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'''Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton''' CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is an English former professional football player who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup-winning team, was a former defender for Leeds United and coach.
He began to play for United's first team in 1956, and over the next two seasons gained a regular place in the team, during which time he survived the Munich air disaster of 1958. After helping United to win the Football League in 1965, he won a World Cup medal with England in 1966 and another Football League title with United the following year. In 1968, he captained the Manchester United team that won the European Cup, scoring two goals in the final to help his team be the first English side to win the competition. He has scored more goals for England and United than any other player. He had made more appearances for Manchester United than any other player (758 ), a record superseded by Ryan Giggs at the Champions League Final in Moscow on 21 May 2008. However, Charlton still owns the club record for most league appearances with 606, and is considered by many to be one of the greatest English players of all time.
At the time of his retirement from the England team in 1970, he was the nation's most capped player, having turned out 106 times at the highest level. This record has since been eclipsed by Bobby Moore, Peter Shilton and then David Beckham.
He left Manchester United in 1973, becoming player-manager of Preston North End, but decided management was not for him and left after one season. After assuming the post of the director at Wigan Athletic for some time, he became a member of Manchester United's board of directors in 1984 and remains one as of November 2009. He set goalscoring records for both the England team and Manchester United, with both records remaining intact some 35 years after the end of his playing career. He was knighted in 1994.
Charlton was related to several professional footballers on his mother's side of the family: his uncles were Jack Milburn (Leeds United and Bradford City), George Milburn (Leeds United and Chesterfield), Jim Milburn (Leeds United and Bradford City) and Stan Milburn (Chesterfield, Leicester City and Rochdale), and legendary Newcastle United and England footballer Jackie Milburn was his mother's cousin. However, Charlton credits much of the early development of his career to his grandfather Tanner and his mother Cissie. His elder brother, Jack, initially went to work applying to the Police Service before also becoming a professional footballer with Leeds United.
On 9 February 1953, Bedlington Grammar School pupil Charlton was spotted playing for East Northumberland schools by Manchester United chief scout Joe Armstrong. Charlton went on to play for England schoolboys, and despite offers that followed from several other clubs, the 15-year-old signed with United on 1 January 1953, along with Wilf McGuinness, also aged 15. Initially his mother was reluctant to let him commit to an insecure football career, so he began an apprenticeship as an electrical engineer; however he went on to turn professional in October 1954.
Charlton became one of the famed Busby Babes, the collection of precociously talented footballers who emerged through the system at Old Trafford in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s as Matt Busby set about a long-term plan of rebuilding the club after the Second World War. He worked his way through the pecking order of teams, scoring regularly for the youth and reserve sides before he was handed his first team debut against Charlton Athletic in October 1956. At the same time, he was doing his National Service in Shrewsbury, where Busby had advised him to apply as it meant he could still play for United at the weekend. Also doing his army service in Shrewsbury at the same time was his United team-mate Duncan Edwards.
Charlton played 14 times for United in that first season. They won the League championship but were denied the 20th century's first "double" when they controversially lost the 1957 FA Cup final to Aston Villa. Charlton, still only 19, was selected for the game which saw United goalkeeper Ray Wood carried off with a broken cheekbone after a clash with Villa centre forward Peter McParland. Though Charlton was a candidate to go in goal to replace Wood (in the days before substitutes, and certainly before goalkeeping substitutes), it was team-mate Jackie Blanchflower who ended up between the posts.
Charlton was an established player by the time the next season was fully underway, which saw United, as current League champions, become the first English team to compete in the European Cup. Previously, the Football Association had scorned the competition but United made progress, reaching the semi finals where they lost to holders Real Madrid. Their reputation was further enhanced the next season as they reached the quarter finals to play Red Star Belgrade. In the first leg at home, United won 2-1. The return in Yugoslavia saw Charlton score twice as United stormed 3-0 ahead although the hosts came back to earn a 3-3 draw. However, United maintained their aggregate lead to reach the last four and were in jubilant mood as they left to catch their flight home, thinking of an important League game against Wolves at the weekend.
The aeroplane which took the United players and staff home from Zemun Airport needed to stop in Munich to refuel. This was carried out in worsening weather, and by the time the refuelling was complete and the call was made for the passengers to re-board the aircraft, the wintry showers had taken hold and snow had settled heavily on the runway and around the airport. There were two aborted take-offs which led to concern on board, and the passengers were advised by a stewardess to disembark again while a minor technical error was fixed.
Back in the airport terminal for barely ten minutes, the call to reconvene on the plane came and a number of passengers began to feel nervous. Charlton and team-mate Dennis Viollet swapped places with Tommy Taylor and David Pegg, who had decided they would be safer at the back of the plane.
The plane clipped the fence at the end of the runway on its next take-off attempt and a wing tore through a nearby house, setting it alight. The wing and part of the tail came off and hit a tree and a wooden hut spinning along the snow until coming to a halt. It had been cut in half.
Charlton, strapped into his seat, had fallen out of the cabin and when United goalkeeper Harry Gregg (who had somehow got through a hole in the plane unscathed and begun a one-man rescue mission) found him, he thought he was dead. That said, he grabbed both Charlton and Viollet by their trouser waistbands and dragged them away from the plane in constant fear that it would explode. Gregg returned to the plane to try to help the appallingly injured Busby and Blanchflower and when he turned around again, he was relieved to see that Charlton and Viollet, both of whom he had presumed to be dead, had got out of their detached seats and were looking into the wreckage.
Charlton suffered cuts to his head and severe shock and was in hospital for a week. Seven of his team-mates had perished at the scene, including Taylor and Pegg, with whom he and Viollet had swapped seats prior to the fatal take-off attempt. Club captain Roger Byrne was also killed, along with Mark Jones, Billy Whelan, Eddie Colman and Geoff Bent. Duncan Edwards died a fortnight later from the injuries he had sustained. In total, the crash claimed 23 lives. Initially, ice on the wings was blamed, but another inquiry later declared that slush on the runway had made the plane's facility to achieve a safe take-off almost impossible.
Charlton was the first survivor to leave hospital. He arrived back in Manchester on 14 February 1958, eight days after the crash. As he convalesced, he spent some time kicking a ball around with local youths and a famous photograph of him was taken. He was still only 20 years old, yet now there was an expectation that he would help with the rebuilding of the club as Busby's aides tried to piece together what remained of the season.
Not unexpectedly, United went out of the European Cup to Milan in the semi finals to a 5-2 aggregate defeat and fell behind in the League. Yet somehow they reached their second consecutive FA Cup final and the big day at Wembley coincided with Busby's return to work. His words could not inspire a side which was playing on a nation's goodwill and sentiment, and Nat Lofthouse scored twice to give a "professional" Bolton Wanderers side a 2-0 win, including a shoulder charge over the line of the goalkeeper in possession, which today would have counted as a yellow card, not a goal, and even then considered by many as invalid.
At the same time, Charlton's emergence as the country's leading young football talent was completed when he was called up to join the England squad for a British Home Championship game against Scotland at Hampden Park. It would be the start of a long, prolific, record-breaking and globally respected career for his country.
Charlton was handed his debut as England romped home 4-0, with the new player gaining even more admirers after scoring a magnificent thumping volley dispatched with authority after a cross by the left winger Tom Finney. He scored both goals in his second game as England beat Portugal 2-1 in a friendly at Wembley; and overcame obvious nerves on a return to Belgrade to play his third match against Yugoslavia. Unfortunately, England lost that game 5-0 and Charlton played poorly. He was selected for the squad which competed at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, but didn't kick a ball, something at which critics expressed surprise and bewilderment, even allowing for his lacklustre performance in Belgrade.
Charlton began to settle back into his footballing life with Manchester United and England and enhanced his reputation as a scorer of great goals as well as a great goalscorer - rarely is a player regarded as both. In 1959 he scored a hat-trick as England demolished the USA 8-1; and his second England hat-trick came in 1961 in an 8-0 thrashing of Mexico. He also managed to score in every British Home Championship tournament he played in except 1963 in an association with the tournament which lasted from 1958 to 1970 and included 16 goals and ten tournament victories (five shared).
He played in qualifiers for the 1962 World Cup in Chile against Luxembourg and Portugal and was named in the squad for the finals themselves. His goal in the 3-1 group win over Argentina was his 25th for England in just 38 appearances, but his individual success could not be replicated by that of the team, which was eliminated in the quarter final by Brazil, who went on to win the tournament.
Further success with Manchester United came at last when they beat Leicester City 3-1 in the FA Cup final of 1963, with Charlton finally earning a winners' medal in his third final. Busby's post-Munich rebuilding programme continued to progress with two League championships within three seasons, with United taking the title in 1965 and 1967. In between, there was the pressing matter for Charlton of the 1966 World Cup for which England, as hosts, had not needed to qualify. A successful (though trophyless) season with Manchester United had seen him take the honours of ''Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year'' and ''European Footballer Of The Year'' into the competition.
By now, England were coached by Alf Ramsey who had managed to gain sole control of the recruitment and team selection procedure from the committee-based call-up system which had lasted up to the previous World Cup. Ramsey had already cleared out some of the older players who had been reliant on the loyalty of the committee for their continued selection - it was well known that decorum on the pitch at club level had been just as big a factor in playing for England as ability and form. Luckily for Charlton, he had all three.
Charlton had remained the attacking midfield player, with Ramsey planning to build a team around him. He was still scoring and creating freely and as the tournament was about to start, he was expected to become one of its stars and galvanise his established reputation as one of the world's best footballers.
England drew the opening game of the tournament 0-0 with Uruguay, and Charlton scored the first goal in the 2-0 win over Mexico. This was followed by an identical scoreline against France, allowing England to qualify for the quarter finals.
England defeated Argentina 1-0 - the game was the only one in which Charlton received a caution - and faced Portugal in the semi finals. This turned out to be one of Charlton's most important games for England.
Charlton opened the scoring with a crisp side-footed finish after a run by Roger Hunt had forced the Portuguese goalkeeper out of his net; his second was a sweetly struck shot after a run and pull-back from Geoff Hurst. Charlton and Hunt were now England's joint-highest scorers in the tournament with three each, and a final against West Germany beckoned.
The final turned out to be one of Charlton's quieter days; he and a young Franz Beckenbauer effectively marked each other out of the game. England won 4-2 after extra time.
Charlton's next England game was his 75th as England beat Northern Ireland; 2 caps later and he had become England's second most-capped player, behind the veteran Billy Wright, who was approaching his 100th appearance when Charlton was starting out and ended with 105 caps.
In 1968, Manchester United reached the European Cup final, ten seasons after Munich. Even though other clubs had taken part in the competition in the intervening decade, the team which got to this final was still the first English side to do so. On a highly emotional night at Wembley, Charlton scored twice in a 4-1 win after extra time against Benfica and, as United captain, lifted the trophy. Weeks later he scored his 45th England goal in a friendly against Sweden, breaking the record of 44 set the previous year by Jimmy Greaves. He was then in the England team which made it to the semi-finals of the 1968 European Championships where they were knocked out by Yugoslavia in Florence but he did not play in the semi-final itself having picked up an injury in a friendly against Sweden. England defeated the Soviet Union 2-0 in the third place match.
In 1969, Charlton was awarded the OBE for services to football. More milestones followed as he won his 100th England cap on 21 April 1970 against Northern Ireland, and was made captain by Ramsey for the occasion. Inevitably, he scored. This was his 48th goal for his country - his 49th and final goal would follow a month later in a 4-0 win over Colombia during a warm-up tour for the 1970 World Cup, designed to get the players adapted to altitude conditions. Charlton's inevitable selection by Ramsey for the tournament made him the first - and still, to date, only - England player to feature in four World Cup squads.
==World Cup 1970 and retirement from playing football==
England began the tournament with two victories in the group stages, plus a memorable defeat against Brazil. Charlton played in all three, though was substituted for Alan Ball in the final game of the group against Czechoslovakia. Ramsey, confident of victory and progress to the quarter final, wanted Charlton to rest.
England duly reached the last eight where they again faced West Germany. Charlton controlled the midfield and suppressed Beckenbauer's runs from deep as England coasted to a 2-0 lead. Beckenbauer pulled a goal back for the Germans and Ramsey replaced the ageing and tired Charlton with Colin Bell who further tested the German keeper Maier and also provided a great cross for Geoff Hurst who uncharacteristically squandered the chance. West Germany, who had a habit of coming back from behind, eventually scored twice - a back header from Uwe Seeler made it 2-2 after which Gerd Mller's goal finished England off. England were out and, after a record 106 caps and 49 goals, Charlton decided to end his international career at the age of 32. On the flight home from Mexico, he asked Ramsey not to consider him again. His brother Jack, two years his senior but 71 caps his junior, did likewise.
Despite populist opinion the substitution did not change the game as Beckenbauer had scored before Charlton left the field, hence Charlton had failed to cancel out the German. Charlton himself conceded that the substitution did not affect the game in a BBC documentary. His caps record lasted until 1973 when Bobby Moore overtook him, and Charlton currently lies fourth in the all-time England appearances list behind Moore,David Beckham, and Peter Shilton, whose own England career began in the first game after Charlton's had ended. As of December 2009, Charlton's goalscoring record still stands.
During the early 1970s, Manchester United were no longer competing among the top teams in England, and at several stages were battling against relegation. At times, Charlton was not on speaking terms with United's other superstars George Best and Denis Law, and Best refused to play in Charlton's testimonial match against Celtic, saying that "to do so would be hypocritical". Charlton left Manchester United at the end of the 1972-73 season, having scored 249 goals and set a club record of 758 appearances, a record which Ryan Giggs broke in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final. His goalscoring record, however, is still intact by a comfortable margin.
His last game was against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and before the game the BBC cameras for ''Match Of The Day'' captured the Chelsea chairman handing Charlton a commemorative cigarette case.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
Charlton became the player-manager of Preston North End in 1973, taking United and England team-mate Nobby Stiles with him as player-coach, but his first season ended in relegation and although he began playing again he left at the end of the following season. However, he was awarded the CBE that year and began a casual association with the BBC for punditry on matches which continued for many years. In 1975 he scored 18 goals in 31 appearances for Waterford United.
In 1978 he made 1 appearance for Shrewsbury Town in a friendly against The Zambia national team at Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury.
He then joined Wigan Athletic as a director, and was briefly caretaker manager there. He then spent some time playing in South Africa. He also built up several businesses in areas such as travel, jewellery and hampers, and ran soccer schools in the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia and China. In 1984, he was invited to become member of the board of directors at Manchester United, partly because of his football knowledge and partly because it was felt that the club needed a "name" on the board after the resignation of Sir Matt Busby. He remains a director of Manchester United as of 2009 and his continued presence was a factor in placating many fans opposed to the club's takeover by Malcolm Glazer. Charlton led the Manchester United side in receiving the European Cup in 2008, 50 years on from the Munich air disaster - Charlton initially refused UEFA President Michel Platini's offer of a winners' medal, having not participated in the match itself.
Charlton was also at Barcelona in 1999 when Manchester won the Champions League during that year.
Charlton helped to promote Manchester's bids for the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games and the 2002 Commonwealth Games, England's bid for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. He received a knighthood in 1994 and was an Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002. On accepting his award he commented ''-I-m really proud to be included in the National Football Museum-s Hall of Fame. It-s a great honour. If you look at the names included I have to say I couldn-t argue with them. They are all great players and people I would love to have played with."'' He is also the (honorary) president of the National Football Museum, an organisation about which he said ''-I can-t think of a better Museum anywhere in the world.-''. On 14 December 2008 Charlton was awarded the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award.
On 2 March 2009, Charlton was given the freedom of the city of Manchester, stating "I'm just so proud, it's fantastic. It's a great city. I have always been very proud of it."
Charlton is involved in a number of charitable activities including fund raising for cancer hospitals , and the land mine clearance charity Mines Advisory Group .
He met his wife, Norma Ball, at an ice rink in Manchester and they married in 1961. They have two daughters - Suzanne and Andrea. Suzanne was a weather forecaster for the BBC during the 1990s.
In 2007, while publicising his forthcoming autobiography, Charlton revealed that he has a long-running feud with his brother, Jack. They have rarely spoken since a falling-out between his wife Norma and his mother Cissie (who died in 1996 at the age of 84). It would appear that the two brothers are again on speaking terms, as Jack presented him with his BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award on 14 December 2008. He said that he was 'knocked out' as he was presented the award by his brother. He received a standing ovation as he stood waiting for his prize.
Charlton began to lose his hair in the early 1960s and for a while refused to go bald gracefully, sporting a style of stranded, isolated hairs which would often flop around when he was running before he would tug them back over his head. This style is today still known as "the Bobby Charlton Comb-Over".
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'''Craig Charles''' (born 11 July 1964) is an English actor, stand-up comedian, author, poet, radio and television presenter and former professional footballer, best-known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite sci-fi sitcom ''Red Dwarf''. Since 2005, he has appeared as Lloyd Mullaney in the long-running soap opera ''Coronation Street''.
Craig Charles was born to a multiracial family in Liverpool; his father was black and his mother was Irish. He grew up on the Cantril Farm estate and went to school with Micky Quinn, who grew up to be a professional footballer.
Before turning to entertainment, Charles played professional football, most notably for Tranmere Rovers.
He started out his career as a contemporary and urban performance poet on the British cabaret circuit, and his performances were considered original and Charles was described as having a natural ironic wit which appealed to talent scouts.
Charles began to appear on television, including the late-night comedy programme, ''Saturday Live'', and later became a presenter of children's television programmes, such as ''What's That Noise'' on BBC1. He also appeared, weekly, as a John Cooper Clarke-style 'punk poet' on the BBC1 pop music television programme ''The Oxford Road Show''. In 1990, Charles was heard on London Radio Station Kiss 100 as the Breakfast show presenter.
Charles acquired cult status in 1988 as the Liverpudlian slob, Dave Lister, in BBC2's long-running sci-fi comedy television series ''Red Dwarf''. This was a role Charles played in all eight series until 1999 and in the three part special for television channel Dave in 2009. Charles' younger brother Emile Charles guest-starred there.
Charles has appeared briefly in a number of television shows such as ''EastEnders'', ''Holby City'', ''The Bill'', ''Lexx'', ''The 10 Percenters'', ''Doctors'' and ''Celebrity Weakest Link''. He was also involved in the controversial mockumentary ''Ghostwatch'' in 1992.
Charles' other acting work includes briefly playing the title role in the short-lived Channel 4 sitcom ''Captain Butler'' (1997).
He has also presented a number of television programmes, most notably at the end of the 1990s and early 2000s. Among his credits as a presenter are the virtual reality game show ''Cyberzone'' (1993) on BBC2; the late-night entertainment show ''Funky Bunker'' (1997) on ITV; the reality television show ''Jailbreak'' (2000) on Five; the late-night chat show ''Weapons of Mass Distraction'' (2004) on ITV; and most notably ''Robot Wars'' on BBC2 from 1998-2003, and on Five from 2003-2004.
He also provided the voice-over for the UK version of the Japanese hit TV show ''Takeshi's Castle'', shown on Challenge and Ftn, and was a team captain on the sci-fi-based quiz show ''Space Cadets'' (1997) on Channel 4.
In 2005, Charles joined the cast of ITV's long-running soap opera ''Coronation Street'', playing philandering taxicab driver Lloyd Mullaney. Later that year, he participated in the Channel 4 reality sports show, ''The Games'', coming fourth overall in the men's competition.
Since 2003 Charles has been a DJ on BBC 6 Music, presenting ''The Craig Charles Funk Show'', a funk and soul radio show. He was briefly suspended from ''Coronation Street'' and BBC 6 Music in June 2006 whilst the production companies investigated allegations of crack cocaine usage. Charles returned to presenting his show from 4 November 2006, but the programme is now renamed ''The Funk & Soul Show'' and has been reduced from two shows per week to one, airing on Saturdays from 6-9pm. In the week before Christmas 2009 Craig presented afternoon radio programmes on BBC Radio Two.
Charles starred in two feature films in 2007, ''Clubbing to Death'' and ''Fated''.
In 1993, Craig had work with Russell Bell to write about his 'streetwise' sense of humour on to a range of topics from the world's most embarrassing stories to how to explain the mysteries of the universe. In 1997, he and Russell had written Charles' ''Red Dwarf'' character's book ''The Log'', where Lister, decides to leave a log detailing mankind's greatest achievements, just in case there is a posterity to find it which didn't appear on ''Red Dwarf''. In 1998, Craig decided to work with Philippa Drakeford on his next book called ''No Other Blue'', which cover a range of subjects, including poems about prison, his mother's final illness and politics at home and abroad.
In 2000, he wrote his first autobiography about his experience growing-up in Liverpool ''No Irish, No Niggers''. In 2007, Craig announced that he would release his autobiography in March 2008, published by Hodder Headline as ''On the Rocks'', which would cover the recent incidents of his life. The autobiography would be based on much of his journal, which he said he kept while in rehab.
In 1984, at the age of 20, Charles married English actress and fellow Liverpudlian Cathy Tyson. Their son Jack Charles was born in 1988. The couple divorced in 1989.
Afterward, Charles dated Irish singer-songwriter Suzanne Rhatigan, co-writing some lyrics for her album ''To Hell with Love'' and directing a video for her. Rhatigan also appeared alongside Charles in the fourth series of ''Red Dwarf'' for the episode "Camille".
In August 1997, Charles married his second wife, Jackie with whom he has two daughters Anna-Jo (born in 1998) and Nellie (born in 2003).
In 1994, Charles and a friend were arrested and remanded in custody for several months on a rape charge. In February 1995, both Charles and his friend were acquitted in their trial. Whilst in prison Charles was attacked by a man wielding a knife.
After being cleared, Charles spoke of the need to restore anonymity for those accused of rape. He stated that "the fact that my name and address along with my picture can appear on the front of the papers before the so-called victim has even signed a statement proves that anonymity for rape defendants is a must and that the law must be changed."
In June 2006, a photograph was printed in the ''Daily Mirror'' newspaper purporting to show Charles smoking crack cocaine in the back seat of a taxi. According to the story by writer Stephen Moyes, Charles spent four hours in the taxi smoking crack cocaine from an old drinks can, while instructing the driver to buy him pornography.
These allegations resulted in Charles being suspended from ''Coronation Street'' until February 2007,
Charles was arrested in August 2006 on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug, and later released on bail pending further enquiries. On 22 September 2006 he accepted a caution for possession of a Class A drug.
In an interview, Charles blamed his relapse into drug use on the death of his father, combined with the bitterness stemming from being falsely accused of rape.
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Twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year
Beckham's career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17.
In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid and sign a five-year contract with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy.
Beckham is married to former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham (ne Adams). The couple have three sons and currently reside in Beverly Hills, California.
Beckham was born at Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone, London, England. He is the son of David Edward Alan "Ted" Beckham (b. Edmonton, London, July-September 1948), a kitchen fitter, and wife (m. London Borough of Hackney, 1969) Sandra Georgina West (b. 1949), a hairdresser. He regularly played football in Ridgeway Park, Chingford, as a child, and attended Chase Lane Primary School and Chingford Foundation School. In a 2007 interview, Beckham said that, ''"At school whenever the teachers asked, 'What do you want to do when you're older?' I'd say, 'I want to be a footballer.' And they'd say, 'No, what do you really want to do, for a job?' But that was the only thing I ever wanted to do."'' Beckham has described his maternal grandfather as Jewish, and has referred to himself as "half Jewish" and spoken of the influence the religion has had on him. In his book ''Both Feet on the Ground'', he stated that growing up he always attended church with his parents and his two sisters, Joanne and Lynne. His parents were fanatical Manchester United supporters who would frequently travel to Old Trafford from London to attend the team's home matches. David inherited his parents' love of Manchester United, and his main sporting passion was football. He attended one of Bobby Charlton's football schools in Manchester and won the chance to take part in a training session at FC Barcelona, as part of a talent competition. He played for a local youth team called the Ridgeway Rovers - coached by his father, Stuart Underwood and Steve Kirby. Beckham was a Manchester United mascot for a match against West Ham United in 1986. Young Beckham had trials with his local club Leyton Orient, Norwich City and attended Tottenham Hotspur's school of excellence. Tottenham Hotspur was the first club he played for. During a two-year period in which Beckham played for Brimsdown Rovers' youth team, he was named Under-15 Player of the Year in 1990. He also attended Bradenton Preparatory Academy, but signed schoolboy forms at Manchester United on his fourteenth birthday, and subsequently signed a Youth Training Scheme contract on 8 July 1991.
Beckham was part of a group of young players at the club who guided the club to win the FA Youth Cup in May 1992, with Beckham scoring in the second leg of the final against Crystal Palace. He made his first appearance for United's first-team that year, as a substitute in a League Cup match against Brighton & Hove Albion, and signed his first professional contract shortly afterwards. United reached the final of the Youth Cup again the following year, with Beckham playing in their defeat by Leeds United, and he won another medal in 1994 when the club's reserve team won their league.
On 7 December 1994, Beckham made his UEFA Champions League debut, scoring a goal in a 4-0 victory at home to Galatasaray in the final game of the group stage. However, this victory was of little use as they finished third out of four in their group behind FC Barcelona on goal difference.
He then went to Preston North End on loan for part of the 1994-95 season to get some first team experience. He impressed, scoring two goals in five appearances, notably scoring directly from a corner kick. Beckham returned to Manchester and finally made his Premier League debut for Manchester United on 2 April 1995, in a goal-less draw against Leeds United.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had a great deal of confidence in the club's young players. Beckham was part of a group of young talents Ferguson brought in to United in the 1990s ("Fergie's Fledglings"), which included Nicky Butt and Gary and Phil Neville. When experienced players Paul Ince, Mark Hughes, and Andrei Kanchelskis left the club after the end of the 1994-95 season, his decision to let youth team players replace them instead of buying star players from other clubs (United had been linked with moves for players including Darren Anderton, Marc Overmars, and Roberto Baggio, but no major signings were made that summer), drew a great deal of criticism. The criticism increased when United started the season with a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa, with Beckham scoring United's only goal of the game; however, United won their next five matches and the young players performed well.
Beckham swiftly established himself as United's right-sided midfielder (rather than a right-winger in the style of his predecessor Andrei Kanchelskis) and helped them to win the Premier League title and FA Cup double that season, scoring the winner in the semi-final against Chelsea and also provided the corner that Eric Cantona scored from in the FA Cup Final. Beckham's first title medal had, for a while, looked like it wouldn't be coming that season, as United were still 10 points adrift of leaders Newcastle United at the turn of the new year, but Beckham and his team-mates had overhauled the Tynesiders at the top of the league by mid March and they remained top until the end of the season.
Despite playing regularly (and to a consistently high standard) for Manchester United, Beckham did not break into the England squad before Euro 96.
At the beginning of the 1996-97 season David Beckham was given the number 10 shirt that had most recently been worn by Mark Hughes. On 17 August 1996 (the first day of the Premier League season), Beckham became something of a household name when he scored a spectacular goal in a match against Wimbledon. With United leading 2-0, Beckham noticed that Wimbledon's goalkeeper Neil Sullivan was standing a long way out of his goal, and hit a shot from the halfway line that floated over the goalkeeper and into the net. When Beckham scored his famous goal, he did so in shoes custom-made for Charlie Miller ("Charlie" embroidered on boots), which had been given to Beckham by mistake. During the 1996-97 season, he became an automatic first-choice player at United helping them to retain the Premier League championship, and being voted PFA Young Player of the Year by his peers.
On 18 May 1997, Eric Cantona retired as a player and left the coveted number 7 shirt free, and with Teddy Sheringham arriving from Tottenham Hotspur as Cantona's successor, Beckham left his number 10 shirt for Sheringham and picked up the number 7 jersey. Some fans had felt the number 7 shirt should be retired after Cantona had himself retired, but the shirt number remains in use to this day (most recently by another England star Michael Owen).
United started the 1997-98 season well but erratic performances in the second half of the season saw United finish second behind Arsenal.
In the 1998-99 season, he was part of the United team that won The Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, a unique feat in English football. There had been speculation that the criticism that he had received after being sent off in the World Cup would lead to him leaving England, but he decided to stay at Manchester United.
To ensure they would win the Premier League title, United needed to win their final league match of the season, at home to Tottenham Hotspur (with reports suggesting that the opposition would allow themselves to be easily beaten to prevent their deadly local rivals Arsenal from retaining the title), but Tottenham took an early lead in the match. Beckham scored the equaliser and United went on to win the match and the league.
Beckham played centre-midfield in United's FA Cup final win over Newcastle United and for the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich, since United's first string centre-midfielders were suspended for the match. United were losing the match 1-0 at the end of normal time, but won the trophy by scoring two goals in injury time. Both of the goals came from corners taken by Beckham. Those crucial assists, coupled with great performances over the rest of the season, led to him finishing runner up to Rivaldo for 1999's European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year awards.
Despite Beckham's achievements in the 1998-99 season, he was still unpopular among some opposition fans and journalists, and he was criticised after being sent off for a deliberate foul in Manchester United's World Club Championship match against Necaxa. It was suggested in the press that his wife was a bad influence on him, and that it might be in United's interests to sell him, but his manager publicly backed him and he stayed at the club. During the 1999-2000 season, there was a talk of a transfer to Juventus in Italy, but this never happened.
By the early 2000s, the relationship between Ferguson and Beckham had begun to deteriorate, possibly as a result of Beckham's fame and commitments away from football. In 2000, Beckham was given permission to miss training to look after his son Brooklyn, who had gastroenteritis, but Ferguson was furious when Victoria Beckham was photographed at a London Fashion Week event on the same night, claiming that Beckham would have been able to train if Victoria had looked after Brooklyn that day. He responded by fining Beckham the maximum amount that was permitted (two weeks' wages - then -50,000) and dropping him for a crucial match against United's rivals Leeds United. He later criticised Beckham for this in his autobiography, claiming he had not been ''"fair to his teammates"'' Beckham had a good season for his club, though, and helped United to win the Premier League by a record margin.
"He was never a problem until he got married. He used to go into work with the academy coaches at night time, he was a fantastic young lad. Getting married into that entertainment scene was a difficult thing - from that moment, his life was never going to be the same. He is such a big celebrity, football is only a small part."' - Alex Ferguson speaking about Beckham's marriage in 2007.
Beckham helped United retain the Premier League title in 1999-2000 by an 18-point margin - after being pushed by Arsenal and Leeds United for much of the season, United won their final 11 league games of the season, with Beckham scoring five goals during this fantastic run of form. He managed six league goals that season, and scored eight goals in all competitions.
He was a key player in United's third successive league title in 2000-01 - only the fourth time that any club had achieved three league titles in a row. He scored nine goals that season, all in the Premier League.
On 10 April 2002, Beckham was injured during a Champions League match against Deportivo La Corua, breaking the second metatarsal bone in his left foot. There was speculation in the British media that the injury might have been caused deliberately, as the player who had injured Beckham was Argentine Aldo Duscher, and England and Argentina were due to meet in that year's World Cup. The injury prevented Beckham from playing for United for the rest of the season and they missed out on the Premier League title to Arsenal (also being knocked out of the European Cup by Bayer Leverkusen on away goals in the semi-finals), but he signed a three-year contract in May, following months of negotiations with the club, mostly concerning extra payments for his image rights. The income from his new contract, and his many endorsement deals, made him the highest-paid player in the world at the time.
2001-02 was arguably Beckham's best season as a United player, though. He scored 11 goals in 28 league games, and a total of 16 goals in 42 games in all competitions, the best tally of his career.
Following an injury early in the 2002-03 season, Beckham was unable to regain his place on the Manchester United team, with Ole Gunnar Solskjr having replaced him on the right side of midfield. His relationship with his manager deteriorated further on 15 February 2003 when, in the changing room following an FA Cup defeat to Arsenal, a furious Alex Ferguson threw
or kicked a boot that struck Beckham over the eye, causing a cut that required stitches. The incident led to a great deal of transfer speculation involving Beckham, with bookmakers offering odds on whether he or Ferguson would be first to leave the club. Although the team had started the season badly, their results improved greatly from December onwards and they won the league, with Beckham managing a total of 11 goals in 52 games in all competitions.
He was still a first-choice player for England, however, and he was awarded an OBE for services to football on 13 June 2003.
Beckham had made 265 Premier league appearances for United and scored 61 goals. He also made 81 Champions league appearances, scoring 15 goals. Beckham won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, one European Cup, one Intercontinental Cup, and one FA Youth Cup in the space of 12 years. By this stage, he was their joint second longest serving player behind Ryan Giggs (having joined them at the same time as Nicky Butt, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes).
Manchester United had been keen to sell Beckham to FC Barcelona but instead he signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid, with the transfer fee being about -35 million (-25m). The transfer was completed on 1 July 2003 and made him the third Englishman to play for the club after Laurie Cunningham and Steve McManaman. Although Beckham had worn the number seven shirt for Manchester United and England, he was unable to wear it at Madrid as it was currently assigned to club captain Ral. He decided to wear number 23 instead, citing his admiration of basketball player Michael Jordan, who also wore the number 23 shirt, as the reason behind his decision.
Real Madrid finished the season in fourth place, and were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League at the quarter-final stage. But, Beckham immediately became a favourite with the Real Madrid supporters, scoring five times in his first 16 matches (including scoring less than three minutes into his La Liga debut), but the team, whose club president expected them to win either the Spanish league or the Champions League each season, did not match expectations.
In July 2004, while Beckham was in pre-season training in Spain, an intruder scaled a wall at the Beckhams' home while carrying a can of petrol. Victoria and their children were in the house at the time, but security guards apprehended the man before he reached the house. Beckham made more headlines on 9 October 2004 when he admitted intentionally fouling Ben Thatcher in an England match against Wales in order to get himself booked. Beckham was due to receive a one-match suspension for his next caution, and had picked up an injury, which he knew would keep him out of England's next match, so he deliberately fouled Thatcher in order to serve his suspension in a match that he would have had to miss anyway. The Football Association asked Beckham for an explanation of his actions and he admitted that he had "made a mistake" and apologised. He was sent off shortly afterwards, this time in a league match for Real Madrid against Valencia CF. Having received a yellow card, he was judged to have sarcastically applaud the referee and was given a second yellow card, causing an automatic dismissal, although the suspension was cancelled on appeal two days later. He was sent off for the third time that season on 3 December 2005 in a league match against Getafe CF. In that season, Beckham led La Liga in number of assists.
Real Madrid finished second to Barcelona in the 2005-06 La Liga, albeit with a large 12 point gap, and only reached the last sixteen in the Champions League after losing to Arsenal.
During the season, Beckham established football academies in Los Angeles, California and East London and he was named a judge for the 2006 British Book Awards.
In 2007, Real Madrid won their first Spanish La Liga title in three years because of their superior head-to-head record against Barcelona, giving Beckham his first title since he joined Real Madrid.
Initially out of favour with manager Fabio Capello, Beckham started only a few games at the beginning of the season, as the speedier Jos Antonio Reyes was normally preferred on the right wing. In the first nine matches Beckham started, Real lost seven.
On 10 January 2007, after prolonged contract negotiations, Real Madrid's sporting director Predrag Mijatovi announced that Beckham would not remain at Real Madrid after the end of the season. However, he later claimed that he was mistranslated and that he actually said that Beckham's contract had not been renewed yet.
On 11 January 2007, Beckham announced that he had signed a five-year deal to play for Los Angeles Galaxy beginning 1 July 2007. On 13 January 2007, Fabio Capello said that Beckham had played his last game for Real Madrid, although he would continue to train with the team.
Capello backtracked on that statement and Beckham rejoined the team for their match against Real Sociedad on 10 February 2007 - he scored and Real Madrid won.
On 17 June 2007, the last day of the La Liga season, Beckham started in his final match for the club, a 3-1 win over RCD Mallorca, which saw them clinch the title from Barcelona. Although he limped off the field, he was replaced by Jos Antonio Reyes who scored two goals and the team won the season's La Liga title, their first since Beckham had signed with them. Although both finished level on points, Madrid took the title because of their superior head-to-head record, capping a remarkable six-month turnaround for Beckham.
At the end of the season, Real Madrid announced that they would try to untie David Beckham's transfer to LA Galaxy with him playing with improved form, but were unsuccessful, mainly due to LA Galaxy's refusal to listen.
A month after the conclusion of Beckham's Real career, ''Forbes'' magazine reported that he had been the party primarily responsible for the team's huge increase in merchandise sales, a total reported to top US$600 million during Beckham's four years at the club.
It was confirmed on 11 January 2007 that David Beckham would be leaving Real Madrid to join Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy. The following day, Beckham's official press conference was held in conjunction with the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.
On 21 July, Beckham made his Galaxy debut after coming on in the 78th minute in a 1-0 loss to Chelsea during the World Series of Soccer. Two weeks later, Beckham made his league debut as a substitute on 9 August versus DC United. Beckham returned to the pitch the following week, again facing DC United, in the SuperLiga semi-final on 15 August. During this game he had many firsts with the Galaxy; his first start, first yellow card and first game as team captain. He also scored his first goal for the team, from a free kick, and also made his first assist, for Landon Donovan in the second half. These goals gave the team a 2-0 victory, and a place in the North American SuperLiga final versus Pachuca on 29 August.
During the SuperLiga final against Pachuca, Beckham injured his right knee, with an MRI scan revealing that he had sprained his medial collateral ligament and would be out for six weeks. He returned to play in the final home match of the season. The Galaxy were eliminated from playoff contention on 21 October, in the final MLS match of the season, a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Fire. Beckham played as a substitute in the match, bringing his season-totals to; eight matches played (5 league), one goal scored (0 league), and three assists (2 league).
Beckham trained with Arsenal from 4 January 2008 for three weeks, until he returned to the Galaxy for pre-season training. Beckham scored his first league goal with the Galaxy on 3 April against the San Jose Earthquakes in the 9th minute. On 24 May 2008, the Galaxy defeated the Kansas City Wizards 3-1, giving the Galaxy their first winning record in two years and moving the club into first place in the Western Conference. In the match Beckham scored an empty-net goal from 70 yards out. The goal marked the second time in Beckham's career that he had scored from his own half, the other being a 1996 goal from the halfway line against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park. Overall, however, the Galaxy had a disappointing year, failing to qualify for the end-of-season play-offs.
After his return from Milan, many LA fans showed dislike and anger towards him as he missed the first half of the season and several held up signs saying "Go home fraud", and "Part time player". However, Galaxy had a much more successful season than in previous years, rising from third to first in the Western Conference during Beckham's time with them. He remained a key part of the squad which saw Galaxy win the 2009 Western Conference final after a 2-0 overtime victory over the Houston Dynamo.
In the final on the 22 November 2009, the Galaxy lost to Real Salt Lake by 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw. Beckham also scored in the shootout.
In 2008, Beckham's success in the England national team under Fabio Capello led to speculation that he might return to Europe in order to retain match fitness for the World Cup qualifying matches in 2009. On 30 October 2008, Milan announced that Beckham was to join them on loan from 7 January 2009. Despite this and other speculation, Beckham made it clear that the move in no way signaled his intent to leave MLS and announced his intent to return to the Galaxy in time for the start of the 2009 season in March. Many at Milan both within and outside of the club expressed serious reservations about the transfer, with it considered by some players no more than a marketing move. At Milan, he chose the number 32 shirt previously worn by Christian Vieri, as both the number 7 and 23 shirts were already used by other players. After his physical, Beckham was told by a club doctor that he believed he can continue playing football for another five years, when he will be 38.
thumb|left|upright|Beckham with Flamini and Filippo Inzaghi.
Beckham made his Serie A debut for Milan against Roma on 11 January 2009 and played 89 minutes of the 2-2 draw. He scored his first goal in Serie A for Milan in a 4-1 victory over Bologna on 25 January, his third appearance for the club. Though Beckham was expected to return to L.A. in March, after impressing at the Italian club, scoring two goals in his first four matches and assisting on several more, rumors began to swirl that Beckham would stay in Milan, with the Italian club reportedly offering to pay a multi-million dollar fee for the English legend. The rumours were confirmed on 4 February, when Beckham stated that he was seeking a permanent transfer to Milan, in a bid to sustain his England career through the 2010 World Cup. However, Milan failed to match Galaxy's valuation of Beckham, in the $10-15 million range.
However, negotiations continued during a month of speculation. On 2 March, the ''Los Angeles Times'' reported that Beckham's loan had been extended through mid-July. This was later confirmed by Beckham, revealing what was described as a unique "timeshare" deal, in which Beckham would play with L.A. from mid-July till the end of the 2009 MLS season..
In November 2009, it was confirmed that Beckham would return to Milan for a second loan period beginning in January 2010. On 6 January 2010, Beckham made a winning return in a Milan shirt, playing 75 minutes of a 5-2 victory over Genoa.
Beckham made his first appearance for the England national football team on 1 September 1996, in a World Cup qualifying match against Moldova.
Beckham had played in all of England's qualifying matches for the 1998 World Cup and was part of the England squad at the World Cup finals in France, but the team's manager Glenn Hoddle publicly accused him of not concentrating on the tournament, and he did not start in either of England's first two matches. He was picked for their third match against Colombia and scored from a long-range free kick in a 2-0 victory, which was his first goal for England.
In the second round (last 16) of that competition, he received a red card in England's match against Argentina. Beckham, after having been fouled by Diego Simeone, kicked Simeone whilst lying on the floor, striking him on the calf. Simeone later admitted to trying to get Beckham sent off by over-reacting to the kick and then, along with other members of his team, urging the referee to send Beckham off. The match finished in a draw and England were eliminated in a penalty shootout. Many supporters and journalists blamed him for England's elimination and he became the target of criticism and abuse, including the hanging of an effigy outside a London pub, and the ''Daily Mirror'' printing a dartboard with a picture of him centred on the bullseye. Beckham also received death threats after the World Cup.
The abuse that Beckham was receiving from English supporters peaked during England's 3-2 defeat by Portugal in Euro 2000, a match where Beckham set up two goals, when a group of England supporters taunted him throughout the match. Beckham responded by raising his middle finger and, while the gesture attracted some criticism, many of the newspapers that had previously encouraged his vilification asked their readers to stop abusing him.
On 15 November 2000, following Kevin Keegan's resignation as England manager in October, Beckham was promoted to team captain by the caretaker manager Peter Taylor, and then kept the role under new manager Sven-Gran Eriksson. He helped England to qualify for the 2002 World Cup Finals, with their performances including an impressive 5-1 victory over Germany in Munich. The final step in Beckham's conversion from villain to hero happened in England's 2-2 draw against Greece on 6 October 2001. England needed to win or draw the match in order to qualify outright for the World Cup, but were losing 2-1 with little time remaining. When Teddy Sheringham was fouled eight yards (7 metres) outside the Greek penalty area, England were awarded a free-kick and Beckham ensured England's qualification with a curling strike of the kind that had become his trademark. Shortly afterwards, he was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2001. He once again finished runner-up, to Lus Figo of Portugal, for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
Beckham was partially fit by the time of the 2002 World Cup and played in the first match against Sweden. Beckham scored the winning goal of the match against Argentina with a penalty, causing Argentina to fail to qualify for the knockout stage. England were knocked out of the tournament in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Brazil. The following month, at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Beckham escorted Kirsty Howard as she presented the Jubilee Baton to the Queen.
Beckham played in all of England's matches at Euro 2004, but the tournament was a disappointment for him. He had a penalty saved in England's 2-1 defeat to France and missed another in a penalty shootout in the quarter-final against Portugal. England lost the shootout and went out of the competition.
Beckham became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in January 2005 and was involved in promoting London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. In October 2005, Beckham's sending off against Austria made him the first ever England captain to be sent off and the first (and only) player to be sent off twice while playing for England. He captained England for the 50th time in a friendly international against Argentina the following month.
In England's opening game at the 2006 World Cup, against Paraguay on 10 June 2006, Beckham's free kick led to an own-goal by Carlos Gamarra as England won 1-0. In England's next match, played against Trinidad and Tobago on 15 June 2006, Beckham's cross in the 83rd minute led to a Peter Crouch goal, which put England into the lead 1-0. Beckham gave another assist to Steven Gerrard. In the end they won 2-0. He was named Man of the Match by tournament sponsor Budweiser for this game.
During England's second round match against Ecuador, Beckham scored from a free kick in the 59th minute, becoming the first ever English player to score in three separate World Cups, and giving England a 1-0 victory and a place in the quarter-finals. He was sick before the game and vomited several times as a result of dehydration and illness after he scored the winning goal.
In the quarter-final against Portugal, Beckham was substituted following an injury shortly after half time and the England team went on to lose the match on penalties (3-1), the score having been 0-0 after extra time. After his substitution, Beckham was visibly shaken and emotional for not being able to play, being in tears at one point.
A day after England were knocked out of the World Cup, an emotional Beckham made a statement in a news conference saying that he had stepped down as England captain, saying, ''"It has been an honour and privilege to captain my country but, having been captain for 58 of my 95 games, I feel the time is right to pass on the armband as we enter a new era under Steve McClaren."'' (Beckham had actually won 94 caps up to that point.) He was succeeded by Chelsea captain John Terry.
Having stepped down as captain after the World Cup, Beckham was dropped completely from the England national team selected by new coach Steve McClaren on 11 August 2006. McClaren claimed that he was ''"looking to go in a different direction"'' with the team, and that Beckham ''"wasn't included within that."'' McClaren said Beckham could be recalled in future. Shaun Wright-Phillips, Kieran Richardson, and the World Cup alternative to Beckham, Aaron Lennon, were all included, although McClaren eventually opted to employ Steven Gerrard in that role.
On 26 May 2007, McClaren announced that Beckham would be recalled to the England squad for the first time since stepping down as their captain. Beckham started against Brazil in England's first match at the new Wembley Stadium and put in a positive performance. In the second half, he set up England's goal converted by captain John Terry. It looked as though England would claim victory over Brazil, but newcomer Diego equalised in the dying seconds. In England's next match, a Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia, Beckham sent two trademark assists for Michael Owen and Peter Crouch, helping England to prevail 3-0.
Beckham had assisted in three of England's four total goals in those two games, and he stated his desire to continue to play for England after his move to Major League Soccer.
On 22 August 2007, Beckham played in a friendly for England against Germany, becoming the first ever to play for England while with a non-European club team. On 21 November 2007, Beckham earned his 99th cap against Croatia, setting up a goal for Peter Crouch to tie the game at 2-2. Following the 2-3 loss, England failed to qualify for the Euro 2008 Finals. Despite this, Beckham said that he has no plans to retire from international football and wanted to continue playing for the national team. After being passed over by new England coach and Beckham's former manager at Real Madrid, Fabio Capello, for a friendly against Switzerland which would have given him his hundredth cap; Beckham admitted that he was not in shape at the time, as he had not played a competitive match in three months.
On 20 March 2008, Beckham was recalled to the England squad by Capello for the friendly against France in Paris on 26 March. Beckham became only the fifth Englishman to win 100 caps. Capello had hinted on 25 March 2008 that Beckham had a long term future in his side ahead of crucial qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup. On 11 May 2008, Capello included an in-form Beckham in his 31 man England squad to face the United States at Wembley Stadium on 28 May before the away fixture with Trinidad and Tobago on 1 June. Beckham was honored before the match by receiving an honorary gold cap representing his 100th cap from Bobby Charlton, and was given a standing ovation from the crowd. He played well and assisted John Terry on the match-winning goal. When substituted at half-time for David Bentley, the pro-Beckham crowd booed the decision. In a surprise move, Capello handed Beckham the captaincy for England's friendly against Trinidad and Tobago on 1 June 2008. The match was the first time since the 2006 World Cup that Beckham had skippered England and marked a dramatic turnaround for Beckham. In two years, he had gone from being dropped completely from the England squad to being reinstated (though temporarily) as England captain.
During the 2010 World Cup Qualifier against Belarus in which England won 3-1 in Minsk, Beckham came off the bench in the 87th minute to earn his 107th cap making him England's 3rd highest capped player in history, over-taking Bobby Charlton in the process. On 11 February 2009, Beckham drew level with Bobby Moore's record of 108 caps for an English outfield player, coming on as a substitute for Stewart Downing in a friendly match against Spain. On 28 March 2009, Beckham surpassed Moore to hold the record outright when he came on as a substitute in a friendly against Slovakia, providing the assist for a goal from Wayne Rooney in the process.
Former manager Alex Ferguson said that he ''"practised with a discipline to achieve an accuracy that other players wouldn't care about."'' He maintained his training routine at Real Madrid and even when his relationship with management was strained in early 2007, Real Madrid president Ramn Caldern and manager Fabio Capello praised Beckham for maintaining his professionalism and commitment to the club.
Beckham was the first England player ever to collect two red cards and the first England captain to be sent off. Beckham's most notorious red card was during the 1998 FIFA World Cup after Argentina's Diego Simeone had fouled him, Beckham lashed out with his leg and the Argentine fell.
He amassed 41 yellow cards and four red cards for Real Madrid.
In 2005, Beckham founded the David Beckham Academy football school, operating from two sites: in London and in Los Angeles, California. Further sites are planned at Cabo So Roque in Natal, Brazil, and in Asia.
It was announced in late 2009 that Beckham's Academy in London was "likely to close by the end of the year", with a mobile academy, travelling around the UK, taking its place.
In 1997, Beckham started dating Victoria Adams, after she attended a Manchester United match. She was famously known as "Posh Spice" of the pop music group Spice Girls, one of the world's top pop groups at the time, and his team was also enjoying a great run of success. Therefore, their relationship instantly attracted a great deal of media attention. The couple were dubbed "Posh and Becks" by the media. He proposed to Victoria on 24 January 1998 in a restaurant in Cheshunt, England.
He married Adams at Luttrellstown Castle, Ireland on 4 July 1999, and her name changed to Victoria Beckham. The wedding attracted tremendous media coverage. Beckham's teammate Gary Neville was the best man, and the couple's son Brooklyn, then four months old, was the ring bearer. The media were kept away from the ceremony, as the Beckhams had an exclusive deal with ''OK! Magazine'', but newspapers were still able to obtain photographs showing them sitting on golden thrones. 437 staff were employed for the wedding reception, which was estimated to have cost -500,000.
In 1999, the Beckhams purchased their most famous home, unofficially dubbed Beckingham Palace in Hertfordshire, north of London. It is estimated to be worth -7.5 million. David and Victoria have three sons together: Brooklyn Joseph Beckham (born 4 March 1999 in London, England), Romeo James Beckham (born 1 September 2002 in London, England), and Cruz David Beckham (born 20 February 2005 in Madrid, Spain [the word ''"cruz"'' is Spanish for "cross"]). Both Brooklyn and Romeo's godfather is Elton John and godmother is Elizabeth Hurley. They have stated that they would like to have more children, especially a daughter.
In April 2007, the family purchased their new Italian villa in Beverly Hills, California, to coincide with Beckham's transfer to the Los Angeles Galaxy in July. The mansion, priced at $22 million, is near the homes of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, and talk-show host Jay Leno, in an exclusive gated community in the hills overlooking the city.
In April 2004, the British tabloid ''News of the World'' carried claims by his former personal assistant Rebecca Loos that he and Loos had an extramarital affair. A week later, the Malaysian-born Australian model Sarah Marbeck claimed that she had slept with Beckham on two occasions. Beckham dismissed both accusations as "ludicrous".
There has never been any proof of any of the allegations of Beckham's claimed infidelity. In an interview with ''W Magazine'', Victoria Beckham told a reporter, ''"I'm not going to lie: it was a really tough time. It was hard for our entire families. But I realized a lot of people have a price."''
In December 2008, Beckham and his bodyguard were sued by paparazzi photographer Emicles da Mata, who claimed that he was assaulted by them when attempting to take a picture of Beckham in Beverly Hills. Da Mata is seeking unspecified damages for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Beckham became known as a fashion plate, and together with Victoria, the couple became lucrative spokespeople sought after by clothing designers, health and fitness specialists, fashion magazines, perfume and cosmetics manufacturers, hair stylists, exercise promoters, and spa and recreation companies. One recent example is a new line of aftershave and fragrances called David Beckham Instinct.
In 2002 Beckham was hailed as the ultimate "metrosexual" by the man who invented the term and has been described as such by scores of other articles since.
In 2007, the Beckhams were reportedly paid $13.7 million to launch this fragrance line in the US. In the world of fashion, David has already appeared on the covers of countless magazines. In 2007, U.S. covers have included the men's magazine Details, and with his wife for the August 2007 issue of ''W''.
According to Google, "David Beckham" was searched for more than any other sports topic on their site in 2003 and 2004.
Upon their arrival in Los Angeles on 12 July 2007, the night before Beckham's formal introduction, Los Angeles International Airport was packed with paparazzi and news reporters. On the next night, Victoria appeared on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to talk about the their move to LA, and presented Leno with a number 23 Galaxy jersey with his own name on the back. Victoria also talked about her NBC TV show "Victoria Beckham: Coming to America"
On 22 July, a huge private welcoming party was held for the couple at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. A-list celebrities attending included Steven Spielberg, Jim Carrey, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.
Beckham has many endorsement deals making him one of the most recognisable athletes throughout the world. On 31 December 2008, it was announced that Pepsi Co. was ending its endorsement deal with the player after a 10-year collaboration.
Beckham has supported UNICEF since his days at Manchester United and in January 2005, the English national team captain became a Goodwill Ambassador with a special focus on UNICEF's Sports for Development program.
More recently Beckham has pledged his support for the current Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS campaign.
On 17 January 2007, Rebecca Johnstone, a 19-year-old cancer patient from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada received a surprise phone call from Beckham. After the conversation, he sent her a Real Madrid jersey with his signature on it. Rebecca died on 29 January 2007.
Beckham is a spokesman for Malaria No More, a New York City-based non-profit launched in 2006. Malaria No More's mission is to end deaths caused by malaria in Africa. Beckham appears in a 2007 public service announcement advertising the need for inexpensive bed nets. The TV spot currently airs in the U.S. on Fox Networks, including Fox Soccer Channel, and can also be seen on YouTube.
Since he has joined Major League Soccer, he has been a very public advocate in the U.S. for related charities such as "MLS W.O.R.K.S." On 17 August 2007, he conducted a youth clinic in New York City's Harlem neighbourhood, along with other current and former MLS players. This was in advance of his first New York City area match the following day against the New York Red Bulls. That team's Jozy Altidore and Juan Pablo ngel also were with Beckham, teaching skills to disadvantaged youth to benefit FC Harlem Lions.
Beckham never personally appeared in the 2002 film ''Bend It Like Beckham'', except in archive footage. He and his wife wanted to make cameo appearances but scheduling proved difficult, so the director used lookalikes instead.
Beckham makes a cameo appearance with Zinedine Zidane and Ral, in the 2005 film ''Goal!: The Dream Begins''. Lookalike Andy Harmer, who played him in ''Bend It Like Beckham'', also appears here in one party scene as Beckham. Beckham himself appears in the sequel ''Goal! 2: Living the Dream...'' in a larger role, when the film's lead character gets transferred to Real Madrid. This time the story centres around the Real Madrid team, and besides Beckham, other real life Real Madrid players also appear on and off the pitch, alongside the fictional characters. Beckham appeared in ''Goal! 3: Taking on the World'', which was released straight to DVD on 15 June 2009.
Despite moving to Los Angeles, California, Beckham has expressed no personal interest in pursuit of acting roles, saying he is too "stiff".
Beckham has captained England 59 times during his tenure as England captain, one of the most in England's history.
With his free kick goal against Ecuador in the second round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Beckham gained membership into two of football's exclusive clubs: he became the only English player - and the 21st player regardless of nationality - to score in three world cups; Real Madrid teammate Ral also achieved this feat a few days earlier. It also made him only the fifth player in World Cup history to score twice from a direct free kick; the other four were Pel, Roberto Rivelino, Tefilo Cubillas, and Bernard Genghini (Beckham had previously scored this way against Colombia in the first round of the 1998 FIFA World Cup). All three goals were against South American teams (Colombia, Argentina, and Ecuador) and from set pieces (the two aforementioned free kicks and a penalty against Argentina).
Beckham has many tattoos on his body, one of which is the name of his wife Victoria, written in Hindi, because Beckham thought it would be "tacky" to have it in English. Another tattoo, written in Hebrew, reads נ    ר ששנ, translated into: "I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine, that shepherds among the lilies." This is from the Song of Songs in the Hebrew Bible, and a popular Jewish paean to fidelity. Beckham has also been ridiculed in the press for looking like a "Hells Angel biker" and a "football yob" due to his ever-expanding number of tattoos, their design, and their location.
Beckham has attributed the many tattoos to his obsessive-compulsive disorder and claims to be addicted to the pain of the needle.
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'''Gordon Banks''', OBE (born 30 December 1937) is a retired English footballer, elected in a poll by the IFFHS as the second best goalkeeper of the 20th Century - after Lev Yashin (1) and before Dino Zoff (3).
Banks was a member of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup. Banks was named by Pel as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
His consistent performances in goal led to the re-wording of a common English idiom used in everyday speech to "Safe as the Banks of England."
Banks, born in Catcliffe, Rotherham was a careful student of goalkeepers during childhood. Banks played in local colliery football as a boy and was offered an apprenticeship by Chesterfield after initially going to work as a coal bagger and then as a bricklayer on leaving school. After performances in the youth and A teams gained him promotion to the reserves, Banks was posted to Germany with the Royal Signals on National service, winning the Rhine Cup with his regimental team. On his return he was offered a full-time contract by the Chesterfield manager, Teddy Davison.
He reached the two-legged final of the FA Youth Cup with Chesterfield in 1956, losing 4-3 on aggregate to the Manchester United team of the famous ''Busby Babes''. He made his debut for the first team at home in November 1958 against Colchester United in the newly formed Third Division. He played just 23 games for the club before First Division Leicester City offered Chesterfield -7,000 in the summer of 1959.
Banks' career started to rise rapidly from this point. After four games for the reserves, he replaced the injured Dave McLaren for his Leicester City debut in a 1-1 draw against Blackpool on 9 September 1959 and retained his place for the 2-0 defeat against Newcastle 3 days later. With McLaren fit again, Banks was sent back to the reserves but, after the first team conceded 14 goals in the next 5 games, he was recalled and became the first-choice goalie for the remainder of the season.
In 1961, Leicester City beat Sheffield United to reach the FA Cup final at Wembley, the first of three they would manage that decade. Their opponents were Tottenham Hotspur, who were a cut above everyone else having won the First Division title with ease and style. Banks played well, but with the right back Len Chalmers carrying an injury, was powerless to prevent second half goals from Bobby Smith and Terry Dyson giving Spurs a 2-0 win and the first "double" of the 20th century.
At the time, Ron Springett was the goalkeeper for England, but after the 1962 World Cup in Chile, a new coach was appointed in former England right back Alf Ramsey. Ramsey demanded sole control of team and began looking towards the next World Cup. He knew that he just needed to find a squad for the final stages as England were hosting the event and didn't need to undergo a qualifying campaign. In goal, Banks was checked out by Ramsey for the first time in April 1963 against Scotland at Wembley. Though England lost 2-1, Banks gained plaudits and Ramsey was pleased with his performance. He played in 13 of the next 15 internationals, including a 1-1 draw against Brazil.
Meanwhile, a month after his international bow, Banks was back at Wembley with Leicester for another FA Cup final, this time against Manchester United. United were looking for their first trophy since the Munich air disaster of five years earlier which had claimed the lives of eight of the ''Busby Babes'' whom Banks had faced as an adolescent. Banks failed to hold a Bobby Charlton shot from distance which gave a chance to David Herd. After that things got worse for England's newest keeper, when Denis Law wrong-footed Banks with a smart shot on the turn to put United 2-0 ahead. After Leicester had pulled one back through a diving header from Ken Keyworth, Banks leapt high in the air to claim a high cross from Johnny Giles, only to drop the ball at Herd's feet. Herd scored his second to conclude a 3-1 win.
In 1964, Banks had some domestic success when Leicester beat Stoke City 4-3 in the League Cup final over two legs, though they lost the trophy a year later after a 3-2 defeat by Chelsea on aggregate in the final.
By 1965, Banks was indisputably the first-choice England goalkeeper. He was settling into the form of his life which would last for the next seven years; agile and alert, he was frequently seen making amazing reflex saves and possessed flawless positional sense and reading of attackers' movements and instincts.
When the World Cup began, Banks was in goal as England got through their group containing Uruguay, Mexico and France, drawing 0-0 with the former and clinching 2-0 victories over the latter. Banks was not greatly tested, but it was hugely encouraging that he emerged from the group with three clean sheets from three games, a trend that continued when England beat a physical Argentina side 1-0 in the last eight, with Geoff Hurst scoring with a header.
Bobby Charlton scored twice in the semi final against Portugal before a late penalty was conceded by Jack Charlton handling the ball. Banks was finally beaten after 43 minutes when Eusbio put away the spot kick to his right. That said, England had won 2-1 and were in the final, where West Germany awaited.
It was England who dominated the final but it was Banks who was beaten first. A weak header from Ray Wilson handed a chance to Helmut Haller whose shot was not fierce but was on target and needed dealing with. Banks thought Jack Charlton was going to clear; Charlton in turn thought Banks had it covered. Neither went for it as a result, and the ball crept in the corner. England equalised through a Geoff Hurst header within six minutes and went ahead late in the second half through Martin Peters.
Banks had little to do during the second half but his known powers of concentration were required when Jack Charlton gave away a dubious free kick 30 yards from goal. Banks duly organised a defensive wall and got into position. Lothar Emmerich slammed the ball into the wall, the ball ricocheted across goal and Banks struggled to follow it across his six yard box, such was the speed and unpredictability of its movement as it took deflections and swipes. Ultimately German defender Wolfgang Weber reached it at the far post and swept it into the net with Banks diving in vain to get his palms to the ball. The final whistle went seconds later to send the game into extra time.
England took the lead in extra time with that hotly debated second goal from Hurst. Banks not troubled again until the final minute, when he saved a shot from Siggy Held and moments later could only watch as Uwe Seeler lunged for the ball and missed. Hurst then scored his hat-trick goal and the game was over. Gordon Banks had 33 England caps and was a world champion. But his career at club level was shortly to take an interesting and unexpected turn.
Coming through the ranks at Leicester City was a young local goalkeeper called Peter Shilton, who was given his debut as a 17-year-old in 1966. It was clear that Shilton was something special, yet the man he had to displace was now regarded as the world's number one goalkeeper. When Shilton told Leicester he would not sign a professional contract unless he was guaranteed first team football, Banks found himself available for transfer, just a year after winning the World Cup.
Banks joined Stoke City and maintained his England place, while Shilton lost in Leicester's third FA Cup final of the 1960s (the 1969 game against Manchester City) and began to make his name. Ramsey gave the odd chance to Chelsea keeper Peter Bonetti, Everton's Gordon West and Manchester United's Alex Stepney, but when the big games came along, it was only Banks. During this time, Gordon Banks moved to Madeley, Staffordshire. In one of the more bizarre episodes in football history, in 1967, Banks played a season for the Cleveland Stokers of the American United Soccer Association (USA). The USA was a short lived attempt to build a first division U.S. league by importing clubs from around the world to play as U.S. teams. Stoke City, with Banks, came to the U.S. where it played in Cleveland, Ohio.
England reached the last four of the 1968 European Championships where they lost to Yugoslavia in Florence. A year later, Banks picked up his 50th cap as England defeated Scotland 4-1 at Wembley. He played in nine more internationals prior to the start of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, for which England once again had not needed to qualify, this time owing to their status as holders.
Banks, who discovered just after arriving in Mexico that he had been awarded the OBE, played his 60th England game in the opening group victory over Romania before taking to the field for the keenly-awaited clash with Brazil. After just ten minutes, Banks wrote himself into football folklore.
Playing at pace, Brazil were putting England under enormous pressure and an attack was begun by captain Carlos Alberto who sent a fizzing low ball down the right flank for the speedy Jairzinho to latch on to. The Brazilian winger sped past left back Terry Cooper and reached the byline. Stretching slightly, he managed to get his toes underneath the fast ball and deliver a high but dipping cross towards the far post. Banks, like all goalkeepers reliant on positional sensibility, had been at the near post and suddenly had to turn on his heels and follow the ball to its back post destination.
Waiting for the ball was Pel, who had arrived at speed and with perfect timing. He leapt hard at the ball above England right back Tommy Wright and thundered a harsh, pacy downward header towards Banks' near post corner. The striker, the world's greatest, shouted "Goal!" as he connected with the ball. Banks was still making his way across the line from Jairzinho's cross and in the split-second of assessment the incident allowed, it seemed impossible for him to get to the ball. He also had to dive slightly backwards and down at the same time which is almost physically impossible. Yet he hurled himself downwards and backwards and got the base of his thumb to the ball, with the momentum sending him cascading to the ground. It was only when he heard the applause and praise of captain Bobby Moore and then looked up and saw the ball trundling towards the advertising hoardings at the far corner, that he realised he'd managed to divert the ball over the bar - he'd known he got a touch but still assumed the ball had gone in. England were not being well received by the locals after cutting comments made about Mexico prior to the tournament by Ramsey, but spontaneous applause rang around the Guadalajara, Jalisco stadium as Banks got back into position to defend the resulting corner. Pel, who'd begun to celebrate a goal when he headed the ball, would later describe the save as the greatest he'd ever seen.
Gordon Banks would later describe the save as the thing he would remain best known for. -It's something that people will always remember me for,- he said in 2005. "They won-t remember me for winning the World Cup, it-ll be for that save. That-s how a big a thing it is. People just want to talk about that save.-
Brazil still won the game 1-0 - Jairzinho guided a shot past Banks in the second half - but England missed chances to get something, with Jeff Astle infamously putting the ball wide of an open goal and Alan Ball striking the crossbar. England ultimately joined Brazil in the last eight after a win in the final group game against Czechoslovakia. The reward was a rematch of the 1966 final against West Germany.
The day before the game Banks and England's hopes of making further inroads into the World Cup were dented when he started to complain of an upset stomach. He subsequently spent long periods in the bathroom and despite rest and medication, he did not seem to be recovering in time. But on the day of the game, he offered a glimmer of hope to Ramsey when he said he felt better and asked for a fitness test. He caught a few balls and did some short sprints but something was not right and Ramsey decided he couldn't risk him. Peter Bonetti was summoned to take his place. The overheard remark by Ramsey after Banks' absence from the game was confirmed as: ''"Of all the players to lose, we had to lose him."''
Bonetti played fine for an hour and England went into a commanding 2-0 lead, with Peters scoring against the Germans again after Alan Mullery had put the defending champions ahead. Franz Beckenbauer then hit a low shot under the body of Bonetti, who had been slow to react. Beckenbauer would later claim that he would not have scored had Banks been the goalkeeper.
The Germans had hope now, especially when Beckenbauer became more liberated in the game with Ramsey's decision to substitute Bobby Charlton. In the last ten minutes, veteran striker Uwe Seeler looped a back header over Bonetti to take the game into extra time; then Gerd Mller smashed home the winner in the added period.
Conspiracies began to surface that Banks had been "nobbled" by someone in England's hotel and that his food had been somehow spiked. This was dismissed by Banks, who watched the game on his hotel TV and saw England go 2-0 ahead. After another visit to the bathroom, he returned to his bed and, feeling rough and sleepy, switched off his TV set to take a nap, assuming the match was won. He was woken by his second understudy, Stepney, who came to his room to signal the devastating final score with his fingers. West Germany had beaten England 3-2.
Banks did not play in England's first game after the World Cup, with Ramsey electing to give his old understudy Shilton a debut against East Germany at Wembley. This would be a sign of things to come, but not for a little while. Banks would play in ten of the next 12 internationals as England tried to qualify for the 1972 European Championships but lost yet again to West Germany prior to the finals stage. During this period, Banks was also involved in a notorious incident with Manchester United's George Best who, while playing against England for Northern Ireland, flicked the ball out of Banks' hands and headed it into the net as the protesting goalkeeper chased him. The goal was disallowed for ungentlemanly conduct and England won 1-0, but Banks was left feeling rather embarrassed.
At club level, Banks came up with his second most famous save when spectacularly palming a vicious penalty from his England team-mate Hurst over the crossbar as Stoke defeated West Ham United in the semi final of the 1972 League Cup. Banks duly reached his third League Cup final and won it for the second time, when Stoke beat Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley. Having lost two FA Cup finals, Banks' attempts to be luckier with Stoke in the competition fell agonisingly short as Arsenal beat them in the semi finals of both the 1971 and 1972 competitions.
Banks played his 73rd England game in a 1-0 win over Scotland at Hampden Park on 27 May 1972 and was awarded the ''Football Writers' Association Footballer Of The Year'' honour. He was 34-years-old and at the peak of his abilities and powers. He began the next season with Stoke in his usual unflappable manner, but then his top-flight career would be suddenly and violently brought to an end.
On 22 October 1972, while driving home from a session with the Stoke physiotherapist, Banks lost control of his car which ended up in a ditch. He lost consciousness and was rushed to hospital. When he came round, he was informed that though he had not suffered any life-threatening injury, he had lost the sight in his right eye. He considered trying to resume his career as a goalkeeper but even he had to accept that the loss of binocular vision was an obvious barrier to maintaining his goalkeeping livelihood. Shilton became England's number one and it was he whom Stoke bought in 1974 as Banks' long-term replacement.
Banks went into scouting, managed non-league side Telford United and did some work on the commercial side of football.
Banks met his wife Ursula while on national service in Germany and they married after he returned to England. He now lives in quiet retirement but is still regarded, as a Channel 4 poll to find England's greatest XI showed recently, as the best goalkeeper England has ever produced, and many would claim no goalkeeper in the world has been better. Banks was an Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Keele University in February 2006.
In 2001 Banks sold his World Cup Winners medal at Christie's auction house in London. The medal sold for -124,750 easily exceeding the initial estimate of -90,000. Banks said the decision to sell was difficult - the 4-2 cup final victory over West Germany at Wembley was the greatest day of his career. But the former Leicester and Stoke City keeper wanted to save his children the burden of deciding what to do with the medal after his death. The proceeds of the medal were divided between them. Banks's international cap from the same match was also sold in the same aution. It sold for -27,025.
On Tuesday 9 May 2006, Gordon Banks was the first "legend" to be inducted into a new Walk of Fame, by having a plaque installed in the pavement in front of the Town Hall.
Banks made a speech to an attendant crowd as to how thrilled he was to be given this honour.
The plaque is made of bronze, and is a star set in a circle with a blue background, and the words ''"SHEFFIELD LEGEND" GORDON BANKS OBE. FOOTBALLER.''
Best-selling Irish investigative author, Don Mullan, published a boyhood memoir in 2006 called ''GORDON BANKS: A Hero Who Could Fly'' in which he wrote about the influence of the England goalkeeper on his life. Mullan discovered at the age of 38 that he was dyslexic, but he had learned to read and write through a giant 500-page scrapbook which he began compiling shortly after seeing Banks play in the 1966 World Cup Final. The Irish author grew up in the famous Republican stronghold of the Creggan Estate, Derry, Northern Ireland, at the height of the troubles and was a schoolboy witness to the tragic events of Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972. In his moving tribute to Gordon Banks he claims that his English hero was one of the reasons why he never choose the path of violence. Gordon Banks launched Mullan's book in Dublin, Derry and at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke in the Summer of 2006 and has described Mullan as 'my greatest fan'. ''GORDON BANKS: A Hero Who Could Fly'' was optioned by BBC Drama.
Mullan was actively involved in the scheme to create the first monument to a goalkeeper in the Western World with the assistance of Banks' legendary teammate Terry Conroy and emerging local sculptor Andrew Edwards. Inspired by Mullan's book, Edwards named the monument ''A Hero Who Could Fly'' and used the following quote from the Irish author on the monument:
''... we lived in an era when sporting heroes''
''And across the water, on a neighbouring island''
''with whom we Irish had been at war for centuries''
''From being a timid, fearful young boy''
''he taught me that impossible doesn't exist.''
''Unknown to him he helped save a young fan''
''from making choices that had brought''
''Who knows? Perhaps it was his best save ever.''
The 1st phase of the monument was unveiled by Pel and Archbishop Desmond Tutu on 12 July 2008.
Since then Mullan and Edwards have travelled to Flanders and the site of the World War One Christmas Truce and the legendary football game between British and German soldiers. The visit inspired Edwards, with Mullan's support, to modify his original design. Originally the second phase was to feature two diving figures of Gordon Banks. Now, however, it will feature both Gordon Banks and the great German goalkeeper, Bert Trautmann (Manchester City), who was Banks' boyhood hero. The monument will also feature a young boy holding a scrapbook as he looks at the two giant figures. At once it is an Irish boy and his English hero, and an English boy and his German hero. It is Edwards' and Mullan's hope that the monument will be a demonstration of how sport can reach across great political chasms and help heal the hurts of history. The 2nd Phase of the monument project will be completed at Madeley High School, Staffordshire, in the community where Gordon Banks now resides.
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'''Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst''' MBE (born 8 December 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is a retired England footballer best remembered for his years with West Ham. He made his mark in World Cup history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. His three goals came in the 1966 final for England in their 4-2 win over West Germany at the old Wembley. Such an achievement was made all the more remarkable by the fact that he was only five months and eight games into his international career, and was not considered his country's premier centre forward.
Hurst was born in the Lake Hospital Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, but moved with his family to Chelmsford, Essex, at the age of eight. He attended Kings Road Primary School, where a house is now named after him. The son of a lower-division footballer, Hurst's own footballing career began when he was apprenticed to West Ham United. When he was scouted for West Ham United, he played for a Sunday team in the Tandridge League (Surrey area), Chipstead.
Hurst was initially a strong-running midfielder but was converted to a centre forward by manager Ron Greenwood. West Ham won the FA Cup in 1964 with Hurst scoring the second equaliser in a tight and exciting 3-2 victory over Preston North End at Wembley. A year later, Hurst was back at Wembley for the final of the European Cup Winners Cup against 1860 Munich, and West Ham won 2-0. The following season he was in the West Ham side which lost the League Cup final on aggregate to West Bromwich Albion, and in February 1966 he was given his debut for England by manager Alf Ramsey.
Hurst played one first-class cricket match for Essex, against Lancashire at Aigburth in 1962, although it was not a successful outing: he made 0 not out in the first innings, and was bowled by Colin Hilton, again for 0, in the second. However, he appeared 23 times in the Essex Second XI between 1962 and 1964, before concentrating entirely on football.
Geoff Hurst settled into international football quickly but as the World Cup approached, it seemed clear that his inclusion in Ramsey's squad of 22 would merely be as a different option to the first choice partnership of Jimmy Greaves and Roger Hunt. Greaves and Hunt were indeed picked for the three group games against Uruguay, Mexico and France, but in the latter game, Greaves suffered a deep gash to his leg which required stitches, and Hurst was called up to take his place in the quarter final against Argentina. With captain Bobby Moore and young midfielder Martin Peters already in the side, it completed a trio of West Ham players selected by Ramsey at this most crucial stage of the competition.
Argentina were talented but preferred a violent approach to the game, which saw them reduced to ten men. The game was still tightly contested as it entered its final 15 minutes, but then Peters swung over a curling cross from the left flank and Hurst, anticipating his clubmate's thinking, got in front of his marker to glance a near post header past the Argentine keeper. England won 1-0 and were in the semi finals.
Greaves was not fit for the game against Portugal so Hurst and Hunt continued up front, and England won 2-1 thanks to a brace from Bobby Charlton, the second of which was set up by Hurst. As the final against the Germans approached, the media learnt of Greaves' return to fitness and, while appreciating Hurst's contribution, started to call for the return of England's most prolific centre forward.
Ramsey, however, would not be swayed. Hurst had played well enough to keep his place and, with substitutes still disallowed in competitive football, Greaves' hopes of taking part in the final were dashed. Ramsey informed Greaves and Hurst of his decision the day before the game, and would be conclusively vindicated.
West Germany took the lead through Helmut Haller early on, but six minutes later Moore was fouled just inside the German half of the field. He quickly picked himself up and delivered the free kick to Hurst, totally unmarked in his run, as the Germans regrouped. The goalkeeper seemed frozen as the header thundered past him, levelling the match. In the second half, chances went begging for both sides before England won a corner on the right with a quarter of an hour left on the clock. Alan Ball took it, outswinging the ball to Hurst on the edge of the area. Hurst turned to shoot and the ball deflected high into the air, looping down on to the right boot of Peters, who smashed it home.
The Germans equalised with virtually the last kick of the game, forcing extra time. The subsequent 30 minutes would shape the rest of Hurst's life. In the first period, Ball flicked a pass inside to Hurst in the penalty box who struck a strong shot towards goal with his right foot, falling backwards as he did so. The ball beat the goalkeeper, hit the crossbar and bounced down before Wolfgang Weber, scorer of the Germans' second goal, headed it out for a corner. England's players claimed a goal; the Germans were just as adamant that the ball had not fully crossed the line. The referee Gottfried Dienst, unsure, decided to consult his linesman, Tofik Bakhramov, on the right flank, who had waved his flag to get the official's attention. The Soviet linesman signalled that the ball had crossed the line, and the goal was given. The Germans were furious and protested with the linesman vociferously, but because the linesman spoke only Russian, Turkish and Azeri, that was a pointless exercise. Ever since, football reporters and commentators on England games have called in jest for a "Russian linesman" (although actually Bakhramov was from Azerbaijan) whenever there has been a contentious decision to make, especially when that decision has not gone England's way.
Advances in technology have never conclusively proved that the ball crossed the line; on the contrary, in 1995 the Sunday Times reported that image analysis by researchers at Oxford University had concluded that the whole of the ball did not cross the goal-line, and so a goal should not have been awarded (''Computer blows whistle on England's 1966 World Cup win'' by Adam Jones and John Davison, 23 July 1995). Nevertheless, both Dienst and Bakhramov was insistent at the time and continued to justify their decisions in the decades to come, while Hurst never saw the ball bounce down because his momentum on shooting had taken him backwards on to the Wembley turf. However, he always believed the ball was in the net because of Hunt's reaction - the Liverpool striker was following in as the ball hit the bar and turned to celebrate a goal instead of trying to knock the rebound into the net. Hurst's argument was that a natural goalscorer such as Hunt would have put the ball into the net himself had he been in any doubt.
It looked like a 3-2 win for England with Hurst as the hero with the winning goal but in the last seconds, as the Germans were pushing everyone forward to seek the equalizer, Moore cleared his lines with a long ball over the German defence. While spectators ran on the field, Hurst ran on towards the goal, stating later that he intended just to blast it as far away as he could to eat away valuable seconds. He did rather better than that - the left-foot shot flew into the net at the near post, completing a stunning victory and a hat-trick which remains unique to this day. The referee allowed the goal despite the spectators on the field, and there was no time for the Germans to restart the match.
Hurst still emerged the hero of the win but, as a result of the third goal, became an icon of world football too.
It is stated often that Hurst's hat-trick is technically a "perfect hat-trick", as he scored with his head, right foot and left foot. Others feel this is contentious, as he scored a disputed goal. It is not a "flawless hat-trick" as this has to be scored in one half of the game.
The referee had put his whistle to his lips as Moore shaped to play the final pass to Hurst. He didn't blow it, however, yet some supporters misheard, assumed the game was complete and started invading the pitch. As Hurst collected the pass, BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme immortalised his own contribution to the day with the most famous piece of football commentary ever:
Hurst was immediately jumped on by Alan Ball, the only other player upfield at the time Moore played the pass. Meanwhile, cameras quickly snapped a bemused-looking Greaves in his suit and tie on the England bench, amazed at the achievements of the man who had replaced him. Greaves would later say it was an emotional reaction but he was just as thrilled for Hurst and England as the other squad players who had not been picked for the final.
It wasn't until the celebratory banquet that evening that Hurst realised he had scored a hat-trick, assuming that the final whistle had been blown before he'd struck the ball into the net for his third goal. This meant he had not attempted to get the match ball as a souvenir, which hat-trick scorers traditionally do. Haller, scorer of the Germans' first goal, acquired the ball and was seen holding it as he collected his runner's up medal. He returned it to England more than 30 years later.
The media were desperate to speak one-on-one with Hurst and they found him the day after the final, back home in London. As if to prove that life had to go on, Hurst was carrying out the mundane task of mowing his lawn when the journalists turned up.
Hurst continued to play and score for England, and although he won no further honours with West Ham or England in the 1960s he still maintained his England place for much of the period; for the 2-3 seasons immediately after 1966 he was an internationally renowned striker and goalscorer.
Hurst was named in the Ramsey squad which played in Mexico to defend the World Cup in 1970. He scored the only goal of England's opening game against Romania as England progressed to the quarter finals, where once again they faced West Germany. Hurst played a part in a goal for Peters which put England 2-0 up, but the Germans forced their way back and won 3-2 after extra time.
In 1972, West Ham reached the semi final of the League Cup when they played Stoke City over two legs. In the home leg for West Ham, they were awarded a penalty which Hurst took. He powerful shot into the top corner was saved by Stoke goalkeeper and Hurst's international team-mate Gordon Banks, who succeeded in deflecting the ball over the bar. Stoke won the tie and ultimately the competition. Hurst left West Ham to join them later the same year for -75,000. He had played one game short of 500 for West Ham, during which time he had scored 252 goals.
His England career ended the same year with yet another game against West Germany, in the qualification stages for the 1972 European Championships, which England lost. He had won 49 caps and scored 24 goals, currently putting him 11th in the all-time England scorers' list.
Manchester United had a bid of -200,000 rejected for Hurst on 18 June 1968. Hurst wound down his career with Stoke City and also West Bromwich Albion. He then signed for the Seattle Sounders of the NASL in 1976. Unlike many players who came over to the NASL from Europe to end their careers, Hurst rapidly proved his worth, and became a valuable member of the Sounders team. He was the team's second-leading scorer, helping the Sounders make it to the playoffs for the first time in their brief history, with 8 goals and 4 assists in 23 regular season games, and 1 goal in the playoffs. More important than Hurst's numbers was his sense of timing: not only did he score the first (in the home opener against Portland) and the last (in the playoffs against Vancouver) goals of the season, 5 of his 8 goals were game-winners. After Seattle, Hurst played in Kuwait and signed for Cork Celtic in January 1976.
Upon his retirement from playing, Hurst moved into management and coaching. He was assistant to his ex-West Ham boss Ron Greenwood after the latter took over the England job in 1977, player-manager of Telford United and manager of Chelsea from 1979-81. He joined Chelsea, then in the Second Division, before the 1979-80 season, initially as assistant manager to Danny Blanchflower. When Blanchflower was sacked, Hurst was appointed manager. Things initially went well, and for much of the season Chelsea were on course for promotion, but two wins from their final seven league games ensured the club finished 4th. The following season again began well, with the Blues among the early promotion pace-setters before a dismal run set in, with Chelsea scoring in just three of their final 22 league matches, culminating in Hurst being sacked on April 23, 1981 and Chelsea finished 12th in the league. It was a far cry from a decade earlier, when Chelsea had been European Cup Winners' Cup winners.
In 1975 Hurst was decorated with the MBE. In later years, Hurst became a successful businessman, working in the insurance industry. He also became much in demand as a pundit and a motivational speaker. In 1998 he was knighted. He is currently Director of Football for McDonald's fast food chain.
England fans claim that the name and achievement of Geoff Hurst remains unique in global football, while others point out that he scored only one undisputed goal at full time, plus two controversial ones in extra time.
Since 1966, only three players have come close to emulating Hurst's hat-trick in a World Cup final. Mario Kempes of Argentina in 1978, Zinedine Zidane for France in 1998 and Ronaldo for Brazil in 2002 all scored two goals in World Cup finals but did not manage a third.
Hurst's contribution to the English game was recognised in 2004 when he was inducted in the English Football Hall of Fame. Hurst is also one of the few footballers who have been knighted, and this recognises his contribution to the game.
In popular culture, a shot bouncing off the crossbar and hitting the line is referred to as a "Geoff Hurst style shot" if no goal is given, or a "Geoff Hurst style goal". An example of that is David Trezeguet (of Juventus's) penalty against Italy in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final when it went to penalties. As he shot, the ball smacked the bar, and in similar circumstances it was not clear if it crossed the line.
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'''Gary Winston Lineker''' OBE (born 30 November 1960) is a retired English international football striker and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC and Eredivisie Live. He remains England's top scorer in the World Cup finals, with 10 goals.
Lineker began his football career at Leicester City and became known as a prolific goalscorer, despite failing to score in his first ten games he finished as the First Division's joint top goalscorer in 1984-85 and earning his first England cap. He moved to Everton where he remained a clinical finisher, scoring 38 goals in 52 games. His first team honours came at Barcelona where he won the Copa del Rey in 1988 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1989. He returned to England in 1989, joining Tottenham Hotspur, and over three seasons he scored 67 goals in 105 games and won the FA Cup. Lineker's final club was Nagoya Grampus Eight and he retired in 1994 after two seasons at the Japanese side.
Lineker made his England debut in 1984 and over the following eight years earned 80 caps and scored 48 goals, finishing as England's all-time second highest scorer. His international goals-to-games ratio remains one of the best for the country and he is regarded as one of the all-time best English strikers. He was top scorer in the 1986 World Cup and received the Golden Shoe, the only time an Englishman has achieved this feat. He is also the only player to have won the English golden boot with 3 different clubs (Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur). During his professional career, Lineker is noted for never having been cautioned or sent off by a referee.
After his retirement from football he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. He moved in to broadcasting, working at the BBC, firstly working as a pundit on ''Match of the Day'' before he went on to present the flagship show. Lineker also worked on other programmes at the BBC. He led a consortium that invested in his old club Leicester, saving it from bankruptcy, and was appointed honorary vice-president. Since 1994, Lineker has featured in several television commercials for Walkers Crisps. He has four sons with his ex-wife Michelle and is now married to model Danielle Lineker.
In 2009, Leicester City fans voted him as the club's greatest ever player in a poll by Sky Sports. He received 37% of votes; more than double that of his closest competitor, legendary goalkeeper Gordon Banks.
Gary Winston Lineker was born on 30th November 1960 in Leicester to Margaret P. (nee Abbs) (born Walsham, Norfolk) and Barry Lineker (both born 1939). Gary has one younger brother, Wayne Lineker who is two years younger than him.
Lineker's father, Barry, was a market trader in Leicester and he grew up with his family in the city, playing football with his brother Wayne.
Lineker began his career at his home town club of Leicester City when he left school in 1977. Lineker began scoring prolifically in the early 1980s, helping Leicester win promotion to the First Division in 1980 and again in 1983. During his time at Filbert Street he finished twice amongst the top flight's leading scorers and winning his first England call up. He helped Leicester win promotion to the top flight in 1983 and was the First Division's joint top goalscorer in 1984-85 (tied on 24 goals with Kerry Dixon). By this stage, however, he was attracting the attention of bigger clubs, and a move from Filbert Street was looking certain.
In the 1985 close season, Lineker was sold to defending league champions Everton for -800,000, and scored 38 goals in 52 games for his new team. He was again the First Division's leading goal scorer, this time with 30 goals, and helped Everton finish second in the league. While he was at Everton, they reached the FA Cup final for the third year in a row but they lost 3-1 to Liverpool, despite Lineker giving them an early lead when he outpaced Alan Hansen to score. Liverpool (double winners) had also pipped Everton to the title by just two points.
After a strong showing at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Barcelona signed Lineker for -2,200,000. Barcelona were being managed by former QPR boss Terry Venables, who had also brought in Manchester United and Wales striker Mark Hughes.
His Golden Shoe-winning performance at the finals led to much anticipation of success at the Nou Camp, and he didn't disappoint, scoring 21 goals in 41 games during his first season, including a hat-trick in a 3-2 win over arch rivals Real Madrid. Barcelona went on to win the Copa del Rey in 1988 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1989. However, Barcelona coach Johan Cruyff decided to play Lineker on the right of the midfield and he eventually lost his place in the first team.
Alex Ferguson of Manchester United attempted to sign Lineker to partner his ex-Barcelona team-mate Mark Hughes in attack, but Lineker spurned the Manchester club. Instead, he signed with Tottenham Hotspur in July 1989. Over three seasons, he scored 67 goals in 105 games and winning the FA Cup at White Hart Lane. He finished as top scorer in the First Division in the 1989-90 season, scoring 24 goals. He was in the Tottenham side that won the FA Cup in 1991 and was the top-division's second-highest goalscorer in 1991-92 with 28 goals from 35 games, behind Ian Wright, who scored 29 times in 42 games. Despite Lineker's personal performance, Tottenham finished this final pre-Premier League season in 15th place.
Lineker ended his career with an injury-plagued spell in Japan's J. League with Nagoya Grampus Eight where he made 23 appearances over two seasons, scoring nine times, before announcing his retirement in the autumn of 1994.
During an illustrious career, he had been PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1986 and placed third in voting for the inaugural FIFA World Player of the Year in 1990 - the award ultimately went to Germany's Lothar Matthus. Despite his long career, Lineker was never cautioned by a referee for foul play (never once receiving a yellow or red card). As a result of this accomplishment he was honoured in 1990 with the FIFA Fair Play Award.
He first played for the England national team against Scotland in 1984. He played five games in the 1986 World Cup, and was top scorer of the tournament with six goals, winning the Golden Boot, making him the first and to this day only English player to have done so. He played most of the tournament wearing a lightweight cast on his forearm. He did score for England in the World Cup quarter-final against Argentina, but the game ended in defeat as Diego Maradona scored twice for the opposition (the first goal being the infamous "Hand of God" handball) and England were out of the competition. Lineker also scored a brace against Paraguay in the second round of the tournament. Lineker combined with Peter Beardsley - who also scored - to effortlessly dismantle the South American team's defence.
In 1988, Lineker played in the European Football Championship, but failed to score as England lost all three Group games. It was later established that he had been suffering from hepatitis.
In the 1990 World Cup, he scored four goals to help England reach the semi-finals after a string of draws and narrow victories. After Andreas Brehme sent England 1-0 down, he scored an equaliser after receiving a pass from Paul Parker and faking two German defenders, but the West Germans triumphed in the penalty shoot-out and went on to win the trophy.
He retired from international football with 80 caps and 48 goals, one fewer goal than Bobby Charlton's England record (although Charlton took 26 more caps to score his one extra goal). In what proved to be his last England match, against Sweden at Euro 92, he was controversially substituted by England coach Graham Taylor, in favour of Arsenal striker Alan Smith, ultimately denying Lineker the chance to equal - or even better - Charlton's record of 49 goals. He had earlier missed a penalty that would have brought him level, in a pre-tournament friendly against Brazil. He was visibly upset at the decision, not looking at Taylor as he took the bench.
He scored four goals in an England match on two occasions and is one of very few players never to have been given a yellow card or a red card in any type of game.
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Following retirement from professional football, he developed a career in the media, initially on BBC Radio 5 Live and as a football pundit before replacing Des Lynam as the BBC's anchorman for football coverage, including their flagship football television programme ''Match of the Day'', and as a team captain on the acerbic sports game show, ''They Think It's All Over'' from 1995 to 2003, where he was heavily (though affectionately) ridiculed for being a "goal hanger", described as "lethal from twelve inches" - a parody of Lineker's short-range scoring prowess. Following the departure of Steve Rider from the BBC, Lineker, who is a keen recreational golfer with a handicap of four, became the new presenter for the BBC's golf coverage. Despite receiving some criticism from his peers,
He presented a six-part TV Series for the BBC in 1998 (directed by Lloyd Stanton) called ''Golden Boots'', with other football celebrities. It was an extensive history of the World Cup focusing on the 'Golden Boots' (top scorers).
In 2001, Lineker was approached by game makers Codemasters to front the ''LMA Manager'' series on PlayStation. Lineker would pair up with Alan Hansen, fellow MOTD pundit to voice the post match comments on the game, with Barry Davies voicing the commentary. Since then the game has sold millions of copies and in ''LMA Manager 2006'', Lineker voices news items and the cup draws on the game. In 2004 he was also chosen to front the Codemasters ''England International Football'' game, with him voicing the team selection and the pre- and post-match menus.
In 2002, Lineker took on his first acting role, barring roles playing himself in films such as ''Bend It Like Beckham'' or in the adapted-for-television stage play ''An Evening with Gary Lineker'', as the voice of Underground Ernie on the BBC's children's channel, CBeebies. Both Gary and Michelle Lineker make a 'blink-and-you'll-miss-them' appearance as diners leaving a restaurant in the 1993 Eric Idle film ''Splitting Heirs''.
In 2003 Lineker was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.
In 2005, Lineker was sued for defamation by Australian footballer Harry Kewell over comments Lineker had made writing in his column in the ''Sunday Telegraph'' about Kewell's transfer from Leeds United to Liverpool. However the jury was unable to reach a verdict. It transpired in the case that the article had actually been ghost-written by a journalist at the ''Sunday Telegraph'' following a telephone interview with Lineker.
In December 2008 Lineker appeared on the ITV1 television programme ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Christmas Special'' where he and English rugby union player Austin Healey won -50,000 for the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation.
In 2009, Lineker and his wife Danielle hosted a series of the BBC's ''Northern Exposure'', following on from Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen from the previous year in visiting and showcasing locations throughout Northern Ireland.
His popularity has enabled him to appear in a light-hearted series of commercials for Walkers, playing a comical role as an arch-villain which sends up his reputation as a nice guy. He has been fronting these adverts since 1995, making this one of the longest running advertising campaigns ever. Walkers, a Leicester-based British producer of snack foods, temporarily named their salt & vinegar crisps after Lineker in the late 1990s - they were labelled 'Salt-n-Lineker. This was also due to the fact that his favourite flavour crisps are Salt and Vinegar.. Lineker's involvement with Walkers caused Mark E. Smith, singer with The Fall, to coin the nickname 'Crisp Man' for him.
Software house Gremlin released ''Gary Lineker's Superstar Soccer'' in 1987, ''Gary Lineker's Superskills'' in 1988, and ''Gary Lineker's Hot Shot'' in 1989 for 8-bit platforms. He later lent his voice to the LMA Manager series.
Lineker is a freeman of the City of Leicester (which entitles him to graze his sheep - should he have any - on Town Hall Square) and he is often referred to as "Leicester's favourite son". As a youngster, he famously worked on his family's stall in Leicester Market. Lineker still helped out on the stall at the height of his playing career during the late 1980s and early 1990s, though usually only in the closed season. His links with cricket were renewed when he was invited to become Honorary President of Kent-based wandering cricket club, Paraguayan Elbows CC. The club, which was founded in 1986, was named in his honour after an incident in that summer's World Cup match between England and Paraguay.
Lineker married Michelle Cockayne in 1986, but they divorced in August 2006. They announced their split in April 2006 but stated that the situation was amicable. They have four sons, George, Harry, Tobias, and Angus. His oldest son George survived a rare form of leukaemia as a baby in the early 1990s;
In October 2002, Lineker announced a -5 million rescue plan for cash-strapped club Leicester City, describing his involvement as charity rather than an ego trip. He said that he would invest a six-figure sum and other members of his consortium would invest a similar amount. Lineker met the fans' group to persuade them to try and raise money to rescue his former club. Another six-figure sum donor was Emile Heskey, who had not only followed in Lineker's footsteps by going to the same school as him, but also went on to play for Leicester City and England. Lineker is now honorary vice-president of Leicester City, along with Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton, and the north stand of the club's Walkers Stadium is named in his honour.
Gary married Danielle Lineker (ne Bux, born 15 June 1979) on 2 September, 2009, in Italy. The ceremony was attended by friends and family. They went on to win -30,000 for charity in ITV's gameshow ''Mr. and Mrs''.
''Gary Lineker: Strikingly Different'', Colin Malam, Stanley Paul Publications, London, 1993 ISBN 0-09-175424-0
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'''Sir Ian Terence Botham''', OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well known by his nickname "Beefy" While a controversial player both on and off the field at times, Botham also held a number of Test cricket records, and still holds the record for the highest number of wickets taken by an England bowler.
A talented footballer as well as a cricketer, Botham had to choose very early in his career whether to play professional football or cricket. In March 1980, in an effort to get fit after an injury, he joined Scunthorpe United football club, where he played as a centre forward and made 11 appearances in The Football League.
On 8 August 2009, Botham was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Botham was born in Heswall, Wirral to Herbert Leslie Botham (who worked for Westland) and Violet Marie Collett (a nurse). Both his mother and father played cricket. He went to Milford Junior School in Yeovil, Somerset, where his "love affair" with sport began, and played for Somerset Under-15s.
In first-class cricket, he scored 19,399 runs at 33.97, took 1,172 wickets at 27.22 and held 354 catches. He played for Durham, Somerset and Worcestershire, as well as a season (1987-88) in Australia playing for Queensland.
Botham began his first-class career in 1974 with Somerset. In that year, when playing against Hampshire and facing the West-Indian fast bowler Andy Roberts, a bouncer hit him straight in the mouth. He spat out teeth and simply carried on. In 1986 he resigned from Somerset County Cricket Club, to protest the sacking of his friends Viv Richards and Joel Garner, and joined Worcestershire, playing for them between 1987 and 1991. In 1992, he joined County Championship newcomers Durham before retiring midway through the 1993 season, his last match being Durham's match against the touring Australians.
Botham made his Test debut for England on 28 July 1977 in the Third Test against Australia. He went on to enjoy a Test career spanning 15 years, in which he played in 102 matches.
Botham finished his Test career with 5,200 runs at an average of 33.54, taking 383 wickets at an average of 28.40, and holding 120 catches. He is generally recognised as one of England's greatest Test players. He was also England's captain for 12 Tests in 1980 and 1981. As captain Botham is generally considered to have been unsuccessful. His tenure was brief and under his captaincy the team achieved no wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. In his defence, 9 of his matches as captain were against the best team of the time, the West Indies, who won 12 out of the next 13 Tests played against England.
Compared with many of cricket's greatest players, most of whom were specialists, Botham's averages are fairly ordinary but this overlooks Botham's all-rounder status, which is uncommonly achieved at world-class level. Of note Botham's first 202 wickets came at 21.20 per wicket, while his final 181 cost on average 36.43 apiece; the first average is one that would make Botham one of the greatest bowlers of the modern era, ranking alongside the West Indian greats Curtly Ambrose (career average 20.99), Malcolm Marshall (career average 20.94), and Joel Garner (career average 20.97), but the second average depicts a player who, as a specialist bowler, would be unable to sustain a place in many Test teams. This difference can be largely attributed to a back injury which limited Botham's bowling pace and his ability to swing the ball.
Botham's batting - although never the equal of his bowling abilities - declined as well, with a batting average of 38.80 for his first 51 Tests substantially higher than the 28.87 he managed in his last 51 Tests, again a number that would be considered unsatisfactory for a specialist batsman in most Test sides.
Despite the obvious decline in his form, Botham retained his reputation of playing to extremes and so, if he played well, he could seem to win a match on his own. He was renowned as a big-hitting batsman, though with a classical technique of playing straight, and as a fast-medium paced swing bowler who could be very effective when atmospheric conditions favoured his style.
Botham holds a number of Test records as an all-rounder, including being the fastest (in terms of matches) to achieve the "doubles" of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets, 2,000 runs and 200 wickets, and 3,000 runs and 300 wickets. He briefly held the world record for the greatest number of Test wickets, although his tally has subsequently been passed by several players. He still holds the record for the highest number of Test wickets taken by an England player (383).
Botham scored a century and took 5 wickets in an innings in the same Test match on 5 occasions; no-one else has managed this feat more than twice. In 1980, playing against India, he became the first player to score a century and take ten wickets in a Test match (Alan Davidson was the first to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a Test but that did not include a century).
During the 1981 Ashes, Botham set a record of six sixes in a single Ashes Test Match at Old Trafford. That record remained unbroken until 7 August 2005 when Andrew Flintoff scored five in the first innings and four in the second innings of the second Test at Edgbaston, and again until 12 September 2005, when Kevin Pietersen hit seven sixes in the second innings of the last Test at The Oval.
Botham's ODI career included 116 games from 1976 to 1992. He made his debut on August 26 against the West Indies at Scarborough. He finished with a batting average of 23.21 (nine 50s, no 100s, cumulative score of 2113 runs), and a bowling average of 28.5 (strike rate 43.24, 145 wickets in total, best figures 4/31).
===1981 Ashes Tour: ''Botham's Ashes''===
In 1980 Botham had been appointed captain of the England team. However, his captaincy was not a happy one; he lost form and the team did not do well. There was also an incident in the 1980 centenary Test against Australia at Lord's where several frustrated Lord's pavilion members threw punches at him, after what they saw as his alliance with the umpires (Dickie Bird and David Constant) to unnecessarily delay play on a dry, sunny, Saturday (it had rained heavily the previous night).
He resigned the captaincy after a loss and a draw in the first two Tests of the 1981 Ashes series. The resignation itself was the cause of controversy, with Alec Bedser, the Chairman of the selection panel, making it clear to the media that Botham would have been fired in any event. Botham himself refers to the event as his "dismissal" in his autobiography. In this Test, the Second Test played at Lord's and his last as England captain, Botham was dismissed for a pair. He returned to an embarrassed silence in the pavilion and after the previous year's events at the centenary Test, this possibly was the final straw. For the rest of his cricketing career, Botham always refused to acknowledge the pavilion members when he played at Lord's.
Mike Brearley, the captain Botham had replaced, took over the reins for the Third Test scheduled for 16 to 21 July, at Headingley. Australia won the toss and elected to bat. They batted all day Thursday and most of Friday, declaring after tea at 401 for 9, John Dyson having made 102 and Botham having taken 6 for 95. The England openers Graham Gooch and Geoff Boycott survived the remaining few overs, and England finished the day on 7 for no wicket.
The next day, Saturday, was a disaster for England: Gooch was out in the first over of the day, and although Boycott and Brearley then attempted to dig in, they were both out before lunch. None of the other batsmen got going at all with the exception of Botham who top scored with 50 - his first half century since his first Test as captain 13 matches earlier. England were all out in the third session for 174. Australia enforced the follow on and piled on the pressure, Gooch was out for 0 on the third ball of the first over caught by Terry Alderman off the bowling of Dennis Lillee. By the close, England had struggled to just 6 for 1, still 221 behind Australia.
Sunday 19 July was a rest day and the papers roasted the lamentable England performance. Morale was not improved by the news that Ladbrokes were offering 500-1 against England winning the match. Controversially, the Australian wicket keeper Rod Marsh and opening bowler Dennis Lillee both placed bets on England to win, claiming that 500-1 were silly odds on any two-horse race.
On Monday morning the odds began to look generous as first Brearley, then David Gower and Mike Gatting all fell cheaply to reduce England to 41 for 4. Boycott was still anchored at the other end however and he and Peter Willey added 50 runs before lunch. In the afternoon however, Willey was out for 33 and England were in deep trouble at 105 for 5 as Botham went in to bat. Matters did not improve as first Geoff Boycott and then Bob Taylor were soon dismissed. At 135 for 7 an innings defeat looked almost certain.
By all accounts, both teams' players thought Australia would win the match. When Graham Dilley joined him at the crease, Botham reportedly said, "Right then, let's have a bit of fun...". With able support from Dilley (56) and Chris Old (29), Botham hit out and by the close of play was 145 not out with Bob Willis hanging on at the other end on 1 not out. England's lead was just 124 but there was hope. On the final day's play there was time for just four more runs from Botham before Willis was out and Botham was left on 149 not out. Wisden rated this innings as the 4th best of all time.
Willis' real contribution was with the ball. After Botham took the first wicket, Willis skittled Australia out for just 111, finishing with figures of 8 for 43 - rated by Wisden as the 7th best bowling performance of all time. England had won by just 18 runs. It was only the second time in history that a team following on had won a Test match.
The next Test match, at Edgbaston, looked almost as hopeless for England. In a low scoring match (no-one made a score over 48), Australia needed 151 to win. At 105-5, things looked a little worrying for them, but an Australian win was still the most likely result. Botham then took 5 wickets for 1 run in 28 balls to give England the win by 29 runs. Later, Brearley said that Botham had not wanted to bowl and had to be persuaded to do so.
The Old Trafford Test was less of a turnaround and more of a team performance than the previous two Tests, but Botham again was England's hero, scoring 118 in what Lillee claimed was a better innings than his Headingley heroics. Botham had joined Chris Tavar with the score at 104-5. Botham then scored 118 in a partnership of 149 before he was dismissed. He hit five sixes in this innings, three off Lillee's bowling, two of them in the same over. Remarkably, even though he seemed to take his eye off the ball while hooking some fearsome Lillee bouncers, his sheer power and strength carried the ball over the boundary ropes. In total Botham batted for 5 hours shorter than Tavar and yet scored 40 more runs. England won the match, then drew the last match at The Oval (Botham took 6 wickets in the first innings) to take the series 3-1. Unsurprisingly, Botham was named man of the series, scoring 399 runs and taking 34 wickets.
A talented footballer as well as cricketer, Botham had to choose very early in his career whether to play professional football or cricket. At one point during his career, in an effort to get fit after an injury, he joined football club Scunthorpe United in March 1980, where he played as a centre half and made 11 appearances in the Football League.
Often controversial, Botham was suspended briefly in 1986 for smoking cannabis
Botham has also been a prominent fundraiser for charity undertaking a total of 11 long-distance charity walks. His first, in 1985, was a 900-mile trek from John o' Groats to Land's End. His efforts were inspired after a visit to Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital for treatment on a broken toe, when he took a wrong turn into a children's ward and was shocked to learn that some of the children had only weeks to live. He has since raised more than ten million pounds, with the charity Leukaemia Research among the causes to benefit.
== Test centuries and five-wicket innings==
Botham achieved the double of making a century and taking 5 wickets in an innings in the same Test match 5 times. Only three other players have achieved this feat more than once; Gary Sobers, Mushtaq Mohammad and Jacques Kallis, who have each done it twice.
He is the only man to have made a century and take 8 wickets in an innings in the same Test match, 108 and 8/34 against Pakistan at Lord's in 1978. Botham was also the first of only two men to make a century and take 10 wickets in the same Test match, the other being Imran Khan. Botham did this in the Centenary Test in Bombay in 1979-80 (114, 6/58 and 7/48), the last match before he became England captain. In the 25 Tests he played before he became captain he made 6 centuries and took 5 wickets in an innings 14 times, including 10 in a match 3 times, an astonishing record.
In 1976 in the borough of Doncaster, Botham married (Kathy) Kathryn Waller whom he first met in June 1974. After their marriage they lived until the late 1980s in Epworth near Scunthorpe. He has two daughters Becky (born November 1985) and Sarah, and a son Liam (born August 1977). Sarah works for Sky as a production assistant, and Liam was a professional cricketer and rugby player, before becoming a commentator for Sky Sports. They, their son, his wife and three children, now live in Ravensworth in North Yorkshire. Ian is a big football supporter and follows Chelsea FC and Glasgow Rangers.
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'''John Norman Haynes''' (17 October 1934 - 18 October 2005), better known as '''Johnny Haynes''', was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for Fulham Football Club between 1952 and 1970. An inside forward, Haynes is widely regarded as the greatest footballer ever to play for the London club, particularly noted for his exceptional passing skill and ability to read a game. An accomplished international, he made 56 appearances for his country, including 22 as captain (many of them while playing for Fulham in the Second Division). Haynes became the first player to be paid -100 a week, immediately following the abolition of the -20 maximum wage in 1961. Pel described 'The Maestro' as the "best passer of the ball I've ever seen".
Johnny Haynes was born in the Kentish Town area of London, and attended The Latymer School in Edmonton during his youth. He signed for Fulham as a schoolboy in 1950 and played loan spells at amateur sides Feltham (in the Middlesex League), Wimbledon (Isthmian League) and Woodford Town (Delphian League). He turned professional in May 1952, at the age of 17 (the youngest possible age legally) and made his debut at 18. Unusually, and despite many offers from other clubs, he remained at Fulham for his entire professional career, until leaving for South Africa in 1970, where he played for the now defunct Durban City, alongside former Fulham teammates Johnny Byrne and Bobby Keetch.
Johnny Haynes was the first footballer to appear for England in every class of football available in his playing era - school, youth, under 23, `B` and full international level. His debut for the full senior side came on 2 October 1954, scoring a goal in a 2-0 England victory over Northern Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast. An accomplished career saw him making 55 further appearances (the last 22 as captain) for the national side, with perhaps his best game being 1958 at Wembley Stadium when he scored a hat-trick against the Soviet Union in a 5-0 win. He was to become one of the famous stars of the sport along with Stanley Matthews and others of the era, and was to be one of the first to appear in adverts (for Brylcreem), after Denis Compton. He is sometimes considered the David Beckham of his day, with his exceptional passing ability turning him into somewhat of a "schemer" despite being an "inside forward". During his time at Fulham, he was picked on several occasions (as Captain) for the London XI in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
He became captain of the side in 1960, and a year later led his team to a famous 9-3 victory over Scotland at Wembley, (considered to be one of his finest performances). His final appearance, for England was on 10 June 1962, as England were defeated 3-1 by Brazil in the World Cup quarter-final at Estadio Sausalito in Via del Mar, Chile. A bike crash in Blackpool the same year caused cruciate ligament damage which prevented him from playing for a year, and is widely regarded to have been the significant cause for the end of his England career, preventing him from appearing in the 1966 World Cup winning team. Many of his caps were whilst playing Second Division football with Fulham, a rare feat nowadays.
In his record 658 appearances for Fulham, 594 of which were in the Football League, he rose to become club captain and scored a total of 158 goals, another club record and one which was only surpassed by striker Gordon Davies in 1991. Haynes' best scoring season was 1958-59 with 26 from 34 games. He has scored the most hat-tricks (9) for Fulham, scored 4 goals twice and once even 5 goals in a First Division match. He was very selfless player allowing others to take penalties even when he was on a hat-trick. Haynes wasn't a prolific goalscorer, instead preferring to set-up goals and assist. Haynes is often known for having saying he would prefer to give a good long-ball rather than score personally. He would often hone his passing skills alone at Craven Cottage laying a towel out in front of the clubhouse and pinging balls onto it from the center spot.
Haynes had a single spell in football management, taking charge of the Cottagers for a brief spell in November 1968 after the dismissal of Bobby Robson as player-manager, but Haynes never had any ambition to go into coaching. In 1970, he retired professionally aged 35, and joined the South African club, Durban City, for whom he played one season and helped them to win the national championship. This was his only winner's medal in club football. .
Long after his departure from Fulham, Haynes remained an immensely popular and respected figure at the club whose supporters had dubbed him "The Maestro". Unquestionably far more gifted than his colleagues in a relatively low profile team compared to the best of the day, he is fondly remembered for his tendency to fail to disguise his exasperation with his teammates and their frequent lack of understanding of his intentions and ideas. This often resulted in Haynes' iconic hands-on-hips stance or him giving an earful, usually to his pal Tosh Chamberlain who bought him to Fulham.
On 17 October 2005 (his 71st birthday), at approximately 2:55pm BST (1:55pm GMT), Haynes was driving his car along Dalry Road in Edinburgh, Scotland, the city in which he had lived since 1984 after leaving South Africa when he suffered a brain haemorrhage, which effectively rendered him brain-stem dead almost instantaneously. The car veered off into the oncoming traffic and hit a light goods vehicle. Although the accident was witnessed by a doctor who managed, using CPR, to restart Johnny's heart, he was effectively dead. Although kept on a ventilator for some 30 hours, all tests that were undertaken by the medical staff in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, showed negative activity in the brain and, as per his family's wishes, after he had donated some of his organs, the ventilator was turned off at approximately 9pm GMT on the evening of 18 October 2005. Earlier afternoon reports that day from several major news sources, and the , suggested that Haynes had already died, but these were retracted within an hour, with Haynes' condition subsequently described as "serious". His third wife, Avril, who had been travelling in the passenger seat, was also injured in the accident, and was described later in the day as being in "stable" condition, having suffered five broken ribs and a punctured lung.
Johnny Haynes, as one of the finest players of his era, was of constant interest to other football clubs, which contributed to the pressure which led to the demise of the -20-per-week maximum wage applied to the game until 1961. Fulham chairman Tommy Trinder had boasted that Haynes was worth -100 a week, not expecting that the -20 pay cap (equivalent to -1200 in 2005) would be abolished. When it was removed, Trinder paid up without complaint to make Haynes the first footballer to earn -100 per week. The Riversiders famously turned down an offer of -80,000 from AC Milan for "The Maestro" that would have been over double the record for a transfer at the time and would have made Haynes the best paid player in the world.
On the day of the death of Johnny Haynes, Alan Mullery, another high-profile Fulham and England player, made the following tribute:
''"He was the only reason I went to Fulham as a young boy of 15 leaving school. He was my hero, the captain of England and Fulham. The word great rolls off the tongue quite easily these days but he really was. He was the best passer of a ball I have ever seen - I don't know anyone who could pass a ball as accurately. Anyone who saw him will know what a great player he was."''
''"His dedication, skill, professionalism, grace and charm - both in his playing days and in retirement - serve as a poignant reminder to many of today's footballers about what true greatness really means." ''
George Cohen, a World Cup winner for England in 1966 and a Fulham teammate of Johnny Haynes, stated:
''"I have a hundred individual memories of the beauty of John's play. One stands out for the sheer perfection of his skill. It was a charity match which, but for that one second, has faded completely from my memory. The ball came to him at speed on a wet, slippery surface but with the slightest of adjustments, one that was almost imperceptible, he played it inside a full-back and into the path of an on-running winger. I looked at our coach Dave Sexton on the bench and he caught my glance and shook his head as if to say 'fantastic'. Haynes could give you goose bumps on a wet night in a match that didn't matter."''
Bobby Moore, Haynes' successor as England captain, said of him: "Once you get used to watching that perfection you realised the rest of the secret. John was always available, always hungry for the ball, always wanting to play. I loved watching the player. Later I learnt to love the man."
In 2002 Haynes became an Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his football talents and impact on the English game.
Weeks after its centenary year, on 27 November 2005, it was announced that the Archibald Leitch-designed Stevenage Road Stand at Craven Cottage would be renamed The Johnny Haynes Stand. Other suggestions to honour Haynes had included a redesign of the gates of Craven Cottage and the retirement of the number 10 shirt worn by Haynes throughout his time at Fulham.
On 28 July 2008, Fulham announced that fundraising had commenced, with the co-operation of a fan's group, to produce a lasting tribute to Haynes. A statue was commissioned and was unveiled at Craven Cottage before the Premier League match against Sunderland on 18 October 2008.
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'''Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish''' MBE (born 4 March, 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international footballer. He is most noted for his successes with Celtic, and both his playing and managing career at English club Liverpool. He was placed first in Liverpool's list of "100 Players Who Shook The Kop".
Dalglish began his career as a youth player at Celtic and broke into the first team in 1971, becoming a prolific striker for the club. He was made the team captain in 1975 and between 1971 and 1977 he won four Scottish First Division titles, four Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup. His performances led to call-ups for the national team; he was part of the undefeated 1974 FIFA World Cup Scotland team, and scored to bring victory over rivals England in both 1976 and 1977. Bob Paisley paid -440,000 to bring Dalglish to Liverpool in 1977, a British record at the time.
His years at Liverpool marked one of the club's most successful periods: he won six league titles, three European Cups and five domestic cups. He also played for Scotland in the 1978 and 1982 World Cups. By the time his career had wound down in the late 1980s, Dalglish had set Scottish records for international appearances and goals, and become one of the most successful strikers in Liverpool's history. Dalglish became player-manager of Liverpool in 1985 following the Heysel Stadium Disaster and brought the team a League and FA Cup double in his first year, beating Merseyside rivals Everton in the process. During his six-year tenure, Liverpool always finished either first or second in the league. He guided them to three league wins and two FA Cups from 1985-1991.
He joined Blackburn Rovers in 1991 and, through Jack Walker's patronage, he turned the Second Division side to Premier League winners, breaking transfer fee records along the way. His move to Newcastle United in 1997 was less successful. Although he finished as Premier League runner-up in 1996-97, the team's league performance the following season was lacklustre and he was sacked by Freddie Shepherd at the start of the 1998-99 season. He was appointed Director of Football at Celtic in 1999 but a brief stint as caretaker manager ended in an acrimonious departure. He has not managed since 2000 and has instead focused on charitable concerns, founding The Marina Dalglish Appeal with his wife to raise money for breast cancer. He is also a patron of Marine FC.
Dalglish, the son of an engineer, grew up supporting Rangers. Though born in Dalmarnock in the East End of Glasgow, he was brought up in Milton in the north of Glasgow and moved to the docklands of Govan, near Ibrox, home of Rangers when he was 15.
Dalglish attended Milton Bank Primary School in Milton and started out as a goalkeeper. Frank McAvennie, another well known footballer, also grew up in the same area and attended the same school. He was attending High Possil Senior Secondary School where he won the inter schools 5-a-side and the inter year 5-a-side competitions when he appeared for the Scotland under-15s in a fixture against their Northern Irish counterparts he was playing outfield as a right-half, scoring twice. Dalglish played for Glasgow Schoolboys and Glasgow Schools (winning the Scottish Cup), and went on the be selected for the Scottish schoolboys side, where the team enjoyed an undefeated run to win the home nations Victory Shield tournament.
He had trials at West Ham (twice) and notably at Liverpool, but they came to nothing. Dalglish instead signed for Celtic, age-old Old Firm rivals of his childhood club, Rangers.
His signing, on a provisional contract in May 1967, was not without amusement. Jock Stein, the legendary Celtic manager, sent his assistant Sean Fallon to see Dalglish and his parents at their home. Hearing that Fallon was at the door, Dalglish raced to his bedroom and frantically tore down the Rangers posters on his bedroom walls. In his first season Dalglish was farmed out to a Celtic nursery side, Cumbernauld United for whom he scored 37 goals during the 1967-68 season. He also worked as an apprentice joiner.
By the following year he had turned fully professional and was a regular member of a Celtic reserve team so highly rated it was known as the Quality Street gang due to its unparalleled production of future Scottish internationals: the legendary Danny McGrain, George Connelly, Lou Macari, David Hay and, of course, Dalglish himself.
Dalglish made his first team competitive debut coming on from the bench for Charlie Gallagher in Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie at Hamilton Academical at Douglas Park on 25 September 1968; he helped Celtic to a 4-2 victory.
It took Dalglish three years to establish himself in the first team. At that time Celtic were not only the best team in Scotland, they had become the first British team to win the European Cup after beating Inter Milan 2-1 at the Estdio Nacional in Lisbon. Stein took a great interest in Dalglish, recognising his potentially outstanding talent. Eventually he gave him his chance in a benefit match for Kilmarnock defender Frank Beattie at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on 14 May 1971. The result was 7-2 to Celtic, with Dalglish scoring six of the Celtic goals in a superlative performance.
The 1971-72 season saw Dalglish score his first goal for Celtic. It came via the penalty spot in the 2-0 Scottish League Cup tie win over Rangers at Ibrox on 14 August 1971. He went on to amass 23 league and cup goals in just 49 appearances by the end of the season.
By 1972-73, Dalglish was Celtic's leading marksman with a seasonal tally of 41 goals in all competitions. Dalglish was made Celtic captain in 1975-76, but it was a miserable year. Stein was badly hurt in a car crash and missed most of the season, and Celtic failed to win a trophy for the first time in 12 years.
He had been a full Scotland international for six years by the time he decided to leave Celtic. Tommy Docherty gave him his debut as a substitute in the 1-0 Euro '72 qualifier victory over Belgium on the 10 November 1971 at Pittodrie. He scored his first goal for the Scots a year later on the 15 November 1972 in the 2-0 World Cup qualifier win over Denmark at Hampden Park. Scotland eventually qualified and he went to the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany. Scotland were eliminated at the end of group stages, even though they were undefeated.
In 1976 he scored the winning goal for Scotland at Hampden Park against England when he put the ball through Ray Clemence's legs. A year later he scored against the same opponents and goalkeeper at Wembley in another 2-1 win.
On 10 August 1977, after 269 appearances and 167 goals, an average of a goal every 1.6 games, for the Hoops, Dalglish moved to Bob Paisley's Liverpool for a British record -440,000 transfer fee.
His departure was a huge blow for Celtic and was extremely unpopular with the fans. It also highlighted the widening financial gap between Scottish and English clubs. When Dalglish returned in August 1978 to play in Stein's testimonial, he was greeted as a traitor and booed by a large element of the Celtic supporters.
The Liverpool support had reservations about Dalglish's ability to replace Keegan, but they had no need to worry as Dalglish quickly settled in at his new club. Dalglish made his debut, wearing Keegan's famous number seven shirt, in the season opener at Wembley, the Charity Shield, on 13 August 1977 against Manchester United. The sides shared the shield as the game finished as a draw. He scored his first goal in his league debut a week later on 20 August, when Liverpool went to Ayresome Park to face Middlesbrough with Dalglish's seventh minute goal earning the Reds a 1-1 draw. He also scored on his Anfield debut three days later on 23 August. With the half-time score at 0-0, Dalglish scored in the first minute of the second period to set the Reds up for a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United. He also scored Liverpool's sixth goal when they crushed Kevin Keegan's Hamburg 6-0 in the second leg of the 1977 UEFA Super Cup final.
At the end of his first season, Dalglish had played 62 times, scoring 31 goals. These included the winning goal in the 1978 European Cup final at Wembley against Belgian side Bruges, when he latched onto a through ball by fellow Scot Graeme Souness and calmly chipped the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper. He went on to become arguably the most influential member of the most successful club team in English football history, winning further League Championships and European Cups for Liverpool during a period (stretching to the mid-1980s) when the club dominated both domestic and European football.
He went on to play in both the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, scoring against the Netherlands in the famous 3-2 win, and the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, scoring against New Zealand. On both occasions Scotland failed to get past the group stage. In total, Dalglish played 102 times for Scotland (a national record) and scored 30 goals (also a national record, shared with Denis Law).
In April 1980, Liverpool paid -300,000 for Ian Rush, an 18-year-old Chester striker. After he had made the breakthrough into the first team, Rush thrived alongside Dalglish. The pair's goals helped the Anfield club win the League championship and a 3-1 League Cup final win over Tottenham Hotspur in which Rush scored a goal a minute from the end of extra time. A year earlier, Dalglish had himself scored in the 1981 Football League Cup Final.
Dalglish was voted PFA Player of the Year for the 1982-83 season.
Dalglish was an ever present in his first three league campaigns at Liverpool, his second campaign (1978-79) being his personal best at the club with 21 league goals. He did not miss a league game for Liverpool until the 1980-81 season, when he appeared in 34 out of 42 league games and scored just eight goals as Liverpool finished fifth in the league but still managed to win the European Cup and Football League Cup. He recovered his goalscoring touch the following season and was an ever present once again, scoring 13 goals as Liverpool were league champions for the 13th time - and the third time since Dalglish's arrival. 18 league goals came from Dalglish in 1982-83 as Liverpool retained their title, but after this stage his goalscoring record became less prolific as Ian Rush became Liverpool's practically uncontested top goalscorer. However, Dalglish did remain a regular player, despite the arrival of young Luton Town striker Paul Walsh at the start of the 1984-85 season.
After becoming player-manager on the retirement of Joe Fagan in the 1985 close season, Dalglish selected himself for just 21 First Division games in 1985-86 as Liverpool won the double, but he started the FA Cup final win over Everton wearing the famous number 7 shirt ahead of Walsh, who did not even make the substitute's bench. He had a personally better campaign in the 1986-87 season, this time scoring six goals from just 18 league appearances, but he was now firmly committed to giving younger players priority for a first team place. With the sale of Ian Rush to Juventus in the 1987 close season, Dalglish chose to form a new striker partnership of new signings John Aldridge and Peter Beardsley for the 1987-88, during which he played just twice in a league campaign which saw Liverpool seal their 17th title. He did not participate as a player in their 1988-89 league campaign, but made his first league appearance in two years on 5 May 1990 when he came on as a subsitute against Coventry City, after which he finally retired from playing.
After the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 in which 39 Juventus supporters died when rioting fans caused a wall to collapse, and in the wake of the resignation of manager Joe Fagan, Dalglish became player-manager of the Anfield club and guided them to the club's first ever "double" by the end of his first season in charge, 1985-86. Liverpool achieved the historic feat by winning the League Championship by two points over Merseyside rivals Everton (Dalglish actually scored the winner in a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to secure the title on the final day of the season) and the FA Cup, beating derby rivals Everton 3-1 in the first ever all-Merseyside FA Cup Final.
The following season was trophy-less as Liverpool lost their league title to Everton, lost to Arsenal in the League Cup final and were knocked out of the FA Cup by underdogs Luton Town. Over a 15 year period, it was only the third time the Reds had ended the season without winning either the league title or one of the domestic or European cups.
Liverpool topped the league for almost the whole season in 1987-88, although Dalglish's appearances were becoming increasingly rare after he signed Peter Beardsley from Newcastle. Alongside Beardsley, he signed John Aldridge from Oxford United, who replaced the Juventus-bound Rush. He also added winger John Barnes from Watford and Oxford United midfielder Ray Houghton to the likes of Alan Hansen, Ronnie Whelan, Steve McMahon, Mark Lawrenson and Steve Nicol. They had a successful run of 37 matches unbeaten in all competitions from the beginning of the season (29 in the league, 22 wins and 7 draws). The run began on the 15 August 1987 and was ended by Merseyside rivals Everton, who beat them by a single goal at Goodison Park on 21 February 1988. They were crowned champions with four games left to play, having suffered just two defeats from 40 games. However, despite being favourites in the 1988 FA Cup Final, they were denied a second double by an unfancied Wimbledon side.
Dalglish guided Liverpool to victory over Everton in the second all-Merseyside F.A Cup final in 1989, but they squandered the chance of a second double in literally the last minute of the final game of the season. A shot by future Liverpool player Michael Thomas gave Arsenal the 2-0 victory they needed at Anfield and the league title went to the north Londoners on the basis that Arsenal had scored more goals, with the goal difference being the same.
In the 1989-90 season Liverpool won their third league title of their first five seasons under Dalglish's management. It came after a late surge by Aston Villa had knocked them off the top of the table in April, but a strong run during the final weeks of the season saw Dalglish's men win the title by nine points. 1989-90 was also the season that saw the 38-year-old Dalglish play the final game of his career, when he came on as a 71st minute sub for Jan Mlby in Liverpool's final home game of the season against Derby County on 1 May 1990. Dalglish also received his third Manager of the year award.
Dalglish was in charge of the club at the time of the Hillsborough disaster, on 15 April 1989 at the beginning of the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. The tragedy claimed 94 lives on the day, with the final death toll reaching 96. Dalglish won many admirers for his dignity during this tragedy. He attended many of the funerals as did the other Liverpool players. He is still well-regarded by Liverpool supporters for this reason, as well as for his on-field successes. He resigned as manager of Liverpool (on health grounds) on 22 February 1991, his last act being a confidence vote in future homegrown talents Steve McManaman, Mike Marsh, and his last signing, youngster Jamie Redknapp. Dalglish departed with Liverpool, stating he wished to retire from football in 1991. Still defending their title and still in contention for both the league title and the FA Cup.
Dalglish's Liverpool record ended with: 515 appearances, 172 goals, 307 as manager, 8 League Championships, 2 FA Cup wins, 3 European Cup wins, 4 League Cup wins, 1 European Super Cup win, and 5 Charity Shield wins. He also won a Football Writers` Footballer of the Year award, a PFA player of the year award, and three Manager of the Year awards.
After stating that he was taking an extended break from football, after quitting Liverpool, he surprised fans by returning to management 6 weeks later, in October 1991, with Second Division Blackburn Rovers, whom he led into the Premier League by beating Leicester City 1-0 in the Second Division Play-off final at Wembley, the first time Blackburn had been in the top flight of English football since 1966
The club were owned by steel tycoon Jack Walker who paid Dalglish handsomely, and made large sums available to Dalglish, allowing Blackburn Rovers to compete financially with the wealthiest and biggest teams in England such as Arsenal and Manchester United. In 1992 Dalglish signed Southampton's Alan Shearer for a British record fee of -3.5 million. Shearer helped Dalglish's newly promoted Rovers to fourth position in the first year of the new Premier League. Despite the Blackburn's wealth, Dalglish often found it hard to attract big name players to the club, leading to great frustration on his part. The failure to sign Roy Keane was one example: Dalglish and Keane had a verbal agreement but Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson convinced him to join his team instead. Keane recalled that Dalglish was furious at him for the decision, and even threatening to sue him.
The club finished two positions higher the following season, as runners-up to Manchester United. By this time, Dalglish had added England internationals Tim Flowers and David Batty to his growing squad.
The 1994-95 season saw Dalglish again break the transfer record, paying Norwich City -5 million for Chris Sutton who along with Shearer formed a formidable striking partnership. He had now spent over -27 million putting together a squad that could make a serious challenge for the Premier League Championship. The challenge came and by the last game of the season both Blackburn and Manchester United were pushing for the title. Blackburn had to go to Dalglish's former club, Liverpool, with United having to go to East London to face West Ham United at Upton Park. Dalglish celebrated even though Rovers went 2-1 down to a late Redknapp winner. The news that Manchester United had failed to get the result they needed had filtered through to him via the radios in the crowd.
The title meant that Dalglish had been part of nine championship winning sides and the title win also sent Dalglish into the record books once again, being only the third manager in the history of the game to lead two different clubs to league championships, Herbert Chapman (Arsenal and Huddersfield Town) and Brian Clough (Derby County and Nottingham Forest) being the others.
After winning the Premier League, Dalglish became Director of Football on 25 June 1995 with Ray Harford taking over as manager of Blackburn. As the team's fortunes began to slide particularly in the Champions' League, questions arose about the precise nature of Dalglish's contribution to the cause. Dalglish parted company with Blackburn, by 'mutual consent', the end of the following season almost immediately after the departure of Alan Shearer whom he advised to go to Newcastle. However Dalglish left a legacy at Blackburn, a talent-spotting system which focussed on young and talented Irish footballers who were brought to the Brockhall training ground, one of the best in England, for training and development.
On 14 January 1997, Dalglish was appointed manager of Newcastle United, on a three and a half year contract, inheriting a squad of players reputed, by previous manager Kevin Keegan, to be the best the club had ever had. From a starting point of fourth place in the Premier League on the exit of Keegan, Dalglish guided the club to a runner-up finish come May and a place in the new format of the following season's UEFA Champions League. However, the 1997-98 campaign only saw the team end up in 13th place. Many have claimed that the players Dalglish signed in the pre-season did not live up to those that he inherited from Keegan, whilst others reflect upon the long term injury of Alan Shearer to be the biggest woe he faced. But for all the domestic woes, 1997-98 brought Dalglish some of his finest moments as manager of Newcastle United, including the famous 3-2 Matchday 1 UEFA Champions League win over Barcelona, and the defeat of Sheffield United by one goal to nil at the semi-final stage of the FA Cup. However, Newcastle could only manage a 2-0 loss to Arsenal in the Final. Dalglish was sacked by Freddie Shepherd, who had only hired him twenty months previously, after two draws in the opening two games of the subsequent 1998-1999 season (namely, against Charlton and with one goal apiece in an away fixture to Chelsea, respectively), in favour of former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit.
Dalglish expressed his enforced departure as his only regret of his time on Tyneside, having hitherto rebuilt the reserve side scrapped by predecessor Keegan and signed a number of players, including Nolberto Solano, Gary Speed and Shay Given, who would remain fixtures of the team into the 2000s.
In June 1999 he was appointed Director of Football at Celtic, with his former Liverpool signing John Barnes appointed as head coach. Barnes was sacked in February 2000 and Dalglish was appointed manager, and he guided them to the Scottish League Cup final where they beat Aberdeen 2-0 at Hampden Park. He left the club shortly after, paving the way for Martin O'Neill to usher in a new period of Celtic dominance in Scottish football.
Dalglish was unhappy with the departure and Celtic's termination of his contract. He had recommended previous manager Barnes to the club and offered himself as a replacement manager should the young Barnes not succeed in the role. In spite of the termination of his contract, Dalglish vowed to stay on as Director of football. After a brief legal battle, Dalgish accepted Celtic's settlement offer of -600,000.
Since leaving Celtic Dalglish has been linked with a number of managerial vacancies, including those at Preston North End (March 2002), Liverpool (May 2004) and the Scottish national team (November 2004). In May 2007, he was linked with the managerial vacancy at Sheffield United following Neil Warnock's resignation, but the job went to Bryan Robson instead. Nine years after his departure from Celtic, Dalglish has yet to make a return to management.
In April 2009 Liverpool manager Rafael Bentez approached Dalglish about the possibility of a return to his former club, with discussion that he could return with a role in the club's youth academy. This appointment was confirmed on 3 July 2009, and he is also the club's ambassador.
Dalglish is married to Marina, who is a breast cancer survivor who was diagnosed in March 2003 and has recovered well from the disease. The couple have four children: Kelly, Paul (a former professional footballer), Lynsey and Lauren.
In 2004, Kenny and Marina founded The Marina Dalglish Appeal to raise money for breast cancer funding. Paul and Lynsey both participated in the Liverpool 2004 run, Kenny participated in a Santa Claus Dash; while Aintree and the 1986 FA Cup Final Replay also raised money. After three years' of fund-raising a new -2 million chemotherapy centre for Merseyside was opened at University Hospital Aintree. In recognition of her efforts, Marina Dalglish was awarded an MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours list.
Dalglish often competes in the annual Gary Player Invitational tournament, a charity golfing event which raises money for children's causes around the world.
As part of the Paul Stretford Controversy, it was revealed that Dalglish was a shareholder of the Proactive agency and that people within his social circle had connections with criminals. He refused to make a statement to the police, or media, in response to claims he invited well known London gangster Sean 'Tommy' Adams to a business meeting in 2002.
Dalglish spoke on camera regarding the Hillsborough Disaster in March, breaking a twenty-year silence on the event. Marking the twentieth anniversary of the disaster, he expressed regret that the police and the FA had not considered delaying the kick-off of the match; a move which could have averted the 96 deaths.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Michael Mackintosh Foot''' (born 23 July 1913) is a British Labour politician and writer, who was a Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1992, and was the Leader of the Opposition from 1980 to 1983.
Foot's father, Isaac Foot, was a solicitor and founder of the Plymouth law firm, Foot and Bowden. Isaac Foot was an active member of the Liberal Party and was Liberal Member of Parliament for Bodmin in Cornwall 1922-1924 and 1929-1935 and a Lord Mayor of Plymouth.
Michael Foot's brothers were Sir Dingle Foot MP, the Liberal politician Lord Foot (previously John Foot) and Lord Caradon (previously Hugh Foot), a Governor of Cyprus and a former representative of the United Kingdom at the United Nations from 1964-1970, whose son was the campaigning journalist Paul Foot.
Michael Foot was born in Plymouth, Devon, and educated at Plymouth College Preparatory School and Leighton Park School in Reading. He then went on to read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Wadham College, Oxford. Foot was president of the Oxford Union. He also took part in the ESU USA Tour (the debating tour of the USA run by the English-Speaking Union). On graduating in 1934, he took a job as a shipping clerk in Liverpool. Foot was profoundly influenced by the poverty and unemployment that he witnessed in Liverpool, on a different scale from anything he had seen in Plymouth. A Liberal up to this time, Foot was converted to Socialism by Oxford University Labour Club president David Lewis and others: "... I knew him [at Oxford] when I was a Liberal [and Lewis] played a part in converting me to socialism."
He became a journalist, working briefly on the ''New Statesman'' before joining the left-wing weekly ''Tribune'' when it was set up in early 1937 to support the Unity Campaign, an attempt to secure an anti-fascist United Front between Labour and the parties to its left. The campaign's members were Stafford Cripps's (Labour-affiliated) Socialist League, the Independent Labour Party and the Communist Party of Great Britain (CP). Foot resigned in 1938 after the paper's first editor, William Mellor, was fired for refusing to adopt a new CP policy of backing a Popular Front, including non-socialist parties, against fascism and appeasement.
On the recommendation of Aneurin Bevan, Foot was soon hired by Lord Beaverbrook to work as a writer on his ''Evening Standard''. (Bevan is supposed to have told Beaverbrook on the phone: "I've got a young bloody knight-errant here. They sacked his boss, so he resigned. Have a look at him.") At the outbreak of the Second World War, Foot volunteered for military service, but was rejected due to his chronic asthma. In 1940, under the pen-name "Cato" he and two other Beaverbrook journalists (Frank Owen, editor of the ''Standard'', and Peter Howard of the ''Daily Express'') published ''Guilty Men'', a Left Book Club book attacking the appeasement policy of the Chamberlain government that became a run-away best-seller. Beaverbrook made Foot editor of the ''Evening Standard'' in 1942 at the age of 28. During the war Foot made a speech that was later featured during The World at War TV series of the early 1970s. Foot was speaking in defence of the ''Daily Mirror'', which had criticised the conduct of the war by the Churchill Government. He mocked the notion that the Government would make no more territorial demands of other newspapers if they allowed the ''Mirror'' to be censored. Foot left the ''Standard'' in 1945 to join the ''Daily Herald'' as a columnist. The ''Daily Herald'' was jointly owned by the TUC and Odhams Press, and was effectively an official Labour Party paper. He rejoined ''Tribune'' as editor from 1948 to 1952, and was again the paper's editor from 1955 to 1960. Throughout his political career he railed against the increasing corporate domination of the press, entertaining a special loathing for Rupert Murdoch.
Foot fought the Plymouth Devonport constituency in the 1945 general election. He won the seat for Labour for the first time, holding it until his surprise defeat by Dame Joan Vickers at the 1955 general election. Until 1957, he was the most prominent ally of Aneurin Bevan, who had taken Cripps's place as leader of the Labour left, though Foot and Bevan fell out after Bevan renounced unilateral nuclear disarmament at the 1957 Labour Party conference.
Before the cold war began in the late 1940s, Foot favoured a 'third way' foreign policy for Europe (he was joint author with Richard Crossman and Ian Mikardo of the pamphlet ''Keep Left'' in 1947), but in the wake of the communist seizure of power in Hungary and Czechoslovakia he and ''Tribune'' took a strongly anti-communist position, eventually embracing NATO.
Foot was however a critic of the west's handling of the Korean war, an opponent of West German rearmament in the early 1950s and a founder member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Under his editorship, ''Tribune'' opposed both the British government's Suez adventure and the Soviet crushing of the Hungarian revolution in 1956. Foot returned to parliament in 1960 at a by-election in Ebbw Vale in Monmouthshire, left vacant by Bevan's death.
He had the Labour whip withdrawn in March 1961 after rebelling against the Labour leadership over air force estimates. He only returned to the Parliamentary Labour Group in 1963 when Harold Wilson replaced Hugh Gaitskell as Labour leader.
Harold Wilson - the subject of an enthusiastic campaign biography by Foot published by Robert Maxwell's Pergamon Press in 1964 - offered Foot a place in his first government, but Foot turned it down. Instead he became the leader of Labour's left opposition from the back benches, dazzling the Commons with his command of rhetoric. He opposed the government's moves to restrict immigration, join the Common Market and reform the trade unions, was against the Vietnam war and Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of independence, and denounced the Soviet suppression of "socialism with a human face" in Czechoslovakia in 1968. He also famously allied with the Tory right-winger Enoch Powell to scupper the government's plan to abolish the voting rights of hereditary peers and create a House of Lords comprising only life peers - a "seraglio of eunuchs" as Foot put it.
In 1967, Foot challenged James Callaghan but failed to win the post of Treasurer of the Labour Party.
After 1970, Labour moved to the left and Wilson came to an accommodation with Foot. In April 1972, he stood for the Deputy Leadership of the party, along with Edward Short and Anthony Crosland. Short defeated Foot in the second ballot after Crosland had been eliminated in the first.
When, in 1974, Labour returned to office under Harold Wilson, Foot became Secretary of State for Employment. In this role, he played the major part in the government's efforts to maintain the trade unions' support. He was also responsible for the Health and Safety at Work Act. Foot was one of the mainstays of the "no" campaign in the 1975 referendum on British membership of the European Economic Community. When Wilson retired in 1976, Foot contested the party leadership and led in the first ballot, but was ultimately defeated by James Callaghan. Later that year, Foot was elected Deputy Leader and served as Leader of the House of Commons, which gave him the unenviable task of trying to maintain the survival of the Callaghan government as its majority evaporated. In 1975, Foot, along with Jennie Lee and others, courted controversy when they supported Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, after she prompted the declaration of a state of emergency.
Following Labour's 1979 general election defeat by Margaret Thatcher, Foot was elected Labour leader in 1980, beating the right's candidate Denis Healey in the second round of the leadership election (the last leadership contest to involve only Labour MPs). Foot presented himself as a compromise candidate capable, unlike Healey, of uniting the party, which at the time was riven by the grassroots left-wing insurgency centred on Tony Benn. The Bennites demanded revenge for the betrayals, as they saw them, of the Callaghan government, and pushed the case for replacement of MPs who had acquiesced in them by left-wingers who would support the causes of unilateral nuclear disarmament, withdrawal from the Common Market and widespread nationalisation. (Benn did not stand for the leadership: apart from Foot and Healey, the other candidates - both eliminated in the first round - were John Silkin, like Foot a Tribunite, and Peter Shore, an anti-European right-winger.)
When he became leader, Foot was already 67 and frail - and almost immediately after his election as leader was faced with a massive crisis: the creation in early 1981 of a breakaway party by four senior Labour right-wingers, Roy Jenkins, Shirley Williams, David Owen and William Rodgers (the so-called "Gang of Four"), the Social Democratic Party. The SDP won the support of large sections of the media, and for more than a year its opinion poll ratings suggested that it could at least overtake Labour and possibly win a general election, as the Tories were proving unpopular due to the economic policies of prime minister Margaret Thatcher which had seen unemployment reach a postwar high.
With the Labour left still strong - in 1981 Benn decided to challenge Healey for the deputy leadership of the party, a contest Healey won by the narrowest of margins - Foot struggled to make an impact and was widely criticised for it, though his performances in the Commons, most notably on the Falklands crisis of 1982, won him widespread respect from other parliamentarians. (He was however criticised by some on the left who felt that he should not have supported the Thatcher government's immediate resort to military action.) The right-wing newspapers nevertheless lambasted him consistently for what they saw as his bohemian eccentricity, attacking him for wearing what they described as a "donkey jacket" at the wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day, for which he was likened to an "out-of-work navvy". Foot didn't make it generally known that HM the Queen Mother had complimented him on it.
The Falklands conflict ended on 14 June when Argentina surrendered and Britain won, and this saw a massive boost in popularity for the Tories, as did the return to economic growth later in the year.
Through late 1982 and early 1983, there was constant speculation that Labour MPs would replace Foot with Healey as leader. Such speculation increased after Labour lost the 1983 Bermondsey by-election, in which the gay rights activist Peter Tatchell was its candidate, standing against a Tory, a Liberal and the right wing John O'Grady, who had declared himself the "real" Labour candidate and fought an openly homophobic campaign against Tatchell. Critically, however, Labour held on in a subsequent by-election in Darlington and Foot remained leader for the 1983 general election.
The 1983 Labour manifesto, strongly socialist in tone, advocated unilateral nuclear disarmament, higher personal taxation and a return to a more interventionist industrial policy. The manifesto also pledged that a Labour government would abolish the House of Lords, nationalise banks and leave the EEC. Among the Labour MPs newly-elected in 1983 in support of this manifesto were Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Foot's Labour Party lost to the Conservatives in a landslide - a result which had been widely predicted by the opinion polls since the previous summer. The only consolation for Foot and Labour was that they did not lose their place in opposition to the SDP-Liberal Alliance, who came close to them in terms of votes but were still a long way behind in terms of seats. Despite this, Foot was very critical of the Alliance, accusing them of "siphoning" Labour support and enabling the Tories to win more seats.
Foot resigned and was succeeded by Neil Kinnock as leader. Gerald Kaufman, once Harold Wilson's press officer and during the 1980s a key player on the Labour right, described the 1983 Labour manifesto as "the longest suicide note in history". This wasn't just through the orientation of the policies however, it also included the marketing aspect. As a statement on internal democracy, Foot passed the edict that the manifesto would consist of all resolutions arrived at conference, making the manifesto over 700 pages long. The party also failed to master the medium of television, while Foot addressed public meetings around the country, and made some radio broadcasts, in the same manner as Clement Attlee in 1945. Members joked that they hadn't expected Foot to allow the slogan "Think positive, Act positive, Vote Labour" on grammatical grounds.
Foot took a back seat in Labour politics after 1983 and retired from the House of Commons in 1992 but remained politically active. From 1987 to 1992, he was the oldest sitting British MP (preceding former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath). He defended Salman Rushdie, the novelist who was subject to a fatwa by Ayatollah Khomeini, and took a strongly pro-interventionist position against Serbia during its conflict with Croatia and Bosnia, supporting NATO forces whilst citing defence of civilian populations in the latter countries. In addition he is among the Patrons of the British-Croatian Society. ''The Guardian'''s political editor Michael White criticised Foot's "overgenerous" support for Croatian leader Franjo Tuman.
In 1995, an article in ''The Sunday Times'', under the headline "KGB: Michael Foot was our agent", alleged that the Soviet intelligence services regarded Foot as an 'agent of influence', named as 'Agent Boot'. Foot denied he had been any such thing, successfully sued ''The Sunday Times'' and handed over a large part of his damages to ''Tribune''. The article was based on the paper's serialisation of KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky's memoirs.
Foot has remained a high-profile member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament to this day. He is the author of several books, including highly regarded biographies of Aneurin Bevan and H. G. Wells. Indeed, he is a distinguished Vice-president of the H. G. Wells Society. Many of his friends have said publicly that they regret that he ever gave up literature for politics.
Foot is an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society and a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association.
In a poll of Labour party activists he was voted the worst post-war Labour party leader. Though Foot is considered by many a failure as Labour leader, his biographer Mervyn Jones strongly makes the case that no one else could have held Labour together at the time. Foot is remembered with affection in Westminster as a great parliamentarian. He was widely liked, and admired for his integrity and generosity of spirit, by both his colleagues and opponents.
Foot was married to the film-maker, author and feminist historian Jill Craigie from 1949 until her death in 1999.
In 2007, it was revealed that he had engaged in an extramarital affair in the early 1970s which had put a considerable strain on his marriage, not least because he spent a substantial amount of money paying the woman's bills. Craigie's suspicion was said to have been raised when Foot, not known for his sartorial elegance, began taking inordinate care over his appearance.
In 2003 Foot turned 90. He has been a passionate supporter of Plymouth Argyle Football Club since childhood and served for several years as a director of the club. For a 90th birthday present the club registered him as an honorary player and gave him shirt number 90. This made him officially the oldest registered professional player to date in the history of football. He has stated that he would try not to 'conk out' until he had at least seen his team play in the Premier League.
On 23 July 2006, his 93rd birthday, Michael Foot became the longest lived leader of a major British political party, passing Lord Callaghan's record of 92 years, 364 days.
A staunch republican (though actually well-liked by the Royal Family on a personal level) and proponent of an elected upper house, Foot had always rejected honours from the Queen and the government, including a knighthood and a peerage, on more than one occasion. This was the opposite view of his brothers, who accepted peerages and a knighthood.
Foot was portrayed by Patrick Godfrey in the 2002 BBC production of Ian Curteis's controversial ''The Falklands Play''.
The Labour History Archive and Study Centre hold Michael Foot's archive see:
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'''Dr William Gilbert ("WG") Grace''', , (born 18 July 1848 at Downend, near Bristol; died 23 October 1915 at Mottingham, Kent) was an English amateur cricketer who has been widely acknowledged as the greatest player of all time, especially in terms of his importance to the development of the sport. Universally known as "WG", his initials being a sobriquet, he played first-class cricket for a record-equalling 44 seasons, from 1865 to 1908, during which he captained England, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, the Gentlemen, MCC, the United South of England Eleven and several other teams.
Right-handed as both batsman and bowler, Grace dominated the sport during his career and left, through his enormous influence and technical innovations, a lasting legacy. An outstanding all-rounder, he excelled at all the essential skills of batting, bowling and fielding, but it is for his batting that he is most renowned as he is held to have invented modern batting. An opening batsman, he was particularly noted for his mastery of all strokes and this level of expertise was said by contemporary reviewers to be unique. He generally captained the teams he played for at all levels and was noted for his tactical acumen. He came from a cricketing family and his brothers Edward (always known by his initials as "EM") and Fred also played Test cricket for England.
Grace was a medical practitioner who qualified in 1879. Because of his profession, he was nominally an amateur cricketer but he is said to have made more money from his cricketing activities than any professional. He was an extremely competitive player and, although he was arguably the most famous celebrity in Victorian England, he was also one of the most controversial on account of his gamesmanship and his financial acumen.
He took part in other sports such as athletics, in which he was a champion 440 yard hurdler, golf, lawn bowls and football, in which he played for the Wanderers.
W G Grace was born in Downend on 18 July 1848 at his parents' home, Downend House, and was baptised at the local church on 8 August.
His parents were Henry Mills Grace and Martha (''ne'' Pocock), who were married in Bristol on Thursday, 3 November 1831 and lived out their lives at Downend, where his father was the local GP. Downend is near Mangotsfield and, although it is now a suburb of Bristol, it was then "a distinct village surrounded by countryside" and about four miles from Bristol.
Grace's parents and his uncle Alfred Pocock shared a passionate enthusiasm for cricket. In 1850, when WG was two and Fred was expected, the family moved to a nearby house called "The Chesnuts" which had a sizeable orchard and Henry Grace organised clearance of this to establish a practice pitch that was to become famous throughout the world of cricket.
Apart from his cricket and his schooling, Grace lived the life of a country boy and roamed freely with the other village boys. One of his regular activities was stone throwing at birds in the fields and he later claimed that this was the source of his eventual skill as an outfielder.
Grace never went to university as his father was intent upon him pursuing a medical career. But Grace was approached by both Oxford University Cricket Club and Cambridge University Cricket Club. In 1866, when he played a match at Oxford, one of the Oxford players, E S Carter, tried to interest him in becoming an undergraduate. Then, in 1868, Grace received overtures from Caius College, Cambridge, which had a long medical tradition.
Henry Grace founded Mangotsfield Cricket Club in 1845 to represent several neighbouring villages including Downend.
Alfred Pocock was especially instrumental in coaching the Grace brothers and spent long hours with them on the practice pitch at Downend.
WG recorded that he saw his first great cricket match in 1854 when he was barely six years old, the occasion being a game between William Clarke's All-England Eleven and twenty-two of West Gloucestershire.
It was through Grace's elder brother EM that the family name first became famous. His mother, Martha, wrote the following in a letter to Clarke's successor George Parr in 1860 or 1861:
WG was just short of his thirteenth birthday when, on 5 July 1861, he made his debut for Lansdown and played two matches that month.
In August 1862, Grace played for West Gloucestershire against a Devonshire team.
In July 1864, Grace was invited to play for the South Wales Club which had arranged a series of matches in London and Sussex. He replaced EM, who was still in Australia. This was the first time that Grace left the West Country and he made his debut appearances at both Lord's and The Oval. The tour was a great success for Grace, who celebrated his sixteenth birthday while the team was in Kent. The highlight was his performance against the Gentlemen of Sussex at Hove where he scored 170 and 56 not out.
His name now well known in cricketing circles, Grace made his first-class debut for Gentlemen of the South v Players of the South in June 1865 when he was still only 16 but already 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and weighing 11 st (70 kg).
Grace represented the Gentlemen in their matches against the Players from 1865 to 1906. It was he who enabled the amateurs to meet the paid professionals on level terms and to defeat them more often than not. His ability to master fast bowling was the key factor.
Grace's 1865 debut in the fixture did not turn the tide as the Players won at The Oval by 118 runs. He played quite well and took seven wickets in the match but could only score 23 and 12 not out. In the second 1865 match, this time at Lord's, the Gentlemen finally ended their losing streak and won by 8 wickets, but it was E M Grace, not WG, who was the key factor with 11 wickets in the match. Even so, WG made his mark by scoring 34 out of 77-2 in the second innings to steer the Gentlemen to victory.
From 1865 to 1870, Grace played first-class cricket for various teams but he had been playing for his father's Gloucestershire club, in its various guises, since 1862.
Just after his eighteenth birthday in July 1866, Grace confirmed his potential once and for all when he scored 224 not out for All-England against Surrey at The Oval. Grace was a fine athlete and an example of his physical fitness was his 440 yards hurdles victory in the National and Olympian Association meeting at Crystal Palace the day after his long innings at The Oval.
Although photographs of Grace in later life reveal that he was rather corpulent, he was a fit athlete in his younger days, as his feats in 1866 confirm. At his peak, he was 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and usually weighed about 12 st (76 kg).
Grace was out of the game for much of the 1867 season due to illness and injury.
The highest wicket partnership involving Grace was 283 runs for the first wicket with B B Cooper for the Gentlemen of the South v the Players of the South at The Oval in 1869. Grace scored 180 and Cooper 101. He scored nine centuries in 1869, the year of his 21st birthday, and in 1870 he scored 215 for the Gentlemen which was the first time anyone scored a double century in the Gentlemen v Players fixture.
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was particularly keen to recruit Grace and, in 1869, he became a member after being proposed by the treasurer and seconded by the secretary Robert Allan Fitzgerald. Grace wore MCC colours for the rest of his career and their red and yellow hooped cap became as synonymous with him as his large black beard.
The United South of England Eleven (USEE) had been formed by Edgar Willsher in 1865 but the halcyon days of the travelling teams were over and their organisers were desperate to feature new attractions. Grace joined the United South in 1870 as its match organiser, for which he received payment, but he played for expenses only.
Also in 1870, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club was founded and immediately acquired first-class status when its team played against Surrey at Durdham Down near Bristol on 2, 3 & 4 June 1870. With Grace and his brothers EM and Fred playing, Gloucestershire won that game and quickly became one of the best teams in England. The club was rated Champion County in 1874, 1876 and 1877 as well as sharing the title in 1873.
The Grace family "ran the show" at Gloucestershire and EM was chosen as secretary which, as Birley points out, "put him in charge of expenses, a source of scandal that was to surface before the end of the decade".
According to Altham, 1871 was Grace's ''annus mirabilis'', except that he produced another outstanding year in 1895. In all first-class matches in 1871, a total of 17 centuries were scored and Grace accounted for 10 of them. He averaged 78.25 and the next best average by a batsman playing more than a single innings was 39.57, barely more than half his figure. His aggregate for the season was 2,739; Harry Jupp was next best with 1,068. The year was marred by the death of his father in December and, as he was still a medical student only, Grace had to increase his involvement with the United South XI to cover the family's loss of income.
Grace made three overseas tours during his career. The first was to the United States and Canada in early 1872, with R A Fitzgerald's team.
Grace became the first batsman to score a century before lunch in a first-class match when made 134 for Gentlemen of the South ''versus'' Players of the South at The Oval in 1873.
Grace visited Australia in 1873-74 as captain of "W G Grace's XI". On the morning of the team's departure from Southampton, Grace responded to well-wishers by saying that his team "had a duty to perform to maintain the honour of English cricket, and to uphold the high character of English cricketers". But both his and the team's performance fell well short of this goal. The tour was not a success and the only positive outcome was the fact of the tour having taken place, ten years after the previous one, as it "gave Australian cricket a much needed fillip". Most of the problems lay with Grace himself and his "overbearing personality" which quickly exhausted all personal goodwill towards him. There was also bad feeling within the team itself because Grace, who normally got on well with professional players, enforced the class divide throughout the tour. In terms of results, the team fared reasonably well following a poor start in which they were beaten by both Victoria and New South Wales. They played 15 matches in all but none are recognised as first-class.
Grace's team landed in England on 18 May 1874 and he was quickly back into domestic cricket. The 1874 season was very successful for him as he completed a second successive double, scoring 1,664 runs and taking 140 wickets, and he led Gloucestershire to its first Champion County title.
One of the most outstanding phases of Grace's career occurred in the 1876 season, beginning with his career highest score of 344 for MCC v Kent at Canterbury in August. Two days after his innings at Canterbury, he made 177 for Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire; and two days after that 318 not out for Gloucestershire v Yorkshire, these two innings against counties with exceptionally strong bowling attacks. Thus, in three consecutive innings Grace scored 839 runs and was only out twice. His innings of 344 was the first triple century scored in first-class cricket and broke the record for the highest individual score in all classes of cricket, previously held by William Ward who made 278 in 1820. Ward's record had stood for 56 years and, within a week, Grace bettered it twice. Grace scored a then-record 2,622 runs in the 1876 season and completed another double with 129 wickets, while Gloucestershire won the championship title for the second time.
In 1877, Gloucestershire won the championship for the third and (to date) final time, largely thanks to another outstanding season by Grace who scored 1,474 runs and took 179 wickets.
The first Australian team to tour England arrived in May 1878 and, at Lord's on 27 May, took part in one of the most famous matches of all time when they defeated a strong MCC team, including Grace, by nine wickets. The match was scheduled for three days but was completed in one. MCC were dismissed during the morning session for 33, Grace having scored 4, and then the Australians were themselves bowled out for 41. In the second innings, Grace was clean bowled by Fred Spofforth without scoring and MCC were all out for only 19, the Australians needing 12 to win. The match caused a sensation with the crowd rapidly increasing through the day as news spread.
The satirical magazine ''Punch'' responded to the event by publishing a parody of Byron's poem ''The Destruction of Sennacherib'' including a wry commentary on Grace's contribution:
The Marylebone cracks for a trifle were bowled;
Our Grace before dinner was very soon done,
And Grace after dinner did not get a run.
There was bad feeling between Grace and some of the 1878 Australians, especially their manager John Conway; this came to a head on 20 June in a row over the services of Grace's friend Billy Midwinter, an Australian who had played for Gloucestershire in 1877. Midwinter was already in England before the main Australian party arrived and had joined them for their first match in May. On 20 June, Midwinter was at Lord's where he was due to play for the Australians against Middlesex. On the same day, the Gloucestershire team was at The Oval to play Surrey but arrived a man short. As a result, a group of Gloucestershire players led by WG and EM went to Lord's and persuaded Midwinter to accompany them back to The Oval to make up their numbers. They were pursued by three of the Australians who caught them at The Oval gates where a furious altercation ensued in front of bystanders. At one point, WG called the Australians "a damned lot of sneaks" (he later apologised). In the end, Grace got his way and Midwinter stayed with Gloucestershire for the rest of the season, although he did not play for the county against the Australians.
In other matches that season, Gloucestershire made its first visit to Old Trafford Cricket Ground in July to play Lancashire and this was the match immortalised by Francis Thompson in his idyllic poem ''At Lord's''.
Despite his troubles in 1878, it was another good season for him on the field as he completed a sixth successive double with 1,151 runs and 152 wickets.
But the events at The Oval had a subscript during the following winter when WG and EM were called to account by the Gloucestershire membership because of the expenses they had claimed from Surrey for that match, and which Surrey had refused to authorise.
The enquiry at Gloucestershire took place in January 1879. WG and EM were forced to answer charges that they had claimed "exorbitant expenses", one of the few times that their money-making activity was seriously challenged.
The incident highlighted an ongoing issue about the nominal amateur status of the Grace brothers. The amateur was, by definition, not a professional and the dictum of the amateur-dominated Marylebone Cricket Club was that "a gentleman ought not to make any profit from playing cricket".
Whatever criticisms may be made of Grace for making money for himself out of cricket, he was "punctilious in his aid when (professional players) were the beneficiaries". For example, when Alfred Shaw's benefit match in 1879 was ruined by rain, Grace insisted on donating to Shaw the proceeds of another match that had been arranged to support Grace's own testimonial fund. After the same thing happened to Edgar Willsher's benefit match, Grace took a select team to play Kent a few days later, the proceeds all going to Willsher. On another occasion, he altered the date of a Gloucestershire match so that he could travel to Sheffield and take part in a Yorkshire player's benefit match, knowing full well the impact that his appearance would have on the gate. As John Arlott recorded, "it was no uncommon sight to see outside a cricket ground":
Grace missed a large part of the 1879 season because he was doing the final practical for his medical qualification and, for the first time since 1869, he did not complete 1000 runs, though he did succeed in taking 105 wickets.
Having qualified as a doctor in November 1879, Grace had to give priority to his new practice in Bristol for the next five years. As a result, his cricket sometimes had to be set aside and in 1883 he missed a Gentlemen v Players match for the first time since 1867. He had other troubles including a serious bout of mumps in 1882 and injury problems in 1884. He never topped the seasonal batting averages in the 1880s and from 1879 to 1882, he did not complete 1000 runs in the season.
In addition, Gloucestershire had declined following its heady success in the 1870s. One of the reasons was the early death of WG's younger brother Fred from pneumonia in 1880, there being a view that "the county was never quite the same without him". Apart from WG himself, the only players of Fred Grace's calibre at this time were the leading professionals, but Gloucestershire could not sign such a player due to a lack of funds. Unlike the south-east and northern counties, Gloucestershire could not count on the large home gates necessary to secure the services of good quality professionals just at a time when a new generation of professionals was appearing with the likes of Billy Gunn, Maurice Read and Arthur Shrewsbury. As a result, Gloucestershire fell away in county competition and could no longer match Nottinghamshire, Surrey and Lancashire who had the strongest sides in the 1880s.
Test cricket began in 1877 when Grace was already 28 and he made his debut in 1880, scoring England's first-ever Test century against Australia. He played for England in 22 Tests through the 1880s and 1890s, all of them against Australia, and was an automatic selection for England at home, but his only Test-playing tour of Australia was that of 1891-92.
His most significant Test was England v Australia in 1882 at The Oval. Thanks to Spofforth who took 14 wickets in the match, Australia won by 7 runs and the legend of The Ashes was born immediately afterwards. Grace scored only 4 and 32 but he has been held responsible for "firing up" Spofforth. This came about through a typical piece of gamesmanship by Grace when he effected an unsporting, albeit legal, run out of Sammy Jones.
Grace had a good season with the bat in 1883 when he scored 1,762 runs but his best return in the decade was 2,062 runs in 1887 with six centuries.
He achieved his career-best bowling analysis of 10/49 when playing for MCC against Oxford University at The Parks in 1886; and he scored 104 in his only innings to complete a rare "match double". 1886 was the last time he took 100 wickets in a season and he became an occasional bowler only from 1889.
The highest Test wicket partnership involving Grace was at The Oval in 1886 when he and William Scotton scored 170 for the first wicket against Australia. Grace's own score was also 170 and was the highest in his Test career.
Injury problems, particularly a bad knee, took their toll in the early 1890s and Grace had his worst season in 1891 when he scored no centuries and could only average 19.76. Even so, few doubted that he should captain England in Australia the following winter when he led Lord Sheffield's team to Australia in 1891-92. Australia, led by Jack Blackham, won the three-match series 2-1.
Grace rallied somewhat during the next three seasons, despite continuing problems at Gloucestershire, and then, against all expectation, produced in 1895 a season that has been called his "Indian Summer". He completed his hundredth century playing for Gloucestershire against Somerset in May. Charles Townsend, his batting partner when he reached the milestone, said that as he approached his hundred: "This was the one and only time I ever saw him flustered..." Eventually Sammy Woods bowled a full toss which Grace drove for four to reach his century. He then went on to score 1,000 runs in the month, the first time this had ever been done, with scores of 13, 103, 18, 25, 288, 52, 257, 73 not out, 18 and 169 totalling 1016 runs between 9 and 30 May. His aggregate for the whole season was 2,346 at an average of 51.00 with nine centuries.
An oft-repeated story about Grace is that, in 1896, the Australian pace bowler Ernie Jones bowled a short-pitched delivery so close to his face that it appeared to go through the famous beard which made him so instantly recognisable. Grace reportedly reacted by demanding of Australian captain Harry Trott: "Here, what's all this?" Trott said to Jones: "Steady, Jonah". To which Jones laconically replied: "Sorry, doctor, she slipped". There are multiple variations of the story and, although some sources have recorded that the incident happened in a Test match, there is little doubt that the game in question was the tour opener at Sheffield Park. This is separately confirmed by C B Fry and Stanley Jackson who were both playing in the match, Jackson batting with Grace at the time.
By the time of his fiftieth birthday in July 1898, Grace had developed a somewhat corpulent figure and had lost his former agility, which meant he was no longer a capable fielder. He remained a very good batsman and at need a useful slow bowler, but he was clearly entering the twilight of his career and was now generally referred to as "The Old Man". As a special occasion, the MCC committee arranged the 1898 Gentlemen v Players match to coincide with his fiftieth birthday and he celebrated the event by scoring 43 and 31 not out, though handicapped by lameness and an injured hand.
In 1898, Grace received an invitation from the Crystal Palace Company in London to help them form the London County Cricket Club.
Grace captained England in the First Test of the 1899 series against Australia at Trent Bridge, when he was 51. By this time his bulk had made him a liability in the field and, afterwards, realising his limitations all too clearly, he decided to stand down and surrendered both his place and the captaincy to Archie MacLaren.
Having ended his international career, Grace then began the last phase of his overall first-class career when he joined the new London County Cricket Club, based at Crystal Palace Park, which played first-class matches between 1900 and 1904. Grace's presence initially attracted other leading players into the team, including Fry, Ranjitsinhji and Johnny Douglas, but the increased importance of the County Championship, combined with Grace's inevitable decline in form and the lack of a competitive element in London's matches, led to reduced attendances and consequently the club lost money. Nevertheless, Grace remained an attraction and could still produce good performances. As late as 1902, though aged 54 by the end of the season, he scored 1187 runs in first-class cricket, with two centuries, at an average of 37.09.
Grace last played at Lord's for the Gentlemen in 1899 but he continued to play for the team at other venues for the next few seasons, until the game in July 1906 at The Oval. He made his 880th and final first-class appearance on 20-22 April 1908 for the Gentlemen of England v Surrey at The Oval, where, opening the innings, he scored 15 and 25. His first-class career had lasted 44 seasons from 1865 to 1908 and equalled the record for the longest career span held by John Sherman, who played from 1809 to 1852.
Grace's last game of minor cricket was for Eltham Cricket Club at Grove Park on 25 July 1914, a week after his 66th birthday. He contributed an undefeated 69 to a total of 155-6 declared, having begun his innings when they were 31-4. Grove Park made 99-8 in reply.
Grace himself had much to say about how to play cricket in his two books ''Cricket'' (1891) and ''Reminiscences'' (1899), which were both ghost-written. His fundamental opinion was that cricketers are "not born" but must be nurtured to develop their skills through coaching and practice; in his own case, he had achieved his skill through constant practice as a boy at home under the tutelage of his uncle Alfred Pocock.
Although the work ethic was of prime importance in his development, Grace insisted that cricket must also be enjoyable and freely admitted that his family all played in a way that was "noisy and boisterous" with much "chaff" (i.e., a Victorian term for teasing).
It was because of gamesmanship and insistence on his rights, as he saw them, that Grace never enjoyed good relations with Australians in general, though he had personal friends like Billy Midwinter and Billy Murdoch. In 1874, an Australian newspaper wrote: "We in Australia did not take kindly to WG. For so big a man, he is surprisingly tenacious on very small points. We thought him too apt to wrangle in the spirit of a duo-decimo lawyer over small points of the game."
But he was just the same in England and even his long-term friend Lord Harris agreed that "his gamesmanship added to the fund of stories about him". The point was that Grace "approached cricket as if he were fighting a small war" and he was "out to win at all costs".
With regard to Grace's batsmanship, C L R James held that the best analysis of his style and technique was written by another top-class batsman K S Ranjitsinhji in his ''Jubilee Book of Cricket'' (co-written with C B Fry). Ranjitsinhji wrote that, by his extraordinary skills, Grace "revolutionised cricket and developed most of the techniques of modern batting". Before him, batsmen would play either forward or back and make a speciality of a certain stroke. Grace "made utility the criterion of style" and incorporated both forward and back play into his repertoire of strokes, favouring only that which was appropriate to the ball being delivered at the moment. In an oft-quoted phrase, Ranjitsinhji said of Grace that "he turned the old one-stringed instrument (i.e., the cricket bat) into a many-chorded lyre". He ended by saying that "the theory of modern batting is in all essentials the result of WG's thinking and working on the game".
But Grace's extraordinary skill had already been recognised very early in his career, especially by the professional bowlers. A very prescient comment was made by the laconic Yorkshire and England fast bowler Tom Emmett who, after playing against Grace for the first time in 1869, called him a "nonsuch" who "ought to be made to play with a littler bat".
H S Altham pointed out that for most of Grace's career, he played on pitches that "the modern schoolboy would consider unfit for a house match" and on grounds without boundaries where every hit including those "into the country" had to be run in full.
It was through Alfred Pocock's perseverance that Grace had learned to play straight and to develop a sound defence so that he would stop or leave the good deliveries and score off the poor ones.
Grace originally bowled at a fastish medium pace but in the 1870s he adopted a slower style which utilised a leg break.
In his prime, Grace was noted for his outstanding fielding and was a very strong thrower of the ball; he was once credited with throwing the cricket ball 122 yards during an athletics event at Eastbourne.
Much of Grace's success as a bowler was due to his magnificent fielding to his own bowling; as soon as he had delivered the ball he covered so much ground to the left that he made himself into an extra mid-off and he took some extraordinary catches in this way.
In his early career, Grace generally fielded at long-leg or cover-point; later he was usually at point (see Fielding positions in cricket).
Grace was an outstanding athlete as a young man and won a national 440 yards hurdling title in 1866.
Grace played football for the Wanderers on several occasions although he did not feature in any of their FA Cup-winning teams.
In later life, after his family moved to Mottingham, he became very interested in lawn bowls. He was a prime mover in the foundation of the English Bowling Association in 1903 and was elected its first president. He helped found an international competition with Scotland, Ireland and Wales, captaining England from the inaugural international at Crystal Palace in 1903 until 1908.
He also played golf which brought him into intimate contact with one of his biographers Bernard Darwin.
Despite living in London for many years, W G Grace never lost his Gloucestershire accent.
Grace was married on 9 October 1873 to Agnes Nicholls Day (1853-1930), who was the daughter of his first cousin William Day. Two weeks later, they began their honeymoon by taking ship to Australia for Grace's 1873-74 tour. They returned from the tour in May 1874 with Agnes six months pregnant. Their eldest son William Gilbert junior (1874-1905) was born on 6 July.
The Graces moved to London in February 1875 when WG was assigned to St Bartholomew's Hospital and lived in an Earl's Court apartment, about five miles from the hospital.
In the autumn of 1877, the family moved back to Gloucestershire where they lived with Grace's elder brother Henry, who was a general practitioner. Grace's studies had reached a crucial point with a theoretical backlog to catch up followed by his final practical session. Agnes became pregnant again at this time and their third child Bessie (1878-98) was born in May 1878.
Following the 1878 season, Grace was assigned to Westminster Hospital for his final year of medical practice and this curtailed his cricket for a time as he did not play in the 1879 season until June. The family moved back to London and lived at Acton.
After qualifying he worked both in his own practice at 51 Stapleton Road in Easton, a largely poor district of Bristol, employing two locums during the cricket season, and for the Bristol Poor Law Union. There are many testimonies from his patients that he was a good doctor, for example: "Poor families knew that they did not need to worry about calling him in, as the bills would never arrive".
After leaving Gloucestershire in 1900, the Graces lived in Mottingham, a south-east London suburb, not far from the Crystal Palace where he played for London County, or from Eltham where he played club cricket in his sixties. A blue plaque marks their residence, 'Fairmont', in Mottingham Lane.
Grace endured a number of tragedies in his life beginning with the death of his father in December 1871.
In August 1914, soon after the First World War began, Grace wrote a letter to ''The Sportsman'' in which he called for the immediate closure of the county cricket season and for all first-class cricketers to set an example and serve their country. Grace was distressed by the war and was known to shake his fist and shout at the German Zeppelins floating over his home in South London. When H.D.G. Leveson-Gower remonstrated that he had not allowed fast bowlers to unsettle him, Grace retorted: "I could see those beggars; I can't see these."
W G Grace died on 23 October 1915, aged 67, after suffering a heart attack.
As well as "The Doctor" and "The Old Man", Grace was most auspiciously nicknamed "The Champion".
Following his "Indian Summer" in 1895, Grace was the sole recipient of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year award for 1896, the first of only three times that ''Wisden'' has restricted the award to a single player, there being normally five recipients.
In the ''Jubilee Book of Cricket'' that was published by Fry and Ranjitsinhji in 1897, Ranjitsinhji said of Grace:
Cricket writer and broadcaster John Arlott supported this view by holding that Grace "created modern cricket".
The preface to MCC's ''Memorial Biography'', published in 1919, begins with this passage:
In 1923, the W G Grace Memorial Gates were erected at the St John's Wood Road entrance to Lord's. They were designed by Sir Herbert Baker and the opening ceremony was performed by Sir Stanley Jackson, who had suggested the inclusion of the words ''The Great Cricketer'' in the dedication.
In many of the tributes paid to Grace, he was referred to as "The Great Cricketer". H S Altham, for one, described him as "the greatest of all cricketers".
Derek Birley, who devoted whole passages of his book to criticism of Grace's gamesmanship and moneymaking, wrote that the "bleakness (of the war) was exemplified in November (''sic'') 1915 by the death of WG, which seemed depressingly emblematic of the end of an era". Rowland Bowen wrote that "many of Grace's achievements would be rated extremely good by our standards" but "by the standards of his day they were ''phenomenal'': nothing like them had ever been done before".
In the 1963 edition of ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', Grace was selected by Neville Cardus as one the Six Giants of the Wisden Century.
Cricket writer David Frith summed up Grace's legacy to cricket by writing that "his influence lasted long after his final appearance in first-class cricket in 1908 and his death in 1915". "For decades", wrote Frith, "Grace had been arguably the most famous man in England", easily recognisable because of "his beard and his bulk", and revered because of "his batsmanship". Even though his records have been overtaken, "his pre-eminence has not" and he remains "the most famous cricketer of them all", the one who "elevated the game in public esteem".
Grace's fame has endured and his large beard in particular remains familiar; for example, ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' uses his image as "the face of God" during the sequence in which God sends the knights out on their quest for the grail.
According to Mark Bonham-Carter, H. H. Asquith's grandson, Grace would have been one of the people to be appointed a peer had Asquith's plan to flood the House of Lords with Liberal peers come to fruition.
British commemorative postage stamps issued on 16 May 1973 for the County Cricket Centenary featured three sketches of W G Grace by Harry Furniss. The values were threepence (then first-class post); seven pence halfpenny; and ninepence.
On 12 September 2009, Grace was posthumously inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame at Lord's. Two of his direct descendants attended the ceremony: Dominic, his great-great-grandson; and George, Dominic's son.
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'''Sir Walter Winterbottom''' CBE (31 January 1913 - 16 February 2002) was manager of the England football team from 1947 until 1962. He was the first person to be given the job.
Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Winterbottom's first career choice was to be a teacher. He trained at Chester Diocesan Training College (now the University of Chester) and qualified in 1933. While teaching he also played amateur football for local teams and was soon signed up to Manchester United as a professional, playing his first game in 1936 and being part of the team that won promotion to the First Division in 1938. He appeared in twenty six first team games before a spinal ailment curtailed his career.
Winterbottom was appointed as England's national director of coaching in 1946 and manager in May 1947. His first game was a 7-2 victory over Ireland in September 1946. He managed the team (and arranged travel, accommodation and meals) through four World Cup competitions. It is sometimes reported that Winterbottom had no control over team selection, and that his role was mainly an administrative and training one. In fact, while a selection committee did choose the squads, it was Winterbottom who selected the starting XI.
He was created an OBE in 1963 and a CBE in 1972, and was awarded a knighthood in 1978.
Winterbottom was posthumously inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his contribution as a manager to the English game on a national level.
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'''Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp''' (born 10 May 1969 in Amsterdam) (also known as the Flying Dutchman) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He was named after Manchester United footballer Denis Law (although the traditional spelling had to be observed for the legal satisfaction of the registrar). At club level he played for Ajax, Internazionale, Arsenal and also represented the Netherlands at international level. Bergkamp played most of his best games as a support striker, where his tactical awareness and deft passes made him a great exponent of the game from the 'hole'.
He was selected by Pel as one of the FIFA 125 greatest living players and is widely regarded as one of the English Premier League's all-time greatest players. In 2007 he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame, the first and thus far only Dutch player ever to receive the honour. He has also finished third in the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice.
Bergkamp was brought up through Ajax's famous youth system, joining the club at age 12. He was given his professional debut by coach Johan Cruyff on 14 December 1986 against Roda JC, and went on to make 14 appearances that season. He played as a substitute in the 1987 European Cup Winners Cup final against Lokomotive Leipzig, which Ajax won.
The following season, Bergkamp became a regular for Ajax, winning the Dutch league in 1990, the UEFA Cup in 1992 and the KNVB Cup in 1993. From 1991 to 1993 Bergkamp was top scorer in the Eredivisie, and he was voted ''Player of the Year'' in 1992 and 1993. In all, Bergkamp scored 122 goals in 239 games for his hometown club.
In the summer of 1993, Bergkamp was signed by Inter Milan for -12 million alongside his Ajax team-mate Wim Jonk. This made him the second most expensive player in the world at the time, second only to Gianluigi Lentini.
However, his time in Italy was less successful. Although he won a second UEFA Cup in 1994, he found it hard to adapt to the Italian style of play, scoring just 11 times in 50 appearances. Bergkamp's poor form was not helped by his frosty relationship with the Italian press, and indeed some of his teammates. He was so unpopular at the club, that the Italian sports media, renamed their "Donkyy of the Week" award (Handed to the worst player that week) to the "Bergkamp of the Week" award
After two unhappy seasons at Inter, Bergkamp was signed by Arsenal boss Bruce Rioch in June 1995 for -7.5m. Bergkamp made his debut against Middlesbrough on 19 August 1995 but had to adapt to the English style of play. It took him seven games before he finally managed to score his first goal, against Southampton. Slowly but surely, Bergkamp's stature grew, playing as a forward behind the main striker, Ian Wright. They soon formed a strong partnership which was one of the finest in the Premier League. Bergkamp has been regarded by many football pundits such as Alan Hansen as being the greatest foreign player to grace the English game.
Bergkamp's arrival at Arsenal was significant, not only as he was one of the first world-class foreign players to join an English club since the lifting of the Heysel ban in 1990, but also because he was a major contributor to the club's return to success after a brief period of mediocrity in the mid-1990s.
Bergkamp hit his best form for Arsenal after the arrival of Arsne Wenger in September 1996. Arsenal won an FA Premier League and FA Cup double in the 1997-98 season (although Bergkamp missed the cup final with an injury), and Bergkamp was voted PFA Player of the Year. In September 1997, he became the first and so far the only player to have come first, second and third in ''Match of the Day's'' Goal of the Month competition, for a hat trick against Leicester City. He scored 16 times that season, as well as being involved in setting up many more. At the end of that same season, he helped the Netherlands to a fourth-place finish at the 1998 World Cup. In that competition, he scored one of the greatest goals of all time in a quarter final win against Argentina, after receiving a 60 yard pass from Frank de Boer. During the 2001/02 campaign, Dennis once again scored a truly memorable goal that would go on to win Premier League Goal of the Season. On the 3rd of March 2002, Arsenal took on Newcastle in a league encounter. With just 10 minutes on the clock, Robert Pires sent in a low pass from the left flank to Bergkamp standing on the edge of the opponent area with his back to goal. With an ingenious flick of the ball with the inside of his left foot, he dumbfounded defender Nikos Dabizas who was marking him tightly. He swiveled the other way, brushing the defender aside, and coolly slotting the ball past an onrushing Shay Given.
While his subsequent form did not match the spectacle of that season, Bergkamp continued to be a regular in the Arsenal team. He won the double again in 2002, the FA Cup in 2003 and the Premier League for a third time in 2004. The club's domestic success was not matched in European competition, the closest to winners' medals coming when they lost the 2000 UEFA Cup final to Galatasaray on penalties and the 2006 Champions League final loss to Barcelona; Bergkamp traveled overland to Paris for his competitive farewell, only to be an unused substitute.
In 2005, due to Arsenal's reluctance in offering him a new deal, there was speculation that Bergkamp would leave the club, and possibly football altogether. Bergkamp had said that he would retire from football if not offered a new contract with Arsenal for the 2005-06 campaign, despite interest from his former club Ajax. Following Arsenal's penalty shootout victory over Manchester United in the FA Cup Final in Cardiff though, it was revealed he would sign a one-year contract extension, which was custom by the manager Arsne Wenger for players over 30 years of age, keeping him at the London club for their final season at the Arsenal Stadium at Highbury.
On 16 April 2006, the home match against West Bromwich Albion, the Arsenal supporters dedicated the original "Supporter's Day" match theme (one of the designated theme days Arsenal prepared to celebrate their last year at Highbury before moving to the Emirates Stadium) to "Dennis Bergkamp Day", to commemorate Bergkamp's time at Arsenal. Bergkamp came on as a second half substitute, setting up the winning Robert Pirs goal, after Nigel Quashie had equalized just after he came on. He scored a curler himself at the 89th minute, as Arsenal ran out 3-1 winners. That goal proved to be the last goal Bergkamp scored in Arsenal colours and in competitive football.
Bergkamp officially retired from competitive football after the 2006 Champions League final game against FC Barcelona on 17 May 2006. The last game he played in Arsenal colours was also the last game at Highbury, against Wigan Athletic on 7 May 2006-the final Premier League game of that season. Bergkamp scored 120 goals for Arsenal in 424 appearances, and set up a further 166 goals in his Arsenal career. This makes him one of the top assist makers in Premier League history.
On 14 July 2008 he placed 2nd in Gunners Greatest 50 Players, behind former strike partner Thierry Henry, in an online poll on
Bergkamp made his international debut for the Netherlands against Italy on 26 September 1990. His first major tournament was Euro 92, where the Dutch were defending champions. Bergkamp impressed, but the Dutch lost on penalties in the semi-finals to the team that would go on to win the tournament, Denmark, despite Bergkamp scoring both in regular time and in the penalty shoot-out.
Bergkamp also impressed in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, playing in all of his side's matches, scoring a goal against Brazil, a match the Dutch ultimately lost 3-2. The Netherlands disappointed in Euro 96, with the squad riven by in-fighting, although Bergkamp still scored once, and set up Patrick Kluivert's consolatory goal against England that got the side into the quarter-finals.
Bergkamp scored three times in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, including a memorable winning goal in the final minute of the quarter-final against Argentina. Bergkamp took a leaping first touch to instantly control a long 60-yard aerial pass from Frank de Boer, brought the ball down through Argentine defender Roberto Ayala's legs, and finally finished by firing a volley with the outside of his right foot past the keeper at a tight angle from the right. With three intelligent right-footed touches in a matter of seconds, he was able to turn the game and send his national squad into the semifinal round.
The Netherlands joint-hosted Euro 2000 and were one of the favourites. After progressing through the "group of death", they lost on penalties to Italy in the semi-finals. Bergkamp didn't score at all during the tournament but still played an important role. After the defeat, Bergkamp announced his retirement from international football, because the next major tournament, the 2002 FIFA World Cup, would be played in Japan and South Korea and Bergkamp's aviophobia (see below) would prevent him from travelling there. He did not play the qualification matches, since he thought that it would be unfair to do so.
He ended his international career first on the all-time list of goal scorers for the Dutch national team, with 37 goals in 79 games, although his record has since been passed by Patrick Kluivert.
Bergkamp had the honour of being the focus of the first match at Arsenal's new ground, the Emirates Stadium. On 22 July 2006, a testimonial was played in his honour at the new stadium, with Arsenal playing his old club Ajax. Bergkamp kicked off the match with his father, Wim, and son, Mitchel. All four children acted as the match's mascots. The first half was played by members of Arsenal and Ajax's current squads, while the second was played by famous ex-players from both sides; for example Ian Wright, Patrick Vieira, Marc Overmars, Emmanuel Petit and David Seaman for Arsenal, and Marco van Basten, Danny Blind, Johan Cruijff, Frank and Ronald de Boer for Ajax. Arsenal won the match 2-1 with goals from Thierry Henry and Nwankwo Kanu; Klaas-Jan Huntelaar had earlier opened the scoring for Ajax, making him the first goalscorer at the Emirates Stadium.
Upon retiring from playing Bergkamp insisted he would not move into coaching. He turned down an offer to scout for Arsenal and instead concentrated on travelling and spending time with his family. However, in May 2008 he began a fast-track coaching diploma for former Dutch international footballers. Because of his Aviophobia, he will study under Arsne Wenger in London.
It has been confirmed by Marco van Basten that Bergkamp has undertaken a trainee role at Ajax which will help him establish himself in a future coaching capacity.
He has reiterated that he would not turn down an opportunity for a coaching role at Arsenal, stating -I wouldn-t rule out [working at Arsenal in some capacity], I really love this club and the country and I love working here".
In ''Brilliant Orange'' (ISBN 0-7475-5310-6), David Winner's analysis of the way in which Dutch football and Dutch culture blend, the sculptor Jeroen Henneman analyzes the effect of Dennis Bergkamp's passes and how he can split a defence:
:"It's a miracle. One moment the pitch is crowded and narrow. Suddenly it is huge and wide."
Bergkamp's close control and skill in passing the ball has put him in very high regard by Arsenal's fans, who have given him nicknames such as "Dennis the Menace", "the Dutch Master", and "Bergy".
Arsne Wenger also said about him after Arsenal's 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion (16 April 2006) that Bergkamp had:
:"Intelligence and class. Class is of course, most of the time linked to what you can do with the ball, but the intelligence makes you use the technique in an efficient way. It's like somebody who has a big vocabulary but he doesn't say intelligent words, and somebody who has a big vocabulary but he can talk intelligently, and that's what Dennis is all about. What he does, there's always a head and always a brain. And his technique allows him to do what he sees, and what he decides to do."
Bergkamp's former strike partner Thierry Henry praised the Dutchman after his last game for the club:
:"Dennis is the best player I have ever played with as a partner. It is a dream for a striker to have him in the team with you."
Arsenal Legend Ian Wright said of Bergkamp:
:"He's the messiah. We told him to get us into Europe when he joined and that's exactly what he did."
In April 2006, Simon Kuper wrote in the ''Financial Times'':
:"One night last year some legends of Dutch football gathered for dinner in an Amsterdam house. Around midnight conversation turned to an old question: who was the best Dutch footballer ever? Dutchmen have been voted European Footballer of the Year seven times, more than any other nationality except Germans. Yet Jan Mulder, a great centre-forward turned writer, chose a player who had never even threatened to win the award nor, at the time, a Champions League: 'Bergkamp. He had the finest technique', said Mulder. Guus Hiddink, the great Dutch manager, nodded, and so the matter was settled."
"Dennis Bergkamp" is the title of the second single by UK band Guildean gang. The song's lyrics do not relate to the footballer, the title merely being a tribute to him.
Bergkamp is married to Henrita Ruizendaal, with whom he has had 2 daughters Estelle Deborah & Yasmin and 1 son Mitchel.
Bergkamp is also best friends with Marc Overmars, with whom he played at Arsenal. Overmars was occasionally criticized during his years at Arsenal for "his seeming unwillingness to share the ball with anyone other than compatriot Dennis Bergkamp."
Dennis Bergkamp is a well known professional footballer who refuses to fly to an away football match. This was because of a long period of built up fear in Bergkamp's mind.
Bergkamp made the decision to stop flying to away football matches because he was afraid of the returning flight home and this was affecting his personal game, this would also affect him off the field aswell. But Bergkamp would play in some away matches. This was due to himself using personal travel to get to the abroad games himself. When Bergkamp was playing for Arsenal F.C, Pat Rice, the Arsenal F.C assistant would usually accomany Bergkamp to away games.
In July, he moved back to AFC Ajax and works as assistant coach, on 26 October 2008, he signed a contract with the KNVB as team manager for the newly formed Netherlands B team on the side with Johan Neeskens.
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'''Fabien Alain Barthez''' (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a former French football goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets with Peter Shilton, with 10. Professionally, he has kept goal for his clubs to a Champions League title and several Ligue 1 and Premier League titles.
Born in Lavelanet, France, Barthez made his first division debut for Toulouse on 21 September 1991, against Nancy. He joined Marseille in 1992, and won both the French championship and the Champions League at the end of his first season in Marseille. His performance in the final against Milan was one of the best ever seen for a goalkeeper, and the 1993 victory made him the youngest goalkeeper to win a Champions League title until Iker Casillas did so in 2000.
However, Marseille would be stripped of their domestic title, though not of the Champions League crown, due to their involvement in a domestic match fixing scandal, and a year later (1994) would suffer a forced relegation to the second division due to a related financial bankruptcy. Barthez's 1993-94 season is seen by many as his best in le Championnat, his many saves and the goalscoring quality of Sonny Anderson allowed l'OM to finish second this year. He stayed with the club in Division 2 for the 1994-95 season despite many offers from elite French clubs.
In 1995, Barthez joined AS Monaco and won Ligue 1 titles in 1997 and 2000.
As a result of Barthez's success in the World Cup and Euro, he caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who was searching for a star goalkeeper to replace the recently-departed Peter Schmeichel, as Ferguson did not think that the previous season's keeper, Mark Bosnich was a long term replacement. Barthez joined United for -7.8 million in 2000. He was later reunited with national team-mate Laurent Blanc who joined Manchester United in 2001. The Barthez-Blanc head-kissing ritual was performed at the start of Champions League matches.
Well-known for being eccentric, Barthez started out well for Manchester United. His first season was a triumph as he answered all the questions about how he would handle rainy Manchester compared to sunny Monaco. Barthez performed brilliantly throughout the season and became a crowd favourite. The fans loved his eccentric behaviour, his taunting dribbles and step-overs past opposing strikers, and most importantly, his remarkable reaction saves. Very often it was critical saves that kept United from defeat or dropping valuable points, helping United to the 2000-01 Premier League title, their third in a row. A memorable incident happened when Manchester United faced Leeds United in March 2001. Barthez deliberatly kicked out with his foot at Ian Harte who fell to the floor, on the edge of six yard box, and the referee awarded a penalty to Leeds. Harte stepped up but Barthez made an excellent low one-handed save to his right. The only blemish in his first season being his failed attempt at "psyching out" West Ham United's Paolo Di Canio in the FA Cup 4th Round. Di Canio beat the offside trap, while Barthez stood still with his hand up expecting the referee to blow his whistle, or Di Canio to stop. Di Canio continued and scored the only goal of the game.
The 2001-02 season was split into two parts for him. The first half was a nightmare. The Frenchman seemed to be taking some unnecessary risks outside his penalty area, and his antics began to have consequences that allowed unneeded goals for opposing teams. He was at fault for two goals in a home defeat by Deportivo La Corua in October 2001, Another couple of errors against Arsenal the following month put much pressure on Barthez. There was much speculation as to what was the source of Barthez's decline, and critics urged him to be dropped. However, Sir Alex Ferguson had faith in his goalkeeper and stuck by him. Consequently in the second half of the season, Barthez repaired his reputation with consistent, solid performances and the spectacular saves that he was famous for.
He was also noted for playing mind games before opposition players took a penalty. The first time this occurred was in November 2001 when Leicester City came to Old Trafford. As Muzzy Izzet prepared to take a penalty, Barthez stood aside from the goal, with his hands behind him on the post. Izzet, tired of waiting, slotted the ball in the bottom corner, but the referee made him retake the penalty, this time with Barthez in goal. Izzet went the same way, but Barthez denied him with a fine save to his right. An almost identical incident happened less than a year later in October 2002, when Barthez was unhappy about the awarding of a penalty to Fulham, and so stood at the post and refused to be in goal for the penalty. This time he was booked for his antics, and so he then he took his place between the posts and made it work again by saving Steed Malbranque's spot kick.
The 2002-2003 season ended with another Premier League crown for United. The season was a mixed bag for Barthez. One highlight was a fabulous save to deny Dietmar Hamann's 30 yard rocket at Anfield as United held on to win 2-1. In other games, he let goals go past him that shouldn't have. Barthez was also widely criticized in United's exit to Real Madrid in the Champions League, especially for Ronaldo's opener which beat him at the near post. It would prove to be his last ever game with United as Sir Alex Ferguson's patience had finally run out. Barthez was dropped for the final 3 games of the season, with Roy Carroll taking his place.
In October 2003, after American newcomer Tim Howard won the starting goalkeeper's job from Barthez, United agreed to release Barthez from his contract at Old Trafford after the 2003-04 season, and also agreed to loan Barthez out to Marseille for the remainder of that season. However, FIFA blocked the loan deal on the grounds that it was not agreed upon within the international transfer window. The two clubs agreed on a loan deal after the transfer window reopened on 1 January 2004, and Barthez joined Marseille soon afterwards. On 27 April, Marseille and Barthez agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract which would keep him at the club until spring 2006.
Barthez was involved in a controversy during a friendly match between OM and Morocco's Raja Casablanca on 12 February 2005. With 10 minutes left, an OM player was sent off, and a brawl erupted between players on the pitch. Barthez was reported for spitting on the Moroccan referee. On 21 April, Barthez was summoned to a hearing before the disciplinary committee of the French Football Federation; the following day, he received a six-month suspension, with the last three months being suspended. In an unusual move, the federal council of the FFF appealed the suspension, arguing that the punishment should have been for a minimum of six full months. Eventually, his suspension was extended to six full months due to political pressures.
On 8 August 2006, Barthez announced he was still hoping to play professional football for another two years, insisting he was also looking to continue his career in the French international setup. His ideal scenario would be a return to first club Toulouse, where he could be close enough to allow him to take care of his sick mother. But he said if he did not have a club by 31 August he would not carry on with football. On 5 October 2006 it was confirmed that he had retired from football, having failed to agree a return to Toulouse. Barthez commented: ''"The only club I wanted to go to was not so happy to have me. It happens and you have to live with it."''
thumb|Barthez during a match against St. Etienne.
On 17 December 2006, Barthez announced his return to football by signing a contract with French Ligue 1 side FC Nantes Atlantique, who were lacking an experienced goalkeeper following Mickal Landreau's move to Paris Saint-Germain the previous summer. Serb goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovi, originally recruited to replace Landreau, failed to impress and left Nantes at the winter break following a rift within the squad.
On 29 April, Nantes chairman Rudi Roussillon announced that following an altercation with a Nantes fan, Barthez had left the city with his family. The next day, Barthez confirmed that he had quit the team, and the club terminated his contract. Barthez denied that he was planning to retire, and in an article for French daily ''L'quipe'', he said that he was looking for another contract for at least 2 years. Since then Barthez has been linked with numerous clubs but nothing has ever materialised and he has had to face never playing professional football again.
On 25 January 2008, after an interview with Setanta Sports, Barthez says he plans to race Porsche GT 3s and to play beach football in the future.
On 26 May 1994, he won his first cap for France against Australia. Though Barthez missed Euro 1996 where his country went all the way to the semi-finals, he gained the number one goalkeeping position shortly afterwards and would not relinquish it for a decade.
In the 1998 World Cup which was hosted by his home country, Barthez conceded only two goals in seven games and bagged the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Barthez was also well-known during the tournament for letting teammate and good friend Laurent Blanc kiss his shaved head before the start of every match, supposedly for good luck. Barthez was an integral part of his national team's inaugural triumph which also made it the first time in 20 years that a host had won the World Cup; the highlight being a 3-0 clean sheet against defending champions Brazil in the finals. During the game, Barthez made a spectacular save on Brazilian superstar Ronaldo, doing his trademark leap/step-over the attacking striker to grab the ball, which injured Ronaldo in the process. Barthez was afterwards one of the most popular national players in France, second to Zinedine Zidane.
Two years later, Barthez was again the starter as his country won Euro 2000. It was the first time in over twenty years that a national team held both the World Cup and Euro titles, a feat last accomplished by West Germany in 1974. After that triumph, France held the top position in the FIFA World Rankings system from 2001-2002.
He played on France's World Cup team again in 2002 in which they exited in the first round without winning a game or scoring a goal. He was also the starter in Euro 2004, saving David Beckham's penalty shot in the round robin, but France went out in the quarterfinals to eventual winners Greece.
His place as starting goalkeeper in France's 2006 World Cup Squad, in the face of a substantial public campaign in support of Grgory Coupet, was surprising to many, even more so given Coupet's flawless performance in the remainder of the World Cup qualifying campaign after Barthez's suspension. The decision was met with derision in the French press and also led to Coupet's walking out of the national squad before the tournament, though he was to return one day later. The move was viewed by some as a desire to keep the veterans of France's 1998 World Cup victory on the team. ''L'Equipe'' reported after the World Cup that Barthez would have walked out of the squad had he not been named the starter.
France had a slow start in the group stage, drawing their first two games and putting their playoff chances at risk. Fortunately, Barthez's team found their form and won their final round robin match 2-0 to advance to the next stage, where they upset heavily favoured Spain 3-1 in the round of 16.
In defeating Brazil, 1-0 on 1 July 2006, Barthez, having made only one save in the game, became the first keeper to blank the Brazilian team in consecutive World Cup finals matches, the first being the 1998 final (3-0). France is now one of only two nations (along with Argentina) to have shut Brazil out twice in the World Cup finals, and the first to have done it in consecutive matches, both times with Barthez in goal.
Barthez again kept a clean sheet in the semi-final against Portugal (with Zindine Zidane's penalty shot the winning goal), though he appeared in questionable form. A few minutes from time, he spectacularly spilled a free-kick which Lus Figo recovered, heading over the bar although unchallenged. He did, however, redeem himself in injury time when a French defender fumbled the ball, enabling a Portuguese player to mount a last-moment attack. Barthez scrambled out of the net and blocked the first shot.
During the final against Italy he briefly captained his team for the remainder of the second period of extra time after Zidane was sent off. During the penalty shootout, neither he nor his Italian counterpart Gianluigi Buffon made a save, and France striker David Trezeguet's missed shot ultimately proved decisive.
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'''Osvaldo Csar Ardiles''' (born 3 August 1952 in Crdoba Province), often referred to in Britain as '''Ossie Ardiles''', is a football coach and former midfielder who won the 1978 World Cup as part of the Argentinian national team.
A competitive and skilled midfielder, he became a cult hero in England, along with Glenn Hoddle and compatriot Ricardo Villa, as a player for Tottenham Hotspur. He notably left England for a period as a result of the outbreak of the Falklands War in 1982, thus missing most of the 1982-83 season.
As manager of Tottenham in the mid-1990s, he famously played several matches utilizing a formation that had five forwards, a formation that hadn't been used in English football since the 1950s, which "Ossie" (or "Pitn", as he is affectively known in his native country) mainly used because of Tottenham's perceived defensive weakness.
As a youngster, Ardiles played football in the streets and was given the nickname "Pitn" (python) by his brother because of his snake-like dribbling skills.
He helped Tottenham win the FA Cup in his third season there (1980-81), and collaborated with pop duo Chas and Dave as well as the rest of the Tottenham players for a song - "Ossie's Dream" - in which he famously pronounced Tottenham as "Tottingham". He played a big part in another FA Cup triumph the following year, but did not play in the final because of hostility by fans towards himself and fellow Argentinian Ricardo Villa in the wake of the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina.
He helped Tottenham win the UEFA Cup in 1984, leaving shortly afterwards to sign for Paris Saint Germain in France. After just one season in Paris, he returned to Tottenham, where he stayed until 1988. In the autumn of 1987, he was caretaker manager of Tottenham between the resignation of David Pleat and the appointment of Terry Venables.
He then played for Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers F.C. and Swindon Town F.C., before being appointed as manager of Swindon Town in July 1989. He played part of the 1989 American Soccer League season with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
On 7 February 2008 Ossie Ardiles, along with his fellow countryman Ricky Villa, was inducted into the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame.
In July 1989, Osvaldo Ardiles moved into football management with second division Swindon Town when Lou Macari resigned to join West Ham in July 1989. He wowed fans by replacing the long ball style which had been so successful with a new "Samba style", which saw the Town playing attractive attacking football. Part of this change was the new "diamond formation" which Ardiles implemented - a 4-4-2 style with left-sided, right-sided, attacking and defensive midfielders.
Just ten months after he had joined, Ardiles led the Town to their highest ever league position - finishing fourth in the second division. After beating Blackburn in the first leg of the Play-Off semi-final, the fans paid tribute with a tickertape reception in the second leg - recreating the atmosphere of the 1978 World Cup, in which Ardiles had starred. Swindon went on to win promotion to the top flight for the first time in their history - beating Sunderland in the Play-Off Final - only to have the promotion cruelly taken from them ten days later, when the Football League demoted them for irregular payments to players.
The following season, Ardiles was told to sell to keep the club alive - and Wembley hero Alan McLoughlin was the first big-money departure. With Swindon obviously rocked by their pre-season nightmare, their form deserted them, and opposition clubs seemed to come to terms with the Town's style of play. By the end of February, relegation threatened, and when Newcastle offered Ardiles the chance to become their new boss, he accepted, becoming the club's first foreign manager. But his time on Tyneside was not a success and he lasted 12 months in the job before being sacked, with the Magpies bottom of the second division - though they achieved safety under his successor Kevin Keegan.
Ardiles was not out of work for long. In June 1992 he replaced Bobby Gould as manager of West Bromwich Albion, who had just missed out on the third division playoffs in 1991-92. At the end of the 1992-93 season, Ardiles guided Albion to victory over Port Vale in the Division Two playoff final. Shortly afterwards he walked out of the Hawthorns to return his former club Tottenham as manager, but his management spell was nowhere near as successful as his spell as a player. Tottenham finished 15th in the Premiership and despite the expensive acquisition of Jrgen Klinsmann, Ilie Dumitrescu and Gheorghe Popescu in the 1994 close season, Ardiles was sacked in October 1994 with Tottenham languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League as they paid the price for the manager's tendency to play five forwards at once (usually Klinsmann, Dumitrescu, Teddy Sheringham, Darren Anderton and Nicky Barmby). They had just been punished for financial irregularities committed during the late 1980s: with a 1-year FA Cup ban, -600,000 fine and 12 league points deducted. The punishment was later amended to a -1.5million fine and six points deducted but the FA Cup ban and points deduction were later quashed.
Ardiles became coach of Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos in January 2000, but was sacked in June 2001 following a poor start to the season.
He joined Paraguayan club Cerro Porteo in May 2008
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'''Peter Phillip Bonetti''' (born 27 September 1941 in Putney, London of Swiss parents from Canton Ticino) is a former football goalkeeper for Chelsea, the St. Louis Stars, Dundee United and England. Bonetti was known for his safe handling, lightning reflexes and his graceful style, for which he was given the nickname, ''"The Cat"''. He was one of several goalkeepers (Gordon West of Everton was another) who specialised in a one-armed throw which could achieve a similar distance to a drop kick.
In 1948 Bonetti's family moved from London to Worthing on the Sussex coast. His parents ran a cafe on the seafront next to the Worthing Dome. Bonetti shone at an early age, playing for Worthing Catholics F.C.
Chelsea signed him from the Reading youth team after his mother had written to then manager Ted Drake, requesting that he give her son a trial. He made his first team debut in 1960 and a few weeks later helped the Chelsea youth side win the FA Youth Cup. From the 1960-61 season onwards, he was Chelsea's first choice goalkeeper, a position he held more or less constantly for the next nineteen years. Chelsea were relegated in Bonetti's second full season, which saw the appointment of Tommy Docherty as manager. Bonetti emerged as a key figure in a talented young side which included Bobby Tambling, Terry Venables, John Hollins and Barry Bridges. The team went into the penultimate match of the season needing to beat promotion rivals Sunderland to have a chance of going up. Chelsea won 1-0, with Bonetti making a brilliant last minute save to deny George Mulhall and maintain his side's promotion chances; a 7-0 win over Portsmouth secured instant promotion back to the First Division.
The new Chelsea side challenged for honours during the 1960s, with Bonetti a key figure throughout, although more often than not the team narrowly missed out. Chelsea won the League Cup in 1965 with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Leicester City. Leicester put Chelsea under heavy pressure in the second leg at Filbert Street, but an inspired performance from Bonetti helped secure a 0-0 draw for his side and thus the trophy. For most of the same season, Chelsea were on course to add both the league title and the FA Cup but ultimately missed out. They were beaten by Liverpool in the FA Cup while the title challenge was ended with a few games left after a bust-up between Docherty and several of his first-team players - though not Bonetti - meaning that a much-weakened team was fielded in a key match against Burnley, in which Bonetti conceded six goals.
Bonetti played in every game of Chelsea's Fairs Cup run the following season, putting in a series of impressive displays against the likes of AS Roma, AC Milan and FC Barcelona, though the side were eventually knocked out in the semi-finals, as they were in the FA Cup for the second consecutive year. The signing of Alex Stepney at the end of that season briefly threatened his position as Chelsea's first choice goalkeeper and he considered putting in a transfer request, but Stepney ultimately played only one game for the club and was sold to Manchester United a few months later. Chelsea eventually reached an FA Cup final in 1967, where they faced Tottenham Hotspur, but the team got outplayed on the day and Bonetti could do little to stop Spurs winning 2-1.
That was the closest he came to winning another trophy with Chelsea until 1970, by which time Docherty had been succeeded by Dave Sexton. In 1970, Chelsea again reached the FA Cup final and this time faced reigning league champions Leeds United. Over the two fiercely contested games, Bonetti had what was perhaps the finest moment of his playing career. Chelsea were outplayed for large spells in the first final at Wembley and he made a series of crucial saves to help them emerge with a 2-2 draw. Shortly into the replay at Old Trafford, his left knee was badly injured after a challenge from Leeds' Mick Jones. He returned to the field after treatment, but was effectively playing on one leg for the rest of the match and was powerless to stop Jones scoring the opener a few minutes later. In spite of the injury, and being targeted by the Leeds forwards, he made crucial saves throughout the match, denying both Peter Lorimer and Terry Cooper, and resisted more pressure from Leeds after Chelsea had taken the lead in extra time to help secure a 2-1 win. Such were Bonetti's performances that season, he was voted runner-up in the FWA Footballer of the Year awards.
A year later, the team added the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup after another replayed win in the final, this time over Spanish giants Real Madrid in Athens. Chelsea took a 2-0 lead in the replay, but Real dominated for much of the second half and it was another inspired performance from Bonetti, who had missed a large part of that season through injury, which helped them hold on for a 2-1 win.
That was his last trophy with the club, although they narrowly missed out on more in the following years, losing in the 1972 League Cup final to Stoke City and in the semi-finals of the same competition to Norwich City a year later. Financial and disciplinary problems within the club prevented them from building on their success and Bonetti left on a free transfer in 1975, joining the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League (NASL). That year, he played 21 games for the side and helped them top the Central Division that summer and reach the play-off semi-finals. He then returned to Chelsea, where his experience proved invaluable in helping new manager Eddie McCreadie's young side gain promotion in 1976-77. Two years later, in May 1979, he played his final game for Chelsea, a 1-1 draw with Arsenal, having made a total of 729 appearances for the club in nineteen years - only Ron Harris has made more - and kept over 200 clean sheets. He conceded one goal or less in two-thirds of his games for Chelsea.
Bonetti's international career was somewhat unfortunate. He emerged in an era of talented English goalkeepers and thus faced stiff competition for a place in the side, particularly from Ron Springett and Gordon Banks, and later on Peter Shilton, which limited him to just seven caps. He was a member of England's successful 1966 World Cup squad, but didn't make an appearance. His career with the England national side is also largely remembered for one match - the 1970 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against West Germany in Mexico, when he was thrust into the starting line-up as a late replacement for Banks, who was suffering from food poisoning. During the match England let slip a 2-0 lead and lost 3-2 after extra time, with Bonetti one of the scapegoats, although he could be reasonably faulted for only one of the three goals conceded. That game was his only ever World Cup appearance. He conceded one goal in his other six international matches.
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4-2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners- squad members, Bonetti was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
After leaving Chelsea, Bonetti moved to the Isle of Mull where he became a postman. While living in Scotland, he briefly came out of retirement to play several games for Dundee United as understudy to Hamish McAlpine. Following his retirement from playing, Bonetti moved into coaching and had spells with Chelsea, Manchester City and the England national side. During his time as a Chelsea coach, he was persuaded to play 2 games for Isthmian League Division 2 side, Woking, including an FA Cup debut in a 1-0 win over Football Conference side Weymouth. At one time he held the record for the most appearances for a single club by a goalkeeper, but was overtaken in the 1990s by Portsmouth's Alan Knight.
Since 2005, Bonetti has made several appearances for an Old England XI in various charity games, notably against celebrity sides, usually coming on for the last 10 minutes of each game.
On the 12th November 2007, He took part in the limited edition autobiography CD series called 60 minutes with Peter Bonetti when he was interviewed by David Knight. Peter spoke in detail about his historical career including tales from the 1966 world cup winning squad (info from
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'''Alan Shearer''' , (born 13 August 1970) is a retired English footballer.
He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team. He is widely considered as one of the greatest English strikers of all time, being both Newcastle's and the Premier League's record goalscorer. After retiring as a player, Shearer worked as a television pundit for the BBC. Toward the end of his playing career, Shearer worked towards gaining the UEFA Pro Licence, and expressed a desire to eventually become a manager. In 2009 he briefly left his BBC role to become Newcastle United's manager in the last eight games of their 2008-09 season, in an unsuccessful attempt to save them from relegation.
A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, Shearer made his professional debut with English top-flight club Southampton in 1988, scoring a hat-trick in the process. During several years on the south coast, he became known for his classic style of play, strength and goalscoring ability; he soon received an international call-up along with a transfer to Blackburn Rovers in 1992. Shearer established himself as a player in northern England; he became a regular in the England squad, and his 34-goal tally helped Blackburn secure the Premier League title in 1994-95. He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. The 1995-96 season saw Shearer make his first Champions League appearances and finish as the top scorer in the Premier League with 31 goals. He was also top scorer at Euro 1996 with England, scoring five goals, and in the 1996-97 Premier League, with 25 goals.
A world-record -15 million move to his boyhood heroes, Newcastle United, followed the Euro '96 tournament, and Shearer spent the remainder of his career with the club. While he would never emulate the success of his time at Blackburn Rovers, Shearer won runners-up medals in the Premier League and FA Cup with Newcastle, and a second PFA Player of the Year award. After being named England's captain in 1996 and Newcastle's captain in 1999, he retired from international football following Euro 2000, having amassed 63 appearances and 30 goals for his country.
As well as his media work, he has raised substantial amounts of money for various national and local charities, both within and outside of sports. Shearer is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), a Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland, a Freeman of Newcastle upon Tyne and an honorary Doctor of Civil Law of Northumbria and Newcastle Universities.
Shearer was born in Gosforth, Newcastle in 1970 to working-class parents Alan and Anne Shearer. His father, a sheet-metal worker, encouraged a keen Shearer to play football in his youth, and the young player continued with the sport as he progressed through school. He was educated at Gosforth Central Middle School and Gosforth High School. Growing up playing on the streets of his hometown, he originally played in midfield because "it meant [he] could get more involved in the games."
Shearer was promoted to the first team after spending two years with the youth squad. He made his professional debut for Southampton on 26 March 1988, coming on as a substitute in a First Division fixture at Chelsea,
Despite this auspicious start to his career, Shearer was eased gradually into the first team and made just ten goalless appearances for the club the following season. Throughout his career Shearer was recognised for his strength,
In the summer of 1991, Shearer was a member of the England national under-21 football squad in an international tournament in Toulon, France. Shearer was the star of the tournament where he scored seven goals in four games.
During the summer of 1992 Southampton's manager, Ian Branfoot, became "the most popular manager in English football", as he took telephone calls from clubs "trying to bargain with players they don't want plus cash". Although Branfoot accepted that a sale was inevitable, he claimed that "whatever happens, we are in the driving seat".
Despite making just one goalless appearance as England failed to progress past the Euro 1992 group stages that summer,
His first season with Blackburn was mixed - he missed half of it through injury after snapping his right anterior cruciate ligament in a match against Leeds United in December 1992, but scored 16 goals in the 21 games in which he did feature.
Returning to fitness for the 1993-94 season, he scored 31 goals from 40 games as Blackburn finished runners-up in the Premier League.
The arrival of Chris Sutton for the 1994-95 season established a strong attacking partnership at Blackburn. Shearer's league-record 34 goals,
Although the club could not retain the title the following year, Shearer again ended the (now 38-game) season as Premier League top scorer, with 31 goals in 35 games,
After Euro 96, Manchester United again sought to sign Shearer, and entered the battle for his signature. Shearer stated he came close to signing for the club after extended talks with United manager Alex Ferguson.
Shearer made his league debut away at Everton, on 17 August 1996, and maintained his form during the rest of the season, finishing as Premier League top-scorer for the third consecutive season with 25 goals in 31 Premier League games,
Another injury problem; this time an ankle ligament injury sustained in a pre-season match at Goodison Park, restricted Shearer to just two goals in 17 games in the 1997-98 season. His injury was reflected in the club's form, and Newcastle finished just 13th in the League. However, United (now managed by Shearer's old boss at Blackburn, Kenny Dalglish) had a good run in the FA Cup; Shearer scored the winning goal in a semi final victory over Sheffield United as the team reached the final. The team were unable to get on the scoresheet at Wembley, and lost the game 2-0 to Arsenal.
Alan Shearer after the FA Cup final defeat in 1998|right|thumb
An incident during a game against Leicester City in the league saw Shearer charged with misconduct by the FA, with media sources claiming that video footage showed him intentionally kicking Neil Lennon in the head following a challenge. The referee of the game took no action against Shearer, and he was then cleared of all charges by the FA, with Lennon giving evidence in the player's defence. Former Football Association chief Graham Kelly, who brought the charges against the player, later claimed in his autobiography that Shearer had threatened to withdraw himself from the 1998 World Cup squad if the charges were upheld; a claim strenuously denied by Shearer.
An almost injury-free season helped Shearer improve on his previous year's tally in 1998-99, the striker converting 14 goals in 30 league games, but Newcastle finished 13th again, with Ruud Gullit having replaced Kenny Dalglish just after the season got underway.
He also helped Newcastle to a second consecutive FA Cup final and qualification for the following season's UEFA Cup, but they once again lost; this time 2-0 to Treble-chasing Manchester United.
Further managerial changes betrayed another lacklustre season in 1999-2000 as unpopular Ruud Gullit resigned to be replaced by the 66-year-old Bobby Robson.
Shearer suffered an injury-hit and frustrating season in 2000-01, having retired from international football after the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament in order to focus on club football.
The 2002-03 season saw Shearer and Newcastle make their return to the UEFA Champions League. Newcastle lost their first three matches in the opening group stage, but Shearer's goal against Dynamo Kiev,
thumb|200px|Shearer training in 2005
After this, Newcastle would have one more chance to progress in the Champions League in early 2003, but Shearer was one of those who failed to score as the team were eliminated in a penalty shootout by Partizan Belgrade in the third qualifying round. United progressed well in that season's UEFA Cup and Shearer's six goals helped the club reach the semi-finals, where they were beaten by eventual runners up Olympique de Marseille. Domestically he also had a good season, with 22 goals in 37 appearances,
Announcing that this would be his final season before retirement, Shearer's form in 2004-05 was patchy; alongside new signing Patrick Kluivert, he scored only seven goals in his 28 games as the club finished the season in 14th place.
The summer of 2005 saw Shearer reverse his decision to retire after persuasion from then-manager Graeme Souness.
thumb|150px|right|Shearer and family at his Testimonial match
In tribute to Shearer's contribution to Newcastle United over more than ten years, the club erected a large banner of Shearer on the outside of the cantilever superstructure of the Gallowgate End of St James' Park. The banner measured high by wide, covering almost half of the Gallowgate End, aptly placed above the club bar, ''Shearer's'', opened in his honour in 2005. The banner depicted Shearer as the "Gallowgate Giant", with one arm aloft in his signature goal celebration, with the message "Thanks for 10 great years", and was featured in the media coverage reflecting on his career at the club, with the banner being displayed from 19 April 2006 until 11 May 2006, the day of his testimonial match. The banner could be seen across the city and as far away as Gateshead across the River Tyne, standing taller than the iconic local landmark, the Angel of the North.
Shearer was awarded a testimonial match by the club, against Scottish-side Celtic. All proceeds of the match went to charitable causes. Because of the injury he sustained three games earlier at Sunderland, Shearer was unable to play in the whole match; however he kicked-off the game and came off the bench to score a penalty, winning the game 3-2.
Shearer's international career began in 1990 when he was handed a callup to the England under-21 squad under Dave Sexton. During his time with the squad, he scored 13 times in 11 games; a record return which is still unbeaten.
Shearer played only intermittently in the qualifying campaign for the 1994 FIFA World Cup due to injury and the team failed to reach the competition finals.
Euro 96 was a more positive experience for both Shearer and England. With England not required to qualify as hosts, Shearer had not scored in 12 games in the 21 months prior,
In the quarter finals, England were outplayed by Spain but got through to a penalty shootout after a goalless draw. Shearer scored the first England penalty,
The new England manager Glenn Hoddle appointed Shearer squad captain for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Moldova on 1 September 1996, and the player held onto the captaincy after scoring once in that match and twice in the following game against Poland. He scored a total of five goals in England's successful qualification campaign for the 1998 FIFA World Cup; adding strikes against Georgia and away to Poland to his tally.
In September 1999, Shearer scored his only England hat-trick in a Euro 2000 qualifier against Luxembourg. This helped England reach a play-off against Scotland; England won the game over two legs and in doing so qualified for the European Championships. By now, Shearer was approaching his 30th birthday, and he announced that he intended to retire from international football after the Euro 2000 tournament.
Shearer did not score in England's opening 3-2 defeat against Portugal, but did so as England defeated Germany 1-0 in Charleroi,
As a player, Shearer was often styled as a classic English centre-forward, owing to his strength, physical stature, heading ability and strong shot. Of his 206 Newcastle goals, 49 of them were scored with his head.
As well as the two red cards, Shearer received 59 yellow cards during his career.
Shearer was noted as a proficient penalty taker for both club and country, and he scored 45 times from the spot for Newcastle, where he was the first-choice taker. He also scored 5 goals from free-kicks for the north-east club.
On his retirement as a player Shearer responded to speculation of an immediate move into coaching that he would take some personal time off to "enjoy life" for the next couple of years. He was also quoted as saying that he would eventually like to move into management, "when the time was right"
Reflecting his desire for personal time off to "enjoy life", in July 2006 he turned down a coaching role with England, citing his BBC commitments and desire to be away from the pressure of a job within football. Despite this, Shearer was often linked in the media with managerial or coaching positions at his three former clubs.
Shearer took a brief role in the dugout for his final three games under Glenn Roeder. Shearer had rejected offers of coaching or assistant roles at Newcastle under both the returning Kevin Keegan in February 2008 and Joe Kinnear in November 2008.
In a surprise move, late on Wednesday 1 April 2009 it was announced that Shearer would become the manager of his former club Newcastle United for the remaining eight games of the season, taking over from head coach Chris Hughton who was in temporary charge while the permanent manager Joe Kinnear recovered from heart surgery, having taken ill on 7 February. Shearer stated "It's a club I love and I don't want them to go down. I'll do everything I can to stop that."
Shearer was unveiled at a press conference the following day by club managing director Derek Llambias.
His first match in charge ended in a 2-0 defeat against Chelsea at St. James' Park. On 11 April, Newcastle earned their first point under Shearer with a 1-1 draw with Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium with Andy Carroll scoring a late equalizing goal. After a defeat to Tottenham Hotspur and a draw against Portsmouth, his first win for Newcastle came in a 3-1 victory over Middlesbrough that lifted Newcastle from the relegation zone.
On the eve of the final day of the season on 24 May, where all fixtures are played simultaneously, Newcastle faced the prospect of being relegated to the the Championship, along with Hull City, Middlesbrough and Sunderland, which would end their 16 year unbroken spell in the Premier League.
===Television career and commercial roles===
After his retirement and following guest appearances, Shearer became a regular pundit for the BBC's ''Match of the Day'' . He also formed part of the team which covered the 2006 World Cup for the BBC.
Alan Shearer in thumb
Former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd announced that, after Shearer finished the 2005-06 season as Newcastle's caretaker assistant manager, he would become the club's "Sporting Ambassador" for 2006-07.
However in September 2008 it was reported that Shearer was sacked from this largely honorary position by the club's owner Mike Ashley despite protests from players such as Steven Taylor and Damien Duff, due to Shearer's criticism of the way in which the club was being run in the wake of the departure of Kevin Keegan. These articles were denied by the club.
During his playing days, Shearer had been involved with the children's charity the NSPCC, taking part in the organisation's Full Stop campaign in 1999.
In his testimonial match, he raised -1.64m benefiting fourteen good causes including -400,000 for the NSPCC and -320,000 for completion of the "Alan Shearer Centre," a respite care facility based in West Denton, Newcastle.
In 2008, he raised over -300,000 for Sport Relief in a bike ride with fellow ''Match of the Day'' presenter Adrian Chiles, the idea for which emerged in an off the cuff question from cycling fan Chiles to Shearer as to how he kept fit since retirement. Shearer also played and scored twice in Soccer Aid, a game involving celebrities and former players at Wembley Stadium in September 2008, to raise money for UNICEF.
On 26 July 2009, Shearer played in the Sir Bobby Robson Trophy match, a charity match held at St James' Park in tribute of Sir Bobby Robson and in aid of his cancer charity the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.
Shearer is married to Lainya, whom he met whilst a Southampton player. The couple lived locally with her parents during Shearer's second year at the south coast club, and were married on 8 June 1991 at St. James' Church in the city. In contrast to the portrayal of some WAGs (wives and girlfriends) of later players by the media, Lainya is described by Shearer as a quiet and reserved person, not comfortable in the spotlight her husband's fame sometimes brought. The couple have three children.
On 6 December 2000, Shearer was given Honorary Freedom of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, with the citation "in recognition of his role as Captain of Newcastle United Football Club and as former Captain of England which have enhanced the reputation of the City".
Shearer was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours.
On 4 December 2006, Shearer was created a Doctor of Civil Law by Northumbria University, at a ceremony at Newcastle City Hall, where the University vice-chancellor declared that "Throughout his career Alan Shearer has been hard-working, committed, disciplined and focused in his endeavours, fighting back from career-threatening injuries with great determination and courage".
On 1 October 2009, Shearer was commissioned as Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland, having been nominated by the Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland, the Duchess of Northumberland, Jane Percy, and approved for the position by The Queen.
On 7 December 2009 Shearer was made a Doctor of Civil Law by Newcastle University.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.''
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(born as '''Ruud Dil''', September 1, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1987 and the World Soccer Player of the Year in 1987 and 1989. He was a versatile player, playing in numerous positions during his career. He last managed the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer after taking over in November 2007.
Gullit was born '''Ruud Dil''' in Amsterdam to George Gullit, an Afro-Surinamese migrant, and his mistress Ria Dil from the Amsterdam Jordaan inner city district. The family lived in one split level room on the top floor of a small apartment building. Gullit's father worked as an economics teacher at a local school, his mother as a cleaner at the Rijksmuseum.
Gullit developed his football skills in the confines of the Rozendwarsstraat, street football was instrumental in his formative years. Gullit's first team were the ''Meerboys'', where he joined as a junior in 1970. However, at the age of 10 Gullit moved from the Jordaan to Amsterdam Old West where he played street football alongside Frank Rijkaard. Gullit joined the DWS club after his move, and came to the attention of the Dutch youth team, where he played alongside such future greats as Erwin Koeman, Ronald Koeman and Wim Kieft.
It was during his time at DWS that Ruud first took to using his father's surname, rather than his registered surname, as he thought it sounded more like a football player. He retained his mother's surname, officially, and continues to sign all contracts as Ruud Dil.
In 1978, he signed professionally for HFC Haarlem under coach and former West Bromwich Albion F.C. player Barry Hughes. Gullit made 91 league appearances for Haarlem, scoring 32 goals. Gullit made his debut for the club at just 16 years old, becoming at the time the youngest player in the history of the Eredivisie. In his first year at Haarlem they finished bottom of the Eredivisie, but bounced back the following season winning the Eerste Divisie. Gullit was named as the best player in the Eerste Divisie that season.
In 1982, he moved to Feyenoord, for a fee of -300,000, where he made 85 league appearances, scoring 31 goals. At Feyenoord Gullit found himself playing alongside Dutch legend Johan Cruijff, while the assistant manager was Wim van Hanegem, and they were to leave a lasting impression. Gullit's first season saw Feyenoord miss out on major honours, but the following year they completed the league and cup double. Gullit was named Dutch Footballer of the Year in recognition of his contribution to Feyenoord's success. At Feyenoord Gullit occupied an increasingly advanced role in midfield, having played predominantly as a sweeper at Haarlem. While at Feyenoord Gullit became the focus of a race row as manager Thijs Libregts was alleged to have referred to Gullit as "blackie" and criticised him for being lazy, though Libregts defended himself by claiming that it was merely a nickname.
In 1985, he moved to PSV for 1.2 million (-400,000), and wound up scoring 46 goals in 68 league appearances for the team. Gullit was again named Footballer of the Year in 1986 as he helped PSV capture the Eredivisie crown, a feat they repeated the following year. It was at PSV that Gullit really began to establish himself as a world class footballer and his distinctive, dreadlocked appearance made certain that he would catch the eye of Europe's biggest clubs. Gullit was also singled out for criticism by large numbers of Feyenoord supporters, who branded him a "wolf" and accused him of moving to Eindhoven for money.
Silvio Berlusconi signed Gullit for AC Milan in 1987, paying the then record fee of 18 million (-6 million) as a replacement for Ray Wilkins. Among his teammates at that club were compatriots Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard, along with Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi. When he arrived at Milan, Gullit initially struggled to settle as he spoke no Italian and was unused to living in a foreign country. However, Gullit's first season at Milan saw the club win Scudetto for the first time in 9 years, under coach Arrigo Sacchi. He was initially used on the right of an attacking trio alongside Van Basten and Pietro Virdis, but after an injury to Van Basten it was changed to a front two. The following season Milan built on their domestic success by adding the European Cup to their list of honours. Their scintillating 5-0 demolition of Real Madrid in the semi-final second leg came at a cost, as Gullit suffered an injury and required surgery to be fit in time for the final. That performance was followed by a 4-0 victory over Steaua Bucharest in the 1989 final with Gullit scoring two crucial goals. The following year Milan retained the trophy as they defeated Benfica in the 1990 final.
Gullit's exploits with first PSV and then Milan helped him win the European Footballer of the Year award in 1987 which he dedicated to Nelson Mandela.
In 1990-91 Milan's pursuit of a third consecutive European Cup was cut short by Olympique de Marseille at the semi-final stage. Having drawn the first leg at the San Siro, Milan trailed to a Chris Waddle goal with little time remaining when the floodlights went out. After a short delay the lighting was restored, but Milan had returned to their dressing room and refused to return to complete the game. UEFA awarded Marseille a 3-0 victory and expelled Milan from all European competitions for the following season.
While Milan continued their domestic dominance by winning Serie A in both 1991-92 (a season in which they went undefeated) and 1992-93, Gullit's position was an increasingly peripheral one. This was demonstrated by his omission from the UEFA Champions League Final 1993 final as under the UEFA rules clubs were only allowed to field 3 foreigners.
In July 1995, he signed for Chelsea on a free transfer. Initially played as sweeper by manager Glenn Hoddle with limited success, Gullit was moved to his more familiar role in midfield, where he scored six goals. The signing of Gullit, alongside the likes of Mark Hughes and Dan Petrescu, propelled Chelsea to the semi-final of the FA Cup but their league form was disappointing.
Gullit's earliest difficulty in England was adapting to the abilities of some of his Chelsea teammates, "I would take a difficult ball, control it, make space and play a good ball in front of the right back, except that he didn-t want that pass. Eventually Glenn said to me, -Ruud, it would be better if you do these things in midfield-."
Gullit has since often stated in interviews that it was in London he enjoyed his career the most and felt happiest.
In 1981, on his 19th birthday, Gullit made his international debut as a substitute for the Dutch national team against Switzerland, a game the Dutch lost 2-1.
Gullit's early international career was marred by disappointment as the Dutch failed to qualify for the 1982 FIFA World Cup and Euro 84. The Dutch missed out in 1984 on goals scored as the Spanish trounced minnows Malta 12-1 in their final qualifying game, when they needed an 11 goal victory to qualify.
There was further disappointment in 1986 when the Dutch missed out on qualification for the World Cup at the hands of neighbours Belgium in a play-off. Having lost 1-0 in Belgium, the Dutch appeared to be set for qualification in Rotterdam as they led 2-0 until Georges Grun put the Belgians through on away goals.
However, Gullit was one of the key players for the Dutch team helping his country win the Euro 88 under coach Rinus Michels. Having lost their opening game of the tournament to the USSR the Dutch beat England and Republic of Ireland to reach the semi-finals. After defeating West Germany 2-1 in Hamburg the Dutch faced the Soviet Union in the final. Gullit opened the scoring with a well-placed header and Marco van Basten scored an incredible volley to cap a 2-0 win. Ruud Gullit was thus the first Dutch captain to hold aloft international silverware.
The Dutch travelled to Italia 90 as one of the favourites, but the team failed to perform as expected. Gullit's knee injuries clearly hampered his play, and his only moment of brilliance was a superb dribble and shot against Ireland which helped the Netherlands qualify for the second round. There they met W Germany in one of the most exciting games of the tournament, though the game was marred by an altercation between Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Voller. The Germans gained revenge for their defeat at Euro 88, by beating the Netherlands 2-1 and going on to win the tournament.
1992 saw the Dutch again among the favourites for silverware in Sweden at Euro 92. Gullit appeared in imperious form against Scotland in their opening game of the tournament as he supplied Dennis Bergkamp with an easy goal. But after drawing with Russia and beating Germany, the Dutch suffered a shock exit on penalties to Denmark, who ended up winning the championship's Henri Delaunay Trophy.
In 1993 Gullit and Holland manager Dick Advocaat began what was to be a long running dispute which ultimately ended Gullit's international career. Advocaat's decision to play Gullit on the right-side of midfield, in a game against England at Wembley, rather than his usual central position upset Gullit and this was exacerbated by his substitution for Marc Overmars.
Gullit epitomised the ethos of Total Football as he was naturally adept in several positions. His foremost attribute was his athleticism, as he used his strength and speed to great effect, as well as being excellent in the air. Yet unusually for a man of his stature Gullit also possessed outstanding natural balance and poise that gave a graceful style to his game. Gullit thus combined technical ability with physical presence to become an iconic figure in world football.
Gullit's brilliance prompted George Best to comment in 1990, "Ruud Gullit is a great player by any standards. He has all the skills. He's not afraid to do things with the ball. And he looks as if he's enjoying every second of it. By my reckoning that's what makes him an even better player than Maradona. Both have the key quality you will find in all the best players: balance. You just can't knock them off the ball. It was the same with Pel, Beckenbauer and Cruijff."
In the summer of 1996, when Glenn Hoddle left Chelsea to become manager of the England national team, Gullit was appointed as a player-manager. Gullit made a promising start to his managerial career when in the first season as a player-manager he guided Chelsea to an FA Cup triumph in 1997, the club's first major trophy in 26 years. Gullit became the first non-British manager to win the FA Cup. The club also finished at a credible sixth place in the Premiership. The following season, with Chelsea in second place in the Premiership and proceeding to the quarterfinals in two cup competitions, he was sacked, allegedly for a disagreement with the club's board over the compensation, though Gullit himself disputed this. He was replaced by Gianluca Vialli, a man he had helped to bring to the club.
In 1998, he was named manager of Newcastle United F.C., and his managerial career again was on track, with an FA Cup final appearance in his first year. In the following season, fans began to turn against him after a poor run of results, and a well-publicised contretemps with star striker and local hero Alan Shearer and captain Robert Lee did not put him in a favourable light. Gullit even refused to assign Lee a squad number, giving Lee's number 7 to new signing Kieron Dyer. In a match between Newcastle and local rivals Sunderland following the latter's return to the Premiership, Gullit, to the surprise of many, left the usually starting strikers Alan Shearer and Duncan Ferguson on the bench. Newcastle lost 2-1, although it was 1-1 when Shearer came on. Gullit resigned three days later, after only five games into the 1999-2000 season.
Before the start of the 2004/2005 season, he took charge of Feyenoord, quitting at the end of that season without winning any trophies to be replaced by Erwin Koeman. Feyenoord had finished a disappointing 4th in the Eredivisie, behind Ajax, PSV and AZ.
On November 8, 2007, Ruud Gullit became head coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy, signing a 3-year contract.
Gullit's managerial style was criticized by former Galaxy player Abel Xavier, in which he claimed that Gullit had frictions with most of the team and that he did not have respect for most of the players.
On August 11, 2008, Gullit resigned as coach from the Los Angeles Galaxy citing personal reasons. This followed a seven-game winless streak.
In 1988 Ruud Gullit scored a No.3 hit with the anti-apartheid song ''South Africa'' in the Dutch Top 40 together with the reggae band Revelation Time. Previously he had a modest hit in 1984 with the song ''Not the dancing kind''.
After his spell at Newcastle, Gullit spent several years working as a football commentator, having previously coined the term "sexy football" during his spell as a BBC pundit during Euro 96 which was at a time Gullit was still playing professionally for Chelsea. Gullit used the term to describe teams, such as Portugal at that tournament, who played attractive football with an emphasis on the defense-penetrating pass-and-move game.
By 2006, Gullit had a talk show on Dutch TV, where he has interviewed, amongst others, Nelson Mandela.
In 2007 Gullit recalled, "Four months ago I visited Robben Island and met three guys who were cell-mates of Nelson Mandela. They remembered my dedicating my award in 1987 to Mandela and they said they couldn-t believe what I had done, and were sure the football authorities would withdraw the award. That's what apartheid did to them, it made them believe injustice was a normal part of life."
He also appeared as a pundit for ITV during the 2006 FIFA World Cup and works as an analyst for the UEFA Champions League games on Sky Sports.
Gullit has been married three times and has six children:
Gullit was sponsored in 1990 to wear a black and white football boot made by Italian sports brand Lotto. The boot he wore was the Lotto Stadio 90, a boot which was initially created for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
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'''Sir Robert William "Bobby" Robson''' CBE (18 February 1933 - 31 July 2009)
His professional playing career as an inside-forward spanned nearly 20 years, during which he played for three clubs: Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, and, briefly, Vancouver. He also made 20 appearances for England, scoring four goals.
After his playing career he found success as both a club and international manager, winning league championships in both the Netherlands and Portugal, earning trophies in England and Spain, and taking England to the semi-final of the 1990 World Cup. His last management role was as a mentor to the manager of the Irish national football team.
Robson was created a Knight Bachelor in 2002, was inducted as a member of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2003, and was the honorary president of Ipswich Town. From 1991 onwards he suffered recurrent medical problems with cancer, and in March 2008, put his name and efforts into the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, a cancer research charity. In August 2008, his lung cancer was confirmed to be terminal; he said: "My condition is described as static and has not altered since my last bout of chemotherapy...I am going to die sooner rather than later. But then everyone has to go sometime and I have enjoyed every minute". He died just under a year later.
Born in Sacriston, County Durham, Robson was the fourth of five sons of Philip and Lilian Robson (ne Watt).
Robson attended Waterhouses Secondary Modern School but the headmaster did not allow the school football team to join a league. Instead, he began to play for Langley Park Juniors on Saturday mornings at the age of eleven, and by the time he was 15, he was representing the club at Under-18 level.
Although Robson had signed professionally, his father insisted he continue to work as an electrician. He spent the day working at the Festival of Britain site and trained three nights a week at Fulham.
Robson made his debut in 1950 for Fulham, recently promoted to the First Division, in a match against Sheffield Wednesday.
He made his Albion debut in a 4-0 home defeat by Manchester City on 10 March 1956.
Despite press reports of interest from Arsenal,
During his first spell at Fulham, Robson participated in two ambassadorial Football Association tours in the West Indies in 1955 and South Africa in 1956.
He went on to make 20 appearances for the England national team, making his debut in a November 1957 victory against France, scoring twice in a 4-0 victory.
Following the 1958 World Cup, Robson became an established member of the England squad, enjoying considerable success in a period between October 1960 and March 1961 when he played in six England victories, including scoring a goal in the record 9-3 defeat of Scotland at Wembley Stadium.
In 1959, the then England manager and FA Director of Coaching Walter Winterbottom suggested to Robson that he take a coaching course at Lilleshall.
thumb|right|150px|Statue of Robson at Portman Road
He moved on to Ipswich Town in 1969 and it was there that he established his reputation as a successful manager. He won the vacant job at the Suffolk club after a chance encounter with Town director Murray Sangster while scouting at Portman Road for Chelsea manager Dave Sexton.
In 2002, in recognition of his achievements with the club, a life-size statue of Robson was unveiled opposite the Cobbold Stand of Ipswich Town's ground Portman Road.
Robson's achievements with Ipswich earned him a job offer from the Football Association for the position of national coach, and he declined an offer of a ten-year contract extension from Ipswich director Patrick Cobbold.
Robson's first game in charge saw immediate controversy, as he dropped Kevin Keegan for the match against Denmark; this led to Robson being spat on by Newcastle United supporters.
England began the competition poorly and captain Bryan Robson was injured with a recurrence of a dislocated shoulder.
Robson's England dropped only one point in qualifying for Euro 1988 which included an 8-0 defeat of Turkey.
Robson led England without conceding a goal through the six-match qualification for the 1990 World Cup where they were one of six seeded teams.
Before the 1990 World Cup, the FA told Robson that they would not renew his contract as England manager, so he moved on to the Netherlands to coach PSV of Eindhoven,
Robson moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal in July 1992, where his Portuguese interpreter was a young Jos Mourinho, future Porto, Chelsea and Internazionale manager. Robson guided the club to a third place finish in his first season in charge while admitting the club was in "...a terrible state". He described the club's president as a "loose cannon", who frequently signed players without Robson's consent.
right|thumb|League finishes for clubs managed by Robson (* indicates Robson left the club before the end of the season)
Sporting's rivals, F.C. Porto, quickly hired Robson, with Mourinho appointed as his assistant manager. Porto were in a poor state when Robson arrived and the average attendance had dwindled to 10,000.
Such was the impact of Robson at Porto, he became known to the locals as "Bobby Five-O" in honour of the number of matches Porto won 5-0,
A phone call during the summer of 1996 from Barcelona's vice-president Joan Gaspart to discuss Lus Figo resulted in an offer of employment with the Spanish club.
The 1997-98 season saw Robson moved "upstairs" to the position of General Manager by Barcelona, with Louis van Gaal taking over the managerial reins,
After Robson's contract expired, he returned to England to take up a position in the Football Association's technical department,
In his first home match in charge, Newcastle (at the bottom of the league) faced second bottom Sheffield Wednesday, thrashing them 8-0. In his first season in charge, 1999-2000, Robson led the club to an 11th place finish, with 14 wins from his 32 games in charge.
Despite the qualification of third place however, Robson was unable to guide Newcastle through the Champions League qualifying rounds and the club was pushed back into the UEFA Cup for the 2003-04 season. At the end of the 2003-04 season, Newcastle United finished fifth in the table, five points short of the Champions League qualifying fourth place but reached the semi finals of the Uefa Cup after losing to Marseille.
He held the Newcastle post until 30 August 2004, when he was dismissed by Freddy Shepherd, after a poor start to the Premier League season and alleged discontent in the dressing room.
His autobiography, entitled ''Bobby Robson: Farewell but not Goodbye'' was released in 2005.
The title is based on one of his quotes upon leaving the England job in 1990: "I'm here to say goodbye-maybe not goodbye but farewell".
On 7 June 2005 he declined the invitation to become manager of Heart of Midlothian because he wanted to stay in the Newcastle area.
Robson was married to Elsie from June 1955 until his death; they have three sons: Andrew, Paul and Mark, all of whom survived him.
Since 1991, Robson was repeatedly diagnosed as suffering from cancer. He had several operations and, in 2006, was operated on for on a brain tumour.
On 17 October 2006, it was revealed that Robson had been given the all-clear and was set to see out his contract as consultant to the Irish team.
Robson made a number of product endorsements, including an appearance in Carlsberg's "Best Pub Side" television commercial.
Robson defeated bowel cancer in 1992, a malignant melanoma in 1995, and a tumour in his right lung and a brain tumour, both in 2006. Treatment of these conditions had left him partially paralysed due to a stroke caused by the brain tumour, and also with a partially prosthetic upper jaw after the melanoma was surgically removed. His fifth diagnosis of cancer in 2007, consisting of cancerous nodules in both lungs, was diagnosed as terminal in February 2007, and as of December 2008 was being controlled through bouts of chemotherapy.
In aid of the Foundation, Robson's 1990 World Cup semi-final 4-3 loss after penalties against West Germany, was replayed on 26 July 2009 as the Sir Bobby Robson Trophy match at St James' Park, featuring players from the original 1990 World Cup squads and other special guests.
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At the time of his death, the Foundation had raised -1.6m.
On 31 July 2009, Robson died of lung cancer at his home in County Durham, aged 76, after a long battle with the disease.
Robson's funeral, a private family ceremony, took place on 5 August 2009. The location remained undisclosed at the request of his family until the funeral had taken place. It was later revealed to be Esh, County Durham.
Bobby Robson was awarded a number of honours for his contributions to football. In 1990, at the end of his eight-year reign as England manager, he was awarded a CBE and in 2002, he was knighted; both awards were for services to football.
In 2002 (during his time as Newcastle manager), the 69-year-old Robson was awarded the freedom of Newcastle upon Tyne and the UEFA President's Award for 'services to football'.
On 5 May 2008, during the 30th anniversary celebrations of Ipswich Town's 1978 FA Cup win, Robson was granted the Freedom of Ipswich by the Lady Mayor.
The Football League gave Newcastle United and Ipswich Town special dispensation to wear special commemorative kits for their Championship match on 26 September 2009 at Portman Road, in aid of Sir Bobby's Foundation. This match resulted in a 4-0 victory for Newcastle United.
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'''Quintin Hogg''' (14 February 1845 - 17 January 1903) was an English philanthropist, remembered primarily as the founder of the institution now known as the University of Westminster.
Hogg, the seventh son of Sir James Hogg, 1st Baronet, was born and spent most of his life in London. He was educated at Eton College, where he was known as "Piggy Hogg". He showed strong religious convictions and held prayer meetings; he was also a prominent rifle volunteer. Hogg was an accomplished sportsman and along with many Etonians he was a pioneer of Association Football. He made 31 appearances for Wanderers F.C. (winners of the first F.A. Cup) between the 1865-66 and the 1870-71 seasons. He twice represented Scotland versus England in the unofficial internationals of 1870 and 1871.
He became involved in trade, particularly the commodities of tea and sugar. As a senior partner in a firm of tea merchants, he modernized sugar production in Demerara. While in Demerara he played two first-class cricket matches for the colony.
Having made his fortune, he became concerned with Christian-motivated philanthropy. London at the time suffered from social conditions now summarised in the single word "Dickensian". Hogg turned his energy to educational reform: in 1864 he founded York Place Ragged School. With Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird (1847-1923, later 11th Baron Kinnaird), he rented rooms in York Place (formerly Of Alley), off The Strand in central London, for a boys' school, initially a day school, which subsequently began to open in the evenings.
In 1882, he founded the Young Men's Christian Institute, which was renamed the Regent Street Polytechnic (incorporating the Royal Polytechnic Institution). Regent Street Polytechnic was later part of London Polytechnic and is now the University of Westminster. It is the largest provider of adult education in London, and its headquarters are still at the same location on Regent Street.
Quintin Hogg also served as alderman of the first London County Council, encouraging the founding of other polytechnics, or, as they were known then, working men's (or mechanics') institutes.
He married Alice Anna Graham, daughter of William Graham, on 16 May 1871 in the St George Hanover Square area. They had at least two sons and two daughters:
Hogg was the grandfather of Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone.
Aside from the university, Hogg is commemorated by a Caribbean island (Hogg Island in Guyana), a sports team (Middlesex league QUINTIN Rugby Football Club), the statue depicted above, and a Blue Plaque on the house he occupied for many years, which abuts the university but faces onto Cavendish Square.
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'''Sidney James''' (1891 in Sheffield - April 9, 1917) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Hartlepool United. He died in April 1917, when he was killed in action during World War I.
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'''Tony Adams''', MBE (born 10 October 1966 in Romford, Greater London) is an English football manager and former defender. He is the former manager of English Premier League side Portsmouth.
Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years at Arsenal,
Adams grew up in [Dagenham] and was a pupil at Hunters Hall Primary School from 1971 to 1978 and then Eastbrook Comprehensive School from 1978 to 1983.
Adams signed for Arsenal as a schoolboy in 1980. He made his first team debut on 5 November 1983 against Sunderland in the First Division, four weeks after his 17th birthday. Adams became a regular player in the 1985-86 season, winning his first major trophy in 1987 when playing in the Football League Cup final win over Liverpool at Wembley.
Together with Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn and Steve Bould, Adams was part of the "famous four" that lined up in Arsenal's defence, which under George Graham was renowned for its well disciplined use of the offside trap. On 1 January 1988, he became Arsenal captain at the age of 21
Adams strong discipline of the defence was considered a factor in Arsenal winning the League Cup in 1986-87 and then the First Division championship twice; the first in 1988-89 after a win over Liverpool in the final game of the season against Liverpool; the second in 1990-91, losing once all season.
In 1992-93 Adams gained the distinction of being the captain of the first English side to win the League Cup and FA Cup double, lifting the European Cup Winners' Cup the following year.
Despite this success, a battle with alcoholism, which started in the mid 1980s, increasingly blighted his life as he was reportedly often involved in fights in nightclubs. On 6 May 1990, Adams crashed his Ford Sierra into a wall near his house in Southend-on-Sea, and when breathalysed he was found to be more than four times over the legal drink-drive limit. On 19 December that year, at Southend Crown Court, he was imprisoned for four months (being freed after half of his sentence on 15 February 1991) but after being released, his alcoholism continued and he was involved in further alcoholism-related incidents, including playing through a match during the 1993-94 season despite being hungover, falling down stairs and needing 29 stitches to a head wound, and letting off fire extinguishers with team-mate Ray Parlour in a Pizza Hut where they were being taunted by supporters of rival clubs.
Finally, on 14 September 1996 Adams admitted to the public that he was an alcoholic and, after seeking treatment, found a more sensitive side to his character emerging, which included a return to education and an attempt to learn the piano. He became one of the most high-profile recovering alcoholics in the UK;
His recovery and rehabilitation were helped in no small part by the arrival of Arsne Wenger as Arsenal manager in October 1996. Wenger reformed the club's dietary practices and the players' lifestyles. Wenger stuck by Adams following his confessions about his drink problem, and the improvements in the regime probably extended Adams's career by several years. Adams rewarded his manager's understanding handsomely, captaining the club to two Premiership and FA Cup Doubles, in 1997-98 and 2001-02; he is the only player in English football history to have captained a title-winning team in three different decades.
In August 2002, just before the start of the 2002-03 season, Adams retired from professional football after a career spanning almost 20 years, his last match being the last league game of the season at home to Everton (the 2002 FA Cup Final was unusually played ''before'' the last league fixtures). He played 668 matches for Arsenal (only David O'Leary has played more) and was the most successful captain in the club's history. The number 6 shirt that Adams wore when playing was not used again until the 2006-07 season, when it was assigned to Philippe Senderos.
Just before his retirement as a player, Adams had applied to become manager of Brentford (who had just missed out on promotion to Division One) after the resignation of Steve Coppell, but his application was rejected.
Nicknamed "Mr. Arsenal", he was honoured by Arsenal with a testimonial game against Celtic in May 2002 with many Arsenal legends playing, including Ian Wright, John Lukic and Adams' fellow back four stalwarts, Dixon, Winterburn and Bould. The game finished 1-1 with Lee Dixon, in his final appearance for the Gunners, getting their goal.
In 2004, Adams was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his impact on the English game, and in 2008 he was placed 3rd in the "50 Greatest Gunners" poll on the club's website.
Adams made his debut for England against Spain in 1987, and played in Euro 88, scoring one of England's two goals. He was the first player to represent England who had been born after the 1966 World Cup win.
After a highly promising start to his international career, Adams suffered a series of setbacks during the early 1990s. He was surprisingly left out of the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad by manager Bobby Robson, and missed Euro 92 due to injury. However, he still maintained a regular place in defence, and after the retirement of Gary Lineker in 1992, Adams unofficially shared the captaincy of England with David Platt, though Adams became England captain outright before Euro 96, as Platt's place in the side became less secure. England reached the semi-finals of Euro 96, before losing on penalties to Germany.
When England manager Glenn Hoddle took the Captain's armband from Adams and gave it to Alan Shearer it was a bitter pill for Adams to swallow. Speaking at a fans' forum in 2008 Adams remarked "I have some resentment over the way Glenn Hoddle gave the captaincy to Alan Shearer instead of me but I can let that go. I reacted positively. I disagreed with him [Hoddle] and he thought Alan could get more penalties being a centre forward. People know my reaction to that".
Adams continued to play for the national side, however and he finally appeared in a World Cup finals in 1998. His international swansong was England's largely unsuccessful Euro 2000 campaign. With Shearer retiring from international football after the tournament, Adams regained the captaincy. However, within months, England lost a World Cup qualifier to Germany in October 2000, the match being the last to be staged at Wembley Stadium before the stadium was torn down for rebuilding. That match was Adams's 60th Wembley appearance, a record. With Sven-Gran Eriksson eventually taking the helm and under increasing pressure for his place from the emerging and improving Rio Ferdinand, Adams retired from international football before Eriksson picked his first squad. He was the last England player to score at the old Wembley Stadium when he scored England's second goal in a 2-0 friendly win over Ukraine on 31 May 2000. This was also his first goal since he scored in a friendly against Saudi Arabia in November 1988, thus making the record for the longest gap between goals for England.
After starting a sports science degree at Brunel University, Adams became the manager of Wycombe Wanderers in November 2003. He was unable to prevent the club's relegation to League Two that season, and although the club were top of the table in August 2004, a loss of form saw them fall down the table. He resigned from Wycombe in November 2004, citing personal reasons. He was succeeded by John Gorman.
===Minor coaching and assistant managerial roles===
On 7 July 2005, Adams accepted a trainee coaching role with Dutch side Feyenoord with special responsibility for its Jonge team, which is a reserve/junior side. Adams later had a short spell seconded to Utrecht as a first team trainee coach, between 15 January and 2 February 2006.
On 28 June 2006, Adams joined Portsmouth as assistant manager to Harry Redknapp, a position left vacant by the departure of Kevin Bond. In his first season as assistant, Portsmouth finished ninth in the Premier League - their highest standing since the 1950s and won the 2007-08 FA Cup.
On 25 October 2008 Adams was appointed caretaker manager of Portsmouth, alongside Joe Jordan,
Adams has served as a part-time Arsenal scout starting while he was at Feyenoord, watching games in Italy, France, and the Netherlands.
In September 2000, as a result of his own experiences with alcoholism and drug addiction, Adams founded the Sporting Chance Clinic, a charitable foundation aimed at providing treatment, counselling and support for sports men and women suffering from drink, drug or gambling addictions.
His Arsenal testimonial match helped raise -500,000 for his charity,
1994-95 2 UEFA Super Appearances are note listed in the above reference.
Adams first game as manager of Portsmouth (a 1-1 draw with Fulham) was in the role of joint caretaker manager alongside Joe Jordan, and prior to his appointment as full manager of the club.
A series of sub-standard performances by Adams early in his career earned him the nickname "Donkey" among rival fans. In his 1998 autobiography ''Addicted'', Adams revealed that during his imprisonment for the drink-driving offence he received a postcard with a picture of a donkey from a supporter of a rival team. Just before he was sent to prison, Adams was fined -1,000 by the Football Association for making an offensive gesture at Queen's Park Rangers fans who were provoking him with donkey noises.
Adams remains a popular figure with Arsenal fans. In December 2008, more than six years after he left the club, Adams led out his Portsmouth side onto the pitch at Arsenal to be greeted with the chant "There's only one Tony Adams" by Arsenal fans.
On the album 'Rock Art and the X-Ray Style' by 'Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros' there is a song named Tony Adams. Joe Strummer believed that he should have been captain of the England Football Team. Although the song takes a much more subtle approach, it is mostly about freedom but dedicated to Tony Adams.
On 30 December 2009 Adams was the guest editor on Radio Four's ''Today'' programme.
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'''Roderick David "Rod" Stewart''', CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer-songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English lineage.
With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early '70s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album ''An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (US: The Rod Stewart Album)''. His work with The Jeff Beck Group and Faces proved to be influential on the formation of the heavy metal and punk rock genres, respectively. Both bands were also pioneers of blues-rock.
With his career in its sixth decade, Stewart has achieved numerous solo hit singles worldwide, most notably in the UK, where he has garnered six consecutive number one albums and his tally of 62 hit singles include 31 that reached the top 10, six of which gained the number one position. He has had 16 top ten singles in the USA, with four of these reaching number one. He was voted at #33 in ''Q Magazine'''s list of the top 100 Greatest Singers of all time.
Roderick David Stewart was born in Highgate, North London, the youngest of Robert and Elsie Stewart's five children.
The family was neither affluent nor poor, and by all accounts Rod was a spoiled child as the youngest.
The Stewart family was mostly focused on football;
The family were also great fans of the singer Al Jolson and would sing and play his hits.
He worked in the family shop and as a newspaper delivery boy,
In 1962, Stewart began hanging around folk singer Wizz Jones, busking at Leicester Square and other London spots.
In the spring of 1962, Stewart joined The Ray Davies Quartet, later known as the successful British band The Kinks, as their lead singer. He had known three of their members at William Grimshaw School
In 1963, Stewart adopted the Mod lifestyle and look, and began fashioning the spiky rooster hairstyle that would become his trademark.
After returning to London, Stewart joined a local rhythm and blues group, the Dimensions, in October 1963 as a harmonica player and part-time vocalist.
On January 7, 1964, Stewart was drunk and waiting on the Twickenham railway station platform, playing "Smokestack Lightnin'" on his harmonica after having seen a [[Cyril Davies
All Stars]] rhythm and blues show at Eel Pie Island.
The Hoochie Coochie Men evolved into Steampacket featuring Stewart, Baldry, Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, Mickey Waller and Rick Brown. Steampacket toured with the Rolling Stones and the Walker Brothers on tour in the summer of 1965. They also recorded tracks that weren't released as an album until 1970, after Stewart had become well known in musical circles. Stewart earned the nickname "Rod the Mod" during that period, as a result of his appearance in a 1965 BBC documentary on the mod subculture.
Stewart then joined the Jeff Beck Group as vocalist, where he first played with Ronnie Wood. In 1968 their first album ''Truth'' became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic and the group toured extensively. The second album ''Beck-Ola'' also was a hit in 1969 but the group members had parted ways by the end of the year. Much of Stewart's sense of phrasing was developed during his time with the Jeff Beck Group.
The US band Cactus was going to have Stewart in the lineup that included Jeff Beck, Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert (X vanilla Fudge) but Rod and Ronnie Wood decided instead to work with three former members of Small Faces, calling the new line-up Faces. Stewart also signed a solo recording contract with Mercury Records. ''An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down'' became his first solo album in 1969 (it was known as ''The Rod Stewart Album'' in the US). It established the template for his solo sound: a heartfelt mixture of folk, rock, and country blues, inclusive of a British working-class sensibility, with both original material ("Cindy's Lament" and the title song) and cover versions (Ewan MacColl's "Dirty Old Town" and Mike d'Abo's "Handbags and Gladrags").
Faces released their debut album ''First Step'' in early 1970 with a rock and roll style similar to the Rolling Stones that was a major departure from the psychedelic-tinged pop of Small Faces. While the album did better in the UK than in the US, the Faces quickly earned a strong live following. Stewart released his second album, ''Gasoline Alley'' that autumn (Elkie Brooks later achieved a hit with a version of the title track in 1983). Rod's approach was similar to his first album, as exemplified by the title track; and mandolin was introduced into the sound. He then launched a solo tour. Stewart sang guest vocals for the Australian group Python Lee Jackson on "In a Broken Dream", recorded in April 1969 but not released until 1970. His payment was a set of seat covers for his car. It was re-released in 1972 to become a worldwide hit.
Stewart's 1971 solo album ''Every Picture Tells a Story'' made him a household name when the B-side of his minor hit "Reason to Believe", "Maggie May", started receiving radio play. The album and the single hit number one in both the US and the UK simultaneously, a chart first, in September. A loss of innocence tale set off by a striking mandolin part (by Ray Jackson of Lindisfarne), "Maggie May" was also named in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's ''500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll'', which is one of three songs by him to appear on that list. The rest of the album was equally strong, with "Mandolin Wind" again showcasing that instrument; "(I Know) I'm Losing You" adding hard-edged soul to the mix; and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time", a cover of a Bob Dylan song. But the ultimate manifestation of the early Stewart solo style was the Stewart-Wood-penned "Every Picture Tells a Story" itself: powered by Mick Waller's drumming and a mostly acoustic arrangement, it is a fast, rocking, headlong romp relating the picaresque adventures of the singer.
The second Faces album, ''Long Player'', was released in early 1971 and enjoyed greater chart success than ''First Step''. The Faces also got their only US Top 40 hit with "Stay With Me" from their third album ''A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse'' released in late 1971. This album reached the Top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic on the back of the success of ''Every Picture Tells A Story''. Throughout this period there was a marked dichotomy between Stewart's solo and group work, the former being meticulously crafted while the latter tended towards the boozy and sloppy. Steve Jones from The Sex Pistols regarded The Faces very highly and named them as a main influence on the British punk rock movement.
The Faces toured extensively in 1972 with growing tension in the band over Stewart's solo career enjoying more success than the band's. Stewart released ''Never a Dull Moment'' in the same year. Repeating the ''Every Picture'' formula for the most part, it reached number two on the US album charts and number one in the UK, and enjoyed further good notices from reviewers. "You Wear It Well" was a hit single that reached number 13 in the US and went to number one in the UK, while "Twisting the Night Away" made explicit Stewart's debt to Sam Cooke. For the body of his early solo work Stewart earned tremendous critical praise. ''Rolling Stone''-s 1980 ''Illustrated History of Rock & Roll'' includes this in its Stewart entry:
Rarely has a singer had as full and unique a talent as Rod Stewart [...] a writer who offered profound lyricism and fabulous self-deprecating humour, teller of tall tales and honest heartbreaker, he had an unmatched eye for the tiny details around which lives turn, shatter, and reform [...] and a voice to make those details indelible. [... His solo albums] were defined by two special qualities: warmth, which was redemptive, and modesty, which was liberating. If ever any rocker chose the role of everyman and lived up to it, it was Rod Stewart.
The Faces released their final album ''Ooh La La'' which reached number one in the UK and number 21 in the US in 1973. The band toured Australasia, Japan, Europe and the UK in 1974
In late 1974 Stewart released his ''Smiler'' album. In Britain, it reached number one, and the single "Farewell" number seven, but only number 13 on the ''Billboard'' pop album charts and the single "Mine for Me" only number 91 on the ''Billboard'' pop singles charts. It was his last original album for Mercury Records. After the release of the double album compilation ''The Best of Rod Stewart'' he switched to Warner Bros. Records and remained with them throughout the vast majority of his career.
In 1975 the Faces toured the US twice (with Ronnie Wood joining The Rolling Stones' US tour in between)
In 1975, Rod Stewart moved to the US, applying for citizenship due to his love affair with Britt Ekland and a fight with the UK tax authorities. He released the ''Atlantic Crossing'' album for his new record company, using producer Tom Dowd and a different sound based on the Muscle Shoals rhythm section. ''Atlantic Crossing'' marked both a return to form and a return to the Top 10 of the ''Billboard'' album charts. The first single, a cover of the Sutherland Brothers song "Sailing", was a number one hit in the UK, but it only reached the Top 60 of the US charts. The single returned to the UK Top 10 a year later when used as the theme music for a BBC documentary series about ''HMS Ark Royal'', and having been a hit twice over became, and remains, Stewart's biggest-selling single in the UK. His Holland-Dozier-Holland cover "This Old Heart Of Mine" was also a Top 100 hit in 1976. Additionally in 1976 Stewart covered The Beatles' song "Get Back" for the ephemeral musical documentary ''All This and World War II''.
Later in 1976, Stewart topped the ''Billboard'' singles charts for eight weeks and the Australian singles charts with the ballad "Tonight's the Night", with an accompanying music video featuring Ekland. It came from the ''A Night on the Town'' album, which went to number two on the ''Billboard'' album charts and was Stewart's first album to go platinum. By explicitly marking the album as having a "fast side" and a "slow side", Stewart continued the trend started by ''Atlantic Crossing''. "The First Cut Is the Deepest", a cover of a Cat Stevens song, went Top 30 in the US in 1977 and number one in the UK. "The Killing of Georgie (Part 1 and 2)", about the murder of a gay man, was also a Top 40 hit for Stewart during 1977.
''Foot Loose & Fancy Free'' featured Rod's own band, the original Rod Stewart Group that featured Carmine Appice, Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Billy Peek, Gary Grainger and John Jarvis, from 1977 continued Stewart's run of chart success, again reaching number two. "You're In My Heart" was the hit single, reaching number four in the US. The rocker "Hot Legs" achieved a lot of radio airplay as did the confessional "I Was Only Joking". In appearance, Stewart's look had evolved to include a glam element, including make-up and spandex clothes. Stewart scored another UK number one and US number one single with "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" which was a crossover hit reaching number five on the ''Billboard'' black charts due to its disco sound. This was the lead single from 1978's ''Blondes Have More Fun...or do they?'' which went to number one on the ''Billboard'' album charts and sold 4 million albums. It was to be Stewart's last number one album for 25 years.
A focal point of criticisms about this period was his biggest-selling 1978 disco hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", which was atypical of his earlier output, and disparaged by critics. In interviews, Stewart, while admitting his accompanying look had become "tarty", has defended the lyrics by pointing out that the song is a third-person narrative slice-of-life portrayal, not unlike those in his earlier work, and that it is not about him. However, the song's refrain was identical to Brazilian Jorge Ben Jor's earlier "Taj Mahal" and a lawsuit ensued. Stewart donated his royalties from the song to UNICEF, and he performed it with his band at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in 1979.
Rod moved a bit to a more New Wave direction in 1980 by releasing the album ''Foolish Behaviour''. The album produced one hit single "Passion"; that proved particularly popular in South Africa (reaching no. 1 on the Springbok Top 20 Charts and Radio 5 Charts in early 1981), in the same year that Stewart performed live at the then infamous Sun City Superbowl (in the former Bophutatswana in South Africa). It also reached No. 5 on the US Billboard Charts. Later in 1981, Stewart added further elements of New Wave and synth pop to his sound for the ''Tonight I'm Yours'' album. The title song reached #20 in the U.S., while "Young Turks" reached the Top 5 with the album going platinum. In August 1981, MTV was launched in the US with several of Stewart's videos in heavy rotation. On 18 December 1981, Stewart played the Los Angeles Forum, along with Kim Carnes and Tina Turner. This show was broadcast around the world to a television audience of 35 million.
Stewart's career then went into a relative slump, and his albums between ''Tonight I'm Yours'' (1981) and ''Out of Order'' (1988) received harsh criticism from many critics. He only had four Top 10 singles between 1982 and 1988, "Young Turks" (#5,1982), "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (#10, 1984), "Infatuation" (#6, 1984) and "Love Touch" (#6, 1986), although "Baby Jane" became his sixth and final UK number one in 1983. It reached #14 in the US. The corresponding ''Camouflage'' album went gold in the UK, and the single "Infatuation" (which featured his old friend Jeff Beck on the guitar) received considerable play on MTV. The second single "Some Guys Have All The Luck" reached #15 in the UK and #10 in the US. A reunion with Jeff Beck produced a successful take on Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready", but an attempt to tour together fell apart after a few dates. He reached UK number two in 1986 with "Every Beat Of My Heart".
In January 1985, he performed at the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro before an estimated audience of over 100,000. His performance during a stormy night was described by Stewart himself as -winning the world soccer championship-. In 1988, he returned with ''Out Of Order'', produced by Duran Duran's Andy Taylor and by Bernard Edwards of Chic. "Lost in You", "Forever Young", "Crazy About Her", and "My Heart Can't Tell You No" from that album were all top 15 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and mainstream rock charts, with the latter even reaching the Top Five. "Forever Young" was an unconscious revision of Bob Dylan's song of the same name; the artists reached an agreement about sharing royalties. The song reached #12 in the U.S. The name of the child in the video is Alex Zuckerman.
In January 1989, Stewart set out on the South American leg of the Out of Order Tour playing to sell-out audiences throughout Americas. There were 80,000 people at his show at Corregidora Stadium, Queretaro, Mxico (9 April), and 50,000 at Jalisco Stadium, Guadalajara, Jalisco (April 12). In Buenos Aires, the audience at the River Plate Stadium, which seats 70,000+, was at over 90,000, with several thousand outside the stadium. Firehoses were sprayed on the crowd to avoid heat prostration.
Stewart's version of the Tom Waits song "Downtown Train" went to number three on the US singles charts in 1990. This song was taken from a four-CD compilation set called ''Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964-1990''. The ''Vagabond Heart'' album continued his comeback with "Rhythm of My Heart" reaching the Top Five and "The Motown Song" reaching the Top 10. Also in 1990 he recorded "It Takes Two" with Tina Turner which reached number five on the UK charts.
In 1991 Stewart contributed guest lead vocals to the song "My Town" by the Canadian band Glass Tiger.
In 1993, he recorded "All For Love" with Sting and Bryan Adams for the soundtrack to the movie ''The Three Musketeers''; the single reached number one on the US charts. Also in 1993, Stewart reunited with Ronnie Wood to record an ''MTV Unplugged'' special that included "Handbags and Gladrags", "Cut Across Shorty", and four selections from ''Every Picture Tells A Story''. The show also featured an acoustic version of Van Morrison's "Have I Told You Lately" which topped the ''Billboard'' adult contemporary chart and went Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. A rendition of "Reason to Believe" also garnered considerable airplay. The resulting ''Unplugged...and Seated'' album reached number two on the Billboard 200 album charts.
Stewart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. On 31 December on the same year he played in front on 3.5 million people on Copacabana beach in Rio.
By the early 1990s, Stewart had mostly abandoned creating his own material, saying that he was not a natural songwriter and that the tepid response to his recent efforts was not rewarding.
In 1995, Stewart released ''A Spanner in the Works'' containing a single written by Tom Petty "Leave Virginia Alone" which reached the Top 10 of the adult contemporary charts. The latter half of the 1990s was not so commercially successful with the 1996 album ''If We Fall in Love Tonight'' not making much of an impression on the charts.
''When We Were the New Boys'', his final album on the Warner Bros. label released in 1998, contained versions of songs by Britpop acts such as Oasis and Primal Scream, and reached number two on the UK album charts. In 2000, Stewart decided to leave Warner Bros. and moved to Atlantic Records, another division of Warner Music Group. In 2001, he released ''Human'', his only album for Atlantic. ''Human'' only just reached the Top 50 in 2001 with the single "I Can't Deny It" going Top 40 in the UK and Top 20 in the adult contemporary.
Stewart then signed to Clive Davis' new J Records label. ''The Story So Far: The Very Best Of Rod Stewart'', a greatest hits album compiled from his time at Warner Bros., went to the Top 10 in the UK and reached number one in places like Belgium and France in 2001.
By 2002, Stewart had sold over 100 million records during his career.
The first album from the songbook series, ''It Had to Be You: the Great American Songbook'', reached number four on the US album chart, number eight in the UK and number ten in Canada when released in late 2002. The track "These Foolish Things" (which is actually a British, not American, song) reached number 13 on the Billboard adult contemporary charts and number two in Taiwan. "They Can't Take That Away From Me" went Top 20 on the world Internet charts and Top 30 on the adult contemporary charts.
The second series album, ''As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook 2'', reached number two in the US, number four in the UK and number one in Canada. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered", a duet with Cher, went Top 20 on the US adult contemporary charts and Top 5 in Taiwan. "Time After Time" was another Top 30 track on the US adult contemporary charts. A musical called ''Tonight's The Night'', featuring many of Stewart's songs opened, 7 November 2003 at London's Victoria Palace Theatre. It is written and directed by Ben Elton, who previously created a similar production; ''We Will Rock You'', with music by Queen.
In 2004, Stewart reunited with Ronnie Wood for concerts of Faces material. A Rod Stewart and the Faces best of ''Changing Faces'' reached the Top 20 of the UK album charts. ''Five Guys Walk into a Bar...'', a Faces box set compilation, went into the shops. Stewart has also mentioned working with Wood on an album to be entitled ''You Strum, I'll Sing''. In late 2004, ''Stardust: the Great American Songbook 3'', the third album in Stewart's songbook series, was released. It was his first US number one album in 25 years, selling over 200,000 albums in its first week. It also debuted at number one in Canada, number three in the UK and Top 10 in Australia. His version of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World", featuring Stevie Wonder, made the Top 20 of the world adult charts. He also recorded a duet with Dolly Parton for the album - "Baby, It's Cold Outside". Stewart won his first ever Grammy Award for this album.
The year 2005 saw the release of the fourth and final songbook album, ''Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook 4''; it included duets with Diana Ross and Elton John. Within weeks of its release, the CD made it to number two on the Top 200 list. In late 2006, Stewart made his return to rock music and his new approach to country music with the release of ''Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time'', a new album featuring rock and southern rock milestones from the last four decades, including a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" which was released as the first single. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts with 184,000 copies in its first week. The number one debut was helped by a concert in New York City that was on MSN Music and an appearance on ''Dancing with the Stars''. He performed tracks from his new album Live from the Nokia Theater on 9 October. Control Room broadcast the event Live on MSN and in 117 movie theatres across the country via National CineMedia.
On 12 December, he performed for the first time at The Royal Variety Performance at The London Coliseum in front of HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, singing another Cat Stevens number, "Father and Son", and Glasgow singer/songwriter Frankie Miller's song It's a Heartache, made famous by Bonnie Tyler. On 22 December 2006 Stewart hosted the 8th Annual ''A Home for the Holidays'' special on CBS at 8:00 PM (PST). In 2007, Rod's son Sean starred in the A&E television show ''Sons of Hollywood'', in which Rod's role as a parent is a major theme. Rod Stewart performed "Sailing" and "Baby Jane" plus "Maggie May" at the memorial concert for Princess Diana in the same year.
On 11 June 2008, Stewart announced that the Faces are discussing a reunion for at least one or two concerts.
On 20 May 2009, Stewart performed "Maggie May" on the grand finale of ''American Idol'' season 8.
On 2 July 2009 Stewart performed his only UK date this year at Home Park, Plymouth.
On 29 September 2009 a 4-CD, 65-track compilation entitled ''Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998'' was released; it is composed of previously-unreleased tracks and outtakes from the bulk of his career. Stewart has also mentioned plans for a compilation of covers of soul classics, the possible release of another edition of the ''Great American Songbook'' album and a country covers album.
On 14 November 2009, Stewart recorded a TV program in the UK for ITV which was screened on December 5th 2009. The music in the programme featured tracks from his new album and some old favourites.
On 14 Jan 2010, Rhino records released Stewart's "Once in a Blue Moon" a "lost album" originally recorded in 1992, featuring ten cover songs including the Rollig Stone's Ruby Tuesday, Dylan's "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar" and Stevie Nicks' "Stand Back," as well as Tom Waits' "Tom Traubert's Blues."
In 1999, Stewart was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, for which he underwent surgery in July 2000. Besides being a major health scare, the resulting surgery also threatened his famous voice, and he had to re-learn how to sing. Since then he has been active in raising funds for The City of Hope Foundation charity to find cures for all forms of cancer, especially those affecting children.
Stewart has remained physically active in recent years, playing in a senior soccer league in Palos Verdes, California and still kicking balls into the audience during concerts. When discussing the rock 'n' roll excesses he has been through in his career, he maintains that his love of playing football (soccer) has been his saviour. He is a well-known supporter of Celtic F.C., which he mentions in his hit "You're in My Heart", and the Scotland national team. Rod is one of only two people to have a seat for life at Celtic Park, the other one being the comedian Billy Connolly. Stewart also follows Manchester United as his English side, and he explains his love affair with both Celtic and Man United in Frank Worall's book ''Celtic United''.
Stewart is also a keen model railway enthusiast, having a 23 x 124-foot HO scale layout in his California home, called the Three Rivers City, modelled after the New York Central and the Pennsylvania Railroads during the 1940s, which has now made the pages of the December 2007 issue of ''Model Railroader'' Magazine. In the article he said that he would rather be in a model railroading magazine than a music magazine, and his passion for the hobby has been blamed for contributing to the end of his second marriage. He has a layout based on Britain's East Coast Main Line at his UK home, located in Essex on part of the Copped Hall estate.
A keen car enthusiast, particularly for Ferrari, he owns one of the 400 Enzo Ferrari. In 1982, Stewart was car-jacked in Los Angeles while he was standing next to his $50,000 Porsche, which was parked on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood., which was subsequently recovered.
On 11 October 2005, Stewart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (Star number 2093) On 18 April and 19 April 2006 Stewart was the guest artist and celebrity vocal coach on ''American Idol'', leading the remaining seven finalists in singing entries from the Great American Songbook.
Stewart is a supporter of the Conservative Party.
Throughout his career Stewart has been known for his liaisons with attractive women (fathering seven children with five of them; the oldest being born in 1964 and his latest child being born in November 2005):
In reference to his many relationships, Rod Stewart was once quoted as saying, "Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."
During his career, Rod Stewart has been a member of a number of groups including:
Stewart's album and single sales total have been variously estimated as more than 100 million, or at 200 million,
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'''Andy White''' (born November 6, 1981 in Derby, England) is an English footballer. He is 6 foot 4 inches and weighs 14 stone.
He played his first football at Hucknall Town, before being signed by Stuart Watkiss at Mansfield Town. He was loaned out to various clubs including Boston United, Crewe Alexandra, Kidderminster Harriers and Burton Albion. He was released, by the then manager, Keith Curle and then joined Championship side Crewe Alexandra. When he was released by Crewe, Gudjon Thordarson signed him for Notts County.
In June 2006 White re-joined Kidderminster Harriers on a one year contract. In March 2007 he joined Stafford Rangers on a short term loan deal. White was then released by Kidderminster at the end of the 2006-07 season.
White joined Alfreton Town F.C. at the start of the 2007-2008 season, linking up with ex-Chesterfield and Bradford City manager Nicky Law. He soon moved on to Worksop Town.. In May 2009 he signed a new contract for Worksop Town which will run for two seasons.
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'''Christopher Roland Waddle''' (born 14 December 1960 in Felling, Tyne and Wear, England) is a former English professional footballer. He currently co-commentates for ESPN's English Premier League football coverage.
Waddle began his footballing career with Pelaw Juniors, moving on to Whitehouse SC, Mount Pleasant SC, HMH Printing, Pelaw SC, Leam Lane SC and Clarke Chapman before joining Tow Law Town in the 1978 close-season.
After unsuccessful trials with Sunderland and Coventry City and from working in a sausage and meat pie factory he was eventually taken on by Newcastle United in July 1980 for a fee of -1,000. He made his league debut at St. James' Park against Shrewsbury Town on the 22nd of October 1980 and quickly established himself in the Magpies' side, playing alongside Kevin Keegan and Peter Beardsley as Newcastle won promotion to Division One in the 1983-84 season. He was called up for the England Under-21 side and soon made the full squad, making his debut against the Republic of Ireland in March 1985.
After 46 goals in 170 games for Newcastle, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur in July 1985 for a fee of -590,000. At Tottenham he established himself as a regular in the England team, playing in the side that reached the quarter finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico linking up again with Beardsley. After the World Cup he enjoyed his most productive season. He won an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1987 when Spurs were beaten by Coventry, while they also finished third in the League and got to the semi-finals of the League Cup. In the same year, Waddle found himself in the pop charts, with the single "Diamond Lights" making the UK Top 20 in a duet with Spurs and England team-mate Glenn Hoddle. In 1988, he was in the England side which lost all three group games in the European Championships.
In July 1989, after scoring 33 times in 138 appearances for Tottenham, Waddle moved to Olympique de Marseille for a fee of -4.5 million. In a team of stars he was one of the top players and during his time there the club were French champions three times (1990, 1991 and 1992). He missed a penalty in a shoot-out at the end of the 1990 FIFA World Cup semi-final against West Germany, hitting the ball over the bar.
During his years in Marseille, the fans gave him the nickname : "Magic Chris". He is known as the heir of former Olympique de Marseille player Roger Magnusson. He was also voted second best OM player of the century behind Jean Pierre Papin for the club's century anniversary in 1998. Whilst at the club he also had a second stab at pop stardom, joining team mate Basile Boli in recording a song entitled ''We've Got a Feeling''. Despite his popularity among fans for his showmanship, it is notable that it was the season immediately after Waddle left Marseille that the French club became European club champions.
Waddle returned to England in July 1992 in a -1.25 million move to Sheffield Wednesday, then managed by Trevor Francis. The club reached both domestic cup finals in the 1992-93 season (losing both to Arsenal - Waddle scored Wednesday's goal in the FA Cup final replay) and Waddle was voted the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year in 1993.
His performances were frequently praised by pundits like Alan Hansen as his skill and ability blessed English football once again. Despite his form he was overlooked by Graham Taylor, the then England manager. He earned just one cap under Taylor.
Waddle originally a left winger, was playing some of the best football of his career on the right wing despite being left footed. This allowed him to perform his famous 'step over' and other tricks that frequently deceived left backs before he delivered pin-point crosses for the then prolific David Hirst and other strikers like Mark Bright.
Waddle's later career at Hillsborough was marred by injuries and he was released 5 games into 1996-97 season (when the Owls were top of the premiership and having taking young sensation Richie Humphries - 4 goals in 5 games - under his wing) after being frozen out of the team by David Pleat, having played 109 games and scored 10 goals with many more assists. He was past his best and had played in central midfield where he still was a creative force, but his physical deterioration was catching up.
He joined Falkirk in September 1996 but joined Bradford City the following month. With Bradford City, he scored a spectacular goal in the FA Cup against Everton which came second in the February 1997 Match of the Day Goal of the Month behind Trevor Sinclair's strike on the same day, which won Goal of the Season.
He moved to Sunderland, the side he had supported as a boy, for a nominal fee of -75,000 in March 1997, but could not help Sunderland from being relegated at the end of the season, receiving a televised slating from Sunderland manager Peter Reid during the fly-on-the-wall documentary 'Premier Passions'.
In May 1997 he was appointed player-manager of Burnley, moving from Roker Park on a free transfer. Burnley had a disappointing season, only just avoiding relegation at the end of the season, whereas they had been expected to be challenging for promotion.
Waddle left Burnley in the summer, and in September 1998 joined Torquay United. He played just 7 times for Torquay before taking up a coaching job with Sheffield Wednesday. He was appointed reserve team coach in July 1999, and played for a local pub side, but left in June 2000 on the appointment of Paul Jewell as manager.
Following his departure from Torquay United, Waddle enjoyed two seasons with Worksop Town making 60 appearances and scoring 3 goals. His most notable appearance was in a 12-0 Northern Premier League record win against Frickley Athletic. He also had a brief spell with Glapwell and one appearance for Stocksbridge Park Steels in the Northern Premier League First Division.
When not commentating you will often find him making appearances in the Wragg League Sheffield for and for in the Sheffield Imperial League.
He now frequently appears on BBC Radio Five Live as a summariser at Premier League matches and also writes a column in The Sun newspaper.
He contributed commentary to Electronic Arts' lineage of football video games, infamously including the ironic commentary remark "That's how we score'm, John." for a successfully-taken penalty. His name and occasionally photograph also appeared regularly on the Chanel 9 section of The Fast Show usually in the format - "eth eth eth. Eth eth eth. Eth eth eth Chris Waddle".
In 2005 he was charged with attacking a man in a pub in Dore, Sheffield,
Waddle was one of the England's fiercest critics after defeat to Portugal on penalties in World Cup 2006. In an article for the BBC website immediately after the defeat some of his harshest quotes included:
The comments were part of an article which included the post match thoughts of several high profile football analysts.
He represented Sheffield Wednesday in the 2006 Yorkshire Masters.
Waddle famously has a problem pronouncing the word "penalty" and it often comes out as "pel-anty".
Waddle signed a deal with Setanta Sports to commentate on all England away matches in 2008-09. Setanta's British division went into administration and ceased broadcasting in June 2008, and Waddle co-commentates for ESPN's English Premier League football coverage
His cousin, Alan Waddle, played league football for Halifax Town, Liverpool, Leicester City, Swansea City, Newport County, Mansfield Town, Hartlepool United and Peterborough United.
Waddle's name was often used amidst the nonsensical speech used in the Chanel 9 sketches on the British sketch comedy show ''The Fast Show''. Its use in this context has no easily apparent meaning; it might perhaps relate to the fact that Waddle became well-known on the Mediterranean coast, where "Chanel 9" was vaguely supposed to be based.
In 1987, Waddle teamed up with Glenn Hoddle to record the song "Diamond Lights" which reached number 12 in the UK.
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'''Desmond Bernard O'Connor''', CBE (born 12 January 1932) is a English television personality and singer. A former talkshow host, he was the presenter of the long running Channel 4 gameshow ''Countdown'' for two and a half years. He has also recorded thirty six albums and has had four top ten singles.
O'Connor wrote in his autobiography that he is probably the only O'Connor ever to have had a Bar Mitzvah. He was evacuated to Northampton during World War II. After completing his National Service in the Royal Air Force, he worked as a shoe salesman before entering show business. Before his break in television, his first theatre appearances were in variety, where he appeared in venues throughout the country.
He is one of only a handful of British entertainers to be acclaimed internationally on stage and television. On stage he has starred at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, the Sydney Opera House, The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto and has made over 1,000 solo appearances at the London Palladium.
He has met and worked with many personalities of the day, from rock and pop stars, actors and TV performers, to politicians, princes, to luminaries, such as Frank Sinatra, Adam Faith, Sean Connery, Liberace, The Beatles, Shirley Bassey, Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Tony Blair, and members of the Royal Family.
He has toured with Buddy Holly (during Holly's 1958 stay in England) and Jason Donovan.
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
At the time of writing in 2007, Des O'Connor has starred in a mainstream TV show in every year since 1963, a feat that only one other television personality has achieved worldwide (US game show host Bob Barker, who hosted mainstream television shows from 1956 until 2007, with 1966-1972 being in syndication). In 2001, he was presented with the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards for his contributions to television.
Des O'Connor has had a successful career as a singer, recording 36 albums, four of which reached the Top 30 charts. His singing ability has been mocked frequently, notably by British comedians Morecambe and Wise over many years and, more recently, Ricky Gervais. O'Connor has always taken criticism in good humour, even appearing with Morecambe and Wise on their 1975 Christmas Show in a sketch that mocked him.
In 1969, thirteen of his variety hours were pre-sold to NBC in the United States, as a summer replacement for the network's ''Kraft Music Hall''. This series was broadcast in more than 40 countries and was seen by 200 million people worldwide. O'Connor sang old standards in a pleasant tenor ("Anytime" was his theme), and proved to be a capable light comedian. One of his signature routines is "The Name Song," a parody of Felix Arndt's "Nola". Comedy writer-producer Tony Hawes wrote the clever lyrics, consisting largely of the names of old film stars: "Hillary Brooke, Elisha Cook, Sir C. Aubrey Smith and Freddie Bartholomew..." and so on as O'Connor rattles off the long string of names for several minutes.
Des O'Connor married his fiance of 17 years, Australian singer, Jodie Brooke Wilson, on 23 September 2007. She gave birth to their first child (and O'Connor's fifth), Adam Harrison Campbell, in September 2004. He has four daughters from three previous marriages: Karen with Phyllis; Tracy and Samantha with dancer Gillian Vaughan; and Birmingham University student Kristina with Swiss model Jay Rufer.
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'''Sir Stanley Matthews''', CBE (1 February 1915 - 23 February 2000) was an English football player. Often regarded as one of the greats of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards. His nicknames included ''The Wizard of the Dribble'' and ''The Magician''. A vegetarian teetotaller, he kept fit enough to play at the top level until he was 50 years old, the oldest player ever to play in England's top football division. He played his final competitive game in 1970, at the age of 55, for Hibernians in Malta, which team he also coached at the time. Matthews was also an inaugural inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 to honour his contribution to the English game.
Matthews was born in a terraced house in Seymour Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He was the third of four sons born to local boxer Jack Matthews (aka ''The Fighting Barber of Hanley''), who fostered a sense of discipline, determination and sportsmanship that would serve his son well during his long career.
As a child, Stanley Matthews attended St Luke's School near his home.
In the summer of 1934, Stanley married Betty Vallance, daughter of Stoke trainer Jimmy Vallance and granddaughter of early Rangers pioneer Tom Vallance.
A natural outside right showing early promise, Matthews played for England Schoolboys against Wales and left Stoke St. Peter's to sign professional forms with Stoke City in 1932. His international debut came in 1934, scoring for an England side that beat Wales 4-0. Matthews also played in the famous Battle of Highbury where England defeated the World Champions Italy 3-2 with a brace from Eric Brook and one goal from Ted Drake. Matthews later recollected that this was the most violent match that he had been involved in with Brook suffering a broken arm and Drake acquiring two black eyes. Shortly after this, Matthews was condemned in the ''Daily Mail'':
''"I saw Matthews play just as moderately in the recent inter-League match, exhibiting the same slowness and hesitation. Perhaps he lacks the big match temperament."''
The inaccuracy of this appraisal was soon illustrated by Matthews' hat-trick for 10-man England in a game against Czechoslovakia in 1937.
In 1938, Matthews asked for a transfer, causing a public outcry in Stoke. More than 3,000 fans attended a protest meeting and a further 1,000 marched outside the ground with placards. Matthews stayed.
The Second World War interrupted his career, during which time he served as a corporal in the Royal Air Force and was stationed near Blackpool. Surviving records show that he played as a guest for clubs such as Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra, Manchester United, Wrexham, Arsenal, Airdrie
:''"You're 32, do you think you can make it for another couple of years?"'' - Blackpool manager Joe Smith, in 1947.
During an international against Italy in 1948, with England 4-0 up, Matthews went on a run to the corner flag to waste time. On getting there, he wiped the sweat from his hands on his shorts, and before his marker could arrive, pushed his hair back into place. People in the crowd believed Matthews had been audacious enough to pull a comb from his shorts pocket and comb his hair. As revealed in his autobiography, this legend followed Sir Stanley throughout his lifetime. He won the inaugural Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award in 1948.
His link-up with Stan Mortensen was very profitable, and Matthews won an FA Cup winners medal in 1953 - a match subsequently dubbed the 'Matthews Final' in which, despite Mortensen's hat-trick, his outstanding dribbling in the last 30 minutes of the match when Blackpool were 3-1 down more than contributed to his finally earning the medal which had eluded him in the finals of 1948 and 1951. With Blackpool spending the entire 1950s in England's top division, including a highest-ever finish of second in 1956, the decade was the most successful in the club's history to date. Matthews was at the club throughout the 50s as was goalkeeper George Farm, defenders Hugh Kelly and Tommy Garrett, forward Jackie Mudie and outside left Bill Perry.
In 1950, Matthews only played in one World Cup game (a 1-0 defeat against Spain).
In total, Matthews made 54 official England appearances scoring 11 goals (as well as 29 unofficial wartime appearances with 2 goals). His England career is the longest of any player ever to play for the side, stretching from his debut on 29 September 1934 to his last appearance on 15 May 1957, almost 23 years later, an appearance which, as of 2009, makes him the oldest player ever to appear for England. His importance to the team is exemplified by the post-war circumstances he found himself in. He was excluded from the team for most of the 1946-47 season in favour of another England great - Tom Finney. He returned to the team in triumph, however, as England beat Portugal 10-0. A year later, he ran the Italian left-back ragged, helping England to a 4-0 win in Turin.
At the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland, England found themselves struggling against Belgium, so Matthews promptly switched to inside-forward, galvanised the team, and helped them to a 4-4 draw. When England beat Scotland 7-2 in 1955, the 40-year-old Matthews created five of the goals. Duncan Edwards was making his England debut; when Matthews made his, Edwards had not even been born.
Matthews travelled to various parts of the world to take part in exhibition matches and was famous worldwide. For example, he attracted a large crowd at Hartleyvale in Cape Town when he appeared there in about 1956.
In 1956, Matthews won the first-ever European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or) award, and the following year was awarded a CBE in the New Year's honours list.
In 1961 (aged 46) he rejoined his home town club, Stoke City. The following season, Stoke City won the English Second Division Championship and he was voted Footballer of the Year for the second time in his career. He remained with ''the Potters'' until the end of his playing career, appearing in his final game on 6 February 1965, just after his 50th birthday, when he played for the first time in 12 months owing to a knee injury, setting up the equaliser for his team. Even at the age of 50, he always claimed that he had retired 'too early'. A testimonial match in honour of Sir Stanley was played in April 1965 at the Victoria Ground, where 35,000 people watched a 10-goal thriller against a World XI side that included greats such as Lev Yashin, Josef Masopust, Ferenc Pusks and Alfredo Di Stfano. Matthews was carried shoulder-high from the field at full-time. Also in 1965, he became the first football player to be knighted for services to sport.
During the twilight of Matthews' career, his son, also named Stanley, was achieving some sporting fame of his own, as a tennis player. He became Wimbledon Boy's Champion in 1962 and a professional of the sport in the 1970s.
Matthews was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
After playing 709 games in the Football League, Matthews was appointed general manager at Stoke's rivals Port Vale in July 1965 alongside Jackie Mudie. Matthews' focus was on developing a youth policy, a choice perhaps influenced by the failed policy of big money signings under previous manager Freddie Steele. Handed complete managerial control following Mudie's resignation in May 1967, Matthews couldn't guide ''the Vale'' to glory.
After this he moved to Malta, where he coached the Hibernians, also playing for them until he was 55. He spent a brief period as President of non-league club Walton & Hersham.
He continued playing for numerous local sides, meaning that he was still running down the wing in his 60s. He also coached "Stan's Men" in Soweto (South Africa), Australia, the USA and Canada. He even played in a charity match at Grangemouth as late as 1981.
He later served as president of Stoke City, honorary vice-president of Blackpool and president of the City Vale Club.
Matthews received a FIFA Gold Merit Order in 1992.
Sir Stanley Matthews died in February 2000, three weeks after his 85th birthday. His death was announced on radio just before the start of an England vs Argentina friendly match. He was cremated following a funeral service in Stoke on 3 March 2000. His funeral was attended by many footballing greats, such as Bobby and Jack Charlton, Gordon Banks, Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney. His ashes were buried beneath the centre circle of the Britannia Stadium (Stoke City's home since their relocation from the Victoria Ground in 1997).
Matthews was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his talents.
The International Federation of Football History & Statistics voted him the 11th greatest footballer of the 20th century.
After his death, more than 100,000 people lined the streets of Stoke-on-Trent to pay tribute. As the cortge wound its way along the 12-mile route, employees downed tools and schoolchildren stood motionless to witness his final passing.
There is a statue of Matthews outside Stoke City's Britannia Stadium and another in the centre of Hanley. The dedication on the former reads: ''His name is symbolic of the beauty of the game, his fame timeless and international, his sportsmanship and modesty universally acclaimed. A magical player, of the people, for the people.''
During his career he gained respect not only as a great player but also as a gentleman. This is exemplified by the fact that despite playing in nearly seven hundred league games, he was never booked.
The Stanley Matthews Collection is held by the National Football Museum.
1 February has been made an unofficial 'Sir Stanley Matthews Day', one of the themes of which is to promote dress-down days in which staff in offices are encouraged to come to work in football shirts. The idea is to 'Wear it with Pride for Sir Stan' to raise money for the The Stanley Matthews Foundation which provides sports opportunities for under-privileged young people in the Stoke-on-Trent area, although this hopes to be expanded in the future. In 2007 a badge in the shape of his number "7" was introduced to replace the wearing of sports shirts.
:"The man who taught us the way football should be played" - Pel
:"I grew up in an era when he was a god to those of us who aspired to play the game. He was a true gentleman and we shall never see his like again" - Brian Clough
:"It is not just in England where his name is famous. All over the world he is regarded as a true football genius" - Berti Vogts
:"For me this man probably had the greatest name of any player ever, certainly in Britain. I don't think anyone since had a name so synonymous with football in England" - Gordon Banks
:"He [Stanley Matthews] told me that he used to play for just twenty pounds a week. Today he would be worth all the money in the Bank of England" - Gianfranco Zola
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'''John Francombe "Ian" Ure''' (born 7 December 1939) is a Scottish former footballer. Ure began his career in his native Scotland with Dundee, before moving to England to play for Arsenal and Manchester United. After eight years in England, Ure returned to Scotland with St. Mirren; however, after two years with St. Mirren, Ure had only made three appearances and went into management with East Stirling. During his time with Dundee and Arsenal, Ure also made 11 appearances for the Scottish national team.
Born in Ayr, Ure started his career as a centre half with Ayr Albion. In 1958, he joined Dundee, for whom he played for five seasons. During that time, the club won its one and only First Division title in 1962-62, and reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1962-63, losing 5-2 on aggregate to eventual champions Milan. During this time Ure also won eight caps for Scotland, his debut coming against Wales on 8 November 1961, a game Scotland won 2-0.
He moved south of the border in 1963 for a transfer fee of -62,500 to play for Arsenal. He only missed one match for Arsenal in his first season (and won a further two caps for Scotland), but injury and a loss of form restricted his appearances in 1964-65 and 1965-66, although he still managed more than 20 matches each season. Ure was restored to the Arsenal lineup by Bertie Mee, however, and played 44 matches in 1966-67; he won his eleventh and final cap for Scotland against Northern Ireland on 21 October 1967.
Ure continued to feature regularly for Arsenal as the 1960s went on, but during this time built a reputation for errors, exemplified by his mistake in the 1969 League Cup final against Swindon Town, which allowed Roger Smart to score Swindon's opening goal; Swindon went on to win 3-1 after extra time. Ure's reputation was sufficient enough to be noted by Nick Hornby in his book, ''Fever Pitch'':
Despite his reputation, Ure played 202 matches for Arsenal in defence over the course of six years, scoring two goals, and picking up two League Cup runners-up medals (having also played in the 1968 Final as well). However, with Frank McLintock and Terry Neill competing for the centre half position, Ure found himself being squeezed out towards the end of that decade, and he left Arsenal in August 1969 to join Manchester United. The only major signing made by manager Wilf McGuinness, Ure spent two seasons at Manchester United before returning to Scotland to play for St. Mirren.
After retiring from playing, he spent some time as a coach, including a spell as manager of East Stirling, but later left the game completely. He is currently employed as a social worker in Kilmarnock.
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'''Brian Howard Clough''', OBE (21 March 1935 - 20 September 2004) was an English footballer and subsequently football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest, and his 44 day reign at Leeds United A.F.C. His achievement of winning back-to-back European Cups with Nottingham Forest is considered to be one of the greatest in football history.
Charismatic, outspoken, and often controversial, Clough is widely considered to be one of the greatest managers of the English game and the greatest English manager never to manage the England team. On being asked his attitude towards the England selectors he replied, "''I-m sure the England selectors thought if they took me on and gave me the job, I-d want to run the show. They were shrewd because that-s exactly what I would have done''".
Born at 11 Valley Road, an interwar council house in Grove Hill, Middlesbrough, Brian Clough was the sixth of nine children of a local sweet shop worker, later sugar boiler and then manager. The eldest, Elizabeth, died in 1927 of septicemia at the age of four. When talking of his childhood he said he "adored it in all its aspects. If anyone should be grateful for their upbringing, for their mam and dad, I'm that person. I was the kid who came from a little part of paradise." On his upbringing in Middlesbrough, Clough claimed that it was not the nicest place in the world, "But to me it was heaven". "Everything I have done, everything I've achieved, everything that I can think of that has directed and affected my life - apart from the drink - stemmed from my childhood. Maybe it was the constant sight of Mam, with eight children to look after, working from morning till night, working harder than you or I have ever worked."
Although a naturally bright child, in 1946 Clough failed his Eleven-plus exam, and attended Marton Grove Secondary Modern school. He later admitted in his autobiography that he had neglected his lessons in favour of sport, although at school he became head boy. Clough left school in 1950 without any qualifications, to work at ICI and did his national service in the RAF between 1953 and 1955.
Clough played for Billingham Synthonia before his National Service between 1953 and 1955 in the RAF. Following this, he became a prolific striker for his home town club Middlesbrough scoring 197 goals in 213 league matches for Boro.
He played twice for the England national football team, against Wales on 17 October 1959 and Sweden on 28 October 1959, without scoring.
===Hartlepools United and Derby County===
In May 1967, after guiding Hartlepools to a finish of eighth in Division 4 in their first full season, and removing a despot chairman, Ernest Ord, who bugged managers and playing staff alike, and who tried to sack both Clough and Taylor, the duo joined Derby County as manager and assistant manager. Derby had been rooted in the Second Division for a decade prior to Clough's arrival, and had been outside the top flight for a further five years.
In Clough's first season the club finished one place lower than in the previous season, but he had started to lay the foundations for his future success by signing several new players, amongst them Roy McFarland, John O'Hare, John McGovern, Alan Hinton and Les Green. Of the inherited squad, eleven players departed and only four were retained: Kevin Hector, Alan Durban, Ron Webster and Colin Boulton. Clough also fired the club secretary, the groundsman and the chief scout, along with two tea ladies he caught laughing after a Derby defeat. With the additional signings of Dave Mackay and Willie Carlin in 1968, Clough and Taylor's management led Derby to become champions of Division Two, establishing the club record of 22 matches without defeat on the way.
Clough was universally seen as a hard but fair manager, who insisted on clean play from his players and brooked no stupid questions with the press. He was famous for insisting on being called 'Mr Clough' and earned great respect from his peers for his ability to turn a game to his and his team's advantage. Derby's first season back in Division One saw them finish fourth, their best league finish for over 20 years, but, due to financial irregularities, the club was banned from Europe the following season and fined -10,000.
1970-71 saw the club finish 9th, but during the 1971-72 season, Derby tussled with Liverpool and Leeds United for the title. Leading the table by one point having played their last match, a 1-0 win over Liverpool, Peter Taylor took his players on holiday to Majorca, where they learned that both title rivals had failed to win their final matches, meaning that Derby became champions for the first time in their then 88-year history. Clough was not with the squad at the time, instead holidaying in the Isles of Scilly with his family and parents when he received the news.
===Feud with the Derby County Board of Directors===
In August 1972 Clough refused to go on an arranged pre-season tour of the Netherlands and West Germany unless he could take his family with him. Derby chairman Sam Longson told him that it was a working trip not a holiday, so Clough put Taylor in charge of the tour instead, and refused to go. The club did not contest the charity shield that year at Wembley.
On 24 August 1972, Clough and Taylor signed David Nish from Leicester City, for a then record transfer fee of -225,000, without consulting the Derby board. Afterwards, Jack Kirkland, a director, warned Clough and Taylor there would be no more expensive buys like Nish. Then, on 3 September 1972, Clough attacked the Derby County fans, stating that "They started chanting only near the end when we were a goal in front. I want to hear them when we are losing. They are a disgraceful lot", he said, after the team defeated Liverpool 2-1 at the Baseball ground. In the same interview, Clough also attacked the club's board of directors for their policies. The following day, Sam Longson apologised to the fans and dissociated himself from Clough's remarks.
That season, Derby failed to retain their title, finishing 7th, but reached the semi-finals of the European Cup, before being knocked out by Juventus 3-1 in April 1973, on aggregate in very controversial circumstances. Clough accused the Juventus team of being "cheating bastards", and then questioned the Italian nation's courage in the Second World War. It was these sort of frequent, outspoken comments - particularly against football's establishment, such as the FA and club directors, and figures in the game such as Sir Matt Busby, Alan Hardaker, Sir Alf Ramsey, Don Revie and Len Shipman, along with players such as Billy Bremner, Norman Hunter and Peter Lorimer - combined with Clough's increased media profile, that eventually led to him falling out with Rams chairman, Sam Longson, and the Derby County board of directors.
On 5 August 1973, Clough wrote an article in the ''Sunday Express'' which savaged Leeds United's disciplinary record, stating that Don Revie should be fined and Leeds relegated to Division 2. Clough also said that "The men who run soccer have missed the most marvellous chance of cleaning up the game in one swoop" and went on to say, "The trouble with football's disciplinary system is that those who sat in judgement being officials of other clubs, might well have a vested interest".
Days afterwards, Clough was charged with bringing the game into disrepute, but he was cleared after he had resigned from Derby. In September 1973, Clough travelled to Upton Park and made a -400,000 bid for Bobby Moore, a player he admired, and Trevor Brooking. Ron Greenwood told Clough that neither was available but that he would pass his offer onto the board of directors. Clough never told either his chairman, secretary or other board members at Derby about the bid. Longson found out four months later during a chance conversation with Eddie Chapman, West Ham's secretary at the time.
On 11 October 1973, Longson called for Clough and Taylor's sackings at a board meeting, but didn't gain the support that was needed to do so. Two days later, following a 1-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford, Jack Kirkland demanded to know what Taylor's role within the club was. Kirkland instructed Taylor to meet him at the ground two days later to explain. On the same day, Longson accused Clough of making a V-sign at Sir Matt Busby, and demanded that he apologise. Clough refused to do so, as he vehemently denied making the V-sign in the first place.
In the week before this incident, Longson demanded that Clough stop writing newspaper articles and making TV appearances, and had the grill pulled down on the bar to stop both Clough and Taylor drinking.
Eighteen months earlier, in April 1972, Clough and Taylor had briefly resigned for a few hours to manage Coventry City before changing their minds after getting more money from Longson. This time, it was for good. Both Clough and Taylor resigned on 15 October 1973, to widespread uproar from Rams fans, who demanded the board's resignation along with Clough and Taylor's reinstatement at the following home game against Leicester City five days later. That evening, Clough appeared on the Michael Parkinson show and attacked football directors for their apparent lack of knowledge of football. Earlier that week, Clough memorably called Jan Tomaszewski a clown, whilst being a pundit before the crucial World Cup qualifier with England at Wembley. Tomaszewski had a brilliant game, and England did not qualify, as they could only manage a 1-1 draw.
The six years at Derby County had brought Brian Clough to the attention of the wider football world. According to James Lawton, "Derby was the wild making of Brian Clough. He went there a young and urgent manager who had done impressive work deep in his own little corner of the world at Hartlepool. He left surrounded by fascination and great celebrity: abrasive, infuriating, but plugged, immovably, into a vein of the nation."
Such was the loyalty to Clough that along with himself and Taylor, scouts and backroom staff completed the walk out, following the pair for their brief spell with Brighton & Hove Albion. He proved less successful on the South Coast than with his previous club, winning only 12 of his 32 games in charge of the Division Three side. Whereas eight months earlier Clough was managing a team playing Juventus in the European Cup, he was now managing a club who, just after his appointment as manager, lost to Walton & Hersham 4-0 at home in an FA Cup replay. On 1 December 1973, his side lost 8-2 at home to Bristol Rovers. Albion eventually finished in 19th place that season.
Clough left less than a year after his appointment, in July 1974, to become manager of Leeds United following Don Revie's departure to become manager of England, though this time Taylor did not join him.
Clough's move was very surprising given his previous outspoken criticism of both Revie, for whom Clough made no secret of his deep disdain, and the successful Leeds team's playing style, which Clough was on record as stating to be not only overly aggressive but also effectively illegal in his opinion.
He lasted in the job only 44 days before he was sacked by the Leeds' directors on 12 September 1974, after alienating many of Leeds' star players, notably Johnny Giles, Norman Hunter and Billy Bremner. During one of the first training sessions he took for Leeds United, he reportedly said "You can all throw your medals in the bin because they were not won fairly." He has the unenviable record of being Leeds United's least successful permanent manager winning only one match from six games. Leeds were fourth from bottom in 19th position with only 4 points from a possible 12, their worst start in 15 years. His pay-off was estimated at -98,000, a huge amount at the time.
Clough told Yorkshire Television's ''Calendar'' his short reign at Elland Road was due to bad results.
The story of his short spell in charge of Leeds has been adapted into a film called ''The Damned United'' starring Michael Sheen, released in 2009, and based on David Peace's novel ''The Damned Utd''. The publishers of the novel were successfully sued by Irish midfielder Johnny Giles who wrote, "Many of the things Peace talks about in the book never happened and for that reason, I felt it necessary to go to the Courts to establish that this was fiction based on fact and nothing more."
Many people portrayed in the book had died by the time of the book's release, such as Bremner, Revie, Peter Taylor, and Clough himself, and therefore were unable to take similar action as Giles. The book includes a scene with Brian Clough in the Elland Road car park burning Don Revie's old desk. There is no factual source for this. The Clough family have expressed disappointment at the publication of the book.
On 6 January 1975, Clough made a quick return to management with Nottingham Forest, who at the time were in 13th place in Division Two, replacing Allan Brown. Clough's first game in charge was the third round F.A. Cup replay against Tottenham Hotspur, a 1-0 victory thanks to a goal by Scottish centre-forward Neil Martin.
Clough made fewer TV appearances whilst Forest manager, and toned down some of the outspoken comments he made earlier at Derby. After finishing 8th in the old Second Division, in his first full season in charge alone, in July 1976 Clough was joined by his old assistant Peter Taylor from Brighton, who had just missed out on promotion from the old Third division.
Together, Clough and Taylor transformed the club's fortunes rapidly: the first success at the club came in Clough's second full season (1976-77) when they won promotion to Division One, finishing third. In their first season after promotion they won the League Cup, beating Liverpool 1-0 in a replay at Old Trafford, and were crowned champions of Division One, finishing seven points clear of nearest challengers Liverpool.
This made Clough the first manager since Herbert Chapman to win the English League Championship with two different clubs. Kenny Dalglish has since become the third person to achieve the feat (Liverpool and Blackburn). During the 1978-79 season, on 9 February 1979 Clough signed the 24-year-old Birmingham City F.C. striker Trevor Francis-Britain's first -1 million footballer-although Clough insisted that the fee was actually -999,999 and tax brought it over the -1 million mark. Forest retained the League Cup with a 3-2 victory over Southampton, but finished as runners-up to Liverpool in the league. The season was rounded off with victory in the European Cup final, thanks to a 1-0 victory over Malm FF. A year later, Clough guided Forest to a second successive European Cup after victory over Hamburger SV and a third successive League Cup final, though this time they were defeated by Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0.
Despite winning the European Cup twice, Clough regarded his greatest achievement to be the record breaking unbeaten run his team set between 26 November 1977 and 9 December 1978, the team went undefeated for 42 league games - the equivalent of a whole season, beating the previous record of 35 games held by Burnley F.C.. The record stood until August 2004, a month before Clough's death, when it was bettered by Arsenal, who went on to play 49 league games without defeat.
It was not until 1988-89 that Clough and Forest would enjoy another major trophy success, this time over Luton Town F.C. in the League Cup again. For a time, Forest were on course for a treble that season, but ultimately had to settle for third place in the league and a defeat in the FA Cup semi-finals. Clough had to manage the team from the stands in the latter half of the season as he was serving a touchline ban after hitting three supporters who had invaded the pitch at the end of a match against QPR. A year later, Clough guided Forest to another League Cup victory with a 1-0 over Oldham Athletic.
In 1991 Forest reached their first FA Cup final under Brian Clough against Tottenham Hotspur. With typical idiosyncracy, Clough selected 2 players Lee Glover and Ian Woan with only a handful of league games behind them and left England international Steve Hodge on the substitutes' bench. Atfter 90 minutes with the score at 1-1, Clough did not go on to the pitch to encourage or advise his players before extra time, but remained on the bench. Tottenham won 2-1 with an own goal by Des Walker in extra time .
They reached the League Cup final again in 1992, but lost 1-0 to Manchester United
The 1992-93 season was Clough's 18th with Forest - and his last. They were one of the 22 clubs in the new Premier League, but the sale of key players like Teddy Sheringham and Des Walker, combined with the manager's increasingly uncontrolled alcoholism, saw the club's fortunes take a sharp decline and they were bottom virtually all season. Just before a 2-0 defeat against Sheffield United confirmed the club's relegation after 16 years in the top flight, Clough announced his retirement as manager.
Clough's relationship with Peter Taylor, his friend and long-time assistant at Derby, Brighton and Forest, was damaged permanently on 21 May 1983 over the transfer of John Robertson. The two fell out when Taylor, who had retired in May 1982 but then become manager of Derby six months later, signed the Forest winger without telling Clough beforehand. Robertson's transfer was contested, with the fee set by a tribunal, although Robertson was injured soon after joining Derby and never found his form. The rift had not been repaired by the time Taylor died in October 1990, but Clough and his family attended Taylor's funeral. When the assistant coach at Forest telephoned Clough to inform him of Taylor's death, he did not say anything and put the phone down. He allegedly cried heavily after this and his bad feeling over the unreconciled rift increased Clough's already heavy drinking. Clough dedicated his autobiography in 1994 to Taylor and when he was given the freedom of Nottingham he also paid tribute to him, as he did in September 1999 when a bust was unveiled of himself at the City Ground.
Much of Clough's retirement was spent concentrating on his fight against alcoholism which had plagued him since the 1970s, a battle chronicled in part by Duncan Hamilton. He considered applying for the job as manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers on the resignation of Graham Taylor in October 1995. However, nothing came of it and Clough's managerial career was over. Nottingham Forest honoured him by renaming the City Ground's largest stand, the Executive Stand, the Brian Clough Stand. Clough was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his huge impact as a manager.
In the early 1990s, Clough was implicated in the "bungs" scandal in English football involving then Tottenham Hotspur manager Terry Venables and chairman Alan Sugar and particularly the transfer of Teddy Sheringham from Forest to Tottenham. Clough was alleged to have received illegal payments during transfer negotiations and making illegal payments to players.
In August 2000, a tribute website was set up in honour of Clough with the backing of his family. The website
In January 2003, the 67-year-old Clough underwent a liver transplant; 30 years of heavy drinking had taken its toll and doctors said that Clough would have died within two weeks without a transplant, as his liver was severely damaged and cancer had been found within it. The transplant gave Clough a new lease of life for the next 20 months; he took up light exercise again and appeared happier than he had for many years.
Clough's reputation for never sitting on the fence and strong views on all manner of football issues translated into an entertaining and sometimes controversial column which he wrote for ''Four Four Two'' magazine up until his death.
Clough was a committed socialist, often appearing on miners' picket lines, donating large sums to trade union causes, and being the chairman of the Anti-Nazi League. On two occasions he was approached by the Labour Party to stand as a Parliamentary candidate in General Elections, although he declined in order to continue his managerial career in football.
On 4 April 1959, Clough married Barbara Glasgow in Middlesbrough. They went on to have three children; Simon, born in 1964, Nigel, born in 1966 and Elizabeth, born in 1967. Nigel Clough, himself a professional football player and manager, latterly with Burton Albion, in January 2009 followed in his father's footsteps by taking over the management position at Derby County.. He was good friends with Yorkshire and England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott.
Brian Clough died of stomach cancer on 20 September 2004, on Ward 30,
In August 2005 the stretch of the A52 linking Nottingham and Derby was renamed Brian Clough Way. His widow Barbara expressed her gratitude to Nottingham City Council, saying: "Brian would have been amazed but genuinely appreciative". Since the opening of the Nottingham Express Transit system, tram #215 has been named ''Brian Clough''.
After a long process of fund-raising, his home town of Middlesbrough commissioned a statue of Clough, that was unveiled on 16 May 2007. Although there was a movement to erect a statue in Grove Hill, his birthplace, the site chosen was Albert Park, Middlesbrough through which he usually walked on his way from home to Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough's former stadium.
In December 2006, the Brian Clough Statue Fund in Nottingham announced it had raised -69,000 in just 18 months for a statue of Clough in the city. The winning statue was selected from a choice of three designs in January 2008. The site chosen for the statue is at the junction of King Street and Queen Street in the centre of Nottingham. On 6 November 2008 the statue was unveiled by Mr Clough's widow Barbara in front of a crowd of more than five thousand people.
In 2007/8 a redevelopment scheme building new houses on the old Middlesbrough General Hospital site named roads after famous ex Middlesbrough F.C. players including, Willie Maddren, George Camsell and Brian Clough.
Derby County and Nottingham Forest competed for the inaugural Brian Clough Trophy at Pride Park Stadium on 31 July 2007. In future, any league, cup or friendly game played between Derby and Forest will automatically become a Brian Clough Trophy game. Proceeds from the game will go to charities in the East Midlands.
A petition has been launched by Derby fans requesting a statue of Brian Clough outside Pride Park Stadium.
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'''Lorraine Ming Fair''' (born August 5, 1978), better known as '''Lorrie Fair''', was a member of the United States national soccer team. She currently plays for Chelsea in the FA Women's Premier League.
Her twin sister, Veronica (Ronnie) Ching Fair, was also a member of the national team, and when Ronnie was called in to participate in a game against England on May 9, 1997 at San Jose, California, it became the first time a pair of sisters played together in the Woman's National Team
Lorrie and Ronnie both participated on Los Altos High School's female soccer team in Los Altos, California, where they grew up. They were born at Stanford Hospital, but moved to New York for three years before returning to the Bay Area in 1982. While Ronnie chose Stanford to go to college, Lorrie decided on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill instead, but not before being a two time NSCAA all-American and Parade magazine all-American. At UNC, she was picked as one of ''Soccer America'''s freshmen of the year, and she helped lead UNC to the 1996 NCAA championship.
She joined the Under 20 national team in 1994, playing, among other events, in the Nordic Cup. In 1995, she was a member of the West Team at the US Olympic Festival, and she started practicing for the National team. She impressed so much during practice that she was named an alternate for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games team that won the Gold. Soon after, she was able to make her debut in the team as an official player.
In 1999, Fair helped take the team to that year's FIFA Women's World Cup.
Lorrie, Ronnie and their brother all got their start and played for many years in AYSO .
On February 1, 2008, it was announced that she had signed for Chelsea Ladies as a player, for whom she had been working solely as an ambassador up to that point. Fair vowed to continue her work with the club at grass roots level. The move was significant as she became the first American to sign for a club in the Women's Premier League.
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Milner's talent in football, cricket, and long-distance running was recognised when he was a child. He represented his school in these sports and played football for amateur teams from Rawdon and Horsforth. He supported Leeds United from a young age and was a season ticket holder at the club. In 1996 he joined the Leed United youth academy and worked his way up. He made his debut for the first team in 2002, aged only 16, and gained prominence as the youngest player to score in the Premier League.
While at Leeds United, he spent time on loan at Swindon Town to gain experience as a first-team player. Following his move to Newcastle United, he was loaned to Aston Villa for a season. He had since established himself as a regular starter in the Newcastle first team. His main role in the team was to create scoring opportunities. He made more than 100 appearances for Newcastle, as well as making a record number of appearances for the England under-21 team. He made his debut for the full team against Holland in August 2009.
Born in Wortley, and raised in Horsforth, Leeds, Milner played most of his childhood football for Westbrook Lane Primary School in Horsforth. He was later educated at Horsforth School. Graeme Coulson, a coach from Rawdon, recognised Milner's talent and persuaded him to play for Rawdon in several tournaments, including a tournament at Rawdon Meadows, where Milner scored four goals in their victory in the final.
Milner was described as a "first class" student at his school; he left with 11 GCSEs and an award for his performance in physical education.
Milner took as much interest in watching football as he did playing it. He supported his hometown club Leeds United from a young age. His earliest memory of the team was watching them win the FA Youth Cup in 1993. He and his parents, Peter and Lesley, were season ticket holders and Milner later became a ball boy for the club.
When Milner was 10 years old, he joined the Leeds United Academy after being spotted by a scout while playing for Westbrook Juniors in Horsforth.
Milner's debut for Leeds United came on 10 November 2002, in a game against West Ham United, when he came on as a substitute for Jason Wilcox for the last six minutes. The appearance made him the second youngest player ever to play in the Premier League, at the age of 16 years and 309 days.
In a match against Chelsea a month later, Milner scored again, with a deft first touch of the ball and manoeuvre, in order to avoid a tackle from Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly, that won widespread praise from commentators. The manoeuvre created a yard of space for him to deliver a curling shot from .
After more appearances for Leeds, Milner signed a five-year contract with them on 10 February 2003.
At the start of the 2003-04 season, Milner was sent on a month-long loan to Division Two side Swindon Town to gain experience as a first-team player. Before the stint, he saw it as a valuable experience as a player.
However, Leeds United's fortunes were on the decline; the team became the subject of numerous negative stories in the media, and several first-team players were sold. Milner said he believed that this experience made him emotionally stronger and taught him how to deal with team problems.
Milner made his first appearance for Newcastle United during their pre-season tour of Asia, scoring his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw against Kitchee, in Hong Kong.
Milner's first Premier League game for Newcastle came against Middlesbrough on 18 August 2004, in which he played on the extreme right of the field as a winger, despite having featured regularly on the left for Leeds. When asked about this after the game, Milner said he had no preference where on the pitch he played.
However, the situation changed for Milner after Newcastle manager Bobby Robson, whom Milner considered his mentor, was sacked and replaced by Graeme Souness. Under Souness, he started 13 league games, but did not play his first full Premier League game for Newcastle until April 2005. By the end of the season, he had made 41 appearances in all competitions and scored once. Souness did not make Milner a regular in the Newcastle side and controversially remarked that the club would not win "with a team of James Milners". Milner's response to this statement was reported as "mature".
At the start of the 2005-06 season, Milner scored in Newcastle's 3-1 away win against FK ZTS Dubnica in the Intertoto Cup, and also set up Shearer for the team's third goal.
Milner made his Villa debut on 12 September 2005 in a Premiership match against West Ham. Five days later, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur. In a League Cup game less than a week later, he helped his side recover from being 3-1 down at half-time to win 8-3 against Wycombe Wanderers, scoring two goals in the second half comeback.
Milner was generally seen as a positive signing in a season that was disappointing for Villa.
Manager David O'Leary confirmed during the season that he would like Milner to join the club permanently, but doubted he would be given the opportunity to sign him.
The newly-appointed Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder appeared to appreciate Milner's ability more than Souness and expressed a desire that he remain a Newcastle player.
Newcastle's players and manager Glenn Roeder reacted positively to Milner's return at the start of the 2006-07 season.
Newcastle made a poor start in the Premier League, but in European competition, Milner played a key role in helping Newcastle advance through the group stage of the UEFA Cup. Shortly after, rumours began to spread that he would be sold during the transfer window in January, although both Milner and Roeder dismissed these rumours.
On 1 January 2007 Milner scored his first goal of the season in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United. The goal came from a "stunning" shot from away.
In late October, he scored Newcastle's 500th home Premier League goal in a 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
After missing final nine games of the season due to a foot injury,
thumb|right|200px|Milner in training at Villa Park
Milner made his debut for Villa on 31 August 2008 as a second-half substitute against Liverpool.
Milner's first Premier League goal in his second spell at Villa came on 17 January 2009 in a match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Milner headed in a cross from Villa midfielder Ashley Young to level the scores at 1-1, Villa went on to win the match 2-1.
On 7 February 2009, Milner was named to the England full team squad for the first time, after a run at club level that had impressed England manager Fabio Capello.
Milner continued to impress and scored his second league goal of the season against Blackburn Rovers with a rifled shot from a difficult angle after a corner had not been closed down. He later scored a free-kick from outside the penalty area at home against Everton as Villa came back from a 3-1 deficit to draw level at 3-3. He stated that his time at Villa is the "most settled" period of his career so far, having played under thirteen managers and caretakers despite being only 23.
After representing England at the U-15 and U-17 levels, Milner was promoted to the U-20 level and called up for the 2003 World Youth Championship. Soon after this, Under-21 manager Peter Taylor called him up to the England Under-21 side and Milner made his debut against Sweden on 30 March 2004.
Milner scored his first goal for the England Under-21 side during the 2004-05 season in a qualification game for the 2007 European Under-21 Championship, against Wales. During the game, in which he played in the centre of midfield, he also set up a scoring chance for Darren Bent as the Young Lions won 2-0.
In June, Milner competed for England at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He played in all four of England's matches and was booked in the semi-final against the Netherlands, which meant he would have missed the final. The game was decided by a penalty shootout, in which Milner scored twice and England lost 13-12.
Milner continued to be a regular and was the only player, along with Joe Hart and captain Steven Taylor, to have played in all the qualifiers for the European Championships. In the summer of 2009, he was in the final 23-man U21 squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Sweden. He helped set up the winning goal for Micah Richards against Finland, and manager Stuart Pearce said after the match, "The modern-day full-back can get up and down the pitch and I knew [Milner] would be comfortable".
In August 2009, Milner made his debut for the full England team, when he came on as a substitute in a friendly match against Holland for the final 23 minutes. After outrunning defender John Heitinga, he provided a low cross into the six yard box, from which striker Jermain Defoe scored from, from close range to make the score 2-2. He would also provide another high cross for Defoe later in the match, which he headed over the bar. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
Milner is regarded as being a tenacious footballer.
Milner has the ability to pass accurately and shoot from a great distance from goal.
Milner, in his time at the club, was described on the Newcastle United official website as "a good reader of the game".
Milner has expressed a willingness to play as much as possible
Despite being a winger by trade, Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill stated in November 2009 that he thought Milner's versatility could lead to him becoming an accomplished central midfielder at some point in his career. Milner played in a number of different positions for Aston Villa, including both wings, in central midfield and even as a right back. In Winter 2009, following the return to action of midfielder Stewart Downing, Milner moved in to the centre of Villa's midfield to make room for Downing on the left wing. Milner, along with Downing, Petrov and Young were all praised by teammate Emile Heskey for their ability in the new-look midfield.
''(Statistics correct as of 20:52, 30 December 2009)''
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Born in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, but brought up in the United States, Stubbins first played for Newcastle United in 1937, appearing in official games 30 times and scoring six goals for the team. In wartime games (classified as friendlies) he scored 188 goals in just 231 appearances.
In 1946 he was signed by Liverpool for a then club record of -12,500. Stubbins had also been approached by Liverpool's closest rivals, Everton, and he settled the decision with a toss of the coin. The coin should have been framed by manager George Kay as he made an immediate impact at the club, making his debut on the 14 September 1946 in a league match at Burnden Park he scored an 82nd minute goal as the Reds left it late to claim all the spoils in a 3-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers.
His move to Liverpool gained him most of his fame and success; Stubbins scored 28 goals (24 league goals) in the 1946-7 season (making him joint top scorer with Jack Balmer) helping Liverpool to win the League Championship, the first time in 24 years.
Stubbins also scored 24 goals the following season. Although a contractual dispute in the 1948-9 season limited his appearances for the Merseyside club, he then helped Liverpool reach the 1950 FA Cup final, the first time Liverpool had ever appeared at Wembley. Unfortunately, they lost to Arsenal by 2 goals to nil.
Injuries forced him to retire in 1953, having scored 83 goals in 178 appearances, or 1 every 2.1 games. For a player with such an impressive goal ratio, it is astonishing that he was constantly overlooked by Walter Winterbottom, the England manager at the time. He played for the England once in an unofficial 'victory' international against Wales in 1945, a game England lost 1-0.
Following his retirement, Stubbins entered a full-time career in sports journalism, although he briefly coached an American semi-professional side, the New York Americans in 1960.
Stubbins' later claim to fame was an appearance on the front cover of The Beatles' ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' album, the only footballer to be given that honour. He also has a Liverpool FC fan club named in his honour. He also featured as a minor character in Stephen Baxter's time-travelling novel The Time Ships. He died in 2002, aged 82, after a short illness.
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'''Peter Leslie Osgood''' (20 February 1947 - 1 March 2006) was an English footballer who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. He is best remembered for representing Chelsea and Southampton at club level, and was also capped four times by England in the early 1970s.
Born in Windsor, Osgood was signed by Chelsea as a junior and made his debut as a 17 year-old in the League Cup, scoring both goals in a 2-0 win against Workington AFC on 16 December 1964. The buzz surrounding the tall, skilful teenager's goalscoring for the club's reserves - 30 goals in 20 games going into that month - was already immense and it was only a matter of time before he became a regular first-teamer.
Following an end-of-season tour of Australia during which Osgood scored 12 times in eight games, the centre-forward's next senior match was the 22 September 1965 4-1 victory over AS Roma in the Inter-City Fairs Cup (a violent encounter dubbed "the Battle of the Bridge"). A run in the league followed, bringing seven goals, including one involving a 60-yard run past a trail of Burnley players.
The teenager was soon hailed as a possible late call-up for Alf Ramsey's 1966 World Cup squad, having been included in the original 40-man squad announced in April 1966, but he was not included in the final 22. He was taken to the hearts of the Chelsea faithful, who nicknamed him "the Wizard of Os".
A broken leg suffered in a challenge by Blackpool's Emlyn Hughes in the League Cup on 6 October 1966 seriously curtailed his progress, and he missed Chelsea's first-ever Wembley FA Cup final on 20 May 1967. Without him ''the Blues'' lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-2.
It was a major disappointment for this big-stage player yet 'Ossie' returned from the injury an equally graceful - if tougher - player. His vision and physical presence were recognised by new manager Dave Sexton playing him often as a midfielder, notably wearing the number 4 shirt for most of the 1968- 69 season (reference page 70 'Ossie - King of Stamford Bridge' written with Martin Knight and Martin King ), but it is as a goalscoring centre-forward, number 9, that he is best remembered.
In total, Osgood made 380 appearances for ''The Blues'', scoring 150 goals. He was one of only nine players to score in every round of the FA Cup (and, to date, the last to do so), helping Chelsea to victory in a replayed final against Leeds United in 1970. He scored Chelsea's equaliser in the second game at Old Trafford with a diving header from Charlie Cooke's chipped pass twelve minutes from full time; his side eventually won 2-1.
In 1971, Osgood was part of the Chelsea team which lifted the European Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Real Madrid 2-1 in a replay in Athens after the original tie had finished 1-1, with Osgood scoring Chelsea's goal in that game. In the replay he scored again, the opener, as they went on to win 2-1. In 1972, he scored for Chelsea in a major cup final for the third consecutive year - this time the League Cup - though they lost 1-2 to Stoke City. Chelsea declined as a major force thereafter, but Osgood continued to score regularly; his from outside the area against Arsenal in the League Cup quarter-final was voted goal of the season in 1972-73.
===Southampton, Norwich and return to Chelsea===
Following a series of disagreements with manager Dave Sexton over his lifestyle (during which supporters picketed Stamford Bridge to demand he stay) Osgood, along with several of his team-mates, was dropped from the squad and placed on the transfer list. He was sold to Southampton in March 1974 for a club-record -275,000. During his time on the south coast, he won the FA Cup again in 1976 after a famous 1-0 victory over Manchester United. He left Southampton in November 1977, shortly before the club were promoted. He scored 36 goals in 157 games for the Saints. Towards the end of his career, he also had a brief loan spell at Norwich City.
Osgood returned to Chelsea in December 1978 following a disappointing stint in the United States with the Philadelphia Fury, where he scored only 1 goal in 23 matches for a team which also included Alan Ball and Johnny Giles. On his return to Stamford Bridge, the club were in deep decline and facing a relegation battle. He again scored on his debut to put his team ahead, though Chelsea still lost 7-2 to Middlesbrough. He stayed with the club for the rest of the season before retiring in December 1979.
In spite of his talent and goalscoring prowess, Osgood's England career was surprisingly limited, with England manager Alf Ramsey apparently disapproving of his playboy lifestyle. As a result, he only won four international caps, without scoring.
After football Osgood's life never lacked incident. For a time in the early 1980s he ran a pub in Windsor, the Union Inn, with his old strike partner Ian Hutchinson but it was an ill-starred venture. As one of its favourite sons he was dismayed to be banned from Stamford Bridge, along with many of his 1970s colleagues, by chairman Ken Bates for perceived criticism of the club in the 1990s. In 2003 he was grateful to the Abramovich regime for his rehabilitation, and returned to his role as a hospitality host on matchdays.
Osgood was commonly called "Ossie" and also earned the nickname ''"The King of Stamford Bridge"'' due to his exceptional skills as a player as well as his personality and status. Osgood was known as a charming and confident man, and on the pitch he had the slight touch of arrogance found in great football players. Few things summarise his status as well as a T-shirt worn by Raquel Welch, one of the greatest movie stars of the era. The T-shirt simply said "I scored with Osgood". To this day, Peter Osgood's status in the London club is unrivalled.
His autobiography 'Ossie - King of Stamford Bridge' written with Martin Knight and John King was released in 2003 and in 2004 Osgood appeared in a cameo role in the British film ''The Football Factory''.
Prior to his death on 1 March 2006 following a heart attack at a family funeral, he was involved in football related media work and was well known on the after dinner speaker circuit. Three weeks before his death he had enjoyed a standing ovation when presented to the Stamford Bridge crowd at half-time of a match.
At Chelsea's first home game after Osgood's death, against local rivals Tottenham, there were many tributes as well as a minute's applause. Many of his former team-mates were in attendance and the matchday programme ran a tribute to him. The atmosphere was one of joyous remembrance, and in keeping with this theme Chelsea ran out 2-1 winners after a closely contested match, thanks to an excellent last minute goal by William Gallas.
In a memorial service on Sunday, 1 October 2006, Peter Osgood's ashes were laid to rest under the penalty spot at the Shed End of Stamford Bridge. Over 2500 fans attended the memorial service and they were joined by former managers, chairmen, players, colleagues and current Chelsea players. In December 2007 in a 4-4 draw against Aston Villa, Andriy Shevchenko scored the first penalty kick at the Shed End since Osgood's ashes were buried there.
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'''Trevor John Francis''' (born 19 April 1954 in Boxhill Plymouth, England), is a former footballer who won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and 52 caps for England. He was England's first -1 million player. He has also been a football manager. Francis is now working as a pundit with Al Jazeera Sports. England manager Fabio Capello labelled Francis as the best English player to have ever played in Serie A.
Francis was educated at Plymouth's Public Secondary School for Boys. He was an agile and skilful forward and joined Birmingham City as a schoolboy. He quickly rose in status, making his debut for its first team in 1970, aged just 16. His talent was noted when, before his 17th birthday, he scored four goals in one game. He ended his first season with 15 goals from just 22 games.
In the 1970s, Birmingham City reached the occasional domestic semi-final but failed to make a great impact in the First Division championship, so the ability and achievements of Francis were made more noticeable as a result.
On 30 October 1976 he scored one of Birmingham's most famous goals, when he turned away from the touchline and cut inside four QPR defenders, constantly being forced backwards, before suddenly unleashing a 25-yard shot which caught the goalkeeper off guard. In 1977, he was given his first England cap by Don Revie. England were beaten 2-0 by Holland.
Francis negotiated a secondment from Birmingham in 1978 to play for the Detroit Express in the fledgling North American Soccer League (NASL), where he scored 22 goals in 19 league matches and was named to the NASL first XI alongside Franz Beckenbauer and Giorgio Chinaglia before returning home to the Midlands. However, in February 1979 came the moment which would define his career and leave his name permanently in football folklore.
Nottingham Forest, the reigning League champions and League Cup holders managed by Brian Clough, put in a bid for Francis which totalled just over -1 million. No player had ever been sold between English clubs for a seven-figure fee before (the erstwhile record was less than half), and the deal was sealed, with Francis famously being introduced to the media by a manager impatient to play squash - Clough was in his white gym kit and carrying a racquet as he addressed the press conference.
While recognised as the first million pound player, the actual transfer fee for the player was -999,999 - -1 short of the million mark as Brian Clough wanted to ensure this milestone mark did not go to the player's head, although with taxes the total fee exceeded -1.1m.
Nottingham Forest retained the League Cup shortly afterwards (though Francis was ineligible), and made progress in the European Cup to the extent that they reached the semi-finals, at which point Francis was permitted by registration rules to take part. They won their semi-final, and in May 1979 Forest took on Swedish side Malm in the final in Munich, and a major instalment of the huge investment money was repaid just before half time.
The ball was spread to Forest's lugubrious but skilful winger John Robertson wide on the left and he took on two defenders at once to reach the byline and curl an awkward, outswinging cross towards the far post. Francis had already begun to sprint into position, but even he had to increase his pace to reach the cross as it dropped, and ended up throwing himself low at the ball. He connected with his head and the ball diverted powerfully into the roof of the net. Forest won the match 1-0 and footage of the goal was used in the opening titles to ''Match of the Day'' for some years afterwards. A giant picture of Francis stooping to head the ball remains on display in the main entrance and reception area of Forest's stadium. Even though the season ended there, Francis duly headed back to Detroit for another summer playing in the NASL where once again he was named to the first XI alongside Johan Cruyff (LA) and Giorgio Chinaglia (NY) despite playing only half the season. In his brief NASL career Francis scored 36 goals in 33 regular season matches and had 18 assists, placing him one spot ahead of Pele on the all time scoring list, despite playing 23 fewer games.
Francis arguably did not achieve his full potential as a Forest player. This may partly be due to Clough frequently playing Francis on the right wing, rather than in his preferred position as a central attacker. He was in the side which lost the League Cup final to Wolves in 1980 but missed the European Cup final against Hamburg SV due to an injury to his Achilles tendon. Somehow the success of his Forest career never quite reflected his huge fee, he scored only 14 league goals in the 1979-80 season and six in the eighteen games that he played for Forest in the next. Although still a regular for England (his Achilles injury prevented him being in the squad for the 1980 European Championships), his scoring record in club football was not spectacular.
Francis' injury kept him out of the game for over six months, and after playing fewer than twenty more games for Forest, he was sold to Manchester City in 1981, this time for -1.2 million.
Back at his club, financial problems were again an issue. Francis' contract gave him a salary of -100,000 plus bonuses, which the club could no longer afford to pay to a player who regularly sustained injuries.
Later that summer, Francis was approached by Italian giants Sampdoria, who paid Manchester City -700,000 for his services. He helped win the Coppa Italia in 1985.
He joined Atalanta for -800,000, where he played twenty-one times but only managed one goal. In 1986, he made his 52nd and final appearance for England in a victory over Scotland. He had scored eleven goals for the national side.
Francis returned to Britain in 1987 and joined Rangers F.C. under Graeme Souness, as part of his self-styled "English invasion" at Ibrox. Francis cost just -75,000 and won the Scottish League Cup in 1987.
He signed as a player for Queens Park Rangers in 1987 and took over as manager in November 1988 when Jim Smith moved to Newcastle. He left after a year in charge, with a previously effective QPR side now in danger of relegation.
Francis left QPR in 1990 to play for Sheffield Wednesday; despite gaining a good reputation amongst supporters, he could not help the club avoid relegation to the second tier for the 1990-1991 season. However, that season he helped Wednesday win the League Cup(although he was a non-playing substitute in the final) and also promotion back to the top flight.
At this stage of his career his pace had dropped off (although the occasional burst would often surprise defenders) but he made up for this with a deft touch and skilfulness that such wide and prolonged top flight experience brings. The Wednesday supporters would chant, "we've got tricky Trevor, he will play forever!"
After the departure of Ron Atkinson, Francis took over with popular support from club and supporters. He guided Wednesday to an excellent third place finish in 1992. The following year, Wednesday reached the FA Cup and League Cup finals, losing both to Arsenal, the former after a replay. In 1994, Francis finally retired as a player. He was sacked as manager a year later after Wednesday finished 13th in the Premiership, and many people still feel that his dismissal - the result of one relatively bad season - was the cause of a subsequent decline from which the club has still not fully recovered.
In February 1992, Francis brought former French International Eric Cantona back from the wilderness by inviting him for a trial at Sheffield Wednesday. However as the snowy conditions meant that he could only evaluate Cantona on astroturf, Francis requested an extension to the trial to see whether Cantona could play on grass.
An outraged Cantona walked out on The Owls and was signed (without a trial) by Leeds United, famously inspiring first them and then Manchester United to success.
After leaving Wednesday, Francis spent time working as a television pundit (something which he had done throughout his career) before going back to his spiritual home of Birmingham City as manager in 1996, aiming to regain their position as a top team. They continued to reach the play-offs but failed to be promoted. They also lost the 2001 Football League Cup Final to Liverpool. Francis left later that year.
Francis had a short spell in charge of Crystal Palace. Under his managership, Palace defeated Liverpool in an FA Cup fourth round replay at Anfield in February 2003.
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
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'''Mark Bosnich''' (born 13 January 1972 in Fairfield, New South Wales), is an Australian association football player currently playing for Sydney Olympic in the NSW Premier League. He represented his country 17 times and played for English Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea.
Bosnich grew up in Fairfield, a suburb of Sydney, and played briefly for Sydney Croatia. In 1988, at the age of 16, he moved to England to join Manchester United and made his debut for them against Wimbledon in the First Division on 30 April 1990.
However, he only played two more games for the club and signed for Aston Villa on a free transfer on 28 February 1992. During his time at Old Trafford, United won the FA Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup but Bosnich failed to make the squad for either triumph.
Bosnich did not claim a regular place in the Aston Villa first team until the 1993-94 season. In the League Cup semi final against Tranmere Rovers that season, he dramatically stopped three shots in a penalty shoot-out. He later admitted that he should have been sent off before extra-time began for fouling Tranmere's John Aldridge.
Villa would go on to win the final, against his former club, Manchester United.
1994-95 was Bosnich's first full season as Villa's first-choice goalkeeper, but it was a hugely disappointing season for the club as they narrowly avoided relegation. Bosnich was one of the few players to be retained by new manager Brian Little following Atkinson's dismissal in November 1994, as the bulk of Atkinson's team was sold off to make way for a new-look side.
1995-96 was perhaps the best season of Bosnich's career. He was now widely acclaimed as one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League, as he helped Villa finished fourth in the league and win the Football League Cup final at Wembley with a 3-0 triumph over Leeds United.
In 1996, Mark Bosnich was fined -1,000 and censured by the FA after he was found guilty of misconduct by upsetting Spurs fans with a Nazi salute.
Bosnich spent three more seasons at Villa Park before his contract expired and he joined Manchester United on a free transfer. He had played 227 times in seven-and-a-half years with the midlanders.
===Return to Manchester United (1999-2001)===
Bosnich was signed for Manchester United in the 1999 close season as successor to Peter Schmeichel. During the season he picked up a Premier League title medal as United were crowned champions by an 18-point margin. He also played a key role in Manchester United becoming the first English team to win the Toyota World Club Championship in keeping a clean sheet against Palmeiras of Brazil, in Tokyo, during the 1999 Intercontinental Cup.
However, United signed Fabien Barthez in the 2000 close season and Bosnich found himself as third-choice goalkeeper. Newly-appointed Celtic manager Martin O'Neill made an offer to loan Bosnich for the 2000-01 season, but he decided against the move and decided that he would try and regain his place in the Manchester United first team. He had also long fallen out of favour with the national side, losing his spot to Mark Schwarzer.
Bosnich never played a first-team game for United after the arrival of Fabien Barthez, and on 18 January 2001 he signed for Chelsea on a free transfer. Problems with his fitness and injury meant his debut did not happen until the following season.
His football career reached rock-bottom in September 2002 when he failed a drugs test and was subsequently sacked by Chelsea and banned from football for nine months - the longest suspension given to a player in English football to date.
This suspension was to scupper a move to Premiership side Bolton Wanderers in the newly-introduced winter transfer window. Bosnich was keen on the idea of moving to the Reebok Stadium and the player's agent admitted that dialogue had taken place but Sam Allardyce remained coy about his interest.
In the autumn of 2004, he spurned an opportunity to return to football with League One side, Walsall, who were then managed by Paul Merson, who had played alongside Bosnich in his final season at Aston Villa. Later speculation linked him with a return to football with Conference side Grays Athletic, but this never happened.
In early 2007, former Chelsea team mate and then QPR goalkeeping coach, Ed de Goey gave him inspiration to come out of retirement. By July 2007, Bosnich started training at Queens Park Rangers's training ground in an attempt to initially get fit, with the view to play professionally again.
Bosnich was confirmed to be the starting goalkeeper for the Central Coast Mariners for their pre-season cup game against Sydney FC on July 27, 2008.
Mark Bosnich made his A-League debut with the Central Coast Mariners on August 31, 2008 in a 2-4 away win against the Queensland Roar at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. But once regular Mariners first choice goalkeeper Danny Vukovic had served his suspension, Bosnich played no more for Mariners.
On May 31, 2009 it was announced that Bosnich had signed to play for Sydney Olympic for the remainder of the NSW Premier League season.
His first appearance with the national team came in 1990 against touring USSR club side Torpedo, followed by a number of further appearances in 'unofficial' Socceroos matches in the next few years. His first full international appearance came in 1993 against New Zealand in a qualifying match for the 1994 World Cup.
Bosnich also appeared for the Socceroos at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Although his international appearances with the Socceroos were quite rare, they were memorable occasions. Keeping for Australia in the away leg of its home-and-away qualifier with Iran in a failed attempt to qualify for the 1998 World Cup, Australia losing on away goals in what Bosnich described as "the lowest moment in Australian soccer". Bosnich also scored a late penalty for his national team in a 13-0 win over the Solomon Islands.
He admitted that he is hopeful of selection for Australia to make up for the times he shunned it in favour of his club commitments. "If I ever get the chance to play for Australia again, I will never make the mistake of saying 'no'." He has only represented them 17 times. With the prospect of selections for the Socceroos, his name has come up again with John Boultbee, Football Federation Australia's high performance manager hinting that he may have a chance of selection. "He's got himself back in to a good place from all reports and we're keen to have a chat to see what he might have in mind - and what might be possible for him", Boultbee suggests.
Bosnich married for the first time in 1992, to an English woman named Lisa Hall. The wedding took place in Sydney, Australia, in February. It was rumoured that Bosnich married Hall in order to be able to return to Britain, after problems with his working visa.
After two years of marriage, Home Office officials were satisfied it was not a wedding of convenience and Bosnich was allowed to remain indefinitely in Britain. However, the marriage ended just three months later. According to Bosnich, "We were in love but our marriage just didn't work out."
His second marriage was to Sarah Jarrett, in 1999. He almost failed to reach the altar, having only been released on bail hours before the wedding following an incident at a strip club during his stag night celebrations.
The marriage lasted only 14 months. Jarrett was pregnant at the time of the divorce, but she lost the baby soon afterwards, in the third month of pregnancy.
In 2002, Bosnich was fired by Chelsea FC after failing a drugs test.
Bosnich has admitted that much of his cocaine problem was due to his relationship with British model Sophie Anderton, claiming that for every line she had, he had to have one too. He does not regret his actions however, crediting them with being able to help someone in need. "All I did was fall in love with someone and care about them deeply and I put them ahead of everything and so be it... As Martin Luther King said, 'life is not worth living unless you find something worth dying for'. And at that time, for me, that person was more important than football." . His addiction soon worsened; he later said "There was a stage where I got up to 10 grams a day when I was really down in the dumps." On the 16th July 2008 he was made bankrupt at the High Court in London on the petition of a creditor.
Bosnich provided special comments for the Socceroo's friendly with Nigeria on November 17 alongside Simon Hill on Australia's Fox Sports and subsequently on SBS' coverage of the 2008 FA Cup final. Bosnich continues as a panel member of various Fox Sports football programmes as an analyst and commentator.
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'''Dario Gradi''' MBE (born 8 July 1941) is an Italian-born English football manager and former player, currently director of football and caretaker manager of Crewe Alexandra, a club with which Gradi has been associated for almost thirty years.
Gradi is notable for his 24-year first spell as manager of Crewe, between 1983 and 2007. He stepped down from his managerial role in 2007, handing first-team responsibilities to Steve Holland, and became technical director. At that time, Gradi was the longest serving manager of an English football league club.
Over his career Gradi has become one of English football's most respected managers and coaches. Born to an Italian father (who died when Dario was a small child) and an English mother, he moved to London when his mother returned after the Second World War.
He trained as a teacher of physical education at what is now Loughborough University between 1960 and 1963 and his first teaching position was at Glyn Grammar School, Epsom - the school which he himself had attended. As a footballer, he played for Sutton United, playing in the FA Cup tie against Leeds United in 1970, and Tooting & Mitcham United. During that time Gradi also owned and operated a sportswear and equipment shop in Ewell village.
After a period of teaching, Gradi turned to football coaching, becoming Assistant Coach at Chelsea in 1971 at the age of just 29. This was followed by coaching and management posts at Sutton United, Derby County, Wimbledon, and a two-year spell as youth-coach at Leyton Orient.
He took over as manager of Wimbledon in January 1978, helping the Plough Lane side win their first promotion from the Football League Fourth Division in 1978/79, although they were relegated at the first attempt. They were well on course for an immediate return to the Football League Third Division when in February 1981 an offer came for Gradi to manage struggling Football League First Division side Crystal Palace.
However, his time at Selhurst Park was not a success, as he failed to save Palace from relegation and he resigned the following November as a disappointing start to the 1981/82 season saw their promotion hopes effectively written off (promotion was ultimately not achieved for another seven seasons).
Gradi returned to management in June 1983, when he accepted an offer to manage Crewe Alexandra, a team who regularly finished near the bottom of the Fourth Division and had been forced to apply for re-election on several occasions in order to avoid slipping into the Northern Premier League and, since its creation in 1979, the Alliance Premier League. His first signing was Mike Woodward from Watford and gradually the club moved forward.
In 1988/89, after six seasons of steady progress, they won promotion to end 25 years in the league's basement division. They went back down again two years later, but in 1994 won promotion to the Division Two and three years after that they reached Division One for the first time in their history. Shortly after the 1994 promotion, Gradi became the League's longest-serving manager, long outlasting others in such jobs.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Gradi helped launch the careers of many players who went on to play top division and even international football. These include David Platt, Rob Jones, Geoff Thomas, Danny Murphy, Ashley Ward, Wayne Collins, Dean Ashton and Neil Lennon. Platt was the most successful of these players, captaining England on many occasions and also helping Arsenal win the double at the end of his playing career.
By 2002, he was one of just two managers to have held their position since before 1990. He has since joined the club's Board of Directors.
His keen eye for spotting and rearing young talent is what has gained him some recognition in football. He was linked with the post of FA Technical Director in 1996, and also entered into discussions with Portugal's Benfica over the vacant managerial spot in the 1980s.
His success continued into the 2000s, when he helped launch the career of a new generation of young stars including Dean Ashton and Michael O'Connor. A host of other players have achieved caps below full international status - e.g.: schoolboy, under-18, under-21, etc. Gradi is respected for encouraging his sides to play the game in a fair spirit, whilst also ensuring that his players seek to play 'proper' football rather than 'long-ball' football.
On 20 April 2007 Gradi announced that with effect from 1 July he would relinquish first team responsibilities, becoming Technical Director while gradually handing over to new first-team coach Steve Holland, with Neil Baker remaining as assistant manager. Gradi told the club website:
:"I didn't want to be a 75-year-old manager working seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. That is not healthy for the future of the club. I will probably drop dead doing the job at some point but I wanted to put that day off a bit. This is a better way to do things, to introduce this gradual transition because it will take some of the workload off me."
On 18 November 2008, Gradi resumed control of Crewe's first team on a caretaker basis after a poor start to the 2008/09 season under Steve Holland had left the club bottom of League One. He was in charge for just over a month before Gudjon Thordarson was announced as his successor on Christmas Eve 2008. Gradi remained in charge of the team for two games during the Christmas period, with Thordarson taking over on 29 December. Following the sacking of Thordarson on 2 October 2009, Gradi was again reinstated as caretaker manager which the board of directors then stated would be until further notice.
Gradi was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in recognition of his impact as a manager in the English game.
The British dance music group Dario G is named in his honour, as is a street in Crewe, Dario Gradi Drive . In 2003 he was made an Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich and in the same year was awarded an honorary doctorate by Loughborough University.
The winning school in the Surrey Schools Football Association's boys under-13s competition receive the Dario Gradi Trophy.
: Between 22 September and 17 October 2003 Neil Baker took temporary charge of the team while Gradi underwent heart surgery. The team did not win any matches during this period.
: Gradi's successor, Gudjon Thordarson, was announced on 24 December, but Gradi remained in charge of the team for games on 26 and 28 December.
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''' Rio Gavin Ferdinand''' (born 7 November 1978) is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and at the international level for the England national football team. He has achieved 70 caps for the English national team while being selected for three FIFA World Cup squads. He is currently the vice-captain of the England national team and stand-in captain for Manchester United.
Known for his physical presence and composure on the ball, Ferdinand began his football career playing for various youth teams, finally settling at West Ham United where he progressed through the youth ranks and made his professional Premier League debut in 1996. He became a fan favourite, winning the 'Hammer of the Year award' the following season. He earned his first senior international cap in a match against Cameroon in 1997, setting a record as the youngest defender to play for England at the time. His achievements and footballing potential attracted Leeds United and he transferred to the club for a record-breaking fee of -18 million. He spent two seasons at the club, becoming the team captain in 2001.
He joined Manchester United in July 2002 for around -30 million, breaking the transfer fee record once more. He won the Premier League, his first major club honour, in a successful first season at the club. He missed a drugs test and was banned from competition for eight months, causing him to miss half a Premier League season and the Euro 2004 international competition. Upon his return, he established himself in the Manchester United first team and received plaudits for his performances, featuring in the PFA Team of the Year three times in four years. More club success followed with another Premier League win in the 2006-07 season and a Premier League and UEFA Champions League double the following year. His importance to the national team was underlined in March 2008 when Ferdinand captained England for the first time.
Ferdinand has two sons, Lorenz and Tate, with his wife Rebecca Ellison. He was born into a footballing family: brother Anton Ferdinand is also a centre back and former England international Les Ferdinand is his cousin. Off the pitch he is involved with music and television including the short-lived prank series ''Rio's World Cup Wind-Ups''.
Rio Gavin Ferdinand, born on 7 November 1978 in Peckham, London, is the son of Janice, a woman of mixed Irish and English heritage, and Julian Ferdinand, a St Lucian.
Ferdinand had a good upbringing and was a happy child but he also had to learn to live without luxuries in poverty-stricken Peckham, a London borough where almost half the population is either poor or borderline poor. Violent crime was a common occurrence in the area he lived. However, his parents drilled him with respectful instincts and he largely avoided the darker sides of the neighbourhood.
He chose to attend Blackheath Blue Coats High School, a school somewhat distant from his house, in order to meet new friends and he settled in well, feeling his confidence growing.
Ferdinand's superior footballing abilities were evident even as a child: when he was eleven years old a youth coach, David Goodwin, remarked "I'm going to call you Pel, son, I like the way you play."
London team West Ham United was to be his footballing home, however, and he joined their youth system in 1992.
Originally scouted by Frank Lampard Sr., Ferdinand progressed through the youth team ranks, earning a professional contract and a place in the first team squad in the process.
Ferdinand joined FA Premier League football club Leeds United in November 2000 for -18 million, then a British transfer record as well as becoming the world's most expensive defender. Despite an uncomfortable start to his career at Elland Road, beginning with a 3-0 defeat at Leicester CIty on his debut, Ferdinand settled well and became an integral part of the Leeds team that reached the semi-final stage of the UEFA Champions League, scoring with a header in the quarter-final against Spain's Deportivo La Corua.
On 22 July 2002, Ferdinand joined fellow Premier League side Manchester United on a five-year deal to become the most expensive British footballer in history, the world's most expensive defender again (a title he had lost in 2001 to Lilian Thuram). The fee included a basic element in the high twenty millions, and some conditional elements, which allowed Leeds to tell their fans that they were selling him for over thirty million. Leeds United later took a single payment in place of all the contingent elements when they were desperate for cash during their financial crisis. The final book value of Ferdinand's contract in Manchester United's accounts was -33 million. This included agents' fees, with Leeds receiving just under -30 million. Ferdinand suffered from a lack of form at the start of his Manchester United career, particularly illustrated by his performance against Real Madrid in the Champions League and in a 1-0 defeat by his former club Leeds United at Elland Road.
In 2003, he failed to attend a drug test, claiming he had forgotten because he was preoccupied with moving houses and instead went shopping. The FA Disciplinary Committee chaired by Barry Bright imposed an eight month ban from January 2004 at club and international level and a -50,000 fine, meaning he would miss the rest of the league season and some of the next along with all of Euro 2004. Manchester United appealed against the verdict and sought to draw parallels to the case of Manchester City player Christian Negouai, who was fined -2,000 for missing a test. However, FIFA president Sepp Blatter stated that such comparisons are inappropriate due to differences between the two cases. Negouai had been stuck in traffic and was willing to take the test, while Ferdinand was charged with "failure or refusal" to attend the test. Both the FA and FIFA sought to have the ban increased to 12 months (half the possible maximum). In the end, the original verdict was upheld.
Ferdinand went on to win the Premier League title with Manchester United in his first season. He has also collected a winner's medal in the 2006 League Cup, with runners-up medals in the 2003 League Cup and the 2005 FA Cup.
On 14 December 2005, in a game against Wigan Athletic, Ferdinand scored his first goal for United, en route to a 4-0 victory. This was his first goal after more than three years at Old Trafford. He followed this up with a powerfully headed goal against West Bromwich Albion. He then scored a last minute winner against Liverpool at Old Trafford, possibly his most important Manchester United goal to date. In the corresponding fixture in the following season on 22 October 2006, Rio scored again in a 2-0 victory.
Following impressive and consistent performances in the league, Rio Ferdinand was named in the 2006-07 PFA Premiership Team of the Season alongside seven of his fellow Manchester United teammates.
Ferdinand started the 2007-08 season well, he was part of a United defence that managed to keep six clean sheets in a row in the Premier League, before conceding an early goal to Aston Villa at Villa Park on 20 October 2007. It was also during this game where Ferdinand scored his first goal of the season, which was United's third goal of that game, with a left foot strike which took a very strong deflection off one of Villa's defenders. Just three days later, Ferdinand scored his first European goal for United by opening the scoring against Dynamo Kyiv, with a superb header. United dominated the game and won 4-2.
thumb|Ferdinand with Juventus]]
On 12 January 2008 Ferdinand bagged a rare Premier League goal in a 6-0 hammering of Newcastle United at Old Trafford.
In their FA Cup quarter-final match against Portsmouth on 8 March 2008 when Manchester United dominated, Ferdinand made a rare appearance as a goalkeeper, after Edwin van der Sar left the pitch with a groin injury and the replacement keeper, Tomasz Kuszczak, was sent off after conceding a penalty. Despite diving the right way, he was unable to save Sulley Muntari's spot kick, and Manchester United were eliminated from the FA Cup.
On 6 April 2008, against Middlesbrough, Ferdinand limped out of the match due to a foot injury. He was rated doubtful whether he would face A.S. Roma in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg on 9 April 2008. He would play the full 90 minutes, though he received three stitches at half-time.
thumb|upright|left|Ferdinand as captain during the 2008-09 Champions League semi-final.
After United's 2-1 loss to Chelsea in the Premier League in April 2008 Ferdinand, angry at the defeat, swore at Chelsea stewards and tried to kick a wall in the tunnel, but instead kicked a female steward, Tracy Wray. Ferdinand claimed to have merely brushed her with his foot. Ferdinand said he apologised and sent the steward some flowers. However Wray disagreed and in the The Sun she showed the large bruise on her leg caused by Ferdinand 'brushing her with his foot'. Her husband also claimed that Ferdinand did not apologise or send flowers.
It was announced on 16 April 2008 that, along with Michael Carrick and Wes Brown, Ferdinand had agreed to sign a new five-year contract, worth around -130,000 a week, which would keep him with United until 2013. The contract was finally signed on 15 May 2008.
On 21 May 2008, Ferdinand captained Manchester United to a Champions League Final victory versus Chelsea. He accepted the trophy together with Ryan Giggs, as Giggs was the on field captain for most of the matches during that season during Gary Neville's absence due to injury.
In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live he criticised FIFA's approach to tackling racism in football, stating that not enough was being done to punish those guilty of homophobic or racist abuse at matches. Regarding taunts aimed at Emile Heskey in England's 4-1 victory against Croatia in Zagreb, Ferdinand remarked:
At the age of 19 years and 8 days, Ferdinand earned his first full England cap as a substitute in a friendly against Cameroon on 15 November 1997, making him the youngest defender to play for England at the time, a record broken in 2006 by Micah Richards. Ferdinand would have made an even earlier debut in September had he not been charged with drink driving in the build up to England's 1998 World Cup Qualifier against Moldova. Ferdinand was named in the squad for this game and was a likely starter, however the public mourning for Princess Diana - whose chauffer had been suspected of drink driving - left Glenn Hoddle with little choice but to drop the talented teenager from the squad. After an impressive 1997/98 season he was selected for the 1998 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up defender. Ferdinand was selected as a first choice player at the 2002 and 2006 tournaments. John Terry replaced Ferdinand in the England side throughout his eight month ban until his return on 9 October 2004 in their World Cup qualifier against Wales. Ferdinand has played ten World Cup matches for England, he was substituted before Henrik Larsson scored for Sweden in the 2006 World Cup). On 25 March 2008, Ferdinand was named captain of England for the friendly against France on 26 March 2008.
The Duran Duran song "Rio" has been used in football chants both for and against Ferdinand; in fact, in 2002, fan Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran's lead singer) promised to re-record one of the football chants if the team won. However, the team failed to win and the promise never had the chance to come to fruition.
Ferdinand has scored three goals for England, the first in the Second round of the 2002 World Cup match against Denmark (although some sources credit this goal as a Thomas Srensen own goal). The second was a near post strike that beat the Russian goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev in England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia on 12 September 2007 at Wembley Stadium. The third on 11 October 2008 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at home to Kazakhstan. England won 5-1.
On 25 March 2008 it was announced that Rio would wear the captain's armband for Fabio Capello's second game in charge of the national team, ahead of John Terry, Steven Gerrard or David Beckham, who some believed would be named captain to mark his 100th cap for his country. An FA statement suggested that the decision to name Ferdinand as captain was part of Capello's plans of rotating the captaincy before naming an official captain for September's World Cup qualifiers.
On 19 August, however, Ferdinand lost out to Terry in retaining the captain's armband but named vice captain by Fabio Capello.
On 11 October 2008 Rio scored the opening goal in England's 5-1 win over Kazakhstan, a back post header in the 52nd minute. He was also named as captain for this game.
Although Ferdinand has been named in the last three England World Cup squads (albeit without playing in 1998), he has never been to a European Championship due to a ban for missing a drugs test and due to England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008.
He was criticized for his costly slip that allowed Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt to score minutes after kick-off in a August 2009 friendly against the Dutch. The match ended 2-2 as Jermain Defoe scored a brace after England went two goals down.
Another blunder in the match between England and Ukraine in Dnipro on 10 October 2009 which led to the sending off of Robert Green has led many to question his inclusion in the squad. A lack of match practice for his club and a series of errors such as he suffered in his early days as a footballer have led to criticism of his inclusion from several corners.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
''Statistics accurate as of match played 8 November 2009''
Ferdinand grew up in the Friary council estate, Peckham.
In 2005, Ferdinand, along with an old school friend, created record label White Chalk Music. To date, there are two artists signed to the label; Melody Johnston and Nia Jai, the latter being due to release an album on 6 October which features Ferdinand rapping.
In June 2006, on the day of the England national team's opening World Cup group match against Paraguay, Ferdinand made his debut appearance as a television presenter. Hosting ''Rio's World Cup Wind-Ups,'' the England defender found himself in a Jeremy Beadle-style role, playing tricks on his fellow England World Cup squad members including Wayne Rooney, David Beckham and Gary Neville. A follow-up series went into production, entitled 'Rio's All-Star Wind-Ups'. However, it was cancelled following a number of filming problems.
He made his first foray into the world of cinema in late 2008, financing and becoming an executive producer of Alex de Rakoff's film ''Dead Man Running''. The film features Danny Dyer and 50 Cent in a gangster-themed plot. Ferdinand will share production credits with England teammate Ashley Cole.
Ferdinand is presently filming a documentary about Peckham, aiming to persuade youngsters away from a life of crime.
On 15 January 2009, it was announced that he would be publishing his own digital magazine called ''Rio'' in February 2009, working in conjunction with digital publishing company Made Up Media Ltd. In conjunction with this, Ferdinand was guest editor of the February 2009 edition of the ''Observer Sport Monthly'', providing interviews with people ranging from Gordon Brown to Usain Bolt.
Ferdinand has committed a string of driving offences and has been banned from driving on four separate occasions. In the most recent instance he was caught driving at an average speed of and fined -1,500. Most famously he was convicted of drunk driving in 1997, forcing England manager Glenn Hoddle to drop him from a World Cup qualifier that would have been his international debut.
In October 2006, Ferdinand caused controversy by calling BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles a 'faggot' live on air. Moyles jokingly asked Ferdinand: "If you had to, who would you rather go out with - Smudger Alan Smith or Scholesy Paul Scholes?". Ferdinand replied: "That is not my bag that, that is not my game, talking about going out with geezers" and when Moyles suggested he would always prefer Smith, Ferdinand declared: "You-re a faggot." He quickly apologised for what he had said, stating "I'm not homophobic".
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}}'''John "Jack" Charlton''', OBE, DL (born Ashington, Northumberland, 8 May 1935) is an English former footballer and football manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and who was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup. He later became a manager of both domestic and international sides, and is particularly well known for his time as manager of the Republic of Ireland.
Born into a footballing family, Charlton was initially overshadowed by his younger brother Bobby, who was taken on by Manchester United while Jack was doing his National Service. His uncles were Jack Milburn (Leeds United and Bradford City), George Milburn (Leeds United and Chesterfield), Jim Milburn (Leeds United and Bradford Park Avenue) and Stan Milburn (Chesterfield, Leicester City and Rochdale), and legendary Newcastle United and England footballer Jackie Milburn was his mother's cousin.
After quitting a job in a coal mine, Charlton applied to join the police, but was then offered a trial by Leeds United after they had spotted him playing as a central defender in an amateur match. The trial game clashed with his police interview, and Charlton chose to play in the game. He impressed enough to be offered an apprenticeship with Leeds, and then signed professional terms in 1952.
Charlton played in the Leeds senior team for the first time in April 1953 and within another two years was a regular fixture in the side.
Leeds were a second division side for much of the 1950s, with the side built around Welsh legend John Charles. Under Raich Carter, Leeds won promotion to the First Division in 1957, before suffering relegation again two years later. Carter was replaced by Don Revie as manager in 1961.
Charlton feared for his future at Leeds after Revie's appointment, as the two had disagreed as players. At one point Revie agreed to sell him, but interested clubs - including Liverpool and Manchester United - could not match Leeds' asking price. Ultimately, they settled their differences, and Revie built the Leeds defence around Charlton.
Charlton was joined at centre back in 1962 by Norman Hunter, a product of the youth policy. Other youth team players such as Peter Lorimer, Paul Reaney and Billy Bremner also came into the side and Leeds won promotion back to the First Division in 1964. Leeds made an immediate impact on their first season back in the top flight; they were runners up in the league, losing the title to Manchester United on goal difference, and were beaten 2-1 by Liverpool in the FA Cup final. Charlton, operating as an emergency striker, set up Bremner's goal for Leeds.
==International recognition and a World Cup winner's medal==
With Charlton approaching his 30th birthday, he was called up by Alf Ramsey to play for England against Scotland at Wembley. The game ended 2-2 and Charlton was impressive enough to keep his place. With England hosting the 1966 World Cup in just over 12 months' time, the incentive to stay in the side was obvious.
Ramsey chopped and changed other areas of his team as the World Cup neared, but Charlton's partnership at the back with captain Bobby Moore remained a constant. Charlton got his first England goal in a pre-tournament victory over Denmark before Ramsey confirmed his squad of 22 players for the finals. Charlton was in the squad, and was given the No. 5 shirt, an indication that if fit he would be the first choice partner for Moore.
England drew their opening group game against Uruguay 0-0, but progressed to the knock-out stages after victories against Mexico and France. The latter game finished 2-0 with Roger Hunt getting both England goals, one of which came after Charlton, venturing forward to add height to the attack, hit the post with a header. England eliminated Argentina in the quarter finals, taking them to a semi final against Portugal.
Charlton had his work cut out keeping Portugal's Torres quiet, with the centre forward winning his fair share of aerial duels. However, his brother Bobby scored twice to give England a commanding lead, before Eusbio scored a late penalty after Charlton had handled a shot on the goal-line. England clung on and reached the final, where they would play West Germany.
In the final, England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time to win the World Cup. One of the more memorable images at the final whistle was the sight of Charlton, at 31 the second oldest member of the team, sinking to his knees with his face in his hands, weeping with joy.
==Leeds United: trophies and near misses==
In 1967 Charlton had a mixed time. Leeds missed out on domestic honours again and Charlton picked up an injury while playing for England in a 3-2 defeat to Scotland at Wembley, during which he scored. However, he ended the season as the ''Footballer Of The Year'' and his future after football as an after-dinner speaker was marked by his speech at the awards ceremony, which earned him a standing ovation.
Charlton finally won domestic honours with Leeds in 1968 with a controversial League Cup victory over Arsenal - the Arsenal players claimed that Charlton had committed a foul in their penalty area prior to the ball reaching Terry Cooper, who scored the only goal. Leeds also won the Fairs Cup and Charlton completed the year by playing his 447th League game, breaking the club's previous record for appearances.
In 1969, Leeds finally got their hands on the League championship, with Charlton proving a rock at the back as the team lost just two games all season. A year later, Leeds went for the unprecedented treble of League title, FA Cup and European Cup - and missed out on all three.
Everton pipped Leeds to the title, Celtic F.C. beat them in the semi finals of the European Cup, and Leeds lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea after a replay, after a pressured Charlton had unwittingly back-headed a long throw across his own area, allowing David Webb to score Chelsea's winner. Charlton was so angry that he did not collect his runners-up medal afterwards. He had earlier scored Leeds' opening goal in the original tie.
In the summer on 1970, Ramsey named Charlton in his squad of 22 for the 1970 World Cup. However, Charlton was not Moore's first choice partner, with Everton's Brian Labone getting the nod after a sturdy series of displays during the European Championships two years earlier. Charlton played his 35th and final England game in the 1-0 group win over Czechoslovakia. England lost in the quarter finals to West Germany, and on the flight home, both Charlton brothers asked Ramsey not to be considered for international duty again.
In October 1970, Charlton famously appeared on a football programme, where he said he'd once had a "little black book" of names of players whom he intended to hurt or exact some form of revenge upon during his playing days. He later said this was a figure of speech and that no such book existed.
Leeds won the Fairs Cup again in 1971, but lost the league championship to Arsenal. In 1972, Leeds finally won the FA Cup and Charlton completed his set of domestic medals. Although he continued playing, he suffered an injury in 1973 which ruled him out for the rest of the season, including another FA Cup final, and eventually retired from playing aged 38, with 774 club appearances and 96 goals to his name.
He was offered the job as manager of second division Middlesbrough on his 38th birthday in 1973, and he led them to promotion back to the top flight in his first season by such a considerable margin that he was given the Manager Of The Year award. Previously, the honour had never been awarded to a manager outside of the First Division. He consolidated Middlesbrough's place in the top flight acquiring a reputation for ultra-defensive tactics particularly in away games.
Charlton quit Middlesbrough in April 1977, and applied unsuccessfully for the job of England manager, which had been controversially vacated by the resignation of his old Leeds boss Don Revie. He then took over as manager at Sheffield Wednesday and took them to promotion from the Third Division. He resigned his position in 1983, went briefly back to Middlesbrough, then became manager of Newcastle United. However, after the first signs of unrest from supporters, he resigned after a year in the job.
Charlton spent a brief time outside of football before being approached by the FAI to manage the Republic of Ireland. Ireland had one of the strongest squads in Europe at the time, with players of the calibre of Liam Brady, Ronnie Whelan, Mark Lawrenson, Paul McGrath and David O'Leary, but had never qualified for a major tournament.
Ireland qualified for the 1988 European Championships in Germany, and were drawn against England, the Soviet Union and the Netherlands in their group.
An early Houghton goal in Ireland's opening game against England was enough to clinch a 1-0 win, despite the English having the lion's share of the possession and chances. Ireland subsequently drew 1-1 with the Soviets but went out of the competition when they lost 1-0 to the Dutch. Charlton then received the runner-up prize in the ''World Soccer'' Manager of the Year awards in 1988.
Ireland qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 1990, where they were drawn against England, Egypt and The Netherlands. The Irish qualified from the group stage despite failing to win any of their 3 group games. They drew 1-1, 0-0 and 1-1 against the English, Egyptians and Dutch respectively. They defeated Romania in the second round match which went to penalties after a 0-0 draw, before meeting Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. Charlton admitted that at one point during the service he actually fell asleep.
Ireland eventually went out to the hosts, Italy 1-0 in the quarter final. Over 500,000 fans lined the streets of Dublin to welcome the team home from their first World Cup campaign.
Ireland failed to reach the Euro 92, despite going through qualification unbeaten. The team qualified for the 1994 World Cup in the U.S., and beat Italy 1-0 in the first round. During Ireland's next game, against Mexico, Charlton infamously had a pitch-side argument with a linesman who was preventing substitute John Aldridge from taking the pitch. Mexico went on to win 2-1. Charlton was later fined, although he claimed in his autobiography that he never actually paid the fine, and was suspended for the final group match in New York. He watched from the stands as Ireland drew 0-0 to Norway, thus qualifying for the second round. In their next game, Ireland were eliminated from the competition after losing 2-0 to Holland.
Charlton was awarded the freedom of the city of Dublin in 1994 by Lord Mayor Toms Mac Giolla.
Ireland failed to qualify for Euro 96, despite a strong start to the group, when they won their opening three games, including a 4-0 win against Northern Ireland. The Republic's next game was also against Northern Ireland, although the result was a 1-1 draw. From that point onwards the Republic stuttered badly; after beating the highly fancied Portuguese, the Irish then endured an embarrassing 0-0 draw to Liechtenstein, before losing twice to Austria, on both occasions by three goals to one. Although they defeated Latvia, Ireland needed to beat Portugal in Lisbon to qualify outright, but lost 3-0. In an emotionally charged play off at Anfield against Holland, Ireland lost 2-0.
Charlton resigned shortly after the game. His involvement in the game since has been restricted to punditry and speaking.
Charlton married Pat on 6 January 1958, a month before the Munich Air Disaster in which his brother Bobby, who was best man at his wedding, was injured. Personal honours awarded to him include the OBE and, in 1996, that of honorary Irish citizenship. The honour amounts to full Irish citizenship; it is the highest honour the Irish state gives and is rarely granted. In 1994 he was made a Freeman of the city of Dublin. In 1997, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland. Charlton was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to the English game. He has a lifesize statue at Cork Airport in Ireland, representing him sitting down in his fishing gear displaying a salmon. On 25 August 2009 the BBC reported that Charlton had collapsed on holiday, he was later discharged from hospital.
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'''William Ambrose "Billy" Wright''', CBE (6 February 1924 - 3 September 1994) was an English footballer, who spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The first football player in the world to earn 100 caps, Wright also holds the record for longest unbroken run in competitive international football; he made a total of 105 appearances for England, captaining them a record 90 times.
Born in Ironbridge, Shropshire, he played in the wing-half and other defensive positions. Wright was the first ever player to represent his country a hundred times. He captained England during their campaigns at the 1950, 1954 and 1958 World Cup finals.
His association with Wolves began in 1938 when he was taken on as a member of their ground staff. He was only 14 years old when he made his debut for Wolves in a B team game against Walsall Wood in the Walsall Minor League after being accepted on an eight month trial by Major Frank Buckley. He made his first team debut for the club aged just 15 in a 2-1 win at Notts County in 1939.
He signed as a professional at 17, but the deepening effects of World War II soon forced Wolves to suspend competitive football. Wright turned out as a guest for Leicester City, playing as both a forward and a defender before he returned to Molineux in 1942. He joined the army in 1943 as a Physical Training Instructor, playing for Wolves whenever possible, making over 100 appearances in wartime football.
He became club captain soon after the end of the conflict, with the playing retirement of Stan Cullis. With Wright leading the team, they won the First Division title three times (1954, 1958 and 1959) as well as the FA Cup in 1949. He was a virtual ever-present, missing only 31 games for Wolves during the 1950s.
His performances for club, saw him earn a call-up to the England team. He made his international debut on 19 January 1946 in a 2-0 win over Belgium in a (wartime) 'Victory International'. His full debut came on 28 September 1946 in a thumping 7-2 win against Ireland. He was made captain in 1948, a role he held for 90 games until his retirement (an all time record shared with Bobby Moore). In total, he made 105 full international appearances (70 consecutive), scoring 3 times. He was also the first football player in the world to earn 100 caps, and it was more than a decade before his record was broken by another player, Bobby Charlton. As of 2008, Wright remains the fifth most capped player ever to have played for England, after Peter Shilton (125), Bobby Moore (108), David Beckham (109) and Bobby Charlton (106).
He retired as a player in August 1959. During his total of 541 appearances for Wolves and his 105 games for England, his disciplinary record was second to none - he was never cautioned or sent off by any referee.
He became manager of England's youth team in 1960, before being appointed manager of Arsenal in 1962, replacing George Swindin. Initially Arsenal started strongly under Wright, finishing seventh in 1962-63 and qualifying for Europe for the first time in their history, but failed to build on this. Wright enjoyed mixed success with his signings, who included successes such as Bob Wilson, Joe Baker and Frank McLintock, but also less successful players such as Ian Ure.
Arsenal were unable to improve on their seventh in Wright's first season in charge, and their form gradually declined. Wright only won 38.46% of his matches in charge, the lowest rate for any post-war Arsenal manager (caretaker managers excepted). After a poor 1965-66 season - where Arsenal finished 14th and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Blackburn Rovers (who finished bottom of the First Division) - Wright was dismissed by the Arsenal board in the summer of 1966.
Football writer Brian Glanville, discussing Billy Wright's time at Arsenal, wrote: "he had neither the guile nor the authority to make things work and he reacted almost childishly to criticism".
Wright was a minor media personality, and his marriage to Joy Beverley of the Beverley Sisters (at a time long before the era of footballers being known for having celebrity girlfriends) was one of the most successful showbiz marriages.
After leaving management, he became a television pundit and Head of Sport for ATV and Central Television, before retiring in 1989. However, the following year, he joined the Board of Directors at Wolverhampton Wanderers as part of the takeover by Sir Jack Hayward.
He died from stomach cancer on 3 September 1994, aged 70.
Wright was awarded the CBE for services to football soon after his retirement in 1959. He was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game. He was named the Midlands' greatest footballer by BBC Midlands Today following a public vote in May 2007.
A statue of him was erected beside Wolves' Molineux Stadium in memory of him in 1996, three years after the completion of a stand at the stadium named in honour of him. Wright did live to see the stand being named after him, but had died by the time the statue was erected.
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'''Michael Joseph "Mick" McCarthy''' (born 7 February 1959) is an English-born Irish former professional footballer who is currently the manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club.
He has previously managed Millwall, Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland and has also worked as a television football pundit.
Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, McCarthy made his league debut for then-Fourth Division Barnsley on 20 August 1977 in a 4-0 win over Rochdale. He spent two years in the basement league, before the club won promotion. Two years later, the team again went up to the (old) Division 2. A strong central defender, he was a virtual ever-present for his hometown club, but departed in December 1983 for fellow Division 2 club Manchester City.
The Maine Road club won promotion in McCarthy's first full season and he finally had the chance to play at the highest level. His first season in the top flight was steady enough as the club reached midtable, but relegation struck the following year. McCarthy himself would not face the drop though as he moved to Celtic in May 1987.
He picked up his first silverware at the Scottish club as they won the league and cup double in his first season. The following season McCarthy again won a Scottish Cup winners medal, although the club had to settle for third place in the league.
McCarthy again moved onto a new country, as he joined Lyon in July 1989. However, things didn't work out for the defender in France and, feeling his international chances were being harmed, he returned to England on loan with top flight Millwall in March 1990. Despite the London side suffering relegation during his loan period, McCarthy impressed enough to earn a move and he was signed permanently in May 1990 for -200,000. His appearances in the next two seasons were often limited by injuries and he effectively retired from playing when he took over as manager of the club in 1992.
McCarthy was eligible for the Republic of Ireland because his father, Charles, was Irish. Making his international debut in a goalless friendly against Poland on 23 May 1984, McCarthy soon became a first-choice player and featured in all three of Ireland's games at Euro '88. He went on to became captain, leading to the nickname "Captain Fantastic".
The highlight of McCarthy's international career was the second-round penalty shoot-out win over Romania in the 1990 World Cup finals. This lead to a crunch tie with hosts Italy in the quarter-final, where Ireland's first ever appearance in the finals came to an end, losing 1-0. McCarthy was the player who committed the most fouls in the 1990 tournament.
In total, McCarthy won 57 caps for Ireland; scoring two goals, one against Yugoslavia in April 1988, the other versus USA in June 1992.
McCarthy became player-manager at Millwall in March 1992, succeeding Bruce Rioch. In his first full season (1992-93), he was still registered as a player, but made only one further appearance (in the Anglo-Italian Cup), before he became solely a manager.
He took the club to the play-offs in 1993-94 after a strong third-place finish, but they lost out to Derby County in the semi finals. During the 1995-96 season, McCarthy became the prime candidate for the vacant Republic of Ireland manager's job, after the resignation of Jack Charlton. After a protracted period of speculation, McCarthy was officially appointed on 5 February 1996, two days after his resignation at the club. Despite sitting a comfortable 14 points clear from the relegation zone at the time of his departure, Millwall would go onto to suffer the drop (by virtue of goals scored) after McCarthy's departure.
His disastrous loan signings of the grossly underachieving Russian internationals Sergei Yuran and Vassili Kulkov from Spartak Moscow, who each received a -150,000 signing on fee and were being paid five times the wage of the rest of the first team, would later be cited as one of the main reasons Millwall were eventually relegated under Jimmy Nicholl.
After two narrow failures to qualify for the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, McCarthy took the nation to the 2002 World Cup held in Korea and Japan. However, their tournament was overshadowed by a very public and bitter spat between McCarthy and the team's star player Roy Keane, who was sent home without having kicked a ball on the eve of the tournament. The conflict occurred after Keane had questioned the quality of the preparations and facilities the team were using.
Despite this furore, McCarthy's team reached the second round but were eliminated by Spain in a penalty shoot-out (after having already missed a penalty in normal time), thus fractionally missing out on a quarter-final place. Indeed, the narrowness of the elimination meant Ireland were the ninth best performers at the World Cup, and the fifth best among European teams in the competition. Despite this, the Keane issue remained, with the proportion of blame undecided. Many in Ireland sided with Keane - particularly following a televised interview in which details of poor preparation were revealed - and demanded McCarthy's resignation both during and after the tournament. An independent inquiry into the organisation's handling of the squad's preparation later commissioned by the FAI created a damning report, leading to general secretary Brendan Menton tendering his resignation, seen by many as vindication of Keane's complaints.
Criticism of McCarthy in the media became increasingly intense after a poor start to Ireland's qualifying campaign for Euro 2004. In particular, his persistence with several players and tactics that some perceived to be inadequate did him damage, as did a 4-2 away defeat to Russia and a 2-1 home defeat to Switzerland. Under mounting pressure, McCarthy resigned from the post on 5 November 2002. During his 68 games in charge, the Republic of Ireland won 29, drew 19, and lost 20.
On 12 March 2003, he was appointed manager of struggling Sunderland as an immediate replacement for Howard Wilkinson, who was sacked after six successive Premiership defeats left the club facing near-certain relegation. McCarthy could not stop Sunderland's slide, and the Black Cats were relegated at the end of the season.
However, he largely escaped blame for the relegation and was retained as manager. The following season, McCarthy took Sunderland to the First Division promotion play-offs, but lost in a penalty shoot-out to Crystal Palace after Palace had scored a stoppage-time equaliser.
McCarthy completed the turnaround of the club in the 2004-05 season. The Black Cats returned to the Premiership as champions, amassing an impressive 94 points.
Life in the Premiership was much tougher for McCarthy though, as he was unable to spend much to strengthen the team. After a poor season and with the club 16 points from safety with only 10 games remaining, he was dismissed on 6 March 2006. In an ironic postscript, Sunderland eventually appointed Roy Keane as their next permanent manager.
On 21 July 2006, McCarthy was appointed manager at Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, replacing Glenn Hoddle who had departed a fortnight before. The Midlands club faced an uncertain future after having to sell the majority of their first-team players, though despite this situation, McCarthy promised Premier League football at Molineux within three seasons. From this awkward position, McCarthy managed to collect together a team from the club's youth ranks, and some lower league signings, and free transfers. Despite the lack of expectations, the team managed to make the promotion play-offs in McCarthy's first season, but it was third time unlucky for McCarthy in them as the team lost out to local rivals West Bromwich Albion over two legs, losing 3-2 at Molineux and 1-0 at The Hawthorns.
In the 2007-08 season he took the club to within a single placing of a successive play-off finish, ending seventh, losing the coveted sixth place to Watford by a goal difference of only one (although another goal would have been required to overcome Watford's superior goals scored record). The campaign had also seen him linked with the international positions of South Korea and his previous post as Republic of Ireland manager.
The 2008-09 season started well for McCarthy as he won the August Championship Manager of the Month Award, after seeing his side reach the top of the table, eventually going on to match Wolves' record start to a season (equalling Wolves' title-winning 1949-50 season). Wolves maintained their position at the top of the table over the following months, and McCarthy again scooped the manager of the month award for November.
McCarthy's Wolves secured promotion to the Premier League by beating QPR 1-0 on 18 April 2009, and the following week McCarthy clinched his second Championship as a manager after a 1-1 draw at his hometown club Barnsley. He won the ''Championship Manager of the Season Award'' at the conclusion of the campaign, his side having led the table for 42 of 46 games.
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'''Wayne Mark Rooney''' (born 24 October 1985) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
Rooney began his career with Everton, joining their youth team at age ten and rising through the ranks. He made his professional debut in 2002 and his first goal made him the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history at the time. He quickly became part of Everton's first team, spending two seasons at the Merseyside club. Before the start of the 2004-05 season he moved to Manchester United for -25.6 million and became a key member of the first team. Since then, he has won the Premier League three times, the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League and also the Football League Cup.
Rooney made his England debut in 2003 and at Euro 2004 he briefly became the competition's youngest goalscorer. He is frequently selected for the England squad and also featured in the 2006 World Cup.
Born on 24 October 1985 in Croxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, Rooney is the first child of parents of Irish descent Thomas Wayne and Jeanette Marie Rooney (ne Morrey). He was raised in Croxteth with younger brothers Graeme and John, and all three attended De La Salle School. Wayne grew up supporting local club Everton, and his childhood hero was Duncan Ferguson.
After excelling for Liverpool Schoolboys, Rooney was signed on schoolboy terms by Everton at the age of ten. He was part of the youth squad, and after scoring in an FA Youth Cup match, he revealed a T-shirt under his jersey that read, ''"Once a Blue, always a Blue."'' Since he was under 17 at the time and therefore ineligible for a professional contract, he was playing for -80 a week and living with his family on one of the country's most deprived council estates.
On 19 October 2002, five days before his 17th birthday, Rooney scored a match-winning goal against reigning league champions Arsenal; in addition to ending Arsenal's thirty-match unbeaten run, it made Rooney the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history, a record that has since been surpassed twice; first by James Milner and then by James Vaughan. He was named BBC Sports' 2002-03 Young Personality of the Year. He played 33 Premier League games that season and scored six goals.
At the end of the 2003-04 season, Rooney, citing Everton's inability to challenge for European competition (they had finished seventh the previous season and only just missed out on a UEFA Cup place, but in 2003-04 had narrowly avoided relegation and finished 17th), requested a transfer that Everton refused to oblige if the transfer fee was less than -50 million. A three-year, -12,000-a-week contract offer from the club was snubbed by Rooney's agent in August 2004, leaving Manchester United and Newcastle United to compete for his signature. ''The Times'' reported that Newcastle were close to signing Rooney for -18.5 million, as confirmed by Rooney's agent, but Manchester United ultimately won the bidding war and Rooney signed at the end of the month after a -25.6 million deal with Everton was reached. At the time of the signing, Everton were close to administration and needed money to stay afloat. Fourteen days after Rooney's departure, Everton paid off a -10m loan from Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander which had been secured in February earlier that year to stave off the administrators.
It was the highest fee ever paid for a player aged under 20. Rooney was still only 18 years old when he left Everton.
In his final season at Everton, he scored eight goals in 34 Premier League games.
On 1 September 2006, Everton manager David Moyes sued Rooney for libel after the tabloid newspaper ''The Daily Mail'' published excerpts from Rooney's 2006 autobiography that accused the coach of leaking Rooney's reasons for leaving the club to the press. The case was settled out of court for -500,000 on 3 June 2008, and Rooney apologized to Moyes for ''"false claims"'' he had made in the book regarding the matter.
thumb|Rooney being treated for his broken foot
Rooney made his United debut on 28 September 2004 in a 6-2 Champions League group stage win over Fenerbahe, scoring a hat-trick along with an assist. However, his first season at Old Trafford ended trophyless as United could only manage a third place finish in the league (having been champions or runners-up on all but two previous occasions since 1992) and failed to progress to the last eight of the UEFA Champions League. United had more success in the cup competitions, but were edged out of the Football League Cup in the semi finals by a Chelsea side who also won the Premier League title that season, and a goalless draw with Arsenal in the FA Cup final was followed by a penalty shoot-out defeat. However, Rooney was United's top league scorer that season with 11 goals, and was credited with the PFA Young Player of the Year award.
In September 2005, Rooney was sent off in a UEFA Champions League clash with Villarreal of Spain (which ended in a goalless draw) for sarcastically clapping the referee who had booked him for an unintentional foul on an opponent. His first trophy with United came in the 2006 League Cup, and he was also named man of the match after scoring twice in United's 4-0 win over Wigan Athletic in the final. In the Premier League, however, an erratic start to the season left title glory looking unlikely for United and their title hopes were ended in late April when they lost 3-0 at home to champions Chelsea and had to settle for second place. Rooney's goalscoring further improved in the 2005-06 season, as he managed 16 goals in 36 Premier League games.
Rooney was sent off in an Amsterdam Tournament match against Porto on 4 August 2006 after hitting Porto defender Pepe with an elbow. He was punished with a three-match ban by the FA, following their receipt of a 23-page report from referee Ruud Bossen that explained his decision. Rooney wrote a letter of protest to the FA, citing the lack of punishment handed down to other players who were sent off in friendlies. He also threatened to withdraw the FA's permission to use his image rights if they did not revoke the ban, but the FA had no power to make such a decision.
thumb|upright|left|Rooney playing for Manchester United
During the first half of the 2006-07 season, Rooney ended a ten-game scoreless streak with a hat-trick against Bolton Wanderers,
Rooney collected his first Premier League title winner's medal at the end of the 2006-07 season, but has yet to pick up an FA Cup winner's medal; he had to settle for a runners-up medal in the 2007 FA Cup Final.
United announced during the post-season that Rooney had taken over the number 10 jersey that was vacated by Ruud van Nistelrooy, who had left for Real Madrid a year earlier. He was presented with the shirt at a press conference on 28 June 2007 by former United striker Denis Law, who had also worn the number during his tenure with the club in the 1960s and early 1970s.
thumb|upright|Rooney in a Champions League match against Celtic.
On 12 August 2007, Rooney fractured his left metatarsal in United's opening-day goalless draw against Reading;
On 4 October 2008 in a away win over Blackburn Rovers, Rooney became the youngest player in league history to make 200 appearances. On 14 January after scoring what turned out to be the only goal 54 seconds into the 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic, Rooney limped off with a hamstring ailment in the eighth minute. His replacement, Carlos Tvez, was injured himself shortly after entering the game, but stayed on.
Rooney's start to the new campaign got off to great scoring ways, he scored in the 90th minute of the 2009 FA Community Shield, however United lost the game on penalties. He then scored the only goal of the opening game of the 2009-10 season against Birmingham City, thus taking his overall United tally to 99.
200px|thumb|Rooney playing for England.
Rooney became the youngest player to play for England when he earned his first cap in a friendly against Australia on 12 February 2003 at seventeen, the same age in which he also became the youngest player to score an England goal. Arsenal youngster Theo Walcott broke Rooney's appearance record by 36 days in June 2006.
His first tournament action was at Euro 2004, in which he became the youngest scorer in competition history on 17 June 2004, when he scored twice against Switzerland; however, this record was topped by Swiss midfielder Johan Vonlanthen four days later. Rooney suffered an injury in the quarterfinal match against Portugal as England were eliminated on penalties.
Following a foot injury in an April 2006 Premier League match, Rooney faced a race to fitness for the 2006 World Cup. England attempted to hasten his recovery with the use of an oxygen tent, which allowed Rooney to enter a group match against Trinidad and Tobago and start the next match against Sweden. However, he never got back into game shape and went scoreless as England bowed out in the quarterfinals, again on penalty kicks.
Rooney was red-carded in the 62nd minute of the quarterfinal for stamping on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho as both attempted to gain possession of the ball, an incident that occurred right in front of referee Horacio Elizondo. Rooney's United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo openly protested his actions, and was in turn shoved by Rooney. Elizondo sent Rooney off, after which Ronaldo was seen winking at the Portugal bench. Rooney denied intentionally targeting Carvalho in a statement on 3 July, adding, ''"I bear no ill feeling to Cristiano but am disappointed that he chose to get involved. I suppose I do, though, have to remember that on that particular occasion we were not teammates."'' Elizondo confirmed the next day that Rooney was dismissed solely for the infraction on Carvalho. Rooney was fined CHF5,000 for the incident.
Rooney is Roman Catholic. He met his wife, Coleen Rooney (ne McLoughlin), while both were in their final year of secondary school. They married on 12 June 2008 after six years of dating, during which Rooney admitted to soliciting prostitution in Liverpool in 2004. '"I was young and stupid. It was at a time when I was very young and immature and before I had settled down with Coleen." He has a tattoo of the words "Just Enough Education To Perform," the title of an album by his favorite band, the Stereophonics; Coleen arranged for the group to play at their wedding reception. The wedding ran into some controversy with the Catholic Church. The couple, held a religious ceremony at La Cervara, a converted monastery near Genoa, despite being warned by the local bishop's office against the plan. The bishop's office told the Rooneys that La Cervara is deconsecrated and not suitable for a wedding. It suggested a different church, five miles away. Nevertheless, the couple ignored the advice and Father Edward Quinn, their local priest from Croxteth, presided over a ceremony in which rings were exchanged.
In April 2006, he was awarded -100,000 in libel damages from tabloids ''The Sun'' and ''News of the World,'' who had claimed that he had assaulted Coleen in a nightclub. Rooney donated the money to charity.
The Rooneys reside in a -4.25 million mansion in the village of Prestbury, Cheshire, which was built by a company owned by Dawn Ward, the wife of former Sheffield United striker Ashley Ward. He also owns property in Port Charlotte, Florida. While Rooney was house hunting in Cheshire after signing with Manchester United, he spotted a pub sign that read ''"Admiral Rodney,"'' which he misread as ''"Admiral Rooney."'' He nonetheless considered it a positive omen for his future home.
Rooney has endorsement deals with Nike, Nokia, Ford, Asda, and Coca-Cola. He has appeared on five straight UK-version covers of Electronic Arts' ''FIFA'' series from ''FIFA 06'' (2005) to ''FIFA 10'' (2009).
On 9 March 2006, Rooney signed the largest sports book deal in publishing history with HarperCollins, who granted him a -5 million advance plus royalties for a minimum of five books to be published over a twelve-year period. The first, ''My Story So Far,'' an autobiography ghostwritten by Hunter Davies, was published after the World Cup. The second publication, ''The Official Wayne Rooney Annual,'' was aimed at the teenage market and edited by football journalist Chris Hunt.
In July 2006, Rooney's lawyers went to the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organisation to gain ownership of the Internet domain names ''waynerooney.com'' and ''waynerooney.co.uk'', both of which Welsh actor Huw Marshall registered in 2002. Three months later, the WIPO awarded Rooney the rights to ''waynerooney.com.''
Rooney's wife Coleen announced on 7 April 2009 that the couple were expecting their first baby, due in October 2009. Coleen gave birth to their son, Kai Wayne Rooney, on 2 November 2009.
In July 2002, while Rooney was with Everton, agent Paul Stretford encouraged Rooney and his parents to enter the player into an eight-year contract with Proactive Sports Management. However, Rooney was already with another representation firm at the time, while Stretford's transaction went unreported to the FA, and he was thus charged with improper conduct.
Stretford's case collapsed due to evidence that conflicted with his insistence that he had not signed Rooney, and on 9 July 2008, he was found guilty of ''"making of false and/or misleading witness statements to police, and giving false and/or misleading testimony."''
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010''
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'''Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona''' (; born 24 May 1966) is a French former footballer and actor. He ended his professional footballing career at Manchester United where he won four Premier League titles in five years, including two League and FA Cup Doubles.
Cantona is often regarded as having played a major talismanic role in the revival of Manchester United as a footballing powerhouse and he enjoys iconic status at the club and in English football. In 2001, he was voted as Manchester United's player of the century and is affectionately nicknamed "King Eric". He is the current manager of the France beach soccer team.
Following his retirement from football, he took up a career in cinema and had a role in the 1998 film ''Elizabeth'', starring Cate Blanchett.
In 2010, he debuts as a stage actor in ''Face au paradis'', a French play directed by his wife - Rachida Brakni.
Although it has been suggested that he was born in Paris, Cantona was actually born in Marseille to Albert Cantona and Eleonore Raurich. The family home was a cave atop one of the hills in the Caillols area of Marseille, between the city's 11th and 12th ''arrondissements'', and it was rumoured to have been used as a look-out post for the German army towards the end of the Second World War. The site was chosen in the mid-1950s by Cantona's paternal grandmother, Lucienne, whose husband, Joseph, was a stonemason. By the time Cantona was born in 1966, the hillside cave had become little more than a room in the family's house, which was now up to a liveable standard. Cantona has two brothers: Jean-Marie, who is four years older; and Jol, who is 17 months younger.
Cantona came from a family of immigrants: his paternal grandfather, Joseph, had immigrated to Marseille from Sardinia, while his mother's parents had been Catalan separatists. Pedro Raurich, Cantona's maternal grandfather, was fighting the armies of General Franco in the Spanish Civil War in 1938 when he suffered a serious injury to his liver, and he had to retreat to France for medical treatment with his wife Paquita. The Raurichs stayed in Saint-Priest, Ardche, before settling in Marseille.
Cantona began his football career with SO Caillolais, his local team and one that had produced such talent as Roger Jouve and had players such as Jean Tigana and Christophe Galtier within its ranks. Originally, Cantona began to follow in his father's footsteps and often played as a goalkeeper, but his creative instincts began to take over and he would play up front more and more often. In his time with SO Caillolais, Cantona played in more than 200 matches, and it was said that, "at nine, he was already playing like a fifteen-year-old".
Cantona's first professional club was Auxerre, where he spent two years in the youth team before making his debut on 5 November 1983, in a 4-0 league victory over Nancy.
The whole of 1984 saw Cantona's footballing career put on hold as he carried out his national service. After his discharge he was loaned out to Martigues in the French Second Division. Rejoining Auxerre and signing a professional contract in 1986, his performances in the First Division were good enough to earn him his first full international cap. However, the first of his disciplinary problems had already begun when in 1987 he was fined for punching team mate Bruno Martini in the face
The following year, Cantona was again in trouble because of a dangerous tackle on Nantes player, Michel Der Zakarian, resulting in a three game suspension, later reduced to two, as his club Auxerre threatened to make the player unavailable for selection in the national team. He was part of the French under-21 side that won the 1988 U21 European Championship and shortly after that success, he transferred to Marseille, the club he supported as a boy, for a French record fee (FF22m). Cantona had quite often shown signs of being 'short tempered' in his career to date, and in January 1989 during a friendly game against Torpedo Moscow he kicked the ball at the crowd and ripped off and threw away his jersey after being substituted. His club responded by banning him for a month. Just a few months earlier, he had been banned from international matches for one year after insulting the national coach on TV.
Having struggled to settle at Marseille, Cantona moved to Bordeaux on a six-month loan and then to Montpellier on a year-long loan. At Montpellier, he was involved in a fight with team-mate Jean-Claude Lemoult and threw his boots in Lemoult's face. The incident led to six players demanding that Cantona be sacked. However, with the support of team-mates such as Laurent Blanc and Carlos Valderrama, the club retained his services though banned him for ten days. Cantona was instrumental as the team went on to win the French Cup and his form persuaded Marseille to take him back.
Back at Marseille, Cantona initially played well under coach Gerard Gili and his successor Franz Beckenbauer. However, the Marseille chairman Bernard Tapie was not satisfied with the results, and replaced Beckenbauer with Raymond Goethals, with whom Cantona did not see eye-to-eye. Cantona was also continually at odds with Tapie and despite helping the team win the French Division 1 title, he was transferred to Nmes the following season.
In December 1991, during a match for Nmes he threw the ball at the referee, having been angered by one of his decisions. He was summoned to a disciplinary hearing by the French Football Federation and was banned for one month. Cantona responded by walking up to each member of the hearing committee in turn and calling him an "idiot". His ban was increased to three months. For Cantona, this was the last straw and he announced his retirement from football in December 1991.
The French national team coach Michel Platini was a keen fan of Cantona, and persuaded him to make a comeback because he admired his talent. On the advice of Grard Houllier as well as his psychoanalyst, he moved to England to restart his career, "He [my psychoanalyst] advised me not to sign for Marseilles and recommended that I should go to England."
On 6 November 1991, after Liverpool's 3-0 victory over Auxerre in a UEFA Cup Second Round second leg tie at Anfield, Liverpool manager Graeme Souness was met by Frenchman Michel Platini at the end of the game, who told him that Cantona would like to play for Liverpool. Souness thanked Platini, but declined the offer, citing dressing room harmony as his reason. In January 1992, Cantona came to England for a one-week trial with Sheffield Wednesday, managed by Trevor Francis. When offered a further week extension to the trial, he refused and instead joined Yorkshire rivals Leeds United, where he was part of the team that won the final First Division championship before it was replaced by the Premier League as the top division in English football. Cantona made fifteen appearances for Leeds in their championship winning season and despite only scoring three goals he was instrumental in their title success with many assists. He scored a hat-trick in the Charity Shield 4-3 win over Liverpool in 1992, and followed that with another in a 5-0 league win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Cantona left Leeds for Manchester United for -1.2 million in November 1992. Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson had telephoned Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards to enquire about the availability of Denis Irwin. Edwards was in a meeting with United manager Alex Ferguson at the time, and both men agreed that Irwin was not for sale. Ferguson had identified that his team was in need of a striker, having recently made bids for David Hirst, Matt Le Tissier and Brian Deane, and instructed his chairman to ask Wilkinson whether Cantona was for sale. Within a few days, the deal was complete.
Cantona signed for United on 26 November 1992, and made his first appearance in a friendly match against Benfica in Lisbon to mark Eusbio's 50th birthday. He made his competitive debut as a second half substitute against Manchester City at Old Trafford on 12 December 1992. United won 2-1, though Cantona made little impact that day.
United's season had been disappointing up to Cantona's signing. They had had problems scoring goals. Brian McClair and Mark Hughes were off form, and summer signing Dion Dublin had broken his leg early in the season, ruling him out of action for six months. However, Cantona quickly settled into the team, not only scoring goals but also creating chances for the other players. His first United goal came in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 19 December 1992. It was against Tottenham Hotspur on 9 January 1993, that Cantona really showed his class, scoring one and having a hand in the other goals in a 4-1 victory. However, controversy was never far away, and on his return to Elland Road to play Leeds a few weeks later, he spat at a fan and was fined -1,000 by the FA.
In Cantona's first two seasons at Old Trafford, United went on an amazing run, winning the inaugural Premier League in 1993. By winning that title, Cantona became the only player ever to win back-to-back titles with different clubs. They retained the Premier League and Cantona's two penalties helped them to a 4-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup Final. He also collected a runners-up medal in the Football League Cup, in which United reached the final only to lose 3-1 to Aston Villa.
Cantona was voted PFA Player of the Year in 1994, on the same night that United forced a replay with a 1-1 draw with Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup semi-final. However, his serious disciplinary problem had not dissipated, being sent off a record 4 times in two seasons - two of these dismissals came in successive games in March 1994, first in a 2-2 draw at Swindon Town and then three days later in a 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Highbury. This saw him suspended for five matches, including the FA Cup semi-final draw with Oldham Athletic.
In the following season, Cantona became infamous for an incident that occurred on 25 January 1995. In an away match against Crystal Palace, Cantona was sent off by the referee for a vengeful kick on Palace defender Richard Shaw after Shaw had pulled his shirt. As he was being escorted from the pitch by United kit man Norman Davies, Cantona broke away and launched a 'kung-fu' style kick into the crowd, directed at Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons, followed by a series of punches. The infamous photograph of the moment Cantona's foot connected with Simmons, was used with permission on the front cover of Ash's single "Kung Fu". The front cover alone generated publicity in the British rock press, which helped the band get a hit single when it charted at number 57 in the same year.
Simmons was later tried for threatening language and behaviour. He received a seven-day prison sentence, but only served 24 hours of his sentence.
There had been much speculation that Cantona would leave English football when his ban finished, but Alex Ferguson persuaded him to stay in Manchester and Cantona was once again inspirational. United had sold several key players at the start of the season and replaced them with players from the club's youth team and their prospects of winning the league were not looking good. Much hype surrounded Cantona's return game, against Liverpool on 1 October 1995. There were also fears from various individuals that he might never be able to cope in English football again, as the torment and provocation from players and particularly supporters of rival teams might prove too much for him.
In his comeback game, Cantona set up a goal for Nicky Butt inside 2 minutes, and then scored a penalty after Ryan Giggs had been upended. Eight months without competitive football had inevitably taken its toll and Cantona struggled for form prior to Christmas. Things then changed, however, with his goals helping United to recapture the league title having trailed Newcastle United by 10 points at Christmas. There was a spate of important 1-0 wins for United, with Cantona the goal scorer, but a 3-0 victory against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium confirmed United's role as league champions for the third time in four seasons. Fittingly, it was the same 1-0 scoreline, and the same scorer, in that year's FA Cup Final against Liverpool, with Cantona becoming the first player from outside the British Isles to lift the FA Cup as captain (regular captain Steve Bruce missed the game due to doubts about his fitness). The strike of that match happened with 5 minutes remaining and was perhaps the most famous goal of Cantona's career. A corner from the right side troubled Liverpool keeper David James who attempted to fist the ball out of the box. Instead, the ball was deflected down the middle to the top of the box. Cantona, who had backed away when the corner was sent, lined up and took an extremely athletic twisting volley with his right foot firing the ball through a sea of defenders into the net. The game was won. His redemption was complete after the scandals and lows of a year earlier. Cantona gave a post-match interview saying: "You know that's life. Up and down." Manchester United became the first team to win "the double" twice.
Cantona was confirmed as United's captain for the 1996-97 season following the departure of Steve Bruce to Birmingham City.
Cantona galvanised the United team to greater success with the likes of Ryan Giggs and youngsters David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and Gary Neville emerging under his influence. As United retained the league in the 1996-97 season, Cantona had won four league titles in five years with United (six in seven years including those won with Marseille and Leeds United), the exception being the 1994-95 season which he had missed the second half of through suspension. At the end of an admittedly lacklustre season by his standards, which was fuelled by United's elimination at the hands of Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, he announced that he was retiring from football at the age of 30 which came as a surprise, and was met with great dismay by United fans. His final competitive game came against West Ham on 11 May 1997, and his final appearance before retiring was five days later on 16 May in a testimonial for David Busst (the player whose career had been ended by an injury suffered against United the previous year) against Coventry City at Highfield Road, in which Cantona scored twice in a 2-2 draw. Cantona scored a total of 64 league goals for Manchester United, 11 in domestic cup competitions, and 5 in The Champions League, bringing his tally to 80 goals in less than 5 years.
In his 1999 autobiography ''Managing My Life'', Alex Ferguson claimed that Cantona had informed him of his decision to retire from playing within 24 hours of United's European exit, though of course the decision was not made public for almost a month afterwards. During that time, there had been speculation about his future at United, including talk of a move to Real Zaragoza of Spain.
In 2004 Cantona was quoted as saying, "I'm so proud the fans still sing my name, but I fear tomorrow they will stop. I fear it because I love it. And everything you love, you fear you will lose.
In 2006 ''The Sun'' newspaper reported Cantona as saying that Manchester United had lost their soul and that the current players were a bunch of sheep. The Old Trafford idol reckoned the days of maverick entertainers like himself and George Best were gone and feared the Red Devils were betraying their past by putting out boring, functional teams. However on the Contrary he was interviewed in the Number 7's issue of 'United Magazine' in August 2006 stating he will only come back to Manchester United as 'Number 1' (meaning not return as assistant manager or coach) and would create a team like no other and play the way he thinks football should be played.
Cantona opposed the Malcolm Glazer takeover of Manchester United, and has stated that he will not return to the club, even as a manager, while the Glazer family is in charge. This came as a disappointment to the many United fans who voted him as their choice for United's next manager in survey over the summer of 2000.
However, in July 2008 it was reported by the ''Sunday Express'' that Cantona had been having second thoughts, with a close friend of Cantona's revealing: -Eric does fancy the idea of helping out with the coaching at a club like Manchester United... He has been enjoying himself appearing in and directing films and being involved in beach soccer but has always wanted to help produce a team in his style and knows that Sir Alex Ferguson would encourage him.
Despite his vow that he would never return while the Glazers remained in control of Manchester United it appears that he has mellowed over that stance.
Cantona was given his full international dbut against West Germany in August 1987 by the then national team manager Henri Michel. In September 1988, angered after being dropped from the national team, Cantona referred to Michel as a "bag of shit" in a post-match TV interview and was indefinitely banned from all international matches. However, Michel was sacked shortly after that having failed to qualify for the 1990 World Cup.
The new coach was Michel Platini and one of his first acts was to recall Cantona who was a favourite of his. He claimed that Cantona would be selected as long as he was playing competitive top-class football; Platini had initiated Cantona's move to England to restart his career. France qualified for the 1992 European Football Championship held in Sweden, but failed to win a single game despite the striking partnership of Cantona and Jean-Pierre Papin. Platini resigned after the finals to be replaced by Grard Houllier.
Under Houllier, France then failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup in the U.S. after losing the final game 2-1 at home to Bulgaria when a draw would have sufficed. David Ginola gave away possession in the game which led to Bulgaria's winning goal by Emil Kostadinov. Cantona was reportedly angry with Ginola after the game. Houllier resigned and Aim Jacquet took over.
Jacquet began to rebuild the national team in preparation for Euro 96 and appointed Cantona as captain. Cantona remained captain until the Selhurst Park incident in January 1995. The suspension which resulted from this incident also prevented him from playing in international matches.
By the time Cantona's suspension had been completed, he had lost his role as the team's playmaker to another star, Zindine Zidane, as Jacquet had revamped the squad with some new blood and built it around Zidane. Cantona, Papin and Ginola lost their place and were never again selected for the French team, thus missing Euro 96. Though there was criticism about Cantona's omission, as he was playing his best football in the Premier League, Jacquet himself stated that the team had done well without Cantona, and that he wanted to keep faith with the players who had taken them so far. The decision was vindicated as Les Bleus subsequently won the World Cup in 1998.
To this day, Cantona still harbours resentment for the people at the head of his national team but also admiration for his adopted football country; at Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he supported England and not France.
In 1998, the Football League, as part of its centenary season celebrations, included Cantona on its list of 100 League Legends. Cantona's achievements in the English League were further marked in 2002 when he was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame.
Cantona's subsequent career has mostly been in the French cinema, primarily as an actor although he has also directed a short film ''Apporte-moi ton amour'' in 2002; outside France, he had a role as the French ambassador in the movie ''Elizabeth'', starring Cate Blanchett in 1998. He recently guest-starred as a mysterious bar-room philosopher in independent British film ''Jack Says'', released to DVD in September 2008. He co-starred as director Thierry Grimandi in ''French Film'', and is co-producer and lead actor in Ken Loach's Palme D'or nominated film ''Looking for Eric'' - both released in 2009.
Since retiring from professional football Cantona has appeared in numerous European television advertisements, especially for Nike. Cantona made cameos in two memorable commercials, one starring the Brazilian national team playing football in an airport, and another involving the national teams of both Brazil and Portugal. In a worldwide advertising campaign during the run-up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he starred as the organiser of "underground" games (branded by Nike as "Scorpion KO") between football players like Thierry Henry, Hidetoshi Nakata, Francesco Totti, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and Lus Figo. In an earlier UK Nike commercial, he appeared playing "amateur" football on Hackney Marshes with other stars including Ian Wright, Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler. In a Nike campaign in the advance of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, nearly ten years after his retirement, Cantona appears as the lead spokesman for the Joga Bonito organization, an association attempting to eliminate acting and fake play from football. He also starred in an Irish EuroMillions advertisement.
In 2007, he performed a spoken-word role on the album ''La mcanique du cur'', by French rock band Dionysos. In 2009, he featured in an British television advert for a new model of the Renault Laguna.
Shortly after his departure from Manchester United, Cantona became captain of the French National Beach Football team. Cantona has continued his interest in beach football games in southern Asia and at the Inaugural Kronenbourg Beach Soccer in 2002, in the city of Brighton. He managed the French Team which won the inaugural FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2005 in Rio de Janeiro. He also coached the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup French National Team, which finished in third place. In the 2007 World Cup Cantona was again successful, taking France to fourth place. The Cup came to France for the first time in the 2008 World Cup, however Cantona was unable to make the top four after losing to Italy in the quarter finals.
Cantona was married to Isabelle Ferrer, they have two children; Raphael (born 1988) and Josephine (born 1995).
He is now married to actress Rachida Brakni.
His brother Jol Cantona was also a professional footballer who played for Olympique de Marseille, jpesti TE and Stockport County. Like Cantona, Jol has retired from football and is now an actor.
His cousin, Sacha Opinel, currently plays for Farnborough F.C. in the Southern League Premier Division.
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'''Michael James Owen''' (born 14 December 1979 in Chester) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.
The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997. In his first full season in the Premier League he finished as joint top scorer. He repeated the feat the following year and was Liverpool's top goal scorer from 1997-2004, in spite of a recurring hamstring injury. His first major club honours came in 2001 when Liverpool won a cup treble of the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and Football League Cup, and Owen was the recipient of the Ballon d'Or that year. He went on to score 118 goals in 216 appearances in the English Premier League for Liverpool.
Owen moved to Real Madrid for -8 million in mid-2004 but was frequently used as a substitute. In spite of this, he scored 13 goals in La Liga and had the season's highest ratio of goals scored to number of minutes played. He returned to England the following season, joining Newcastle United for -16 million. He had a promising start to the 2005-06 season but injuries largely ruled him out over the next 18 months. After his return he became team captain and was the team's top scorer for the 2007-08 season. After the final season of his four year contract, Newcastle were relegated, and Owen moved to Manchester United as a free agent.
Internationally, Owen first played for the senior England team in 1998, becoming England's youngest player and youngest goalscorer at the time. His performance at the 1998 World Cup brought him to national and international prominence and he went on to appear, and score, in Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004. He is the only player to ever have scored in four major tournaments for England. He played at the 2006 World Cup but suffered an injury which took him a year to recover from. Occasionally playing as captain, he is England's seventh most-capped player and has scored a national record of 26 competitive goals, with 40 in total from 89 appearances.
Owen's long injury absence after the 2006 World Cup resulted in a dispute between FIFA and The FA and Newcastle United, and eventually resulted in an unprecedented -10m compensation award to Newcastle, and brought changes to the compensation arrangements between club and country regarding injuries sustained by contracted club players while on international duty.
Born on 14 December 1979 in Chester, Cheshire, Michael James Owen was the fourth child of Jeanette and Terry Owen.
He later played for Deeside Primary School's team (where he scored 97 goals; beating previous record holder Ian Rush by 25 goals)
At age 13, when Owen started attending high school, he became eligible to sign a schoolboy contract with a club. He held talks with Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, before he eventually signed for Liverpool, the club that persuaded him to attend the FA's School of Excellence at Lilleshall in Shropshire at age 14. Throughout this time, he continued his studies at Hawarden High School and achieved ten GCSEs.
Liverpool signed Owen after he graduated from Lilleshall at 16, and joined the club on the Youth Training Scheme. The star of Liverpool's 1996 FA Youth Cup triumph, scoring in the final against a West Ham United team that included Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand, Owen scored prolifically as he rose rapidly through the Anfield ranks.
He made his debut for Liverpool against Wimbledon in May 1997, coming on as a substitute and scoring a goal.
The 1998-99 season proved to be another good season for Owen as he scored 23 Goals in 40 games for Liverpool. Despite his form, Liverpool were unable to mount anything like a title challenge and their seventh place finish was not enough to attain even a UEFA Cup place. Owen injured his hamstring in a league game against Leeds United on 12 April, which proved to be a recurring injury and prematurely brought his season to an end.
The next season was a frustrating one for Owen as he was out injured for lengthy periods, effects of the injury suffered the previous season but nevertheless managed to score 12 goals and helped Liverpool to qualify for the UEFA Cup.
In the run-up to Euro 2000, Owen was still suffering hamstring problems and received treatment from the Bayern Munich doctor, Hans-Wilhelm Mller-Wohlfahrt.
In the 2000-01 season, he helped the club to their most successful season in several years. The team won the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup, with Owen scoring two goals in the last few minutes against Arsenal in the FA Cup final to turn what had appeared to be a 1-0 defeat into a 2-1 victory, the game has since been christened "The Michael Owen Cup Final".
Winning the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup allowed Liverpool to play in the Charity Shield and the UEFA Super Cup at the beginning of the 2001-02 season. Liverpool won both matches with Owen scoring the second goal of the 2-1 win over Manchester United in the Charity Shield and the third goal in the 2001 UEFA Super Cup win over European champions Bayern Munich. Liverpool thus became the first English team to win five trophies in one calendar year. Just a week later, Owen would again beat Bayern goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, as the English international hit a hat-trick in England's 5-1 win over Germany in Munich. At the end of the year, Owen became the first English player in twenty years and the only Liverpool player ever to win the European Footballer of the Year award. He was also voted World Soccer player of the year in 2001; he is the only English player to win the award and was the first Premier League player to do so. He scored his 100th goal for Liverpool on 21 December 2001 against West Ham United. Liverpool finished second in the league in the 2001-2002 season and Owen played a key part in the success, scoring 28 goals.
The 2002-03 season saw Owen on top form again as he hit 28 goals. Liverpool were on top of the table and looked like genuine title contenders for the first time in several years, but a run of bad results saw them eventually finishing fifth in the table. Owen also scored at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff when Liverpool beat Manchester United 2-0 to win the League Cup and scored his 100th Premier League goal against West Bromwich Albion.
In an injury-hit 2003-04 season he still managed to score 19 goals, getting his 150th goal for the club on 15 February 2004 against Portsmouth, but otherwise it was a bleak season for both him and Liverpool.
Following Grard Houllier's sacking as Liverpool manager, speculation about Owen's departure from the club began. During the first few Champions League games at the start of the 2004-2005 season, Owen sat on the bench to avoid being cup-tied for the Champions League, something that would have meant none of the top clubs in Europe would want to sign him. Since 1998 Owen had been Liverpool's top scorer every season until he left the club. Real Madrid signed him for a fee of -8 million on 13 August 2004, with midfielder Antonio Nez moving in the other direction as a make-weight.
Following their successful bid, Owen was presented with the number 11 shirt by Real Madrid. Owen had a slow start to his Madrid career. He was often confined to the bench and drew criticism from fans and the Spanish press for his lack of form. A successful return to action with the England squad in October 2004 seemed to revive his morale, however, and in the first following match, he scored his first goal for the club, the winner in a 1-0 Champions League victory over Dynamo Kiev. A few days later, he scored his first Spanish league goal in a 1-0 victory over Valencia. The scoring spree continued, as he found the back of the net in three of the next four matches to make it five goals in seven successive matches. He ended the season with thirteen goals in La Liga, with the season's highest ratio of goals scored to number of minutes played. Following Real's signing of two high-profile Brazilian forwards, Robinho and Jlio Baptista in the summer of 2005, the speculation arose that Owen would return to the Premier League. During his time at Real Madrid, Owen scored 18 goals from 41 games, 15 of which were starts.
On 24 August 2005, Newcastle United announced that they had agreed a club record fee of -16 million to obtain Owen, although they still had to negotiate with the player's advisers. Liverpool and local rivals Everton entered the fray, but were unwilling to match Madrid's asking price. As the 2006 World Cup was less than a year away, Owen wanted to get more playing time to secure his position as the first-choice striker in the England squad and joined Newcastle amidst rumours that he had inserted an escape clause valued at -12 million.
On 31 August 2005 Owen finally signed a four-year contract to play for Newcastle United, despite initial press speculation that he would rather have returned to Liverpool. Roughly 20,000 fans were present at Newcastle's home ground of St James' Park for Owen's official unveiling as a Newcastle player.
On 31 December 2005, Owen broke a metatarsal bone in his foot in a match against Tottenham Hotspur. He underwent surgery to place a pin in the bone, to help speed the healing process. He was expected to be out of action until late March, but the healing process did not go as hoped and on 24 March he underwent a second, minor, operation. Owen then stated that he should be fit for the final few weeks of the season with Newcastle. His return to action finally came against Birmingham City on 29 April when he came off the substitutes' bench in the 62nd minute. After the match Owen stated that he was "not 100% happy" with his foot. He underwent a further x-ray and made himself unavailable for Newcastle's final game of the season.
A damaged anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, sustained in the first minute of the group match against Sweden at the 2006 World Cup, kept Owen out of regular football for nearly a year, until April 2007. The seriousness of Owen's injury at the World Cup inflamed the so called 'club-versus-country' row in England, centering on the liability of the world governing body FIFA and the English national association The FA for the cost of injuries to players incurred while on international duty.
Owen began light training on 12 February 2007, when pictures on the club's official website highlighted Owen running and carrying out minor exercises. He made his comeback from injury on 10 April 2007 in a 4-1 behind-closed-doors friendly against Gretna, scoring after ten minutes and then setting up fellow striker Shola Ameobi before coming off an hour later.
Owen was stretchered off an hour into Newcastle's game with Watford on 13 May 2007, suffering concussion after colliding with team-mate Matty Pattison.
On 9 May 2007, Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd reacted angrily to reports that Owen could move on to another club at the end of the 2006-07 season, due to a release clause in his contract. A report in ''The Times'' newspaper suggested Owen could be available for less than -10million and could be a target for the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Despite these reports, Shepherd warned Owen "to show some loyalty" and warned him that "none of the big four clubs want him."
On 17 July 2007, he scored for Newcastle in a pre-season friendly against Hartlepool United. Several days later, Owen picked up a thigh injury in training. Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce admitted that Owen was likely to miss the start of the forthcoming Premier League season due to the injury which "doesn't look as encouraging as we first thought." Owen made his comeback from injury in a club friendly on 13 August 2007 and declared himself available for Newcastle's next match, against Aston Villa, as well as England's forthcoming international matches. On 29 August 2007, Owen scored his first competitive goal for Newcastle since December 2005 when he scored in the Carling Cup against Barnsley. Three days later he scored in the league, with a late winner against Wigan Athletic.
In late September 2007, after an encouraging start to the season playing for both Newcastle United and for England, it was reported that he would urgently require an operation for a double hernia and would likely be out of action for at least a month. In his first match back from the hernia operation, he scored a late goal coming off the substitutes bench to clinch victory for Newcastle over Everton.
In November 2007, Owen suffered a thigh strain whilst on international duty, ruling him out for six weeks. This reignited the 'club or country' row, with then Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce voicing his disappointment that Owen was risked in a low-key friendly game against Austria.
Michael Owen injury infuriates Sam Allardyce
After over three months without a goal, Owen scored the first goal of the second Kevin Keegan era in a 4-1 FA Cup third round replay win over Stoke City on 16 January 2008, although Keegan was only a spectator in the stands for this game. Owen was awarded the captaincy by Keegan on 19 January 2008. He scored his first league goal of 2008 on 3 February. Owen's goal in the 2-0 defeat of Fulham on 22 March 2008, which marked Newcastle's first win under Kevin Keegan's second spell as manager, also marked the first time in his Newcastle career that Owen had scored more goals for Newcastle than against them. By 5 April 2008, after his and the teams early season poor form, Owen had scored six goals in the previous six matches, with Newcastle registering four wins and two draws, lifting Newcastle into mid-table after earlier relegation fears. In the final game of the season, Owen scored in a 3-1 loss at Everton, finishing with 11 goals in total, putting him in equal 13th position for Premier League goals for the 2007-2008 season.
Owen missed all of the pre-season matches and training of the 2008-09 season due to a bout of mumps, which also kept him out of the international friendlies with the USA and Trinidad & Tobago in May 2008. He also suffered a calf strain during the summer months which kept him out of the opening game of the season against Manchester United at Old Trafford, a game which Newcastle drew 1-1. He made his return in the second game of the season against Bolton Wanderers on 23 August 2008, coming on in the 53rd minute for the injured Obafemi Martins. He scored the winning header in the 71st minute with the game finishing 1-0. Three days later he was named on the bench in a Carling Cup match away to Coventry City, he came on as a substitute and scored the winner in extra time in a 2-3 victory. In the 2008-2009 season he featured more consistently than in prior seasons, scoring four goals in twelve league appearances.
Under the transfer rules, with the 2008-09 season being the final year of his contract with Newcastle, Owen would have been allowed to sign a pre-contract agreement with other clubs during in January. On 22 December 2008, Owen rejected a new contract offer from Newcastle, but stated that he would not be seeking a move in the January transfer window and instead intended to postpone talks over his contract situation until the end of the season.
On 22 June Owen confirmed he would not be re-signing for Newcastle, in preference for a move to a Premier League club, or other top flight foreign club.
thumb|upright|Owen (right) playing for Manchester United against Everton
On 3 July 2009, it was announced that Owen had signed a two-year deal with Premier League champions, Manchester United.
Owen had a highly successful record at Youth level, playing for the England under-20 team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship and scoring three goals in four games. He was only briefly a member of the England under-21 team (netting on his only appearance in a win over Greece under-21 at Carrow Road) before he made his dbut for the senior team in a 2-0 friendly loss to Chile on 11 February 1998. Playing in this game made Owen the youngest player to represent England in the whole of the 20th century at 18 years and 59 days of age.
Owen's youthful enthusiasm, pace and talent made him a popular player across the country, and many fans were keen for him to be made a regular player for the team ahead of that year's World Cup. His first goal for England, against Morocco in another friendly game prior to the tournament, further enhanced his reputation. The goal also made him the youngest ever player to have scored for England, until his record was surpassed by Wayne Rooney in 2003.
Although he was selected for the World Cup squad by manager Glenn Hoddle, he was left on the bench as a substitute in the first two games. However, his substitute appearance in the second game, a 2-1 defeat to Romania, saw him score a goal and hit the post with another shot, almost salvaging a point from the game. After that, Hoddle played him from the start, and in England's second round match against Argentina he scored a sensational individual goal after beating defenders Roberto Ayala and Jos Chamot before striking the ball just outside the penalty box.
England drew that match and went out of the tournament on penalties, but Owen had sealed his place as an England choice and his popularity in the country had increased greatly. At the end of the year, he won a public vote to be elected winner of the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year title.
He has since played for England in Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004, scoring goals in all three tournaments. This makes him the only player to ever have scored in four major tournaments for England. He also became one of only a handful of England players to appear in three World Cup tournaments when he played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, although he did not score and was injured in the final group game.
In April 2002, he was named as England's captain for a friendly match against Paraguay in place of the injured regular captain David Beckham. Owen was the youngest England skipper since Bobby Moore in 1963, and in the following few seasons regularly captained England during any absence of the regular captain. Owen made his debut for the England national B-team in a friendly against Belarus on 25 May 2006, as part of his return to match fitness ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He captained England B in this game, playing for 61 minutes before being substituted.
Owen started England's first two games of the 2006 World Cup, against Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago, but did not manage to score. After playing only 51 seconds of his third appearance of the tournament, and 80th cap, in the 2006 World Cup against Sweden, Owen badly twisted his left knee and was forced to leave the match on a stretcher. A scan of the injury on 21 June confirmed that Owen had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, and was sent home, no longer able to play in the tournament.
Owen underwent successful reconstruction surgery, carried out by Dr. Richard Steadman, on 6 September 2006. The injury sidelined him until April 2007, meaning he missed England's first six matches in qualifying for Euro 2008. He returned for the England B game against Albania, and was named in the full squad for the games against Brazil and Estonia, with Owen stating "I feel sharp and, if given the chance, I feel confident when in front of goal." He played in both matches and scored against Estonia, breaking Gary Lineker's record for most goals in competitive internationals for England. Owen's latest international efforts include a brace for England in a 3-0 win over Russia on 12 September 2007.
With his two goals against Russia, he became the first player to score international goals at both the old and new Wembley Stadiums. As of 26 August 2008, Owen has been capped 89 times for England and scored 40 goals: he is fourth in the list of all-time top scorers for the England team, behind Bobby Charlton (49 goals), Gary Lineker (48) and Jimmy Greaves (44). He has also scored a record 26 goals for England in competitive matches (World Cup and European Championship games and the qualifiers for those tournaments) and has been captain for England in 7 matches.
As of December 2007, Owen has never gone more than four international games in a row without scoring a goal. Owen's future as first choice striker for England is uncertain however, due to competition from Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and fast-developing Theo Walcott amongst others. Owen's lack of action in Fabio Capello's first two England friendlies and Capello's selection of a single striker 4-5-1 formation also support the view that Owen's international opportunities may in future be limited.
2008 was a tough year for Owen as he was excluded from World Cup qualifiers against Andorra, Croatia, Kazakhstan & Belarus despite at times being in good goalscoring form and having a good workrate in a poor Newcastle side. Many fans and pundits have called for Owen to be reinstated in the national team but whether Capello will select him still remains to be uncertain. He was once again left out of the squad for the friendly against Germany in November 2008, despite forwards Emile Heskey and Wayne Rooney being unavailable for the match. However Capello stated in November 2008 that Owen could still be reinstated to the side at some point in the future.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
Owen met English-born Louise Bonsall at primary school in 1984.
On 1 May 2003 their daughter, Gemma Rose, was born. On 6 February 2006, they welcomed a son named James Michael. Their third child, a daughter, Emily May, was born on 29 October 2007.
After Owen returned to the UK to play for Newcastle United, he traveled to a nearby BAE facility on a daily basis in order to fly, via helicopter, to train with his club. However, there is now a helipad installed within the grounds of the house to accommodate Owen's Eurocopter Dauphin, with which he both travels and is training to become a pilot. Owen was eventually banned from training to be a pilot by Newcastle United, due to excessive insurance premiums.
Owen also bought an entire street for his extended family (Austen Close, Ewloe), which is in an area close to where he used to live.
In 2004, Owen's sister Karen was assaulted by two youths, who attempted to kidnap her. When she revealed that she was pregnant, they fled.
Owen owns several cars and a helicopter and enjoys horse racing and gambling. Owen is the brother in-law of footballer Richie Partridge.
Owen starred in a series of adverts that charted his life, and rise to fame.
He has indicated that he would like to become involved with Chester City in some capacity when he retires as it was his local team growing up and his father is a former Chester City player.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 19 December 2009''
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'''Thierry Daniel Henry''' (; born 17 August 1977) is a French footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club Barcelona and the French national team, predominantly as a striker. Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne-a tough suburb of Paris-where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and signed instantly, making his professional debut in 1994. Good form led to an international call-up in 1998, after which he signed for the Serie A defending champions Juventus. He had a disappointing season playing on the wing, before joining Arsenal for -10.5 million in 1999.
It was at Arsenal that Henry made his name as a world-class footballer. Despite initially struggling in the Premier League, he emerged as Arsenal's top goal-scorer for almost every season of his tenure there. Under long-time mentor and coach Arsne Wenger, Henry became a prolific striker and Arsenal's all-time leading scorer with 226 goals in all competitions. The Frenchman won two league titles and three FA Cups with the Gunners; he was twice nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year, was named the PFA Players' Player of the Year twice, and the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year three times. Henry spent his final two seasons with Arsenal as club captain, leading them to the UEFA Champions League final in 2006. In June 2007, after eight years with Arsenal, he transferred to Barcelona for a fee of -24 million. His first honours with the Catalan club came in 2009 when they won the league, cup and Champions League treble. Henry has been named to the UEFA Team of the Year five times.
Henry has enjoyed similar success with the French national squad, having won the 1998 World Cup, Euro 2000 and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. In October 2007, he surpassed Michel Platini's record to become France's top goal-scorer of all time. During a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Ireland, he used his hand to control the ball before setting up the winning goal. This controversy led to FIFA revisiting the option of introducing video technology into the game.
Off the pitch, as a result of his own experience, Henry is an active spokesperson against racism in football. He married English model Nicole Merry in 2003 and had a daughter with her, but they divorced in 2007. Henry is also one of the top commercially marketed footballers; he was ranked ninth in the world in 2006 and has featured in advertisements for Nike, Reebok, Renault, Pepsi and Gillette.
Henry is of Antillean heritage:
===Monaco (1992-1999) and Juventus (1999)===
In 1990, Monaco sent scout Arnold Catalano to watch Henry in a match. Henry scored all six goals as his side won 6-0. Catalano asked him to join Monaco without even attending a trial first. Catalano requested that Henry complete a course at the elite Clairefontaine academy, and despite the director's reluctance to admit Henry due to his poor school results, he was allowed to complete the course and joined Arsne Wenger's Monaco as a youth player.
Wenger continued to search for the perfect playing position for Henry, and suspected that he should be deployed as a striker instead, but he was unsure.
Henry left Monaco in January 1999, one year before his friend and teammate David Trzguet, and moved to Italian Serie A club Juventus for -10.5 million.
Unsettled in Italy, Henry transferred from Juventus in August 1999 to Arsenal for -10 million, reuniting with his former manager Arsne Wenger.
Coming off the back of a victorious Euro 2000 campaign with the national side, Henry was ready to make an impact in the 2000-01 campaign. Despite recording fewer goals and assists than his first season, Henry's second season with Arsenal proved to be a breakthrough, as he became the club's top goal-scorer.
Success finally arrived during the 2001-02 season. Arsenal finished seven points above Liverpool to win the league title, and defeated Chelsea 2-0 in the FA Cup Final.
2002-03 proved to be another productive season for Henry, as he scored 32 goals in all competitions while contributing 23 assists-remarkable returns for a striker.
Entering the 2003-04 season, Arsenal were determined to reclaim the Premier League crown. Henry was again instrumental in Arsenal's exceptionally successful campaign; together with the likes of Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira and Robert Pirs, Henry ensured that ''the Gunners'' became the first team in more than a century to go through the entire domestic league campaign unbeaten, claiming the league title in the process. Apart from being named for the second year running as the PFA Players' Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year,
This dip in success was compounded when Arsenal failed again to secure back-to-back league titles when they lost out to Chelsea in the 2004-05 season, although the club did win the FA Cup (the final of which Henry missed through injury).
The 2005-06 season proved to be one of remarkable personal achievements for Henry. On 17 October 2005, Henry became the club's top goal-scorer of all time;
Nevertheless, Arsenal failed to win the league title again, but hopes of a trophy were revived when Arsenal reached the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final. The Gunners eventually lost 2-1 to Barcelona, and Arsenal's inability to win the Premier League for two consecutive seasons combined with the relative inexperience of the Arsenal squad caused much speculation that Henry would leave for another club. However, he declared his love for the club and accepted a four-year contract,
Henry's 2006-07 season was marred by injuries.
On 25 June 2007, in an unexpected turn of events, Henry was transferred to Barcelona for -24 million. He signed a four-year deal for a reported -6.8 (-4.6) million per season. It was revealed that the contract included a release clause of -125 (-84.9) million. Henry cited the departure of Dein and continued uncertainty over Wenger's future as reasons for leaving, and maintained that "I always said that if I ever left Arsenal it would be to play for Barcelona." Despite their captain's departure, Arsenal got off to an impressive start for the 2007-08 campaign, and Henry admitted that his presence in the team might have been more of a hindrance than a help. He stated: "Because of my seniority, the fact that I was captain and my habit of screaming for the ball, they would sometimes give it to me even when I was not in the best position. So in that sense it was good for the team that I moved on."
At Barcelona, Henry was given the number 14 jersey, the same as he had worn at Arsenal. He scored his first goal for his new club on 19 September 2007 in a 3-0 Champions League group stage win over Lyon, and he recorded his first hat-trick for Bara in a league match against Levante ten days later. However, with Henry mostly deployed on the wing throughout the season, he was unable to reproduce the goal-scoring form he achieved with Arsenal. Henry expressed dissatisfaction with the move to Barcelona in the initial year, amidst widespread speculation of a return to the Premier League. In an interview with Garth Crooks on BBC Football Focus, Henry described missing life "back home" and even "the English press". However, Henry concluded his debut season as the club's top scorer with 19 goals in addition to nine league assists, second behind Lionel Messi's ten. He went on to surpass this tally in a more integrated 2008-09 campaign, winning the first trophy of his Barcelona career on 13 May 2009 when Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final. Barcelona won the league and Champions League soon after, completing a treble for the Frenchman, who had combined with Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o to score 100 goals between them that season. The trio was also the most prolific trio in Spanish league history, scoring 72 goals and surpassing the 66 goals of Real Madrid's Ferenc Puskas, Alfredo di Stefano and Luis del Sol of the 1960-61 season.
Henry has had a successful career with the France national team. His international career began in June 1997, when his good form for Monaco was rewarded with a call-up to the Under-20 French national team, where he played in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship alongside future teammates William Gallas and David Trzguet.
Henry was a member of France's Euro 2000 championship squad, again scoring three goals in the tournament, including the equalizer against Portugal in the semi-final, and finishing as the country's top scorer. France later won the game in extra time following a converted penalty kick by Zindine Zidane. France went on to defeat Italy in extra time in the final, earning Henry his second major international medal. During the tournament, Henry was voted man-of-the-match in three games, including the final against Italy.
The 2002 FIFA World Cup featured a stunning early exit for both Henry and France as the defending champions were eliminated in the group stage after failing to score a goal in all three games.
Henry returned to form for his country at the 2003 Confederations Cup. Despite playing without team stalwarts Zidane and Patrick Vieira, France won, in large part owing to Henry's outstanding play, for which he was named Man of the Match by FIFA's Technical Study Group in three of France's five matches.
In Euro 2004, Henry played in all of France's matches and scored two goals.
On 13 October 2007, Henry scored his 41st goal against the Faroe Islands, joining Michel Platini as the country's top goal-scorer of all time.
Henry missed the opening game of France's short-lived Euro 2008 campaign, where they were eliminated in the group stages after being grouped together with Italy, the Netherlands and Romania. He scored France's only goal in the competition in a 4-1 loss to the Netherlands.
The French team struggled during the 2010 World Cup qualifiers and finished second in their group behind Serbia. During the playoffs against Ireland, Henry was involved in a controversy in the second leg in the game in the Stade de France on 18 November 2009. With the aggregate score tied at 1-1 and the game in extra time, he used his hand twice to control the ball before delivering a cross to William Gallas who scored the winner. This sparked a barrage of criticism against the Frenchman, while national team coach Raymond Domenech and Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger defended him. The Football Association of Ireland lodged a formal complaint with FIFA, seeking a replay of the game, which FIFA declined. Henry said that he contemplated retiring from international football after the reactions to the incident, but maintained that he was not a "cheat"; hours after FIFA had ruled out a replay, he stated that "the fairest solution would be to replay the game". FIFA President Sepp Blatter described the incident as "blatant unfair play" and announced an inquiry into how such incidents could be avoided in future, and added that the incident would be investigated by the Disciplinary Committee. Blatter also said Henry told him that his family had been threatened in the aftermath of the incident. In January 2010, FIFA announced that there was no legal basis to sanction Henry.
Although Henry played up front as a striker during his youth,
One of the reasons cited for Henry's impressive play up front is his ability to calmly score from one-on-ones.
Henry has received many plaudits and awards in his football career. He was runner-up for the 2003 and 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year award;
In terms of goal-scoring awards, Henry was the European Golden Boot winner in 2004 and 2005 (sharing it with Villarreal's Diego Forln in 2005) and is the first ever player to retain the award.
Henry married English model Nicole Merry on 5 July 2003.
As a fan of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Henry is often seen with his friend Tony Parker at games when not playing football. Henry stated in an interview that he admires basketball, as it is similar to football in pace and excitement.
Henry is a member of the UNICEF-FIFA squad, where together with other professional footballers he appeared in a series of TV spots seen by hundreds of millions of fans around the world during the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. In these spots, the players promote football as a game that must be played on behalf of children.
Having being subjected to racism in the past, Henry is an active spokesperson against racism in football. The most prominent incident of racism against Henry was during a training session with the Spanish national team in 2004,
Along with 45 other football players, Henry took part in FIFA's "Live for Love United" in 2002. The single was released in tandem with the 2002 World Cup and its proceeds went towards AIDS research. Henry also supports the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
In 2006, Henry was valued as the ninth most commercially marketable footballer in the world, as well as being the eighth richest Premier League player, with -21 million.
Henry featured in the Renault Clio advertisements in which he popularised the term ''va-va-voom'', meaning "life" or "passion". His romantic interest in the commercial was his then-wife, Claire "Nicole" Merry. ''"Va-va-voom"'' was subsequently added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary.
In 2004, Henry signed with sneaker giant Nike. In one of the advertisements, Henry pits his wits against football stars such as Claude Makll, Edgar Davids and Freddie Ljungberg in locations such as his bedroom and living room. The advertisement was partly inspired by Henry himself, who revealed that he always has a football nearby, even at home.
Henry's deal with Nike ended after the 2006 World Cup, when he signed a deal with Reebok to appear in their "I Am What I Am" campaign.
In February 2007, Henry was named as one of the three ambassadors of Gillette's "Champions Program," which purported to feature three of the "best-known, most widely respected and successful athletes competing today" and also showcased Roger Federer and Tiger Woods in a series of television commercials,
Henry was part of Pepsi's "Dare For More" campaign in 2005, alongside the likes of David Beckham and Ronaldinho. In the 2008 version, Henry appeared in the Pepsi Universe advertisement along with Ljungberg, Beckham, Cesc Fbregas, Steven Gerrard and Lionel Messi.
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, is a Japanese former football player. He was one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation.
Nakata began his professional career in 1995 and won the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year award in 1997 and 1998, the Scudetto with A.S. Roma in 2001, played for Japan in three FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998, 2002 and 2006) and played in the Olympics twice (1996 and 2000). In 2005, he was made the Knight of the Star of Italian Solidarity, one of Italy's highest honors, for improving the country's image overseas.
Nakata announced his retirement at age 29 on July 3, 2006 after a ten-year career that included seven seasons in the Italian Serie A and a season in the English Premier League.
Pel named Nakata in his FIFA 100 in March 2004.
Nakata began his professional career at age 18 in 1995, with J. League side Bellmare Hiratsuka (now Shonan Bellmare). He represented Japan at the 1996 Olympics, where Japan upset Brazil.
He made his senior national team debut in May 1997 against South Korea and was a key member of the Japanese side that qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, setting up all three Japanese goals in the qualification play-off against Iran. After the World Cup in France, he moved to Perugia in Italy's Serie A.
In January 2000, after one and a half seasons at Perugia, Nakata moved to Roma for 30 Billion ITL, whom he helped to win the scudetto. The highlight of Nakata's career at Roma came on May 6, 2001 in the Serie A match against Juventus F.C. at Stadio Delle Alpi. After replacing Francesco Totti in the second half with Roma trailing 0-2, Nakata netted with a 30-yard screamer beyond Juventus goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar's reach. Nakata then set up another goal when his fierce drive from outside the box was parried into the path of Vincenzo Montella, who duly equalised for Roma. The match ended with a 2-2 draw and Roma maintained a six-point margin atop the league table.
He also helped Japan reach the final of the 2001 Confederations Cup that season, but left the national team before the final to join Roma for their final league matches.
Nakata played in every match for Japan at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, and scored a goal against Tunisia.
In January 2004, Nakata joined Bologna where he played the remainder of the 2003-04 season before moving to Fiorentina, where he played the following season. In August 2005, Nakata moved to Premiership side Bolton Wanderers on loan. During his season at Bolton he scored once in the league, in a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Nakata played in all three matches for Japan, losing to Australia and Brazil, and drawing with Croatia. His performance against Croatia earned him a Man of the Match award.
Although Nakata has appeared in every World Cup match that Japan has played thus far, he was not selected for the country's Asian Cup-winning squads in 2000 and 2004.
On July 3, 2006, Nakata announced his retirement from professional football and the Japanese national team on his personal website "I decided half a year ago that I would retire from the world of professional football... after the World Cup in Germany." Nakata wrote, "I will never again stand on the pitch as a professional player. But I will never give up football."
On June 9, 2007, he made an appearance on the pitch again for the first time in public after his retirement when he played at Lus Figo's charity match.
Nakata has cited the popular manga and anime series, ''Captain Tsubasa'', as his primary inspiration in choosing football as a career.
Outside of football Nakata has shown interest in fashion, attending runway shows, wearing designer clothing and sporting colorful haircuts. He dyed his hair red for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, hoping to attract the attention of European scouts, and Japanese hairstylist Aki Watanabe credits him as a trendsetter in hair styles.
Nakata is currently also an Editor-at-Large at Monocle at the invitation of his friend Tyler Brl, who also serves as the magazine's Editor-in-Chief.
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'''Charles Wreford-Brown''' (9 October 1866 - 26 November 1951) captained the England national football team and was a county cricketer during the Victorian age, and later acted as a sports legislator during the 20th century. Despite the apparent lack of supporting evidence, Wreford-Brown is usually credited with inventing the term ''soccer'' as an abbreviation for ''association football''.
==Privileged upbringing and Amateur status==
Wreford-Brown was born in Bristol went to Charterhouse School before studying at Oriel College, Oxford. Given his privileged economic status at the time of the rise in the popularity of football, Wreford-Brown was one of a select few who were able to play sports for no monetary gain whatsoever.
The educated belief in the purity of a noble athletic spirit untainted by the corrupting influence of money was embodied within the rise of the Corinthians football club who Wreford-Brown played for in the 1890s. Indeed, in 1906 Wreford-Brown was one of the leading figures in the movement to create the Amateur Football Alliance in London in order to keep the amateur game separate from the Football Association, an organisation that the amateur clubs found to be increasingly driven by the financial gain of the professional clubs.
He was a keen sportsman and played both cricket and football for the university . He also later played cricket for Gloucestershire. His younger brother, Oswald Eric Wreford-Brown (who died during the first World War in 1916) and son Anthony John Wreford-Brown would, like him, also play for first-class cricket but none were stand-outs with the willow.
However it is as a footballer that he is more recognised. He first played as a goalkeeper but played initially as a stop-gap but later as the mainstay centre-half for the Old Carthusians (the club for ex-Charterhouse boys) (appearing against them in the 1896 London Charity Cup Final, Clifton Association (the Association which took in Bristol and its environs and with whom he played in the inaugural Gloucestershire Cup), as well as the Corinthians and captained the English national football team twice against Wales in 1894 and 1895 (when the team was made up, wholly, of amateur players).
Steve Bloomer, one of the leading "players" (professionals) on the England team, recorded in a memoir that, as captain, the patrician Wreford-Brown on one occasion took to the field with a deep pocket in his shorts filled with gold sovereigns and pressed one of the coins into the hand of each professional goalscorer after the man had netted.
He was first appointed to the council of The Football Association to represent the Old Carthusians in 1892 but soon after served as the representative for Oxford University, a position he held until his death some 59 years later. He later became Chairman of the International Selection Committee for England within the Football Association.
He was in attendance at the first meeting of the Athenian League on 27 May 1914. He served as a vice-president of the FA from 1941 until his death in 1951, under Sir Stanley Rous, secretary of the Association. They have been credited with guiding the Association toward a more educated position, promoting youth coaching and training just before hostilities in 1939.
He was also a keen chess player. He took part in the 1933 British Chess Championship, though he had to drop out through illness after two rounds (he had won the first game and drawn the second).
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'''John Arne Semundseth Riise''' (born 24 September 1980 in lesund) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Roma in the Italian Serie A. He is the older brother of Bjrn Helge Riise, and more famously played for Liverpool FC. He is renowned for his runs forward and thunderous long shots.
John Arne Riise began his career in his homeland with Aalesund.
After a single season as a senior player for the club, he moved abroad in 1998, and played the formative years of his professional career with French club Monaco.
He was a regular member of the 1999-2000 Ligue 1 championship-winning side, however, he fell out of favour with coach Claude Puel after admitting his desire to leave.
Riise was subject of interest from English Premier League clubs, especially Fulham and Leeds United that both tabled -4m bids in 2000, though both came to nothing as Monaco wanted -6 million for him.
He was then sold to Liverpool for -4 million the following summer.
Riise became Liverpool's first signing during the 2001 transfer window, when he moved from Monaco in a -4 million deal.
He made his dbut for Liverpool in the 2001 UEFA Super Cup game against Bayern Munich on 24 August, played at the Stade Louis II, and scored as Liverpool went on to win the game 3-2. He also scored many important goals throughout the season against teams such as Arsenal, Everton, Newcastle and an especially memorable goal against Manchester United. Riise initially wore the number 18 shirt, but from the 2004-2005 season he wore the number 6 shirt, vacated by defender Markus Babbel. He scored ten goals in his first season with Liverpool.
He endured what were considered below-average seasons by most in the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons, but he rediscovered his form in 2004-05 following the appointment of Rafael Bentez as manager, winning a Champions League winner's medal, although his attempt in the penalty shoot-out against A.C. Milan was saved. In the 2005 Football League Cup Final he scored in the first minute of the game, however Chelsea eventually prevailed 3-2 after extra time.
In January 2006, Riise signed a new contract at Anfield to keep him at the club until 2009. In February 2008, Riise announced his desire to stay at Liverpool for the rest of his career.
He earned an FA Cup winner's run in 2006, scoring in the semi-final against Chelsea and being successful in the penalty shoot-out against West Ham in the final.
After a poor run of form in Liverpool's away games in the autumn of 2006, Riise reacted to comments made by team-mates Pepe Reina and Jamie Carragher that Liverpool could effectively write off their chances of winning the league, saying "''We never give up. Cowards give up.''"
Riise made it into the top 50 Liverpool appearances of all time when he played in the 5-0 victory over Luton Town on 15 January 2008.
On 22 April 2008, in Liverpool's Champions League semi-final first leg against Chelsea at Anfield, Riise scored an own goal in the 95th minute to equalise. Liverpool went on to lose 3-2 in the away match and were eliminated from the tournament 4-3 on aggregate.thumb|150px|right|Riise playing for Liverpool.
Throughout the 2007-08 season, Riise's natural place in the side was often taken by Fbio Aurlio, when the Brazilian established himself as the club's first choice left-back. After being linked with moves to other English clubs, on 18 June 2008 Riise signed a four-year contract with A.S. Roma. The club reportedly paid a fee of -1.5m, which could rise up to -3m, with pay of -2.8m per year. Riise scored his first goal for the club against league leaders Inter.	Two months later, he would score again in the same stadium against AC Milan with a stunning free-kick into the top right corner. He would also provide the pass that scored Roma's second. Riise was the man of the match for the game, which ended 3-2 in favour of Roma.
Riise married his childhood sweetheart, Norwegian model, Guri Havnevik in 2003, but later divorced in 2004. He has one daughter with Guri called Ariana, born in January 2001. He has Ariana's name tattooed on his right arm.
He is now engaged to Maria Elvegard. The couple were due to be married in the summer of 2008, but had to postpone the day after moving to Rome. On August 4 2009, Maria gave birth to the couples first child, Emma. He has Emma's name, plus her date of birth tattooed on his left arm.
In 2005 Riise was thrust into the spotlight by the Norwegian press, when it emerged he had recently sent out text messages to a number of celebrity women with the same chat-up lines.
He was dubbed "SMS-kongen" ("The SMS King" in Norwegian).
In October 2007, details of Riise's payslip were stolen from his dustbin and leaked to the internet, revealing his monthly take home pay to be -82,413.
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'''Patrick Vieira''' (born 23 June 1976 in Dakar)
He rose to prominence during his stint at Arsenal from 1996 to 2005, where he won three Premier League titles - one unbeaten - and four FA Cups, eventually becoming club captain. After leaving Arsenal in 2005, he spent one season at Juventus before joining Internazionale in 2006, following Juventus' relegation for their part in a match-fixing scandal. He has 107 caps for France, and was part of their 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000-winning sides.
In August 2008, Vieira was ranked the fifth greatest Arsenal player of all-time in a fan poll conducted on the club's official website..
Born in the Christian Cape Verdean community, Vieira's family moved to Dreux when he was 8 and he did not return to Senegal until 2003.
In September 1996, the incoming Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger requested Vieira's purchase from Milan prior to taking up his position. Vieira was signed for -3.5 million, a figure which would be deemed a bargain in years to come. His height, stamina and physical strength allowed him to settle into the English game quickly, while his composure and the quality of his passing cemented his position as an integral part of Wenger's stylish attacking side. Forming a powerful midfield partnership with French compatriot Emmanuel Petit, Vieira won the Premiership and FA Cup Double in 1998, his first full season at the club. That summer, he was called up to France's 1998 World Cup squad.
Vieira's early years at Arsenal were beset by disciplinary problems. In the 2000-01 season, he was sent off twice in two consecutive matches (the opening matches of the season), though after returning he did not receive another card for 28 matches. In all, he has been sent off twelve times in his career: nine times with Arsenal and once each with Juventus, France and Internazionale.
Vieira would go on to win Euro 2000 with France, as well as a second Double with Arsenal in 2002. He also played in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final. Arsenal lost the Final to Turkish side Galatasaray on penalties, with Vieira missing his. After Tony Adams's retirement in 2002, Vieira (already vice-captain) became club captain, since which his disciplinary problems cooled significantly. Though he missed Arsenal's 2003 FA Cup Final win with injury and therefore did not qualify for a winner's medal, Vieira lifted the trophy jointly with captain for the day David Seaman.
In 2003-04 at Arsenal, he captained the side on a historic unbeaten season in the Premier League. At the beginning of this campaign he was in and out of the side because of a hamstring injury, with Ray Parlour replacing him in the side. However, Vieira returned for the Champions League match against Lokomotiv Moscow, with the Gunners winning 2-0 and qualifying for the 1st Knockout round.
====2004-05 season and Madrid speculation ====
In 2004, Arsenal accepted a bid reported to be worth -23 million from Real Madrid, but Vieira turned down Real's contract offer. Following Real's unsuccessful approach, Vieira remained Arsenal's captain for the 2004-05 season, during which the club broke Nottingham Forest's record for the number of games unbeaten in the Premiership. Vieira made a solid start to the season but wasn't in sparkling form. Arsenal had passed the record and were 49 games unbeaten and were 1st with 25 points from a possible 27. They were 49 and out when they lost to Manchester United, Vieira's and Arsenal's form decreased with draws against relegation candidates Southampton, Crystal Palace and West Brom which saw them fall to 2nd.
Vieira scored his first goal of the season in a topsy-turvy North London derby which Arsenal won 5-4. Vieira scored his second goal of the season in vain as Arsenal lost to a weakened Liverpool. Chelsea were starting to sail away with the title and Arsenal were struggling to keep up with Chelsea despite a creditable 2-2 draw with the league leaders. Arsenal then suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Bolton before Manchester United completed the double over Arsenal with a 4-2 win at Highbury which Vieira scored the opening goal. Arsenal fell to 3rd but improved to take 2nd ahead of United. Arsenal also finished with impressive home wins against 5th place Liverpool and 4th place Everton with Vieira scoring against Everton in a massive 7-0 win.
Vieira scored in the 4th round of the FA Cup 2004-05 in a 2-0 win against Wolves. In the 2005 FA Cup Final he scored the winning penalty in a penalty shoot-out after a 0-0 draw with Manchester United. Renewed speculation about Vieira's future emerged at the conclusion of the season, and the cup victory ultimately proved to be his final game for Arsenal.
On July 14, 2005, Arsenal accepted a bid of -18 million from Italian giants Juventus and Vieira agreed a five-year contract with the Serie A side the following day. One of the reasons for his transfer was also the emergence of teenager Cesc Fbregas, who had played in place of Vieira when the latter was injured.
In total, Vieira played 407 times for Arsenal and scored 34 times.
He returned to Arsenal for one game on July 22, 2006 in a testimonial for Dennis Bergkamp as one of the Arsenal legends against Ajax legends. Despite his departure, Vieira has remained a favourite among Arsenal fans. An image of him sits alongside 14 other past and present Arsenal greats in "The Armoury", the club's shop at the Emirates Stadium.
After Vieira's move to Juventus, then-Juventus manager Fabio Capello used Vieira in a midfield consisting of Brazilian Emerson and Czech Pavel Nedvd. He helped Juventus to record their best ever start to a league season. Despite his performances dipping as the result of a persistent groin injury and a reported training ground bust-up with team mate Zlatan Ibrahimovi, Vieira helped Juventus retain the Italian Championship.
In a twist of fate, Vieira returned to Highbury on March 28, 2006 to play against Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal won 2-0 on aggregate, scoring twice in the first leg. Vieira received a yellow card in the first leg match at Highbury and was suspended for the return leg on April 5, 2006. During the first leg he was the subject of a strong tackle by former club and national team mate Robert Pires. Vieira was left crestfallen as Pires regained possession and Arsenal attacked, scoring the first goal of the tie through Cesc Fbregas. Pires humorously quipped that it was the first time in 13 years he had got the better of Vieira physically.
thumb|left|Vieira playing with Inter
Juventus were stripped of their 2004-05 and 2005-06 titles after it was revealed they were involved in a match-fixing scandal.
In his first season at Inter, he added to his trophy cabinet the Italian Super Cup (scoring a brace in that game) as well as the 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 Serie A titles. But due to injury, he failed to become one of the regular starter, Olivier Dacourt initially a backup player, became Mancini first choice. And since the club signed Sulley Muntari and Thiago Motta, Vieira became lesser and lesser importance in the team.
Towards the end of contract in June 2010, there is no contract extension signed. Vieira reportly will seek for new club after he became free agent.
In response to extensive media speculation regarding a possible return by Vieira to his former club in 2009, Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger admitted that he would contemplate re-signing Vieira. However the move never happened and Vieira remained at Inter. On 6 January Vieira unusually played as starter against Chievo, which was his 8th league start of the season. Before the match Inter had lost Esteban Cambiasso and Sulley Muntari due to injury, Dejan Stankovi and Thiago Motta suspended. Jos Mourinho stated that Vieira had played his last game at Inter after the match.
On 8 January 2010 it was confirmed that Vieira was having a medical at Manchester City and he would sign a six-month deal, where he would link up with former Arsenal colleagues Kolo Toure and Sylvinho. The contract also includes an option for a 12-month extension. Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini described Vieira as an excellent midfielder with a winner's mentality and that he would fit into Manchester City's squad very well.
While at Arsenal, despite being born in Senegal and ethnically being of Senegal origin, Vieira chose to make his debut for France in 1997 against the Netherlands. He was part of the France squad in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He came on as a substitute in the final against Brazil, and set up Emmanuel Petit for France's third goal in a 3-0 win. He, with the rest of the squad, received Lgion d'honneur, France's highest decoration, in 1998.
He subsequently played as a first choice midfield player in France's successful campaign in Euro 2000, which they won, beating Italy in the final. He helped France to victory in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, ending the tournament as joint top scorer with two goals, including the winner in the final against Japan. He also played in all three games in the FIFA World Cup 2002, in which France were eliminated in the group stage, failing to score a goal. He was injured and missed France's defeat to Greece at Euro 2004.
Vieira was appointed France's national team captain on Zindine Zidane's retirement from international football. Nonetheless, he and veteran defender Lilian Thuram were instrumental in convincing Zidane to end his retirement and help the flagging campaign to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Vieira even handed back the captaincy of the team to Zidane.
On June 23, 2006, his 30th birthday, Vieira took the captain's armband for the match in place of the suspended playmaker Zidane, whom he shared the birthday with, scoring the first goal when France defeated Togo 2-0 in the group stages of the FIFA World Cup 2006; Vieira set up Thierry Henry for France's second. This win helped France advance to the knockout stages, coming second behind Switzerland, and it prolonged Zidane's international career. In the round of sixteen, Vieira scored the second goal in France's 3-1 defeat of Spain; France went on to beat favourites Brazil 1-0 in the quarter-finals, and Portugal by the same score in the semi-finals, which gave them a place in the final against Italy. Vieira was one of the best midfielders at the tournament with a string of fine dominant performances. Having played in every match up to the final, Vieira started the match but was substituted due to injury in the second half, likely sustained when he collided with Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro. Italy won 5-3 on penalties after the game finished 1-1 after extra time. As of November 23, 2006 Vieira has appeared 100 times for France, scoring 6 goals.
On August 5, 2006 Vieira was reappointed captain of the French national team for the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. However, he played no part in the group games at Euro 2008 for a struggling France due to a niggling knee injury.
Vieira and his Trinidadian wife, Cheryl, first met in England while he was playing for Arsenal.
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'''David Andrew Seaman''' MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal and most recently with Manchester City. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury. He was awarded the MBE in 1997 for services to the sport.
The peak of his career was during his period as Arsenal and England goalkeeper in the 1990s and early 2000s; during his time at Arsenal he won many medals including three league championships (1991, 1998, 2002), four FA Cups (1993, 1998, 2002, 2003), the League Cup in 1993 and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1994. During this time he also played in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, and Euro 96 and Euro 2000, and is England's second-most capped goalkeeper with 75 caps, after Peter Shilton.
Seaman's career highs came in his successful performance in UEFA Euro 96 and in Arsenal's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Premier League and FA Cup (including a superb save from Paul Peschisolido in the FA Cup 2002-03) campaigns in the mid-90s and early-2000s. Notable lows came with two costly errors, both from long-range efforts - conceding a last-minute goal in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final to Nayim and conceding to a Ronaldinho free-kick in the 2002 FIFA World Cup quarter-final.
Seaman is left-handed, but threw the football with his right arm and kicked with his right foot.
Seaman was brought up in Rotherham where he attended Kimberworth Comprehensive School. He began his career at Leeds United, the club he supported as a boy. However (much to his disappointment), he was not wanted by then-manager Eddie Gray, who had been his favourite player. Seaman went to Division 4 club Peterborough United for a -4,000 fee in August 1982 , where he began to make a name for himself.
Just over two years later, in October 1984, Second Division Birmingham City paid -100,000 for Seaman's services. They ended up winning promotion at the end of that season, but were relegated again at the end of the following season. Seaman was not to follow them back to Division Two, however.
In August 1986, just one month after the birth of his second son Thomas Andrew Seaman, David Seaman moved to Q.P.R. for -225,000. Playing in a higher profile club on a plastic pitch, he earned his first England cap, which came under Bobby Robson in a friendly against Saudi Arabia in November 1988. Whilst at Q.P.R., Seaman was coached by Arsenal double-winner (of 1971) Bob Wilson, who was to work with him for more than a decade.
In 1990, long before the current transfer window system had come to English football, there was still a transfer deadline a few weeks before the end of the season. Arsenal, who had won the league in 1989, wanted to sign Seaman, but the deal involved Arsenal's keeper John Lukic heading the opposite way on loan. Lukic did not want to do this, and the deal broke down and remained unresolved when the deadline passed. As soon as the season ended and clubs were allowed to buy players again, Arsenal manager George Graham came back for Seaman, with -1.3 million (at the time a British record for a goalkeeper)
Before making his Arsenal dbut, Seaman was selected by Bobby Robson as England's third-choice goalkeeper behind Peter Shilton and Chris Woods at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but after arriving in Italy he had to pull out of the squad due to injury and was replaced by Dave Beasant.
Seaman's time at Arsenal coincided with one of the most successful periods in the club's history. The 1990-91 season saw Seaman concede only 18 goals when playing in every match of the 38-game season as Arsenal regained the league title in.
Arsenal won both the FA Cup and the League Cup in 1993 and supplemented this a year later with the European Cup Winners' Cup. Shortly before the European success, Terry Venables was appointed as England manager following Taylor's failure to qualify for the World Cup. Venables saw Seaman as his first-choice goalkeeper and Seaman would remain a permanent member of the England team until 2002.
In 1995, George Graham was sacked, and Arsenal came close to becoming the first club to retain the Cup Winners' Cup, with Seaman earning a reputation as a penalty-saving specialist after saving Attilio Lombardo's shot in Arsenal's semi-final shoot-out against U.C. Sampdoria. However, in the final Arsenal lost in extra time to Real Zaragoza, with a spectacular last-minute goal from Nayim from 45 yards out catching Seaman off his line, it was noted that there were only seconds left of extra time when Seaman conceded.
Seaman soon put the Nayim mistake behind him, with his heroics as part of Venables's Euro 96 England team. Seaman saved two spot-kicks in the tournament; the first a penalty in normal play from Scotland's Gary McAllister in a group match, while England were 1-0 up (Paul Gascoigne scored soon after to make it 2-0). Then, after England's quarter-final against Spain ended scoreless, Seaman saved Miguel Angel Nadal's kick in the shootout to knock Spain out of the tournament. England eventually were eliminated in the semi-finals of the competition; Seaman was named alongside Golden Boot winner Alan Shearer and winger Steve McManaman in the UEFA "Team of the Tournament". Euro 96 sponsor Philips named him "Player of the Tournament".
In August 1996, Arsne Wenger became the new manager of Arsenal. Wenger rated Seaman highly and in 1998, Seaman backstopped the team to the Premier League and FA Cup double. His performance earned him a place in Glenn Hoddle's England team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. England went out on penalties, losing against Argentina.
In 1998-99, Seaman played all 38 league matches, conceded only 17 league goals as Arsenal came agonisingly close to retaining the Premier League and lost in the FA Cup semis to Manchester United. The following season Seaman managed to reach the 2000 UEFA Cup Final, which Arsenal drew 0-0 with Galatasaray, but lost on penalties. He was part of Kevin Keegan's Euro 2000 squad, but sustained an injury in his warm-up exercises for the third game (against Romania). Nigel Martyn stepped in and performed badly, and Phil Neville's clumsy foul late in the game gave Romania a penalty which Martyn could not stop. England lost the match and went out in the first round.
In 2002, Seaman won the Premier League and the FA Cup again to complete his second career double, although Arsenal's other goalkeepers Stuart Taylor and Richard Wright also won championship medals, due mainly to Seaman's absence through injuries. Seaman was part of Sven-Gran Eriksson's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, and played every game as England reached the quarter-finals, turning back a second half offensive to shut out arch-rivals Argentina 1-0 in the group stage after English captain David Beckham scored the penalty spot kick. However, in England's quarter-final against Brazil Seaman was caught out by Ronaldinho's curling free kick, as England lost 2-1; he blamed himself for the error.
The result led to a debate about whether Seaman should remain England's number one.
Despite his international career ending so flatly and accusations his mobility had faded with age, the 2002-03 season-Seaman's last at Arsenal-ended on a high note. In the FA Cup, he made a spectacular save against Sheffield United's Paul Peschisolido in the semi-finals, in what former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, a pundit for the BBC on the day, dubbed "the best save I've ever seen".
Released by Arsenal, Seaman joined up with Kevin Keegan at Manchester City in the summer of 2003, but Seaman's career at the City of Manchester Stadium did not last long. Whilst out of action due to injury, Seaman announced his immediate retirement in January 2004 at the age of 40. His last act at City was to help Keegan select his successor in goal-David James-the man who had ousted him as England's first choice goalkeeper a little over a year earlier.
In November 2005, Paul Merson and Walsall approached Seaman, and later ex-Wales goalkeeper Neville Southall to perform in an FA Cup game at Merthyr Tydfil as their two first choice goalkeepers, Joe Murphy and Andy Oakes, were unavailable. However, Seaman was forced to turn this offer down, as it would have constituted a breach in the terms of his retirement insurance pay-out for his recurring shoulder injury.
'''ENGLAND'''
Seaman's on-screen presence made him a popular choice for chat-shows and televised appearances during his sporting career, and he can occasionally be spotted on British television. Whilst still a player, he acted in a cameo role in a BBC film based around the events of England's successful Euro 96 tournament, starring Rachel Weisz and Neil Morrissey, entitled ''My Summer with Des''. He also became the spokesman for Yorkshire Tea during the early 1990s.
He briefly replaced Gary Lineker as team captain on the television quiz ''They Think It's All Over'' before producers decided to drop him in favour of former Arsenal team-mate Ian Wright.
In December 2004, following his retirement from professional football, he became one of the celebrities to take part in ''Strictly Ice Dancing'', a one-off ice dance version of ''Strictly Come Dancing'', in which celebrities are paired with professional dancers. He joined the show at late notice, replacing Paul Gascoigne. With just eight days to prepare for the show, broadcast on BBC One on 26 December, Seaman and his professional partner Zoia Birmingham managed to win the competition. The other competitors spent a month in training for the show.
In late 2005 he had his trademark ponytail cut off on live television for charity, which ended negotiatory talks with such companies as L'Oreal who wanted to sponsor his hair as they had with David Ginola. On March 12, 2005 he was revealed as the new face of Max Factor, but this campaign was short-lived as he did not desire the hassle of wearing make-up on a day-to-day basis, so he returned to the ice for another ice-dancing series, ''Dancing on Ice'', broadcast on ITV. The series started on 14 January 2006, and Seaman ended in fourth place. He has also appeared on ''All Star Family Fortunes''.
Seaman also hosts a "Safe Hands" charity golf event annually, and has released two football-themed DVDs entitled ''David Seaman's Goalkeeping Nightmares'' in 2003 and ''Jeepers Keepers'' in 2004.
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'''Luther Loide Blissett''' (born 1 February 1958) is a Jamaican-born English former footballer and manager. Blissett played as a striker for, amongst others, Watford, A.C. Milan and England during the 1980s.
Born in Falmouth, Jamaica,
Blissett and his team mates made the headlines in the 1982-83 season as they surprised many by proving successful in the First Division and briefly led the league in the autumn before finishing second to Liverpool and qualified for the UEFA Cup. Blissett was the First Division's top goalscorer that season with 27 goals.
Blissett moved to A.C. Milan for -1 million in June 1983, but he was not as successful as he had been in England, scoring only five goals in 30 appearances. It has been alleged that Blissett was bought by A.C. Milan because they thought they were signing his Watford teammate John Barnes. Blissett was sold, at a loss, back to Watford for -550,000 after only one season at the Italian club.
On Blissett's return, Watford failed to achieve their successes of the previous two seasons, but survived another four seasons in the First Division. Blissett scored 21 goals in his first season back in the First Division, though the Hornets could only manage a mid table finish. He also helped them reach the FA Cup semi finals in 1986-87, but a year later they were relegated with Blissett scoring just four times in the league. He remained with the club until November 1988, when he signed for AFC Bournemouth.
Blissett was successful at Dean Court, scoring 19 times from 30 league games in 1988-89 as the Cherries finished 10th after emerging as surprise promotion contenders in only their second season at that level. He scored 18 goals in 1989-90, though a terrible second half of the season dragged the Cherries down the table and on the last day of the season they were beaten at home by Leeds United in a result which gave the visitors promotion as Second Division champions and relegated the Cherries to the Third Division. Undeterred, Blissett continued his fine form for Harry Redknapp's team, scoring 19 goals, though it wasn't enough to earn promotion at the end of the 1990-91 campaign.
Blissett returned to Watford for a third spell at the start of the 1991-92. They were still a Second Division club, and his 10 goals in the league that season weren't enough for Watford to look like promotion contenders, meaning that they would be founder members of the rebranded Division One - rather than the new FA Premier League - for the 1992-93. Blissett never played a first team game for Watford again, his only action in 1992-93 coming in shape of a three-match loan spell at West Bromwich Albion, which resulted in just one Division Two goal.
He ended his English league career in early winter 1993 with a five-match spell with Division Three with (where he scored once) that had followed 10 games with their rivals . After that came a five-match spell in the Football Conference at , producing two goals, and four games and a goal for in the League of Ireland, before he finally retired from playing in 1995 after a season playing for in the Eastern Counties Football League
He was one of the first black footballers to play for England, and scored a hat-trick on his full international debut - a 9-0 win over Luxembourg. This made him the first black player ever to score a hat-trick for the national team. He never scored in any other international however, which led tabloid newspapers to dub him "Luther Missitt".
Following retirement from playing in league football in 1994, Blissett created a huge stir in the Eastern Counties Football League by agreeing to play for Fakenham Town in Norfolk, whose chairman was a lifelong Watford fan, and big crowds turned out wherever he played. He then rejoined Watford as a coach in February 1996, coming in with returning manager Graham Taylor. He left the club in June 2001, following the appointment of Gianluca Vialli as manager. Vialli wanted to appoint his own backroom staff, and thus Blissett was deemed surplus to requirements, to the anger of many fans.
In May 2002, he moved to York City to carry out a coaching role.
Blissett has worked as a television pundit for Channel 4 and Bravo's coverage of Serie A.
With fellow former footballers John Barnes and Les Ferdinand, he founded Team48 Motorsport; a team aiming to promote young racing drivers of Afro-Caribbean background. In 2008, Blissett entered a team into the British Touring Car Championship, aiming to run Alfa Romeos for white Jamaican Matthew Gore and 18-year-old black Briton Darelle Wilson. The team, however, never made the track due to, reportedly, insufficient funding.
==Blissett and the "Luther Blissett Project"==
Blissett's name has been adopted by many people in radical activist circles as a ''nom de plume'' or collective alias when engaged in weird performances, media hoaxes, and the production of radical theory. The Luther Blissett multiple name project first began in 1994 in Italy, no doubt a consequence of his link with A.C. Milan, and has since then been widely used by artists, underground reviews, poets, performers and squatters' collectives in cities throughout Europe and South America. In 1999 "Luther Blissett" authored a historical novel called Q, which soon became an international bestseller.
On 30 June 2004 the real Luther Blissett took part in the British television sports show ''Fantasy Football League - Euro 2004'', broadcast on ITV. He jokingly claimed that he himself was part of the Luther Blissett Project, and read aloud the following sentence from an LBP manifesto (in Italian): "Chiunque pu essere Luther Blissett, semplicemente adottando il nome Luther Blissett" [Anyone can be Luther Blissett simply by adopting the name Luther Blissett]. Highlights of the show are available on .
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}}'''James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves''' (born 20 February 1940 in East Ham, London) is an English former football player, England's third highest international goalscorer, the highest goalscorer in the history of English top flight football and more recently a television pundit. He is considered to be one of the finest goalscorers of his generation.
Greaves was a phenomenal striker, scoring on his debut for Chelsea in 1957. He finished as top League goalscorer twice whilst at Chelsea in 1959 and 1961 and his 41 league goals in the 1960-61 season remains a club record. Despite this, they did not win any major trophies while he was playing for them.
In 1960 he became the youngest ever player to score 100 league goals in English football at the age of 20 years 290 days (and at 23 was the same age as Dixie Dean when he scored his 200th).
He briefly joined the Italian side A.C. Milan in 1961, after reportedly turning down a huge offer from Newcastle United and scored 9 goals in 12 games but failure to settle led to a quick departure. Bill Nicholson then signed him for Tottenham Hotspur for -99,999. The unusual fee was intended to relieve Greaves of the pressure of being the first -100,000 player.
Greaves enjoyed a legendary career at Tottenham. He played at Spurs from 1961 to 1970, scoring a club record of 266 goals in 379 matches, including 220 goals in the First Division. Greaves finished as top League goalscorer in four seasons (1963, 1964, 1965 and 1969), an achievement that established Greaves as arguably the most consistent striker in English football history. His record of finishing top goalscorer in six seasons has never been matched.
With Spurs, Greaves won the FA Cup in 1962 and 1967, scoring against Burnley in the former final. He also won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1963 - scoring twice in the famous 5-1 defeat of Atltico Madrid, ensuring that Spurs became the first British club to win a European trophy. Today he is considered one of the best players in the history of Tottenham Hotspur.
Greaves won his first England cap on May 17, 1959 against Peru, scoring England's only goal in a 4-1 defeat. He went on to play 57 times and score 44 goals, five fewer than Bobby Charlton but at a much higher rate. He remains third in the all-time list of England goalscorers, behind Charlton and Gary Lineker. Greaves also holds the record for most hat-tricks for England - six in all. At the 1961 British Home Championship, Greaves achieved the remarkable feat of scoring seven goals in three games as England won the title.
In the 1962 World Cup finals match against Brazil in Chile, a stray dog ran on to the pitch and evaded all of the players' efforts to catch it until Greaves got down on all fours to beckon the animal. Though successful in catching the dog, it proceeded to urinate all over Greaves' England shirt. The Brazilian player Garrincha thought the incident was so amusing that he took the dog home as a pet.
Greaves was the first-choice striker for the England team during the 1966 World Cup but suffered a leg injury during a game against France and had to be replaced. That replacement, Geoff Hurst, scored the winner in the quarter final against Argentina and kept his place all the way to the final, famously scoring a hat-trick as England won the tournament.
One of football's most famous photographs shows the elation on the England bench as the final whistle was blown, except for Greaves, in his suit and tie, looking astonished at what had happened. Greaves has always maintained that he felt nothing but delight at England's win and celebrated as much as the other non-playing members of the squad. He also maintains that he never felt he had a divine right to be in the side once he regained his fitness. However, his reaction at the time of England's success became well-documented - he packed his bags and headed on holiday with his wife while the rest of the squad attended an official banquet.
Greaves played only three more times for England after the 1966 World Cup, scoring a single goal. His final cap came against Austria in May, 1967.
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4-2 win over West Germany received medals. Jimmy had been injured in the early stages of the 1966 tournament and though fit again for the final was over-looked by manager Alf Ramsey who chose to stick with the winning combination that England had reached the final with. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners- squad members, Greaves was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
In 1970, Greaves joined West Ham United in part exchange in the deal that took Martin Peters to White Hart Lane. He scored on his debut, (as he had for every team he played for, including England at full and under 21 level), with two goals against Manchester City on March 21. Two months later, on May 28, he finished sixth in the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally with co-driver Tony Fall. He retired in 1971 having played 516 Football League games and netted 357 goals, an all-time record for the top flight.
Greaves made a comeback at the age of 38, playing for Barnet in the then Southern League, playing from midfield he netted 25 goals and was their player of the season. He then went on to make several appearances for semi-professional side Woodford Town before retiring.
In the mid-1970s Greaves battled a well-documented alcohol problem, finally quitting drinking in February 1978. He became a popular television presenter and football pundit, striking up a memorable partnership with Ian St. John. Together they hosted a popular Saturday lunchtime football show called Saint and Greavsie from 1985 until the programme was axed in 1992.
Greaves also worked frequently for TV-am as a TV critic and was a resident team captain on ITV sports quiz ''Sporting Triangles'' as well as co-hosting the popular Saturday morning kids TV show, The Saturday Show. He briefly had his own talk show and has been a columnist for ''The Sun'' newspaper for many years. He also answered readers letters in Shoot magazine in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2002 Greaves was made an Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame. He released his autobiography, ''Greavsie'', in 2003 and is in demand as an after-dinner speaker. Greavsie has written 18 books in partnership with his life-long friend, the journalist and author Norman Giller.
Married to Irene since 1958, he is now a grandfather with what he calls "a tribe" of 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Jimmy and Irene have four grown children, Lynn, Mitzi, Danny (who was a professional footballer with Southend United), and Andrew.
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===Books in collaboration with Norman Giller===
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'''Jerzy "Jurek" Dudek''' ; born 23 March 1973 in Rybnik) is a Polish footballer who plays for Real Madrid in ''La Liga'', as a goalkeeper.
With an obscure career in his country, he went on to have successful spells in Holland and England, winning the UEFA Champions League with Liverpool in 2005. He is his country's second-most capped goalkeeper with 59 caps.
Dudek began playing football at youth level at twelve for Grnik II Knurw. At sixteen, he made his debut in the oldest youth team of Grnik Knurw, before moving to Concordia Knurw in the Polish third division two years later. He set a goalkeeping record of 416 minutes in the third division without conceding a goal.
After four years at the club, he moved to Sok Tychy, making his debut against Legia Warsaw. He only played fifteen games before moving to Holland.
Dudek left Poland in 1996 to join Feyenoord Rotterdam, but had to wait a year before he made his debut, then played 140 consecutive games for the club. He won his first trophy in 1998-99, along with the Dutch Super Cup later that year after defeating Ajax Amsterdam.
Dudek was named the ''Dutch Goalkeeper Of The Year'', becoming the first foreign player to win the award, which he would retain the following season. He played his final game for Feyenoord on 26 August 2001, against Ajax.
Dudek joined Liverpool in late August 2001, and replaced Sander Westerveld as coach Gerard Houllier's first-choice between the sticks. Following a splendid season where his clean sheets and fine performances helped Liverpool finish second in the Premier League behind double-winners Arsenal, he was nominated alongside Oliver Kahn and Gianluigi Buffon for UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year at the end of the 2001-02 season.
Dudek was a catalyst in Liverpool's 2005 Champions League success, performing a double save against A.C. Milan's Andriy Shevchenko at the end of extra time in the final, after Liverpool had rallied from a 3-0 deficit to tie the match 3-3. He saved from Andrea Pirlo and Shevchenko in the ensuing penalty shootout, which Liverpool won 3-2. During the shootout, he attempted to distract the Milan players with the "spaghetti legs" tactic that was used by former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar in the 1984 European Cup Final. Being European Cup winners for the fifth time, Liverpool kept the trophy and received the UEFA badge of honour, and as a tribute to Dudek's heroics, a group of Liverpool fans, the ''Trophy Boyz'', recorded a successful novelty single called 'Du the Dudek'. He became the third Polish footballer after Zbigniew Boniek (with Juventus) and fellow goalkeeper Jzef Mynarczyk (F.C. Porto) to win the Champions' League.
He received his second UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year nomination, but lost his starting position to new acquisition Jos Manuel Reina the next season, following an arm injury. Dudek made a total of twelve more appearances over the next two seasons before departing to Real Madrid at the end of the 2006-07 season. Despite courting controversy by accusing manager Rafael Bentez of 'treating him like a slave', Dudek insisted that he had no ill feelings towards the club or anyone associated with it and only wanted to leave after failing to make Poland's World Cup squad, but still stayed on for another year at the manager's request. For these and several other reasons he is still regarded with esteem among Liverpool fans, who voted him in at a creditable No.36 in the list of 100 Players Who Shook the Kop.
Dudek moved to Real Madrid for 2007-08, but only amassed one league match in two years, due to the presence of Iker Casillas. Nevertheless, his attitude and work ethic earned praise from his fans, teammates, coaching staff and several Spanish journalists; his ''Man of the Match'' performance in his debut, in the penultimate game of the season against Real Zaragoza was hailed in the Spanish press, despite not being enough to earn selection for Poland's squad for Euro 2008.
In Juande Ramos's first game as Madrid manager, in December 2008, Dudek was handed a rare start in a 3-0 home win against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, as the club was already qualified from the Champions League group stages. In a match where Madrid's attacking play made headlines, Dudek made several fine saves and exuded an air of calm solidity and confidence, particularly on crosses, earning a clean sheet in the process. This performance earned glowing praise from Ramos, who highlighted the Polish goalkeeper's qualities and referred to him as a 'magnificent player'. It would be his last appearance of the season, which also saw a 0-5 aggregate loss against former club Liverpool, in the round of 16.
Speculation was rife about Dudek's dissatisfaction with life at Real, and a possible end-of-season return to Feyenoord where he would work more closely with then Poland coach Leo Beenhakker, who interestingly enough coached Dudek in his first spell at Feyenoord and also capped him twice for Poland. Other reports had indicated his willingness to return to the Premier League, with a few offers coming his way. However nothing was materialised, and with former teammate Jordi Codina leaving to join Getafe CF, the 36-year old eventually accepted a new one-year deal to remain at the club, while also speaking about his contentment.
On 27 October 2009, Dudek saw his first action of the season in the first round of the Copa Del Rey, in a 0-4 shock loss to minnows AD Alcorcn, from the third division in Spanish football, with the goalkeeper being one of the few on the losing end to perform well.
He also appeared in the second leg, an insufficient 1-0 home win. Last season he had also been at the wrong end of a disappointing exit to Real Union at the same stage of the tournament and it is now unlikely that he will play again this season. Talk has also been rife about the possibility of him leaving in January 2010, although it is unlikely that the club will let him go without finding an adequate replacement.
Dudek received his first call-up for Poland in 1996 as an unused substitute during a friendly against Russia in Moscow, and won his first cap in February 1998 in a friendly against Israel. He also captained the team once in a friendly against Estonia.
Dudek played nine of the team's ten 2002 World Cup qualifiers as Poland finished top of their group, and started in the finals, in an eventual group stage exit. He also played in seven of his country's ten qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup but, owing to a lack of appearances at club level in 2005-06, was dropped from the starting lineup in favor of Artur Boruc, and was left off the final squad as a result, at which point he had earned 56 caps.
Dudek's omission from the 2006 World Cup squad was greeted with shock among Polish fans and the national media, with one newspaper's headline reading 'Has (then Poland coach Pawel) Janas gone mad?!'. And during a warm-up match against Colombia, where both Boruc and Tomasz Kuszczak were at fault for each of the goals in a 2-1 defeat, the angered Polish fans started to chant Dudek's name as a reminder of what they perceived as a mistake by Janas to drop him. It is worth noting that Kuszczak's goal, which prompted the chants, was directly from a goal-kick from the Colombian goalkeeper Neco Martnez.
Following the World Cup, Dudek returned to the national team to play in two internationals under Leo Beenhakker, a 2-0 friendly defeat to Denmark and an Euro 2008 qualifying defeat (3-1) to Finland, before being dropped yet again. Despite a period of three years in the wilderness Dudek had always believed that he would return to the national team, and in September 2009 he was called up to the squad for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Slovakia by interim manager Stefan Majewski: after being on the bench for the first match in Prague, which saw Poland's slim World Cup hopes shattered, Dudek won his 59th cap against Slovakia on 14 October 2009, in Poland's final competitive game before Euro 2012. In a match which was played in heavy snow and in front of a near-empty stadium in Chorzow, he was denied a clean sheet by a Seweryn Gancarczyk own-goal, as Poland lost 1-0.
Dudek was not called-up to the squad for the matches against Romania and Canada and the 2010 King's Cup by new coach Franciszek Smuda, but remains confident that he is still in the picture.
Dudek's status as an icon in Poland played a crucial role in securing the status of joint host nation for the Euro 2012 for his country. Along with his Champions' League nemesis Shevchenko of the Ukraine, he was a part of the joint delegation and was involved in a presentation with the striker.
Dudek and his wife, Mirella, have one son, Aleksander, and two daughters, Wiktoria and Natalia. His father was a miner and he has spoken of himself having taken training to follow in his father's footsteps before his opportunity to play football came along. His brother, Dariusz, is also a footballer. Dudek also stated that he would like to start a football academy in Poland with his brother after retiring from football.
Dudek refused to wear the '13' jersey for two seasons after arriving at Real Madrid, stating that Polish goalkeepers generally do not use 13; the numbers 1, 12 and 22 are traditionally used. He therefore wore '25' as it was the next best thing while Codina wore '13' until his departure. In his first season at Liverpool he wore the '12' jersey because Westerveld was still in possession of the '1' squad number.
In 2005, he received the title of the honourable citizen of Knurw, during a charity match called "Jerzy Dudek & Friends." He also made his Polish television debut as an analyst for the 2005 UEFA Super Cup final between Liverpool and CSKA Moscow, which he missed due to injury.
In 2006, while on vacation in Poland following his omission from his country's World Cup squad, Dudek's home on the Wirral Peninsula was burgled and several valuables and treasured football memorabilia were stolen. Thanks to the efforts of the Merseyside Police Department his collection of shirts, medals and awards was recovered, along with most of his valuables.
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'''Henrik Edward''' "'''Henke'''" '''Larsson''' MBE (; born 20 September 1971) is a Swedish, football manager, and former footballer from Helsingborg. He is currently managing Landskrona BoIS.. Larsson began his career with Hgaborgs BK as a youth-player. As a senior he moved to Helsingborgs IF ,where he was one of the key-players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. He then moved to Feyenoord who he left for Celtic 1997.Larsson won four league titles in seven years with Celtic before moving to Barcelona, where he won two league titles and the Champions League. After his contract had expired at Barcelona, Larsson returned to his home town club of Helsingborg, and joined Manchester United on a brief loan spell between January and March 2007. He has announced his retirement from domestic football on 20 October 2009.
Prior to his retirement from international football in 2006, Larsson had won 93 caps for Sweden, scoring 36 goals. On 13 May 2008, it was announced that Larsson would once again play for Sweden at the Euro 2008 championships in Austria and Switzerland. He was the captain of the Swedish national team.
With his retirement imminent, Larsson has hinted he will make a move into professional floorball in Sweden, having already turned out for Helsingborg in the Swedish floorball league, this is however unlikely since his recent appointment as Landskrona manager.
Born in Helsingborg, Scania, Larsson started his professional career playing for Hgaborg at the age of 17. He subsequently moved to Helsingborg, where he scored 50 goals in 56 appearances. It was this sensational form that sparked the interest of Dutch club Feyenoord, who signed him for -295,000 in 1993. This was despite the fact he was negotiating a contract with Grasshopper Zrich of Switzerland at the time.
Following a contract dispute with Feyenoord, he was signed by Celtic manager Wim Jansen in July 1997 for a fee of -650,000. He won 4 SPL Titles, 2 Scottish League Cup and 3 Scottish Cups during his tenure. He was the top goalscorer in the Scottish Premier League for five of the six seasons that he competed in, the only exception being the 1999-00 season, most of which Larsson missed due to the injury suffered in Lyon. Larsson was also a consistent goalscorer in international competition. He scored two goals in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final, although Portuguese opponents Porto went on to win 3-2. Celtic fans selected Larsson (the only player from outside Scotland) in the greatest ever Celtic team, when a vote was held in 2002.
His debut against Hibernian at Easter Road was inauspicious. Larsson, only just on as a late substitute, inadvertently passed the ball to Hibernian player Chic Charnley who then went on to score, resulting in a 2-1 defeat for Celtic. He did not fare much better in his first European game, scoring an own-goal, although Celtic did go on to win 6-3 against Tirol Innsbruck. After his poor start to the season Larsson quickly endeared himself to the Celtic support. Initially Larsson played the role of support striker alongside Darren Jackson, Simon Donnelly and later Harald Brattbakk. His work rate and unselfish play led to many assists for his team mates. In November 1997 Larsson won his first medal for the club with a 3-0 win over Dundee United at Ibrox Stadium giving Celtic the Scottish League Cup. He scored the opener in the final day of the league season against St. Johnstone to clinch the championship for Celtic. It was the club's first league championship win since the double winning season 1987-88 and stopped Old Firm rivals Rangers from breaking Celtic's record of nine titles in a row. Larsson finished the season as the clubs top goal scorer with 16 league goals and 18 goals in all competitions.
Larsson's second season with the club saw a change in management with Dr. Jozef Venglos taking the Parkhead hotseat following Wim Jansen's resignation. The 1998-99 season was to prove ultimately disappointing as Celtic finished runners up to rivals Rangers in both the newly established SPL and in the Scottish Cup. During this season Larsson also made the scoresheet for the first time in an Old Firm match chalking up a brace in a 5-1 victory in November and scoring the equaliser in the 2-2 Ne'erday match at Ibrox Stadium. Throughout the season Larsson forged a mutually prolific partnership with diminutive Slovak playmaker Lubo Moravcik. The season however did mark the player's coming of age as a goal scorer. Playing in a more advanced striker's role Larsson notched up 38 goals ending the season as both Celtic and Scotland's top goal scorer. He was also awarded the honours of SPFA Players' Player of the Year, SFWA Footballer of the Year and Swedish Footballer of the Year.
The 1999-2000 season saw yet another change in management for Celtic. Former Liverpool and England winger, John Barnes replaced the outgoing Venglos to become player-manager at the club. The season started very brightly for Larsson as he notched up 8 league goals in only 9 games for the club. During Celtic's 1-0 defeat in a UEFA Cup tie against Lyon, Larsson suffered a career-threatening injury, breaking his leg in two places. This resulted in him spending eight months on the sidelines, only returning on the last day of the 1999-2000 season. John Barnes cited Larsson's injury as being a "big factor" in why he was sacked by Celtic after only months in the position. By the time Larsson had completed his rehabilitation John Barnes had been sacked and replaced by Director of Football and Celtic legend Kenny Dalglish as interim manager. Larsson made his comeback with a substitute appearance against Dundee United at Celtic Park on the final day of the SPL season.
Following the arrival Martin O'Neill in the summer of 2000, Larsson went on to have what would become his most successful season for Celtic. As Larsson forged a prolific partnership with new arrival Chris Sutton he scored an extraordinary total of 35 league goals in 38 league games to become SPL Top Goalscorer and to win the European Golden Boot. The season saw Celtic lift the domestic treble of the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Scottish Premier League. Larsson scored an impressive hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Kilmarnock at Hampden Park to win the Scottish League Cup as well as a brace in the Scottish Cup in a 3-0 win over Hibernian. Other personal highlights for Larsson included scoring his 50th goal of the season against Rangers at Ibrox in a 3-0 victory and finishing the season with a total of 53 goals in all competitions. He was again voted SPFA Players' Player of the Year as well as SFWA Footballer of the Year. Larsson's form over the season was such that experienced opposition coach Dick Advocaat was moved to observe, "Larsson is one of the best strikers in Europe, maybe the world. If you watch Batistuta, he is sometimes not seen for 90 minutes but he scores two goals. Larsson has even more, because, besides being a good player and goalscorer, he has a tremendous workrate."
Larsson's fifth season at the club yielded a second consecutive SPL title for the club. It also marked the club's first foray into the UEFA Champions League group stage. Larsson scored his first Champions League goal with a penalty in Celtic's opening fixture in a controversial 3-2 defeat to Juventus in Turin. He scored again for Celtic in the Champions league campaign with the solitary goal in a 1-0 victory over Porto and again from the penalty spot against Juventus in a thrilling 4-3 victory at Celtic Park. Despite achieving a Scottish record of 9 points in the group stage Celtic failed to qualify for the latter stages and parachuted into the UEFA Cup. The club were drawn against Valencia with Larsson scoring the 2nd leg goal to take the tie into penalties which Celtic eventually lost. Larsson once again ended the season as SPL Top Goalscorer with 29 goals from 33 league appearances.
The 2002-03 season proved to be one of the most memorable in Celtic's history as the club reached the UEFA Cup Final. After losing out on a place in the UEFA Champions League following a shock away goals defeat to Basel Celtic parachuted into the UEFA Cup. The first round saw the paired with Lithuanian side Suduva with Larsson scoring a hat-trick in the 8-1 1st leg victory as they progressed 10-1 on aggregate after adding a 2-0 away win. The 2nd round saw former Ranger's player-manager Graeme Souness' Blackburn Rovers side visit Celtic Park in a matched dubbed ''The Battle of Britain''. After a tough fought game Celtic came went into the 2nd leg at Ewood Park 1-0 courtesy of a late Larsson goal. After comments from the Blackburn players in the media who felt their team deserved the win claiming that the tie was "like men against boys", Larsson answered the critics with the opening strike in a 2-0 away win. The following rounds saw Celtic see off Celta Vigo 2-2 on away goals and VfB Stuttgart 5-4 on aggregate. Larsson was to miss both ties with VfB Stuttgart following a broken jaw in an SPL match against Livingston. Larsson returned from injury in time for Celtic's ''Battle of Britain II'' Quarter Final clash with 2001 winners Liverpool. Despite Celtic's chances of progression being written off by press on both sides of the Anglo-Scottish Border Celtic defeated Liverpool 3-1 on aggregate with Larsson scoring the opener in a 1-1 1st leg draw followed by a 2-0 Celtic victory at Anfield Stadium. Celtic met unfashionable Portuguese side Boavista in the semi-final. After a cautious game at Celtic Park, Boavista took the advantage on away goals into the 2nd leg after a 1-1 draw in which Larsson scored the equaliser after missing a penalty. The 2nd leg saw Boavista attempt to play out their advantage but Larsson struck for Celtic after a one-two with John Hartson with only ten minute remaining. The goal sent Celtic through to their first European Final since 1970. The final in Seville against Jos Mourinho's Porto saw Celtic finish as credible runners-up after a hard fought 3-2 defeat after extra time. The match saw Larsson pick up the man of the match award after equalising twice for Celtic with two sublime headers. Larsson also finished runner-up to FC Porto's Hlder Postiga in the competition's Top Scorer Charts. Larsson described the pain of the defeat as being the worst moment of his career, including his leg break. More disappointment was to follow as Celtic finished up runners up to Rangers on the last day of the SPL season. 2003 also saw Larsson voted as the Greatest Swedish Footballer of the Last 50 Years as part of the UEFA Jubilee Awards. He also finished the season yet again the Top SPL Goalscorer with 28 goals from 35 games.
Larsson's seventh and final season for Celtic saw the club lift the SPL Title and the Scottish Cup. After parachuting from the UEFA Champions League, Celtic also managed to reach the UEFA Cup Quarter Finals eliminating Barcelona on the way before crashing out 3-1 on aggregate to Villarreal. Larsson scored his only UEFA Champions League goal of the season against Anderlecht in a 3-1 win at Celtic Park. He added to his European goal tally with the equaliser in a 1st Leg Quarter Final tie at Celtic Park versus Villarreal. After previously having a credible goal chalked off for handball the match ended 1-1. This was to prove Larsson's final European goal for Celtic. Celtic executed their revenge for the previous season's heartache on rivals Rangers by defeating the club in all five Old Firm fixtures that season. Larsson's final Old Firm goal came in a 2-1 SPL win at Ibrox, an opening goal which was a header from a cross. Larsson's final competitive game at home for Celtic came in a league match against Dundee United. In an emotional match, Larsson scored two goals as Celtic went on to win 3-1. In his last competitive appearance for Celtic, he scored two goals (with either foot) to defeat and win the 2004 Scottish Cup Final. He gave a teary goodbye at his testimonial match against Sevilla in front of a capacity crowd at Celtic Park, Glasgow. In all, Larsson scored 242 goals for Celtic in 315 matches and left the club as the SPL's All-Time Leading Goalscorer with 158 goals, a record that stood until 30 December 2009 when Rangers' Kris Boyd surpassed it . He was also voted Swedish Footballer of the Year for the second time for the 2003-04 season.
Since leaving Celtic Park in June 2004, Larsson has returned to play for Celtic in testimonial matches twice. First in May 2005, for Jackie McNamara's testimonial against Ireland, which was also incidentally Martin O'Neill's final match in charge. His second guest appearance was in May 2008 for the Phil O'Donnell Memorial Match. Larsson played as part of the Celtic 1998 championship-winning side against the Motherwell 1991 Scottish Cup winning side. The match was played in memory of Larsson's former team mate Phil O'Donnell, who died earlier in the season in a match for Motherwell against Dundee United. Larsson, who scored in the 5-1 victory for Celtic, left Sweden's national training camp early to take part in the game.
thumb|Warming up for Bara
At the end of the 2003-04 season Larsson left Celtic on a free transfer and signed a one year contract with Barcelona with an option for a second year.
Larsson's played only a nominal part in Bara's La Liga win in his first season at Barcelona. He scored three goals in 12 Liga games and one goal (against his former club Celtic) in four UEFA Champions League matches. After the game he said "It was very difficult for me to celebrate my goal because I had so many great times here."
thumb|left|150px|Larsson playing for Barcelona against Deportivo
On 20 November 2004, during the 3-0 victory in the derby versus Real Madrid, Larsson tore the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee. Despite having missed most of the 2004-05 season, Barcelona took the option to extend his contract. In 2005-06 Larsson scored 10 goals as Barcelona won La Liga for a second consecutive year.
In January 2006, Larsson announced that at the end of his contract, which ended in July, he would leave Barcelona and return to Sweden to end his career. He revealed that he had politely refused a verbal promise by club president Joan Laporta to extend his contract to the end of the next season. News of his departure provoked praise from his teammates, including Ronaldinho, who said, "With Henrik leaving us at the end of the season this club is losing a great scorer, no question. But I am also losing a great friend. Henrik was my idol and now that I am playing next to him it is fantastic."
In his final game for Barcelona, he won his first UEFA Champions League medal. Larsson came on as a substitute and assisted both of Barcelona's goals in a 2-1 win over Arsenal. Thierry Henry paid tribute to Larsson's contribution to Barcelona's win after the game, saying, "People always talk about Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Giuly and everything, but I didn't see them today, I saw Henrik Larsson. He came on, he changed the game, that is what killed the game. Sometimes you talk about Ronaldinho and Eto'o and people like that; you need to talk about the proper footballer who made the difference, and that was Henrik Larsson tonight."
Indeed his ability to give Barcelona the cutting edge required to overcome Arsenal was noted by the international press.
After Sweden's elimination from the 2006 World Cup on 24 June 2006, Larsson joined up with his former club, Helsingborg. He made his second debut for his home town club against Hammarby in the Swedish Cup on 6 July 2006. Helsingborg went on to win the competition earning Larsson another medal, and he helped his team to a fourth place finish in the Swedish League. This successful season earnt Helsingborg a slot in the following season's UEFA Cup.
Shortly after rejoining Helsingborg, Larsson was signed on loan by Manchester United. United announced that Larsson would be on loan from 1 January until 12 March 2007, coinciding with the Swedish league's off season.
Whilst United were eager to extend the loan deal, Larsson stated that he had made a promise to his family and his club to return on 12 March. This was confirmed on 20 February, when Larsson announced that he would not be extending his loan period.
Manchester United won the Premier League two months after Larsson had left the club, and although he had not played the required quota of 10 league games to qualify for a Premier League winners medal, he, alongside Alan Smith, was granted special dispensation by the Premier League after the club requested extra medals for the two.
After leaving Manchester United, Larsson resumed his career with Helsingborg. Larsson helped the club through the group stages of the UEFA Cup and they qualified for the Round of 32 losing to PSV Eindhoven.
He broke his knee-cap during the first leg of a UEFA Europa League match against FK Sarajevo on 30 July 2009 and was out for an estimated 8 weeks.
Some reports at the time suggested that this in fact was the end of his playing career. With this injury coming on top of the recent and untimely passing of his younger brother, Robert, it may have appeared to some that Henrik's resilience had finally run-out. However, as a mark of the man and his true grit, he fought back from injury and heartache. Upon his return to the first team on 24 September 2009, Larsson scored two goals, including the winner against league rivals AIK. The game finished up 3-2 to Helsingborg, and Henrik's unbroken spirit lives on.
On 20 October 2009, Larsson announced his retirement from playing at the end of the Swedish domestic season. The announcement followed a previous statement from the player declaring his intention to retire from international duty. Larsson had also stated his desire to move into coaching and expressed his intent to study for coaching badges in Scotland under the SFA system. The announcement quickly sparked rumours of a return to Celtic as manager, even going so far as to suggest a link up with former Celtic team mate Lubomir Moravcik as his assistant.
Further speculation began on 21 October 2009 as Larsson discussed the possibility of taking up floorball on a full-time basis, as he had previously played floorball with FC (Floorball Club) Helsingborg during the football close season.
He took to the pitch for the last time in Helsingborg's 2-0 Swedish League loss to Djurgrdens IF on 28 October 2009, and was given a standing ovation from the crowd.
Larsson made clear his intentions to take up coaching once his playing career came to an end, having also expressed an interest in returning to Celtic in a coaching capacity.
On 14 December 2009 Larsson was appointed manager at Landskrona BoIS a Swedish second division football club and signed an contract between 30 November 2010.
Larsson's international record is impressive with 37 goals in 104 games, many of which he played in midfield or as a winger. He scored his first international goal in his debut, during the World Cup Qualifications stage against Finland. His first World Cup goal came at the USA 1994 against Bulgaria in the third place match to help Sweden win the bronze.
Sweden did not qualify to the 1998 World Cup, but reappeared on the global stage four years later at the 2002 World Cup. Larsson helped guide Sweden out of the group of death and into the knockout round with a 2-1 win over Nigeria in which he scored both goals. He then scored in the round of sixteen match against Senegal, though Sweden ended up losing 1-2 in extra time to a golden goal and were eliminated.
thumb|Henrik Larsson in Euro 2004
Larsson originally chose to retire from International football after that World Cup. His decision was met with much dismay in his homeland and there was much clamoring for him to return to the team for their campaign at Euro 2004 in Portugal). Despite initially maintaining his decision to retire, he eventually returned to the national side at the behest of his son, and to great effect, scoring three goals in four matches and leading Sweden to the quarter-finals, where they were defeated in a penalty shootout by the Dutch. Larsson's tremendous diving header against Bulgaria was voted Best Goal of the 2004 European Championships.
Larsson also featured at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He scored in the final minute of the match against England for Sweden to draw the match 2-2 in their final game in the group stages, thus becoming only the sixth player to score in three World Cup finals. The goal also sealed Sweden's qualification for the second round of the tournament. However in Sweden's Round of 16 game against host Germany, he blasted a penalty over the bar and Sweden went out with the score at 2-0 to Germany.
He retired from international football for the second time on 17 July 2006. "It is time to quit now. It feels right. I'm done with the national team," the 34-year-old Larsson told TV station Canal Plus. However Sweden boss Lars Lagerbck managed to lure Larsson out of international retirement once more and on 13 May 2008, the Swedish FA officially declared that Larsson had agreed to make a comeback and play for Sweden once again in Euro 2008.
After former team captain Fredrik Ljungberg decided to quit the national team, Larsson was chosen to become the new captain in a friendly against France on 20 August 2008.
On 11 October 2009, Larsson once again decided to retire from the national team.
Larsson's father is from the Cape Verde Islands, and his mother is Swedish. In 1996 he married Magdalena. They have one son and one daughter.
On 6 June 2009, before Sweden's 1-0 loss against Denmark, Larsson's brother Robert Larsson was found dead in his flat in Helsingborg, in south-west Sweden. Henrik was not told until after the match had concluded.
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Larsson also played floorball at a competitive level in 1989. On 23 November 2008, he resumed his floorball career when he played his first Swedish Super League game, for Helsingborg. In his second game for the club, he made two assists, and was voted man of the match.
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'''Ian Edward Wright''', MBE (born 3 November 1963) is an English former professional footballer, turned television and radio personality.
Wright enjoyed great success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal, spending six years with the former and seven years with the latter. He is considered as somewhat of a legend at both clubs. With Arsenal he has lifted the Premier League title and both major domestic trophies. As well as playing 581 league games, scoring 387 goals for seven clubs in both Scotland and England, earning 33 caps for the English national team.
After retiring from the game he has been active in the media, usually in football related TV and radio shows. He has also kept the footballing connections running through his sons Shaun and Bradley Wright-Phillips.
Ian Wright came to professional football relatively late. Despite having had trials at Southend United and Brighton during his teens, he was unable to attract sufficient interest to win a professional contract offer. Reverting to playing for amateur and non-league teams, he was left disillusioned about his chances of a career as a professional footballer, and looked set to pursue a job as a full-time plasterer.
Wright also served 14 days in Chelmsford Prison for driving without tax and insurance.
Crystal Palace talent scout Pete Prentice happened to see Wright in a local Sunday-league match and invited him to have a trial at Selhurst Park. Having impressed then-manager Steve Coppell, he signed professional terms for Crystal Palace in August 1985, just three months short of his 22nd birthday.
He quickly made his mark in his first season, scoring nine goals to finish as Palace's second-highest scorer. When Mark Bright arrived on the Palace scene the following year the duo soon established a successful striking partnership and it was largely their goals which took the club to top flight via the playoffs in 1989.
Wright was called up for England B duty in December 1989 but a twice-cracked shin bone reduced his initial impact in the First Division. However, after recovering from the injury he made a dramatic appearance as a 'super-sub', in the 1990 FA Cup Final against Manchester United. He equalised for Palace a few minutes after coming onto the field forcing extra time, then putting them ahead in extra time. The eventual score was 3-3, but Palace lost the replay 1-0.
The next season he gained full international honours, and reached a hundred goals for Crystal Palace. He scored twice as Palace beat Everton to win the Zenith Data Systems Cup at Wembley. Wright became renowned for his deadly striking ability, as shown when he scored a hat-trick in just eighteen minutes in Palace's penultimate game of the 1990-91 season away to Wimbledon
Wright scored 117 goals in 253 starts and 24 substitute appearances over six seasons for The Eagles in all competitions, making him the club's record post-war goalscorer and third on the all-time list. In 2005, he was voted into their Centenary XI and was named as their "Player of The Century".
Wright signed for Arsenal in September 1991 for -2.5m, which was at the time a club record fee. He scored on his debut against Leicester City in a League Cup tie, and then scored a hat-trick on his League debut against Southampton. He won the Golden Boot in his first season by scoring 29 league goals, five of which were for Palace, and 31 in all competitions. He scored a hat-trick in the final game of the season against Southampton; his third goal being the last ever scored in the old First Division. As of 2007, only Wright and Teddy Sheringham (1992-93 season) have won the top-flight goalscoring award having scored for two different clubs during the season in question.
Wright went on to be the club's top scorer for six seasons in a row. He played a major part in the club's success during the 1990s, winning an FA Cup and League Cup double in 1993; he scored in both the FA Cup final and the final replay against Sheffield Wednesday. Wright also helped Arsenal reach the 1994 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, although Wright was suspended for the final in which Arsenal beat Parma 1-0. That season they finished fourth in the Premiership.
Wright scored in every round but the final of Arsenal's 1995 Cup Winners' Cup campaign, and was a strong goalscorer in the Premiership, but it was a difficult time for Arsenal following the dismissal of manager George Graham over illegal payments, and under caretaker Stewart Houston they could only manage a 12th place finish in the league.
The arrival of Bruce Rioch heralded a bleaker time; the two did not get on and eventually Wright handed in a transfer request (which he later retracted). The arrival of Dennis Bergkamp, however, heralded a brief but fruitful striking partnership, and in their first season as a partnership they helped Arsenal finish fifth in the league and qualify for the UEFA Cup - they also reached the Coca-Cola Cup semi-finals, where they went out on away goals to eventual winners Aston Villa.
By the time Arsne Wenger had arrived at Arsenal in September 1996, Wright was nearly 33. Despite his age, he continued to score regularly (being the second highest Premiership scorer in 1996-97 with 23 goals), and on 13 September 1997 he broke Cliff Bastin's Arsenal goalscoring record with a hat-trick against Bolton Wanderers (a record since surpassed by Thierry Henry in October 2005). A couple of months later he suffered a bad hamstring injury which ruled him out of the club's run-in to a League and Cup Double; Wright was named as a substitute in the cup final against Newcastle United but did not play.
Wright scored a total of 185 goals for Arsenal in 279 starts and 9 substitute appearances. His final goal at Highbury came on 4 October 1997 against Barnsley and was his 300th career goal for both Crystal Palace and Arsenal. He scored his final goal for Arsenal on 6 January 1998 in a League Cup quarter-final victory against West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground. In his absence, Arsenal were eliminated from the League Cup in the semi-final by Chelsea, ending their hopes of a unique domestic treble.
On 15 July 2008 he finished 4th in 50 Greatest Gunners list conduced by the Arsenal website
In July 1998, Wright moved to West Ham United for -500,000; he spent fifteen months as a West Ham player without reaching the same form he had at Arsenal. During his spell there he made the headlines for all the wrong reasons when he vandalised the referee's dressing room at Upton Park after being sent off during a match against Leeds United. He had subsequent short spells at Nottingham Forest, Celtic, and Burnley (whom he helped to promotion to Division One) before retiring in 2000. He finished his club career with 323 goals in all competitions.
March 2007 saw his appointment of Director of Football Strategy of Isthmian League team, Ashford Town, and him taking his place on the Board of Directors, following his purchase of a stake in the club.
Wright was handed his England debut by manager Graham Taylor in February 1991. He started in the 2-0 victory against Cameroon at Wembley and helped England reach the finals of Euro 92 in Sweden. Despite the fact that his international career spanned eight years, 87 matches and three different full-time managers, he only started 17 times and was a used substitute in 16 matches.
In each of the seven seasons that followed the 1990 World Cup, Wright never scored less than 23 goals a season for his club. He scored 25 goals for Crystal Palace during 1990/91 before going on to break the 30 club-goal barrier five times in the following six seasons. Despite Wright's goalscoring feats, the most number of games he started for England consecutively was two - something he only did three times.
Taylor, who became England manager after the 1990 World Cup in Italy and remained in charge for 38 matches, only handed Wright nine starts and seven substitute appearances. He opted instead to use a whole host of less prolific strikers, including Nigel Clough of Nottingham Forest, Paul Stewart of Tottenham Hotspur, David Hirst of Sheffield Wednesday and Brian Deane of Sheffield United. Wright did not make it into the squad for Euro 92 at the expense of Clough, Gary Lineker of Tottenham Hotspur, Alan Shearer of Southampton and Arsenal team mate Alan Smith.
Five of Wright's nine international goals were scored under Taylor's management. These included a vital late equaliser in a 1-1 away draw against Poland in May 1993 and four goals in the 7-1 away win against San Marino in Bologna, Italy, in November 1993, the final match of Taylor's reign as manager. Both matches were qualifiers for the 1994 World Cup in the USA, for which England failed to qualify for the first time since 1978.
Terry Venables replaced Taylor as manager after the unsuccessful 1994 World Cup qualifying campaign but Wright's appearances in the side became even more limited. Despite featuring in four of the first five matches under Venables, albeit three times as a substitute, Wright never played under his management again. Ultimately, it cost Wright a place in the squad for Euro 96, where England reached the semi-finals as the host nation. Venables vacated his position as England manager after the tournament and was replaced by Glenn Hoddle.
After being in international exile for 21 consecutive matches, Wright was recalled to the England team by Hoddle in November 1996 when he came off the bench in a 2-0 1998 World Cup qualifying victory in Georgia. It had been over two years since Wright had made his previous England appearance in October 1994.
Four of Wright's nine international goals were scored under Hoddle's management, including the winner in a 2-1 friendly win against South Africa at Old Trafford in May 1997, and the opener a month later in a 2-0 victory over Italy in the Tournoi de France. England won the four-team tournament, staged as a warm-up event to the 1998 World Cup in France, which also included world champions Brazil as well as the hosts.
Wright went on to help England qualify for the 1998 World Cup by scoring two goals in the 4-0 qualifying campaign victory against Moldova at Wembley in September 1997, before producing arguably his best performance for his country in the vital 0-0 draw in Italy, a month later, which secured his country's passage through to the finals. He missed out on the finals, however, with a recurrence of the hamstring injury which had ruled him out for much of Arsenal's double-winning campaign.
Following the 1998 World Cup, Wright went on to play a further two times for England as a West Ham player. He came on as a substitute in the Euro 2000 qualifier in Luxembourg, a match England won 3-0 in October 1998. He made his final international appearance, a month later, in a friendly against the Czech Republic at Wembley. England won the match 2-0 and it also turned out to be Hoddle's final game as manager.
Wright started seven matches and was used as a substitute on six occasions under Hoddle, who was manager for 28 matches. He made his first appearance under Hoddle aged 33 and his final appearance under him aged 35. England went on to qualify for Euro 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands, by which time, Wright was approaching his 37th birthday and retired from club football shortly after the tournament.
While he was still a professional footballer at Arsenal, Wright published his autobiography, ''Mr Wright''. It was first published in hardback in 1996 by Collins Willow when Ian was still a professional player at Arsenal. It was then published in paperback in 1997, which included an all new updated chapter.
He was later signed up by ITV to present his own chat show, ''Friday Night's All Wright'' where he interviewed such showbiz greats as Sir Elton John, Mariah Carey and Will Smith and which ran for two seasons. Since his retirement from football, he has appeared as a pundit on the BBC's ''International Match of the Day'' and has been a pundit for 2002 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Since then, he has gone on to present programmes such as ''Friends Like These'' and ''What Kids Really Think''. He took over from David Seaman in autumn 2004 as a team captain on BBC game show ''They Think It's All Over'', which ran until 2006.
Ian Wright has also starred in ''Men & Motors'' show ''Wright Across America'', where he fulfils a life long dream to travel coast to coast across America on a ''Harley-Davidson'' motorbike. The show is famous for Wright's rocky relationship with co-host and legendary custom bike builder ''Nicky Bootz''.. He formerly co-hosted the drivetime slot (4-7 pm) Monday to Thursday on Talksport, with Adrian Durham. He also starred in ''Ian Wright's Excellent Adventure'' in which he travels to Greenland with a friend, 'Mrs C' (Novello Noades, wife of former Crystal Palace chairman Ron Noades), to scale the highest mountain in the Arctic, Gunnbjrn.
Along with appearances on television programmes, Ian also appeared in television commercials for the chicken sauce, Chicken Tonight and Ladbrokes along with Chris Kamara, Ally McCoist and former Arsenal team mate Lee Dixon.
Ian Wright appeared as a "celebrity hijacker" in the television series ''Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack''.
He also appears in an advertisement for the Wii console where he is playing Mario Strikers Charged and Wii Sports with his son Shaun.
On 12 March 2008, it was confirmed that he will be presenting the forthcoming series of the popular game show ''Gladiators''.
On 17 April 2008 it was confirmed that Wright is quitting his job as a pundit on BBC Sport's ''Match Of The Day'' coverage of England internationals. He criticised the programme for using him as a "comedy jester", and added "Fans want people who are dressed like them. They've got no one to relate to on TV and that's why I've said to them I don't want to do the England games any more."
He is now a presenter on the radio station talkSPORT as well as being a presenter on Five's ''Live From Studio Five'' with Melinda Messenger and Kate Walsh. The first episode of the show was broadcast on 14th September, 2009.
Ian Wright presented Football Behind Bars, a reality TV series aired on Sky1 about his program to socialize young men incarcerated at Portland Young Offenders Institution in Dorset by organizing them in a football academy. The program was an experiment with the prison authority with an eye to expanding it to other prisons if it was successful. The series ran 6 episodes, aired weekly from September 7th, 2009 through October 12th, 2009.
Wright's adopted son Shaun Wright-Phillips currently plays for Manchester City and England. Shaun's half-brother Bradley Wright-Phillips, who is Ian's biological son, plays for Plymouth. Ian's cousin Jermaine Wright is a free agent, having been released by Blackpool, while Ian's other son, Brett Wright, had a trial with Reading in September 2005 and played for their reserve team.
Wright is also the patron of the African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust. Shortly after his retirement from playing in 2000, he was awarded the MBE for his services to charity.
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'''Clyde Cyril Best''' MBE (born 24 February 1951 in Bermuda) was a Bermudian football player who most notably played as a striker for West Ham United, and was one of the first post-World War II black players in British football. While he initially suffered through some racist chanting, Clyde became a true fan favourite at Upton Park. He was a strong, powerful player with the skills of the traditional English centre forward, tough to dispossess when he had the ball and good in the air. He made his first team debut for West Ham in a 1-1 home draw against Arsenal on 25 August 1969. His first goal for the Hammers being in the League Cup in a 4-2 win against Halifax Town, on 3 September 1969. Best played 218 games and registered 58 goals for West Ham over 7 seasons between August 1969 and January 1976.
Best also played for Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie as well as the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Toronto Blizzard and Portland Timbers of the North American Soccer League. He was also an assistant coach for the San Diego Sockers for a brief period in the early 1990's.
Best received his first cap at the age of fifteen playing for the Bermudian national team. Best also coached the national team from 1997 to 1999.
Best was also instrumental in the origins of football at Irvine Valley College in Southern California, as a founding member of the coaching staff along with Head Coach Martin McGrogan in 1993.
Best was inducted into the Bermuda National Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. He was awarded an MBE in the January 2006 New Year's Honours list for services to football and the community in Bermuda.
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'''Mladen Rudonja''' (born July 26, 1971 in Koper) is a Slovenian footballer who has represented his country at two major tournaments - (Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup).
He most often played as a forward or a winger (usually on the left). Despite this, he did not score a goal for the Slovenian national side until his 53rd cap - in the second leg of a playoff for the 2002 World Cup against Romania in Bucharest that finished 1:1, which meant Slovenia qualified for the tournament, as they won the first leg in Ljubljana 2:1. He has always been very popular with the fans (who nicknamed him "Turbo Rudi") and after this match he has gained an almost national hero status. All in all, he has accumulated 65 caps for the national side, which makes him the 6th most capped player in Slovenia's history.
His main assets were speed and seemingly endless stamina. His performance against Spain in Korea saw Joe Royle (British commentator) notice that he never stopped for 90 minutes. As a result, he gained a position that was possibly unique in world football: a purely defensive centre forward. His club career never really caught on in the same way, after a good spell with K. Sint-Truidense V.V. he left for Portsmouth where he achieved little. After the 2002 World Cup, he left for NK Olimpija Ljubljana to wind down his career, playing alongside Croatian legend and former Portsmouth teammate Robert Prosineki as Olimpija sought to recapture former glories.
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'''Edgar Steven Davids''' (born 13 March 1973) is a Dutch professional footballer. He is as a defensive midfielder who most recently played for Ajax. After beginning his professional career with Ajax , he played for AC Milan, Juventus, FC Barcelona, Internazionale, Tottenham Hotspur before returning to the Amsterdam club. Davids has glaucoma, which requires him to wear protective goggles during football matches. His dreadlocked hair and his protective eye wear make Davids one of the most recognizable footballers of his generation.
He is a cousin of current NEC midfielder Lorenzo Davids.
Davids started his career at Ajax in 1991, making his debut on 6 September in a 5-1 home win over RKC Waalwijk. He helped the Amsterdam club to three domestic Eredivisie titles, as well as international success with the 1992 UEFA Cup and the 1995 Champions League. In the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final, he missed Ajax's first penalty in the shootout, which they ultimately lost to Juventus. While at Ajax, he was nicknamed ''"The Pitbull"'' by Ajax manager Louis van Gaal due to his fierce style of play and bite in the midfield.
Davids moved to Italy in 1996 to play for AC Milan. He did not see much playing time at Milan, and moved on to league rivals Juventus in December 1997 for a -5.3 million transfer fee. Six successful years in Turin followed, with Davids helping the side to the Serie A title in 1998, 2002 and 2003. Also, Juventus manager Marcello Lippi once described him as ''"my one-man engine room."'' On 17 May 2001, Davids was suspended by FIFA when he tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid, nandrolone.
He was often inspirational in Europe, playing 15 times as the club made it all the way to the UEFA Champions League 2002-03 final before losing to Milan on penalties.
Davids joined FC Barcelona on loan in January 2004 from Juventus. After his arrival the Spanish club enjoyed a successful resurgence of form, finishing second to Valencia CF in the league. Then, he permanently moved on to Italian club Internazionale on a three-year contract. When Inter terminated the remaining years of his contract in August 2005, he moved to England on a free transfer to play for Tottenham Hotspur. He had a successful stay at Tottenham and instantly became a fans favourite. His first and only goal was in a 2-1 away win against Wigan Athletic. Davids played for Tottenham in the 2005-06 and the 2006-07 seasons, both in which Tottenham finished in 5th position.
thumb|Davids during his second period at Ajax.
Davids signed once more for Ajax on 28 January 2007 and played his first match against Ajax's rivals Feyenoord on 4 February.
Prior to the start of the 2007-08 season, Davids' leg was broken in a pre-season friendly against Go Ahead Eagles, sidelining him for around three months.
Davids played against Los Angeles Galaxy on 6 December 2008 in an exhibition match as part of an Oceania XI All-Star team, despite the fact he is not from Oceania and has never played for an Oceanic club or national team.
He was in contract negotiations with English Championship side, Leicester City from 22 October 2009.
Davids was an integral part of the Dutch national team since his debut in April 1994, though he has not won any major tournaments for the ''Oranje''.
During the UEFA Euro 1996, he was sent home by then manager Guus Hiddink for saying in a radio interview: "''Hiddink should stop putting his head in some players' asses."''
Nonetheless, Davids remained appreciated by Hiddink, who included him in the Dutch squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Davids' most notable performance for the national team came in the 1998 FIFA World Cup second round game against FR Yugoslavia. He scored the winning goal in the last minute of the game and ensured that the Dutch team went through to the next round to meet Argentina. The Dutch national team eventually finished 4th overall and Davids was named to the official FIFA "Team of the Tournament".
Davids played in the UEFA Euro 2000 when he was named for the UEFA "Team of the Tournament". The Netherlands reached the semi-finals and played against Italy in a thrilling game that ended up being decided with a penalty shootout.
During the Netherlands' UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying matches, Davids scored the Netherlands' first qualifying goal in their opening 3-0 victory against Belarus and subsequently bossed the midfield in five of the remaining seven Group 3 fixtures and both legs of the play-off victory against Scotland.
After Euro 2004, new national team coach Marco van Basten appointed Edgar Davids as captain of the team. However, lack of first team football at his club Inter meant Davids also lost his place in the national team in October 2004, thus losing the captain's armband in the process. At the latter stages of the qualifying series for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in October 2005, he was re-called back into the national team, though not as captain. He fell out of the picture again shortly after, thereby missing out on the Dutch squad for the 2006 World Cup.
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'''Ian Michael "Chico" Hamilton''' (born 31 October 1950 in Streatham) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing for Chelsea, Southend United, Aston Villa and Sheffield United,
Hamilton joined Chelsea as a junior and became the Stamford Bridge club's youngest ever player and goalscorer at 16 years, 138 days when he scored against Tottenham Hotspur on his debut, on 18 March 1967, a feat which earned comparisons with another famous Chelsea striker who also scored on his debut against Spurs - Jimmy Greaves. Thereafter he played only four more first-team games for Chelsea, spending the 1968-69 season with Southend United before moving to Aston Villa in 1968.
At Villa he carved out a long career as a midfielder, helping the club win the Third Division title in 1972, and playing in two League Cup finals - they lost in 1971 and won in 1975. After two seasons with Sheffield United, Hamilton became one of many British footballers who ended their careers in the North American Soccer League, where he played for Minnesota Kicks and San Jose Earthquakes.
After he finished his professional career, he spent 17 years as boys' soccer coach at Thomas Worthington High School, in Worthington, Ohio, returning after a seven-year gap to coach girls' soccer.
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'''Peter Reid''' (born 20 June 1956 in Huyton, Liverpool, is an English football manager, pundit and former player.
In his playing career Reid played for several clubs, including Bolton Wanderers, Everton and Queens Park Rangers, as well as representing his country, after which he managed Manchester City, Sunderland, Leeds United, Coventry City and Thailand. He is currently the assistant manager of Stoke City
Reid signed professional forms with Bolton Wanderers in 1974. He first won a medal when Bolton won the championship of the Football League Second Division in 1978, but he only enjoyed two seasons of First Division football before Bolton were relegated.
He was transferred to Everton for a cut-price fee of -60,000 in 1982 only 12 months after a much larger fee had been mooted - a succession of injuries had cut the price.
At club level his greatest achievement was as part of the Everton team which in 1984 won the FA Cup, in 1985 and 1987 the Football League championship and in 1985 the European Cup Winners' Cup. They nearly won a unique treble but lost 1-0 to Manchester United in the 1985 FA Cup final. In that game, Reid was recklessly challenged by Manchester United defender Kevin Moran who became the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup final.
At his peak Reid was rated by many as the finest midfield enforcer in Europe. He was voted PFA Footballer of the Year in 1985, the same year that he collected a Football League title and European Cup Winner's Cup winner's medal. Reid's form was so good that year, he came 4th in the World Soccer player of the year award behind only Michel Platini, Preban Elkjaer and Diego Maradona.
He made 167 appearances (eight as substitute) for Everton. In 2006, Peter Reid was awarded with the 'Everton Giant' accolade.
Reid won 13 caps for England. Given his chance by the injuries to other players, he became the linchpin of the England team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. In the England v Argentina quarter-final at that tournament Reid was one of the England players left behind by Diego Maradona as he burst from inside his own half to score his second goal.
Reid signed for Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer in 1989 but only stayed for one season (1989-90) before signing for Manchester City, who were managed by former Everton manager Howard Kendall.
Reid's managerial career began in November 1990 at Manchester City. Reid was appointed player-manager after Howard Kendall resigned to begin the second of his three spells at Everton.
In 1990-91, Manchester City finished fifth (one place above neighbours Manchester United) and equalled this achievement the following season. In the first season of the Premier League (1992-93), City slipped into ninth place with an increasingly stale brand of 'long ball' football and Reid was sacked after a poor start to the following season.
Reid bought Keith Curle and Terry Phelan for -2.5 million each. Colin Hendry was sold to be eventually replaced by Michel Vonk. Clive Allen was also. Similar rumours surrounded the sale of youngster Michael Hughes who was sold and replaced by Rick Holden.
Following his dismissal by Manchester City, in October 1993 Reid was persuaded by Ian Branfoot to resume his playing career with Southampton who were then in the middle of a crisis, with the Saints fans calling for Branfoot to be sacked with the club having lost eight of their first nine games. Reid brought a touch of guile and stability to the Saints side and despite playing only eight games he made a major contribution to the team's fortunes as Saints' season started to come together, leading them to some important victories, most specially over Newcastle United on 24 October 1993 in which Matthew Le Tissier scored two goals. His final game for Saints was a 3-1 victory over Chelsea on 28 December 1993.
Branfoot was sacked a few days later (after a home defeat by Norwich City). Reid was touted as a possible replacement for Branfoot, but he stated that, as Branfoot had brought him to the club, it would only be fair that he left as well. Reid then had brief playing spells with Notts County and Bury before he retired from playing.
Reid made his return to management in March 1995 with Sunderland, who were battling relegation in the First Division. He kept the club up and the following season they were crowned champions of the division and were promoted to the Premier League. In 1996 a group of Sunderland fans operating under the name ''Simply Red and White'' had a top 50 hit with the song ''Cheer Up Peter Reid'' - an altered version of the song ''Daydream Believer''. The season they were relegated back to the First Division after losing their final game of the season.
Sunderland missed automatic promotion by one place in 1997-98, and drew 4-4 with Charlton Athletic in the Division play-off final. Reid's side missed out on promotion after losing 7-6 in a penalty shoot out in one of the most dramatic games ever seen at Wembley. The following season Sunderland bounced back from this defeat, winning the First Division with a then-record breaking 105 points.
Throughout 1999-2000, Sunderland were competing for a place in European competition but in the end missed out after finishing in seventh place. Still, Reid's team had achieved one of the highest finishes ever achieved by a Premier League team in the season after promotion. Striker Kevin Phillips was the highest league scorer in England and Europe with 30 goals in the Premier League, and therefore won the golden boot that season, which currently still stands as the last Englishman to win the accolade. Reid also had a brief spell as manager of the England under-21 team in this season. For a while in 2000-01, Sunderland were second in the league and it looked as though they would secure qualification for the UEFA Champions League, but their form dipped in the final stages of the season and again they finished seventh.
Reid's team suffered a downturn in the 2001-02 season ending up one place above the relegation zone and with just 28 goals from 38 games - fewer than any other team in the division. In a bid to halt the decline, Reid paid a club record -6.75million for Norwegian striker Tore Andr Flo from Rangers but was unsuccessful. Reid was let go in October 2002 after nearly eight years as Sunderland manager.
Reid was out of work until March 2003, when he was appointed interim manager of Leeds United after the dismissal of Terry Venables. The Elland Road club had been hit by -80 million debts after their -100 million outlay on new players in the space of five seasons had failed to land them a trophy. Reid looked to be the man to reverse the decline, especially after a 6-1 away win over Charlton Athletic and a 3-2 away win over Arsenal which ended the opposition's title hopes. After keeping Leeds up, he was awarded the job on a permanent basis.
Leeds were still in a poor financial state and Reid was forced to sell Harry Kewell and bring in cheaper signings from abroad as replacements. His new signings failed to gel and he was fired in November 2003 after a 6-1 defeat against newly-promoted Portsmouth. Although many of his signings left Leeds after the club was relegated, Kevin Blackwell, who Reid had bought to Leeds as assistant manager, later went on to become manager in 2004.
Reid was appointed manager of First Division side Coventry City in May 2004 with the aim of getting the club promoted to the Premier League. His spell at Highfield Road lasted only eight months as he departed on 6 January 2005 with the club 20th in the Championship.
In late 2006, it was rumoured that Reid would be returning to Sunderland as Director of Football under new chairman Niall Quinn, who had played under Reid at Manchester City and Sunderland, but this appointment never happened.
After an absence from management of nearly four years Reid became manager of Thailand in September 2008, having been linked with the position earlier in the year.
Reid's first assignment as the new national coach of Thailand, was to take part in the T&T Cup in Vietnam, a three team round robin tournament with hosts Vietnam and North Korea. Thailand beat North Korea in the first game of the tournament and then went on to draw with Vietnam to clinch the championship. On 9 September 2009, the Thailand Football Association (FAT) announced that Peter Reid had left his position as manager, his contract was terminated by mutual consent after a year in charge.
After Reid left the Thailand job on 10 September 2009, Stoke City confirmed his appointment as assistant manager.
Since his days as manager of Sunderland Reid has made occasional appearances on Sky Sports and its related channels as a football pundit. With the decline of his managing career his appearances on these programmes gradually increased and as of 2007 he is a semi-regular on Sky Sports News's Saturday results programme. During the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany, Reid worked for the BBC, often appearing alongside Lee Dixon in post-match analysis. He now works as a pundit and provides match analysis for the Football Channel alongside Carlton Palmer. He also worked with Asia-based ESPN Star as a pundit prior to his appointment with the Thailand national team.
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'''Raymond Thomas (Ray) Harford''' (1 June 1945 - 9 August 2003) was an English footballer, better known for his successes as a coach and manager than as a player. He is considered to have been one of the top coaches of his generation.
He was born in Halifax but grew up in southern London.
In 1982, Harford was appointed assistant manager at Fulham under Malcolm Macdonald, helping the side finish fourth in the Second Division a year after promotion - one place short of promotion to the First Division.
In the summer of 1986, Luton Town manager David Pleat resigned and was replaced by John Moore. Harford was signed by Luton as assistant manager and helped the club finish seventh in the old First Division.
In 1988-89 Luton again reached the League Cup final but surrendered their crown after losing 3-1 to Nottingham Forest. By the following January, Luton were battling against relegation to the Second Division and Harford was controversially sacked
Soon after being sacked as manager of Luton, Harford was recruited by Wimbledon as assistant manager to Bobby Gould, succeeding Don Howe who had been appointed manager of Queen's Park Rangers. The partnership lasted just five months until July 1990, when Gould was sacked from his post and for the third time in his career Harford was promoted from the position of assistant manager to manager.
In 1990-91, Wimbledon did well to finish seventh in the First Division and there were high hopes that the club could qualify for European competition or win one of the two domestic cups during the 1991-92 season. But Wimbledon made a slow start to the season and Harford resigned in October. He was briefly replaced by Peter Withe, who lasted just three months before being succeeded by Joe Kinnear.
In the same month that Harford left Wimbledon, the former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish had been appointed as manager of Second Division Blackburn Rovers who had been out of the top division since 1966. Their benefactor Jack Walker was determined to get the Ewood Park side into the new FA Premier League, which was due to start in the 1992-93 season. He made Harford an offer to become assistant manager at Blackburn and he accepted it.
While Harford was assistant manager of Blackburn, he helped Kenny Dalglish in the club's quest for success. In 1992, the club won promotion to the new Premier League via the promotion playoffs. In the new Premier League in 1993, Blackburn finished fourth thanks to a side made up of mostly new players like -3.3 million record signing striker Alan Shearer, who scored 16 league goals before a serious injury suffered just before the turn of the new year and was ruled out for the rest of the season. Blackburn in fact topped the league at several stages that season, but it was eventually won by Manchester United.
The following season Blackburn finished runners-up to double winners Manchester United but a consolation for the disappointment came in the form of a UEFA Cup place. For much of the season it had looked certain that the league title would be remaining at Old Trafford, but an erratic run of form by United in March meant that Blackburn drew level on points in early April (kept off the top only on goal difference) but in the end United surged to the title.
In 1994-95, Blackburn suffered early exits from the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup but their league form was excellent. On the final day of the season, they lost 2-1 to Dalglish's old club Liverpool but their nearest rivals Manchester United were unable to beat West Ham United and the English league championship went to Blackburn Rovers for the first time since 1914. It was also the first time in Harford's career than he had been associated with a title winning side.
A month after the title success, Kenny Dalglish was promoted to the position of Director of Football and the board made an offer to Harford to fill the manager's seat.
1995-96 was a frustrating season for Harford and Blackburn. Chris Sutton and Graeme Le Saux missed a lot of games through injury and Tim Sherwood lost form. Alan Shearer was still brilliant though, with 31 Premiership goals. Despite an early exit from the UEFA Champions League, Blackburn improved as the season went on.
Although they never looked like regaining their Premiership title, they were in contention for a UEFA Cup place until the very last game of the season but lost out to Arsenal and finished seventh. It wasn't at all a bad finish, though, considering that Blackburn had been in the bottom half of the Premier League for much of the season.
During the summer of 1996, Alan Shearer was sold to Newcastle United for a then world record fee of -15 million, and Harford failed to adequately replace him.
The 1996-97 season also started badly for Blackburn.
In February 1997, Harford was named as West Bromwich Albion's new manager in place of Alan Buckley. Albion were hovering just above the relegation zone in Division One (which had been a familiar pattern since their promotion in 1993) and Harford did much to keep the club clear of relegation. Despite a promising start to the following season, he found it tiring to travel the 100+ miles from his Berkshire home to the Midlands on an almost daily basis, and in December 1997 moved to Division One rivals Queens Park Rangers.
Queens Park Rangers were struggling in Division One, they had slipped from the Premiership in 1996 after 13 consecutive seasons of top division football. Harford was appointed as successor to Stewart Houston and was hopeful of getting the club back into the Premiership. At the end of the 1997-98 season the Loftus Road club avoided relegation at the expense of Manchester City, Stoke City and Reading but the club's directors and supporters expected more. And after a poor start to the 1998-99 season, Harford was sacked in September and replaced by Gerry Francis.
In the summer of 1999, Harford made a return to football as first team coach under then Millwall manager Keith Stevens. Millwall had been in Division Two since 1996 and the club's directors were desperate to win promotion. Stevens was young and inexperienced, and by September 2000 the Millwall board had decided they wanted a more experienced manager so they terminated his contract. Harford was appointed manager on a temporary basis and it seemed possible that he might be given the job permanently. But that fifth promotion from within never happened and Mark McGhee was given the job instead. Harford remained on the club's coaching staff and was crucial in Millwall's Division Two championship that season which ended a five-year exile from the upper tier of the English league.
In 2001-02, Millwall finished fourth in Division One and qualified for the promotion playoffs. Everyone at the club was hopeful that a second successive promotion could be achieved but those hopes were ended in a semi-final defeat by eventual winners Birmingham City.
In October 2002, the 57-year-old Harford was diagnosed with lung cancer and spent much of the season away from his job at Millwall receiving treatment for his illness.
On 9 August 2003, Harford died at the age of 58 while he was still officially a member of the Millwall coaching staff under Mark McGhee.
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thumb|right|Steve Harris performing in Mansfield, Massachusetts, 20 June 2008
'''Stephen Percy "Steve" Harris''' (born 12 March 1956) is an English musician, best known as the bassist, band leader, primary songwriter and only constant member of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. In addition, he plays keyboards, and sings backing vocals. He founded the band as a teenager in 1975. He and Dave Murray are the only members of the band to have appeared on all of the band's albums, and as Murray left the band for a few months prior to the first album to join Urchin, Harris is the only member to have remained in the band throughout its duration. He used to work as an architectural draftsman in the East End of London but gave up his job upon forming Iron Maiden. During the mid 1970s he was a youth team footballer for West Ham United. He still is a talented amateur football player and often has the crest of West Ham on his bass,
Originally Harris wanted to play drums or be a professional football player; however he did not have much space for a drum kit in his house so he started to play bass and write songs. Harris is a self-taught bass player
Harris' first band was named Influence, then Gypsy's Kiss. He later joined Smiler, of which all the band members were several years older than he was. He ended up leaving, as the members of the band made it clear that they did not care for a bassist who leapt around the stage and wrote songs, also his songs were too complicated for the band members, with the result that they did not want to play them. After Smiler, Harris went on to create Iron Maiden, getting the name from seeing an iron maiden, a type of torture instrument, in the movie ''The Man in the Iron Mask''.
Harris is Maiden's principal composer and lyricist. His song writing typically showcases his trademark galloping bass patterns and features long songs with epic lyrics that feature many tempo changes. Harris frequently writes lyrics about mythology, history or topics inspired from books and films.
Harris is often considered among the best and most influential heavy metal bassists. He is most known for his "galloping" bass lines - usually an eighth note followed by two sixteenth notes at fast tempo (e.g., "The Trooper") or eighth note triplets - which he plays with two fingers. Before playing, Harris often chalks his fingers, to make these fast patterns easier to play, as shown on the bonus DVD for the ''A Matter of Life and Death'' album. Besides this he is very adventurous on the bass and plays intricate accompaniment in many of Maiden's songs. He also uses power chords, which are unusual on bass, on several songs. Harris has also stated that he never uses a pick and that he never warms up before a show.
He plays a specially-painted bass guitar which has been featured on every Iron Maiden album. The guitar has gone through four colour changes since construction. Originally white, then black, it was then changed to blue sparkle, then white with claret and blue pinstriping and the West Ham Utd crest.
Harris has been seen with different bass guitars during his career, mostly Fender P-Basses.
This list may not contain every bass, and most of them are retired, and the first ones in this list are from his earliest days from his career as a musician.
white, then black, then blue sparkle), mirror pickguard (formerly black), maple neck.
In addition to bass playing and writing music/lyrics for Iron Maiden, Steve Harris has taken on numerous other roles to support the running of the band such as:
Steve Harris has been Iron Maiden's principal keyboardist (other than at live shows and on a few songs where the work has been done by Michael Kenney who doubles as his bass technician) since keyboards were first used by the band on the album ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son''. Though since that album keyboards have played less of a role in Iron Maiden (usually), the complexity and speed of the playing has increased as Harris has improved. Initially he was not even credited for it in the band credits, just the album ones.
For the album ''Somewhere in Time'', Harris made his first experimentation with synthesised sounds, playing the bass synth (later on the ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son album'' referred to as 'string synth'). He has also done so on subsequent albums, although it has not featured as much as it did on ''Somewhere in Time'' because of the band's less synthesised sounds and also the use of keyboards.
Steve Harris is also known for playing an increasing role in mixing Iron Maiden's albums as well as producing them, and has done the work himself since ''Fear of the Dark''. Harris also directs and edits many of the band's music videos, particularly live ones. He also owns a farm with music recording facilities. Harris' land has been used to write Maiden's albums on numerous occasions; it was also used to film the music video for the song Holy Smoke.
Harris has also contributed backing vocals on Iron Maiden records and concerts since the band's inception, though he is not always credited on the sleeves.
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'''John Joseph Welsh''' (born 10 January 1984 in Liverpool) is an English football player who plays for Tranmere Rovers. He was also captain of the England under-20 team, and has been capped eight times for the under-21s. He represented England U20 at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Wavertree born John Welsh joined Liverpool at the age of 10. He progressed through the ranks, becoming captain of the Reserve Team in the process. Welsh trained with the Liverpool first team squad at their Melwood training ground from the middle of the 2001-02 season.
In the 2002-03 season John Welsh played only one game for the first team - his dbut match against Ipswich Town on December 4, 2002 in a League Cup fourth round tie at home - when he replaced Vladimr micer in the 83rd minute. Also, John Welsh has been amongst the substitutes for a number of European games.
His first game in Premiership was against Arsenal on October 4, 2003, when he replaced Salif Diao in the 82nd minute, but he couldn't help his team avoid defeat - they lost 2-1, and unfortunately for Welsh, his first act was to be booked for a foul on Ray Parlour. Welsh featured in Liverpool's run to the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, coming on as a substitute in the round of 16 away tie against Bayer Leverkusen.
Liverpool would go on to win the trophy but Welsh was left out of the final match day squad.
After three starts and seven substitute appearances in all competitions for Liverpool, in August 2005, John went on a season-long loan to Championship side Hull City. The club were impressed, and in November 2005 agreed a deal which saw Liverpool take promising young winger Paul Anderson in exchange. The swap took place on 4 January 2006.
However, three minutes into a match against Preston North End on 10 March 2007, Welsh dived into a tackle with Preston's Neil Mellor, a former Liverpool team mate. Welsh was carried off on a stretcher, and it later transpired that he had broken both the tibia and fibia in his right leg, ruling him out for many months.
On 31 December 2007, Chester City announced they would be signing Welsh on loan when the transfer window reopened the following day.
He joined Carlisle United on 27 October 2008 for an initial one month loan making his debut against Hartlepool United.
In March 2009, he joined Football League Two side Bury on loan and was released from Hull on 2 June 2009.
In July 2009, John Welsh signed a deal with League 1 side Tranmere Rovers.
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'''Erik Nevland''' (born 10 November 1977 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian football forward who currently plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He has eight caps for Norway, and 22 caps at U-21 level.
Nevland started his career at Viking FK, but in 1997 he was sold to Manchester United at the age of 19, before he had played a single first team match for the Norwegian side. What prompted Manchester United to sign him was a succession of hat-tricks in three games when he was on trial with them. His only goal for the United first team was in a Worthington Cup match against Bury in October 1998.
He returned to Viking on a permanent contract in January 2000, winning the Norwegian cup final in 2001 and scoring the two deciding goals in their famous UEFA Cup victory over Chelsea in 2002. He joined FC Groningen on a free transfer in November 2004, and since became a cult hero. In his first half-season for his new club he scored 16 times in 20 matches. Nevland also scored the first ever goal in FC Groningen's new Euroborg stadium.
On April 27, 2007, Nevland signed a new three-year contract with FC Groningen. In December 2007, Nevland was voted 'Groninger of the Year' by television viewers in the province of Groningen, in spite of him not being born in Groningen or The Netherlands.
On January 28, 2008, he signed with Premier League side Fulham for a fee of -2.5 million (-1.85 million), plus a further -0.5 million (-370k) if Fulham retained Premier League status, which they did. On February 3, he made only his second ever Premier League appearance when Fulham played Aston Villa at Craven Cottage.
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'''William "Bill" Shankly''', OBE (2 September 1913 - 29 September 1981) was one of Britain's most successful and respected football managers. Shankly was also a fine player, whose career was interrupted by the Second World War. He played nearly 300 times in The Football League for Preston North End and represented Scotland seven times, as well as playing for Partick Thistle and Carlisle United.
He is most remembered, however, for his achievements as a manager, particularly with Liverpool. Shankly established Liverpool, which had been a Second Division club when he arrived, as one of the major forces in the English game. During his 15 years at the club they won three league championships, two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup, before his surprise retirement after the 1974 FA Cup Final.
Shankly was born in the Ayrshire mining village of Glenbuck, He was one of 5 brothers who went on to play professional football. His brother Bob (1910 - 1982) was also a successful manager, guiding Dundee to victory in the Scottish championship in 1962. His tough upbringing was the basis for his own brand of humanitarian based socialism, and he would joke in later life that he never had a bath until aged 15, and that the poverty brought about a good sense of humour.
Football was a way of getting away from the mine shafts - either on a Saturday afternoon and during weekly training, or as a professional option. All five Shankly brothers were members of the Glenbuck Cherrypickers - a team famous at the time for producing 49 footballers from the village, straddling the latter part of the 19th and the early years of the 20th century - although Bill, the youngest brother, never played for their first eleven.
His other brothers were Alec, who played for Ayr United and Clyde, Jimmy (1902-1972), who played for various clubs, including Sheffield United and Southend United, and John (1903-1960), who played for Luton Town and Blackpool. His maternal uncle, Bob Blyth, played for Preston North End and Portsmouth, before becoming Portsmouth's manager.
Bill Shankly's playing career began in Scottish Junior Football, where he played for the now defunct Cronberry Eglinton and Glenbuck Cherrypickers. In July 1932 he caught the eye of scouts and was signed to play for Carlisle United making his debut on 31 December 1932 against Rochdale. In July 1933, after only 16 appearances for Carlisle, he signed for Preston North End for a fee of -500.00
He was a key member of the Preston side promoted to the First Division in 1934 and played in two FA Cup finals, Preston losing to Sunderland in 1937, but beating Huddersfield Town in 1938.
Shankly made his debut for Scotland in a 1-0 win against England in April 1938. He made four further appearances for his country, plus another seven in wartime internationals, but his distinguished playing career was interrupted by war in 1939.
He played for a number of teams during the war, including Northampton Town, Liverpool, Arsenal, Cardiff City, Bolton Wanderers, Luton Town, Partick Thistle and King's Park and helped Preston to victory in the 1941 Wartime Cup Final at Wembley. When the 1946-1947 season kick-started organised professional football again in England, Shankly resumed playing for Preston, but was 33 and coming to the end of his playing days. World War II had taken away the best years of Shankly's career.
Later, in a 1964 tour of the United States Shankly couldn't believe American people had never heard of Tom Finney.
Shankly retired from playing in March 1949 and the same month was appointed the manager of Carlisle United, starting his managerial career where his professional playing career had also started. He was undistinguished at Carlisle, and walked out citing a lack of financial commitment on the part of the directors - a pattern which would repeat itself for the next ten years across a succession of northern English football clubs.
One Carlisle player cited Shankly's influence upon him in distinguishing himself even though he had left the club's playing staff. Ivor Broadis had been player manager (at 23 he is the still youngest player manager in football league history) before joining Sunderland. However Broadis continued to live and train at Carlisle. And from Broadis' comments it is clear that even then the attributes that would lead to Shankly taking deity status were already in the man.
One day Broadis, arriving late for training, Shankly said that he told the player, "What do you think you're doing? Who do you think you are? If you do the training we do you can train with us and we'll play five-a-side and you'll run your guts out as an example to everybody else"
Shankly never said that he made Broadis as a footballer - "but I made him realise what was needed to be a player, and Ivor Broadis was one of the strongest and most dangerous inside forwards that ever played."
Broadis' description of events with Shankly: "Bill always regarded himself as the man who saved me, really - the man who gave me to England (Broadis went to collect 14 England caps among his many distinctions). I would maybe be lapping round and I admit I could have put a lot more into it."
"You sort of take the routine from the club you are with and that was not good enough for Bill. I was doing what I thought Sunderland would be doing, the way they were doing it. And that wasn't Bill's way. You had to come off jiggered. So Bill regarded himself as putting me right and I think there's a lot of truth in that. His strength was not Liverpool. It was the strength he could give to anybody."
However grim life became, there was always a ball.
Are you doing anything this afternoon?" he would say to Ivor Broadis. "Aye, right then, if you're not, come down to the ground." They would upturn two chimney pots on ashes in front of the club buildings and play, one-a-side. If a chimney pot was topped, it was a goal. Shankly did not like to lose at that either.
When Broadis turned writer and arrived in the Liverpool Press box, Shankly marched in, shook him by the hand, wished him well, and departed.
"It's human nature," says Broadis "If you have someone like Shankly who'll give the players all they are entitled to, they are prepared to die for him. There are few like that. There are more confidence men in this game... Integrity? I think that is it. My idea of a manager is one who never stops being a player. Shankly puts his gear on and goes out every day and it must have been the worst day of his life when he realised he wasn't going to be able to play for a club any more. It's like death when they have to pack in.
"Players take something from a manager. If you get an indifferent sort of manager you get lackadaisical players. If you get a manager who is a bit of a gangster then the players he signs will tend to be part gangsters and sharks. Shanks is an honest, grafting, football-loving bloke. He's a man's man. I don't think for a minute that he feels the way he talks. It is just Bill: People tend to think he is not emotional, but, he fights hard not to show emotion; If you can't feel emotional about football, you've no business being in it.
After a failed interview at Liverpool, Shankly moved to manage Grimsby Town in 1951.
When Shankly arrived at Grimsby, the club was in free fall having dropped from Division 1 to regional football in Division 3 in quick time, the morale of the players and supporters was low. However, the players who had been at the club when Grimsby were in the top flight were still there, there being little point in players swapping and changing clubs in those days due to the maximum wage. Shankly was quickly able to use the raw material at his disposal to weld the players into a good side.
He quickly became a cult figure at Blundell Park, the team regularly drawing crowds in excess of 20,000. When Shankly turned out for the reserve team, it too would draw huge crowds, 5,000 not being unusual for Shanks who was still more than a decent player himself. In 1951-52, Grimsby just missed promotion, despite picking up an incredible 36 points out a possible 40 in the last 20 matches.
The 1952-53 season started with much optimism around the club but the players still felt the disappointment of the previous season. The team too, was an ageing one, and struggled after a bright start and the season fizzled out. Shankly was given no money to buy new players and was reluctant to blood some promising reserves because of the loyalty he felt to these older stalwarts (a fault that was to surface at Liverpool years later). Disillusioned by events, he quit in January 1954, citing a lack of ambition by the board as his main reason.
Remarkably, in his autobiography he was to claim: "That Grimsby team was pound for pound, and class for class, the best football team I have seen in England since the war. In the league they were in they played football nobody else could play. Everything was measured, planned and perfected and you could not wish to see more entertaining football."
After Shankly left Grimsby he went on to manage Workington in 1954.
At Huddersfield, Shankly signed a talented 15 year-old called Denis Law. After Law broke into the first team at 16, Shankly recommended on business grounds improving Law-s terms and tenure, but the board saw no reason to increase the wages of a player they already had under contract. In 1956, the board wanted to accept an offer of -45,000 for Law, from Everton. Shankly went ballistic: ''-Get out your diary and write this down. One day, Denis Law will be transferred for -100,000.-'' After four years at Huddersfield, Manchester City signed Law for a transfer fee of -55,000, setting a new British record. Shankly's prediction was eventually met and exceeded in 1962 when Law was signed by Manchester United for -115,000.
Shankly appeared prone to falling foul of the boardroom at each club, as he never felt they gave the same commitment to team affairs as he did. It was Shankly's own commitment and enthusiasm that had initially intrigued Liverpool chairman T.V. Williams when Shankly had been interviewed for the vacant Liverpool job in 1951.
Shankly became the manager of Liverpool in December 1959.
In 1959, Liverpool was a club in the bottom half of the old Second Division, with a crumbling stadium, poor training facilities, a large and poor quality playing staff and had been knocked out of the FA Cup earlier that year to non-league Worcester City. The only quality was in the backroom staff, with Joe Fagan and Reuben Bennett, added to by the recently retired footballer Bob Paisley, whom Shankly admired.
The training ground at Melwood was in a terrible state, overgrown and with only one mains water tap. Shankly turned this into a strength, by getting the players to arrive instead at Anfield, and then bus them over to Melwood - this created team camaraderie. At Melwood Shankly introduced fitness training including diet assessment, and skills training including using an artificial goal painted on a convenient wall, split into eight sections which he would demand the players hit each time. For playing practice, Shankly introduced five-a-side games that so defined his football thinking - pass and move, keep it simple, a creed taken from the daily matches played by the miners of Glenbuck. After training, the team would all bus back to Anfield together to shower, change and eat a communal meal. This way Shankly ensured all his players had warmed down correctly and he would keep his players free from injury. As a result, in the 1965-1966 season Liverpool finished as champions using just 14 players and two of those only played a handful of games.
Slowly at first, and then with a gathering pace, Shankly and his backroom team turned Liverpool around. The Anfield crowd sensed change, with gates regularly topping 40,000 and with new signings Ron Yeats, Ian St. John and Gordon Milne, promotion was gained back to the first division in 1961-1962. The addition of Peter Thompson (along with a failed swoop for Jack Charlton) added to his ever-improving team. The supremacy of Everton in the city of Liverpool was the first target for Shankly now that he had got the club back into the top flight, and in 1963-1964, Liverpool clinched their 6th title, from former champions Everton.
The first F.A. Cup win in 1965 was followed by Europe where Liverpool were stopped by Inter Milan, managed by Helenio Herrera, winning the first leg at Anfield only to lose the follow up. The following year it was defeat by Ajax led by then 19-year old Johan Cruyff (7-3 on aggregate; including a 5-1 hammering in Amsterdam). Whilst Shankly, orchestrating events at Anfield was at one with the fans, perfectly in tune with the Kopites, knowing and understanding how they felt about football and the pride a successful team gave them - remaining in touch with his working class roots. He would tell anyone who cared to listen that his lads played to a socialist ethic. If a player was having a poor game Shankly would expect a team mate to cover for him and bail him out like you would do for a neighbour or a colleague down the mine.
The decline of the 1960s team saw the birth of Shankly's second great Liverpool side. Out went Hunt, St.John, Yeats and Lawrence, and in came Kevin Keegan, Steve Heighway, Larry Lloyd and Ray Clemence - he missed out on signing Lou Macari, and sent a note round to the players after Macari had signed for Manchester United that Shankly had only wanted him for the Reserve team. The UEFA Cup, the first European trophy, arrived in 1973, won in tandem with the club's 8th league title. In 1974, the F.A. Cup came back to Anfield after a Wembley performance against Malcolm Macdonald's Newcastle United. The result was 3-0.
Shankly told Kevin Keegan in 1971 as Liverpool were playing West Ham United "Christ son, I've just seen that Bobby Moore. What a wreck. He's got bags under his eyes, he's limping. He's got dandruff and it looks as if he has been to a nightclub again". Moore played a blinder during the match but Keegan still scored. After the game Shankly said to Keegan "Aye he's some player that Bobby Moore isn't he? You'll never play against anyone better than him".
Due to his working class background, Shankly had a strong feeling for how the fans followed the team and wanted them to perform. He felt he was letting the fans down when the team didn't do well.
When he wasn't managing a football club, Shankly was usually at his typewriter, personally replying to the letters which arrived at Melwood. Shankly even called some supporters at home to discuss the previous day's game, while the accounts of him providing tickets for fans are endless.
One of the most iconic images of all was caught on television, when a Liverpool scarf which had been thrown at Shankly during a lap of honour was flung to one side by a policeman, in April 1973, when he and the team were showing off the League Championship trophy to the Kop. Shankly pounced on the scarf and reprimanded the copper, uttering the immortal words ''"Don't do that. This might be someone's life"''.
After his retirement he said: ''"I was only in the game for the love of football - and I wanted to bring back happiness to the people of Liverpool."''
The journalist John Keith, who wrote the play ''"The Bill Shankly Tribute Story"'', commented that Shankly knew how important the fans were to a successful team, and that even after his retirement, at the 1976 second leg of the UEFA Cup final in Brugge: ''"A fan came over and said he didn't have a ticket - so Shanks went and bought him one."
Shankly was by now 60 years old, and on 12 July 1974 decided to retire - he said that going to tell the chairman of his decision was like facing the electric chair. He wanted to spend time with his wife Ness and their family. When news of Shankly's resignation first emerged, distraught fans jammed the club's switchboard and at least one local factory's workers threatened to go on strike unless their hero returned
The club was left in capable hands, with the bootroom staff supplemented by ex-players Ronnie Moran and Roy Evans and they got behind new manager Bob Paisley. Later it was revealed that Shankly wanted Jack Charlton to succeed him at Liverpool, and not Bob Paisley.
Shankly regretted resigning from Liverpool and began watching training sessions at Melwood. The board were unhappy that Shankly was not allowing new manager Bob Paisley to settle into the management role. Phil Thompson even claims that at Melwood Shankly was still called "boss" while Paisley was known as "Bob". Ronnie Moran claimed things "began to get a bit awkward".
Liverpool striker Kevin Keegan states that Liverpool "didn't get it wrong very often but they did that time" and believed that Shankly should have been placed on the board of directors.
Shankly was awarded the OBE in November 1974. He continued to live in the house that he and his wife had bought when they moved to Liverpool, and he was a regular sight around the city, happy and willing to talk to anyone about football.
On the morning of 26 September 1981, Bill Shankly was admitted to Broadgreen Hospital following a heart attack. While in hospital he insisted on being nursed in an ordinary ward not a private one. ''"That is where he wanted to be,"'' a hospital spokesman told the ''Liverpool Echo'' newspaper.
The Labour Party conference stood in a minute's silence when his death was announced, for a man who had always been a socialist. Sir Matt Busby was so upset when he heard the news of Shankly's death that he refused to take any telephone calls from people asking him for a reaction. Some years before his death, Shankly had paid tribute to Busby, saying that he was "greatest football manager ever".
On the evening following his death Liverpool defeated Oulun Palloseura 7-0 in the European Champions' Cup; prior to the kick off a banner was unfurled on the Kop which read '''"Shankly Lives Forever"'''.
Four days after his death Liverpool played Swansea City in a first division match. Swansea manager John Toshack, a player Shankly had signed for Liverpool, wore a Liverpool shirt for the minute silence prior to the match.
His widow, Nessie Shankly, outlived her husband by almost 21 years. She died, aged 82, after suffering a heart attack on 2 August 2002. At the time of her death, she was still living in the house on Bellefield Avenue, West Derby, where she had moved on her husband's appointment as Liverpool manager in 1959.
From the mid-1990s Preston North End commenced a complete rebuilding of their ground to convert it into a modern all seater stadium. When the former Spion Kop end was replaced by a new stand in 1998 it was named the '''Bill Shankly Kop''', and was designed with different coloured seats providing an image of the great man's head and shoulders.
Bill Shankly was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002, in recognition of his impact on the English game as a manager.
The Mersey Poet Adrian Henri, a die-hard Liverpool supporter dedicated a poem "The Thoughts of Chairman Shankly" to Bill Shankly.
1964	First Division champions
1965	FA Cup Winners, European Champions' Cup semi-finalists.
1966	First Division champions, European Cup Winners Cup beaten finalists.
1971	FA Cup beaten finalists, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup semi-finalists.
1973	First Division champions, UEFA Cup winners.
1974	FA Cup winners, First Division runners-up.
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'''Harold "Harry" Kewell''' (born 22 September 1978 in Sydney, New South Wales), is an Australian professional football (soccer) midfielder who plays for Turkish Sper Lig side Galatasaray.
An exceptional dribbler on the wing also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder and as a second striker, he is often regarded within the media as "Australia's finest football export",
Kewell received his early schooling at Smithfield Public School and secondary schooling at St. Johns Park High School before transferring to Westfield Sports High School.
During his time at Westfields Sports High School, Kewell played at representative level for both school and club competitions. He played in the New South Wales Youth League representative team for Marconi from aged U13 to U15, coached by Stephen Treloar, while also attending other specialised training with the NSW Junior Soccer Academy, coached by David Lee.
At the age of 14 Kewell travelled to Thailand, Italy and England with the successful Marconi Under 14 team that had just won the State Titles. The team played games against the junior team of A C Milan (Sporting Milano), as well as apprenticeship sides in England. This was the first time Kewell had been out of the country but provided him his first taste of football in Europe, having also attended a Premier League match for the first time as a spectator. At the age of 15 Kewell was offered the opportunity to travel back to England and trial with English Premiership football club Leeds United for a period of four weeks as part of the Big Brother Movement in Australia. Kewell travelled to England with his future Socceroo team-mate Brett Emerton. Both were successful during their trials at Leeds. However only Kewell was able to take up the club's offer due to his father's English heritage, which satisfied the visa requirements.
Kewell made his Leeds United debut as a 17-year-old on 30 March 1996 in a 1-0 home defeat by Middlesbrough. Around that time he was flat mates with Leeds goalkeeper, Nicky Byrne, later to become a member of boyband Westlife. Kewell made his Australia debut in April 1996 in 3-0 defeat by Chile. The first goal he scored for Leeds came some time later, in October 1997, in a 3-1 League Cup victory over Stoke City.
He was sent off in Leeds United-Galatasaray UEFA Cup 1999-00 semi-final match. Playing mostly in a left midfield role and in attack, Kewell became one of Leeds' young stars in a troop of highly promising youngsters, eventually playing alongside fellow Australian Mark Viduka. By the End of the 1999-00 season, it was suggested that Kewell was subject to a -25 million bid from Italian giants, Internazionale
Kewell left Leeds under acrimonious circumstances. In an infamous interview given to the BBC shortly before his move to Liverpool, Kewell lashed out against the staff at the club, stating that the medical staff worsened his injuries and that his teammates had ostracized him.
Having rejected more financially enticing offers from AC Milan
Kewell's transfer was highly controversial because it was alleged that a significant portion (-2m of the -5m) went to Kewell's unregistered agent, Bernie Mandic to ensure that he ended up at Anfield. In a related matter, Kewell sued Gary Lineker in 2005 for defamation of character, but, with the jury unable to agree on a verdict, the parties had to settle out of court.
On 25 May 2005, Kewell became the only Australian-born player (Craig Johnston was born in South Africa) to win the UEFA Champions League, playing in Liverpool's win over Milan on penalties. Kewell was controversially selected by Bentez ahead of the defensive midfielder Dietmar Hamann, signaling the club's intent to attack from the outset. The gamble proved unsuccessful, and an injured Kewell was substituted early in the first half with a torn adductor muscle. Liverpool were losing 1-0 at the time and Kewell was infamously booed off the pitch by Liverpool fans with many suggesting he had faked the injury.
It also emerged during the summer of 2005 that Kewell had been playing throughout the season with an undiagnosed sports hernia, also known as 'Gilmore's Groin.'
In November 2005, after recovering from the injury sustained during the final, Kewell spoke to the , saying that he had a strong desire to repay his manager Rafael Benitez for showing confidence in him by fielding him in the Champions League Final. He also thanked his wife and friends for the support shown to him while he recovered from injury. He also re-stated the severity of the injury which had forced him off in the Final and told his doubters that they were misguided to question the severity of his injury.
Kewell's form for Liverpool in the 2005-06 English Premier League season showed what he was truly capable of, scoring goals and plenty of assists, lending support to his assertion that his prior mediocre performance was the result of poor health rather than apathy.
Kewell scored his first league goal at Anfield in over 2 years when Liverpool beat Spurs 1-0 in January, he was also the only scorer when Liverpool beat Man City 1-0 at Anfield and scored the last goal in a 3-1 win over Everton in one of his best displays of the season. Kewell was also one of Liverpool's best performers in the FA Cup semi final win over Chelsea which Liverpool won 2-1.
Kewell played in the 2005-06 FA Cup Final, only to be substituted in the 48th minute due to abdominal pains (the supporters reaction this time was more sympathetic compared to the previous years champions league final). It was later confirmed by Liverpool that he had torn a groin muscle, but was expected to be fit for the World Cup.
On 30 April 2007 Kewell made his comeback from almost a year out of club football. He came on as a 55th minute substitute for Liverpool Reserves in a 'mini-derby' against Everton Reserves. On 5 May 2007, he came on as a substitute in the second half of Liverpool's match against Fulham at Craven Cottage, having not played for Liverpool since his substitution in 2005-06 FA Cup Final. On May 13, 2007, Harry came on as substitute in the second half against Charlton in the last game of the Premiership. Speculation on whether he was to be selected in Liverpool's upcoming Champions League Final in Athens rapidly became positive for Kewell after providing an excellent game against Charlton. Harry provided a cross in for Dirk Kuyt to assist towards a Xabi Alonso goal and then scored a penalty on the 90th minute. He played in the Champions league Final in Athens, coming on as a second half substitute for Boudewijn Zenden.
Kewell was injured for the start of the 2007-08 season, and he faced an uncertain future at Liverpool having suffered yet another injury, which has sidelined him for the first month of the Premier League season. Kewell returned as a substitute in Liverpool's Carling Cup victory over Cardiff City on 31 October, coming on in the 71st minute. He has since come on as a substitute in the Premier League and UEFA Champions League against Blackburn and Besiktas respectively. After his return Liverpool manager Rafael Bentez stated on the club's website and to other members of the media that a new contract for Harry to continue his career at Anfield was not out of the question. Many believed that if Kewell could stay injury free until the season's end he would be offered the chance to remain with the club.
Kewell found himself unable to make the team after Liverpool's FA Cup defeat to Barnsley. Benitez revealed that Kewell was in extra training with the reserves in a bid to win a new contract. .
His chances of a new contract were hindered however, when seeking games and match fitness, he traveled with his national team to play in a game against Singapore. Kewell returned to England with a groin strain, unfortunately leaving less time to prove himself worthy of a new deal.
His first goal of the 2007-08 season was for the Liverpool reserve team in their 2-0 win over rivals Manchester United. Because of injuries, his future at Liverpool was uncertain During the January transfer window, he was linked with a move to Fulham.
In May 2008 it was revealed Kewell had turned down a new contract at Liverpool.
On 5 July 2008, Turkish champions Galatasaray signed Kewell to a two-year deal.
Kewell's transfer to Galatasaray provoked strong criticism from fans of his former team Leeds United as he was a Leeds player when two of their fans were killed in clashes before a UEFA Cup semi-final against Galatasaray in Istanbul in April 2000. Kewell responded and in an open letter he stated "I chose the No 19 shirt when I signed for Galatasaray AS as a sign of respect for Leeds because that was the number I got when I first became a regular member of the Leeds United starting XI. "I felt that it might be a way to demonstrate that I had not forgotten where it all started and I was hoping that in a small way it would help the healing process of the tragedy that occurred on the 5th of April 2000. To blame the Galatasaray AS club for the tragedy in Istanbul is simply wrong and discriminatory."
Kewell made his debut for Galatasaray in the Turkish Super Cup where he came on as a substitute after 66 minutes, scoring his first goal for Galatasaray with his first touch in the 2-1 win over Kayserispor. He also provided the assist leading to the second goal. He scored his second goal for Galatasaray in the first league match of the season against Denizlispor, with Galatasaray going on to win 4-1. He has scored 7 goals in 13 competitive matches for Galatasaray, 4 of which were in the Turkish league, and 2 in UEFA Cup.
On 23 October 2008, Kewell scored the only goal in Galatasaray's UEFA Cup win over Olympiakos. A week later Harry played in Galatasaray's first Fortis Turkey Cup match where they drew 1-1 with Ankaraspor. On 2 November 2008, Kewell scored his 4th league goal in Galatasaray's home win over Gaziantepspor, after a week full of overwhelming speculations in the Turkish media about his injury.
Following medical consultations in Australia, it was announced on 12 December 2008 that Kewell would need surgery to repair an inguinal hernia. The operation took place on December 15.
Before his injury, Galatasaray have won all of the 9 games, in which Harry Kewell has scored. Those include 2 UEFA Cup, 6 Turkcell Super League and 1 Turkish Super Cup matches.
In a UEFA Cup game against FC Girondins de Bordeaux Kewell scored a goal from 35 metres out, bringing the score to 2-1. Galatasaray ended up winning the game and proceeding in the UEFA Cup to face Hamburg in the last 16.
In the 12 March 2009 UEFA Cup last 16 match against Hamburger SV, after the sending off of fellow teammate Emre Aık, Kewell had to play as a centre back defender for 40 minutes but managed to fulfil the role adequately despite being out of position.
Because of Milan Baros's injury, Harry Kewell had played since the end of October as Striker. So far he has scored 10 goals in 19 Games,in the 2009-2010 Season.
At the second and the last year of his contract at Galatasaray, supporters are begging him to stay more. His family live in London and Harry Kewell declared many times that he misses them.
Kewell became the youngest player to dbut for the Australia national team when he played against Chile in April 1996, aged 17 years and 7 months. In November 1997, Kewell was selected to play for Australia in the country's World Cup qualifying game against Iran. At the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, in front of an estimated crowd of 100,000, Kewell scored his first ever goal for his country and gave Australia a 1-0 lead. Iran eventually drew level and the game resulted in a 1-1 draw, which set up a tense return game in Melbourne.
A then-record crowd for football in Australia of 85,000 - at the Melbourne Cricket Ground - witnessed the second leg of this World Cup qualifier against Iran, as well as Kewell's second goal. The Socceroos eventually stretched their lead to two goals but Iran fought back and scored two vital away goals to finish the game 2-2 and qualify for the 1998 World Cup in France.
In November 2005, Australia qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup taking place in Germany. It was the first time Australia had qualified for the World Cup since 1974 when it was held in West Germany. To reach the World Cup Australia beat Uruguay in a two-legged play-off. Kewell was considered instrumental in the Socceroos' defeat of Uruguay, turning the course of the match when he entered as a substitute. He scored the first penalty for Australia in the deciding penalty shoot-out, which they went on to win 4-2.
Kewell played in Australia's opening game of the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Japan in Germany. He did not start for Australia in their second group match against Brazil but again entered as a substitute, missing an early opportunity when Dida punched the ball out dangerously. Kewell was reported to FIFA by referee Markus Merk for verbal abuse after the match but he escaped being sanctioned.
In the Croatia vs Australia game Kewell scored Australia's second goal to equal the score at 2-2. Australia only needed a draw to qualify for the second round for the first time. He was also awarded Man of the Match, which made him Australia's second Man of the Match at a World Cup after Tim Cahill who had won an award earlier in the tournament. Even though he was obviously not fully fit in the World Cup he still proved to be a big match player when Australia needed him.
Due to suspected gout, (later diagnosed as septic arthritis - a bacterial infection in the joints of his left foot) Kewell was unable to play against Italy in the knockout stage, which saw Australia eliminated from the World Cup.
thumb|Harry Kewell at award presentation after Asian Cup 2007|150px
Kewell did not play for the national team for a year following the World Cup, and made his national-team comeback in a friendly against Singapore in late June 2007. The match was Australia's last before the Asian Cup and Kewell came on as a substitute in the 65th minute, and went on to score his eighth international goal and provide a cross for the final goal in a 3-0 victory. Kewell was a key part of the Australian squad for the Asian Cup. Kewell scored his 9th international goal for Australia, scoring the 4th goal in a 4-0 victory over Thailand in the Asian Cup. After the group stage, in a quarter-final against Japan, Kewell was sent on to the pitch to replace Mark Viduka in the 61st minute, in a 1-1 draw. A penalty shootout was required to break the deadlock and Kewell's first penalty shot for Australia was stopped. Australia ultimately lost the shootout and was eliminated from the Asian Cup.
Kewell did not play either of Australia's first two matches against Qatar and China. Kewell was made captain for Australia's qualifier against Iraq at Suncorp Stadium on 1 June 2008. He scored the only goal with a header in the 47th minute as Australia won 1-0. Kewell also scored the third goal against Qatar in Australia's 3-1 win to put them into the final qualification round. In a world cup qualifier warm up game against the Dutch, he scored a penalty won by Joshua Kennedy. Australia went on to win 2-1 with Harry Kewell playing a vital part for the national team in the first half. Australia then played the Uzbekistan, winning 2-0 with Kewell scoring a penalty.
Kewell is married to English soap star Sheree Murphy, whom he met at the Majestyk club in 2000. They were married in Las Vegas in 24 May 2003 and have three children, son Taylor (born 2001) and daughter Ruby Heather Toni (born 2003). The couple had their third child, baby girl Matilda on 19 March 2008.
As of May 2008, Kewell has become the face of Australian men's fashion brand, Politix.
Kewell is one of the favorite players among Galatasaray supporters, his working discipline and dignified personality are also appreciated by his teammates and board members in Galatasaray as well. He is described as fully professional with a charming character, always smiling and is dedicated to his family. His nicknames at Galatasaray are ''Harry Potter'' and the ''Wizard of Oz''.
Although it is claimed that Liverpool and Galatasaray fans adapted Daddy Cool's famous song Daddy Cool for him due to the vocal similarity between "Daddy Cool" and "Harry Kewell", it was in fact Leeds United fans that began this trend as far back as 1999, coinciding with the use of the song on a Vauxhall Zafira GSi car advert at the time.
He has advocated the introduction of Western Sydney A-League expansion team Sydney Rovers FC, having grown up in Smithfield in the west of Sydney. He is also a supporter of the Canterbury Bulldogs rugby league team.
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'''Adrian Mutu''' (born 8 January 1979) is a Romanian striker and attacking midfielder who plays for Italian Serie A club Fiorentina and the Romanian national team.
Mutu began his professional career with his home club Arge Piteti. He made his debut on 15 March 1997 against Oelul Galai and went on to score 14 goals in 41 games before sealing a transfer to Dinamo Bucureti.
His strong performances for Dinamo Bucureti meant that Mutu did not spend long playing in the Romanian capital. He scored 22 goals in 33 games in total and played an important role in Dinamo's league and Romanian Cup success. However by the time that Dinamo lifted these trophies, Mutu had already left to play for Internazionale.
Having joined Inter midway through the season, Mutu made an immediate impact on his debut for the Italian side, in the Coppa Italia scoring within nine minutes of his appearance against derby rivals AC Milan to help Inter to a 3-2 victory. However, Mutu failed to replicate his form in Serie A, playing only ten games for the Nerazzurri without scoring. In 2000, Mutu was sold to Verona in co-ownership deal. In June 2001, Verona bought Mutu outright.
In the 2002-03 season, Mutu was loaned to Parma with the option to purchase him outright. At Parma, he met coach Cesare Prandelli (also at ''La Viola'') and partnered Adriano Leite Ribeiro to form a deadly striking duo. He also met Sbastien Frey, Marco Marchionni and Alberto Gilardino who all later played for Fiorentina.
In August 2003, Chelsea paid Parma -22.5m (around -15.8m) for Mutu's transfer as part of new owner Roman Abramovich's spending spree,
In the 2004-05 season, Mutu had a difficult relationship with the club's new manager Jos Mourinho, with each accusing the other of lying about whether the player was injured for a World Cup qualifying match against the Czech Republic. In September 2004, he failed a drugs test for cocaine and was sacked on 29 October 2004. He also received a 7 month ban and a -20,000 fine from the Football Association. The ban ended on 18 May 2005.
Chelsea started to seek compensation from Mutu in early 2005.
On 11 May 2006, Chelsea FC applied to FIFA for an award of compensation against Mutu. In particular, the club requested that the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) should award an amount of compensation in favour of the club following the established breach of the Employment Contract committed by the Player without just cause.
But on 26 October 2006, the DRC decided that it did not have jurisdiction to make a decision in the dispute between the Club and the Player and that the claim by the Club was therefore not admissible.
On 22 December 2006, Chelsea FC lodged a new appeal before the CAS seeking the annulment of the DRC-s decision. On 21 May 2007, a CAS panel upheld the Club-s appeal, set aside the DRC-s decision, and referred the matter back to the DRC, ''-which does have jurisdiction to determine and impose the appropriate sporting sanction and/or order for compensation, if any, arising out of the dispute- between the Club and the Player,"''
On 6 August 2007, Chelsea FC, on the basis of the Second CAS Award, filed with the DRC a ''-Re-amended application for an award of compensation-'', seeking damages, to be determined on the basis of various factors, ''-including the wasted costs of acquiring the Player (- 13,814,000), the cost of replacing the Player (-22,661,641), the unearned portion of signing bonus (- 44,000) and other benefits received by the Player from the Club (- 3,128,566.03) as well as from his new club, Juventus (unknown), the substantial legal costs that the Club has been forced to incur (- 391,049.03) and the unquantifiable but undeniable cost in playing terms and in terms of the Club-s commercial brand values-,'' but ''-at least equivalent to the replacement cost of - 22,661,641-.''
On 14 September 2007, Mutu submitted to the DRC a brief stating the ''-Position of Player Mutu regarding Chelsea FC-s petition for an award of compensation-,'' requesting its rejection, and asking FIFA to open an investigation against the Club for having used and/or dealt with unlicensed agents.
On 7 May 2008, FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber ordered Mutu to pay -17,173,990 in compensation to his former club, Chelsea FC, for breach of contract.
Mutu lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the second time, On 31 July 2009, the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal filed by Mutu regarding his fine,
The fee to be paid to Chelsea The fine was the highest ever levied by FIFA.
After reported Mutu may banned from football and forced him to retire due not paying the compensation,
Mutu signed a five-year contract with the Italian club Juventus on 12 January 2005, despite still being banned from football until 18 May. As Juventus had no available room to buy another non-EU player from abroad, the move also involved fellow Serie A club Livorno, who signed the player and contemporaneously sold him to Juventus. He made his first appearance on 29 May 2005, coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute of the last match of the season which was a 4-2 win over Cagliari. During the 2005-06 season, he scored seven goals in his 20 league match and 12 substitute appearances for Juventus. In the UEFA Champions League he made three starts and five substitute appearances and scored against Rapid Wien.
On 8 July 2006, Fiorentina announced that they had signed Mutu for -8 million from relegated Juventus which both clubs involved in the 2006 Italian football scandal. This reunited Mutu with his former manager at Parma, Cesare Prandelli. Mutu formed a productive partnership with then Fiorentina striker Luca Toni (now at Roma)-the pair scored 32 goals in the 2006-07 season. He was named the best player of the season by -Il Calcio-, due to his 16 goals and eight assists in 33 games.
In July 2008, A.S. Roma made a reported -18 to 20 million offer to sign him outright, But Mutu hinted that he may remain in Florence and eventually signed a new contact reported last to 2012.
On 30 November 2008, at his 200th match in Serie A, Mutu was chosen to captain Fiorentina in the game against Roma. On 2 February 2009, he scored his 100th and 101st Serie A goals against Bologna. On 15 February 2009, Mutu scored his first hat-trick with Fiorentina. After going 3-0 down against Genoa, Mutu converted a penalty, a free kick, and scored again in the final second of extra time, bringing the final score to 3-3. Despite a difficult elbow injury, Mutu managed to finish the 2008-2009 season with 14 goals, along with Gilardino they were one of the top ten single season striker partnerships in Viola history with 33 goals between them.
As of 2009, Mutu has played for Romania 67 times, scoring 29 goals, 18 of which have come in qualifying games. Romania has only lost once when Mutu has scored for them, which was in a 2004 European qualifying game against Denmark. He was the vice-captain of Romania. His performances (games, goals) with the Romanian national team earned him the Romanian Footballer of the Year award. He is a star and youth icon in Romania.
Mutu scored Romania's only goal of Euro 2008 in the 55th minute of their second match against Italy, however in the same match he had a second-half penalty saved by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, which could have sent Italy out of the competition and would have guaranteed Romania a spot in the quarter finals. The game finished 1-1.
In 2001, Mutu married Romanian TV presenter Alexandra Dinu, but they divorced two years later, with Alexandra being awarded custody of their son Mario.
He has since been married to Dominican model Consuelo Matos Gmez; the couple have two daughters together.
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'''David William Moyes''' (born 25 April 1963, in Glasgow, Scotland) is an association football manager and former player, currently managing English Premier League club Everton. He was the 2003, 2005 and 2009 League Managers Association Manager of the Year. He is also on the Committee for the League Managers Association in an executive capacity.
Moyes made over 550 league appearances as a centre half in a playing career that began with Celtic, where he won a championship medal, and ended with Preston North End, with whom he secured his first managerial position. He became a coach at Preston, working his way up to assistant manager before eventually taking over as manager in 1998.
Moyes enjoyed an unremarkable playing career as a journeyman centre half beginning at Celtic, where he won a championship medal, and ending with Preston North End, with whom he secured his first managerial position.
Moyes made over 550 league appearances in his career before becoming a coach at Preston, working his way up to assistant manager before eventually taking over as manager in 1998.
Moyes took over as Preston manager in January 1998, taking over from Gary Peters as the club struggled in Division Two and were in danger of relegation. He had spent much of his playing career preparing for management, taking coaching badges at just 22 years of age and compiling notes on managers he had played under, their techniques and tactics
Moyes joined Everton on 14 March 2002 and at his unveiling press conference, declared that Everton were 'The People's Club' on Merseyside. He said:
His first game in charge was against Fulham at Goodison Park. Everton won the game 2-1, with David Unsworth scoring after just thirty seconds.
Prior to his appointment, Everton Chairman Bill Kenwright contacted Moyes and invited him to his home in London to discuss the available position at Everton. Moyes was reluctant as he was driving from Preston to Bristol on a scouting mission, he was looking at Nathan Ellington. After the game, Moyes drove from Bristol to London where he met Kenwright for an hour, after the meeting he drove back to Preston from London - a 550 mile round trip.
Everton managed to sustain a good run of form and avoided relegation, which was a genuine threat when he was originally appointed.
In 2002-03, Moyes' first full season in charge at Everton, he signed Chinese international Li Tie, Nigerian defender Joseph Yobo and Goalkeeper Richard Wright
For the 2003-04 season Moyes signed Kevin Kilbane from Sunderland, James Mcfadden from Motherwell, Nigel Martyn from Leeds United and Francis Jeffers returned on loan from Arsenal. Poor results followed though and Everton did not win a game in 2004 until the 28th February. A confrontation between Moyes and Duncan Ferguson at Everton's training ground was said to be symptomatic of the problems at the club.
During the summer of 2004, despite the turmoil surrounding the club-s recent form,
During the 2004-05 season Everton went on to surpass all expectations by finishing fourth in the league and securing a place in the following season's Champions League, Moyes again being awarded the LMA Manager of the Year award.
Moyes then broke club's transfer record to bring in striker James Beattie in January and, as influential midfielder Thomas Gravesen left, Mikel Arteta came in on loan.
At the beginning of the 2005-06 season Moyes' team struggled. He bought Nuno Valente, Andy van der Meyde, Simon Davies, and Phil Neville; signed Matteo Ferrari on loan; and made Mikel Arteta a permanent signing. Nevertheless, Everton were promptly knocked out of the Champions' League and then the UEFA Cup while their league form also suffered. By October, Everton sat at the bottom of the table but were eventually able to recover, finishing the season in 11th place.
Moyes broke the club transfer record for a second time at the start of the 2006-07 season with the -8.6m acquisition of Andrew Johnson. Joleon Lescott was also signed from Wolves while Tim Howard arrived on a loan deal, which was later made permanent. All of these players would prove to be successful signings, further enhancing Moyes' reputation as a team builder. Whilst Everton's league form flourished again, Moyes' record in the FA Cup with Everton did not improve: in the third round they crashed out, 1-4, to Blackburn Rovers. An improved league position of sixth was secured along with UEFA Cup football for the next season. One of Moyes' more shrewd signings, Joleon Lescott, was voted Everton's player of the year and was a credit to Moyes' dealings in the transfer market.
It was the 2007-08 season that Everton displayed the most consistency and stability since Moyes arrived at the club, finally ending the cycle of alternating between the top and bottom halves of the league. In his sixth full season in charge, Moyes secured fifth place in the league and reached the semi-final of the Football League Cup as well as the last 16 of the UEFA Cup, eventually being beaten on penalties by Fiorentina. Moyes also signed four more players who went on to become very important players for Everton:Yakubu was signed for another record fee of -11.25m, Steven Pienaar for -2.05m after an initial loan, Phil Jagielka was brought in for -4m, and Leighton Baines was signed for a fee that could rise to -6m. All of this gave Everton and its fans cause for optimism as a string of strong performances broke the pattern inconsistency which saw league finishes of 15th, 7th, 17th, 4th and 11th under Moyes. His reputation as a disciplinarian could be seen to manifest in Everton's yellow card count. They received just 27 yellow cards all season - the lowest in the league and 6 fewer than their nearest rival Liverpool.
Moyes' first move of the 2008-09 season was to bring in Steve Round as his assistant manager to replace Alan Irvine. Everton's first new player of the season, Lars Jacobsen, was brought in 2 games into the season. This was shortly followed by the signings of Segundo Castillo and Louis Saha. On deadline day, Moyes secured the services of goalkeeper Carlo Nash on a free transfer, and Marouane Fellaini for a club record -15 million. At the end of the transfer window January 2009, Moyes brought in Brazilian international striker J on loan from Manchester City. On 14 October 2008, Moyes agreed to extend his Goodison Park stay by a further five years. On the 19th April 2009, David Moyes led his team to an FA Cup semi-final victory over Manchester United, after a penalty shootout, to reach the final for the first time since 1995.
In the final, Everton were beaten 2-1 by Chelsea. In the summer of 2009 David Moyes sold Joleon Lesott to Manchester City for -22m, after a saga which lasted for the entire transfer window. With the -22m from the Lescott sale, Moyes brought in Johnny Heitinga, Sylvain Distin and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov. He also signed Jo on a season long loan and Lucas Neill on a free transfer.
Moyes' father, David Snr is a scout at Everton and previously a coach at Drumchapel Amateurs where Moyes began his career, his full-time occupation was a draughtsman. Moyes' mother, Joan hailed from Portrush in Northern Ireland and worked in clothes stores in Glasgow. David's cousin, Dessie Brown is secretary of Coleraine Football Club.
'''Scottish League Premier Division'''
'''Football League Second Division'''
'''FA Premier League Manager of the Month'''
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'''Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey''' (born 11 January 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League team Aston Villa as a striker. He has also played as a left winger.
Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with Leicester City in 1994. He made an -11 million move to Liverpool in 2000, which, at the time, was the record transfer fee paid by the club. At Liverpool, he won multiple honours, including the FA Cup in 2001. He moved to Birmingham City in 2004, Wigan Athletic in 2006 and to current club Aston Villa in 2009.
Heskey is an England international, of Antiguan descent. He made his international debut against Hungary in a 1-1 draw in 1999 and has gone on to attain over 50 caps and score seven goals for the team. He lost his place in the squad after UEFA Euro 2004, during which he failed to shine and was the subject of much criticism. After a long lay-off from international duty, Heskey was recalled to the England squad for UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers in September 2007.
Heskey was born in Leicester, Leicestershire to a family of Antiguan descent,
During the 1996-97 season, his first in the Premier League, Heskey scored 10 goals in 35 appearances, and also scored the equaliser in the 1997 League Cup final against Middlesbrough, which Leicester won in a replay.
Heskey joined Liverpool in March 2000 in a long-anticipated -11 million move, which, at the time, set the record transfer fee for the Merseyside club.
Heskey was linked with a -12 million move to Tottenham Hotspur in December 2002, but Houllier insisted he was a part of his long-term plans and he remained at Liverpool.
He picked up a hamstring injury during a match against Newcastle United in January 2004, which ruled him out of action for three weeks.
At the end of the 2003-04 season, Heskey signed for Birmingham City on a five-year contract for an initial fee of -3.5 million, which could have risen to -6.25 million,
He suffered from an ankle injury against Blackburn Rovers on 19 April 2006,
thumb|right|120px|Heskey playing for Wigan Athletic in 2008
Heskey was signed by Wigan Athletic for -5.5m during July 2006.
His first goal of the 2008-09 season came in Wigan's fourth game,
Heskey signed for Aston Villa for a fee of -3.5 million on a three-and-a-half year contract on 23 January 2009.
Heskey played alongside Michael Owen in the England under-18 team which finished third in the European Championships in France,
thumb|right|Heskey playing for England against the Czech Republic in 2008
Heskey was given his first call-up to the senior England team for a friendly against the Czech Republic on 18 November 1998, but did not play.
Heskey's place in the England squad had been placed under scrutiny in 2003 with the emergence of Wayne Rooney into the England squad.
Heskey's international appearances under manager Steve McClaren were limited, although he was recalled to the England squad in September 2007 for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers as cover for the injured Rooney against Israel and Russia,
He was called into manager Fabio Capello's first squad against Switzerland,
Heskey plays as a forward with pace, and a powerful targetman with physical strength who is hard working.
Heskey was the partner of Kylee Pinsent but he left her in 2004 and is now engaged to Chantelle Tagoe.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Premier League and Football League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Community Shield and play-offs.
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'''Bryan Robson''' OBE (born 11 January 1957) is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He is the former manager of Sheffield United after being relieved of his first team duties in February 2008. The following month, Robson returned to Manchester United as an ambassador for the club.
Born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, Robson began his playing career at West Bromwich Albion, before moving on to Manchester United, whom he captained to three FA Cups and a European Cup Winners' Cup. He also won two FA Premiership winners medals. Towards the end of his playing career he moved into management as player-manager with Middlesbrough. Robson had a good goal-scoring record, tackled and passed well and was also a good header of the ball. He represented England on 90 occasions, making him the sixth most capped England player of all-time, and has the eleventh highest goalscoring tally with 26. Robson captained his country 65 times; only Bobby Moore and Billy Wright have captained England on more occasions. Robson is also known by the nicknames ''''Robbo'''' and ''''Captain Marvel''''.
Robson began his management career with Middlesbrough in 1994, although he did not retire from playing until 1997. In seven years as Middlesbrough manager, he guided them to three Wembley finals, which they all lost, and earned them promotion to the Premier League on two occasions. He later returned to West Bromwich Albion for two years as manager, helping them become the first top division team in 14 years to avoid relegation after being bottom of the league table on Christmas Day. Less successful have been his short-lived spells as manager of Bradford City and Sheffield United, the former lasting barely six months and ending in relegation from what is now the Football League Championship, and the latter lasting less than a year and seeing his expensively-assembled side fail to challenge for promotion to the Premier League. On the 23rd of September 2009 he was appointed manager of the Thailand national team.
Robson was born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, the son of Brian Robson, a long distance lorry-driver, and Maureen Robson.
Robson was in the final academic year of pupils who still had the option of finishing education at the age of 15, and in the summer of 1972, he accepted Albion manager Don Howe's offer of a two-year apprenticeship, worth a wage of -5 per week in the first year and -8 per week in the second year.
Towards the end of 1973-74, his second season as an apprentice, Robson made his reserve team debut, against Everton reserves at Goodison Park.
During the following season, 1975-76, Robson played only sporadically. He faced stiff competition for midfield places, not least from player-manager Johnny Giles, and was utilised by Giles in various positions, including centre-half, left-back and midfield.
Robson experienced top-flight football for the first time during the 1976-77 season, and began to appear more regularly in the side, although he was still alternating between the positions of left back and his preferred central midfield role. His rapid progress was halted however, when he received the first serious injury of his career. Playing at left back, he broke his left leg in a tackle with Tottenham Hotspur striker Chris Jones.
Johnny Giles left Albion at the end of 1976-77. His successor, the club's chief scout and former player Ronnie Allen, picked Robson to replace Giles in central midfield. However Allen himself left mid-way through the season and defender John Wile was put in temporary charge. Results worsened and Robson was dropped from the team.
Ron Atkinson left to take over at Manchester United in June 1981, and speculation mounted that Robson would either follow him to United or join Bob Paisley's Liverpool. Albion offered Robson a new contract worth -1000 per week, but he turned it down and put in a transfer request.
Robson moved to United for a British record transfer fee of -1.5 million on 1 October 1981 and signed the contract on the Old Trafford pitch two days later. The record was not broken for six years, when Liverpool paid -1.9 million for Newcastle striker Peter Beardsley in the summer of 1987. Robson made his United debut on 7 October 1981 in a 1-0 defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup.
Robson tore his ankle ligaments during the 1983 League Cup semi-final victory over Arsenal, meaning that he missed the final, which United lost to Liverpool.
Robson remained in favour with his employers after Ron Atkinson was sacked as United manager in November 1986 and replaced by Alex Ferguson. But it was not until 1990 that Robson was to lift another trophy. He scored United's first goal in the FA Cup Final against Crystal Palace in the first match which ended in a 3-3 draw. United won the replay 1-0 and Robson thus became the first United captain to lift the cup three times.
Robson was still a regular choice for United during the 1991-92 season despite competition from likes of Paul Ince, Neil Webb and Andrei Kanchelskis. During that season he made his 90th and final appearance for the England team, who by this stage were being managed by Graham Taylor. But the 1991-92 season ended in disappointment for Robson as United were overhauled in the First Division championship race by Leeds. He missed their League Cup final victory over Nottingham Forest through injury and his first-team chances were starting to look increasingly numbered as he faced competition from other players within the United squad and the press reported that Alex Ferguson was hoping to sign a new, younger midfielder.
Robson still captained the club in most of his first-team appearances, but Steve Bruce was captaining the side when Robson was absent.
Robson made just 14 league appearances during the 1992-93 season, which was the first season of the new Premier League. He scored on the final day of the season against Wimbledon - it was his only senior goal of that campaign. By that game United were Premiership champions and Robson finally won the league championship medal that he had been trying to gain since his days at West Bromwich Albion some 15 years earlier. It was not just injuries that were restricting the 36-year-old Robson's first-team chances. Eric Cantona had been signed during the 1992-93 campaign and played up front with Mark Hughes, while Hughes's former strike-partner Brian McClair had been converted into a midfielder. This counted against Robson and the biggest blow came in the summer of 1993 when United signed Nottingham Forest's Roy Keane.
But Robson was still able to make enough appearances for another Premiership champions medal in 1993-94, and scored one of their four goals in the FA Cup semi-final replay victory over Oldham at Maine Road. Unfortunately, he was dropped from the squad for the FA Cup final, a decision which manager Alex Ferguson later admitted was one of the hardest of his career.
Bryan Robson's 13-year spell at Manchester United came to an end after nearly 500 appearances and 99 goals in May 1994 when he accepted the role of player-manager at Middlesbrough. From 1994 to 1996 he combined the role with that of England assistant manager (under Terry Venables), and was linked with the manager's job when Venables announced his intention to quit after Euro 96, only to rule himself out of the running due to his limited experience. He was not included in new manager Glenn Hoddle's coaching staff.
In the summer of 1975 Robson was called up to the England youth team for the "mini World Cup". He played as a centre-half during the tournament, which England won, beating Finland 1-0 in the final.
England B debut on 12 June 1979, and scored after just five minutes to give England a 1-0 lead against Austria B in Klagenfurt, although the match was abandoned after 60 minutes.
On 6 February 1980 Robson made his full international debut, and his first appearance at Wembley, as England beat the Republic of Ireland 2-0 in a qualifier for that summer's European Championships.
England coach Ron Greenwood started to feature Robson regularly in his midfield, selecting him for the first dozen internationals after the European Championships finished, including all eight of the qualifying games for the 1982 World Cup in Spain, through which England earned a place in the finals. Robson was in the record books for 20 years thanks to a goal scored against France in England's opening game of the 1982 World Cup. It came after just 27 seconds of the match - the second-fastest in World Cup finals history until 2002 when Hakan kr scored after ten seconds in the third-place match against South Korea. For Robson's achievement, he received an inscribed gold watch, which he still occasionally wears.
Robson captained England for the first time on 17 November 1982, leading the side to a 3-0 win over Greece in Salonika. He scored a hat-trick in England's 8-0 victory over Turkey in Istanbul on 14 November 1984. ''Captain Marvel'', as he was nicknamed, helped England qualify for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. By now he was considered by England manager Bobby Robson to be the best player in England.
But Robson was faced with more adversity of his own - a shoulder injury which affected him for weeks after the competition. Two years later Robson played well for England at the 1988 European Championship in West Germany but was unable to prevent them from going out in the first phase of the competition, having lost all three of their group games.
Robson was a regular player for England throughout the 1980s and continued his international career until 1991, during which time he played a prominent role in helping England reach the World Cup second round in 1982, the World Cup Quarter Final in 1986, and the European Championship group stages in 1988. His role was limited during the 1990 World Cup because of injury and David Platt took his place during the knock-out stages as England came fourth.
Bryan Robson made a dream start to his managerial career as Middlesbrough won the Division One title and promotion to the Premier League in their final season at Ayresome Park before relocation to the new 35,000-seat Riverside Stadium on the banks of the River Tees. He was assisted by Viv Anderson, another former Manchester United player.
Middlesbrough made an ambitious return to the Premiership and attracted expensively-signed big names like Nick Barmby and the Brazilians Juninho and Branco. They went fourth in the Premiership in October 1995, sparking hopes of UEFA Cup qualification, but an injury crisis severely demoralised the side and they slid down the table to finish 12th.
In 1996-97, Robson led Boro to both domestic cup finals but they lost both, losing 1-0 in a replay to Leicester City in the League Cup Final and 2-0 in the FA Cup Final to Chelsea, while they suffered relegation in the Premier League-which would have been avoided if they had not been deducted three points in mid-season for cancelling a fixture at late notice.
Despite these set backs the board kept faith in Robson and he repaid their loyalty with automatic promotion back to the Premiership in 1997-98. Again the club missed out on cup success at the final hurdle with a 2-0 defeat against Chelsea in the League Cup final.
In November 2000, he criticised his players following a string of poor results which had dragged them into a relegation battle.
Following the resignation of Mick McCarthy, Robson emerged in January 2003 as the bookmakers' favourite to become the new Republic of Ireland manager,
Bryan Robson's third management job began on 9 November 2004, when he agreed to return to his old club West Bromwich Albion as manager - 23 years after his departure as a player.
After his departure from West Brom, Robson spent eight months out of the game. He was interested in becoming the England under-21 team's full-time manager, but the job went instead to Stuart Pearce on a part-time basis.
On 22 May 2007 it was announced at a press conference that Bryan Robson and Brian Kidd would be the new management team at Sheffield United following the resignation of long-serving manager Neil Warnock.
Following calls for Robson's resignation, Sheffield United chairman Kevin McCabe gave Robson his public backing and called for patience and unity.
Robson has since expressed his disappointment at not having the funds he was expecting to help rebuild the team.
After the 0-0 draw at home to Scunthorpe United on 9 February 2008 Robson came under increasing pressure from fans urging the board to sack the manager.
Consequently, Robson was summoned to a meeting in Brussels on 13 February 2008 with club PLC Chairman, Kevin McCabe as the club considered its response to the scenes which followed Saturday's draw with Scunthorpe.
In an interview with BBC Radio Sheffield Robson stated that his team could have won the match with Scunthorpe if they had better support from the fans.
In March 2008, 14 years after he had last played for them, Robson returned to Manchester United to work as an ambassador, for an initial period of 12 months. He works alongside Bobby Charlton to help United 'promote its commercial and charitable aims'.
On 23 September 2009, Robson agreed to become coach of Thailand national team in his first foray into international football management. He is contracted to manage the team through to the 2014 World Cup. Robson celebrated his first competitive match in charge of the team with a 3-1 away victory against Singapore in a group match.Robson then suffered his first loss,to Singapore 0-1 in Thailand a week later on home soil.
:''Includes all competitive games. Updated 6 January 2010.''
Robson was awarded the OBE in the January 1990 New Year's Honours.
Robson married Denise Brindley on 2 June 1979.
As a player, Robson endorsed products by adidas, and later New Balance football boots, as well as owning a stake in the Birthdays greeting card chain.
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'''Robert Bernard "Robbie" Fowler''' (born 9 April 1975) is an English footballer, who plays for the North Queensland Fury in the Australian A-League. He is the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League.
Fowler scored 183 goals in total for Liverpool, of which 120 were scored in the Premier League. He subsequently played for Leeds United and Manchester City, before returning to Liverpool in January 2006. He moved clubs again 18 months later to sign for Cardiff City. He refused a one year "pay as you play" contract extension and signed with Blackburn Rovers on a three-month "pay as you play" deal instead. However in December 2008, he departed Blackburn and became a free agent.
He has been capped for England twenty-six times, scoring seven goals. The most recent of these appearances came in the 2002 World Cup.
Fowler was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, and brought up in the inner city area of Toxteth. At this time he was known as Robert Ryder, his mother's surname. He lived in Toxteth at the time of the 1981 Toxteth riots, when he was six years old. As a youngster he supported Everton F.C., regularly travelling to Goodison Park. He played regularly for schoolboy team Thorvald, and once scored 16 times in a 26-0 rout.
In 1985 a 10-year-old Fowler was selected for Liverpool Schoolboys and was spotted by Liverpool scout Jim Aspinall. He began training with Liverpool once a week and signed schoolboy forms with the club. On leaving school in 1991 he signed as a YTS trainee, and turned professional on his 17th birthday less than a year later.
Fowler's career began with Liverpool. He signed as a youth team player on leaving school in the summer of 1991, signing professional terms on his 17th birthday, 9 April 1992.
Fowler's first involvement with the Liverpool first team came on 13 January 1993, when he was an unused substitute in an FA Cup third round tie against Bolton Wanderers. In the following close season, Fowler helped the England under-18 team win the 1993 European Championship, before making a scoring first-team debut in Liverpool's 3-1 win in a first round League Cup tie at Fulham on 22 September 1993.
In the 1994-95 season, Fowler was an ever-present for Liverpool, playing in all of their 57 competitive matches, including the victory in the 1995 League Cup final, and a match against Arsenal in which he scored a hat-trick in four minutes and 33 seconds, a Premiership record. Fowler was voted the PFA Young Player of the Year in two consecutive years in 1995 and 1996,
Throughout the mid and late 1990s, Fowler was widely considered to be the most natural finisher playing in England.
Fowler received a call-up to the full England squad and won his first cap on 27 March 1996 as a substitute in a friendly against Bulgaria.
That year, he also won a UEFA Fair Play award for admitting that he had not been fouled by, Arsenal goalkeeper, David Seaman at Highbury after a penalty had been given. After unsuccessfully trying to convince the referee to change his decision about the penalty Fowler took it tamely and Seaman saved. However, Seaman failed to hold on to the ball and Jason McAteer scored from the rebound. Though many people believe that he deliberately took the penalty kick poorly for reasons of fair play, Fowler said at the time: "As a goalscorer it's part of my job to take it and I wanted to score it. I tried to score. I never missed on purpose. It just happened, it was a bad penalty."
Fowler was part of a group of Liverpool players from the mid-1990s who were nicknamed "The Spice Boys" by the press following a series of off-field controversies. The term was coined by the Daily Mail, and arose due to misplaced rumours that Fowler was dating Spice Girl Emma Bunton. The term was subsequently used in a derogatory manner, implying Fowler and colleagues such as Jamie Redknapp, Stan Collymore, David James and Steve McManaman were underachieving playboys.
Fowler's performance in the 1997-98 football season was marred by a knee ligament injury that kept him out of action for half the season and caused him to miss the 1998 World Cup.
In 1999, Fowler was fined -60,000 by his club for bringing the game into disrepute. Whilst celebrating his goal against Liverpool's Merseyside rivals, Everton, Fowler used the white line of the penalty area to simulate cocaine use.
The 2000-01 season was Fowler-s most successful season. He appeared in three finals, scoring 17 goals and lifting three trophies in a unique cup treble. In the absence of Jamie Redknapp, who was sidelined by injury, Fowler was named as Liverpool captain when he started.
He did take part in a fourth round League Cup hammering of Stoke City, scoring a hat trick in an 8-0 victory which beat the club's record 7-0 defeat of Crewe Alexandra F.C. in 1896. In the League Cup final against Birmingham City, the club's first cup final since 1996, he captained the side and scored in 30th minute. Liverpool went on to win the trophy on penalties, with Fowler scoring Liverpool's fifth in the shootout. Fowler picked up the Alan Hardaker Man of the Match award and lifted the trophy.
Fowler-s season picked up from there as he scored several important goals including a goal against runaway champions Manchester United and a free kick in the FA Cup semi-final against Wycombe Wanderers. Fowler featured as a substitute in the 2001 FA Cup Final coming on as a 77th minute replacement for Vladimr micer. Liverpool, who were 1-0 down at that point, eventually won the game 2-1 with two goals from Michael Owen. Fowler raised the trophy along with Sami Hyypi and Jamie Redknapp.
Four days later he was a substitute again in Liverpool-s third final, the 2001 UEFA Cup Final against Deportivo Alavs. He came on in the 64th minute for Emile Heskey with the score at 3-3. He scored seven minutes later but Alavs equalised before full time and Liverpool eventually won with a golden goal, an own goal, in the 116th minute. Fowler and Hyypi then raised Liverpool-s third trophy of the season together. Liverpool-s next and final game of the season was against Charlton Athletic F.C. and Fowler scored twice in a 4-0 victory that assured them UEFA Champions League qualification for the next season.
Fowler began the 2001-02 season amidst controversy with then Liverpool manager Grard Houllier when he was dropped from the entire squad for Liverpool's 2-1 victory in the 2001 Charity Shield match against rivals Manchester United, following a training ground confrontation with assistant manager Phil Thompson. He made an appearance in Liverpool's 3-2 European Super Cup victory over European Champions Bayern Munich, but starts were intermittent. In October 2001, he scored his first league hat-trick for three years, helping Liverpool beat Leicester City 4-1, but was dropped for the following league game. Speculation over Fowler's future persisted for most of Houllier's tenure and became an issue that divided Liverpool fans. His last appearance for Liverpool was against Sunderland, in which he was substituted at half-time.
Despite his popularity with Liverpool fans, who referred to Fowler as "God", Michael Owen and Emile Heskey had established themselves as Liverpool's regular strike partnership, leaving Fowler on the fringes of the first team. Because of this, he sought regular first team football away from Anfield in an -11 million move to Leeds United.
The transfer went ahead just one month after his hat-trick at Leicester with a fee of -11 million. He made his Leeds debut in an away game against Fulham, the same ground where he had made his debut eight years earlier. Fowler scored 12 goals in the remainder of the season, helping Leeds to a UEFA Cup qualifying place. Fowler was included in the England squad for the 2002 World Cup, but only made one appearance, coming on as substitute in a second round win over Denmark.
Fowler suffered an aggravation of a pre-existing hip injury in the 2002-03 pre-season, and did not recover until December.
In the 2002-03 season, Fowler was transferred to Manchester City following a protracted transfer saga. Fowler initially turned down the move, and a dispute between Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan and chairman David Bernstein over whether the transfer should take place due to medical concerns resulted in Bernstein leaving the club. Following encouragement from Keegan, Fowler finally signed for Manchester City on 16 January 2003 for an initial fee of -3 million and a further -3 million dependent upon appearances.
Fowler continued to struggle with fitness problems in the 2003-04 season, completing the full 90 minutes only nine times, however he did score against his old club Liverpool in a 2-2 draw at home. The arrival of close friend, Steve McManaman, from Real Madrid gave Fowler hope, but the pair failed to rekindle their prolific partnership from back in the day, and received criticism from the fans and tabloids for their salaries and alleged excesses. He then showed a marked improvement in the second half of the 2004-2005 season, scoring his 150th Premiership goal in the 3-2 win over Norwich City on 28 February 2005. However, his failure to convert a 90th minute penalty kick against Middlesbrough's Mark Schwarzer in the final game of the season prevented Manchester City from gaining a place in the UEFA Cup. Despite this, Fowler ended the season as the club's joint top goal scorer and gained the approval of the fans, finishing in the top three in the fans' Player of the Year poll. Fowler later described this as "one of the proudest achievements of my career".
Fowler had injury problems at the start of the 2005-06 season and rarely featured when fit, making just two substitute appearances in the first four months of the season. His first start of the season came against Scunthorpe United in the FA Cup on 7 January 2006, in which he scored a hat-trick. The following week he scored Manchester City's third goal in their 3-1 win against local rivals Manchester United after coming on as substitute. However, Fowler made only one more appearance for Manchester City before returning to Liverpool on a free transfer.
thumb|270px|right|Anfield, where Fowler returned in February 2006
On 27 January 2006, Fowler rejoined Liverpool from Manchester City on a free transfer, signing a contract until the end of the season. Fowler had remained a Liverpool fan after he left the club; he was in the Istanbul crowd when Liverpool won the Champions League in 2005.
The fans were overjoyed to learn that Fowler had returned; there were large banners in the game against Birmingham City which read 'God - number eleven, welcome back to heaven', with 'God' being Fowler's nickname while he was previously at Liverpool.
Fowler's return against Birmingham City in February 2006 was labelled by the tabloid press as the stuff of fairytales, and he himself said he felt like "a kid waking up on Christmas morning every day". Fowler's first appearance back at Anfield was as a substitute against Birmingham, receiving a standing ovation upon his introduction. After his return, he had three goals ruled out for offside, before finally getting off the mark on 15 March 2006 in a home game against Fulham, the same opponents against which he scored his first ever goal for Liverpool 13 years earlier.
Fowler's next Liverpool goal, against West Bromwich Albion, meant he overtook Kenny Dalglish in the club's all time top scorers. His resurgence continued as he marked his 31st birthday with a goal against Bolton Wanderers. He made it four goals in five games when he scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers on 16 April 2006. However, Fowler's fitness remained a concern. In March 2006, manager Rafael Bentez commented on Fowler's work and progress by saying, "to buy a Robbie Fowler who is fit and scoring goals would cost a lot, maybe -10m or more". Despite concerns about his fitness, Fowler finished the 2005-06 season scoring on a more consistent basis than Liverpool's other strikers. In May 2006 he was offered a new one year contract with the club, and celebrated by scoring the first goal in Liverpool's last league game of the season in a 3-1 away win at Portsmouth. It was his final game of the season as he was unable to take part in the club's FA Cup Final success due to being cup-tied.
Fowler featured rarely in his final Liverpool season, making only six league starts. Bizarrely, all three of his League goals were penalties against Sheffield United. Appearances in other competitions were more common due to Rafael Bentez's squad rotation policy. On 25 October 2006 Fowler was named as Liverpool's captain for the first time since his return in a League Cup tie against Reading, scoring just before half-time in a 4-3 win.
On 5 December, Fowler scored his first two goals in the UEFA Champions League competition proper against Galatasaray (he had previously scored during a qualifying tie some six years prior against FC Haka), though Liverpool lost 3-2.
On 1 May 2007 he was a substitute in the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea, brought on in the last few minutes of extra-time. He set up an attack for Dirk Kuyt but the shot went straight at the Chelsea goalkeeper. The match went into a penalty shoot-out that Liverpool won. Fowler was due to take the fifth and final spot-kick, but the game had already ended when Kuyt slotted home his winning penalty.
In what transpired to be his last appearance for the club, against Charlton Athletic on 13 May, Fowler was given the captain's armband one final time. He was substituted two minutes from the final whistle and given a standing ovation. The crowd still chanted his name as the match finished and applauded him for his years of service. He finished his second run as a Liverpool player with a UEFA Champions League runners-up medal, although he was not named in either the starting eleven or the seven substitutes. He became a free agent on 1 July having scored 191 goals in 369 appearances during his two spells at the club.
On 21 July Fowler signed a two-year contract to play for Cardiff City. He missed the season's opening fixtures due to a lack of fitness, making his debut in a League Cup tie on 28 August. He scored his first two Cardiff goals on 22 September against Preston North End, scoring with two headers. Fowler scored twice in his next game, a third round League Cup tie against West Brom, which Cardiff won 4-2. This led to a fourth round tie against Fowler's former club Liverpool, at Anfield, but Cardiff were knocked out in a 2-1 defeat.
In November, Fowler travelled to Frankfurt, Germany to see Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Mller-Wohlfarth, a specialist sports injuries doctor, to try and resolve a recurring hip problem that had left him lacking fitness in early season fixtures for the Bluebirds. The treatment involved taking around twenty-eight injections into his hip. He returned to full training in late November and made his comeback on 15 December as a late substitute in a 1-0 defeat against Bristol City. However he went on to suffer another injury blow just days later after a mistimed tackle in training from club captain Darren Purse left him with damaged ankle ligaments. Due to the new injury blow Cardiff and Fowler made plans for him to go to Colorado, United States to undergo keyhole surgery on the hip problem, which had plagued him in recent seasons, in the hope that it would finally resolve the problem.
On 17 January, it was announced that Fowler could miss the rest of the 2007-08 season for Cardiff after his hip operation revealed that the injury was worse than previously thought. Surgeons were forced to perform a micro-fracture in order for the hip to heal properly. Despite this, he attempted to make a comeback at the end of the season to play in the FA Cup final against Portsmouth and was included in the 18-man match squad. However he did not feature in the game in any way and thus did not receive a runners-up medal having not made an appearance in the competition.
Fowler was offered a new pay-as-you-play contract with Cardiff for the 2008-09 season in May 2008 and was expected to sign the contract. However, he pulled out of the deal, preferring to accept an offer of a trial at Blackburn Rovers from former Liverpool colleague Paul Ince. The move left Cardiff manager Dave Jones and chairman Peter Ridsdale furious after the club had assisted Fowler's rehabilitation throughout the summer. After training with Blackburn and appearing in a handful of friendlies he was offered a six-month deal by the club to last until January, but Fowler turned down the deal due to it being a shorter offer than the previous one he had rejected at Cardiff. After turning down the offer, Fowler made a shock enquiry about returning to Cardiff on the deal he had originally turned down, prompting anger from supporters and a swift "no thanks" from the club.
Fowler concluded the trial period at Blackburn by agreeing to a three month pay-as-you-play deal.
His three month deal at Blackburn expired on 12 December, and after not being offered a new contract was released by the club, he entered talks with new Australian A-League club North Queensland Fury.
Fowler signed with the North Queensland Fury on 4 February 2009 and became their inaugural marquee player; with his family relocating to Townsville for the 2009-2010 season of the Australian A-League. It was an important signing for the new franchise who struggled to sign a marquee player, while some questioned whether Fowler would be able to cope with the heat and humidity of North Queensland.
Fowler made his debut in July 2009 in a 2-1 preseason loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers in Perth after recovering from groin and hip complaints. Fowler has since been named North Queensland Fury's captain for the 2009/10 season and the first in the club's history. He scored his first A-League goal from a penalty kick in his club's first competitive match against Sydney FC on Saturday 8 August 2009. In rounds 4, 5, and 6 Fowler scored ''Solo's Hyundai A-League Goal of the Week''.
In association with Steve McManaman, Fowler has invested in several racehorses through a company named ''The Macca and Growler Partnership'', most notably 2003 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Celebration Chase
winner '''Seebald'''. In 2005, Fowler was listed as one of the 1,000 wealthiest Britons by the ''Sunday Times Rich List''. Business interests including a large property portfolio have resulted in Fowler's net wealth totaling -28 Million. This gave rise to the affectionate Manchester City chant, ''We all live in a Robbie Fowler house'', sung to the tune of Yellow Submarine.
On 2 September 2005, Fowler released a book called ''Fowler: My Autobiography'', about his time as a footballer and the issues surrounding him. Since his transfer to Liverpool he has updated it and included a section about his return to Anfield. Excerpts published in newspapers included criticism of the England management.
Fowler married wife Kerrie on 9 June 2001 in the town of Duns in Scotland. Together they have three daughters named Madison, Jaya, and Mackenzie, and one son, Jacob.
''Updated to games played 28 January 2008.''
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'''Gianfranco Zola''', OBE, Ufficiale OMRI (born 5 July 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia) is a retired Italian footballer and, since 11 September 2008, manager of English Premier League side West Ham United, having been assistant coach of the Italy national under-21 football team under Pierluigi Casiraghi.
He was capped 35 times for Italy.
Zola signed his first professional contract with Sardinian team Nuorese in 1984.
In 1986 he moved to Torres from Sassari, and three years later he signed for Napoli in Serie A. The young and talented Zola scored two goals as understudy to Diego Maradona as Napoli won the Serie A title in 1990. Maradona would prove to be a big influence on Zola's career. The two would spend hours practising free kicks together after training and Zola later said that "I learned everything from Diego. I used to spy on him every time he trained and learned how to curl a free-kick just like him." He helped Napoli to win the Supercoppa Italiana in 1991 and he made his debut for the Italian national side under coach Arrigo Sacchi in the same year, winning his first cap against Norway in November. In 1993, Zola left Napoli and joined fellow Serie A side Parma. He won the UEFA Cup with Parma and they were runners-up in Serie A and the Italian Cup in 1995. It was with the blue and yellow club that he cemented his reputation as a creative player. However, coach Carlo Ancelotti came to see Zola as a "square peg" unable to fit into his rigid system. Zola was played out of position and ultimately made available for transfer.
In November 1996, Zola joined English Premier League club Chelsea F.C. for -4.5 m as one of several continental players signed by Ruud Gullit and wore the number 25 jersey. Zola's debut against Tottenham Hotspur was the first immediately following the death of much loved Chelsea director Matthew Harding in a helicopter crash three days before. In his debut season he put in several notable performances and scored a series of memorable goals. In February 1997, after spiriting the ball around Manchester United's defence in the penalty area before slotting the ball past goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, he was described by United manager Alex Ferguson as a "clever little so-and-so." He was a key player in Chelsea's resurgence that season, helping them win the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough at Wembley having scored four goals en route to the final, including a 25 yard curling shot against Liverpool as Chelsea came from 0-2 behind to win 4-2, and a "twisted blood" effort in the semi-final against Wimbledon, backheeling the ball and turning 180 degrees before slotting the ball into the net. At the end of the season he was voted FWA Player of the Year, the only player ever to win the accolade without playing a full season in the English league and the first Chelsea player to win it.
In 1997-98 he helped Chelsea win three more trophies, the League Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup and the Super Cup. An injury denied him a place in the starting line-up for the Cup Winners' Cup final against VfB Stuttgart at the Rsunda Stadium in Stockholm, but he came on as a second-half substitute and scored the winning goal within 21 seconds. With only his second touch of the game, he struck a through ball from Dennis Wise past goalkeeper Wohlfahrt into the roof of the net to secure Chelsea's third major trophy in a year and the second European trophy in the club's history. In the same season Zola hit his first professional hat-trick, in a 4-0 victory over Derby County at Stamford Bridge in November 1997.
When Chelsea made their first appearance in the UEFA Champions League in 1999-00, Zola was a key player throughout, although he found his chances in the league more limited, owing to manager Gianluca Vialli's squad rotation policy. Zola scored three goals in Chelsea's run to the quarter-finals, including a curling free kick against FC Barcelona, and again won the FA Cup with the club, with his free-kick in the final against Aston Villa setting up Roberto Di Matteo's winner. His later years with Chelsea saw his appearances restricted by the new strike pairing of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Eiur Gujohnsen, but in Hasselbaink`s first season at Stamford Bridge, Zola formed a good partnership with him, scoring 32 league goals between them, (Zola scoring 9 and Hasselbaink hauled 23). It was the 2001-02 season that Zola`s starting chances became limited, after a summer when Claudio Ranieri showed to door to many of Chelsea`s ageing stars such as club captain Dennis Wise, goalscoring midfielder Gustavo Poyet and French defender Frank Leboeuf, Zola was limited to infrequent starts and many substitute appearances due to Ranieri`s new policy of decreasing the average age of the Chelsea squad, preferring to play the gifted Icelandic youngster Gudjohnsen with Hasselbiank, though Zola did score with a backheeled effort in mid-air in an FA Cup tie against Norwich City, a goal manager Claudio Ranieri described as "fantasy, magic". In 2002-03, his final season with Chelsea, he enjoyed a renaissance, scoring 16 goals, his highest seasonal tally for Chelsea, and was voted the club's player of the year after helping Chelsea qualify for the Champions League.
Zola scored his final goal for Chelsea, a lob from outside the penalty area against Everton, on Easter Monday 2003, and made his final competitive appearance for the club on the final day of the season with a 20-minute cameo against Liverpool, beating four Liverpool players during a fantastic dribble late on in the match, gaining applause from both sets of fans. This would become the final class moment of his Chelsea career. He played in a total of 312 games for Chelsea and scored 80 goals. In early 2003, Zola was voted as the best ever Chelsea player by Chelsea's fans. In November 2004, he was awarded an OBE - Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire in a special ceremony in Rome.
In the summer of 2003, amid rumours of an impending takeover at Chelsea, Zola left Stamford Bridge to join Cagliari, the most important club from his native Sardinia. Within a week Chelsea was acquired by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. It was reported that Abramovich tried to buy the entire Cagliari club when Zola refused to renege on his verbal contract with Cagliari, although Zola himself will not confirm it. Zola subsequently led Cagliari to promotion to the Italian Serie A. Then he renewed his contract for Cagliari Calcio for one more year. He retired in June 2005, after ending his career in appropriate style with a double against Juventus in his last ever professional game. His number 10 Cagliari jersey was withdrawn in his honour for the season after he left but was worn in the 2006-07 season by Andrea Capone.
Zola played for his country at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, making one appearance in the second round against Nigeria. After only a few minutes, the referee completely misjudged an ordinary tackle against an opponent defender, sending Zola off and forcing him to miss the two subsequent World Cup matches. He could still have played the Italy-Brazil final, if half-injured Roberto Baggio had been left out by coach Arrigo Sacchi, who instead decided to let Baggio play, with poor results.
He played in all three group games at Euro 96, and missed a penalty against Germany as Italy surprisingly crashed out in the first round. He scored the only goal of the game in a World Cup qualifying match against England at Wembley in February 1997, and won his final cap for Italy in the return fixture against England in Rome in October 1997. He retired from international play after he was not called up for the 1998 World Cup, finishing with 35 total caps and ten goals.
In his playing career, Zola played 627 games and scored 193 goals. Despite speculation he would play on in the 2005-06 season, Zola decided to leave the game just a week before he turned 39, and took a job as an Italian football pundit. Rumours were circulating within Australia that Zola was being chased by several Hyundai A-League clubs (Australia's national league), including Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory, about a possible comeback, but Zola quashed such rumours. He did, however, play a charity match in Sydney in December 2006, appearing in both Marconi and APIA colours. Zola also played against Shrewsbury Town for A-line Allstars on 14 July 2007 as part of a kit sponsorship deal between Shrewsbury Town and A-line. It was the first match ever played at the New Meadow stadium; A-line make Zola's boots.
On 7 September 2008, it was reported that Zola had been interviewed in Rome for the vacant manager's position at English Premier League Club West Ham United and had "impressed the Club's representatives" at the interview. url=
In 2006, Zola started his coaching career, being appointed as assistant to Italy national under-21 football team head coach Pierluigi Casiraghi by the Italian Football Federation.
thumb|right|200px|Gianfranco Zola & Liverpool FC manager Rafael Bentez at Boleyn Ground May 9, 2009
On 9 September 2008, Zola agreed a three-year contract to manage West Ham United, replacing Alan Curbishley, who resigned following differences with the board.
thumb|left|200px|Signing autographs after match at Boleyn Ground May 9, 2009
He was unveiled as club manager on 11 September despite not having the required UEFA A coaching licence. Zola, surprisingly for someone so closely associated with West Ham's cross-town rivals Chelsea, quickly gained the backing of the fans. Nevertheless, he still received applause from Chelsea fans when he came to Stamford Bridge as West Ham coach. After a shaky start Zola began to develop a side with a flair not seen in a West Ham side for some years. He was also praised for integrating more youth products into the first team. The likes of Junior Stanislas and Zavon Hines were given their debuts and the duo and first team youngsters Jack Collison and James Tomkins all scored their first goals for the club. In April 2009, Zola signed a contract that will keep him at Upton Park until 2013.
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'''Joseph Kevin Keegan''', OBE (born 14 February 1951),
He began his playing career at Scunthorpe United in 1968, before moving to Liverpool of Division One in 1971. At Liverpool, Keegan won three First Division titles, two UEFA Cups, one FA Cup and the European Cup. He also gained his first England cap in 1972, and moved to German top-flight club Hamburger SV in the summer of 1977. At Hamburg he was crowned European Footballer of the Year in both 1978 and 1979, won the Bundesliga title in 1978-79, and reached the European Cup final the following year. Keegan moved to Southampton that summer, and spent two seasons at the club before a transfer to second-tier Newcastle United in 1982. He helped Newcastle to promotion in his second season, and retired from football in 1984, having been capped 63 times for England, scoring 21 goals.
He moved into management at Newcastle in 1992, again returning the club to the top-flight, as champions. After promotion, Keegan's Newcastle finished second in the Premier League in 1995-96, after leading the table most of the season. After a spell at Fulham, he took charge of the England team in 1999 but resigned in the autumn of 2000, following a loss against Germany in World Cup qualification (this was also the last game at the old Wembley Stadium). He then became manager of Manchester City in 2001 and spent four years at the club before resigning in 2005. He had been out of football for almost three years when he returned to Newcastle United for a second spell as manager in January 2008. This spell lasted only eight months, however, as Keegan resigned on 4 September 2008 following days of speculation regarding a dispute with the club directors.
Born in Armthorpe near Doncaster to English parents of Irish ancestry, attending St Peters High School now known as The McAuley Catholic High School, as a schoolboy Keegan had a trial for league side Coventry City, under manager Jimmy Hill. Despite being one of two players kept on for an extra six-week period, the club did not offer Keegan a contract. At the age of 16, Keegan was spotted playing at amateur level for his employers at the time, and signed by Division 4's Scunthorpe United - one of just two professional sides in the division.
Making his debut against Peterborough United at the age of 17, he made 29 league starts in his first season. Keegan became a regular in the first team by the 1969-70 season, playing all 46 league games for the club. Although in a side who consistently finished in the bottom four of the division, this season also saw the team reach the fifth-round of the FA Cup, beating Football League First Division side Sheffield Wednesday along the way. Keegan played regularly in a creative right midfield role for the Scunthorpe United first team despite his age - he scored 18 goals in 124 games for the club before a -35,000 transfer fee took him to Bill Shankly's Liverpool in 1971, at the age of 20.
On 14 August 1971, Keegan made his Liverpool debut against Nottingham Forest at Anfield, scoring after 12 minutes.
In 1973, Keegan won his first domestic honours. Playing alongside John Toshack, Keegan helped Liverpool win their first League championship in seven years as well as the UEFA Cup. Keegan scored twice in the first leg of the final as Liverpool overcame Borussia Mnchengladbach 3-2 on aggregate.
The following year Keegan was again a frequent scorer but Liverpool lost the League title to a Leeds United team who had gone unbeaten for a then-record 29 games at the start of the season. However, Liverpool progressed to the FA Cup final. Their campaign in the competition had started with a tie against the club which had rejected Keegan, Doncaster Rovers, and it was Keegan who scored both Liverpool goals in a 2-2 draw. Liverpool won the replay and Keegan scored twice more on the way to Wembley, including a lob-volley over the head of England colleague Peter Shilton in the semi-final against Leicester City at Villa Park. In the final, Keegan scored two as Liverpool beat Newcastle United 3-0. It was the first brace in an FA Cup final since Mike Trebilcock scored twice for Everton in 1966.
Keegan's next visit to Wembley was three months later in the Charity Shield game, the traditional curtain-raiser to a new season between the League champions and the FA Cup winners. However, Keegan was sent off, along with Leeds captain Billy Bremner, after a scuffle on the pitch. Both players removed their shirts in protest, with Keegan visibly shaken by the decision. The fight was shown that night on BBC television and both were fined -500, with Keegan being suspended for three games and Bremner eight.
The next year saw Keegan scoring goals and representing his club and country, but 1975 was a trophyless season for Liverpool and England failed to qualify for the 1976 European Championships. There were numerous honours for Keegan over the next two years, however, as Liverpool again won the League championship and UEFA Cup. Keegan scored in both legs of the UEFA Cup final against FC Bruges, although he had only scored once previously during Liverpool's run in the competition.
In 1977, Keegan helped Liverpool progress towards an unprecedented "treble" of League championship, FA Cup and European Cup, though midway through the season he announced his intention to leave in the summer to play abroad. Nevertheless, Keegan was irrepressible as Liverpool clinched the title and reached the finals of both Cup competitions. Keegan's last appearance in a Liverpool shirt on home soil, however, saw Liverpool lose the FA Cup final to bitter rivals Manchester United, ending the possibility of the "treble".
After 323 appearances and exactly 100 goals, Keegan left Liverpool as promised. He had been made offers from clubs across Europe, and chose to join Hamburg SV in the West German Bundesliga for -500,000. Liverpool replaced him with Kenny Dalglish.
Keegan's transfer to Hamburg was agreed between the FA Cup final and the European Cup final of 1977, although Keegan had negotiated a maximum transfer fee the season before.
The 1978-79 season saw a vast improvement on the club's 1978 finish. New manager Branko Zebec imposed a tough training regime, and Keegan's increasing grasp of the German Language, coupled with the newly imposed discipline meant that Hamburg finished as league champions for the first time in nineteen years.
Hamburg's European campaign of 1979-80 saw Keegan score two goals to help Hamburg past FC Dinamo Tbilisi, Soviet champions who had beaten Liverpool to reach the latter stages. The club lost to Nottingham Forest in the final in Madrid, however, and this was coupled domestically with being beaten to the Bundesliga title by Bayern Munich. Having negotiated a maximum transfer fee of -500,000 in his contract the year before and agreeing a move in February, Keegan left Hamburg for Southampton in the summer of 1980.
On 10 February 1980, Lawrie McMenemy called a press conference at the Potters Heron hotel, Ampfield to announce that the European Footballer of the Year would be joining Southampton F.C. in the forthcoming summer. The news caused surprise throughout the world of football and around the city of Southampton, as Southampton were a relatively small club. The club were beginning to become established in the top division, but this signing showed how persuasive their manager could be, especially when Keegan captained England in the 1980 European Championships in Italy.
Keegan made his Southampton debut at Lansdowne Road in a pre-season friendly against Shamrock Rovers on 23 July 1980.
Keegan's two seasons at The Dell saw him as part of a flamboyant team also containing Alan Ball, Phil Boyer, Mick Channon and Charlie George and in 1980-81 Saints scored 76 goals, finishing in sixth place, then their highest league finish.
In the following season, Keegan was able to produce some of his best form and at the end of January 1982 Southampton sat at the top of the First Division table, but a run of only three wins from the end of February meant a rather disappointing 7th place finish. Despite this, Keegan was voted the PFA Player of the Year, and awarded the OBE for services to Association Football. Keegan had scored 26 of the team's 72 goals and was voted the club's Player of the Year.
He finally reached a World Cup in 1982 when England got to the finals in Spain. He was duly named in the squad for the tournament but was suffering from a chronic back injury and was unfit to play in all of England's group games. In a last, desperate effort to play in a World Cup (he knew that he would not be around for the 1986 competition) he secretly hired a car and drove from Spain to a specialist he knew in Germany for intensive treatment. It worked to the extent that he came on as a substitute for a crucial second round pool game against the host nation which England had to win. Unfortunately, his few minutes of World Cup football saw him miss a point blank header which he directed wide.
When Bobby Robson became the new England coach after that World Cup, Keegan was left out of his first squad, a decision he learned of from the media rather than Robson himself. Keegan expressed his public displeasure and never played for his country again. He won a total of 63 caps in a period in which England had failed to qualify for three major tournaments and scored 21 goals. He captained his country 31 times.
Keegan had fallen out with McMenemy over the manager's failure to strengthen Southampton's defence (which conceded 67 goals in 1981-82) whilst the team was at the top of the table. There were also rumours that McMenemy had charged the whole team of cheating after a 3-0 defeat by Aston Villa in April 1982 to which Keegan took great exception. Although Keegan joined Saints' next pre-season tour, he had already decided to move on to seek a new challenge, and a few days before the start of the 1982-83 season he signed for Second Division Newcastle United for a fee of -100,000.
Keegan joined Newcastle United and spent two seasons there, during which time he was extremely popular with the supporters. He played 78 times, scored 48 goals and helped them to promotion from the Second Division in 1984, within a team which also contained Peter Beardsley, Chris Waddle and Terry McDermott. His contribution to Newcastle's promotion, which ended their six-year absence from the First Division, earned him iconic status on Tyneside.
Keegan announced his retirement prior to the end of the 1983-1984 season. His last league game came against Brighton and Hove Albion, scoring in a 3-1 victory. Keegan's final appearance for Newcastle came in a friendly against Liverpool some days later, leaving the pitch in a helicopter whilst still dressed in his kit. He moved with his family to Spain, stating that he would never enter football management, although he did carry out occasional work as a football pundit for British television.
Keegan made his England debut on 15 November 1972 in a 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Wales. Keegan only appeared in the two matches against Wales during this campaign as England failed to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
He scored his first international goal in his third appearance, also against Wales, on 11 May 1974. He scored 21 goals in total for his country in 63 games. He was given the captaincy by manager Don Revie in 1976 after Gerry Francis fell from favour. He retained the captain's armband until his international retirement after the 1982 World Cup.
He only managed one World Cup appearance though, after England failed to qualify for both the 1974 and 1978 tournaments. His World Cup experience was limited to just 26 minutes after injury wrecked his chance in England's 1982 campaign. He recovered sufficiently to appear as a substitute in their final game against hosts Spain, during which he famously missed a headed chance to break the deadlock.
Following the successful start to the 1982-83 season with Newcastle United, there was much controversy when newly appointed England manager Bobby Robson did not select him for the national side.
On 5 February 1992, almost eight years after his final game as a player, Keegan returned to football as manager of Newcastle United. They had been relegated from the top flight in 1989 and narrowly missed out on promotion in 1990, but in 1991 they had failed to make the playoffs and at several stages in 1991-92 they had occupied bottom place in the Second Division. Following the dismissal of previous manager Ossie Ardiles, Keegan was appointed to prevent Newcastle from being relegated to the third tier of English football for the first time.
Survival was achieved and Newcastle would be playing in the new Division One for the 1992-93 season. Most observers tipped Newcastle to finish higher than the 20th position they had occupied the previous season, but an 11-match winning start to the season saw them establish themselves as most people's favourites for the Division One title by October. They led the league virtually all season, and the club record signing of Bristol City striker Andy Cole in February further strengthened their side; Cole netted 12 goals in the club's final 12 games. The addition of Charlton Athletic's Robert Lee bolstered the midfield.
Newcastle were promoted to the Premier League as Division One champions.
Top scorer David Kelly and influential midfielder Gavin Peacock were both sold during the close season, and Keegan brought striker Peter Beardsley back to Newcastle from Everton, six years after he had been sold by Newcastle to Liverpool.
1993-94 was an enormous success for Newcastle as they finished third in the Premier League and qualified for the UEFA Cup, bringing European football to the club for the first time since the 1970s. Andy Cole was the Premier League's top scorer with 34 goals from 40 games, and managed a club record total of 41 goals in all competitions.
Keegan then strengthened his side by signing Swiss World Cup defender Marc Hottiger, Belgium's defensive midfielder Philippe Albert, and Norwich City's quick winger Ruel Fox.
Newcastle won their first six games of the 1994-95 season to top the league and they appeared capable of winning their first league title since 1927. But the shock departure of Andy Cole to Manchester United in January weakened their attack, and the 12 point lead on the league that they had established was eventually lost, and finished the season sixth place in the final table; not enough for even another UEFA Cup campaign.
Keegan made several important additions to the Newcastle side in the summer of 1995; Reading goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, Paris St Germain's French winger David Ginola, QPR striker Les Ferdinand and Wimbledon defender Warren Barton.
Newcastle performed well in the first half of the 1995-96, going 10 points ahead on 23 December 1995 and a 12 points lead from early in January to 4 February. After the 0-2 loss at West Ham the lead was nine points. A 1-0 defeat at the hands of fellow title challengers Manchester United cut the gap to one point on 4 March, and within two weeks Newcastle's lead was overhauled and they were unable to recover it. With two games remaining, both teams have 76 points. Newcastle only got one point in a 1-1 drawn match against Nottingham Forest, and with a 1-1 draw for Newcastle against Tottenham on the final day of the season handing the title to Manchester United, whose 3-0 triumph at Middlesbrough would have won them the title regardless of Newcastle's result against Tottenham.
It was during the race for the 1995-96 title that Keegan famously directed remarks at the Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson during an interview on live television. His outburst-"I'd love it if we beat them! Love it!"-is frequently referred to when describing the relationship between the pair.And still to this day retains a fierce rivalry with not only Ferguson but the whole club it self In April 2003 it was named as Quote of the Decade in the Premier League 10 Seasons Awards. It also appears in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments.
Keegan then broke the world transfer fee record by signing Blackburn and England striker Alan Shearer.
On 7 January 1997, Keegan announced his resignation as manager. A club statement following his resignation read:
"''Newcastle United Football Club today announce the resignation of manager Kevin Keegan. Kevin informed the board of his wish to resign at the end of the season, having decided he no longer wishes to continue in football management at this stage in his life. Following lengthy discussions of which the board attempted to persuade Kevin to change his mind, both parties eventually agreed that the best route forward was for the club to, reluctantly, accept his resignation with immediate effect.''"
Kevin left the club with a short statement reading :
"''It was my decision and my decision alone to resign. I feel I have taken the club as far as I can, and that it would be in the best interests of all concerned if I resigned now. I wish the club and everyone concerned with it all the best for the future.''"
On the Newcastle United DVD 'Magpie Magic', it is said that chairman Sir John Hall asked for a long term commitment as manager from him which he was unwilling to give, whilst it also states that many still rumour that the pressure and criticism of selling Andy Cole and the failed title challenge in 1995-96 took its toll on him.
He was succeeded by Kenny Dalglish, the same man who had replaced him as a player at Liverpool 20 years earlier, but Newcastle were unable to win the title and finished 2nd place in the same season, and in the following season finished outside the top ten in the Premier League, although they were FA Cup runners-up.
Keegan returned to football on 25 September 1997 as "Chief Operating Officer" (a similar role to a Director of Football) at Division Two club Fulham F.C., with Ray Wilkins as head coach. Fulham finished sixth in the final table, but Wilkins was sacked just before the first leg of the playoff semi-final and Keegan took over as manager.
Keegan was unable to inspire Fulham to overcome Grimsby Town in the playoffs, but good form in 1998-99 - helped by the acquisition of many players who would normally have been beyond the budgets of most Division Two clubs - clinched them the Division Two title and promotion to Division One, but Keegan left at the end of the season to concentrate on his duties as England manager, having succeeded Glenn Hoddle in February 1999.
Fulham replaced Keegan with Paul Bracewell.
After weeks of speculation, Keegan was named as the new England coach in February 1999, succeeding Glenn Hoddle. He led the team to a winning start with 3-1 victory over Poland to reignite England's Euro 2000 qualifying campaign.
After an initial popular period as manager, he began to come under fire for his perceived tactical naivety. This came to a head during the unsuccessful Euro 2000 campaign, as England beat Germany, but lost 3-2 to both Romania and Portugal, despite having the lead in both games. The defeat against Romania ended their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-final.
Keegan resigned as England coach on 7 October 2000, after England lost to a Dietmar Hamann goal for Germany in their first 2002 World Cup qualifier in the last game to be played at Wembley Stadium before the old stadium was rebuilt. Keegan won only 38.9% of his games in charge, making him statistically the least successful permanent England manager (although unlike Don Revie (1974 - 1977) or Steve McClaren (2006 - 2007), Keegan achieved qualification to a major tournament for England).
When Sven-Gran Eriksson became England manager, Eriksson appointed the 64-year old Tord Grip as his assistant. This caused Keegan to complain that when he was England manager, the FA had told him that he could not have Arthur Cox as his assistant because at 60, Cox was too old. Keegan went on, "I wasn't allowed to bring in the people I wanted and that was wrong. Mr Eriksson was and I'm delighted for him because that's the way it should be."
On 24 May 2001, Keegan returned to football as successor to Joe Royle at Manchester City, who had just been relegated from the Premier League. Keegan signed experienced international players such as Stuart Pearce, Eyal Berkovic and Ali Benarbia. That season, City were promoted as First Division champions after scoring 108 league goals. Keegan becoming the 1st manager in the Premier League era to win the Football League title with 2 different clubs.
In preparation for his second season as manager (2002-03) he signed Nicolas Anelka, Peter Schmeichel and Marc-Vivien Fo. That season saw Manchester City win against Liverpool at Anfield and take four points from Manchester United, but concede five goals away to Chelsea and at home to Arsenal, securing their Premier League status by finishing ninth. Keegan also guided City into the UEFA Cup, qualifying via the UEFA Fair Play ranking.
For 2003-04, the club's first season at the new City of Manchester Stadium, Keegan signed more players including Paul Bosvelt, David Seaman and Michael Tarnat. City started well and were fifth in the league on 5 November. Keegan's City team did well in the UEFA Cup tie against Belgian club Lokeren, winning over two legs, however a disappointing draw at home to Polish minnows Groclin led to their elimination from the UEFA Cup and was followed by a slump in form. City did not win again in the league until 21 February, and finished 16th in the league, although did well away to Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup on 4 February 2004; despite going in at half time 3-0 behind and with ten men after Joey Barton was sent off, Keegan's team came back to win 4-3.
2004-05 brought better form for Manchester City, but Keegan agreed to leave as manager on 10 March 2005 after telling the chairman his desire to retire from football at the end of the season.
After declaring his retirement from football in 2005, Keegan remained out of the media spotlight, working at the 'Soccer Circus' football school in Glasgow. In October 2007, he indicated he was unlikely to manage again.
Following the dismissal of manager Sam Allardyce,
Keegan had a disappointing first eight games back at Newcastle, not winning a single match. However, on 22 March 2008, Keegan achieved the first victory of his second managerial spell, a 2-0 win against his former club, Fulham. This was his first win as Newcastle manager since beating Leeds United on 1 January 1997 and he followed it up with wins over Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland, maintaining his perfect record over the club's local rivals in the Tyne-Wear derby. Good results secured safety from relegation, allowing Keegan to plan for his stated contract length of the next three full seasons at the club. Newcastle's seven game unbeaten run came to an end in a home defeat to Chelsea, and they finished the season in twelfth place.
Having signed Argentina international winger Jonas Gutierrez, as well as fellow Argentina international defender Fabricio Coloccini from Deportivo La Coruna amongst others, Newcastle began the 2008-09 season with a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford, having lost the previous season's fixtures 6-0 and 5-1, as well as beating Bolton 1-0 the following week, and defeating Coventry City 3-2 in the 2nd round of the Carling Cup on 26 August,.
From early on in the morning of 2 September 2008, following the closure of the transfer window at midnight, various media sources reported that Keegan had either resigned from the club or had been sacked, leading to fan protests around St. James' Park. The club released statements denying that he had left the club, but stated that talks were ongoing between Keegan and members of the board. On 4 September 2008, Keegan issued a statement confirming that he had resigned the same day, stating that "...a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want."
Richard Bevan, chief executive of the League Managers Association stated the following month that Keegan would consider a return to the club but only if those who hold the ownership are willing to develop a structure which he is happy with. Up until Dennis Wise's resignation as Director of Football at Newcastle United FC in April 2009, many fans directed the blame of Keegan's exit at both owner Mike Ashley and Dennis Wise as a result of such a role being established and poorly used. The club was warned by the League Managers Association on the 5th of September 2008 to develop a structure which would satisfy the next manager to replace Kevin Keegan to avoid a similar situation repeating itself and damaging the club's image.
In December 2008, it was reported that following Ashley's decision to withdraw the sale of Newcastle United F.C., a legal dispute in regards to Kevin Keegan's departure of the club was in place between himself and Ashley, with Keegan claiming unfair dismissal and Ashley claiming damage to his public image. In September 2009 it was reported that Keegan had met with Ashley and the Newcastle board including former members and present in a premier league arbitration in claim of -10m for his shock resignation.
Following interest from Dubai based businessman Sirous Mahjoob in purchasing Newcastle United in July 2009, Kevin Keegan was strongly linked with a return to the club.
Keegan's dispute with the club was resolved in October 2009. The tribunal ruled that Newcastle had constructively dismissed Keegan by insisting on the signing of midfielder Ignacio Gonzlez on loan against his wishes. The ruling was based around seven issues that the club and Keegan agreed were most relevant to the case. In summary, it was found that Keegan had never been explicitly told he did not have the final word on player transfers. Given the generally understood role of a Premiership manager, he could reasonably expect that it was. The club's signing of Gonzlez meant that they had effectively violated his employment contract, which amounted to constructive dismissal. Keegan was awarded -2 million (plus interest accrued) according to severance clauses in his contract. Claims for more were turned down on the basis that the standard contract severance clauses covered constructive dismissal, he happily stated afterwards that the purpose of his claim had been to restore his reputation, and was delighted with the outcome, allowing him to move forward.. In pursuit of winning the tribunal, the club admitted to misleading the media and their fans. Several key senior staff, including Dennis Wise and Derek Llambas had publicly claimed that Keegan had "the final word"; they claimed to the tribunal that this was not in fact the case and that their claims were just "PR". Subsequently it was revealed that Director of Football, Dennis Wise asked Keegan to sign players by watching them "on You Tube". On 21 October, a subsequent meeting of the same panel found that the club should pay all legal and associated costs incurred by Keegan as a result of the tribunal. They reached this conclusion based on their view that the club's "defence on the primary liability issue was, in our view, wholly without merit".
Keegan stated after the hearing he still wants to manage in the top flight of football, and would consider returning to his position at the club.
He is married to Jean and has two daughters, Laura Jane, born in Hamburg, and Sarah Marie, born in Southampton.
In 1976, Keegan competed in the BBC's television programme ''Superstars''. Despite suffering severe cuts after crashing his bicycle, he insisted on re-racing and secured second place in the event, before going on to win that edition of the programme.
Keegan become renowned for his "poodle perm" hair in the 1970s, and has regularly appeared at the top of 'worst hairstyles' surveys.
His song "Head Over Heels in Love", written by Chris Norman and Pete Spencer, was released on 9 June 1979, and peaked at number 31 in the UK charts, but climbed to number 10 in Germany where Keegan was based at the time, and where Norman's band Smokie were very popular.
In April 1991 he was attacked while sleeping in his Range Rover by the M25 at Reigate Hill in Surrey. His assailants later admitted in court that they needed money for a drugs debt and had no idea they were attacking Kevin Keegan.
He is known for his charity appearances for the Lord's Taverners. Other celebrities which have attended these events are Colin Salmon, David Seaman, Chris Tarrant, John Kettley, Robert Powell and Mary Nightingale.
In early July 2008, Flybe International announced the naming of one of their new Bombardier Q400 aircraft in honour of Keegan's service to Newcastle United, both as a player and as manager. The plane is used on the regular service from Newcastle International Airport to London Gatwick.
In February 2009, Keegan had three points added to his driving license after being caught doing 36mph in a 30 mph zone on the A69 road in August 2008. This brought his total to twelve points and he subsequently received a six month driving ban.
In August 2009, nearly a year after his departure from Newcastle, Keegan resurfaced after being confirmed as the lead pundit on ESPN.
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'''Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelroo''' (commonly spelled as '''van Nistelrooy'''; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid. He is currently the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals. He is a three-time Champions League top scorer, as well as a top scorer in three different European domestic leagues.
Born in Oss, North Brabant, Van Nistelrooy started his professional career in 1993 with Dutch second division side Den Bosch, where he was converted from a central defender to centre forward after playing part-time for Nooit Gedacht and Magriet. After netting 12 goals in 31 games in the 1996-97 campaign, he transferred for -360,000 to Heerenveen the next year, and scored 13 goals in 31 matches in his only season with the club. He was then signed by PSV Eindhoven the next season for -6.3 million, a then-record transfer sum between two Dutch teams.
He scored 31 goals in 34 matches, the highest season total in the Eredivisie and second-highest in Europe overall, in addition to scoring all three of PSV's goals in a Champions League match against HJK Helsinki on 25 November 1998. Van Nistelrooy capped off the year by winning the Dutch Player of the Year award. The next season, he won his second Eredivisie scoring title with 29 goals. According to a 2001 interview with ''The Telegraph,'' Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson said that his son Darren, who was at tryouts for Eredivisie rival Heerenveen at the time, begged his father, ''"You've got to sign Van Nistelrooy right away, he's fantastic. We've been watching him."''
Van Nistelrooy looked set to complete an -18.5 million transfer to Manchester United in the summer of 2000. A press conference had been called to confirm Van Nistelrooy's arrival, but instead this was used to announce that the transfer had been delayed over concerns about his fitness. Days later, he suffered ruptured cruciate knee ligaments during a training session and the deal was axed.
thumb|150px|right|Van Nistelrooy playing for Manchester United against Chelsea.
Van Nistelrooy signed a five-year contract after passing his medical.
Champions League goals in 10 games. He finished as the top Premier League scorer with 25 in 34 games, including three hat-tricks, and he ended the season on another eight-game scoring streak. He started the 2003-04 season by scoring twice in his first two league matches, which boosted his consecutive games record to 10. He scored his 100th goal for the club in a 4-3 victory over Everton on 7 February 2004. He scored two goals, one a penalty, in United's victory over Millwall in the 2004 FA Cup Final.
Van Nistelrooy missed most of the 2004-05 season due to injury, but nonetheless scored a Champions League-best eight goals. One of them was his thirtieth career European goal, which he scored in a 2-2 Champions League group stage draw with Lyon on 16 September 2004, overtaking Denis Law's previous club record of 28 goals. Law later said to reporters, ''"I'm delighted for Ruud. It could not happen to a nicer guy."'' Manchester United were eliminated by eventual finalists Milan in the knockout stage after going scoreless in both legs.
At the start of the 2005-06 season, Van Nistelrooy scored in United's first four Premier League games. He finished as the second-highest league scorer with 21 goals, behind Arsenal's Thierry Henry. By the end of his fifth season with United, Van Nistelrooy had amassed 150 goals in fewer than 200 starts.
thumb|left|Van Nistelrooy shields the ball during a match against Tottenham Hotspur.
Van Nistelrooy was benched for the League Cup final against Wigan Athletic, fuelling speculation of a rift between him and coach Alex Ferguson, which Van Nistelrooy denied. He was nonetheless left on the bench for six consecutive league matches, and though he then returned to the starting line-up and scored match-winners against West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers, fresh doubt spread over Van Nistelrooy's future when he was benched for United's season finale win over Charlton Athletic. Ferguson claimed that Van Nistelrooy was angry at the decision and left the stadium three hours before kick-off.
On 9 May 2006, Setanta Sports reported that Van Nistelrooy's exclusion from the squad was due to a training session fight between him and team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo. Van Nistelrooy allegedly criticised Ronaldo's tendency to hold onto the ball instead of passing to his team-mates, which sparked the fight, after which Van Nistelrooy remarked, ''"Go crying to your daddy."'' The article claimed that this was not a reference to Ronaldo's father (who had died earlier in the season), but to United's Portuguese assistant coach, Carlos Queiroz.
Van Nistelrooy signed with Spanish side Real Madrid on 28 July 2006, departing Manchester United after five seasons with a total of 150 goals in 220 appearances, as well as the club's all-time European scoring record with 38 goals.
thumb|Van Nistelrooy in action for Real Madrid.
On 15 July 2006, Ferguson confirmed that Van Nistelrooy wanted to leave Manchester United, and Real Madrid announced two weeks later that he had signed a three-year contract after being purchased for -24 million.
Van Nistelrooy scored a hat-trick in his second league match against Levante and, on 12 November 2006, he scored all four of Real Madrid's goals in a 4-1 victory over Osasuna. He won the league's ''Pichichi'' award with 25 goals as Real Madrid took home the 2006-07 title, and he also equalled the longest consecutive scoring streak in La Liga history with seven straight matches, tying a league record shared by Hugo Snchez.
In January 2008, Van Nistelrooy signed a contract extension keeping him with Madrid until 2010, with the expiration date one day shy of his 34th birthday. He underwent ankle surgery in March, and returned for the ''El Clsico'' derby against Barcelona on 7 May, in which he netted a penalty two minutes after coming on as a substitute. He finished the season with 20 goals in 32 appearances.
In November 2008, Real Madrid announced that Van Nistelrooy would miss the remainder of the 2008-09 season after exploratory arthroscopic surgery revealed a partially torn meniscus in his right knee, with an expected recovery time of six to nine months following a second operation to repair the damage.
Van Nistelrooy has 64 caps and 33 goals for the Netherlands. His first tournament was Euro 2004, where he and the Czech Republic's Milan Baro were the only players to score in all three group stage matches.
thumb|upright|right|Van Nistelrooy ''(front)'' with Robin van Persie.
As the Dutch failed to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Van Nistelrooy had to wait four years to play in his first and last World Cup. During a 2006 World Cup qualifying match, he scored in the Dutch's 4-0 hammering of bottom-placed Andorra and was yellow-carded for going to Andorra player Antoni Lima and celebrating in front of him, following an incident six minutes before when Nistelrooy missed a penalty and Lima laughed at him He was a part of coach Marco van Basten's squad for the 2006 World Cup finals, for which he served as the official FIFA/SOS ambassador. He started, and was substituted, in all of the Netherlands' group stage matches, and scored his lone goal against the Cte d'Ivoire. Van Nistelrooy was benched for the Netherlands' final match, which saw them eliminated in the knockout stage by Portugal.
Van Basten left the striker off the squad for a friendly against the Republic of Ireland on 16 August 2006. Dirk Kuyt replaced Van Nistelrooy in their next match against Portugal in September. After Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was unavailable for UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Belarus due to injury, Van Nistelrooy refused Van Basten's request to take his place on the roster.
On 23 January 2007, Van Nistelrooy announced his retirement from international football following some disputes with coach Marco van Basten. However, after several phone conversations and at the persuasion of veteran Edwin van der Sar, both player and coach put aside their differences. Van Basten announced four months later that Van Nistelrooy was returning to the ''Oranje.'' On 8 September, Van Nistelrooy filled Huntelaar's spot, as previously requested, for the qualifier against Bulgaria, scoring in a 2-0 victory, and scored the winning goal four days later in injury time of the Netherlands' win over Albania.
At Euro 2008, Van Nistelrooy scored for the Netherlands in their decisive 3-0 victory over Italy in the group stage, and scored the equaliser in their eventual 3-1 loss to Russia in the quarter-finals. On 4 August, he again announced his retirement from international competition.
Van Nistelrooy married his girlfriend, Leontien Slaats, in July 2004. The couple had their first child, a girl named Moa Annette, in September 2006, and a son named Liam in March 2008.
Van Nistelrooy and his wife are both heavily involved with the charity organization SOS Children's Villages. The organisation has been around since 1949 and is an international development charity which serves to protect the interests and rights of children. Van Nistelrooy was officially appointed "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" Ambassador in the Netherlands on 1 September 2001.
On 17 November 2009, Van Nistelrooy and his wife hosted SOS at Real Madrid City. The purpose of the event was to help create a calendar which would be sold to benefit the organization.
thumb|Van Nistelrooy (right) with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in training prior to UEFA Euro 2008. Van Nistelrooy retired from International duty following the tournament.
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'''George Graham''' (born 30 November 1944) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He is best remembered for his success at Arsenal, as a player in the 1970s and then as manager from 1986 until 1995.
The youngest of seven children, Graham grew up in poverty in Bargeddie, near Coatbridge. He was raised by his mother, Janet, after his father, Robert Young Graham, died of tuberculosis and heart failure on Christmas Day 1944, when Graham was barely a month old. His elder sister also died of Tuberculosis at the age of 19, in 1951. When growing up, Graham showed considerable promise as a footballer, and Newcastle United, Chelsea and Aston Villa displayed an interest in the young Graham.
Despite being Scottish, Graham played exclusively in England and the United States. He signed for Aston Villa in 1961, on his 17th birthday. He spent three seasons at the Birmingham club, but only made eight appearances - though one of them was the club's 1963 League Cup final loss to Birmingham City. Chelsea signed him in July 1964 for -5000. Graham scored 35 goals in 72 league games for the club and won a League Cup medal in 1965 but he, along with several other Chelsea players, increasingly clashed with their volatile manager Tommy Docherty. This culminated in Graham and seven others being sent home and disciplined by Docherty for breaking a pre-match curfew in 1965.
Bertie Mee's Arsenal were looking for a replacement for Joe Baker, and paid -75,000 plus Tommy Baldwin in 1966 to bring him to Highbury. He made his debut on 1 October 1966 at home to Leicester City, and although the result was a 4-2 defeat he immediately became a regular in the Arsenal side. He was Arsenal's top scorer in both 1966-67 and 1967-68, having started out as a centre forward for the club, but later moved to inside forward with John Radford moving from the wing to up front.
With Arsenal, Graham was a runner-up in both the 1968 and 1969 League Cup finals, before finally winning a medal with the 1969-70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. He followed it up with being an integral part of Arsenal's Double-winning side of 1970-71, and even had a claim to scoring Arsenal's equaliser in the FA Cup Final against Liverpool, although Eddie Kelly is officially credited with the goal.
Winning the Double brought the attention of Scotland and Graham was selected for the national side for the first time against Portugal on 13 October 1971. He would go on to win twelve caps over the next two years for Scotland, scoring three goals, his final one coming against Brazil on 30 June 1973. By then, however, Graham was no longer an Arsenal player.
The arrival of Alan Ball midway through 1971-72 had made his place in the Arsenal side less assured and he therefore moved for -120,000 to Manchester United in December 1972. In total, he played 308 matches for Arsenal, scoring 77 goals. He spent two years at United, and was relegated to Division Two, before seeing out his career in England at Portsmouth and Crystal Palace. He played the summer of 1978 in America for the California Surf.
After retiring from playing, he became a coach at Crystal Palace and then later Queens Park Rangers. On 6 December 1982 Graham was appointed manager of Millwall, who were then bottom of the old Third Division. Graham turned the side around in a short space of time-they avoided relegation that season and in 1984-85 they were promoted to the old Second Division. After he left the club in 1986, they went on to win the Second Division and win promotion to the First in 1987-88.
Graham's achievements at Millwall attracted attention from bigger clubs, and he was appointed manager of his old club Arsenal on 14 May 1986. Arsenal had not won a trophy since the FA Cup in 1978-79, and were drifting away from the top teams in the League. Graham cleared out much of the old guard and replaced them with new signings and players promoted from the youth team, while imposing much stricter discipline than his predecessors, both in the dressing room and on the pitch. Arsenal's form immediately improved, so much so that the club were top of the League at Christmas 1986, the club's centenary, for the first time in a decade.
Arsenal finished fourth in Graham's first season in charge, and they went on to win the 1987 League Cup. While Arsenal lost the League Cup final the following year (a shock 3-2 defeat to Luton Town), their League form steadily improved. Graham's side featured tight defensive discipline, embodied by his young captain Tony Adams, who along with Lee Dixon, Steve Bould and Nigel Winterburn, formed the basis of the club's defence for over a decade. However, contrary to popular belief, during this time Graham's Arsenal were not a purely defensive side; Graham also employed capable midfielders such as David Rocastle, Michael Thomas and Paul Merson, and striker Alan Smith, whose prolific goalscoring regularly brought him more than 20 goals per season.
At the end of Graham's third season (1988-89), the club won their first League title since 1971, in highly dramatic fashion, in the final game of the season against Liverpool at Anfield; Arsenal needed to win by two goals to take the title; Alan Smith scored for Arsenal early in the second half to make it 1-0, but as time ticked by Arsenal struggled to get a second, and with 90 minutes gone on the clock, Arsenal still needed another goal. With only seconds to go, a Smith flick-on found Michael Thomas surging through the Liverpool defence; the young midfielder calmly lifted the ball over Bruce Grobbelaar and into the net, and Arsenal were League Champions.
Unable to retain the league title the following season, Graham signed goalkeeper David Seaman and Swedish winger Anders Limpar in the close season; both players proved vital as Arsenal won a second title in 1990-91 and reached the FA Cup semi-finals, losing to arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Graham went on to sign striker and eventual second all-time top scorer Ian Wright from Crystal Palace in October, and the club's first entry in the European Cup since 1971-72. The European venture went badly; Arsenal were knocked out by S.L. Benfica in the second round and failed to make the lucrative group stage. The season went from bad to worse when the Gunners were knocked out of the FA Cup by lowly Wrexham, though Arsenal recovered to finish fourth in the League.
After this season, Graham changed his tactics; he became more defensive and turned out far less attack-minded sides, which depended mainly on goals from Wright rather than the whole team. Between 1986-87 and 1991-92 Arsenal averaged 66 League goals a season (scoring 81 in 1991-92), but between 1992-93 and 1994-95 only averaged 48; this included just 40 in 1992-93, when the club finished 10th in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League, scoring fewer than any other team in the division.
Graham's Arsenal became Cup specialists, and in 1992-93 Arsenal became the first side to win the FA Cup and League Cup double, both times Arsenal beating Sheffield Wednesday, 2-1 in the League Cup Final and 2-1 after a replay in the FA Cup Final replay. The next season they continued in the same vein, winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, their second European trophy; in the final Arsenal beat favourites and holders Parma 1-0 with a tight defensive performance and Alan Smith's 21st minute goal from a left foot volley.
The 1994 Cup Winners' Cup proved to be George Graham's last trophy at the club; the following February he was sacked after nearly nine years in charge, after it was discovered he had accepted an illegal -425,000 payment from Norwegian agent Rune Hauge following Arsenal's 1992 acquisition of John Jensen and Pl Lydersen, two of Hauge's clients. Graham was eventually banned for a year by the Football Association for his involvement in the scandal, after he admitted he had received an "unsolicited gift" from Hauge.
After serving his ban, George Graham's return to football management came with Leeds United in September 1996. He took over a Leeds team that was struggling against relegation at the time and his first priority was the defence; although Leeds scored fewer goals than any other Premiership club (28) they still finished in a secure 13th place. Bringing in players such as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in the close season, 1997-98 saw Leeds score twice as many goals as the previous season finish fifth in the Premiership and secure UEFA Cup qualification.
In October 1998 Graham's two-year spell as Leeds manager came to an end when he was appointed manager of Tottenham Hotspur. Just five months after taking charge he guided the club to victory over Leicester City in the 1999 League Cup Final, and with it a place in the 1999-2000 UEFA Cup. However, Graham could never get Tottenham above tenth in the Premiership, and he was sacked as Tottenham manager in March 2001 after falling out with the club's new chairman Daniel Levy. Despite guiding the club to its first trophy in eight seasons, Graham remained unpopular with a large section of the supporters, because of his previous role at Arsenal, Tottenham's most bitter rivals.
He has been out of management ever since, concentrating on his career as a football pundit for Sky Sports.
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'''Eamon Martin Dunphy''' (born 3 August 1945 in Dublin) is an Irish media personality, radio and television presenter, author, sports pundit, as well as a former professional football player. He is best known as a soccer analyst on RT's coverage of the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. He has been impersonated and lampooned by several Irish comedy shows including ''Scrap Saturday'' and more recently by ''Aprs Match''. He recently made a emotive outburst on ''The Late Late Show'' during a discussion regarding then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's financial affairs.
Dunphy has worked for several radio and television stations, including TV3 (for which he has presented a chat show and a game show) and he was the original presenter of ''The Last Word'' on Today FM. Between 2004 and 2006, Dunphy presented the breakfast programme on Dublin's local Newstalk 106 radio station (now a national broadcaster). Later he moved to RT Radio 1, where he presented a weekly programme, ''Conversations with Eamon Dunphy''. This ended in mid 2009. He continues to write a column on football for the Irish Daily Star newspaper.
Eamon Dunphy grew up at Drumcondra, on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Dunphy attended Saint Patrick's National School, Drumcondra. In later years, future Taoiseach Bertie Ahern attended the same school.
Today, Dunphy generally resides at Mount Pleasant Square, close to Ranelagh village in Dublin. He also owns a holiday home in Deauville, France.
Dunphy married his partner of 18 years RT Commissioning Editor Jane Gogan, at the Unitarian Church on St Stephen's Green on the 24th September 2009
A promising footballer, he left Dublin while still a teenager to join Manchester United as an apprentice. Dunphy did not break into the first team at United and subsequently left to play for York City, Millwall, Charlton Athletic and Reading. It was at Millwall that Dunphy made the most impact; he was considered an intelligent and skillful player in Millwall's midfield. Dunphy played 23 times for the Republic of Ireland and remains Millwall's most capped international football athlete. Dunphy was a member of "The Class of '71", the Millwall side that lost out on promotion to the old Division One by a mere decimal point.
Upon his return to Ireland, Dunphy took up a coaching position with St Bendilduous College. In 1977, he joined Johnny Giles at Shamrock Rovers in charge of youth development. Giles wanted to make the club Ireland's first full time professional club and he wished to make Rovers a strong force in European football by developing talented young Irish players, who would have otherwise have gone to England. However, despite an FAI Cup winners medal in 1978 (his only medal in senior football) and 2 appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Dunphy became disillusioned with the Irish game and dropped out of football altogether to concentrate on a career in journalism.
After retiring from the game, Dunphy first began writing on football for the ''Sunday Tribune'' and then contributing regular columns on both football and current events for the ''Sunday Independent''. He currently writes a column on football for the ''Daily Star'''s Irish edition.
He has also worked for ''Ireland on Sunday'' (Now The Irish Mail on Sunday), ''The Sunday Press'' (now defunct), and for the ''Irish Examiner''.
Since the 1980s Dunphy has also written a number of books. His first and most widely praised book is ''Only a Game?: Diary of a Professional Footballer'', which is an autobiographical account of his days playing for Millwall. Dunphy wrote a diary of his 1973-4 season which began well for him at second division Millwall but subsequently ended in disillusionment. Written during the season, it recorded events from the dressing room. In 1985 rock band U2 and manager Paul McGuinness commissioned him to write the story of their origins, formation, early years and the time leading up to their phenomenally successful album, ''The Joshua Tree''. His book ''Unforgettable Fire - The Story of U2'' was published in 1988. It received some favourable reviews, but critics close to the band spoke of many inaccuracies. A verbal war erupted in the press during which Dunphy calls lead singer, Bono, a "pompous git". Dunphy has also written a biography of long-serving Manchester United manager Matt Busby and in 2002 ghost wrote the autobiography of Republic of Ireland and Manchester United player Roy Keane.
Since the mid 1980s, Dunphy has appeared as an analyst in RT's football coverage. Since RT acquired the rights to show English football, Dunphy has been a regular contributor to ''Premier Soccer Saturday'' (then known as ''The Premiership'').
In 2001, Dunphy became the first male host of the quiz show ''The Weakest Link'', which aired on TV3, for just one series. In 2003, Dunphy was hired again by TV3 to host their new Friday night chat show, entitled ''The Dunphy Show''. Pitted head-to-head with RT's long-running flagship programme, ''The Late Late Show'', Dunphy's show lost what was a highly publicised "ratings war", and was cancelled before its original run was to conclude.
He has also had a prominent radio career, and was the original host in 1997 of the popular current affairs show ''The Last Word'' on Today FM.
In July 2006, RT announced that Dunphy would present a new weekly programme as part of the new RT Radio 1 autumn schedule. Dunphy is the first presenter of a made-for-mobile TV show on the 3 mobile network in Ireland. Dunphy's rants and Spoofer of the Week are watched by thousands of 3 customers. The shows were awarded "Best Entertainment Show" at Ireland's Digital Media Awards. Dunphy readily admits he never uses a mobile himself but enjoys filming for a mobile audience from the comfort of his own living room in Ranelagh.
Dunphy earned from RTE, -328,051 in 2008 and -285,915 in 2007.
Always a controversial journalist, among the targets of his disapproval were television figures such as Pat Kenny and a concept he called "Official Ireland"-by which he meant the liberal Irish media and cultural elite, epitomised by the ''The Irish Times'' newspaper and then President of Ireland, Mary Robinson. He argued at the time that people such as former Taoiseach Charles Haughey represented the "real people of Ireland", and were being attacked by the false left wing consensus of "Official Ireland".
Dunphy was a harsh critic of Jack Charlton, Ireland's most successful national team manager. Dunphy accused Charlton of being a bully, of playing ugly football and of not making the best use of the players at his disposal. Charlton labelled him a "bitter little man". An enmity developed between the two men.
In 1990, Dunphy caused a massive controversy and a national outcry in Ireland by attacking the performance of the national team at that year's World Cup. After a 0-0 draw with Egypt, he called the team "a disgrace". This performance temporarily turned Dunphy into a figure of public hatred in Ireland. Dunphy remained critical of Charlton for the remainder of his tenure as manager, but the public ostracism of Dunphy subsided eventually.
In 2002, he aggressively defended Roy Keane following his dismissal by Mick McCarthy from the Irish team at the FIFA World Cup in Japan and Korea over the team's training facilities and programme in Saipan
Initially critical of Cristiano Ronaldo, he said on RT after the Manchester United-S.L. Benfica UEFA Champions League game the way Ronaldo "clicks his heels", is the "most wicked thing in the game." Before the second leg of United versus Roma in 2006-2007 he branded Ronaldo "a simple cheat" and a "Poof ball who's never done it in the big games". He also called Michael Carrick a "nothing player" and described Roma as "a cut above" United. Carrick and Ronaldo each scored two goals as Manchester United won the match 7-1. Following the match Dunphy reluctantly praised the United performance. More recently, in an article he wrote for the Irish Daily Star, January 2008, Dunphy admitted that he "couldn't have been more wrong about Cristiano Ronaldo". He further claimed that Ronaldo "looks like the real deal", and concluded by saying: "Ronaldo is something special. I was wrong".
In 2008 Dunphy described Roy Keane as a "bullshitter" accusing him of selling his soul and criticizing him for his sympathy towards Steve Staunton and the proposal to play Premier League games in different countries. He also also said that when he worked on Keane's biography six years ago Keane said the two things he hated most in life were "politicians and bullshitters". Dunphy then wrote that he had turned into both.
During Ireland's 2010 World Cup Qualification campaign, he became a critic of Giovanni Trappatoni's style of play and managerial decisions. After Ireland's tough away win against Cyprus on 5 September 2009, Dunphy stated "The performance over 90 minutes was depressing; it exposed the limitations of the coach-s philosophy." Dunphy also summed up how he felt about the type of play "When kids see Lionel Messi, Steven Gerrard or Ronaldo they want to go out in the park and do what they-ve seen the guys do the night before. Nobody wants to go out in the park in the morning and hit the ball 60 yards up in air"
The satirist Dermot Morgan, known to international audiences as ''Father Ted'', did an much admired Eamon Dunphy impression on the satirical radio show ''Scrap Saturday''. Different sketches had him engaged in apparent inane and ridiculous arguments. They ranged from his criticism of Mother Teresa for not being a real nun to his attack on that week's weather in which he said that recent snowfall was not real snow. Morgan incorporated the mannerisms of Dunphy so completely that it went beyond mere imitation. An unsuspecting listener could easily be fooled into thinking it really was him.
Dunphy's hyperbole is widely parodied in the media. RT's ''Aprs Match'' team, who would broadcast skits after games, delivered a mock example of Dunphy-speak:
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Eric Houghton was born in Billingborough, Lincolnshire and educated at Donnington Grammar School. He signed for Aston Villa as a seventeen-year-old and played in the Villa side for two decades, scoring 170 goals in 392 games. (The total including war-time matches was over 200 goals.) He also won 7 caps for England. His formidable and powerful shot was regarded as the hardest shot of his era. Houghton converted 58 spot kicks and also scored direct from about 30 free-kicks.
He finished his playing career at Notts County.
He went on to become Aston Villa manager, winning the FA Cup in 1957, and after a spell managing Notts County, he returned to Villa as a director, the only person to do this at the club. He had 4 children. Often referred to as Mr Aston Villa in recognition of his long standing service and contribution to the club.
He also played seven first-class matches as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler for Warwickshire County Cricket Club (1946-1947) and also minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire County Cricket Club. He also played club cricket for Sleaford, Aston Unity and Olton Cricket Clubs.
His son Neil is the current Chairman of Warwickshire County Cricket Club and his great-nephew Chris Woods was a successful international footballer.
He died in Sutton Coldfield aged 85.
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'''Mark Anthony Viduka''' (; born 9 October 1975) is an Australian association football centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16. He is currently without a club.
Viduka started his career in Australia with Melbourne Knights in 1993 and became an Australian international in June of the following year. In his two seasons with the Melbourne Knights, he was top goal scorer in the National Soccer League (NSL) and was twice awarded the Johnny Warren Medal for NSL Player of the Year in 1993-94 and 1994-95. Viduka's time at the Melbourne Knights included one NSL title in the 1994-95 season.
In 1995, Viduka moved to Croatia to play with Croatia Zagreb (now called Dinamo Zagreb). The grandstand at Knights' Stadium, home of the Melbourne Knights, was renamed the ''"Mark Viduka Stand"'' in his honour and paid for with his transfer money.
He spent three-and-a-half seasons with the club, helping them to win three Doubles in Croatia between 1996 and 1998. He was also part of the Croatia Zagreb team that reached the third round of the UEFA Cup in 1997 and went on to make his UEFA Champions League group stage debut with the club a year later.
Celtic bought Viduka in December 1998 for -3.5 million. In the same month as his signing, Celtic announced that Viduka had quit the club without kicking a ball for them, citing stress as his reason.
On 4 December 2007, whilst presenting his show on ''talkSport'', Ian Wright claimed that during half time of Celtic's February 2000 Scottish Cup defeat against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, an unnamed striker refused to go back out for the second half of the game.
Leeds United manager David O'Leary signed Viduka just before the 2000-01 season for -6 million. At Leeds, he was expected to line up in a three-pronged attack alongside Harry Kewell and Michael Bridges, but injuries to those two saw him form a partnership with Alan Smith in Leeds UEFA Champions League matches, while Robbie Keane also benefited in their Premier League matches together. In his first season, Viduka scored 22 goals, including all four in a memorable 4-3 win over Liverpool at Elland Road. He signed a five-year deal in the summer of 2001.
In the 2002-03 campaign, Viduka scored another 22 goals. However, Leeds' off-pitch financial troubles prompted the club to sell key players, including Harry Kewell and Robbie Keane. This prompted speculation that Viduka would join the Leeds exodus with FC Barcelona, confirming their interest in the Australian international along with Premier League clubs Liverpool and Manchester United.
With the relegation of Leeds to the Football League Championship, the sale of Viduka to Middlesbrough was completed.
Viduka's debut season at Middlesbrough was initially impressive, albeit frustrated by injuries. In the 2005-06 season, however, Viduka was in sensational form in all competitions for Middlesbrough, reaching double figures early on in the season. He also played an important part in spearheading Middlesbrough's campaign in the UEFA Cup where they twice had to score four goals in a game to proceed. They eventually lost in the final to Spanish side Sevilla on 10 May 2006.
With his contract due to expire at the end of the 2006-07 season, Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate expressed his interest in keeping Viduka. In August 2006, he was awarded the number 9 shirt at Middlesbrough, his preferred number at all his previous clubs. Following another successful season in which he scored 19 goals, Viduka attracted interest from other clubs who were hoping to sign him on a free transfer as he became out-of-contract. Southgate reiterated his wish to retain Viduka's services and revealed he would offer him a new contract. However, Viduka joined north east rivals Newcastle United on a free transfer on 7 June 2007.
thumb|170px|Viduka warming up for Newcastle
In signing for Newcastle United, Viduka became manager Sam Allardyce's first signing at the club. His contract was for two years, with the option of a third year.
He made his Newcastle debut in a Premier League match at Bolton Wanderers on 11 August, and scored his first goal on 26 August against his former club Middlesbrough.
On 23 September, he scored a further two goals against West Ham United to bring his tally up to three for Newcastle. On 23 December, he again scored two goals against Derby County. After an injury lay off over the new year, Viduka was brought back into the side by new manager Kevin Keegan, where he played as part of a 4-3-3 formation along with Michael Owen and Obafemi Martins. This new formation brought about a change of fortune for Newcastle as the three strikers rescued them from a relegation battle, with Viduka scoring two more goals over the rest of the season and setting up others for Martins and Owen before picking up an Achilles' heel injury before the last game of the season.
He made his return to the first team after six months out injured at former club Middlesbrough, coming on for Martins as a substitute on 29 November 2008. This was a great relief for manager Joe Kinnear, who stated that he had previously feared the Australian's career might have been prematurely ended by his injury woes. Later, Kinnear suggested to reporters that Viduka might call time on his career at the end of the 2008-09 season. However, Viduka later expressed his desire to continue playing past this season after acquiring a groin injury in late December. After returning from injury,he was immediately used by newly appointed coach Alan Shearer in an attempt to prevent the team's relegation. After playing a man of the match performance in the 3-1 victory against his former team Middlesbrough, Mark appeared to have scored his first goal of the season against Fulham. However match referee Howard Webb ruled that Kevin Nolan impeded goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer disallowing the goal. He is often called "The Duke" by fans because of his surname and age.
He was released following Newcastle's relegation. He said he would re-sign if Alan Shearer was reappointed as manager.
He has since announced that he will return to Australia to live, speculation has been rife that he might join an A-League team however Viduka has announced nothing in this regard.
Viduka began captaining the Australian national team in September 2005, in place of the injured Craig Moore, the regular captain. Viduka thrived under Guus Hiddink's tenure as coach of the national squad and led Australia as it qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany over a two-leg qualifier against Uruguay, the first time in 32 years that Australia qualified to participate in the event. On 21 May 2006, he was named as the Australian captain for the World Cup.
Viduka also led Australia's national team to their first World Cup Finals victory with a 3-1 win over Japan in June 2006, as well as guiding them through an encounter with Brazil, losing 2-0, and a controversial bout with Croatia, ending with a 2-2 draw. He then led Australia into the second round, where they lost their round of 16 match to Italy. Although a regular scorer in the Premier League, has struggled to score any significant goals for the "Socceroos," and the 2006 World Cup was no different.
Viduka considered retiring from international competition after the 2006 World Cup, citing increasing family commitments as the primary reason. However, in September 2006, he confirmed that he would continue playing for Australia and intended to compete in the 2007 Asian Cup.
On Australia's first ever Asian Cup participation, Viduka captained the side and he scored their solitary goal against Iraq, a game which they ultimately lost 1-3. In the next match, he scored two goals against co-host team Thailand, defeating them 4-0; other goals scored by Michael Beauchamp and Harry Kewell and making them fall out of the remaining competition. At one stage, he led the goalscoring at the Asian Cup tournament, although his team was eliminated in the quarter-finals in a penalty shootout against Japan. Subsequent to that loss, question marks hang over whether Viduka will continue his international career. Two years on from the 2007 Asian Cup, he was still yet to return from the Socceroos either stating he had injuries or club commitments. He has missed recent World Cup Qualifiers against Qatar, Bahrain, and Japan, even though fully fit and asked by current Socceroo manager Pim Verbeek. Questions have been raised over his commitment to the national team even by other members of the squad, and it is doubtful that he will be selected in the final squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, having missed the entire qualification stage.
'''Dinamo Zagreb'''
Viduka and his Croatian wife Ivana have three sons together: Joseph (born 2002), Lucas (born September 2006), and Oliver (born May 2008).
He had a song written about him by English singer/songwriter and Middlesbrough fan Alistair Griffin (who also previously co-wrote the football song recorded by Terry Venables). The song lyrics were written to the tune of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".
Viduka is a fan of Australian rules football and supports Collingwood Football Club.
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'''Matthew Paul "Matt" Le Tissier''' (born 14 October 1968) is a retired English footballer who played for Southampton FC and England.
An attacking midfielder blessed with exceptional technical skills,Le Tissier is the second-highest ever scorer for Southampton behind Mick Channon. He was also the first midfielder to score 101 goals in the Premier League.
He was also notable for his incredible record at scoring penalty kicks, considered by many to be the greatest penalty taker in the history of the game. He converted from the spot 48 times from 49 attempts, with his sole miss coming against Nottingham Forest, after a save from keeper Mark Crossley.
Le Tissier was born in Guernsey, and played youth football on the island with Vale Recreation. On leaving school in 1985, he had a trial at Oxford United, but nothing came of it.
Signing for Southampton FC the following year, Le Tissier made his club debut in a 4-3 defeat at Norwich City in the Football League First Division, and by the end of that season had scored six goals in 24 games. He made 19 first team appearances in 1987-88, failing to score, but in 1988-89 scored nine times in 28 league games. He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year for the 1989-90, in which he was one of the league's top goalscorers with 20 goals.<
Le Tissier's top scoring season was 1993-94, when he scored 30 goals. The following season he won the Match Of The Day Goal of the Season award for his drifting 40-yard lob against Blackburn Rovers, scoring against his long term friend, and former Southampton keeper, Tim Flowers.
He scored the last goal in the final competitive match played at The Dell on 19 May 2001, against Arsenal. This turned out to be his last goal for Southampton. He played several games for the club during 2001-02, the first season at the new St Mary's Stadium, in an eventual 11th-place finish. Le Tissier then announced his retirement from playing. His final match against an England XI in May 2002 ended in a 9-9 draw, with Le Tissier playing 45 minutes for each side, while his son came on as a substitute in the second half, scoring four times. Italian politician Giancarlo Giorgetti, also vice-president of the Italian Saints Southampton supporters club, travelled to England to bestow upon the player a commemorative plaque, in a match against Derby County.
Le Tissier made a cameo appearance for Southampton in Claus Lundekvam's testimonial match against Celtic FC, on 18 July 2008.The Norwegian defender shared teams with him from 1996-2002.
As a Channel Islander, he was eligible for any of the Home Nations teams. He played eight times for England during three years, without scoring.
In the run up to 1998 FIFA World Cup, he scored a hat-trick in a game for England B; despite this, he was controversially overlooked by manager Glenn Hoddle for the final squad.
Le Tissier had one of the hospitality suites at the St Mary's Stadium named after him, and also an apartment block built on the old site of The Dell.
On 7 February 2007, he had a plane in the Flybe fleet named after him, on his home island of Guernsey.
Additionally, Le Tissier worked as a pundit for Sky Sports' Gillette Soccer Saturday. On 29 June 2009, he made his debut as the guest in Dictionary Corner on the Channel 4 game show ''Countdown'', hosted by ''Soccer Saturday'' presenter Jeff Stelling.
After Southampton's relegation to level three in 2008-09, Le Tissier initially put forth a bid to take over the club, but later withdrew, amidst some controversy.
In September 2009, Le Tissier revealed in his autobiography that he had placed a spread bet on a match he was involved in during his playing career. During an April 1995 match at Wimbledon, Le Tissier stood to win "well into four figures" after betting on the time of the first throw-in. After choosing to kick off, he tried to overhit a pass to unsuspecting teammate Neil Shipperley, but due to nerves, underhit it and Shipperley was able to keep the ball in play. Le Tissier revealed he had "never run so much" in his life as he tried to put the ball out of play to avoid losing money, with the ball eventually going out of play after 70 seconds, meaning Le Tissier and his associates neither won nor lost money.
Le Tissier married childhood sweetheart Cathy and had two children, but the couple divorced in 1997 and Cathy and the children moved back to Guernsey.
All three of Le Tissier's brothers - Mark, Kevin and Karl - also played football, but never professionally. Mark is currently chairman of the Guernsey Football Association.
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'''Clive Charles''' (October 3, 1951-August 26, 2003) was a football player, coach and television announcer.
Charles was born in London, the youngest of nine children. He grew up in a working class neighborhood playing street soccer. When he was 12 years old, he began playing with the West Ham United youth teams and signed with the club as an apprentice when he turned 15. He would sign with West Ham as a full professional when he turned 17 and joined the first team in 1970 as a defender. However, West Ham was stocked with talent and Charles had difficulty finding playing time. In 1971 and 1972, he played two seasons on loan from West Ham with the Montreal Olympique of the now defunct North American Soccer League (NASL). While with Montreal, he met his future wife Clarena, then a flight attendant flying between Montreal and England. He was also honored as a second team NASL All Star in both of his seasons in Montreal. When playing time continued to elude Charles, West Ham loaned him to second division Cardiff City for the last 8 games of the 1974 season. Even though Cardiff City was relegated to the third division, Charles chose to sign with the team and became its captain at the age of 23. Cardiff was back in the second division in 1976. Charles finished his career with Cardiff City in 1978, playing over 100 games and scoring 5 goals.
In 1978, the NASL Portland Timbers bought Charles' contract from Cardiff City. He remained with the Timbers through the 1981 outdoor season. However, injuries began to hamper Charles and in 1981, he played only 4 games with the Timbers and did not return to the team the next year. In addition to playing for the Timbers' outdoor team, Charles had played 9 games for the Timbers during the 1980-1981 NASL indoor season. His jersey, number 3, was retired by the Timbers after his death in 2003.
At the end of the 1981 NASL season, Charles moved to the indoor Pittsburgh Spirit then the Los Angeles Lazers, both of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He later admitted that "I hated it. But it paid the bills."
In 1982, he was playing with the when Jimmy Conway, a former Timbers team mate, called Charles and told him of an opening at the Reynolds High School boy's soccer team in Troutdale, Oregon. He immediately retired from playing and moved his family back to Oregon. Charles began his coaching as a young player in England, but he had no idea then the success coaching would bring to him.
Charles remained with Reynolds High School for three years before the University of Portland hired Charles as its men's soccer coach in 1986. In 1989, the university expanded his duties to include both the men's and women's teams. He would continue coaching the UP teams until his death. In his last season (2002), the UP women's team won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship. During his tenure as the men's coach, Charles had a hand in beginning the career of numerous outstanding future players, including American men's internationals Kasey Keller and Steve Cherundolo, American women's internationals Tiffeny Milbrett and Shannon MacMillan and Canadian international Christine Sinclair. Other players include Yari Allnutt, Scott Benedetti, Conor Casey, Kelly Gray, Nate Jaqua and Wade Webber.
In 1986, Charles founded F.C. Portland, a local youth soccer club. The club fields numerous youth teams in local, state and national competitions.
Charles also spent several years as coach of the U.S. U23 men's national team, culminating with the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was first diagnosed with prostate cancer, the disease which would ultimately kill him, in August 2000, just before the Olympics. Despite this harsh news, Charles still coached the U.S. to a fourth place finish in the games. He retired from coaching the U23 team after the Olympics, with a record of 23-11-13 (.628). He also coached the team to a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games and third place at the 1997 World University Games. He served as an assistant coach of the United States men's national soccer team in the 1998 World Cup.
In 1994, he worked as an announcer for ESPN during the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
He died of prostate cancer on August 26, 2003. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame that same year.
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'''Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE''' (6 February 1931 - 1 July 2006) was an English cricketer, regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. Known as ''Fiery Fred'', he was first man to take 300 Test wickets, and later became a popular and outspoken radio summariser.
On 8 August 2009, Fred Trueman was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Fred Trueman was born in Stainton near Maltby, West Riding (now South Yorkshire). He is reputed to have weighed 14 lb 1oz at birth and had he been born just 300 yards south, he would have been across the county border in Nottinghamshire and never have played for Yorkshire. He was educated at Maltby Hall Secondary School. Trueman made his first-class debut for Yorkshire in 1949, and quickly cemented himself at county level. He rose rapidly through the English cricketing ranks, becoming one of the best of his generation's truly fast bowlers.
He was born into a country family, the fourth of seven children. His father, Alan, worked primarily with horses and for a time as a coalface worker at Maltby Main, and as Trueman related in his autobiography ''As it was'' he instilled in his children a strong sense of discipline.
Fred Trueman married Enid Chapman in 1955 and had three children: Karen, Rebecca and Rodney. After divorce in 1972, he got married to Veronica Wilson in 1973 who had two chlidren: Sheenagh and Patrick..
Fred Trueman played his early cricket for Sheffield United CC and his capturing six wickets for one run against a top English league side at the age of fifteen attracted the attention of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. In 1948 was invited to the winter school at Headingley to perform under the watchful gaze of Arthur Mitchell and Bill Bowes. The first report on the young Trueman read, "superb action, fairly fast", and he made his first team debut the following year when Wisden described him as a 'spin bowler'. During National Service in the RAF at R.A.F. Hemswell near Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, where Fred was the captain of the station football team as well as of the cricket team, elevation to the Test side came in 1952 and he made a dramatic impact on his first appearance against India at Headingley. After 14 balls of India's second innings, the scoreboard read 0-4, three of the wickets to the dashing tearaway. He finished the series with 29 wickets and, as the saying goes, never looked back.
Not particularly tall for a fast bowler at 5 foot 10, he nevertheless made good use of his wide shoulders and strong legs to produce genuine pace from his classic sideways-on action. Gary Sobers regarded him as one of the finest fast bowlers he ever played against. "Fiery Fred", as he was known, also taunted batsmen with his Yorkshire humour and the icy glare that went with his aggressive nature.
Trueman was the first man to take 300 Test wickets, though underwent numerous clashes and problems with the Yorkshire and England cricketing hierarchies. He was dropped for the last Ashes Test of 1961 and, though among the best fast bowlers in the world at the time, was not present on the tours of Australia (1954-55), South Africa (1956-57) and (1964-65), India/ Pakistan (1961-62) or India (1963-64). From the beginning to the end of his international career, England played 118 Tests and he missed 51 of them.
Trueman recalled in his memoirs: "Irrespective of the fact I was at the top of my game for Yorkshire and frequently topped the county bowling averages, I was often overlooked for England. To my mind the reason for this was personal.
"Quite simply, some of the selection committee did not like my forthright attitude, which they misinterpreted as being 'bolshy'. Rather than pick the best 11 players for the job, the selection committee would often choose someone because he was, in their eyes, a gentleman and a decent chap. Such attributes often took precedence over someone's ability to play international cricket." He wrote in one of his several autobiographies. "For this reason I was selected for far fewer Tests than I believe I should have been. To my mind, if I'd had the opportunity to play in those Tests, I'm sure I would have topped 400 wickets. But that was not to be, even though I was regularly taking 100-plus wickets a season for Yorkshire."
Trueman took 2,302 first class wickets (including four hat tricks) at an average of 18.27, Bob Platt remembers: "If I close my eyes I can still see him pawing the ground like a bull in a Spanish ring, then running up to the wicket like silk. Whenever he came back from a Test match to play for Yorkshire, he would put a few thousand on the gate. The Yorkshire public idolised him, just as we all did." In 459 first-class matches for the county, Trueman took 1,745 wickets at 17.12, a total bettered only by Wilfred Rhodes, George Hirst, Schofield Haigh and George Macaulay. He claimed 100 wickets in a season on 12 occasions, with a best return of 175 wickets in 1960.
He was liable to explode into action at a moment's notice, John Arlott noting of him in his biography 'Fred' "The kindling could be sudden and unexpected. All that anyone knew was that suddenly he was going eagerly back to his mark; there was a belligerent spring in his run, he came over like a storm-wave breaking on a beach, and followed through with so mighty a heave that the knuckles of his right hand swept the ground....Where previously the ball had curved off the pitch calf-high, it now spat to the hips or ribs: wicketkeeper and slips moved deeper; the batsman, who had seemed established, was late on his stroke; and the whole match was transformed."
Arlott contended that only a handful of batsmen played Trueman with certainty, which meant that the temptation for captains to use him was often irresistible. His workload over the years was consequently back-breaking; he bowled more than 99,000 deliveries in first-class matches. Despite this massive work load Trueman hardly missed a game through injury, in stark contrast to the gym honed but endlessly fragile fast bowlers of today.
He took a then world record of 307 Test wickets at an average of 21.54. He was an intimidating presence off the field as well as on it when he wanted to be. One of his favourite tricks was to go into the opposition dressing room prior to a match and say, "Right, there's five wickets in here for me to start with." Like all great bowlers he psyched out almost as many batsmen as he physically dismissed. He also holds the record for most consecutive first-class matches played (67) in which he took a wicket. He reappeared in six one-day matches for Derbyshire in 1972. Trueman also played football with Lincoln City F.C. during his spell of national service in the RAF. Trueman's only concession to fatigue came after he had taken his 300th Test wicket at The Oval in 1964. Asked whether he thought his record would ever be broken, he quipped: "I don't know, but whoever does it will be tired."
His first class career spanned twenty years (1949-1969), a remarkably long time for a fast bowler, and when he did eventually hang up his boots he became renowned for telling tall stories and anecdotes from his cricketing past. Trueman wrote a column for a Sunday newspaper for 43 years and became an after-dinner speaker, which earned enough for him to have a large bungalow in the Yorkshire Dales and a Rolls Royce
In the 1970s Trueman presented the Yorkshire Television ITV programme ''Indoor League'', which was broadcast at 5.15pm on a Thursday evening, after the children's programmes. This show had a notably Northern, working class focus, and featured pub games such as darts (broadcast for the first time on television), bar billiards, shove ha'penny, skittles and arm-wrestling. Trueman anchored the programme with a pint of bitter and his pipe to hand, and signed off each week with his catchphrase, "Ah'll sithee" (Yorkshire dialect for "I'll be seeing you").
Famous for his dislike of many aspects of the modern game, especially one-day cricket and the injury rate of fast bowlers, Trueman was criticized by some, such as Ian Botham, for being unduly negative about modern players and for glorifying cricket "in my day". He once remarked, amusingly without any sense of irony, "We didn't have metaphors in my day. We didn't beat about the bush."
He was an expert summariser for the BBC's ''Test Match Special'' radio cricket commentaries for many years, and his catch phrase, "I don't know what's going on out there", summed up his dismay that modern cricketers lacked his knowledge of tactics. He was well-known for his direct style of commentary - of Geoffrey Boycott he once commented, "I know why Boycott's bought a house by he sea - so he'll be able to go for a walk on the water."
Trueman was nevertheless respected for his unsurpassed knowledge of the mechanics of fast bowling, and many feel he should have been used as a bowling coach for England's under-achieving sides of the 1980s and 1990s.
He was made an OBE in 1989, though, after Brian Johnston, a colleague on ''Test Match Special'', had bestowed on him the nickname "Sir Frederick", there were those who thought he had really been knighted. Many, particularly in his native county, could not understand why he was not. He gained further celebrity when his daughter, Rebecca, married the son of the film star Raquel Welch.
Diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of the lung in May 2006, he died of the disease on 1 July 2006, in Keighley, West Yorkshire. He was buried in Bolton Abbey.
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'''Paul John Gascoigne''' (born 27 May 1967 in Dunston, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England
Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough and Everton. He was capped 57 times for the England national football team.
Gascoigne was involved in many off-field incidents, and is believed never to have fulfilled his potential as a player. Since his career finished he has suffered from alcoholism, mental illness and personal legal problems.
Gascoigne was born in the Dunston area of Gateshead, the second of four children of John Gascoigne (a hod carrier) and his wife Carol.
Gascoigne started playing football at the age of four, playing almost non-stop in the street and nearby park. He played for his school Brighton Avenue Primary School team from the age of eight, and later played for the local Redheugh Boys' Club despite being under the minimum age. He later attended Breckenbeds Junior High School (which closed in September 1996) on Saltwell Road South in Low Fell, then the Heathfield Senior High School (also closed in September 1996).
He caught the attention of the football scouts while playing for Gateshead Boys, and was given a trial at Ipswich Town although he failed to impress. Further trials at Middlesbrough and Southampton also proved unsuccessful, before Newcastle United signed him as a schoolboy in 1980. At school he was once caught practising his autograph during a geography lesson, his reason being that he was "going to be a famous footballer". His teacher, Mr Hepworth, was not impressed, telling the young Gascoigne that "only one in a million becomes a professional footballer". Nevertheless he was signed on as an apprentice at Newcastle in 1983, initially playing for the youth team under Colin Suggett. It was at this time that his nickname of "Gazza" was first coined.
However, while Gascoigne was successful on the football field, his childhood was marked by instability and tragedy. Initially his family lived in a single upstairs room in a council house with a shared bathroom, and moved several times during Gascoigne's early life. When was ten his father moved to Germany to find work, and Gascoignes witnessed the death of Steven Spraggon, the younger brother of a friend, who was knocked down by a car. His father also suffered a brain haemorrhage and was in hospital for eight months. In his autobiography, Gascoigne reports that around this time he started exhibiting twitches and symptoms of Obsessive compulsive disorder. In addition to this, he began shoplifting - chiefly from slot machines and sweets from a local newsagent. He describes the thefts as being motivated not by need for the goods but by the need for excitement.
Subsequently Gascoigne developed an addiction to gaming machines, frequently spending all his money including bus fare home on them. Around this time he first drank alcohol, getting drunk on a bottle of vodka stolen by a friend at age fourteen, but ill effects led to Gascoigne swearing off alcohol for life - in the event he didn't drink again until he was eighteen. Furthermore, death made another appearance in Gascoigne's life when a friend whom he had encouraged to join Newcastle United from Middlesbrough went to work with his uncle in the building trade while waiting for an opening at Newcastle and was killed in a building site accident.
Paul captained Newcastle's youth team in the 1984-85 season, winning the FA Youth Cup where he scored twice in the second leg of the final against Watford. Manager Jack Charlton picked him as a substitute for the Tyne-Wear derby with Sunderland, although he did not make it onto the pitch. He made his first team debut at home to Queens Park Rangers on 13 April 1985, coming on as a substitute. Soon after he signed his first professional contract, and made a further appearance for the first team. Willie McFaul took over as manager soon after and awarded Paul his first start in the black and white shirt, on the opening day of the 1985-86 season at Southampton. He scored his first goal at home to Oxford United in a 3-0 victory at St James' Park, with a further eight following in the 1985-86 campaign. Newcastle finished 11th in the First Division that season and, at the end of it, Paul was featured on the front cover of the ''Rothmans Football Yearbook''.
Gascoigne's burgeoning career seemed to rise in conjunction with his capacity for getting into trouble. After an incident with Jimmy 'Five Bellies' Gardner where they ran over a man and then fled the scene, initially wrecking the car to make out it had been stolen before admitting their crime, Gascoigne was fined -260 and given eight points on his 'non-existent license'. He was told by Mr McKeag, one of the Newcastle directors, that this would be his last warning. Gascoigne later passed his test after having initially bribed an examiner who subsequently failed him anyway. His rise through the Newcastle youth team was not a happy one as he felt constantly picked on about his weight and his misbehaviour. After one instance where he felt particularly picked on, he took a groundsman's tractor and drove it straight into the dressing room wall, jumping off just before impact - he was fined -75 for this. Though confident in his ability, Gascoigne confesses to jealousy of Ian Bogie who he felt was a superior player to him.
Gazza also had doubts as to the direction the club was going, especially when they sold Chris Waddle, something he felt was a bad sign. In all competitions he made a total of 107 appearances for Newcastle, scoring 25 goals. At the end of the 1987-88 season, he was named as the Barclays Young Player of the Year and was subject of offers from both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. Gascoigne's first choice was Liverpool but with no offer forthcoming, Gascoigne promised Alex Ferguson that he would sign for Manchester United. Ferguson duly went on holiday to Malta, where he received the news that Gascoigne had signed for Spurs, for a British record fee of -2million. The record lasted just six weeks until Tony Cottee moved from West Ham United to Everton for -2.3million.
In his 1999 autobiography, Ferguson claims that Gascoigne was wooed into signing for Tottenham after they bought a house for his impoverished family.
Ferguson expressed that the biggest disappointment in his managerial career was "not getting Gazza"
Under Terry Venables, Gascoigne developed into an international class footballer. He had a stocky, powerful build that allowed him to hold off defenders and weather challenges. He combined his attacking flair with hustle and tenacity, but sometimes reckless, tackling. In his first season at White Hart Lane he helped Spurs to sixth in the First Division, and to third position the following season. Over these two seasons he made a total of 75 appearances in all competitions, scoring 14 goals. In the 1990-91 season Tottenham reached the FA Cup Final after failing to get past the Third Round for the previous two seasons. Gascoigne scored six goals on the road to the final, including a spectacular free-kick against Arsenal in the semi-final at Wembley.
However the final, against Nottingham Forest, turned out to be disastrous for Gascoigne as he sustained a serious injury. Going into the final he had already agreed terms to join Italian club Lazio in an -8.5 million deal and wanted to leave Spurs on a high to show the world how good he was. Just minutes into the game he committed a dangerous knee-high foul on Gary Charles but ruptured the cruciate ligaments in his right knee in the process. He subsequently collapsed after taking his place in the defensive wall for a free kick, from which England team mate Stuart Pearce scored. Tottenham went on to win the Cup in extra time, which Gascoigne witnessed from his hospital bed. As a consequence he missed the entire 1991-92 season while he recovered, suffering a further knee injury in Autumn 1991, when an accident at a nightclub on Tyneside ruled him out for even longer.
He finally joined Lazio for a fee of -5.5 million, making his debut on 27 September 1992 in a match against Genoa which was televised in Britain as well as Italy. In his first season at the Stadio Olimpico, his form was inconsistent but he scored his first goal in the 89 minute to equalise during the Rome derby against AS Roma. However, he failed to fully settle in Italy and was beset by media interest and injury, notably breaking his cheekbone in April 1993 and his leg a year later; the latter injury keeping him out for the majority of the 1994-95 season. In all competitions he made 47 appearances for Lazio, scoring six goals.
Gascoigne signed for Glasgow Rangers in July 1995, for a reported fee of -4.3 million. He made an immediate impact, in the fifth league game of the season in the Old Firm match at Celtic Park he scored a memorable goal running almost the length of the pitch. On 30 December 1995, in a match against Hibs, Gascoigne comically 'booked' referee Dougie Smith. Smith had dropped his yellow card and Gascoigne picked it up and showed it to the official, before returning it. Smith was not amused and booked Gascoigne. Rangers went on to win the league, clinching the title in the penultimate game of the season against Aberdeen. After Rangers went 1-0 down in the early stages Gascoigne went on to score a hat-trick despite, in his own words, being tired and running on pure adrenaline. Along with the equaliser he scored in the Rome derby for Lazio, Gascoigne identifies this hat-trick as one of his best footballing moments. Rangers subsequently won the Scottish Cup, and Gascoigne picked up both the Players' Player of the Year and Football Writers' Player of the Year awards. Rangers won the league title again in 1996-97, their ninth in succession, and also the League Cup where Gascoigne scored twice in the Final.
In January 1998 Gascoigne again courted controversy after he mimicked playing a flute (symbolic of the flute-playing of Orange Order marchers) during an Old Firm match at Celtic Park, which was televised live on Sky Sports. He had previously done the same after scoring against Steaua Bucharest in a 1995 pre-season friendly which had gone largely unnoticed. The gesture infuriated Celtic fans and Gascoigne was fined -20,000 by Rangers after the incident. His wage was said to be in the region of -25,000 a week.
In 2006 Gascoigne was inducted into the Rangers hall of fame alongside former teammate Brian Laudrup at a ceremony in the glasgow hilton.
In March 1998 he left Scotland and joined Middlesbrough for -3.4 million. His first match was the League Cup final against Chelsea in which he came on as a substitute. He played seven games in Division One, helping Boro into the Premier League as runners-up to Nottingham Forest. Personal problems limited his subsequent appearances for Boro and he joined Everton (managed by former Rangers boss Walter Smith) on 17 July 2000, scoring his first goal against Bolton Wanderers in November 2001,
In 2002, with his career coming to an end, Gascoigne went on trial with American club D.C. United, but failed to win a contract. In January 2003, he signed a nine-month contact with Chinese club Gansu Tianma in both a playing and coaching role, but after going to America for treatment against drink and depression in April, he failed to return. The eruption of the SARS virus in China only further halted any thoughts of returning. Instead, he returned to England and later trained for six weeks with Wolverhampton Wanderers, but was not offered a contract for their 2003-04 Premier League campaign.
In 2004, Gascoigne was signed by then League 2 side Boston United as player-coach, but only made 5 appearances and scored no goals. He was, however, a strong favourite at York Street due to his England career and other prior experiences.
Gascoigne was first called up to the full England squad by Bobby Robson for a friendly against Denmark, in September 1988. He scored his first goal for England in a World Cup Qualifier against Albania. The following match saw him make his first start and he played in most of matches in the run in to the 1990 World Cup with England finishing second in their group. He secured his place in the World Cup squad in a 4-2 win against Czechoslovakia when he scored one goal and had a hand in the other three.
He played in all three of the group games at World Cup held in Italy in 1990 as England topped their group, providing the assist for Mark Wright's winner against Egypt. In the first knockout game against Belgium he notched another assist. With the score at 0-0 towards the end of extra time. Gascoigne got the ball in the middle of the pitch and attacked, winning a free kick. He chipped the ball into the penalty area and David Platt volleyed the ball into net to send England into the quarter-finals where they played Cameroon. Gascoigne was at the centre of the action again when he gave away a penalty which Cameroon scored from. England were 2-1 down in the last ten minutes of the match. In extra time he found Gary Lineker with a through-ball from which Lineker won, and subsequently scored, a penalty which proved to be the winning goal.
On 4 July 1990 England played West Germany in the World Cup semi-final in Turin. After going 1-0 down early in the second half, Gascoigne's Spurs team-mate Gary Lineker equalised for England with ten minutes remaining to force extra time. Gascoigne, having already received a yellow card during England's 1-0 victory over Belgium in the second round, showed his tenacity again as he fouled Thomas Berthold
By the time of his serious injury in the 1991 FA Cup Final, he had earned twenty England caps. After his recovery he was usually picked by Graham Taylor for England matches until the broken leg sustained at Lazio ruled him out for a whole year. He became a key part of Terry Venables' team in the run-in to Euro '96. In the first game against Switzerland he was substituted but scored in the second game against Scotland. A minute after David Seaman had saved a penalty, Gascoigne received the ball from Darren Anderton on the left outside the Scotland penalty area. He moved as if to play the ball down the outside, but flicked the ball over Colin Hendry with his left foot and changed direction. Hendry was completely wrongfooted and, as the ball dropped, Gascoigne volleyed it with his right foot past Andy Goram. The goal was followed by the "Dentist's chair" celebration referring to an incident before the Euro 1996, where England team players were photographed on a drunken night with Gascoigne and Teddy Sheringham shown drinking in a dentist's chair. After the goal Gascoigne lay on the ground as if he were sitting in the dentist's chair, and teammates sprayed water from bottles into his open mouth.
In the third group game against the Netherlands Gascoigne contributed to a 4-1 victory, providing the corner which led to the second goal and crafting the third goal with a mazy run into the Dutch penalty area. After beating Spain on penalties, England met Germany in the semi-final. Early on Gascoigne's corner again led to an England goal, and extra time was again required. England lost to Germany in the resulting penalty shoot-out and, once again, Gascoigne shed tears. He was named to the tournament All-Star squad along with Shearer and Steve McManaman.
Under Glenn Hoddle, Gascoigne was picked regularly over the next year and a half helping England qualify for the 1998 World Cup. But with injury and disciplinary problems affecting his game, he was left out of the final squad by Hoddle. British tabloid newspapers showed pictures of a drunken Gascoigne eating kebabs in the early hours of the morning only a week before the final squad was due to be chosen. On being told he was out of the squad, Gascoigne wrecked Hoddle's room in a rage before being restrained. Five other players were also left out the squad, including Phil Neville, who was later consoled by Gascoigne. Hoddle later hit back at Gascoigne, declaring publicly that it was the latter's own fault that he was not included in the squad. But while Neville went on to win many more caps, Gascoigne was never to play for his country again, having won 57 caps and scored 10 goals.
Having already gained some coaching experience in China, he signed for Boston United on 30 July 2004. After being at the club for 11 games he left (partly as a result of the club refusing to let him participate in the reality television show ''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'') on 5 October 2004, to begin a football coaching course. He made a total of five appearances for the club but scored no goals. In the summer of 2005 he spent two months as player-coach at the recently founded Portuguese team Algarve United, but a proposed contract never materialised and he returned to England. He then became manager of Kettering Town on 27 October 2005. His tenure at Kettering lasted just 39 days, and he was dismissed by the club's board on 5 December 2005, along with assistant manager Paul Davis. The club's owner blamed Gascoigne's alcohol problems, stating that he drank almost every day he worked.
At the height of "Gazzamania", he reached number 2 in the UK Top 40 with "Fog on the Tyne", a collaborative cover with Lindisfarne. He also toured Europe with Iron Maiden.
He promoted two videogames: Gazza's Superstar Soccer and Gazza II, as well as featured in an advertising campaign to promote the Faberg brand Brut.
He worked as a pundit on ITV's World Cup team in 2002. In 2005, he made an emotional TV appearance on a BBC One programme about ex-footballers. Speaking to Scottish ex-footballer Alan Hansen, he talked about his problems and how he had had to cope with not being the player he used to be. He also mentioned he was determined to get back into the game by obtaining the proper coaching badges needed to manage a team.
In August 2006, he visited Botswana on behalf of the FA's international outreach week and played football with the children from the SOS Children's village there.
Gascoigne married Sheryl Failes in Hatfield, Hertfordshire in 1996, only to divorce in 1998. They have a son, Regan Paul Gascoigne (born Hatfield, 1996). He adopted Sheryl's two children from her first marriage. Paul's stepdaughter Bianca Gascoigne appeared on reality TV show ''Love Island''. He has acknowledged regularly beating Sheryl; his children claim that he beat them as well.
In 2004 he stated that he wished to be referred to as G8, combining his initial and his playing number.
His seven year old nephew Cameron Gascoigne signed a contract with Newcastle United after he scored 22 goals in 30 minutes for in the .
=== Alcoholism, health, and legal problems ===
In 2004 he published his autobiography ''Gazza: My Story'', written with Hunter Davies. He published a follow-up book ''Being Gazza: Tackling My Demons'' in 2006. In it, he detailed undergoing therapy for bulimia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, and alcoholism. An issue central to Gazza's decline as an athlete and increasing mental health problems was his inability to occupy himself when not able to play football. Hence his heavy drinking and various antics when injured, and subsequently retired from football, as described in ''Gazza: My Story''. One such occasion saw him drive a car into Loch Lomond . Gazza confessed in a 2005 BBC documentary ''Life After Football'' with Alan Hansen, that retiring from football had 'ripped his heart out.' and intimated he was planning a playing comeback (which did not subsequently materialise) at the age of almost 38.
On 5 December 2005, the day of his firing from Kettering Town after a little over one month in charge, he was arrested after an alleged assault on a press photographer outside a hotel in Liverpool. The photographer later dropped these charges, but the same charge was again brought against Gascoigne in November 2006 over an alleged incident in a London nightclub.
In May 2007, he underwent emergency surgery on a perforated stomach ulcer, after falling ill celebrating his 40th birthday.
On 21 February 2008 he was sectioned under the Mental Health Act after an incident at the Malmaison Hotel in Newcastle. He reportedly threatened to harm himself, and so was taken into protective custody as a precaution. He has been sectioned and released again several times since then. He claims that he almost died during his time in a rehabilitation programme in 2008, saying that he was revived three times after his heart had stopped.
On 18 September 2008 he was arrested by police in Gateshead for criminal damage whilst trying to enter a closed pub, reportedly with his own set of keys.
On 5 January 2009, home video clips of Gascoigne appeared in a documentary screened on Channel 4 called ''Surviving Gazza'', which depicted his family's efforts in 2008 to help and rehabilitate him. The conclusion at the end of the documentary was that their efforts had failed, and Paul's alcoholism had continued despite a stint in rehab.
On 13 April 2009 Gascoigne appeared on the UK mid-day programme ''Loose Women'' appearing healthy, good-humoured and cogent, claiming that his stint at the Tony Adams "Sporting Chance" rehabilitation centre had finally allowed him to mature and that he was no longer a slave to addictions.
On 19 April 2009 Gascoigne was a panellist on the BBC football program ''Match of the Day 2''. It was on this show that Gascoigne confirmed that he had been 15 months clean of any drugs and sober for a total of four months. He was also at the time in training for a forthcoming All Stars fund raising football match.
On 3 June 2009 Gascoigne was helped from a train at Newcastle Central Station, apparently drunk, by his old friend Jimmy Gardner. His girlfriend Emma-Kate Dawson later reported he called her from Newcastle after an extended drinking session saying he had a knife and wanted to kill himself. On 5 June 2009 Gascoigne was dropped from the ITV television show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! before filming started after failing a psychiatric test.
On 25 July 2009 Gascoigne appeared on a Sporting Heroes edition of the BBC television quiz The Weakest Link where he engaged in banter with host Anne Robinson and on 26 July 2009 he played in an England v Germany charity football match to help raise funds for the Sir Bobby Robson cancer fund.
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'''Marcel Desailly''' (born September 7, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as '''Abby Odenkey''') is a former French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He also enjoyed a distinguished career at club level with several major European clubs.
Born as Odenke Abbey to Ghanaian parents, Marcel had his name changed when his mother married the head of the French Consulate in Accra who adopted all the children (the former professional footballer Seth Adonkor, seven years his elder, was a half-brother of his). He arrived in France as a four-year-old and, following Adonkor's lead, began his career at FC Nantes, turning professional in 1986, two years after his half-brother had died in a car accident. In 1992, he moved to Olympique de Marseille, and won the UEFA Champions League the following year. In 1994, while a member of A.C. Milan, he again won the Cup (scoring in the final himself), being the first player to win the Cup in consecutive seasons with different clubs. During his time in Milan he won two Italian league titles, in 1994 and 1996. Although he prefers to be a defender, he also played midfield for some time.
Desailly then moved to the English club Chelsea in a -4.6m transfer, where he played centre-back until the end of the 2003-04 season. It was at Chelsea that Desailly formed a formidable partnership with Frank Leboeuf. After Euro 2004, he retired from international football as the all-time leader in appearances for France (116). Desailly's record has since been surpassed by fellow defender Lilian Thuram.
Desailly was snapped up by Qatari outfit Al-Gharafa in 2004. He was appointed as the club captain and under the French coach Bruno Metsu they won the Qatar League in 2005. He then joined Qatar S.C., leading them to second place in the league before retiring from professional football.
Desailly is considered one of the most accomplished players of the game and one of the best players of the past two decades, having won virtually every major team award. He is currently a Unicef ambassador to Ghana and is being mentioned as a possible candidate for the coaching position of Ghana's national team.
Desailly made his international debut in 1993, but was not established as a first choice defender until 1996. He was an important part of the French team which won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, albeit being sent off in the final. Like other team members, he was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Lgion d'honneur in 1998.
In April 2003, Desailly surpassed the record for the number of appearances for the French team, a number which eventually reached 116 when he announced his retirement from international football following Euro 2004. However, that record was broken during the 2006 World Cup by Lilian Thuram.
Desailly has become a pundit for the BBC. His style has won him an army of British fans, due to his tendency to speak with his heart on his sleeve. He can be found predominantly giving his opinion from the touchline at both half time and full time as opposed to residing in the studio with Alan Hansen, Alan Shearer and Martin O'Neill.
Desailly's autobiography, ''Capitaine'', was published in France by Stock in 2002. He worked for BBC Television in the United Kingdom during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, as one of their ''Match of the Day'' analysts. He has developed a small but devout fanbase, entertained by his inability to contribute without shouting at the top of his voice, at great length, often about trivial issues. He has also recently become a spokesperson for a sports betting website.
He is currently working as a BBC journalist having covered the 2008 African Cup of Nations and Euro 2008. He is also a regular commentator for French television channel Canal Plus.
A mobile video game entitled ''Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer'', developed by Gameloft was released for mobile phones in 2003.
Desailly is a member of the Ga ethnic group. He is married to Virginie and has a daughter, Victoria, and three sons, one of them plays for Bombay City Wizards.
Ron Atkinson's media work came to an abrupt halt on 21 April 2004, when he resigned from ITV after he broadcast a racist remark live on air about the black Chelsea F.C. player Marcel Desailly: believing the microphone to be switched off, he said, "...he [Desailly] is what is known in some schools as a lazy thick nigger"
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'''Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones''' (born 5 January 1965) is an English ex-footballer and film actor.
As a member of the "Crazy Gang", Jones won the 1988 FA Cup Final with Wimbledon. Jones represented and captained the Welsh national team having qualified via a Welsh grandparent. He also previously played for Chelsea and Leeds United.
He has capitalised on his tough man image as a footballer and is now known as an actor for his aggressive style and intimidating demeanour.
Vinnie Jones was born in Watford to a father who worked as a gamekeeper. He started his football career in 1984 at Alliance Premier League side Wealdstone, during which time he combined playing football with being a hod carrier.
Later that year he moved to Wimbledon for a -10,000 fee. He was part of the 'Crazy Gang' team that won the 1988 FA Cup Final against Liverpool, arguably the club's greatest achievement. He subsequently played for Leeds United, where he was part of a young side under the management of Howard Wilkinson. During his time there, he won promotion to the old Division one from the second division. After helping them win promotion to the top-flight as Champions of Division Two, Jones proved that he could thrive without the illegal side of his game, and under the stewardship of Wilkinson, he received only three yellow cards in the whole season.
Jones left Leeds after losing his first team place to David Batty and Gary Speed, much to the disappointment of the Leeds fans, in order to seek regular first team football. To this day, he remains a hugely popular figure with the Leeds fans, Vinnie also has a Leeds United badge tattoo on his leg (after having helped them to the 1989/90 second division championship). Jones also showed his passion for the club when he returned to Leeds for Lucas Radebe's testimonial in 2006. Vinnie also played for Sheffield United and Chelsea, before moving back to Wimbledon again in 1992 where he played over 250 games, before briefly becoming player/manager of QPR in 1998. When overlooked for the vacant post of manager of QPR, he announced he would move to Manchester United.
During his playing days, he was renowned for his "hard man" image, an aspect of his play that was frequently the target of criticism. He was sent off 12 times in his career, as well as holding the record for the quickest ever booking in a football match, being booked after just three seconds for a foul on Dane Whitehouse in a Premier League tie between Chelsea and Sheffield United in 1992. . In his auto-biography, he recalls fondly: "I must have been too high, too wild, too strong or too early, because, after three seconds, I could hardly have been too bloody late!".
In one notorious incident, Jones is photographed grabbing Paul Gascoigne by his testicles in order to faze him. In November 1986, in a match between Tottenham and Wimbledon, he was responsible for a dangerous challenge on defender Gary Stevens, an injury that Stevens never fully recovered from and eventually caused him to retire in 1992.
He also was the presenter of the infamous ''Soccer's Hard Men'' video released in 1992, which featured archived footage of himself and many other "hard men" of the game, and included advice for budding "hard men". After the release of the video, Jones was fined -20,000, banned for six months, and suspended for three years from The FA for "bringing the game into disrepute." Wimbledon chairman Sam Hammam branded Jones a "mosquito brain". Jones continued to find trouble. After exceeding 40 disciplinary points he was once again summoned to Lancaster Gate, but failed to appear. The FA banned Jones indefinitely. Jones explained that he had "mixed up" the date of the hearing; the FA imposed a four-match ban and told Jones to "grow up." Jones commented later: "The FA have given me a pat on the back. I've taken violence off the terracing and onto the pitch."
Many of Jones' fellow professionals were quick to condemn both the video and Jones himself. One of his most vocal critics was David Ginola, who said, "Jones does not deserve to be considered a footballer. Getting kicked is part of the job in France as well as England, but the real scandal is that someone like Jones gets to be a star, to make videos and become an example for kids."
Jones was so desperate to play international football he looked to distant relations and was photographed wearing an Republic of Ireland jersey before being chosen by Wales. Though Jones is a common surname in Wales, the qualifying relationship was his maternal grandfather, who came from Ruthin, north Wales. He earned nine caps and even captained the side.
Jones's international call-up was however greeted with consternation and even ridicule by Jimmy Greaves, who said, "Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!".
Jones has stated that he would eventually like to return to football, possibly to Leeds. Jones told Yorkshire Radio "I will come back without a doubt, Leeds fans gave me so much and it's a club very close to my heart."
Jones made an appearance in Ireland for Carlisle United, coming on as a second-half substitute in 2001 against Shelbourne, teaming up with friend Roddy Collins who was manager at the time.
In 1998 Jones published his autobiography, "Vinnie: The Autobiography",
On 6 December 1998, Jones appeared at the World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view Capital Carnage, where he played up his 'hard man' image, acting as a special guest enforcer for the main event. Before the match he had a (staged) fight with fellow enforcer The Big Bossman and was "red carded" and kicked out. He came back at the end of the show to drink beer with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and referee Earl Hebner. Jones returned to the promotion, now known as World Wrestling Entertainment, on 18 February 2007 at No Way Out, where he claimed he had "kicked Stone Cold's arse" on the set of ''The Condemned''.
In May 2002, Jones played a character in the music video for Westlife's single 'Bop Bop Baby'. In November 2002, he released an album of blues and soul songs on Telstar called ''Respect'' in the UK, as his musical debut under the tuition of Phil Edwards. He also appeared in a series of UK TV advertisements for Bacardi.
Jones appeared on the first episode of the second season of the current Top Gear in their 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' segment. He managed to make it around the track in 1' 53".
In 2000, Jones caused controversy when he appeared in an ad for a drink called "Red Devil". In the ad, Jones is pruning flowers in his garden when he sees a robin crying because its bird feeder is empty. Jones fills the feeder, and places it on the windowsill of his kitchen. Seeing the feeder, the robin flies at it, collides with the kitchen window, and slides down the pane while Jones bursts out laughing. Many parents said the ad (which drew about 390 complaints) was tasteless, and upsetting for children. Later, the ad was shown only after the nine o'clock watershed. The ad was eventually axed.
Jones was the first ever guest host for ''The Friday Night Project'' when it first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005. In the same year he also had a minor role in the film ''She's the Man'' as coach Dinklage. As of September 2006, Jones' image and voice are being used in a campaign by UK bookmakers Ladbrokes to promote greyhound racing, a sport Jones has been connected with in the past, as a racing dog owner and an enthusiast. Jones has recently appeared as himself in an RAC commercial also featuring his wife, Tanya.
Jones became recognized to American audiences in the 2006 movie, ''X-Men: The Last Stand'', as the mutant, Juggernaut. Jones said that he would like to play Juggernaut in a spin-off. His line in the movie, ''I'm the Juggernaut Bitch!'', is based on an already existing Internet parody.
The opening track of Joss Stone 2007 album ''Introducing Joss Stone'' features a short speech by Jones.
Jones narrated the TV series ''Vinnie Jones- Toughest Cops''. The series commenced airing in 2008 on ITV4 in the UK. Each episode to date has examined the work of a police force in a different country in the world, concentrating on dangerous aspects of the work. The first show concerned police in Colombia.
Vinnie performed a cover version of the song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" on the popular British television show, TOTP2 in December 2002.
Jones is said to have been cast as The Kurgan in the remake of the 1986 cult classic ''Highlander''.
Jones also appeared in the US series CHUCK - in episode 2 of the third series he plays an arms dealer (the main villain)
Jones is currently a housemate on the reality television show ''Celebrity Big Brother 2010'',
During his football career he resided in Dronfield, near Sheffield. Despite his reputation as a lothario, he currently lives with his wife, Tanya, and their two children in Los Angeles; they also have a home in Hertfordshire.
After participating in a charity football match alongside fellow British Hollywood film actor Jason Statham, Jones was approached by a Los Angeles Galaxy scout and asked whether he would go for a trial at the club. Jones laughed off the offer by saying "You're 15 years too late".
Jones is a vocal supporter of the British Conservative Party and has suggested standing as an MP.
He has had several brushes with the law. He was convicted of assaulting a neighbour in 1998. In December 2003, Jones was convicted of air rage offenses committed on a flight the previous May. Following his conviction, Bacardi withdrew the ads in which Jones appeared. In December 2008 he was treated for injuries and arrested after a bar fight at Wiley's Tavern in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The fight is alleged to have been started over Jones attempting to join a game of pool with patrons Juan Barrera and Jesse Bickett. Jones was alleged to have dealt a headbutt to Barrera, while Bickett allegedly struck Jones with a beer glass. Jones was charged with misdemeanor assault which could have landed him in jail for one year if he had been convicted. Jones was found not guilty after a two-day trial on May 15, 2009.
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'''Roy Maurice Keane''' (born 10 August 1971) is a retired Irish footballer and the manager of English Championship club Ipswich Town. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United (both in England), before ending his career with a brief spell at Celtic in Scotland.
A dominating central-midfielder, Keane was noted for his aggressive and highly-competitive style of play, an attitude which helped him excel as captain of Manchester United from 1997 until his departure in 2005. Keane helped United achieve a sustained period of success in more than 12 years at the club.
He played at international level for much of his career, representing the Republic of Ireland over a period of fourteen years, most of which he spent as captain. In the 1994 FIFA World Cup he played in every game, although he went home from the 2002 World Cup after an argument with national coach Mick McCarthy.
During his first season as Sunderland manager, he took the club from twenty-third position in the Football League Championship to win the league and gain promotion to the Premier League. Keane's arrival was largely attributed as the catalyst for Sunderland's recovery. He managed to keep Sunderland from relegation in the 2007-08 season, but in his second season as a top-flight manager he left his position with Sunderland in the relegation zone.
Keane was born into a working class family in the Mayfield suburb of Cork. His father, Maurice, took work wherever he could find it due to the economic hardships of the time, which led to jobs at a local knitwear company and a Murphy's Irish Stout factory, amongst others. His family were keen on sport, football especially, and many of his relatives had played for junior clubs in Cork, including the renowned Rockmount A.F.C. Before choosing football as his preferred sport, Keane took up boxing at the age of nine and trained for a number of years, winning all of his four bouts in the novice league. During this period he was developing as a much more promising footballer at Rockmount, and his potential was highlighted when he was voted Player of the Year in his first season.
Keane supported Celtic and Tottenham Hotspur as a child, citing Liam Brady and Glenn Hoddle as his favourite players, but as time progressed, Manchester United's Bryan Robson became the footballer he most admired due to the all-action, box-to-box style for which 'Captain Marvel' had become famous.
Despite his growing promise, a future career in football began to look uncertain. He was turned down from the Ireland schoolboys squad after a trial in Dublin; one explanation from former Ireland coach and scout Ronan Scally was that the fourteen-year-old Keane was "just too small" to make it at the required level.
In the tough, physical world of the Irish First Division, Keane more than held his own against players much more experienced than himself, his dedication to training noticed by many. In an important FAI Youth Cup match against Belvedere FC of Dublin, Keane's performance attracted the attention of watching Nottingham Forest scout Noel McCabe, who asked him to travel over to England for a trial. Keane impressed Forest manager Brian Clough and his staff, and eventually a deal for Keane worth -47,000 was struck with Cobh Ramblers in the summer of 1990.
Although delighted to have signed for a big club, Keane initially found life in Nottingham difficult due to the long periods away from his family, and he would often ask the club for a few days' home leave in order to return to Cork. Keane expressed his gratitude at Clough's generosity when considering his requests, as it helped him get through the tough early days at the club.
He eventually scored his first professional goal against Sheffield United, and by 1991 he was a regular starter in the side, displacing the England international Steve Hodge. Keane scored three goals during a run to the 1991 FA Cup Final, which Forest ultimately lost to Tottenham Hotspur. In the third round, however, he made a costly error against Crystal Palace, gifting a goal to the opposition and allowing them to draw the game. On returning to the dressing room after the game, Clough punched Keane in the face in anger, knocking him to the floor. Despite this incident, Keane bore no hard feelings against his manager, later claiming that he sympathised with Clough due to the pressures of management and that he was too grateful to him for giving him his chance in English Football. A year later, Keane returned to Wembley with Forest for the League Cup final, but again finished on the losing side as his future club Manchester United gained a 1-0 win.
Keane was beginning to attract attention from the top clubs in the Premier League, and in 1992, Blackburn Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish spoke to Keane about the possibility of a move to the Lancashire club at the end of the season. With Forest struggling in the league and looking increasingly more likely to be relegated, Keane negotiated a new contract with a relegation escape clause. The lengthy negotiations had been much talked about in public, not least by Brian Clough, who described Keane as a "greedy child"
There had also been speculation that Keane would sign for Arsenal, who were looking for a younger midfielder as eventual replacement for Paul Davis.
However, on the day before the paperwork was due to be signed, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson phoned Keane and asked whether he would like to join them instead of Blackburn. He was persuaded to cancel his agreement with Blackburn, and within two weeks he had signed for Manchester United for -3.75 million, a British transfer record at the time. In his autobiography, Keane revealed details of his conversation with a swearing and furious Kenny Dalglish, when he informed him the Blackburn signing was off.
Despite the huge transfer fee, there was no guarantee that Keane would go straight into the first team. Bryan Robson and Paul Ince had established a formidable partnership in the centre of midfield, having just inspired Manchester United to their first league title since 1967. Robson, however, was now 36 years old and in the final stages of his playing career, and a series of injuries kept him out of action at the start of the 1993-94 season. Keane took full advantage of his run in the team, scoring twice on his home debut against Sheffield United on 18 August 1993 and grabbing the winner in the Manchester derby three months later, when United overturned a 2-0 deficit at Maine Road to beat Manchester City 3-2. He had soon established himself as a permanent fixture in Alex Ferguson's side, and by the end of the season he had won his first trophy as a professional as United retained their Premier League title in May. Two weeks later, Keane broke his Wembley losing streak by helping United to a 4-0 victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup Final, sealing the club's first ever Double.
The following season was less successful, however, as United were beaten to the league title by Blackburn Rovers and beaten 1-0 in the FA Cup final by Everton. He received his first red card as a Manchester United player in an FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace after stamping on Gareth Southgate, and, as punishment, was suspended for three matches and fined -5,000. This incident was the first of eleven red cards Keane would accumulate in his United career, and one of the first signs of his fiery temper leading to indiscipline on the field.
The summer of 1995 saw a period of change at United, with Ince leaving for Inter Milan as well as striker Mark Hughes moving to Chelsea and Andrei Kanchelskis being sold to Everton. Younger players such as David Beckham, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes were brought into the team, which left Keane as the most experienced player in midfield. Despite a slow start to the 1995-96 campaign, United pegged back title challengers Newcastle, who had built a commanding twelve-point championship lead by Christmas, to secure another Premier League title. Keane's second Double in three years was confirmed with a 1-0 win over bitter rivals Liverpool to win the FA Cup for a record ninth time.
The next season saw Keane in and out of the side due to a series of knee injuries and frequent suspensions. He picked up a costly yellow card in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Borussia Dortmund, which ruled him out of the return leg at Old Trafford. United lost both legs 1-0, but this was compensated for by winning another league title a few days later.
After Eric Cantona's unexpected retirement, Keane took over as club captain, although he missed most of the 1997-98 season because of a cruciate ligament injury caused by an attempt to tackle Leeds United player Alf-Inge Hland in the ninth Premier League game of the season. As Keane lay prone on the ground, Hland stood over Keane, accusing the injured United captain of having tried to hurt him and of feigning injury to escape punishment; an allegation which would lead to an infamous dispute between the two players four years later. Keane did not return to competitive football that campaign. He watched from the sidelines as United squandered an eleven-point lead over Arsenal to miss out on the Premier League title. Many pundits cited Keane's absence as a crucial factor in the team's surrender of the league trophy. He initially expressed doubts as to whether he would play again due to the severity of his injury,
Any fears that Keane's injury may have reduced his effectiveness as a player were dispelled in the 1998-99 season, when he returned to captain the side to an unprecedented treble of the FA Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League. One of his finest performances in this campaign was an inspirational display against Juventus in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, when he helped haul his team back from two goals down to win 3-2, a game regarded around Europe as one of the best performances on a football field in the modern era of European football. He scored from a header to start United's comeback and continually drove the team forwards at every opportunity. His performance in Turin has been described as his finest hour as a footballer. Earlier in the match, however, Keane had received a yellow card that ruled him out of the final after a trip on Zinedine Zidane. In the final, United defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 at Nou Camp, but Keane had mixed emotions about the victory due to his suspension. Recalling his thoughts before the game, Keane said: "Although I was putting a brave face on it, this was just about the worst experience I'd had in football." Later that year, Keane scored the only goal in the finals of the Intercontinental Cup, as United defeated Palmeiras.
Contract negotiations dominated the landscape during the summer after the treble, with Keane turning down United's initial -2 million-a-year offer amid rumours of a move to Italy. His higher demands were eventually met midway through the 1999-00 season, committing him to United until 2004. Keane was angered when club officials explained an increase in season ticket prices was a result of his improved contract and asked for an apology from the club.
Keane caused controversy in December 2000, when he criticised sections of United supporters after the Champions League victory over Dynamo Kiev at Old Trafford. He complained about the lack of vocal support given by some fans when Kiev were dominating the game, stating: "Away from home our fans are fantastic, I'd call them the hardcore fans. But at home they have a few drinks and probably the prawn sandwiches, and they don't realise what's going on out on the pitch. I don't think some of the people who come to Old Trafford can spell 'football', never mind understand it."
He made headlines again in the 2001 Manchester Derby, a game in which Alf-Inge Hland played. Five minutes from the final whistle, he was sent off for a blatant knee-high foul on the Norwegian in what was seen by many as an act of revenge. He initially received a three game suspension and a -5,000 fine from the FA, but further punishment was to follow after the release of Keane's autobiography in August 2002, in which he stated that he intended "to hurt" Hland. Keane's account of the incident was as follows:
An admission that the tackle was in fact a premeditated assault, it left the FA with no choice but to charge Keane with bringing the game into disrepute. He was banned for a further five matches and fined -150,000 in the ensuing investigation. Despite widespread condemnation, he later maintained in his autobiography that he had no regrets about the incident: "My attitude was, fuck him. What goes around comes around. He got his just rewards. He fucked me over and my attitude is an eye for an eye."
United finished the 2001-02 season trophyless for the first time in four years. Domestically, they were eliminated from the FA Cup by Middlesbrough in the fourth round and finished third in the Premier League, their lowest final position in the league since 1991. Progress was made in Europe, however, as United reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, their furthest advance since their successful campaign of 1999. They were eventually knocked out on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw with Bayer Leverkusen, despite Keane putting United 3-2 up, and after the defeat, Keane blamed United's loss of form on some of his team-mates' fixation with wealth, claiming that they had "forgot about the game, lost the hunger that got you the Rolex, the cars, the mansion."
In August 2002 he was fined -150,000 by Ferguson and suspended for three matches for elbowing Sunderland's Jason McAteer, and this was compounded by an added five-match suspension for the controversial comments about Hland. Keane used the break to undergo an operation on his hip, which had caused him to take painkillers for a year beforehand. Despite early fears that the injury was career-threatening,
During his period of rest after the operation, Keane reflected on the cause of his frequent injuries and suspensions. He decided that the cause of these problems was his reckless challenges and angry outbursts which had increasingly blighted his career.
Throughout the 2000s, Keane maintained a healthy rivalry with Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira. The most notable incident between the two took place at Highbury in 2005 at the height of an extreme period of bad blood between United and Arsenal. Vieira was seen confronting United defender Gary Neville in the tunnel before the game over his fouling of Jos Antonio Reyes in the previous encounter between the two sides
Overall, Keane would lead United to 9 major honours, making him the most successful captain in the club's history. Keane scored his 50th goal for Manchester United on 5 February 2005 in a league game against Birmingham City. His appearance in the 2005 FA Cup final, which United lost to Arsenal in a penalty shootout, was his seventh such game, an all-time record in English football at the time. Keane also jointly holds the record for the most red cards received in English football, being dismissed a total of 13 times in his career. He was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in recognition of his undoubted impact on the English game, and became the only Irish player to be selected into the FIFA 100, a list of the greatest living footballers picked by Pel.
Keane unexpectedly left Manchester United by mutual consent on 18 November 2005, during a protracted absence from the team due to an injury sustained in his last competitive game for the club, due to a robust challenge from Luis Garcia against Liverpool. His departure marked the climax of increasing tensions between Keane and the United management and players since the club's pre-season training camp in Portugal, when he argued with Ferguson over the quality of the set-up at the resort. Ferguson was angered further by Keane's admission during an MUTV phone-in that he would be "prepared to play elsewhere" after the expiration of his current contract with United at the end of the season.
Another of Keane's appearances on MUTV provoked more controversy, when, after a humiliating 4-1 defeat at the hands of Middlesbrough in early November, he took the opportunity to criticise the performances of John O'Shea, Alan Smith, Kieran Richardson and Darren Fletcher.
Two weeks later, after another row with Ferguson, Keane reached an agreement with Manchester United allowing him to leave the club immediately in order to sign a long-term deal with another club.
It was later revealed by United that Keane's testimonial would take place at Old Trafford on 9 May 2006 between United and Celtic. The home side won the game 1-0, with Keane playing the first half for Celtic and the second half in his former role as Manchester United captain. The capacity crowd of 69,591 remains the largest crowd ever for a testimonial match in England.. All of the revenue generated from the match was given to Keane's favourite charity, the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
Keane's Celtic career began in ignominious fashion in January 2006, when the Glasgow giants crashed to a 2-1 defeat to lowly Clyde in the third round of the Scottish Cup. His abrasive style had clearly not dwindled since his arrival, as he was seen criticising some of his new team-mates during the match. Keane scored what turned out to be his only Celtic goal a month later in a 2-1 Scottish Premier League victory over Falkirk.
On 12 June 2006, Keane announced his retirement from professional football on medical advice,
When called up for his first game at international level, an Under-21s match against Turkey in 1991, Keane took an immediate dislike to the organisation and preparation surrounding the Irish team, later describing the set-up as "a bit of a joke."
Keane was included in Ireland's squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA and played in every game, including a famous 1-0 victory over tournament favourites and eventual finalists, Italy. Despite a second-round exit at the hands of Holland, the tournament was considered a success for the Irish team, and Keane was named the best player of Ireland's campaign. Keane, however, was reluctant to join the post-tournament celebrations, later claiming that, as far as he was concerned, Ireland's World Cup was a disappointment: "There was nothing to celebrate. We achieved little."
Keane missed crucial matches during the France 1998 qualification matches due to a severe knee injury, but came back to captain the team to within a whisker of qualifying for Euro 2000, losing to Turkey in a play-off. Ireland secured qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup under new manager Mick McCarthy, greatly assisted by a number of match-winning performances from Keane. In the process of qualification, Ireland went undefeated, both home and away, against international football heavyweights Portugal and the Netherlands, famously beating the latter 1-0 at Lansdowne Road.
The Football Association of Ireland selected the training base for Ireland's World Cup campaign. During the course of the first training session, Keane expressed serious misgivings about the adequacy of the training facilities and the standard of preparation for the Irish team. He was angered by the late arrival of the squad's training equipment, which had disrupted the first training session on a pitch that he described as "like a car park".
After a row with goalkeeping coach Packie Bonner and Alan Kelly on the second day of training, Keane announced that he was quitting the squad and that he wished to return home to Manchester due to his dissatisfaction with Ireland's preparation. The FAI were unable to get Keane an immediate flight home at such short notice, meaning that he remained in Saipan for another night, but they called up Colin Healy as a replacement for him. The following day, however, McCarthy approached Keane and asked him to return to the training camp, and Keane was eventually persuaded to stay.
Despite a temporary cooling of tensions in the Irish camp after Keane's change of heart, things soon took a turn for the worse. Keane immediately gave an interview to leading sports journalist Tom Humphries, of the ''Irish Times'' newspaper, where he expressed his unhappiness with the facilities in Saipan and listed the events and concerns which had led him to leave the team temporarily. McCarthy took offence at Keane's interview and decided to confront Keane over the article in front of the entire squad and coaching staff. Keane refused to relent, saying that he had told the newspaper what he considered to be the truth and that the Irish fans deserved to know what was going on inside the camp.
None of Keane's team-mates voiced support for him during the meeting, although some supported him in private afterwards. Veterans Niall Quinn and Steve Staunton backed McCarthy in a press conference after the event. It was here that McCarthy announced that he had dismissed Keane from the squad and sent him home. By this time, the FIFA deadline for naming the World Cup squads had passed, meaning that Colin Healy was unable to be named as Keane's replacement and could not play in the tournament.
Mick McCarthy resigned as Ireland manager in November 2002 after defeats to Russia and Switzerland in qualification for Euro 2004. The possibility of Keane returning to the squad for future qualifiers was raised, as Keane had not yet fully retired from international football, insisting that McCarthy's presence was the main incentive for staying away from the Irish squad. McCarthy's replacement, Brian Kerr, discussed with Keane the possibility of a recall, and in April 2004 he was brought back into the Irish team to face Romania. Keane was not reinstated as captain, however, as Kerr decided to keep the armband with Kenny Cunningham. After the team's failure to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he announced his retirement from international football in order to help prolong his club career.
Keane has reiterated his displeasure with the attitude and selection policy of the FAI. In March 2007 Keane claimed that several Republic of Ireland players get picked solely on the basis of their media exposure and that the organisation was biased towards players originating from Dublin or other regions of Leinster: "Once you keep playing them on the reputation they've built up through the media or because they do lots of interviews, then it's wrong. There's a fine line between loyalty and stupidity." Keane claimed that Sunderland player Liam Miller was not picked because he was from Cork and that players with significant potential were failing to get picked for the national team. He also alleged that the FAI were incompetent in the running of their affairs.
Keane was involved in further controversy in the wake of Ireland's defeat by France in the World Cup 2010 play-off. During an Ipswich Town press conference on November 20, 2009, Keane was critical of the Irish reaction to the Henry handball incident. His response included criticisms of the Irish team's defence and the FAI authorities.
His former manager Sir Alex Ferguson had previously said that he wanted Keane to succeed him as Manchester United coach when he retired. However, in the wake of Keane's acrimonious departure from the club, Ferguson became evasive regarding Keane's prospects as a manager: "Young managers come along and people say this one will be England manager or boss of this club, but two years later they're not there. It's not an easy environment to come into, I wouldn't forecast anything."
During his time at Celtic, Keane was suggested as a potential managerial successor to Gordon Strachan by former Celtic player Charlie Nicholas. However, it was Championship club Sunderland where Keane chose to launch his managerial career, re-uniting him with the club's chairman and outgoing manager, Niall Quinn. The two men, publicly at least, were on opposing sides during the fall-out from the Saipan incident, but they were on good terms at the time of the managerial appointment, with Quinn urging Sunderland fans to "support and enjoy one of football-s true greats".
Keane signed a three year deal immediately after Sunderland's victory over West Bromwich Albion on 28 August, the Mackems' first win of the 2006-07 season after a dreadful run of four consecutive defeats under Quinn's temporary management. With his new club sitting in the relegation zone already, second bottom of the Championship table, Keane chose to enforce changes quickly. His first actions as manager were deciding to keep the existing assistant manager, Bobby Saxton, and to appoint his former Nottingham Forest colleague Tony Loughlan as head coach. He wasted no time in bringing in new additions to the squad, with a total of six players signing on the final day of the August transfer window. The most notable signings were Keane's former Manchester United team-mates Dwight Yorke and Liam Miller, supported by former Celtic colleagues Ross Wallace and Stanislav Varga,
as well as Wigan Athletic pair Graham Kavanagh and David Connolly.
Keane's first two games as manager could not have gone much better; first coming from behind to beat Derby County 2-1, followed by an easy 3-0 victory over Leeds United. Sunderland began to steadily creep up the league standings under Keane's management, and by the turn of the year they had escaped the bottom half of the league. Five further players were signed during the January 2007 transfer window, three (Anthony Stokes, Carlos Edwards and Stern John) on permanent contracts and two (Jonny Evans and Danny Simpson) on loan from Manchester United, Keane's old club. Results continued to improve, and Keane was rewarded with the February and March "Manager of the Month" awards, while his team began to challenge for the automatic promotion places. Meanwhile, Keane tackled his players' non-professional approach with a firm hand. When three players were late for the team coach to a trip to Barnsley, in March 2007, he simply left them behind.
Sunderland secured promotion to the Premier League along with Birmingham City on 29 April when rivals Derby County were beaten by Crystal Palace. A week later, the Coca-Cola Championship title was sealed, and Sunderland's revival under Keane was complete. His achievements also earned him the Championship "Manager of the Year" award. A sign of Keane's bigger ambitions was shown by his decision not to celebrate promotion with an open-top bus parade through the city.
Some argue that Sunderland's 2007-08 season in the Premier League was marred with bad luck, both in terms of injuries and the notable refereeing decisions that went against them. However, many pundits hailed their fighting spirit under Keane and backed them for survival. The lowest point of their season came at Goodison Park, where they were beaten 7-1 by Everton, which Keane described as "one of the lowest points" of his career. However in the second half of the season the team's form was much improved (especially at home) and survival in the division was guaranteed with two games to go with a home win against Middlesbrough. Meanwhile, Keane carried on his trend of buying ex-Manchester United players with the addition of Kieran Richardson, Paul McShane, Danny Higginbotham, and Phil Bardsley. He has also continued his strict disciplinary policy by putting Liam Miller (one of Sunderland's apparently more consistent players) on the transfer list for being regularly late for training and other team meetings.
The beginning of the 2008-09 season would prove to be tumultuous. In September 2008 Keane became embroiled in a row with FIFA Vice President Jack Warner over the withdrawal of Dwight Yorke from the Trinidad and Tobago national team. Warner accused Keane of being disrespectful towards small countries. Keane responded by calling Warner "a clown" and insisted that Yorke was retired from international football. That same month Keane experienced "one of the worst and longest nights" of his career when Sunderland had to come from 2-0 down at home in a League Cup tie against Northampton. The game ended 2-2, with Sunderland progressing narrowly on penalties.
Despite some positive performances, including the historic 2-1 home victory against local rivals Newcastle United on 25 October (the first time the club had accomplished this in 28 years), as well as good showings by recent signings like Djibril Ciss and Anton Ferdinand, the team's general form remained inconsistent. By the end of November, Sunderland were 18th in the Premier League, having lost five of their six previous games. Keane stood down as manager on 4 December after bringing doubt on his own future with comments made in the wake of the 4-1 home defeat by Bolton the previous weekend.
In an interview with The Irish Times on February 21, 2009, Keane cited differences with Sunderland 30% shareholder Ellis Short and strains with club chairman Niall Quinn as the factors in his decision to resign as Sunderland manager.
On 23 April 2009, Keane was appointed as the new manager of Ipswich Town on a two-year contract,
Keane has done media work but expressed his unenthusiasm to do so again in future when he said, "I was asked last week by ITV to do the Celtic game," he said. "A couple of weeks before that I was asked to do the United game against Celtic at Old Trafford. I think I've done it once for Sky. Never again. I'd rather go to the dentist. You're sitting there with people like Richard Keys and they're trying to sell something that's not there." Keane added, "Anytime I watch a game on television I have to turn the commentators off."
Keane is married to Theresa Doyle, and they have five children: Shannon, Caragh, Aidan, Leah and Alanna. The couple met when she was a dentist's assistant and he was playing for Nottingham Forest in 1992. They married in Mayfield, Cork in 1997.
When Keane moved to Manchester United, the family lived in a modern four-bedroom house in Bowdon, then moved to a mock Tudor mansion in Hale. It was not as private as he had hoped, a point proven during his exclusion from the 2002 World Cup. Often seen walking Triggs (his Labrador dog), Keane was then a regular at the Bleeding Wolf pub, and was found there by reporters on the night of David Beckham's wedding. When asked why he hadn't gone, Keane joked: ''"It was a choice between the wedding and the Wolf - and the Wolf won."''
Wanting more privacy, his family had a 1930s home bulldozed so they could build a new -2.5 million house near Hale.
On 6 June 2009, it was announced that Keane and his family had purchased a new house in the Ipswich area, near to the training ground of Keane's new club, Ipswich. The house was said to have cost more than -1 million, but was only the Keane family's second choice, after a move to buy a house in the Woodbridge area fell through.
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'''Sir Alfred Ernest "Alf" Ramsey''' (22 January 1920 - 28 April 1999) was an English footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974. His greatest achievement was winning the 1966 World Cup with England on 30 July 1966. They also came third in the 1968 European Championship and reached the quarter-final stage of the 1970 World Cup and the 1972 European Championship under his management. He was knighted in 1967 in recognition of England's World Cup glory the previous year.
As a player, he had been capped 32 times between 1948 and 1954, scoring three goals, and was part of the Tottenham Hotspur team which in 1951 became the first English team to be champions of the top flight a year after promotion.
Between the end of his playing career and his appointment as England manager, Ramsey was Ipswich Town manager for eight years, taking them from the Third Division to the top of the First Division in that time.
His final job in football was manager of Birmingham City, which he left in March 1978.
Ramsey was born in Dagenham, Essex. Having been a gifted amateur as a pupil and as a player for his army regiment, he played for Portsmouth in the London War League in 1942 before moving to Southampton from 1943 to 1949 (since 1944 as a professional), and Tottenham Hotspur after that. He was very successful with Spurs, playing as a right-back in more than 250 cup and league games, and in 1948 made his England debut against Switzerland; he went on to captain his country three times. His last game for England was the 6-3 defeat by Hungary in November 1953, in which he scored a penalty. As a player Ramsey was considered slow: but had excellent positional sense, read the game better than most, had awareness, strength, and excellent distribution for a defender. He was also a specialist penalty kick taker; his coolness and ability to anticipate the goalkeeper earning him the nickname, ''The General''.
He retired from playing in 1955 to become manager of Ipswich Town. He guided the Suffolk-based side to third place in the Third Division South in his debut season, the side scoring 106 goals in the 46 league fixtures. Ramsey's second season in charge led to the division title, Ipswich's second at that level, and promotion to the Second Division.
The Suffolk-based side established themselves at the Second Division level for the following three seasons with mid-table finishes. Ramsey also managed his side to moderate success in the FA Cup, reaching the Fifth Round in the 1958-59 season. After three seasons of mid-table finishes, the fourth brought further success to Portman Road as Ramsey guided the Blues to the Second Division title and into the top flight for the first time in the club's history.
Ramsey's Ipswich achieved unprecedented success the following season as he led his side to the Championship in their debut season at the top level. The side had been tipped by virtually all contemporary football pundits and journalists for relegation at the start of the season, making the achievement arguably one of the most remarkable in the history of the League.
Alf Ramsey's tactical astuteness, working with a squad of solid but not outstanding players, baffled and astonished the illustrious football clubs against whom Ipswich were playing. Ramsey had found the style he would take to the England job the following April; choosing players to fit his system on the pitch. He left Ipswich Town in April 1963 having guided them from the Third Division South to the very top of English football.
He was appointed England manager in 1963 and immediately caused a stir when he predicted that England would win the next World Cup, which was to be held in England in 1966. This was a bold statement to make, as England's performance on the international stage had been poor up to that point. The World Cup started in 1930: but England refused to participate until 1950, when they suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the U.S.A. When Ramsey took over, he demanded complete control over squad selections. Before Ramsey, Walter Winterbottom had been manager, but selections and other decisions were often carried out by board committees and so forth. When Ramsey took over all of these duties, it led to him being referred to as 'England's first proper manager'.
Ramsey was a firm but fair manager and was often regarded as difficult by the press. He ran a strict regime with his players and made sure that no-one felt that they enjoyed special status, star player or not. In May 1964, after a number of players failed to show up for a meeting in a hotel about a forthcoming tour, amongst them Jimmy Greaves, Bobby Moore and Bobby Charlton, they eventually returned to their rooms to discover their passports left on their beds. His strict regime didn't suit everyone but the players with real talent and respect for the game responded well to them and had great respect for Ramsey. Very few of those who played for Ramsey spoke ill of him. In the preparations for the 1966 World Cup, Ramsey made sure that no player was confident of a place in the final 22, which resulted in players performing at their highest level. His decision to appoint a young Bobby Moore as captain also showed Ramsey's ability to see great potential in young players. Another one of his abilities was as a master tactician: a quality that he had first shown with his reading of the game as a player. When it came to tactics, Ramsey had revolutionary ideas.
During his time at Ipswich, Ramsey began experimenting with a new style of play that would eventually lead to success in the World Cup and led to his England team being styled, "The Wingless Wonders". As natural wingers were not always known for their defensive qualities, Ramsey started dropping them in favour of attacking midfielders who could also drop back strong in defensive roles. This system proved revolutionary as it often baffled opposing fullbacks, who would naturally expect to see a winger coming down the flank at them once the ball was kicked off: instead, the attacking midfielders and strikers were taking the ball through the middle of the defence and scoring. This style of play proved successful at Ipswich, but really showed its worth when England traveled to Spain to play a friendly with them before the World Cup. As Bobby Charlton remarked, "The Spanish fullbacks were just looking at each other while we were going in droves through the middle". To go to Spain (who were, after all, the reigning European Champions) and win easily was a rare achievement for England, and clear evidence that Ramsey's techniques were working.
With his final squad chosen, Ramsey set about winning the World Cup for England. The first group game was against Uruguay and despite an array of attacking talent upfront including Jimmy Greaves and Roger Hunt, England were held to a 0-0 draw. Ramsey's statement made three years earlier was looking in doubt now: but he remained calm and still experimenting when his side faced Mexico in the next game. Ramsey was using the 4-3-3 system and for each of the group games used a winger, John Connelly against Uruguay, Terry Paine against Mexico and Ian Callaghan against France.
Ramsey dropped Alan Ball and John Connelly and brought in Martin Peters, whose advanced style of play as a midfielder matched just the qualities Ramsey looked for in his system, and Terry Paine. England beat Mexico 2-0 and faced France in their last group match. England went on to beat France 2-0 with Ian Callaghan replacing Terry Paine securing qualification to the knockout rounds. Two difficult situations arose from the final group match, however. After making a vicious tackle and being cautioned, midfielder Nobby Stiles came under flack from the top FIFA officials, who called for Ramsey to drop him from the side. Ramsey was having none of it, and firmly told the FA to inform FIFA that either Stiles would remain in his team or Ramsey himself would resign. Another bad tackle was committed during that match, resulting in Tottenham striker (and one of England's most prolific goal-scorers) Jimmy Greaves being injured and sidelined for the next few matches. Despite having more experienced strikers in his side, Ramsey selected young Geoff Hurst as Greaves's replacement, once again seeing potential in the young West Ham forward. The France match also marked Ramsey's final game with a winger. After it, he dropped Ian Callaghan from his side and brought back Alan Ball to strengthen the midfield.
For the knockout stages, England's first opponents were a notoriously rough Argentina side. Ramsey once again showed his tactical awareness, and, now he was no longer using wingers, he decided to switch from 4-3-3 to 4-4-2. With Ball and Peters operating on the flanks, the midfield now boasted Nobby Stiles and Bobby Charlton in the centre. After a violent quarter-final (where the Argentine captain Antonio Rattin refused to leave the field after being sent off), England scraped a 1-0 win thanks to Geoff Hurst latching onto a beautiful cross from Martin Peters and heading home a goal. Ramsey came under flack when he stopped his players swapping shirts with the Argentinians in protest at their dirty play and was then reported to have described Argentinian players as "animals".
In the semi-final, England faced a fluent and skillful Portuguese side containing the tournament-s top goal-scorer Eusbio. However, England won a 2-1 victory in a memorable match which saw them concede their first goal of the competition from the penalty spot. Ramsey had found the perfect defensive formula that went unchanged throughout the entire tournament.
On 30 July 1966, Ramsey's promise was fulfilled as England became the World Champions by beating West Germany in a thrilling final. A lot of Ramsey's tactics and decisions proved their worth in this final. Ramsey came under pressure to restore the fit-again Jimmy Greaves to the side: but he stuck to his guns and kept faith with Greaves's replacement, Geoff Hurst, who was to thoroughly vindicate Ramsey's judgement by scoring a hat-trick in a 4-2 win (after extra time) at Wembley. Filling his side with a good balance of experience and youth proved vital when the gruelling final went to extra time. The youth in the team powered England through extra time. A particular example of this was Alan Ball who, at 21, was the youngest player in the England side. Even in extra time, he never showed signs of tiredness and never stopped running - famously setting up Hurst's controversial second goal, as well as having a few chances himself. Even as the match ended with Geoff Hurst scoring England-s fourth goal, Ball was still running down the pitch in case Hurst needed assistance. Rather than a cross from Hurst, Ball was greeted by a number of England fans running onto the pitch who, thinking that the game was already over, had already started celebrating England's victory.
Ramsey remained his usual self during the celebrations: not joining in, but rather opting to let his players soak up their achievement. With his boldly-made promise now fulfilled, Ramsey had proved that the 4-4-2 system could work and had assembled an England team that could compete on the highest level due to physical fitness and good tactics. He remains exemplary as to this day and is the only England manager ever to have won the World Cup.
Despite famously losing to Scotland 3-2 at home in the qualifying competition, England still qualified for the 1968 European Championship, only to lose out in a 1-0 defeat by Yugoslavia in the semi-finals. England had to settle for third place after beating the Soviet Union.
The fortunes of Ramsey's England declined in the 1970s. They entered the 1970 World Cup as one of the favourites and many people thought their squad superior to that of 1966, but having qualified for the later stages after a memorable match against Brazil when Gordon Banks made his famous save from Pele's header, they lost to the Germans 3-2 in the quarter-finals, after having been in the lead 2-0 with only twenty minutes remaining. The blame was put partly on Sir Alf's cautious tactics and partly on the stand-in goalkeeper, Chelsea's Peter Bonetti.
The early 70s saw failure in the 1972 European Championships (again to the Germans), and in a heartbreaking world cup qualifier against Poland at Wembley in October 1973, England failed to qualify for the World Cup. Again while Ramsey's tactics were partly to blame (his inappropriate, mistimed substitutions, for example), England had also been spectacularly denied a win over that would have secured their place by a mixture of poor finishing and incredible goalkeeping from Poland's Jan Tomaszewski. A few months later, Sir Alf was sacked by the FA, many of whose officials had long held apparent grudges against England's finest ever manager. Leo McKinstry has said "England's most successful manager would have had a legacy fit for a hero had it not been for the malevolence of the FA chief Harold Thompson".
The later stages of his career were as a Board director and caretaker manager of Birmingham City and then as technical advisor to Panathinaikos between 1979 and 1980. He also appeared, in illustrated form, in the ''Roy of the Rovers'' comic, when he took over as caretaker manager of Melchester Rovers while Roy himself was in a coma. Sir Alf also had a sporadic column in the Daily Mirror in the late 1980s and early 1990s, his thoughts written down by Nigel Clarke.
Sir Alf Ramsey suffered a massive stroke on 9 June 1998, during the 1998 World Cup. By this stage was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He died less than a year later, in a nursing home, on 28 April 1999, at the age of 79 from a heart attack, along with Prostate Cancer.
Ramsey was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a manager.
Sir Alf Ramsey Way, formerly Portman's Walk, is a street in Ipswich that was named after Ramsey shortly after his death in honour of his achievements as Ipswich Town manager. In 2000, a statue of Ramsey was erected on the corner of the street named after him and Portman Road, at the North Stand/Cobbold Stand corner of the stadium. The statue was commissioned by the Ipswich Town Supporters' Club after an initial idea by local fan Sen Salter. Lady (Vickie) Ramsey continues to live (2009) in Suffolk.
Ramsey often came across as an "aloof" and "proud" figure who talked what was once described as "sergeant-major posh" despite coming from a working-class background (during Euro 96, much was made in the English media of the difference between his accent and the unabashed Cockney tones of Terry Venables, his successor who also came from Dagenham, and what this said about social changes in England). In spite of the airs that he gave himself, he allowed his players to address him as "Alf", which is unusual for managers even today. He had a particular dislike of the media and of anything that he saw as bad manners. He often trained his side hard, a practice which paid off when England were able to battle on despite the heat in their World Cup 1966 Final against West Germany. He seemed to have felt nothing but disgust for his successors. At Ipswich, after he left for the England job, he refused to give Jackie Milburn any advice in his managerial career. Milburn was sacked after nine months, following Ipswich's relegation from the top flight. Neither did Ramsey get on with Bobby Robson, who some say did a better job than Ramsey as manager of Ipswich. Not only did Robson guide Ipswich to the FA Cup, the UEFA Cup, and a high place in the League, he also got England to the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup. Many thought that Ramsey's attitude to Robson was evidence of jealousy - even though Robson failed to match his achievements in winning the English championship with Ipswich and the World Cup with England. Members of Ramsey's family have suggested that he was liable to take a negative view of anyone who took over one of his jobs. Shortly before he died, however, Ramsey passed on his thanks to Sir Bobby through Bobby's wife after the Robsons paid for his bills in his nursing home. Sir Bobby later declared that Alf was the greatest British football manager ever.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
'''Ipswich Town'''
'''England'''
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4-2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to every non-playing squad and staff member, George Cohen received the medal on behalf of the former England manager's family from Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
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'''Ian James Rush''', MBE, (born 20 October 1961) is a retired football player from Wales. He is best remembered as a player for Liverpool, where he was among the top strikers in the English game in the 1980s and 1990s. He also had spells playing at Chester City, Juventus, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Wrexham and Sydney Olympic, and made 73 appearances for the Welsh national football team. Since retiring as a player in 1999, Rush has had a stint as manager of Chester City (2004-5), and has worked as a television football pundit.
After leaving St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School, Flint, in 1978, Rush began his career at Football League Third Division side Chester. After impressing in the youth ranks, he went on to play 34 League games and score 14 goals after making his debut in April 1979 in a 2-2 draw with Sheffield Wednesday in midfield, but established himself as a potent centre forward the following season. His first league goal came when Chester drew 2-2 at Gillingham on 15 September 1979 and by Christmas he was a regular player following the sale of regular centre-forward Ian Edwards to Wrexham.
Rush's reputation was enhanced by scoring for Chester in a shock 2-0 FA Cup third round win at Second Division giants Newcastle United in January 1980, with Chester equalling their best run by reaching the last 16 where they narrowly lost to Ipswich Town two rounds later. His last game for Chester was a 2-1 win over Southend United at Sealand Road on 26 April 1980 in which he did not score.
Despite interest from Manchester City, and in spite of Rush being a boyhood Everton fan, Liverpool won the race to sign the 18-year old in April 1980, though he had to remain at Chester until the end of the season as the transfer deadline (27 March 1980) had now passed.
Manager Bob Paisley paid a record fee for a teenager of -300,000. It remains Chester's record sale 29 years on.
Rush was managed throughout his time at Chester by Alan Oakes, although much of the credit for his development is given to youth manager Cliff Sear. Nearly 20 years later, Rush and Sear worked together on the coaching staff at Wrexham.
Rush had actually made his international debut, in May 1980, just before he officially became a Liverpool player. His Reds debut came on the 13 December that year in a First Division fixture at Portman Road against Ipswich Town. Ironically, he was standing in for his future strike-partner, Kenny Dalglish (at the time one of the most highly-rated strikers in the world), and wore his No 7 shirt. Midfielder Jimmy Case scored Liverpool's only goal in a 1-1 draw. At this stage, Liverpool were defending the league title and the League Cup, and also contending for the European Cup, while Ipswich were emerging as surprise title contenders. Ultimately, Liverpool disappointed in the league and finished fifth (with Aston Villa winning the title), but they did win the European Cup (for the third time) and the League Cup (for the first time).
Rush was used sporadically during his first season at the club as Liverpool had a policy of bringing in young talent and playing them in the reserves to learn 'the Liverpool way'. Rush was treated no differently and had to begin his time at the club as a squad member rather than being thrown into the first team.
This learning period was hard and not at all 'Rush-like', as the goals didn't flow, almost leading to the eager youngster leaving Anfield in the search of regular first-team football. But after a talk with the very shrewd Paisley, who told him to "be more selfish in front of goal", Rush decided to stay and fight for a place.
Rush's first goal for the club took time to arrive, but it eventually came on 30 September 1981 during a European Cup first round second leg tie at Anfield against Oulun Palloseura. Liverpool had already won the first leg at the Raatti Stadium 1-0, and the second leg proved to be a formality as they trounced the Finnish team 7-0, Rush scoring in the 67th minute after coming on three minutes earlier for David Johnson. He ended the season as the club's top scorer, netting 30 times in just 49 appearances in all competitions, a ratio of 1 goal every 1.6 games. 17 of these goals came in the League as he helped the Reds reclaim the League championship from holders Aston Villa. The title triumph was all the more impressive by the fact that Liverpool had entered 1982 in 10th place, with the likes of Manchester United and minnows Swansea City leading the pack then, before a turnaround in Liverpool's fortunes saw the league championship trophy return to Anfield after two years away. He also scored a goal to help Liverpool win the 1982 Football League Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspur.
He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1983 after inspiring Liverpool to a second successive First Division/League Cup double, though once again success eluded them in the European Cup. He scored 24 League goals as the Reds finished 11 points clear of runners-up Watford and were virtually uncontested in the title chase in the later part of the season. On 6 November 1982 Rush scored four goals against Everton in a 5-0 victory, a post-war record for goals by a single player in a Merseyside derby.
The League Cup (Liverpool's third successive triumph in this competition) was added through a 2-1 win over bitter rivals Manchester United after extra time at Wembley. He was voted PFA Player of the Year and BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year in 1984 as Liverpool retained both the League and the League Cup and won the European Cup to complete a unique treble that season.
The 1984-85 season was Liverpool's first trophyless season in ten years, though they did reach their fifth European Cup final against Juventus at the Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium. This final was to end in disaster as, before the match kicked off, rioting football hooligans caused a retaining wall to collapse, killing 39 Juventus supporters. It was only natural that this affected the players (including Rush), who surprisingly were ordered to play the final in spite of this terrible tragedy. The game, with both teams not totally committed or fully caring about the result, ended in a 1-0 win for Juventus. Liverpool were beaten to the title by neighbours Everton, who were crowned champions with four matches to spare. The sequel to the ban was an indefinite ban on all English clubs in European competition, with Liverpool set to serve an extra season once the ban was lifted on other English clubs. This meant that Rush and Liverpool were unable to compete in the 1985-86 UEFA Cup.
The 1985-86 season was much better for the Reds and Rush. He scored twice as Liverpool beat Southampton 2-0 in the FA Cup semi-final at White Hart Lane, booking a place at Wembley to face neighbours Everton in the first all-Merseyside FA Cup final. The Reds had just pipped their city rivals to the League title (which had also been contested with the likes of West Ham United and Manchester United) by beating Chelsea (another team who had given them a run for their money earlier in the title race) 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, so the already monumental final was doubly important for both sides. If the Reds won, it would make them the fifth team to have won the double (and only the third to have done so in the 20th century. If Everton won, not only would they stop their arch rivals from completing the double but also win the major trophy that their football had, in many eyes, deserved. The Blues opened the scoring when Gary Lineker outpaced Alan Hansen to shoot past Grobbelaar at the second attempt and held this lead until half-time as Liverpool struggled to find their usual rhythm.
But after the half-time team-talk by the now player/manager, Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool looked a different side in the second half. With Rush leading the line brilliantly, they drew level in the 57th minute when he latched onto a defence splitting pass from Jan Mlby to round Everton goalkeeper Bobby Mimms and slot the ball into an empty net. Six minutes later, Mlby was again at the heart of another attack. Picking the ball up inside the Everton penalty area, he gained a yard of space and drilled a perfect cross for Craig Johnston to score. Liverpool were now 2-1 up, but the game was in the balance until the 84th minute, when Ronnie Whelan led another attack. With the game stretched, he picked the ball up and drove towards the edge of the Everton area. Dalglish made a run across his path into space, but Whelan used it as a dummy and clipped an exquisite ball over three Everton defenders into the path of Rush who, from the angle of the six-yard area, thumped the ball past Mimms, knocking over a camera in the process. Liverpool held on to win 3-1 and completed the first (and so far only) League and FA Cup double in the club's history. Rush added the Man of the Match award to his winner's medal. However, the ban on English clubs in European competition was continued, and Rush was unable to have a crack of winning another European Cup in 1986-87.
After attracting much interest from top European sides, Rush had decided early in the 1986-87 season that he would be leaving Anfield, and on 1 July 1987, he was transferred for -3 million to the Italian giants, Juventus. The move was seen by many as a deal to help the healing process after Heysel and to re-open friendly links between the clubs. Rush was one of many notable English-based players who moved abroad during the mid and late 1980s, attracted overseas by the prospect of the higher wages as well as the chance to play in European competition as English clubs were still barred.
However it was viewed, it was a new challenge for Rush, who would have the task of unlocking the much tighter defences in Serie A. Unfortunately, his time at Juventus was less than successful, as he scored only eight times in 29 games. He had a hard time settling in Turin, once allegedly remarking, "It's like living in a foreign country.". However in his autobiography Rush says that this was a joke made up by Kenny Dalglish, then in an interview published in ''The Irish Times'' in 2008, claimed that the quote was in fact fictional.
After just one season at the Stadio Comunale, he returned to Anfield, rejoining Liverpool for -2.7m on 18 August 1988 - a record signing for an English club at the time, which remained unbroken for three years. It was the third time that summer that the national transfer record had been broken.
The news of Rush's imminent return was given to Liverpool fans before they journeyed south to London for yet another Charity Shield match. Before the game started, they were in full voice. However, this time they had a new song: "Rushie is back, Rushie is back".
Although the Liverpool team of 1987-88 had played some outstanding football, such was Ian's stature amongst the Anfield faithful, they were pleased to see him return to the club.
Rush's departure from Liverpool had sparked the acquisition of new strikers John Aldridge (whose physical resemblance to Rush was often remarked upon) and Peter Beardsley, and on his return to the Liverpool side he was partnered alongside these players to form a 4-3-3 formation. Rush's former strike partner Kenny Dalglish (who had been appointed player-manager in 1985) was still registered as a player but now he was in his 37th year and rarely played in the first team, retiring completely in 1990.
Rush published a diary of his frustrating time in Italy titled ''My Italian Diary, 1989''. In it, he reflected on his struggles to integrate himself in the dressing room at Juventus and adapt to the Italian style of play.
===Second spell at Anfield, 1988-1996===
Rush had serious competition for the striking berth alongside Peter Beardsley and John Aldridge, who came to Anfield as a replacement for Rush. It was deemed that the pair were too similar in style to be able to play together. Aldridge started the season in front of Rush and consistently scored goals, thus keeping the Welshman on the bench. As the season progressed, Rush came into some form. Rush had again scored twice against Everton in a thrilling 3-2 win in the 1989 FA Cup Final. He came off the bench to replace Aldridge, who had opened the scoring for Liverpool in the fourth minute of the game. The sides were locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes, but Rush put the Reds ahead in the fourth minute of extra time. Everton midfielder Stuart McCall then scored his, and the Toffees', second equaliser, but Rush came up with the goods once more with an incisive finish in the 103rd minute to win the Cup for Liverpool.
The 1989 FA Cup Final carried even greater significance because of the events of 15 April that year. In the semi-final, Liverpool had been drawn against Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough, home of Sheffield Wednesday. However, the game was brought to an abrupt end at 3.06pm due to the unfolding disaster. 94 fans were crushed to death that day, with the final death toll eventually reaching 96. Rush, along with his teammates, attended many of the funerals.
At the end of that season, UEFA voted for the ban on English teams in European competitions to continue for at least one more season, meaning that Rush and his team-mates would be unable to challenge for the Cup Winners' Cup.
The players and staff of Liverpool Football Club, including Rush, were commended for their exemplary behaviour during the darkest days in the club's history. Everton fans were immensely supportive of their neighbours during this bleak period and the fact that Liverpool would meet their side in the Wembley final made for the perfect match. The fans once again stood side by side in their blue and red colours and did the city and people of Liverpool proud, as did the players and officials of both clubs.
The 1989-90 season saw Rush win another League title, his fifth and last, as Liverpool finished nine points clear of Aston Villa, with Rush scoring 18 times in 36 games. However, another bid for the League-FA Cup double failed as the Reds suffered a shock FA Cup semi-final defeat to Crystal Palace, even though Rush had given the Reds the lead with a goal in the 14th minute. The game ended in a 4-3 defeat, even more incredible considering that Liverpool had crushed the newly promoted South Londoners 9-0 in a league game earlier in the season.
Although the ban on English clubs in European competition was lifted for the 1990-91 season, Liverpool were unable to compete in the 1990-91 European Cup as UEFA ruled that they would have to serve an extra year.
1990-91 saw Rush continue to score regularly and Liverpool led the table from the start of the season until January, but they were then overhauled by Arsenal and on 22 February 1991 Dalglish announced his resignation as manager. He was replaced by Graeme Souness but the change of manager was not enough to prevent the league title from slipping away from Anfield. Shortly after Dalglish's resignation, Liverpool were eliminated from the FA Cup in the fifth round by neighbours Everton, seeing their double hopes eliminated for the fourth season running (though this time at a much earlier stage).
However, Liverpool finished second and were finally readmitted to European competition, qualifying for the UEFA Cup and giving Rush and his team-mates their first chance of European action since 1984-85.
In 1992, he picked up a third FA Cup winners' medal, scoring Liverpool's second goal, in the 67th minute, in the 2-0 win against Second Division Sunderland at Wembley. This gave Rush and his colleagues another chance of European football, this time in the shape of the Cup Winners' Cup.
In the League, injuries restricted him to just 18 League games and three goals that season. However, his third goal came in a crucial 2-0 home win over Manchester United on 26 April 1992 which denied their arch-rivals the championship, the title going instead to Leeds United. Incredibly, this was his only ever goal past Manchester United in his whole career. Liverpool managed only a sixth place finish in the league that season, the first time since 1981 that they had not finished champions or runners-up.
1992-93 was perhaps Liverpool's hardest season since beginning their current top flight tenure in 1962. They failed to mount a challenge for the new Premier League title, and as late as March they stood 15th in the table. Dismal form in the league had seen Rush dropped from the first eleven, with Souness favouring the likes of Ronny Rosenthal and Paul Stewart, but Rush returned to his peak during the final weeks of the season and he finished the season as the club's top scorer with 14 league goals. He topped the goalscoring charts once again in 1993-94, beginning the season with Nigel Clough as his strike-partner until the brilliant young Robbie Fowler broke into the first team. It was another disappointing season for Liverpool, however, as they continue to perform unremarkably in the Premier League and manager Graeme Souness stepped down in late January following a shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Bristol City. Long-serving coach Roy Evans took over as manager. Liverpool finished eighth in the league, once again missing out on European competition.
Rush picked up his fifth League Cup winners medal in 1995, when two goals from Steve McManaman ended Bolton Wanderers' dreams of a shock result, Liverpool running out 2-1 winners. Earlier in the competition Rush scored a hat trick as Liverpool beat Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, the team who would go on to win the Premier League that season. Liverpool themselves achieved their best league finish since 1991, as they finished fourth in the Premier League.
The 1995 close season saw Liverpool pay a national record fee of -8.4million for Nottingham Forest striker Stan Collymore, putting Rush's future at Anfield under serious doubt. However, he began the season as Liverpool's first choice striker alongside Collymore, only to surrender his place in the first eleven to Robbie Fowler as the season wore on.
In March 1996, it was announced that Rush would be leaving Anfield on a free transfer when his contract expired on 1 June.
His long association with the Reds ended with a substitute appearance in the 1996 FA Cup Final against Manchester United. A hugely disappointing game looked to be heading for extra time and even a replay until Eric Cantona popped up with a late winner to give the Old Trafford side a 1-0 victory. Sadly Ian Rush's last touch of the ball in a Liverpool shirt was when it bounced off his shoulder to set Eric Cantona up for his winning goal.
Rush said farewell to Anfield on 20 May 1996 when he agreed to sign for Leeds United. Rush spent a season with the Yorkshire side but scored just three times in 36 Premier League games and was given a free transfer at the end of the 1996-97 campaign. These were the last league goals of his career in English football.
He had been brought to Elland Road by manager Howard Wilkinson, who was sacked a month into the season to be replaced by George Graham.
He then linked up with Kenny Dalglish at Newcastle United on a one year contract but lost his place in the side after Christmas, when Alan Shearer returned from a long-term injury. However, Rush did score an important goal in a 1-0 win over Everton in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, his 43rd in the competition (a 20th century record). He scored one other goal for Newcastle in a League Cup tie with Hull City.
He had a loan spell with Sheffield United later in the season, before leaving St James's Park in the summer of 1998 to sign, amid much fanfare, for Wrexham. The 37-year-old Rush failed to score in 18 Division Two starts for the North Wales club, and was moved into midfield towards the end of the season. He made a brief playing comeback with Sydney Olympic in Australia, scoring one goal in two games, before finally retiring, aged 39, in 2000.
After working as a part-time striker's coach for Liverpool under Gerard Houllier in 2003, he was appointed manager of his first professional club, Chester City (by this time in Football League Two), in August 2004. Chester had made a dreadful start to their first season back in the Football League but Rush had a hard time at their time at the helm. After losing 3-1 at Boston United in their first game in charge, they strung together a two month unbeaten run and led the club to the FA Cup third round. Rush seemed to be answering his critics, including former Liverpool team-mate Mark Lawrenson, who doubted whether his tactical and coaching abilities could match his striking history.
But after Rush loyally ruled himself out of the running for the vacant Welsh manager's job on 1 November 2004 things never seemed to go as well. Several heavy defeats were inflicted and Rush was criticised for the physical and long-ball tactics his managerial team opted to use. Despite pressure from chairman Stephen Vaughan, Rush refused to resign after a humiliating 5-0 loss to neighbours Shrewsbury Town in February 2005. But when Vaughan sacked Aizlewood in April (after a 1-0 defeat at Darlington), Rush resigned on principle. By the point of his resignation, Chester were virtually safe from relegation. His spell in charge saw youngsters such as Robbie Booth, Michael Walsh and Shaun Whalley all given their Football League debuts, while players including Michael Brown, George Elokobi and Robbie Foy all spent time on loan at the club.
Rush was interviewed for the Peterborough United manager's job shortly after this but lost out to Mark Wright, who had played in the same Liverpool team as Rush from 1991 to 1996, and had preceded Rush as Chester manager.
===Media career and other activities, 2005 to present===
In 2005, at the age of 43, Ian Rush considered coming out of retirement to play for TNS, after the Welsh side were drawn against Liverpool for their opening round Champions League qualifying match, but later decided against this.
Since November 2005, Ian Rush has been involved in media work within the game, including a stint as an analyst with ESPN. He also appears as a pundit and reporter for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News. he has also done work on LFCTV
On 27 April 2006, Rush was involved in the Marina Dalglish charity match, which pitted the 1986 FA Cup final teams of Liverpool and Everton against each other in aid of Breast Cancer Research, as Kenny Dalglish's wife Marina had been suffering from breast cancer and the proceeds from the match were being donated to the charity.
Rush was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006 due to his achievements in the game.
Ian can still be seen wearing the red of Liverpool as he regularly appears for the Masters five-a-side team and as one of Liverpool's 'old boys' on public relations tours for the club.
On 7 September 2007 it was announced that Rush had been appointed Elite Performance Director for the Welsh Football Trust, a part-time role in which he will help develop the next generation of players for Wales' national teams.
Rush released his autobiography on 21 August 2008, ''Rush: The Autobiography'', through Ebury Press.
Rush made his Welsh debut before he had been handed his first start for Liverpool, playing his first match on 21 May 1980 against Scotland. Rush played regularly for the Welsh national team scoring a record 28 goals in 73 games.
Unfortunately during his career the team never qualified for a major tournament, although in 1991 he scored the winning goal in a memorable Euro 92 qualifier against Germany. Wales would narrowly miss out on qualifying for the finals, as happened during Rush's career for World Cups in 1982, 1986 and 1994 and Euro 88. This puts him in a group with other football legends such as George Best and fellow Welshman Ryan Giggs to have never played in a major international tournament.
Another famous international winner by Rush was in a friendly against Italy in Brescia in June 1988. After a largely disappointing year in Italy, Rush helped silence his critics by bagging the only goal as Wales claimed a shock 1-0 win.
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'''Peter Bolesaw Schmeichel''' MBE (born 18 November 1963) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993. He is best remembered for his most successful years at English club Manchester United, whom he captained to the 1999 UEFA Champions League to complete The Treble. He was a key member of the Denmark national football team that won Euro 92.
Born in Gladsaxe, Copenhagen, Schmeichel is famous for his intimidating physique (he is tall and wears specially-made size XXXL football shirts) and his attacking threat. During his career, Schmeichel scored 11 goals, including one for the Danish national team, a great feat for a keeper. He is also the most capped player for the Denmark national team, with 129 games between 1987 and 2001. Apart from Euro 92, he played for his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and three additional European Championship tournaments. He captained the national team in 30 matches. He was one of only 13 foreign players to play on the opening weekend of the FA Premier League along with Jan Stejskal, Andrei Kanchelskis, Robert Warzycha, Roland Nilsson, Eric Cantona, Hans Segers, John Faxe Jensen, Anders Limpar, Gunnar Halle, Craig Forrest, Michel Vonk and Ronnie Rosenthal.
Schmeichel is also known for his trademark shouts at his defence. He would often yell out at the defenders in charge of helping him defend the goal for blunders and poor defending and would occasionally single out various individuals in the defence to make his feelings heard.
Today, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of football. The IFFHS ranked Schmeichel among the top ten keepers of the 20th century in 2000, and in 2001, Schmeichel won a public poll held by Reuters, when the majority of the 200,000 participants voted him as the best goalkeeper ever, ahead of Lev Yashin and Gordon Banks. In 2003, Schmeichel was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his impact on the English game. In March 2004, he was named as one of the "125 greatest living footballers", at the FIFA 100 celebrations.
He holds the record for the greatest clean sheets-to-games ratio in the Premier League with 42% of the games he played in the league ending without his team conceding.
His son, Kasper, is also a professional footballer and also plays as a goalkeeper.
Born in Sborggrd parish, Gladsaxe, Denmark to a Polish father and a Danish mother, Peter Schmeichel held Polish citizenship until 1970 when he, his father, and his siblings became Danish citizens. He inherited his second name - Bolesaw - from his great-grandfather. He spent his early years growing up in the town of Buddinge, Copenhagen, and began his football career playing for a team in the adjacent suburb of Hje-Gladsaxe. His first match came on 7 August 1972 at the age of 8. After a two-and-a-half-year unbeaten run, Schmeichel was approached by Hero, a team from a few divisions above Hje-Gladsaxe and with one of the largest youth football schemes in Denmark. Hero later merged with Gladsaxe to form Gladsaxe-Hero BK, and Schmeichel was presented with the opportunity to play for the Zealand FA's junior representative team.
Eventually graduating to the Gladsaxe-Hero senior squad, Schmeichel met his first mentor in Svend Aage Hansen, the first team coach at the club, and later to become his father-in-law. With Gladsaxe-Hero already relegated from the Danish Third Division with three games to go, Hansen promoted Schmeichel and six others from the youth team for a match against Birkerd. The team lost 1-0, but Schmeichel received mentions in local newspapers for his personal performance. At the end of the season, Hansen explained to Schmeichel his plan for the future, which involved Schmeichel spending two more seasons with Gladsaxe-Hero before moving on to Hvidovre, playing for the Danish national team, and eventually having a successful career abroad. Schmeichel admits that he had received an offer to play for B1903's youth team, but he turned it down as the club "seemed a bit boring".
The following season came down to the wire, with Gladsaxe-Hero needing only to avoid defeat to Stubbekobing to prevent relegation from the Danish National League. In the end, Schmeichel played one of the games of his career and Gladsaxe-Hero won the match. At the end of the game, Hansen's daughter, Bente, ran onto the pitch and hugged Schmeichel. The two ended up going out as a couple, and they eventually got married.
Before becoming a professional footballer, Schmeichel had to work a number of jobs to make ends meet. His first job came in the dyeing department of a textile factory, but his concerns with the factory's policy on safety eventually forced him to hand in his notice. He then spent 12 months as a cleaner at an old people's home, before taking up an office job with the World Wildlife Fund. He originally worked in the organisation's shops, but three weeks after he joined, the store manager quit and Schmeichel was promoted to the position of sales manager. Soon after, Schmeichel was called upon to do his four weeks of compulsory military service. However, this coincided with Hvidovre's summer training camp in Portugal, which he was permitted to go on with the proviso that he completed his military service the following month. Nevertheless, the delicate organisational situation that arose between the WWF, the Danish defence department and Hvidovre prompted Schmeichel to give up working for the WWF. A job with his father-in-law's flooring firm came next, until he realised that his knees could not support his frame for eight hours a day, and he was offered a job with the advertising firm owned by Hvidovre's chairman, Niels Erik Madsen. This was to be his last job outside football, as he was offered a contract with Brndby the following spring.
Despite the fifth best defence in the league, conceding 40 goals in 30 games, Schmeichel and Hvidovre finished in 14th place and were relegated in 1985. After only a single season, the club bounced right back to the 1st Division, but Schmeichel was lost by Hvidovre to Danish runners-up Brndby IF before the 1987 season. Winning the Danish league in his first year, he joined a club which he helped turn into a success. He debuted for the Danish national team in May 1987, under national manager Sepp Piontek, and was selected for the Euro 88 tournament, where he eventually became Denmark's starting goalkeeper.
In all, Schmeichel and Brndby won four championships in five seasons. The climax of his Brndby career would come in the European 1991 UEFA Cup competition, which saw Schmeichel as an important part of the team that reached the semi-finals. The club was eliminated by AS Roma with a last-minute goal by Rudi Vller. Following the tournament, Schmeichel was voted 10th in "The World's Best Goalkeeper 1991" poll by the IFFHS.
Following his showings on the international scene, Manchester United bought him in 1991 for -530,000, a price which was described in 2000 by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson as the ''"bargain of the century."''
Manchester United finished as runners-up in Schmeichel's first season (also winning the Football League Cup for the first time in the club's history), but it was on the international stage that Schmeichel enjoyed his biggest success that year. In the Danish national team under new national manager Richard Mller Nielsen, Schmeichel was Denmark's starting goalkeeper at the Euro 92 tournament which they won. He saved a penalty kick from Marco van Basten in the semi-final, and most notably held a cross with one hand in the final. He made a string of important saves during the tournament, and was elected "The World's Best Goalkeeper 1992".
In the 1992-93 season, 22 clean sheets from Schmeichel helped United win the Premier League championship for the first time in 26 years. Schmeichel was once again named "The World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1993. In January 1994, Schmeichel fell out with Ferguson, as United had squandered a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Liverpool. The two had a row where Schmeichel "said the most horrible things", and he was subsequently sacked by Ferguson. A few days later, Schmeichel made an improvised apology to the other players. Unknown to him, Ferguson was eavesdropping on this, and he let Schmeichel stay at Manchester United.
Despite being a goalkeeper, he could also single-handedly provide a deadly attacking threat. He would run into the attack on corner kicks if his team was behind. The sight of him going up for the corner was a great distraction to opposing defenders. He scored a goal in this fashion, for Man United, in a 1995 UEFA Cup match against Rotor Volgograd. He scored in the last minutes of the game, though United was eliminated from the tournament on the away goals rule.
In April 1996, during a game against Coventry City, Coventry defender David Busst colided with United defender Denis Irwin and suffered a compound fracture of the leg. The break was so bad that the bone pierced through the skin and his blood had to be cleared off the pitch. Schmeichel, who witnessed the incident, reportedly vomited at the sight and had to receive counselling afterwards.
Schmeichel competed with Denmark at the Euro 96 hosted by England. The defending European Champions went out in the preliminary group stage, despite delivering results equivalent to the Euro 92 tournament.
Following a February 1997 match against Arsenal, Schmeichel was accused of racism by Arsenal striker Ian Wright. During the game, Schmeichel and Wright had a number of controversies, and at the end of the game, the two players confronted each other on their way off the pitch. After the game, news emerged of a police inquiry into a November 1996 match between the two clubs, where it was alleged that Schmeichel had made a racist remark. After months of politicizing by The FA and The PFA, who wanted a "converted" Schmeichel as their posterboy of the "Kick Racism out of Football" campaign, no evidence was found and the case was dropped.
Under new national manager Bo Johansson, Schmeichel was a part of the Danish squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was one of the leading members of the Danish campaign, which ended in a 3-2 quarter-final defeat to Brazil.
Schmeichel ended his Manchester United career on the highest note, when Schmeichel and United won the Treble, the FA Premier League title, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League, in the same season. In that year's FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal, Schmeichel saved a penalty kick by Dennis Bergkamp in the last minutes of the game, to send the game into extra time. In the absence of the suspended Roy Keane, he captained United in the UEFA Champions League final in May 1999. German opponents Bayern Munich had a 1-0 lead until the dying minutes of the game, when United received a corner kick. Schmeichel ran into the attack attempting to cause confusion, and Teddy Sheringham scored the equalising goal. A few seconds later, Ole Gunnar Solskjr scored the 2-1 winner for United to ensure that Schmeichel's United career ended on the highest possible note. In an unforgettable celebratory moment, Schmeichel was shown cartwheeling gleefully in his area after Solskjr's winning goal.
Schmeichel decided to leave English football at the end of the 1999 season, as the gruelling 60 game league and cups season, which came with playing with a successful club, was threatening to undermine his high standards at the age of 36. Seeking a slower pace of football, he moved to Sporting CP, where he won the 1999-2000 Portuguese Liga title in his first season with the club. He scored his only goal for the Danish national team, a penalty kick against Belgium, in a June 2000 warm-up match for UEFA Euro 2000. He represented Denmark at Euro 2000, where the team was eliminated in the group stage. He retired from the national team in April 2001, when he played a planned farewell match against Slovenia.
His second year with Sporting would be remarkable in that it was the first time in 14 years, since his Hvidovre days, that Schmeichel's club would finish below second place in the domestic league competition. Schmeichel stated his wish to activate a contract option of a further year at Sporting in January 2001, but eventually decided to leave the club when his contract ran out in June 2001. He considered a number of options for the future, before deciding to keep on playing.
He returned to England with Aston Villa in July 2001. On 20 October 2001, Schmeichel became the first goalkeeper to score a Premier League goal, in a 3-2 defeat away to Everton. A goalkeeper scoring in the Premier League is a feat only repeated twice, by Blackburn Rovers' Brad Friedel on 21 February 2004, also from a corner kick, and by Tottenham Hotspur's Paul Robinson from a free-kick on 17 March 2007. Schmeichel failed to complete his single season at Villa due to a clause in his contract stipulating that he would get to play in every game that he was fit for. Villa and Schmeichel decided to terminate Schmeichel's contract in order to let Schmeichel leave.
Schmeichel played his last active year for Manchester City during the 2002-03 season. Schmeichel's record in the Manchester derby is exceptional, in that he was never on the losing side. During his nine years with Manchester United, they were unbeaten against Manchester City, while in his single season with City, they won at Maine Road and drew at Old Trafford. His last major action in football was to make a world class save against Liverpool at Anfield, in a game which City went on to win. This ultimately led to Liverpool missing out on a Champions League spot on the final day of the season.
In December 1999, Schmeichel became the club owner of his childhood club Hvidovre IF. He withdrew from the club in June 2002. He worked as a pundit for the BBC after retiring, being a regular analyst on Match of the Day until 2005. He then began hosting live UEFA Champions League matches on Danish television channel TV3+, with Preben Elkjr and Brian Laudrup the studio pundits. However, he still works occasionally as a pundit for the BBC. Most recently, Schmeichel appeared as a pundit during the FA Cup Third Round match between two of his former clubs, Manchester United and Aston Villa on 5 January 2008 alongside host Gary Lineker, and pundits Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer. Schmeichel's tough line of punditry has often been praised by critics and fans alike.
He has a son named Kasper who plays as goalkeeper for Notts County. Kasper was called up for the Danish U-19 squad in August 2003 and got his first experience of first team football on loan at League 2 side Darlington in 2005.
His popularity in Britain is perhaps best measured by Chesney Battersby-Brown on the Manchester-based soap Coronation Street, naming his former dog (a Great Dane) "Schmeichel".
He also took part in Soccer Aid, and played for the Rest of the World team, who lost 2-1 after he was substituted at half-time. Schmeichel was a contestant on the 2006 series of the BBC's popular Saturday night TV programme ''Strictly Come Dancing'', but was voted out by the public on his 43rd birthday. He recently appeared on The Weakest Link in the UK, but he was voted off as the weakest link in the first round.
On 31 August 2007, an investor group including Schmeichel announced their intention to invest 250 million DKK (33.5 million -) in the football club Brndby IF and make Peter Schmeichel sports director. This was announced in a press conference in Danish at a hotel in Copenhagen. This decision is a result of the major crisis that the club Schmeichel made his breakthrough with is in. The offer fell through when Brndby failed to accept the offer within the group's deadline.
In February 2007 he became the host in a new quiz, on TV3 named ''1 mod 100'' (the Danish version of 1 vs. 100). In 2008, he became the host of the European version of the Discovery Channel programme, Dirty Jobs.
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'''Peter Leslie Shilton''', OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) is a former football goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games for England than any other player. His international career earned him 125 caps, making him England's most capped player.
In a 30-year career, which included eleven different clubs, three World Cups, two European Cup finals and more than 1,000 competitive matches, Shilton emerged as one of the English game's genuine legends. He has the rare distinction of having played over 100 league games for 5 different clubs. Shilton did not make his World Cup finals debut until the age of 32 but he played in 17 finals matches and shares the record 10 clean sheets for most World Cup finals clean sheets with French keeper Fabien Barthez.
During his time at Nottingham Forest he won two European Cups, a European Super Cup, the First Division championship, the League Cup and many other honours.
Shilton also holds the all-time record for the most competitive appearances in world football.
Shilton was a 13 year old pupil at King Richard III Boys School, Leicester, when he started training at schoolboy level with his local club Leicester City in 1963. He caught the eye of first-team goalkeeper Gordon Banks, who commented to the coach about how promising he was. Within four years, Shilton had forced Banks' own departure from Leicester after the teenager gave the club an ultimatum over which goalkeeper should be first choice.
In May 1966, a 16 year old Shilton made his debut for Leicester against Everton and his potential was quickly spotted to the extent that the Leicester City management sided with their teenage prodigy and soon sold World Cup winner Banks, to Stoke City. Shilton settled into first team life thereafter, even managing to score a goal at The Dell against Southampton in October 1967 direct from a clearance at the opposite end of the pitch.
The following season Leicester had a mixed season; suffering relegation from the First Division, but reaching the FA Cup final at Wembley and a 19 year old Shilton became one of the event's youngest-ever goalkeepers. It didn't go his way, however, as a single goal from Manchester City F.C.'s Neil Young early in the match was enough to win the game. Despite the many honours and accolades which were to come Shilton's way, he would not appear in an FA Cup Final again.
An ambitious Shilton considered moving from Leicester after relegation, but decided to stick with his boyhood team. This decision was vindicated when, despite playing at a lower level, he impressed England manager Alf Ramsey sufficiently to give him his debut against East Germany in November 1970. England won 3-1. Little more than six months later, Shilton's outstanding performances helped Leicester to promotion back to the First Division.
His second England cap came in a goalless draw against Wales at Wembley; and his first competitive match for his country was his third appearance as England drew 1-1 with Switzerland in a qualifying game for the 1972 European Championships. At this stage, Banks was still England's first choice keeper, but the remaining brace of back-ups from the 1970 World Cup, Peter Bonetti and Alex Stepney, had been cast aside by Ramsey so Shilton could begin to regard himself as his country's number two goalkeeper at the age of 22.
Life with Leicester City continued uneventfully as Shilton's England career progressed. His fourth and fifth England caps came towards the end of 1972 (England had failed to qualify for the European Championship competition) before a tragic incident suddenly saw Shilton propelled into the limelight as England's number one keeper.
In October 1972, Gordon Banks was involved in a car crash which resulted in the loss of the sight in one eye and thus ended his career. Liverpool goalkeeper Ray Clemence was called up to make his debut a month later in England's opening qualifier for the 1974 World Cup, (a 1-0 win over Wales). Ultimately, this caused the FA continual selection headaches as the choice between Shilton and Clemence was not an easy one. In the end, Shilton ended up with over 100 caps compared to Clemence's 61 and is generally acknowledged to be better of the two by a small margin.
Shilton performed with aplomb through the summer of 1973, keeping three clean sheets as England defeated Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, while drawing with Czechoslovakia - a match which earned Shilton his tenth cap - as a warm-up to a crucial World Cup qualifier against Poland in Chorzow a week later. This went badly for England, with Shilton powerless to stop both goals in a 2-0 defeat and therefore making victory in the final qualifier, against the same opposition at Wembley four months later, a necessity if England were to make the finals.
Shilton was selected by Ramsey for the match, walking out behind captain Martin Peters to earn his 15th cap. Aside from one infamous incident, he spent pretty much all of the game watching the heroics of his opposite number Jan Tomaszewski as he kept chance after chance out of his net.
When the ball finally did get into the net it was at Shilton's end, in the first moment which formed part of the whole definition of Shilton's career. Midway through the second half, Norman Hunter inexplicably trod on the ball near the touchline and Poland broke, with Grzegorz Lato feeding the ball across to the onrushing Jan Domarski.
As Domarski shaped to hit the ball first time, Shilton got himself into position to be able to block a shot coming at him from any angle. Domarski's drive, struck beyond Emlyn Hughes' challenge, was low and not well hit but it was on target for inside the near post and very close to Shilton. Shilton needed to deal with it, yet dived awkwardly and fractionally late to a shot too close to his body, and Poland scored. Though the restricted view of the ball caused by Hughes' late attempt at a tackle mitigated Shilton's case, it was accepted by everyone that he should have saved it. Shilton later said he was trying to make "the perfect save" and momentarily forgot that his first priority was to keep the ball out of the net, rather than make sure he held on to it. He also claimed in his autobiography that this is the only mistake he made in his 125 caps for England.
England equalised swiftly through a penalty from Allan Clarke, with Shilton famously turning his back on the ball at the opposite end because he could not bear to look, but Tomaszewski's continued heroics kept England out to the final whistle, and England failed to qualify for the World Cup. Poland would go on to finish third in the competition.
As the season came to an end, Leicester got to the FA Cup semi finals where Shilton was beaten - in a replay after the initial game ended goalless - by a stunning lobbed volley from Liverpool's Kevin Keegan, which helped dump Leicester out of the competition at the cruellest of stages. By this stage, Shilton was wearing an all-white goalkeeper's kit instead of the traditional green after lending his name to the Admiral Sportswear. This distinctive kit brought a lot of Press attention and pundit Jimmy Hill even claimed on television that Keegan was able to score the goal he did because the kit made it easier for him to see Shilton's position from the corner of his eye.
Shilton left Leicester that summer, deciding he needed a change. He joined Stoke City for -325,000. By now he and Clemence were battling to be regarded as England's top goalkeeper, and each were given their share of caps. In 1975, however, Clemence seemed to be getting the edge, winning eight of the nine caps available under new coach Don Revie, though England failed to reach the 1976 European Championships during this period. Shilton played just once for England in 1975, not at all in 1976 and just twice in 1977 - indeed, he became so frustrated at his lack of chances that in the summer of 1976, he pulled out of the squad which was heading for the U.S. for a bi-centennial celebration tournament and asked not to be considered again, only to reverse his decision three months later. Clemence was in control, overtaking Shilton's caps total in the process as England fought in vain to reach the 1978 World Cup. The summer of 1976 also saw Manchester United lodge a bid for Shilton. Stoke agreed a fee of -275,000 for the goalkeeper, but the United board baulked at Shilton's wage demands, which would have made him the highest paid player at the club. Shilton remained at Stoke, but the Staffordshire club were struggling, and upon relegation in 1977 Shilton asked for a transfer in the hope of reviving his England career.
===Nottingham Forest and cups with Clough===
Nottingham Forest made an offer of -250,000
Shilton subsequently won the PFA Player of the Year award, voted for by his fellow professionals.
As if to emphasise his return to the top of his game, new England coach Ron Greenwood started to select Shilton as regularly as Clemence, eventually reaching the stage where he made a point of alternating them, seemingly unable to choose. This indecision attracted some adverse comment, with some commentators questioning Greenwood's ability to manage at the highest level. Brian Clough famously summed up the situation when he said 'Shilton was head and shoulders above Clemence in every aspect of goalkeeping, it was the biggest insult to Shilton to alternate between the two.'
Forest won the League Cup again in 1979 - this time Shilton played as they defeated Southampton 3-2 at Wembley - before reaching the European Cup final where a Trevor Francis goal was enough to beat Swedish side Malm in Munich.
Shilton then featured heavily as England qualified for the 1980 European Championships in Italy - their first tournament for a decade.
Prior to competing in Italy, Shilton had another eventful season with Forest, reaching a third consecutive League Cup final, with Wolverhampton Wanderers the opponents at Wembley. There was no third successive victory, however, a lack of communication between Shilton and defender David Needham resulted in a collision on the edge of the Forest penalty area, leaving Andy Gray free to tap the ball into the net for the game's only goal.
Forest then reached the European Cup final again in 1980 - as holders they were entitled to defend the trophy and faced SV Hamburg in Madrid. Like the 1979 final, the game was tight and one goal settled it from Forest winger John Robertson. Among the disappointed Hamburg players was Keegan, now Shilton's captain at international level.
Peter Shilton's tenure at Nottingham Forest was the most successful of his professional career.
Shilton had won his 30th England cap in a 2-0 win over Spain in March 1980; his 31st wouldn't come until the European Championships themselves. Unfortunately, it was a 1-0 defeat to Italy, which proved crucial as England failed to get through to the knockout phase.
Life began to decline for Shilton afterwards. Forest failed to continue their trophy-winning form and sank into mid-table mediocrity, while Shilton began what would be a long-standing gambling addiction which would cause considerable strain to his family. There were also stories of an extramarital affair and a conviction for drink-driving, all of which contributed to Shilton's decision to leave Nottingham Forest in 1982 and start afresh. In the midst of all this, he had the matter of the 1982 World Cup to consider.
Shilton had played in two of the qualifying games - a goalless draw against Romania and a vital 1-0 win over Hungary. Both games were at Wembley and the latter was the last game of the campaign which England had to win to qualify for the finals in Spain, leading to a potential repeat of the events against Poland in 1973. Thankfully for Shilton and England, the result went England's way this time and they qualified for their first World Cup for a dozen years, with Shilton appearing in the finals for the first time at the comparatively mature age of 32.
At last Greenwood made a decision on his goalkeeping situation. Clemence played in the friendlies building up to the competition, but it was Shilton who was selected for the opening group game against France in Bilbao. England won 3-1 and Shilton stayed in goal for the two remaining group games. That was sufficient to advance to the second phase, but England were eliminated after two draws despite Shilton not conceding any goals.
Shilton duly left Forest and, despite interest from Arsenal, opted to join Southampton, where his former international team-mates Keegan and Alan Ball were both playing. With Bobby Robson now running the England team, Shilton's international career flourished, playing in Robson's first ten matches and even captaining the side in seven of them in the absence of Bryan Robson and Ray Wilkins. One game, a 2-0 win over Scotland, earned Shilton his 50th cap.
Clemence returned for a qualifier for the 1984 European Championships against Luxembourg, but this game, Clemence's 61st for his country, also proved to be his last.
England failed to qualify for the European Championships, while at Southampton, Shilton suffered FA Cup semi final heartbreak again when he was beaten by a last minute Adrian Heath header which gave Everton a place in the final. However, he was now indisputably the first choice goalkeeper for his country. It was 1985 before another goalkeeper was selected for an England game, when Robson could gave a debut to the Manchester United goalkeeper Gary Bailey in a relatively unimportant friendly match. Shilton was still the keeper for the qualifying campaign for the 1986 World Cup, which thus far had seen three wins from three matches and no goals conceded.
A 70th cap came Shilton's way in a shock 1-0 defeat against Scotland at Hampden Park; he later saved a penalty as England satisfyingly beat West Germany 3-0 in a tour match in Mexico, a year before England were hoping to return there for the World Cup.
England accomplished this with ease, going through the whole qualifying campaign undefeated. By the time they played Mexico in an acclimatisation match prior to the competition, Shilton was 80 games into his England career, having beaten Banks' record for a goalkeeper of 73 caps the previous year against Turkey.
At the World Cup itself, England started slowly, losing the opening group match to Portugal and then drawing against outsiders Morocco, during which time Robson was led off injured and Wilkins was sent off. In their absences, Shilton was handed the captaincy as England found their form to destroy Poland 3-0 in their final group game - Gary Lineker scored them all - and progress to the second round.
There they met Paraguay and though Shilton did have to make one awesome fingertip save during the first half, England were rarely troubled. Lineker scored twice and Peter Beardsley once as England coasted through 3-0 and into a quarter final meeting with Argentina, a match which again would ultimately form part of the legend of Shilton's whole career.
Argentina captain Diego Maradona had been the man of the tournament thus far, but in a tight first half England managed to keep his creativity reasonably at bay. But early in the second half, Maradona changed the game, much to Shilton's anger.
Maradona began an attack which seemingly broke down on the edge of the England box as Steve Hodge got a foot to the ball. The ball was skewed back towards the penalty area and Maradona, continuing the run from his initial pass, went after it as Shilton came out to punch the ball clear. Maradona managed to get higher than Shilton and knock the ball into the net. Shilton and his teammates signalled that Maradona had used his hand - a foul for any player except a goalkeeper - but the Tunisian referee Ali Bin Nasser allowed the goal. A famous photograph subsequently showed Maradona outjumping Shilton and his fist making contact with the ball as Shilton was still midway through his own stretch, arm extended (but, curiously, jumping only an inch or two). Maradona later said the goal was scored by the ''Hand of God''. Nasser never refereed at such a high level again. Shilton largely escaped criticism for the goal because the English media focused on Maradona's cheating.
Shortly afterwards, Maradona scored a legitimate individual goal, taking on pretty much the whole England defence and Shilton before shooting into an empty net, and to England's anger, Maradona celebrated his goal by waving the "Hand Of God". Lineker pulled one back and nearly equalised in the closing seconds, but England were out in an extremely dubious fashion. Shilton, at 36, seemed to have featured in his last World Cup match.
In 1987, Grandslam Entertainment released a computer game with the unsubtle title of 'Peter Shilton's Handball Maradona!'
However, he continued to play for England, featuring in a straightforward and successful qualification campaign for the 1988 European Championships, which were to be held in West Germany.
Shilton had won his 90th cap for England in a 2-0 win over Northern Ireland in a European Championship qualifier - as it turned out, his 100th cap was due during the finals themselves, assuming he was selected, though this looked a certainty.
It was so, but England's performance in Germany was disappointing. Shilton's 99th cap came in a 1-0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland; his 100th, against the Netherlands, therefore carried real importance as well as sentiment and achievement. Marco van Basten ruined Shilton's day and England's hopes of progress with a ruthless second half hat-trick as England lost 3-1. Robson left Shilton out of the third and final group game as it was now meaningless, but England still managed to lose it, also 3-1. Chris Woods, longtime understudy to Shilton (and his teenage understudy a decade earlier at Forest - he had played in the League Cup final when Shilton was cup-tied) was given a rare game.
Shilton played in all bar one of the England games over the next 18 months - the one he missed saw a debut for a future England goalkeeping great, David Seaman of Queens Park Rangers.
In June 1989, Shilton broke his old England skipper Bobby Moore's record of 108 appearances for his country when he won his 109th cap in a friendly against Denmark in Copenhagen. Prior to the match he was handed a framed England goalkeeper's jersey with '109' on the front. He had, by this time, kept three clean sheets in three qualifying matches for the 1990 World Cup and would ultimately concede no goals at all as England qualified for the tournament, to be held in Italy.
1989 was also a good year at club level for Shilton. He helped Derby finish fifth in the league, and they only missed out on competing in the UEFA Cup due to the ban on English clubs in European competition (which ran from 1985 to 1990) arising from the Heysel disaster.
It was his 119th appearance for his country as England drew 1-1 with the Republic of Ireland in the opening group game; Shilton would later perform heroics as England got through the group, beat Belgium 1-0 in a tight and dramatic second round match, and then edged past Cameroon 3-2 in the quarter finals, thanks to two Lineker penalties after England went 2-1 down. Then came the West Germans in the semi finals, Shilton's 124th England game.
It was goalless at half time, but shortly after the restart Shilton was left powerless by Andreas Brehme's free kick which looped horribly off Paul Parker's shin and dropped into the net over Shilton's head, despite his furious backpedalling attempts to tip the ball over. Lineker's late equaliser salvaged a draw for England but Shilton could not get close enough to any of the highly efficient and confident penalties taken by the Germans in the deciding shoot out, while England missed two of theirs and went out of the tournament. There is an urban myth that Bobby Robson had later admitted that he had toyed with the idea of substituting Shilton with second understudy Dave Beasant for the shoot out, as Beasant, who played for Chelsea, had a particularly impressive record at saving penalties. However Beasant was not a named substitute and therefore could not have been picked, instead it would have been Chris Woods.
Although in his autobiography Shilton is said to have defended the decision to leave him on as he stated he guessed the correct way the penalties were going for all the 4 kicks, he was beaten by brilliant accurate penalties.
Shilton was the keeper for the third place play-off game, which ended in a 2-1 win for hosts Italy, Shilton suffering an embarrassing moment when he dithered over a back pass and was tackled by Roberto Baggio who scored as a result. It was his 125th appearance for his country and, after the tournament ended, he announced it would be his last.
This allowed Shilton to concentrate on his playing career at Derby County, where he had been since signing from Southampton in 1987.
In 1991, Derby were relegated and Shilton started to consider his playing future. He was in his 42nd year and was ready to become a coach or manager. In early 1991, he had rejected an offer to replace Stan Ternent as Hull City manager for geographical reasons.
He finally left Derby in February 1992 on accepting an offer to become player-manager of Plymouth Argyle - a turbulent era that is documented in the 2009 book, Peter Shilton's Nearly Men. Plymouth were battling against relegation in the Football League Second Division but Shilton's efforts were unable to save Plymouth from the drop, and for 1992-93 they were placed in the new Division Two (following the creation of the Premier League). Plymouth only managed a mid-table finish in 1992-93.
In 1994, he started to concentrate solely on management and Plymouth reached the Division Two play-offs, but lost in the semi finals to Burnley. In January 1994, he had been linked with Southampton for a possible return as manager following the departure of Ian Branfoot, but the job went to Alan Ball, Jr instead.
The following February, with Plymouth heading for relegation, he left the club and announced his intention to start playing again. He was now 46 years old.
He joined Wimbledon in the Premier League, as cover for the first choice keeper Hans Segers, but didn't play a first team game for them. He subsequently signed for Bolton Wanderers, making one appearance in the Division One play off Semi Final vs Wolves at Molineux. Bolton lost 2-1, but eventually overcame Wolves in the second leg, Shilton however did not play in this game. He then signed for Coventry City, where he failed to make a first-team appearance, before joining West Ham United, where again he never played a first-team game, although he was selected as a substitute on several occasions.
With 996 Football League matches to his name, Shilton was anxious to reach the 1,000 mark and this he did when he joined Leyton Orient in December 1996, in an exchange deal for 39-year-old Les Sealey. His thousandth League game came on 22 December 1996, against Brighton & Hove Albion, which was screened live on Sky Sports and was preceded by the presentation from the Football League of a special edition of the ''Guinness Book of Records'' to Shilton. He played five more matches before retiring on 1005 league games at the age of 47.
Shilton recovered from financial troubles caused by business decisions and gambling,
His son Sam is a professional footballer, though a midfielder rather than a goalkeeper. He has played for several senior clubs, including Plymouth Argyle and Coventry City, and is currently at Solihull Moors
Shilton received the MBE, and later the OBE, during his playing career for services to football. In 1990, following his retirement from international football, he was awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by the PFA and a year later he received the Football Writers' Tribute Award. Shilton was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as one of the greatest English goalkeepers.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Coleman''' (born 10 June 1970 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Coventry City.
As a player, he usually played in defence while also occasionally appearing as a forward. He won 32 caps playing for Wales. As a manager, Coleman attained a respectable ninth place finish in the Premier League as the manager of Fulham, who had been tipped for relegation, in 2004. Coleman was manager of Real Sociedad after managing Fulham but resigned in January 2008, citing differences with the incoming president. In February 2008, he returned to England to manage Coventry City.
Coleman was born in Swansea. The first professional team he was contracted to was Manchester City, aged 16, although he later left them to join Swansea City. He currently lives in Leamington Spa in the same building as Phil Collins.
Coleman made his first professional appearance for Swansea aged 17, in 1987. He made nearly 200 appearances for the south Wales club.
After spending four years with his hometown club, Coleman was signed by Crystal Palace for a transfer fee set by a Football League tribunal at around a quarter of a million pounds, plus a percentage of any future sale. After making 143 appearances, scoring 16 goals in that period - a 1 in 9 record explained by the fact that manager Steve Coppell often used Coleman as a makeshift centre forward - he moved to Blackburn Rovers. The major lowlight of this period was relegation from the Premiership, but he did obtain his first cap for Wales while contracted to Palace.
In 2005, Palace supporters voted Coleman into their Centenary XI.
Coleman joined Premier League champions Blackburn for a fee of -2.8 million. Blackburn lost the Premiership title they had won in 1995, and finished seventh. Coleman made 28 Premier League appearances over his season-and-a-half at the club, and when he found himself out of the starting line-up too often (not helped by a persistent Achilles injury), he took the gamble to further his career by dropping two divisions to join Fulham.
Fulham, at the time in the Second Division, were financed by wealthy businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed, and were able to spend a record transfer fee for the division of over -2 million for Coleman in late 1997. He quickly became club captain, and led Fulham to promotion under manager Kevin Keegan in 1998-99 to the First Division.
He remained captain and a regular in the team under new manager Jean Tigana in the 2000-01 season as Fulham made a successful start to the campaign. However, Coleman's career was ended midway through the season after he broke his leg in a car crash in Surrey in January 2001 - just days before an FA Cup tie against Manchester United. He never recovered from this injury despite playing a reserve fixture in March 2002, a game that only served as an indication that he would never again play at the highest level of English football.
Coleman joined Fulham's coaching staff in October 2002 under Tigana. He later succeeded the Frenchman as caretaker manager in April 2003, and steered Fulham away from relegation danger. He was named as Fulham's permament manager in May 2003, beating the more experienced Klaus Toppmller and George Burley to the post, and also became the youngest manager in the Premier League.
His first full season in charge saw Fulham finish a surprise ninth place, as many pundits tipped them to struggle and for Coleman to be sacked.
Coleman moved abroad to manage recently relegated Segunda Divisin side Real Sociedad in June 2007 after being recommended to the club by fellow Welshman and former Real Sociedad manager John Toshack.
though nothing came of it. With the club in 5th place and having only lost once in its previous eleven games, Coleman resigned as manager on 16 January 2008, citing a divergence in vision for the club with newly elected President Inaki Badiola.
Coleman was appointed manager of Championship side Coventry City on 19 February 2008, signing a three and a half year contract. He replaced Iain Dowie, who had been sacked by new owner Ray Ranson.
On Tuesday 26 August 2008, the BBC reported that Chris Coleman was no longer interested in the international success of Wales.
"I can promise you that I love Wales, I'm very patriotic and that will never change."
Football League Championship Manager of the Month: February 2009
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'''Marcus Stephan Hahnemann''' (born June 15, 1972, in ) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Hahnemann grew up in the Seattle area and attended Kentridge High School where he was named the team's MVP his junior season. He transferred to Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington for his senior season. That year, he kept eleven clean sheets en route to being named the All-King County goalkeeper.
He played college soccer for the Seattle Pacific University Falcons. A Division II powerhouse, Hahnemann led SPU to the NCAA Division II National Championship in 1993. Over his four seasons at SPU, Hahnemann had a 64-9-5 record as a starter, with forty-six career clean sheets.
Hahnemann's professional career started when he signed the Seattle Sounders of the A-League on 1 May 1994.
He waited until 1997 to join Major League Soccer, signing with the Colorado Rapids. In his first season in MLS, the Rapids went all the way to the MLS Cup before losing 2-1 to D.C. United. During his second season, he set a club record for the most games and minutes played in a single season by a goalkeeper, playing 2,520 minutes in 28 games and compiling a 16-12 record, and was named their Defender of the Year.
After two and a half seasons with the Colorado Rapids, he signed with English First Division club Fulham, for -80,000 in June 1999. He failed to displace Maik Taylor in goal though, and only made four appearances in total for the London club (all during their promotion season of 2000/01).
With Edwin van der Sar signed upon promotion by Fulham, Hahnemann slipped further down the pecking order and to gain playing time, he was loaned out to lower league sides Rochdale, and then, Reading during the 2001-02 campaign. He made six appearances for the latter as part of their promotion from the third tier.
Hahnemann then joined Reading permanently in Summer 2002 on a free transfer, becoming their first choice 'keeper. His first full season with the ''Royals'' saw them miss out on promotion to the Premier League in the play-offs, before two successive seasons saw them narrowly fall short of further play-off finishes.
He missed just one game of the 2005-06 season that saw Reading win promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in their history, as they topped the Championship with a record 106 points. He was named in that season's ''Championship Team of the Year'' by the Professional Footballers' Association.
His first season in the Premier League saw him keep thirteen clean sheets as the club finished eighth, only one place short of European football. He made the most saves (139) in the Premier League during 2007, but could not halt relegation in their second EPL campaign.
He remained with the club for one further season as they attempted an immediate return back to the top level, but Reading ultimately lost out to in the play-off semi finals. Subsequently Reading announced that they would not renew Hahnemann's contract making him a free agent.
On 17 June 2009, Hahnemann signed, on a free transfer, a one-year contract for the newly promoted Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made his debut for Wolves on 29 November 2009, in a 0-1 loss against Birmingham City. On 16 January 2010, he saved a penalty from Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega, but Wolves went on to lose 2-0.
Hahnemann made his international debut for the United States national team on November 19, 1994, in a 0-1 friendly defeat to Trinidad and Tobago.
After earning three caps inside a month, he did not feature for the side after the end of 1994 until playing a friendly in June 2003, shortly before the Confederations Cup, which he was selected for, but did not play in.
He won two further caps during 2005 and was then picked for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, and allocated shirt number 19, but was an unused substitute in all of the United States' matches behind Kasey Keller and Tim Howard as they exited at the group stage.
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'''Christopher "Kit" Jeremiah Symons''' (born March 8, 1971, in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) is a former Welsh international footballer.
A defender, Symons began his career at Portsmouth, spending seven years at the south coast club, making 160 appearances. He helped Portsmouth to the 1992 FA Cup semi final, but was the only Pompey player successful from the spot as they lost on a penalty shootout to Liverpool. In the summer of 1995 he transferred to Manchester City for a -1.2 million fee. He played for The Citizens until 1998 when he moved to London club Fulham, on a free transfer, having made 124 appearances. He played for Fulham until 2001, when he was signed by Crystal Palace for -400,000, the club at which he finished his playing career after 49 appearances. During his playing career he also won 36 caps for the Wales national football team, scoring twice.
Symons spent some of his time at Crystal Palace as a player-coach, and after retiring from playing became a full-time member of the coaching staff. He became caretaker player-manager for a short while in 2003, and following the subsequent appointment of Iain Dowie he combined the roles of player and assistant manager.
For the 2005-06 season, Symons was replaced by Neil McDonald as assistant manager, and was instead given the task of managing Crystal Palace's reserve team, who played in the Premiership Reserve Southern League until the end of the 2005-06 season (The side will play in the Pontin's Holiday Combination League for the 2006-07 season, following changes that meant only Premier League teams can have a reserve team in the Premiership Reserve League).
Following the departure of both Iain Dowie and Neil McDonald in the summer of 2006, Symons was named First-Team Coach under new manager Peter Taylor. The title of Assistant Manager was not given to anyone, but it was instead seen that Symons had the role closest to assistant.
After Taylor was dismissed from the Eagles on October 8, 2007, Symons was confirmed as Caretaker Manager until the appointment of Neil Warnock three days later (Palace did not play during this time). Following Warnock's appointment, Symons stepped down from his position of Assistant Manager and left the club on October 16, 2007.
Kit joined Colchester United on January 16, 2008 following Micky Adams' resignation as assistant the previous week. He was appointed as Colchester's caretaker-manager in September 2008 after the departure of Geraint Williams. He also occasionally gives lectures on non-dualism and game theory in his spare time.
In May 2009 it was revealed that Symons had applied for the then vacant managerial seat at Port Vale.
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'''Timothy Matthew''' "'''Tim'''" '''Howard''' (born March 6, 1979, in ) is an American soccer goalkeeper who plays for Everton of England and the United States national team.
Tim Howard was born in North Brunswick, New Jersey to Matthew Howard, an African-American, and Esther Howard, a Caucasian woman born in Hungary. His parents divorced when he was three years old, and Howard lived with his mother, a project manager for a cosmetics distributor. His father, a long-distance truck driver for a health-care firm, nonetheless maintained a presence in his life. It was his father, in fact, who was determined to get Howard and his brother, Chris, involved in sports. Before the two could walk, he bought them equipment for various sports to see which games they preferred. Tim showed a preference for basketball and soccer.
Racism, which manifested itself when Howard dated a Caucasian girl whose father refused to let him in their house, was one of two major obstacles Howard faced in his early life; the other was Tourette syndrome. Howard's symptoms began to appear when he was in the fifth grade. Before Howard was a teenager, Tim Mulqueen, a one time assistant coach for the United States U-17 men's national soccer team, saw his potential at a soccer camp Howard attended and took the boy under his wing.
In high school Howard proved a star not only in soccer, as a midfielder, but also on the basketball court, where he averaged fifteen points per game and helped bring his team to the state finals in his senior year. However his talent and abilities as a soccer player were far more impressive. Despite his position on his high school team, Howard was a far better goalkeeper than he was a midfielder. Howard spent the first years of high school attending Montclair Kimberley Academy, a small private school in Montclair, New Jersey. Howard left MKA his junior year to go back to North Brunswick where he grew up, and graduated from North Brunswick Township High School. By the age of fifteen he began playing in goal for U.S. youth national teams. He made his international debut against Honduras on the U-17 squad. In 1997 Mulqueen became the coach of the North Jersey Imperials, a team in the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues (USISL), and served as the goalkeeping coach for Major League Soccer's MetroStars; he immediately considered Howard for a position on the Imperials. In May of that year, a month before graduating from high school, Howard played for the Imperials in his first professional game.
After only six appearances with the USISL's North Jersey Imperials, Tim Mulqueen, who at the time was the New York/New Jersey MetroStar's goalkeeper coach, brought Howard up from the Imperials to the MetroStars.
Howard was victorious in his MLS debut with Metrostars on August 18, 1998, making five saves in a 4-1 win over Colorado at Giants Stadium (his only appearance of the year). He later played in one game with the Nike Project-40 Team, a 3-1 win over the Staten Island Vipers at Giants Stadium on May 6, 1998.
With the MetroStars during the 1999 MLS season, he made eight starts in nine contests. Howard had a 1.58 GAA and won just one match in a season in which the Metros won just seven games. He also spent most of the international season with the U.S. Under-20 MNT, leaving the club to compete in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria in April and the Pan Am Games in Winnipeg in July.
Howard posted a 5-2-2 record with a 1.59 GAA in 2000, splitting time between the MetroStars and the U.S. Olympic Team, also winning all three of his U.S. Open Cup starts that season.
In 2001, he became the youngest player to win the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award, recording four shutouts and a league-leading 146 saves, and was named to the MLS All-Star Team. Howard played every minute of every MetroStars game, and finished the year with a 1.33 GAA, four shutouts and a 13-10-3 record. He also received the MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award.
Howard played in twenty-seven of twenty-eight regular season games in 2002 for the MetroStars, recording four shutouts.
Before leaving the MetroStars in 2003, he appeared in thirteen games and had three shutouts as the club challenged for first place during the season-s first half.
Manchester United paid a $4 million transfer fee to sign Howard in the middle of the 2003 MLS season, and he replaced Fabien Barthez as the club's first-choice goalkeeper. He started off very well at Manchester United, saving the decisive penalty in the Community Shield against Arsenal. Other notable performances followed, including Bolton Wanderers and a home FA Cup tie victory over Manchester City. However, in March 2004, Howard's poor parry handed a last minute goal to FC Porto, eliminating United from the UEFA Champions League. The error appeared to shatter Howard's confidence and he was replaced by Roy Carroll. After a period of rest, Howard reclaimed his starting position ahead of Carroll for the 2004 FA Cup Final, picking up a winner's medal. He was the first American player to collect a winner's medal in the FA Cup (John Harkes had picked up a runners-up medal with Sheffield Wednesday in the 1993 final). Howard was also named in the PFA Best XI in his first season at Manchester United, making him the only United player in the team.
In his second season with Manchester United, he started poorly, making several errors and was dropped again for Carroll. After Carroll made several errors as well, Howard forced his way back in but his performances were unconvincing, leading to Carroll retaining his place again, playing in the FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal.
At the end of the 2005-06 season, Howard signed a new contract, which was to run until 2009. In the summer of 2005, Manchester United released both of his competitors for the goalkeeper position - Ricardo Lpez Felipe and Carroll. However, they also bought experienced Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar soon after. An uncharacteristically outspoken Howard fumed in an interview that he would not have signed the new contract had he known van der Sar was on his way to United (van der Sar replaced Howard as first choice keeper). He felt that he had done enough to remain as the first choice United keeper.
thumb|right|200px|Howard playing for Everton
In May 2006 a deal was agreed between Manchester United and Everton that would see Howard join the Merseyside club on loan for the 2006-07 season. Everton looked to Howard as a replacement for their newly-retired goalkeeper Nigel Martyn, in much the same way as Manchester United, when they were involved in the search for a successor to Peter Schmeichel (after many unsuccessful replacements). Howard made his Everton debut against Watford on the opening day of the season. Since his debut, Howard has established himself as Everton's first-choice goalkeeper.
On February 14, 2007, Everton announced that Howard had signed a permanent deal with the club through the 2012-13 season. The permanent deal was believed to be worth around -3 million, but the exact fee paid by Everton remains undisclosed.
On April 28, 2007, Everton faced Manchester United at Goodison Park. Howard did not participate in the game, and there was some speculation that this came from a clause in his loan contract which states that he cannot take part in games against Manchester United. However, since a permanent deal had been signed by the two clubs, such a clause would not be permitted. This was investigated by the Football Association and according to some newspapers, both Everton and Manchester United could have been fined for this and possibly receive point deductions. But the British newspaper ''The Sun'', however, held it to be more likely that this affair would result in a tightening of the rules on loan deals. The F.A. eventually stated that neither Manchester United nor Everton had broken any rules regarding Howard's transfer and that both clubs had confirmed that Everton had been free to play Howard against Manchester United if they had wished to do so. He made his 100th appearance for Everton against West Ham United, on November 8, 2008. On April 19, 2009, in the FA Cup semi final, he saved two penalties against his former club Manchester United in a penalty shoot-out to send Everton to the final against Chelsea. During the 2008-09 season Howard set the club record for most league match clean sheets in a season. Howard has started the 2009-10 season season in fine form for Everton with four consecutive clean sheets so far, including away to Portsmouth where he excelled to help his team secure a 1-0 win and claimed the Man of the Match award for his superb performance. Howard also captained Everton for the first time in a 3-3 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 12th December 2009.
Howard started for the United States national team in the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria and was a backup to Brad Friedel at the 2000 Summer Olympics. On March 10, 2002, he received his first senior cap, against Ecuador. On May 2, 2006, Howard was named as one of three goalkeepers on the U.S. roster for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, but served as a backup to Kasey Keller. Howard has become the team's first choice keeper under Bob Bradley and started in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup final, a 2-1 win over Mexico.
He was the starting keeper for the 2009 Confederations Cup, including the semifinal in which the U.S. upset Spain, then the number one-ranked team in the world. Howard's eight saves earned him his first clean sheet of the tournament and the first shutout of the Spanish side since 2007. Following the United States' second place finish in the tournament, Howard was awarded the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper.
On 22 June 2009, Howard was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team. Each year the team lists a number of athletes seen as potential players and ambassadors. -Globetrotters must be great athletes, great entertainers and outstanding citizens,- said Globetrotters Coach Sweet Lou Dunbar. -We believe each of these individuals possess enough of those unique dynamics to merit our consideration to wear the red, white and blue.-
Howard has Tourette syndrome and was named MLS Humanitarian of the Year in 2001 for his work with children with Tourette's. He is a committed Christian and has been involved with Athletes in Action, a ministry arm of Campus Crusade for Christ.
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'''Duncan Edwards''' (1 October 1936 - 21 February 1958) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid 1950s, and one of eight players who died as a result of the Munich air disaster.
Born in Dudley, Edwards signed for Manchester United as a teenager and went on to become the youngest player to play in the Football League First Division and the then youngest England player since the Second World War. In a professional career of less than five years he helped United to win two Football League championships and reach the semi-finals of the European Cup. Although he survived the crash of the team's aeroplane at Munich in February 1958, he died as a result of his injuries 15 days later.
Edwards was born on 1 October 1936 at a house on Malvern Crescent in the Woodside district of Dudley, which at the time was part of the county of Worcestershire.
Edwards impressed the selectors and was chosen to play for the English Schools XI, making his debut against the equivalent team from Wales at Wembley Stadium on 1 April 1950. He was soon appointed captain of the team, a position he held for two seasons.
Joe Mercer, who was then coaching the England schools team, urged Busby to sign Edwards, who was also attracting interest from Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa.
Edwards began his Manchester United career in the youth team and made several appearances for the team that won the first ever FA Youth Cup in 1953, but by the time of the final had already made his debut for the first team. On 4 April 1953 he played in a Football League First Division match against Cardiff City, which United lost 4-1, aged just 16 years and 185 days, making him the youngest player ever to play in the top division.
The 1953-54 season saw Edwards emerge as a regular in the United first team.
The following season he made 36 first team appearances and scored his first senior goals, finishing the season with six to his name.
In May 1955 Edwards was selected for the England squad which travelled to mainland Europe for matches against France, Portugal and Spain, starting all three matches. Upon returning from the tour, he began a two-year stint in the army, which was compulsory at the time for all men of his age under the National Service scheme. He was stationed at Nesscliffe near Shrewsbury along with team-mate Bobby Charlton, but was allowed leave to play for United. He also took part in army matches, and in one season played nearly one hundred matches in total. In the 1955-56 season, despite missing nearly two months of action due to a severe bout of influenza, Edwards played 33 times as United won the championship of the Football League by a margin of 11 points from Blackpool.
Edwards began the 1957-58 season in good form and rumours abounded that top Italian clubs were seeking to sign him. His final match in England took place on 1 February 1958, when he scored the opening goal to help United defeat Arsenal 5-4. The press were critical of his performance, with the Sunday Pictorial's correspondent writing that he did not "think display in this thrilling game would impress England team manager Walter Winterbottom, who was watching. He was clearly at fault for Arsenal's fourth goal when, instead of clearing, he dallied on the ball".
Returning home from Belgrade, the aeroplane carrying Edwards and his team mates crashed on takeoff after a refuelling stop in Munich, Germany.
Doctors had an artificial kidney rushed to the hospital for him the following day, but the artificial organ reduced his blood's ability to clot and he began to bleed internally.
Edwards was buried at Dudley Cemetery five days later,
Edwards is commemorated in a number of ways in his home town of Dudley. A stained-glass window depicting the player was unveiled in St Francis's Church, the parish church for the Priory Estate, by Matt Busby in 1961,
Contemporaries of Edwards have been unstinting in their praise of his abilities. Bobby Charlton described him as "the only player that made me feel inferior" and said his death was "the biggest single tragedy ever to happen to Manchester United and English football". Terry Venables claimed that, had he lived, it would have been Edwards, not Bobby Moore, who lifted the World Cup trophy as England captain in 1966.
Although he is primarily remembered as a defensive midfielder, Edwards is said to have been able to operate in any outfield position on the field of play.
Edwards was noted for the power and timing of his tackles and for his ability to pass and shoot equally well with both feet.
Edwards was a teetotaller and outside football was known as a very private individual, whose interests included fishing, playing cards and visiting the cinema.
At the time of his death Edwards was living in lodgings in Gorse Avenue, Stretford.
Edwards appeared in advertisements for Dextrosol glucose tablets and had written a book entitled "Tackle Soccer This Way", commercial endeavours which supplemented his wage of -15 per week during the season and -12 per week during the summer.
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'''George Best''' (22 May 1946 - 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional football player, best known for his years with Manchester United. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders. In 1968, his ''annus mirabilis'', he won the European Cup with Manchester United, and was named the European Footballer of the Year. When fit, he was an automatic choice for the Northern Ireland team, but he was unable to lead them to the World Cup qualification, despite being capped 37 times and scoring nine goals.
In 1999, he was voted 11th at the IFFHS European Player of the Century election, and 16th in the World Player of the Century election. Pel named him as one of the 125 best living footballers in his 2004 FIFA 100 list and Best was named 19th, behind Gerd Mller, at the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. In his native Northern Ireland the admiration for him is summed up by the local saying: "Maradona good; Pel better; George Best."
He was one of the first celebrity footballers, but his extravagant lifestyle led to problems with alcoholism which curtailed his playing career and eventually led to his death in November 2005 at the age of 59. His cause of death was multiple organ failure brought on by a kidney infection, a side-effect of the immuno-suppressive drugs he was required to take after a liver transplant. In 2007, GQ named him as one of the 50 most stylish men of the past 50 years.
George Best was the first child of Dickie Best (1920-2008) and Anne Best (ne Withers) (1923-1978), and grew up in Cregagh, Belfast. Best had four sisters, Carol, Barbara, Julie and Grace, and a brother, Ian. Best's father Dickie died on 16 April 2008, in the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, Northern Ireland. He had been admitted to hospital four weeks earlier. Best's mother Anne died from an alcoholism-related illness in 1978, aged 55.
In 1957, at the age of 11, the academically gifted Best won a scholarship to Grosvenor High School, but he soon played truant as the school specialised in rugby. Best then moved to Lisnasharragh Secondary School, reuniting him with friends from primary school and allowing him to focus on football.
At the age of 15, Best was discovered in Belfast by Manchester United scout Bob Bishop, whose telegram to United manager Matt Busby read: "''I think I've found you a genius.''" His local club Glentoran had previously rejected him for being "too small and light". Best was subsequently given a trial and signed up by chief scout Joe Armstrong.
Best made his Manchester United debut, aged 17, on 14 September 1963 against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford in a 1-0 victory. He was too young to contend for a first team place for much of the first half of the season. His second appearance came on 28 December against Burnley. This First Division match saw Best's first goal for United in a 5 - 1 win. Matt Busby used Best much more after the New Year and by the end of the season, Best had made 26 appearances, scoring six goals. Manchester United finished second, four points behind Liverpool.
In his second season, Best and Manchester United claimed the league title.
Best hit the headlines at the age of twenty when he scored two goals in a European Cup quarter-final match against Benfica in 1966, and his long hair prompted the Portuguese press to dub him "El Beatle".
Best's talent and showmanship made him a crowd and media favourite. Called "the fifth Beatle", for his long hair, good looks and extravagant celebrity lifestyle, he even appeared on Top of the Pops in 1965. Other nicknames included the "Belfast Boy" and he was often referred to as ''Georgie'', or ''Geordie'' in his native Belfast.
The 1966-67 season was again successful, as Manchester United claimed the league title by four points. The following season, Best became a European Cup winner after scoring in the final against Benfica. United won 4-1 and Best was later crowned European Footballer of the Year and Football Writers' Association Player of the Year. After this, his steady decline began.
Best opened two nightclubs in Manchester, in the late 1960s, ''Oscar's'' and the other called ''Slack Alice's'' (which later became 42nd Street Nightclub). He also owned fashion boutiques, in partnership with Mike Summerbee of Manchester City. However, he developed problems with gambling, womanising and alcoholism.
Best played at United when shirt numbers were assigned to positions, in the traditional English way, and not the player. When Best played at right wing, as he famously did during the later stages of the 1966 and 1968 European Cups, he donned the number 7. As a left winger, where he played exclusively in his debut season and nearly all of the 1971-72, he wore the number 11. Best wore the number 8 shirt at inside right on occasion throughout the 1960s, but for more than half of his matches during 1970-71. He was playing at inside left (wearing the number 10) in 1972 when he famously walked out on United the first time but was back in the number 11 for the autumn of 1973 before leaving for good. Best even wore the number 9 jersey once for United, with Bobby Charlton injured, on 22 March 1969 at Old Trafford, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.
In 1974, aged 27, Best quit United for good. His last competitive game for the club was on 1 January 1974 against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. In total Best made 470 appearances for Manchester United in all competitions from 1963 to 1974, and scored 179 goals (including six in one game against fourth division Northampton Town). He was the club's top scorer for six consecutive seasons, and was the First Division's top scorer in the 1967-68 season. Over the next decade he went into an increasingly rapid decline, drifting between several clubs, including spells in South Africa, Ireland, America, Scotland, and Australia.
Playing only five competitive matches for Jewish Guild in South Africa, Best endured criticism for missing several training sessions. During his short time there, he was the main draw attracting thousands of spectators to the matches.
Best had a brief resurgence in form with Fulham in 1976-77, showing that, although he had lost some of his pace, he retained his skills. His time with the Cottagers is particularly remembered for an FA Cup game against second division outfit Hereford United in which he tackled his former teammate, and old drinking mate, Rodney Marsh. Best stated later in life that he enjoyed his time most while at Fulham, despite not winning any honours.
Best played for three clubs in the United States: Los Angeles Aztecs, Fort Lauderdale Strikers and later San Jose Earthquakes; he also played for the Detroit Express on a European tour. Best revelled in the anonymity America afforded him after England and was a success on the field, too, scoring 15 goals in 24 games in his first season with the Aztecs and named as the NASL's best midfielder in his second. He and manager Ken Adam opened "Bestie's Beach Club" (now called "The Underground" after the London subway system) in Hermosa Beach, California in the 1970s, and continued to operate it until the 1990s.
Best caused a stir in when he returned to the UK to play for Scottish club Hibernian.
Best returned to the USA to play for San Jose Earthquakes in what was officially described as a 'loan', though he only managed a handful of appearances for Hibs in the First Division in the following season.
In late 1982, Bournemouth manager Don Megson signed the 36-year-old Best for the Football League Third Division side, and he remained there until the end of the season, when he finally retired from football at the age of 37. The following season Malcolm Allison apparently persuaded him to sign for Middlesbrough but he never made a League appearance for them.
Best played in a friendly for Newry Town F.C. against Shamrock Rovers F.C. in August 1983
before ending his professional career exactly 20 years after joining Manchester United with a brief four match stint playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian National Soccer League during the 1983/84 season.
On 8 August 1988, a testimonial match was held for Best at Windsor Park. Among the crowd were Sir Matt Busby and Bob Bishop, the scout who discovered Best, while those playing included Ossie Ardiles, Pat Jennings and Liam Brady. Best scored twice, one goal from outside the box, the other from the penalty spot.
He was capped 37 times for Northern Ireland, scoring nine goals. Of his nine international goals four were scored against Cyprus and one each against Albania, England, Scotland, Switzerland and Turkey.
On 15 May 1971, Best scored possibly the most famous "goal" of his career at Windsor Park in Belfast against England.
Best continued to be selected for Northern Ireland throughout the 1970s, despite his fluctuating form and off pitch problems. There were still glimpses of his genius; in 1976, Northern Ireland were drawn against Holland in Rotterdam as one of their group qualifying matches for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Holland - midway between successive World Cup final appearances - and Johan Cruyff were at their peak at the time. Five minutes into the game Best received the ball wide on the left. Instead of heading towards goal he turned directly infield, weaved his way past at least three Dutchmen and found his way to Cruyff who was wide right. Best took the ball to his opponent, dipped a shoulder twice and slipped it between Cruyff's feet - nutmegging arguably the best player in the world at that time.
Best was considered briefly by manager Billy Bingham for the 1982 World Cup. However, at 36 and with his football skills dulled by age and drink, he was not selected in the Northern Ireland squad.
In the late 1980s, Best narrated ''Streaker'', a documentary on the streaking phenomenon, discussing the careers of people such as Erica Roe and Sheila Nicholls.
In 1998, Best became a football pundit on the Sky Sports live show Soccer Saturday. His last appearance on the show was in 2004.
In November 2004, 58-year-old Best agreed to join FA Premier League club Portsmouth as a youth coach, citing his desire to get involved in football again.
Best was married twice, first to Angela MacDonald-Janes (1978-1986). They had a son, Calum, who was born in 1981. He married Alex Pursey in 1995 in Kensington and Chelsea, London. They divorced in 2004; they had no children. He is reported to have had two daughters by other women. His niece by marriage is actress Samantha Janus, who is the daughter of Angie MacDonald-Janes' brother.
In 2004, his second wife Alex Best appeared as a contestant on the reality television programme ''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' and alleged that Best was violent towards her during their marriage.
Frank Evans, a former business partner of Best, claimed in his 2009 book, ''The Last British Bullfighter'', that Carman offered a Manchester gangster 'pots of cash' in 1973 to break Best's legs when he discovered that Best had been having an affair with his second wife, Celia.
Best suffered from alcoholism for most of his adult life, leading to numerous controversies and, eventually, his death.
In 1981, whilst playing in America Best stole money from the handbag of a lady he did not know in order to fund a drinking session. ''"We were sitting in a bar on the beach, and when she got up to go to the toilet I leaned over and took all the money she had in her bag."''
In 1984, Best received a three-month prison sentence for drunk driving, assaulting a police officer and failing to answer bail. He spent Christmas of 1984 behind bars and turned out as a player for Ford Open Prison.
In September 1990, Best appeared on an edition of primetime BBC chat show ''Wogan'' in which he was clearly drunk and swore, at one point saying to the host, "Terry, I like screwing". He later apologized and said this was one of the worst episodes of his alcoholism.
In August 2002, he had a successful liver transplant at King's College Hospital in London. The transplant was performed at public expense on the NHS, a decision which was controversial due to Best's alcoholism. The controversy was reignited in 2003 when he was spotted openly drinking white wine spritzers.
On 2 February 2004, Best was convicted of another drunk driving offence and banned from driving for 20 months.
Best continued to drink, and was sometimes seen at his local pub in Surbiton, Greater London. On 3 October 2005 Best was admitted to intensive care at the private Cromwell Hospital in London, suffering from a kidney infection caused by the side-effects of immuno-suppressive drugs used to prevent his body from rejecting his transplanted liver. On 27 October, newspapers stated that Best was close to death and had sent a farewell message to his loved ones. Best's condition improved at first, but deteriorated again in November. On 20 November the British tabloid ''News of the World'' published a picture of Best at his own request, showing him in his hospital bed, along with what was reported to be his final message: "Don't die like me".
Best's "farewell" message was seen as a way of warning others not to risk suffering a similar fate as a result of alcoholism.
In the early hours of 25 November 2005 treatment was stopped; he eventually died, aged 59, after a battle that lasted longer than doctors had expected, at 13:06 GMT that day as a result of a lung infection and multiple organ failure.
The FA Premier League announced that a minute's silence would be observed before all Premier League games to be held over the weekend of his death; this was ignored at many grounds, in favour of a minute's applause in his honour. The first match at Old Trafford after Best's death was a League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion, the club against which he made his dbut for Manchester United in 1963. The match, which United won, was preceded by tributes from former team-mate Sir Bobby Charlton. Best's son Calum and former team-mates, surviving members from the West Bromwich Albion team which he played against in his dbut, all joined the current United squad on the pitch for a minute's silence, during which fans held aloft pictures of Best, which were given out before the match.
His body left the family home at Cregagh Road, East Belfast, shortly after 10 a.m. UTC on Saturday, 3 December 2005. The cortege then travelled the short distance to Stormont. The route was lined with around 100,000 mourners. There was an 11 a.m. service in the Grand Hall relayed to around 25,000 mourners inside the grounds of Stormont. As the cortege left Stormont, the Gilnahirk pipe band played. The Funeral was live on several TV stations including BBC One. Afterward, Best was buried beside his mother Annie Elizabeth Kelly in a private ceremony at the hill-top Roselawn Cemetery, overlooking east Belfast.
Public opinion in Northern Ireland about the renaming of the airport was divided, with one poll showing only 52% in favour and 48% against. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) deputy leader and East Belfast Member of Parliament Peter Robinson, in whose constituency Belfast City airport is situated, stated that his preference was a sports stadium be named after Best. The move generated negative comments beyond Northern Ireland.
In March 2006, airline Flybe, named a Dash 8 (Q400) plane ''The George Best''. The aircraft was later used to carry Best's family across to the Manchester memorial service for Best.
In June 2006, Sarah Faberg, great-granddaughter of Russian Imperial Jeweller Carl Faberg was commissioned to create the George Best Egg, in tribute. A strictly limited edition of 68 eggs were produced, with all profits from the sale of the eggs going to the George Best Foundation. The first egg from the collection is now on permanent public display at the George Best Airport.
For the first anniversary of his death, Ulster Bank issued one million commemorative five pound notes. The notes sold out in five days. The notes sold on the online auction site eBay for up to -30.
Current plans for a new national stadium for Northern Ireland near Lisburn include a proposed statue of Best as one of several celebrating sporting heroes from the country. These statues would surround the main sporting arena and Best would be joined by rugby player Willie John McBride, Gaelic Football player Cormac McAnallen, Olympic gold medalist Mary Peters, Grand National winner Richard Dunwoody, Grand Prix driver Eddie Irvine, Motor cycle World champion Joey Dunlop and snooker world champion Alex Higgins.
In December 2006 the George Best Memorial Trust launched a fund-raising drive to raise -200,000 in subscriptions to pay for a life-size bronze sculpture of George Best. By 2008 the money had still not been raised until a local developer, Doug Elliott, announced on 29 January 2008, that he would put up the rest of the money and would manage delivery of the project.
In the year 1970, German avantgarde film director Hellmuth Costard made a film entitled "Fuball wie noch nie", translated into English as "Football like never before". The film shows only Best, filmed from 8 cameras, during a regular Manchester United match. The film was screened in the year 1971 by German public broadcast ARD.
In 1984 Best made a fitness album with Mary Stavin called '' Shape Up and Dance ''.
A warts-and-all biopic simply entitled ''Best'' was released in the year 2000. The film pulled no punches in chronicling Best's struggles within his personal life and footballing career - showing the full extent to which Best's personal battle with alcoholism and his hedonistic lifestyle played in bringing an end to the footballing career of one of the game's most naturally gifted players of all time. The Mary McGuckian directed film starred John Lynch as George Best, Ian Bannen as Matt Busby, Roger Daltrey as Rodney Marsh, and Jerome Flynn as Bobby Charlton. The film also featured Patsy Kensit and Sophie Dahl as Best's love interests. ''Best'' was released in UK cinemas on 12 May 2000, and was subsequently released on Region 2 PAL DVD on 27 January in the year 2003 by Mosaic Movies.
Indie rock band The Wedding Present named their first album after him. He is featured on the cover wearing his red Manchester United kit. Best has also been mentioned in the song "In the name of the Father" written by Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer and performed by Bono and Gavin Friday.
Former frontman of Men At Work (now solo artist) Colin Hay and Heather Mills re-released Hay's "My Brilliant Feat" in 2005 as a digital single. The re-release in memory of Best's then recent passing gave all proceeds to charity. In Another Colin Hay song, "Are You Lookin' At Me?", Best is mentioned: "Well I loved the Lone Ranger, an' ah loved that Denis Law, im an' George Best sure knew how tae kick a ba'."
His fellow Belfast-man Van Morrison mentioned George Best in his song ''Too Long In Exile'': "I've been too long in exile, like George Best, baby".
In the Irvine Welsh novel "Glue", the main characters attend a fictional Hibernian match which Best competes in. The crowd sings "His Name is Georgie Best"
Elsewhere, Best has been mentioned in numerous other songs, television shows and internet articles. It has been reported that George was the inspiration for ''Dedicated Follower of Fashion'', by The Kinks and most recently inspiring the song ''Where Did It All Go Wrong Mr Best?'' on the 2008 album ''Bingo'' by Rinaldi Sings. British rapper Mike Skinner mentioned George Best in "Such a Twat" from his 2004 album ''A Grand Don't Come for Free''.: "As I-m smacking glasses down at George Best's best session rate."
Leading the way in popular culture through the 60's and early 70's, as well as recognised worldwide, it is no surprise that the legacy left by George Best has ensured that items connected with him are now highly collectable.
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'''Robert Francis "Bobby" Convey''' (born May 27, 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.
Convey attended the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, played club soccer for the Philadelphia Soccer Club Coppa, and was a member of the initial class of the Bradenton Academy that also included current national team members Landon Donovan, Oguchi Onyewu and DaMarcus Beasley. Together they helped lead the Under-17 Squad to a fourth-place finish in the 1999 U-17 World Cup in New Zealand.
Convey was drafted in 2000 by D.C. United of Major League Soccer. That year, he became the youngest player ever signed by MLS. Convey was originally slated to play the majority of the season with the Project-40 squad; however, as United faltered he was called upon to step in and perform almost immediately. He played 22 games for United in 2000, starting 18 of those. Convey entered his first game in United's 4-0 loss to Los Angeles Galaxy in the home opener at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium on March 25, 2000 and was awarded his first start in United's 2-1 loss at the Columbus Crew on May 3, 2000. It was not until July 4, 2000 against the Colorado Rapids that Convey served up Raul Diaz Arce at the far post for a header past a helpless David Kramer. The teenager also was impressive against English Premier League side Newcastle United, when the Magpies visited D.C. during a pre-season training stint in the US. Convey's two assists and high work rate during that friendly were enough to draw the attention of Newcastle's famed manager Bobby Robson. In four and a half seasons in MLS, Convey finished with eight goals and 16 assists.
Convey looked set to move to Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premiership in the summer of 2003, when the London club agreed to a $3 million move with MLS, but the transfer stalled when his work permit application was denied due to his lack of appearances with the senior national team. Then, on July 22, 2004, after five seasons with D.C. United, Convey signed a three-year contract with Reading, who were then playing in the English Football League Championship, on the highest transfer fee paid by Reading up to that date.
Convey made his dbut for his new club in a 1-0 loss away to West Ham United, coming on as a substitute. He made his first start a few days later during a 1-0 Reading victory over Sheffield United on August 14, 2004. However, the start of his career in England lacked distinction, as Convey made only seven starts and 15 substitute appearances during the 2004-05 season.
Convey entered the 2005-06 season in much better form, with a starting place in the team, and he helped the Royals win the League Championship title setting a new English record of 106 points in 46 games to gain promotion to the English Premier League for the 2006-07 season. Convey's first goals for the club came during a 5-0 victory over Millwall. Four Four Two, a football magazine in England, named him the tenth best player in The Football League.
Convey's first season in the Premier League started with Reading's 3-2 win over Middlesbrough on August 19, 2006. However, Convey missed much of the remainder of the season following a training ground injury in October 2006 and subsequent knee operations.
He returned from injury on July 28, 2007, playing the first half in a pre-season friendly match against Brighton, appearing "comfortable and in good shape," according to the team's match report. He returned to competitive football for Reading in the club's 1-0 victory over Everton on August 18, 2007.
On February 6, 2009, Convey and Reading reached a mutual agreement on Convey's release from the club.
Four days after being released by Reading, Convey returned to MLS, signing with the San Jose Earthquakes. He scored his first goal for the Quakes on April 11, 2009, against the Chicago Fire, while playing left back. At halftime he said it was his first time playing left back in six years.
Convey received his first cap for the senior United States team on October 25, 2000 against Mexico, becoming the third youngest player in US history to do so. Convey captained the Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates. He was named to the 23-man squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, wearing number 15. He and teammate Marcus Hahnemann were the first Reading players to play in the World Cup. He played in all three games as the United States exited in the first round.
Convey is partially blind in his left eye due to optic nerve damage.
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'''James "Jimmy" Glass''' (born 1 August 1973 in London) is a former football goalkeeper, who is remembered for scoring the last minute goal which kept Carlisle United in the Football League in 1999.
Glass had a journeyman's career in football, playing for many clubs, initially as a reserve keeper for Crystal Palace. The closest he came to a trophy was reaching the final of the Football League Trophy with Bournemouth in 1998 - unfortunately Glass scored an own goal in the match, and Bournemouth lost 2-1. This was not the first time a goalkeeper had scored an own goal at Wembley however, Bruce Grobbelaar had scored one in the 1984 Charity Shield for Everton against his team Liverpool. Glass moved to Swindon Town in the summer of 1998, but after falling out with Jimmy Quinn (the manager at the time) was unable to gain a regular place in the team.
He moved to Carlisle United on loan from Swindon late that season (after goalkeeper Tony Caig was sold to Blackpool.) His moment of fame came on 8 May 1999, in the final match of the 1998-99 season against Plymouth Argyle, which Carlisle needed to win to avoid relegation. With the score 1-1 with only ten seconds remaining, and Carlisle winning a corner, Glass came up from his own penalty area and promptly scored a last minute goal, volleying the ball in after the Plymouth goalkeeper had parried out Scott Dobie's goalbound header. Carlisle got the win they needed and Scarborough were relegated to the Football Conference instead.
Despite his brief fame, this was the last of just three matches Glass played at Carlisle, who were unable to sign him on a permanent basis. Glass spent time at several other clubs, including Oxford United and Brentford, before moving to non-league clubs, and then quitting football altogether. After quitting, he worked as an IT salesman, and now owns a Taxi Company in a quiet Dorset town. He reportedly scored six goals two weeks running whilst playing Sunday league football in Bournemouth, playing as a striker. He has written an autobiography, entitled ''One Hit Wonder''. He also enjoyed a brief stint in goal for non-league Lewes.
His goal was selected as the 72nd greatest sporting moment ever by the Channel 4 programme ''100 Greatest Sporting Moments''. The goal was also ranked 7th in The Times newspaper's list of the 50 most important goals in football history.
Glass retired from professional football at the age of 27, and became an IT salesman.
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'''John George Terry''' (born 7 December 1980 in Barking, Greater London) is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League. Terry is also captain of the England national football team.
Terry was voted best defender in the UEFA Champions League in both 2005
In 2007, he became the first captain to lift the FA Cup at the new Wembley Stadium in Chelsea-s 1-0 win over Manchester United, and also the first player to score a full international goal there, scoring a header in England-s 1-1 draw with Brazil.
However, the 2007-08 season saw Terry and Chelsea miss out on three trophies, losing the League Cup Final to Tottenham Hotspur and Premier League and UEFA Champions League to Manchester United with Terry missing a penalty in the Champions League final shootout, sending it to sudden death. Had he scored, the European Cup would have been secured for Chelsea.
After the final in Moscow, teammate Frank Lampard described Terry as "a man's man".
Terry was born in Barking, East London and attended Eastbury Comprehensive School. Terry played initially for Senrab, a side that featured many future stars of the English game, including current Premiership players Sol Campbell, Jermain Defoe, Bobby Zamora, Ledley King and Jlloyd Samuel. He joined Chelsea-s youth system at 14, playing for the club-s youth and reserve teams as a midfield stalwart. It was due to a shortage of central defenders that he was moved to centre-back, the position he plays today.
Terry made his Chelsea debut on 28 October 1998 as a late substitute in a League Cup tie with Aston Villa; his first start came later that season in an FA Cup third round match, a 2-0 win over Oldham Athletic. He spent a brief period on loan with Nottingham Forest in 2000 to build up his first team experience. While playing for Forest, Terry was spotted by then-Huddersfield manager Steve Bruce who bid -750,000 for the defender. Chelsea accepted the offer, but it fell through as Terry opted to remain with the Premier League club and learn his trade in the top division. Terry was involved in an incident at a West London nightclub with Chelsea team mate Jody Morris and Wimbledon's Des Byrne. He was charged with assault and affray, but later cleared. During the affair, he was given a temporary ban from the England national side by the FA.
Terry began to establish himself in the Chelsea first team from the 2000-01 season, making 23 starts, and was voted the club-s player of the year. He continued his progress during 2001-02, becoming a regular in the defence alongside club captain and French international Marcel Desailly. On 5 December 2001 he captained Chelsea for the first time, in a League match against Charlton Athletic. Chelsea reached the FA Cup final, following wins against London rivals West Ham and Tottenham in the fourth and six rounds respectively, and Fulham in the semi-final - where Terry scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory. A virus denied Terry a place in the starting line-up for the final, although he came on as a second-half substitute as Chelsea lost 2-0 to Arsenal. In season 2003-04, his performances led to him being handed the captain's armband by manager Claudio Ranieri, when Desailly was out of the side. He played well in the absence of the French international, forming a strong defensive partnership with William Gallas.
==== Back-to-back Premierships as captain ====
thumb|left|185px|John Terry celebrating after the win of the 2006 Premier league trophy
Following Desailly-s retirement, new Chelsea manager Jos Mourinho chose Terry as his club captain, a choice which was positive throughout the 2004-05 season as Chelsea won the Premier League title in record-breaking fashion with the best defensive record in Football League history with the most clean sheets and the most points accrued. His new Partnership with former Porto defender Ricardo Carvalho gave Chelsea the best defense in Europe. He was voted Player of the Year by his fellow professionals in England
thumb|right|John Terry training with Chelsea
In a match on 14 October 2006 against Reading, Terry had to take over in goal for Chelsea after both of Chelsea-s usual keepers, Petr ech and Carlo Cudicini were injured in the game. He wore the number 40 shirt belonging to third-choice goalkeeper Henrique Hilrio. However, as the game continued for only a little over a minute, Terry did not have a single save to make - in fact, his goalkeeping experience was limited to taking a free-kick from inside the penalty area. Chelsea managed to hang on to a one-goal lead and win the game and Terry kept a clean sheet. On 5 November 2006, playing against Tottenham Hotspur, Terry was sent off for the first time in his Chelsea career. He received two yellow cards as Chelsea lost at White Hart Lane for the first time since 1987. Terry was charged with misconduct by the F.A. for questioning the integrity of match referee Graham Poll after the game. On 10 January 2007, John Terry was ordered to pay -10,000 for the inappropriate conduct after he changed his mind and pleaded guilty to the FA.
In the 2006-2007 season Terry missed matches for Chelsea due to a recurring back problem. After the tie to Reading on 26 December 2006, Jos Mourinho stated that his captain may require surgery to fix the problem. In the games that he had missed, Chelsea had conceded six goals. On 28 December Chelsea released a press statement saying Terry had had back surgery: "The operation to remove a sequestrated lumbar intervertebral disc was successful." Although he was expected to return at the game against Wigan Athletic, Terry was missing once again, due to the recurring back problem. He made his return against Charlton Athletic on 3 February 2007. He played his first 90 minutes of football for nearly three months against Middlesbrough and received much applause from the Chelsea faithful. Playing in the UEFA Champions league last-sixteen away against Porto, he suffered another injury, this time to his ankle, and was set to miss the 2007 League Cup Final against Arsenal, but managed to recover from the injury within days, however he recovered and played in the final. During the second half of the match, at an attacking corner, he threw himself at the ball with a diving header; Arsenal-s Abou Diaby, in an attempt to clear the ball, kicked Terry in the face. Terry was unconscious for several minutes, at which point he nearly swallowed his tongue. He was carried off the field on a stretcher and immediately transferred to the University Hospital of Wales, where he was successfully treated. Terry discharged himself the same day and returned to the Millennium Stadium to celebrate his team-s 2-1 win. The only recollection he had of the second half is walking out onto the pitch and he did not remember the 10 minutes he played prior to his injury.
thumb|left|Chelsea players after a match in 2009. Players from left to right : Ballack, Alex, Essien, and Ashley Cole.|265px
Despite failing to agree terms to a new contract immediately following the 2006-2007 season, Terry stated on several occasions that he had no intention of leaving Chelsea. In late July he signed a new five-year contract
Along with Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Petr ech, Terry is regarded as a part of the spine of the Chelsea team. He has won seven trophies as Chelsea captain (one more than Dennis Wise) Being an English player who came through the club-s youth system, he is especially popular with Chelsea fans.
In July 2009, Manchester City made a third bid for Terry, but Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Terry will remain at Chelsea.. John Terry made his debut for the new season against Premier League side Hull City, a match Chelsea won. On the 8th of November 2009, Terry scored the decisive goal in Chelsea's match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge to preserve their perfect home record for the season.
thumb|200px|right|Terry in a friendly match against Spain on 11 February 2009.
Terry was the captain of the England national team under Steve McClaren and he made his debut in June 2003 against Serbia and Montenegro. On August 20, 2003, Terry made his full international debut for England at Portman Road, Ipswich, in a friendly against Croatia. England won the game 3-1. His main defensive partner is Rio Ferdinand. He played for his country at Euro 2004, and England Manager Sven-Gran Eriksson stated that Terry was the first-choice centre back, ahead of Sol Campbell.
In a FIFA World Cup Qualifying match against Poland, Terry had the honour of wearing England-s captain armband, replacing Michael Owen as captain after the latter was subbed.
He has cemented his place in the England squad by being selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In a warm-up match for that tournament against Hungary on 30 May 2006, Terry scored his first goal for England, the team-s second in a 3-1 victory. Despite an injury scare in a friendly against Jamaica, he recovered to play in England-s opening fixture against Paraguay, a 1-0 victory.
In the next match against Trinidad and Tobago, Carlos Edwards beat England-s Paul Robinson to a cross and as Stern John bundled a header towards the goal, Terry cleared the ball off the line with an overhead kick. In the quarter-finals match against Portugal, Terry played the entire match, but England lost on penalties and he was left in tears with his fellow players. Six days later, he was the only English player to be named in the tournament-s all-star squad.
On 10 August 2006, Steve McClaren named John Terry as the England captain, succeeding David Beckham. McClaren said, "Choosing a captain is one of the most important decisions a coach has to make. I-m certain I-ve got the right man in John Terry. I-m convinced he will prove to be one of the best captains England has ever had." Terry scored a goal on his debut as the England captain, in a friendly international against Greece. This was the first goal of the match and, as such, the first goal during McClaren-s reign as manager. When celebrating he kissed his new captain-s armband. However, with Terry as captain, England did not qualify for Euro 2008 - their first absence from a tournament finals since the 1994 World Cup. Midway through the qualification campaign, Terry had accepted that he would "bear full responsibility" should England fail to qualify.
On 1 June 2007, Terry became the first player in the senior England team to score an international goal at the new Wembley Stadium when he scored England-s goal in a 1-1 draw with Brazil. He scored from a header in the box after a free kick cross by David Beckham. Almost a year later, he scored a similar headed goal once again from a freekick cross by David Beckham to put England 1-0 up against the USA on 28 May 2008.
Terry was confirmed as the England captain in August, and will captain England in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. During his first match after being reinstated as the permanent England captain he was given a torrid time by Milan Baros and was turned far too easily when Baros scored the first goal for the Czech Republic. The match ended 2-2 with Joe Cole scoring a fortunate equaliser for England in the 92nd minute of the game. He scored his first competitive England goal against Ukraine in the qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, grabbing a late winner after earlier giving away a free kick which saw Andriy Shevchenko equalise for Ukraine.
Terry currently lives in Oxshott, Surrey. He and his wife Toni Poole Terry are the parents of twins, a boy (Georgie John) and a girl (Summer Rose) born on 18 May 2006. Terry celebrated their birth when scoring for England against Hungary, when he performed a baby-rocking celebration.
The couple married at Blenheim Palace on 15 June 2007 in a magazine coverage deal, and requested Harrods gift vouchers as wedding presents. After the wedding, the couple enjoyed a two week honeymoon on Roman Abramovich's super yacht ''Pelorus'' in the Mediterranean.
His hobbies include golf, swimming, football, squash and darts.
Terry also has an older brother, Paul, who is also a professional footballer currently with Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds.
Terry is the main face alongside Michael Owen for the Umbro sportswear brand often introducing new brand lines and products as well as new England kits. He has also appeared in adverts for Samsung, Nationwide and Swedish betting company Svenska Spel, as well as being in a sponsorship deal with football gaming series Pro Evolution Soccer. On the UK version of Pro Evolution Soccer 6, he appears on the front cover with Brazil international Adriano.
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'''Luke Martin McCormick''' (born 15 August 1983 in Coventry, West Midlands) is a former English football goalkeeper. He played for Plymouth Argyle between 2003 and 2008, but his contract was cancelled by mutual consent in July 2008 after he caused a car crash which killed two children. On 6 October 2008, he was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison, for two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol.
McCormick was a professional footballer who started the 2003-04 season at Plymouth Argyle as a backup for Romain Larrieu, but when Larrieu sustained an injury to his cruciate knee ligaments, he soon proved himself a competent replacement. Upon winning a 2-0 game over Stockport County on 24 January 2004, McCormick set a new club record of seven consecutive clean sheets, leading him to be voted the most promising player of the 2003-04 season by Plymouth Argyle fans.
Larrieu regained his place as first choice keeper shortly into the 2004-05 season. In October 2004, the Plymouth Argyle manager, Bobby Williamson sent McCormick on loan to Boston United of League Two, so that he could continue playing first-team football.
Linked with a move away to Leicester with former Argyle manager Ian Holloway, McCormick put in a series of important and impressive displays in the final matches of the 2007-08 season.
With '''Plymouth Argyle'''
On 7 June 2008, McCormick was arrested by patrol units of the Central Motorway Police Group on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. Returning from the wedding of former team-mate David Norris,
The following day, McCormick was charged by Staffordshire Police with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, driving with excess alcohol in his blood, and driving with no insurance. He appeared at Fenton Magistrates' Court on 9 June and was granted conditional bail until 16 June when he appeared at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. At this hearing the charge of driving without insurance was dropped against McCormick and the case was adjourned until 8 September and subsequently to 6 October.
On 2 July 2008, McCormick was suspended by Plymouth Argyle, and his contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 22 July. He pleaded guilty to charges of causing death by dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol, and received a sentence of seven years and four months' imprisonment on 6 October.
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'''Farnborough Football Club''' (known as '''Farnborough Town F.C.''' until 2007) is an English football team currently in the Southern League Premier Division after finishing top of Division One South & West in 2007-08. Their home ground is known as Cherrywood Road, based in Farnborough, Hampshire. Their primary colours are all yellow with blue trim.
Farnborough has a rich history of sport with cricket being played since the 1740s and 'modern' football since the 1850s, although there were no formal teams.
Farnborough F.C., established 2007, were originally known as Farnborough Town F.C. from 1967 until May 2007. They took part in the first FA Cup match involving a non-league team beating a league team to be televised on Sky Sports, a match they won 4-3 against Torquay United on 17 December 1991. They went on play West Ham United in the 3rd round on 4th January 1992, switching the home tie to Upton Park where they achieved a superb 1-1 draw. Farnborough narrowly lost 1-0 in the reply at Upton Park on 14th January 1992.
Farnborough Town F.C. rose to national attention again in January 2003 when they were drawn to play Premiership champions Arsenal in an FA Cup 4th round tie. Although Farnborough were drawn at home, they switched the venue to Arsenal's Highbury stadium; Farnborough lost the tie 5-1.
After going into administration they had 10 points deducted in the 2006-07 season, and yet still finished 11th in the Conference South. However Farnborough Town F.C. went into liquidation in May 2007 and Farnborough F.C. was set up with the name being voted for by fans. The new club started the 2007-2008 season in the Southern League Division One South & West.
Farnborough F.C. began in the Southern League Division One South & West under the guidance of Andy Clement and Steve Moss (who later resigned to be replaced by Ian Savage). Farnborough's first league match was a short away trip to Godalming Town, where a lob by Ray Spence and a double by Rob Saunders, gave 'Boro a 3-0 halftime lead. However, in a second half played in driving rain, 'Boro tired and eventually drew the match 3-3. Another notable event of the season was a 5-1 drubbing of local rivals Fleet Town. Farnborough clinched the title at home against Windsor & Eton with a 1-1 draw thanks to a goal from captain Paul Harkness and were promoted to the Southern League Premier Division. The club also reached the final of the Hampshire Senior Cup, but lost 1-0 to Basingstoke Town.
The 2008-09 season brought many hopes, but they lost back to back promotion hopes as Corby Town won the league. Promotion hopes were dashed again as Gloucester City won the play-off final 1-0 at Cherrywood Road.
==Bisley F.C./ Farnborough FC Reserves==
The formation of Farnborough FC also saw a new era in terms of the reserves set up. Rather than fielding a team in a reserves league, Farnborough entered in to a partnership with local team, Bisley of the Hellenic Football League, Division West. The arrangement can best be described as that of a feeder team. Due to planning restraints Bisley have been unable to achieve promotion to a higher level, so their chairman Simon Holllis transferred to Farnborough's board, later becoming chairman of the main club. Farnborough players who have not made the match squad or are returning from injury are cross-registered with Bisley, and promising Bisley players provide cover for Farnborough with the chance to achieve a permanent step up to a higher level. For instance defender Adam Doyle initially played for Bisley having impressed on trial for Farnborough and Bisley Striker Greg Alexander made a number of appearances for Farnborough during the 2007/2008 season scoring 2 goals.
At the end of the 2008/2009 season it was announced that Bisley F.C. would cease to operate as a separate team and instead be registered as a reserve team, Farnborough FC Surrey. This would enable contracted Farnborough players to play reserve team football, although the team will remain in the Hellenic Football League. Eventually the team entered the league as the more plain Farnborough Reserves.
(''Or former players with their own pages on Wikipedia'')
Here is a list of Farnborough Town and Farnborough F.C. players who have or still play in the Football League and above. Also included are players with international caps or those that are well known within the non-League.
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'''John Hope "Jack" Peddie''', also called '''Jock Peddie''', (3 March 1876 - 20 October 1928) was a Scottish football player who played for various clubs in both England and Scotland, including Newcastle United, Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle and Hearts. As a Plymouth Argyle player he is most famous for scoring their first ever goals in the Western and Southern Leagues.
Born in Southside, Glasgow, Peddie began his football career with Scottish club Benburb before moving to Third Lanark in June 1895. Two years later, he moved across the border into England and turned professional with Newcastle United in November 1897. Peddie helped his new club gain promotion to the top flight in his first season in 1898 as well as netting a brace in an impressive 2-1 FA cup upset of top flight Preston North End the same season.
After five seasons at centre forward Peddie moved to Manchester United in June 1902. In 1903, he left Manchester United and joined Plymouth Argyle for one season, and returned to Manchester United in 1904. In 1906, Peddie made an important contribution of 20 league and cup goals as Manchester United won promotion back to the First Division. In total, he scored 58 goals for Manchester United and became their club captain after the retirement of Harry Stafford.
In January 1907, he moved back to Scotland to play for Hearts alongside Richard Wombwell and William Yates for a joint fee of -600. In the first round of the Scottish Cup, Hearts defeated Airdrieonians 2-0 at Broomfield and Peddie scored the second goal. Peddie missed the semi-final victory over Queens Park due to a knee injury which eventually ended his career. At Tynecastle, Peddie received -5 per week in wages and he played inside right and centre forward.
In May 1907, Peddie received considerable treatment for the knee injury and was back in the team at the start of the 1907-08 season. But the injury kept flaring up and he played only 23 first team matches during 1906-07 and 1907-08 seasons, scoring five goals. When James McGhee replaced William Waugh as Hearts manager in April 1908, Peddie was transfer listed at -100. As Hearts retained Peddie's contract until April 1911, he played amateur football from August 1908. He later emigrated to the United States and settled in Detroit, until his death in 1928 at the age of 52.
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Leslie was born in Canning Town, London, and played for local team, Barking Town, before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1921. Leslie scored over 400 goals in his career, 134 of those for Plymouth in 400 appearances. He retired from football in 1935.
Leslie played at centre-forward and over the next thirteen years he scored 131 goals in 383 games. A call-up to the national team was cancelled when officials realized he was a "a man of colour"; his manager, Bob Jack, told him he had been selected to play for England. However, the invitation to play for his country was withdrawn. Leslie told the journalist, Brian Woolnough: "They must have forgot I was a coloured boy".
Leslie retired from professional football in 1934. He later worked as a member of the backroom staff of his local club, West Ham United, as the boot-boy.
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'''Paul Mariner''' (born 22 May 1953 in Farnworth, Lancashire) is a former English international football player, who represented Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal and England as a centre forward during the 1970s and 1980s. He is now manager at the first professional club that he played for, Plymouth Argyle, having previously been the assistant manager for New England Revolution.
Mariner started his career as an amateur player at non-league club Chorley, close to his Lancashire roots and his style at the helm of their attack caught the attention of Plymouth Argyle, for whom he signed in 1973.
So began an impressive scoring record with the Devon club, with 56 goals in 135 appearances coming before Bobby Robson, who had been personally monitoring Mariner's progress, took him to Ipswich for -220,000. Mariner chose Ipswich ahead of a similar offer from West Ham United.
Mariner made his dbut in September 1976 and quickly settled into the Ipswich side as an old-fashioned number 9 - ie, a forward capable of taking hard tackles and rough treatment from defenders but willing to give it back, while also scoring a fair share of goals. Received wisdom suggests that Mariner was only a 'target-man'-type centre forward but he scored plenty of goals with his feet and had the skill to create his own chances on the deck, rather than relying entirely on service through the centre and via the flanks.
Such was Mariner's impact that six months after joining Ipswich, he made his England debut as a substitute in a 5-0 win over Luxembourg at Wembley and played from the beginning in the following game against Northern Ireland in the British Home Championship at Windsor Park, Belfast. He impressed in both games, though didn't score and was not selected for the next six matches. During this period, Ipswich finished third in the First Division, with Mariner contributing ten goals from 28 games.
Mariner's third England cap came in the return World Cup qualifier in Luxembourg, scoring a last-minute goal in a 2-0 win which England really needed to win by much more in order to give themselves half a chance of qualifying for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. By now, Mariner had become one of a number of 'target man'-type centre forwards for England coach Ron Greenwood to select from, with the likes of Stuart Pearson and Bob Latchford also on the scene. It was Mariner, however, who would get the nod for the majority of the time.
Meanwhile, at club level, Mariner was having a mixed time. He scored eleven goals in 37 appearances for Ipswich, which maintained his England aspirations but the team underperformed in the First Division and finished a lowly 18th. However, they reached the FA Cup final at Wembley where they memorably beat Arsenal 1-0. Mariner hit the woodwork with one chance and generally caused havoc to the Arsenal defence, earning him the ''Man Of The Match'' award afterwards.
Greenwood decided not to select Mariner for England throughout 1979, although he enjoyed his most productive spell for Ipswich in front of goal that season, hitting 13 in 33 matches. It wasn't until 1980 that Mariner won a sixth England cap - almost exactly two years after his fifth - and he scored England's goal in a surprising 4-1 defeat against Wales at Wrexham. He stayed in the reckoning thereafter, scoring in a 2-1 win over Australia in Sydney in the final game before England took to the field for the 1980 European Championships. Mariner was named in Greenwood's squad for the tournament, despite not kicking a ball during the whole qualifying campaign.
He didn't play in the opening 1-1 draw versus Belgium in Turin but came on as a sub in the remaining two group matches - a defeat against Italy and a victory over Spain, which ensured England's elimination from the competition.
Mariner maintained his England place as his Ipswich goalscoring record continued to improve - 17 from 41 games had come in 1980 and Ipswich made the early running as the next season got underway. England began their qualifying campaign for the 1982 World Cup with a conclusive 4-0 win over Norway, with Mariner scoring a superb goal with a deft turn and shot from 25 yards. He was, however, left out of the next game, which turned into a gruesome 2-1 defeat against Romania in Bucharest. Greenwood put him back in the side a month later for a now vital match against Switzerland, and Mariner scored the opener in a 2-1 win.
Ipswich were challenging for three trophies as the 1981 season approached its climax, with Mariner again to the fore, scoring 13 times in 36 matches. However, they were to miss out on two domestic fronts, with Aston Villa winning the First Division (after Ipswich failed to beat Middlesbrough) and Manchester City defeating Ipswich in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. But in the UEFA Cup, Mariner was proving to be a real hero as glory beckoned.
He scored twice in the early rounds as Ipswich progressed to a tasty quarter final against St tienne. In the first leg in France Mariner put two away as Ipswich went 4-1 up, and added another as Ipswich completed the task in the second leg. After winning the semi-final, Mariner scored again in the first leg of the final against AZ Alkmaar as Ipswich coasted to a 3-0 lead, ultimately winning the competition 5-4 on aggregate. Weeks later, Greenwood put him back in the England side as the World Cup qualification campaign resumed with a defeat in Switzerland, a vital victory in Hungary and a shock defeat in Norway. It appeared that they may miss out on the World Cup finals for an unthinkable third tournament in a row.
But results elsewhere miraculously went their way, meaning England only needed to beat Hungary at Wembley in the final game to guarantee qualification. It was Mariner who scored the only goal in a 1-0 win, though he got it via a stumble which saw him score via a deflection rather than an actual shot on goal. But it was enough.
Injuries to both Achilles tendons restricted Mariner's football over the next few months, and he only scored eight times in 25 games for Ipswich. But in the five final England warm-up matches prior to the World Cup in Spain, he scored four times, including a stunning solo run and strike against Holland at Wembley. He was named in Greenwood's squad and started the first match of the tournament, against France.
England went into a 2-1 lead thanks to a brace from Bryan Robson - the first of which was the World Cup Finals' quickest-ever goal - before Mariner slammed home a close-range volley to complete an impressive 3-1 win. It was his eleventh international goal in his 22nd match - an admirable ratio of one goal every other game. It was his also his sixth consecutive scoring game for England - a feat only previously achieved by Jimmy Greaves.
Greenwood selected Mariner for the rest of the tournament but he didn't score again and England went out in the second phase after two disappointing goalless draws. Mariner is best remembered for dragging a devastated Kevin Keegan to his feet in support after the England captain, on as a substitute after a tournament ruined by injury problems, sank to his knees, head in hands, missed an open goal with a header which would have sent England into the semi-finals.
Mariner's club boss Robson subsequently became England coach and he continued to select him as the qualification campaign for the 1984 European Championships got underway. Mariner continued to score frequently for Ipswich, whose young and vibrant side had started to age and break-up.
England's qualification campaign faltered, though Mariner scored in consecutive pool matches against Hungary and Luxembourg - the latter of which would prove to be his 13th and final England goal. By the time he next played for England, he was an Arsenal player, with the Gunners taking him from Ipswich in February 1984 for -150,000. By now Mariner was nearly 31 but he still initially performed well for Arsenal, scoring seven times in the final fifteen games of the season. But age was starting to get the better of him; and he only scored nine goals in 41 games in 1984-85.
Mariner won two more England caps but a sign of things to come had arrived in the shape of Mark Hateley, a tall but skillful young striker exactly in the Mariner mould. Hateley came on as a substitute for Mariner in a friendly victory over East Germany in September 1984, before Mariner picked up his 35th and final cap in a goalless draw against Romania in May 1985, a qualifier for the 1986 World Cup. However, with Hateley in the ascendancy and Mariner regularly sidelined at Highbury during the 1985-1986 season, Robson opted not not select him for the England squad which qualified for Mexico '86.
Meanwhile, at his club Mariner could barely get a game, only playing nine times in 1985-86, including one match as an emergency centre half. In the summer of 1986 Arsenal's new manager George Graham gave Mariner a free transfer; in all he played 80 times for Arsenal, scoring 17 goals. He signed for Portsmouth, where he spent two seasons. In May 1989, he signed with the Albany Capitals of the American Soccer League. He returned to the Capitals in 1990 as the team now played in the American Professional Soccer League, formed by the merger of the American Soccer League and Western Soccer League. He played three seasons with the Capitals, where he was named to the leagues Best XI in 1990. During his three seasons in Albany, Mariner also served as an assistant coach. In the spring of 1992, the Capitals' owner offered him the position of head coach but when he heard a rumour that the team was about to collapse, he accepted a position as a player-assistant coach with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks. He accepted that position and soon after the Capitals announced they were ceasing operations.
He saw out his career at Maltese side Naxxar Lions (15 appearances, 3 goals) and then back home with Chorley and Bury Town.
After retiring, Mariner worked as a football pundit for BBC Radio Lancashire for their Friday-night Non-League Hour before setting up a management company for footballers. After a spell back in England coaching at Bolton School, he returned to the States to coach youth football at S.C. Del Sol in Phoenix, Arizona. In the fall of 2003 he became an assistant coach at Harvard University. In 2004 he was hired by the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer as assistant coach to former Liverpool and Scotland defender Steve Nicol.
Speculation about his future was rife in October 2009 when he was linked with a coaching position at one of his former clubs, Plymouth Argyle, abetted by his visit to Devon to promote the city's 2018 World Cup bid and his subsequent resignation on the 17th October. It was announced the following day. 18th October 2009, that he was to become the new Head Coach of Plymouth Argyle, with Paul Sturrock staying on as Team Manager.
On 10th December 2009, Mariner replaced Paul Sturrock as manager of Plymouth Argyle, following a run of poor form which left the Pilgrims second bottom in the Championship.
Mariner married his first wife Alison in 1976; they divorced in 1989. He has three sons from that marriage. He now has a second wife, Dedi.
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'''William "Billy" Rafferty''' (born 30 December 1950 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.
Rafferty began his league career with Coventry City after joining them from Port Glasgow but found opportunities few and far between. A move to Blackpool in 1972 saw him play and score more regularly before joining Plymouth Argyle a year later. With his striking partner, Paul Mariner, he became an important player in the Argyle side that won promotion to the Second Division in 1975. Their partnership contributed 27 goals to the campaign, of which Rafferty provided 12. He then joined Carlisle United where he continued to score regularly.
He moved on to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United before joining Portsmouth in 1980. At Portsmouth he once again became a key striker, winning the Third Division Championship in 1983 before going to Bournemouth which would be his last league club in England.
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'''Tommy Tynan''' (born 17 November 1955 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer.
A hard working striker with flowing blonde hair, Tynan was signed as an apprentice for Liverpool by manager Bill Shankly after winning a talent contest run by the ''Liverpool Echo'' newspaper, but he never made a first-team appearance for the Reds and was transferred to Sheffield Wednesday in 1976, where he spent two years and scored 31 goals.
After just nine appearances for Lincoln City in 1978, Tynan moved on to Newport County where he formed a dynamic striking partnership with John Aldridge as the Newport team gained promotion from Division 4, won the Welsh Cup and reached the quarter finals of the European Cup Winners Cup. Tynan scored both goals in the away leg against Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany, the equalising goal being in the 90th minute but Newport lost the home leg 1-0. In total Tynan scored 66 goals in 183 matches during the most successful period in the club's history .
In 1983, Tynan moved on to Plymouth Argyle where he became a cult figure during the 1980s and is frequently named by Argyle fans as one of the club's all time greatest players. He was a member of the side which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1984, scoring the goal which beat then top flight West Bromwich Albion in the sixth round of the competition. Argyle went on to beat Derby County in the quarter finals before losing to Watford in the penultimate stage of the competition. In 1985, Tynan was joint top scorer in all 4 divisions of the Football League with 31 goals, level with Tranmere's John Clayton. In total Tynan scored 126 goals in 262 appearances for Plymouth.
Tynan spent a season as manager of Goole Town in the Northern Premier League in the early 1990s.
He is now a taxi driver in Plymouth, and writes a regular column for the local newspaper the Plymouth Evening Herald. Tynan's biography was published in March 2009 entitled 'The Original Football Idol: The Tommy Tynan story'.
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'''Robert (Bob) Jack''' (4 April 1876 - 6 May 1943) was a Scottish footballer and football manager. Most famously he was the first professional player of Plymouth Argyle, later becoming their manager.
Jack, an outside-left, began his career with Alloa Athletic, making his debut at the age of 15 and turning professional in 1893. He moved to Bolton Wanderers in 1895. He was Bolton's leading scorer in the 1896-97 season. He left Bolton in August 1901, joining local rivals Preston North End after scoring 29 goals in 110 league games for Bolton. He spent just one season with Preston, scoring 6 goals in 22 league games, before joining Glossop the following summer. After a further 6 goals in 30 appearances he moved to Burslem Port Vale before becoming Plymouth Argyle's first professional in 1903. He made his Plymouth debut in 1903 against West Ham United in the Western League.
Jack became player-manager of Plymouth in 1905, but remained at Home Park for only one more season before becoming player-manager of Southend United in 1906. In his first two seasons with Southend they won the Southern League Division Two title and gained election to the Southern League First Division in 1908.
He retired as a player at the end of the 1909-10 season and re-joined Plymouth Argyle as manager, remaining in charge at Home Park until April 1938 when he retired. During his 28 seasons in charge, Jack had guided Argyle to the Southern League title in 1913 and into the Football League in 1920. In their first season in the league they finished 11th in the Third Division, but finished runners-up in all of the next six seasons. They finally clinched the title and promotion in the 1929-30 season.
Jack lived in Southend in his retirement, occasionally working as a scout for his son David while he was manager at Southend. In addition to David, two of his other sons (Rollo and Donald) also played professionally for Bolton Wanderers.
Despite being Scottish, Jack represented England at bowls.
His ashes were scattered over the Home Park pitch on his death.
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'''Robin Michael Lawrence''', commonly known as '''Lennie Lawrence''', (born 12 December 1947 in Brighton, England) is a British football manager. He has managed a number of English clubs and one Welsh club in a coaching career spanning over 30 years. He is Director of Football at Bristol Rovers. He is one of a select few managers to have managed over 1,000 games.
Lawrence never played league football. He turned out at non-league level for , Carshalton Athletic and . He got his first managerial appointment at Plymouth Argyle as caretaker. He later worked as a coach at , helping them win promotion from Division Four in the 1980-81 season.
Lawrence moved to as reserve-team manager, and was later promoted to full-time manager in 1982.
Before the start of the 1991-92 season, Lawrence moved on to manage . Under his stewardship, Middlesbrough finished Second Division runners-up in his first season as manager and gained promotion to the new Premier League butut they struggled in 1992-93 and were relegated at the end of the season.
Lawrence joined Bradford City at the beginning of the 1994-95 season. After a mid-table finish in his first season, Bradford were challenging for promotion in his second season in charge before he left to manage struggling in the division above. Lawrence was unable to save Luton from relegation to Division Two at the end of the 1995-96 season, which saw them replaced by former club Bradford. He remained in charge at Kenilworth Road until 2000 when he resigned after failing to take Luton to promotion.
He made a quick return to management shortly after the beginning of the 2000-01 season with Division One side Grimsby Town.
After a short while out of the game he joined Division Two side as a consultant. Owner Sam Hammam had made it clear to manager Alan Cork that he expected back-to-back promotions, which it did not look like Cork was going to deliver. Eventually Cork was sacked, and Lawrence took over the manager's chair.
After acting as a consultant at Cardiff for a while, he was appointed Director of Football at Bristol Rovers, working alongside coach Paul Trollope in a two-tier managerial structure.
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Hore appeared for Plymouth Argyle in midfield or as full back on 440 occasions. It was his task to mark Pel when Santos lost to Argyle 3-2 at Home Park in March 1973. He finished his playing career at Exeter City.
He was appointed manager of Argyle on October 1, 1983. However, his managerial career was short-lived, owing to his lack of success in the league, he was dismissed on November 19, 1984.
In his 60 game stint as manager he won 17 games, lost 27 and drew 16. The highlight, for which he is most renowned, was leading Argyle to an FA Cup semi-final. A defeat to Watford meant that Argyle did not become the first team from the Third Division to reach the final.
He returned to Exeter City as coach and then caretaker manager before moving into management in local non-League football.
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Since becoming a manager in 1981 he has managed several English football league clubs including Huddersfield Town, Notts County, Plymouth Argyle and most successfully, an eight year spell at Sheffield United.
Warnock played for Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United, Aldershot, Barnsley, York City, and Crewe Alexandra, making a total of 326 league appearances in an eleven year playing career. At Hartlepool, he won the club's player of the season award in 1972.
After being involved in Sunday League coaching, his first full managerial job was with Northern Premier League side Gainsborough Trinity in 1981. Following this, he managed Burton Albion and Scarborough. At Scarborough, he won the Football Conference title in 1987, making them the first team to win automatic promotion to the Football League follow the abolition of the re-election system.
He had earlier spent time as a coach at Peterborough United, where he met Posh assistant boss Mick Jones, who would become his own long-time assistant. Warnock then became manager of Notts County with Jones as his assistant, and the pair achieved successive promotions to get County into the top flight in 1991 (with Warnock turning down lucrative offers to manage Chelsea and Sunderland during this time), before Warnock left in the 1992-93 after County's relegation had cost them a place in the new Premier League.
In March 1993, he took over as 'consultant' at Torquay United, saving the club from relegation from the Football League. Warnock resumed his partnership with Jones at Huddersfield Town who were also promoted as play-off winners to Division One (as well as reaching the final of the Football League Trophy).
He quit Huddersfield just days after their promotion, and made a swift and surprising return to management at Plymouth Argyle, who had just been relegated to Division Three. Warnock and Jones achieved yet another promotion to get the Pilgrims into Division Two (via the playoffs).
Warnock then left Plymouth, with Jones taking over as Pilgrims boss. Warnock rounded out the 1990s with Oldham Athletic and Bury.
He was appointed as manager of his boyhood club Sheffield United on 2 December 1999. In 2002-03, Warnock led Sheffield United to the semi-finals of the FA Cup and League Cup as well as the First Division play-off final, with the Blades beaten 3-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers. This was the first time in his management career that he had lost a play-off contest, as he had achieved four promotions via the playoffs in the 1990s.
In 2005, Jones resumed the partnership by taking up the assistant's post at Bramall Lane, and at the end of the 2005-06 season the club were promoted to the Premiership as runners-up in The Championship.
The Blades performed well in their expected relegation battle, and for a long time looked to be heading for survival. However, a turning point in the season occurred with victories for both West Ham and Wigan on the final day of the season condemning Warnock's side to relegation. Warnock claimed in his autobiography that minutes after the final game of the season, actor and Blades fan Sean Bean burst into his office, blaming Warnock for the team's relegation in a "foul-mouthed tirade" while Warnock's wife and daughter were present. Bean denied this, calling Warnock "bitter" and "hypocritical", and arguing that he would never use such language in front of another man's wife and children. Warnock resigned from the club following relegation to take some time out of football.
A major factor that caused Sheffield United's relegation was that Fulham beat Liverpool on the penultimate game of the season. Liverpool rested many first team players, due to them not being in contention for the Premier League and concentrating on the Champions League and subsequently lost 1-0. Liverpool started the day in fourth place and finished the league a week later in third place.
Warnock was frustrated that Liverpool played a weaker team; because it did not give the teams in the relegation battle an equal chance of survival, although Warnock did not criticise Manchester United for playing a much weakened team against Hull City on the last day of the 2008-09 season.
thumb|Warnock in 2008
He spoke to Milan Mandari about the vacant managerial role at Leicester City in the summer, but was never handed the job.
Warnock has stayed on for the 2008-09, but on taking the job a year earlier he made it clear that the Crystal Palace job would be his last managerial role in football. He plans to retire in 2010, despite him not ruling out a return to Sheffield United.
Warnock, who is qualified as a referee, but has never officiated at the very top level, is renowned for his outbursts, which some see as controversial
Warnock has been a lifelong supporter of Sheffield United He is married with four children. He lives in Beckenham and also has a home in Cornwall.
He has published two books, ''Neil Warnock's Wembley Way: The Manager's Inside Story'' with Rick Cowdery in 1996, which recalls Plymouth Argyle's Third Division play-off final win in the same year, and ''Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock - My Story'', his autobiography, published in 2007.
Hartlepool United Player of the Year, 1971-72 season
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'''John Charles Gregory''' (born 11 May 1954 in Scunthorpe) is an English former footballer and currently the manager of Israeli club, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. He has previously managed Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle, Wycombe Wanderers, Aston Villa, Derby County and Queens Park Rangers. As a player, he was a versatile midfielder who started his career at Northampton Town and later played for Brighton & Hove Albion, QPR, Derby and Aston Villa. He won six caps for England.
Gregory made his professional football debut in 1972 at the age of 18 when playing for Northampton Town. He scored eight goals in 187 games over the next five years before being transferred to First Division Aston Villa in 1977.
Gregory was a considerable success at Aston Villa. Despite playing two divisions higher than he had ever done before, he adapted well to First Division football and scored 10 goals in 65 games over the next two seasons. During his time at Villa, Gregory became the only player to play in every outfield position, wearing every number from 2 to 11 over his two seasons with the club, which remains a record.
In 1979, Gregory signed for Brighton & Hove Albion, who had just won promotion to the First Division for the first time in their history. He scored seven goals in 72 games over the next two seasons before dropping down into the Second Division to sign for Queen's Park Rangers.
He was part of the QPR side that reached the FA Cup final in 1982 (losing to Tottenham Hotspur in a replay) and won promotion to the First Division a year later as Second Division champions. He also helped QPR finish fifth and qualify for the UEFA Cup in 1984, but 1984-85 was a tough season for Gregory and his colleagues after manager Terry Venables departed to FC Barcelona and successor Frank Sibley was unable to keep up QPR's good form. At the end of a difficult season in which QPR only narrowly stayed in the First Division, Gregory dropped down two divisions to sign for fallen giants Derby County.
Derby County, champions of England in 1972 and 1975, had fallen into the Third Division in 1984 and had failed to win promotion in 1984-85. Gregory was the centerpiece of their midfield as they achieved promotion to the Second Division at the end of the 1985-86 season and to the First Division (as Second Division champions) a year later. Gregory stayed for one season as Derby County survived their first top flight season for nearly a decade, before announcing his retirement as a player.
===Plymouth Argyle and Bolton Wanderers===
When taking over as manager of Plymouth Argyle early in 1990, Gregory re-registered himself as a player and appeared three times for them in the Second Division. On departing from the Home Park club, he moved 300 miles north to play for Third Division Bolton Wanderers, making seven appearances before finally retiring as a player at the age of 36.
His first two spells in management (between January 1989 and June 1990), first with Portsmouth and then with Plymouth Argyle, lasted just a few months each. Shortly afterwards, he linked up as a non-contract player with his former England team-mate Phil Neal, who was then manager at Bolton Wanderers.
He later worked under Brian Little on the coaching staff at Leicester City (1991-1994) and Aston Villa (1994-96) before moving back into management with Wycombe Wanderers in September 1996.
Wycombe were bottom of Division Two when Gregory took over, but he oversaw a massive improvement in league form which saw the club climb up to a secure mid-table finish. However, the side he put together failed to progress any further, and they also suffered an embarrassing FA Cup exit to Basingstoke Town.
Wycombe were performing well in February 1998 when Gregory quit to take the manager's job back at Aston Villa. He helped improve Villa's league form during the final 3 months of the 1997-98 season and they qualified for the UEFA Cup.
Halfway through the 1998-99 season Villa were Premiership leaders but a slump in form saw the club eventually finish sixth in the final table and miss out on a European place.
Villa reached the FA Cup final in 2000 but lost to Chelsea. Gregory finally quit in January 2002, with Villa going on to finish eighth that season.
Gregory's spell at Villa is also notable as he became the last manager to field an all English starting 11 in the Premiership, until Steve McClaren's Middlesbrough did the same against Fulham on May 7, 2006.
Gregory's next spell in management was with Derby County (January 2002 - March 2003).
When he took charge at Derby they were bottom of the Premiership, but after winning both of his first two games at the helm it looked as though he might be able to save them from relegation. Unfortunately, seven defeats from their final eight fixtures saw Derby slip out of the Premiership after six years. The club's financial problems meant that Gregory hadn't purchased any players during the 2002-03 season, and their subsequent form in Division One was disappointing.
He was sacked in March 2003 for alleged misconduct but later won -1 million in compensation for unfair dismissal. Due to the ongoing lawsuit, Gregory was unable to apply for another managerial position for some time, so he spent most of the next three years working as a television pundit.
On 20 September 2006 he was unveiled as manager of Queens Park Rangers. He replaced Gary Waddock, who had stepped down following a poor succession of results that had left the club bottom of the Football League Championship. This appointment caused a schism among QPR fans, some of whom saw Gregory's friendship with controversial chairman Gianni Paladini as a conflict of interest. After a decent start with successive victories over Hull City and Southampton, Rangers form dipped before winning three on the bounce (including a victory at (then) league leaders Cardiff City). Unfortunately, results did not continue to improve, and relegation looked a distinct possibility for Gregory's men. However, following a fine late season run, QPR beat Cardiff 1-0 at Loftus Road on 21 April 2007 to secure their Championship status for another year.
Gregory was sacked as QPR manager on 1 October after another string of poor performances.
On 8 December 2009, Gregory was appointed the manager of Israeli club Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
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'''Richard Paul Ashcroft''' (born 11 September 1971 in Billinge, Wigan, England) is an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their split in 1999. After this, he became a solo artist in his own right. The Verve reformed in 2007 but again broke up by summer 2009. Ashcroft has since founded a new group, the United Nations of Sound and has announced plans through NME to release an album with that group on March 29, 2010.
Ashcroft was the only son of office worker Frank and hairdresser Margaret; he also has two younger sisters. When Ashcroft was 11, his father died suddenly of a brain haemorrhage. Ashcroft soon "fell under the influence of his stepfather", who belonged to the Rosicrucians.
Ashcroft attended Up Holland High School, along with future bandmates Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury and Simon Tong,
Ashcroft formed The Verve (originally just Verve) in 1990 with McCabe, Jones and Salisbury. The band signed to Hut Records and became well-known for their appetite for both psychedelic music and drugs. They also became a part of the Britpop movement. The band split in 1995, and around this time Ashcroft wrote a collection of songs he intended to release as his first solo album. However, by 1997 he had changed his mind and asked McCabe to return (alongside new member Tong), reforming The Verve and releasing the very successful album ''Urban Hymns''. Ashcroft was at the forefront of the band's popularity, receiving an Ivor Novello Award for his songwriting and being referred to by the press as "the unmistakable face of the Number One rock band in England". However, the pressures of touring and the tensions within the band led to McCabe's departure in mid-1998 and the announcement of the band's break-up in April 1999.
In early 2007, Ashcroft made peace with McCabe and Jones and The Verve's reunion was announced in June. The band played gigs later that year and continued touring in 2008, headlining at several festivals around the world. A new album, ''Forth'', was released in August.
In August 2009 it was announced by The Guardian that The Verve had broken up for the third time.
===''Alone with Everybody'': 2000-2001===
Ashcroft's first solo single, "A Song for the Lovers", peaked at #3 in the UK charts in April.
Ashcroft began work on his second album ''Human Conditions'' in 2002. The lead single, "Check the Meaning", was released in early October, and peaked at #11 on the UK Singles Chart.
Besides a limited number of appearances in 2003, Ashcroft was absent from the music business for about two years. He later explained this in 2006, stating that "[e]veryone got it into their heads over the last few years that I was in my ivory tower like Lennon, baking bread all day. The fact of the matter was that I was bringing up kids".
===Live 8 and ''Keys To The World'': 2005-2007 ===
Ashcroft began playing gigs again in mid-2005, and, on July 2 at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, Coldplay invited him to perform with them during their set. They performed The Verve's hit "Bitter Sweet Symphony", after having previously rehearsed the song in Crystal Palace. Ashcroft's performance of the song was introduced by Chris Martin as "the best song ever written, sung by the best singer in the world",
After the disintegration of Hut Records in 2004, Ashcroft signed to Parlophone
The album's second single, "Music Is Power", charted at number 20.
Richard hinted at the possible release of a new version of his previous single "C'mon People (We're Making It Now)" for the Bobby Moore Cancer Fund,
On December 11 2006, Ashcroft recorded a live performance for ''Live From Abbey Road''. The programme was broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 in March 2007, and in the USA on the Sundance Channel in June 2007.
Ashcroft is contractually obligated to record another album for Parlophone. Ashcroft played a solo gig on August 25, 2008 as part of the Last Days of Summer Festival in Buckingham
A b-side compilation was considered a possibility, as Richard's team has asked the fans through he's site about the content of such an album, but is now very unlikely . In December 2009, Richard contributed the lead soundtrack song for the documentary ''The Journey''. The song, available for purchase at iTunes can be streamed and a video was posted at Ashcroft's site . Also, through his blog ''BRAIN'', he has stated that he will release a new album in 2010. Sources reveal he has worked on some 20-30 new songs in New York, Los Angeles and London with producer No I.D., who Richard sought after because he liked his work in the Jay-Z song D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune) and read an interview where he states how many producers destroy records in order to boost sales .
On 18 December, an online article by the Guardian said that Richard Ashcroft had contributed to the soundtrack of the short film The Journey.
Ashcroft is married to Kate Radley, the former keyboard player for British shoegaze band Spiritualized. They married in 1995 and it was years before it was publicly revealed that the pair had married. Together, they have two sons: Sonny, born in 2000, and Cassius, born in 2004. Cassius suffered from minor breathing difficulties after his birth. The family live in Ledbury in Herefordshire. Ashcroft is a proclaimed Manchester United fan.
He is good friends with Oasis' Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher and Coldplay's Chris Martin (whom Ashcroft once thanked for "letting me be myself again"). The Gallagher brothers for a long time have expressed the greatest of respect to Ashcroft, with Noel fondly nicknaming Ashcroft as 'Captain Rock'. The Oasis track "Cast No Shadow", included in the successful album 1995 ''(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'' is dedicated to him, and it is believed that Ashcroft dedicated the title track of ''A Northern Soul'' to Gallagher as a response. Ashcroft also provided backing vocals on the Oasis song "All Around the World" in 1997, for Oasis' ''Be Here Now''.
In a 2006 interview, Ashcroft mentioned taking Prozac to help him with clinical depression, but said that they didn't help, referring to the pills as "very, very synthetic." Ashcroft has said that he's always been "a depressive, someone who suffers from depression", and that music and creativity help him cope with his illness.
Controversy exists over The Verve's biggest hit, "Bitter Sweet Symphony", on which Ashcroft is the sole band member to share a co-writing credit.
In 2006, he was arrested in Wiltshire after coming into a youth centre and asking to work with the teenagers present at the club. He refused to leave and employees called the police, resulting in Ashcroft being arrested and fined -80 for disorderly conduct.
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'''Robert "Bob" Primrose Wilson''' '''OBE''' (born 30 October 1941 in Chesterfield, England) is a former Scotland international football goalkeeper and later broadcaster.
As a player, Wilson is most noted for his career at Arsenal between 1963 and 1974. He made over 300 appearances for Arsenal and two appearances for Scotland, the first Englishman since 1873 to do so, having previously played for the England schoolboys under 15 team. After retiring as a player, he turned to coaching and broadcasting, presenting football programmes on television for 28 years, until 2002, and his opinion is still sought by radio and television to this day.
His unusual middle name has often been a source of amusement; it stems from a Scottish tradition of giving children their mother's maiden name as a middle name.
Wilson started late as a professional player, as his father would not let him sign papers with Manchester United as he thought it wasn't a reasonable job whilst he was a youth. Wilson then went on to Loughborough College for training as a teacher before signing for Arsenal in 1963. He had been playing reserve games for Wolves as an amateur and made his debut for Arsenal as an amateur,and was the first amateur to have a transfer fee paid (around -6,500).
Wilson made his debut against Nottingham Forest on 26 October 1963, in a 4-2 win. However, being forced to play understudy to Jim Furnell, it was to be over four years until Wilson became first-choice keeper in 1968, after Furnell made a mistake in an FA Cup tie against Birmingham City in March 1968. Wilson took over and remained in goal for Arsenal for the remainder of the 1967-68 season.
Now firmly ensconced in the Arsenal side, Wilson was an ever-present in the 1968-69 season, which included Arsenal's loss to Swindon Town in the 1969 League Cup Final. Despite sustaining a broken arm the following season, 1969-70, Wilson recovered and won his first trophy with Arsenal, the 1969-70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In 1971, he was Arsenal's player of the year in their famous Double-winning season, in which he played every single first-team match in League and Cup, culminating in the 1971 FA Cup Final win over Liverpool.
He became eligible to play for Scotland when the rules were changed in 1970 to allow players to play for their parent's country of origin, if they had not already played for their own country. Wilson was selected by Tommy Docherty for his two games in charge, making his debut against Portugal on 13 October 1971. After Wilson's second game, against the Netherlands on 1 December 1971, Docherty left the position and his successor Willie Ormond reverted to a Scottish-born number one, in Bobby Clark of Aberdeen.
Wilson continued to play as Arsenal's keeper through the early 1970s, although an injury late on in the 1972 FA Cup semi-final against Stoke City meant he missed Arsenal's 1972 FA Cup Final loss to Leeds United and much of the 1972-73 season. Understudy Geoff Barnett took his place, but Wilson regained the number one shirt once fully recovered, and was Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper up until his surprisingly early retirement from playing in May 1974, at the age of 32.
As a student and teacher of goalkeeping, Wilson has identified his own signature technique as diving at his opponents' feet to save goals. This has caused him a number of injuries throughout his career.
After retiring, Wilson was goalkeeping coach for Arsenal for 28 years during the period Pat Jennings, John Lukic, and David Seaman were goalkeepers. He retired at the end of the 2002-03 season, having helped Arsenal win two more doubles in 1997-98 and 2001-02 - the only person to be involved with all three along with Pat Rice.
Wilson had already appeared as pundit for the BBC during the 1970 World Cup. After his football career, he became a football television presenter working firstly for the BBC from 1974 to 1994 as host of ''Football Focus''. He then presented for ITV until his retirement in 2002, fronting ITV's UEFA Champions League coverage until the arrival of Des Lynam in 1999. He also fronted ITV's coverage of Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup. He still makes occasional appearances on television, on the BBC's ''Football Focus'' and ''Match of the Day 2''.
In the mid-1980s he was also immortalised in comic strip form when he spent a season playing for the fictional Melchester Rovers team in the "Roy of the Rovers" strip, in a team containing another former professional player turned TV presenter, Emlyn Hughes, and Spandau Ballet members Martin Kemp and Steve Norman. The quartet helped lead Rovers to Milk Cup glory and a record-breaking successive number of clean sheets - a somewhat unrealistic achievement considering Wilson's age and the fact he hadn't played for more than 10 years.
He was born on Ashgate Road, in Chesterfield, where his father was the Borough Engineer and his mother was a Magistrate. Being the youngest child of six, he had much older brothers - two of them were killed in the Second World War: a Spitfire pilot and another was a rear-gunner in a Lancaster, one was killed in February 1942 and the other December 1943.
He attended the Old Hall Primary School (now ) on ''Old Road'', then , where he first met his future wife, Margaret Miles. He transferred to Chesterfield Grammar School at the age of 13, where his four elder brothers went. He also had an elder sister. He captained the Derbyshire Juniors Cricket Team. He went to Loughborough College of Education where he studied History and Physical Education on a teacher training course.
Wilson is married to his wife Megs, they married on 25 July 1964 at church, and they had three children: John (born 1965), Anna (born 1966) and Robert (born 1968). His son John Wilson is a presenter on ''Front Row'', the BBC Radio 4 arts programme and Robert a commercial photographer.
In February 1994, Anna was diagnosed with malignant schwannoma, a cancer of the nerve sheath. After a long fight, she died on 1 December 1998, six days before her 32nd birthday. The "Willow Foundation" was set up in her memory in 1999 and operated locally, mainly in Hertfordshire. Wilson relaunched the charity on 4 October 2005 with a national remit. The organisation was established in Anna's memory and now helps some of the estimated 12,500 people in the UK, aged 16-40, who are diagnosed every year with a life-threatening illness.
In 2007, Wilson was awarded membership into the Order of the British Empire (OBE) as a result of his charity work.
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'''Robert "Bob" Stokoe''' (21 September 1930 - 1 February 2004) was an English footballer and manager who was able, almost uniquely, to transcend the traditional north-east rivalry between the region's footballing giants, Newcastle United and Sunderland.
Born in Mickley, Northumberland, Stokoe began his footballing career at Newcastle United, playing the first of 288 games, usually as centre-half, on Christmas Day 1950. The highlight of his time at Newcastle was the 3-1 1955 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. After leaving Newcastle, Stokoe spent a short time playing for Bury before making the move into management.
Stokoe took the manager's post at Bury from 1961-1965, after which he moved south to take charge at Charlton Athletic from 1965-1967. There then followed three separate spells at Carlisle United (1968-1970, 1980-1983 and 1985-1986).
Between spells at Carlisle, Stokoe managed Blackpool from 1970-1972. He was initially approached by the club in the summer of 1969, after the departure of Stan Mortensen. At the time, he declined, preferring to stay with Carlisle; just over eighteen months later, however, he became the ninth official manager in Blackpool's history.
With Blackpool relegated to the Second Division before he could get his feet under his desk, Stokoe began to clear out the "deadwood" and rebuilt the side more to his liking. Stokoe agreed to sell Tony Green to his old club, Newcastle, bringing striker Keith Dyson in the opposite direction.
Before the departure of Green, Blackpool enjoyed a successful venture into Europe, winning the Anglo-Italian Cup in June 1971. In the league, meanwhile, the Seasiders finished in sixth place. This still wasn't good enough for the fans, however, who became disenchanted with life outside the top flight again, and the club's style of play under Stokoe was not to their liking.
Another successful run in the Anglo-Italian Cup the following season (losing finalists to Roma) kept the critics at bay, but the feeling around Bloomfield Road was that the 1972-73 campaign would be critical.
Stokoe's third season at Blackpool started well enough when, with the team reasonably placed for a promotion push and having stated that he intended to remain at the seaside for five years, he left the club. He had been lured back to his native north-east by Sunderland.
Stokoe took over as manager of Sunderland on 23 November 1972 and six months later led them to their first FA Cup win since 1937. Stokoe took the Second Division club to Wembley and defeated the powerful Leeds United team packed with international players. None of the Sunderland players had been capped at the highest level when they lifted the cup, although some were capped later. The side finished 6th that season and narrowly missed promotion in the following two seasons.
In 1975-76, he guided the Mackems to the Second Division title. He left Sunderland the following season after they struggled in the First Division.
In May 1978, Stokoe returned to Blackpool with the club in dire straits. Under the managership of Allan Brown they had been relegated to the league's basement division for the first time in their history and were looking for someone who could rebuild a once-proud playing tradition. He guided them to a mid-table finishing position, and then resigned again before the start of the 1979-80 season.
There then followed spells with Rochdale (1979-1980) and Carlisle United (1980-1985 and 1985-1986). He led Carlisle to promotion to the Second Division in 1982, and in the 1983-84 season they became promotion contenders before a poor run saw them finish 7th.
Towards the end of the 1986-87 season, he was appointed temporary manager of Sunderland as they struggled in the Second Division. They narrowly lost on goal difference in the end-of-season relegation-promotion playoffs and were relegated to the Third Division for the first time in their history. His contract was not renewed and he retired from football.
After his death in 2004, at the age of 73, the respect offered by both rival fan groups of Newcastle United and Sunderland was marked by their attendance at his funeral at Prudhoe, Northumberland. The Reverend Neil Cockling, who conducted the service, told mourners: "He will be remembered by all as a real gentleman. Such was Bob's standing that we can see Sunderland and Newcastle here together today to celebrate his life."
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Giggs holds a host of football records, including that of being the most decorated player in English football history. On 16 May 2009, he became the first footballer to collect 11 top division English league title medals. Giggs was the first player in history to win two consecutive PFA Young Player of the Year awards (1992 and 1993) and is the only player to have played and scored in every single season of the Premier League since its inception.
Giggs has had a long-lasting domestic and continental career and is the first player in UEFA Champions League history to have scored in 11 successive seasons, on top of being elected into the PFA Team of the Century in 2007,
At international level, Giggs played for the Welsh national team prior to his retirement from international football on 2 June 2007, and was once the youngest player to ever represent his country. As well as the many honours Giggs has received within football such as being named in the Football League 100 Legends (the last active player in the list), he was appointed an OBE in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours List, and was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005, for his services to English Football. He was named as BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2009.
Ryan Joseph Wilson was born at St David's Hospital in Canton, Cardiff, Wales, to Danny Wilson, a rugby union player for Cardiff RFC, and Lynne Giggs (now Lynne Johnson). As a child, Giggs grew up in Ely, a suburb of western Cardiff, but spent much time with his mother's parents and playing football on the roads outside their house in Pentrebane. In 1980, when Giggs was six years old, his father switched rugby codes and signed for Swinton RLFC, forcing the whole family to move north to the Swinton area of Salford, Greater Manchester. The move was a traumatic one, as Giggs was very close to his grandparents in Cardiff, but he would often return there with his family at weekends or on school holidays. Giggs is mixed race - his paternal grandfather is from Sierra Leone - and has spoken of the racism he faced as a child.
After moving to Manchester, Giggs appeared for the local team, Deans FC, who were coached by Manchester City scout Dennis Schofield. His first game for Deans ended in a 9-0 defeat to Stretford Vics but, nevertheless, many people commented that Giggs had been the best player on the pitch that day. Schofield recommended Giggs to Manchester City, and he was signed up to their School of Excellence. Meanwhile, Giggs continued to play for Salford Boys, who went on to reach the final of the Granada Schools Cup competition at Anfield in 1987. Giggs captained the Salford team to victory over their Blackburn counterparts, and the trophy was presented to him by Liverpool chief scout Ron Yeats. Yeats was impressed by Giggs's performance, and would have recommended him to Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, had Giggs not already been picked up by Manchester United.
While playing for Deans, Giggs would be watched regularly by local newsagent and Old Trafford steward Harold Wood. Wood regularly told the senior staff at Manchester United about Giggs, but they did not send anyone down to watch him until Wood spoke personally to Alex Ferguson. Wood told the United boss, "He's with City at the moment, and if you lose him you'll regret it". So Ferguson sent a scout to a Deans match, who was impressed enough for United to offer Giggs a trial over the 1986 Christmas period. Prior to the trial, Giggs played in a match for Salford Boys against a United Under-15s side at The Cliff and scored a hat trick, with Ferguson watching from his office window. On 29 November 1987 (his 14th birthday), Ferguson turned up at Giggs's house with United scout Joe Brown and offered him two years on associate schoolboy forms. They offered to waive YTS forms, and persuaded Giggs to sign by offering the opportunity to turn professional in three years. Giggs signed there and then.
Giggs represented England at Schoolboy level (using the name Ryan Wilson) playing at Wembley Stadium against Germany in 1989. Ryan changed his surname at the age of 16, when his mother remarried to a man called Richard Johnson, so that "the world would know he was his mother's son". His parents had separated two years earlier. Lawrie McMenemy, then coach of the England under-21 team, checked to see whether Giggs was eligible to play for England but discovered that Giggs had no English grandparents, and was therefore only eligible to play for Wales.
Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990-91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991-92 season. He holds the club record for competitive appearances, and the club record for team trophies won by a player (23). Since 1992, he has collected 11 Premier League winner's medals, 4 FA Cup winner's medals, 3 League Cup winner's medals and 2 Champions League winner's medals. He also has runner-up medals from the Champions League, 2 FA Cup finals and 2 Football League Cup finals, as well as being part of 4 United teams to have finished second in the league. In recent years, Giggs has captained the team on numerous occasions, particularly in the 2007-08 season when regular captain Gary Neville was ruled out with various injuries. Giggs is the only player to have scored in every season of the Premier League for any club.
Giggs turned professional on 29 November 1990 (his 17th birthday), by which time he was described by various sources to be the finest prospect in English football since George Best in the 1960s.
At this time, United had recently won the FA Cup - their first major trophy since the appointment of Alex Ferguson as manager in November 1986. After two precarious seasons in the league where they had finished mid table, they were finally starting to threaten the dominance of Liverpool and Arsenal, though they only managed to finish sixth that season. Ferguson's quest for a successful left winger had not been an easy one since the departure of Jesper Olsen two years earlier. First he had signed Ralph Milne, but the player was not a success at United and lasted just one season in the first team before Ferguson secured the Southampton winger Danny Wallace in September 1989. However, Wallace had failed to repeat the performances that had made him one of the highest rated flanksmen in his days on the South Coast, and by the time Giggs turned professional Wallace was battling with 19-year-old Lee Sharpe for the role of first choice left winger.
Giggs made his League debut against Everton at Old Trafford on 2 March 1991, as a substitute for the injured full-back Denis Irwin in a 2-0 defeat. In his first full start, Giggs was credited with his first ever goal in a 1-0 win in the Manchester derby on 4 May 1991, though it appeared to be a Colin Hendry own goal. However, he was not included in the squad of 16 that defeated Barcelona in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final 11 days later. Lee Sharpe, who had now won the race to displace Danny Wallace as United's regular left winger, took to the field as United's left winger, while Wallace was selected as a substitute.
He became a first-team regular early in the 1991-92 season, yet remained active with the youth system and captained the team, made up of many of "Fergie's Fledglings", to an FA Youth Cup triumph in 1992.
Giggs broke into the first team even though he was still aged only 17, a mark of his skill and maturity, and paved the way as the first of many Manchester United youth players to rise into the first team under Ferguson. As the youngest member of the United first team squad, Giggs looked to the older players such as Bryan Robson for advice. Robson recommended that Giggs sign up with Harry Swales, the agent that he himself had inherited from Kevin Keegan.
That season, Giggs played in the team that finished as runners-up to Leeds United in the final year of the old First Division before the advent of the Premier League. United had led the table for much of the season before a run of dismal results in April saw them overtaken by the West Yorkshire side.
Giggs collected his first piece of silverware on 12 April 1992 as United defeated Nottingham Forest in the League Cup Final, after Giggs had set up Brian McClair to score the only goal of the game. At the end of the season, he was voted PFA Young Player of the Year - the award which had been credited to his colleague Lee Sharpe a year earlier.
By the start of the 1992-93 season, the first season of the newly formed Premier League, Giggs was firmly established as United's first choice left winger, and became known as one of British football's most prodigious young players. He played a key role in their first top division title win for 26 years, though they didn't go top until after Christmas and fought off competition from big spending Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers as well as surprise title contenders Norwich City.
His emergence and the arrival of Eric Cantona heralded the dominance of United in the new league. His manager was very protective of him, refusing to allow Giggs to be interviewed until he turned 20, eventually granting the first interview to the BBC's Des Lynam for ''Match of the Day'' in the 1993-94 season. This was the season when United won the double and Giggs was one of their key players alongside the likes of Eric Cantona, Paul Ince and Mark Hughes. Lee Sharpe, the player Giggs had ousted on the left wing a couple of years earlier, was now vying with Andrei Kanchelskis for the right wing position - with both players having key parts in the club's success.
They topped the table from the fourth game in late August and were not overtaken all season. Giggs also played for United in the Football League Cup final, where they lost 3-1 to Aston Villa, ending their hopes of a unique domestic treble.
He was afforded many opportunities not normally offered to footballers at his young age, such as hosting his own television show, ''Ryan Giggs' Soccer Skills'', which aired in 1994, and also had a book based on the series. Giggs was part of the Premier League's attempt to market itself globally, re-forging its image after the hooliganism-blighted years of the 1980s and he featured on countless football and lad mag covers, becoming a household name. Despite his aversion to attention, Giggs also became a teenage pin-up and was once described as the "Premiership's First Poster Boy",
His immense popularity heralded a new era in football fandom and was also once described as the "boy who converted a million innocent teenage hearts into United fans". He burst onto the football scene in the 1990s when football was surging in popularity and becoming less working class, and when photogenic young players like Giggs and Liverpool's Jamie Redknapp were adored like popstars. It was not uncommon to have roads blocked and traffic jams when Giggs was at booksignings.
Giggs showed such unique talent that words like "genius" and "magician" were often used by admiring team mates like Paul Ince, while Gary Pallister remarked that United defenders "got twisted blood trying to mark him in training". His more experienced team-mates admired him even made his first-team debut, constantly asking the manager when Giggs would be selected for the first team.
Giggs proved to be a great goalscorer, many of his memorable goals being shortlisted for various Goal of the Season awards. Widely regarded as among his best were those against Queens Park Rangers in 1993, Tottenham in 1994, Everton in 1995, Coventry in 1996, and the most remarkable of all, his solo-goal against Arsenal in the replay of the 1999 FA Cup semi-final. During extra time, Giggs picked up possession after Patrick Vieira gave the ball away, then ran from the half-way line, dribbled past the whole Arsenal back line, including Tony Adams, Lee Dixon and Martin Keown before launching his left-footed strike just under David Seaman's bar and beyond his reach. He famously whipped off his shirt as he ran to celebrate with his teammates. It also has the distinction of being the last ever goal scored in an FA Cup Semi-Final Replay as, from the following season, the FA Cup Semi-Finals are decided in a single game, with extra time and a penalty shootout if required.
1994-95 saw Giggs restricted through injury to 29 Premier League games and only 1 goal, but later in the season he recovered his form and fitness, though it was too late to help United to any major trophies. A failure to beat West Ham United on the final day of the season saw them lose the Premier League title to Blackburn Rovers. A week later, Giggs came on as a substitute in the FA Cup final against Everton, but United lost 1-0. It was a frustrating season for both player and club, and Giggs was not the only key player to be ruled out for crucial games. Roy Keane, Lee Sharpe and Andrei Kanchelskis had notable absences due to injuries, while Eric Cantona missed the final four months of the league campaign (and the first six weeks of the next) after being banned from football for an incident during a game at Crystal Palace in late January.
The 1995 close season brought more controversy as United sold Paul Ince, Mark Hughes and Andrei Kanchelskis and began the following season without a major signing, though they had added Andy Cole to their ranks for a national record -7million halfway through the previous season.
thumb|left|upright|Giggs playing for United.
In 1995-96, Giggs returned to full form and played a vital part in United's unique second double, his goal against Everton at Goodison Park on 9 September 1995 being shortlisted for the "goal of the season" award, though it was eventually beaten by votes for a goal by Manchester City's Georgi Kinkladze. In November that season, Giggs scored two goals in a Premier League match against Southampton, arguably his finest performance of the season, where United won 4-1 to keep up the pressure on a Newcastle United side who actually went 10 points clear on 23 December but were finally overhauled by United in mid March. Giggs was also in the side for United's FA Cup final win over Liverpool on 11 May 1996, though Eric Cantona scored the late winner - the only goal of the game.
By now, Giggs had several new key colleagues in breakthrough youngsters Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Nicky Butt, David Beckham and Paul Scholes. Beckham took over from Andrei Kanchelskis on the right wing and Butt succeeded Paul Ince in central midfield to complete a new look United midfield along with Giggs and Roy Keane. This midfield line-up was arguably even better than the one that had featured Kanchelskis and Ince.
The following season, Giggs had his first real chance to shine in Europe. Having played a key role in United winning their third league title in four seasons, he helped them reach the European Cup semi-finals, the first United side in 28 years to achieve this. However, their hopes of European glory were ended by Borussia Dortmund, who edged them out by winning each leg of the semi-final 1-0.
In 1997-98, United were pipped to the Premier League title by Arsenal, following a dismal run of form in March and early April, leaving them without a trophy for only the second time since 1989. The following season, Giggs missed a lot of games through injury, but when he was fit his form was consistently excellent and he played in both of United's cup finals that season. Memorable moments were his extra-time goal in the FA Cup semi-final against arch-rivals Arsenal to give United a 2-1 win, and his 90th minute equaliser in the home leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Juventus, a 1-1 draw which was followed two weeks later by a remarkable 3-2 win in Turin where United came from two goals behind.
The highpoint in the 1998-99 season was when Giggs set up the equalising goal scored by Teddy Sheringham in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final that set United on their way to the Treble. Striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored the winning goal with the last kick of the game two minutes later.
Giggs was also the Man of the Match as United beat Palmeiras to claim the Intercontinental Cup later that year.
By this stage, his media profile had diminished slightly, particularly due to the emergence of younger high profile players like David Beckham, who became the focus of almost unprecedented media attention on and off the field.
Giggs became United's longest serving player when Denis Irwin left in May 2002, and he became a pivotal part of the club, despite still being in his twenties. Giggs continued to excel in the four years that followed the Treble triumph of 1999. United were Premier League champions in three of the four seasons following the treble, as well as reaching the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals three times and the semi-finals once. He celebrated his 10-year anniversary at Old Trafford with a testimonial match against Celtic at the start of the 2001-02 campaign. However, this was one of the most disappointing seasons United had endured since Giggs made his debut for them, as a dismal run of form in early winter ultimately cost them the league title and they were surprisingly knocked out of the Champions League on away goals in the semi finals by German underdogs Bayer Leverkusen.
A year later, in the autumn of 2002, he bagged his 100th career goal in a draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
He played in his fourth FA Cup triumph on 22 May 2004, making him one of only two players (the other being Roy Keane) to have won the trophy four times while playing for Manchester United. He has also finished with a runners-up medal three times (1995, 2005 and 2007). His participation in the victory over Liverpool in September 2004 made him the third player to play 600 games for United, alongside Sir Bobby Charlton and Bill Foulkes. He was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to the English game.
After that season, Giggs signed a two-year contract extension with United when chief executive David Gill relented on his normal policy of not signing players over 30 to contracts longer than one year. He has subsequently signed two further one-year contact extensions, to keep him at Old Trafford until at least June 2010, when he will be 36. Giggs has also benefited from being largely injury-free aside from a series of hamstring problems.
On 6 May 2007, with Chelsea only able to manage a 1-1 draw with London rivals Arsenal, Manchester United became the champions of England. In doing so, Ryan Giggs set a new record of nine league titles, beating the previous record of eight he shared with Alan Hansen and Phil Neal (who won all of their titles with Liverpool). Giggs played a starring role in United's 2007 Charity Shield victory after netting in the first half to bring the game to a 1-1 draw, which led to penalty triumph for the Red Devils after keeper Edwin van der Sar saved all of Chelsea's first three penalties.
In the 2007-08 season, Alex Ferguson adopted a rotation system between Giggs and newcomers Nani and Anderson. Nevertheless, Giggs remained the favoured choice for the anticipated clash with Chelsea at Old Trafford and put in a cross with the outside of his boot for Carlos Tevez to score his first United goal.
Giggs scored his 100th league goal for United against Derby County on 8 December 2007, which United won 4-1. More landmarks have been achieved: on 20 February 2008 he made his 100th appearance in the UEFA Champions League in a game against Lyon and on 11 May 2008 he came on as a substitute for Park Ji-Sung to equal Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 758 appearances for United. Fittingly, Giggs scored the second goal in that match, sealing his, and United's, tenth Premier League title. Ten days later, on 21 May 2008, Giggs broke Bobby Charlton's appearance record for United when coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Paul Scholes in the Champions League Final against Chelsea. United would go on to win the Final, defeating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw after extra time. Giggs converted what became the winning penalty in sudden-death for United (after Chelsea's Nicolas Anelka missed the final penalty) and joined Steve McManaman and team-mate Owen Hargreaves in becoming the only British players to have played in and won more than one Champions League final (though this is not true for European Cups as several Nottingham Forest players have achieved this in 1979/1980). Giggs lifted the Champions League trophy with Rio Ferdinand as captain Gary Neville had been out for nearly the entire season with an injury.
thumb|left|Giggs after the match against Manchester City in February 2008
At the start of Manchester United's 2008-09 campaign, Sir Alex Ferguson began placing Ryan Giggs at central midfield, behind the forwards, instead of his favoured wing position. Giggs has since adapted very well to his new position and supplied two assists in as many games, against Middlesbrough and Aalborg. Sir Alex Ferguson said in an interview, "Ryan (Giggs) is a very valuable player, he will be 35 this November but at 35, he can be United's key player. At 25, Ryan would shatter defenders with his run down the flank, but at 35, he will play deeper." Giggs has begun taking his coaching badges and Ferguson has hinted that he would like Giggs to serve as his coaching staff after retirement like Ole Gunnar Solskjr did.
On 8 February 2009, Giggs maintained his record of being the only player to score in every season of the Premier League since its inception in 1992 by netting the only goal in a 1-0 win over West Ham United. Following speculation earlier in the year, in February 2009, Giggs signed a one-year extension to his current contract - which was due to expire in June 2009. After a successful season, Giggs was short-listed along with four other Manchester United team mates for the PFA Player of the Year. On 26 April 2009, Giggs received the award, despite having started just twelve games throughout the 08/09 season (at the time of receiving the trophy). This was the first time in his illustrious career that Giggs had received the award. Prior to the awards ceremony, Alex Ferguson had given his backing for Giggs to win the award and stated that it would be fitting, given Giggs' long term contribution to the game. Giggs made his 800th appearance for Manchester United on 29 April 2009, in the 1-0 semi-final win over Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League. On 16 May 2009, Manchester United won the Premier League after a 0-0 draw against Arsenal, both United's and Giggs' 11th Premier League titles.
Giggs scored his first Manchester United hat-trick in a pre-season friendly against Hangzhou Greentown after coming on as a second-half substitute.
On 12 September 2009, Giggs scored United's first goal in a 3-1 Premier League win against Tottenham Hotspur, at White Hart Lane, maintaining his record of having scored in every Premier League season since its inception, the only player to have done so. This game also marked Giggs' 700th start for United. Giggs scored his 150th goal for United, only the ninth player to do so for the club, against Wolfsburg in his first Champions League game of the season. The goal, as well as his previous strike of the season against Spurs, was direct from a free-kick, albeit with a huge deflection. It also made it a record-equalling 14th Champions League season in which he had scored, drawing him level with Ral who had achieved the feat 15 days earlier. He then set up Michael Carrick to score the winner to give United a 2-1 win against the Champions League newcomers. On 28 November 2009, the eve of his 36th birthday, Giggs scored his 100th Premier League goal - all for Manchester United - scoring the final goal in a 4-1 victory over Portsmouth at Fratton Park. The goal along with his previous two strikes of the season was another free kick, stating his claim for regular set-piece taker since the departue of Cristiano Ronaldo, he also became only the 17th player to reach the milestone in the Premier League.
On 30 November 2009, the day after his 36th birthday, it was reported that Giggs would be offered an additional one-year contract which would run until the end of the 2010-11 season and see him past the 20th anniversary of his first game and first goal for United. On the same day, Giggs was nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2009. On 5 December 2009, Giggs' appearance against West Ham United - a game that he ended playing at left-back - equalled countryman Gary Speed's outfield record of 535 Premier League games. On December 12th Giggs surpassed Speed's feat by playing against Aston Villa. The following day, Giggs won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. On 18 December 2009, Giggs signed a one-year contract extension with United, keeping him at the club until June 2011. Giggs was named the Manchester United Player of the Decade.
thumb|Right|Giggs captaining Wales in the friendly against Brazil in September 2006
Born in Cardiff with Welsh parents, Giggs represented Wales at international level. As a youngster, Giggs captained England Schoolboys. Contrary to popular belief, he was never eligible for the full England team (eligibility at the schoolboy level depends solely upon the location of the school); he has stated that he would have chosen to play for Wales anyway. He was however eligable to play for Sierra Leone, through his paternal grandfather. When he made his international debut in 1991, he broke the record as the youngest debutant for Wales and held it for some seven years when it was broken by Ryan Green in June 1998. He went on to win 64 caps, and scored twelve goals for the Welsh national team between 1991 and 2007. He was appointed captain of Wales in 2004.
Giggs received criticism for his reluctance to participate in friendly international matches. Since his dbut in 1991 against Germany, Giggs failed to attend a friendly international until some nine years later, when he then missed 18 consecutive friendly games. The official reason given for such absences was that Giggs was injured on each occasion. However, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in fact had a policy of refusing to release the player for friendly games.
During a 2006 World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan on 12 October 2005, Giggs scored a rare double in a 2-0 but Wales disappointingly failed to reach the play-offs. In September 2006, he played in a friendly against Brazil at White Hart Lane. Such was his display that, following the 2-0 win for Brazil, Brazil coach Dunga paid Giggs the compliment by stating he would not look out of place playing for the five-time world champions alongside stars such as Kak and Ronaldinho.
To surprise of some, Giggs announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday 30 May 2007 at a press conference held at The Vale of Glamorgan Hotel, drawing the curtain on a 16-year international career.
Giggs had a very good disciplinary record during his early career receiving relatively few bookings. In fact, he has never been sent off when playing for Manchester United and only once when playing for Wales. His only red card came in 2001 in an international match against Norway, which Wales lost. In November 2003, he was found guilty of improper conduct by the FA due to his behaviour following a game against Arsenal. In the same week, Giggs received a two-match suspension from international football for deliberately elbowing Russian player Vadim Evseev in the face. The offence was missed by the referee but he was later charged using video evidence.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010''
Giggs has featured in adverts for Reebok, Sovil Titus, Citizen Watches, Givenchy, Fuji, Patek Phillipe, Quorn Burgers, ITV Digital and Celcom.
According to an article by BBC Sport: "In the early 1990s, Giggs was David Beckham before Beckham was even holding down a place in the United first team. If you put his face on the cover of a football magazine, it guaranteed you the biggest sales of the year. Why? Men would buy it to read about 'the new Best' and girls bought it because they wanted his face all over their bedroom walls. Giggs had the million-pound boot deal (Reebok), the lucrative sponsorship deals in the Far East (Fuji) and the celebrity girlfriends (Dani Behr, Davinia Taylor) at a time when Beckham was being sent on loan to Preston North End."
Giggs married his long-term partner Stacey Cooke in a private ceremony on 7 September 2007. They have two children, both born in Salford: Liberty Beau (known as Libby, born 2003) and Zach Joseph (born 2006), and live in Worsley, Salford.
On 7 January 2010, Giggs became only the 22nd person to receive the Freedom of the City of Salford.
In recent years, Giggs has become a UNICEF representative, launching a campaign in 2002 to prevent landmines from killing children. Giggs visited UNICEF projects in Thailand and told the BBC: "As a footballer I can't imagine life without the use of one of my legs... Sadly this is exactly what happens to thousands of children every year when they accidentally step on a landmine."
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'''William John Charles''', CBE (27 December 1931 - 21 February 2004), commonly known as '''John Charles''', was a Wales international footballer best remembered for spells with Leeds United and Juventus. Rated by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Wales, he was equally adept at centre-forward or centre-back. He has since been included in the Football League 100 Legends and was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.
He was never cautioned or sent off during his entire career, due to his philosophy of never kicking or intentionally hurting opposing players. Standing at 6 feet 2 inches, he was nicknamed ''Il Gigante Buono'' - The Gentle Giant.
William John Charles was born in the Cwmbwrla district of Swansea during late 1931. Charles would play football as a child, with younger brother Mel Charles who also went on to become a professional, later playing alongside each other for the Welsh national team.
While still at school, Charles joined the boys section of the local team Swansea Town, who would later become Swansea City. When he left school at age 14, he was taken onto the groundstaff at Vetch Field, yet because of his young age; Third Division Swansea never gave him a first-team call up. His only senior appearances came for the reserve side in the Welsh Football League.
While playing for Gendros, a local youth club, he was scouted by Leeds United and given a trial in September 1948. At his trial he impressed and duly signed for them at the age of 17, relocating to Yorkshire.
Major Buckley, then manager of Leeds, selected John in a variety of positions including right-back, centre-half and left-half for Leeds Reserves.
John Charles made his first team debut as a centre back for Leeds United in a friendly versus Dumfries club Queen of the South on April 19, 1949. Charles was tasked with marking the Scotland centre forward who in winning 3-1 ten days before at Wembley had run the England defence ragged, Billy Houliston. The score was 0-0. After the game Houliston said 17 year old Charles was "the best centre-half I've ever played against".
Charles made his league debut against Blackburn Rovers also in April 1949, playing at centre-half. Two seasons later he played a couple of matches at centre-forward, scoring twice in the second match. This prompted a debate as to where John should play in the team, but he remained at centre-half until the 1952-53 season. He scored 150 league goals in eight years for Leeds, including 42 goals in the 1953-54 season.
He also played for the Army during his two years of National Service between 1950 and 1952, also dabbling in boxing, cricket, running and basketball. It was during this period that he suffered a serious cartilage injury, causing him to miss most of the 1951-52 season.
In 1957 he joined the Italian club Juventus F.C. for a then-British-record -65,000 transfer fee. The transfer was notable as Charles became one of the first British professional players to be signed for an overseas team after John Fox Watson lead the way moving from Fulham to Real Madrid in 1948. In his five years at Juventus he scored 93 goals in 155 matches, winning the scudetto (Italian league championship) three times, and the Italian Cup twice.
The respect Charles earned from Juventus fans was shown when, on the occasion of the club's centenary in 1997 they voted him to be the best-ever foreign player to play for their team.
Following his time at Juventus F.C., he returned to Leeds United but his second spell at Elland Road was less successful. After five years in Italy he found it difficult to adjust to life back in England. He returned to Italy to play for A.S. Roma, initially with success. However he then began to suffer from injuries and personal problems and left to join Cardiff City where he was to finish his league career.
He later became manager of Hereford and Merthyr Tydfil, and technical director of the Canadian team Hamilton Steelers, who he became coach of midway through the 1987 season.
Charles first played for the Wales national team shortly after his 18th birthday.
He was the heart of the side which made it to the quarter finals of the 1958 Football World Cup (the country's only appearance in the World Cup), but was defeated 1-0 by eventual winners Brazil (a goal by the emerging Pel) in his absence due to injury. In total for Wales, Charles made 38 appearances and scored 15 goals.
Charles played for the Great Britain team against Ireland in 1955.
Following his retirement from football, John became the landlord of the New Inn public house on Elland Road, Churwell, Leeds which later was also managed by another Leeds United and Wales international legend Byron Stevenson. John Charles was awarded a CBE in 2001, and until shortly before his death he still attended every Leeds United home game. In 2002 he was made a vice-president of the Football Association of Wales, and in 2003, he was granted the freedom of the city of Swansea. There was a campaign to , but, in the end, this never happened resulting only in a CBE. Charles became an Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002. The West Stand of the Elland Road Stadium is named "The John Charles Stand" in his honour for the great service he provided to Leeds United and a bust has been created, financed by Leeds United Chairman Ken Bates, to be displayed in the entrance to the banqueting suite (attached to the back of The John Charles Stand) in his remembrance. The South Leeds Stadium, used by Leeds United for reserve matches, was renamed the John Charles Stadium in his honour. There is also a street named "John Charles Way" Close to the Elland Road Stadium
In January 2004 he suffered a heart attack shortly before an interview for Italian television, and required the partial amputation of one foot for circulation reasons before he was returned to Britain. He died in Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, early on February 21, 2004.
John had a brother, Mel Charles and a nephew Jeremy Charles, who also represented Wales.
In 1998, the Football League, as part of its centenary season celebrations, included Charles on its list of 100 League Legends.
On the November 29, 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of Wales by the Football Association of Wales as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.
In 2004, John was voted at number 19 in the ''100 Welsh Heroes'' poll.
In the foreword for Charles' autobiography, Sir Bobby Robson described him as "incomparable" and classed him among the all-time footballing greats such as Pel, Diego Maradona and George Best. He also notes that Charles is the only footballing great to be world class in two very different positions.
Jimmy Greaves once stated that "if I were picking my all-time great British team, or even a world eleven, John Charles would be in it". Other footballers have also named him as one of the best, including Jack Charlton, Nat Lofthouse and Billy Wright.
Charles' accomplishments with Juventus led to him being voted 'the greatest foreign player ever in Serie A', ahead of Maradona, Michel Platini, Marco Van Basten and Zinedine Zidane - this in 1997, 34 years after his last appearance in the league. In 2001 he became the first non-Italian inducted to the Azzurri Hall of Fame.
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'''Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg''' (born 16 April 1977 in Vittsj) is a Swedish professional footballer currently playing for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.
Ljungberg has spent the majority of his career playing as a winger in Europe, either on his preferred right side or occasionally on the left, although in MLS he often plays as a central midfield playmaker. He was the captain of the Swedish national team until he announced his international retirement after Euro 2008.
Ljungberg is also a male model, and was a model for Calvin Klein underwear until 2007. Previously he represented brands such as Nike, Procter & Gamble, L'Oreal. Currently he represents Puma, ESPN and Pepsi as well as runs his own blog since October 2009 called
Ljungberg was born on 16 April 1977 in Vittsj, Sweden to parents Roy Alve Erling Ljungberg, an owner of a construction and consultant business, and Elisabeth Bodil Ljungberg, a Swedish Labor Department worker. On 26 December 1981, the Ljungbergs had another son, Karl Oskar Filip.
In 1982, the Ljungberg family left Vittsj and moved to Halmstad. At first, the tenacious 5 year old would not have any part of moving. Fredrik argued with his parents that he did not want to live in Halmstad unless he could play for a proper football club. His parents relented and took him to Halmstads BK where he played on the youth team under Olle Eriksson.
From the time he was 5-14, Ljungberg was coached by Eriksson. Eriksson-s impression of the youngster was that he was remarkably quick for his age and that he was considerate of other players. Eriksson noted that Ljungberg would pass the ball to his friends so that they would have a chance to score. Ljungberg credits Eriksson for having a profound effect on his career as well as his childhood hero Brazilian football player, Scrates. Also in his youth, he enjoyed playing ice hockey and developed a talent for handball; he was eventually called up to the national handball team, but decided to focus his attentions on football.
At school he earned the nicknamed "Sid", after Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. Ljungberg excelled in academic subjects as well as sports. Ljungberg attended secondary school Sannarpsgymnasiet with a 4.6 grade. At 18, Ljungberg decided to attend university to study information technology and economics but struggled to balance the hectic academic timetable with the physically demanding commitments of professional football. Eventually, he quit university to concentrate on his football career.
Despite wanting to be a fighter pilot when he was younger, Ljungberg gave up that dream and decided he wanted to play professional football. In 1989, at the age of 12, Ljungberg had convinced Halmstads BK to move him from p12 to p14 which was against Halmstad's policies at the time.
Ljungberg made his senior debut on 23 October 1994 in the Allsvenskan against AIK. In 1995, Ljungberg played 31 games in which he scored his first goal as a professional player. That same year Halmstad won the Swedish Cup. In 1997, Halmstad won the Allsvenskan and scored goals that year despite being injured. During his time with Halmstad, he went on to make 139 appearances and score 16 goals for the club. He won both the Swedish Cup and League title with the club. After sixteen years with Halmstad, Ljungberg-s star was on the rise with interest from Barcelona, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Parma and Arsenal.
thumb|right|200px|Ljungberg, second from left, in a match between Arsenal and Middlesbrough, September 2006.
Ljungberg was signed by Arsenal in 1998 for -3 million, which at the time was the biggest transfer fee ever for a Swedish player. Arsenal scouts watched him for over a year and Arsenal's manager, Arsne Wenger, took the unusual step of authorizing the signing after watching Ljungberg play for Sweden in their victory against England on television, without seeing him play live. Seeing Ljungberg-s performance against England only confirmed to Wenger that Ljungberg could cope against English opponents and was signed shortly after. Ljungberg proved himself without difficulty and scored on his debut after coming on as a substitute against rival club Manchester United, the match ending 3-0. Joe Wills did not like Ljungberg scoring much as it resulted in Manchester United losing 3-0 which he did not think was fair. Peter Schmeichel should have saved it.
Some of Ljungberg's best form came in the second half of the 2001-02 season, when Arsenal won their second Premiership and FA Cup double. Following a knee injury to Robert Pirs, Ljungberg scored in most of Arsenal's remaining games, including a stunning finish for Arsenal's second goal in the 2-0 FA Cup final win over Chelsea.
He endeared himself to Arsenal supporters by having a bright red stripe in his hair. (A popular chant spawned from this to the tune of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: "We love you Freddie, because you've got red hair, we love you Freddie because you're everywhere, we love you Freddie, you're Arsenal through and through" Later when he shaved his head this was updated to "We love you Freddie, because you've got no hair").
Ljungberg was the first player to score a goal at an FA Cup final outside England, when Arsenal lost against Liverpool in 2001 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. A year later, against Chelsea, he became the first player to score in consecutive FA Cup finals. He also scored a penalty in the shootout in Arsenal's 2005 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester United.
He is most comfortable on either wing in midfield, though he can also play centrally in a 4-5-1 formation or as a second striker. Ljungberg became a regular in Arsenal's starting lineup following the departure of Emmanuel Petit and Marc Overmars in the summer of 2000. For several seasons he played a major role for the club including being a member of the unbeaten 49 game run for Arsenal. He had to fight with constant injury problems and occasionally severe bouts with migraines; in 2005 a mysterious persistent hip injury led to fears he may have contracted cancer, which were unfounded. It transpired that he was suffering from blood poisoning caused by his large tattoos.
Despite a persistent ankle injury, Ljungberg played for Arsenal in the 2-1 defeat by Barcelona in the Champions League Final in Paris on 17 May 2006.
It was speculated in January 2007 that Ljungberg was being forced to leave Arsenal, after bosses became tired of a run of injuries restricting his play. Though it was suggested he could make a move to West Ham United, later these speculations proved to be premature. "Ljungberg still has a lot to offer to Arsenal," Arsen Wenger said, on 13 January 2007, at a Blackburn Rovers pre-match press-conference, stressing the fact that Ljungberg will stay at Arsenal until the end of his contract in 2009. However, Ljungberg did indeed leave Arsenal before the end of his contract, making the move to West Ham in mid-2007.
Ljungberg came back after a long injury in an FA Cup match against Bolton Wanderers, scoring a goal thirteen minutes before the end of extra time, earning Arsenal a place in the fifth-round tie of the FA Cup against Blackburn Rovers.
In 2008, Ljungberg placed 11th in Arsenal.com's Gunners' Greatest 50 Players.
On 23 July 2007, after nine years at Arsenal, Ljungberg joined London rivals West Ham United on a four-year contract, making West Ham United only the third professional club in Ljungberg's career. Ljungberg made his West Ham United debut on the opening day of the 2007/2008 Premier League season, in West Ham's 0-2 home defeat by Manchester City on 11 August, a game in which he was also captain. After seven months at the club, Ljungberg finally scored his first goal for West Ham in the home match against Birmingham City on 9 February 2008, putting West Ham up 1-0 , with the game finishing 1-1.
In his last game of the season, Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor accidentally landed on top of him while trying to jump over him, breaking his ribs. The injury sidelined Ljungberg for the rest of the season. In May, it was reported that Ljungberg was offered -3m to tear up his contract. This was quickly dismissed by both Ljungberg's agents, Claes Elefalk and Scott Duxbury, West Ham's chief executive.
In June 2008, Ljungberg retired from the Swedish National team stating, "The simple fact is the physical strain of playing on the national team and in club football for such a long time has finally taken its toll. And that is why I have decided to concentrate on playing for West Ham United and that is where my focus will be."
Following the start of training camp, Ljungberg was nowhere to be seen. Many speculated a transfer was in the works despite Elefalk's claims that Ljungberg was to return. Days later, Ljungberg agreed to terminate his contract only after one year into the four year deal for a sum of -6 million. Ljungberg stated afterward, "I gave my all at West Ham and enjoyed my time there but the decision is the best for the both of us. Now, I will take my time to consider my football future." This marked the end of Ljungberg's illustrious career in the Premier League.
After Ljungberg's West Ham exit, fans and sport pundits alike speculated about Ljungberg's future. On 8 August, Ljungberg was seen in Los Angeles fueling rumors of a move to LA Galaxy which was quickly dismissed. In actuality, Ljungberg went to Los Angeles to get a tattoo done by Cartoon. While he was in Los Angeles, Claes Elefalk urged Ljungberg to meet with Joe Roth, a Hollywood producer and majority stakeholder in the MLS Expansion Team Seattle Sounders. Ljungberg secretly met with Roth but did not want to make any rash decisions. At the same time, there were rumors of four Italian clubs being interested in Ljungberg including Lazio, Milan, Roma, and Fiorentina. By the end of August, Ljungberg was linked to Portsmouth. On 28 August, Ljungberg's agent told the Swedish press that Ljungberg was continuing to train at his old football club Halmstads BK but was unsure of his football future. At the end of the transfer window, Ljungberg was linked to AS Monaco. When Ljungberg declined to join AS Monaco after the transfer window closed, many believed Ljungberg was through with football.
In early September, Ljungberg was seen in New York City during New York Fashion Week. At this time, The Daily Star reported that Ljungberg was looking to become a furniture designer. Shortly after, Ljungberg was seen in London with Natalie Imbruglia and in Sweden with Brazilian actress Elissa Sursara. These out of character events only fueled rumors of an imminent retirement.
On 17 October, 2008, The ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' reported that Ljungberg may be a part of the new Major League Soccer franchise Seattle Sounders FC. On 28 October 2008, Seattle Sounders officially announced they had signed Ljungberg as their Designated Player for the 2009 season. The terms of his contract will see Ljungberg earn $10 million over two seasons with the Sounders. Much like the contract of David Beckham and as is the norm for professional sports stars in the US, Ljungberg's contract will assure he keeps all of his private endorsement money. Because of this, Grahame L. Jones of the Los Angeles Times was quick to compare Ljungberg with Beckham. Alexi Lalas stated, "Eddie Vedder, I think, would have a better chance of making an impact at Seattle than Freddie Ljungberg". However, after the 2009 regular season Lalas acknowledged his initial skepticism but admitted he had changed his mind. "For me he's the best DP signing, because of the way he plays in MLS."
In December 2008, it was announced that Ljungberg would undergo surgery to repair a persistent hip injury that has plagued him throughout his later career. Surgeons repaired a slightly torn hip labrum and shaved a small amount of bone where the hip meets the femur to prevent future injury. ''The Seattle Times'' reported that Ljungberg was expected to miss 10-12 weeks of training and possibly be sidelined for the team's inaugural game, but he recovered from his hip injury sooner than expected. Although Ljungberg did not take part of Seattle's preseason in Argentina, he did however do light training with IS Halmia.
Once the Sounders returned to Seattle, Ljungberg joined in training. Despite his speedy recovery, Ljungberg did not participate in the inaugural game against New York Red Bulls. He made his debut one week later on 28 March 2009, coming on as a 61st minute substitute in a 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake. The following week he made his first start on 4 April 2009 against Toronto FC where he also scored his first MLS goal. Ljungberg played his first full game against Chivas USA in Los Angeles in which they lost 2-0. While some noted that Fredy Montero and Ljungberg weren't cohesive on the pitch due to Ljungberg's absence in the preseason and few practices with one other, coach Sigi Schmid answered, "That's just something that takes some time. But they're both quality players and it will get sorted out I think a lot sooner than later."
Ljungberg missed two games against FC Dallas and Colorado Rapids due to a migraine attack. He quickly recovered to play against Chivas USA. On 30 May 2009, the Sounders drew their fifth match in a row, this time against the Columbus Crew, after Ljungberg missed a penalty kick in the 31st minute. Ljungberg scored his second goal for the season against the San Jose Earthquakes on 13 June 2009 as a result of beating Joe Cannon to the ball, lofting it over him and into the center of the net. In the 59th minute, Ljungberg's corner kick set up Fredy Montero's goal which led the Sounders to a 2-0 victory. After playing DC United, Ljungberg suffered from some hamstring tightness. Ljungberg did suit up for the New York Red Bull game on 20 June 2009, but he did not play as a result of the injury. On 28 June, Ljungberg assisted Montero's 23rd minute goal against the Colorado Rapids. He was subbed out toward the end of the game, in which he received a standing ovation. Ljungberg sat out for the US Open Cup game against the USL Portland Timbers and focused on training during the July 4th week vacation. Following the brief holiday vacation, Seattle defeated Houston Dynamo, a game in which Ljungberg was heavily targeted and fouled. Despite this, Ljungberg out maneuvered his opponents and assisted a goal to Patrick Ianni. The Bleacher Report dubbed him the man of the match.
During his 2009 season, the Daily Express noted rumors that Ljungberg was poised to return to a European club, but Ljungberg assured fans that he would stay to fulfill his two year contract. The Daily Express also noted that he might even extend his contract beyond 2010.
In a friendly against Chelsea, Ljungberg proved he is still able to compete against European clubs.
In August 2009, ''The Seattle Times'' wrote a feature piece about Freddie-s first season in the United States and playing with Seattle. In the article, Ljungberg describes how much he has enjoyed living in Seattle and being a part of Major League Soccer in the United States. Ljungberg discusses his appreciation for the fans, and the serenity and privacy afforded by living in Seattle. The writer described Ljungberg as, -The marquee player for America's nouveau soccer sensation, Seattle Sounders FC, Ljungberg has been the perfect player, the perfect personality, exactly the right choice, to sell the game and sell this team to this city-.
In July 2009, Ljungberg was selected for starting MLS's first XI All-Stars along with teammate Kasey Keller. Selection for the All-Star team is based upon votes from players, coaches, general managers, members of the media and an online fan voting system. Ljungberg received the most votes among fans, a testament to his popularity in the MLS. Ljungberg was also appointed captain of the 2009 MLS All-Star Team in their game versus Everton.
Due to receiving a red card in the previous game, Ljungberg was ineligible to play the next Seattle Sounders game. As a result, All-Star coach Dominic Kinnear played Ljungberg for a full 90 minutes. At the end of the game, Ljungberg started to have impaired vision. When the game went to penalty kicks, he chose to sit it out due to his loss of vision after an on-set migraine. Unfortunately for Ljungberg, the initial 5 kicks ended in a draw. Kinnear, not fully understanding Ljungberg's condition, sent him out as the sixth kicker. Ljungberg, unable to see, took a chance and just tapped the ball in the center of net. Unfortunately, Tim Howard caught it, resulting in Everton's win. Immediately following the game, Ljungberg was removed from the field on a stretcher. Later, Ljungberg told reporters that he ingested trace amount of red wine while in Utah, resulting in his second migraine within months.
thumb|Fredrik Ljungberg in a model shoot for a Swedish model have garnered media attention rivaling that of his football career. In 2003 he was contracted as a Calvin Klein underwear model, fronting a worldwide campaign which became one of Calvin Klein's most successful ever.]]
In 1996, Ljungberg made his Sweden U21 debut. Ljungberg almost didn't make it as an international player because Sweden coach, Lasse Lagerbck, thought Ljungberg was too little. In Fredrik Ljungberg: Up Close, Lagerbck stated, - Of course it's difficult to say at 15 to 16 years of age (whether or not a player has the potential to be an international player). To be honest, I wouldn-t say I thought he would become an international player because he was very very little . In his first match, we played Denmark and he scored twice so he convinced me rather fast that he was a good player even if he was very very small but he was quick." On 10 November 2006, Ljungberg scored twice in a game agaisnt Scotland.
Ljungberg made his senior international debut on 24 January 1998 against the United States in Orlando, losing 0-1. He scored his first national team goal against Denmark in Malm with a 3-0 victory.
Ljungberg has represented his country at Euro 2000, World Cup 2002, Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006, and Euro 2008.
During a open team practice before the World Cup 2002, Ljungberg broke into a fight with his teammate Olof Mellberg after a robust tackle from Mellberg. Ljungberg pushed Mellberg right in front of the world press and Mellberg responded by grabbing at his throat before the two wrestled on the ground. The two of them were quickly separated by shocked team-mates and the team practice was immediately cancelled to deal with the public relations disaster. Within hours, video footage of the fight flooded the media and internet.
Sweden was a part of Group B dubbed -Group Death- which included Argentina, England, and Nigeria. At the time, Ljungberg was suffering from a hip injury which prevented him from playing in most of the games. However, Ljungberg did muster the strength to play against England on 2 June 2002 and Nigeria on 7 June 2002 despite the pain. After Sweden advanced from group death, the team was defeated by Senegal.
Sweden was one of the 16 teams to qualify for the 2004 European Championships with the host country of Portugal. In Sweden-s first game, on 14 June 2004 Sweden beat Bulgaria 5-0 in which Ljungberg scored once. He started in the Italy match which was a draw and also in the Denmark match which was a 2-2 draw.
thumb|left|Ljungberg in the Swedish team.
Prior to the games, the team doctor prohibited Ljungberg from participating in full-blown training between matches to protect his injured foot. His right foot was swollen due to fluid building up inside his ankle joint. Although he played through the pain with Arsenal, Ljungberg sat out the warm-up games against Finland and Chile at Sweden-s base in Bremen. Despite being advised to take time off, Ljungberg insisted on playing in the cup to help Sweden win. Lagerback defend his decision by saying he played well in the Champions League and the Swedish qualifiers with the same injury.
Sweden's 2006 World Cup campaign was a media whirlwind due in part to disagreements between Ljungberg and other members of the Swedish side. Even before the games began, Mellberg and Ljungberg almost allegedly had another confrontation; only this time Ljungberg had walked away before it got physical. The press was eager to report on drama within the Swedish camp. After the scoreless draw against Trinidad and Tobago, there was tension in the dressing room. Reports that Ljungberg and captain Mellberg had a shouting match that almost spiraled into a fistfight had reached the press. The alleged fight occurred due to a disagreement over strategy. In an interview with the media, Ljungberg argued, -We played much too many long balls from Mellberg up to our attackers.-
Sweden-s weak start was quickly forgotten after their victory against Paraguay. However, Paraguay almost held out for a scoreless tie until Ljungberg scored in the 89th minute giving Sweden a 1-0 victory. Sweden-s third match within the group was against England, resulting in a 2-2 draw. After the match, Ljungberg stated, -We showed too much respect to England early on but by the end we should have won.-
Despite the draw, Sweden advanced to the next round only to lose against host nation Germany. Ljungerg was named the Golden Ball winner for helping Sweden advance to the next round in the World Cup by heading in the game-winning goal against Paraguay. ``I am proud and humble to get this award,''" ''Ljungberg said.'' ''``If you look at the football year 2006, it was very eventful. . . . If I should try to sum it up, the Champions League final left some deep marks. That felt heavy. But for me, the World Cup was the biggest event of the year."
After the World Cup 2006 finals, Ljungberg became captain of Sweden National Team. Ljungberg captained 8 of the 9 Euro 2008 qualifiers including games against Latvia, Liechtenstein, Spain, Northern Ireland, and Iceland. In the qualifiers, Ljungberg scored one goal against Liechtenstein on October 17, 2007 and had an assist in the Latvia match on October 21, 2007. Sweden qualified for the European Championship with 6 wins.
Prior the Euro 2008, Ljungberg fractured his ribs making his appearance in the Euro uncertain. However, Ljungberg was able to participate in the Euro and played the games with a special brace to protect his healing ribs. Ljungberg was able to start in Sweden-s first match against Greece which ended in a 2-0 victory. Sweden-s next match was against one of the favorites, Spain. Sweden was able to contain Spain who struggled from making big advances. Unfortunately, Sweden lost that match 1-2. At the end of the game, Ljungberg was furious with Dutch referee Pieter Vink and proclaimed, -There was a foul just before the Spanish second goal and it wasn-t given. It was lucky I was asked to do a TV interview straight after we came off otherwise I would have kicked a door in!-
Sweden was unable to compete with the young Russian squad and were defeated 0-2.
On 27 June 2008 Ljungberg announced that he was ending his 10-year career for the national team. The decision came following Sweden's early exit from Euro 2008. Ljungberg played his last match for Sweden on 18 June 2008 in the 2-0 defeat to Russia in the last group stage match of Euro 2008.
thumb|right|150px|Ljungberg receiving the Guldbollen award, 2006.
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'''Martin Stanford Peters''' MBE, (born 8 November 1943 in Plaistow, London) is a former football player and member of the victorious England team which won the 1966 World Cup.
With pace, industry, creativity and exquisite timing on the run, Peters was described by England manager Alf Ramsey as being ''"ten years ahead of his time"''. His versatility was such that while he was at West Ham he played in every position in the team, including goalkeeper.
Peters came through the productive ranks at West Ham United after signing as an apprentice in 1959. He made his debut on Good Friday 1962 against Cardiff City.
Peters flitted in and out of a strong West Ham side over the next two years, and was consequently not selected for the FA Cup final of 1964 at Wembley, in which West Ham beat Preston North End 3-2. The following year, however, he established himself as a first team regular and was victorious at Wembley when West Ham won the European Cup Winners Cup with victory over 1860 Munich. He was usually partnered in midfield by Eddie Bovington and Ronnie Boyce.
Peters began to impose himself on West Ham's game, and another chance for silverware came in 1966 when West Ham reached the League Cup final. The occasion was still a two-legged affair with each of the finallists hosting a leg (though this changed to a one-off final at Wembley a year later), and Peters played in both matches. He scored in the second game but opponents West Bromwich Albion emerged as comfortable 5-3 winners on aggregate. There would be considerable consolation ahead for Peters at the World Cup - and League Cup success would also come his way later in his career.
Alf Ramsey had seen Peters' potential quickly, and in May 1966 he gave the young midfielder his debut for England against Yugoslavia at Wembley. England won 2-0 and Peters was impressive with his industry and exuberance around the park. In the final preparation period for Ramsey prior to naming his squad for the World Cup, Peters played in two more of the scheduled warm-up games. Against Finland, he scored his first international goal in what was only his second appearance, and subsequently he made the Ramsay's squad for the competition, as did his West Ham team-mates Bobby Moore (the England captain) and Geoff Hurst.
Though Peters did not play in the opening group game against Uruguay, the drab 0-0 draw prompted Ramsey into changes. The England coach had been toying with using a system which allowed narrow play through the centre, not operating with conventional wingers but instead with fitter, centralised players who could show willing in defence as well as spread the ball and their runs in attack. Peters therefore had become an ideal player for this 4-3-3 system, elegant in his distribution and strong in his forward running, yet showing the stamina, discipline and pace to get back and help the defence when required. This system was coined as ''"the wingless wonders"''.
Ramsey put Peters in the team for the second group game against Mexico, which England won 2-0. He kept his place as England got through their group, scraped past a violent Argentina side in the quarter finals (Peters' late cross set up Hurst's header for the only goal) and out-thought the enigmatic Portuguese in the last four. The Germans awaited in the final.
A tense but open game at Wembley saw the score at 1-1 in the final quarter of an hour when England won a corner. Alan Ball delivered it to the edge of the area to Hurst, who tried a shot on the turn. The ball deflected high into the air and bounced down into the penalty area where Peters rifled home a half-volley. The Germans equalised in the final seconds, though glory would still come the team's way with the 4-2 win in extra time, and Hurst - like Peters, winning only his eighth cap - completing a historic hat-trick.
Peters was now one of the first names on Ramsey's England teamsheet, despite an indifferent spell for West Ham as a club and team. He was also a pleasingly frequent scorer from midfield.
In March 1970, West Ham received a record-breaking -200,000 for Peters from Tottenham Hotspur and Peters duly went to White Hart Lane, with Spurs and England striker Jimmy Greaves going the other way. Peters scored on his Spurs debut against Coventry City.
That summer, Peters was a shoo-in for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, for which England had qualified automatically as holders of the competition. By now Peters was an established international with 38 caps.
Peters played in England's three group games from which they comfortably qualified again, and the Germans were once more waiting, this time in the last eight. Peters scored against the Germans again early in the second half - a superb and typical "ghosting" goal, to wit, a run and finish from behind a defender which no German player had spotted - to establish a commanding 2-0 lead, but later Ramsey committed the tactical faux-pas of substituting Peters and Bobby Charlton, and the Germans took heart by winning 3-2 in extra-time.
Still Peters remained an England regular while also picking up his first domestic winners' medal in 1971 when Spurs beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the League Cup final. Later the same year, Peters won his 50th England cap in a qualifier for the 1972 European Championships, beating Switzerland 3-2. England failed to progress thanks largely to another defeat against Germany, who went on to win the tournament. International disappointment for Peters was tempered mildly by more club success when Spurs beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 on aggregate to win the 1972 UEFA Cup in what remained the only all-English European final until Manchester United beat Chelsea in the UEFA Champion's League Final, 2008.
In 1973, Peters won the League Cup again with Spurs and scored the only goal as England beat Scotland at Wembley. It was his 20th goal for his country and would prove to be his last. England had been stuttering in their qualifying campaign for the 1974 World Cup, dropping points in a drawn game against Wales and then succumbing horrifically to a 2-0 defeat against Poland in Chorzw.
It meant that England needed to defeat Poland at Wembley to qualify for the finals in Germany and, with an out-of-form Moore dropped from the side (he'd only play once more subsequently for his country) Peters captained the side for the crucial game.
Against a dominant England, Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski contrived to keep out every single shot and header. A defensive error allowed Poland to score and only the award of a penalty allowed England to level up quickly. (Peters in his autobiography admitted that he had dived to win the penalty.) Allan Clarke scored from it, but England could not get the crucial winning goal no matter how they tried. Poland went through after the match finished 1-1 (and proved it was no fluke by reaching the semi-finals in Germany) but Peters had been robbed of the chance of a third successive World Cup competition.
At the age of 30, Peters' career at the highest level began to slip away. He played three more games for England, reaching a total of 67 caps, though his illustrious career with his country ended in ignominy as England crashed to a 2-0 defeat against Scotland at Hampden Park. Peters duly managed one more season with Spurs - losing the 1974 UEFA Cup final to Feyenoord on aggregate - before moving to Norwich City - managed by his former West Ham team-mate John Bond - in March 1975 for -50,000.
Peters helped newly-promoted Norwich establish themselves in the First Division, making more than 200 appearances, and earning a testimonial against an all-star team which included most of the 1966 World Cup winning England XI. He was voted Norwich City player of the year two years running, in 1976 and 1977, and in 2002 was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame. Finally he joined Sheffield United on July 31, 1980 as player-coach with the intention to replace Harry Haslam as manager. His first appearance came in a 2-1 victory against Hull City on August 2, 1980 in the Anglo-Scottish Cup and his League debut came in the opening match of the season in a Division Three fixture against Carlisle United. He scored once in a 3-0 victory.
His wait to become manager was not long, his final game coming against Gillingham on January 17, 1981 which Haslam was too ill to attend. Peters retired to take up the manager's job the following day with United twelfth in the table with sixteen games to play. Winning just three of the remaining games, United were relegated to the Fourth Division and Peters resigned.
On his retirement from professional football in January 1981, after a distinguished and remarkably injury-free career, he had racked up 882 appearances in total, scoring 220 goals. After Peters quit Sheffield United he spent the 1981-82 season playing in defence for Gorleston in the Eastern Counties League, and later he moved into the insurance business until reaching retirement age. Though always an unassuming, inward character, Peters is constantly in demand for anecdotes about life as a World Cup winner as England continue to try to emulate - unsuccessfully thus far - the 1966 squad.
In 1998 Peters joined the director's board at Spurs, and although he since stepped down, he remains one of the welcomers in the hospitality suites at White Hart Lane.
In 2006, Peters published his autobiography, ''The Ghost of 66'', to critical acclaim.
Peters was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006 in recognition for his achievements as a player.
He married Kathy in 1964 and has a daughter Leeann (born 1965) and a son Grant (born 1969), and two grandchildren Hannah and Meg.
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'''Michael Ballack''' (born 26 September 1976) is a German football midfielder who plays for Chelsea of the English Premier League and is the captain of the German national team. He is among the top goal scorers in the history of his international team. Ballack has worn the number 13 shirt for every team he has played for except for 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He was selected by Pel as one of FIFA's 100 Greatest Living Players, and as the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year in 2002. He has won the German Footballer of the Year award three times - in 2002, 2003 and 2005.
Ballack began his career as a youth at Chemnitzer FC, his local team, and made his professional debut in 1995. Although the team were relegated in his first season, his performances in the Regionalliga the following season led to a transfer to Kaiserslautern in 1997. He won the Bundesliga in his first season at the club; his first major honour. He became a first team regular in 1998-99 season and also earned his first senior national cap for Germany. He moved to Bayer Leverkusen for -4.1 million in 1999. The 2002 season saw him win a slew of runners-up medals: Bayer Leverkusen finished second in the Bundesliga, German Cup, UEFA Champions League and Germany lost to Brazil in the 2002 World Cup Final.
A -12.9 million move to Bayern Munich led to further honours: the team won the Bundesliga and German Cup double in 2003, 2005 and 2006. Ballack had become a prolific goalscorer from midfield, scoring 58 goals for Bayern Munich between 2002 and 2006. He joined Premier League side Chelsea in mid-2006 and won his first English honours, the FA Cup and Football League Cup, in his first season at the club. Injury ruled out much of 2007 but he returned the following season, helping Chelsea reach their first ever Champions League Final.
Internationally, Ballack has played in the European Championships in 2000, 2004 and 2008, and the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006. Jrgen Klinsmann appointed him captain of the national team in 2004. He captained his country in the Euro 2008 Final but the team lost to Spain.
Michael Ballack was born in Grlitz, a small town in East Germany. He is the only child of Stephan and Karin Ballack, an engineer and a secretary respectively. The family moved to Chemnitz when Ballack was very young and it was there that he started to play football.
Ballack's parents sent him to train with the side when he was seven years old. He later moved on to FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (renamed Chemnitzer FC in 1990). His father had played second-division football himself in Germany. Unusual for his early age was Ballack's ability to use both feet with equal authority.
In 1995, Ballack earned his first professional contract, thanks to his performances in the role of central midfielder. He was dubbed the ''"Little Kaiser,"'' in reference to Franz Beckenbauer, who was nicknamed ''"The Kaiser"''. His professional debut came on 4 August 1995, on the first day of the new 2. Bundesliga season. Chemnitz lost the game 2-1, against VfB Leipzig.
At the end of the season, during which Ballack made fifteen appearances, Chemnitz were relegated to the multi-tiered, regional third division. On 26 March 1996, Ballack made his debut for Germany's Under-21 side.
The following season, Ballack became a regular first-team player as Chemnitz missed out on an immediate return to the Bundesliga. He did not miss a game and scored ten goals for the "Sky Blues". It was not enough for Chemnitz to be promoted, but in the summer of 1997, coach Otto Rehhagel of just-promoted 1. FC Kaiserslautern signed Ballack at their return to top flight football.
It was during the seventh game of the 1997-98 season, away to Karlsruher SC, that Rehhagel decided to throw Ballack into the Bundesliga for the first time, if only for the final five minutes of the encounter. On 28 March 1998, Ballack made his first-team debut against Bayer Leverkusen.
Ballack made 16 appearances for his new team during the season as the club became the first-ever newly promoted team to lift the league title. In the following season, Ballack became both a regular (he made 30 appearances, scoring four goals) and one of the side's leading players. Kaiserslautern reached the quarter finals of the Champions League, but were knocked out by Bayern Munich.
On 1 July 1999, Ballack moved to Bayer Leverkusen at the age of 22, for a transfer fee of -4.1 million.
It was at Bayer Leverkusen that Ballack made his breakthrough. Coaches Christoph Daum and Klaus Toppmller granted him an attacking role in the midfield. Ballack was instrumental to the success of Leverkusen, scoring 27 goals in the league and nine in Europe over the course of his three seasons at the BayArena.
In 2000, Bayer Leverkusen needed only a draw against minnows Unterhaching to win the title, but an own goal by Ballack helped send the team to a crushing 0-2 defeat, while Bayern Munich clinched the title with a 3-1 victory over Werder Bremen. 2002 was a season of disappointment for Bayer Leverkusen. In the German Bundesliga, the team surrendered a five point lead at the top of the table over the last three games of the season to finish second behind Borussia Dortmund, lost the UEFA Champions League final 2-1 to Real Madrid, and lost the German Cup final 4-2 to Schalke 04. These three runner-up finishes were dubbed a "Treble Horror".
Ballack and Leverkusen teammates Bernd Schneider, Carsten Ramelow, and Oliver Neuville were even beaten finalists with Germany in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, although Ballack was suspended for the final itself. Ballack finished with 17 league goals, and his performance over the season led to him being voted into the UEFA.com users' Team of 2002 as well being named German Footballer of the Year.
In spite of Real Madrid's interest, Ballack decided to sign with Bayern Munich in a -12.9 million deal in 2002 after his impressive performances in the World Cup. Bayern won the Bundesliga in his first season with 75 points, they also won the German Cup. In his second season however, Bayern lost their Bundesliga crown to Werder Bremen along with the cup.
In his third season with the Bavarians, Ballack enjoyed success in the 2004-05 season as Bayern Munich completed another double. New coach Felix Magath stated he was the only automatic starter in their midfield. In four seasons at Bayern, Ballack won three Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal doubles and scored 47 goals in 135 matches. Between 1998 and 2005, Ballack notched up 61 goals in his domestic league.
However, Ballack's critics noted his frequent "choking" in important Champions League matches. This resulted in open public criticism from club general manager Uli Hoene, communications director Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and club president Franz Beckenbauer, all former Bayern players. Beckenbauer later went as far as to accuse Ballack of "saving his strength" for prospective employers after Ballack turned in an average performance in the 2006 DFB Cup final against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Ballack agreed to join Chelsea on a free transfer on 15 May 2006. During his last season as a Bayern player there were rumours of interest from Manchester United, Real Madrid, Internazionale and A.C. Milan, but Ballack instead chose to go to Stamford Bridge. Shortly after arriving at Chelsea, Ballack stated that he hoped to end his career for Chelsea.
Ballack's debut for Chelsea came on 31 July 2006, during a practice match at UCLA's intramural football pitch. Chelsea presented him to the media the following day where the club also gave him his favoured number 13 shirt, worn throughout his career. Upon doing so, William Gallas, who previously wore the number 13 shirt for Chelsea, was given the number 3 shirt. This move created animosity between Gallas and the club as Gallas felt that he was underappreciated. On 27 August 2006, Ballack earned his English League debut for Chelsea against Blackburn Rovers, and made his UEFA Champions League debut for Chelsea against Werder Bremen on 12 September 2006.
Ballack scored his first goal for Chelsea in the latter match against Werder Bremen. He received his first straight red card of his career in Chelsea's 1-0 win over Liverpool on 17 September 2006, after being judged to have stamped on Mohamed Sissoko's leg. Ballack scored his first goal in the English League on 21 October 2006 against Portsmouth at home with a header. His first FA Cup goal came in the 109th minute in a match against Blackburn Rovers on 15 April 2007. This goal resulted in Chelsea progressing into the FA Cup final. He scored eight goals in all competitions for the club in the 2006-07 season, including a free-kick against Everton at Goodison Park, as well as a half-volley against F.C. Porto which sent Chelsea through to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. Throughout his first season at Chelsea, Ballack was criticised for his lethargic performances - for playing as though he had "a huge cigar in his mouth".
On 28 April 2007, Chelsea released a statement on their official website, informing fans that Ballack had undergone ankle surgery in Munich. As a result of the surgery, Ballack did not play in the FA Cup Final against Manchester United, which Chelsea won 1-0 through Didier Drogba's extra time goal. This was Ballack's second trophy this season, his first being the League Cup, the final of which he started.
Despite persistent rumours in the summer 2007 transfer window, Ballack denied that he wanted to leave and no such move materialised. Chelsea left Ballack out of their Champions League squad for the 2007-08 group stage as they realised that his injury would prevent him from playing any useful part and preferred to select the fully fit Steve Sidwell. The German international had an ankle operation in the summer and Chelsea could not take the risk of him not regaining full fitness before the end of the Group Stage. Thus, Ballack could not play in the Champions League before the knockout stages began in February. The club was only able to select 23 out of a possible 25 players for their Champions League squad due to the new UEFA regulations on 'association-trained players' and 'club-trained players'. Due to this regulation, Chelsea were also unable to select young player Scott Sinclair and could only pick 23 players as their only 'club-trained player' was John Terry. For this reason, it was deemed unwise to gamble on Ballack being fit at some point.
Ballack was absent for eight months with an ankle injury, during which he feared that his football career might be in danger of ending as he was getting older. He made his return to the side in Chelsea's 2-0 League Cup win over Liverpool on 19 December 2007.
Ballack tallied an assist late in the game to striker Andriy Shevchenko. On 26 December 2007, Ballack made his league return in a thrilling game against Aston Villa which ended 4-4. He came on for Frank Lampard in the 26th minute after the latter had picked up a thigh injury. In first-half stoppage time, he won a penalty after being brought down in the box by Zat Knight, which Andriy Shevchenko converted. In the 88th minute, with the score tied at 3-3, Ballack stepped up to take a free-kick, which he buried into the bottom left corner of the goal, but the match ended in a 4-4 draw.
thumb|right|200px|Ballack playing against Tottenham Hotpsur.
Ballack captained the Chelsea team in the absence of captain John Terry and vice captain Frank Lampard in a 2-1 win over Newcastle United on 29 December 2007. Ballack then played his 50th game in a Chelsea shirt in a 2-1 win against Fulham in which he scored the winning goal for Chelsea. He also scored the only goal that won the match for Chelsea against Reading to extend the blues' winning streak to a record of nine. And, on 5 March 2007, he scored again, this time against Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 in a 3-0 win. He scored the winning goal in the 2-0 win in the 2nd leg of the Quarter-Finals against Fenerbahe, a victory that secured Chelsea a place in the Semi-Finals.
Ballack continued to score vital goals and, on 26 April 2008, he scored a header and a penalty to give Chelsea a 2-1 win over Manchester United. He was named Man of The Match for his performance. It brought the two teams level in the race for the Premier League title only two matchdays before the end of the season.
thumb|left|Chelsea players after a match in 2009. Players from left to right (Ballack, Alex, Essien, and Ashley Cole.)|265px
The season ended on a low note for Ballack as Chelsea finished runners up in the League Cup, Premier League and UEFA Champions League. This completed another treble horror for Ballack and his club. On 29 June 2008, Germany, captained by Ballack, lost to Spain 1-0 in the final of the UEFA Euro 2008 championship. This became the second season in Ballack's career that he was runner-up for four major trophies.
The 2008-09 season started well for Ballack, he set up Joe Cole to score the first goal in a 4-0 win over Portsmouth in the first game of the season. Ballack was injured shortly after missing the games against Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Ballack's return from injury has been a lift for Chelsea as he set up Deco to score a scissor kick in a 2-0 win against Bolton Wanderers. Ballack's first goal of the '09 season came against Southend United in their FA Cup replay, a match which Chelsea went on to win 4-1. Ballack's first Premier League goal of the '09 Season came on 11 April 2009 in a match against Bolton Wanderers, ending 4-3 for Chelsea. He came on as a second half substitute as Chelsea won the 2009 FA Cup Final.
On 2 June, Ballack signed a one-year contract extension with Chelsea.
In Chelsea's second game of the season, away at Sunderland, Ballack scored his first goal of the 2009-10 campaign in their 3-1 win. Ballack also scored against Burnley in a 3-0 win. Ballack made his Champions league appearance against Portuguese side Porto. On 20 September 2009, he scored his third league goal, against Tottenham Hotspur. On 17 January 2010, he scored his forth league goal and third assist in a 7-2 win against Sunderland.
On 26 March 1996, Ballack debuted for the national U21 team against Denmark, shortly after signing for Chemnitz. In all, he played 19 matches for this side, scoring four goals. Then, following his move to Kaiserslautern, national coach Berti Vogts called him up to the senior team.
Ballack's first appearance, however, did not come until 28 April 1999, when he came on as a substitute for Dietmar Hamann in a match against Scotland.
Ballack only played 63 minutes at the UEFA Euro 2000 championship. In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he scored in matches against the United States and South Korea during the knock-out rounds as Germany reached the final. However, he was booked for a tactical foul during the semi-final match against South Korea and was suspended for the final which Germany went on to lose 2-0 to Brazil.
Following the UEFA Euro 2004 championship, Jrgen Klinsmann replaced Rudi Vller at the helm of the national team and Ballack took over Oliver Kahn as captain.
In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was unable to start in Germany's first game against Costa Rica due to a calf strain, but appeared in the following five matches. Germany were eliminated in the semi-finals, but they managed to clinch 3rd place in a match against Portugal. He was named Man of the Match in the games against Ecuador and Argentina, and was included in FIFA's World Cup All Star Team.
On 6 February 2008, Ballack played his first match since returning from injury in a 3-0 friendly win over Austria.
Ballack started and captained Germany's first game of the UEFA Euro 2008 championship against Poland. He proved to be an influential figure in the midfield as Germany came back from a shock defeat to Croatia to make it to the final. scored a free kick against Austria to secure Germany a 1-0 win and a place in the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, he scored a controversial header against Portugal to make the score 3-1 in their 3-2 win after an assist by Bastian Schweinsteiger's 60th minute free kick, helping Germany to advance to the semi-finals. Germany went on to beat Turkey 3-2 in the semifinals. Prior to the final, Ballack sustained a calf injury but eventually overcame it in time. However, Germany ended up losing 1-0 to Spain. Nevertheless, he was named in the Team of the Tournament.
Ballack can boast that, dating back to June 2005, Germany has never lost a game when he has scored. So far, he has scored 4 goals for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
Ballack married his long-term girlfriend, Simone Lambe, on 14 July 2008. The couple have three children together - Louis (born 2001), Emilio (born 2002) and Jordi (born 2005).
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'''James''' "'''Jamie'''" '''Murphy''' (born February 25, 1973 in Manchester) is an English professional footballer. He plays as a left-back.
Murphy began his career at Blackpool in 1990, where he was mainly a deputy to Mitch Cook. In five years at Bloomfield Road, the defender made 55 league appearances and scored one goal. He appeared as a substitute for Mike Davies in Blackpool's Division Four play-off final victory against Scunthorpe United on May 23, 1992, at Wembley.
In 1995, Murphy was released by ''Seasiders'' manager Sam Allardyce. He joined Doncaster Rovers, with whom he remained for two years.
His next stop was Cambridge United. He signed a rolling contract with the U's, but left the club after only three months.
In November 1997, Murphy signed for Halifax Town. He made 25 appearances and scored one goals for ''the Shaymen'' in three years.
Murphy returned to Lancashire in 2000 to join Morecambe, where he played alongside ex-Blackpool teammate Steve McIlhargey. He left ''the Shrimps'' in 2004 and finished his career with Fylde coast neighbours Lancaster City.
Murphy then went on to do his physiotherapy degree at the University of Salford and worked for Bolton Wanderers from 2004 until 2007. He then joined Newcastle United, where he currently works as a fitness coach and/or physio.
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'''Nwankwo Christian Nwosu Kanu''' (born 1 August 1976 in Owerri, Nigeria), is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Portsmouth and the Nigerian national team. He is a member of the Igbo ethnic group, his name, Nwankwo, meaning ''Babyboy born on Nkwo market day'' in the Igbo language. He is the most decorated African footballer in history, having won a UEFA Champions League medal, a UEFA Cup medal, three FA Cup Winners Medals and two African Player of the Year awards amongst others. He is the only current Premier League player to have won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, Premier League, FA Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal. He is also a UNICEF ambassador.
Kanu began his career, aged fifteen, at First Division club Federation Works before moving to Iwuanyanwu Nationale in 1992. After a notable performance at the U-17 World Championships he was signed by Ajax Amsterdam in 1993 for -207,047. He made his Ajax debut in 1994 and went on to play 54 times for the Dutch side, scoring 25 goals; Kanu came on as a sub in Ajax's 1995 Champions League final win over AC Milan. In 1996, Ajax sold him to Serie A side Internazionale for around $4.7 million; that summer he captained the Nigerian team that won gold at the Olympics, and scored two late goals in the semi-finals against powerhouses Brazil to overturn a 2-3 scoreline into a 4-3 win in extra time. Kanu was also named African Footballer of the Year for that year.
However, soon after returning from the Olympics, Kanu underwent a medical examination at Inter, which revealed a serious heart defect; he underwent surgery in November 1996 to replace an aortic valve and did not return to his club until April 1997. In interviews, Kanu frequently cites his faith as a Christian,
In February 1999, after just twelve games and one goal for Inter, Kanu was signed by Arsenal for approximately -4.15 million. His debut for Arsenal, against Sheffield United in the FA Cup, was a highly unusual match. With the score 1-1 and ten minutes to go, the United goalkeeper, Alan Kelly, kicked the ball out of touch so that treatment could be given to an injured player. When the ball was thrown back into play by Ray Parlour, although it was intended for Kelly, Kanu was unaware of the circumstances. Thinking it to be an attacking move, he chased the throw-in down the right wing unchallenged, and centred the ball for Marc Overmars, who promptly scored to make the match 2-1. Immediately after the match Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger offered to right the error and replay the match; in the end, Arsenal won that match 2-1 as well.
Despite the events overshadowing his debut, Kanu's career was quickly revived at Arsenal, especially after the departure of Nicolas Anelka in the summer of 1999. This prompted a new chant amongst Arsenal supporters: "Chim chiminy, chim chiminy, chim-chim chiroo, who needs Anelka when we've got Kanu?" (to the tune of the song from ''Mary Poppins''). Kanu became known for scoring extravagant goals; against Tottenham Hotspur, with his back to goal he lobbed the ball over Luke Young's head, before turning the young defender and scoring. Other memorable goals included a hat-trick against Chelsea to win a derby match 3-2 after being 2-0 down after 75 minutes. Following his amazing performance the headline pun after the game was "Kanu believe it". He was named African Footballer of the Year for the second time in 1999, and in 1999-00 he scored 17 times in 50 matches for the Gunners. He became very popular among the fans for his 2 fingered salute, which started in 2000 against Middlesbrough. The fans often chanted 'Kanuuuu' (extending the syllable 'nu') whenever he scored or announced during matches; some mistook that he was being 'booed' rather than being cheered.
However, Kanu's appearances for Arsenal gradually became less frequent, particularly after the emergence of Thierry Henry as Arsenal's first choice striker, when Kanu was mainly used as a substitute. Despite this, Kanu won the Double with Arsenal in 2002, an FA Cup in 2003 (as an unused sub) and the Premier League title in 2004. In all he played 197 games for Arsenal (nearly half of them as a substitute), scoring 44 goals. In the summer of 2004, after his contract with Arsenal ended, he moved to West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer.
In 2008 Kanu was voted 13th in the "Gunners' Greatest 50 Players" poll..
West Brom had just been promoted to the FA Premier League for the second time in the space of two years. Kanu started as a regular for the club, making his debut in a 1-1 draw away at Blackburn Rovers on 14 August 2004. He scored his first goal for Albion on 18 September, 2004, an 88th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 home draw against Fulham. In a match against Middlesbrough on 14 November 2004, Kanu was guilty of an incredible miss in injury time, with Albion 2-1 down. Kanu had sent a low cross over the bar from a yard away from the goal line. Manager Bryan Robson was seen in TV footage mouthing the words "How did he miss that?", and Kanu's howler was crowned 'Miss of the Season' by many television stations in the end-of-season reviews. Nevertheless, the 2004-05 season was ultimately a memorable one for West Brom, as they became the first club to avoid relegation from the Premier League after being bottom of the table at Christmas.
One of the most memorable games of the 2005-06 season for Kanu came with the visit of his former club Arsenal to The Hawthorns on 15 October 2005. Philippe Senderos put the visitors ahead in the 17th minute, but Kanu equalised shortly before half time. West Brom went on to win the match 2-1 with a spectacular strike from Darren Carter. It was their first home win over Arsenal since 1973,
In the summer of 2006, Kanu played as a guest for Arsenal in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial game, the first match to be played in Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium. The game was tied 1-1 when Kanu scored the winning goal, making him the third person to score in the stadium. At the end of the match, Kanu joined the rest of the Arsenal side in hoisting the retired Dutchman on their shoulders as fans gave him a standing ovation. He remains a popular figure at Arsenal, being applauded when he appears at the Emirates Stadium.
Kanu was a free agent following his departure from West Brom, and he signed for Portsmouth F.C. on a one-year deal shortly before the start of the 2006-07 season.
Kanu made his debut for Portsmouth as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers on 19 August 2006, the opening day of the 2006-07 Premier League season. He scored twice and missed a penalty. Though Kanu led the top scorers chart early in the season, he had a goal drought for the rest of the season, but still finished as the top goalscorer for Portsmouth, with 12 goals.
In his second season at Portsmouth, Kanu scored in both the FA Cup 1-0 semi-final win against West Bromwich Albion and the 1-0 win in the final against Cardiff City, earning him a third FA Cup winner's medal.
Kanu has been a member of the Nigerian national team since 1994, making his debut against Sweden in a friendly. He (as of October 18, 2009) has 79 caps and has scored 13 goals for his country. As well as winning the Olympics gold in the football event at Atlanta (1996), Kanu participated in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. Earlier on at the start of his career, Kanu was instrumental in Nigeria's overall success at the FIFA U-17 tournament in Japan (1993) and in their subsequent 2-1 victory over Ghana in the final.
He is the current captain of the Nigerian national team.
His younger brother, Christopher Kanu, is also a professional footballer and his stepbrothers are Anderson "Anders" Gabolalmo Kanu and Henry Nwosu.
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'''Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha''' (born 14 August 1973 in Enugu) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is known for his stepovers, skill and technique. While playing at Turkcell Super League team Fenerbahe, he became a Turkish citizen as "Muhammet Yavuz".
Okocha first began playing football on the street just like many other football stars, usually with a makeshift ball. Jay Jay Okocha was born in Enugu, Nigeria to Mr. & Mrs Okocha of Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Nigeria
In an interview with BBC Sport he said "as far as I can remember, we used to play with anything, with any round thing we could find, and whenever we managed to get hold of a ball, that was a bonus! I mean it was amazing!"
In 1990 he joined his hometown club, Nigerian powerhouse Enugu Rangers. In his time at the club he produced many spectacular displays including one where he rounded off and scored a goal, against experienced Nigerian goalkeeper Williams Opara in a match against BCC Lions. Later he travelled to Germany to meet a friend, where he was asked to train with his team after impressing in training, and landed a deal with German Third Division side Borussia Neunkirchen.
Okocha joined Eintracht Frankfurt in 1992,where he linked up with many well-known players including Ghanaian international striker Tony Yeboah, German keeper Thomas Ernst and later Thomas Doll. He continued to shine for the German side, one highlight being a goal he scored against Karlsruhe, dribbling in the penalty box and slotting the ball past Oliver Kahn even going past some players twice. The goal was voted Goal of the Season by many soccer magazines. In 1995 Okocha, Yeboah and Maurizio Gaudino were all involved in a feud with manager Jupp Heynckes, which led to their departure from the club.
Yeboah and Gaudino later left for England, while Okocha stayed until the end of the season when Frankfurt were relegated to the Second division, before signing for Istanbul club Fenerbahe.
Okocha joined Turkish club Fenerbahe following Eintracht Frankfurt's relegation to Bundesliga 2. In his two seasons with the team he amassed thirty goals in sixty appearances, many of them coming from direct freekicks which had become something of a trademark for him at the club. He was also part of the side that historically defeated Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in the 1997-98 UEFA Champions League group stage. While at Fenerbahe he became a Turkish citizen as "Muhammet Yavuz".
In 1998 French side PSG splashed around $24 million on Okocha, making him the most expensive African player at the time.
Okocha joined Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer after leaving PSG in the summer of 2002 after the FIFA World Cup. His debut season, despite being hampered by injury, made him a favourite with the Bolton fans, with the team printing shirts with the inscription "Jay-Jay - so good they named him twice". He steered the team away from relegation with seven goals, including the team Goal of the Season in the vital league win against West Ham. This was voted Bolton's best Premier League goal in a fans vote in 2008. The next season saw Okocha receive more responsibility as he was given the captains armband following Guni Bergsson's retirement. As captain he led Bolton to their first cup final in nine years where they finished runners-up in the 2004 Football League Cup.
In 2006 he was stripped of the captaincy - something he said he had seen coming, as there had been a change in attitude from some staff members. This had probably been due to his proposed move to the Middle East, which had been growing in speculation. At the end of the season, he refused a one-year extension in order to move to Qatar.
After just one season in Qatar, Football League Championship side Hull City signed Okocha on a free transfer in 2007, after the player had been linked to Real Salt Lake and Sydney FC. It was a move he made saying that "God had told him to do so". He however was not able to contribute greatly to Hull's promotion campaign due to fitness and constant injury problems, playing only 18 games and scoring no goals. Hull still succeeded in grabbing promotion to the Premier League, for the first time in their 104-year history. At the end of the season, after changing his mind on a proposed retirement due to Hull's promotion, he was released by the club, which sent him into retirement.
In October 2009, it was reported that he was considering making a comeback with Nigerian team Gateway F.C.
Okocha made his official debut for Nigeria in their 2-1 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier away loss against Ivory Coast in May 1993.It was not until his second cap and home debut that he became a favourite with the Nigerian supporters. With Nigeria trailing 1-0 against Algeria, in a match they needed to win, he scored from a direct freekick to equalise, before helping the team to a 4-1 win, eventually securing qualification to their first World Cup. In 1994 he was a member of both the victorious 1994 Africa Cup of Nations squad and the World Cup squad who made it to the second round before they lost in a dramatic match against eventual runners-up Italy.
In 1996 Okocha became a member of an arguably more successful Nigerian side, their Olympic gold winning side at the Atlanta Games, later nicknamed Dream Team by the Nigerian press after the USA 1992 Olympic gold winning basketball team. In the 1998 FIFA World Cup hosted by France, Okocha played for a disappointing Super Eagles side who failed to live up to expectations again reaching the round of 16, albeit with less impressive performances save for their 3-2 opening win against Spain. This did not destroy interest in Okocha, who had entertained fans with his trademark skills and dribbles and went on to be named in the squad of the tournament.
Okocha again joined the Super Eagles as they claimed the silver medal in the 2000 African Cup of Nations co-hosted with Ghana. He had a fairly good tournament scoring three goals, two in the opening game against Tunisia and the third in the final against Cameroon, also converting his penalty in the shootout.
After a disappointing Nations Cup in 2002 where Nigeria ended up finishing third, Okocha was named Nigeria captain after Sunday Oliseh and Finidi George were axed from the side. His first tournament as captain came that summer in the 2002 World Cup co-hosted by Korea and Japan. Playing in Group E, the -group of the death- alongside Argentina, Sweden and England, Nigeria failed to make it to the next round gaining only one point in their final game, a goalless draw against England.
Okocha later led the Nigerian team to a third place finish at the 2004 African Nations Cup in Tunisia, with some breathtaking displays, scoring four goals which include a spectacular free kick against Cameroun in the quarter finals and most notably the 1000th goal in Nations Cup history against South Africa, and winning the Player of the tournament and joint Golden boot winner.
After failing to help Nigeria qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Okocha announced that he would retire from international scene after the Cup of Nations in Egypt. Injury prevented Okocha from featuring in any of Nigeria's opening fixtures and he did not regain fitness until the semi final loss against Ivory Coast. He then played in his final international appearance in a 2-1 victory in a third place playoff against Senegal, he was then given a standing ovation by the nearly 60,000 attendance when he left the field.
He made a return to the Super Eagles in his testimonial against an African select side in Warri. The game featured former players Daniel Amokachi, Alloysius Agu and John Fashanu, as well as current players Benjani and Sulley Muntari. Nigeria won the game 2-1 with Okocha scoring the winning goal after appearing for the side in the second half. There are reports that the Super Eagles may invite him back to camp in preparation of the World Cup qualifying matches in 2009.
Okocha never won the African Player of Year award, becoming arguably the best player never to win the award despite coming second twice in 1998 & 2004. He did however win the inaugural BBC African Footballer of the Year and the successive one, becoming the only player to retain the award and win it more than once. In 2004 he was listed in football legend Pel's FIFA 100 (a list of the greatest 125 living players of all time). In 2007 he was voted number 12 on the greatest African footballers of the past 50 years list, on a poll conducted by CAF to coincide with their 50th anniversary.
Okocha met his wife Nkechi in 1994 and they have two children Danielle and A-Jay. His older brother Emmanuel was also a former international for the Nigerian team. Okocha is a cousin of Prof. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's former Minister of Finance, Foreign Affairs Minister and World Bank Managing Director. Okocha is also a member of the Anioma, a subgroup of Igbo (or Ibo) ethnic group.
Okocha has appeared in commercials for Pepsi, Samsung, V-Mobile and B-29 (Nigerian washing soap powder). He released a DVD in 2004 titled ''Superskills with Jay-Jay'', where he taught difficult tricks to children. He also briefly promoted his own brand of water named Jay-Jay during the late 90s. He also owns a bar in Victoria Island, Lagos named Number 10 (his jersey number).
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'''Nicholas "Nicky" Butt''' (born 21 January 1975) is an English footballer who currently plays for Newcastle United. Butt is primarily a defensive midfielder, and a former England international.
Born in Gorton, Greater Manchester, Butt began his career at Manchester United as an important part of their youth team before turning professional in 1993.
He made his first-team debut in the 1992-93 season, but didn't get his big break in the team until the 1994-95 season. With the departure of Paul Ince to Internazionale in the 1995 close season, manager Alex Ferguson chose to draft in Butt as Ince's successor in midfield alongside Roy Keane.
When striker Paul Scholes developed into a midfielder around the end of the 1990s, Butt's first-team chances started to become limited, but he still collected many honours.
By the time of his departure from Old Trafford, Butt had gained five Premier League title winner's medals, three FA Cup winner's medals and a European Cup winner's medal. He had also collected an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1995.
Butt handed in a transfer request in January 2004,
Butt had a disappointing and injury-marred 2004-05 season, prompting the then Newcastle manager Graeme Souness to sign Senegalese midfielder Amdy Faye in January 2005. Despite a promising start, the fans turned on Butt after the 4-1 defeat against Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final, in which he showed little effort and, according to some fans, assisted his former team to victory. The acquisition of Scott Parker and Emre in the summer of 2005 pushed Butt further down the pecking order, and his move to Birmingham City (managed by former Manchester United team-mate Steve Bruce) on a season-long loan was announced on 3 August 2005.
thumb|upright|Nicky Butt playing for Newcastle in 2008.
However, on 13 February 2006, Butt walked out on his manager and former Manchester United team mate Steve Bruce, after finding out Bruce placed his son Alex Bruce in the squad ahead of himself, and was later fined two weeks wages, which was -80,000 (-115,800). After Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League, Butt returned to Newcastle who were being managed by Glenn Roeder.
Although not an instant fan favourite at St. James' Park, Butt won over some fans with two goals scored through headers in a pre-season friendly against Villarreal CF. There was some speculation that newly-appointed Sunderland manager Roy Keane would try to sign his former Manchester United midfield partner. However, due to the lack of back-up midfielders at Newcastle and his good pre-season form, Butt remained at Newcastle.
During the 2006-07 season, Butt was much more involved in the first team at Newcastle, playing in the holding role which allowed the likes of Parker and Emre to go forward. On 14 January 2007, Butt scored his first Newcastle goal in over 2 years when he scored the winner against Tottenham Hotspur in a 3-2 victory at White Hart Lane.
With Parker having moved to West Ham United, Butt continued to play a big part in Newcastle's 2007-08 campaign. On 21 December, he penned a new contract keeping him at the club until the end of next season.
Butt became a fan favorite in the 2007-08 season scoring three goals and making some very impressive performances.
Butt also started the season as captain filling in for the injured Michael Owen and proved to be a popular choice. Butt played his 100th league game for Newcastle on 21 December 2008, marking it with a 2-1 home win against Tottenham.
He won his first England cap during the 1996-97 season against Mexico and became a squad regular, providing reliable backup for the central midfield positions. An injury to first choice midfielder Steven Gerrard before the 2002 FIFA World Cup gave Butt his chance in the starting line-up alongside Manchester United teammates David Beckham and Paul Scholes. He was named "the best player in the tournament" by Brazilian legend Pel, a compliment to his performance in the unattractive holding role.
After the World Cup he returned to his role as a squad player, providing experienced cover for the first-choice midfield pairing of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. He was selected for the 2004 European Championships but missed the tournament through injury. His most recent international appearance was in a friendly against Spain on 17 November 2004. In total he has appeared 39 times for England.
Stats accurate as at 20:13, 13 January 2010.
thumb|upright|Butt with teammate Obafemi Martins in 2007
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'''Henry Baird McLeish''' (born 15 June 1948) is a Scottish Labour politician, author and academic. Formerly a professional association football player, McLeish was the Member of Parliament for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001 and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife from 1999 to 2003, during which time he also served as the second First Minister of Scotland, from 2000 to 2001, following the sudden death of Donald Dewar.
==Footballer and early political career==
McLeish played professional football for East Fife, for whom he signed after a spell at Leeds United; he also represented Scotland as a youth international. After this he was a lecturer at Heriot-Watt University before entering politics.
McLeish was leader of Fife Regional Council, before his election as a Labour MP for Central Fife at the 1987 General Election. In the late 1980s and into the 1990s, McLeish was a Labour shadow spokesman for several portfolios, including the Scottish Office, transport, employment, and health and social security. When Labour came to power in 1997, McLeish was appointed as a Minister of the Scottish Office.
As Donald Dewar's right hand man in Westminster, McLeish helped secure devolution for Scotland and manoeuvre the Scotland Act through the Westminster Parliament. After the creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, McLeish was elected as MSP for Fife Central and became Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning.
After Dewar's death in 2000, McLeish defeated his rival Jack McConnell by 44 votes to 36 in the race to become the second First Minister.
While First Minister, McLeish was widely commended as being a business-like manager of the Scottish Executive, with good political instincts and good relations in Westminster and Holyrood. He travelled widely, particularly in the United States, where he capitalised on sentimentalism for Scotland among American politicians to advance the cause of Scottish industry and export. He managed several tasks forces designed to improve the competitiveness of Scottish industry, especially the PILOT project for Scottish oil and gas supply chains. Even so, he was embarrassed when an open microphone recorded him with Helen Liddell in a TV studio, describing John Reid as "a patronising bastard" and said of his colleague, Brian Wilson, "Brian is supposed to be in charge of Africa but he spends most of his time in bloody Dublin. He is a liability".
He resigned as First Minister in 2001 amid a scandal involving allegations he sub-let part of his tax-subsidised Westminster constituency office without it having been registered in the 'register of interests' kept in the Parliamentary office. The press called the affair ''Officegate''. Though McLeish could not have personally benefited financially from the oversight, he undertook to repay the -36,000 rental income, and resigned to allow the Scottish Labour Party a clean break to prepare for the 2003 Parliamentary elections. McLeish did not seek re-election.
Since leaving mainstream politics McLeish has lectured widely in the United States, particularly at the United States Air Force Academy and the University of Arkansas, where he holds a visiting professorship shared between the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and the University of Arkansas School of Law. He is considered an expert on European/American relations and on the European Union. He is a consultant with political and public relations consultancy Halogen Communications Ltd, as well as J. Chandler & Co., distributor of Buckfast Tonic Wine and has written a number of books including ''Scotland First: Truth and Consequences'' (2004), ''Global Scots: Voices from Afar'' (with Kenny MacAskill) (2006) (published in the UK as ''Global Scots: Making It in the Modern World''), ''Wherever the Saltire Flies'' (with Kenny MacAskill) (2006) and ''Scotland: The Road Divides'' (with Tom Brown) (2007).
McLeish also holds the following positions and titles:
In August 2007 he was appointed to the Scottish Broadcasting Commission (established by the Scottish Government).
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'''Leslie "Les" Ferdinand''' MBE (born 8 December 1966 in Paddington, London) is a former English footballer. His playing career included spells at Reading, Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Bolton Wanderers F.C., during which period he earned a number of appearances for England. He became the first player to score for 6 different Premier League clubs.
He is the cousin of current Premier League players Rio and Anton Ferdinand and his son Aaron currently plays for Harrow Borough in the Isthmian League. Popularly nicknamed ''Sir Les'', he was made an MBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
On 5 November 2008 Ferdinand joined fellow ex-Spur Tim Sherwood on the coaching staff of Tottenham Hotspur, utilising his experience to work with the strikers.
Les Ferdinand started his career in non-league football, first at AEL (a KOPA Cypriot team in England) then to Southall then moving to Hayes. He was spotted by Queens Park Rangers and moved there for -30,000.
Ferdinand made only a handful of appearances in his early QPR career. He had two loan spells at Brentford and Turkish side Beikta. He began to establish himself at QPR in 1991 and in his first full season in 1992-93, he scored an impressive 24 goals in 42 games. Ferdinand scored 90 goals in 183 games for QPR. He is regarded as one of the finest players to have played for QPR and as such the fans gave him the nickname 'Sir Les', which followed him throughout his career. His departure from QPR in 1995 contributed towards their relegation the following season in 1996, and they have yet to return to the Premier League.
Ferdinand was sold to Newcastle in 1995 for -6 million, with Hayes receiving -600,000 due to a sell-on clause agreed following his move to QPR (with the money received Hayes built a function suite and named it 'The Ferdinand Suite' in his honour). This was arguably Ferdinand's most successful club tenure. He scored 29 goals in his first season with Newcastle, and significantly contributed to the side's getting within touching distance of the Premiership title in the 1995-96 season.
In both of his seasons on Tyneside, Ferdinand collected runners-up medals in the Premier League. In the second season, they had contested a four-horse race with Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool before Manchester United won the title. In the first season, however, Newcastle had led the league by 12 points at one stage, but were overhauled by United in the final three months of the season.
Ferdinand scored 50 goals in only 84 games at Newcastle, forming a successful partnership with Alan Shearer. He was and indeed is still very highly thought of by Newcastle United and received a standing ovation when he came on as a substitute at Alan Shearer's testimonial and subsequently scored.
In 1997 Ferdinand was bought by Tottenham Hotspur, the club he supported as a boy, again for -6 million. Injuries heavily disrupted his first season at the club, but towards the end of the campaign he formed a good partnership with Jrgen Klinsmann, and the pair's goals saved Spurs from relegation from the Premiership. Ferdinand helped Spurs win the League Cup in 1999, defeating Leicester City 1-0 in the final at Wembley, but injuries restricted him to just 12 goals in his first three seasons at the club.
He scored 10 goals in the 2000-01 season and 15 in 2001-02. He played in a second League Cup final for the club, against Blackburn Rovers, but was thwarted by three saves by Rovers' goalkeeper Brad Friedel as Spurs lost 2-1. Ferdinand scored the 10,000th goal in Premiership history on 15 December 2001 for Spurs against Fulham.
In January 2003, he moved to West Ham United, and scored his first goal for the club against former club Tottenham,
Ferdinand memorably scored for Bolton Wanderers against rivals Manchester United in the last minute, which looked to have given the Wanderers the win, but a goal from David Bellion even deeper in injury time gave United a point.
Ferdinand committed to non-contract terms with Watford during the 2005-06, but did not play a competitive game for the club and left after their promotion to the Premier League via the Football League Championship playoffs. He retired from football a few months short of his 40th birthday.
Ferdinand made his England debut in February 1993 against San Marino, scoring the final goal, a scissor kick, in a 6-0 victory at Wembley.
For England, Ferdinand was capped 17 times,
Les Ferdinand mentioned that he has not taken a penalty during his entire career on 28th Nov 2009 as a guest host on Football Channel.
==Post-playing career and personal interests==
Ferdinand was a pundit for BBC Sport. Beginning with the 2007-08 season, he is a pundit on Setanta's Premiership coverage. In November 2008 he was offered a coaching role at one of his former clubs, Tottenham Hotspur.
He played and scored in a Soccer Aid match at Old Trafford. He has also been involved in various fundraising events for Cancer Research UK in honour of his mother Adrienne, who died of breast cancer on 12 February 1990. In July 2007 he visited a number of Sport Relief funded projects in Uganda.
With fellow former footballers John Barnes and Luther Blissett, he has founded Team48 Motorsport, a team aiming to promote young racing drivers of Afro-Caribbean background. For 2008, they enter the British Touring Car Championship, running Alfa Romeos for white Jamaican Matthew Gore and 18-year-old black Briton Darelle Wilson.
Ferdinand is a qualified helicopter pilot and owns at least one helicopter, which he regularly uses.
Ferdinand is also a resident pundit at Setanta Sports with ex-England International teammate, Steve McManaman.
Ferdinand has appeared on the popular BBC2 programme ''Top Gear'', posting a lap-time of 1:47.4 in the 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' feature.
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'''Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton''' (born 10 March 1973) is an English football manager and former player.
In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English and Scottish Premier Leagues. He was capped once by England.
Sutton played in either defence, midfield or attack, although usually in the latter role. A very physical player, Sutton was a fairly prolific goalscorer throughout his career and was joint top goalscorer (with Dion Dublin and Michael Owen) in the English Premier League for the 1997-98 season. He is also known as being one of the foremost exponents of the glancing header. He scored many a goal with this technique which made him particularly effective from set-pieces.
In September 2009, Sutton was appointed manager of Lincoln City.
Sutton was born in Nottingham, the son of Mike Sutton, formerly a footballer with Norwich City.
After retiring from football, Sutton remained an athlete, playing cricket for Sheringham in the Norfolk Alliance.
He started his career at Norwich City, initially as a centre-half before being converted into a striker by manager Dave Stringer. He made his debut on 4 May 1991 in a 1-0 home win over QPR in the Football League First Division.
In Stringer's final season as manager, 1991-92, Norwich were FA Cup semi-finalists and Sutton gradually broke into the first team. Sutton made 21 league appearances that season, scoring twice.
He quickly found success in his new position as Norwich spent most of the first season of the new FA Premier League, 1992-93, as league leaders, before eventually slipping back to third place under new manager Mike Walker. Sutton featured in 38 Premier League games that season, scoring eight goals - making him the club's second highest scorer behind Mark Robins.
In the autumn of 1993, he was part of the Norwich side which famously eliminated Bayern Munich from the UEFA Cup. He scored 25 Premier League goals that season, but after Walker defected to Everton in January to be succeeded by assistant John Deehan, Norwich slipped out of the top five and finished a disappointing 12th in the final table.
By now, Sutton was being linked with some of the biggest clubs in the country.
He became the most expensive player in English football in July 1994, when he was transferred from Norwich City to Blackburn Rovers for -5 million.
In his first season at Ewood Park he developed a strong partnership (known as 'The SAS Partnership') with Alan Shearer (who scored 34 times that season) and scored fifteen Premier League goals to help secure the club's first league title since 1914.
A succession of injuries, combined with a loss of form, saw him make just 13 Premier League appearances during 1995-96 and fail to score a single league goal. Shearer's regular strike partner that season was Mike Newell, but at the end of the season both Shearer and Newell left the club, leaving Sutton and Kevin Gallacher as Blackburn's only major strikers.
He regained his form over the next three seasons and even won an England cap in November 1997, although he was left out of the World Cup squad after a fall-out with national manager Glenn Hoddle. Having been relegated to the England B team Sutton refused to play, and Hoddle never selected Sutton for an England squad again.
Sutton was the joint highest goalscorer in the Premier League in 1997-98, scoring 18 times.
Sutton was involved in further controversy in the final game of the 1996-97 season against Arsenal. Late in the game with the "Gunners" leading by a single goal, the ball was kicked out of play by Arsenal to allow an injured team-mate to receive treatment. Under the unwritten sportsmanship rule, Arsenal would expect the ball to be returned to them unhindered. However, Sutton chased the ball instead of allowing it to be thrown back to Arsenal and won a corner from his efforts. Blackburn scored from this corner and as a result Arsenal missed out on a lucrative place in the Champions League to Newcastle United on goal difference. Following the incident Blackburn's interim manager Tony Parkes described Sutton as "a boy who is sometimes a bit dizzy ... a bit silly"., stating "It was against the spirit of the game and he should not have done it". Sutton refused to apologise for his actions.
Although Sutton's 18 goals helped Blackburn finish sixth and qualify for the UEFA Cup in 1998, he managed just 17 league games and 3 goals the following season as they were relegated from the Premier League at the end of 1998-99, just four years after being crowned champions. His absences were the result of a series of injuries. Most notably, he was absent for the penultimate game of the season on 12 May 1999, which Blackburn had to win to keep their survival hopes alive. They could only manage a goalless draw at home to Manchester United, who went on to win the title four days later.
Sutton was sold to Chelsea for -10 million after Blackburn's relegation. His time at Stamford Bridge proved an unhappy one, as he struggled both to live up to the price tag and to adapt to Chelsea's style of play, scoring just one league goal against Manchester United
Sutton scored the winner on his debut against Dundee United in 2000, and in his first Old Firm match against Rangers he scored the first and last goals in a dramatic 6-2 victory for Celtic.
Sutton's goals helped Celtic win three SPL titles, two Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups, as well as reaching a UEFA Cup final. Sutton formed a prolific partnership with Swede Henrik Larsson, one to rival his earlier one with Shearer.
Sutton also holds the record for the quickest goal ever in an Old Firm Clash, scored at Ibrox in 2002, scoring inside just 18 seconds. At the end of season 2002-03, Sutton accused Dunfermline of "lying down" to in order for Celtic to lose the title. Though he later apologised, he was charged with bringing the game into disrepute, and received a one-match ban to add to the four-match suspension he was serving for abusing match officials on the same day.
His best season at Celtic was arguably the 2003-04 season, when he scored 20 SPL goals.
Sutton was voted SPFA Player of the Year for the 2003-04 season.
He joined Premier League club Birmingham City on a free transfer in January 2006 but injuries restricted him to just eleven appearances, scoring once in the derby defeat to Aston Villa in mid-April. One of a number of players on high wages subjected to criticism by club owner David Sullivan, Sutton was released at the end of the season following Birmingham's relegation to the Championship.
Sutton signed for Aston Villa in October 2006 until the end of the 2006-07 season, where he linked up with former Celtic boss Martin O'Neill. Sutton scored his first goal for the club with the winner against Everton in November 2006.
However, in a game against Manchester United in December 2006, he suffered blurred vision, and having visited several specialists, did not recover. O'Neill said, "Chris has got a genuine concern. No-one can give him any guarantees about what might be the consequences if he got cracked on the head again. Whatever eyesight Chris has now, he would obviously want to keep, so he must bear that in mind when deciding his whole future and career." On 5 July 2007, Sutton retired from football due to the eye injury.
Sutton was interviewed in January 2009 by Inverness Caledonian Thistle for the post of manager, but was unsuccessful. On 28 September 2009, Sutton was appointed manager of League Two side Lincoln City, succeeding Peter Jackson who was dismissed earlier in the month. Despite having no managerial experience, Sutton was preferred to more than 70 other applicants. Caretaker manager Simon Clark would take charge of the following day's game, with Sutton and assistant Ian Pearce to take over the day after.
His first game as manager came at Sincil Bank against Aldershot Town on October 3rd 2009. Lincoln were victorious through a second half Sergio Torres goal to give Sutton a winning start in management. Sutton took Lincoln to the F.A Cup third round for the first time since 1999, but lost 4-0 to Premier League outfit Bolton Wanderers.
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'''Edward Paul''' "'''Teddy'''" '''Sheringham''' MBE (born 2 April 1966) is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham plays as a striker, and has had a successful career at club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester United in the 1998-99 season, the pinnacle of his career being both scoring and setting up the two last-minute goals in the European Cup final. Sheringham also represented England at international level. He was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in June 2007. He retired from competitive football at the end of the 2007-08 season with Colchester United, at the age of 42,.
Sheringham began his professional career at Millwall in 1982 at the age of 16, after impressing a scout when playing for non-league club Leytonstone & Ilford during a youth team game against Millwall. He was signed up, initially as an apprentice and scored on only his second appearance for the club in a match away at Bournemouth in January 1984. After being loaned out by the club twice in 1985 to Aldershot and later a Swedish side, Djurgrden, he quickly became a first choice selection at Millwall and during the late 1980s formed a striking partnership with Tony Cascarino. He was the club's top goalscorer in four seasons (1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89 and 1990-91) and played in every game of the season twice, in 1986-87 and 1990-91.
The 1987-88 season saw the club promoted to the First Division, then the highest tier of English league football, for the first time. Sheringham scored the first goal in Millwall's first home game in Division One. Millwall briefly topped the table at the start of October 1988 and the goals of Sheringham (15) and Cascarino (15) kept Millwall in the top four for most of the season before fading after Easter to finish in 10th position. Sheringham said in his autobiography that, ''"It was a crazy exhilarating time. There we were, little Millwall, in our first season in the First Division and topping the table until about March. Everybody said it couldn't last and of course it couldn't and it didn't, but we gave them all a good run for their money. We were beating the best teams when we shouldn't and getting away draws to which we had no right."''
Millwall's spell in the top flight was not to last as they were relegated in the following season, finishing bottom of the Division after briefly topping the table again early in the season. Sheringham was again top scorer for Millwall with twelve goals, having missed ten league games through injury. The club had an opportunity to bounce straight back up at the end of the 1990-91 season, reaching the semi-finals of the Division Two play-offs, but they were beaten by Brighton & Hove Albion and remained in the Second Division. Sheringham's outstanding form during the 1990-91 season saw him finish as the league's highest scorer with 37 goals, a haul which included four hat-tricks. With Millwall failing to return to the top flight, a departure for Sheringham looked inevitable.
The 25-year-old Sheringham was sold to Nottingham Forest in a -2 million deal in July 1991
Sheringham, who had supported Tottenham as a boy, had a successful start to his career at the club by being the Premier League's top goalscorer in its inaugural season, scoring 22 goals (21 with Tottenham and one with Forest).
The following season was better, as he helped Spurs finish seventh in the Premiership and reach the semi-final of the FA Cup, just missing out on European football for the 1995-96 season.
Jrgen Klinsmann, who partnered Sheringham during the 1994-95 season, was later quoted as claiming that Sheringham was the most intelligent strike partner he had ever had.
Sheringham was hugely popular with the Tottenham fans and by the mid 1990s was recognised as one of the best strikers in the Premiership. However, despite his prolific strike rate by the end of the 1996-97 season he was 31 years old and had yet to win a major trophy in a career which had so far spanned 15 years; many pundits considered him past his best and likely to finish his career without major honours.
In June 1997, Sheringham agreed to join Manchester United in a -3.5million deal. He was signed to replace the iconic Eric Cantona whose retirement had left the Old Trafford faithful demanding a big name to fill the gap. Ironically, his first competitive game for the club was against his former employers, Tottenham, at White Hart Lane. Throughout the game, Sheringham suffered jeers and boos from his former fans, who had been angered by the fact that Sheringham had accused Tottenham of lacking ambition when he made his transfer. In the 60th minute with the score at 0-0, Sheringham missed a penalty, although ended up on the winning side as two late goals gave United the win.
Sheringham's first season at Old Trafford was difficult, although he scored 14 goals in all competitions he failed to meet expectations as the 1997-98 season ended without a trophy. Towards the end of the 1997-98 season, during a game at Bolton, an incident occurred that caused a complete breakdown in Sheringham's relationship with fellow striker Andrew Cole. When Bolton scored, Sheringham blamed Cole, his strike partner, for it and Cole then refused to talk to him. The breakdown in their relationship was never resolved, and reputedly they never spoke again.
Speculation that Sheringham would leave United increased just after the 1998-99 season got underway, when Dwight Yorke moved to Old Trafford from Aston Villa. Sheringham's first-team chances were relatively limited but he still managed to get enough Premiership games to qualify for a title winner's medal at the end of the season - at the age of 33 he had finally won a major trophy. A week later he scored one of United's two goals in the FA Cup final to yield his second honour. Four days after the FA Cup triumph, Sheringham scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final. With seconds of stoppage-time remaining, Ole Gunnar Solskjr scored from Sheringham's headed flick-on, and United won a treble of the Premiership, FA Cup and European Cup with Sheringham - having not won a major honour in his 15 year career on leaving Spurs - now having won every top-level trophy in the club game.
Sheringham did not get as many first-team chances as he might have hoped for during 1999-00, but he still played enough times to merit another Premiership title medal. In 2000-01, Sheringham played some of the best football of his career as he was United's top goalscorer, displacing Dwight Yorke as the preferred first-team player, as well as being voted Player of the Year by both the PFA and FWA. His fine form ensured that he was still involved with the national side despite being in his 35th year, being named in the squad for the 2002 World Cup. He still maintains a legendary status with the Old Trafford faithful, appearing as a special half-time guest at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's testimonial match.
At the end of the 2000-01 season, Sheringham's four-year contract at Old Trafford expired. He was facing stiffer competition than ever for the places up front, most of all from new Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. He refused United's offer of a 12-month contract and returned to Tottenham on a free transfer as one of new manager Glenn Hoddle's first signings. In his first season back, Sheringham helped Tottenham to a 9th place finish, their highest in 6 years, and to reach the League Cup final where they lost 2-1 to Blackburn Rovers, with Sheringham being brought down in the penalty area in the last minute for what he believed to be a penalty. 2002-03 brought a similar mid table finish, although Tottenham had topped the Premiership three games into the season. Sheringham made 80 appearances in all competitions for Tottenham in this period, scoring 26 goals.
Sheringham and Clive Allen were inducted into the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame on 8 May 2008.
On the expiry of his Tottenham contract at the end of the 2002-03 season, Tottenham decided not to offer Sheringham a new contract and he joined Portsmouth in their first season in the Premier League. Sheringham was only contracted to the club for one season and at the end of the 2003-04 season, Portsmouth decided not to offer the 38-year-old striker another contract but he insisted that he wanted to continue his top flight career at another club. Sheringham made 38 appearances for Portsmouth, scoring ten goals.
Sheringham then dropped down a division to Championship West Ham United, and was the division's third-highest goalscorer with 20 goals. He won the Championship Player of the Season award, and helped them reach the playoff final where they beat Preston to return to the Premiership after a two-year exile. At the end of the 2004-05 season, Sheringham's one-year contract expired and he agreed to sign on for another season, this time back in the Premiership, at Upton Park. After a second-half appearance against Charlton Athletic on 2 April 2006, Sheringham joined a small group of footballers, including Les Sealey, John Burridge and Gordon Strachan, who have played top-flight football while in their forties. On 19 August 2006, he became the oldest outfield player in the history of the division, at 40 years 139 days. Sheringham signed a contract to play for West Ham until the end of the 2006-07 season, and was a player at the club after his 41st birthday. On 13 May 2006, Sheringham became the third oldest player to appear in an FA Cup final, at 40 years and 41 days old. On 26 December 2006, at the age of 40 years and 266 days, he beat his own record for oldest Premiership scorer, with the goal in a 2-1 defeat to Portsmouth. On 30 December 2006 he broke the record for oldest Premiership outfield player once more, starting in the 1-0 defeat against Manchester City, aged 40 years and 270 days. Sheringham also appeared in 11 FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Cup games for West Ham scoring two goals.
After being released by West Ham, Sheringham signed for Colchester United in July 2007 and was given the number 8 shirt vacated by Jamie Cureton. He started Colchester's first game of the season, away at Sheffield United, and scored the first goal in a 2-2 home draw against Barnsley a week later. 7 days later he scored again, in a 3-0 win at Preston North End.
Whilst at Colchester, Sheringham was the oldest player in all four divisions of the Football League, and is now part of the elite list of players who have achieved more than 700 League appearances in their career. He retired at the end of the 2007-08 season, his career ending on a low note as Colchester were relegated from the Championship - their first relegation for 18 years.
Sheringham stayed out of the public eye during his retirement until July 2009, when non-League side Beckenham Town announced that they were in talks to sign the former England international. Beckenham, who play in the Kent League, revealed that they had intentions to bring in Sheringham for their FA Vase campaign of 2009-10. The signing was completed on 9 September 2009, but the following week it was confirmed by the club that Sheringham was not to play in Beckenham's next FA Vase game, admitting that it was a publicity stunt to promote the club's return to the tournament.
Something of a late developer on the international scene, Sheringham did not win his first England cap until the age of twenty-seven in 1993. Under the reign of manager Terry Venables (1994-96) came to be favoured as the preferred strike partner for Alan Shearer in the England team.
The two formed a famous partnership at international level, as they complemented each other's strengths: Shearer the out-and-out goalscorer, big, strong and powerful, Sheringham just 'dropping off' his strike partner, finding spaces, creating play and providing key passes, forming the link between Shearer and the England midfield. The pairing came to be known as 'The SAS' ('Shearer And Sheringham' and Shearer was a member of another SAS at club level: Shearer And Sutton) and their most successful time together came in the 1996 European Championships, held in England. Their most famous contribution was in the 4-1 victory over Holland, a game in the opening group stages in which they both scored twice against one of the strongest teams in the tournament. Though England were eventually knocked out in the semi-finals, many believed that that squad of players such as Sheringham and his contemporaries including Paul Gascoigne, Steve McManaman, Tony Adams and Paul Ince, had done the nation proud.
Sheringham continued to be a first choice selection under new England manager Glenn Hoddle (1996-99) until the emergence of new teenage superstar Michael Owen during the course of 1998 saw him overshadowed. Although Sheringham began the 1998 FIFA World Cup as a starting player with Owen on the bench, after Owen replaced him and almost turned around a defeat against Romania in England's second game of the tournament, it seemed likely that Sheringham's front line international career had come to an end.
He was not selected at all for the 2000 European Championships by then manager Kevin Keegan, but the retirement of Shearer (despite being four years younger than Sheringham) from international football after that tournament and the arrival of new manager Sven-Gran Eriksson in 2001 saw a return to international favour for him. He was often deployed as a tactical substitute late in games by Eriksson, valued for his ability to hold the ball up and create intelligent play. In 2001, Sheringham scored an important goal for England against Greece in a World Cup qualifying match within 15 seconds of coming on as a substitute, although this event is overlooked by the 93rd minute equalizing free-kick by David Beckham. Sheringham had won the free kick scored by Beckham, and had even suggested to the England captain that he take it as Beckham had missed several already in the match, but Beckham decided to take the kick himself.
He was selected as part of Eriksson's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad and played in the famous 1-0 win against Argentina, almost scoring a goal with a shot that was well saved by the Argentine goalkeeper, and made his final England appearance as a substitute in the 2-1 quarter-final defeat to Brazil in Japan. His twelve appearances for Eriksson were all as a substitute
At the age of thirty-six, that defeat signalled the final end of Sheringham's international career, during which he had earned fifty-one caps and scored eleven times for England.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
Upon his retirement from professional football in 2008, Sheringham has been a noticeable figure on the world poker scene, playing in various competitions worldwide. He made a notable run in the WSOPE main event in London, cashing and finishing 14 th out of a (pro stacked) field of 334 players
In July 2009, non-League football club Beckenham Town made an approach to tempt Sheringham out of football retirement, in a bid to secure him to play for the Kent based club's FA Vase fixtures.
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'''Dwight Eversley Yorke''' (born 3 November 1971 in Canaan, Tobago) is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland. He was the assistant manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team until the completion of the qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Along with compatriot Russell Latapy and Pat Jennings, the former Northern Ireland goalkeeper, Dwight Yorke holds the record number of participations in different World Cup competitions, including qualifying stages - six in total (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010). Dwight Yorke was nicknamed ''The Smiling Assassin'' because of his goal scoring abilities as well as the fact that he is constantly smiling.
Dwight Yorke was first discovered by Graham Taylor, at the time the Aston Villa manager, on a tour of the West Indies in 1989. Yorke appeared in a team that played a friendly match against Aston Villa, Taylor was impressed and offered Yorke a trial at Villa. Yorke was subsequently given a permanent contract and he made his First Division debut for Aston Villa against Crystal Palace on 24 March 1990: the game ended 0-1.
During his time with Aston Villa, from 1989 to 1998, Yorke played initially as a right winger until the 1995-96 season, he then switched to centre forward and quickly established himself as one of the Premiership's top strikers. Yorke was an integral member of the Villa team that reached the League Cup Final in 1996. Villa won 3-0 with Yorke getting on the scoresheet. On 30 September 1996 he scored a brilliant hat-trick against Newcastle United in a 4-3 defeat. Newcastle were leading 3-1 at half-time and Aston Villa were down to ten men, with Mark Draper being sent off late in the first half. Yorke showed great character in leading his team in a brave fight back by scoring two more goals in the second half to complete his hat-trick, although it was to no avail as Aston Villa still lost the game. Yorke scored a fourth goal to equalise the game at 4-all, only for his goal to be ruled offside. It was performances like this that led to interest from Manchester United in August 1998. Yorke appeared for Aston Villa on 231 occasions, scoring 97 times. He also has the distinct honour of being the last ever Villa player to score in front of the old Holte End standing terrace, notching both goals in a 2-1 victory on the final day of the 1993-94 season, 7 May 1994.
The circumstances of his departure from Aston Villa were very controversial; Manchester United were accused of making an illegal approach for the player. John Gregory, Aston Villa manager at that time, made it known that the club did not want to sell Yorke to Manchester United unless they were prepared to exchange Andy Cole, a striker at Manchester United. Yorke then approached Gregory to state that he wanted to leave the club, to which Gregory was famously attributed to saying that he would shoot Yorke if he had had a gun in his office. Yorke played in a match for Villa at Everton early in the season in August 1998, however it appeared he made no effort during the match as he was unhappy at not being allowed to leave the club. Aston Villa was left with no option but to sell the player and he was transferred to Manchester United for -12.6 million in August 1998. Despite spending 9 years at Villa he is disliked by some of its fans for his behaviour at the time he left the club and also because he later joined Birmingham City, the arch-rivals of Aston Villa, but he is also widely regarded in the hearts of Aston Villa fans as one of the clubs greatest ever goalscorers.
In his first three seasons, Yorke was a key player in guiding his club to three successive Premiership titles including a unique treble of the Premiership title, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League, and at the same time forming an attacking partnership with Andy Cole in the 1998-99 season. Yorke finished the season as the top league goalscorer. Yorke made, in total, 95 league appearances for Manchester United, scoring 47 goals.
However, in the 2001-02 season, Yorke lost his place in the line-up following the arrival of Ruud van Nistelrooy. It was also rumoured that Yorke had a fall-out with United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson, following his much publicised relationship with British model Jordan. The following summer he was sold to Blackburn Rovers for -2 million.
Altogether he scored 64 goals for Manchester United in 188 appearances.
Yorke spent two years at Blackburn Rovers, where he rejoined his old United strike partner, Andy Cole, but never made the same impact that he made at United, there he fell out with manager Graeme Souness. It was rumoured that Souness, accused him of not trying hard enough, and during a six-a-side match the pair once exchanged a few tough tackles. Subsequently he joined Birmingham City in 2004 on a free transfer.
Yorke started his Birmingham career well enough with a goal on his debut against Charlton
By signing for Sydney FC, Yorke opted to continue his career in Australia for less money than might have been available in some other leagues, notably those in the Middle East (a common destination for aging stars seeking a lucrative final contract before retirement). Qatar's football league were most interested, but Yorke opted for the Australian club instead. He scored the first goal for Sydney FC in its first A-League regular season match, a diving header against the Melbourne Victory. Dwight Yorke came to Sydney FC with the biggest pedigree of all players in the new A-League, having won the treble with Manchester United. He signed for two years. Yorke scored 7 goals in the A-League, with three of them being from penalty kicks. Former Sydney FC coach Pierre Littbarski moved Yorke into a midfield role and went on to give him the team captaincy.
He played a major role in leading Sydney FC to victory in the inaugural A-League Grand Final on 5 March against regional rivals Central Coast Mariners. He set up the only goal, scored by Steve Corica, in front of a sell out crowd of over 41,000 at Aussie Stadium, and was awarded the Joe Marston Medal as best player in the grand final.
Yorke was the marquee player for Sydney FC - meaning that his salary fell outside the salary cap. He was also a star name for the A-League as a whole. Aside from his footballing talents, the drawing power and credibility he brought both locally and internationally proved to be beneficial for the competition in its inaugural season, leading the FFA to use his image and name for the promotion of the A-League's second season.
In June 2006, Yorke trained with Manchester United in a bid to achieve a higher level of fitness prior to the 2006 World Cup, although he was at that time contracted to Sydney FC. This was because the Australian season had already ended and pre-season training had not yet commenced.
On 31 August 2006, Yorke's transfer to Sunderland was announced. The transfer for a fee of -200,000 (AU$ $500,000) re-united Yorke with ex-teammate Roy Keane, then manager of Sunderland. Yorke made his debut in the home match against Leicester City and received a rapturous standing ovation from home fans when he came on as a substitute in the first half. He scored his first goal for Sunderland in the 2-1 loss against Stoke and has become accepted by the people of Sunderland, switching on the city's Christmas lights in 2006. He has recently been handed the number 19 shirt at Sunderland, the number which he wore at Manchester United and Sydney. On 2 January 2008, during his teams 1-0 defeat to Blackburn, Dwight Yorke was given a red card by referee Rob Styles.
Dwight has been caught on record several times recently, stating he would like to return to the A-League, preferably Sydney FC. However following Sydney FC's recent signings, it seems very unlikely that Sydney would be able to fit him under the salary cap. For a time it seemed that Dwight would end up playing for rivals Central Coast Mariners, the team bankrolled by the man who brought him to Sydney, Peter Turnbull.
On 11 March 2008, it was announced that The Mariners were in "Advanced Negotiations" with Dwight to become the marquee for two years. However on 1 July 2008 Yorke signed a new one-year contract to stay with Sunderland for the 2008-09 season. He demonstrated that he can still perform at the highest level with a man of the match performance against Arsenal on 4 October 2008, a game which Sunderland drew 1-1 at home.
Following Roy Keane's departure from the post of Sunderland manager in December 2008, Yorke and Neil Bailey were named as assistants to Ricky Sbragia. He was released on 28 May 2009.
To date Yorke has been capped 72 official times for the Trinidad and Tobago national team, scoring 26 goals, but has played over 100 matches for T&T that were not recognised as international friendlies. Along with his friend Russell Latapy, Yorke was a member of the 1989 'Strike Squad', the national team which narrowly failed to qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He retired from international football in 2001 after a disagreement with the side's coach; however he returned to the team for the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, in which the team qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time in their history after a 2-1 aggregate qualifying victory over Bahrain.
Yorke was captain for all of Trinidad and Tobago's games at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was Man of the Match in the historic 0-0 draw against Sweden, pipping his close friend Shaka Hislop to the honour despite the then West Ham goalkeeper making several world-class saves. He was one of six players in the Trinidad squad (the others being Brent Sancho, Dennis Lawrence, Chris Birchall, Carlos Edwards and Stern John) to have played every minute of the campaign.
Yorke announced his retirement from international football in March 2007, choosing to focus on his club career at Sunderland AFC. He captained the side in Germany, and up until his retirement. However, he made a guest return appearance for a friendly against England in June 2008 after being invited by FIFA vice-president Jack Warner.
On 10 July 2008, the TTFF announced Dwight's return to the national team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.
On 15 October 2008, he scored his first international goal after returning from retirement against the United States in a 2010 World Cup Qualification match. The game ended 2-1 for Trinidad and Tobago. His goal was a crucial tie-breaker scored in the 79th minute, which put Trinidad and Tobago in a great situation to advance to the next qualifying stage, needing only a tie against Cuba in their final game.
On 11 February 2009, Yorke scored a 26th minute penalty for his country, but was sent off in the dying seconds of Trinidad and Tobago's opening match of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Fourth Round against El Salvador (2:2) after exchanging heated remarks with Mexican referee Marco Antonio Rodrguez (the Trini star had voiced his disapproval of the disruptions caused by the home crowd) and was consequently banned for 4 games due to his use of abusive language. However, the suspension was later reduced to 2 matches.
After being released from Sunderland and being unable to find a club before the end of the current transfer window, Yorke retired from football altogether in September 2009, and took up the post of assistant manager with the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
He was once in a brief relationship with the British Page Three model Jordan, and has a son with her named Harvey who has autism. Yorke disputed paternity until Jordan's claims were proven by a DNA test.
The Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago, constructed for the 2001 U-17 World Cup, was named in Yorke's honour.
Dwight Yorke is a cricket fan. One of Yorke's closest friends is fellow countryman Brian Lara. During the 1999 Cricket World Cup, Yorke made regular appearances bringing on drinks for the West Indies cricket team. Yorke's older brother, Clint Yorke, is a former first class cricketer who has represented Trinidad and Tobago as an opening batsman.
Yorke featured extensively in an episode of Australia's ''The Biggest Loser'' TV show, which aired 28 February 2006. The episode involved Yorke coaching the "red team" of contestants while they competed against the "blue team" in a game of football. Mark Rudan, Yorke's Sydney FC team-mate, was the manager of the "blue team".
For his contribution to the national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup he was made a Sports Ambassador for Trinidad and Tobago.
He released his autobiography in 2009 titled, "''Born To Score''".
:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.''
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'''Francis Morgan Oyodl Thompson''' CBE (born 30 July 1958 in Worcester Park, London), known commonly as '''Daley Thompson''', is a former decathlete from England. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times.
With four world records, two Olympic gold medals, three Commonwealth titles, and wins in the World and European Championships, Thompson is considered by many to be the greatest decathlete of all time.
The second son of a Nigerian father and Scottish mother, Thompson showed a remarkable aptitude for sport while at boarding school in Sussex.
Initially he was a member of Haywards Heath Harriers, but when he returned to London in 1975 he joined the Essex Beagles club. Later that year he won the first two decathlon competitions he entered, while in 1976 he won the AAA title and was the 18th at the Montral Olympic Games. The following year, he won the European Junior Title and in 1978 came the first of his three Commonwealth titles. He cites Sam Nichols and Sian Rathore as "great inspirations" to him, even in the early days.
In 1979, he failed to finish in his only decathlon of the year but won the long jump at the UK Championships. He then opened the 1980 Olympic season with a world decathlon record of 8,648 points at Gtzis, Austria, in May, and followed this with a comfortable win at the Moscow Olympics. After a quiet 1981 season he was in devastating form in 1982; back at Gtzis in May, he raised the world record to 8,730 points and then in September, at the European Championships in Athens, he took the record up to 8,774 points. The following month in Brisbane, Thompson took his second Commonwealth title.
In 1983 Daley was crowned the all-round king at the inaugural World Championships and became the first decathlete to hold the European, World and Olympic titles simultaneously. He spent much of the summer of 1984 in California preparing for the defense of his Olympic title, with Jrgen Hingsen, the West German who had taken over from Thompson as the world record holder, expected to be a major threat. Thompson took the lead in the first event and was never headed throughout the competition, although it seemed that, by easing off in the 1,500 metres he had missed recapturing the world record by just one point. When the photo-finish pictures were examined, however, it was found that Thompson should have been credited with one more point in the 110 metres hurdles so he had in fact, equaled Hingsen-s record. Then when the new scoring tables were introduced, Thompson became the sole record holder once more with a recalculated score of 8,847 points - a world record that stood until 1992, when it was surpassed by the American athlete Dan O'Brien with a score of 8891. His two victories in the decathlon are a feat shared only with the American Bob Mathias. Thompson's 1984 performance is still the UK record.
After his Olympic success, Thompson won his third Commonwealth title in 1986 but after that he never quite recaptured the superlative form of earlier years. In 1987 he suffered his first decathlon defeat for nine years when he finished ninth in the World Championships, and at his third Olympics in Seoul in 1988 he finished fourth. He made the Commonwealth Games team for the fourth time in 1990 but was forced to withdraw because of injury
Thompson's rivalry with West German athlete Jrgen Hingsen was legendary in the sport throughout the 1980s. The pair consistently traded world records, but Thompson always had the upper hand in the major events, remaining undefeated in all competitions for nine years between 1979 and 1987.
Thompson was a natural showman who endeared himself to the British public with his irreverent personality, notably when he whistled the British national anthem ''God Save the Queen'' with studied insouciance after receiving his gold medal in 1984. Afterwards, he famously sent a message to friends back home via a TV interview, showing his medal and saying ''I've got the Big G, boys - the Big G!''
Sometimes Thompson's behaviour caused offence, not least when he refused to carry the Union Jack at the opening ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games, claiming that the effort required participating in the four-and-a-half hour ceremony would reduce his chances of winning his event. He won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award the same year. Making his acceptance speech during the live broadcast of the programme Thompson uttered an obscenity, which caused media comment. Despite this, he was awarded the MBE in 1982, the OBE in 1986, and the CBE in 2000.
Thompson was forced to retire from athletics in 1992, due to a persistent hamstring injury. In the 1990s he played professional football for Mansfield Town and Stevenage Borough F.C., and then worked as fitness coach for Wimbledon F.C. and Luton Town football clubs.
Thompson worked as a fitness trainer and motivational speaker, as well as appearing at corporate events. He was also well known for his appearances in commercials for the drink Lucozade in the 1980s. Thompson's name was used for three officially licensed home computer games by Ocean Software in the 1980s: Daley Thompson's Decathlon, Daley Thompson's Supertest, and Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge.
In October 2009, he was linked with a return to football with his boyhood team, Middlesbrough FC under the guidance of the rumored new management team of Russell Whitaker and Damien Ward.
Thompson is an ambassador for the London 2012 Olympics, focusing during the bid stage on highlighting the benefits that hosting the Olympics would bring to education and sport in schools.
He has 2 children with partner Lisa, and 3 with ex-wife Trish.
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'''Herbert Chapman''' (19 January 1878 - 6 January 1934) was an English association football player and manager. Though he had an undistinguished playing career, he went on to become one of the most successful and influential managers in early 20th century English football, before his sudden death in 1934.
As a player, Chapman played for a variety of clubs, at League and non-League levels. His record was generally unremarkable as a player; he made fewer than 40 League appearances over the course of a decade and did not win any major honours. Instead, he found success as a manager, first at Northampton Town between 1908 and 1912, whom he led to a Southern League title.
This attracted the attention of larger clubs and he moved to Leeds City, where he started to improve the team's fortunes before the First World War intervened. After the war ended, City were implicated in an illegal payments scandal and were eventually disbanded. Chapman was initially banned from football but successfully appealed, and then took over at Huddersfield Town, winning an FA Cup and two First Division titles in the space of four years.
In 1925, Arsenal successfully tempted Chapman to join them, and he brought the previously trophyless club an FA Cup and two First Division titles. He set them up to be the dominant team of the 1930s - they would eventually win five League titles that decade - but he did not live to see them to do so, dying suddenly from pneumonia in 1934, at the age of 55.
Not only credited with turning round the fortunes of both Huddersfield Town and Arsenal, he is also regarded as one of the game's first modernisers. He introduced new tactics and training techniques into the English game, as well as championing innovations such as floodlighting, European club competitions and numbered shirts, and has received many posthumous honours in recognition.
Chapman was born in Kiveton Park, near Rotherham.
Chapman's playing career was that of a typical journeyman, owing mostly to the fact he often played as an amateur; this meant that whether he could play for a particular club was dictated by whether he could find an appropriate job nearby.
In 1898, he joined his brother Tom at Second Division Grimsby Town. Though now playing in the professional Football League, Chapman was still an amateur at this stage and took up a job at local solicitors to earn his way.
Though due to his studies he mainly played for Worksop's reserves, in a first-team match against Northampton Town he caught the opposition's eye, and they offered him a contract, leading him to turn professional for the first time in 1901.
In 1904, Chapman moved back to his old club Northampton Town, playing a season effectively on loan from Notts County (as they kept his registration), before being transferred permanently in 1905 to Tottenham Hotspur for -70. He scored eleven goals for Spurs in their 1905-06 Southern League campaign. He spent 1906-07 in and out of the side, scoring just three goals. With the season drawing to a close, he decided that he had had "a good innings" and decided to leave Tottenham and professional football for good, in favour of pursuing his career in engineering.
In 1907, as he was about to leave Tottenham Hotspur, Chapman had recommended Spurs team-mate Walter Bull to his old club Northampton Town, as their new manager. However, Bull changed his mind, and in turn recommended that Chapman take the job instead. Chapman changed his mind about retiring from the game, and instead agreed to become player-manager of Northampton Town. Northampton had finished bottom of the Southern League two seasons running immediately before Chapman's appointment,
At the time, teams rarely employed tactics of any sort - Chapman would later remark: "no attempt was made to organise victory. The most that I remember was the occasional chat between, say two men playing on the same wing." As a manager he sought to change that; after seeing Northampton lose to Norwich City despite dominating, Chapman opined that "a team can attack for too long". He thus set about creating a tactical framework for all his players; he dropped the half backs (midfield) back to give his forwards more space and draw the opposition defenders out of the penalty area,
To allow his system to reach its full potential, Chapman encouraged his chairman to spend money on new players, including a then club record of -200 on Welsh international Edwin Lloyd-Davies, who to this day remains Northampton's most-capped player, winger Fred McDiarmid and playmaking centre half David McCartney.
By now, Chapman had retired as a player in first-class football, having played his last match against Watford in January 1909,
Chapman was keen to get Northampton Town in to the Football League, but with no automatic promotion or relegation rules at the time this proved very difficult. Chapman proposed a new two-division Football Alliance underneath the two divisions of the Football League, with automatic promotion and relegation (a similar system to the four-division League setup introduced in 1921), but this was rejected at the time (and would not come about until 1920). In the 1912 close season, he was offered the chance to manage Second Division Leeds City, and with Northampton's blessing moved north again to join the League side.
Leeds City had finished 19th in the Second Division in the season preceding Chapman's arrival, and were facing re-election. Chapman played an essential part in lobbying for the side's readmission and Leeds City were duly re-elected.
With a strengthening of the defence, City's form improved further the next season, in 1913-14, coming fourth, two points outside the promotion places.
League football was suspended for the rest of the war, with Leeds City playing in regional competitions. With many players away fighting or having left the game due to a drop in wages, Leeds relied heavily on guest players during these matches.
Chapman returned to Leeds City from Barnbow after hostilities had ended, but resigned suddenly in December 1918, eventually moving to Selby to take up a position as a superintendent at an oil and coke works. No reason was given for his resignation, but as football resumed in 1919-20, Leeds City were accused by a former player of financial irregularities, involving illegal payments to guest players during wartime matches.
Chapman was still working at the coke works in Selby when his ban was imposed, but by Christmas 1920 the company was sold up and he was laid off. Soon after, however, he was approached by Huddersfield Town to become assistant to Ambrose Langley, who had been a former team-mate of Herbert Chapman's brother Harry at The Wednesday. Huddersfield Town backed Chapman in his appeal against his ban, arguing that as he had been working at the factory in Barnbow during the war, he had not been in charge of Leeds City during the time illegal payments were paid. The ban was overturned, and Chapman was formally installed as Langley's assistant on 1 February 1921.
Chapman was promoted to full secretary-manager, replacing Langley, the following month, and soon made an impact, signing players such as England international Clem Stephenson from Aston Villa (who became captain under Chapman) and 18-year-old unknown George Brown (who went on to become Huddersfield's all-time top scorer). In Chapman's first full season in charge (1921-22), Huddersfield Town won the FA Cup, beating Preston North End 1-0 in the final at Stamford Bridge, the club's first major trophy. However his side had spent most of the season fighting relegation and had finished 14th,
Like at Northampton, Chapman's tactics were based upon the principles of a strong defence and a fast, counter-attacking approach to the game, with a focus on quick, short passing and mazy runs from his wingers,
With new players and Chapman's system, Huddersfield were transformed - they finished third in 1922-23
Following the title win, Chapman kept faith in his squad, making only one new signing - outside right Joey Williams - as they successfully defended their League title in 1924-25. Huddersfield started brightly but a poor run of form in October and November (in part caused by an injury to goalkeeper Ted Taylor) saw them drop to as low as ninth. However, with Taylor replaced by new signing Billy Mercer, a resurgence in form saw Huddersfield climb back up again, regaining top spot with a 5-0 win over Arsenal in February, and eventually finishing two points clear of runners-up West Bromwich Albion. As a testament to Chapman's philosophy of relying on a strong defence, it was the first time a title-winning side had gone through a season without conceding more than two goals in any match.
In the 1925 close season, Chapman had already set about improving his squad for a third successive title (something which had never been achieved before). At the same time, Arsenal were looking for a replacement for the sacked Leslie Knighton, with Arsenal chairman Sir Henry Norris placing an advertisement in the ''Athletic News'':
Despite the fact Arsenal had been fighting relegation the previous two seasons, and the chairman's restriction on spending, Chapman moved to Arsenal soon after, attracted both by the London club's larger crowds and a salary of -2,000, double what he earned at Huddersfield Town. At Arsenal, Chapman immediately made an impact by signing 34-year-old Charlie Buchan, an England international and Sunderland's all-time record goalscorer, whom he made Arsenal captain.
Chapman and Buchan's arrival at the club coincided with a change in the laws of the game in June 1925, that modified the offside law. The change had reduced the number of opposition players that an attacker needed between himself and the goal-line from three to two (including the goalkeeper). Buchan's idea, implemented by Chapman, was to move the centre half from a roaming position in midfield to a "stopper" position in defence. With the inside forwards brought back to help the midfield, this changed the usual formation from 2-3-5 to 3-4-3, or a "WM", so called after the shape it formed spelled out the letters. This meant the offside trap was now the responsibility of the single centre half, while the full backs were pushed wider to cover the wings.
Arsenal were by no means the only team to have come up with the idea of dropping the centre half into defence - Newcastle United beat Arsenal 7-0 that season employing such a system with Charlie Spencer at centre-half; Queen's Park and Tottenham Hotspur had also adopted similar systems.
Arsenal went on to finish second in 1925-26, five points behind Chapman's old side Huddersfield Town, as they became the first club in England to manage three titles in a row.
In February 1926, he signed the pacy winger Joe Hulme, followed that summer by forward Jack Lambert and full-back Tom Parker, who would later succeed Buchan as captain.
The same year, Arsenal became embroiled in a scandal; footballers' pay at the time was limited by a maximum wage, but an FA enquiry found that Charlie Buchan had secretly received illegal payments from Arsenal as an incentive to sign for the club.
It was the signing of David Jack in particular, that highlighted Chapman's cunning when it came to transfer negotiations. Bolton had originally asked for a fee of -13,000, almost double the existing record at the time. Bob Wall, Chapman's personal assistant at the time, later recounted the negotiations he made with Bolton's directors as follows:
Chapman's subterfuge succeeded, as he managed to bargain the inebriated Bolton directors down to -10,890.
Chapman had laid out a five-year plan for success in 1925, and it came to fruition exactly on schedule, as his Arsenal won their first major trophy in the 1930 FA Cup Final, beating his old side, Huddersfield Town, 2-0.
Chapman had by now perfected the ruthless, counter-attacking football he had been honing. Up front, he employed a robust front line of Lambert supported by David Jack and Alex James as deep-lying inside forwards, filling the gap vacated by the movement of the centre half into defence; Alex James in particular, with his passing supplying the front men, became celebrated as the engine of the team during the coming decade. Chapman employed Bastin and Hulme as pacy wingers who could cut inside instead of hugging the touchline;
Chapman's tactics of fast-moving play meant the wing half line of John and Jones were now pushed in to cover central midfield, pivoting around the halfway line so that they could drop back to defend when necessary.
Chapman's system demanded a high level of fitness from his players, something which he emphasised strongly upon. He also balanced the need for players suited to each task - something which his skill in spotting the right players and his extensive scouting network proved vital - with adapting his system to account for their abilities. Though highly effective, Chapman's fast, counter-attacking passing approach to football contrasted with how the game was traditionally played in England at the time, with its emphasis on dribbling, possession and dwelling on the ball, and thus brought accusations of "Lucky Arsenal" or "Boring Arsenal" from commentators and opposition alike.
Having won both League and Cup in separate seasons with two clubs, Chapman was determined to go one better and win the Double - which had not yet been won in the 20th century - in 1931-32 but ended up missing out on both, finishing second in the League behind Everton and losing the 1932 FA Cup Final controversially to Newcastle United, with Newcastle's equaliser coming after the ball had gone behind for a goal kick. Undeterred, Chapman kept faith with his side and launched a bid for the 1932-33 title. However it was during this season that Arsenal suffered one of the most infamous defeats in their history.
In the FA Cup Third Round, Arsenal had been drawn against Walsall of the Third Division North. Arsenal, as last season's losing finalists and league leaders, were clear favourites to win the match. On the day, five of the Arsenal first team were out with injury or flu and had their place taken by reserves, but despite six first-team players Arsenal lost 2-0 in one of the greatest FA Cup upsets of all time. Chapman was enraged by the result, and showed his ruthlessness by selling one player, Tommy Black, who had conceded a penalty in the game, to Plymouth Argyle within a week of the result; another, striker Charlie Walsh, was sold to Brentford a week later.
However despite the Cup setback, Arsenal bounced back in the League, and with the same scoring form as in 1930-31, finished the season having scored 118 League goals in total, which included a 5-0 win over title rivals Aston Villa, in that season's title-deciding match.
Wary of his ageing Arsenal team and the club's inadequate reserves (as proven by the Walsall match), around this time Chapman noted to club director George Allison: "The team's played out, Mr Allison, we must rebuild." Chapman started the process, signing Ray Bowden, Pat Beasley and Jimmy Dunne, and had converted the young George Male from left half to right back. However, he would not live to see the end of the season, let alone complete the task of rebuilding his side. Arsenal went into 1933-34 looking to retain the title, and started consistently; they worked their way to the top of the league and were a comfortable four points clear after a goalless draw with Birmingham City on 30 December 1933. This proved to be Chapman's last match in charge.
Chapman celebrated New Year in London before travelling north on a scouting trip to see Bury play Notts County on 1 January 1934. The following day he travelled back to his native Yorkshire to watch Sheffield Wednesday, Arsenal's next opponents, before spending a final night in his home town of Kiveton Park. He returned to London nursing a cold but was well enough to watch an Arsenal third team match against Guildford City. However soon after, his illness suddenly worsened; pneumonia set in, and Chapman quickly succumbed. He died in the early hours of 6 January 1934 at his home in Hendon.
Chapman left behind a widow, Annie, two sons, Ken (born 1908) and Bruce (born 1911), and two daughters, Molly (born 1915) and Joyce (born 1919). Ken was a rugby union player for Harlequins, and later served as president of the Rugby Football Union.
Chapman was one of the first football managers in the modern sense of the word, taking full charge of the team, rather than letting board members pick the side. As well as his tactical innovations, he was also a strong believer in physical fitness in football - he instituted a strict training regime and the use of physiotherapists and masseurs. He encouraged his players to openly discuss tactics and the game, instituting weekly team meetings at his clubs, and also encouraged them to socialise in extra-curricular activities such as golf.
Unlike many of his contemporaries in Britain, Chapman was a fan of the continental game and counted among his friends Hugo Meisl, coach of the Austrian "Wunderteam" of the 1930s. As long ago as 1909, he had taken his Northampton side on a tour of Germany to play Nuremberg, and at Arsenal he had instituted an ongoing series of home-and-away friendlies against the likes of Racing Club de Paris. Chapman had proposed a Europe-wide club competition more than twenty years before the European Cup was instituted, and regularly took his teams abroad to play foreign sides. He was one of the first managers to consider signing black and foreign players; as well as signing Walter Tull, one of the first black professionals in the game, for Northampton Town in 1911,
After attending a night-time match in Belgium in 1930 with his friend Hugo Meisl, Chapman became an early advocate of floodlights. He had lights installed in Highbury's new West Stand when it was constructed in 1932; however they were only used for training and Arsenal would have to wait until the 1950s for their officially-sanctioned use in matches.
Chapman also advocated the use of white footballs and numbered shirts, as well as adding hoops to Arsenal's socks to make it easier for players to pick each other out.
Although he did not win any major honours as a player, as a manager won Chapman won a Southern League title in 1908-09 with Northampton Town, four Football League titles (1923-24 and 1924-25 with Huddersfield Town, 1930-31 and 1932-33 with Arsenal) and two FA Cups (1922-23 with Huddersfield Town, 1929-30 with Arsenal). After his death the team he had built at Arsenal, under his successors Joe Shaw and George Allison, went on to win the 1933-34 and 1934-35 titles, emulating his Huddersfield Town team by completing a hat-trick. No team was to repeat the feat until Liverpool between 1982 and 1984.
In 2003, Chapman was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his impact as a manager. An English Heritage blue plaque commemorating Chapman was unveiled in March 2005, at the house in Hendon where Chapman lived from 1926 until his death. Chapman was the first footballer or football manager to be commemorated in this way by English Heritage.
In tribute to his achievements at Arsenal, a bronze bust of Chapman, sculpted by Jacob Epstein resided inside the marble halls of the East Stand of Arsenal Stadium, Highbury until its closure in 2006 and will be reinstated there once redevelopment work in the stadium is completed.
Huddersfield Town were presented with a replica of Chapman's bust by Arsenal, to celebrate their centenary in 2008. Additionally, as part of their centennial, Huddersfield also contested the inaugural Herbert Chapman Trophy against Arsenal at the Galpharm Stadium on 6 August 2008, which Arsenal won 2-1.
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'''Jari Olavi Litmanen''' (born 20 February 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for Lahti of the Finnish Premier Division.
He is widely considered the country's greatest ever. He was chosen as the best Finnish player of the last 50 years by the Football Association of Finland in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003. Litmanen also finished 42nd in the 100 Greatest Finns voting in 2004. The Association of Football Statisticians' (The AFS) compendium of 'Greatest Ever Footballers' listed Litmanen as the 53rd best footballer ever.
In Finland he is often called "Litti" or "Kuningas" ("The King").
Litmanen was the long-time captain and is currently the second-choice captain of the Finnish national team, in an international career spanning two decades. During his club career he has represented Reipas, HJK, MyPa and Lahti in Finland, as well as Ajax, FC Barcelona, Liverpool, Hansa Rostock, Malm and Fulham abroad. Once considered one of the best attacking midfielders in the world, he became the first Finnish footballing superstar while playing for Ajax in the mid-1990s. He was a key player in the Amsterdam side that won the 1995 Champions League.
Litmanen made his first-team debut for Reipas in Finland's then top division Mestaruussarja at the age of 16 in 1987. After four seasons he moved to HJK, Finland's biggest club, in 1991. A year later he joined MyPa, where he was coached by Harri Kampman, who later became his agent. Litmanen won the Finnish Cup with MyPa before moving abroad in the summer of 1992. His performance in the cup final convinced a scout of Ajax that the club should sign him. -For me, he was the player,- the scout later told the Finnish television.
left|thumb|200px|Jari Litmanen's Ajax shirt in Sports Museum of Finland
Litmanen had been chased by a host of European clubs, but in the end it was Ajax who bought him. His first season in the Netherlands was spent in Dennis Bergkamp's shadow, but when Bergkamp moved to Internazionale it was Litmanen who was given the famous number 10 shirt. He scored 26 goals in the 1993-94 season, becoming the league's top scorer, and leading Ajax to the title.
He was one of the star players of Louis van Gaal's team that reached the UEFA Champions League final twice in a row. Litmanen became the first ever Finnish player to have won the European Cup when Ajax beat Milan in the 1994-95 final. In 1995-96, Litmanen was the Champions League top scorer with nine goals, including the equaliser in the final against Juventus, which Ajax lost on penalties 4-2. He also won the Intercontinental Cup against Grmio in 1995, and came third in the voting for the Ballon d'Or (European Footballer of the Year), having finished eighth the previous year.
Litmanen spent seven years in Amsterdam, winning four Dutch championships and three Dutch Cups. He is the club's top scorer in European competition with 24 goals in 44 matches. Litmanen owns the honour of being one of just three players presented in a special video featurette at the Ajax Museum. The other two are Marco van Basten and Johan Cruyff. In his time at Ajax, some fans called him "Merlin" because of the magic he brought to the pitch.
In 1999, Litmanen was re-united with his old boss van Gaal at FC Barcelona. His stint with the club was, however, largely plagued by injuries, and when van Gaal was replaced by Lloren Serra Ferrer, his chances of playing became even smaller. In the end, Litmanen moved to Liverpool on a free transfer, in January 2001.
Litmanen was hailed as "one of the most exciting signings Liverpool have ever made" by the manager Grard Houllier upon signing for the club he had supported as a boy. But, once again, injuries meant that Litmanen was given little playing time. He did score goals against Tottenham Hotspur and Bayer Leverkusen, and scored a penalty in Liverpool's victory over Roma in the Champions League. He was part of the Liverpool team that won the "cup treble" of the Worthington Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001, even though he missed all three finals because of injury. Litmanen was again given permission to move clubs for free after the 2001-02 season.
Litmanen decided to return to Ajax, and was given a hero's welcome with the crowd once again singing his name. He was one of the key players as Ajax reached the quarter-finals of the 2002-03 Champions League. Much of the following season, though, was once again spent on the sidelines, and once again, in the spring of 2004, Litmanen was released.
Litmanen's return to Finland, as he joined Lahti, was much hyped, and was hailed as "the return of the king". However, Litmanen moved to German Bundesliga strugglers Hansa Rostock in January 2005 to help save them from relegation. At Rostock he had the longest run of first-team football in recent memory. In the end, though, Hansa were relegated, which ended Litmanen's stint at the club.
Litmanen joined Malm in July 2005 in a bid to help the Swedes qualify for the Champions League. This bid, however, failed, and Litmanen himself was injured during the whole of the autumn, only making a few appearances. He decided to continue his career with Malm in the 2006 season, which saw Litmanen continue to be sidelined with a number of injuries for much of the season. However, the matches he did play showed he remains a brilliant player when healthy. After an operation to repair a damaged ankle during the winter break, Malm and Litmanen decided to extend his contract over the 2007 season. However, an ankle injury in June 2007 forced Litmanen to cancel it.
In January 2008, Litmanen received a 10-day trial invitation from Fulham FC, managed by former Finland manager Roy Hodgson, and was signed on 31 January 2008 alongside countryman Toni Kallio. Just weeks after signing with Fulham, Litmanen had to return to his native Finland to rest, after serious heart concerns.
On 31 March 2008, Litmanen made his debut in a Fulham shirt, in a Reserve-team match against Tottenham Reserves. Five minutes before half time, Litmanen scored the opening goal from a penalty kick. He was substituted after 63 minutes, and Fulham Reserves went on to lose the match 1-3. Despite signing for the club in January, Litmanen was released by Fulham in May of the same year without playing a single game in the first team.
Local newspapers of Helsinki reported that during his vacation in Rome in June, he was approached by former Greece player, and now General Director of PAOK, Zisis Vryzas for the prospect of joining his club the following season. Litmanen has been training with Lahti for some weeks in Summer 2008.
On 8 August 2008, it was announced that Litmanen would join his former club Lahti of the Finnish Premier Division for the remainder of the 2008 season. He only played 34 minutes in his first match. He scored twice and gave passes to two other goals. He played an important role when FC Lahti for the first time managed to finish third in the league and qualify for European game in the club's history. He signed a new one-year contract with Lahti on 16 April 2009. Litmanen scored his first European goal for Lahti in a 2-0 against Gorica in the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League, with the final aggregate score being 2-1.
Jari Litmanen is Finland's most capped player and his country's all-time leading scorer. His international career has now lasted for two decades.
Litmanen made his Finland debut on 22 October 1989 against Trinidad and Tobago, and scored his first goal on 16 May 1991 against Malta. The fact that Finland have never qualified for a major tournament has also prevented Litmanen from proving his talent at the highest level in international competition. Litmanen served as Finland's captain from 1996 to 2008, and was arguably their key player for more than a decade, helping the team to many unexpected victories against higher ranked opposition.
Litmanen received his 100th cap on 25 January 2006 against South Korea. He now holds the record for most caps for Finland, and is one of only four Finns to have reached a century of caps, the others being Ari Hjelm, Sami Hyypi and Jonatan Johansson . Litmanen is also Finland's all-time leading scorer with 31 goals.
It was thought that Litmanen would miss the rest of the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, due to the operation on his ankle in 2007, and would have to be out for 6 months. However, Finland coach Hodgson announced Litmanen once again for the squad on 8 November with two crucial qualifying games left. He was Finland's leading goalscorer in Finland's Euro 2008 qualifying campaign with three goals, one against Kazakhstan and two against Poland. His last game for Finland was the qualifier against Portugal on 21 November 2007 as a starter (substituted on the 67th minute). On 6 February 2008, he scored his 29th international goal, giving Finland the lead in a friendly played in Nicosia, Cyprus, against Greece, eventually won 2-1 by the reigning European champions. On 26 March 2008, Litmanen played as a starter in a friendly against Bulgaria, and scored the opening goal, his 30th international goal, from a penalty kick. Although he played very well, he was substituted after the first half, and Bulgaria eventually won the friendly by 2-1.
On 28 March 2009, Jari Litmanen made a wonderful performance against Wales in Cardiff.
On 18 January 2010, Litmanen played in a 2-0 friendly defeat to South Korea, meaning that he has now played for Finland in four different decades.
Litmanen was born into a footballing family. His father, Olavi Litmanen, was also a Finnish international and a Reipas player. His mother also played for Reipas at the women's highest level. Litmanen became a father in November 2005, when his Estonian girlfriend Ly Jrgenson gave birth to a son named Caro. In September 2007, the couple's second son was born.
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'''Denis Charles Scott Compton''' CBE (23 May 1918 in Hendon, Middlesex - 23 April 1997 in Windsor, Berkshire) was an English cricketer who played in 78 Test matches, and a footballer. He spent the whole of his cricket career with Middlesex and the whole of his football career at Arsenal F.C..
In 2009 Compton was inducteed into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Denis Compton was the second son of Harry and Jessie Compton; his older brother was Les Compton. He was educated at an Elementary School and he joined the MCC groundstaff at Lord's in 1934. By the late 1930s he was a leading England batsman and remained at the top of his profession for some twenty years. His dashing approach to batting and the sheer enjoyment he exuded endeared him to a generation of cricket lovers. As an all-rounder Compton was a right-hand bat and a slow left-arm Chinaman bowler.
In 1947 he thrilled a war-weary English public by breaking record after record in scoring 3816 runs; he scored 18 centuries. 753 of those runs came against the touring South Africans. This season was the summit of a glittering career that began on the ground staff at Lord's; selection for Middlesex followed in 1936 and England the following year.
He scored his first Test century as a precocious 19-year-old in 1938 against Don Bradman's touring Australians. Later in the same series he scored a match-saving 76 not out at Lord's; this innings was scored on a rain-affected pitch and greatly impressed Don Bradman. In 1939 he scored 2468 runs for the season, including 120 against the West Indies at Lord's.
As with many other sportsman of his generation he lost some of his best years to the Second World War, during which he served in the army in India. It was in India, however, that he began his close friendship with his Australian counterpart as Test cricketer, footballer and national hero, Keith Miller. They played against each other in the match at Calcutta between the Australian Services team and East Zone. The match was interrupted by rioting when Compton was on 94 and one of the rioters who had invaded the pitch ran up to Compton and said "Mr Compton, you very good player, but the match must stop now", which Miller gleefully repeated whenever Compton came to the crease subsequently. In recognition of their friendship and rivalry, the ECB and Cricket Australia decided in 2005 that the player adjudged the Player of the Series in the Ashes would be awarded the Compton-Miller medal.
In 1946, England toured Australia and although beaten by the powerful Australian team, Compton distinguished himself by scoring a century in each innings of the Adelaide Test. Back in England in 1947 he had a glorious season.
Two of his finest innings were played against the formidable Australian side of 1948. In the First Test at Trent Bridge he scored 184 in the second innings after Australia had established a first innings lead of 344, and it looked as though he might save the match for England until he lost his balance to a short-pitched ball from Miller and hit his wicket. In the Third Test at Old Trafford, he made 145 not out in the first innings, when no other batsman made more than 37. Early in his innings he tried to hook a Lindwall bouncer, but edged the ball onto his head. He had to retire hurt, and needed two stitches, but returned to the crease at 119-5 and enabled England to reach 363. This was the only match that England did not lose, and if so much time had not been lost to the weather they might have won it. In the series he made 562 runs at 62.44, against fierce fast bowling from Lindwall, Miller and Johnston,
On the MCC tour of South Africa 1948-49 he scored 300 against North-Eastern Transvaal in just a minute over three hours - still the fastest triple-century ever in first-class cricket. His first hundred took 66 minutes (he said, "I was getting a sight of the bowling"), his second 78 minutes (he was not out overnight and had to play himself in again next morning), and his third hundred took just 37 minutes. Reminiscing about the match later, Compton compared the South Africans' bowling with a decent county side, but criticised their catching (he had been dropped before he reached 20)
He toured Australia in 1950-51 as vice-captain, the first professional to be awarded the position, but had a dismal tour due to a recurring knee problem caused by an old football injury. On the 1954-55 tour his departure was delayed for a remedial operation on his knee and he joined the team in Australia by plane. In the First Test at Brisbane he badly cut his hand when he hit a billboard while fielding and batted at the bottom of the order. He missed the Second Test. He came third in the England Test averages (38.20), but topped the tour averages (57.07) and made three centuries. In his last Test against Australia in 1956 he made a dazzling 94 despite having just had his right kneecap removed.
Compton finished his cricket career after playing 78 Test matches with 17 centuries at an average of 50.06. In all first-class cricket he scored 123 centuries.
Compton jointly captained Middlesex County Cricket Club between 1951 and 1952, with W.J.Edrich.
They were honoured with the creation of the Edrich and Compton stands at the Nursery End in Lord's Cricket Ground.
He was also honoured with the naming of the Shenley Cricket Centre, where the main pitch is named the Denis Compton Oval. Interestingly this is where his grandson, Nick Compton, set the Middlesex record for the 6th wicket partnership in List A cricket (142* BL Hutton & NRD Compton v Lancashire at Shenley 2002).
Compton's absent-mindedness was legendary. Colin Cowdrey writes that Compton turned up for the Old Trafford Test of 1955 against South Africa without his kitbag. Undaunted, he sauntered into the museum and borrowing an antique bat off the display, went on to score 155 and 79 not out.
This absent-mindedness was particularly obvious in his tendency to run out his partners at the crease; Trevor Bailey declared that 'a call for a run from Compton should be treated as no more than a basis for negotiation.' Typically, at his brother Leslie's benefit match in 1955, he managed to run him out before he had faced a single ball.
Peter Parfitt, the Middlesex and England batsman, was a speaker at a major celebration in London for Compton's 70th birthday. He claims that the chief guest was called to the telephone by a lady who had heard about the dinner: eventually, he agreed to take the call. "Denis," she said, "it's me, your mother. You're not 70, you're only 69."
After retiring from sport, Denis Compton became a journalist and later a commentator for BBC Television. He was made a CBE in 1958. He became the first former professional cricketer to be elected President of Middlesex County Cricket Club in 1991. He served two terms, until a week before his death from septicaemia in Windsor, Berkshire aged 78.
With his contemporary the footballer Stanley Matthews Compton was the first British sportsman to make a substantial living by exploiting his sporting reputation to provide advertisements and endorsements. For many years he was the public face of the Brylcreem range of men's haircare products (for an example see page viii of the 1955 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack).
His elder brother Leslie also played cricket for Middlesex and football for Arsenal and England. Denis was married three times with three sons (Brian and the Natal cricketers Patrick and Richard) and two daughters. His grandson Nick is currently playing for Middlesex.
Compton also played football, beginning his career at non-league Nunhead during the 1934-35 season before joining Arsenal. A winger, he made his debut in 1936, and won the League in 1948 and the FA Cup in 1950. However, the latter part of his sporting career was dogged by knee trouble: the knee had been damaged in a collision with the Charlton goalkeeper; he was limited to 60 official (i.e. non-wartime) appearances and 16 goals. He represented England in wartime 12 times, but never in a full official match.
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Raised in the West Midlands and educated at Solihull School in Solihull, Millichip played for the third team of West Bromwich Albion in the years before World War II. During the war, he served in North Africa, Canada, Sicily and Italy, rising from an enlisted man to the rank of captain.
On demobilisation in 1945, he returned to his solicitor's practice and became a director of West Bromwich Albion. He took on the role of chairman in 1974 when the club was failing to make progress in the Second Division under manager Don Howe. Under Millichip's chairmanship, the club re-established itself in the First Division and recruited talented and energetic manager Ron Atkinson, building a team that was among the most exciting in English football ''circa'' 1980. It was during this time that West Bromwich Albion were the first club to field simultaneously three black players. The young talented three, Brendon Batson, Laurie Cunningham and Cyrille Regis, made a huge impression and became known as the ''Three Degrees'', in comparison to the vocal trio of the same name.
In 1981, Millichip was elected chairman of The Football Association at the start of a period during which the English game was to be rocked by a succession of crises including the Heysel Stadium disaster, the Hillsborough disaster, growing problems of hooliganism, the national team's repeated international failure and the founding of the Premier League. His vacillation over the appointment of Terry Venables as manager of the national team, when the latter was under investigation and criticism for his business dealings, led journalist Brian Glanville to dub him ''Bert the inert''.
He retired from the FA in 1996 but maintained an active interest. In 1950 he married Joan Brown. They had a son and a daughter.
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'''Steven George Gerrard''', MBE (; born 30 May 1980), is an English footballer who plays for English Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team. He has played much of his career in a central midfield role, however since the arrival of Fernando Torres at Liverpool in 2007 he has been used mainly as a second striker for his team and as a winger for England since 2006.
Gerrard, who has spent his entire career at Anfield, made his debut in 1998 and cemented his place in the first team in the 2000-01 season, succeeding Sami Hyypi as Liverpool team captain in 2003. His honours include two FA Cup wins, two League Cup wins, a UEFA Cup win and a UEFA Champions League win in 2005. As of 13 May 2009, Gerrard is also the current holder of the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award.
Gerrard made his international debut in 2000, and represented England in the UEFA European Championships in 2000 and 2004 as well as the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he was the team's top goalscorer with two goals.
Gerrard placed second in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, a Liverpool F.C. fan poll.
Born in Whiston, Merseyside,
Gerrard made his Liverpool first-team debut on 29 November 1998 in a match against Blackburn Rovers as a last minute substitute for Vegard Heggem.
Gerrard partnered Redknapp in central midfield for the 1999-00 season. After starting the derby match against Everton on the bench, he replaced Robbie Fowler in the second half but received his first career red card for a late foul on Everton's Kevin Campbell. Later that season, Gerrard scored his first senior goal in a 4-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday. However, he began to suffer from nagging back problems, which sports consultant Hans-Wilhelm Mller-Wohlfahrt later diagnosed as a result of accelerated growth, coupled with excessive playing, during his teenage years.
In 2000-01, he made fifty starts in all competitions and scored ten goals as Liverpool won the League Cup, FA Cup, and the 2001 UEFA Cup. Gerrard replaced Sami Hyypi as Liverpool captain in October 2003, as manager Grard Houllier said that he recognised Gerrard had demonstrated leadership qualities early on, but needed to mature.
Houllier quit after a trophyless 2003-04 campaign, and Gerrard was linked with a move to Chelsea during the offseason. He admitted he was not "happy with the progress Liverpool has made," and that "for the first time in my career I've thought about the possibility of moving on."
Liverpool were wracked with injury early in the 2004-05 season, and a foot injury suffered in a September league match against Manchester United shelved Gerrard until late November. He returned to score in the last five minutes of a Champions League group stage match against Olympiacos to secure Liverpool's advancement to the knockout round.
During a six-minute stretch in the second half of the 2005 Champions League final against A.C. Milan, Liverpool rebounded from a three-goal deficit to tie the match at 3-3 after extra time, with Gerrard scoring one of the goals. Liverpool's third goal was gained as a penalty from a foul awarded to Liverpool when Gennaro Gattuso fouled Gerrard in Milan's penalty box. Gerrard did not participate in the penalty shootout, which Liverpool won 3-2 as they claimed their first CL trophy in twenty years, though he was named the Man of the Match, and later received the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award.
In regards to his contract issues with Liverpool, Gerrard told the press after the final, "How can I leave after a night like this?" But negotiations soon stalled and on 5 July 2005, after Liverpool turned down another lucrative offer from Chelsea, Gerrard rejected a club-record -100,000-a-week offer. Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry conceded the club had lost Gerrard, saying, "Now we have to move on. We have done our best, but he has made it clear he wants to go and I think it looks pretty final." The next day, Gerrard signed a new four-year deal as Parry blamed the earlier breakdown of talks on miscommunication between the two sides.
Gerrard scored twenty-three goals in 53 appearances in 2005-06, and in April became the first Liverpool player since John Barnes in 1988 to be voted the PFA Player of the Year.
Gerrard suffered a hairline toe fracture in an August 2007 Champions League qualifier against Toulouse F.C., but returned four days later to play the entirety of a 1-1 league draw against Chelsea. On 28 October 2007, Gerrard played his 400th game for Liverpool in a league match against Arsenal, in which he scored. He scored in all but one of Liverpool's domestic and European matches during the month of November, and after scoring the only goal in a Champions League away tie against Olympique de Marseille on 11 December, he became the first Liverpool player since John Aldridge in 1989 to score in seven consecutive games in all competitions.
He made his 300th Premier League appearance on 13 April 2008 in a match against Blackburn Rovers, scoring the opening goal,
Gerrard needed to undergo groin surgery at the beginning of the season, but the problem was not serious and he quickly returned to training. He scored what appeared to be his hundredth career Liverpool goal against Stoke City on 20 September, but it was disallowed after Dirk Kuyt was ruled offside. He achieved the milestone eleven days later in a 3-1 Champions League group stage win over PSV.
He made his 100th appearance in European club competition for Liverpool on 10 March 2009 against Real Madrid and scored twice in a 4-0 win. Four days after the impressive victory over Real, Gerrard would score at Old Trafford for the first time from the penalty spot, putting Liverpool ahead on their way to a 4-1 victory over Manchester United. Following these results, three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane hailed the Liverpool skipper, saying "Is he the best in the world? He might not get the attention of Messi and Ronaldo but yes, I think he might be." On 22 March 2009, Gerrard scored his first ever hat-trick in the Premier League, against Aston Villa, in a 5-0 victory.
On 13 May 2009, Gerrard was named as the 2009 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year, becoming the first Liverpool player to win the award in nineteen years. Gerrard had pipped Manchester United duo Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney in the poll voted for by journalists, beating Ryan Giggs by just 10 votes. Upon receiving the award, he was quoted as saying "I'm delighted but I'm a little bit surprised," he commented. "When you look at the quality of the players there are in this league, it's a great privilege to win this kind of award."
Gerrard made his international debut against Ukraine on 31 May 2000. That summer, he was called up for Euro 2000, making only one appearance as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Germany before England were eliminated in the group stage. Gerrard scored his first international goal in the famous 5-1 victory over Germany in a 2002 World Cup qualifier in September 2001, and while England qualified, Gerrard was forced to pull out of the squad due to his ongoing groin problems after pulling up in Liverpool's final match of the season against Ipswich.
He was a regular starter in Euro 2004, scoring once - against Switzerland - before England were eliminated by Portugal in the quarter-finals on penalties. He participated in his first World Cup in 2006 and 2 goals, both in the group stage, against Trinidad & Tobago and Sweden, although his spot kick was one of three saved by goalkeeper Ricardo as England again bowed out to Portugal in the quarter-finals on penalties. He was England's top scorer in the tournament.
Gerrard was made vice-captain of the England team by coach Steve McClaren, and while he filled in for John Terry as captain, England suffered back-to-back losses to Russia and Croatia that ended their Euro 2008 qualifying hopes. After new coach Fabio Capello took over the team in early 2008, Gerrard was given a trial run as captain but Capello settled on Terry for the role. Gerrard was subsequently replaced as England vice-captain by Rio Ferdinand.
Gerrard further increased his international goal tally as he helped England qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup when he scored two goals as England defeated Croatia 5-1 at Wembley.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
Gerrard and his wife, fashion journalist Alex Curran, married at the Cliveden mansion in Buckinghamshire on 16 June 2007. He has an older brother, Paul (not to be confused with former Everton goalkeeper Paul Gerrard), and his cousin Anthony plays for Cardiff City F.C.
In September 2006, Gerrard published his autobiography, ''Gerrard: My Autobiography'', which went on to win the Sports Book of the Year honour at the British Book Awards.
The autobiography ends with "I play for Jon-Paul." Gerrard's ten-year-old cousin, Jon-Paul Gilhooley, was killed in the 1989 Hillsborough Tragedy, when Gerrard was almost 9. "It was difficult knowing one of your cousins had lost his life," Gerrard said. "Seeing his family's reaction drove me on to become the player I am today."
On 1 October 2007, Gerrard was involved in a low-speed accident in Southport when the car he was driving hit a ten-year-old bicyclist, who had shot into the street and inadvertently cut off Gerrard's path. He later visited the boy in the hospital and presented him with a pair of boots signed by the boy's favourite player, Wayne Rooney, after which he stayed to sign autographs for other young patients.
Councillors of Knowsley voted to make Gerrard a Freeman of the Borough on 13 December 2007, and two weeks later, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by The Queen in The Queen's New Year Honours List, for services to sport. He received an honorary fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University on 26 July 2008 as recognition for his contribution to sport.
On 29 December 2008, Gerrard was taken into custody outside the Lounge Inn in Southport on suspicion of a section 20 assault.
The case went to trial in Liverpool Crown Court. Gerrard's co-defendants pleaded guilty before the trial but Gerrard maintained his innocence. Gerrard admitted hitting Marcus McGee but claimed it was in self defence and on July 24, Gerrard was found not guilty by the jury. Following the verdict, Gerrard said he was looking forward to getting back to playing football and putting the experience behind him.
* Includes appearance in FA Community Shield that season
^ Includes two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Championship
Gerrard has also been nominated on numerous occasions for both the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year Award - generally considered to be the two most prestigious awards in world football.
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'''Gordon David Strachan''' OBE (; born 9 February 1957) is a Scottish football manager and former player, currently manager of Championship side Middlesbrough.
Strachan played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and finally Coventry City. He also won 50 international caps for Scotland and is a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame. Strachan was an aggressive, skilful, right-sided midfield player.
Early in his managerial career he had spells with Coventry City and then Southampton in England. He was manager of Celtic from 1 June 2005 until 25 May 2009, when he announced his resignation. At Celtic, he won the Scottish Premier League title in three of his four seasons in charge.
He is the father of Craig Strachan and Gavin Strachan, also footballers.
Born in Edinburgh, Strachan started his career at Dundee where he was their youngest ever captain, but it wasn't until he was signed by Aberdeen in November 1977 that he came to prominence. With the famous Aberdeen team of the 1980s, one of the few sides to break the traditional dominance of the Old Firm in Scottish football, he won two Scottish League titles, three Scottish Cups, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup under the management of Alex Ferguson.
In August 1984, Manchester United spent -500,000 to take him to Old Trafford in August. He was initially successful, contributing massively to their FA Cup victory over Everton in 1985, but gradually began to suffer a loss in form and eventually lost his place as a regular first team player.
Leeds United manager Howard Wilkinson came to the rescue in March 1989, when he paid -200,000 for Strachan's services. The transfer fee soon paid dividends as Strachan's strong form resulted in Leeds winning the Second Division title in 1990 and gaining promotion to the First Division after an eight-year exile. The following season he helped Leeds finish fourth in the First Division and Strachan was voted Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. A year later, he was instrumental in Leeds overtaking Manchester United to win the 1991-92 League Championship title in the last ever season of the old Football League before the creation of the FA Premier League. Strachan continued to be a competent and regular first-team player as Leeds enjoyed mixed fortunes during their first three seasons of the Premier League, although he was sometimes kept out of the side by back problems.
Gordon Strachan remained at Leeds United until March 1995, when he moved to Coventry City to work as player-coach under new manager Ron Atkinson. Strachan was not a regular first-team player at Highfield Road, but he helped coach the club's players to a high enough standard to escape relegation from the Premier League in 1995-96.
Strachan had a fruitful International career which included 5 goals. He appeared in two FIFA World Cups - in 1982 and 1986 - and it was in the latter that he scored his most famous International goal, a cross shot against West Germany in Scotland's second match of the tournament in Queretaro, Mexico. His celebration was unique and comical too, as he attempted to vault the advertising hoarding, his relatively small height made it difficult if not impossible, so he merely rested his right leg on it as his team-mates joined him in celebrating. This goal gave Scotland a surprise lead against one of the world's top national sides, but they ultimately lost the game 2-1 and failure to beat Uruguay in the final game of the group stages ended their hopes of reaching the last 16.
When Ron Atkinson became Coventry City's Director of Football in November 1996, Gordon Strachan was promoted to the manager's seat. He finally retired as a player at the end of the season after making his last appearance at the age of 40, at the time a record in the English Premier League. Strachan also helped the Sky Blues pull off perhaps the most unlikely relegation survival in Premier League history. After losing their penultimate league game, it looked as though their 30-year top flight tenancy had come to an end. But thanks to a victory on the final day, a draw for Middlesbrough (who had been deducted 3 points by the FA) and a defeat for Sunderland, they pulled off a miracle survival. Strachan kept Coventry safe from relegation until 2001, when they finally went down after 34 years of top division football. He was sacked shortly after the start of the 2001-02 Division One campaign.
Gordon Strachan returned to management within weeks, taking the manager's job at Premier League strugglers Southampton - who had sacked manager Stuart Gray after a terrible start to their first season at the new St Mary's Stadium. Most pundits had already written them off come Strachan's appointment in October 2001, but he turned round their fortunes and they finished 11th in the Premier League. The Saints progressed further in 2002-03 when they finished eighth and reached the FA Cup final, where they lost 1-0 to Arsenal. But since Arsenal had qualified for the UEFA Champions League, Southampton qualified for the 2003-04 UEFA Cup.
In February 2004, Gordon Strachan announced his resignation as Southampton manager. He had earlier announced his intention not to renew his contract when it expired at the end of the 2003-04 season, but resigned even earlier than intended because he wanted to spend time with his family.
Later that year, when Berti Vogts stepped down as Scottish national coach, Strachan was widely tipped to take over; however, the job eventually went to Walter Smith instead. He was even linked with the manager's job at Portsmouth, neighbours of his former club Southampton, but turned down the offer to take over.
Instead Strachan analysed football matches for the media, most notably alongside Adrian Chiles on the BBC's ''Match of the Day 2''. Renowned for his deadpan humour as much as his shrewd tactical awareness, quotes attributed to Strachan have become legendary among football supporters.
Gordon Strachan finally returned to management on 1 June 2005, when he succeeded Martin O'Neill as manager of Celtic in the Scottish Premier League (SPL). For 2005-06, his stated aim was to regain the SPL title from rivals Rangers. He had an embarrassing start to his campaign as Celtic manager, however, losing 5-0 to Slovakian champions Artmedia Bratislava on 27 July 2005 and 3 days later only managing to draw 4-4 with Motherwell in his first SPL match in charge of the Glasgow club. The loss against Artmedia meant that Celtic suffered an early exit from European competition, despite winning the return match 4-0.
After this disastrous start, Celtic started to improve under Strachan, leading the SPL by as much as 20 points despite playing with a defence that came under regular criticism from the media and fans. A low-point was the shock defeat in the third round of the Scottish Cup to First Division Clyde on 8 January 2006. However, the following month his team made history when they beat Dunfermline Athletic 8-1, a record victory margin for the SPL.
Strachan's first season was ultimately successful as he coached Celtic to victory in the Scottish League Cup and, on 5 April 2006 his side clinched the SPL title in record time and with six matches remaining. Reflecting this achievement, Strachan was voted 'manager of the year' by the Scottish Football Writers' Association 8 days later.
The following year Strachan restructured the team and made a series of signings, bringing in players such as Hibernian's Derek Riordan, Chelsea's Jiri Jarosik, Lee Naylor from Wolverhampton Wanderers, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink from PSV Eindhoven, Thomas Gravesen from Real Madrid and both Paul Hartley and Steven Pressley from Heart of Midlothian. Celtic flourished, and by mid-January 2007 held a 17 point lead in the SPL standings.
Champions League football again returned to Celtic Park as well, the team having automatically qualified for the group stages and being drawn alongside Benfica, FC Copenhagen and Manchester United. Home victories against all three Group F members saw the team progress to the final 16 of the Champions League for the first time since the competition was re-formatted in 1993. Celtic lost the tie, against eventual winners AC Milan in extra time, missing out in a place in the quarter finals.
On 22 April 2007 Strachan guided Celtic to their 41st league championship, and second in succession. A 2-1 victory against Kilmarnock left Celtic 13 points clear of Rangers with four matches remaining. Later that day Strachan was recognised as the inaugural Scottish PFA Manager of the Year for 2007. Celtic then went on to win the SFA Cup, beating Dunfermline.
In the 2007-08 season, Strachan was able to lead Celtic into the last 16 of the Champions League again after beating AC Milan, Benfica and Shaktar Donetsk. However by April there was a lot of criticism from the press and the fans after the 1-0 loss to Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup quarter final and the 1-0 loss to 10 man Motherwell in the league. But he was to prove the critics wrong again and after beating Rangers twice at home, on 22 May 2008, Strachan became only the third ever Celtic manager to guide the club to three consecutive Scottish league titles.
After failing to lead Celtic to another league title in the 2008/09 season, he stepped down as manager on 25 May 2009.
Strachan was appointed manager of Championship team Middlesbrough on 26 October 2009, in succession to Gareth Southgate and signed a four-year contract. His first game in charge was on 31 October where Middlesbrough lost 1-0 to Plymouth Argyle with Adam Johnson missing a penalty. On 5 December 2009, Middlesbrough won their first match under Strachan, 5-1 away to Queens Park Rangers.
after a poor run of results including a 3-0 loss at home to Blackpool and a 1-0 loss at home to Cardiff City Strachan got his 1st home win- 3-0 against Scunthorpe
Typically playing a traditional 4-4-2 formation, and very occasionally 4-5-1, Strachan is widely known for his rigorous management style, and admits to watching video replays of his club's games two, sometimes three times. He also places great emphasis on player health and fitness, forbidding his players to drink alcohol excessively or regularly, and often giving dietary advice to his players - attributing his own longevity as a player to a strict and somewhat unusual diet involving seaweed. Players such as Scotland international Gary Caldwell have attributed their success at Celtic to lifestyle changes enforced by Strachan.
Strachan was appointed as the official FIFA/SOS Ambassador for Scotland, joining Wayne Rooney (Ambassador for England), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands), and fifty others in fund raising for the official 2006 FIFA World Cup Charity.
He is the father of Craig Strachan and Gavin Strachan, also footballers.
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'''Francis Henry Lee''' (born 29 April 1944 in Westhoughton, near Bolton, Lancashire) is a former professional footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s, including 27 appearances for the England national team. Lee played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, and Derby County. A stocky forward, he won League Championship medals with both Manchester City and Derby, and scored more than 200 goals in his career.
He holds the English record for the greatest number of penalties scored in a season, a feat which earned him the nickname ''Lee One Pen'', and sometimes led to accusations of diving. One such accusation, from Leeds United's Norman Hunter, led to an on-pitch fight, which The Observer later named as sport's most spectacular dismissal.
After retiring from football, Lee entered business, the success of his paper recycling business F.H. Lee Ltd making him a millionaire. In 1994 he became the major shareholder and chairman of his former club Manchester City, but stepped down four years later.
Lee started his professional career with Bolton Wanderers, before Manchester City manager Joe Mercer signed him for -60,000 in October 1967, setting a club record transfer fee.
In the 1969-70 season, Lee was Manchester City's top scorer, an achievement he would subsequently match in each of the next four seasons.
In the 1971-72 season Lee set a British record for the number of penalties scored in a season, with 15 of his 35 goals scored from the penalty spot. Many of the penalties resulted from fouls on Lee, earning him the nickname ''Lee One Pen''. Some journalists, holding the opinion that Lee gained a number of penalties by diving, used the name ''Lee Won Pen'' instead. Lee's name is often cited in debates about diving in football; referees' chief Keith Hackett described him as a player who "had a reputation of falling down easily".
Lee left Manchester City in August 1974, joining Derby County. For the second time in his career, Lee joined a team viewed as contenders for that season's league title. Lee was upset at Manchester City's decision to sell him, and in December marked his return to his former club by scoring the winning goal for Derby. Lee scored 33 league goals that season, making him the top scorer in the division, and his goals led Derby to their second ever League title and the second championship medal of Lee's career. On 1 November 1975, Lee had a confrontation with Leeds United defender Norman Hunter, which gained a level of infamy after it was screened on Match of the Day. Lee won and scored a penalty in the match, and Hunter accused Lee of winning the penalty unfairly. The pair then exchanged punches, and were both sent off. In 2003, the incident was named by The Observer as sport's most spectacular dismissal.
He also holds the record for the most goals in Manchester derbies, scoring 10 goals in all against Manchester United, a tally that equalled Joe Hayes's record.
After his playing career, Lee moved into business. His toilet roll manufacturing business once employed famous comedian Peter Kay, who mentions his time there in his autobiography "The Sound Of Laughter".
In 1994, Lee became chairman of Manchester City, ousting Peter Swales from the position by purchasing -3 million of shares at a price of -13.35 per share. Lee was welcomed as a hero by City's supporters, who had formed a movement named ''Forward With Franny'' backing his attempt to gain control of the club.
In addition to his business ventures, Lee also had a career as a racehorse trainer. Notable horses trained by Lee include ''Sir Harry Hardman'', ''Allwight Then'' and ''Young Jason''. Lee gave the trade up in 2001 to pursue his business commitments.
Before becoming a professional footballer Lee showed promise at cricket, representing the Horwich and Westhoughton Schools FA Team in 1958. When his football career came to an end he briefly returned to cricket, playing for Westhoughton's first XI in 1977 as a medium-fast bowler and middle to lower order batsman.
On 4 June 2005 Francis Lee was arrested following an argument with a policeman. It is understood a row broke out after Lee's wife, Gill, was stopped and breathalysed as she drove home in the early hours of the morning. Lee was given an adult caution.(
On 5 January 2009, Permaplay Limited (owned by Francis Lee) went into Members' Voluntary Liquidation (
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'''Leonard Shaun Goater''' MBE (born 25 February 1970) is a Bermudian footballer who played as a striker for a number of English clubs in the 1990s and 2000s. Currently, he is the chairman of, and occasional player for, the Bermuda Hogges in the USL Second Division.
Goater's first professional club was Manchester United, but he did not reach the first team, making his League debut in 1989 after moving to Rotherham United. He played for Rotherham for seven years before moving to Bristol City in 1996. Two years later he moved to Manchester City for a fee of -400,000.
He is most well known for his time at Manchester City, where he scored over 100 goals between 1998 and 2003, finishing as the club's top scorer for four consecutive seasons. After leaving City, Goater had spells with Reading, Coventry City and Southend United, before retiring in May 2006. He represented Bermuda thirty six times, scoring thirty two goals.
Goater was born in the Bermudian capital Hamilton, living with his mother Lynette, his grandmother and two aunts. His introduction to English football came in April 1987 when he was invited to join the Saltus Grammar School football and basketball tour. He spent two weeks playing against various English high school teams, including the Leicester City youth team. At the age of 17, he left home to further his education in the United States, where he had a soccer scholarship at Columbia High School, New Jersey. Whilst home in Bermuda during his Thanksgiving break, Goater was spotted by scouts from Manchester United who invited him to England for a trial. With encouragement from his mother, who was a former football player herself, Goater accepted, forfeiting his scholarship by doing so.
Goater's trial resulted in the offer of a professional contract, but he did not break into the first team. In 1989, Goater signed for Rotherham United in order to play first team football. At this time, Goater suffered homesickness, finding it difficult to adapt to the English climate: "It took me a good two years to get used to life in England. At first I thought the sun never shone and it wasn't for me.". However, he gradually got used to living in England, and over the course of seven seasons at Rotherham he gained a reputation as a reliable lower division striker, scoring 86 goals in 262 appearances, with a winner's medal for the 1996 Auto Windscreens Shield the highlight. In 1993, Goater also had a brief loan spell at Notts County, though he made only one appearance for the Nottingham club. Towards the end of the 1995-96 season, Goater had a disagreement with Rotherham manager Archie Gemmill, and decided his future lay elsewhere.
In the 1996 close season, Goater received offers from Spanish club Osasuna and newly formed South Koreans Suwon Samsung Bluewings, but having recently married, he decided to stay in England. Shortly after, he moved to Bristol City for a fee of -175,000.
Goater joined Manchester City at a turbulent point in their history, with newly appointed manager Joe Royle battling to save the club from relegation to Division 2. Goater scored three goals in the seven remaining matches of the 1997-98 season, but this was not enough to prevent the club from being relegated to the third tier of English Football for the first time ever. Fans were initially sceptical as to Goater's ability,
The 1999-2000 season was even more successful for Goater. He was the club's top goalscorer once again, this time with 29 goals, and was named Manchester City's Player of the Year by the supporters
During the 2001 close season upheaval took place at Manchester City, with manager Royle departing to be replaced by Kevin Keegan. In the 2001-02 season Goater became the first Manchester City player since Francis Lee in 1972 to score more than 30 goals in a season. City were promoted as champions, and he was the club's top scorer for the fourth time in a row, as well as being the top scorer in the division.
Over the summer of 2002 there was speculation that Goater would be transferred, as Manchester City had twice broken their transfer record by buying strikers Jon Macken and Nicolas Anelka. Goater stayed, but opportunities were limited. He started just 14 games, but scored seven goals, including his 100th for the club, which came in a derby match against local rivals Manchester United. In February 2003, Goater struck against the same opposition to score the fastest goal by a substitute in Premier League history, just 9 seconds after coming onto the pitch. He also scored a goal that would have won City the match but it was disallowed.
Shortly before the end of the 2002-03 season Goater announced his intention to leave Manchester City when the season finished in order to seek regular first team football. In his final match for Manchester City, he was asked to captain the side in Manchester City's final game at Maine Road. In total Goater scored 103 goals in 212 appearances for Manchester City. Since ending his footballing career Goater has been critical of both Kevin Keegan who he claims never praised him and Nicolas Anelka who he feels wanted to be 'the daddy' of Manchester City.
Goater moved to Reading on 1 August 2003. Reading chairman John Madejski described the transfer as "the biggest in Reading Football Club's history", but Goater's time there was not a happy one. Shortly after Goater's arrival, Reading manager Alan Pardew left for West Ham United, and Pardew's replacement, Steve Coppell, did not regard Goater as part of his plans. In his second and final season at Reading, Goater played just four times, and was loaned to Coventry City. Goater then considered retirement, but instead moved to League One club Southend United for a final season as a professional. The move, a free transfer, was completed on 3 August 2005. At Southend, Goater acted as a mentor for young striker Freddy Eastwood, and contributed towards a second successive promotion for ''the Shrimpers'', scoring 11 goals. His final appearance before retirement was on 6 May 2006, when Southend played Bristol City, one of Goater's former clubs. The crowd included an estimated 400 Manchester City fans who travelled to Southend to mark the occasion.
Goater has also played for the Bermudian national team 36 times, scoring 32 goals, though due to Bermuda's lowly standing in world football he never played in a major international tournament. He made his first international appearance at the age of 17 against Canada, and his final appearance was in 2003 against El Salvador.
After retiring, Goater returned to Bermuda, receiving an official welcome from Prime Minister Alex Scott on his arrival. A week later, Southend played the Bermuda national team in an appreciation game for their former striker. Goater has expressed a wish to enter coaching following his retirement, and studied for the UEFA B coaching licence in 2005. Since 2003, Goater has organised the annual ''Shaun Goater Grass-roots Soccer Festival'', a football coaching event for children in Bermuda. On 14 September 2006, Goater and the United Soccer Leagues announced that Bermuda would receive a professional football team that would play in the third division of American football, the USL Second Division. The team, of which Goater is a director and player, is named the Bermuda Hogges.
On 9 November 2007, Goater and three other partners in the Bermuda based "East End Group Ltd." announced an amalgamation with "Telecommunications Networks Ltd" (now renamed "East End Telecom"), which added to the group's two other business subsidiaries, East End Asphalt and East End Aviation. Goater currently serves as the group's Business Development Manager.
Goater is married to Anita, his childhood sweetheart, and has two daughters, Amaya and Anais (born 3 October 2000 in Wythenshawe, Manchester). He was awarded the MBE in 2003 for services to sport and young people in Bermuda. His autobiography, ''Feed the Goat: The Shaun Goater Story'' was published in September 2006.
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'''Dietmar "Didi" Hamann''' (born 27 August 1973) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He previously played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Manchester City. He was a member of the German national side from 1997 until 2006.
Hamann began his career at the little known Wacker Mnchen. After impressing as a junior, he joined Bayern Munich as a 16-year old in 1989 and debuted for the Bayern professional team in 1993.
The 1996-97 season was to become Hamann's breakthrough. After being a bench player most of his career, new coach Giovanni Trappatoni made him a starting defensive midfielder, and new recruit Mario Basler took the right wing. Hamann played in 23 games, also making his debut in the German national team and won his second German championship with Bayern.
After playing for his country in the 1998 World Cup, he joined Newcastle United, managed at the time by Kenny Dalglish, for 5.5 million. Overcoming an early foot injury, Hamann played in 31 matches and scored five goals.
Whilst at Newcastle he played in the 1999 FA Cup Final.
Hamann established himself as an influential midfielder for Liverpool throughout his 7 years at the club. All in all, Hamann played in 191 league games and scored eight goals. In the 2000/2001 season, Hamann won his first big English trophy when Liverpool won a much-celebrated cup treble (League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup) and a place in the Champions League.
Hamann established himself as a major first team player for Liverpool throughout his first few seasons their. Despite playing in a strongly defensive midfield role he even popped up with some crucial and brilliant goals from time to time.
Hamann played a major part in the 2005 Champions League Final win over AC Milan. Although he was suffering a broken toe during the final, Hamann's substitution for Steve Finnan was the catalyst for Liverpool's historic fightback. The team rallied after being 3-0 down to bring the game back to 3-3 and finally won in the penalty shootout; Hamann also showed a great amount of composure and bravery, as he took and converted the first LFC penalty with his broken foot. This was not the only key part he played in their Champions league success. Earlier in the tournament Hamann had been forced to stand in for Liverpool's key player Steven Gerrard in the first leg of the last 16 round against Bayer Leverkusen. He excelled in the match and scored a blinder of a free-kick late on as Liverpool won the match 3-1.
Hamann won the FA Cup with Liverpool in May 2006, coming on as a substitute in the second-half. He more than played his part in another trophy win for the Reds, who were 3-2 down to West Ham United at the time he came on. Steven Gerrard scored an injury-time leveller for Liverpool to take the match to extra-time. Liverpool would go on to win the Cup on penalties after a goalless extra-time. Once again, Hamann scored the first penalty in the shoot-out.
In June 2006, Hamann was given permission to talk to Bolton Wanderers about a potential transfer to the North West club. Hamann admitted that he would be saddened to leave Liverpool but would make "the best decision for my future". Hamann actually signed a pre-contract in June 2006, to become a Bolton Wanderers player but had a "change of heart",. He joined Bolton for less than one day before a move to Manchester City.
On 12 July, he instead signed for Manchester City, with City agreeing to pay -400,000 compensation to Bolton. On 13 February he signed a contract until the end of the 2008-09 season and scored his first goal for the club in a UEFA Cup Qualifying First Round match against Faroe Island side EB/Streymur.
On 1 July 2009, he was released by Manchester City as his contract expired. Hamann announced on 16 July that he will stay in England.
In July 2009, the ''Daily Mirror'' reported that Hamann was in the advanced stages of talks with Championship club Preston North End with a view to joining the club for the 2009-10 season. The ''Daily Mirror'' reported on 23 July, that Hamann was "interested in the North End switch despite a rival offer from QPR".
On transfer deadline day in September 2009, BBC Sport quoted Hamann as stating: "Yes, Sven phoned me the other day to see if I wanted to sign for Notts County, but I said I wasn't interested at the moment as I feel I can still play at a higher level. There are a couple of things in Germany and I'll make my mind up by the end of the week. I have spoken to a couple of teams in England but that hasn't come to anything yet. Obviously I can still sign after the deadline so maybe if teams don't get the players they want today then I will hear something".
Hamann since became the first Liverpool player since Roger Hunt in (1966) to play in a World Cup Final, but finished on the losing side as Brazil won the 2002 World Cup 2-0. He committed a crucial foul, from which Rivaldo shot at goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, who dropped the ball and allowed Ronaldo to score and give Brazil a 1-0 lead.
Hamann has 59 caps and has scored five goals for the national team.
After not being selected for the German squad in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he decided to officially retire from international football.
Hamann has two daughters, Luna and Chiara. He is the brother of Matthias Hamann, who also played in the Bundesliga, mainly for Bayern rival 1860 Munich. Hamann enjoys cricket and once played for Alderley Edge CC 2nd XI vs Neston CC 2nd XI in the Cheshire County Cricket League, taking a catch in the game. He admitted he became interested in the sport during the 2005 Ashes Series.
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'''George Arthur Rowley''', (21 April 1926 - 19 December 2002), was an English football player. He holds the record for the greatest number of career goals in The Football League, 434 from 619 games. He was the younger brother of Manchester United legend Jack Rowley. He was shortlisted for inclusion into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
Rowley began his career as an amateur at Wolverhampton Wanderers before turning professional with West Bromwich Albion in 1944. However, he struggled at The Hawthorns both to score goals and gain a regular place in the first team.
Albion sold Rowley early in the 1948-49 season to Fulham, where he immediately found his goal-scoring touch, scoring 19 goals in 22 appearance as he helped the side to the Second Division title.
Rowley failed to recapture his form in the First Division as he scored only 8 goals.
At the end of his first season in the top flight (1950) he was sold to Leicester City. He spent the next eight years at the club, during which time he scored 251 league goals, including 44 goals in 42 games as he led Leicester to the Second Division title in 1957.
In the summer of 1958 Rowley left Leicester, who were playing in the First Division, to become the player-manager of Shrewsbury Town of the newly-created Fourth Division. In his first season at the Gay Meadow Rowley led Shrewsbury to promotion with a haul of 38 goals in 43 games. He spent the next six years as a player with the club, during which time he scored a total of 152 league goals.
After retiring as a player Rowley managed Shrewsbury for another four years before becoming manager of Sheffield United on 11 July 1968. United had just been relegated to Division Two but despite good signings who would later gain the team promotion, results were disappointing and he was sacked on 6 August 1969.
He managed Southend United from 1970 to 1976 and was also assistant manager of Telford United and manager of non-league Knighton Town and Oswestry Town before leaving football.
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'''Laurence Paul''' "'''Laurie'''" '''Cunningham''' (8 March 1956 - 15 July 1989) was an England international footballer. When he joined Real Madrid, he became the first English player in the club's history. He was also the first black player to represent England at any level, and the first to represent the full England side in a competitive match.
Born in Archway, London, Cunningham started in schoolboy football and was turned down by Arsenal before joining Leyton Orient in 1974.
West Bromwich Albion became one of the most attractive and exciting English sides in the late 1970s and Cunningham soon attracted attention. He became the first black player to wear an England shirt at any level
In the summer of 1979 he made a historic move as the first British player to transfer to Real Madrid, for -950,000.
Playing for Real Madrid in the 1979/80 season, Cunningham started off well, scoring twice on his league debut against Valencia (and setting up the other goal in the 3-1 win), and also scoring against Barcelona at the Bernabeu. In one of his most memorable performances, he inspired a 2-0 victory for Real in the reverse fixture at Camp Nou, terrorising the Barcelona back line and even earning a standing ovation from the home fans. As well as his impressive league form, he was scoring important goals and performing well in Europe, as Real Madrid powered their way to the European Cup semi finals, where despite Cunningham's impressive goal in Hamburger SV, they lost 5-3 on aggregate to Kevin Keegan's side.
Unfortunately, though he played against ire in England's last Euro 1980 qualifier in February 1980, his performances often went unnoticed back in England, and he was regularly overlooked by Ron Greenwood - even in a March 1980 prestige friendly against his adopted country, Spain, he was only brought on as a substitute against the hosts in a 2-0 England win - but Cunningham had to shoulder some of the responsibility, as he failed to secure an International Release clause in his lucrative contract, and Real prevented him from joining the England squad on a number of occasions.
At the end of a successful first season with Real Madrid, winning the double and becoming Real's 3rd highest scorer that season, Cunningham was surprisingly omitted from Greenwood's Euro 1980 squad. He seemed to be a pawn in a power struggle between England and Real Madrid, with Greenwood later explaining that he was unable to call up Cunningham due to the late scheduling of the Spanish Cup Final - although Tony Woodcock (then of 1. FC Kln ) was also only up for release at the same time due to his own domestic cup final, yet he joined the Euro 1980 squad.
Shrugging off this disappointment and back at Real Madrid, Cunningham began the 1980/1 season well, and was again called up for England (after bitter negotiations with Real Madrid) for the 1982 World Cup Qualifier against Norway, only to be an unused sub as England won 4-0. In the next qualifier against Romania, he came off the bench but was unable to help England avoid a 2-1 defeat. This was to be his last England cap. Back with Real Madrid, his early season form was good again scoring goals in the early rounds of the European Cup, but then he succumbed to injury, and required an operation on a broken toe.
This toe saga was to sour his relations with Real, as he was heavily fined and ostracised for celebrating the success of the operation at a disco. His recovery was set back due to aggravating the injury at yet another disco, and also again due to a tough training ground challenge. Cunningham developed a playboy reputation, and was heavily criticised in the Spanish press, together with his long time girlfriend Nicky Brown. Many speculated at this stage in his career, Cunningham was more interested in his hobbies of architecture, fashion, disco dancing and fast cars than he was in playing football for Real Madrid.
Cunningham recovered just in time for the 1981 European Cup Final against Liverpool in Paris, and though he was clearly not match fit, played the whole match (with some exciting bursts of play), as Real Madrid lost 1-0. During pre season training for the 1981/2 season, Cunningham's injury jinx continued, as a thigh injury kept him out of the majority of the season (only 3 goalless appearances in the league), his only real noteworthy contribution was in the UEFA Cup quarter final tie against Kaiserslautern.
In the first leg, Cunningham showed that he wasn't quite over the hill with a goal and great performance in Real Madrid's 3-1 win. In the 2nd leg, however, he was sent off shortly before half time for retaliation, as Kaiserslatern won 5-0 to inflict Real Madrid's worst ever result in European competition. Prior to this tie, a finally fit Cunningham had been summoned up for England duty again, but this would be the last time he made an England squad. Cunningham won a 2nd Spanish Cup medal as he played in the final when Real Madrid beat Gijon 2-1, but it was a depressing campaign for him. For the next season, with Real Madrid signing Johnny Metgod to join Uli Stielike as the 2 permitted foreigners, Cunningham spent most of the 1982/3 season on the sidelines, until joining Manchester United on loan in April 1983, reuniting with Ron Atkinson.
The loan move wasn't a great success (5 appearances, 1 goal), and Cunningham returned to Real Madrid, where he was promptly loaned out to Sporting Gijon for the 1983/4 season. In Gijon (under his old real Madrid manager Vujadin Bokov), he got to play in the most number of league games since his West Brom days, but was clearly no longer the same player, his pace having deteriorated, as his injuries took their toll. On completion of his loan, Real Madrid decided to write him off and he went to Olympique Marseille in France on a free transfer.
Cunningham was only to remain in France for one (semi impressive) season in 1984/5, before heading back to England to join Leicester City. Like his last sojourn in England, again this was an unimpressive stay, effectively playing only half a season due to yet more injury. At the end of this 1985/6 season, Cunningham went back to Spain to play in the 2nd tier for Rayo Vallecano, enjoying his best season since his hey day, managing 37 games in this 1986/7 season. Buoyed by this, he managed to secure a financially rewarding move to Charleroi in Belgium for the 1987/8 campaign, but was yet again struck down by injury, and in the new year was back in England on loan to Wimbledon, where he managed to help the Dons beat Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup Final, finally avenging his defeat against Liverpool in the European Cup Final 7 years earlier.
After sharing in that glory, Cunningham again headed back to Spain and Rayo Vallecano for the 1988/9 season, enjoying an Indian summer and the season was topped off by scoring the goal that secured their promotion to the Primera Liga.
Laurie Cunningham was killed in a car crash in Madrid on the morning of 15 July 1989. He was 33. He left behind his Spanish wife and their one child, a son.
In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
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'''Glenn Hoddle''' (born 27 October 1957, Hayes, London) is an English football manager and former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England.
In 2007 he was inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame which cited him as the most gifted English footballer of his generation exhibiting "sublime balance and close control, unrivalled passing and vision and extraordinary shooting ability, both from open play and set pieces".
He has been manager of Swindon Town (earning promotion to the Premier League), Chelsea (taking them to the FA Cup final), Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur (reaching a League Cup final) and most recently Wolverhampton Wanderers.
As manager, he took England to the World Cup second round in 1998 only to lose to Argentina on penalties.
Hoddle started his career in the Watford F.C. youth system.
Hoddle joined the club as a schoolboy apprentice in April 1974 following the recommendation of another Tottenham legend, Martin Chivers. He successfully overcame knee problems in his early teens and collected England Youth caps prior to making his first-team debut as a 17-year-old substitute against Norwich City in August 1975. Spurs drew 2-2. Hoddle was forced to wait until February 1976 to start a First Division match and immediately announced his arrival with a spectacular strike past Stoke City and England goalkeeper Peter Shilton.
The talented playmaker flourished under the management of Keith Burkinshaw and despite the club's relegation to the Second Division in 1976-77 after 27 seasons of First Division football, a Hoddle inspired Spurs side won promotion to the top flight at the first attempt. As Tottenham's transitional phase continued, Hoddle's enigmatic and often controversial international career began in December 1976 against Wales in an Under-21 fixture. He would collect another seven caps at that level and play twice for the England 'B' team prior to scoring on his full international debut against Bulgaria in November 1979.
The 1979-80 campaign heralded the emergence of Hoddle as a top-class player, the 22-year-old midfielder scored 19 goals in 41 league appearances and was deservedly awarded the PFA Young Player of the Year award at the end of the season. Hoddle's attacking skills, utilised both in the center of midfield and on the wing, were simply breathtaking and often at odds with the ingrained British football philosophy of tireless running and a strong work ethic. His sublime balance and close control, unrivalled passing and vision and extraordinary shooting ability, both from open play and set pieces, made Hoddle the most gifted English player of his generation.
In 1981, he starred as Spurs won the FA Cup for the sixth time, defeating in a memorable replay and the following season Tottenham retained the FA Cup (Hoddle scored in both the Final and Final replay) and finished the League campaign in fourth place, the club's best league position since 1971. Hoddle performed as the midfield fulcrum in many of these successes and also contributed magnificently as the team reached the final of the League Cup, losing 3-1 to Liverpool, and the semi-final stage of the European Cup Winners Cup. During the summer of 1982, Hoddle played in two of England's matches in the opening group phase of the FIFA World Cup, starting against Kuwait after a substitute appearance in a 2-0 victory over Czechoslovakia.
Hoddle's involvement in the following three seasons was limited by a number of niggling injury problems (he started only 76 of a possible 126 league matches) but nevertheless, Hoddle proved to be the architect behind the team's 1984 UEFA Cup triumph despite missing the Final due to fitness concerns. In October 1983, he dazzled the White Hart Lane crowd with a phenomenal second-round display as Spurs won 6-2 on aggregate against a Feyenoord Rotterdam side containing the legendary Johan Cruyff. Such was the quality of his performance in both matches, the Dutch legend entered the Tottenham dressing room and offered Hoddle his shirt as a sign of respect.
Spurs came close to further honours in the next three seasons, reaching third place in the First Division and the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup in 1984-85 and another FA Cup Final in 1987, losing 3-2 to , the only time the North London club has experienced defeat in the final of the famous knock-out competition. The unexpected loss to the Midlands side was Hoddle's last match for Spurs as newly-appointed AS Monaco manager Arsne Wenger brought him to the principality for a fee of -750,000. Between 1975 and 1987, the gifted playmaker scored 110 goals in 490 first-team matches in all competitions, only four players (Steve Perryman, Pat Jennings, Gary Mabbutt and Cyril Knowles) have made more appearances in a Spurs shirt. At international level, Hoddle won 44 caps for England during his Tottenham career.
In 1987, Hoddle also found himself in the pop charts, with the single ''Diamond Lights'' making the UK Top 20 in a duet with Spurs and England team-mate Chris Waddle.
Glenn Hoddle is considered one of the greatest players to ever wear the Spurs shirt. Although his tenure as a manager was largely unsuccesful, he will always be remembered by Tottenham fans for his on-pitch achievments.
Hoddle announced in 1987 that he would be leaving Tottenham Hotspur at the end of the season to pursue a career overseas where his style of play would be appreciated by continental managers and supporters, and to play European level football with English clubs banned after Heysel. He joined AS Monaco alongside George Weah and fellow Englishman Mark Hateley and immediately inspired the club to the 1988 Ligue 1 championship, its first league title in six seasons. Hoddle was voted the Best Foreign Player in French football and would guide the team to the quarter-finals of the European Cup in the 1988-89 campaign. Arsne Wenger was the coach who brought him to Monaco and ironically Hoddle would go on to face his former manager in the heated North London Derby as manager of Tottenham Hotspur. Sadly, a severe knee injury curtailed his career at the highest level and in December 1990, the 33-year-old left the club by mutual consent having helped to improve the standing of English footballers in foreign countries.
During his three and a half year spell in France, Hoddle represented England nine times, making his international farewell against the Soviet Union in June 1988. He returned to England and signed for Chelsea on a non-contract basis, leaving Stamford Bridge in March 1991 without playing a senior match to assume his first managerial post as player-manager of Swindon Town.
Though regarded as a genius with the ball at his feet, Hoddle was considered an enigmatic and unreliable player to international managers guilty of over-emphasising hard work and physical prowess instead of technical ability and attacking creativity. He was included in the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cup squads, playing an important role in the latter campaign when England reached the quarter-finals against Argentina. Hoddle was one of the England players left behind by Diego Maradona as he burst from inside his own half to score his second goal in England's 2-1 defeat. Hoddle also featured prominently in the European Championship squads of 1980 and 1988, making his 53rd and final international appearance during the latter tournament.
Hoddle's talent is widely appreciated abroad; less so in England. Arsne Wenger, who worked with him at Monaco, recalled: 'His control was superb and he had perfect body balance. His skill in both feet was uncanny... I couldn't understand why he hadn't been appreciated in England. Perhaps he was a star in the wrong period, years ahead of his time.'
Michel Platini famously attacked the English for neglecting creativity; had Hoddle been born French, he said, 'he would have won 150 caps'. As Jean-Luc Ettori, Monaco's club captain at the time, put it: 'For us Glenn was ''le bon dieu'' - he was a god. There's nothing else to say.'
Hoddle arrived at a troubled club with The Robins badly affected by a financial scandal which had seen them stripped of promotion to the First Division at the end of the 1989-90 season, a controversy which had negatively impacted the team's league form. Hoddle prevented Swindon from slipping into the Third Division and further improvement throughout the 1991-92 season saw the Wiltshire club finish ninth, just missing out on a play-off place. Swindon reached the new Division One play-offs in 1993 and beat Leicester City 4-3 at Wembley, and were then promoted to the Premier League. The 36-year-old Hoddle was one of the most highly rated young managers in England and many bigger clubs were demanding his services. He eventually returned to Chelsea and was succeeded at Swindon by his assistant and former Spurs team-mate John Gorman.
In June 1993, Hoddle became player-manager of Chelsea (he retired from the playing side in 1995). His assistant at Chelsea was the former Tottenham manager Peter Shreeves, and they reached the FA Cup final in Hoddle's first season, where they lost 4-0 to Manchester United. But United had done the double, and consolation for their failure to win the trophy came in the form of a Cup Winners' Cup place. Chelsea reached the semi finals of that competition in 1994-95 and lost by a single goal to Real Zaragoza, who went on to beat Arsenal in the final. Hoddle guided Chelsea to the FA Cup Semi Finals in 1995-96, but was unable to take them beyond 11th place in the Premiership - they had occupied this final position three times in four years. He did establish them as a force in cup competitions and made them capable of attracting top-class players - such as Ruud Gullit - to the club.
Hoddle's three-year reign at Chelsea came to an end in 1996 when he accepted the England manager's job. He guided England to qualification for the 1998 World Cup, securing the team's entry with a memorable 0-0 draw in Rome against Italy. However, he caused controversy by omitting Paul Gascoigne from the squad and installing supposed faith healer Eileen Drewery as part of the England coaching staff, which led to the team being dubbed "The Hod Squad". They reached the Second Round of the 1998 tournament, losing on penalties to Argentina. Hoddle came under fire after a disappointing start to the Euro 2000 qualifying campaign. Hoddle's time in charge of the national team was, sometime later, praised by Harry Redknapp who believed him to have been the "perfect man for the job".
"You and I have been physically given two hands and two legs and half-decent brains. Some people have not been born like that for a reason. The karma is working from another lifetime. I have nothing to hide about that. It is not only people with disabilities. What you sow, you have to reap."
"You have to look at things that happened in your life and ask why. It comes around."|Glenn Hoddle| from Matt Dickinson interview
On 30 January 1999, with the England team preparing for Euro 2000, and amidst the fall-out from the previous season's World Cup, Hoddle gave an interview to Matt Dickinson of ''The Times'' newspaper in an attempt to defend himself against his critics (over issues such as Eileen Drewery and his faith
Dickinson's interview revealed that Hoddle had a "controversial belief that the disabled, and others, are being punished for sins in a former life."
Hoddle stated that he was not prepared to resign and claimed his words were misinterpreted and pointed out his contributions and commitment to organisations helping disabled people. The Football Association terminated Hoddle's contract on 2 February 1999, which was welcomed by representatives of disabled groups. The disabled rights campaigner Lord Ashley however, while criticising Hoddle's views, defended his right to express them, likening the campaign against Hoddle to a "witchhunt" and considered Hoddle's dismissal "a sad day for British tolerance and freedom of speech" a view which was shared by the ''Daily Mirror'' and ''Daily Mail'' and in several foreign newspapers.
Hoddle was back in football within a year as Southampton manager, succeeding Dave Jones, who had been suspended in order to concentrate on clearing his name in connection with child abuse charges. Although these charges were later found to be false, Jones was not re-instated and Hoddle continued to be manager. Hoddle kept the Saints in the Premier League against all odds but left acrimoniously in March 2001 to return to Tottenham as manager.
Tottenham's league record in the decade leading up to Hoddle's appointment was disappointing. Hoddle was determined to establish them as a top playing side, and during his first season he had some wonderful opportunities to succeed. Tottenham reached the League Cup final and after winning 5-1 against Hoddle's former club Chelsea FC, Spurs were the favourites but they lost 2-1 to Blackburn Rovers. The club's promising early season form dwindled away into mediocrity and they finished ninth in the Premiership, an improvement on the previous season's 11th place but hardly impressive. Spurs began the 2002-03 season in fine form and Hoddle was named Premiership Manager of the Month for August 2002 after they ended the month top of the league. Although few people expected them to stay there, 10th place in the final table was still disappointing. The pressure began to build up on Hoddle and he was sacked in September 2003 after a poor start to the season, in which the team picked up just four points from their opening six league games and lay in the Premiership drop zone. Ironically, his final game in charge was a 3-1 loss to old side Southampton.
Hoddle was linked with a return to Southampton in early 2004, but opposition from supporters meant chairman Rupert Lowe pursued alternative targets.
The board kept faith with Hoddle, but he stepped down on 1 July 2006, stating differing expectations between himself and the club as the reason for his departure. In his time with Wolverhampton Wanderers, the club drew 34 league games in his 76 games in charge, spanning over two seasons.
He has yet to make a return to management. His name was linked with the manager's job at Leeds United (owned by former Chelsea chairman Ken Bates) when Kevin Blackwell was sacked in September 2006, but the job went to Dennis Wise instead.
As of January 2008, Hoddle is attempting to raise finance to form the Glenn Hoddle Academy based in Spain. The aim of the academy is to give another chance to young players released by football clubs in England to become professional players.
He had a younger brother, Carl, who was also a footballer (at a lower level). Carl died from a brain aneurysm on 2 March 2008, at 40 years of age.
The stand-up comedian Jasper Carrott once remarked of Hoddle:
:''I hear Glenn Hoddle has found God. That must have been one hell of a pass.''
Hoddle's former Chelsea team-mate Tony Cascarino has also commented:
:''When Glenn tried to be funny, it was time to pass 'round the laughing gas because he was probably the unfunniest man I have ever known. He was also completely besotted with himself. If he had been an ice cream, he would have licked himself.''
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'''Jerrel Floyd Hasselbaink''' (born in Paramaribo, Suriname, 27 March 1972), usually known as '''Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink''', is a Dutch former football striker who played for various clubs in the Netherlands, Portugal, England and Spain, as well as the Dutch national team. He scored more than 200 career goals.
Hasselbaink was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but began his footballing career in the Netherlands, in the Eerste Divisie first with Telstar for whom he played until 1991, and then AZ Alkmaar. He stayed at AZ for three seasons before being released by the club and ended up playing non-league football. (Neerlandia/SLTOVV)
He signed for Portuguese side Campomaiorense in August 1995 but, after only one season, Hasselbaink was signed by Boavista where he first came to prominence. He scored 20 goals in 23 league appearances for the club and helped them win the Portuguese Cup.
Hasselbaink's goalscoring caught the attention of several European clubs, and he was transferred to English Premier League side Leeds United for -2 million in June 1997. He continued his prolific goalscoring record with Leeds, netting 23 goals in all competitions in his debut season, and 21 in the next, helping Leeds finish 4th in the Premiership. His 18 league goals that season made him the Premier League's joint top goalscorer.
After rejecting a new contract offer from Leeds and subsequently requesting a transfer, Hasselbaink was sold to Spanish club Atltico Madrid for -12 million in 1999. He adapted to the Spanish game well, scoring 24 goals in 34 La Liga appearances and 32 in all competitions, though the club were still relegated.
Once again, he stayed with a club for only a brief period and a year later returned to England, this time with Chelsea, for a club record fee of -15 million.
Hasselbaink scored 23 goals in 35 league appearances in the 2000-01 season, including a volley from outside the penalty area against Manchester United and a four-goal haul against Coventry City; he finished the season as the Premier League's top goal scorer. He formed a productive partnership with Icelandic striker Eidur Gudjohnsen in his second year with Chelsea, scoring 29 goals in all competitions and helping Gudjohnsen to 23 in a season which also saw Chelsea reach the FA Cup final. Hasselbaink was injured in the game prior to the final and, clearly unfit, he was substituted early on at Millennium Stadium as Chelsea lost 2-0. In his last two seasons with Chelsea the goals dried up. He scored only 11 goals in 27 games in 2002-03, though in the next season he scored 17 goals in all competitions which, despite the arrival of new strikers Adrian Mutu and Hernn Crespo, made him top scorer at the club for the third time in four years. He ended his Chelsea career with 87 goals in 177 games.
In 2004, Hasselbaink joined Middlesbrough on a free transfer. In his first season he scored 13 goals in 36 league games. He struck the winner in 1-0 wins at Grasshoppers in the UEFA Cup and Everton in the League Cup. He also captained the side in a 4-1 win over Manchester United and scored the second goal for Boro. In his final season with the club, he helped them reach the UEFA Cup final, where they lost 4-0 to Sevilla FC.
When Gareth Southgate took over from new England boss Steve McClaren as Middlesbrough manager, Hasselbaink found himself surplus to requirements and was made available on a free transfer. His reported -40,000 per week wages at Middlesbrough looked to be an issue especially when negotiations with Celtic failed. He left Middlesbrough as a hero with his fine goals and leadership which contributed massively to Middlesbrough's success domestically and in Europe in the two years he was at Middlesbrough. He signed for Charlton Athletic on 11 July. Jimmy is as the player that sparked the 4-1 comeback against [[FC
Soon after joining Charlton, Hasselbaink was charged by The FA with improper conduct and/or bringing the game into disrepute for his claims about Chelsea. He alleged that his former club paid players a bonus after the 2004 Champions League win over Arsenal. A Premier League inquiry into what would have been illegal bonus payments found no evidence to support the claims, which were denied by Chelsea.
Hasselbaink scored his first goal for Charlton against his old team Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 9 September 2006,
Jimmy was on the verge of joining Championship side Leicester City on 14 August 2007, but the club later withdrew their offer. On 16 August, Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale, who worked with Hasselbaink at Leeds United, brought him to Cardiff on a one-year deal, teaming up with former Liverpool and Leeds striker Robbie Fowler.
Both Fowler and Hasselbaink started the season out of the team due to both lacking fitness and they eventually went on to make their debuts for the club in the same game, a 1-0 victory over Leyton Orient in the League Cup. On 19 September 2007, he scored his first goal for Cardiff with a 20-yard low drive in the 2-1 league defeat at home to Watford. After an impressive performance against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fifth round of the FA Cup he was nominated for the player of the round after a goal which he powered the ball in to the top corner. Jimmy remained as a regular starter for Cardiff throughout the season, only losing his place for a handful of matches to an in-form Steve Thompson, although due to his age he rarely finished a match. On 15 March 2008, Hasselbaink received the first red card of his Cardiff career for a foul on Colchester United goalkeeper Dean Gerken. Cardiff appealed the red card but it was upheld.
Hasselbaink also made appearances in five of the six matches Cardiff played to reach the FA Cup final for the first time in 81 years, which they went on to lose 1-0 to Portsmouth, where he played 70 minutes before being substituted for Steve Thompson. At the end of the season Cardiff decided against extending his contract and he was released.
On 16 August 2008, during the 1-1 draw between Norwich City and Blackpool at Carrow Road, it was revealed that Hasselbaink had attended the game at the personal invitation of Norwich Chairman Roger Munby however on 29 August Manager Glenn Roeder revealed that Hasselbaink would not be joining the club permanently. Said Roeder: -He only ever came here for training and people musn't make too much of it. If I was to sign Jimmy Hasselbaink he wouldn't be here on trial or a test or anything like that - I wouldn't embarrass the man like that." Instead Hasselbaink retired from professional football.
Hasselbaink has started training with Conference South side Woking to help keep himself fit and do some coaching as part of his preparation for taking his UEFA A licence.
Hasselbaink made his debut for the Dutch national side at a late age. His time as an international suffered due to fierce competition for the strikers' role, with the presence of Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Kluivert, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Pierre van Hooijdonk and Roy Makaay, greatly limiting his opportunities.
In 2004 Hasselbaink decided to quit the Dutch national team and no longer made himself available. His most noteworthy accomplishment as an international was playing at the 1998 World Cup in France, and having started for the Netherlands in their opening game against Belgium.
Hasselbaink is one of only five Dutch football players to be selected for the Dutch national team while never having played in the Dutch Eredivisie. The others capped players are Jordi Cruyff, son of Johan, Rob Reekers, Willi Lippens and Wim Hofkens.
Hasselbaink has the distinction of being the first foreign player to win the Golden Boot in the English top flight.
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'''Andrew Alexander Cole''' (born 15 October 1971 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is a retired English footballer. He is most well known by the name '''Andy Cole''' (by which he was universally known in the 1990s), but in 2000, he asked to be known as '''Andrew Cole'''. He currently works as a forwards coach at Huddersfield Town under his former Newcastle United and Fulham team-mate Lee Clark.
A former England international, Cole is the second-highest goalscorer in Premier League history; in his career, Cole has scored a total of 187 Premier League goals, placing him behind Alan Shearer who has 260 goals. Cole has the distinction of being one of the few players in England to have swept all possible honours in the English game, including the PFA Young Player of the Year award, as well as the coveted UEFA Champions League title. Cole was also capped fifteen times for England between 1995 and 2001, scoring once, against Albania in a World Cup Qualifier.
Cole started his career as a youth player for Arsenal on leaving school in 1988, signing professional in 1989. He made his only league appearance for Arsenal, aged 19, as a substitute against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane during a First Division game on December 29, 1990; Arsenal won 4-1 but Cole did not score. He also made a substitute appearance against Tottenham Hotspur in the Charity Shield in 1991 and almost made an immediate impact, hitting the side netting from outside the area.
The following season he was loaned to Fulham in the Third Division, where he scored 3 goals in 13 games, before being sold to Second Division Bristol City in a -500,000 deal - at the time he was the Ashton Gate club's most expensively signed player.
Having proved himself as a competent young goalscorer with Bristol City (who began the 1992-93 in the new Football League Division One following the creation of the Premier League), Cole was quickly one of the hottest prospects in England and his name was regularly linked with Premier League clubs throughout the 1992-93 season.
In February 1993, Division One leaders Newcastle United splashed out a then club record -1.75 million for his services. He then scored 12 goals in as many league games.
After David Kelly was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers, manager Kevin Keegan brought in Peter Beardsley as Cole's strike-partner for the 1993-94 Premier League campaign. Cole scored 34 goals in 40 games during Newcastle's first Premier League season as they finished third and qualified for the UEFA Cup. Cole scored a total of 41 goals in all competitions - breaking the club's goalscoring record which had been set by Hughie Gallacher nearly 70 years earlier (Gallacher still holds the record for the highest number of league goals in a season with 36). 22-year-old Cole was subsequently voted PFA Young Player of the Year for that season.
Cole then scored nine Premier League goals in 18 games for Newcastle after the start of the 1994-95 season, and also scored a hat-trick against Royal Antwerp in the UEFA Cup.
In all Cole hit 68 goals in 84 games for Newcastle giving him a strike rate of 81%. In terms of goal potency per game for Newcastle only Hughie Gallacher has a better record.
On 10 January 1995, Cole was suddenly sold in a shock deal to Manchester United for a deal worth -7 million - -6 million cash plus -1 million-rated Keith Gillespie going in the opposite direction, setting a new record for most expensive British transfer at the time. This record was broken five months later by Arsenal's -7.5million acquisition of Dennis Bergkamp from Inter Milan.
Despite joining halfway through the 1994-95 season Cole still managed to score 12 goals in just first 18 Premier League games for United. This included his first, the winner in a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on 4 February at Old Trafford and five in the 9-0 rout of Ipswich Town, a Premier League record. However, he missed two simple chances against West Ham United on the final day of the season as they could only manage a 1-1 draw and the league title went to Blackburn Rovers instead. He was cup-tied for the FA Cup final a week later. Without him, United lost to Everton 1-0. United were also without the banned Eric Cantona and the injured Andrei Kanchelskis, the club's next two highest scorers that season after Cole.
His first full season in 1995-96 with Manchester United proved to be difficult, as Cole struggled to find his trademark form in a side now built around the much heralded return of Eric Cantona. Though Cole scored in four successive games during the winter, including an important opening goal in United's 2-0 defeat of title rivals Newcastle United on 27 December, Cole was badgered by fans and critics alike across much of the season for only scoring 14 times and missing many chances. However, Cole picked up his form in the business end of the season and scored critical goals including the winner in the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea to send United to Wembley again. He then collected his first Premier League title winners medal and scored the second goal in United's 3-0 defeat of Middlesbrough on the final day of the season to help United win the Premier League title for the third time in four years. He also played in their FA Cup final victory to become part of England's first ever side to win the double twice.
Before the 1996-97 season began, Cole had to deal with being offered to Blackburn Rovers as part-exchange in a -12 million deal which would have brought Alan Shearer to Old Trafford but the offer was turned down and Shearer opted for Newcastle instead. Despite Alex Ferguson's clear indication to Cole that he was looking for another striker despite the Shearer deal falling through, Cole fought to stay at the club. The arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjr - and being the victim of two broken legs suffered after a tackle by Neil Ruddock in a reserve game against Liverpool - restricted Cole's first-team chances further, but he managed to still play in 20 Premier League games (10 as a substitute) for the season, ending the season strongly with several crucial goals in both the league and UEFA Champions League (where he scored a goal voted the season's best European goal against Porto) to complete his comeback from injury. He then scored the title sealing goal away at Anfield- the scene of his broken legs just half a season earlier- against Roy Evans' Spice Boys Liverpool team and thereby aided United in winning their fourth title in five years, with Cole qualifying for another Premier League title medal.
For the 1997-98 season, the retirement of Eric Cantona saw Cole emerge as first choice striker once again, and he discovered his best form ever for the club, becoming the joint top goalscorer in the Premier League during the course of the season with 18 goals, including a slew of spectacular goals- one of which; a chip against Everton- had fans vote as the Manchester United goal of the season. Cole also developed a strong partnership with Teddy Sheringham but United finished trophyless for only the second time in 9 seasons as they lost to Arsenal in the end. Cole achieved several personal landmarks in this campaign- scoring his first European hat-trick for the club in an away match at Feyenoord as well as ending the season as runner up in the PFA Players' Player of the Year award to Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp. Despite this accreditation and being the leading goalscorer in all competitions that season with 25, Cole was omitted from England's 1998 World Cup squad by then-manager Glenn Hoddle.
Cole faced competition from new signing Dwight Yorke, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjr during the 1998-99 season but ended up developing an immensely successful partnership with Yorke both on and off the pitch that season, the year in which his striking partnership with Yorke contributed 53 goals between them and was rated as one of the most feared attacking partnerships not just in the Premier League, but in all of Europe as well, with the pair scoring against sides like FC Barcelona away at the Nou Camp, and repeating the form all season with incredible one touch passes and assists that at times seemed to demonstrate a telepathic understanding between the pair. Cole played a key role in the side's unique treble of the Premier League title, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League. Cole scored the winning goal in United's final Premier League game of the season against Tottenham Hotspur, a result which meant United finished 1 point ahead of rivals Arsenal to win the Premier League title. He also scored United's third and winning goal in their Champions League semi-final second leg against Juventus, sealing their place in the final for the first time in over 30 years. Also in this season, Cole scored his 100th Premier League goal in a top of the table clash against Arsenal at Old Trafford on February 17. The match ended 1-1.
Cole was United's top scorer again in 1999-2000 with 19 goals in 28 Premier League games. He collected his fourth Premier League title medal in five seasons, and scored over 20 goals in all competitions for the third successive season. Cole scored many goals for United including the only goal of the game in their top of the table clash against their closest rivals Leeds United. He also joined an elite group during this season by scoring his 100th goal for the club in a 2-2 draw against Wimbledon. Injury just prior to Euro 2000 led to Cole missing out on another major competition for his country.
Another title followed in 2000-01 when, despite suffering from an injury that restricted his appearances, Cole scored 13 goals in all competitions, including four in the European Cup allowing him at the time to become Manchester United's record goal scorer in European competition of all time.
Cole made one last appearance for Manchester United in the UEFA Celebration Match six years later, on 13 March 2007, coming on at half time for a friendly game between Manchester United and European XI in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the European Community and 50 years of Manchester United in the European Cup.
The arrival of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Juan Sebastin Vern counted against Cole's first-team chances in the 2001-02 season, and on 29 December 2001 he was sold to Blackburn Rovers for -8million.
Rovers finished sixth the following season and qualified for the UEFA Cup. That campaign saw Cole reform the striker partnership with Dwight Yorke, who had signed for Blackburn from Manchester United for -2million in July 2002.
Cole had a frustrating season in 2003-04 as Rovers slid into the bottom half of the Premier League. Cole scored 11 goals but his relationship with his boss Graeme Souness hit rock bottom after Cole reported him to the PFA accusing him of unfair treatment.
13 years after spending one month on loan at Fulham, Cole returned to Craven Cottage for the 2004-05 season joining them on a one-year contract.
Cole signed for Manchester City on a free transfer at the beginning of the 2005-06 season.
Despite signing a new contract with Manchester City only months earlier
On 21 March 2007, he signed on loan for Birmingham City of the Championship until the end of the season.
Cole signed a one year contract with Sunderland on a free transfer, reuniting him with former Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers strike partner Dwight Yorke, and under the management of former United teammate Roy Keane. After seven games for the club he was loaned out to Burnley and was released at the end of the 2007-08 Premier League season.
Cole joined Burnley in a loan deal on 29 January 2008 and scored a hat-trick in their 4-2 win at QPR on 12 February,
On 4 July 2008, Cole signed a 12-month deal with Nottingham Forest, his 12th club, and hometown club from childhood. However, on 31 October 2008, Forest confirmed that Cole's contract had been cancelled by mutual consent, after eleven appearances and no goals.
On 11 November 2008, Cole announced his retirement from football, bringing an end to a 19-year career.
Despite first being capped for England in 1995, he had earned only 15 caps by the time he announced his retirement from international football after failing to be selected for the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad. He scored one goal for England, in a World Cup qualifying match against Albania in March 2001. He also scored in his single appearance for the England B team.
Glenn Hoddle, in defence of his decision not to select Cole for the World Cup in 1998, accused Cole of needing 6 or 7 chances to score one goal.
Cole earned his first four caps under four different managers. He made his debut against Uruguay under Terry Venables in 1995, appeared next against Italy under Glenn Hoddle at the Tournoi de France in 1997, made his third appearance against France under caretaker Howard Wilkinson in 1999 and finally earned his fourth cap against Poland under new manager Kevin Keegan in his first starting appearance a few weeks later.
In August 2009, Cole was hired by his former Manchester United and England team-mate, Milton Keynes Dons manager Paul Ince, to coach the club's forwards on an initially temporary basis. However, a week later, Cole agreed to spend at least two days a week working on finishing with the forwards at Huddersfield Town, under his former Newcastle United and Fulham team-mate Lee Clark.
In 1999, Cole released the unsuccessful single "Outstanding", a cover of the 1982 song of the same name, which peaked below the UK Top 40.
Cole married his long time girlfriend Shirley Dewar in July 2002 on the same day that Steve McManaman got married. They have a son called Devante, who is currently attached to Manchester City,
In 2008, Cole was quizzed by Police after an alleged assault on his wife in their Alderley Edge home in Cheshire before being released on bail. Six months later, Cole, through his representative law firm, Schillings, won damages in an action against media giants Express Newspapers, which owns the Daily Star for defamation regarding the publication of material concerning the assault allegations and for harms caused against his family by sensationalist reports.
In 2000, Cole visited Zimbabwe and returned to set up his own charity foundation called the "Andy Cole Children's Foundation" which helped aid orphans in Zimbabwe. The charity was registered with the Charity Commission in the United Kingdom under number 1079911. The charity has since been rebranded as All Star Kids, as Andy Cole is no longer involved.
Welsh band Catatonia name-checked Cole on their 1996 b-side "Do You Believe In Me?". The lyrics include the line "I'm Andy Cole's tortured soul, missed out again in front of goal."
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'''Dion Dublin''' (born 22 April 1969 in Leicester, Leicestershire) is a retired English footballer. He was capped four times for England. Dublin started his career as a centre back, but made his name at Cambridge United as a goal-scoring centre forward. However, in his later years he showed his versatility by becoming an accomplished defender. He previously played for Norwich City twice, Cambridge United, Manchester United, Coventry City, Millwall, Aston Villa, Leicester City and Celtic.
Whilst at school in Leicestershire, Dublin played for Wigston Fields; the local team in a small South Leicester village. Dublin then went on to begin his professional footballing career with Norwich City after leaving school in 1985, but he was never given a first team debut and was then released from the club in 1988.
He then signed for Cambridge United as a centre-half, which had been his position at Norwich. However, his new club recognised that Dublin had greater potential as a striker. United's then manager (Chris Turner) and assistant manager (John Beck) have both since claimed sole credit for spotting Dublin's ability as a striker. Whoever was responsible, very soon his prolific goalscoring helped United to successive promotions. During the 1988-89 Dublin was then loaned out for a short spell to Barnet. The 1989-90 season saw Cambridge promoted from the Fourth via the play-offs, when Dublin became the first ever scorer in a Wembley play-off final. In 1990-91 the club were champions of the Third Division, and the club also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in both seasons, with Dublin scoring at Arsenal in 1991. In 1991-92, he played a big part in helping Cambridge to their highest ever finishing position in the football league, by finishing in fifth place in the last ever season of the old Second Division, but when Cambridge failed to win promotion to the top flight via the play-offs Dublin was put up for sale. He has since spoken many times of his affection for Cambridge United.
Having seen Dublin in a cup tie, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson signed him for -1million on 7 August 1992, fighting off competition from Chelsea and Everton. Dublin was something of a surprise purchase for United, after Ferguson had tried to sign Alan Shearer from Southampton but lost out to Blackburn Rovers.
Dublin scored in the fourth Premier League game of the 1992-93 season, a last minute winner in United's first Premier league victory - 1-0 over Southampton at The Dell. However, on 2 September he suffered a broken leg against Crystal Palace in a 1-0 win at Old Trafford, when tackled recklessly by Eric Young, and was out of action for six months. By the time he had recovered, however, United had signed Eric Cantona and the Frenchman was firmly established as first choice strike partner to Mark Hughes. United won the league that season for the first time since 1967, but Dublin failed to make the 10 Premier League appearances required to gain a title winner's medal.
However, Dublin did receive a medal as a result of special dispensation from the Premier League, meaning Goalkeeper Les Sealey was the only major first team player not to get a medal. In 1993-94, Dublin regained his fitness but his first team chances were restricted by the excellent form of Eric Cantona. In December 1993, Ferguson agreed a deal with Everton manager Howard Kendall that would have seen Dublin moving to Goodison Park, but a member of Everton's board of directors, apparently feeling that Dublin was not worth the money Kendall had offered United, intervened to prevent the transfer going through - this incident led directly to Kendall's resignation as Everton manager and Dublin ended up staying at Old Trafford until the end of the season. He was left out of the FA Cup winning team and failed to make enough appearances to merit another Premier League title winners medal and soon after the end of the season he was sold to Coventry City for -2million. [
In four-and-a-half years with Coventry, Dublin established himself as one of the Premier League's top strikers and during the 1997-98 season won the first of his four England full caps. That season, he equalled the Coventry City record for most goals in a top division season with 23 goals in all competitions.
Following Phil Neal's departure in 1995, the arrival of Ron Atkinson and Gordon Strachan would provide Dublin with an attacking team of flair players e.g. Noel Whelan, John Salako and Darren Huckerby to add to the already useful attacking options like Peter Ndlovu. The addition of Gary McAllister following Euro 96 should have provided at least the stability of a top half finish but the Sky Blues often displayed defensive frailities which failed to match Dublin's regular scoring at the other end. This culminated in possibly one of the greatest relegation escapes in Premiership history in May 1997 when Coventry needed results elsewhere to go their way whilst also requiring an away win at White Hart Lane. This game followed on from an away win at Anfield (Dublin scoring in the dying seconds) and a home win against Chelsea. But at Tottenham Hotspur that afternoon, cheered on by a large travelling contingent of Sky Blues fans, Dublin scored in the first half before Paul Williams followed suit in an improbable 2-1 win. The game reached a nerve racking climax, as the two teams played on 15 minutes after the other games had completed -due to crowd congestion issues- and included a memorable late save from City keeper Steve Ogrizovic. The following season however 97/98, would see the Sky Blues enjoy an impressive home record and at long last a season of fulfilled promise and mid table stability. Dublin formed a dynamic partnership with Darren Huckerby which not only produced some memorable league victories but also propelled the Sky Blues to the FA Cup Quarter Final against Sheffield United in 1998. After a 1-1 draw at Highfield Road the Sky Blues went to a replay at Brammall Lane and thanks to a David Burrows goal were just 5 minutes away from an FA Cup semi-final. Alas, Sheffield equalized , sending the game into extra time and eventual penalty heartbreak. The season also saw Dublin share elite status as the Premier League's top scorer with Blackburn's Chris Sutton and Liverpool's Michael Owen - each Englishman scoring 18 league goals. During this season, Blackburn manager Roy Hodgson tabled a bid to bring Dublin to Ewood Park, but he rejected the offer and stayed at Highfield Road to help Coventry finish 11th and equal their best Premier League final position yet.
Although many people saw the eventual sale of Robbie Keane in 2000 as the principal catalyst in Coventry City's eventual relegation from the top flight, the goalscoring deficit which resulted from the loss of Dion Dublin is often overlooked. His ability to score over 15 goals per season and clinch vital goals, often in tightly contested relegation battles, was to prove irreplaceable. His transfer to Aston Villa caused some rancour amounst City fans, who suggested a lack of loyalty from the No.9 but today memories have mellowed and no City fan would deny the enormous contribution that Dion Dublin made to the club's fortunes. No other Coventry City player has scored more goals for the Sky Blues in England's top division.
Despite finishing as the Premier League's joint top scorer during for 1997-98 season, Dublin was controversially excluded from the England 1998 FIFA World Cup squad. However, his exploits at club level were still attracting significant attention and in the autumn of 1998 he chose to move to Coventry's arch-rivals Aston Villa for -5.75m. In his first 3 games for the club, he would score 7 goals including a memorable hat-trick against Southampton in only his second game for the Villans. In December 1999 whilst playing for Aston Villa against Sheffield Wednesday, he sustained a life threatening broken neck as a result of which he permanently has a titanium plate holding three neck vertebrae together. In April 2000, a week after returning to the team, he helped Aston Villa reach their first FA Cup final in 43 years (which they lost 1-0 to Chelsea) scoring a penalty in the semi-final shoot-out with Bolton Wanderers. Having regained his fitness, Dublin remained on the Villa Park payroll until 2002. Faced with competition for a first team place by Juan Pablo ngel and Peter Crouch, Dublin spent several weeks on loan at First Division Millwall. In his time there he scored 2 goals (against Stockport County
When his contract expired in the summer of 2004, he was given a free transfer. He was signed by Leicester City, who had just been relegated from the Barclays Premier League to the newly named Coca Cola Championship. In his first season with the Foxes, he scored only 4 goals in 38 league and cup matches. During season 2005-06 he lost his place as the team's main striker to Mark de Vries, but continued to appear as a defender. His contract at Leicester City was terminated by mutual consent on 30 January 2006.
He was snapped up quickly by Celtic Manager Gordon Strachan, to cover for the loss of Chris Sutton, on a contract until the end of the season. At Celtic, Dublin achieved double success, with Scottish League Cup and Scottish Premier League winner's medals. He came on as a sub and scored the final goal as Celtic won the Scottish League Cup final, and also played enough matches with Celtic to merit a title medal. In the league, he made three league starts and eight substitute appearances for Celtic, scoring once against Kilmarnock.
On 20 September 2006, Norwich City announced that Dublin had joined them until the end of the 2006-07 season. It marked a return, almost 20 years after leaving, for Dublin to the club where he began his career. He made his debut on 23 September 2006 when he came on as substitute against Plymouth Argyle. He scored his first competitive goal in Norwich City colours in a 3-3 draw against Queens Park Rangers on 14 October 2006 at Loftus Road. Steve Wilson cited Dublin as the main inspiration behind Norwich's 4-1 FA Cup 3rd Round win at Tamworth, in which the striker scored two goals and set up numerous chances for other team mates. Dublin was an important figure in Norwich securing safety from relegation to League One and the supporters recognised his contribution by voting him in second place in the Norwich City player of the year award, and on 23 May 2007 he ended speculation about his future by signing a new 1-year contract at Norwich, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2007-08 season. On 2 September 2007, Dublin, whilst a pundit on the Aston Villa v Chelsea game, said that this season would be his last as a footballer, citing the fact that his 'bones have started to talk to him' as the reason, meaning that he didn't think his body can handle another season.
During Spring 2008, Dublin was approached by Jimmy Quinn, then manager of Cambridge United, about joining his old club for the 2008-09 season. However, the player would not change his mind about retiring. He was voted the club's Player of the Year and awarded the Barry Butler trophy on 26 April 2008 in his final season as a footballer, at his penultimate game, and on his final appearance at Carrow Road. Dublin played his final game on 4 May 2008, featuring in Norwich's 4-1 loss to Sheffield Wednesday in front of 36,208 fans at Hillsborough - the highest Championship attendance that season.
Since retiring, Dublin has worked in the media as a pundit for Sky Sports. As well as appearing on Ford Super Sunday with Richard Keys, Dublin has done commentary on a number of games including the UEFA Champions League games with Martin Tyler.
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'''Daniel Benjamin "Danny" Murphy''' (born 18 March 1977 in Chester, Cheshire) is an English football player. He is a midfielder currently playing for Fulham. He has twice been voted player of the month, once with Liverpool and once with Charlton Athletic.
Murphy started out as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra. He went on trial with Manchester United in October 1994.
After signing for Liverpool, he did not break into the first team squad immediately and returned to Crewe for a successful period on loan. After the loan period ended, he became a first team regular at Anfield.
Murphy's career at Liverpool included a unique cup treble in 2001 (where Liverpool won the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup), an FA Premier League second place finish in 2002 and a second League Cup in 2003. He developed an uncanny habit of scoring the deciding goal in 1-0 wins against Manchester United at Old Trafford, a feat he achieved three times in four seasons (2000-01, 2001-02 and 2003-04).
Murphy signed for Charlton Athletic from Liverpool for -2.5m on a four-year contract in August 2004.
On 31 January 2006, Murphy was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for -2 million.
He scored his second goal for Tottenham when Jermain Defoe was injured in a pre-match warm-up against Newcastle United; manager Martin Jol brought Murphy into a 4-5-1 formation. Murphy scored with a scissors kick which hit Steven Taylor in the face, leaving keeper Shay Given to watch on as the ball went into the net.
Murphy signed for Fulham for an undisclosed fee on 31 August 2007.
Since joining Fulham Murphy has become a regular starter and kept his place in the team throughout the season and has scored 6 goals in 43 matches. One goal, a rare header scored on 11 May 2008 for a 1-0 win away at Portsmouth ensured Fulham's Premier League survival at the expense of Birmingham and Reading; the goal coming as manager Roy Hodgson prepared to substitute Murphy.
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson gave Murphy the captain's armband for the 2008-09 season after he had been captain for most of Fulham's pre-season games.
Murphy scored his 100th career goal against Newcastle United on 9 November 2008.
In 2009, Murphy began writing a twice-weekly blog for eurosport.yahoo.com, in which he gives insight into the Fulham dressing room and opinions on the current issues in football.
On 23 August 2009, Murphy injured himself while attempting an ambitious tackle on Ricardo Carvalho in a home game against Chelsea. This meant that he would miss a game for Fulham for the first time, against Aston Villa.
Murphy has been capped for England nine times and has scored one goal. He was set to play at the 2002 World Cup, but had to withdraw from the squad after he suffered a metatarsal injury similar to that which had affected England team mates David Beckham and Gary Neville in the run-up to the tournament.
Murphy is married to actress Joanna Taylor, whom he met through mutual friend Louis Emerick. After two failed IVF attempts, they have one child, Mya Eve Murphy, born on 15 August 2006. Danny also has a son, Ashleigh Daniel Murphy, born on 15 July 1996, from a previous relationship.
(Not including 01/02 & 02/03 Community Shield and 01/02 European Supercup Appearances)
Stats accurate as of 20:43, 18 January 2010.
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Kinnear played as a defender, spending the majority of his career - ten seasons - with Tottenham Hotspur. With Tottenham he won the FA Cup, the Football League Cup twice, the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Cup.
Kinnear was born in Dublin, moving to Watford, England at the age of seven. He was capped 26 times for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
Joe Kinnear moved to England at the age of seven. His father died when he was young and his mother brought up five children on a council estate in Watford.
Kinnear first made an impression as a player with St Albans City. His talent as a defender was quickly recognised and in 1963 he moved to Tottenham Hotspur where he spent ten years, playing in the 1967 FA Cup final against Chelsea, a game Tottenham won 2-1. Kinnear made almost 200 league appearances for Tottenham, chipping in with two league goals. He won four major honours during his time at the club: the FA Cup in 1967; the UEFA Cup in 1972 and the Football League Cup on two occasions (in 1971 and 1973). In 1975, he moved to Brighton, where he made 16 appearances before retiring at the relatively young age of 30.
Kinnear was capped 26 times by the Republic of Ireland. This stretch did not include any goalscoring. His debut came in the 2-1 defeat by Turkey on 22 February 1967.
After his retirement from football in 1977, Kinnear spent five years in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates managing Sharjah and Al-Shabab (alongside Dave Mackay),
Kinnear briefly took charge of Doncaster after Mackay's departure in 1989 but was replaced by Billy Bremner after a consortium completed their takeover of the club.
It was reported that Kinnear turned down the chance to replace Jack Charlton as manager of the Republic of Ireland national team in 1996. Kinnear then guided Wimbledon to semi-finals in both of the major domestic cup competitions in 1997 as well as finishing 8th in the Premier League. Kinnear continued in his role as Wimbledon until he suffered a heart attack before a league game against Sheffield Wednesday in March 1999. He stood down in June of that year and as was replaced at Wimbledon by Egil Olsen.
Before returning to football management with Luton Town, Kinnear was a front runner to replace Martin O'Neill at Leicester City,
and also considered taking over the struggling Sheffield Wednesday.
Instead, Kinnear would be briefly involved as Director of Football at Oxford United during the 2000-01 season.
In January 2001 he resigned, reportedly, due to poor health.
He could not save the club from relegation, despite purchasing striker Steve Howard for -50,000 on transfer deadline day. In the summer of 2001, Kinnear released the majority of the relegated squad, and brought in a number of his own men over the course of the season, including future captains Kevin Nicholls and Chris Coyne, along with winger Jean-Louis Valois. The team stormed to promotion under Kinnear's guidance, finishing runners-up to Plymouth Argyle in the Hatters' first promotion in 20 years.
The next season was disappointing for the Hatters, as they were expected to compete for promotion, but in the end they only managed a 9th place finish. In May 2003 the club was sold to a consortium, led by John Gurney,
and Kinnear and his assistant Mick Harford were then sacked,
Kinnear was out of work until Nottingham Forest offered him the manager's job in February 2004,
Kinnear was able to get the club up to 14th position by the end of the 2003-04 season. The following season began with talk of promotion,
but would go badly for Forest and Kinnear, with just four wins from the first 23 games in the league that year. A 3-0 defeat to rivals Derby County at Pride Park,
Nottingham Forest were 22nd in the Football League Championship table following Kinnear's departure, the club appointed Mick Harford to take over as interim manager. Forest would ultimately be relegated at the end of the season, after Gary Megson had been appointed as the full time replacement to Kinnear.
Kinnear was without a club following his departure from Nottingham Forest for almost four years, though there were rumours about joining several clubs during this time including QPR.
On 26 September 2008, Kinnear was named as the interim manager of Premier League side Newcastle United until the end of October, following the resignation of Kevin Keegan.
This initial one month period was extended for an additional month, keeping Kinnear at St. James' Park until the end of December.
On 2 October 2008, after a controversial start to his tenure at Newcastle, he launched a verbal tirade at the Daily Mirror's journalist Simon Bird calling him a "cunt".
He swore 52 times in the interview with Bird and other members of the media. Later in the interview, he announced that he would no longer deal with the national media while he was Newcastle manager, and that he would only speak to local newspapers from then on, with first team coach Chris Hughton handling all other interviews.
Kinnear's first two games in charge, against Everton and Manchester City, both ended as 2-2 draws. Kinnear's first win at Newcastle was against West Brom. Newcastle won the match 2-1, with the first goal coming from Joey Barton, who was making his first starting appearance for Newcastle since being released from prison during the summer.
On 31 October 2008, Kinnear stated that November 22 would be D-Day with regards to the sale of Newcastle United and his position as manager.
This turned out to be untrue, as Kinnear was confirmed as being in charge for another month after Newcastle's 0-0 draw with Chelsea.
Kinnear continued his event filled season in charge by getting sent off on 6 December after a confrontation with referee Mike Riley during a 2-2 draw with Stoke City, having being up by two goals for most of the match.
After that disappointing draw with Stoke they followed with wins against Portsmouth and Tottenham Hotspur, which was Newcastle's sixth consecutive league victory against the North London team.
Following a disappointing 5-1 defeat to Liverpool on 28 December, Kinnear re-affirmed his belief that the Newcastle squad lacked strength in depth - with the manager having fielded a makeshift side due to injuries and suspensions resulting from the 2-1 Boxing Day defeat to Wigan - and stated that he was looking to improve the side with transfers in the January window.
In January, Kinnear secured the signings of Peter Lovenkrands, Kevin Nolan and Ryan Taylor. The latter had been signed in a part exchanged deal with Charles N'Zogbia. N'Zogbia had frequently stated in the press, via his agent, that he wished to leave. The final straw came after Kinnear misprounced N'Zogbia's name during an interview in which he called him 'insomnia'. N'Zogbia stated that he no longer wished to play for Newcastle as long as Kinnear was the manager. Shay Given was also sold to Manchester City.
On 7 February 2009, Kinnear was taken to hospital after feeling ill, hours before Newcastle's clash with West Brom. The club stated that it was just precautionary and that Chris Hughton would take the team. Newcastle won 3-2, their first win since Christmas. It was later announced he would need a heart bypass operation.
On Friday 14 August on the 3 Legends radio show it was announced that Kinnear would be re-appointed as the club's manager the following Monday, this already after Kinnear himself declared Mike Ashley had approached him to return but was unable to immediately because of his medical condition.
On the 17th of November 2009, Kinnear declared his interest in the Scotland National team job. But was not offered the position.
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'''Joseph John "Joe" Cole''' (born 8 November 1981 in Paddington, London) is a professional footballer who plays for Chelsea of the English Premier League and plays for the England national team. He started his career with West Ham United where he played more than 100 games during five years, until he left for Chelsea in 2003. He has won a number of trophies with Chelsea, including two Premier League titles and the 2007 FA Cup.
He was born in Paddington, London and lived there until he moved to Camden at the age of six. He was educated at St. Mary's Primary School Bryanston Square in Marylebone along with brother Nicky and sister Charly, Haverstock School voted the best school for education in England, (Now Haverstock Business & Enterprise College) in Chalk Farm, Camden and St. Aloysius RC College in North London. The family home in recent years was in Romford.
A child prodigy who received national media attention as a schoolboy, he famously scored 7 of the 8 goals the England youth team scored against Spain in one match, and a product of the famed West Ham United youth system, Cole was long touted as the hottest prospect in English football with Manchester United reportedly offering to pay -10 million for his services as a 16-year-old. Playing in a mould similar to former England favourite Paul Gascoigne, he quickly progressed through the West Ham ranks before making his first-team debut at the age of 17. In 1999 Cole was part of West Ham's victorious FA Youth Cup winning squad (alongside Michael Carrick), defeating Coventry City 9-0 on aggregate in the final. In January 2003 Glenn Roeder, then West Ham United manager gave Cole the club captain's armband at the age of 21. Sadly for Cole and for West Ham United, the club was relegated from the Premiership at the end of that season. Cole won the "Hammer of the Year award" for 2003.
In 2003, Joe Cole moved to Chelsea, the club he supported as a boy, for -6,600,000 where he found it difficult to play for his national team. However, due to the stiff competition for places at the club, he initially struggled to hold down a place in the team for both England and Chelsea under Claudio Ranieri.
In 2005, Cole was publicly criticised by Mourinho after scoring the winner against Liverpool for neglecting his defensive duties. Cole responded positively to this and took advantage of injuries to other players to become one of the stars of Chelsea's Premiership title winning team in 2004-05. He also won a starting place in the England team on the left side of midfield, which England had struggled to fill adequately for several years. Cole's form saw him hit a run of goals towards the end of the season, and his goal against Norwich (blasted in from 22 yards off his weaker left foot) was voted in the top ten goals of the 2004-05 Premier League season. Cole scored 10 goals for Chelsea in 2004-05 and ended the season with the first of his two Premier League Champions' medals. He was subsequently named in the PFA's team of the season.
In the first half of the 2005-06 season Cole secured himself in the Chelsea first team line up, ahead of Shaun Wright-Phillips and Damien Duff. Cole also extended his contract with Chelsea for another four seasons. He ended his season by scoring the one of the three goals against Manchester United, which sealed the title for Chelsea.
In January 2007, Cole underwent surgery for a stress fracture his foot he suffered in late 2006. Cole made his return for Chelsea in the first leg of Chelsea's 1-1 draw in the Champions League quarter-final tie against Valencia. Cole worked hard in Chelsea's 2-1 victory in the second leg. He started for Chelsea in their 2007 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester United, and went on to be substituted at half time.
thumb|right|150px|Cole before a league match against Sunderland in 2007.
In 2007-08 Cole scored another brilliant goal in the Football League Cup semi finals against Everton on which sent Chelsea to another final. Despite his form, manager Avram Grant opted not to play him in the final, losing out on silverware as Tottenham Hotspur triumphed 2-1.
Cole's form that season earned much praise from his manager and the media alike, and this was shown when he won the Chelsea Fans' Player Of The Year award. It is the first time Cole has collected the prize which was presented by former Chelsea captain Marcel Desailly. After receiving his award, he said : 'I always dreamt of playing for Chelsea and my other dream was to play for the best team in the world. I think I am doing both things at the moment so I am very happy. 'I was trying to think of what to say, but I'm not used to that kind of thing. I'm happy but I'd like to thank the fans for voting for me, and also I want to be better next year,' he said.
Speaking at a sponsoredbyyou.com fans forum organised by England Team Sponsors Nationwide Building Society on 12 August 2008, Cole admitted he faces one of the most important seasons of his career, playing under a new manager for both club and country. He said: "I'm itching to get started and I think there's always a chance of redemption in football. There's games on top of games from now on. If you lose 5-0 on a Wednesday you can win 5-0 on a Saturday. So there's always a chance of redemption both with England and Chelsea. We want to be very successful this season with club and country. It's been a long summer with no football and it wasn't easy watching Euro 2008 on telly. But I've had a good break and now I'm itching to get started, get in the thick of it and get playing games again. It's a big season for me because I would probably say I'm close to my peak. I'm only 26 still but I've got a lot of experience now and know the game. I'm getting better every year and hopefully I can continue."
On August 17, 2008, Cole scored the first Premier League goal of the Scolari era in a 4-0 win against Portsmouth. He scored his second against Bordeaux in the Champions League Group Stage in the 4-0 victory. He scored his third goal against Aston Villa F.C on October 5 in a 2-0 victory.
After surgery on his knee to repair an injury he picked up in the FA Cup clash with Southend United, Joe missed the rest of the season.
thumb|100px|Joe Cole taking in George McCartney for ChelseaCole did not play for Chelsea in the pre-season, due to cruciate ligament damage in his knee, suffered in January 2009. He was one of the substitutes for Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League clash against F.C. Porto, which Chelsea won 1 - 0, however he was never brought on in a match that saw torrential rain lashing Stamford Bridge in London. He made a return to the starting squad in Chelsea's Carling Cup Match with QPR on September 23, 2009, in which he was also handed captain's armband. He also came on as a substitute in the Champions League game between Cypriot side Apoel Nicosia.
Cole made his international debut against Mexico in May 2001. He was a member of England's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, made one substitute appearance off the bench. Cole was also a squad member at Euro 2004, but did not play.
His displays in England's friendlies leading up to the 2006 World Cup enhanced his reputation ahead of the summer's finals in Germany. In May 2006 he was confirmed in the England squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, ahead of Chelsea teammate Shaun Wright-Phillips. He played on the left side of midfield in England's opening game against Paraguay on June 10, 2006.
On June 20, 2006, England drew with Sweden, in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, with a final score of 2-2. Cole scored a volley in the 34th minute of the match and got an assist in the 85th when he sent in a ball to Steven Gerrard. At the end of the match, Budweiser announced that Cole received the Man of the match. The Swedish football fans congratulated England for having such a valuable player in the tournament. Cole lined up for the England squad for the first time since the 2006 FIFA World Cup in the 1-1 friendly draw against the Netherlands, providing an assist for Wayne Rooney from a cross. After another injury, he returned to start the friendly against Brazil at Wembley Stadium on 1 June.
Cole scored his seventh goal for England in June 2007, in their European Championship qualifier, away to Estonia.
On February 7, 2008, Cole was one of the 23-man squad selected for the friendly against Switzerland which they won 2-1, courtesy of Jermaine Jenas and Shaun Wright-Phillips goals. For Jenas' goal, Cole received the ball on the left wing, and with a quick bit of trickery, he lured his defender into an early tackle and skipped past. He then passed a smart ball through the box to Jenas who did not have to raise a leg. Cole received Man of the match for his performance.
In August 2008, Cole scored a late equalising goal in a 2-2 draw at Wembley against the Czech Republic after coming on as a substitute. He then scored England's two goals in the next fixture after coming on as a second half substitute in the 2-0 defeat of Andorra in the opening match for the 2010 World Cup Qualifers. In England's next world cup qualifier against Croatia he suffered a head injury in a clash with Croatian defender Robert Kova which resulted in the Croatian's sending off. After initially getting up he then collapsed and had to be substituted. However he was able to come back and watch the remainder of the match.
Cole married fitness instructor Carly Zucker on 20 June 2009.
In September 2009, Cole and Zucker announced that she is pregnant with their first child.
In Hello, Carly revealed they were having a daughter is beginning of March 2010, which they are planning to name Scarlett.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
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'''Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby''', CBE, KCSG (26 May 1909 - 20 January 1994) was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for managing Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970-1971 season. He is the longest serving manager in the history of Manchester United, ahead of Sir Alex Ferguson, although the latter has overseen more matches as manager.
Before going into management, Busby was a player for two of Manchester United's greatest rivals, Manchester City and Liverpool. During his time at City, Busby played in three FA Cup Finals, winning one of them. After his playing career was interrupted by the Second World War, Busby was offered the job of assistant coach at Liverpool, but they were unwilling to give him the control over the team that he wanted and he took the vacant manager's job at Manchester United instead.
Born to Alexander and Nellie Busby in a two-roomed pitman's cottage in the mining village of Orbiston, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Busby was raised a practising Roman Catholic of Lithuanian ancestry. When he was born, Busby's mother was told by the doctor "A footballer has come into this house today". Busby's father - a miner - was killed by a German sniper during the First World War at the Battle of the Somme, while three of his uncles were killed in France with the Cameron Highlanders.
Busby would often accompany his father down into the coal pits, but his true aspiration was to become a professional footballer. In his 1973 autobiography Busby described himself as being as football mad as any other boy in Bellshill citing in particular the impression made on him by Alex James and Hughie Gallacher.
His mother might have quashed those dreams when she applied to emigrate with Matt to the United States, but he was granted a reprieve by the nine-month processing time. In the meantime, Busby got a full-time job as a collier and played football part-time for Stirlingshire side Denny Hibs. He had only played a few matches for Denny Hibs, but it was not long before he was signed up by a Manchester City side that was a couple of games away from regaining promotion to the First Division.
Aged 17, Busby signed for Manchester City on a one-year contract worth -5 per week on 11 February 1928,
During the 1930-31 season, City manager Peter Hodge decided that Busby's talents could be better exploited from the half-back line,
He made his debut for the Reds just two days later, on 14 March, away to Huddersfield Town; the match ended in a 1-0 Liverpool defeat. Busby opened his goalscoring account a month later - his 47th minute strike helped his team to a 2-2 draw with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Busby soon made the number 4 shirt his own, ousting Ted Savage in the process. He rarely missed a game over the following three seasons. This consistency earned Busby the Liverpool captaincy and he led the club with great distinction. Along with Jimmy McDougall and Tom Bradshaw, Busby made up what is considered by many to be the best half-back line Liverpool had ever had.
Bob Paisley joined Liverpool from Bishop Auckland in 1939, and it was Busby who took him under his wing and showed him the ropes at Anfield. This led to a lifelong friendship between two of the most successful managers in English football history. The Second World War arrived soon after, and with it came an end to Busby's playing days. Like many of the Liverpool playing staff, he signed on for national service in the King's Liverpool Regiment.
Busby carried on playing football during the war, making three appearances for Chelsea. He also turned out for Middlesbrough, Reading, Brentford, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Hibernian.
Busby only made one "official" international appearance for Scotland; he played in a 3-2 British Home Championship defeat to Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff, on 4 October 1933. He also made seven appearances for Scotland against England during the Second World War, winning just one of them, but these are considered unofficial.
===Arrival and early days at Manchester United===
During the Second World War, Busby served as a football coach in the Army Physical Training Corps, and the experience resulted in Liverpool offering him the job of assistant to their then-manager George Kay. However, the experience also forged Busby's opinions about how football should be played and governed, and when it became clear that they differed from those of the Liverpool board, their chairman Billy McConnell allowed Busby to pursue alternate employment.
After Manchester United had tried to sign Busby from Manchester City in 1930, he became good friends with United's fixer, Louis Rocca; their relationship was helped in part by the fact that both were members of the Manchester Catholic Sportsman's Club. United were in desperate need of a manager to take over from club secretary Walter Crickmer after the war and a board meeting was called in December 1944 so as to ascertain who that new manager might be. Knowing that Liverpool had already offered Busby a job, Rocca convinced the United board to "leave it to [him]" and immediately wrote a letter to Busby, addressed to his army regiment. The letter was vague, referring only to "a job", just in case it fell into the wrong hands, namely the Liverpool officials.
In February 1945, still in uniform, Busby turned up at Cornbrook Cold Storage, one of the United chairman James W. Gibson's businesses at Trafford Park to discuss the contents of Rocca's letter with the chairman. Busby requested that he be directly involved in training, pick the team on matchdays and even choose the players to be bought and sold without interference from the club directors, who, he believed, did not know the game as well as he did. Such a level of control over the team was unprecedented in the English game, but the United chairman was in no position to argue. Busby was originally offered a three-year contract, but managed to secure himself a five-year deal after explaining that it would take at least that long for his revolution to have a tangible effect.
The contract was signed that day - 19 February 1945 - but it was not until 1 October that Busby officially took over the reins at Manchester United. In the interim, he returned to the Army Physical Training Corps, whose football team he took to Bari, Italy, in the spring of 1945. There, he took in a training session for a football team made up of non-commissioned officers led by West Bromwich Albion's former half-back Jimmy Murphy. Impressed by the Welshman's oratory skills, Busby engaged him in conversation and offered him the job of assistant manager at Manchester United, which Murphy accepted there and then.
The two men immediately put their mark on the side, leading them to the runners-up spot in the league, behind Busby's former employers Liverpool, by the end of the 1946-47 season. Manchester United were runners-up in the league in 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1951, and won the FA Cup in 1948, before winning the league championship in 1952. By this stage, the side, captained by Johnny Carey, was beginning to show its age, and a new set of players had to be found. Busby, who had achieved a great deal of success in spite of his lack of previous managerial experience, was expected to spend large sums of money on high profile players. Instead, he gradually replaced the older players with players as young as 16 and 17. These included right-back Bill Foulkes, centre-halves Mark Jones and Jackie Blanchflower, wingers Albert Scanlon and David Pegg and forward Liam Whelan. Among them was Duncan Edwards, judged by many to be England's finest player of his era, and capped by England at 18 - setting a record for the youngest-ever full international that remained unbroken for more than 40 years.
Busby managed the Great Britain team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The team reached the semi-finals, but lost 3-1 to the eventual runners-up, Yugoslavia.
===The Busby Babes and the Munich tragedy===
During this period, the team picked up the affectionate nickname the Busby Babes, due to the youthfulness of many of the players he fielded. They won the league in both 1956 and 1957, and were runners-up to Aston Villa in the 1957 FA Cup Final. The young side was so successful that centre-forward Tommy Taylor and goalkeeper Harry Gregg were United's only major signings over a spell of four years.
Busby and his team began the 1957-58 season full of ambition for an assault on the Football League title, FA Cup and European Cup. On the way home from a European Cup tie against Red Star Belgrade on 6 February 1958, their plane crashed on the runway at Munich Airport. Seven players and three club officials were among the 23 people who were killed at the scene; Duncan Edwards died from his injuries two weeks later, while two other players were injured to such an extent that they never played football again. Busby suffered multiple injuries and twice received the Last Rites, but he recovered from his injuries and left hospital after two months. In the meantime, the team was managed by Jimmy Murphy, who had been taking charge of the Wales team at the time of the crash, and so was not present. Busby was present at a new-look United side's FA Cup final defeat against Bolton Wanderers at Wembley three months later, and resumed full managerial duties for the following season.
Busby had been appointed as Scotland's temporary manager and took charge of the team for two games later that year against Wales and Northern Ireland, giving Denis Law his first cap.
After the crash, Busby built a new side around Munich survivors including Harry Gregg, Bobby Charlton and Bill Foulkes. He also brought in players from other clubs - these included David Herd, Albert Quixall and Denis Law. Northern Irish forward George Best was scouted for Man Utd by Bob Bishop and signed to the club's playing staff by chief scout Joe Armstrong.
In 1963, Busby had successfully rebuilt United as he guided them to a 3-1 victory over Leicester City in the FA Cup final. They were league champions in 1965 and again in 1967, with only a defeat on the final day of the 1967-68 season stopping them from recording a rare championship hat-trick.
The biggest success of his career came on 29 May 1968 when the team won the European Cup. He retired as manager a year later but remained at the club as a director, handing over managerial duties to trainer and former player Wilf McGuinness. When McGuinness was sacked in December 1970, Busby briefly returned to his managerial duties, but there was never any question of him returning as manager on a permanent basis. He carried on as a club director for 11 more years, before being made president in 1982.
Busby was awarded the CBE in 1958 and was knighted following the European Cup victory in 1968, before being made a Knight Commander of St Gregory by the Pope in 1972.
His testimonial was held at Old Trafford in August 1991, in which a Manchester United side featuring a new generation of star players including Mark Hughes and Steve Bruce took on a Republic of Ireland XI. The result was a 1-1 draw.
Busby was mentioned, along with B.B. King and Doris Day, in the Beatles song, ''Dig It'', on the album ''Let It Be'', released in 1970.
He died of cancer, aged 84, in January 1994. He was buried in Southern Cemetery, Manchester, alongside his wife Jean who had died in December 1988, at the age of 80. He is buried in grave space "Roman Catholic, Section G, Grave 997".
In 1999 in securing an incredible treble (Premier League, FA Cup and European Cup), Manchester United won the European cup on what would have been Sir Matt's 90th birthday. Then, in 2008, Manchester United won the Champions League again, 50 years after the Munich tragedy that almost killed Busby, and 40 years since his own triumph in Europe in 1968 where Busby's United defeated Benfica. The day after the 100th anniversary of Busby's birth, Manchester United played Barcelona in the 2009 Champions League final but fell to the Spanish side 2-0. Busby was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game.
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'''Brett Michael Emerton''' (born 22 February 1979 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian professional footballer who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers in England.
Naturally a right winger, a very versatile player who has been known to also play in central positions or at full back. Emerton is also noted for his quick, direct and aggressive style of play.
Growing up in Macquarie Fields, Brett played first jumped on the pitch at Bensley Road Gunners Soccer Club, where he was nicknamed the greyhound with his fast skills and ability to out pace the competition. Brett Emerton was aged 5. Following years played for the Macarthur Rams on a rep level and progressed on further as he aged.
Emerton was a product of the Australian Institute of Sport and started his career with Sydney Olympic in the National Soccer League in August 1996. During his stay at the club he impressed widely with his pace and stamina, as much as his play with the ball. After making 94 appearances and scoring 16 goals.
After captaining the Olyroos at the Sydney Olympics, he joined Feyenoord in August 2000
After being linked with several Premiership teams, Emerton eventually joined Blackburn Rovers in July 2003 for an undisclosed fee, on a four-year contract, saying, ''"I've always dreamed of playing in the Premiership so to finally achieve it is great."'' His transfer to Blackburn was noted by the fact that he apparently turned down offers from larger clubs so that he could play in his preferred position on the wing. He scored on his debut in a 5-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2003.
Manager Graeme Souness said of him: ''"Emerton is a top player, we are very fortunate to have him. [...] If he can keep up that level of trickery I will be quite happy."'' However, he was unable to inspire Blackburn as they failed to make progress in the UEFA Cup and struggled against relegation.
Blackburn survived that season but again struggled in the 2004-05 season, not winning a game until September 2004.
A more successful season in 2005-06 saw Blackburn reach the 5th round of the FA Cup, losing to West Ham, the semi-finals of the Carling Cup, losing to Manchester United, and qualify for the UEFA Cup. Following the end of the season, Emerton signed a new four-year deal at Blackburn in August 2006.
Emerton made 47 appearances in the 2006-07 season
In July 2008, Emerton signed a new four-year contract, keeping him at the club until summer 2012.
On January 31, 2009, Emerton's 2008/2009 season came to a halt vs Middlesbrough when during a tackle, he damaged his knee. It was revealed on February 2 that he had damaged his cruciate ligament, which meant he would miss the remainder of the season, 6-9 months being his expected recovery time.
On September 12, 2009 Emerton made his long awaited return to Premier League football as a second-half substitute in the 3-1 Rovers victory over fellow Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 4 October 2009, Emerton started his first match since being injured against Arsenal at the Emirates
Emerton was captain of the "Olyroos", Australia's Olympic football team, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,
He was named in the Australia squad for the Fifa Confederations Cup held in South Korea and Japan in 2001 and made the starting line-up in a shock win over France and a defeat by South Korea as Australia qualified from the Group stages.
He was a member of the Australian national team that lost out on the final place in the 2002 World Cup finals in Korea and Japan when Uruguay beat Australia over two legs in November 2001. He played in the team that comprehensively beat England 3-1 at Upton Park in February 2003, scoring the final goal to seal an impressive win.
Emerton played in both legs of World Cup play-off against Uruguay in November 2005, when the Socceroos qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the first time that Australia had reached the finals of the World Cup since 1974, and was named in the Australian squad for the World Cup finals. He was in the starting lineup for all three Group Stage games against Japan, Brazil and Croatia as Australia qualified for the second round.
Emerton scored two goals against Qatar in Australia's fourth match of World Cup Qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in Doha. The match finished 3-1 to the Australians, as the nation advanced to the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. He also scored two goals against Qatar on the 15th of October in Brisbane, one from the penalty spot and the other a right foot finish from a flowing Australian move. Since returning from injury Emerton has received an international recall for the upcoming matches against Netherlands and Oman. In his return match for the Socceroos against the Netherlands, Emerton came on as a second half substitute for Josh Kennedy, and made a exceptional return by looking dangerous on the right side of midfield. He then started the next match on Wednesday against Oman and played a full 90 minutes. Emerton scored a late winner against Oman in the 2011 Asian Cup Qualifying fixture to give the Socceroos a 2-1 win.
Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
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}}'''David Carlyle Rocastle''', nicknamed ''Rocky'', (2 May 1967 - 31 March 2001) was an English football player, who spent the majority of his career at Arsenal He was the cousin of another professional footballer, Craig Rocastle, and his brother Stephen was on the books of Norwich City.
Rocastle was born at Lewisham on 2 May 1967 to Caribbean immigrant parents who came to England during the 1950s. His father died in 1972, when David was five years old. His mother Linda remarried and gave birth to one more child.
On leaving school in the summer of 1983 he joined Arsenal as an apprentice and spent two years in the youth team before signing a professional contract just before the start of the 1985-86 season. He made his debut against Newcastle United and made 26 league appearances that season, scoring once as Arsenal finished seventh in the league. He remained a regular player in the first team following the departure of Don Howe and the appointment of George Graham as manager at the end of the 1985-86 season.
In 1987, just before his 20th birthday, he won a League Cup winners medal after Arsenal beat Liverpool in the final at Wembley. He was a member of the Arsenal side which reached the final against Luton Town the following year but Arsenal surrendered a 2-1 lead and ended up losing 3-2 to a last minute Luton goal. He was ever present in the league in 1987-88.
Rocastle won two league championship medals with Arsenal. The first came in 1989, when he played in almost every game. Arsenal's success was sealed when they beat Liverpool 2-0 in the final game of the season at Anfield, snatching the title from the hosts on goals scored. But Arsenal were unable to compete in the 1989-90 European Champions Cup because the ban on English clubs in European competition after the 1985 Heysel tragedy still had one year to run. Arsenal finished fourth in the 1989-90 league season and missed out on a return to Europe because only the runners-up were entitled to a UEFA Cup place.
In 1990-91, a knee injury restricted Rocastle to just 18 league appearances for Arsenal but he still played his part in Arsenal winning the league championship - losing only one league game all season. The following season he only missed three out of 42 league games, scoring four goals.
During his time with Arsenal, Rocastle was capped 14 times for England, but did not make the squad for either 1990 World Cup or Euro 92, with Rangers' Trevor Steven preferred instead. In 1992 he played his 14th and last game for England.
At the end of 1991-92, Rocastle was sold to league champions Leeds United in a -2million deal, making him their most expensive signing. Manager Howard Wilkinson saw Rocastle as an eventual replacement for the veteran Gordon Strachan as Leeds entered the first-ever Premier League, but in fact Strachan still had three more seasons left as a regular player at Elland Road. Rocastle, meanwhile, was kept out of the side by both injury and competition from other players. He was at the club until December 1993, when he was transferred to Manchester City for -2million as replacement for David White, who in turn had joined Leeds earlier that month.
But the move to Maine Road was not a success for Rocastle, who managed two goals from 21 Premier League games as City finished 16th - their lowest finish since winning promotion to the top flight in 1989. At the end of the season, manager Brian Horton snapped up the Swindon winger Nicky Summerbee (son of former City player Mike) and Rocastle's days at the club looked numbered. So, just before the start of the 1994-95 season, he was transferred to Chelsea in a -1.25million deal.
In 1994-95, Rocastle played in nearly 40 games for Chelsea and scored two goals in the European Cup Winners Cup, in which Chelsea reached the semi finals and lost to eventual winners Zaragoza by a single goal. The following season his injuries returned and he played just one more game for the club, in October 1995 against Blackburn, although he remained on the club's pay roll until his contract expired in the summer of 1998. In 1996-97, after a summer trial at Hertha BSC Berlin and a similar spell at Aberdeen, Rocastle was loaned out to Norwich City and in 1997-98 had a brief spell on loan to Hull City in Division Three, but nothing came of either spell and both times he ended up back in the Stamford Bridge reserve team.
On completing his contract with Chelsea in 1998, Rocastle joined the Malaysian team Sabah on a free transfer but was unable to stay clear of injury and retired in December 1999.
In February 2001, Rocastle announced that he was suffering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, an aggressive form of cancer which attacks the immune system. He underwent a course of chemotherapy for the illness and was hopeful of a recovery. But he died in the early hours of 31 March 2001, aged only 33.
Rocastle was survived by his wife Janet, son Ryan and daughters Sasha, Melissa and Monique. Six weeks after Rocastle's death, his son Ryan was Arsenal's mascot in their FA Cup final match against Liverpool in which they took the lead but ended up losing 2-1 because of two last gasp goals by Michael Owen.
Five years and a day after his death, 1 April 2006 was designated "David Rocastle Day", as part of the themed matchday celebrations of Arsenal's final season at their stadium Highbury, a 5-0 win over Aston Villa. Fans paid tribute to Rocastle before the match with a minute's applause. Arsenal have also opened up a new youth team indoor training facility named after him, as a tribute to his contributions to the club. Rocastle is also one of 16 Arsenal legends honored by having their images painted on the side of the new Emirates stadium.
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'''Bradley Howard Friedel''' (born May 18, 1971) is an American soccer goalkeeper who plays for Aston Villa in the English Premier League. He played 82 games for the United States national team between 1992 and 2005, and represented his country at three FIFA World Cup tournaments. He is the current holder of the Premier League record for most consecutive appearances with 207 and counting.
Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Friedel grew up in Bay Village, where he attended Westerly Elementary School, Bay Middle School and Bay High School. Growing up, Friedel played several sports, including soccer, basketball and tennis and excelling in all three. He earned Bay High's Outstanding Athlete of the Year award in 1989. As an All-State basketball player in Ohio, he was invited to try out as a walk-on for UCLA's basketball team in 1990. He began as a forward on his youth soccer team before moving into goal. Friedel graduated from Bay High in 1989.
Friedel played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In 1990, he backstopped the Bruins to the NCAA championship. He was selected as the first team All American goalkeeper in 1991 and 1992 and won the Hermann Trophy in 1992 as the top collegiate soccer player. ''SoccerAmerica'' magazine named Friedel to its College Team of the Century.
Friedel left UCLA early to pursue a professional career. He began by attempting to sign with Nottingham Forest F.C. under Brian Clough, but was denied a British work permit, the first in several such failed attempts to move to England. Instead, Friedel signed a contract with the United States Soccer Federation to play exclusively with the United States national team as it prepared for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Following the end of the cup, Friedel began searching for a professional club.
Friedel was signed by manager Kevin Keegan of Newcastle United, but was again denied a work permit. While awaiting approval from the British authorities, he practiced with Newcastle as an on loan player from USSF. When the work permit was not approved, Friedel negotiated a loan from USSF to Danish Superliga club Brndby IF. He played for the club for several months, first as a back up to Mogens Krogh, then as a starter when Krogh expressed an interest in leaving the club. Friedel remained with Brndby until he returned to the U.S. to rejoin the national team, then preparing for the 1995 U.S. Cup and Copa America.
After the two tournaments, Friedel attempted a third time to join an English club, this time Sunderland. However, when Friedel again failed to receive a British work permit, his agent negotiated a $1.1 million transfer from USSF to leading Turkish team Galatasaray in 1995. Galatasaray were managed by Friedel's future Blackburn manager Graeme Souness. In July 1996, following the end of the Turkish season, Friedel moved to the Columbus Crew of MLS. As he arrived mid-season, he initially served as a back up to starter Bo Oshoniyi, but by the end of the season, had managed to play nine games with a 0.78 goals against average. In February 1997, he signed a three year contract with the Crew as he was named the team's starter. That season he was selected to the MLS Best XI and named the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
Liverpool decided to purchase his contract from the Crew for $1.7 million in 1997 after being impressed by his performances. On December 23, 1997, Liverpool gained a work permit for Friedel on appeal after the first request was denied. He made his debut against Aston Villa on February 28, 1998. While Friedel had some initial success with the Reds, he soon had a difficult time, managing just over thirty games in almost three years, including two appearances in the UEFA Cup, as he sat behind starter Sander Westerveld.
He was signed to Blackburn Rovers by Graeme Souness on a free transfer in November 2000 after a work permit was secured. He has had consistent performances ever since joining during Rovers' promotion winning 2000-01 season. His assured performances ensured Blackburn's return to the Premiership and helped keep them there in the years after.
Memorable performances for Blackburn include playing against Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup Final in 2002 when he was named Man of the Match. In a 2-1 win over Arsenal at Highbury in late 2002, he made several immense saves and was only beaten by a deflected free kick but his phenomenal performance ensured Rovers held out for a surprise win, and in a 2-1 win against Fulham in the same season he saved a penalty kick amongst many other shots. A stunning performance away at Southampton, also in late 2002, prompted Gordon Strachan to liken him to Superman, "Friedel must have got changed in a telephone box. I wouldn't be surprised if when he takes his shirt off there's a blue jersey with an `S' on underneath it."
At the end of the 2002-03 season, Friedel was selected for the Premiership Starting XI for the fifteen clean sheets he kept, earning himself the Blackburn Player of the Year award as well. On February 21, 2004, in an away game against Charlton Athletic, Friedel scored a goal from open play in the 90th minute. Friedel's goal equalised the game at 2-2, but seconds later Charlton scored again through Claus Jensen and went on to win the match 3-2.
Blackburn Rovers were playing an away game against Sheffield United on September 9, 2006, in the Barclays Premier League as Friedel saved two penalties in this game also pulling off a string of saves, and the game finished up 0-0, with Friedel receiving the Man of the Match award. The only games he has missed in the last five years have been down to injury and when he had to link up with the U.S. squad for the 2002 Football World Cup (Rovers had already avoided relegation).
Friedel extended his contract with Blackburn Rovers on April 14, 2006, stating his love for the club as a reason. Two years later, on February 5, 2008, he again signed an extension to his Rovers contract stating that "I am delighted to have extended the agreement. It was not a difficult decision to make. Blackburn Rovers is home to me. This is my club and I have a special affinity with it." He would, however, leave the club at the end of the season to join Aston Villa.
Friedel had asked Blackburn Rovers for permission to let him speak with Aston Villa if an offer was accepted, with Manchester City reportedly interested in signing the American. The club accepted a transfer bid for Friedel, thought to be in the region of -2.5 million, subject to the club themselves having a bid accepted for a replacement goalkeeper.
Aston Villa were holding talks with Brad Friedel on July 25. Friedel signed a three-year contract with Aston Villa the day after. Friedel was unveiled at half time during Aston Villa's Intertoto Cup match against Odense.
He made his debut against Reading on August 2 at the Madejski Stadium. Just ten minutes in the hosts were awarded a penalty which Friedel then saved. His competitive debut came in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round, first leg against Hafnarfjordur away from home. Villa won the match 4-1. Friedel played his first Premiership match for Aston Villa on August 17, 2008, the first match for Aston Villa in the season 2008-09, in which Villa beat Manchester City 4-2 at home.
He broke the record for continuous games played in the Premier League on November 30, 2008, after his 167th finished in a 0-0 draw with Fulham. He was sent off against former club Liverpool at Anfield by referee Martin Atkinson. Liverpool were awarded a penalty that Steven Gerrard converted against Villa's second choice goalkeeper, Brad Guzan. Friedel's red card, which he received on the Sunday beforehand, was overturned by the FA on March 24, meaning that he was able to continue his streak of consecutive Premiership appearances. On the 31st October 2009 he reached the landmark of 200 consecutive league games.
Friedel is the third most-capped goalkeeper in U.S. national team history and gained his first international cap against Canada in 1992, a game in which he managed to keep a clean sheet. He was the first choice goalkeeper for the U.S 1992 Olympic team; however, he was unable to beat out Tony Meola as first choice keeper for the U.S. team at the 1994 World Cup. His chance came, and Friedel made his World Cup debut in the 1998 World Cup where he conceded one goal as the U.S. lost to Yugoslavia. He lived up to his growing reputation in the 2002 World Cup as the U.S. went on a surprising run to the quarterfinals, which included a 3-2 victory over Portugal in group play and a 2-0 second-round win over arch-rival Mexico before a loss to Germany (the eventual runner-up). He also became the first keeper to save two penalty kicks during regular play (as opposed to penalty shootouts) in a World Cup finals tournament since 1974. He was dubbed "The Human Wall" by fans during the spectacular 2002 World Cup run.
Friedel announced his retirement from international football on February 7, 2005. In 2006, Friedel broke ground on his dream project, Premier Soccer Academies, a $10,000,000 project that will emulate player development facilities found worldwide, located in Lorain, Ohio. The mission of Premier Soccer Academies is to provide athletes with world-class coaching and facilities regardless of their socioeconomic background.
Friedel and his wife Tracy have two daughters, Izabella and Allegra.
Though raised in the Midwestern state of Ohio, Friedel developed a slight English accent having lived in the north of the country for more than a decade. "The English don't think I have an accent at all. They think I sound American. And Americans think I sound English. I think I'm caught in the middle."
Friedel is a fan of the Cleveland Browns, an American football team which Aston Villa chairman Randy Lerner also owns.
He also names former American international goalkeeper Tim Harris as his all-time football hero. Friedel credits Harris as "the person who started my journey".
Friedel is mentioned in the Half Man Half Biscuit song "I Went To A Wedding ..." off their 2003 EP Saucy Haulage Ballads.
Friedel has written an autobiography titled .
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'''Walter Daniel John Tull''' (28 April 1888 - 25 March 1918) was the first black/mixed race officer in the British Army, and the second black/mixed race player to play in in the top division of the Football League.
Following the death of their parents, Tull and his brother Edward were brought up in a National Children's Home orphanage in Bethnal Green, London. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1909, and transferred to Northampton Town in 1911, for whom Tull made 111 first-team appearances, playing in the inside forward position.
During the First World War, Tull served in the Footballers' Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment, and fought in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 30 May 1917, making him the first black/mixed race combat officer in the British Army, despite the 1914 Manual of Military Law specifically excluding Negroes/Mulattos from exercising command as officers. Tull fought in Italy in 1917-18, and was Mentioned in Despatches for "gallantry and coolness" while leading his company of 26 men on a raiding party into enemy territory. He returned to France in 1918, and was killed in action on 25 March during the Spring Offensive; his body was never recovered.
Campaigners have called for a statue to be erected in his honour, and Northampton South MP, Brian Binley has campaigned for Tull to be posthumously awarded the Military Cross.
Tull was born in Folkestone, Kent, the son of Barbadian carpenter Daniel Tull and Kent-born Alice Elizabeth Palmer. Despite being of mixed racial background (half black and half white), he was referred to as 'black'. He began his education in what is now Mundella Primary School. Following the deaths of his parents, his mother Alice dying in 1895 and his father Daniel in 1897, he was brought up in a National Children's Home orphanage in Bethnal Green with his brother Edward. Edward was adopted by the Warnock family of Glasgow, and qualified as a dentist, probably the first black/mixed race person to practise this profession in the United Kingdom.
Tull signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1909, after a close season tour of Argentina and Uruguay, making him the first black/mixed race professional footballer to play in Latin America. Tull made his debut for Tottenham in September 1909 at inside forward against Sunderland, making him the second mixed race player to play in the top division after goalkeeper Arthur Wharton of Darlington, but only made ten first-team appearances and scoring twice before he was dropped to the reserves. This may have been due to the racial abuse he received from opposing fans particularly at Bristol City, whose supporters used language "lower than Billingsgate" according to a report at the time in the Football Star newspaper.
Further appearances in the first team (20 in total with 4 goals) were recorded before Tull was bought by Herbert Chapman's Northampton Town on 17 October 1911 for a "substantial fee" plus Charlie Brittain joining Tottenham Hotspur in return. Tull made his debut 4 days later against Watford wearing the number 9 shirt, and made in all 111 first-team appearances and 9 goals for the club. He lived in Rushden and at one time at 26 Queen Street. When war broke out Tull enlisted in the army, in December 1914, the first Northampton Town player to do so. It was reported in newspapers at the time that Tull had signed to play for Rangers once the war was over.
During the First World War Tull served in both Footballers' Battalions of the Middlesex Regiment, 17th and 23rd, and also in the 5th battalion, rising to the rank of sergeant and fighting in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. When Tull was commissioned as Second Lieutenant on 30 May 1917 (still in the Middlesex Regiment) he became the first black/mixed race combat officer in the British Army, despite the 1914 Manual of Military Law specifically excluding Negroes/Mulattos from exercising actual command as officers. Tull's superior officers recommended him for a commission regardless. Tull fought in Italy in 1917/18, and was Mentioned in Despatches by Major General Sydney Lawford for 'gallantry and coolness' while leading his company of 26 men on a raiding party, to cross the fast-flowing rapids of the River Piave into enemy territory during the Battle of the Piave River.. For bringing his men back unharmed Tull was recommended for a Military Cross. He returned to northern France in 1918, and was killed in action on 25 March during the Spring Offensive of the First World War, near the village of Favreuil in the Pas De Calais. His body was never recovered, despite the efforts of Private Billingham to return him while under fire.
Walter Tull is remembered at The Arras Memorial, Bay 7, for those who have no known grave. He fought in six major battles; Battle of Ancre, November 1916 (first Battle of the Somme); Battle of Messines, June 1917; 3rd Battle of Ypres, July- August 1917 (Passchendaele, Menin Road Bridge); September 1917; Second Battle of the Somme, St.Quentin, March 1918; Battle of Bapaume, March 1918 (2nd Somme).
In the history of black/mixed race footballers in Britain, Tull may be mentioned alongside Arthur Wharton,who was also of mixed race a goalkeeper for Darlington and Rotherham United, who became the first black/mixed race professional in 1889, and Andrew Watson, an amateur, who is credited as the earliest black international football player, winning his first cap for Scotland in 1881.
Campaigners are calling for a statue to be erected in his honour at Dover, and Northampton South MP, Brian Binley has begun campaigning for Tull to be posthumously awarded the Military Cross.
On Sunday 11 July 1999, Northampton Town F.C. unveiled a memorial to Walter in a dedicated Garden of Remembrance at Sixfields Stadium. The epitaph, written by Phil Vasili the author of ''Colouring Over the White Line: History Of Black Footballers in Britain'' (ISBN 1-84018-296-2), inscribed there reads:
The road which runs behind the North Stand (The Dave Bowen Stand) at Sixfields Stadium is named Walter Tull Way.
In 2004, Tottenham Hotspur and Rangers contested the '''Walter Tull Memorial Cup'''. Rangers won the Cup after defeating Spurs 2-0 with goals from Dado Prso and Nacho Novo on the 28 July.
On 8 January 2009, plans were announced in the media to construct a statue in memory of Walter Tull outside the proposed new Tottenham Hotspur ground. Early backers of an online petition included Lynne Featherstone, MP for Hornsey and Wood Green.
Plans are under way to make a film about the life of Walter Tull.
Two films have been made for Teachers TV focusing on teaching about Walter Tull, and were launched in May 2008.
''Respect!'' a factual account of the life of Walter Tull written for young people by Michaela Morgan was published by Barrington Stoke in 2005.
''Walter's War,'' a drama about the life of Walter Tull, starring O. T. Fagbenle and written by Kwame Kwei-Armah, was made by UK channel BBC Four and screened on 9 November 2008 as part of the BBC's Ninety Years of Remembrance season. It drew 406,000 viewers and was the third most watched program on BBC4 during w/e 9 November 2008.
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'''DaMarcus Lamont Beasley''' (born May 24, 1982 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American soccer player who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Rangers as well as the United States soccer team. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and in defense.
Beasley was one of the most prominent players in MLS as a star with Chicago Fire and the national team, before being purchased during the 2004 season by Dutch team PSV Eindhoven. He was then loaned to Manchester City in 2006, later being signed by Rangers in June 2007 for -700,000. He has scored more goals in Europe's highest club competition, the UEFA Champions League, than any other American player.
Beasley joined the IMG Soccer Academy, the United States Soccer Federation's Residency program in Bradenton, Florida. Before moving to Florida, Beasley played at South Side High School for two years. Beasley starred in the 1999 Under-17 World Cup in New Zealand, winning the Silver Ball as the tournament's second best player, behind teammate Landon Donovan.
Beasley signed with MLS on March 16, 1999, and was allocated to the Los Angeles Galaxy. However, without playing a single game, he was traded to the Chicago Fire, with whom he excelled from his debut in 2000. In four seasons in MLS, Beasley scored 14 goals, recorded 20 assists, and was named to the league Best XI in 2003. But his stay with the Fire ended on July 19, 2004, when Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven agreed on a transfer fee with MLS worth $2.5 million. He signed a four-year contract.
PSV manager Guus Hiddink brought Beasley in as the successor to Arjen Robben (who went to Chelsea), and because of that, Beasley was granted the number 11 jersey. In his first season in the Eredivisie, Beasley played 29 games, scored 6 goals in 34 domestic games of the Dutch season and had a small role in helping PSV win their 18th league title. On May 28, 2005, PSV advanced to the final of the Dutch Amstel Cup by beating Feyenoord in a penalty shootout after Beasley's goal in the final minute of regulation tied the match.
In addition to making an impact on the domestic level, Beasley became the first American to play in the semifinal stages of the UEFA Champions League against Milan. In the first leg, PSV lost 2-0 at the San Siro. In the second leg, PSV won 3-1 at Philips Stadion, but they were eliminated based on the away goals rule. Despite the loss, Beasley was a key player, leading his team with 4 goals in 12 Champions League games.
DaMarcus was fined -1,500 (US $1,852) for driving under the influence of alcohol as a result of an incident on January 16, 2006. His Dutch driving privileges were suspended for the next three months, followed by a three month probationary period.
After a disappointing season for Beasley in which PSV won their 19th championship, on 31 August 2006 he joined English side Manchester City on a season-long loan. His first few weeks at the Manchester team however were troubled by injury limiting his ability to play. On December 30, Beasley netted his first goal for Manchester City, a game winner in the 83rd minute against West Ham United. He went on to score three times more before returning to PSV after making 22 appearances in total.
In June 2007, it was reported that he had held talks with Rangers manager Walter Smith regarding a possible move.
On October 2, 2007, Beasley was influential in Rangers 3-0 win against Lyon in the Champions League group stage. He was involved in all three Rangers goals in a victory for the Scottish side. His inswinging corner was headed by Lee McCulloch to give Rangers a 1-0 advantage. Beasley's wide pass to Alan Hutton allowed him to spring free and set up Daniel Cousin for the second. Finally, Beasley took a 50 meter aerial pass from Cousin while on the run, controlled, and finished. Beasley was named Man of the Match.
During a UEFA Champions League match against VfB Stuttgart, Beasley was hurt in a collision with goalkeeper Raphael Schfer. This left him unable to complete the match and he was substituted. The true extent of the injury meant that he was expected to miss the rest of the SPL season.
On August 23, 2008, in a Scottish Premier League game against Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium, Beasley looked to have scored his first goal of the campaign, however the goal was ruled out for offside. During the 2009-10 season, Beasley has seen little playing time with Rangers. He stated in December 2009 that he would seek a move away from the club during the upcoming January transfer window in order to secure a place in the U.S. squad for the 2010 World Cup. Shortly after this declaration, Beasley was given a run of games in the Rangers team during the month of December. He had some impressive performances, scoring in games against Dundee United and Motherwell. After the Motherwell game Beasley expressed his desire to stay with Rangers and help them retain the Scottish Premier League title.
Beasley has also excelled for the United States national team, getting his first cap January 27, 2001 against China. He played for the Under-20 team at the 2001 World Youth Championship in Argentina. DaMarcus then earned a place with the U.S. squad that finished in the quarterfinals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he played in all three group stage matches. He was a key part of the United States national team that won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2002, 2005 and 2007.
Beasley, along with fellow young midfielder Landon Donovan, was criticised by fans and U.S. coach Bruce Arena for poor play during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He set up the USA's only goal (scored by Clint Dempsey) against Ghana and had a would-be winning goal disallowed against Italy when Brian McBride was adjudged to be screening Gianluigi Buffon in an offside position.
In a 2010 World Cup qualification fourth round game against Trinidad and Tobago, Beasley went the full ninety minutes at left back. Beasley remarked was the first time in his career he had played an entire game at the position.
As Beasley has struggled with injuries and playing time at Rangers, he has seen his national team form drop considerably. During the second game of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup against Brazil, Beasley lost the ball on a short corner kick, creating a Brazil counter-attack that resulted in a goal. He was substituted shortly after, and did not make an appearance for the rest of the tournament.
'''Chicago Fire'''
Beasley's older brother, Jamar, is a member of the United States national futsal team. He recently launched a jewellery company.
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'''Matthew 'Matty' Wolfenden''' (born 23 July 1987 in Oldham) is an English footballer playing for Wrexham. He plays in a striker position and once attended the Blue Coat School in Oldham.
His first team appearance was as a late substitute against Swindon Town in the then Second Division on 15 November 2003, making him the second youngest player to ever play for the Latics at the age of 16 years and 115 days.
He was also the only Oldham player to hit the crossbar in the Soccer AM Crossbar Challenge on 11 August 2007.
He was released from Boundary Park on 20 July 2009, before signing for Football Conference side Wrexham 4 days later.
:''Statistics correct as of match played 29 July 2009''
matthew wolfenden- a small ginger man who is well known for selling millions of records all over the world,
he also claims to have sailed the 7 sea's with his own crew on the black polooo ship, if not counting his money in his huge house he will be dressed as a pirate tormenting small kids
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'''Arthur Wharton''' (28 October 1865 - 13 December 1930) is widely considered to be the first black professional association football player in the world.
Wharton was born in Jamestown, Gold Coast (now Accra, Ghana), his father was half-Grenadian and half-Scottish, and his mother was a half-Scottish member of the Ghanaian royalty. He moved to England in 1882, to train as a Methodist missionary, but soon abandoned this in favour of becoming a full-time athlete.
Wharton was an all-round sportsman - in 1886, he set a then world record of 10 seconds for a 100 yard sprint in the AAA championship.
Wharton started as an amateur playing as a goalkeeper for Darlington, where he was spotted by Preston North End.
He returned to football in 1889, joining Rotherham Town, signing as a professional. In 1894 he moved to Sheffield United, though he was understudy to regular first-team goalkeeper William "Fatty" Foulke.
In 1895 he left for Stalybridge Rovers but after falling out with the management moved to Ashton North End in 1897. Ashton went bankrupt in 1899, and he returned to Stalybridge Rovers, before seeing out his career playing for Stockport County of the Second Division in 1901-02.
After retiring from football in 1902, he continued to play cricket and run competitively. In 1915 he moved to Edlington, South Yorkshire to work as a labourer in a colliery. He also joined the local Home Guard during World War I. However, he gradually descended into destitution and alcoholism and died penniless in 1930. He was buried in an unmarked grave in Edlington.
His grave was given a headstone in 1997 after a campaign by anti-racism campaigners "Football Unites - Racism Divides" for recognition of Wharton's achievements. In 2003 Wharton was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of the impact he made on the game. There is now a campaign to have a statue erected in Darlington as well as in Rotherham to acknowledge his achievements.
Visit to view progress toward the erection of a statue
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'''Charles Burgess Fry''', known as '''C. B. Fry''' (25 April 1872 - 7 September 1956) was an English polymath; an outstanding sportsman, politician, diplomat, academic, teacher, writer, editor and publisher, who is best remembered for his career as a cricketer. John Arlott summed him up thus: "Charles Fry could be autocratic, angry and self-willed: he was also magnanimous, extravagant, generous, elegant, brilliant - and fun [...] he was probably the most variously gifted Englishman of any age."
Fry's achievements on the sporting field included representing England at both cricket and football, an FA Cup Final appearance for Southampton F.C. and equalling the then world record for long jump. He also reputedly turned down the throne of Albania. In later life, he suffered mental health problems, but in his 70s was still able to perform his party piece: jumping backwards onto a mantlepiece from a standing position.
He was born in Croydon the son of a civil servant. Both sides of his family had once been wealthy but by 1872 were unexceptional. Winning a scholarship, he was educated at Repton School and Wadham College, Oxford. At Repton his academic career was patchy at first. Finding himself second from last in his form and with his scholarship in jeopardy he worked hard to gain promotion every term until he was at the top. His strengths were in Classics, his poorest subject was Mathematics. Fry gained his headmaster's permission to study Thucydides instead of Maths and thus dispensed with the subject for the rest of his academic career. Repton was unusual in having a stronger tradition in soccer than rugby union. Fry played for the under 16 Repton side in his first term, aged 13.
He was coached by Arthur Forman and was captain of the cricket and football XIs. He also won trophies for athletics. Before the age of 17 he played for the Casuals in the FA Cup.
Having won a further scholarship to study at Wadham College, Oxford, Fry won his Blues in Association football, cricket and athletics. He narrowly failed to win a Blue at rugby union. When he was only twenty-one, the magazine ''Vanity Fair'' published a caricature of him in its issue of 19 April, 1894 and commented: "He is sometimes known as "C.B."; but it has lately been suggested that he should be called "Charles III"."
Fry was an exceptional scholar and it was expected he would achieve a first-class degree in Classics and enter the Indian Civil Service with an illustrious career ahead of him. Although he rarely discussed his last year at Oxford it seems he had a serious mental breakdown shortly before his exams. His mother was ill and his financial situation was dire. His father was unable to support him financially and his only income was -80 per year scholarship money at time when Wadham students often had incomes of over -400. At one point Fry resorted to nude modelling to earn money. He was awarded a fourth class degree.
With his career plans ruined by academic failure Fry turned to his other talents, specifically football and cricket. In 1895-6 he was chosen for Lord Hawkes's XI which toured South Africa.
In sport, Fry was most noted for his cricketing achievements.
He played for Surrey in 1891 (but not in any first-class fixtures), Oxford University 1892-1895, Sussex 1894-1908 (captain 1904-1908) and Hampshire 1909-1921. First selected by England in 1896, he captained England in his final six Test matches in 1912, winning four and drawing two. He twice scored Test centuries: in 1905, when he responded to suggestions that he could only score in front of the wicket with extensive use of the cut shot, hitting 23 fours in 3- hours, and against the South African quartet of googly bowlers (Bert Vogler, Reggie Schwarz, Aubrey Faulkner, Gordon White).
A highly effective right-handed batsman who batted at or near the top of the order, Fry scored over 30,000 first-class runs at an average of over 50 (a particularly high figure for an era when scores were generally lower than today). At the end of his cricketing career in 1921, he had the second highest average of any player who had retired with over 10,000 runs: only his Sussex and England colleague Ranjitsinhji had retired with a better career average. He headed the batting averages for five English seasons (in 1901, 1903, 1907, 1911 and 1912). Against Yorkshire, the strongest County bowling attack (George Hirst, Wilfred Rhodes, Schofield Haigh, Stanley Jackson) of Fry's time, he averaged a remarkable 63.6 over the course of his career, including in 1903 and back-to-back scores of and in 1904.
In his early career Fry was an enthusiastic and successful fast bowler. He returned his career best figures of 6-78 in the , and he twice took ten wickets in a match: and 5-75 and 5-102 in 1895, and 5-81 and 5-66 in 1896 (a match in which he also scored 89 and 65). This was unusual amongst gentleman amateurs and he regularly opened the bowling for University sides and the Gentlemen. The late 1890s saw a re emergence of the throwing controversy . Several professional bowlers including Arthur Mold and Ernie Jones were no balled and forced to retire. Fry's bowling action was criticised by opponents and team mates alike and it was only a matter of time before he too was no balled (by Jim Phillips), despite his status as a gentleman. He barely bowled after 1900.
He scored 94 first-class centuries, including an unprecedented six consecutive centuries in 1901. No-one else has scored more consecutive hundreds. His made highest first-class innings of in 1911, a season which led to his recall to the England Test team, and appointment as captain, in 1912. In 1921 he was invited to captain England again at the age of 49, but declined. His career is counted one of the most notable in the history of cricket.
For both Sussex and England, he was closely associated with the outstanding cricketer Prince Ranjitsinhji, the future Jam Sahib of Nawanagar. Their contrasting batting styles complemented one another (Fry being an orthodox, technically upright batsman, and Ranji being noted for his innovation, particularly his use of the leg glance). Their friendship lasted well into the 1920s. When Ranjitsinhji became one of India's three representatives at the League of Nations, he took Fry with him as a speech writer (see Politics, below).
His son, Stephen Fry, his grandson, Charles Fry and his cousin, Kenneth Fry, all played first-class cricket.
In athletics, Fry equalled the then world long jump record of 23 feet 6 1/2 inches (7.17 m) in 1893 (tied with the American Charles Reber). This is often incorrectly claimed to have stood as a world record for 21 years, but this length of time actually only refers to how long he held the varsity record; his shared world record was broken in September 1894.
At the world's first international match, Oxford v Yale at the Queen's Club, West Kensington, in 1894, Fry came third in the long jump and won the 100 yards, though his sprint victory caused some controversy. While the American sprinters started in the crouch position on all fours, the British had not yet adopted this style and stood poised at the line. Fry insisted that he be allowed to suspend one foot in front of the starting line, hovering in mid-air, above the ground.
Fry's achievements also extended to association football.
He learned football at Repton School and was awarded his Oxford University Blue for soccer. In 1894 he joined the famous amateur club the Corinthians; although extremely proud of his amateur status, he decided that entering the professional game would enhance his chance of international honours. He chose Southampton as the leading lights in the Southern League and because The Dell was conveniently close to his home. He was registered as a ''Saints'' player in 1898, but his debut was delayed until 26 December 1900 (against Tottenham Hotspur).
Fry's game was probably a little too refined for the hurly-burly of professional football and he never relished the physical excesses of some of the tackles. He achieved his aim of international honours when (along with Southampton's goalkeeper, Jack Robinson) he was picked for England for the match against Ireland on 9 March 1901, played in Southampton.
The following season (1901-1902), ''The Saints'' reached the FA Cup Final, which they lost to Sheffield United in a replay. Although he had moments during the cup run in which he excelled, his tackling ability has been questioned. Fry played in all eight of the FA Cup games for Southampton that season, but in only nine League matches, with Bill Henderson being forced to give way whenever Fry was available.
The following season he played twice at centre-forward, without success, but Southampton released him partly due to his lack of availability. He joined local rivals, Portsmouth, and made his debut for them on 21 January 1903. He became injured soon afterwards, and retired from the game.
Fry also played Rugby union for the Oxford University RFC, Blackheath and the Barbarians.
According to a Manchester newspaper, Fry was able, from a stationary position on the floor, to leap backwards onto a mantelpiece.
Fry graduated from Oxford, having shown, according to Alan Gibson, that he was a scholar comparable with John Simon and F.E. Smith, his contemporaries at Wadham. He became a teacher at Charterhouse, and later became Director of the Training Ship ''Mercury'', a nautical school primarily designed to prepare boys for service in the Royal Navy (though initially this was primarily the interest of his wife Beatrice). He and his wife devoted almost forty years to this work. Though it was less lauded than most of his achievements, he was very proud of it. He was eventually given the rank of captain in the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR). Alan Gibson wrote: "''He... would stride about in his uniform looking, as I think it was Robertson-Glasgow who said, every inch like six admirals.''"
He stood (unsuccessfully) as a Liberal candidate for parliament for the Brighton constituency. Gladstone sent him a goodwill message, although Fry insisted that he was an independent. He won 22,059 votes, 4,785 fewer than the Conservative victor. He later fought the seats of Banbury, losing by just 224 votes, and Oxford, where again he was narrowly defeated.
Through his friendship with Ranjitsinhji, Fry became an adviser to the Indian delegation at the League of Nations (which included Ranji) in Geneva. He claimed to have been offered the throne of Albania while at Geneva, in 1920. Whether this offer genuinely occurred has been questioned, as Fry was famous for telling improbable stories and there is a lack of any mention of this offer by Albanian sources.
===Writing, editing, publishing and broadcasting===
He is also believed to have written much of ''The Jubilee Book of Cricket'' (1897), of which the nominal author was Ranji. He wrote prefaces and introductions for a number of other cricket books. He wrote articles on cricket and football for Strand Magazine in the early years of the 20th century. In the 1930s he wrote a column for the London ''Evening Standard'', which as well as cricket covered many other topics. The column was credited with a considerable increase in the paper's circulation.
He launched and edited two magazines for boys, ''C.B. Fry's Magazine'' and ''The Captain'', but neither was very successful.
His broadcasting career began in 1936 with commentary for the BBC on a match between Middlesex and Surrey. He declined to join the panel on Any Questions but in 1945 began a successful stint on the Brains Trust.
In 1946 he was one of the BBC radio commentary team for the Tests between England and India. In 1953 he gave a 3 hour interview to the BBC which was edited down to 30 minutes for the programme Frankly Speaking. In 1955 he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews for the new television show "This is your life". Amongst the friends gathered to relive his best moments were Jack Hobbs and Sydney Barnes.
In the 1920s, Fry's mental health started to deteriorate severely. He had encountered mental health problems earlier in his life, experiencing a breakdown during his final year at Oxford which meant that although academically brilliant he took a very poor degree. In India in the late 1920s, he had a major breakdown and became deeply paranoid. For the rest of his life, he dressed in bizarrely unconventional clothes and often had frighteningly eccentric interludes. He developed a horror of Indians, including his old friend Ranjitsinhji. He did recover enough to become a popular writer on cricket and other sports, and even into his sixties he entertained hopes of becoming a Hollywood star. According to noted cricket writer David Frith in his book 'Pageant of Cricket', C.B. Fry was occasionally seen running stark naked down Brighton Beach during his less stable interludes.
In 1934, he met Adolf Hitler and was mesmerised by him. He failed to persuade von Ribbentrop that Nazi Germany should take up cricket to Test level, but some Hitler Youth were welcomed at TS ''Mercury'' and Fry was still expressing enthusiasm for them in 1938, just prior to the outbreak of war. He retired from his position at TS ''Mercury'' in 1950. He died in 1956, in Hampstead, a "grand old man of sport".
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'''Franck Queudrue''' (born 27 August 1978 in Paris) is a French footballer, currently playing for Birmingham City.
Queudrue is a French B international defender, who joined Middlesbrough on loan from French club Lens in October 2001 and stayed until the summer of 2006. His preferred position is left-back, though he is comfortable at centre-back and, on certain occasions, played for Middlesbrough as a left or central midfielder. He is also renowned for his free kick and penalty converting ability.
He became popular with fans when he scored in his second game for the club - against North East rivals Sunderland. Queudrue impressed enough to earn a permanent move in May 2002. However, ''French Franck'', as he is otherwise known, is also recognised for his poor disciplinary record. His five yellow and three red cards in the 2002-03 season contributed hugely to Middlesbrough missing out on a place in the UEFA Cup through the fair play league - although, conversely, he was a major reason they were high enough up the league to be in contention. He was part of the Middlesbrough side who beat Bolton Wanderers to win the 2004 League Cup final, and was rated one of the most valuable players in the Premier League that season. He also started for Middlesbrough in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final.
In 2006 Queudrue announced that he was considering switching his nationality to British, after becoming eligible for UK citizenship. He had previously hoped to claim Irish citizenship, before revealing "unfortunately I am one generation out" to be eligible.
Queudrue ended his time with Middlesbrough and left for Fulham. Queudrue was a regular for Fulham under Chris Coleman but he was made available for transfer by new manager Lawrie Sanchez as he did not agree with Sanchez's long-ball game. He scored once in the league for Fulham, scoring an injury time equaliser against Charlton Athletic.
On 3 August 2007 Queudrue signed a three-year contract with Birmingham City for a fee estimated at -2.5 million.
On 15 July 2008 the club announced that he could leave the club on a free transfer. However on 25 October 2008 the Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan said that his comments were heat of the moment and that Franck had been taken off the free transfer list and could reaffirm his place in the Birmingham squad.
During his comeback, David Sullivan had described him as a 'rubbish signing' and some Birmingham fans victimised Queudrue for his poor attitude over the summer period. These comments were later retracted by the co-owner after several solid performances and injuries to key players such as David Murphy meant that Franck could get games under his belt and this led the Birmingham fans to consider him a key player.
Queudrue had a blond streak put in his hair to identify himself to the fans and to show his difference of attitude compared to the other players.
In 2009 he was voted the fans' player and Birmingham Mail's player of the season 2008-09 with a message from the owner David Sullivan congratulating him on his success.
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'''Craig Douglas Bellamy''' (born 13 July 1979) is a hunchbacked wanker who is famous for his cheating style of play and unusual lack of neck. he is also a cousin of the infamous hunchback of notre dam.many believe his violent play is a result of his posture.Welsh footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Welsh national team as a striker. He has previously played for a number of sides in England as well as a spell in Scotland since making his debut for Norwich City in 1997. He is captain of the Welsh national side. During his career he has won the Scottish Cup and Community Shield and has also established a football academy in Sierra Leone.
Bellamy was raised in Menai Way, Trowbridge, Cardiff, where his family still live to this day. He attended Baden Powell Primary School, Trowbridge Junior School and Rumney High School. He played football at a junior level for Caer Castell FC, where his father was manager. He was said to have been a keen Liverpool F.C. supporter in his youth. Bellamy married Claire Jansen in June 2006. and has three children, sons Ellis and Cameron and daughter Lexie who was born on 3 September 2007.
Bellamy began his footballing career as a nine-year-old at Bristol Rovers, and spent two years at the club before being brought into the youth system of Norwich City.
His first team debut for the Canaries came at Crystal Palace on 15 March 1997. The 18 year-old Bellamy became a first team regular during the 1997-98 season, making 38 appearances with 13 goals. On 22nd August 1998, Bellamy scored Norwich's 5000th league goal in competitive football, scoring the second (a penalty) in the Canaries 4-2 win over Queens Park Rangers Despite this personal high, he missed two months of that season through injury after a clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Kevin Muscat, but still managed to have a successful season, amassing 17 goals in 38 appearances.
1999-2000 again saw Bellamy miss a substantial amount of the season after sustaining a knee injury during a pre-season game against Southend United. He only returned to action in April 2000, though still managed to find the net twice in the final four games of the season following his comeback. The summer of 2000 saw much transfer speculation surrounding Bellamy with Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Celtic and Wimbledon all reportedly interested. Bellamy eventually completed a move to Coventry City for a sum of -6.5 million, financed through the sale of Robbie Keane to Inter Milan for a fee of around -13 million in the same summer.
In 2002, Norwich fans voted Bellamy into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
He had an unsuccessful start to his career with the Sky Blues however, scoring only three league goals by the start of December, two of which were penalties, though on 10th December 2000 he scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Martin O'Neil's high-flying Leicester City to gain his side a crucial three points. This unspectacular start fuelled rumours of a return to Norwich, but it never materialised. Coventry stood by their man despite them facing relegation and Bellamy even stating that he would want to leave if they dropped down a division. This duly happened as the team finished 19th in the Premier League, ending 34 consecutive years in the English top flight, and despite notching up only six league goals, eight in total from 39 appearances, there was still demand for the player's services amongst bigger teams.
Bellamy would eventually move to Newcastle United F.C. in July 2001. Sir Bobby Robson would later write that he was "a great player wrapped round an unusual and volatile character."
During his second season at Newcastle United, came arguably his most important moment for the club as he scored two goals (including the winner) in a 3-2 win over Feyenoord, which took Newcastle through to the second group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Unfortunately, in the next match in the group just two weeks later, (a 4-1 home defeat to Inter Milan), he was sent off for kicking out at Inter defender Marco Materazzi, which resulted in a three-match ban.
He had also scored the opening goal in the September derby match against Sunderland at St. James Park and finished the season with nine goals from thirty-six appearance.
In March 2004, he threw a chair at then first-team coach John Carver after a public falling out between the two.
Bellamy again managed nine goals as his team reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals, eventually losing out 2-0 on aggregate to Marseille, though he also played considerably fewer games from his two previous seasons at Newcastle United, a sign of things to come, as Bellamy's career would be blighted by injury in the next few years.
After Bobby Robson's controversial sacking in August 2004, Bellamy had a very public falling-out with his replacement as Newcastle manager,Graeme Souness. Despite the two claiming that the rift had been healed after Bellamy scored a last-minute winner in a 4-3 victory over Manchester City in late October, it was announced on 23rd January 2005 that the player had been omitted from the team for a Premier League match with Arsenal at Highbury stadium, a game that ended 1-0 in the Gunners' favour. Before the match, Souness said that Bellamy had been left out due to a hamstring problem, but contradicted himself in a post-match interview, claiming that Bellamy was benched for being unwilling to play as a right-sided midfielder.
Minutes later, Bellamy gave an interview of his own saying that he was prepared to play in any position for his club. However, with his Newcastle United career hanging in the balance, he later admitted that he had threatened to fake injury ahead of the Arsenal match, though in a later interview accused Souness of lying about him and his commitment to the club. Souness responded by stating that Bellamy would never play in a Newcastle United shirt again whilst he was manager and consequently the club fined Bellamy two weeks' wages (about -80,000). Bellamy's last goal for the club came in a UEFA Cup group stage match against Sporting Lisbon in December, in a 1-1 draw at St. James Park, his 10th goal for Newcastle that season. Bellamy ended his Newcastle career with a total of 42 goals from 128 appearances.
Bellamy made himself further unwelcome at St James' Park when some abusive text messages were allegedly sent from his phone to club captain Alan Shearer after Newcastle's FA Cup semi-final defeat by Manchester United in April 2005, while the player was still on-loan to Celtic for the remainder of that season.
On 31 January 2005 (transfer deadline day) Bellamy was sent out on loan to Celtic of the Scottish Premier League for the remainder of the season. It was later announced by the player that he had shunned a move to Birmingham City to move to the Scottish Club.
He scored nine goals for Celtic in the remainder of the 2004-05 season, getting his first in a 5-0 win against then Scottish First Division side Clyde in the Scottish Cup on 27th January 2005. He also put in notable performances away to Dundee United, a game in which he scored a hat-trick in a 3-2 victory for the Bhoys, and a 2-1 victory over fierce old-firm rivals Rangers at Ibrox, where he scored the opener in a crucial game for his club, though he would ultimately lose out on winning the SPL as Celtic suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Motherwell F.C. on the final day of the season. He did end the season on a personal high though,as he won the Scottish Cup, his first ever major career trophy after his team again beat Dundee United, this time 1-0 at Hampden Park. The Glasgow club were keen to sign him permanently, but on 7 July 2005 it was announced that he was to return to the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers for a transfer fee believed to be to be around -5 million. It had been reported that Bellamy was keen on a return to Celtic after his departure from Newcastle United, however a move back north wasn't to be for the player.
Despite the controversy that blighted it, that 2004-05 season proved to be Bellamys most fruitful to date, as he won that Scottish Cup winners medal as well as scoring 22 goals altogether for Newcastle, Celtic and Wales.
Bellamy signed a four year contract with Blackburn Rovers, where he was reunited with former Wales manager and team-mate Mark Hughes. He scored 17 goals for Rovers in 2005-06 (including two terrific efforts against Portsmouth at Fratton Park on 8 April 2006) in all competitions, in a highly successful but injury-tempered season, where the club finished 6th place in the Premier League, marking a vast improvement on the previous seasons 15th position, qualifying for the 2006-07 Uefa Cup in the process. Bellamy provided a core part of the team, alongisde goalkeeper Brad Friedel, defender Ryan Nelsen and midfielders Robbie Savage, Brett Emerton, Steven Reid and Morten Gamst Pedersen. Bellamy's rejuvenation sparked renewed interest in him from a handful of top clubs including Liverpool and Arsenal.
On 20 June 2006 he was the subject of a transfer bid from Liverpool, rumoured to be in the region of -6.5 million. The offer triggered a clause in Bellamy's contract involving bids from clubs playing Champions League football, and Blackburn were obliged to allow him permission to talk to the club.
He officially became a Liverpool player on 1 July 2006, Bellamy got off to a slow start for Liverpool, desite scoring on his debut against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League 3rd qualifying round first leg on August 9 2006, Bellamy however struggled for Premiership goals, eventually scoring his first in mid October, against former club Blackburn Rovers. After the match aginst Haifa, Bellamy had set up the winner for Peter Crouch in the 81st minute of the 2006 F.A. Community Shield.
Bellamy finally made an impact against Wigan Athletic, inspiring Liverpool to a 4-0 victory with two goals and one assist on 2 December 2006. It was his first game after being cleared of supposedly assaulting a woman in a Cardiff bar. He scored again two weeks later against Charlton Athletic and then got a fourth in four games against Watford on the 23 December 2006, followed by another goal on 13 January 2007 also against Watford to bring his season tally for Liverpool up to seven.
In February 2007 it was alleged that Bellamy attacked team mate John Arne Riise with a golf club during a team training session in Portugal. Both players were fined two weeks wages by the club. The incident earned him the nickname "The Nutter with the Putter". Manager Rafael Bentez has accepted the players' apology. In the first match following the incident, away at Barcelona in a Champions League last-16 round first leg, Bellamy celebrated his 1-1 equalizer, after Deco had headed Barca into the lead, by emulating a golf stroke. He also set up the other goal, almost inevitably, for John Arne Riise.
It was reported that Bellamy had announced to football results television programme "Wales on Saturday" on 28 April 2007 that he would leave Liverpool in the summer 2007 transfer window. His supposed given reasons were lack of communication with Liverpool manager Rafael Bentez and conflicting opinions on how Bellamy should be utilised in a match.
The next day, Craig angrily dismissed this story on the club's official website,
Liverpool went on to win the semi-final, and while at the sidelines, Bellamy could be seen talking to Bentez, and their relationship seemed to look fine. He was, however, left on the bench as an unused substitute, in the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final, as Liverpool lost 2-1 to A.C. Milan.
In the summer of 2007, Bellamy was a subject of a bid from West Ham United. The bid was accepted and Bellamy was on the move again after signing for the London club.
Bellamy completed a move to West Ham United for a fee of -7.5 million on 10 July 2007, signing a five-year contract with the club and reuniting with former Norwich teammate Robert Green. This was at the time the Hammers' record signing.
Bellamy made his West Ham debut in an opening day 2-0 home defeat by Manchester City on 11 August 2007.
His first two goals for West Ham were scored in a 2-1 League Cup victory against Bristol Rovers on 28 August 2007. Injury blighted Bellamy's first season with West Ham. He managed only 9 games, scoring 4 goals and in February 2008 was ruled out of action until the beginning of season 2008-09. His only goals for the club in 2007-08 were the brace against Rovers, the opener against Reading in early September and the opener against Middlesbrough a week later. Both matches finished 3-0 to the hammers. Bellamy returned to action in the third game of the 2008-2009 season for the Hammers, scoring the third goal that made sure they beat Blackburn Rovers. They won 4-1 after Carlton Cole added an even later fourth (Bellamy's goal had come two minutes into stoppage time). It was his first goal in 6 months but his fifth goal for the Hammers in only his 10th appearance for the club since joining in July 2007.
After a string of impressive performances, Bellamy was reported to have attracted the attention of several clubs, and in the 2009 January transfer window he was linked to a host of clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City. His manager Gianfranco Zola was reportedly unhappy with the way he felt Tottenham had tried to approach Bellamy, although he denied reports that Bellamy had gone on strike in protest at not being allowed to move - after Bellamy stormed out of training in protest. Two offers from Man City were rejected before on 18 January 2009, a third undisclosed bid, purported to be around -14 million was accepted by West Ham from City. In total, Bellamy made 26 league and cup appearances for the Hammers, scoring 9 goals, a strike rate of almost a goal every 3 games.
On 19 January 2009, Bellamy completed his move to Manchester City on a four and a half-year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be around -14 million. On signing for the club his new manager Mark Hughes stated, "I'm sure Craig will be excellent for us, I think people will soon see why I wanted to bring him to the club. The fee that gets mentioned is invariably the wrong figure, it keeps being quoted as -19million, but that was not the price we paid for him." This took his career total of transfers to -47m. Bellamy became the second major signing by Manchester City of the transfer window after Wayne Bridge from Chelsea. Bellamy marked his debut for City on 28 January with a goal against his former club Newcastle United at The City of Manchester Stadium in a 2-1 win scoring the winner, making him only the fifth player in Premier League history to have scored for six different top-flight clubs. Bellamys next goal came against Middlesbrough in the Premier League where Bellamy sealed the three points in a 1-0 win for City. On Sunday 22 February 2009, he scored against his former club Liverpool at Anfield in a 1-1 draw, ironically denting his former employers title chances. He went on to score a brace for City on his European home debut just four days later on 26 February, dedicating the goals to his cousin who had died the previous night.
Bellamy opened his account for the 2009-10 season with a goal in City's 4-2 win over Arsenal on 12th Setember 2009, before setting up Shaun Wright-Phillips for City's 4th goal, with a brilliant run from his own half. He followed that up a week later with two goals against Manchester United in a 4-3 derby defeat. His first was a brilliant 20-yard strike from the edge of the 18-yard box, his second came after Rio Ferdinand gifted possession to Martin Petrov, who played the ball through to Bellamy who rounded United keeper Ben Foster, to make the score 3-3 in the first minute of injury-time. The former goal would later be named goal of the month for September 2009. After this derby a fan invaded the pitch but was dealt with by stewards quickly. While the fan was being escorted from the field, T.V. footage showed that Bellamy slapped the fan in the face. He was given a warning by the FA about his future conduct, however Manchester City stated they would not discipline Bellamy, instead offering their support to him.. As he became ever more popular with the Manchester City fans, Bellamy's next goal came at Villa Park on 5 October 2009, earning a point for his team after being 1-0 down at half-time. On 7th November 2009, Bellamy scored in a 3-3 draw against Burnley F.C. at the City of Manchester Stadium. He then scored again on the 19th December against Sunderland in the 4-3 victory, which turned out to be Mark Hughes' last game in charge of the club. Bellamy was said to be upset at Hughes' dismissal, and has subsequently been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Arsenal and dropped to the bench in Roberto Mancini's first game in charge against Stoke City.. Since then, Craig Bellamy has gone on to make regular appearances for Manchester City, with tremendous success. He is known to be one of the most feared players to defend in the premier league due to his extreme quickness.
As of November 2009, Bellamy has played 58 times for his country, scoring 17 goals, making him the 5th highest goalscorer, ahead of players such as John Charles, Cliff Jones and Mark Hughes (who would later manage the player at international level, for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City) in Wales' all time top goalscores list, behind only Dean Saunders, Ivor Allchurch, Trevor Ford and record goal-scorer Ian Rush, who has 28 goals from his 73 caps won throughout the 80's and 90's. Bellamy made his international debut for Wales on March 25, 1998, in a friendly game against Jamaica at Ninian Park stadium, then home to Cardiff City Football Club until they left at the end of the 2008-09 Football League Championship Season. Bellamy scored his first goal for his country during EURO 2000 qualifying, on 10 October 1998, away to Denmark in a 2-1 win. Bellamy's next goal came in qualifying for the 2002 FIFA world cup, in a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Norway in Oslo on 5 September 2001. He followed this goal up by scoring in a credible 1-1 draw against Argentina in a friendly international on 13 February 2002. His next goal famously came in a EURO 2004 victory over Italy on 16 October 2002. He rounded one of the worlds highest rated goalkeepers in Gianluigi Buffon before slotting in Wales' winner. Bellamy then scored in a friendly win over Latvia in August 2004, before getting his next two both against Hungary in another friendly, this time in February 2005.
In October 2006, Bellamy was awarded the captain's armband by Welsh manager John Toshack when Ryan Giggs was unavailable through injury for the Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovakia on 7 October 2006. His captaincy got off to a poor start with a 5-1 defeat at home to the slovaks. However, just four days later, in his second game as captain against Cyprus, Wales won 3-1, with Bellamy scoring the third for his country, after setting up Rob Earnshaw for his side's second. On 14 November 2006, Bellamy scored his team's third goal in a 4-0 win friendly over Leichtenstein at the Racecourse Ground. Bellamy scored another brace for his country in a friendly against New Zealand on 26 May 2007, in a game that finished 2-2. In June of that year, Giggs announced his retirement from international football and so Bellamy was awarded the captaincy full-time by Toshack. His next goals would come, once again as a brace, in another EURO 2008 qualifier away to Slovakia in a 5-2 victory for Wales. He then earnt his 50th international cap in a friendly against Iceland in May 2008. His next goal was another goal against Denmark, in what turned out to be the winner in a 1-0 friendly victory in Copenhagen, on 19 November 2008. Bellamys last goal to date so far, and only in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying came against Finland in Helsinki, on 10 October 2009, putting Wales on level terms at 1-1 after going a goal down within the first five minutes of the match. Wales went on to lose 2-1. In what is now a very youthful looking Wales side, Bellamys experience and ability is priceless to the team, and should help him be able to bed these youngsters into the international footballing stage. . Arguably his best performance for the national team came during that victory over Slovakia in September 2007, where aside from his two goals, he assisted with two others and was a constant menace throughout the match, in what was a very good result against a highly-rated team.
On 6 May 2008 plans were announced for the building of the Craig Bellamy Foundation for disadvantaged children in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Bellamy has visited the war-torn West African country and has reportedly been moved to invest -650,000 of his own money to help build a football academy to develop the country's young football talent.
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'''El-Hadji Ousseynou Diouf''' (born 15 January 1981 in Saint-Louis) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. Diouf is known for his versitality, and he can play on both wings and as a forward.
Diouf started his career in France with Sochaux-Montbliard. He made his first appearance in 2-1 win against Bastia on 12 November 1998, before moving to Stade Rennes for the 1999-00 season. He moved to Lens the following season, spending two years at the Pas-de-Calais club before moving to English club Liverpool in 2002.
Liverpool bought Diouf from Lens for -10 million, prior to Senegal's impressive 2002 World Cup run, despite having talks with Charlton. Then coach Grard Houllier put his faith in Diouf and made the choice to sign him and not take up the option of permamently signing loan star Nicolas Anelka. Diouf was originally signed as a striker but ended up being utilised mainly on the right wing. Diouf scored just six goals in his first season including three in the Worthington Cup. Liverpool went on to defeat Manchester United 2-0 in the final at the Millennium Stadium that year, ensuring he got a medal after starting in the final.
In the 2003/04 season, he became the first Liverpool player to wear the number nine shirt to fail to score a goal in an entire season. He made 33 appearances and went over 14 months without a goal. Despite his impressive start to his Liverpool career where he scored a brace on his Anfield debut against Southampton F.C, he only managed 6 goals in 80 appearances, failing to live up to expectations. Toward the end of his spell at Liverpool new manager Rafael Bentez loaned Diouf to Bolton Wanderers on a season-long loan. During his time at Liverpool he was regarded as a total failure and according to Steven Gerrard's book he was not the signing Liverpool needed to take them up a level and win the league.
Bolton Wanderers bought Diouf from Liverpool for an undisclosed fee at the start of the 2005-06 season, after they had loaned the player for the 2004-05 season. On 15 September 2005, Diouf scored Bolton's first ever goal in a European competition against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in a UEFA Cup match at the Reebok Stadium. Bolton went on to win the game 2-1. He was largely successful at Bolton and became a fans' favourite due to his flair and direct running. Diouf confirmed in an interview with the BBC that he would be leaving Bolton at the end of the 2007/08 season and that his goal against Sunderland on 3 May marked his last appearance at the Reebok Stadium.
Diouf signed for Sunderland on 28 July 2008, after Bolton agreed to a transfer fee of -2.6 million.
Diouf signed for Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee on 30 January 2009 after just 6 months at the Stadium of Light, rejoining ex-manager Sam Allardyce, after the short time with Sunderland.
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Diouf scored his first home goal for Rovers at Ewood Park in the clubs 3-1 victory over Wolves on 12 September 2009.
On 2 January 2010, he was sent off in a 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.
Diouf's professional career has been constantly overshadowed by controversy. During his time at Sochaux, he was involved in a succession of minor transgressions. This resulted in a move to Rennes. However, during his time at his new club Diouf, who was driving without a license, was involved in a car crash. Taking into account his age and evident remorse, the French courts sentenced Diouf to community service rather than prison. He later left Rennes for Lens, where he rebuilt his career.
During the start of his early Premier League career, Diouf was involved in several incidents where he spat at fans and opposition players. Once on 13 March 2003, whilst playing for Liverpool, he was involved in a incident when he was accused of spitting at Celtic fans during a televised UEFA Cup quarter final. His club fined him two weeks' wages, UEFA gave him a 2 match ban, and Diouf was charged with assault. Although Diouf initially pled not guilty, he later changed his plea to guilty, and was fined -5,000. Diouf issued a personal apology to the fan 2 days after the incident, and invited him to attend the second leg of the quarter final at Anfield as his personal guest in order to maintain the "special relationship" between the clubs. Whilst he was on loan at Bolton, Diouf was again charged by the police for spitting at Middlesbrough fans during a 1-1 draw in November 2004. Then, on 27 November 2004, Diouf spat in the face of Portsmouth player Arjan de Zeeuw. He was fined two weeks wages by Bolton and was banned for 3 games by the FA after pleading guilty to a charge of improper conduct. De Zeeuw said that spitting in the modern game "shouldn't happen. It is unsportsmanlike, ridiculous and cowardly... I am just very disappointed with him". Diouf's Bolton team-mate Gary Speed said "It's something that you can't defend. To be on the receiving end of that is probably the worst thing that can happen to you. It's something that nobody wants to see in football." Bolton manager Sam Allardyce later revealed that he considered sending Diouf to see a sports psychologist.
On 20 September 2009, Diouf was questioned by police after allegations that he had made a racial slur to a ball-boy during a match at Everton, calling him 'white boy'. Diouf defended his actions by saying Everton fans were racially abusing him, throwing bananas at him. However, this claim has to be taken with an ounce of scepticism, as (as put by Dara  Briain in The Guardian) "bananas are pretty traceable. They tend to leave a trail of bananas. And there seem to have been precious few bananas lying round".
Diouf's international career started in April 2000 against Benin. He has earned 41 international caps and scored 16 goals for his country. He played for Senegal in their 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign and was elected to the World Cup All-Star team, after leading Senegal to the quarter-finals and victories over France (1-0) and Sweden (2-1). Senegal eventually lost 1-0 in extra time to Turkey. He was also part of the Senegal team who were the runners-up in the 2002 African Nations Cup. Diouf was banned from international football for four matches in 2004 for a verbal assault on referee Ali Bujsaim.
In 2004, he was named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pel in conjunction with FIFA's centenary celebrations. In October 2007, Diouf retired from international football, stating he had been frustrated by organisational problems with the side. However, Senegal coach Henri Kasperczak announced later in the month that he would name Diouf in the next squad.
On 3 April 2009 he retired from the Senegal national football team after 41 games.
Diouf is married and has a daughter, Kenza.
His older brother Dame Diouf is also a professional footballer.
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'''Dennis Frank Wise''' (born 16 December 1966 in Kensington, West London) is an English former football manager and player, and former Executive Director (Football) at Newcastle United F.C..
Wise played as a central midfielder and was noted for his aggressive and highly-competitive style of play. In a career spanning over 20 years, he played for Wimbledon, Leicester City, Millwall, Southampton, Coventry City and, most notably, Chelsea. During his time at Stamford Bridge, Wise won many trophies and he was the club's most successful captain until the 2009 FA Cup Final when John Terry lifted the cup (He has won 7 trophies)
He also played at international level for much of his career, representing England over a period of ten years. Wise won 21 caps and scored once, on his debut against Turkey on 1 May 1991. He was in the national squad for Euro 2000 and played in all three group games, against Portugal (lost 2-3), Germany (won 1-0) and Romania (lost 2-3).
In the latter years of his playing career, Wise gradually became involved in the managerial aspects of the game, starting at Millwall, where he took on the role of player-manager. He was briefly caretaker manager at Southampton, following the departure of Harry Redknapp, before he took over the reins at Swindon Town on a permanent basis. In October 2006, he was appointed manager of the then-Championship side Leeds United, who found themselves in the relegation zone. Although they were ultimately relegated, Wise reshaped his side in the close season and Leeds made an excellent start to their first season in the third tier of English football.
In a surprise career move, despite their strong position and likelihood of promotion, Wise left Leeds in January 2008 to join the newly reshaped management team at Newcastle United in an executive role, tasked with travelling around Europe and further afield identifying young players and developing the academy.
Wise started his career as an apprentice with Southampton, but was left without a club after he fell out with manager Lawrie McMenemy. He moved to Wimbledon on 28 March 1985, at the age of 18 and remained at Plough Lane for over 5 years as Wimbledon consolidated their position in Division One, having risen from Division Four in only four years. He was a member of the Wimbledon "Crazy Gang" that defeated hot favourites Liverpool 1-0 at Wembley in the 1988 FA Cup Final and supplied the cross from a free kick from which Lawrie Sanchez scored the winning goal.
During autumn of 1985, Dennis was on loan to Swedish non-League club Grebbestads IF, where he scored 5 goals in 10 games.
He signed for Chelsea on 3 July 1990 for a then-club record fee of -1.6 million and his time there would span 11 years, from 1990-2001. In his time at Chelsea the combative midfielder became the player with the 4th most appearances in the club's history, featuring 445 times and scoring 76 goals, including a memorable Champions League equaliser in the San Siro against A.C. Milan in 1999. He was also Chelsea's top scorer in the 1991-92 season with 14 goals from his midfield role. Wise captained the Chelsea teams that won the FA Cup in 1997 and 2000, the League Cup in 1998 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1998. He was also twice voted club player of the year, in 1998 and 2000. With new manager Claudio Ranieri seeking to lower the average age of the Chelsea squad, he was sold to Leicester City on 25 June 2001 for -1.6 million.
Wise always remained a controversial figure, leading Sir Alex Ferguson to say that he could "start a fight in an empty house". His time at Chelsea was tarnished by disciplinary problems and unsavoury off-the-field incidents. In 1995 he was convicted of assaulting a London taxi-driver, and given a three-month prison sentence, which was later overturned on appeal. Nonetheless, the incident still saw him stripped of the Chelsea captaincy by manager Glenn Hoddle. In April 1999, he was accused of "biting" Marcelino Elena of RCD Mallorca in a Cup Winners' Cup tie, and in the 1998-99 season he missed a total of 15 games through suspension.
Wise's time at Leicester was less successful and equally marred by controversy. He made just 17 league appearances, scoring once against Liverpool,
As a result of the assault, Wise was sacked by the club for serious misconduct on 2 August.
Wise then went on to sue Leicester for more than -2.36 million in lost earnings in October,
Wise then signed for Millwall on 24 September 2002 and became player-manager in 2003. Millwall were the first team from outside the top flight to reach the FA Cup final since 1992 when Wise led them to the their first ever FA Cup Final in 2004. The First Division side lost to reigning Premiership champions Manchester United by 3-0. Despite losing, Millwall qualified for a place in the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history, as United had already qualified for the Champions League. They were knocked out in the first round by Hungarian champions Ferencvaros. He resigned at the end of the 2004-05 season, citing a disagreement with the new chairman as his motive.
Wise returned to Southampton on a free transfer on 27 June 2005 and made 12 appearances for the club. With the resignation of Harry Redknapp, he was briefly joint-caretaker manager of the club with Dave Bassett. However, he left St Mary's on 26 December, when George Burley was appointed as the new manager. He scored once in the league for Southampton, in a 2-2 draw with Ipswich Town.
It was not long before Wise was playing again, as he signed a short-term "pay-as-you-play" deal with Coventry City on 19 January 2006. He joined up once again with Micky Adams, who had been his manager whilst he was at Leicester. He made an emphatic start, beginning his spell with Coventry by scoring a goal in each of his first three games with the club. On 9 May, out-of-contract Wise was released from the Ricoh Arena, along with fellow veteran Richard Shaw.
On 22 May 2006, Wise was appointed Swindon Town manager on a three-year contract, with ex-Chelsea team mate Gustavo Poyet as his assistant. He made an excellent start to the season by winning 6 out of 7 games and topping the League Two table with 18 points after a 2-0 away win against Chester City on 1 September. As a result of this tremendous start, Wise was awarded the Manager of the Month award.
Wise's first defeat as Swindon boss came against Wrexham in their league clash at the Racecourse Ground. His second defeat and first home defeat in charge of the Robins came against Peterborough United on 16 September 2006. This loss left Swindon second in the table behind Wycombe Wanderers.
On 20 September 2006, Wise was linked with the vacant Leeds United managerial post, following the sacking of Kevin Blackwell. On 21 October, Swindon gave Wise, and his assistant Poyet, permission to speak to Leeds, following their request. However, talks broke down between the clubs when they were unable to agree a suitable financial package and on 23 October, Swindon withdrew permission for Leeds to talk with, or seek to appoint, Wise and Poyet, stating that "Dennis and Gus remain valued members of Swindon Town FC as both players and part of the management team". In a bid to keep hold of the pair, the club offered them both significantly improved terms. Later that day, Swindon confirmed that they had reached a suitable financial settlement package with Leeds for the services of Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet and that they looked set to join. Following the successful negotiation of acceptable compensation in line with the expectations of Swindon Town, on 24 October, the boards of both clubs officially confirmed that Dennis Wise, Gus Poyet and Andrew Beasley had joined Leeds United as manager, assistant manager and goalkeeping coach respectively.
On the evening of his arrival, Wise watched from the stands at Elland Road as he saw his new side crash to a 3-1 defeat in the Carling Cup against fellow Championship side Southend United. He received a standing ovation from fans and in a press conference unveiling him to the media, he said that he believed that it did not matter that he formerly played for Chelsea. In the interview he stated that his aim was to bring Leeds back into the Premiership. His first action as manager was to replace captain Paul Butler and his vice-captain Gary Kelly with the feisty, hard-tackling midfielder Kevin Nicholls, along with Shaun Derry as his deputy.
Wise's first game in charge came 4 days later, ironically against Southend at Elland Road again, though this time it was a league fixture and Leeds won the game 2-0. However, they continued to struggle for the remainder of the season under Wise and relegation was confirmed on 4 May 2007 with only one game remaining, when the Football League gave the club a 10-point penalty for going into administration. Leeds finished bottom of the league and they were relegated into League One for the first time in their history. Nonetheless, chairman Ken Bates retained Wise for the 2007-08 season.
On 4 August, Leeds were granted their golden share, but they were given another penalty, this time 15 points, after administrators KPMG refused to resurrect the CVA for the 'old' Leeds United company. Despite this, they made an excellent start, winning their first 7 league games and Wise was named as manager of the month for both August and September. However, on 29 October 2007, Poyet left Leeds to become Juande Ramos's assistant at Tottenham. Three days later, Wise's ex-manager at Wimbledon, Dave Bassett, became his number two. The partnership did not start well and Leeds finally lost their unbeaten record, losing 3-1 to Carlisle United at Brunton Park on 3 November.
Leeds briefly topped the table on Boxing Day, after drawing 1-1 in an early kick-off against Hartlepool United at the Victoria Ground and they went into 2008 3rd in the league.
Wise left the club on 28 January 2008 in a surprise move to take up a role at Newcastle United, his last game in charge being a 1-1 draw against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on 26 January.
On 29 January 2008 Newcastle United announced that Wise would be joining the club as Executive Director (Football), an advisor to the board on footballing matters, reporting directly to the club chairman Chris Mort. Although speculated to be in the role of Director of Football or General Manager, the job is thought to be more restricted, involving transfers, scouting and youth development,
In the surprise career move, Wise had been attributed as having lost interest in direct football management since the loss of his assistant Gustavo Poyet to Tottenham Hotspur, and considered the executive position at Newcastle an opportunity "he had to take".
The departure of Keegan from the club, on 4 September, saw Wise and club owner Ashley come under mounting pressure from the club's supporters to quit. Keegan, a manager with an exalted status among supporters of the club, stated that, "It's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want," adding that he had "no choice other than to leave".
Wise further angered Newcastle United fans when he was shown often attending Chelsea home games (and the FA Cup Final). Later, it was revealed he spent the vital last day of the 2009 season in Dubai celebrating his wife's birthday, showing a surprising disinterest in the outcome of a club in which he had very recently been inolved. In fact both of Wise's signings (Xisco and Ignacio Gonzalez) failed to feature in the club's final game. While these signings have received fairly negative views from Newcastle fans, television, radio and newspaper pundits have slated them as second rate signings.
On 1 April 2009, following the appointment of Alan Shearer as manager on an interim basis, Newcastle released a statement that Wise had left his role as Executive Director of Football with immediate effect. The club also confirmed that there were no plans to replace Wise.
In an interview with the Guardian on 28 July 2009, it was revealed Wise is still receiving -20,000 per week from Newcastle United and was cited as one of the many reasons buyers were reluctant to purchase the club.
After the death of Sir Bobby Robson, The Sun's Bob Harris wrote how Robson told him: "''My biggest disappointment was Dennis Wise, a director of football who was hardly seen at the ground, and who brought in players who were neither suitable, nor right, for Newcastle United. I forgive most people, but I am not sure I can forgive Wise for what he did to my club''."
Wise attended a football arbitration hearing in September and October 2009 established to resolve the dispute between Keegan and the Newcastle board. Wise's actions in signing Nacho Gonzalez, claiming he wanted to 'do a favour' for two south american agents, and asking Keegan to sign players from YouTube.com, as well as confessions from the board that they had lied to the fans, press, staff and players regarding Keegan's allegations, claiming it was just 'PR,' led to the panel ruling in favour of Keegan.
Wise's image thereafter has been disgraced by all media and football fans around the world, and himself admitted his career has subsequently been destroyed.
''Managers' Success Rate is based on wins per 100 games. The statistics include all League, Cup & European first team fixtures.''
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'''Ashley Ward''' (born 24 November 1970) is an English retired footballer. He was a centre forward.
Ward was born in Middleton, Lancashire, the son of a coal mining engineer. He attended William Hulme's Grammar School, which opted for Rugby and Lacrosse as the school sports over football.
Ward had a spell with Manchester United in the 1986-87 season, making 16 appearances for the club's Junior B team. He then played for Cheadle Town Youth, and chose to become an apprentice at Manchester City above an offer from Blackburn Rovers.
He played for at least a dozen different clubs in a long career, including Crewe Alexandra, where he made his name, Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City. He retired in the summer of 2005.
Ward has been relegated from the Premiership four times, a number only beaten by Nathan Blake and Nigel Quashie who have been relegated five times.
In 1998, in a match at Sunderland, Ward scored, missed a penalty and got sent off in the space of five minutes.
Ward and his wife run a number of businesses, including:
Ward is married to former model Dawn. Born in Salford, she is a former school friend of Ryan Giggs. Ward proposed to her in the car park of the pub where she worked when they first met.
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'''Walter Reginald Hammond''', known as '''Wally Hammond''' (19 June 1903 - 1 July 1965), was an English Test cricketer, who played for Gloucestershire in a career lasting from 1920 to 1951. Beginning his career as a professional, he later became an amateur and was appointed captain of England. Primarily a middle order batsman, ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' described him as one of the best four batsmen in the history of cricket. He was considered to be best English batsman of the 1930s by commentators and those with whom he played; they also said that he was one of the best slip fielders there had been. Hammond bowled at fast-medium pace and contemporaries believed that if he had been a less reluctant bowler, he could have achieved a higher standard. Hammond played 85 Test matches. He captained England in 20 matches, winning four, losing three and drawing 13. His career aggregate of 7,249 runs was the highest in all Test cricket until surpassed by Colin Cowdrey in 1970. As of January 2010, his total of 22 Test centuries remains an English record, held jointly with Cowdrey. In 1933, he set a record for the highest individual Test innings of 336 not out. He also took 83 Test wickets. In all first-class cricket, he scored 50,551 runs, which was the seventh highest number of runs scored by any first-class cricketer as of January 2010, and took 732 wickets. He scored 167 first-class centuries, the third highest of any player as of January 2010.
Although Hammond began his career in 1920, he was required to wait until 1923 before he could play full time, after his qualification to play for Gloucestershire was challenged. His promise was spotted immediately and after three full seasons, he was chosen to visit the West Indies in 1925-26 as a member of a Marylebone Cricket Club (M.C.C.) touring party. While on this tour, he contracted a serious illness. After his recovery in 1927 he began to score heavily, and was selected for England. In the 1928-29 series against Australia he scored 905 runs, then a record aggregate for a single Test series. He dominated county cricket in the 1930s and despite a slump in form in Tests in the mid 1930s, he was made captain of England in 1938. He continued as captain after World War II, but his health had deteriorated and after an unsuccessful tour of Australia in 1946-47, he retired from first-class cricket.
Outside cricket, Hammond was married twice, divorcing his first wife in acrimonious circumstances, and had a reputation for infidelity. He had difficult relationships with other players, many of whom found him hard to get along with. He was unsuccessful in business dealings, not being able to establish a successful career once he retired from cricket. He moved to South Africa in the 1950s in an attempt to start a business but this came to nothing. As a result, he and his family struggled financially. Shortly after beginning a career as a sports administrator, he was involved in a serious car crash in 1960 which weakened him considerably. He died of a heart attack in 1965.
Hammond was born on 19 June 1903 in Dover. His parents, William Hammond, a corporal in the Royal Garrison Artillery, and Marion Hammond (born Marion Crisp), lived in the married quarters at Dover Castle where Walter was born. They had married the previous December.
When the First World War broke out, the Hammonds sailed home to England, with the rest of the 46th Company of the Royal Garrison Artillery. William was subsequently posted to France where his Company became the 116th (Heavy) Battery.
Hammond soon began to excel in various sports at Cirencester such as running.
He continued to be successful at football in his second year and was made captain of the cricket team for 1920 and his "statistics became a matter of general excitement."
Hammond left Cirencester in July 1920, planning to go to Winchester Agricultural College, both his mother and the headmaster believing that this was the best course. His mother also began to write to farming friends with a view to his pursuing a career in agriculture. Days after leaving school, Hammond played for Cirencester, and on his first appearance in adult cricket, scored a century.
Hammond made his first appearances for Gloucestershire in August 1920, playing three first-class matches against Lancashire, Leicestershire and Worcestershire. Although he only scored 27 runs in four innings, the local press noticed him and said he was "a natural cricketer with a great future before him." That winter, Hammond went to work on a farm on the Isle of Wight, before moving to Bristol for the start of the 1921 English cricket season. He only played two first-class matches in 1921, both against the powerful Australian tourists, but only scored two runs in three innings. He later admitted that the fast bowler, Jack Gregory, "frightened the life out of me" and that he "never saw the ball at all." In between these games, Hammond was sent to Clifton College, Bristol, as assistant coach to John Tunnicliffe who was given the task of improving his batting technique, footwork and generally coaching him. While acknowledging that Tunnicliffe taught him an enormous amount, Hammond felt that he, at times, over-coached him to the extent of trying to alter his natural style of batting.
By the time of the 1922 English cricket season, Gloucestershire were ready to give Hammond an extended trial. He was chosen to play Middlesex at Lord's Cricket Ground, his first appearance there. He scored 32, but it was noticed by Lord Harris, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) treasurer, that because Hammond was born in Kent, and had not lived in Gloucestershire for the required length of time, he was not qualified to play for the county. After a few more games, MCC told Gloucestershire that Hammond would not be allowed to play for the rest of the season. The press were critical of this ruling and despite Hammond's lack of success since joining Gloucestershire, many reports commented on how promising a player he was, with the ''Bristol Times'' describing him as "likely to develop into a player of outstanding ability". Hammond had to spend the rest of the season watching all the games he could and to learn cricket theory. He described it as the most miserable summer he ever spent. However, he always remembered that Gloucestershire continued to pay his wages in full, or the support and encouragement that he was given.
In the winter of 1921-22, Hammond was conscious of the need to find work.
Hammond realised before the start of the 1923 English cricket season that "after so chequered a start, I knew that I must make good that year, or perhaps go out of the County game for good."
In 1925-26, Hammond went to West Indies, setting off in December 1925. At the time, it was a very popular tour, particularly with amateurs.
However, towards the end of the tour, Hammond became ill. According to Hammond himself, in British Guiana, he strained his groin and was then stung by a mosquito just above the strain and became sick with blood poisoning. He played in a match against Jamaica but moved awkwardly and was observed to be in pain by others in the team and missed the remaining matches of the tour. He saw several doctors, but none were of any help, and on the journey home, he became very ill.
When Hammond returned to first-class cricket in the 1927 English cricket season, he made an immediate impact by scoring 1,000 runs in May, only the second man to do so after W. G. Grace.
While on tour in South Africa in 1927-28, Hammond was not "the dominating personality as a batsman expected".
In the following season of 1928, Hammond scored 2,825 runs (average 65.69)
In the winter of 1928-29, Hammond toured Australia with M.C.C.. The side, according to ''Wisden'', was a strong one which was too powerful for Australia, whom England defeated 4-1. ''Wisden'' further judged that the "batting success of the tour was Hammond, who enjoyed a remarkable series of triumphs ... In five consecutive innings in Test matches he totalled no fewer than 779 runs - a truly phenomenal performance."
Almost immediately he returned home, Hammond was married to Dorothy Lister and then straight into the 1929 season. In first-class cricket, he scored 2,456 runs at an average of 64.63.
In the 1930 season, the Australians toured England, with Don Bradman visiting England for the first time. He scored 974 runs to beat Hammond's record aggregate of runs from 1928-29. While Bradman dominated the season, Hammond struggled in the Tests against Clarrie Grimmett, finding it difficult to read his topspinner and being dismissed by him five times.
In the winter of 1930-31, Hammond toured South Africa. The M.C.C. side did not contain all the strongest players, and South Africa won the series 1-0.
In 1931, with Gloucestershire continuing to challenge for the Championship, Hammond scored 1,781 runs at an average of 42.40, with both his total and average runs lower than in preceding seasons.
In the 1932-33 season, M.C.C. toured Australia for the series that became known for the use of Bodyline bowling. Hammond was one of the first names announced as part of the touring party, and was included in the tour selection committee. It is also possible that M.C.C. captain Douglas Jardine discussed bowling tactics with Hammond on the journey to Australia. Hammond's view of Bodyline bowling was that it was dangerous and he disapproved of it, although he understood some of the reasons for its use.
''Wisden'', in its judgement of the tour, believed that "Hammond, as his record shows, had a very good tour, but if often brilliant was not quite the dominating personality of four years previously."
A short tour of New Zealand followed, and Hammond scored 621 runs in three first-class innings.
The controversy over bodyline bowling continued into the 1934 season, with the West Indies touring England and using bodyline tactics against England
In the following season, 1934 Hammond was troubled by frequent sore throats and back problems. Although appearing in less than half of Gloucestershire's matches due to poor health, injuries and Test selection, Hammond played very well for his county. Awarded a benefit match, which raised just over -2,600, Hammond was again idolised by the press and public for his achievements. In the Tests, it was very different. As ''Wisden'' said, Hammond although "simply superb as a county batsman, failed badly. Only once did he look the master and then, in the second innings at Leeds, he was run out."
At the start of the 1935 season, Hammond's health was poor. He developed septic tonsillitis which made it difficult for him to breathe, eat and sleep, while necessitating an operation to remove his tonsils in early 1936.
Before the 1936 season, Hammond had his tonsils removed, an operation that left him weak. Returning to cricket too soon, he did not bat well and took a longer rest, which caused him to miss the first Test against India. It was July before he felt fully well and began to score runs. He returned to the England side for the second Test and scored 167,
He was selected for the M.C.C. tour of Australia in 1936-37 under the captaincy of Gubby Allen. While Allen initially took sole charge of selection, he later included others in a selection committee, one of whom was Hammond.
In the 1937 season, Hammond scored 3,252 runs at an average of 65.04, the second time he passed 3,000 runs.
In the 1938 season, Hammond's first as an amateur, he scored 3,011 runs at an average of 75.27.
In the 1938-39 season, Hammond captained the M.C.C. tour of South Africa. It was noted by ''Wisden'' that both sides played slowly, and Hammond seemed reluctant to try to force a win.
The 1939 season was dominated by worries about the political situation in Europe. Hammond was appointed as captain of Gloucestershire,who finished third in the County Championship and beat the champions twice
After joining the army, Hammond was posted to a training wing of the Royal Air Force (RAF) at Hastings in Sussex and then moved with his unit to Torquay. He had mainly administrative duties
In the 1946 season, the first full season after the war, Hammond once again came top of the first-class averages for the eighth time, with 1,783 runs at an average of 84.90. However, he only played 26 innings in the season,
As he was the current captain of England, he was an obvious choice to captain the M.C.C. side which toured Australia in 1946-47. The tour was regarded as unsuccessful for the tourists, with ''Wisden'' believing that Hammond's inability to make large scores in the Tests was one of the reasons for the failure. They lost the Test series 3-0. Nor was Hammond a success as a captain, with ''Wisden'' saying he "was not the same inspiring leader as at home against Australia in 1938".
As far as batting went, Hammond started the tour well, including an innings of 208 in an early game and winning praise for his form.
Hammond only played two more first-class games, for M.C.C. against Ireland in 1950 (scoring an unbeaten 92) and for Gloucestershire in 1951, to help boost a membership drive, with little success. Although given an excellent reception by the crowd, his tired appearance and struggle to score runs embarrassed many of those who saw it. In all first-class cricket, Hammond scored 50,551 runs at an average of 56.10 with 167 centuries. He remains seventh on the list of highest run scorers in first-class cricket.
In Hammond's obituary in ''Wisden'', he was described as "a most exciting cricketer ... The instant he walked out of a pavilion, white-spotted blue handkerchief showing from his right pocket, bat tucked underarm, cap at a hint of an angle, he was identifiable as a thoroughbred."
Hammond was balanced and still when he was batting. He was known for the power and beauty of his driving through the off-side, although he could play any shot.
In his obituary, ''Wisden'' said that "at slip he had no superior. He stood all but motionless, moved late but with uncanny speed, never needing to stretch or strain but plucking the ball from the air like an apple from a tree."
Hammond seemed to have few friends and struck his contemporaries as a sad figure and something of a loner. Few people in cricket seemed to like him and many held reservations about him. He rarely encouraged young players or gave out praise. He was considered a snob and liked to mix with middle-class people and spend money he did not really have to keep up appearances.
He also became involved in several rivalries with other players. Charlie Barnett and Charles Dacre, two of his Gloucestershire team-mates, came to almost hate him. Dacre often played in a reckless way which Hammond did not approve of; David Foot believed Hammond may have been jealous of him. Hammond once tried hard to injure Dacre by bowling very fast at him while he was wicketkeeper. Barnett began as a close friend but fell out over Hammond's treatment of his first wife and later Hammond's refusal to play in Barnett's benefit match. Hammond also did not approve of Dennis Compton as a player or for the way he conducted himself. Hammond also fell out with Learie Constantine over Constantine believing Hammond insulted him when he arrived on tour in the West Indies in 1925. The two players engaged in battles on the field, with Constantine going out of his way to attack Hammond while bowling. However, they made peace at the instigation of Hammond during the second Test in 1933 and from that point enjoyed a good relationship. Perhaps Hammond's ultimate rivalry was with Don Bradman, with whom he developed an increasing obsession, based on envy and unhappiness with the constant comparisons which were made between them in favour of Bradman.
While the view of one of Hammond's biographers was that while Hammond liked attractive women, he was not promiscuous, David Foot quotes an unnamed cricketer saying that the two ruling passions of Hammond's life "were his cricket bat and his genitals." His strong desire for women were noticed by team-mates from early in his career as a cricketer. Even on tour in Australia in 1928-29, Hammond once asked to borrow a pair of field glasses which he then used to examine the Ladies Enclosure. David Foot believed that he had many women friends and had liaisons with many of them. This carried on before and during his first marriage, and he even carried on relationships with two or three women at the same time. He also proposed to several women before his marriage. Foot documents close relationships with several women over the years up until his second marriage in 1947, and Hammond's activities seem to have been an open secret in cricket circles.
In 1929, Hammond married Dorothy Lister, the daughter of a Yorkshire textile merchant, whom he met at a cricket match and whom he did not spend much time with in the two years they knew each other before marriage as they had little in common. The wedding at a parish church in Bingley was widely publicised, fashionable and glamorous. However, they did not get along well or communicate much, and in the opinion of people who knew the couple, Hammond treated her very badly, particularly when they began to struggle for money once her father lost nearly everything in the Depression. She showed concern for his welfare and was loyal to him, but the marriage gradually broke down, despite her sailing to South Africa to join Hammond on tour in 1939, when he was already seeing his future second wife, in an attempt to save it. She turned more and more to drink before moving first to the Isle of Wight and then to Huddersfield.
When the divorce came through, Hammond married Sybil Ness-Harvey. She was a former beauty queen whom he met in South Africa in 1938-39. They kept in touch, and during the war, Hammond spent much of his leave with her in South Africa. After the war, she followed him back to England, but found that she did not like it. When Hammond left to tour Australia in 1946-47, Sybil had to remain behind and she stayed with his mother. However, his mother did not approve of her and they did not get along. This was one of the factors which led to Hammond's problems in Australia on that tour. On his return from the tour, they married at Kingston Registery Office. Sybil had already changed her name to Hammond by deed poll. Their first child, Roger, was born in 1948. Carolyn was born in 1950
Hammond was involved with several businesses. From an early stage of his career, he mixed with businessmen. In 1933, he took a job with the Cater Motor Company, to assist with he and his wife's financial worries. He was used as a sales promotions manager, which mainly involved with publicity and meeting customers, although he also test-drove cars. when he became an amateur in 1937, he took a new job with Marsham Tyres. He joined the board of directors, again being used mainly for publicity. However, was never a hard worker or a particularly determined salesman. He returned to Marsham's after he was discharged from the RAF in 1944, but as times were financially difficult after the war, he also worked as a journalist, writing for ''The Star'' during the 1948 Test series and also writing three books; all of this was done with the assistance of a ghostwriter.
In 1951, Hammond resigned from Marsham Tyres.
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'''Kenneth Graham Sansom''' (born September 26, 1958 in Camberwell, London) is an English former footballer. He holds the record number of caps for an England national football team full back, having appeared 86 times for his country between 1979 and 1988.
Sansom started out playing in the youth team at Crystal Palace, whom he joined while still at school, and made his first team debut at the age of just 16 - remaining to this day Palace's third youngest ever debutant. In 1977 he captained the Palace juniors team to FA Youth Cup success while also skippering the England team at the same level, collecting Palace's "''Player of the Year''" award in his first season.
Quick, calm, strong in the tackle and an excellent crosser of the ball, Sansom missed just one league game in 156, starting back in 1976, when Palace were in the old Third Division and were about to be labelled as the "Team Of The '80s". Palace progressed through the divisions with this young side and briefly topped the old First Division at the end of 1979. However Palace were unable to sustain this form and did not win any trophies in this period.
Meanwhile, in the summer of 1979, Sansom made his debut for the full England team, in a goalless draw against Wales.
Arsenal put in a bid of -1million for Sansom in the summer of 1980, with striker Clive Allen going in exchange; this was an unusual move, as Allen was an equally prized young player and had only joined Arsenal weeks earlier, and had yet to play a competitive match for the club. Palace accepted the bid and Sansom left for Highbury. The same summer he had starred for England in the 1980 European Championships in Italy, though England did not make progress.
Sansom made his Arsenal debut against West Bromwich Albion on August 16, 1980 and was an ever present for that season and the next, and a near-constant figure at left back for Arsenal for eight years in total. He was voted Arsenal's Player of the Year in 1981, but it took him seven years to win a trophy, with the Gunners largely underachieving through the early and mid-1980s.
Therefore, it was for his England career for which Sansom gained plaudits and recognition. He was rarely out of the team and played in the 1982 World Cup in Spain, in which England exited in the second group phase. He was still the first-choice left back for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, playing in all of the matches up to and including the quarter final defeat against Argentina, in which game he was one of the England players left behind by Diego Maradona as he burst from inside his own half to score his second goal.
Sansom missed only a handful of England matches between 1980 and 1988, with only the odd rest given to him in friendly matches so that coaches Ron Greenwood and then Bobby Robson could check on potential replacements (Derek Statham, Alan Kennedy, Nick Pickering) in the event of Sansom suffering from either serious injury or chronic loss of form. Neither happened, but the first genuine sign of competition came in 1987, when the Nottingham Forest left back and captain Stuart Pearce was given his England debut against Brazil and played well, setting up England's goal for Gary Lineker. However Sansom was still the regular left-back during England's 1988 European Championships qualifying campaign.
Sansom finally won some domestic silverware in 1987, captaining Arsenal to a League Cup final victory over Liverpool at Wembley; Arsenal came from a goal down to win 2-1, and Sansom had started the move which had led to Arsenal's late winner, scored by Charlie Nicholas.
The following season, Sansom's relationship with his Arsenal manager George Graham soured and he was replaced as captain by fledgling defender Tony Adams, who was just 21. Sansom did, however, keep his place in the side; although Graham had just signed a long-term replacement in Nigel Winterburn, he was played at right-back rather than left for his first season at the club. Arsenal reached the League Cup final again in 1987-88, only to lose 3-2 to Luton Town in a dramatic and exciting match.
That summer, Sansom was Robson's first choice left back for the European Championships, but England were a disaster, losing all three of their group games, starting with a humiliating 1-0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland in their first ever finals match, having qualified under the management of Englishman and 1966 World Cup winner Jack Charlton.
Sansom made a horrible error for the only goal of the game, toeing an attempted clearance high into the air and putting pressure on his fellow defenders, from which John Aldridge won a header for Ray Houghton to nod the ball past Peter Shilton. Sansom played in the other two group fixtures but after the tournament Stuart Pearce replaced him as England's first-choice left back. After nine years and 86 caps (plus one goal - scored in a World Cup qualifier against Finland in 1984) Sansom's international career was at an end, months before his 30th birthday, despite being briefly recalled as a back-up in 1989 when Pearce was injured, though he did not play.
To this day, Sansom is England's most capped full back (replacement Pearce came close, ending his international career in 1999 with 78 caps) and only seven players - Peter Shilton, Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton, Billy Wright, David Beckham, Bryan Robson and Michael Owen - have appeared more times for England than Sansom.
Sansom left Arsenal in December 1988, having not played a first team game at all for the first four months of 1988-89; Graham had signed Lee Dixon and had reshuffled the side, with Dixon playing at right-back and Nigel Winterburn on the left, replacing Sansom. Sansom had played 394 matches in total for Arsenal, scoring six goals. He is Arsenal's second-most capped player of all time, with 77 caps while at the club (Patrick Vieira holds the record with 79).
Sansom continued to play for many years. He initially joined Newcastle United, then continued with QPR, Coventry City, Everton, Brentford and Watford, as well as three short spells in the non-league game with Croydon F.C., Chertsey Town and Slough Town.
After playing, Sansom fell on hard financial times with business and gambling problems and alcoholism but has recently been back in football as a player on the veterans' circuit. He is frequently called upon as a pundit to make comments on the game, especially with matters concerning Crystal Palace or Arsenal. He also makes occasional appearances on Australian football show Fox Sports FC via satellite. He is also a tour guide on the "Legend's Tour" of Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium.
He is the co-presenter of LBC Radio's Saturday afternoon football programme.
In 2005, Sansom was voted into Palace's Centenary XI.
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'''Paul Aaron Scholes''' (; born 16 November 1974) is an English football player who currently plays for Manchester United. He is a one club man, having spent his entire professional career with the 'Red Devils'.
Born in Salford, but later moving to Langley, Scholes excelled in both cricket and football in school. He first trained with Manchester United at the age of 14 after being spotted by a scout at his school. He made his debut for United in the 1994-95 season and made 17 league appearances. He went on to play a key part in Manchester United's Treble-winning season. Scholes has since gone on to make over 600 appearances for United.
Scholes represented the England national team from 1997 to 2004, participating in the 1998 and 2002 World Cup, as well as UEFA Euro 2000 and UEFA Euro 2004. He is one of only four players to make over 600 appearances in all competitions for Manchester United. Scholes is often seen as being shy but he is also known for his poor discipline; having amassed over 100 bookings in all competitions during his career.
Scholes was born in Salford in Hope Hospital to parents Stewart and Marina Scholes. The family moved to Langley Estates when he was 18 months old where he lived on Bowness Road, and later Talkin Drive.
He attended the St Mary's RC Primary School in Langley. The first team he played for was Langley Furrows despite being an Oldham Athletic supporter. Scholes also excelled at cricket. At age 14, he began training with Manchester United.
Scholes was not a member of Manchester United's 1992 FA Youth Cup-winning squad that included future senior teammates David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs, but he was part of the youth team that reached the final in the following season, alongside Phil Neville. Scholes turned professional on 23 July 1993, but did not make his breakthrough into the senior squad until the 1994-95 season, when he made seventeen league appearances and scored five goals. His debut came on 21 September 1994, where he scored twice in a 2-1 victory over Port Vale in the Football League Cup. Scholes came on as a substitute in the 1995 FA Cup final against Everton, which United lost 1-0.
In 1995-96, after Mark Hughes moved to Chelsea, Scholes had even more first-team opportunities. He stood in for the suspended Eric Cantona as Andrew Cole's strike partner for the first two months of the campaign. Scholes scored fourteen goals in all competitions as United became the first English team to win the double twice.
Scholes moved to the midfielder and forward attack positions in the 1997-98 after Roy Keane suffered a knee injury in late September and did not play again that season. United finished the season without a major trophy, only the second time in the 1990s that this happened.
In 1998-99, Scholes was a key player in Manchester United's Premier League title, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League Treble success. He scored one of Manchester United's two goals against Newcastle in the FA Cup final. He also scored an away goal against Internazionale in the Champions League quarter-final, but was ruled out of the final victory over FC Bayern Munich through suspension.
Scholes netted a career-high twenty goals in all competitions in the 2002-03 season, a number that dipped to fourteen the next year, despite a career-best four FA Cup goals in comparison to his total of five in his first nine seasons. He helped Manchester United reach the 2005 FA Cup Final but saw his penalty saved by Jens Lehmann as they lost to Arsenal in a penalty shootout. He was ruled out for the second half of the 2005-06 campaign with blurred vision. The cause of this was initially uncertain, sparking fears that it could end his career. He overcame this problem through the beginning of the year and he appeared in Manchester United's final game of the season against Charlton Athletic. Reportedly, Scholes' vision has not completely recovered.
On 22 October 2006, in the 2-0 Premier League victory over Liverpool in which Scholes also scored, twelve years after marking his Red Devils debut with a League Cup brace against Port Vale, Scholes became the ninth United player to play in five hundred matches, joining Sir Bobby Charlton, Bill Foulkes, Denis Irwin, and current teammates Giggs and Gary Neville.
Scholes was dismissed during Manchester United's 1-0 away victory over Liverpool F.C. on 3 March 2007, for swinging an arm at Xabi Alonso. It marked his first league expulsion since April 2005. A month later, he was sent off in the first leg of Manchester United's Champions League quarter final at A.S. Roma.
On 23 August, he was shortlisted for a spot in the National Football Museum Hall of Fame, which ultimately went to Dennis Bergkamp.
Scholes suffered knee ligament damage during a training session the night before Manchester United's Champions League Group F matchup with Dynamo Kiev on 23 October 2007, and was out of action until the end of January 2008. He returned as a substitute in Manchester United's 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the FA Cup. On 23 April 2008, Scholes made his hundredth Champions League appearance in a semi-final 0-0 draw at FC Barcelona, and scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory in the second leg that sent United into the final. During the final he suffered an injury and a yellow card after a clash with Claude Makll, he returned until he was substituted by Giggs in the 87th minute and did not take part in the penalty shoot-out that was won 6-5 by United after a 1-1 extra-time draw.
Scholes was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in September 2008.
On 24 January 2009, Scholes scored his first goal of the season against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup. His shot from out-side the box in the 34th minute deflected in off Tom Huddlestone to bring the game to 1-1, while United would go on to win 2-1. On 18 February, Scholes scored his first Premier League goal in over a year in a 3-0 win over Fulham, a swerving volley that hit Mark Schwarzer and rebounded in. On 22 April, he made his 600th appearance for Manchester United in a 2-0 win over Portsmouth.
On 15 September 2009, Scholes scored his first Champions League goal since netting the winner against Barcelona in the semi-final a year and a half ago. He netted the solitary goal in the 77th minute away to Beikta, giving Manchester United a winning start to their 2009-10 European campaign. On 3 November 2009, Scholes hit his second goal of the campaign, again coming in the Champions League. This time he scored the second United goal in the 3-3 draw with CSKA Moscow, which was another headed goal. On 5 December 2009, Scholes scored his first league goal of the season and his 99th Premier League goal overall, hitting the first in a 4-0 away win at West Ham.
Scholes made his international debut against South Africa in 1997 in a 2-1 friendly win at Old Trafford, and was included in the England squad for the 1998 World Cup. England were grouped with Colombia, Tunisia and Romania. During England's first World Cup group match against Tunisia, Scholes sealed a 2-0 victory with a goal late in the game. Picking up a pass from Paul Ince just outside the Tunisian area, Scholes pushed the ball slightly to his right and hit a shot with his right foot which curled into the top right-hand corner of Tunisian keeper Chokri El Ouaer's net.
His international career continued after England's elimination from the World Cup by Argentina on penalties in the first knock-out round. On 27 March 1999, Scholes managed a hat-trick for England in a game against Poland. In addition, Scholes scored both goals in England's 2-0 win at Hampden Park over Scotland in the Euro 2000 play-off first leg, sealing a 2-1 aggregate win and qualification for the finals tournament. In a qualifier against Sweden that June, Scholes became the first and last England player to be sent off in an international match at the now-demolished Wembley Stadium.
With the turn of the century, Scholes became a prominent player in England's midfield, becoming a first-choice selection for the 2002 World Cup. However, after the tournament, Scholes saw his opportunities in the national team decline due to Sven-Gran Eriksson playing him out of position on the left midfield to accommodate the pairing of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard in central midfield. Scholes announced his retirement from international football in August 2004, citing his family life and his club career with Manchester United as being more important. He has turned down the opportunity to come out of retirement and reclaim his position in the England squad under former manager Steve McClaren.
Over his career, Scholes has received over 77 yellows and 4 reds in the Premier League
Scholes has been described by some as unique to British football-combining technical abilities with a tenacity, and passion for the game. In his prime Scholes was renowned for his ability to score in and outside the 18 yard box. He has been hailed as one of the great midfielders of his time for his sensational passing range, technique, vision, creativity and goalscoring prowess. France legend Zinedine Zidane once commented "My toughest opponent? Scholes. He is undoubtedly the greatest player of his generation", whereas Thierry Henry said "Without any doubt the best player in the Premiership has to be Scholes...He knows how to do everything." When asked about Paul Scholes Manchester United and England hero Bobby Charlton lauded him, "Paul is always so in control and pin-point accurate with his passing-a beautiful player to watch." Whilst Marcello Lippi remarked that Scholes is "an all-round midfielder who possesses quality and character in abundance."
Scholes is an asthmatic. He is married to his childhood sweetheart, Claire,
Scholes' personality off the field has been described as "shy" and "unassuming" and his lifestyle is often seen to be in stark contrast to the lifestyles of other professional footballers. Scholes, who rarely gives interviews, once described his ideal day as "Train in the morning, pick up the kids from school, play with them, have tea, get them to bed and then watch a bit of TV."
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010''
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
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'''Jamie Frank Redknapp''' (born 25 June 1973 in Barton on Sea, Hampshire) is a former English footballer who was active from 1989 until 2005. He is now a football pundit with Sky Sports.
He played as a midfielder in a career that was blighted by a succession of injuries. He is the son of Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp and his mother is Sandra Harris. His cousin is Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and his uncle is former West Ham coach Frank Lampard Senior.
Despite much promise, Redknapp won just one major trophy during his career - the 1995 League Cup. Redknapp also picked up winner's medals in the FA Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup in 2001, although he was an unused substitute in both games.
Redknapp started his career at Tottenham Hotspur as a youth player but turned down their offer of a contract to play for Bournemouth under his father, manager Harry Redknapp, before going on to play for Liverpool where Redknapp will be remembered for his best performances. After that Redknapp returned and played two and a half seasons for Tottenham Hotspur then finally joined Southampton, where he played under his father for a second time. Redknapp was also capped 17 times by England, scoring one goal.
Redknapp started out on the road to professional football as a schoolboy at Tottenham Hotspur but began his professional career, at the age of 16, in 1989 at Bournemouth, then managed by his father, Harry. He made 13 appearances for the club before attracting the attention of Liverpool, who signed him on 15 January 1991. Kenny Dalglish had paid -350,000 for Redknapp, who was still only 17 at the time. He was one of the most expensively signed teenagers in English football around this time.
Redknapp was the last player to be signed by manager Kenny Dalglish before his surprising resignation on 22 February 1991 and later became the youngest Liverpool player to appear in European competition, at 18 years 120 days when making his Liverpool debut against Auxerre in the UEFA Cup on 23 October 1991.
Redknapp's first goal for Liverpool came in his league debut on 7 December 1991 when he featured as a 63rd minute substitute for Jan Mlby in a 1-1 draw with Southampton at the Dell.
Following Dalglish's departure, Redknapp was part of a transitional Liverpool team under Graeme Souness. He spent most of his first two-and-a-half years as a substitute or in the reserves, missing the 1992 FA Cup Final triumph and only becoming a regular first-team player in the 1993-94 season, at the expense of Mark Walters. At this time, Redknapp had also become one of the mass-marketed poster boy icons of the newly developing FA Premier League where, alongside other photogenic young players like Manchester United players Ryan Giggs and Lee Sharpe, he was used ceaselessly in commercials, advertising spots and for the league's promotional purposes in merchandising and sales.
On the pitch, Redknapp established himself as a key midfielder during the time Roy Evans managed at Anfield. He was one of a number of young players coming through the team, such as Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler, but was criticised together with them and others like Stan Collymore and Jason McAteer as "Spice Boys" - a derogatory term that implied that the team were epitomising the lad culture in the game. Redknapp, in particular, came to be the face of the team and was singled out because of his off-field lifestyle; often being described along with David James as a player more concerned with the catwalk and modelling shoots for fashion labels like Top Man and Armani than his football prowess. Many felt he was failing to achieve, considering his talents - his sole career winners' medal was from the 1995 League Cup Final.
Redknapp's game revolved around being a central midfielder with a high level of ability to create space in tight situations and accurately pass his way out of them, a player who distributed the ball around the pitch with a dazzling range of passing skills, as well as having a keen eye for set pieces and long-range shooting abilities. Redknapp scored several spectacular goals in his time at Anfield and his contributions peaked during the 1998-99 season as he created numerous chances and scored 10 goals under new boss Grard Houllier. Redknapp became vice- and then full club captain by 1999-2000 following the departures of John Barnes, Steve McManaman and Paul Ince.
His contributions helped the club back into the top three of the FA Premiership but a knee injury curtailed his involvement in the 2000-01 season and in a bid to cure long-standing injury troubles he underwent knee surgery under renowned knee specialist Dr Richard Steadman in the United States. As a result, Redknapp was unable to participate in the club's cup treble campaign which yielded the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. Although injured, as the club captain he was called up by his team-mates to receive the FA Cup with vice-captain Robbie Fowler at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. He made his comeback from injury during the pre-season tour before the 2001-02 season.
Redknapp's return did not last long as he was again struck by injury. On 27 October 2001 he played and scored in a 2-0 win over Charlton Athletic at The Valley, in a game that would prove to be his last for the Merseyside club. He had played 308 times for the Reds and scored 41 goals, becoming a favourite amongst Liverpool fans, who included him at number 40 in the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop .
Redknapp was allowed to join Glenn Hoddle's Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer on 18 April 2002 with just a couple of fixtures remaining of the 2001-02 season. He made his debut at the beginning of the following campaign when he played on 17 August 2002 in the 2-2 league draw with his former club Liverpool's rival Everton at Goodison Park. Redknapp's pass into the path of Matthew Etherington allowed Etherington to score his first ever Premiership goal.
Redknapp scored his first goal for the club a week later on 26 August 2002 in the 1-0 league win over Aston Villa at White Hart Lane. Redknapp played 49 times for Spurs scoring 4 goals in his two-and-a-half years with the club before becoming his father, Harry's, first signing for Southampton on 4 January 2005.
The 31-year-old joined Southampton's fight against relegation on a free transfer and made his debut on 5 January 2005 in the 3-3 league draw with Fulham at St Mary's. Redknapp's only goal for the club came three days later in the 3-1 FA Cup 3rd round victory over Northampton Town at Sixfields Stadium.
Redknapp was rarely fully fit during his brief spell at the Saints and was not able to prevent them from being relegated to the Championship after 27 successive seasons of top flight football.
At the end of the season, on 19 June 2005, the 32-year-old Redknapp decided to retire from the game due to his constant injury problems and on the advice of his medical specialists.
Terry Venables gave Redknapp his international debut on 6 September 1995 in the 0-0 international friendly with Colombia at Wembley. The game is probably best remembered for his cross that produced Rene Higuita's famous 'scorpion kick' save.
His only international goal came on 10 October 1999 in the 2-1 friendly victory against Belgium at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland.
Redknapp was capped 17 times for England. After playing just 39 minutes during England's Euro 96 campaign, injury ruled him out of contention for the World Cup 98 and Euro 2000.
On 21 September 2007, Chelsea FC reportedly approached Redknapp to become Avram Grant's assistant, as Chelsea FC's owner billionaire Roman Abramovich looked to shake up Stamford Bridge's coaching staff, though no appointment was forthcoming
On 11 December 2008 it was announced Jamie Redknapp would become coach of Chelsea reserves two days a week whilst studying for his UEFA coaching badges. The vacancy arose after former Chelsea reserves coach Brendan Rodgers was hired by Championship outfit Watford.
Since his retirement, Redknapp has entered the field of punditry, mainly with Sky Sports.
In 2005, Redknapp launched a bi-monthly magazine with his wife, Louise, and former team-mate Tim Sherwood titled ''Icon Magazine'', aimed at professional footballers and their families.
On 29 June 1998, Redknapp married former Eternal singer Louise Nurding. On 27 July 2004 at 9.10 am BST Louise gave birth to a boy named Charley William Redknapp at London's Portland Hospital. The boy's name was in honour of Louise's grandfather who died on the day she found out that she was pregnant with Charley. Jamie has one older brother Mark who is a model.On 10 November 2008, Louise gave birth to their second son Beau Henry Redknapp. It was thought that the baby was named this as a tribute to Jamie's father Harry, as Harry claimed the first name was chosen because Harry was born in Bow but this was a joke.
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'''John Charles Bryan Barnes''' MBE (born 7 November 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born English football manager and former player. His most recent managerial post was at English League One club, Tranmere Rovers.
During his playing career, he had successful periods at Watford and Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and playing for England 79 times, then a record for a black player. He ended his playing career at Charlton Athletic in 1999.
After retiring as a player, he became Head-coach of Celtic for a short time, working alongside Kenny Dalglish. Barnes took over as manager of the Jamaica national team on 1 November 2008 but resigned six months later to take over at Tranmere. He was sacked by Tranmere on 9 October 2009 after a series of poor results.
Having moved to England as a boy, Barnes was noticed by Watford whilst playing as a schoolboy for non-league Sudbury Court. After a successful game in Watford's reserves, Barnes was signed on the 14 July 1981 for the fee of a set of kit.
Barnes made his debut at 17 as a sub on the 5 September 1981 in a 1-1 draw with Oldham Athletic in the Football League Second Division at Vicarage Road. The club's manager at the time was Graham Taylor, and Watford were eight months away from completing their six-year rise from the Fourth Division to the First.
Barnes and Watford gained promotion, as runners-up to fierce rivals Luton Town, to the top flight of English football at the end of the 1981-82 season and went on to finish as runners-up for the League title, coincidentally, to Liverpool the following season. Watford then made the 1984 FA Cup Final, where, as under-dogs, they were beaten 2-0 by Everton. Watford would go on to reach the FA Cup semi-final again in 1987 only to lose to Tottenham Hotspur.
Barnes left Watford on 9 June 1987 in a -900,000 deal for Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool, after appearing 292 times for the Hornets and scoring 83 goals. He joined at the same time as England team-mate Peter Beardsley and linking up with John Aldridge and then Ian Rush to form one of the most formidable attacking lines of Liverpool's illustrious history.
Just before Barnes had departed from Watford, manager Graham Taylor had departed to Aston Villa to be succeeded by Dave Bassett, who had resigned himself to losing Barnes to a bigger club. He had gone as far as offering Alex Ferguson the chance to sign Barnes for Manchester United, but Ferguson rejected the opportunity to sign Barnes as he still had faith in United's left winger Jesper Olsen. This was revealed in Ferguson's autobiography ''Managing My Life'' in 1999.
Barnes made his debut for the Reds, along with Beardsley, on the 15 August 1987 in the 2-1 league win over Arsenal at Highbury, it took just 9 minutes for Barnes and Beardsley to show just what was in store for the Anfield faithful, as they combined to set up Aldridge for an excellent team goal. Barnes' first strike for the club came a month later on the 12 September as the Reds beat Oxford United 2-0 at Anfield, Aldridge had already scored against his former employers in the 13th minute before Barnes scored in the 37th minute to make the game safe.
In his first season at Anfield, Barnes was outstanding as Liverpool coasted to the League title, remaining undefeated for the first 29 games of the season and ending up with just two defeats, though again he would suffer FA Cup disappointment when Wimbledon surprisingly beat the champions 1-0 in the final. Barnes had performed a memorable (not necessarily for the right reasons) rap on the club's traditional Cup final song ''Anfield Rap'', which got to Number 3 in the UK charts.
Barnes scored 15 league goals in his first season at Anfield, second only to John Aldridge at the club.
Barnes, like everyone else at Anfield, was given a nickname - Digger, after the Digger Barnes character in the popular TV series Dallas'. This has stuck with him and is still how the Liverpool fans affectionately refer to him.
The success and disappointment of the 1987-88 season was reversed a year later, with Liverpool winning the FA Cup with a 3-2 victory over Merseyside rivals Everton, with Barnes instrumental during the extra time period, but losing the title to Arsenal with literally seconds remaining. In April 1989, after the Hillsborough disaster claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool fans, Barnes was among many Liverpool stars left distraught by the tragedy, attending several funerals and visiting the injured in hospital.
Barnes, in his early years at Liverpool, was having to deal with racist abuse from opposing supporters and far-right groups - a famous photograph was once taken of Barnes, in full Liverpool kit and mid-match, casually backheeling away a banana which had been hurled at him during a derby match with Everton at Goodison Park.
Barnes played in the 1990 title winning side at Liverpool and scored an amazing 22 league goals from the left wing - his personal best for the club. Liverpool striking legend, and colleague, Ian Rush also had a great season but managed 4 fewer league goals than Barnes, putting into a larger context just how prolific and important Barnes was to Liverpool at the time.
Barnes continued to play for Liverpool and England, and started the 1990-91 season in scintillating form, despite frequent barracking from opposition fans who were frustrated with his lack of product in an England shirt. His response was frightening though as the likes of Aston Villa, Manchester United, Wimbledon FC and Leeds United found out as Barnes scored spectacular goal after goal for the Liverpool cause. He still managed 16 league goals, though the title slipped from Liverpool's grasp to that of Arsenal following the sudden resignation of Kenny Dalglish and the appointment of Graeme Souness as manager.
In 1992 Liverpool won the FA Cup again but Barnes missed the final with an Achilles tendon injury. He played just 12 league games in the 1991-92, scoring once, as Liverpool finished sixth in the league - their lowest finish in two decades and the first time since 1981 that they had failed to finish champions or runners-up.
It was also during this pre-season (in 1992) where constant injuries would eventually take their toll and rob Barnes of the lightning acceleration and pace that was once his hallmark.
By the mid-1990s, Barnes knew he was facing the end of his playing career and looked to make up for the underachievement at International level with his club side. He publicly stated that he would stay at Liverpool and help bring through young talent that needed his leadership instead of leaving the club as it went through turbulent years under Graeme Souness, before Roy Evans took over at the helm in 1994.
Under Evans, Barnes and his young proteges like his favoured successor, Steve McManaman, fellow central midfielder Jamie Redknapp and striker Robbie Fowler won the League Cup with Liverpool in 1995. Barnes had now been converted into a holding midfielder where he, Redknapp and McManaman would pass their way through teams and set up countless goals for the likes of Fowler. He often captained the side in 1995-96 when regular captain Ian Rush lost his place in the first team to new signing Stan Collymore, and when Rush departed to Leeds United at the end of the season he became full time captain.
On the 13 August 1997, after 407 appearances and 108 goals, Barnes decided it was time to leave Anfield and was given a free transfer. He had missed just three Premier League games in his final season at Anfield, scoring four goals as they had led the table for much of the first half of the season before being overhauled by eventual champions Manchester United and having to settle for a fourth place finish.
Barnes was then snapped up by former team-mate and manager Kenny Dalglish, who was managing Newcastle United. Although Newcastle (the previous season's Premier League runners-up) endured a disappointing league campaign and finished 13th, they did reach the 1998 FA Cup Final, and Barnes went onto the field for the fifth FA Cup final of his career. However, Newcastle lost 2-0 to Arsenal.
During the 1998/99 season Barnes signed for Charlton Athletic, who had just been promoted to the Premier League. Defeat on the final day of the season relegated them back to Division One, and Barnes announced his retirement as a player after 20 years.
Barnes had racked up an impressive 754 appearances, for 4 clubs, scoring 198 goals.
While featuring heavily in Watford's rise to prominence, which included a UEFA Cup campaign in 1983, Barnes had established himself as a hugely talented left winger who was the idol of many Watford fans, and he was given his England debut by Bobby Robson on 28 May 1983, when he came on as a second half replacement for Watford team-mate Luther Blissett as England drew 0-0 with Northern Ireland in a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Belfast.
10 June 1984 will always be a day to remember for Barnes, he scored one of the most breathtaking individual goals ever seen, when he outpaced and out-thought several Brazilian defenders before rounding the goalkeeper and slotting the ball into an empty net during a friendly match at the Estdio do Maracan Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The goal brought him worldwide fame but also a sense of heavy expectation, with some observers and supporters expecting him to produce moments like that on a match-by-match basis.
In his early England days, he and fellow black player Mark Chamberlain were subjected to threats from racist groups. Notably, Barnes was abused by supporters of the National Front on the plane back from South America in June 1984; the racists claimed that England had only won 1-0 against Brazil because Barnes' goal "didn't count".
Bobby Robson did not use Barnes at the 1986 World Cup until the quarter final against Argentina when England were trailing 2-0 with 15 minutes to go. (BBC commentator Barry Davies famously shouted: ''"Go on! Run at them!"'' when Barnes was given the ball), setting up one goal for Gary Lineker and laying on another chance which Lineker missed. England went out of the competition, but Barnes had been recognised for his contribution in the game. He then went on to be a regular starter for his country at both the 1988 European Championships and the 1990 World Cup. At the World Cup he sustained a groin injury against Belgium shortly after having a magnificent volleyed goal wrongly disallowed for offside. England went out to Germany on penalties in the semi-final. Barnes had again supplied a rap for a tie-in song, "World In Motion" by New Order, which was a UK Number 1 and is still regarded by many as the best football song ever made.
In a 1994 World Cup qualifying game against San Marino, Barnes was booed by a section of England supporters at Wembley after a poor performance by the whole team - somehow, his own perceived underachievement throughout his international career was seen as a symbol of England's own ineptitude as a team that evening.
Barnes continued his international career into the mid 1990s, but it was seen by many as a disappointment. England's most capped black player won 79 caps and scored 12 goals, but compared to his club form, he was never seen as a player who peaked when wearing an England shirt. Nevertheless, he remained in the top ten most capped players list for eleven years until David Beckham and then Gary Neville edged him out from ninth to 11th.
After 12 years of international recognition Barnes won the last of his 79 caps on the 6 September 1995 in the memorable 0-0 friendly draw with Colombia at Wembley. The goalless friendly will always be remembered because of the eccentric Colombian goalkeeper, Rene Higuita's, 'Scorpion Kick.'
In a "dream ticket" style move, Barnes was appointed head coach of Celtic for the 1999-2000 season, working under Kenny Dalglish as director of football. After his appointment he later re-registered himself as a player but never played a competitive game for Celtic. This much-hyped appointment was unsuccessful, however, and included a shock Scottish Cup defeat at the hands of Inverness Caledonian Thistle in February (which gave birth to the famous headline from the Sun: "Super Caley go ballistic, Celtic are atrocious"). Barnes was sacked shortly afterwards, with Dalglish taking over first-team duties until the end of the season. Although Dalglish won the League Cup in the process, his contract was not renewed and the board decided to replace him with Martin O'Neill.
Barnes entered discussions with the Jamaica Football Federation in September 2008 regarding the possibility of him managing the Jamaica national team. On 16 September 2008, Barnes was appointed as manager of Jamaica announcing Mike Commane as his assistant. Barnes guided his new Jamaican charges to a first-place finish in the 2008 Caribbean Championships, qualifying as the top Caribbean side for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In February 2009 Barnes told Sky Sports that he wanted to return to club management if the opportunity arose. It was reported that in May 2009 that Barnes contacted English League Two side Port Vale to see whether he could replace out-going manger Dean Glover. Ultimately, though, the potential move to Port Vale did not happen. Instead, on 14 June 2009 he confirmed that he was to be appointed manager of League One Tranmere Rovers.
Barnes was officially named as manager of Tranmere Rovers on 15 June, with Jason McAteer assisting him. He got off to a disastrous start, with Tranmere only winning three of their first fourteen games. On 9 October 2009, Barnes was sacked by the club after a run of just two wins from eleven league games. He has since applied to become the manager of the Rwandan national team.
Twice in his career, Barnes was voted Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. He has also won the PFA Players' Player of the Year and is widely regarded as among the most talented players to wear an England shirt. Barnes was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to the English game.
The Liverpool fans adoration for "Digger" was emphasised when he finished in the top 5 of the poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop which was conducted by the in the summer of 2006. More than 110,000 supporters worldwide voted for their 10 favourite players of all time, Barnes finished 5th behind Robbie Fowler (4th), Ian Rush (3rd), Steven Gerrard (2nd) and the man that signed him thrice for Liverpool, Newcastle and Celtic Kenny Dalglish (1st).
John was first married to and subsequently divorced Suzy and they have two sons and two daughters: Jamie, Jordan, Jemma and Jasmin. John's second wife is called Andrea and they have two daughters: Isabella and Tia. With fellow former footballers Les Ferdinand and Luther Blissett, he has founded Team48 Motorsport, a team aiming to promote young racing drivers of Afro-Caribbean background. In 2008, the team entered the British Touring Car Championship, running Alfa Romeos for white Jamaican Matthew Gore and 18-year-old black Briton Darelle Wilson. A few days after being sacked by Tranmere, Barnes was declared bankrupt. He has described the bankruptcy as a technicality, saying "The bankruptcy issue is a tax oversight which is being dealt with."
Barnes became a pundit on ITV and a presenter of the football coverage on Five as well as having his own weekly football discussion show on LFC TV called The John Barnes Show, every Thursday. He also worked as an ambassador for Save the Children. Barnes has appeared on several shows and media outlets to promote his charity work, including a notable appearance on Soccer AM in February 2009 performing the "World in Motion" rap and a parody of the mistimed advert by ITV in the previous weeks Everton vs. Liverpool FA Cup tie, with John's "Under-11 World Champion Baton-twirling" routine missed by mock commercials.
Barnes also competed in the fifth BBC series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' which started in October 2007. His dance partner was Nicole Cutler. They finished in seventh place. He was also the first male celebrity to receive a ten from the judges, which he got for his salsa.
After an absence of nearly eight years, Barnes returned to football in late 2007. He agreed to run several coaching clinics across the Caribbean for young players with the possibility of them joining Premier League side on trial.
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'''Niall John Quinn''' (Irish name: ''Niall Sen  Cuinn'') (Honorary) MBE (b. 6 October 1966 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former Irish international footballer, and the current chairman of Sunderland AFC. He is also heavily involved in the management side of horse racing. In 2003 Niall received the prestigious Beacon Fellowship Prize for his contribution to medical and children's charities.
Both Quinn's parents are from Thurles,County Tipperary.
Niall Quinn played Gaelic football for Robert Emmets GAC in Perrystown, Dublin 12 . He also played underage football and hurling for Dublin GAA (he played in the 1983 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Final) and was offered a lucrative contract to play Australian Rules football before settling on a career playing soccer. He played Gaelic football for Co. Kildare club Eadestown after his retirement, winning a junior C county title in 2008.
He played as a youth for Irish club Manortown United, which was based at Greentrees Park, adjacent to Robert Emmets GAC (it not being unusual in Dublin to play two separate codes of football). He signed professional forms with English club Arsenal in 1983. He scored on his first-team debut against Liverpool in December 1985, against the mighty pairing of Hanson and Lawrenson earning himself the nickname "Mighty Quinn" and made the headlines on the back page of Sunday World Ireland's biggest selling tabloid- the original plate of which is still in his mother's home, but his form for the rest of that season was decidedly patchy.
Prior to being recruited to the Arsenal youth team Quinn played in the 1983 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship final with Dublin.
Quinn took time to find form, but by 1986-87 had become a regular in the Arsenal side, helping them reach and then win the 1987 League Cup final. However, the arrival of fellow centre-forward Alan Smith that summer forced Quinn out of the Arsenal first team, and he became a fringe player. In all he scored 20 goals in 94 matches for the Gunners. He missed out on a league title winner's medal in 1989 after failing to appear in enough games.
Manchester City signed Quinn for -800,000 in March 1990. He scored 22 times in his first full season, and he went on to spend six years at the club, scoring 78 goals in 245 appearances; his time at City was hampered by a cruciate ligament injury in 1993-94.
His most notable game for City was 20 April 1991 when he scored early on and saved a Dean Saunders penalty as City beat Derby County 2-1, relegating Derby in the process. City goalkeeper Tony Coton had been sent off before half time for fouling Saunders to concede the penalty. At this time teams rarely, if ever, named goalkeepers as substitutes, so Quinn replaced Coton in goal.
Quinn finished his career with a highly successful spell at Sunderland, joining the north-east club in 1996, although he missed six months of his first season due to a knee injury - similar to the one which ruined his World Cup chances three years earlier. His partnership with striker Kevin Phillips was one of the most prolific in the Football League and helped the club to promotion to the Premiership. Quinn also has the distinction of being the first player to score at Sunderland's Stadium of Light, against Manchester City in 1997. He became a local legend at Sunderland, winning both the Sunderland and North East Sportswriters' Player of the Year awards in 1999 after scoring 21 goals in Sunderland's record-breaking Division One title-winning season.
Quinn made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1986, and went on to earn 92 caps . He retired as his country's all-time top scorer with 21 goals; this record was surpassed by Robbie Keane in October 2004. Quinn played for his country at two World Cups, in 1990 and 2002; he missed the 1994 FIFA World Cup because of injury. Quinn was also a member of the Irish squad that participated in the 1988 European Football Championship playing just once, as a substitute in Ireland's 1-0 win over England in Stuttgart.
Quinn famously scored the equaliser against the Netherlands in the 1990 World Cup which allowed Ireland to progress to the second round of that tournament. In the 2002 tournament, his header set up Robbie Keane's late equaliser against Germany, which was the only goal Germany conceded before the final.
Niall also had his own song entitled "Niall Quinn's Disco Pants". The song was originally created by Manchester City fans during a night out on a pre-season tour in Penola, Italy. It was 1992.
There had been a bust-up with City team-mate Steve McMahon and Quinn had removed his torn and bloodied shirt and was dancing with Rick Holden wearing just a pair of cut-off jeans. He was "hardly aware" that there were a group of hardcore City fans watching and they treated him to "the first performance of the song that will follow me till the end of my career."
The chorus went, to the tune of the standard football chant Here We Go:
:''Niall Quinn's disco pants are the best,
The song was adopted by Sunderland fans and released as a single by the club's devoted fanzine A Love Supreme, reaching number 59 in the UK Singles Charts in April 1999.
Following the infamous EasyJet incident when Quinn paid for transport from Bristol International Airport to Sunderland after happy Sunderland supporters were thrown off the plane for singing a tribute to their chairman after a vital win, a new version of the song has been heard at recent matches:
:''Niall Quinn's taxi cabs are the best,
(Fat Freddy is a reference to Newcastle United chairman at the time, Freddy Sheperd)
In 2007 Quinn was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame as the Football Foundation Community Champion.
In 2002, he donated the entire proceeds of his testimonial match between Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland to charity, an act for which he received a number of awards, including an honorary MBE. Instead of receiving an appearance fee for the game, all the players received a letter from a sick child. Quinn played for both teams during the match, which is thought to have raised over -1 million.
Quinn retired in 2003 at the age of 37, taking a brief coaching role at Sunderland. Quinn has also made appearances as a television pundit and commentator for televised matches involving his former teams with Sky Sports.
Quinn also released an acclaimed autobiography ''Niall Quinn - The Autobiography'' (2002), which was ghostwritten by Tom Humphries and was nominated for a William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. The book is not structured chronologically, but rather in the context of Quinn's career swansong, the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
Heading the Drumaville Consortium of wealthy Irish businessmen, in June 2006 Quinn successfully brokered a deal to buy a controlling stake in Sunderland AFC. In July 2006 Quinn became the chairman and manager of Sunderland. The deal was finalised on July 27, 2006, with sufficient shares being sold to the consortium in order for them to take complete control.
His managerial career did not get off to a good start as the team lost its first four league games in a row. On 22 August Sunderland played Bury away in the Carling Cup where they lost 2-0.
After the match Quinn said that a new manager would be appointed by Sunderland's next game. Quinn had found the man he wanted and duly moved over. Contrary to opinion, Niall Quinn didn't sack himself. He was in search of a world class name and stepped to one side (to continue in his role as Sunderland chairman) paving the way for Roy Keane to take charge. This was highly unexpected considering the huge rift between the two arising from Keane's infamous ejection from the 2002 World Cup. Keane was appointed manager of the club on 28 August 2006. The appointment matured into a great success, with Sunderland clinching an immediate Premier League comeback as Football League Championship champions. Quinn has also made substantial amounts of money available for buying new players, as he has a declared ambition to establish Sunderland as a top club.
He is often joined at Sunderland matches by his wife, the Irish model, Gillian Quinn, and their two children Aisling and Michael.
In 2008, he received the James Joyce Award of the Literary & Historical Society in University College Dublin.
On August 8, 2009, while competing in the Phoenix Park car races, Niall Quinn crashed his car and sustained minor injuries.
"I learned my trade at Arsenal, became a footballer at Manchester City, but Sunderland got under my skin. I love Sunderland." - from his autobiography.
"These are my people, you cannot treat them like that"
to a member of EasyJet's staff at Bristol airport after celebrating fans were made to leave the plane. Quinn subsequently paid for taxis to take the fans home to Sunderland.
'''Club football''' (all competitions, including substitute appearances)
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'''Bernhard Carl''' "'''Bert'''" '''Trautmann''', OBE (born 22 October 1923), is a retired German footballer who played for Manchester City from 1949 to 1964. Brought up during times of inter-war strife in Germany, Trautmann joined the Luftwaffe early in the Second World War, serving as a paratrooper. He fought on the Eastern Front for three years, earning five medals including an Iron Cross. Later in the war he was transferred to the Western Front, where he was captured by the British as the war drew to a close. One of only 90 of his original 1,000-man regiment to survive the war, he was transferred to a prisoner-of-war camp in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. Trautmann refused an offer of repatriation, and following his release in 1948 he settled in Lancashire, combining farm work with playing as goalkeeper for local football team St Helens Town.
Performances for St Helens gained Trautmann a reputation as an able goalkeeper, resulting in interest from Football League clubs. In October 1949 he signed for Manchester City, a club playing in the highest level of football in the country, the First Division. The club's decision to sign a former Axis paratrooper sparked protests, with 20,000 people attending a demonstration. Over time he gained acceptance through his performances in the City goal, playing all but five of the club's next 250 matches.
Named FWA Footballer of the Year for 1956, Trautmann entered football folklore with his performance in the 1956 FA (Football Association) Cup Final. With 17 minutes of the match remaining Trautmann suffered a serious injury after diving at the feet of Birmingham City's Peter Murphy. Despite his injury he continued to play, making crucial saves to preserve his team's 3-1 lead. His neck was noticeably crooked as he collected his winner's medal; three days later an X-ray revealed it to be broken.
Trautmann continued to play for Manchester City until 1964, making 545 appearances. After ending his playing career he moved into management, first with lower-division sides in England and Germany, and later as part of a German Football Association development scheme that took him to several countries including Burma, Tanzania and Pakistan. In 2004 he was appointed an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for promoting Anglo-German understanding through football.
thumb|right|Trautmann's birthplace, Bremen, in the 1920sTrautmann was born on 22 October 1923 in Walle, a middle class area in west Bremen, living with his father, who worked in a fertiliser factory by the docks, and his mother Frieda, a housewife. He had one brother, Karl-Heinz, three years his junior, with whom he enjoyed a close relationship. The bleak economic climate of the early 1930s forced the Trautmanns to sell their house and move to an apartment block in the working class area of Grpelingen, where Bernhard lived until 1941. The young Bernhard had a keen interest in sports, playing football, handball and vlkerball (a form of dodgeball). To this end he joined the YMCA and football club ''Blau und Weisse''. He took to playing for the football club with enthusiasm, but the YMCA activities did not hold his attention to the same extent. In August 1933 he joined a new organisation instead, the Jungvolk, a precursor to the Hitler Youth. The following year, he won several local junior athletics events and was awarded a certificate for athletic excellence signed by Paul von Hindenburg, the President of Germany. At the onset of the Second World War, Trautmann was working as an apprentice motor mechanic.
In 1941 Trautmann joined the Luftwaffe, initially as a radio operator. During training he did not show much aptitude for radio work and so he transferred to Spandau to become a paratrooper. He served first in Occupied Poland, though a station far behind the front line resulted in boredom for his regiment, which resorted to sports and practical jokes to pass the time. One such practical joke involving a car backfired on Trautmann, resulting in a staff sergeant burning his arms. Trautmann was court-martialled, and received a three-month prison sentence. At the start of his confinement Trautmann came down with acute appendicitis, and spent the remainder of his sentence in a military hospital. In October 1941 he rejoined the 35th at Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, where the German advance had halted because of the early onset of winter. Over-winter hit-and-run attacks on Soviet Army supply routes were the main focus of the unit, and in spring Trautmann was promoted to corporal. Gains were made in 1942, but the Soviet counter-offensive hit Trautmann's unit hard, and by the time it was withdrawn from the Eastern Front, only 300 of the original 1,000 remained. Trautmann won five medals for his actions on the Eastern Front, including an Iron Cross First Class.
Promoted to sergeant, Trautmann was part of a unit formed from the remnants of several others which had been decimated in the east, stationed in France in preparation for the Allied Invasion of Normandy. In 1944 he was one of the few survivors of the Allied bombing of Kleve,
With closure of the PoW camp imminent, Trautmann declined an offer of repatriation and stayed in Britain,
As the following season commenced, a number of League clubs showed interest in signing Trautmann. The first to offer him a contract was Manchester City, and on 7 October 1949 Trautmann signed for the club as an amateur, turning professional shortly after.
Some Manchester City fans were not happy about having a former member of the Luftwaffe on the team. Season ticket holders threatened a boycott and various groups in Manchester and around the country bombarded the club with protest letters. Besides the difficulties with his nationality, Trautmann was replacing the recently retired Frank Swift, one of the greatest keepers in the club's history.
thumb|Trautmann's visit to Craven Cottage in 1950 resulted in widespread media attention City's match against Fulham in January 1950 was Trautmann's first visit to London. The match received widespread media attention as the majority of the British press were based in London; several leading sportswriters were watching Trautmann in action for the first time. The heavy damage caused to the city by the Luftwaffe meant former paratrooper Trautmann was a hate figure for the crowd, who yelled "Kraut" and "Nazi" at him.
Manchester City returned to the top flight at the first attempt, and in the following years Trautmann established himself as one of the best keepers in the league, playing all but five of his club's next 250 league matches.
In the mid-1950s Manchester City manager Les McDowall introduced a new tactical system using a deep-lying centre-forward, which became known as the ''Revie Plan'' after Don Revie, who played the centre-forward role. The system depended on maintaining possession of the ball wherever possible, which required Trautmann to make use of his throwing ability. For goalkeepers of Trautmann's era it was usual to kick the ball as far as possible downfield after making a save. In contrast Trautmann, influenced by the Hungarian goalkeeper Gyula Grosics, sought to start attacks by throwing the ball to a wing-half, typically Ken Barnes or John McTavish. The wing-half would then pass to Revie, who developed the attack further.
thumb|300px|Wembley Stadium, the venue for the 1955 and 1956 FA Cup finals
Though defeated in the 1955 final, Manchester City had another strong season in 1955-56, finishing fourth in the league and again reaching the FA Cup final, in which they faced Birmingham City. Trautmann was one of the team's most prominent performers. He had won the FWA Footballer of the Year Award shortly before the 1956 cup final,
Trautmann's convalescence took several months, resulting in him missing a large part of the 1956-57 season. Jack Savage deputised during his absence. At the start of December Trautmann played two reserve matches, but lacked confidence. He was restored to the first team on 15 December for a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, but conceded three goals. He continued to struggle for form in the remainder of the season, leading to some calls from fans and media for him to retire. Others criticised the club, believing that Trautmann had been forced to play while still not fully recovered from injury.
The 1957-58 season was an unusual one for Manchester City, who became the first and thus far only English team to both score and concede 100 goals in a season. Trautmann played in 34 of these matches, and though he did not play in the 9-2 defeat to West Bromwich Albion, an 8-4 defeat to Leicester City was a record for the most goals conceded by Trautmann in a match at any point in his career, and in the entire season he kept only two clean sheets.
He appeared in 545 matches for City during the 15-year period between 1949 and 1964.
In 1964 he finished his career with a testimonial in front of an official crowd of 47,000,
Though recognised as one of the leading goalkeepers of his era, he never played for his native country. Trautmann met with German national coach Sepp Herberger in 1953, who explained that travel and political implications prevented him from selecting a player who was not readily available, and that he could only consider including Trautmann if he was playing in a German league. Consequently, Trautmann's international isolation prevented him from playing in the 1954 World Cup, in which his countrymen were victorious. Trautmann's only experience of international football came in 1960, when the Football League decided to include non-English players to represent the Football League in representative matches for the first time. Trautmann captained the League against the Irish League, and also played against the Italian League.
After leaving City Trautmann played briefly for Wellington Town, who offered him -50 per match. Age had diminished his abilities, but his debut at Hereford showed he still had the ability to draw crowds. However, he was sent off for violent conduct in his second match, and never played again.
Trautmann excelled at shot-stopping, particularly penalties, saving 60% of those he faced over the course of his career. Manchester United manager Matt Busby went so far as to mention Trautmann's anticipation in his pre-match team talks: "Don't stop to think where you're going to hit it with Trautmann. Hit it first and think afterwards. If you look up and work it out he will read your thoughts and stop it."
Trautmann found it difficult to accept criticism, and he allowed only close friends to suggest changes to his game. He occasionally dwelt on mistakes to the detriment of his concentration, a tendency his friend Stan Wilson called "picking at daisies".
After a couple of months pondering his future career plans he received a telephone call from Stockport County chairman Victor Bernard, who offered him the position of general manager. Stockport were a struggling lower league team with a small budget, and Trautmann's appointment was an attempt to improve the image of the club. Many people in the local area supported one of the two Manchester clubs, so to stimulate interest Trautmann and Bernard decided to move matches to Friday evenings, when neither Manchester club would be playing. This improved revenue, but the team continued to struggle. Trautmann resigned in 1966 following a disagreement with Bernard. From 1967 to 1968 he was manager of the German team Preuen Mnster, taking them to a 13th-place finish in the Regionalliga West, following which he had a short spell at Opel Rsselsheim. The German Football Association then sent him as a development worker to countries without national football structures. His first posting was in Burma, where he spent two years as the national coach, qualifying for the Olympics in 1972, and winning the President's Cup, a tournament contested by southeast Asian countries, later that year. His work subsequently took him to Tanzania, Liberia, Pakistan and Yemen, until 1988, when he retired and settled in Spain.
He was appointed an honorary OBE in 2004 for his work in Anglo-German relations. In 2005 he was inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame.
Trautmann married a Manchester woman, Margaret Friar, in 1950, but they divorced in the 1960s. The couple had three children, John, Mark and Stephen. John, his firstborn son, was killed in a car accident a few months after the FA Cup Final in 1956, aged five. According to Trautmann his wife's struggle to come to terms with the loss ultimately resulted in the breakup of their marriage.
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'''Gareth Southgate''' (born 3 September 1970) is an English former footballer. He served as manager of Middlesbrough from June 2006 until he was dismissed in October 2009.
His highest achievements in the sport were winning the League Cup with both Aston Villa and Middlesbrough (as captain), and captaining Crystal Palace to win the First Division championship. He also reached an FA Cup and UEFA Cup final as a player, and made 57 appearances for the England national team, featuring in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and both the 1996 and 2000 European Championships. His playing career ended in May 2006 after more than 500 league appearances when he was appointed Middlesbrough manager.
At Aston Villa, he was converted into a centre-back and was part of a formidable defence. In his first season, he lifted the League Cup and Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup. Southgate played in every Premier League game during the 1998-99 season. He continued to play for Villa in the 1999-2000 season as Villa reached the FA Cup Final, but handed in a transfer request just before Euro 2000 citing a desire to move in order to "achieve in [his] career".
Southgate did not sign for one of the major clubs as many predicted but instead became Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren's first signing for the club. This may have partially been due to the opportunity to reunite his defensive pairing with Ugo Ehiogu with whom he was a centre-back at Villa. Immediately he became a firm favourite at the Riverside, winning the club's Player of the Year award in his first season after a series of assured displays whilst receiving no yellow cards.
Southgate was handed the captaincy for the 2002-03 season when Paul Ince left the club and became the first Middlesbrough captain to lift a major trophy when he helped them win the Carling Cup at the Millennium Stadium in February 2004. His season ended shortly after that win, when he suffered knee ligament damage.
There were strong rumours that Southgate could be set for a move to Manchester United following Rio Ferdinand's ban for missing a drug test in January 2004,
Southgate made his debut for England as a substitute against Portugal in December 1995. He was then named in Terry Venables' squad for Euro 1996 on home soil. At the European championship, Southgate played a towering role in England's charge to the semi-finals. However, Southgate's saved penalty against Germany in the semi-final sent the hosts crashing out. The song ''Southgate (Euro '96)'' by The Business is a reference to this famous sporting event. Southgate managed to make light of his blunder by appearing in an advert for Pizza Hut which also featured Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle who had also missed crucial penalties.
Southgate also played in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He had won 57 England caps and was disappointed not to add to the figure during the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea. However, in the penultimate warm-up game ahead of the finals he captained England for the second half of a 1-1 draw with South Korea. His 50th cap came in a 1-1 draw with Portugal at Villa Park in September 2002.
Southgate was handed his first managerial role at Middlesbrough in June 2006 after McClaren had left to manage England. His appointment drew controversy as he did not have the required coaching qualifications (the UEFA Pro Licence) to manage a top-flight club.
Gareth Southgate is one of the current batch of coaches on the UEFA Pro course and is expected to graduate some time in the summer of 2009
In his first season in charge, Southgate guided Middlesbrough to a respectable 12th position in the Premier League. His biggest win as a manager was an 8-1 victory against in May 2008; he was also rated by manager Arsne Wenger as being "good enough" to be England manager in December 2007.
In November 2008 Southgate took Middlesbrough up to 8th place after an away win against on-form Aston Villa; however, Boro would thereafter go 14 games without a win, finally defeating Liverpool at home 2-0 on 28 February 2009. It seemed Middlesbrough fans were finally losing patience with Southgate on 21 March 2009 after an away defeat against Stoke, with some of the travelling supporters calling for his head after only achieving one win in 18 games and relegation survival looking unlikely. On the 24 March 2009, Middlesbrough Chairman Steve Gibson gave Southgate a vote of confidence, and announced his job was safe.
In May 2009 after a poor season in the Premier League, Southgate's Middlesbrough finished in 19th position and were relegated to the the Championship after a 2-1 defeat against West Ham . After the relegation Southgate said he was determined and vowed to stay with the club and fight to get them back into the Premier League. He praised the supporters and said that he felt for them.
On 20 October 2009, less than two hours after a 2-0 victory over Derby County, Southgate was dismissed as manager with Middlesbrough in fourth place in the Championship. The decision was controversial as he had taken Boro to within one point of the top position.
During the 2003-04 season he became an author, penning ''Woody & Nord: A Football Friendship'' with close friend and former West Ham goalkeeping coach Andy Woodman. This book describes an enduring friendship forged in the Crystal Palace youth team that has survived Southgate and Woodman's wildly differing fortunes in the professional game. The book won the Sporting Book of the Year Award for 2004 from the National Sporting Club.
Southgate was also a co-commentator for ITV at the 2006 World Cup, covering group games alongside Clive Tyldesley. His appointment as Middlesbrough manager two days before the start of the tournament meant that he left Germany before the knockout phase commenced, with David Pleat replacing him as Tyldesley's co-commentator.
In 2005 Southgate became a published poet, with a contribution to the collection ''Roary & Friends''.
Southgate is married to Alison; the couple have two children.
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'''Barry John Wilson''' (born 16 February 1972 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish football player, currently playing for Queen of the South.
Wilson began his career in the Highland League at Ross County, where his father, Bobby Wilson, was manager. After a spell at Southampton, he returned to Ross County before moving to Raith Rovers in 1994. He was a member of the Raith squad that played in the UEFA Cup in 1994-95. In July 1996 Wilson signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle and helped them to the Scottish Third Division title in 1996-97. In the following few seasons Wilson established himself as a firm favourite of the Caley Thistle fans, with his extraordinarily quick runs down the right wing and his ability to both create and score goals.
During season 1999-00, Caley Thistle's then-manager Steve Paterson decided to move Wilson up front as a striker, which proved an extremely successful tactic, with Wilson scoring a number of goals that season. In the summer of 2000, Wilson was sold to Livingston, with whom he won the Scottish First Division title and was promoted to the SPL.
After three years at Livingston, Wilson returned to Caley Thistle in August 2003, under the management of John Robertson. Since then he has once again proved a valuable asset to the team.
Wilson holds Scottish First Division winner's medals, won with Caley Thistle, Livingston and Raith Rovers, a Scottish Third Division winner's medal, won with Caley Thistle and a Challenge Cup winner's medal, also won with Caley Thistle. His most historic achievement was in scoring the last senior British goal of the old millennium (against Clydebank, 27 December 1999) and the first of the new millennium (against Livingston, 3 January 2000). He is also famous for scoring the opening goal when Caley Thistle beat Celtic 3-1 at Parkhead in the Scottish Cup on 8 February 2000.
Wilson joined St. Johnstone on a one-month emergency loan in March 2008.
He returned to Caley Thistle after his loan spell with St Johnstone in order to win himself a new contract and went on to produce some outstanding performances in the closing games. This resulted in Craig Brewster awarding Wilson with a new 6 month contract.
In December 2008, it was announced that Caley Thistle would not be offering Wilson a new contract and thus he would be free to move on when his current contract expired.
Wilson joined Dumfries club Queen of the South on 30 December 2008, after being released a month early from his Inverness contract He made his debut on 3 January 2009 in a Scottish Football League First Division match away to Morton. On December 8th 2009 the Queens website announced Wilson would be leaving in the January transfer window to return to Inverness where his home is. Manager Gordon Chisholm said of Wilson, "He's netted a lot of valuable goals for us and his experience has been a great asset".
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'''Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce''' (born 31 December 1960) is an English football manager and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered an apprenticeship with Gillingham, and went on to play more than 200 games for the club before joining Norwich City in 1984.
In 1987, he moved to Manchester United, with whom he achieved great success, winning the Premier League, The Football Association (FA) Cup and the Football League Cup. He also became the first English player of the twentieth century to captain a team to The Double. Despite his success on the field, he was never selected to play for the England national team. Commentators and contemporaries have described him as one of the best English players of the 1980s and 1990s never to play for his country at full international level.
Bruce began his managerial career with Sheffield United, and spent short periods of time managing Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic and Crystal Palace before joining Birmingham City in 2001. He twice led Birmingham to promotion to the Premier League during his tenure of nearly six years, but resigned in 2007 to begin a second spell as manager of Wigan. At the end of the 2008-09 season he resigned to take over as manager of Sunderland.
Bruce was born in Corbridge in Northumberland, the elder of two sons of Joe and Sheenagh Bruce. Although his father was a local, his mother had been born in Bangor in Northern Ireland.
Bruce, a boyhood fan of Newcastle United, claims to have sneaked into St James' Park without paying to watch the team play, saying "I have always been a Newcastle lad and when I was a kid, I crawled under the turnstiles to get in to try and save a bob or whatever it was. They were my team, I went to support them as a boy and being a Geordie it's in-bred, you follow the club still the same today."
Having been turned down by a number of professional clubs, including Newcastle United, Sunderland, Derby County and Southport, Bruce was about to start work as an apprentice plumber at the Swan Hunter dockyard when he was offered a trial by Third Division club Gillingham, whose manager Gerry Summers had seen him playing for Wallsend in an international youth tournament.
Bruce spent the 1978-79 season in Gillingham's reserve team and, despite playing in defence, scored 18 goals to finish the season as top scorer.
Confident that he was being targeted by clubs from higher divisions, Bruce resolved not to sign a new contract with Gillingham when his existing deal expired at the end of the 1983-84 season.
Bruce began the 1984-85 season by scoring an own goal in the first minute of his debut for Norwich against Liverpool, but went on to score the team's winning goal in the semi-final of the Football League Cup against local rivals Ipswich Town, and was named man of the match in Norwich's victory in the final. Bruce was voted Norwich City Player of the Year, but the team was relegated to the Second Division.
In 1987, he was chosen to captain the England B team in a match against the full national team of Malta,
Bruce began to attract the attention of big-name clubs in late 1987, with Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Rangers all reported to be interested in signing him. Manchester United quickly emerged as the front runners for his signature, and Bruce publicly expressed his desire to sign for the club. The deal came close to collapsing when Norwich asked for a transfer fee of -900,000 after initially agreeing to accept -800,000,
Bruce made his Manchester United debut in a 2-1 win over Portsmouth on 19 December 1987,
Following the lifting of the five-year ban on English clubs from European competitions, which had been imposed after the Heysel Stadium Disaster, United became England's first entrants into the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the 1990-91 season. Bruce played regularly, and scored three goals, in the team's progress to the final against FC Barcelona.
Bruce missed several weeks of the 1991-92 season when he underwent an operation on a longstanding hernia problem,
At the height of his success with United, Bruce was contacted by Jack Charlton, manager of the Republic of Ireland national team, who had discovered that, due to his mother's place of birth, Bruce was eligible to play for Ireland. Bruce states in his autobiography that further investigation revealed that, while his earlier appearance for England B in a friendly match was not an issue, his appearances for the England Youth team in a UEFA-sanctioned tournament prohibited him from playing for the senior team of another country.
United dominated English football in the 1993-94 season, winning a second consecutive Premier League title and then defeating Chelsea in the FA Cup final to become only the fourth team, and Bruce the first English captain, to win The Double in the twentieth century,
During the following season Bruce was offered the job of manager by three different clubs, but Ferguson refused to allow him to pursue the opportunities as he felt the player still had a role to play in the United team. Bruce made a further 30 Premier League appearances,
he would be unlikely to be selected for the team during the year remaining on his contract.
Bruce was among five former Premier League players signed by Birmingham manager Trevor Francis to add experience to a squad expected to challenge for promotion.
At the end of the season, Bruce accepted a one-year extension to his playing contract, at reduced wages, which included a clause allowing him to leave for a managerial post.
He was linked with several vacancies, including those at Wigan Athletic and former club Norwich City, for which he was twice interviewed,
but eventually accepted the post of player-manager of Sheffield United. Though the deal was delayed while Birmingham attempted to negotiate a transfer fee for his playing contract, he took up his new position on 1 July 1998.
During the early part of his career, Bruce's sometimes over-enthusiastic playing style, which he later described as "rampaging",
Bruce was also known for his unusually high goalscoring rate for a central defender, resulting from a combination of his ability to powerfully head the ball and his effectiveness in taking penalty kicks. Although lacking poise and grace,
In his first season as a manager, Bruce guided Sheffield United to eighth place in the First Division, nine points away from a place in the play-offs.
Huddersfield were early promotion contenders in the 1999-2000 season, winning six consecutive matches to rise to third place in the First Division table by late November,
Although his new club began the 2001-02 season strongly, topping the First Division table and looking well placed for regaining the Premier League place that the club had last held in the 1997-98 season,
Upon his arrival, the "Blues" were in a mid-table position in the First Division,
The following season began well for Birmingham, who climbed as high as fourth in the table, but the team's fortunes declined and they could only finish in tenth place at the end of the season.
Following the sacking of Souness as Newcastle manager in February 2006, Bruce was again linked with the job,
Although Bruce had the largest transfer budget in the division made available to him,
===Return to Wigan Athletic and move to Sunderland===
In May 2007, Birmingham's board agreed a new contract for Bruce, but the unwillingness of the club's prospective purchaser Carson Yeung to ratify it left his future uncertain.
In October 2007, Bolton Wanderers were refused permission to speak to him about their managerial vacancy.
Later that month, Bruce and Yeung held a meeting which reportedly had positive results.
However, Bruce later claimed that Birmingham's then Managing Director Karren Brady had "shafted" him on a new contract with the club, and when Wigan Athletic requested permission to speak to Bruce about their managerial vacancy, he was receptive to their approach.
and they were then allowed to speak to him. On 19 November, Wigan announced the signing of Bruce for a second time.
On 21 November, during a press conference which was intended to formally present Bruce as the new manager of Wigan, the club's chief executive Brenda Spencer informed the media that the deal had been put on hold by "unknown issues" between Bruce and Birmingham City, reported to centre on the advance payment of the image rights element of Bruce's contract at St Andrew's.
Bruce led Wigan to an 11th-place finish in the 2008-09 season, despite the loss of midfielder Wilson Palacios to Tottenham Hotspur in the January transfer window. On 27 May 2009, Bruce was reported to have been given permission to talk to Sunderland about succeeding Ricky Sbragia, who resigned as manager after the last match of the season. Bruce was confirmed as the new manager of Sunderland on 3 June after signing a three-year contract. He was joined at Sunderland by three of his former Wigan Athletic coaching staff, assistant Eric Black, goalkeeping coach Nigel Spink, and reserve-team coach Keith Bertschin.
Bruce has been married since February 1983 to Janet (ne Smith),
In addition to an autobiography, "Heading for Victory", Bruce has published three novels, "Sweeper!", "Defender!" and "Striker!",
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'''Samus John James "Shay" Given''' (born 20 April 1976) is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester City and the Republic of Ireland. After leaving Celtic in 1994 having been deemed surplus to requirements and after just 19 starts for the club, Given was part of the Sunderland team who won the Football League First Division title in 1995-96, while on loan from Blackburn Rovers.
He was signed by Newcastle United in 1997, and it was there that he began competing to be a first-choice Premier League goalkeeper. Given was part of the teams who came runners-up in the 1998 and 1999 FA Cup campaigns, and was named in the Premier League Team of the Season for 2001-02 and 2005-06. He played in the Champions League and UEFA Cup with Newcastle, and was involved in the club's title challenge in 2001-02. Although he submitted a transfer request during the 2000-01 campaign after losing his position in the starting lineup, it was denied, and Given went on to regain his place. On 1 February 2009, Given transferred to Manchester City for an undisclosed fee reported to be around -5.9 million.
He gained his first international cap in 1996, and has since competed in every FIFA World Cup qualifying and European Championship qualifying campaign for his national team. He played in goal during every match for his country during the 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign, helping them to reach the knockout stages. With 102 national caps, Given is the Republic of Ireland's joint most-capped player alongside Steve Staunton and Kevin Kilbane.
''The Daily Telegraph''s Football Correspondent Henry Winter named Given as Premier League Goalkeeper of the Noughties.
Born in Lifford in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1976, Given's footballing career began at local amateur side Lifford Celtic. He was propelled into the limelight when he played in the Football Association of Ireland's Junior Cup for Lifford Celtic in the semi-final in Dundalk. At the age of 14, Given's performances for the club attracted attention from Scottish side Celtic, the club he supports, and he was invited to train with their youth side during a pre-season tour of Ireland in 1991. Given signed for the club a year later, which was at the time managed by fellow Irishman Liam Brady. He spent two years at Celtic in the Scottish League, and despite being named to the substitutes bench for the Old Firm derby against Rangers on 1 January 1994,
The season after Given's arrival saw Blackburn win the Premier League title and Given was unable to oust first-choice goalkeeper and England international Tim Flowers from the team.
Given was one of the first signings of then-newly appointed manager Dalglish. Given made his debut in Newcastle's 2-1 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday on 9 August 1997 and immediately established himself in the first team, beating fellow goalkeepers Pavel Srnek, Shaka Hislop and Steve Harper to the position.
Given submitted a written transfer request in December 2000, after failing to regain his place in the first-team from Steve Harper after a thigh injury had ruled him out of a match against Leeds United. Then-manager Sir Bobby Robson stated at the time: "A lot of clubs have a very good goalkeeper and one who stands by. I think we have two keepers - and Harper is proving that - who can play in the Premiership".
In the 2001-02 season, Given played in every Premier League match as Newcastle's previously unexpected title challenge ended in a fourth-place finish in the league. Given was selected in the PFA Team of the Year and Newcastle's league position meant that they would enter the qualifying stages of the UEFA Champions League the following season.
During the summer he competed in the 2002 World Cup, but could not prevent the Republic of Ireland being eliminated by Spain after a penalty shoot-out.
Given again found himself competing with Steve Harper during the following season. After a 5-0 qualifying round win, Newcastle progressed to the group stages of the Champions League. He played in the first three group matches, all of which Newcastle lost. Given found himself out of the team for the next two games, as Harper replaced him in goal. Given returned for the final group match against Feyenoord in the Netherlands, and Newcastle's 3-2 win meant that they qualified for the second round.
Having finished third in the league in May 2003, Given and Newcastle lost 4-3 on penalties to Partizan Belgrade early in the 2003-04 season, meaning that Newcastle failed to reach the group stages of the Champions League. The club instead qualified for the UEFA Cup, where they reached the semi-finals. A fifth-place finish in the league meant that the club qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup competition. Given played in every one of the club's league matches for a third successive season, as well as all 13 European games. The following year saw Graeme Souness replace Sir Bobby Robson as Newcastle manager after an early spell of poor form. Given overtook Alan Shearer as having played in the most European matches for the club on 16 September 2004 in a game against Bnei Sakhnin, and Given's 12 European and 3 FA Cup appearances helped Newcastle reach the UEFA Cup quarter-final and the FA Cup semi-final. Given missed two Premier League games as the club finished in 14th place.
Although the club entered the Intertoto Cup in 2005-06, a defeat by Spanish club Deportivo de La Corua meant that they did not qualify for further European competition that season. Given played in all of the club's league matches as they finished in seventh position and he signed a new five-year contract with the club in the summer. His performances for Newcastle led to Given being named in the Premier League's Team of the Season. Given played in all of the club's FA Cup games as they reached the quarter-finals, and captained the team for three games during Alan Shearer's absence.
On 17 September 2006, Given suffered a one-centimeter tear in his bowel after a tackle by West Ham United striker Marlon Harewood. Doctors likened the injury to one more likely to happen in a car crash. Then-manager Glenn Roeder signed ex-Newcastle veteran Srnek as cover for Harper, and youth goalkeeper Tim Krul played a full match in Newcastle's 0-1 UEFA Cup win at Palermo on 2 November. Given returned on 18 November for Newcastle's 1-1 Premier League draw at Arsenal, and ended the season with 22 league appearances as the club finished in 13th place, and reached the last 16 of the UEFA Cup. Given did make his 400th appearance for the club during the season, however, in a New Year's Day match.
The opening months of Newcastle's 2008-09 season were blighted by ownership and managerial turmoil, as well as numerous injury problems. This manifested itself on the pitch as the club struggled to direct itself clear of the relegation zone. On 2 January 2009, following the 5-1 defeat at home against Liverpool, in which Given had almost single-handedly kept his side in the game for the first half-hour, the player's lawyer released a statement saying that his client was "considering his future" at Newcastle,
Given was formally paraded as a Manchester City player on 5 February, and was assigned squad number 37. In the subsequent press conference, he criticised Newcastle's management for not trying hard enough to keep him at the club. He also said that "I also felt that I should be at a club where we should be challenging for honours.You have a short career, and I didn't want to finish my career and later think that I regret it not taking this opportunity in joining Manchester City". Later in the interview he also mentioned that he believed "That the club would definitely take off and be going places over the next few years, and I am just honoured that the manager picked me to be part of this".
On the 5 of December 2009 he made an outstanding penalty save from Frank Lampard to deny Chelsea an equalising goal. City went on to win 2-1. Since Captain, Kolo Toure has been on International Duty, Given has been given the Captain's armband by manager, Roberto Mancini, who has described the Donegal man as "one of the five best goalkeepers in the world".
Although he did not become a regular first team player for Blackburn Rovers, Given's performances while on loan at Swindon and Sunderland led to him being called up to the Republic of Ireland squad in 1996. He made his debut for the national team on 27 March 1996, in a game against Russia,
Given married Jane Cunningham in Hexham, England, in a Catholic ceremony in 2001. The couple received a Papal Blessing from His Holiness Pope John Paul II, himself an amateur goalkeeper in his youth. They have two children: a boy, Shayne, born in 2004, and a girl, Sienna, born in 2007. In 2006 Given was awarded the Freedom of County Donegal in a ceremony in his home town, Lifford.
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'''Graham Taylor''' OBE (born 15 September 1944, Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player. He is best known as the manager of the England national football team, as well as being manager of Watford, a club he took from the Fourth Division to the First in the space of five years, then from bottom of the second division to the Premier League in two seasons two decades later.
Taylor grew up in the industrial steel town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, a town with which he still has many connections and regards as his hometown . The son of a sports journalist with The ''Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph'', Graham found his love of football in the stands of the "Old Show Ground" watching Scunthorpe United, a team he still supports and is often seen at home matches. When growing up, however, Taylor supported Wolves, the team he later was to manage.
The style of football his teams played was often criticised by purists as being focused on the 'long ball' style of getting the ball quickly to physically powerful forwards, although unlike many long ball advocates, Taylor also liked to play with skillful wingers, who could beat defenders, hit the byline and produce dangerous crosses into the opposition's penalty area. In this respect, John Barnes was perhaps the archetypal Taylor player. Although viewed as being aesthetically unattractive by the often losing opposition, Taylor's style proved incredibly successful in terms of club football, although less so when applied to the more composed pace of international football.
His most recent managerial role was manager of Aston Villa, which he left at the end of the 2002-03 season. Taylor now works as a pundit for BBC Radio Five Live.
He moved to a council house in Scunthorpe in 1947, where his father Thomas was the sports reporter for the Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. He went to the , then Scunthorpe Grammar School (now ), where he met his wife, Rita, from Winteringham. He played for the England Grammar Schools football team, and joined the sixth-form after passing six-O-levels in 1961, but he left after one year to pursue a full-time career in football. This was highly unusual for a Grammar School pupil and his teachers disapproved of his actions. Taylor always preferred football to rugby at Grammar School. He joined Grimsby Town, and played his first competitive game for them in September 1963 against Newcastle United when they won 2-1. In early 1965 Graham Taylor married Rita Cowling. They had two daughters, Joanne and Karen, whilst Taylor was at Grimsby. They also lived in Cleethorpes. When he moved to Lincoln, he bought his first house in North Hykeham.
His playing career began with Grimsby Town in 1962 for whom he went on to play 189 games at fullback, scoring twice. He was transferred to Lincoln City in the summer of 1968, he scored 1 goal in 150 appearances before being forced to retire from playing following a serious hip injury in 1972.
Graham Taylor managed the top two highest scoring teams in the Football League (under the 2 points for a win system). Lincoln - 74 points in 1976; Watford - 71 points in 1978. This was a remarkable feat considering that the 2 points for a win system in the Football League had been introduced way back in 1888 and was not discontinued until the launch of 3 points for a win in 1981.
Taylor was the youngest person to become a FA coach, at the age of 27. Following his retirement from playing, Taylor became manager of Lincoln City, being the youngest manager in the league at the age of 28 in December 1972. Taylor led Lincoln to the Fourth Division title in 1976, during which the Imps set the league records for most wins (32), fewest defeats (4), and most points (74) (when 2 points were awarded for a win).
In 1977, the 32-year-old Taylor was hired to manage Watford by new owner Elton John. He turned down an approach from First Division West Bromwich Albion in favour of a Fourth Division club, which caused a major surprise among many observers. Taylor led Watford from the Fourth Division to the First Division in only five years. He even took the side to the third round of the UEFA Cup, having finished second in 1982-83 (the club's first season as a top division club). Taylor also led Watford to the 1984 FA Cup Final, which Watford lost to Everton 2-0. In his final season, 1986-87, Watford finished ninth in the league and reached the FA Cup semi-finals, missing out on another Wembley appearance when they lost to Tottenham, their chances hardly helped by the fact that both of their first team goalkeepers were injured.
In June 1987, Taylor left Watford for a new challenge at Aston Villa, who had just been relegated from the First Division. It was a terrible setback for the Midlanders, who had won the European Cup just five years earlier and had been league champions six years earlier.
Taylor managed to take Aston Villa back to the top flight with his first attempt, securing their top flight safety in 1988-89 with a win on the final day of the league season. During his third season at the club Villa finished runners-up in the first division, having led the league table at several stages of the season before being overhauled in the final weeks by Liverpool. Following this success, Taylor accepted an offer to take over the England national football team from Bobby Robson, who left the job after England's world cup semi-final defeat to Germany.
When Graham Taylor took over the highest managerial job in English Football many complained that he was doing so without ever having won a major trophy - even though he had taken teams to second place in the league twice and an FA Cup final once. They were later to be proved right. It was also pointed out Taylor had never played in 'top flight' football let alone international level and that winning the respect of the players would be difficult. His critics also noted although he had ditched the long-ball game at Aston Villa there was still tactical worries about his intentions when English clubs were looking to dispense with "route one" football in favour of a more "picturesque route to goal".
Despite the unease at his appointment, England lost just once in Taylor's first 23 matches ( a 0-1 defeat to Germany at Wembley Stadium in September 1991).
However, England struggled to qualify for Euro '92. In a group containing Turkey, Ireland, and Poland England were held to 1-1 twice by the Irish and managed just 1-0 wins home and away against Turkey. It was only a last ditch goal from Gary Lineker against Poland that saw England qualify at the expense of the Irish.
England's qualification for the Euro 92 finals proved to be the high point of Taylor's tenure.
England had been drawn to face France, Denmark and hosts Sweden. The first games against the French and Danes had ended 0-0 which resulted in England needing a victory over Sweden to advance to the Semi-Finals. It also became apparent that Taylor's relationship with England's star striker and Captain, Gary Lineker, was hurting team morale. In England's last game of the tournament, a 2-1 defeat to the hosts, Sweden, Taylor substituted Gary Lineker in his final game for England. By doing this, he prevented Lineker from the chance of equalling, or possibly even breaking, Bobby Charlton's record of 49 goals for England. Many were dismayed to see Taylor substitute England's top striker when his side needed a goal. This led to media vilification of Taylor, including the "turnip" campaign by The Sun, which began the morning after the game under the headline: "Swedes 2 Turnips 1". During that campaign the newspaper's back page featured an image of Taylor's face superimposed onto a turnip.
Taylor's relationship with the press was partially restored when he admitted his mistakes a few weeks after the finals. However this did not last long. England's first game after Euro 92 ended in a 1-0 defeat to Spain in a friendly, the The Sun depicted Taylor as a "Spanish onion"
England were drawn in Qualification Group 2 for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. The group contained Norway, The Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, and San Marino. England were expected to qualify along with the Dutch. England began with a disappointing 1-1 draw with Norway. The campaign seemed to get back on track with two wins against Turkey and a 6-0 victory over San Marino. In April 1993 England faced The Netherlands at Wembley Stadium. England went 2-0 up in 24 minutes through David Platt and John Barnes. However Taylor's luck had started to take a turn for the worse, as Paul Gascoigne was injured. Dennis Bergkamp scored a goal for the Netherlands towards the end of the first half, but England continued to control the game, and looked to be heading for a win which would have ended Dutch hopes of qualification, following the side's defeat in Norway, and a draw at home to the Poles. Four minutes from full-time Marc Overmars outpaced Des Walker, prompting Walker to foul him inside the penalty area. The penalty was converted by Peter Van Vossen and the game ended 2-2. Suddenly England's "World Cup life" looked in danger
England's next chance of reviving their flagging fortunes came in May, requiring at least a win and draw away against Poland and Norway which were to be played just three days apart. England were poor against Poland and were largely outplayed. Dariusz Adamczuk of Poland scored in the 36th minute, although the team missed several chances to extend their lead. Ian Wright salvaged a vital point through forcing an equaliser in the 85th minute, for a final score of 1-1. Taylor was again vilified for his team's poor performance. England's next opponents were Norway.
The Norwegians had arrived from obscurity and had taken the group by storm with a series of early victories which had left England, Poland, and The Netherlands scrapping for second place. Taylor made wholesale changes of personnel and tactics, which again drew criticism, his actions considered risky in what was now a crucial game. England lost 2-0, with few attempts on goal. Subsequently Taylor said "We made a complete mess of it. I'm here to be shot at and take the rap. I have no defence for our performance", although his honesty did not spare him a roasting from the press, who were now calling for his head. The press came up with headlines such as "NORSE MANURE" and "OSLO RANS".
With their World Cup hopes hanging by a thread, Taylor's England were to play a three-team Tournament in the U.S (United States Cup), which was expected to be a precursor to the following summer's tournament. Taylor stated before the game against the USA:
For Taylor the US Cup began with a humiliating 2-0 defeat in Boston to the USA which was reported by the tabloid press in Britain as "YANKS 2 PLANKS 0!". Some pride was restored with a credible 1-1 draw with Brazil and a narrow 2-1 defeat to Germany. Taylor was now living on borrowed time. The 1993-94 season began with a much improved performance, with a 3-0 win over Poland raising the nation's hopes going into what was now the crucial match against the Dutch in Rotterdam.
In October England were to play The Netherlands in Rotterdam. With Norway having won the Group the encounter would effectively decide the second and last qualifier of the group. The game was played at a furious pace and England were fortunate to have a Frank Rijkaard goal ruled out for offside. However later in the second half with the game locked at 0-0 David Platt was fouled inside the Dutch penalty area by Ronald Koeman as he raced in on goal. The German referee failed to apply the rule of sending him off for a professional foul, or to award England a penalty. Just minutes later the Dutchman took an identical freekick outside England's penalty area. His first shot was blocked, but it was ordered to be retaken because of encroachment.
Koeman scored at the second attempt. Dennis Bergkamp scored just moments later for 2-0 win. In the meantime Taylor was in an apoplectic mood on the touchline, berating the officials and referee as the significance of the result sank in.
England still had a chance to qualify if the Netherlands lost in Poland on the same night England were hoping they could run up a big score against part-time minnows San Marino. But it was in the final game that Taylor was to suffer the ultimate humiliation. After just 8.3 seconds of play David Gualtieri, a computer salesman, scored the fastest World Cup goal (As of 2009 it remains the fastest World Cup goal). England took another twenty minutes to find an equaliser and eventually won 7-1, but the Dutch had won in Poland and England had failed to qualify.
Taylor resigned on 24 November 1993. He had also agreed to be filmed during the qualifying campaign for ''Cutting Edge'', a Channel 4 fly-on-the-wall documentary series, in which his portrayal further undermined his authority. During the film, Taylor was heard to use foul language, and what became his personal catchphrase: "Do I not like that", uttered just before England conceded a goal to Poland.
===Wolverhampton Wanderers (1994 - 1995)===
Sir Jack Hayward appointed Taylor as manager of Wolves in March 1994, replacing Graham Turner. Taylor had been a generally unpopular figure in English football since his unsuccessful reign as national coach, and few people seemed willing to forgive him for his first managerial failure - one that mattered most to so many people up and down the country.
But he took the Midlands club to fourth in Division One to qualify for the playoffs - their highest league finish since their last top division season 11 years earlier - where they lost out to Bolton Wanderers. They also reached the quarter finals of the FA Cup after a memorable replay penalty shootout victory over Sheffield Wednesday, in which they were 3-0 down on penalites, only to win the shootout 4-3, in which Chris Bart-Williams has two penalties saved over the two matches. However, the 1994-95 season proved to be his only full season at Molineux, as, after a poor start to the following campaign, winning just 4 from the 16 opening league games, he resigned in November 1995 due to overwhelming supporter pressure. During his tenure, he attempted to perform a citizen's arrest on a fan who had spat at him, prompting calls for closer crowd controls in the English game.
In February 1996 Elton John, who had recently bought Watford for a second time, appointed Taylor as General Manager at Vicarage Road. Just over a year later Taylor had appointed himself as the club's manager succeeding Kenny Jackett, who was relegated to a coaching capacity at the club. He won the Division Two championship at his first attempt. The following season Taylor won the Division One Play-off Final, beating Bolton Wanderers 2-0 at Wembley, and with it promotion to the Premier league, where Watford were relegated after one season. Despite starting the following season well - unbeaten through the first fifteen league games and heading the table - Watford slumped to finish 9th in Division One with Taylor publicly stating he had lost his powers of motivation. At this point Taylor decided to retire. During this final season Taylor had become only the third manager to manage 1,000 league games in England, after Brian Clough and Jim Smith.
===Return to Aston Villa (2002 - 2003)===
Taylor came out of retirement in February 2002 to return to his old job at Aston Villa, but retired for a second time after Villa finished the 2002-03 season in 16th place in the Premiership. He subsequently cited tensions in his relationship with the club's chairman Doug Ellis and argued for an overhaul of the club's upper management to allow the club to be more competitive.
In 2003, Taylor became vice-president at League One club Scunthorpe United, his hometown club. Since 2004 , he has worked as a pundit on BBC Radio Five Live, and has managed a team of celebrities for Sky One's annual series, ''The Match''.
His time at Scunthorpe has seen a turnaround in the club's fortunes. In his first season on the board, they narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference. The following season, they were promoted to League One. Two years after that, they were promoted to the Football League Championship as League One champions.
Taylor returned to Watford on 23 January 2009, being appointed to the new board as a non-executive director and was appointed interim chairman on 16 December 2009.
Graham Taylor is one of Sense-National Deafblind and Rubella Association-s most loyal and determined supporters. He is a Celebrity Ambassador for the Sense Enterprise Board in Birmingham, and has worked tirelessly to raise both funds and awareness, including running the London Marathon in 2004.
'''Grimsby Town'''
'''Lincoln City'''
'''Lincoln City'''
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'''Ronald Franklin''' "'''Ron'''" '''Atkinson''', (born 18 March 1939) commonly known as '''"Big Ron"''' and (earlier in his managerial career) '''"Bojangles"''' is an English former football player and manager. In recent years he has become one of Britain's best-known football pundits. He is perhaps most famous for his idiosyncratic turn of phrase: his utterances have become known as "Big-Ronisms" or "Ronglish" - although in recent times, he has also attracted controversy over a racist comment broadcast on a TV sports show when he believed he was off the air.
Ron Atkinson, who was born in Liverpool but moved to Birmingham a few weeks after his birth, did not achieve great heights in his playing career. He was originally signed by Aston Villa at the age of 17, but never played a first-team match for them and was transferred to Oxford United (then called Headington United) in the close season of 1959 on a free transfer. There he played with his younger brother Graham Atkinson. He went on to make over 500 appearances as a wing-half for the club, earning the nickname "The Tank" and scored a total of 14 goals. He was United's captain through their rise from the Southern League to the Second Division, achieved in just six years, from 1962 to 1968. He was the first man to captain a club from the Southern League through three divisions of the Football League.
===Kettering Town and Cambridge United===
After retiring from playing, Atkinson became manager of non-league Kettering Town in 1971, aged only 32. His success there led to a move to the league with Cambridge United, going on to win the then Fourth Division in 1977 and leaving them when they were on the verge of promotion to the Second Division.
At the start of 1978, Atkinson moved to manage First Division West Bromwich Albion He soon signed black player Brendon Batson from his former club, to play alongside the black pair of Laurie Cunningham and Cyrille Regis. Never before had a team in the top division of English football simultaneously fielded three black players on a regular basis.
Atkinson led West Bromwich Albion to third place in the league in the season 1978-79 and also to the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. On 30 December 1978 they achieved a famous 5-3 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. The club were second in the table at the time, only beaten off top spot from Liverpool by goal difference. They finished fourth in 1981, and shortly after this Atkinson became manager of Manchester United on the dismissal of Dave Sexton.
Atkinson was very much a manager with charisma and sparkle, quite the opposite to his predecessor (who had taken them to second place in the league in 1980 but never won a major trophy since his appointment in 1977).
In all of his five full seasons with United they did well. In 1981-82 United finished third in the First Division, to qualify for the UEFA Cup, though for much of the season they were one of several teams who topped the table before a late surge from Liverpool saw Bob Paisley's team seal the title. Early in the season he had paid a national record -1.75million for Bryan Robson from his old club West Bromwich Albion, and shortly afterwards also added midfielder Remi Moses (also from West Bromwich Albion) and Arsenal striker Frank Stapleton to his ranks.
In 1982-83 two appearances at Wembley, one of which was an FA Cup victory against Brighton & Hove Albion, coupled with another third place finish in the league, fuelled speculation that United were back in a big way. During the first half of the season, they had topped the league more than once but a storming run of form by Liverpool beginning before Christmas meant that the title headed for Anfield for the second year running.
In 1983-84, Atkinson's side reached the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup and finished fourth in the First Division, although their defence of the FA Cup ended at the first hurdle which a shock 2-0 defeat at Third Division AFC Bournemouth. They finished fourth in the league, having topped the table at several stages once again. The end of the season saw the sale of key midfielder Ray Wilkins to AC Milan of Italy for -1.5million, while the duration of the season had seen the breakthrough of young striker Mark Hughes. Rather than plunge into the transfer market for a big name, Atkinson shifted 19-year-old striker Norman Whiteside into midfield to fill the gap left by Wilkins.
In 1984-85, United again won the FA Cup. However, Atkinson and his team were denied the chance of another European Cup Winners Cup campaign as the Heysel disaster at the European Cup final that year, resulted in an indefinite ban on all English clubs in European competitions (ultimately lasting five years).
In the 1985-86 they won their first 10 games of the league season to build a comfortable lead at the top of the table which lasted into the new year. However, their form tailed off badly and they again finished fourth. With the ban on English clubs in European competitions continuing, there wasn't even the consolation of a UEFA Cup place.
There was more disappointment for United's fans when the sale of Mark Hughes to FC Barcelona of Spain was announced at the end of the season. Atkinson had prepared for Hughes's departure in March 1986 by paying Nottingham Forest -570,000 for England striker Peter Davenport. Although Davenport did play some good games for United, he failed to achieve the success that Hughes had achieved.
The 1986 close season saw speculation mount that Atkinson would be sacked by Manchester United and that Alex Ferguson would be recruited from Scottish side Aberdeen to become his successor, but the 1986-87 season began with Atkinson still at the helm.
Although the club won two FA Cups during his tenure, he had spent heavily, paying over -8 million for new signings - which included Bryan Robson, Gordon Strachan and Jesper Olsen. He also brought through young talent such as Norman Whiteside, Mark Hughes and Paul McGrath.
He had recouped more than -6 million with the sale of highly-rated players including Ray Wilkins and Mark Hughes. The 1986-87 season opened disastrously with three successive defeats, and despite a minor upturn in September and October which included a 5-1 home win over Southampton in the league, the pressure on Atkinson remained immense and the board finally ran out of patience on 5 November 1986 when he was dismissed as manager the day after a 4-1 exit at the hands of Southampton in the League Cup. They were also second from bottom in the First Division.
He returned to West Brom in the autumn of 1987, by which time they had fallen into the Second Division and were battling against relegation to the Third Division. Survival was achieved, as Albion finished the 1987-88 season in 20th place, and they began the 1988-89 season well, looking like serious promotion contenders. But then had a high-profile move to Atltico Madrid of Spain.
Atkinson's tenure at Atltico was quite a turbulent one and despite relative moderate success in terms of league position, a clash of personalities with the then club owner Jesus Gil led to Atkinson being sacked after just three months as manager. His right hand man at West Bromwich Albion, Colin Addison, was appointed - much to the dislike of Ron, who at the time in the English media went on record as saying Addison had "stabbed him in the back". They (Atkinson and Addison) never worked again as part of a team following the events of Atltico. His departure to Spain also had an adverse affect on West Bromwich Albion, whose promotion bid dramatically collapsed under new manager Brian Talbot.
He was manager of Sheffield Wednesday from February 1989 to June 1991. Although the club were relegated in 1990 to the Second Division, a year later in 1991 he got them promoted back to the First Division. They also won the League Cup by beating Manchester United 1-0 at Wembley. He offended some Sheffield Wednesday fans by saying on 31 May 1991 that he would be staying as manager but a week later leaving to become Aston Villa manager.
Taking over from Jozef Venglos, he led Aston Villa to second place in the inaugural FA Premier League season in 1992-93 and to victory in the League Cup in 1994, securing (ultimately short-lived) UEFA Cup campaigns for both of these successes.
Despite leading Villa to their first major success since their 1982 European Cup triumph, a mutual disliking between Villa chairman Doug Ellis and Ron that developed from 1992, inevitably resulted in him being sacked on 10 November 1994 following a 4-3 defeat at the hands of Wimbledon - three days after Ellis had given Ron a 'vote of confidence' in the media, stating that Atkinson was one of England's top three football managers. By this stage, an ageing Villa side that had so nearly won the league title 18 months earlier were now among the relegation battlers. He was replaced by Brian Little, who kept Villa in the top flight and built a new younger team.
Shortly after the Villa sacking, he became manager at Coventry City replacing Phil Neal who was purposely and acrimoniously replaced to make way for Atkinson. During his spell as manager of Coventry, he brought in high profile players including Gordon Strachan, Dion Dublin, Noel Whelan and Gary McAllister but they continued to struggle in the Premier League and by November 1996 he had become Director of Football, handing over managerial duties to former player and subesequent assistant boss Gordon Strachan.
In November 1997, he returned to Sheffield Wednesday following the sacking of David Pleat. Wednesday had made a poor start to the 1997-98 season, including a 7-2 loss at Blackburn and a 6-1 loss at Manchester United. Under Atkinson, Wednesday's form picked up immediately and they pulled well clear of relegation trouble, but he was not rewarded with a permanent contract. It was deemed (in football and media circles) that this action was an act of revenge by the Wednesday board for the manner in which he had left Wednesday for Villa in 1991, just days after he had gone public in the press pledging his immediate future to Hillsborough.
His last managerial job came with Nottingham Forest, for the final four months of the 1998-99 season. This spell was not a success and at his first home game he even climbed into the wrong dug-out. He also managed to upset many Forest fans following an 8-1 defeat at home to Manchester United, when he stated in an interview after the game that his team had given the fans a "nine-goal thriller".
In a 2007 interview, Pierre van Hooijdonk, who was a Forest player at the time, said he sometimes got the impression the side was managed by Rowan Atkinson. In 1999, having resumed playing for Forest (following a somewhat petulant 'strike' by Pierre van Hooijdonk), Atkinson was quoted as saying that "his (Pierre van Hooijdonk) biggest talent was upsetting his team mates."
Atkinson was already working as a pundit for ITV and after leaving management he continued in this role. For a number of years he covered most of the channel's live matches, sometimes as a studio guest, but more often as the "ex-football insider" member of a two-man commentary team. This exposure led to "Ronglish" becoming known to a wider audience. With his permanent suntan and taste for chunky, gaudy jewellery, he was often portrayed as a lovable buffoon in the UK media. Examples of Ronglish includes the adopted footballing phrase "early doors", a phrase that has been a subject of debate in football circles (partly because its precise origin and meaning is unclear). It is credited as one of Ron's most famous and original pundit quips. Another famous line regularly heard during Ron's 1990's ITV football pundit work would be exclaiming in disbelief at a miss, stating "you would have put your mortgage on him (the player) scoring there".
In 2002, Atkinson released a Christmas song, ''"It-s Christmas - Let-s Give Love a Chance"''
Ron Atkinson's media work came to an abrupt halt on 21 April 2004, when he resigned from ITV after he broadcast a racial remark live on air about the black Chelsea player Marcel Desailly: believing the microphone to be switched off, he said, ''"...he'' [Desailly] ''is what is known in some schools as a lazy thick nigger"''.
It was not the first time Atkinson had committed a microphone gaffe. His comments about AS Roma player, Francesco Totti were broadcast to amazed German TV viewers. His view that ''"He actually looks a little twat, that Totti"''
Since the Desailly incident, Atkinson has claimed that the comment was an aberration and that he is not racist, citing in his defence that his West Brom side was the first high-profile British club to have a significant number of black players. This, however, has not diminished the condemnation he has received from anti-racist groups and the public at large, who question whether Atkinson would have resigned had the comment not been accidentally broadcast and note that it was not the first time he had used racist language. In an article published in the ''Sunday Times'' on 19 September 2004, Atkinson was referred to as "Racist Ron". A BBC Radio documentary about the Three Degrees, repeated on 16 May 2004, was cancelled owing to Atkinson's central contributions.
Later in 2004, the Daily Mirror reported how he sparked more hostility among fans by making derogatory remarks about Chinese women, proclaiming that "Chinese women were the unprettiest in the world..." He followed this with a joke by saying the population of China is such as it is because of their lack of knowledge of contraception; all of which he said during a meeting over a meal.
It was reported Atkinson was being brought in to support Iffy Onuora at Swindon Town in December 2005, and Atkinson and the club appeared to confirm this. However it later transpired that Atkinson's role was simply as part of a Sky One documentary about the club being filmed at the County Ground.
Atkinson spent the 2006 World Cup recording an amateur video blog and distributing it through the UK-based video sharing site, SelfcastTV.com. He also provided commentary on the World Cup for the UK digital channel UKTV G2.
Atkinson recently took part in the BBC Two programme ''Excuse My French''.
He briefly made a return to television, appearing as a pundit on ''Football Italia'' broadcast on Bravo. Since Serie A coverage has been shown on Five and ESPN UK however, Atkinson has not been invited as a pundit.
Ron Atkinson brought out a warts and all autobiography upon the airing of Wife Swap - "60 Minutes with Ron Atkinson" upon which he talks about his controversial comments and his football career
Atkinson returned to the screen on 16 August 2009 on the Channel 4 reality show Celebrity Wife Swap. However, when questioned about his controversial comments by swappee Tessa Sanderson, he became very defensive and refused to discuss it. "The whistle has gone. Full time. End of story... the subject is closed."
On 23 January 2007 Atkinson returned to Kettering Town, the club he had managed more than 30 years previously, as Director of Football.
On 18 October 2007, it was announced that the 68-year-old Atkinson would take over as consultant at Halesowen Town, where he would assist Morell Maison who would be appointed manager. Atkinson, apparently, left his role at Halesowen in order to pursue business interests.
'''Oxford United'''
'''Kettering Town'''
'''Cambridge United'''
'''Manchester United'''
'''West Bromwich Albion'''
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
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'''Patrick Stephan Kluivert''' (; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch footballer, currently pursuing his interest in coaching. He played as a striker for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United F.C., Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, and Lille OSC.
Kluivert played for the Dutch national team from 1994 to 2004. He is their all-time leading goalscorer with 40 goals. In 2004, he was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers chosen by Pel as part of FIFA's centenary observances.
Patrick Stephan Kluivert was born on 1 July 1976 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. His father, a professional football player, was born in Suriname and his mother in Curaao.
Kluivert learned to play football on the street. After he played for football club Schellingwoude one year, he joined the AFC Ajax youth academy at the age of seven. During his younger years, he played several different positions, even as a defender. He was strong in technique, football intelligence, and speed, but his personality was considered too impulsive.
Kluivert played for the Dutch national teams under-15, under-16 and under-17.
For such a tall player, Kluivert possesses a remarkably impressive 'first touch' and quick feet. Similar to footballer Ronaldo, he often uses the 'Cruyff Turn' to great effect to go past defenders. Kluivert also utilises his height and physique to dominate aerial balls and is considered to possess one of the best headers in the contemporary game.
Kluivert was part of Ajax's Golden Generation of the 1990s. He made his debut in the senior team of Ajax on 21 August 1994 at the age of 18 in the Dutch Supercup win against the old arch rival Feyenoord, in which he scored his first goal. The 1994-95 season saw Kluivert make his mark - along with a host of youngsters from the Ajax youth academy, including Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, and Edwin van der Sar - on the European stage with a triumph in the UEFA Champions League. Kluivert came off the bench to score an 85th minute winner in the 1994-95 Champions League Final against A.C. Milan in Vienna, Austria. He soon became Ajax's "Golden Boy" of the mid-90s, leading the Ajax front-line as the side claimed several pieces of silverware during that period. He declined a new contract to leave for Milan on a Bosman transfer in 1997.
His career at A.C. Milan started well when he scored a sensational goal against Juventus in a friendly match. After scoring only six goals in the Serie A, he left for FC Barcelona of the Spanish La Liga.
At FC Barcelona, Kluivert was reunited with Louis van Gaal, a mentor from his days at Ajax. Kluivert formed a successful partnership with Rivaldo, which enabled Bara to defend the Spanish La Liga in 1998-99. He was released from Bara in the summer of 2004.
He scored 90 goals in his time with Barcelona.
Kluivert joined Newcastle United on 21 July 2004 to team up with Alan Shearer. He stated that his reason for joining was due to the overwhelming reaction he received whilst playing for Barcelona against Newcastle during a Champions League Group match. However, Newcastle decided not to take up the second year on his contract. Kluivert scored some classy and crucial goals namely both winning strikes against Chelsea
Kluivert decided to return to Spain to play for Valencia CF. Reportedly, the club included a special clause in his contract that allowed for Kluivert to be sacked if he lacked discipline "off the pitch." Kluivert was given permission to look for a new club in July 2006 after just one season and 202 minutes played, as he spent most of the season injured.
Despite widespread rumours that Kluivert was to return home to AFC Ajax, Kluivert's return to the Eredivisie was to be with PSV, with whom he signed a one-year deal in 2006. Just as with his debut for Ajax, Kluivert made his PSV debut against Feyenoord in a 2-1 win, coming on as a substitute. Since then, he has had two injuries during the first half of the season, which has limited his playing time. In a game against Ajax at the Philips Stadion, Kluivert refused to celebrate after scoring a goal against his former club. He was eventually released in July 2007.
On 25 July 2007, Kluivert turned down the offer of a trial at Sheffield Wednesday, and later joined French side Lille OSC.
Kluivert had mixed experiences with the French club Lille, only starting 10 times, although in these appearances he contributed greatly with four goals and valuable assists. In May 2008, Patrick Kluivert told Lille manager Claude Puel that he would be looking for a new challenge for the next season.
On 29 April 2008, Dutch media reported that Kluivert will take part in the coaching course of the Dutch Football Association to become a professional football coach. At the same time, Kluivert is currently waiting for the right team to join next season.
On 18 July 2008, it was reported on the football website ''goal.com'' that Kluivert would be spending the 2008-09 season as a member of the backroom coaching staff of Eredivisie club AZ. The KNVB requires that all coaching badge candidates complete this sort of apprenticeship. Fellow Dutchman Dennis Bergkamp will be assuming a similar role this season with AFC Ajax. On 21 March 2009, while having an interview on ''Soccer AM'', Kluivert said he is currently coaching the strikers at AZ.
Kluivert missed most of UEFA Euro 1996 with a knee injury. During the final group game and from a Dennis Bergkamp assist, he scored against England, which enabled the Netherlands to qualify for the knock-out round over Scotland on goal difference. There, they lost in a penalty shootout to France.
At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Kluivert was sent off against Belgium by referee Pierluigi Collina after elbowing Lorenzo Staelens. He made amends when selected to play against Argentina in the quarter-finals of the same tournament where he scored the opening goal. He also impressed in later matches, scoring a late equalising goal from a header to draw his team level with Brazil in the semi-final, though the latter prevailed in the penalty shootout.
The UEFA Euro 2000 would represent Patrick Kluivert's finest hour as the spearhead of a star-studded ''Oranje'' side. Kluivert scored a hat-trick in the 6-1 quarterfinal demolition of Yugoslavia. The semi-final against Italy would provide much heartache for Kluivert, as the Dutch crashed out yet again on penalties. Neither Kluivert nor his Dutch side could find the back of the net, despite twice having a chance from the penalty spot - Kluivert himself would miss one of those penalties during the game. Despite the Dutch falling short, Kluivert will be remembered for rising to the occasion in front of partisan home crowds, scoring five goals in as many games, jointly claiming the Golden Boot with Savo Miloevi.
Kluivert would once again enter UEFA Euro 2004 wearing the famous #9 jersey for his country. But it would be a tournament to forget, as a stubborn Dick Advocaat would not turn to Kluivert even once in the tournament - Kluivert would end up being the only member of the Dutch field squad not to get even a single minute at the Euro 2004.
Apart from being left out of the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad by coach Marco van Basten, Kluivert was not called up to play in any of the qualifying games leading up to the World Cup either. This was partly due to the fact that he suffered persistent injuries which prevented him from playing for his club during the 2005-06 season.
As of 2009, Kluivert remains the all-time leading goalscorer for the Dutch national team with 40 goals.
In 1997, Kluivert was charged with manslaughter following his involvement in a fatal car accident in which he killed Marten Putman, a theater director. He was found guilty and received community service and a driving ban. He was also charged with rape on a separate occasion, but he was to be later acquitted due to insufficient evidence. Kluivert claimed he had engaged in consensual sex with his accuser.
On 24 September 2007, Kluivert's wife Rosanna Lima gave birth to a baby boy. The couple named their newborn child Shane Patrick; the second name being the same as his father's
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'''Brian Laudrup''' (born 22 February 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a Danish former professional football player.
Laudrup won the 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 1992) with the Denmark national team, and he was a vital part of the Rangers F.C. team which dominated the Scottish Premier League in the 1990s.
He was named by Pel as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers at the FIFA 100 ceremony in March 2004, alongside his older brother Michael Laudrup.
Brian Laudrup was born into a football family with father Finn Laudrup, a former Danish national player, and brother Michael also very keen on the sport and was one of very few players who played for both Real Madrid and Barcelona. He started his career in his Denmark with Brndby IF where he debuted aged 18 for the Danish national team on 18 November 1987 in a 0-1 defeat to West Germany. Brian Laudrup missed out on the Euro 1988, but from February 1989 Brian Laudrup became a mainstay, and impressed so much for both club and country, that he won a transfer to Germany with KFC Uerdingen 05, and was named Danish ''Player of the Year'' in 1989. After only one season with Uerdingen he was bought by FC Bayern Munich for -2m in 1990.
In 1992, Brian Laudrup travelled with the Danish national team to the Euro 1992 in Sweden, and in a strictly defensive strategy, Brian Laudrup was one of the few attacking players. Though he did not score a single goal in the competition, his skill and speed was an important part of the Danish team that went on to win the tournament, and Laudrup was voted a shared 5th in the 1992 FIFA World Player of the Year poll, with fellow Dane Peter Schmeichel, though he had the edge over Schmeichel in the domestic polls, where Laudrup won his second Danish ''Player of the Year'' award in 1992.
His reputation began to grow and Brian Laudrup fulfilled his lifelong ambition when he moved to Serie A team ACF Fiorentina. However, his time in Italy was both unhappy and unsuccessful and after the Italian team were relegated he felt the fury of the tifosi so he was smuggled out from the stadium in the trunk of a car. He was loaned to A.C. Milan for the 1993 to 1994 season, which only saw him play a handful of matches throughout the season, and with the Danish national team things did not look brighter as they failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, finishing 3rd in their group with the same points and goal difference as Ireland, but with fewer scored goals.
In July 1994, Laudrup was offered an escape route from Italy when he was approached by Walter Smith of Rangers FC, and he signed in a -2.3m deal. His time in Scotland was filled with success as he helped Rangers complete their nine-in-a-row sweep of the Scottish Premier League and was awarded Danish ''Player of the Year'' twice, giving him a record four wins of the award. Laudrup's time with Rangers was a massive success where many fans still consider him to be the greatest ever foreign player to have played for the club. Laudrup took part in a disappointing Euro 1996 for Denmark, with the only positive note for the team being his three goals in as many games before the team was eliminated in the preliminary group stage.
He took part in his only World Cup campaign when he played the 1998 FIFA World Cup, with a Denmark team he ranks even higher than the Euro 1992 winning side. Alongside Peter Schmeichel and brother Michael Laudrup, Brian shone and saw Denmark through to the quarter finals with a goal in the 4-1 surprise thrashing of Nigeria in the first knock-out round. The quarter-finals would be his last game for the Denmark team, when they were defeated 2-3 by the later runners-up Brazil, despite Brian Laudrup scoring on a volley to the top near corner of the goal to level the game at 2-2. Until the Brazil match, when Laudrup had scored for Denmark, they had never lost. Brian Laudrup was named alongside brother Michael as one of the 16 players selected by FIFA as the "All Star Team" of the world cup. After the tournament, the 29-year old Brian Laudrup decided to end his national team career at the top, having played in 82 matches, scoring 21 goals over the course of eleven years.
He joined Chelsea F.C. in 1998, though ravaged by injury, he did not play many games and had a brief spell at FC Kbenhavn in the spring 1999. Ironically, Laudrup's first and only Chelsea goal came against FC Kbenhavn in the Cup Winners' Cup, in his final game for the London club.
Brian Laudrup is now a Champions League commentator and pundit at Danish TV3+ with Peter Schmeichel and former Danish national player Preben Elkjr Larsen. He is also involved with the so called "Laudrup & Hgh ProCamp", a youth football camp, co-coached with former national team goalkeeper Lars Hgh. In his spare time he plays for Lyngby Boldklub's Old Boys side alongside Michael Laudrup.
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'''Didier Claude Deschamps''' ) (born 15 October 1968 in Bayonne), is a former French football player who captained France to victories in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000.
After a short passage at rugby in the Biarritz Olympique Deschamps started his football career at an amateur club, Aviron Bayonnais whilst still at school. His potential was spotted by scouts from Nantes, for whom he signed in April 1983. Deschamps made his league debut on 27 September 1985.
Transferred to Olympique de Marseille in 1989, Deschamps spent a season with Bordeaux in 1990 before returning to Marseille. In this second spell with Marseille Deschamps gained his first honours. As well as winning two French league titles in 1991 and 1992, Deschamps was part of the Marseille team which became the first, (and so far only) French winners of the UEFA Champions League in 1993. He is the youngest captain ever to lead his team to the Champions League title which also made club and national teammate Fabien Barthez the youngest goalkeeper to win.
In 1994, Deschamps joined Italian giants Juventus, with whom he won three Serie A titles, one Italian Cup, two Italian Supercups, his second Champions League title, and an Intercontinental Cup.
After Juventus, Deschamps spent a season in England with Chelsea, winning the FA Cup, and scoring once against Hertha Berlin in the Champions League.
Receiving his first international call-up from Michel Platini in 1989 (on April 29 against Yugoslavia), Deschamps started his international career in what was a dark time for the French team as they failed to qualify for the World Cup in both 1990 and 1994.
When new team coach Aim Jacquet began to rebuild the team for Euro 96, he initially selected Manchester United star Eric Cantona as captain. After Cantona earned a year-long suspension in January 1995, the make-up of the team changed dramatically, with veterans Cantona, Jean-Pierre Papin, and David Ginola being dropped in favour of younger players such as Zinedine Zidane. Deschamps, as one of the few remaining veterans, was chosen to lead what would later be called the "Golden Generation". He first captained France in 1996 in a friendly match against Germany as a warmup for Euro 96. During that tournament, held in England, he led them all the way to the semi-finals, their best finish in an international tournament since the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
In 1998, Deschamps captained France as they won 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil in Paris, holding an integral role in the team. Propelled by the momentum of this triumph, Deschamps also captained France as they won Euro 2000, giving them the distinction of being the first national team to hold both the World Cup and Euro titles since West Germany did so in 1974. France held the top position in the FIFA World Rankings system from 2001-2002.
Following the tournament Deschamps announced his retirement from international football, making his second last appearance in a ceremonial match against a FIFA XI in August 2000, which resulted in 5-1 victory. His final appearance was against England. At the time of his retirement Deschamps held the record for the most appearances for France, though this has since been surpassed by Marcel Desailly, Zinedine Zidane and Lilian Thuram. In total, Deschamps earned 103 caps and scored four goals. Deschamps was named by Pel as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
Deschamps was once - derisively - described by Cantona as "the water-carrier" by which Cantona meant that Deschamps only existed to pass the ball to "more talented" players.
After retiring as a player, he went into football management. He was the head coach of Monaco in France's Ligue 1, leading Monaco to the French League Cup title in 2002/2003 and to its first UEFA Champions League final in 2004. He resigned on 19 September 2005 after a poor start to the season, and disagreement with club's president.
On July 10, 2006 Deschamps was named head coach of Juventus. The club had just been relegated to Serie B after the 2006 Italian football scandal.
Deschamps' first game in charge of Juventus was highly successful when Juventus beat Alessandria 8-0. But poor results followed after Juventus was knocked out in the 3rd round of the Coppa Italia and the 1-1 draw at Rimini on the first day of the league season. But the following 3 games in which Juventus beat Vicenza 2-1, Crotone 0-3, and Modena 4-0 made it look like Deschamps had everything under control.
Also Deschamps helped Juventus to win their first competition since being relegated (due to the match fixing scandal) which was the Birra Moretti Cup in which Juventus beat Internazionale 1-0 and Napoli in a penalty shoot out. He led Juventus to its return to Serie A, which was confirmed on May 19, 2007 with a 5-1 away win at Arezzo. On May 26, several media announced Deschamps had resigned as Juventus head coach following several clashes with the society.
This was however denied by Juventus itself a few hours later. Later that evening after the game against Mantova which confirmed Juve as Serie B champions, Deschamps confirmed to the media that he had indeed resigned. The news was then made official by Juventus a few hours later.
On May 5, 2009 it was announced that Deschamps would be named head coach of Olympique de Marseille to the upcoming season which began on July 1, 2009.
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'''Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko''' (; commonly known as ''Andrei Shevchenko''; born 29 September 1976 in Dvirkivshchyna) is a Ukrainian football striker who currently plays for Dynamo Kyiv and Ukraine. He is the fourth-highest scorer in the history of European club competition with 62 goals, behind Filippo Inzaghi, Ral and Gerd Mller.
Shevchenko's career has been highlighted by many awards, the most prestigious of which were the Ballon d'Or in 2004 (becoming the third Ukrainian, after Oleg Blokhin and Igor Belanov to receive it) and the UEFA Champions League in 2003 with Milan. Along with this, he has won various league and cup titles in Ukraine, Italy, and England. Besides the Golden Ball, Shevchenko was awarded other individual awards.
In his international career, the striker led the Ukraine national football team as captain to the quarterfinals in their first ever FIFA World Cup appearance in 2006.
Shevchenko was nine when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in April 1986. His village was affected by the disaster, and his family was forced to abandon their home and relocate to the coast to escape the after-effects.
In 1986, Shevchenko failed a dribbling test for entrance to a specialist sports school in Kiev, but happened to catch the eye of a Dynamo Kyiv scout while playing in a youth tournament, and was thus brought to the club. Four years later, Shevchenko was on the Dynamo Kyiv under-14 team for the Ian Rush Cup (now the Welsh Super Cup); he finished as the tournament's top scorer and was awarded a pair of Rush's boots as a prize by the then-Liverpool player.
In 1992-93, Shevchenko was the top scorer for Dynamo-2 with twelve goals, and he made his first appearance in the starting eleven. He won his second league title next season, scoring 6 goals in 20 matches, and scored a hat trick in the first half of a 1997-98 Champions League road match against Barcelona, which Dynamo won 4-0. His nineteen goals in 23 league matches and six goals in ten Champions League matches were followed by 28 total goals in all competitions in 1998-99. He won the domestic league title with Dynamo in each of his five seasons with the club.
In 1999, Shevchenko joined Milan for a then-record transfer fee of $25 million. He made his Serie A debut on 28 August 1999 in a 2-2 draw with Lecce. He became the first foreign player to win the Serie A scoring title in his debut season, finishing with 24 goals in 32 matches.
Despite netting only five times in 24 matches, Shevchenko became the first Ukrainian-born player to win the Champions League after Milan lifted their sixth trophy in 2002-03. He scored the winning penalty in the shoot out against arch-rivals Juventus in the final, which had ended goalless after extra time. He finished top goalscorer in Serie A (2003-04) for the second time in his career, scoring 24 goals in 32 matches as Milan won the ''Scudetto'' for the first time in four years. Shevchenko capped off the year by being named the 2004 European Player of the Year, becoming the third Ukrainian player ever to win the award after Oleg Blokhin and Igor Belanov.
He scored seventeen goals in the 2004-05 season after missing several games with a fractured cheekbone. Shevchenko made Champions League history the following season; on 23 November 2005, he scored all four goals in Milan's 4-0 group-stage drubbing of Fenerbahe, becoming only the fifth player to accomplish this feat (his company includes Marco van Basten, Simone Inzaghi, Dado Pro and Ruud van Nistelrooy). Milan eventually lost the tournament when Shevchenko missed the crucial penalty in the final against Liverpool. He scored his last Milan goal in the second leg of the quarterfinals as they eliminated Olympique Lyonnais after a last-minute comeback, but then fell to eventual winners Barcelona in the semifinals, a match where Shevchenko controversially had a last minute equalizer denied by the referee.
On 8 February 2006, he became Milan's second all-time goalscorer, behind Gunnar Nordahl, after netting against Treviso.
During the summer of 2005, there were persistent reports that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich offered a record sum of -75.2 million and striker Hernn Crespo to Milan in exchange for Shevchenko. Milan refused the monetary offer but took Crespo on loan. Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon was quoted as saying, "I think Shevchenko is the type of player we would like. At the end of the day to improve what we have got, it has to be a great player and Shevchenko certainly comes into that class." Shevchenko cited that the persistence of Abramovich was a key factor in his move.
On 28 May 2006, Shevchenko left Milan for Chelsea for -30.8 million, topping Michael Essien's transfer fee from the previous year and also breaking the record for a player signed by an English club. He received the number seven shirt, as Chelsea coach Jos Mourinho said that Shevchenko could continue wearing it.
thumb|left|130px|Shevchenko on Tour with Chelsea 2007.
Shevchenko made his debut for Chelsea on 13 August 2006 in the FA Community Shield, scoring his side's goal in a 2-1 loss to Liverpool. On 23 August, he scored his first Premier League goal - and his 300th in top-flight and international football - in a 2-1 loss to Middlesbrough. He scored goals sporadically throughout the season, including equalisers against Porto and Valencia in the UEFA Champions League and another against Tottenham Hotspur to help take his side into the FA Cup semifinals. He finished with a total of 14 from 51 games. During the campaign he netted his 57th career goal in European competitions, leaving him second behind Gerd Muller on the all-time European goalscorers list, before Filippo Inzaghi made the record his own in the 2007-08 season.
Shevchenko was handed his first start of the season against Blackburn Rovers at home to cover for the injured Didier Drogba, but the game finished goalless. His first goal of the season came three days later in a match against Rosenborg which was Jose Mourinho's last game as manager of Chelsea. Throughout the season Shevchenko was in and out of the starting lineup because of injuries and the appointment of Avram Grant following the departure of Jos Mourinho. However, during the Chirstmas period Shevchenko enjoyed a good run of form, he scored the first goal in Chelsea`s 2-0 win over Sunderland A.F.C. and he was named Man of the Match in Chelsea`s 4-4 draw against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, scoring twice including a stunning 25 yard shot into the top right hand corner of Villa`s goal, he also assisted Alex to make the score 3-2 in Chelsea`s favour. He finished with five league goals for the season in 17 games, a decent average of 1 in 3, but he was still seen as a flop. Shevchenko scored his last goal in the 2007-08 season in the 1-1 draw with Bolton Wanderers F.C. The following season he missed a penalty against Lokomotiv Moscow which he chipped it straight down the middle just like he did in the Champions League final in against Liverpool F.C. Chelsea went on to lose the game. Shevchenko also played a part in another pre season match which was against his former team A.C. Milan. He then returned to the Italian club on loan just a few days later. Shevchenko rejoined Chelsea for the 2009-10 season and the last year of his contract.
thumb|right|Shevchenko playing for AC Milan
Shevchenko was loaned back to old club A.C. Milan for the 2008-09 season. Andriy wasn't used very often in the starting lineup at Chelsea, and with the appointment of Luiz Felipe Scolari he was deemed surplus to requirements. Due to this, Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani offered to take Shevchenko back to the San Siro.
Shevchenko's second spell was unsuccessful, as he failed to score any league goals, and only achieved 2 goals in 26 appearances, however Shevchenko only started 9 of those games. At the end of the season, Milan confirmed that Shevchenko would be returning to Chelsea for the final year of his 4-year contract. At the end of that season it was also announced that the manager of AC Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, would also be leaving to join Chelsea.
After making a late appearance for Chelsea in their second game of the 2009-10 season, manager Ancelotti announced that Shevchenko would be likely to leave Chelsea before the summer transfer window closed. Despite this, Ancelotti said it had nothing to do with his decision to leave Shevchenko out of Chelsea's 2009-10 Champions League squad, but just to continue playing first-team football. On 28 August the Ukrainian forward signed a two-year deal at his former club Dynamo Kyiv and scored a penalty-goal in his first game upon returning to his former club against FC Metalurh Donetsk in Dynamo's 3-1 victory on August 31, 2009. On September 16, 2009 Shevchenko played his first Champions League match after returning to Dynamo. He played against FC Rubin Kazan in Dynamo's first game of the UEFA Champions League 2009-10 season . In October,2009 he was named the best player of the Ukrainian Premier League. On November 4, 2009 he scored a goal in the game agaist F.C. Internazionale Milano in the 4th game of the UEFA Champions League 2009-10 season . It was his 15th goal against F.C. Internazionale Milano.
right|thumb|Shevchenko scores a penalty kick in Tunisia.]]
Shevchenko has 94 caps and 43 goals for the Ukrainian national team, whom he represented at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored his first international goal in May 1996, in a friendly against Turkey.
In March 2000, Dynamo manager Valeri Lobanovsky became the Ukraine coach, with the aim to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals. Shevchenko scored 10 goals in the qualifiers, but Ukraine failed to qualify after losing a play-off against Germany. He scored a total of five goals in Ukraine's Euro 2008 qualifiers.
After only playing two games for A.C. Milan in the season 08/09 there was a lot of speculation (especially before England vs Ukraine in the world cup qualifiers) of Andriy being past his best but he silenced his critics after he fired in an equaliser against England at the New Wembley Stadium, however Ukraine went on to lose the game 2-1 after his former Chelsea F.C. teammate John Terry had scored from a corner kick.
In an December 21, 2009 interview with uefa.com Shevchenko declared that he was keen to play in his home country at UEFA EURO 2012. "After a disappointing 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign that is my new challenge, or even dream. I will do everything to achieve that."
Shevchenko is married to American model Kristen Pazik. The couple met at a Giorgio Armani afterparty in 2002, and married on 14 July 2004 in a private ceremony on a golf course in Washington, DC.
Shevchenko is a close friend of fashion designer Giorgio Armani, and has modelled for Armani and opened two boutiques with him in Kyiv.
Shevchenko's first name ('''' in Ukrainian) does not have a single way of being transliterated from its original spelling in the Ukrainian Cyrillic alphabet into the Latin alphabet. '''Andriy''' is the spelling used throughout the player's official web site. It has also been adopted by UEFA and FIFA and is the preferred spelling in most English publications (although ''Andrii'' is used by ''World Soccer'' magazine and ''Andrei'' by Sky Sports). The Ukrainian pronunciation is . Dynamo Kiev fans gave him the nickname ''Sheva'', a contraction of ''Shevchenko.''
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'''George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah''' (born 1 October 1966 in Monrovia
George Weah was born and raised in the Clara Town slum of Monrovia. He is a member of the Kru ethnic group, which hails from south-eastern Liberia's Grand Kru County, one of the poorest areas of the country. His parents were William T. Weah, Sr. and Anna Quayeweah. He was raised largely by his paternal grandmother, Emma Klonjlaleh Brown. He attended middle school at Muslim Congress and high school at Wells Hairston High School. Before his football career allowed him to move abroad, Weah worked for the Liberia Telecommunications Corporation as a switchboard technician.
George Weah converted from Christianity to Islam but later reverted back after having spent ten years as a Muslim. He hopes for peace for Muslims and Christians, and says they are "one people."
He is married to Clar Weah, a Jamaican who resides in America. George Weah is the father of four children: George Jr., Martha, Timothy George, and Jessica, who was adopted from Jamaica. His son, George Weah Jr. once played for the US U-20 team, with his close friend Freddy Adu. He is also good friends with Joshua Smith. Weah Jr. played for the AC Milan Primavera team in the 2005-06 season. He was given a trial at Slavia Prague, but the club decided not to sign him.
At the pinnacle of success, Weah moved to Europe in 1988 when he was signed by Arsne Wenger, the manager of Monaco, who Weah credits as an important influence on his career. At Monaco, Weah was a member of the team that won the French Cup in 1991. In the 1990s Weah subsequently played for Paris Saint Germain (1992-95), with whom he won the French league in 1994; and AC Milan (1995-1999), with whom he won the Italian league in 1996 and 1999, and became the top scorer of the UEFA Champions League 1994-95. In 1995 he was named European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year. After leaving Milan in January 2000 Weah moved to Chelsea, Manchester City and Olympique Marseille in quick succession, before leaving Marseille in May 2001 for Al Jazira FC, in the United Arab Emirates. Weah's time in England was deemed a success, especially at Chelsea where he instantly endeared himself to their fans by scoring the winner against rivals Tottenham Hotpsur on his debut,
As successful as he was at club level, Weah was not able to bring over that success to the Liberian national team. He has done everything with the squad from playing to coaching to financing it, but failed to qualify for a single World Cup, falling just a point short in qualifying for the 2002 tournament. This has all led to Weah being known as one of the best footballers never to have played in a World Cup.
Weah was named world Fifa for 1995, becoming the only African player to win the award. He was the fifth recipient of the award. The Silver trophy was won by Paolo Maldini, and the Bronze by Jrgen Klinsmann. The other four recipients were: Lothar Matthaus '91, Marco Van Basten '92, Roberto Baggio '93, and Romario in '94. Weah also won the silver trophy the following year which was won by Brazilian striker Ronaldo.
===African Player of the Year 1989, 1994 and 1995===
Weah won the African player of the year in 1989 when he was with AS Monaco and 1995 with AC Milan. That year he won almost every award a footballer could win. When he won the award in 1989, it was his first major award and he took it back home for the entire country to celebrate, similar to what he did when he won the world best title and the Onze Mondial title.
Weah won the European Player of the Year in 1995, becoming the only African to win the award. Sports writers from all over Europe voted and awarded Weah as the best player in Europe for the year.
Weah was voted the African player of the Century by sport journalists from all around the world. This award puts Weah in the company of some of the greatest players to have ever played the game. Pel won the same award as the South American player of the Century and Johan Cruijff as the European player of the century.
Weah was banned from six European matches for breaking the nose of the Portuguese defender Jorge Costa on November 20, 1996 in the players' tunnel after AC Milan's draw at FC Porto. Weah said he exploded in frustration after putting up with racist tauntings from Costa during both of the teams' matches that autumn in the Champions League. Costa, who underwent facial surgery and was sidelined for three weeks, has avoided punishment by the UEFA.
Despite the incident Weah still received the FIFA Fair Play Award in 1996.
Weah is a devoted humanitarian for his war-torn country. At the 2004 ESPY Awards, he won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award for his efforts. Weah was named by Pel as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. He has also been named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, a role which he has suspended while he pursues a political career.
Weah has tried to use football as a way to bring happiness and promote education for children in Liberia. In 1998, Weah launched a CD called Lively Up Africa featuring the singer Frisbie Omo Isibor and eight other African football stars. The proceeds from this CD went to children's programmes in the countries of origin of the athletes involved.
Weah is President of the Junior Professionals, a football team he founded in Monrovia in 1994. As a way to encourage young people to remain in school, the club's only requirement for membership is school attendance. Many of the young people, recruited from all over Liberia, have gone on to play for the Liberian national team.
In 1998 a documentary about Weah's footballing career at AC Milan was made broadcast on The A - Force BBC-TV, it was made by Pogus Caesar a British award winning producer and director.
George Weah, 39, is widely acclaimed as Africa's greatest ever footballer after being crowned World Player of the year in 1995. However, as a politician he is a novice. The highest profile candidate has been attracting big crowds
Weah was born and raised in a Monrovia slum. He is of the Kru ethnic group and originally hails from south-eastern Grand Kru County, one of Liberia's most under-developed areas. Weah's international football career saw him play for, amongst others, French Clubs AS Monaco, Paris Saint Germain and Olympique Marseille; the Italian side AC Milan, and English clubs Chelsea and Manchester City.
"Oppong", as the former Liberian captain is fondly called, has little formal education which, he says, is supported by an online Associate of Arts degree in Sports Administration. Opponents have suggested he could easily be manipulated if elected.
While eying the presidency and waiting for Charles Taylor to step down, Weah resided in Ghana and New York where he still has assets. His Jamaican wife and family reside abroad, but newspapers in Monrovia have recently reported her expression of support for her husband's bid. Attempts by Weah's opponents to disenfranchise him in August by declaring him a French citizen were over-ruled by the elections commission when the commission said those making the claims did not have evidence to back their stand. George Weah's party, the Congress for Democratic Change, is one of the newest in the Liberian political arena.
Weah says his critics and opponents "have failed the national test to lead the country" and it is time for him to try.
He says his dream is "to do for Liberia what others have failed to do for the country in the 158 years of its existence" and to provide basic social services. He wants the presidential term reduced from six to four years.
Although he had denied interest in politics during his football career, in mid-November 2004, Weah announced his intention to stand in the October 2005 presidential election, having previously been the subject of a petition urging him to run; he received a hero's welcome upon his arrival in Monrovia in late November and was widely considered a favorite in the election. His eligibility was initially questioned due to debates over his citizenship (Weah having allegedly adopted French citizenship whilst at PSG; he has also lived in Staten Island, New York for many years now) but he was officially confirmed on 13 August 2005 as the candidate for the Congress for Democratic Change when the election commission published its final list. Weah's lack of experience and of a prestigious college degree weighed heavily against him during the campaign. Opponents believed that Weah could have been manipulated if elected. His supporters argued that Weah's lack of experience was balanced by his lack of involvement in the Liberian Civil War. Some saw little risk in Weah becoming corrupt considering his wealth from football.During his campaign Weah repeatedly emphasized the need for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in his country, known as UNMIL, to stay through the end of what would have been his first presidential term of office. Weah had also promised to bring low cost housing, electricity, running water, and better education to the countryside, where he himself lived for some time in the 1970s. He also called for the president's term in office to be reduced to four years from six. Weah won a plurality in the first ballot on 11 October, but did not secure the required overall majority. A run-off vote took place on 8 November, pitting Weah against former World Bank employee and finance minister, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who won the vote to become the first elected female president in Africa. Weah disputed the electoral process, but on 21 December 2005 he dropped his legal challenge.Following his defeat in the 2005 election, Weah returned to school, earning a high school diploma in the United States before entering an unidentified Florida university in 2007. Some analysts see the move as preparation for a repeat run for the presidency in 2011. Weah remains active in Liberian politics, returning from the United States in 2009 to campaign for the Congress for Democratic Change candidate in the Montserrado County senatorial by-election.
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'''Cristiano Ronaldo''', (; born 5 February 1985)
Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for -12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the UEFA Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal.
In 2008, Ronaldo won his first UEFA Champions League title, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years.
Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United."
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on 5 February 1985 in Santo Antnio, a neighbourhood of Funchal, Madeira, the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, a cook, and Jos Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener . His second given name, "Ronaldo", was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who was his father's favourite actor. He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Ctia.
At the age of eight, Ronaldo played for amateur team Andorinha, where his father was the kit man. In 1995, Ronaldo signed with local club Nacional, and, after a title-winning campaign, he went on a three-day trial with Sporting Clube de Portugal, who subsequently signed him for an undisclosed sum.
Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the ''Alcochete'', the club's football academy. He became the only player ever to play for Sporting's U-16, U-17, U-18, B-team, and first team, all within one season.
When he was 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing heart, a condition that might have forced him to give up playing football. The Sporting staff were made aware of the condition and Ronaldo's mother gave her authorisation for him to go into hospital. While there, he had an operation in which a laser was used to cauterise the area of his heart that was causing the problem. The surgery took place in the morning and Ronaldo was discharged from hospital by the end of the afternoon; he resumed training only a few days later.
He was first spotted by then-Liverpool manager Grard Houllier at 16, but Liverpool declined to take him on because they decided he was too young and needed some time to develop his skills.
Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player when he signed for -12.24 million after the 2002-03 season. He requested the number 28 (his number at Sporting), as he did not want the pressure of living up to the expectation linked to the number 7 shirt, which had previously been worn by players such as George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham. "After I joined, the manager asked me what number I'd like. I said 28. But Ferguson said 'No, you're going to have No. 7,' and the famous shirt was an extra source of motivation. I was forced to live up to such an honour."
Ronaldo made his team debut as a 60th-minute substitute in a 4-0 home victory over Bolton Wanderers. He scored his first goal for Manchester United with a free kick in a 3-0 win over Portsmouth on 1 November 2003. He scored United's thousandth Premier League goal on 29 October 2005 in a 4-1 loss to Middlesbrough. He scored ten goals in all competitions, and fans voted him to his first FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award in 2005.
In November and December 2006, Ronaldo received consecutive Barclays Player of the Month honours, becoming only the third player in Premier League history to do so after Dennis Bergkamp in 1997 and Robbie Fowler in 1996. He scored his 50th Manchester United goal against city rivals Manchester City on 5 May 2007 as United claimed their first Premier League title in four years, and he was voted into his second consecutive FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award at the end of the year.
Despite rumours circulating in March 2007 that Real Madrid were willing to pay an unprecedented -80 million (-54 million) for Ronaldo, he signed a five-year, -120,000-a-week (-31 million total) extension with United on 13 April, making him the highest-paid player in team history.
Ronaldo amassed a host of personal awards for the season. He won the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards, joining Andy Gray (in 1977) as the only players to receive this honour. In April, he completed the treble by winning the PFA Fans' Player of the Year. Ronaldo was also one of eight Manchester United players named in the 2006-07 PFA Premier League Team of the Year.
thumb|150px|Ronaldo (centre) and Rio Ferdinand celebrating a goal
Ronaldo's 2007-08 season began with a red card for a headbutt on Portsmouth player Richard Hughes during United's second match of the season, for which he was punished with a three-match ban. Ronaldo said he had "learned a lot" from the experience and would not let players "provoke" him in the future. After scoring the only goal in a Champions League away match against Sporting, Ronaldo also scored the injury-time winner in the return fixture as Manchester United topped their Champions League group.
He finished as the runner-up to Kak for the 2007 Ballon d'Or, and was third in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year award, behind Kak and Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo scored his first hat trick for Manchester United in a 6-0 win against Newcastle United at Old Trafford on 12 January 2008, bringing Manchester United up to the top of the Premier League table. He scored his twenty-third league goal of the season in a 2-0 win against Reading, equalling his entire total for the 2006-07 season. During a 1-1 Champions League first knockout round draw against Lyon on 20 February, an unidentified Lyon supporter continuously aimed a green laser at Ronaldo and United teammate Nani, prompting an investigation by UEFA. One month later, Lyon were fined CHF5,000 (-2,427) for the incident.
On 19 March 2008, Ronaldo captained United for the first time in his career in a home win over Bolton, scoring both goals in the 2-0 victory. The second of the goals was his 33rd of the campaign, which set a new club single-season scoring record by a midfielder and thus topped George Best's forty-year-old total of 32 goals in the 1967-68 season. Ronaldo scored another brace in a 4-0 win over Aston Villa on 29 March, which at the time gave him 35 goals in 37 domestic and European matches as both a starter and substitute. Ronaldo's torrid scoring streak was rewarded with his becoming the first winger to win the 2007-08 European Golden Shoe, finishing eight points ahead of Mallorca's Dani Giza.
In the 2007-08 Champions League final on 21 May against league rivals Chelsea, Ronaldo scored the opening goal after 26 minutes, which was negated by a Chelsea equaliser in the 45th minute as the match ended 1-1 after extra time. His misfire in the penalty shoot-out put Chelsea in position to win the trophy, but John Terry shot wide right after slipping on the pitch surface, and Manchester United emerged victorious 6-5 on penalties. Ronaldo was named the UEFA Fans' Man of the Match,
On 5 June 2008, Sky Sports reported that Ronaldo had expressed an interest in moving to Real Madrid if they offered him the same amount of money the team had allegedly promised him earlier in the year. Manchester United filed a tampering complaint with FIFA on 9 June over Madrid's alleged pursuit of Ronaldo, but FIFA declined to take any action. Speculation that a transfer would happen continued until 6 August, when Ronaldo confirmed that he would stay at Manchester for at least another year.
Ronaldo underwent ankle surgery at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam on 7 July.
In a 5-0 win over Stoke City on 15 November 2008, Ronaldo scored his 100th and 101st goals in all competitions for Manchester United, both from free kicks. The goals also meant that Ronaldo had now scored against each of the other 19 teams in the Premier League at the time. On 2 December, Ronaldo became Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or recipient since George Best in 1968. He finished with 446 points, 165 ahead of runner-up Lionel Messi.
On 8 January 2009, Ronaldo was uninjured in a single-car accident in which he wrote off his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano in a tunnel along the A538 near Manchester Airport. A breathalyzer test he gave to police officers at the scene was negative, and he attended training later that morning. Four days later, he became the first Premier League player ever to be named the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to being the first Portuguese player to win the award since Lus Figo in 2001.
Ronaldo scored his first Champions League goal of the season, and first since the final against Chelsea, in a 2-0 victory over Internazionale that sent United into the quarter-finals. In the second leg against Porto, Ronaldo scored a 40-yard game-winning goal as United advanced to the semi-finals. He later called it the best goal he had ever scored. Ronaldo participated in his second consecutive Champions League final, but made little impact in United's 2-0 loss to Barcelona. He finished with 53 appearances in all competitions, which was four higher than the previous year, but scored sixteen fewer goals (26) than his career-best total of 42 from the previous season.
On 11 June, Manchester United accepted an unconditional offer of -80 million from Real Madrid for Ronaldo after it was revealed that he again had expressed his desire to leave the club. It was confirmed by a representative of the Glazer family that the sale was fully condoned by Ferguson. When Ronaldo had eventually completed his transfer to Real, he expressed his gratitude towards Ferguson for helping him develop as a player, saying, "He's been my father in sport, one of the most important factors and most influential in my career."
thumb|upright|Ronaldo with Real Madrid.
On 26 June 2009, Real Madrid confirmed that Ronaldo would join the club on 1 July 2009, after agreeing terms and signing a six-year contract. It is believed that Ronaldo's contract is worth -13 million per season and it has a -1 billion buy-out clause. He was presented to the world media as a Real Madrid player on 6 July, where he was handed the number 9 jersey.
Ronaldo made his Madrid debut on 21 July in a 1-0 win over Shamrock Rovers. His first goal came one week later on a penalty in Madrid's 4-2 LDU Quito. On 29 August, Ronaldo capped his La Liga debut with a goal, scoring Real's second from the penalty spot in a 3-2 home win against Deportivo La Corua. On 15 September, Ronaldo scored his first Champions League goals, both on free kicks, against FC Zrich in a 5-2 win. He broke a Madrid club record when he scored in a league match against Villareal and thus became the first ever player to score in his first four La Liga appearances.
An ankle injury suffered on 10 October, while Ronaldo was on international duty with Portugal against Hungary, kept him out until 25 November, which in turn caused him to miss both of Madrid's Champions League group stage matches against A.C. Milan. Ronaldo made his first post-injury start in a 1-0 El Clsico defeat to Barcelona on 29 November. On 6 December, he was sent off for the first time in his Madrid career in Madrid's 4-2 victory against Almeria, a match which also saw him miss a penalty. He was carded first for removing his shirt during a goal celebration, then for kicking out at an opponent three minutes later.
Ronaldo earned his first cap for Portugal in a 1-0 victory against Kazakhstan on 20 August 2003. He was called up for Euro 2004, scoring in a 2-1 group stage loss to eventual champions Greece and in a 2-1 semi-final win over the Netherlands. He was named in the team of the tournament despite finishing with only two goals.
Ronaldo was the second-highest scorer in FIFA World Cup qualification in the European zone with seven goals,
During a quarter-final match against England on 1 July 2006, Ronaldo's United teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off for stamping on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho. The English media speculated that Ronaldo had influenced referee Horacio Elizondo's decision by aggressively complaining, after which he was seen in replays winking at the Portuguese bench following Rooney's dismissal. After the match, Ronaldo insisted that Rooney was a friend and that he was not pushing for Rooney to be sent off. On 4 July, Elizondo clarified that the red card was due to Rooney's infraction and not the fracas between Rooney and Ronaldo that followed.
The angry reaction from the English press caused Ronaldo to consider leaving United,
Ronaldo was booed during Portugal's semifinal defeat to France, and missed out on the competition's Best Young Player award due to a negative e-mail campaign from England fans. Though the online vote only affected the nomination process, FIFA's Technical Study Group awarded the honour to Germany's Lukas Podolski, citing Ronaldo's behaviour as a factor in the decision.
One day after his twenty-second birthday, Ronaldo captained Portugal for the first time in a friendly against Brazil on 6 February 2007. This move was in honour of Portuguese Football Federation president Carlos Silva, who had died two days earlier. Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari explained, "Mr. Silva asked me to make [Ronaldo] captain as a gesture... [he] is too young to be captain, but Mr. Silva asked me, and now he is no longer with us."
Ronaldo scored eight goals in Portugal's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign,
On 10 September 2009, in a World Cup qualification match against Hungary, Ronaldo provided an assist for the first goal scored by Simo and Portugal went to win the game 3-0. Following the win against Malta by 4 - 0, and the Sweden loss to Denmark, Portugal advanced to the 2nd place which leads to the playoff. Ronaldo was called-up for the play-offs with much controversy and disagreement from the ''Merengues'', due to the injury he had aggravated on the game against Hungary, and was submitted to physicals by the Portuguese team but was later announced his inability to play against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 10 January 2010''
Ronaldo's father, Jos Dinis Aveiro, died of alcoholism at age 52 when Ronaldo was 20. Ronaldo does not consume alcohol and does not smoke. In March 2009, Ronaldo donated -100,000 to the hospital which helped save his mother's life after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007.
Ronaldo's autobiography, titled "Moments," was published in December 2007.
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'''James Connolly "Jimmy" Johnstone''' (30 September 1944 - 13 March 2006), was a Scottish international association football player. Johnstone, known as '''"Jinky"''', was best known for his time as a Celtic player, and was voted their best ever player by the club's fans in 2002.
Born in Viewpark, North Lanarkshire, the youngest of 5 children, Jimmy grew up at the family home on Old Edinburgh Road, directly across from Robertson Park, the home of local Junior side Thorniewood United FC. After being spotted by Celtic and Manchester United scouts at age 13, he chose to sign with Celtic and he played his first game for the senior team on 21 March 1963. The coach of Saint John The Baptist school football team in Uddingston, in which Jimmy had excelled, was friendly with some of Celtic's coaching staff at that time and recommended the young player to the club.
Johnstone was one of the "Lisbon Lions", the team that won the European Cup for Celtic in 1967. Jock Stein had instilled in the team the conviction that they could beat the superstars of Internazionale, but Johnstone expected that Celtic would "get gubbed". He later recalled : "There they were, Facchetti, Domenghini, Mazzola, Cappellini; all six-footers wi' Ambre Solaire suntans, Colgate smiles and sleek-backed hair. Each and every wan o' them looked like yon film star Cesar Romero. They even smelt beautiful. And there's us lot - midgets. Ah've got nae teeth, Bobby Lennox hasnae any, and old Ronnie Simpson's got the full monty, nae teeth top an' bottom. The Italians are staring doon at us an' we're grinnin' back up at 'em wi' our great gumsy grins. We must have looked like something out o' the circus."
In the tunnel before the game, legend has it that he and Bertie Auld led a Celtic chorus of the The Celtic Song much to the bemusement of the Inter players.
In the end of course, the Italians had no answer to the free-flowing total football of Stein's Celtic, exemplified by Johnstone, a style in polar opposition to Internazionale's defensive Catenaccio style which had dominated European football. Johnstone described the Celtic style as "like the Dutch speeded-up".
In the immediate aftermath of the Lisbon victory Celtic formed the opposition in the testimonial game for the Real Madrid player Alfredo Di Stfano. Johnstone's performance was such that the Real supporters began to cry ''"Ol!"'' every time he dribbled past one of their own team's players. Referring to his encounter with Johnstone in the 1970 European Cup semi-final, in what was billed at the time as the football "Battle of Britain", Terry Cooper of Leeds United described Johnstone as "my nightmare", such was the quality of his opponent's play.
Johnstone was also a Scottish international team member, playing 23 times for his country. England captain Emlyn Hughes was run ragged by Johnstone in an international, and remembered: "Scotland beat us 2-0 one year, and I was embarrassed to come off the pitch. Jimmy Johnstone absolutely crucified me. Alf Ramsey came up and said 'you've just played against a world-class player today. He can do that to anybody'".
Johnstone's dry wit was in evidence when the Lisbon Lions were paraded at Celtic Park on the 25th anniversary of their triumph in the European Cup. In an aside, Paul McStay, the then Celtic captain, asked Johnstone who he thought would win if the 1967 team was to play the team of 1992. Johnstone paused to consider for a moment, then replied that he thought it would be a draw. McStay suggested that perhaps the veteran was being kind to the current team. Johnstone explained -"well, you've got to remember that we're all in our fifties now!"
Johnstone suffered from a phobia of flying. Jock Stein used this to the advantage of the team in a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade, when he promised the winger that if he helped Celtic secure a large enough lead in the home leg, he would be excused from flying to Yugoslavia for the second leg. On this promise, Johnstone put in an excellent game, scoring twice and making three more goals, thus fulfilling his side of the bargain. After the game Stein declared that the people of Belgrade deserved to see his talents, but Johnstone didn't have to endure the flight to Yugoslavia.
During one stint with the Scotland team during the 1974 Home International tournament and a month before the World Cup in Germany, Johnstone was the centre of some "high-jinks" which has gone down in Scottish football folklore as "The Largs Boat Incident". As there were four days before the team's next match against England, manager Willie Ormond had allowed the players a night out in the town at their Largs retreat. Coming out of a hostelry quite late, and quite drunk, the players were walking along the shore when Johnstone spotted a couple of rowing boats, and borrowed one of them, realising too late that there were no oars. The coast-guard had to be called to rescue him. On his return to the hotel (named The Queens Hotel), Johnstone remarked "Don't know what all the fuss is about - I thought I'd go fishing!" Johnstone was pilloried by the Scottish press for this incident with some journalists demanding that he never play for Scotland again. Despite the press furore (or perhaps because of it) Jinky went on to play an inspirational game against England at Hampden Park the following Saturday in a match which Scotland won by 2:0.
He played for the San Jose Earthquakes before moving to England in 1975, signing for Sheffield United. He also played for Dundee, Shelbourne and Elgin City before retiring.
A documentary about Jimmy's life titled ''Lord of the Wing'' first aired on the BBC in 2004. The film, narrated by Billy Connolly, includes footage of his footballing highlights, as well as numerous tributes from the world of football.
In June 2005, Johnstone became the first living person since the time of the Tsars to have a Faberg Egg designed in his honour. The egg was designed by Carl Faberg's granddaughter Sarahand was unveiled at the House of Commons in June 2006. The entire collection of nineteen limited edition eggs sold out within days.
Johnstone was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in November 2001. To raise funds for charity and to raise awareness of the disease, he launched a new version of the song "Dirty Old Town" together with Jim Kerr of Simple Minds.
Johnstone died in March 2006 . The last person to call him was old Rangers rival, Willie Henderson, who had become a firm friend of Johnstone. Thousands of Celtic fans, and fans of many other clubs, including those of arch-rivals Rangers paid tribute to his memory outside Celtic Park on St Patrick's Day, the day of his funeral service.
Tributes were paid to Johnstone before the Scottish League Cup Final on 19 March 2006. There was a minute of applause before the game and the entire Celtic squad wore the number 7 on their shorts in his honour. At the end of the match, Celtic's team wore shirts with the name "Jinky" and the number 7 as a further tribute to Johnstone.
The Jimmy Johnstone Memorial fund announced that they were to raise money for a statue of Johnstone, to be placed on the site of his old school, St Columba's in Viewpark. The Wakes, a Lanarkshire folk band, wrote and recorded a tribute song, 'The Uncrowned King of Football' in Johnstone-s memory to raise funds for the statue and the fund.
In September 2007 Celtic announced that they would erect a statue of Johnstone costing -60,000 outside Celtic Park. The statue, in Kerrydale street near the ticket office, was unveiled on 13 December 2008.
On 7 January 2009 the Jimmy Johnstone Academy of Football, established in honour of Johnstone, was registered with the SYFA.
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'''Robert David "Robbie" Keane''' (born 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin) is the current captain of the Republic of Ireland national football team, and a first-team striker for Tottenham Hotspur. He is the all-time record goalscorer for the Irish national side, as well as the 9th highest goalscorer in Tottenham history and the 10th highest goalscorer in Premier League history.
He began his professional career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring twice in his first team debut aged 17. The following season he was the club's leading goalscorer and scored his first international goal with Republic of Ireland. He changed club frequently between 1999 and 2002, breaking transfer fee records, but his brief spells at Internazionale and Leeds United were unexceptional. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2002 and played there for six years. The 2007-08 season was the most fruitful of his career as he set a career record of 23 goals in a season, scored a landmark 100th competitive goal for Tottenham and won his first senior honour, the Football League Cup. He moved to Liverpool in July 2008 but he spent only six months at the club and soon returned to Tottenham, where he was made first team captain.
Keane is best known for his performances at Tottenham, where he gained repute as a consistent goalscorer and often finished the season having scored the most goals on his team. Keane's pedigree was reinforced when he became Ireland's record goalscorer in 2004 and Steve Staunton appointed him national team captain in 2006.
Keane (Son of Robert and Ellie Keane) started his football career with South Dublin schoolboy side Crumlin United where his talent was recognised at an early age. Keane received offers from both Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers but decided to go to the First Division side, judging that it would be harder to break into the first team at Liverpool.
Keane progressed through Wolves' youth ranks and made his professional debut aged 17 on 9 August 1997, scoring twice against Norwich City. The following season he excelled at the club, earning plaudits from both the press and Wolves manager Colin Lee. He went on to be the club's leading scorer, hitting the back of the net 16 times in the 1998-99 season.
Just weeks into the 1999-2000 season, he was sold to Premier League club Coventry City for -6m, then a British record for a teenager. During a successful season at Coventry, he would play a major role in a stylish attacking side boasting the likes of Carlton Palmer, Gary McAllister, Mustapha Hadji, Youssef Chippo and Gavin Strachan. The Sky Blues enjoyed a two month unbeaten run in the autumn of 1999 culminating in a memorable win over arch rivals Aston Villa, which endeared him greatly to all Coventry fans. He scored 12 goals in 34 games, many of them showpiece finishes, and came to both national and international prominence. Although his 12 goals and one season stay at the club may seem unremarkable today, his popularity among Sky Blues fans remains undiminished, with many pointing to his departure to Inter Milan as the principal catalyst in the club's eventual relegation after 34 consecutive seasons.
Marcello Lippi of Inter Milan succeeded in obtaining Keane's signature, for a fee of -13 million. However, Keane's dream move to Italy soon soured when Lippi was sacked. Lippi's successor, Marco Tardelli, deemed Keane to be surplus to requirements. Keane's ambition refused to let him stagnate in Italy and in December 2000 he was loaned out to Leeds United after only 13 appearances and two goals for Inter in all competitions.
His Leeds career got off to an impressive start, scoring 9 goals in 14 starts before the Leeds manager, David O'Leary, made his loan deal permanent in May 2001 at a cost of -12 million. The following season was not so bright, and he found himself dropping down the pecking order. His form suffered and he only managed 10 goals in 36 appearances. Meanwhile, Leeds' financial troubles forced the club to sell many of its players and Keane joined the exodus when he was sold to Tottenham Hotspur just before the 2002-03 transfer deadline for a fee of -7 million.
On signing him for Tottenham, manager Glenn Hoddle said that Keane was ideally suited to Tottenham and could make White Hart Lane his "spiritual home" for years to come. Keane had an impressive debut at Spurs, winning a penalty during a 3-2 win over West Ham. Keane's first goal for Tottenham came in a 2-1 win against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Although Spurs finished in a disappointing tenth place, Keane was their success story of the season, finishing as Tottenham's top scorer with 13 goals, including a spectacular hat-trick in a win over Everton at White Hart Lane.
In the 2003-04 season, Spurs battled with relegation, but Keane's goals played a major part in helping secure Tottenham's Premiership status. A hat-trick against Wolves and a last minute penalty to equalise in the North London derby against Arsenal were highlights as Keane once again ended the season as Tottenham's top scorer with 16 goals.
His third season, 2004-05, was more frustrating. Despite finishing with his highest return of goals in a season for Tottenham, 17, he played second-fiddle to the likes of Jermain Defoe, Fredi Kanoute and Mido for much of the season. The frustration culminated in Keane storming from the dugout towards the end of a game against Birmingham City in April 2005 after all the substitutes had been used, meaning he would not get a chance to appear. He was fined -10,000 and forced to train with the reserves after the outburst and his future at the club was thrown into doubt.
He knuckled down after this incident but the 2005-06 season started as the previous one had ended, with Defoe being preferred to partner Mido in Tottenham's strikeforce. However, Defoe's strike-rate continued to disappoint and Keane's persistence paid off in November when manager Martin Jol eventually gave Keane a chance to replace Defoe and stake his claim.
He grabbed the chance with both hands, started playing some of the best football of his career and by March had overtaken Mido as the top goalscorer at the club. Keane would go on to finish the season with 16 league goals - making him the Premier League's joint fourth top goalscorer that season. He had also been made the vice-captain, taking the captaincy on occasions when Ledley King was not available.
Hoddle once said of Keane's personality:
Edgar Davids and Keane were involved in a training ground fight in December 2005, but the pair subsequently made up publicly and were seen encouraging each other on the pitch.
In February 2006, Inter Milan's owner and president, Massimo Moratti, admitted his regret at letting Keane go after being impressed by his performances at Tottenham. Keane extended his commitment to Tottenham, signing a new four year contract in March 2006. Keane was named as one of ten Spurs squad members to be struck down by norovirus on 6 May 2006. However, he still managed to play in their final game of the season against West Ham United.
Keane had a slow start to the 2006-07 season which was further set back by a knee ligament injury that Keane suffered against Middlesbrough on 5 December 2006. His coming back from injury marked the beginning of a return to form and a dynamic partnership with Dimitar Berbatov. Keane and Berbatov were jointly awarded the FA Premier League's Player of the Month Award for April 2007. Keane finished the season with a total of 22 goals in all competitions - the highest ever season tally of his career - scoring 15 goals in his last 15 appearances of the season.
Keane started in his 200th appearance for Tottenham in the final game of the 2006-07 season against Manchester City scoring the first goal in a 2-1 victory that saw Tottenham secure fifth place in the league.
He signed a new five year contract with Tottenham on 28 May 2007. On 26 December 2007 he became the thirteenth player in the history of the league to score 100 Premiership goals. 2007 proved to be a remarkable year for the striker with a total of 31 goals and 13 assists from just 40 starts. His tally of 19 league goals in the calendar year was the highest of any player in the Premier League throughout 2007.
He scored his 100th competitive goal for Tottenham in the 2-0 win against Sunderland on 19 January 2008. He is the fifteenth Tottenham player to achieve this feat. On 24 February 2008 he won his first senior honour as a player as his Tottenham side won the first League Cup Final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium, beating Chelsea 2-1 after extra time. On 12 April 2008 Keane made his 250th appearance for Spurs in the 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough. Keane finished the 2007-08 season equal top scorer for Spurs with Berbatov, with 23 goals in all competitions. His 15 Premiership goals making him the first Spurs player to score double figures in the Premier League in 6 consecutive seasons. Keane in his Tottenham career won the player of year three times (2003-04, 2005-06 and 2007-08); the first player to do so.
His consistency and strike-rate attracted the attention of Premier League rivals Liverpool. Despite initial resistance to the sale and accusations of misconduct,
Liverpool publicly announced their interest in Keane on 1 July 2008. Amid accusations that Liverpool had unsettled the player, Tottenham Hotspur filed a complaint to the Premier League regarding the club's conduct.
However, on 28 July 2008, Tottenham confirmed the sale of Keane for -19 million (plus a potential -1.3 million in performance based compensation).
In his first interview as a Liverpool player, Keane expressed no regret over the move and revealed he would wear the number 7 shirt; a number previously worn by Liverpool heavyweights Kenny Dalglish and Kevin Keegan. Keane scored his first goal for Liverpool on 1 October 2008 in a Champions League win against PSV Eindhoven at Anfield. A second Champions League goal quickly followed scoring the opening goal in Liverpools 1-1 draw with Atltico Madrid. Premier League goals were less forthcoming but he scored twice for Liverpool against West Bromwich Albion on 8 November. The double after a goalless spell came as a relief to the striker but he reflected upon the situation with maturity:
right|thumb|160px|Robbie Keane, playing against Chelsea on 21 March 2009 at White Hart LaneSix weeks passed before Keane scored again but it was a crucial equaliser against Arsenal, giving Liverpool a 1-1 away draw against their league rivals. In the following Premier League match against Bolton Wanderers, Keane scored two more league goals to seal a 3-0 win for Liverpool. During the January transfer window, Tottenham Hotspur made an approach for the striker and Liverpool accepted the offer, allowing the Irishman to return to his former club.
Keane rejoined Tottenham on 2 February 2009, signing for a basic fee of -12 million, potentially rising to -16 million with add-ons. The deal meant that the cumulative transfer fees paid for Keane over his career amounted to around -75 million. He signed a four-year contract with the north London club. Keane was one of three players to make returns to Tottenham during the transfer window, along with Jermain Defoe and Pascal Chimbonda.
Soon after Keane's return to White Hart Lane, railway service Virgin Trains ran an advertisement with the slogan "A Liverpool to London return faster than Robbie Keane." On his return to Liverpool on the final day of the season, he scored in a 3-1 defeat. He received a generally warm reception from the fans despite scoring against them.
On 31 July 2009, Robbie captained Tottenham to winning the Premier League Asia Trophy in a pre-season competition in China. He scored twice in the 3-0 win over Hull City inside Beijing National Stadium. On 26 September 2009, Keane scored four goals in a 5-0 win over Burnley. During Tottenham's Carling Cup Fourth Round match, Keane scored one of two goals against Everton on 27 October 2009 at White Hart Lane.. He continued his scoring form with another against Sunderland in their 2-0 home win on 7th November 2009.
Robbie Keane has already achieved much in the international arena. He was part of the "Golden Generation" of Republic of Ireland youth football of the late 1990s. Under the guidance of Brian Kerr, the unfancied Republic won the UEFA U-16 and U-18 European championships in 1998, and Robbie was part of the victorious U-18 side in Cyprus. In 1999, he played at the World Youth Cup in Nigeria, where the Republic reached the last 16 before going out on penalties to the hosts.
He made his first senior appearance for the Republic of Ireland against the Czech Republic in Olomouc in March 1998, scoring his first senior goal against Malta in October that year. He won his 70th cap in the Republic's 5-0 defeat of San Marino, scoring a hat-trick along the way.
Keane was part of the 2002 World Cup campaign in South Korea and Japan, scoring three goals in the Republic of Ireland's four games. Keane scored an injury-time equaliser against Germany in the group stage match as the Irish surprised many by holding the former champions to a draw. This was the first goal and only goal Germany conceded in the tournament, except the final. In the Round of 16 match against Spain, he scored a last-minute penalty to force the game into extra time and a penalty shoot-out after the Irish had gone a goal down early in the first half, but eventually lost 3-2 on penalties.
Although the Republic of Ireland failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Keane scored four goals in the Republic's eight qualifying matches and remains their most prolific goalscorer, topping the national team scoring charts.
Following Steve Staunton's appointment as the manager of the Republic of Ireland, Keane was appointed captain. In their first game under Staunton, Keane scored the second goal in the 3-0 victory against Sweden at Lansdowne Road, and celebrated the final match at the Lansdowne Road stadium, against San Marino, with a hat trick.
As the new captain, Keane led the team to a second place finish in the 2010 World Cup qualifying. He scored his 40th international goal against Cyprus, a header in the 83rd minute, which secured a 2-1 win for Ireland. Along with Dimitar Berbatov, he topped the scoring chart in the qualifying group with 5 goals in 10 games. His 41st international goal came in the World Cup play-off encounter against France on 18th Nov. 2009. This was his 26th goal in competitive (non-friendly) internationals.
On 7 June 2008 he married his long time girlfriend, former Miss Ireland contestant Claudine Palmer, in Ballybrack, South Dublin. The couple had their first child on 10 May 2009, a boy named Robert Ronan Keane.
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:''Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.''
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'''Park Ji-Sung''' (Hangul: 밧; Hanja:; ; born 25 February 1981) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for the English club Manchester United and is the captain of the South Korean national team. He is the only Korean player to win the UEFA Champions League and the first Asian to play in a final of the tournament.
Park began his football career in his native South Korea and played for the Myongji University team before moving to Japan to play for Kyoto Purple Sanga. After Park's national team manager Guus Hiddink moved back to the Netherlands to manage PSV Eindhoven, Park followed him to the Dutch side a year later. After PSV reached the semi-finals of the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League, Park's talents were recognised by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed Park for a fee of around -4 million in July 2005. Since then, Park has played in three consecutive Premier League-winning Manchester United teams and has also won the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup. Park is able to play anywhere across the midfield and is noted for his exceptional fitness level.
As a member of the South Korean national team, Park has won 84 caps and scored 11 goals, and was a member of the team that finished fourth at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Although he was born in the South Korean capital, Seoul, Park grew up in Suwon, a satellite city south of Seoul. While in high school, Park was rejected by a number of professional clubs, due to his small stature. He ended up playing for Myongji University after his high school coach strongly recommended him to the university coach. In 2000, after just a year at Myongji University, Kyoto Purple Sanga of Japan offered Park a contract and he took up the offer.
Park signed with the Japanese club who had just been relegated to J2. In 2001 the club won the Division 2 championships and were promoted to the first division. In 2002, Park led the team into the finals of the Emperor's Cup, and scored the equaliser with a header and assisted Teruaki Kurobe's winning goal in the final match.. The team went on to win the match 2-1 to become the Emperor's Cup champions for the first time in Sanga's history. He left Sanga following the World Cup and Sanga's failure to avoid relegation to J2.
After the World Cup, Guus Hiddink was appointed the manager of Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. In 2003, Park and South Korean teammate Lee Young-Pyo moved to PSV Eindhoven, to play under their mentor and former national team coach. While Lee quickly became a fixture in PSV Eindhoven's starting lineup, Park struggled due to injuries.
However, by the end of 2003-04 season, Park had begun to adapt to the Netherlands, both on and off the field. In the 2004-05 season, the departure of Arjen Robben to Chelsea afforded Park more starting opportunities and he quickly proved his worth to the team. Along with Johann Vogel, DaMarcus Beasley and Dutchmen Mark van Bommel and Philip Cocu, Park formed the backbone of PSV Eindhoven's midfield play with his pace and passing. Having been a top contributor of goals and assists that season, the highlight of Park's PSV career came when he scored the first goal against Italian team Milan at the Champions League semi-finals. PSV went on to win the home leg 3-1, but their 2-0 loss during the away leg meant Milan advanced to the Champions League Final.
Demonstrating the sheer scale of his hero status at the club, PSV fans even wrote a song for Park for his contributions during his time with the club. Titled "''Song for Park''", it was included in the PSV official album "PSV Kampioen", and repeats "Ji-Sung Park" in Dutch pronunciation the whole time.
In the closing months of the 2004-05 season, Park chose to join Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United. Park signed for the Premier League side for -4 million, subject to a medical and work permit.
Park became the first Asian to ever captain Manchester United when Ryan Giggs passed the armband to Park as he was being substituted in a European home game against Lille OSC. His first goal for Manchester United came on 20 December 2005, during a 3-1 win over Birmingham City in the League Cup fifth round. His first goal in the Premier League appeared to have been against Fulham on 5 February 2006, in Manchester United's 4-2 victory at Old Trafford. However the Premier League's Dubious Goals Panel later ruled that this was an "own-goal" due to a deflection off the Fulham defender Carlos Bocanegra. Park's first official league goal came against Arsenal on 9 April, in Manchester United's 2-0 victory at Old Trafford.
In April 2007, Park was sent to America for surgery on a recurring knee injury, putting an end to his season. Although sidelined by injury for most of the season, he still played in enough matches to become the first Korean player to win the Premier League.
On 1 March 2008, Park scored his first Premiership goal of the 2007-08 season after returning from his long-term injury against Fulham. His lack of appearances had caused much controversy in Korea, but he proved his worth when he delivered an assist to Wayne Rooney in the Champions League quarter-final match against Roma. On 29 April 2008, Manchester United advanced to the Champions League Final after beating Barcelona. Park was voted man of the match. On 21 May, it came as a huge surprise to many that Park was excluded completely from the squad to face Chelsea in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final. Many believed that Park's performances against Roma and Barcelona had earned him a place in the starting line-up for the final. With that omission, Park failed to become the first footballer from Asia to play in a Champions League final, as had widely been anticipated in South Korea. Later, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson stated that leaving the South Korean winger out from the 18-man squad for the Champions League final was one of the hardest decisions he had to make all throughout his managerial career.
thumb|Park after a match against Barcelona in April 2008
Early in the 2008-09 Premier League season, in an away match versus Chelsea, Park scored the only goal for United in a 1-1 draw on 21 September 2008, in a game which he also won the Man of the Match award. On 13 December 2008, he made his 100th appearance for Manchester United, starting in the match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, the game ended 0-0. Park was included in the 23-man squad for the FIFA Club World Cup held at the end of 2008. He missed the semi-final but played the full 90 minutes in the final which they won 1-0 becoming the first English side to win the competition. On 7 March 2009, Park scored his first FA Cup goal in the 4-0 quarter-final win over Fulham at Craven Cottage, he latched onto a miss placed pass by Zoltn Gera eventually slotting it into the far corner for the fourth and final goal. On 15 April 2009, Manchester United advanced to semi-finals of the Champions League by defeating Porto 3-2 on aggregate. This made Park the only Asian player to be part of UEFA Champions League semi-finals on four different occasions.
On 2 May 2009, Park verbally agreed to a new four year -50,000 a week deal at Manchester United, he stated -I have no reason to move. I play at the best club in the world.- Following this announcement Park scored his second league goal of the season, and third overall, in a 2-0 away win against Middlesbrough. On 5 May 2009, Park scored his first Champions League goal for Manchester United in the second leg of the Semi-final against Arsenal at the Emirates. He pounced on a slip by Kieran Gibbs and placed the ball over Manuel Almunia in the 8th minute, with the game ending 3-1 (4-1 on aggregate), advancing United to the Champions League Final for the second year running. Park became the first Asian player in history to play in a Champions League Final, however it would not end in victory as Barcelona were crowned European champions winning 2-0.
On 14 September 2009, Park signed a three-year contract extension with United, keeping him at the club until 2012. Ferguson said during the summer that he was always confident a deal would be done with Park, whose wages are estimated to be about -65,000 a week.
Park began his international career as a 19-year-old defensive midfielder. Park made his first appearance selection during 2000 Sydney Olympics U-23 regional qualifier. Park was on 2000 Sydney Olympic roster along with Lee Chun-Soo, and Lee Dong-Gook. Selected by then manager, Huh Jung-Moo, he was unable to improve or show potential as a future regular for Korean national team. However, when Guus Hiddink became the head coach of South Korea, Park's position was shifted to that of a winger. Since then, Park has become a versatile player able to play in a variety of positions: central, right and left midfield, as well as wing-forward.
Park scored a memorable goal during the 2002 World Cup. During the group stages South Korea had won their first game against Poland and drew against USA. In order to advance, they had to manage a draw at the least against favoured Portugal side. The game was 0-0 until the 70th minute following two red cards against Portugal, when Park scored the match winner, controlling the ball with his chest and beating Srgio Conceio before volleying it through the legs of Portugal goalkeeper Vitor Baia and into the net with his left foot. His goal eliminated Portugal and advanced South Korea into the knockout stages of the tournament for the first time.
Park's success in the World Cup continued into the 2006 tournament. He scored the equalising goal in the second Group G Match against eventual finalists France in the 2006 FIFA World Cup
On 11 October 2008, he captained South Korea for the first time in a friendly match against Uzbekistan. Korea went on to win 3-0. Since then he has been the skipper for the remainder of the AFC qualification campaign for 2010 FIFA World Cup and was the top scorer of his team with 5 goals where one of his goals was scored against Iran in Seoul, beating 2 defenders then scored with his left foot, as South Korea advanced to the finals without a single defeat.
:''Scores and results list Korea Republic's goal tally first.''
''Statistics accurate as of match played 30 December 2009''
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'''Seol Ki-Hyeon''' or '''Seol Ki-Hyun''' (; born 8 January 1979 in Jeongseon, Gangwon) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker. He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the UEFA Champions League, during his time at RSC Anderlecht. He currently plays for K-League side Pohang Steelers.
At the end of his time as a college player in Korea, the young striker was advised to join the J League in Japan, but chose instead to try and establish his career in Europe.
After one successful season with Royal Antwerp (2000-01), he moved to Anderlecht. He played in the UEFA Champions League, and in the Belgian Super Cup, he scored a hat-trick in the space of 12 minutes.
In 2004, Seol moved to England, joining Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made over 30 appearances by the end of the 2004-05 season, scoring a few goals too. The Wolverhampton coach at the time, Glenn Hoddle, preferred Seol as one of his first-choice strikers, using him in a wide, supporting role to the main strikers.
Disappointed with the failure of Wolves to win promotion from The Championship, Seol sought a move to the Premier League following the 2006 FIFA World Cup, despite having two years of his contract left. He was reported as saying "At this stage, I'm frustrated not to be in the Premiership. I think there will be some good news after the World Cup."
Seol eventually joined newly promoted Premier League club Reading on 12 July 2006 for a fee of -1 million (rising to -1.5 million based on certain criteria). He scored his first Premiership goal as Reading won 2-1 at Sheffield United on September 16, 2006. He scored his second goal for Reading against West Ham United, proving to be only goal of the match. His third goal for Reading, his first at home, came on 18 November 2006 in the 2-0 win against Charlton Athletic. He scored his fourth goal against Blackburn, the last game of the season.
Seol left Reading for Fulham on 31 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, with Liam Rosenior going the other way. Reading boss Steve Coppell admitted that strained relations between him and Seol led to the move. He did not score his first goal for Fulham until August 16, 2008 against Hull City, despite Fulham eventually losing 2-1.
Seol signed an initial 6 month loan move to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia with a view to a permanent move on the 14th January 2009 Seol has stated he desires to stay at Fulham to win his place in the squad. In January 2010, to increase first-team football playing time and to improve his chance to be included in the Korean last-23 in World Cup 2010, Seol is having another loan talk with the Hong Kong First Division Club South China. . It was announced on 15 January that Seol Ki-Hyeon's contract with Fulham had been cancelled by mutual consent.
On January 17, 2010, He completed to move to Pohang Steelers.
Seol plays for Korea Republic (South Korea) internationally. He played in his first World Cup in front of his home crowd, the Republic of Korea being co-hosts with Japan for the 2002 finals. Seol was a key member of the Korea Republic squad during the tournament, memorably scoring the equalising goal against Italy in the knock-out stages.
He married Yoon Mi in 2002. In-Woong, their son, was born in that same year. In 2005, daughter Soo-A was born.
Seol was voted by Reading fans as the official Player of the Month for August and September 2006. Seol played in all three of the Royals' Premiership games in August when he helped to create three of the four goals scored.
:''Results list Korea Republic's goal tally first.''
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'''Gavin John Ward''' (born 30 June 1970 in Sutton Coldfield, England) is a footballer who plays in the position of goalkeeper. He is currently Player/Assistant Manager at Gainsborough Trinity after leaving Zamaretto League side Hednesford Town.
Ward made his football league debut in 1989 at Cardiff City after spells with Aston Villa, Shrewsbury Town and West Bromwich Albion.It was after a spell playing for Non League Droylsden that he joined Cardiff City
In June 2006, after spells at several other clubs including Preston North End and Coventry City he signed a one year contract with Tranmere Rovers.
Ward made a bright start to the 2006-07, even managing to score a goal, which came from a free kick just outside his box in the 9th minute against Leyton Orient on 2 September 2006.
He was released by Tranmere in May 2007 (having been sent off in his final match against Crewe Alexandra) and made the short journey to Chester' where he was reserve and coach to John Danby. Ward's only competitive appearance for Chester was as a half-time substitute for the injured Danby against Crewe Alexandra in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy on 4 September 2007, with Chester going on to win a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw. On 8 January 2008, Ward moved to arch-rivals Wrexham on a free transfer.
As of 8 January 2008 Ward has played 384 first-class matches in all competitions, 323 of them being in the league.
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'''Marcus Nathan Bent''' (born 19 May 1978) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Birmingham City.
Bent is a classic example of a journeyman footballer having plied his trade at numerous clubs. At club level, he previously played for Brentford, Crystal Palace, Port Vale, Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Everton, Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic and Middlesbrough.
Bent has twice represented his country at under-21 level, scoring one goal.
Bent was born in Hammersmith, London to parents of Jamaican origin.
In January 1998, he moved to Crystal Palace for -300,000. Almost exactly a year later, in 1999, he went on to become a Port Vale player for -375,000, but stayed only nine months before being released and joining Sheffield United.
After 56 appearances for the Blades, he was sold for -2,050,000 to Blackburn Rovers in November 2000.
In November 2001 he was sold to Ipswich for -3 million.
Before the start of the 2004-05 season, Bent transferred to Everton for a fee of -450,000.
In January 2006, it was announced that Bent had signed for Charlton Athletic in a deal worth -2.3 million,
He had been stuck on 99 career goals since November 2006 until he netted in Charlton's first game of the 2007-08 season against Scunthorpe in August 2007. He joined Wigan on the 31 August 2007 on "deadline day" on a season long loan move.
He signed a three-year deal for Birmingham City on 16 July 2008 for a fee in excess of -1 million,
He became Gordon Strachan's first signing for Middlesbrough when he joined on a two-month loan deal on 30 October 2009.
Bent had been engaged to Kelly Clark, with whom he has a daughter, but their relationship broke down and they split up. He has since been involved with model Danielle Lloyd
Contrary to popular belief, he is not related to Sunderland striker Darren Bent.
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'''Marc Overmars''' (born 29 March 1973 in Emst, Gelderland) is a Dutch unattached football player. He is best known as a right-footed left-winger, although he is able to use both his feet with equal precision and power.
Known for his speed, Overmars' nicknames included "the Roadrunner" or simply "meep-meep".
Overmars first joined a small Dutch club called SV Epe, before joining Go Ahead Eagles. Willem II later bought him from Go Ahead Eagles for -200,000, and, during the 1991/1992 season, Ajax bought him.
Marc Overmars became famous with Ajax under Louis van Gaal. He was a member of the Ajax team that won the European Cup in 1995 against Milan. However, soon after the final, he suffered a serious right knee injury in 1996, which kept him out of Euro 96. Despite his injury, Overmars was signed by Arsne Wenger's Arsenal in the summer of 1997 for -5.5 million.
At the London club, he scored vital goals, including one in the 1998 FA Cup Final and another in a 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford, which helped Arsenal to secure the Double. In the summer of 2000, he moved to Spain and joined Barcelona, for a record of -25 million (-40.6 million), making Overmars the most expensive Dutch player of all time. This transfer was the first in the history of football to be announced via the player's personal website. Despite a difficult first season at his new club, Overmars was still an impressive performer, registering eight goals in 31 appearances. He was a regular feature of Barcelona's 2001-02 UEFA Champions League campaign in which he scored once in ten matches en route to the semi-finals, but failed to inspire Barcelona to any trophy success.
After his football career, Overmars went to his first club, Go Ahead Eagles, as the technical manager of the club.
On 10 August 2008, Overmars made a shock announcement that he would come out of retirement to play again for the Go Ahead Eagles for the 2008-09 season. Not long before the announcement, Overmars played in the testimonial of Jaap Stam, where he played for a combination of former Dutch-internationals under the name 'Team Jaap Stam'. In the game, Overmars outplayed Ajax-defender George Ogararu. His performance led to several invitations from Eagles-coach Andries Ulderink to make a comeback in football. Marc already trained every week with the squad of Go Ahead Eagles, together with Paul Bosvelt.
Overmars eventually decided to come back on the football pitch, under conditions. His right knee that caused him to end his career, still gave Overmars some worries. Therefore, Overmars did not play as many minutes or attend as many training sessions as the rest of the squad. After the end of the 2008-09 season, Overmars ended his playing career again.
On 24 February 1993, he made his debut in the Dutch national team against Turkey. By the time of the 1994 World Cup, Overmars was a regular in the Dutch national team.
In the 1998 World Cup, he was a regular fixture for Holland where he assisted his nation to a semi-final showdown with Brazil. Overmars was one of the best Dutch players in the tournament but suffered an injury in the 2nd round game against Yugoslavia (now Serbia). This ruled Overmars out of the next match, which was against Argentina. However, Overmars did enter late in the game as a substitute. He made an immediate impact by providing an inch perfect cross that almost led to a goal for the Netherlands. Overmars' injury became even worse after this game and he had to sit out the entire following match against Brazil. The Netherlands lost this match on penalties. Overmars was fit again to play in the Netherlands final match, which was the 3rd/4th play-off game against Croatia, but the Dutch lost 2-1.
In all, Overmars played 86 games for the Dutch national team, scoring 17 goals. Overmars was the youngest player to reach 50 caps with the Dutch national team. His final match was the Netherlands' loss to Portugal in the semifinals of the 2004 European Championships.
By now, Overmars was being continually troubled by a persistent knee injury. After taking doctors' advice on the problem, on 26 July 2004, he announced his retirement from professional football.
After his retirement he started working as a director for his first team, Deventer side Go Ahead Eagles.
He once said that he considers his former teammate Jari Litmanen as one of the greatest players ever.
He is also best friends with Dennis Bergkamp.
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'''Mark Thomas Lawrenson''' (born 2 June 1957) is a former professional football player, a defender in the Liverpool and Irish football teams of the 1980s; he has since become a radio, television and internet pundit for the BBC and Today FM. Despite being born in England, he played for the Republic of Ireland due to his mother having been born in Waterford.
Mark Lawrenson was born in Penwortham and attended Preston Catholic College, a Jesuit school. His father, Tom, had been a winger for Preston North End. He always wanted to be a footballer, although his mother, Theresa, wanted him to become a priest. He began his career, as a 17 year-old, with his hometown club, Preston North End in 1974 who were then managed by World Cup winner Bobby Charlton. Having casually mentioned his Irish connections to Preston coach (and former Irish international goalkeeper) Alan Kelly, Lawrenson's solid performances earned him a call-up to the Republic of Ireland national squad, winning the first of 39 international caps at the age of 19. Johnny Giles gave him his debut on the 24 April 1977 at Dalymount Park in a friendly with Poland, the game ended 0-0. His season was made complete when he was voted Preston's Player of the Year for the 1976/77 season.
After 73 league appearances for the Deepdale club he moved to Alan Mullery's Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer before the start of the 1977/78 season for -100,000, ironically, they outbid Liverpool who also showed interest in the 19 year-old Lawrenson. Lawrenson made his Brighton debut on the 20 August 1977 in a 1-1 draw against Southampton at The Dell. He settled in at the Goldstone Ground and made 40 league appearances by the end of his first season of the club. He went on to make 152 league appearances by the end of 1980/81, However the club entered a financial crisis during in 1981 and Lawrenson was forced to leave the club to make funds available. Many clubs were interested in signing Lawrenson after his resilient performances for both Preston and Brighton, but it was Liverpool manager Bob Paisley that, finally, got his signature.
Liverpool offered a club transfer record of -900,000, and Lawrenson joined in the summer of 1981. He was to form a formidable central defensive partnership with Alan Hansen after Phil Thompson suffered an injury, although he was also used frequently at full back or in midfield.
Lawrenson made his first start for the team at left-back in a 1-0 league defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on the 29 August '81. He scored his first goal a month later during the 7-0 European Cup 1st round 2nd leg trouncing of Finnish team Oulun Palloseura at Anfield on the 30 September. Lawrenson came on for Ray Kennedy in the 64th minute scoring in the 72nd. Also coming off the bench to score his first goal for the club was Ian Rush.
In Lawrenson's first season, Liverpool won the League championship and the League Cup before winning it again in 1982 and retaining both for another two seasons, becoming only the third club in history to win three titles in a row. They also added the club's fourth European Cup in 1984, the last time Liverpool would win this honour until 2005.
Lawrenson then dislocated his shoulder about three weeks before the 1985 European Cup final, the Heysel Stadium Disaster. He started the game but took a knock after a few minutes and had to be substituted off.
Lawrenson and Hansen had become considered by some as the best central defensive partnership in English football by the time Liverpool clinched the League and FA Cup "double" in 1986. Mark earned a reputation as a fully accomplished player and was often called a chopper by his Liverpool teammates and fans alike, In doing so Liverpool rose above derby rivals Everton into second place in the league by just two points. Liverpool then came from behind to win 3-1 in the derby Cup final at Wembley. By now, Lawrenson's first team place was under serious threat from the younger Gary Gillespie. Lawrenson's partnership with team captain Hansen continued for one more season before he, already out through a minor injury, suffered Achilles tendon damage in 1988 which prematurely ended his career. He earned a fifth and final title medal when that season ended.
His Liverpool career ended after 332 appearances and 18 goals in all competitions - one of which was the "forgotten fifth" in a 5-0 thumping of Merseyside rivals Everton on the 6 November 1982, a game in which Ian Rush took most of the headlines by scoring four of the five goals and a place in Anfield folklore.
In 1989, he spent one season with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the American Soccer League. Followed by a one season with Corby Town.
After his time at Liverpool, he was appointed Oxford United manager in 1988. His time at the club was frustrating and he resigned after star striker Dean Saunders was sold by the board of directors, without Lawrenson's approval.
Lawrenson also managed Peterborough United from 6 September 1989 until 9 November 1990. However, his spell in charge was mostly unsuccessful, even though he was popular amongst the younger players, and built the side which won promotion 1990-91 under subsequent manager Chris Turner.
Lawrenson began his television career providing match analysis on HTV West's local football coverage, before working as a pundit for the BBC but then left briefly to become a coach specialising in defensive tactics for Kevin Keegan at Newcastle United. However, the position was again short-lived, when he quickly returned to media work. He has since become established as one of the most prominent pundits and commentators of the game, both on BBC television and radio coverage, often finding himself sitting alongside his former defensive partner, Alan Hansen, and, since the departure from the BBC of Trevor Brooking, he has assumed the main co-commentator on major national and international (FIFA) matches covered by the television network. He appears regularly on Football Focus and Match of the Day.
He is also often a co-commentator on BBC Radio Five Live, often working on the feature matches on Sunday afternoons. He previously worked as a pundit for TV3 in Ireland for mid-week Champions League games alongside Welsh national (FA) team manager and former Liverpool striker, John Toshack. He currently works on Today FM on 'Premiership Live' for comedy value. He joins presenter Michael McMullan in talking about football related topics, predicting scores and stating interesting facts. He also has a column on the BBC website where he gives his views and predictions on the Premier League's weekend fixtures. There is much criticism amongst viewers of his 'big 4' bias.
He also appears on The Russell Howard & Jon Richardson show on BBC 6 Music in a feature called "Lawro's Top Three" where he randomly chooses 3 objects or items and the presenters have to guess which order his top 3 go in. Recently however Lawro has become "bored" of this and instead has a weekly feature in which Lawrenson embarks upon a "choose your own adventure" style quest entitled "Lawro and the Warlocks of Doom".
One of his most memorable moments as a pundit was when he shaved off his trademark moustache after betting on Football Focus that Bolton would be relegated from the Premiership in the 2001-2002 season, a classic incorrect prediction. He was ultimately proved wrong by Sam Allardyce's team and kept his word by shaving off the moustache.
He also writes a regular PNE (Preston North End) column for the University of Central Lancashire's Students' Union newspaper, Pluto and a weekly column for the Liverpool Daily Post newspaper. He recently worked with Japanese entertainment company Konami, recording samples for the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, alongside ITV and Setanta Sports commentator Jon Champion. However, many fans of the game were of the opinion that Lawrenson's commentary sounded "plastic" or "scripted".
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'''Edwin "Eddie" Gray''' (born 17 January 1948 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a cultured winger who was an integral member of the legendary Leeds United football team of the 1960s and 1970s, later twice becoming the club's manager.
Eddie is currently working on Yorkshire Radio commentating on Leeds United matches.
Gray was a schoolboy international for Scotland, he had aspirations of signing for his boyhood team Glasgow Celtic, but signed professional forms for Leeds at the age of 16. He made his first team debut on New Year's Day 1966, less than three weeks before his 18th birthday, and would go on to play for the club for almost 20 years.
A winger in the classic mould, Gray was feted in world football for his ability to beat opposing full backs for pace and thought. As the Leeds team grew in stature and experience through the 1960s, Gray became a vital component of the team.
In 1968 he was in the Leeds team which won the League Cup and the Fairs Cup and then the League championship a year later. It was in 1970 that he made his most famous appearance in a Leeds shirt.
The team was chasing a unique "treble" of League championship, FA Cup and European Cup with Gray in sparkling form. He had already scored what many Leeds fans call the greatest goal ever by a Leeds player - a solo run past several Burnley players which involved flicks and backheels as he somehow got from the byline to a shooting position - when his day came at Wembley for the FA Cup final against Chelsea.
Gray's marking full back was David Webb, a steady but undistinguished defender whom, for the 90 minutes and extra-time period, Gray would duly torment. Webb was, time and again, left on his backside or looking the wrong way as Gray ghosted past him on countless occasions. The game still ended 2-2 and a replay was required - Gray had taken the corner which had allowed Jack Charlton to open the scoring. In the replay, Chelsea changed tactics and put the more uncompromising Ron Harris on to Gray and as a result, Gray's danger was snuffed out. Chelsea won 2-1 and, in a final twist, it was Webb who scored the winner. Leeds lost the League championship race to Everton and the European Cup semi final to Celtic, thereby ended with nothing.
Gray's frequent battles with injury started, and he missed more than half of the 1971 season, during which Leeds again snatched League championship defeat from the jaws of victory but won the Fairs Cup again. He was in the team which won the FA Cup against Arsenal in 1972 and duly lost it a year later to Sunderland, but missed out on a title medal when Leeds finally won the League again in 1974 thanks to more injury woes. These had become so frequent that when Brian Clough succeeded Don Revie at Leeds United, he began his first team meeting by stating that if Eddie Gray had been a horse, he would have been shot long ago.
Gray played in the team which reached the European Cup final in Paris in 1975 but lost, controversially, to Bayern Munich. Also in the team was his younger brother Frank, who had likewise come through the ranks at Elland Road. This was the swansong of the great Don Revie team (Revie himself had left a year earlier to take over as England manager) and Gray's team-mates started to leave the club. By the end of the 1970s, Gray was the only player from any part of the Revie era still at the club (although Peter Lorimer and David Harvey would later make comebacks). Converted to left back, Gray prolonged his career and was in the side which was relegated under former team-mate Allan Clarke in 1982.
Gray's unfortunate injury record meant that his Scotland career was short and infrequent. He won just 12 caps and missed the 1974 World Cup through injury. In an era of hard men - Bremner, Harris, Smith, etc, Gray also had the distinction of never being booked in his career.
Gray then took over as player-manager at Leeds in 1982, following their relegation from the First Division. The club had to turn to a youth policy to rebuild the team, with the emergence of players like John Sheridan, Neil Aspin, Denis Irwin and Scott Sellars. After top half finishes in his first two seasons in charge, the 1984-85 season saw a push for promotion that was lost on the final day at Birmingham City. Following failure to gain promotion from the Second Division, Gray ended association with Leeds after 20 years, 561 games and 68 goals.
He would later manage Whitby Town. In 1986, Gray took over at Rochdale and in the 1986-87 season the club managed an escape from near-certain relegation from the Football League.
Gray took over at Hull City for season 1988-89, following the departure of Brian Horton the previous season. Hull managed to pull into mid-table and only five points short of the play-offs in February, and they reached the FA Cup 5th round where they lost to Liverpool. Only 1 win in the last 18 games meant that Hull finished fourth from yet clear of relegation danger, but the poor form led to his departure.
Gray continued his long standing association with Leeds United by joining the club as a Youth Team coach. His work with the youth set-up nurtured a terrific generation of Leeds players such as Harry Kewell, Ian Harte, Alan Smith and Jonathan Woodgate, who all went on to become first-team regulars. In 1997, Gray was promoted to Reserve Team Manager and the following year was made new manager David O'Leary's assistant.
To the aggravation of Leeds supporters, Gray was forced to take a back step when Brian Kidd was promoted from Academy Manager to Head Coach and was given all coaching responsibilities. The fans made their support known for Gray through banners at matches, whilst at the same time verbally abusing Kidd
When Reid left Leeds in 2003, Gray was charged with the task of trying to preserve their FA Premier League status, something which, under immense pressure, he could not do. Gray parted company once again with the club after relegation. Gray was given a one-year football consultancy role at the club before joining BBC Radio Leeds as a matchday analyst. In 2008, the BBC lost their rights to the live radio broadcast of Leeds matches; as a result, Gray left BBC Radio Leeds and moved to the club's official radio station, Yorkshire Radio, for whom he still analyses on a matchday.
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'''Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips''' (born 25 October 1981 in Greenwich, London) is an English football player and is currently playing in his second spell at Premier League club Manchester City.
He is the adopted son of former England international Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow player Bradley Wright-Phillips. He grew up in Brockley, South London, and attended the state school Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in New Cross Gate.
Wright-Phillips was released by Nottingham Forest at the age of 15 and Manchester City took him to Maine Road. He made his debut as a substitute in the second leg of a League Cup against Burnley, replacing Terry Cooke. His League debut came two months later at Port Vale. Playing a striker, his substitute appearance helped his team turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 win. His shot resulted in the first Manchester City goal, which Wright-Phillips attempted to claim, though the strike was later credited as an own goal instead. He then started the next two matches, in place of Paul Dickov, who was absent through injury. Once Dickov recovered, Wright-Phillips returned to the reserves, making only one further first team appearance that season. City finished second in the First Division, resulting in promotion to the Premier League for 2000/01. Wright-Phillips featured more regularly than the previous season but was still not fully established in the first team, making 12 starts and seven substitute appearances playing in a variety of attacking positions. Manchester City's stay in the Premier League was brief; at the end of the season they were relegated. The demotion brought about a change of manager, Kevin Keegan replacing Joe Royle.
Under Keegan Wright-Phillips firmly established himself in the first team, not as a forward, but as a wing-back.
From 2000-2003 he won Manchester City's ''Young Player of the Year'' award four times in succession, surpassing Steve Kinsey's record of three times.
On 17 November, 2004, he became one of the main targets of racist chants from the crowd at an international friendly between England and Spain in Madrid. However, he brushed that aside with an incredible match-winning performance in his next Manchester City game at Portsmouth, saying to reporters after the game, "I just let the football do the talking."
He also has a similar response regarding his father, saying in an interview with manchesteronline.co.uk: "The press brought up my adopted father's name. They relate to his name and that is fine by me -- it comes with the name, but I will be my own man. I have made my own path and started to take my own steps."
On 17 July 2005, Wright-Phillips completed a -21 million move to Premier League champions Chelsea, returning to his native London. He joined the club on a five-year contract after agreeing to personal terms and passing a medical. He had previously said he would not leave Manchester City. His appearances were initially limited, starting only fifteen times for Chelsea in the 2005/06 season and struggling to find scoring form.
His first goal for the club came in a 2-0 Champions League win over Levski Sofia on 5 December 2006, almost 17 months after his transfer. An unhappy first season with Chelsea culminated in him missing out on the opportunity to travel to Germany with the England squad for the 2006 World Cup.
Despite making few first-team appearances, Wright-Philips maintained that he was happy at Chelsea and wanted to stay and fight for a first team place. He received a boost from his then manager Jos Mourinho, when the latter declined to make an approach for Spain and Real Betis (as of the 2006/07 season with Valencia CF) winger Joaqun, stating that he had enough options in terms of wingers.
As the 2006/07 season progressed, Wright-Phillips picked up form and scored his first league goal against West Ham United, he followed up with his second in the same match. Subsequently, he started in several games towards the end of the season including the FA Cup final which Chelsea won, however Wright-Phillips was substituted during the second half.
In the beginning of the 2007-08 season, Wright-Phillips maintained his starting place on the right wing. He also maintained his place after Jose Mourinho left Chelsea and under new coach Avram Grant. Wright-Philips was selected to play in the League Cup final, which Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur. He only made another six appearances that season and failed to make the match day squad for the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final. Having made 65 starting appearances for the club, with a further 60 as a substitute, Wright-Phillips had been unable to secure a regular place in the side under Grant and Mourinho. After also falling out of favour with new manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, he was allowed to leave the club.
On 28 August 2008, he re-joined his former club Manchester City on a four year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of -8.5million.
He was allocated the number 8 shirt for the 2008-09 season. On his second debut, Wright-Phillips scored two goals against Sunderland in the 3-0 away win in the Premier League.
Wright-Phillips made his England debut as a substitute against Ukraine on 18 August 2004 and scored an impressive goal late in the second half. A real bundle of energy, he was frequently called upon throughout England's World Cup qualifying campaign. However, after a decline in form, especially a poor performance away to Northern Ireland, and a lack of games following his move to Chelsea he missed out on a place in the 2006 World Cup squad.
Wright-Phillips played on the right wing during England's two Euro 2008 qualifiers against Macedonia and Croatia. After a good start to the 2007-08 campaign, Wright-Phillips received an England recall to play against Germany in a friendly match at the new Wembley Stadium. Wright-Phillips was brought on as a substitute in the second half during the match in which England lost 1-2 to Germany and he was named the England sponsor's ''Man of the Match'' after an impressive performance.
Selected to start against Israel on 8 September, he scored the first goal in the 3-0 victory and won the England sponsor's Man of the Match award with his performance.
He was once again selected to start for England against Estonia and scored his third goal for England and the opener in a third consecutive 3-0 win at Wembley.
He was selected in England's critical Euro 2008 qualifying game against Croatia, substituted at half time in favour of David Beckham with England trailing 2-0, with England eventually losing 3-2 and therefore missing out on Euro 2008.
On 19 November 2008, Wright-Phillips was selected to start in England's friendly against Germany in Berlin.
On 14 October 2009, with England having already qualified for World Cup 2010, Wright-Phillips was selected in the starting XI against Belarus at Wembley. Unusually, he was joined in the side (which was missing Wayne Rooney through injury) by Tottenham Hotspur's Aaron Lennon, meaning England played with two recognised wingers. Mid-way through the second half, Wright-Phillips drove in a shot from the edge of the penalty area which beat the dive of the Belarusian goalkeeper, putting England 2-0 ahead and taking his goal tally in national colours to five.
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'''Maik Stefan Taylor''' (born 4 September 1971) is a Northern Ireland international football goalkeeper who plays for Birmingham City. He was born in Hildesheim, Germany to an English father and a German mother. He qualified to represent Northern Ireland through his British passport which, as he was born abroad, entitled him to play for any of the Home Nations.
Taylor began his football career at ASC Nienburg before moving to Princess Marina College, Petersfield Town, Farnborough Town, Barnet and Southampton.
Taylor was bought by Fulham in 1997 from Southampton at a cost of -700,000.
Taylor signed for Birmingham City in August 2003,
Taylor is renowned for his shot stopping and great aerial ability. He was voted Premiership fans' goalkeeper of the season in Birmingham City's 2003-04 campaign.
Taylor was replaced as Birmingham's first choice goalkeeper in February 2007 by Colin Doyle, but regained his place after the first three matches of the 2007-08 Premier League season.
He is a regular in the Northern Ireland national team, and has over 80 caps for the team, including playing in their famous 1-0 victory over England in September 2005. His debut was against Germany in 1999, where Northern Ireland lost 0-3.
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'''Andreas Isaksson''' (; born 3 October 1981, in Trelleborg) is a Swedish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Dutch club PSV and for the Swedish national team.
Isaksson started his career with his hometown team Trelleborg, where he played two seasons 1998 and 1999. He became known as a great goalkeeping prospect and was thus bought by Italian giants Juventus in 1999, but with the likes of Dutch international goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar in the squad, Isaksson never played a first-team game for the Turin club.
In 2001, he signed with Swedish team Djurgrden in order to play first-team football. In his first two full seasons, 2002 and 2003, Djurgrden won two straight Swedish titles as well as the cup in 2002. He was voted best Swedish goalkeeper for four consecutive years from 2002 to 2005.
In July 2004, French club Rennes signed him, where he became the starting goalkeeper. Fellow former Djurgrden player Kim Kllstrm also played at the club. During his time at Rennes, Isaksson caught the eye of many clubs in Europe for his amazing shot stopping ability.
After an impressive World Cup 2006 performance, he completed a -2 million move to Manchester City of the Premier League on 15 August 2006. He was expected to replace David James as their first choice keeper, but due to knee and ankle injuries and the form of Nicky Weaver, he did not make his debut until 9 December 2006, when he replaced the injured Weaver in a Manchester derby match. After his second start for City on 14 March 2007, he played all of the remaining ten games of 2006-07, keeping four clean sheets, and saving a penalty kick from Jermain Defoe on the last day of the season.
Isaksson played the majority of Manchester City's next pre-season campaign in Sweden and Belgium, but after his thumb was fractured in a training session, he did not play for City in the first two months of 2007-08, picking up a knee injury right afterwards. Isaksson made his 07/08 debut for Manchester City by keeping a clean sheet against Bolton in the Carling Cup, on 31 October 2007. In November and December he had a run of five league games in the first team, as part of a rotation used by manager Sven-Gran Eriksson to decide upon his first-choice goalkeeper. However, his run was ended by an injury. While he was out, England U-21 goalkeeper Joe Hart took over in goal and impressed. The youngster kept his place even after Isaksson returned to full fitness and the Swede was once again relagated to the bench.
In January 2008, Turkish club Galatasaray attempted to take the Swede on loan, but the move was canceled due to Isaksson wanting a permanent move. This can only lead to the fact that he will choose to leave at the end of the season. Chelsea has reported that they are interested in Isaksson. Galatasaray have been linked with another move for Isaksson, which would link the Swede with his national teammate, Tobias Linderoth.
After weeks of transfer speculation, Isaksson signed for Champions League eligible Dutch champions PSV.
He took over the number 1 jersey from Heurelho Gomes who transferred to Tottenham Hotspur.
While at Djurgrden, Isaksson established himself as the second-choice goalkeeper after Magnus Hedman for the Swedish national team, making his international debut against Switzerland in March 2002. Injury to Magnus Hedman allowed Isaksson the opportunity to play for Sweden on a regular basis, playing in all but one of Sweden's qualifying matches for Euro 2004, and all of Sweden's matches during the tournament.
Isaksson has remained the first-choice goalkeeper for his national team since Euro 2004, making three appearances in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. An injury prevented him from playing in more games. By July 2006, he had amassed 42 caps for his country.
Isaksson was selected for Sweden's Euro 2008 squad, and appeared in all three of Sweden's group games. He kept a clean sheet in Sweden's first match against Greece, which ended 2-0, but Sweden were unable to reach the quarterfinals.
:* Champion: 2002, 2003
: Swedish goalkeeper of the year: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
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'''Donald George 'Don' Revie''', OBE, (10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989), was an English footballer who played for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. After managing Leeds United (1961-1974) with great success, his reign becoming known as Leeds' "Glory Years", he managed England from 1974 until 1977.
Revie was born in Middlesbrough on 10 July 1927. He lived in Bell Street,Middlesbrough until he signed as a footballer for Leicester City in 1944. From there he went on to play for Hull City in 1949 (transfer fee -20,000), Manchester City in 1951 (-25,000), Sunderland in 1956 (-22,000) and Leeds United in 1958 (-12,000). The combined transfer fees paid over his career were at the time (i.e. in 1958) a record in English football.
He won six caps for England, was Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year in 1955 and won an FA Cup winners medal with Manchester City in 1956. At Manchester City the playing tactic of using a deep-lying centre forward (Revie's position, evolved from the more traditional inside right), and based on the style of the successful Hungarian national team, and in particular Nndor Hidegkuti, who invented the role, became known as the "Revie Plan".
This tactic was of enormous significance in the development of football, moving permanently from the old 2-3-5 and WM tactics to 3-3-4, then 4-2-4 and 4-3-3 tactics.
Revie was made player-manager in March 1961 at Leeds United. Although his tenure didn't get off to a flying start, he won the Football League Second Division within 3 years as manager and once promoted took them to second in the league and the FA Cup final in their first season in the top division. He developed the team that would by the early 1970s be the major force in English football. He was named English Manager of the Year in 1969, 1970, and 1972, and was awarded the OBE in 1970.
All in all Revie guided Leeds to two Football League First Division titles, one FA Cup, one League Cup, two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup titles, one Football League Second Division title and one Charity Shield. He also guided them to three more FA Cup Finals, one more Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final and one Cup Winners' Cup Final.
He was occasionally linked with other clubs during his tenure, most notably Manchester United in 1971 and Everton in 1973, but his loyalty to Leeds United was unwavering.
In July 1974 Revie was offered the job of England national football manager ahead of such luminaries as future Leeds boss Jimmy Armfield, but was unable to reproduce the success he had enjoyed at Leeds. England failed to qualify for Euro 1976 under his reign, and he was vilified for lying about his whereabouts during qualification for the subsequent World Cup. He also came under considerable criticism for his personal role in the sale of the England team shirt manufacturing contract to a new company, Admiral, with which he had business links. The manufacturer's trade mark logo and decorative stripes appeared for the first time on the England shirt under Revie, a change that was deeply unpopular with fans.
In 1977 he controversially quit the role to become coach to the United Arab Emirates. The FA suspended Revie from football for 10 years on a charge of bringing the game into disrepute, which Revie successfully overturned in court. After leaving the UAE coaching role in 1980 he took over management of Al-Nasr, followed in 1984 by the Egyptian club Al-Ahly of Cairo. He left within a year because his wife was ill at the time.
In 1987 he revealed that he was suffering from motor neurone disease, and he died in Edinburgh on May 26, 1989, aged 61. Revie was cremated four days later at Warriston Crematorium in Edinburgh. Even the once acerbic media slammed the FA for not sending any officials to the funeral. Those who attended were his former Leeds players, such as Allan Clarke, Jack Charlton, Billy Bremner and Johnny Giles, as well as Kevin Keegan and Lawrie McMenemy.
A controversial figure in his time, his team was criticised for its violent play and gamesmanship, most notably by Brian Clough (who like Revie hailed from Middlesbrough). Revie's reputation suffered following his retirement due to the U.A.E. scandal and also because of highly controversial allegations that Revie had attempted to bribe opposition players and managers during his career - these allegations have been made by several senior players and coaches, such as Bob Stokoe, Jim Barron, Revie's own goalkeeper Gary Sprake and more recently Frank McLintock, who also said that on the whole his memories of Revie are good ones.
Revie continues to be worshipped by the Leeds supporters and beloved by his former team. The kop at Leeds United's ground, Elland Road, is named after him. Revie was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in recognition of his impact as a manager on the English league.
In 2009, Revie was portrayed by Colm Meaney in the film The Damned United, which was themed on Brian Clough's ill-fated 44-day reign as manager of the club in 1974 following Revie's departure for the England job.
'''Manchester City'''
He missed the 1949 FA Cup Final for Leicester City due to a nose bleed
'''Leeds United'''
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'''Bruce David Grobbelaar''' (born 6 October 1957 in Durban, South Africa) is a former Rhodesian/Zimbabwean-South African-British football goalkeeper. He played for a number of clubs, most notably Liverpool F.C. during their dominant period in the 1980s.
In his teenage years, Grobbelaar was a talented cricketer and was offered a baseball scholarship in the United States, but a career in football was his main ambition. His footballing career started with a Bulawayo-based team, Highlanders FC, in Rhodesia's second biggest city. In his late teens he was signed up by Durban City Football Club in South Africa, but left claiming to have been sidelined owing to his colour in this predominantly black team. Immediately after leaving Cosmos, he signed up for National Service, spending two years on active service in the Rhodesian National Guard during the Rhodesian Bush War. In 1979 Grobbelaar was signed up by the Vancouver Whitecaps of the NASL after he had attended their scouting camp in South Africa.
At the Vancouver Whitecaps, Grobbelaar played under the management of former England and Blackpool goalkeeper, Tony Waiters, making his debut against the Seattle Sounders in 1980. Though second choice to former Wolves keeper Phil Parkes, he became a cult figure at the Whitecaps. During 1980, he visited England to see family friends, and a chance phone call from Ron Atkinson, brought him an impromptu trial with West Bromwich Albion. Atkinson was keen to sign Grobbelaar but owing to difficulties over gaining a work permit, the deal fell through and he returned to Vancouver. He subsequently returned to the UK on loan to Crewe Alexandra. In an early appearance in English football for Crewe Alexandra, the unknown Grobbelaar was named on the Team Sheet in the York City Match Day Programme as "Bill Grobbelaar". During his time at Crewe, Grobbelaar played 24 League games and scored his only professional goal, a penalty, in his last game. By good fortune, on the evening when he gave his greatest performance for Crewe, he was spotted by Liverpool's head scout Tom Saunders.
By the time Liverpool FC had completed their research on Grobbelaar, he had returned to Vancouver with his loan spell now over. Liverpool approached Tony Waiters with the idea of taking Grobbelaar to Anfield, and Waiters, who had a working relationship with Liverpool in the 1970s, paved the way for the move. Grobbelaar signed for Liverpool for -250,000 on 17 March 1981 as their reserve goalkeeper, but in mid-1981, regular goalkeeper Ray Clemence's surprise departure to Tottenham Hotspur gave Grobbelaar his opportunity.
Grobbelaar made his debut on 28 August 1981 but failed to prevent Wolverhampton Wanderers winning the league fixture 1-0 at Molineux. Also making their debuts were defender Mark Lawrenson and midfielder Craig Johnston. His first clean sheet came a fortnight later at Anfield on 5 September, Arsenal were the visitors who were beaten by a 2-0 scoreline.
Grobbelaar's early days as No.1 were strewn with errors and the Reds struggled to obtain any sort of consistency, Grobbelaar taking a lot of the blame. By the end of the calendar year Liverpool were mid table in the league and looked to be out of the running for title honours, especially as they had just lost to Manchester City 3-1 at Anfield in the Boxing Day fixture - a defeat which put John Bond's team top of the league. The New Year brought a new momentum as Bob Paisley began to get the best out of his players; they began the year in South Wales visiting the Vetch Field to play Swansea City in the FA Cup, Liverpool were in fine form and thumped their hosts 4-0. This set them on their way in the league and dropped just 7 of the 50 available points overhauling the points gap that Ipswich Town had opened on them.
Grobbelaar added the championship medal to the Milk Cup winners medal he had gained at Wembley on 13 March; the Reds beat Spurs 3-1, who had Ray Clemence in goal.
During the period 1981-1994, Grobbelaar played 627 first team games for Liverpool, becoming known for his eccentric and flamboyant style. In 1984, the European Cup final between Liverpool and A.S. Roma finished 1-1 after extra time, and went to a penalty shootout. As Roma's Bruno Conti prepared to take his kick, Grobbelaar walked towards the goal smiling confidently at the cameras lined-up behind, then proceeded to bite the back of the net, in imitation of eating spaghetti. Conti sent his spot kick over the bar. Grobbelaar then produced a similar performance before Francesco Graziani took his kick, famously wobbling his legs in mock terror. Graziani duly missed and Liverpool went on to win the shootout 4-2, making Grobbelaar the first African (Coluna, Eusbio, Santana, Costa Pereira and guas were all born in Africa but Mozambique and Angola were under Portuguese rule and played for the Portuguese national team) to win a European Cup/Champions League winner's medal.
Grobbelaar was retained by three of Liverpool's greatest managers; Paisley, Fagan and Dalglish, over a period of 13 years. His strengths were his gymnastic-like agility, and an unflappable confidence. He was never afraid to be seen to berate his defenders if he thought they had given easy opportunities to the opposition, most famously in his verbal assault on Jim Beglin in the first all Merseyside FA Cup final against Everton in 1986. Over the course of his Liverpool career he won more medals than any of his contemporaries.
In 1984-85, Grobelaar famously brought down a spectator who had invaded the pitch during a game, allowing the police to handcuff the offending spectator.
Although there were occasional challenges to his position as Liverpool's number 1, Grobbelaar was a virtual ever-present from Clemence's departure to the start of the 1990s, when the club itself also started to slide, culminating in Kenny Dalglish's resignation in February 1991. He was an ever-present in his first five league campaigns at Anfield, when Liverpool were champions four times and runners-up on the other occasion. However, in 1988-89, injuries and illness restricted his first team opportunities and he played 21 times in the league, with Mike Hooper taking his place on the other 17 occasions. However, he was fit to face Everton in the 3-2 FA Cup win on 20 May 1989, though six days later he conceded a last minute goal to Arsenal midfielder Michael Thomas on the final day of the league season as the league title was wrenched from Liverpool's grasp and headed to Highbury instead. A month earlier, he played in the FA Cup semi-final win over Nottingham Forest which was played at Old Trafford after the original match at Hillsborough was cancelled due to the tragedy that led to 96 fans dying. Grobbelaar attended many of the victim's funerals.
It was the signing of David James from Watford in mid-1992 that spelt the beginning of the end for Grobbelaar. Although James struggled to impress at first, Grobbelaar's insistence on playing for Zimbabwe gave James chances; Grobbelaar only played 6 times for Liverpool during 1992-93,and even spent a period on loan at Stoke City. James's uncertainty allowed Grobbelaar to regain his place in the first team at the start of the 1993-94 season, in which his performance, like the team's, started well but fell away badly. In a notorious incident in a Merseyside derby that year, Grobelaar even physically assaulted young team mate Steve McManaman. He was ever-present until he was injured in the final minute of a 2-0 defeat at Leeds United on 19 February 1994. It turned out to be his final appearance for the club.
In 14 years at the club, he had won six league title medals, 3 FA Cup winner's medal, 3 Football League Cup winner's medals and a European Cup winner's medal.
Grobbelaar left Liverpool in mid-1994, transferring on a free to Southampton. He made his debut on 20 August 1994 in the 1-1 league draw with Blackburn Rovers at The Dell. He spent two seasons with the Saints competing with another goalkeeper with a reputation for eccentricity, Dave Beasant. Despite the fuss caused by the match-fixing allegations (see below), manager Alan Ball maintained faith in him, and he kept his place in the team for most of the 1994-95 season.
Allegations that Grobbelar had been match-fixing first appeared in November 1994. Nevertheless, in his next game, at home to Arsenal, he managed to keep a clean sheet despite the media frenzy that surrounded the game.
In the 1995-96 season Grobbelaar only managed two games for the Saints, before moving on to Plymouth Argyle.
Grobbelaar spent the 1996-1997 season with Plymouth, after which he spent short spells at Oxford United, Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham Athletic, Chesham United, Bury, Lincoln City and Northwich Victoria over the next 2 years before returning to his native country.
Grobbelaar played for Rhodesia, as an 18-year old in a friendly against South Africa. He was granted dual Zimbabwean-British citizenship in 1992, having gained a British passport earlier by virtue of having an ancestor born in Cape Town Castle at the time of the Boer War, to play for the Zimbabwe national football team. He earned 32 caps between 1980 and 1998.
In November 1994, Grobbelaar was accused by the British tabloid newspaper ''The Sun'' of match fixing during his time at Liverpool to benefit a betting syndicate, after being caught on videotape discussing match-fixing. He was charged with conspiracy to corrupt, along with the Wimbledon goalkeeper Hans Segers and Aston Villa striker John Fashanu, and a Malaysian businessman, Heng Suan Lim.
Grobbelaar pleaded not guilty, claiming he was only gathering evidence with the intent of taking it to the police. After two successive trials, in both of which the jury could not agree on a verdict, he and his co-defendants were cleared in November 1997. Grobbelaar later sued ''The Sun'' for libel and was awarded -85,000. ''The Sun'' appealed, and the case was eventually taken to the House of Lords where it was found that, though the specific allegations had not been proved, there was adequate evidence of dishonesty. The Lords slashed his award to -1, the lowest libel damages possible under English law, and ordered him to pay ''The Sun'''s legal costs, estimated at -500,000. In his judgement, Lord Bingham of Cornhill observed:
Grobbelaar was unable to pay the costs and was declared bankrupt.
In 2009 Grobbelaar appeared in a British television commercial for the Irish bookmaker Paddy Power, in which he is seen returning a losing stake to a punter.
Grobbelaar moved back to South Africa where he coached a number of teams with various degrees of success. He managed Seven Stars in 1999 and took the team from the relegation zone to finish fourth in the final league table. In 2001 he took over struggling Hellenic. He also spent time coaching Supersport United, Manning Rangers (2004) and Umtata Bush Bucks (2004), as well as in his native Zimbabwe, where he was twice briefly player-manager of Zimbabwe's national team.
Grobbelaar came back to the United Kingdom briefly to help coach a number of clubs. Grobbelaar has recently stated that he "hopes to one day return to Anfield as the manager of Liverpool FC."
Grobbelaar returned to England in 2006 to play in a replay of the 1986 FA cup final against Everton for the Marina Dalglish Appeal, a charity for Cancer research set up by former team-mate and manager Kenny Dalglish and his wife, Marina, a cancer survivor. Liverpool won the match 1-0.
Grobbelaar played in the Sky One's The Match in 2004 and The Match 3 in 2006, keeping a clean sheet in both games.
Grobbelaar, also known as "Brucie", is still a firm favourite amongst the Anfield faithful, and was voted as No.17 in a poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop conducted in mid-2006 by the . Over 110,000 worldwide voted for their best 10 players in the Anfield club's history, with Grobbelaar finishing 2nd in the goalkeeping stakes.
In March 2007, Liverpool's official website announced that Grobbelaar would come out of retirement for a one-off game and play for non-league Wakefield side Glasshoughton Welfare to help them in their fight for survival. He played against Maltby Main on 14 April 2007, helping Glasshoughton to a 2-1 win.
On the 16 April 2009 episode of ITV's Hell's Kitchen Grobbelaar wore a black armband on his left arm in remembrance of the 20th Anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. On 22 April, he left the show citing a need to be reunited with his wife.
He has been persuaded to play for Winterbourne United in their Gloucestershire FA Trophy game against Patchway Town on 5 December. Winterbourne are managed by Nicky Tanner, who was a team mate of Grobbelaar at Liverpool.
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'''William Henry''' "'''Billy'''" '''Meredith''' (30 July 1874 - 19 April 1958) was a Welsh footballer. He was considered one of the early superstars of football due to his performances, notably for Manchester United and Manchester City. He won each domestic trophy in the English football league and also gained 48 caps for Wales, for whom he scored 11 goals. 22 of these international appearances were gained while playing for Manchester City, while 26 were gained while playing for Manchester United. His favoured position was outside right.
Meredith was born in 1874 in Black Park, Chirk, a small mining town in North Wales, just south of Wrexham. He started work at Black Park Colliery as a pit pony driver at the age of 12. An interest in football was kindled by his elder brothers. Elias, the eldest, was a train driver for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. His work allowed him to take Meredith to watch professional teams such as Everton.
Meredith made his debut for the Chirk first team in September 1892. The club played in The Combination, a league which contained a mixture of town clubs and reserve teams of clubs from big cities. At the end of his first season Meredith played in the 1893 Welsh Cup final, which Chirk lost 2-1 to Wrexham. 1893 was a time of industrial unrest for the miners, who chose to strike in response to a pay cut. Chirk withdrew from the Combination and entered only the Welsh league. In an attempt to make ends meet, Meredith not only played for Chirk, but accepted an offer to play for Football League club Northwich Victoria as well, who gave him a small fee on top of his expenses.
Meredith's performances for Northwich gained the attention of several League clubs. Bolton Wanderers' Di Jones, a former Chirk player, spoke with Meredith about a possible move, but Bolton secretary J.J. Bentley regarded Meredith as too inexperienced, and his frame too slight. Lawrence Furniss, an official at Ardwick, had first noticed Meredith while refereeing a Northwich match.
Meredith made his Manchester City debut against Newcastle United in November 1894, in a 5-4 defeat for City.
In his first full season at Manchester City, Meredith finished as top scorer,
Meredith's career with City was distinct in two parts. His first time was tarnished by the allegation that he bribed Aston Villa's Alex Leake -10 to lose a match and in 1904 he was hit with an 18 month ban from playing for City.
In May 1906, he moved to Manchester United, made his debut on 1 January 1907 in a 1-0 win against Aston Villa, and quickly became a firm favourite amongst the fans there.
During the First World War he actually played a match against United, making a guest appearance for Port Vale, with Vale recording a 5-2 home victory.
In 1921 he returned to City where he continued to play with his customary toothpick in his mouth until the age of 47. In 1924 he played for City in the FA Cup where he was still able to score against Brighton. His last match was against Newcastle in the semi-finals at the age of 49 years and 245 days, making him one of the oldest players ever to play in the FA Cup. In total, Meredith appeared 390 times for Man City and scored 150 goals and won 1 FA Cup with City. Meredith played 335 games for Manchester United, scoring 36 goals, and won 2 Football League Championships, 1 FA Cup and 2 FA Charity Shields while with them.
In 1928, together with former colleague Charlie Roberts he became a coach for the ambitious Manchester Central. Meredith's son-in-law, former City captain Charlie Pringle, was a player.
Meredith made 48 appearances for the Wales national football team during his career, scoring 11 goals in the process. He was chosen by the selectors for 71 consecutive matches, but only made 48 appearances as on many occasions his club refused to release him for international duty.
Meredith was regarded as a controversial figure, despite his immense talent on the football pitch. During his time at both the Manchester clubs he fell out with managers, threatened to walk out and was also the leader in a demand for higher wages.
Meredith was found to be involved in a bribery scandal at the conclusion of the 1904-05 season. He was accused of bribing an opposition player to lose.
Meredith died in Withington, Manchester, England in 1958 at the age of 83, the same year as the Munich air disaster.
After spending many years in an unmarked grave, the Professional Footballers Association, the Welsh FA, Manchester City and Manchester United, in a remarkable tribute to the man's influence, all agreed to cover the cost of upkeep on a new headstone and, after consultation with Meredith's 94-year-old daughter, a special service was held to mark the new headstone.
Meredith is honoured in the Hall of fame at the City of Manchester Stadium.
It was announced in August 2007 that Meredith was one of the 10 new inductees for 2007 to the English Football Hall of Fame.
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'''Colin Bell''' MBE (26 February 1946), is a former English football player who was born in Hesleden, County Durham, England. Nicknamed "The King of the Kippax" (after Manchester City's Kippax Street terraced stand renowned for its singing), and Nijinsky after the famous racehorse (due to his renowned stamina), Bell is widely regarded as Manchester City's greatest ever player. He was part of the famous trio of the late 1960s and early 1970s alongside Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee.
He began his career at Bury captaining the team at a young age. In 1966 he moved to Manchester City and helped the team earn promotion to the First Division that same year. When trying to sign him for Manchester City, Assistant Manager Malcolm Allison misled other clubs interested in Bell by claiming the player "can't head it, can't pass it, he's hopeless". Allison's stratagem succeeded as Bell signed for City. In 1968 he helped City win their second League Championship. In the same year Bell also won his first England cap against Sweden, where he was instrumental in a 3-1 victory - the last time England defeated Sweden. In 1969 Manchester City won the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Leicester City thanks to a goal by Neil Young. That same year Bell distinguished himself in the national team, scoring England's only goal in a 1-0 victory over The Netherlands and also scoring against Brazil. In 1970, Manchester City and Bell won two trophies, the League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup.
In 1970 Bell, along with Manchester City team mate Francis Lee, earned a place in the England squad for the World Cup in Mexico. To help the players acclimatise to the heat of Mexico, the team staged an inter-squad mini-olympics which saw Bell win every event. During the tournament, Bell saw action in the quarter final when he replaced Bobby Charlton in the 2-3 defeat to Germany. The substitution was deemed by some to be the negative (for England) turning point of the game. However, Charlton has argued that it was not the substitution which changed the game, and pointed out that Germany scored their first goal before Charlton was substituted, and also that the German team at the time had a habit of coming back in games indicates that it is wrong to blame the substitutions for England's defeat.
In total Bell won 48 caps and scored nine goals for England. He also captained the national team for a game in 1972, a defeat to Northern Ireland. Despite these successes, Bell was upset that he was unable to better make his name on the world stage when England failed to qualify for the World Cup in 1974, a failure which also forced England manager Alf Ramsey's departure. Bell's former manager at Manchester City Joe Mercer took over as caretaker of the national side and chose Bell to play in every game that he was in charge.
Bell is regarded as one of England's finest ever midfield players, being described by one commentator as 'the most finished article in the modern game'. His finest performances for his country included scoring in the 7-0 demolition of Austria, and also helping England defeat World Champions Germany 2-0 in 1975 at the one hundredth international game played at Wembley Stadium. The team that beat the Germans in that game consisted of a forward line-up of Mick Channon, Kevin Keegan, Malcolm Macdonald, Alan Hudson and Alan Ball as well as Bell. Channon has commented that he did not understand why the manager at the time, Don Revie, did not continue with this line-up which he considered was as good as any forward line England had had since 1970.
Unfortunately, in 1975 at the age of 29, Bell severely injured his right knee against Manchester United in a challenge with Martin Buchan during a League Cup match at Maine Road. He attempted a return in 1977, but called time on a magical career in 1979 having never recaptured the form which guided Manchester City to the 1968 League Title, 1969 FA Cup, 1970 League Cup and 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup and a second League Cup victory in 1976, after collecting a runners up medal and scoring in the final of the same competition two years earlier. The then Manchester City Chairman Peter Swales described Bell as the 'finest tuned athlete' and 'irreplaceable'. This latter sentiment turned out to be true as Malcolm Allison who managed Manchester City again in the late 1970s was not able to find a trio of talented players the calibre of Bell, Summerbee and Lee like he had done in the past with Joe Mercer. In 1980 Bell tried to resurrect his career with NASL side San Jose Earthquakes where he joined former Manchester United player George Best. The move didn't succeed as he only played 5 games for the club.
Bell later continued his service with the Maine Road club by working with the youth team, but left before returning during the 1990s as an ambassador for the club. In 2004 the West Stand at Manchester City's new stadium, The City of Manchester Stadium, was renamed "The Colin Bell Stand" in honour of their greatest ever player. This is a unique honour, as the East, North and South stands all remain nameless, although one of the roads leading to the stadium is called "Joe Mercer Way" in honour of Manchester City's most successful manager. Bell was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to the English game. He was also awarded an MBE that year in recognition of his work for charity. He also released his autobiography entitled 'Colin Bell: Reluctant Hero' in 2005. In the book, Bell reveals how his mother died of bowel cancer when he was too young to remember. She was only 39. Colin Bell's son, a surgeon, gave the book to his boss who, when reading about Colin's mother, suggested that the football legend be examined as the disease may be hereditary. Colin was examined and it was discovered that he had early symptoms of the disease. He has subsequently been treated.
England and Manchester City fans alike have fond memories of the football talents of Colin Bell, and many other great players have highlighted Bell as one of the best. In his foreword to Colin Bell's autobiography, Bobby Charlton has stated that 'Colin Bell was unquestionably a great player'. Alan Mullery, another of Bell's former England team mates stated that Bell would 'still be a star in today's football' and 'would fit into any team'.
In 2003 Manchester City moved into the new City of Manchester Stadium. By February 2004 one of the stands, the west stand, was named afer Bell as a tribute. Only two players have scored more goals than Colin Bell for Manchester City in all competitions: Eric Brook who scored 178 and Tommy Johnson who scored 166. Bell scored 152 goals for Manchester City in all competitions. Bell has been inducted into the Manchester City FC hall of fame along with Billy Meredith, Tommy Johnson, Sam Cowan, Eric Brook, Fred Tilson, Frank Swift, Peter Doherty, Roy Clarke, Bert Trautmann, Ken Barnes, Roy Paul, Alan Oakes, Neil Young, Mike Summerbee, Tony Book, Francis Lee, Joe Corrigan, Paul Lake and Niall Quinn. He was deemed by Goal to be England's twenty-sixth best ever footballer.
Bell, Colin; Cheeseman, Ian '''Colin Bell: Reluctant Hero''', Mainstream Publishing
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'''Kevin Mark Phillips''' (born 25 July 1973 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Birmingham City.
His favoured position is as a centre forward alongside a target man, which was the basis for his success at Sunderland, although he has found success alongside a variety of strike partners during his career.
Starting his career at non-league Baldock Town as a right-back after being rejected as a striker for Southampton, Phillips was the Premier League top scorer in the 1999-2000 season with 30 goals for Sunderland, and he then went on to win the Golden Boot for the whole of Europe in that season. He has also had spells at Watford, Southampton, Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion.
Phillips started his football career as a right back. He was released by Southampton in his youth and was quickly snapped up by one of his local teams, non-league semi-professional Baldock Town F.C. There his eye for goal and unique ball control were quickly noticed and he was shifted to striker. His goal-scoring turned Baldock into a top-of-the-table side, as well as an extended run in cup competition, including the FA Trophy. His exploits netted him a move into the Football League, to Watford.
It was during the 1994-95 season that he caught the eye of manager Glenn Roeder's Watford and on 19 December he was purchased for -10,000. Injuries to first team strikers led to his first team debut at the club but it was his impressive performances ensured that he remained in the first team squad.
He played well during the 1995-96 season, despite playing in a side that struggled overall. Unfortunately a foot injury late in that season kept him out for a year and by the time of his return Watford were mid-table in the Second Division. He agreed personal terms with George Burley to join Ipswich Town however the clubs were unable to agree terms on the -250,000 deal when Ipswich refused to pay an extra -50,000 for him. Later in the year he scored four goals relatively quickly, including a hat-trick against Bristol City, but remained goalless for the remainder of the term. At the end of the season he was signed by Sunderland for a fee of a basic -350,000, eventually coming to over -600,000 based on appearances and achievements at the club.
Phillips signed for Sunderland just after their relegation from the Premiership. His career started slowly with the team struggling to get results while he struggled with niggling injuries. As the season progressed both his and the team's fortunes improved including one stretch which saw him score in seven consecutive league games, equalling the club record. He also became the first Sunderland player since Brian Clough to score 30 goals in a season. This mile-stone was reached in a 3-0 win at home to Stoke City in the penultimate game of the Division One season. In total, Phillips hit 35 goals in all competitions, the most by any Sunderland player in one season since the Second World War.
In the 1998-99 season, Phillips again impressed with his all-round striking ability. He started the season in good form, scoring eight goals in the opening weeks of the season as Sunderland reached the top of the Division One table but in a League Cup tie against Chester City, Phillips sustained a toe injury that would keep him out for nearly four months. At the time his absence was believed to be a huge blow to Sunderland's promotion push but this was shown to be less serious than expected when Sunderland crushed Oxford United 7-0 in the first home match after Phillips was injured. On his return from injury in January 1999, Phillips scored a long-range volley away to Queens Park Rangers but took several weeks to regain his form completely. In April, promotion was clinched largely by Phillips, who scored four of Sunderland's five goals in an away game against Bury at Gigg Lane. This form earned Phillips an international call-up for England and he made his debut against Hungary. Phillips ended the season with 23 goals in 26 league games and 25 goals in all competitions.
Phillips was predicted to struggle in the top flight; in the run-up to the start of the 1999-2000 Premiership season, pundit Rodney Marsh stated that Phillips would 'struggle to get six goals'. . In response to Marsh's comments, Phillips had scored six goals by mid-September and was named Premier League Player of the Month for October. His goal tally was 20 by mid-January and 30 by the season's end, an excellent return for a striker that was confined to non-league just a few years previously. Phillips netted a double at home to his former club Watford in August, which opened the floodgates. His winner away to Newcastle United, a lob over stand-in goalkeeper Tommy Wright from an acute angle, cemented his place at the fore of Sunderland folklore. A month later he scored his first Premiership hat-trick away to Derby County. Perhaps the most memorable goal of the season was the 30-yard half-volley scored at home to Chelsea on 4 December 1999 in a 4-1 win. This was the game that marked Phillips as a striker of proven Premiership class. The 30th goal of the season was scored in the final home game, at home to West Ham United. His 30 FA Premier League goals for Sunderland in the 1999-2000 season earned him the Premiership Golden Boot and European Golden Boot awards (he is currently the only Englishman to have won the latter), and helped his side finish 7th in the table, just missing out on a UEFA Cup place.
The 2000-01 season emphasised the progress that Phillips had made. He still contributed 14 goals but worked on other aspects of his game such as crossing and making goals, rather than just scoring them. Phillips was now a known quantity and was frequently marked out of games as Sunderland's primary goal source, however an increased input from other areas of the team, particularly from attack-minded midfielder Don Hutchison lessened the impact. Another hat-trick was scored on Boxing Day at Bradford City. In January 2001 he broke Sunderland's post-war goalscoring record.
2001-02 was frustrating for Phillips and his colleagues, as Sunderland failed to build on their promise from the previous two seasons. The 2001-02 season saw Phillips relinquish his penalty-taking duties, after having three consecutive spot-kicks saved.
Phillips was a firm favourite of the Sunderland faithful not only for his goals but for his all-round play. Despite being small for a striker, Phillips was a complete player, equally lethal with his right foot, left foot and head. Phillips also possessed a potent shot for someone so small, most notable in his first Premiership season where long-range efforts were scored against Watford, Chelsea, Everton and Sheffield Wednesday. Phillips contributed to the team's play through dropping deep if required and also possessing a quality many modern-day strikers lack - unselfishness. Together with Quinn he created one of the most feared attacking pairs in the country, as was shown by 143 goals from the pair in their first three seasons together many of which were provided by the other member of the duo.
In all, Kevin Phillips made 209 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 115 goals, at an average of more than one goal every two matches.
However Sunderland's Premier League success did not last and after the North East club's relegation from the Premiership he left the Black Cats to join Southampton, the club where his career began as a youth player, in a -3.25 million deal. His goals in Southampton's brief foray in the UEFA Cup in 2003 cemented his place in the club's history. He netted a spectacular long-range strike on his debut away to Leicester City, which was to win goal of the month. His form was patchy, however and he never reproduced his prolific goal-scoring on the South coast. Ultimately, as with Sunderland, his time at Southampton was to be ended by relegation. Phillips wanted to remain in the Premiership and so moved on.
He moved from Southampton, who had just been relegated, to Aston Villa for a fee of -1 million on 29 June 2005.
With Phillips having been in and out of the Aston Villa team during the second half of the 2005-06 season there were gathering rumours of a possible return to Sunderland with the recent takeover and management of the Wearside club by his former strike-partner Niall Quinn. However, West Bromwich Albion eventually signed him for a fee of -700,000.
Phillips' two goals in Albion's 5-1 home victory over Queens Park Rangers on 30 September 2007 earned him a place in the Championship Team of the Week.
Albion manager Tony Mowbray has referred to Phillips as "a natural goal-scorer with great awareness and vision".
Phillips scored his 200th League goal in a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on 13 March 2008.
When his contract with West Bromwich Albion expired at the end of the 2007-08 season, the club offered him a one-year deal, with an additional second year if he made 19 or more league appearances. Phillips rejected the offer and joined Championship club Birmingham City, signing a two-year contract on 9 July 2008. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2008-09 season against Sheffield United, coming on as a substitute to score a stoppage time winner in a 1-0 victory. Phillips continued his scoring run with goals in his next two games, against Southampton and Barnsley. On 21 November, against Swansea, Phillips came on as a substitute in the 2nd half, scoring both goals as Birmingham came from 2-1 down to win 3-2.
At the end of season awards, he won the top goalscorer award with 13 goals, and he also won the Goal of the Season, for his goal against Reading. Finally he also scored the winning goal to take Birmingham City straight back up into the Premier League 12 months after they were relegated. The match ended 2-1 against Reading. Phillips has kept his place in Birmingham's starting line-up so far in the 2009-10 season, scoring what the Blues thought was a well earned equaliser against Bolton on 26 September, only for Chung Yung Lee to cancel out Phillips' strike 2 minutes later. Phillips also made his return to the Stadium of Light with Birmingham on 22 September in the Carling Cup 4th round, a game in which he captained the away side. Phillips received a tremendous reception on his return to the club for which he holds the record for the most post war goals.
Despite his success at club level, Phillips has not been able to score in eight caps for the English national team and he was never given a full ninety minutes for his country. The closest Phillips came to scoring was in a pre-Euro 2000 match against Malta, where he rounded the keeper only to hit the side-netting. Phillips was three times an unused substitute during the group stage of the Euro 2000 finals. His final appearance for England came against the Netherlands in February 2002.
:: * These figures ''include'' playoff games.
Source: Birmingham City F.C. Last updated: 6 November 2009
Phillips is married to Julie, whom he met over 15 years ago. They have four children: Millie, twins Toby and Tia, and Alfie.
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'''Arthur Victor Sykes''' (born Swindon, 1902) was an English professional association football player. He played for Gillingham between 1924 and 1926, making seven appearances in the Football League.
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'''Jeffrey (Jeff) Astle''' (13 May 1942 - 19 January 2002) was an English footballer. He played 361 games for West Bromwich Albion, scoring 174 goals, and was one of the most iconic players in the history of the club. He also won five caps for England, but did not score any goals.
He was an iconic figure among Albion fans, who nicknamed him 'The King'.
Born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire (in the same street, or so he claimed, as D. H. Lawrence), Astle turned professional with Notts County F.C. when he was 17. His style was that of a classic centre forward; he was a proteg of the great Tommy Lawton. In 1964 he signed for West Brom for a fee of -25,000 . Of his 174 goals for the Baggies, the most notable was probably the only goal in the 1968 FA Cup final, with which he completed the feat of scoring in every round of the competition.
Two years later, Astle scored in Albion's 2-1 defeat by Manchester City in the League Cup final, becoming the first player to score in the finals of both of the major English cup competitions at Wembley. He had already scored in the first leg of the 1966 League Cup Final four years previously, however that was at West Ham's Boleyn Ground.
At the height of Astle's Albion career - some say on the evening of the 1968 FA Cup Final triumph - the words "ASTLE IS THE KING" appeared in large white letters on the brickwork of Primrose Bridge, which carries Cradley Road over a canal in Netherton, in the heart of the Black Country. The bridge quickly became known locally as "the Astle Bridge". Following Astle's death in 2002, a campaign was launched to have the bridge officially named in his honour, but this has so far been rejected over fears of vandal attacks by supporters of rival teams, as the area has a high percentage of Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers fans.
In 1969-1970 Astle was the leading scorer in Division One with 25 goals. In 1970, he was called up to the England squad for the World Cup finals tournament in Mexico. He won the first of his five caps, as a substitute, when England were a goal down against eventual champions Brazil. Many English supporters will remember his missing a relatively easy scoring chance that could have turned the outcome of the tournament in England's favour. Astle himself, in his characteristic self-effacing way, would in later years turn this famous mistake into the punchline of a rather ribald anecdote.
In subsequent years his fitness deteriorated through repeated injuries, and in 1974 he left Albion to join the South African club Hellenic. His final bow came with a brief spell at the English non-league side Dunstable Town F.C., where he teamed up with the legendary former Manchester United star George Best.
After his retirement Astle launched an industrial cleaning business; latterly he also made TV comedy appearances with Frank Skinner and David Baddiel on ''Fantasy Football League''.
On 19 January 2002 Astle collapsed at his daughter's home and was taken to Queen's Hospital Burton upon Trent, where he died, aged 59.
On the day after his death, West Bromwich Albion held a minute's silence in honour of Astle, prior to their home match against Walsall. Albion striker Jason Roberts scored the only goal of the game and celebrated by removing his jersey to reveal a t-shirt bearing Astle's image.
His funeral in Derbyshire was attended by hundreds of football fans.
Astle had been worshipped as a hero by the Albion fans, who would often sing (to the tune of ''Camptown Races''):
"Astle is the king, Astle is the king, the Brummie Roaders sing this song, Astle is the king".
The chant is still heard at The Hawthorns to this day. Following his death, a campaign was launched to fund a set of gates dedicated to his memory at the ground (see picture above). The gates, which are situated on the Birmingham Road, close to the Woodman Corner, were unveiled on 11 July 2003.
In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
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'''Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre''' (, born February 28, 1966 in Montijo) is a former Portuguese professional footballer, who played mostly as a left winger.
Futre first appeared professionally in 1983-84, as a 17-year old for Sporting Clube de Portugal. When he requested a pay rise from president Joo Rocha, he was turned down and left for F.C. Porto after just one season. In the following years, Futre collected two Portuguese Championships, also playing in the 1987 European Champions Cup final, won by Porto as he put on a ''Man of the Match'' performance.
After that continental win, Futre was traded to Atltico de Madrid. Once there, he quickly rose to fan favourite status. However, his physical weakness left him with several knee injuries which tormented his career in the 1990s. In his fifth season, he provided countless assists for striker Manolo who netted 27 times for the Pichichi Trophy, with Futre himself scoring in the season's domestic cup, a 2-0 win over neighbours Real Madrid.
In January 1993, he moved to Porto and Sporting rivals S.L. Benfica, winning a Portuguese Cup in his short stay, as his injury woes persisted. After Benfica, he signed one-season contracts with Olympique de Marseille, A.C. Reggiana 1919, A.C. Milan and West Ham United. Finally, he returned to Atltico Madrid (10 games in 1997-98), effectively ending his career with J. League side Yokohama Flugels.
Futre remained football director at Atltico Madrid until 2003, subsequently becoming a real-estate developer in his hometown.
Futre was capped 41 times for Portugal in a 12-year span, scoring six goals, his debut coming at 17 against Finland, for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifiers, on April 27, 1983.
He was a member of the Portuguese national team that competed in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, in an eventual group stage exit.
Futre's older son, Paulo, has a rock band, "Fr1day". Younger son Fbio played for Atltico Madrid youths and was called-up for Portugal's under-17 national side.
His nephew, Artur Futre (born 1983), played for F.C. Alverca, F.C. Maia and C.D. Aves, without much impact.
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'''Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida''' (born 14 October 1971 in Porto), '''Costa''', is a former Portuguese professional footballer, and the current coach of S.C. Olhanense.
Nicknamed ''Bicho'' (animal) and ''Tanque'' (tank) by his colleagues and fans for his aggressive and physical playing style, the central defender was a longtime captain of F.C. Porto, after the retirement of another club legend, right back Joo Pinto.
Costa made his professional debuts with F.C. Penafiel, on loan from F.C. Porto. The following season, he was also loaned, to fellow top flight outfit C.S. Martimo, playing 31 games, including a controversial one in the ''Estdio das Antas'' where he scored an own goal. Despite being clearly unintentional, the accusations of "scoring for his team" continued, forcing Porto's president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa to forbid further loaned players to play against Porto, a decision that still stands.
In 1992-93, Costa finally joined FC Porto, slowly making his way. Six seasons later, he switched to jersey #2, previously worn by right defender Joo Domingos Pinto, also being named team captain, as Pinto retired. His career three only met four black spots: two serious knee injuries (during the 1995-96 season, which ruled him out of UEFA Euro 1996 and during 1997's pre-season in Sweden) and a feud with coach Octvio Machado early in the 2001-02 season, which forced him into "exile" at Charlton Athletic. However, the image of Costa as the captain went untouched, and Porto fans turned against Machado with massive criticism of his team management and coaching, eventually forcing him outside the club.
Additionally, in 1996-97's Champions League, Costa was involved in an incident with AC Milan's George Weah, on November 20, 1996, with the Liberian striker breaking his nose, claiming he could not put up with constant racist tauntings. Weah was finally suspended for six matches; Costa, who received no punishment, would be however sidelined for three weeks, also having to undergo facial surgery.
With Jos Mourinho in charge, Costa returned to Porto next season, and was unanimously chosen as captain of a side that went on to win a championship-cup-UEFA Cup treble, making him the third Porto captain in a row to lift cups at international level (following Pinto and Fernando Gomes). The winning streak for Costa continued as the next season he lifted the UEFA Champions League, adding in December 2004 the Intercontinental Cup.
In January 2006, after having been deemed surplus to requirements by new club coach Co Adriaanse, Costa signed for Standard Lige from Belgium, reuniting with former Porto teammate Srgio Conceio, and helped his new side to a runner-up spot in the league. He decided to retire from the game (claiming "personal reasons") in June, despite having a running contract until 2007.
In 2006-07, Costa began his coaching career, with Sporting Clube de Braga, but he was fired midway through his second year. He then moved to second level's S.C. Olhanense, in the following campaign, eventually finishing the season as champions, with the Algarve side returning to the first division after 34 years.
At international level, Costa and Fernando Couto were considered the best defensive duo in UEFA Euro 2000. Costa retired from international football after the 2002 FIFA World Cup, having won fifty caps, with two goals.
Previously, in 1991, he was an undisputed starter as the nation lifted the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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'''Ronald "Ronnie" Allen''' (15 January 1929 - 9 June 2001) was an English football player and manager.
Born in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Allen attended Hanley High School. Despite playing for the school rugby team, his preferred sport was football, and he turned out for his local Boys' Brigade team and later, Wellington Scouts. He then moved on to Northwood Mission where he played at outside-right, alongside Bill McGarry and Basil Hayward, who would later become his team-mates at Port Vale. Allen scored 57 goals for the Mission in the 1943-44 season.
Allen signed amateur forms with Port Vale in December 1944. He made his full debut on 2 April 1945 in a 2-2 draw against Wrexham in the Football League North, playing at outside-right and laying on one of Vale's goals. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4-3 win against Norwich City in August 1945, and in March 1946 signed as a part-time professional, for which he received a -10 signing-on fee. The 1946-47 season was the first full season of competitive football in England following the end of the Second World War; Allen made his Football League debut on 7 September 1946 in a 2-1 defeat to Exeter City. Due to his national service commitments, he only made 18 appearances during that season, scoring five goals. He was the club's top scorer in the 1947-48 season with 13 goals.
Allen joined the Royal Air Force early in 1947 and represented their football team on several occasions. He was demobbed on 1 June 1949.
Allen was transferred to West Bromwich Albion on 2 March 1950 for -20,000, a club record fee for Albion at the time.
Allen scored against former club Port Vale in the FA Cup semi-final and then scored twice in the 1954 final, which Albion won. He was First Division top scorer in 1954-55 with 27 goals.
In 1959 Allen further enhanced his legendary status at Albion by scoring the equaliser late in the game against Aston Villa to send Albion's biggest rivals down.
After 458 games and 234 goals with West Brom, he moved to Crystal Palace F.C. in 1961.
Allen made his England debut at the age of 23, in a 3-0 friendly win against Switzerland in Zurich on 28 May 1952.
In addition to scoring two goals in five full internationals, he also appeared twice for the England B team; both matches took place in 1954.
In March 1965 Allen joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as senior coach, working under manager Andy Beattie. Following Beattie's departure, Allen replaced him as manager in September 1965. He was sacked by Wolves in November 1968. He took up the post of manager at Athletic Bilbao on 1 March 1969, leading Bilbao to victory in the Copa del Rey in 1969 and a La Liga runners-up spot in 1969-70. He remained at the club until November 1971.
On his return to the Hawthorns as manager, he succeeded Ron Atkinson - who had just moved to Manchester United. Two of Albion's finest players, Remi Moses and Bryan Robson, soon joined Atkinson at Old Trafford and this had a negative effect on Albion's previously good league fortunes. Albion did well in the cup competitions, reaching the semi finals of both the F.A. Cup and the League Cup, although they suffered an early exit from the UEFA Cup. But Allen was unable to put together a good run of form in the First Division and Albion only stayed up after winning their final game of the season. He quit after just one season and was never employed as a manager again.
Ronnie Allen died in June 2001. West Bromwich Albion's pre-season friendly against Athletic Bilbao later that summer was designated as the "Ronnie Allen Memorial Match", in recognition of his contribution to both clubs. A minute's silence was held before kick-off and proceeds from the match donated to the Alzheimer's Society.
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'''George Alan Ashman''' (30 May 1928 - 30 November 2002) was an English association footballer, best remembered for some notable managerial successes.
Born in Rotherham, Ashman had an undistinguished amateur playing career with Sheffield United F.C. and Nottingham Forest F.C. during the ''ad hoc'' competitions of World War II. In 1951, he signed for Carlisle United F.C. for whom he made 207 appearances, scoring 98 goals. In 1958, suffering from cartilage damage, he retired from playing to manage the poultry farm of Mr Monkhouse, one of the club's directors. As a recreation, he managed amateur team Penrith F.C. and when Third Division Carlisle found themselves in need of a manager in February 1963, Mr Monkhouse offered Ashman the job.
Ashman was too late to prevent that season's relegation but the following season saw a bounce back, and the season after that, the Third Division championship. Leading Division Two for much of the 1965-66 season, the club was disappointed to miss out on promotion by finishing third.
Ashman's exploits had not gone unnoticed and, in 1967, he joined West Bromwich Albion, leading them in a series of exciting cup runs, crowned by victory in the 1968 FA Cup. His new club was, however, impatient for further trophies and he was dismissed in 1971, hearing of the news from a waiter while on holiday in Greece.
Somewhat ironically, he went on to manage Olympiakos before returning to Carlisle in August 1972, leading the club to the First Division and a brief spell at the top of the entire English league.
The heights were short-lived and Ashman left the club to manage Workington A.F.C. from 1975 to 1977 and Walsall F.C. before settling for junior coaching and scouting roles at Derby County F.C., Hereford United F.C. and Swallows of Walsall. He died in 2002 in Walsall. A minute's silence was held in his honour prior to West Bromwich Albion's home match against Sunderland.
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'''Jesse Carver''' (7 July 1911 - 29 November 2003) was an English footballer, best remembered for his enlightened management of some of Europe's finest clubs.
Carver started out in football as a player, he was a centre half and had a rugged style of playing. During the 1933-34 season, he made one appearance for Blackburn Rovers who finished 8th that year in the old Football League First Division.
He moved further up North to play for Newcastle United, making his debut against Barnsley in August 1936; with Carver playing ''the Toon's'' highest finish was 4th in the old Football League Second Division (second tier of the league). After playing 70 times in the league and 6 in the FA Cup for Newcastle United, Carver's playing career was cut short by the Second World War. During the war years he worked as a policeman.
In the years following World War II football training still commonly took place without a football, aiming at running alone. It was even suggested that allowing players to kick a ball between matches would quench their thirst for the game. Carver was at the forefront of innovation in improving the skills, athleticism and theoretical knowledge of players and using the ball during training.
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'''John Edward Thompson 'Jackie' Milburn''', (11 May 1924 - 9 October 1988), also known to fans as '''Wor Jackie''' and 'the first World Wor' in reference to his global fame, was a football player for Newcastle United and England. ("Wor" in the Geordie dialect means "our") , and remains United's 2nd highest Top Goal Scorer of all time with a total of 200 goals.
Jackie Milburn grew up in the coal mining town of Ashington, Northumberland, 15 miles north of Newcastle, Milburn's employment as a fitter (repairing heavy machinery) had reserved occupation status during World War II, which meant that he remained in Ashington. He was the son of Alexander Milburn, the uncle of the four professional footballing Milburn brothers John ('Jack') Milburn b 1908 (Leeds United and Bradford City), George Milburn b 1910 (Leeds United and Chesterfield), James ('Jimmy') Milburn b 1919 (Leeds United and Bradford City), and Stanley ('Stan') Milburn b 1926 (Chesterfield, Leicester City and Rochdale), who were brothers of Jack and Bobby Charlton's mother Elizabeth 'Cissie' Milburn b 1912.
In 1943, Jackie signed for Newcastle United after writing to the club in response to the club's advert for trialists in the North Mail Newspaper. He arrived at St James' Park with a pair of borrowed football boots wrapped in brown paper, and his lunch - a pie and a bottle of pop. Milburn made a huge impression and was invited back to a final trial match - the Stripes v the Blues. Milburn's Stripes found themselves 3-0 down at half time, but then being switched to centre forward in the second half, Milburn scored six times as his side turned around the deficit to win 9-3. Club supremo Stan Seymour quickly signed Milburn up, although the 2nd World War meant that he still worked in the mines whilst also turning out for Newcastle United in Wartime League games from 1943-1946.
At first, Milburn played as a winger, but switched to Centre forward after Charlie Wayman left the club to join Southampton in October 1947 and was given the club's legendary number 9 shirt. Milburn later said in the 1981 publication, 'Jackie Milburn's Newcastle United scrapbook', "I was fortunate enough to wear Hughie Gallacher's shirt and virtually every Saturday he'd be waiting for me outside the main entrance, always at the same time in the same place, ten yards from the door. "Hi, Jackie, you're doing fine," he'd say, "but l've got a little tip for you..." Then he would mention something he had spotted in my play the previous game. Throughout my playing days I always listened intently to any advice the big names had to give.""
Milburn was arguably the central figure in Newcastle's FA Cup campaigns of the 1950s, which saw the club win the Cup three times in five years; 1951 (scoring twice in the final), 1952 and 1955 (scoring once in the final). Milburn also made 13 appearances for England, scoring 10 goals. Milburn left the Magpies in June, 1957 to join the Belfast club Linfield F.C. as player/coach at Windsor Park.
After retiring as a player, he went on to briefly manage Ipswich Town, before returning to Tyneside to become a sports journalist for the ''News of the World'' newspaper. In 1967 he was given a belated testimonial match by Newcastle. Jackie had worried that ten years after leaving the club, people would have forgotten, but he needn't have worried, as almost 50,000 turned out at St. James' Park for the match which featured a host of stars including his cousins, the famous World Cup winning brothers, Bobby Charlton and Jack Charlton, and the great Hungarian player Ferenc Pusks.
Jackie quickly became a hero on parts of Tyneside once League Football returned after World War II in 1946. He played 395 games for Newcastle, and is the club's second highest league and cup goalscorer with 200 goals; six goals behind Alan Shearer. Shearer's European goals take his total to 206, there were no European games in Jackie's day, although Jackie still remains the club's top goal scorer with 200 league and domestic cup goals, and 38 wartime match goals during World War 2, seeing his total record score 238 goals in 492 games.
Away from football, Milburn was a shy, quiet and modest man, well liked and respected by all who met him. There exists a story whereby Milburn met Cardinal Basil Hume, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and a huge Newcastle United supporter. Both unassuming men, they were in awe of each other. After a conversation, the talk moved on and one suggested an autograph would be a good idea. The other agreed. Both men stood back and expected to be the recipient of the autograph, without realising the other man wanted their autograph in return.
As part of their 'bonus', the United players were given cigarettes by the club. Those who didn't smoke gave theirs to smokers. Jackie always had a ready supply. Milburn died at the age of 64 on 9 October 1988 of lung cancer, at his home in Ashington. His funeral was held at St. Nicholas' Cathedral in Newcastle and saw over 30,000 people turn out to pay their respects.
In 1988 Newcastle United opened their new West Stand at St James' Park and named it after Milburn. In addition to the Milburn Stand at St. James' Park, two statues of the footballer were commissioned. One stands on Station Road, the main street in his birthplace Ashington, the funds for which were raised by the Civic Head, Cllr. Michael George Ferrigon during his term of Office. The other, in Newcastle, was originally situated on Northumberland Street but now stands at Milburn Junction, where Blenheim Street meets Corporation Street and Bath Lane, just a minute's walk away from St. James' Park.
Milburn was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006 in recognition of his contribution to English Football.
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'''Victor Frederick Buckingham''' (23 October 1915 - 26 January 1995) was an English footballer whose approach as a manager was a precursor of the Total Football philosophy.
Buckingham joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1935 and played 230 games as a defensive midfielder before leaving in 1949. He started his managerial career with amateur team Pegasus F.C. followed by Bradford Park Avenue, then a Football League side, before taking over at West Bromwich Albion in 1953. He became the club's longest serving post-war manager, almost leading them to an elusive 'double' in 1954 when they won the FA Cup and finished second in the league.
During his management of Ajax, he spotted the young Johan Cruijff who was to go on to develop Buckingham's ideas into the mature concept of Total Football. Buckingham's ideas were radically ahead of his time - engendering total football philosophies and youth systems - and earned him a continental reputation (especially in Spain where he was appointed coach of Sevilla FC and then FC Barcelona) that more often than not, overshadowed his talent back home.
However, his reputation in his native country was tarnished by his association with match fixing in the British betting scandal of 1964, revealed shortly after his spell as manager of Sheffield Wednesday. Although the allegations were never proven against him, three of his players at Wednesday - Peter Swan, Tony Kay and David Layne - were accused of taking bribes to fix a match with Ipswich Town on December 1, 1962, and betting on their team to lose.
While Buckingham was one of the first English managers to coach top European sides like Ajax Amsterdam and FC Barcelona, and has Johan Cruyff as one of his biggest fans, he remained largely unremembered in his native England.
He died in Chichester, England in 1995.
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'''Curtis James Weston''' (born 24 January 1987 in Greenwich, London) is an English professional footballer who plays for Gillingham.
Weston attended Erith Secondary School, and was spotted by a Millwall scout when playing for the school team and subsequently joined Millwall's youth academy. In only his second appearance for Millwall's first team, he replaced player-manager Dennis Wise in the 89th minute of the 2004 FA Cup Final against Manchester United to become the youngest FA Cup finalist at the age of 17 years 119 days, beating the 125-year old record of James F. M. Prinsep. He said "it's obviously the highlight of my career so far. I supported Manchester United as a kid so that made it even more special. I didn't get long on the pitch, but I got a few touches. I remember a sliding tackle on Ruud van Nistelrooy, and a 50-50 with Nicky Butt. I kept my shirt, and I also got Mikal Silvestre's".
Weston moved to Swindon Town in July 2006 when Dennis Wise, now managing Swindon, signed him again. Weston finally managed a run of appearances. He was released by Swindon a year later. Weston signed a two year contract with Leeds United on 7 August 2007, the third time that Dennis Wise gave him a contract.
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Weston signed for Football League Championship team Scunthorpe United on loan, in March 2008. In August 2008, Weston joined Gillingham, initially on a one month loan, before signing a two year contract. He said "when the chance came to go to Gillingham I grabbed it. ..being from the area, I knew the club, knew the set-up was good. It was the chance to move back to where my family is, and to play regular games". He made his Gillingham debut away to A.F.C. Bournemouth on 9 August 2008, and scored his first goal for the club on 28 December 2008 against Wycombe Wanderers.
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'''John Robertson''' (born 2 October 1964) is a former professional association football player and formerly a manager with Heart of Midlothian and Derry City, among others.
Hibs attempted to sign him but he asked for time to think the deal over and, after Hibs refused, he signed for Hearts, along with school friend and fellow future internationalist Dave Bowman. Robertson eventually earned the moniker "The Hammer of Hibs" as he scored for Hearts in almost every game he played against their city rivals and holds the record of scoring the most goals by any single player against Hibs by notching up 27 strikes against the Easter Road team.
Robertson was an instant success at Hearts, becoming a legend in the first few seasons with his prolific goal scoring record. In 1986 Robertson took Hearts to the brink of a league and cup double by scoring goal after goal as the club went on an unbeaten run through that season. The league title was snatched from Hearts by Celtic on the last day of the season. He left Hearts briefly to play for Newcastle United in April 1988. Robertson failed to match the success he had enjoyed at Tynecastle and returned to Hearts the following season.
Robertson achieved his greatest success at Hearts, where he spent the vast majority of his playing career. Robertson-s loyalty to Hearts was finally rewarded in 1998 when Hearts won the Scottish Cup and he received a winner-s medal, albeit as an unused substitute. After an earlier loan spell with Dundee, he left Tynecastle that summer, joining Livingston as a player-coach.
Robertson was also a Scottish international, playing on 16 occasions for Scotland. He made his debut against Romania in 1990, scoring in a 2-1 win. He scored three goals in total in his international career.
Whilst at Livingston, Robertson became involved in the coaching side of the game, while still playing for the club. He left the club in season 2002-03 to become manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle where he guided the Highland team to the SPL for the first time in their history. In November 2004 he returned to Hearts as head coach and despite two cup semi-finals and a good season in Europe as well as finishing 5th in the league, he was sacked in May 2005. He was appointed manager of Scottish First Division team Ross County in June 2005, but left by mutual consent after four months.
He was appointed manager of Livingston in February 2006, then sacked in April 2007 after finishing sixth in the First Division.
He was appointed by League of Ireland side Derry City in July 2007. He took club out of the relegation battle to a safe mid table position and also won the FAI League Cup and qualified for the Setanta Cup before being dismissed by the new chairman and board of directors at Derry, and replaced by former Derry boss Stephen Kenny.
In 2009, Robertson has been coaching strikers at Scottish Premier League clubs Dundee United and Kilmarnock.
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'''John Neilson Robertson''' (born 20 January 1953 in Uddingston) is a former Scottish footballer. He played for Nottingham Forest when they were at the peak of their success under manager Brian Clough, notably scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory in the 1980 European Cup Final against Hamburger SV. He also played for the full Scotland national football team, scoring the winning goal against England in 1981 and against New Zealand in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He joined Aston Villa on August 4, 2006 as Assistant Manager when Martin O'Neill took charge of the club.
Robertson had played for Scotland at Schoolboy and Youth levels and for Drumchapel Amateurs before joining Forest in May 1970, making his debut for the team in October 1970. Although he was an infrequent member of the first team as a midfielder up to 1975, and was on the transfer list when Clough became manager, Robertson became a key player as a left winger under Clough and appeared in 243 consecutive games between December 1976 and December 1980. He scored the winning goal, a penalty, for Forest in the 1978 Football League Cup Final replay against Liverpool. He also scored the winner in the European Cup Final against Hamburg in the 1980 final
and provided the cross for the winning goal in Forest's 1979 European Cup Final scored by Trevor Francis against Malmo F.C.
Robertson was sold to Derby County F.C. in June 1983 on a contested transfer (the fee was set by a tribunal) that soured the relationship between Clough and his former assistant Peter Taylor, but was injured soon after joining the team and failed to reproduce the form he had shown when he played for Forest. Although he rejoined Forest on a free transfer in August 1985, he remained well below his former best and moved to non-league Corby Town F.C. at the end of the 1985/86 season. He also had stints with Stamford F.C. and Grantham Town F.C..
Brian Clough, Robertson's manager at Nottingham Forest, was quoted as saying
''"John Robertson was a very unattractive young man. If one day, I felt a bit off colour, I would sit next to him. I was bloody Errol Flynn in comparison. But give him a ball and a yard of grass, and he was an artist, the Picasso of our game."''
In 1997, ''FourFourTwo'' magazine declared that John Robertson was 63rd in the 100 greatest footballers of all time. He was also voted No 1 Nottingham Forest player of all time, forcing Stuart Pearce into second place, in a 2005 poll run by fans.
After retiring from playing, he has been variously chief scout and assistant manager to former Nottingham Forest team-mate Martin O'Neill at Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City, Leicester City, Celtic and now Aston Villa.
John suffered a tragedy in October 1996 when his 13-year-old daughter Jessica died. Jessica had been born in 1983 with cerebral palsy, which left her quadriplegic and unable to speak or control her movements. She had a short life expectancy. In 1994, Robertson and his former wife Sally had challenged the hospital where Jessica was born for damages, claiming that they had caused her brain damage by a 12-hour delay to carry out a Caesarean section. However, they lost their High Court case and the opportunity of compensation of up to -700,000.
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'''John Jensen''' (born 3 May 1965), nicknamed '''Faxe''', is a former Danish international footballer who was last manager of Danish Superliga side Randers FC. He is known for his temper and is often outspoken in interviews. His playing career lasted over a decade, during which he played most famously for Arsenal F.C. in England and amounted 4 goals in 69 caps for the Danish national team, including a successful 1992 European Championship tournament, in which he scored the opening goal in Denmark's 2-0 final victory.
He started his career at Brndby IF, and was an important part of the team which won several Danish championships in the late 1980s, crowned by a call-up to the Denmark national team and the Danish ''Player of the Year'' award in 1987. Following a short stay with German team Hamburger SV in 1988, he was back with Brndby in 1990 where he took part in the club's successful 1991 UEFA Cup campaign which reached the semi-final of the tournament.
After scoring in Denmark's 2-0 1992 European Championship final win over Germany, Jensen was signed by George Graham for Arsenal. He was part of the 1992-93 side that won the FA Cup and League Cup in the same season, the 1993-94 side that won the European Cup Winners Cup (although he missed the final through injury) and the 1994-95 side that lost in the Cup-Winners Cup final. He was one of only 12 foreign players to play on the opening weekend of the FA Premier League.a
However, many Arsenal fans had seen Jensen's goal in the Euro 92 final (an excellent first-time strike from the edge of the area) and were expecting more of the same. He played 132 games for Arsenal, but he is chiefly remembered for the cult hero status he earned, somewhat akin to Perry Groves before him. No matter how hard Jensen tried (and, for a defensive midfielder, he tried exceptionally hard), he could not score a goal. The Arsenal fans came up with a song, "We'll be there when Jensen scores!" and by 1994, Jensen's search for a goal was such a cult cause that whenever he got the ball, no matter whether he was inside his own penalty area or bearing down on goal, the Arsenal fans would implore him to "Shooooot!".
Jensen finally got his first goal after 98 matches, on a cold and wet afternoon against Queens Park Rangers on 31 December 1994. Arsenal were losing 1-0, when Jensen picked the ball up just inside the penalty area near the left-hand corner, about 16 yards from goal. The crowd gave the obligatory bellow of "shoot!", and Jensen complied, curling a shot into the net, prompting wild celebration from the Arsenal fans. The fans sang ''Johnny Jensen, Johnny, Johnny Jensen'' for the rest of the evening. However, a defensive error and then a goalkeeping error from Vince Bartram resulted in Arsenal eventually losing the match 3-1. The goal is still remembered though and one can still see t-shirts around Highbury saying ''I saw John Jensen score''. During the years he spent at Arsenal, John Jensen actually managed to score two goals in 21 games for the Danish national team: one against Albania in 1993 and one against Belgium in 1994.
A few months later, it was revealed that Jensen's transfer to Highbury was at least partly motivated by George Graham's involvement with agent Rune Hauge, who had been giving Graham backhanders in exchange for signing players he represented. The first player involved in this 'bung' scandal was Norwegian defender Pl Lydersen, and the second was Jensen. Graham was sacked from his job two months after the story broke, and he was subsequently banned from football for 12 months. Jensen played on for 18 months before he left Highbury in the summer of 1996, with only the solitary goal against QPR to his name from 138 competitive appearances for the club. He rejoined his old club, Brndby IF.
He retired from full-time playing in 1999 and accepted the job of player/manager at Herflge BK, a small Danish club, and immediately made a name for himself by winning the Danish Superliga on his first attempt. However, Herflge's success was short-lived, and they were relegated from the Superliga in the 2001 season. Jensen's reputation with his old club was good enough to secure him a move back to Brndby IF, as assistant manager to Michael Laudrup, a position he held until June 2006, when Jensen and Laudrup did not extend their contracts with the club.
When Laudrup in 2007 was named new manager at Spanish side Getafe, Jensen followed him as assistant manager. Laudrup quit Getafe after only one season, taking Jensen with him.
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'''Richard Ian Wright''' (born 5 November 1977) is an English goalkeeper, currently playing for Ipswich Town, his second spell with the club, after rejoining in July 2008. He has been a member of the England squad, and has two caps.
Wright was born in Ipswich, Suffolk and joined Ipswich Town as a trainee in January 1995, making his debut as a 17-year-old in a 2-0 victory at home to Coventry City in May 1995. He played a major role in Ipswich's 1999-2000 season when the club were promoted from the Football League First Division to the Premier League via the play-offs, defeating Barnsley, and Wright saved an all-important penalty kick. He made a total of 289 league and cup appearances for Ipswich.
Wright joined Arsenal in July 2001 for an undisclosed fee, reported as -6m but claims have suggested it was as low as -2m due to a clause in Wright's contract. He signed a five-year contract and was signed as manager Arsne Wenger envisaged him as a long-term successor to David Seaman and also as a more experienced competitor for the previous second choice goalkeeper Alex Manninger (who soon left the club). He made his debut against Derby County on 29 September, but despite an injury to Seaman which gave him an extended run in the team, his season soon fell apart. He punched the ball into his own net in a 4-2 home defeat to Charlton Athletic and then limped off with injury in a UEFA Champions League match against Deportivo La Coruna. Wright later slipped to third-choice behind youth goalkeeper Stuart Taylor and only played FA Cup matches for the remainder of the season, although Seaman replaced him for the final, which Arsenal won 2-0 against Chelsea. He made his last Arsenal appearance on the final day of the 2001-02 season, a 4-3 victory over Everton. He was substituted in the 85th minute for Taylor, which gave both goalkeepers enough appearances to qualify for a Premier League winners' medal that season. Wright made 22 appearances for Arsenal in total.
Although initially first-team keeper at Everton, a number of injuries, including a serious knee injury, hampered his playing aspirations. He lost his place at Everton and had to be content with being understudy to veteran Nigel Martyn. During 2005-06 Martyn had a spell out with injury, but Wright promptly injured himself whilst warming up in a match against Chelsea. This was a freak accident in which Wright saw a large sign instructing players to use temporary goals but he ignored the warning and fell on the sign, thereby injuring his ankle. This was the second strange injury involving Wright as he had injured himself falling from his loft three years earlier. He did come back to finish the remainder of the season but his form was unimpressive. Despite the retirement of first choice goalkeeper Martyn, Wright remained second in the pecking order for the 2006-07 season behind new arrival Tim Howard.
Wright was released by Everton at the end of the 2006-07 season
On 20 March 2008 he joined Southampton on a month's loan as their first three goalkeepers were all unavailable through injury. He made his debut for Southampton in a 0-0 home draw with Coventry City on 22 March.
Wright rejoined Ipswich on 21 July for an undisclosed fee on a two year contract with the option of a third year.
Wright has been included in 8 squads and capped twice for England, making his debut against Malta in a friendly in 2000; he conceded a penalty kick early on but saved a second penalty in the 88th minute as England won 2-1. He was a member of the England Euro 2000 squad, where he was third-choice behind David Seaman and Nigel Martyn, and won his second cap as a substitute in a friendly against the Netherlands in 2001. However, he has not been called up to the England squad since 2003.
Stats accurate as at 22:27, 24 November 2009.
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'''Edwin van der Sar''' (born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Manchester United.
Van der Sar started his senior career with Ajax and remained there for nine years before moving to Italian club Juventus and then to England, first to Fulham and then to Manchester United. He is one of the few footballers to have won the UEFA Champions League with two different teams, having won it with Ajax in 1995 and Manchester United in 2008, the latter where he was named UEFA Man of the match; he also won the UEFA Cup with Ajax in 1992.
Van der Sar was named Best European Goalkeeper in 1995 and 2009, spanning the fourteen-year period between his first and second Champions league victories.
He is the Netherlands national football team's most capped player of all time.
Born in Voorhout, Van der Sar began his career at his hometown club, Foreholte, and then vv Noordwijk. At a relatively late age, he was brought to the attention of Louis van Gaal, and subsequently signed for Ajax. He enjoyed a long and successful stint in their senior side, winning the 1991-92 UEFA Cup and the 1994-95 UEFA Champions League, as well as the 1995 Best European Goalkeeper award. He kept goal for Ajax in the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final, but had to make do with a runner-up medal as they lost the penalty shootout against Juventus. He made a total of 226 appearances for Ajax and scored a penalty for Ajax to complete a 8-1 victory over De Graafschap in the 1997-98 season.
In 1999, Van der Sar moved to Italian giants Juventus, where he made 66 Serie A appearances before eventually losing the number 1 spot to Gianluigi Buffon. He became the first non-Italian to keep goal for the Turin club.
upright|thumb|Van der Sar at Fulham, with Steed Malbranque
Not content to stay on the substitutes' bench at Juventus, Van der Sar moved to Premier League club Fulham in 2001, reportedly for around -7.1 million. Initially signing a four-year contract, he notched up 127 league appearances.
Van der Sar moved to Manchester United on 10 June 2005 for a reported fee of -2 million, although the exact transfer fee was undisclosed. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson considered him the best goalkeeper to play for the club since Peter Schmeichel.
thumb|left|upright|Van der Sar playing for Manchester United.
On 5 May 2007, his penalty save helped assure a 1-0 triumph over Manchester City in the Manchester derby. The following day, Chelsea's failure to beat Arsenal at the Emirates ensured Manchester United's ninth Premier League trophy and Van der Sar's first. He was also named to the 2006-07 PFA Team of the Year. Three months later, he was a catalyst in Manchester United's 16th FA Community Shield victory, as he saved three consecutive penalties in a shootout after Manchester United and Chelsea played to a 1-1 draw at the end of regular time.
The 2007-08 season was Van der Sar's best season since his arrival; he had several great performances despite a niggling groin injury. He would help United secure their second successive Premier League title on the final day and win the Champions League by saving the final penalty of the shoot-out from Nicolas Anelka.
Van der Sar signed a one-year extension to his current contract with Manchester United on 12 December 2008, keeping him at the club until at least the end of the 2009-10 season.
thumb|right|200px|Van der Sar signing an autograph after the match against Barcelona 1-0 April 2008.
On 27 January 2009, Van der Sar helped Manchester United set a new club and Premier League record for consecutive clean sheets - the club's 5-0 win over West Bromwich Albion meant that they had gone 11 games and 1,032 minutes without conceding a goal, beating the previous record of 10 matches and 1,025 minutes set by Petr ech in the 2004-05 season. He then broke the overall English league record in the club's following game four days later, beating the previous record of 1,103 minutes, set by Steve Death of Reading in 1979. Another clean sheet, against West Ham on 8 February 2009, extended the record to 1,212 minutes, beating the British top-flight record of 1,155 minutes previously set by Aberdeen's Bobby Clark in 1971. Finally, on 18 February 2009, Van der Sar further extended the record to 1,302 minutes, and in doing so, he broke Jos Mara Buljubasich's single-season world record of 1,289 minutes, set in the Chilean Clausura in 2005.
Van der Sar sustained a finger injury during the Audi Cup pre-season tournament, forcing him to miss the first 12 matches of Manchester United's 2009-10 season. On 6 October 2009, Van Der Sar returned to action for United, playing 90 minutes in the reserves against Everton. On 17 October 2009, he returned to action in the first team, playing in United's 2-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers. On 21 November 2009, Van Der Sar would suffer injury again and be kept out of action for 12 games, with the combination of the Dutchman-s wife suffering a brain haemorrhage just before Christmas. On 16 January 2010, Van Der Sar returned to action in a 3-0 win over Burnley.
Van der Sar was included in the Netherlands's 1994 World Cup squad but did not play. He had to wait until 7 June 1995 for his international debut, against Belarus. He was in goal for three successive eliminations from major competitions by penalties: Euro 96, France 98 and Euro 2000. Following the Dutch team's failure to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Van der Sar would have to wait four years for his next international tournament.
During the penalty shootout at the Euro 2004 quarter-final against Sweden, Van der Sar saved a penalty from Olof Mellberg, as the Netherlands won the shootout 5-4 and advanced to the semifinals, where they lost to Portugal.
thumb|Van der Sar at the 2006 World Cup.
Prior to the 2006 World Cup group match against Ivory Coast, Van der Sar had not conceded a goal in nine consecutive competitive matches. As captain of the Netherlands, he broke Frank de Boer's record in the 2006 World Cup second round match against Portugal.
thumb|left|Edwin van der Sar in training with the Netherlands prior to Euro 2008.
On his 37th birthday, Van der Sar was interviewed by Radio 538 and stated that he intended to retire from international football after Euro 2008. Prior to the tournament, he was instrumental in bringing an end to a long-time dispute between veteran striker Ruud van Nistelrooy and manager Marco van Basten. He was the captain in their impressive 3-0 victory over Italy on 9 June 2008, and also on 13 June for the 4-1 victory over France. On 21 June, he played in the 3-1 quarter-final loss against Russia, which was believed to be his final international. This was his 16th appearance on a European Championship finals match, with which he equalled the record set by Lilian Thuram a few days earlier. Following Euro 2008, Van der Sar has the distinction of playing more minutes at the European Football Championship than any other player.
On 3 October 2008, at the urging of new coach Bert van Marwijk, Van der Sar agreed to come out of international retirement for the Netherlands' 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Iceland and Norway after injuries to Maarten Stekelenburg and Henk Timmer made both unavailable for the two games. Van der Sar kept a clean sheet in both matches, which were won by the Dutch 2-0 and 1-0 respectively. In Oslo, the Dutch defeated Norway 1-0 courtesy of a Mark van Bommel goal, thus ensuring a fitting send-off for Van der Sar who earned his record 130th cap during that match.
Van der Sar has represented the Dutch national team 130 times, which makes him the country's most capped player. This puts him in the top thirty most capped players of all time.
Van der Sar is married to Annemarie van Kesteren. The couple's wedding ceremony took place at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, on 20 May 2006. The couple have two children: a son, Joe, and a daughter, Lynn. Joe was on the pitch celebrating when his father saved a penalty in the Netherlands' 5-4 shoot-out victory over Sweden in the Euro 2004 quarter-finals.
In December 2009 tragedy struck the family of Edwin van der Sar when Annemarie van Kesteren was admited to hospital two days before Christmas. Reports said van der Sar's wife had suffered a stroke and was in a "very poor" condition. She has since made a full recovery.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010
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'''William John "Billy" Bremner''' (9 December 1942 - 7 December 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has a statue outside the South East corner of Elland Road. He has also been included in the Football League 100 Legends and is a member of the English Football Hall of Fame. Bremner was also voted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame as one of its first inductees in 2004, and is on the Scotland national football team roll of honour due to having won more than 50 caps for Scotland.
Bremner, a diminutive but hard midfield player, was scouted by Leeds while playing schoolboy football in Scotland and signed for the Elland Road club in 1959, the day after his 17th birthday. He was brought up in the Raploch area of Stirling where he attended the Catholic junior school, St. Mary's. He had previously been rejected by Arsenal and Chelsea for being too small.
He made his first-team debut in January 1960 and was a permanent fixture on manager Don Revie's team sheet for more than 15 years thereafter unless injured or suspended. Bremner quickly established himself as an uncompromising player, tough in the tackle and often going beyond the rules to get the better of a skilled opponent - a Sunday Times headline dubbed him as "10st of barbed wire". But he could play too - he had a stamina to work from one end of the pitch to the other and could pass with precision and timing. He also weighed in with his share of goals, and had an extraordinary ability to score crucial goals in the biggest games, including winners in four major semi-finals.
As Leeds United began their revival in the early 1960s, Bremner was at the heart of it. In 1964 they won the Second Division title and then the following year came tantalisingly close to a "double" of League championship and FA Cup. They lost the league title to Manchester United on goal average, and needed to win at Wembley to earn a trophy for the season. The match against Liverpool was exciting and action-packed but also goalless, with extra-time being necessary. Liverpool eventually won 2-1 but Bremner got his moment, scoring the equaliser with a crisp half volley which left opposing goalkeeper Tommy Lawrence stranded.
In 1966, Leeds skipper Bobby Collins was injured in a Fairs Cup game against Torino and Revie gave the captaincy to Bremner. Collins never got it back. With Bremner acting as leader and mentor on the pitch, Leeds entered their halcyon period at the end of the 1960s, winning the League Cup and Fairs Cup in 1968 and the League championship in 1969. That season Leeds lost only two out of 42 league games.
In 1970, Leeds chased the historic "treble" of League championship, FA Cup and European Cup, which had not been achieved before in the English game - indeed, this was the first season when any team had come close. However, Leeds ended up with nothing - losing the League title to Everton, the FA Cup final after a particularly violent replay against Chelsea, and the European Cup semi-final to Celtic.
During this period, Leeds had a reputation amongst the London press for being dirty, with Bremner at the forefront alongside equally uncompromising players such as Norman Hunter.
As if to emphasise the style of play for which Bremner was known, one of football's most famous photographs shows a young Bremner pleading his innocence after Tottenham Hotspur's bulky Scottish midfield player Dave Mackay grabbed him by the shirt and hauled him up following a late tackle by Bremner. Mackay was just back from a second broken leg. The snap was taken on 20 August 1966.
For all their honours, comparatively Leeds were huge under-achievers. They won two League titles - in 1969 and 1974 - but missed out on further championships in dramatic last-game climaxes in at least three other years. Bremner played in four FA Cup finals, but only won one. They reached a European Cup Winners Cup final in 1973 but were undone by a referee who had allegedly been bribed by A.C. Milan. As a last hurrah, before the team aged and broke up, it reached a European Cup final two years later but lost controversially to Bayern Munich.
The 1970s were a decade which saw Leeds dominate but lose as much as they won. In 1971, Bremner lifted the Fairs Cup but Leeds were the victims of one of the FA Cup's biggest shocks when they lost a fifth round tie at lowly Colchester United, although Bremner did not play. They then watched helplessly as Arsenal swiped the League championship from them with a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur (prior to winning the FA Cup to complete the second "double" of the 20th century). Had the game ended in a score draw or an Arsenal defeat, the League would have gone to Leeds.
In 1972, Leeds again chased the League and FA Cup but again were left both elated and disappointed. A 1-0 victory over holders Arsenal in the FA Cup final earned Leeds their first and only success in the competition (and completed Bremner's domestic medal set) but two days later, with only a draw required to seal the "double", Leeds lost their last League game to Wolves and the title went to Derby County. In 1973 Leeds were only chasing the FA Cup and success in Europe - Liverpool were too strong in the League - but were beaten by A.C. Milan in the Cup Winners Cup final in Salonika, Greece and then lost the FA Cup final to second division Sunderland. Bremner picked up more runners-up medals.
Bremner played magnificently as Leeds finally put the near-misses aside over the previous six seasons and won the 1974 League championship at a canter, setting a record of 29 unbeaten games to start the season which was only beaten by Arsenal in 2004. Looking back years later, in August 1995 for the Match of the Seventies TV programme, Bremner considered the superb 1973-74 Leeds team as strong as any British team since WWII. As champions, Leeds contested the 1974 Charity Shield curtain raiser game against FA Cup winners Liverpool at Wembley - and Bremner was sent off for a clash with Kevin Keegan, which also saw the Liverpool striker dismissed. Both players removed their shirts on departure to express their shame.
The following year, Leeds were not in contention for domestic honours but reached the European Cup final, which they lost in more controversial circumstances to Bayern Munich. Leeds were denied what seemed a certain penalty, had a goal disallowed (after the referee decided that Bremner was offside) and Bremner suffered his own personal nightmare when Sepp Maier produced an astonishing point-blank save from just six yards.
Revie had quit Leeds a year earlier to take over the England job from Alf Ramsey and the team started to break up. Bremner finally left Leeds United in September 1976 to join Hull City. He had played 772 games for Leeds, putting him second behind Jack Charlton in the club's all-time list.
Bremner's arrival at Hull was big news locally and he scored on his debut for the club. Though winding down his career, Bremner emerged as a big success at Hull over two years before he joined Doncaster Rovers, managing an admirable four seasons there before retiring at the age of 39.
On February 3, 1982 Bremner won -100,000 libel damages, along with legal costs, after he sued a Sunday Newspaper for publishing an article in September 1977 that alleged he tried to fix football matches, including the May 1972 game at Wolves, which was two days after Leeds United had won the FA Cup. Leeds lost the game 2-1 and Derby County became champions for the first time in their history. Danny Hegan, Frank Munro and Gary Sprake each claimed that Bremner was guilty of bribery. Jack Charlton, Allan Clarke, Johnny Giles and Derek Dougan all spoke up for Bremner and said the claims were nonsense.
As an international, Bremner was at the forefront of Scottish football's rise in the 1970s after years in the wilderness. He made his Scotland debut in 1965 against Spain, played in the famous 3-2 victory against world champions England at Wembley in 1967 and captained his country at the World Cup in West Germany in 1974. His last cap came against Denmark in September 1975 - an incident in Copenhagen after the game led to a lifetime ban from international football along with four other players, Willie Young, Joe Harper, Pat McCluskey and Arthur Graham. The five allegedly were ejected from a night-club for rowdy behaviour. This was after breaking a 1am curfew to indulge in a bout of heavy drinking. Then, an SFA official was none too pleased when he entered the room of Bremner and McCluskey to find them turning a bed upside down in a drunken prank. Ronald McKenzie, the Scottish team trainer, resigned his post as he admitted to being involved as well. The ban was lifted in 1976 but Bremner never played international football again. He won 54 caps in total, scoring three goals, and is in the Scotland hall of fame.
In 1978, Bremner became manager of Doncaster Rovers, where he stayed for seven years. Under his management, Doncaster managed promotion to the Third Division in 1981 where they remained for two seasons, and again in 1984 before making way for Dave Cusack, who would go on to guide Doncaster to its most successful spell in the third tier until recent times. He returned to manage Doncaster in 1989, staving off relegation to the Conference in his first season in charge before a major improvement in the 1990-91 season, in which Rovers were promotion contenders for much of the season before finishing 11th. He left Doncaster the following season.
Bremner's life after playing was mainly notable for his topsy-turvy spell as manager of Leeds, following in the footsteps of old team-mates Allan Clarke and Eddie Gray to try to restore happier days to the club after their relegation in 1982. They never regained promotion under Bremner but came close, losing a play-off final to Charlton Athletic in 1987 and reaching the FA Cup semi-finals in the same season, losing to eventual winners Coventry City.
Bremner was sacked in September 1988 to make way for Howard Wilkinson who would within four years not just achieve promotion but would bring the League championship back to Elland Road in April 1992. In July 1989 Bremner went back to Doncaster as manager, ironically succeeding Dave MacKay, but left in November 1991. This was the last position Bremner held in football.
Bremner settled into the columnist and after-dinner circuit adorned by many high-profile ex-footballers during the final years of his life. Despite his uncompromising nature (both vocally and in the tackle) on the pitch, he emerged as a dignified and grateful figure, claiming that despite not winning as many honours as he could have, his memories would be the envy of many players.
At the beginning of December 1997, he suffered a heart attack at his Doncaster home in the small village of Clifton, South Yorkshire and was rushed to hospital, but died two days before his 55th birthday. Just about every major figure from Scottish football, past and present, attended his funeral in Edlington and there was citywide mourning in Leeds due to the extremely high esteem in which he is held by Leeds United fans.
On 13 December 1997, Leeds United played away at Chelsea. In a typically bruising encounter between the two clubs, Leeds were down to 9 men at half time (Alfie Haaland and Gary Kelly had been ordered off). Acknowledging that this was the type of game in which Billy Bremner would have excelled, the travelling fans sang "We've got nine men and Billy!" Leeds held out for a 0-0 draw.
A statue of Bremner in celebratory pose was erected outside Elland Road as a tribute to the club's greatest captain and, according to an official poll of supporters via the club website, the club's greatest ever player. On 9 December 2006, which would have been Billy's 64th birthday, at the Leeds United vs Derby County match his eternal popularity amongst Leeds' fans was heard as the Leeds fans sang "''There's only one Billy Bremner''" as a tribute to Billy was displayed on the big screen at Elland Road.
In 1998, the Football League, as part of its centenary season celebrations, included Bremner on its list of 100 League Legends. Bremner was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in recognition of his impact on the game.
European Cup Winners' Cup
A Leeds United club song, ''Glory Glory Leeds United'', contains the following verse which summed up Bremner's role at the club:
''For the sake of Leeds United he would break himself in two''
''His hair is red and fuzzy and his body's black and blue''
''All the Elland Road fans were excited''
''When they're big the harder they fall and only one man was hard enough though he played in at later time and that was Elliott Muncie ''
:Autobiography: "You get nowt for being second" by Billy Bremner. Hardcover 126 pages (September 1969). Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd., ISBN 0-285-50264-6
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'''Michael John "Johnny" Giles''' (born 6 November 1940 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish former association football midfielder who played for Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s, and is now known as a football pundit.
After winning an FA Cup winners medal with Manchester United, Giles moved to Leeds United. He played in midfield alongside skipper Billy Bremner and went on to form a central midfield partnership which was one of the best in English club football and yielded several trophies in the most successful era of Leeds United's history.
Giles was spotted in Dublin playing for Stella Maris Football Club, and later Home Farm, before he began his English career with Leeds's rivals Manchester United, joining for a -10 signing-on fee in 1956. He was given an early first-team debut in 1959 after eight of the team died in the Munich air disaster a year earlier. He was in the Republic of Ireland team before his 19th birthday.
Giles was a regular first team player over the next four years, playing alongside Bobby Charlton and Denis Law. Manchester United won the FA Cup in 1963, where Giles played the defence-splitting pass which started the move towards a winning goal by David Herd. He asked for a transfer shortly after that and joined Leeds for -33,000. He soon showed his worth, as Leeds won the Second Division title in his first season. In 1965 he was in the team which came close to a League championship and FA Cup "double" but which missed out on both, to Manchester United and to Liverpool respectively.
Giles formed a glittering partnership with Billy Bremner as Leeds manager Don Revie built a new team around them. The players had similarities in their styles and were a tremendous foil for one another. Giles was known as the creative force and Bremner as the ballwinner, but each was capable of doing the other's prime job. Despite his craft, Giles was later pinned down as one of the tougher and dirtier players in what was an often uncompromising Leeds side.
In the 1967-1968 season Leeds won both the League Cup and the Fairs Cup. That was the first season in which Giles was affected by injury. In 1970 Giles again had a magnificent season as Leeds chased three trophies but lost all three, the League went to Everton; the FA Cup to Chelsea after a replay; and the European Cup campaign ended at the hands of Celtic in the semi-finals.
In the fifth round of the 1971 FA Cup when Leeds were unexpectedly beaten 3-2 by Colchester United, Giles scored Leeds' second goal as they almost came back from 3-0 down. Leeds regained the Fairs Cup but lost the League title on the last day, with Arsenal getting the victory they needed to earn the championship and form one half of a successful "double" bid.
Leeds won their first FA Cup and Giles his second when they defeated Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley in 1972, yet again they missed out on the League on the final day of the season after defeat to Wolves. Sunderland and A.C. Milan beat Leeds in the finals of the FA Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1973, rendering Leeds trophyless again. Jack Charlton's retirement in 1973 also left Giles as the most senior member of the squad. In the same year he started to combine his Leeds duties with a spell as player-manager of his country.
In 1974, a 29-match unbeaten run at the start of the season helped Leeds coast to their second title, but then controversy reigned around Giles after Revie quit to take over the England team.
Revie recommended to the Leeds board of directors that Giles, nearly 34 and approaching the end of his playing career, should be his successor. The board instead appointed Brian Clough, a brilliant manager but a controversial choice as he had been publicly critical of Leeds in the past and was not an admirer of Revie.
Clough and the players never got on - the players had wanted Giles too - and the board realised their error, dismissing Clough with a big pay-off after just 44 days in charge. Giles still didn't get the job though (that went to Jimmy Armfield) and concentrated on playing as Leeds chased a place in their first European Cup final.
Giles was outstanding in Leeds' European campaign but was no longer an automatic fixture in the side. After appearing in the 1975 final, which Leeds lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich, Giles accepted an offer in June 1975 from West Bromwich Albion to become their player manager, while still playing for and managing the Irish team. He left Leeds after 12 years, 521 appearances and 114 goals.
Under Giles' leadership Albion were promoted from Second Division in April 1976, and finished 7th in the First Division in 1976-77. He resigned as manager at West Brom on 21 April 1977, the very same day as his former team-mate Jack Charlton resigned his managerial post at Middlesbrough, and moved back to Ireland to manage Shamrock Rovers until 1982.
He returned to the Hawthorns for a second spell as manager during the 1983-84 season, steering the side to safety. The following season saw West Brom start well and were as high as 5th at Christmas, but finished 12th. Following a terrible start to the 1985-86 season he resigned, leaving the reins to Nobby Stiles.
As player manager of the Republic of Ireland for much of the 1970s, Giles oversaw a revival in the fortunes of the national side which had struggled for the previous decade. The 1976 European Championship qualifiers saw the international debut of Liam Brady and a more respectable showing. In the 1978 World Cup qualifiers, the side finished only 2 points short of qualification, though defeating France at home.
During his five and a half year spell in charge at Glenmalure Park Rovers won the FAI Cup in 1978, he scored 2 goals in 4 appearances in the European Cup Winners Cup
Giles later returned to Ireland and settled into a much admired career in journalism and punditry on RT's Premier Soccer Saturday and its international and European soccer coverage, particularly their coverage of the Ireland internationals. Giles is currently the leading soccer analyst on the Irish radio station Newstalk 106. He is well known for his opinions on the modern football scene.
His two sons, Michael and Chris, also played for Shamrock Rovers; Michael from 1981 to 1983 and Chris from 1993 to 1995. Johnny Giles' own father, Christy Giles, played for Bohemians in the 1920s.
In 1998 the Football League, as part of its centenary season celebrations, included Giles on its list of 100 League Legends.
In 2006 Giles had a plaque erected in his honour at his birthplace at Ormond Square in Dublin.
He was chosen as the best player from the Republic of Ireland of the last 50 years by the Football Association of Ireland in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003.
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'''Norman 'Bites Yer Legs' Hunter''' (born 29 October 1943 in Eighton Banks, Gateshead, England) is a former English footballer who was a member of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He was also part of the 1966 FIFA World Cup winning squad, receiving a medal in 2007.
Initially an inside forward, Hunter was moulded by Leeds into a central defender who made the No. 6 shirt his own in 14 years with the club he joined at the age of 15, giving up a job as an electrical fitter in the process. He had been spotted playing for his local amateur side. He made his first-team debut in 1962, forming a partnership at the back with Jack Charlton which lasted for a decade. Leeds were promoted as Second Division champions in 1964 and a year later came very close to the "double" of League championship and FA Cup with Hunter to the fore. However, they lost the title to Manchester United on goal average and were beaten 2-1 by Liverpool in the FA Cup final, though Hunter's accurate long pass into the Liverpool area started the move which led to Billy Bremner's goal.
Hunter made his debut for the England team in 1965, but the partnership between Charlton and Bobby Moore meant that he spent much of his international career as an understudy, winning 28 caps in total. He was in the squad which won the 1966 World Cup but never kicked a ball. In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4-2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners- squad members, Hunter was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
Hunter picked up a medal as Leeds won the League Cup and their first European honour with the Fairs Cup (later UEFA Cup) in 1968. A year later he won his first title medal and then in 1970 he was part of the team which sought a unique "treble", but won nothing. Hunter spent a short part of the 1970 season injured but he was in Alf Ramsey's squad for the summer's World Cup in Mexico, coming on as a substitute in the 3-2 defeat by West Germany.
In the 1971 FA Cup, Leeds lost to Colchester United by 3-2 in the fifth round. They were 3-0 up and Hunter scored one of Leeds' goals as they attempted a comeback.
In May 1972, Hunter's joy as he fought the Leeds cause was captured in a photograph. His defensive position meant that he was at the opposite end of the pitch to Clarke when the Leeds striker launched his diving header - Hunter, like most central defenders, only went forward for set-pieces or when running with the ball at his feet. A photographer behind the Leeds goal, at the opposite end to Clarke, captured the moment as Hunter leapt high in the air in celebration with arms and legs spread, as if in the midst of a star-jump. Leeds won 1-0 and Hunter had his first FA Cup winners' medal. At the end of the game, Hunter climbed the steps to the Royal box twice - once to collect his own medal, and then again to help the badly injured Jones negotiate his way up and down. Jones had been receiving treatment for a dislocated shoulder while his team-mates had been getting their prizes.
1973 saw further defeats in Finals, as Leeds lost in the F.A. Cup Final to Sunderland, and then a few days later to AC Milan in the now defunct European Cup Winners Cup. This match is one of a series of matches involving Italian Clubs that are regarded as being "fixed", by Dezso Solti. Hunter was sent-off in this match for retaliation.
Months earlier, Hunter was in the England team which needed to win their last qualifying tie for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany. The opposition at Wembley were Poland on 17 October 1973 who just needed a draw. It was 0-0 when Hunter raced across to the touchline to make a tackle but trod on the ball and lost it. Poland quickly made a counter attack and took the lead. Clarke equalised with a penalty but England could not get past Tomaszewski from open play and a 1-1 draw saw them miss out on a place at the World Cup. Another famous photograph from Hunter's career was one of him in an inconsolable state being led off the pitch by Bobby Moore, whose place in the side he had taken.
Hunter had a new defensive partner for the next season with Leeds, with Gordon McQueen taking the No. 5 shirt made famous by Charlton. Leeds started the season with a 29-match unbeaten run, which led them to the title. Hunter was in the League for a fifth season and the departure of manager Revie to the England job meant that Hunter's own international career continued through to 1975, even though many expected him to be axed after his error against Poland.
Hunter played one more season with Leeds before leaving in the autumn of 1976 (at the same time as Bremner) and joining Bristol City. He played there for three years and was instrumental in helping them retain their first division status, before returning to Yorkshire as a player for, and then manager of Barnsley.
As manager of Barnsley, Hunter inherited a side which had won promotion from the Fourth Division under former Leeds teammate Allan Clarke and secured their promotion to the Second Division in 1981, with Hunter buying a few more players, such as Ray McHale and Stewart Barrowclough. The side finished in 6th place in 1981-82, finding themselves within sight of promotion at one stage and held Liverpool to a 0-0 draw at Anfield on 12 January 1982 in the League Cup. However, in the summer of 1982 the side broke up and Hunter brought in players that upset its rhythm. The team gradually declined, finishing mid-table in 1983, and on 8 February 1984, with Barnsley fighting relegation, Hunter was sacked. He was replaced by another former teammate, Bobby Collins.
While manager of Barnsley, Hunter was still registered as a player and played his final professional game in the 1982-83 season.
A week later, he assisted his former Leeds team-mate Johnny Giles at West Bromwich Albion until June 1985, when he managed Rotherham United. Although he guided them to the fourth round of the FA Cup in 1986, the league form was mediocre, with mid-table finishes. Hunter was sacked on 9 December 1987 after they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Macclesfield Town 4-0, three days previously. The team were 17th in the table at the time.
Shortly after, during a spell of "old boys network" appointments to the coaching staff at Leeds in the 1980s, Hunter became a first team coach (Clarke, Eddie Gray and Bremner all had spells as manager) and had three games as caretaker manager after Bremner's sacking in September 1988. Leeds lost all three of these games however, and Howard Wilkinson was instead appointed manager. He brought in his own coaching staff and dispensed with Hunter's services on 11 October 1988.
On 13 March 1989, Hunter was appointed Bradford City's first-team coach by former team-mate Terry Yorath, who was manager at the time, but he was sacked on 19 February 1990 when the team were fighting relegation. Hunter decided after this that he no longer wished to work within football, and spent some time selling sports goods and insurance.
Hunter turned to the after-dinner circuit recounting his anecdotes, and since 1993 has worked for local station BBC Radio Leeds and Yorkshire Radio as a summariser at Leeds games. In 1998, the Football League, as part of its centenary season celebrations, included Hunter on its list of 100 League Legends. Hunter released his autobiography, ''Biting Talk'', in 2004. He married Sue on 11 June 1968. They had a son and daughter and two grandchildren.
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'''Michael David "Mick" Jones''' (born April 24, 1945 in Worksop, England) was a former footballer who played as centre forward with Leeds United during the 1960s and 1970s. He was also capped for England.
Jones was spotted playing local league football for Dinnington Miners Welfare, from where he went on to become an apprentice at Sheffield United in 1962. He graduated from the intermediate side through the Central League side before making his debut in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on April 20, 1963. He scored his first two league goals in the next fixture, a 3-1 victory against Manchester City at Maine Road four days later, on his 18th birthday. He made his England debut in 1965 against West Germany at centre forward.
Jones scored 63 goals in 149 appearances for the Blades and had earned two caps for England when he joined Leeds United in September 1967 for -100,000, prompting the Sheffield United manager, John Harris to remark "it would be the biggest mistake the club had ever made".
Leeds manager Don Revie handed Jones the number nine shirt and told him to score goals and annoy defenders. Jones went on to do exactly that with aplomb and authority for seven years. Leeds won the League Cup in his first season although Jones did not feature in the campaign because he was cup-tied, and the Fairs Cup, with Jones scoring twice during the competition, including what turned out to be the winner in the final against Ferencvaros. The first leg finished 1-0 thanks to Jones' goal and the second leg remained goalless to give Leeds the cup.
The following season Leeds won the League championship with Jones settling into the highest level of club football with 14 goals. However, Revie was aware that he needed more help with the finishing up front, and in July 1969 he paid -165,000 for Leicester City striker Allan Clarke to begin one of football's most feared strike partnerships.
Jones, the more bruising of the two, often scored goals through individual runs using his burlier frame, and was brave enough to put his head among the flying boots to get goals of courage. Clarke was more reliant on guile and positional sense. Together they were a nightmare for central defenders as Leeds stormed towards a possible "treble" of League title, FA Cup and European Cup. Everton edged out Leeds for the League title, and Celtic F.C. beat them in the European Cup semi-finals. In the FA Cup final against Chelsea, Jones was to the fore as Leeds tried to salvage something from their season.
At Wembley, the game was locked at 1-1 on a bumpy, sandy pitch (due to the ''Horse Of The Year'' show being held there the previous week) with fewer than ten minutes to play. Leeds attacked down the right flank with Johnny Giles crossing for Clarke to plant a meaty header past Chelsea goalkeeper Peter Bonetti. The ball rebounded off the post, evading Leeds striker Peter Lorimer who was following up. Jones, who had dropped deep to start the move, was still jogging towards the area when he saw the ball trundle towards him - and he fired a left foot shot into the net beyond Bonetti's recovering reach. Most goals in a cup final scored so late would emerge as the clincher. Chelsea, however, equalised quickly due to poor marking in the Leeds defence and so the game went to a replay at Old Trafford. Leeds took the lead in the first half, when a superb run by Clarke set Jones on his way towards goal, and he smashed a terrific right foot shot past Bonetti. Chelsea, however, ended up winning after extra time and Leeds ended the season trophyless.
A last-day win for Arsenal cost Leeds the title again 1971, even though they won the Fairs cup, but in 1972 some domestic success finally came Leeds' way - though the season still had personal tribulations for Jones. While challenging for the title again, Leeds also made it to another FA Cup final and, still to win the competition, went up against holders Arsenal not as favourites. But they won 1-0, with Jones setting up Clarke for the only goal of the game - his fine cross on the turn from the byline was headed home by his strike partner.
However, Jones suffered an appallingly dislocated elbow in the last minute of the game after landing awkwardly from an innocuous and accidental clash with the Arsenal right-back. Jones was unable to celebrate Leeds' success moments later when the final whistle sounded as he was in agony, receiving treatment from the club physiotherapist.
He was in so much pain that he had to be helped - very slowly and gingerly - up to the Royal box to collect his medal, several minutes after his team-mates had done so. Leeds' central defender Norman Hunter guided Jones up the steps. Jones, his damaged limb in a tight, delicate sling, received his medal and immediately handed it to Hunter so he could use his only available hand to hold the banister and guide his way back down the steps again. He was then placed on a stretcher, from which he waved to the Leeds supporters as he was taken to the dressing room for treatment.
Hunter afterwards claimed that the striker's enforced absence for the League title decider against Wolves a few days later cost Leeds the championship. Leeds lost 2-1 and the title went to Derby County.
Jones played in two finals the following year, both of which Leeds again lost. The 1-0 defeat to Sunderland in the FA Cup final was notable for its shock value (Sunderland were a division below) and Jones is best remembered for prematurely celebrating a goal by Lorimer which had not, in fact, crossed the line owing to a phenomenal save by goalkeeper Jimmy Montgomery which he had not been expected to make. Leeds subsequently lost the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final to A.C. Milan by the same scoreline.
In an astonishing 29-match unbeaten run at the start of the next season, Jones bagged 14 goals as Leeds coasted to the title, but he was now beginning to have problems with one of his knees and spent the summer of 1974 having intensive physiotherapy. In early 1975, he began playing reserve football again, but in constant pain. With Joe Jordan in the number nine shirt and scoring frequently, and the team (despite Revie's departure in the summer to take over the England job) reaching its first European Cup final, Jones was a dejected spectator who didn't figure in the team all season. He watched disconsolately as Leeds lost the European Cup final to Bayern Munich and then retired at the age of 30, unable to beat his knee problem. His Leeds career ended with 111 goals from 312 appearances.
Jones fell on hard times after retiring back to Worksop but eventually began selling sports equipment on market stalls. He also worked in the pub business.
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'''Vivian John Woodward''' (3 June 1879 - 31 January 1954) was an English amateur football player who enjoyed the peak of his career in the late 1900s and early 1910s.
He began his career at Clacton Town Football Club and joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1901.
Woodward joined David Calderhead's Chelsea in 1909 and went on to play in a total of 116 games for them and scored a 34 goals. He was their leading scorer in the 1912-13 season when he scored 10 goals.
At the start of World War I he enlisted in the British Army and did not play many matches during the 1914-15 season but he was given special leave to join Chelsea at Old Trafford for the Cup Final when Bob Thomson was injured. However Thomson recovered and Woodward refused to play and deny Thomson his chance to play in an FA Cup final as Woodward had not played in any of the qualifying matches.
Woodward was injured later in the war and did not return to top class football.
He made his England debut in 1903, scoring twice in a 4-0 defeat of Ireland. Between 1903 and 1911, he won 23 full caps and scored 29 goals, setting an English record that would last until the 1950s. He also played in three unofficial international matches against South Africa in 1910, scoring a further four goals. At the time, England only usually played three matches a season, for the British Home Championship, but two tours to central Europe in 1908 and 1909 netted Woodward 15 goals (over half his total).
He also turned out 44 times for England Amateurs and scored 57 goals, most of them against inferior European teams. In one match against France in 1906, Woodward scored 8 goals in a 15-0 win according to The Times and Sporting Life match reports the following day. FIFA's official record of the match credits him with 4 goals.
Woodward was Great Britain captain at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games, both of which Great Britain won.
He joined the 17th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment. This was one of the Pals battalion formed during the early stages of World War I. It was known as the "Footballers Battalion" and it included many members of the Woodwards former team Tottenham Hotspur. He served on the western front and was wounded in 1916. He reached the rank of Captain.
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'''Nigel Winterburn''' (born 11 December 1963) is a retired English footballer who played at left back for Arsenal in the late 1980s and all of the 1990s.
Winterburn was born in Arley, Warwickshire. He began his career with Birmingham City but never played for the first team, though he did earn youth caps for England while with the club. He joined Oxford United and then in 1983 he was signed on a free transfer by Dave Bassett to join Wimbledon, who were on a steady climb up the divisions after gaining promotion from the non-league pyramid six years earlier.
Wimbledon achieved promotion to the First Division in 1986 and Winterburn earned England under 21 honours. In their first season within the elite they achieved a top-half finish and got to the quarter finals of the FA Cup, when they were beaten by eventual finalists Tottenham Hotspur.
Winterburn won the Wimbledon supporters ''Player Of The Year'' in each of the four seasons he spent at Plough Lane. George Graham was seeking a long-term replacement for captain Kenny Sansom and in the summer of 1987, Arsenal paid Wimbledon -350,000 and Winterburn went to Highbury.
Winterburn began his Arsenal career at right back, an emergency measure employed by Graham after he'd been unsuccessful in finding a worthwhile replacement for Viv Anderson.
Though heavily left-footed, Winterburn settled into the right back role as best he could and became quickly involved in two controversial incidents of his first season. Firstly, he was seen to openly goad Brian McClair after the Manchester United striker had missed a late penalty in an FA Cup tie at Highbury. This brought huge criticism of Winterburn at the time.
The second incident came in the League Cup final later that same season. Despite having fallen behind in the early stages, Arsenal, the holders, dominated the match and were leading Luton Town 2-1 at Wembley with less than quarter of an hour to go when David Rocastle was felled in the penalty area. Michael Thomas had been Arsenal's designated penalty taker all season but for reasons unexplained, it was Winterburn - who'd never taken a penalty for Arsenal before - who collected the ball up to take the kick.
He put the kick low and strong to the right hand corner as he viewed it, but Luton goalkeeper Andy Dibble guessed correctly and pushed the ball round the post. A newly-inspired Luton then scored twice in the final ten minutes and won the final 3-2. Despite the missed penalty, it was Gus Caesar (deputising for David O'Leary who missed the final due to injury) rather than Winterburn who was made to bear the brunt of the criticism, as he had made the error which gifted Luton their equaliser at 2-2.
Sansom left Arsenal in the summer and Winterburn settled into his more familiar left back role as a result, staying in it for more than a decade. He and fellow full back Lee Dixon flanked two superb central defenders in captain Tony Adams and veteran David O'Leary, joined during the 1989 season by Steve Bould. Often the manager would play all five of them as Arsenal took holders Liverpool to a last-game showdown at Anfield for the First Division title, which would have been Arsenal's first title since the Double year of 1971. Arsenal's situation meant they needed to win by at least two clear goals to clinch the championship. Winterburn's free kick set up a first for Alan Smith shortly after half time, but the second looked as though it would elude them until Thomas scored in in injury time.
Winterburn made his England debut later the same year, coming on as a substitute in a 0-0 draw against Italy. Though many media outlets and Winterburn's own club manager regularly extolled his virtues as an England left back, the national coach, Bobby Robson, had him as no higher than third in the pecking order at left back. Stuart Pearce was going to the 1990 World Cup as first choice, with Tony Dorigo as back-up. Only injury to either would see a way open for Winterburn, and that didn't happen. He did earn appearances for the B team, however.
Arsenal ended 1990 trophyless, but went on to win the league title again the next year, with only one loss. Two years later, Winterburn was in the Arsenal team which won both cup competitions and thus completed his domestic set of medals. Arsenal defeated Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in both the League Cup and FA Cup finals, the latter in a replay.
Winterburn's form earned him a brief England recall by Graham Taylor who included him in a squad for a mini-tournament in the U.S. during which England lost 2-0 to the United states. Winterburn came on as a sub for Manchester United winger Lee Sharpe in the final match of the contest against Germany. This was the last time he played for England.
In 1994, Arsenal beat Italian side Parma's 1-0, to win the European Cup Winners Cup, Arsenal's first success continentally for a quarter of a century. They wouldn't be so successful the following year as they reached the final again but were beaten 2-1 by Real Zaragoza.
Arsne Wenger arrived at Arsenal at the end of 1996 and instilled new self-awareness and dietary habits into the Arsenal squad, allowing the ageing defence (Adams was the youngest at 30 years of age; Martin Keown had also arrived to account for O'Leary's retirement after the 1993 FA Cup success) to thrive in the latter years of their careers and prolong their footballing careers. Arsenal won the "double" of Premiership and FA Cup in 1998. Winterburn was called up by caretaker manager Howard Wilkinson for the England squad in a friendly against France in 1999 but he was the odd one out from Wilkinson's first XI - Seaman, Adams, Keown and Dixon all started but Winterburn lost out to Graeme Le Saux for the left back slot and stayed on the bench for the 2-0 defeat.
In 2000 Arsenal reached the UEFA Cup final but Winterburn had been forced out of the team by the Brazilian left back Sylvinho, although he in turn was displaced by the fledgling Ashley Cole within another 12 months.
Winterburn joined West Ham United in June 2000 for a fee of -250,000 after 429 League appearances and eight goals for Arsenal. He played 94 games in all competitions for West Ham, scoring one goal in a 1-0 away win against Leeds United on 11 November 2000.
On 14 July 2008, Winterburn joined Paul Ince's backroom staff at Blackburn Rovers as defensive coach.
Winterburn, now retired, lives in Weston Turville, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire with his wife and three children. He now works as a pundit on the game.
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'''Anthony''' "'''Tony'''" '''Yeboah''' (born 6 June 1966 in Kumasi, Ghana) is a Ghanaian former footballer who is most noted for his time at European clubs 1. FC Saarbrcken, Eintracht Frankfurt, Leeds United and Hamburger SV during the 1990s and is currently chairman at Bechem Chelsea in his native Ghana.
He is considered one of the most prominent and prolific goal scorers in Ghanaian and African football history and gained a reputation for scoring spectacular goals which often featured in Goal of the Month or Goal of the Season competitions, often celebrated by wagging his index finger towards the crowd. He was a member of Ghana's national team for ten years, and represented his country at three African Nations Cups during the 1990s. Yeboah scored 29 goals in 59 appearances for Ghana (the second highest goalscoring total in the nation's history behind Abedi Ayew Pele.
After spending his youth in Kumasi, Yeboah joined German club 1. FC Saarbrcken in 1988. This move was of some historical significance, because Yeboah became only the second black player to appear in the Bundesliga, only pre-dated by fellow Ghanaian Anthony Baffoe who had been born and raised in Germany. This was a time where the Bundesliga was dominated by Caucasian players (in fact, many squads were all-German, except for one or two European foreigners).
Yeboah had a slow first year, but then scored 17 goals in his second Saarbrcken year. He was then transferred to Eintracht Frankfurt. In the Hesse metropolis, Yeboah quickly established himself as a deadly striker, equally adept with his feet and his head. He was the top scorer in Bundesliga twice with Frankfurt, in 1993 and 1994, and paved the way for black African players like Jay-Jay Okocha, Samuel Kuffour and Souleymane San. In 1995, he and fellow colleagues Maurizio Gaudino and Okocha clashed with manager Jupp Heynckes, which led to their departure from the club.
Yeboah joined English club Leeds United from Eintracht Frankfurt for a -3.4 million price tag at the start of 1995. As well as his wonder-goals of the season against Liverpool and Wimbledon, a hat-trick versus AS Monaco in the UEFA Cup was one of the high points of his Leeds career. Yeboah often cited his good form and prowess while at Leeds was down to his love for Yorkshire Pudding. A video was released named -Yeboah - Shoot to Kill- while he was at Leeds.
Injuries (several picked up while on international duty) restricted his game when he played and kept him out of the Leeds side on several occasions. When George Graham took over as manager, there was a clash of personalities and Yeboah was sold. He returned to Germany, and was still playing and scoring for several years after he left Leeds.
Yeboah scored a total of 33 goals for Leeds United in 62 appearances, and is still revered as a cult hero for the Yorkshire club. . He is famous in the United Kingdom for scoring many remarkable goals in a short period for Leeds United. His volley against Liverpool and his strike versus Wimbledon in the 1995-96 season were amongst his notable goals and he was a regular feature in Goal of the Month in the Premiership at a time when the Georgian midfielder Georgi Kinkladze of Manchester City F.C. and Matt Le Tissier of Southampton F.C. also gained a reputation for scoring world class goals in the competition. The goal against Wimbledon was also awarded Goal of the Season in 1995-96. While at Leeds, the speed of one of his shots was unofficially measured at 96 mph, making his shots faster than Leeds legend Peter Lorimer. In his first season (1995-96) at Elland Road he was voted as the club's first-ever non-British Player of the Year.
Yeboah left German club Hamburger SV in 2001, in order to join Al Ittihad Doha in Qatar, where he played under Austrian coach Josef Hickersberger.
In 2005, Yeboah appeared at the Lucas Radebe testimonial with Leeds United and African players past and present. In December 2006, he featured in a charity match christened as "Anthony Baffoe XI vs Anthony Yeboah XI". According to the organisers, this event will be held annually to raise funds to support orphanages in the country. The match ended 3-2 to Yeboah's team. Yeboah played a cameo role in the first ten minutes. The match also featured players such as Stephen Appiah, Marcel Desailly and Richard Kingson.
On 3 November 2008 he was appointed to the new Chairman of the new promoted Ghana Telecom Premier League club Bechem Chelsea.
Yeboah is the of uncle of Hapoel Tel Aviv player Samuel Yeboah and the cousin of the ex FSV Mainz 05 player Mike Osei.
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Lampard began his career at West Ham United, his father's former club. Joining the youth team in 1994, he had secured a place in the first team by the 1997-98 season. He helped the team secure their highest ever Premier League placing in the 1998-99 season. The following season Lampard scored 14 goals in all competitions from midfield. With progress stagnating at West Ham, he moved to rival London club Chelsea in 2001 for -11 million.
From his debut onwards he was ever-present in the Chelsea first team, setting a record 193 consecutive Premier League appearances. He established himself as a prolific scorer at the West London club and was a key part of the sides which won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2004-05 and 2005-06 and a domestic cup double in 2007. He signed a new contract in 2008, becoming the highest paid Premier League footballer at that time,
Lampard has won the Chelsea player of the year award three times and is the clubs 5th all-time goalscorer with 141 goals, the most in club history for a midfielder. He is the highest goalscoring midfielder in Premier League history with 116 league goals and he's 3rd in the premier league's all-seasons assists table with 147.
In 2005, Lampard was voted FWA Footballer of the Year and came second in both the FIFA World Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or.
Internationally, Lampard has been capped 76 times by England since making his debut in 1999, and scored 30 goals. He played in UEFA Euro 2004 (scoring three goals in four games) and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He has two children, Luna and Isla, with Elen Rives.
Lampard joined West Ham, where his father was the assistant coach, as an apprentice in July 1994 as part of their youth system, and signed his professional forms a year later. He was loaned to Second Division team Swansea City in October 1995, and debuted in a 2-0 win over Bradford City, and scoring his first senior goal in a game against Brighton & Hove Albion.
The next year, a broken leg suffered in a March game against Aston Villa prematurely put an end to Lampard's 1996-97 season after thirteen appearances. He had to wait until the 1997-98 campaign to score his first goal for West Ham, which came in a road victory over Barnsley. He became a starter in 1998-99 and appeared in every match as West Ham finished fifth in the Premier League standings, which saw the club qualify for Europe. In the 1999-2000 season, Lampard finished as West Ham's third highest scorer, with a total of 13 goals, which was his highest single season total. These included his first ever European goals, with a total of four in the club's Intertoto Cup and UEFA Cup campaigns. Following the sale of teammate and friend Rio Ferdinand to Leeds United after the 2000-01 season, combined with the departures of his father and Redknapp, Lampard followed suit and left West Ham. Aston Villa announced their interest and even had a last-minute bid accepted by West Ham, but Lampard chose to stay in London by joining Chelsea for an -11 million fee.
Lampard's Premiership debut with Chelsea came on 19 August 2001 in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United, while his first red card came in a match against Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September. On 23 September Lampard, along with three other Chelsea players was fined two weeks wages for his behavior whilst on a drinking binge on 12 September. Lampard and the others had abused grieving American tourists at a Heathrow hotel, just 24 hours after the September 11th attacks. A hotel manager stated "they were utterly disgusting. They just didn't seem to care about what had happened".
He scored a total of seven goals in all competitions in his first season at Chelsea. Lampard appeared in all of Chelsea's league matches and scored eight goals in the 2001-02 season. He netted the match-winner in Chelsea's 2002-03 season-opener against Charlton Athletic.
The following season, he was selected as the Barclays Player of the Month in September 2003, and the PFA Fans' Player of the Month in October. Chelsea finished 2nd in the 2003-04 Premier League behind unbeaten Arsenal F.C. and he was named in the 2004 PFA Team of the Year as he reached double figures in league goals (10) for the first time in his career, in addition to four goals in fourteen UEFA Champions League matches, as Chelsea advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-final vs Monaco he scored, but Chelsea lost 5-3 on aggregate.
Lampard played in all thirty-eight Premiership matches for the third consecutive season in 2004-05. He finished with 13 goals (19 in all competitions), in addition to leading the league in assists with sixteen. He scored a long-range goal from 25 yards vs Crystal Palace in Premier League which Chelsea won 4-1. He scored two goals vs Bolton in a 2-0 win which was the Premier League title winning match, which also won the first major trophy of his career as Chelsea bagged their first Premiership title in fifty years, by a twelve point margin. He was named as Barclays Player of the Season. In the Champions League quarter-finals he scored 3 goals in 2 legs against Bayern Munich as Chelsea won 6-5 on aggregate, his second goal in the first leg was stunning, he controlled Makelele's cross with his chest then turned & swivelled and sent the ball inside the far post with a left-foot half volley. Though Chelsea were eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals by league rivals Liverpool, they took home the Football League Cup, in which Lampard scored twice in six matches, which included the opening goal vs Manchester United in the League Cup semifinal, which Chelsea won 2-1. He landed his first personal award by being named the FWA Footballer of the Year. Football legend Johan Cruyff referred to him as "the best midfielder in Europe".
He netted a career-high 16 league goals in 2005-06, which marked an increase for the fifth consecutive season and was a Premier League record for a midfielder to score goals in one season. In September 2005, Lampard was selected as a member of the inaugural FIFPro World XI. His record of consecutive Premiership appearances ended at 164 (five better than previous record-holder David James) on 28 December 2005, when he sat out a match against Manchester City due to illness. The streak began on 13 October 2001, during his first season with the club, though has since been bettered twice. He finished as runner-up to Ronaldinho for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards.. He scored twice against Blackburn Rovers F.C. in a 4-2 win, which included a free-kick from 25 yards. After the match manager Jose Mourinho hailed Lampard as the Best player in the world. Chelsea won the Premier League for the second time, in which Lampard was Chelsea's topscorer with 16 league goals. In the Champions League group stages, he scored a free-kick vs R.S.C. Anderlecht, Chelsea proggresed to the first knock-out round but were eliminated there by F.C. Barcelona.
Due to a back injury sustained by John Terry, Lampard spent much of the 2006-07 campaign as team captain in his absence. He enjoyed a streak of seven goals in eight games, he scored both the goals in a 2-0 win over Fulham F.C. and scored his 77th goal for Chelsea from a long range strike in a 3-2 win over Everton on 17 December, overtaking Dennis Wise as Chelsea's highest scoring midfielder.. Then in the UEFA Champions League group stages he scored a goal from a extremely tight angle vs Barcelona, at Camp Nou, the match ended 2-2 . Lampard finished with 21 goals in all competitions, including a career-high six FA Cup goals; he had scored seven Cup goals in his first eleven seasons combined. He scored his first Chelsea hat-trick in the third-round tie against Macclesfield Town on 6 January 2007. He scored two goals to help Chelsea to a quarter-final draw with Tottenham Hotspur after having trailed 3-1, and he was named the FA Cup player-of-the-round for his performance.. He gave the assist to Didier Drogba in the 2007 FA Cup Final which was the winning goal in extra-time, as Chelsea won it 1-0. In a post-match interview following Chelsea's FA Cup Final victory over Manchester United, Lampard said he wanted to stay at the club "forever."
Lampard's 2007-08 season was riddled with injury, managing to play 40 matches, 24 of which in the league-the fewest he had played in a season since 1996-97. On 16 February 2008, Lampard became the eighth Chelsea player to score 100 goals for the club in a 3-1 FA Cup fifth-round win over Huddersfield Town. After the final whistle, Lampard removed his jersey and flashed a T-shirt to the Chelsea fans with ''"100 Not Out, They Are All For You, Thanks"'' printed across the front.. Then in the Premier League match vs Liverpoool he scored a penalty in the 62nd, from which Chelsea equalised, the match ended 1-1 at Anfield. He scored four goals in a 6-1 rout of Derby County on 12 March. Then in UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, second leg he scored the winning goal against Fenerbache in the 87th minute as Chelsea won 3-2 on aggregate. On 30 April, Lampard, grieving the loss of his mother a week earlier, decided to play in the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League semifinal against Liverpool, who were eliminated on 4-3 aggregate as he took a emotional penalty in the 98th minute of extra-time, which he scored confidendtly. In the final against Manchester United, he scored an equalising goal in the 45th minute, as Michael Essien's deflected shot found him as he went to the box with his trade-mark run, he scored with a left foot finish. The Match ended 1-1 after extra-time and Chelsea lost 6-5 on penalties. He was later named UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year.
On 13 August 2008, Lampard signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea worth -39.2 million, making him the highest-paid Premiership player.
Lampard's 20th goal of the season was the winning goal in the 2009 FA Cup Final against Everton, with a left-foot shot from long-range. He repeated the corner flag celebration his father had done after scoring the winning goal in the 1980 FA Cup semifinal second leg against Everton. It was the fourth consecutive season that he scored 20 or more goals. He was named later named Chelsea's Player of the Year for the third time.
Lampard scored against Manchester United, in the 2009 Community Shield, in the 72nd minute, the match ended 2-2, but Chelsea won 4-1 on penalties. On 18 August 2009, Lampard scored Chelsea's second goal in a 3-1 away win against Sunderland. He scored his 184th goal for Chelsea in a UEFA Champions League match against Atletico Madrid on 21 October 2009, which moved him up to 5th among the club's all time goalscorers. He had been struggling to score the amount of goals he had in the past seasons however this soon changed as he scored 2 goals in the 5-0 defeat of Blackburn Rovers on 24 October 2009. On 30 October 2009, he was nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year award for the sixth straight year..
He then scored a penalty against Bolton as Chelsea ran out 4-0 winners on Halloween.
On 13 November 2009 it was confirmed Lampard would be out for around 4 weeks due to a thigh injury sustained on international duty.. Lampard was out for 4 weeks following an injury during training in Doha, leading up to an internaional match against Brazil for England. But on 29th November, Lampard made his return against London rivals Arsenal in which Chelsea won 3-0. On the 16th December, Lampard scored a crucial 79th minute winning goal from a penalty vs. Portsmouth and on 20th December, Lampard scored a penalty against West Ham, however he had to take his spot-kick 3 times due to players running into the box to early, he scored all three and later kissed his fists in front of Hammers fan at the West Stand before kick-off. In Chelsea's 7-2 thrashing of Sunderland, Lampard notched up two goals to add to his league tally.
Lampard was first spotted by England under-21 manager Peter Taylor, and his under-21 debut came on 13 November 1997 in a match against Greece. He played for the under-21 side from November 1997 to June 2000, and scored nine goals, a mark bettered only by Alan Shearer and Francis Jeffers.
Lampard earned his first cap for England on 10 October 1999 in a 2-1 friendly win over Belgium, and scored his first goal on 20 August 2003 in a 3-1 win over Croatia. He was bypassed for UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and had to wait until UEFA Euro 2004 to participate in his first international competition. England reached the quarter-finals with Lampard netting three goals in four matches, he qualised for England in the 112th minute against Portugal bringing the scoreline to 2-2 but England lost on penalties. He was named in the team of the tournament by UEFA. He became a regular in the squad following the retirement of Paul Scholes, and was voted England Player of the Year by fans in 2004 and 2005.
Though Lampard played every minute of England's 2006 World Cup matches, he went scoreless as England were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Portugal on penalties. He scored in a 2-1 loss to Germany in a friendly. He was booed by England supporters while coming on as a second-half substitute during England's Euro 2008 qualifying match against Estonia on 13 October 2007, and finished with one goal (a 3-2 loss to Croatia on 21 November) as England failed to qualify for the tournament. He scored his first international goal in two years in a 4-0 win over Slovakia in March 2009, and also created another for Wayne Rooney. Lampard's goal was the 500th England goal scored at Wembley.. On 9 September 2009, Lampard struck twice in England's 5-1 win against Croatia which secured their place for World Cup 2010.
In 2000, Lampard, Ferdinand and Kieron Dyer appeared on a sex video that was filmed at the holiday resort of Ayia Napa on Cyprus. Channel 4 aired a brief clip as part of their 2004 documentary ''Sex, Footballers and Videotape'', claiming it was used to ''"remind the viewer that this is based on real life."''
Lampard lives in Surrey and has two children with his former fiancee Elen Rives, Luna (born 22 August 2005) and Isla (born 20 May 2007). His autobiography, ''Totally Frank,'' was published in August 2006. In mid-February 2009 it was reported that Lampard and Rives had split, with Rives taking between -1m to -12.5m in settlement fees from Lampard's estimated -32m net worth.
A year after the death of his mother, on 24 April 2009, Lampard was involved in a radio confrontation with James O'Brien on the London radio station LBC 97.3. Newspapers had reported that following Lampard's split from Rives their children were living with her in a small flat while Lampard had converted their family home into a bachelor pad. Lampard phoned-in, objecting to the assertion that he was "weak" and "scum" for allowing his children to live in inferior conditions to him, and that he had fought "tooth and nail" to keep his family together.
He is a supporter of the Conservative Party, but admitted that he had yet to vote in an election. British media reported that Lampard showed an unusually high IQ score during neurological research carried about by the Chelsea Club doctor, Bryan English. English stated that "Frank Lampard scored one of the highest set of marks ever recorded by the company doing the tests". He was selected by EA Sports to be one of the three football stars to be on the cover of FIFA 10 football game pack globally, along with Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney.
Lampard is dating television presenter Christine Bleakley.
''Totals include additional competitions such as the FA Community Shield.''
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'''Jason Lee''' (born 9 May 1971) is an English footballer. He enjoyed a brief period of notoriety in the mid-1990s while he played for Nottingham Forest, where he was best remembered for his haircut, earning him the nickname "Pineapple Head". At present he plays for Corby Town having signed from local rivals Kettering Town, he was previously on loan at the poppies from league rivals Mansfield Town.
Lee began his career at Charlton Athletic but having failed to establish himself in the side, moved to Lincoln City in 1991 before later moving to Southend United. He moved to Nottingham Forest in 1994. Initially Lee failed to crack his way into Forest's first team. However the departure of Stan Collymore to Liverpool saw him feature for the first team. In the 1994-95 season he scored eight league goals in 28 games.
Following two reasonably successful loan spells, back at his first club Charlton and at Grimsby Town, Lee was transferred to Watford in 1997 for -200,000 - the same fee paid by Forest three years earlier - and played in their 1997-98 Second Division championship-winning side, scoring ten goals. However, Lee's refusal to up-root his family from Nottingham caused tension with manager Graham Taylor, who sold him to Chesterfield early in the 1998-99 season for -250,000.
Since then, he has played for Peterborough (2000-2003), Falkirk (2003-2004), Boston (2004-2006). In January 2006 Lee joined Northampton Town on a free transfer.
Following his release from the Magpies, signed for Mansfield Town on 1 August 2008.
Jason signed for Kettering Town on 13th Jan 2009 for the remainder of the 2008-09 season from Mansfield Town, contrary reports previously on Wikipedia, it was not a loan deal.
He moved on to Corby Town in the Southern Football League Premier Division, making his debut in a 3-3 draw against Farnborough on 21 March 2009.
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'''Anderson Lus de Souza''', (born 27 August 1977 in So Bernardo do Campo, Brazil), commonly known as '''Deco''', is a Portuguese-Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for England side Chelsea and internationally for Portugal. Deco is one of the few players to have won the UEFA Champions League with two different clubs, with Porto in 2004 and FC Barcelona in 2006. He was awarded UEFA Champions League MVP and UEFA Best Midfielder in Porto's UEFA Champions League winning season and was named Man of the Match in the 2003-04 Champions League final. Deco was the first player to win the UEFA Best Midfielder Award with two different clubs (Porto and FC Barcelona). He was awarded the FIFA World Club Cup Golden Ball and the Man of the Match award in the final despite losing to Internacional. Deco made his 100th appearance in the UEFA Champions League while playing for Chelsea against Atltico Madrid joining an elite group of 13 players to have achieved the same milestone.
Deco started off his career at Nacional Atltico Clube in the city of So Paulo, where he was spotted and signed by Corinthians. Despite making a couple of appearances for the Brazilian giant, he was deemed too feeble for professional football and was shipped off to Corinthians' franchise Corinthians Alagoano, where he paid his way by moonlighting as an offshore wind farm technician.
Deco arrived in Portugal in 1997 at the age of 19 along with fellow Brazilian player Caju after being acquired by Lisbon side SL Benfica, along with the Corinthians Alagoano franchise.
Despite good showings in training, Benfica decided to loan Deco to the Portuguese Liga de Honra side Alverca where he played for a season. Deco performed well and was close to renewing his contract with Benfica and joining the main squad. However, the Lisbon club and the player's representative did not reach an agreement, as the then manager Graeme Souness did not believe that he would develop into a player worth keeping. Subsequently, Deco was traded to Portuguese Liga side Salgueiros in the 1998-99 season, playing 12 games and scoring two goals. His performances caught the eye of the Porto staff, and during the winter transfer window, he was sold to FC Porto.
Under the guidance of Jos Mourinho, Deco was given the role of leading an ambitious Porto team. A key figure in the 2002-03 season, he scored 10 goals in 30 games, but nevertheless received 17 yellow cards and one red card. Deco was one of the key players in Porto's UEFA Cup final 3-2 win over Celtic that year. In the 2003-04 season, Deco helped Porto recapture the national title and led the team to the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final in which Porto won 3-0 over AS Monaco, scoring the second goal of the match. He was the Champions League's top assist provider and also suffered the most fouls in the Champions League that season. That season, Deco won the UEFA Most Valuable Player, as well as the award for the best midfielder in the competition.
On 17 June 2004, Deco told a Portuguese radio station that he would almost certainly join English side Chelsea (then coached by Mourinho) following UEFA Euro 2004. He said that a transfer deal between Porto and Chelsea had been all but finalised, and that the only remaining steps were passing a physical examination and signing a formal contract with Chelsea.
However, on 26 June 2004, he told the Portuguese sports daily ''O Jogo'' that he would rather move to FC Barcelona than follow Mourinho to Chelsea. While Bayern Munich gave up on Deco after the Chelsea deal seemed to have been concluded, it was still uncertain whether the German side would make a new bid. The best offer at that time was a -21 million bid from Bara, but this figure was still -4 million short of the request by Porto's board. Portuguese newspapers then reported that Bara would try to offer Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma as part of the exchange in order to ease the deal.
Finally, a deal was achieved between Porto and Barcelona the day after the UEFA Euro 2004 final. Bara agreed on a -12 million fee, plus the complete rights of Quaresma to Porto. Deco signed a four year deal with the Catalan side on 6 July 2004.
In Barcelona, some suggested Deco would be completely eclipsed by Brazilian star Ronaldinho (a duo that according to Luiz Felipe Scolari "can make rain fall"). Indeed, many Barcelona fans met the transfer with raised eyebrows, as Deco was considered an attacking midfielder - a department which was already well covered. Instead, coach Frank Rijkaard used him in a pure central midfield position, where his tactical knowledge, defensive abilities, and enormous work rate surprised many. In December 2004, he came second in France Football's Ballon d'Or 2004 award, losing to Andriy Shevchenko and beating teammate Ronaldinho by six votes.
On 14 May 2005, Deco played in the draw against Levante, which gave Barcelona their 17th La Liga title. He also was named Barcelona's player of the season in the 05/06 season
Deco scored twice in the Spanish Supercup 2006-07, which Bara won. Deco won the UEFA Best Midfielder Award yet again for his performance in Bara's Champions League winning season, enabling him to join the exclusive group of players that have won the same award more than once with different teams, having won the Champions League previously with Porto. Other members of this exclusive group include greats such as Paulo Sousa (Borussia Dortmund and Juventus), Clarence Seedorf (Ajax, Real Madrid, and Milan), Marcel Desailly (Marseille and Milan), Frank Rijkaard (Milan and Ajax), Didier Deschamps (Marseille and Juventus), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich and Manchester United) and Edwin van der Sar (Ajax and Manchester United). He was also awarded the Golden Ball at the FIFA Club World Cup and the Man of the Match award, despite losing the final to Internacional.
On 30 June 2008, Chelsea signed Deco from FC Barcelona on a three year contract for -8 million. He was the first signing of new Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who was formerly the national coach of Portugal.
Deco scored on his Chelsea debut and his Premier League debut, with a 30-yard goal, in a 4-0 victory over Portsmouth. Deco followed up his performance by scoring in his second game for Chelsea, a curling free kick against Wigan Athletic. These performances led to him winning the Premier League Player of the Month award for August. Deco made his Champions League debut for Chelsea on September 16. Deco injured himself during a training session, but he returned from the thigh injury on 19 October and came on as a substitute against Middlesbrough. He was sent off in the 3-1 defeat by AS Roma on 4 November 2008. He then scored a bicycle kick against Bolton Wanderers on 6 December.
Deco eventually lost his place in the 2008-09 starting line up, due in part to some poor performances, but also to the sacking of Scolari. In a June interview, Deco stated: ''"I do not want to stay. I have not liked my experience at Chelsea."'' This was soon followed by Internazionale, managed by former Chelsea manager Jos Mourinho, declaring that they were attempting to sign Deco along with fellow countryman Ricardo Carvalho, who had also declared his desire to leave and like Deco desired to link up with Mourinho again. Both players were under Mourinho at Porto. However on July, 6 Inter Milan President Massimo Moratti ruled out signing either of the Portuguese Internationals on the basis of their age, telling Gazzetta dello Sport, "Deco and Carvalho? They are two champions but at this time I don't feel there's a need to buy them."
Soon after this Deco said that he would be willing to stay at Chelsea for at least the rest of his contract, but he said that things must change from his first season in West London.
After talks with new Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti Deco said he was very happy at the club and wanted to show everyone what he could do, he started on the bench in the 2009 FA Community Shield against Manchester United. Deco himself stepped up to take the winning penalty for Chelsea, but was not allowed as Salomon Kalou was placed before him on the list handed to the referee. Deco had an excellent start to the new campaign. He came on as a second half substitute in the first game of the new season for Chelsea against Hull City, and assisted Didier Drogba who scored in injury time. He scored in the next match with a 3-1 win over Sunderland A.F.C with a powerful rightfooted shot which came off the inside of the post from outside of the penalty area. He made his 100th UEFA Champions League appearance against Atltico Madrid joining only 13 other players to have achieved as many appearances.
Deco scored his second goal of the season in a League Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers F.C., with a shot from 16 yards into the bottom right hand corner of the goal. He added to his goal tally the very next game, again against Bolton Wanderers, with a curling left footer from inside the penalty box.
Never called up to the Brazilian national team, Deco was eligible to play for Portugal, with Deco playing club football with Porto his years in Portugal made him eligible to play for the Portuguese. Deco has mentioned several times in the media as an option for the Portuguese national team. In 2002, having completed six years of Portuguese residence, he received Portuguese citizenship. After many months of public discussion which split Portuguese public opinion, and despite the opposition of a large number of Porto rivals' supporters, he was called up for his first international - coincidentally against Brazil. He scored the free kick that stunned Brazil, leading to a 2-1 win for Portugal. This was Portugal's first win over Brazil since the 1966 World Cup. Since that game, he has been a regular in the national team, in spite of initial criticism by players such as Lus Figo, who later recognised Deco's value. Despite the early criticism, Deco is today one of the highlights of the Portuguese national team. He has scored five goals in 71 caps for Portugal by November 2009.
In the 2006 World Cup, Deco scored the first goal in Portugal's second Group D match against Iran in the 63rd minute minute prior to Cristiano Ronaldo's 80th minute penalty. During the first knockout stage of the competition, Deco received two yellow cards in the game against Netherlands with the first given for a rash tackle on John Heitinga, suspending him from the quarterfinal win against England, as he already picked up a caution in the match with Iran. The win against England in the quarterfinal stage led to Portugal's defeat in the semifinal, which Deco was able to participate in.
On 11 June, Deco scored the opening goal in Portugal's second match of Euro 2008, a Group A clash with the Czech Republic. The game ended 3-1 to Portugal, with Deco aiding his team in their passage to the quarter-finals where Portugal's campaign came to an end against Germany, the eventual runners-up of the tournament.
When Deco started his European career in 1997, his first wife Cila, whom he had met three years earlier, moved to Portugal with him. Deco and Cila have two sons, Joo Henrique and Pedro Gabriel, who now live in Brazil with their mother. A few years later, Deco met Jaciara at a party in Salvador (Brazil) and divorced Cila to live with Jaciara in Porto. They married in April 2005 and now have a son and a daughter. They announced their divorce in March 2008. His maternal family is of Japanese heritage and his paternal family is of Portuguese descent.
His current ex-girlfriend is pregnant with his fifth child.
Deco is the brother-in-law of fellow footballer Alecsandro, who plays for Internacional and Brazil international Richarlyson.
Deco is an ambassador for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. He has a charitable organisation, Deco Institute, in the Brazilian city of Indaiatuba, near So Paulo, where he grew up.
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'''Li Tie''' (; born September 18, 1977 in Shenyang, Liaoning) is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing for Liaoning Hongyun.
Midfielder Li began his football career at the age of 15, joining Liaoning Youth System in 1992. The following year he was sent to Brazil for a five-year training programme sponsored by Jianlibao and became the captain of the China Jianlibao Youth Football Team.
The cream of his generation of Chinese football players, Li went to the Premier League in a deal brokered between sponsors Kejian and his new club, Everton.
Despite initial scepticism on Merseyside, his first season at Goodison Park was a surprising success. Manager David Moyes played him in 31 league games, mostly in the starting line-up, where his displays as a defensive midfielder helped the club clinch a 7th place finish.
Everton battled with his former club Liaoning to sign him on a permanent basis after the 2002-03 season and the deal was finally closed in August 2003 for an undisclosed fee with Li signing a three-year deal. It is thought that Everton paid between -0.5m to -1.5m for the midfielder, although the price was hugely offset by outside sponsorship.
Unfortunately, Li's 2003-04 season was marred by a sending-off against Arsenal in August 2003 and a series of injuries. The last injury, a broken leg picked up during international duty in February 2004, ruled him out for another 12 months. In January 2005, when he returned to action for the Everton reserve side against Bolton Wanderers, he lasted just 41 minutes, requiring his leg to be re-set.
In the summer of 2005, 18 months since his last game for the Everton first team, Li Tie featured for 90 minutes against FC Gamlitz of Austria in a pre-season friendly. He also played in friendlies against Motherwell, the Thai national team, Fenerbahe and Udinese and looked like he was finally coming back to full fitness.
However, he never managed to break back into the first team despite playing regularly for the reserves and even earning another international call up for China. In March 2006, Li Tie underwent another operation to remove pieces of bone that had grown on his ankle during his time on the sidelines.
In May 2006, Li Tie was released by Everton and was linked with Sheffield United, who denied reports that a deal had been agreed to bring the player to Bramall Lane.
In July 2006, Sheffield United announced the signing of Li Tie on a free transfer on a two year contract
Li Tie made his first competitive club start since January 2004 in a League Cup victory against Bury on 19 September 2006 but has still to make a league appearance.
On 12 October 2007, Li Tie was told he could leave Sheffield United on a free transfer. Blades' manager Bryan Robson said: "He's not in my plans and he is free to go wherever he wants on a free transfer.". Only two days later though, Sheffield United made a u-turn on the decision, stating that he would stay at the club until the end of the season before having his future evaluated.
Despite reassurances to the contrary, Li Tie did indeed move in 2008 transferring to Sheffield United's Chinese sister club Chengdu Blades to reinforce the team after their promotion to the Chinese Super League and appeared in the opening game of the 2008 season against his former club Liaoning F.C.
In 1997, Li Tie was one of four players called up from the Jianlibao Youth Team for the final round of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification by Qi Wusheng, the coach of the Chinese national team along with Li Jinyu, Sui Dongliang and Zhang Xiaorui.
Li was already a veteran of the national squad when China embarked on their World Cup debut in 2002.
Despite recovering from an injury, Li Tie returned to competitive football in June 2006 with substitute appearances for the Chinese national team against Switzerland and France.
Li Tie was called up by China for a friendly against Thailand on 10 August and the 2007 Asian Cup qualifier against Singapore on 16 August 2006.
He also was called up by Zhu Guanghu for China squad to play the Asian Nations Cup 2007 but had no appearance this time.
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'''David Andrew Platt''' (born 10 June 1966 in Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire) is a former English footballer, who played in midfield.
Platt signed for Manchester United as an apprentice on leaving school in 1982. He signed professional at the start of the 1984-85 season but was given a free transfer in January 1985 as a result of a staff-cutting exercise by manager Ron Atkinson.
Dario Gradi then signed Platt for Crewe Alexandra in the Fourth Division. He quickly established himself as a strong-running, free-scoring midfielder. In 1988, he signed for Aston Villa, and in his first season at Villa Park he helped the club achieve promotion to the First Division, one season after they had been relegated.
He was a frequent goalscorer for Villa, and in 1989-90 took them to the brink of the league title. Although they had to settle for runners-up spot behind Liverpool, Platt was voted PFA Player of the Year.
Platt was given his first England cap by Bobby Robson in a friendly against Italy in 1989. When Bobby Robson named his 22 players for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Platt was on the bench for all of England's group games, but was sent on as an extra time substitute in the second round game against Belgium. He responded by scoring a memorable volley on the turn in the very last minute of extra time - his first goal for his country, and also the latest goal ever (excluding deciding penalties) in World Cup history - sending England into the quarter finals.
With captain Bryan Robson suffering an injury, Platt started the next game - a quarter-final tie against Cameroon - as his replacement, and scored the opening goal in a 3-2 victory. He also appeared in the semi-final against West Germany which went to a penalty shootout after finishing 1-1. Platt had a goal disallowed in extra time, and scored England's third penalty, but the next two were not converted and England went out of the tournament. Platt ended the competition on a personal high by scoring his third goal of the finals in a 2-1 defeat by Italy in the third place play-off.
The post-tournament hype for team-mate Paul Gascoigne meant that Platt's own outstanding World Cup was not tainted or affected by massive media reaction. He quietly settled back into his captain's role at Villa and retained his starting place in the England team, now managed by Graham Taylor, his former manager at Villa.
Platt became England's most consistent performer of the early 1990s, scoring goals with frequency from midfield and proving an inspirational leader. He was captain for much of this period, though Tony Adams also skippered the side.
In the Euro 92 tournament, England failed to win any of their group games and crashed out, with Platt scoring their only goal of the competition in a 2-1 defeat against Sweden. The squad then failed, despite Platt's continuing drive from midfield, to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and Taylor quit. His replacement, Terry Venables, kept Platt in his squads (indeed, Platt scored the first England goal in the Venables era) but by the time Euro 96 came round, Platt had to settle for a place on the bench, with Paul Ince and Gascoigne getting the midfield roles and Adams the captaincy.
Platt appeared as a substitute in most of the Euro 96 games, and started the quarter final against Spain as Ince was suspended. In the semi-final, he once again scored in a penalty shoot-out against Germany, but equally similarly, ended up on the losing side. Platt retired from international football soon afterwards, having been capped 62 times and scored 27 goals since his debut against Italy in 1989.
Meanwhile, his abilities as a footballer had in 1991 taken him from Aston Villa to Italy, where he successfully turned out for Bari, Juventus and Sampdoria, costing many millions of pounds in transfer fees. Platt won the UEFA Cup with Juventus in 1993 and the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) with Sampdoria in 1994 under coach Sven-Gran Eriksson.
Arsenal then signed him in 1995 and he finally won English domestic honours in the game three years later as part of the squad which won both the FA Premier League and the FA Cup in 1997-1998 season. The match David Platt is most remembered for, in this season, was his 83rd minute header against Manchester United in November 1997, helping Arsenal to a 3-2 victory over their closest rivals and keeping Arsenal in the title race.
Platt suddenly announced his retirement from playing in the summer of 1998.
Within months of leaving Arsenal, Platt returned to Sampdoria as Head Coach, a controversial stint which ended prematurely, with other clubs protesting that Platt did not have the appropriate coaching qualifications for managing in Serie A. Platt resigned before Sampdoria were relegated to Serie B.
In July 1999 Platt was appointed manager of Nottingham Forest, who had just been relegated from the Premier League. He actually made a playing comeback in the 1999-2000 season, playing three Division One games.
He was manager at the City Ground for two seasons, but had little success despite spending several million pounds on players who did not perform well and plunging the club into large sums of debt. Platt's tenure at Forest was marred by disagreements with several experienced, long-serving players, leading to them being isolated from the first-team picture and subsequently released by the club. He is still hugely unpopular with many Forest fans who blame him for the club's decline on and off the field during the 2000s, which culminated in relegation to the league's third tier four years after his departure.
Platt was appointed manager of the England Under-21 side on 17 July 2001, which brought a little more success than his stint at Forest. He guided them to qualification for the U-21 European Championships in 2002. He left this role after failing to qualify for the 2004 tournament and was succeeded by Peter Taylor. Platt is now seen as a media pundit often for England U21 matches.
He writes a regular column for FourFourTwo magazine, commenting on tactics.
Platt is strongly being rumoured to be linking up with his old Manager at Notts County F. C., Sven Goran Eriksson, who is Director Of Football at the Meadow Lane Club. However the club have categorically denied he will be offered the position and Peter Taylor has been installed as the bookies favourite..
'''Crewe Alexandra'''
'''England'''
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'''Cyrille Regis''', MBE (born 9 February 1958) is a French Guianan-born English former footballer. His professional playing career spanned 19 years, where he made 610 league appearances and scored 159 league goals.
Regis was born in Maripasoula, French Guiana, to Robert and Mathilde Regis. His father moved to England in 1962, with the rest of the family, including Cyrille, following a year later. The family lived initially in the Portobello Road area of London, later moving to Stonebridge. Raised as a Roman Catholic, Regis attended Kensal Rise Primary School and later, Cardinal Hinsley RC Secondary School in Harlesden. At Cardinal Hinsley he participated in athletics, cricket and football, and was called up to represent the Borough of Brent boys football team. He was also offered a trial by Chelsea, but was unable to take advantage due to a hamstring injury. Regis progressed to playing Sunday league football for Ryder Brent Valley. He then moved to Oxford & Kilburn Boys before re-joining Ryder Brent Valley. After leaving school, Regis trained as an electrician, earning a City and Guilds diploma; he continued to practice the trade until his move into professional football. Cyrille is the cousin of John Regis MBE, the former English athlete, who still holds the UK record for the 200 metres.
The 1975-76 season saw Regis move to Athenian League club Molesey, for whom he scored around 25 goals during his one campaign for the club. He was then approached by Boreham Wood, but did not join them as he had been told by Molesey manager John Sullivan that he was under contract. Regis later discovered that he was too young to be under a professional contract and quit Molesey to join semi-professional Hayes of the Isthmian League, signing on 7 July 1976. He scored 24 goals for Hayes in 1976-77 and was then spotted by West Bromwich Albion's chief scout Ronnie Allen, who recommended that the First Division club should sign him. With the Albion directors unsure of paying a four-figure fee for such a young, unproven player, Allen offered to fund any initial payment from his own pocket, so sure was he that Regis would make it in the top tier of English football. The transfer took place in May 1977, for an up-front fee of -5,000, plus another -5,000 after 20 appearances.
Shortly after bringing Regis to Albion, Allen took over as team manager, following the resignation of his predecessor Johnny Giles. Regis scored on his debut for West Bromwich Albion's reserve team in a Central League match against Sheffield Wednesday reserves. He made his first team debut in a League Cup match against Rotherham United on 31 August 1977, scoring twice in a 4-0 win.
Regis also scored in his first FA Cup match in January 1978, helping Albion to beat Blackpool 4-1.
Regis teamed up with two other black players, Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson. It was very unusual for an English club to simultaneously field three black players. Although not by any means the first black footballers to play professionally in England, the ''Three Degrees'' (a reference to The Three Degrees contemporary vocal trio of the same name) were an integral part of their acceptance in the English leagues. A strong and fast traditional centre-forward, Regis was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1978 and earned the Goal of the Season award in 1981-82, for his powerful long-range shot against Norwich City in the FA Cup. Always remembered first and foremost as a West Bromwich Albion player, Cyrille Regis is today one of only a handful of West Brom veterans that earns the automatic title of 'Baggies Legend'. He finished with 112 goals (League & Cup) in 301 total appearances, though never secured a major honour at the Hawthorns. However, the hugely popular team he played in at the end of the 70s will forever be remembered as much for their exciting brand of free flowing football as for the honours they narrowly missed out on. These were:-FA Cup semi finalists 1978 (Ipswich) & 1982 (QPR) and League Cup Semi Finalists (1982). They finished third in the First Division in 1979 and fourth in 1981. Many people (including then manager Ron Atkinson) regard the 5-3 away win at Old Trafford on 3 December 1978 as the quintessential W.B.A game from the period, with Regis hitting the final goal with typical gusto in the second half.
Regis enjoyed quite a lengthy spell at Highfield Road, which tends to be overlooked by football journalists. Although his best years as a goalscorer were undoubtedly at the Hawthorns, if ever a striker epitomised the art of leading the line with great airiel strength, as well as providing a buttress upon which to build the attacking spearhead of the team, Regis did at Coventry. Any close inspection of the goals scored by the Sky Blues in the 1987 FA Cup Final provide ample illustration of this. He enjoyed popular partnerships with David Bennett, David Speedie and briefly Steve Livingstone, spanning seven seasons at the club. Purchased by Bobby Gould as a 26 year old in 1984, he endured a couple of relegation battles in the mid 80s, where his strike partner was Terry Gibson, playing a large part in a memorable 4-1 survival clincher against Everton in 1985. In 1986/87 the club emerged as top ten regulars under John Sillett and George Curtis. Regis enjoyed his best season since his West Brom heyday and the team tactically began to play to his strengths, often through Bennett, instead of the long ball game favoured by previous managers. Regis was a key part of the FA Cup winning team in 1987, where he was partnered by Keith Houchen. He scored arguably one of his finest goals for the Sky Blues in the quarter final against Sheffield Wednesday; splitting the defence on the break with David Bennett before a rasping shot past keeper Martin Hodge. Coventry went on to win the game 3-1. Regis also scored in the third round tie at home to Bolton Wanderers and had a headed goal disallowed in the Wembley final. He was never a prolific striker as at W.B.A, but he remained a very popular figure with the Sky Blues faithful, still ranking highly in supporter popularity polls. His Coventry City career comprised 274 total appearances, producing 62 goals (league & cup) and earned him an FA Cup winners medal, three top ten finishes, and a 1990 League Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. He earned a recall to the England team in October 1987, coming on as a sub against Turkey. Cyrille Regis was also the first Coventry City player to score a winning goal at Anfield, in their first ever league win there (1-0) in November 1989. This came a season after he had also scored in City's first ever win over Aston Villa at Highfield Road (2-1). Whilst his infrequent strike rate provoked criticism after 86/87, goalscoring at City remained a collaborative effort between Regis and the other City strikers of the time (Speedie, Gynn, Gallacher, Bannister). Yet none of the others emerged to truly stamp their authority on the team, the only exception being David Speedie in 88/89. Perhaps the most fitting summary of his time at Highfield Road should be a statistical one, in that only Dion Dublin has surpassed Regis's goalscoring record for the Sky Blues in the modern game. Following John Sillett's departure in November 1990, and the raft of changes made under new manager Terry Butcher in 1990-91, Regis was surprisingly sold to Aston Villa at the age of 33.
After leaving Coventry in 1991, he was transferred to their rivals Aston Villa and partnered Dalian Atkinson in the 1991-92 season. But in 1992-93 season, his first team chances were limited following the arrival of Dean Saunders, and after Villa finished the first Premier League season in second place, he was transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers. His spell at the Molineux brought little success, as his first-team opportunities restricted by the excellent form of strikers Steve Bull and David Kelly.
After just one season at Wolves, he signed for Wycombe Wanderers in Division Two. After one season with The Chairboys, he was on the move again, this time to Chester City. After again striking up an excellent rapport with the fans of his latest club, Regis played his last game in February 1996 in a 2-1 win at Doncaster Rovers, aged 38. He announced his retirement from playing in October 1996, after failing to recover fully from an injury sustained in his final senior game for Chester.
Regis' dual French and British nationality made him eligible to play for either the English or French national sides, but it was England that he chose to represent. He made his England under-21 debut on 19 September 1978, in a 2-1 victory over the Denmark under-21s in Hvidovre.
Despite winning five caps for the full England side, Regis never played the full 90 minutes for his country at senior level; he played as a substitute three times and was himself substituted twice. He made his international debut on 23 February 1982 in a 4-0 win over Northern Ireland in the Home International Championship at Wembley. Regis came on as a substitute for Trevor Francis in the 65th minute.
His younger brother is former player Dave Regis.
Regis became a Christian after a car crash claimed the life of his friend and former team mate Laurie Cunningham in 1989.
He and Cunningham had been involved in a similar crash two years earlier.
He was awarded an honorary fellowship by the University of Wolverhampton in 2001. In 2004 Regis was voted as West Bromwich Albion's all time Cult Hero in a BBC Sport poll, gaining 65% of the vote.
Cyrille Regis won the Coventry City London Supporter's Club Player of the Year in 1986/87 and regularly comes in high in any Sky Blue legend polls. In 2007/8 a Coventry City Hall of Fame picture gallery was erected at The Ricoh Arena containing 30 all time Coventry greats since the war-among whom was Cyrille Regis.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
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'''Brendon Martin Batson''', MBE (born 6 February 1953) is an English former association footballer.
Born in St. George's, Grenada, Batson's family moved to England when he was nine. Until then he had never even seen a game of football and a teacher at this school, on watching his early efforts and reflecting on his birthplace opined "Well, perhaps cricket is your game". However, he was signed as a schoolboy by Arsenal, and was the first black player to play for the Gunners' first team. In all, he made 10 appearances for Arsenal before moving to Cambridge United in 1974. He spent four years at Cambridge, captaining the side to the Fourth Division Championship under manager Ron Atkinson in 1976-77. When Atkinson moved to West Bromwich Albion in 1978, he attracted Batson to follow him and to team up with fellow black players Cyrille Regis and Laurie Cunningham. Never before had an English team simultaneously fielded three black players. Although not by any means the first black footballers to play professionally in England, the ''Three Degrees'' (a reference to The Three Degrees contemporary vocal trio of the same name) were an integral part of their acceptance in the English leagues.
A cultured defender, Batson's career was cut short by a serious playing injury in 1982, following which he developed into an able and active administrator at the Professional Footballers Association. He was capped three times for the England B team.
He was awarded the MBE for services to football in 2000.
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'''William Isiah Bassett''' (27 January 1869 - 8 April 1937) was an English association footballer, director and club chairman who served West Bromwich Albion for over half a century.
Born in West Bromwich, at only , Bassett was initially considered too frail for a professional player. Establishing himself as a winger in various local amateur sides, he joined West Bromwich Albion in 1886. He played 261 games for the club, scoring 61 goals and winning 16 England caps (scoring 8 goals), becoming one of the game's earliest celebrities. On 28 April 1894, Bassett became the first ever Albion player to be sent off: he was dismissed for using "unparliamentary language" in a friendly match away at Millwall.
Bassett became an Albion director in 1905, following the resignation of the previous board in its entirety. The club was in deep financial trouble and had had a writ served upon them by their bank, but Bassett and returning chairman Harry Keys rescued the club, aided by local fund-raising activities. Bassett became chairman in 1908, and helped the club to avoid bankruptcy once more in 1910 by paying the players' summer wages from his own pocket. He remained Albion's chair until his death.
His activities in the wider footballing world let him to take an active role in the development of both the Football Association and the Football League. The strength of England's rivalry with Scotland had led Bassett to develop a "distaste" for Scots during his playing days, and throughout his 29-year chairmanship Albion did not sign a single Scottish player.
Billy Bassett died in West Bromwich on 8 April 1937 at the age of 68. Two days after his death, a minute silence was held prior to Albion's 4-1 defeat to Preston North End in the FA Cup semi-final at Highbury. The Albion players were clearly affected, with Teddy Sandford saying:
More than 100,000 people lined the streets of West Bromwich for Bassett's funeral procession.
In 1998 he was listed among the Football League 100 Legends,
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'''Sir Thomas Finney''', OBE (born 5 April 1922, Preston, Lancashire) is a former English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End, and for his performances in the English national side.
Finney was born at home in Preston on a street next to the Deepdale stadium. He was frail and somewhat sickly in his youth and stood only 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) at the age of fourteen. When he was offered the opportunity to sign for Preston North End (PNE), his father insisted that he complete his apprenticeship in the family's plumbing business before signing as a professional. This led to one of his nicknames, the 'Preston Plumber'.
Finney's mother Margaret died while he was still a child.
Soon after he signed, however, World War II began and normal football was suspended, though Finney started to achieve some recognition during war-time tournaments. In December 1942, he made a guest appearance for Southampton in a 3-1 defeat by Arsenal at The Dell.
Called up to the Royal Armoured Corps in 1942, he fought in Montgomery's Eighth Army in Egypt. Local leave in North Africa allowed him to play in army teams against local opposition and on one occasion he played against the future actor Omar Sharif.
Once normal competition was restored, he made his debut for the club in August 1946 and soon established himself as an agile forward. Post-war demand for plumbers ensured that he had a second income to supplement the -14 he received as a footballer and he became famous as the "Preston Plumber". Twenty eight days after his first league appearance for Preston, Finney made his England debut, going on to win 76 caps and score 30 goals.
He played against Italy in 1948,he is the only player for either side that played that game who is still alive.
In a game of eight goals in Budapest on 23 May 1954 Ivor Broadis was the only England player to score. In reply the speed, skill and movement of the Hungary `Golden Team- featuring Ferenc Pusks, Sndor Kocsis, Zoltn Czibor, Nndor Hidegkuti and Jzsef Bozsik rattled in 7. After the game bewildered England centre half Syd Owen said, -It was like playing people from outer space-. Finney commented of Ivor Broadis, "I remember when he had taken his boots off after the Budapest match, he warned everyone, "Don't touch them unless you're wearing gloves, they're red hot". Broadis added, "It's the first time I've ever come off the pitch with a sunburned tongue!"" This is still England's record defeat.
Tom Finney was Footballer of the Year in 1953-54, the year of his only appearance in the FA Cup Final (losing 2-3 to West Bromwich Albion), and again in 1956-57, becoming the first player to win this award more than once.
He retired from Preston North End in 1960, only when forced out with a persistent groin injury. He had played his entire career for his local club, appearing 433 times and scoring 187 goals. The balance of Preston's team hardly matched Finney's brilliance, the young Bill Shankly notwithstanding, and he never won the championship (in 1953 and 1958 Preston North End came close to completing the feat, but each time they had to settle for runners-up) or any other trophy. His loyalty is remarkable, be even he considered a 1952 offer from Italian club Palermo that included a -10,000 personal signing-on fee and high pay and perquisites, but Preston asked for the then record fee of -50,000. He did, however, come out of retirement in 1963 to play for Northern Irish outfit Distillery against Benfica in the European Cup.
On 31 July 2004, Sir Tom unveiled the water feature sculpture "The Splash" which stands outside The National Football Museum. The sculpture was inspired by the 1956 Sports Photograph of the Year which features Tom Finney beating two defenders at a waterlogged Stamford Bridge.
==Continuing links with Preston North End==
As of 2007, Sir Tom maintains his links with Preston North End as the club's president. 2006 marked 60 years since his first league debut for PNE. To mark this occasion the National Football Museum, an organisation which he has championed and has close links with, invited football fans to sign a specially commissioned flag which was presented to Sir Tom at the beginning of the 2006-07 season to mark his 60 years with PNE.
He also writes a regular PNE column for the University of Central Lancashire's students' union newspaper, Pluto.
His total mastery of all the techniques triumphed over the lack of medals. He was versatile, playing in all the orthodox five forward positions of the day for Preston and appearing for England at right-wing, left-wing and centre-forward. He was a genuine two-footed player, packing an explosive shot in either his right or his left. He had speed, balance, was a pin-point passer and, for a man of no great height, could head with awesome power. Whilst Finney's ability was great many will remember him for his gentlemanly conduct on the game which ensured he never received a booking throughout his entire career.
Finney also scored two penalties in one match for England. One in open play which he scored with his favored right foot. In the penalty shoot out he took his penalty with his left foot, again scoring. A truly two-footed footballer.
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'''Paolo Di Canio''' (born 9 July 1968) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in Italy, Scotland and England, Di Canio made over 500 league appearances in his career, scoring over 100 league goals.
Di Canio was born in Rome, in the district of Quarticciolo. He signed for Lazio, in 1985; here he remained until 1990, moving to another of Italy's biggest clubs, Juventus. He stayed there until 1993 and successive seasons saw him join first Napoli and then A.C. Milan. In 1996 he joined Celtic in Scotland, and his successful season in Glasgow (scoring 15 goals in 37 appearances) saw him make a move to the English Premiership as he joined Sheffield Wednesday for a sum of around -4.2m. Whilst in Sheffield, Di Canio was the club's leading goal scorer for the 1997-98 season with 14 goals and he became a favourite of the fans.
In England, Di Canio is famous for an incident on the pitch in September 1998 where he pushed referee Paul Alcock to the ground after being sent off while playing for Sheffield Wednesday against Arsenal at Hillsborough, which resulted in an extended ban of 11 matches
In January 1999, Di Canio signed for West Ham United for -1.7m and helped them to achieve a high league position (5th) and qualify for the UEFA Cup, albeit through the "back door" route of the Intertoto Cup. He was also the OPTA player of the season 1998-99. He scored the BBC Goal of the Season in March 2000 with a volley against Wimbledon, which is still considered among the best goals in Premiership history and was named as the Premiership's goal of the decade in a December 2009 Sky Sports News viewers' poll, scoring 30% of votes.
. In this season he was also voted Hammer of the Year by the club's fans.
In 2001, he won the FIFA Fair Play Award. The previous December, in a match against Everton, in a noteworthy display of sportsmanship, Di Canio shunned a goal scoring opportunity and caught the ball from a cross instead as the Everton goalkeeper Paul Gerrard was lying injured on the ground after he twisted his knee attempting a clearance on the edge of the box. FIFA described the act as "a special act of good sportsmanship."
He remained a key figure at West Ham until 2003 when, with ''the Hammers'' struggling at the bottom of the league, he had a very public row with manager Glenn Roeder and was dropped from the first team. However, he returned at the end of the season (after Roeder, stricken by a brain tumour, was replaced by Trevor Brooking) and scored a winner against Chelsea in the penultimate game of the season that looked to have preserved West Ham's Premiership status. However, it proved to be irrelevant and they were relegated on the final day of the season. He was released on a free transfer and after turning down Leeds United he signed a contract with Charlton Athletic for the start of 2003-04. Whilst at The Valley he helped the club secure its highest league finish since the 1950s. However, he only scored four goals for the Addicks, all of them from the penalty spot (one of them scored from a rebound).
Even though he had already signed an extension to his Charlton contract, in August 2004 he returned to his home team of Lazio taking a massive paycut in order to return to the economically stretched Roman team. Lazio fans were happy to have a Rome-bred Lazio supporter in the team again, something missing since the departure of Alessandro Nesta in 2002. He scored in the Rome derby, just as he had in 1989, leading the team to a 3-1 victory over A.S. Roma in January (6 January 2005). However the negative publicity that Di Canio generated for Lazio, including his intimate relationship with club's ultras and their increased influence thanks to his presence in the team, coupled with problems with some teammates and coaches, exasperated his already difficult relationship with, club president and majority shareholder, Claudio Lotito who decided not to renew his contract in the summer of 2006. During some of the games for Lazio, Di Canio made a fascist salute to the right-wing fans. He subsequently signed with Cisco Roma of Serie C2 on a free transfer. In his first season with Cisco Roma, his team failed promotion to playoffs, despite a runners-up position in the regular season. He subsequently agreed to stay with Cisco for another season, in a second attempt to win promotion to Serie C1 with the Roman side.
On March 10, 2008, Di Canio announced his retirement from football, ending his career before the end of the season due to physical issues. It is his intention to begin coaching lessons at Coverciano to gain a coaching position. In an interview he revealed that his dream would be to manage former club West Ham, and applied for the position after the resignation of Alan Curbishley in September 2008.
Di Canio is a self-proclaimed ''fascista'' and has been photographed and videotaped several times giving the controversial Roman salute to Lazio supporters while playing for Lazio. He was suspended and fined -10,000 in 2005 after making the gesture during a match against Juventus the previous year (the Italian Constitution explicitly prohibits the recovery of the dissolved Italian Fascist party) though most Italian politicians made light of the incident and Di Canio publicly asserted that the gesture was intended to be a solidarity greeting to his fans, not an expression of racism, pointing out that he often uses both arms.
Lazio has traditionally been associated with Italian Fascism and was favored by Benito Mussolini, the Fascist leader of Italy in the 1930s and 40s.
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}}'''Tommy Lawton''' (6 October 1919 - 6 November 1996) was an English association footballer who rose to fame a short time before the outbreak of the Second World War and enjoyed a successful career which lasted until well into the 1950s.
Born in Farnworth, Lancashire
Despite flat feet and needing to wear orthotics, as a striker, he rapidly achieved fame for his pace, heading ability and two-footed effectiveness in front of goal.
By the start of 1937, Lawton had been bought by First Division Everton for -6,500 to play alongside the phenomenal, but ageing, Dixie Dean. Exposure and experience in the top flight led to his selection for England in the international against Wales in October 1938, Lawton scoring from the penalty spot in the 4-2 defeat. By the end of the 1938-39 season, he had won three senior caps, scoring 34 goals for Everton in the final season before World War II, helping the club to win the league title.
For the duration of the war, Lawton served in the army as a physical training instructor. He also guested for Chester, scoring five times in a match against a Royal Air Force XI in May 1943.
Post-war, he joined Chelsea for -11,500. He made his debut for Chelsea in their friendly match against touring Soviet side FC Dynamo Moscow in November 1945, scoring with a powerful header in a 3-3 draw. Lawton scored 26 goals in 34 league games in the 1946-47 season, but struggled to settle in London and came into conflict with Chelsea manager Billy Birrell, which resulted in him requesting a transfer.
Despite being at the peak of his playing career, he shocked the football world with a move to Third Division Notts County for a record transfer fee of -20,000, probably attracted by manager Arthur Stollery, who had formerly been physiotherapist at Chelsea. At County, he immediately realised an iconic status and real rapport with the Nottingham public, scoring 103 goals in 166 appearances for the club over five seasons and helping them win promotion to Division Two in 1950. Lawton was capped 23 times for England, scoring 22 goals.
In 1952, Lawton took the player-manager role at Brentford but enjoyed little success. During his time at the club he appeared in the film ''The Great Game''. In November 1953 he joined Arsenal for -10,000 and saw out his professional playing career there. In his two years for the Gunners he scored 15 goals in 38 matches, including one in the Gunners' 1953 Charity Shield win over Stanley Matthews' Blackpool.
A second attempt at the player/manager role at non-league Kettering Town was more successful but Lawton could hardly resist the opportunity to manage Notts County when it arose. County's dream appointment ended in disappointment and relegation to the Second Division at the end of the season and Lawton decided to retire.
A short-lived appointment as a scout was followed by a period of some financial difficulty, hardly mitigated by fees for a column in the ''Nottingham Evening Post''. Everton arranged a testimonial match for him in 1972.
Lawton's health deteriorated in his old age and he died in November 1996, aged 77, as a result of pneumonia. His ashes are lodged at The National Football Museum. In 2003 Lawton was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his talents. The Hall of Fame is also housed at the National Football Museum.
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'''Johann Louis Franois Vogel''' (born 8 March 1977 in Geneva) is a Swiss former footballer.
Vogel joined Swiss amateur club FC Meyrin in his youth but made the cut into professional football by joining Grasshopper. In his time at Grasshoppers, he usually played central defence or rightback although on occasion, he could be called to feature in a central defensive midfield role.
In his role as a defensive midfield player, in which he uses his ability to pass accurately and to effectively retain possession of the ball, Vogel can be counted on to add depth to either defence or attack.
Dutch club PSV sought his services in 1999 and he became a prominent member of the team until he decided to leave to join Italian giants A.C. Milan at the end of the 2004-05 season. In his final season with PSV, he was noted for forming a formidable midfield partnership with Mark van Bommel and Phillip Cocu where the club managed to reach the semi-finals of the European UEFA Champions League tournament.
In 31 August 2006, he officially joined Real Betis club in an exchange deal for Betis striker Ricardo Oliveira. Vogel made his Betis debut against Athletic Bilbao on 10 September 2006 at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, which Betis won 3-0.
Vogel played his last La Liga game for Betis on 19 May 2007 against Gimnstic de Tarragona.
Everton confirmed they were in talks to sign the player after being told he could leave his then club Real Betis in July 2007. However the deal hit problems due to Real Betis wanting payment for him.
On the 27 December 2007 he agreed to leave Betis after suing them. On the 18 March 2008, he agreed a two and a half year contract (with Blackburn having an option for a further year) with Mark Hughes' Blackburn Rovers.
Vogel joins fellow Swiss footballers Stphane Henchoz and Bruno Berner at Ewood Park, as well as his former PSV-colleague Andr Ooijer.
After receiving International clearance to play for Blackburn Rovers on the 25th of March, he was given the number 8 shirt by Mark Hughes, the shirt vacated by Robbie Savage after his move to Derby County.
Vogel made his debut for Rovers on the 5th of April by starting their Premiership game against Tottenham Hotspur.
However, in the 2008/2009 season, Vogel has found himself frozen out at Ewood Park. He came on as a sub in a 3-1 defeat by Liverpool.
On 7 April 2009, his contract was terminated by Blackburn Rovers with immediate effect and by mutual consent. On 5 November 2009, he announced he will immediately retire from professional football.
He was handed his debut for Switzerland by Roy Hodgson on 8 March 1995 in a 1-1 draw against Greece.
Vogel played in the UEFA Euro 1996, UEFA Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup and has made 94 appearances in total for his country.
Until 8 March 2007 he was captain of Switzerland.
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'''Fernando Morientes Snchez ''' (born 5 April 1976 in Cceres) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Olympique de Marseille, as a striker.
Morientes' main asset is his aerial and strong goalscoring abilities. He played for a number of clubs throughout his career, including Real Madrid, AS Monaco, Liverpool, and Valencia CF.
Morientes moved to Sonseca, Toledo at the age of four. He began his top-flight career at Albacete Balompi, making his La Liga debut in 1993-94. He spent two seasons at the club, scoring five goals in 22 matches (nine starts and 13 substitute appearances). Morientes transferred to Real Zaragoza in 1995, where he spent another two seasons, often being partnered up front by Dani, a Real Madrid youth graduate.
Morientes' performances for Zaragoza caught the eye of Spanish giants Real Madrid, which bought the player in the summer of 1997 for approximately -6.6 million. Initially backing up established Predrag Mijatovi and Davor uker, he finished as starter, and managed 12 goals in his debut season in 33 matches, squad-best (the Serb and the Croatian netted 10 apiece, as did youth system prodigy Ral). Real finished fourth in the league, but won the season's Champions League.
In the 1998-99 season, Morientes performed very well, scoring 19 goals in the league and 25 in 38 appearances overall. He continued to display top football in 1999-2000, scoring 19 goals and finishing as Real's top scorer in a year where he also helped to the capital side's second Champions League title in three seasons, scoring in the 3-0 win over Valencia CF in an all-Spanish final. In the next season, Morientes won the first of two league titles with Real Madrid, scoring 10 goals overall which included four in eight appearances in the Champions League as Real lost in the semifinals to eventual winners Bayern Munich. He missed the tail-end of the domestic season due to injury.
In 2001-02, Real failed to win the league, losing out to Valencia. However, Morientes continued his scoring form, scoring 18 league goals in only 25 starts, with six substitute appearances. He also scored five goals in Real's 7-0 demolition of UD Las Palmas, missing out on a double hat trick after missing from the spot late in the match. He finished second in the top scorers list for the season, tied with Patrick Kluivert and behind Deportivo La Corua's Diego Tristn. Real were successful in winning the Champions League after beating Bayer Leverkusen; Morientes played in the final and received a third Champions League winners medal.
In the summer of 2002, Real Madrid signed Brazilian superstar Ronaldo from Internazionale. This fueled rumours that Morientes would soon be leaving the club, with FC Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur reportedly interested. The former were reportedly on the verge of signing Morientes for around -22 million, but the move fell through due to Bara's reluctance to match Morientes' wage demands. Eventually, Morientes decided to stay at Madrid, but as predicted he did not feature as much in the side after the arrival of Ronaldo, who was preferred to Morientes in the starting lineup along with Ral. Morientes eventually fell down the pecking order of strikers to Guti and Javier Portillo and, during a February 2003 home win against Borussia Dortmund - 2-1 in the Champions League second group stage - was involved in a highly publicised spat with then club manager Vicente del Bosque, with the player allegedly insulting the manager after being called to enter the pitch as a third sub in the dying minutes. In the winter transfer window, despite continuous rumours of moves to Tottenham, Zaragoza, Roma, and AC Milan, Morientes remained at the club for the remainder of the season. Real would go on to win the league and Morientes earned his second league medal, making a total of 15 appearances (with three starts) and scoring five goals.
At the start of 2003-04, it was evident Morientes was not part of Madrid's plans; after extensive but ultimately unsuccessful negotiations regarding a loan deal with Germany's Schalke 04, he was loaned to French league side AS Monaco, where he performed very well, scoring 10 goals in 28 appearances in the league. However, it was in the Champions League that he really made an impact: Morientes finished as the top scorer, scoring nine goals. Ironically, Monaco met Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, where he scored a vital away goal in the first leg, which Real Madrid won 4-2. In the second leg, Morientes scored again as Monaco won 3-1, taking the aggregate score to 5-5 (away goals triumph). He also scored in their semifinal victory over Chelsea, but could not prevent Monaco from losing 3-0 in the final to FC Porto, played, ironically, at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
After returning to Real Madrid at the start of the 2004-05 season, Morientes' hopes of forcing his way into the Real squad were further dampened with the arrival of Michael Owen from Liverpool. He featured in 13 scoreless league matches (all as a substitute), and was transferred to Liverpool in January 2005 for a fee of -6.3 million. During his time at Real, Morientes made a total of 182 league appearances, with 112 starts and 70 games as a substitute, and scored 82 league goals.
Morientes made his debut for the club against rivals Manchester United and scored his first Liverpool goal on 1 February 2005 against Charlton Athletic. He was cup-tied for Liverpool's Champions League campaign and did not feature in their victory against Milan in the final of the competition.
Although Morientes came to Liverpool with a very good reputation, his transfer to Merseyside was followed by a large dip in form. He scored only three goals in 2004-05 and did not fare much better in the following season; although he showed glimpses of quality including a well-taken opening goal against Aston Villa and a brace in a 2-0 win against Middlesbrough, he could only find the net 5 times in 28 outings in the league,
At the end of the 2005-06 season, he was sold to Valencia CF. During his time at Liverpool, he managed only 12 goals in 61 appearances, although he was part of the squads that won the 2005 UEFA Super Cup and the 2006 FA Cup. The signing of Morientes is often mentioned in various lists of the worst transfers in the history of the Premier League.
After a difficult season and a half at Liverpool, Morientes transferred to Valencia in late May 2006 for a fee reported to be around -3 million. Here, he started to regain his form, scoring on his league debut, a 2-1 home win against Real Betis, and also netting a hat-trick in his first Champions League game against Olympiacos. He linked up well with David Villa and scored 12 league goals in 24 games, and was also Valencia's top scorer in the Champions League with seven. His good form throughout 2006-07 also earned him a recall to the national side.
In the 2007-08 season, Morientes and Villa were joined in the strike force by Nikola igi and Javier Arizmendi. The campaign, however, was disappointing, as the ''"Che"'' were knocked out of the Champions League after finishing 4th in the group, and manager Quique Snchez Flores was sacked following a poor run of form. Morientes picked up an injury in December 2007 that ruled him out for almost three months. He made his return to the team against Sevilla FC on 15 March 2008 and came off the bench to score the third and final goal in Valencia's 3-1 win over Getafe CF in the season's domestic cup final, the following month.
Morientes missed out on another few league games after he was hospitalised in April with abdominal pains and fever. He was released from hospital in time for the final two league games of the season, but played no part in either. In his first two seasons at Valencia, Morientes has scored 18 goals in 48 league matches, adding eight in 18 European competition contests, while also missing a number of matches through a number of injuries.
Having begun the following campaign as an unused substitute in Valencia's first league game, and only coming on as a substitute in the second, Morientes was handed his first start in a UEFA Cup match against C.S. Martimo. He scored the only goal of the game, a solo effort at the 12-minute mark. However, his increasing age and the form of Villa and Juan Mata led to only a handful of appearances in the league. As Valencia were ousted in the round of 32, Morientes finished as the club's top scorer in the European competition, at three goals in seven matches.
On 27 July 2009, Morientes agreed a deal to join France's Olympique de Marseille on a free transfer, for one season.
Morientes was a reliable performer for his national team since 1998; he scored a brace in the first five minutes of his debut against Sweden on 25 March, adding a further two in each of his next two games, against Northern Ireland and Bulgaria respectively. Morientes ranks fourth on the Spanish all-time topscorer's list with 27 goals in 47 appearances, behind former Real Madrid teammate Ral, former Valencia teammate Villa and former Madrid captain Fernando Hierro (who took the majority of Spain's free kicks and penalties), although his goals-to-games ratio is higher than Ral and Hierro.
Morientes scored five goals in the two FIFA World Cups he has featured in, with two goals in 1998 and three in 2002. In the latter edition, Morientes and Ral played together up front, and both showed impressive form in the tournament. During the knock-out round match against South Korea, Morientes scored a goal in extra-time that was disallowed, although replays suggested the goal was legit; Spain eventually lost the match on penalties.
He was a surprise omission at Euro 2000, but played at UEFA Euro 2004 where he scored one of only two goals that Spain could manage, in a subsequent group stage exit. Morientes also played for the nation during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers; however, due to his poor form for Liverpool in 2005-2006, he was not chosen by national team coach Luis Aragons in the final squad for the tournament, although he was part of a 31-man initial squad.
Following his return to form after moving to Valencia, Morientes was recalled to the national side. He scored his 27th goal for Spain in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Denmark on 24 March 2007. Injured four days later against Iceland, in another qualifying contest, he would never appear again for the national side.
In May 2008, the Spanish squad for Euro 2008 was announced: Morientes, along with Valencia teammates Rubn Baraja, Joaqun, and Vicente, failed to make the squad, as did his close friend and Real Madrid captain, Ral.
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'''Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro''', (born 11 November 1977 in Lisbon), commonly known as '''Maniche''' (, or less commonly ), is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for 1. FC Kln in the German Bundesliga.
Known for his teamwork, stamina, and powerful shot, the Portuguese international received his nickname after Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 1980s legendary Danish forward Michael Manniche. He is amongst the players who have competed in all four major European leagues.
Maniche began his career in the junior teams of Sport Lisboa e Benfica. After a stint with F.C. Alverca, he returned to Benfica in 1999, where he initially played as a winger.
Following disciplinary problems at Benfica, he was signed by Jos Mourinho, the former manager of FC Porto. Mourinho made Maniche a key member of his team, reconverting him to centre midfielder.
After a successful Porto period, winning both the UEFA Cup in 2003 and the UEFA Champions League in 2004, Maniche was sold to FC Dynamo Moscow in 2005, for -16 million. Unsettled, as the vast majority of foreign players bought by new team owner Alexei Fedorychev, he would leave the side on January 2006, loaned to Premier League side Chelsea.
Maniche played a significant role in Chelsea's 2006 championship run, the second consecutive for the club, though it was not the sort of involvement he would have hoped for. Making his first start for Chelsea in a home game against West Ham United, he failed to stop opponent James Collins from putting the Hammers ahead on 14 minutes, had an opportunity to score an equaliser but smashed his shot against the crossbar, and was then shown an immediate red card three minutes later for a challenge on Lionel Scaloni. However, Chelsea went on to secure an improbable 4-1 victory.
However, Maniche did not make enough appearances in the league to earn a winners' medal. Chelsea had the option of making the transfer permanent at the end of the season, for -5 million ($9 million), but the player eventually returned to Dynamo Moscow. He then was subsequently signed by Atltico Madrid in late August 2006.
Following a run-in with Atltico coach, Mexican Javier Aguirre, Maniche was cut from the squad, and agreed to join Inter Milan on a January loan, running for the second part of 2007-08.Splitting time between the bench and the first eleven in eight Serie A appearances, he managed to score one goal, in a 22 March 2008, 2-1 home defeat against Juventus, also hitting the post in stoppage time.
On July 2008, Maniche returned to Atltico Madrid, playing a major part in the ''Colchoneros''' early season, as the club had returned to the UEFA Champions League after a 12-year absence. However, he was ousted in late February 2009 after a new quarrel with the management, now led by former club goalkeeper Abel Resino.
According to additional reports in the Spanish press, Maniche was told to be surplus to requirements in Madrid after he rejected the club's offer of a new deal, as his contract was going to expire on 30 June 2009.
"We informed Maniche three or four weeks ago that we wanted to renew his contract- said Atltico-s general manager Miguel ngel Gil Marn."
"We really wanted him to accept the conditions and sign the contract. It is a shame for us."
Maniche was released from contract on 6 May, even before the season was over, being left available to sign for any club, with a return to Porto one of the possible destinations.
On 20 July 2009, Maniche moved to the German Bundesliga with 1. FC Kln, signing a two-year contract and rejoining former Benfica and Portugal teammate Petit.
Maniche played for his country in their second-place finish at UEFA Euro 2004, having just debuted the previous year. He scored from long-range against the Netherlands in the semi-final, in a 2-1 win.
On 21 June 2006, in the FIFA World Cup, Portugal played Mexico, in the nation's final group game. Maniche scored in the 6th minute, and Portugal went on to win 2-1, progressing as group-winners. On 25 June, in the round-of-16, as the national side faced the Netherlands once again, he netted the only goal in the game, and was the only Portuguese player to feature on Adidas' Golden Ball shortlist.
After appearing significantly during the qualifying stages for UEFA Euro 2008, he was surprisingly left out of the nation's final squad, although younger brother, left back Jorge Ribeiro, would make the final cut.
Jorge Ribeiro, Maniche's younger brother, is also a footballer, who also represented, amongst many other clubs, Benfica.
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'''Bernt Haas''' (born April 8, 1978 in Vienna, Austria) is a Swiss football (soccer) defender who plays for the Swiss club FC St. Gallen.
Haas began his career at Grasshoppers Zurich, where he played for several seasons before moving to England to join Sunderland. Despite making 27 appearances for the club in 2001-02, he did not play for Sunderland during the following season and was loaned out to FC Basel.
Haas joined West Bromwich Albion in 2003,
Haas played for the Swiss national team at Euro 2004 and was sent off in the match against England.
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'''Allan John Clarke''' (born 31 July 1946 in Short Heath, Willenhall, Staffordshire), nicknamed "Sniffer", was one of English football's greatest goalscorers who shot to fame in the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Clarke started his career at Walsall and made his debut aged 16, then moved to Fulham. Such was his early promise that Leicester City then paid -150,000 for Clarke in 1968 when he had yet to play at the highest level. He spent just one season at Leicester City, reaching his peak in an appearance in the 1969 FA Cup Final which Leicester City lost 1-0 to Manchester City through a Neil Young goal. On June 24, 1969, Don Revie paid -165,000 to Leicester City for Clarke's services, and so began one of the deadliest goalscoring careers in English football.
Clarke peaked at Elland Road and he scored 26 goals in his first season (and earned the predatory nickname ''"Sniffer"'', which stuck throughout his career) as Leeds United chased a dream "treble" of League championship, FA Cup and European Cup though ultimately they won nothing. Clarke hit the post in the FA Cup Final at Wembley (with strike partner Mick Jones following up to score the rebound) and then went on a mazy run through several Chelsea defenders in the replay to set up a goal for Jones again, but Leeds United still lost. The title had already gone to Everton on the last day of the season, and the European Cup campaign ended with defeat to Celtic in the semi-final.
The summer of 1970 gave Clarke an opportunity to take some consolation from an eventful but ultimately fruitless club season - he was called up for England's 1970 World Cup squad in Mexico, despite being uncapped, and made his debut for his country against Czechoslovakia in the heat and pressure of a World Cup first round match. Clarke scored the only goal of the match from the penalty spot.
Clarke became an England regular thereafter and was in the Leeds United side which won its second Fairs Cup in 1971 - scoring in the final against Juventus - while again missing out on the League Championship in the last week of the season and losing to lowly Colchester United in the fifth round of the FA Cup (after which he was told by club medics that he was suffering from pleurisy). But in 1972, his place in Leeds United's folklore would arrive.
Leeds United reached the FA Cup Final again in the competition's centenary year and at Wembley they faced Arsenal, the Cup holders. In a tight and largely unexciting game, Clarke threw himself at a Jones cross early in the second half and the diving header nestled into the corner of the net. He had hit the crossbar with another diving header earlier in the game. Leeds United won 1-0 and Clarke finally had an FA Cup winner's medal. Naturally for Leeds United, there had to be some sourness to temper the sweet, and they lost the League title and the chance of emulating Arsenal's "double" when they lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers two days after winning the FA Cup.
Clarke played again at Wembley - and lost - when Leeds United were surprisingly beaten 1-0 by Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final. Leeds won nothing in what was, for them, a low-key season. Later that year, he was in the England team which needed to beat Poland at Wembley to qualify for the 1974 World Cup. A goal down, England were awarded a penalty from which Clarke coolly scored, but he was among many England players thwarted by the brilliant Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski. A 1-1 draw was not enough and England did not go to the '74 World Cup.
Clarke was again Leeds United's top scorer as he finally earned a league title medal in 1974 as Leeds United sauntered to the crown on a record run of 29 opening matches without defeat. The following year he won his 19th and final England cap - he scored a healthy ten goals during his international career - and helped Leeds United to the European Cup Final.
Leeds United lost the match to Bayern Munich 2-0 and were denied a clear penalty when Clarke was tackled from behind and felled by Franz Beckenbauer in the penalty area. This was the last time the great 1960s and 1970s Leeds United generation would be in contention for an honour in the game. The Revie side started to break up - their manager had left in 1974 for the England job - and Clarke himself left the club in 1978 after 351 appearances and 151 goals, with a knee injury curtailing his ability to play at top-flight level. His last major act in a Leeds United shirt was to score in the 1977 FA Cup Semi-Final, but the game ended 2-1 to Manchester United. He also scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory for Leeds against Manchester United in 1978 just months before he left Leeds.
Clarke went to Barnsley as player-manager in June 1978 and under him they won promotion to the old third Division in May 1979. A year later, they finished mid-table, an impressive enough achievement for Leeds United to ask their most famous goalscorer to come back as manager in September 1980. This proved a bad move, as sadly, Clarke also became remembered by Leeds United fans as the man who took the club to relegation in 1982. He was sacked on June 25 1982.
He had another spell at Barnsley between July 1, 1985 and November 8, 1989 when he was dismissed with the club third from bottom in the Second Division, and at Scunthorpe United between February 1983 and August 24, 1984, when he resigned. He was briefly Lincoln City manager for six months but he was sacked on November 30, 1990 to be replaced by Steve Thompson. After a few months scouting, after being fired from Lincoln, Clarke has not been employed in football since.
Clarke has pursued business interests since 1993, through being a travelling salesman for MTS Nationwide, a firm based at Wakefield, West Yorkshire. He has, however, remained an outspoken critic of the game, and like all the Leeds United players of the Revie era, has remained fiercely protective of the reputation of both the manager and the club. He has suffered from arthritic knees in recent years.
Clarke was the second of five brothers to play the professional game - four of whom played for Walsall across three decades.
Frank was the only Clarke brother not to represent Walsall, playing for Shrewsbury Town, Queens Park Rangers, Ipswich Town and Carlisle United; Derek played for Walsall, Oxford United and Orient; Kelvin played for Walsall; and the youngest sibling, Wayne Clarke, played for Walsall towards the end of his career after very successful spells with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Everton (where he won the League championship in 1987). He also represented England at schoolboy level.
He is now living in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.
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'''Darius Markus Vassell''' (born 13 June 1980 in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham) is an English Association football player who plays for Turkish Sper Lig side Ankaragc.
Vassell was raised in Wylde Green and went to the Yenton Primary School in Erdington and John Willmott School, in Falcon Lodge, Sutton Coldfield. He first played football with local junior team Romulus in the Birmingham Boys League scoring a record of 46 in a season and 6 in 1 match. Following this he signed for the youth team.
An Aston Villa fan, Vassell was taken on by the club's School of Excellence. While playing for the club's youth team Vassell set a club record by scoring 39 goals in a single season.
Vassell's best qualities were his speed and agility.
Vassell was transferred to Manchester City in July 2005 for -2m. During his first season for Manchester City, Vassell scored eight league goals in 35 appearances, forming an effective partnership with Andrew Cole. Additionally, he helped the Blues to an FA Cup Quarter Final, scoring two goals in his five cup games. He played part of the season with a hernia problem, which required surgery in the close season.
In the 2007-08 season, he was assigned the number 12, as team-mate Elano took the number 11 shirt. He generally struggled to find his best form. In the latter half of the season, many of his appearances were as a wide midfielder, as manager Sven-Gran Eriksson adopted a defensive 4-5-1 formation. Vassell was linked with a move away from Eastlands, with Turkish runners-up Besiktas having a -1m bid rejected and linked to other clubs, including Premier League rivals Bolton Wanderers and newly-promoted Derby County. Vassell scored his 50th Premier League goal on 10 February 2008, in the victory against local rivals Manchester United. On 20 April, Vassell scored the opening goal in City's 3-1 win over Portsmouth. Vassell only played 15 games in 2008-09 and was released at the end of the season as his contract expired.
In July 2009 Vassell signed for the Turkish side Ankaragc.
Around 3,000 fans turned out and celebrated his arrival. He scored his first goal in the Turkish Sper Lig against Manisaspor in the second week of the season. Vassell later became a victim of unrest at Ankaragc when, in November 2009, he and teammate Gustave Bebbe were thrown out of the hotel they were staying in due to the club not paying the bills.
Vassell made his England debut on 13 February 2002, in a man of the match performance against Netherlands in a 1-1 draw. Fellow debutants in this game were Michael Ricketts and Wayne Bridge. He scored in the game with a 60th minute bicycle kick to equalise. He was subsequently included in England's 2002 World Cup campaign. He played in three games, starting just one: against Sweden in England's opening group game.
The positive contribution of Vassell's England career has been somewhat overshadowed by his penalty shoot-out miss in the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 against hosts Portugal. Coming on for the injured Wayne Rooney early on in the game, Vassell missed England's last spot-kick in the penalty shoot-out, putting England out of the tournament. Vassell has not been recalled to an England squad since a 6-1 friendly win over Iceland in 2004 where he scored twice.
Vassell is a practising Christian, and credits his faith for his survival of a serious car accident.
Vassell was mugged in Didsbury, Manchester in the early hours of 9 December 2008. He was uninjured but his watch and earrings were stolen. When at Aston Villa Vassell missed several games after using a power drill on his toe nail in attempt to relieve pressure on a swollen toe, leading to an infection.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
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'''Jon Dahl Tomasson''' (born August 29, 1976 in Copenhagen) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays for the Dutch side Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie. Tomasson is of Danish and Icelandic heritage. Playing either as a striker or an attacking midfielder, Tomasson is known for his positional strength and fine finishing. His most notable run of football came in his first stint at Dutch club Feyenoord, with whom he won the 2002 UEFA Cup, and Italian club AC Milan, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League. He was given the 2002 and 2004 Danish ''Player of the Year'' award.
He has scored 51 goals in 105 matches for the Denmark national football team, making him the second highest scoring player in Danish national team history. He represented Denmark in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring four goals, as well as in two European Championship tournaments.
Born in Copenhagen, son of Bjarne Tomasson and Leila Dahl Petersen. Tomasson first started playing football as a five year-old in the youth team of Solrd BK near Kge. At nine years of age, he moved to the biggest club in the area; Kge BK. He made his senior debut for the club in 1992, and helped the club move from the lower league Denmark Series to the Danish 2nd Division; from the fifth to the third tier of Danish football. He was considered a great talent in Danish football, as he played for various Danish youth national teams. He scored 10 goals in 16 games for the national under-19 team, and was awarded 1994 Danish u-19 Player of the Year. In all, he scored 27 goals in 37 matches for various national youth selections.
In December 1994, aged 18, he moved to the Netherlands, when he signed his first professional contract with the Dutch club SC Heerenveen in the top-flight Eredivisie championship. A first-team regular by the 1995-96 season, Tomasson was the club top scorer for the season as well, netting 14 goals in 30 league matches. He increased this tally in the 1996-97 season to 18, and was top-scorer for the club once again. The two good seasons with Heerenveen resulted in Tomasson getting a call-up to the Denmark national team, and he made his debut on March 29, 1997, against Croatia.
His success attracted the interest of other clubs, and he completed a high profile move to the English FA Premier League club Newcastle United in 1997. At Newcastle, Tomasson was moved from his attacking midfielder position to the role of striker, but his lack of physical strength and effort in the Newcastle colours meant he was often left out of the team.
He returned to the Eredivisie in July 1998, where he joined Feyenoord and once again took the position of attacking midfielder.
In 2002, Tomasson was an integral player in the Feyenoord team that won its first international trophy in 26 years, when the club triumphed in the 2001-02 UEFA Cup tournament. He and towering striker Pierre van Hooijdonk formed an attacking duo that defeated SC Freiburg, Rangers, PSV Eindhoven and Internazionale Milano before meeting German team Borussia Dortmund in the final. Tomasson scored the goal to 3-1, in a game that ended 3-2 to Feyenoord, and he was subsequently voted man of the match. In the Summer 2002, Tomasson's contract with Feyenoord was expiring, and after their UEFA Cup victory, he agreed a move to Italy on a free transfer to play for Serie A club AC Milan. Before moving to Milan, he played for Denmark in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he scored four goals in as many games.
The 2002-03 season, Tomasson's first at Milan, saw them winning the Italian Cup. Tomasson was most often used as a late substitute, but did manage to score three goals in the UEFA Champions League, as Milan won the prestigious tournament. In the next season, they then won the Italian Super Cup. Tomasson was given more playing time, as he scored 12 goals in Milan's Serie A title winning 2003-04 season. Tomasson played for Denmark in the Euro 2004, where he scored three goals in four games and was selected for the Euro 2004 ''Team of the Tournament''.
Struggling to secure a place in Milan's starting line-up, he was once again in the role of substitute, and struggled to score goals. He was used as a late substitute in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final against Liverpool, which was to be decided in penalty shootout. Tomasson scored on his attempt, but Milan lost as Serginho, Andrea Pirlo and Andriy Shevchenko missed their shots. Tomasson was deemed surplus when striker Christian Vieri joined the club in July 2005. He left Milan to join German side Stuttgart in the Bundesliga championship.
At Stuttgart, Tomasson joined fellow Danish national team player Jesper Grnkjr for the 2005-06 season, but the season was not successful for either of them. Even though Tomasson managed to create goals by himself, the team struggled to create chances, and the club finished in 9th position. After the season, Grnkjr left the club, while Tomasson was linked with a switch to English club Birmingham City in the Summer transfer window of 2006. He stayed at Stuttgart, but had to see himself relegated to a place on the substitutes' bench.
On January 24, 2007, Tomasson was loaned to Villarreal in the Spanish Primera Divisin championship, to cover the place of the injured striker Nihat Kahveci. When he made his Villarreal debut as a substitute against Real Madrid, Tomasson became only the fifth player to have played in the Premier League, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Primera Divisin. His nickname at Villareal was 'Milky'
When his loan contract in Villarreal expired on July 1, 2007 he was part of the reserve team of VfB Stuttgart in the Regionalliga. On July 10, 2007 he returned to Villareal on a permanent deal. In the first match of La Liga season 2007/08, Jon Dahl scored in Villareal's 3-0 victory against Valencia at Mestalla.
That goal was one of only three in the 2007/08 La Liga, where he also struggled to get a place in the first team.
As a result of a rather disappointing season at Villarreal he was put on the transfer list at the end of the season. He was linked with Dutch side Feyenoord in the Spanish sportspaper Marca, but the transfer was denied by the Danish footballer. The speculations, however, turned out to be true, and on July 2, 2008, he returned to Feyenoord after personally requesting a free transfer signing a three-year contract with the Dutch side. He got off to a great start with 4 goals in 3 games, 3 of them being penalties. On Sunday 2009-08-15 Tomasson scored his 103rd career Eredivisie goal, in a match against Heracles Almelo (0-1), surpassing John Eriksen as the all-time Danish top scorer in the Eredivisie.
With 51 goals at the Danish national team Tomasson is second only to Poul "Tist" Nielsen, who has the all-time scoring record with 52 goals.
:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''
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'''Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov''' (sometimes transliterated 'Stilian') (born 5 July 1979 in Montana, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently captains Aston Villa in the Premier League and the Bulgarian national team. He has won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award one time in 2003 when he was playing for Celtic. Petrov had become known for his solid performances in midfield for both Celtic and Aston Villa and also the Bulgaria. He captained the national team at Euro 2004 where he was sent off during a match against Denmark. He has appeared over 90 times for his country.
In 2005 Petrov wrote his autobiography with the assistance of Sunday Mail sports journalist Mark Guidi entitled ''You Can Call Me Stan'', in reference to his nickname "Stan", a shortened form of his given name. In the book, he describes how "Stiliyan" is the correct spelling, rather than "Stilian", as it is sometimes spelled in the press.
Born in Montana, Petrov started to play football with the local team PFC Montana. At the age of 18 he was spotted by legendary scout and coach Dimitar Penev and signed with CSKA Sofia for fee of -30,000. With CSKA Sofia he won the national cup in 1999.
It was at Celtic that he first made his name in football. When he first arrived in Glasgow, he felt homesick and was unable to adapt to life in Scotland. However, after a year he was to find first team places much more regularly. On 26 October 2005, he was able to score his first hat-trick against Motherwell, in which Celtic won 5-0.
As of 2009, he is the tenth most prolific goal-scorer in SPL history (with 55 goals).
In April 2006 Celtic rejected a written transfer request submitted by Petrov, he was then linked with a transfer to move to Aston Villa who are managed by former Celtic boss Martin O'Neill. On 30 August, Petrov completed his move to Villa Park on a four-year deal worth -6.5million, a fee which could rise to -8million in the future. His debut was against West Ham United on 10 September. The game finished 1-1. In 2007,Petrov changed his shirt number from 11 to 19.
Petrov scored his first Villa goal in a 2-2 draw against Sheffield United on 11 December 2006, but suffered patchy form throughout his first two seasons at the club.
He scored a magnificent volley from the halfway line against already relegated Derby County on 12 April 2008. This was his first goal of the season and Villa won 6-0. This goal was marked as a possible candidate for "goal of the season". It was also confirmed to be the furthest out recorded goal by an Aston Villa player since the club was formed.
The 2008-09 season saw Petrov's form improved considerably as he became a first team regular, starting Villa's six Premier League games in a row. He was named captain for the first time in the UEFA Cup game against the Bulgarian Litex Lovech on 2 October 2008 and also scored one of the goals in the game.
In May 2009, Petrov was named both Aston Villas' supporters' "Player of the year" and players' "Player of the year" for the 2008/09 season, after his notable consistency in midfield throughout the season. On the 20 May 2009 he signed a new four-year deal that is set to keep him at the club until 2013.
Following the departure of captain Martin Laursen and his successor Gareth Barry, Petrov has been hinted as a leading candidate to become the next captain of Aston Villa. Speaking to the Sunday Mercury regarding the matter, Petrov stated that leading a "great club with a long tradition and history" would be "a great honour". He later captained Aston Villa in the Peace Cup against Mlaga on 25 July 2009, further hinting that he may be the next player to wear the armband.
Petrov once again captained the side during Aston Villa's opening fixture of the 2009-10 season (a 2-0 loss to Wigan Athletic at Villa Park). Following the game, in an online match report, he was referred to as "the skipper", therefore implying his appointment as captain of Aston Villa.
Stilyan Petrov made his debut for Bulgaria on December 23rd, 1998 in a friendly against Morocco. The match was played in Agadir, Morocco and finished with a 4-1 win for the North Africans. He scored his first goal for the national side in another friendly match against Belarus (4-1) on March 29th, 2000.
On 12 October 2006 Petrov, then captain of Bulgaria, announced his decision to retire from international football at the age of 27 as long as Hristo Stoichkov manages the Bulgaria national team. However, on 20 March 2007 he made amends with Stoichkov and made himself available for selection again.
However, he did not recover his position as national captain because it was decided that Dimitar Berbatov would retain the captain's armband. On the 14th Jan 2010 it was announced that Petrov had come second in Bulgaria's Player of the Year.
''Updated to games played 14 October 2009.''
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'''Wilfred Bouma''' (born 15 June 1978) in Helmond, North Brabant is a Dutch international footballer who currently plays for English club Aston Villa. Bouma is a technically refined left back/centre back who is known for his hard working nature, defensive positioning and tackling ability.
Bouma started his career at amateur club SV Rood-Wit '62 before joining PSV on a youth contract in 1994. The PSV head coach at the time, Aad de Mos handed him his professional debut against Willem II on October 26, 1994 which his team lost 2-1. After not featuring for a long time, he was loaned out to MVV in 1996 and played in the Eerste Divisie where he scored seven goals in 18 games. The following season, he scored sixteen goals in 33 games after helping his team back into the Eredivisie. After impressing at Fortuna Sittard in 1998-99, he was drafted back into the PSV squad the following season.
At PSV, he played as a left winger and as forward because of his quick pace and direct passing, teaming up with Arnold Bruggink and at times, with Ruud van Nistelrooy.
When Arthur Numan went off to Rangers at the end of the 1999-00 season, Bouma was moved to left-back where he had to compete with Danish international Jan Heintze.
With the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers entering its crucial stages, Bouma was handed his international debut for the Dutch national team against the Republic of Ireland on 2 September 2000. In the Euro 2004 tournament in Portugal, he was chosen by Dick Advocaat to play as a central defender and he has also retained that spot while playing for PSV under Guus Hiddink in the 2004-05 season.
Just before the close of the international transfer window, Bouma signed for Aston Villa on 30 August 2005 for -3.5 million.
Under O'Neill, Bouma begun to flourish during the 2006-07 season - he established himself as first choice left back and went onto total 28 appearances in the claret and blue shirt. This lead to Bouma becoming a cult hero at Villa Park, most notably for his strong tackling, and determined nature in defence. This turn in form also attributed to Bouma reclaiming his place in the Dutch National Team, playing in the friendly against Russia in February 2007, the tour of Asia in June 2007 and the following UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying fixtures.
On 9 February 2008, Bouma - who was in the process of making his 76th appearance in claret and blue - netted his first goal for the club in the 48th minute of the match against Newcastle United. The deflected goal levelled the game at 1-1, before a hat-trick by teammate John Carew, wrapped up a 4-1 victory.
Upon returning from international duty for the Netherlands at Euro 2008, Bouma participated in both legs of Aston Villa's Intertoto Cup third round tie against Odense, however the second leg at Villa Park on 26 July 2008 was marred by a serious ankle injury to the full-back. Bouma caught his studs on the turf as he attempted to challenge opposition forward Baye Djiby Fall. Initially, the injury looked like a horrific break, however reports later confirmed that Bouma had suffered a dislocation, an injury which looked set to keep him out until October. His recovery however took much longer. Bouma's increasing importance to the Villa cause, as well as his 'cult-hero status' was noted as he was carried off early in the tie whilst being accompanied by a 30,000 strong chant of support by the Villa faithful.
On 9 September 2008, Bouma signed a new two-year deal at Villa Park with the option of a third year.
In January 2009 it was announced that Bouma, along with other long-term absentee John Carew had returned to full training. He was scheduled to return on 16 February for the reserves but he pulled out at the last minute because he "felt sore". On 2 March 2009, Bouma finally played 90 minutes in a 4-3 win in a reserve match against Chelsea. However, he suffered a setback on his road to recovery in April after learning bone fragments had broken away from his ankle, and underwent surgery soon after.
On 16 September 2009, after being out of action for fourteen months, it was announced that Bouma had resumed full training with the club.
As of July 2008, Wilfred Bouma has played for the Netherlands 35 times, scoring twice. Bouma made his debut on September 2, 2000, in the 2-2 draw with the Republic of Ireland. Several steady appearances followed in the coming years, including 4 appearances at Euro 2004, whilst playing as a centre-back. Bouma was included in the Dutch squad for Euro 2008, and he made 2 appearances, coming on as a 78th substitute against France and playing the full 90 minutes against Romania. Bouma's only two goals at international level came within 4 months of each other, as the defender netted in the 3-2 defeat to Czech Republic in the group stage of Euro 2004. He then went onto net the opener against Macedonia in October of the same year, in a match which ended 2-2.
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'''Erik Olof Mellberg''' (born September 3, 1977 in Amnehrad, Gullspng) is a Swedish international footballer. He recently signed for Olympiacos in Greek Superleague. He generally plays as a central defender or right-back.
Erik Olof Mellberg was born in Gullspng, Sweden on September 3, 1977 to parents Berit and Erik. Mellberg's mother Berit was a physical education teacher who passed on her love of sport to her son. As a youth, Mellberg enjoyed playing tennis and dreamed of Wimbledon rather than the World Cup. Mellberg was something of a tennis prodigy but it wasn't until he was 14 that Mellberg began to focus on football. It was in high school that Mellberg decided to forego a career in tennis and concentrate on football.
Mellberg played for local side ''Gullspng'' before being picked up by then Swedish Premiership side Degerfors IF. After being relegated he joined capital club AIK, where he made an instant impression and was sold after just 10 months. Spanish side Racing Santander moved to secure the promising Swedish centre half, and although having a difficult time adjusting to Spanish football he soon claimed a starting berth and impressed in his first season. Continuing to play well, Mellberg was said to be on his way to several big Spanish sides, including Barcelona and Valencia.
However, Aston Villa managed to secure his signature and he became a consistent and vital part of the team. Mellberg was left out of boss David O'Leary's first side for a game against Portsmouth, but was soon made the captain of the club for the rest of his reign. Mellberg was a vital part of the team that finished 6th in the Premier League and reached the semi-finals of the League Cup in O'Leary's first season.
Mellberg resigned as captain following the 2006 World Cup-he was replaced by Gareth Barry. In 2007 the new manager of Aston Villa, Martin O'Neill, continued to consider Mellberg as the first choice centre back. On the opening day of the 2006-07 Premiership season Mellberg became the first person to score in a competitive game at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium. During the 2007-08 season, he played at the right back position following the purchase of Zat Knight, who played alongside Martin Laursen at centre back. Mellberg was sent off against Portsmouth on 15 March 2008 for two bookable offences.
In January 2008 it was announced that Mellberg had signed a pre-contract agreement with Juventus. His final home game for Aston Villa was against Wigan Athletic on 3 May. The game was designated as "Olof Mellberg" day in appreciation of his service to the club. On his final game for Aston Villa away at West Ham United, as a leaving gift, Mellberg gave every single Villa fan at Upton Park either a home or an away shirt with his name and number on the back and the message ''Thanks 4 Your Support'' - being the number 4 of Aston Villa.
thumb|Mellberg, right, with Rio Ferdinand in a game against Manchester United
In January 2008 it was confirmed that Mellberg had signed a pre-contract agreement with Italian giants Juventus, allowing him a Bosman move to Serie A on a three-year contract for the start of the 2008-09 season. He made his Juventus debut on July 16, 2008 in a friendly match versus Serie B outfit, Piacenza. Juventus surprisingly lost the match 1-0. On 18 January 2009, Mellberg scored his first goal for Juventus against Lazio in the 30th minute.
On the 23 June 2009, it was confirmed that Mellberg agreed with Olympiacos to sign a three-year contract with the club. Olof has been the teams leader in the defence line ever since, playing practically in every game and adored by Olympiacos fans. Olympiacos paid Juventus 2.5 million euros.
He has already scored a goal for the Greek team.
Mellberg was a member of the Sweden national football team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup, as well as the Euro 2000, Euro 2004 and Euro 2008. He has scored 4 goals in 86 caps, as of October 2008.
During an open team practice before the 2002 World Cup, Mellberg broke into a fight with his teammate former Arsenal winger Fredrik Ljungberg after a robust tackle from Mellberg. The two of them were quickly separated by team-mates. Since then, the two of them have been known for not being the best of friends, and in the World Cup 2006, Mellberg and Ljungberg, according to leak from inside the team, had a very fiery argument, after Sweden's draw with Trinidad and Tobago. In 2003, he was selected as the best Swedish player of the year, winning the Guldbollen.
After the World Cup in Germany, Mellberg relinquished his captaincy and Ljungberg, ironically, took his place as Sweden captain.
On September 4, 2006, Mellberg, along with Sweden teammates Zlatan Ibrahimovi and Christian Wilhelmsson, was sent home from the national squad for breaking an 11 pm team curfew ahead of a European Championships qualifier against Liechtenstein. On October 7, 2006, Mellberg returned to Sweden's lineup for their European Championships qualifier against Spain, which they won 2-0.
Mellberg has two children with long term partner Carolina Kihl. Daughter Saga was born in December 2002 and son John was born in July 2006.
According to Mellberg's mother, he is considering attending university after his retirement.
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'''Patrik "Bjrred" Jonas Andersson''' (born August 18, 1971 in Borgeby) is a former Swedish footballer. Both his father, Roy Andersson, as well as his younger brother, Daniel Andersson, have played professional football.
As of early 2005, Andersson has a total of 96 caps for the Swedish national team, scoring 3 goals. He won a bronze medal in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Andersson also played in the team which reached the semi-finals in the 1992 European Championship, Euro 2000, 2002 FIFA World Cup and was a member of the Swedish squad that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In Euro 2000, he did receive a red card for a hard foul on Bart Goor.
Starting his career in the local club, Bjrreds IF, from which he also got his nickname, he moved on to Malm FF, a team playing in the top national league. In 1992 he went professional as he moved to Blackburn Rovers, where he stayed until 1993, and his next step was to go to Germany and play for Borussia Mnchengladbach. There he won the German Cup with the team in 1995, but left the team as its performance deteriorated, in 1999. The famous Bayern Munich became his next club. His time with Bayern resulted in two Bundesliga championships (in the 2000-01 championship season he scored the final and decisive goal against Hamburg in the last minute - his only goal for the club) as well as a German Cup and victory in the Champions League, despite missing his penalty in the final shootout. Andersson moved to Spanish giants FC Barcelona in 2001 and spent three injury-plagued seasons there.
For the 2004 season, Andersson came back to Malm FF to play in the Swedish league again after 10 years. He has twice been awarded Guldbollen as the Swedish footballer of the year, in 1995 and 2001. After suffering yet another knee injury during a Champions League qualifier against Swiss team FC Thun on August 10, 2005, Andersson announced his retirement from top level football on August 12.
-DOCSTART-	741018
'''Robin Friday''' (27 July 1952 - 22 December 1990) was an English footballer, generally regarded as Reading's finest ever player and voted into their team of the millennium.
Friday was the twin brother of Tony Friday, cousin to Michael Friday and second cousin to brothers Peter, Paul, Jamie and John Friday. His other family members are unknown. He left behind a daughter, Nicola, born in 1969, and a widow Maxine (''ne'' Doughan) from Acton, who is now a criminal law solicitor.
Friday was found dead in his London flat on 22 December 1990 at the age of 38, having died of a suspected heart attack.
Friday started his career for the now defunct Walthamstow Avenue football club. He made his debut versus Bromley on 27th March 1971 setting up an equalizer after coming on as a sub. He scored his debut Isthmian league goal on the 17th April 1971 with a header when he came on late in the game at Green Pond Rd against Tooting & Mitcham. His next goal came at Leytonstone on 20th April when the 18 year old again came on as a sub with Avenue 2-0 down, setting up a goal and then equalizing himself with a few minutes left. In season 71/2 he scored 4 goals in the first 5 games and added another 4 before
the end of November. Those lucky enough to see Robin Friday play in these early days of his career were well aware they were witnessing a rare talent.
He soon moved to Hayes, who were willing to pay him more and were closer to his home in Acton. Hayes started one match with only ten players, as Friday was finishing a pint in the local pub. When he finally took the field after ten minutes he was obviously drunk and spent the game staggering around the pitch. Naturally, the opposition ignored him, until he scored the only goal of the game.
In 1973 he was transferred to Reading, where he signed professional forms for the first time. In the 135 games he played for The Biscuitmen he scored 55 goals and made many more. He became such a crowd favourite that his on- and off-field antics are still the subject of discussion three decades after he left the club. He even won the "Player of the Millennium" award, a considerable achievement when many of the voters could never have seen him play. In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Friday was voted on the team as centre forward with 33.1% of the vote .
His goal against Tranmere Rovers in March 1976 has been described as one of the greatest ever goals - sadly this was a time when most lower division matches were never recorded for television. Friday was waiting just outside the left hand corner of the box when the ball came across to him. He subsequently leaped high into the air, caught the ball on his chest, with his back to goal, spun around 180 degrees, and proceeded to fire the ball into the net, stunning the Tranmere defenders, to the great roar of the crowd. The referee that evening, the internationally-experienced Clive Thomas, held his hands in his face in disbelief and afterwards described it as one of the best goals he had ever witnessed. In response, Friday in typical fashion quipped that he should come more often as he does that sort of thing every week!
In 1976 Friday moved to Cardiff City for the knock-down price of -30,000. The Cardiff City manager commented that he felt he was taking advantage of Reading, but was simply told "you'll see". Robin didn't disappoint and was arrested at Cardiff railway station on the day he arrived, having travelled from Reading railway station with just a platform ticket. He started his playing career with Cardiff even more spectacularly, scoring twice against a defence directed by Bobby Moore.
He lasted only twenty-five games with Cardiff before simply leaving football for good. Whilst playing against Mark Lawrenson for Cardiff against Brighton on the 31 October 1977, Friday became agitated by the future BBC pundit. He kicked Lawrenson in the face and received a red card before defecating in Lawrenson's kit bag. Friday returned to non-league football and never played another professional game again - he claimed that he had had enough of people telling him what to do.
Reading manager Maurice Evans once told Friday: "If you would just settle down for three or four years, you could play for England." Friday is said to have replied with the question "How old are you?" Evans told him and Friday duly responded "I'm half your age and I've lived twice your life."
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'''Martin Petyov Petrov''' (born 15 January 1979 in Vratsa, Vratsa Province) is a Bulgarian football player currently playing for Manchester City in the Premier League. He is famous for his lightning pace down the left wing and his powerful shots.
He began his career for Botev Vratsa. After a few good seasons, he signed with CSKA Sofia and after two successful games against Servette in the UEFA Cup, the Swiss side bought the 19-year-old for 1.2 m German marks.
Later he moved to the German Bundesliga and established himself as an explosive player for VfL Wolfsburg. In the summer of 2005 he was bought by Atltico Madrid for -10 m.
On 24 July 2007, after constant press speculation about him leaving the club, it was reported that Atletico Madrid had placed a -6.2m price on the player. Later that day he left the Atletico Madrid training camp to think over his future with English Premiership sides Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City reputedly interested in the player.
Reports in the Spanish press on 25 July suggested Petrov had already agreed terms and had medical tests with Manchester City and that only minor details needed completing before finalising a move to Eastlands. Manchester City confirmed the -4.7M (-7m) move on a 3-year contract on 26 July 2007.
thumb|left|125px|Petrov in a derby match against Manchester United
Martin Petrov left Atletico Madrid for the blue half of Manchester on 26 July 2007, and although having a big reputation on the European stage, he was a relatively unknown talent to the Premiership. That soon changed after his first Premier League game on 11 August 2007 when he played an important role in Manchester City's 2-0 win over West Ham at Upton Park. Petrov made probing runs down his favoured left flank, wreaking havoc among the Hammers's defence, and never shying away from trying powerful long range shots at goal with his trademark left foot. He had to wait until 22 September 2007 to score his first goal in Manchester City's sky blue colours, minutes before netting another one at Fulham's Craven Cottage. One of the goals was a superb individual effort, and the other a one-two combination with Elano. Since then Petrov has scored 2 more goals, one in the 3-1 win over Newcastle United the other one in the 2-1 win over Reading F.C. and also notched up 6 assists. Making himself well known for his blistering pace, brilliant runs down the wing, and a great eye for a pass. He was sent off by referee Rob Styles in the home loss to Everton F.C., for kicking Leon Osman. The challenge earned him a straight red card which banned him for 3 games. The Bulgarian added to his tally with a goal against Portsmouth. A goal hit with his weaker right foot, which managed to go between the legs of Sol Campbell and into the net.
It has been announced that Petrov's number will change from 15 up to 17 which is his international number. During the first round of the UEFA cup in the 2008/09 season, Petrov scored a rifle of a shot after a Michael Johnson dummy against Faroe side EB/Streymur in Citys 2-0 away win. He also scored a goal in the home leg against EB/Streymur along with Darius Vassell's late goal. He scored another trademark rocket from just inside the area against Celtic in a pre-season friendly for Manchester City. He returned back from injury to compete in the reserves game away at Newcastle United, playing 45 minutes. He scored the only goal in an emphatic 1-0 win over F.C. Barcelona in a pre-season friendly He marked his return to Premier League action in Manchester City's home clash against Fulham FC on 12 April 2009, playing 63 minutes before being substituted by Robinho.
Following the influx of new players at Manchester City such as Carlos Tvez and Emmanuel Adebayor, Petrov was linked with a move away from the City of Manchester Stadium. On 1 September 2009, Transfer deadline day, it was speculated that he would transfer to Tottenham, in a move which would see David Bentley heading to Eastlands. Tottenham would also receive -10 million as part of this deal, however Manchester City later denied they would be signing Bentley, either on-loan or permanently. Luchezar Tanev, Petrov's agent, later stated that the move broke down "because, in the final reckoning, Manchester City rejected the deal mainly due to manager Mark Hughes's unwillingness." He is currently in and out of the first team. However, he scored goals in the first two games that he had started, prompting Hughes to start Petrov in place of Shaun Wright-Phillips at home vs. Fulham. Though he scored, he also aggravated the knee injury that has plagued him.
Since the sacking of Mark Hughes and arrival of Roberto Mancini he has started both league games and scored in the 2-0 win over Stoke City on 26 December. He also publicly expressed his anger against Hughes as Petrov was frequently moved in and out of the starting 11.
In June 1999 he received his first call-up to the Bulgarian national team for a Euro 2000 qualifier against England. He came as a substitution at the place of his idol Hristo Stoickov. However, it proved to be an inauspicious start to his international career; he was sent off for a second yellow card just eight minutes after coming on as a substitute. Petrov cried while he was leaving the pitch.
Petrov was the key player in Bulgaria's unsuccessful Euro 2004 participation, excelling in all three games and scoring Bulgaria's only goal at the finals; a penalty against Italy in Bulgaria's 1-2 loss.
On 2 September 2006 Petrov played a crucial role in the Bulgarian national team's Euro 2008 opening qualifying game against Romania in Constana, nailing two goals in two minutes to equalize from 2-0 in the last minutes of the game. This was seen as a remarkable comeback. He also went on to score against Slovenia (in a 3-0 win) and the Netherlands (in a 1-1 draw). His performances in the 2006 qualifying campaign earned him the 2006 Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award.
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'''Mattias Jonson''' [ma'tis 'jnsn] (born January 16, 1974) is a Swedish professional football player, who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Djurgrdens IF in the Allsvenskan championship. He has played 57 games and scored nine goals for the Sweden national football team, and represented Sweden at two World Cups and the 2004 European Championship.
Born in Kumla, Jonson started playing youth football with IFK Kumla and Karlslunds IF. He moved to rebro SK in 1992, where he got his senior debut in the top-flight Allsvenskan championship.
He moved abroad to join Danish club Brndby IF in the Danish Superliga championship. He was brought in by Brndby's new manager ge Hareide, and Jonson played several games as a striker, before settling as a left-sided winger. He showed his goalscoring abilities for Brndby on a number of occasions. In the 2001-02 UEFA Cup tournament, Brndby had lost 1-3 away to Croatian club NK Varteks. In the return game, Jonson scored a hat-trick which guided Brndby to a 5-0 victory and advancement in the tournament, on a 6-3 aggregate. Jonson also scored a hat-trick in an April 2002 Superliga game, when Brndby won 5-0 against Akademisk Boldklub, and helped the club win the 2001-02 Superliga championship.
He was a part of the Swedish national team squad at the 2002 World Cup, where he took part in two games as a substitute, before Sweden were eliminated. He was Brndby's league topscorer with 11 goals in the 2002-03 Superliga season, and helped the club win the 2003 Danish Cup trophy. He was called up to the Swedish national squad for the 2004 European Championship. He started the tournament on the bench, but was brought on as a substitute and eventually secured himself a place in the starting line-up. He played in three of Sweden's four games, and scored a goal against Denmark, which secured Sweden advancement from the preliminary group stage.
After the 2004 European Championship, Jonson looked to leave Brndby. In August 2004, he moved to England and joined the newly promoted FA Premier League side Norwich City. He transferred from Brndby for an undisclosed fee, which was believed to be around -850,000. He struggled to make an impact in the Premier League, and left Norwich after one season. In 2005, he returned to Sweden to play for Djurgrdens IF. In his first season with the club, he helped Djurgrdens IF win the Double of both the 2005 Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen trophies. He represented Sweden at the 2006 World Cup, where he took part in all Sweden's four matches. He started the tournament as a substitute, but was included in Sweden's starting line-up for the final two games before elimination. He ended his national team career in August 2006.
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'''Ledley Brenton King''' (born 12 October 1980) is an English footballer who is a central defender and also can play defensive midfield for Tottenham Hotspur. He is the longest serving player at the club and captained Spurs for four years. Ledley can play with both feet, has excellent distribution of the ball (thus can play in midfield) can head the ball and quoted by Thierry Henry as the best defender in Europe. He is currently contracted to Tottenham until 2010. Known for his pace, strength, composure on the ball with both feet and ability in timing his tackles. He has been described as "the best central defender I have seen in my career" by Martin Jol and was named by Thierry Henry as the only defender in the Premiership that could regularly tackle him without committing fouls. In March 2009 an article in The Times named King as Tottenham's 25th best player of all time.
In recent seasons King has been plagued by chronic knee problems, for which no effective treatment or remedy has been found. King's problems are now so bad that it prevents him from playing more than one game a week.
King joined Tottenham as a trainee in July 1997 and became a professional the following year. His debut came in May 1999 at Anfield ending in a 3-2 defeat to Liverpool. When breaking into the first team under former manager George Graham he was often used as a midfielder. It was with a fine performance in central midfield during Tottenham's 2-1 win over Liverpool in November 2000 that he established himself as a regular in the Spurs side. His first goal for Tottenham was scored in December 2000 in a 3-3 draw away to Bradford City which was scored in 10.2 seconds, setting a new Premier League record for the quickest goal.
After Graham was sacked, King was moved back into defence under new manager Glenn Hoddle, and with the departure of Sol Campbell to rivals Arsenal, there was a chance for King to establish himself as the club's top centre-back. He rose to the challenge brilliantly, kicking off the season with a clean sheet against Aston Villa and an excellent performance man-marking Duncan Ferguson as Spurs held on for a point against Everton at Goodison Park despite playing the final 25 minutes with 9 men. By the end of the season he'd been capped for England and was regarded as one of the best young defenders in the country as Tottenham finished 9th, their highest league finish in 6 years.
A hip injury sustained in the summer meant he didn't start the campaign until November, but he continued to impress with some excellent displays at the back. However, King was criticised due to the large amount of goals Tottenham were conceding. The season ended with Tottenham letting in 9 goals in their final two games against Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers. However, people defended King, saying the reason Spurs were conceding so often was because of Hoddle's poor choice of tactics in using a 3-5-2 formation and Tottenham's lack of a proper defensive midfielder that left the defence unprotected.
It was for this reason that when Hoddle was sacked in September 2003, caretaker manager David Pleat moved King into midfield to offer a better defensive presence in the middle of the park. Despite Tottenham battling relegation, one of the few bright spots for the season was King's performances in midfield. In February 2004, having not scored in over 3 years, King scored an excellent goal from the edge of the box in the FA Cup against Manchester City, and followed that up by scoring against Charlton a week later, before scoring on his first start for England the following week. Despite playing out of position for most of the season, he had done enough to convince Sven-Gran Eriksson to call him up to England's Euro 2004 squad.
In the summer of 2004, the Tottenham management team and squad was changed dramatically. Jacques Santini was appointed as manager and with defensive midfielders such as Michael Carrick, Pedro Mendes and Sean Davis joining the club, King was able to move back into his preferred centre-back slot. Noureddine Naybet was signed to bring experience to the Tottenham defence and King formed a fine partnership with him. This new partnership, as well as the form of newly signed England goalkeeper Paul Robinson meant that compared with 57 and 62 in the previous two seasons, Tottenham conceded just 41 goals in the Premier League, the fewest amount of league goals Tottenham had conceded in a season since the 1970-1971 season (albeit some of the seasons played in that time were 42 game seasons instead of 38). King played the full 90 minutes in all 38 of Tottenham's league games and 9 of Tottenham's 10 cup games, the only game he missed all season was a 3-0 win away to Nottingham Forest. Spurs kept 13 clean sheets in the Premiership, including a fantastic man-of-the-match performance from King as Spurs drew 0-0 at Stamford Bridge against eventual champions Chelsea, and against Manchester United at Old Trafford. King scored 3 goals that season, one in the North London derby against Arsenal, one in a 5-1 demolition of Aston Villa, and another against Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup. He was voted Premier League Player of the Month for September 2004, the first defensive based player to win the award in almost 3 years. In January 2005, after the sale of Jamie Redknapp to Southampton, new manager Martin Jol appointed King as club captain.
In the summer of 2005, King captained Tottenham to win the Peace Cup, beating French champions Lyon in the final. Expectations were high for the season and King did not disappoint, forming a new excellent partnership with Michael Dawson. King's excellent displays at the back meant that Spurs were even stronger in defence than the previous season, conceding only 38 league goals. King was helping at the other end of the pitch too, with goals against Charlton, Portsmouth, and once again in the derby against Arsenal. For much of the season, Spurs occupied fourth place, and there was a real hope that King could lead Spurs into the Champions League. However, in April he broke his metatarsal, meaning he missed the final four games of the season, in which Spurs took just 4 points, meaning they slipped down to 5th place on the final day of the season.
The season was a hard time for King as he struggled with injuries. After injuring his knee in training before the start of the season, King didn't start his season until mid-September. Then after breaking his metatarsal again, King didn't feature for Spurs from Boxing Day until the UEFA Cup quarter-final clash with Sevilla FC in mid-April. Spurs played 59 games in all competitions that season, but King featured in less than half of them. Without him, Tottenham's defence struggled and only managed 3 clean sheets against top flight opposition without King in the side. However, when King was fit his performances were of a consistently high level. King's finest moment of the season came in a Premier League clash with reigning champions Chelsea at White Hart Lane, when Chelsea's pacy forward Arjen Robben was played through on goal. Despite Robben having several yards head start, King was able to catch up and make what was arguably the best tackle of the season just as Robben was about to shoot. Spurs went on to win the game 2-1, meaning King had captained Tottenham to their first league win over Chelsea since 1990, and the first at White Hart Lane since 1987.
King underwent surgery in the summer, meaning he would miss the start of the season. However, 4 months after the season had begun, there was still no sign of him. Manager Martin Jol had been sacked and replaced by Juande Ramos. But on Boxing Day 2007, King made a surprise return to the starting lineup against Fulham, playing 73 minutes before being replaced by Adel Taarabt. He appeared sporadically for the rest of the season, but captained Tottenham to a 2-1 victory over Chelsea in the 2008 Carling Cup final, the first major honour of his career.
On 3 April 2008 it was announced that he would be rested for the remainder of the season, Spurs having been knocked out of the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and unable to qualify for the Champions League through the League. King had featured in just 10 games all season, with just 4 Premiership games under his belt.
On 12 August 2008, Ledley picked up the trophy for the cleanest team in the Premier league for the season. He received the award at the 'Get on With the Game' programme which was shown on Sky Sports News.
It became clear at the start of the 2008/2009 season that King's injury problems meant that he could not play in every game. Ramos picked him in all 5 of the cup games he managed the club for that season, but only two of the eight league games. With Spurs rooted to the bottom of the league, having picked up just 2 points from those 8 games, Ramos was sacked and replaced by Harry Redknapp, who has chosen to prioritise the league and only play King in those games. On 26 October 2008, King made his 200th league appearance for Tottenham Hotspur as they defeated Bolton Wanderers 2-0. He captained the club in the Carling Cup final yet again, this time against Manchester United, keeping a clean sheet after 120 minutes of play, but Tottenham lost on penalties.
Harry Redknapp said of King's knee injury:
"There's no cure. There's no cartilage, nothing to operate on. It's just bone on bone. So it's just a question of managing it. It swells up after games and it normally takes seven days to recover but having played on Monday night he's had less time than usual. He rarely trains, he mostly just goes to the gym to keep himself ticking over. But not running or anything like that. But even if he only plays 20 games a season, he's worth having because he's so good we have a much better chance of winning."
Although King still holds the official title of club captain
King's England debut came in a 1-2 loss to Italy in March 2002. He was called into the England squad for the friendly against Portugal on 18 February 2004, and netted his first goal on his third appearance.
King received his England summer call-up for Euro 2004 and competently deputised for the injured John Terry in the opener against France in Portugal. Playing a starring role by man-marking Thierry Henry out of the game and not putting a foot wrong, he impressed everyone with his composure. He also made a substitute appearance in midfield in the final group game against Croatia.
King has continued to make the England squad when healthy, where he fights for a starting place alongside either John Terry or Rio Ferdinand. He has also been used in a holding midfield role.
After featuring regularly in the qualifiers, King looked a likely participant in the England 2006 World Cup squad before fracturing a bone in his foot on 15 April 2006. Although not as bad as a similar injury affecting David Beckham, Gary Neville and Steven Gerrard, King's injury prevented him from being named in Sven-Gran Eriksson's squad.
His club manager Martin Jol was optimistic for his skipper's World Cup hopes. "This injury will take him three or four weeks so of course he will be fit," he claimed. Sven's feeling was that he was already taking injured players in the case of Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen and Ashley Cole, and with strong cover at the back, it was one risk too many.
King's injury problems have meant that his most recent England game was a Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia on June 6 2007. King played 90 minutes and England won 3-0. He was featured in Fabio Capello's first squad, he later had to pull out through injury.
On Sunday 22 March 2009, King was given a shock recall by head coach Fabio Capello to the England team to play Slovakia and Ukraine.
Fabio Capello later said, in response to Harry Redknapp's objection to King's call-up, "Without doubt, King is one of the best central defenders in England. If he was fit, Redknapp would not need to make the journey. King could come with us." He later promoted King's cause again, saying that "We hope (he has an international future), because he's a very interesting player - one of the best centre-backs. But I don't know the future."
On 10 May 2009 at 2:30 am, King was arrested on Soho Street on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm outside a London nightclub. He was subsequently bailed until mid-July while the police investigated the incident. King later issued an apology to his club, saying:
"I sincerely regret that a night out with friends went too far. I have apologised to Harry and I fully appreciate that, as a professional footballer, I have a duty to behave in a responsible manner," King said in a statement on the club's website. "I am assisting the police with their enquiries. Anyone who knows me, knows that much of what has been suggested is totally out of character. I am keen to resolve this as soon as possible and concentrate on my football."
This prompted his manager at Tottenham, Harry Redknapp, to promise a ban on alcohol for Tottenham players:
"I'll implement a strong rule next season that drinking is a no-no here. Footballers should not drink. You shouldn't put diesel in a Ferrari. I know it's hard but they are earning big money, they are role models to kids. We wouldn't get these problems if the players weren't drinking. There's still too much of a drinking culture in English football but it's not as bad as it used to be. At Tottenham we do a lot with kids, a lot of them underprivileged. We have to set an example. Too much drinking goes on in this country. Too many people are not happy unless they have had a drink."
Despite his arrest, Harry Redknapp later stated that King would start Tottenham's next league game.
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'''Owen Lee Hargreaves''' (born 20 January 1981) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and England.
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Hargreaves played with Calgary Foothills as a youth before beginning his professional football career in Germany with Bayern Munich. After seven years with the Munich side - during which time he won four German league titles and the 2001 UEFA Champions League - Hargreaves signed for Manchester United in 2007, winning the Premier League and UEFA Champions League in his first season there.
As a Canadian with a Welsh mother and an English father, Hargreaves was eligible to represent Canada, Wales or England. He opted to play for the England U-21 team in 2000 and was capped by the senior squad the following year. He is the only player to have played for England without having previously lived in the United Kingdom, and only the second to have done so without having previously played in the English football league system.
Hargreaves was born in Calgary, Alberta, as the youngest of three children of Margaret and Colin Hargreaves, who had migrated to Canada from the United Kingdom at the start of the 1980s.
Hargreaves moved at the age of sixteen from Calgary Foothills to Bayern Munich on 1 July 1997. He played in the Under-19 team for two and a half years before spending six months with the Amateur team. Whilst with the Under-19s the team reached the final of the German Championship in 1998. They lost in the final to Borussia Dortmund, but only after a penalty shoot-out in Dortmund's Stadion Rote Erde.
On 12 August 2000, Hargreaves played in his first Bundesliga match, making an appearance as a substitute for Carsten Jancker in the 83rd minute. His first start came against SpVgg Unterhaching on 16 September 2000. That season the club were Bundesliga champions and also claimed the UEFA Champions League crown. Hargreaves is one of only two English players to have won a Champions League medal with a non-English club, the other being two-time winner Steve McManaman (who won the Champions League with Real Madrid).
In the 2001-02 season Hargreaves established himself as a first team regular. He made 46 appearances in all, with the club finishing in the Bundesliga, making the quarter finals of the Champions League and being defeated in the DFB Cup by Schalke. The club regained their Bundesliga title in 2002-03, along with the DFB Cup. On 26 January 2003, Hargreaves scored his first Bundesliga goal in the game against Borussia Mnchengladbach. Altogether he made 25 Bundesliga appearances, four in Cup games and three in the Champions League.
2002-03 saw Hargreaves out injured on three separate occasions. In September he tore a thigh muscle, then in October a calf muscle. Towards the end of the season adductor problems meant he missed a further three weeks.
The 2003-04 season was Hargreaves' first with Bayern without winning any silverware. After clinching the double the year before, the Munich side finished second in the Bundesliga, and were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid. Hargreaves made a total of 38 appearances for the club in this season. In 2004-05 he picked up another German championship and DFB Cup. He had 27 appearances in the Bundesliga (one goal), played in three Cup games (two goals) and eight Champions League games. In the 2005-06 season, he added another Bundesliga and Cup title. Hargreaves scored the first goal at the new Allianz Arena in a competitive match on 5 August 2005, against Borussia Mnchengladbach. In all, he had 15 (one goal) league, four (two goals) cup and three Champions League appearances. In October 2005, he extended his contract at Bayern for another four years.
In the 2006-07 season, Hargreaves broke his leg, which kept him out of most of Bayern Munich's league campaign that season. He recovered in time to take part in Bayern's victory over Real Madrid in the Champions League, progressing after an aggregate score of 4-4 thanks to their two away goals in the 3-2 defeat in the first leg at Madrid's Bernabu.
thumb|Hargreaves with Scholes after the match against Manchester City
On 31 May 2007, it was announced that Hargreaves would join Manchester United on 1 July 2007, after almost a year of negotiations between Bayern Munich and United for a fee of around -17 million.
Hargreaves made his Manchester United debut in a friendly against Peterborough United on 4 August, coming on as a second half substitute in United's 3-1 victory. He made his first Premier League appearance in Manchester United's third game of the season, in the derby match away to Manchester City in a 1-0 defeat. Hargreaves scored his first league goal for Manchester United against Fulham on 1 March, a free kick from just outside the penalty box. He scored his second league goal for the club on 13 April, a free kick winner against Arsenal. In his first season with Manchester United they won the Premier League and Champions League titles.
The start of Hargreaves' second season at United was hampered by injuries, specifically a recurring patellar tendinitis problem that restricted him to sporadic appearances in 2008-09. After trips to specialists in both London and Sweden yielded no results, Hargreaves travelled to Colorado, United States, in November 2008 to visit renowned knee surgeon, Richard Steadman. Hargreaves underwent surgery on his right knee on 10 November 2008 and received a similar operation on his left knee in January 2009. However, this meant that Hargreaves would miss the remainder of the 2008-09 season, ultimately meaning he would miss out on a second Premier League title and a League Cup winner's medal. Hargreaves underwent his rehabilitation programme in the United States, and was due to return to training with Manchester United at the Audi Cup in Munich. However, upon assessment, it was decided that he should continue with his rehabilitation in the United States. Hargreaves returned to Manchester United on 23 September 2009, joined by his physiotherapist for a week to aid the transition process and for the club to understand his rehabilitation programme.
Born in Canada to a Welsh mother and an English father, Hargreaves was eligible to play international football for any one of England, Wales or Canada.
Hargreaves played his first full international game on 15 August 2001 against the Netherlands at White Hart Lane, giving him the distinction of being the only player to appear for England despite having never lived in England. He was also the second player (after Joe Baker) to have appeared for England without having played in English league football and the first to appear for England without having played in Britain. In only his second cap he came on as a substitute as England famously beat Germany 5-1 in the Olympiastadion. Hargreaves was the only player playing outside the Premier League to be selected for England's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad. Hargreaves was injured after just fifteen minutes of England's second Group game against Argentina and had to be substituted.
Although he had not usually been part of the first choice team, he was selected for the England squads at Euro 2004 in Portugal and the 2006 World Cup in Germany despite criticism from sections of the press and public. The generally negative perception of him by English fans had not been helped by his seeming to have an essence of "German-ness", exacerbated by his Canadian accent and fluency in German. However, in a tournament in which England were generally regarded as having underachieved, he was, by the end of England's participation, widely considered one of the few successes of the English squad. He was named Man of the match in the quarter final against Portugal, the game in which England were eliminated after a penalty shootout, Hargreaves having been the only successful English penalty taker. In 2006, he won both England Player of the Year, and England Player of the World Cup in official FA polls, the first to win both in the same year.
Hargreaves picked up the Man of the match award in England's 4-0 win over Greece on 18 August 2006, where he first took over the number seven shirt of former captain David Beckham. On 30 January 2007 he was voted England Player of the Year 2006, as voted for by visitors to the Official FA site.
In June 2007, FIFA announced that Hargreaves and Philipp Lahm would visit South Africa in advance support for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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'''Ashley Cole''' (born 20 December 1980 in Stepney, London) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Chelsea in the Premier League and the English national team. He plays as a left-back.
Cole began his career with Arsenal in 1999, going on to make 228 appearances, scoring 9 goals for the club, and winning two Premier League titles, three FA Cups and a runners-up medal from the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final. In August 2006, after a protracted transfer saga, he completed the move to rival club Chelsea in exchange for -5m plus defender William Gallas. Cole is a regular in the Chelsea first-team and won a second Champions League runners-up medal in 2008.
Cole started his career by joining his local club, Arsenal, whom he had supported as a child. On 25 February 2000 he signed his first professional contract. At the age of 18, on 30 November 1999, he made his first team debut in the Worthington Cup against Middlesbrough. His Premier League debut came on 14 May 2000 against Newcastle United. Before he fully broke into the Arsenal side, he spent part of the 1999-2000 season on loan at Crystal Palace, where he played 14 league matches and scored one goal, a long-range half-volley against Blackburn Rovers. Cole caught a lucky break after an injury to Sylvinho, Arsenal's established left-back, in the autumn if the 2000-2001 season, gave Cole the opportunity to establish himself in the first team. He remained first-choice in the position even after Sylvinho's recovery.
With Arsenal, he won the Premier League twice (in 2002 and 2004), and the FA Cup three times (in 2002, 2003 and 2005, scoring in the penalty shootout in the final of the latter). Although injured for much of the 2005-06 season, he recovered in time to play in Arsenal's UEFA Champions League Final defeat to Barcelona at the end of the season. In total he made 228 first-team appearances for Arsenal, scoring 9 goals.
Cole had a very good season in 2004-05. He was a regular at left-back for both England and Arsenal despite Gal Clichy's claim for a place in the first team squad. Cole scored his first goal of the season in the seventh game in a tough trip to Manchester City which he scored the opening and only goal to give Arsenal an important win. He scored his second goal in a 3-1 away win to Aston Villa. He scored Arsenal's third in only the 28th minute. Cole, however, was also involved in the transfer saga with Chelsea. Cole was found guilty of making contact with league rivals Chelsea over a possible move, without informing Arsenal. He was fined -100,000 by the Premier League on 2 June 2005 for a tapping-up meeting at a hotel in January 2005. Cole, his agent Jonathan Barnett, the Chelsea manager Jos Mourinho and chief executive Peter Kenyon were present at the meeting. An appeal in August 2005 did not reject the guilty verdict, but his fine was reduced to -75,000. Chelsea were also fined -300,000 and Mourinho was fined -200,000, reduced on appeal in August 2005 to -75,000. Barnett's licence was suspended for 18 months and he was also fined -100,000.
On 18 July 2005, Cole signed a one-year extension to his contract with Arsenal, but just a year later departed from the club in acrimonious circumstances. On 15 July 2006, Cole launched a verbal attack on Arsenal; in his autobiography, quoted in ''The Sun'', he claimed that the Arsenal board had treated him as a "scapegoat" and that they had "fed him to the sharks" over the tapping-up affair while Arsenal, from their part, insisted that they were legally obliged to punish Cole for his illegal contact with Chelsea. Cole was deliberately left out of Arsenal's 2006-07 team photograph, fuelling press speculation that he would leave.
On 28 July, Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein confirmed that Arsenal and Chelsea had been in "civil talks" about the player. Chelsea insisted they would not raise their -16million bid for Cole, but Arsenal held out for at a higher valuation of -25million. Negotiations continued throughout August and looked to be heading for deadlock, but eventually Cole signed for Chelsea on 31 August for a fee of -5million, with William Gallas being transferred from Chelsea to Arsenal as part of the same deal. The deal was closed after the transfer window had officially ended, and was not confirmed until an hour and a half after the deadline had passed.
thumb|right|180px|Cole before the match against Aston Villa.
Cole was given the number three shirt at Chelsea, and made his first appearance for the club as a substitute for Wayne Bridge in their 2-1 win over Charlton Athletic on 9 September. He issued a public statement concerning his transfer saying he "forgave" Arsenal for how he felt he was treated during his time there. Some Arsenal fans waved fake -20 notes with the player's face on them when Chelsea next met Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on 12 December.
On 31 January 2007, Cole suffered a serious knee injury in the 3-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers in a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge, although after a scan it was revealed to be not as bad as first thought, with Chelsea optimistic that he would return before the end of the 2006-07 season. Cole did indeed make a return at the end of the season, playing in the last twelve minutes of the 2007 FA Cup Final at the new Wembley Stadium against Manchester United. Chelsea emerged victorious 1-0 after extra-time with a goal scored by Didier Drogba, to win the 2007 FA Cup.
Cole was reportedly one of the players upset when Jose Mourinho was relieved of his position as Chelsea manager. He was dropped in favour of Wayne Bridge for the 2008 League Cup final, which Chelsea lost 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur. However, Cole scored his first Chelsea goal in Chelsea's very next game, on 1 March 2008, the fourth goal in a 4-0 away victory against West Ham United. On 19 March 2008, Cole was involved in a controversial incident in a Premier League game against Tottenham at White Hart Lane where he performed a high tackle on Tottenham's Alan Hutton. Referee Mike Riley gave Cole a yellow card, a decision which was judged as too lenient by some analysts. Cole allegedly also "turned his back on the referee" and the episode renewed debate in the media over the game's rules on dissent towards officials.
In Chelsea's final league match of the 2008-09 season against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Cole scored his second Chelsea goal in the Blues' 3-2 win. The following season, after starting Chelsea's first six games in the league, Cole scored his third and fourth and fifth Chelsea goals at home to Burnley Tottenham, and Sunderland. On 2 September 2009 he signed a new four-year deal which will contract him to Chelsea until 2013.
Cole has played for England at youth and senior levels. He was capped for the England U-20 team at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship alongside Stuart Taylor, Peter Crouch, Andrew Johnson and Matthew Etherington. However, the team finished bottom of their group, suffering three defeats without scoring any goals. He also made four appearances for England under-21s, scoring once.
Cole made his senior England dbut against Albania, on 28 March 2001. He played for England at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004, and was named as one of four England players in the all-star squad for the latter tournament. Cole was also an ever-present for England in the 2006 World Cup; in their second round match against Ecuador he made a crucial block, deflecting Carlos Tenorio's shot onto the crossbar. The match ended with England winning 1-0, but England were knocked out on penalties by Portugal in the quarter-finals. By the end of 2008, Cole had achieved 68 caps for England, all of which were starting appearances.
His father, Ron Callender, is from Barbados but left the family seven years after his parents had married. His father later moved to Melbourne. Ashley and his younger brother Matthew were brought up by his mother Sue Cole.
Since 15 July 2006, he has been married to Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole. They have been together since September 2004. In January 2008, the couple almost separated after allegations were made that Cole had affairs with three other women; however he disputes the allegations, and has stayed with Cheryl.
In 2006, Cole sued the ''News of the World'' and ''The Sun'' newspapers for libel after they printed allegations that he was "a raging queer".
On 4 March 2009, Cole was held after swearing in front of a police officer outside a Central London nightclub. Police said a 28-year-old man was held in Brompton Road, South Kensington, at about 02:15 GMT. He was taken to a police station and given an -80 fixed penalty notice and released at about 05:30 GMT on the same day.
On 4 January 2010, Cole was convicted of a speeding offence committed on 17 November 2009 . He was recorded speeding at 104 mph in a 50 mph zone on the A3 road in Kingston upon Thames, a residential stretch. His defence at Kingston Magistrates Court, opposing the charge in his absence, argued unsuccessfully that the police speed gun was faulty. Cole claims his actions are excused because he was evading the press. He will be sentenced on 29 January.
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'''Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell''' (born 18 September 1974) is an English professional footballer who plays for Arsenal. A central defender, Campbell has also played for the English domestic clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth, as well as the English national team.
Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's professional debut was at age 18 for FA Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in December 1992. Campbell spent nine years at Tottenham, scoring 10 goals in 255 appearances, and captaining the team to victory in the 1999 Football League Cup Final against Premier League side Leicester City. In 2001 he controversially joined Tottenham's North London derby rivals Arsenal, the first high profile free transfer within the Premier League under the Bosman ruling. In his five years and 135 appearances at Arsenal he won two Premier League winners medals and three FA Cup winners medals, encompassing the 2001-02 League and FA Cup double, and being part of the team that became known as ''The Invincibles'' for their undefeated 2003-04 Premier League campaign. Campbell was also part of the side that lost 2-1 to Barcelona in the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final, in which he scored the only goal for Arsenal. In August 2006 he joined Premier League side Portsmouth on a free transfer; his three years with the club included captaining them to success in the 2008 FA Cup Final against Championship side Cardiff City.
At the end of the 2008-09 season he made the surprise move of dropping down three levels of the English football pyramid to join League Two side Notts County on a free transfer, signing a five year deal at the club where his former England manager Sven-Gran Eriksson had recently become Director of Football. In another surprise however, in September 2009 Campbell left the club by mutual consent, having played just one game.
Campbell gained his first full England cap for the England national football team aged 21. In May 1998 Campbell became what was then England's second-youngest captain, after Bobby Moore, aged 23 years 248 days. Campbell's first and only goal for England came in the 2002 World Cup in the opening group game against Sweden. In 2006 Campbell become the only player to have represented England in six consecutive major tournaments, playing in the tournament stages of the 1996, 2000 and 2004 European Championships, and the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and he has a career total of 73 England caps. He was named in the official Teams of the Tournament for the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship.
Campbell's honours in the game include being in the Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year three times, in 1999, 2003 and 2004.
Campbell was born in Stratford to Jamaican parents Sewell and Wihelmina. He was the youngest of twelve children, nine of which were boys. His father Sewell was a railway worker and his mother Wihelmina was a Ford factory worker. Despite growing up in a rough neighborhood, Campbell veered away from a life of crime due to his strict parents.
"I became a recluse within my own house. I became insular because at home there was no space to grow or to evolve, everything was tight and there was no room to breathe. People don't realise how that affects you as a kid. I wasn't allowed to speak, so my expression was football."
Campbell attended the Portway Primary School in Stratford, London. He was a prodigious schoolboy talent and was part-educated at the FA's School of Excellence at Lilleshall, where he met table tennis player and later football agent Sky Andrew. Campbell signed for Tottenham Hotspur, where he began his career as a striker.
Campbell made his first team debut for Tottenham in December 1992 against Chelsea, scoring a goal after coming on as a substitute for Nick Barmby, though he did not appear again that season. He played up front and in every defensive position over the course of the next two seasons before settling as a central defender. As club captain Gary Mabbutt's appearances became more limited because of injury and age, Campbell became Spurs' linchpin defender.
He was entering the last year of his contract with Spurs. Although Campbell successfully captained his side to a League Cup final win over Leicester City in 1998-99, Spurs never finished better than seventh during Campbell's time there. This denied him his wish to play at Europe's top level, the Champions League.
In the summer of 2001 Campbell's contract expired. Mindful of the Bosman ruling, Tottenham offered him a contract which would have made him the club's highest paid player ever, but after months of negotiations and several public assurances that he would stay at Spurs, Campbell stated his wish to leave the club in order to play Champions League football. Several top European clubs expressed interest in signing him, but he joined Arsenal - Tottenham's biggest rivals - on a free transfer. Campbell had previously stated in an interview with ''Spurs Monthly'' magazine that he would never play for Arsenal.
Ever since, he has been labelled "Judas" by Spurs supporters.
In his first season at Arsenal, 2001-02, Campbell enjoyed immediate success, as he won both FA Premier League and FA Cup winners' medals as Arsenal won the Double. During the season, Sol was partnered at the back by either Tony Adams or Martin Keown.
In 2002-03, Campbell maintained his Arsenal and England place, but an injury he suffered towards the end of the season curtailed the Gunners' title chances, eventually finishing runner-up and he also missed their successful retention of the FA Cup, and therefore a winner's medal, due to a suspension brought on by a red card against Manchester United.
The following season, 2003-04, saw Campbell form a new partnership with Kolo Toure, with the pair instrumental as he helped Arsenal regain the Premier League title without losing a single game.
The Gunners finished as Premier League runner-up in 2004-05, but saw Campbell collect his second FA Cup winners' medal, although Campbell was an unused substitute in the penalty shoot out victory over Manchester United in the final in Cardiff.
In the 2005-06 season, Campbell was blighted both with injuries and a loss of form. In Arsenal's 3-2 home loss to West Ham United on 1 February, Campbell was largely responsible for West Ham's first two goals, before being substituted at half-time. Unusually, he then left the stadium, not staying to watch the second half. His team-mate Robert Pirs commented that Campbell was facing a "big worry" in relation to his private life, and Campbell did not make any contact with the club for several days. However, he resumed training with his team-mates on 6 February and after 10 weeks away from first team action made his return in a draw away to Portsmouth on 13 April, although he sustained a broken nose in the process and had a short layoff while it was operated on.
He was back playing on 25 April in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Villarreal in Spain; a 0-0 draw on the night put the Gunners into the final. In the Champions League final at the Stade de France in Paris, Campbell scored the opening goal, a header from a free kick taken from Thierry Henry after a foul on Emmanuel Ebou. However ten-man Arsenal went on to lose 2-1 to Barcelona. Sol Campbell also holds the distinction alongside Teddy Sheringham, Steve McManaman, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard as one of 5 Englishmen to have scored in the UEFA Champions League Final.
On 8 July 2006, Arsenal announced that Campbell had parted ways with the club in order to seek "a fresh challenge". He made 197 appearances for Arsenal, scoring 11 goals, in all competitions.
thumb|Campbell before a Portsmouth match in 2008
On 8 August 2006 he completed his move to Premier League team Portsmouth, signing a two year contract. This was seen by Wenger as a surprising decision, as Campbell signalled that he might move abroad; although Campbell admitted to keeping his options open. His time at Portsmouth started well, forming a successful partnership in the centre of defence with Linvoy Primus and helping them keep five consecutive clean sheets. He scored his first Portsmouth goal in the 3-1 win over Sheffield United on 23 December 2006.
He was named as captain for the 2007-08 season by Harry Redknapp. He signed a new two year contact with the club. He led Pompey out as captain at Wembley Stadium in the 2008 FA Cup Final, which they won 1-0 against Cardiff City, as Campbell collected his third FA Cup winner's medal.
Campbell left Portsmouth in July 2009, when his contract expired, and signed a five-year deal with League Two side Notts County the following month.
In 2008 Campbell was voted 15th in the "Gunners' Greatest 50 Players" poll.
Campbell began training with the Arsenal side in mid-October 2009, in a bid to maintain his fitness ahead of the January transfer window. It was confirmed on 12 January 2010, that Campbell would participate in a reserve fixture against West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground, and that talks regarding a permanent move were being held. He started the game and was substituted at half-time for Ignasi Miquel in the 4-2 win. On 15 January, Campbell's transfer back to Arsenal was confirmed,
He made his international dbut as a substitute against Hungary on 18 May 1996. Although he had only one cap by the time Terry Venables selected his squad for Euro 96, Campbell made the squad as defensive cover. He won his second cap in England's 2-0 Group Stage match against Scotland, again as a substitute.
Over the next two years, under new manager Glenn Hoddle, Campbell became a regular member of England's defence, partnering Gareth Southgate and Tony Adams. On 29 May 1998, aged 23 years and 248 days, Campbell became England's second-youngest captain after Bobby Moore
During the 1998 World Cup, Campbell was involved in a highly controversial incident in England's second round clash against Argentina. With fewer than ten minutes to go, the score was 2-2 and England were down to ten men after David Beckham was sent off. Campbell headed a corner into the Argentinian net. He wheeled away to celebrate his first international goal, which looked likely to put England into the quarter-finals, but the referee ruled that Alan Shearer had illegally contacted the goalkeeper and disallowed the goal. Campbell was still in the corner of the pitch dancing round the corner flag as Argentina restarted the game and counter-attacked. England eventually lost the game on penalties.
Campbell was England's first choice centre-back throughout the successful qualification campaign for Euro 2000 and played in all three group games at the tournament, which England exited after defeat by Romania.
After the retirement of Tony Adams, Campbell partnered Rio Ferdinand in England's successful qualification campaign for the 2002 World Cup tournament to be held in Korea and Japan. He scored his first international goal at this tournament, a header off a corner kick by David Beckham in the opening group game against Sweden. The game ended 1-1, but in their next match England beat Argentina 1-0. Campbell's partnership with Rio Ferdinand was an integral part of a strong defensive performance throughout the tournament, and he was the only England player to be named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team. England progressed to the quarter finals, where they lost to eventual winners Brazil.
Campbell maintained his place in the centre of defence as he took part in England's successful qualification campaign for Euro 2004. During the tournament, Campbell had a late goal disallowed as England fought to make progress in their quarter-final clash with hosts Portugal, with the score tied at 1-1, Campbell won a header in the opposition six-yard box to score what seemed to be a late winner for England. However, the referee, Urs Meier, decided that John Terry had pushed Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo and gave a free kick. The game ended 2-2 after extra time, and England lost the penalty shoot-out. Meier received threats to his life afterwards and felt forced to retire for his own safety.
Campbell continued to play for England after Euro 2004, although his place in the international team had become less secure since the emergence of the central defensive partnership of John Terry and Rio Ferdinand, which blossomed during Campbell's period of absence with injury in 2005. Nevertheless, in October 2005 he won his 66th cap and earned himself (jointly) a place in the top 20 most capped England players.
Campbell was named in England's squad for the 2006 World Cup, but was third-choice centre back, with coach Sven-Gran Eriksson preferring the partnership of Ferdinand and Terry. However, after a knock to Ferdinand, Campbell came on as a substitute in England's group game against Sweden, which made him the first player to represent England on the pitch at six consecutive international tournaments. As of 20 June 2006 he had played 69 times for England, scoring one goal. After Sven Goran Eriksson's resignation, new coach, Steve McClaren, choose to look elsewhere for central defensive strength and was dropped for his first game in charge against Greece in August 2006.
After a great first season at Pompey, ahead of England's friendly with Germany, after injuries to Ledley King, Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Dawson along with Jamie Carragher retiring from international football, Campbell was recalled to the national team a year after being dropped by head coach Steve McClaren. However, an injury forced him to pull out of the squad for the fixture.
McClaren recalled a fit Campbell for England's Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia in October 2007. This time, Campbell was selected for the game and won his 70th cap after Terry suffered a knee injury in training. Campbell played three more times under McClaren as England's qualification campaign failed and the coach was dismissed.
New coach Fabio Capello did not select Campbell for his first squad in January 2008. Campbell currently has 73 caps and still retains hopes of making it to England's squad for the 2010 World Cup along with former team mates Gary Neville, David Beckham and Owen Hargreaves. If Campbell makes it to the World Cup, this will be his seventh major tournament for his country.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
Campbell made an un-credited appearance in Guy Ritchie's film ''Snatch'', as a bouncer at an un-licenced boxing fight. He has also appeared on ITV's Footballer's Wives as himself.
After leaving the Spurs in 2001, the Englishman endured verbal abuse from Hotspurs fans in the form of chants. One such chant was " Sol, Sol, wherever you may be, Not long now til lunacy, And we couldn't give a f***, When you're hanging from a tree, Judas c*** with HIV. During his career, he was plagued with rumors of homosexuality despite being heterosexual. Campbell along with his family have struggled with the hate-campaigns. Campbell's brother John was jailed in 2005 after assaulting a man who called his brother gay.
In 2008, he began dating interior designer, Fiona Baratt. The two are now engaged.
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'''Jakob''' "'''Jaap'''" '''Stam''' (born 17 July 1972 in Kampen) is a retired Dutch football player who was twice voted best defender in the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League. He currently works on the non-playing staff at FC Zwolle.
Stam started his career with local amateur football club DOS Kampen. On 15 August 1992, Stam made his professional debut for FC Zwolle in a 1-1 draw against SC Heracles in the Eerste Divisie. He became a first team regular right away and moved to Eredivisie side Cambuur Leeuwarden for the following season, but relegated in his first season which brought him back into the Eerste Divisie. Two seasons at Cambuur earned him a transfer to Eredivisie side Willem II. At Willem II he impressed at the Eredivisie level straight away, which meant his final breakthrough. A shock 1-0 home victory over Ajax led to Stam's transfer to PSV Eindhoven in the same season in which they eventually won the KNVB Cup, his first professional trophy.
Stam was a key player for PSV in the 1996-97 season, as the team won the Eredivisie Championship and the Johan Cruijff-schaal (the Dutch Super Cup); Stam won the VVCS Footballer of the Year award.
In 1998, Stam became the then most expensive Dutch football player in history and the most expensive defender in history, when Manchester United bought him for -10.6 million.
Stam spent three seasons at Manchester United, during which time United won three Premier League titles, one FA Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Champions League. He scored his only goal for the club in a 6-2 away victory against Leicester City.
Early in the 2001-02 season, Stam was controversially sold to Lazio in Italy, after Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was reportedly furious with allegations Stam had made in his autobiography ''Head to Head'' about himself and the club. Stam made numerous statements in the book about his views on opposing players, and notoriously alleged that Ferguson's approach to buy him was done without the permission of PSV Eindhoven. Laurent Blanc was signed as his replacement.
However, Alex Ferguson has since described the decision to sell Jaap: "At the time he had just come back from an achilles injury and we thought he had just lost a little bit. We got the offer from Lazio, -16.5m for a centre-back who was 29. It was an offer I couldn't refuse. But in playing terms it was a mistake. He is still playing for Ajax at a really good level."
During his time with Lazio, Stam was found guilty of having the banned steroid nandrolone in his system following a Serie A game, and received a five-month ban, which was eventually reduced by a month after appeals. He is the second Lazio player suspended in 2001, after Fernando Couto.
In his last season at the club, he won the Coppa d'Italia with Lazio.
Stam joined Milan after Euro 2004. On 30 January 2006, it was announced that he would return to the Eredivisie and play for Ajax, where he signed a two-year contract. This came as a surprise to many, as it was expected he would return to either his former club PSV Eindhoven, or SC Heerenveen.
Stam was immediately named team captain upon his arrival in Amsterdam. In his first season, he won both the Johan Cruijff-schaal and the KNVB Cup, and another Johan Cruijff-schaal was added at the start of the 2007-08 season.
On 29 October 2007, he announced his immediate retirement from professional football.
As of October 2008, Stam had returned to Manchester United as a scout for the club, responsible for most of South America.
Stam made his debut for the Netherlands on 24 April 1996, in the 1-0 defeat to Germany. He was also an important player in the Dutch team that finished fourth in the 1998 FIFA World Cup
During the Euro 2000, he reached another semi finals with the Dutch team, hosted in his home country and Belgium. Stam missed an important penalty kick in the penalty shootout in the semi-finals, which led to defeat against Italy.
Stam reached his third semi finals in an international competition with his nation during Euro 2004 in Portugal and retired from international football after the tournament. The reason for his international retirement was that he wanted to focus on his new team AC Milan and his family.
In total he played 67 matches for the Netherlands, scoring 3 goals.
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'''Gary Alexander Neville''' (born 18 February 1975) is an English football player. He is England's most capped right back and Manchester United's club captain. Neville started at and has played his entire career so far at Old Trafford, making him to date a rare one club man. He made his international debut in 1995 and was first choice right back for club and country for more than ten years.
He is the brother of fellow Premier League footballer and Everton captain Phil Neville, who was also a Manchester United player (from 1993 until 2005). His sister Tracey Neville plays netball for England, his mother Jill is a receptionist for Bury and his father Neville Neville was once a cricketer for Lancashire.
The older of the Neville brothers joined Manchester United as an apprentice upon leaving school in 1991, and captained the youth side to FA Youth Cup glory in his first season. He made his senior debut for United in September 1992 against Torpedo Moscow in the UEFA Cup. Gary emerged as part of Alex Ferguson's phenomenal youth-oriented side of the 1990s (nicknamed ''Fergie's Fledglings'', an updated take on the 1950s equivalent ''Busby Babes'') that included his brother Phil, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes. In 1994, he became first-choice right back at the expense of Paul Parker and has remained so ever since. He formed a partnership with Beckham on the right wing, regularly contributing assists.
In the summer of 2004, Neville signed a four-year contract extension with United.
Following Roy Keane's departure in December 2005, Neville was appointed the new captain, becoming the first local-born player in United's history to do so. Since then he has remained popular with fans for his leadership skills and no-nonsense attitude.
In January 2006, his actions were the subject of some controversy after his celebration in front of the visiting Liverpool fans at Old Trafford, when he was seen to run from the half-way line towards the opposing fans to celebrate the 90th minute injury-time winning headed goal by United defender Rio Ferdinand. His actions were criticized by Liverpool and fellow England defender Jamie Carragher, sections of the media and police who blamed him for disturbances between fans after the game. He was subsequently charged with improper conduct by The Football Association. Neville contested this, asking if it was preferable for players to act like "robots" and show no emotions. He was fined -5,000 and warned about his future conduct.
Thus far, Gary Neville has won eight Premier League titles, three FA Cups, two European Cups and one League Cup, the last of which was his first trophy as captain.
Neville recovered from an injury suffered against Bolton in March 2007 and in his first match back, a reserve game against Everton in January 2008, he scored a rare goal in the 21st minute of the game which helped Manchester United to a 2-2 draw.
On 9 April 2008, Neville made his long-awaited comeback against Roma in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg at Old Trafford as an 81st-minute substitute for Anderson. Neville was welcomed back to the pitch with a standing ovation, and was promptly given the captain's armband. It was Neville's 99th Champions League appearance. However, he was not selected for the European Cup final squad on 21 May, though he did join in with the post-match celebrations after United won on penalties following a 1-1 draw with Chelsea. Instead, Rio Ferdinand and Giggs lifted the trophy together having shared the captaincy during Neville's absence.
Neville started his first game in seventeen months when he captained Manchester United for the 2008 FA Community Shield against Portsmouth on 10 August 2008. He then made another start against Zenit St. Petersburg in the UEFA Super Cup, before making his first start at home since his injury against Villarreal in the opening group game of the UEFA Champions League 2008-09. On 21 September 2008, Neville started his first league game in almost 18 months when he played against Chelsea. Gary Neville extended his stay at Old Trafford until June 2010.
On 27 October 2009, Neville was sent off for a tackle on Adam Hammill in United's 2-0 away win against Barnsley in the League Cup Fourth Round. He has played in an unfamiliar role at centre back due to a long-term injury to Rio Ferdinand and various minor injuries to Nemanja Vidi and Jonny Evans.
Neville made his first appearance for England in 1995 when he was picked by Terry Venables for the friendly against Japan. On 23 May 1996, he was joined in the England team by his brother Phil Neville for a match against China; they had also appeared together in the 1996 FA Cup Final two weeks earlier and thus were the first pair of brothers to play together in an FA Cup-final winning side and for England in the same season since Hubert and Francis Heron in 1877, 119 years earlier.
He has since been selected at right back for his country by five different coaches and potentially may become his country's most capped full back overall - Kenny Sansom, the former Crystal Palace and Arsenal left back, currently holds that honour with 86 caps. The emergence of teenager Micah Richards, form of both Manchester United club-mate Wes Brown & England Coach Fabio Capello preference to play Liverpool F.C player Glen Johnson has placed his position in the England team under threat.
He had been the youngest first choice player in the England first team during Euro 96, his first tournament, playing in each game until the semi-final, when he was suspended and England were subsequently knocked out by eventual winners, Germany. He also played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. A broken foot put paid to his hopes of playing the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but he quickly returned to the side after regaining his fitness, and was once again the first choice right back by the time of Euro 2004.
Neville missed the latter stages of the qualification campaign for the 2006 World Cup with injury. He returned to the England team in March 2006 for a friendly against Uruguay.
Neville was selected for England's 2006 World Cup squad. He played in England's opening Group B game against Paraguay but pulled his calf in training the night before the team's second game and was forced to miss the next three games until playing the full match in England's losing quarter-final against Portugal on 1 July. It was his 81st England cap, bringing him up to ninth in the all-time rankings, ahead of Gary Lineker and team-mate Michael Owen, who had briefly drawn level with Neville during the World Cup.
Neville briefly took over the England captaincy during this game after the substitution of David Beckham due to an injury shortly after half-time, despite the previous match's deputy captain John Terry also being on the field.
After the defeat to Portugal, Neville announced that he would continue to be available for selection for his country under new coach Steve McClaren and added that, unlike some former international team-mates, he would not ever make the decision to retire from the England set-up, stating: ''"That decision is not Gary Neville's to make"''. As one of three club captains (along with Terry and Steven Gerrard) in the first choice England line-up, he was mentioned as a contender for the England captaincy which Beckham vacated after elimination from the World Cup. However, he was clearly an outsider and Terry was given the job and Steven Gerrard made vice-captain.
On 11 October, Neville was involved in a game-changing incident during a Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia when his straightforward backpass took an unfortunate bounce and caused goalkeeper Paul Robinson to miss his kick, which resulted in the ball ending up in the net. Although Robinson was at the centre of the moment, Neville was officially credited with an own goal, the second of his England career; he has scored no goals for England.
On 7 February 2007, Neville won his 85th cap in England's 1-0 friendly defeat to Spain. His appearance took him to within one cap of equalling Sansom's record for an England full back, and eighth in the all-time appearances list for his country. However, an ankle injury suffered on 17 March 2007 while playing for Manchester United robbed him of the chance to equal Sansom's record, as he was forced to miss the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Andorra on 24 March and 28 respectively. Surgery on his ankle ruled him out of two summer matches at the new Wembley Stadium, and then a calf muscle injury delayed his recovery in the autumn. These injury problems, together with a perceived decline in ability, have threatened to put an end to Neville's international playing career.
On 24 May 2009, Neville was given a surprise recall to the England squad by Fabio Capello for the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Andorra, but did not feature in any of these games.
Neville holds or co-holds a number of England records:
Neville was allegedly the ringleader of an idea to boycott an important Euro 2004 qualifier away to Turkey in support of teammate Rio Ferdinand who had been issued with a ban for missing a drug test. The strike never occurred and the match went ahead. He was believed to be behind a similar player protest in support of Alan Smith after the striker was dropped from the England squad because of his arrest related to an alleged off-the-field indiscretion, later proven to be untrue. Gary was also thought to be the chief instigator of the England players' snub of the British press and media after a match. The public perception of these incidents has led to Gary being lampooned in the media, for example his dubbing by the often-irreverent website Football365, as "Citizen Neville" (after Citizen Smith), while another cited nickname is "Red Nev". Neville's face has since frequently been superimposed onto the iconic image of Che Guevara in a range of contexts, including a humorous t-shirt.
In 2005, Gary prompted another debate in the aftermath of an England game against the Netherlands, which had been used to promote the ''"Let's kick racism out of football"'' campaign. Gary questioned whether certain corporate sponsors involved in the match believed in the cause enough to justify the publicity they received.
Gary has a long standing relationship with the Mediterranean island of Malta, he has been an official tourism ambassador since 2001 and works with Air Malta to promote the country which he has regularly visited since childhood. In return, the Malta Tourism Authority and Air Malta sponsor the Gary Neville Soccer School on the island, which Gary tutors at every summer.
He is currently on the Management Committee of the Professional Footballers' Association.
Neville married Emma Hadfield on 16 June 2007 and their first child, daughter Molly, was born on 11 January 2009.
In July 2009, he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Bolton for his outstanding contributions to football.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010''
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'''David Benjamin James''' (born 1 August 1970 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) is an English professional goalkeeper of Dominican descent who currently plays for English Premier League club Portsmouth and the England national team.
As of 14 February 2009, he achieved the all-time Premier League record of 536 appearances, having overtaken Gary Speed with 535. He has also been capped 49 times by England, having made his first appearance in 1997.
He gained a Football League Cup winner's medal with Liverpool in 1995, and an FA Cup winner's medal with Portsmouth in 2008 as well as runners-up medals with Aston Villa in 2000 and Liverpool in 1996.
James signed as a trainee with Watford upon leaving school in 1986, and was first selected for the first team in 1989. In his days as a youth player, he helped Watford win the FA Youth Cup.
At club level, James made 89 first-team appearances for Watford, and was named the club's Player of the Season for the 1990-91 season, when he kept goal in all 46 Second Division games as Watford escaped relegation. He was signed for -1.25m by Liverpool on 6 July 1992. In 2008, James was inducted into the Watford Hall of Fame for his services to the club.
James made his Liverpool debut on 16 August 1992 in a 1-0 league defeat to Nottingham Forest. After conceding twenty goals in eleven matches in the first half of the 1993-94, he was dropped in favour of veteran Bruce Grobbelaar, but was recalled to the starting lineup and kept his first clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 away win over Arsenal on 31 January 1993, which included a penalty save. He also received a runners-up medal in 1996 in the FA Cup while being on the losing side against Man Utd.
James rose to fame together with Liverpool teammates Steve McManaman, Jamie Redknapp, and Robbie Fowler, who were nicknamed the "Spice Boys" - an epithet named after the Spice Girls that was used by those who alleged the Liverpool team of the 1990s were more focused on partying than winning games. James' occasional blunders earned him the nickname ''Calamity James'', a reference to the eponymous cartoon published in children's comic ''The Beano.'' He put down his spate of errors to an overindulgence of playing computer games that in turn affected his concentration.
James made his Villa debut on 7 August 1999, and kept a clean sheet in a 1-0 away win over Newcastle United in the opening Premier League game, and was decisive in a penalty shoot-out against Bolton Wanderers in the 2000 FA Cup semi-final, but then was at fault for Chelsea's winning goal in the ensuing final, the last to be staged at the old Wembley.
After just two years and 85 appearances, James moved to West Ham United for -3.5 million on 11 July 2001, signing a four year contract.
His first appearance was on 24 November in a 1-0 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur. The following season West Ham were relegated to the Championship at the end of the season, but James stayed and played 102 total matches before returning to the Premier League, signing for Manchester City on 14 January 2004 for an undisclosed fee
He made his City debut on 17 January in a 1-1 home draw with Blackburn Rovers.
On the last day of the 2004-05 season, James was playing for City who needed to beat Middlesbrough to qualify for the UEFA Cup. With five minutes remaining the score was 1-1, when City's manager Stuart Pearce substituted the midfielder Claudio Reyna for the goalkeeper Nicky Weaver, and James played in attack for the remainder of the game. The unusual tactic almost worked when, in injury time, Middlesbrough defender Franck Queudrue conceded a penalty by handling a cross that was aimed at James. However Robbie Fowler's penalty was saved by Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer and so City did not qualify for the UEFA Cup.
On 10 August 2006, James, who had separated from his wife, stated that he needed to leave Manchester City to be closer to his children, who lived in London. Manchester City confirmed they had accepted a bid from Portsmouth.
He kept clean sheets in his first five appearances for Portsmouth.
On 22 April 2007, James kept his 142nd Premier League clean sheet in a goalless draw with Aston Villa, breaking the record of 141 previously held by David Seaman. James has also made the most league appearances of any goalkeeper since the formation of the Premier League over fifteen seasons, in addition to conceding the most goals. On 30 January 2008, in a league match against Manchester United, he became the third player (after Gary Speed and Ryan Giggs) to cross the 500-match threshold.
James signed a one-year contract extension in May 2007, which will keep him at Fratton Park until the end of the 2008-09 season. He then played a role in Portsmouth's victory over Liverpool in the pre-season Barclays Asia Trophy 2007 saving two penalties in the ensuing shoot-out, and won the 2008 FA Cup in a 1-0 victory over Cardiff City at Wembley. On 8 November 2008, he made his hundredth appearance for Portsmouth.
He holds the distinction of twice having been the record holder for consecutive Premier League appearances, with 159 during his Liverpool days from February 1994 to February 1998, and 166 between Manchester City and Portsmouth from 2006 to 2008; both streaks were eventually topped by Chelsea's Frank Lampard and Aston Villa's Brad Friedel, respectively.
On 7 February 2009, against Liverpool, James equalled Gary Speed's all-time Premier League record of 535 appearances. On 14 February 2009 against Manchester City, James made his 536th appearance, setting a new record.
On 22 April 2009, Times Online named James as the 15th greatest player in Portsmouth's history.
On the 14 January 2010 James was set for a loan move to Premier League rivals Stoke City. But the move fell through after the two clubs could not agree on wages.
After making one England under-21 appearance whilst at Watford, James made his full debut for Glenn Hoddle's England in a friendly against Mexico on 29 March 1997 as a Liverpool player, a game in which he kept his first international clean sheet as England beat Mexico 2-0 with goals from Teddy Sheringham and James' clubmate Robbie Fowler. For several years, however, he had to play understudy to England's regular keeper, David Seaman. When Seaman was dropped after making a mistake against FYR Macedonia in 2002, James became the new England number 1. He retained his place in the England team even after West Ham's relegation to the First Division in 2003, and was the only player from outside the top flight to win an England cap between 1999 (Michael Gray) and 2007 (David Nugent). He went on to play in all of England's matches in Euro 2004.
However, James was dropped from the starting XI after an error in a 2-2 World Cup qualifying draw against Austria in September 2004, his place being taken by Tottenham's Paul Robinson.
James came on as a halftime substitute and conceded all four goals in the 4-1 drubbing England suffered at the hands of Denmark during a summer friendly on 17 August 2005 - their worst defeat in 25 years. However, James still remained part of the England squad, and was selected as the second-choice goalkeeper behind Robinson for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, though he did not play.
Along with fellow veterans David Beckham and Sol Campbell, James was dropped from the England squad at the start of Steve McClaren's reign and was not called up during the 2006-07 season. He was eventually recalled for the friendly with Germany on 22 August 2007, over a year since first being omitted. James subsequently played the whole of the second half of England's 2-1 defeat to Germany as a substitute for Robinson. In so doing, James became the first Portsmouth player to play for the senior England team since Mark Hateley in 1984. However, Scott Carson was chosen ahead of both James and Robinson for the decisive Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia on 21 November 2007. England lost the match and Carson was blamed for Croatia's opening goal. Following England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008 McClaren was sacked as England manager and replaced by Fabio Capello. James has since been critical of McClaren's treatment of England's goalkeepers
On 7 February 2008, James was selected as goalkeeper for Capello's first match in charge, a friendly against Switzerland. It was James' first start for England since the friendly with Colombia in May 2005. James has now firmly re-established himself as England's first choice goalkeeper. He has also taken over former England number 1 Paul Robinson in terms of appearances in international football with James currently on 49 England national caps since 1997 and Blackburn goalkeeper Robinson currently on 41 England international caps.
James was raised in Welwyn Garden City, attending the Sir Frederic Osborn School. He currently lives in Chudleigh, Devon.
In addition to his footballing career, James has gained attention for modelling assignments, first with Giorgio Armani in 1995, and with H&M in 2005. During the 2003 offseason, James was a guest at the training camp of American football team the Miami Dolphins, where he worked out and studied their training and conditioning methods.
In 2005, James visited the south eastern African nation of Malawi to help raise AIDS awareness. He has since set up The David James Foundation in order to help fan producers in Malawi develop more efficient production techniques. The foundation also aims to give teenagers the skills needed to go out and work (for example mechanics and building work). He has recently made connections with West Exe Technology College, Exeter. This college as brought to his attention the Malawian charity Friends of Mulanje Orphans. The foundation funds the David James Foundation Scholarship at the University of Westminster, which funds a student from Malawi to study for a master's degree at Westminster. The Charity has been supported this year by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) .
In addition to being an art lover, James has also written a regular column for ''The Observer'', and donates his article pay to charity.
He collects Raleigh Chopper bicycles and Action Men, and converted his Chrysler 300 diesel estate to run on rapeseed oil.
James quit smoking in 2000 after a 15-year habit that he had started prior to his professional career, which he chronicled in a column for ''The Guardian'' on 16 March 2008 after joining Portsmouth's anti-smoking crusade.
He has four children. The eldest, Roderick 20, followed by Pauline, 10, Hector, 8 and the youngest, Fabio, 4.
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'''Christian Ulf Wilhelmsson''', nicknamed ''Chippen'' (born 8 December 1979 in Malm) is a professional footballer, who currently plays for Al-Hilal as a winger.
Preferably operating on the right side, he is known for his pace and dribbling abilities.
Wilhelmsson started his career with Mjllby AIF in 1997 where he stayed for three seasons. In 2000, he played for Norway's Stabk Fotball, before joining R.S.C. Anderlecht in 2003, where he first displayed top level performances, helping the capital side to the 2004 and 2006 league titles.
After the second conquest, Wilhelmsson moved to French side FC Nantes Atlantique. However, on 10 January 2007, he joined A.S. Roma on loan until the end of the the season, with an option to buy for -3 million. He made his Serie A debut on January 14 against FC Messina.
Following speculation about a move to the Premier League or the Scottish Premier League, Wilhelmsson signed for Bolton Wanderers F.C. on a 12-month loan, with an option to make the deal permanent after 20 games. Despite a disappointing spell with Bolton, Wilhelmsson was instrumental in closing the club's signing of countryman Johan Elmander, a then record deal, for 2008-09.
After failing to impress Bolton manager Gary Megson, he was again loaned by Nantes, this time moving to Spain. He joined Deportivo de La Corua on 30 January 2008. He doned number 14, and played his first match against Getafe CF, coming on as a substitute. His full debut came in a match against RCD Espanyol, in a 2-0 home win.
Established in the first eleven, Wilhelmsson scored his first ''Depor'' goal on 1 March 2008, in a 2-1 home win against Sevilla FC.
In 2008 , Wilhelmsson signed a 3 years contract with Alhilal for about 9 million euro
Wilhelmsson represented Sweden at Euro 2004, Euro 2008 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he featured in every one of Sweden's four games, either from the start or as a substitute. Manager Lars Lagerbck said about him that "his game is suited to the big stage." Leading Swedish midfielder Niclas Alexandersson also stated that, Wilhelmsson was "easily the fastest member of the squad."
In September 2006, he was one of three players from the Swedish national team sent home, because they broke a curfew during a night out. The other two players were Olof Mellberg and Zlatan Ibrahimovi.
Wilhelmsson dated Russian-born Swedish model and actress Oksana Andersson since 2007. He is also a member of the Lngaryd family, the largest documented family by
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'''John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga''' (born 15 November 1983 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for English Premier League side Everton and the Dutch national team. He is often referred to as '''Johnny Heitinga''' in the Netherlands.
Heitinga, who grew up in Ajax's youth academy, is known for his versatility as he can play in any position across the defence, preferably centre or right back, and also as a defensive midfielder.
thumb|130fx|left|John Heitinga with Ajax
Heitinga was part of the Ajax youth team before making his debut for the first team on 26 August 2001 against Feyenoord. He was part a new wave of talent that fielded the likes of homegrown stars Rafael van der Vaart and Wesley Sneijder as well as Zlatan Ibrahimovi and Cristian Chivu. He was featured in a documentary entitled Ajax: Hark the Herald Angel Sings alongside Ajax academy pupils Gregory van der Wiel, Mitchell Donald, Jeffrey Sarpong, Donovan Slijngard, Nordin Amrabat, Evander Sno and Jeremain Lens.
Heitinga quickly established himself as a strong addition to the team and became first-choice player under coach Co Adriaanse and later Ronald Koeman until he suffered a serious knee injury which kept him on the sidelines for over six months. His comeback was short-lived, as he played only one game before suffering yet another injury which again sentenced him to a long period of recovery.
He made his second comeback at the start of the 2003-04 season and impressed in his first game since injury against FC Volendam from where he went on to become a first choice central defender for the remainder of the season as well as a popular figure amongst the fans. When it was announced that he would be leaving Ajax at the end of the 2007-08 season, the fans gave him a fitting send-off by displaying a mosaic of him on the stands.
He moved to Atltico Madrid at the end of the 2007/08 season for a fee of -8.8 million. His first season in Spain ended with Heitinga making 32 appearances (27 in the league), and scoring 3 goals for Atltico.
On 30 August 2009, Atltico Madrid accepted a bid from Everton valued at around -7.04million (-6.2million) for the services of Heitinga.
John Heitinga was given Joleon Lescott's old shirt number 5 following his move to Everton.
Heitinga will not be eligible to represent Everton in the Europa League (formally UEFA Cup) in the 2009/10 season as he has already played for Atletico Madrid in the qualifying stage of the Champions League. At Everton, Heitinga will be reacquainting himself with former Ajax teammate Steven Pienaar. He made his debut for Everton on 13 September against Fulham after coming on for an injured Phil Neville.
Having been part of Dutch international youth teams, Heitinga made his senior debut for the Netherlands on 18 February 2004 in a friendly game against the United States and made an immediate impact. Several months later, he scored his first goal from a van der Vaart free kick in a friendly against Greece. Although he did not take part in qualifying, he was later included in the squad for the Euro 2004 in Portugal since the U-21s had failed to qualify for the European Championships. He started as first choice right back in the first two group stage matches but was suspended for the last match when he was sent-off for two bookable offences. After serving his suspension, he returned in the quarterfinal against Sweden as a second half substitute for Edgar Davids and converted his penalty as the Dutch won 5-4 on penalties. Unfortunately, the Dutch were eliminated by the hosts, Portugal in the semifinal.
Heitinga's development as a player suffered two dips in form in the 2004-05 and the 2005-06 seasons respectively. Despite club struggles, Heitinga never lost his spot in the national team under Marco van Basten, who took over as Dutch national coach in the summer of 2004. By the end of 2005, had also once again become a key player in the Ajax squad. He would also be selected by Van Basten for the Dutch team of 23 players to compete in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, hosted by Germany. The Dutch side performed reasonably well at the World Cup, qualifying for the second round before being knocked out by Portugal. He was also called up to the Dutch squad for Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.
Since the Euro 2008, he has been a regular in the right back position and has occasionally deputised in other defensive positions during an injury crisis. He made his 50th appearance for the Netherlands in a friendly against Paraguay on 18 November 2009.
He featured in the 2004 film League of Legends.
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'''Michael John Reiziger''' (born May 3, 1973 in Amstelveen, North Holland) is a former Dutch footballer, who played mainly as a right defender.
Reiziger started his career with hometown's AFC Ajax, having two consecutive loan spells with FC Volendam and FC Groningen shortly after: with the latter, in 1993-94, he scored a career-best six goals, while operating also as a midfielder.
Upon his return to Ajax, Reiziger established himself as a renowned defensive element, helping the club to, among other conquests, the 1994-95 UEFA Champions League. In 1996 he signed for A.C. Milan, but after an injury-hit season he departed for FC Barcelona, where he spent the following seven years, arriving at the same time as countrymen and former Ajax boss Louis van Gaal: almost never an undisputed starter, he did manage to feature heavily for the Catalonians, amassing more than 200 overall appearances and helping the club to back-to-back league titles.
In 2004, Reiziger moved to Middlesbrough F.C. on a Bosman transfer. He scored once in the league for ''Boro'', against Aston Villa in December 2004. However, after another campaign dealing with several injuries, he left and returned to Holland, playing his final two years at PSV Eindhoven (in his second, he won the league, and was also reunited with Ajax, ''Bara'' and national team mate Patrick Kluivert, although the two rarely ever played).
Reiziger made his debut for the Dutch national team on October 12, 1994 against Norway. He played for his country at the UEFA Euro 1996, 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004, retiring from international play after the latter.
Shortly after he signed for PSV, Reiziger said he would consider playing for the Netherlands again if the opportunity arose, but he was never recalled again, totalling 72 internationals in ten years.
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'''Arjen Robben''', (born 23 January 1984) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Bayern Munich. Though often classified as a forward, he usually plays behind the forwards as a winger. He is also a part of the Netherlands national team and has appeared at Euro 2004, the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008.
Robben first came to prominence with Groningen, for whom he was player of the year for the 2000-01 Eredivisie season. Two years later he signed for PSV, where he became the Netherlands' Young Player of the Year and won an Eredivisie medal.
Robben's Chelsea debut was delayed through injury, but upon returning to fitness he helped Chelsea to consecutive Premier League titles, and was the FA Premier League Player of the Month in November 2005.
In August 2009, Robben transferred to Bayern Munich for a fee of around -25 million, scoring two goals on his debut.
Born in the town of Bedum in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands, Robben took to football from an early age. He began playing with the local club VV Bedum. Robben became an adherent of the Coerver Method, created and popularised by Dutch football coach Wiel Coerver.
Groningen placed Robben in their first team for the 1999-2000 season. He scored 50 goals in their competitions. Manager Jan van Dijk added the winger to the first team before Groningen's November 2000 away game against Twente, but he did not play until 3 December 2000 against Waalwijk, as a substitute for the injured Leonardo dos Santos in the 79th minute. Over the winter, Robben managed to play himself into the starting lineup. In 18 starts for Groningen over the 2000-01 season, he scored two goals.
During his first season for PSV, the 2002-03 season, Robben played 33 matches and scored 12 goals.
Robben did not make his competitive debut for Chelsea until November 2004, as he was injured in a pre-season friendly match against Roma, breaking a metatarsal bone in his right foot in a challenge from Olivier Dacourt.
Robben proved to be a crucial player for the 2004-05 season; in November 2004, he was awarded the "Player of the Month" award for the English Premier League.
The 2005-06 season saw Robben involved in an unsporting incident with Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina. Towards the end of a league game between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, which Chelsea won 2-0, Reina shoved his hand in Robben's face after some provocative words from Robben. Robben fell theatrically to the turf, and Reina received a red card for "violent behaviour", as raising your hands to an opponent is illegal. As a result of the incident Reina commented that Robben "did well enough to win an Oscar" for his theatrics. Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez later joked in a post-match interview that he "would soon be going to hospital to check on Robben's condition". Reina's red card was not rescinded.
He was named man of the Match on 23 December 2006 against Wigan, a match where he got two assists and the winning goal in.
Robben was inflicted with yet another injury in a match against Liverpool on 20 January 2007.
At the end of March 2007, Robben underwent a knee operation after sustaining a knee injury upon returning from international duty that was expected to rule him out for at least four weeks.
Spanish club Real Madrid were interested in two of Chelsea's players. Then manager Bernd Schuster is said to have demanded Michael Ballack, while Madrid's former president, Ramn Caldern, was known to favor Robben.
Real Madrid eventually secured Robben's services after splashing out a huge transfer fee.
He told Chelsea's official club website: "It was difficult to leave because I had a great time in my three years at Chelsea and I made a lot of friends.
There was no time to say goodbye because the deal was closed on the Wednesday at 10 o'clock in the evening and the following morning I had to fly.
If I have one day off I would want to come back and say goodbye because to the fans I owe a big thank you because they were always good to me.
In my three years I won all the prizes there are to win in England."
Robben completed his move to Real Madrid on a five-year deal on 22 August 2007,
He made his debut on 18 September, during a Champions League match against Werder Bremen. Robben proved crucial for many Real Madrid matches, making his famous runs down the left wing, and quickly became a first choice for the left midfield position.
Although the Dutchman was one of the Spanish side's most important players in the pre-season games of the 2009-10 season, he was among the players whose place in the first team became threatened with the signings of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kak. Real Madrid accepted a bid of around -25 million for Robben from Bayern Munich. Robben claimed he was "forced" to leave Real Madrid, saying that he "did not want to go, but the club wanted to sell me".
On 28 August 2009, Robben moved to Bayern Munich for around -25 million. He was given the number 10 shirt, last worn by his fellow Dutchman, Roy Makaay. His debut came the day after. He came on as a half-time substitute against Wolfsburg and scoring two goals to help his team into beating last season's champions in his team's first win of the season.
Robben has played in 42 games for the Netherlands, scoring 11 goals. The first international experience of Robben's career came in Euro 2004 when coach Dick Advocaat called up younger players such as Wesley Sneijder and John Heitinga. During Euro 2004 Advocaat substituted Robben in the 66th minute to defend a 2-1 lead over the Czech Republic. However, the Czech team then scored two goals and won 3-2, which led to criticism about Advocaat's decision.
Robben played in his first World Cup Qualifiers in 2006. In six games for the Netherlands, Robben scored two goals.
thumb|left|Robben (left) with Robin van Persie.
During the Euro 2008, coach Marco van Basten changed the formation to 4-2-3-1, preferring the midfield trio of Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder and Dirk Kuyt. Robben was left to battle it out with Robin van Persie for place in the wing. In the group match against France, which the Netherlands won 4-1, Robben was brought on at half-time. He dragged the ball out of reach of a defender near the half-way line and paced his way ahead of three defenders, then crossed straight to van Persie who powered a shot into the goal past Grgory Coupet, who did well enough to get a hand onto it. At 2-0, Thierry Henry scored a goal, making it 2-1, and almost directly after the restart, Robben was played through by Sneijder and he ran at the France goal and was forced into an acute angle, but despite the angle, he shot the ball into the net past Coupet.
Robben married his girlfriend Bernadien Eillert on 9 June 2007 in Groningen.
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'''Joseph 'Joe' Mercer''', OBE (9 August 1914 - 9 August 1990) was an English football player and manager.
Mercer was born in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, the son of a former Nottingham Forest and Tranmere Rovers footballer, also named Joe. Joe Mercer senior died, following health problems resulting from a gas attack during the war, while his son was only 12. In later life, after his footballing career was over, Joe Mercer junior became a regular attendee at Tranmere Rovers due to his father's involvement.
Joe Mercer, a left-half, first played for Ellesmere Port. He was a powerful tackler and good at anticipating an opponent's moves. He joined Everton in September 1932 at the age of 18 and claimed a regular first team place in the 1935-36 season. Mercer made 186 appearances for Everton, scoring two goals and a winning a League Championship medal in the 1938-39 season. While playing for Everton he gained five England caps between 1938 and 1939.
Like many players of his generation, Mercer lost out on seven seasons of football due to the Second World War. He became a sergeant-major and played in 26 wartime internationals, many of them as captain. The Everton manager Theo Kelly accused Mercer of not trying in an international against Scotland, but in reality Mercer had sustained a severe cartilage injury. Even after consulting an orthopaedic specialist, the Everton management refused to believe him and Mercer had to pay for the surgery himself. During the war Mercer guested for Chester, making his debut in a 4-1 win over Halifax Town in September 1942 .
Mercer moved in late 1946 for -9,000 to Arsenal, commuting from Liverpool; Theo Kelly brought Mercer's boots to the transfer negotiations to prevent Mercer having a reason to go back to say goodbye to the other players at Everton. He made his Arsenal debut against Bolton Wanderers on 30 November 1946 and soon after joining Arsenal, Mercer became club captain. As captain, he led Arsenal through their period of success in the late 1940s and early 1950s, helping to haul his side from the lower end of the table to win a League Championship title in 1947-48.
Mercer went on to win an FA Cup winner's medal in 1950 and was voted FWA Footballer of the Year the same year. He led Arsenal to Cup final in 1952, which they lost 1-0 to Newcastle United, but the following year bounced back to win his third League title with Arsenal winning the 1952-53 League Championship on goal average. Mercer initially decided to retire in May 1953, but soon recanted and returned to Arsenal for the 1953-54 season. However, he broke his leg in two places after a collision with team-mate Joe Wade in a match against Liverpool on 10 April 1954, and finally called time on his footballing career the year after. Mercer played 275 times for Arsenal in all, scoring two goals.
After his playing career ended Mercer spent a little over a year working as a journalist and a grocer. His wife's family had encouraged him to become involved in grocery during his time at Everton and, while still Arsenal's captain, he ran his grocery business from 105-107 Brighton Street, Wallasey.. He became known as the Footballing Grocer in football annuals of the late forties and fifties.
On 18 August 1955, he returned to football, becoming manager of Sheffield United two days before their first game of the season against Newcastle United. Mercer was appointed to replace manager Reg Freeman who had died during the close season. As a manager he began inauspiciously and his first season ended in relegation; despite Mercer buying Derek Pace, who would go on to become a hero at Sheffield United, from Aston Villa for -12,000 on 26 December 1957.
The rest of his time as manager was spent in the Second Division and in December 1958, wanting to move to a bigger club, he resigned and moved to Aston Villa who were bottom of the First Division. Although he led them to the FA Cup semi-finals he was relegated to Division Two for a second time. He moulded a talented young side at Villa and his team became known as the 'Mercer Minors'. He led Villa to victory in the inaugural League Cup in 1961 but suffered a stroke in 1964, and was then sacked by the Aston Villa board upon his recovery.
Despite this his health improved and he went on to enjoy great success as a manager with Manchester City between 1965 and 1971. In his first season at Maine Road, the club won the 1966 Second Division title to regain top-flight status. Two seasons later Mercer led Manchester City to the 1968 First Division championship, and went on to win the FA Cup (1969), League Cup (1970), and European Cup Winners' Cup (1970).
In 1970-71 Mercer had a dispute with his assistant Malcolm Allison, after the two men became embroiled in Manchester City's takeover battle. Mercer supported the existing Board, led by the respected Albert Alexander, while Allison supported the rival group after being promised that he would be manager in his own right.
The takeover succeeded, and Mercer was shocked to discover that his car parking space and office were removed. This led to Mercer's departure to become manager of Coventry City, whom he managed from 1972 to 1974. During the same time Mercer was also caretaker manager of the England national football team for a brief period in 1974 after Sir Alf Ramsey's resignation. He was in charge for seven matches, during which time England won the 1974 British Home Championship title (shared with Scotland); in total Mercer was in charge for seven games - winning three, drawing three and losing one.
After quitting as Coventry City boss, he served as a director of the club from 1975 to his retirement in 1981. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to football in 1976. He suffered with Alzheimer's Disease in later life and died, sitting in his favourite armchair, on his 76th birthday in 1990..
He is commemorated by his old club Manchester City with the road Joe Mercer Way at the City of Manchester Stadium being named after him. On the road there are two mosaics by renowned Manchester artist Mark Kennedy of Mercer; one shows his smiling face lifting the League Championship trophy; the other is a version of a famous photograph showing his legs from behind as he looks out over the Maine Road pitch towards the Kippax Stand..
At Maine Road a corporate suite, The Joe Mercer Suite, was officially opened by his widow Norah in 1993. A similar facility named after him exists at Goodison. In 1993 Mercer's official biography, ''Football With A Smile'', was written by Gary James. It sold out within six months. In November 2009 it was announced that the book would be revised and re-published early in 2010.
'''Manchester City'''
'''England'''
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'''Ronald 'Ron' Greenwood''' CBE (11 November 1921 - 9 February 2006) was an English football player and manager, best known for being manager of the English national football team from 1977 until 1982. He had previously been a successful manager of West Ham United, and his role as England manager was his final role in football.
Ron Greenwood was born in the village of Worsthorne, near Burnley, Lancashire, but moved to London as a child during the 1930s Depression. He was educated at Alperton School in Middlesex, leaving at the age of 14 to be an apprentice sign-writer. He played as a centre-half, joining Chelsea as an amateur whilst training as an apprentice signwriter. During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force in Northern Ireland and guested for Belfast Celtic. In 1945 he left Chelsea for Bradford Park Avenue, and made 59 appearances over the next four seasons.
In 1949 Greenwood moved to the club he supported as a boy, Brentford, where he made 142 league appearances and scored one goal. After three years at Brentford, he returned to Chelsea, where he played 65 times and won a First Division winners' medal in 1954-55 under Ted Drake. That summer, he moved on to Fulham, where he made another 42 league appearances before retiring at the end of the 1955-1956 season. He was never capped for his country, though he did make a single 'B' team appearance.
After retiring Greenwood moved into coaching. He coached Eastbourne United, Oxford University (where he came to the attention of Sir Harold Thompson, a future Chairman of the F.A.), the England Youth and Under-23 teams. He combined the England Under-23 post with being the assistant manager at Arsenal under George Swindin, having moved to Highbury in December 1957. He remained there until 1962, when he was appointed manager of West Ham United.
Greenwood's reign at West Ham brought them sizeable success. He oversaw the development of players such as the 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning trio of Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, and under him the Hammers won the FA Cup in 1964 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1965 - the first two major trophies of their history.
He moved upstairs in 1974, becoming the club's general manager for the next three years, with John Lyall being placed in charge of the first team. In the first season of this arrangement, West Ham won another FA Cup.
After England coach Don Revie's resignation in 1977, Greenwood was appointed full-time manager in the same year, ending his 15-year association with West Ham United. Under Greenwood, England qualified for the 1980 European Championship and then the 1982 World Cup, their first World Cup in 12 years. England came through the tournament unbeaten, but did not win enough games to progress beyond the second group stage. Greenwood resigned after the World Cup and retired from football, with the national coach's job going to Bobby Robson. One major landmark during Greenwood's tenure was the selection of the first black player for England, Viv Anderson, in 1978. Greenwood stated "Yellow, purple or black - if they're good enough, I'll pick them".
After his career in football Greenwood was a regular analyst on BBC Radio. He died on 9 February 2006, aged 84, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. When West Ham played Birmingham in a Premier League fixture on 13 February 2006, a one minute silence was held in Greenwood's memory. West Ham won the game 3-0.
The Town Council of Loughton, where Greenwood lived during his time as West Ham manager, erected a blue plaque to his memory on one of his former houses in the town, 22 Brooklyn Avenue: this was unveiled by Sir Trevor Brooking and the Town Mayor, Chris Pond on 28 October 2008. The Heritage Foundation charity erected a blue plaque in Greenwood's memory at West Ham's Upton Park, which was unveiled by Ron's family on 21 January 2007.
Greenwood was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006, recognising his achievements as a manager in the English game. He was survived by his widow, Lucy.
'''West Ham United'''
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'''Terence Frederick 'Terry' Venables''' (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London), often referred to as ''''El Tel'''', was a football manager and former player. He most notably played for , and , and gained two caps for England. He has been employed as the manager of both England and Australia, as well as management stints at Barcelona and various clubs in England. In recent years, he has courted much controversy over a number of suspicious financial deals.
Venables left school in the summer of 1957 and signed for as an apprentice. He became professional for them in 1960, after being left out of England's Olympic squad. He emerged as the captain and one of the key players in the Chelsea side which challenged for honours in the 1960s, narrowly missing out on Football League and FA Cup success, and winning the League Cup in 1965, scoring in the final against Leicester City. But a fall-out with manager Tommy Docherty culminated in him and seven other players being sent home for breaking a pre-match curfew and ultimately led to his sale to for -80,000 in 1966. He had made 202 appearances for Chelsea and scored 26 goals.
He played 115 League games and scored 19 goals for Spurs, with the highlight being an FA Cup Final win over his old side in 1967. In June 1969, he transferred to Queens Park Rangers for -70,000 playing 179 games and scoring 19 goals, eventually in 1974 he transferred to for the same fee, but only played 14 games for them before being appointed manager in June 1976.
He signed for in February 1976 and made his debut on 22 February.
As well as receiving two International Caps for England, Venables held the distinction of being the first to play at all international levels (schoolboy, youth, amateur, Under-23, and for the full international team).
He took over as manager of Crystal Palace when they were in the Third Division, he guided them to the Second Division in 1977 and the First Division in 1979, resulting in Palace being hyped by the media as "the team of the eighties".
After a mid-table finish in 1980 he left that October for , who were in the Second Division. His departure from Selhurst Park coincided with a decline in form for Palace, who were relegated at the end of the season and did not regain their top flight status for another eight years.
He took QPR back into the First Division as Second Division champions in 1983. He also guided Rangers to the FA Cup final in 1982 whilst still a Second Division side, but lost in a replay against his former club Tottenham.
His final season as QPR manager, 1983-84, brought more success as they finished fifth in the league (their highest finish since they were runners-up in 1976) and qualified for the UEFA Cup. Venables then moved to Spain to take over at Barcelona, while Alan Mullery took over from him at Loftus Road in an ill-fated arrangement that lasted just six months.
In October 2008, Venables was linked with a return to QPR if the incumbent Ian Dowie could not improve the club's form.
Venables gained a good reputation as a manager with his successes at Crystal Palace and QPR, and this attracted offers from some of Europe's most prestigious clubs and in 1984, he took the role of manager at Barcelona, earning the sobriquet "El Tel". Venables was recommended by Bobby Robson, a good friend of the Barcelona President and who himself, years later, would take over the team. Terry used a very English system, a classic 4-4-2, which took advantage of outstanding defenders like Gerardo, Migueli and Julio Alberto and a hard-working midfield led by German Bernd Schuster. During his three seasons in Catalonia, Venables led the club to the Spanish title and League Cup and reached the final of the European Cup, losing to Steaua Bucharest 2-0 in the shootout having dominated the game, remarkably after all Barcelona's spot kicks were saved.
He also brought two British strikers to Barcelona in 1986 - Gary Lineker from and Mark Hughes from . Lineker was a great success at the Camp Nou and spent three years there, until Venables brought him back to England with his new club in 1989. Hughes, however, was less successful and spent just one season in the Barcelona side, before being loaned to Bayern Munich.
He was dismissed in September 1987, after failing to repeat his title success at the Camp Nou and the humiliation of losing home and away to eventual finalists in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup six months earlier.
On 23 November 1987, he returned to England to manage Tottenham Hotspur. His success with the north London team was varied, with the side finishing in mid-table for most of his tenure, though they did win the FA Cup in 1991 and finished third in the league in 1990. Venables had brought both Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne to Spurs and was a favourite to replace Bobby Robson as England national football team manager when the job became vacant in 1990, but doubts about his probity led him to be passed over in favour of Graham Taylor. After a failed -20m bid to take over Spurs with Larry Gillick, Venables was appointed chief executive by Alan Sugar, who had won the takeover battle against Robert Maxwell in June 1991.
By November 1993, the England national football team was at low point, having failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup under previous manager Graham Taylor. Venables, though not active in the game, seemed to have the presence and charisma that could re-ignite some patriotic pride and achievement. He was appointed manager on 28 January 1994.
However, the speculation coincided with Venables coming under scrutiny and censure in connection with several of his business dealings. The Football Association struggled to identify an alternative candidate but their discomfort with his soiled reputation for probity was articulated in their appointment of him as England 'coach' rather than under the traditional title of 'manager'. However, Venables decided in January 1996 that he was going to leave the England job after the European Championships that summer, as he wanted to concentrate on clearing his name in connection with off-the-field business dealings.
As hosts, England did not need to qualify for the UEFA Euro 1996. There were plenty of highs and lows during the finals, where England won three of their five games (including one on penalties). The highest point came with the 4-1 defeat of the Netherlands in the final group game. Venables suffered penalty shoot-out heartache again in the semi-finals, losing to Germany. During his 23 match tenure as England manager, the team only lost once.
Venables became manager of Australia in November 1996, following the resignation of Eddie Thomson. In the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, Venables led Australia to the final before defeat to Brazil. His side swept through the Oceania World Cup qualifiers, but were beaten in a play-off by Iran on away goals, a match often referred to as the most tragic moment in Australian football history. With the team having drawn 1-1 in Tehran, Australia led the second leg 2-0 at half time, but the partisan crowd were left stunned when they conceded two late goals to miss out on qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup on away goals, which led to Venables being sacked.
====Portsmouth; chairman (1997-1998)====
At the same time, Venables acted as consultant and then chairman at . He purchased a 51% controlling interest in the club for -1 in February 1997, but left in controversial circumstances 11 months later. His company Vencorp received a -300,000 bonus in the summer of 1997 and he is thought to have been paid around -250,000 upon leaving the club, but he left them bottom of Division One.
Although Portsmouth avoided relegation 1997-98, their financial situation worsened and they were in real danger of bankruptcy, until being taken over by Milan Mandari in late 1999.
===Return to Crystal Palace (1998-1999)===
In March 1998, he returned to Crystal Palace who had just been taken over by Mark Goldberg, and then relegated from the Premier League, for a brief period, before leaving acrimoniously in January 1999, as the south-London club went into administration. His appointment had created a media frenzy, with Goldberg boasting that he was going to turn Palace into a European force within the next five years. But the dream was over within a year, and Palace narrowly avoided going out of business, although they did at least finish in a secure position in Division One.
Despite being linked with vacant managerial positions with Wales and , Venables remained out of football for nearly two years until December 2000, when he was appointed Head of Football to assist and co-manage with the incumbent manager Bryan Robson in a bid to help the club avoid relegation. The club eventually finished 14th and survived. However, Venables felt Teesside was too remote a base for his media and business interests and he left at the same time as Robson in June 2001.
In July 2002, Venables joined Leeds United as manager. Although the extent of Leeds' disastrous financial problems were only beginning to become clear with club captain Rio Ferdinand sold to only a fortnight into Venables appointment, he still inherited a stronger squad than the one that had qualified for the UEFA Champions League two years earlier (effectively, since Ferdinand was bought after qualification, Venables' squad was identical with the exception of an additional striker in Robbie Keane). Despite this, by December of that year the side had crashed out of both the League Cup and the UEFA Cup and were languishing in the bottom half of the table. Leeds were further weakened in January 2003, when Jonathan Woodgate was sold to and Robbie Keane to , without Venables being informed, in an attempt to pay off mounting debts. Venables threatened to leave if Woodgate was sold, but was persuaded to stay by Peter Ridsdale.
===England Assistant Manager (2006-2007)===
Venables was linked with Australian club Newcastle United Jets in 2005, but his commitments in the UK prevented him from taking up a role within the club, and his agent announced that he did not sign any deal with the club. At the end of the 2005-06 season, he was linked with a return to Middlesbrough,
Venables has been linked in the media with the Republic of Ireland,
Venables is also well known for his business interests, most notably with English clubs Queen's Park Rangers (as Managing Director), Tottenham Hotspur (as Chief Executive) and Portsmouth (as Chairman). However, on 14 January 1998 he was disqualified by the high court from acting as a company director for seven years under section 8 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 for mismanagement of four companies - the London drinking club Scribes West Ltd, Edenote plc, Tottenham Hotspur plc and Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletic Company Ltd.
The case was brought by the Department of Trade and Industry who cited instances of bribery, lying, deception, manipulation of accounts and taking money that should have been given to creditors.
In addition to his widespread business interests, Venables also co-authored four novels with writer Gordon Williams and is credited as co-creator of the ITV detective series ''Hazell''. Having been a football pundit for BBC since the mid-80s, he left for ITV in 1994, following a legal dispute with the corporation over allegations made against him in a ''Panorama'' programme. In 1990 Venables co-devised the board game, "Terry Venables invites you to be... The Manager". This is a football management game and is a cross between the Game of Life, Risk and Trivial Pursuit. In 2002 Venables recorded a single for the World Cup together with the band Rider. ''England Crazy'' reached number 46 in the UK charts. In May 2006, Venables guided the England Legends and Celebrities squad to victory in the charity Soccer Aid programme.
(all co-written with Gordon Williams)
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'''Howard Wilkinson''' (born 13 November 1943 in Sheffield) is a former English football player and manager.
Despite having a low profile playing career, Wilkinson embarked on a successful managerial career. He won the First Division championship in 1992 with Leeds United, the final season before the creation of the Premier League. As of 2009, he remains the last English manager to win the top flight league in England. He later had two spells as caretaker manager of the English national team.
His son Ben is a professional footballer, currently playing for Chester City.
Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire Wilkinson began his playing career with local team Sheffield United, before joinging cross-city rivals Sheffield Wednesday. After just 22 league appearances he joined Brighton & Hove Albion where he played well over a hundred league matches. His final club was Boston United. Whilst there, he won several Northern Premier League titles. It was at the Pilgrims where he began his managerial career, being appointed player manager in 1975. He won two more Northern Premier League titles as the manager.
Wilkinson began his full time coaching career at Notts County where he was taken on and tutored by County's legendary manager Jimmy Sirrel. After Sirrell left, Wilkinson assumed control of the team for the 1982-83 season, County managed a reasonable return of 52 points achieving a finish of 15 in the First Division.
In June 1983 Wilkinson dropped a division to become manager of Sheffield Wednesday, where he established his reputation as a manager despite never having been a big-name player. Wednesday won promotion from the Second Division in his first season and Wilkinson maintained their place in England's top flight for the next for years - with a highest finish of fifth in the 1985-86 season. An Owl through and through, he still to this day, remains faithful and involved with his team.
Wilkinson's greatest success as a manager came after moving to Wednesday's Yorkshire rivals Leeds United in October 1988. He soon drilled discipline into a lacklustre squad and earned the affectionate nickname ''"Sergeant Wilko"'', a play on the old TV-show ''Sergeant Bilko''. The team won the Second Division in 1989-90 after the signings of Gordon Strachan who became captain, hardman Vinnie Jones (who Wilkinson guided to a whole season with only three yellow cards), Mel Sterland, Chris Fairclough and Lee Chapman. Following the promotion, Wilkinson immediately offloaded Jones and brought in Gary McAllister from Leicester City and John Lukic was brought back from Arsenal. He also helped players who had come up through the youth team, Gary Speed and David Batty, to mature to the new level of football.
In Leeds' first season in the First Division they performed very well for a newly promoted team and ended the season fourth in the league. "Wilko" felt further improvement was required on the squad and brought in Rod Wallace, Tony Dorigo and Steve Hodge finalising his best squad with Eric Cantona in February 1992. Leeds won the last championship of the old-style Football League First Division in 1992. As of 2008, Wilkinson is the last English manager to have coached a team to the English league championship title; the four subsequent winning managers have been Scottish (Alex Ferguson and Kenny Dalglish), French (Arsne Wenger) and Portuguese (Jos Mourinho). He also guided Leeds to the Charity Shield in 1992, beating then-FA Cup holders Liverpool 4-3 at Wembley. However, his subsequent time at Leeds was less successful, and even though he guided the team to the League Cup final, after a poor start to the 1996-97 season including a 4-0 defeat to bitter rivals Manchester United, on 9 September 1996, he was sacked.
Howard Wilkinson made one of the most infamous transfer decisions ever when selling Cantona to Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in November 1992 for -1.2m. The Frenchman went on to become a legend at Old Trafford and a linchpin in the side that won 4 Premier League titles in 5 seasons.
Four months after leaving Leeds, in January 1997, Wilkinson was hired by the sport's governing body in England, the Football Association, to act as its Technical Director, overseeing coaching and other training programmes at all levels of the game. Under him the FA began the National Football Centre project.
In his position as Technical Director of the FA, he managed the England team on a caretaker basis in 1999 for a friendly against France following the sacking of Glenn Hoddle. Following this he acted for a time as the permanent coach of the England Under-21 team, controversially selecting himself to replace Hoddle's choice of manager, Peter Taylor. Wilkinson was unsuccessful in this role; despite inheriting a team who were unbeaten and yet to concede a goal, he lost three of his six matches in charge. Wilkinson resigned from the post in June 2001,
In 2002 he left his role as FA technical director in order to return to club management at struggling Premier League side Sunderland, with Steve Cotterill as his assistant.
Wilkinson briefly returned to management in March 2004, taking charge of Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua on a short term contract, but left two months later due to personal reasons.
He is currently the chairman of the League Managers Association.
On January 9, 2009 Wilkinson was confirmed as the new Technical Adviser of Sheffield Wednesday.
'''Boston United'''
'''Boston United'''
'''Leeds United'''
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'''Peter John Taylor''' (born 3 January 1953 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex) is an English football manager. He has previously managed Dartford, Southend United, Dover Athletic, Gillingham, Leicester City, Brighton and Hove Albion, Hull City, Crystal Palace, Stevenage Borough and Wycombe Wanderers, as well as having two spells as head coach of the England under-21 team and also taking charge of the England national football team on a caretaker basis in 2000.
Taylor also enjoyed a successful playing career, and during his time with Crystal Palace during the 1970s he was one of the few players to have been selected for the senior England team when not playing in the top flight of a domestic league.
Taylor enjoyed a successful playing career as a winger, playing for Canvey Island, Southend United, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient and Oldham Athletic, as well as winning four international caps for England in 1976 (despite being at Third Division Palace at the time), before embarking on a career as a coach and manager. In total he made 388 league appearances and scored 87 goals, including more than 100 appearances for both Tottenham and Crystal Palace for whom he scored 64 goals combined. He also played for Maidstone United FC.
Taylor became player manager at non-league club Dartford. In his four seasons there, club attendances rose from 400 to around 1000, he won the Southern Cup twice and each season he was there Dartford scored over 100 goals. Taylor's first managerial role in the Football League was at Southend United. He spent two years (1993-1995) as manager, but quit at the end of the 1994-95 season after failing to get them beyond the middle of the Division One table. Taylor then took on the job as manager of Conference club Dover Athletic in 1995-96 season and guided the club to 20th, enough to stave off the threat of relegation as only two clubs were relegated that season.
He agreed and signed a two-year contract at Dover in May 1996 but was to leave the club only two months later after being asked by then England boss Glenn Hoddle to manage the England under-21 side. His record was 15 played; 11 won, 3 drawn and 1 defeat. In this time, England finished ninth in 1998 European Championship and qualified for the 2000 finals comfortably, winning every match without conceding a goal. But with 3 matches to play, Taylor was replaced in a controversial manner by Howard Wilkinson, who won the next two matches. The three goals conceded in the 3-1 defeat to group runners-up Poland were the only blemish on the team's qualifying record. England got knocked out in the qualifying group stage of the European Championships in 2000 under Wilkinson.
Taylor returned to club management at the beginning of the 1999-2000 season with Gillingham, and at the end of the season guided them to victory over Wigan Athletic in the Division Two play-off final which marked the Kent club's promotion to the upper half of the English league for the first time in their history.
A few weeks later he left the club to take charge at Leicester City in the Premier League. He had an excellent start at the East Midlands club and they went top of the league on 1 October 2000, sparking hopes that he could guide them to the first top division title of their history. They stayed at the top of the league for two weeks and were in contention for a UEFA Cup place for well over half a season, but nine defeats from their final 10 games sucked them down to 13th place in the wake of a shock defeat by Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup quarter-final.
After a terrible start to the 2001-02, Taylor was sacked on 30 September 2001.
In November 2000, whilst managing Leicester, Taylor was appointed caretaker manager of England for one match. For that game, a 1-0 defeat to Italy in the Stadio Delle Alpi in Turin on 15 November 2000, Taylor looked to youth. He handed David Beckham the captain's armband for the first time, and used six players then still eligible for the Under-21s; Gareth Barry, Jamie Carragher, Kieron Dyer, Rio Ferdinand, Emile Heskey and Seth Johnson.
After being sacked by Leicester, he returned to management within two weeks to take charge at Brighton & Hove Albion whose previous manager Micky Adams had become the new assistant manager of Leicester City. Taylor guided Brighton to the Division Two championship (marking their return to the upper half of the English league after 11-years) but resigned from his job at the end of the season because he was frustrated at the club's lack of financial resources.
In November 2002 Taylor was appointed manager of Hull City who were weeks away from their move to the 25,404-seat KC Stadium. A mid-table finish was followed in 2003-04 by promotion as Division Three runners-up. They finished League One runners-up the following season, 2004-05, and thus reached the Football League Championship in the 2005-06 season - their first appearance at that level since 1990-91, and they finished 18th in the league. Peter Taylor was voted the Greatest man to ever live in 2009 by the "Half-Hull-Half-Wycombe Fan Club".
Success at Hull drew attention from bigger clubs, and Taylor returned to former club Crystal Palace in June 2006 after Palace agreed a -300,000 compensation package with Hull. He only lasted 16 months at Selhurst Park as he was sacked in October 2007 after a run of poor form left the Eagles hovering dangerously above the bottom three.
Taylor had returned to manage England's U-21 team for a second spell in 2004, combining the role with his job at Hull.
England comfortably progressed from their qualification group for the 2006 finals but lost to eventual semi-finalists France in a play-off over two legs. He initially retained his position after joining Crystal Palace, and the team qualified for the 2007 finals. However, he left in January 2007 as the new senior manager, Steve McClaren, wanted the England U-21 manager's role to be a full-time position. Taylor's record in competitive fixtures in his second spell with the U21s was 16 played; 9 won, 5 drawn and 2 lost.
A few weeks after his departure from Palace, Taylor was appointed manager of Conference team Stevenage Borough in November 2007.
On the 28 April 2008, Peter Taylor left Stevenage Borough after 6 months in-charge when his short-term contract ran out.
On 29 May 2008 he became Wycombe Wanderers manager, following the resignation of Paul Lambert after their failure to reach the League Two play-off final. He signed Junior Lewis yet again, this time as first team coach. Taylor had a successful start to the 2008-09 season as Wycombe went on an 18 game unbeaten run in the league with promotion to League 1 being secured on the final day of the season. However, he was dismissed on 9 October 2009 after Wycombe's 1-3-7 start to the League 1 season.
'''Southend United'''
'''Brighton & Hove Albion'''
'''Wycombe Wanderers'''
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'''Robert "Bob" Crompton''' (26 September 1879 - 16 March 1941) was an English professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Blackburn Rovers. He also represented England on 41 occasions, captaining them 22 times.
Born in Blackburn, Crompton spent his entire career at full-back for Blackburn Rovers, playing 528 games between 1896 and 1920. He won the league twice as captain of the team in 1912 and 1914. In the 1915-16 season he played for Blackpool in the regional leagues set up by the Football League during World War I where he was made club captain.
He later went on to manage Blackburn between 1926 and 1930, leading them to the FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town in 1928. After a spell managing Bournemouth, Crompton returned to Rovers as manager in the late 1930s to guide them to the Second Division championship.
Crompton died in 1941 while watching Blackburn play Barnsley, while he was still in charge of Blackburn. His team had just won the match 3-2.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Williamson''' (born 13 August 1961 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former association footballer who is currently manager of the Uganda national football team. He previously managed Kilmarnock and Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League and Plymouth Argyle in the Football League Championship.
As a player, Williamson was a striker. He began his career at Clydebank and his 35 goals in 85 matches earned him a move to Rangers. However, after an injury-hit spell with the Glasgow club he moved to England, where he had spells with West Bromwich Albion and Rotherham United. He returned to Scotland in 1990 to join Kilmarnock Football Club, which proved to be his last club as a player.
Williamson became the manager of Kilmarnock following the departure of Alex Totten. In his first season as manager, the club won the 1997 Scottish Cup by beating Falkirk 1-0 at Ibrox. Kilmarnock finished highly in the Scottish Premier League and he guided them into Europe, playing sixteen ties. He also attracted high profile players including former Scotland internationals Ally McCoist and Ian Durrant, and the former French international Christophe Cocard.
Williamson took up a new challenge at Hibernian in February 2002, where he inherited a team that had gone 18 league games without a win.
Williamson moved to Plymouth Argyle on 20 April 2004, and by winning his first match in charge the club won promotion to the Football League Championship. A poor run of results at the start of the 2005-06 season led to his dismissal on 6 September 2005. Financial constraints at Plymouth Argyle resulted in a number of signings which contributed to his demise, most notably Taribo West. He was replaced by Tony Pulis, who had recently been sacked by fellow Championship side Stoke City.
He appeared as a pundit on BBC Radio Scotland's ''Sportsound'' before he was appointed as Chester City manager on 11 May 2007.
On 19 August 2008 he was appointed by FUFA to be the coach of the Uganda national football team.
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'''Samuel "Sammy" Lee''' (born 7 February 1959 in Liverpool) is an English football coach and former player. He played most of his career for hometown club Liverpool during the 1970s and 1980s as a midfielder, and also represented England fourteen times.
Lee rose through the ranks at Liverpool after joining on an apprenticeship in September 1975, making his first team debut on 8 April 1978, as a 6th minute substitute for David Johnson. Leicester City at Anfield were the opponents, as Lee managed to find the net in the 56th minute of the 3-2 victory. A year earlier, he had been put in the squad for a huge European Cup semi-final against FC Zrich and, although he didn't play, manager Bob Paisley said he would have had no qualms about using him if required.
Lee became a regular from 1980 onwards and, although small in stature, he established a reputation as a sharp-passing and strong-running midfield player who could also hit a decent shot. In the 1981 League Cup final, Lee was at the centre of a controversial incident which left opponents West Ham United feeling slightly cheated. Lee had ventured forwards in an attack and ended up flat out on the turf following a challenge. The West Ham defence pushed out of their area to leave Lee in an offside position but when Liverpool full back Alan Kennedy scored with a follow-up shot, the goal stood. West Ham did equalise but Liverpool won the replay with Lee in the side.
In that year's European Cup semi-final against Bayern Munich, Lee was unusually asked to do a man-marking job on Paul Breitner, the strong and skilful West German international. Lee did the marking job to perfection and Liverpool went through to the final against Real Madrid, which they won 1-0 with Lee again in the side.
Lee got his first League title medal in 1982 and also helped Liverpool retain the League Cup; the same applied in 1983 and 1984, the latter of which was also the year of their fourth European Cup triumph - Lee played in every game en route to the final and scored a clinching goal in the first leg of the semi-final at Anfield against Dinamo Bucharest.
Bobby Robson gave Lee the first of his 14 England caps during this period, where he again scored on his debut in the 3-0 1984 UEFA European Championship qualifier victory over Greece, on 17 November 1982.
Injuries took their toll in 1985 and Lee struggled to regain his previous form. With Jan Mlby in the side, there was no longer a place for him at Liverpool. He left during August 1986, joining Queens Park Rangers. Spells at CA Osasuna (where he reunited with former Liverpool teammate Michael Robinson), Southampton and Bolton Wanderers followed before he retired from playing.
Lee's former Liverpool captain, Graeme Souness, invited Lee to join his Anfield coaching staff in 1993. He did so with relish and gained respect to the extent that both Roy Evans and Grard Houllier kept him on the payroll after Souness left, gaining promotion from reserve team coach to the first team, under Houllier.
Lee became a part-time coach under Sven-Gran Eriksson with England in 2001,
He returned to club football with former club Bolton Wanderers in June 2005, as assistant to Sam Allardyce. Lee was offered the role of manager of the England U-21s in August 2006, but turned the move down and also left the senior England set-up.
Allardyce left Bolton in April 2007 and Lee was confirmed as his replacement shortly afterwards.
In November 2008, upon his return to the Reebok for the first time since his departure, Sammy stated that he bore no animosity towards the hierarchy at Bolton or their supporters, the Wanderers crowd responded by giving the man they called "Little Sam" a round of applause in appreciation for his spell as player and assistant manager.
On 16 May 2008, he took up the role of assistant manager to Rafael Bentez after signing a 2-year contract.
In November 2008, Lee returned to Bolton as Assistant Manager for Liverpool's 2-0 win against the Trotters at the Reebok Stadium and was generally given a good reception by the home crowd.
On 21 December 2008 Lee took charge of Liverpool for the first time in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal due to Rafael Bentez being ill with kidney stones.
On 16 August 2009 Lee was sent off by referee Phil Dowd in a 2 - 1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur, and was charged with improper conduct by the Football Association on 19 August 2009.
In the early 1980s, he appeared in an episode of Boys from the Blackstuff, alongside his Liverpool teammate Graeme Souness.
Lee speaks fluent Spanish owing to his three years playing in the country's top division.
Lee was known as "Little Sam" during his time at Bolton with Sam Allardyce, in reference to the height difference between the two.
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'''Christian Panucci''' (born 12 April 1973 in Savona) is an Italian footballer who is currently playing for Parma F.C. He was a member of the Italian national team. Panucci is a defender who usually plays on the right-hand side, but he can also play on the left or in the centre of defence.
Christian Panucci started playing with Genoa C.F.C. in 1990 and then moved to A.C. Milan in July 1993. Panucci later moved to Real Madrid (becoming the first Italian to play for the Spanish club), Internazionale Milano, Chelsea (on loan, scoring once in the UEFA Cup against St Gallen),
After a great deal of travelling throughout his career, Panucci finally settled at Roma. He joined the Roman club in the 2001-02 campaign, the year after the ''Giallorossi'' won the national title. He went on to become a key player and one of the leaders of the club.
Panucci, a reliable leader both on and off the field, has often taken the responsibility to speak for the team in moments of difficulty, as seen after Roma's shock elimination from the UEFA Champions League in 2007. In January 2009, Panucci was dropped from Roma's first team squad after refusing to sit on the bench for a league match against S.S.C. Napoli, and was later also excluded from the UEFA Champions League roster. He then announced his intention to leave Roma, but no serious bidder was found in the January transfer window and he ultimately stayed, returning to the first team on 28 February after he apologised to his fellow players and the club management. He was sent off in the second Rome derby of the 2008-09 season after a heated on-pitch clash with Lazio player Stephan Lichtsteiner following his hard challenge on the Swiss defender. His contract with Roma ended on 30 June 2009, which he had signed in October 2005.
He played a total of 311 matches scoring 29 goals for AS Roma, becoming the defender who scored most goals in Roma's history.
On 30 July 2009 Parma F.C. signed the former AS Roma defender on a one year deal.
On 13 December 2009, he scored his first goal for Parma against Bologna.
Panucci made his debut in September 1994 against Slovenia in a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying match. However, he missed out on the final squad following a dispute with Italian national coach Arrigo Sacchi and was not a regular in the Italian national team until the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He has 48 caps and two goals as of the end of 2004. He has represented his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2004.
In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Panucci was widely blamed for failing to clear a pass that led to the equalizing goal for South Korea by Seol Ki-Hyun in the dying minutes of the round of 16 match.
Panucci had not played for Italy for over three years after Euro 2004 in Portugal, having been ignored by Marcello Lippi, with whom he had fallen out with in his days at Inter, for the period of the 2006 World Cup. However, the 34 year-old was given a second chance by coach Roberto Donadoni, who called him up for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers against Georgia, Scotland, and the Faroe Islands.
Panucci then expressed his delight at earning his 50th Italy cap in the stadium where he began his career for the ''Azzurri'' in the 2-0 win over Georgia in their Euro 2008 qualifying tie in Genoa. Panucci came through the port club's youth ranks before joining A.C. Milan in 1993.
Panucci currently has 55 caps for the ''Azzurri'', with four goals. He managed to score his first international goal for Italy since April 2002, when he headed a crucial injury-time winning goal against Scotland on 17 November 2007 in their Euro 2008 qualifying Group B match. Italy then managed to clinch their place at the European Championship finals.
On 13 June 2008, Panucci scored Italy's first goal against Romania at the Euro 2008 and became the oldest player to score in outfield play in the competition.
Panucci owns a restaurant in the Dominican Republic called "Caf Milano".
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'''James Scott Beattie''' (born 27 February 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a striker.
James Beattie attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, an independent school in Blackburn, Lancashire. He was a gifted swimmer, rated second in the country at the 100 metres freestyle, but he dropped swimming in favour of football after sustaining a shoulder injury.
He went on to represent his school and play for Blackburn Schools, before joining Blackburn Rovers as a trainee in August 1995.
He made his professional debut for Blackburn Rovers on 12 October 1996, in a 2-0 home defeat against Arsenal. He had made only seven first team appearances, and scored no goals, when in the 1998 close season he was transferred to Southampton.
He joined Southampton in July 1998 for a fee of -1 million, as part of the deal that took Kevin Davies to Ewood Park for -7 million. The Saints' manager at the time was Dave Jones. Beattie's initial impact was curtailed by a series of injuries, but in November 2000 he began a long goalscoring run. After 18 months without a goal, he scored ten in ten games, lifting Southampton into a comfortable position and securing their place in the Premiership for the next season. His form then deserted him once again, and he scored only two goals during the remainder of the season.
Beattie was awarded a new four-year contract in March 2001. But he failed to score in the remainder of the 2000-01 season, or in the first five Premiership games of the next - a run that eventually totalled 17 games.
He returned to scoring form with two goals in a 3-1 victory away to Middlesbrough on 29 September 2001, and he ended the 2001-02 season with an impressive total of 14, despite a two-month spell on the sidelines. This was the result of an ankle injury which he sustained in a match against Manchester United in January 2002.
In the 2002-03 season Beattie scored 23 league goals, making him the third highest Premiership goalscorer (and the highest English goalscorer) for that season. Southampton reached the FA Cup final that season, for the first time since their 1976 victory, but this time they lost 1-0 to Arsenal and Beattie had to settle for a runners-up medal.
His time at Southampton was marred by a conviction for drink-driving in 2002, which led to a driving ban.
He left Southampton in January 2005, joining Everton for a fee of -6 million.
-6 million was the largest transfer fee that Everton had ever paid for a player at the time, eclipsing the -5.75 million paid for Nick Barmby more than eight years previously (in October 1996).
Beattie found it difficult to settle at Everton. In only his fifth Premiership appearance for the club, he was sent off for a head butt on Chelsea defender William Gallas leading to an automatic three-game suspension and this, combined with a series of injuries, severely limited his contribution during what remained of the 2004-05 season.
2005-06 saw an improvement: Beattie was Everton's top scorer, with ten goals in the Premiership and one in a 2-1 home defeat against Villareal in the qualifying stages of the UEFA Champions League. (Villareal also won their own home leg 2-1, and Everton progressed no further.)
During the 2006-07 season, Beattie found himself peripheral to the plans of Everton boss David Moyes. He made 33 Premiership appearances, but 18 of them were from the substitutes' bench; he managed only two goals, the second of those coming in October. Blackburn Rovers were reported to be interested in signing him for a second spell, and in July 2007 it was reported that Sheffield United were prepared to offer a club record -4 million for his services.
On 4 August 2007, Beattie officially signed for Sheffield United in a deal worth -4 million, potentially rising to -4.5 million. It was the biggest transfer fee ever paid by Sheffield United. On 11 August, he scored on his Championship dbut for the Blades against Colchester United. His second goal came against West Brom with a long range header. He scored two goals in his fifth game, a 3-1 win over Wolves, and another brace in his sixth, a 2-2 draw against Blackpool.
On 2 October Beattie was named Coca Cola Championship player of the month.
By March 2008 there were rumours that Beattie would be moving back to the Premiership, with Aston Villa said to be one of the clubs interested in him.
On 5 April 2008 Beattie scored all three goals in a 3-0 win against Leicester City, making him the first Sheffield United player to score a hat-trick since Paul Peschisolido in 2004. The three goals came inside 8 minutes, starting in the 12th: the first from close range after missing a penalty, the second a 25-yard free-kick, and the third a header. Three days later, in his first Steel City Derby, he scored a spectacular 85th minute 30-yard free-kick that sailed into the top corner. Another four days later he scored with another stunning free kick in a 2-1 victory at Burnley. This made him the first player ever to score from free kicks in three consecutive games for the Blades.
Beattie scored a total of 22 goals in the Football League Championship in the 2007-08 season. This made him the joint second highest scorer in the division, alongside Kevin Phillips of West Bromwich Albion and one behind Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (who scored 11 for Plymouth Argyle and 12 for Wolverhampton Wanderers). As expected, he was named as the Blades' Player of the Year at the end of the season.
For the 2008-09 season Beattie was allocated the number 9 shirt, which had been vacated by Rob Hulse on his move to Derby County. Beattie scored his first goal of the season, scoring the winner with a header in the 2-1 win over Watford. He got his second and third goals of the season in United's next home game, a volley and a header, as the Blades won 3-0 against Bristol City before scoring both goals in The Blades' 2-0 home victory over Plymouth Argyle. He went onto score seven more goals for United, his last goal coming in the 1-1 draw at Wolves on Boxing Day 2008.
He returned to the Premier League on 12 January 2009, after signing for Stoke City on a two-and-a-half-year deal for a fee which could rise to -3.5 million. He scored his first goal for Stoke in a 3-1 defeat at Spurs on 27 January 2009. Beattie then scored the winner against Manchester City on 31 January, as Stoke won 1-0. He scored two more goals for Stoke in a 2-2 draw with Portsmouth on 21 February, bringing his tally to four goals in his first five matches. He scored twice against Portsmouth and continued his goal scoring form by scoring the opener against Bolton Wanderers in a 2-0 win, with a well-executed finish past Jussi Jskelinen. This took his tally to five goals in seven games. On Saturday 4 April, Beattie scored the second goal in Stoke's first top-flight away win of the campaign, at West Bromwich Albion. Then after a few games a scored again for the ''potters'' against a poor Wigan Athletic side on the final home game of the season. Beattie did score an own goal against Arsenal on the final day of the season.
Beattie didn't start the 2009-10 season very well after a number of injuries hampered his pre-season training and he left the field of play against Chelsea on a stretcher after only 10 minutes with fears of a suspected broken ankle, however x-rays revealed it to be more than a minor tissue damage. Beattie recovered and won his place back in the side surprisingly at the expense of a resurgent Dave Kitson. Beattie scored his first and second of the season against West Ham United, the first via a penalty and the second after Beattie ran 50 yards to get on the end of a Ricardo Fuller cross. Beattie's performance earned praise from manager Tony Pulis.
Beattie earned his first senior England cap in a friendly against Australia, on 12 February 2003, during his most successful season with Southampton. It was just 15 days before his 25th birthday. Australia won the game 3-1, and the result was described (by the Australian media) as "one of the biggest upsets in soccer history". Beattie played the whole of the first half of the game, and was replaced at half time by Francis Jeffers who would score England's consolation goal. In the 24th minute of the game, with Australia leading 1-0, a goal scored by Paul Scholes was disallowed as Beattie was judged to have fouled. In the early stages Beattie had appeared to be combining well with Michael Owen, but overall his contribution (however limited the opportunity) was felt to be disappointing.
Beattie was not selected for Euro 2004, the England team coach Sven-Goran Eriksson preferring Emile Heskey as the "traditional" centre forward despite his having scored far fewer goals than Beattie in the previous season. Beattie has not been selected since then.
Beattie married his fiancee Sarah Rendle in Manchester in May 2006. They had a baby son, James Samuel, on 6 September 2006.
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'''Darren Barr Fletcher''' (born 1 February 1984) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester United. A product of United's youth academy, Fletcher initially struggled to break into the first team but now regularly features in the midfield. He usually plays in central midfield or right midfield but can provide cover for the defence as well. The industrious player also captained the Scotland national team in the absence of then regular captain Barry Ferguson, making Fletcher one of the youngest players ever to captain Scotland at full international level. With Ferguson banned from international football after a breach of regulations, Fletcher was given the captain's armband in August 2009.
Born in Dalkeith, Scotland, Fletcher has been at Manchester United for his whole career coming up from the youth team. Fletcher joined Manchester United as a trainee in July 2000 and he signed a professional contract in February 2001. He was initially seen as a right midfielder in the David Beckham mould and was tipped by many to break into the first team with ease and stay there for many years to come. His first few seasons at the club, however, were marred by injury, and as he developed came to be viewed more as a central midfielder.
Fletcher broke into the Manchester United team during the 2003-04 campaign, playing a number of important matches and starting in United's 2004 FA Cup Final win over Millwall in May 2004.
Despite a slow start to the 2004-05 campaign, in which in the early part of the season he made very few competitive appearances, Fletcher again broke into the United first team. On 1 January 2005, Fletcher scored his first goal at club level in a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough.
Fletcher was one of the players singled out for criticism by club captain Roy Keane in the wake of United's 4-1 defeat to Middlesbrough in October 2005. Keane reportedly said, "I can't understand why people in Scotland rave about Darren Fletcher." However, Keane later attempted to set the record straight stating, "If you listen to any of my comments over the last two or three years, if I've given any player credit over the years it would be Fletch. Fletch will tell you that himself." Fletcher went some way towards answering his critics on 6 November 2005, with his performance in the vital league match at home to Chelsea, scoring the only goal of the game with a looping header.
In 2006-07, at the start of the season he retained a place in the first team but only on the bench and scored in an away win over Charlton Athletic, as well as scoring the headed winner in the away game with Middlesbrough in December and another headed goal in the home win against Charlton in February, making it a double against the club that season. As the season progressed, Alex Ferguson preferred the midfield quartet of Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Ryan Giggs, limiting Fletcher to a few substitute appearances. However, with Paul Scholes absent through suspension, he made a starting appearance in United's 7-1 win over AS Roma in the Champions League quarter-final.
In the 2007-08 season, with the further arrival at the club of playmakers Owen Hargreaves and Anderson and winger Nani, Fletcher played even less than during the previous season, and was even rumoured at one time to want to leave the club out of displeasure at not playing enough. Indeed, as before, Ferguson preferred Carrick, Scholes, Giggs and Ronaldo to him in midfield, and he even played less than the new arrivals. He did, however, put in some stalwart performances when given the chance, including two goals in the 4-0 defeat of Arsenal at Old Trafford in the FA Cup Fourth Round.
In the 2008-09 season, he started the first two games, due to the injuries of Carrick and Ronaldo, and scored against Newcastle United at Old Trafford in Manchester United's first Premier League match of the season, forcing a 1-1 draw after Obafemi Martins' goal. Fletcher notched his second goal of the season opening the scoring from close range against Portsmouth, following a pass from Patrice Evra. He was later shown a yellow card on the 93rd minute before the match ended 1-0. On 3 October 2008, Fletcher signed a three-year extension to his contract with Man Utd, keeping him at the club until 2012. Fletcher notched his third goal of the season against Everton on 25 October. He then went onto to score in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup semi-final against Gamba Osaka on 18 December 2008 after coming off the bench. In the Champions League semi-final second leg against Arsenal on 5 May 2009, Fletcher was shown a red card ruling him out of the Champions League Final. There have been calls for this decision to be overturned, but apart from mistaken identity, there is no appeal procedure for red cards in UEFA competition. Manchester United launched an appeal with UEFA to have the semi final red card overturned on 'compassionate' grounds on 7 May 2009, but this was rejected on 11 May.
The 2009-10 season has seen Fletcher consolidate his place in the heart of the United midfield, starting all the important games for United. He opened his scoring account for the season with a double in the first Manchester derby of the season, a memorable 4-3 victory for United, he twice put United in front before Michael Owen scored in the sixth minute of added time. He was awarded with the Barclays Man of the Match award for his performance. On 21 November 2009, Fletcher scored his third of the season, and arguably his best goal for United, hitting a half volley from the edge of the area into the top corner giving United a 1-0 lead against Everton in a 3-0 win. This season has also seen him and fellow midfielders Michael Carrick and Park Ji-Sung deputise in defence due to an injury crisis that left Patrice Evra being the only fit regular in defence. They still managed to keep a clean sheet against West Ham United and concede only one goal against Bundesliga champions VfL Wolfsburg in the Champions League.
Fletcher was sent off during the match against Birmingham on 9th January 2010 after 2 bookable offences.
Fletcher has established himself as a regular choice for Scotland and scored his first goal in a 1-0 win over Lithuania, having come off the bench for only his second cap.
Fletcher's improvement for his national side was capped by a 25-metre strike in an October 2005 World Cup qualifier against Slovenia. Fletcher was Scotland's vice-captain under Alex McLeish, deputising in the absence of regular captain Barry Ferguson, but following then the removal of Barry Ferguson as captain in 2009, Fletcher was named as full time captain in November 2009.
:''Scores and results list (Scotland's goal tally first).''
Fletcher is the father of twin boys, Jack and Tyler (born 2007) with English girlfriend, Hayley Grice.
He was one of many footballers in the Manchester and Liverpool area whose home was robbed while playing away games when thieves raided his house in February 2009. Grice was held at knifepoint by the thieves . The incident occurred while Fletcher was in Milan for Manchester United's Champions League fixture against Internazionale.
Fletcher is involved in a programme to encourage "Deaf Friendly Football" for youngsters. The programme is run by the Manchester United Foundation and the National Deaf Children's Society.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 30 December 2009 ''
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'''James McFadden''' (born 14 April 1983) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Birmingham City. His goal for Scotland in the Euro 2008 qualification match on 12 September 2007 against France in the Parc des Princes is regarded as one of Scotland's most famous goals, alongside two of his other historic goals, where he scored the winner to beat the Netherlands in a play-off tie, and an Archie Gemmill replica against Macedonia.
Born in Springburn, Glasgow, McFadden joined the Motherwell youth system at a young age, making his first-team debut when he was 17 years old. He came to greater prominence during the 2002-03 SPL season, scoring 19 goals from 34 starts and winning the Scottish Young Player of the Year Award. This was in a season when Motherwell finished bottom of the Premier League and should have been relegated but were given a reprieve due to Scottish First Division champions Falkirk not meeting stadium criteria.
McFadden received some criticism for his lack of discipline, picking up fifteen yellow cards and one red during the campaign. His final game for Motherwell that season saw him score a hat-trick in a 6-2 defeat of Livingston at Fir Park.
Motherwell's financial circumstances ensured that any interest from larger clubs would not be refused, and Everton won the battle for McFadden's signature in 2003. ''Toffees'' boss David Moyes paid -1.25 million to ensnare his target. McFadden scored his debut goal for Everton during their 5-2 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 1 January 2005, more than a year after joining the club. One week later he scored his second goal in a third-round FA Cup tie against Plymouth Argyle.
During the 2005-06 season, McFadden was in and out of the Everton team as they struggled to re-capture their form of the previous season. On 11 March 2006 he scored with a 35-yard volley to help Everton to a 3-1 victory over Fulham. This scoring run of form continued the next week against Aston Villa, a half-volley from just outside the area helping the Toffees to a 4-1 victory. He went on to end the season with a total of seven goals.
McFadden made an indifferent start to the 2006-07 season following the arrival of record signing Andrew Johnson, managing only two goals in the first half of the campaign. On 24 January 2007, McFadden injured his fifth metatarsal during training for Everton.
After nearly three months on the sidelines, he made a scoring return to action for Everton as a second-half substitute against Charlton Athletic on 15 April 2007. He scored a spectacular volley in injury time to secure a 2-1 win for the Toffees, a goal later voted "goal of the season" by the readers of SkySports.com.
On 4 October 2007 McFadden scored a critical equalizing goal in Everton's triumph over Metalist Kharkiv in the UEFA Cup. In December 2007, McFadden was subject of a failed loan bid by boyhood heroes Celtic and had been linked with a January move to the club. He slotted a goal against Middlesbrough on 2 January 2008 and pointed to his black armband and then to the sky to commemorate the death of former Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell. McFadden also revealed a t-shirt in memory of O'Donnell.
On 18 January 2008 McFadden joined Birmingham City, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with an option for additional two years, for an initial fee of -5 million, potentially rising to -6m depending on appearances.
His second season with Birmingham was hampered by a serious knee injury which stopped him playing as regularly as he had in his first season.
McFadden scored Birmingham's first goal of the 2009-10 Premier League season, a 92nd-minute penalty, to give the club a 1-0 home win against Portsmouth.
He then scored against Sunderland on the 24th of October for his second goal of the season in a 2-1 victory
McFadden gained his first Scotland cap at the age of nineteen, on a Far East tour against South Africa, at the end of which a night out drinking caused him to miss his flight home.
He is also remembered for his goal against the Netherlands in November 2003 that gave Scotland a famous 1-0 victory. However, in September 2007 McFadden scored an even more significant goal in a 1-0 win over France in Paris during Scotland's dramatic but ultimately narrowly unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2008 European Championships,
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Traianos Dellas''' (, born 31 January 1976 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek footballer who currently plays in the centre back position for Anorthosis Famagusta and the Greek national football team. Dellas is known for being the only player to have scored a silver goal in the first half of extra time in a competitive match, in the Euro 2004 semi-final against the Czech Republic.
Dellas got his start with Greek side Aris before moving on loan to Panserraikos. He then returned to Aris again before joining Sheffield United in England. He returned to Greece with AEK before securing a transfer to, Italian side, Perugia F.C.. However, Dellas was dropped from Perugia's first team after a disagreement over his contract and he did not make a single appearance in the last six months of the season, playing only eight matches overall. After leaving the club Dellas caught the attention of Serie A outfit AS Roma and he joined the team on a free transfer in 2002.
After finally establishing himself as a starter following the move of coach Fabio Capello to Juventus, Dellas's play was outstanding. He earned the peculiar honour of being one of only three players (including playmaker Francesco Totti and striker Vincenzo Montella) who were not consistently booed by the fans during training and games during Roma's disastrous 2004-05 season. After failing to renew his contract with the club, Dellas became a free agent. He would eventually miss nearly 8 months of football due to back and hernia injuries and thus, expected offers from the big clubs of Europe failed to materialize.
In the summer of 2005 Dellas decided to return to Greece, joining old team AEK, where he rejoined his former teammate and good friend Demis Nikolaidis, the club's current president. He renewed his contract in June 2007 for a further two years. and became team captain. On 23 July 2008, Dellas and AEK agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent after failing to agree on a new contract.
On 24 July 2008 agreed to sign a two year deal with Cypriot champions Anorthosis Famagusta.
Dellas earned his first cap for Greece in 2001 in a 2-2 draw with Croatia. Dellas had an exceptional tournament at Euro 2004, partnering Michalis Kapsis in the centre of what became an almost unpenetratable Greek defence, leading to him being voted onto the tournament all-star squad. He scored the goal that put Greece in the final of the tournament, a silver goal in the last minute of the first half of extra time against the Czech Republic to send Greece to the final. This was the last silver goal scored in a major competition after the idea of silver goal was removed after Euro 2004. The coach of Greece called him 'the Colossus of Rhodes' in respect of his performances in the tournament and the moniker is now widely used in the press. Since Euro 2004, Dellas has been a mainstay in Greece's defence helping the team qualify for Euro 2008 to defend its crown.. Traianos Dellas made his contribute to help Greece to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Dellas married the Greek model Gogo Mastrokosta on 11 September 2008. They have one son.
'''Greece'''
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'''Emmanuel "Manu" Laurent Petit''' (born 22 September 1970) is a French former football player, who played his club football for Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Chelsea. He represented France at international level, and scored the third goal in France's 3-0 victory in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final.
Born in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, Petit began his career at minor club ES Argues
Petit joined Arsenal in June 1997 -2.5m
Petit moved to FC Barcelona (together with Arsenal team-mate Marc Overmars) in the summer of 2000 for -7m. At Barcelona he was moved back into defence, and suffered a rash of niggling injuries; as a result, he failed to settle and could not hold down a regular place. In his biography published in 2008, the midfielder gave his time at Barcelona a special chapter, in which he exposed that coach Lloren Serra Ferrer didn't even know what position he played when he joined the team.
After his 1st season in Camp Nou, he was linked with moves back to England with Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. He moved back to England to sign for Chelsea in 2001 for -7,500,000. He initially was a first-team regular for the Blues in a largely disappointing debut season and played in the 2002 FA Cup Final which Chelsea lost to his old club, Arsenal. He scored his first goal for Chelsea in a 2-1 win over Derby County in March 2002.
Playing for the France national team, Petit earned 63 caps and scored 6 international goals in his career and won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 2000. He scored twice in the 1998 World Cup, the first came from a powerful shot from just outside the box against Denmark, which turned out to be the match winner, and a second in the final against Brazil. The goal he scored in the final was particularly memorable, as he had embarked on an optimistic run across field before calmly slotting in the goal in the final minute of stoppage time. That same goal happened to be the 1,000th goal in the history of the Fdration Franaise de Football, and the last World Cup goal of the Twentieth Century. France won the match 3-0. An earlier Petit corner kick had set up Zinedine Zidane's header for France's first goal. Petit was also part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, which failed to advance past the group stages and failed to score a single goal in three matches during their defence of the trophy.
Petit is married to the French actress Agathe de La Fontaine, and has worked in television himself. In 1998, he guest-starred in a Christmas episode of ''The Bill'' and he has also been a football analyst in France.
His brother Olivier was an amateur footballer when Petit was a teenager. While playing for his club Arques, Olivier collapsed and was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead due to a blood clot of the brain.
In July 1998 Petit won -17,000 worth of francs on a fruit machine in a Monte Carlo hotel.
Petit's squad number at all his clubs was 17.
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'''Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho''', (; born 18 May 1978 in Amarante) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays as a central defender for English Premier League club Chelsea and the Portuguese national team.
Ricardo Carvalho was born in Amarante where he played for the local team, Amarante Futebol Clube. By his great performance as a youngster, he was spotted by the Portuguese powerhouse, FC Porto, and in 1996 he was brought to FC Porto Junior team. Between 1997 and 2001 he had loan spells at Lea FC, where he made his professional debut, Vitria de Setbal and FC Alverca, but it was in Mourinho-s reign that he really started to make big strides forward. It was in the 2002-03 season that Carvalho made his name known all around Europe, winning his first domestic league title under Mourinho-s commands, the Portuguese Cup, and the UEFA Cup. His good form led to an international call-up in 2003. In the next season, Carvalho won his second league title in a row, and his first UEFA Champions League title, in which tournament he was named best defender of the tournament. In July 2004, Carvalho transferred to Chelsea FC for a fee of -19.85 million. At London, he won two Premier League titles in a row and one Carling Cup in his first two seasons.
Internationally, Carvalho has represented Portugal in the Euro 2004, Euro 2008 and the 2006 World Cup. He reach the final in the Euro 2004 and a fourth place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Carvalho's professional career began at FC Porto. In his youth, he was considered to have the potential to become a great player, often being compared to Fernando Couto, a successful former player of the club with some similar physical and footballing characteristics. However, it took a couple of years and several loans to minor clubs until he became a settled player of Porto.
It was in the 2003-04 season that Carvalho made his name as a world-class footballer. His solid performances helped the club win Portuguese Liga title, for the second year in a row, and the most prestigious club trophy in European football, the UEFA Champions League title. In this tournament Carvalho played in all of FC Porto's matches including the 3-0 win against AS Monaco in the final. Subsequently, by his great performances Carvalho won the "UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year" award, was voted for the "UEFA Team of the Year" and was named one of the 50 players shortlisted for the 2004 European Footballer of the Year award (Ballon d'Or), finishing ninth in the voting, deserving a national team call-up for the UEFA Euro 2004, in which tournament he was also nominated for the "UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament". At the end of the season Carvalho has been tracked by a host of top European clubs. Real Madrid was an example, the Madrileos offered -7 million for Carvalho, but FC Porto have warned the Spaniards they will not accept anything less than -20 million for the defender after the Spanish team made a much lower offer. But finally, the English club Chelsea FC offered -19,85 million for the defender, and the Portuguese team accepted the offer.
At Stamford Bridge, Carvalho, who was considered one of the best centre-backs at UEFA Euro 2004, joined his former manager Jos Mourinho and former teammate Paulo Ferreira. He signed for a fee of -19.85 million
The start of 2005-06 season was not as smooth for Carvalho, as he was publicly lambasted by Mourinho after making comments about his selection policy. He later returned to favour, though, and was a near-regular in the side from September. He scored his second Chelsea goal in the 4-0 home win against Real Betis in the Champions League. Carvalho continued his scoring run in Europe by netting the second goal in Chelsea's 2-0 away victory over R.S.C. Anderlecht of Belgium, scoring from a Hernn Crespo flick on which he blasted into the roof of the net. Carvalho received the first red card of his Chelsea career in January 2006, in Chelsea's 1-1 draw against Charlton. Later, on 29 April 2006, he scored again a goal, in the Barclay's Premier League match against Manchester United, finishing off a move he had started on the edge of his own penalty area by smashing the ball into the net, to help Chelsea clinch the title for the second consecutive year.
In the 2006-07 season Carvalho scored again against Manchester United an important goal in a 1-1 draw - a header from a Frank Lampard corner that also bounced off Louis Saha's head. On 7 April he scored another goal against Tottenham Hotspur, this time a long-range strike from 30 yards, to earn his team a 1-0 win, and 21 days later, on 28 April, Carvalho injured the medial ligaments of his right leg against Bolton Wanderers. The injury meant Carvalho missed the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool. He also missed the FA Cup Final against Manchester United, which Chelsea won after a goal from Didier Drogba during extra time. On 18 May 2007, the day of his 29th birthday, Carvalho signed a five-year contract extension with Chelsea, keeping him at the club through the 2011-12 season. For his great performances during the 2006-07 season, Carvalho has been recognized by a number of organisations. Sky Sports listed him as one of seven candidates for the Premiership's "Defender of the Year". He was also one of three Chelsea players nominated for the club's "Player of the Year" honour, which was won by Michael Essien.
Carvalho continued his excellent form into the 2007-08 season. Following the departure of manager Jos Mourinho, the Spanish champions, Real Madrid, have once again expressed their interest in Carvalho. A Madrid source said "We have never been able to get Carvalho because of his connection with Mourinho. Now he has left Chelsea, we feel there's a real chance.", but the Portuguese didn't left the English club. On 26 December 2007 in a 4-4 home draw against Aston Villa Carvalho lunges at Gabriel Agbonlahor with a red-card tackle. On 79 minutes, the home side allowed the ourselves to become outmanoeuvred on halfway leaving just Cech and Carvalho between Agbonlahor and the goal, Carvalho attempted the block, went in two-footed and was red carded for the foul. In the same night he issued a public apology for his horror tackle on the forward. In that season, Carvalho was one of the most consistent performers at the club and his efforts were rewarded when he scored his first goal of the season in a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in the Premier League. Later, Carvalho made his 100th appearance for the club against Manchester United, despite Chelsea's 2-1 win, he marred his centenary mark with an error that allowed Wayne Rooney to equalise. His solid performances in the UEFA Champions League helped the club reach the final, Chelsea's first Champions League final appearance in all time and Carvalho's second The "''Blues''" lost 6-5 on penalties against Manchester United, after a 1-1 draw following extra time. Carvalho played in all 120 minutes and he was booked one time for a high challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo right before the end of first half. On 8 May 2008, Carvalho was voted by his fellow Chelsea colleagues as Chelsea's "Players Player of the Year", whilst finishing in the top three for Chelsea's "Player of the Year" award voted by Chelsea fans along with Michael Ballack and Joe Cole.
thumb|upright|150px|left|Ricardo Carvalho in a game against Fulham in 2009.
Carvalho opened his account for the 2008-09 season against Manchester City in a 1-3 away victory, on 13 September 2008. He was a somewhat peripheral figure for the rest of the season, as injury, the sacking of Luiz Felipe Scolari, and subsequent appointment of Guus Hiddink meant that he lost his place in the team to Brazilian team-mate Alex. He clocked up 18 appearances in all competitions, 2 as substitute, scoring one goal.
On July 2009 Carvalho has told Chelsea he wants to quit the club to join Inter Milan, he was desperate to link up with old "''Blues''" boss Jose Mourinho at the San Siro. Carvalho said that his first four seasons at Stamford Bridge were wonderful, but the last one was difficult. He played only 18 times last season due to a persistent knee injury. Some days later the defender appeared to be on his way out of Stamford Bridge after accusing the "''Blues''" of not supporting him during his injury problems last term. But a move to Inter Milan to link up with ex-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho collapsed when the Italian giants failed to follow up their initial interest, and Carvalho, who returned to action during the club's pre-season tour of America, is keen to put his troubles behind him; the Portuguese centre-back said "It was a frustrating year for me but now I look forward because I am fit and I am ready".
The appointment of Carlo Ancelotti, coupled with recovery from injury, has seen Carvalho regain his place in the Chelsea team. He made a fine start to the 2009-10 season, scoring a diving header in the 2009 FA Community Shield match against Manchester United, a game in which he also received the Man of the Match award. Chelsea got off to a terrible start conceding inside 10 minutes, but second-half goals from Carvalho and Frank Lampard looked enough to pull the team back from behind to take some more Wembley silverware, only for Wayne Rooney to clip home an equaliser in stoppage time, forcing penalties. Chelsea went on to win the match 4-1 on penalties, following a 2-2 draw at the end of normal time. On 20 December 2009, Carvalho made his 200th appearance for Chelsea FC in a 1-1 draw against West Ham United for the premier league, where the defender was booked just before the half-hour mark for a challenge on the quiet Guillermo Franco, before West Ham had their best chance of the opening stages.
thumb|right|290px|Pepe, Ricardo Carvalho and Bosingwa in action against Denmark (2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match).]]
During the 2003-04 season, Carvalho had his first game for Portugal national football team, at 11 October 2003 in a 5-3 friendly match win over Albania. He established himself as a key member of the national team starting eleven during the UEFA Euro 2004 Championship, in which tournament he was nominated for the "UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament" along with his teammates Maniche, Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo. Carvalho formed a strong partnership with Jorge Andrade in the Portuguese defence as his country reached the final, though they lost 1-0 to Greece. Carvalho played in all of Portugal's six games in the tournament, including an epic game against England, where the defender was named "Carlsberg Man of the Match".
Carvalho represented Portugal in a major tournament for the second time, at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, finishing fourth overall. During the quarter-final game against England, the referee Horacio Elizondo controversially adjudged that Wayne Rooney trod on Ricardo Carvalho, right in front of him, and the English player was sent off for violent conduct. In the following semi-final game against France in Munich on 5 July 2006, Carvalho was whistled for a foul against France's Thierry Henry in the penalty area resulting in a penalty kick. Zinedine Zidane converted the spot kick to give France a 1-0 win over Portugal. Also in the same game, Carvalho was booked with his second yellow card of the knockout phase, and was forced to miss the third place game vs Germany on 8 July in Stuttgart. He played all other preceding matches in the cup on the starting lineup, and as a result of his exhibitions he was one of the 23 players nominated for the "All Star Team of the tournament".
Carvalho was named in the Portuguese squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 Championship. The defender played in three of Portugal's four matches in the tournament, including the 2-0 win against Turkey and the 1-3 victory against Czech Republic, in the group stage, and the quarter-finals match where Portugal lost 3-2 to Germany.
Carvalho is married to his Portuguese wife Carina and they have a son named Rodrigo, they live in Battersea South west london.
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'''Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira''', (; born 18 January 1979 in Cascais) is a Portuguese football player currently playing as a full back for Chelsea in the English Premier League.
A regular on the Portuguese national team, Ferreira is predominantly a right back, but has also played at left back and in central defense.
An unspectacular but consistent performer, Ferreira was once described by Jos Mourinho as "a player who will never be man of the match but will always score 7/10 for his individual display."
He started his career in the Portuguese second division for Estoril-Praia. He then moved to Vitria de Setbal at the start of the 2001-02 season.
Due to his excellent performances in the Portuguese first division, he moved to FC Porto in the summer of 2002, signed by then-coach Jos Mourinho. Ferreira was previously a right-side midfielder until he met Mourinho at Porto.
In the following season, he won the League and Cup double domestically but the capture of the UEFA Cup over Celtic in Seville was the highlight of an exceptional season. The next season brought another Portuguese Liga title but more importantly he played every minute of Porto's UEFA Champions League win.
After playing for Porto for two years, he joined Chelsea for -13.2 million at the beginning of the Premiership 2004-2005 season. At Stamford Bridge, Ferreira was reunited with his former manager Jos Mourinho and former teammate Ricardo Carvalho, both of whom were also signed by Chelsea in the off-season.
Ferreira impressed greatly in his debut season, playing 29 Premier League matches before injury ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign. He continued his fine form into the following campaign, during which he scored his first Chelsea goal in the 3-1 victory over Colchester United in the FA Cup fourth round.
Despite becoming a regular on the manager's team sheet, Ferreira suffered from a lack of confidence in the 2006-07 season and eventually lost his place first to Khalid Boulahrouz, and then to midfielder Geremi. The emergence of young French midfielder Lassana Diarra further reduced the playing time for Ferreira, as Mourinho saw it fit to play the French international in the full back position. However, Ferreira did play the full 120 minutes of Chelsea's 1-0 FA Cup final win over Manchester United.
Ferreira was the second choice right back for Chelsea during the 2007-08 season, behind Michael Essien and Juliano Belletti. When played, Ferreira was his usual consistent self, putting in unspectacular, workman-like performances.
Ferreira signed a new five-year deal with Chelsea on 18 February 2008, which would keep him at the club until 2013.
He agreed a squad number swap from 20 to 19 for the 2008-09 season following Deco's arrival.
A rumor on the last day of the transfer window suggested that Ferreira was on the verge of joining Chelsea's London rivals West Ham United, either on a season long loan deal or a permanent deal. The rumor turned out to be false, however.
He suffered an injury late in the 2008-09 season, stuck on 99 Premier League games. Paulo Ferriera finally made his appearance for Chelsea in a Carling Cup match against west-london rivals QPR on 23 September 2009. He had been out with an injury since January.
He scored just his second ever Chelsea goal, a late equaliser in extra-time in the Carling Cup quarter final against Blackburn Rovers. Chelsea went on to lose on penalties.
right|thumb|200px|Portuguese defenders defending against a freekick (left to right:Ferreira, Pepe, Carvalho, and Bosingwa
Ferreira was called up for the Portuguese under-21 side and accumulated 27 caps.
He was called up to the national team for Portugal's UEFA Euro 2004 campaign and started their opening game against a lowly Greece side, but a series of mistakes in the game saw him dropped for Miguel for the rest of the tournament. He did, however, come on in Portugal's huge upset defeat against Greece in the final, following an injury to Miguel.
Paulo made two appearances for Portugal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In the semi-final against France, which Portugal lost 1-0, Ferreira came on in the second half for the injured Miguel. He then started the third place playoff against the host country Germany, which the Germans won 3-1.
Ferreira faces competition from Jos Bosingwa and Miguel for the Portugal right-back slot and is often played at left-back since the retirement of Nuno Valente.
Ferreira was named in the Portguese Squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 championships. Portugal were knocked out in the quarter-finals and Ferreira was a starter in all of their four matches, playing at left back.
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'''Darren Andrew Campbell''' MBE (born 12 September 1973 in Moss Side, Manchester) is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4  100 metres relay. Campbell is the European record holder in the relay event with 37.73 seconds.
Campbell was a promising junior athlete and won a number of medals at the World and European Junior Championships. He spent two years away from athletics, playing professional football but returned in 1995, attending his first Olympics shortly afterwards. He began to compete as part of the British 4  100 m relay team and between 1997-2000 he won two World Championship medals, a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and set the European record in the event. Success also came in the individual events: he became the 1998 European Champion in the 100 m and won his first Olympic medal, a silver in the 200 m at the 2000 Sydney Games. In the 100 m he won silver at the 2002 European Championships and was the 2003 World Championships bronze medallist.
Campbell formed part of perhaps Britain's most successful relay team - they won in the European Cup in 1999 and 2000, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and took the gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics (the first time a British team had done so since 1912). Campbell had also won a gold medal at the 2002 European Championships and a 2003 World Championship silver medal but had to return them when his running-mate, Dwain Chambers, tested positive for banned substances, sparking much animosity between the two. He won his last medal in 2006, again taking the relay gold at the European Championships, and he retired shortly afterwards. His personal bests of 10.04 s in the 100 m and 20.13 s in the 200 m-place him among the top six fastest British sprinters.
He now works with various Premier League football clubs, working with the players to improve their sprinting ability. He also regularly visits schools to promote sport among children, on behalf of the Youth Sport Trust.
Campbell was both a talented athlete and footballer during his youth. His first national success in athletics was a gold medal at the English Schools Championships in the 200 m. Campbell then won the 100 m and 200 m gold medals at the 1991 European Junior Championships held in Thessaloniki, Greece, as well as a gold medal in the 4 x 100 m. A year later, he won silver medals at the 1992 World Junior Championships, in the sprint double, and a gold medal in the 4 x 100 m relay. He was beaten both times by Ato Boldon, who became the first athlete to win a double at the championships.
His senior international debut came at the Stuttgart World Championships in 1993, as part of the 4 x 100 m squad. However, as a result of injuries, he left athletics at the age of 21 to play football for Cwmbran Town, Plymouth Argyle F.C., Cinderford Town F.C., Weymouth F.C., UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C., and Newport County A.F.C. amongst others. During a debate on TalkSPORT on 14 August 2006, Campbell stated this period away from athletics had also been spurred on by attempts by certain individuals to draw him in to a drugs programme.
Following two seasons playing football for Weymouth and Newport County, Campbell returned to athletics in 1995, and ran the 100 m in 10.34s that year. The following year, he improved his 100 m time to 10.17s, and represented Britain in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Campbell only represented Britain in the 4 x 100 m relay, but did not receive the baton, as it was dropped before it reached him.
At the 1997 World Championships, Campbell won his first major senior medal - a bronze in the 4 x 100 m relay, and by this time was a regular feature in the British squad.
Campbell's first senior gold medals came at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest. Campbell won the 100 m individual event, setting his best time at the 100 m in the final - 10.13s, and also winning gold in the 4 x 100 m relay. At the Commonwealth Games that year, Campbell helped break the championship record for the 4 x 100 m relay. However, he won no individual medals.
The following year, in the 1999 World Championships, held in Seville, Campbell won the silver medal in the 4 x 100 m relay, but was eliminated from his individual event in the semi-finals.
In 2000, Campbell won the man of the match award in the European Cup following his performance in the 100 m. Campbell replaced Jason Gardener with 20 minutes notice, and won the race in a time of 10.09s (wind-assisted). He also ran in a leg in the winning 4 x 100 m relay team.
At the Olympics in Sydney, Campbell placed 6th in the 100 m final, and took a surprise silver medal in the 200 m, as Campbell was mainly a 100 m runner, and had a previous best time of 20.49s. In the quarter-final, he took 0.29s off this to reduce to 20.13s, his fastest time at the distance in his career. This was followed by performances of 20.23s in the semi-final and 20.14s in the final to finish second, Campbell's first senior medal at the distance. The gold medal was won by controversial Greek sprinter Konstantinos Kenteris
Campbell was again hit by injury in 2001, missing the majority of the year's competitions. He had run 10.16s for the 100 m and 20.41s for the 200 m, and been named European Cup captain prior to the injury.
After returning from injury the following year, Campbell took bronze in the individual 100 m event and gold in the 4 x 100 m relay at the 2002 European Championships. His bronze was later upgraded to a silver after Dwain Chambers confessed to taking performance-enchancing drugs at this time. However, the relay gold was later taken from him, as Chambers was part of the quartet. He won his quarter-final in the 200 m, but was eliminated after being disqualified for stepping outside his lane.
The year also saw Campbell compete in his home town of Manchester in the Commonwealth Games. He did repeat his Olympic success in the 200 m, receiving bronze in this event. However, he anchored the team to gold in the 4 x 100 m relay along with squad members Jason Gardener, Marlon Devonish and Allyn Condon, just beating Asafa Powell of Jamaica in a very tight photo finish.
In 2003, at the Paris World Championships, Campbell took bronze in the 100 m, but missed on a medal in the 200 m, finishing fourth in the final. He also ran the 2nd leg for the 4 x 100 m relay team, but later lost this medal due to Dwain Chambers being found guilty of doping. Campbell also set his 60 m PB of 6.59s this year.
In the 2004 Summer Olympics, Campbell won a surprise gold medal in the 4 x 100 m, in a team with Jason Gardener, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis, who defeated the United States team by just 0.01s, winning in a season's best of 38.07s. However, Campbell performed less well in the 100 m and 200 m, exiting in the heat and semi-final respectively, due to not being fully recovered from a hamstring injury.
He was named captain for the European Cup in 2005, however did not have a successful season, only placing 5th in the AAA semi-final and running 10.47s (10.48w) for the 100 m and 20.9s for the 200 m. He did, however, receive an MBE in the New Year Honours.
Campbell competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, however did not progress past the semi-final in the 200 m, and the England team were eliminated in the 4 x 100 m after a faulty baton changeover in their heat. He did not compete individually at the European Championships in Gothenburg, but ran the second leg to help Britain to the gold medal in the 4 x 100 relay.
On 13 August 2006, after winning the 4 x 100 m European relay gold medal with Great Britain, Campbell left the track without completing a lap of honour with the rest of his team mates. He initially remained cryptic about his problems, but revealed the next day that his lap of honour boycott was due to his loss of two relay medals (2002 European Championships gold and 2003 World Championships silver) as a result of Dwain Chambers' doping. Campbell did, however, explain that he did stand by Chambers insofar as he was not solely accountable, but he felt Chambers had a duty to inform the authorities of the individuals who led him to his departure to America and his resulting adoption of a drug programme. John Regis criticised Campbell for this stand, also noting that his coach (Linford Christie) had served a drugs ban.
Campbell defended himself, saying "I will not regret doing that. At times you have to stand up for what you believe", and also that he was concerned about youngsters ending up the same situation. He also defended his links with Christie, stating that he would not have remained with Christie if he thought he had cheated.
"Campbell stands his ground over Chambers relay snub" by Duncan Mackay, ''The Guardian'', August 15, 2006, retrieved August 18, 2006
Campbell announced his retirement on 18 August 2006
In July 2007, Campbell was announced as the new ambassador for Sky Sports Living for Sport, a successful initiative run by the Youth Sport Trust in conjunction with BSkyB, which uses sport as a tool to re-engage young people who may be at risk of opting out of school life. Sky Sports Living for Sport, now in its fifth year, has involved over 600 schools and benefited over 17,000 young people aged 11-16. Campbell's role will see him meet young people and teachers involved in Sky Sports Living for Sport across the country to share his experiences and help inspire them to reach their full potential.
In 2009, he began working at Ralph Thoresby High School in Leeds, UK in its PE department .
Campbell is well regarded in football circles; he has given training sessions to Manchester United, Chelsea and Everton. He is said to be a pace and acceleration specialist..
Shevchenko is not the first high-profile subject whom Campbell has coached - he has previously worked with Jonah Lomu while the Kiwi was playing rugby for Cardiff. Campbell has also been working since the start of the season with MK Dons, at the invitation of then manager, Paul Ince, and in the last couple of days he has had Everton's Andy Johnson, a regular England player expressing the wish to benefit from his expertise. ''"When you look at some of the other big Premiership clubs, it looks as if they are doing the same kind of thing. As a Manchester United fan, I have noticed that their players run very efficiently. Arsenal's players are the same. But there are usually improvements you can make. The only player I don't think I could improve would be Thierry Henry. His technique is already up there. He could easily be a sprinter, and is the template I use with other footballers."''
As well as these performances, during his career Campbell has also won seven national titles at either the 100 or 200 metres.
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'''Gilbert Laird Jessop''' (19 May 1874, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - 11 May 1955, Fordington, Dorset) was an English cricket player, often reckoned to have been the fastest run-scorer cricket has ever known, he was Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1898.
Nicknamed "The Croucher" because of his unusual hunched stance at the crease and though a stocky build at 5'7" and 11 stone, Jessop remained a fast bowler through his career. He was also a powerful driver, cutter and hooker. The Fifth Test at The Oval in August 1902, known as "Jessop's match", highlighed Jessop's ability to play quickly. England had an unlikely one-wicket victory against a quality Australian side who set England 263 to win in the fourth innings. Jessop came to the crease with England at 48 for 5. He scored his first 50 runs in 43 minutes and reached his century in 75 minutes. He was eventually dismissed after 77 minutes for 104, which included 17 fours and an all-run five. Many of the fours had well cleared the boundary, but the laws of cricket in 1902 meant that to obtain six runs the ball had to be hit out of the ground. One of these "fours" was caught on the players' balcony. A newspaper managed to keep a detailed record of his innings, which shows that Jessop reached his hundred off 76 balls - one of the fastest Test centuries of all time.
A genuine all-rounder, in his early days he was a bowler of considerable pace. He could maintain great stamina; however, he suffered a back strain in his debut Test from being over-bowled which plagued his career. (Frith, 2007) Jessop was also a quick fielder, giving Gloucestershire a reputation for strength in the field. His fielding was a matter of great pride to him. In his early days he fielded at cover-point; later he specialised in the position of extra mid-off.
He first played for Gloucestershire in 1894, and a short innings of 30 against the deadly bowling of Mold and Briggs was seen as indicating a promising player. In 1896 when Jessop did the "double" of 1000 runs and 100 wickets. ''Wisden'' made him a Cricketer of the Year in 1898, while two years later his two innings against Yorkshire at Bradford both featured scored a century before lunch, making 104 in the first innings in forty minutes and 139 in the second, again reaching his hundred in under an hour.
Jessop went up to Christ's College, Cambridge in 1896, intending to study for the priesthood, although this was not to materialise as he left without taking a degree. He played for the Cambridge University side for four seasons, being captain in the last (1899). In the 1897 Varsity match he took six wickets for 65 in the first innings; in 1898 he took six wickets for 126 in the first innings.
After two moderate years - despite a Test debut in 1899 - Jessop in 1900 took over as captain and secretary of Gloucestershire and had his finest year, scoring 2210 runs and taking 104 wickets including a career-best 8 for 29 against Essex. The following year, whilst he lost his pace and his bowling declined to fewer than thirty wickets, his batting improved further, whilst 1902 was highlighted by his the Fifth Test efforts at the Oval.
In 1903, Jessop played the highest innings of his career - 286 in 180 minutes against Sussex - and for the rest of the decade, as well as being captain of Gloucestershire, he was their batting mainstay, though after 1901 he could rarely bowl at a quick pace. Despite a major injury in 1909 keeping him off the field for over two months, Jessop continued to be a major force as a batsman until he relinquished the secretaryship of Gloucestershire in 1912. In his last two seasons he was not always available and showed only modest form, and, at the age of 45, did not play again when cricket resumed after World War I.
Among his 53 centuries were five of more than 200: 286 out of 335 in 175 minutes for Gloucestershire against Sussex at Brighton, 1903 (he and J. H. Board adding 320 for the sixth wicket); 240 out of 337 in 200 minutes for Gloucestershire v. Sussex at Bristol, 1907; 234 out of 346 in 155 minutes for Gloucestershire v. Somerset at Bristol, 1905; 233 out of 318 in 150 minutes for An England XI v. Yorkshire at Lord's, 1901; and 206 out of 317 in 150 minutes for Gloucestershire v. Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, 1904 (cricinfo.com).
Besides his cricketing ability, Jessop was an allround athlete of note. He got his Blue as a hockey goalkeeper, but fell ill and could not play in the University match. He came near getting an Association football Blue and played for The Casuals as half-back or goalkeeper. He also appeared as a wing-threequarter for Gloucester R.F.C. He would have played billiards for Cambridge against Oxford, but was gated and could not take part. In one week he made two breaks of over 150. He could run the 100 yards in 10.2 seconds and frequently entered for sports meetings. A scratch golfer, he took part in the Amateur Championship in 1914, was Secretary of the Cricketers' Golfing Society and for some years Secretary of the Edgware Club (cricinfo.com).
His son later played for Hampshire, and in later years moved to London where he wrote and was secretary to a golf club. Due to poor health he retired young, but lived to over 80.
Jessop also played football for Gloucester A.F.C., Cheltenham Town F.C.
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'''Claudio Reyna''' (born July 20, 1973) is a retired American soccer player. He was the captain of the United States national team before retiring from international soccer following the USA's exit from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He's widely considered one of the greatest players the United States has ever produced. Reyna last played for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer, where he was team captain.
Reyna's father, a professional soccer player from Argentina, moved to the United States in 1968. He settled in New Jersey where he married a Portuguese American woman and raised a family. Reyna gained his love for the game from his father. Reyna would go on to become an outstanding youth player, attending Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in New Jersey as a teammate of Gregg Berhalter. He graduated from St. Benedict's in 1991. During Reyna's three years with the team, St Benedict's went undefeated (65-0) while Reyna was named as the only two-time Parade Magazine's national high school Player of the Year and the Gatorade National Player of the Year. In 1999, he was named by ''The Star-Ledger'' as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1990s.
Highly recruited out of high school, Reyna elected to attend the University of Virginia from 1991-1993 on a full-ride scholarship. While at Virginia, he spent three seasons on the men's soccer team, coached by future U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena. The Cavaliers would go on to win the NCAA championship each of his three seasons. On an individual level, Reyna won the Hermann Trophy in 1993 and the MAC Award in 1992 and 1993; and was named the 1992 and 1993 ''Soccer America'' Player of the Year. In 2000, the magazine placed him on its ''Team of the Century'' and named him the ''male player of the century''.
On August 8, 1994, Reyna signed with German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen after playing in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He had difficulty finding playing time with the Leverkusen first team, making only five appearances. Leverkusen loaned Reyna to fellow Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg in July 1997. He quickly established himself in Wolfsburg's first team where he became the first American to captain a European club.
He was half way through his second year with Wolfsburg when Scottish Premier League club Rangers expressed an interest in Reyna.
On April 1, 1999, Rangers paid $826,400 to Wolfsburg and $2.76 million to Leverkusen for Reyna. Reyna would remain with Rangers until December 2001. Despite building his reputation in Germany and on the national team as a creative midfielder, he spent most of his years at Rangers playing either defensive midfield or right back. He scored ten goals for the Ibrox club, one of the most notable was a strike that proved decisive over Italian club Parma for qualification for the 1999/2000 UEFA Champions League.
From Rangers, he transferred to Premier League side Sunderland, who paid -2.85 million for his services.
In October 2002, he injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, keeping him out of action for the rest of the 2002-2003 season. With Sunderland's relegation that season they could not afford Reyna's high wage demands, and the Black Cats sold him to Manchester City for -1.45 million in the 2003 off-season.
Reyna's time at Manchester City was frequently punctuated by injury, restricting him to thirty appearances in his first season with the club, and causing him to miss six months of the 2004-05 season. In three and a half seasons at the City of Manchester Stadium, Reyna made 87 appearances, scoring four goals.
On January 11, 2007, Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce announced that the club had agreed to terminate Reyna's contract with a view to a move to Major League Soccer for family reasons.This was finalized on January 23, 2007.
On January 24, 2007, Reyna signed with New York Red Bulls, where he rejoined his former University of Virginia and U.S. national team head coach Bruce Arena.
As a U.S. national player, Reyna got his first cap against Norway on January 15, 1994. He was a member of the team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but did not play due to injury. Reyna did play in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.
In 2002, despite sitting out the opening 3-2 upset win over Portugal due to injury, he was a key contributor in the next three U.S. games - a tie against South Korea, a loss to Poland, and a win over CONCACAF rival Mexico. In the quarterfinals, the U.S. lost to eventual runner-up Germany. He became only the second American ever (after Bert Patenaude) named to the World Cup all-tournament team.
In 2006, Reyna again captained the U.S. at the World Cup in Germany. Trailing 1-0 in the opener against the Czech Republic, Reyna fired a 30-yard shot that bounced off the post, the best American chance in the game. In the final group game against Ghana, Reyna suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament when Haminu Dramani crashed into his knee. Dramani then dribbled in alone and scored Ghana's first goal.
On June 23, 2006, the day after the U.S. was eliminated from the World Cup, Reyna announced his retirement from the national team. He ended his career with 112 caps, 8 goals and 12 assists.
Reyna also represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
In Britain, he was occasionally referred to as ''Captain America'' because of his status as captain of the U.S. national team.
Reyna married Danielle Egan, then a member of the United States women's national soccer team, in July 1997, one week after attending the FIFA All-Star Game in Hong Kong and two weeks after the U.S. team's World Cup qualifier at El Salvador. They have two children: Jack, who was born in 1999, and Giovanni, who was born in 2002 and named after Reyna's good friend and former colleague at Glasgow Rangers Giovanni van Bronckhorst. Reyna and his family live in Bedford, New York.
Reyna now spends much of his time managing the Claudio Reyna Foundation, his non-profit established to provide soccer training and mentoring to underprivileged youth around the nation and abroad.
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'''Nuno Jorge Pereira da Silva Valente''', (; born 12 September 1974 in Lisbon) is a former Portuguese footballer, who played as a left back.
Valente began his career at second division club Portimonense Sporting Clube, loaned by Sporting Clube de Portugal. However, he found first team chances limited in the capital outfit and, despite success in helping win the Portuguese Cup in 1995, he was loaned for 1996-97 to fellow league side Club Sport Martimo.
A young Jos Mourinho recognized Valente's talent and brought him to his then club, Unio de Leiria. He spent three years at Leiria, helping the club achieve successful seasons. In 2002, when Mourinho left to join F.C. Porto, Valente and teammate Derlei were the first signings made by the coach. Valente repaid Mourinho's faith in him with some good displays as Porto romped to victory in the national league, and won the UEFA Cup against Celtic FC (3-2).
The following season, Valente produced yet another excellent season, helping his club to domestic championship and Champions League wins, as the defender appeared in 11 games during that run, 10 of those complete. At the season's closure, he renewed his contract until 2007.
After Mourinho left for Chelsea, Valente picked up a succession of injuries. In total he only played eight games in the entire domestic season, but returned in time to face Inter Milan in the Champions League quarterfinal, but could not prevent his team losing 4-2 on aggregate.
After another poor season, which included an ultimatum by Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa that ordered him to choose between club or national team, eventually leading to a suspension, he was signed by Everton F.C. on a three-year deal worth -2.2 million, under recommendation of mentor Mourinho, at the end of August 2005, after the Merseyside club lost regular left-back Alessandro Pistone to injury. Valente took a while to adapt to the hectic pace of the Premiership, but soon became a key feature in the Everton side from then on. In the 2005-06 and 06-07 seasons he was considered first-choice, but faced stiff competition from Scotsman Gary Naysmith. In February 2007, Everton took the option of a one-year extension to Valente's contract, tying him to the club until 2008.
In May 2008, Valente signed another one-year link,but would fall down the pecking order at Everton, usually backing Leighton Baines; furthermore, with centre back Joleon Lescott also being able to play the position, he received little playing time during 2008-09, being released on 12 June 2009 and choosing to retire from playing.
Upon his retirement, Valente was appointed Everton's official scout in Portugal.
A full international since after the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Valente was first-choice for the national side during the runner-up campaign at UEFA Euro 2004, in home soil.
During 2005, he suffered a thigh strain, but recovered in time to play in the 2006 World Cup, again playing a key part in Portugal's eventual fourth-place finish.
After playing only once during the Euro 2008 qualifiers, Valente retired from international football, in September 2008.
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'''Tiago Cardoso Mendes''' (, born 2 May 1981 in Viana do Castelo), commonly known as just '''Tiago''', is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Atltico Madrid on loan from Juventus and the Portuguese national team. Generally, Tiago plays as a central midfielder and during his time at Olympique Lyonnais and Juventus, he took up both attacking and defensive duties. He is an occasional goal scorer and is a known for his passing and dribbling.
Tiago has played for two teams in the Portuguese Liga; starting a S.C. Braga and later moving to S.L. Benfica. His first cup medal came in 2004 after Benfica beat F.C. Porto. Chelsea bought Tiago for -15m in 2004 but he was sold to Olympique Lyonnais the following season. After two league winning seasons with the club, Tiago moved to Juventus in 2007, helping them finish 3rd in the 2007-2008 season.
Tiago came to prominence at S.C. Braga B, the reserve team of S.C. Braga, during the 1999-00 season. He moved to the main team the following season, helping Braga secure 4th place just a place away for UEFA Cup qualification.
Tiago moved to S.L. Benfica in December 2001 where he excelled in the 2002-03 season, scoring 13 times in the league, playing a significant part in the club's second place finish. He then helped Benfica defeat FC Porto in the 2004 Cup of Portugal final during the 2003-04 season, denying Porto a historic treble.
Tiago signed for Chelsea on 20 July 2004, for a -15 million fee, becoming Jos Mourinho's sixth signing that season. Having missed the first game of Chelsea's 2004-05, Tiago soon became an important member of his new team's squad, scoring on his away debut against Crystal Palace on 24 August 2004.
Despite his initial success, the following season saw the arrival of Michael Essien in August 2005 and this limited Tiago's first team chances. After an emotional goodbye, Tiago flew to Lyon and completed his medical with French giants Olympique Lyonnais, signing a four-year deal for a -10.1 million transfer fee. Mourinho later confessed in an interview that letting Tiago go was "a big mistake."
Usually playing in a defensive midfield role alongside Juninho, Mahamadou Diarra and Florent Malouda, Tiago excelled for Lyon, scoring seven goals in 37 appearances. The highlights of his first season in France were a pair of goals against PSV that took Lyon into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals and the winning goal against Troyes AC on 1 April 2006. Lyon finished top of the league during the 2005-06 season which was a 5th consecutive Ligue 1 title for the club. After the departure of Diarra to Real Madrid the following season, Tiago began to play a more significant role in Lyon's midfield with Diarra's replacement, Jrmy Toulalan. He won his second Ligue 1 title that season and helped Lyon to the Coupe de la Ligue final. However, the club lost to Girondins de Bordeaux after a last minute strike. Tiago scored six goals in 40 appearances in his second season with the club.
On 17 June 2007, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas confirmed that Tiago's departure from Lyon was imminent with both Juventus and A.C. Milan reportedly after his signature. He officially signed for Juventus on 21 June 2007, for a -13 million fee. However, his performance in the 2007-8 season was criticised, Goal.com describing him as the third biggest flop of the season.
The start of the Serie A 2008-09 season gave Tiago an opportunity to return to the Premier League in the form of year long loan offer from Everton. Juventus agreed to the deal but Tiago refused their terms, favouring to stay in Italy instead. The negotiations between the player and the club had a violent end when Tiago forcibly locked Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli inside a toilet stall. Cobolli Gigli was finally rescued by Alessandro Del Piero more than an hour later.
Finally, in the Serie A 2008-09 season, Tiago established himself as a regular starter for Juventus, until a two month injury, forced him to the treatment room in late November. Tiago has since been used both in the starting XI and off the bench but has established himself as a more important part of the Juventus team, unlike his first season. On 8th January 2010, Tiago joined Atltico Madrid on loan until the end of the season 2009/10.
Tiago's performances in Portugal's youth team eventually earnt him his senior debut against Scotland in a November 2002 friendly. He went on to seal a regular berth in the squad and was included in the 23-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2004, although he did not play for Portugal in the final of the tournament.
Moving to France proved crucial in international selection as Tiago-s strong form at Olympique Lyonnais afforded him a place in Portugal's well-established midfield. His contributions to the team aided Portugal in their quest for qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and he played five matches in the tournament held in Germany. Portugal reached the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup but lost to France.
Tiago scored his first goal for the national team in March 2007, in a Man of the Match display away to Serbia.
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'''George Reginald Cohen''' MBE (born 22 October 1939, Kensington, London) was the right back for England in the side which won the 1966 World Cup. He is the uncle of Rugby Union World Cup winner, Ben Cohen.
Cohen spent his whole playing career at Fulham where he proved his worth as a committed and strong full back, especially adept at supporting wingers with overlapping runs.
He joined Fulham professionally in 1956 and remained a dependable performer for 13 years thereafter, though his chances at international level seemed to be restricted to a handful of caps at under 23 level, mainly due to the presence of Blackpool's Jimmy Armfield, who was the regular incumbent at No.2 and played in the 1962 World Cup in Chile.
In April 1964, however, Armfield won his 41st cap in an embarrassing defeat against Scotland at Hampden Park. England coach Alf Ramsey duly tried out Cohen for his international debut a month later in a 2-1 win over Uruguay. With Armfield unfortunately suffering an injury - timed appallingly with the World Cup imminent - Cohen went on to play in 21 of the next 23 internationals. Armfield managed two more caps in preparation for the 1966 tournament after regaining his fitness, but Cohen was Ramsey's first choice by the time the competition, which England was hosting, got underway.
Cohen was an immaculate performer in Ramsey's revolutionary team which played without conventional wide men, allowing for extra strength in midfield and relying on young, stamina-based players like Martin Peters and Alan Ball to drift from centre to flank and back again as required. When these players were occupied in more central positions or chasing high up the flank and needing support, this was where attacking full backs like Cohen proved their extra worth.
As England got through a group containing Uruguay, Mexico and France, Cohen's unfussy performances were rightly seen as just as vital as the attention-grabbing displays from the likes of Bobby Charlton. Cohen maintained his form as England got past a thuggish Argentina in the last eight, and was unwittingly featured in one of the more memorable photographs of the tournament in the immediate aftermath of the game - Ramsey, livid at the Argentinians' violent approach (he later memorably called them "animals" in a post-match interview), ran to Cohen in order to prevent him swapping shirts with one of his opponents.
Three days later, one of Cohen's overlapping runs and clever near-post passes contributed to Charlton's clincher as the hosts edged past the splendid, if rather enigmatic Portugal in the semi finals.
In the final against West Germany, Cohen won his 30th cap as vice-captain and was his usual immaculate self, though in a game full of incident and iconic individual contributions, his only notable moment of the match was managing to block the vicious last minute free kick from Lothar Emmerich which subsequently found its way across the England six-yard box for Wolfgang Weber to stroke home the late equaliser which forced extra-time. England ultimately won 4-2.
Cohen played seven of the next eight internationals before Ramsey decided to utilise some younger full backs in England's campaign for the 1968 European Championships. Cohen's 37th and final England appearance came in a 2-0 win over Northern Ireland at Wembley on November 22, 1967. He didn't score for his country, though this was not unexpected for a man in his position. He was the first of England's 1966 XI to cease playing for his country.
Cohen served Fulham until 1969, not winning any honours though he did suffer the ignominy of relegation in 1968. He ended his career with 459 appearances for the club, a figure surpassed by only four other players in Fulham's history. It would have been more but for the injury which forced his retirement before his 30th birthday. Cohen coached the Fulham youth team and the England under 23 team for a time, and also managed non-league outfit Tonbridge.
Manchester United's legendary winger George Best described Cohen as ''"the best full back I ever played against"''. Alf Ramsay called Cohen: "''England's greatest right back''". Cohen also bears the distinction of being the only Fulham player to have won a World Cup winners medal while at the Cottagers.
Along with his full back partner Ray Wilson, Cohen was not a player ever in the limelight, though was always ready to talk about the World Cup success whenever requested to do so. His main return to the public eye came in the 1980s when he fought and won his battle with bowel cancer, which lasted 14 years.
Financial hardships in later life forced Cohen to sell his winners' medal from the World Cup final, though his old club Fulham made sure it stayed close to his heart by paying 80,000 pounds for it and putting it on display at Craven Cottage. The club also named a plush section of their hospitality facilities ''The George Cohen Suite''.
In 2000, Cohen suffered personal heartbreak when his brother Peter, a nightclub owner and father of England rugby union player Ben Cohen, was killed. Three men were acquitted of murder and manslaughter but jailed for violent disorder. Ben later was part of the side that won the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup.
Cohen was awarded the MBE in 2000, along with four team-mates from 1966 after a campaign from sections of the media who were surprised that the quintet had never been officially recognised for their part in England's success. The others were Ball, Wilson, Nobby Stiles and Roger Hunt.
In a documentary on ''Channel 4'' to find the Greatest England XI, Cohen was given the right back spot by the public, ahead of the likes of Phil Neal and Gary Neville. He was one of four veterans of the 1966 team to make it.
In 2003, Cohen released his autobiography (ISBN 1-903267-11-0). He lives in quiet retirement, though he is frequently a guest at functions around the country as well as at Craven Cottage raising money for cancer charities.
He is sometimes noted also for funny quotes:
"He must play with thoughts of brashness and arrogance too if you like to think, you know what lads I can do anything!" But actually he could!- On Pele
"He was never in the position he received the ball, all the time I saw him play. He always arrived there. Which meant of course that he left his marker for dead."- On Johan Cryuff
We got 'soused' and 'pickled'- On a humiliating defeat to Brazil in an international friendly.
On a smaller scale, George has made appearances at the St. John's Primary School fair in Tunbridge Wells.
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'''Craig Andrew Moore''' (born 12 December 1975 in Canterbury, New South Wales), is an Australian football defender who currently plays for Greek side AO Kavala.
Upon leaving the Australian Institute of Sport, Moore joined Rangers youth system and went on to became an important player in teams defence up until 2004, (he spent most of the 1998-99 season at Crystal Palace). Despite being regarded as a success in London as the Eagles' fought relegation, he returned to Rangers after Palace defaulted on transfer payments.
Moore was the captain of the "Olyroos", the Australian Olympic Football Team at the 2004 Olympics at Athens, Greece, when they managed to reach the quarter-finals. However, his involvement angered Rangers manager Alex McLeish as it forced him to miss the start of the Scottish league season. As a result Moore was stripped of the club captaincy and was forced to the fringes of the team.
Moore was given a free transfer and joined Borussia Mnchengladbach on 3 January 2005, where he teamed up with former Rangers manager Dick Advocaat. When Advocaat was sacked after a short time in charge, Moore left the German club after falling out with the club management.
On 30 July 2005 he signed a two year deal at Newcastle United to play for the first time in the English Premier League.
Moore made his competitive Newcastle United debut on 22 March 2006 against Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-final, becoming the first Australian to play for the magpies. His actual first game came at home to Yeading in which he scored one of five goals. Injuries ruined Moore's Newcastle career, and he only made 8 premiership appearances in the 2005-06 season.
Moore was then injured in November 2006 and was ruled out for several months. He returned but struggled to get back into the team, with Peter Ramage, Steven Taylor, and Titus Bramble keeping him out. After Titus Bramble's dip in form, Moore returned to the first team. Moore made 17 premiership appearances in the 2006-07 season.
On 16 May 2007 it was announced that Moore's contract would not be renewed, and he was released by the club. He made 31 appearances for Newcastle.
It was rumoured on 25 July 2007 that Moore had signed with Queensland Roar (now Brisbane Roar) in his native home state of Queensland, Australia, to become the Roar's Marquee signing for the 2007/2008 Hyundai A-League Season and the 2008-2009 season. This was confirmed with an announcement by Queensland and Moore on 25 July 2007 with Moore signing to be Queensland's marquee player for 2 years.
Moore's career with the Roar did not start well. He was sent off in the 69th minute in the first game of the season against Adelaide United for a second yellow card. Although Queensland were trailing at the time 2-1 came back to level the score at 2-2 and hold on for a draw. He scored his first goal for the Roar in their 2008/2009 season round four clash with Perth Glory. Queensland went on to win 3-0.
Moore left the Roar in December 2009, after falling out with the coach Ange Postecoglou and wanting a move to Europe to increase his chances of 2010 World Cup selection.
In January 2010 he moved to Greek side AO Kavala on an eighteen month contract. He debuted for Kavala on January 10, 2010 in a 1-0 loss against Asteras Tripolis.
Moore represented the Socceroos in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored a penalty kick against Croatia in the 39th minute of the game, enabling Australia to progress to the second round. As of 2008, he has made 40 appearances for Australia, scoring three goals. Moore announced his international retirement on 6 February 2008 after Australia's 3-0 win over Qatar in their first FIFA World Cup Qualifier at Telstra Dome. Craig has recently put his hand up for International call ups in September 2008. On 1 October 2008, Australian coach Pim Verbeek announced that Moore was part of the 35 man squad for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers.
:''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.''
Moore has two children the boy Dylan and the girl Chloe.
On the 12 November 2008, it was announced Moore had been diagnosed with, and undergone surgery for, testicular cancer. Doctors soon discovered it was detected early enough to treat. On 22 December, Moore was given the all-clear.
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'''Theodoros "Thodoris" Zagorakis''' (, born October 27, 1971 in Lyda (a village near the city of Kavala), is a retired Greek footballer and was the captain of the Greece national football team that won the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship.
Theodorakis Zagorakis was a defensive midfielder who usually operated on the right hand side of midfield. He started his career with Kavala a club that produced players like Zisis Vryzas. In the season 1989/1990 Zagorakis made his contribution helping the team to promotion to the Greek second division.
In the 1992-93 season he joined Greek football club PAOK. He played for PAOK until December 1997 and his impressive performances attracted many other clubs.
Zagorakis left in another winter transfer window to Leicester City. While in England, he took part in two consecutive League Cup finals at Wembley Stadium, losing the first against Tottenham Hotspur in 1999 and defeating Tranmere Rovers in the second. Nevertheless, he was disappointed with Martin O'Neill's reluctance to use him regularly and decided to return to Greece.
He moved to Athens based football club of AEK Athens, and played alongside fellow countrymen such as Michalis Kapsis, Vassilis Lakis, Demis Nikolaidis and Vassilios Tsiartas. With AEK, Zagorakis won the Greek Cup in 2002 against rivals Olympiacos.
On July 14, 2004 he left AEK Athens for Bologna, signing a two-year contract worth -1.5 million per year. In Serie A's season, Zagorakis was a regular feature in the team's squad but the team - having been in decline long before his arrival - found itself relegated to Serie B after a play-out series against Parma FC. In the following summer he was released from the team as they couldn't afford his payroll under the new conditions.
Zagorakis eventually signed a 2-year contract with PAOK for almost -2 million a year. When Zagorakis landed at Makedonia Airport in Thessaloniki, 7000 supporters were there to welcome him back.
Zagorakis received his first cap for Greece on September 7, 1994, against the Faroe Islands. He scored his first goal against Denmark in 2006 World Cup qualifying, in Athens, while earning his 101st cap. Numbering 120 caps, Zagorakis is Greece's all-time leader in international games played, earning his 100th against Kazakhstan on November 17, 2004, and the team's longest-serving captain.
Zagorakis played an important role in Greece's win in the 2004 European Championships, and was named the Player of the Tournament by UEFA. FIFA named Zagorakis as a contender for the 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year award (he finished in 17th place), as well as UEFA named him for the 2004 European Footballer of the Year award (he finished in the 5th place). He holds the record of most consecutive matches (57) (except one in 2006 because of injury) of the national team (due to either injury or not selection) since his first cap in a period of 12 years.
After fourteen full playing years as the captain for Greece, Zagorakis announced his retirement from international football on October 5, 2006. On August 22, 2007, however, he played for the last time with the national side, in a special friendly match against Spain in Toumba Stadium, Salonica. He played for about 15 minutes and was then replaced by Giannis Goumas, receiving an applause by fans singing his name.
On May 28, 2007, after the fifth Greek Superleague All-Star Game, Zagorakis announced his retirement from professional football.
After many wide-spread rumours, it was announced that he was to become PAOK's new president, on June 18.
The club had been in dire financial straits for several years. Zagorakis undertook to sort out finances by attracting investors, increasing revenue and mobilizing the club's fan base. In his unifying first statement he said: "''The strength of PAOK lies in its supporters, its fans...I would have not made this decision''" (to retire from playing and assume administration) "''if i did not love my club. The situation for PAOK is very difficult and I will not try to hide its problems; instead I will do all I can to solve the pressing financial issues.''".
Soon he set about restructuring the club's debt and team, and recruited former teammmate Zisis Vryzas as technical director. As of late 2008, PAOK has been able to pay off most of its accumulated debt, seen a steady increase in ticket sales and advertising revenue, and team performance on the field has improved considerably, under the coaching of renowed Portuguese manger Fernando Santos.
On December 15, 2008, Zagorakis announced a major issue of new stock by the club, valued at 22.3 million euros. He appealed to small investors and stated that, although it is unlikely that the entire sum could be covered in a worldwide crisis environment, he felt confident that the expected influx of capital would enable PAOK finally to put its past problems behind and focus on future growth.
On October 8, 2009 Zagorakis surprised fans and press alike by announcing his decision to quit. In a short announcement on the club's official website, he cited that personal problems have led him to this decision, and that he will probably never return to his post in the future. He was confident, though that his absence will not cause any problems to the rest of his associates' efforts to revitalize the club. He was rapidly replaced by his close friend Zisis Vryzas, who assumed presidency only a few days later.
Nevertheless, Zagorakis is still in close contact with his former associates regarding PAOK's situation, and has frequently attended the club's home games alongside Vryzas.
'''Leicester City'''
'''Greece'''
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'''Michael James "Mickey" Evans''' (born 1 January 1973 in Plymouth, Devon) is an English-born Irish former footballer. He spent the majority of his career at home-town club Plymouth Argyle, with notable success, including two Football League title's.
He also played for Southampton, West Bromwich Albion, Bristol Rovers and Torquay United before retiring from the game in 2006 to pursue a career in construction. Despite being born and bred in Plymouth, he has one cap for the Republic of Ireland. He attended St Boniface's Catholic College. He is nicknamed "Trigger" after a character from Only Fools and Horses.
Evans originally joined Plymouth Argyle in December 1987 as an associate schoolboy, and signed as a professional in March 1991.
He was a member of Neil Warnock's Plymouth side which won promotion from the Third Division via the play-offs in 1996. Following that success, in March 1997 he was signed by Graeme Souness at Southampton for -650,000.
Souness signed Evans to add a bit of muscle to the forward line as Southampton entered the final lap of a desperate fight to avoid relegation from the Premier League in the 1996-97 season.
He followed this up with two more goals against West Ham United and Coventry City, and his form in April 1997 was such that he was awarded the Premiership Player-of-the-Month Trophy.
The following season, Souness had been replaced as Saints' manager by Dave Jones and Evans lost his place to Kevin Davies. Although he was to make a handful of appearances in the 1997-98 season, his career at The Dell only lasted just over six months and in October 1997 he moved on to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -750,000.
A few days before his transfer to The Hawthorns, he won a Republic of Ireland cap against Romania.
Evans made his Albion debut on 29 November 1997, coming on as a late substitute in a 1-0 defeat away at Middlesbrough. Used mainly as a substitute during 1997-98, it took him 12 games to register his first goal for the club, scoring in a 2-0 win at Swindon Town on 7 February 1998. Evans' time at West Brom was frequently blighted by injury. He was loaned out to Bristol Rovers, a successful spell which led to a -250,000 permanent deal being struck in September 2000.
Evans then returned to Plymouth Argyle as one of the first signings of Paul Sturrock, joining on transfer deadline day 2001 for -30,000.
Although not a prolific goalscorer, Evans played an important role in the Pilgrims' recent success; in particular his hold-up play and lay-offs created numerous goalscoring opportunities for his teammates. He scored the opening goal in Argyle's 4-1 Third Division Championship match sealing victory at Darlington in the 2001-02 season.
He was named Argyle's "Player of the Year" during their title-winning Division Two campaign in 2003-04. He scored the opening goal in the 2-0 home victory over Q.P.R which was decisive in confirming Plymouth Argyle as that season's Division Two champions.
The 33-year-old Plymothian announced his decision to leave Plymouth Argyle, saying "the time is right for me to move on", with effect from the Pilgrims' final Championship game of the season on 30 April 2006.
Evans scored the winning goal with a diving header in his last appearance for Plymouth Argyle against Ipswich Town, to secure the club a 14th place finish in the Football League Championship (the highest finish for the club in two decades) and forever sealing his status as a Plymouth Argyle "legend" amongst the club's fans.
On 18 May 2006, Evans signed on a free transfer for local rivals Torquay United.
During his second spell with his hometown club he set up his building company MJ Evans. He is still involved with the company after his retirement from football.
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'''Fernando Ruiz Hierro''' (; born March 23, 1968 in Vlez-Mlaga, Mlaga), is a former Spanish footballer. He is mostly known for his spells with Real Madrid and Spain.
Equally at ease as a central defender or defensive midfielder, he had the ability, at his peak, to combine solid defensive play with a near-unlimited passing range and surprising goalscoring talent, which made him one of the world's most sought-after players.
After beginning for local club Vlez-Mlaga, Hierro had a very brief youth spell with Mlaga CF, where he was told he was not good enough for the sport, which prompted a return back home.
At Real, Hierro scored seven goals in 37 contests in his first season, and eventually had his position on the field advanced, by then coach Radomir Anti, continuing his good performances with the addition of goals - in three seasons combined, he scored an astonishing 44 league goals, 21 alone in 1991-92, a career-best. During years, he often partnered club great Manuel Sanchs in the centre of the defense, being instrumental in the conquest of five leagues and three UEFA Champions League, and being named captain after the latter's retirement.
On March 24, 2002, Hierro scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 home win against Real Zaragoza, although the ultimate leader would be Valencia CF.He was released at the end of the 2002-03 season, alongside club manager Vicente del Bosque, under rather unceremonious circumstances and without the fanfare normally accorded to a player of his stature. Hierro then chose a lucrative move to the wealthy but developing middle east football industry, joining Qatar's Al Rayyan.
After just one year, Hierro returned to Europe, signing with English Premiership side Bolton Wanderers on the advice of his English team-mate at Real Madrid, Steve McManaman, and teaming up with another former club employee, Ivn Campo. He scored one league goal for Bolton, which came in a 3-2 loss at Norwich City in December 2004.
Hierro was capped 89 times for Spain, second only to Ral Gonzlez as a Spanish outfield player, and scored 29 goals, being only surpassed by Ral (who also took over his captain armband in June 2002, when he retired) and David Villa. He made his debut on September 20, 1989, freshly signed by Madrid, in a 1-0 friendly win with Poland, in A Corua, and appeared for the nation in the 1990 (although only as a squad member), 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 1996 and 2000.
One of his most important goals came during the 1994 World Cup qualification, as he headed the winning goal against Denmark that allowed ten-men Spain to qualify for the final tournament in the USA. In the finals, he scored on an individual play against Switzerland in the second round, before his team was eliminated by Italy in quarterfinals.
Although he had already been in charge for a few weeks, Hierro was officially presented as sporting director of the Royal Spanish Football Federation in late September 2007.
Hierro's older brother Manuel, also a footballer and a centre back, amassed 174 first division matches (17 goals), with Mlaga, Valladolid (pairing up with Fernando as the side finished eighth in 1987-88), Real Betis and CD Tenerife.
As Mlaga dropped down a level after 2005-06, he briefly coached the Andalusians.
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'''William Arthur "Billy" Bonds''' MBE (born 17 September 1946) is a former professional footballer and manager, who is most often associated with West Ham United with whom he spent 27 years as player and manager. He played 793 first-team games for West Ham in a career spanning 21 seasons.
Born in Woolwich, south-east London, Bonds grew up in nearby Eltham, where he played for a Sunday boys' team, Moatbridge, and Kent Schoolboys and joined the groundstaff at Charlton Athletic after leaving school at 15.
Bonds made his League debut for Charlton against Northampton Town in February 1965 and became a regular in the first team, going on to make 95 League appearances, scoring one goal, before being signed by Ron Greenwood for West Ham United for a fee of -50,000 in May 1967.
He was capped twice at England Under-23 international level and was on the bench as a non-playing substitute for the senior international team for a World Cup qualifying match against Italy in November 1977. He experienced relegation with West Ham at the end of the 1977-78 season but led West Ham to a second FA Cup victory over First Division club Arsenal in 1980, becoming the only West Ham captain to lift the FA Cup on two occasions. In 1980-81, he led West Ham to the final of the League Cup, which was lost to Liverpool after a replay and to promotion back to the First Division. A collision with goalkeeper, Phil Parkes, in the last game of the season that broke two ribs, ruled him out of selection for England against Brazil in May 1981. He passed Bobby Moore's club record of appearances in 1982-83 and 'officially' retired in May 1984, relinquishing the captaincy to Alvin Martin. A spate of injuries to first-team players saw him return to the squad and make 26 league and cup appearances in 1984-85. He missed the entire 1985-86 season due to a toe injury but, having passed his 40th birthday, he was able to re-establish himself in the first-team during the 1986-87 season. A knee injury that forced him out of the last two games of the 1987-88 season led to a decision to finally retire in the summer of 1988, having played his last game at Southampton in April 1988 at the age of 41 years and 255 days.
He had remained at the club as a player for over 20 years, scoring 48 goals in a club record 663 League appearances. He established himself as a local hero and was the supporters' choice for in 1971, 1974, 1975 and 1987. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in January 1988 and was presented with the PFA Merit Award in April 1988 by his fellow professional players.
Bonds was noted for his physical strength and fitness, for his committed, tough tackling, combative style of play while using the ball intelligently and effectively, and making surging runs forward, initially as an overlapping right-back early in his career, then from midfield where he balanced the skills of Trevor Brooking, and later as a centre-back bringing the ball out of defence. His inspirational and leadership qualities, where he led by example and always gave 100% on the football field, saw him appointed as club captain at West Ham from 1974 to 1984.
After Bonds retired as a player in 1988, West Ham manager John Lyall appointed him as youth coach. He unsuccessfully applied for the manager's post when Lyall left the club in July 1989 after West Ham had been relegated. However, when new manager Lou Macari resigned seven months later, Bonds was appointed manager in February 1990. In his first full season in charge, he took the club to promotion, when they finished as runner-up to Oldham Athletic in 1990-91. He was awarded a second testimonial in the same season. West Ham were relegated in 1991-92 but Bonds again led them to promotion in 1992-93, when they finished as runner-up to Newcastle United, and took West Ham to a mid-table finish in 1993-94. He resigned in August 1994 when he was replaced by Harry Redknapp. He had spells in coaching at Queens Park Rangers and Reading before making a return to management with Millwall in May 1997. His tenure there was short-lived and he was sacked by the club the following year.
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'''Angelos Basinas''' (, born on 3 January 1976 in Chalkida, Greece) is a Greek international football player and the former captain of his country's national team. He is currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Portsmouth in the English Premier League.
Basinas started his career with Greek side Panathinaikos, during his time at Panathinaikos he won both the league and the Greek Cup in 2004.
After a row broke out between Basinas the manager and the Panathinaikos board over wages, Basinas was released on September 21, 2005, which brought an end to a career at the club which lasted over 10 years, during this time he made over 200 appearances for the club scoring many crucial goals both domestically and in European competitions.
Although rumored to go to Birmingham City, Everton, AEK Athens and Olympiacos during the 2006 Winter transfer window, Basinas signed a contract with RCD Mallorca preferring to leave Greece and avoid the Spanish Primera Divisin.
In the second half of the 05/06 season, Basinas completed a successful first period at Mallorca, helping to save the team from relegation proving a key part of the struggling teams survival.
In his second year at the club he helped the team to finish in 7th position, one point from European qualification.
He was released by Mallorca on July 1, 2008 after his 2- years' contract came to an end.
On 31 July 2008 he signed a 3-year contract of 1.2 million euros per annum with AEK Athens, choosing the number 14. Despite the pre-season odds, AEK underachieved during the first half of the season and lost the title race too early, making Basinas favourable towards a new move during the winter transfer period.
On 2 February 2009, Portsmouth FC confirmed the signing of Basinas on an 18 month contract. He made his debut for Portsmouth on 7 February 2009 against Liverpool.
Just a few hours after his debut, manager Tony Adams, who brought Basinas in, was sacked by the club and replaced by Paul Hart. Under the new manager, Basinas hardly played and was benched for the rest of the season after only making 3 appearances for Portsmouth. Despite little playing time in his first season at Portsmouth, Basinas stated that he wanted to stay at the club. .
Basinas won his first cap in a 3-1 win over El Salvador on August 18, 1999 and scored his first goal in just his second match, also against El Salvador just two days later. He has remained a part of the national team setup since his debut and has been a regular since Otto Rehhagel took over in 2001.
He was a key player in Greece's shock European Championship victory, scoring a penalty in his country's 2-1 upset win over host team Portugal in the tournament's opening game. Basinas was a vital player in the hard working midfield of the Greek team throughout the tournament. In the final, Charisteas scored the winning goal for Greece against Portugal off a corner kick by Basinas, which saw Greece win the trophy.
After Theodoros Zagorakis retired, Basinas was selected to take the captains arm band. Basinas earned his 100th cap for Greece April 1, 2009 in a FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifier against Israel. He is the second Greek player to achieve 100 national team appearances alongside Theodoros Zagorakis.
'''Panathinaikos'''
'''Greece'''
'''Panathinaikos'''
'''Panathinaikos'''
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'''James "Jim" Leighton''' MBE (born 24 July 1958 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Among the clubs he played for are Aberdeen (two spells), Manchester United, Arsenal, Dundee and Hibernian.
Leighton joined Aberdeen from non-league Dalry Thistle in 1978. He parted company with Aberdeen in August 2009, having been their goalkeeping coach after having finished his playing career with them in 2000 following a series of spells at other clubs.
He now lives in the Cults area of Aberdeen.
It was during his initial spell at Aberdeen where Leighton achieved his greatest success, under the management of Alex Ferguson in the early to mid 1980s. Ferguson's Aberdeen side won the Scottish Cup four times, the Scottish League Cup twice, as well as the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 and three Scottish Premier League titles in 1980, 1984 and 1985.
Leighton's reliability and terrific will to win gained respect from players and pundits everywhere. English keeper Peter Shilton said of him: "Scotland have solved their goalkeeper problem." Even the outspoken Brian Clough said: "Jim Leighton is a rare bird - a Scottish goalkeeper that can be relied on."
Alex Ferguson had departed to Manchester United in 1986, and two years later Ferguson brought him from Pittodrie to Old Trafford. His first season at Old Trafford was relatively successful, even though United finished 11th in the league, but his second was marked by a loss of form and confidence. This culminated in him being dropped in favour of Les Sealey for the 1990 FA Cup Final replay against Crystal Palace. Leighton had conceded three goals in the first match as United drew 3-3, and Sealey made a series of spectacular saves as United won the replay 1-0.
Sealey retained the position of first choice goalkeeper for the following season and Leighton faded from view, eventually returning to Scottish football with Dundee in March 1992, after loan spells with Arsenal, Reading and Sheffield United. After the 1990 FA Cup Final, Leighton made just one appearance for United, against Halifax Town in the Football League Cup on 26 September 1990.
A move to Hibernian led to a hugely successful spell where he played over 150 games, missing only one league game in four seasons. The revival in his fortunes included a return to the Scottish national team. During his spell with Hibernian he collected 23 of his 91 Scotland caps.
Finally Leighton returned to Aberdeen, retiring from club football after the 2000 Scottish Cup Final defeat against Rangers. This match marked a sad end to a distinguished career, as he was substituted due to injury after just three minutes. With no substitute goalkeeper available, forward Robbie Winters took over in goal and Aberdeen lost 4-0. Leighton's final league appearance that season meant that he set the record for the oldest player in the Scottish Premier League at 41 years and 302 days, a record which was broken by Andy Millen in 2007.
Leighton's international career lasted for 16 years, from 1982 to 1998. He was an uncapped squad member for the 1982 World Cup, before making his debut against East Germany on 13 October 1982. Within two years he was his country's No. 1, and he played in all of his country's matches at the 1986, 1990 and 1998 World Cups, despite stiff competition for the keeper's jersey from Andy Goram during the 1990s. He retired from international football in October 1998, at the age of 40.
Leighton is a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame, having won his 50th cap for Scotland in 1989. He won 91 international caps for Scotland and is second only to Kenny Dalglish in the appearance records.
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'''Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo Barbosa''' (born 26 September 1983 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer, partly of Gypsy heritage, who currently plays for Internazionale and for the Portuguese national team. Quaresma is usually positioned as an attacking winger.
Ricardo Quaresma's style of play can be defined as one with speed, grace, toughness, and often plays a free role on the pitch. Initially nicknamed "The Mustang" by former Sporting Clube de Portugal coach Laszlo Blni, his nickname in Portuguese is ''"Cigano"'', which literally translates from Portuguese into "Gypsy".
Quaresma is regularly compared to fellow Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo for the similarities both possess in terms of their speed and dribbling abilities, as well as their style of play. He also specialized the "''Trivela''" shooting technique, which is his ability to swerve and bend the ball perfectly with the outside of his boot when executing crosses, free kicks, and long shots.
At a young age, Quaresma was ranked higher in the pecking order than Cristiano Ronaldo. Portuguese national manager Carlos Queiroz once stated that Manchester United had the opportunity to sign Quaresma but opted for Ronaldo.
While a trainee at Sporting's famed academy, he made his professional debut during the 2000-01 season playing 15 games for the B Team. In the next season, he was promoted to the senior squad by then club manager Laszlo Blni, playing 28 matches and scoring three goals and was a key player in Sporting's league and cup double triumph.
2002-03 was a poor season for Sporting, finishing third in the league, which prompted speculation about Quaresma's future at the club.
Quaresma was then sold to FC Barcelona for -6 million. His stint with the Catalan side could be best described as luckless. In his debut season, he made 10 starts and 11 substitute appearances, scoring only one goal. In the final weeks of the season, he injured his right foot badly, forcing him to miss the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
During UEFA Euro 2004, he announced his refusal to play for Bara as long as Frank Rijkaard was in charge, incurring the interest of many other clubs.
Quaresma signed for FC Porto in the summer of 2004 when they sold Deco for a fee of -16 million, plus Quaresma's playing rights which were evaluated at the time at -10 million.
Quaresma started his campaign with Porto on a high note, scoring in his debut game in the 2004 UEFA Super Cup and netting the only goal in Porto's triumph against Benfica in the Portuguese SuperCup. He went on to score five goals in 32 league matches and was ever-present in Porto's run to the first knockout round of the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League. He also contributed to Porto's dramatic win against Once Caldas in the 2004 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, scoring in a thrilling penalty shoot-out which ended 8-7 in Porto's favour.
Quaresma was heavily criticised during his first year with Porto for being selfish and frequently trying to dribble past defenders rather than making a simple pass. However, he gradually began to incorporate his teammates into the game, and by his third year with Porto, he had become a fan favorite and a key component of the squad. His sublime performances in both the Portuguese Liga and the UEFA Champions League drew interest from various clubs, and despite having a contract with Porto running until 2011, he soon found himself being transferred to a major club for the second time in his career.
On 1 September 2008, Quaresma signed for Italian champions Internazionale on a reported cash/player exchange fee of -18.6 million with young Portuguese midfielder Pel joining Porto.
He played his first game for the club in a friendly against Locarno, playing on the left wing. The game ended 2-2, and Quaresma was voted Man of the Match following an impressive performance.
thumb|right|Quaresma (left) playing for Inter
He was decisive in his first Serie A match against Catania, with one of his trademark ''Trivelas'' resulting in a Giuseppe Mascara own goal. The game finished 2-1 for Inter.
However, Quaresma has since found opportunities in the Inter XI limited as Inter boss Jos Mourinho stated:
Quaresma's omission from Inter's squad for the knockout stage of the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League led to speculation of him leaving the club. On 2 February 2009, transfer deadline day, he signed on loan for Premiership club Chelsea, Jos Mourinho's former club until the end of the season. He was given the number 18 shirt. On 7 February, he made his debut for Chelsea against Hull City. Quaresma was mostly used as a substitute, making noticeable contributions, including providing the cross for Alex to score against Coventry City. After a disappointing start to life at the San Siro, Quaresma claimed his move to Chelsea had restored his confidence after he struggled to impress Jos Mourinho at Inter. The 25-year-old Portuguese international told ''The Star'' on 29 March 2009: "When I was at Inter, I wasn't feeling very confident. I wasn't playing well and wasn't happy, I already feel more confident here at Chelsea. It has brought the joy back for me, which I didn't have at Inter." Subsequently, with Guus Hiddink's temporary position as Chelsea manager, Quaresma found it hard to find space in the Chelsea line-up and returned to Inter at the end of his loan.
thumb|right|Quaresma at an Inter training session
Quaresma returned to Inter after his loan at Chelsea ended.
Despite desperate attempts made by Inter to offload him,
Mourinho hailed Quaresma -special- when he was handed a rare start for Inter on 29 November against Fiorentina and gave his best performance in an Inter shirt, which stated a claim for him to be in the starting XI. He came off on the 73rd mintue with a knee injury which will rule him out for an important domestic match against Juventus, an important UEFA Champions League match against former loanee club Chelsea and a domestic match against Atalanta.
thumb|right|225px|Quaresma lining up to take a freekick against Brazil
A UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship winner with Portugal in 2000, he made his full international debut for the Portuguese national football team in June 2003, in a friendly against Bolivia.
Poor form during his time with FC Barcelona and an injury prevented Quaresma from taking part in the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, UEFA Euro 2004, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. However, sparkling displays with FC Porto won him a role in Portugal's 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign and the winger helped his country to a vital 2-0 win against Slovakia. However, Quaresma was left out of the 23-man squad named by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari to represent Portugal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
He was later called up to play in a friendly game against Brazil at the Emirates Stadium, where Portugal won 2-0. Quaresma provided two assists and was named Man of the Match. On 24 March 2007, Quaresma scored his first goal for the national team in Portugal's 4-0 win in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Belgium. He was also a member of the 23-man squad for Portugal in UEFA Euro 2008. Ricardo appeared sparingly for Scolari's Portugal during the tournament, but he did start in the Portugal secondary team in a 3rd group stage match, a 2-0 loss to host nation Switzerland where nine of the 11 regular team starters were rested.
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'''Marians Pahars''' (born 5 August 1976) is a Latvian footballer, who is currently playing for FK Jurmala.
He spent most of his career as a striker for Southampton in the English Premier League and with Skonto in Latvia.
His Latvian given name is ''Marians''; however, most football media have internationalised his name as ''Marian'' since he began playing in England.
Born in Chornovolia (ernovoa) in Ukraine of Latvian parents, Pahars grew up supporting Spartak Moscow. When he was about 8 years old, Yuri Andreev, a coach from Skonto Riga visited his school, as a result of which Pahars decided to play football. Andreev was to have a major influence on Pahars- football career.
At 18 he signed for Pardaugava Riga moving on to Skonto Metals and then into the Skonto Riga first-team in 1995. He started playing as a midfielder, usually on the wings, before moving into a striker-s role.
His best goal ratio came in 1995 when he scored 8 in 9 games, which he followed up with 12 in 28 games the following season, as he became a regular in the Latvian national team.In his prime he was dubbed the Latvian "Michael Owen".
He broke into the Latvian national team at the start of 1996, and made his debut on 12 March 1996 in a 1-0 friendly defeat away to Cyprus. His first goal for his country came in his ninth match at home to Poland in a 3-2 defeat also in a friendly on 17 February 1997.
In the 1998 season he scored 19 goals in 26 games for Skonto, and his progress was attracting attention from bigger clubs; he had trials with Salernitana (Italy), Werder Bremen (Germany), and Casino Salzburg (Austria), but he was recommended to Southampton-s manager Dave Jones by Gary Johnson, the manager of the Latvian national team.
He had a trial in a reserve team match against Oxford United on 10 February 1999 in which he scored a classic hat-trick - a header and a goal with each foot in a 7-1 victory.
Saints agreed a fee with Skonto of around -800,000 and despite difficulties in obtaining a work permit and objections from the PFA, these problems were overcome and he joined the Saints in March 1999, thus becoming the first Latvian to play in the English Premier League.
He finally made his debut as a 70th minute substitute away to Coventry City on 5 April 1999, with his home debut at The Dell coming on 17 April, when he came off the bench to score the crucial equaliser - and almost got a winner - against Blackburn Rovers in a 3-3 draw. At this time Saints were desperately trying to survive in the Premier League and had gone in to the final game of the season needing a win to guarantee their place for a further season. Pahars scored twice in the 2-0 win over Everton at the Dell, thus securing Saints- status in the Premiership for the following season.
He made 33 appearances during the 1999-00 season finishing as the club's top scorer with 13 goals. By now, Dave Jones had been replaced as manager by Glenn Hoddle, who decided to move Pahars to a wide position, with the theory that he could scare the opposition, with his dribbling and pace, and provide for others as well as score himself.
After an impressive start to the 2000-01 season - finding the net 6 times as a striker, he returned to a deeper role, and his form slumped as a result. He was still a threat providing his team mates with opportunities, but his form was patchy and inconsistent and he only found the net 3 more times to take his tally for the season to 9 goals.
After an indifferent start to the following season, he came off the bench to score the winner away to Bolton Wanderers on 15 September 2001. He scored at a regular rate over the next 3 months including the winner in a 1-0 victory over Charlton Athletic on 24 November - Saints first win in their new St Mary's Stadium.
Despite Latvia not qualifying for the World Cup Finals they did have success in June 2001 when they beat Estonia and Lithuania, to lift the Baltic Cup, with Pahars scoring in both games. Pahars was then named Latvian Footballer of the Year for a third successive year in November 2001.
Unfortunately, after the New Year the goals dried up again but he finished the season with his best total for the Saints of 16 goals in League and Cup. Pahars- 16 goals and 14 from strike partner James Beattie meant that the duo had the second best strike rate in the Premiership.
In the summer of 2002, Pahars required a hernia operation, which forced him to miss the whole of pre-season and although he scored a penalty in a 1-0 home win over Everton on 11 September he never fully recovered from his injury. His early season was rather stop-start and was not helped by the suspension for receiving a red card at home to Manchester City on 5 October. He then severely injured an ankle in November 2002, which kept him out for most of the rest of the season with another operation on the eve of the FA Cup Final to round off a miserable 2002-03 season.
The start to the 2003-04 season was again hampered by injury and comebacks for the reserves were ruined by injury recurrences. He did manage to play the closing minutes as Latvia claimed a place in the European Championships in 2004 with a 2-2 draw in Turkey on 19 November 2003. With that as an added incentive to get himself fully fit he found himself back in the Saints starting line up for 3 successive games which all ended in victories. His first goal of the season - and in more than a year - came at home to local rivals Portsmouth on 21 December 2003 in a 3-0 home win when he curled a superb right footer in to the bottom right corner.
He again struggled for full fitness before scoring his first goal for Latvia in a 3-1 friendly win over Kazakhstan on 18 February - his first international goal since May 2002.
With so many injury problems over the season he was a substitute for all three of 2004 UEFA Latvia's group games in Euro 2004, although he did taste the championships by coming off the bench in all three games.
After recovering from injury, he was then injured in 2004-05 pre-season, which ruled him out of the early part of the season. Comebacks for the reserves were promising, until problems flared up again, causing him to miss the whole of the season in frustrating circumstances, as Saints were relegated after 28 years in the top flight of English Football.
His 2005-06 season was another frustrating one with injury after injury once again seeing his comebacks ruined. He did make 10 appearances during the season, scoring one goal, but it wasn't enough to save his Saints career, and, in May 2006, after 7 years with 156 appearances and 45 goals for the club, it was announced that his contract with Southampton would not be renewed for the following season.
After the final game of the season, on 30 April 2006 Pahars took part in a 'lap of appreciation' by the Saints players around the St. Mary's pitch, in an emotional goodbye for the player and many of the Southampton fans present. He is remembered fondly by all of the Southampton fans, and widely acknowledged as one of the best players the club has seen in its long history. He will always be remembered as a symbol of the team's lost Premiership status, and will always be sorely missed.
In July 2006 Pahars signed with Anorthosis Famagusta FC a Cypriot team managed by former Georgian International Temuri Ketsbaia.
His injury problems were frequent during his stay at the club, and, as a result, in January 2008, he was released.
On 2 September 2006, he returned to the Latvian national team for a match against Sweden. As of April 2007, he has played 69 times and scored 15 goals for Latvia.
In his early days in England, he was often introduced as "the Latvian Michael Owen". While successful at Southampton, and adored back home, his numerous problems with recurring injuries meant that his full potential could not be realised.
There has been talk recently that marian could be on the verge of a return to former club southampton as an assistant coach.
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'''Stuart Pearce''' MBE (born 24 April 1962 in Hammersmith, London), nicknamed "Psycho", is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the England Under-21 team.
As a player, Pearce had a long and distinguished career, during which he captained the England team and became one of the most highly regarded defenders his country has ever produced. He is best remembered for his time as captain of Nottingham Forest and his England international duties. He was still highly regarded as a first class defender when in his mid thirties.
He finally retired as a player in 2002, by which time he was playing for Manchester City. He remained with the club as a coach until being promoted to the manager's job in 2005. He was manager of the club for two years before being dismissed. He is now manager of the England U-21 team, a position he held while he was still Manchester City manager.
Born in West London, Pearce first attended Fryent Primary School in Kingsbury, North West London before attending Claremont High School in Kenton. He failed a trial at and then rejected an offer from , instead settling into a career in the non-league game with his local side, , while training and working as an electrician and plumber. For almost five years, he was the first choice full back of a highly successful team, then amongst the biggest names of non-league football in the Alliance Premier League.
In 1983 Wealdstone received an unexpected offer of -30,000 (then a huge sum for a semi-professional player) for Pearce from then top-flight club . Manager Bobby Gould had been to watch Wealdstone, and was hugely impressed by Pearce's determination and combative attitude. Pearce agreed to the step up in clubs reluctantly - making his professional debut for Coventry immediately. He quickly established himself as an uncompromising left back who played hard but fair.
Two years later he was brought to by manager Brian Clough as the makeweight in a -300,000 deal which also saw Coventry's centre back Ian Butterworth move to Forest. Indeed, so unsure was Pearce of his footballing future that, after the transfer, he actually advertised his services as an electrician in Forest's match-day programme. However a determination and combative attitude made him an all time fans favourite and earned him the nickname Psycho.
Pearce spent 12 years at Forest, most of it as club captain, becoming by far and away the supporters' favourite player. During his eventful playing career he won two League Cups and the Simod Cup, while also scoring from a free kick in the 1991 FA Cup final, when Forest were beaten by . In his time at the City Ground, Pearce was one of the Forest players who had to cope with the horrors of the Hillsborough disaster during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool. Pearce played in the rescheduled game at Old Trafford, which Liverpool won 3-1. He helped them finish third in the league that year, and also contributed to their victories in the Football League Cup and Full Members Cup. He helped them retain the Football League Cup a year later and in 1991 he had his first crack at the FA Cup, and despite giving Forest an early lead against Tottenham Hotspur in a game most remembered for the knee injury suffered by Pearce's opponent Paul Gascoigne, Pearce ended up on the losing side as Spurs came back to win 2-1. He was on the losing side at Wembley again the following year when Forest lost 1-0 to Manchester United in the Football League Cup final.
Despite their relegation from the top flight in 1993, Pearce decided to stay, helping Forest to gain promotion the following season, including scoring a spectacular header to secure promotion, under new manager Frank Clark following the retirement of Brian Clough after 18 years at the helm.
He was appointed caretaker player-manager of Forest in December 1996, after Clark resigned with Forest bottom of the Premier League. His first game was at home to Arsenal. He admitted in an interview with Match of the Day, that in his first attempt at picking a starting eleven, he did not realise until it was pointed out to him by his wife that he had omitted goalkeeper Mark Crossley. However Forest won the game 2-1, coming from behind after an Ian Wright goal with 2 goals from Alf-Inge Haaland. Despite winning manager of the month in January 1997, the club were relegated from the Premier League. He opted to leave the club at the end of the 1996-97 season after twelve years at the City Ground.
Pearce joined and played in the 1998 FA Cup Final, though again he emerged on the defeated side. He scored once during his spell at Newcastle, in a Champions League tie against Dynamo Kiev.
Throughout his career, he was given the affectionate nickname of "Psycho" for his unforgiving style of play. This was initially a tag afforded to him only by Forest fans, though later it was adopted by England supporters too. In recognition of his talents and his support for various charities, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in January 1999.
He made his debut for England against Brazil in 1987 (the 999th player to receive an England cap) and, from 1988 onwards, became the first choice left back for his country, in so doing wrestling the number three jersey away from Kenny Sansom prior to Sansom's thirtieth birthday. Injury robbed him of a place as Sansom's back-up in England's squad for the 1988 European Championships, but after the tournament, coach Bobby Robson decided to make Pearce his first choice left back. He ultimately became Forest's most capped outfield player and ended up with 78 international appearances to his name.
At the 1990 World Cup, Pearce had a goal ruled out from a free kick during a group game against the Netherlands, but played well throughout the tournament, setting up a goal for David Platt in the quarter-finals and operating as a more attacking left back than normal as England deployed a sweeper system. England progressed to the semi-finals, and Pearce was one of two unfortunate players (the other being Chris Waddle) to miss a penalty in the shoot-out which took place against West Germany after the match had ended in a 1-1 draw. Pearce left the field in tears.
Pearce played in an unsuccessful Euro 92 campaign for England, when they failed to win any of their group games. He had a thunderous free kick strike the underside of the crossbar and bounce away from goal in a drawn game against France. Moments before taking the free kick, Pearce was headbutted by French defender Basile Boli, leaving a gash on his cheek. When England won the free kick Pearce immediately disregarded his injury and rushed to take it. The referee insisted on Pearce having the blood wiped from his face first, but Pearce soon returned and unleashed his thunderbolt, which failed to go in.
England's failure to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States included a personal nightmare for Pearce, when his underhit back pass allowed forward Davide Gualtieri to score for San Marino (who at the time had never won an international game) inside the first eight seconds of their qualifier. England still won the game 7-1, but qualification was highly unlikely anyway as England needed Poland to defeat the Netherlands, but the Dutch won the game 3-1 and England were knocked out.
When Terry Venables became England coach later in 1994, Pearce lost his place to Graeme Le Saux but then regained it after Le Saux suffered a broken leg. Pearce stayed in the side into the Euro 96 competition, laying his ghosts to rest with a successful penalty in a quarter-final shoot-out against Spain, which England won. His forceful, emotional celebration in front of an ecstatic Wembley crowd became one of English football's most celebrated images. He repeated the feat in the semi-final shoot-out against Germany but once again the Germans emerged victorious.
After the tournament, Pearce joined fellow England penalty missers Chris Waddle and Gareth Southgate (who missed in Euro 96) in a light-hearted commercial for Pizza Hut in which they poked fun at their own misfortunes.
Pearce had intended to retire from international football after Euro 96, but new national coach Glenn Hoddle persuaded him to change his mind and he continued his international career for a few more seasons. He was not selected for the 1998 World Cup, but the appointment of Kevin Keegan to the England job and Pearce's form for West Ham prompted a recall for the 36-year-old for two qualifying games for Euro 2000. During one match against Luxemburg Pearce even had a goal disallowed for an offside. Pearce's broken leg later put paid to further international chances and he ended his international career in 1999 with 78 caps, which for a time put him in the all-time top ten appearance makers for England.
During his one match tenure, Peter Taylor appointed Pearce as assistant manager. England played, and lost, to Italy in Rome
As of 2009 Pearce is England's 12th most capped player, although his predecessor Kenny Sansom remains the more capped with 86. However, in a 2000 poll to find England's greatest XI, the public voted overwhelmingly for Stuart Pearce to take the left back spot. Sansom and Ashley Cole, the other candidates in the poll, trailed well behind.
After ending his playing career with Manchester City, he remained at the club as a coach under manager Kevin Keegan. In March 2005, less than three years after retiring, he was appointed caretaker of City after Keegan left the club.
Despite a successful start to the 2005-06 season, Man City finished 15th in the Premiership due to losing nine of the last ten games. They were also eliminated from the League Cup by League One side . Pearce developed the reputation as being unusually fair and honest by refusing to criticise referees for mistakes they may have made.
Pearce failed to bring about an improvement in the 2006-07 season which saw Man City come close to relegation.
In February 2007, before his sacking by Man City, Pearce had been appointed manager of the England Under-21 team,
His role in the England set-up was extended in January 2008 when new manager Fabio Capello appointed Pearce as a coach for the senior England team in addition to his Under-21 duties.
In June 2009, he guided the England Under 21's to the final of the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championships where they lost 4-0 to Germany.
Pearce is a known devotee of punk rock and is visible as one of the members of a frenetic audience featured on the cover of a live album by one of his favourite bands, The Lurkers. Additionally, he has met The Stranglers nearly 30 times, and has had a record label named after him by the band, Psycho Records. He also enjoys reading, going to the theatre and owns racehorses with his wife, Liz.
In 1998, Pearce was involved in a serious car crash, when the car Pearce was driving was crushed due to a lorry overturning and landing onto the roof of the car. Pearce escaped with only minor hand injuries and a stiff back..
His autobiography, ''Psycho'', was released in 2001 and became a ''Sunday Times'' best seller.
In 2006, Pearce's seven year old daughter Chelsea insisted that he took her toy horse Beany on to the touchline with him when Manchester City were in action. Pearce resignedly did so, stating it was impossible to tell a small girl why he shouldn't, but after City won the match, superstition took over and Beany ended up alongside him in the technical area for several games to come until City were defeated. Beany's name was then chanted by City fans for many games during their successful run in December.
His brother Dennis is a British National Party activist and was third on the BNP list for London for the European Parliament election, 2009. However, in a brief statement through the FA - which has a strong anti-racism stance - Pearce said: "My brother's views are his own and do not in any way reflect mine.".
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'''Lee Michael John Camp''' (born 22 August 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest as a goalkeeper. He has also played for the England Under 21 side.
He made his first appearance with Derby County during the 2002-03 season, and joined Burton Albion on loan in January 2003. At the end of the same season, he went to Queens Park Rangers for the last few games also on loan, where he helped the club reach promotion to the old Division One.
In Derby's end-of-season awards he came close to winning Player Of The Season but went home with the Sammy Crooks Young Player of the Year award. He also won the Brian Clough Player Of The Year.
Camp enjoyed many successes not only in the football world; he appeared on many radio shows and also participated in Goalkeeping Essentials by former Derby County coach Alex Penny.
Camp played for the England under-21s five times. Including the first (professional) match at the new Wembley stadium.
Camp joined Norwich City on 7 September 2006, on a three-month loan with effect from 8 September, covering an injury to Joe Lewis. Camp made his first Norwich City full dbut on the 28 November 2006 against Leicester City. He kept his place for the following match against Sheffield Wednesday where he was unfortunate to score an own goal in a 2-1 defeat.
Camp joined his former side Queens Park Rangers on a three-month loan deal on 12 February 2007. Camp was a firm fan favourite after helping the club achieve promotion in 2004 in a similar loan deal. He returned to Derby early, on 25 April 2007, after a suspension to Stephen Bywater left the Rams short of goalkeepers.
Camp was transferred to QPR on 27 July 2007 after long negotiations for a fee of -300,000. He agreed a three-year deal with the club. Camp was the only QPR player to start in every league fixture of the 2007-08 campaign. He was a fans favourite at QPR the fans were sad to see him leave
On 20 October 2008, Camp joined Nottingham Forest the main rivals of his supported team Derby County on a three-month loan. He played a pivotal role in helping the club climb out of the bottom three and also saved two penalties; one against Derby, his former club and one against Bristol City, both were in the final minutes of the games. He was allowed to go back to QPR when Colin Calderwood was sacked and replaced by Billy Davies his former manager at Derby County.
On 2 July 2009, it was announced on Forest's official website that everything had been agreed and Camp was to undergo a medical and complete the signing by 4 July 2009. The fee is reported to be around -100,000 but with additional payments.
He made his first start as a permanent Nottingham Forest player on Monday 10th August in their League opener against Reading FC where they were unlucky to come away with only a 0-0 draw. Lee has made an excellent start as first choice Forest goalkeeper; in conceding only 1 goal in 6 games, including the keeping of a clean sheet for over 10.5 hours of football, he won the December Championship Player of the Month Award , as well as helping the side up to the heights of 2nd in the Championship by January 17th, 2010.
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'''Louis Laurent Saha''' (born 8 August 1978 in Paris) is a French international footballer with approximately 18 caps to his name. He currently plays his club football for the English Premier League club Everton having joined the Toffees back in August 2008 as an undisclosed fee on a two-year pay-as-you-play deal from Manchester United rising up to a transfer fee of -8 million depending on how many appearances he makes for the football club over the years. Since signing for Everton Louis has played in 50 matches in all competitions, and has scored a considerable 20 goals.
Louis Saha began his career with Metz in 1996, before going on loan to Newcastle United in 1999. At Newcastle Saha scored once against Coventry City
He was transferred to Fulham for -2.1 million in 2000. During a spell of nearly four years at the club, he scored 63 goals in total. In the promotion campaign of 2000-01 he scored 27 goals to fire Fulham into the Premier League.
During his first month in the top flight Saha was named Premier League Player of the Month. He scored nine goals in 44 appearances in all competitions, including scoring twice in games against Manchester United and Chelsea. He was less prolific in 2002-03, scoring seven goals. In his final season at Fulham he contributed fifteen goals in only 22 appearances before leaving in the winter transfer window.
Saha was transferred to Manchester United for a fee of -12.8 million in 2004 having scored 15 goals so far that season and impressing Alex Ferguson in Fulham's 3-1 win at Old Trafford. Fulham were reluctant to sell Saha but he pushed for a deal and it eventually went through on 23 January 2004.
Saha impressed early, with 7 goals in his 10 starting appearances of the 2003-04 season and scoring on his debut against Southampton. In the next match, versus Everton, Saha and Ruud van Nistelrooy each scored two goals in a 4-3 win. On 28 February, he faced his former team for the first time, scoring the only goal for United in a 1-1 draw.
He then got an international call-up for French national team, scoring on his debut versus Belgium and made the Euro 2004 squad for the tournament in Portugal. Unfortunately, he was unable to play in the FA Cup final win over Millwall, being cup-tied due to an earlier appearance with Fulham.
The 2004-05 season was a stop-start season marred by constant injury. Saha never really got going making only 11 starting appearances, 11 from the bench and scoring two goals. In September, he picked up a knee injury playing for France against the Faroe Islands which cost him a month. Then in November he picked up the injury again, also playing for the national side and costing nearly two months out. At the end of February 2005, the problem recurred, again leaving Saha out for a further two months. With serious doubts over fitness, his long term future at Old Trafford was highly uncertain. The Frenchman was again sidelined by a hamstring strain for the first three months of the new season and there was talk of him leaving in the January transfer window.
He finally returned in November 2005 and eased back into side as a sub, making appearances in League Cup matches. To the surprise of many, the French striker recaptured his initial good form and started banging in the goals. Six goals in the League Cup run saw him usurping Ruud van Nistelrooy as the first choice strike partner for Wayne Rooney. Saha was named a starter, over van Nistelrooy, in the final against Wigan Athletic, and scored a goal. For the remainder of the season, Saha was commonly picked in place of the Dutch striker. Saha scored 15 goals during the 2005-06 season and was chosen by Ferguson to partner alongside Rooney for the next season, after van Nistelrooy's exit for Real Madrid during the summer transfer window.
Saha began the 2006-07 season in great form, scoring only seven minutes into the first game versus Fulham. In December 2006, he signed an extension to his contract lasting to 2010, though soon after began suffering from more injury problems. Groin and hamstring injuries restricted appearances and meant he only scored one goal in the 2nd half of the season. He returned as substitute at Roma but then soon picked up a knee injury. Saha's excellent pre-Christmas form had led to him bagging 15 goals in all competitions.
In the 2007-08 season, Saha returned from injury and came as a substitute against Sunderland, scoring the winning goal. On 23 September 2007, Saha won and converted a penalty against Chelsea in Chelsea's first game with Avram Grant in charge. This earned Saha a recall to the French national team after a year out.
Against Arsenal, Saha came on to replace the under-performing Carlos Tvez in a 2-2 draw. He was key in setting up a goal as Cristiano Ronaldo gave United a 2-1 lead. Saha continued to make appearances off the bench, but when Wayne Rooney was ruled out for a few weeks he partnered Tvez up front. He started on December 26, Boxing Day. Manchester United won the game 4-0 and Saha scored two goals including a penalty to lift Manchester United to 1st position in the Premiership.
Saha made his return in an FA Cup clash versus Arsenal on 16 February 2008. The following weekend, Saha came on as a substitute for Ronaldo, scoring the final goal in a 5-1 rout of Newcastle United. After returning to nearly full fitness, Saha's injury haunts returned and forced him off with a hamstring complaint during United's win over Bolton at Old Trafford, where Saha had been looking good, causing the defense various problems. Saha was ruled out for several weeks, missing key games. In the final game of the Premier League season against Wigan Athletic, Saha was named as a substitute, but played no part in the game. In May 2008, Saha admitted that he believed his United career was in doubt. Despite his desire to stay and love for the club, he was unsure of what the future held for him at Old Trafford.
Despite struggling with injuries in parts of the 2004-05 and latter parts of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons, Saha still contributed 42 goals in all competitions for Manchester United in 120 appearances for the club and often assisted in setting up goals with some slick passes throughout his career with the Red Devils.
Saha joined Everton for an undisclosed fee,
For the 2009-10 season Saha changed his shirt number from 9 to 8. He scored his first goal of the season after coming on as a substitute on the opening day of the season against Arsenal in a 6-1 defeat at Goodison.
Saha represented France at various youth levels and scored the winning goal in the 1997 European Under-19 Championships against Portugal.
It wasn't until 2004 that Saha finally earned his first full cap, marking his debut with a goal in a 2-0 victory over Belgium on February 18. That summer he was also selected for the Euro 2004 squad.
Saha contributed to France reaching the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, but he was suspended for the final against Italy after receiving a yellow card during the semi-final victory over Portugal.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010''
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'''Leslie ("Les") Ethelbert George Ames''', CBE (3 December 1905 in Elham, Kent - 27 February 1990 in Canterbury, Kent) was an outstanding wicket-keeper and batsman for the England cricket team and Kent County Cricket Club. In his obituary, the Wisden of 1991 described him as the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman of all time. He was a pupil at the Harvey Grammar School in Folkestone.
In Test cricket, Ames played 47 matches, scoring 2,434 runs with a batting average of 40.56, and taking 74 catches, and 23 stumpings. In first-class cricket, he scored 37,248 runs at an average of 43.51, including 102 centuries and 176 fifties, and took 704 catches and 417 stumpings. Unusually for a wicket-keeper, he also bowled over 200 overs, taking 24 first-class wickets with a bowling average of 33.37.
Ames was a ''Wisden'' Cricketer of the Year in 1929. He holds a number of wicket-keeping and batting records:
He was the wicket-keeper for the infamous Bodyline tour of Australia in 1932-3. His cricketing career was interrupted by the Second World War. Ames served with the Royal Air Force during, rising to the rank of Squadron Leader, and returned to play as a batsman for Kent after the war.
After his final playing season in 1951, Ames became a successful manager and administrator. He managed MCC tours to the West Indies in 1967-8 and Sri Lanka and Pakistan in 1968-9. He was also the first professional to be appointed as a selector in 1950, continuing until 1956 and serving again in 1958. He was the secretary and manager of Kent County Cricket Club, taking Kent to win the County Championship in 1970.
Ames also briefly played association football for Gillingham in 1931, making five appearances and scoring one goal., having earlier played for Clapton Orient.
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'''Thomas "Tom" Boyd''' (born 24 November 1965 in Glasgow) is a former football player.
He played for Motherwell, Chelsea and Celtic, and played 72 times for Scotland, which means he is a member of the Scotland national football team roll of honour. He is currently the Celtic under 17 coach.
Boyd's distinguished professional career began at Motherwell, where he made a total of 252 appearances. The most notable of his achievements in his time at Fir Park was skippering the Motherwell side that defeated Dundee United 4-3 in the 1991 Scottish Cup Final, considered one of the most exciting in the competition's history.
Boyd's form as an attacking full back saw him win a move to London giants Chelsea that year. However, Boyd struggled to settle and spent only one year at Chelsea.
Boyd was transferred to boyhood heroes Celtic in an exchange deal which saw Tony Cascarino going to Chelsea. He played for Celtic for the remainder of his career, serving as club captain from 1997 to 2002. He holds the distinction of having been the captain who lifted Celtic's first league title in 10 years in 1998, preventing bitter rivals Rangers from securing a record-breaking ten titles in a row.
As Boyd's career moved on he began playing more in the centre of defence, whilst continuing to operate at full back on either side of the pitch when required, making him an exceptionally versatile defender. Boyd continued to captain the club after the arrival of Martin O'Neill at Celtic Park in 2000. In O'Neill's first season in charge Boyd played a significant part in the securing of a domestic treble, only the third in the club's history. Boyd became only the second Celtic captain (after Billy McNeill) to captain Celtic in a treble winning season. He also helped them win another Scottish Premier League title in 2001-02, although Celtic were pipped to the 2002-03 title by Rangers on goal difference.
Tom is the 5th most capped player for Scotland with 72 caps meaning that he is a member of the Scotland national football team roll of honour and can be found in the Scottish Football Museum in Hampden Park.
. His international career saw him garner 72 Scotland caps, playing at the European Championships in 1996 and the World Cup in 1998. In the latter tournament, he scored an own goal in a match against Brazil, which gave the Brazilians a 2-1 win in the tournament's opening match.
He retired in 2003, but has remained with Celtic as a youth coach for the Under 17s side.
Since retiring he has also participated in several charity events such as the Tommy Burns Tribute match and climbing Ben Nevis.
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'''Jens Lehmann''' (; born 10 November 1969 in Essen) is a German football goalkeeper who plays for VfB Stuttgart and recently retired from the German national team. He was voted UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year for the 1996-97 and 2005-06 seasons, and he has been selected for three World Cup squads.
Lehmann started his career in 1988 with Schalke 04, playing for them for nearly a decade. His first years were rocky, notably a game against Bayer Leverkusen in 1993 in which he conceded three goals and was substituted after 45 minutes, causing him to flee the stadium alone by tram rather than taking the team bus, but Lehmann gradually established himself as a strong keeper lauded for his ability to intercept crosses.
He scored his first league goal on 12 March 1995 in a 6-2 victory over 1860 Munich in the 84th minute, scoring Schalke's sixth goal from the penalty spot. His second goal was a last-minute equaliser scored against Borussia Dortmund on 19 December 1997.
Lehmann became Schalke's team hero in their 1997 UEFA Cup Final victory over Internazionale, after playing a strong season and saving an Ivn Zamorano penalty in a penalty shootout.
He left Schalke for A.C. Milan in 1998, but did not play well and was dropped after just five matches. Believing he wouldn't get another chance at Milan he left during the winter.
In late 1999, Lehmann returned to Germany to play for Borussia Dortmund replacing long-time goalkeeper Stefan Klos. Lehmann contributed significantly to the team's return to success, winning the Bundesliga in 2001-02 and reaching the final of the UEFA-Cup that same year which the team lost in a fierce battle with Dutch club Feyenord Rotterdam. It was the same season during which Jens Lehmann rose to fame as a German football icon with a poor disciplinary record. During a match against SC Freiburg, Lehmann kicked an opposing offender after they collided in the penalty area. Lehmann was eventually suspended for several matches. During his ban, Borussia Dortmund lost ground to title-rival Bayer 04 Leverkusen. It was not until Lehmann's return that Borussia Dortmund came back winning the German League in an impressive fashion, eventually triumphing over Bayer 04 Leverkusen which led the league by five points with only three matches left in the season. Beating 1. FC Kln, Hamburger SV and Werder Bremen consecutively, Jens Lehmann and Borussia Dortmund secured the national title in 2002.
Lehmann joined Arsenal on 25 July 2003 as a replacement for David Seaman, and played every match as Arsenal F.C. went unbeaten for the entire 2003-04 English Premier League season, becoming the first English club to accomplish this feat since Preston North End F.C. in the 1888-89 season. However, Lehmann's style of play, often coming out of his goal to intercept passes occasionally led to mistakes, such as in the title-winning match at local rivals Tottenham Hotspur when Lehmann pushed Tottenham striker Robbie Keane as the pair waited for a Tottenham corner, and made a mistake that led to the equalising goal in Arsenal's Champions League defeat at home to Chelsea the same season. Arsenal continued unbeaten until 24 October 2004. At the end of his first season at Arsenal, he had already played 54 times earning himself a Premier League winners medal at the end of the season.
By the middle of the 2004-05 season, Lehmann did not play well, and was no longer automatic first-choice, with Spaniard Manuel Almunia starting in several matches instead. However, Almunia made a series of mistakes himself, thus allowing Lehmann to regain his position. At the end of that season, as speculation again began to mount that he would be replaced over the summer, Lehmann cemented his position in the Arsenal goal with a man-of-the-match performance against Manchester United in the 2005 FA Cup final. He made several important saves and demonstrated great positional sense to keep the score 0-0 after extra time, and then crucially saved Paul Scholes' shot in the penalty shootout, which Arsenal won 5-4.
Lehmann had an outstanding 2005-06 season with Arsenal, making his 100th Premier League appearance for the club in their game against West Bromwich Albion on 15 April 2006. He was a key factor in his side's first-ever accession to the Champions League final; during their run Arsenal broke the record for the most consecutive clean sheets in the Champions League with ten, breaking the record of seven that Milan had set just one year before. That run formed the bulk of an 853-minute spell without conceding a goal, overtaking the CL record for an individual goalkeeper set by Edwin van der Sar.
Bayern Munich's Hasan Salihamidi had been the last to net against Lehmann, in the 64th minute of a quarter-final first leg match on 22 March 2005; Lehmann kept a clean sheet in the second leg, and then a further seven during Arsenal's run in 2005-06 (Almunia played in the other five matches in the group stages). The final clean sheet was earned in the semi-finals against Villarreal, after Lehmann saved an 89th minute Juan Romn Riquelme penalty. Lehmann maintained his shutout run despite an ignominious end to his 2006 UEFA Champions League Final against FC Barcelona; with the score still at 0-0 he was sent off in the 18th minute for a professional foul after bringing down Samuel Eto'o, making him the first player and goalkeeper to ever be sent off in a Champions League final, but it did not stop him from being named the Champions League Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2005-06 season after going more than 850 minutes without conceding a goal.
His remarkable run was finally ended on 13 September 2006 by Hamburger SV's Boubacar Sanogo, who scored a consolation goal in the 89th minute of Arsenal's first group stage match of the 2006-07 Champions League season.
Lehmann's contract at Arsenal was due to expire in summer 2007 and during the 2006-07 season there was much speculation he would leave the club on a Bosman transfer. However, it was reported on 26 April 2007 that he had signed a year's extension on his contract, tying him to the club until 2008.
In the first league game of the 2007-08 season, Lehmann made a serious error after just 52 seconds, allowing David Healy to score for Fulham. However, Lehmann's blushes were spared late in the game as Arsenal won 2-1; in his second league match against Blackburn Rovers he fumbled a David Dunn shot to allow Blackburn to equalise, in a game that finished 1-1. On 24 August, the BBC reported that he returned to Germany to treat an Achilles tendon injury which he picked up during international duty against England, meaning Manuel Almunia took his place for Arsenal's third match.
Lehmann subsequently had to wait nearly four months to make another competitive appearance for Arsenal, in their final Champions League group match against Steaua Bucharest. Nearly one month later, he played only his fifth competitive game of the season for Arsenal, against Burnley in the third round of the FA Cup; third-choice goalkeeper ukasz Fabiaski has covered during League Cup games. Lehmann has expressed frustration at being number two to Manuel Almunia as this could cost him the number one slot in the German national team for the European Championship 2008, leading to doubts over his future at the club. However, Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger has described Lehmann's attitude during this time as -super-professional-.
On 26 January 2008, Lehmann appeared in Arsenal's second FA Cup game of the season, keeping his second successive clean sheet as Arsenal beat Newcastle United 3-0. Manager Arsne Wenger later promised Lehmann that, if he stays at Arsenal, he will play every game in the FA Cup. On 29 January 2008, Lehmann suggested that he will stick with Arsenal until his contract expires at the end of the season. Lehmann gave his reasons as his relationship with the fans, players, family situations and his chance to still be able to win things at the club; believing he "wouldn-t have had this chance somewhere else." On 2 February 2008, following an injury to Almunia, Lehmann returned in goal for Arsenal in the Premiership for an away fixture against Manchester City, more than five months after his last league appearance; Arsenal won the match 3-1. Due to Almunia catching flu straight after the injury, Lehmann kept his place in goal for the following three matches in February, including the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 against AC Milan, but also the 4-0 loss to arch rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup.
After another injury to Almunia in early April 2008, Lehmann was back in goal for the away game against Manchester United on 13 April 2008. Arsenal lost that game 2-1, virtually ending their Premier League title hopes for the season, which is their third consecutive season without a major trophy. There was speculation that would be his last game for Arsenal, but on 18 April 2008, Arsne Wenger confirmed Almunia was still out and Lehmann would play in the following day's home game against Reading, which Arsenal won 2-0. The following week, ukasz Fabiaski was given his Premier League debut against Derby County and Almunia returned to the bench for the game. However, Lehmann made another appearance and was brought on as a substitute for Fabiaski in the last 20 minutes of the game against Everton on 4 May 2008, Arsenal's final home game of the season. He was given a standing ovation at the final whistle as he bowed and clapped to the fans. Later that day, Wenger confirmed that it was Lehmann's farewell appearance.
In early June 2008, it was announced that Lehmann had signed a one-year contract for VfB Stuttgart. He joined the team's pre-season training on 24 July 2008, and made his debut for the club on 30 July 2008 in a friendly match against former team Arsenal. His competitive debut for the club came on 10 August 2008 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, a 5-0 away victory over FC Hansa Lneburg, and his Bundesliga debut one week later in Stuttgart's 3-1 away victory at Borussia Mnchengladbach.
On 3 April 2009 Lehmann extended his contract at VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2010 and announced in August 2009 that he would retire on 30 June 2010.
Lehmann made his debut for the national team against Oman in February 1998 and has since earned 61 caps for his country, most of which were friendlies. He has a well-publicised rivalry with former Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn whose presence has long prevented Lehmann from becoming the number one goalkeeper of the German national team. On 7 April 2006, however, German national coach Jrgen Klinsmann announced that Lehmann would be Germany's first-choice goalkeeper for the upcoming World Cup.
Lehmann conceded two goals in Germany's opening match of the World Cup, both scored by Costa Rica's Paulo Wanchope although Germany won the match 4-2. Lehmann played strongly in the next three games, conceding no goals and allowing Germany to sweep their group undefeated and beat Sweden convincingly in the Round of 16. Lehmann's streak of clean sheets was broken by Argentina in the quarterfinals, but his team found an equaliser late in the game and Lehmann expertly stopped two shots in the penalty shootout:
The highlight of Lehmann's international career came in the quarterfinal match (30 June 2006, Olympiastadion, Berlin) against Argentina. The game remained tied 1-1 after 90 minutes and extra time. The game came down to penalty kicks and Lehmann carried his team through. He made two critical saves of Argentinian penalty kicks, one from Roberto Ayala and another from Esteban Cambiasso. He managed to pick the right direction for all the penalties, and came close to saving a third. Meanwhile, the Germans made all 4 of the necessary penalties to win the penalty shoot-out 4-2. Lehmann's prowess in the shootout was aided by notes given to him before the kicks - an idea from Germany's chief scout, Swiss-born Urs Siegenthaler - with Lehmann keeping the paper in his right sock. Before the last shot from Cambiasso, Lehmann looked at the paper for a long time even though Cambiasso's name was not even on it. The story around the paper features in the film ''Deutschland. Ein Sommermrchen''.
Lehmann was considered a hero by the German public after these saves, and he received praise even from long-time rival Oliver Kahn.
Germany's opponent in the semifinals was Italy. The Italians had the better chances to score but Lehmann made several spectacular saves, including one in extra time where he dived out of goal to intercept an Italian player who had broken loose from the defense, punching the ball clear with his fist and temporarily knocking out the Italian in the process. He allowed two goals within a minute of each other with only a few seconds remaining in overtime, which put Italy into the World Cup final. The retiring Oliver Kahn was given the honour of starting in the third place match, with which Lehmann was content.
In August 2006, Lehmann revealed that during the World Cup he was suffering with a foot injury that he claims was a result of wearing different boots. The German Football Association ordered their players to wear only those manufactured by principal sponsor Adidas as opposed to Lehmann's sponsor Nike. This has now been overturned thanks to Lehmann and several other players protesting about the decision and the players are now free to wear boots made by other companies.
In August 2006, Lehmann suggested that he may retire from league and international football after playing for Germany in Euro 2008. However, he subsequently stated in January 2007 that he has not made any decision on retirement.
Lehmann set a national team record of not conceding a goal for 681 minutes in a friendly against Switzerland on 26 March 2008.
On 8 August 2008, Lehmann announced his retirement from international football. He made his decision following a two-hour talk with the German national team's coach Joachim Lw and goalkeeping coach Andreas Kpke, stating that he was not able to give them any guarantee that he will continue to play football following the end of his one-year contract with VfB Stuttgart in June 2009.
Jens Lehmann and his elder brother grew up in Essen. After graduating from high school with A-levels in 1988, he studied Economics at the University of Mnster between 1992 and 1998 while continuing his football career.
In 1999, he married his wife Conny, an elementary school teacher. Upon marrying Conny, Lehmann later adopted Conny's son with footballer Knut Reinhardt named, Lasse. The pair also have two children together, Mats (born 2000) and Lieselotta (born 2006).
He is board member of the youth football foundation Stiftung Jugendfuball, founded 2000 upon the initiative of Jrgen Klinsmann. Lehmann also acts as ambassador of the foundation Power-Child Campus South Africa that supports children affected by HIV and well as foundations of Bert Trautmann, Christoph Metzelder and former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson.
In the upcoming German/South African movie production ''Themba'', Lehmann will be seen in his first role as Big John, a football trainer and talent scout who discovers Themba, a talented and ambitious football player, who is faced with poverty, AIDS and violence but makes his way up to the South African National Team. The movie is based on a book by Lutz van Dijk and is scheduled for premiere at the Berlinale 2010.
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'''Alistair Murdoch''' "'''Ally'''" '''McCoist''', MBE (born 24 September 1962 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a striker. He is currently assistant manager at Scottish Premier League club Rangers, where he spent fifteen of his twenty-two years as a player.
McCoist began his career with St Johnstone before moving to Sunderland in 1981. He returned to Scotland two years later and signed with Rangers. At Rangers, McCoist became the club's record goalscorer, netting 355 goals. In addition to this McCoist holds the Rangers records for number of league goals scored, number of Scottish League Cup goals scored and the most goals scored by a player in European competitions with 251, 54 and 21 respectively. McCoist is also third in the all-time appearance table for Rangers, having made 581 appearances for the club.
Largely thanks to his career at Rangers, McCoist was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He is also a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame, having gained 61 international caps.
McCoist's first professional club was St. Johnstone, having sided from Fir Park Boys Club in 1978. McCoist had trained with St Mirren as a sixteen year-old but was rejected by the then manager Alex Ferguson for being "too small". After failing to score during his first two seasons in Perth, McCoist netted 23 goals in 43 appearances during the 1980-81 season. He also appeared 10 times for the Scotland Under 18 team netting competitive strikes against France & Spain in 1-1 draws and the only goal of the game to send reigning Under 18 Champions England tumbling out of the competition at the first hurdle. This led to Sunderland making a -400,000 bid for the 19-year-old striker which the club accepted and so McCoist moved south of the border.
McCoist's time at Sunderland, however, was unsuccessful: he managed 8 goals in 56 appearances.
In 1983 the then Rangers manager John Greig signed him for -185,000. During his fifteen years with Rangers, McCoist achieved an array of honours, including ten league championship medals. This began with a title in the 1986-87 season and included the whole "Nine in a Row" period between 1989 and 1997. McCoist also won a Scottish Cup winners' medal and nine Scottish League Cup winners' medals. He was the first player to be Europe's top goalscorer twice in a row (in 1992 and 1993), as well as being named Scotland's "Player of the Year" in 1992. McCoist is Rangers' all-time leading goalscorer (with 251 league goals; 355 in all competitions) and Scotland's fifth-highest scorer, with 19 goals.
McCoist finished his career at Kilmarnock, where he spent three seasons after leaving Ibrox in 1998. He retired from playing at the age of 38, on 20 May 2001, after playing 50 minutes of a league win at home to Celtic.
McCoist made his Scotland debut aged 23, on 29 April 1986, in a 0-0 friendly match against Netherlands.
He has captained Scotland once, against Australia on 27 March 1996. McCoist went on to score the winner in a 1-0 win at Hampden Park after 55 minutes.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first''
McCoist joined the Scotland coaching staff under his former manager at Rangers, Walter Smith in 2004. He turned down the managerial position at in 2006 as he wanted a job nearer his Glasgow home.
McCoist returned to Rangers as an assistant manager to Walter Smith in January 2007.
McCoist is also known for his television work. He was a team captain on the BBC's A Question of Sport from 1996 to 2007. On his farewell episode he failed to recognise "Mystery Guest" Walter Smith who he is now working with at Rangers. He was also a regular pundit for ITV's football coverage. McCoist, along with John Motson, are ex-commentators for the FIFA video games series by EA Sports. They were replaced by Clive Tyldesley and Andy Gray for FIFA 2006.
In May 2006, he was part of the historic first European Selection, led by Terry Venables, which saw its debut game in Eindhoven in the first EFPA match-up against a Dutch selection of all-time greats.
He starred in the film A Shot at Glory alongside Robert Duvall, playing Jackie McQuillan, a fictional legendary ex-Celtic player. He also co-presented a late night chat show McCoist and MacAulay for BBC Scotland alongside comedian Fred MacAulay.
McCoist's was awarded an MBE in 1994 for his services to Scottish football. McCoist is the father to five boys.
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'''Rocky Michael Chopra''' (born ) is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Cardiff City. Chopra is of mixed Indian and white British descent.
Chopra plays as a striker. He was originally a product of the Newcastle United Youth system. In his career he has also played for Sunderland and has spent loan spells at Watford, Nottingham Forest and Barnsley. He has represented England at the Under-15, Under-16, Under-17, Under-18, Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels.
In 2006, Chopra made news for scoring the fastest goal by a substitute in Premier League history, as he had only been on the pitch for ten seconds after coming on as a substitute.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Chopra attended Alan Shearer's former school, Gosforth High School, in Newcastle, and owing to his goal-scoring exploits there, and later with the Montagu Boys' Club, was recruited to the Newcastle United academy in July 1993.
In the 2000-01 season, he scored 28 goals for the Newcastle Academy side that reached the FA Premier League Academy Under-17 playoff final. In December 2000 he signed his professional contract with Newcastle. The next season, playing for the Academy Under-19 team, he scored 14 goals in the first nine games of the season, prompting a promotion to the Senior Reserves. He went on to score in the Northumberland Senior Cup final victory over Bedlington Terriers in September 2001. Then in October, Newcastle gave him a squad number. By the end of the season, he had made 17 appearances for the Reserves, scoring seven goals.
The 2002-03 season started well, with Chopra scoring nine goals in his first five games for the Under-19s and Reserves. In November he signed a new three-year deal with the club, and on 6 November, he made his senior debut against Everton in the League Cup, substituting Lomana LuaLua. The game ended 3-3 but Newcastle lost the penalty shootout, with Chopra missing his spot kick.
He made his UEFA Champions League debut in December 2002, as a substitute against Barcelona at the Camp Nou, and also played against Bayer Leverkusen before he moved on a month-long loan to Watford at the end of March 2003. He scored five goals in just six matches for Watford, appeared in a FA Cup semifinal against Southampton,
The season ended on a positive note when he made his Premiership debut for Newcastle in the 2-2 draw away to West Bromwich Albion on 11 May 2003. He also represented England at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
In 2003-04 season, he played four games for Newcastle before being loaned to Nottingham Forest for a month in February 2004 where he played five games. Returning from the loan spell he played another two games for Newcastle.
In August 2004 he went on another loan, this time to Barnsley. Playing in 39 matches in the League One, he scored 17 goals, including hat-tricks against Peterborough United and Huddersfield Town. He also represented Barnsley in the FA Cup and the League Cup, finishing as the club's top scorer and their Player of the Season.
christophor began the 2005-06 season back in Newcastle's first team squad and played in early UEFA Intertoto Cup ties, scoring his first senior goal for Newcastle in the 3-1 win away to Slovakian side Dubnica on 17 July 2005.
On 14 June 2006 Chopra joined Cardiff City for -500,000 after turning down a new one-year contract at Newcastle in favour of guaranteed first-team football. Chopra and Cardiff had an excellent start to the season, with 36 points from 17 games leaving Cardiff top of the Championship and Chopra, with seven league goals was voted Championship player of the month for September and October. Chopra scored his first Cardiff hat-trick on 27 January 2007 against Leicester City in a 3-2 victory.
Chopra signed a contract extension with Cardiff City on 5 April 2007,
On 13 July 2007, newly promoted Premier League side Sunderland agreed a deal worth up to -5 million, activating a release clause, to sign Chopra on a four year contract.
Chopra made his debut for Sunderland in their 1-0 win over League of Ireland side Bohemians. In this match Chopra missed an open goal and ran into his own team mate Dickson Etuhu. Chopra scored his first goal for Sunderland in a 4-0 friendly victory over Galway United. His first competitive goal for Sunderland came in his first competitive match for the club, and was the first goal of the 2007-08 Premier League season, when Chopra came on as a substitute late in the second half and scored the winning goal against Tottenham Hotspur in injury time with 13 seconds remaining on the clock. This led to many Sunderland fans chanting 'Chopra's one of us!' Chopra also scored in the second Premier League match of the season against Birmingham.
Chopra could have scored against former side and childhood club Newcastle United but his goal drought continued after his header collided with the bar from only five yards out. Chopra finally scored against Reading from the penalty spot on 23 December, sending Marcus Hahnemann the wrong way to end his goal drought.
On 6 November 2008, after several days of speculation, it was confirmed that Chopra had re-joined former club Cardiff City on a two-month loan deal, set to run until 31 December, due to hamstring injuries to the clubs two first choice strikers, Ross McCormack and Jay Bothroyd.
Chopra made a total of 11 appearances for the club scoring 5 times, making his last appearance in a 1-0 win over Plymouth Argyle on 28 December. His loan spell officially came to an end on 31 December and, despite both Chopra and Cardiff hoping for an extension to the deal, recently appointed Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia stated that Chopra would be returning to Sunderland. However after spending one month back at Sunderland, he returned to Cardiff on the final day of the transfer window, with the deal being completed just 55 seconds before the transfer window closed. He made his third debut for Cardiff in a 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on 22 February, scoring the teams first goal of the game, and went on to score in two of the next three matches for the side, finishing the season with nine goals in 27 appearances.
thumb|right|Chopra celebrates his 7th of the season at the Severnside Derby
Chopra completed a permanent move on 1 July following the opening of the transfer window for a fee of -3 million. The transfer smashed the club's transfer record which was previously held by the -1.75 million signing of Peter Thorne from Stoke City in 2001. On the opening day of the season, Chopra scored twice during a 4-0 win over Scunthorpe United, becoming the first player to score a competitive goal at Cardiff City Stadium. In the third league match of the season, he scored a hat-trick in Cardiff's 3-1 victory over Plymouth Argyle, his second hat-trick for the club. Chopra played in his 200th career game against Sheffield Wednesday on 26 September 2009 and, in the following match, scored 4 goals against Derby County in a 6-1 victory, taking his early season tally to 12 goals in 13 games. But after this he had 11 game ''barren run'' before ending his drought in superb fashion in an FA Cup third round tie against Bristol City.
Despite being born in England, Chopra is eligible to play for India through his father.
Michael appeared in OK! magazine in the UK in October 2007 announced he had become engaged to Heather Swan, and that they were expecting their first baby. On 15 February 2008, they welcomed a 6 lbs 10oz baby boy, Sebastian Rocco Thomas Chopra. In July, it was reported that the couple had split only weeks after their -250,000 wedding, but they were later reported as together again.
On Thursday 28 August 2008, it was announced that he had checked into a rehab including some time at the Sporting Chance clinic, in an attempt to overcome his personal problems.
Chopra credited Roy Keane for helping him to sort out his private life.
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'''Zurab Khizanishvili''' (; born 6 October 1981) is a Georgian professional football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers. Khizanishvili is a defender.
Khizanishvili started his career at Dinamo Tbilisi where he remained for just one season, before joining FC Tbilisi to improve his chances of playing regular first team football.
In 1999 he was on the move again, joining his previous two clubs' city rivals Lokomotiv Tbilisi. Khizanishvili's form at Lokomotiv piqued the interest of some of Europe's top clubs, though the player's latter days at the club were marred by injury. Khizanishvili was eventually released after his contract with Lokomotiv was terminated.
In March 2001, Zurab joined Dundee, having had unsuccessful trials at Arsenal, Fulham and West Ham.
He quickly made an impact at Dens Park, alerting fellow SPL team Rangers, whom Khizanishvili joined on a Bosman transfer in June 2003 as a replacement for Blackburn-bound defender Lorenzo Amoruso.
Despite making 35 appearances in his first campaign at Ibrox, Zurab gradually fell out of favour and, on August 31, 2005, he was allowed to move on loan for the rest of the season to Blackburn Rovers in the English Premiership. During his loan spell at Blackburn he scored once in the league, in a 2-0 home win over Manchester City,
On 10 April 2006, he signed a permanent deal for Blackburn Rovers in a deal rumoured to be worth around about -500,000. Since joining the Ewood Park outfit, Khizanishvili became a fan's favourite following assured defensive performances under the management of Mark Hughes. Chances were few in the 2007-08 season for Zurab, however he was always on hand to step in in case of injury to either Ryan Nelsen or Christopher Samba.
Under Paul Ince and Sam Allardyce he failed to break into the first team on a consistent basis, and on 17 September 2009 Zurab joined Championship football club Newcastle United on loan in a 3-month deal. He returned to Blackburn on December 19 after an unsuccessful loan deal expired at St. James' Park.
Khizanishvili is also a regular player in the Georgia squad.
He scored his only goal against Moldova on 6 June 2009.
Khizanishvili is married to famous Georgian model Salome Gviniashvili, they have 3 children. He is the son of former USSR international defender Nodar Khizanishvili.
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'''Edward Colin Hendry''' (born 7 December 1965) is a former Scottish professional and international football defender and manager. Hendry started his career with Dundee in 1983 and spent spells at Blackburn, Man City, Rangers, Coventry, Bolton and Blackpool. He was part of the Blackburn squad that won the Premiership in 1995 and the Rangers squad that won the domestic treble in 1999. His most recent stint in football was as manager of Scottish First Division side Clyde, from June 2007 until January 2008, when he chose to resign for family reasons.
Hendry first played for local clubs Keith and Islavale, mainly as a striker. He began his professional career in 1983 with Dundee, and in 1987 was picked up by Blackburn Rovers, where he was converted into a defender. He played over 100 games for Blackburn before joining Manchester City in 1989, where he was named Player of the Year in the 1989-90 season.. His days at City were numbered, however, after he fell out of manager Peter Reid's plans.
He was re-signed for Blackburn by Kenny Dalglish and helped them to great success including winning the Premiership. In 1998 he got a move back to Scotland to play with Rangers where he was signed by manager Dick Advocaat for -4 million. However, despite winning the domestic treble with Rangers in his first season, his time there was relatively unhappy with Advocaat claiming that Hendry was "not his type of player". After his spell at Rangers, Hendry also played for Coventry City and Bolton Wanderers, as well as Preston North End and Blackpool on loan, before retiring from playing football.
Overall, Hendry played more than 500 league games and scored more than 40 goals in playing career spanning some 20 years.
thumb|left|Hendry (blue, number five) playing for Scotland against Netherlands at Euro 96]]
Hendry managed to win 51 caps for Scotland despite the fact that he was a latecomer to the international scene, not making his debut until he was 27. He captained Scotland in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. His last Scotland appearance, on 28 March 2001, saw Hendry score two goals in a 4-0 win over San Marino but his international career was ended following a ban for six matches for elbowing San Marino substitute Nicola Albani.
Hendry landed his first managerial job in June 2004 when he was appointed manager of his former club Blackpool, but was dismissed by the club in November 2005 following a poor run of results.
In September 2006 Hendry joined Boston United as assistant manager, and in June 2007 he became manager of Scottish side Clyde. Hendry lost his first three games in charge. He picked up his first victory in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie against fellow Scottish First Division side Queen of the South in August 2007. His best run was a 6 game undefeated streak from November 2007 to December 2007. His final game in charge of Clyde was a Scottish Cup fourth-round match, which Clyde lost 1-0 to Dundee United.
Hendry resigned from his post as manager of Clyde on 18 January 2008, after his wife Denise became ill. She died, aged 42, on 10 July 2009. Her death is believed to have been caused by a long term infection resulting from cosmetic surgery she underwent in 2002.
Hendry has four children by his wife: Rheagan (born 1989, Blackburn, Lancashire), Kyle, (who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers), Calum Stuart (born 1994, Stockport, Greater Manchester) and Niamh Brigid (born 2000, Rochdale, Greater Manchester).
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'''Barry Ferguson''' MBE (born 2 February 1978) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for Premier League club Birmingham City.
Ferguson overtook David Narey's record for the number of European appearances made whilst playing for a Scottish club, by starting in a UEFA Cup match against Werder Bremen. He broke Kenny Dalglish's record for the number of competitive European appearances by a Scottish footballer when he played in his 80th match in Europe, against Sporting Lisbon. Ferguson has made 82 appearances in European competitions, all for Rangers,
Ferguson made 45 appearances for the Scotland national team. In 2009, following incidents while on Scotland duty, he was stripped of the captaincy of Rangers and told he would no longer be considered for international selection.
Ferguson was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE on 17 June 2006.
Ferguson was promoted to the first team squad for the 1994-95 season. He made his debut on the last day of the 1996-97 season against Hearts on 10 May 1997. He would make a number of sporadic appearances the following season under then managers Walter Smith's policy of easing him into the first team. Ferguson became a regular fixture in the first team during the 1998-99 season under new manager Dick Advocaat. The Dutchman soon secured Ferguson on a long term contract as he became an important member of a multi-million pound squad. He scored his first career goal in a League Cup match against Alloa Athletic on 18 August 1998. Injury prevented him from being involved in the 1998-99 season run-in as the club achieved the Treble. Ferguson watched the 1999 Scottish Cup Final from the stands as Rangers won the match 1-0, thanks to Rod Wallace's 48th minute goal.
Ferguson was so influential the following season that he given an extended six-year deal at Rangers in October 1999. He was named the Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year for season 1999-00, with Giovanni van Bronckhorst a close second. It is undoubtedly one of the reasons why Advocaat chosen Ferguson to become his new captain.
In the autumn of 2000, with Rangers having a poor start to the season and the defence in particular having a horrendous run of form, Advocaat was already thinking about changes. When the club crashed out of the UEFA Champions League group stage at the hands of AS Monaco largely because of a mistake by captain Lorenzo Amoruso, he was stripped of the captaincy and it instead went to the 22 year-old Ferguson. The young Ferguson would go on to successfully guide his team to a League Cup and Scottish Cup double the following season, under manager Alex McLeish who replaced Advocaat in December 2001.
During their second season together, 2002-03, Ferguson captained the side to a domestic treble. After an impressive haul of eighteen goals from midfield he also won Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year and Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year.
On 29 August 2003, Ferguson joined Premier League club Blackburn Rovers for a fee of -7.5 million. With Everton also chasing Ferguson,
Graeme Souness made Ferguson captain of Blackburn in July 2004 and he seemed to be adapting well to Premiership football, despite the team still struggling and a managerial change, which saw Mark Hughes replacing Souness. However, after just 16 months at the club, including a lengthy period out through injury after fracturing his kneecap in a Premiership match against Newcastle United, Ferguson submitted a written transfer request, admitting that the draw of playing in the Premiership and a Lancashire derby could not compare with an Old Firm match.
Ferguson's second debut for Rangers came in a League Cup semi final victory over Dundee United. He was a 69th minute substitute for Alex Rae during the 7-1 win. His first goal since his return was the opening goal in a 1-1 draw against Inverness CT on 5 March 2005. Ferguson played in the 2005 Scottish League Cup Final and was part of the Rangers team that won the league on the last day of the season.
At the start of the 2005-06 season, the then manager Alex McLeish re-appointed Ferguson as club captain. McLeish did not want to remove the captaincy mid-season from Fernando Ricksen who held the position the previously. Ferguson played the later part of the season carrying an ankle injury as Rangers limped into a poor third place finish in the Scottish Premier League. At the end of the season, Ferguson revealed had had snapped ligaments and confessed that he should have undergone the surgery sooner.
On 1 January 2007 it was announced on BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound programme that Ferguson had been stripped of the Rangers captaincy after a meeting with then manager Paul Le Guen. He was also dropped from the squad for the next match. Later Le Guen claimed Ferguson was undermining him.
The 2007-08 season began well for Ferguson as he scored a brace in the first SPL match against Inverness.
On 14 May 2008, Ferguson made his 400th appearance for Rangers in the UEFA Cup Final against Zenit Saint Petersburg at City of Manchester Stadium. He captained the side to a 2-0 defeat.
The summer of 2008 saw Ferguson undergo an operation on a fresh injury problem that would see him ruled out until early November. The injury was not the same one that plagued him towards the end of the last season.
On 17 July 2009, Ferguson completed a move to English Premier League newcomers Birmingham City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported as "in the region of -1.2m". Joining up with boss Alex McLeish once again, the former Rangers supremo stated that Ferguson has "unfinished business in England" and that he believed the former Scottish international is "very capable of competing with the best players in the Premier League." He made his debut in the opening game of the season, against Manchester United on 15 August 2009, and his first goal for the club came as the only goal of the FA Cup third round replay against Nottingham Forest in January 2010.
Ferguson made his international debut at the age of 20 against Lithuania on 5 September 1998.
Ferguson played along side Craig Burley in both legs of Scotland's Euro 2000 play-off aggregate defeat to England. He was appointed captain of the national side in 2004 by then manager Berti Vogts following the retirement of Paul Lambert. Ferguson would tasted further play-off pain as he captained Scotland to a 6-1 aggregate loss against the Netherlands. Despite winning the first leg at Hampden Park 1-0, thanks to a James McFadden strike, a disastrous night in Amsterdam saw the side beaten 6-0 which ended the nation's hopes of going to Euro 2004.
Ferguson captained Scotland a total of 28 times.
Ferguson has received criticism for being a disruptive influence on the team despite captaining his country for years. On 3 April 2009, he was banned from ever representing Scotland again, after a serious breach of squad discipline
Following the dismissal of George Burley as manager of Scotland, SFA chief executive Gordon Smith confirmed that the incoming manager would be free to select Ferguson should he so wish.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Duncan Ferguson''' (born 27 December 1971 in Stirling) is a Scottish former professional football player who now lives in Majorca.
Ferguson began his football education at Carse Thistle before being signed to Dundee United in 1990 on his first professional contract. From that time he played for Rangers, Everton and Newcastle United; his career often punctuated by controversy and injury.
When not affected by those, his strength and stature made him a potent player. These characteristics earned Ferguson a reputation as one of the most difficult players to defend against in the English Premier League. Players such as John Terry and Sami Hyypi have both named Ferguson as their toughest opponent. This dominating style and a poor disciplinary record often saw him attract the ire of referees.
During his career, Ferguson won the FA Cup with Everton in 1995, competed in the qualifying stages of the UEFA Champions League in 2005, also with Everton, and participated in the UEFA Cup in 1999 with Newcastle and 2005 with Everton. He was capped for Scotland seven times but made himself unavailable for selection in his national team due to a dispute with the Scottish Football Association. He has scored the most goals of any Scottish player in the FA Premier League.
Ferguson made his professional debut for Dundee United against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on 11 November 1990, which Dundee United won 2-1. This proved a fruitful beginning and by season-s end he had become a first team regular, making nine appearances and scoring one goal in the league.
He achieved greater impact in the Scottish Cup that season, scoring three goals in five matches and aiding Dundee United in reaching the final. Once there, they lost to Motherwell, 4-3 after extra time. Ferguson had clearly established himself as a player of some value and finished the two successive seasons as the club-s top scorer.
The form he displayed at Dundee United also saw him win a call-up to the Scottish national team. Ferguson accrued four caps during 1992 and 1993, playing in three friendlies and one European Football Championship match. These outings yielded no goals for the striker.
Walter Smith signed Ferguson for Rangers in 1993, for a then British transfer record fee of -4 million. Smith had begun his managerial career at Dundee United under Jim McLean, just as Ferguson had begun his professional playing career for the same man. While Smith had left Dundee United to assist Graeme Souness at Rangers, he eventually took over the managerial role in 1991. The paths of Ferguson and Smith were to cross numerous times from this point.
Ferguson made little impact at Rangers, coupling indifferent displays and persistent injury woes. He played twenty-three games and scored five goals. He was also played out of position by Smith, often as a left winger and on one occasion even as a left back in a match against Levski Sofia.
In contrast, season 1994-95 saw Ferguson start in fine form. Gary Pallister and David May of Manchester United endured a torrid time in a pre-season victory playing against Ferguson and this was followed by a last-minute winner against Motherwell, from a Brian Laudrup assist. Four days later Ferguson scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 win over Arbroath. The next game saw Ferguson pressure a Partick Thistle player into scoring an own goal, leading to a 2-0 win for Rangers.
A Champions League qualifier against AEK Athens FC left Rangers 2-0 down after the first leg. Smith elected to play a partnership of Ferguson and Mark Hateley up front, in an effort to overcome the deficit. The two players were poorly suited to playing alongside each other; they often ended up competing for the same ball. Despite Ferguson having outscored Hateley in the first five games of the season, Smith decided to drop Ferguson in favour of Gordon Durie.
The most significant moment of Ferguson-s time with Rangers came on the pitch, but had little to do with football. It was during 1994 that his onfield yet off-the-ball assault on John McStay of Raith Rovers led to Ferguson-s incarceration within Barlinnie prison.
In October 1994, Everton were struggling under the management of Mike Walker and looking for options to reinvigorate their faltering season. The solution enacted was to take two Rangers players on loan-deal, Ian Durrant for one month and Ferguson for three.
The deal failed to secure Walker-s tenure, and saw the managerial role handed to Joe Royle in November. Royle decided to let Durrant return north to Rangers but then signed Ferguson permanently in a -4 million deal - making him Everton's record signing.
While still on loan, Ferguson contributed a goal in the 2-0 Merseyside derby victory at Goodison Park on 21 November 1994.
Ferguson also helped Everton progress to the semi-final stage of the 1995 FA Cup. Despite recovering from an injury at the time, he was given a substitute appearance in the final against Manchester United, a game that saw Everton victorious and provided Ferguson with the only honour of his career in a 1-0 result.
The subsequent, 1995-96 season was less successful for Ferguson. A persistent hernia problem caused him to be unavailable for large amounts of time.
From here, Ferguson continued to be the focal point of Everton-s attack. In 1996-97 he helped maintain the club-s top-flight status but also suffered another injury setback, this time requiring surgery on his knee. Howard Kendall returned to manage the club in 1997-98 and decided that season to reward Ferguson with the captaincy of the team. It was during this season that Ferguson removed himself from contention for the Scottish national team.
After Everton were almost relegated during the 1997-98 season, Kendall made way for Walter Smith, reuniting Ferguson with his Rangers manager. Smith maintained the incumbent strategy of bypassing the midfield and instead lofting the ball straight to Ferguson.
Ferguson was sold to Newcastle for -7 million in late 1998.
Upon bringing Ferguson to Newcastle, team manager Ruud Gullit was swiftly rewarded. Ferguson scored twice on his debut against Wimbledon in the Premier League. The final result was a 3-1 victory to Newcastle and the tantalising prospect of Ferguson and Alan Shearer forming a formidable strike partnership.
Though it was not to be; Ferguson again found himself struck down by injury and appeared only seven times for Newcastle during the 1998-99 season. He did however make a substitute appearance in the 1999 FA Cup Final. His extended absence lasted from late December until April and curbed the early promise of his Tyneside career. Likewise, the first half of 1999-2000 brought more misfortune for Ferguson.
Injury would once again impede Ferguson-s career though and he was unable to participate in the final seven league matches of the season. These injury woes made his position at Newcastle untenable and he was eventually sold back to Everton by Bobby Robson for -3.75 million; almost half the price he was bought for from Everton 2 seasons earlier. His final appearance came in the FA Cup semi-final defeat to eventual winners Chelsea.
Ferguson-s return to Goodison Park brought no change to his injury problems. Just two games into his second spell at Everton, he was injured. Regardless, he managed to participate in 13 Premier League games during the 2000-01 season and provided a crucial six goals in that time. This was enough to justify the return and once again keep Everton from relegation, though 16th place was their lowest under Walter Smith and fears were rife than 2001-02 would see Everton relegated.
The next two seasons were largely anonymous for Ferguson with the player battling to recover from his sciatica and rediscover his best form, hardly helped by his advancing years. Once in his early thirties and participating in the 2003-04 season, Ferguson again started to add value to the Everton team but he was eclipsed by the emergence of Wayne Rooney.
During the 2004-05 season, manager David Moyes began to utilise Ferguson effectively as a substitute. The striker-s contribution from the bench was pivotal in Everton-s campaign that season and his tally of five league goals lifted Everton to a fourth-placed finish. A particular highlight was his match-winning goal against Manchester United, reminiscent of ten years prior when Ferguson scored against the same team to give Everton victory. The intervening period had seen Manchester United unbeaten by Everton in the league. By this stage, Wayne Rooney had been sold to Manchester United, but Everton had still managed to finish fourth in the final table - their highest yet in the Premier League and their highest finish overall in 17 years.
The 2005-06 season saw Ferguson regain the number 9 shirt - the number he has tattooed inside the Everton crest on his left upper arm. However, the 2005-2006 season was somewhat less fruitful for Ferguson with goals proving elusive and frustration dominating his displays, the latter factor reaching a head when Ferguson inadvertently headed the ball into his own net during Everton's 1-0 home defeat to Portsmouth in September 2005, a result which briefly dropped the team to the foot of the table.
The dubious notable of Ferguson-s 2005-06 season was his sending off against Wigan Athletic for violent conduct. His confrontation with Paul Scharner and subsequent fracas with Pascal Chimbonda resulted in a total match-ban of seven games and saw Ferguson-s Premier League red-card count reach eight, equalling Patrick Vieira-s record. Scharner later claimed that he had sworn at Ferguson in his native language and that the Everton man's punch "was a nice punch".
On 7 May 2006, against West Bromwich Albion and at Goodison Park, Ferguson was named as captain in the game that marked the end of his Everton career. His 90th minute penalty kick was saved by Tomasz Kuszczak, but he subsequently scored from the rebound, netting his final goal for the club. Towards the end of his career he got a reputation as the hardman of the english game.
In 2001, Ferguson was the victim of a burglary attempt by two men at his then home in Rufford, Lancashire. Ferguson confronted the pair and was able to detain one of them who subsequently spent three days in hospital. The second man managed to flee but was eventually caught. Both men were sentenced to fifteen months imprisonment for their actions. Later because of their actions, both men won an "Honorable Mention" from the Darwin Awards.
Ferguson has had four convictions for assault - two arising from taxi-rank scuffles,
This episode of Ferguson-s life inspired the musical piece ''Barlinnie Nine'', composed by Osmo Tapio Rihl. The name comes about by way of Barlinnie prison and Ferguson-s shirt number; nine. Of his work, Rihl said: -I got the idea for it when he was facing jail and had just become something of a cult figure for Everton. It takes into account the contradictions in him: he has an aggressive side but there is a lyrical undertone to him, as the fact that he keeps pigeons shows.
''Barlinnie Nine'' was premiered on 20 April 2005 by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo, in the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki. On this same day Ferguson scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Goodison Park. It was the first time in ten years that Everton had beaten Manchester United in a league encounter and both matches were decided by a Ferguson goal. The significance of this was not lost on Rihl who said: -There I was describing Duncan as a failure in Finland, and thousands of miles away at Everton he rises like a phoenix from the ashes to score against Manchester United. If there are gods of football up there, this proves they have got a most twisted sense of humour.-
Ferguson has visited sick children at Alder Hey Children's Hospital and was a popular figure on his visits there. He would even go out of his way to visit sick children at their home, presenting them with gifts.
Ferguson has pledged his support to the "Keep Everton in Our City" campaign, making a rare public statement:
''All figures correct as of 07:47, 27 December 2006 (UTC)''
Ferguson refused international selection after 1997, in part in protest against his treatment by the SFA after his conviction for assault on John McStay, particularly the imposition of a 12-game ban on top of his 3 month prison sentence
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'''Thomas Gravesen''' (born 11 March 1976) is a retired Danish professional football player who played as a midfielder. He has played for teams such as Hamburg, Everton, Real Madrid and Celtic.
Born in Vejle Gravesen's career started in 1995 with hometown club Fionn O deas Vejle Boldklub (VB) in the Danish Superliga, alongside a handful of youths making it through the VB youth scheme, including good friend Kaspar Dalgas. At VB, Thomas Gravesen played both as a sweeper and defensive midfielder, and after he won silver medals in the 1996-97 Superliga season, Gravesen moved to German team Hamburger SV in 1997.
Gravesen made a total of 94 appearances and six goals in three years with Hamburg.
Following the Euro 2000 tournament, Gravesen went to English club Everton where he quickly became a favourite amongst the fans.
Gravesen played a key role in Everton's rise toward the top of the 2004-05 Premier League table, from his position as an attacking midfielder. With his contract due to expire in the summer of 2005, which would enable him to leave on a free transfer, Everton sold Gravesen to Real Madrid for a fee of -2.5 million on 14 January 2005.
At Real Madrid, he looked to fill a hole in the defensive midfield, a position somewhat different from his time at Everton.
In August 2006, a scuffle erupted at a Real Madrid training session, following a hard tackle by Gravesen on teammate Robinho, Fabio Capello, the recently appointed Real Madrid manager, said about Gravesen: "The way he is, we won't have problems with him. He's just a little bit particular. I don't mess with him, he works well tactically. His behaviour is like this, and I don't like it, everything has to be done like he wants it to be done". Gravesen looked likely to leave Real Madrid before the start of the 2006-07 season, with his agent John Sivebk confirming that a number of clubs - including Newcastle United in England and Scottish club Celtic - were interested in signing the midfielder.
On 28 August 2006, Gravesen attended Celtic Park in Glasgow for a medical examination and, on 30 August, signed a three year deal (with the option of a fourth) with the club, for a speculated fee of around -2m. There was a period of uncertainty as to whether Gravesen would sign for Celtic, after false rumours arose of a failed medical and of an eleventh-hour bid by Newcastle. On 15 September 2006, Gravesen announced his decision to end his international career for the Danish national team. He had consistently been a part of the Danish team since the appointment of Morten Olsen in 2000, but decided now to focus his efforts solely on his new club Celtic.
He scored his first goal for Celtic against arch rivals Rangers on 23 September 2006. He then went on to score the first hat-trick of his professional career, when Celtic won 3-1 against Paisley side St Mirren on 12 November. After a promising start to his Celtic career, Gravesen was replaced in the Celtic starting line-up by Dutch international midfielder Evander Sno. In April 2007, Celtic manager Gordon Strachan denied rumours that Gravesen would leave the club to play for English club Sunderland, but in May 2007 he declared his disappointment that Gravesen did not work harder to recapture his place in the starting line-up.
Gravesen did not feature in any of the starting line ups for competitive matches played by Celtic at the start of the 2007-08 season, and faced a tough task gaining a position in central midfield, with Paul Hartley, Scott Brown, Massimo Donati and Evander Sno all vying for the two central roles. Many put Gravesen's inability to hold down a starting berth at Parkhead because he was asked to hold the midfield in a more disciplined defensive role, something he was never suited to in his Everton or Real Madrid days.
On the 18 August 2008, Celtic and Thomas Gravesen parted company.It was reported that Gravesen received a payout in the region of -1.2million.
Gravesen re-signed for Everton on a season-long loan from Celtic on 29 August 2007. On his first game back for Everton, as a substitute in the 2-1 win over Bolton at the Reebok Stadium, it was his 90th minute corner which was headed into the net by Joleon Lescott for the winner. He made his first European appearance of the season in Everton's 3-1 victory over Larissa at Goodison Park in the UEFA Cup group stage,scored and set up Everton's third goal, scored by Victor Anichebe. After the last game of the 2007-08 season, Everton manager David Moyes confirmed that Gravesen's contract would not be renewed and he would be returning to Celtic.
On 27 January 2009, Thomas Gravesen announced his retirement from professional football after he failed to find a new club after being released from Celtic FC. However, on 12 September 2009, he revealed in an interview with FourFourTwo magazine that he has been approached by a number of clubs about a possible return to football.
For the Denmark national football team, Gravesen was capped 66 times and scored five goals, from his debut in August 1998 until he ended his national team career in September 2006. He represented Denmark at the international Euro 2000, 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 tournaments.
Gravesen debuted for the Danish national team in a 0-1 friendly match loss to the Czech Republic on 19 August 1998. Gravesen was selected to play for Denmark at the 2000 European Championship (Euro 2000) by coach Bo Johansson, despite concern from Johansson that he was not "psychologically stable" enough.
While at Everton, new Danish national team coach Morten Olsen fully supported Gravesen and made him one of his pivotal players in the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 campaigns. His display in the 2002 World Cup qualifying game with Iceland, where Gravesen scored two goals in a 6-0 win, was so impressive that American boxer Mike Tyson asked for his shirt
He missed the first group match at Euro 2004, as he was suspended due to a sending off in the last qualifying match before the tournament but he played the remaining three games before Denmark were eliminated.
In September 2006, he ended his career with the Danish national team, so he could concentrate on his club career with his club side Celtic.
:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''
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'''William Ralph Dean''' (22 January 1907 - 1 March 1980), popularly known as '''Dixie Dean''', was an English football player and the most prolific goal-scorer in English football history,
Born in Birkenhead, Cheshire (now Merseyside), Dean initially played for his local club Tranmere Rovers before moving to Everton. The popular theory regarding how Dean acquired the nickname Dixie is that he did so in his youth, perhaps due to his dark complexion and hair which bore a resemblance to people from the Southern United States. However the Tranmere Rovers historian Gilbert Upton uncovered evidence that the name 'Dixie' is a corruption of his childhood knickname, Digsy - a name acquired from his approach to the children's game of tag, where Dean would dig his fist into the girl's back, hence 'Digsy'. He moved to his boyhood side, Everton, for a fee of -3,000 in 1925, and immediately made an impact, scoring 32 goals in his first full season.
Dean suffered a fractured skull and jaw in 1926, when involved in a motorcycling accident at Holywell in North Wales. He fully recovered and went on to greater success at the club. He is still the only player in English football to have scored 60 League goals in one season (1927-28).
By then, Dean was captain of the side. However, the harsh physical demands of the game (as it was played then) took their toll, and he was dropped from the first team in 1937. Dean went on to play for Notts County and then Sligo Rovers in Ireland. He ended his professional playing days with Hurst F.C. in the Cheshire County League, managing two games and one goal before the outbreak of war truncated his career. After retiring, he went on to run the Dublin Packet pub in Chester, England, and work at Littlewoods Football pools as a porter at their Walton Hall Avenue offices, where he was remembered by fellow workers as a quiet, unassuming man.
In total, Dean scored 383 goals for Everton, in 433 appearances, an exceptional strike-rate,including 37 hat-tricks for Everton, With modern scoring rates being much lower, both that record, and the record of 60 League goals in a season, are unlikely to ever be broken. He was also known as a very professional player, having never been booked or sent off throughout his entire career despite suffering rough treatment and provocation from opponents.
Only Arthur Rowley has scored more English league career goals, although it should be noted that while Rowley made 619 appearances, scoring 433 goals (0.70 goals per game), Dean scored 379 goals in 438 games (0.87 goals per game), and Dean spent only a single season in the Second Division while Rowley spent several seasons in the third and fourth divisions.
He joined Sligo Rovers in January 1939 in time to help the club with their FAI Cup campaign. He played 7 league games for the club, scoring ten goals, including 5 in a 7-1 win over Waterford which remains a club record for the most goals scored in a single game. He also played four Cup matches scoring once. His goal came in the final against Shelbourne which ended in a 1-1 draw, Shelbourne taking the replay 0-1. Subsequently, Dixie-s runners up medal was stolen from his hotel room. On a return trip to Ireland to watch Rovers in the 1978 cup final a package was delivered to his hotel room with the medal inside.
He also made 16 appearances for England, scoring 18 goals, including two hat-tricks. Dean scored three against Belgium in May 1927 and then another three against Luxembourg 10 days later.
Dean died in March 1980 after suffering a Heart attack at Goodison Park, Everton's home ground, whilst watching a match against their closest rivals, Liverpool. Liverpool won the match 2-1.
In 2001, local sculptor Tom Murphy completed a statue of Dean which was erected outside the Park End of the stadium at a cost of -75,000 carrying the inscription, "Footballer, Gentleman, Evertonian".
In 2002 Dean became an Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame. In 2003, Littlewoods Football pools sponsored the -Dixie Dean Award- for Everton Personality of the Year, at the Merseyside Sports Personality of the Year Awards. It was won by former Everton boss Howard Kendall.
Dean's athletic skills, in particular dribbling, running, shooting and ability to create goals for others, were considered exceptional by sports writers of the time. According to his peers, however, his greatest ability was heading, a skill he practised often using a medicine ball with fellow player Tommy Lawton. About a third of the goals credited to him came from headers, and his skills are compared to Pel and Alfredo Di Stfano. Outside football he was a scratch golfer and played both club cricket and British baseball, the latter for the Liverpool Caledonians club.
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'''Neville Southall''' MBE (born 16 September 1958) is a former Wales international footballer, best known for his time with Everton. He has been described as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation and won the FWA Footballer of the Year award in 1985. He was awarded the MBE in 1995 for his services to football.
Southall joined Everton in 1981 and went on to make a club record 578 appearances in the Football League (750 in all competitions) and helped the team to win a number of honours including the league championship and FA Cup on two occasions each and the European Cup Winners Cup. He also played internationally for Wales, winning a record 93 caps. Since his retirement as a player Southall has managed a number of non-league teams with little success and has coached the Welsh national youth teams.
A native of Llandudno, he played youth football as centre back for his school team and the Llandudno Swifts, where he played alongside Joey Jones.
As a teenager, Southall had unsuccessful trials at Crewe Alexandra and Bolton.
In 1980 he joined Bury, Bury paying Winsford United -6,000. He played 39 Fourth Division games in the 1980-81 season, his performances attracting the attention of Howard Kendall. In 1981 he signed with First Division Everton for -150,000.
He became one of Everton's longest serving players and also one of the most iconic, enjoying early success in the 1980s, whilst he was perhaps the figurehead of Everton's gloom in the 1990s. Indeed, during the opening match of the 1990-91 season, he famously sat down during a "sulking session" against a goalpost at half-time whilst his teammates were still in the changing rooms while three goals down to newly promoted Leeds United (a game eventually lost 3-2), a lasting image which epitomised the era. This was a turbulent time for Southall as he handed in several transfer requests throughout the season and did so further on in his Everton career.
However he remained a constant fixture for ''the blues'' and his loyalty was rewarded in 1995 when he turned in a man of the match performance to thwart Manchester United in the FA Cup final and claim his first silverware for eight years, when Everton had been league champions.
He also gained a league title winner's medal in 1985, the same year that he collect a winner's medal in the European Cup Winners' Cup. He also had an FA Cup winner's medal from 1984 (a 2-0 win over Watford) and a runners-up medal from 1985, when Everton lost 1-0 to Manchester United. However, he missed the 1986 FA Cup final due to injury and his deputy Bobby Mimms took his place for the clash with Liverpool, which ended in a 3-1 defeat. Three years later, Southall was between the sticks in another all-Merseyside final. As had happened in 1986, the 1989 final saw Everton losing to Liverpool, this time with a 3-2 scoreline after extra time.
Halfway through the 1989-90 season, with Jim Leighton under fire for Manchester United's dismal league form, there was a rumour that Alex Ferguson would bring Southall to Old Trafford, but the transfer never happened and United signed Les Sealey from Luton Town instead.
Southall was also given a testimonial against Celtic in 1995 for his services to Everton.
In December 1997 the ageing Southall went to Southend United of Division Two on loan, he played nine games before moving on to Stoke City in February 1998. The move to Stoke was made permanent the following month, Everton allowing him to leave on a free transfer after 18 years. At the end of the season was released, before he signed with Torquay United of the Third Division in December 1998. Now aged 40, he was still fit enough to play 61 competitive games before departing in February 2000. He made a remarkable return to the Premier League by signing with Bradford City. He appeared at Valley Parade on 12 March 2000, at the age of 41, conceding two to Leeds United's Michael Bridges (20 years his junior) in a 2-1 defeat. He remains one of the oldest players ever to have appeared in the Premier League.
Moving on from Bradford at the end of the 2000-01 season he later turned out for York City, Rhyl, Shrewsbury Town, Dover Athletic and Dagenham & Redbridge. By 2002 his career as a player had finally come to an end at the grand old age of 44.
His 92 Welsh caps are a national record, he conceded 126 goals, for an average of 1.34 per match. The 1958 FIFA World Cup is the only time Wales qualified for a major tournament and the British Home Championship was played for the final time in 1984, therefore the majority of Southall's caps came in friendlies or qualifying games.
He was between the sticks for Wales in the fateful World Cup qualifier at Ninian Park on 10 September 1985, when their hopes of qualification ended when Scotland scored a late equaliser to force a 1-1 draw. However, the result of the game was put into perspective when Scotland manager Jock Stein suffered a heart attack at the end of the game and died shortly afterwards.
His first cap came against Northern Ireland at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham on 27 May 1982 in the 1982 British Home Championship, Wales won 3-0. Fifteen years later, a month away from his 39th birthday, he won his final cap, a World Cup qualifying game against Turkey on 20 August 1997, the Turks won 6-4, though Southall only played half the match.
After his playing days were over, in September 2000 Southall applied for the vacant management position at Fram Reykjavik in Iceland. He later gained coaching experience with the Welsh national squad, Dagenham & Redbridge, Canvey Island and Molesey before becoming manager of Dover Athletic in December 2001. His managing stint at the Kent club was short and he was sacked in March 2002, after only a few months in charge.
He had a spell as Wales under-19 coach, but quit his post in November, claiming he was treated with "a total lack of respect" and that the coaching was compromised because "...as always, it's about money." FAW management committee chairman Ken Tucker made a stinging rebuke, saying: "Nev is making comments on things he knows little about. It is sad when people make comments without any knowledge of the finances of the FAW."
A month after resigning from the national scene, Southall returned to management with Hastings United. However just one year on he was sacked, with the Hastings chairman saying that "there have recently been an increasing number of issues on which Neville and I have disagreed and it had got to the point where our working relationship had broken down, beyond the point of repair, as far as I was concerned".
In November 2005, Paul Merson revealed that he had approached Southall and ex-England star David Seaman to play for Walsall in an FA Cup game at Merthyr Tydfil, as their two first choice goalkeepers, Joe Murphy and Andy Oakes, were unavailable. Both men declined the offer.
In 2008, he became part of the coaching team at Margate in the Isthmian League Premier Division, However in 2009 he became the caretaker Manager after Terry Yorath resigned as manager after just one season in charge of the club.
His stability on the pitch was in sharp contrast to a tumultuous private life. After a string of affairs, he walked out on his wife and family.
In December 2007, Southall recovered the medals and trophies he had previously given to his teenage daughter, following successful legal action through the Liverpool courts. The case left his daughter, a student, with a legal bill of -6,000.
Southall teaches academy football for 10 hours a week at Chaucer Technology School in Canterbury, Kent, and has also taught tennis and cross country running.
In December 2004 he was voted as the Everton's all-time cult hero.
In August 2009 Nevile Southall released his autobiography - 60 minutes with Nevile Southall REF
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'''John Harkes''' (born 8 March 1967 in Kearny, New Jersey) is an American former soccer player. Harkes was the first American ever to play in the English Premier League, and the second American to score at Wembley Stadium. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He appeared in two FIFA World Cup tournaments, and won two MLS Cup titles with D.C. United, and was the second American footballer to appear in the final of a major English tournament since Julian Sturgis in 1876.
A mainstay in the US national team midfield for most of the 1990s, Harkes was named the team's "Captain for Life" by then head coach Steve Sampson before having that title stripped from him by Sampson soon after. Harkes ended his national team career with 90 caps and 6 goals. Harkes now is a color commentator for the MLS on ESPN calling games alongside JP Dellacamera. He also called matches in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, also alongside JP Dellacamera.
Harkes grew up in the soccer hotbed of Kearny, New Jersey, and played youth and high school soccer with future national team teammates Tony Meola and Tab Ramos.
Harkes graduated from Kearny High School in 1985. During his high school career, Harkes played in four New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association championship matches and led his team to the 1984 Group 4 State Championship and a 24-0 record. He was the 1984 Parade High School Player of the Year.
In 1999, he was named by ''The Star-Ledger'' as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1980s.
From 1985 to 1987, Harkes played soccer at the University of Virginia under his future D.C. United head coach Bruce Arena. He was named the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year in 1987. He decided to forego his senior year in order to play full time for the national team in 1988. That was the year the team played in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and began the qualification process for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Harkes began his professional career with the Albany Capitals of the American Soccer League in 1989. He was a first team All Star that year.
Harkes moved to Sheffield Wednesday of the English Football League in 1990. In a game that season against Derby County, his 35 yard blast flew into the net past former England World Cup goalkeeper Peter Shilton and earned him English football's "Goal of the Year" award. That season, Harkes became the second American (after Bill Regan, Romford 1948-49) to play at Wembley Stadium when Sheffield Wednesday reached the 1991 League Cup final. There, the Second Division (now Football League Championship) Wednesday upset the First Division (now Premier League) side Manchester United 1-0. Also that year, Wednesday won promotion to the First Division.
In 1996, Harkes, along with his U.S. national teammates based overseas, returned to the U.S. for the launch of Major League Soccer. MLS had signed numerous prominent U.S. players and eventually allocated them throughout the league's teams in order to create an initial equitable distribution of talent. MLS allocated Harkes to D.C. United, making him the team's first player ever. That first season, he led the club to a MLS Cup win and a U.S. Open Cup title. D.C. United successfully defended its MLS Cup title in 1997, with Harkes assisting on the match-winning goal in the cup final.
Despite the disappointment of being left off the 1998 World Cup squad, Harkes helped United capture the Supporters Shield for the best regular season record in the league, before losing in the MLS Cup Final to the Chicago Fire. He also helped United become the first MLS club to win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup and upset Brazil's Vasco Da Gama in the Interamerican Cup.
At the end of the 1998 season, he traveled back to England for a two week trial with Nottingham Forest. On January 28, 1999, the team accepted Harkes for a two month loan period. He played only three games for Forest before returning to the U.S. While he was in England, D.C. United traded him to the New England Revolution for the Revs first and second round 1999 MLS College Draft picks. United traded Harkes in order to make room under the salary cap.
Harkes played three seasons in New England before being traded to the Columbus Crew in the mid-season of 2001. After an injury-plagued 2002 season, Harkes announced his retirement in 2003.
John Harkes played in the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups and was controversially cut from the team weeks before the 1998 tournament by national team coach Steve Sampson.
Harkes made his national team debut on 23 March 1987 against Canada. He quickly established himself as a national team regular and was selected for the 1988 Olympics. That year the U.S. went 1-1-1 and failed to qualify for the second round. Harkes continued to play for the national team as it went through the qualification process for the upcoming World Cup. The team qualified for those games after an improbable 1-0 road victory over Trinidad and Tobago in the final qualification match.
In 1990, he was a member of a World Cup squad made up mostly of college and semi-professional players. The United States side was routed 1-5 by Czechoslovakia, but were respectable losing 0-1 to host nation and eventual semi-finalist Italy, and 1-2 to Austria. Despite losing all three matches, many players from the 1990 squad, including Harkes, Ramos, Meola, Marcelo Balboa and Eric Wynalda, formed the core of the US national team for most of the decade and play an important role in the development of MLS.
USA fared better as the host nation in the 1994 World Cup, upsetting Colombia 2-1 in a group stage match to advance to the Round of 16. Harkes contributed to the Andrs Escobar own goal which likely led to the Colombian defender's shooting death weeks later. Harkes delivered a cross from the left aimed at Earnie Stewart, which Escobar attempted to clear, but instead sent the ball past his goalkeeper.
However, Harkes missed the Round of 16 match against Brazil after receiving his second yellow card of the group stage against Romania, earning a one-match suspension. Brazil won the match 1-0 and went on to win the World Cup.
In Copa Amrica 1995, Harkes led the United States, a guest team at the tournament, to a 3-0 upset of defending champion Argentina and a semi-final finish. He was named co-Most Valuable Player of the tournament, along with Uruguyan Enzo Francescoli.
In 1996, before the beginning of the qualifying for the 1998 World Cup, head coach Steve Sampson named Harkes "Captain For Life", which meant Harkes would be the captain of the national team as long as he wished and Sampson was the coach. He responded by leading the team in assists in qualifying and helped the United States qualify for a third straight World Cup finals appearance.
Harkes was called up to the national team again by his former college coach, Bruce Arena in 1999, and helped the United States win the bronze medal in the Confederations Cup that year. He ended his international career in 2000 with 90 appearances.
In 1994, Harkes appeared on ''People'' magazine's annual "The 50 Most Beautiful People" issue.
In 2003, John Harkes announced his retirement from professional soccer. He became the Director of Youth Development for D.C. United and a color commentator for soccer broadcasts on Fox Sports Channel.
Harkes was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 2005.
Harkes appeared in the 2005 film ''The Game of Their Lives'' in the role of Ed McIlvenny, a member of the US World Cup team that upset England 1-0 in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
Harkes worked as an analyst for ESPN and ABC in broadcasting the 2006 World Cup returning on 2008 as lead analyst of both networks.
In July 2006, John Harkes left his job at D.C. United to become an assistant coach for Red Bull New York under coach Bruce Arena. He was let go after Arena was fired though. Harkes is now working closely with business associates to front a consortium that is rumored to be on the verge of securing ownership of a European club, believed to be Sheffield Wednesday.
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
'''U.S. National Team'''
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'''Jean-Alain Boumsong-Somkong''' (born December 14, 1979, in Douala, Cameroon) is a professional football defender who currently plays for Lyon and the French national team.
Boumsong started his career with French team Le Havre before joining Auxerre. He notably scored the 89th-minute winning goal in Auxerre's 2-1 win in the 2003 French Cup Final against Paris Saint-Germain.
A long time target for then Liverpool F.C. manager Grard Houllier, the press speculated that it was only a matter of time before Boumsong signed for Liverpool. However, as Boumsong was a free agent, his agent, the Monaco based Scot Willie McKay negotiated the best sign-on fee to the player for Boumsong from Rangers, based in Glasgow, Scotland.
As a result, Boumsong joined Alex McLeish at Rangers in 2004 and signed a five year contract. Boumsong quickly adapted to the Scottish game and showed his skill as a centre half, leading to rumours that his stay in Glasgow may be shorter than expected. Halfway through the 2004-05 season, Newcastle under new manager Graeme Souness, made an -8 million bid for him, which Rangers accepted in a deal that was finalized once the January 2005 transfer window opened.
Boumsong signed a 5--year contract with the Magpies. However, as Boumsong had played the requisite number of games for Rangers that season, he still received a Scottish Championship Winners Medal, despite having been a Newcastle player for around five months by the time Rangers won the title.
The -8 million transfer fee raised eyebrows, as the player, being out of contract, had joined Rangers for free just months before- at which point Newcastle showed no interest in signing him. This transfer is one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns:
''-There remains inconsistencies in evidence provided by Graeme Souness - a former manager of the club - and Freddy Shepherd - apparently acting in an undefined role but not as a club official - as to their respective roles in transfer negotiations.-''
''-The inquiry is still awaiting clarification from agent Willie McKay-''
However the Stevens enquiry later issued two clarifications. It said of Souness, "We wish to make it clear that inconsistencies did not exist within the evidence given by Graeme Souness to Quest concerning his role in transfers covered by the Inquiry during his time as manager of Newcastle United FC and neither the Premier League nor do Quest have any concerns in this regard". As regards McKay it stated: "Further to the key findings from the final Quest report published on 15 June 2007 by the Premier League, Quest would like to emphasise that, in that report, it was clear that no evidence of irregular payments was found in the transfers in the inquiry period which involved the agent Willie McKay. Quest would also like to thank Mr McKay for his cooperation with the inquiry."
On August 22, 2006, Boumsong joined the recently Serie B relegated Juventus for a fee of -4.8 million (-3.26 million), with future incentives promised to Newcastle relating to Juventus' future performance. In September 2006 Boumsong scored his first Juventus goal in a game against Crotone where Juventus won 3-0. Valeri Bojinov scored the other two goals. In Boumsoug's final match with Juventus, he scored a key equaliser in their Coppa Italia match against rivals Inter on January 23, 2008.
On January 24, 2008, Boumsong moved to French club Olympique Lyonnais on a three-and-a-half year contract. Boumsong has stated he made this move in order to increase his chances to make Raymond Domenech's EURO 2008 squad.
He made his debut for the club in 4-1 win over Sochaux at Stade de Gerland on February 8, 2008.The 2008-09 season he scored his first Lyon's goal against Le Mans on 4 April 2009.
Boumsong made his France debut against Japan on June 20 2003, and went with the squad for Euro 2004, although he only made a brief appearance coming on as a substitute in one game.
He established himself as a regular starter in the national team in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, and was called up to the squad for the 2006 World Cup, but did not see any game action during the competition because of Lillian Thuram's return to the team. Boumsong was also named in the France squad for Euro 2008.
Boumsong appeared on only one game during Euro 2008, when during the group match between France and Italy he substituted Samir Nasri. Nasri himself entered the field only 16 minutes earlier, when he replaced the injured Franck Ribry, however when central defender Eric Abidal was sent off, French coach Raymond Domenech decided to pull off the midfielder Nasri from the field for the defender Boumsong. Interestingly, four years earlier during the Euro 2004, Boumsong has been already sent to the field once as a substitute's substitute, when he replaced William Gallas during a match against Switzerland, thus he is the first player in European Championship history to achieve this feat twice.
Boumsong's younger brother, Yannick Boumsong, is also a professional footballer. He is the older cousin of David N'Gog, who plays for Liverpool F.C.
Boumsong is married to Juliette and has a daughter, Eva, born on December 12, 2007.
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}}'''Martin Nathaniel Dahlin''' (born April 16, 1968 in Uddevalla) is a former Swedish football player.
He is the son of an Afro-Venezuelan father, who was a musician, and a white Swedish mother who both named him after Martin Luther King.
In 1988, he became the first black player to represent Sweden.
In 1993 he was selected as best Swedish player of the year, winning Guldbollen.
He has played for Malm FF, Borussia Mnchengladbach, AS Roma, Hamburger SV and Blackburn Rovers. The most time of his career he spent with Borussia Mnchengladbach with whom he won the German Cup in 1995 along with Stefan Effenberg.
Dahlin transferred from AS Roma to Blackburn Rovers in mid-1997 and made 21 appearances in the 1997-1998 season, scoring 4 goals.
In the 1998-1999 season, he only played 5 games when an injury in a training game ruled him out for the rest of the season and contributed to his retirement from the game after a short spell at Hamburger SV in 1999.
Blackburn Rovers later sued their insurance company who had refused to pay out over the injury claiming that normal wear and tear could have been a contributing factor. Although the initial verdict was given in favour of the club, in 2005 the Court of Appeal overturned the verdict and sent it back to the lower court. On April 12, 2006 the High Court ruled in favour of the insurance company, decreeing that the player probably had a pre-existing condition. This decision leaves Blackburn about -4 million out-of-pocket.
Dahlin now lives in Sweden. He lends his name to a clothing line. He speaks three languages - Swedish, English and German.
Dahlin became a sports agent working for former teammate Roger Ljung's sport agency Roger Ljung Promotion AB. He has since formed his own agency called MD Management. He represents Guillermo Molins, Jonas Olsson, and Behrang Safari
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'''Alexander Scott Rae''', (born 30 September, 1969 in Glasgow), is a former Scottish professional footballer, who is first team coach at MK Dons.
Rae started his career as a youngster at boyhood heroes Rangers but was rejected by boss Graeme Souness. He dropped down to junior leagues with Bishopbriggs before he joined Falkirk and enjoyed a successful two years before heading south to sign for Millwall in 1990 for -100,000.
He made his Millwall debut on 25 August 1990. His form for Millwall earned him a big money move to Premier League Sunderland for -1 million in 1996, where he established himself as a crowd-pleasing, combative midfielder. His career took a downturn though, as he descended into alcoholism, leading to him attending a rehab clinic during 1998. He stayed sober after this treatment and further rehabilitation, and later became a patron for the Sporting Chance clinic.
Back on the field, he won promotion as champions back to the Premier League with Sunderland in 1998-99 and played regularly in the top flight. By 2001, he had dropped out of manager Peter Reid's plans and was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2001, for -1.2 million.
He quickly became an important player for Wolves, winning the fans' player of the season award in his first campaign. The following year, he helped them back into the Premier League when they won the play-offs in 2003. He had a strong year in the top flight, finishing as the club's leading scorer with 8 goals - his best ever seasonal tally - but could not prevent the club's relegation.
Rae re-signed for Rangers in May 2004,
He was appointed as player/manager of on 24 May 2006. He led the club to third place in the First Division in his first season and took them a place higher in his second. He gave up playing for the 2008-09 season but was sacked on 20 October 2008 with the team in eighth place in the league. Following this, Rae travelled to Sweden as part of his work towards a UEFA Pro Licence.
In July 2009 he joined MK Dons, on a temporary basis with a view to a permanent deal, as first team coach working under Paul Ince.
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'''Graeme James Souness''' (born 6 May 1953 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. He is perhaps best known as the former captain of the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s, and as a manager notably with Rangers, Liverpool, Benfica, Galatasaray, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
Souness was born on the same day (6 May 1953) and in the same city (Edinburgh) as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. He was raised in the Saughton Mains area of Edinburgh. As with other tough-tackling Scottish midfielders such as Dave Mackay and Billy Bremner, journalists have regularly attributed Souness's rumbustious playing style to his modest upbringing. As a teenager Souness played for local boys club North Merchiston.
Souness's career began as an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur under Bill Nicholson. He signed professional forms as a 15 year-old in 1968. Frustrated at a lack of first team opportunities, the teenage Souness reputedly informed Nicholson that he was the best player at the club. Souness made one solitary appearance for Spurs in the UEFA cup as a substitute.
During the summer of 1972, Souness played in the North American Soccer League for the Montreal Olympique. He appeared in 10 of his team-s 14 games, and was named in the league-s All-Star team for that season.
Back in England, Souness had played just once for Spurs prior to a -30,000 move to Middlesbrough in 1972. His debut came on 6 January 1973 in a 2-1 league defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage. His first goal came on 11 December 1973 in a 3-0 league victory over Preston North End at Ayresome Park.
Souness's tenacious style began to garner increasing acclaim during his time at Middlesbrough. His first season saw Middlesbrough finish fourth, two places and 14 points short of promotion. In May 1973, the recently retired Jack Charlton was appointed to his first managerial post. Promotion as champions of the Second Division followed. Souness's growing influence was demonstrated in a hat-trick in the season's final fixture, an 8-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.
Souness's playing career is best remembered for his seven seasons at Liverpool, where he won five League Championships, three European Cups and four League Cups.
His time at Anfield began in 1978 as a replacement for veteran Ian Callaghan. After winning his first European Cup in 1977, Liverpool manager Bob Paisley sought reinforcements by signing three Scottish players, all of whom were to contribute substantially to further success. Central defender Alan Hansen arrived from Partick Thistle for -110,000. Kenny Dalglish - an established Scottish international - signed from Celtic for a then British record fee of -440,000. Souness formed the final part of the Scottish triumvirate, leaving Middlesbrough in acrimonious circumstances for a club-record fee of -350,000 on 10 January 1978.
Souness's Liverpool debut came in a 1-0 league victory over West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on 14 January 1978. His first goal - a characteristic volley just inside the penalty box, eventually awarded fans' goal of the season - came in a 3-1 win over bitter rivals Manchester United at Anfield on 25 February 1978.
Souness played a critical role in Liverpool's retention of the European Cup against FC Bruges at Wembley, providing the pass for Dalglish to score the game's only goal.
Sustained success followed. Souness's first League title medals were won in seasons 1978-79 and 1979-80. A second European Cup medal for Souness arrived in 1981 with a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid - the culmination of a campaign in which Souness scored a hat-trick in the quarter-final against CSKA Sofia.
This burst of success prompted Paisley to award Souness the club captaincy for season 1981-82, to the chagrin of the incumbent Phil Thompson. Under Souness's captaincy, two trophies followed as Liverpool regained the League championship and retained the League Cup - trophies that were successfully defended in season 1982-83. Souness relinquished his right as captain to lift the League Cup at Wembley after the 2-1 win over Manchester United in 1983, insisting that Paisley collected the trophy in his retirement season.
In 1983-84, Souness lifted three trophies as Liverpool again retained the League title and League Cup, with Souness scoring the winning goal in the replayed final of the latter against rivals Everton. The European Cup was regained after a penalty shoot-out win over AS Roma, with Souness scoring one of the penalties in the shootout.
Souness's Liverpool career ended in 1984 after 358 appearances and 56 goals.
Souness left Liverpool in 1984, joining Sampdoria for a fee of -650,000. Souness and England international Trevor Francis - a player at the Genoa-based club since 1982 - added experience to an emerging group of future Italian internationals, including Roberto Mancini, Pietro Vierchowod and Gianluca Vialli. In his first season, Sampdoria won the Coppa Italia with a 3-1 victory over Serie A rivals AC Milan, securing the trophy for the first time in the club's history.
Souness's career in Italy ended in 1986 as he took up the position of player-manager at Rangers.
While a Middlesbrough player, Souness received his first international cap for Scotland on 30 October 1974 in a 3-0 friendly victory over East Germany at Hampden Park. By the time Souness was selected by manager Ally McLeod for the Scotland squad for the World Cup in Argentina in 1978, however, he had been awarded only six caps. His move to Liverpool, and a greatly increased profile, saw growing demands for the award of regular place.
A defeat and a draw in Scotland's first two World Cup group games against Peru and Iran saw calls for Souness, recovered from injury, to play in the critical final group match against the Netherlands. Replacing an established midfield, Souness contributed to a 3-2 victory that nevertheless saw Scotland eliminated from the tournament on goal difference.
Souness played in two further World Cups. The first, in 1982 in Spain, saw Souness play all three group games. His first international goal arrived in the final match prior to elimination, a 2-2 draw with USSR in Malaga.
A final World Cup appearance came in 1986 in Mexico, at a time when Souness had already been appointed Rangers player-manager. Souness played in defeats to Denmark and West Germany. He was omitted by caretaker manager Alex Ferguson for Scotland's final game against Uruguay.
Souness's Scotland career ended after the World Cup after 54 appearances and four goals in almost 12 years.
Souness was appointed Rangers' first player-manager in April 1986, signing from Sampdoria for a fee of -300,000 and succeeding Jock Wallace. Financed initially by the club's then owner, Lawrence Marlborough, Souness and club chairman David Holmes embarked upon a bold strategy of reclaiming the footballing ascendancy that Rangers had historically enjoyed in Scotland. Souness's appointment came after several years of under-performance. The league championship had last been won in season 1977-78, and the early 1980s saw Scottish football dominated by the 'New Firm' of Aberdeen and Dundee United, together with Celtic.
What came popularly to be termed the 'Souness Revolution' began with a slew of major signings from English clubs. Significantly, this reversed the historic pattern of Scotland's most able footballers playing in England. Souness's first season saw the arrival of players such as Terry Butcher, captain of Ipswich Town and an established England international, and Chris Woods of Norwich City, England's second-choice goalkeeper. Subsequent seasons saw the arrival of other English internationals, such as Trevor Steven, Gary Stevens, Trevor Francis and Ray Wilkins. Souness was able to offer the lure of European club competition, at a time - 1985-90 - when English clubs were banned from Europe in the wake of the Heysel Stadium disaster. Rangers profited from this by embarking upon a signing policy which drew on their relative wealth to compete, for the first time, directly with England's most powerful clubs.
Souness's revitalised Rangers quickly began to dominate Scottish football. In his first season, 1986-87 they won the Championship and the League Cup, beating Celtic 2-1 in the Final. Two more Championships were to follow, this time in successive seasons (1988-89 and 1989-90), and a further two League Cup victories, over Aberdeen 3-2 in 1988-89 and Celtic 2-1 in 1990-91. Souness left Rangers, to take over as manager of Liverpool, in 1991, replaced by his assistant, Walter Smith, four games prior to the end of what was to become another championship-winning season.
Souness's time at Ibrox was marked by persistent controversy. His most noteworthy act was the controversial signing of Mo Johnston in 1989. Rangers - historically a team supported by Protestants - were widely held to have implemented for most of the twentieth century a policy of refusing to sign Roman Catholics. Although several previous Rangers players came from Catholic backgrounds (including, at the time of Johnston's signing, John Spencer), their religious background was not made public and none of them were high-profile players. Johnston's arrival at Ibrox was significant because it signaled a very public end to a discriminatory signing policy. It was also significant because Johnston, a former Celtic player and coveted Scottish international, had days earlier at a press conference at Celtic Park publicly announced his decision to return to his former club.
Further controversy centred on Souness's dealings with the Scottish Football Association and Scottish League hierarchies. A succession of confrontational after-match comments pitched Souness regularly at loggerheads with both organisations, prompting touchline bans which Souness circumvented in characteristically provocative fashion by naming himself as a substitute, allowing access as a player to the dugout. Souness was later to claim that conflict with officialdom was one of the principal factors precipitating his departure from Ibrox.
Souness's appointment as Rangers' manager garnered most attention, but his arrival as a player was also of significance. Souness arrived at Ibrox with a reputation as one of Europe's leading midfielders - a view evidenced by his success at Liverpool and, to a lesser extent, with Sampdoria. His signing was unusual in that Scottish clubs had rarely been able to sign top-quality internationals, including Scots, from other leagues.
Souness's playing career at Ibrox began inauspiciously. His competitive debut - in the opening game of the 1986-87 season, against Hibernian in his hometown of Edinburgh - saw him sent off after two yellow cards in the first 34 minutes. Souness later self-deprecatingly argued that his second booking, for a foul on George McCluskey, had been awarded because "my boot ran up his leg!" Disciplinary problems - something that had recurred periodically throughout Souness's career - resurfaced on a number of occasions during his time as a player at Rangers.
Souness made 49 appearances for Rangers. Much of his time as player was blighted by injury. His final appearance as a player was at Ibrox in a 2-0 victory over Dunfermline Athletic in Rangers' last home game of the 1989-90 season, when he brought himself on for the final 20 minutes.
In 1990, when Rangers visited McDiarmid Park to take on St. Johnstone, the Glasgow club left their dressing room in such a state that St. Johnstone tea-lady Aggie Moffat was moved to ask, "Would you leave your home like that?" This led to Souness enquiring as to Moffat's ability to tidy up. A verbal ear-bashing from Moffat ensued.
The three years which followed were uneventful for Souness and relatively disastrous for Liverpool. There was little success on the field, with only a 2-0 victory in the 1992 FA Cup final over Second Division Sunderland, but poor tactics, ill-judged transfer dealings and poor man management brought one of the bleakest spells in the history of one of Europe's most successful clubs of all time.
His appointment came just before Liverpool finished second to Arsenal in the race for the 1990-91 league title. He made a major reorganisation of the squad for the following season, bringing in Dean Saunders for a national record of -2.9million as well as defenders Mark Wright and Rob Jones and midfielder Mark Walters. He also gave a regular place in the team to 19-year-old midfielder Steve McManaman, whose debut had come under Kenny Dalglish in December 1990, and near the end of that campaign he gave a professional contract to a highly promising youth team striker called Robbie Fowler. During the first stages of the 1991-92 season, Liverpool were looking like serious title contenders, but it soon became an effective two-horse race between Manchester United and Leeds United, eventually being won by the team from West Yorkshire, while Livepool came sixth - the FA Cup win being their consolation. They also returned to European competition that season after six years of isolation following the Heysel disaster of 1985, and reached the UEFA Cup quarter finals where they were eliminated by Genoa of Italy.
Rumours about squabbles in the dressing room between the players and Souness were rife, with Ian Rush famously telling a Sky Sports interviewer that 'teacups being thrown' were nothing new. One of the few successes, barring the FA Cup triumph, that Souness enjoyed while manager of Liverpool was the fact that he had blooded several new prodigious young talents like Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler allowing them to play and develop in the first team. Both went on to be highly successful for both club and country.
Souness had major heart surgery in 1992, and led his players out at Wembley for the FA Cup final just days after leaving hospital. But there had been controversy over the semi-final against Portsmouth, which Liverpool needed a replay and penalties to win.
In the event of a victory for Liverpool, an interview was due to be published in The Sun, a British tabloid, with Souness celebrating the win and his own successful surgery. The photograph which accompanied the interview was of Souness, in his hospital ward, kissing his girlfriend with joy at his own recovery and his team's win.
The interview was due to go in alongside the match report on 14 April 1992 but the late end to the game meant that the deadline for publication was missed and the report, with interview and photograph, went in on 15 April instead - the third anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.
Liverpool fans reacted with fury after seeing that the interview was conducted with ''The Sun'' - a newspaper which had been boycotted by many people on Merseyside for the intervening years over its reporting of the events at Hillsborough. Although he apologised profusely at the time, Souness has since said that he probably should have resigned.
1992-93 was even more frustrating. Just after the start of the season, he sold Dean Saunders to Aston Villa. While Saunders was a key player in Villa's near-successful title challenge, his successor Paul Stewart proved to be perhaps the biggest flop to play under Souness at Liverpool, scoring just one league goal from 32 appearances over the next two seasons and missing countless games through injury. Ian Rush was having a torrid time in front of goal, and Liverpool spent most of the season in the bottom half of the table. They entered March still only in 15th place, but an excellent final quarter of the season - in which Rush scored 11 Premier League goals - saw them finish sixth.
The fans were running out of patience with Souness, but he made one last attempt at revitalising Liverpool by signing defender Julian Dicks and striker Nigel Clough during the 1993 close season. The season began well enough, but a dismal run of form in early winter effectively ended hopes of the Premier League title and Souness finally stepped down at the end of January 1994 when Liverpool had suffered a shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Bristol City. He was succeeded by coach Roy Evans.
Souness's reign as Liverpool manager was not remembered with fondness by the club's fans, though there were some positive events. Apart from guiding them to FA Cup glory in 1992, he also oversaw the breakthrough of three young players who would go on to be a key part in Liverpool's better performances over the next five years - Steve McManaman, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Redknapp. In 1992, he had also brought in David James as an eventual successor to Bruce Grobbelaar (who finally left in 1994) and although the player's fortunes at Anfield were mixed, he later went on to enjoy better fortunes elsewhere and was still keeping goal for England at the end of the following decade as he approached his 40th birthday.
He went to manage Galatasaray in Turkey, and again managed to court controversy with local issues - nearly sparking a riot after placing a large Galatasaray flag into the centre circle of the pitch of hated rivals Fenerbahe after Galatasaray had beaten them in the Turkish Cup final on 24 April 1996. The iconic image of the victor planting the flag drew comparisons with Turkish hero Ulubatli Hasan, who was killed as he planted the Ottoman flag at the end of the Siege of Constantinople. This earned Souness the nickname 'Ulubatlı Souness'.
Souness then returned to England to manage Southampton, but after one season he resigned, citing differences with chairman Rupert Lowe. Probably his most memorable moment was signing Senegalese player Ali Dia, supposedly on the recommendation of former FIFA World Player of the Year and former Liberian striker George Weah. This proved to be a hoax, as when Ali Dia played his only game in the Premier League as a substitute for Matt Le Tissier, he performed amazingly poorly, and was later substituted himself.
After his stint at Southampton, Souness went back to Italy to become the coach at Torino. When he arrived it was clear he would have no say in what players he could buy or sell, as the club's owner made those decisions. Souness lasted just four months before being fired.
In 1997, Souness was signed by S.L. Benfica's new chairman Vale e Azevedo, who promised to return the club to its old glories. The Scottish manager brought several British players from the Premier League (defenders Steve Harkness and Gary Charles, midfielders Michael Thomas and Mark Pembridge and forwards Dean Saunders and Brian Deane) as well as refusing to sign emerging talent Deco. After two unsuccessful seasons, Souness was sacked. All of Benfica's British footballers (including the previously signed left-back Scott Minto) also left the club.
He then became manager of Blackburn Rovers, earning promotion back to the Premier League in his first full season. During his four year spell at Blackburn he initially got the very best out of talented youngsters such as Damien Duff, David Dunn and Matt Jansen; brought Henning Berg back to the club and signed big name players like Andy Cole, Tugay, Brad Friedel and Dwight Yorke. Cole and Jansen scored in Blackburn's 2-1 League Cup victory over Tottenham Hotspur in 2002.
He then guided Blackburn to a top 6 finish before a disappointing final season in 2003-04 in which the club struggled, although they avoided relegation. After less than one month of the following season many Blackburn fans had begun to express grave doubts in Souness' handling of the club. His authoritarian methods had led to the alienation or departure of Yorke, Cole, Dunn, Gillespie and Berg. He could not be blamed for the long term loss of Matt Jansen to a motorbike accident or Damien Duff's departure to Chelsea. None of these players however were sufficiently replaced. Vratislav Gresko, Lorenzo Amoruso and Corrado Grabbi were all flops, whilst Steven Reid and Brett Emerton were also disappointing - although both shone for Blackburn after Souness' departure.
Souness left Blackburn in 2004 to become manager of Newcastle United.
Despite a promising start to his role with results back to back, Souness quickly fell out with a number of players including Welsh international Craig Bellamy who left the club to join Souness's former employers, Blackburn, after being farmed out on loan to Celtic. Laurent Robert, Olivier Bernard and Jermaine Jenas are also believed to have left the club on bad terms with Souness. The team finished 14th in the league and despite making it to the quarter-final of the UEFA Cup and the semi-final of the FA Cup, Souness found himself under mounting pressure from Toon supporters.
Newcastle began the 2005-06 season in poor form but Souness was hoping that the purchase of Michael Owen from Real Madrid on 30 August for an estimated club-record fee of -17 million would help to turn the club's fortunes around. Newcastle recorded a win in the Tyne-Wear derby against Sunderland (3-2), and went on to win their next three games keeping three clean sheets. Souness seemed to be tightening-up Newcastle in defence, with six clean sheets in Newcastle's first 12 games of the season (as many as the whole of the preceding campaign). His decision to reform the former England striker duo Alan Shearer and Michael Owen initially appeared shrewd. But to Souness's and the club's misfortune, Michael Owen cracked the fifth metatarsal of his right foot when he clashed with England team-mate Paul Robinson during a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham on 30 December 2005 and was out of action for three months, adding to the club's injury woes.
Criticism of Souness's apparent lack of long term planning centred on a threadbare squad and a consequent vulnerability to injury. Expensive signings such as Jean-Alain Boumsong for -8 million and Albert Luque for -10 million failed to make an impression. By the end of his reign as Newcastle boss, Souness was deeply unpopular with the Newcastle fans, as evidenced by the frequency and vociferousness of "Souness Out" chants. By the beginning of February 2006, Newcastle United were placed 15th in the Premier League table and sliding dangerously towards a relegation battle, despite the spending of -50m since Souness's arrival. Results were not going in United's favour and sports media consistently questioned his position at the club. On 2 February 2006, Graeme Souness was sacked as manager by Chairman Freddy Shepard and replaced by United's Youth Academy Director Glenn Roeder.
In the club's DVD season review for the 2005-06 season, goalkeeper Shay Given and defender Robbie Elliott, acknowledged that Souness was under pressure at the club as a result of injuries to the squad and admitted that some players were to blame for their lack of all round effort, but also admitted there was a bad atmosphere at the training ground, with Souness seeming to favour some players over others. Alan Shearer acknowledged that the fans never really accepted Souness, as well as several injuries being instrumental in damaging the team's confidence. Chairman Freddy Shepard declared that it was the team's formation and loss against Manchester City F.C. that promoted his decision to sack Souness.
In May 2008, Souness was named by Observer Sport Monthly as the 'Worst Football Manager', citing his failings at Newcastle and Liverpool as the main reasons.
In the report of the Stevens inquiry into football corruption published in June 2007, Souness was criticised for an apparent lack of consistency:Souness issued a statement denying any wrong-doing:The Stevens inquiry then issued a clarification:In July 2007, Newcastle United was raided by the City of London Police, who were investigating transfer deals involving Newcastle, Rangers and Portsmouth. Two Souness transfers, Jean-Alain Boumsong and Amdy Faye, were among a list of 17 transfers that were not cleared by Quest. The Boumsong deal in particular was so odd that it was widely commented upon at the time.
Souness is currently employed as a television analyst on Ireland's RT show Premier Soccer Saturday, which shows highlights of the Barclays Premiership action on the day. He also appears regularly as a pundit on Sky Sports, principally on coverage of the Champions League.
In June 2006, the chairman of Crystal Palace, Simon Jordan claimed he wished to discuss with Souness a role in managing the club following the departure of Iain Dowie. His arrival however never materialised.
He looked to be the front runner for the Bolton Wanderers manager's job following the departure of his former Liverpool team-mate Sammy Lee in October 2007 but later pulled out of the running when it became apparent that the job was set to be given to Gary Megson.
In January 2008, Souness announced he would be willing to return to Newcastle United as manager, following the departure of Sam Allardyce and the arrival of the club's new ownership and board. However, United only interviewed Harry Redknapp and Kevin Keegan for the position, with Kevin Keegan soon after being appointed with the job; Souness's interest has never been publicly acknowledged by the club.
Following the sacking of Blackburn Rovers manager Paul Ince on 16 December 2008, Souness was heavily linked with a return to the club as manager. However, Sam Allardyce was appointed as the new manager on 17 December, after Souness claimed to have had no contact at all from Blackburn about the position.
Following the sacking of Middlesbrough Football Club manager Gareth Southgate on 21 October 2009, Souness was one of the names linked with the vacant managers position. Gordon Strachan became the new manager.
Having been linked with the Scotland national football team in November 2009, Souness stated he has no desire to return to management at any level.
===Potential career as a football club owner===
Souness has been reportedly looking to purchase and run a football club. In January 2007, he was reported by the Daily Mirror to be heading a -20million consortium to take over Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club. He attended a Wolves game as a VIP guest, and made a formal offer for the club, asking to see the club's finances. Wolves' chief executive Jez Moxey initially denied this offer, but Souness insisted to the ''Express & Star'' newspaper that he had made an offer for the club. The bid was rejected by the Wolves board, who felt it undervalued the club. Souness did not make a repeat offer for the club and it was later sold to another investor.
In 1985, Souness wrote an autobiography called ''No Half Measures''. In 1999 he wrote another book chronicling his post-playing career up to and including his spell at Southampton, entitled ''Souness: The Management Years''.
==Souness's life and views outside football==
Souness has been married to Karen Souness, his second wife, since 1994. Together, the couple have a son, James. Souness also has three children - Chantelle, Fraser, and Jordan - from his previous marriage and two stepchildren - Daniel and Lauren - from Karen's previous relationship.
Souness's political views have, at various points in his career, generated comment.
In 1982, Souness and team-mate Sammy Lee made cameo appearances, as themselves, in an episode of the BBC's Liverpudlian drama series ''Boys From The Blackstuff''. Written by Alan Bleasdale, the series offered a critique of Thatcherism - and in particular the large-scale unemployment then evident in urban Britain - apparently at odds with Souness's own Conservative politics.
In 2007, in the lead-up to elections to the Scottish Parliament, Souness was one of 15 prominent current and former footballers named in a newspaper advertisement as opponents of Scottish independence.
In 1998 Souness was included in the Football League 100 Legends list.
A poll of 110,000 Liverpool supporters - ''100 Players Who Shook The Kop'', saw Souness placed the ninth most popular player in the club's history.
Souness was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2007 in recognition of his contribution to the game
Souness is one of 71 players elected to Rangers' official Hall of Fame.
Souness is one of 24 players qualifying for the Scottish national team Hall of Fame.
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'''Robert Dennis "Danny" Blanchflower''' (10 February 1926 - 9 December 1993) was a footballer, football manager, and journalist who captained Tottenham Hotspur F.C. during its double-winning season of 1961. He was ranked as the greatest player in Spurs history by ''The Times'' in 2009. He is remembered as one of the great tacticians in the history of the game, renowned for his passing, and as an outstanding right-half.
Blanchflower was born 10 February 1926 in the Bloomfield district of Belfast, Northern Ireland; his mother had played as a centre-forward on a women's football team. He was educated at Ravenscroft public elementary school and was awarded a scholarship to Belfast College of Technology. His younger brother Jackie Blanchflower played for Manchester United.
He left early to become an apprentice electrician at Gallagher's cigarette factory in Belfast. He also joined the Air Raid Precautions (ARP) and in 1943 lied about his age in order to join the RAF. As a trainee navigator he was sent on a course to St Andrews University (where he acquired a lifelong love of golf) and in the spring of 1945 was posted to Canada for further training. By 1946 he was back in Belfast, back at Gallagher's, and building a reputation as an outstanding footballer.
He began his professional football career at the end of the Second World War when he was signed by Belfast side Glentoran. In 1949, Barnsley paid -6,000 to transfer him to England, and two years later Aston Villa bought him for -15,000. He played 155 times for Villa, captaining the side on many occasions.
He grew disenchanted with the club and the way training was conducted, becoming one of the first to propose that players should train with a ball as opposed to merely undertaking physical exercise. In 1954 he was bought by Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) for the huge fee of -30,000, and during his ten years at White Hart Lane he made 337 league appearances.
The highlight of his time at Spurs came with the 1960-61 season. With Blanchflower as captain Spurs won their first 11 games, still a record for the top flight of English football and eventually ran out as league champions by 8 points. They then beat Leicester City in the final of the FA Cup to become the first team in the 20th century to win the League and Cup double, not achieved since Aston Villa in 1897.
In 1962 he again captained the Spurs team to victory in the FA Cup (scoring a penalty in the final against Burnley), only narrowly missing out on a second double when they finished a close third in the league behind Ipswich Town and Burnley, and in 1963 he captained his side to victory over Atltico Madrid in the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup.
Between 1949 and 1963, he earned 56 caps for Northern Ireland, often playing alongside his brother Jackie, and in 1958 captained his country when they reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
After retiring as a player in April 1964, he withdrew from football for several years, returning briefly as manager of Northern Ireland in 1978, and as manager of Chelsea in 1978 and 1979, where he won just 5 out of 32 games as the club plunged towards relegation. He eventually left the job less than a year after his appointment, in September 1979.
He was one of only a handful of players to have been awarded the title of English Footballer of the Year on two occasions, winning in both 1958 and 1961. On 6 February 1961, he also became the first person to turn down the invitation to appear on ''This Is Your Life'', simply walking away from host Eamonn Andrews live on air. "I consider this programme to be an invasion of privacy", he explained. "Nobody is going to press gang me into anything."
Blanchflower commentated on a match for ITV as early as 3rd January 1956 - the final of the Southern Junior Floodlit Cup between West Ham and Chelsea. He was the colour commentator for the CBS television network broadcasts of National Professional Soccer League matches in the United States in 1967. His candour about the fledgling league's shortcomings distressed network executives, as he recounted in a 10 June 1968 ''Sports Illustrated'' article he authored. In the 1968-69 season he was the regular commentator for Yorkshire Television.
Anton Weinberg's 1985 Channel 4 documentary film 'The Keller Instinct' featured an appearance by Blanchflower, who spoke approvingly of his late friend Hans Keller's advocacy of inventive, tactically creative football.
In the later years of his life, Blanchflower suffered from Alzheimer's Disease, and died at his home in London on 9 December 1993 aged 67. In 2003 Blanchflower was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.
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:''For the association footballer of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s for Arsenal, Oxford United, Los Angeles Aztecs, Plymouth Argyle, and Kettering Town, see Colin Clarke''
:''For the rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s for Great Britain, and Wigan, see Colin Clarke''
'''Colin John Clarke''' (born 30 October 1962 in Newry, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish football (soccer) player. He is the head coach for the Puerto Rico Islanders of USL First Division and the Puerto Rican national football team.
Clarke began his professional career in the Football League Fourth Division at Peterborough United in the 1981-82 season, scoring 18 goals in 84 games over the next three seasons (having a loan spell at Gillingham during his final season at London Road) before he signed for their Fourth Division rivals Tranmere Rovers. Along with fellow striker John Clayton, he formed one of the deadliest strikeforces in the Football League by scoring 22 goals that season, but the 1984-85 campaign ended in disappointment as Tranmere just missed out on promotion. He was then transferred to Third Division AFC Bournemouth and scored 26 goals, though again his goals were not enough to win his club promotion.
In the summer of 1986, Clarke made the big move of his career in a transfer to First Division club Southampton, and he was an instant success in his first campaign as a top division striker with 20 league goals. He enjoyed another successful campaign a year later by scoring 16 goals, but a sudden loss of form in 1988-89 restricted him to nine First Division games (in which he failed to score). He was loaned back to AFC Bournemouth (by then in the Second Division) during that campaign and scored twice in four games before a permanent exit from The Dell in March 1989, saw him resume his First Division career with QPR. He scored five goals in 12 games as QPR finished ninth, but his goalscoring rate slowed in 1989-90 as he managed just six goals in 34 games in a season where QPR finished lower and underwent a mid season managerial change when Trevor Francis was succeeded by Don Howe.
He was transferred to Portsmouth in June 1990, where he remained until the end of his playing career three years later. During his time at Fratton Park he was in the side that reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1992, only being eliminated by Liverpool after a replay and penalties, and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League a year later. He retired at the end of the 1992-93 season due to a knee injury.
Like many players from Northern Ireland Colin Clarke's greatest playing days came in a Northern Ireland shirt, for whom he scored 13 goals (second behind David Healy) in 38 appearances. Clarke joined the National Team set up just as possibly the Greatest Northern Ireland team of all time was breaking up. He made his international debut in a pre-Mexico World Cup warm-up match against France in February 1986 and scored his first Northern Ireland goal against Morocco on his third appearance. In Mexico he appeared in all of Northern Ireland's matches, scoring a consolation against Spain, but the team where unable to match the heights they had reached at the 1982 World Cup.
After returning from the Mexico World Cup, many of Northern Ireland's star players retired or were at least in the veteran stage. Team manager Billy Bingham set about building a new team with Clarke as the spearhead. Although this new team failed to reach the heights of Bingham's first, Clarke did have some notable highlights. In September 1991, against the Faroe Isles he became the first Northern Ireland player to score a hattrick in international football since George Best in 1971. He scored his then record-breaking thirteenth Northern Ireland goal against Albania in September 1992 and played his final international match two months later against Denmark.
Clarke was appointed interim coach during the latter half of the 2003 MLS season as a replacement for Mike Jeffries, and was appointed full-time to the position for the 2004 season. Clarke went on to manage both the 2005 and 2006 seasons with great regular season form indeed FC Dallas won the Western Conference comfortably in 2006, but was eliminated in the play-offs in both years latterly after a penalty shoot out. This led to his sacking on 7 November 2006. Before being appointed head coach, Clarke was an assistant coach for the Burn, and the head coach of the Richmond Kickers of the United States' A-League from 1998-99, as well as one year as head coach of the San Diego Flash.
He was appointed head coach at Virginia Beach Mariners in January 2007. Within two months of Clarke's arrival, the club folded and Clarke was again without a job.
On May 22, 2007 the Puerto Rico Islanders appointed Clarke to replace Toribio Rojas as head coach mid way through the team's worst season since their creation. During the last half of the 2007 season he turned the squad's fortunes around and managed to cling to the sixth spot in the table, guaranteeing a playoff berth. The squad would make it all the way to the semi-finals where they lost to the Seattle Sounders on penalty kicks. Late in 2007 he also took the Islanders to the CFU Club Championship semi-finals, the Caribbean qualifiers for the 2008 CONCACAF Champions Cup, where they lost 1-0 to Joe Public F.C. of Trinidad and Tobago.
Clarke, despite a bad start to the 2008 season, Clarke managed to lead the team into the CONCACAF Champions League by winning a two game series on 1:0 aggregate against fellow 2007 CFU Club Championship semi-finalist San Juan Jabloteh for the tournament's Caribbean third place spot. After several bad results at the start of the season, Clarke managed to push the Islanders into an undefeated run that would lead the team its first league trophy, Commissioner's Cup, after they ended the regular season in first place. The team would make it all the way to the finals, but lost to second seeds Vancouver Whitecaps 2:1.
On January 2008, Clarke was chosen to lead the Puerto Rico national team. After two wins against Bermuda and a draw versus Trinidad and Tobago, he gained the trust of many Puerto Rican people. On 5 May, he led the national team to a disappointing 4-0 defeat against Honduras. However on 14 June, Puerto Rico played against Honduras in the second leg earning a 2-2 draw in Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico he is known as "The General".
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'''Daniele "Danny" Invincibile''' (born 31 March 1979 in Brisbane)
His previous clubs were Taringa Rovers, Brisbane Strikers, Marconi Stallions and Swindon Town. He also played for the Australian under-20s team and was a member of the Queensland Academy of Sport.
Whilst with Swindon he scored a total of 24 goals.
Official Website Retrieved 29 December 2006.
He was signed by Jim Jefferies on a one-year deal as a free agent on 24 July 2003. In his first season, he was initially troubled by injuries, but went on to make 21 appearances and score five goals. For Kilmarnock he can play the role of winger or striker and wears the number 11 shirt.
In April 2006, Invincibile turned down the chance to return to the Australian National League by refusing an offer from A-League team Melbourne Victory.
In November 2006, he helped Killie to the semi-finals of the CIS Insurance League Cup by curling home the winner in a 3-2 victory over Motherwell.
Invincibile scored the opening goal for Kilmarnock in their final league match of the 2008/09 season , away to Motherwell , taking his scoring record to 8 for the season.
On August 26 2009, Invincible was named in the squad for the friendly match against South Korea to be played on September 5 in Seoul, South Korea.
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'''Iain Dowie''' (born 9 January 1965 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England) is a football manager, who most recently managed Queens Park Rangers and was assistant manager of Newcastle United. Dowie is a former professional footballer and Northern Ireland international.
At 16 Dowie was rejected by Southampton and later went to the University of Hertfordshire to study for a M.Eng Degree in Engineering. On completion he became an employee of British Aerospace, whilst keeping up football at non-league level playing for Cheshunt alongside his brother Bob. He left Cheshunt to improve his fitness and signed for St Albans City, then moved on to Hendon. While playing for Hendon, Dowie was spotted by Luton Town who snapped him up in the 1988-89 season, when they were in the First Division. An old-fashioned centre-forward, he then moved in quick succession to Fulham (a brief loan spell), before establishing himself as a first team player in the 1989-90 season when his 8 goals in 29 league games helped Southampton finish seventh.
On 22 March 1991, with Luton still in the First Division and Dowie still a first team regular with 7 goals from 29 games that season, Dowie agreed to join Second Division promotion chasers West Ham United for -480,000. He proved himself to be a competent deputy for the injured Trevor Morley as his four goals in the final 12 league games of the season secured the Hammers promotion as Second Division runners-up. But when the 1991-92 season began, Morley had returned to fitness and Dowie found himself on the sidelines until his -500,000 move to Southampton on 3 September 1991 after less than six months at Upton Park. He played alongside Alan Shearer and Matthew Le Tissier - two of the country's highest regarded strikers in the early 1990s - and scored nine goals in 30 league games to ensure that the Saints finished high enough for a place in the new FA Premier League. His good form continued in 1992-93, despite the loss of Shearer, as he scored 11 league goals. His tally dropped to five goals in 39 games during the 1993-94 season, though the Saints avoided relegation again, and he managed another five goals from 17 league games in 1994-95 before manager Alan Ball decided that he wanted younger partners for Matthew Le Tissier in attack, signing Gordon Watson and Neil Shipperley while dropping Craig Maskell and selling Dowie to Crystal Palace for -400,000 on 13 January 1995.
His spell at Palace was a frustrating one, as they reached the FA Cup semi finals where they lost to Manchester United after a replay, and despite a dynamic fightback after being three goals down to Newcastle United on the final day of the season, they still lost 3-2 and were relegated from the Premier League one season after promotion.
He then spent nearly three years back at West Ham United. During his time back at West Ham, he came under fire from the supporters for going long periods without scoring at a time when the team were struggling for goals and had a crisis in attack. Infact, Dowie is probably best remembered by West Ham fans for scoring a bizarre headed own-goal in an infamous defeat to Stockport County in the Football League Cup in front of the live Sky cameras. Dowie then moved across London to Queen's Park Rangers, where he ended his days playing in defence, and being player-manager of QPR's reserve side. Dowie also had a brief spell as caretaker manager of QPR in the autumn of 1998, between the dismissal of Ray Harford and appointment of Gerry Francis.
Although Dowie was born in England, his father was born in Belfast and Dowie scored 12 goals and gained 59 caps for Northern Ireland.
After retirement from playing, Dowie then became assistant manager of Oldham. However, following the dismissal of manager Mick Wadsworth, Dowie became manager and led the club into the Division Two play offs after spending heavily. At the end of the 2002-03 season. Unfortunately financial trouble hit Oldham and Dowie lost much of his first team squad. Funds were so hard for the club at the time that Dowie along with the remaining members of the squad were not paid for several months. Dowie tried to stick out the post for as long as possible until he decided to move on citing the need to support his family as a reason.
On 21 December 2003, Dowie was appointed manager of Crystal Palace, inheriting a squad with low morale and occupying 19th place in Division One. However, under his leadership, the club went on an impressive run that included 17 wins from 23 games after he took over, until the end of the season, enabling the club to finish in sixth place in Division One, just scraping into the Division One play-off places. This feat was attributed to complete change in the atmosphere and training regime at the club, including a tougher disciplinary regime, introduced by Dowie. After beating Sunderland in the semi-final, on penalties, the club beat Dowie's former club West Ham by a single goal in the final for a place in the Premiership. Unfortunately, the club lasted only one season there, being relegated on the final day of the season when Charlton scored a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw.
Dowie, however, impressed as a manager. He remained at Palace when the club was relegated to the Championship despite rumours that he was approached by other Premiership clubs to take over. The only actual report of a club approaching Palace to speak to Dowie was when Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric approached Palace Chairman Simon Jordan to speak to Dowie, in November 2005. Jordan refused this approach, and for the meantime Dowie remained at Selhurst Park.
In 2004, when discussing Crystal Palace's start to the Premiership season, he coined the word "bouncebackability" in discussing their ability to bounce back from the adversity during their Division One season and their habit of conceding early goals. This word gained cult popularity within the footballing world and particularly with the Sky Sports TV program Soccer AM. In 2005 it was included in the Collins Dictionary and has subsequently been used in a promotional campaign for UK Fostering.
After badly losing the play-off semi final to eventual winners Watford, Dowie left Crystal Palace by 'mutual consent' on 22 May 2006 following discussions with Chairman Simon Jordan.
Jordan then issued Dowie with a writ, claiming that he had misled him about his reasons for leaving Crystal Palace.
When Iain Dowie took over at the Valley, he was given more money than any previous manager to spend on players, but was unable to prevent the team suffering a disastrous start to the Premiership campaign. Despite this, the team reached the quarter final of the Football League Cup for the first time in their history. Unfortunately, Dowie was unable to lift the team away from the relegation zone of the Premiership and build on the success of former manager Alan Curbishley, resulting in him and the club parting company on the evening of 13 November 2006, after just 15 games in charge - 12 in the Premiership.
Soon after his departure from Charlton, in December 2006, he was linked with the vacant managers job at Hull City, but reportedly turned down the position, because managing Hull City would be a "slap in the face to his family".
Dowie was unveiled as Coventry manager on 19 February 2007. He found immediate success at the club with a number of wins but towards the end of the season their form dropped off and the Sky Blues finished 17th in the Championship table.
On 29 August, Dowie was linked with the vacant manager's position at Leicester City following the dismissal of Martin Allen. Coventry City dismissed claims that an approach was even made and that any approach would be 'firmly rebuffed'.
On 14 May 2008, Queens Park Rangers appointed Iain Dowie as their new first team coach following the previous week's departure of Luigi de Canio.
On 24 October 2008, Iain Dowie was sacked as manager of QPR after just fifteen games in charge, with the team in 9th position in the league.
On 1 April 2009, Newcastle United appointed Alan Shearer as manager to the end of the season, with Dowie being appointed to his coaching staff.
Dowie is married and has two sons, Olli and Will. They both attend independent school Bolton School. Dowie worked with Sky Sports News doing interviews and commentary up until his appointment as Assistant Manager at Newcastle United. He currently resides in Heaton, Bolton.
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'''Mohammed Ali Amar''', aka '''Nayim''' (born 5 November 1966 in Ceuta, Spain), is a former Spanish-Moroccan footballer, who played mainly as a central midfielder.
He is best remembered for scoring one of the most famous last-minute goals in European football when scoring the winner for Real Zaragoza in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final,
At almost 20, Nayim left his hometown and joined ''La Liga'' giants FC Barcelona,
In 1989-90 Nayim made a total of 23 appearances, helping the North London club to a third-place finish. The League Cup offered Nayim his first experience of English cup competition, playing in four games en route to the semi-final and scoring three goals.
The following season proved to be Nayim's most successful campaign in English football. Although Spurs finished in only 11th, he enjoyed 33 league outings and scored five times. His path to a Wembley final was again halted at the League Cup semi-final but, in the FA Cup, ''Spurs'' overcame Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the final, with Nayim replacing injured Paul Gascoigne early in the match - after a series of reckless challenges by the Geordie threatened to end his own career - and set up both Spurs goals to bring success to White Hart Lane.
In 1991-92, Nayim appeared in 31 league games, adding six appearances in the League Cup campaign, including both legs of the semi-final where Nottingham Forest, this time, bested the ''Spurs''. The following season, he won the ''Goal of the month'' competition for October with a spectacular volley against Liverpool FC. Later in the season, Nayim scored a hat-trick in the FA Cup quarter-final at Manchester City, helping to a 4-2 success.
In May 1993, after 144 appearances and 18 goals for Spurs, Nayim signed for Real Zaragoza for -500,000. His most notable moment in football came in the final seconds of extra time in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final by lobbing David Seaman from close to the halfway line to score a last-minute goal and win it 2-1 against Spurs's arch rivals Arsenal FC.
Nayim retired in 2000, after a stint with Spanish second division side CD Logros. He took up coaching afterwards, managing Atltico Ceuta, and serving as assistant to AD Ceuta.
In late 2009, he joined former Zaragoza teammate Jos Aurelio Gay's coaching staff, being named his assistant coach after Marcelino Garca Toral's sacking.
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'''Kasey Keller''' (born November 29, 1969 in Olympia, Washington) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.
He is a four time World Cup participant and was the first American goalkeeper to become a regular in both the German Bundesliga and the English Premier League.
Keller grew up on an egg farm near Olympia, Washington. He attended North Thurston High School and played college soccer at the University of Portland under Clive Charles. As a freshman in 1988, he helped lead the team to the NCAA men's soccer final four. He earned first team All American as a senior and was the 1991 Adidas Goalkeeper of the Year. During the 1989 college off-season, he played for the Portland Timbers of the Western Soccer Alliance. His outstanding play led to his selection as league MVP that year. In 10 games, he allowed only four goals for a 0.38 goals-against-average and eight clean sheets.
In 1989, he split his time between the Portland Timbers and the U.S. U-20 national team which finished fourth at the 1989 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Keller once again excelled and was awarded the tournament's Silver Ball as the tournament's second best player.
After being a member of the US National Team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, he was signed by the English club Millwall, playing there and becoming a fan favorite between 1992 and 1996. Keller made his Millwall debut on May 2, 1992 and played his last game on May 5, 1996, making 202 overall appearances for The Lions. When the Millwall fans discovered that Keller wore contact lenses when keeping goal, he was nicknamed "Mister Magoo." Keller was voted ''Player of The Year'' 1992-93 by the Lions fans and also picked up the ''Junior Lions'' and ''Disabled Millwall Fans''' awards. When Millwall were relegated to the Second Division, the team transferred Keller to Leicester City for -900,000 on August 15, 1996.
In his first year with Leicester City, Keller played a vital part in the team's success in both a strong league position and winning the 1997 League Cup. Unfortunately, while the team reached the final again in 1999, a last minute goal lost them the match. That summer, he left the club for Spain on a free transfer.
Keller signed with the newly promoted Spanish club Rayo Vallecano for the 1999-2000 season and played there for two years.
Keller went back to England and the Premier League in 2001, signing with Tottenham Hotspur. Relegated to backup duty for Neil Sullivan early on, he won the starting spot, and played every minute for Spurs in both the 2002-03 and the 2003-04 seasons.
In the 2004-05 Premiership season, Keller fell out of favor at Tottenham as Paul Robinson became the first choice keeper. In November 2004, Kasey was loaned out to Southampton, a Premiership club ravaged by injuries to its goalkeepers, for one month.
On January 15, 2005, Keller joined German Bundesliga side Borussia Mnchengladbach on a free transfer during the Bundesliga's winter break. He got off to a good start in the Bundesliga, keeping a clean sheet in his first appearance for Borussia. Keller played every minute in the second half of the season and kept a total of seven clean sheets in that period, playing an important role in saving the club from relegation.
Keller also lived in Haus Donk, a castle in Tnisvorst, near Mnchengladbach. During the 2006-07 season he was one of the two Bundesliga players that are hobby-columnist for ''RUND'', a German football magazine published once each month, reflecting his life in Germany and his Bundesliga career within those lines. He shared that role with VfB Stuttgart's shot-stopper Timo Hildebrand.
On August 10, 2006 Keller was selected by his teammates to captain club side Borussia Mnchengladbach during the 2006-07 campaign. He is the second American (after Claudio Reyna) to captain a top level German club.
In August 2007, Keller returned to the English Premier League, signing for Fulham.
On August 14, 2008, Keller returned to the United States to sign with 2009 expansion team Seattle Sounders FC.
Keller got his first senior team cap against Colombia on February 4, 1990 and was on the roster as Tony Meola's back up at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
After being ignored by U.S. coach Bora Milutinovi for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, he made Steve Sampson's ill-fated squad in 1998, and played two games at the World Cup. Keller was an overage selection for the 1996 Olympics team, starting all three matches.
Kasey was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 1997 and 1999, and again in 2005.
Perhaps his most famous clean sheet came in the historic 1998 win versus Brazil. Keller played all 90 minutes in goal and made ten saves, many from point blank range, in preserving the 1-0 shutout victory for the U.S. His performance in goal prompted Brazilian great Romario to remark -That is the best performance by a goalkeeper I have ever seen.-; the performance was commemorated in the song "Kasey Keller" by synth-pop band Barcelona.
Keller was second choice to Brad Friedel in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. With 102 appearances he is the most capped goalkeeper in U.S. soccer history and is also the team's all-time leader in wins and keeping clean sheets.
Keller crowned the U.S.'s run in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament with a clean sheet in the final match against Panama and two saves in the penalty shootout to give the side the trophy. Keller started the first seven games of the final round of World Cup qualifying in 2005, recording five consecutive clean sheets and 507 consecutive goalless minutes to lead the U.S. to qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals in Germany. He then became the first male player in U.S. history to win his third Athlete of the Year award. On May 2, 2006 Keller and teammate Claudio Reyna became the first two Americans named to four World Cup Rosters. In that World Cup, he played in all three games, being named Man of the Match in the 1-1 draw with Italy in Kaiserslautern on June 17, 2006. Keller is the only U.S. player to participate in both the 1990 and 2006 World Cups. He has not played for the national team since the 2007 Copa America and has been overtaken by Tim Howard and Brad Guzan in the pecking order with coach Bob Bradley seemingly eager to give younger goalkeepers a chance.
Keller currently resides in Seattle with his wife Kristen and their two children, Cameron and Chloe, twins born on August 26, 1997. Keller has lived in London, Madrid, and Germany, where he and his family lived in a 1,000 year old castle.
During his time abroad, Keller has learned to speak German and Spanish fluently. He told the New York Times that he turned down several offers from several European clubs to sign with Seattle for the sake of his children, who have attended a new school with every transfer he has made.
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'''Alan Scott Pardew''' (born 18 July 1961 in Wimbledon, London) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently manager of Southampton.
His highest achievements in the sport include reaching the FA Cup Final twice, as a player with Crystal Palace in 1990 and as a manager with West Ham United in 2006, though he ended up on the losing side both times. He has also achieved promotion three times in his career, as a player with Crystal Palace and as a manager with Reading and West Ham.
Pardew started his career as a part-time player in non-league football at Whyteleafe and Epsom & Ewell, whilst working as a glazier and a cab driver.
Pardew moved to Football League Second Division side Crystal Palace in 1987 for a fee of -7,500.
Pardew moved to Charlton Athletic in November 1991, and was Charlton's top scorer in the 1992-93 season with ten goals.
Pardew's first experience as manager came in March 1998 when he was appointed as caretaker after the departure of Bullivant. After the appointment of Tommy Burns he remained as reserve team manager until the end of the 1998-99 season, when Reading disbanded their reserve team.
Nevertheless, he was promoted to manager of the club after a successful spell as caretaker in 1999. He turned the club around from relegation fighters to promotion candidates through players, such as Jamie Cureton, and his rgime to increase the fitness of the squad. Pardew also coined his motto "Tenacity, Spirit and Flair" to give his side a psychological edge. This resulted in a 3-2 Division Two playoff final defeat to Walsall at the end of the 2000-01 season, but was redeemed the next season by achieving automatic promotion to Division One. Pardew's first season in the higher division was outstanding, as the club finished 4th and lost in the play-offs once again, this time to Wolves. Pardew was on the map as one of the game's best up and coming young managers.
Early into the 2003-04 season, West Ham United asked Reading permission to appoint Pardew as their new manager. Although Reading refused permission, Pardew resigned from his position forcing the issue. Eventually, a compromise agreement was reached allowing Pardew to become manager at West Ham.
Pardew's first season at West Ham resulted in a play-off final defeat to his former club Crystal Palace.
In the 2006-07 season Pardew was criticised after seeing West Ham through their worst run of defeats in over 70 years which included a League Cup defeat to Chesterfield.
Pardew's absence from management lasted less than two weeks when he was appointed manager of Charlton Athletic on Christmas Eve 2006, signing a three-and-a-half year contract. He took over with Charlton in 19th place in the Premier League, with just 12 points and a -20 goal difference, the lowest in the league. Although Charlton's form improved under Pardew, he was unable to keep Charlton up, resulting in the first relegation of his career, both as a player and manager.
Many expected Charlton to bounce back from relegation into the Premier League with signings such as Chris Iwelumo and Luke Varney in the 07/08 season. But Charlton failed to mount a serious promotion challenge and finished the season in 11th. This put Pardew under pressure going into the 08/09 season but Charlton started the season off well with victories over Reading and Swansea. Although Charltons' form very quickly deteriorated and they were near the foot of the table and after 8 games without a win and a 5-2 home defeat to Sheffield United on 22 November 2008, Pardew parted company with Charlton by mutual consent.
Pardew was named the new manager of Southampton in the early hours of 17 July 2009,
So far in his career, Pardew has been involved in several controversial issues and events. In 2003, the BBC described him as being a "dangerous and distant animal" in the media, referring to his public relations abilities, which has led him to making several rash comments.
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'''Alan James Ball, Jr.''', MBE (12 May 1945 - 25 April 2007) was an English professional footballer and football club manager. He was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team and was made Man of the Match in the final following his performance. He played for various clubs, scoring more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years.
Ball started his footballing career whilst still a schoolboy, playing for Ashton United, the team his father managed, amongst the hurly burly of the Lancashire Combination. He eventually came to prominence at Blackpool after falling foul of his headmaster over missing games for his school team (Farnworth Grammar) due to a youth contract he had acquired with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
After he left school, Wolves decided not to take Ball on, and he started training with Bolton Wanderers but they too decided not to give him a professional deal, as manager Bill Ridding said he was too small.
Blackpool signed him after Ball's father called in a favour with the coach, an old friend with whom he used to play. Ball was given a trial in September 1961 and was immediately signed up as an apprentice. He turned professional in May 1962, making his league debut on 18 August 1962 against Liverpool at Anfield in a 2-1 victory.
Ball's performances in the 1966 World Cup winning England team attracted the attention of a number of clubs bigger than Blackpool, Ball eventually being sold to Everton for a fee of -112,000
Back at club level, Everton again capitulated in the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1971, with Ball's opening goal overhauled by two strikes from Merseyside rivals Liverpool, who went on to lose the final to "double"-chasing Arsenal. Ball later picked up his 50th England cap in a match against Northern Ireland.
On 22 December 1971, Arsenal paid a record fee of -220,000 to take Ball to Highbury. He was 26 years of age and at his peak for both form and fitness when he joined Arsenal; he made his debut against Nottingham Forest on 27 December 1971. However, Arsenal could not defend their League title in 1971-72 and also lost their grasp on the FA Cup when Leeds United beat them 1-0 in the centenary final at Wembley.
Ball had continued to play for Arsenal through all this time, as a near-constant member of the first team at first, including 50 appearances in 1972-73. However, Arsenal's Double-winning side was soon broken up and their replacements proved inadequate; Ball remained one of the few quality players in the Arsenal side, and was made club captain in 1974. In April 1974 Ball broke his leg, resulting in him missing the start of the 1974-75 season, in which Arsenal only finished 16th. Ball also missed the start of the 1975-76 season after an injury in the pre-season friendly at Crewe Alex, Arsenal subsequently finished in 17th place that season. Bertie Mee resigned as Arsenal manager in the summer of 1976 and it was clear new manager Terry Neill wanted to take the club in a new direction. Now aged 31, Ball continued to play for Arsenal until December 1976, when he was sold to Southampton for a fee of -60,000. In total he made 217 appearances for the Gunners, scoring 52 goals.
Ball's move to Southampton completed a coincidental symmetry to the three transfers in Ball's career - he had arrived at each club - Everton, Arsenal and Southampton - in 1966, 1971 and 1976 respectively, when each were holders of the FA Cup. Yet Ball never won the Cup himself. He helped Southampton back to the First Division in 1978 and picked up a League Cup runners-up medal in 1979 after they were beaten 3-2 by Nottingham Forest.
Ball then went to play in the fledgling North American Soccer League, joining Philadelphia Fury as player-coach in May 1978 and joining the Vancouver Whitecaps in June 1979. He made a huge impact with the Whitecaps and helped lead them to the NASL Championship. He won the Most Valuable Player award for his performance in the 1979 Soccerbowl against the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Giant's Stadium, New Jersey.
He returned to England in February 1980, as player-manager of his first club, Blackpool. However, the return lasted until only February the following year. Ball's appointment was well received by the Blackpool supporters, and he returned with enthusiasm, a desire to bring back the good times to the club, and still had enough energy to take the field occasionally.
The year that followed saw Blackpool's recent ill-fortune slump even further. The club slid towards relegation, and only some determined performances (including four wins out of their final six games) ensured an 18th-placed finish and survival. During the close season, Ball brought in several new faces and was also prepared to gamble on youngsters. One of his most unpopular moves amongst the fans was the sale of Tony Kellow, a huge favourite at Bloomfield Road.
After an FA Cup first-round win over Fylde Coast neighbours Fleetwood Town on 22 November, Ball publicly criticised the fans for allegedly not wanting the team to succeed as much as he did.
===Back at Southampton and end of playing career===
In March 1981, Ball was tempted back to Southampton to play alongside fellow veterans and former England team-mates Mick Channon and Kevin Keegan. He left Southampton in October 1982 to play for Hong Kong side Eastern Athletic, before joining Bristol Rovers in January 1983, where he remained until his retirement the following season. When Ball finally retired from playing, he had played 975 competitive games in 21 years.
Despite being in a struggling Blackpool team, Ball's industry, stamina and distribution were noticed by England manager Alf Ramsey, who gave him his international debut on 9 May 1965 in a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia in Belgrade, three days before his twentieth birthday. Ramsey was preparing for the World Cup a year later, which England was to host, and was developing a system whereby England could deploy midfielders with a defensive and industrious bent, something which was not wholly guaranteed from conventional wide men. As a result, Ball became a useful tool for Ramsey to use - able to play conventionally wide or in the centre but still in possession of the energy to help out his defence when required.
Ball was the youngest member of the squad of 22 selected by Ramsey for the tournament, aged only 21. Though England as a team emerged collectively heroic from the tournament, Ball was one of many players regarded as an individual success, especially as he was one of the more inexperienced charges with no proven record at the very highest level. Indeed, he, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters emerged with enormous credit and eternal acclaim from the competition - and all of them were still only in single figures for caps won by the time they were named in the team for the final against West Germany.
The 100,000 crowd at Wembley witnessed a magnificent personal performance from Ball. Full of running, he continued to work and sprint and track back while team-mates and opponents alike were out on their feet. With fewer than 15 minutes to go, he won a corner on the right which he promptly took. Hurst hit a shot from the edge of the area which deflected into the air and down on to the instep of Peters, who rifled England 2-1 ahead. The Germans equalised with seconds to go, meaning that the game went into extra time. Somehow, this instilled extra bounce into Ball's play and the image of his continuous running round the Wembley pitch, socks round his ankles, is one of the most enduring of the occasion. It was his chase and low cross which set up Hurst's massively controversial second goal, and England's third; he was also sprinting upfield, unmarked and screaming for a pass, as Hurst took the ball forward to smash his historic hat-trick goal with the last kick of the game. Ball returned to a civic reception in Walkden, Lancashire following the World Cup success, where he lived with his parents and sister.
By now, Ball was one of the first names on Ramsey's England teamsheet and he was in the squad which travelled as defending champions to the altitude of Mexico for the 1970 World Cup. Ball famously hit the crossbar with a shot as England lost one of their group games 1-0 to Brazil, one of six strikingly prominent incidents from a fabulous game (the others being Jairzinho's goal; Jeff Astle's miss; Gordon Banks' save from Pel; Bobby Moore's impeccable tackle on Jairzinho; and the sight of Pel and Moore's mutual smiles of respect at the end as they exchanged shirts). England won their other group games and progressed to another showdown with West Germany in the quarter finals, but the heat sapped Ball's natural industry. England lost a 2-0 lead and their reign as world champions ended with a 3-2 reverse.
In a qualifier for the 1974 World Cup against Poland in Chorzw on 6 June 1973, Ball became only the second England player to be sent off in a full international, after grabbing Lesaw mikiewicz by the throat and kneeing him in the groin after a player scuffle. As a result, he missed the return game at Wembley Stadium which became one of the most notorious in English football history - a 1-1 draw in which England were kept out largely thanks to Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski. England failed to qualify for the World Cup as a result.
Ramsey was sacked and Joe Mercer took over at a caretaker level, for whom Ball never appeared due to injury. However, Ball's relationship with his national side was enhanced and then soured beyond repair when Don Revie was appointed as Ramsey's permanent replacement. Ball was given the captaincy after the dropping of Emlyn Hughes and held it for six consecutive games, none of which England lost. They included a 2-0 defeat of reigning World champions, West Germany in March 1975 and a 5-1 defeat of Scotland in May 1975.
After sustaining an injury in a pre-season friendly for Arsenal at Crewe Alexandra, Ball was not called up at all for England, let alone retained as captain, when Revie announced his squad for a game against Switzerland . Ball only found out when his wife took a call from a journalist asking for her reaction. Aged 30, Ball's international career had ended suddenly and acrimoniously after 72 appearances and eight goals. He was, however, the last of the 1966 team (though not the squad as Liverpool F.C.'s Ian Callaghan was unexpectedly called up by Ron Greenwood in 1977) to leave the international stage.
Ball resumed his managerial career in May 1984 with Portsmouth and was a huge success. They just missed out on promotion to the First Division in his first two seasons as manager, and he finally guided them to the top flight in 1987. However, they were relegated after just one season back among the elite, and Ball was sacked in January 1989 for failing to mount a serious promotion challenge after having a serious personality clash with Portsmouth's then chairman Jim Gregory.
The following month he joined Colchester United as assistant to Jock Wallace and in October 1989 took up a similar post under Mick Mills at Stoke City. However, Mills was sacked two weeks later and Ball was promoted to the manager's seat. Despite spending a lot of money on new players, Stoke were relegated to the Third Division at the end of the season. He was sacked in February 1991 with Stoke on their way to recording their lowest ever final league position of 15th in the league's third tier.
In July 1991 he was appointed as manager of Third Division Exeter City. Although Exeter struggled (their form hardly helped by a tight budget), Ball managed to keep them in the Third Division (the new Division Two from the creation of the Premier League in 1992) in 1993, though by the time he moved on they were on their way to relegation to the bottom tier. Between February and August 1992 he also worked as a coach of the England team under Graham Taylor.
In January 1994, Ball left Exeter to take over the reins at Southampton, replacing the unpopular Ian Branfoot. At the time of his appointment, Southampton seemed doomed to relegation, having spent virtually the whole season to that point in the drop zone. Ball's first task as manager was to re-establish Matthew Le Tissier's role in the team and to ensure that the other players recognised that he was the club's greatest asset. Le Tissier responded by scoring 6 goals in Ball's first 4 games in charge, including a hat-trick on 14 February 1994 in a 4-2 victory over Liverpool. In the second half of the 1993-94 season, Le Tissier played 16 games under Ball's management, scoring 15 times.
After 3 defeats over the Easter period, the Saints remained in the relegation zone. In the final 6 games Saints scored 15 goals (8 from Le Tissier) and gained 10 points which were sufficient to confirm safety on the final day of the season.
At the start of the following season, 1994-95, Ball signed goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar and centre-back Kevin Moore, but more significantly signed Le Tissier on a new 3 year deal. Despite not winning any of their first 4 games (including a 5-1 defeat at Newcastle), the Saints, assisted by 3 goals from loanee signing Ronnie Ekelund, then won 4 out of 5 games in September lifting them to 7th in the table. After this, they drifted away and only won 2 more games until mid-March, dropping into the relegation zone. On 22 March 1995, the Saints were at home to Newcastle and were trailing 1-0 with 4 minutes left. Suddenly, Ball managed to inspire the team to score 3 goals, including 2 in injury time, to snatch an amazing and priceless victory.
This result inspired the Saints, who won 5 of their remaining 10 games, to finish the season on a high in 10th place.
Despite this success, Ball was tempted away in July 1995 to become Manchester City's manager under the ownership of former England team-mate Francis Lee. His departure from The Dell was rather acrimonious and for some years afterwards, Ball's return visits to The Dell were greeted by abuse from some sections of the Saints' fans.
Ball's tenure at Maine Road was controversial, in that many observers and supporters felt he was appointed for his name and friendship with the chairman rather than for any credentials as a coach (and pointed out that previous manager Brian Horton, appointed by Lee's predecessor Peter Swales, had done no wrong). This opinion was rather questionable, as City had finished 16th and 17th under Horton, after finishing fifth, fifth and then ninth under Horton's predecessor Peter Reid.
Ball gave Paul Walsh, who had scored 15 league and cup goals for City in 1994-95, and cash, to Portsmouth F.C. in exchange for Gerry Creaney, who scored 4 goals for City in 1995-96. But a terrible start to the 1995-96 season saw City endure eight defeats and not win a single game from their opening 10 games. City drew 2-2 with Liverpool on the final day of the season, but the other relegation-threatened teams fared better, and City were relegated after seven successive seasons of top flight football. The board kept faith with Ball, but he resigned three games into the Division One campaign.
In January 1998, Ball was contacted by Brian Howe, who informed him he was to make a take-over bid for the club and that he would like Alan to manage the club, this lead to Ball taking charge of the club, however the take-over never came about with Milan Mandaric eventually buying the club. Then in February 1998 he returned to Portsmouth as manager but his contract was terminated on 9 December 1999 after the club endured a near-fatal financial crisis and came close to relegation from Division One. When he was appointed Pompey were several points adrift at the bottom of the table. In 1998 he masterminded a miraculous escape that saw two of his former sides (Stoke City and Manchester City) relegated after Pompey won 3-1 at Bradford City on the final day of the season. On his retirement, 54-year-old Ball was the last remaining England World Cup winner in management. His departure came 6 months after the club was rescued from financial oblivion by new owner Milan Mandaric.
'''England'''
In 2000, Ball and four other members of the World Cup winning team were awarded the MBE for their services to football. Ball, along with Roger Hunt, Nobby Stiles, Ray Wilson and George Cohen, had to wait more than three decades for official recognition of their achievements. In 2003 Ball was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his talents.
Ball was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Ball was educated at Farnworth Grammar School. Ball's father, Alan Sr, died in a car crash in Cyprus in January 1982.
Always a distinctive figure thanks to his diminutive stature and his high-pitched voice, Ball released his second autobiography, ''Playing Extra Time'', in 2004 and received much critical acclaim. Aside from his highs and lows in football, it also candidly detailed his private struggle as a family man after his wife and daughter were both diagnosed with cancer. His wife died on 16 May 2004, aged 57, after a three-year battle against ovarian cancer. He had remained in the family home in Warsash, and from mid-2005, Ball had had an ongoing relationship with childhood friend Valerie Beech, ex-wife of former Bolton player Harry Beech.
In April 2004, while his wife was ill in hospital, Ball appeared for Testwood Baptist Church in the Roger Frapwell Testimonial Match at the BAT ground, Totton, near Southampton, wearing the number 7 shirt as he did in the 1966 World Cup triumph. Also in that team were former Saints manager Dave Merrington and ex-Saints defender Francis Benali. The proceeds from the game were donated to local charity SCRATCH.
In May 2005, Ball, who had three grandchildren, put his World Cup winners' medal and commemorative tournament cap up for auction to raise money for his family. They were sold for -140,000.
Ball died in the early hours of 25 April 2007 at his home in Warsash, Hampshire, following a heart attack. He was 61 years old. He suffered the fatal heart attack while attempting to put out a blaze in his garden that had started when a bonfire - on which he had earlier been burning garden waste - re-ignited and spread to a nearby fence. His funeral was held in Winchester Cathedral on 3 May 2007. Ball is the second of the 1966 World Cup winning team to die, the first being captain Bobby Moore in 1993.
The Alan Ball Memorial Cup, a match between two squads of former international players, in the shape of "England vs The World", was played at stadium:mk in Milton Keynes on 29 July, with proceeds going towards the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance Service.
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'''Sander Westerveld''' (born 23 October 1974 in Enschede, Netherlands) is a Dutch professional football goalkeeper. He left Sparta Rotterdam at the end of the 2007-08 Eredivise season and is currently playing for Monza.
His first professional match was for the Enschede club FC Twente in 1994. After two seasons at Enschede he moved to Vitesse Arnhem where, in the course of three seasons, he developed into a goalkeeper of national stature.
Following the 1998-1999 season, during which he helped Vitesse to qualify for Europe, Westerveld was sold to Liverpool, where he succeeded David James. He became the most expensive goalkeeper in British football when he joined the Reds for a reported fee of -4 million during the summer of 1999. Westerveld made his Liverpool debut against Sheffield Wednesday on the 7 August, 1999 in a 2-1 away win. The giant keeper was Grard Houllier's first choice to succeed James as Anfield's number one, and Westerveld fully justified the manager's confidence by playing a leading role in Liverpool's return to Europe, conceding the fewest goals in the 1999-2000 Premiership season.
He played a key role in the treble season of 2000/2001 for Liverpool, emerging as the hero of Liverpool's League Cup final victory over Birmingham City, making the match winning save from Andy Johnson in the penalty shoot-out.
However, towards the end of his two season spell on Merseyside, he was often subjected to criticism from the media. After a major mistake in a game against Bolton Wanderers on 27 August 2001 he was put on the bench by then-manager Grard Houllier, who promptly signed two new goalkeepers - the Polish international Jerzy Dudek (who would become a Champions League-winning hero) and the injury-prone but impressive Englishman Chris Kirkland. Westerveld was then sold despite being part of a team that had won three trophies the previous season.
A move abroad saw a successful spell with Spanish side Real Sociedad culminating in Champions League participation and finishing as runner up in La Liga of the 2002/2003 season.
In July 2005 he moved back to England with Portsmouth, being signed by Alain Perrin, where he was to be first choice ahead of Jamie Ashdown and Greek keeper Konstantinos Chalkias. However, after an inconsistent time at Fratton Park, in February 2006 he was allowed to move on a short term loan to Everton, rivals of his former club Liverpool, because of a goalkeeping crisis which saw Nigel Martyn, Richard Wright and Iain Turner all unavailable. Westerveld played only two games.
Once he returned to Portsmouth he remained a substitute and was released by Harry Redknapp in May 2006.
During the summer of 2006, Westerveld signed with Spanish Second division club UD Almera for one season, in which he helped them to achieve promotion to the Spanish First division before leaving the club at the end of his contract.
In September 2007, he joined Sparta Rotterdam on a short-term contract and in May 2008 he announced that he was to leave Sparta.
During the summer of 2009 he signed for Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione outfit A.C. Monza Brianza 1912, after a successful trial with the club.
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'''Sun Jihai''' (; born 30 September 1977 in Dalian, Liaoning, China) is a Chinese association football player who is currently playing for Chinese side Shaanxi Chanba and for the China national football team as a defender or a midfielder.
Sun's main strengths are his speed, physical strength, crossing and attacking forays down the wings. He is a highly versatile player, having played as a central defender, a holding midfielder, and on both wings. Sun is one of the most important players in the Chinese national team.
Sun started his professional career with Dalian Wanda in 1995 and made his first appearance on May 28, 1995. Sun did not intend to start his professional career at such a young age. Like all the top young Chinese players of that generation, he wanted to go to the training camp in Brazil. However, he was not selected as he was not deemed to possess enough potential. Sun Jihai showed great character by not letting this huge disappointment derail him. He worked very hard and eventually enjoyed what is undoubtedly the most successful career of any Chinese football player.
After three successful years at Dalian, Sun along with Fan Zhiyi signed for Crystal Palace in 1998. They became the first footballers from China to play in the English leagues. Sun made his debut for Crystal Palace in a 0-3 defeat at Bury in the first leg of the Football League Cup match.
In 2002, Sun signed for Manchester City from Dalian for -2 million. He made his City debut in a 4-2 win over Coventry City.
Sun Jihai enjoyed a great start to his first season in the Premier league. His solid defense and dangerous attacking forays won over many City fans. He was voted the best player at Manchester City for the month of September 2002.
In October 2002, Sun became the first Chinese footballer to score in the Premier League when he headed home the first City goal in their 2-0 win over Birmingham City.
At the beginning of the 2004-05 season, Sun damaged his cruciate ligaments in a tackle with Chelsea striker Eiur Gujohnsen and missed the rest of the season. After recuperating and following a strict physical regimen devised by his father, Sun Jihai was a regular starter in the Man City line up.
Sun's 2006-07 season was set back yet again by another injury, he made his return on 10 February 2007, against Portsmouth, which Man City lost 2 - 1.
With the arrival of Sven-Gran Eriksson, Sun rarely played in the 2007-08 season. He was replaced by Vedran Corluka on the right back position and Michael Ball played as the defensive substitute instead of him.
On the 2nd of July 2008, Sun Jihai signed a two year deal with Championship club Sheffield United.
He was sent off during a game against Coventry City after a lunging tackle from behind on Maltese player Michael Mifsud. The FA charged him for his behavior after receiving a red card but considered his past good record, handed him an additional one match ban. Having played regularly until November he succumbed to an injury and subsequently failed to force his way back into the first team and made only a handful of appearances in the FA Cup in the second half of the season. Sun was then released from his contract in July 2009 with United claiming he had 'failed to settle' in Yorkshire.
He left Sheff Utd and has signed for Chengdu Blades, hoping to make an impact.
Sun made his international debut for China on 6 December 1996 against Uzbekistan.
At China's first match during the 2002 FIFA World Cup against Costa Rica, Sun picked up an ankle injury after a tackle from behind by Costa Rican defender, Mauricio Sols after just 17 minutes. Unable to play, Sun was replaced after 25 minutes and sat out for the rest of China's matches.
On June 7, 2008, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Qatar, Sun was shown a straight red card for dissent while he was warming up as a substitute on the bench. China lost the match 0-1.
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'''Antonio Michael "Tony" Meola''' (born February 21, 1969) is an American football goalkeeper who played for the United States national team at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, and from 1996 to 2006 played in Major League Soccer, the U.S. top soccer division, where he obtained multiple honors. He is currently a Free Agent.
Meola, born in Belleville, New Jersey, played boy's soccer for Kearny High School, in Kearny, New Jersey. He learned his love for the game from his father, Vincent, who had played for Italian second division club Avellino before immigrating to the U.S. Tony was All-State both as a goalkeeper (1985) and a forward (1986). He had a part in 41 shutouts and scored 42 goals during his high school career.
In 1999, he was named by ''The Star-Ledger'' as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1980s.
Meola not only excelled at soccer, he was a three-sport varsity letterman. He was the captain of the school's basketball team and was named an All-State baseball player in 1987. The New York Yankees drafted him out of high school. Meola later played in their farm system.
Meola attended the University of Virginia on a soccer/baseball athletic scholarship. While at Virginia, he played under coach Bruce Arena. By the time he was playing for the Cavaliers, he had already begun to make a name for himself on the international scene. In October 1987, he backstopped the U.S. U-20 national team at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. One of the greatest goalkeepers to play college soccer, he earned first team All American honors both his freshman and sophomore years. He also won the Hermann Trophy as a freshman in 1988 and the MAC Award as a sophomore in 1989. On December 15, 1989, he announced that he was leaving U.Va. to pursue a career with the U.S. national team.
He also was a varsity letterman for the U.Va. baseball team.
Meola had signed with the U.S. Soccer Federation before the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Following the cup, Meola signed on loan with British club Brighton & Hove Albion where he played eleven games, only two were league games. He gained his first start when he replaced the injured Perry Digweed and promptly won man of the match honors. On September 14, 1990, Meola was transferred to Watford before moving back to the U.S. He returned to the U.S. after he was unable to renew his work permit due to his inability to gain first team time with Watford.
In 1991, Meola played for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Professional Soccer League. He shared the goal with Arnie Mausser. On December 14, 1994 Meola signed with the Buffalo Blizzard of the NPSL in the 1994-1995 indoor season. He became the team's starting keeper, but on January 31, 1995, he announced that he had taken a lead role in the off Broadway play ''Tony and Tina's Wedding''. He played five more games with the Blizzard before leaving to join the cast on February 16.
In February 1995, Meola joined the Long Island Rough Riders for its upcoming 1995 USISL season. That year the Rough Riders claimed the USISL championship.
Upon the creation of Major League Soccer, he was allocated to the NY/NJ MetroStars, for whom he played between 1996 and 1998, starting almost every game. However, before the league began play, he spent three weeks in February 1996 training with Italian club Parma. During his time with the MetroStars, he set a league record with nine shutouts in 1996. He did not win the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award, however. The honor going to Mark Dodd.
Meola was traded to the Kansas City Wizards (with Alexi Lalas for Mark Chung and Mike Ammann) in 1999, but missed most his first year in the midwest due to injury. In 2000, Meola was named League MVP, Goalkeeper of the Year, and MLS Cup MVP as he led Kansas City to the championship. He set a new the league record by recording 16 shutouts.
Meola played for the Wizards through the 2004 MLS season. That year, an injury forced him out of contention. Bo Oshoniyi took over the goalkeeping position, and Meola was not asked back for next season. He was then re-acquired by the MetroStars in June 2005. Meola was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI after the season. Following the 2006 season, Meola was waived by the team, now known as the New York Red Bulls. However, he signed a contract with the indoor New Jersey Ironmen on August 14, 2007.
Meola made his U.S. National Team debut on June 10, 1988, against Ecuador. Meola's second cap came in a June 4, 1989 victory over Peru in the Marlboro Cup which won the U.S. the cup. The team took the trophy to the Scots-American Club in Kearny, New Jersey. After the party, Meola drove back to the team's hotel, dropped the trophy at the front desk and drove home. As he remembers it, "A week later Doug Newman called me up and asked where the cup was. I told him I'd left it at for him at the hotel. . . . I'm sure they got it back. Back then there weren't too many cups in U.S. Soccer."
Later in the summer, the national team went on a tour of Italy, playing several Serie A teams. At the time, David Vanole was the U.S. starter, but he and Meola had traded goalkeeper duties over the previous month as Vanole fought USSF on a contract dispute and attempted to get his burgeoning weight under control. U.S. coach Bob Gansler intended to start Meola against A.S. Roma, but Meola was injured in a freak accident when a ball struck his head during practice. Vanole started in his place, but let in three weak goals in a 4-3 U.S. victory. Gansler benched Vanole, who never again played for the U.S., and turned toward Meola as his starting keeper. Meola went on to play the remaining U.S. qualifying games for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, including the famous 1-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago which clinched a spot in the finals for the U.S. He then played every minute in goal for the US in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Meola remained the keeper of choice for the U.S. national team from 1990 through the 1994 FIFA World Cup. At that tournament, his play and ponytail made him a recognizable face around the country. After the U.S. loss to Brazil in the second round of the World Cup, Meola informed the U.S. coach Bora Milutinovi that he intended to pursue a professional football career as a placekicker. Milutinovi never called Meola back to the U.S. team and it was not until January 1999 that Meola again played for the U.S. By that time, Kasey Keller and Brad Friedel were competing for the starting goalkeeper spot on the team and Meola never regained the first team place he had enjoyed in the early 1990s. However, he continued to play for the U.S. and earned his 100th cap in 2006. He was the third-choice goalkeeper at the 2002 FIFA World Cup behind Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller.
Meola's non-soccer ventures include trying out as a placekicker with NFL's New York Jets in July 1994, appearing Off-Broadway in ''Tony and Tina's Wedding'' in 1995, and running his own mortgage firm.
A soccer video game for the SNES was released in 1993 with his name.
Meola is now coaching his son's 12U soccer club in Toms River, NJ.
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'''Wesley Michael''' "'''Wes'''" '''Brown''' (born 13 October 1979) is an English football player who plays as a defender for Premier League side Manchester United, and the England national team. He regularly plays in the right back and centre back positions.
Having joined the youth team in 1996, Brown has spent his entire career at Manchester United. He made his senior debut in 1998 and became a regular first team player in the 1998-1999 season, in which he was part of the club's Treble winning team. After a year-long hiatus due to injury, Brown became a regular fixture in the first team from 2000 onwards. Over the next eight years he won numerous honours, including four more Premier League titles, an FA Cup, a League Cup, and another Champions League. Manager Alex Ferguson has stated that Brown is "without question the best natural defender this club has had for years".
Brown earned his first England cap in 1999 and was selected to play at the 2002 World Cup. He played in the 2008 European Championships qualifiers but England failed to progress to the final tournament. He scored his first international goal in 2008 against the Czech Republic.
Born in Longsight, Manchester, Brown began his serious football career as a schoolboy playing for the Burnage High School and Fletcher Moss Rangers, a Greater Manchester youth side, and was a former student of the FA School of Excellence at Lilleshall, as well as spending time at Manchester United's football Academy, which he joined at the age of 12. Brown showed talent and maturity at an early age, signing full professional terms with boyhood club Manchester United on 4 November 1996 at the age of 17.
Brown went on to success with the reserve and youth sides, winning the FA Youth Cup and a Lancashire Division One medal with the reserves. He also added two Jimmy Murphy (Young Player of the Year) awards to his collection, becoming only the second player to receive the award for a second time (the other being Ryan Giggs).
On 4 May 1998, Brown made his full first team Premiership debut against Leeds United, coming on as a substitute. His breakthrough would occur the next year, the 1998-99 season, where he made several first-team appearances at right-back as well as his more natural position of centre-back. The season could not have gone any better for Brown, as United completed The Treble, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League.
Brown suffered the first of what would be a string of injuries while training for the 1999-2000 campaign. As a result, he did not play a single competitive game all season, while United went on to seal their sixth Premier League title in eight seasons.
His strong comeback the following year prompted praise from all corners, with club manager Alex Ferguson making waves by proclaiming Brown to be Manchester United's most talented defender.
A fine 2000-01 campaign was followed by another solid year in 2001-02. His reputation grew even greater during the 2002-03 season, but again, his performances were marred by injury. Brown tore a knee ligament on the final day of the season, and did not return until midway through the 2003-04 season. Brown finished the season in good form, notably giving an imperious, man-of-the-match performance in the FA Cup semi-final win over Arsenal. It was after this fine display that Ferguson re-iterated his confidence in Brown's abilities.
Brown was a member of the side that won the FA Cup that year, against Millwall F.C. at Cardiff, and later went on to collect runners-up medals in the 2005 and 2007 Finals.
After nearly three years without scoring a Premier League goal for United, Brown scored on 23 March 2008 against Liverpool, the first in a 3-0 win.
After initially rejecting a new contract offer in December 2007, Brown signed a new five-year contract along with fellow defender Rio Ferdinand and midfielder Michael Carrick in April 2008, which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2013 and ended any transfer speculation. On 4 October 2008, Brown scored only the fourth goal of his Manchester United career when he headed in Wayne Rooney's cross in United's 2-0 win away to Blackburn Rovers. The goal was controversial, however, as Blackburn's players believed that Nemanja Vidi had impeded their goalkeeper, Jason Brown, allowing Brown to head in at the far post.
Brown was ruled out of first team action for around five weeks in November 2008, following an exploratory ankle operation. Brown made his first start in eight months away against Hull on 24 May 2009.
He started the following season, featuring throughout August in the league, but between September and October only appeared in United's Carling Cup campaign, before injury to both Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic saw Wes return to Premier League action as he partnered Jonny Evans in central defence against Blackburn, and both men produced an assured and professional display. This was Brown's first Premier League start since the 2-1 victory against Arsenal, at the end of August.
Brown made his debut in 1999 against Hungary and was given a place on the England 2002 FIFA World Cup squad.
Wes Brown performed consistently well in the 2005-2006 season which led to his recall to the England squad for the friendly game against Uruguay. Although he played no part in this fixture he hoped to make it into the final England squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but he was not selected.
He was once again recalled to the England squad by coach Steve McClaren, and played in defeat of Andorra in the 2008 European Championships qualifiers on 2 September, partnering John Terry at the heart of the England defence, in place of injured Manchester United team mate Rio Ferdinand. He replaced Terry in a friendly against Brazil on 1 June 2007, however he slipped up with his first touch of the ball, and nearly scored an own goal.
Fabio Capello named him as a starter in both of his first two games in charge of the national team, against Switzerland and France.
Brown scored his first goal in a friendly against Czech Republic on August 20 at Wembley. He stole in front of a defender to head in a David Beckham corner.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
Brown is married to Leanne Wassell, with whom he lives in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, with their two daughters, Halle and Lilia. His father, Bancroft Brown, died in February 2008. His half-sister, Claire Fallows, died on 19 July 2008 during pregnancy
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010''
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'''Jonathan Simon Woodgate''' (born 22 January 1980 in Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough) is an English footballer, who plays as a defender for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. He has previously played at Leeds United, Newcastle United and Middlesbrough as well as a spell in Spain with Real Madrid.
Woodgate began his career at Middlesbrough but moved to Leeds United at the age of sixteen after disagreements over his future between Middlesbrough and his family. He helped Leeds to win the FA Youth Cup in 1997, and in November the following year made his debut for the senior side.
At Leeds Woodgate helped Leeds to reach the semi final of the UEFA Champions league in 2001
In 2000 he was a defendant with teammate Lee Bowyer in a Crown Court trial due to his involvement with an incident outside Leeds nightclub, Majestyks, in which a student suffered severe injuries. The initial trial collapsed and following a second trial, in December 2001, Bowyer was cleared of both charges while Woodgate was convicted of affray and sentenced to 100 hours' community service. He was also banned from international selection by the Football Association, which prevented him from being selected for the England squad for the 2002 World Cup.
Woodgate signed for Newcastle United in January 2003 for -9 million.
He impressed and quickly became a fan favourite, but a serious injury saw him end his final season somewhat early. Woodgate never really had an injury-free run in the team, although his finest moment in a Newcastle shirt arguably came in the UEFA Cup 2003-04 Semi-Final match against Marseilles at St James' Park where he marked Didier Drogba out of the game.
Woodgate signed for Real Madrid in August 2004 for a transfer fee of -13.4 million.
Woodgate did not make any appearances for Real Madrid in his first season in Spain, eventually making his debut on 22 September 2005, in a league match against Athletic Bilbao. The game went badly for him, as he scored an own goal and was later sent off for a second bookable offence; however, Woodgate was applauded and cheered from the pitch and was regarded for a period of his time at the club as something of a cult-hero.
By February 2006, Woodgate had established himself as a first-team player, with the other centre half position rotating among Sergio Ramos, Ivn Helguera, Francisco Pavon and lvaro Meja. One Spanish newspaper even described him as having "become Madrid's true leader".
In July 2007, Woodgate was voted the worst signing of the 21st century by users of the website of Spain's leading sports daily, Diario Marca, polling 37.11 percent of the votes cast.
On 30 August 2006, Woodgate signed a one-year loan move to hometown club Middlesbrough.
He made his debut against Arsenal at The Emirates Stadium on 9 September. He was later voted man of the match by local radio station, Century FM. He was made captain for his second game for Middlesbrough, as usual captain George Boateng was suspended. In April 2007 Middlesbrough announced Woodgate would be their first summer signing for -7 million.
In October 2007 he was crowned North East Player of the Year by the Prince's Trust, beating players from Newcastle and Sunderland. After his loan-deal ended Middlesbrough signed the defender for -7,000,000, but during 2007/2008 pre-season Woodgate suffered an injury that allowed fellow hometown defender David Wheater to start in his place during pre-season. Wheater's form in pre-season earened him a starting XI place for the opening day Premier League fixture - Wheaters form then continued which triggered the transfer of Woodgate to Tottenham as Wheater became the first name on the 'Boro team sheet.
On 28 January 2008 Woodgate moved to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of -7 million and was given the number 39 shirt.
Woodgate scored his first Spurs league goal on 19 March 2008, coincidentally also against Chelsea, in a 4-4 draw at White Hart Lane He first captained Tottenham in a 2-1 defeat at The Lane to Aston Villa on September 15, 2008. Following Harry Redknapp's appointment, Woodgate became the second vice-captain, behind Robbie Keane. On Spurs' disastrous start to the 2008-09 season, Woodgate told the press that it was worse than when Leeds were relegated. This despite the fact that Woodgate was transferred to Newcastle United some 16 months before Leeds's eventual relegation at the end of 2003-04.
He was capped several times by England while at Leeds, making his debut for the national side under manager Kevin Keegan in 1999, when he became the first player born in the 1980s to win a full England cap against Belgium. However, both his club and international career have frequently been interrupted, not only by injury, but by controversy.
Woodgate won his sixth cap - almost three years after his fifth - and his first start in an international friendly against Spain on 7 February 2007.
Stats accurate as at 15:00, 27 November 2009.
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'''Alan Smith''' (born 28 October 1980) is an English professional footballer of English Football League Championship side Newcastle United.
Smith first came to prominence as a forward during his early days at Leeds United before Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson started using him in a more withdrawn role and turning him into a midfielder. Smith has earned a reputation as a hard-tackling midfielder and is noted for his high work rate.
Born in Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Smith started his career with Leeds United and made his first team debut against Liverpool, aged 18, also scoring in that match. He went on to become an undisputed first-choice, as the side consolidated in the domestic and European fronts, reaching the semifinals of the 2000-01 Champions League. Smith was part of an offensive line that included Michael Bridges and Australian Mark Viduka.
His senior FA Premier League debut was as a substitute for Leeds vs. Liverpool F.C. at Anfield, where he displayed his natural scoring ability by scoring with his first touch of the ball. That goal helped propel him into the 1998-99 in English football season, as he was one-half of manager David O'Leary's first-choice striker pairing, along with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Smith had continued his run through the Leeds side, as the club began to grow in stature. He showed his class in 2001 while helping to lead the Leeds side through the much vaunted UEFA Champions League, though his experience ended on a sour note as he was sent off in the semi-final. The following season saw Smith switched to the midfield, his versatility being utilised by O'Leary, as the Leeds manager tried to accommodate new signings. 2001 was also the year for Smith's break into the England national football team squad. An England youth international at multiple levels, Smith made his senior England debut in May 2001. He did not make the final cut for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and accepted a position with the England Under-21 side. He scored four goals in a UEFA Cup tie at Hapoel Tel Aviv in November 2002.
A hometown hero for supporters of Leeds United, Smith won the "Supporter's Player of the Year" award two years running between 2003 and 2004 - a first in the club's history. Though his goal tally was not excellent by any means, his willingness to play any role on the pitch and his tireless efforts to save "The Whites" from relegation was greatly appreciated by the Leeds fans.
When Leeds were relegated in May 2004, Smith ended his Leeds career by kissing the badge and crying at his last match. His transfer to bitter rivals Manchester United, however, led to controversy and his exit was marred by accusations of treachery going from hero to villain in the eyes of some Leeds fans in the space of a day; this was despite the fact that club had publicly stated that they could not afford to pay his wages, that they were open to offers for him, and that no other club had registered an interest. Due to Leeds financial difficulties, Smith chose to waive his personal transfer fee owed to him by the club. However, some Leeds fans held up banners in the following games, which proclaimed Alan Smith as "Judas", to reflect how they felt he had betrayed them.
It has since been revealed by Peter Lorimer that the only club Leeds would allow Alan to join was Manchester United, and that Leeds had in fact engineered the move. With Manchester United being the only club offering the requested money up-front, instead of on an instalment basis (as offered by Everton and Newcastle), and with Leeds facing Administration, Alan faced allowing Leeds to go into administration or joining Leeds' bitter rivals.
As Leeds were relegated at the end of 2003-04, Smith joined Manchester United for -7 million. The second chapter of his career began on 8 August 2004, in the Community Shield clash against Arsenal, scoring for the club with a swerving volley in the 55th minute, as United lost 3-1.
An injury hampered his first season, causing him to miss out on important matches such as the Carling Cup semi-final against Chelsea FC and the FA Cup final against Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium, which Manchester United lost on penalties. The forward scored 10 goals overall in his first season, but, with Wayne Rooney in sparkling form and Van Nistelrooy back in the team after injury, was relegated to the bench.
In the summer of 2005 it emerged that Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson, was grooming Smith as a successor to Roy Keane in the Manchester United midfield. Ferguson stated: "Roy sees characteristics in Alan that he saw in himself as a young player, which could help Alan develop into a very good player in that position." Smith got his chance to prove his credentials as a replacement for Keane when the United skipper was injured early on in the 2005-06 season. Smith began a prolonged run in the midfield 'anchor' role, with little effectiveness. The criticism aimed at Smith and his team-mates reached its nadir with United's embarrassing 4-1 capitulation away to Middlesbrough and the subsequent 1-0 defeat to Lille OSC in the Champions League. Smith was believed to be one of several United stars who were heavily criticised by Keane, in an MUTV interview that was thought too explosive to be aired and consigned to the cutting room floor by club officials. It seemed that Smith's performance in the crucial home match against league leaders Chelsea would be meticulously scrutinised in the light of Keane's damning words. Smith responded in determined fashion, giving a much better performance as his side won 1-0.
Smith cemented his place in the hearts of Manchester United fans when he turned down the chance to play for his country, in order to work on his fitness in his new midfield role, in the reserve squad.
He scored only one league goal in 2005-2006, in a 3-1 away win over Charlton Athletic at The Valley. On 18 February, during a 1-0 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield in the FA Cup, Smith broke his leg and dislocated his ankle while attempting to block a free-kick from Liverpool's John Arne Riise, an injury described by Ferguson as "one of the worst I've seen". Despite the rivalry between the two clubs, he was given an ovation by many of the Liverpool fans as he was stretchered off the pitch. However, a number of Liverpool fans attacked the ambulance during its departure from the scene, something which was widely condemned.
On the next day it was confirmed that Smith would miss action for at least 12 months. However, in May, after a successful operation on his ankle, it was reported that he would likely be back in action as soon as mid-September; he had been recovering alongside Rooney for several weeks, who was also reported to be making a "miraculous" recovery on a broken foot. "I felt my leg go from under me as I went to block a free-kick", Smith told The Sun. "When I looked down, the leg was lying one way and my ankle was pointing towards Hong Kong so I knew I was in serious trouble." There was however, a small consolation for Smith and his club when United beat Wigan Athletic 4-0 in the league cup final. After the match United players paid tribute to Smith by wearing T-shirts emblazoned with "For you Smudge" (his nickname), in homage to Smith and his horrific injury.
thumb|upright|Alan Smith at Manchester United's training ground in 2006.
In the build up to the 2006-07 season, Ferguson was quoted saying that he planned to replace the departing Van Nistelrooy (signed by Real Madrid) by returning Smith to his natural position of centre-forward: "We are going to convert Alan Smith back into being a forward. He will be back in training soon and should be available by the end of August or the beginning of September."
On 26 September 2006 Smith made a return to action as a substitute in the 85th minute of the 1-0 Champions League victory over S.L. Benfica at the ''Estdio da Luz'', immediately showing the passion he still had for the game by making a couple of crunching tackles in the 5 minute cameo appearance.
On 10 November 2006, Leeds United boss Dennis Wise revealed he was interested in bringing Smith back to Elland Road on loan. Ferguson told the press that Cardiff City were also interested and he would let Smith go out on a short-term loan for Smith to regain his fitness. There had also been reported interest from other Premiership and Championship clubs, with Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Aston Villa seemingly keen on the player. This, however, proved to be untrue for Smith, through his agent, Alex Black, publicly announced his wish to remain at Manchester United, and his will to solidify his place in Ferguson's first team. The manager himself voiced his desire to have Smith back at top fitness, stating that he was undergoing special training in order to aid and speed his recovery.
Smith made his comeback for United in a 2006-07 UEFA Champions League first knockout round win against Lille OSC. He made his first start at Old Trafford since his injury on 19 March 2007 in an FA Cup quarter-final replay win against Middlesbrough. He also made a substitute appearance in the Premier League game against Bolton Wanderers and set up the fourth goal in United's 4-1 win.
Since then he played in United's 7-1 demolition of A.S. Roma in which he played a vital part in the game scoring a goal, his first for 18 months. Smith also continued to gain Sir Alex's trust by gaining a place in the starting line up against Manchester City on 5 May 2007. United won the game 1-0 and were crowned league champions a day later, when Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal.
Despite falling one game short of the ten appearances needed to qualify for a Premiership winners medal, the league granted special dispensation for Smith to receive a medal on the last day of the season. This was followed a week later with an FA Cup runners-up medal after the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in the first final at the new Wembley.
thumb|upright|Smith applauding Newcastle supporters.
On 2 August 2007, Newcastle United confirmed they had agreed a fee with Manchester United of around -6m for Smith. The deal was confirmed on 3 August, with Smith moving to Newcastle on a five-year contract.
In May 2009 Smith was relegated for the second time in his career as Newcastle lost by a single goal to Aston Villa. Smith was an unused substitute in the match, with manager Alan Shearer preferring the options of Mark Viduka and Obafemi Martins to start the game, and introducing Michael Owen and Shola Ameobi in the second half.
After the departure of Kevin Keegan, and the appointment of caretaker manager Chris Hughton as full-time manager, Smith has been a regular feature, but in a much deeper role acting as a defensive midfielder. During a pre-season friendly against his former club Leeds United Smith was heavily booed by the Leeds supporters who once idolized him, this was the first time he had played against his former club since moving from Elland Road.
Smith was made vice-captain for the 2009/10 season, but has captained the team in almost every game due to Chris Hughton's preference of Smith to first choice captain Nicky Butt.
An England youth international at multiple levels, Smith was called into the England squad for the friendly against Italy in November 2000, but later withdrew in order to rest.
He eventually earned his first cap in May 2001 in a friendly against Mexico, but did not make the final cut for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and continued representing the under-21s.
Smith scored on his full debut against Portugal in September 2002, being set up by Leeds team mate Lee Bowyer.
In 2005, he drew some criticism after withdrawing from the England squad to play Denmark in order to play for the Manchester United reserves.
After a prolonged absence from the international scene, Smith was called up for an England B match on 26 May 2007, against Albania. He scored the first goal of the game which ended in a 3-1 win. The next day he was named in the senior team to face Brazil, on 1 June 2007.
In total Smith has been sent off 7 times in the Premier League and has committed 423 fouls in the competition since 2002-03, making him the second most prolific fouler in the league behind Kevin Davies (until 2008).
''(Statistics correct as of 23:48, 18 January 2010)''
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'''George Burrell Ramsay''' (1 March 1855 in Glasgow, Scotland - 7 October 1935 in Llandrindod Wells) was secretary/manager of Aston Villa Football Club in the most successful period of their history.
George Ramsay is a colossal figure in the history of Aston Villa Football Club. Had the rough Scotsman not come across a practice football match (in 1876) between a bunch of ill-organised, inexperienced cricketers, it is unlikely that the name Aston Villa would be a household name today. In fact, the infant club would probably have spluttered out of existence within the year. Such was the impact George Ramsay had on the club's early years.
Ramsay later described their approach to the game as 'a dash at the man and a big kick at the ball'. Ramsay was a gifted footballer, and amazed the players with his dribbling and control that day, so much so that he was persuaded to join them and was quickly made captain of the team. Soon people were coming to Villa matches just see him. He also took charge of training which saw dramatic improvement that showed in the results, introducing what was known as the "passing game". This had become the main style of play in Scotland whereas in England most teams relied on what was known as the "dribbling game".
In addition to the introduction of a radical change in playing style, Ramsay, along with John Linsay discovered the Wellington Road ground at Perry Barr in 1876, which meant the club was able to charge admission for the first time. He was also responsible for the recruitment of Villa legend Archie Hunter. Hunter later recounted the story in his 1890 memoir ''Triumphs of the Football Field''.
Villa played at Perry Barr until 1897 when the club moved to the Aston Lower Grounds, next to Aston Hall, which later became known as Villa Park. Club folklore has it that Ramsay was the first man to kick a ball at Villa Park.
Villa gradually improved under his guidance which culminated in Villa winning their first trophy, The Birmingham Senior Cup, in 1880, with Ramsay as captain. Ramsay retired from playing in June 1882, but remained at the club as Secretary from 1884-1926. This position pre-dates the modern role of a football manager, which meant that Ramsay was responsible for the team. His duties not only involved looking after the players but also included controlling recruitment and transfers, supported by a specialist trainer. Although the team was selected by the Committee each week, which consisted of such figures as William McGregor and Fred Rinder. He held this position for a remarkable 42 years, in which time Villa won the Football League and FA Cup 6 times each, establishing themselves as the premier football club in England.
In 1926, at the age of 71, Ramsay retired as Secretary and became honorary advisor and a vice-president of the Club. His replacement W. J. Smith was unable to continue Ramsay's success, although the club did finish runners-up in the league twice under his guidance. In 1934 Smith stood down and the club decided to appoint its first manager, Jimmy McMullan. The following year Ramsay died at the age of 80. Within a year of his death the Midlands giants were relegated, an unthinkable notion in the Ramsay era.
In all Ramsay's association with the football club lasted 59 years, a time which will always be known as Aston Villa's 'Golden Age'. Ramsay was laid to rest at St. Mary's Church, Handsworth, his gravestone reads "Founder of Aston Villa".
The Glaswegian arrived in Birmingham around 1871 to work as a clerk in a brass foundry, a position he held until he was appointed Villa's Secretary in 1884. He married Fannie, a native of Aston, in 1894. They had two sons and one daughter.
'''Football League First Division'''
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'''Johnny Dixon''' (10 December 1923 - 20 January 2009) was an English footballer.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, he played for Aston Villa from 1945 until his retirement in 1961, making 430 appearances and scoring 144 goals. He was Villa's last FA Cup-winning captain, in 1957.
Dixon played for Spennymoor United before he signed as a professional for Villa shortly after the Second World War,
In recent years Johnny had suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died on 20 January 2009 in Good Hope Hospital.
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'''William Henry "Billy" Walker''' (29 October 1897 - 28 November 1964) was a prominent English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s.
One of Aston Villa's true legends, Walker was born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire. He joined Villa in 1914 and stayed at Villa Park for the rest of his playing career, retiring in 1934.
He made 531 appearances for Villa between 1914 and 1934, scoring 244 goals, of which 214 came in 478 league matches. He remains Aston Villa FC's all-time top goalscorer to this day. He was an FA Cup Winner with Villa in 1920.
Walker played for England 18 times, scoring 9 goals.
He also successfully managed Sheffield Wednesday leading them to the FA Cup in 1935, and Nottingham Forest from 1939 to 1960, bringing promotion to the First Division in 1956-57 and an FA Cup final triumph two years later (Beating Villa in the semis), becoming the only manager to win the trophy both before and after the second World War. He was also the first Englishman to score at Wembley, when he scored against Scotland on April 12, 1924.
Football League Third Division (North)
FA Charity Shield
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'''Emlyn Walter Hughes''', OBE (28 August 1947 - 9 November 2004) was an English footballer who captained both the English national side and the much-decorated Liverpool F.C. side of the 1970s.
Hughes, the son of a Welsh rugby league player, began his footballing life as a marauding midfield player at local club Barrow, and then joined Blackpool, who were then a top-flight side. He made his debut for Blackpool in 1964 and played alongside the likes of Jimmy Armfield and Alan Ball. Hughes was then an inside forward, but Blackpool turned him into a left-half, and as such he made his debut for them in the 1965-66 season.
In February 1967, after just 28 appearances for Blackpool, he signed for Liverpool in the February for -65,000. Manager Bill Shankly was stopped in his car by the police as he drove Hughes to Liverpool for the first time and said: ''"Don't you know who I've got in this car? The captain of England!"'' The policeman peered through the window and said that he didn't recognise the man, to which Shankly replied: ''"No, but you will!"'' In the future Hughes did indeed go on to captain his country.
Hughes made his Reds debut in the 2-1 league win over Stoke City at Anfield on 4 March 1967, he scored his first goal in the 6-0 thrashing of Newcastle United, again, at Anfield on the 26 August the same year.
Hughes settled into the midfield at Liverpool during a transitional period for the club, earning the nickname ''Crazy Horse'' after an illegal rugby tackle on Newcastle United winger Albert Bennett. Liverpool didn't win any honours in his first four seasons there but Hughes was seen as a demonstration of the future which Shankly had in mind. His versatility was noticed too - he filled in at left back and central defence, a trait which was spotted by England coach Alf Ramsey in 1969.
Ramsey gave Hughes his debut on the 5 November of that year, playing him at left back in a friendly against Holland in the Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam. England won 1-0. He played in the next game in the same position. Hughes scored his only international goal against Wales; the opening goal of a 3-0 Home International victory at Ninian Park in 1972.
For Hughes, 1970 was an important year in his career. After Liverpool were humiliated by lowly Watford in the quarter finals of the FA Cup, Shankly made a decision to clear out much of the aging playing staff which had won two League Championship titles, an FA Cup and reached a European Cup Winners Cup final and recruit new, younger blood to take Liverpool back to the helm of the English game. Hughes, still not 23, survived the cull - as did the likes of Ian Callaghan and Tommy Smith - and a batch of fresh faces which would shape Liverpool's success in the 1970s began to arrive.
Meanwhile, England were about to fly to Mexico and defend the World Cup won four years earlier. Hughes had six caps by the time Ramsey included him in his provisional squad of 27 which flew to South America for altitude-acclimatising friendly games against Colombia and Ecuador. Hughes featured in neither game, but was selected in the final squad of 22. He was the youngest selected by Ramsey, and the only Liverpool player in the squad.
Hughes was one of only two outfield players (along with Nobby Stiles) who didn't feature in any game as England progressed to the quarter finals where they were defeated by West Germany. Question marks were raised about Ramsey's substitution decisions during the game, with much attention paid to the decisions to withdraw Bobby Charlton and Martin Peters in the second half, but then to let first choice left back Terry Cooper remain on the pitch for the whole 120 minutes when he was clearly exhausted, rather than allow his natural replacement Hughes to take over. Hughes would ultimately never feature at a World Cup.
If Hughes' long international career would prove to be unfulfilled, his club career was about to hit every height there was. In 1971, Liverpool reached the FA Cup final, losing 2-1 after extra-time to Arsenal, who completed the then-rare 'double' of League title and F.A. Cup. Hughes was seen being barely able to control his devastation as he collected his losers' medal, upon which BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme remarked: ''"Emlyn Hughes there, really absolutely sick."''
Hughes soon established a reputation for charging upfield from his defensive midfield position on long, complicated runs, and constantly berating referees. As a footballer, he had his share of both admirers and critics - some said he was a great player, others said he was a good player in a great team.
In 2008, Tommy Smith claimed in his autobiography, that on May 8, 1972, Hughes told him that a number of Arsenal players were 'willing to throw a match for -50 a man' in a vital match at Highbury which decided the title, which went to Derby County, as Liverpool drew 0-0. Smith claimed he was disgusted with what Hughes said. He maintained that the only witness to Hughes' alleged bribery attempt was Ian Callaghan. Smith said he never told Shankly because it would have "Broken his heart". However, Smith also maintained that he wasn't sure if Hughes told Smith this so he would bribe the Arsenal players, or to incriminate him.
Hughes was still a full back for England, featuring regularly in Ramsey's team. Hughes played as England's interest in the 1972 European Championships ended at the two-legged quarter final stage, with West Germany again victorious.
In 1973, Hughes won his first League Championship title with Liverpool FC and his first European honour with the UEFA Cup. He scored both goals in a memorable win over Merseyside rivals Everton at Goodison Park, and also became captain after Tommy Smith had a publicised falling-out with Shankly, who nonetheless kept him in the team. Smith and Hughes' relationship soured as a consequence, although it never affected their football.
At this stage of Hughes' career, there was a low with England to go with a high with Liverpool. In October 1973, Ramsey selected Hughes to be left back as England entertained Poland at Wembley. Victory would guarantee a place at the 1974 World Cup finals. Anything else would take Poland through.
England dominated the match but were denied constantly by the charmed antics of Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski. Then Poland had a breakaway after a misplaced tackle by Norman Hunter in the second half, and only Hughes and goalkeeper Peter Shilton were back to defend. The ball was spread across to Jan Domarski who shaped to shoot from the edge of the area. Hughes flew into a last-ditch tackle but Domarski's shot evaded his block and slipped under the body of Shilton and into the net.
England equalised through an Allan Clarke penalty but couldn't find the winning goal. Although some questioned whether Hughes' attempts at a tackle had unsighted Shilton, Hughes emerged rightly blameless for the Poland goal, with the emphasis placed on Hunter's initial mistimed tackle and Shilton's desire to hold rather than merely stop the ball, which in the end meant he did neither. Ramsey was sacked six months later.
At the end of that season, a now-famous smile was back on Hughes' face when Liverpool reached the FA Cup final and destroyed Newcastle United 3-0. Hughes, as skipper, received the trophy from Princess Anne, whom he would encounter again later in his professional life. It was a good month for Hughes, as he was also appointed England captain - as successor to Bobby Moore - by caretaker boss Joe Mercer. Hughes led out England for the first time on the 11 May 1974 in a Home International against Wales in Cardiff, which England won 2-0.
Hughes captained England for every one of Mercer's seven games in charge, and initially maintained the role when Don Revie was appointed as Ramsey's permanent successor. However, after the first two qualifiers for the 1976 European Championships, Revie decided to drop Hughes from the team. He gave the captaincy to his former Blackpool team-mate Alan Ball, and Hughes appeared only twice for England in 1975.
With his international career seemingly in tatters, Hughes nevertheless remained a solid and successful leader with Liverpool, now under the guidance of Bob Paisley following Shankly's retirement. Liverpool won nothing in 1975, but achieved another League Championship and UEFA Cup double in 1976. The following season was the most eventful in Hughes' career.
It began with a shock recall by Revie, who played Hughes in the second qualifier for the 1978 World Cup, although he didn't return the captaincy to him - this was now held by Hughes' clubmate Kevin Keegan, leading to a peculiar situation of a club captain being instructed and led by one of his charges. Hughes was now predominantly a central defender, and played in a tactically-disastrous team against Italy in Rome which marked the lowest point of Revie's tenure as England manager. England lost 2-0.
Revie selected Hughes for further games through the early part of 1977, during which time Liverpool were heading towards an unprecedented 'treble' of League Championship, FA Cup and European Cup. Ultimately, they would win the title but then lose the FA Cup final to bitter rivals Manchester United, with Hughes again cutting a sickened figure as he climbed the Wembley steps to receive his losers' medal, although he did manage to lead Liverpool on a lap of honour afterwards. However, the smile was restored 4 days later when he captained Liverpool to a historic 3-1 win over Borussia Mnchengladbach in Rome to win the European Cup. His season ended with some individual glory, when he was voted the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.
Revie gave Hughes the England captaincy back for a Home International match against Scotland when Keegan was unavailable, before selecting him for the squad which would tour South America in the summer. During this tour, Revie secretly engineered his departure from the England job, and when Ron Greenwood took over, he returned the captaincy to Hughes. England left too much to do after the defeat to Italy to qualify for the World Cup, but Hughes nonetheless celebrated a 50th cap when England beat the Italians 2-0 in the final qualifier at Wembley at the end of 1977.
In 1978, Hughes was in the Liverpool team which lost its first ever League Cup final to Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest after a replay. The league title went to Forest too, but Liverpool managed to retain the European Cup with a 1-0 win over Club Brugge at Wembley, with Hughes lifting the trophy for a second year running. Hughes' place was now under regular threat from a talented young Scottish defender named Alan Hansen who had arrived the previous season for a mere -100,000 from Partick Thistle. The following season, Hughes made just 16 appearances, enough to earn his final title medal. Paisley decided to let him go and sold him to Wolverhampton Wanderers for -90,000 in August 1979. Hughes left Liverpool after 665 appearances and scoring 49 goals for the club. His 59 appearances for England while at Liverpool made him the club's most capped player until Welsh striker Ian Rush broke the record more than ten years later.
Hughes made his Wolves debut at the Baseball Ground on Wednesday, 22 August 1979 in a 1-0 win over Derby County.
Hughes went on to win the League Cup in his first season with Wolves - the only trophy he didn't win with Liverpool - and duly lifted it as captain after a surprise 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest at Wembley. He was also decorated with the OBE for services to football and featured on the television tribute show ''This Is Your Life''.
He continued to be selected for England squads even after leaving Liverpool. He featured sporadically in England's successful qualifying campaign for the 1980 European Championships, he captained the team for the final time in the 1-1 1980 Home International game with Northern Ireland draw at Wembley, and won his 62nd and final cap against Scotland in the next game as a substitute.
Greenwood still put him in the squad for the European Championship finals in Italy as experienced back-up, but Hughes ultimately didn't play as England were eliminated in the group stages. Hughes was England's only connection with their previous foray into the finals of a tournament - the 1970 World Cup - but his non-participation in either earned him the dubious honour of being England's most capped player never to feature in a major finals. A more acceptable honour was that of becoming only the fourth player to represent England in three separate decades, joining Jesse Pennington, Stanley Matthews and Bobby Charlton.
Hughes left Molineux in 1981, joining Rotherham United as player-manager. Inheriting a side that had won the Third Division championship under Ian Porterfield including such players as John Breckin, Tony Towner and Ronnie Moore, Rotherham made a patchy start to the season and were in the relegation zone in January. However, a run of 9 wins in a row followed and Rotherham climbed from third last to third place in the league. Promotion would be missed by four points, but the finish of 7th place was the Millers' highest since the 1960s.
The following season, Rotherham appeared to be holding their ground in the Second Division and were 9th at the start of 1983. However, the side plummeted down the table. On the morning of 20 March Hughes was asked to resign at manager. He refused and therefore was sacked, and replaced by George Kerr the following day. Rotherham would only go down on the final day of the season, as they won only one more game afterwards.
He also played for Hull City, later becoming a director. He joined Mansfield Town briefly in 1983, but didn't make any appearances for the Stags. Later that year he also turned out for Swansea City, with whom he brought his playing career to a close.
Hughes developed a successful television career after leaving football. In 1984, he became a team captain on the long-running BBC quiz ''A Question of Sport'', opposite England's former rugby union captain Bill Beaumont. Hughes became much-mimicked for his competitive nature and high-pitched protestations when not being able to recall an answer. In the show's picture board section, in which panel members were shown a board with a choice of 12 photographs of well known sports personalities to be identified, Hughes would usually reference his old shirt number at Liverpool in informing the show's host David Coleman "Number Six please, Dave".
He infamously identified a picture of a heavily-muddied jockey as John Reid, only to be mortified when told it was Princess Anne. Later in the same series, she came on the programme, made it clear she was not remotely offended by the misidentification, and was put on his team. Hughes caused a minor national debate when he defied protocol and put his arm around her in what his apologists described as a normal piece of team bonding. He called her "ma'am" throughout.
Hughes later joined her team for the much-criticised ''It's a Royal Knockout'' project, the brainchild of Prince Edward.
Hughes' involvement with the BBC also included work as an analyst on radio. Alongside Peter Jones he was present at the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 and uttered the words: "Football has died and the hooligans have won." He also was a member of the punditry panel for BBC television's coverage of the 1986 World Cup. However, he left ''A Question Of Sport'' - and the corporation as a whole - in 1987 to go to ITV and skipper a team on the unsuccessful ''Sporting Triangles''. Through this, he also occasionally appeared as a pundit on ITV's own football coverage. He was also immortalised in comic strip form as he was signed by Melchester Rovers in the Roy of the Rovers strip; he also wrote a column for the teenage football magazine ''Match''. Alongside Peter Jones again, he was present at the Hillsborough disaster in April 1989.
On 24 July 2008 it was announced that Hughes will be inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame. The National Football Museum in Preston started its Hall of Fame in 2002 with the inductees chosen by a selection panel that includes Gordon Banks, Sir Trevor Brooking, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, Mark Lawrenson and Gary Lineker. The awards will be presented at the annual ceremony, this year being held at the Millennium Mayfair Hotel in London on September 18.
''*'' '''Liverpool F.C''' (1967-1979) 665 appearances, 49 goals
''*'' '''Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C''' (1979-1981) - 58 appearances, 2 goals
''*'' '''England''' (1969-1980) - 62 caps, 1 goal
In later years, Hughes lived a quiet retirement, occasionally carrying out duties as an after-dinner or motivational speaker.
In 1992 he appeared on an episode of Gamesmaster (a TV based computer games magazine) promoting the football video game which carried his name Emlyn Hughes International Soccer.
He became chief patron to the Sheffield based charity '''F.A.B.L.E.''' (For A Better Life with Epilepsy) in 1995.
In 2003, it was announced that he was suffering from a brain tumour, for which he underwent surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Hughes continued to battle against the disease until his death at his home in Dore, Sheffield, at the age of 57.
A minute's silence was held the following evening at Anfield before Liverpool's game against Middlesbrough in the Carling Cup and was impeccably observed. His funeral service took place at Sheffield Cathedral.
Hughes was married to Barbara and had a son and daughter, both named after him (Emlyn Jr. and Emma LYNN ). His last public appearance had been at his daughter's wedding, nine months before his death.
Emlyn is a much loved character amongst the Anfield Faithful and was voted in the top 10 at No.10 on the poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop.
A statue of Hughes was unveiled in his birthplace of Barrow-in-Furness in 2008.
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'''Peter Withe''' (born 30 August 1951 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a striker, between 1971 and 1990. He has also worked as a manager, predominantly in south-east Asia.
The highlights of his career came at Aston Villa, where he was a key player in the Football League title triumph of 1980-81 and scored his side's only goal in their 1982 European Cup Final victory.
His brother, Chris, played for Bradford City.
During the summer of 1975, Withe spent one season in the United States as a member of the expansion Portland Timbers of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The lynchpin of a strong attack, the big Liverpudlian scored 17 goals and added 7 assists in 22 games to lead the Timbers to first place in their division and a tie for the best record in the league at 16-6. The Timbers played two home play-off games in front of more than 30,000 fans each, numbers unheard of for US soccer at the time. They advanced to Soccer Bowl '75, the League Championship, where they lost to the Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0.
Withe won the Football League First Division championship with Nottingham Forest but then left on the verge of their European Cup glory to join Newcastle United, then in the Second Division. Brian Clough, keen to raise funds to bring in Trevor Francis from Birmingham City, took the chance to quadruple his money, selling the powerful striker to Newcastle for -200,000. The Magpies were Withe's ninth club in less than eight years.
Ron Saunders took him to Aston Villa on the eve of the 1980-81 season when the Midlands club forked out -500,000 on the journeyman 29-year old striker, the club's record signing at the time but a snip considered the service he gave them over the next five years. Withe formed a deadly and almost telepathic partnership up front with young starlet Gary Shaw, and he netted 20 times in 36 games to finish joint-top scorer in the league with Tottenham Hotspur's Steve Archibald in that first season as Aston Villa went on to win the Football League title. Withe was also the scorer of Villa's winner against Bayern Munich in the European Cup final of 1982, the most important match in the club's history.
After five years, he eventually moved on to Sheffield United, in what he later described as "the biggest wrench of my career."
Capped by England 11 times, Withe scored once, and was also the first-ever English player representing Aston Villa to feature in a World Cup Finals squad (in Espaa 82).
Withe went into management and, after propelling the Thailand national team towards some success, managed Indonesia until 18 January 2007. He was sacked due to his side's inability to go past the first round of the ASEAN Football Championship, the tournament which he previously won with Thailand in 2000 and 2002, then finished as the runner-up with Indonesia in 2004. He was given a brief touchline ban as manager of Thailand for wearing shorts during an international match against the United Arab Emirates. The head of the Thai Football Association said he should be wearing a suit.
He had a brief spell as manager of Wimbledon, being brought in from the position of reserve team coach at Aston Villa in October 1991 following Ray Harford's resignation. Withe's time in charge was not at all successful, winning only one game out of thirteen in the league, and he was replaced after just 105 days at the helm by the club's youth team coach Joe Kinnear, partly as a result of player complaints to the directors about Withe's style of man-management.
Peter currently lives in a house built on the Joondalup Golf Resort in Joondalup, Perth, Western Australia. Peter plays a lot of golf these days.
Peter has a son, Jason, who has followed in his father's footsteps by becoming Aldershot Town FC Head of Youth in the 2008-09 season. However, he left his post by mutual decision and is currently scouting for Norwich City FC.
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'''Christopher Robert "Chris" Turner''' (born 15 September 1958) is an English former footballer and manager. He is currently the caretaker manager at Hartlepool United and is in his second spell at the club after previously managing them in 1999. He has previously also managed Sheffield Wednesday and Stockport County.
Born in Sheffield, where he attended Myers Grove School, he made 205 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday as a goalkeeper between 1976 and 1979, and 1988 and 1991. In between these two spells at Hillsborough, he played for Sunderland and Manchester United. He was a member of the Sunderland team that reached the final of the 1985 Football League Cup (where they lost 1-0 to Norwich City) but had more luck with Sheffield Wednesday when he played in their 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the 1991 League Cup final. He is a confirmed lifelong Wednesday fan.
He started his coaching career at Leyton Orient as joint manager with John Sitton, before moving to Leicester City and later Wolves, where he was appointed youth team coach.
His first solo managerial position came at Hartlepool United in 1999. Turner took over when Hartlepool were bottom of the Football League, saved them from relegation and turned them into promotion contenders. They gained promotion at the end of the 2002-03 season but Turner had moved back to his old club Sheffield Wednesday six months before the success was achieved under his successor Mike Newell.
Turner was appointed Wednesday manager in November 2002. He faced with the difficult task of saving Wednesday from sliding into the third tier of the league for the first time in a quarter of a century. The Owls improved during the final stages of the season, achieving some strong results, but a 1-1 draw with fellow strugglers Brighton (who lost their fight to stay up on the final day) condemned them to relegation. Turner was optimistic of getting the Owls back into the Premiership by 2008, but their Division Two campaign in 2003-04 was dismal. They finished 16th in the table (their worst position for nearly 30 years) and were the division's lowest scorers with 48 goals. However, the side had been hampered by a significant injury list and this had contributed to their poor league form. In the summer of 2004, Chris Turner was given -500,000 to spend in the transfer market and built a team which ultimately won promotion at the end of the following season. However, Turner was controversially sacked in September 2004 after a slow start to the League One campaign leaving Wednesday languishing in 14th place.
Chris Turner returned to management with another financially insecure club, Stockport County, soon after being dismissed by debt-ridden Wednesday. County were bottom of League One at the time and survival proved too great a task for both the playing squad and Turner, and Stockport were relegated to League Two long before the end of the season. Despite a takeover by a Supporters' Trust and some promising signings, County struggled to find form in the early part of the 2005-06 season. By the end of November, Stockport had drawn eleven of their nineteen league games and won just two. December saw County in crisis, with a run of four consecutive defeats in the league, culminating in a humiliating 6-0 defeat by local rivals Macclesfield Town on Boxing Day. With Stockport now five points adrift at the bottom of the league, Chris Turner left the club by mutual consent on 27 December 2005. Following Turner's departure, former Stockport player Jim Gannon took over as manager and oversaw a remarkable recovery which saw County retain their league status in a nail-biting finish to the season.
In 2006, Turner returned to Hartlepool in the newly created position of Director of Sport. In December 2008, Turner took over as caretaker manager at Hartlepool following the departure of Danny Wilson, and at the end of the 2008-09 season it was announced that Turner would remain as permanent manager, albeit his title remained as Director of Sport rather than Manager.
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'''Nicholas Jonathan "Nick" Barmby''' (born 11 February 1974 in Hull, England) is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a midfielder. He has amassed a total of 23 caps for his country, with his first appearance coming in 1995 and his most recent in 2001.
Growing up on the west side of Hull, he played for local teams Springhead and National Tigers as a boy, showing talent from a very early age. Consequently, he ended his education at the local Kelvin Hall High School (where he started in 1985) early in order to complete his studies at the FA's School Of Excellence, while also honing his skills for the professional game. His father, Jeff Barmby, was also a player in his younger days and became his son's advisor and agent as his skills began to attract the attention of various clubs.
Barmby eventually decided to sign for Tottenham Hotspur, joining them on leaving school in the summer of 1990. His first game for Tottenham was against Hull City at Boothferry Park in a testimonial match for Garreth Roberts, and he scored two goals.
Barmby proved to be an exciting addition to an ambitious Boro side who played a cavalier attacking game. He scored the first competitive goal at the new Riverside Stadium, Barmby stayed at Middlesbrough for 17 months, before heading to Everton, who paid a record -5.75 million for him, a small profit on the price they paid for him. It was felt that the offer had to be accepted as Middlesbrough were embroiled in a relegation battle.
In his first full season at the club, Barmby had a moment of deja vu as his new team found themselves in a Premiership basement battle. However, they survived despite Barmby missing a number of games through injury. He stayed there for three-and-a-half years before doing the unthinkable, and heading across Stanley Park for Liverpool for a fee of -6 million. It was the first time since striker Dave Hickson in 1959 that Everton had sold a player to Liverpool. Manchester United also expressed an interest in signing Barmby to cover for their missing players at the start of the 2000-01 season, but they were eventually outbid by Liverpool.
He was involved in Liverpool's successful season of 2000-01 in which they won the FA Cup, Football League Cup and UEFA Cup). He scored against his previous club Everton in the Merseyside derby, and scored a penalty in the shootout against Birmingham City in the League Cup final. Persistent injury and lack of form prompted his sale to Leeds United for -2.75 million, where he linked up with Terry Venables - his first ever manager.
Barmby made little impact at a Leeds side quickly sliding down the Premiership table, and missed much of the action during his two seasons with them in the Premiership. Despite this, he once again achieved the feat of scoring on his debut, this time in the 3-0 opening day victory over Manchester City. He spent a loan spell at Nottingham Forest during the 2003-04 season,
In 2004, Barmby returned to his hometown team Hull City on a free transfer following Leeds's relegation from the top flight.
Barmby helped City to promotion from League One in his first season at the club with nine goals, including the fastest goal in City's history, after seven seconds in a match against Walsall on Saturday 6 November 2004. He played for Hull in the 2007-08 Football League Championship campaign, during which they were promoted through the Championship play-offs to the Premier League, when a season earlier they came close to being relegated to League One. 2008-09 is the first season in which Hull City have played top division football. He scored his first goal of Hull's first ever Premier League season against Sunderland on 20 December 2008, making him one of only five players to have scored for 6 different teams in the Premier League.
Barmby's England career stretched to 13 starts and 10 substitute appearances accounting for four goals, including the first goals of Glenn Hoddle's and Sven-Gran Eriksson's reigns as England manager, in a 1996 3-0 World Cup qualifier victory against Moldova and a 2001 3-0 friendly victory over Spain at Villa Park, Birmingham. Barmby played for his country at Euro 96 and Euro 2000, and also played in England's historic 5-1 away victory over rivals Germany on 1 September 2001.
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'''Steve Wigley ''' (born 15 October 1961) is an English football coach and former player for Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Portsmouth and Exeter City. He made 340 appearances in the Football League. He is the former manager of Southampton and currently works for the England Under-21 team as a coach.
Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Wigley earned a reputation as a tricky winger for home-town club Curzon Ashton, jinking his way through defences and dazzling crowds with his skilful ball displays. It was this that attracted Brian Clough who promptly signed him for Nottingham Forest. After making his debut as a 21-year-old, Wigley played 82 times for Forest before moving to Sheffield United in 1985. Unfortunately, he never found success in Sheffield and moved to Birmingham City soon after, where during a spectacular display against Portsmouth F.C., Pompey manager Alan Ball was persuaded to sign him for the club. After spending four years of mixed fortunes on the South Coast, helping Portsmouth to the 1992 FA Cup semi final where they lost on a penalty shootout to Liverpool, Wigley moved to Exeter to finish his playing career before taking on his first managerial job at Aldershot.
Wigley was appointed as manager of Aldershot Town after the departure of Steve Wignall. The Shots were by this time in the Isthmian League first division but failed to achieve promotion under Wigley's leadership, finishing 4th, 5th and finally 7th in his three year period with the club. To this day, Wigley has the dubious honour of being Aldershot Town's only permanent manager not to deliver a promotion, despite three good finishes during his time in charge of the club.
After three years at Aldershot, Academy Director Paul Hart persuaded him to return to Nottingham Forest as assistant academy director. In his time at Forest, Wigley moved up the ranks to become first team coach before short-lived Saints boss Stuart Gray lured him to Southampton as academy director in the summer of 2001. At the same time, David Platt, England Under 21 boss, asked Wigley to help out with coaching the young internationals.
During Gordon Strachan's reign at Southampton, Wigley moved to focus more on the first team than the academy players. When Strachan left the club in 2004, Wigley was asked to step in as caretaker. Wigley clearly felt ill at ease in charge of the Saints so after two games in charge, Paul Sturrock was brought in from Plymouth Argyle. During the rumoured player disputes with Sturrock, Wigley stepped in as an intermediary and helped solve differences at the club.
When Sturrock left the club in August 2004 only two games into the new season, chairman Rupert Lowe revealed that Wigley had been appointed full time boss of the Saints and not just caretaker. Opponents of Wigley claimed that he was not yet ready for Premier League management; with only three years in charge of Aldershot, a non-league club. However, some fans were happy with the appointment as it meant that Glenn Hoddle, widely reviled by many Saints fans could not return.
Wigley's first tenure in the Premiership ended prematurely - he was dismissed by Southampton on 8 December after just 14 matches, the only win coming in the local derby against arch-rivals and former club Portsmouth. Wigley resumed duties with the club's young players but finally left St Mary's later in the season.
After leaving Southampton, Wigley joined up with former Nottingham Forest team-mate Stuart Pearce at Manchester City as assistant manager/first team coach. During his first season at City, he guided City's reserve team to third place in the Premiership North Reserve League. Wigley left City after Pearce was sacked in May 2007.
Wigley teamed up with Pearce again, this time as England Under-21 coach, after Pearce was appointed to this role in 2007. In August 2007 the Football Association appointed Wigley as 'National Coach', assuming responsibility for the 17-21 age groups to help develop young players.
On 8 July 2008, Wigley joined the Bolton Wanderers back room staff as head coach following a decision by Gary Megson to restructure the club's coaching staff.. On 30 December 2009, he was appointed as joint caretaker manager of Bolton with Chris Evans following Megson's sacking, but on the appointment of new manager Owen Coyle on 8 January 2010 he left the club.
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'''Lawrie McMenemy''' MBE (born Gateshead, 26 July 1936) is a retired English football coach, best known for his spell as manager of Southampton Football Club. Lawrie McMenemy is rated in the Guinness Book of Records as one of the twenty most successful managers in post-war English football.
McMenemy, an ex-guardsman, started his footballing career with Newcastle United although he never appeared in their first team, before moving to Gateshead in the late 1950s, but McMenemy joined the club after they had left the Football League. An injury ended his career in 1961, but he moved into coaching instead, spending three years in coaching at the club.
In 1964 he was appointed manager of non-league Bishop Auckland and transformed them from a struggling side into Northern League champions and also took them to the third round of the FA Cup.
===Sheffield Wednesday & Doncaster Rovers===
McMenemy then moved to Sheffield Wednesday where he spent two years as a coach before he got his big break as manager of Doncaster Rovers where he remained until May 1971, winning the Fourth Division Championship in 1968-69.
He then became manager of Grimsby Town, where he won a Fourth Division championship. In July 1973 he was approached and joined Southampton.
In 1976, McMenemy guided Southampton, then in the Second Division, to an FA Cup final victory over Manchester United. It was widely predicted before the game that United would easily win (one pundit said the score would go into double figures). However Southampton, who were in the Second Division at the time (the current Coca-Cola Championship) and had a much older team, put up a stern challenge for United. The only goal of the game was scored by Bobby Stokes with just seven minutes to go. Captain Peter Rodrigues received the FA Cup from the Queen and the whole of Southampton partied long into the night. They were the second club in just three years to win the FA Cup from outside the top flight of English football after Sunderland in 1973 and remain the second last non-top flight side to win the trophy, after West Ham United in 1980.
In 1978, the Saints won promotion to the First Division and in 1979 reached the League Cup Final where they lost 3-2 to Nottingham Forest.
McMenemy was linked with the vacant Manchester United manager's job in the summer of 1981, but it went to Ron Atkinson instead.
McMenemy had signed World Cup winner Alan Ball to aid his side, later adding serving England captain Kevin Keegan when he came home from Germany in 1980. In 1984 he guided the club to 2nd place in the First Division - their highest ever finish.
He left Southampton on 1 June 1985, but made a return to football five days later when he was named manager of Sunderland, who had just been relegated to the Second Division. At the time he was the highest-paid manager in English football, but his time on Wearside was not a success and he quit in March 1987 - just weeks before Sunderland fell into the Third Division for the first time in their history.
In 1990 he ended a three-year break from football when being appointed as assistant manager to England boss Graham Taylor, managing the Under 21 side, and picking out the future talents like Darren Anderton and Steve McManaman. When England failed to qualify for USA 94, Taylor and McMenemy both resigned.
McMenemy soon bounced back however and was offered the new position of Director of Football by Southampton at the end of 1993. Fans and the local media were delighted when he accepted the role, which made him the first man to be employed as a Director of Football in the English game. In McMenemy's first season back at Southampton, the Saints finished 10th in the Premiership. But it didn't last long and in 1997, when Rupert Lowe arrived as the new chairman, neither McMenemy nor then manager Graeme Souness got on with him and promptly resigned, publicly denouncing the new board in the process.
A year later, in 1998 McMenemy was appointed Northern Ireland manager, but he was not successful and he resigned two years later after they failed to qualify for the 2000 European Championships.
Since 2000, McMenemy has concentrated on his role as FA special ambassador, travelling to Afghanistan in 2002 to help set up a national league and liaising with the English team in the Special Olympics.
In July 2006, he was appointed as a non-executive director of Southampton Football Club.
McMenemy has made frequent appearances on TV football panels since 1972 as well as BBC TV's 'Superkids' and TVS's 'Children's Challenge' (two series). He also regularly appeared on TV-am prior to 1990 as their 'football analyst'. He presented BBC Radio's 'Down Your Way' in 1989 and was a summariser for Sky TV News & Eurosport satellite TV until 1990. He currently is in demand as an after-dinner speaker. He has written several books on management motivation. He also writes a regular column in the Southern Daily Echo. He has appeared on the documentary Dream Fans The Spirit of Southampton in 2005. He is also the author of a testimonial in ''The Future of the NHS'' (2006) (ISBN 1-85811-369-5) edited by Dr Michelle Tempest.
His media work also saw him as a panel member of 5 World Cups as well as TV appearances on "This is you life" and "Parkinson".
McMenemy is also the Chairman of the Special Olympics UK.
'''Bishop Auckland'''
'''Doncaster Rovers'''
'''Grimsby Town'''
The restaurant housed within Grimsby Town FC's stadium Blundell Park is named McMenemy's in honour of him.
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'''Peter Andrew Beardsley''' MBE (born 18 January 1961, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former footballer of the 1980s and 1990s, who once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain.
A product of the famous Wallsend Boys Club in North Tyneside, Beardsley was released as a teenager by hometown club Newcastle United and began his professional career with Carlisle United in 1978. He managed 22 goals in 104 league games (helping them win promotion to the Second Division at the end of the 1981-82 season) before he was transferred to Canadian club Vancouver Whitecaps on 9 September 1982.
But just weeks after arriving in Canada, he was on his way back to England when Ron Atkinson paid -250,000 to take him to Manchester United. He made just one first team appearance for United in a Football League Cup tie against AFC Bournemouth before returning to Vancouver on a free transfer on 1 March 1983 but again his stay in North America was a short one. He was on the move once again on 23 September 1983, this time to rejoin Newcastle.
Beardsley signed for Newcastle for a fee of -150,000, although when they had let him go earlier they could have signed him for nothing. The pacey, incisive and skillful forward made his debut for the Magpies the day after he signed, 24 September, in the 1-1 2nd division draw with Barnsley at Oakwell. Beardsley was an instant hit with the Newcastle supporters, scoring and setting up spectacular goals. He went on to celebrate promotion with his team-mates, who were captained by Kevin Keegan in his final season as a player. They finished in the final promotion spot behind winners Chelsea and runners-up Sheffield Wednesday. He scored 20 league goals that season and formed an exciting strike partnership with former England striker Kevin Keegan who had also won major honours with Liverpool. Beardsley's career would have echoes of that enjoyed by Keegan, who retired at the end of that promotion campaign.
Beardsley scored his first goal for the Magpies on 19 October 1983 in their 2-0 victory over Cardiff City at Ninian Park. His first goals at St James' Park came in Newcastle's next fixture, against Manchester City. United beat City 5-0 and Beardsley scored his first ever hat-trick.
In his first season in the First Division division, Beardsley scored 17 goals in 38 league games as Newcastle finished in 14th position. During the following campaign he played in all of Newcastle's 42 league matches, scoring 19 goals. In one fixture against West Ham United, Beardsley ended the game as a stand-in goalkeeper. The game ended in an 8-1 defeat for Newcastle, with Beardsley concededing the last 3 goals. However, apart from a brief run of fine form early in the 1985-86 season which saw a few observers tip them as dark horses in the title race, Newcastle never looked like winning anything major during Beardsley's first spell in the team, and he was soon being targeted by bigger clubs.
Upon returning from the 1986 World Cup, Beardsley helped Newcastle to another mid-table finish (11th), scoring 11 goals in 27 appearances, and won a further six caps for his country, before Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish made a national record -1.9million offer to Newcastle for Beardsley's services. Manager Willie McFaul accepted the offer and Beardsley was on his way to Merseyside after four seasons on Tyneside which had brought a total of a 61 goals (all in the league), his transfer completed on 30 June 1987.
12 years later, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson revealed in his autobiography that he had made a -2million bid for Beardsley, but McFaul had rejected the offer and told him that he wouldn't sell the player even if Ferguson offered -3million.
Beardsley joined Liverpool at the same time as John Barnes, the Watford winger who would be voted PFA Player of the Year for the 1987-88 season. They were added to John Aldridge, who had signed during the previous campaign, with the three tearing Arsenal apart on Beardsley's debut at Highbury for Aldridge to score after just nine minutes of the opening day of the 1987-88 season, 15 August 1987. Liverpool went on to win 2-1 and this would shape the rest of the season for the Reds. The new-look striker partnership of Beardsley and Aldridge took over from the long-standing partnership of Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush, which was arguably the most successful partnership in English football during the 1980s. Rush had departed to Juventus of Italy, while player-manager Kenny Dalglish had decided only to make occasional first-team appearances from then on. Aldridge had signed during the 1986-87 season as Dalglish prepared to build his new strikeforce.
Beardsley's first goal for his new club came on 29 August 1987 in the 4-1 victory over Coventry City at Highfield Road, with Beardsley scoring in the 83rd minute. He helped Liverpool to a record-equalling 29 league matches undefeated as Liverpool convincingly strolled to the League title with just two defeats to their name. However, there was disappointment at the end when Wimbledon denied them the 'double' with a shock 1-0 win in the FA Cup final, a game in which Beardsley "scored", only for it to be ruled out by the referee who awarded Liverpool a free-kick for an earlier foul instead of allowing play to continue. Beardsley scored 15 league goals in his first season for Liverpool, level with John Barnes as the club's highest scorer behind John Aldridge.
Rush rejoined the club in the 1988 close season and Liverpool returned to Wembley and won the FA Cup the following year, but lost their League championship with virtually the last kick of the last game of the season against Arsenal. Although Rush missed 14 games due to injury, when all three of Liverpool's strikers were fit, Dalglish played with a 4-3-3 formation that allowed Beardsley, Aldridge and Rush to play alongside each other. Beardsley scored 11 league goals that season.
In April 1989, after the Hillsborough disaster claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool fans, Beardsley was among many Liverpool stars left distraught by the tragedy, attending several funerals and visiting the injured in hospital. It is thought that when Beardsley hit Forest's crossbar in the opening exchanges of the game it caused more fans to surge into the stadium upon hearing the excitement from outside, thus escalating the crush. He was part of the team that won the FA Cup that season with a 3-2 win over neighbours Everton at Wembley Stadium, though the league title slipped away on the final day of the season when Liverpool conceded a last minute goal to champions Arsenal at Anfield.
With the departure of John Aldridge a few weeks into the 1989-90 season, Dalglish reverted to a 4-4-2 formation with Beardsley and Rush as his main strikers, with Beardsley scoring 10 goals in 29 games.
Liverpool did win the championship again that season, but the arrival of Israeli international striker Ronny Rosenthal saw his first team opportunities limited in the title run-in, in which Liverpool overcame a strong challenge by Aston Villa to finish champions by a nine-point margin. Despite UEFA lifting the ban on English clubs in European competitions for the 1990-91 season, Liverpool were unable to compete in the European Cup as (being the team present at the Heysel disaster that had sparked the ban in 1985) they had to serve an extra year of the ban before being allowed to play in European competitions again.
Beardsley suffered another blow to his first team chances in January 1991 when Kenny Dalglish brought in David Speedie. Dalglish stepped down the following month and was replaced a few weeks later by former Liverpool player Graeme Souness. Still, he managed 27 games that campaign and scored 11 goals.
Liverpool were top of the league at this stage, but in the new year were overhauled by Arsenal and the title went to Highbury at the end of the season. And with the arrival of Dean Saunders for a national record fee of -2.9million after the end of the season, Beardsley's days at Anfield were looking even more numbered, despite the sale of David Speedie. And there was also talk of Souness signing Glasgow Rangers striker Mo Johnston, though the transfer never happened.
During Beardsley's Anfield career he played in 175 matches and scored 59 goals, but it was his vision, guile and all action style of play that endeared him to the Anfield faithful, so much so he was voted in 19th position in the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, conducted by the ; over 110,000 supporters worldwide voted for their 10 favourite players of all time.
Liverpool's derby rivals, Everton succeeded in gaining 30-year-old Beardsley's signature when he joined them on 5 August 1991 for a fee of -1 million. Ironically, they had tried to sign Dean Saunders (the player who effectively replaced Beardsley at Anfield) just weeks earlier, and soon afterwards Beardsley was joined by Mo Johnston, who had been a Liverpool transfer target just before Beardsley's transfer.
He made his debut on 17 August in a 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
Beardsley crossed the city to join Everton, a move which would normally incur the antipathy of the Liverpool supporters. However, he was forgiven because the fans were unhappy that Beardsley had not been retained and blamed the club, rather than the player. He played well and scored freely for the blue half of Merseyside, though Everton never achieved anything greater than a mid table finish in the league during his time there.
During this two-spell he became, along with David Johnson one of only two players to have scored for both sides in a Merseyside derby. He finished as the club's top scorer by the end of his first season at Goodison Park and again showed his dynamic quality during his second season, but off the field Everton were suffering financial difficulties and when former club Newcastle offered Everton -1.5 million for Beardsley it was a sum they couldn't turn down for a 32-year-old player.
After 95 matches for Everton, scoring 32 goals, he was on his way back to his home town club Newcastle after six years away.
On 16 July 1993, Beardsley re-joined Newcastle for -1.5million, where his old team-mate and strike partner Kevin Keegan was now manager. Newcastle had just won promotion to the Premier League as Division One champions, and in 1993-94 they finished third and qualified for the UEFA Cup, with Beardsley scoring a total of 25 goals and his strike-partner Andy Cole scoring a club record of 41 goals in all competitions. He played for a further four years at the club, almost captaining them to the FA Premier League title in 1996, but they were pipped to the title by Manchester United.
During his second spell at St James's Park he racked up 157 appearances and scored 56 goals, bringing his overall total after two spells with the club to 321 appearances and 117 goals. This equates to a goal every 2- matches, a decent ratio for a player who was seen by many as a provider rather than a goalscorer, particularly in the 1996-97 season when he was switched to midfield following Alan Shearer's arrival. It is this period of his career that Beardsley regards as the time when he peaked.
He left Newcastle on 18 August 1997 for -450,000, joining Bolton Wanderers, where he made 21 appearances but was unable to save them from being relegated from the Premier League. He then went on loan to Manchester City, where he played six times. This loan spell made Beardsley the only player to play for both top flight teams in Liverpool and Manchester.
He then moved to Fulham, where he made 28 appearances in two separate loan spells, eventually signing for them permanently. He then went to Hartlepool United on a free transfer, and played 22 times. Despite an internet rumour, Beardsley never played for Doncaster Rovers, with someone confusing him with a player called Chris Beardsley.
In early 1999, Beardsley served as assistant manager to Howard Wilkinson during his first caretaker period as manager of England, between the dismissal of Glenn Hoddle and the appointment of Kevin Keegan. England faced, and lost, to World Champions France in a friendly in Paris.
In a professional career totalling 20 years in English football, he managed 659 league games and 210 goals, and a total of 799 games and 238 goals in all competitions. He had collected three major trophies (all of them with Liverpool) and was capped 59 times by England, scoring nine times.
He finally ended his career at the age of 38 when he played twice for the Melbourne Knights in Australia, achieving a yellow card in one game for wearing his shorts backwards, only noticed in injury time by the referee.
In 2003 Beardsley was the subject of a Premier League inquiry, after it was claimed that he had bullied two Newcastle United youth players. He was cleared of the charges.
Beardsley left Newcastle in 2006, when Glenn Roeder took over as permanent manager of the club. He believed Newcastle should go in a different direction. Beardsley now works in a media role at the club.
In 2007, his former boss at Everton Howard Kendall stated he was interested in taking over as manager of the Republic of Ireland National Team with Beardsley as his assistant. Beardsley was also linked with a return to Newcastle in January 2008 when Kevin Keegan returned as manager for a second spell.
In March 2009, Beardsley was re-appointed as an academy coach at Newcastle United, working primarily with young strikers.
During his first spell at Newcastle, Beardsley became a regular in the England side and teamed up with striker Gary Lineker, who described Beardsley as "the best partner I could ever have".
Ironically, it was Lineker who made way for Beardsley when manager Bobby Robson gave him his debut as a substitute on 29 January 1986 in the 4-0 friendly victory over Egypt in Cairo. His first goal came in his fourth appearance, on 17 May 1986 in the 3-0 friendly win over Mexico in Los Angeles.
Having only made his debut in January 1986, Beardsley's performances for England won him a call-up for the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico. England scored seven goals in the tournament, of which Lineker scored six (winning the Golden Boot for doing so); the other goal came from Beardsley in a 3-0 victory over Paraguay in the second round. England had failed to score a goal in the first two matches of the finals, but in the third match - Beardsley's first start in the tournament - they beat Poland 3-0. Beardsley contributed in that match with a spectacular cross to Steve Hodge, which allowed Hodge to make England's second goal for Lineker.
Despite falling out of favour in the Liverpool line-up, he maintained his place in the England team and featured in both Euro 88 and the 1990 World Cup. He was given the honour of captaining England on 17 February 1988 when they drew 0-0 in a friendly with Israel.
During his second spell at Newcastle Beardsley was recalled to the England team, and ultimately ended his international career while still at Newcastle in 1996, after gaining 59 caps and scoring 9 goals.
Beardsley once scored four goals for England against Aylesbury United. These did not count towards his international tally, however, as this was not an official international match.
In the BBC science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf episode Better Than Life, Beardsley is said to have appeared in the "definitive" remake of Casablanca.
Football League First Division (Level 1) 1987/88 and 1989/90
Charity Shield 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1990/91
Football League Second Division (Level 3) 1998/99
English Football Hall of Fame inducted in 2007
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'''Gianluca Vialli''' (born 9 July 1964 in Cremona) is a retired Italian football striker and manager. Vialli started his career at Cremonese in 1980 in his native Italy where he made 105 league appearances scoring 23 goals. His performances impressed Sampdoria who signed him in 1984. During which time he scored 85 league goals, won 3 Italian cups, the Seria A and the European Cup Winners Cup. Vialli transferred to Juventus for a World record -12.5 million in 1992. During this time he won the Italian Cup, the Seria A, Italian Supercup, UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. In 1996 Vialli joined Chelsea and became Chelsea player manager the following season. In England he won the FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup Winners Cup and UEFA Super Cup. He is one of the most successful players of all time and one of only nine footballers to have won the three main European club competitions.
Vialli's career started in 1980 when, signing for local club Cremonese. After scoring ten goals for the club in the 1983-84 season, he was transferred to Sampdoria. At Sampdoria he formed a prolific strike partnership with team mate and childhood friend Roberto Mancini, earning the nickname ''The Goal Twins''. With Vialli at his best, Sampdoria had the most successful era in its history. They won their first ever Serie A championship in the 1990-91 season, in which Vialli was league top scorer with 19 goals, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1990) - where he scored both goals in the 2-0 win over Anderlecht in the final - and three Italian Cups (in 1985, 1988 and 1989). They also reached the European Cup final in 1992, losing to Spain's Barcelona.
While at Sampdoria, Vialli made his debut for Italy in a friendly match against Poland in 1985.
He scored his first ever national goal in a Euro 88 qualification match against Malta in 1986. He was included in the squad for the 1986 World Cup. He also played at Euro 88 (scoring the winner in Italy's 1-0 win over Spain) and was part of the squad which finished 3rd at Italia '90. Vialli was largely expected to have a huge impact on the tournament and started Italy's first two games. He set up a goal in Italy's opening game with Austria and in the following game he hit the post from a penalty against the USA. His poor form and injury saw him dropped in favour of Roberto Baggio and Toto Schillaci, but he did make a surprise return in the semi-final in place of Baggio. He was substituted in favour of Baggio during the match. In a recent interview with Irish radio station Newstalk Vialli claimed he had also been suffering with a chest infection in the early part of the tournament.
He moved to Juventus shortly after the European Cup final loss for a world record fee of -12.5million. Vialli won the UEFA Cup in his first season with Juventus. Coincidentally, he had his last international cap in 1992 also against Malta in a 1994 World Cup qualification match where he also scored, but was left out of the squad for the World Cup finals following a dispute with coach Arrigo Sacchi, after which Vialli declared he would be supporting Brazil. He won another Scudetto and Italian Cup with Juve in 1995, scoring 16 goals during the season, but Juve were denied a treble after defeat in the UEFA Cup final to Parma, despite Vialli scoring a spectacular second leg goal. He ended his time in Turin by captaining the side to a Champions League final win over Ajax Amsterdam in 1996.
Vialli joined Chelsea in the summer of 1996 for $1million a year (after rejecting an offer from Rangers) as part of manager Ruud Gullit's cosmopolitan rebuilding of the side, and won the FA Cup in his first season, including two goals in a spectacular 4-2 comeback over Liverpool in the fourth round, but a feud with Gullit saw him regularly left out of the starting line-up; in the final itself he was limited to a five-minute cameo appearance as a late substitute. During the 1997-98 season, he scored four goals in a win over Barnsley and a hat-trick against Norwegian side Troms in the Cup Winners' Cup, but still couldn't cement his place in the side.
Gullit was sacked in February 1998 and Vialli was appointed player-manager. Chelsea were already in the quarter-finals of the Coca Cola Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup, and went on to win both competitions under Vialli, as well as finishing 4th in the Premier League. The following season Chelsea won the European Super Cup by beating Real Madrid 1-0, and finished 3rd in the Premier League, just four points behind champions Manchester United in what was Chelsea's highest league finish since 1970. Vialli made his final competitive appearance for the club against Derby County at the end of that season, finishing his Chelsea career with 83 appearances and 40 goals.
The following season saw Chelsea reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League in their debut, the highlight of which was a 3-1 victory over FC Barcelona, although they were eventually knocked out on aggregate by the same side. Despite a disappointing 5th place finish in the Premier League, the campaign ended on a high note when Vialli guided Chelsea to a win over Aston Villa in the 2000 FA Cup final. The 2000-01 season started brightly, with Chelsea beating Manchester United to win the FA Charity Shield, Vialli's fifth official trophy with the club in less than three years, making him the club's most successful manager at the time. But Vialli was sacked five games into the season after an indifferent start and having fallen out with several players, including Gianfranco Zola, Didier Deschamps and Dan Petrescu.
He then took up an offer to manage First Division club Watford in 2001-02. Despite making wholesale and expensive changes to the playing and coaching staff, the Hertfordshire side finished an unimpressive 14th and Vialli was sacked after one year. Following this, he was drawn into a lengthy dispute with the club over the payment of the remainder of his contract.
In 2006, he published a book called ''The Italian Job'' with friend and football journalist Gabriele Marcotti. The book discusses the differences between English and Italian football. Vialli is donating the proceeds of the book to the "Fondazione Vialli e Mauro per la ricerca e lo sport", which is a charitable foundation he himself founded that raises funds for research into cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Today he works as a TV football commentator for Sky Italia. In 2007 he was linked with a move to the Managers position at Queens Park Rangers, following the club takeover by Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone and the dismissal of John Gregory as manager, but ultimately declined any interest in the position.
In late May 2009, with West Ham United's Assistant Manager Steve Clarke being touted to take over as Manager of Scottish Premier League side Celtic, Vialli became a rumoured candidate to become the new number 2 to his former team mate Gianfranco Zola at Upton Park.
Vialli has been married for six years and has two children. He is a keen golfer and has played at the Dunhill links championship pro-am event.
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'''Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher''' (born 28 December 1958 in Singapore) is a former English football player and current manager of Scottish First Division side Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He was also the assistant manager to Scotland.
Formerly a professional player, he made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career.
Although he was born in Singapore, he spent his childhood in Lowestoft, Suffolk, where he attended The Denes High School and met his wife Rita. He famously turned down the chance to join Norwich City youth team, as like his father he was a fan of Ipswich Town - Norwich's fiercest rivals.
Butcher made his debut for Ipswich in 1976 and over the next eight seasons would establish himself as the club's top central defender, combining leadership with great aerial ability and amazing courage. This was soon noticed by England manager Ron Greenwood who gave him his debut in a friendly against Australia in 1980.
In 1981, Butcher was part of the Ipswich side that won the UEFA Cup under Bobby Robson (later Sir) and came close to their first League title since 1962, though they were pipped at the post by Aston Villa.
In 1986, Butcher left Ipswich when they were relegated, and became one of the first 'English invasion' players to join Scottish club Rangers. As captain, he led them to three League titles in four seasons, plus two Scottish League Cups. In 1987 he suffered a broken leg.
Butcher's impressive performances for Ipswich were noticed by England manager Ron Greenwood who gave him his debut in a friendly against Australia in 1980.
In 1982, Butcher was the youngest member of the back four which featured at the World Cup in Spain. He remained England's first choice centre back for the rest of the decade, playing in the 1986 World Cup, infamously trying to tackle Diego Maradona with some desperation as the Argentina skipper slotted in his wondrous second goal in the quarter-final, which England lost 2-1.
A broken leg meant that Butcher was not in the England side which was torn apart in all three group games at the 1988 European Championship, and his absence proved crucial as Robson was forced to rely on an inexperienced defensive partnership of Tony Adams and Mark Wright. Then, on 6 September 1989, while playing for England in a vital World Cup qualifier in Sweden, Butcher suffered a deep cut to his forehead early in the game. Butcher had some impromptu stitches inserted by the physiotherapist and, swathed in bandages, continued playing. His constant heading of the ball - unavoidable when playing in the centre of defence - disintegrated the bandages and reopened the cut to the extent that his white England shirt was entirely red by the end of the game. This match remains his defining moment as one of England's great footballing heroes, especially as England got the draw they needed to qualify for the 1990 competition, and is often used when referencing Butcher even today.
England made the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup with Butcher at the helm of a slightly more cautious back five (Butcher with Wright and Des Walker in the centre, plus full backs Stuart Pearce and - initially - Gary Stevens, later Paul Parker); he also took over the captaincy after an injury ended Bryan Robson's tournament prematurely. A memorable image of the contest was of Butcher and team-mate Chris Waddle dancing with triumph in front of the England supporters after beating Belgium in the second round. A photograph of this was later placed on a T-shirt range under the heading 'Let's All Have A Disco'.
After the World Cup, Butcher quit international football with 77 caps and three goals to his name.
He left Rangers on 15 November 1990 to become player-manager of Coventry City (as successor to John Sillett), at one month short of 32 he was the youngest manager in the Football League on his appointment.
Under Sillett, Coventry had won the FA Cup in 1987 and finished as high as seventh in the First Division in 1989, and a dismal start to the 1990-91 season had seen Coventry fall back into the relegation battle that had been all too familiar occurrence at Highfield Road since Coventry first reached the top flight in 1967. With Butcher's appointment as manager, Coventry were intent on returning to their winning ways.
The early signs were promising. Butcher steered Coventry to 16th place and safety in 1990-91, and they entered 1992 in a secure 13th place, so it was something of a surprise on 6 January 1992 when Butcher was sacked as manager.
Butcher had played six league games for Coventry in the 1990-91 season before announcing his retirement as a player.
It was to be 13 months before Butcher returned to football, when in February 1993 he was named manager of Sunderland, re-registering himself as a player, some two years after his last game. He achieved survival at the end of the 1992-93 season, but was sacked the following December with Sunderland still struggling at the wrong end of Division One.
Surprisingly, Butcher agreed a short term contract at Clydebank making his debut at East End Park against Dunfermline. Sadly, he was not match fit and looked totally out of place in the Bankies defence. The experiment was cut short after just 3 unsuccessful appearances.
In October 2001, he became assistant to Eric Black at Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League, taking over from Black a year later as the club was forced to deal with severe financial difficulties, which have since largely abated and Butcher has been praised by the club's supporters and media for his performance under those difficult circumstances. Motherwell reached the 2005 Scottish League Cup final, where his old team Rangers defeated them 5-1.
After being linked with a possible move to Sydney FC for several weeks, he was announced as their new head coach on 17 May 2006, signing a two-year contract. On 7 February 2007, Terry Butcher was sacked by Sydney FC after being knocked out of the finals series with a 3-2 aggregate loss to the Newcastle Jets.
On 30 March 2007, he was appointed as assistant coach at Partick Thistle. However, this was to be a short lived appointment as he became the manager of Brentford on 24 April 2007 (he officially took up the role on 7 May 2007).
After a poor run of results, including only 5 wins in 23 matches, and under increasing pressure from the fans who had been chanting the name of former boss Martin Allen, he left Brentford on 11 December 2007. He is currently Scotland's assistant manager having been appointed on 4 February 2008
On 27 January 2009, Butcher was announced as the new manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Butcher signed an 18-month contract. Butcher was joined by in Inverness by Maurice Malpas as his assistant manager.
In May 2009, Inverness were relegated from the Scottish Premier League.
In November 2009 George Burley got sacked from Scotland. At the same time Butcher left by mutual consent.
While living in Suffolk Butcher had a chain of insurance brokers which were later acquired by the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society.
Butcher can be frequently heard as a summariser, usually at England matches, on BBC Radio Five Live and occasional UEFA Cup matches on Five. He often appeared as a pundit on Setanta Sports' SPL coverage. Butcher also worked for BBC Sport during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, after which he fully recommenced his work with Sydney FC (i.e. from 10 July 2006). He was also used as an in game commentator in the first Pro Evolution Soccer video game, and the Nintendo 64 game ''International Superstar Soccer 2000'', along with main commentator Chris James.
Butcher has consistently raised concerns over the sum impact of David Beckham's performances for and involvement with the England national football team, most notably during discussions concerning team and squad selection questions for the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008 qualification campaign.
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'''Denis Law''' (born 24 February 1940) is a retired Scottish football player, who enjoyed a long and successful career as a striker from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Law's career as a football player began at Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1956. After four years at Huddersfield, Manchester City signed him for a transfer fee of -55,000, setting a new British record.
He is best known for the eleven years that he spent at United, where he scored 237 goals in 409 appearances and was nicknamed ''The King''
Law was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, to George Law, a fisherman, and his wife Robina, and was the youngest of seven children. The Laws were a poor family, living in a council tenement in Aberdeen, and his first pair of football boots was a present from a neighbour.
He supported Aberdeen Football Club and watched them when he had enough money to do so, watching local non-league teams when he did not. His obsession with football led to him turning down a place at Aberdeen Grammar School, as he would have had to play rugby there instead. Instead, he attended Powis Academy (now St. Machar Academy) in Aberdeen. Despite having a serious squint, he showed great promise once he was moved from full back to inside-left, and was selected for Scotland schoolboys.
In the 1954-55 season, he was spotted by Archie Beattie, a scout for Huddersfield Town, who invited him to go for a trial. When he got there, the manager said, "The boy's a freak. Never did I see a less likely football prospect - weak, puny and bespectacled." However, to Law's surprise, they signed him on 3 April 1955. While he was at Huddersfield, he had an operation to correct his squint, which greatly enhanced his self confidence.
Huddersfield's relegation to what was then the Second Division made it easier for Law to get a game, and he made his debut on 24 December 1956, aged only sixteen, in a 2-0 win over Notts County. Manchester United's manager Matt Busby shortly offered Huddersfield -10,000 for Law, a substantial amount of money for a footballer at that time, but the club turned the offer down. He was not picked to play for Scotland in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but scored on his debut against Wales on 18 October 1958 and quickly established himself as a first choice player. Bill Shankly was manager of Huddersfield between 1957 and 1959, and when he left for Liverpool he wanted to take Law with him, but Liverpool were unable to afford him at that time.
In March 1960, Law signed for Manchester City for what was then a British record transfer fee of -55,000, although Law's share of the fee was "precisely nothing".
He played but did not score in Scotland's match against England on 15 April 1961. Scotland lost the match 9-3, and Law described it as his "blackest day".
Law's time in Italy did not go according to plan. Another Italian club, Internazionale, tried to prevent him becoming a Torino player as soon as he arrived, claiming he had signed a pre-contract agreement with them, although they dropped this claim before the season started.
Players in the UK were not treated well at the time, and the maximum wage for footballers had only recently been abolished there, so he was pleasantly surprised to find that pre-season training was based in a luxury hotel in the Alps. However, Torino took performance-related pay to something of an extreme, giving the players bags full of money when the team won but little, if anything, when they lost.
On 7 February 1962, he was injured in a car crash when his teammate Joe Baker drove the wrong way around a roundabout and clipped the kerb as he tried to turn the car around, flipping it over. Baker was almost killed, but Law's injuries were not life-threatening.
By April, he had put in a transfer request, which was ignored. The final straw for Law came in a match against Napoli when he was sent off. After the match, he was told that Torino's coach, Beniamino Santos, had instructed the referee to send him off because he was angry at Law for taking a throw in, which he had been told not to do.
He eventually signed for United on 10 July 1962, for a new British record fee of -115,000.
Law moved back to Manchester, boarding with the same landlady that he had lived with during his time as a City player. His first match for United was against West Bromwich Albion on 18 August 1962, and he made an excellent start, scoring after only seven minutes. The match finished in a 2-2 draw. However, United's form had been erratic since the Munich air disaster in 1958, and because of their inconsistency they spent the season fighting relegation. In a league match against Leicester City Law scored a hat trick but United still lost. They found form in the FA Cup though, with Law scoring another hat trick in a 5-0 win against his old club Huddersfield, and they went on to reach the final against Leicester City. Leicester were strong favourites, having finished fourth in the league, but Law scored the first goal as United won 3-1 in what turned out to be the only FA Cup final of his career. He also married his wife Diana that season, on 11 December 1962.
Unfortunately, an incident had taken place that season which Law felt had repercussions in years to come. In a match against West Brom on 15 December 1962, the referee Gilbert Pullin consistently goaded Law with taunts such as "Oh, you clever so and so, you can't play", and after the match, Law and his manager Matt Busby reported the matter to the Football Association.
Law scored a number of goals early in the 1963-64 season and was selected to play for a ''Rest of the World'' side against England at Wembley, scoring their goal in a 2-1 defeat. He later described this as the greatest honour of his career.
In 1964-65, Law won the European Footballer of the Year award, and Manchester United won their first league title since Munich. Law's 28 league goals that season made him the First Division's top scorer.
The following season, Law injured his right knee while playing for Scotland against Poland on 21 October 1965. He had previously had an operation on the same knee while at Huddersfield,
In 1966, Law asked United's manager Matt Busby to give him a pay rise at his next contract renewal, and threatened to leave the club if he did not get one. Busby immediately placed Law on the transfer list, announcing that "no player will hold this club to ransom, no player". When Law went to see him, Busby pulled out a written apology for him to sign, showing it to the press once he had done so.
Law scored in Scotland's famous 3-2 victory over England on 15 April 1967 in the 1967 British Home Championship, less than a year after England had become world champions. Manchester United won the league that season, but Law felt that the victory over England was even more satisfying.
In 1968, United won the European Cup for the first time, but Law's knee injury was causing him serious problems and he missed both the semi-final and the final as a result. He was regularly given cortisone injections to ease the pain, but playing while the knee was still injured was causing long-term damage. He visited a specialist in January 1968 who wrote to United claiming that a previous operation to remove the cartilage from the knee had failed and recommending that a second operation be performed, but Law was not shown the report for several years and had to continue full training.
In 1968-69, United reached the semi-final of the European Cup, playing AC Milan. United lost the first leg in the San Siro 2-0, winning the second leg at Old Trafford 1-0 with a Bobby Charlton goal. Law put the ball over the line only to see it kicked away by a Milan defender. Law claimed a goal but the referee waved play on and United went out on aggregate. Busby, who had now been knighted, resigned at the end of the season and United's decline began.
Wilf McGuinness took over as first team coach at the start of the 1969-70 season.
After a poor 1970-71 season, Frank O'Farrell took over as United manager. They made a good start to the 1971-72 season and finished 1971 five points clear at the top of the league, with Law having scored twelve goals. However, results deteriorated and they finished the season in eighth place. Law scored in the first match of the following season, 1972-73, but his knee injury was troubling him again, and he failed to score for the rest of the season. The poor results continued and O'Farrell was sacked.
Law recommended that United replace O'Farrell with Tommy Docherty, having known him from his time playing with the Scottish national side.
Docherty gave Law a free transfer in the summer of 1973, and he moved back to Manchester City. He played in City's 2-1 defeat in the League Cup final against Wolves. In City's last game of the 1973-74 season against Manchester United at Old Trafford, Law's back-heel gave City a 1-0 win but, thinking his goal had relegated United, he did not celebrate it (it turned out they would have been relegated even if the match had been drawn but Law did not know this at the time), walking off the pitch with his head down as he was substituted immediately afterwards. This game was the last of his professional career, as he retired shortly afterwards, not wanting to be confined to the reserve team of a City side who were bringing in younger players.
Scotland reached the World Cup finals in the summer of 1974, for the first time since 1958. Although he had not played much first team football in the preceding season, Law was included in the squad and played in their first match, against Zaire. He didn't score, but Scotland won 2-0. Law was "very disappointed" not to be picked for the following match against Brazil,
Law still had a contract with Manchester City but their manager Tony Book told him that he would only be playing reserve team football if he stayed. He did not want to end his career in this way, so he retired from professional football in the summer of 1974.
Law was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game.
In May 2008 at the Manchester City ground, Law (with UEFA President Michel Platini) presented the medals to the winners of the UEFA Cup, Zenit St. Petersburg, and their opponents, Scottish side Rangers.
On 23 February 2002, a statue of Law was unveiled at Old Trafford, in the part of the stadium known as the Stretford End.
The emergence of Dutch international Dennis Bergkamp in the 1990s uncovered a story that the player's parents, who were fans of Manchester United in the 1960s, named their son after Law. However, Dutch authorities refused to recognise the name unless it was spelt with two ''n'''s as they felt it was otherwise too similar to the female name ''Denise''.
Law was recognized in 2003 by the Scottish Football Association as the greatest Scottish footballer of the previous fifty years, and was thereby made Scotland's nominee as 'Golden Player' in celebration the Golden Jubilee of UEFA in 2004.
On 25 November 2005, Law was at the bedside of former United team-mate George Best as he died of multiple organ failure.
(Law was a Manchester United player when the team won the European Cup in 1968, but he missed the match through injury).
===Club appearances and goals by season===
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Edric Thornton "Ted" Bates''' MBE (3 May 1918 - 28 November 2003) was a former Southampton F.C. player, manager, director and president which earned him the sobriquet ''Mr. Southampton''.
Bates was born in Thetford and joined Saints on his 19th birthday in 1937, transferring from Norwich City. He soon forced his way into the first team as a centre forward. His career was interrupted by the Second World War, during which league football was suspended in England. He initially joined the War Reserve police force, spending his time on guard duty at the Shell-Mex oil depot at Hamble or the Pirelli-General cable works at Woolston. In the early part of the war, Bates still managed regular appearances for Saints in the wartime cups and leagues.
On 8 June 1940, Bates married Mary Smith at St. James's Church in Shirley, and that evening watched Saints play Charlton Athletic at The Dell. Shortly afterwards the Bates' home was bombed and they moved to West Wellow, where Mary found work with the NAAFI. Bates resigned from the War Reserve and went to work at the Folland Aircraft factory at Hamble, who also had a very good works football team which, as well as Bates, included other professional players such as Bill Dodgin (Southampton), Harold Pond (Carlisle United), Bert Tann (Charlton), Dick Foss (Chelsea), Bill Bushby, Cliff Parker and Bill Rochford (all Portsmouth). Most of these players also guested for Saints in the War leagues.
Bates' finest playing days came between 1947 and 1951 when he formed a great partnership with Charlie Wayman.
After some declining performances on the pitch, Bates made his last first team appearance on 20 December 1952 at home to West Ham United. During his career he made 216 appearances, scoring 64 times.
After retiring from playing he became a coach at Southampton in May 1953. He was soon offered the manager's job, taking over from George Roughton in September 1955. He was set the task of getting Saints out of the (then regional) Third Division South and into the national Second Division. He achieved this in 1959 when Saints finished as Champions with Derek Reeves hitting an amazing 39 league goals (still a record).
After a few years in the 2nd Division, Saints were promoted to the First Division in 1966. Almost 15,000 Saints fans packed out Leyton Orient's ground as Terry Paine headed the goal that meant top flight football. Saints consolidated their place in the first division with young talent like Mick Channon and Ron Davies. In this period Saints qualified for European football twice - in 1969 and 1971.
Bates decided to step down as manager in December 1973 and was replaced by Lawrie McMenemy. Bates acted as McMenemy's assistant for the next few years, which included the highlight of Southampton's history - an FA Cup win in 1976. Bates was the first person to congratulate McMenemy and the players as the final whistle was blown at Wembley.
Bates then joined Saints board, where he would serve as a director for another 20 years before being appointed the club's president. He was honoured with the MBE in 1998 for services to football and received the freedom of the city of Southampton in the same year.
Bates was widely regarded as a local hero for his dedication to the club over a period of 66 years, and his death in November 2003 was widely commemorated by the club and supporters' community.
The first game after his death was the home match against Portsmouth in the League Cup and was the first derby between the two local rivals since an FA Cup match at The Dell in 1996. A minute's silence in Bates' memory barely lasted 30 seconds after jeers and boos from fans in the away end. Those who booed and jeered were widely criticised by the media and by fellow Portsmouth fans.
In 2003 the Ted Bates Trophy was innuagerated with a match against Bayern Munich. It is an annual friendly match held in Ted's honour by the club he served so well, Southampton FC.
A statue of Saints' greatest ever servant was unveiled outside the main entrance to St Mary's Stadium on 17 March 2007. The statue cost approximately -112,000 half of which was raised by fans via the Ted Bates Trust and the other half met by Southampton Football Club.
The statue was widely criticised by supporters just hours after its uncovering, for not being in proportion or even resembling Ted Bates, so the club pledged to organise a replacement. The replacement statue was unveiled on Saturday 22 March 2008.
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'''Leslie Mark Hughes''' (born 1 November 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed ''Sparky'', is a former Welsh international football player and manager. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals.
During his playing career he was most noted for two spells at Manchester United, but he also played for Barcelona and Bayern Munich, as well as the English clubs Chelsea, Southampton, Everton and finally Blackburn Rovers, before retiring in 2002.
He won a host of medals during his playing career, including two Premier League title medals, four FA Cups, three League Cups and two European Cup Winners' Cups. He also collected an FA Cup runners-up medal and a League Cup runners-up medal.
His reign as Wales manager was his first managerial post; he was appointed in 1999 and remained in the role until 2004. He failed to qualify for a World Cup or European Championship during his five years in charge, although he came close to securing European Championship qualification in 2004.
Hughes joined Manchester United after leaving school in the summer of 1980, having been spotted by the team's North Wales talent scout Hugh Roberts. However he did not make his first team debut for three years - in a 1-1 draw away to Oxford United in the FA Cup, in the 1983-84 season. Like many other United legends, "Sparky" quickly became a favourite by scoring on his debut.
When Hughes made his United debut, the club's striker partnership consisted of 27-year-old Irishman Frank Stapleton and 18-year-old Ulsterman Norman Whiteside, and breaking up that partnership would not be an easy challenge for Hughes. But Hughes quickly broke into the first team, partnering Frank Stapleton in attack while Norman Whiteside was switched to midfield to partner Ray Wilkins and stand in for the injury prone Remi Moses. The departure of Wilkins to AC Milan at the end of the season saw manager Ron Atkinson decide to use Whiteside as a first choice midfielder, enabling Hughes to keep his place in the first team, and he was rewarded handsomely as he scored 25 goals in 55 games in all competitions as United achieved an FA Cup final victory over Everton. They also finished fourth in the league.
He managed a further 20 goals in the 1985-86 season, where they led until February having won their first 10 league games of the season, before a dismal second half of the season saw them slip into fourth place in the final table. That season saw him score 17 goals in the Football League First Division - it would remain the highest goals tally in a season throughout his career.
===Barcelona and Bayern Munich (1986-1988)===
In the summer of 1986, Hughes was surprisingly sold to Barcelona for -2 million. The transfer had been agreed just after the turn of 1986 but not made public until the end of the season.
Manager Terry Venables was hoping for him to be a successful strike partner for Gary Lineker, who he had signed from United's rivals Everton, but Hughes was a disappointment in his only season at Barcelona and was subsequently loaned out to German club Bayern Munich for the 1987-88 season, where he regained his form.
Hughes was one of many British players who departed to the continent during the mid to late 1980s, as higher wages - coupled with the opportunity of playing in European competitions after English clubs were barred as a result of the Heysel disaster in 1985 - tempted them abroad.
===Back to Manchester United (1988-1995)===
In May 1988, Hughes returned to Manchester United, now managed by Alex Ferguson, for a then club record of -1.8 million. As he had done in his first spell at Old Trafford, Hughes proved to be a dynamic goalscorer and was a key player for the club over the next seven years.
He was voted PFA Player of the Year in 1988-89, his first season back in England, though United disappointed in the league and finished 11th after an erratic season which had seen them go 10 league games without a win in the autumn but then go on a strong run after the turn of the new year to lift them to third place, only for a late season collapse to drag them down to mid table.
A year later, he scored twice as United drew 3-3 with Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final, before a Lee Martin goal in the replay gave United their first major trophy in five years. He was United's top goalscorer that season, scoring 15 goals in all competitions (13 of them in the league).
The following season, Hughes scored both goals against old club Barcelona as United lifted the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Once again, he was their top scorer, this time with 21 goals in all competitions. He was the joint top scorer in the league alongside Steve Bruce on 13 goals. They also reached the Football League Cup final that year, but United suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to a Sheffield Wednesday side managed by Ron Atkinson, who had been Hughes's manager in his first spell at Old Trafford. He was also voted PFA Player of the Year again this season.
In 1991-92, Hughes suffered the disappointment of missing out on a league title medal as United were pipped to the title by Leeds United, but had some compensation in the form of a League Cup winner's medal. A year after that, he finally collected an English league title medal as United won the first-ever Premier League title. Hughes collected yet more silverware in 1994 as United won the league title as well as the FA Cup, with Hughes scoring in the final. He also scored Manchester United's consolation goal in their 3-1 defeat in the 1994 League Cup Final at the hands of Aston Villa at Wembley in that season. In doing this, he became only the second player (after Norman Whiteside in 1983) to score in the finals of both the domestic cups in the same season. This has since been achieved a third time by Didier Drogba in 2007. Hughes came close to winning both the Premier League and FA Cup again in 1995, but a failure to beat West Ham on the final day of the season and the inability to score an equaliser against Everton in the FA Cup final a year later condemned United to their first trophyless season in six years.
In April 1994, he scored a spectacular equaliser in the final minute of extra time in the FA Cup semi-final against Oldham Athletic, a goal which has been described by many as one of the finest ever scored by any Manchester United player.
1994-95 was Hughes's last season at United as he agreed to join Chelsea in a surprise -1.5 million deal. There had been speculation about his future at United since January that year, as the arrival of Andy Cole had put his future in the first team under doubt, though he was given a lifeline in the first team after Eric Cantona received an 8-month ban for assaulting a spectator against Crystal Palace. There was also talk that Cantona would be on his way out of Old Trafford, as Internazionale were interested in signing him, but when Cantona signed a new three-year contract Hughes knew that Cantona was likely to be straight back in the side after his suspension finished on 30 September 1995, and knew that his best chance of first-team football would be away from Old Trafford.
Between Cole's arrival and the Cantona incident, Hughes had suffered a knee injury as he courageously scored United's goal in a 1-1 draw at Newcastle United in the Premier League. It was feared that he would be out until the following season as knee ligament damage was suspected, but the injury turned out to be less serious than originally feared and he was back in action by the end of the following month. His injury also put paid to talk of a -2.5million move to Everton that was being mooted in the aftermath of Cole's arrival.
He left Old Trafford for the second and final time in June 1995 when he was sold to Chelsea for -1.5 million, in a summer that also saw the departures of players such as Paul Ince (to Internazionale) and Andrei Kanchelskis (to Everton). However, United still managed to achieve more success without Hughes, with the team winning the double for the second time in the subsequent season. Ironically, Hughes scored for Chelsea in both of their Premier League fixtures against Manchester United in 1995-96; a 4-1 win for United at Stamford Bridge in October and a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford in early December. He was on the losing side as United beat Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup semi-final that season, less than two years after he had scored one of United's goals in their FA Cup final triumph over Chelsea.
Hughes was one of the key players in Chelsea's resurgence as a top club in the late 1990s, forming an unlikely strike partnership with Gianfranco Zola and helping to freeze out Gianluca Vialli (who became the club's player-manager in February 1998). He put in match-winning performances against Liverpool and Wimbledon in the FA Cup in 1997, and Vicenza in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup a year later, playing a big part in their glory in both of these competitions. In winning the FA Cup, he became the only player in the 20th century to win the trophy four times. He ended his Chelsea career with 39 goals from 123 games and was transferred to Southampton for -650,000 in July 1998.
He was signed for Southampton for -650,000 by manager Dave Jones as an alternative to injury-plagued David Hirst, who retired within 18 months of Hughes's arrival. Unfortunately, the goals failed to flow and Hughes was pushed back into midfield where his experience helped Southampton maintain their Premier League status. His 2 goals for the Saints came against Blackburn Rovers, who he was later to join, and a memorable volley at home to Newcastle United on 15 August 1999. Hughes suffered with disciplinary problems throughout his career, and in his first season at The Dell he received 14 yellow cards, a total which has never been exceeded in the Premier League.
===Everton and Blackburn Rovers (2000-2002)===
When Glenn Hoddle arrived as Southampton's manager, Hughes did not fit in to his plans and he left for . He only played 16 times over the course of two seasons, scoring a single goal. He left on a free transfer to , moving outside the top division for the first time in his playing career in 2000-01. He played a key role in getting Blackburn promoted from Division One in 2001. He also lifted the League Cup with Blackburn in February 2002, before finally hanging up his boots in July 2002 a few months short of his 39th birthday.
===Wales international career (1984-1999)===
He scored just 17 minutes into his Welsh debut, netting the winning goal against England on 2 May 1984. He went on to play 72 times for his country, scoring 16 times.
Mark Hughes was appointed Welsh national coach in 1999. Initially appointed on a temporary basis alongside Neville Southall to replace Bobby Gould, Hughes had soon done enough to earn himself a long-term contract, with Southall soon leaving the set-up. When he had taken over Wales were going through a bad patch, but in the five years with Hughes in charge Wales came close to qualifying for Euro 2004.
In their qualifying group Wales beat Italy-only to be denied a place in the final tournament after losing to Russia in the playoffs.
Hughes quit the Welsh national side in September 2004 to take charge of Blackburn Rovers in the FA Premier League, the last club he had played for.
In his second season, Blackburn surprised even the most optimistic supporters by finishing inside the top six of the Premier League and qualifying for the UEFA Cup, beating teams such as Chelsea, Manchester United (twice) and Arsenal along the way. After just missing out on the League Cup final, his team sealed their spot in Europe by defeating champions Chelsea 1-0 at home.
On 4 May 2006, Hughes and assistant Mark Bowen signed new three-year contracts to remain at Blackburn until the summer of 2009.
Hughes then set about creating a formidable side at Ewood Park. He entered the transfer market, bringing in players such as Benni McCarthy (-2 million), David Bentley (-500,000), Ryan Nelsen (free), Stephen Warnock (-1.5 million), Roque Santa Cruz (-3.5 million), and Christopher Samba (-400,000). Rovers finished 10th in the Premier League in 2006-07, and reached the UEFA Cup round of 32, where they were knocked out by Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 on aggregate.
He won the October 2007 Award for the English Premier league manager of the month,
On 2 June 2008, Manchester City sacked manager Sven-Gran Eriksson.
The following day, Blackburn agreed a compensation package for Hughes to take over as manager of Manchester City, and he was appointed as head coach on 4 June 2008 on a three year contract. Following the appointment, Manchester City's executive chairman Garry Cook stated that "The Club intends to invest in new players as well as securing the long term services of key members of the current first team squad. Mark has already identified some of the players and backroom staff that he wants to see here at City, and we will begin the process of recruiting them immediately."
Hughes first game in charge resulted in a 4-2 loss at Villa Park but was followed up with 3-0 wins against West Ham United and Sunderland.
On 1 September 2008 Manchester City were taken over by the Abu Dhabi United investment group,
Hughes was very active in the January 2009 transfer window, signing Wayne Bridge from Chelsea, Craig Bellamy from West Ham United, Shay Given from Newcastle United as well as Nigel de Jong from Hamburger SV.
City finished 10th in Hughes' first season with the club as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. City's home form was amongst the best in the league while their away form was amongst the worst.
In the summer of 2009 Hughes added the likes of Gareth Barry from Aston Villa, Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn Rovers, Carlos Tevez from Media Sports Investments, Emmanuel Adebayor from Arsenal and Kolo Toure also from Arsenal to his squad. In addition he also signed defenders Joleon Lescott from Everton for a reported -22m and former Arsenal and twice Champions League winner with Barcelona, Sylvinho on a free transfer.
Hughes started the 2009-10 campaign with a 2-0 away win at his former club Blackburn Rovers. A further 1-0 win against another former club Barcelona in the Joan Gamper Trophy at a capacity Camp Nou. was followed up by a 1-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Eastlands. Hughes's team then beat Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup 2-0 and Portsmouth 1-0 to maintain a 100% clean sheet start to the season. City continued in good form beating Arsenal 4-2 and West Ham 3-1 either side of a 4-3 derby day defeat to Manchester United, City would then however, go on a run of seven straight draws. City did beat Scunthorpe United and Arsenal 5-1 and 3-0 respectively in the Carling Cup to reach their first semi-final since 1981 which will be contested with rivals Manchester United. Hughes then led City to their first victory over Chelsea for five years with a 2-1 victory.
That last victory was one of only two wins in eleven successive Premiership matches, and Hughes was sacked on 19 December 2009 and replaced by Roberto Mancini.
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'''Stephen George "Steve" Bull''', MBE, (born 28 March 1965 in Tipton, Staffordshire) is an English former footballer who is best remembered for his 13-year spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played there from 1986 until his retirement from playing in 1999, and holds the club's goalscoring record with more than 300 goals in all competitions.
He was capped 13 times for the England team between 1989 and 1991, scoring four goals.
Bull was born on Tipton's Moat Farm estate and started school in September 1969 at Wednesbury Oak Primary School and moved up to Willingsworth High School in September 1976, by which time he was excelling in school football teams. The junior teams he played for included Ocker Hill infants, Red Lion and Newey Goodman. He left school in 1981 to join non-league Tipton Town. During this time he also held down a succession of factory jobs in addition to playing local league games.
He began his professional career, aged 19, after being recommended to West Bromwich Albion in 1984 by his Tipton Town manager Sid Day, who also worked as a scout for the Baggies. After initially having to train with the club's youth ranks, he was quickly offered a pro contract and moved into first team contention. He made his senior debut on 23 October 1985, replacing Garth Crooks in a 2-1 Full Members Cup win against Crystal Palace. He made his league debut as a substitute against QPR on 12 April 1986; it was his only league appearance that season. He played three Second Division games for Albion after they were relegated in 1986, scoring twice, and also scored one goal in two League Cup appearances for the club. In November 1986, he was sold to local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, along with Andy Thompson, for -65,000 where he remained until the end of his professional career in 1999.
Over 13 years at Wolves, Bull broke no less than four of the club's goalscoring records. He became their all-time leading goalscorer with 306 goals in competitive games (250 of them in the Football League, also a club record) and became their highest goalscorer in a single season when he scored 52 goals in competitive games during the 1987-88 season. He also scored a club record of 18 hat-tricks. His debut for Wolves, then languishing in the (old) Division Four, was against Wrexham on 22 November 1986. He went on to make 464 league appearances for the club, 561 appearances in total.
He is regarded as such a legend at the club that one of the main stands at their home ground, Molineux, is named after him. This commemoration was made in June 2003, with the stand having previously being known as the ''John Ireland Stand''.
Bull scored 52 goals in all competitions during the 1987-88 season as Wolves won the Fourth Division championship and became the first of only three teams (later matched by Burnley and Preston North End) to have been champions of all four divisions in the English league. The following season he inspired Wolves to a second successive promotion, this time as Third Division champions, with 50 goals - marking a tally of 102 goals in two seasons. While still playing in the Third Division, he was selected for the England team and scored on his debut against Scotland at Hampden Park.
Bull continued to perform well in the second tier of the English league, and stayed loyal to his Midlands roots despite interest from the likes of Aston Villa, Coventry City, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Ajax, PSG, Internazionale, Manchester United, Liverpool, Rangers, Lazio, Boca Juniors, Newcastle United and even Italian giants Juventus and Genoa, who reportedly had a -3.5m bid turned down prior to the 1990 World Cup.
Bull played only one game in the English top flight - coming on as a substitute, replacing Andy Thompson, for West Bromwich Albion in 1986 - the rest of his career was spent in the lower divisions. He came close to achieving his ambition of reaching the Premier League in 1995 and 1997, but Wolves lost in the play-offs both times.
During his final two seasons at Molineux, his chances of first-team football were reduced by a series of knee injuries. In July 1999, the 34-year-old Bull finally gave in and announced his retirement. However, he soon returned to playing as player-coach of Hereford United for a season in the Conference, working with Graham Turner, the manager who had signed him for Wolves.
Known by his fans as 'Bully' for his club loyalty, rapport with supporters and passion for the game and also known as the "Tipton Skin" for his trademark closely cropped haircut, he received an MBE for services to Association Football in December 1999, shortly after retiring as a first class player.
In May 2003, Bull appeared in a testimonial game for West Brom's Bob Taylor at The Hawthorns. He amused many of the Albion fans in attendance by dramatically falling to the ground when the chant went up, "Stand up if you hate the Wolves".
On 29 July 2006, Bull made one final appearance for Wolves in his 20th anniversary testimonial game against Aston Villa at Molineux, playing the first seven minutes of the match.
Bull was capped 13 times by England, and scored 4 goals in the build up to Italia 90, including on his full debut against Scotland on 27 May 1989. He went on to score two more goals in a friendly against Czechoslovakia in 1989-90, one of which was voted in as number 37 of ''England's 50 Greatest Goals''. His final England goal came against Tunisia, which earned him a place in Bobby Robson's World Cup squad.
Despite starting his international career well, he did not score another goal for England after this. He played four times during Italia 90 - three times as a substitute against Republic of Ireland, Holland and Belgium and once as a starter against Egypt. His final match for England was on 17 October 1990 against Poland, but was not picked again by his future Wolves manager, Graham Taylor.
In total he scored nine goals in 23 appearances for his country at full, U-21 and "B" team levels.
On February 21, 2008, Bull entered management with Conference National side Stafford Rangers. He had previously worked as a coach at this level with Hereford United in the 2000-01 season and had completed his UEFA Pro B coaching license in the years in between. The team were mired in the relegation zone at the time of his appointment and he was unable to prevent relegation.
However, he parted company with the club on 12 December 2008 as the club ran into financial difficulties.
Bull's cousin, Gary, was also a professional footballer. Steve Bull currently lives in Wolverhampton where he undertakes considerable work for charity.
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'''Damien Anthony Duff''' (born 2 March 1979) is an Irish footballer. He currently plays as a winger for Premier League club Fulham and internationally for the Republic of Ireland.
Born in Ballyboden, County Dublin, Duff joined Blackburn Rovers as a trainee in 1996 after playing for Leicester Celtic, St. Kevin's Boys and Lourdes Celtic as a schoolboy in Hendon. He made his Blackburn debut at the age of 18 against on the final day of the 1996-97 season. In his first full season (1997-98) he scored four goals. Blackburn were relegated the following season.
Duff helped Blackburn achieve promotion back to the Premier League in (2000-01) and then win the League Cup the following season. Following the World Cup 2002 Duff signed a new four-year contract with Rovers, though press reports had suggested that he was to change clubs. Despite injury problems in the 2002-03 season he finished top goalscorer for Rovers with 11 league goals.
In the run-up to the 2003-04 season Chelsea made a series of bids for Duff, with a -17m offer eventually triggering a release clause in the player's contract. Duff chose to move to West London in July. His first season at Chelsea was plagued by injury, and he missed the latter stages of the season, including the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Duff scored six goals that season. He was instrumental in securing for Chelsea the club's highest league finish for 49 years as well as the Champions League run, but the season ultimately ended trophyless and with the sacking of manager Claudio Ranieri.
The arrival of Dutch winger Arjen Robben and new manager Jos Mourinho posed a threat to Duff's place in the starting line-up for the 2004-05 season, but an injury to Robben at the start of the season saw Duff as the only available winger. Mourinho, however, did not play Duff in the early part of the 2004-05 season, preferring a more narrow approach. Duff eventually got into the side after four games and, when Robben returned to the side, Duff's versatility saw him move to the right wing and form a wing partnership with Robben. The season proved to be successful for both Duff and Chelsea. He scored ten goals, including a crucial strike in a 4-2 win against Barcelona in the Champions League, while the team won the Premiership title and the Football League Cup in which Duff scored the winning goal in the semi-final against Manchester United.
In July 2006, Duff agreed terms over a -5m move to Newcastle United, signing a 5 year contract. Duff made his competitive debut in a UEFA Cup Second Round Qualifying first leg against Latvian side Ventspils.He scored his first goal for Newcastle in September that year in a 2-0 victory over West Ham United away at Upton Park. Duff suffered a knee injury in November that kept him out for four months, during which Newcastle had a bad run of defeats. He returned but was then ruled out for the rest of the season due to an ankle injury in a 2-1 loss to Portsmouth in April 2007.
Duff was linked with an exit from the club, but remained at St. James' Park and made some key contributions in the aftermath of Kevin Keegan's departure and Joe Kinnear's appointment as interim manager.
In the final match of the 2008-09 Season, against Aston Villa in a crucial relegation decider, Duff unluckily scored the deciding own goal that sent his side down. Much as when he did when with Blackburn, Duff confirmed his intention to stay at the relegated club and help them back into the Premier League. Duff scored Newcastle's first goal of the 2009-10 season against West Bromwich Albion.
According to the February issue of ''FourFourTwo'' magazine Duff was worth -14m, placing him 92nd in the magazine's 2009 Football Rich List.
After playing one game for Newcastle in 2009-10, Duff returned to the Premier League, signing for for an undisclosed fee, and re-joining Roy Hodgson, his first manager at Blackburn Rovers.
Duff played his first Premiership game against one of his old clubs Chelsea. The game was at Craven Cottage and Chelsea went on to win the game with a comfortable 0-2 win. Duff scored his first league goal for Fulham in a 2 - 1 victory over Everton, scoring in the 79th minute to give the Cottagers a vital win. His second goal for Fulham was scored against Manchester United after Bobby Zamora had set him up.
At junior level, Duff played for Ireland in the 1997 and 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Duff made his senior dbut for the Republic of Ireland in 1998 against the Czech Republic. He has since gone on to win 75 caps for the Ireland Squad, scoring seven goals. He played every game for them at the 2002 World Cup and was voted their player of the tournament scoring a goal against Saudi Arabia en route to the second round.
Stats accurate as at 20:46, 18 January 2010.
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'''Philip John "Phil" Neville''' (born 21 January 1977) is an English footballer who captains Everton and played for England. He is the younger brother of Manchester United captain Gary Neville, and the twin of England netball international Tracey Neville.
Neville won six Premier League titles, three FA Cups and the European Cup with his previous club, Manchester United. He can play in defence or midfield, and is often used as a full back.
Born in Bury, Greater Manchester, Neville, along with brother Gary, was one of "Fergie's Fledglings". He started training with the Manchester United Academy along with his brother, then later joined as a trainee, making his first-team debut in the 1994-95 season but did not get many first-team opportunities until the following season.
While at Old Trafford, Neville helped United win six Premier League titles, three FA Cups and the European Cup. He was not established as the club's first-choice left-back until the start of the 2000s due to the consistency of the much older Denis Irwin.
On 4 August 2005, Neville joined Everton on a five-year contract for a fee in excess of -3.5 million. He made his debut in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Villarreal CF of Spain, coming face-to-face with his former Manchester United colleague Diego Forlan. The following weekend, Neville made his FA Premier League debut for the Toffees, against Manchester United. The match marked the first time Phil and brother Gary had played for opposing teams.
Neville's attitude, work-rate and willingness to play anywhere has seen him become one of manager David Moyes' favourites. On 8 August Neville was announced as vice captain to David Weir, and - on Weir's departure to Rangers in January 2007 - he became the club captain. In the Manchester United versus Everton match on 29 November 2006, Phil and his brother Gary became the first siblings to captain their respective clubs against each other in the Premiership.
Neville commented in the press about the first ever red cards of his long career (he never received any playing for Manchester United), claiming that he would perhaps not have been booked in a game against Fulham if he had been playing for United. However, he finished with more cards than any other Premier League player in 2005-06 (including another red soon after his first). Whilst at Manchester United he was booked many times, such as in the 2002-03 season when he got far more cards than any other United player in all competitions, despite only starting 35 competitive games. Additionally, in September 2003 Neville also received a warning from the FA regarding his future conduct for his behavior after Manchester United's game against Arsenal.
Neville scored his first goal for Everton in a 3-0 Premiership win against Newcastle United on 30 December 2006.
On 19 April 2009, Neville scored his penalty to help knock out his former club, Manchester United in a penalty shootout in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. He sent the keeper the wrong way, putting it low to the keeper's right. He is the first former Manchester United player to captain Everton for the final.
Neville has also regularly been picked for England squads, making his debut on his 19th birthday against China in 1996. He played alongside his brother Gary in this match; they had also appeared together in the 1996 FA Cup Final two weeks earlier and thus were the first pair of brothers to play together in an FA Cup-final winning side and for England in the same season since Hubert and Francis Heron in 1876, 120 years earlier.
He was only briefly a regular first-choice player for the side, as a left back in 2000 under Kevin Keegan's management. In recent times he has struggled to make the squad with players such as Wayne Bridge being preferred as backup to Ashley Cole. He has, nonetheless, once briefly captained the side in a friendly match (a game in which England fielded four different captains). Despite having been in the England squad at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 European Championships, and having 59 England caps (23 as a substitute), Neville has never been in an England World Cup squad.
Neville's England career included the honour of being the youngest member of Terry Venables' squad for Euro 96, though he never kicked a ball (his brother played in every match until the semi-finals); he was one of the players omitted at the last minute by Glenn Hoddle when he was selecting his final 22 for the 1998 World Cup. It is known that Hoddle's decision left Neville in tears, though media attention was almost entirely devoted to the exclusion of another player, Paul Gascoigne. Neville revealed himself in an interview that Gascoigne, not usually noted for his maturity, took the younger Neville brother under his wing and consoled him.
Keegan played Neville at left back in Euro 2000; Neville received criticism and a large proportion of blame for England's exit, when he committed a late foul which led to a penalty for Romania which they scored to win the match.
Neither of the Neville brothers went to the 2002 World Cup - Phil was left out, while Gary was injured. Both were back in the squad for Euro 2004.
Neville was again not included in Sven-Gran Eriksson's squad for the World Cup 2006 as Eriksson wanted to give youth a chance. However, he was drafted into Eriksson's stand-by group of players after Nigel Reo-Coker withdrew through injury. Neville remained in the England squad with new England manager Steve McClaren and started at right back against Andorra. Phil and his brother Gary are the only remaining players on the England squad from Euro 96. The brothers played together for England for the first time in seven years in a friendly against Spain on 7 February 2007, which England lost 1-0. They hold the record number of England appearances by a pair of brothers (142) and the most starts in the same England team by two brothers (31).
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010''
Neville was a cricketer in his youth, and a contemporary of England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff in Lancashire's Under-19 side, captaining England Under-15s. Neville holds the record for the youngest player to score a century for their county's second XI, when he was 15. It is said that he was good enough to have been a professional cricketer if football had not claimed him. One of his former coaches called him the greatest schoolboy cricketer he'd ever known. His father, Neville Neville, was also a well-known league cricketer in Lancashire.
Neville is married to Julie and has one son, Harvey, and one daughter, Isabella. Isabella has cerebral palsy, which has led to Neville becoming a patron of the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital New Children's Hospital Appeal.
He made the property headlines in April 2008 when he struggled to sell his -4 million mansion in Lancashire. In May 2009, he accepted a -2.6 million cash offer for the house from local businessman Matthew Greensmith.
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'''Gary Rowell''', (born 6 June 1957), is a former footballer - most notably with Sunderland - now a football commentator for a North East radio station, and columnist for the Sunderland Echo.
After school in his birthplace of Seaham, he joined Sunderland as an apprentice in 1972. His career was split (1972-84) between playing as a striker (albeit often coming from deep) and in midfield for Sunderland.
He scored 102 goals for The Black Cats, surpassing the previous record post-war goalscorer, Len Shackleton, who had scored 101 goals. Rowell's record stood until it in turn was beaten by Kevin Phillips in the early 21st century.
Gary was a talented player who many Sunderland supporters felt could have, in time, been 'fully' capped by England but for the disruption caused to his career by a serious knee injury sustained during a game against Leyton Orient (in which he had already scored the winning goal) in March 1979. After a lengthy recovery from his injury, Rowell continued to score goals in the First Division at a healthy strike-rate, but he always looked likely to struggle to maintain full fitness for the whole of any season.
Sunderland manager Len Ashurst forced Rowell out of Roker Park as part of a huge rebuilding plan in 1984, part of the slide which would ultimately take them to the third tier of English football for the only time in the club's history. Rowell moved to Norwich City, but never recreated his goalscoring exploits because of a knee injury he picked up on his first pre season tour with the Canaries. The injury would ultimately blight the rest of his career, although he did go on to play for Middlesbrough, Brighton and Carlisle, before finishing his career with Burnley.
Gary is best loved for scoring a hat-trick for Sunderland in a 4-1 win away at local rivals Newcastle United on 24 February 1979. Describing the match later, he said "When we hit the 4th I had a chat with Kevin Arnott about whether to try for a fifth or just to take the piss. We decided to take the piss."
He now works as a radio summariser on Century Radio, commentating on all Sunderland games. He previously spent 7 years covering Sunderland's games on Metro Radio and Magic 1152.
In 2005 he was voted Sunderland's all-time cult hero on the television programme Football Focus, whilst in 2006, Sunderland fanzine A Love Supreme voted him their Best Player of the 1980s. Such accolades reflect his almost 'iconic' status on Wearside.
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He began playing youth football in 1958 with the local Wkniarz Starogard Gdaski Football Club. He briefly appeared in 1966 for KS d, but he was quickly snapped by Legia Warszawa. In communist Poland each team had its own "sponsor". Warsaw club was much more powerful as it was a military club. Moreover it was a favourite club of the authorities. Talented player was called-up into the army and in this way he had to play for Legia Warszawa. His career really got on well there, and yet in next season he was playing regularly.
In 1969 and 1970 his team won the Polish Championship.
Deyna played for Poland on 97 (84 after the deduction of Olympic Football Tournament competition games
Soon afterwards Deyna was transferred to English club Manchester City, making his debut in November 1978
He appeared in the 1981 film ''Escape to Victory'' as Paul Wolcheck.
In 1994 he was chosen by the Polish Football Association (PZPN) and the readers of all Polish sports-related newspapers as the Polish Football Player of All Time.
His number 10 is retired by Legia Warszawa.
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'''Justinus Soni''' "'''Justin'''" '''Fashanu''' ( ) (19 February 1961 - 2 May 1998) was an English footballer, who played for a variety of clubs between 1978 and 1997. His 1981 transfer to Nottingham Forest made him Britain's first -1m black footballer.
In 1990 Fashanu encountered hostility after becoming the first, and still the only, prominent footballer to identify himself publicly as gay.
In 1998 he was questioned by American police when a seventeen-year-old accused him of sexual assault. Fashanu committed suicide in May of that year: his suicide note claimed that the sex was consensual.
Fashanu was the son of a Nigerian barrister living in England. When his parents split up, he and his brother, John, were sent to a Barnardo's home. When he was six, he and his brother were fostered by Alf and Betty Jackson and were brought up in Shropham near Attleborough, Norfolk. Justin excelled at boxing as a youth, and was rumoured at one time to be pursuing a professional boxing career instead of his footballing career.
Justin Fashanu began his career as an apprentice with Norwich City, turning professional towards the end of December 1978. He made his league debut on 13 January 1979, against West Bromwich Albion, and settled into the Norwich side scoring regularly and occasionally spectacularly. In 1980 , he won the BBC Goal of the Season award, for a very spectacular goal against Liverpool. He subsequently became Britain's first -1m black footballer when he transferred to Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest in August 1981 as a replacement for the outgoing Trevor Francis.
His career stalled as his professional relationship with Brian Clough deteriorated; Clough, it would appear, was disturbed by the rumours of Justin Fashanu's visits to gay nightclubs and bars. His goals and then confidence dried up as he failed to fit in with the playing and lifestyle demands of Clough, especially after Clough had discovered his homosexuality and barred him from even training with the side.
In his autobiography, Clough recounts a dressing down he gave Fashanu after hearing rumours that he was going to gay bars. "'Where do you go if you want a loaf of bread?' I asked him. 'A baker's, I suppose.' 'Where do you go if you want a leg of lamb?' 'A butcher's.' 'So why do you keep going to that bloody poofs' club?"'
In August 1982 he was loaned to Southampton (scoring 3 goals in 9 appearances). At The Dell, Fashanu settled in well and his promising form helped the "Saints" overcome the sudden departure of Kevin Keegan; manager Lawrie McMenemy would have liked to make the move permanent, but was prevented from doing so by lack of funds.
In December that year was sold to local rivals Notts County for only -150,000. He scored 20 times in 64 games for the Magpies before moving to Brighton & Hove Albion in June 1985 for a fee of -115,000, where a knee injury looked to have finished his career. He went to the United States for surgery and began playing again, firstly with Los Angeles Heat and then to Canada with the Edmonton Brickmen and with the Hamilton Steelers.
He returned to the UK and tried to resurrect his playing career, joining Manchester City on 23 October 1989, and played twice in the First Division, but on 20 November, barely a month after joining the club, he moved to West Ham United, later having a trial with Ipswich Town. He joined Leyton Orient in March 1990 and subsequently joined non-league Southall as player-coach before spending a summer with Toronto Blizzard. After leaving Toronto he returned to England to sign for semi-pro Leatherhead.
In 1990, he publicly came out as gay in an interview with the tabloid press, becoming the only prominent player in English football so far to do so. Many former colleagues spoke out in anger against him, stating that gays had no place in a team sport, and his brother John publicly disowned him. Although he claimed that he was generally well accepted by his fellow players, he freely admitted that they would often joke maliciously about his sexual orientation, and he also became the target of constant crowd abuse because of it.
He began a trial with Newcastle United on 24 October 1991, making one first-team appearance as a sub against Peterborough United. However manager Ossie Ardiles refused to give him a permanent contract. During the match the Newcastle team dressing room was burgled, Fashanu lost cash and jewellery. He signed for Torquay United on 23 November 1991, apparently one of the few league clubs willing to give him a real chance. He hogged the limelight while at Plainmoor: in particular, his relationship with Coronation Street actress Julie Goodyear was spread over the tabloids; but he still managed to impress on the pitch, playing 21 league games that season and scoring 10 goals, though he was unable to save Torquay from suffering relegation from the Third Division.
When Ivan Golac was appointed manager of Torquay in February 1992, Fashanu was given the role of assistant manager and maintained this position at the end of the season when Golac was replaced by new manager Paul Compton.
On 13 April 1992, Fashanu received a -265 fine and a 28-day driving ban after being found guilty of speeding and failing to produce his driver's licence.
In February 1993, with Torquay battling against a second successive relegation (from the new Division Three to the GM Vauxhall Conference, Fashanu applied for the vacant post of manager following Compton's departure, but was turned down in favour of Neil Warnock. Fashanu left to play for Airdrieonians soon after, but was unable to save them from suffering relegation from the Scottish Premier Division.
He had scored 15 goals in 41 games for the Gulls, a good record given that the 2 seasons he had been with the club had both involved relegation battles.
He left Airdrie in 1993, playing in Sweden with Trelleborg, before returning to Scotland, joining Heart of Midlothian in July 1993, but had his contract terminated in February 1994 for 'unprofessional conduct' (he had attempted to sell false stories regarding him and a number of cabinet ministers to the press) and returned to the United States to coach a boys team in Georgia. He later moved to Australia to play for Adelaide City and then to New Zealand to play for Miramar Rangers F.C. in 1997, before joining Atlanta Ruckus in the spring of the same year, but was suspended for the playoffs for failure to comply with the terms of his contract. He then moved to Ellicott City, Maryland to coach the Maryland Mania, a new professional team in the second division USL A-League, following his officially announced retirement from the professional game.
Fashanu agreed an exclusive with ''The Sun'' tabloid to come out as gay. They ran the headline as ''"-1m Football Star: I AM GAY"'' on 22 October 1990.
Fashanu was interviewed for the July 1991 cover story of ''Gay Times'', where the situation was summarised as:
:"The Sun dragged out the tale with titillating stories of sexual encounters with unnamed MPs, football players and pop stars, which, he claims, were largely untrue. The revelations, nevertheless, earned him a considerable sum of money but he says he was offered even more by others who wanted him to stay in the closet. He admits that he wasn't fully prepared for the backlash that followed and his career in football ... has suffered "heavy damage". Although he's fully fit, no club has offered him a full-time contract since the story first appeared.
The tabloid interest in Fashanu gathered pace when-in a characteristically unusual twist - he started dating former Coronation Street actress Julie Goodyear, who had also recently sold stories to the press about her bisexuality; the relationship was short-lived.
In March 1998, a seventeen-year-old claimed to police that he had been sexually assaulted by Fashanu after a night of drinking. The assault was alleged to have taken place in Fashanu's apartment in Ellicott, Maryland, United States. Fashanu was questioned about this by the police on 3 April, but he was not held in custody. It was widely reported in the press that the police later arrived at his flat with a warrant to arrest him on charges of second-degree sexual assault, first-degree assault, and second-degree assault. However, Fashanu had already returned to England.
In the morning of 3 May 1998, he was found hanged in a deserted lock-up garage he had broken into, in Shoreditch, London, after visiting Chariots Roman Spa, a local gay sauna.
Fashanu was listed at number 99 in the Top 500 Lesbian and Gay Heroes in The Pink Paper, 26 September 1997, issue 500, page 15.
A decade after his death, Fashanu is still the only professional footballer in the world to disclose that he was gay, according to the BBC.
In March 2009 a football team, The Justin Fashanu All-stars, was christened at a special event in Brighton, supported by the FA. The team, named in his honour, was created by the Justin Campaign, which is a campaign against homophobia in football and promotes the inclusion of openly gay players in football.
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'''Stephen James Harmison''' MBE (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, a leading Test match fast bowler and a two-time Ashes winner. He plays county cricket for Durham. With his height (6'4") he can extract pace and bounce from most pitches. While poor form led to him being dropped from the team in New Zealand in 2007, he returned to the England side in 2008 against South Africa.
Steve Harmison was first selected for an England squad in May 2000 during the tour to England by Zimbabwe, but did not play. As part of an ECB National Academy touring team that also contained Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell and Robert Key, Harmison showed clear signs of his ability in the tour of Australia in 2001-02. In August 2002, Harmison made his Test match debut at Trent Bridge against India, replacing the injured Simon Jones.
Originally lacking somewhat in control, he bowled seven consecutive wides in the first match of the tour of Australia, against the ACB Chairman's XI's at Lilac Hill in 2002. However, promising performances later in the tour saw him named in the World Cup squad, although he didn't take to the field in any of the matches. He was then awarded with a six month central contract by the ECB, but this was not renewed in September 2003.
Despite media complaints about his ability, he was named in the England squad for the winter tour to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, partially due to injuries to other players. Harmison gave a man-of-the-match performance in the opening Test against Bangladesh, taking 9 wickets for 79 on a slow wicket, before succumbing to a back injury and missing the matches against Sri Lanka. Despite the injury, he'd done enough to be selected for the winter tour to the West Indies, and it was there he sealed his arrival, taking 7 wickets at the cost of just 12 runs as the West Indies collapsed to their lowest ever Test total of 47 all out. Harmison went on to win the Man-of-the-Series award after taking 23 wickets in the four Tests.
With the West Indies touring England in 2004, it was expected that Harmison, who had also shone in the three-match Test series against New Zealand earlier in 2004, would again be England's lead bowler, and the West Indies captain Brian Lara went as far as suggesting that England had no plan B after Harmison. However, Harmison was outshone by spin bowler Ashley Giles for the first three Tests, before he took 9 wickets in the final Test match. In that final match, he also punished the West Indies bowling with the bat, hitting three sixes and three fours in a brief innings ending at 34 not out. Harmison's bowling performance in this match took him to the top of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Cricket Ratings. In 2004, Harmison took 67 wickets in just 13 matches, at a superb average of 23.92.
Harmison disappointed with the ball on the 2004-05 England tour of South Africa, taking just 9 wickets in the Test series at the extremely high average of 73.22. During this series, he spoke frankly about his homesickness on foreign tours. However, his solid performances with the bat, including an innings high score of 42 in the 3rd Test, led some commentators to note, not altogether jokingly, that he was now making a case to be considered a tail all-rounder. Despite these disappointments, he was still named as one of five cricketers of the year by Wisden Cricketer's Almanack in 2005.
In summer 2005 Harmison was part of the England team that regained The Ashes from Australia. He started the series well, with a hostile opening spell on the first day of the 1st Test in which he cut Ricky Ponting's face with a short ball and took five wickets, including that of Ponting. Although later outshone by Flintoff and Jones, exerted pressure and claimed important wickets throughout. His most important and dazzling wicket some might say was the slower-ball yorker with which he bowled Michael Clarke. As the commentator Mark Nicholas said, 'Stephen Harmison, with a slower ball, one of the great balls. Given the batsmen, given the match, that is a staggering gamble that has paid off...' Harmison also took the final wicket of Michael Kasprowicz the next day, caught behind by Geraint Jones, to turn around an almost certain 2-0 series deficit into a tied series and with it the momentum of the series.
In July 2006, during the series against Pakistan, Harmison took 6/19 off just 13 overs in the first innings as Pakistan were skittled for just 119. In the second he again shared the 10 wickets with Monty Panesar, taking 5/57. He thus took his first 10 wicket haul in a match, taking 11/76. This came in his 45th Test match, and was the best match bowling figures at Old Trafford since Jim Laker's 19/90, exactly 50 years previously.
During the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy Harmison's form came under scrutiny, and he was dropped from England's final match against the West Indies. In November 2006, Harmison bowled the first ball of the eagerly awaited 2006-07 Ashes series at The Gabba in Brisbane, but erred by bowling a wide straight to Andrew Flintoff at second slip. After another below par performance in Adelaide he would find some form in Perth with 4/48 in the 1st innings.
On 21 December 2006, three months before the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Harmison announced his retirement from One Day International cricket after being left out of the squad for the one-day series in Australia. In October 2007, Harmison travelled to South Africa to play domestic cricket before heading to Sri Lanka as part of the England Test squad. After a shaky start, however, he suffered a back injury on the first day of the second warm up match, having taken one wicket. He was not included in the squad for the first test, however he took three wickets in the second. On 21 August 2008, it was announced that Harmison would return to playing One Day International cricket against South Africa.
On 7 August 2008 Harmison returned to the England Test team for the Fourth Test match versus South Africa. He took two wickets for 49 runs in helping England to dismiss South Africa for 194 on the first day of the match. Harmison's first ball (the first ball of the match) nearly took a wicket (see picture). In England's first innings Harmison hit a career high Test match score of 49 not out (59 balls,8 fours). He ran fellow teammate Monty Panesar out trying to reach 50. After the Test series on the 21st of August, Harmison came out of ODI retirement after being persuaded by the new England captain, Kevin Pietersen. On his ODI return versus South Africa on 22 August, he took two wickets for 43 runs, this was crucial in England winning the match.
On 7 August 2009, exactly one year after his previous return, Harmison was selected to play in the 4th Ashes Test at Headingley, replacing the injured Andrew Flintoff. In this Test, he equalled Michael Atherton's record for the most Test ducks scored by an Englishman (20), caught behind off Peter Siddle as England collapsed to 102 all out against Australia's seam bowling attack. Whereas Atherton had played 115 tests, Harmison achieved the feat in his 62nd test. He also took the wicket of Simon Katich caught in the gully for a duck in the second over of Australia's innings. He had bowled well to a supportive audience, and should have had Michael Clarke late on in the first day but the appeal was turned down. He went on to take the wicket of Australian keeper Brad Haddin. In his second innings Harmison made 19 no out off 28 balls but could not prevent the Australians from totalling 445 and proceeding to an innings victory. Harmison went on to play in the 5th Test at the Oval; on the final day of the series, Harmison claimed the three penultimate wickets to fall, including those of Peter Siddle and Stuart Clark with consecutive deliveries, both caught after attempting to play to the leg side, to create a unique opportunity to win the Ashes with a hat-trick (Ben Hilfenhaus successfully blocked the hat-trick ball). England won by 197 runs to take the series 2-1.
Stephen Harmison is married to Hayley and they have three daughters, Emily Alice, Abbie Meg and Isabel Grace, and a son, Charlie. His younger brother Ben currently plays first class cricket for Durham County Cricket Club.
In the 2006 New Year Honours List, Stephen Harmison was awarded the MBE for his role in the successful 2005 Ashes squad.
As a teenager, Harmison played for his local football team, Ashington A.F.C., before deciding to concentrate on cricket.
He is a life long supporter of Newcastle United F.C
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'''Eyal Berkovic''' , also spelled ''Berkovich'', born 2 April 1972 in Regba, Israel) is a former Israeli footballer. He played as a midfielder.
Although not a frequent scorer, he has been known to score crucial goals, some of which have been quite spectacular. Hailed by many for his intelligence and ability to avoid tackles and fouls from defenders, he is considered to be one of Israel's best football players. Because of his amazing assists, he is known in Israel by the nickname ''Ha-Kossem'' (lit. "The Magician").
Aside from his footballing talent, Berkovic is also known for his temperament. He has had several clashes with team-mates, most notably the Israeli footballers Reuven Atar and Eli Ohana, Kevin Keegan (his manager when at Manchester City), and Welsh striker John Hartson. His autobiography ''Ha-Kosem'' sparked controversy with the Israeli football scene because of the sharp and straight criticism of many of its figures.
He is the older brother of footballer Nir Berkovic.
Berkovic started his career at Maccabi Haifa in 1989, playing there until 1996. During his time with the club he won league titles in 1990-91 and 1993-94, and the State Cup three times, including a 'double' in the 1990-91 season. His performances for the club earned him a call-up to the Israeli national team as well as the MVP award for the 1993-94 season.
For the 1996-97 season, Berkovic signed on a season-long loan for English club Southampton. He proved to be a big influence, and was a major part of the famous 6-3 victory over Manchester United, as he scored twice and got three assists.
The next season he was signed by West Ham United for -1.75 million, for whom he played for two seasons, appearing in 64 games. Striker John Hartson had a prolific season that term for West Ham helped by Berkovic's assists. In a training ground bust-up between the two, Hartson kicked Berkovic in the face, after the Israeli midfielder had punched Hartson in the leg as he attempted to help Berkovic to his feet after a crunching tackle. The incident was captured on camera. Hartson was fined for the incident.
Soon after the incident he was then signed for -5.75 million by Celtic, who were at that point coached by John Barnes. He played for the Scottish club for two years scoring ten goals but Martin O'Neill left him out of the team when he took over the Glasgow giants as manager and Berkovic returned to England to join Blackburn Rovers on loan for the 2000-01 season, where he scored twice against QPR
His first game for the blue half of Manchester saw him score in a man of the match display against Watford. In his second game for the team he contracted an injury which prompted the team to sign an additional playmaker in the form of Ali Benarbia. When Eyal returned the City team began to play with both playmakers in a 3-5-2 formation with Kevin Horlock operating in the anchor midfield position. This was a successful formation earning City promotion in a most emphatic style. In an FA Cup game against then-Premiership team Ipswich Town F.C. Berkovic scored a volley goal set up by Ali Benarbia from a corner and City duly beat the team in the league above them 4-1. The following season when City were in the Premiership Berkovic was instrumental in a 3-1 victory over local rivals Manchester United, a team he had also helped Southampton demolish 6-3 in the 1996-97 season scoring two goals. The tactic of playing with two playmakers was continued in the Premiership but although City were playing well, results were not too favourable to begin with and Keegan decided that he would play with only one playmaker and that that would be Berkovic. Berkovic was voted as Manchester City's player of the season in 2002-03 in the club's magazine by former player and radio personality Gary Owen and was also described by Keegan as 'world class'.
Despite becoming a firm favourite with the fans, a fallout with manager Kevin Keegan saw him transferred to Portsmouth for the 2003-04 season. Ironically his first game for Pompey was against Manchester City whom he helped beat 4-2. After the game he publicly lambasted Kevin Keegan stating that:He also stated that Keegan ''had lost the dressing room'' and that the Manchester City players no longer believed in their manager . Keegan responded publicly by saying:
Berkovic soon established himself in the first team at Pompey where he was reunited with former West Ham United manager Harry Redknapp, and became a vital part of their drive for Premier League survival, scoring his first goal against Tottenham Hotspur.
However, despite scoring twice against Fulham in the league
Berkovic has played 82 caps and scored 14 goals for the Israeli national team, but was left out of the World Cup 2006 qualifying campaign by coach Avraham Grant.
He announced his retirement from professional football on 7 May 2006. In the summer of 2006 he was appointed as the general manager of Maccabi Netanya. However he was manager only for two months and did not even have the chance to manage the team in season games. He stated that he ''left the job due to poor professional relations with Daniel Jammer'' (who is the club's owner and chairman). Berkovic had been an active manager in the transfer market during his two months signing fifteen players including Mazuwa Nsumbu, Liran Strauber and Itay Shechter.
Yossi Benayoun has stated that Eyal Berkovic was a contributing factor in his move to English Premier League side West Ham United, Berkovic's former club. He joined the newly promoted West Ham in 2005 and shocked Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce who had offered Benayoun a much bigger wage and were in the running for Champions League places.
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'''Martin James Allen''' (born 18 August 1965) is a former football player and manager. In January 2010 he was appointed part-time scout for Queens Park Rangers.
In his playing career he was known as 'Mad Dog', he played for Queens Park Rangers, signing professional in 1983 and spending six years at Loftus Road and played in the 1986 League Cup Final against Oxford United, before a -670,000 move to West Ham United. He played in their promotion teams of 1991 and 1993.
Allen stayed with the Hammers until 1995 when he made a -500,000 switch to Portsmouth after a successful loan spell at Fratton Park. After three frustrating years with Pompey, which took in a brief loan stint at Southend United, he hung up his boots and began a coaching career. He was a combative midfield player.
His cousins, Paul Allen, Bradley Allen and Clive Allen were also footballers, as was his uncle Les Allen. His father Dennis Allen played for Reading as well as Charlton Athletic and Bournemouth and died in 1995 at the age of 56.
Allen began his management career as an assistant manager at hometown club Reading, where he joined Alan Pardew when the Royals were in the relegation zone. The team produced championship form in their closing 20 fixtures, winning 12 and drawing 4 to secure a top 10 finish. Two years later they won promotion to Division One.
Allen's first full manager role was at Conference side Barnet, from March 2003 to March 2004. He succeeded from Peter Shreeves, to whom he was assistant manager from March 2002. Allen built a team from scratch in pre-season of the 2003-04 campaign. The team shot straight to the top end of the table, however Allen left for Brentford with a few weeks of the season remaining in a move that disappointed many Barnet fans. Under the guidance of new manager Paul Fairclough, the Bees made the play-offs but were beaten in the semi-finals by Shrewsbury Town.
Allen had a good run at Brentford, saving the club from relegation from League One in his first season. In the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons he took Brentford to the play-offs, but they were eliminated by Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City respectively. He also took Brentford to the fifth round of the FA Cup in two consecutive years, going out to Southampton in the 2004-05 season, losing 3-1 after a 2-2 draw at St Mary's, and to Charlton Athletic 3-1 in the 2005-06 season. He also was in charge of one of the major giant killings in the fourth round in the 2005-06 season, beating Sunderland 2-1.
At Brentford, he proved to be a very popular manager with the fans and an object of curiosity to opponents and media alike due to his unconventional managerial methods, which seem to have paid off due to the relative success Brentford had under him on a limited budget. For example, he participated in a 25 mile sponsored bike ride on November 2005 to raise funds for Brentford.
Allen then dropped down a level to manage League Two team Milton Keynes Dons for the 2006-07 season, a club with heavy financial backing and ambitions from owner Pete Winkelman, albeit one that had been in severe decline for the past few years and had dropped from the Championship to League Two in three seasons. Allen managed to arrest the club's decline and took his team to the play-offs, but lost in the semi-finals to Shrewsbury Town.
In May 2007, Allen became the new manager at Championship side Leicester City,
On 14 August, Mandari was already close to signing striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on a free transfer after his release by Charlton Athletic. But when Hasselbaink arrived in Leicester to complete a medical, Allen intervened and the deal collapsed.
After leaving Leicester, Allen declared his interest in managing , which eventually went to Maurice Malpas.
Allen was appointed as manager of Cheltenham Town on 15 September 2008, on a three year contract.
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'''Hogan Phillip Ephraim''' (born 31 March 1988) is an English football player. He plays for Queens Park Rangers. He is a graduate of the West Ham United Academy and an England Under-19 international. His primary position is as a winger but he can also play as a Forward.
Ephraim joined West Ham as a trainee in July 2004 making one substitute appearance for the Hammers first team during the 2005-06 season in the League Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday in September 2005
He returned to West Ham in November 2007, having made 13 league appearances for QPR, scoring two goals.
He joined Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee on 2 January 2008, signing a three and a half year contract.
On 26 November 2009 Hogan joined Football League One leaders Leeds United on loan until 1 January 2010.
Ephraim has represented England at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 levels. He is also eligible to play for Nigeria or the Republic of Ireland. He scored four goals in an England under-17s match against Russia
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'''Roger William Byrne''' (8 February 1929 - 6 February 1958), was an English footballer and a captain of Manchester United F.C.
He was one of the eight Manchester United players that lost their lives in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958. He made 33 appearances for the England team, and was captain of Manchester United from the 1953-54 season onwards, the legendary Busby Babes era, playing as a full-back of the traditional style, similar to a modern day sweeper. He had previously been fielded at wing-half and outside left and it was a testament to his versatility that, despite being naturally right sided, he should have been a success in a variety of positions.
Byrne was never considered the most gifted of footballers. His tackling could be suspect and his aerial ability was described as no better than average, but his incredible work ethic and footballing intelligence allowed him to position himself and react to danger swiftly. Innovatively, he was also adept at making forward runs and joining attacks at a time when full-backs were expected only to stand back and defend. Perhaps his best asset was his ability to inspire players with his charismatic leadership. Even today, he is counted among one of Manchester United's greatest captains.
He gained League Championship medals in 1952, 1956 and 1957, and was a FA Cup runner-up to Aston Villa in 1957.
Byrne was also a regular member of Walter Winterbottom's England team during the 1950s and was expected to captain the national team at the 1958 World Cup.
He was only 28 when he died in the Munich air disaster, and on arriving home he would have received the news that his wife Joy was expecting their first child. Eight months after his death, Roger's son Roger junior was born, and during the 1970s was a ball boy at Old Trafford.
Several sources report his date of birth as ''September 8, 1929'', they include :-
Arthur, Max: "The Busby Babes : Men of Magic", page 115. Mainstream Publishing, 1998
Roberts, J: "The Team That Wouldn't Die - The Story of the Busby Babes", page 70. Methuen, 1988;
Arthur, M: "The Manchester United Aircrash", page 16. Mainstream Publishing, 1983.
A 25th Anniversary Commemorative edition of the Manchester Evening News, entitled "We Remember: Munich 1958-1983", also states on page 9 that Byrne was born in September 1929.
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'''Mark Jones''' (15 June 1933 - 6 February 1958) was an English footballer and one of eight Manchester United players to lose their lives in the Munich air disaster. Born in Wombwell, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire in 1933, he was the club's first-choice centre half for much of the 1950s and collected two League Championship winner's medals.
He missed the 1957 FA Cup Final defeat to Aston Villa because of an eye injury, and looked set for an international call-up which many sources believe would surely have come his way had he not perished at Munich.
Jones is buried in Wombwell near Barnsley, his birthplace. He was survived by his wife, June, and their two-year-old son, Gary. His daughter, Lynne, was born four months after the Munich air disaster, and June later re-married to a man called Herbert Barker. She died in December 2007.
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'''Edward "Eddie" Colman''' (1 November 1936 - 6 February 1958) was an English football player and one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster.
Colman was born in Salford, Lancashire and joined Manchester United's youth team on leaving school in the summer of 1952. He became a first-team member during the 1955-56 season. Over the next two-and-a-half years he made 107 first-team appearances, scoring two goals, the second of which came in the first leg of the fateful European Cup quarter-final tie against Red Star Belgrade. In his time at United, he was nicknamed "''Snakehips''" for his trademark body swerve.
Aged 21 years and 3 months, he was the youngest person to die in the Munich air disaster. An accommodation building at the University of Salford is named after him - the Eddie Colman Court is a block of flats located near the main campus.
A statue of Colman was erected at his graveside in Weaste Cemetery, Salford, after his death, but it was badly damaged by vandals and after being repaired was placed in the home of his father Dick, who died in October 1986 at the age of 76 and is buried alongside Eddie as well as Eddie's mother Elizabeth, who died in November 1971 at the age of 62.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Taylor''' (29 January 1932 - 6 February 1958) was an English footballer, who was known for his aerial ability. He was one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster.
Taylor began his career playing for a local coal mining team at the colliery where he worked. At the age of just 16, local scouts offered him the chance to play for Barnsley, whom he joined in July 1949. He made his first team debut on 7 October 1950, in a 3-1 home win against Grimsby Town.
After scoring 26 goals in 44 games at Barnsley, who had been unable to progress beyond the Second Division, Taylor was transferred to defending First Division champions Manchester United in March 1953 for a fee of -29,999 (Matt Busby did not want to burden young Taylor as being a -30,000 pounds player-. So taking out his wallet, he pulled from it a 1 pound note and handed it to the lady who had been serving up the teas in the Boardroom).
He got off to a great start, scoring twice on his debut. By the end of the 1952-53 season, Taylor had scored seven goals in his first 11 games for United. He eventually led the team to league titles in 1955-56 and 1956-57 and scored in the 1957 FA Cup Final, when United were denied the double as they lost 2-1 to Aston Villa (winners of the competition for a then record seventh time). Such was Taylor's worth that Matt Busby decided to reject an offer of -65,000 for him from Internazionale in 1957. Had the deal gone through, then it would have broken the world transfer record.
Tommy was arguably the greatest centre-forward to play for England, let alone Manchester United, of this era. He was certainly one of the most underrated of all-time and his scoring record would have been staggering in any era. For United he managed two goals every three matches; put another way, he found the net once every two hours or so that he spent on a football pitch. Yet when the all-time greats are mentioned, his name does not always crop up outside Old Trafford circles.
At the time of his emergence, many saw Taylor as the perfect eventual replacement for the ageing Nat Lofthouse in the England side. In all, he played 19 times for England, scoring 16 goals.
Taylor died instantly in the Munich air disaster, and at the time was engaged to his fiance Carol.
He is buried at Monk Bretton Cemetery in his hometown Barnsley.
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'''William Augustine Whelan''' (born 1 April 1935 in Dublin - 6 February 1958), also known as '''Billy Whelan''' or '''Liam Whelan''', was an Irish footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who were killed in the Munich air disaster. He was 22 years old when he died.
Whelan was a devout Roman Catholic who came from a large family; his father John had died in 1943, when Whelan was eight years old. He was not a confident flyer and just before the aeroplane took off from Munich, he was heard to say: "''If this is the end, then I'm ready for it''".
Whelan began his career with Home Farm before joining Manchester United.
He made 98 first-team appearances between August 1955 and February 1958, scoring 52 goals. He had previously played for Irish club Home Farm, and was a regular in the Republic of Ireland national team.
On 8 December 2006 the railway bridge on Faussagh Road/Dowth Avenue junction in Cabra, Dublin 7 close to Dalymount Park was renamed in his honour. The campaign to have the bridge renamed was initiated and organised by members of the Cabra, GAA club, Naomh Fionbarra (gaelic spelling) (St. Finbarr's) and sanctioned by Dublin City Council in early 2006. It is close to St. Attracta Road, the street in which he was born. The unveiling ceremony was performed by Whelan's Manchester United team mate at the time of the aircrash, Sir Bobby Charlton.
On 4 February 2008, the Irish national postal body An Post issued a 55c postage stamp for the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster showing a photo of Liam Whelan.
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'''David Pegg''' (20 September 1935 - 6 February 1958) was an English footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958. He was the club's first-choice outside left and had collected two League Championship winner's medals in the two seasons leading up to the Munich air disaster.
He was capped once for the England national football team, his solitary appearance coming in 1957.
He was tipped by many to succeed the ageing Tom Finney in the England team. Still only 22 years old when he died, he was one of the youngest people to die out of the 23 who lost their lives at Munich. He was born in the village of Highfields, north of Doncaster and he was buried in the nearby Redhouse Cemetery. A memorial chair was dedicated in his memory at St. George's Church in Highfields and when that church was closed the chair was moved to All Saints' Church in Woodlands which now serves both villages.
Pegg's sister, Mrs Irene Beevers, contributed to a 1998 ITV documentary, ''Munich: End of a Dream'', which commemorated the 40th anniversary of the tragedy.
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'''Geoffrey "Geoff" Bent''' (27 September 1932 - 6 February 1958) was an English footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster.
Bent was born in Salford, Lancashire, and joined United on leaving school in the summer of 1948. After several seasons playing in the reserve and youth sides, he became a professional in 1951 and over the decade made 12 league appearances as full-back cover for Roger Byrne on the left and Bill Foulkes on the right.
He did not play any first-team games during the 1957-58 season, and only travelled to Belgrade as cover for Roger Byrne - who had not been expected to play in the match due to injury, but still did.
Geoff, who is buried in St. John's Churchyard in Bolton Road (A666), Pendlebury (just over the Salford/Swinton & Pendlebury boundary at Irlams o' th' Height), had become a father just four months before his death on the birth of his daughter Karen. His widow, Marion, is still alive and contributed to a 1998 ITV documentary, ''Munich: End of a Dream'', which marked the 40th anniversary of the tragedy.
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'''Anthony''' "'''Tony'''" '''Parkes''' (born 5 May 1949) is an English former professional footballer. After retiring, he became a coach. He was most recently caretaker manager at Blackpool. It was the seventh such role of his coaching career, having performed the role on six occasions for .
Parkes was a midfielder who started his career in non-league football at Buxton in 1969 before moving to Blackburn Rovers in 1970 where he spent the rest of his playing career. He played a total of 350 league games and scored 38 goals for Rovers before retiring in 1982.
After retiring Parkes stayed with Blackburn, joining their coaching staff under Bobby Saxton, where he became assistant manager. He stood in as caretaker manager for the club six times, taking over from Bobby Saxton (1986-1987), Don Mackay (1991), Ray Harford (1996-1997), Roy Hodgson (1998), Brian Kidd (1999-2000) and Graeme Souness (2004) after their departures. He left Rovers in November 2004, after 34 years at the club, following then-manager Mark Hughes' decision to bring in his own backroom team. Parkes criticised the club after he learned of his sacking from his daughter, who had heard the news on the radio, saying, "Usually Blackburn do it the right way, but they got it wrong. I think I deserve a bit more respect than to have my daughter telling me she's just heard it on the radio."
Parkes became Blackpool's assistant manager in December 2005, shortly after Simon Grayson was appointed as caretaker manager, and he helped the club win promotion to the the Championship in the 2006-07 season after a successful play-off final against Yeovil Town at Wembley. On 4 March 2008, he signed a new contract, keeping him at Bloomfield Road until 2010.
In December 2008, Parkes was installed as a caretaker manager for the seventh time in his career, after Grayson resigned from his position as Blackpool manager to join Leeds United. Blackpool's first-team coach, Steve Thompson, took over Parkes' role as assistant manager. After his first game in charge, a 1-1 Boxing Day draw against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, Parkes revealed that the Blackpool board is willing to give him the job full-time, with Thompson continuing as his assistant, if the team continue to perform as they did under Grayson.
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'''Yakubu Aiyegbeni''' (born 22 November 1982 in Benin City, Nigeria), nicknamed "'''The Yak'''"
A powerful pacy striker, Yakubu started his career in Portugal with Gil Vicente, he was then bought by Israeli team Maccabi Haifa, who loaned him for one season to Hapoel Kfar Saba. He also had a loan spell at Dynamo Kiev but failed to make an appearance for the club. After returning to Haifa, he won two championships and had an excellent scoring record with the club, both in the domestic and international competitions, breaking several club records. He came to England and trained with Derby County but could not obtain a work permit at the time. After scoring 7 goals in 8 European Cup appearances (including a hat-trick against Olympiacos and another against Manchester United) in the 2002-03 season UEFA Champions League, Yakubu moved to English club Portsmouth in January 2003
His goals helped fire Portsmouth to the Division One title, scoring at a rate of one goal every two games.
During the club's debut Premier League season, in which they finished 13th, he scored 16 times in 35 starts, including 4 in a single game as Portsmouth defeated Middlesbrough 5-1 on the final day of the season. During the summer of 2004 several other Premiership teams were interested in purchasing Yakubu for up to -10 million, but he chose to stay and help consolidate the club's Premiership position. His final goal for Portsmouth in May 2005 before he left the club - the equaliser in a 1-1 home draw to Bolton Wanderers in the penulitimate league game of the season - was the goal that ensured Portsmouth would not be relegated from Premiership in the 2004-05 season.
After the 2004-05 season, he transferred from Portsmouth to Middlesbrough for a -7.5 million fee. Yakubu scored the only goal of the game with a penalty in the first leg of the UEFA Cup last 16 round at home against A.S. Roma, giving Middlesbrough a 1-0 victory, who later went through on away goals. He played for Middlesbrough in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final.
His transfer from Portsmouth to Middlesbrough in July 2005 is one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns because of the lack of co-operation from agents Pinhas Zahavi and Barry Silkman
Yakubu was transferred to Everton in August 2007 for a fee of -11.25m.
Yakubu travelled to Ghana in early 2008 to compete in the Cup of Nations. Following Nigeria's exit from the competition Yakubu was late in returning to his club, and as a result was dropped by manager David Moyes once back in England.
Yakubu scored his 100th goal in English football in a league game at West Bromwich Albion early in the Premier League 2008-09 season.
Carling Cup with a typically cool-headed finish. Everton fans like to sing ''Feed the yak and he will score!'' He came on for Jo in first half injury time and scored an equaliser with his first touch to bring Everton level at Stamford Bridge
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'''Taribo West''' (born 26 March 1974) is a former Nigerian professional footballer. West was a member of the Nigeria national team in two World Cups. He is also known for the various unusual and colourful hairstyles that he has sported over the years.
Taribo moved to France in January 1993 spending four and half years at Auxerre. He was part of a successful team that won the league championship and two French Cups.
Clearly the exposure helped Taribo, as he moved on to Internazionale, where he played a vital role in capturing the UEFA Cup title in 1998.
Taribo found himself at the centre of heated transfer speculation at then end of the 1998-99 season following clashes with former Inter coach, Mircea Lucescu. Once Marcello Lippi took over the club, it became apparent that Taribo had to move on. After many months of talks with various clubs, including Newcastle United, Liverpool, Ajax and Juventus, Taribo joined Inter's rivals, AC Milan. He has helped them to secure a berth in next season's UEFA Champions League.
Subsequently, West had unassuming brief spells with Derby County and Kaiserslautern.
Taribo was again playing the spotlight of Europe when he was acquired by Partizan from Serbia. With Partizan, Taribo played a crucial role in defence under then manager Lothar Matthus and helped Partizan get to the UEFA Champions League group stages where they were drawn in a group with Real Madrid, Porto and Olympique de Marseille.
After that, in early August 2004, he signed a one-year contract with Al-Arabi.
In 2005, Derby County fans sent shirts to West's hometown in Nigeria in a campaign backed by BBC Radio Derby.
In August 2005, West was signed by then Championship side Plymouth Argyle, but only made 4 appearances and scored no goals.
On August 18, 2007 West signed a one-year contract with Iranian club Paykan, but failed to make a start with the club, having his contract terminated by mutual consent only three months later.
It was widely believed that West had returned to football in early 2008, when he signed for the Spanish Segunda Divisin side Xerez. However, it was revealed by the BBC three days later that the president of the club flatly refuted these allegations, leaving many puzzled as to why West made this bizarre claim.
He has been capped 41 times by the Nigeria national team and played in the 1998 and (all matches and minutes) and 2002 FIFA World Cup (two appearances).
He was also a member of the Nigerian team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
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'''Neil Jason Shipperley''' (born 30 October 1974 in Chatham, Kent) is a retired English professional footballer, who played as a centre forward. He is currently manager of Bedfont of the Combined Counties League
A large, powerful, courageous, honest and brave forward who was surprisingly mobile for a big man and was particular good with his back to goal, Shipperley lived in Hillingdon, Middlesex and attended Bishopshalt School. He is the son of Dave Shipperley, who played for many years at centre back for Charlton Athletic and Gillingham.
Shipperley began his career as a trainee at Chelsea on leaving school in 1991 and was an occasional member of the first team. He was loaned out to Watford during the autumn of 1994, and soon after returning to Stamford Bridge, he was transferred to Southampton, in January 1995.
He was signed for the Saints by Alan Ball for a record fee of -1.5 million.He seemed to be fairly settled in the first team but, following Ball's departure, new manager Graeme Souness recruited Norwegian Egil stenstad and, after two years at The Dell, Shipperley left the Premiership club for Division One promotion chasers Crystal Palace in October 1996, for a fee of -1 million. During his time with the Saints he won his first England under-21 cap, earning seven in all.
He helped Palace win promotion to the Premiership at the end of the 1996-97 season, but was unable to save them from going straight back after just one season. Next stop was at newly promoted Nottingham Forest, who also went down within a year of promotion. At Forest he scored once against future club Wimbledon.
The following season, 1999-00, Shipperley was playing for Barnsley, scoring 31 goals from 88 appearances in two seasons before moving to Wimbledon and forming a strong partnership with David Connolly during 2002-03, which produced nearly 50 second level goals. When Wimbledon went into receivership, Shipperley chose to remain at Selhurst Park, transferring back to Crystal Palace (Wimbledon had been groundsharing with the Eagles), and during the 2003-04 season he captained them to promotion to the top level, scoring in the play-off semi-final home win over Sunderland, and the winning goal in the final victory over West Ham United.
However, Shipperley rarely featured in the subsequent campaign, with England international Andy Johnson preferred. After Palace were relegated, Shipperley moved to Sheffield United on a free transfer in July 2005, scoring 11 goals in 39 appearances in his debut season, helping them to promotion to the Premiership. Injuries made it difficult for an individual impact in the top flight season, and he was one of several United players transfer-listed in December 2006.
On 15 January 2007, his contract with Sheffield United was terminated by mutual consent. He then signed a four-month contract with Brentford, eight days later.Despite a promising start, Shipperley failed to score in his eleven appearances for Brentford, and on 25 April 2007 announced his retirement from professional football.
On 20 May 2009, it was announced that Shipperley had become manager of Bedfont in the Combined Counties League.
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'''Henry James "Harry" Redknapp''' (born 2 March 1947) is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management starting way back in 1983 with Bournemouth. He is the current manager of Tottenham Hotspur, a club in the English Premier League.
He had previously managed A.F.C. Bournemouth, West Ham United, Portsmouth, Southampton and Portsmouth in a second spell. While in his second spell at Portsmouth, he managed the side to win the 2008 FA Cup. This was his first and so far only major trophy as a player or manager.
His son, Jamie Redknapp, played under him at Bournemouth and at Southampton. He is also uncle to Chelsea player Frank Lampard, who played under him at West Ham United.
Redknapp was born in Poplar, London At the age of 11 while playing for East London Schools football he was spotted by Dickie Walker a Tottenham Hotspur scout. From there Harry grew up in the Tottenham youth ranks playing at Cheshunt, meeting the likes of Bill Nicholson, Dave Mackay and Danny Blanchflower. At the age of 15 Redknapp moved to West Ham and played along side Bobby Moore. In a 2008 interview he stated as part of a tribute to Tom Finney: "I was a big Arsenal fan as a kid and I remember seeing him play against Tommy Docherty one night". However, after being appointed Tottenham manager later that year he stressed his Tottenham connections as well, stating: "I am a big follower of the history of the game and Tottenham have been a great club over the years. I followed Tottenham, I trained there as an 11-year-old, 12-year-old so I know the history of the club. It is a big, big club."
Redknapp began his management with a spell as player-assistant manager of North American Soccer League side Seattle Sounders from 1976 to 1979, before a spell assisting his former West Ham team-mate Bobby Moore at Isthmian League club Oxford City.
At the beginning of the 1982-83 season Redknapp took up his first major coaching role as assistant manager to David Webb at AFC Bournemouth, six years after leaving the club as a player. Redknapp applied for the manager's job when Webb moved to Torquay United partway through that season, but was overlooked in favour of Don Megson. Megson did not last long in the position and was sacked in late 1983 with the Cherries in trouble near the foot of the Third Division, and Redknapp was handed the manager's position.
In his first season at the helm, Redknapp helped Bournemouth escape the drop to the bottom rung of the Football League. Bournemouth also caused a shock in the FA Cup when they beat holders Manchester United in the third round. After a couple of seasons of consolidation in mid-table, everything clicked in the 1986-87 season. Bournemouth won the Third Division title in style, gaining a club record 97 points as they held off the challenge of Middlesbrough.
After two years at this level, Bournemouth were relegated at the end of their third season. Bournemouth were in 13th position on 3 March, but injuries, which depleted the squad, combined with a catastrophic loss of form, meant that they won only one more game for the rest of that season, and were relegated on 5 May after a 1-0 defeat at Dean Court against Leeds United.
In June 1990, whilst watching the World Cup in Italy, Redknapp was involved in a car crash with Bournemouth's managing director Brian Tiler, who died along with four other people. Though Redknapp made a full recovery (apart from being permanently without a sense of smell), he decided to have a rest from football.1991-92 season.
For the next season he was appointed assistant manager to Billy Bonds at West Ham United, another of his former clubs. However, in August 1994, the board decided to turn control of the team over to Redknapp and move Bonds into an administrative role. In the end, Bonds resigned completely from the club, leaving Redknapp in sole charge.
Just months before being promoted to the manager's seat at Upton Park, he was linked with the managerial vacancy at Southampton after the departure of previous manager Ian Branfoot, but the job went to Alan Ball instead.
Redknapp helped to stabilise the club and establish it in the Premier League, and also helped bring through a number of young players from the club's academy, including Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole, Michael Carrick and his nephew Frank Lampard coming through the ranks. However, Redknapp also made mistakes in the foreign market with the signings of Marco Boogers, and Florin Raducioiu proving to be expensive flops.
Nevertheless, West Ham finished eighth in 1998, and then enjoyed their second best ever top flight finish of fifth place and qualification for the Intertoto Cup. In the 1999-2000 season West Ham won the Intertoto Cup and qualified for the UEFA Cup but failed to match their performances in the league, which could be put down to the extra games played. Redknapp left West Ham on 9 May 2001, one game before the end of the 2000-01 season. For some time it was unconfirmed whether he resigned or was sacked but Redknapp shed new light on the true circumstances in October 2007:
Redknapp soon re-emerged as Director of Football at Portsmouth in summer 2001. However, after the club's poor form he replaced manager Graham Rix in March 2002. Redknapp managed the club to the Division One title in the 2002-03 season, gaining promotion to the Premier League, replacing his former club West Ham.
Redknapp kept Portsmouth in the Premier League in the 2003-04 season, but had a dispute with Portsmouth's owner Milan Mandari over his assistant Jim Smith. Redknapp had another disagreement with Mandaric over the appointment of Velimir Zajec as Director of Football and resigned as Portsmouth's manager in November 2004.
A few weeks after his departure at Portsmouth, Redknapp became manager of Southampton, a move which infuriated Portsmouth's supporters as the two clubs are rivals. Redknapp was tasked with keeping Southampton in the Premier League but ultimately was unable to achieve this, ending Southampton's 27 year spell in the top flight. Redknapp remained in charge for the 2005-06 Championship season but was unable to establish consistency needed to make Southampton promotion contenders. Redknapp was also unhappy with chairman Rupert Lowe's appointment of Sir Clive Woodward to the club's coaching staff. After being repeatedly linked with a return to Portsmouth after they sacked Alain Perrin, Redknapp resigned as Southampton's manager in early December 2005. Lowe quoted Redknapp as referring to Portsmouth as his "spiritual home".
Redknapp returned to Portsmouth on 7 December 2005 with the club threatened by relegation to the Championship, although not in the relegation zone. At first it looked like Redknapp would be heading for a second successive relegation, but a fine run of form at the end of the season, aided by the takeover of Portsmouth by Alexandre Gaydamak (which provided Redknapp with more money), ensured Portsmouth's survival. In the following season, Redknapp led Portsmouth to a ninth placed finish which was the club's highest league finish since the 1950s. In October 2007, Redknapp signed a new contract at Portsmouth lasting until 2011.
In January 2008 it emerged through the media that Redknapp was offered the vacant manager's job at Newcastle United following the sacking of Sam Allardyce. Redknapp had apparently declined the job, stating "I have a job to do to take this club forward and to walk away would not have been the right thing to do." It was later stated by Newcastle chairman Christopher Mort that Redknapp "was interviewed for the job but he was only one of a number of people we were speaking to at that time", and at the time of Redknapp's interview the club had already been in secret talks with the eventual appointee, Kevin Keegan, for a week.
On 8 March, he led Portsmouth to an FA Cup quarter final victory over Manchester United, completing a hat-trick of FA Cup wins over Manchester United, and followed this with a semi-final victory over West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium on 5 April. He guided the club to their first FA Cup Final in 69 years, where they beat Cardiff City, on 17 May 2008, to win The FA Cup 1-0, thanks to a goal scored by Nwankwo Kanu.
Following the sacking of Juande Ramos by Tottenham Hotspur, the club announced that Redknapp had agreed to take over as the new manager at Spurs. This was confirmed by Redknapp himself in an interview with Sam Matterface on Sky Sports News 26 October 2008. Tottenham paid -5 million in compensation to Portsmouth for letting Redknapp go. When he took over Tottenham had only two points from the first eight games in the league but in his first two weeks in charge he took the club out of the relegation zone, winning ten out of the twelve points available with wins against Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and Manchester City and a draw against North London rivals Arsenal. In January 2009, Redknapp signed five new players in order to add quality and depth to his squad. He brought back Jermain Defoe from his old club Portsmouth for -15.75m, Honduran midfielder Wilson Palacios from Wigan Athletic for -12m, long-serving Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini joined on a free transfer, ex-Spurs player Pascal Chimbonda returned to White Hart Lane from Sunderland for a fee in the region of -3m and Robbie Keane, who like Chimbonda and Defoe had only left Spurs within the last year, re-joined after an unsuccessful spell at Liverpool for an initial fee of -12m.
In March 2009, Redknapp led Spurs to the League Cup final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester United. On 21 March, after beating Chelsea, Spurs moved into the top half of the table for the first time since Martin Jol was in charge. He eventually led Tottenham to a finish of eighth place in the table narrowly missing out on a Europa League place.
On 19 September 2006, Redknapp was shown on camera by BBC Panorama taking part in what appeared to be an interest in approaching a player illegally. Redknapp denies his conversation about then-Blackburn Rovers player Andy Todd with the soccer agent Peter Harrison amounted to "tapping up" or illegally approaching the player. Redknapp referred to Todd as a "tough bastard" during the conversation and suggested that he would be interested in signing the player on a full time basis if he was available. Redknapp told the BBC that he has never taken a bung and had given Kevin Bond no reason to think otherwise and that he considers himself to be "One million percent innocent".
In the final report of the Stevens inquiry published in June 2007, the only criticism of Redknapp concerned his ownership of a racehorse named "Double Fantasy" thought to have been given to him by the agent Willie McKay, which has aroused some suspicion. Redknapp told the inquiry that it was possible that he did own the horse but insisted that he had not made any money out of it because the horse was a failure and never won a race.
On 28 November 2007, Redknapp, along with Portsmouth Managing Director Peter Storrie, former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandari, agent Willie McKay and footballer Amdy Faye had been arrested by City of London Police suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting.
Following further investigation by HM Revenue & Customs as part of the corruption enquiry, in January 2010, Redknapp was charged with two counts of cheating the public revenue, along with Milan Mandari. The charge relates to a payment from Mandari to Redknapp via a bank account in Monaco. He will appear at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on February 11.
Redknapp returned to Portsmouth to receive the Freedom of the City in a ceremony on 28 October 2008. As this event took place two days after his departure for Tottenham, he received a mixed reception from the Portsmouth fans, despite having led Portsmouth FC to a long-awaited trophy in the 2008 FA Cup.
According to Portsmouth, the official records have missed some of Redknapp's games as manager, and the match on 13 January 2007 against Sheffield United was not his 1000th, but his 1003rd.
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'''James William 'Jimmy' Dickinson''' (25 April 1925 - 8 November, 1982) was an English football player.
Dickinson holds the record for number of league appearances for Portsmouth (764). Only Swindon Town's John Trollope (770) has made more appearances for a single club.
Signed for Portsmouth F.C. as a trainee and made his debut in 1946 against Blackburn Rovers F.C. Settling into the side quickly at either wing-half or left-half, he was part of the team that won successive league championships in 1948/49 and 1949/50. His performances earned him a call-up to the England national football team. He went on to win 48 caps for England, making him Portsmouth's most capped English player of all time. During his record 845 club appearances for Pompey and his 48 England caps he was never once booked or sent off, earning him the nickname ''Gentleman Jim''.
Awarded the MBE in 1964, he played his last match for Pompey a year later, helping Pompey to a 1-1 end-of-season draw at Northampton Town that secured safety from relegation. And when he retired from playing, his association with the club continued. He served Pompey as public relations officer and then secretary before accepting the position of manager in May 1977. Relegation from the Third Division was avoided, but the next year Pompey dropped down a league.
After three heart attacks, Jimmy died aged 57 in 1982. The famous 'Pompey Chimes' rang hauntingly around St Mary's Church in Fratton at a packed memorial service for the much-loved legend.
In 1998 he was included on the list of 100 Legends produced to celebrate the centenary of the Football League.
Dickinson's image can be seen in the seating in the Fratton End stand in Fratton Park.
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'''Kenneth Taylor Foggo''' (born 7 November 1943, Perth, Scotland) is a former football player.
He started his football career with West Bromwich Albion, but is best remembered for his time with Norwich City F.C., for which he played from 1967 to 1972. While playing for Norwich as a winger, he won the Player of the Year award twice and was the team's top scorer in three successive years. He was a member of the Norwich team that won the second division championship in 1972 and promotion to the top division for the first time in the club's history.
After leaving Norwich in 1972 he played for Portsmouth, Brentford and Southend United.
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'''Andrew Mullen Gray''' (born 30 November 1955 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player and is now a football pundit for Sky Sports and ESPN.
Gray was born in Glasgow, but his mother was of a Hebridean background, from the village of Back, near Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis.
The striker started his professional career with Dundee United where he scored 46 goals in 62 appearances.
In October 1975, he headed south to Aston Villa and won England's golden boot in 1976/77 with his tally of 25 league goals. His 29 goals in the following season earned him the PFA Young Player of the Year and PFA Players' Player of the Year awards (a historic double not repeated until Cristiano Ronaldo won both awards for the 2006-07 season). However, these accolades were not enough to convince Scotland manager Ally MacLeod to select him for the 1978 World Cup squad.
The striker then moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 1979 for a then-British record -1.5m. After scoring the winning goal for Wolves in the 1980 League Cup final, he remained with the club through their relegation in 1982 and promotion a year later.
He moved to Everton in November 1983 for a bargain -250,000. He enjoyed two great seasons with the Merseyside club, winning the FA Cup in 1984 (scoring in the final against Watford), and League Championship and European Cup Winners' Cup medals a year later, also scoring in the final of the latter.
The arrival of Gary Lineker spelled the end of Gray's time with Everton and he returned to Aston Villa for -150,000, where he managed just five goals in 54 games as Villa were relegated in 1987 (five years after winning the European Cup and six years after being league champions) and he left soon after with most fans agreeing that he had been a failure at the club.
Afterwards, he spent a season at West Bromwich Albion before joining Rangers, the team he has supported all his life. After this brief, yet championship-winning spell, at Ibrox, he dropped into non-league football with then Conference club Cheltenham Town before retiring in 1990. After hanging up his boots, he entered coaching as an assistant at Aston Villa, and spent six months at Sheffield Wednesday as reserve team coach under David Pleat before focusing full-time on his television work.
Gray won 20 caps for Scotland, scoring 7 goals for his country. He also won four caps at Under-23 level and played at schoolboy level. His full international debut came on 17 December 1975 in a 1-1 draw with Romania. However, he was not selected for any of Scotland's World Cup squads during his playing days.
''(NB scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first)''
Gray fell for the former Olympic gymnast Suzanne Dando when she landed a job alongside him on Sky Sports in 1999. Gray told tabloid reporters that his womanising days were over: ''"With age, I hope, comes maturity. I certainly do not see myself with anyone else."'' Gray and Dando split up shortly afterwards, when he was caught cuddling a blonde in Puerto Banus.
Until recently he was engaged to Rachel Lewis, an ex-model and the former wife of his long-time friend and agent and he wants to return to live in Back, Outer Hebrides on the Isle of Lewis in the near future.
Gray has been married twice before, to Vanessa Taylor and Jacqueline Cherry. He has fathered five children, by four different women - his two ex-wives and former girlfriends Sara Matthews and Janet Trigg.
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'''Patrik Berger''' (born 10 November 1973 in Prague) is a retired Czech footballer. He has played in Czech Republic, Germany, and England. He is best remembered for his time at Liverpool. He operated as a midfielder for Aston Villa until May 2008, having signed from Portsmouth on a free transfer on 1 June 2005.
The success of the Czech Republic's national team in the Euro 1996 raised the profile of many players - including that of Patrik Berger, Pavel Nedvd, and Karel Poborsk - and convinced some of Europe's most prestigious clubs to purchase them. Capable of occupying midfield and forward positions, Berger became noted for his powerful strikes, surging runs, and strong left foot.
Berger was born in Prague, then capital of Czechoslovakia. His uncle is the Czech footballer Jan Berger - He began his career as a youth player at Sparta Prague in 1989, securing a professional contract two-years later with rivals Slavia Prague.
After 89 league games and 24 goals, Berger was purchased by Ottmar Hitzfeld's Borussia Dortmund in 1995 for a reported -500,000.
Liverpool's interest in Berger was stimulated by the performances of the Czech Republic during Euro 1996, organised in England, in the final of which he scored a penalty.
With wife Jaroslava and their two children, Berger settled in Southport, Merseyside, where he resided near retired players Kenny Dalglish and Alan Hansen.
You know, the greatest day in my football life was the day I signed for Liverpool. I couldn-t believe it. When I was young in Czechoslovakia, we didn-t see much European football, but my father-s friend went to England and he watched Liverpool. When he came back, he gave me the programme, the ticket and a scarf. I still have them all.
When I moved to Southport to live, my neighbour was Kenny Dalglish. Alan Hansen lived around the corner. I met them, they were normal guys, but they were my heroes. To me, it-s the best club in the world and when I am finished playing and I-m telling my children about it I will be proud to say that for seven years I was a Liverpool player.
First-team opportunities became limited in Berger's second season. Unable to reproduce earlier performances, Berger was often confined to the bench in a season punctuated by a hat-trick against Chelsea.
Playing regularly in his first season under Houllier's reign, Berger scored nine goals and improved as a player.
Recurring injuries between 2001 and 2003 further disrupted Berger's career and deprived him of a presence in the first team, resulting in his decision to leave Liverpool after the expiration of his contract on the conclusion of the 2002-03 season.
Berger made his first appearance for Portsmouth on the opening day of the club's debut Premiership season in a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa, scoring the second goal. However, in February 2004, he was forced to undergo an operation upon his knee forcing him to miss the rest of the season. His performances at the start of the 2004-05 season indicated that a return to his best form might be on the cards.
However, he was released by Portsmouth in June 2005 and joined Aston Villa on a two year-deal.
Berger was hampered by injury during his early Villa career, making few league appearances. In November 2006 he was loaned to Stoke City in order to gain fitness, with some reports suggesting that the player had fallen out with manager Martin O'Neill over playing in the reserve side. After his loan spell, Berger had a good spell of fitness and began to show flashes of what he was capable of, regularly showing his influence on the pitch. On April 7, Berger scored his first goal in two years against Blackburn Rovers in a 2-1 victory, where his performance was praised. Berger scored again on May 5 in the penultimate game of the season against Sheffield United.
On 28 May 2007, Berger agreed to sign a one-year contract extension with Aston Villa.
On 6 May 2008, he was told he had played his last game for Aston Villa after urging Villa captain Gareth Barry to move to Liverpool. At the end of his contract he was released by the club having appeared in just 29 matches in three seasons.
On 29 May 2008, Berger returned to Prague as a free agent, signing a two-year contract with Sparta Prague.
On 6 January 2010, he retired because of a ligament injury that he failed to recover from.
Berger has been capped 44 times, scoring 18 goals. He made his debut on 23 March 1993 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cyprus, which ended 1-1. He famously scored in the final of Euro 1996 from the penalty spot to give Czech Republic a 1-0 lead. Unfortunately for him and his team, they lost on the Golden Goal rule in extra time to Germany. He also appeared once in the Euro 2000, having been suspended after being sent off in a qualifier against the Faroe Islands.
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'''James Michael "Jim" Smith''' (born 17 October 1940) is an English former footballer and manager. As a player, he made 249 appearances in the Fourth Division of the Football League, representing Aldershot, Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Colchester United, and played for three-and-a-half years for Boston United of the Northern Premier League. He began a long managerial career with Boston United, and went on to take charge of clubs in all divisions of the Football League and in the Conference National.
Since 2006 he has been a member of the board of directors of Oxford United F.C. His nickname is ''The Bald Eagle''.
Smith was born in Sheffield. He grew up a Sheffield Wednesday supporter, but began his playing career in 1957 when he signed for Sheffield United as an amateur, and turned professional with the club two years later. After failing to break into the first team he was transferred to Aldershot for the 1961-62 season.
At the beginning of the 1965-66 season, after scoring one goal in 74 league appearances, Smith left Aldershot to join Halifax Town. He made 113 league starts for Halifax, scoring seven goals, before moving to Lincoln City in 1968. After just over a year at Lincoln in which he made 54 appearances Smith signed for non-league club Boston United as player-manager;
A good start to his managerial career at Boston - the club finished in the top four of the Northern Premier League in each of his first three seasons, he led them to the Third Round Proper of the 1972 FA Cup, and in his fourth season, was 40 games into a run of 51 consecutive league games unbeaten, a British record at professional level - led to Colchester United offering Smith the position of manager in October 1972. He retained his playing registration for that season, but in 1973-74 he hung up his boots and guided Colchester to promotion from the Football League Fourth Division. In 1975 he quit the club to join Blackburn Rovers, newly promoted to the Second Division.
He led Blackburn through one season of survival, one of establishment and was well into a promotion push in his third season when he left for First Division Birmingham City in March 1978 after Sir Alf Ramsey's resignation.
In his first year at QPR, Smith took the club to the League Cup final, where they lost 3-0 to his former club Oxford United. Smith continued to manage QPR until December 1988 when he left to become manager of Newcastle United. Newcastle finished bottom of the First Division in 1989; they came close to making an immediate return, finishing third in the league but losing 2-0 in the playoff semi-final to local rivals Sunderland at St James' Park. With no prospect of promotion by March 1991, Smith resigned amid a boardroom power struggle at the club, claiming that Newcastle were "unmanageable".
He had a spell as coach at Middlesbrough under Colin Todd before accepting the appointment as manager of Portsmouth in the summer of 1991.
Smith became chief executive of the League Managers' Association in 1995, but returned to club management that summer with Derby County.
He resigned on 7 October 2001 after rejecting an offer to become the club's director of football. He was succeeded by his assistant Colin Todd, who had joined the club a year earlier.
In January 2002, Smith was appointed assistant manager at Coventry City, working alongside Roland Nilsson. The pair were sacked three months later, after presiding over performances described as "totally unacceptable" and failing to achieve a playoff place. Later that year, Harry Redknapp appointed Smith as his assistant at former club Portsmouth. Smith helped Redknapp win the Division One title at the first attempt in 2002-03, and played his part as the club established itself in the Premier League. In November 2004, both Smith and Redknapp resigned from Portsmouth after the appointment of a Director of Football. Redknapp became the manager of Southampton two weeks later, and after rejecting the position of chief scout, Smith was appointed his assistant. As part of a "cost-cutting exercise" following Southampton's relegation from the Premier League, Smith's initial six-month contract was not extended.
After nearly a year out of football, Smith returned to front-line management in March 2006 as manager of Oxford United for the second time, and was also given a seat on the board of directors.
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'''Ian St. John''' (born 7 June 1938 in Motherwell, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer, who played for Scotland 21 times. He is now a manager and pundit. In 2008 he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.
St John began his career at boyhood favourites Motherwell, where he scored one of the fastest hat-tricks on record: 2 minutes and 30 seconds, against Hibernian in 1959. He transferred to Liverpool on the 2 May 1961, for more than double the previous highest transfer fee paid by the Anfield board, -37,500. Prior to that move, a move to Newcastle United had been mooted.
Ian made his debut in a red shirt against Merseyside rivals Everton in the Liverpool Senior Cup Final. Although Liverpool lost 4-3, he announced his arrival in spectacular style by scoring all 3 of his side's goals. That first game served the most emphatic of notices of the new boy's talent for goals, returning totals of 18, 19 and 21 goals in his first three seasons.
His official debut came in a 2-0 2nd Division victory over Bristol Rovers at the Eastville Stadium on the 19 August 1961, his first official goals came 11 days later on the 30th when he bagged a brace in the 39th and 90th minutes of a 4-1 win over Sunderland at Roker Park, strike partner Roger Hunt got the other 2 in the 26th and 69th minutes, the 2 would go on the strike up a formidable partnership which tormented defences in England and Europe.
Along with Ron Yeats, 'The Saint' was brought in to turn around Liverpool's luck as they had finished 3rd 5 times in a row in Division 2 thus missing out on promotion back to the big time by a single spot on each occasion. The purchases paid dividends as Liverpool romped to the 2nd Division title by a clear 8 points over Leyton Orient with St John playing 40 times scoring 18 goals.
They finished a respectable 8th in their first season back in the top flight but surprised everyone by winning the League Championship the following season overturning a 17 point deficit to win the title by 4 points over bitter rivals Manchester United and 5 over reigning champions Everton, St John played a major role in the title success appearing 40 times scoring 19 goals.
He went on to score many vital goals for Liverpool, which included the flying, whiplash header that he hammered past Leeds United's Gary Sprake to win the FA Cup in 1965 the first time in the club's history.
Another League championship followed in the 1965/66 as the Anfield club finished 6 points clear of Leeds, Ian chipped in with 10 goals from 41 outings. St John and the rest of Liverpool tasted defeat, however, as they were beaten in their first ever European final, Borussia Dortmund beat them 2-1 at Hampden Park in the Cup Winners Cup.
St John was selected to play for Scotland 21 times, making his debut, as a Motherwell player, in a 3-2 friendly victory over Germany at Hampden Park on the 6 May 1959. The first of his 9 goals came a year later, again, at Hampden, but this time in a 3-2 friendly defeat at the hands of Poland on the 4 May 1960.
Like the vast majority of Bill Shankly's first great team, St John was at his peak during the mid-1960s. And as he entered his thirties during the latter years of that decade his form and fitness began to dip - until the end came - as it did for several other members of his side - with the shock FA Cup defeat at Watford on February 21, 1970.
The Saint was sold to Coventry City on the 25 August 1971 after playing 424 games and scoring 118 goals for Liverpool. He played for Coventry for just that season, before moving on to Tranmere Rovers for the 1972/73 season, after which he retired.
Since retiring from playing he has managed both former club Motherwell (1973-1974) and Portsmouth (1974-1977). He has also served as assistant manager at Sheffield Wednesday (1978-1979) and Coventry City (1972-1973).
He retired from club management after leaving Wednesday in 1979, and became a football pundit, striking up a hugely successful TV partnership, Saint and Greavsie, with fellow ex-footballer Jimmy Greaves which lasted until the programme was axed in 1992. He has also set up several football academies for the coaching of younger players called the Ian St John Soccer Camps.
Often still seen at Anfield, St John is still a huge crowd favourite and was voted in at No.21 on the poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop.
He can often be seen on a golf course and appears in numerous Charity events around the world, he plays off a 13 handicap. He is also a much requested after dinner speaker.
He is the host of weekly football show Terrace Talk on Liverpool radio station Radio City 96.7 on Saturday afternoons, usually 12pm - 2pm.
''*'' '''Motherwell F.C''' - (1957 - 1961) - 113 appearances 80 goals
''*'' '''Liverpool F.C''' - (1961 - 1971) - 425 appearances 118 goals
''*'' '''Scotland''' - (1959 - 1965) 21 caps, 9 goals
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'''Vivian Alexander Anderson''' MBE (born 29 August 1956 in Clifton, Nottingham) is an English football player and coach, who played for clubs including Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday in the 1970s and 1980s. He is also notable for being the first black football player to represent England in a full international match.
Anderson had broken into the Nottingham Forest team in 1974 and became a regular after the arrival of Brian Clough as manager two years later. He was part of the side which won promotion to the First Division in 1977, winning the title, along with the League Cup, a year later.
When Anderson received the call-up for England, coach Ron Greenwood was insistent that no political issue was at stake, despite the ever rising number of young black stars in the game, born and raised in England. There was no doubt that Anderson was playing outstandingly in a form team that season and got his call-up entirely on merit. A gangly, awkward figure, he was a much-admired tackler and was also quick going forward and occasionally scored vital goals. Vindication for his selection on merit was further supplied when Anderson was part of the Forest team which retained the League Cup and then clinched the European Cup in 1979 with victory over Malmo.
All that said, Anderson found himself frequently up against equally competent right backs when it came to getting regular international recognition. Liverpool's much-decorated Phil Neal was the first choice right back as the late 1970s became the 1980s, while Leeds United captain Trevor Cherry was also regularly called up. Anderson had to be patient prior to winning his second cap in a friendly against Sweden in June 1979. His third appearance was his first competitive international as England defeated Bulgaria 2-0 at Wembley in a qualifier for the 1980 European Championships.
Anderson continued to impress for Forest during this period, and picked up his second European Cup winners' medal when they retained the trophy with victory over Hamburg in Madrid.
England had duly got through to the European Championship finals in Italy and Anderson was named in Greenwood's squad, playing in the final group game against Spain as a replacement for Neal. England won 2-1 but did not progress further. Anderson later made his World Cup debut in a qualifier for the 1982 competition in a 4-0 win over Norway. Essentially the battle was now between Neal and Anderson for the No. 2 shirt, but after qualification for the World Cup, neither were suddenly appropriate for the role.
Injury to Kevin Keegan had meant Greenwood needed to call upon an experienced club captain to lead the team out in Spain, so Ipswich Town's skipper Mick Mills, normally a left back, was put in the right back slot (with regular incumbent Kenny Sansom remaining on the left) and both Neal and Anderson missed out. Neal played against Kuwait in the final group game to rest Mills when qualification had already been assured, but Mills returned for the second phase, from which England were eliminated. Anderson, meanwhile, never kicked a ball.
With Forest beginning to fall from grace (the ageing side was breaking up and the 1980 European Cup win was to prove to be their last trophy for nine years), Anderson's England career seemed to be stalling. After the World Cup and Greenwood's departure, he did not feature at all under new coach Bobby Robson until 1984, with Neal still mainly getting the nod. England failed to qualify for the 1984 European Championships during this period.
Anderson finally won an 11th cap, in April 1984, almost two years after his tenth. In the same year, he aimed to revive his career with a move to Arsenal for -250,000.
Stevens played every minute of England's tournament as a Diego Maradona-inspired Argentina disposed of them in the quarter finals. Again, Anderson had travelled to a World Cup without kicking a ball. Anderson became the second outfield England player, after George Eastham in 1962 and 1966, to have attended two World Cup tournaments and not got on the pitch at either. Only Martin Keown (in 1998 and 2002) and three goalkeepers (Chris Woods, Nigel Martyn and David James) have since equalled this record.
Anderson won three caps at the end of 1986 as England began their quest to qualify for the 1988 European Championships in Germany. In one of the qualifiers against Yugoslavia, Anderson scored his second and final international goal.
In 1987, he enjoyed some club success for the first time in eight years when Arsenal defeated Liverpool 2-1 in the League Cup final.
Later the same year, in a tribunal agreed -250,000 deal,
Meanwhile, Stevens had forced his way back in as England qualified for the European Championships and Anderson won his 30th and (what proved to be) final cap in a Rous Cup game against Colombia though was again in reserve when the squad went to Germany for the finals. They lost all three group games and Stevens came in for criticism, but maintained his place. For the third time, Anderson had travelled to a major international competition without getting a minute on the pitch. Robson began to look to the younger end of the playing spectrum for competition for Stevens, and Anderson's important international career ended.
Meanwhile, at Old Trafford Anderson was a significant part of Alex Ferguson's rebuilding plans as he attempted to create a title winning side to end the wait that had started at the club in 1967. Following a dismal start to the 1986-87 season that had cost Ron Atkinson his job on 5 November, Ferguson had steered United from 21st to 11th of 22 First Division clubs in the final six months of the campaign. Anderson played his part in United's continued improvement in 1987-88, as they finished second in the league but never really looked like overhauling Liverpool, who finished champions by a nine-point margin with just two defeats all season as well as a 29-match unbeaten start to the 40-game campaign. Anderson remained first choice right-back in 1988-89, but United had a slow start to the season and despite an upturn in their form in the new year which saw them climb to third place by mid February, a dismal final quarter of the season dragged them down to 11th place. Despite finishing 13th in the league in 1989-90, United won the FA Cup - but Anderson was not in the squad for the final. He had managed 21 games in all competitions that season but Alex Ferguson had chosen Paul Ince - normally a central midfielder - as his right-back for the first match (a 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace) and also the replay five days later (which ended in a 1-0 win).
Anderson's hopes of winning his place back in the 1990-91 season were crushed when Ferguson paid Oldham Athletic -625,000 for Denis Irwin, who quickly established himself as the first choice right-back, while Ince switched back to central midfield. He played just three more games for the club, and on his final appearance for them in the Football League Cup second round second leg against Halifax Town on 10 October 1990, when he scored their first goal in a 2-1 win that gave a 5-2 aggregate victory.
Anderson joined Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer in January 1991, helping them to promotion from the Second Division, although he missed the League Cup final triumph over Manchester United as he had played for his old club earlier in the competition. Despite originally being thought of as a short-term signing, Anderson established himself in the Wednesday first team and captained the side on many occasions.
Anderson's manner on the pitch made him an obvious choice for management and in June 1993 he left Hillsborough to be appointed player-manager of Barnsley following the departure of Mel Machin.
At the end of 1993-94, Anderson quit Barnsley after just a year to become assistant manager of Middlesbrough under former Old Trafford team mate Bryan Robson.
Despite retiring from playing football in 1994, Anderson was still officially registered as a player and following an injury crisis at Middlesbrough he played two games for the club in 1994-95 when they were promoted to Premier League as Division One champions. After gaining promotion he finally hung up his playing boots.
Anderson helped Robson assemble a side which reached both domestic cup finals (which they lost) in 1996-97, although they were relegated due to a three point deduction for postponing a December fixture at late notice as a result of so many players being unable to play due to illness or injury. However, Boro won promotion at the first attempt and were League Cup runners-up once again. Robson and Anderson finally left Middlesbrough in June 2001 when Terry Venables was brought in with the club facing relegation. Despite never achieving anything higher than ninth place in the final table the duo had managed to establish Boro in the Premier League.
Anderson has not been employed in football since leaving the assistant manager's job at Middlesbrough.
In 1997, Anderson was given the right back slot by Forest fans voting for the club's all time greatest XI. The fact that 96% of the vote went to Anderson suggested that nobody else was ever in the running.
He was awarded an MBE in January 2000.
Anderson was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in recognition of his impact on the English league. He remains a keen supporter of the National Football Museum and regularly attends special events at the museum.
As of 2005, Anderson runs a sports travel agency and also works as a goodwill ambassador for the Football Association.
Anderson's son, Charlie, used to play football for Macclesfield Town.
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'''Andrew Watson''' (born 18 May 1857, Demerara, British Guiana; died 16 January 1902, Sydney, Australia) is widely considered to be the world's first black association footballer to play at international level.
Andrew Watson was the son of a wealthy Scottish sugar planter Peter Miller and a local woman named Rose Watson. He was educated at King's College School, where records show he excelled at sports including football. He later studied philosophy, mathematics and engineering at University of Glasgow when he was 19, where his love of football blossomed. He played in the full back position, on either the right or the left flank.
After first playing for Maxwell, in 1876 he signed for local side Parkgrove where he was additionally their match secretary,
Soon Watson won three international caps for Scotland.
In 1882, he was the first black player to play in the FA Cup when he turned out for Swifts.
The colour of his skin was of no significance to his peers and there is no historical record of racism on the part of the Scottish Football Association. One match report is more interested in Watson's unusual brown boots rather than the customary black boots of that time. As written in the minutes, before one match where Watson was injured and unable to play, an SFA vice-president said if Watson had been fit he would have happily drugged a fellow Scottish international to give Watson his place.
Watson's entry in the ''Scottish Football Association Annual'' of 1880-81 reads as follows:
:"Watson, Andrew: One of the very best backs we have; since joining Queen's Park has made rapid strides to the front as a player; has great speed and tackles splendidly; powerful and sure kick; well worthy of a place in any representative team."
There is almost no record of his later life, though it is known that Watson later emigrated to Australia, as he died in Sydney ''circa'' 1902 and is buried there.
12 March 1881 - Kennington Oval, London, England
14 March 1881 - Acton Park, Wrexham, Wales
11 March 1882 - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
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'''Colin Addison''' (born 18 May 1940 in Taunton, Somerset) is an English former professional footballer and manager.
Addison has managed a wide variety of clubs in the UK, as well as in countries such as Spain, South Africa, Kuwait and Qatar. Notably he was the player-manager of Hereford United during their famous 1971-72 FA Cup run, which saw them defeat Newcastle United. Colin currently resides in the city of Hereford, and was a pundit on BBC Radio Wales until 2008.
Addison was born in Taunton, Somerset but brought up in York, signing as a professional for York City in 1957. He played in the inside-forward position although, being a versatile player, he played in midfield as well during his career.
In his second season he scored 10 league goals helped York win promotion to the recently created Third Division but the Minstermen lasted only one season before being relegated and midway through the 1960-61 season he was transferred to First Division side Nottingham Forest for -12,000.
Addison was a regular at the City Ground scoring 62 goals in 160 league appearances, before being signed by Bertie Mee's Arsenal in 1966 for -45,000. His time at Highbury was less successful and, after poor performances on the pitch, he was sold in 1967 to Sheffield United who were subsequently relegated from the First Division.
In his final season at Bramall Lane the Blades won promotion back to the First Division but with his playing career winding down Addison left to join leading non-league side Hereford United as player-manager.
Addison arrived at Hereford United in October 1971, succeeding the legendary John Charles as player-manager. He inherited a decent group of players which he led through the club's most famous FA Cup run and ultimately election to the Football League.
In the Second Round, Addison and his team needed two replays to get past Northampton Town but it was worth the effort as a trip to top-flight Newcastle United awaited. After going 2-1 down in the tie, it was Addison who hit the 25-yard equaliser to take the Magpies to the return fixture at Edgar Street.
In front of a capacity crowd and on a quagmire of a pitch, Addison and Hereford unbelievably won 2-1 after extra time with Radford and George scoring. They went on to take West Ham United to another replay in the Fourth Round before eventually losing 3-1 at Upton Park.
Hereford were elected to the Football League at the end of Addison's first season as a manager, and the success continued the following season when Hereford finished as runners-up in Division Four.
Addison carried on playing until November 1973, when he retired after a broken leg, but continued as manager until 1974 when he left to manage South African side Durban City. To mark his achievements at Hereford a street just north of the Edgar Street football ground was named ''Addison Court'' in his honour.
He returned to England in December 1975, joining Notts County as assistant to Ronnie Fenton. His next managerial position was at Newport County then of the Fourth Division before he reverted to assistant manager again, this time at West Brom.
Two poor seasons in charge at Derby County led to his sacking in early 1982 and Colin returned to Newport County for three years, leaving in May 1985 with Newport heading for financial meltdown and eventual closure. He then went abroad to the Middle East, and later to Spain where he took Celta Vigo into La Liga.
A second spell as West Brom assistant manager followed before he and Baggies manager Ron Atkinson left for Atletico Madrid in October 1988. However, Atkinson was sacked after only two months in charge and Addison took over. After Madrid he remained in Spain with Cdiz CF, and then had a second, less successful spell at Hereford United.
After another spell abroad, he managed a succession of lower league sides including Yeovil Town F.C., although he did manage in the Football League again, with Swansea City. He then became manager at Conference National side Forest Green Rovers leading the club to what was their highest ever league finish in his period of management. His most recent position was in 2004, managing Barry Town.
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Born in Colwyn Bay, Conwy, North Wales, Sidlow played for Llandudno, Colwyn Bay and Wolverhampton Wanderers before Liverpool manager George Kay signed him for -4000 in February 1946. Sidlow made his debut for Liverpool on the 31 August 1946 in a league match at Bramall Lane, and kept his first clean sheet for the club, with Len Carney scoring a late goal for the Reds in the 90th minute.
Sidlow's career was curtailed because of the Second World War which began when he was approaching his 24th birthday, having taken away the best years of his career he was almost 31 when he signed for the Reds. Sidlow with Charlie Ashcroft and Ray Minshull were the goalkeepers vying for the number one jersey at Anfield for the 1946/47 season; the first competitive season following the war. Even with the competition, Sidlow was given the position, which he held for 34 of the 42 games in a season that saw Liverpool win their first championship for 24 years. Much of which is owed to Sidlow as the final game of the season was a must win for the Reds. Sidlow's former employers Wolves needed just a point to win the title and Liverpool had to face them at Molineux. the Reds were a point back on their hosts and, needed a victory to win the league title. After a comprehensive 5-0 win at Anfield, Wolves were favourites to win the game and take the title, but goals from Jack Balmer and Albert Stubbins, plus Sidlow and the backline keeping Wolves down to one meant the Championship trophy would be heading to Merseyside.
Sidlow tasted disappointment with the Reds too when they reached their first Wembley final in 1950, Arsenal where the opposition who took the FA Cup back to Highbury after a 2-0 win.
Sidlow's Liverpool days were drawn to a close during the 1950/51 after he originally begun the season as first choice. Charlie Ahcroft and Russell Crossley took over for four games before Sidlow came back in to play his last match for the club, Anfield was the place and Newcastle United were the visitors. Things didn't go well for Sidlow and the Reds as The Magpies went back to St James Park with the points after a 4-2 win.
Crossley came back in to the side and Cyril retired in the August 1952, upon retirement from the top level, he went on to play for New Brighton.
Cyril earned seven caps for Wales during his career.
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'''Diomansy Mehdi Moustapha "Joe" Kamara''' (born 8 November 1980 in Paris, France) is a French-Senegalese footballer who currently plays for the English Premier League club Fulham as a striker. When Kamara was born, his birth certificate had a typing error that spelled his last name Kamara, instead of Camara which is a holy name in Senegal. His name was actually Diomansy Camara.
The Senegal international began his professional career with Parisian club Red Star 93 before joining Italian Serie C2 side US Catanzaro during the 1999-2000 season.
He made 34 league appearances and scored nine times for the Calabrian club before signing for Modena FC of Serie B. In three seasons there he scored 15 times in 82 appearances, impressing many with his speed and agility.
In August 2004, Portsmouth wanted to sign Kamara for a loan deal but eventually signed him for -2.5million for a permanent transfer, making him their then record signing.
Kamara made his Albion debut on August 13, 2005, replacing Kanu in the 60th minute in a 0-0 draw away at Manchester City. He picked up a yellow card in each of his first three games for the club. His first goal for West Brom was scored in a 4-1 Hawthorns win over Bradford City in the League Cup, on September 20, 2005.
On July 9, 2007, Kamara signed a four-year deal with Premiership side Fulham; his -6 million move was a club record sale for West Bromwich Albion.
In his first start for the Cottagers since his injury he scored a brace against Aston Villa, helping his side to win 3-1. Kamara also netted the only goal of the game in the penultimate game of the season, a 1-0 win against strugglers Newcastle United at St. James' Park, which effectively relegated the Magpies. On the 17th September, 2009 Diomansy Kamara helped Fulham F.C secure an away draw against CSKA Sofia which ended 1-1 in the Europa League.
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'''Peter James Crouch''' (born 30 January 1981) is an English international footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur. At 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Although born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, Crouch's family soon moved south to London. When Crouch was four the family moved again, this time to Singapore, although they stayed there for only a year before returning to London. A keen footballer from an early age, he became a ball boy at the age of ten. As a child, he attended some Chelsea games.
After attending Drayton Manor High School in Hanwell, Crouch signed a professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur on 2 July 1998, after having played for their youth side.
On 28 July 2000, Tottenham sold Crouch to Queens Park Rangers (QPR) for -60,000.
Relegation meant that QPR had to sell many of their best players to support their diminished finances, and Portsmouth bought Crouch from them for -1.25 million. Crouch scored 18 league goals in 37 starts for Portsmouth - benefiting from the crossing of Robert Prosineki - and that in a side that for much of the season looked destined for mid-table mediocrity.
In March 2002, FA Premier League side Aston Villa made a successful -5 million bid for Crouch. He scored on his home debut for Villa, the equalising goal against Newcastle United, and managed to net twice in seven games. However, Crouch failed to hold down a regular place in the Aston Villa side in the following 2002-03 season.
Looking for first team football, he was loaned to Norwich City from September to December 2003. Although he scored only four times in 15 appearances, he was highly impressive and remains to this day popular with Norwich City supporters. So popular, in fact, he had a song made up about him ("He's tall, he's lean, he's a freaky goal machine"). Crouch was sent off for retaliation during Norwich's 3-1 win at Walsall, but nonetheless his spell at Norwich renewed interest in his abilities from other clubs. At the end of the three-month loan he returned to Aston Villa, and scored a brace against Leicester City, a late winner at Middlesbrough and the opener at Bolton. Norwich City recognised his contribution to the 2003-04 season that saw them win the First Division Championship by awarding him a championship medal. He was presented with the medal on the pitch prior to City's match against his new club Southampton at Carrow Road in November 2004. When he came on as substitute for Southampton later that afternoon, he received a very good reception from the home crowd.
Villa sold Crouch in July 2004 to Southampton for a fee of -2.5 million. Crouch signed a four-year deal with Southampton. He scored just six goals in 37 Premiership games for Aston Villa.
Despite initially being back-up to first choice strikers James Beattie and Kevin Phillips, Harry Redknapp's arrival and the sale of Beattie saw Crouch become the main attacking focus of the Southampton team. He scored many key goals in Southampton's relegation battle, including memorable goals against Liverpool in a 2-0 home win, Arsenal in a 1-1 home draw and 2 away to Middlesbrough in a 3-1 victory. He also scored a late winning penalty to knock former club and Saints' arch-rival Portsmouth out of the FA Cup. His form for the Saints eventually resulted in him receiving his first England call up. After scoring 16 goals in 33 appearances during the 2004-05 season, his future was cast into doubt when Southampton were relegated from the English Premiership. On 19 July 2005, Southampton agreed to sell Crouch for -7 million to Liverpool, on a four-year contract.
Crouch underwent intense media scrutiny due to a goal drought during his first months at Liverpool. For 19 games, spanning four months, he was unable to score. Crouch was praised for other facets of his game, such as his touch on the ball, but his first goal for the club evaded him. The fact that Crouch possessed "good touch for a big man" in fact became something of a media clich during this time. Early in his Liverpool career the supporters composed a new chant; "He's big, he's red, his feet stick out the bed, Peter Crouch, Peter Crouch."
The drought finally ended on 3 December 2005 when he scored against Wigan Athletic. Although this first goal was originally given as an own goal, it was later awarded to Crouch on appeal; he went on to score a second goal in the same game. Prior to these goals, Crouch had played over 24 hours of football for Liverpool without scoring. In addition to this, he also had to deal with unpleasant taunts from crowds at matches, as he had throughout his footballing career, who often chanted "freak" at him due to his unusual height.
He went on to score several goals that season, including the only goal in the fifth round of the FA Cup (2005-06) against Manchester United, Liverpool's first victory over them in the FA Cup post-World War II. On 13 May, he helped Liverpool to win the 2006 FA Cup final against West Ham, providing a crucial assist for Steven Gerrard to score the second Liverpool goal.
Three months later, in the curtain-raiser to the 2006-07 season, he headed the winning goal for Liverpool in the club's 2-1 victory over Chelsea in the FA Community Shield. In their 2006-07 UEFA Champions League campaign he scored his first goals in European club competition. On 13 January 2007, he scored two goals in an away game against Watford, the first time he had scored twice in an away league game for Liverpool. Crouch sustained a broken nose when playing against Sheffield United in February 2007.
He later participated in the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final, coming on as a substitute for Javier Mascherano. He ended the 2006-07 season as Liverpool's top goalscorer in all competitions, with eighteen goals. At the start of the 2007-08 season he had restricted opportunities to play for Liverpool due to the arrival of other strikers, but scored against Toulouse in a Champions League qualifying win in August, his eighth goal in his past ten appearances in that competition, and then also scoring the first and last goals of an 8-0 win over Beikta in the first round of the Champions League in November. This match is now the highest margin by which a team has won in the Champions League. In April, he scored a vital goal in a 1-1 draw against Arsenal, helping Liverpool maintain fourth spot against rivals Everton.
On 7 July 2008, after weeks of speculation, it was announced that Crouch had verbally agreed to join former club and FA Cup holders Portsmouth in a deal estimated to be worth up to -11 million. Crouch passed his medical the following day and, on 11 July, Crouch's transfer was officially unveiled at a Portsmouth news conference. Portsmouth paid -9 million up front, with up to -2m to be added dependent on various targets being reached. He was given the number 9 shirt by manager Harry Redknapp, which he had previously worn during his first spell at the club. On 30 August 2008 Crouch scored his first goal since his return to Portsmouth in his third Premiership appearance, against Everton at Goodison Park. As with his first score for Liverpool there was a degree of uncertainty as to whether he would be credited with the goal as it appeared Jermain Defoe's chip had crossed the goaline before Crouch scored from the follow-up. On 3 September it was confirmed that the goal would be officially credited to Crouch and not Defoe. Crouch then went on to net his first goal at Portsmouth's Fratton Park home ground in the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur on 28 September.
On 2 October 2008 Crouch scored twice in extra time in a UEFA Cup match away to Vitria Guimares to help Portsmouth reach the group stages of the competition. He went on to score twice against SC Heerenveen in a 3-0 victory at Fratton Park.
On 27 July 2009, Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Crouch from Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be in the region of -10 million. Crouch made his debut for Spurs in a pre-season friendly against Olympiakos, and came on as a substitute in Tottenham's season opening win over Liverpool, making his full Premier League debut for the club in the process. He scored his first goal for Spurs in the Carling Cup tie against Doncaster in a 5-1 win on 26 August 2009.
He scored again in his next game, opening his league account with Spurs with a goal in a 2-1 home win against Birmingham City. On 23 September, Crouch scored his first hat-trick for Spurs in a 5-1 win over Preston in the Carling Cup.
Crouch was capped for the England Under-20 team at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, with team-mates including Stuart Taylor, Ashley Cole, Andrew Johnson and Matthew Etherington. However, the team finished bottom at the group stage, with three losses and having scored no goals. He was later a part of David Platt's England Under-21 team, which went to the finals of the European Under-21 Championship in Switzerland in May 2002, where he scored once.
In May 2005 he was handed his first call-up to the England senior squad by manager Sven-Gran Eriksson for the team's tour of the United States, making his debut against Colombia.
On 1 March 2006 he scored his first goal for England, the equaliser in a 2-1 friendly win over Uruguay.
In May 2006 Crouch was included in the 23-man England squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and was expected to be a significant figure in the team due to Wayne Rooney's foot injury. On 30 May he played in a pre-World Cup friendly against Hungary, scoring the third goal in England's 3-1 win. He followed his goal with an unusual robotic dancing-style goal celebration - see below. On 3 June he again played for England in a pre-World Cup friendly against Jamaica, scoring a hat-trick. Between his second and third goals he took a penalty kick hoping to gain a hat-trick, but he put the ball over the bar. England went on to win 6-0, Crouch securing his hat-trick in the 89th minute with a fine finish - his fifth goal in three England games.
After his displays in England's friendlies, Crouch partnered Michael Owen in attack for England's opening 2006 FIFA World Cup game against Paraguay on 10 June 2006. England won the game 1-0 and Crouch kept his place in the starting line-up for the following match against Trinidad and Tobago, against whom he scored his first competitive international goal. The goal provoked some controversy as replays showed Crouch to be pulling on Brent Sancho's long hair, holding the defender down, to gain an advantage.
Crouch was rested for England's third group game against Sweden as Rooney returned from injury to join the starting line-up. However, Michael Owen suffered an injury in the opening minute of the game and Crouch replaced him, playing the remainder of the match.
In England's 1-0 second round victory against Ecuador, Crouch remained an unused substitute as Eriksson switched the team to a new formation with Wayne Rooney as a lone striker. However, after Rooney's dismissal for a foul in England's quarter-final against Portugal, Crouch came on as a substitute for Joe Cole.
The year after the tournament, retired English referee Graham Poll claimed that FIFA had specifically warned referees at the event to pay close attention to Crouch, claiming that "he's a real pain and he's getting away with too much."
Crouch remained a part of the England set-up under Eriksson's successor as manager, Steve McClaren, and started McClaren's first game in charge, a friendly against Greece in August 2006. He scored twice in England's 4-0 victory. Two further goals followed in England's next match, a 5-0 win over Andorra in their opening qualifying match for the 2008 European Championships on 2 September 2006. These goals made Crouch the first player ever to reach ten goals for England within a single calendar year.
He added a further goal to his tally with the winner in England's 1-0 qualifying victory away to Macedonia on 6 September. An operation needed for a nose injury he sustained playing for Liverpool prevented him from playing in England's two qualifying matches in March 2007.
Crouch was England's top scorer in the qualifying campaign with five goals, but this did not prevent England finishing only third in their group and failing to progress to the finals of the competition.
On 1 April 2009, Crouch made his first start under McClaren's successor as England manager, Fabio Capello. He scored England's first goal in a 2-1 victory over Ukraine in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match.
He was re-called to the England squad for the friendly against Slovenia and the World Cup qualifier versus Croatia, following his fine form for Tottenham.
Crouch also got an early first half goal against Belarus in the final 2010 World Cup Qualifying match, which he then followed up with a second goal in the 74th minute. This took Crouch's tally for England up to 18 goals in just 17 starts.
Although generally known as "Crouchy", other nicknames he has been given by fans and the media in England have included "RoboCrouch"
In the summer of 2006, Crouch adopted a robotic dancing goal celebration. A parody of a dance he had been seen performing on a television programme covering a party held at England team-mate David Beckham's house, he first performed it after his goal for England against Hungary on 30 May. He again performed the dance after both of his first two goals against Jamaica on 3 June. The ''Daily Mirror'' newspaper claimed that the dance was inspired by the lyrics to the Arctic Monkeys' hit single "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor".
On 12 June, Crouch announced he would only perform his robotic dance again if England were to win the World Cup, saying "It's not about robotic dancing. It is about scoring goals and winning matches. It's an important time for everyone now". In September 2006, he was quoted in ''The Observer'' newspaper as saying that: "It was funny at the time, but I didn't want to carry on doing it until it became unfunny. I've stopped doing it for the time being, but if I ever score a really big goal you never know." On 6 August 2007, Crouch insisted that he would never use the Robot dance again unless he scored in the UEFA Champions League Final. On 1 April 2009, however, Crouch partially reprised the celebration after scoring during England's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine after a Comic Relief sketch.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
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'''Andy Awford''' (born July 14, 1972 in Worcester, England) is a former football player.
Awford began his career at his home-town club Worcester, where he became the youngest player ever to appear in the FA Cup, aged just 15 years 88 days, when he came on as substitute in a tie at Boreham Wood .
Impressive displays at left-back meant he signed professional terms with Portsmouth, for whom he went on to make almost 400 first-team appearances, and helped them reach the FA Cup semi-finals in 1992. In this time he also played nine times for England under 21s.
But his career is a prime case of what might have been. He missed out on the Cup final when they lost a penalty shootout to Liverpool, the following season Pompey missed promotion to the Premiership by one goal, and hopes of a big-money move were wrecked by a broken leg which kept him out of the game for 14 months.
His subsequent knee problems never completely healed, and he retired following the 2000/01 season, taking up the position of chief scout and later reserve team manager at Portsmouth. In April 2006, he was appointed the first team coach at Oxford United under Jim Smith and in June 2008 became assistant manager of Bognor Regis Town. Andy Awford resigned along with manager Mick Jenkins (footballer) on 3rd January 2009.
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'''Kevin John Bond''' (born 22 June 1957) is an English football manager and former player. He is the son of John Bond, also a former footballer.
He is currently employed as assistant manager at Tottenham Hotspur
Born in West Ham, London, Kevin Bond started his career as a trainee at AFC Bournemouth where his father, John Bond, was manager. When his father took up the manager's post at Norwich City he too made the move.
His league debut was made away to Leicester City in April 1976. 161 appearances followed generating fourteen goals and earning him two England B caps.
Wanting to try his luck abroad he had a brief spell in the NASL with the Seattle Sounders.
At the start of the 1981-82 season he was again reunited with his father at Manchester City. 110 games for the Maine Road side in the next three years resulted in a lucrative transfer to Southampton, where he spent 4 years, playing 140 games.
He was signed by former club AFC Bournemouth, with whom he played 126 matches, before transferring to Exeter City, Sittingbourne and Dover Athletic where he finished his career.
Bond began his coaching career as Reserve Team coach at former club Manchester City. Spells as coach at Wrexham and Altrincham followed, before Kevin followed his father into the managerial role when he took over at faltering side Stafford Rangers in October 1997. Two of his initial signings for Stafford were former Manchester City players Ged Tarpey and Sam Harris.
In early May 1998, Kevin was named as Assistant Manager to Alan Ball at Portsmouth. Following Ball's sacking, Bond became first a scout for West Ham United, and then returned to Portsmouth as reserve team coach under manager Harry Redknapp.
However, following Redknapp's resignation and subsequent appointment at rivals Southampton, Bond chose to return to his old club and was appointed as one of the coaches working under Redknapp. When then assistant Jim Smith's contract wasn't renewed following relegation, Bond took up the role. When Redknapp left Southampton to return once more to Portsmouth, Bond also chose to again follow him, but this time he was appointed assistant manager of the Fratton Park side.
On 1 June 2006 Bond left Portsmouth to join Newcastle United as assistant to Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder whom he had worked with previously at West Ham United. Bonds' contract with Newcastle United was terminated on 26 September 2006.
On 12 October 2006, Bond was appointed manager of A.F.C. Bournemouth, signing until the end of the current season. Unfortunately a 10 point deduction saw Bournemouth relegated to League Two for the 2008-09 season, however he was awarded a contract extension following a run of five wins in six games which nearly kept Bournemouth up. Despite this, he was fired by the Cherries in September 2008 having only picked up two points in the inaugural matches of the following season.
On 1 September, BBC Radio 5 Live reported that Bond and his manangement team (Rob Newman and Eddie Howe) had been sacked. At midday on 2 September, it was announced former player Jimmy Quinn would be the new manager with former player Jason Tindall as his assistant.
On 27 October 2008, Kevin Bond was re-united yet again with Harry Redknapp as Assistant Manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
On 20 September 2006, the Football Association announced that it was to investigate allegations "relating to players' agents and connected activities" concerning Kevin Bond, following a BBC Panorama special on corruption in football. Newcastle United placed him on gardening leave following the broadcast, and terminated his contract on 26 September . Bond is currently taking legal action against the BBC for libel and also against Newcastle for wrongful dismissal . Since Bond's sacking, Newcastle then appointed Sam Allardyce as manager. Allardyce was also accused of accepting illegal payments in the Panorama programme.
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'''John Frederick Bond''' (born 17 December 1932) is an English former professional football player and manager.
His son Kevin Bond is also a former footballer.
John Bond was born in Dedham, Essex. He joined West Ham United in March 1950 from Colchester Casuals, his league debut coming two seasons later. His ability as a goal-scoring right back soon resulted in him gaining a regular place in the Hammers side, his partnership with Noel Cantwell proving particularly useful. As West Ham won the Second Division title in 1957-58, Bond missed only one game, and scored eight goals. He also played in the 1964 FA Cup Final win at Wembley towards the end of his Upton Park career, but missed out on the European Cup Winners' Cup Final victory the following season, despite playing four times in the earlier rounds of the competition. In January 1966, after 381 league games for the Hammers, in which he scored 32 times, Bond left to join Torquay United, then managed by his former West Ham team-mate Frank O'Farrell. He played 130 league games for the Gulls, scoring 12 goals, and helped Torquay to promotion at the end of his first season. He retired in 1969, having already opened a sweet shop (Bondy's Tuck Shop) in the Torre area of Torquay.
Bond's coaching career began when he joined the staff at Gillingham (having been turned down on applying for the manager's job at Torquay), and in May 1970 he was appointed manager at Bournemouth. He led Bournemouth to promotion, as runners-up in Division Four at the end of his first season, and almost to promotion again the following season, as Bournemouth finished third in Division Three. His son Kevin has also managed Bournemouth.
His successes at Bournemouth led to him being appointed Norwich City manager in November 1973, replacing Ron Saunders. This followed a period of negotiations between the two clubs, Norwich eventually paying -10,000 in compensation for the acquisition of Bond and his chief coach Ken Brown. Bond continued his successes at Norwich, signing great players such as Martin Peters.
The end of the 1973-74 season saw Norwich relegated in last place, but the following season he guided them back to the top flight at the first attempt, and also to the League Cup Final, which they lost 1-0 to Aston Villa at Wembley. He then managed to keep Norwich in the top flight, despite the financial constraints he was under, until resigning to manage Manchester City in October 1980, taking his assistants John Benson and John Sainty with him.
City had made a very poor start to the 1980-81 season when he took over, costing Malcolm Allison his job. Bond galvanised the side by signing experienced reinforcements to complement promising youngsters at the club, oversaw an upturn in results which saw City finish in a more respectable mid-table position, whilst the following season saw a 10th-place finish and was highlighted by a 3-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield.
The end of his first season in charge at Maine Road saw him lead City out at Wembley for the FA Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspur, a game they lost 3-2, made famous by Ricky Villa's goal (the game also featured a spectacular volley by City's Steve MacKenzie). He was sacked by City in February 1983 with the side still in the top half of the table. Thereafter under John Benson they plummeted towards the relegation zone and were relegated on the final day.
During their FA Cup run, Bond guided Manchester City to a 6-0 win over former club Norwich City at Maine Road in the fifth round. At the end of this thrilling game, Bond jumped from an upper tier of the stand into the player's tunnel, in order that he could offer his commiserations to son Kevin, who was playing for Norwich. An act which Danny Baker describes as "attempting a bit of James Bond" in the ''Match of the 80s'' nostalgia TV show 16 years later.
In June 1983, Bond took over at Burnley, newly relegated to Division Three and with high expectations of going straight back up. He brought in some of his previous players from Manchester City, selling players such as Trevor Steven, Lee Dixon and Brian Laws, the previous season's player of the year, who were all destined for greater things. He was not well liked amongst the fans and left in August 1984 after Burnley had finished 12th.
In December 1984 he was appointed manager of Swansea City who were struggling to avoid being relegated from the First to Fourth Divisions in successive seasons. He immediately released some of the younger players (most notably Dean Saunders) to bring in some older heads. They ended the season just one place clear of relegation, but the following season started badly and with the Swans on the brink of bankruptcy, Bond left on 20 December 1985 and Swansea were relegated at the end of the season to complete their demise since the John Toshack era.
On 22 January 1986, Bond was appointed manager of Birmingham City and failed to prevent their relegation from Division One, seven consecutive defeats at the end of the season sealing their fate. The following season, Birmingham struggled again, eventually finishing just one place away from relegation to Division Three. This was not good enough for the Birmingham board and Bond was sacked on 27 May 1987. Upon leaving St Andrew's, Bond lashed out at chairman Ken Wheldon, saying; ''"You wouldn't treat a dog they way I have been treated here."''
He was appointed assistant manager to Asa Hartford at Shrewsbury Town in January 1990, and a year later, in January 1991, was appointed manager after Hartford's dismissal. At the end of the 1990-91 season, Shrewsbury narrowly avoided relegation from the Third Division, but the following season, Bond failed to keep them up, and Shrewsbury were relegated back to the bottom flight (by now renamed Division Three by the Premier League shake-up). When Shrewsbury went to Burnley Bond was advised by the police not to attend.The following season saw Shrewsbury finish ninth, and at the end of July 1993, Bond resigned, along with the Shrewsbury chairman.
He then worked as a football commentator for BBC Radio Five Live, before returning to coaching, assisting his son Kevin who was manager at Stafford Rangers, mainly in a scouting capacity. In November 1998, Bond was appointed manager at Witton Albion, who were struggling in the Northern Premier League First Division, but eventually finished in a healthy eighth place. In September 1999, Bond, by now nearing his 67th birthday, was brought out of retirement by Wigan Athletic manager John Benson to assist with coaching and scouting in a consultancy position. He left Wigan after less than 12 months following Benson's move to the role of director of football.
In November 2009, he appeared on the Sky Sports programme "Time Of Our Lives", where he, along with Ken Brown, Ronnie Boyce and presenter Jeff Stelling looked back on their era at West Ham.
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'''Ivica Mornar''' (born 12 January 1974 in Split) is retired Croatian footballer.
Mornar began his career with Hajduk Split before going on to play for Eintracht Frankfurt, Sevilla FC, CD Ourense and Standard Lige, then moved to Anderlecht in the summer of 2001.
Mornar had enjoyed UEFA Champions League football in the months prior to his move to Fratton Park, scoring in a 1-1 draw at home to Bayern Munich.
The player was offered a new two-year contract by Anderlecht, but opted to move across the English channel to Portsmouth. He moved to the Premiership at the end of January 2004 for -500,000, signing a two-and-half-year deal.
Mornar made his Pompey debut in a goalless draw at home to Wolves, and looked lively. He then bagged his first and only goal in the next game against Spurs.
The striker was a regular member of the Croatian national team in Euro 2004.
However, Mornar failed to recreate his previous form at Portsmouth. Seemingly out of the picture at Portsmouth, he was loaned to Stade Rennais FC for the 2004/05 season, with then Pompey manager Harry Redknapp saying he would allow Mornar to be sold upon his return. Although it appeared Mornar was in new boss Alain Perrin's plans for the 2005/06 campaign, he was thwarted by hamstring injuries throughout the season. Upon the return of Harry Redknapp as manager in December 2005 it looked as though Mornar's contract would be allowed to expire the next Summer. However, it transpired that there was a clause in his contract guaranteeing him a further year at the club should relegation be avoided and he remained a Portsmouth player, until September 2006 when his contract with the club was cancelled by mutual consent.
Mornar has 22 caps for Croatia and has scored 1 goal for his country.
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'''Steven Brian "Steve" Stone''' (born 20 August 1971 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear) is an English former footballer.
Stone began his career at Nottingham Forest, where, despite suffering broken legs on three occasions, he managed to establish himself as a vital team player, and also earned a call up to the England squad, making his international debut in 1995 against Norway. He went on to earn nine caps, scoring twice, and was part of Terry Venables' squad for Euro 96.
However, another serious leg injury meant he missed the entire 1996-97 season. Despite this, he fought his way back into the Forest team.
Following the club's relegation from the Premier League, he moved to Aston Villa for -5.5 million in 1999, having made 229 appearances for Forest. He soon became a vital team player under then manager John Gregory, and came on as a substitute in the 2000 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. However, following Gregory's dismissal, Stone failed to impress new manager Graham Taylor, and, having failed to land a place at Manchester United two seasons earlier, he was transferred to Portsmouth for the 2002-03 season, having played in 121 games for Villa.
Despite continued injuries, he established himself as a regular in the Portsmouth team. He was an invaluable part of the team that won promotion to the Premier League in 2002-2003, and then achieved a mid-table finish the following season and narrowly avoided relegation the next. However, when his contract expired in June 2005, new manager Alain Perrin decided to release Stone, and he signed for Leeds United.
Stone's career at Leeds was short-lived. He was injured in training as soon as he joined the club, and it took him most of his first season to recover from the tendonitus in his achilles due to getting MRSA after the operation and then having to have a further two operations for the MRSA. Stone played a few matches at the end of the 2005-06 campaign, and continued to play at the start of the 2006-07 campaign, scoring once against West Brom.
Stone now lives in the north-east of England and commentates for BBC Radio 5Live on football matches played in the region.
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'''Christopher''' "'''Chris'''" '''Marsden''' (born 3 January 1969) is a retired Huddersfield Town and Southampton player who is famed for his bald head. He led Southampton to the 2003 FA Cup Final, which they lost 1-0 to Arsenal.
Marsden was born in Sheffield and started his career with Sheffield United, going on to play for Huddersfield Town, Coventry City, Wolves, Notts County, Stockport County, Birmingham City, Southampton and Busan I'Park in South Korea.
Chris ended his career playing for Football League One club Sheffield Wednesday, of whom he is a lifelong fan.
He made 424 appearances in the Football League and scored 22 goals as a left footed midfield player and occasional defender. He first made an impression with Huddersfield Town in the early 1990s before successful spells at Stockport County and Birmingham City.
Marsden did not reach the heights of the Premiership until he was 30 when he was brought to Southampton by then manager Dave Jones.
Marsden will always be remembered for his Maradona-esque goal at Portman Road, when he rounded four defenders and the goalkeeper to slot home in a 3-1 romp by ''the Saints''. That goal, combined with a string of outstanding performances for his club, prompted a brief campaign for his inclusion in the England squad for the 2002 World Cup. Despite being widely viewed as a serious candidate for the troublesome left midfield position his prospects were dismissed by Alan Mullery on the ''You're on Sky Sports'' television show, who stated that he "didn't have a cat in hell's chance" of selection.
The pinnacle of his career was when he captained Southampton in the 2003 FA Cup Final, which was lost 1-0 to Arsenal.
After a short and unsuccessful spell at Busan I'Park, Marsden was snapped up on a free by Chris Turner for Sheffield Wednesday, the team he had supported since boyhood. Chris acted as an inspirational captain for the side through eighteen games. However, his dream of playing for Sheffield Wednesday was cut short by a hamstring injury that forced him to retire.
His nickname was "''Chrissy Marsden Football Genius''", often shortened to ''CMFG'', which was given to him by Southampton fans. He was also known as the "''the bald Beckenbauer''" and "the Midfield General".
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'''Carlos Manuel Bocanegra''' (born May 25, 1979, in ) is an American soccer player who plays for French Ligue 1 club Stade Rennes and is the captain of the United States national team. Although he is primarily a center back, he has also seen time at left back and defensive midfielder.
After playing college soccer at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Bocanegra signed a Project-40 contract with Major League Soccer and was drafted by the Chicago Fire with the fourth overall pick in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. He spent most of the year with the Fire, playing only two games on loan with Project 40. He proceeded to win the MLS Rookie of the Year Award for a team that made it to the MLS Championship match and won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He became one of the top defenders in MLS, becoming the first player to win the MLS Defender of the Year Award twice, in 2002 and 2003. Bocanegra scored five goals and had eight assists in his four years in MLS.
Bocanegra was signed by Fulham in January 2004. With Fulham, Bocanegra played primarily as a center back, but also as a left back and briefly as a holding midfielder. During the 2006-07 Premier League season, he was Fulham's second leading scorer with five goals, behind fellow American Brian McBride. On September 1, 2007, Bocanegra captained Fulham for the first time in a Premier League match, a come from behind 3-3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. On September 15, 2007, he made his 100th appearance in the Premier League, all for Fulham, against Wigan Athletic. He was released by Fulham on May 23, 2008.
Bocanegra was signed by Rennes in June 2008. He received the number 3 shirt, which is his number for the United States. Bocanegra performed well in his first season in France, appearing in all 38 league matches. He scored his first league goal on March 8, 2009, in Rennes's 2-0 victory over Auxerre. He also scored a goal in a UEFA Cup match and started all the club's Coupe de France matches. These include the final at the Stade de France on May 9, 2009, where he scored Rennes' first goal against Guingamp, in the 69th minute.
Bocanegra played for the United States at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and earned his first senior cap for the U.S. on December 9, 2001, against South Korea. He became a stalwart for the team in 2003, solidifying his position during the 2003 Gold Cup and leading all defenders with thirteen appearances during that year. During World Cup qualification in 2005, his role with the national team became less clear, as he bounced between roles at center back and left back. On May 2, 2006, Bocanegra was named to the United States World Cup roster for the tournament in Germany. He started two of three games at left back during the 2006 World Cup.
Bocanegra captained the national team for the first time in a 4-1 U.S. victory in a June 2, 2007, friendly against China and reprised the role throughout the 2007 Gold Cup. In 2008, Bocanegra was first-choice captain for the national team.
Bocanegra captained the United States national team that defeated No. 1 ranked Spain to win one of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final games on June 24, 2009.
Bocanegra is of Mexican descent on his father's side. He was born in Upland, California, to Kelly and Manuel Bocanegra and raised in Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga, California, where he attended Alta Loma High School.
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'''Cobi N'Gai Jones''' (born June 16, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American soccer player who is currently an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer, whom he has been involved with as a player and coach since the team's inaugural season in 1996. Jones was one of a significant group of American national team stars who returned from overseas to aid the new American soccer league, coming home after spending half a season at Brazilian club Vasco da Gama. He is also the all-time leader in caps for the United States National Team.
Jones grew up in Southern California. After graduating from Westlake High School, Jones emerged as a talented player in college, making the prestigious UCLA soccer team as a non-scholarship player, but ultimately becoming one of its most successful soccer-playing graduates. While attending UCLA, Jones was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, an international fraternity.
After playing in the 1994 World Cup held in the United States, Jones signed with Coventry City of the English Premier League, where he spent one season, scoring two goals. Jones trained with FC Kln of the German Bundesliga before joining Brazilian club Vasco da Gama after impressive performances with the U.S. national team in the 1995 Copa America. After only a few months in Brazil, Jones signed with the new Los Angeles Galaxy franchise for Major League Soccer's inaugural season.
Jones's best year with the Galaxy came in 1998, where he was 2nd in MLS with 51 points (19 goals and 13 assists), was named to the MLS Best XI, and was also named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year. In 2005, he became the last player in MLS to remain with his original team since 1996.
Jones announced on March 19, 2007 that he would retire following the season. Jones played his last game with the Galaxy on October 21, 2007. The club retired his number 13 making it the first number retired in MLS history. Jones finished his Galaxy career with 306 appearances and 70 goals, both club records.
On November 9, 2007 Jones was announced as an assistant coach with the Galaxy under Ruud Gullit. After Gullit's resignation on August 11, 2008, Jones served as the interim head coach until the Galaxy hired Jones' former U.S. National Team head coach Bruce Arena.
On September 12, 2009 Jones wed longtime girlfriend, Kim Reese. Reese, a music consultant and former music executive at New Line Cinema, met Jones in 2003 and began dating him in 2004. The couple were married at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara in Carlsbad, California.
Jones is currently the all-time leader of the United States men's national team in appearances, with 164 caps as of the end of 2004 (scoring 15 goals). He played for the team in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He was named to the best XI at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup and won with the National team at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He also represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. After playing in the 1995 Copa America he also became a popular player in Latin America, where he is known by the nickname "El escobilln" ("The swab") due to his bleached dreadlock hairstyle.
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'''William Peter''' "'''Liam'''" '''Miller''' (born 13 February 1981) is an Irish professional footballer, who plays for Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League. He has previously played for Leeds United, Manchester United, AGF Aarhus, Celtic, Sunderland, Queens Park Rangers and the Republic of Ireland.
Miller began his career with Celtic; at an early stage after injury he was loaned to Aarhus in 2001, scoring zero goals in 18 appearances for the Danish Superliga club. He returned to Celtic Park and broke into the first team squad during the 2003-04 season, while also making his debut for the Republic of Ireland, against the Czech Republic. Miller rejected the offer of a new contract from Celtic, however, and joined Manchester United in 2004 on a Bosman free transfer.
Miller was born in Cork, Ireland,
Miller joined Celtic in 1997 as a youth player, and made his professional league debut against Dundee United on 21 May 2000.
His first Scottish Premier League goals came in a 5-0 win over Hearts on 18 October 2003; his first goal came after nine minutes when Stilian Petrov drilled the ball in low and Miller finished it off, and completed the scoring in the 50th minute with five-yard finish. Miller scored a goal in a 2-0 Champions League win against Lyon; Martin O'Neill then offered him a long-term contract, attempting to keep Miller at the club.
Miller joined Manchester United for free on 1 July 2004, and scored his first goal for the club on 26 October 2004 against Crewe Alexandra in the League Cup. After the start of his career for the Red Devils, he found first-team opportunities rare towards the end of the 2004-05 season. In his entire time at the club he made only 22 first-team appearances.
On 4 November 2005, Miller joined Leeds United on loan for three months, though this was later extended to the end of the 2005-06 season. He scored one goal during his time at Leeds, the winning goal in the 4-3 away win against Southampton on 19 November 2005 and helped Leeds to reach the Championship play-off final with a 3-1 on aggregate over Preston North End. Miller featured in the play off final. However, Leeds failed to overcome Watford; they were beaten 3-0 and so missed out on promotion to the Premier League. During his time at Elland Road, he had scored one goal in 28 games.
In July 2006, ''The Telegraph'' reported that Miller would be allowed to leave Manchester United, should the Red Devils receive a suitable offer. It was made clear that Miller was not part of Alex Ferguson's plans when, despite the huge number of senior players missing, he was still only a substitute in the opening game of the Red Devils' tour of South Africa against Orlando Pirates on 16 July 2006. On 31 August 2006, he moved to Sunderland for free on a three-year deal, joining up with new Sunderland manager and former team-mate Roy Keane. He left Manchester United after playing just nine league games in two seasons.
Miller made his debut for Sunderland in a 2-1 win over Derby County on 9 September 2006 at the Stadium of Light, and scored his first goal in the following game against Leeds United on 13 September 2006 in a 3-0 win shooting across the goalkeeper from 14 yards.
On 6 January 2007, he was sent off by referee Iain Williamson in the 37th minute of an FA Cup match against Preston North End, after receiving his second yellow card for a foul on David Nugent; Sunderland went on to lose the match 1-0. He scored his first Premier League goal for Sunderland on 22 September 2007 against North-East rivals Middlesbrough in the 89th minute with a 20 yard left-footed shot. He was sent off for the second time in his Sunderland career by Peter Walton; against Chelsea on 8 December 2007 for a push on Claudio Pizarro. Sunderland went on to lose the game 2-0.
Manager Roy Keane placed him on the transfer list on 27 February 2008 due to a 'lack of discipline' and 'poor timekeeping', evidenced by his frequent lateness arriving to training sessions. He was linked with a move to Toronto, a Canadian club with ties to former Sunderland players Danny Dichio, Carl Robinson and Andy Welsh.
Miller received interest in January 2009 as Queens Park Rangers expressed their wishes to secure a loan deal. Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia said "There's been some interest in Liam from QPR, so something might happen there". The following day, Miller signed a permanent contract until the end of the season for an undisclosed fee. However, on 19 May 2009, just six months after joining, QPR released Miller along with five other players.
Miller was left without a club after the summer transfer window closed on 31 August 2009, and he was training with clubs in Ireland to maintain his fitness.
Miller was part of the Irish squad that won the UEFA U-17 Championship in 1998. He then progressed to the Ireland under-21 team.
Miller's debut for the first team came on 31 March 2004 against Czech Republic in a 2-1 win; he came on as a substitute for Matt Holland. His first goal for Ireland came in a 3-0 win over Sweden on 1 March 2006 where he had made a run and a 25 yard shot rifled into the top of the net.
Despite Miller being without a club during the summer of 2009, manager Giovanni Trapattoni continued to select him for the Ireland squad.
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'''Richard Daniel Hughes''' (born 25 June 1979 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer. He currently plays for English club Portsmouth F.C. as a defensive midfielder; he can also play as a left-winger or left back. He is known well because he shares the same name as a famous kayaker. Known too the Berkshire region as 'Roo'
Hughes began his career as a youth player at Serie A side Atalanta.
The midfielder made his debut in 2-0 victory over Lincoln City, and soon settled into the first team. Hughes impressed enough that Portsmouth signed him for -50,000 in the summer of 2002 as an excellent future prospect.
After making his debut in a 1-1 draw at Sheffield United he struggled to break into the team on a regular basis and was loaned out to Grimsby, where he played 12 games.
Injuries meant he was handed a Premier League chance in December 2003, and he remained an important squad member for the remainder of the 2003/04 campaign. And his first Pompey goal came in an FA Cup tie - the winner in a 1-0 victory over Liverpool.
He had been a regular face in the Portsmouth line-up although it was thought he would be leaving in the summer of 2006. On 28 July 2006 he and fellow Portsmouth player Lomana LuaLua pledged their futures at the club, signing three-year contracts each.
In August 2007, playing against Manchester United, Hughes was allegedly headbutted by Manchester forward Cristiano Ronaldo, after he was provoked by Hughes. He was red-carded for his actions. The game finished 1-1.
In January 2009, Hughes was offered an extension to his Portsmouth contract.
His second competitive goal for Portsmouth came when he scored in a 4-1 League Cup win against Hereford on 25 August 2009.
His performances earned him selection for the Scottish national side, and he won his first cap against Estonia in May 2004. He gained recognition for his performances at Bournemouth with a call-up to represent Scotland at Under-21 level.
He used to write a weekly column for the Portsmouth News entitled 'Look Hughes Talking'. He also presents "Richard Hughes' Scouting Report" on local radio station 107.4 The Quay on the Friday Night Pompey Preview programme.
In July 2009, the highly influential Pompey Dalek Boys voted Richard Hughes the greatest player ever to wear the Portsmouth number 22 shirt.
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'''Neil Shaka Hislop''', (born 22 February 1969) is a former professional football goalkeeper. The majority of his career was spent in the top division in England where he was a part of the Newcastle United team which finished second in the Premier League for two successive seasons under Kevin Keegan's first tenure. Before this he played for Reading where he was on the losing side in the 1st Division Play-Offs despite finishing second overall (which became an automatic promotion slot the following season). He later played for West Ham United on two separate occasions (receiving an FA Cup Runner-up medal during his second term in 2006) and also Portsmouth (where he won the 1st Division in 2002/03).
He was eligible to play for both England and Trinidad and Tobago. He initially played for the England U-21 team and was on the bench for a full International against Chile, but in the end opted to play for Trinidad & Tobago. A dispute with the national team ruled him out of contention for several years, but he returned to play and starred in the country's first ever World Cup appearance in 2006.
He is now working for sports news and broadcasting service ESPN and regularly commentates on Serie A and Spanish Primera Liga matches. He has also accepted an offer to be a goalkeeping coach for the football team at Quinnipiac University.
Hislop was born in Hackney, England while his father studied law. He moved to Diego Martin in Trinidad at the age of two. His parents are George and Gina and his brothers are Kona and Kali. He is married to Desha (formerly Moore) and has four daughters and one son. His daughters went to Woodlands School, Brentwood.
His cousin Makan is a current Trinidad and Tobago international player.
At an early age, Hislop wanted to be a striker, but was thrust in goal as he was the tallest player on his team. He eventually grew to a commanding 6'6" in height, although various sources cite his height at 6'4". After graduating from St. Mary's College in Trinidad, Hislop earned a scholarship to play college soccer at Howard University in the United States and led his team to the NCAA Final as a freshman starter. He graduated from Howard with honours with a degree in mechanical engineering. During this time, he interned at NASA.
Shortly after graduating, Hislop was spotted by a scout from Reading at a friendly indoor match against Aston Villa of the English Premier League. He went on to sign professional forms with Reading for the 1992-93 season and remained there for two more years. While there, he established himself as a firm fan favourite after an uncertain start, twice earning the club's "Player of the Year" award; he has previously stated his friendship with youth team player and friend Daniel Sexton played a big part in him settling into the club so well. He was instrumental in Reading's rise from League 1 (the old 3rd Division) to second place in the Championship (2nd Division), where he narrowly missed out on the Premier League following a 4-3 defeat to Bolton Wanderers in the 1995 play-off final. Hislop was one of many Reading players to move that summer of 1995, signing with Newcastle United for -1.575m, a British record for a goalkeeper at the time. In a poll to compile the Royals' greatest-ever XI, Hislop was voted the best goalkeeper with 46.7% of the vote.
Hislop's first season at Newcastle United was spent battling with incumbent goalkeeper Pavel Srnek for the starting role. After starting strongly and being the starter through until December, Hislop suffered an injury that allowed Srnek to regain the starting role that he held for the remainder of the season as Newcastle blew a 12 point lead in January to finish the season in second place.
In 1996-97, he remained on the bench, having to watch Srnek tend the nets until approximately the same time the previous season. A perceived dip in form and a number of mistakes from Srnek allowed Hislop to take the starting role back again and he made only his second league start of the year in a 7-1 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur. Hislop successfully retained the starting position as Newcastle pipped Arsenal and Liverpool to second place on goal difference at the end of the season.
Hislop's role further came under threat when new manager Kenny Dalglish opted to purchase a former player of his own from Blackburn Rovers. Dalglish brought in Shay Given, costing -1.5 million, and a season-long battle for the number one spot ensued between the two goalkeepers. Given initially started the season, but after a string of defeats and five games without a win, Dalglish went back to Hislop in November and he stayed there until an injury in February allowed Given back into the frame.
With his contract running out, and having not yet managed to play a full season at Newcastle, Hislop chose to leave on a free transfer.
West Ham United had operated a "goalkeeper by committee" approach the previous season, seeing first Ludk Mikloko, then Craig Forrest, then Bernard Lama hold the starting role. With Mikloko now with Queens Park Rangers and with the team being unable to secure Lama beyond his three month loan, Harry Redknapp snapped up Hislop and installed him as first choice goalkeeper.
In 1998-99, Hislop's first season saw him provide excellent service to the team and Richard Lewis, culminating in winning the "Hammer of the Year" award at the first attempt. His following season seemed to be following suit until he broke his leg in a match against Bradford City. The game saw young Stephen Bywater make his league debut in a 5-4 victory, but signalled the end of Hislop's season.
He returned the following year in 2000-01 but in a tumultuous season, he saw his manager fired, and two of the clubs most promising players in Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard sold on. His performances were strong in an unsettled team. However, new manager Glenn Roeder purchased the unsettled David James from Aston Villa, who had publicly fallen foul of his manager John Gregory. The deal was seen as a coup for West Ham, though it resigned Hislop to the bench for what was seen to be his final season with the club as James (a year younger) was intended to be the obvious long-term option.
However, before the 2001-02 season could even start, James tore his knee ligaments on England-duty after a collision with Martin Keown. The injury ruled James out for the first three months of the season. Hislop instantly stepped back into his starting role and kept five clean sheets in his 12 appearances that year for the club (though he also featured in the back to back drubbings from Everton 5-0 and Blackburn Rovers 7-1).
James reclaimed the starting role, and at the end of the season, Hislop left the club on a free transfer.
Hislop joined Portsmouth after Harry Redknapp joined Portsmouth as their new manager. He quickly asserted himself as the starter in the side that won the Division 1, ensuring automatic promotion to the Premier League. He remained first choice for the next two seasons, despite competition from Harald Wapenaar and later, Jamie Ashdown. In January 2005, following the replacement of Redknapp as manager, his replacement Velimir Zajec signed Greek international Konstantinos Chalkias and Hislop faced more competition for a place on the team.
In April 2005, Hislop was named the inaugural winner of the PFA Special Merit Award for his services to football.
Following the appointment of a new manager Alain Perrin, Hislop failed to regain his starting place in favour of ex-Liverpool keeper Sander Westerveld, and when his contract expired in June 2005, he was released by the club.
On 29 July 2005, he rejoined West Ham as experienced cover along with Jimmy Walker for new signing Roy Carroll, allowing Stephen Bywater to go out on loan. Carroll started strongly but a back injury saw Hislop make occasional appearances through the season until Christmas. In January, Carroll's injury forced him to the physio's table once again and Hislop stepped back into the fold as the starter (rotating with Walker).
He featured in every FA Cup game as the team made its way to the final against Liverpool, keeping seven clean sheets in 27 appearances.
The FA Cup Final finished 3-3 after a late equaliser from Steven Gerrard in the 91st minute (the Goal of the Season). Hislop saving Sami Hyypi's penalty was not enough for his team as Liverpool won the game 3-1 on penalty kicks after Anton Ferdinand missed the final West Ham spot kick of the day.
On 5 July 2006, Hislop signed for Major League Soccer team FC Dallas in the United States. His time in MLS was a disappointment as he was injured most of the time. He was unable to win the starting spot and his appearances all came when first choice Daro Sala was unavailable.
After suffering a back injury, Hislop left FC Dallas and retired from professional football in August 2007.
Due to his dual nationality, Hislop has had the privilege of donning the national colours of two countries. During his time at Newcastle, he was one of three over-age players selected to play for the England U-21 side against Switzerland and was also the substitute keeper in a game for England against Chile at Wembley Stadium. After settling a dispute with the Trinidad and Tobago national team management, he went on to play a total of 26 times for the Twin Island nation, also captaining the team in 5 matches. He was very fortunate to have been able to do so before new FIFA regulations had since ruled that players cannot switch national allegiances after they reach the age of 21, thus preventing German-born Dennis Aogo and English-born Carlton Cole from playing for Nigeria since they had represented the U-21 teams of their respective birth nations. However the age limit has recently been scrapped by FIFA.
Hislop had announced his retirement from international football in 2004, citing the long journeys between England and the Caribbean as a factor, but returned to the national team to aid them in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers at the request of the Trinidad and Tobago national team management. In 2005, he was part of the Trinidad and Tobago side that qualified for the 2006 World Cup with a victory over Bahrain. The draw for the World Cup placed them in Group 2 alongside Sweden, Paraguay and England.
On 10 June 2006, Hislop made history as the starting goalkeeper for the Trinidad and Tobago national team's first ever World Cup match, replacing Kelvin Jack who suffered a calf injury in the warm-up. He was instrumental in securing a historic 0-0 draw against the heavily favoured Sweden, making several world-class saves, even with his team down to ten men for almost the entire second half. Despite just missing out on the Man of the Match honours to his close friend and captain Dwight Yorke, Hislop still earned rave reviews for his performance. Writing in The Times, he would call the occasion 'the proudest day of his career'. It was another memorable occasion for him when on 15 June 2006, Hislop again started as goalkeeper, this time against his birth nation England having represented them many years ago. He put in another brave performance, keeping the scores deadlocked for 83 minutes before goals from Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard condemned the islanders to a 2-0 defeat.
On 17 March 2009, Hislop has agreed to be an assistant coach while primarily working with the goalkeepers of the Quinnipiac University football team.
In 2008, Hislop began a weekly blog covering Major League Soccer for the British newspaper ''The Guardian's'' website. He currently works as a commentator on ESPN's PressPass program and in addition to commentary he has also interviewed several major footballing figures, including his former club manager Harry Redknapp after his move from Portsmouth to Tottenham Hotspur and legendary USA international goalkeeper Kasey Keller.
On 10 July 2008, Hislop became the first member of the Trinidad and Tobago World Cup squad to be inducted into his country's Sporting Hall of Fame.
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'''Matthew Simon Taylor''' (born 27 November 1981 in Oxford) is an English football player. He currently plays for Bolton Wanderers as a left-sided defender and/or attacking midfielder, noted for his powerful long-range strikes.
Matthew Taylor, whose father, Simon, is an architect, grew up in Abingdon, near Oxford, and was a keen schools and boys football player, winning the Vale of the White Horse Schools Cup in 1995 at under-13 level, and reaching the final of the Oxfordshire County Schools Cup in the same year, with John Mason School. He played for Quarry, based in Headington, who were managed by his father. They participated in the Oxford Boys League, which they won on several occasions apart from the 1993-94 season, when they were pipped to the title by arch-rivals, Witney Vikings. He was a boyhood Tottenham Hotspur supporter.
He began his career at Luton Town, making his debut at the beginning of the 1999-2000 season. He soon made the left wing-back slot his own and won the Young Player of the Year award in his first ever season as a professional.
His success at Luton came after an initial trial at his local side, Oxford United, who told a young Matthew that, due his to his thick set build, he was 'too fat' and 'only good enough to go in goal'.
His impressive displays led to interest from Premier League clubs, but he instead decided, in July 2002, to sign for First Division side Portsmouth for -750,000. The fee was set averting the need for a tribunal, causing then-Luton manager Joe Kinnear to lament: "at least Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask".
Usually playing as a left wing-back in a 3-5-2 formation, his speedy breaks down the left flank in support of the attack were a feature of Portsmouth's play as they lifted the First Division (now Football League Championship) crown in May 2003, earning him the chance to show his skills in the Premier League. As well as being a regular in the team during the season, he also scored seven crucial goals in the League.
An injury picked up in the later stages of the previous season meant that Taylor was unavailable for the start of Portsmouth's first Premiership season. After returning to fitness, Taylor struggled to win his place in the side back due to the side's good early season form and Harry Redknapp's switch to the 4-4-2 formation. Taylor eventually won a place in the Pompey team at left back, where he was a regular in the second half of the 2003-04 season and appeared to be regaining form. Despite failing to score a league goal in his Premiership debut season, Taylor did hit the equaliser in an FA Cup tie at Anfield on 15 February 2004, when he ran the length of the pitch to celebrate with the supporters after a forceful right-footed finish at the Kop End.
Taylor's first Premiership goal came against Middlesbrough on 1 February 2005, but overall he made little progression from the previous season in 2004-05. The summer signing of David Unsworth from Everton meant Taylor only became a regular in the side in the second half of the season, with Unsworth failing to impress the new Portsmouth management.
New manager Alain Perrin utilised Taylor as a left midfielder during the 2005-06 season, a position many fans believed suited him better than the restrictive full back role. On 29 October 2005, he scored from 40 yards at Sunderland's Stadium of Light, winning the BBC Goal of the Month. Spotting the goalkeeper Kelvin Davis off his line, Taylor hit a dipping left-footed half-volley over Davis' head and into the back of the net. Portsmouth had been trailing Sunderland 1-0 in the crucial "six pointer" but Taylor inspired a second half comeback with two goals and two assists in a 4-1 victory. When Harry Redknapp returned, Taylor initially retained his attacking role but the arrival of Andrs D'Alessandro on loan and Redknapp's disapproval of Perrin's left-back, Grgory Vignal, meant that Taylor returned to full-back for the latter stages of the season. 2005-06 could be considered Taylor's breakthrough season as a Premiership footballer. In all he played 34 league games, scoring six goals. Two of these were crucial penalties; one in the last minute against Sunderland to secure a 2-1 win, and another in an away game at Wigan Athletic on 29 April 2006 to clinch another 2-1 win and survival from relegation.
His good form for Portsmouth brought interest from Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham, but he signed a long term contract with Portsmouth in July 2006. In the 2006-07 season, Taylor was a regular in the Portsmouth side on the left of midfield. Despite the team's good form, it took until mid-November for him to score his first league goal, in a game against Aston Villa. He then added a second from the penalty spot in the same match before going on to score spectacular volleys in the next two games against Everton and Arsenal. This excellent form had been well received by England manager Steve McClaren and many people were tipping him for the England call-up but he appeared to have Joe Cole, Stewart Downing and Gareth Barry ahead of him in the pecking order.
His first-half goal against  Manchester United at Fratton Park in April 2007 sent Portsmouth on their way to a 2-1 victory over the Premier League champions. His final goal for Portsmouth was a penalty kick in August 2007, in a 3-1 win over Bolton Wanderers, the club he moved to five months later.
After losing his place in the Portsmouth team to Niko Kranjar in the first half of the 2007-08 season, Taylor moved to Bolton Wanderers on Thursday 17 January 2008 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of -4 million, after rejecting an offer from Sunderland. On 29 March 2008 Taylor scored his first goals for Bolton with a brace in the 3-2 home defeat to Arsenal. On 11 May 2008 Taylor scored his first away goal for Bolton with a last minute equaliser, gaining Bolton a 1-1 draw against Chelsea on the last day of the 2007-08 Premier League season. In July 2008, Taylor was given the number 7 shirt previously worn by Stelios Giannakopoulos. He had previously worn the number 32 jersey. Taylor scored the 50th goal of his career in a 3-1 win at West Ham United on 5 October 2008 and reached double figures in the league for the first time when scoring against Chelsea on 11 April 2009. In July 2009 he signed a new long term contract at Bolton Wanderers.
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'''Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey''' (born March 9, 1983, in ) is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham in the English Premier League and for the United States national team.
Dempsey was born in Nacogdoches, Texas, a small town roughly halfway between Dallas and Houston. For much of his childhood, Dempsey's family lived in a trailer park, where Clint and his siblings grew up playing soccer with the local Mexican immigrant children.
His older brother Ryan was offered a tryout for the Dallas Texans, one of America's elite youth soccer clubs, but young Clint, who had come along, was noticed and recruited while passing time juggling a ball on the sidelines. Dempsey became a standout on the team at an early age, but had to quit due to his family's time and money constraints as his eldest sister Jennifer was becoming a ranked youth tennis player.
Dempsey studied the play of Argentina, especially Diego Maradona. Clint was heartbroken when the news came to Nacogdoches that Maradona would not be playing in the 1994 FIFA World Cup game played in the Cotton Bowl.
Dempsey attended Furman University as a health and exercise major and a key player for the Paladins. In his three seasons at Furman, Dempsey started 61 out of 62 games in central midfield and scored 17 goals.
Dempsey was drafted eighth in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution. Playing as an attacking central midfielder, he scored seven goals in his rookie season and was named MLS Rookie of the Year, despite missing time due to a broken jaw. He missed the decisive penalty kick in a shootout against D.C. United that denied the Revolution a trip to the MLS Cup. In 2005, he scored 10 goals and had nine assists, including five game-winning goals (third best in MLS). Dempsey also contributed in that year's MLS All-Star Game by assisting on the game-winning goal against his future club, Fulham. Dempsey scored the vital goal against the Chicago Fire to put the Revs into MLS Cup 2005. He was named to the MLS Best XI.
It was widely speculated that Dempsey would eventually leave New England for a European club. He trained with Dutch team Feyenoord
In December 2006, Fulham offered MLS a $4 million transfer fee for Dempsey, then the largest amount ever offered for an MLS player. The league agreed to the transfer; however, Dempsey still needed to receive a work permit from the United Kingdom Home Office. On January 10, 2007, the Home Office granted Dempsey the work permit, thus allowing him to play in England.
Dempsey made his first appearance for Fulham shortly thereafter, coming on as a late substitute in Fulham's match against Tottenham Hotspur on January 20, 2007.
Dempsey was a key part of the starting squad for Fulham during the 2007-08 Premier League season. His six goals, all scored in the Premier League, made him Fulham's top scorer in league play and tied for the club lead in all competitions. In May 2008, Dempsey received an automatic contract extension from Fulham that would have kept him at the club through 2010.
Dempsey scored his first goal on the 2008-2009 campaign on October 26, 2008, against Portsmouth. Coming on as a 70th-minute sub, Dempsey volleyed home an Erik Nevland cross past David James to tie the game at 1-1. On December 28, 2008, Dempsey started in the SW6 Derby against Chelsea and scored both goals for Fulham, one a chest and flick past Petr ech that put Fulham ahead, and the other an 89th-minute equalizing header off a Simon Davies corner. On April 12, 2009, Dempsey was voted Man of the Match in a 3-1 win over Manchester City at Eastlands, in which he scored two goals.
On August 13, 2009, Dempsey signed a contract extension to remain with Fulham through 2013, Despite this Clint has recently been linked with a move to Liverpool in the upcoming transfer window. On August 20, 2009, he scored his first goal in European competition, in the newly formed Europa League, netting Fulham's second goal in a 3-1 win against Amkar Perm in the play-off round. On December 30, 2009, ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' named Dempsey as one of the top eleven Premier League players of the season. On 17 January, 2010, Dempsey suffered a suspected cruciate knee ligament injury in a 2-0 away defeat to Blackburn Rovers.
Dempsey first played for the American national team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates. He made his first appearance with the senior team on November 17, 2004 against Jamaica. On May 2, 2006, he was named to the U.S. roster for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament in Germany. He currently has 59 caps with the senior team and has recorded 17 goals, including the only goal by a U.S. player in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, an equalizing goal in the Americans' eventual 2-1 loss to Ghana. In the United States' opening 2010 World Cup qualifier, Dempsey recorded the fastest goal in U.S. qualifying history with a chest trap and sliding shot 53 seconds into a 8-0 defeat of Barbados.
Dempsey has established himself as a first-choice player with the national team when healthy and is frequently lined up as a striker due to his scoring threat and aerial ability. He won the highest individual honor in American soccer when he was named Honda Player of the Year for 2006, beating Fulham teammates Kasey Keller and Brian McBride in a poll of sportswriters. Dempsey received 237 points in voting by 207 sports journalists to claim the award.
Through the first half of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Dempsey experienced a dip in form, leading some to doubt his first-choice status with the national team. However, Dempsey turned his fortunes radically around in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. In the final group stage match against Egypt, Dempsey scored a trademark diving header off a Jonathan Spector cross, making the final result 3-0, which, combined with Brazil's 3-0 victory against Italy in the other group match that was being played simultaneously, put the U.S. through to the semifinals.
In the semi-final match against Spain, Dempsey scored to put the USA up 2-0 to send them to the finals; he was awarded as the Man of the Match for his performance. Dempsey scored in his third straight game in the Confederations Cup Final against Brazil, redirecting a similar cross from Spector in the 10th minute to open the scoring. He was awarded the Bronze Ball, awarded to the third best individual in the tournament, for his performance, noticeably in tears over his disappointment in losing the final as he accepted the award. He ended the World Cup qualifying campaign as the team's joint top scorer (with Landon Donovan) behind Jozy Altidore with 5 goals in 13 matches.
Known for his toughness, Dempsey played two games with a broken jaw in 2004 before the team trainer diagnosed it, and upon his return, he played through the pain of a sprained ankle. Despite usually playing in wide positions, he frequently scores close-range goals and has scored repeatedly with diving headers in crowded situations. His tenacity in midfield combined with his audacious dribbling skills frequently results in opponents fouling him, and Dempsey has gained a reputation for fierce play. He was suspended by the New England Revolution for two weeks in March 2006 for a fist fight with teammate Joe Franchino during a practice game and was twice suspended by MLS during the 2006 season for violent conduct against opponents, including a elbow that broke the jaw of national teammate Jimmy Conrad. In a similar incident with Fulham in 2007, Dempsey broke the cheekbone of Chelsea defender John Terry in an aerial challenge but was not penalized.
Dempsey is a versatile attacking midfielder normally played on the left or right for Fulham and the United States. However, he has proven to be more of a threat the closer to goal he gets. His goals against Egypt and Spain in the Confederations Cup came almost immediately after being moved to forward by a substitution from Bob Bradley.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 17 January 2010''
One of Dempsey's passions outside of soccer is hip hop music. Using the alias "'''Deuce'''", he, along with fellow Texas rappers XO and the late Houston rapper Big Hawk from the Screwed Up Click, are featured rapping the song "Don't Tread On Me" in a Nike football advertising campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup with the intention to showcase both the sport's working-class roots and the United States team ahead of the World Cup. The song's video is dedicated to his sister Jennifer, who, at age 16, was suddenly struck with a fatal brain aneurysm. At Dempsey's request, the video ends with a shot of him placing a flower at her grave.
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'''Brian McBride''' (born June 19, 1972 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.
McBride played varsity soccer at Buffalo Grove High School, under coach John Erfort, where he led the Bison to the Illinois state championship in 1988, his junior year. In his four years in high school, he scored 80 goals, 33 as a senior.
McBride had an illustrious career with Saint Louis University, from which he graduated in 1993. In his four seasons with the Billikens, he played (and started) in 89 games, and set career records for goals (72), assists (40) and total points (184).
McBride briefly played for the minor league Milwaukee Rampage. In 18 games, he scored 17 goals and assisted another 18. That year also saw Tony Sanneh playing with the Rampage. Both Sanneh and McBride would play professionally in Germany, in MLS and on the U.S. men's national team.
They linked up for a historic goal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In the game against Portugal, Sanneh, playing right back, played a cross into the box which McBride put into the top corner. After the game, McBride mentioned, "We joked about it in the locker room, it is a play we have done a thousand times (at the Milwaukee Rampage). "I took a step in at the far post and lost my marker. He delivered a beautiful cross and I knocked it home."
In 1994, McBride left the United States to ply his trade in Germany. At the time, VfL Wolfsburg played in the German Second Division and provided several aspiring American players an opportunity to play football in Europe. These included Chad Deering, Claudio Reyna and Mike Lapper, as well as McBride. McBride struggled to find playing time with the club and also had difficulty scoring. However, one of his two goals came in an 2-1 upset victory over Bayern Munich in the German Cup quarterfinals. At the end of the season, McBride gained a release from Wolfsburg and when MLS was created, chose to return to play in the United States.
McBride returned to America in 1996 for the inaugural season of Major League Soccer, for whom he was the first overall pick of the MLS Inaugural Draft. McBride would proceed to play eight years with the Columbus Crew, amassing 62 goals (tied for the club record with Jeff Cunningham) and 45 assists in 161 league games, before his move to England. In 2005, he was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI.
While playing for Columbus in the MLS, McBride spent two loan periods in England. The first came in 2000 when McBride played for Preston North End, then managed by David Moyes. While McBride played well for the club, he sat out several games after having a blood clot surgically removed from his arm. The clot came as a result of a hard collision McBride had suffered during his first game with Preston. As McBride's loan spell came to an end, Preston attempted to purchase his contract from MLS for $1.8 million. MLS rejected it, considering McBride to be worth twice that amount.
Two years later, Premier League club Everton were beginning to slide down the table. David Moyes, now with Everton, remembered McBride's success with Preston and sought the forward's services to help Everton. During McBride's three months with the club, he did not disappoint Moyes, scoring four goals in eight games, including his first game with the club, a 4-3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. He made close friends during the short time with players such as Leon Osman (with whom he still plays football) and Richard Wright.
Everton, unlike Preston, merely sought to extend McBride's loan period, but MLS rejected it, preferring a transfer over an extended loan for McBride.
In January 2004, English Premier League club Fulham bought McBride's rights from MLS for $1.5 million. He played 18 games during the last half of the 2003-04 season, scoring a total of five goals. His scoring pace remained steady through the next two seasons. In 2004-05, he played 31 league games and 6 cup games, scoring six league and three cup goals. In 2005-06, he played 39 league games and one cup game, scoring 10 league goals and one cup goal. McBride's original contract with Fulham continued only through the 2005-06 season. However, on 10 March 2006, he signed a one year extension which took him through the end of the 2006-07 season. On 2 February 2007, he signed yet another one year extension, taking him through the 2007-2008 season. He has a reputation as a battler with a high work rate, a trait prized in English football.
McBride was Fulham's top scorer for their 2006-07 Premier League campaign with 12 goals to his name. He was given Fulham's captaincy in August 2007.
After scoring the opening goal in a home match against Middlesbrough on 18 August 2007, McBride dislocated his kneecap. He made his return to action in a friendly against Cardiff City in late January 2008, and resumed his Premier League duties as a substitute against Aston Villa on 3 February 2008. McBride scored his first goal since his injury against Everton at Craven Cottage on 16 March 2008, in a 1-0 victory for Fulham.
On 28 May 2008, he announced that he would be leaving Fulham to return to the United States to play in the MLS.
After scoring 12 goals in 2006-07 season which helped Fulham retain their Premier League status, on 14 May 2007 McBride won the Club's Player of the Year award. He won it again in 2008, and became such a popular figure that the club renamed a bar inside Craven Cottage "McBride's" in June 2009.
Following the end of his one-year contract extension, McBride decided to return to America to end his career in the MLS. He expressed his desire to play for the Chicago Fire, his hometown.
On 30 July 2008, McBride was traded to the Chicago Fire for Chad Barrett, a first round pick in the MLS Super Draft and conditional future considerations. He made his Fire debut on August 16, 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute against D.C. United.
McBride scored his first goal against Houston Dynamo. McBride scored the first goal in the MLS Playoff Eastern Conference Championship against the Columbus Crew, his former club from the MLS. However, Chicago lost that game 2-1 and were kept from being in the MLS Playoff final.
McBride was a significant player for the United States national team, earning 96 caps and scoring 30 goals for the national team. He made his international debut in 1993.
He appeared in the 1998, 2002, and 2006 World Cups, and is the only American ever to score goals in more than one World Cup, doing so in the tournaments of 1998 and 2002. Both of the goals he scored in the 2002 tournament were game-winners for the United States (versus Portugal and Mexico). McBride is second behind Bert Patenaude for the most World Cup goals for an American with three.
On May 2, 2006, McBride was named to the US roster for his 3rd consecutive World Cup. At the 2006 World Cup, McBride was severely bloodied in the group stage match against Italy. Daniele De Rossi elbowed McBride in the face, requiring the American to get three stitches. De Rossi was banned for four matches and fined CHF 10,000.
McBride announced his retirement from international football on July 26, 2006.
He is the first-ever spokesperson for the Central Ohio Diabetes Association. He donated $100 to the association for every goal and assist he tallied for the U.S. National Team.
On July 18, 2008, McBride was named as one of the three overage players on the US Olympic Team and served as captain.
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'''Predrag "Preki" Radosavljevi''' (born June 24, 1963 in Belgrade) is a Yugoslavian-born American former soccer player. He is currently the head coach of Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
During his playing career he played for English clubs Everton and Portsmouth, and was an 'MLS original' upon the formation of Major League Soccer in 1996, playing for the Kansas City Wizards and Miami Fusion. He is a two-time winner of the Major League Soccer MVP Award, and represented the United States at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame class of 2010.
Preki played briefly for Red Star Belgrade in the old Yugoslav First League, and played indoor soccer in the United States for Tacoma Stars and St. Louis Storm before being bought by Everton manager Howard Kendall for a fee of -100,000 in the summer of 1992 following a trial. He made 53 appearances for the Blues, 28 of those as a substitute, before moving to Portsmouth in July 1994.
After a short stint with the indoor San Jose Grizzlies, Preki resumed outdoor play beginning with MLS's inaugural season in 1996 when he joined the Kansas City Wizards. He played every season for the Wizards, except for one season with the Miami Fusion in 2001. After the Fusion were contracted, the Wizards re-acquired Preki in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft, but only after every other team in the league had passed on selecting him. Preki is the only player to have won the MLS MVP Award and the MLS Scoring Champion Award twice, winning in 1997 and 2003, and is also the current all-time league leader in points scored (270 on 79 goals and 112 assists, plus another 25 points on 10 goals and 5 assists in the playoffs). He won the 2000 MLS Cup with the Wizards. Preki retired following the 2005 season, scoring a goal in the last minute of his final game with Kansas City. He was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI after the season, and was 42 years old when he played his final competitive game.
Though originally from Yugoslavia, Preki played for the American national team after acquiring U.S. citizenship in 1996. He made his debut for the U.S. on November 3, against Guatemala. Preki played a total of 28 games for the U.S., scoring four goals, one of them to beat Brazil at the 1998 Gold Cup. Two of those games, including one against his native Yugoslavia, came in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He made his last appearance for the national team in a 2-0 loss away to Costa Rica in World Cup qualifying on September 5, 2001.
After retiring as a player, Preki became an assistant coach with Chivas USA, and upon the appointment of Bob Bradley as the United States national team manager, Preki was promoted as head coach of Chivas USA for the 2007 Major League Soccer season and was named MLS Coach of the Year in his first season.
Preki left Chivas "by mutual consent" on November 12, 2009, following Chivas' failure to progress to the latter stages of the MLS playoffs, in which they were defeated by Los Angeles Galaxy. He became head coach of Toronto FC on November 19, 2009.
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'''Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano''' (born 25 November 1981 in Tolosa, Basque Country, Spain) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. He is a midfielder, often playing as a deep-lying playmaker. He is known for his vision, and his ability to read the game and deliver long-distance passes.
Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, and after a brief loan period at SD Eibar returned to the La Liga club. John Toshack appointed Alonso as his team captain and Alonso succeeded in the role, taking Real Socieded to second place in the 2002-03 season. The Spaniard moved to Liverpool in August 2004 for -10.5 million. He won the UEFA Champions League in his first season at the club. The following season he won the FA Cup, and subsequently also the FA Community Shield. He moved to Real Madrid for the start of the 2009-10 season, in a deal worth around -30 million.
Internationally, Alonso has represented Spain in the Euro 2004, Euro 2008 tournaments and the 2006 World Cup. He made his international debut in April 2003 in a 4-0 victory against Ecuador. He won the Euro 2008 tournament with Spain.
He holds the record for the longest-range goal ever scored in open play in the Premier League, being some 61 yards away from Steve Harper's line when he netted against Newcastle United in 2006. The season before, he scored from 78 yards with an effort against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road in the FA Cup.
Alonso was born into a family known for its footballing prowess. His father, 'Periko' Alonso won the Spanish league twice in successive seasons with Real Sociedad and a third time after he moved to FC Barcelona. He also featured in the national team, winning 20 caps over the course of his career.
When he was 15, Alonso went to the Irish town of Kells to learn English; while there, he became exposed to the game of Gaelic football, and he would play with some of the local children. He still retains a soft spot for the Meath GAA side.
Alonso and Arteta were ambitious and dreamed of playing alongside each other for Real Sociedad when they were older. Though they attended different schools, the two young players joined forces at the local youth side Antiguoko, playing games at the weekend. Their performances attracted the attention of scouts from top Spanish sides and the young ''Donostiarras'' separated ways, ending nine years of friendly rivalry, as Alonso went to feeder club Real Sociedad and Arteta moved to Catalan giants Barcelona.
Alonso progressed through the youth ranks and the reserve team at Real Sociedad and impressed enough to earn a first team debut at the age of 18.
Under the guidance of John Toshack, Alonso's captaincy marked a resurgence of form for Real Sociedad. Toshack recognised Alonso's potential and invested much time in his young captain, creating a training method designed to improve his touch and control specifically for him. The team cemented their mid-table position in the 2001-02, finishing in 13th place. Alonso appeared consistently in La Liga with 30 appearances over the course of the season and also scored his first league goal, finishing with a season total of 3. Real Sociedad's management changed again in the summer of 2002 with the arrival of Raynald Denoueix but Alonso kept his place in the first team on the strength of his past performance.
The 2002-03 season was the club's best league performance since the 1981-1982 season in which they won the league. The Basque team finished second, two points behind Real Madrid, setting a club record for their highest ever points total and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. Alonso received much praise for his role in the team's success and was given the Best Spanish Player award by Spanish sports magazine ''Don Baln''. In addition, Alonso significantly contributed to the team's goal tally, scoring 12 goals in all competitions.
The 2003-04 season comprised mixed results for Alonso and his San Sebastin club. Alonso revelled in the opportunity to perform in Europe, appearing in all the team's games, and Real Sociedad qualified for the knockout phase of the Champions League. However, the team struggled under the pressure of the extra matches and were promptly knocked out of the tournament by Lyon and finished 15th in La Liga.
Alonso had other concerns and focused on international duty with Spain at the Euro 2004 tournament. He made a substitute appearance in Spain's 1-0 victory against Russia and played a full 90 minutes against Portugal. However, Alonso was deprived of the prospect of further appearances after Spain failed to progress from the group stage - usurped by finalists Greece and Portugal.
The summer transfer window at Real Sociedad saw the arrival of Alonso's childhood friend Mikel Arteta.
====2004-05: Champions League victory====
Alonso's arrival at Liverpool, along with Luis Garca from FC Barcelona, marked the beginning of a new era at Anfield. Liverpool's new coach Rafael Bentez sought to revolutionise the club and completely overhauled the squad, impressing his own management style and tactics upon the team. The technical Spaniards were Bentez's first signings and he remarked that their emphasis of skill over strength offered something different to the team.
Alonso continued to provide important goals for the club, scoring his first goal at Anfield against Arsenal in a 2-1 victory. Alonso was elated at the achievement and felt he was settling in well in England. The Arsenal game marked the return of Steven Gerrard from injury but Alonso's midfield partnership with the team captain came to a halt when Alonso suffered his first setback at Liverpool. Alonso's ankle was broken following a tackle from Frank Lampard in Liverpool's 1-0 defeat against Chelsea on New Year's Day 2005 and the Spaniard was ruled out of action for three months.
He made his return to the first team in the second leg of the Champions League quarter final against Juventus. Alonso was not at full fitness but, as Steven Gerrard was injured, he played for the full 90 minutes and Liverpool held the score at 0-0 in Italy, defeating the eventual Italian Champions on aggregate. Kevin McCarra of ''The Guardian'' paid testament to Alonso's skill and dedication to the game, saying: "This marvellously accomplished footballer testified in the Stadio delle Alpi that technique can overcome a serious physical disadvantage". In the next round against Chelsea, Alonso received a yellow card in a tense and scrappy 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge, making him suspended for the following fixture. Alonso was distraught that he would miss the game and vehemently contested the referee's decision to no avail.
Liverpool's fifth place finish in the Premiership left much to be desired but debut season glory still awaited Alonso in the form of the Champions League final. The team fell three goals behind Milan but completed a dramatic second-half comeback. Liverpool, trailing 3-2, were awarded a penalty and it was decided that Alonso would take the spot kick. While Dida, Milan's acclaimed Brazilian goalkeeper, managed to save the penalty Alonso fired the rebound into the roof of the net, bringing the score to 3-3. Extra time passed without a goal from either team and Liverpool won 3-2 in the penalty shootout. Alonso was praised for his pivotal influence on the team's comeback and manager Bentez reinforced his importance to the team. Alonso was ecstatic with the win, commenting: "This is the best moment in my professional career". This marked a very successful first year in England for Alonso and victory in the final of the biggest European club competition signified a bright future for the 23-year-old.
thumb|right|180px|Alonso taking a corner kick for Liverpool.
Alonso was ever-present in the first team in the 2005-06 season, largely avoiding injuries that had marred his first season at the club. The summer transfer window brought Peter Crouch to Liverpool and the striker's height sparked accusations that the team would change to long ball tactics. Crouch denied this, highlighting that Alonso's passing ability, alongside Gerrard, would define Liverpool's style of play. Alonso faced more competition for his place in the form of new arrival Mohamed Sissoko. However, Steven Gerrard's injuries and Rafael Bentez's favouring of a 4-5-1 formation ensured Alonso's place in the team. Alonso appeared in all of Liverpool's games in the Champions League but the dominance shown in the previous season had gone as the team lost to Benfica in the knockout stage.
On 7 January 2006, in an FA Cup third-round tie against Luton Town, Alonso assisted Liverpool to a 5-3 comeback victory after being down 3-1 early in the second half. Alonso scored two impressive goals from distance: one from 35 yards, and the other 65 yards from goal; behind the half-way line.
Alonso was named in the Spanish squad for the 2006 World Cup and he scored Spain's first goal of the tournament, his first international goal, against Ukraine on 14 June 2006. Despite a successful group phase, where Spain won all their games, Alonso did not achieve international glory as the team were beaten by the eventual finalists France in the first knockout stage of the tournament.
200px|right|thumb|Alonso playing against Real Betis in the Champions' League.
On 20 September 2006 Alonso scored what the BBC described as "an outrageous strike" from his own half in a 2-0 Premiership win against Newcastle.
On 8 June 2007 Alonso signed a five-year contract, undermining a flurry of transfer rumours. He had settled in well at Liverpool and after signing the contract extension he stated: "I knew there was interest from other clubs but it was always my idea to stay here. I have been here for three seasons now and have such special feelings for the club and the supporters. I understand what Liverpool means to so many people. It is such a special club and I just didn't want to leave." The 2007-08 season started well for the Spaniard: Gerrard's absence led to Alonso playing in a more advanced position and he scored twice in a 6-0 rout against Premier League newcomers Derby County. However, the bright beginning was short-lived as a minor injury sustained in a game against Portsmouth became aggravated in training. The metatarsal injury forced him out of training for six weeks but his return to the first team was rushed and his injury recurred in his first game back. Alonso's determination and passion proved to be his downfall and he later reflected: "I had been feeling a bit tired around that time because it was only my first game back and the match was very fast. But as a player you don't want to come off, particularly when the team is winning and I stayed on."
Alonso returned from injury at the end of 2007 but over the following months he increasingly faced competition for a place in midfield from Javier Mascherano and Lucas Leiva. His role in Liverpool's five man midfield role was assured, however, as Rafael Bentez regarded him as "a top class player", stating that Alonso had the ability to change games and break down the opposition's defence. Alonso made a landmark 100th league appearance for Liverpool on 12 January 2008 against Middlesbrough.
====Euro 2008 winner and 2008-09 season====
Liverpool's 2007-08 season finished trophyless but the opportunity to win honours awaited Alonso in the form of the Euro 2008 tournament. Alonso featured mainly as a substitute but, with key players resting, he captained Spain in the final group game against Greece, earning the man of the match award. Despite a strong performance, he could not attain a starting position in the team, highlighting Spain's strength in depth. Spain went on to win the tournament and he featured in four of Spain's six matches.
The 2008 summer transfer window suggested a move away from Merseyside as Liverpool pursued England international Gareth Barry to replace Alonso. By the start of the 2008-09 season, neither Alonso or Barry had moved club but the drawn-out transfer saga had left the Spaniard feeling unsettled at Liverpool and unsure of his position in the team. However, the club's fans did much to restore his spirits, supporting him on and off the pitch, and Alonso responded to this, saying:
:"[The fans] couldn't have done more to show me how they felt... If I went out for lunch or a coffee, there was always someone who would come over and say, 'We'd love you to stay'. I'm just glad that, in the end, nothing came of it [the transfer] because it wasn't something I ever asked for."
Despite the events of the summer, Alonso made a confident start to the season and both his peers and the press praised his strength of character, citing his influence as a factor in the team's strong opening to the season.
Alonso handed in a transfer request in late July and completed a -30 million move to Real Madrid on 5 August 2009. He was handed the number 22 jersey in Madrid and continues to play in a holding midfield position. It is believed that Alonso never wanted to leave Liverpool, with his contract existing until at least 2012, but differences with the Liverpool Manager Rafael Benitez during the start of 2008-09 season made him think otherwise. Benitez - telling Xabi he may need to sell him to ''allow more money for new players''. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has attributed the club's recent poor run of form to the untimely departure of Alonso, and revealed he was devastated upon hearing of Alonso's decision. However, Alonso is still a Liverpool fan and was sighted among the spectators of the Liverpool and Arsenal match which Liverpool lost 2-1. He is still missed by many Liverpool fans.
During the 2010 January transfer window spurs had a bid of -22 million accepted. Alonso signed a 4 year deal which earns him -100,00 a week. He signed on the 20th january 2010. This is Tottenham's biggest ever deal and they had the following to say about the capture of Xabi "we are delighted to have such a great player at spurs. He will indeed help us for our top 4 push."
Alonso was regarded as a quiet and friendly person by his former teammates at Liverpool. He is married to Nagore Aranburu and the couple had their first child on 11 March 2008; a boy named Jontxu Alonso Aranburu. Alonso stayed in Merseyside to be at her side while she gave birth, later saying: "It was a little frustrating to miss the match against Inter but I have to be with my family at times like these." However, this caused much friction with manager Rafa Bentez as this meant he could not pick him for the important Champions League tie against the Milanese side and the two were at odds over Alonso's decision.
Alonso and Everton player Mikel Arteta were neighbours on the same street while growing up in San Sebastin and also lived near each other in Liverpool. Alonso convinced Arteta to transfer to Everton after he told him how happy he was living in Liverpool. Alonso also helped persuade former Real Sociedad team mate Juan Ugarte to make a move to Wales by joining Wrexham in 2004.
His brother, Mikel Alonso, spent a season on loan at Bolton Wanderers in the 2007-08 season with an option for a permanent deal. However, the team opted not to extend the loan deal and he returned to Spain to train with Xabi Alonso's former club, Real Sociedad. Alonso also has another brother involved in football, Jon, who works as a referee.
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'''Lomana Trsor LuaLua''' (, born 28 December 1980) is a footballer who plays for Greek side Olympiakos and the Congo DR national football team.
LuaLua was born in Kinshasa but moved to the United Kingdom at a young age. After impressing in a college football match, he signed for Colchester United. There he scored a total of 21 goals in 68 appearances which prompted Newcastle United to sign him. However, the competition for places meant he was less of a regular in the first team and after four seasons and 88 appearances there he transferred to Portsmouth, the club that had previously loaned him for three months while at Newcastle. He remained there for three seasons but his spell was marred by disciplinary problems and malaria. After this, he moved to Greek club Olympiakos and spent a season there, helping them to win their fourth straight Super League Greece title, before joining Al-Arabi in 2008. LuaLua received his first cap in 2002, and has since represented his national team in the 2004 and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.
LuaLua is also known for setting up the ''LuaLua Foundation'', which provides care for orphans in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for being a patron for the Haslar Visitors Group. He has a brother, Kazenga LuaLua, who plays for Newcastle United, and two cousins who play professional football: Leeds United striker Trsor Kandol and Barnet's Yannick Bolasie. During the 2006 African Cup of Nations, LuaLua's son died of pneumonia and he considered retiring from football after receiving abuse over the internet. However, he continued playing. He was arrested twice within the space of four months in 2006 and 2007. Both incidents related to supposed domestic disputes with his partner and he was cleared of all charges.
LuaLua was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), in 1980, but moved to the United Kingdom as a young boy in 1989.
His brother, Kazenga LuaLua, is also a professional footballer,
LuaLua joined Colchester United in September 1998.
LuaLua had been brought to the attention of Newcastle manager, Bobby Robson, by Mick Wadsworth, head coach at Newcastle United, who was a former manager of Colchester.
In February 2004, after returning from the 2004 African Cup of Nations, he joined Portsmouth on a three-month loan deal with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season. LuaLua scored on his debut for Portsmouth in a 4-3 away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in February 2003. During this loan spell he scored in the 89th minute in a 1-1 draw for Portsmouth against parent club Newcastle. The result lifted Portsmouth out of the bottom three of the Premiership. He scored four goals in 15 appearances for Portsmouth as they finished in mid-table in their debut season in the Premiership. Manager Harry Redknapp was sufficiently impressed with LuaLua's performances that when his loan spell ended at the end of the 2003-04 season, he signed LuaLua permanently at a cost of -1.75 million.
LuaLua made 26 league and cup appearances, scoring six goals, including two against local rivals Southampton, in the 2004-05 season.
LuaLua signed a new three-year contract in July 2006; it was set to keep him at Portsmouth until 2009. An ankle injury suffered in a pre-season friendly led to LuaLua missing the beginning of the 2006-07 season. He struggled to break back into the first-team, making only eight starts out of 24 appearances, and scored only two goals in that season.
LuaLua joined Olympiakos for a fee of around -2.8 million (-4.1 million) in August 2007, signing a three-year contract.
Following his injury hit spell at Olympiakos, LuaLua joined Qatar based club Al-Arabi on a one-year contract in July 2008.
During December 2009, LuaLua left Al-Arabi by mutual consent and rejoined Olympiakos on a six month contract with an option for the club to extend the contract for two years.
LuaLua was first named by the Democratic Republic of Congo in the preliminary squad for the African Nations Cup finals in Mali in January 2002.
DR Congo's qualifying campaign for the 2004 African Nations Cup in Tunisia began six months after the 2002 tournament ended, with a match against Libya on 8 September, Libya won the match 3-2. LuaLua initially indicated that he might not play in this game but did so reluctantly after threats were made to his family, which caused him to reconsider his international career. Robson commented, "He didn't want to go and play in that game. But he said he had to go because his grandmother had been threatened." He played in the 2-0 win over Botswana in October 2002, when he scored inside five minutes but was later sent off for dissent. He was suspended for two games and his next appearance was in the 0-0 draw with Botswana in July 2003, which secured qualification for the finals of the competition. LuaLua initially expressed doubts that he would take part in the finals due to club commitments. He was, however, included in the squad and named as captain in the absence of regular captain, Shabani Nonda, who missed the tournament due to a knee injury.
LuaLua received a four-match suspension for the sending-off and missed several 2006 World Cup qualifying round matches during the summer of June 2004. He was selected for the World Cup qualifier against South Africa in September, but missed the game due to injury, and was dropped for the next qualifier against Ghana in October. He missed the 1-1 draw with Ghana in March 2005 after a dispute with the DR Congo football association but committed himself to the match against Uganda in June. He scored in a friendly against Guinea played in Paris in August, a game used as preparation for the World Cup qualifying matches the following month. LuaLua played for DR Congo in the 2-1 win over Cape Verde in September but contracted malaria and missed the final World Cup qualifier against South Africa in October.
LuaLua was recalled to the DR Congo squad for a friendly against Tunisia played near Paris in November 2005, as part of the countries' preparation for the 2006 African Nations Cup held in Egypt in January and February 2006. He was unable to play, however, after he was one of several players refused a visa by French immigration authorities. He was named as the captain of DR Congo for the tournament in place of Shabani Nonda who was injured for a second successive Nations Cup. He then delayed his departure to be available to his club Portsmouth for a crucial league match, missing a friendly with Senegal. Despite a pay dispute leading to the DR Congo players threatening to boycott the game, which was only resolved shortly before the kickoff,
In the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier against Ethiopia in April 2007, LuaLua scored the second goal in a 2-0 victory; the result extended their lead at the top of their group. He did not travel to Ethiopia for the away fixture in June, which DR Congo lost, as the authorities failed to send LuaLua his travel documents in time. Following the failure of DR Congo to qualify for the tournament in October, the DR Congo sports minister, Pardonne Kaliba, suspended the team coach, Henri Depireux, and removed the captaincy from LuaLua.
LuaLua returned to the DR Congo squad in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Egypt in June 2008.
In 2005, LuaLua became patron of the Haslar Visitors Group, a charity that works with detainees in an immigration removal centre. In the following year, he set up the ''LuaLua Foundation'', building a hostel, sport and education complex in Kinshasa to provide care and education for orphaned children in DR Congo. He is also actively involved in the Show Racism The Red Card campaign and was involved in the launch of a new video entitled "A Safe Place" which features Premiership footballers talking about their experiences with racism.
Before the death of his son, LuaLua was the father of three children.
LuaLua is known for a spectacular goal celebration, which consists of seven back flips and a backward somersault; the celebration stems from his interest in gymnastics. LuaLua wrote the foreword in the autobiography of his former manager Steve Wignall, the book was called "You Can Have Chips".
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'''David Michael Unsworth''' (born October 16, 1973 in Chorley, England) is a former footballer who played in the position of centre-back or left-back.
He is best remembered for his time at Everton during the 1990s, where he was part of their FA Cup winning team of 1995. He has one full England cap, having played a full international in 1995.
Unsworth began his career at Everton, and was part of the 1995 FA Cup winning team. After 133 league and cup games over several impressive seasons at Everton, Unsworth transferred to West Ham United for the 1997-98 season. After only a season and 41 games, he was signed by Birmingham-based club Aston Villa for -3 million but his family did not settle in Birmingham. After only a month, before the season had even begun, he returned to Everton who paid Villa the same -3 million West Ham had accepted only a few weeks before.
Unsworth was a consistent performer in his second spell with Everton, being first choice left-back, but also scoring some vital goals in his role as dead-ball specialist, mostly penalties, he became a fan's favourite and still is a shown when he came onto the pitch at Goodison Park to an uproar of "Rhino" which was the nickname he received for his gutsy ruthless playing style and physique. At the end of the 2003-04 season, after a further 216 games and his contract expired, a disagreement with the club over the length of a new contract led to Unsworth leaving on a free transfer. Although his status as a hero waxed and waned during his second spell at The Toffees, 'Rhino' as he was known is still held in affection by the fans. He returned to Goodison Park the following season as a fan and was mobbed by Evertonians as he sat on the Gwladys Street Terrace for the derby game against Liverpool.
He was signed by Portsmouth for the 2004-05 season. He made his debut in a 1-1 home draw with Birmingham City, scoring the equaliser from a penalty.
At the start of the 2005-06 season he was signed by Sheffield United on a three-year contract after it became clear that Ipswich Town could not afford his wages.
On 5 January 2007, Unsworth signed for Wigan Athletic from Sheffield United on a free transfer.
Unsworth was released by Wigan at the end of the 2006-07 season on 17 May 2007.
In 2008 he joined Huddersfield Town on trial after rejecting a player-coach role at Burnley. On 8 August 2008, he joined Huddersfield on a one-year deal after impressing in the Terriers' pre-season. He along with five other players made his Town debut in a 1-1 draw against Stockport County at the Galpharm Stadium on 9 August 2008. He was released from his contract at the Terriers on March 30, 2009.
Unsworth announced his retirement on 3 April 2009. Since retiring Unsworth has joined Preston North End as development coach. It is understood Unsworth will now oversee the club's first-year professionals in a similar role to that offered to John Henry at Turf Moor. Preston's manager Alan Irvine explained the appointment to the Lancashire Evening Post this morning and said "There is a gap between the youth-team and first-team set-up and we have a handful of players who weren't really being looked after by anyone in particular. I thought there was an advantage in bringing someone in and I think David coming in will be a really good appointment for the club. I know him from Everton and always found him to be a terrific player there. He's a Chorley lad and has always been a Preston fan."
Unsworth has been capped once by England, in the 2-1 victory against Japan at Wembley on 3 June 1995. Other debutants that day included Gary Neville and Stan Collymore.
Coca-Cola Championship Runners-Up: Sheffield United 2006
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'''James "Jamie" Lee Duncan Carragher''' (born 28 January 1978) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool. He is the current vice-captain and is one of the club's longest-serving players; he made his 600th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions in December 2009.
Carragher started his career with the Liverpool youth team. He made his professional debut in the 1996-97 season and became a first team regular the following season. He gained his first senior honours in 2001, winning a cup treble of the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. Having initially played as a full back, the arrival of manager Rafael Bentez in 2004 saw Carragher move to the centre back position and that season he won his greatest honour to date-the UEFA Champions League. In the next season, he won the FA Cup and was selected in the PFA Team of the Year. Carragher set a record for the most appearances in European competition for Liverpool in 2007.
Internationally, Carragher held the national record for most caps at under-21 level and earned his senior debut in 1999. Although he competed at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup, he failed to pin down a first team place in the England national team. Frustrated with being used as cover for the defensive positions, Carragher decided to retire from international football in 2007, finishing with 34 senior England caps. He released his autobiography, ''Carra'', in 2008.
Born James Lee Duncan Carragher in Bootle, Merseyside, Carragher attended the former FA school of excellence in Lilleshall in his youth. Although he supported Everton F.C. as a child,
Throughout his early years he was essentially used as a utility player, spending time as a centre-half, right and left full-back and defensive midfield. Because of this he would be deployed to fill in wherever there was a hole, ultimately harming his ability to hold down a first team position of his own. In 1999-2000 he played mainly as a right-back, this season saw one of Carragher's darkest Liverpool moments as he scored 2 own goals in 3-2 home defeat to Manchester United, then in 2000-01 he made the left-back position his own. 2001 also saw Carragher gain his first senior trophies: the FA Cup, UEFA Cup, League Cup (scoring in the shootout in the final against Birmingham), Community Shield and European Super Cup.
He hit the headlines in January 2002 during an FA Cup tie against Arsenal, when he threw a coin back into the stands that had been tossed at him. Carragher earned a red card and a disrepute charge from The Football Association. From 2002 till 2004 Carragher was hit by two serious injuries, firstly missing the 2002 FIFA World Cup for an operation on his troublesome knee and later due to a broken leg in the first half of the 2003-04 season after a tackle by Blackburn's Lucas Neill at Ewood Park in the Reds' fifth game of the season. During this period, Carragher's place in the team was also threatened by signings of Steve Finnan and John Arne Riise. However, he succeeded in retaining his place in the team, making 24 appearances in the first half of 2004.
The 2004-05 season was a career defining one for Carragher. New manager Rafael Bentez moved him to centre-half where he managed 56 appearances alongside Sami Hyypi. Carragher shrugged off the utility tag and established himself as a centre half. Carragher developed a reputation as a strong and positionally astute defender
On 13 May 2006, Carragher played in the FA Cup final against West Ham. It was his tenth final in as many years of club football. He scored an own goal in the 21st minute, but Liverpool went on to win 3-1 on penalties after the match finished 3-3 after extra-time.
On 9 December 2006, Carragher scored his first league goal since January 1999, in a match against Fulham at Anfield. His central defence partner Daniel Agger flicked the ball on from a corner, and Carragher slid the ball under Fulham keeper Jan Lastuvka at the far post. The goal was only his fourth in his Liverpool career.
In Liverpool's Champions League semi-final second leg against Chelsea on 1 May 2007, Carragher set a record for the most appearances in European competition for the club. His 90th European match took him past Ian Callaghan's 89 matches between 1964 and 1978. Carragher was voted as Liverpool's Player of the Year for the 2006-07 season by the fans and soon after extended his contract till 2011. That season also saw Carragher's international retirement, with the defender citing frustration with a lack of appearances under Steve McClaren.
The 2007-08 season saw Carragher reach his 500th appearance for Liverpool. He was made captain for this match. He currently stands at 9th in the all time Liverpool appearances table in all competitions, just behind Alan Hansen.
On 18 May 2009, in the match against West Bromwich Albion, Carragher was involved in an on-field clash with fellow defender lvaro Arbeloa and the twosome to be separated by teammates Xabi Alonso, Daniel Agger and others. Manager Rafael Bentez refused to comment any further on the matter. The former England defender later explained, "We want to keep a clean sheet and we want Pepe to have a chance of the Golden Glove for the fourth season running."
During the 2009/10 season, Carragher made a slow start and many questioned of his performances and whether he should remain in the starting line-up. He however put a solid performance against Manchester United on the 25th October 2009, keeping a clean sheet and silencing his critics.
On 31 October 2009, Carragher was sent off in a game against Fulham, this was his first red card in more than seven years.
On 19 December 2009 Carragher recorded his 600th Liverpool appearance, in a 2-0 away defeat to Portsmouth.
In 1996, Carragher had his first appearance for the England under-21 team. Playing as a defensive midfielder, he became a regular for the team, and eventually captain. In 2000, when he became ineligible for the team, he held the national record for most caps at this level, with 27. The record was eclipsed in 2007 by goalkeeper Scott Carson.
On 28 April 1999 he earned his first cap for the senior England team, as a substitute against Hungary. He made his full international dbut against Holland at White Hart Lane in 2001, and later came on as a substitute as England famously beat Germany 5-1 in the Olympiastadion. Carragher missed the 2002 World Cup through injury, but travelled with England to Euro 2004. He eventually ended up with no playing time, losing out to Ledley King when a vacancy opened up. He was selected for the England squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, and was not in the original starting eleven, but came into the team after Gary Neville suffered an injury.
Carragher has played centre-back, right-back, left-back, and in the defensive midfield for England. Despite his many caps and regular squad appearances, he has never held down a consistent place in the starting eleven. Former England manager Sven-Gran Eriksson generally used two central defenders from John Terry, Rio Ferdinand and Sol Campbell in preference to Carragher, but occasionally used Carragher as right-back as deputy for Gary Neville, as he did during the 2006 World Cup.
On 1 July 2006 Carragher was one of three players to have a penalty saved by Ricardo Pereira, as England yet again succumbed on penalties to exit the 2006 World Cup in the quarter finals against Portugal. Carragher, who had been brought on as a substitute for Aaron Lennon late in he game, scored with his first attempt but was forced to re-take his penalty by the referee, who had not blown his whistle. Carragher then saw his second effort saved.
On 9 July 2007 it was reported that Carragher was considering quitting the England squad. ''TalkSport'' host Adrian Durham accused Carragher of ''"bottling it."''
Carragher did subsequently retire from International football. McClaren attempted to persuade him to return to the International setup on at least one occasion, whilst McClaren's replacement Fabio Capello has reportedly suggested that he would be happy to consider Carragher. Carragher's responses have suggested that he would not respond positively to any offers of a call-up. Carragher was said to have been unhappy at the failure of successive England managers to pick him at centre-back, preferring to use him as cover along the back four and even as a holding midfielder.
Carragher was an ardent supporter of Everton in his childhood and his teens.
Carragher received the freedom of his home borough of Sefton for his local charity work and "the exceptional example he sets to the youth of today." He occasionally visits schools as part of his charity work, promoting the importance of family life.
Carragher is married to his childhood sweetheart, Nicola Hart, and has two children; James and Mia.
Carragher has no navel due to having been born with gastroschisis.
On 28 February 2008, Carragher was arrested and cautioned for assault outside a school near his home in Crosby. Liverpool refused to comment.
On September 11, 2008, Carragher's biography, ''Carra'', was released, but controversial excerpts were leaked to the press beforehand. In one instance, Carragher claimed that his close friends were looking to assault West Ham United's Australian defender Lucas Neill. He also claimed that the incident was averted only because Neill was in the company of David Thompson, one of Carragher's former teammates, who Carragher did not want to ''"become a witness to an assault."'' Carragher sent a text to Thompson, ''"telling him Neill should give him a hug of thanks,"'' suggesting had Thompson not been there, Neill would have faced an assault.
There was a popular rumour circling Merseyside for years prior to the release of Carragher's autobiography, that Jamie sported an Everton tattoo on his right arm, and that this was why Jamie always wore long sleeved Liverpool shirts. This rumour was proven untrue by the release of Jamie's autobiography.
Carragher claimed he launched a deliberate hard tackle in a practice session against former Liverpool teammate Rigobert Song because of the latter's perceived mockery of Carragher's defending. ''"Song walked on to the training pitch with a smile on his face. He was limping off it with a grimace an hour later. The first chance I got, I did him. Never have I hunted down a 50-50 tackle with greater appetite. 'You're not fucking laughing now, are you, you soft cunt?' I said as he hobbled away."''
He stated that, though he was fully committed when playing for England, international defeats did not affect him as much as club defeats with Liverpool did.
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'''Mark James Burchill''' (born 18 August 1980) is a Scottish professional football player who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock. He previously played for Scottish clubs Celtic, Dundee, Hearts and Dunfermline Athletic, and in England for Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Portsmouth, Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United. He has been capped six times for the Scotland national team.
Burchill was born in Broxburn and grew up in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. He attended St Mary's Academy, Bathgate followed by St. Margaret's Academy, Livingston, where his footballing ability became apparent.
Burchill began his career at Scottish club Celtic for the 1997-98 season. In his first three seasons with the club he scored 20 Scottish Premier League goals in only 17 starts, with 33 appearances as a substitute. This prolific return saw him gain a place in the Scotland national football team, making his debut against Bosnia-Herzegovina in October 1999. While playing for Celtic against Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in the qualifying round of the 2001 UEFA Cup, Burchill scored the fastest-ever hat-trick in a European club match.
However, successive managers failed to see the Scotland international as a part of the first team picture. The signing of -6 million Chris Sutton further pushed Burchill down the pecking order, and in September 2000 he moved to Birmingham City on a three-month loan, making his debut in a 2-0 home win over Tranmere Rovers. Burchill went on to score five goals in 17 games (10 as a substitute) during the spell.
In February 2001, Burchill was sent on another three-month loan until the season's end at Ipswich Town, scoring once against Bradford City.
During the off-season Burchill was signed by Portsmouth for an initial fee of -600,000. He showed his potential immediately at his new club. After making his debut against Stockport County he netted a brace in his next game against Grimsby Town. However, he then suffered a knee injury after less than a month which put him out of action for 10 months. He recovered in time to start the 2002-03 season in fantastic form, but under new manager Harry Redknapp he fell down the pecking order and was made available for transfer. He was loaned out to Dundee from February 2003 to the end of the season.. At Dundee he managed to make it to the 2003 Scottish Cup Final, where Dundee where narrowly beaten by Rangers.
During the 2003-04 season he was loaned out to firstly to Wigan Athletic, and then Sheffield Wednesday. However, he failed to score for either club and neither moved to make the deal permanent. Starting the 2004-05 season as fifth-choice striker, Burchill went on loan to Rotherham United, hoping to impress enough to restart his career. However, after only a month and one goal against Crewe Alexandra
On 28 January 2005, Burchill was allowed to leave Portsmouth on a free transfer after spending two years out of favour. He chose to return to Scotland and sign for Hearts, where he remained until the end of the season.
On 6 July 2005, he joined Dunfermline Athletic
On 11 June 2008, Burchill signed a two-year deal with Rotherham United, where he previously enjoyed a loan spell during their Championship campaign. He scored his first goal for the Millers in the 1-1 draw away at Dagenham & Redbridge. However, Burchill was unable to find a regular place in the starting eleven, and his contract was terminated after the 2008-09 season.
Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies had tried to sign Burchill in 2008 when the player chose to join Rotherham. In July 2009 Burchill joined the Scottish Premier League team in Italy for pre-season training, was reported to be "looking very sharp", and signed a one-year deal with the club in August. He injured his Achilles tendon in a friendly match against Burnley, an injury which eventually required surgery, and resumed training in mid-October.
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'''Svetoslav Todorov''' (born August 30, 1978 in Dobrich, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian International football player, who currently plays for Litex Lovech.
Todorov began his career at Bulgarian First Division club PFC Dobrudzha in 1996-97, scoring twice in twelve appearances.
Todorov joined West Ham for a fee of -500,000 rising to -2 million depending on appearances.
Todorov signed for Portsmouth in March 2002 for -750,000, joining director of football, Harry Redknapp, who had signed him for West Ham; Redknapp described him as, ''"...a very intelligent footballer [who] will bring good competition in the striking department."'' He was sent off for violent conduct in his second appearance for Portsmouth in a 2-0 defeat away at Preston and made only one further appearance in the 2001-02 season.
Days before the start of the club's debut Premiership season, Todorov severely damaged a cruciate knee ligament in a training accident.
After scoring twice for Portsmouth in the opening three games of the 2006-07 season, Todorov joined Wigan Athletic in August 2006 on a season-long loan.
Having fallen down the pecking order at Portsmouth in the 2006-07 season, Todorov joined relegated side Charlton Athletic in July 2007 on a free transfer in a one year deal. His first league goal for Charlton came against London rivals Crystal Palace in September 2007, but after suffering a knee injury in a match against Plymouth in October 2007, Todorov was ruled out of the remainder of the 2007-08 season. He signed a new one-year contract in June 2008, but was not offered a new contract at the end of the 2008-09 season.
He joined his former club Litex Lovech as a free agent on 16th July 2009.
On 8 August 2009, he marked his return to the TBI A Football Group with a goal after coming on as a substitute for Ivelin Popov - wrapping up a 5:0 away win against Lokomotiv Mezdra with a 89th minute strike.
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'''Paul Charles Merson''' (born March 20, 1968 in Harlesden, London, England) is a retired English football player, and former player-manager of Walsall. His playing career has included spells at Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Portsmouth. He also played for England 21 times. He was a forward who later in his career dropped more into the midfield.
Born in Harlesden, London, Paul Merson started his career at Arsenal, joining the club as an apprentice in 1984. After a loan spell at Brentford, then under manager Frank McLintock, he made his debut for the Gunners on 22 November 1986 against Manchester City, and gradually established himself in George Graham's successful Arsenal side of the late 1980s. By the 1988-89 season he was a regular on the right wing, at the end of which Arsenal secured the First Division title with a last gasp Michael Thomas goal in the final game of the season against Liverpool. Merson scored ten times that season, made his debut for the England U21 side, and was voted PFA Young Player of the Year.
With Arsenal, Merson bagged another league championship in 1991, both the FA Cup and League Cup in 1993 (Merson scoring the first goal of the League Cup final), and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1994. He also made his debut for the full England side, in a friendly against Germany on 11 September 1991.
Paul Merson's career was put on the line in November 1994 when he admitted to being an alcoholic and cocaine addict.
In 1995-96, Merson remained a regular first team player under Arsenal's new manager Bruce Rioch and continued to play regularly in 1996-97 following the appointment of Arsne Wenger. In a somewhat surprising move, at the end of the 1996-97 Premiership campaign, in which Arsenal finished third, Merson was sold to relegated Middlesbrough in a -5 million deal - making him the most expensive player ever signed by a non-Premiership club. Whilst Arsene Wenger had offered a new two year contract, Middlesbrough offered double the salary available at Arsenal. In all Merson played 423 times for Arsenal, scoring 99 goals.
Merson was a key player for Middlesbrough's promotion success as Division One runners-up in 1997-98. Merson also held the distinction of being the only player in England's 1998 FIFA World Cup squad not to play for a top flight club. In that tournament, he played in England's famous second round match against Argentina, scoring in the penalty shootout, although England eventually lost.
In the summer of 1998, Merson accused Middlesbrough of being a club with a drinking and gambling culture, insisting he needed to move away.
He quickly established himself as a fans favourite due to his creative, flamboyant brand of football. He remained on the club's payroll for nearly five years, helping them reach the 2000 FA Cup Final, before he was finally given a free transfer at the end of the 2001-02 season.
Merson signed for Division One club Portsmouth, and was instrumental in the club's promotion to the Premiership in 2002-03. Merson, however, felt that he was too old for a return to the Premiership, and wanted to move closer to his home in Sutton Coldfield. Following a possible move to West Brom which was later vetoed by then Manager Gary Megson, he was eventually snapped up by Division One side Walsall in summer 2003.
In February 2004, Merson admitted himself to the Sierra Tucson Clinic in Arizona to seek help for his gambling addiction under the advice and financial backing of the PFA, and missed several key games whilst Walsall slipped in the league from mid table mediocrity into the relegation zone. However, a couple of months after his return, Merson was quickly thrown into the manager's spot at Walsall following Colin Lee's sacking for allegedly having talks with Plymouth Argyle over a vacant manager's position there. Merson led a gallant bid to retain Division One status, but was hindered by a harsh last minute penalty against Crystal Palace, and eventually relegated after a 3-2 victory against Rotherham United whilst having to rely on Stoke City beating Gillingham F.C. on the final day. The following month, despite relegation, Merson was rewarded with the manager's job on a permanent basis.
2004-05 proved to be a difficult season for Merson, on and off the field. Walsall went out of all cup competitions against lower league teams, and it was reported that Merson had had a rift with his wife, and had started drinking and gambling again, whilst the press reported on him inviting goalkeeper Mark Bosnich back into the game. Walsall slipped close to a second consecutive relegation. Merson responded by making several key signings on transfer deadline day; Julian Joachim, Andy Oakes, Anthony Gerrard (cousin of Steven Gerrard), Craig Pead and David Perpetuini. Merson's side went undefeated during May 2005, securing League One status for another year.
After a difficult first season in management Merson's position at Walsall looked more secure as the club entered 2005-06; however, he was unable to lift Walsall out of the relegation zone, and with the club in 19th place, he was sacked on 6 February 2006 after his Walsall side lost 5-0 to Brentford at Griffin Park. Despite a number of offers from clubs as high as the Championship, Merson opted to resume his playing career at part-time Conference club Tamworth, however this arrangement only lasted two games (with Merson playing only once) before he announced his retirement from professional football playing on 9 March 2006.
Merson has since decided to forge a career as a media pundit, appearing as a regular on Sky Sports's Gillette Soccer Saturday. In August, 2006 he also commenced a column for the official Arsenal FC magazine. He also continues to play for the England Legends, a 16-man squad of former internationals who have played Italy, Germany, Scotland, Ireland and The Rest of The World.
His nicknames include 'The Merse','The Magic Man' (due to his superior ability), 'The Pie Man' and Paul'The Person'Merson' (due to his down to earth character.) Merson has recently become a regular pannel on Star Sports Asia, covering EPL games, although his main priority is Sky Sports. Merson also has commentated on Arabic channels, again covering the EPL. These are all recorded in London, not abroad.
Merson has been married twice (to Lorainne and Louise), and has five children. His first marriage crumbled under his recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism.
In March 2006, he was photographed by the Daily Mirror drunk at the Boujis nightclub in South Kensington. In June 2006, Merson was accused of rape after a night at a flat owned by the Sloane Club in Chelsea, West London.
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'''Frank Yallop''' (born April 4, 1964 in Watford) is an English-born Canadian former professional soccer player. He is currently the head coach of San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.
Yallop spent the majority of his playing career in England, spending 13 years and making over 300 appearances for Ipswich Town, including playing in the first three seasons of the Premier League. He also played in Major League Soccer for the Tampa Bay Mutiny, and earned 52 caps for the Canada national football team.
Although he grew up in Vancouver, Yallop played professional football for nearly 20 years in England and the United States. In 1983, at age 19, Yallop signed a professional contract with Ipswich Town, for whom he would play 385 games (in all competitions), scoring 8 goals. For most of his Ipswich career, he played alongside fellow Canadian Craig Forrest.
After a lengthy career in England, Yallop returned to North America in 1996, when he signed with Major League Soccer and was drafted 57th overall by the Tampa Bay Mutiny in the MLS Inaugural Player Draft. After three seasons with the Mutiny, in which he started practically every game, Yallop retired from professional football at the end of the 1998 season.
Missing out on Canada's only World Cup participation in 1986, Yallop only made his debut for Canada at 26 years of age in a May 1990 North American Championship match against the United States. Since this game strangely was not official his real debut came a few days later in the same tournament against Mexico. He earned 52 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented Canada in 27 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. His final international was a November 1997 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica.
Yallop began his coaching career in 1998 with the US Project-40 team, taking the team on a 5 game tour of England. Following the tour, he became assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Mutiny. In 2000 he became chief assistant coach for D.C. United under Thomas Rongen.
In 2001, Yallop was named head coach for the San Jose Earthquakes, just two days before the MLS SuperDraft. During the pre-season, Yallop acquired Jeff Agoos, Landon Donovan, Dwayne DeRosario, Manny Lagos, Ramiro Corrales and Ronnie Ekelund, as well as assistant coach Dominic Kinnear. In his first year, Yallop proceeded to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to their first MLS Championship.
In 2003, the Earthquakes, under Yallop, were able to win their second MLS title. In 2004, despite still having a year left on his contract, Yallop left the Earthquakes to become head coach of the Canadian National Team. In 2005 he was inducted to the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.
Yallop was named the 2001 MLS Coach of the Year and was named the Mutiny's Defender of the Year in both 1997 and 1998.
On June 7, 2006, Yallop resigned as coach of the Canadian men's national soccer team, as he was announced as the new head coach of Los Angeles Galaxy. On November 4, 2007 it was revealed that Yallop was being bought out of his contract with the Galaxy to become the head coach of the San Jose Earthquakes once again for the 2008 season, with Dutch legend Ruud Gullit taking his place.
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'''Charles Richard Gough''' (born 5 April 1962, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former Scottish football central defender who enjoyed great success as captain of Rangers. He also played for Scotland 61 times and had a brief spell as manager of Livingston.
Born to a Scottish father (former Charlton Athletic player Charlie Gough) and Swedish mother, Gough grew up in South Africa, Went to school at King Edward VII and began his career playing with the Wits University club. Looking to build a career in British football, Gough went on trial to Rangers, but was turned down. After that he was provisionally signed by Charlton Athletic. After returning to South Africa, he was signed by Scottish Premier Division team Dundee United in 1980.
He played for Dundee United for six seasons, finishing with 23 goals in 165 appearances and helping them to the League title in 1982-83. In 1986, Gough was sold to English First Division club Tottenham Hotspur for -750,000, where he played for slightly over a year, and captained the Tottenham team which lost to Coventry City in the 1987 FA Cup Final. Although there was no doubt over his talent, Gough began to feel homesick and, early in the 1987-88 season, returned to Scotland, joining Rangers and becoming the first Scottish player to be signed for over -1,000,000. His debut was at Tannadice in a defeat against former club Dundee United. Gough remained at Ibrox until 1997, captaining the side that achieved nine consecutive League titles. He was quoted as being "very proud to be the only Rangers player to receive 9 medals".. Both Ally McCoist and Ian Ferguson however also received 9 league champions medals during the "9 in a row" run of title wins.
In 1997, Gough left the United Kingdom to play in the United States' nascent professional league, Major League Soccer. Gough remained in the league for two seasons, the first with the Kansas City Wizards, the second with the San Jose Clash; although Gough only played intermittently in those two seasons, totalling 2 goals and 2 assists in only 36 games, he was named to the MLS Best XI for his 1997 season with the Wizards.
Gough returned to Rangers after the 1997 MLS season, and played with the club for one more season. In all, he played 318 league games with Rangers, scoring 26 goals. He then linked up with his former boss at Rangers, Walter Smith, when he played two seasons for Everton, scoring once against Southampton.
Gough was also a regular in the Scotland national team if the 1980s. He made his debut against Switzerland in 1983, and went on to gain 61 caps. His international career was ended prematurely, however, after he was critical of coaches Andy Roxburgh and Craig Brown and withdrew himself from further selection.
On 30 November 2004 Gough landed his first managerial job with Scottish Premier League team Livingston. He resigned in May 2005 after saving the club from relegation, having wrangled with the club's owner over the budget for signing players. The club was fined -15,000 by the SFA for a breach of transfer regulations over the signing of Hassan Kachloul during Gough's time as manager although there is no suggestion that Gough himself was responsible for the breach of regulations.
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'''Christopher Edmund "Chris" Kirkland''' (born 2 May 1981 in Barwell, Leicestershire) is an English football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League. He has been Wigan's first choice goalkeeper since joining them in July 2006 on a six-month loan deal, which was made permanent on 27 October later that year.
Kirkland shot to prominence as one of the most promising young English keepers in the country in the 2000-01 season while with his first club, Coventry City. He made his debut in the League Cup against Tranmere Rovers on 22 September 1999. He was bought by Liverpool for -6m on the last day of the transfer window at the start of the 2001-02 season. At the time he was the most expensive goalkeeper in British transfer history, at only 20 years old.
Injury to Liverpool's first-choice goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek gave Kirkland his debut in the first team, against Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League, but he had to wait until the following season for his first run in the team. Costly errors by Dudek in a league fixture against Manchester United handed the jersey to Kirkland for 14 matches, during which he kept 6 clean sheets. However, Kirkland was then himself injured, and a succession of recurring problems has seen him only make sporadic appearances since then.
At the beginning of the 2004-05 season, Kirkland found himself with the chance to make an impact on the fortunes of Liverpool and England, having ousted his friend Jerzy Dudek as first-choice Liverpool keeper. His good form and lack of injury was seen as welcome news for Liverpool and England fans.
2005, however, did not start well for Kirkland, with his Liverpool career once again interrupted by injury. Having begun his Anfield career as the future England Number 1, a series of ineffective performances for the Reds, coupled with a string of injuries, meant that Kirkland had slipped down the goalkeeping pecking order behind Jerzy Dudek and new signing Scott Carson. He featured in four of Liverpool's six group games in the Champions League as Liverpool went on to win the trophy. He was however injured throughout the latter stages of the tournament.
In the summer of 2005 Kirkland agreed to go on a season-long loan to West Bromwich Albion in order to kick-start his career again;
In July 2006, Kirkland joined Wigan Athletic on a six-month loan spell. This move became permanent on 27 October 2006 when the two clubs and Kirkland made a compromise. He signed with Wigan Athletic for three years, until the end of the 2008-09 season. He was given the number 1 jersey for the 2007-08 season and became the first-choice goalkeeper of new manager Steve Bruce. Kirkland won the club's Players' Player of the Year and Media Player of the Year awards for 2007-08.
Kirkland opened the 2009-10 campaign by keeping a clean sheet for Wigan Athletic away to Aston Villa. Unfortunately, shortly after he conceded five in the second half, at home to Manchester United. On 18 October 2009, Kirkland dislocated his finger during a match against Manchester City; play stopped temporarily as his finger was popped back in. He completed the match. On 22 November, Kirkland conceded nine goals in a Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur one of them an own goal by himself.
He won six caps with the England under-21 team and was regularly selected for the senior squad from 2003 onwards, but did not make an appearance until he came on as a substitute for the second half of a friendly against Greece in August 2006. When Kirkland was eleven years old, his father and some family friends had placed bets of -100 each at 100/1 odds that he would play for England before the age of thirty. Kirkland's appearance netted the syndicate -10,000 each.
He and his wife Leeona welcomed a daughter, Lucy, into the world on 14 November 2006, which caused him to miss an international friendly match against Netherlands the next day.
In April 2008 Kirkland teamed up with fellow professionals Kevin Davies and Brett Emerton to help launch the ''Get Started'' programme, a national scheme which aims to tackle re-offending. He visited Hindley Youth Offenders' Institution in support of the scheme, which is delivered by the Prince's Trust in partnership with the Premier League, the PFA and the Football Foundation.
He has expressed a desire to become a firefighter when his playing career comes to an end.
:A. Some sources list Kirkland's height as 6 ft 5 in.
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'''David (Dave) Robert Jones''' (born 17 August 1956 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English football manager currently in charge of Cardiff City.
Like most professional managers in the game, Dave Jones enjoyed a career as a player in his early years. He started his professional career with Everton in his home town of Liverpool. He played as a defender with the team for seven years, during which time he represented the English national team at youth and under-21 level.
He left Everton to play for Coventry City in 1981 for a transfer fee of -275,000 - after three seasons he picked up a knee injury which threatened to end his football career.
After recovering from this injury, he played two further seasons for Seiko in Hong Kong and one season for Preston North End before retiring. Jones first went to Hong Kong on 2 April 1981 on loan from Coventry City for the remainder of the season, teammate Jim Hagan had already settled in the squad. At the end of the season, Seiko won the league championship for the third time in a row as well as the Hong Kong FA Cup. After his release from Coventry City, Jones joined Seiko on a permanent basis at the start of the 1982/83 season, playing 22 games for Seiko during the season, including a friendly with a "Brazil Stars Team" on 12 December 1982, the game ended 0-0 and was decided by penalties, Jones did scoring from the spot, but Seiko went on to lose 2-3. He was also selected in the sqaud of Hong Kong League XI lead by Dutch coach George Knobel, to face French side Monaco on 9 January 1982, which ended in a 1-0 win for the Hong Kong League XI.
After retiring from professional football he went on to become assistant manager at Southport where he also made 2 appearances as a player.
Dave Jones started his managerial career as assistant manager to Bryan Griffiths at Southport in 1986-87 before they both left and took up identical roles at Mossley A.F.C. for the 1988-89 season. In July 1990, he joined Stockport County as a manager for their youth team and took over as first-team manager from Danny Bergara in March 1995. He took the team into the First Division (now the Championship) from an automatic promotion place in 1997. He also took the club to the semi finals of what was then the Coca Cola Cup where they were narrowly defeated by Middlesbrough, 2-1 on aggregate despite an impressive win at the Riverside Stadium. During the same cup run Stockport County also defeated Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, Southampton and West Ham United, all of whom were in higher divisions than the club at the time.
This promotion brought him to the attention of Southampton, who offered him a contract to manage their Premier League team. His reign during the 1999-2000 season was rocked by his arrest on charges of child abuse during his employment as a care worker in the late 1980s.
The case put tremendous strain on the manager, who was forced to defend his case on Merseyside whilst managing a team based over two hundred miles away on the south coast. In January 2000, Southampton decided to suspend him on full pay until the case was resolved with Glenn Hoddle taking over his managerial duties.
When the case eventually came to court, it was thrown out in its first week - the judge recording a not guilty verdict and commenting that the case should have never reached the trial stage.
Jones took over at Wolverhampton Wanderers, signing a three-year contract on 3 January 2001. The side were then sat 12th in the First Division after a poor first half to the season under Colin Lee. Results continued to remain indifferent though and the side eventually finished 12th.
The summer of 2001 saw Jones undertake a large overhaul of the playing squad in the pursuit of promotion. He spent over -7million - the largest spending in the club's history in one transfer period - bringing in the likes of Nathan Blake, Colin Cameron, Mark Kennedy, Alex Rae and Shaun Newton. Additional firepower was also later purchased in Kenny Miller and a cut-price Dean Sturridge.
The only major disappointment from the players Jones signed as he rejuvenated Wolves was Belgian striker Cedric Roussel, a -1.5million signing from Coventry City in February 2001. Roussel was one of the most expensive players ever signed by Wolves but he played just 27 times and scored twice in 18 months.
Jones's new-look team quickly made an impact, hitting the top of the league by late September, and remaining in the automatic promotion spots over the following months. He won the Division One ''Manager of the Month Award'' in February 2002,
However, the final nine games saw Wolves take just 10 points from 27 available, while Albion, in contrast, won 8 of their final 10 fixtures to overtake their rivals and pip them to promotion on the final day of the season. Jones suffered more disappointment when his side compounded their poor end to the campaign by losing their play-off semi-final to Norwich City, and their misery was complete later that month when they saw another of their local rivals, Birmingham City, gain promotion as playoff winners.
The following season proved a similar rollercoaster ride for Jones. Inconsistent early form left them well off the pace for automatic promotion and a dismal Christmas period saw him under increasing pressure as they weren't even in the playoff zone. An FA Cup win over top flight seemed to reverse fortunes though, and his side lost just 2 of their remaining 20 games to finish 5th, in the play-off zone. They overcame Reading in the semi-finals and 3-0 victory over in the final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, saw Jones become the manager who returned Wolves to the top level of English football for the first time since 1984 and the man who achieved the chairman Jack Hayward's ambition of Premier League footballer after 11 years, millions of pounds spent on players, and four previous managers.
Jones had just -4million to spend in the summer preparing for Premier League football, however, the team was significantly weakened by the season-long injuries to Joleon Lescott and Matt Murray, and began the season missing several other key components of their promotion campaign. The side endured a nightmare start to the campaign, shipping 9 goals in 2 defeats, and remaining winless until their eighth match. Although, he oversaw several impressive results - most notably defeating - his side was mired in the dropzone for almost all the season and was duly relegated in 20th place with 33 points. Their relegation was effectively confirmed on 1 May despite an impressive win over Everton, which left them needing a mathematical miracle to finish outside the bottom three, and the following weekend their survival became mathematically impossible.
Jones aimed for an immediate return to the Premier League in 2004-05, but had to begin the season once again under a cloud of injuries. His squad was now ageing, with most of the players bought as experienced pros in 2001 still forming the core. The side failed to live up to expectations and managed just 4 wins from the first 15 games, leaving them 17th. As pressure mounted, he was sacked on 1 November 2004, after a final loss against a side reduced to 10 men, a side who had been on the receiving end of a 6-0 Wolves victory in their previous meeting just before the promotion 18 months earlier.
During Jones' first season in charge of Cardiff City, they achieved a respectable 11th place in the Championship. Re-building over the summer of 2006, Jones forged a talented side who found themselves at the top of the Championship. However, after a strong start, poor form later in the season led to Cardiff City finishing the season in 13th.
On 29 September 2007 Jones was sent from the dugout and into the stands during a league match against Barnsley after criticising referee Phil Dowd over a penalty decision. He was formally charged with misconduct on 2 October. Jones countered by claiming that, "''I was angry with the referee because I think he was the only person in the stadium that didn't think it was a penalty. He didn't make a big call.''"
He also complained that Dowd ordered him into a section of the stadium containing Barnsley fans and feared that his safety had been put at risk. He stated that, "''To send me the stand is crazy because he's then endangering me by sending me through the crowd, who are just going to abuse me''"
He faced an FAW hearing about the incident and was found guilty resulting in a two-match touchline ban, which he served in the Championship match against Plymouth Argyle and the third round FA Cup tie against Chasetown.
On 9 March 2008 Jones led Cardiff to their first FA Cup semi-final tie since 1927 after beating Premier League side Middlesbrough 2-0 in the quarter-finals. On 6 April Cardiff City beat Barnsley 1-0 at Wembley Stadium to book an FA Cup Final place against Portsmouth. Cardiff City lost the Final, played on 17 May 2008, with the only goal of the game being scored by Nwankwo Kanu for Portsmouth, after 37 minutes play.
The start of the 2008-09 season saw veterans Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Robbie Fowler and Trevor Sinclair released and the sales of some of the team's biggest assets in Glenn Loovens and Aaron Ramsey. Despite this Jones brought in several new faces and by November Cardiff found themselves in a play-off spot, earning Jones the Championship manager of the month for October. However, after spending the majority of the season in a play-off position, the side missed out on the final day of the season after suffering a 1-0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday. Despite missing out on the play-offs, Jones had led Cardiff to their highest league position for 38 years.
The start of the 2009-10 season saw Cardiff in top form beating Scunthorpe United 4-0 putting them top. In the first five games Cardiff were only in the top two until a 1-0 defeat against Newcastle United which put Cardiff 8th. On 7 November 2009 Jones earned the Championship manager of the month for October, the same day Cardiff lost the first South Wales Derby 3-2 at Liberty Stadium.
In June 1999 Jones was formally questioned by police over alleged sexual abuse at St George's School in Formby, Merseyside,
He was subsequently charged on 27 September with nine offences against young boys of indecent assault and child cruelty. He denied all the allegations and stated he was "confident that [his] innocence will be established in due course".
The case reached Liverpool Crown Court in December 2000, by which time Jones had parted company with Southampton. He stood trial on an eventual 21 charges, which was swiftly reduced to 14 after two other alleged victims pulled out of proceedings on the eve of the trial.
One of the key "victims" was later found to have fabricated their claim of abuse in Jones' and other cases brought from Operation Care - the police investigation into child abuse - in order to win compensation.
Jones speaks in more detail about the case in his autobiography, published in June 2009.
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'''Jermaine Lloyd Pennant''' (born 15 January 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza. He signed for the La Liga side in July 2009 after his contract at Liverpool expired. He has also previously played for Notts County, Arsenal, Watford, Leeds United, Birmingham City and Portsmouth.
He gained notoriety in 2005, when he had to play a match while on probation, wearing an electronic tag, following a drink-driving conviction.
Jermaine Pennant was born in Nottingham, England to parents of Jamaican descent. His father Gary was a semi-professional footballer who inspired Pennant to play. At age three, Pennant's mother died of cancer. As a result, he helped raise his younger siblings, two sisters and one brother. Pennant recalls how as a child his favorite toy was a football, and how it rarely left his side.
Pennant, who grew up in a crime and drug infested neighborhood, credits football for saving him from a life of crime. When he was 14, he moved away from home and was living with YTS players who were 16,17, and 18.
Pennant was signed at the age of 15 by Arsenal from Notts County for -2 million,
Pennant's career seemed promising following his move to Arsenal. He made his debut aged 16 years and 319 days against Middlesbrough in the League Cup on 30 November 1999, making him Arsenal's youngest-ever first team player, beating Gerry Ward's long-standing record by two days. Pennant's record has since been surpassed by Cesc Fbregas. He continued to make League Cup appearances over the next few seasons, but had to wait two-and-a-half years for his league debut, as a substitute against West Ham United on 24 August 2002 in the Premier League.
At first, Pennant became homesick. After that sub-sided, he began to get sick from not playing. It affected him greatly affected him.
Pennant was loaned to Birmingham City for the 2004-05 season. During his spell at Birmingham, he was arrested and convicted for drink-driving, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance. Despite his conviction, Pennant signed a permanent contract with Birmingham in April 2005. Following the 2005-06 season, Birmingham were relegated to the Championship, and speculation grew that Pennant would leave the club.
Pennant signed for Liverpool on 26 July 2006, on a four year contract for a fee of -6.7 million, potentially rising to -8 million with add-ons. After impressing in pre-season, Pennant made his Liverpool debut against Maccabi Haifa in a Champions' League 3rd round qualifying match at Anfield where he went on to win the fans' Star Man award. On 20 January 2007, he scored his first goal for Liverpool in their 2-0 home victory over Chelsea in the Premier League. On 31 March, Pennant participated in a 4-1 win against his former club Arsenal. After not being chosen for the England squad to play Israel and Andorra in March 2007, Pennant expressed the lack of recognition from England manager, Steve McClaren, as 'frustrating'.
Pennant started the 2007-08 season in good form, putting in strong performances on either flank as Liverpool reached the top of the league table in the first month. He was however, again ignored by McClaren for the England team in their European qualifying matches against Israel and Russia, despite the backing of Liverpool manager Benitez. As Liverpool struggled to regain their good early season form following the international break, Pennant too could not maintain his form. On 18 September 2007, Pennant was sent off against FC Porto in Liverpool's opening Champions League match of the season.
In January 2009, he left Liverpool to join Portsmouth on loan, where he spent the second half of the 2008-09 season. He played 13 league games for Portsmouth without scoring a goal.
Pennant was not offered a new contract by Liverpool following his return, and subsequently became a free agent when his contract expired on 1 July 2009. On 9 July, Pennant passed a medical and signed a three year deal at Real Zaragoza.
He made his La Liga debut first round of the season, and played for 71 minutes in Zaragoza's 1-0 win over CD Tenerife.
Despite being of Jamaican descent, he has opted to represent England internationally; although he has played at under-21 level, he has not played for the senior team.
Whilst on the England Under-21 team, he was sent home by coach Howard Wilkinson for breaking a curfew before an important game against Turkey. He also was sent off for punching Niko Kranjar in a game against Croatia under-21s. However, he did manage to make 24 appearances for the U21s in total, making him one of the five most-capped Englishmen at this level.
In February 2004, Pennant was given a sixteen month ban from driving after being seen driving in the wrong lane in Paddington, West London.
In 2007, Pennant began dating glamour model Amii Grove. The two endured a tumultuous relationship which included infidelities. Upon finding CCTV footage of Pennant cheating, Grove destroyed -200,000 of Pennant's "designer gear". Following the domestic disturbance in July 2007, Pennant was arrested for a Section 5 public order offence - using words or behaviour likely to cause distress - for which he had to pay a fixed penalty fine.
Until January 2008, Pennant was dating ''Hollyoaks'' actress Jennifer Metcalfe. In October 2008, he reunited with former girlfriend Amii Grove following the death of her army officer brother and became engaged.
Shortly after his engagement, Pennant's father Gary was arrested on drug dealing charges. In early 2009, Pennant and Grove broke up and Pennant began dating Metcalfe again. Following his move to Spain, Pennant has since broken up with Metcalfe but the pair remain friends.
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'''Fabricio Coloccini''' (born 22 January 1982) is an Argentine football defender who currently plays for Newcastle United and the Argentine national team. At the age of 27, Coloccini has already represented numerous football clubs, however it was his successful spell at Deportivo La Corua where he earned his reputation as a top-level defender. After beginning his career at Boca Juniors in his native Argentina, Coloccini attracted the attention of AC Milan. His career there never really got going however and he went on loan to four different clubs.
Coloccini currently plays in England for Championship side Newcastle United. He is known for his physical approach to the game.
Coloccini also holds an Italian passport due to his Italian ancestry.
Born in Crdoba, Crdoba Province, Coloccini started his career in the youth team of Argentinos Juniors, but made his professional debut in 1998 with Boca Juniors.
In 1999, at the end of the ''Apertura'' championship, he moved to AC Milan. Coloccini was the centre of a controversy between Boca and Milan, because the transfer from Argentina to Italy wasn't agreed between the clubs. Instead, Milan arranged terms with Coloccini's father (also a former football player), who exercised his parental rights to remove the minor from Argentina. After that, FIFA ordered Milan to pay Boca compensation.
In 2002, Coloccini was loaned to San Lorenzo de Almagro where he helped the team to win the 2001 ''Clausura'' tournament. From 2001-04, Coloccini served three consecutive loans in ''La Liga'': Deportivo Alavs (netting an impressive 6 league goals), Atltico Madrid, and Villarreal, where he was always first-choice.
After having only appeared once for Milan officially, Coloccini joined Deportivo La Corua in January 2005, on a six-year deal. During his three-and-a-half seasons stint, he was an undisputed starter, and appeared in all the matches during 2007-08 netting four goals, good enough for a UEFA Intertoto Cup berth for the club.
Coloccini joined Newcastle United on a five-year contract in August 2008 for a fee of up to -10.3 million.
Since debuting, Coloccini has been one of the most consistent inclusions in Newcastle's squad, and formed a partnership with fellow newcomer Sbastien Bassong in his first season. Despite this, he hasn't been immune to the pressures of representing Newcastle's infamous defence, coming under his most intense criticism for his performance in Newcastle's 28 December defeat to league leaders Liverpool, which the North East club lost 5-1. Despite his mistakes in the game, manager Joe Kinnear voiced his support for Coloccini, stating that he believed his "Mr. Reliable" would bounce back. On 1 February, Coloccini was substituted against Sunderland in the 93rd minute. Up until this point, Coloccini had appeared in every minute of every game for Newcastle in the 2008-09 season. He was dropped for the 1-1 draw with Stoke City but played in United's 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa which saw United relegated. Despite Newcastle's relegation Coloccini stayed on and put in many impressive performances in the Championship and scored his first goal for Newcastle, a header against Cardiff City.
Coloccini was part of the Argentina Under-20 that won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, as well as the gold medal winning Argentine team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
With the main squad, he made his debut in 2003 and first participated in the 2005 Confederations Cup, scoring one goal in the game against Cameroon. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Coloccini played in two games, as a substitute against the Netherlands, and starting against Germany in the quarter-finals penalty shootout loss. Coloccini was an unused substitute in Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Brazil on 6 September 2009.
CategorY:Argentine expatriate footballers
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'''Ronny Rosenthal''' (Hebrew: רנ רנ, born October 4, 1963, in Haifa) ''nickname'' '''Rocket Ronny''' is an Israeli former footballer.
Rosenthal was born and raised in Haifa, Israel. He joined the youth team of Maccabi Haifa when he was 11. At the age of 16, he was promoted to the senior squad and scored twice after coming on as a substitute.
In 1982 English coach Jack Mansell tried release Rosenthal on a free transfer. He assumed that "he will never be a player" and that he was the weakest link of the team. However club president Yochanan Vollach believed in Rosenthal's potential and intervened, stating he would not let him go for any price.
Shlomo Sharf was hired as the manager for the 1983-84 season. Sharf made Rosenthal part of a three-man strikeforce in a team that won two consecutive league championships. In total Rosenthal scored 38 goals for Haifa.
Rosenthal moved to Club Brugge of Belgium at the end of the 1985-86 season, for a transfer fee of $275,000. During the 1987-88 season he was part of the Brugge team thay won the Belgian League and reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals.
In 1988 Rosenthal moved to Standard Lige as part of an exchange deal. Whilst at Lige, he was loaned out to Italian side Udinese and then in the midst of the 1989-90 season he was allowed to go on trial at English side Luton Town. Whilst he was there he was spotted by Liverpool who signed him on loan, from 22 March until the end of the season.
Rosenthal made his debut as a 70th minute sub on 31 March 1990 in a 3-2 league win over Southampton at Anfield. On 11 April he scored a hat-trick on his full debut in 4-0 win against Charlton Athletic at Selhurst Park. Liverpool went on to win the First Division championship that season, with Rosenthal scoring 7 goals in the final 8 matches and displacing Peter Beardsley as Ian Rush's strike partner.
On 29 June 1990 Rosenthal was signed permanently by Liverpool for a fee of -1.1m making him the first foreign player bought by an English club for more than -1m. He never made the same impact at the club, mainly making appearances from the bench and from January of the 1990-91 he was faced with another contender for his place in the team when Liverpool signed David Speedie.
He scored three goals in 20 league games in 1991-92, often covering for the injured Ian Rush, but was not selected for the FA Cup final winning squad.
One of his most famous moments while at Liverpool came in September 1992 in a game against Aston Villa, he hit the crossbar of an open goal from close range under no pressure. His highest number of appearances in a league campaign for Liverpool came in 1992-93, when he fought off competition from underperforming and injury prone new arrival Paul Stewart to play 27 times in the Premier League and score six goals. However, it was not a successful season for Liverpool, who spent most of the season in the bottom half of the new FA Premier League (for which they had been among the pre-season title favourites) before a late surge saw them finish sixth.
Rosenthal played 97 times for the club, scoring 22 goals and was placed at No.76 in the poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop.
Rosenthal moved to Tottenham Hotspur on 26 January 1994, for a fee of -250,000, having played just three league games for the Reds that season. His sale from Liverpool came just 48 hours before the resignation of manager Graeme Souness.
He made his Spurs debut on 29 January 1994 in a 3-0 FA Cup defeat to Ipswich Town at Portman Road. On 5 February he scored on his league debut, a twenty-yard header in a 3-1 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. During the 1994-95 season Rosenthal was instrumental in a 6-2 victory away at Southampton in a FA Cup 5th round replay. They were losing 2-0 at half-time, and Rosenthal scored a hat-trick. He made 100 appearances for Spurs, scoring 11 goals.
On the 10 August 1997 Rosenthal signed for Watford on a free transfer. He helped Watford win the Second Division championship, scoring the goal of the season against Blackpool. He suffered from injuries in the 1998-99 season, playing only 5 matches. He retired at the end of the season, after making 39 appearances for Watford, scoring 11 goals. In total he scored 85 league goals in 4 different European leagues.
Rosenthal has 61 caps for Israel, 41 starting and scoring 11 goals. He was selected for the junior side after making his Maccabi Haifa debut, and made his full debut whilst still at the club.
During his international career he was involved in the match versus France in 1993, which stopped France qualifying for the 1994 World Cup. Israel won 3-2 in Paris, with Rosenthal assisting all 3 goals. His individual goal against Azerbaijan in 1996, taking the ball from the Israeli penalty area, was voted as "Millennium Goal" by the Israeli public.
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'''Youri Raffi Djorkaeff''' (born 9 March 1968 in Lyon) is a former French football player who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. With the French national team, Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He is the son of former player Jean Djorkaeff.
Djorkaeff is mix of Kalmyk and Polish (through his father) and Armenian (through his mother, Mary Ohanian was born in Turkey) origins.
He started his career in 1984 with French club Grenoble, before moving to RC Strasbourg in 1989, AS Monaco in 1990, and then Paris Saint-Germain in 1995. In 1994, Djorkaeff led Division 1 in goals with 20.
In 1996, he signed with Italian giants Internazionale and in 1999, he transferred to Germany and Kaiserslautern. Djorkaeff turned many heads when signing with English club Bolton Wanderers in 2002, but added a lot of class to the team during his two seasons there, resulting in the creation of an international "dream-team" alongside the tricky Nigerian Jay-Jay Okocha and former Real Madrid midfielder Ivn Campo. He then transferred to Blackburn Rovers for the 2004-05 season, but left the club after playing in only three games. Djorkaeff then signed with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer in February 2005 for $180,000 plus incentives, turning down higher paid offers from other countries. He became the first French player to play in MLS and ended the season as the team's MVP with ten goals and seven assists in league play.
Djorkaeff announced from the beginning that he would hang-up his boots at the end of 2006 season, and played for the re-branded New York Red Bulls . On 1 July 2006, he was spotted in the crowd with French fans at the FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between France and Brazil after telling Red Bulls officials he left the club to attend to ''"an unexpected, serious family matter in France."'' Upon his return, he revealed that the purpose of his departure was to be with his sick mother and downplayed watching the World Cup match .
He retired from football on 29 October 2006, after being sidelined in the second leg of the MLS Eastern Conference semi-finals because of an ankle injury.
Djorkaeff won the Cup Winners' Cup with Paris Saint-Germain in 1996 and the UEFA Cup with Internazionale in 1998. He accumulated 82 caps and scored 28 goals for France. Other than the two major tournament (the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2000), Djorkaeff also played for his country in UEFA Euro 1996 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Djorkaeff released a singing single called "Vivre dans Ta Lumire", translated to "Living in Your Light" from French.
Djorkaeff was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Lgion d'honneur in 1998
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'''Vidar Riseth''' (born 21 April 1972 in Frosta) is a football player who play for Kongsvinger.
Vidar Riseth joined Rosenborg from local side Neset FK in 1992. He played one game in the 1992 championship winning season, but had more games as Rosenborg won back to back in 1993. In 1994, he joined Kongsvinger IL. He played there for three seasons, scoring regularly. Late in his Kongsvinger career, he went for a brief loan to Luton.
Riseth has played for Neset FK, Kongsvinger IL, Luton, LASK Linz, Celtic, 1860 Mnchen, Rosenborg BK, Lillestrm SK and Strmsgodset IL. He has been capped 52 times for the Norwegian national team, scoring 4 goals, and played for his country at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
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'''Ryan William Nelsen''' (born 18 October 1977) is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League as a defender at centre-back, he is also the current captain of both his club and country. Nelsen joined Blackburn back in 2005 on a free transfer from D.C. United and has since then gone on to play in 132 league matches scoring four goals in the process, and play in a total of 164 games in all competitions.
Nelsen was born in Christchurch. After attending Our Lady of the Assumption primary school and St Thomas of Canterbury College, Nelsen went to the United States of America to play for Greensboro College in North Carolina in 1997. After spending two years at Greensboro and leading the team to the NCAA Division III Final Four, Nelsen moved to Stanford University, where he played his final two years of college soccer. At Stanford, Nelsen was voted team MVP in his first year, and named an NSCAA All-American in his senior year, while playing as a defensive midfielder. During this time, he was awarded a Degree for his study of Political Science.
Nelsen was drafted 4th overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United, with whom he has spent four years in Major League Soccer. After emerging as a starter in 2002, Nelsen was named team captain in 2003, replacing Marco Etcheverry in that role, as well as winning the team's Defender of the Year Award and being named to the league's Best XI. He was named to the Best XI again in 2004, after captaining DC to its fourth MLS Cup. In four years in MLS, Nelsen scored seven goals and added five assists.
Nelsen was signed by Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer in January 2005, shortly after the 2004 MLS season had finished. In the summer of 2005, after just 6 months at the club, Nelsen was rewarded with a new 3 year contract after impressing Blackburn manager Mark Hughes by helping to turn their defence into one of the stingiest of the league, conceding only .67 goals per game after his arrival that season. Nelsen was successfully awarded a work permit when Blackburn launched an appeal after the initial application had been refused due to New Zealand being ranked outside the top 70 in the FIFA World Rankings.
Nelsen has been a revelation for Blackburn, as he's consistently produced top class performances to keep clean sheets against some of the Premier League's best strikers, alongside Zurab Khizanishvili, Andy Todd and Christopher Samba. In the 2005-06, Blackburn qualified for the UEFA Cup with a 6th place finish, but Nelsen missed the last couple of games after breaking his foot in a 2-0 win at Charlton Athletic. Nevertheless, his performances since arriving in England prompted much interest from rival clubs, notably Portsmouth having big bids turned down by Blackburn.
Despite recovering from the foot injury, Nelsen was dealt another serious blow before the start of the 2006-07 season, with a serious hamstring injury forcing him out until the new year. On his return to the team in an FA Cup 4th round win at Luton Town, he was immediately made captain, a clear indication of how highly the club regard him and he remains a fans favourite. In July 2007, he signed a new 5-year deal with the club. He scored his first league goal for Blackburn with a header against Wigan on April 26, 2009 in a 2-0 win for Blackburn.
Nelsen made his New Zealand All Whites debut against Poland on June 19, 1999.
Although he has been selected to play on numerous occasions, Nelsen had not represented New Zealand between his last appearance in 2004 and 2008 due largely to a recurring hamstring injury.
Nelsen captained the New Zealand U-23 squad for their first appearance at the Olympic Games against China as one of three over-age players, alongside Simon Elliott and Chris Killen, although he was only available for the opening two matches as Blackburn had requested that he return in time to prepare for their opening Premier League game of the 2008-09 season against Everton.
Nelsen captained the New Zealand National Football Team side as they qualified for the 2010 Football World Cup, beating Bahrain National Football Team in a two-legged playoff in November 2009.
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'''Jaime Moreno Morales''' (born January 19, 1974 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
Moreno is the all-time leading scorer in Major League Soccer. On August 22, 2007, against Red Bull New York, he scored his 109th MLS goal, surpassing the previous league record set by former Dallas Burn and Real Salt Lake forward Jason Kreis. On April 17, 2009, Moreno became the first MLS player ever to reach the mark of 100 goals and 100 assists when he assisted on a Ben Olsen stoppage time goal.
Moreno began his career in his native Bolivia, attending the prestigious Tahuichi Academy and playing for Blooming from 1991 to 1993 with fellow mate Carlos Flores (OK Soccer Stars). He signed for Colombian side Independiente Santa Fe in 1993, but only made 5 league appearances for the team.
Moreno made history in 1994 when he signed with Middlesbrough, and in doing so became the first Bolivian to play in the English Premiership. Moreno started in Middlesbrough's official opening of their new Riverside Stadium in a Friendly against Italian side Sampdoria. He then went on to spend two years there, mostly coming off the bench. In total he made 20 league appearances for Boro, but only scored one goal.
In 1996, in the middle of the Major League Soccer season, he was signed by the league and allocated to D.C. United, and helped lead them to the MLS Cup. He was arguably the league's best player in 1997, when he led the league in goals (16), was named to the MLS Best XI and won another MLS Cup for his side (he would add a third Cup and another Best XI in 1999). After the 1997 season, he spent a few games on loan back to Middlesbrough.
1998 was Moreno's best season, as he scored 16 goals and added 11 assists, only losing the MLS MVP Award to teammate and fellow Bolivian Marco Etcheverry. He continued to play well amid constant concerns about his weight, but injuries began to take toll in 2001. He would go on to miss a large chunk of the 2002 season and a conflict with head coach Ray Hudson led to Moreno being traded to the MetroStars after that season.
Moreno missed most of his one season with the Metrostars, but did score two goals, one against United. He was shipped back to United before the 2004 season and, undertaking a strict training regimen to avoid injuries, regained much of his old form. He was a finalist for MLS MVP, was named to the league's Best XI for the second time, and led DC to their fourth MLS Cup. He was named to another Best XI in 2005. He was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI after the 2005 season. In 2007, he scored his 108th goal on a penalty kick against Toronto FC on May 19, tying him with Jason Kreis as the all-time leading scorer in MLS.
Moreno was a regular on the Bolivian national team for most of the 1990s and played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the Copa Amrica 1997, but had been ignored for six years until recalled in 2007 for a friendly with Ireland. He played in the 2007 Copa Amrica, where he scored his eight international goal in the 39th minute of Bolivia's opening game against the host nation of Venezuela. He also scored in the 24th minute against Peru, though it wasn't enough for Bolivia to advance from the group stage.
Moreno announced his retirement from international football in October of 2008,
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'''Stern John''' (born 30 October 1976 in Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Trinidadian football player currently playing for Ipswich Town, on loan from Crystal Palace.
John moved to the United States to attend Mercer County Community College in 1995. he joined the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer from the now-defunct New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers of the A-League for the 1998 season. John received a try-out with Crew based on the good word from his older cousin, Columbus Crew defender and Trinidad and Tobago international, Ansil Elcock. With the Crew, he proved to be one of the most prolific scorers in league history. John led the league with 26 goals (and also with 57 points to be named the MLS Scoring Champion) in 1998. He was named to the MLS Best XI that year as well, and tied for the lead with 18 goals in 1999.
After the 1999 season with Columbus, John was acquired by Nottingham Forest of the English First Division for a fee of -1.5 million. However, eventually financial difficulties at Forest following the team's failed bid at promotion forced John's sale to Birmingham City, then pushing for promotion to the Premier League for the sum of -100,000, having scored 18 goals in 49 starts for Forest.
At Birmingham, John rarely played, having trouble breaking through an accomplished roster of forwards. However when he did play there were some memorable moments in the blue shirt of Birmingham. For example his majestic turn and finish away at West Ham in 2002, or more memorably his last minute equaliser at Villa Park in the crunch Birmingham derby. His greatest moment in a Birmingham shirt had to be his last minute goal away at Millwall which put Birmingham through to the Playoff Final in 2002. This led to him being very popular with the Birmingham fans for his crucial and sometimes brilliant goals. However after generally falling out of favour he was sold to Coventry City on 14 September 2004.
In his first season with Coventry, John finished as the team's second highest goalscorer, managing to score 12 goals despite starting in barely half of Coventry's games. At the start of the 2005-06 season, following the signing of James Scowcroft, John found himself outside of Micky Adams's first-team plans. As a result he was loaned to Derby County on 16 September 2005, he rejoined Coventry three months later.
On 29 January, Stern John was transferred to Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. This signing was Sunderland manager Roy Keane's sixth signing of the 2006-07 season January transfer window. He scored his first goals against Southend United in a 4-0 victory on 17 February 2007.
On 29 August 2007, John moved to Southampton as part of a deal that took Kenwyne Jones in the opposite direction.
He scored his first goals with two in a 3-2 win against West Bromwich Albion on 6 October 2007 From then on he scored regularly for "The Saints", with nine in his first fifteen appearances, including a second half hat trick against Hull City on 8 December 2007. He finished the season 2007-08 as the 4th top scorer in the Championship with 19 goals for Southampton and one for Sunderland in the Premier League.
John made a loan transfer to Bristol City in October 2008 until the end of the 2008-09 season. John made his first Bristol City appearance, coming on as a substitute, against Barnsley in a 0-0 draw. John scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 1-4 defeat to Reading at Ashton Gate on 1 November 2008.
On July 29th 2009 John signed for Crystal Palace on a year-long deal, after turning down an offer to stay at Southampton. He made his debut on the opening day of the season against Plymouth Argyle, he had to come off after 35 minutes due to an injury. He returned in mid-October, but joined Ipswich Town on a one-month loan at the end of November. He scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 3-2 win over Coventry City on 16 January 2010.
Stern John made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago national football team on 15 February 1995 against Finland in a Friendly match at the Queen's Park Oval, scoring one goal on his debut. John has been a vital player for the ''Soca Warriors'', currently the team's all-time leading scorer with 69 goals in 109 caps (as of 2 August 2009). He was instrumental in helping his country qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and played in all three of his country's World Cup group matches at Germany 2006. He was also named Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation Player of the Year in 2002. John is currently the second most capped Trinidad and Tobago international behind former teammate Angus Eve.
A. Soccerbase's total of 73 league appearances omits 4 of John's 22 substitute appearances during Birmingham City's 2003-04 season. The figure of 77 league appearances is confirmed by the ''Sky Sports Football Yearbook'' and at the Premier League's statistics page.
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'''Didier Yves Drogba Tbily''' (born 11 March 1978 in Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian, who plays in the centre forward position. He currently plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League and is the captain and all-time leading scorer of the Cte d'Ivoire national football team. He has scored more goals for Chelsea than any other foreign player and is currently Chelsea's 8th highest goal scorer of all time.
After playing in youth teams, Drogba made his professional debut aged 18 for Ligue 2 club Le Mans. A late bloomer, he signed his first professional contract aged 21 but it was not until the 2002-03 season that he realised his potential, scoring 17 goals in 34 appearances in Ligue 1 for Guingamp. During the same season he made his first international appearance for Cte d'Ivoire in September and scored his first international goal the following February. He moved to Olympique de Marseille in 2003 for -3.3 million and his prolific ways continued, finishing as the third highest scorer in the league with 19 goals and making it to the 2004 UEFA Cup Final.
Drogba moved to Chelsea the following season for a record breaking fee of -24 million, making him the most expensive Cte d'Ivoire player in history. In addition, Drogba scored decisive goals in the 2005 FA Community Shield and League Cup Final and helped the club win their first ever Premier League title. Drogba came to prominence as one of the world's foremost strikers in 2006 as he won the league title with Chelsea again and captained the national team for the first time. In the 2006 World Cup he scored Cte d'Ivoire's first ever goal of the competition and he was chosen as the 2006 African Footballer of the Year. The next season he finished as top scorer in the 2006-07 Premier League with 20 goals and also scored the winning goals in the 2007 League Cup and FA Cup finals.
Away from the pitch, Drogba is known for his charity work and was appointed by the United Nations Development Programme as a Goodwill Ambassador in 2007. He has three children with his Malian wife, Alla.
Didier Drogba was born in Cte d'Ivoire and at the age of five he was sent to France by his parents to live with his uncle, Michel Goba, a professional footballer. However, Drogba soon became homesick and returned to Abidjan after three years. His mother nicknamed him "Tito", after president Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia whom she admired greatly. He played football every day in a car park in the city but his return to Cte d'Ivoire was short lived. Both of his parents lost their jobs and he again returned to live with his uncle.
When Drogba finished school he switched cities to study accountancy at college and he had to change club, becoming an apprentice at Ligue 2 club Le Mans. However, his first two years there were marred by injuries and he was physically struggling to cope with the training and match schedule.
By age 21, Drogba realized that he had to establish himself as a player soon or else he would have little chance of becoming a professional footballer.
Halfway through the 2001-02 season Ligue 1 club Guingamp consolidated months of interest with a transfer offer and Drogba left Le Mans for a fee of -80,000.
The second half of the 2001-02 season saw Drogba make eleven appearances and score three goals for Guingamp. While his contributions helped the club avoid relegation, the coaching staff remained unconvinced of their new young striker. However, the next season he rewarded his coaches' patience, scoring 17 goals in 34 appearances and helping Guingamp finish seventh, a record league finish.
Olympique de Marseille manager Alain Perrin signed Drogba from Guingamp, though he was soon replaced by Jos Anigo. Drogba retained his place in the team, scoring 19 goals and winning the Ligue de Football Professionnel's Player of the Year. He also scored five goals in that season's UEFA Champions League and six in the UEFA Cup. At the end of the season he was bought by Chelsea as the club's then record signing for -24 million.
Signing for Chelsea in July 2004 for -24 million, Drogba scored in his third game for the club with a header against Crystal Palace. His season was interrupted when he pulled a stomach muscle against which kept him out of action for over two months. Chelsea won the Premiership, only their second English top-flight championship and their first in 50 years, and the League Cup, with Drogba scoring in extra time in a 3-2 final win against Liverpool at the Millennium Stadium, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League. Drogba scored 16 goals in 40 games for Chelsea in his first season: 10 in the Premiership, five in the Champions League and one in the League Cup final.
Drogba started the 2005-06 season by scoring two goals in a Community Shield win over Arsenal. His reputation was marred amidst accusations of cheating during Chelsea's 2-0 win over Manchester City. Replays showed that he had used his hand to control the ball before scoring the second of his two goals. Coming just a week after a similar incident against Fulham where the goal was disallowed, Drogba was accused of cheating.
Chelsea went on to retain the league title with two games to play, becoming only the second team to win back-to-back English titles in the Premier League era. Again Drogba finished with 16 goals for the season, 12 in the league, two in the Community Shield, one in the Champions League and one in the FA Cup.
After the departure of Damien Duff to Newcastle United, Drogba switched from the number 15 shirt he had worn for Chelsea since 2004 to the number 11 shirt vacated by Duff. The season was a personal success for Drogba as he hit 33 goals in all competitions (more than his tally in the previous two seasons combined), including 20 in the Premier League to win the Golden Boot.
Among the highlights were scoring winners from outside the penalty area against Liverpool, Everton and Barcelona, a 93rd minute equalizer against Barcelona at the Camp Nou and both Chelsea's goals in their 2-1 League Cup final win over Arsenal. He also completed two hat-tricks; one against Watford and the other against Levski Sofia in the Champions League, Chelsea's first hat-trick in European competition since Gianluca Vialli in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1997. In his last competitive game that season, he scored the winning goal over Manchester United in the first FA Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium. This also meant that he joined Norman Whiteside (Manchester United in 1983) and Mark Hughes (Manchester United in 1994) as players who have scored goals in both domestic Finals in the same year in England, although Drogba was the first player to end up on the winning team after scoring in both finals.
In January 2007, Drogba was crowned the Ivorian Player of the Year, ahead of Kader Keita, Aruna Dindane, and Kolo Toure. In March, he was named African Footballer of the Year for the first time, ahead of Samuel Eto'o and Michael Essien.
Drogba faced problems off the pitch during the close season as his transfer from Marseille to Chelsea in July 2004 came under scrutiny. The Stevens inquiry in June 2007 expressed concerns because of the lack of co-operation from agents Pinhas Zahavi and Barry Silkman.
The 2007-08 season began badly for Drogba as he expressed doubts about the departure of manager Jos Mourinho. He was reportedly in tears when Mourinho told him he was leaving the club, and said "Mourinho's departure destroys a certain familiarity we had at the club. Many of us used to play first and foremost for the manager. Now we need to forget those feelings and find another source of motivation". Following these claims, Drogba told ''France Football Magazine'' "I want to leave Chelsea. Something is broken with Chelsea, The damage is big in the dressing room".
Drogba continued scoring goals but suffered an injury at the training ground and decided to have an operation on his knee. He was unable to play for four weeks and missed key games against Valencia, Arsenal and Liverpool. Drogba returned from injury to play in an FA Cup third round match against QPR and wore the captain's armband for the last 30 minutes in which he was on the pitch, but that was his last performance for The Blues before international duty at the African Nations Cup. Upon his return Drogba scored a goal in the 2008 League Cup Final which made him the all-time leading scorer in League Cup Finals with four. He also became the first player to score in three League Cup finals and the first to score in three consecutive English domestic cup finals. He scored both goals in a key 2-1 victory against Arsenal on 23 March 2008 which took Chelsea equal on points with leaders Manchester United.
On 26 April 2008 Drogba faced controversy after a clash with Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidi. The Serbian centre-back had to have stitches under his lip after losing a tooth in the clash. There was discussion whether Drogba had the intention or not to injure his rival. The debate also called in to question an earlier incident on 26 November 2006 where Drogba elbowed Vidi. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson expressed concerns over elbowing in the Premiership. Despite media speculation, Drogba's yellow card for the clash was deemed adequate punishment by the FA.
Controversy still dogged the player as before the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg clash with Liverpool, Drogba was accused of diving by Liverpool coach Rafael Bentez. Bentez claimed to have compiled a four-year dossier of Drogba's "diving" antics but Drogba hit back at Bentez saying in an interview with ''L'Equipe'':
On 30 April 2008 Drogba scored two goals in the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, which Chelsea won 3-2 at Stamford Bridge. Mocking Rafa Benitez's previous comments, Drogba 'dove' in celebration after one of his goals. This was the first time Chelsea had beaten Liverpool in the semi-finals of the Champions League, having lost their previous two meetings to Liverpool. This also led to Chelsea reaching their first Champions League Final. Drogba became Chelsea's top scorer in European competition, the two goals he scored putting his tally at 17, beating Peter Osgood's record of 16. Drogba was sent off in the 117th minute of the Champions League Final for slapping defender Vidi, becoming only the second player to be sent off in a European Cup final - after Jens Lehmann in 2006 - and the first for violent conduct. Chelsea went on to lose 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in extra time. Chelsea assistant boss Henk ten Cate revealed Drogba was due to take the crunch fifth spot-kick in the shootout. Team captain John Terry took his place but missed after slipping whilst taking the penalty.
Drogba suffered a string of injuries early on in the season and struggled to regain fitness, missing games from August to November due to knee problems. He scored his first goal of the season in mid-November but there was little reason to celebrate: he incurred disciplinary action and a three match ban for throwing a coin back into the stands and Chelsea suffered a League Cup defeat against Burnley. Drogba scored his second goal of the season in a 2-1 victory against CFR Cluj in the UEFA Champions League, while his first Premier League goal of the season came in a 2-0 win against West Bromwich Albion in late December 2008. Having missed many games through injury and suspension, Drogba had lost his first team place and manager Scolari favoured playing Nicolas Anelka as a lone striker rather than pairing the two. However, he resolved to regain his position in the squad and Chelsea remained keen to keep the Ivorian.
Upon the temporary appointment of Guus Hiddink in early February following the sacking of Scolari, Drogba enjoyed a rejuvenation of sorts, returning to his rich goal-scoring form with four goals in five games after the new manager took over. His revival in form saw him net twice against Bolton Wanderers, and four times in four Champions League matches, one in each leg of the last sixteen and quarter final of the competition against Juventus and Liverpool respectively, with these goals ensuring Chelsea's passage into the semi-finals. Just four days after his Champions League heroics, Drogba scored a late winner in the FA Cup semi-final match against Arsenal after Frank Lampard's superb pass found Drogba and he carefully rounded Arsenal goalkeeper ukasz Fabiaski before slotting into an empty net. Drogba also caused controversy after Chelsea's Champions League semi-final defeat at the hands of FC Barcelona. Feeling that many decisions had gone against Chelsea, substituted Drogba confronted referee Tom Henning vreb after the final whistle. He received a yellow card in the process and was recorded shouting "It's a fucking disgrace" into a live television camera. On 17 June 2009 UEFA subsequently handed him a six game European ban with the final two games suspended.The ban then was cut down by 1 match after an appeal by Chelsea F.C In the 2009 FA Cup Final he scored Chelsea's first and equalising goal as they went on to win 2-1. This was his sixth goal in a major cup final in England.
Although Drogba had previously expressed his desire to switch clubs, he decided to remain with the Blues under new coach Carlo Ancelotti and sign a new contract.
thumb|Drogba playing for Chelsea in December 2009.
Drogba began the season in fine form for Chelsea, netting a penalty during a shoot-out in the Community Shield over Manchester United, before scoring twice in a 2-1 victory over Hull City. Drogba earned himself an assist when he was fouled in the area to give Chelsea a penalty, which Frank Lampard duly converted, in a 3-1 victory over Sunderland. In Chelsea's third game of the season against West-London rivals Fulham, Drogba scored his third goal of the season. Drogba scored his fourth goal of the season, against Stoke City; Chelsea ended winning the game 2-1 with a late strike from Malouda. He added a fifth at home against London rivals Tottenham on 20 September. He scored his 100th goal for Chelsea in a 3-1 defeat against Wigan Athletic. Drogba was again important in the 2-0 win over title rivals Liverpool on 4 October. He was involved in both goals, setting up Anelka and Malouda. He then scored a glancing header against Blackburn on 24 October 2009, bringing his tally to an impressive 8 goals in 11 appearances, scoring his third goal in as many games. Drogba continued his fine form scoring a header against Bolton in a 4-0 thrashing in the Carling Cup, Drogba went on to score a fine team goal in the same week with another 4-0 win against Bolton in the Premiership. Drogba has so far managed to score nine goals and give five assists this season in the Premier League.
After missing the first three Champions League matches for Chelsea with a ban, Drogba started the fourth game against Spanish side Athletico Madrid. He scored two goals in the last ten minutes and the match ended 2-2. The latter being a fine solo effort in which he beat a number of the opposition players and had his first effort saved by the goalkeeper but then slotted in the rebound. On 29 November, Drogba scored a brace against London rivals Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, the second of which a free kick from outside the box. It brought his tally for the season to 14 goals in 16 games.
On 12 December, Drogba continued to impress with 2 goals in 3-3 draw against Everton FC.
Drogba is a Cte d'Ivoire international and helped the team qualify for its first ever World Cup, held in Germany in 2006. He is the leading scorer for the Cote d'Ivoire team. His first cap came on 8 September 2002 against South Africa and he scored his first goal with "The Elephants" on 11 February 2003 against Cameroon in a 3-0 victory. He scored nine goals in eight qualifying games-statistically one of the best records in international football.
In February 2006, Drogba captained Cte d'Ivoire to their second African Cup of Nations final, scoring the only goal in their semi-final match with Nigeria and putting away the deciding spot-kick in their record-tying 12-11 penalty shootout quarter-final win over Cameroon. However, they lost in the final to Egypt 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw, with Drogba's shot being stopped by Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary in a penalty shoot-out.
In the 2006 World Cup, Cte d'Ivoire were drawn in a "group of death" with Serbia and Montenegro, the Netherlands and Argentina. On 11 June 2006, Drogba scored the first World Cup goal of his career and of his country's history in the opening game against Argentina, but his team lost 2-1. At the post-match press conference, Drogba praised his team-mates for a good overall performance (singling out Bakari Kone and Didier Zokora in particular), but said that he and his team-mates had to work as a team and be more efficient in possession: "Football's not an individual sport, you win and lose as a team...We had a lot of chances but did not take them and they did. That's the difference between big teams like Argentina and small teams like us".
Cte d'Ivoire was eliminated from the World Cup after their next game, a 1-2 defeat to the Netherlands, but came from 0-2 down to win against Serbia and Montenegro 3-2 in their final group game, with Drogba watching from the sidelines following suspension. Drogba was seen celebrating wildly with his Ivorian teammates in the dugout at the final whistle. He later told German television that he was "immensely proud" of his teammates, and felt that the team had done Africa proud, especially by demonstrating resolve and refusing to accept defeat.
In the 2008 African Cup of Nations, Cte d'Ivoire were drawn in a group with Nigeria, Mali and underdogs Benin. Drogba scored two goals in the group stage, opening the scoring in the 4-1 win over Benin and the first on the score sheet again in the 3-0 win over Mali. Cte d'Ivoire had beaten Nigeria earlier on in the group through a Salomon Kalou goal, and so they went through to the Quarter Finals comfortably, finishing top of group B. In the quarter finals, Drogba was on the score sheet once again in the 5-0 thrashing of Guinea with the last four goals coming in the final twenty minutes. The semi final was a rematch of the 2006 final against Egypt, but it was to be the end of the road for Didier and the Cte d'Ivoire, at the hands of the 2006 champions, losing 4-1 and then had no more luck in third place play-off, losing 4-2 to Ghana. Drogba ended up joint top scorer for the Cte d'Ivoire along with Salomon Kalou, Abdul Kader Keita and Boubacar Sanogo on three goals.
Drogba is married to Alla, a Malian woman whom he met in Paris, and the couple have three children together. His eldest son, Isaac, was born in France in 1999.
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'''Henrik Larsen''' (born 17 May 1966 in Lyngby), nicknamed ''Store Larsen'' , is a Danish former professional football player who was last the manager of Lyngby Boldklub.
He was the joint top scorer at the 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 92), which he won with the Danish national team. He was also part of the Danish squad at Euro 96, where he played his last national team game. In all he played 39 national team matches and scored 5 goals.
He started his career in Denmark for Taarbk IF and then later Lyngby Boldklub. He won the 1985 Danish Cup trophy with Lyngby, and made his Danish national team debut in February 1989. In April 1990, he agreed a move abroad to play for Italian club Pisa Calcio, who were leading the promotion battle in the secondary Serie B division. Larsen was named Man of the Match, as he won the 1990 Danish Cup with Lyngby, before moving to Italy in June 1990. He joined Pisa in the Serie A championship, but in his first year at the club, Pisa were relegated to the Serie B again. As Serie B regulations only allowed two foreign players in the team, Larsen had to look for playing time elsewhere, when the club preferred Argentinians Diego Simeone and Jose Chamot.
After the Euro 92 tournament, Larsen moved back to Pisa in the Serie B. Simeone had been sold, but following the first few league games for the club, Larsen was put on sale. A number of European clubs were interested in him, but Pisa's pricetag of DKK 50 million kept all interest at bay. Larsen eventually moved to Aston Villa FC in England on a loan deal in January 1993. His stay in Aston Villa was short, as he had trouble forcing his way into the team under manager Ron Atkinson. In March 1993, he was told by Atkinson he wasn't needed, but as Pisa didn't want him back, he stayed at Villa's reserve team until May 1993.
He was loaned out to German club Waldhof Mannheim in the secondary 2. Bundesliga division in 1993, where he played well. He returned to Denmark in 1994, to play for Lyngby on a season-long loan deal. Larsen was set free from his Pisa contract in February 1995, when his transfer rights were given to Lyngby. He was called up for the Danish squad for Euro 96, by national manager Mller Nielsen. He took part in all Denmark's three matches, before ending his national team career when Denmark were eliminated. After Euro 96, he moved to league rivals FC Copenhagen, with whom he won the 1997 Danish Cup. He ended his career in 1999.
He underwent a season-long loan deal back in Lyngby, where he helped the club win the 1992 Danish Superliga championship. He was selected for the Danish team to compete at the Euro 92 tournament. He started the tournament as a substitute, but Larsen went on to score three goals at Euro 92, including both goals in the 2-2 semi-final draw against the Netherlands. He scored at his attempt in the ensuing penalty shootout, and played full time when he and the Danish national team won the final against Germany.
Following his retirement, he became assistant coach at FC Copenhagen, before managing lstykke FC. He was head coach of the Faroe Islands national team until 2005, as well as associated coach of the talent team in Lyngby Boldklub, for whose old boys team he is also playing. In 2006 he was caretaker manager in Holbk B&I, before signing on with Kge Boldklub in June 2006 and was here coach until June 2008. Larsen was named as the new head coach from Lyngby Boldklub on 15 July 2008 and was than fired after eight months on 30 March 2009. He is going to be the new assistant manager in the Danish football club Randers FC, when the season 09/10 starts, together with an other Danish football legend Flemming Povlsen. They are both going to be assistant managers for the Randers FC manager John Faxe Jensen, the trio was fired on 06 October 2009.
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'''Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan''' (born 24 June 1982 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for Newcastle United of the Football League Championship, and has also represented England at under-21 level. He is a midfielder who can operate in the center or behind the striker.
Nolan was brought up in a football playing family, and wanted to be a footballer from a young age. By the age of 14, he was playing for the City of Liverpool's schoolboys team. As a child, he supported Liverpool
He was asked to come to a Bolton youth team session by a friend, and was soon signed up to the club's books. At the age of 16 he was handed a year-to-year contract, co-inciding with the opening of Bolton's academy. At the age of 17 he signed professional terms and made his first team debut.
In his first season in the Premiership (2001-02), Nolan scored 8 goals in the league including 2 at Leicester City on the opening day of the season. He also scored Bolton's first goal as they beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford.
On 29 January 2009 it was revealed that Newcastle had agreed a -4 million fee with Bolton, which was confirmed the next day with Nolan travelling to Tyneside to discuss terms and have a medical. Nolan completed his move on the same day, describing it as impossible to turn down, signing a four and a half year contract. On 22 February, Nolan received his first red card playing for Newcastle United in a home match against Everton for a foul on Victor Anichebe. At the end of the season, Newcastle were relegated. Nolan would be one of the more vocal Newcastle players over the summer, demanding an end to the off the field distractions at the club, and suggesting the club should be looking to acquire players for an immediate return to the Premier League.
Nolan scored his first league goal for Newcastle on 22 August against Crystal Palace.
Due to his manager's defensive tactics away from home, Nolan has been used on many occasions in the 2009-10 as a second striker instead of his preferred position of central midfield. He scored the first hat trick of his career as part of a 4-0 away win against Ipswich Town on 26 September, describing his third goal as his favourite goal yet.
Nolan has previously been called-up to the England Under-18s
Nolan has been in a relationship for the last nine years. He became engaged in 2005, and married in the summer of 2008. He and his fiancee Hayley welcomed a daughter, Jasmine Elizabeth, in November 2006.
Nolan grew up in Toxteth, Liverpool and was educated at the Liverpool Blue Coat School
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'''Christopher Patrick "Chris" Baird''' (born 25 February 1982 in Rasharkin, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish footballer. He is a defender who currently plays for Fulham.
Baird started his career at Northern Irish club, Ballymena United, before moving to Southampton as a young player for -100,000.
Baird made his debut for Southampton on 22 March 2003 as a late substitute for David Prutton in a 2-2 draw at home with Aston Villa. His second appearance came in a 6-1 defeat at Arsenal, when he came on after 26 minutes, with Arsenal already 5-0 up.
Baird's first start came on the final day of the 2002-03 League season, in a 1-0 win at Manchester City. A week later he started for Southampton in the 2003 FA Cup Final, also against Arsenal. Southampton lost the match 1-0, but Baird was voted as the Saints man of the match.
He subsequently made two successful loan spells away from Southampton. He spent two months at Walsall, where he played regularly in the first-team, and a month at Watford.
In the 2003-04 season, Baird made only four league appearances for Southampton, and none at all in the following season. Following Southampton's relegation from the Premiership, Baird re-established himself in the Southampton squad and was singled out for praise by Southampton manager George Burley. He started 16 league games in the 2005-06 season.
In the first game of the 2006-07 season, away to Derby County on 6 August 2006, he was drafted into the centre half position when Claus Lundekvam went off injured in the sixth minute. On 25 November 2006, in his 50th first-team game for Southampton, he scored his first professional goal in a 2-1 victory over Luton Town.
He spent most of the season in central defence, and at the end of the season he was the winner of the Saints Player of the Season award.
Baird left Southampton on 12 July 2007 to move to Premier League club Fulham for -3.025m.. Initially he wore the number 34 squad number, but changed to the number 6 squad number for the 2009/10 season. Due to the injuries to Dickson Etuhu and Danny Murphy he has been used in a central midfield role.
In June 2003 Baird made his Northern Ireland debut against Italy in a 2-0 defeat. Since then he has been a regular member of the national side, despite playing little domestically between 2003 and 2005.
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'''Faustino Hernn Asprilla Hinestroza''' (born 10 November 1969 in Tulu) is a former Colombian football player. He was known by his supporters in his home country as ''The Octopus'' for his flexible and fluid style.
After starting out playing football with local team Carlos Sarmiento Lora School, Asprilla started his professional career in 1988 for the Colombian team Cucuta Deportivo at the age of 18 for a year before transferring to Atletico Nacional. 35 goals in 78 games brought him to the attention to several Italian clubs who bid for him with Parma winning the race to sign him for US$ 10.9 million dollars in 1992.
In his first Italian season at Parma, Asprilla scored some important goals, like the 27-yard second-half free kick which helped Parma beat AC Milan, 1-0, ending the Italian champion's unbeaten streak at 58 matches. It was at Parma, that Asprilla arguably enjoyed his greatest club success. Asprilla was part of the Parma team that won its first international tournament, in the Cup Winners' Cup, scoring four goals in eight matches. It was his "double" in Spain that rallied the Italian team to a 2-1 victory over Atltico Madrid in the semifinals.
Asprilla left Parma for Newcastle United for 6.7 million pounds in 1995 where he played for three seasons displaying inconsistent form. There were problems off the field too. He famously scored a hat-trick for Newcastle against Barcelona in an unforgettable 1997 Champions League game at St James' Park, which ended in a 3-2 win for Newcastle. This would be the high point in his time playing for the Magpies, marking the tail end of "the Entertainers" era of the club but making him a cult hero on Tyneside.
Asprilla had to be officially working as a construction worker to gain a visa into Italy, where he rejoined Parma in 1998, scoring the goal that brought Milan's "Invincible" run to an end. His career then wound down from that point, playing for various clubs in Brasil, Mexico, Chile and Colombia.
Asprilla was approached by Division Three side Darlington as a favour to chairman George Reynolds who had befriended him, however on the day he was to sign the contract he fled the country. This was the second time that Darlington was snubbed by a high profile ex-Newcastle player that summer - the other was Titus Bramble.
Asprilla played in the successful Palmeiras team in the 1999 and 2000 seasons.
Asprilla scored 20 goals in 57 matches for Colombia from 1993 to 2001 and played for his country at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. Asprilla was expected to be one of the top players of the 1994 tournament, but failed to score a single goal as Colombia was eliminated in the first round.
Asprilla was a member of the Colombian team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where the team also went out in the first round with losses to Spain (4-0) and Egypt (3-4), and a draw with Qatar (1-1).
In the 1993 Copa America held in Ecuador, Colombia finished third overall. After topping Group C with a win over Mexico 2-1, and draws with Bolivia 1-1 and Argentina 1-1, Colombia beat Uruguay 1-1 (5-3 on penalties) before losing 0-0 (6-5 on penalties) to Argentina in the semi-final. Argentina went on to win the tournament. In the third place game, Colombia beat Ecuador 1-0 to claim third spot. Asprilla failed to score in the tournament.
Asprilla was part of the Colombian team which demolished Argentina 5-0 in a World Cup Qualifier game in Buenos Aires in 1993, a game in which he scored twice. Colombia finished undefeated in the South American qualifying group. Coming into the 1994 FIFA World Cup, there were high expectations for Colombia as a dark horse favorite to win the cup with a team that included such notable players as Carlos Valderrama, Freddy Rincon , and Asprilla. With 1 win and 2 losses, Colombia finished at the bottom of their group went out in the first round. Asprilla himself had a disappointing tournament failing to score at all. He infamously walked out on his teammates mid way through the group phase. Colombia failed to advance to the next round, despite having an excellent team.
In the Copa America held in Uruguay and won by Uruguay, Colombia again finished third. Colombia started out by finishing third in Group B with a 1-1 draw with Peru (Asprilla scored the goal), a 1-0 win over Ecuador and a 0-3 loss to Brazil. The team then went on to defeat Paraguay 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the quarter-finals before losing to Uruguay 2-0 in the semi-final. In the third place match, Colombia faced the United States who they easily defeated 4-1 with Asprilla scoring one of the Colombians' four goals in the match.
In the 1998 Fifa World Cup in France, expectations were again high for Colombia and Asprilla remained in the team. Again, Colombia was out in the first round with 1 win and 2 losses. Asprilla was dismissed from the team after complaining to reporters about the coach's decision to substitute him near the end of Colombia's opening loss against Romania.
Following, the World Cup, Asprilla retired from international football for Colombia at the age of 32 in 2001.
In July 2009 Asprilla officially retired to his hometown in Colombia and now devotes his time to coaching youngsters in the academy he set up himself. He has also recently appeared in various Colombian Reality Shows like Desafio 2004 and Nomadas, in which his sense of humor and charismatic personality made him an audience favourite.
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''For the character in the TV soap opera, ''Shortland Street'', see Steve Mills (Character)''
'''Steve Mills''' (born Portsmouth, 9 December 1953, died Southampton, 1 August 1988) was a professional footballer with Southampton F.C. who career was cut short by a serious car accident and died of leukemia aged 34.
Steve Mills was the grandson of Portsmouth-s 1934 FA Cup goalkeeper, Jock Gilfillan. He attended Gosport Grammar School and represented Hampshire Schools. He came to The Dell on a week-s trial as a 15-year old schoolboy and was promptly snapped up by manager Ted Bates, joining the Saints as a trainee in February 1969, signing as a professional in July 1971.
He was extremely quick and a fierce tackler - a natural left-back. He made his debut on 3 October 1972 (aged 18) against Notts County in the Football League Cup. At the end of the 1972-73 season he made his league debut, and in the following season, became a regular full-back. A series of impressive appearances for Southampton earned him recognition for England at under-23 level.
He appeared to be on the verge of an illustrious career, when he was involved in a serious car accident in February 1975. He was on his way home from a night out with friends at Portsmouth Greyhound Stadium, when the car in which he was travelling hit a kerb and overturned. Whilst the other occupants of the car survived with minor injuries, Steve sustained a fractured pelvis and back injuries. At the time, doctors questioned whether he would ever walk again, but within 12 weeks he was out of hospital.
After a gruelling stint at an Army rehabilitation centre, he flew to the USA where he played football for Miami Toros to regain match fitness. He made his comeback match on the final day of the 1975-76 season, a week before the FA Cup final, replacing the suspended David Peach. Sadly, his fitness had been irrevocably damaged and he was forced to give up the game after 2 matches in the following season.
He moved back to Gosport, and took over his parents- newsagency, before, in 1986, discovering that he had leukemia. He was diagnosed as suffering from a complicated mixture of myeloid and lymphoblastic leukemia.
Steve vigorously fought the disease and became involved in charity work by establishing a fund for leukemia research.
Despite being hospitalised by the side effects of his medical treatment, he organised the biggest charity match ever seen in the South of England with an all-time Saints XI playing the then current team at The Dell in May 1988, involving players such as Mick Channon, Alan Ball, Kevin Keegan and Martin Chivers playing in front of a capacity crowd of over 20,000. Steve received an emotional standing ovation when he appeared on the pitch.
A few months later, Steve lost his fight against the illness, dying on 1 August 1988.
==The Steve Mills Stem Cell Laboratory==
The charity fund he established before he died raised more than -100,000 towards creating a stem cell laboratory, which was opened at Southampton-s Royal South Hants Hospital a year later. The charity continued to provide funds for research into leukemia over the next 18 years, and in September 2006 the laboratory moved to a new location at Southampton General Hospital. The new unit was officially opened on 27 September 2006 by Steve-s widow Jo and former Southampton footballer and manager, Alan Ball, who himself died seven months later from a heart attack.
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'''Michael Lauriston Thomas''' (born 24 August 1967, in Lambeth, London) is a former football player from England. He is best remembered for scoring a last minute goal in injury time during the final match of the 1988-89 season, which allowed Arsenal to claim the First Division title over Liverpool. Later in his career, Thomas went on to play for Liverpool and scored the winning goal for the Reds in the 1992 FA Cup final. He also had spells at Benfica and Wimbledon before retiring in 2001.
Thomas signed for Arsenal as a schoolboy in 1982, turning professional on 31 December 1984. He was loaned out to Portsmouth F.C. in early 1987, playing three times, before returning to Arsenal.
His Gunners career started with a baptism of fire, as Thomas made his debut in the first leg of a League Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur at Highbury on 8 February 1987. Arsenal lost 1-0, but would go on to win the League Cup after a comeback in the second leg.
Thomas soon became a regular in the Arsenal side, making his league debut on 14 February 1987 in a 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. By the end of that campaign he had played 12 league games as Arsenal finished fourth.
He played 37 times, mainly at right-back, in the 1987-88 season, and scored nine goals - excellent for a player who mainly featured in defence. With the arrival of Lee Dixon, Thomas was moved forward into midfield for the 1988-89 season, and also played the first of his two games for England under manager Bobby Robson. His debut came on 16 November 1988 in the 1-1 friendly draw against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.
The highlight of Thomas's Arsenal career came in the 1988-89 title decider, on 26 May 1989. The First Division match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield had been postponed due to the Hillsborough disaster, and as a result was moved to the very end of the season, after the FA Cup final. Liverpool had won the FA Cup, and thus had a chance of completing a historic second Double. Arsenal had been top of the First Division table for most of the season, but Liverpool had overtaken them a few games before the end. Coming into the match, Arsenal were on 73 points with 71 goals for and 36 against (a goal difference of +35), while Liverpool were 3 points ahead on 76 points with 65 goals for and 26 against (a difference of +39). That meant that Arsenal needed to win by at least two goals to take the title (with points and goal difference equal, the team who had scored the most goals would be awarded the title). Liverpool had not lost by two goals at Anfield for nearly four years. After a goalless first half, Alan Smith scored soon after the restart, heading in a free kick from Nigel Winterburn. But as full time approached it looked as if Arsenal were not going to score the second goal they needed. However, in injury time, in Arsenal's last attack, Thomas surged forward from midfield, running onto a Smith flick-on, evaded a challenge by Steve Nicol, and shot low past the advancing goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar to score Arsenal's second, and win the title, Arsenal's first in eighteen years. The match was later featured in detail in a film based on the Nick Hornby book ''Fever Pitch''.
Thomas enjoyed another two seasons at Arsenal, winning a second League title in 1990-91. In all, he played 206 matches, scoring 30 goals. However, he fell out with Arsenal manager George Graham in the autumn of 1991. As a result he was sold to the side he had helped conquer in 1989, Liverpool, with their manager Graeme Souness paying the Gunners -1.5 million for Thomas's services on 16 December 1991.
Thomas was named the 37th greatest player in the history of Arsenal in a recent online poll.
Thomas made his Liverpool debut two days after signing, on 18 December 1991. In a repeat of his Arsenal debut, his first match for Liverpool was against Tottenham Hotspur (though this time at White Hart Lane), coming on as a substitute for Jan Mlby in the 56th minute of a 2-1 victory.
Thomas scored his first goal for the Reds on 18 January 1992 in league victory over Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park. His first season at the club culminated with an FA Cup victory at Wembley against Sunderland. After a goalless first 45, Thomas scored the opening goal of the final after 47 minutes with a spectacular shot from a Steve McManaman cross. A second goal from Ian Rush made the final score 2-0, earning Thomas his first medal for his new club. However, after that, injuries began to blight Thomas's time at Anfield. He became a squad player who was largely used as cover for the likes of Jamie Redknapp and John Barnes.
The 1994-95 season saw Thomas claim his only other winner's medal during his time at Anfield, when the Reds won the League Cup final against Bolton Wanderers. Thomas was an unused substitute on the bench during that game, which saw McManaman scoring both the team's goals as Liverpool won 2-1. Thomas then helped Liverpool reach the 1996 FA Cup final, where he saw five minutes of action after coming on as an 85th minute substitute for Rob Jones. He couldn't help the Reds prevent a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester United. 1996-97 was a disappointing campaign for a Liverpool side who finished fourth in the Premier League after leading it during the winter, but Thomas re-emerged as a first team regular following the absence of Jamie Redknapp due to injury problems. However, when Redknappy was fully fit for the 1997-98 season, Thomas found himself on the sidelines again.
On 2 February 1998, Thomas was allowed to go out on loan to Middlesbrough, and made his debut two days later on 4 February in a 3-0 league win over Tranmere Rovers at the Riverside Stadium. He played 10 times for the Boro before he returned to Anfield. By this time manager Roy Evans was fielding yvind Leonhardsen and Danny Murphy ahead of Thomas, which led to him being surplus to requirements at Anfield.
Thomas's impression on the Anfield faithful during his time at the club was confirmed when he was voted in at No. 83 in ''100 Players Who Shook The Kop'', a poll conducted by Liverpool FC's official website in 2006 with over 110,000 fans voting.
Portuguese side Benfica, then managed by former Liverpool boss Graeme Souness, took Thomas to the Estdio da Luz on 1 August 1998, but his stay in Lisbon was an unsuccessful one as he found himself banished to the reserves after Souness was replaced by the German Jupp Heynckes. After two years with Benfica, he returned to England on 29 July 2000 to join Wimbledon, but after a single season in which he played nine times he retired from playing on 31 May 2001.
After retiring from football, Thomas set up his own security service, which he runs to this day.
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'''Liam Brady''' (born 13 February 1956 in Dublin) is a former Irish football player, and now the assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland senior team. Brady is also head of Youth Development at Arsenal, and was a frequent television pundit with RT Sport before assuming his new managerial role. In his playing days, he was a midfielder renowned for his elegant technical skills, most notably his left foot, and his high-quality passing and close control. He found success both with Arsenal (one FA Cup title) and Juventus (two Serie A titles), and won 72 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
Brady started his career at Arsenal, moving to London to join the side on schoolboy forms in 1970, at the age of 15. He turned professional on his 17th birthday in 1973, and made his debut on 6 October 1973 against Birmingham City as a substitute for Jeff Blockley, and put in an assured performance. However his next match, in a North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur, Brady had a poor match, and Arsenal manager Bertie Mee decided from then on to use the young Irishman sparingly for the time being. Brady ended the 1973-74 season with 13 appearances (four of them as substitute) to his name.
In 1974-75 Brady was a first-team regular at Arsenal, and shone as a rare light in a side that hovered close to relegation for a couple of seasons in the mid-1970s. With the appointment of Terry Neill as manager and the return of Don Howe as coach, Brady found his best form. His passing provided the ammunition for Arsenal's front men such as Malcolm Macdonald and Frank Stapleton, and Arsenal reached three FA Cup finals in a row between 1978 and 1980. Arsenal won only the middle of the three, against Manchester United in 1979, with Brady starting the move that ended in Alan Sunderland's famous last-minute winner.
Brady was at the peak of his Arsenal form by now, as shown by one of his best goals for Arsenal; having dispossessed Peter Taylor he flighted a looped curled shot from the edge of the penalty area into the top corner, in a 5-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur on 23 December 1978. During this time he was voted the club's player of the year three times, and chosen as the PFA Player of the Year in 1979. He was the most talented player in what was then a promising young Arsenal side, which was looking to consistently challenge for honours like the Division One title. Despite this, by the 1979-80 season rumour was rife that Brady would be leaving the club in search of a fresh challenge.
That season, Arsenal reached the Cup Winners' Cup final (only to lose to Valencia on penalties), having beaten Juventus 1-0 over two legs in the semi-finals. Brady's performance in the tie impressed the Italian giants and in the 1980 close season they signed him for just over -500,000. He is remembered as one of Arsenal's all-time greats, playing 307 matches for the Gunners, scoring 59 goals and setting up many more.
Brady spent two seasons with Juventus, picking up two Italian Championship medals, in 1981 and 1982; Brady scored the only goal (a penalty) in the 1-0 win against Catanzaro that won the 1982 title. After the arrival of Michel Platini in summer 1982, Brady moved to Sampdoria, and went on to play for Internazionale (1984-1986) and Ascoli (1986-1987), before returning to London to play for West Ham, where he scored 9 goals in 89 games (overseeing relegation from the First Division in 1989) before finally retiring as a player in 1990. Such was the adoration of the West Ham supporters towards Brady, his goal in his last professional game against Wolves at Upton Park sparked a pitch invasion from the Hammers fans
He won 72 international caps for the Republic of Ireland, scoring 9 goals, although he never played in a major tournament, thanks to injury and a suspension accrued before Euro 88. During qualification for Italia 90 Brady retired from the international game. Once Ireland qualified he un-retired himself however Jack Charlton decided that those who'd played in the qualifiers deserved to go to Italy.
After retiring from playing in 1990, he managed Celtic between 1991 and 1993, and then Brighton & Hove Albion between 1993 and 1995. Neither spell was particularly successful, and at both clubs Brady's tenure was overshadowed by the respective clubs' financial problems. At Celtic, Brady failed to win a single trophy in his two year tenure, and included a 5-2 defeat on aggregate by Neuchatel Xamax in the 1991-92 UEFA Cup, one of the club's worst European defeats in their history.
Brady would have no greater success with Brighton, departing following a disagreement over the way the club was being run; he later led an unsuccessful bid by a consortium to buy the club. He remains involved with the new owners, having appeared at fans forums as a representative as recently as 2005.
He rejoined Arsenal in July 1996, as Head of Youth Development and Academy Director, and has remained there since; although he was linked to the manager's post after the departure of Bruce Rioch, Brady insisted he was not interested in the role; Arsne Wenger eventually took the role. Under Brady, Arsenal's youth sides have won the FA Premier Youth League in 1997-98, the FA Premier Academy League U17 title in 2001-02, the FA Youth Cup in 1999-00 and 2000-01 and the FA Premier Academy League U19 title in 2001-02.
Brady was one of dozens of former managers linked to the Republic of Ireland manager's job after the sacking of Steve Staunton on 23 October 2007. On March 7, 2008, the Football Association of Ireland announced that Brady had agreed to become an assistant to newly appointed manager, Giovanni Trapattoni.
He will continue to work as Director of the Arsenal Youth Academy.
While at Arsenal, he was nicknamed "Chippy", not for his ability to chip the ball but for his fondness for fish and chips.
Brady was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006 in recognition of his influence on the English game.
Brady also became involved in an anti-drugs campaign in the early 1990s, called "give drugs the boot", encouraging young boys to play sport as a healthy pastime.
Up until the end of the Euro 2008, Brady appeared as a pundit, along with Johnny Giles, Bill O'Herlihy and Eamon Dunphy, on Irish channel RTE.
Brady was from a footballing family, with both his great uncle Frank Brady Sr. and older brother Ray Brady having been Irish internationals. His late older brother Frank won the FAI Cup with Shamrock Rovers in 1968 and made 2 appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, while another brother, Pat Brady, played with Queens Park Rangers.
Around 1980, Brady married Sarah Hillier (born c.1960).
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'''Cory Gibbs''' (born January 14, 1980 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.
Gibbs played college soccer at Brown University, joining the team in 1997. During his career, Brown won three Ivy League Championships and participated in the NCAA Tournament all four years. In 2000, Gibbs led Brown to an Ivy League championship and the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He was named Ivy League Player of the Year, and a First-Team All-American. In 2000, he spent the collegiate off season with the Palm Beach Pumas of the Premier Development League. He was also one of three Brown soccer players, including Matthew Cross (Kansas City Wizards) and Scott Powers (Columbus Crew), to be drafted in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.
After graduating from Brown in 2001, Gibbs decided not to play in the MLS and joined FC St. Pauli of the Bundesliga. He played 25 games for St. Pauli that season, becoming the youngest American to score a goal in the Bundesliga with a goal against FC Cologne. St. Pauli was relegated to the 2. Fuball-Bundesliga after the 2001-02 season, and Gibbs played an equally important role with the team in his second season as in his first. St. Pauli, however, was relegated again after the 2002-03 season, this time to the Regionalliga Nord, the German third division. Gibbs remained with the team, being moved from central defense to defensive midfielder.
Gibbs decided to leave St. Pauli during 2003 due to the low level of play and lack of exposure needed to secure a spot on the United States national team. After a move to Jahn Regensburg of the 2. Bundesliga fell through, Gibbs decided to return to the United States and play in Major League Soccer, where he would be easily visible and available for international matches. Although the Columbus Crew initially tried to acquire Gibbs, he eventually ended up with the FC Dallas, then known as the Dallas Burn.
Gibbs was a starter in every game for which he was available during his stint with Dallas. He made a total of 21 appearances before leaving for Feyenoord.
On January 20, 2005, the Dutch club Feyenoord agreed on a transfer with MLS, and Gibbs signed a four and a half year contract with the club. In his first season, he made 15 appearances and scored one goal.
After injuring his knee in a U.S. national team friendly against England on May 28, 2005, Gibbs rehabbed, under the direction of Dr. Daniel Kalbac in Miami, Florida, and came back from his injury on January 19, 2006. On January 24, 2006, Feyenoord loaned Gibbs to ADO Den Haag for the remainder of the season.
Gibbs signed a pre-contract agreement with English Premier League club Charlton Athletic in May 2006
The Washington Post's Steven Goff has reported that Cory Gibbs was interested in again returning to the MLS. The Los Angeles Galaxy are reportedly interested in Gibbs, and head coach Ruud Gullit commented that Gibbs was a "good option." MLS commissioner Don Garber stated on his blog on August 8, 2008, that Gibbs signed with the league. It was expected that he'd be selected by the Galaxy, who had first option to pick up his contract in the allocation listings, but he was eventually selected by Colorado Rapids, after the Galaxy passed on Gibbs in order to be able to pick Eddie Lewis.
Gibbs's return to the U.S. helped his national team career, as he received frequent callups for 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Gibbs solidified his position as one of USA's top central defenders. Since making his first full international appearance June 8, 2003, in a friendly against New Zealand
Gibbs was initially a part of the United States' 2006 FIFA World Cup team, but he reinjured his right knee in a friendly with Morocco on May 23, 2006 and was replaced by Gregg Berhalter. Gibbs played only 45 minutes all season for Charlton's reserves following surgery to repair cartilage in his knee. Gibbs returned to international football when he was selected by Bob Bradley for the United States' March 26 match against Poland.
Cory is married to BBC Radio 1Xtra radio presenter and former Mis-Teeq singer Zena McNally. They were married on July 4, 2008, in Miami, Florida.
Gibbs also runs a soccer camp 'Cory Gibbs StarSoccer',
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'''Joe-Max Moore''' (born February 23, 1971 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former American soccer forward who played for the United States national team in three World Cups. He played professionally for clubs in Germany, England and the United States. He finished his career with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. In addition to his club career, Moore earned 100 caps, scoring 24 goals, for the U.S. national team between 1992 to 2002. During those years, he was part of U.S. teams at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1994, 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups.
Moore, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the son of oilman Carl Moore, who was co-owner of the North American Soccer League Tulsa Roughnecks. Joe moved to Irvine, California when he was 14, and played boy's soccer at Mission Viejo High School where he was a four year starter. Heavily recruited out of high school, he chose to play NCAA soccer at UCLA. While at UCLA, he played with future national team teammates Brad Friedel, Chris Henderson and Cobi Jones. As a freshman he scored 11 goals, assisted on 10 others and was named to the Soccer America Magazine's All-Freshman team. That year, UCLA won the NCAA championship, defeating Rutgers in penalty kicks. As a sophomore, he earned second team All American honors and was a first team All American as a junior. That season, his final year with UCLA, he led the team in scoring. At the end of his three year collegiate career, he had scored a total of 38 goals and assisted on 24 others in 65 games.
While in college, he began playing for the national team. In 1989, he was part of the U.S. U-20 team which placed fifth at the 1989 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In 1991, he scored the winning goal against Mexico in the Pan American Games championship game. In 1992 he was a member of the U.S. Olympic team which went 1-1-1 and failed to make the second round.
After the 1992 college season ended, Moore signed with the U.S. national team. Beginning in 1988, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) had begun to sign top U.S. players to contracts, making the U.S. national team a de facto professional club. USSF would then loan out U.S. players to club team, recalling them for national team games. Moore chose to not return to UCLA for his senior year and joined USSF as a full time national team player.
In July 1994, USSF loaned Moore to German Second Division club FC Saarbrcken. At the time, Moore was an alternate for the U.S. team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but had not been selected to play. With a lull in national team games following the World Cup, USSF decided to move several players overseas. Saarbrcken would end up buying Moore's contract from USSF for $250,000. In Moore's single season with Saarbrcken he played 25 games, leading the club with 13 goals. At the end of the season, Saarbrcken transferred Moore to fellow Second Division club FC Nuremberg. He again led his team in scoring with 8 goals.
In 1996, Major League Soccer (MLS) was in the process of building teams for its upcoming first season. As part of that process, MLS attempted to ensure an initial equitable distribution of talent across each of its teams. It did this by allocating known players to each team. MLS allocated Giuseppe Galderisi to the New England Revolution. However, he showed up injured and played poorly through his first four games, so MLS replaced him with Moore on the Revolution roster on July 24, 1996.
Moore had an exceptional four year tour with the Revolution. Aside from an injury marred 1997 season, in which he only played 11 games, scoring 4 goals, he consistently produced for the club. During these years, he became the club's all-time leading scorer and made the 1999 MLS All Star team. His success with the Revs led him to pursue a return to Europe, this time with Everton in the English Premiership.
In November-December 1997, Moore spent a month on loan from the Revs to Emelec of the Ecuadorian First Division following the end of the MLS season where he yearned to be close to his family recently residing in Durant,Oklahoma. He was not the only MLS player with Emelec, as Alexi Lalas joined him during the loan.
In November 1999, MLS sold Moore's contract, which ran through December 1999 to Everton in the English Premiership for a nominal $50,000, after Moore impressed the Everton staff in a 7 day October tryout. At the time, Moore did not have permission from MLS to work out with any team but the Revolution. Despite this, MLS placed no barriers in the way of Moore's transfer. The contract with Everton, good for three and a half years, would pay Moore approximately $600,000 per season.
Moore initially had outstanding success with Everton, scoring 5 goals in his first 5 first-team games. However, he slowly became less and less effective. The final straw came at the end of 2002. Moore had suffered a knee injury in the U.S. game against Portugal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and did not play for Everton in the next season. On December 12, 2002 his contract with Everton terminated -by mutual consent-.
When he returned to New England from Everton in 2003, he was a much changed player. He had suffered from several injuries while in England which hampered his playing time when he came back to the Revs. However, he still managed to score 4 goals in 16 games during the 2003 season. In 2004, his last season with the team, he played in only 3 games, failing to score a goal, before spraining ligaments in his knee. He was out for most of the rest of the season, but planned to return for the 2005 season. However, he reinjured his knee during a January 2005 pre-season mini-camp.
Moore had reconstructive surgery on his right knee for a damaged medial collateral ligament on January 25, 2005. Two days later, he announced his retirement from professional soccer, saying, "After numerous attempts to strengthen and stabilize my knee through rehab,
it became clear that I had no alternative but to have reconstructive surgery. Considering my age and the recovery time necessary, I have decided to end my playing career."
In his six years in MLS, Moore scored 41 goals and added 35 assists for 111 points, the assists and points being Rev records through the 2004 season. However, Taylor Twellman has since passed Moore on the Rev's points lists.
Moore's first appearance for the US national team came against Canada on September 3, 1992. He played in the 1994, 1998, 2002 FIFA World Cup tournaments and became the sixth US player to earn 100 caps, doing so against Poland.
His 24 goals for the US rank him fourth in national history, behind only Landon Donovan, Eric Wynalda, and Brian McBride. On January 27, 2006, Moore was inducted into the Oklahoma Soccer Hall of Fame.
Moore appeared in a charity match for Hollywood United FC against LA Galaxy on November 4, 2007. The event raised over $100,000 for the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army to benefit those affected by the wildfires in Southern California. Other participants included actors Anthony LaPaglia, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Costas Mandylor; musicians Steve Jones and Vivian Campbell; and former World Cup players Frank Leboeuf, Richard Gough, and Eric Wynalda. Former Galaxy standouts Alexi Lalas and Mauricio Cienfuegos played for LA along with current star David Beckham.
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'''Nicolas Anelka''' (born 14 March 1979)
Anelka began his career at Paris Saint-Germain, but soon moved to Arsenal. He became a first team regular and won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award the following season. Real Madrid signed him for -22.3 million in 1999, a record fee, but he did not settle in well and returned to Paris Saint-Germain in a -20 million deal. Despite regular first team football in Paris, Anelka set his eyes upon the English Premier League once more; he went on loan to Liverpool in January 2002 but joined Manchester City for -13 million for the start of the 2002-03 season.
After three seasons in Manchester he moved to Fenerbahe for a season before returning to England to join Bolton Wanderers - in deals worth -7 million and -8 million, respectively. He transferred to Chelsea from Bolton for a reported -15 million in January 2008.
Anelka has played many times at international level and won his first international honours with France at Euro 2000, and won the Confederations Cup the following year. His failure to settle at club level limited his international appearances, but he returned to the national team for the Euro 2008 competition.
During his transfers over the years, he has built an aggregate transfer cost of just under -90 million, making him the second most expensive player overall, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo
Anelka was born in Versailles, his parents are from Martinique. His brother Claude is his agent and his wife Barbara Tausia is the front woman for the Italian dance band Eu4ya.
Anelka started his career at Paris Saint-Germain as a youth player and was said to have great potential for striking a ball and to score goals.
In February 1997, at the age of 17, he joined English Premier League club Arsenal for a fee of -500,000
A player with exceptional pace, he won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award in the 1998-99 season, but Arsenal failed to defend their Premiership title and made little progress in the UEFA Champions League, while Anelka wanted a better salary. Fans turned on the striker amid transfer speculation and a perceived lack of enthusiasm, giving him the nickname ''"Le Sulk."'' In all he made 90 appearances for Arsenal, scoring 28 goals.
He transferred to Real Madrid in the summer of 1999 for -22.3 million.
===Return to Paris-Saint Germain, loan to Liverpool, and Manchester City===
Anelka signed a professional contract at Paris Saint-Germain, a return to the club at which he used to play as a youth player, in a transfer deal worth -20 million. After 30 months, Anelka returned to the English Premiership in December 2001 with Liverpool on a short term loan deal until the end of the season. He contributed to Liverpool's late push to come second in the league, scoring goals against Everton,
In January 2005, the speculation ended when Manchester City announced that Anelka had completed a -7 million transfer to Turkish team Fenerbahe.
During the summer transfer window of 2006, press reports once again linked Anelka with a return to English football. Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp was allegedly willing to either pay -8.2 million to bring the striker to Fratton Park, or take him on a season long loan.
On 25 August 2006, Bolton Wanderers signed Anelka on a four-year deal for a club record of -8 million.
During January 2007, Anelka stated that he would be willing to leave Bolton for a return to former club Arsenal.
Despite his departure to Chelsea, he is still well thought of by Bolton supporters as was demonstrated when the Blues visited the Reebok Stadium in October 2009, Anelka went to take a set piece in front of the Trotters faithful who chanted his name with the player himself responding in appreciation.
On 11 January 2008, it was confirmed that Anelka would join Chelsea for -15 million. Anelka made his debut against Tottenham Hotspur on 12 January 2008, and scored his first goal two weeks later in the FA Cup against Wigan Athletic. He scored his first league goal on 2 February against Portsmouth, but failed to score again for Chelsea during the 2007-08 season.
In the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, Anelka's seventh and decisive penalty was stopped by Edwin van der Sar, ultimately resulting in Manchester United winning the Champions League. On 3 August 2008, Anelka scored four goals against AC Milan in a 5-0 friendly win.
With Didier Drogba injured at the beginning of the season, Anelka made a very impressive start to the 2008-09 campaign. He scored 25 times - 19 of which in the Premier League, making the Frenchman the first player to reach 10 goals in the competition that season and as of 18/05/09, the joint top leading Premiership goalscorer. For this, he was awarded with a Barclays Golden Boot Award on 14 November 2008 and was in the running for the end of season Golden Boot accolade. Anelka scored his first competitive hat-trick for Chelsea against Sunderland, in a 5-0 home win on 1 November 2008, and followed this up with two braces against Blackburn Rovers, then West Bromwich Albion. He established himself as an important member of the squad and maintained his place in the team despite the return to fitness of Drogba. After the arrival of Guus Hiddink, Anelka was more often played on the wing. Furthermore, he was ranked amongst the top goalscorers in the league for the season. He scored another hat-trick against Watford in the FA Cup to earn Chelsea a 3-1 victory at Vicarage Road. On 10 May, he scored one goal and set up another in a 4-1 away win against former club Arsenal, which resulted in their worst home defeat for 38 years. A powerful strike in Chelsea's final Premier League game of the season at Sunderland put him as top goal scorer for the season in the Premiership, earning him the Golden Boot with 19 goals in total.
thumb|100px|Anelka warming up for ChelseaAnelka scored his first goal of the Premier League Season against West London rivals Fulham in a 2-0 win at Craven Cottage, before continuing his fine form with the opening goal in Chelsea's 3-0 win over Burnley the following weekend. He netted his third goal of the season in the opening game of the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 1-0 victory over FC Porto.
Anelka scored one of the best goals of his season, against APOEL Nicosia in the Champions League with the ball being passed in to the net from outside the box. Anelka has been praised for his contributions to the team since Didier Drogba received a 3 match ban in the Champions League, for his outburst after the disappointing draw to Barcelona in May.
Anelka scored his 3rd League goal of the season against Liverpool at Stamford bridge in a 2-0 win with the second goal coming from French team-mate Florent Malouda. Anelka continued his fine scoring run in the Champions League with the winner in the 1-0 victory over FC Porto at the Estadio Dragao, making Chelsea only the second ever English side to win at Porto's home ground. He continued his scoring in the season by scoring Chelsea's first goal in a 3-3 draw against Everton in the Premier League, his first goal in the competition since October. He followed that up with another goal in Chelsea's 2-1 victory over Portsmouth. On 16th of January 2010, Anelka scored twice in an astonishing 7-2 victory over Sunderland A.F.C..
At youth level, Anelka played for the French under-20 team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, and made his senior team debut for France in a goal-less draw with Sweden on 22 April 1998. Anelka made his first appearance in a major tournament at Euro 2000; France went on to win the competition. He also formed part of the squad which won the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Despite a promising start, Anelka lost his place in the national team from 2001-2007 as he was not playing much first team football at club level; mainly due to the fact that he was frequently transferred between clubs. When striker Djibril Ciss was forced out of 2006 FIFA World Cup due to injury, Olympique Lyonnais' striker Sidney Govou was called up as Ciss's replacement rather than Anelka, who described the decision as a "real shame... I was completely available and ready to play in this World Cup. I think I could have helped France."
Anelka came on as a substitute in the Euro 2008 qualifier against Lithuania on 24 March 2007, and scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory. Following his performance, Anelka was praised by Raymond Domenech: "It is the Nicolas I like to see... when he shows these qualities, he is a candidate for a permanent place."
He also scored in the 2-0 victory against Ukraine on 2 June 2007, and is now one of Raymond Domenech's first-choice strikers, forming France's number one attacking partnership with Thierry Henry.
Anelka featured in the France squad for the Euro 2008 Championships in Austria and Switzerland.
Nicolas was the man France depended on in their FIFA World Cup playoff against the Republic of Ireland. He scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute that put France in a good position with one away goal.
Anelka is married to Barbara Tausia, a Belgian choreographer, and enjoys playing tennis in his free time. Together, they have a son. He acted in the 2002 film Le Boulet as a footballer named Nicolas. He has stated that, when he retires from football, he would like to work in the film industry because he has a friend in the business. He said: "I have a friend who's a producer, who makes lots of films. He recently did ''Asterix''. So it's already agreed that I'm going to do other films. It helps to know actors and producers. It's different to football and it's something I enjoy very much because there's no ball. I like pretending to be somebody else, it's fun."
After discussing religion with some childhood friends, Anelka converted to Islam in 2004 in the United Arab Emirates, taking the Muslim name of ''Abdul-Salam Bilal''. Initially, Anelka considered leaving European football to play in the U.A.E.: "I am ready to stay here and to play for a club in the Emirates. I am not keen to go back to England or France." However, this did not come to pass and he briefly moved to Turkey instead.
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'''Moritz Volz''' (born 21 January 1983 in Siegen) is a German footballer currently unattached. Volz generally prefers to play at right-back, although he is comfortable at any defensive position and has played in midfield as well.
Volz started his career in his native Germany at FC Schalke 04 before being spotted by Arsenal while playing for the German Youth team. He was offered a contract and joined the Gunners in the summer of 1999. Volz played 16 times for Arsenal, his debut coming in a League Cup defeat to Ipswich Town in 2000. In February 2003, he was loaned out to Wimbledon, where he impressed by scoring on his debut against Brighton
Volz attained cult-figure status with Fulham fans, in part due to his commitment and passion and to his community involvement, but also because it was revealed that he rides his bicycle to home games. His terrace nicknames include '220 Volz', 'The Electrician', 'Mr Resistor' and 'The Lightbulb', although by far the most common with Fulham fans is the rather simple 'Volzy'. He is also nicknamed 'The Hoff' due to German stereotype he often refers to on his website. For the match against Aston Villa on Saturday 21 October 2006, he had 'The Hoff's name written on his boots for good luck, and promptly scored his first goal in three years.
On 20 December 2006, he scored the 15,000th goal in Premier League history for Fulham against Chelsea. Inevitably, this gave birth to the new nickname '15,000 Volz'. By scoring the goal, Volz was able to donate -15,000 to a charity of his choice. He donated the money in three equal parts to Kick 4 Life, The Prince's Trust and Fulham Football Club's Community charity.
On 28 August 2008 he signed for Ipswich Town on a season-long loan deal. He hoped to help Ipswich get promoted to the Premier League.
On the 1st July 2009 he was released from Fulham at the end of his contract and was praised by the club for his loyal service both on and off the pitch. He has remained at training with the club to regain fitness while he hunts for a new team, and has also done media work for ITV and papers, while studying.
On 02 January 2010, Volz got a trial with former club FC Schalke 04. He joined the team at Chiclana de la Frontera for a training camp.. According to the german press, Schalke seems to have been very short on money and continues to be so. Most signings have been unkown youngsters or free agents with lots of experience. Volz would fit the latter profile. However, no contract has been signed yet.
Although Volz was not part of the German team that reached the semi-finals of the World Cup on home soil in 2006, he was an ever-present force in Dieter Eilts' successful under-21 side. He helped the team qualify for the European Championships in summer 2006. He is currently not in the National team pecking order for the right back position, with players like Clemens Fritz, Arne Friedrich and Andreas Hinkel in front of him. While never being a mainstay for Germany, he was included in the squad for the 17 November 2004 game in Leipzig against Cameroon.
Volz has been a pundit on Setanta Sports and ESPN in the UK.
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'''Steed Malbranque''' (born 6 January 1980 in Mouscron) is a Belgian-born French footballer, currently playing for Sunderland.
He was a trainee at Lyon youth academy between the years of 1995-97 during which time he won the Under-15 championship twice, the Under-17 Cup and the reserve team championship. He also captained the French Under-18 side.
He made his professional debut for the club in a 1-1 draw against Montpellier on 21 February, 1998 aged 18. He went on to play a total of 96 games for the club which included 12 appearances and 2 goals in the Champions League and 7 appearances in the UEFA Cup.
Malbranque was an unused substitute in the final as Lyon won the 2001 French Coupe de la Ligue.
During his time at the club there was a chance to join Arsenal after impressing in a Champions League tie at Highbury and the following tie, a 3-0 victory over Bayern Munich at Stade de Gerland but he rejected the move as he felt he wasn't ready to play in the Premiership.
He eventually made his move to the Premier League in 2001 joining Fulham for a fee believed to be -4.5million making his debut in a 3-2 defeat at Old Trafford against Manchester United and went on to score 10 goals in his first season.
He became a firm favourite during his 5 years at the club playing a total of 211 games and scoring 44 goals including 6 appearances and 3 goals in Fulham's short-lived UEFA Cup campaign during the 2002-03 season. He was the top scorer during the 2002-03 season with 13 goals that helped save Fulham from relegation and was offered the chance to play for Belgium towards the end of the campaign, having not represented the full France side, however he turned it down with the hope that he would eventually break into the full French squad. He scored in Fulham's 3-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in October 2003.
On 13 May 2006, after extensive contract talks with the club failed, Malbranque was placed on the transfer list at Fulham after he declared his intentions to leave at the end of his contract. There was rumoured interest from Reading, Middlesbrough, West Ham United, Manchester City, Everton and Newcastle United but he opted to sign for Tottenham Hotspur on the deadline day of the transfer window (31 August) for a fee believed to be -2million despite an injury that would keep him out for approximately 10 weeks.
Malbranque made his debut for Tottenham almost ten weeks after signing for the club on 8 November at White Hart Lane playing 63 minutes in a League Cup 3-1 victory over Port Vale. He scored his first goal for Spurs in an emphatic 5-1 victory over Charlton Athletic at White Hart Lane on 9 December. Malbranque became a fan favourite at Tottenham because of his hard work ethic. Malbranque finished the 2007-08 season in the top 5 in the Premier League for tackles made and tackles per minute, which demonstrates his work ethic and tackling ability.
He scored Tottenham's 150th goal in European competition with his goal in the second leg of the UEFA Cup last 16 vs Sporting Braga on 14 March 2007 at White Hart Lane. On the 12 April 2007, during the 2nd Leg of the UEFA Cup Quarter-Final against the then-defending champions Sevilla FC, Malbranque famously scored an anomalous own goal. A Sevilla corner was met
with a header from Christian Poulsen. The ball appeared to be going wide of the goal until Malbranque took a wild lash at the ball to clear it and keep it in play. The ball was sliced backwards into Spurs' own net. The match ended in a 2-2 draw, but Sevilla
went through to the next round on 4-3 aggregate.
He started for Spurs as they won the 2008 Football League Cup Final against Chelsea.
Malbranque followed teammates Pascal Chimbonda and Teemu Tainio to Sunderland. Malbranque signed a four year contract on 30 July 2008. He left Spurs as a fan favourite.
He went on to score his first goal for the club with a fantastic effort in the top corner, opening the scoring in Sunderland's 4-1 victory over Hull City at the KC Stadium.
Although born in Belgium, he was called up to the French Under 21's and was part of the squad of ''Les Bleuets'' that lost to Czech U21 in the final of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Malbranque was called into the senior France squad in February 2004 but did not make an appearance during any matches.
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'''Sylvain Legwinski''' (born 6 October 1973 in Clermont-Ferrand) is a former French footballer, a Youth coach at Crystal Palace.
The son of a basketball player with Polish descent who settled at Vichy, Legwinski joined AS Monaco's youth system at 18, as Arsne Wenger was the main squad's manager, giving the player his first team debuts shortly after. He developed into a midfield force under Jean Tigana's guidance, scoring 9 league goals in 1996-97, as Monaco won the national title.
After two seasons and four games into 2001-02 with FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Legwinski rejoined Tigana at Fulham. There, he was renowned for his passion and work rate, and was amusingly given the nickname ''"Monica"'' by the fans, a pun on the name of Monica Lewinsky, famous for having a relationship with former U.S. president Bill Clinton.
At the beginning of the 2006-07 season, new Fulham boss Chris Coleman made it clear that Legwinski did not fit into the side's future plans and, in August 2006, following a successful trial with Ipswich Town, the player signed a two-year contract.
Legwinksi won the supporter's and manager's Player of the Year Award for 2006-07, netting five league goals. However, he found himself out of the picture for much of the following season, still managing to find the net twice, in draws against Queen's Park Rangers and Burnley. Due to the team's extensive midfield, Legwinski was told he would not be offered a new contract and, as Town teammate Fabian Wilnis, started looking to the future, working towards his coaching badges.
In September 2008, Legwinski underwent an unsuccessful trial with Swedish team IFK Gothenburg. Early in the following year, he had another tryout in the country, with rgryte IS, which had just won promotion to the top flight.
In March 2009, Legwinski joined St Neots Town as a Player/Assistant Manager to partner up with Player/Manager Steve Lomas.
An under-21 international, Legwinski scored once in four matches for the 1996 Summer Olympics quarterfinalists.
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'''Zatyiah "Zat" Knight''' (born 2 May 1980 in Solihull) is an English footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers in the English Premier League having first signed for Bolton back in July 2009. So far during his time at the Wanderers he has appeared in 18 matches in all competitions, starting in 15 Premier League games and three League Cup ties. Knight has two caps for England.
Fulham signed Knight from Rushall Olympic on a free transfer in 1999. As Knight was not a professionally contracted player to Olympic, Fulham were not obliged to pay a fee for him and sent the club 30 tracksuits as a gesture of thanks.
Knight scored four goals for Fulham, two in the 2004-05 season and two in the 2006-07 season. The first in a FA Cup match against Watford in a 1-1 draw, his second a Premier League goal against Norwich City in a 6-0 win. His last goal for Fulham came against Bolton Wanderers in a 2-1 loss. He was arguably Fulham's most consistent player in the 2006-07 season, a reward for this being given temporary captaincy of the club while regular skipper Lus Boa Morte was out injured.
Before the game against West Ham United it was announced that he had broken his jaw in two places after messing around with his brother. Chris Coleman has been quoted as saying that it takes more than horseplay to break one's jaw in two places, but Knight insists there was "nothing sinister" about the incident.
On 29 August 2007, Knight signed a four year contract deal with the club he supported as a boy, Aston Villa, in a -3.5 million deal. Ironically his last Fulham match was the 2-1 defeat against Villa, in which he played a part in Villa's equaliser when an Ashley Young shot deflected off him into the net, although this was later given as Young's goal. In the early hours of the day of his transfer (29 August), Knight, along with his brother Carlos, were arrested in a drugs raid on the family home. Knight was released on police bail while Carlos was remanded in custody. Police said that a quantity of drugs were seized at the home. Knight feared that he may miss the press conference announcing his signing but his agent bailed him out and no mention of the incident was made at the press conference. Knight scored a headed goal on his Villa debut in a 2-0 win against Chelsea on 2 September 2007. Knight's next goal for Villa wouldn't come until the following season, on 26 December 2008 when Villa were trailing 2-1 against Arsenal at Villa Park. Knight scored the equaliser in the 91st minute of the game in front of the Holte End to make it 2-2.
On Saturday 25 July 2009, Knight signed a three year contract with Bolton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of -4 million..
Knight made his Bolton debut in the 1-0 reverse against Sunderland on 15 August 2009.
He made his England debut on 28 May 2005 as a substitute against the United States in a friendly match. He gained his second cap in a friendly against Colombia on 31 May.
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'''Mark Anthony Pembridge''' (born November 29, 1970) is a former footballer whose favoured position was the left side of midfield. He won numerous caps for Wales. He is currently a coach at the academy for Fulham.
Pembridge began his career at Luton Town in the First Division. He joined as a trainee in 1989 and was sold to Derby County in 1992. During his time at Luton and Derby, Pembridge established himself as a left midfielder. Pembridge had three successful years at Derby but left for Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of -900,000. Pembridge played for Wednesday in the Premiership until 1998, when he left for Portuguese side Benfica on a free transfer after a disappointing season at Wednesday, who finished 16th in the premiership. He struggled to settle in Portugal and returned to England in 1999, signing a contract with premiership side Everton for -800,000. Pembridge had a good first two seasons at Everton, but a persistent calf injury meant he only played 13 games in the 2001-02 season. The injury still bothered him during the 2002-03 season, but Pembridge still played a part in a dramatic season, which ended in heartbreak as Everton failed to qualify for a UEFA Cup place. Pembridge looked set to stay at Everton for the 2003-04 campaign, but on the transfer deadline day in August 2003, he was signed by Fulham for -750,000 after four years at Everton. Pembridge had an injury free first season at Fulham, which was followed by a successful second season in which he played 37 games overall. Unfortunately, Pembridge missed most of Fulham's 2005-06 season through injury, and only played 5 games. It got worse for Pembridge when manager Chris Coleman deemed him surplus to requirements and he did not play a single game during the 2006-07 season. He was released by new manager Lawrie Sanchez at the end of the 2006-07 season.
Pembridge was called up to play for Wales while at Luton in 1991. He had several highlights while playing for Wales, including scoring arguably his best career goal against Ukraine in 2001 and reaching the qualifying playoffs for Euro 2004, despite narrowly losing to Russia. Pembridge quit the national team in 2004 shortly after John Toshack was named as the new Wales manager. He announced his international retirement in 2005, ending speculation that he might return to play for Wales. He played 54 times for Wales, scoring 6 goals.
On 4 September 2007, Fulham confirmed that Mark had stayed on at the club as a coach for the academy.
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'''Lee Robert Clark''' (born 26 October 1972) is an English former footballer and is currently manager of Huddersfield Town. He had previously been the assistant manager at Norwich City.
As a player, Clark had two spells at Newcastle United, and was their reserve team manager and coach after he retired. He also played for Sunderland and Fulham.
Born in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, Clark started his career at the club he supported as a boy, Newcastle United. He scored a hat-trick for England schoolboys at Wembley Stadium in 1988. In 1993 he was part of the Newcastle side promoted to the Premiership and helped them finish runners-up two seasons in a row. At Newcastle he was known as "jigsaw" because he seemed to fall apart whenever he went into the box, this was a reference to his poor form in front of goal.
He moved to Sunderland in 1997, and was part of the side promoted to the Premiership in 1999 with a (then) professional league record of 105 points. A year earlier, he had been a key player in the side that reached the play-off Final, only to suffer a penalty shoot-out defeat to Charlton Athletic after a 4-4 draw at Wembley.
However, at the 1999 FA Cup Final he was spotted with the Newcastle fans wearing a t-shirt with the slogan "Sad Mackem Bastards". He was immediately dropped from the team, and never played for Sunderland again, moving to Fulham the same year. He collected another Division One title medal with Fulham in 2001, enabling him to experience Premier League football for the first time since the 1996-97 season. In 2004, he helped Fulham secure what was, at the time, their highest final position - ninth in the top flight. During that season he opened the scoring as Fulham memorably beat Manchester United 3-1 at Old Trafford in October 2003.
Clark was allowed to leave Fulham after his contract expired in the summer of 2005 despite being club captain during the 2004-05 season. At the time of his departure, he was Fulham's longest-serving player. He subsequently returned to Newcastle, coaching and playing on a month-by-month contract.
Clark scored one goal for Newcastle in the 2005-06 season, an equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough.
On 1 June 2006, the newly appointed Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder appointed Clark as a first team coach and as reserve team manager following Tommy Craig's departure. In November 2007 he left his post at Newcastle to rejoin Roeder at Championship side Norwich City. Roeder, who had left Newcastle earlier that year and had recently been appointed Norwich manager, made Clark his assistant.
On 12 December 2008, Clark was unveiled as the new manager of League One side Huddersfield Town signing a three-and-a-half year contract. Clark replaced Gerry Murphy, who had been caretaker manager for the League One side following the departure of previous boss Stan Ternent on 4 November. Clark's assistant is Terry McDermott.
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'''Mark Geoffrey Crossley''' (born 16 June 1969) is an English-born Welsh football goalkeeper, who recently signed for Chesterfield in League Two as a Player/Coach. He is the only goalkeeper to stop a Matthew Le Tissier penalty kick.
"Norm", as he was known by Nottingham Forest fans during his stay at the City Ground, started his football career in 1987 as a trainee with The Reds. He was a huge favourite with the fans, despite being prone to occasional mistakes, and made just under 400 appearances in thirteen years with the club, becoming first-choice 'keeper at the start of the 1990-91 season. This was strengthened by Steve Sutton's move to Derby County in 1992. Crossley played in the 1991 FA Cup Final loss to Tottenham Hotspur. He missed arun of games including the Zenith Data Systems Trophy and Rumbelows League Cup finals against Southampton and Manchester United respectively due to a breach of club rules. Andrew Marriott wore the gloves in his place, although Crossley regained his place for the next league game after the second final.
He has a great ability to save penalty kicks - he, and former Nottingham Forest goalkeeper team mate Dave Beasant, remain the only goalkeepers to save a penalty (outside of a shootout) in the FA Cup final, against Gary Lineker in 1991. Crossley is also the only keeper ever to have denied Matthew Le Tissier from the penalty spot. He also has the unwanted distinction of scoring the first Premier League own goal, in Forest's 4-1 defeat at Blackburn Rovers on 5 September 1992.
He was granted a testimonial match during the 1999-2000 season by Nottingham Forest, which was played in front of 15,000 supporters. During that season, Crossley found himself on the bench numerous times, playing second choice keeper to Dave Beasant. He was finally released from Forest, against his will, in 2000 as the club's financial troubles required them to reduce the wage bill.
Crossley joined Middlesbrough on a free transfer to provide competition as well as cover for the number one spot at the club. He made seven appearances in the 2000-01 season, but was sent off against Arsenal in November 2000, and did not play again for the rest of the season. He played more games in the 2001-02 season, but the following season was loaned out to Stoke City in late 2002 and all of 2003. He made only 23 appearances in three years for Middlesbrough.
Frustrated by not playing many games at Boro, Crossley joined Fulham for -500,000 in 2003 and made his debut against Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium on 23 September 2003.
He was mainly the second-choice goalkeeper during his time at the club, although he did have more opportunities to play in the first team during the 2005-06 season due to the sale of former number 1 goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar. His finest match that season came when, deputising for the injured Finnish international Antti Niemi, he kept a clean sheet against champions Chelsea in a 1-0 victory, producing many saves as Chelsea piled pressure on late in the game. Before joining Sheffield Wednesday on loan, he was the number 3 keeper to Niemi and Czech goalkeeper Jan Latvka at Fulham.
Former team mate and Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws made Crossley his first signing in November 2006, bringing him in on loan. Crossley impressed, with a string of fine performances and the loan deal was extended to the end of the season.
On 23 December 2006, Crossley scored a dramatic late equaliser for Sheffield Wednesday in a 3-3 draw with Southampton at Hillsborough, in his 481st career match, after coming up for a late corner.
However Iain Turner was brought in on loan and Crossley returned to Fulham.
After being released by Fulham at the end of the 2006-07 season, Crossley signed for League One side Oldham Athletic. He also took a coaching role at the club. He played most of the games available, despite being injured for 6 games in March.
Crossley signed a one year extension to his current contract, he was contracted at Latics until the end of the 2008-09 season. After the final game of the season, the club reported that he and an assistant coach had parted with the club.
In the summer of 2009 he joined Chesterfield as player/coach as part of John Sheridan's new coaching team.
Crossley was a regular in the Welsh international squad, but served as understudy to Neville Southall, and then Paul Jones. He started only eight games. His most memorable moment with the national team was Wales' 4-0 win over Scotland.
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'''Ross Daniel Flitney''' (born 1 June 1984 in Hitchin, England) is an English football goalkeeper, currently playing for Croydon Athletic.
He started as a youth player at Arsenal before moving to Fulham in 2003 where he made a number of appearances on the Fulham bench in the Premiership as cover for senior keepers such as Edwin van der Sar and Mark Crossley, but never made the first team. He did however have two loan spells with Brighton & Hove Albion and a further loan spell with Doncaster Rovers where he gained league experience. In March 2005 he joined Isthmian League side Yeading on loan. He was released by Fulham in May 2005, joining Barnet the following month.
On 26 October 2005, he became the recipient of the quickest red card in the history of Old Trafford. In a League Cup match for Barnet against Manchester United, he was sent off for handling the ball outside his penalty area, only 80 seconds into the game. It was his first touch in the match, and Barnet went on to lose 4-1. The red card was later rescinded on appeal. During the 2005/06 season, he lost his place to Lee Harrison who had rejoined Barnet as a player/coach in the summer. He was told he could leave Barnet in November 2006, but was finally released at the end of the season, joining Grays Athletic in June 2007.
Flitney signed for Croydon Athletic on loan in December 2008, and just one month later he was transfer listed by Grays, with financial pressures and manager Wayne Burnett's plans being cited as the reason.
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'''Pape Bouba Diop''' ''or'' '''Papa Bouba NDiop''' ''the 'N' is silent and rarely used'', (born 28 January 1978 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for the Senegal national football team, and for Portsmouth. He transferred to Portsmouth from Fulham on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2007. His preferred position is centre midfield but can also play right midfield. His nickname is ''The Wardrobe'', given to him by the fans at Fulham, because of his enormous frame. He is perhaps most well-known for scoring the first goal of 2002 FIFA World Cup against France, which resulted in the 1-0 defeat of the then reigning World champions and ultimately, their early elimination from the tournament, in which Senegal reached the quarter-finals. He ended the tournament with three goals, having also scored twice against Uruguay. At 6' 4 tall and with a large frame, he is an intimidating proposition for the opposition. While at Fulham, he was affectionately known as "The Wardrobe" among the fans due to his heavy and large build.
He came on as a substitute as Portsmouth won the 2008 FA Cup Final. He has signed a new contract to stay at the club until 2011.
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'''Gary John Megson''' (born 2 May 1959 in Manchester) is an English former football player and the former manager of Bolton Wanderers Football Club.
He has previously managed Norwich City, Blackpool, Stockport County, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest and Leicester City. His biggest successes so far came at West Bromwich Albion, where he won promotion to the Premier League in 2002 and again in 2004.
He is the son of former player Don Megson and the brother of Neil Megson, another former footballer.
As a player, Megson was a tough-tackling defensive midfielder and something of a journeyman, playing for nine different clubs.
He began his career at Plymouth Argyle, where he impressed enough for Everton to sign him for a -250,000 transfer fee. Megson struggled to establish himself in the Everton line-up, and after two years at Goodison, he moved to Sheffield Wednesday, where his father had once played, for a fee of -130,000.
Megson immediately gained a place in Wednesday's starting lineup, and was a member of the team that gained promotion to the top flight in 1983-84, ending a 14-year exile from the elite. In his three years at Hillsborough, he missed only three league games. In the summer of 1984, he was signed by Nottingham Forest, only for Brian Clough to decide he did not need him. Megson spent five months at the City Ground, without making a single first-team appearance before being sold to Newcastle United.
Megson played regularly for the Magpies for the remainder of the 1984-85 season, but lost his place in the line-up the following season, and moved back to Sheffield Wednesday. In his second spell with the Owls, Megson again established himself as an important member of the squad, and was rarely out of the starting eleven. In January 1989, he moved to Manchester City, where he spent three and a half seasons, and helped City finish fifth in his final two seasons there.
He then moved to Norwich City on a free transfer in the summer of 1992, and spent three seasons at Carrow Road. He was an important member of the Norwich side that finished third in the inaugural season the Premier League and played in the UEFA Cup for the first time as a result. In his final season at Norwich, he was also assistant manager to John Deehan.
When Deehan resigned in the spring of 1995, Megson briefly took charge as caretaker manager, but failed to save City from the drop, losing four and drawing one of his five games in charge. In the summer, he also left Norwich and finished his playing career with short spells at lower division sides Lincoln City and Shrewsbury Town. Later the same year, he got a surprise return to Norwich when he was re-appointed manager following Martin O'Neill's sudden departure to Leicester City.
While still playing at Norwich City, Megson became assistant to manager John Deehan. He briefly left the club following Deehan's resignation in 1995, but returned to Carrow Road later the same year when new manager Martin O'Neill left to take charge at Leicester City. Megson managed the Canaries for the remainder of the 1995-96 season, but was sacked at the end of the season and replaced by Mike Walker, who had been manager of Norwich when Megson first joined them.
In 1996, Megson became manager at Blackpool where he recorded 21 wins in 52 matches - enough to stay clear of relegation to Division Three, but not quite enough for a playoff place and the chance of promotion to the Division One.
At Bloomfield Road, he was assisted by the former Manchester United midfielder Mike Phelan, but the partnership failed to bring a Division Two playoff place to the Seasiders, and Megson left at the end of the season.
Megson moved to Stockport County in 1997 and they came just two places short of the Division One playoffs in his first season as manager. After two seasons with Stockport, he was dismissed after the board alleged that he had applied for a manager's post elsewhere without their permission.
However, he was not unemployed for long, taking the manager's job at Stoke City. His tenure at the Britannia Stadium was brought to an end when the club was sold to an Icelandic consortium which appointed its own man, former Iceland national-team coach Gudjon Thordarson, to the manager's position.
Megson took over as manager of First Division West Bromwich Albion in March 2000, just days before the transfer deadline at the end of the 1999-2000 season. It was 14 years since Albion had been in the top flight of English football, and in that time they had spent their first ever spell (two seasons) in the third tier. Indeed, when Megson was appointed they were in real danger of a second relegation to that level. But he moved quickly to strengthen the team by bringing in several new players. In his first month in charge, Megson received a 28-day touchline ban following his comments to referee Graham Poll after Albion's 2-0 defeat to Portsmouth. Megson was unhappy about a penalty that Poll had awarded to Portsmouth; some years later, Poll conceded that it was "one of the worst penalties I've ever given".
The following season Megson took the club into the playoffs, winning the Division One Manager of the Month award for November 2000 along the way.
Megson mounted a successful promotion campaign the following season, and return to the Premier League - but by the summer of 2004, the relationship between Megson and Peace had become strained. By September, after a poor start to the season, Megson's job appeared to be under threat. The following month Megson, whose contract was due to end in June 2005, announced that he would not sign a new deal if the club offered one. The board chose to interpret this as a resignation, and on 26 October Megson was dismissed.
Within a week of being sacked at West Bromwich Albion, Gary Megson was linked with the manager's job at Albion's local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, which became vacant after Dave Jones was sacked - but that job went to Glenn Hoddle instead. On 10 January 2005, Megson was appointed to succeed Joe Kinnear as manager of struggling Nottingham Forest,
In June 2007 Megson was appointed as a coach at Stoke City by manager Tony Pulis. He retained this role until his appointment as manager of Leicester City.
On 13 September 2007, Leicester City chairman Milan Mandari announced Gary Megson as the new manager of the club, citing Megson's "wealth of experience" as a deciding factor in the appointment. Leicester achieved their first League win under Megson on 6 October 2007 with a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough with goals from Gareth McAuley and an own goal by Akpo Sodje.
A month into Megson's tenure at Leicester, Mandari rejected an approach from Bolton Wanderers for the manager's services.
Megson took over as manager of Bolton Wanderers on 25 October 2007 in a two and a half year deal.
Bolton had made a poor start to the 2007-08 season under Sammy Lee, and when Megson took over they were bottom of the Premier League table with only 5 points from 10 games. Megson's first game in charge was against Aston Villa on 28 October, and finished 1-1. He recorded his first win on 24 November when Bolton beat Manchester United, the champions and League leaders, 1-0; this was their first home victory over United for 30 years.
By the New Year Bolton were lying 16th in the Premier League table, but only two points ahead of Fulham who were 19th. In January 2008 they sold Nicolas Anelka to Chelsea for -15 million, and brought in no comparable replacement. In February 2008 however they beat Atletico Madrid (who at the time were lying fourth in La Liga) 1-0 on aggregate, winning 1-0 at home and drawing 0-0 away, to reach the last 16 of the UEFA Cup for the first time in the club's history before proceeding to play the reserve team in Lisbon in the Last 16 with the tie tied at 1-1, Bolton lost the away leg 0-1. Megson picked a reserve side so that the first team were rested for Sunday's relegation battle against Wigan Athletic. They proceeded to lose 0-1 to a ten man Wigan side.
Their League form remained poor, and a 4-0 defeat at Aston Villa on 5 April left them in 18th place, two points adrift of safety. But they proceeded to take 11 points from their last five games (including a 1-1 draw at Chelsea on the final day of the season) to secure survival in the Premier League - the first time Megson had achieved this as a manager.
Megson won the Premier League Manager of the Month award for November 2008.
Heading into the 2008/2009 season, he brought in players such as Johan Elmander for a club record -8.2m, Fabrice Muamba from Birmingham City for -5m, Mustapha Riga from Levante, Danny Shittu for -2m and Ebi Smolarek on a season-long loan from Racing Santander with a view to a permanent deal.
Bolton started the season unremarkably and by October Bolton were looking set for another relegation scrap. This caused increasing pressure on Megson but he was given time by Chairman Phil Gartside and managed to improve results, leading Bolton to a high of eighth in the league. On 1 March 2009, it was announced that Megson had agreed a new rolling contract with Bolton. He celebrated his new contract with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle United.
During the summer of 2009 Megson added to the Trotters' squad with the additions of Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis on a free transfer, Hull City's Welsh right-back Sam Ricketts, Aston Villa's England international defender Zat Knight for -4m, veteran left-back Paul Robinson on loan from West Brom and the South Korean international Lee Chung-Yong. Just before the transfer window closed he added the Croatian international Ivan Klasni from FC Nantes on a season long loan.
In the 2009 season, under Megson's tenure, he started the season in an inauspicious manner with defeats to Hull City and Sunderland before seeing excellent form in the next seven games. These games saw three wins, two draws and narrow defeats to Manchester United and Liverpool. Megson maybe considered fortuitous as each of these victories was achieved with a winning goal in or after the 85th minute.
After October 25, Bolton lost five out of the next six games. The first three were losses by four goals and these were followed by a home defeat to Blackburn, a draw against Fulham and an away defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In a period which lasted almost fifty days without a win Bolton played Manchester City and were scheduled games against other relegation candidates including West Ham United, Wigan Athletic, Burnley and Hull City. In the four games that were played Bolton were leading them all but ended with only one win and three draws, leaving the club 18th out of 20 and with 18 points from 18 games.
On Wednesday 30 December 2009, Bolton announced that Megson had been relieved of his duties as manager with immediate effect. Bolton Wanderers official club statement said; "The decision has been taken in the light of the position the club finds itself in the Barclays Premier League at the halfway point of the season." It was later confirmed that as the club and their former manager could not agree a compensation deal Megson would be paid out the remainder of his rolling contract on a weekly basis, effectively putting him on a years garden leave.
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'''Daniel Vasile Petrescu''' (born 22 December 1967 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian former international football player most famous for having played for the English Premiership club Chelsea. Other clubs included Steaua Bucureti and Sheffield Wednesday. Petrescu received 95 international caps for the Romanian national side. He is currently managing FC Kuban Krasnodar after resigning as the manager of Romanian Liga 1 team Unirea Urziceni in December 2009.
After playing for Steaua Bucureti's youth teams, Dan Petrescu was promoted into the first team in 1986 in a game played by Steaua just one month after winning the European Cup. Petrescu was loaned to FC Olt for the 1986-87 season, but asked to come back to Steaua Bucureti in 1987.
He was an important part of the team which reached the semifinals of the European Cup in 1988 and the final in 1989. Also in 1989 he played for Romania for the first time, but missed the World Cup of the following year due to an injury.
In 1991 he was bought by U.S. Foggia of Italy, in a period when the club saw promotion to Serie A. In 1993 he moved to Genoa C.F.C.
Petrescu moved to the English Premiership in 1994 after a successful World Cup for Romania, signing for Sheffield Wednesday from Genoa. After one season at Hillsborough he signed for Chelsea and featured prominently there for the next five years. During his term at Chelsea, he was a member of the teams which won the FA Cup in 1997 and the League Cup and Cup Winners' Cup (both in 1998). After falling out with Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli after a defeat to Manchester United, Petrescu never played for the club again and was not even selected as a substitute for the 2000 FA Cup Final against Aston Villa. He moved to Bradford City for -1m that July, scoring once against West Ham,
Petrescu returned to his native Bucharest for a last season as a football player, with FC Naional. His last match was the Romanian Cup final, on 31 May 2003. Naional lost 1-0 to Dinamo Bucharest, during which Petrescu received a lot of abuse from some of the Dinamo fans as he left the pitch at the end of ninety minutes, even though it was the last game of one of Romania's greatest footballers. This was because he used to play for Dinamo's greatest rivals, Steaua Bucureti.
Petrescu registered 95 caps for the Romanian national team. He made his debut for the squad in 1989, and played at three major tournaments: the 1994 World Cup, Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup, where the entire team famously dyed their hair blond after losing a bet with the team's coach Anghel Iordanescu.
In 1994 Petrescu played in his first World Cup in the U.S.. He scored the only goal in a win against the United States which saw Romania qualify for the second round as group winners. They were then handed a difficult game against Argentina which they managed to win, only to lose to Sweden on penalties in the quarter-finals, with Petrescu missing his spot-kick.
Euro 96 was a disappointment for Romania, as they lost all three group matches and only managed to score one goal.
At France 1998, he raced past his Chelsea teammate Graeme Le Saux and scored the winning goal against England, which effectively won them the group and ensured they would not have to face Argentina in the second round. In the end, the Romanians lost their second round game 1-0 to Croatia.
:''Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.''
Petrescu pursued a career as a coach. He resigned from Rapid Bucureti in October 2004, after only six games and four months at the helm. On 1 January 2006 he became the manager of Polish 2004-05 champions Wisa Krakw, replacing the temporary coach Tomasz Kulawik. Wisa finished second in the 2005-06 championship. After poor league performances in the 2006-07 season and a loss against Iraklis in the UEFA Cup (Wisa won the tie on aggregate, however the second game was won under a new coach), Petrescu was dismissed as manager of Wisa Krakw on 18 September 2006.
About a week later, he was appointed as the manager of Romanian Liga 1 newly-promoted team Unirea Urziceni, with which he has had considerable success since then. Under his management, Unirea Urziceni was runner-up in the 2007-08 Romanian Cup and qualified for the 2008-09 edition of the UEFA Cup. He was considered for the vacant manager's position at his former club Steaua after Marius Lctu's resignation in October 2008. Dorinel Munteanu was appointed instead, but Petrescu has not ruled out a future role at the club. In May 2009, he went on to win the Liga 1 title with outsiders Unirea Urziceni, the first title for both Petrescu and his club, and consequently achieving qualification to the UEFA Champions League 2009-10, during which he led Unirea to a shock 4-1 victory at Ibrox against Rangers and a win against Sevilla FC at home, 1-0. He is the first Romanian coach to obtain 8 points in a UEFA Champions League group.
Petrescu resigned as manager of Unirea Urziceni in December 2009. On 28 December 2009 the Russian First division club FC Kuban Krasnodar hired the former Unirea Urziceni coach on a five-year deal.
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'''Collins John''' (born 17 October 1985 in Zwedru, Liberia) is a naturalized Dutch footballer playing as a striker.
John started his professional career at Dutch first division side FC Twente as a 17-year old, going on to score 11 league goals during one 1/2 seasons combined. He was signed by Fulham F.C. in January 2004, for a fee thought to be in the region of -600,000 where he was introduced to the Cottage faithful by John Collins, reverse namesake. His debut for the club came against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, on 20 March.
After an auspicious start, John scored 11 league goals in 2005-06, despite only starting 15 of the 37 games he appeared in. With a further two goals in other competitions, he was Fulham's top goalscorer that season. A goal against Middlesbrough F.C. on 20 November 2006, a volley from his weaker foot, was later to be named "Goal of the Month" by the BBC, and was in the running for "Goal of the Season".
John started six of the first seven Premiership games of 2006-07, but then lost his place and started only three more times in 2006. Coming on as a second-half substitute, and having had two goals disallowed earlier in the match, he scored his twentieth league goal at Manchester City, in November 2006.
John signed for Leicester City on 23 October 2007 on a three-month loan deal.
John scored his last goal against Colchester United six days later, in a 1-1 away draw. He returned to Fulham after making a total of eleven league appearances for Leicester.
On 25 January 2008, John joined Watford on a loan deal until the end of the 2007-08 season, with the option of a permanent move after that. He struggled with his fitness during his time at the club, making only three starts and two substitute appearances. In April 2008 he returned to Fulham after tearing a thigh muscle.
On the 2008 transfer deadline day, John moved to NEC Nijmegen on a one-year loan deal, with the Dutch side also obtaining a transfer option. In Nijmegen John suffered with continual problems. Although he was important as a substitute in two UEFA Cup matches, he failed to make an impression in the Dutch league. In January 2009 he went on trial at Charlton Athletic but wasn't offered a contract. Back in Nijmegen he was suspended to the reserve squad by manager Mario Been. On March 3 John returned to Fulham after both NEC and John didn't see any reason for continuing the loan. In March John requested to train with Dutch side Heracles Almelo, alongside his brother Paddy, till the end of the 2008/09 season. The request was denied because John had no intentions to play for Heracles in the next season.
In July 2009, Gary Johnson of Bristol City offered John a 3 year contract. He chose however to sign for Belgian Jupiler League side KSV Roeselare signing a 2 year contract.
John was part of the Netherlands under-21 squad that conquered the 2006 European Championship in Portugal.
Previously, he had already made his main team debuts, appearing in a 2-2 friendly match against Sweden, on August 18, 2004. He then made his second appearance for the Netherlands when they played in a friendly match against Liechtenstein.
John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but his family emigrated to the Netherlands after the murder of his father, during the Liberian Civil War.
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'''Tomasz Radziski''' (born 14 December 1973 in Pozna, Poland) is a Polish Canadian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Belgian Second Division side Lierse.
Prior to his moving to Canada, Radziski began his playing career as a youth with Cujavia Inowroclaw in his native Poland, and Germany's VfL Osnabrck. He joined the North York Rockets of the Canadian Soccer League in 1990 and remained with the club through the league's demise in 1992 to the club's last year, played in the National Soccer League (NSL), in 1993. He played in the summer of 1994 with the St. Catharines Wolves (of the same league which however was by then renamed to the Canadian National Soccer League).
Radziski returned to Europe, joining Germinal Ekeren in Belgium in 1994. From there he eventually signed for Belgian giants Anderlecht for whom he scored 57 goals in 90 appearances - including five UEFA Champions League strikes in his last season with the Belgian champions - before moving to Everton for around -4.5 million, the highest transfer fee paid for a Canadian up to that time.
At Everton, Radziski scored 25 times in 91 Premiership outings before requesting a transfer, eventually securing a three year deal with Fulham F.C. worth -1.75 million. Radzinski wasn't as prolific at Fulham as he was in his previous side, but won over the fans with several crucial goals. Radzinski was released at the end of the 2006-07 season by new manager Lawrie Sanchez, totalling 17 goals in 117 appearances.
On August 28 2007, he signed for Greek team Skoda Xanthi, on a free transfer.
One year later, on August 30 2008 he signed a 1 year contract for the Belgian Second Division club Lierse, although his previous contract still applied until 2010. Lierse first had their eye on Peter Utaka, but when he was transferred to Odense, they chose to attract Radzinski. Radzinski had disclosed to the press his belief that members of Skoda Xanthi had been involved in match fixing and was seeking a transfer.
Radzinski made his debut for the Canadian national team in a June 1995 friendly match against Turkey. He earned a total of 46 caps, scoring 10 goals. He has represented Canada in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
He also holds a Belgian passport through his marriage.
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'''Elvis Hammond''' (born 6 October 1980 in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer, currently playing for Cheltenham Town.
Born in Ghana, Hammond is a product of the Fulham Academy. He made his debut for Fulham on 19 September 2000 against Chesterfield at the Recreation Ground. Hammond looked to have made his break into the first team towards the end of the 2002-2003 season, under Chris Coleman, only to have an injury put him out for the rest of that season. At the beginning of the 2003/04 season, he spent a month on loan at Norwich City F.C.. He joined Dutch Eredivisie side RBC Roosendaal on loan in January 2005, before he transferred to Leicester City from Fulham for a fee of -250,000 in September 2005.
He made his first start for Leicester City in the 2-2 draw at Crewe, hitting a post late on in the game, and kept his place for the subsequent Carling Cup tie at Bury, which they won 3-0.
First team opportunities were limited for Hammond at Fulham where he made just 13 appearances - only three of which were from the start - and he had loan spells with Bristol Rovers and Norwich before spending time in Holland. He scored twice in 14 matches for RBC Roosendaal, who played in the Dutch Eredivisie - the top division of Dutch football.
Hammond grabbed his first City goal in the 2-1 home defeat at the hands of QPR in September 2005. He was also on target in the 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup third round tie later that season. He got off for mark for the 2006-07 Championship campaign in the 1-1 draw with Birmingham City at St Andrews.
On 4 June 2007, Hammond was placed on the transfer list by then manager Martin Allen In May 2008, Hammond was one of six players released by the club after his contract was not renewed. Hammond joined Cheltenham Town on 11 November 2008 on a short-term contract until January 2009.
Hammond received his first and only cap for Ghana against Mexico on 1 March 2006 in a pre-2006 FIFA World Cup friendly.
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'''Claus William Jensen''' (born 29 April 1977) is a former Danish professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. Jensen played more than 40 games and scored 8 goals for the Denmark national football team, and represented Denmark at the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments. He is the cousin of AaB winger Anders Due.
Born in Nykbing Falster, and played for a number of Danish lower-league teams, and made his debut for the Danish under-19 national team in November 1995. In May 1996, he was loaned out from Danish 2nd Division club Nykbing Falster Alliancen to Nstved BK in the top-flight Danish Superliga. He played four games while at Nstved, but could not hinder the club being relegated at the end of the season. He moved permanently to Superliga club Lyngby FC in June 1996, signing a contract alongside later Danish international Dennis Rommedahl.
He played two years at Lyngby, before moving abroad in July 1998, to play in England. He was bought by Bolton Wanderers in the secondary Football League Championship league, in a transfer deal worth DKK 1.8 million. While at Bolton, he debuted for the Danish national team in March 2000. In July 2000, he moved to English club Charlton Athletic in the top-flight FA Premier League, in a deal worth 4 million GBP. He was called up to Danish squad for the 2002 World Cup, where he made a single appearance as a substitute. In February 2003, he scored three goals in a 4-1 friendly match win against Egypt, one of the goals scored on a direct free kick. He also represented Denmark at the 2004 European Championship, where he took part in three of Denmark's four matches.
After more than 100 games for Charlton, he moved to rival team Fulham F.C. in July 2004, in a transfer deal worth 1.25 million GBP. He debuted for Fulham against Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on August 14, 2004. He spent three years with Fulham F.C. but was plagued by injury and on 17 May 2007, Fulham manager Lawrie Sanchez decided to release him. Jensen claims his release was inevitable because he did not fit into Sanchez' long ball tactics. After three years with repeating injuries, he chose on August 25, 2007 to end his career.
:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''
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'''Zeshan "Zesh" Rehman''' (Urdu: ; born 14 October 1983) is a British Pakistani football defender who plays for Bradford City. He was the first British Asian to start a Premier League match and is the first to have played in all four divisions of professional football in England. He also plays for the Pakistan national football team and was the first Pakistani international footballer to play professional football in England.
He started his career at Fulham and made a total of 21 league appearances. During his time at Fulham he had loan spells at Brighton & Hove Albion and Norwich City. In 2005 he switched allegiances to Pakistan from England. A transfer to Queens Park Rangers followed and he went on to make 46 appearances for the West London-based club. During his three year stint there he went on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion, Blackpool and Bradford City. The third transfer of his career involved him moving to Bradford on a free transfer in June 2009. So far Rehman has made eight appearances for the Pakistan national team and has participated in the World Cup 2010 qualifiers. Outside of football he is known for being an ambassador for Kick It Out, the Asian Football Network and the Show Racism The Red Card campaign. In addition to this he has appeared on BBC Radio 1Xtra and writes a blog for Setanta Sports.
Rehman was born on 14 October 1983 in Birmingham.
When he was just twelve years old he was spotted by a scout
In the 2003-04 season, when he was 19 years old, he was sent on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion, initially for one month until November,
Having made 30 appearances in all competitions for Fulham, 26 from the starting line up and four as a substitute, Rehman had to consider his options if he was to get regular football. Although he had two years remaining on his contract, he wanted to play regular first team football, and as a result, he decided to spend the next two seasons getting as much experience as possible.
On 8 August 2006, just prior to the start of the 2006-07 season, Rehman signed for Championship club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) from Fulham on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
QPR had only just avoided relegation the previous season and had a new manager in Gary Waddock in charge. In his first season at QPR, Rehman made 27 appearances.
Towards the end of the season Rehman was sent on loan to former club Brighton & Hove Albion for a month where he gained more first team football experience. He made his debut on 24 March 2007 in a 0-0 draw against Huddersfield Town. He ended his loan stint by playing the full 90 minutes, and earning a yellow card in the process, for the final game of the League One season in a 1-1 draw at Cheltenham Town on 5 May 2007, claiming an assist for the opening goal. He featured in eight full games during his loan spell.
Returning to QPR at the start of the new season, chances were limited. The 3-1 victory over Leicester City on New Years Day 2008 was Rehman's 50th game in all competitions since leaving Fulham in 2006. Rehman finished the 2007-08 season in the starting line for QPR against the Championship's new champions, West Bromwich Albion.
Rehman joined Blackpool in a six-month loan deal on 31 July 2008, along with teammate Daniel Nardiello, who joined the club on a permanent basis, while Blackpool defender Kaspars Gorkss moved to QPR in exchange.
Three months into his loan spell, in early October, Rehman said of his move to play for Blackpool: "I'm quite glad to get away from all the hustle and bustle of London. I really like it up here in Blackpool; it's a good club with an ambitious young manager. Hopefully, over the next few months I can convince Simon Grayson I'm worthy of a long-term contract."
On 26 January 2009, Rehman signed a loan deal with League Two club Bradford City, which was to last until the end of the 2008-09 season.
Rehman signed a two-year deal with Bradford City on 19 June, saying of the move, "My gut feeling told me to sign for Bradford and I've absolutely no regrets. From day one I felt at home here. I'm fortunate enough to have played in all the divisions and I see this as the next step of my journey." The Bradford manager, Stuart McCall also revealed that Rehman had taken a large pay cut by joining the club, adding, "Zesh is certainly not signing for Bradford for money-he wants to be a success here, and it will be great to have him on board."
Rehman originally represented England, and played for them at under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels. Becoming the first British Asian to don an England senior football shirt seemed too far away, however, due to lack of first team opportunities at Fulham. Due to his Pakistani parentage, and because he possessed dual Pakistani and British nationality, Rehman also qualified to represent Pakistan, and he eventually opted to play for them, as he considered it to be a more realistic option.
It was, however, an unrealistic aspiration.
In that short space of time Rehman helped to raise the profile of the game in Pakistan, encouraging youngsters to play the game and also help to raise the profile of Pakistan in the United Kingdom and on a global stage.
Rehman was named in the Pakistan squad for the World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Iraq in October 2007, and played the match in Lahore but could not help contain the current Asian champions Iraq from winning 7-0. In the second leg on 28 October he led Pakistan to a 0-0 draw.
Due to club commitments and injury he had to miss out on the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers for Pakistan, a situation that proved costly for the national team as defensive blunders cost them the chance of qualifying despite a promising start to the campaign. He also had to withdraw from the squad for the SAFF Championship 2008 when he came down with food poisoning.
Rehman caused some controversy in 2007 when in an interview with the British weekly newspaper the ''Eastern Eye'' he said that players of Asian descent should consider sticking to their roots rather than dreaming of playing for England. Rehman pointed to Michael Chopra, then with Cardiff City, who had been overlooked to play for England despite being the top scorer in the Championship, yet David Nugent, who was then at fellow Championship club Preston North End, was picked. Rehman claimed "Why wasn-t (Chopra) picked ahead of Dave Nugent? He-s the top goal scorer in the Championship but he can-t get in (the England set-up). So he needs to maybe look at his decision and go play for India instead of hanging on to the dream of playing for England, because it-s not going to happen, end of discussion."
Rehman has said that, his "sole purpose in trying to be a success as a professional footballer is to inspire other Asian players to follow my lead and achieve their goals."
In April 2008, Rehman appeared on the United States based Afghan satellite television network Noor TV and Bangladesh-based Islamic TV discussing being a Muslim footballer and how it is possible to pursue a career in football while sticking to Islamic roots. On 20 April 2008 he was a guest on the BBC Asian Network radio station show ''Breakdown'' revealing his favourite Desi music tunes. In May 2008 Rehman was awarded the ''Community Commitment Award'' at QPR. In April 2008 Rehman took part in a radio documentary on BBC Radio 1Xtra about British Asians in football which followed his "journey from playground to Premier League".
He lists snooker, cinema and socialising as hobbies. He is also fluent in Punjabi and Urdu as well as English.
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'''Michael Timlin''' (born March 19, 1985 in Lambeth, Greater London) is an English-born Irish international footballer playing for Swindon Town.
Timlin joined the Fulham Academy at a young age and has since spent loan spells at Scunthorpe United and Doncaster Rovers, first-team opportunities being limited at Fulham. Since making his debut in a cup match against Boston United in 2004, he has only played a few competitive games.
That debut season was otherwise one of frustration, as injuries to the back and metatarsal ruled the Irishman out for long period. Having initially played as a winger while at the Fulham Academy, he has now matured into central midfield, and captained the Ireland U-21s to victory in the 2006 Madeira Cup.
In November 2006, he joined League Two promotion chasers Swindon Town. He made his debut for Swindon against Bury on November 25. Timlin quickly became a favourite at the County Ground with his fantastic performances. He scored his first goal for Swindon at home to Notts County which earned them a point. Timlin's impressive performances saw Paul Sturrock attempt to extend the loan deal. Chris Coleman agreed to the extension on the terms that Timlin extended his full contract with Fulham.
On 13 March 2008, Timlin rejoined Swindon on loan for the remainder of the season making 10 appearances. On 3 May, mere hours after the conclusion of the 2007-08 League One season, it was announced that he had joined Swindon on a permanent two year deal. He officially joined his new club on 1 July 2008.
Timlin began the 2008/2009 season in his preferred central midfield role. However, Maurice Malpas dropped Timlin for the visit of Leeds United, and on his return to the squad a week later he appeared on the left side of midfield. Towards the end of October, Malpas' defensive minded approach hadn't appeared to work, Timlin was moved to yet another new position on the left side of defence to fill the gap of injured Jamie Vincent. Adapting well, Timlin also stood in as Captain in the absence of Hasney Aljofree. Maurice Malpas was sacked in November, and Timlin moved back to Central Midfield under caretaker manager David Byrne.
As Danny Wilson took charge, Timlin was moved to left-midfield again before being dropped at the end of January. Wilson gave Timlin another chance in February, and he was ever present for the remainder of the season, only missing two games through suspension.
Timlin has been in and out of the action so far in the current season, seeing 11 league appearances, back in his preferred position in the middle of the field.
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'''Alain Goma''' (born on October 5, 1972 in Sault, Vaucluse) is a former French footballer, who played as a right or central defender.
Goma started his football career playing for Paris-suburb team RC Versailles, joining AJ Auxerre's famed youth academy in 1990. The following year, he made his ligue debut for the side led by legendary Guy Roux.
In 1992-93, Goma took part in Auxerre's unprecedented UEFA Cup semifinal run, where the French only bowed out in the semifinals to Ajax Amsterdam, in a penalty shootout. At the end of the season, he signed his very first professional contract, going to be instrumental in the side's 1996 double, while also helping it to the 1996-97 Champions League quarterfinals - losing to eventual winners Borussia Dortmund - after winning the group stage over Ajax.
After ten years, Goma moved to Paris Saint-Germain, where he immediately claimed the French Super Cup. After that single season, he joined Newcastle United F.C. for -4.7 million. He became an important player at the start of the 2000-01 season, scoring in the 3-1 win against Middlesbrough FC in October 2000 but, following a dispute with the ''Magpies'', eventually moved on in April 2001.
First Division promotion certainties Fulham F.C. paid -4million for Goma's services. On 21 April 2001, he made his debut in a 1-1 draw against Portsmouth FC, at Fratton Park, and became a vital player for Fulham in its debut Premiership season, eventually serving as captain under countryman Jean Tigana.
His form earned him a new contract during 2003-04, to keep him at the club until the summer of 2006. Despite missing two months due to injury, he made his 100th appearance that season. After the emergence of younger players such as Zat Knight, his importance and role gradually diminished, and Goma left the squad after 2005-06, initially retiring aged 33. However, in 2007, he came out of retirement, joining Qatar's Al-Wakra.
After starting representing the French under-21 in 1992, Goma would go on to earn two caps for the senior side, with the first arriving on October 9, 1996, a 4-0 friendly win with Turkey, and the last one two years later.
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'''Malik Buari''' (born January 21, 1984 in Accra, Ghana) is a Ghanaian midfielder and left-sided defender currently playing for Nationwide Conference team St Albans City.
He was formerly at Fulham (London, England), making his debut against Wigan Athletic on the 23rd of September, 2003. He failed to score in the five first team games he played for Fulham before moving to Woking F.C. on a free transfer.
Buari was one of the many signings made by new coach Paul Nevin intended to help improve on the disastrous inaugural A-League season. Buari impressed in pre-season but he really made a name for himself in Round Two. The Knights had held Adelaide United at 0-0 for the whole match when in the 88th minute, Buari released a 25-metre thunderbolt which went straight into the top corner to win the game and also secure the Knights first home win ever.
He made a handful of appearances for England under-15s and under-16s.
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'''Adam Green''' (born 12 January 1984) is an English footballer. He is currently at Conference National side Hayes & Yeading United.
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'''Darren Anthony Pratley''' (born April 22, 1985 in Barking) is an English footballer who currently plays for Swansea City.
On August 30, 2005 Pratley moved to Brentford until January 2006 on a loan period that was subsequently extended until the end of the 2005-06 season. However, on 8 June 2006, he was sold by Fulham to Swansea for a fee of -100,000. In August , he replaced the injured Garry Monk as team captain.
On January 16, 2009, Pratley was called up to the Jamaican squad by coach John Barnes to face Nigeria on February 11, 2009. Darren qualifies for Jamaica through his grandparents but is yet to represent the Reggae Boyz after pulling out of the squad for the Nigeria friendly through injury.
On November 7, 2009 Pratley became a Swansea legend when he scored a brace against their arch rivals Cardiff City. Not only did Pratley score two but his performance as a whole was influential in Swansea's derby day win. Pratley had not scored for 26 games since last season's corresponding fixture at the Liberty Stadium but he certainly proved Swansea's hero on the hour to seal the win.
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'''Stuart Noble''' (born 14 October 1983 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Second Division side Alloa Athletic .
Noble began his career as a trainee with Fulham, turning professional in January 2002. He spent 3 and a half years as a professional with Fulham, but failed to make a single first team appearance. He had loan spells with St. Johnstone (January-May 2003), Woking (May-April 2004), Torquay United (August-September 2004) and Northampton Town (February 2005) before being released by Fulham at the end of the 2004-05 season.
He had a trial with Partick Thistle and joined East Fife at the end of August 2005. He played 12 times for the club, his last game coming in the 3-0 Scottish Cup defeat at home to Peterhead in December 2005 and he left the club in January 2006. He remained without a club for the remainder of the 2005-06 season as he recovered from a back injury.
In May 2006, the ''Border Telegraph'' reported that he was to sign for Scottish non-league side Gala Fairydean. In his only season at the club he was top scorer with 20 goals in 23 games.
He signed for Second Division side Airdrie United in the summer of 2007 following a trial and was given a contract extension in June 2008, despite interest from Dundee.
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'''Neale Terence McDermott''' (born 8 March 1985 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder and currently plays for Conference National side Gateshead.
He signed for Carlisle United on 1 August 2006
after a successful trial after being released by Fulham in May 2006. He started his career at Newcastle United before joining Fulham on the January transfer deadline day in 2003.
After making only 15 appearances in two years at Carlisle, McDermott's contract was terminated by mutual consent.
On 3 November 2008 McDermott began training with Grimsby Town, with a view to signing a permanent deal with the club. In December he joined Wrexham on trial in an attempt to earn a professional contract with the North Wales club. He's now playing for La Louvire in Belgian third division.
On 21 July 2009 McDermott played for Gateshead on trial against Durham City
Attended Ponteland High School in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He is the son of Terry McDermott.
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'''Ian Anthony Pearce''' (born 7 May 1974 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk) is an English footballer and assistant manager who plays as a defender, spending the majority of his career in the English Premier League. He is currently playing for, and is the assistant manager of, Lincoln City.
Pearce started his career at Oxted & District FC then moved to Chelsea during the 1991-92 season. He played just four games in three seasons before moving onto Blackburn Rovers in October 1993 for a fee of -300,000.
Pearce's debut was as a substitute in October 1993 in a defeat to Liverpool. He scored his first goal in April 1994 coming on as a substitute in a 2-1 win at West Ham United, a result which guaranteed Rovers a place in Europe for the first time in their history. He moved to centre-half the following season, forming a formidable partnership with Colin Hendry, and won a Premiership medal in the 1994-95 season.
Pearce moved on to West Ham for -3.5m in October 1997. In the 1999-2000 season, he only played 37 minutes after injuring his knee ligaments with a clash with Stuart Pearce. Pearce was out for 14 months, but returned in October 2000 against Newcastle United. He failed to find his true fitness, and only played 17 times in that season.
Pearce signed for Fulham in January 2004 in a deal which involved an undisclosed transfer fee and Andy Melville moving to West Ham. He started all nine games of that season as Fulham's first choice centre back. He made his debut in a match against Tottenham Hotspur at Loftus Road on 31 January 2004.
However, in his 2004-05 season, he was hampered with a back injury sustained in December 2004. He did manage to play a few reserve games at the end of the season, but did not play for the first team. In August 2005, he was close to signing for Norwich City, but pulled out because of family reasons.
Pearce was praised as 'Best player in pre season' by then Fulham manager Chris Coleman. His admirable resolve was demonstrated when in a game against Portsmouth he played through a painful foot injury only to score an equaliser before time and secure a critical point for Fulham.
On 22 February 2008, he joined Southampton on a 30-day loan deal. Injury restricted him to one appearance, in a 1-1 draw against Scunthorpe United.
Pearce had a trial for Brentford and played against Staines Town in a 3-0 win.
Pearce rejoined Oxted & District FC, the club where his career began, in September 2008.
Pearce signed for Kingstonian on 21 August 2009 as an attacking midfielder and forward and made his competitive debut for the club against Aveley. He left the club on 27 September.
On 9 October 2009, in addition to his contract as assistant manager, Pearce signed a playing contract with Lincoln City.On 17 October Pearce made his playing debut for Lincoln, coming on as a substitute in their 1-0 away defeat to Northampton Town. He was sent off as an unused substitute in a match against Cheltenham Town on 14 November 2009.
On 27 September, Pearce signed for Lincoln City as the club's Assistant Manager to newly appointed Chris Sutton.
Pearce has a rugby union playing cousin called Ed Pearce who played for Bristol RUFC and was called into the England squad by Sir Clive Woodward.
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'''William Alexander McKinlay''', known as '''Billy McKinlay''' (born 22 April 1969), is a Scottish former footballer and current development squad manager of Fulham.
One of the products of the Dundee United's highly efficient scouting and coaching network in the west of Scotland, Glasgow-born McKinlay was signed from Hamilton Thistle in 1986. He won a place in the 1988 Scottish Cup Final side at the age of 19, despite previously having made just 12 League appearances.
An energetic and perceptive midfielder, he took some time to claim a regular first-team place, but when he did was a most effective link man. He suffered a major disappointment in May 1994 when a caution for an innocuous tackle in a League match carried him over the points threshold and led to him being suspended when United achieved their historic first Scottish Cup triumph.
He took rather longer than might have been expected to become a full international, but went on to win 14 caps while at Tannadice, the latter two as a First Division player. He is one of only three players from that division to play at full international level for Scotland since League reconstruction in 1975.
Following United-s relegation he asked for a transfer and got his wish when Blackburn Rovers paid -1.75 million for him in October 1995. McKinlay had brief spells with Bradford City and Clydebank before joining Premiership side Leicester City in 2002. In 2004, Chris Coleman signed him to help bolster Fulham's reserve squad.
McKinlay won a total of 29 Scotland caps, 14 while with Dundee United.
On 21 December 2007, Fulham first-team coach Ray Lewington and reserve team manager McKinlay took over after manager Lawrie Sanchez was sacked. Roy Hodgson was appointed nine days later.
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'''Liam James Rosenior''' (born 9 July 1984) is a professional footballer currently on loan at Ipswich Town from Reading in the English Football League Championship. He is the son of ex-Brentford manager Leroy Rosenior, and spent time on loan at Torquay United, where his father was manager, during their recent promotion season (2003-2004).
Born in Wandsworth, London, Rosenior started his career with Bristol City as a promising midfielder. Arguably his best moment came when he scored the second goal in a 2-0 victory for Bristol City against Carlisle United in the 2003 Football League Trophy Final at the Millennium Stadium. This would prove to be his last appearance for City as Fulham soon snapped him up.
Rosenior soon became popular amongst Fulham fans due to his Afro hairstyle. During a match against Manchester City Rosenior made a seemingly impossible goal line clearance while the score was at 1-1, Fulham going on to win the game 2-1 with Steed Malbranque scoring in the last minute. Rosenior later told reporters that he was able to clear the ball in that manner due to his Afro hairstyle.
He signed a four-year extension to his Fulham contract in July 2006, but left Fulham for Reading on 31 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, with Seol Ki-Hyeon going the other way.
On 2 September Rosenior joined Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of 2009-10 season. He scored his first goal for Ipswich against Barnsley on 3 October 2009.
Rosenior was called up to the England U21 squad in March 2005, and made his dbut in a 2-2 draw with Germany U21 on 25 March 2005, closely followed by a second cap in a 2-0 win over Azerbaijan U21 on 29 March 2005 His performances earned him a call up to the England U20 squad for the Toulon Tournament in June 2005, where he played three times and scored one goal.
However, it would be over a year and a half before he would add to his England U21 caps, with the next one coming against Netherlands U21 on 14 November 2006. Rosenior made it into the squad for the 2007 European U21 Championship, but only made one appearance, as a substitute in the semi final against Holland U21. He took part in the epic shootout in this game, scoring his penalty as England lost 13-12. Due to his age, this would prove to be his seventh and last appearance for the England U21 team.
He qualifies to play for Sierra Leone national football team through his father.
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}}'''Ismal Ehui''' (born December 10, 1986 in Lille, France) is a French football striker who plays for R.R.F.C. Montegne in the Begian Provincial league (fifth tier). D.C. United. showed interest as a possible roster player in August 2008.
In late February 2006, he joined Football League One side, Scunthorpe United, on loan, for a period to gain vital experience, and to also help them with their survival in League One. He made his debut for The Iron coming on as a second half substitute in their 3-1 away win at Gillingham. In March 2008, Ehui joined Isthmian Premier division side Carshalton Athletic on loan for the rest of the season to assist in their relegation fight. He made an immediate impact with the club, scoring three goals in his first two games and also winning a penalty to set up another.
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'''Matthew Jeffrey "Matty" Collins''' (born 31 March 1986 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Swansea City. He has represented Wales at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 levels, and plays as a central midfielder and also as a right back.
Collins started his career at Swindon Town but Fulham scouts were impressed by him and he signed for the club in the summer of 2001 for a fee in excess of -100,000. During a pre season tour to Germany in the 2005/2006 season, Collins sustained a hamstring injury, this was a start of a nightmare season as he had recurring hamstring tears which kept him out for an 18-month period. He did not break into the first team at Fulham and signed for Swansea City on a free transfer in May 2007 on a two year deal. He joined League Two side Wrexham on a one-month loan deal in November 2007. He made his debut against Shrewsbury Town, playing a full 90 minutes. He returned to Swansea after playing three times for the Dragons. He is set to appear more in the Swansea City first team this year after a lot of grooming and nurturing as a right-back by Roberto Martnez. This also coincides with the short injury of designated right-back Angel Rangel. Matty started Swansea's first Championship match of the 2008/2009 campaign and the following two matches. Collins was rewarded for his good performances by John Toshack as the Welsh manager put the 22 year old on the bench for the international friendly against Georgia.
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'''Paul Anthony Walsh''' (born 1 October 1962 in Plumstead, London) was a diminutive and pacy centre forward who shot to fame in the 1980s after joining Liverpool.
Walsh began his career at Charlton where he quickly established himself in the team, he made his debut as a 16 year-old substitute in a Second Division fixture with Shrewsbury Town during the 1979-80 season and went on to appear in nine league games as Charlton failed to hold to their Second Division status. Walsh was given a chance in Division Three and struck up a brilliant front line with Addicks great Derek Hales. Walsh notably scored a hat-trick against Brentford, Charlton won the League Cup tie 5-0. Charlton went on to gain promotion as well as reach the 5th round of the FA Cup. Walsh enjoyed himself in the higher division bagging a respectable 13 goals as the Addicks finished mid table.
Still only a 19 year-old and after just 87 league appearances Luton signed Walsh for -400,000 on 26 July 1982. Luton had just gained promotion to English football's top flight and were hoping that Walsh's ability to make something out of nothing would help them stay there. He was an immediate hit as Luton scored goals seemingly at will, winning 5-0 and 5-3 in their first two home games, with Walsh himself scoring an impressive hat-trick in the 5-3 victory over Notts County, and drawing 4-4 away at Stoke City.
Luton then secured a highly creditable 3-3 draw away to Liverpool, with Walsh setting up the first goal for Brian Stein after turning Liverpool and Eire defender Mark Lawrenson inside out. Although free-scoring, Luton struggled to contain the quality of the First Division attacks but they managed to survive the drop by winning their final game of the season against Manchester City at Maine Road. His impish, natural predatory instincts around the penalty area earned him the first of five caps for England and in 1983, Bobby Robson gave Walsh his debut on 12 June in a friendly with Australia at Sydney, the first of the three match tour ended in a 0-0 draw, Walsh scored his only goal for his country in the following match against the Aussies, the match was played in Brisbane on 16 June and Walsh's goal was the only goal of the game. Walsh's performances and ability were recognised by his fellow professionals as he won the PFA Young Player of the Year award in 1984. That year he also helped England win the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Unsurprisingly given his impressive performance at Anfield, he was purchased by Joe Fagan for Liverpool on 21 May 1984 for -700,000. He made his debut on 18 August 1984 in the 1-0 Charity Shield defeat to derby rivals Everton. With Ian Rush injured at the start of his first season, Walsh was expected to slot in alongside Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish straight away, which he did with aplomb, skill and trickery, leading the line with confidence. It didn't take him long to open his goal scoring account either, it came mere seconds into his third game for the Reds, his Anfield debut, against West Ham United on 27 August; the Reds went on to win 3-0.
As Liverpool's campaign to defend the European Cup gathered pace, Walsh scored crucial goals in the latter stages of the competition, including two in the quarter-finals against Austria Vienna, missing out on a hat-trick when the opposing goalkeeper saved his penalty. Liverpool made the final and Walsh was selected by manager Joe Fagan to start the game, but the Heysel Stadium disaster put his joy into perspective, and Liverpool ultimately lost the match.
Walsh was cursed with poor luck the following season, suffering niggling injuries and thereby necessitating Dalglish's appearance in the side more than the new player-manager would have possibly preferred. An ankle injury suffered in February 1986 put paid to Walsh's season as Liverpool won the League championship and FA Cup "double". Walsh played enough games for a title medal but missed the FA Cup final victory over fierce Merseyside rivals Everton.
Dalglish scaled down his playing career the following year, and Walsh got more of a look-in after recovering from another injury which had ruled him out of the opening dozen games. He played in the 1987 League Cup Final but Liverpool lost 2-1 to Arsenal and Walsh was dropped afterwards.
A trophyless season meant that Dalglish spent big on new players to revive Liverpool's fortunes and Walsh suffered as a result as John Aldridge was bought to replace Rush as the natural finisher of the team with Peter Beardsley coming in at huge expense to provide the craft. This new strike partnership was an instant success as Liverpool went unbeaten for a record-equalling first 29 games of the season while Walsh, having unwisely questioned Dalglish's offer of a role in midfield, was relegated to a few cursory appearances as a substitute. Whilst Liverpool waltzed to the League title Walsh was on the move having not made enough appearances to qualify for a medal.
After 112 games and 37 goals, a goal every 3.03 games for Liverpool, Walsh joined Tottenham for half a million pounds on 16 February 1988, beginning a spell of productive but short-lived spells at a number of different clubs. Walsh made his league debut seven days later on 23 February in the 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford. After forming a productive partnership with Paul Stewart, Walsh helped Spurs to a respectable sixth place, however, he suffered the following season as the White Hart Lane club brought Gary Lineker back to England from Spain. Walsh made way for Lineker, making most of his 25 appearances from the bench as Spurs finished third. He did enjoy one particular game that season however, when he opened the scoring in the North London derby win over Arsenal at home. His only medal at Spurs came when they won the FA Cup in 1991, coming on as a substitute at Wembley.
Walsh spent one more season at Spurs, helping them to the semi-final of the League Cup where they lost to Nottingham Forest. The addition of Gordon Durie to the squad made it increasingly difficult for Walsh to gain a starting role; he also played twice on loan at Queens Park Rangers, and when Spurs showed an interest in Darren Anderton Walsh was used as a bargaining tool.
Walsh had played 158 times for Spurs, scoring 21 goals, before he moved to the South Coast in a deal worth around -400,000 on the 3 June 1992. Walsh was the makeweight in a "plus cash" player exchange for Darren Anderton. Walsh made his Pompey debut on 15 August 1992 in the 3-3 league draw with Bristol City at Ashton Gate.
Walsh became a cult hero at Portsmouth. In the 1992-93 season, Portsmouth placed third in the First Division, missing out on automatic promotion to the Premier League on goal difference to West Ham United, and Guy Whittingham broke goalscoring records for Portsmouth, who were the strongest side in the division in the second half of the season following a lukewarm start. Despite Whittingham's goalscoring exploits, the Pompey fans voted Walsh their player of the year, recognising that it was his guile and craft that made the Portsmouth attack so effective. Whittingham was sold to Aston Villa in the summer of 1993, and Walsh subsequently formed a solid partnership with another former Liverpool player, John Durnin, but the potency of the Portsmouth side had faded. However, it was in the post-Whittingham era that Walsh had what was arguably his best game in the blue of Portsmouth, on 12 January 1994 in a Coca-Cola Cup fifth round tie against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Going into the game as huge underdogs, Portsmouth shocked the Premier League champions by earning a replay at Fratton Park with a 2-2 draw. Walsh had a fantastic game and scored both goals, and United were lucky to survive a late penalty appeal. Unfortunately for Portsmouth fans, United won the replay at Fratton Park by a goal to nil.
After 73 league appearances for Portsmouth, Walsh was on the move once more, much to the distress of the Portsmouth fans.
Walsh's career took him to Manchester City, when Brian Horton paid Portsmouth -750,000 for the striker's services on 10 March 1994. He made his City bow two days later on 12 March, in the 1-0 league defeat to Wimbledon at Maine Road. He scored six times in the remaining ten fixtures, helping push City away from the relegation zone and up into a safe 16th position in the table, forming an exciting partnership with fellow City newcomer Uwe Rsler. He began the following campaign in stunning form, scoring twice in games against Southampton, Everton and his former club Spurs. City failed to maintain their good start to the season, however, and finished the campaign in 17th position. However, Walsh had endeared himself to the City faithful, who appreciated his energetic, all-action performances. The famous Spurs match in particular demonstrated Walsh's skill, tenacity and determination, orchestrating the destruction of Spurs in an unforgettable afternoon. When new manager Alan Ball swapped Walsh plus cash for Portsmouth's Gerry Creaney fans were shocked and questioned the deal, just as the Portsmouth fans had when he was sold to City the previous year.
Paul managed 21 more league appearances before suffering a cruciate ligament injury to the knee in 1996 which brought his career to an end.
After ending his career, Walsh has worked in the media, providing studio-based match analysis for both ITV and Sky Sports appearing regularly on Soccer Saturday and Football First.
Walsh appears regularly for the Liverpool veterans side who have dominated the Sky Sports Masters series in recent years, usually linking up with former Portsmouth teammate John Durnin.
Walsh has since taken his coaching badges, and is looking for work if available. He has stated that he is currently happy in his pundit role on Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday.
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'''Jamie Cureton''' (born 28 August, 1975, in Bristol) is a striker who plays for Norwich City in the English League One.
Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City before moving on to Bristol Rovers. An England youth international, big things were expected of Cureton, but he never quite lived up to the potential. However he became a cult figure among the Norwich faithful by bleaching his hair in yellow and green colours in a derby game against Ipswich in 1996 and subsequently scoring in the same fixture. He was sold by Mike Walker to Bristol Rovers in 1996.
Cureton enjoyed a prolific spell at his hometown club. This was particularly the case during the 1999-2000 season where he struck up a partnership with Jason Roberts that almost took the club to promotion. After the club dipped out of the play-off places on the final day of the season he decided his future lay with pastures new, and headed to Reading.
The best spell of football in his career since leaving Norwich came with Reading, whom he joined in 2000. He played at Reading for three years. While at the club, the RFC supporters' trust had a newly discovered star in the "Perseus" constellation named after him.
Cureton then made a mid-2003 switch to K-League side Busan I'cons (now Busan I'Park). He failed to settle in the Far East however, and after being released from his contract, he returned to England and joined QPR.
He then briefly returned to Swindon Town as they failed to avoid relegation to League Two. After Swindon's relegation, Cureton activated a clause in his contract that allowed him to leave Swindon on a free transfer, and rejoined Colchester on a permanent basis.
Cureton had a period of good goal-scoring form following his transfer, with the highlight being a hat-trick against Derby County on 26 August 2006. He also scored a hat-trick in the 3-0 away win against Southend United. His 23 goals in the 2006-07 season gave him the Championship Golden Boot as the league's top scorer, and made him the first Colchester United striker since Tony Adcock to score 20 league goals in a season; the first for 22 years.
On 5 June, 2007, Cureton handed in a transfer request to Colchester United, citing Colchester's ambitions differing from his own, underlined when the club failed to re-sign several key players. This inevitably fueled speculation that Cureton may return to Norwich City, the club where he began his career. Cureton himself stated that he would like to return to the club.
Colchester initially rejected the transfer request, saying that Cureton was an important part of the club's future and that they wanted to keep him., though Norwich City manager Peter Grant confirmed that he would like to sign Cureton. Cureton moved to Norwich City for -825,000 on 29 June, 2007.
He scored his first goals for Norwich since re-signing against King's Lynn at The Walks. This was followed up by another goal on Norwich's pre season tour of Holland against AGOVV Apeldoorn. He then scored two in the League Cup against Barnet and two on his league debut for Norwich against Southampton. One of his more crucial goals came during the Canaries' 1-0 win at Scunthorpe United, a victory that lifted Norwich clear of the relegation places ahead of the Christmas and New Year fixtures. On 22 March, 2008, Cureton scored his first ever hat-trick for Norwich against former club Colchester United.
On 27 November, 2008, Cureton joined Barnsley on a 3 month loan deal,
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'''John Hartson''' (born 5 April 1975) is a former Wales international footballer who played as a striker, best known for his spells with Arsenal and Celtic. Hartson also featured prominently for Wales, earning 51 caps until his international retirement in 2006. He retired from professional football after being released by West Bromwich Albion in January 2008.
In July 2009 it was revealed that he is facing treatment for testicular cancer which had metastasised affecting both his brain and lungs; he has undergone emergency neurosurgery on his brain.
Hartson was born on 5 April 1975 in Swansea, as the third of four children to Cyril and Diana Hartson. Cyril had also played football for local team Afan Lido. Hartson grew up in Talycoppa, Swansea, alongside his elder brother James, elder sister Hayley and younger sister Victoria. As a youngster Hartson represented Lonlas Boys' Club in Skewen, playing his first match aged six. He joined Luton Town's Youth Training Scheme at the age of sixteen but was suspended four months later for stealing a bank card from the son of a couple with whom he was lodging. He used the card to withdraw -50 in order to fund his gambling addiction. Hartson was suspended and sent home to Swansea but was reinstated by Luton shortly afterwards and allowed to resume his apprenticeship.
Hartson turned professional in 1992 and made his first team debut as a substitute in a 1-0 League Cup defeat to Cambridge United on 24 August 1993. In January 1995 he joined Arsenal for -2.5 million, a British record fee for a teenage player at the time. He was one of George Graham's last signings before his sacking in February 1995, along with Chris Kiwomya. He made his Arsenal debut on 14 January 1995 and was a regular in his first season, the highlight of which was scoring Arsenal's 75th minute equaliser in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final against Real Zaragoza; however a last-minute goal from 40 yards by Nayim meant Arsenal lost the game 2-1. He was strike-partner to Ian Wright, being favoured ahead of Kevin Campbell by filling the gap left by the injured Alan Smith, who retired at the end of the season.
With the signing of Dennis Bergkamp, who was preferred up front to partner Ian Wright, Hartson featured less under Graham's successors Bruce Rioch and Arsne Wenger. With Wenger angling for the signing of Nicolas Anelka in early 1997, he made it clear Hartson was surplus to requirements and in February 1997 he was sold to West Ham United for -3.2 million. At the time, he was the most expensive player to be signed by West Ham. It had initially been reported that the deal was worth -5million.
In total he had played 70 times (15 as substitute) for Arsenal, scoring 17 goals.
For West Ham, Hartson scored 33 goals in 73 league and cup appearances for the East London club. He became the second highest scoring player (behind Andrew Cole) in the Premier League in his first full season.
In a training ground incident in 1998, Hartson kicked West Ham team-mate Eyal Berkovic in the face, after the Israeli midfielder had punched Hartson in the leg as he attempted to help Berkovic to his feet. The incident was captured on camera. Hartson was fined for the incident. Hartson has admitted in his biography that this was an error of judgement.
He joined Wimbledon in January 1999, becoming the club's most expensive signing ever at -7.5m.
In August 2001 he joined Celtic in a -6.5m transfer.
In April 2005 he shared the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year award with Fernando Ricksen and a short time later in May he was voted the Scottish Football Writers' Association Player of the Year.
On 6th November 2005 Hartson scored his 100th goal for Celtic against Falkirk. He scored the only goal against Hearts, on 5 April 2006, (his 31st birthday) to clinch the title for Celtic.
Hartson was sent off on a number of occasions, one being a notable dismissal towards the end of an Old Firm derby, when he was sent-off for violent conduct along with Celtic team-mate Johan Mjallby and Rangers player Fernando Ricksen. Hartson's dismissal was overturned on appeal.
On 26 June 2006, Hartson signed a two-year contract with English Football League Championship side West Bromwich Albion in a -500,000 move.
On 31 August 2007, ''The Times'' said that Hartson had signed for League One club Nottingham Forest on a loan move. On 5 September 2007, the ''Western Mail'' reported that Hartson had rejected a firm approach from Forest and was on the verge of signing for his hometown club Swansea City on loan. However the club quickly issued a statement on its website denying the striker was set to sign.
In October 2007 Hartson joined Norwich City on a month's loan.
On 7 February 2008 Hartson announced his retirement from professional football citing his long term struggles with weight and fitness as major reasons for finishing his footballing career.
Hartson won 51 first team caps for Wales, scoring 14 goals. He retired from international football in early 2006 but in August that year he stated that he would come out of retirement to play if John Toshack needed him. He is currently the 9th top scorer of all time for the international team.
He also holds a record for the Wales U21 team by being one of only four people to have scored a hattrick at that level alongside Craig Davies, Lee Jones and Ched Evans.
Hartson retired from international football in February 2006 in order to concentrate on his career with Celtic.
Just a few weeks after his retirement from playing, East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Football League Third Division offered Hartson the chance to succeed Gordon Wylde as manager, but Hartson rejected the opportunity, saying that, "the timing is just not right for me at the moment." Hartson joined Setanta Sports as a pundit for the 2008-09 season, as part of the broadcaster's coverage of the Scottish Premier League. A fluent Welsh speaker, Hartson appears regularly as a studio guest on S4C's Sgorio.
In July 2009 it was reported that Hartson will undergo chemotherapy after being diagnosed with "testicular cancer which has spread to his brain".
It was later reported the cancer had spread to his lungs and that he remains in a "critical condition" following emergency surgery
Professor Colin Cooper, head of the Everyman Campaign, still believed Hartson's prospects were good at 60:40 though they would have been 99:1 with an earlier diagnosis.
On 11 August 2009 Hartson was released from hospital, but would continue chemotherapy as an outpatient.
On 4 December 2009 the BBC website reported that the cancer had been virtually eradicated from Hartson's body although he has more surgery and treatment to come.
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'''Joseph "Joe" Jordan''' (born 15 December 1951 in Carluke) is a Scottish football coach, currently working as one of Harry Redknapp's assistants at Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur. He is also a former professional football forward, who played for Leeds United, Manchester United, and Milan, among others. He is the only Scottish player to score in three World Cups (1974, 1978 and 1982).
Jordan commenced playing junior football for Blantyre Victoria F.C. at the age of 15. As an apprentice, Jordan combined playing with working as a draughtsman. Jordan eventually moved to Greenock Morton, where he was spotted by a Leeds scout. Jordan moved to Leeds for -15,000 in 1970.
Jordan was an imposing figure throughout his career, as his four upper front teeth had been knocked out whilst playing football for Leeds. He subsequently had dentures fitted which, for safety reasons, he would remove prior to every game, therefore giving him a fearsome toothless grin.
Initially, there was little prospect of Jordan getting first team football, as the partnership of Allan Clarke and Mick Jones was a well established and successful duo.
In 1973, he appeared in the first team on a regular basis, managing 16 League starts and scoring nine goals. However, he was left out of the team which contested the FA Cup final against Sunderland which Leeds lost 1-0. Days later, Don Revie selected him for the European Cup Winners Cup final on 16 May against Milan, which again ended in a 1-0 defeat. In the same month, Jordan played his first game for Scotland, a 1-0 defeat to England at Wembley on 19 May.
Jordan was a regular in the following season, as Leeds coasted to the League title. He scored seven goals in 25 League games and earned nine more Scotland caps by the end of the season, scoring two goals on the way (including one against England at Hampden Park). This ensured his inclusion in the Scotland squad for the 1974 World Cup finals in West Germany.
At the World Cup, Jordan scored the second goal in a 2-0 win over Zaire in the first group game, and a last minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia. Scotland finished the group unbeaten, but went out of the competition at the group stage on goal difference.
At Leeds, Mick Jones was fighting a losing battle with a knee injury, and in the 1974-75 season Jordan was finally able to establish himself as the club's main target man. He was in the Leeds team which contested the 1975 European Cup, which Leeds lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich. The match signalled the end of Revie's side; older players began to leave the club, and Jordan found himself at a club in slow decline.
Jordan was still a regular for Scotland, and in 1977 he caused controversy during the decisive World Cup qualifying match between Scotland and Wales. Late in the game, with the scores level, Scotland were attacking in the Wales penalty area when Jordan allegedly handled the ball. The referee, believing the ball to have been handled by a Welsh player, awarded a penalty, from which Scotland scored. The victory meant that Scotland qualified for the World Cup at Wales' expense.
He was selected by Ally MacLeod in the Scotland squad for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, scoring in the opening 3-1 defeat against Peru. Scotland again failed to qualify beyond the group stage.
In 1978, Leeds agreed a -350,000 pounds fee from rivals Manchester United, and Jordan left for Old Trafford. Jordan had made 135 League appearances and scored 39 goals for Leeds.
Jordan helped Manchester United reach the FA Cup final in 1979, which they lost 3-2 to Arsenal. He remained at Old Trafford until 1981, when he moved to Milan.
In 1982, Jordan was again in the Scotland squad for the World Cup. Scotland once again failed to progress beyond the group stages; however, a personal milestone was achieved when he scored in the 2-2 draw against the USSR, meaning he had scored in three successive World Cup Finals. Unfortunately he was injured in the same match, missed the rest of the tournament and never played for his country again. His international career ended with 52 appearances and 11 goals. As a player with more than 50 caps, he holds a permanent place in the Scotland Hall of Fame.
After leaving Milan, he went on to play for Hellas Verona before returning to England to join Southampton in 1984.
He spent three years there as his career wound down, finishing his playing days at Bristol City, for whom he was briefly player-manager.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
After an impressive spell at Bristol City which saw the club reach the semi-finals of the League cup, Jordan returned to Scotland afterwards to coach Hearts. He then worked for a time at Celtic, before returning for a second spell in charge of Bristol City, and from there Huddersfield Town and Stoke City. From December 2000 until May 2002, he was assistant to his former Manchester United team-mate Lou Macari at Huddersfield Town.
Jordan was part of Harry Redknapp's backroom team at Portsmouth and continued to coach the team under the management of Velimir Zajec and Alain Perrin. He took over as caretaker manager for two games in November 2005 after Perrin's departure, before Redknapp returned after resigning from Southampton. Jordan left Portsmouth on 7 November 2008 following Redknapp's departure to become manager of Tottenham Hotspur. Jordan followed Redknapp to the club, signing on November 8, 2008.
Jordan has two sons who have both played professional football, Tom who currently plays for Eastleigh and Andy who retired due to injury after leaving Hartlepool United.
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'''Gil Heron''' (1922 - 27 November, 2008) was a Jamaican footballer. He was the first black player to play for Scottish club Celtic.
A centre forward, Heron was born in Kingston, Jamaica, moved to Canada as a youth and was later enlisted in the Canadian Air Force. As well as being an athlete and a boxer, he played football and broke through during his stay there. He signed for Detroit Corinthians and the champion Detroit Wolverines, where he was top goalscorer in the 1946 season of the North American Professional Soccer League.
He was spotted by a scout from Celtic while the club was on tour in North America, and he was signed by the Scottish club in 1951 after being invited over for a trial. Heron went on to score on his debut, on August 18, 1951 in a League Cup tie against Morton that Celtic won 2-0. Heron only played five first-team matches in all, scoring twice. He was released by the club the next year and joined Third Lanark, and then club Kidderminster Harriers before moving back to Detroit Corinthians. At Celtic he earned the nicknames ''The Black Arrow'' and ''The Black Flash''.
Gil Heron was the father of poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron. He died in Detroit of a heart attack on November 27, 2008.
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'''Malcolm Ian Macdonald''' (born 7 January 1950) is a former English footballer nicknamed "Supermac", famed for scoring goals for Luton Town, Newcastle United and Arsenal.
Born in Fulham, London, Macdonald started out as a full back before switching to centre forward. After signing from Tonbridge Angels he played for Fulham for one season (1968-69), before moving to Luton Town. At Luton he scored 49 times in 88 matches, which caught the eye of Newcastle United manager Joe Harvey, who signed him for -180,000 in the summer of 1971. At Newcastle he quickly became a favourite of the fans, scoring a hat-trick on his home debut against Liverpool, and was the club's top scorer for five seasons in a row.
While at Newcastle, he made his debut for England (against Wales). On 16 April 1975, in a game for England against Cyprus he scored all five goals in a 5-0 victory, a record that still stands today (spawning a newspaper headline "SuperMac 5, Cyprus 0".) In total he played 14 times for his country, scoring six times (the only other game he scored in being a 2-0 win over then World Champions West Germany).
Macdonald left Newcastle for Arsenal in 1976, for the unusual fee of -333,333.33, and played two full seasons (being the club's top scorer in both), but suffered a knee injury in a League Cup match against Rotherham at the start of the 1978-79 season, from which he was unable to recover. After having spent a couple of months in Sweden with Djurgrdens IF he announced his retirement from playing at the premature age of 29 in August 1979. He never won a major honour but was on the losing side in two FA Cup finals, one each for Newcastle and Arsenal.
After retirement from playing, he returned to Fulham to manage them for four seasons from 1980 to 1984, and was later manager of Huddersfield Town between 1987 and 1988. His time at Fulham was initially successful, with promotion being achieved in 1982. In the 1982-83 season, they appeared certainties for promotion to the First Division for the majority of the season, but a slump in the later stages of the season allowed their lead to wither away and they finished 4th. The following season began as a struggle before a second half turnaround saw them into mid-table safety, however he would be replaced by Ray Harford in April 1984.
He returned to management with Huddersfield in 1987, but his time in charge proved disastrous, including a 10-1 loss to Manchester City as the side were relegated from the Second Division in dismal fashion.
However, after being declared bankrupt following a failed business venture, divorcing his second wife and struggling with the aftermath of his injury, he became an alcoholic. Macdonald said that the pain from his long-standing knee injury led to his increasing dependence on alcohol. He eventually gave up drinking in 1997.
He has since become a radio presenter on the North East's Real Radio Legends Football Phone In alongside Bernie Slaven and Micky Horswill.
He also presents "Upfront With Malcolm Macdonald"
During the TV show Superstars, Macdonald ran 100m in 10.9 seconds,
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'''John Angus Paul Collins''' (born 31 January 1968 in Galashiels) is a former Scottish international footballer. He played for Hibernian, Celtic, Monaco, Everton and Fulham in a 19 year playing career. He started his coaching career with Hibernian, winning the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final, but resigned later that year. He then had a brief spell as coach of Belgian club Charleroi in 2009.
As a youngster Collins played both rugby and football before turning his attention entirely to football. At youth level, Collins played for Hutchison Vale between 1980 and 1984, captaining the side for four years, before signing as a professional with Hibernian. Collins played for six seasons with the club, appearing 195 times and scoring 21 goals.
Collins signed for Celtic in 1990, becoming their first million pound player. He generally played on the left side of midfield, scoring 47 goals in 217 appearances. He is unfortunate to have played in one of Celtic's most barren spells and won only one trophy, the 1995 Scottish Cup.
Collins moved to AS Monaco in the summer of 1996 on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling. Celtic, under the direction of Fergus McCann, attempted to obtain compensation for the loss of Collins. McCann argued that the Bosman ruling did not apply to this case because AS Monaco are based in the principality of Monaco and are outside of European Union jurisdiction.
Collins won the French championship in 1997 with Monaco, who then reached the semi-final of the 1998 UEFA Champions League, defeating Manchester United in the quarter-final. Collins returned to the UK in the summer of 1998 by moving to Everton, before ending his playing career with Fulham.
Collins won 58 caps and scored 12 goals for Scotland. He played for his country at Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup. He scored in the opening match of that World Cup, with a penalty kick against Brazil. Collins retired from international football after the aggregate defeat in the Euro 2000 playoff by England in November 1999.
After retiring from club football in 2003, Collins spent time in Monaco with his family, while also obtaining coaching qualifications including the UEFA Pro Licence. On 31 October 2006, Collins was appointed as manager of Hibernian. Collins led Hibernian to their first piece of silverware in 16 years when they defeated Kilmarnock 5-1 in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final.
Despite the League Cup victory, Collins had a major bust-up with his players just weeks later. The players strongly criticised the manager for frequently changing the team and formation. It was claimed that almost all of the first team players attended a meeting with chairman Rod Petrie in the hope of removing Collins. Petrie refused to yield to this pressure, and gave Collins his full support. Hibs finished the season in sixth place in the Scottish Premier League.
On 20 December 2007, Collins resigned from Hibernian with immediate effect, despite having been recently linked to the vacant Scotland national team manager job. Hibs' board of directors were angered that Collins' decision was taken just one day after announcing his delight at the opening of the club's new training facilities. Collins had also said in October 2007 that "I never broke a contract during my playing career and I've no intention of doing so now."
The sacking of Lawrie Sanchez by English Premier League side Fulham on 21 December 2007 led some to believe that Collins was being earmarked for the Fulham job. However, this speculation was ended when Roy Hodgson was appointed manager of Fulham. More recently, Collins was linked with the vacancy at West Ham United after the departure of Alan Curbishley. Collins was formally interviewed for the job, but the position was eventually offered to Gianfranco Zola instead.
On 15 December 2008, Collins was appointed as the manager of Belgian club Charleroi, replacing Thierry Siquet. Collins was reunited with former Hibs striker Abdessalam Benjelloun, but Benjelloun was almost immediately returned to Hibs before being loaned to another Belgian club, Roeselare.
Collins announced his departure from Charleroi after the club secured their First Division status near the end of the season.
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'''Robert "Bob" Malcolm''' (born 12 November 1980 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently is a free agent following the realese from the Brisbane Roar.
He began his career playing for Scottish Premier League team Rangers, either as a centre back or a defensive midfielder. Malcolm, despite playing 17 times for Rangers during season 2005-06 under Alex McLeish, was not the plans of new manager Paul Le Guen and was left out of the squad's pre-season trip to South Africa.
He had been linked with moves to Dundee United,
Malcolm signed for Derby County on September 6. He played a part in The Rams promotion to the English Premier League, but injuries hampered his progress at the Derby
Reports in February 2008 had linked him with a move to FC Dallas, but, after failing a fitness test, he instead opted to join Scottish Premier League side Motherwell on February 26, 2008, signing a contract until the end of the 2007-08 season.
Reports in May 2009 suggest he will sign for Queensland based A-League team Brisbane Roar. The Courier Mail suggests that this is a formality and that all he need do is to pass a medical. It is likely that Malcolm will sign a long term contract with the Australian Club which also has on its books two other former Rangers players in Craig Moore and Charlie Miller. Incidentally the Brisbane Roar are due to play Rangers' Old Firm rivals Celtic in a pre-season match. Malcolm completed his move to the Australian club on 2 June, subject to a medical. He has been released by the Roar because of poor form.
In May 2004, Malcolm was fined -5,000 after signing "FTP" alongside an autograph for a fan. Anti-sectarian charity Nil by Mouth made Rangers aware of the incident which took place at a private club function.
In mid 2004, a warrant was issued for Malcolm's arrest after he failed to appear in court on a speeding charge, for which he was later fined -250 for speeding on the M74 motorway.
In November 2004, Malcolm was sent-off from the dug-out, and escorted to the dressing room by two police officers, for making what was reported to have been obscene gestures towards fans of rival SPL club Celtic F.C., during an Old Firm game. However, he did return to the bench later in the match.
On 28 December 2007, Malcolm was suspended by Derby County after he was charged by police with a drink driving offence, although he was playing for QPR at the time. The charge related to an alleged incident on the M1 motorway in Derbyshire the previous morning. He was bailed to appear before Chesterfield Magistrates Court on 16 January 2008.
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'''Nigel Francis Quashie''' ( , born 20 July 1978) is a footballer who has played more than 300 games in the Football League. He plays as a midfielder for West Ham United of the Premier League, and has represented Scotland, the country of his grandfather, at full international level.
Quashie was born in the London Borough of Southwark to a Ghanaian father and an English mother.
He began his career in London as a trainee with Queens Park Rangers in August 1995, making his League debut in a 2-1 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford a few months later in December 1995.
Quashie joined FA Premiership side Nottingham Forest for a fee of -2.5 million at the start of the 1998-99 season but made only 18 appearances as Forest were comfortably relegated.
Quashie joined Portsmouth in August 2000 for a fee of -600,000, signing a three-year contract.
Quashie joined Southampton for a fee of -2.1 million in January 2005, signing a three-and-a-half year contract. He said, ''"It's a big move for me and I am happy to be linking up with Harry Redknapp again. I am certain we will stay up - I would not have come here if I had any doubts about that, but we need to get a few results quickly."'' The chairman of Southampton, Rupert Lowe, said, ''"Harry really wanted Nigel - he thinks he is a strong character who will add to the dressing room. We are delighted to make him our third signing since Harry arrived."''
After the transfer of Jason Dodd, he became the club's captain but he was unable to prevent the Saints being relegated at the end of the 2004-05 season. Despite relegation, Quashie said that he had no regrets over the move to Southampton as he had been unhappy with the way he had been treated at Portsmouth. However, following Redknapp's departure and his replacement with George Burley, Quashie was allowed to leave Southampton in the January 2006 transfer window.
Quashie joined West Bromwich Albion in January 2006 for -1.2 million, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.
Quashie became Alan Curbishley's second signing of the transfer window when he joined West Ham United on a three-and-a-half year contract for an initial fee of -1.5 million, rising to -1.75 million after West Ham successfully avoided relegation in the 2006-07 season.
A persistent foot injury meant that Quashie did not play a single competitive match during 2007-08. He made his comeback in a friendly match against Queens Park Rangers in August 2008.
Quashie trained with Birmingham City of the Championship for several weeks to regain fitness before signing on loan, initially for a month, on 22 October 2008. He went straight into the squad for that day's match against Crystal Palace, and made his debut as a second-half substitute. Despite missing the last game of his initial loan spell through suspension, having been sent off in the match against Charlton Athletic, the loan was extended for a further month, and again for a third and final month, until 17 January 2009. Quashie returned to West Ham on 19 January, having played 11 times for Birmingham.
Quashie joined Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 22 January 2009 on loan until the end of the season.
In November 2009 Quashie joined League One side Milton Keynes Dons on loan until 3 January 2010. He made a losing start to his MK Dons career coming on in the first half for Luke Howell in the 4-3 home defeat to Carlisle United on 24 November. Quashie scored his first goal for MK Dons on 12 December in a 2-1 away win against Leyton Orient. In total in 7 League games he scored 2 goals.
After several impressive performances for QPR, Quashie was awarded four England Under-21 and an England 'B' caps. He is eligible to play for the Scottish national football team through a Scottish grandfather
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Michael John Ball''' (born 2 October 1979 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer who is currently a free agent having previously played as a left-back for English Premier League team Manchester City.
Ball started his professional career at Everton, making his debut as a 17 year old in 1997, and has also played for Rangers, PSV Eindhoven, and Manchester City. In 2001 he was capped by England, though he has not represented his country since.
As a schoolboy Ball was part of the Liverpool youth system, playing alongside Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard.
In 2001 he was allowed to leave Everton, primarily due to the club's financial problems. Although he had offers from the Premiership, he opted for a lucrative deal with Scottish SPL club Rangers and moved to Glasgow in a -6.5m deal. His first Old Firm match ended in controversy when he swore at Rangers manager Dick Advocaat after being substituted, resulting in a -10,000 fine.
Ball's transfer to Rangers included installments payable after fixed numbers of appearances. As Ball approached 60 appearances Rangers became reluctant to play him, as doing so would trigger a -500,000 payment to Everton.
In the 2005 close season, Rangers wished to remove the higher earners from their wage bill, so Ball moved to Dutch side PSV Eindhoven under Guus Hiddink for a fee of -500,000, signing a two year contract. Ball struggled with injury and fitness issues during his time in Holland, playing in only 11 matches over two seasons.
He joined Manchester City on 31 January 2007 after impressing on a week long trial, on a 6-month contract for a nominal fee. He made his debut ten days later against Portsmouth, and scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup 5th Round match against Preston North End on 18 February.
At the end of January 2009 Ball had an knee operation on his left patella tendon, which will keep him out of action for 7-12 months.
On 1 July 2009, he was released by Manchester City as his contract expired. He is currently being chased by Portsmouth FC and Notts County.
In February 2001 he was capped by England in a friendly against Spain, though he has not represented his country since.
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'''Andrew Lewis Goram''' (born 13 April 1964 in Bury, Lancashire, England) is a former Scotland international association football goalkeeper. He started his career with Oldham Athletic and Hibernian, but he is best remembered for playing for Rangers during the 1990s, when he earned the moniker "The Goalie". In a 2001 poll of Rangers fans, Goram was voted Rangers' greatest ever goalkeeper.
After his time with Rangers, he played for many clubs, most notably at Motherwell and a brief loan spell at Manchester United. Goram also represented Scotland at cricket.
The son of Edinburgh-born Lewis Goram, who had played professionally in the 1940s and 1950s for Leith Athletic, Hibernian, Third Lanark and Bury, Goram was born and raised in England, although he was brought up self-identifying as Scottish.
Goram joined Oldham Athletic as a teenager and spent seven years with the English club, winning his first Scotland caps and selection for the 1986 World Cup. In 1987, he moved to Hibernian, where his father had also been a goalkeeper, for a fee of -325,000. He was a great success at Hibs and achieved the remarkable feat of scoring a goal in a Premier Division match, against Morton.
He was sold to Rangers in 1991 for -1 million and went on to help the club to win six of their nine Scottish League titles in a row between 1989 and 1997. He was also involved in Rangers' notable run in the European Cup in 1992-93, as they came within one point of reaching the final.
Goram was also an important player for the Scotland national team, winning 43 caps. He had a long-running rivalry with Jim Leighton for the goalkeeping position in the Scotland team. Craig Brown controversially selected Goram ahead of Leighton for Scotland's matches in Euro 96, despite the fact that Leighton had played in most of the qualifiers. Brown then selected Leighton for France 98, which prompted Goram to walk out of the squad completely.
After it was reported in the press that Goram had a mild form of schizophrenia, fans responded with a chorus of "Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams". This chant quickly gained popularity, and became the title of a book documenting humorous football chants. Goram had a loan spell with Manchester United during their 2000-01 title run-in, playing in two games. He then signed for Coventry City and made seven appearances.
While playing for Dumfries club Queen of the South in 2002, he won the Scottish Challenge Cup. This made Goram the first player to collect a full set of winners medals from the four senior Scottish football competitions.
Goram is now an after-dinner speaker and regularly attends Rangers' fan gatherings. He has also worked as a goalkeeping coach, joining Airdrie United in March 2006 and then Clyde in February 2008. Goram left Clyde in September 2008 due to personal and business reasons.
Also a cricketer, Goram represented the Scottish cricket team four times: twice (1989 and 1991) in the annual first-class game against Ireland and twice (again in 1989 and 1991) in the NatWest Trophy. A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, he never achieved any great success, his most significant act was probably to bowl England Test player Richard Blakey in a NatWest Trophy game against Yorkshire in 1989.
He was also a league cricketer, appearing as a wicket-keeper and batsman for various Oldham clubs in the Saddleworth League including Delph & Dobcross, Moorside and also in Radcliffe, Bury. Goram made a cricketing comeback after ending his football career, playing for Freuchie Cricket Club.
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'''Darren Robert Anderton''' (born 3 March 1972 in Southampton) is a retired English footballer who spent most of his career with Tottenham Hotspur as a midfielder. He played 30 times for the England national football team, scoring 7 goals.
Anderton started his career in the Southampton Tyro League and played for Itchen Saints during a successful period for the side. His potential was evident and he was soon scouted and playing youth football at professional clubs. Renowned as a player of huge potential, Anderton's career has been constantly frustrated by injury earning him the nickname "''Sicknote''" which was coined by Portsmouth goalkeeper Andy Gosney.
Anderton was signed as an apprentice by Portsmouth manager Alan Ball, coming to prominence at 18 when he scored at Anfield in an FA Youth Cup match against Liverpool which ended 2-2. His first team debut came against Cardiff City in the second round of the Rumbelows Cup in October 1990 as a substitute for youth team colleague Darryl Powell. Anderton made his full league debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 0-0 draw, making 20 appearances in the 1990-91 season. Under new manager Jim Smith, Anderton became a regular in the attacking side of the 1991-92 season, scoring his first club goal in the season opener against Blackburn Rovers. His performances soon drew the attention of bigger clubs and after an impressive FA Cup run, during which he scored in a semi-final clash with Liverpool, he joined Tottenham Hotspur for -1.75 million in 1992.
After a slow start, Anderton settled at Tottenham, forming part of an exciting attacking trio along with Teddy Sheringham and the young Nick Barmby. Two years later Terry Venables gave Anderton his England debut against Denmark in 1994. Anderton soon became a regular in the national side and turned down a move to Manchester United in the summer of 1995 following an exciting season spent playing with the likes of Jrgen Klinsmann at Tottenham, a decision that he later regretted. Despite missing most of the 1995-96 season through injury, Anderton played an important part in the Euro 96 England team that reached the semi-finals and included compatriots like Paul Gascoigne, Alan Shearer, Steve McManaman and Teddy Sheringham. In the semi final against Germany, the match went to golden goal extra time. Anderton came within inches of putting England into the final when his shot hit the post.
Injuries then limited Anderton's international appearances considerably. He missed most of the 1997-98 season but was recalled for Glenn Hoddle's squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, starting on the right wing in the first two matches ahead of an out-of-sorts David Beckham. Hoddle later said in his World Cup Diary that he thought Anderton was equally as good as Beckham at crossing and was a better defender. Hoddle said he had waited 18 months to play Beckham and Anderton together on the right side of midfield. It finally happened as David Batty was dropped and the now-focused Beckham was recalled for the third game against Colombia and played inside of Anderton. Anderton and Beckham were the England heroes as they both scored spectacular goals. The following year Anderton won the League Cup with Tottenham, and signed a new reported -24,000 week contract in March. After being sidelined during Euro 2000 with an Achilles tendon injury, an extended run of fitness saw Anderton vying for a permanent place in the national team again. He played in England's 1-1 draw away to France in September 2000 and also featured against Italy the following November.
In the summer of 2001 Anderton was heavily linked with a move to Liverpool but he remained at the club and his good form for Glenn Hoddle's Spurs during the early part of the 2001-02 season earned his first call-up to Sven-Gran Eriksson's England squad for a friendly against Sweden in November. Anderton was again selected by Eriksson for England's next game, a friendly against Holland, in February 2002. He would have started the game but was forced to withdraw through injury. One notable statistic about Anderton's England career is that his last five caps were given to him by five different managers. These were: vs Czech Republic (18/11/98) by Glenn Hoddle, vs France (10/02/99) by Howard Wilkinson, vs France (02/09/00) by Kevin Keegan, vs Italy (15/11/00) by Peter Taylor and vs Sweden (10/11/01) by Sven-Gran Eriksson.
Anderton continued to struggle badly with injuries for the rest of that season, missing out on a World Cup place. That summer the new Leeds United boss Terry Venables tried to recruit Anderton, but he turned down the move out of loyalty to Tottenham. In the summer of 2003 Portsmouth and West Ham made attempts to sign him, but Anderton was not interested. He made a bright start to the 2003/04 season, scoring against Tottenham's bitter rivals Arsenal. However Hoddle was soon sacked and Spurs were in turmoil. Anderton remained at Tottenham until the summer of 2004. He was keen to remain at the club and was promised a new contract by David Pleat but the club, under the advice of incoming manager Jacques Santini, reneged. In all, he appeared in 364 games for Spurs, scoring 51 goals. Santini went on to last a grand total of 13 games at the club. Anderton has been promised a testimonial but this is yet to materialise.
Birmingham City swooped to sign Anderton on a free transfer for the 2004-05 season. His best moment for the Blues was scoring the winner in the 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield.
===Wolverhampton Wanderers: 2005-2006===
Anderton left Birmingham on a free transfer after one year and reunited with Glenn Hoddle at Wolverhampton Wanderers, signing a one-year deal at the start of the 2005-06 season. He played 24 times for Wolves, scoring once in the league against Sheffield Wednesday.
On 8 September 2006, Anderton joined League One side Bournemouth on a 'pay-as-you-play' basis, scoring a spectacular 40-yard free kick on his first team debut against Scunthorpe. On 10 February 2007, he scored his first career hat-trick against Leyton Orient. Following a pre-season friendly with Portsmouth in July 2007, Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp heaped praise on Anderton, telling the Bournemouth Daily Echo: "In the right team and with the right players around him, I honestly think he could still be playing in the Premiership".
At the start of the 2007/08 season, Anderton was named as the new Cherries club captain by manager Kevin Bond. Anderton spearheaded a survival bid at the end of the season, with the Cherries winning six of the seven last games, but, ultimately, a 1-1 draw with Carlisle on the final day saw Bournemouth relegated to League Two. Bournemouth were deducted 10 points earlier in the season for going into administration and had this not happened they would have finished in a respectable 15th.
Anderton signed a new one-year contract with Bournemouth at the start of the 2008/09 season which would have taken him past his 37th birthday. However, on 4 December 2008, Anderton announced he would retire on 7 December 2008, one day after his last game for club against Chester City. In his last match, versus Chester, Anderton bowed out of football with a fairytale finish, as he scored the winning goal with a spectacular volley in the 88th minute after coming on as a substitute in the second half of the game.
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'''John Charles Keyworth Curtis''' (born 3 September 1978 in Nuneaton, England) is an English footballer. He is a versatile defender who can play anywhere along the back four or even as a defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Northampton Town.
Beginning his career at Manchester United, he was tipped as a huge star for the future, being part of their FA Youth Cup-winning team in 1995 (when he was still only 16 years old and in his final year of secondary school) and turning professional in 1997.
He proved himself as competent at right-back and centre-back after making his debut in a 7-0 home win over Barnsley in the FA Premier League on 25 October 1997, and made a further seven league appearances in 1997-98 as United finished second in the league, but he managed just five more league appearances before joining Division One promotion chasers Barnsley on loan on 19 November 1999, scoring twice in 28 league games as they qualified for the playoffs but lost 4-2 to Ipswich Town in the final at Wembley Stadium.
Blackburn Rovers manager Graeme Souness was impressed by the young defender, and managed to prise Curtis away from Manchester United during the summer of 2000 for a fee of -1.5million. During the next season he was an ever present as Blackburn were promoted to the Premiership as Division One runners-up. By this time he had also represented England at youth, Under-21 and 'B' level and was being hailed as a future England captain.
However, his 2001-02 Premier League campaign was dogged by injury, limiting him to just 10 league appearances. He failed to regain his regular starting place, and spent the second half of the 2002-03 season on loan to Sheffield United. At the end of the season he was released by Blackburn on a free transfer, and was signed by Leicester City (newly promoted to the Premier League) on a two-year contract.
However, Curtis' spell at Leicester was an unhappy one, and after making just 17 Premier League appearances, he opted for a move to Portsmouth in February 2004, where he teamed up with Harry Redknapp.
After failing to win a regular starting place in the side, at the start of 2004-05 he was loaned to Preston North End. Preston manager Billy Davis was impressed by Curtis and offered him a permanent contract after his impressive loan spell. Upon Curtis' to Portsmouth at the end of October, he spoke of his determination to win a regular place in the first team and get his career back on track.
However, he made only five appearances under Harry Redknapp, and failed to play at all under Redknapp's successor Velimir Zajec. In January 2005, Curtis moved on a free transfer to Nottingham Forest, initially on a short-term contract before signing a two-year deal at the end of the season.
He established himself as Forest's first-choice right-back, prompting them to offer to extend his contract by a further two years. However, Curtis rejected the offer when Forest missed out on promotion to the Championship. Shortly afterwards, Forest announced that they would not be re-offering Curtis an improved contract, and that he would therefore be free to leave after 30 June 2007.
Curtis signed for Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer on 30 June 2007. However, after the sacking of John Gregory, Curtis' first team opportunities dried up and his contract was terminated by QPR in December 2007.
Following a trial with Notts County, Curtis was badly injured and was forced to sit out the first half of the 2008-09 season. He joined Worcester City in January 2009 to gain valuable match fitness after his lengthy lay off, and then signed for Conference National side Wrexham at the end of February. He was reluctant to play in the Conference and turned down the chance of joining Wrexham for the following season. On 28 July, Curtis signed a one-year deal at Northampton Town after an impressing manager Stuart Gray during a pre-season trial. He made his league debut in the defeat at Chesterfield.
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'''Linvoy Stephen Primus''' (born 14 September 1973) is an English former footballer and Christian charity worker. He played mainly for Portsmouth, and was primarily a central defender, although he could play at right back.
Born in Forest Gate, England, to Caribbean-born parents, Primus began his professional career at Charlton Athletic; where he made four league appearances. Primus moved on a free transfer to Barnet and established himself as a first team regular in the lower divisions of English football before earning a -250,000 transfer to Reading.
A Bosman transfer to Portsmouth followed after three successful seasons at the Berkshire-based club. Initially, Primus struggled to break into the team and had his progress hindered by injuries but the 2002-03 season signalled a change in direction as Primus broke into the first team and won Portsmouth fan's player of the season as well as the PFA Fans' Player of the Year for his division. For the next three seasons Primus was in and out of the first team and worked under three different managers: Harry Redknapp, Velimir Zajec and Alain Perrin. The 2006-07 season was the last injury-free season for Primus as a career threatening knee injury meant he would not make a single appearance the following season. Primus went out on loan to former club Charlton and made 10 appearances and one further appearance for Portsmouth before retiring through injury in December 2009.
Primus, who is married and has one child, is also known for his Christian charity work. He is involved in the Christian charity 'Faith & Football' and walked the Great Wall of China to raise -100,000 for their cause. Other charitable causes he has been involved in are the Alpha course, a cinema advertisement about Christianity and the formation of a prayer group at Portsmouth. In 2007, he released his autobiography, entitled "Transformed", which details his conversion to Christianity.
Primus was born the first child of Newton and Pauline Primus in Forest Gate Hospital, Forest Gate, Greater London on 14 September 1973.
In Primus' early teenage years he played for his local Sunday league football club, Pretoria, based in Canning Town after being introduced by a school friend. Charlton Athletic arranged a friendly match with Pretoria and Primus was offered the chance to join the Charlton associate schoolboys which he took. For the last two years of his school life, Primus travelled to Greenwich twice a week to train with the team, in addition to this he played matches on a Sunday against other schoolboy teams such as Maidstone United and Dover Athletic.
After finishing his GCSEs, where he achieved three A grades,
Under the Youth Training Scheme, Primus was earning -35 a week while training with the youth and reserve teams as well as having cleaning duties. He also had to study Leisure Management at a nearby college which Primus disliked. Primus, along with Jermaine Darlington, was chosen to travel to Charlton's temporary stadium Selhurst Park to lay out the kits and the boots for the senior players and he admitted this may have earned him "Brownie points" with the youth management. Primus began playing in the reserves under manager Alan Curbishley and at the end of his apprenticeship, Primus was offered a one-year professional contract by the new youth team coach John Cartwright. Darlington was the only other apprentice who was offered a contract.
Due to injuries to first team centre backs Simon Webster and Darren Pitcher, Primus made his professional debut against Birmingham City. The match took place at temporary stadium Upton Park in November 1992 and Primus was awarded the man of the match award for his performance. Primus played the next two matches against Leicester City and Brentford but was disappointed with his performance in both matches. Primus would make two further first team appearances in the 1992-93 season but soon found himself lower down in the pecking order after other players returned from injury and Primus himself got injured.
Primus first rejected a trial with Crewe Alexandra before accepting one with Cardiff City. Just three days before his trial with Cardiff was set to begin Ray Clemence, the Barnet manager, offered Primus a two-year contract with the club. It was later revealed that Clemence was told by his assistant, Terry Harvey, that he should sign him immediately: "Get in now and sign him, if he goes down to Cardiff and sees their stadium he will sign for them."
In the second game of the 1994-95 season against Leyton Orient, Primus made his debut as a substitute coming on for the injured Mark Newson. His next appearance for Barnet, against Scarborough, was described as the "worst performance of [his] career" in his autobiography. He went on to say that he was "weighed down by the burden of expectation" and heard someone say he was the "worst player we've ever had at Barnet". He was often nervous before matches and recited the Lord's Prayer as a way of coping with his anxiety. At the end of the season, Primus was runner-up in the voting for the Player of the Season and was man of the match on several occasions. Barnet had a poor start to the next season and they were at the bottom of the table in mid-September. After beating Northampton Town 2-0, Barnet went on an 11-game winning streak which ended at Colchester United despite Primus scoring a goal. He would go on to score five goals in the season; more than any other season in his career.
He carved out a reputation as an excellent defender during his time in north London, playing almost 150 games for the club before joining Reading for -250,000 in the 1997-98 season. After establishing himself as an essential player for the Royals, he was signed on a Bosman ruling free transfer by Portsmouth manager Tony Pulis (although chairman Milan Mandaric later claimed that he insisted Pulis signed him after impressing during pre-season) for the 2000-01 season.
He did not get his Portsmouth career off to a good start, scoring an own goal on his debut away at Sheffield United. Unfortunately, injury ruled him out of action for six months in November of that season. He then struggled to get a game under new manager Graham Rix but the appointment of Harry Redknapp in March 2002 gave him a new lease of life and he ended that season with two league goals in games against Bradford and Barnsley.
Despite originally being told by Redknapp he was not of Division One standard, let alone suitable for the Premier League, Primus proved his manager wrong by seizing his chance when other players missed out through injury and suspension. By the end of the 2002-03 season he had become a vital member of the side that won the First Division title, winning the Portsmouth fans' player of the season as well as the PFA accolade for Division One, and he scored once that season for Portsmouth in the League Cup against Peterborough. Primus credits his renaissance to his conversion to Christianity after a friend of his wife's invited him to church.
Despite the previous season's heroics, Primus was not used regularly in the early part of Pompey's first Premiership season. Harry Redknapp had ditched his 3-5-2 formation in favour of the more conventional 4-4-2 and partnered new record signing Dejan Stefanovic with Arjan de Zeeuw. During December, Pompey were in a terrible run of form and Redknapp decided to bring one of his most reliable players back into his plans for the derby match with Southampton. In spite of a 3-0 loss, Primus retained his starting place for the remainder of the season and again impressed greatly.
The following season saw Primus remain a regular member of the Pompey team under first Redknapp and then both his successors, Velimir Zajec and Alain Perrin. He scored his first Premier League goal at Crystal Palace on Boxing Day 2004. He scored again on a Boxing Day in 2006, when grabbing two headed goals against West Ham United.
Although Primus was a regular member of Perrin's team at the end of the 2004-05 season and captained the side on occasions during pre-season, he rarely featured until Perrin's sacking in November. The return of Harry Redknapp, who had been won over by his performances and was now one of his biggest admirers, to Portsmouth lead to Primus' immediate return to the side, and he was ever present in the side that achieved Premiership survival in the last 10 games of the season. Primus remained a regular in the Portsmouth defence for the 2006-07 season, partnering England international Sol Campbell in the centre of defence,
===Charlton Athletic loan and Portsmouth return===
In August 2008, Primus returned to Charlton Athletic on a loan deal, however the deal almost collapsed as negotiations broke down between Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp and Charlton manager Alan Pardew. Pardew wanted the centre half for the whole of the 2008-09 season, but Redknapp was only happy to loan him out until Christmas of 2008 in order to gain match fitness, and it appeared the deal would be called off by Portsmouth. Finally Charlton agreed to the terms and Primus move to the Valley on a three month loan days before the transfer window closed. He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 5-2 home defeat to Sheffield United. The result ultimately led to the sacking of manager Alan Pardew.
After nearly a two year absence, Primus made a comeback to the Portsmouth first team on 18 May 2009, the penultimate game of the 2008-09 season, as a late substitute appearance against Sunderland at Fratton Park. He received a standing ovation from the home crowd and was cheered each time he touched the ball.
Primus signed a one-year extension to his contract with Portsmouth in July 2009. Primus also agreed to take on an ambassadorial and advisory role to help guide emerging talent at Pompey, as well as a playing role. On 8 December, Primus announced his retirement due to a knee injury. Portsmouth's chief executive Peter Storrie confirmed that he would retain his ambassadorial role.
At the age of 17, Primus met his wife Trish through a mutual friend. After 18 months of the relationship, they decided to have a child which Primus' parents strongly disapproved of. The footballer himself said in his autobiography, "Up until then I had been the model son and had brought no trouble to their door, but now they were upset at what they saw as my rebellion". On November 1993, their first son Nathan was born. He also has a daughter called Atlanta. Trish suffered from depression and was introduced to Christianity by stable owners, Keith and Sam, who invited the Primus family to join them at church on a Sunday. Initially, Primus was reluctant but Trish convinced him to accept and Primus remarked that it was a case of "well church is the last place we'd go, but why not?" The church was more "laid-back" in comparison to the one that Primus attended as a child and he, along with the rest of his family, became regular churchgoers. Trish's depression was lifted and Primus later converted to Christianity, "In my heart I felt whole and complete, and I wanted to read the Bible at every opportunity."
Primus, along with Darren Moore and former footballer Mick Mellows,
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'''Thomas Hitzlsperger''' (born 5 April 1982 in Munich) is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart as a midfielder. He spent the early part of his career playing for Aston Villa in England (accompanied by a short spell on loan at Chesterfield), and has also represented the German national team.
Hitzlsperger, the son of a Bavarian farmer, grew up alongside his five brothers and one sister. In August 2000 he joined Aston Villa on a free transfer from the Bayern Munich Junior Team.
He made his Aston Villa debut in a 3-0 home defeat to Liverpool on 13 January 2001; it was his only appearance during his first season in England.
Hitzlsperger signed for VfB Stuttgart in the summer of 2005, having left Aston Villa on a Bosman free transfer. He became a regular for Stuttgart, particularly in his second season in which the team won the Bundesliga title. Hitzlsperger made a large contribution to their success, playing in 30 of the team's 34 league matches and scoring seven times. He scored a crucial equaliser in the 27th minute of Stuttgart's final match of the season against Energie Cottbus - had Stuttgart lost that match, Schalke 04 would have won the title. In the end, a 63rd minute goal by Sami Khedira secured the title for Stuttgart.
On 14 August 2007, he extended his contract until the summer of 2010.
On 22 July 2008, Hitzlsperger was appointed the new captain of VfB Stuttgart by manager Armin Veh following the departure of former club captain Fernando Meira.
On 1 December 2009 he was deposed as team captain by Markus Babbel.
Hitzlsperger has captained the German under-19 team,
He appeared at the 2005 Confederations Cup, and also at the 2006 World Cup, where he failed to make it into Klinsmann's starting eleven, playing just 11 minutes of the third-place play-off match against Portugal.
Germany's coach Joachim Lw included Hitzlsperger in his squad for the finals of Euro 2008, but did not start him in any of the three group games. Hitzlsperger came on as a second-half substitute in the victories over Poland and Austria, and did not feature at all in the defeat to Croatia. In the knockout stages however, he started all three matches, helping his team to overcome Portugal in the quarter-finals and setting up Philipp Lahm for a 90th minute winner against Turkey in the semifinal. Germany were defeated 1-0 by Spain in the final, in which Hitzlsperger was substituted in the second half.
Hitzlsperger remained first choice in 2010 World Cup qualifying, playing in all matches save one and scoring a goal.
::''Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:''
Hitzlsperger has blogged for ''Strungsmelder'', a site that encourages debate about xenophobia and racism in Germany.
In June 2007, Hitzlsperger split from his long-term girlfriend, Inga, just one month before they were due to get married.
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'''Ricardo Dwayne Fuller''' (born 31 October 1979) is a Jamaican football player who currently plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and for the Jamaica national football team.
Fuller was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and began his career with Tivoli Gardens before moving to English club Crystal Palace in February 2001 for -1million, after impressing on trial during January. Despite this he played just eight games for Palace (having suffered from knee problems; fans nicknamed him 'Glass-Knees'), and after failing to settle, he returned to Tivoli at the end of the campaign.
Fuller spent the next season (2001-02) on loan at Scottish Premier League club Hearts. Fuller had an instant impact, scoring 8 goals in 27 appearances. However, the Edinburgh-based club could not afford to sign Fuller on a permanent basis, and so English league side Preston North End stepped in to sign the striker, paying -500,000.
Fuller scored on his Preston debut, a 2-1 defeat at home to old club Crystal Palace, and soon became a vital team player. He had an explosive scoring rate, but unfortunately he suffered knee ligament damage in early December, which ended his season prematurely. He had scored 11 goals in only 20 appearances for the club.
A fit again Fuller began the 2003-04 season on fire, including a run of six goals in five games, but his form tailed off as his knee troubled him once more. Despite this, he still scored 19 goals that season.
Both Leeds United and Portsmouth then displayed their interest, however, Fuller's knee problems meant both clubs withdrew their offers after he failed medicals. However, Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp was still keen on the Jamaican and Pompey negotiated a 'pay-as-you-play' deal with Fuller, meaning they would not lose a great deal of money should his recurring knee injuries force him to miss long periods of seasons. Fuller moved to Fratton Park in August 2004 for -1 million, after scoring 31 goals in only 63 appearances for Preston.
Fuller failed to make a huge impact in the Premier League, falling down the pecking order as the season progressed. Despite the sale of some of his fellow strikers at the end of the season, the return from long-term injury by strikers Vincent Pericard and Svetoslav Todorov, and the purchase of Collins Mbesuma, meant Fuller was not guaranteed first team football at Portsmouth and new manager Alain Perrin agreed to let Fuller go. A move to Sunderland fell through when Fuller failed a medical. Instead he was re-united with Harry Redknapp, who signed him for Southampton for -90,000. He scored once in his time at Portsmouth, in a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace.
His start at Southampton was fairly dramatic, scoring Saints' only goal at Coventry on 29 August 2005, and scoring again at Derby on 18 September. After that his career at Saints declined. His perceived lack of effort and his history as a former Portsmouth player, combined with the general air of dissatisfaction at St. Mary-s led to Fuller receiving a considerable amount of abuse from large sections of the home crowd.
In February 2006, he went on loan to Ipswich, where he had an eventful time. In three games, he scored two goals, collected two yellow cards and one red card in the 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace (one of his former clubs), for a hand gesture at the crowd. He returned to Southampton at the end of March.
On his return to Southampton, he was a changed player and in the final six games of the season he scored six goals to bring his tally for the season to nine. Unfortunately, he didn't fit into George Burley's plans for 2006-07 and was transferred to Stoke City on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2006.
Fuller joined Stoke City for a fee of around -500,000. However a significant percentage of the fee depends on the amount of appearances that Fuller makes for the Potters. In his first season at Stoke he was the top goalscorer with 11 goals, but he also had the worst disciplinary record, accumulating two red cards and 10 yellow cards.
In the 2007-08 season, Fuller weighed in with 15 goals including a hat-trick against West Bromwich Albion at the Britannia Stadium. He has also seemingly controlled his discipline further this season becoming a firm fan favourite in the process. Fuller missed Stoke's home game against Hull City as he was attending the funeral of his grandmother in his home nation of Jamaica.
Fuller scored Stoke City's first-ever Premier League goal, a late consolation in a 3-1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on the opening day of the 2008-09 season. He followed this up with another goal in Stoke's 3-2 win over Aston Villa in their first ever Premier League home match. This goal won Match of the Day's 'Goal of the Month' for August.
Fuller was sent off for violent conduct on 28 December 2008 against West Ham. Following West Ham's equaliser, Fuller argued with team-mate Andy Griffin, before slapping the Stoke captain's face. Referee Michael Jones gave Fuller a straight red for violent conduct and West Ham went on to win the match 2-1. On 1 January 2009, Tony Pulis confirmed that Fuller and Griffin had ''"kissed and made up"'' after a team meeting. Fuller said Griffin had been ''"very rude and disrespectful"'', but accepted that his actions had been worse. He bounced back with lively performances v Aston Villa and a goal against Bolton and has been on great form in recent games against West Ham.
Fuller was arrested on 25 February 2009 in suspicion of driving offences.
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'''Adrianus "Arjan" de Zeeuw''' (born April 16, 1970 in Castricum) is a Dutch footballer. He is a centre-back, and currently plays for ADO'20 in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.
De Zeeuw played for the Dutch club Telstar before moving to the English club Barnsley in a -250,000 deal for the 1995/96 season. He was a key player in the side that won promotion to the FA Premier League in the 1996/97 season. Despite the club being relegated the following year, de Zeeuw proved to be a consistent performer, and when his contract expired at the end of the 1998/99 season he moved to Wigan Athletic. He soon became a vital team member, proving to be highly dependable at the back.
His contract with Wigan expired in the summer of 2002, and the following season he moved on a free transfer to Portsmouth. He was an integral part of the Portsmouth squad that claimed the First Division championship.
He continued to perform to high standards as Portsmouth played well in their debut FA Premier League season, and was recognised by the fans who voted him Portsmouth Player of the Year. He was rewarded with the captaincy for the 2004/05 season following Teddy Sheringham's departure to West Ham United, and led the team to stave off relegation following the departure of manager Harry Redknapp.
In the summer of 2005, after falling out with then-Portsmouth manager Alain Perrin, he returned to Wigan Athletic for the nominal fee of -90,000. de Zeeuw, who is now advanced in years for the life of a footballer, wanted the guarantee of first-team football which Perrin was unwilling to provide. The majority of Portsmouth supporters lamented this decision and loss of their former captain, who had a very consistent season with Wigan at the heart of their defence, helping them to a better-than-expected mid-table finish and even received praise from then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
He has a degree in medical science and became a professional football player quite late in life, after he completed his degree. He is planning to go into sports medicine when his football career is over.
De Zeeuw is considered by many to be an excellent example of professionalism in the modern game. He refused to retaliate after Bolton's El Hadji Diouf spat in his face during a match at the Reebok Stadium in November 2004.
In Wigan's second Premiership season he struggled to get a regular first team place due to a series of injuries and was released by the club on 17 May 2007. Whilst at Wigan he started in the 2006 Football League Cup Final.
In a poll to celebrate the centenary of the Professional Footballer's Association fans voted De Zeeuw to be the best player of all time for Wigan Athletic.
In June 2007 it was announced that de Zeeuw had signed a one-year contract with Coventry City. During pre-season training a freak accident left the defender sidelined for 6-8 weeks. He made his debut for Coventry against Bristol City on the 15th September 2007.
It was announced towards the end of the 2007/2008 season that De Zeeuw would be one of eight first team players whose contracts wouldn't be renewed. His season was hampered by injury and lack of form leading to new manager Chris Coleman decided he was surplus to requirements.
For the 2008/09 season signed with ADO'20 in the Dutch Hoofdklasse, the highest amateur level in The Netherlands.
Arjan de Zeeuw is now a Medical Student at the Amsterdam University Hospital, AMC. He wants to become a sports specialty physician.
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'''Brian Little''' (born 25 November 1953 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former football player and manager who is currently the manager of Conference North outfit Gainsborough Trinity. Litte has previously managed Darlington, Leicester City, Aston Villa, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Hull City, Tranmere Rovers and Wrexham. As a player, he was a versatile forward who spent his entire playing career at Aston Villa. He made one appearance at International level for England as a substitute against Wales in 1975
On leaving school in 1970 Brian Little signed for Aston Villa who had just been relegated to the Third Division for the first and only time in their history. He progressed through the youth ranks, winning an FA Youth Cup winners' medal along the way. He made 247 appearances for the club and scored 60 goals, and made one full international appearance for England in 1975.
He was part of Villa's League Cup winning teams of 1975 and 1977, scoring two goals in the second replay victory over Everton in the latter final, as well as helping the club climb from the Third to First Division in the early part of the decade.
His playing career came to a halt in 1979 when he retired at the age of 26 due to a knee injury. The injury was discovered when Little was undergoing a medical at Villa's local rivals Birmingham City. This meant his intended transfer there was cancelled. He was a flamboyant forward who formed a particularly prolific partnership with Andy Gray. Little is regarded as an all-time great at Villa Park and in 2007, he was named as one of the 12 founder members of the Aston Villa Hall of Fame
Although his playing career was over, Brian Little remained on the Aston Villa payroll as youth team coach. When manager Tony Barton was sacked in the summer of 1984, Little's contract was also terminated and he became first-team coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
When Brian Little arrived at Wolverhampton Wanderers, the club was in the middle of three consecutive relegations and by 1986 was in the Fourth Division for the first time, with huge debts. When manager Sammy Chapman resigned, Little became manager on a temporary basis but resigned in late September to be replaced by Graham Turner, who had been sacked as Aston Villa manager earlier that month.
Shortly after leaving Wolverhampton, Brian Little was recruited as a first team coach by Middlesbrough manager Bruce Rioch. Like Wolves, Middlesbrough were a financially troubled club and had narrowly escaped bankruptcy. Little was an important part of the club's coaching staff as Middlesbrough's form improved, and with two successive promotions they were in the First Division for the 1988-89 season. The season ended in relegation for Middlesbrough but in February Little left the Ayresome Park coaching staff and became manager of Darlington.
Darlington were bottom of the Football League in the Fourth Division. He was unable to prevent them from getting relegated to the GM Vauxhall Conference but they were promoted back into the League at the first time of asking. 1990-91 brought more success for Little and Darlington as they won the Fourth Division championship.
By this time, bigger clubs were taking an interest in the 37-year-old Brian Little and in June 1991 Leicester City appointed Brian Little as their replacement for Gordon Lee. The Foxes had just avoided relegation to the Third Division for the first time in their history and Little was seen as the right man to turn the club's fortunes around.
At the end of 1991-92, Leicester came fourth in the Second Division and qualified for the promotion playoffs, the winners securing a place in the new Premier League. They overcame Cambridge United in the semi-finals and were drawn with Blackburn Rovers in the final. But their promotion hopes were dashed when Blackburn striker Mike Newell, a former Leicester player, scored a penalty which took the Lancashire side into the new league.
At the end of the 1992-93 season, Leicester qualified for the playoffs again in the new Division One. They overcame Portsmouth in the semi-finals but in the final were 3-0 down shortly after half-time to Swindon Town. They fought back to bring the scoreline to 3-3, however Swindon scored a controversial late fourth goal from the penalty spot to progress to the Premier League.
In 1993-94, however, Leicester won their third consequetive play-offs with a 2-1 win in the final against East Midlands rivals Derby County. In November 1994 Little returned to Aston Villa to replace Ron Atkinson. Leicester's first Premier League season was a difficult one and they were relegated in second from bottom place, with just six league wins all season.
Eighteen months earlier, Aston Villa had finished runners-up in the first Premier League. When Little arrived they were at the foot of the division. Significant players like Nigel Spink, Earl Barrett, Shaun Teale, Ray Houghton, Garry Parker, Dalian Atkinson and Dean Saunders were starting to age poorly. A 1-1 draw with relegated Norwich City on the last day of the season meant that Little was successful in his bid to keep Villa in the Premiership.
In the place of the fading stars came a whole set of new players in the Villa line-up. Young players like Mark Bosnich and Ugo Ehiogu were now getting more first team chances, but Villa also made a large number of new signings between November 1994 and August 1995, including Gary Charles, Ian Taylor, Mark Draper and Savo Miloevi. The new look Villa team gelled well, and 1995-96 was the most successful season at Villa Park in years. The club finished fourth in the Premiership, reached the FA Cup semi-finals and won the Coca-Cola Cup with a 3-0 win over Leeds at Wembley. Trinidad and Tobago striker Dwight Yorke had now firmly established himself as a world-class goalscorer.
Villa qualified for the 1996-97 UEFA Cup and although they were knocked out at the first stage by Swedish part-timers Helsingborg, they qualified for the 1997-98 competition after finishing fifth in the Premiership.
In February 1998, Brian Little resigned after just over three years as Aston Villa manager, with the club in the bottom half of the Premiership. But the club's next manager John Gregory turned results around and they finished high enough for a UEFA Cup place.
Little was appointed manager of Stoke City in May 1998. The Staffordshire club had ended their first season at the new Britannia Stadium with relegation from Division One. By the middle of the 1998-99 season Stoke looked to be well on course for automatic promotion back to Division One. However, a drastic loss of form in the second half of the season meant that Stoke did not finish high enough to even qualify for the Division Two playoffs, and Little handed in his resignation.
Before the 1999-00 season was underway, Brian Little was back in employment as manager of West Bromwich Albion. The club were languishing in Division One and had been outside the top division since 1986, but Little was unable to revive Albion's fortunes.
In January 2000 the promising Italian midfielder Enzo Maresca was transferred to Juventus for -4 million as Albion battled against relegation. Little was sacked in March 2000 after just eight months in charge and replaced by Gary Megson.
In April 2000, just one month after leaving The Hawthorns, Brian Little was appointed manager of Division Three strugglers Hull City. The Tigers were hit by huge debts and were locked out of Boothferry Park for one game by the landlord, former tennis player David Lloyd.
By the end of the 2000-01 season, Hull had been saved from closure by new owner Adam Pearson, and the club's future looked brighter. They reached the Division Three playoffs, but lost to Leyton Orient in the semi-finals.
By February 2002 Hull City looked well on course for automatic promotion from Division Three. But Brian Little unexpectedly announced his resignation from the club,
In October 2003 Brian Little made a return to football management with Tranmere Rovers F.C., who were in Division Two.
His first season with the Merseyside club was a success. When he took over they were battling against relegation. But by the end of the season they had climbed up to eighth place and had reached the quarter finals of the FA Cup. He won the Second Division manager of the month award for April 2004.
Tranmere began 2005-06 as League One promotion favourites, but at the turn of 2006 they were facing a relegation battle. The club only avoided relegation with one game to go and, due to the club's poor finishing position in League One, he left the club by mutual consent on 5 May 2006.
In November 2007, Little returned to management at Wrexham, replacing Brian Carey.
The 2007/2008 season started well, with a 5-0 home victory against Stevenage Borough, the title favourites in the eyes of the bookies. however, a run of poor results followed, with Wrexham being left in the mid-table battle, only four points above the relegation zone and only keeping two clean sheets all season. Following a 3-0 home defeat against Rushden and Diamonds, and fans calling for his dismissal, Little left Wrexham by mutual consent
On Friday 28 August 2009 Little was appointed manager of Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity. The club had moved to appoint him following the recent dismissal of manager Steve Charles and the resignation of his coaching staff which included formerly appointed caretaker managers Dave Reeves and Steve Blatherwick. However Little would not take charge of the clubs away fixture the following day against Farsley Celtic after it was announced he would not take over from player/caretaker manager Adie Moses until September 7.
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'''Denis Smith''' (born 19 November 1947 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English football manager and former player.
Smith began his playing career with Stoke City on leaving school in 1964 and played 493 games for the club until hanging up his boots in 1982 having scored 41 goals. During his time at Stoke he helped them to League Cup victory in 1972. Many Stoke fans consider him to be amongst their true greats, a local legend. Smith has often declined a return to Stoke as a manager.
He moved into management with York City after ending his playing career and in January 1985 guided the Third Division club to a famous victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup Fourth Round. In the next round York drew 1-1 at home with Liverpool, before losing 7-0 away at Anfield. The previous season, under Smith's guidance York became the first English club to reach 100 points when they romped away with the Fourth Division Championship. He remained at Bootham Crescent until the summer of 1987 when he moved to Sunderland who had just been relegated to the Third Division for the first time in their history. This was a surprise choice to many York fans as Smith had been lucky to keep his job that season as York finished one place above relegation.
In his first season at Sunderland he guided them to the Third Division championship and promotion with a record 101 points. They achieved a top-half finish in the 1988-89 Second Division campaign and reaching the playoff final in 1989-90. They lost 1-0 to Swindon Town but were promoted a month later when Swindon were found guilty of financial irregularities and remained in the Second Division. Sunderland struggled throughout 1990-91 and their battle against relegation from the First Division was lost on the last day of the season. Smith's side performed inconsistently on their return to the Second Division and with the team struggling near the foot of the table, he was sacked at the end of December 1991. He was replaced by Malcolm Crosby (initially on a 'caretaker' basis) and Sunderland subsequently reached that season's FA Cup Final where they lost to Liverpool.
Smith was soon back in the game as manager of Bristol City in the new Division One. But the club never looked like gaining promotion to the new FA Premier League and Denis Smith resigned in May 1993. He made a return to management with Oxford United the following October but was unable to save them from relegation to Division Two.
In 1994-95, Oxford United just missed out on the Division Two playoffs but in 1995-96 were promoted back to Division One as runners-up of Division Two. They achieved a mid-table finish in the 1996-97 Division One campaign but Smith resigned the following December with the club -10 million in debt-a financial crisis which lasted until the end of 2000-01, by which time the club had been relegated to Division Three.
Smith was appointed manager of West Bromwich Albion two days before Christmas in 1997. He could only guide Albion to two mid-table finishes in Division One and was sacked in July 1999.
In February 2000, Denis Smith was appointed manager of Oxford United for the second time in seven years. He saved the club from relegation to Division Three but resigned after a terrible start to 2000-01, a season which ended in Oxford getting relegated.
Smith made his return to management in October 2001 with Wrexham, replacing Brian Flynn who had resigned after 12 years in charge. He was unable to save the club from relegation to Division Three and his task for restoring the club's fortunes was made all the harder by the collapse of ITV Digital which left Wrexham with virtually no funds for buying new players with. But he proved all the odds wrong at the end of the 2002-03 season, when Wrexham finished third in Division Three and claimed the last automatic promotion place to Division Two. As credit for his achievements he won the League Managers Association ''Manager of the Year Award'' for the second time in his managerial career - he had won it 19 years earlier when guiding York City to the Fourth Division championship in 1984.
The 2004-05 season was extremely difficult for Wrexham, thanks to behind the scenes manoeuverings by club chairman Alex Hamilton who was trying to evict the club from its ground (now owned by another of his companies), and the club was placed in Administration to escape its creditors, becoming the first club to suffer a consequential deduction of ten points, which saw the club relegated at the end of the season. Despite having to operate a hand-to-mouth cash-only existence, Smith still managed to take Wrexham to victory in the LDV Vans Trophy. Wrexham's finances were still causing difficulty in 2005-06, and Smith was unable to guide the club to anything more than a mid table finish. With Wrexham hovering above the relegation zone, Smith and assistant Kevin Russell were sacked in January 2007.
In November 2008 Smith saw his autobiography released entitled "''Just One Of Seven''".
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'''Horatio Stratton''' "'''Raich'''" '''Carter''' (21 December 1913 - 9 October 1994) was one of the greatest English footballers of the pre-war era. He was the son of the Port Vale, Fulham and Southampton forward, Robert Carter.
He captained Sunderland to the Football League title in 1936, at that time the youngest man ever to have captained a First Division title-winning side. He followed that up with victory in the FA Cup final a year later, scoring the second Sunderland goal in a 3-1 win over Preston North End.
The Second World War, like many great players of his age, left him bereft of many of his peak years. Afterwards he picked up another Cup winners medal with Derby in 1946, becoming the only player to win Cup winners medals both before and after the war.
Carter was also capped 13 times for England as an inside forward.
Amongst his many admirers was the great Stanley Matthews, who said about him "I felt [he] was the ideal partner for me... Carter was a supreme entertainer who dodged, dribbled, twisted and turned, sending bewildered left-halves madly along false trails. Inside the penalty box with the ball at his feet and two or three defenders snapping at his ankles, he'd find the space to get a shot in at goal... Bewilderingly clever, constructive, lethal in front of goal, yet unselfish. Time and again he'd play the ball out wide to me and with such service I was in my element."
He continued his playing career at Hull City, where he also managed the side, winning the Division Three North title and buying a young Don Revie. He briefly retired before returning with Hull, then moving to the Republic of Ireland to manage Cork Athletic. From there, he went on to manage Leeds United in 1953, where he built his team around the brilliant John Charles, and took Leeds to promotion in 1956 after a period of nine years in the Second Division. To many people's surprise, his contract was not renewed by the Leeds board in 1958 and he left the club.
In 1960 he became player/manager of Mansfield Town, and after achieving promotion from the Fourth Division was appointed to manage Middlesbrough, where he stayed from 1963 to 1966.
Carter also played cricket for Derbyshire in 1946 and for Durham in the Minor counties league.
In September 1994, 80-year-old Carter suffered a stroke and died in hospital the following month.
He has a road in Hull, that forms part of the A1033 road, named after him. Also named in his honour is The Raich Carter Sports Centre in the Hendon area of Sunderland, opened in 2001 near to where he grew up and loosely on the site of his hometown club's first ever ground.
The opening game at the new KC Stadium between Hull City and Sunderland in December 2002 was played for the Raich Carter Trophy. The Tigers beat the Black Cats 1-0.
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'''William Edward "Bill" Nicholson''' OBE (26 January 1919 - 23 October 2004) was an English football player, coach, manager and scout who devoted his life to Tottenham Hotspur in North London.
Born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, the eighth of nine children, he worked briefly in a laundry after leaving school, but at the age of 16 he was invited to a trial at Tottenham Hotspur ''(Spurs)'', where he arrived on 16 March 1936. After a month's trial, he was taken on as a ground-staff boy at -2 a week. He signed as a full professional at the age of 18 and played a few matches for the first team before he joined the Durham Light Infantry on the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. As a professional footballer he was sent on a Physical Education course and was made a sergeant-instructor, training new intakes of troops throughout the war. Although the war probably cost him half his playing career, he did not regret it as his experiences taught him the man-management skills which were to have such a great effect later in his career.
In 1946 Nicholson returned to the Spurs first team, playing at centre half for two seasons, then moving to right half for a further six years. He was a vital part of the legendary "push and run" Tottenham team which won the league championship in the 1950-51 season.
He made his full international debut for England on 19 May 1951 against Portugal at Goodison Park, Liverpool, and made an immediate impression by scoring with his first touch of the ball after only 19 seconds.
Nicholson took a Football Association coaching course and joined the coaching staff at Tottenham upon his retirement as a player. He quickly rose through the ranks of the coaching staff to become first team coach in 1955. He subsequently assisted England manager Walter Winterbottom at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
On 11 October 1958, Nicholson was called to the Tottenham boardroom and appointed manager of the club in succession to Jimmy Anderson. At the time the club was sixth from the bottom of the First Division and there was little indication that the greatest period in the history of the club was about to begin. That afternoon, in the club's first game under Nicholson's management, Tottenham Hotspur beat Everton 10-4 at White Hart Lane.
Less than two years later Spurs wrote their place in the history books when they won the Football League championship and the FA Cup in the 1960-61 season, the first "double" of the twentieth century. Spurs dominated the opposition that year, winning their first eleven games and scoring 115 goals in 42 games. The following year they won the FA Cup again, and narrowly missed a place in the European Cup Final, losing to Benfica in the semi-final.
In the 1962-63 season, Nicholson again put Spurs in the history books when they became the first British club to win a major European trophy. In Rotterdam on 15 May 1963, Spurs defeated favourites Atltico Madrid 5-1 to win the European Cup Winners Cup.
In 1967 Nicholson's Spurs won their third FA Cup in seven years by beating Chelsea in the first-ever all-London final. This was followed by a string of trophies in the early 1970s - the League Cup was won in 1971 and 1973, and the UEFA Cup in 1972.
With a general change in attitudes in British football in the early 1970s, in particular negative tactics and player power, Nicholson felt that the industry was in contrast to his upbringing and personality. He therefore resigned as manager of Spurs in September 1974, shortly after Spurs had lost the 1974 UEFA Cup final to Feyenoord. He left Spurs with great dignity and respect from everyone at the club, and is considered one of the most important figures in the club's history.
'''Tottenham Hotspur''' (as player and manager)
'''Football League First Division'''
'''Football League Second Division'''
'''FA Charity Shield'''
'''European Cup Winners' Cup'''
After quitting the Spurs manager's job, Nicholson spent a year at West Ham United as an adviser.
In 1999 an approach road to White Hart Lane was named ''Bill Nicholson Way'' in his honour.
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'''Anthony Richard "Tony" Pulis''' (born 16 January 1958 in Newport) is a Welsh former football player and is currently the manager of Stoke City.
Pulis took his first steps into management at Bournemouth, where he was a player/coach and then Harry Redknapp's assistant.
Pulis has a reputation within the game for achieving solid results on small budgets and also maintains the proud record of never being relegated as a manager.
Pulis finished his playing career at Bournemouth, where he assumed a player/coach role.
He then moved to Gillingham,
Pulis was appointed manager of Bristol City in July 1999, prior to the start of the 1999-2000 season. A previous long stint at bitter rivals Bristol Rovers meant that Pulis' appointment was met with mixed reception. He made several reasonably big purchases including Steve Jones and former Rovers player Peter Beadle, but his unpopularity hit an all time low only six months into his term as manager and when rumours surfaced of a switch to Portsmouth, home fans chanted for him to leave.
On his return to Ashton Gate seven years later (with Stoke City) he was severely abused by the home fans. After the game, Pulis wound home fans up further by saying it "felt good to bring a team back wearing blue" (Bristol Rovers' colours).
In January 2000, he left Bristol City to become manager of Portsmouth. Neither was he a success at Fratton Park, lasting only 10 months in the job before being replaced by Steve Claridge in October 2000.
He was then out of work for two years, before the resignation of Stoke's manager Steve Cotterill early into the 2002-03 season led to Pulis being given the job that November. Pulis immediately found himself in a relegation battle and it looked likely that the club would be relegated back to Division Two, only a year after being promoted. However, Pulis completed the signings of striker Ade Akinbiyi and goalkeeper Mark Crossley, on loan from Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough respectively, who helped turn around the club's bad run. Stoke avoided relegation on the final day of the 2002-03 season with a 1-0 win over Reading at the Britannia Stadium, with Akinbiyi scoring the only goal of the game. In the following season, 2003-04, Pulis guided the club to an 11th place finish.
Tensions grew between the manager and chairmain, Gunnar Gislason, in the 2004-05 season. Pulis was frustrated with his lack of transfer funds which led to Dave Brammer and Steve Simonsen, both of whom were free agents, being his only significant signings prior to the start of the season. However, Pulis did add Anthony Pulis, his son, and Lewis Buxton to his squad in January 2005. The disagreement between Pulis and the club's Icelandic ownership culminated with Pulis parting company with the club on 28 June 2005. He was sacked for "failing to exploit the foreign transfer market" by then Stoke chairman Gislason. Following his dismissal, Pulis bemoaned the club's decision to sell Ade Akinbiyi to Championship rivals Burnley, stating: "We sold our top scorer and never replaced him." Dutch manager Johan Boskamp was named as Pulis' successor on 29 June 2005, only a day after Pulis was sacked.
After taking over as manager at Championship side Plymouth Argyle, Pulis managed to turn around a floundering team, to one that with the right investment could challenge for a top half/play off place in 2006-07. The turn-around coincided with the loan of West Ham United central defender Elliott Ward and the club improved even further with the permanent signing of Lilian Nalis from Sheffield United F.C. Plymouth Argyle ended the season 14th in the Championship table.
In May 2006 he was the subject of an approach from former club Stoke, who had recently parted company with manager Johan Boskamp, following Peter Coates' takeover of the club. Plymouth reportedly turned down this approach. However, on 14 June 2006 it was announced that Pulis would be returning as manager of Stoke City.
Pulis bolstered his squad for the 2006-07 with the permanent additions of Danny Higginbotham, Ricardo Fuller and Vincent Pericard. His most notable coup was the loan signing of Lee Hendrie from Aston Villa. Hendrie's arrival (along with the loan signings of Salif Diao, Andy Griffin and Rory Delap) coincided with a change of form for the Potters following a poor start to the season. Stoke went as high as 4th in the table prior to the January transfer window.
Pulis was named manager of the month for April 2007, after Stoke picked up eleven points from five league games. This unbeaten run lifted Stoke to 7th in the table, on equal points with sixth-place Southampton. However, a 1-1 draw against QPR on the final day of the season led to Stoke finishing eighth in the Championship. Pulis sold several key players prior to the 2007-08 season; club captain Danny Higginbotham was one of a number of players to depart, joining Sunderland for -3m. However, Pulis utilised the loan market again, signing five players on loan, including Ryan Shawcross from Manchester United. With a few of these loan signings joining on a permanent deal in the January transfer window.
Pulis guided Stoke City to promotion to the Premier League on the final day of the season. It was to be Stoke's first top flight campaign in 23 years. Upon promotion, Pulis admitted the need to strengthen his squad but he also made it clear that the club would not go 'over the top' with spending. Stoke's biggest summer signing was that of striker Dave Kitson, who joined from recently relegated Reading for -5.5m. Kitson was followed by the captures of Seyi Olofinjana from Wolverhampton Wanderers for -3m, Abdoulaye Faye from Newcastle United for -2.25m, Amdy Faye from Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee, Andrew Davies joined for -1.2m from Southampton, defender Ibrahima Sonko signed for an initial -2m fee from Reading and former Potter, Danny Higginbottom rejoined his former club from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. Pulis was also prepared to move players on, including his son Anthony Pulis and striker Jon Parkin. After an promising start to the season, Stoke's mid-season slump left them as one of the favourites for relegation. However, the January additions of Sheffield United's James Beattie and West Ham United's winger Matthew Etherington helped rejuvenate their season. The -3.5 million signing of Beattie was widely considered to be one of the most prudent purchases in English football that season. Stoke dipped in and out of the relegation zone until March, when a good run of form lifted them above the bottom three. Their 2-1 win away to Hull City on 9 May 2009 secured their Premier League survival. Pulis has received much praise for his work with Stoke on a limited budget, in particular his achievement of keeping them in the Premier League. He was mentioned as a possible candidate for the 2008-09 Premier League manager of the year award.
Pulis was awarded an honorary degree at the University of Staffordshire on 10 July 2009. He received the reward for his contribution in helping sports journalism students at the university.
Pulis participated in the 2009 London Marathon to raise money for the Donna Louise Trust which assists a children hospice . He completed the marathon in 4 hours 31 minutes 57 seconds.
Pulis is a Catholic and regularly attends church.
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'''Robert William "Robbie" Savage''' (born 18 October 1974 in Wrexham, Wales) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for and captains Derby County, and formerly played for the Welsh national team.
He gained notoriety for his playing style; in particular, his close-at-the-heels defending tends to wind up both opposition players and fans.
Savage has two sons with his wife Sarah.
Born in Wrexham, Savage attended Ysgol Bryn Alyn in Gwersyllt, until he completed his GCSE studies in July 1991. On leaving school, Savage joined Manchester United as an apprentice. Savage had said in the future he would like to finish his career at home town club Wrexham before going on to manage them. However, since signing a new contract at Derby earlier in 2009, that will expire in 2012, Savage said that this would be his last playing contract.
Savage started his playing career as a trainee striker at Manchester United. He played in the FA Youth Cup winning team of 1992, and was later given a professional contract, but never played a first team game for the club and signed for Crewe Alexandra in 1994.
He switched into midfield and proved himself as a highly competent young player at Crewe, helping them reach the Division Two playoffs in his first two seasons at the club; a remarkable feat for a newly-promoted club who had only played at this level twice in the previous 30 years. Crewe then made it third time lucky by sealing promotion via the playoffs in 1997. It was the first time that Crewe had reached the second tier of the English football league system, but shortly after helping Crewe win promotion, Savage handed in a transfer request to manager Dario Gradi.
When Leicester were relegated from the Premiership at the end of the 2001-02 season he transferred to newly-promoted Birmingham City for a fee of -1.25 million, signing a three-year contract. At the beginning of January 2005 he submitted a written request for a transfer, allegedly wishing to be nearer his ailing parents in Wrexham, despite the fact that Birmingham is closer to Wrexham than Blackburn is. On 19 January he completed a move to Blackburn Rovers for a fee of -3 million. Savage played well in his time at Birmingham, scoring 11 goals in 82 league games, his best ratio of goals to games to date.
Savage played well in his first five months as a Blackburn player, making 13 appearances.
In March, Savage called an end to his international career after new manager John Toshack dropped him for a World Cup 2006 qualifying game against Austria. His feud with Toshack and the Welsh FA continued long into the 05/06 season as Savage insisted he retired from international football only because Toshack told him he wasn't good enough to play for Wales.
In 2005-06, Savage was a regular performer for Blackburn, making 42 appearances and scoring once,
During the 2007-08 season, Savage endured further problems with his knee, suffering a knock in the 2-1 win at Spurs after being caught by Robbie Keane. Surgery was required which kept him out of the starting lineup for six weeks. Following the return of Steven Reid to the Rovers starting lineup and some good form by David Dunn, he found it harder to get into the starting eleven. Savage was well liked by the Blackburn fans and was given a standing ovation by a near capacity ground by the Rovers fans when he returned with Derby.
On 9 January 2008 Savage joined Derby County for a fee of -1.5 million on a two-and-a-half year contract, and later revealed that he had taken a pay cut to join Derby in his search for first-team football and had rejected a move to Sunderland because he felt Derby had wanted him more.
As the number 8 shirt, which he had worn at previous clubs, was already allocated to then-captain Matthew Oakley, he took the number 44 shirt because the numbers add up to 8.
He was appointed the new Derby captain after Oakley was sold to Leicester, and he skippered the Derby side in his first match, a 1-0 home defeat to Wigan Athletic. Savage's arrival, however, could not prevent his first season at the club from ending in relegation, and his performances were frequently below-par, something he acknowledged.
Rumours of Savage leaving Derby came in July 2008 when he missed out on every pre-season match. In August, Leicester City chairman Milan Mandaric declared an interest in Savage, which was dismissed by Derby.
After failing to break back into the first team, Savage was sent out on loan in October to Brighton for a month to keep match fit. He would later reveal one year later, in a build-up to a match between Leicester and Derby County, that he had tried to secure a loan deal to the Walkers Stadium (Leicester had declared an interest in him months earlier). Savage even telephoned club ambassador Alan Birchenall and former teammate Paul Dickov to put in a good word with manager Nigel Pearson. Pearson, however, "said no", despite Derby offering to pay "90 or 95 per-cent" of Savage's wages.
After Jewell was sacked, Nigel Clough was brought in as manager. Clough has shown faith in Savage and he has started the majority of games since Clough has taken over. Savage's performances have also improved and he is now a fan-favourite at Derby.
At the start of the 2009/10 season, Savage signed a new 2-year contract with the club on August 10, 2009, a day before being named in the Championship Team of the Week for his performance in the opening day victory over Peterborough United.
Savage retired from international football in September 2005 having attained 39 caps, saying he wished to concentrate on his club career. However, many people believe the reason he quit was due to a spat with Wales manager John Toshack. Savage did give the explanation that "John Toshack said it was my way or the highway - well I'm on the M56."
On 6 March 2006, he appeared on Welsh radio, partaking in a debate with pundit Leighton James over his exclusion from the Welsh squad. Early in his international career he clashed with former Wales manager Bobby Gould when he jokingly threw a replica of Paolo Maldini's shirt into a disposal bin before a match against Italy.
Savage's style as a midfield player is all-action and energetic, and he regularly collects yellow cards, holding the dubious distinction of being awarded the most yellow cards of any Premiership player in the league's history - 89 (jointly held with Lee Bowyer). A controversial player, Savage is loved by fans of teams he plays for and hated by many others, in part due to his style of play and in part due to several controversial incidents he has been involved in. Fans of Aston Villa, Derby, Tottenham, West Ham and Arsenal have accused him of simulation, whether to win a set play or to get an opponent red carded.
During a match against Newcastle United in August 2003, the referee Matt Messias swung his arm out and accidentally hit Savage in the face as Savage was running behind him. Savage went down to the floor holding his face and Messias called a halt to the game. Messias looked down to check Savage's condition, and Newcastle striker Alan Shearer pulled the red card out of Messias' pocket and showed it to the referee as a joke. Savage shortly got back up on his feet and had sustained no injuries, but fans, players and referees alike took much delight in this comical incident. It has been shown many times on Soccer AM as have many other recordings of Savage being hit in the face by the ball or an arm. One particularly memorable incident occurred at Arsenal's former ground, Highbury, when a ball kicked by Robert Pirs struck Savage in the face, to the delight and loud cheers of the home fans. Also, while commentating for 5 Live on the 17 January 2010 Premiership match between Aston Villa and West Ham at Villa Park, a clearance by Villa midfielder Stiliyan Petrov hit Savage on the nose causing some minor bleeding.
Savage has, however, only been sent off twice in his career: Once during an international game for the Welsh national team, and once during a Premier League game for Blackburn. He received his first-ever red card when he was sent off in Wales' World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland in September 2004 for reacting to a foul on him by midfielder Michael Hughes. Both Hughes and Savage were sent off, but, on later review, the punishment of Savage seemed harsh to some. Savage was ridiculed for threatening to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights over the decision. His once-impressive statistic of never being sent off in a Premiership match ended on 18 March 2006 when he was dismissed against Middlesbrough F.C. for two bookable offences. Both were controversial - the first for a challenge on George Boateng where he appeared to take the ball, and the second for handball when it seemed unintentional. Savage later admitted that he was probably due a controversial sending off because he had escaped punishment for illegal challenges in the past.
One famous example of his eccentric behaviour was while he played for Leicester. In an incident to become known as "Poogate" he used the referee's toilet before a game, claiming he had an upset stomach due to antibiotics he was on at the time. The Football Association charged him and he was fined -10,000, a decision that he appealed against, but lost. Leicester fined him two weeks' wages for the incident.
In his first season for Leicester, in the final minute of a league game between rivals Leicester and Derby at Pride Park, Savage dived in the penalty area. Leicester were awarded the penalty, which was converted, and meant they won the game 3-2. Savage's blatant dive, his hopeful look at the referee and his aggressive fist-pumping celebration in front of the home fans resulted in a torrent of abuse from the fans and in Savage being chased across the pitch by incensed Derby players, two of whom were booked. Derby fans regularly booed, jeered and abused Savage whenever he played against them, and when he became a Derby player in January 2008, he was treated with a mixture of hostility and indifference, partly over the incident, and partly over his average form. With the appointment of the club's new manager, Nigel Clough, in 2009, his performances improved to the extent that he has become a fan-favourite and he has largely been forgiven for the incident.
Savage is also famous for an incident at Villa Park, while playing for Birmingham City. After a tackle on him by Dion Dublin, a confrontation between the two and several other players occurred before Dion Dublin headbutted Robbie Savage. Dublin was sent off by referee Mark Halsey as result.
Stats accurate as at 19:37, 28 December 2009.
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}}'''Lewis Buxton''' (born December 10, 1983 in Newport, England) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday after signing on a permanent deal from Stoke City. Buxton is a defender; he plays predominantly as a right-back or as a centre-half, however he has also featured as a left-back during his time at Stoke.
A promising young defender, after working his way up through the Portsmouth youth ranks, Buxton made his first team debut at the beginning of the 2001/02 season, aged 17, in a 1-0 win at Stockport County. He was soon a regular in Graham Rix's squad.
However, following Harry Redknapp's appointment as manager at the club, and the subsequent influx of new players, Buxton found games harder to come by.
He was loaned out to Exeter City for October 2002, but upon his return to Fratton Park still found the competition too great. In January he was loaned to A.F.C. Bournemouth for the remainder of the season. He played 18 games whilst at Bournemouth, and helped them achieve promotion.
He returned to Portsmouth for the 2003/04 season, but by October he was again not in the first team picture, and so returned to Bournemouth for the season, this time playing 28 games for the Cherries.
It was a similar story during the 2004/05 season when Buxton failed to break into the team on a regular basis. After turning down several loan offers he decided to call time on his Portsmouth career and transferred to Football League Championship club Stoke City in January 2005.
Buxton has made over 50 appearances for The Potters to date, during his two seasons at the Championship side. He scored his first senior goal in Stoke's 3-1 defeat to Wolves in September 2005 .
He was sidelined for the first 2 months of the season due to a back injury, but he made his first start of the season in Stoke City's 1-0 win at Ipswich Town as a centre-half. However, he required an operation on his back, which kept him out for the remainder of the 2006-07 season. He since recovered and was ready for pre-season training, prior to the start of the 2007-08 season.
On 17 October, 2008 Buxton moved to Sheffield Wednesday on an initial one month loan deal. This was made a full deal on 26/01/09 after Buxton expressed his desire to leave Stoke and move to Wednesday. He signed a 2 and a half year contract. On 31 January 2009, Buxton scored his first goal for Wednesday against Birmingham City.
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'''Hayden Vernon Foxe''' (born 23 June 1977 in Sydney) is an Australian football (soccer) player currently with his hometown club Sydney FC in the A League.
Beginning his career at Sydney club Blacktown City he moved to Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he played from 1995-97. Foxe soon established a reputation as a talented young defender, earning a move to J-League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1998-99.
Becoming an important player both at club and international level, Foxe represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. He impressed enough to earn a move to England's West Ham United for the 2000/01 season. He was then immediately loaned to Belgian club Mechelen in order to build up his match fitness. Foxe returned to West Ham in March, but struggled in the Premiership, losing his place when then manager Harry Redknapp left the club later that year.
After playing only 12 games for West Ham, he moved to Portsmouth (then managed by Harry Redknapp) on a free transfer in May 2002. Foxe was an important player as Pompey won the 2002/03 First Division title, and in doing so were promoted to the Premiership. He was a regular in Portsmouth's side until a fractured bone in his foot ended his campaign at Christmas. He spent the rest of that season, as well as the 2004/05 season, rehabilitating.
New manager Alain Perrin elected not to renew his contract when it expired in June 2005, and he was released. Foxe returned to Australia to undergo an operation in an attempt to resolve his ongoing injury problems. Foxe trained with Leeds United during their 2006 pre-season campaign and signed a five-month permanent contract with the Yorkshire club on 11 August 2006.
Foxe attempted to rebuild his career at Leeds and since the departure of Kevin Blackwell, both care-taker manager John Carver and new manager Dennis Wise provided the Aussie with chances to perform. Foxe however only ultimately played a bit part in the 2006-07 season and was released at the end of the season when Leeds were relegated to English League One. He scored one league goal during his time at Leeds, against Luton in a 5-1 defeat.
In 2007 he returned to Australia to play for Perth Glory in the A-league and missed the first half of the season due to a knee injury but returned later in the season to play the last six games of the 2007-08 season. After finishing the 2008/09 season with Glory, he has been released.
On 07/01/2010 he was announced to have made a comeback to the A-League on a short term injury replacement deal with Sydney FC.
He has also been capped by the Australian national team, and was a member of the national squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
He is the brother from Damien Foxe, also a footballer.
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'''Jimmy Calderwood''' (born 28 February 1955) is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who is the manager of Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock. His son is Scott Calderwood.
Born in Govan, Glasgow, Calderwood started his professional career with Birmingham City as an apprentice in 1971, making his first team debut against Stoke City in 1972.
Calderwood first became a coach in 1991, of amateur club Rietvogels of Almelo.
After a two year spell with NEC, Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic moved to make him their new manager. Calderwood spent five seasons at East End Park, where he led the club to promotion to the SPL in his first season in charge.
In the summer of 2004 Willie Miller, returning to Pittodrie as Director of Football, brought Calderwood to Aberdeen to replace Steve Paterson as manager.
In December 2007, Calderwood led Aberdeen to the last 32 of European competition for the first time since 1986 with a surprising 4-0 demolition of FC Copenhagen at Pittodrie. With this great achievement, the Dons were rewarded by drawing FC Bayern Munich. Calderwood's team drew 2-2 with Bayern at Pittodrie on 14 February 2008, but Bayern pulled off a convincing 5-1 win against Calderwood's team in Germany the following week. Calderwood signed a 3- year contract to end a month of speculation about his future. Along with Calderwood, Assistant Manager Jimmy Nicholl and Coach Sandy Clark both signed similar 3- year contracts.
Calderwood took Aberdeen to that season's Scottish Cup semi final where they lost 4-3 to Dumfries First Division side, Queen of the South. This was despite two goals and an assist from Barry Nicholson playing against his home town club.
The 2008-09 season saw Calderwood come in for some stern criticism following the club's poor start to the campaign. ''The Dons'' failed to win any of their opening four home matches, and were beaten 4-2 by Kilmarnock in the League Cup. Fans became impatient with some claiming it was time for a fresh start just as the team recovered form and with the Dons comfortably into the race for 3rd place. On Sunday 18 January 2009 Calderwood led Aberdeen to a memorable victory over Celtic by 4-2 in a match that propelled Aberdeen to third in the league. Calderwood stepped down as manager of Aberdeen on 24 May 2009, after the team had qualified for a place in the UEFA Europa League with a 2-1 victory over Hibernian.
Calderwood was appointed manager of Kilmarnock on 14 January 2010, succeeding Jim Jefferies.
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'''Wilfred ("Wilf") James Mannion''' (16 May 1918 - 14 April 2000) was an English professional football player. Capped 26 times by England, he is regarded as one of Middlesbrough's greatest ever players, and along with George Hardwick, he is commemorated by a statue outside the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.
Born in South Bank, an industrial community outside Middlesbrough proper, he played in local leagues before he signed professional forms for Middlesbrough on 17 September 1936 at the age of 18.
During the Second World War, Mannion served with the army and was evacuated from Dunkirk. He later served in the Middle East and Italy but was invalided out of the forces with shellshock. He played four times for England in wartime internationals that did not carry full international status and he finally won his first full international cap when selected to play for England's opening post war fixture against Northern Ireland in Belfast on 28 September 1946, scoring a hat-trick.
Mannion had stunned Middlesbrough fans in 1947 when it seemed he was set to join lowly Oldham Athletic in the Football League Third Division, Middlesbrough then being in the prestigious First Division. The Lancashire club could not afford the prohibitive price tag Middlesbrough placed on him, and he was soon back at Ayresome Park. For Mannion this was a defeat, as he was attempting to sidestep the league's maximum wage of 10 pounds per week which was in force at the time. His plan had been to play and run a business at the same time, an option not available at a top rank club. His dispute with Middlesbrough over the transfer ultimately led him to refuse to re-sign his contract with the club and after jeopardising his England career, ultimately he continued to play for the club. Mannion played his final game for England on 3 October 1951 against France. He had collected 26 caps, scoring 11 times.
After initially retiring as a player in 1954, Mannion joined Hull City on 24 December of that year and decided to play on for another season. However, in a series of articles for newspapers he made several highly contentious statements, including allegations of illegal payments. Challenged to back up these by the Football League, he was banned for life and never played league football again. In 1956 he joined Cambridge United, then in the Eastern Counties League. Just before the end of that season the Football League announced that it was lifting Mannion's life ban, but he decided to stay at Cambridge for a further season. He retired in 1958, and after a spell running a pub in Stevenage returned to Teesside to work for ICI.
He had a joint testimonial match with George Hardwick on 17 May 1983. Hardwick is also commemorated by a statue, facing Mannion across a ceremonial brick walk behind the old iron gates from Ayresome Park, where both played.
On 14 April 2000, Wilf Mannion died in hospital, at the age of 81. Many Middlesbrough fans were greatly saddened at the passing of one of their heroes. He was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in recognition of his impact on the English league.
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'''Steve Bloomer''' (20 January 1874, Cradley, Worcestershire - 16 April 1938, Derby) was an English footballer and manager who played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s. Bloomer remains a legend at Derby County and the club anthem, Steve Bloomer's Watchin', is played before every home game. On 17 January 2009 a bust of Bloomer was unveiled next to the home dugout at Pride Park Stadium.
During his career Bloomer was a prolific goalscorer for both club and country. Although possessing only a slight frame, he was a menace to defenders due to his quick thinking. He was also able to shoot powerfully and accurately with either foot and his speciality was the ''daisy cutter'' - a low shot, hit with great power, speed and accuracy. In 536 English First Division games he scored 317 goals and, after Jimmy Greaves and Dixie Dean, he is the third highest all-time goalscorer in the division. He also scored 28 goals in 23 appearances for England. In his last international against Scotland in 1907 he scored a stunning goal.
Bloomer also played baseball for Derby County Baseball Club and helped them become British champions three times in the 1890s. He also played cricket at an amateur level. After retiring as a footballer he became a coach and worked with clubs in Germany, The Netherlands and Spain. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp. The highlight of his coaching career came in 1924 when he guided Real Unin to victory in the Copa del Rey. After returning to England he served as player-coach with Derby Reserves, worked as a newspaper columnist and as a grounds man at the Baseball Ground. In late 1937, while severely ill, Derby County paid for him to go on a cruise to Australia and New Zealand. He died three weeks after returning home in April 1938. His grave can been seen in Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby.
Although Bloomer was born in Worcestershire his parents, Caleb Bloomer and Merab Dunn, moved to Normanton, Derbyshire and then Pear Tree. Bloomer-s brother, Philip also briefly played for Derby County. However he only played one first team game and died of peritonitis in May 1896. The same year saw Steve Bloomer marry Sarah Walker. They subsequently had 4 daughters; two of whom died before they reached the age of 18; one died in 1917 while he was still in Ruhleben. Another, Hetty, married Alf Quantrill, who played for Derby County and England as an outside-left. Bloomer lived with another of his daughters, Doris Richards, toward the end of his life, after the death of his wife in 1936. Mrs Richards' son, Steve Richards, is a journalist. Bloomer's nephew, Ted Measures, signed for Arsenal F.C. in 1932.
As a youth he played football for St. James' School in the Derbyshire Minor Football League and on one occasion scored 14 goals in a single game. He then played for Derby Swifts between 1888 and 1891, before briefly playing for Tutbury Hawthorn in April 1892. However his appearance for this club in a cup competition against Gresley Rovers F.C. was declared illegal as he had already signed professional forms with Derby County.
Bloomer spent the majority of his playing career at Derby County, where together with John Goodall and Archie Goodall, he formed the backbone of a County side that regularly challenged for top honours during the 1890s and early 1900s. Bloomer scored four times on his County debut, against Darley Dale. He made his English First Division debut on 3 September 1892 in a 3-1 away win against Stoke City and scored his first league goal for County on 24 September 1892 in a home game against West Bromwich Albion.
While at Derby he was top scorer in the First Division on five occasions in 1896, 1897, 1899, 1901 and 1904. In 1896, together with John Campbell of Aston Villa, he was also the top goalscorer in any European league. He was also the leading Rams scorer for 14 consecutive seasons and scored 17 hat-tricks in the league. One of his best seasons came in 1896-97 when he scored 31 goals, including five hat-tricks, in 33 League and FA Cup games. Between 14 November 1896 and 5 April 1897 he scored 21 goals in 20 games. He also scored six goals for the club in a game against Sheffield Wednesday in January 1899.
Bloomer-s goals helped Derby finish runners-up in the First Division in 1896 and helped them reach three FA Cup finals in 1898, 1899 and 1903. He scored in the 1898 final, a 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest. On 3 September 1900 Bloomer scored the first-ever goal at The Hawthorns, the 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion being the first match played at the ground. After four years at Middlesbrough he returned to the Rams in 1910 and helped them win the Second Division title in 1912. He scored his last league goal for Derby against Sheffield United on 6 September 1913 and his last match was against Burnley on 31 January 1914 when he was 40 years and 11 days.
In March 1906 Bloomer joined Middlesbrough for a fee of -750. Among team mates at his new club were Alf Common, the first -1,000 footballer, and Fred Pentland. He was topscorer at Middlesbrough in both the 1906-07 and 1907-08 seasons. He also scored four goals in a game against Woolwich Arsenal on 5 January 1907.
Between 1895 and 1907, Bloomer also made 23 England appearances. He scored twice on his debut in 3 March 1895 in a 9-0 win against Ireland. He subsequently scored 19 times in his first 10 matches for England and eventually finished his international career with 28 goals. On 16 March 1896 Bloomer scored 5 goals for England against Wales and on 18 March 1901 he scored four goals against the same opposition. Bloomer thus became the first player to score two hat-tricks for England and was also the first to score four goals for England twice. During his international career Bloomer-s team mates included his County team mate John Goodall as well as Frank Becton, Jack Reynolds, Ernest Needham, Fred Spiksley, Samuel Wolstenholme and Vivian Woodward. Bloomer helped England win the British Home Championship eight times.
After retiring as a player Bloomer went to Germany in July 1914 to coach Britannia Berlin 92. However within three weeks of arriving the First World War broke out and he found himself interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spandau district of Berlin. Bloomer was one of several former professional footballers among the detainees. Others included his former England colleagues Fred Spiksley and Samuel Wolstenholme, his former Middlesbrough team mate Fred Pentland, a Scotland international, John Cameron, John Brearley, once of Everton and Tottenham Hotspur and a German international Edwin Dutton who had previously played for Britannia Berlin 92.
The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. The Ruhleben Football Association was formed and cup and league competitions were organised with as many as 1,000 attending the bigger games. The teams adopted the names of established teams and in November 1914, Bloomer captained a ''Tottenham Hotspur XI'', that also included Dutton, to victory in a cup final against an ''Oldham Athletic XI''. Spiksley also played in the game, refereed by Wolstenholme, although it is uncertain which team he played for. On 2 May 1915 an ''England XI'' featuring Pentland, Wolstenholme, Brearley and Bloomer played a ''World XI'' captained by Cameron. Bloomer also played cricket at the camp and in May 1915 a ''Rubleben XI'', featuring Bloomer and Brearley, played a ''Varsities XI'' in the Rubleban Cricket League. In July 1916 a ''Lancashire XI'', featuring Bloomer, beat a ''Yorkshire XI'' that included Wolstenholme.
In summer the prisoners turned to cricket on -The Oval-, played to packed houses. Bloomer smashed the camp batting record with a cool 204 and once recorded impressive bowling figures of 6 for 15. There was athletics too. Bloomer won the -Old Age Handicap- at the Ruhleben Olympics, sprinting the 75 yards in 9.6 seconds. Everybody in camp knew -Steve-. When he finally left Ruhleben in March 1918, a farewell football match was staged in his honour.
Immediately after the war Bloomer coached briefly in The Netherlands. In 1923 he became coach of Real Unin in Spain and in 1924 he guided them to victory in the Copa del Rey. During the 1920s the Copa was effectively a play-off to decide the Spanish champions. Teams qualified by winning their regional titles and Real Unin represented Guipuzcoa. Nine other regional champions also qualified and in the first round of the competition Real beat Sevilla FC, the champions of Andalusia, 3-1 on aggregate. In the semi-final they faced the Catalan champions, FC Barcelona, coached by another Englishman, Jack Greenwell. Greenwall-s squad included the likes of Paulino Alcntara, Sagibarba and Josep Samitier. Despite this Real beat FC Barcelona 5-1 after a replay and went on to beat Real Madrid, the champions of central Spain, 1-0 in the final.
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'''Robert Earnshaw''' (born 6 April 1981) is a Zambian-born Welsh international football player. He is a striker presently playing for Nottingham Forest. He is the only player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two (or the divisions under their previous names), the League Cup, the FA Cup and for his country at International level.
Earnshaw, nicknamed "Earnie", was born on the outskirts of the north central Zambian mining town of Mufulira on 6 April 1981. When he was five, his family moved to Malawi where David Earnshaw took charge of another coal mine and his youngest son began school. Again, the family's stay was to be a short one. In September 1990, following the death of her husband, Rita moved the Earnshaw family to Bedwas, a small Welsh town to the north of Cardiff, where they lived initially with her sister. Earnshaw still has a house there.
"It was the first time I had been away from Africa." he recalls. "It was just completely different, from one extreme to another. It was much colder as well, just every little thing was different, everyone spoke English over here and although I could speak a little bit I had to learn. But when you're a kid you just get on with it."
It was in Wales that he began playing football, kicking a ball around with friends between and after classes at Cardinal Newman RC School, Pontypridd, the school he moved on to after a spell at St. Helen's Primary. Cardinal Newman's was a rugby union-playing school so Earnshaw's first organised football match came at the age of 12 with local youth side Llanbradach. "We didn't win anything, we weren't the best," he says. "I only played one year and then I moved to GE Wales, which was a better team and we won a few local titles. I scored a lot of goals, 80 one season, 60 another when I was 14, 15, 16."
Those goals grabbed the attention of then Cardiff City youth team coach Gavin Tait, earning the youngster an invite to training, and, on 1 August 1997, a one-year YTS contract at Ninian Park.
In 2004 Earnshaw was transferred from Cardiff to West Bromwich Albion for -3 million, a fee that could have reached a maximum of -3.62 million with performance-related add-ons.
On transfer deadline day, 31 January 2006, Earnshaw signed for Norwich City for a fee of -2.75 million (rising to -3.5 million).
Derby County broke their transfer record, previously held by the -3 million transfer of Seth Johnson from Crewe Alexandra, by signing Earnshaw from Norwich City for a fee of -3.5 million on 29 June 2007.
later revealed to be Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United.
In May 2008, less than a year after signing for Derby, Earnshaw joined Nottingham Forest for -2.65m, signing a three year deal.
'''Premiership''', West Brom vs Charlton, 19 March 2005
'''Division 1''', Cardiff vs Gillingham, 19 September 2003
'''Division 2''', Cardiff vs Q.P.R., 29 November 2002 and Tranmere 14 March 2003
'''Division 3''', Cardiff vs Torquay United, 12 February 2000
'''FA Cup''', Cardiff vs Bristol Rovers, 19 November 2000
'''League Cup''', Cardiff vs Boston United, 11 September 2002, and Leyton Orient, 12 August 2003
'''International''', Wales vs Scotland, 18 February 2004
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'''Gabriel Ivn Heinze''' (born 19 April 1978 in Crespo, Entre Ros Province) is an Argentine football defender who plays for French club Marseille and internationally for Argentina.
Heinze began his career in his home country with Newell's Old Boys. Following attention from various European clubs, he then signed for Spanish La Liga outfit Real Valladolid, where he did not manage one single appearance in his first season. After that, Heinze was loaned to Sporting Clube de Portugal, going unnoticed throughout the season, after which he returned for a further two Valladolid years. At the close of the 2001 season, Heinze moved to Paris Saint-Germain, where he amassed over 100 overall appearances in three seasons, also helping the capital side to the 2004 French Cup.
In June 2004, Heinze joined Manchester United for a fee of -6.9 million. He marked his debut for United in September 2004 with a goal in a 2-2 draw against Bolton Wanderers,
Heinze was injured in a UEFA Champions League match with Villarreal CF on 14 September 2005, and was out of first-team action for the rest of 2005-06. Previous to the Villarreal match, he had scored two goals in the 3-0 second-leg qualifier win over Debreceni VSC.
On 22 August 2007, Heinze joined Real Madrid on a four-year deal, becoming the third United player to join Real (after David Beckham and Ruud van Nistelrooy), for a reported -8 million fee. He debuted on September 2 against Villarreal, coming on as a substitute for Ral. On 30 March 2008, he netted his first goal for Madrid in a 3-1 home win against Sevilla FC. In his first season with Real he won La Liga and the Spanish Supercup.
On 30 July 2009, Heinze joined Marseille on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He currently has scored for them twice in the champions league, the first against Milan and the second goal was the winning goal against Zrich.
Heinze first represented Argentina on 30 April 2003, in a friendly away win against Libya. The following year, he won a gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Despite missing most of 2005-06 due to injury, Heinze was called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals. In the quarter-final clash against Germany Heinze could only watch from the sidelines as Argentina lost out on penalties (he did not take a shot).
Heinze participated in the 2007 Copa Amrica, and scored his only goal from a free kick in the semifinals against Mexico in a 3-0 win. Argentina lost to Brazil in the final.
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'''Darren Huckerby''' (born 23 April 1976 in Nottingham) is a former English footballer who played as a forward.
Huckerby started playing professionally for Lincoln City, being purchased by Newcastle United in November 1995. After one uneventful year (which included a loan period at Millwall), he joined Coventry City for -1 million, signed by then City boss Gordon Strachan.
The striker's pace and dribbling ability, combined with a successful partnership with Dion Dublin saw Huckerby play a key role in Coventry's Premier League survival, culminating with a final day 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur in 1997. His success with the ''Sky Blues'' continued throughout the following season as Coventry enjoyed a ten-game unbeaten run and reached the quarter finals of the FA Cup, narrowly losing on penalties to Sheffield United. Huckerby scored several goals, most notably the winner in a 3-2 victory over Manchester United at Highfield Road, and he notched up 14 goals, his best Premier league return of goals.
He was sold to Leeds United the following summer for a reputed -6 million. His time at Elland Road was not a success, in 40 league games he scored only two goals against former club Coventry City
Manchester City signed him in December 2000 for -3.38 million, as they attempted to avoid relegation. Although the club did eventually go down, he stayed on and won a First Division championship medal, adding 26 goals in all competitions during the campaign, including two hat-tricks.
Huckerby started the new campaign as first choice, and scored the team's first goal of the season, a header against former employer Newcastle that secured a 1-0 win. However, the arrivals of Nicolas Anelka and Jon Macken meant less playing time, and he eventually ended up playing out the end of the season with Nottingham Forest, being part of the team that reached the Division One playoffs in 2003.
Huckerby spent a three-month loan spell with Norwich City, before signing permanently in December 2003, for a fee of -750,000, which rose to -1 million when ''the Canaries'' were promoted at the end of the season. At Norwich, Huckerby's career settled, and he netted 14 league goals in the First Division (citation needed ) in the 2003-04 season. He was instrumental in Norwich's march to the First Division championship in 2003-04, and came second in the supporters vote for player of the season behind Craig Fleming.
Reverting to a left wing role for much of Norwich's Premier League spell in 2004-05, Huckerby scored seven goals. He was linked with a move to Liverpool in January 2005 and to Celtic, the following summer, but spoke of his intention to see out his contract in East Anglia, even after relegation.
He was voted Norwich City player of the year by supporters in 2004-05 and 2006-07, and placed second behind Gary Doherty for the 2005-06 season, winning the award twice and adding two runner-up positions in his first four seasons. He was voted into the Norwich City Hall of Fame in 2004. On 13 April 2008, he played his 200th game for Norwich, in the East Anglian Derby against Ipswich Town. He scored a goal after running almost the length of the pitch and beating many players against Birmingham City in 2007.
On 4 May 2008, Huckerby scored in his final game for the club in a 4-1 defeat away at Sheffield Wednesday.
Huckerby moved to the United States joining Major League Soccer club, San Jose Earthquakes in July 2008.
He made his debut on 19 July 2008 against Toronto, in a 0-0 draw, and scored his first goal against New York Red Bulls on 27 July. Huckerby's move to San Jose went down in English folklore due to American television channel KRON proclaiming a few inaccuracies in an interview with him such as "He comes from the Nor Folk team in the North East of England" and proclaiming him to be a "Legend" several times. The video became a Youtube sensation, viewed almost 200,000 times.
In a crucial match for the Earthquakes, on 3 August 2008, Huckerby scored his second goal, against Los Angeles Galaxy, in a 3-2 Earthquakes win. On 30 August, he headed in the winning goal in the side's 2-1 victory over Kansas City Wizards, extending San Jose's unbeaten streak to seven games. During this stretch, Huckerby notched three goals and three assists.
On 11 November 2008, it was announced that Huckerby had won the 2008 MLS Newcomer of the Year Award.
During the 2009 Major League Soccer season, Huckerby underwent surgery to eliminate his hip injury. However on 16 September 2009, Huckerby announced that he was '99% sure' of his retirement.
Huckerby made one appearance with the England B team in 1998.
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'''Craig Fleming''' (born 6 October 1971 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) is a former footballer. He was a defender.
Fleming began his professional career with his hometown club Halifax Town (69 appearances, no goals) where he made his debut aged 16. He also picked up the Barclays Player of the Month award at the same age. In the summer of 1991 he moved to Oldham Athletic, where he made 192 appearances, scoring one goal. His spell at Oldham included three seasons in the top division in the early 1990s. In this period, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson described Fleming as "the best man-to-man marker in the country" after playing some memorable games against a young Ryan Giggs. In 1993 he was involved in Oldham Athletic's great escape when they narrowly avoided relegation from the premier league on goal difference. He became captain of the Latics in 1997 which was also the season when he left Boundary Park for Carrow Road, the home of Norwich City. In his first season with the Canaries he suffered some injury setbacks but this was soon behind him and he became a first team regular for nearly 10 seasons. In this time he also had spells of captaining his team and was a well respected member of the squad.
In 2003 Fleming was voted into to the Norwich City F.C. Hall Of Fame
On 23 October 2004 he made his 300th senior appearance for Norwich City in their home match against Everton.
Fleming was a key figure in the Norwich side that won the first division championship in the 2003-2004 season, and the supporters recognised his outstanding contribution - not just during that season but over several years - by voting him Norwich City player of the year ahead of Darren Huckerby (2nd) and Robert Green (3rd). During Norwich's Premiership season Fleming played every minute of every game, spending the most minutes on the pitch of any top flight player.
To mark the fact that the 2006-07 season was his tenth with the club, Norwich City granted Fleming a testimonial match against Newcastle United which took place at Carrow Road on 26 July 2006. This game finished 2-1 to Newcastle with Fleming playing for the majority of the game. In January 2007 Fleming joined Wolverhampton wanderers on a one month loan deal. There was increasing speculation that Bournemouth would attempt to sign Fleming during the January transfer window in 2007, but Rotherham United were the club to snap him up on a free transfer on 31 January.
Fleming signed for non-league King's Lynn shortly after the start of the 2007-08 season, where he was under the management of former coach Keith Webb. On 12 March 2008, however. Fleming announced his retirement due to a persistent ankle injury.
Fleming ended his Norwich City career finishing 12th in the all time appearance list after clocking up 382 appearances.
During his time a NCFC, Fleming became patron of two charities, The Matthew Project and Radio Broadland Kidz. During his testimonial season he held many events to raise money for both charities, including a hike 'n' bike around Norfolk in which he raised in excess of -23,000.
He is now working as First team coach at Lowestoft town f.c. Fleming also runs his own personal training and fitness business, details of this can be found on his website craigflemingfitness.co.uk. He regularly runs fitness features in the EDP newspaper.
In January 2009 Fleming became an Ambassador for Sport in Norfolk. In this role he visits schools and other youth organisations to help encourage young people to achieve through hard work and dedication.
Craig is currently studying for his UEFA A Licence.
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'''Giovanni Savarese''' (born July 14, 1970 in Caracas) is a former Venezuelan football (soccer) player of Italian descent who is best known for his stay with New York/New Jersey MetroStars of Major League Soccer.
In 1990, Savarese moved to the United States to play college soccer at Long Island University. That year, he also joined the Greek American AA of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League which he played for during the collegiate off-season. After college, Savarese joined the Long Island Rough Riders of the USISL and combined with future MLS stars Tony Meola and Chris Armas to lead the team to the 1995 USISL Championship. He was drafted by the MetroStars in the 9th round of the MLS Inaugural Player Draft and scored the team's lone goal in its first-ever game, a 2:1 loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy on April 13, 1996. Savarese would go on to score the first eight goals in team history (not counting an own goal by a Tampa Bay Mutiny player in the same game that Gio scored from a bicycle kick).
Savarese spent three seasons with the MetroStars, scoring a then-team record 41 goals and 94 points in league play and 44 goals, also a record, and 101 points in all competitions. Giovanni Savarese holds the record with the most goals in Metrostars history with 44 goals. He became a huge fan favorite, despite coming off the bench for long stretches of time. He was traded to the New England Revolution amid large fan outcry before the 1999 season and scored 10 goals for the Revs that year. He left MLS to sign for Italian club Perugia in 2000, but never played for the Serie A team as they loaned him out to Serie C1 club Viterbese.
Gio returned to MLS later in 2000, signing with the San Jose Earthquakes in mid-season but went scoreless with them in four games. Savarese then departed for Europe once again, this time signing with Welsh club Swansea City of England's Football League Second Division. He would go on to score 13 goals for the Swans in all competitions.
Savarese's vagabond career continued, as he played one game for English club Millwall and then went back to his native Venezuela to play for Deportivo Italchacao. After becoming an assistant coach at St. John's University, he tried out with the MetroStars in 2003, but failed to make the team. He would play one game for Italian Serie C club Sassari Torres, and then re-sign with the Rough Riders (then in the USL Pro Soccer League) in 2004, scoring five goals with the team that first put him on the US soccer map. In 2005, he returned to the MetroStars as the head of their youth development, a position he served in with re-branded Red Bull New York through 2007.He is no longer affiliated with the New York Red Bulls. He is now a commentator for Thursday night soccer on espn deportes. He continues to coach youth teams in New York.
Savarese scored 4 goals in 23 caps for the Venezuela national team.
3 of those goals were in world cup qualifiers.
His most notable goal was against Argentina.
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'''David Anthony O'Leary''' is an Irish football manager and former player. He is currently without a job, after leaving his position as manager of Aston Villa in July 2006. His managerial career began at Leeds United and later he managed Aston Villa. The majority of his playing career (19 years) was spent as a defender at Arsenal and his 722 appearances for them are a club record.
O'Leary was born in Stoke Newington, London on May 2, 1958 and moved to live in Dublin at the age of three. His father was born in Ireland and O'Leary later decided to play for the Republic of Ireland.
O'Leary signed for Arsenal as an apprentice in 1973. He soon progressed through the ranks at Highbury, playing in the reserves at the age of 16. He made his debut for Arsenal against Burnley on August 16, 1975, and despite being only 17, went on to make 30 appearances that season. For the next ten years he was ever-present in the Arsenal side, playing more than 40 matches a season (except for 1980-81, where he was injured and only played 27).
A calm and collected centre half, O'Leary was noted for his good positioning and elegant style of play. He was nicknamed by Arsenal fans "Spider" because of his long legs intercepting passes from the opposition. He won his first major honour with Arsenal when he played in their 3-2 win over Manchester United in the 1979 FA Cup Final. He also played in the 1978 and 1980 Cup finals, and the 1980 Cup Winners' Cup final, all of which Arsenal lost. In 1982 O'Leary became club captain, but reliniquished it to Graham Rix eighteen months later.
O'Leary broke numerous appearance records at Arsenal; he was the youngest person to reach the 100 and 200 match milestones, and he made his 400th appearance while still only 26. He passed George Armstrong's all-time record of 621 first-team games in November 1989. By this time, O'Leary was no longer automatic first choice (with the partnership of Tony Adams and Steve Bould at the centre of George Graham's defence), but he still turned in over 20 appearances as Arsenal won the 1988-89 First Division title thanks to a 2-0 win at Anfield on the final day of the season.
O'Leary won another League title in 1991 and an FA Cup and League Cup double in 1993, though by this time he was mainly used as a sub. He holds Arsenal's all-time record for appearances, with 722 first-team games, and over 1000 games at all levels, in a twenty-year long association with the club.
He joined Leeds on a free transfer in 1993 after 19 years at Highbury. Throughout 1993-94, O'Leary was a regular player in the Leeds side until he suffered an achilles injury, which ruled him out for the whole of the following season. He was still on the club's payroll at the beginning of the 1995-96 season but that September he gave in to his injury and announced his retirement from football at the age of 37, after only 14 appearances in all competitions.
O'Leary's international debut with the Republic of Ireland came as a teenager in a 1-1 draw with England in 1976. Following the appointment of Jack Charlton O'Leary was frozen out of the international set up for 2 years. After being left out of a squad for a mini tournament in Iceland in May 1986, O'Leary booked a family holiday which he decided not to cancel when he was eventually asked up to the squad following several withdrawals. O'Leary would not feature until November 1988 thus missing out on Euro 88.
The highlight of his 68-cap international career came in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. With Ireland in a penalty shootout with Romania, Packie Bonner saved Daniel Timofte's last penalty. It was O'Leary who then stepped up to take the decisive final penalty to win the shootout 5-4. O'Leary only played 26 minutes in the tournament after replacing Steve Staunton in the Romania match.
Shortly after the World Cup O'Leary scored his only goal for the Republic in a 5-0 win over Turkey in a Euro 92 qualifier.
When the former Arsenal manager George Graham was put in charge at Leeds United in September 1996, O'Leary was installed as his assistant. He remained in this position for two years until Graham moved to Tottenham.
After Graham left for Tottenham, the Leeds board offered Martin O'Neill the manager's position, but the deal fell through and O'Leary was instead promoted to the hot seat. At the end of 1998-99 Leeds finished fourth in the Premiership and qualified for the UEFA Cup. Their 1999-2000 campaign ended in the semi-final with defeat to the Turkish side Galatasaray.
On the domestic front, Leeds finished third in the Premiership and qualified for the Champions League. It would be their first campaign at this level since the 1992-1993 season. It was during this time that O'Leary endorsed a Game Boy Color computer game entitled O'Leary Manager 2000, which was released by Ubi Soft in 2000.
Leeds reached the semifinals of the Champions League in 2000-2001, where they lost to eventual runners-up Valencia. Their Premiership form also dipped slightly and David O'Leary's men had to settle for a UEFA Cup place. Although there was little indication of this at the time, this was a serious failure for the club because Peter Ridsdale had borrowed -60 million against future gate receipts, budgeting for prolonged Champions League involvement.
2001-02 began well for Leeds. They frequently topped the table during the first half of the season and were Premiership leaders on January 1, 2002. But a loss of form in the second half of the season saw them slump into fifth place, meaning that they would again have to settle for a UEFA cup place.
The season was thrown into turmoil by the involvement of four players, including first-teamers Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer, in an incident in Leeds city centre that ended in the assault and injury of an Asian student. O'Leary to some extent alienated the fans, and more importantly Ridsdale, by writing a book, ''Leeds United On Trial'', that some saw as cashing in on the troubles the club had suffered.
By June 2002, David O'Leary had spent almost -100 million on new players in less than four years for no reward in terms of trophies, but O'Leary had never finished outside the top six as a manager. Ridsdale sacked O'Leary as Leeds manager in the summer of 2002, replacing him with Terry Venables. O'Leary's departure signalled a downhill spiral for the club - highly attributable to the financial state that saw the sale of several key players - which would see three more managers (Venables, Peter Reid and Eddie Gray) come and go before the club was finally relegated from the Premiership in 2004 with -80 million debt.
O'Leary's fame at Leeds rests upon his promotion of a series of younger players, Jonathan Woodgate, Lee Bowyer, Alan Smith, Harry Kewell, Stephen McPhail, Eirik Bakke, Ian Harte and Danny Mills (signed for -4M from Charlton Athletic). He promoted several members of the youth team into an exciting Leeds side that played a pressing game relying on youthful enthusiasm. Alan Smith in particular exemplified this attitude and O'Leary's arrival seemed to many fans like the arrival of a new attitude at Leeds - bold, innovative and attacking.
As time went on, however, more players were signed and not played, particularly strikers. Meanwhile, obvious weaknesses in the team were neglected. For example, Ian Harte was the only left back at the club for a period. O'Leary could not be blamed for the financial crisis that overtook Leeds, but could be blamed for not turning his signings into a coherent team. Some players were unaccountably left out, and gradually the flow of young talent into the team stopped. Even so his dismissal came as a surprise and was the first indication of the growing crisis at Leeds United.
In a recent interview regarding the decline of Leeds, O'Leary stated that "''I never wanted to leave Leeds. The fans are fantastic to me here. I hope they stay up because I had great times at the club''" .
David O'Leary has since stated that he would like the chance to return as manager of Leeds United., now that Peter Ridsdale is no longer involved. The news was met with mixed views from Leeds United fans.
O'Leary, meanwhile, was linked with various other vacant manager's jobs throughout the 2002-03 season. He was hot favourite to become manager of Sunderland when Peter Reid was sacked in October and again when Howard Wilkinson was sacked in March. But O'Leary remained out of work until June 2003 when he was appointed manager of Aston Villa.
By the beginning of November 2003, Aston Villa were hovering just above the relegation zone. O'Leary managed to push a limited squad to perform successfully and consistently, led by the revitalised Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel, and by the final weeks of the season they were in with a real chance of a European competition qualification place. In the end they had to settle for sixth place - this season one place too low for European qualification due to Millwall's FA Cup final appearance and Middlesbrough's Carling Cup triumph. It was still a remarkable achievement from O'Leary, who had to deal with a downsized first team squad and a lack of transfer funds, and although some felt that Villa had overachieved in reaching 6th place, it was still creditable, with the club improving 10 places and now fans had some much needed optimism. The new found form of Angel, neglected under previous manager Graham Taylor, also saw Villa possess a dangerous weapon for the next season.
The 2004/05 season was somewhat disappointing, as Villa finished tenth in the league, a drop from the previous season, despite often giving performances suggesting that they could improve on the previous season's achievement. Despite this, O'Leary once again avoided any risk of relegation and signed AC Milan's international defender Martin Laursen, highly rated Chelsea prodigy Carlton Cole and acclaimed French midfielder Mathieu Berson, while still restriced by a tight budget imposed by chairman Doug Ellis. Although there were some criticisms of his relationship with fans and his motivational skills, O'Leary insured that there would be no scares like those suffered under Taylor's disastrous second era in charge. There was also much encouragement as a result of the return to form of the outcasted Lee Hendrie and the occasionally erratic Nolberto Solano, which seemed to dispel some doubt over his motivational skills.
Despite six summer acquisitions including Milan Baro and Kevin Phillips who added more quality to the squad, the 2005-06 season brought a disappointing turn for the worse for O'Leary. Injuries and suspensions decimated the squad, with only one fit centre back (Liam Ridgewell) available for selection at one point. Increasingly under-fire from fans and media alike, the season saw a highly embarrassing League Cup exit via a 0-3 defeat to League One side Doncaster Rovers. A series of poor results saw Villa hovering dangerously above the relegation zone going into December, with just 17 points from 17 games. However an improved winter period saw them move slightly up the league, with encouraging victories over Everton (4-0), Middlesbrough (4-0) and a well-earned point against runaway leaders Chelsea. In the end, Villa finished a disappointing 16th, just two places above the relegation zone. Following the relegation of local rivals Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, Villa were the only Midlands side playing Premiership football in 2006-07.
A storm broke surrounding David O'Leary and Aston Villa on 14 July 2006 when a press release from the Aston Villa players criticised Ellis and his ownership of Villa. The media furore finally came to a head when on 19 July 2006, O'Leary's contract as Aston Villa manager was terminated by mutual consent. As it happened, Ellis sold the club within a few months to Randy Lerner, and Martin O'Neill was appointed as manager.
Since leaving Aston Villa, O-Leary has been linked with several management positions, including the Republic of Ireland national team, West Ham, Celtic, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, and most recently the  Scotland national team. Recently linked to manage Burnley along with Paul Jewell.
His brother Pierce O'Leary played for Shamrock Rovers and Celtic and was capped seven times for the Republic of Ireland. His nephew, Ryan O'Leary of Kilmarnock F.C., declined to play for the Republic of Ireland Under 21s, choosing to play for Scotland, the country of his birth.
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'''David Gillespie Weir''' (born 10 May 1970 in Falkirk) is a professional association football player who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers, where he is club captain.
Weir began his professional career with Falkirk after having attended the University of Evansville in the United States. After four seasons with the Bairns, Weir then moved on to Heart of Midlothian where he won the 1998 Scottish Cup. Weir joined Everton in 1999 and spent seven years with the club, becoming club captain under two different managers. He moved to Rangers in 2007 and became club captain after Barry Ferguson was stripped of the role in April 2009.
Weir won his first cap for the Scotland national football team in 1997. He retired from international football in 2002 under Berti Vogts but returned when Walter Smith took charge. He is Scotland's joint seventh-most capped player, having won 65 caps.
As a teenager Weir trained with Celtic but did not sign a professional contract. However, unlike the vast majority of European players, Weir took a detour from professional football, to play college soccer at the University of Evansville from 1988 to 1991. Weir excelled at Evansville, and was named an NCAA All-American in 1990.
Upon returning from the United States in 1992, he signed for the then Scottish First Division side Falkirk and went on to play 134 games for them and scored eight goals. Weir also won the 1993 Scottish Challenge Cup Final on 12 December, playing in the side that defeated St Mirren 3-0 at Fir Park, Motherwell.
On 30 June 1996, Weir moved to Premier Division side Hearts. He made his debut for the club in a League Cup match against Stenhousemuir on 14 August 1996 and scored his first goal three days later. Weir netted Hearts second in a 3-2 win over Kilmarnock. His first sending off was in the infamous game against his future club Rangers at Ibrox on 14 September 1996. Rangers won the match 3-0 but Hearts had four players ordered off in a twenty minute spell.
Weir won his second career honour, the 1998 Scottish Cup beating Rangers 2-1 in the final at Celtic Park. He left Tynecastle the following season when he was purchased by Everton for -250,000. Weir played 116 games for Hearts and scored twelve goals.
Weir joined Everton on 16 February 1999 and made his debut in a league match against Middlesbrough the next day. He had a very successful time with the Merseyside club playing regularly for eight years, making 269 appearances (scoring 10 goals in the process), playing in European competition, becoming club captain under two different managers - Walter Smith and David Moyes - and winning the bulk of his Scotland caps on the strength of his performances for the Toffees.
On 16 January 2007, Weir signed for Rangers on an initial six-month deal after Everton released him from his contract early. He teamed up again with former manager Walter Smith
His performances for the Glasgow club were enough to secure himself a one-year contract. After his man-of-the-match performance against St. Mirren on 8 April 2007, he revealed that he may remain at Rangers for the 2007-08 season after discussing the issue with his family. His agent met with Rangers on 19 April to discuss a possible extension to his contract, which was due to expire at the end of the SPL season. Weir signed a one-year extension to his deal, keeping him at Rangers until the end of the 2007-08 season.
He scored his first Rangers goal against FK Zeta in a UEFA Champions League qualifier, on 31 July 2007.
Weir earned his first cap for Scotland in a 1-0 defeat to Wales on 27 May 1997.
Although he retired from international football in 2002, after receiving criticism from the then-manager Berti Vogts due to his performance in Scotland's Euro 2004 qualifying match against the Faroe Islands, he returned to international football when Walter Smith was appointed as manager in December 2004.
Weir is a member of the Scotland national football team roll of honour, having won his 50th Scotland cap against Lithuania on 6 September 2006, in which he captained his country to a 2-1 win.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first''
''Correct as of 23:25, 30 December 2009''
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'''Ivor John Allchurch''' MBE (16 December 1929 - 10 July 1997) was a Wales international footballer.
During his professional career Allchurch played for Swansea Town, Newcastle United and Cardiff City, where he amassed 691 games scoring 249 goals. His record of 68 caps for Wales stood until 1986, when it was exceeded by Joey Jones total of 72 caps. Ivor also held the record number of goals scored for Wales, 23, which was eventually broken by Ian Rush scoring 28. His talents were only recognised on a global scale after his performance for Wales during the 1958 World Cup, in which he helped them to reach the quarter finals.
He is known as 'The Golden Boy' of Welsh football.
Ivor Allchurch was born on the 16th October, 1929 in Swansea. Allchurch was first spotted playing football on a playing field called Cwm Level, in the Plasmarl area of Swansea, were he lived at the time. Joe Sykes, a Swansea Football Club scout and a former player of Swansea Town, was there to watch another player but after watching Allchurch play he knew he'd 'unearthed a gem of great quality'. After gaining Allchurch's father's permission, Mr Sykes, as he was known by the players, took Ivor to meet the then manager of Swansea Town, Haydn Green.
Allchurch started his career at his home-town side Swansea Town in 1947, although he did not make his league debut until the 1950-51 season because of National Service, and went on to make 445 appearances and score 164 goals.
He joined Newcastle United in 1958 for a fee in the region of -28,000. He later played for rivals Cardiff City and returned for a second spell at Swansea, at the age of 35. He was released by Swansea at the end of the 1967-68 season and signed for Worcester City. He later had a spell as player-manager of Haverfordwest County and ended his career at Pontardawe Athletic at the age of 50. Allchurch played 691 league games and scored 249 goals in his professional career.
He made his international debut against England in 1951 and played his final game for his country against Chile in 1966. In all, Allchurch scored 23 goals for Wales (a record until 1986) in 68 appearances (also a record until 1986). He was also a regular member of the Welsh squad that played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.
A similar player to Northern Ireland's Peter Doherty, Allchurch was a talented footballer, able to move past players with ease. His overall game was unhurried, consisting of pinpoint passes. He had a strong left-foot shot that could also be very accurate, scoring most of his goals from outside of the box. On and off the pitch Ivor has been described as 'a gentleman', with a quiet unassuming manner.
Ivor Allchurch died in 1997, aged 67, at his home in his much loved City of Swansea. His funeral service, held at the city's Morriston crematorium, was attended by hundreds of people including many famous footballers.
Below are just a few of the words of praise for Allchurch's footballing ability and his modest character.
''"Ivor never needed a number on his back for identification. His polish, his class could not be missed. He vies with the greatest of all time, yet he has a modesty that becomes him"''
'''Sir Matt Busby - Manchester United Manager'''
''"He was a great player, with footballing presence and charisma"''
'''Sir Bobby Charlton - England and Manchester United Midfielder'''
''"One of the best inside-forwards I have ever played against"''
'''Bobby Moore OBE - England and West Ham Defender'''
To celebrate Allchurch's achievements for his local club, it was originally decided that money should be raised for a bust of him, which was raised by Swansea City supporters.
There is now a statue in honour of him outside 's Liberty Stadium. His brother, Len, was also a footballer.
In 1966, he was awarded an MBE in recognition of his services to football and is also a member of the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.
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'''Phillip Anthony "Phil" Bardsley''' (born 28 June 1985 in Salford) is an English footballer (although he is also eligible to play for Scotland or the Republic of Ireland). He currently plays for Sunderland, having been signed from Manchester United in January 2008.
Bardsley attended Hope High School, Salford, along with former United team-mate Mark Howard. Bardsley started his career with Charlestown Lads Club before signing for Manchester United.
Bardsley grew up near Manchester United's old training ground, The Cliff, and has stated he would often go there on his school holidays to see his heroes train. Prior to his departure for Sunderland, he was the only current player who progressed through all the levels of the academy, starting out at the club at the age of 8.
Bardsley was occasionally included in UEFA Champions League and League Cup squads for Manchester United. In 2004, he spent four months on loan to Manchester United's Belgian feeder club, Royal Antwerp. On 16 March 2006, he joined Championship side Burnley, where he played on loan until the end of the season. He has played five games and scored a first minute own goal against Southampton.
He was sent out on loan again at the start of the 2006-07 season, this time to Scottish Premier League club Rangers. On 9 September 2006, he scored his first goal for Rangers against Falkirk.
On 8 January 2007, Bardsley joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season, playing his first Premiership game against Watford on January 20. It was announced on 1 May 2007 that Bardsley would be returning to Manchester United when his loan deal with Villa ran out because Martin O'Neill did not want to make the move permanent. On 15 October 2007, it was confirmed Bardsley would join Sheffield United on loan until January 2008. He made his full debut for the Blades a few days later in a 1-1 draw with Preston at Bramall Lane. Despite the Blades agreeing a deal with Manchester United to sign him permanently.
On 22 January 2008, Bardsley joined Sunderland on a three and a half year contract in a deal that could eventually be worth up to -2m. He said of the move, "Sunderland is a great club with a great manager (Roy Keane) and it is an honour to play for them". He made his debut in the 2-0 win against Birmingham in the Premier League on 29 January. On 27 August 2008, he scored his first goal in English football to level a Carling Cup match between Sunderland and Nottingham Forest.
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'''Anthony William Currie''' commonly known as '''Tony Currie''' (born 1 January 1950 in Edgware, Middlesex) is an English former footballer who had significant spells for Sheffield United, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers as well as representing England.
He was an effervescent and exuberant attacking midfield player with the vision and ability to strike long dangerous passes. His nephew, Darren Currie, also a midfielder, currently plays for Chesterfield.
Currie was a talented schoolboy footballer who represented Hendon Boys before joining Queens Park Rangers as an amateur, whilst working for a building firm. He joined Chelsea as an apprentice, but was released and moved to Watford to complete his apprenticeship, earning England Youth honours in the process. He turned professional in May 1967 and made his league debut the following season.
He was transferred to Sheffield United on 1 February 1968 for -26,500. He scored on his debut against Tottenham Hotspur with a header on the 26th but missed the next game on 2 March as it was his wedding day. 'TC' as he was nicknamed by Sheffield United fans, was idolised in his time at Bramall Lane.
In June 1976 he moved to Yorkshire rivals Leeds United for -250,000, making his Leeds debut in a 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion. His skills made him a firm favourite at Leeds and he played arguably the best football of his career during his 124 games and 16 goals at Elland Road. Currie's form helped Leeds reach the League Cup semi-finals in 1978 and 1979, and in the 1978-79 season Leeds finished 5th to qualify for the UEFA Cup. However, disputes with manager Jimmy Adamson resulted in his sale to Queens Park Rangers in August 1979.
Currie captained Rangers in the 1982 FA Cup Final replay, but his career was badly affected by injuries and, after 5 goals in 81 games, he dropped out of league football and into semi-retirement from the game. He moved to Canada and spent 2 months playing for the Toronto Nationals, joining Chesham United on his return to England. He subsequently joined Southend United on non-contract terms before being persuaded by David Webb to join Torquay United in February 1984. He scored once in 16 games for the Gulls.
He moved to Tranmere Rovers in October 1984, but left without appearing in their first team, leaving him with 81 goals in 528 league games. He moved into non-league football, playing for Dunstable Town, Hendon and Goole Town before being appointed Football in the Community co-ordinator at Sheffield United in February 1988, a post he still holds today.
During his time at Sheffield United, he broke into the England team, winning the first of his 17 caps in 1972. He was capped 11 times whilst at Leeds.
He played in the dramatic World Cup qualifier against Poland, which was held at Wembley Stadium in 1973. England dominated the match, but could only draw 1-1 and failed to qualify.
3. Huntley, E.J. (2007). A Quality Player: The Life and Career of Tony Currie. Pickard Communications. ISBN 9781905278183.
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'''Roger Hunt''', MBE (born 20 July 1938 in Golborne, Lancashire) is an English former footballer.
Hunt played for Stockton Heath, Bury, Stockton for a second time, Devizes Town and Stockton again before manager Phil Taylor signed him for Liverpool on 29 July 1958. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 9 September 1959 in a Second Division fixture at Anfield against Scunthorpe United; Hunt scored in the 64th minute to give the Reds a 2-0 victory. This goal was the first of many - he would go on to score 286 goals for the club, 245 of them in the league, which remains a club record.
Roger Hunt was a major factor in the Reds success under Bill Shankly in the early 1960s, gaining promotion to the First Division in 1962, after the club had finished 3rd or 4th, and thus just outside the promotion spots for five consecutive years from 1956 to 1961.
Hunt appeared in 41 of the 42 league games and scored 41 goals in season 1961-1962, averaging one goal per game. His goals helped propel Liverpool to a comfortable eight point title win over runners-up Leyton Orient and included five hat-tricks, coming against Leeds United, Walsall, Swansea, former club Bury and Middlesbrough.
It was a similar story in 1963-64 and 1965-66, with Hunt again the top scorer (as he was for eight straight seasons) as Liverpool won the League championship, scoring 31 goals from 41 games and 30 goals from 37 appearances respectively.
In between the two titles, in 1965 he was instrumental in the side winning the FA Cup for the first time. Hunt scored four times in a cup run that saw West Bromwich Albion, Stockport County, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City and Chelsea all defeated as Liverpool reached the final for the first time since 1950. In the final, after a goal-less 90 minutes, Hunt scored the opening goal in the 93rd minute as the Reds recorded a 2-1 victory over Leeds at Wembley. He would also score Liverpool's only goal in the final of the Cup Winners Cup the following year as they went down 2-1 to Borussia Dortmund.
On 22 August 1964, Hunt scored against Arsenal after 11 minutes in a 3-2 home win, the first ever goal seen on the BBC's flagship football highlights programme ''Match of the Day''.
Hunt was capped 34 times for his country, with his debut given to him by Walter Winterbottom whilst he was still a Second Division player on 4 April 1962, in a friendly against Austria at Wembley. He scored on his international debut as England won 3-1. He then went to the 1962 World Cup finals in Chile, but was not selected to play.
England had been given the go ahead to host the 1966 FIFA World Cup and Hunt, along with club mates Ian Callaghan and Gerry Byrne were selected for the 22 man squad by manager Alf Ramsey.
Hunt was one of three forwards selected for the tournament. He initially partnered Tottenham Hotspur striker Jimmy Greaves up front but following a leg injury to Greaves he played alongside Geoff Hurst of West Ham United.
Hunt played in all six games, scoring three times, as England went on to win the Jules Rimet trophy after a 4-2 extra time win over West Germany in the World Cup Final at Wembley.
Roger Hunt is the player whom strike partner Hurst always mentions when discussing his controversial second goal in the final when the ball hit the crossbar and bounced down - Hurst always says that Hunt, the closest player to the ball, would have followed up to score himself if he'd been in any doubt, but he turned away in celebration of a certain goal.
Back in the domestic game, Shankly's Liverpool team of the 1960s was beginning to age and be replaced, and this included Hunt, who after 492 appearances and 245 goals was allowed to leave on 16 December 1969 to join Bolton Wanderers, with whom he played 76 games and scored 24 goals.
Only Ian Rush has since surpassed his goalscoring total for Liverpool, though Rush scored fewer League goals than Hunt, who still holds that particular Liverpool Football Club record.
After retiring from football, Hunt formed a haulage company and became a sitting member of the pools panel, who predict the results of games affected due to adverse weather in order for pools participants to be still able to win the prizes available.
In 2000, Hunt joined fellow 1966 heroes the late Alan Ball, George Cohen, Nobby Stiles and Ray Wilson in receiving the MBE, after a campaign by sections of the media surprised by the lack of recognition for their part in England's biggest day in football. Their other six team mates, plus manager Alf Ramsey, had already received honours of one form or another.
Roger Hunt was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006, recognising his achievements in the English game. He now runs a joinery company and was voted at No.13 by Liverpool fans on the official Liverpool Football Club web site (
He continues amongst the Liverpool supporters to be known as "Sir" Roger Hunt, despite his lack of a Knighthood from the reigning monarch.
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'''John Francis O'Shea''' (born 30 April 1981) is an Irish professional footballer, who currently plays for Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Born in Waterford, O'Shea moved to Manchester when he was 17 and is considered by many as one of the most versatile players in the Premier League. He has played in every position for Manchester United, including a brief spell as an emergency goalkeeper in a match against Tottenham.
Prior to joining the Manchester United academy, O'Shea played for the local youth teams in his native Waterford where he was first spotted by United scouts. He signed professional forms at the age of 17 and made his professional debut in 1999 against Aston Villa at Villa Park in a 3-0 Football League Cup defeat.
Following loan spells at Bournemouth and Belgian side Royal Antwerp he returned to Manchester and began to feature in the United first team in the 2002-03 season, demonstrating versatility by playing at left-back, right-back, centre-back and central midfield during the successful 2002-03 Premiership campaign.
In 2003-04, United were without Rio Ferdinand after he began a suspension for missing a drugs test in January, and O'Shea took over from Ferdinand in central defence, helping United reach the FA Cup Final where they triumphed 3-0 over Millwall.
He displayed indifferent form in the 2004-05 season and was linked with a move away from Manchester, with Newcastle and Liverpool being linked with the Irishman. One of the highlights of Manchester United's otherwise slightly disappointing season was the 4-2 away victory against Arsenal, in which O'Shea scored the fourth goal by chipping Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia from the edge of the 18 yard box.
An injury to Gary Neville in the 2005-06 season also gave O'Shea more first-team opportunities. He was criticised for his lacklustre performances that season, and was reportedly one of the players lambasted by United veteran Roy Keane in a controversial interview on the club's MUTV channel.
On 4 February 2007, during league game against Tottenham Hotspur, O'Shea deputised for Edwin van der Sar in goal after the van der Sar was taken off the pitch for a broken nose, while Manchester United had already used all three substitutes. During this time he denied his Republic of Ireland teammate Robbie Keane a goal with a save a few minutes before full time. Following this incident, United fans chanted ''"Ireland's number one"'' in O'Shea's honour.
A month later he won over many United fans by scoring an injury time winner against Liverpool at Anfield for United in the league, having come on as a substitute for Wayne Rooney. This goal was important in United going on to regain the Premiership trophy for the 2006-07 season. He also rescued his team against Everton in one of the final games of the season, when he bundled the ball in the net after Everton goalkeeper Iain Turner fumbled a Ryan Giggs corner. United went on to win 4-2. This was perhaps an even more decisive goal, as Bolton were drawing with Chelsea at the same time and defeat would have let Chelsea back into the title race. He scored another goal from close range, in a 2-1 defeat away to Portsmouth that season, this goal came during an injury hit part of the season, were O'Shea, as a versatile player, was required to play at full back. O'Shea had a shooting accuracy of 100% and scored with 80% of his shots in the 2006-07 season.
thumb|upright|John O'Shea playing in the 2008-09 Champions League semi-final.
During the 2007-08 season, Manchester United used O'Shea as an emergency striker due to injury problems. His use as a striker gave him the distinction of having played in every position for Manchester United. In November 2007, O'Shea extended his contract at Manchester United, to keep him at the club until 2012. Throughout the 2007-2008 season O'Shea came off the bench several times and proved important as a utility player on the way to a European double. O'Shea captained his club for the first time, during a 2-0 home defeat to Coventry City in the League Cup Fourth Round.
Throughout the 2008-09 season, O'Shea became a regular within the team, deputising at right back because of injuries to Gary Neville and Wes Brown. On 20 January 2009, O'Shea scored his first goal of the season against Derby County in the 2nd leg of the Carling Cup semi-final. O'Shea then started the 2009 Football League Cup Final, before being replaced by Nemanja Vidi on 76 minutes, United won the game 4-1 on penalties. On 29 April 2009, O'Shea scored the only goal of the game in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, this set United up to go on and win in the second leg by 4-1 on aggregate. O'Shea started and played the full 90 minutes in the 2009 Champions League Final 2-0 loss to Barcelona, and by many accounts was one of United's better performers on the night. Sir Alex Ferguson had promised O'Shea, who was an unused substitute in the 2008 Champions League Final, a starting place in the 2009 final for his contribution to the team that season.
O'Shea captained United for the first time in their first game against Birmingham City in the 2009-10 season. He celebrated his 350th appearance fittingly by scoring his first league goal in over two years against Stoke City on 29 September 2009, firing a header in a 2-0 win.
O'Shea earned his first senior cap for the Republic of Ireland on 15 August 2001, when he came on as an 84th minute substitute at home to Croatia. His debut ended in disappointment, however, when he gave away a penalty in injury time, which resulted in Ireland conceding their lead, and the game ending 2-2. His versatility has earned him a place in the starting eleven. Although played in various positions during last few qualifying campaigns, he has made the defensive slot his own, mainly in central defence with Richard Dunne and at right back on occasion or filling in for injured players.
During the 2010 World Cup qualifying, O'Shea was ever present in the starting line-up for 8 of the 10 games. In the 1 April 2009 crunch clash with Italy, he was elbowed in the forehead by Giampaolo Pazzini, who earned the record for the fastest sending off in Italian football history. After receiving treatment for the bleeding, O'Shea continued playing all 90 minutes.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 5 December 2009''
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'''Denis Joseph Irwin''' (born 31 October 1965 in Cork, Ireland) is a former Irish football player who is best known for his long and successful stint at Manchester United, where he established himself as one of the most important players in the United team that won a host of major trophies during the 1990s and at the start of the 2000s.
He was capped by the Republic of Ireland national side 56 times, scoring four goals and featuring in the side that reached the second round (last 16) at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Earlier in his career he played for Leeds United and Oldham Athletic.
Denis Irwin grew up in Cork and was educated at Coliste Chrost R. As a schoolboy he excelled at both Gaelic football and hurling, and played at Croke Park more than once, on one occasion marking future Irish team mate, Niall Quinn.
Irwin began his career with Leeds United in 1983, making 72 appearances in the Second Division, before moving on to Oldham Athletic on a free transfer in 1986. He helped Oldham reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup and the final of the Football League Cup in 1990 before he was transferred to Manchester United for a fee of -625,000.
In 12 years at Old Trafford, he made 296 Premier League appearances and won seven Premier League title medals, as well as three FA Cup winners medals (1994, 1996 and 1999), a League Cup winner's medal and Champions League and Cup Winners' Cup honours. He was comfortable in either of the full back positions and an expert at free kicks and penalties, and even in his mid thirties he was United's first choice left-back in preference to the much younger Phil Neville.
Irwin made his last appearance for Manchester United at Old Trafford against Charlton Athletic on the final day of the 2001-02 Premier League season (12 May 2002), which ended in a 0-0 draw. For his final game as a Manchester United player, Alex Ferguson awarded him the captain's armband.
Irwin joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a free transfer in July 2002, coincidentally at the same time as his former Manchester United teammate Paul Ince made the move to the West Midlands club, having previously been at Middlesbrough. Irwin scored twice in his first season at Wolves, against Burnley
After Wolves won promotion to the Premier League in 2003, Irwin was applauded by the Manchester United supporters when he walked onto the pitch at Old Trafford. Wolves were relegated at the end of the 2003-04 season, and the 38-year-old Irwin then announced his retirement.
Since 2004, Denis Irwin has been back at Old Trafford working as a presenter at MUTV.
Irwin was capped 56 times for the Republic of Ireland between 1990 and 1999, and scored 4 goals. He played for his country at the 1994 World Cup.
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'''Jovan Kirovski''' (born March 18, 1976 in Escondido, California) is an American soccer player of Macedonian descent who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
Kirovski joined Manchester United's youth team in 1992, becoming the first American to sign with the club. He led the reserve team in scoring in 1996, but was not able to break into the first team because of work permit regulations. After that season, he signed with Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. Kirovski spent the next four seasons in Germany, playing sparingly for Dortmund; he did however play and score in Dortmund's 1996-97 Champions League campaign, becoming the first American to win the competition. His only significant playing time in Germany was in the 1998-99 season, when Borussia loaned him out to second division club Fortuna Kln.
In 2000, Kirovski signed with Portuguese club Sporting CP, but once again could not get much playing time. After a season there, he went back to England, signing with Football League First Division club Crystal Palace. In 2002, Kirovski signed with Birmingham City, but after two seasons and not much first-team action there, he signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy. In his first season in MLS, Kirovski scored eight goals. In 2005, the Galaxy traded him to the Colorado Rapids for a first round pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. After spending the 2008 season with the San Jose Earthquakes, he rejoined the Galaxy in a November 2008 trade.
Kirovski made his US national team debut at the age of 18 on October 19, 1994, against Saudi Arabia, and played at the 1996 Olympics and the 1999 and 2003 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Kirovski has 62 caps in total with the US, but has never been selected for a World Cup squad.
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'''Edward "Eddie" Johnson''' (born 31 March 1984 in Bunnell, Florida) is an American soccer striker. He currently plays for Aris Thessaloniki in the Greek Super League, on loan from Fulham of the Premier League.
Johnson also plays for the United States national team. He represented the United States in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
An established player on the U.S. Under-17 team and having trained at the IMG Soccer Academy, Johnson became one of the youngest players to sign with MLS, and was drafted by Dallas Burn as a Project-40 player in the second round of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. In his first three years in the league, he did not get much playing time, and was very inconsistent when he did get on the field. Johnson scored just seven goals for Dallas in those seasons, while missing a lot of time with US youth national teams.
Johnson came into his own at the end of 2003 at the FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates. He scored four goals, three from the penalty spot, and notched one assist to win the tournament's Golden Shoe as the top scorer, becoming the youngest player to achieve that feat in MLS history.
Johnson received his first cap and scored his first goal for the senior United States team against El Salvador on October 9, 2004, becoming one of a small group of American players to get his first international goal in a World Cup qualifier. He then scored a hat-trick in his second appearance, all in a 17-minute spree against Panama, just four days later. Johnson totaled seven goals in his first six World Cup qualifiers and is already third on the U.S. all-time scoring list in World Cup qualifiers, earning himself limited playing time during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
In January 2005, S.L. Benfica offered what would have been an MLS-record $5 million transfer fee for Johnson, but Johnson and the league both rejected the offer.
In May 2005, Johnson suffered an injury to the toes of his right foot that sidelined him until August of that year. After returning to MLS in August - he scored only five goals during the season - and making a brief re-appearance with the national team on September 7, 2005, Johnson reinjured his toes in mid-September and was sidelined until January 2006. With Dallas in salary cap trouble, Johnson was traded to the Kansas City Wizards on February 14, 2006 for two allocations.
In August 2006, MLS had reached an agreement with Spanish club Real Sociedad for a year-long loan but the plan fell through because the new ownership of the Wizards were not happy with sending Johnson. The loan would have made Johnson the first American outfield player and second American overall to play in La Liga, following goalkeeper Kasey Keller.
In November 2006 it was announced that Johnson would be training with English Premier League club Reading during the MLS offseason, but he did not sign with the club.
In 2006 and early 2007, Johnson suffered a decline in form, scoring only twice in the 2006 MLS season and failing to make an impact with the national team. However, Johnson returned to form with the start of the 2007 MLS season, notching twelve goals and three assists in his first eleven games. On June 2, 2007, Johnson became the first player ever to score back to back hat-tricks in MLS play when he scored three goals against the New York Red Bulls, following a three goal performance against the New England Revolution the previous week on May 26.
In the month of July 2007, Johnson saw increased speculation over a transfer to the Premier League. Derby County had been most vocal, with Derby manager Billy Davies confirming that he would explore the U.S. market. However, after MLS accepted a $6 million bid from Derby, Johnson reportedly nixed the deal as he preferred to finish his season in Kansas City. Johnson revealed his contract is structured to give him final say over whether he is purchased by 15 designated clubs. Johnson left the U.S. National Team camp in California on January 17, 2008; he completed a transfer to Fulham on January 23, 2008, signing a contract extending until the summer of 2011.
He joined Championship side Cardiff City on loan for the 2008-09 season in August,
Johnson returned to Fulham from Cardiff City for the 2009-10 season. He featured in the majority of Fulham's pre-season fixtures, scoring in a friendly at Australian club Melbourne Victory, was on the bench for Fulham's 3-0 victory over Vetra in the first leg of the third round of the Europa League, and came on as a late substitute in and recorded an assist in Fulham's 3-0 win in the second leg against Vetra.
On 31 December 2009 Johnson joined Greek side Aris Thessaloniki on loan for the remainder of the 2009-10 season.
On 13 January 2010, Johnson made his first appearance for Aris, coming on as a 79th minute substitute in a 2-0 victory over Asteras Tripoli F.C. in the round of 16 of the Greek Cup.
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'''Matt Pickens''' (born April 5, 1982 in Washington, Missouri) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.
Pickens initially attended Meramec Community College before playing college soccer for Southwest Missouri State University from 2000 to 2003. He also played for Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.
Upon graduating, Pickens was drafted 19th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Fire. He was not able, however, to break through a deep lineup of Fire goalkeepers, which initially included Henry Ring and D.J. Countess, and later Zach Thornton. He was loaned out for much of the year to the A-League Virginia Beach Mariners, where he played 290 minutes, conceding only 3 goals.
During the latter half of 2006, after an injury to Zach Thornton, Pickens started in goal for the Fire even though Thornton is match fit again. This also includes his first play-off start on October 22, 2006 for the Fire, keeping a clean sheet in a game that the Fire won, 1-0 thanks to a goal from Justin Mapp in the 35th minute. Zach Thornton was traded to the Colorado Rapids on March 2, 2007; Pickens has been the Chicago Fire's first choice goalkeeper for the 2007 season. Matt has become a fan favorite and has been nicknamed "Slim Pickens" by the Section 8 supporters group.
On 17 January 2008 it was announced that Pickens was on trial at English Championship side Norwich City. However, Norwich were unable to offer him a first-team place. Interest from other British clubs continued with a short spell training at Preston North End. By the end of January reports circulated that he may join Queens Park Rangers
On 7 February 2008, Pickens signed a deal with QPR until the end of the 2008 season. On 6 May 2008, it was announced that Pickens would not have his contact extended and that he will be released by the club at the end of June.
Pickens trialled with numerous clubs in England and Scotland after his release, including Hibernian, Doncaster Rovers, Falkirk and Nottingham Forest, the latter of which he claims he was close to signing with. However, despite not securing a new contract in Europe, Chicago Fire traded Pickens rights to Colorado Rapids on January 15, 2009 and was signed by the club shortly after.
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, sometimes referred to as '''Yoshi Kawaguchi''', is a Japanese footballer. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team.
Kawaguchi studied at Shimizu Commercial High School and was a member of the football team there. After finishing high school, he joined the professional football team Yokohama Marinos (now known as Yokohama F. Marinos). He was called up to the Japanese national team and played in the Atlanta Olympic games. He kept a clean sheet against Brazil in the first game. He played in Japan's first ever World Cup game in 1998 in a 1-0 defeat to Argentina.
Following impressive performances for both club and country, he moved to English club Portsmouth, signing for a club record -1.8m. However, he struggled to adapt to life in the English Football League, and struggled with the physical side of the First Division, notably in a 3-1 away defeat to Grimsby Town. Kawaguchi lost his place to veteran Dave Beasant after being held responsible for Portsmouth's 4-1 home defeat to underdogs Leyton Orient in the FA Cup. Despite his poor performances for Pompey he remained something of a cult hero with the fans, on account of his cheerful demeanour, and his insistence that he would work hard to regain his place. After a season of playing reserve team football, he made his final appearance for Portsmouth in the final game of the 2002/3 Football League First Division championship winning season, coming on at half time to a standing ovation in the 5-0 win against Bradford City. Despite this brief reappearance, he realised that his future lay elsewhere, and moved on to Nordsjlland of the Danish league. Prior to the 2005 Japanese football season, Kawaguchi returned to his home country when he signed with then-perennial title-contenders Jbilo Iwata.
Kawaguchi is a renowned penalty stopper, making two saves in the shootout against Jordan in the 2004 Asian Cup quarter final and also saving from Croatia's Darijo Srna in the 2006 World Cup. During the 2007 Asian Cup he was instrumental in Japan's quarter-final win against Australia making two saves from Harry Kewell and Lucas Neill in the penalty shootout, thus making him the Man of the Match.
In August 2006, it was revealed that he would wear the captain's armband, as new Japan manager Ivica Osim believed that former captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto was not getting enough playing time at his domestic club, Gamba Osaka, who has since moved to FC Red Bull Salzburg. Kawaguchi has earned more than 100 caps for Japan but an injury has since sidelined him from action. Seigo Narazaki has since been playing as first-choice keeper for Japan.
In recent developments, a broken leg sustained in a J-League clash against Kyoto Sanga now appears to have sidelined him for the rest of the season, meaning that in all likelihood Japan's most capped goalkeeper will miss out on what would have been his fourth World Cup.
With the Japanese national football team:
With the Yokohama Marinos and Yokohama F. Marinos :
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'''Fernando Jos Torres Sanz''' (born 20 March 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool and the Spanish national team as a striker.
Torres started his career with Atltico Madrid, progressing through their youth ranks. He made his professional debut in 2001 and finished his career with the club having scored 75 goals in 174 La Liga appearances, earning the nickname ''El Nio'' ("The Kid"). Prior to his La Liga debut, Torres played two seasons in the Segunda Divisin, making 40 appearances and scoring seven goals. He joined Liverpool in 2007, after signing for a club record transfer fee. He marked his first season at Anfield by being Liverpool's first player, since Robbie Fowler in 1995-96, to score more than 20 league goals in a season. On December 29, 2009, Torres scored against Aston Villa to become the fastest player in Liverpool history to score a half century of league goals.
He is also a Spanish international and made his debut for the country against Portugal in 2003. He has since participated in three major tournaments, UEFA Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008. He did not score a goal at Euro 2004, but he scored three at World Cup 2006. Torres scored the winning goal for Spain in their 1-0 win over Germany in the UEFA Euro 2008 Final.
Born in Madrid, Torres became interested in football as a child and joined his first team, Parque 84, at the age of five.
Torres started playing football as a goalkeeper, the position his brother played in. When he was seven years old, however, he started playing regularly as a striker in an indoor league for the neighborhood club, Mario-s Holland,
After progressing through the ranks, Torres won his first important youth title in 1998. Atltico Madrid sent an under-15 team to compete in the Nike Cup, in Spain and Europe, to play against youth teams from other clubs. Atltico won the tournament.
thumb|left|upright|Torres arguing with the referee during a match with Atltico.
Atltico was promoted to La Liga at the end of the 2001-02 season. Torres did not perform well in the season, as he netted only six times in 36 appearances in the Segunda Division.
Torres played for the Spanish national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He stated after the World Cup that he had turned down an offer to join Chelsea at the end of the 2005-06 season. Torres scored 14 league goals in the 2006-07 season,
thumb|upright|Torres playing for Liverpool against Middlesbrough on 23 February 2008, during which he scored a hat-trick.
Torres made his competitive debut for Liverpool against Aston Villa in a 2-1 win on 11 August 2007.
He was named Premier League Player of the Month for February,
On 4 May 2008, Torres scored a 57th minute winner against Manchester City, which equalled the consecutive Anfield league goal record of eight games set by Roger Hunt.
Torres made a promising start to the Premier League 2008-09 season, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 away win against Sunderland.
Torres made his return for Liverpool after coming on as a 72nd minute substitute in a 3-0 victory against West Bromwich Albion.
150px|thumb|right|Torres during Liverpool's 3-2 victory against Manchester City on 5 October 2008, in which he scored a brace.
Torres faced his old rivals Real Madrid on 10 March in the Champions League last 16 and due to an ankle injury, he had a painkilling injecting before the game to enable him to play.
Following the end of the season, he agreed a new contract with Liverpool,
In February 2001, Torres won the Algarve Tournament with the Spain under-16 team.
Torres made his senior debut for the senior Spanish national team on 6 September 2003 in a friendly against Portugal.
He scored seven goals in 11 appearances in qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup,
He was called up for Spain's UEFA Euro 2008 squad,
Torres made his 60th appearance for Spain in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification victory over Turkey on 28 March 2009, becoming the youngest player to reach this milestone. In a season plagued by injuries, he missed out on a number of qualification matches, but scored against Chile after coming on in the second half for Villa.
Torres married Olalla Domnguez Liste on 27 May 2009 in El Escorial, Community of Madrid,
In 2009, it was reported that Torres has a personal fortune of -14 million. He features in the video for "Ya Nada Volver A Ser Como Antes" by Spanish rock group El Canto del Loco, whose singer, Dani Martn, shares a strong friendship with the footballer.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in La Liga, Segunda Divisin and Premier League.
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'''Keith Edwards''' (born. July 16, 1957 in Stockton-on-Tees) was an English footballer.
Edwards actually started his early career as a youth player with Leyton Orient in London, as his father was an Orient supporter. He became homesick and joined Sheffield United.
A prolific goalscorer, he had two spells (1975 - 1978 and 1981 -1986) at Sheffield United for whom he scored 171 goals in 293 appearances. Whilst with the Blades, he was the highest scoring player in a division twice, scoring 36 goals (one for Hull City) in Division 4 in 1981-2 and 33 goals in Division 3 in 1983-4. The latter haul earned Edwards his second Adidas Golden Boot award.
His debut for United came in a FA Cup Third Round Tie against Leicester City on January 3, 1976 and his League debut came on February 28, 1976 in a Division 1 game against Queens Park Rangers. However, his first goal didn't arrive until the next season in Division 2 against Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 24, 1976.
In between his time at Bramall Lane he played for Hull City who paid -50,000 for Edwards in 1978. Ian Porterfield bought him back for -100,000 and played him for the first time against Scunthorpe United on September 26, 1981, the 1-0 home victory being the first of a 17-game unbeaten run. Edwards scored his first two goals under Porterfield in a 4-0 win over Crewe Alexandra three days later.
He formed an impressive partnership with Bob Hatton, feeding off the distribution of Colin Morris as United ended the season with 19 games without defeat to win the Fourth Division Championship, his 35 goals being a post-war record.
His final appearance for United came in a pre-season friendly at Bramall Lane against Spanish club Sevilla FC on August 1, 1986. He began the 1986-87 season at Leeds United after a transfer fee of -125,000 but only managed 9 goals in 51 appearances, although one of those was against Coventry City in the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough in 1987.
Aberdeen secured his services in 1987 and he returned to Hull City in 1988. He later played for Stockport County, Huddersfield Town and finished his career at Plymouth Argyle in 1990. He is one of the select band of players to have scored over 250 league goals in English football.
In recent years, Keith has worked for BBC Radio Sheffield commentating on matches involving one of his former clubs, Sheffield United.
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'''Kevin Patrick Harper''' (born January 15, 1976, in Oldham, Lancashire) is a Scottish football player. He is currently without a club following his release from Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish First Division.
Harper began his career with non-league Hutchison Vale as a youth. However, it was not long before the talented midfielder was snapped up by Hibernian. Harper soon impressed for the Edinburgh club, and was courted by several other British clubs. In the end it was Derby County who landed the player, with manager Jim Smith paying -300,000 in September 1998.
Despite clear potential, Harper failed to impress at Derby, and he was loaned out to Walsall in December 1999 for the remainder of the season. However his spell at Walsall was cut short when Portsmouth made an offer of -300,000 for his services in March 2000. Harper moved to Fratton Park having started only seven games for Derby.
The Scottish Under-21 international soon settled into the team at Portsmouth, but missed much of the 2000-01 season with a shin splints problem. In 2001-02 he faced the brunt of fan frustration after a disappointing season, finishing the campaign with the dubious honour of having been sent off (twice) more times than he scored (once). However, he was a crucial member of the side that won the First Division title in 2002-03, and his excellent performances down either wing for Portsmouth earned him two monthly 'Swan d'Or' awards from the Norwegian Press Club and a place in the full Scotland squad.
Despite his impressive part in Portsmouth's promotion, Harper was loaned out to Norwich in September 2003. His loan spell at Carrow Road was initially for one month but was extended to three months. He played well at Norwich, but was also sent off for a two-footed tackle on an opposing player in a match against Derby County. On his return to Fratton Park he made only nine appearances for Portsmouth in the 2003-04 season.
After failing to regain his place at the start of the 2004-05 season he was loaned to Leicester City, and in January 2005 was sold to Stoke City. Despite starting his Stoke career impressively, Harper was dogged by injuries that prevented him challenging for a first team place. He scored once for Stoke, in a 3-1 win over Norwich City.
On October 20, 2006 Harper joined Carlisle United on loan and then followed this with another loan move, joining League 2 side Walsall whom he had played on loan for earlier in his career. He was released by Stoke City in May 2007
On 7 July 2007, Harper opted to join Dunfermline Athletic, of the Scottish First Division. He scored the winning goal against Stirling Albion on 25 August 2007 and played in Dunfermline's UEFA Cup matches at home 16 August and away 30 August against BK Hacken FC of Sweden. Harper's season was rather inconsistent, though on March 25, 2008, he scored a hat-trick in the re-arranged fixture against First Division strugglers Stirling Albion, whom he had scored his only other goal of the season against a few months earlier.
Just a month after joining "The Pars", Harper was banned from driving for 4 months and fined -300 for driving over 100mph near Lockerbie.
In October 2008, Harper admitted assaulting his wife by punching, kicking and spitting on her.
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'''Paulo Csar Wanchope Watson''' (born 31 July 1976 in Heredia), also known as "Chope" or as "La Cobra" in Central America and South America, is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. As of February 2009, Wanchope is the second most prolific goalscorer in the history of the national football team, behind Rolando Fonseca, with 45 goals in 73 international matches.
Paulo Wanchope began his career with CS Herediano, until he went to England to play with Derby County F.C where he made his career scoring two hat-tricks on his debut along with fellow Costa Rican Mauricio Sols in 1997. Wanchope marked his debut for Derby in an impressive fashion, scoring a memorable goal against Manchester United, beating four United players before slotting past Peter Schmeichel during a 3-2 win - the goal was later voted the greatest in the club's history by the Derby fans as part of the club's 125th Anniversary Celebrations. He proved a treat for English football fans, as he showed his capabilities of being both sublime and ridiculous in equal measure. After scoring 28 goals in 83 games within 2 seasons for Derby, Wanchope was sold to West Ham United for -3.5 million.
He never quite settled in at West Ham, despite scoring 15 goals in 46 games, and many fans remember him more for his occasional lapses in concentration and missed chances than for his invaluable goalscoring expoloits. He was eventually sold to Manchester City at the start of the 200/01 season, following the arrivals of Davor Suker and Frederic Kanoute.
Wanchope earned a starting position at Man City, but was unable to help them survive immediate relegation back to the First Division in 2001. The following season was a mixed one for Wanchope. Despite missing large chunks of it through injury, he still managed 12 goals in just 15 games and often showed his best form. After City's return to the top flight he played almost no part, with injury once again keeping him on the sidelines. However, he returned to play a vital part at the end of 2003/04 and scored some vital goals to help avoid relegation, including the winning goal against Newcastle United, which effectively made City safe. He was remembered as a extravagant talent by City fans, and his celebration of a goal at Southampton, when he grabbed a TV microphone and joyfully screamed into it, just added to his character status. Whilst he was at City, he was a part of a strike force with Paul Dickov, which led to the Wanchope-Dickov slogan.
At the end of the 2004 season, Wanchope was sold to Mlaga CF of the Spanish La Liga for -500,000. He played 26 games for the club, scoring 6 goals.
In 2005, ESPN declared Wanchope's goal against Numancia the best of the entire 2004/05 Spanish First Division. In 2006, following the World Cup in Germany and short but successful stints with Al-Gharrafa in Qatar and Herediano in his native Costa Rica, he signed with Argentine club Rosario Central.
On 29 December 2006, J. League club FC Tokyo announced the acquisition of Wanchope on a transfer from Rosario Central. Along with local prospect Sota Hirayama, Wanchope allowed FC Tokyo to utilise a pair of large (190 cm+) strikers. He was released by FC Tokyo and subsequently signed a one year deal with MLS team Chicago Fire.
On Friday 16 November 2007, after a 13 year career in football, Wanchope decided to put an end to his career, primarily based on how his old knee injury was affecting his performance on the field, the same injury that made him lose large parts of his career with Manchester City, making him unable to reach his best physical shape, an argument that was commonly criticized by the press during recent years in every club he played for. At his retirement press conference he manifested his interest in becoming a professional coach, looking forward to accomplish it in England.
Wanchope was hugely important to the Costa Rican national team, playing for the team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and several Gold Cups. On 8 October 2005, Wanchope became the all-time leading goal scorer for ''Los Ticos'' when he scored the first goal in a home win over the USA in the qualifying match that sent ''Los Ticos'' to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
On 9 June 2006, he scored twice in the opening game of the 2006 World Cup, a 4-2 loss to Germany. These two goals made Wanchope the first Costa Rican to score twice in one World Cup match, and put him alongside Rnald Gmez as the only Costa Ricans ever to score more than one World Cup goal. After the defeat to Germany, Costa Rica were defeated by both Ecuador and Poland. Thus Costa Rica finished last in their group and failed to qualify for the second round. Wanchope played his last game for his country in January 2008 when Sweden had come to visit Costa Rica. He played 25 minutes and then he was substituted.
Paulo Wanchope is now a manager in his native Costa Rica. He managed Club Sport Herediano from 2008 to 2009. He resigned citing that the team's performance was low, and that he wanted to further his studies in England. Having left the club, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the administration of the club.
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'''Ronnie O'Brien''' (born 5 January 1979 in Bray, Ireland) is an Irish footballer who last played for the San Jose Earthquakes.
O'Brien's footballing career began very promisingly, when at the age of 18 he signed a contract with Middlesbrough of the FA Premier League. Although he played little at Middlesbrough, he had great success with Irish national team youth sides, winning the European U-16 championship alongside players like Damien Duff and Robbie Keane. After two years with Middlesbrough, O'Brien was released on a free transfer. Incredibly, Italian giants Juventus offered 20-year-old O'Brien a five year contract; however, he had trouble getting playing time on such a talented side and was loaned out to Lugano of Switzerland, Dundee United of Scotland, and lower league Italian sides Crotone and Lecco. After several years of disappointment, O'Brien was released from his contract with Juventus in 2002.
In search of consistent playing time, O'Brien, made the unconventional decision to move to America to join the Dallas Burn. O'Brien made an immediate impact, scoring on his debut for the club in a U.S. Open Cup match. He finished the 2002 season with two goals and two assists in 11 games but had proven himself one of the more dynamic players on the team. O'Brien entered the 2003 season with great expectations, but these were cut short early in the season. In the Burn's third game of the season, a tackle from D.C. United's Dema Kovalenko broke O'Brien's tibia, effectively ending his season. O'Brien returned to the team in 2004 and was one of the team's offensive leaders - he started 29 games, registering two goals and 10 assists, was named to the MLS Best XI, and helped revitalize a Burn team that had recorded one of the league's worst records ever in the previous season.
In 2005, O'Brien repeated his Best XI form, finishing the year with six goals and 12 assists. During the 2006 season, O'Brien clashed with FC Dallas' head coach Colin Clarke all season. His form was poor and he finished with only one goal in 27 games. At the conclusion of the season, O'Brien was traded to the expansion club Toronto FC with a gentlemen's agreement that Toronto FC would not draft any other FC Dallas players.
Due to a knee injury during a training session, which was later aggravated during a friendly match, O'Brien was limited to 13 games in the 2007 season.
In 2008, O'Brien was traded to the San Jose Earthquakes. In return, Toronto FC received San Jose's first round pick in the 2009 draft plus an undisclosed amount of money. He made 28 appearances, scoring 4 goals (his 16th in the MLS). His 6 assists brought his MLS career assist total to 45 (from 142 total appearances).
Following O'Brien's strong performance and evident leadership in 2008, the San Jose Earthquakes stunned their fans by failing to pick up his contract option for the 2009 season. Instead, Earthquakes' GM John Doyle was hoping that he would accept a substantial pay cut. In January 2009, O'Brien made it known that he would not be returning to the San Jose Earthquakes. Without O'Brien's leadership and strong play, the Earthquakes have struggled early in 2009. Despite a favorable schedule in which San Jose played five of their seven games at home, the Quakes managed just one win, leading many San Jose fans to call for O'Brien's return.
O'Brien keeps an off-season residence in Dallas, and is an avid Dallas Mavericks fan.
In August 1999, ''Time'' magazine in the United States conducted an internet poll to find the Person of the Century. Mischievous friends in Bray sent an e-mail urging Irish people to vote for Ronnie O'Brien. O'Brien vaulted his way to the top of the standings, beating out such notables as Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King and Bill Clinton. Then there was a computer crash, which ''Time'' said was a result of too many people voting online at once. Instead of being named Person of the Century, O'Brien was taken out of the running, because ''Time'' officials said not enough people had heard of him. The official rules stated, "whimsical candidates will not be counted."
Similarly, O'Brien was also voted Juventus's most promising newcomer, even though he only played one game for the club when he came on as substitute in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. An email was sent around between Irish students who propelled O'Brien to the number one position in the poll. He received 32% of the vote.
Despite having played multiple times for the Irish underage sides, O'Brien has only received one callup to date to the senior side. Steve Staunton contacted Toronto FC about his availability for a short tour of the US in June 2007. However, O'Brien turned down the chance to play for his country again, as he had just returned from injury, while adding he was happy playing club football.
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'''Benjamin Robert "Ben" Olsen''' (born May 3, 1977 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is a former American professional soccer player who is currently an assistant coach with D.C. United.
Olsen spent the majority of his professional career in the United States with D.C. United in Major League Soccer, which he joined straight out of college. Over the course of 12 seasons with DC, Olsen made over 200 appearances, winning two MLS Cup titles, two MLS Supporters' Shields and one U.S. Open Cup winners medal.
Olsen also amassed 37 caps with the United States men's national soccer team, winning the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and representing the United States at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Olsen announced his retirement from professional competition on November 20, 2009
Olsen attended Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary School and Middletown Area High School in Middletown, Pennsylvania, where he was named Parade magazine's National High School Player of the Year in 1993. Olsen played three years of college soccer at the University of Virginia, where he finished his career with 34 goals and 41 assists, and was named the Soccer America Magazine Collegiate Player of the Year in in his junior season in 1997,
Olsen entered the league as a Project-40 player, and was allocated to D.C. United on December 27, 1997, shortly after finishing his junior season at UVA. Olsen immediately excelled as a right midfielder at D.C., earning a starting spot and finishing the 1998 season with 4 goals and 8 assists, and was named the MLS Rookie of the Year Award for his accomplishment. Olsen did even better his second year, registering 5 goals and 11 assists over 26 games, while helping D.C. United win their third MLS Cup, where he was named the MLS Cup MVP. Olsen's third season began well, but a collision with Chicago Fire goalkeeper Zach Thornton caused an ankle injury that kept Ben out of much of the second half of the season, limiting him to 13 starts and only 1 goal and 3 assists on the year.
Having recovered from the ankle injury, Olsen was loaned by D.C. to Nottingham Forest of the English First Division, where he immediately impressed and soon became a fan favorite. Just as it looked likely that Forest would tender MLS an offer for the midfielder, Olsen suffered another, even worse, ankle injury, that immediately scuttled any hopes of him making a move overseas. Olsen would miss all of the 2001 season while rehabilitating his injuries, and would eventually make a return in the middle of the 2002 season, having missed over 18 months due to injuries; although rusty, Olsen's talent shone through, and he finished the season with 7 starts and 10 games played.
Olsen completed his comeback in 2003, as he started 26 games for the team, scoring 4 goals and 7 assists. Although the ankle injuries had robbed him of much of the speed that made him an effective wide midfielder, Olsen's intelligence made it possible for him to adapt to a central position. It is here that Olsen spent his time in 2004 as well, starting 25 games for United, scoring 3 goals and 4 assists. He scored 2 goals and 4 assists in 2005.
D.C. United needed Olsen back at wide midfielder for the 2007 season, and he responded well. He served as Captain when Jaime Moreno was away on national team duty, scored his first career hat trick in a 4-2 win over Red Bull New York on June 10,
Olsen was able to continue his career during the 2009 season in a defensive midfield role, scoring the tying goal in stoppage time of a 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution.
Olsen announced his retirement from professional competition on October 20, 2009
Olsen at one time seemed like the right midfielder of the future for the US national team, as he received his first cap soon after his Rookie of the Year season, on November 6, 1998 against Australia, and he was a significant player for the team in the 1999 season. However, the injuries that kept him out of club play also seriously damaged his aspirations for the national team.
After moving to a controlling midfield position, Olsen was one of the selections on Bruce Arena's 2006 US World Cup roster, having scored goals in the US team's early 2006 win over Guatemala and in an April draw with Jamaica. To date Olsen has earned 35 caps, scoring 6 goals for the USA. Olsen made his World Cup debut against Ghana in a 2-1 loss, replacing an injured Claudio Reyna.
Shortly after his retirement from playing, Olsen was announced as an assistant coach for D.C. United under Curt Onalfo on January 5, 2010.
Olsen is a licensed minister, and presided over the nuptials of his then-teammate, Nick Rimando, in 2005. He is married to Megan Schoen, a teacher at Takoma Park Middle School. The two wed in Negril, Jamaica in December 2006. Their wedding was featured in Brides Magazine.
The couple would later feature in a popular TV commercial for Dick's Sporting Goods, in which Olsen enjoys an impromptu soccer skills exhibition with fellow MLS players Brian Ching, Duilio Davino and Christian Gmez, before he and Megan chase their screen son, "Dawson", out of the store when he has the temerity to ask for a David Beckham jersey.
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'''Jason Andre Davis Roberts''' MBE (born 25 January 1978) is an English born Grenadian football player who currently plays his club football as a striker which is also like a centre-forward role as number nine for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. Since signing for the football club back in July 2006, he has appeared in 103 first team matches and has produced 20 goals for them in all competitions.
Roberts was born in Park Royal, Greater London. Like his uncle Cyrille Regis, who is a footballer himself, he began his career in England playing for Hayes. He made his debut in November 1995, the season Hayes won the Isthmian League Premier Division. In the 1997-98 season he was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers for -250,000, then moving to Torquay United on loan, where he scored six goals in 13 games. Another loan took him to Bristol City, where he scored one goal in three appearances.
He joined Bristol Rovers for -250,000 in August 1998.
Roberts moved to West Bromwich Albion on 26 July 2000, for a club record -2 million fee.
Despite being fully fit for 2002-03, Albion's first season in the Premier League, Roberts managed only three goals in 31 games. He was loaned out for much of the 2003-04 season to Portsmouth, where he scored once against Everton
Roberts started out well at Wigan, scoring eight goals in 14 appearances to round out the 2003-04 season. Roberts continued to find the net in the 2004-05 campaign, ending the season with 21 goals in league play-second in The Championship, behind teammate Nathan Ellington. Both players were named in the PFA Championship team of the season.
With Wigan Athletic's promotion to the top flight of English football in May 2005, Jason Roberts was able to establish himself as one of the most feared strikers in The English Premier League. His goals enabled Wigan to finish the season comfortably in the top half and challenge for a European place in only their first season in the top division of English football. This success was encapsulated in one moment on 24 January 2006-when Roberts himself scored a last minute goal against Arsenal at Highbury in the League Cup semi-final to send Wigan to the first major cup final in their history. He would go on to start for Wigan in the final.
On 3 July 2006, he joined Blackburn Rovers for -3m on a four year deal.
Zinedine Zidane once described him as the most complete footballer he had ever seen after watching Rovers victory over Wigan.
The following season, he struggled to maintain a place in the Blackburn starting line up due to the signing of Bayern Munich striker Roque Santa Cruz. However after a memorable solo goal at rivals Bolton Wanderers, he claimed back his place and took part in many games towards the end of the season netting some goals and forging a good partnership with Santa Cruz.
Roberts scored 7 league goals in 2008/09 as Blackburn struggled in the league finishing 15th.
Although Roberts has the potential to be one of the most important players for the Grenada national team, availability issues that come with playing in England have limited his impact with the team. Nevertheless, he was an important force for the team during qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup, in which the Grenada team put up an impressive showing before bowing out to the United States.
Roberts made an immediate impact in Grenada's first qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup, scoring the first two goals in a 10-0 rout of the US Virgin Islands on 26 March 2008.
Roberts qualifies to play for Grenada through his father, who was born there. His mother was born in French Guiana.
In Spring 2007 he founded the Jason Roberts Foundation, which aims "to provide a range of sporting opportunities for children and young people in the UK and Grenada".
Roberts comes from a very famous family, his uncles include former footballers Cyrille Regis, Dave Regis, Otis Roberts (a former Grenada international who played in Hong Kong and Belgium). He is also related to Olympic medallist John Regis.
Roberts was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours for services to sport in Grenada.
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'''Ricardo Gardner''' (born 25 September 1978 in Saint Andrew, Jamaica) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is naturally a left winger but can also play in the centre of midfield or at left wingback.
Gardner began his professional career with Harbour View F.C., where he debuted as a starter at only 14 years old. He also, representing Wolmer's Boys' High School, dominated the local high school football leagues and has gained legendary status. Gardner is today recognised as one of the greatest high school football players ever in Jamaica.
His good performances for Jamaica during the 1998 World Cup attracted Bolton Wanderers, then playing in what is now known as the Football League Championship to offer Harbour View -1 million for his services.
Gardner immediately established himself a place in the first team for Bolton, making 22 appearances, half of them starts, in his first year while scoring three goals. In his second season, 1999-00, he established a place in the starting eleven, starting 23 of 26 games, that he has held on to since. Although Gardner suffered a cruciate ligament injury that took him out of action at the end of the season, he made a full recovery, and was able to return to the starting lineup in 2000-01 (scoring in the 2001 Division One Play off Final), playing with the promoted Bolton in the Premier League. Due to a knee injury, Gardner did not make his first appearance in the 2006-07 season until December.
Gardner rose to international prominence following the 1998 World Cup.
Gardner has also been an important player for the Jamaican national team for much of the last decade and has earned his place as the team's captain. He captains every match for the team whenever he plays and he has been from 2005.
Gardner is involved in dancehall music, he promotes for his record label Heart of Love Productions.
As Chief Executive Officer at the Mona based Heart of Love Production/Entertainment Management/Booking Agency, Bibi has orchestrated the rise of Dancehall artiste Erupt.
Heart of Love which consists of Gardner's cousin, Nigel Grant and Camara Rowe, has been responsible for Erupt's hit "Seh dem a Gangsta". Other popular rhythms produced have been, "Gangsta Sittin" and the "Potential" rhythm, which featured the likes of Sizzla Kalonge, Erupt, Natural Black, Richie Spice and A'taru.
Bibi himself has release the track "Denali" on the Mad Ting Riddim.
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'''Deon John Burton''' (born 25 October 1976 in Reading, England) is a Jamaican football striker who currently plays for Charlton Athletic.
Burton began his professional career with Portsmouth, with whom he made his debut in the 1993-94 league season, playing in two games. Burton would play intermittently for Portsmouth over the next three seasons before a -1m move to Derby County for the 1997-98 season. Burton would again struggle to establish a starting role at Derby, playing intermittently there until 2002-03, when he would again return to Portsmouth for an initial fee of 75k, which eventually rose to -250k as Portsmouth were promoted at the end of the season. Burton stayed shortly at Portsmouth, but, unable to establish a starting role, was loaned to Walsall and Swindon Town, where he scored once against Wycombe Wanderers,
In July 2005 he joined Rotherham United on a free transfer. After an impressive first half of the season, scoring 14 goals in just 27 appearances including his career's first hat-trick against Blackpool.
Sheffield Wednesday bought Deon Burton from Rotherham United for a fee of -110k. This caused much controversy amongst the Rotherham public, as Burton was alleged to have trained with Sheffield Wednesday before the transfer window opened. He also failed to turn up at the Yorkshire derby between Rotherham and Doncaster Rovers on New Year's Eve. He then told local radio his young children were suffering from a virus which he caught, leading to him missing games and training for the Millers. He scored his first goal for the Owls in March 2006 against QPR after recovering from a minor injury, his first in nine appearances.
He went on to play a crucial part in Sheffield Wednesday's Championship survival and returned to play against his old club Derby County on the final day of the 2005-06 season, captaining the Wednesday side to a 2-0 victory with another former Ram, Marcus Tudgay, scoring the first goal.
His good form for Wednesday led to a recall to the international stage. Named as a standby for the friendlies against Ghana and England, he was eventually called up as a replacement for Watford striker Marlon King who was sent home for a breach of discipline. Burton made a second-half appearance as substitute in the 6-0 defeat to England.
Despite only scoring one goal with four months of the 2006-07 campaign gone, Burton's second half of season form was excellent. He scored twelve more goals, making him the club's joint top scorer for the season, alongside Steve MacLean.
Deon reached a milestone 100 career goals at club level on Boxing day 2007, scoring a penalty against Burnley at Turf Moor. On the last day of the season against Norwich, with Wednesday needing a win to guarantee survival, Burton cancelled out Darren Huckerby's opening goal with a penalty, before scoring his second, and Wednesday's third, later in the game, which was won 4-1 by Wednesday. These two goals brought Deon's tally for the season to nine goals in all competitions, again making him the club's top scorer for the 2007-08 season. Burton scored his first goal of the 2008-09 season on 25th November 2008, in Wednesday's 0-2 away win at Blackpool.
Burton joined Championship side Charlton Athletic on loan on 27th November 2008 with a view to a permanent move, Wednesday manager Brian Laws citing Burton's poor start to the 2008-09 season for the move as well as not being able to give the player assurances over his long term future at Hillsborough. On the 2 January 2009, Burton was named as a permanent Charlton player, joining the club on a free transfer.
Burton made his Jamaican debut on 7 September 1997 in the latter stages of their World Cup qualifying campaign. He finished with four goals from five games, an exploit which won him Jamaica's Sportsman of the Year Award for almost single-handedly getting the country to the 1998 finals. However he failed to score in France.
He also appeared in each of Jamaica's games as they finished fourth in the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup but he failed to score.
He was also in the squad that failed to qualify for the 2002 World cup and was again included on the roster for the 2000 Gold Cup..
He was included in the qualifying squad for the 2003 Gold Cup making substitute appearances but was dropped from the squad after qualification. Deon had to wait 3 years for his next international involvement - against England. More good form for Wednesday meant that he was recalled for a friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago on 27 March 2008. He came on as a second half substitute for Marlon King in a 2-2 draw. This was to be his 50th cap . He kept his place in the squad for the next friendly game against St. Vincent and the Grenadines on 3 June, again coming off the bench for King in the second half, to score his side's 4th goal a minute later and also to cross for Ricardo Gardner to score the 5th and final goal in the 87th minute of a 5-1 victory.
Stats accurate as at 19:42, 28 December 2009
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'''Paul Stalteri''' (born 18 October 1977) is a Canadian soccer player
Stalteri was born to a Calabrese father and a Guyanese mother. Notable cousins are Justin Gilio, Joshua Gilio, Kevin Gilio, Mathew Hunter, Ryan Horan,Natash Horan
A defender who can play either side of the field as well as in midfield, Paul began his soccer career playing one year of college soccer at Clemson University in 1996, the same university where fellow North American soccer player Oguchi Onyewu played. Following his freshman year, he elected to turn professional, signing a contract with the Toronto Lynx while attending York University. After playing one season with the Lynx, alongside fellow Canadian National Team team-mate Dwayne De Rosario, where he led the team in scoring with eight goals and two assists, Stalteri was noticed by a scout from Werder Bremen and purchased from the team. After two years in the reserves, Paul made his debut with the club in August 2000, scoring in the first game of the season against Energie Cottbus.
During the 2001-02 season, Stalteri established his role in the first team at Bremen and went on to cement his role as a regular in the 2002-03 season. In 2003-04, Stalteri became the first Canadian player to win the Bundesliga as Werder Bremen won the league championship.
In May 2005, Stalteri transferred to English Premiership outfit Tottenham Hotspur.
On March 4, 2007, after coming on as a substitute, he scored a dramatic last minute winner against London rivals West Ham United to complete an extraordinary 4-3 win.
On 31 January 2008, Stalteri moved to Fulham on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for Fulham away at Middlesbrough on 9 February 2008 where his team lost 1-0. Having returned to White Hart Lane, his contract was terminated by mutual consent on the 21 December 2008.
Stalteri has now returned to the Bundesliga, having been immediately signed by Borussia Mnchengladbach.
Stalteri has been a regular with the Canadian national team for several years since making his debut in August 17, 1997 against Iran. As of 19 November 2009, he has a total of 79 caps, and has scored 7 goals for the national team. That makes him the second most capped Canadian of all time. He was named team captain for a friendly on 1 June 2007 against Venezuela, and has remained captain for each of the seven international fixtures played since then, including the entirety of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
'''Canada'''
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'''Harald Wapenaar''' (born April 10, 1970 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch football goalkeeper, who last played for Sparta Rotterdam.
Wapenaar has also played for Italian club Udinese Calcio and FC Utrecht, whom he left for Portsmouth in the summer of 2003. He joined Vitesse in January 2005.
Portsmouth signed Wapenaar as competition for first-choice goalkeeper Shaka Hislop. However, Hislop's superb form and the emergence of young goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown meant Wapenaar struggled for games prior to his move back to the Netherlands. Until the 2006/2007 season, he was able to maintain his place in the first eleven at the Arnhem based club. In Pro Evolution Soccer 6 Wapenaar stands out as the worst goalkeeper you can have.
On 2007 he signed on loan to Sparta Rotterdam, starting at the Eredivisie on January 21 against Excelsior Rotterdam.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Griffin''' (born 7 March 1979 in Billinge Higher End, Wigan, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer, currently playing on loan at Reading from Stoke City.
Griffin began his career at Stoke City, where he established a reputation as a solid wing-back defender. His impressive performances for the Potters meant he was signed by Newcastle United for a fee of -1.5million in January 1998.
Griffin settled quickly into the Newcastle side, earning call-ups to the England Under-21 team.
Griffin enjoyed something of a resurgence under Sir Bobby Robson and made several solid performances during the 2002-03 season, including in the UEFA Champions League, when his winning goal against Juventus
However, strong competition for places and yet another niggling injury took their toll in 2003-04, and when his contract expired at the end of the season he moved to Portsmouth on a free transfer, having played 97 games for Newcastle,
By the summer of 2006 he appeared to be out of Harry Redknapp's plans and in September of that year he was loaned to Stoke.
Griffin again joined Stoke City on loan on 19 January 2007 until June 2007, with a view to making his move permanent. He returned to Portsmouth at the close of the 2006/07 season, however Stoke City manager Tony Pulis admitted he was keen to bring Griffin back to the club.
thumb|150px|right|Griffin in action for Derby County.
On 31 July 2007 Griffin signed for Derby County on a three year deal. He was initially Derby's first choice right back, but when Tyrone Mears returned from injury and Paul Jewell replaced Billy Davies as Derby manager, he found his chances in the first team restricted. In January 2008, he moved back to Stoke City.
On 11 January 2008 Andy moved back to Stoke City for a fee of -300,000, signing a 4 and a half year contract. He was handed the number 2 squad number. On January 31, 2008, Stoke City sold captain John Eustace to Watford. This move saw Griffin named Stoke's new captain despite only being back at the club for three weeks,
On 11 January 2010 he joined Reading on loan for the remainder of the season.
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'''Gary Paul O'Neil''' (born 18 May 1983 in Bromley, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Middlesbrough in the Coca-Cola Championship. He normally plays as a right winger.
Tony Pulis gave O'Neil his Portsmouth debut as a 16 year old on 29 January 2000 at home to Barnsley in the First Division, but kept him out of the spotlight for the rest of the season. The following year both Pulis and his successor Steve Claridge used O'Neil sparingly but Portsmouth's third manager of a disastrous season, Graham Rix, made O'Neil a starter for final 5 matches of the season. Portsmouth went into the final game needing to win to have any chance of avoiding relegation to what was then the Second Division. They won the match 3-0 and survived, with O'Neil scoring the third goal, his first in professional football.
In the 2001-02 season, still a teenager, O'Neil became a key player in a young team. Despite another disappointing campaign for the club, O'Neil's own reputation continued to increase and he scored a volley against Millwall.
When Harry Redknapp took over as manager at the end of the 2001-02 season, O'Neil was one of the few players not to be moved on in the rebuilding of the squad. In Redknapp's first full season O'Neil only started 11 league matches, scoring 3 goals.
The 2002-03 campaign may have been disappointing personally for O'Neil but it was a great one for the club as they convincingly won the First Division title, thereby gaining promotion to the Premier League. He was loaned to Walsall at the beginning of the 2003-04 season in order to gain first team experience. His impressive performances for the Midlands side and Portsmouth's increasing injury problems led to a recall in November 2003. He went straight into the starting eleven for his Premier League debut against bottom of the table Leeds United at Fratton Park and scored two goals in a 6-1 win. This performance meant that he maintained his place for the next match, away at Fulham but then had to travel to Dubai to captain England Under 20s in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Upon his return, O'Neil found that Portsmouth's injury problems had cleared up and he could not break back into the team for the remainder of the season.
At the beginning of the 2004-05 season he was loaned to Cardiff City to gain further first team experience, scoring once in the league against Millwall.
O'Neil went into the 2005-06 season as a regular for Perrin's new-look team and, like in the 2002-03 campaign, he was one of the few players to survive from the previous year. Despite being seen by most of the Portsmouth fans as the best central midfielder at the club, he was mainly utilised on the right. By November Portsmouth were in severve trouble at the bottom of the Premier League and Perrin was sacked only 7 months after being appointed. The shock return of Redknapp was seen by some to signal the end of O'Neil's Portsmouth career. Many people believed that Redknapp did not rate O'Neil and this view seemed to be confirmed in 2004 during the feud between Redknapp and the chairman Mandaric when the latter claimed he has vetoed an attempt to sell Gary to Cardiff. In Redknapp's first match back in charge at Tottenham Hotspur, O'Neil retained his place in the team and was picked on the right of midfield. O'Neil's late handball conceded the penalty for Spurs' winner. O'Neil was moved into his preferred position of central midfield a few games later and Pompey went on their best run of the season with O'Neil scoring in successive home games. For the home game with Everton in January 2006 O'Neil captained Pompey for the first time but disappointingly for him this was also the game where he was moved back to the right to allow new signings Pedro Mendes and Sean Davis to form a partnership in the middle. Pompey lost the game 1-0 and went on a horrendous run of form that left them near certainties for relegation in mid-March but O'Neil's inspirational performance in a crucial 1-1 draw against Bolton Wanderers saw him keep his place in the starting XI. Two weeks after this draw, Pedro Mendes' last minute winner against Manchester City sparked a magnificent comeback. Pompey gained 14 points out of the next seven games and secured survival at Wigan Athletic's JJB Stadium on 29 April with a 2-1 victory.
Gary was a regular at the right of midfield for Portsmouth in the 2006-07 and despite only contributing one goal Portsmouth finished 9th, their best in the Premier League at that time.
O'Neil signed for Middlesbrough on 31 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of -5 million.
O'Neil, whilst not scoring for Middlesbrough during his first season, was considered a success. His lively displays down the right-hand side of midfield, and occasionally in the centre, have earned him plaudits from the Boro fans and manager, Gareth Southgate. "I think he's done a fantastic job on the right hand side this year, I think there's more to come from him".
In all he made 26 appearances in the league, and 3 in the FA Cup during the clubs run to the quarter-final.
Reports surfacing towards the end of April 2008 suggest that O'Neil would look to maybe move on from Middlesbrough after he and his family had failed to settle on Teesside. Whilst these reports have not been confirmed or denied by O'Neil himself, Gareth Southgate said, "I think certainly there has been a little problem with him settling off the field but whether that problem is still there or it's something that we can deal with we'll have to see over the next couple of months.
"He certainly won't walk out the door without a fight from our end."
O'Neil scored his first goal on 29 October in the 94th minute of Middlesbrough's 2-0 win over Manchester City and his second goal on the 16 November in the 8th minute in a 1-1 draw away to Everton.
O'Neil started the 2009/10 season as Southgates first choice central midfielder, with Julio Arca being dropped to the bench for the first matches of the season. It was soon revealed that O'Neil would require a hernia operation , yet he spoke out and said he would, "Delay the operation so as to ease Boro's midfield crisis." The first game after his operation, on the 12th September, led to his first goal. He was taken down in the box yet managed to pull himself up to loop Marvin Emnes' return ball over the Ipswich Town keeper. The game ended 3-1 in Middlesbrough's favour.
Just days after this, 15th September, he was taken down with a head injury bleeding against Sheffield Wednesday and required stitches, so was taken of the pitch for treatment and returned minutes later. The game ended 3-1, with O'neil playing an important part in Boro's midfield dominance.
O'Neil has earned caps for England at every youth level, and he has captained the Under-21 side, having held that position at each youth level. Despite this, he is still yet to be awarded his first senior cap for England. He is one of many English based players eligible for the Republic of Ireland national team.
O'Neil is married to Donna Guerin who he married in 2006. In May 2007, Gary O'Neil became a father to a baby girl.
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'''Sir Trevor David Brooking''' CBE (born 2 October, 1948 in Barking, London, then in Essex) is a football player turned manager, on-air analyst, and administrator.
Brooking attended Ripple Infants School and left Ilford County High School with 11 O-levels and 2 A-levels),
He was one of the most intelligent and cerebral footballers of his generation and had a very clean disciplinary record. Directly following the Bobby Moore, Martin Peters, Geoff Hurst era, he was the player who best exemplified West Ham's traditional commitment to attractive, entertaining football (even if this style of play did not bring consistent successes). He was awarded the MBE in 1981, the CBE in 1999 and the KBE in 2004. Since retiring from playing, he has taken up a number of positions in broadcasting and administration.
He is chiefly associated with West Ham United, having played as an attacking midfield player and centre forward between 1967 and 1984, making 636 appearances and scoring 103 times, wearing the number 10 jersey. He won the FA Cup twice, in 1975 and 1980; in the latter, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Arsenal with a header.
He also played for England 47 times, scoring 5 goals. However, he only played in major tournaments twice. At Euro 1980 in Italy he played in England's opening game against Belgium (drawn 1-1), but was dropped for the second game versus Italy (lost 1-0). He was re-instated to the starting eleven against Spain and scored England's first goal in a 2-1 win. Due to injury World Cup 1982 was to see him limited to playing as a substitute against Spain. England needed to win to qualify for the semi-final but were held to a 0-0 draw by the host nation Spain.
In 1970, along with schoolfriend Colin McGowan, Brooking started a binding Company "Colbrook Plastics Limited".
In 1984, Brooking joined the BBC as a pundit, and has featured on radio and television commentary since, including the BBC's ''Match of the Day'' and coverage of World Cups and European Championships, in which he became famed for regular references to his old club West Ham United.
Brooking was also the co-commentator of Pro Evolution Soccer, his unique commentary style along with Peter Brackley became a signature of the game. However both Brooking and Brackley have been replaced for this year's instalment by Jon Champion and Mark Lawrenson.
He signed for Cork City F.C. in November 1985 and made his debut on the 9th of December .
Brooking was Chair of the Eastern Region Council for Sport and Recreation from 1987 until 1997, and between 1999 and 2002 he was chairman of Sport England.
255px|thumb|left|The Sir Trevor Brooking Stand at West Ham's Upton Park ground
From the 2009/10 Premier League Season, beginning on Saturday 8 August in a friendly game against SSC Napoli, West Ham United announced that 'The Centenery Stand' at Upton Park will be renamed as 'The Sir Trevor Brooking Stand' in his honour..
I still try and get to most of the home games. On my travels, if I am in a cab or something then everyone talks to me about West Ham because they know I am associated with the club. It is something I am only too pleased about whenever it happens. We have a very passionate and loyal support
In April 2003, after West Ham manager Glenn Roeder collapsed due to a brain tumour, Brooking, having long been on the board of West Ham, briefly took over as caretaker manager. The club were fighting relegation from the Premiership, and went down despite a late rally under Brooking, albeit with a record number of points (42) for a relegated team. After the first three games of the 2003/2004 season, Roeder was sacked and Brooking was again installed as caretaker manager. He spent a successful month in charge of the team before being replaced by Alan Pardew. Brooking was a popular choice as manager at Upton Park by the fans but he had earlier decided management was too much pressure and will hence be forever known as the "best manager West Ham never had"
In December 2003, Brooking joined the Football Association as Director of Football Development, and was a key part of the selection process for the successor of the Sven-Gran Eriksson, revealed in May 2006 to be Steve McClaren. There have been recent reports to suggest that he is no longer happy with the state of play of English football and has concerns over the future generations of the game with the huge influx of foreign players. He is highly thought of throughout the game and is seen as a key to future roles within the Football Association. In 2004 he was knighted for his services to sport.
When conducting the draw for the 1st round proper of the FA Cup 2006-07, he appeared to read out King's Lynn twice. It was later evident that he had misread the number. As an act of courtesy, he attended the 1st round game, the final score of which was Bishop's Stortford 3 - 5 King's Lynn. He also attended the 2nd round match between Kings's Lynn and Oldham Athletic.
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Eve joined San Juan Jabloteh prior to the 2001 Trinidad season as a defender. Before he joined Jabloteh, he had been playing with Joe Public of Trinidad, on loan from Chester City of England. Eve is Chester's most capped player, although many of his caps were won while out on loan and he only made 14 Football League appearances for Chester in 1999-2000. They were relegated at the end of the season, with Eve missing several games because of international duty.
After making his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team in an April 4, 1994 Copa Caribe game against Barbados, Eve became a monumental figure for the national team. He earned 117 caps in those years, scoring 34 goals, and helped lead the team in three different rounds of World Cup qualifiers. He retired from international football after not being considered for the Trinidad and Tobago squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and has since wound down his playing career while preparing for a full-time career as a coach. He was an assistant coach at Jabloteh, working with former England international Terry Fenwick. In April 2009 he joined Ma Pau as the assistant coach.
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'''Laurent Robert Blanc''' (born 19 November 1965 in Als) is a French football manager and former defender, who scored the first golden goal in World Cup history. He was known as a surprisingly high-scoring defender, although in his early career he often operated as a midfielder. He was part of the French national team that successively won the World Cup and the European Championship.
He is the current manager of FC Girondins de Bordeaux, whom he led to the Ligue 1 title in 2009.
Laurent Blanc's career started in Montpellier, where he signed his first professional contract in 1983. A very technical player, he played as an offensive midfielder and helped Montpellier get promoted to Division 1 in 1987. Only a few years later did he settle as a defender following the advice from Michel Mzy, a position in which his physical stature (1.92 m, 82 kg) and his temper would prove invaluable. His game being perfectly fitted for the French league, he managed to score at least 12 goals (a remarkable tally for a defender) in every season at Montpellier, for the most part penalties and headers. He also won the Coupe de France in 1990, scoring a goal in the final.
In 1991, Blanc tried a first experience abroad when he left Montpellier for Napoli in the Italian Serie A. Despite a decent season during which he managed to score six goals, he felt like he could not fully express his potential and returned to France after just one year, to Nmes and then Saint Etienne where again he not only imposed himself as one of the best defenders in the league but also scored goals (13 in his last season with Saint-Etienne). However, Saint-Etienne were struggling at the time and got almost relegated, only staying up because Marseille were not allowed to return to Division 1 because of their financial difficulties.
Guy Roux, impressed by Blanc and looking for a replacement for Dutch international Frank Verlaat, convinced him to join Auxerre in 1995. Despite injuring himself early in the season, Blanc came back strongly and played a great part in Auxerre's double that year.
Laurent Blanc's performances on the pitch, emphasized by Auxerre's success, drew the attention of several big European clubs. He finally signed for FC Barcelona. That second abroad experience turned out not to be as successful as he could have hoped. Johan Cruyff, who had wanted Blanc and persuaded him to sign for Bara, was sacked on the very day Blanc agreed to join the club. Blanc won the Supercopa de Espaa against Atltico Madrid but injured himself quickly afterwards. He came back and played regularly but was sent off during the Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final against AIK then injured himself again against Extremadura, which forced him to miss the ''Clsico'' and the Cup Winners' Cup final against Paris SG. After this disappointing season and only one year away from the World Cup, he decided to leave.
Rolland Courbis managed to convince Blanc to join Marseille, which proved beneficial for both Marseille and Blanc. Blanc quickly became a leader in a Marseille side desperately lacking confidence, and helped them reach an honourable fourth place for his first season, scoring 11 goals and earning the nickname ''Le Prsident'' (the President) in the process. The season following the World Cup was both successful and frustrating for Blanc and Marseille, as they finished runners-up in the championship, only one point shy of Bordeaux, and reached the UEFA Cup final, only to lose 3-0 to Parma, with Hernn Crespo intercepting Blanc's back pass to Porato to score the opener.
He then left Marseille for Inter Milan, where he enjoyed some success in defence, even winning the ''Pirata d'oro'' (Internazionale Player of the Year) in 2000.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson had attempted to lure Blanc several times since 1996 and finally succeeded in 2001. Despite his age of 35 years, Blanc was brought in to replace the departing Jaap Stam. He was criticised for poor performances in the early months of his stay at Old Trafford. This was compounded when United suffered their first five losses of the season to Bolton, Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle and Chelsea (The first letters of each team spelling B-L-A-N-C). He retired two years later, having helped his club to the 2002-03 Premier League crown. He scored four goals during his time at Manchester United. One of these came in the league against Tottenham Hotspur,
Laurent Blanc won the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, beating Greece in the final. On February 7, 1989, he made his debut for the national team against Ireland.
France, then in reconstruction after the retirement of numerous key players, did not manage to qualify for the 1990 World Cup. Shortly after that, they started an impressive 19-game unbeaten streak, including eight wins out of eight in Euro 1992 qualifying, making them one of the favorites to win the competition. They would, however, get knocked out in the pool stage by eventual winners Denmark.
After France inexplicably failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup, Laurent Blanc was heavily criticised, as well the rest of the team, and he subsequently decided to retire from international football. Aim Jacquet, after taking over the managerial position of the national team, made it one of his priorities to convince Blanc to change his mind. Blanc then became one of the key players of this new French squad which reached the semi-finals of the Euro 96, only to lose to Czech Republic in a penalty shoot-out.
That same team then entered the 1998 World Cup, which was held on home soil. Blanc was exemplary during the competition and, on June 28, 1998, he scored against Paraguay in the Round of 16 the first ever golden goal in World Cup history. He would, however, miss the final after being sent off in the semi-final against Croatia for elbowing Slaven Bili, although replays showed that Bili had clearly feigned the injury. The Croatian was heavily criticised afterwards.
Blanc was also part of the team that won the Euro 2000 during which, despite having been criticised for his age and lack of speed during the qualifications, he proved reliable in defence and even scored a goal against Denmark in the group stage.
He announced his retirement from international football after the Euro, following the example of his captain Didier Deschamps.
Blanc was also well-known for kissing good friend and goalkeeper Fabien Barthez's head before the start of every match, supposedly for good luck (the two did repeat this ritual when they played together for Manchester United, only for Champions League matches). Overall, he recorded 97 caps and scored 16 goals.
In 2006, the readers of France Football Magazine voted him the fourth best French player of all time behind Michel Platini, Zinedine Zidane and Raymond Kopa.
On June 8, 2007, Blanc was named the new manager of FC Girondins de Bordeaux, replacing Brazilian Ricardo. For his first season on the bench, he led Bordeaux to a very good second place in the league and won the Manager of the Year award. His second season was extremely successful, as Bordeaux won the final eleven games of the season, setting a new French record for consecutive wins, and clinched the 2008-09 Ligue 1 championship title, three points clear of Marseille, having already won the Coupe de la Ligue that year. Blanc was again nominated for Manager of the Year but lost to Marseille's Eric Gerets.
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'''Kenwyne Joel Jones''' (born 5 October 1984) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Sunderland. He previously played for Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.
He began his football career with Joe Public in his native Trinidad and Tobago. He moved to W Connection in 2002,
Jones was born in Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago,
He had earlier had trials at Manchester United and Middlesbrough in 2002, and further trials at West Ham United and Rangers in 2004.
Jones began his professional career with Joe Public in his native Trinidad & Tobago in 2002. He soon moved to W Connection where he played for two years.
In July 2004, Jones signed for Southampton from W Connection for a nominal fee after a trial. W Connection's Chairman David John Williams described Jones' move, saying: "When Kenwyne Jones was transferred to Southampton, I told you all that he is going to be the biggest thing in Trinidad and Tobago football since beside Dwight Yorke". In December 2004, while on loan to the Football League One club Sheffield Wednesday, he scored seven goals in seven games, and returned to Southampton in January 2005, where he played in games against Liverpool and local rivals Portsmouth.
Before the start of the 2006-07 season, Jones scored a hat trick against Anderlecht in Southampton's last pre-season game, Meanwhile in the Football League Championship Jones scored two goals against Birmingham City on 29 November that ended 4-3 to Southampton. On 26 December 2006, he received the first red card of his career for a push on Mark Hudson in the match against Crystal Palace. He scored another two goals against Southend United in a 4-1 win on the last day of the season to ensure a place in the play-offs for Southampton,
On 11 May 2007, Southampton manager George Burley stated that "Kenwyne is another Didier Drogba in the making, as far as physical attributes, his strength and power in the air are second to none". This followed news that Derby County wanted to sign Jones for around -5.5 million. Jones submitted a transfer request to Southampton on 24 August 2007 and went on "strike" until a move could be agreed, requesting not to be selected for the forthcoming league match against Stoke City.
thumb|120px|Kenwyne Jones in action for Sunderland against Chelsea in 2010On 29 August 2007, it was confirmed that he had joined Sunderland in a deal valued at -6 million with fellow-Trinidadian Stern John moving to Southampton. The Trinidadian stiker made his debut for Sunderland on 1 September in a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United and scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 home win over Reading on 15 September.
Jones was linked with a -12 m player move to Liverpool in November 2007, with Peter Crouch moving to Sunderland. Jones was again linked with high profile clubs on 21 December 2007, including Chelsea and Liverpool, but Sunderland manager Roy Keane insisted that he would be going nowhere. Jones scored his fifth goal at the Stadium of Light, with a header from the near post off a corner kick, in Sunderland's 3-1 win over Bolton on 29 December. Chelsea captain John Terry praised Jones, saying: "Jones was fantastic and I have played against him twice now. He is a very good player, very hard working and probably the best in the air in the entire Premier League, he really is that good" after Chelsea had won the match 1-0 on 15 March 2008.
On 1 June 2008, Jones suffered a knee ligament injury in a collision with Goalkeeper David James in the seventh minute of Trinidad & Tobago's 3-0 defeat against England. He made his first appearance of the 2008-09 season playing for 60 minutes in Sunderland reserve team's 2-0 victory against Wigan Athletic., followed by a return to Sunderland's first team in the Tyne-Wear derby on 25 October 2008 as a second half substitute, when he helped Sunderland to secure a 2-1 victory over their local rivals. His first goal following his return came on 12 November in a 2-1 League Cup defeat against Blackburn Rovers. He continued his recovery from injury with a goal, again against Blackburn, on 15 November 2008 as Sunderland won 2-1.
Jones put an end to speculation linking him with a move to Tottenham Hotspur by signing a 4 and a half year contract at the Stadium of Light on 27 January 2009. After a spell of six games without a goal, Jones scored against Manchester United in a 2-1 defeat.
On 22 August Jones contributed to Sunderland's 2-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers scoring two goals. Jones again contributed with two goals for Sunderland when they were at home to Wolves on 27 September, in a 5-2 win. One goal being the highlight of the game, curling the ball home from 22yards out. Jones scored his fifth goal of the season with a header against Manchester United, out jumping Ben Foster to give Sunderland a 2-1 lead but in the dying moments of the match at Old Trafford, Patrice Evra's shot was deflected in for an own-goal by Anton Ferdinand to level it up and end the match as a 2-2 draw.
Jones has been capped at Under-18, Under-20, Under-23 Olympic Team and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
He made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national team on 29 January 2003 in a game against Finland.
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'''Bradley Wright-Phillips''' (born 12 March 1985 in Lewisham, Greater London) is an English footballer. He currently plays for English Championship side Plymouth Argyle.
He is the biological son of former Arsenal and England player Ian Wright, and younger half-brother to Manchester City and England player Shaun Wright-Phillips, Ian's adopted son, with whom he used to play at Manchester City. He grew up in Brockley, South London and attended the state school Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College nearby in New Cross Gate.
He was the top-scorer for the Manchester City reserve team in the season 2003-04. On 6 December 2004, he scored his first Premier League goal within minutes of making his league debut against Middlesbrough. After his superb goal in the 3-2 loss to Middlesbrough
After many frustrating appearances for Manchester City, with few goals, he was sold to Championship team Southampton for -500,000 in the summer of 2006. The fee was partly funded by a prize from Coca-Cola won in a competition amongst fans. He made an immediate impact at Southampton, scoring on his debut against Derby County at Pride Park, and scoring an impressive goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2-0 win at St. Mary's. He scored a total of 11 goals in the 2006-07 season.
In 2007-08 he started the season with goals against Burnley and Queens Park Rangers.
At the end of the 2008-09 season following Southampton's relegation to League One, Wright-Phillips was released from his contract at the club. On 15 July 2009, he signed a two-year deal with Plymouth Argyle. After he recovered from a knee injury, Wright-Phillips made his debut for the club on 15 September 2009 against Watford. The knee injury re-occurred once again and he was sidelined for another long-term spell. In January 2010, Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Mariner announced that Bradley isn't far away from full fitness - and a first team opportunity.. He made his long awaited return for Argle in the FA Cup against Newcastle United F.C.
On 9 March 2008, Wright-Phillips, along with team-mate Nathan Dyer, was accused of stealing money, mobile phones and other items from bar staff at Bar Bluu in Southsea in the early hours of 28 February 2008. CCTV footage taken at the time appeared to show a theft taking place.
On 25 March 2008, Dyer and Wright-Phillips were both arrested over the theft and were questioned at a Portsmouth police station.. They were formally charged with burglary on 17 June. They appeared before Portsmouth magistrates on 8 July 2008. Dyer was convicted of burglary and sentenced to community service and made to pay compensation and costs. Wright-Phillips pleaded not guilty, and opted to be tried at Crown Court. He was due to appear before Portsmouth magistrates again on 2 September 2008.. However the charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence.
A year later he and team-mate David McGoldrick were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a Southampton supporter while on a night out. The 21-year-old Saints fan told police that he was attacked by the two footballers in a Southampton street as he made his way home from a night out. The incident is alleged to have happened on Saturday, 7 February after players went drinking in the city. On 13 March, the club announced: "After a thorough police investigation the Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to press any charges against either Bradley Wright-Phillips or David McGoldrick, and no further action will be taken against them."
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'''Richard Michael Duffy''' (born 30 August 1985 in Swansea) is a Welsh football player who is currently playing for Exeter City after being released by Millwall at the end of the 2008/09 season. He was originally on trial at League One side Exeter City and decided to join them on a permanent basis in July 2009. He is a versatile player who can contribute in defensive or midfield positions.
Duffy, who is the younger brother of footballer Robert Duffy, began his career at Swansea City A.F.C., making his debut for them in December 2001. He soon established himself as an important defender in the Swansea squad, but unfortunately suffered spondylosis of the lower back and was out injured for over a year.
He returned at the start of the 2003/04 season, and soon won a regular place in the first team. He scored his first career goal in a 3-0 win over Macclesfield in September 2003.
Duffy made his debut in May 2004, coming on as a substitute against Fulham. At the beginning of the 2004/05 season he was loaned out to Burnley F.C. in order to gain match experience, and gained much admiration from the Burnley fans for his excellent performances. Duffy scored in Burnley's 2-1 win away to Leeds United at Elland Road.
For the 2005/06 season, he was again loaned to Coventry City where he played in the right-back position for the whole season. In October 2006, he was loaned to Coventry for the third time until 1 January 2007. On 10 January, a loan to Swansea City was agreed until the end of the season. Following the end of this loan, in which he failed to impress fans and management, his career appears to have stalled, with no further appearances at Portsmouth and no clubs willing to taken him on loan. Reports have suggested he may join his brother at Oxford United at the end of the 2007-2008 season.
On 21 March 2008 Duffy rejoined Coventry City for the fourth time on loan until the end of the 2007-2008 season.
On 2 February 2009 Duffy joined Millwall on a contract until the end of the season, and made his debut in the televised Sky Sports live game at Leeds United. July 2009.
On 23 July 2009 Duffy signed for newly promoted League One side Exeter City after impressing on a trial at the club during pre-season. He scored his first goal for Exeter in a 1-1 draw with Gillingham on 28 December 2009.
Duffy made his full international debut for Wales versus Slovenia on 17 August 2005 at Liberty Stadium, Swansea and has so far made 13 appearances for his country, although he was dropped from the national side on 22 May 2007.
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'''Shaun Cooper''' (born 5 October 1983 in Newport, Isle of Wight) is an English footballer who plays as a Defender for Bournemouth.
Cooper was a product of Portsmouth's youth system. He made his debut for the club in a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace in March 2002 and featured in six more games in the remainder of the campaign. However, he failed to break into the first team the next season, as Portsmouth won the Division One ''(now the Football League Championship)''. He spent most of the 2003/04 season on loan at Leyton Orient, playing nine games.
The next season (2004-05) he was again loaned out, this time to Kidderminster Harriers
By this time it was obvious Cooper had no future at Fratton Park, and he left the club in June 2005, signing for Bournemouth on a free transfer.
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'''Edward "Eddie" Howe''' (born 29 November 1977) is an English former footballer and the current manager of Bournemouth. A defender, who spent much of his career at Bournemouth, he is the youngest manager in the Football League.
Howe began his professional career at Bournemouth, after signing from local football team Parley Sports. He soon established himself as an important player. His performances earned him many admirers and he was selected for the Football League side that played their Italian counterparts in a special friendly, as well as being capped for the England Under-21 team in the Toulon Tournament in 1998.
In March 2002, Portsmouth signed Howe for -400,000, making him new manager Harry Redknapp's first signing. He had played 237 games for Bournemouth. Howe began well at Portsmouth, but shortly after signing a knee injury ended his season.
He returned for the opening game of the 2002-03 season against Nottingham Forest, but he injured his knee again after only nine minutes and was ruled out for the entire campaign. He didn't return to full fitness until January 2004 after 18 months out. He was loaned to Swindon Town on transfer deadline day in March, although he did not feature for the club.
Portsmouth loaned Howe back to Bournemouth for the first three months of the 2004-05. He proved to be successful on his return to his first club and in November 2004 Bournemouth re-signed him permanently on a free transfer - after chairman Peter Phillips made an appeal over the Internet for fans to pledge money to buy Howe. Such was Howe's popularity at Dean Court, the club received pledges of -13,500 in less than two days.
In December 2006, at the age of 29, Howe was promoted to the position of player-coach by manager Kevin Bond, and handed the task of coaching Bournemouth's reserve team, though he continued to play in the first team. He retired from football in summer 2007, after he was unable to recover from a knee injury. In September 2008, Howe lost his job when Bond was sacked as manager. He returned as Assistant Manager under Jimmy Quinn and took over as caretaker manager when Quinn was sacked on 31 December 2008. Even though his two games in charge as caretaker manager were away defeats, he was hired as the permanent manager of the club on 19 January 2009 and brought the club out of the relegation zone despite a 17 point deficit.
In the start of the 2009-10 season, Howe won eight out of the nine games, a club record. In November 2009, Championship club Peterborough United approached Howe to replace Darren Ferguson as their manager but Howe rejected their approach.
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'''Maurice John Giblin "Mo" Johnston''' (born 13 April 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former football striker, who made his name playing with Celtic and Rangers. He is currently the manager and Director of Soccer at Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.
Johnston started his career in 1981 with Partick Thistle and scored 41 goals in two and a half seasons there. He then moved on to English club Watford for a fee of -200,000. he scored 23 goals in a season and a half and a trip to the 1984 FA Cup Final with Watford.
Johnston signed with Scottish team Celtic. Johnston scored 55 goals in his three years there. He was at the time the most famous person in Scottish football, and was playing for the team he supported as a boy.
He won a title with Celtic and a Scottish Cup Winners medal with the Glasgow club and was idolized by the Celtic support.
Johnston moved on to French club Nantes in 1987 and scored 22 goals in two seasons there. After initially claiming he would never return to Scotland, Johnston reconsidered and appeared at a press conference to announce that he would sign for Celtic at the end of his contract with Nantes.
In July 1989, after a last minute change of mind, Johnston opted not to sign for Celtic and instead joined Graeme Souness's Rangers. This unprecedented move managed to anger some supporters of both Celtic and Rangers. Some Rangers supporters saw the signing of a Roman Catholic -- who was also a high-profile former player and supporter of their most bitter rivals-as a betrayal of the club's traditions. While representations in the popular press emphasised the acrimonious reaction of some fans to Johnston's signing, other supporters viewed the signing enthusiastically, the one-upmanship of securing the coveted Johnston outweighing whatever other reservations might have existed on the grounds of religion or footballing enmity.
For Celtic fans, too, Johnston's signing provoked intense indignation amongst some fans. As with Rangers supporters, for the majority this may have been driven principally by partisan footballing loyalties, but views amongst some may arguably have been prompted also by a deeper sense of betrayal stemming from the decision of a 'Celtic-minded' former player and supporter to sign for the club's principal rivals. Just days before signing for Rangers, Johnston had appeared at a press conference at Celtic Park where he declared that "Celtic are the only club that I want to play for..." For much of the Celtic support, Johnston's subsequent change of heart transformed his status from returning hero to traitor. Consequently ''MoJo'', as he was previously nicknamed, was referred to as ''Judas'' by Celtic fans.
Johnston was not the first Roman Catholic to sign for Rangers. However, his signing was by far the highest profile one during a period in which Rangers very publicly committed the club to a signing policy which took no account of religion. Since Johnston's signing, numerous Catholics (though few actually from Scotland) have played for Rangers. Equally, Johnston's signing was one of only a small number (and by the far the most prominent) of instances of indirect transfers from one Old Firm club to the other, and was bound to prove controversial, irrespective of the player's religion.
Johnston scored 46 goals for Rangers in 100 games in major competitions and helped them to two of their nine consecutive Scottish titles secured in the period 1988-1997.
Graeme Souness had departed Rangers to manage Liverpool just before the end of the 1990-91 season, and almost as soon as Souness arrived at Anfield there was much speculation as to whether Souness would sign Johnston for Liverpool, but the transfer never happened.
On 18 November 1991, Johnston signed for Liverpool's neighbours Everton to form a three-man strikeforce along with Tony Cottee and Peter Beardsley. He scored seven goals in 21 league games as Everton finished mid table in the 1991-92 campaign of the Football League First Division to secure a place in the new FA Premier League. Johnston managed 10 goals in 34 games as Everton finished 13th in the first season of the new super league, but despite the departure of Peter Beardsley to Newcastle United in the close season, Johnston was not the first team squad for the 1993-94 campaign as manager Howard Kendall reverted to the traditional 4-4-2 formation and partnered Tony Cottee with Paul Rideout in attack.
In September 1993, Johnston was on his way out of Goodison Park and back to his homeland in a transfer to Hearts.
Johnston returned to Scotland with Edinburgh club Hearts and then Falkirk, scoring just five and six goals respectively in season and a half with each club.
Johnston made the switch to the United States and Major League Soccer in 1996, signing with the Kansas City Wiz (later renamed the Wizards). He scored 31 goals in 149 games for the club, adding a goal in 15 playoff games. He was part of the Wizards team that won the MLS Cup in 2000.
Mo Johnston made his debut with the Scottish national team in 1984 and had a decent scoring record making him the first choice striker for manager Andy Roxburgh.
Prior to that he had been expected to make the squad for Mexico 86 but was dropped by Alex Ferguson (caretaker manager until the end of the World Cup after the death of Jock Stein in September 1985) after a late night incident during Scotland's preparations for their play-off against Australia in November 1985, in which Johnston had disturbed a member of the coaching staff in his hotel room. In Ferguson's autobigraphy, ''Managing My Life'', which was published 14 years later, Ferguson revealed that he had already warned Johnston about his conduct after he and team mate Frank McAvennie had bought drinks for themselves, fellow Scotland team mates and a group of young women in the hotel bar.
He played a big part in getting Scotland to Italia 90 but retired from international competition after their early elimination. He briefly returned to the national side team for several Euro qualifiers in late 1991 but got injured against Switzerland and finally, in 1992 after scoring 14 goals in 38 caps, permanently retired from the national team. He was in the starting lineup for all three of Scotland's matches in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, scoring a penalty kick against Sweden.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first''
Johnston retired after the 2001 season, and from 2003 to 2005 was an assistant coach to Bob Bradley for the MetroStars. After Bradley was fired with five games left in the 2005 season, Johnston was named interim head coach. With a record to end the season of 3 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie, he led the team to the playoffs and was promoted to the full-time position with re-branded Red Bull New York after the season. On 27 June 2006, after a 2-3-7 start to the 2006 season, Johnston was fired.
On 22 August 2006, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE); owners of MLS club Toronto FC, announced Johnston as Head Coach beginning their inaugural 2007 season. Johnston has the dubious distinction of coaching Toronto FC through two records of futility: the MLS longest goalless streak at 824 minutes and the longest goalless streak to begin the season at 558 minutes. Before the start of the 2008 season, it was announced that Johnston would move upstairs to fill the role of Director of Football, though he would retain the title of manager, while John Carver took over coaching duties at the time.
Mo Johnston has earned himself the name "Trader Mo" because in the first half of the first season alone he had traded 9 players. Throughout his MLS managerial career though, Johnston has developed a reputation of proficiency for drafting players, having chosen future nationally capped players in Jozy Altidore, Marvell Wynne and Maurice Edu, among others.
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'''Simon John Elliott''' (born June 10, 1974 in Wellington) is a New Zealander soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.
Elliott played for several clubs in the New Zealand Central Premier League in the 1990s, and briefly attended Wellington College prior to moving to the United States. Elliott subsequently played college soccer at Stanford University, where he scored 13 goals and made 12 assists.
He began his professional career with A-League (now USL First Division) team Boston Bulldogs in 1999,
Elliott was traded in January 2004 to the Columbus Crew in exchange for a first round pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.
Elliott caught the eye of Chris Coleman, manager of English Premier League club Fulham, during a pre-season friendly game in July 2005 and joined Fulham in training after the end of the MLS season.
Elliott returned to Major League Soccer in 2009, signing with the San Jose Earthquakes.
Elliott scored on his full New Zealand national football team debut in a 2-1 win over Singapore on 21 February 1995
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'''Stephen John "Steve" Finnan''' (born 24 April 1976) is an Irish international footballer who plays for Portsmouth as a right back. He is the only player to have played in the World Cup, Champions League, UEFA Cup, all four levels of English League football, the English Conference and La Liga.
Finnan was born in the Janesboro area of Limerick City, and moved to Chelmsford, England at a young age. He began his career playing in Wimbledon's youth system,
Finnan made a loan switch to Notts County in March 1996, making his debut in a 2-1 victory over Walsall and scoring his first goal a month later in a 4-2 victory over Bristol Rovers. He appeared in all of Notts game for the remainder of the season, helping the team finish fourth in the Second Division and qualify for the promotion play-offs. In the first leg of the semi-finals held at the Alexandria Stadium he scored against Crewe Alexandra, with the match ending 2-2. The return leg at home saw Notts win 1-0, winning 3-2 on aggregate. In the Final of the play-offs against Bradford City at Wembley Stadium, Notts County lost 2-0. He returned to Birmingham following the conclusion of the loan deal.
During the following season, 1996-97, Notts County signed Finnan for a fee -300,000 on 30 October 1996. He played his first match as a permanent player for Notts County after being introduced as a substitute against Shrewsbury Town. The season was not a successful one for Finnan as Notts County finished 24th in the table and were relegated to the Third Division.
In the 1997-98 season, his first full season at the club, Finnan established himself as a key member of the team and was an ever present, appearing in 51 matches, helping the club win the Third Division title with record points and time. The other notable record Finnan established with Notts County during this season was a streak of 10 consecutive victories; a club record and one which still stands today.
After strong showings for Notts County in the 1997-98 season, Fulham manager Kevin Keegan paid -600,000 for his services in November 1998. He made his Fulham debut against Chesterfield on 21 November 1998 and scored his first goal for Fulham against Blackpool on 20 March 1999. While at Fulham, he also became a favourite among the fans. His first season with the club was a success, with Fulham winning the Second Division championship and being promoted to the First Division.
Finnan finished ninth with Fulham the following season under new manager Paul Bracewell, despite promising early season form and an unbeaten run lasting over two months. Bracewell was replaced with Jean Tigana in May 2000, and under him in the 2000-01 season, Fulham won the First Division championship, winning promotion to the Premier League, with Finnan appearing in all but one of the league matches.
In his debut season in the Premier League, he helped Fulham qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, was voted into the 2001-02 Professional Footballers' Association team of the year and was also voted as the Fulham player of the year. Fulham then went on to win the Intertoto Cup, giving Finnan his first taste of European football. Next season saw Jean Tigana replaced by Chris Coleman, Finnan's fourth manager in five seasons. By April 2003 with few games to go, Fulham were close to the relegation zone but picked up 10 points out of a possible 15 to stay in the top-flight, finishing in 14th position.
In the summer of 2003 Finnan found himself courted by many of England's top clubs and eventually Fulham agreed to sell Finnan to Liverpool for a fee of -3.5m.
Finnan made his Liverpool debut against Chelsea on 17 August 2003. However, a series of injuries disrupted his first year with the team.
The 2004-05 season with Liverpool, he established himself as the first choice right back and a firm fan favourite. The season was a highly successful one for Finnan, scoring his first and only goal for Liverpool against West Bromwich Albion,
In the 2005-06 season, Liverpool broke their record for number of points in a premier league season, finishing on 82 points with Finnan being ever present. At the end of the season he picked up another medal with Liverpool, winning the FA Cup.
Finnan played for Liverpool as first choice right back for the 2006-07 season despite heavy competition from newly arrived team-mate lvaro Arbeloa. He started in the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final and was subbed off after 88 minutes, Liverpool went on to lose the game 2-1. In July 2007, Finnan agreed a new three-year contract to remain with Liverpool.
The following 2007-08 season, Liverpool continued their success finishing third in the league and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions league. The season saw Finnan take his total appearances for Liverpool past the 200 mark and also made it into the top 100 capped Liverpool players of all time. Finnan featured in 35 games, losing his starting place with manager Rafa Benitez often preferring Arbeloa to start ahead of Finnan.
In the summer of 2007, after the arrival of fullback Philipp Degen at the club from Borussia Dortmund, he was linked with a move away from Anfield. He was offered by Liverpool as a make-weight in a deal to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa, with the player accepting the move but the two clubs couldn't agree to a fee.
On transfer deadline day, 1 September 2007, Finnan joined Spanish side Espanyol signing a 2 year deal for an undisclosed fee. Finnan suffered from injuries at his time with the club, limiting his first team appearances. In January 2009 he was linked with a move back to the premier league with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur but Espanyol coach, Man and sports director Paco Herrera dismissed the reports, stating that they still considered him a key member of the team.
Finnan signed a one-year contract with Premier League side Portsmouth with the option of a further year on 31 July 2009. Finnan made his Portsmouth Premier League debut on 3 October 2009, in a 1-0 victory against Wolves at Molineux.
A Republic of Ireland Under-21 international, Finnan stepped up to the senior side in 2000 against Greece. He cemented his place in the Irish starting XI during the 2002 World Cup qualification matches, supplying the cross for Jason McAteer to score the only goal in the crucial 1-0 home win against the Netherlands in September 2001.
He appeared in all three of Ireland's group E games in the 2002 FIFA World Cup against Cameroon, Germany and Japan. Ireland progressed to the second round of the World cup for only the second time in its history where they faced Spain. The match ended 1-1 in extra time and went to penalties. Finnan took and converted a penalty but Ireland eventually lost 3-2.
Injury disrupted his participation in the unsuccessful attempt to reach the Euro 2004 finals. He was a regular choice in the 2006 World Cup qualification games but Ireland failed to qualify for the finals.
He was again a regular selection in the 2008 Euro qualification games but Ireland did not qualify for the finals. He then announced his retirement from international football on 22 January 2008 after making 50 appearances for the Republic of Ireland.
He came out of retirement in August 2008 to be included in the squad to face Norway in an international friendly. He stated that it was the appointment of Giovanni Trapattoni as the manager that made him reconsider his decision to retire.
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'''Anthony Edward Barton''' (8 April 1937 - 20 August 1993) was an English footballer, playing as an outside right, and football manager. He was born in Sutton, Surrey and managed Aston Villa to success in the 1982 European Cup, three months after taking charge.
Tony Barton won England Schoolboy (1 cap) and Youth (5 caps) honours before beginning his football career with Fulham who he joined as a junior. After a spell on loan to Sutton United, he turned professional with Fulham in May 1954. He went on to score 8 times in 49 games for Fulham.
He moved to Nottingham Forest in December 1959 and after never really establishing himself at Forest, making only 22 appearances (scoring once), moved to Portsmouth in December 1961, where he subsequently became player-coach. After retiring as a player, after 130 games and 34 goals for Portsmouth, he remained on the club's coaching staff.
He subsequently joined the coaching staff at Aston Villa, becoming assistant manager to Ron Saunders in 1980. Villa won the  League Championship in 1981 (their first league title in 71 years) and Barton was promoted to the manager's seat in February 1982 after Saunders resigned.
He guided Villa to victory over Bayern Munich in the 1982 European Cup Final and followed this up with the 1982 European Super Cup the following season, but their league form (sixth in 1983 and tenth in 1984) did not match their success in Europe and he was sacked in May 1984.
In July 1984, he took over as manager of Northampton Town but left in April 1985 after suffering a heart attack. In September that year he became assistant manager of Southampton under Chris Nicholl, remaining at The Dell until May 1988. He later became assistant manager of Portsmouth and in February 1991 took over as caretaker manager after the sacking of Frank Burrows.
After leaving Portsmouth he was a talent scout for several clubs.
On 20 August 1993, Tony Barton died of a heart attack at the age of 56.
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'''Salif Alassane Diao''' (born February 10, 1977) is a Senegalese football player, playing as a defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Stoke City.
Diao was born in Kdougou, Tambacounda Region. He began his career in his native country before moving to France at the age of seventeen. He played for AS Monaco and won the French League with them in the 1999-2000 season. He also won a runner-up medal in the 2002 African Cup of Nations, where Senegal lost in extra time to Cameroon.
He was signed by former Liverpool manager Grard Houllier from French club CS Sedan Ardennes for -5 million (-7.5m) after impressing several watching scouts with his performances at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. He helped Senegal reach the quarter finals, most notably in scoring a memorable goal against Denmark in the first round, although he was subsequently red-carded.
At the club, he tended to be used out of position by Houllier, often played at centre back or full back and as a result never had the chance to demonstrate whether he was capable of playing a central midfield role for the club, although the evidence did suggest he was somewhat out of his depth at such a large club. His first Liverpool goal came against Spartak Moscow in the Champions League.
Diao was played in his correct position by Rafa Benitez but several poor displays saw him displaced by Xabi Alonso notably after a 4-2 win at Fulham. Liverpool were 2-0 down when Diao was substituted, he had been at fault for one of the goals Fulham scored whilst attempting a bizarre back heel. Despite not having featured for months Diao was present in Istanbul when Liverpool won the Champions League in 2005. Some Liverpool fans expressed displeasure at Diao being at the forefront of a lot of photos celebrating and holding the cup even though he contributed very little to the success. He appeared only once in the campaign, coming on as a substitute away at Olympiakos in the group stage.
In January 2005 Birmingham City took Diao, who had struggled to make Liverpool's first team, on loan for the rest of the season but he had his spell at Birmingham ended by injury almost immediately. The arrival of Rafael Bentez (and especially the signing of fellow defensive midfielder Mohamed Sissoko), signalled the end of his Liverpool career. Ironically, while Sissoko has been branded the "new Vieira" by Bentez, Diao had received this same tag from Houllier upon his arrival at Liverpool.
Diao was not issued a squad number by Liverpool for the 2005/06 season, with his #15 being given to new signing Peter Crouch. He joined Portsmouth in August 2005 on a season long loan but spent much of the season out injured. At the end of the season Pompey manager Harry Redknapp decided not to take up the option to sign him permanently because of his injury-proneness.
In July 2006 Diao was taken on trial by Premiership side Charlton Athletic. He reportedly failed a medical at the club, thus ending his chances of signing. On 10 October 2006 Diao joined Stoke City on loan. He has been a consistent player for Stoke, holding the team together, and has been considered by some fans to play like Claude Makll, slowing down the tempo and speed of the game. It is thought that the revival of Stoke City this season was in a large part due to Salif's hardworking performances. On 25 January 2007, his contract at Stoke was extended until the end of the season and was permanently transferred from Liverpool.
He eventually signed permanently for Stoke on a one and a half year deal in December 2007.
Diao recently put in some classy performances for Stoke including games against former club Liverpool and man of the match performances against Chelsea and Sunderland.
In June 2009 he was offered a new one-year contract to stay at the Britannia, which he accepted.
Diao has appeared 39 times for Senegal, netting 4 goals in the process, including a strike against Denmark at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was later sent off in the same match.
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'''Jos Miguel Gonzlez Rey''', aka '''Josemi''' (born November 15, 1979 in Torremolinos, Mlaga), is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for RCD Mallorca in the Spanish first division.
Predominantly a right back, he also can play as a central defender.
Josemi started his career at Mlaga CF. After a match in 2000-01's closer, a 0-4 loss at Deportivo de La Corua, on June 17, 2001, he went on to become an essential defensive element for the Andalusia outfit, helping it to the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup. This form attracted lots of intrest from bigger European clubs.
Subsequently, Josemi became Rafael Bentez's first signing as Liverpool manager, for -2 million in the summer of 2004. He played in 15 first-team games in the league in his debut season. Despite an initial run, he was sent off in Liverpool's 4-2 away victory over Fulham on October 16, 2004, and his subsequent ban led to Steve Finnan re-establishing himself as Benitez's first-choice right-back. Josemi made seven appearances (five starts) in the club's victorious Champions League campaign. After his second-half of the season struggles, it only got worse as he struggled to even be seen on the substitutes bench for the first half of the 05/06 season.
On December 29, 2005, it was announced that Liverpool and Villarreal CF had agreed to swap Josemi and Jan Kromkamp in the January 2006 transfer window. He made a good start and appeared in 22 league matches in 2006-07, however he only took part in only one the following season, for the eventual runners-up.
In July 2008, Josemi signed for RCD Mallorca. He scored his first goal as a professional on November 23, in a 2-2 home draw against former owners Mlaga.
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'''Robert''' "'''Bob'''" '''Paisley''' OBE (23 January 1919 - 14 February 1996) was an English football half back turned manager. His association with Liverpool was to span nearly half a century including his contribution to the club, first as a player, then as a physiotherapist and coach, and finally as manager. In nine years as manager between 1974 and 1983, he took Liverpool to six League Titles,
Born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham (now Sunderland), England, Paisley joined Liverpool from non-League Bishop Auckland F.C. in May 1939. However, as with so many of his generation, the outbreak of World War ll delayed the start of Paisley's career. He eventually made his long-overdue debut on the 5 January 1946 in Liverpool's first post-war competitive match, which was an FA Cup 3rd round, 1st leg match at Sealand Road, Chester City. Liverpool won the game 2-0. Paisley's first goal didn't come until the 1 May 1948 in a League game at Anfield, against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Paisley's 22nd-minute strike along with a Jack Balmer goal in the 80th were enough to help the Reds win 2-1.
In the first full season after the war, 1946-47, Bob helped Liverpool to their 1st league title in 24 years, making 34 appearances in the 42-match season. He remained a fixture in the side, appearing in 30+ matches in 1947/48 and 1948/49 and 28 in 1949/50. The 49/50 proved to a season of both highs and lows for Paisley, having scored the opening goal of a 2-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Merseyside rivals Everton only to be surprisingly dropped for the Final against Arsenal, the Reds' first ever appearance at Wembley. Paisley later said that the experience stood him in good stead when it came to telling players they were not going to play in big games, stating he could tell them he knew how they felt and they knew he genuinely did. Paisley became club captain the following season.
After retiring as a one-club man in 1954, he joined the back room staff as self-taught Physiotherapist and had a knack of being able to diagnose a player's injury just by looking at them. He later became a coach for the reserves. The arrival of Bill Shankly as manager in December 1959 transformed the fortunes of the club. Shankly utilised The Boot Room for a second purpose, a room for coaches meetings. Paisley was one of Shankly's founder members of the boot room staff along with Joe Fagan and Reuben Bennett. Under Shankly's management Liverpool won three league titles, two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup over the next fifteen years.
In July 1974 the man who rebuilt Liverpool, Bill Shankly, rocked the very foundations of the club when, out of the blue, he announced his retirement. Like thousands of Kopites, the directors of Liverpool pondered on who to appoint as the great man's successor. Ultimately they turned to the unassuming Paisley who, reluctantly, took on the mountainous task of following Shankly.
His record would better that of Shankly: Paisley led the team for nine seasons, winning at least one trophy in eight of those. Disappointed by finishing second in his first season as manager, the team went one better the following year, winning the title. This was the start of Liverpool's dominance of the game in England - in Paisley's nine seasons in charge, Liverpool won six League titles and finished second twice, won 3 League Cups (the first time that Liverpool had won the trophy), 1 UEFA Cup, 1 European Super Cup, 5 Charity Shields and, most significantly, they won the club's first 3 European Cups, with his and Liverpool's dominance of the era in English and European football only challenged by Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa under Tony Barton. He remains the only man in history to coach three European Cup-winning sides (1977, 1978 & 1981). His success was honoured with six Manager of the Year awards. Only the FA Cup eluded Paisley, although Liverpool would be runners-up in 1977 and beaten semi-finalists in 1979 and 1980.
Paisley retired in 1983 after spending 44 unbroken years at the club. He was replaced by Joe Fagan, another of the Boot Room old boys. He continued to serve Liverpool as a director, until he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease in 1992.
Paisley was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a manager.
'''''' (Player (1939-1954)'''-''' and Manager (1974-1983))
'''-''' Bob's career was curtailed by 6 years due to the World War II
'''-''' Bob was awarded a medal even though he didn't appear in the final.
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'''Raymond "Ray" Parlour''' (born 7 March 1973 in Romford, Essex, England) is a former England international footballer. He spent his career playing for Arsenal, Middlesbrough and Hull City. During his Arsenal career he was nicknamed "The Romford Pel"; although the nickname was given with an ironic sense of humour, on account of his solid performance but unglamorous image. Nonetheless he has been described as an "unsung hero" and praised as a "fans' favourite" for his high-energy performances. He is now a pundit on television, as well as on radio stations BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport, and is a professional poker player.
Parlour is most famous for his time at Arsenal, where he played for 14 years. Parlour joined Arsenal as a trainee in 1989, and made his debut for the Gunners against Liverpool on January 29, 1992, where he conceded a penalty in a 2-0 defeat. Parlour continued to be a bit-part player for the next few years, and was more noted for several disciplinary problems (such as a run-in with a Hong Kong taxi driver while on tour). He did however make 12 appearances for the England U21 team during this time.
He properly broke through in 1994-95, and played in Arsenal's European Cup Winners' Cup final loss to Real Zaragoza that season (having been an unused sub in the Gunners' 1-0 triumph over Parma the previous season). However, Parlour only fully developed as a player after the arrival of Arsne Wenger as manager in 1996; he became a regular fixture playing on the right wing or in central midfield for Arsenal; in 1997-98 Arsenal won the Double and Parlour proved instrumental. He was man-of-the-match in the Gunners' FA Cup Final win over Newcastle United that season; he set up Nicolas Anelka for Arsenal's second goal in a 2-0 win. However, he missed out on the 1998 World Cup that summer (England coach Glenn Hoddle preferring Spurs' Darren Anderton instead).
Parlour finally made his England debut as a substitute in a Euro 2000 qualifier against Poland on March 27, 1999. He won ten caps for his country but did not score any goals; the closest he came was in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Finland on October 11, 2000. Parlour 'scored' with a 30-yard strike which hit the crossbar and was incorrectly designated by the linesman not to have gone over the goal-line; the match finished 0-0. Parlour did not feature in any tournament finals; a knee injury forced him to withdraw from England's squad for Euro 2000. His final cap came in a friendly against Italy on November 15, 2000; Parlour was called up into the squad several times by new coach Sven-Gran Eriksson, but he never made it onto the pitch under the Swede.
Parlour continued to enjoy success with Arsenal for another four years (winning another Double in 2002), but generally received little acclaim in the media compared with many of his more illustrious Arsenal team-mates, especially as he was almost constantly living in the shadow of Patrick Vieira for much of his time at the club. He finally claimed his place in the spotlight with a 30-yard strike to open the scoring in the 2002 FA Cup Final against Chelsea, which was famously pre-empted by Soccer AM's Tim Lovejoy with "Never mind, it's only Ray Parlour"; Arsenal won 2-0, with the second goal from Fredrik Ljungberg. In total, with Arsenal, Parlour won three FA Premier League titles, four FA Cups, one League Cup and one European Cup Winners' Cup having played 464 games and scoring 32 goals in all competitions.
Despite his less than glamourous image, Parlour has an uncanny ability to dish out the spectacular. In March 2000, he hit a hattrick in a 4-2 away win at Werder Bremen in a UEFA Cup quarter final tie. Arsenal would go on to reach the final of the competition that year. Parlour was the only Arsenal player successful from the spot in their shootout defeat to Galatasaray. Seven months later, he followed it up with another hattrick in a 5-0 demolition of Newcastle United at Highbury. In April 2001, he struck a spectacular 30-yard winner as Arsenal beat Valencia 2-1 in the UEFA Champions' League Quarter Final 1st leg tie at Highbury. Another one of Parlour's finest moments in Arsenal colours came in November 2003, when as stand-in captain, he led Arsenal to a famous 5-1 win against Internazionale at San Siro. This has led many pundits to believe that he is one of the most underrated players of his generation. In the 2002 FA cup final he scored to give Arsenal the lead. The most memerable part of the match is when Ljungburg scored and Parlour ran from behind the goal.
He moved to Middlesbrough in the summer of 2004, although he still remains a fans' favourite at Arsenal. He was recently named the 19th greatest player in the clubs history. He played 60 games for Boro in two and a half years, and was an unused substitute in Middlesbrough's appearance in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final against Sevilla, which they lost 4-0. Parlour was released from his contract on 25 January 2007 and for a brief period trained with old club Arsenal in order to regain fitness with a view to finding a new club.
On February 9, 2007 he signed for Hull City until the end of the 2006-07 season. After helping City avoid relegation, it was confirmed on 1 June that Ray Parlour was not offered a new contract and this meant he was released.
Parlour has emerged as one of the most influential players for The England Legends, a 16-man squad of former internationals who have played Italy, Germany, Scotland, Ireland and The Rest of The World.
Parlour married his wife Karen in 1998; the couple had three children before separating in 2001. In July 2004, they agreed a divorce settlement which awarded Karen Parlour two houses and a -250,000 lump sum but the issue of maintenance was not agreed. Ray Parlour offered Karen -120,000 p.a. on the basis that this would meet all of her and their children's needs, but she wanted more. Initially the court awarded her -212,500 a year, but both parties were unsatisfied with this and appealed.
The Court of Appeal increased Karen's award to -440,000 p.a. However, this would only be paid for five years to enable her to put aside -250,000 each year to build up her own capital resources. The case brought with it media speculation that future divorce cases would bring people a more equal share in their former partner's future earnings, and a possible increased usage of prenuptial agreements.
(* Includes FA Cup match against Sheffield United of which the result was declared void, but Arsenal still include it in their statistics.)
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'''Mikael Kaj Forssell''' (born 15 March 1981) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Hannover 96 of the German Bundesliga.
Born in Steinfurt, Germany, and considered one of the most talented Finnish footballers of all time, Forssell made his Veikkausliiga debut for HJK at the age of just 16. His goal-scoring form for Finland's youth teams made him a target for a host of Europe's top clubs, and in 1998 the 17-year-old striker was snapped up by English Premier League club Chelsea.
But despite scoring twice in one of his earliest appearances for the club, Forssell found it hard to find a place in the Chelsea first team, and he was sent out to various loan spells, twice to Crystal Palace of the then First Division, once to Borussia Mnchengladbach of the German Bundesliga and twice to Birmingham City of the Premier League. Forssell scored seven Bundesliga goals for Mnchengladbach in the spring of 2003 and then 17 Premier League goals for Birmingham in the 2003-04 season (more league goals than any other Chelsea player), during which he was the division's joint fourth highest goalscorer. He was named Premier League Player of the Month for March 2004. He returned to Birmingham on loan for the 2004-05 season, but suffered the second serious knee injury of his career, which ruined his season.
In the summer of 2005 Forssell joined Birmingham on a three-year deal for a fee of -3 million, after Chelsea decided that he did not figure in their long term plans. He struggled in the 2005-06 season, not having found his best form after his injury, and couldn't save Birmingham from relegation. Forssell suffered another cruel injury blow to his other knee during training in October 2006. This left him on the sidelines until he returned to training in February 2007 after undergoing operations on both knees. He was set to take a medical at Hamburger SV but it was reported that he failed. He remained at Birmingham to have another go at resurrecting his career.
His 2007-08 pre-season performances were good, he scored five goals in five games. His manager, Steve Bruce, was enthusiastic about his return to form. He continued his good form into the start of the season, scoring the opening goal of the match against Chelsea and consolidating his good form with two assists in the next three matches. He scored his first hat-trick at club level on 1 March 2008, in the 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur, when he scored with his left foot, right foot and head, which was described after as 'the perfect hat-trick'.
In May 2008, following the club's relegation from the Premier League, Forssell signed a pre-contract agreement to join Bundesliga club Hannover 96 on a free transfer when his Birmingham contract expires at the end of June. His contract with Hannover will run until the end of the 2010-11 season.
On his pre-season debut for Hannover, he scored a staggering 10 goals (he got his hat-trick in 8 minutes) in one game against amateurs FC Boffzen. The game ended up in being a 23-0 win for Hannover.
Forssell has been a regular for the Finnish national team for most of the 2000s. He played his first match for Finland on 9 June 1999 against Moldova, and scored his first goal on 28 February 2001 against Luxembourg. His partnership with Jari Litmanen has worked especially well. Finland has suffered greatly from Forssell's injury problems, as he had to watch much of qualifying campaigns for both Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup from the sidelines. Forssell also played for Finland in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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'''Julian Raymond Gray''' (born 21 September 1979) is an English footballer who played in the Football League and Premier League for Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Cardiff City, Birmingham City, Coventry City, Fulham and most recently Barnsley.
Gray was born in Lewisham, Greater London, and began his football career with Arsenal as a trainee. After a few seasons he made the switch across London to join Crystal Palace for -500,000 in 2000. He is an attacking left winger, can also play as an auxiliary striker, and has learnt full back duties so he can help out in defence. Following his move to Palace Gray was instrumental in The Eagles' success and played a major part in helping them achieve promotion in the 2003-04 season, despite missing the play-off final through suspension. In addition to his successes during that season he spent a month on loan with Cardiff City. One of Gray's most memorable games for Palace was when he scored as Palace surprisingly knocked Liverpool out of the 2002/03 FA Cup at Anfield.
Gray's contract expired in June 2004, allowing him to sign for Birmingham City on a free transfer. He played a number of games in his first season in the Midlands and remained a key part of manager Steve Bruce's plans up until the 2005-06 season, but found himself out of the first team after the Blues' promotion, and was released in May 2007.
He joined Coventry City on 10 July 2007. He signed for Fulham on a season-long loan on 1 September 2008, and despite not playing a single league game for the club, the move was made permanent for an undisclosed fee on 2 February 2009. He made only one substitute appearance for Fulham, and was released at the end of the season.
In July 2009 Gray went on Sheffield United's pre-season tour of Malta as part of a trial with the club, and the following month he had a trial with former club Cardiff City.
On 15 September 2009 Gray joined Barnsley on a free transfer, initially on a monthly contract. He was released after two months, during which he made seven appearances in all competitions and started only one Championship game.
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'''Joe Fagan''' (12 March 1921 - 30 June 2001) was an English football manager best known for being manager of Liverpool F.C. from 1983 to 1985. He managed the side that won Liverpool's fourth European Cup in 1984. He died in 2001, aged 80.
Joe Fagan's playing career was largely spent at Manchester City for whom he signed in 1938. The outbreak of the Second World War curtailed a meaningful career but he was a member of the side that achieved promotion to the first division in 1946 -1947 season.
Fagan began his managerial career at Nelson in the Lancashire Combination as player-manager, where he led the club to the Championship in his first season in 1952, with the club narrowly missing out on re-election to the Football League. He moved on to become assistant manager at Rochdale in 1954, serving under future Everton manager Harry Catterick, before joining Liverpool as a coach in 1958.
Bill Shankly joined Liverpool as manager in December 1959. Shankly utilised the The Boot Room for a second purpose, a location for coaches meetings. Fagan was a founder member of Shankly's boot room staff along with Reuben Bennett and Bob Paisley.
When Bill Shankly retired as Liverpool manager in 1974, his assistant and then successor Bob Paisley appointed Fagan as his assistant in turn. Following Paisley's retirement in 1983, Fagan finally took over on a two-year contract at the start of the 1983-84 season.
Fagan was particularly notable for buying Jan Mlby, a Danish midfielder who became an outstanding player for Liverpool. Fagan's original two-year contract would have taken him up to the end of the 1984-85 season, and it seemed unlikely that he would extend his contract beyond that date-as he would have been 64 years old.
On 29 May 1985, just hours after the Heysel Stadium disaster, Fagan announced he would retire, and was succeeded by leading Scottish and Liverpool forward Kenny Dalglish. He was also a known motorcar enthusiast.
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'''John Benjamin Toshack OBE''' (born 22 March 1949) is a Welsh football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Welsh national football team, having taken on this role in late 2004, and briefly managed the national side once before in the early 1990s. He has also managed several others clubs including Swansea City, who he took from the Fourth Division to the First in three seasons.
As a player, he is best remembered for being part of the great Liverpool side of the 1970s, where he formed a formidable forward partnership with Kevin Keegan.
Born in Cardiff, Wales, Toshack started his footballing career with Cardiff City, signing for them as a 16 year old. He became the youngest ever player to play in a league match for the club when he came off the bench to make a goalscoring debut during a 3-1 win over Leyton Orient on 13 November 1965 at the age of 16 years and 236 days old, a record which would stand for 41 years until it was broken by Aaron Ramsey in 2007. Establishing himself in the side over the next few years, scoring his first hat-trick in January 1978 in an 8-0 win over Ebbw Vale in the Welsh Cup, he would go on to form one of the most lethal strike partnerships in the clubs history alongside Brian Clark.
After four years at Cardiff City, he was signed by Bill Shankly for Liverpool on the 11 November 1970. Already a full international, Shankly paid -110,000 for the giant striker. Toshack made his debut 3 days later on the 14th in the goalless league draw with Coventry City at Anfield. His first goal came a week later on the 21st in a remarkable Merseyside derby at Anfield. With the game 0-0 at half-time Everton thundered into a 2-0 lead just after the start of the second half. 69 minutes in Steve Heighway pulled a goal back, this seemed to spring the Reds into life, Toshack's goal in the 76th minute completely turned the game around, then when Chris Lawler prodded home the 84th minute winner the fans almost lifted the roof off the Kop. Toshack's goal instantly made him a hit amongst the Anfield faithful, which was a good thing as they had initially voiced their concerns in paying so much for the Welshman.
In 1971, Kevin Keegan joined Liverpool from Scunthorpe United. Toshack and Keegan struck up an almost telepathic partnership with Toshack winning everything in the air and Keegan finishing the knock downs. They were a delight for commentators as their names rolled off the tongue easily, one famous piece of commentary by David Coleman went "Toshack, Keegan, one nil!" Such was their fame, the football magazine Shoot likened them to the comic book crimebusters Batman and Robin even taking a photograph of the pair dressed in the Dynamic Duo's costumes. By the time Keegan left for German side Hamburg SV he had scored exactly 100 goals with a large percentage of them being set up by Toshack.
During his time with Liverpool Toshack scored 96 goals; he was part of the team that won the Football League Championship in 1973, 1976 and 1977, the FA Cup in 1974, and the UEFA Cup in 1973 and 1976. He played for the Welsh national football team at schoolboy, under-23 and full international level earning 40 caps and scoring 12 goals, including a hat trick against Scotland in the 1979 British Home Championship. However, his playing career was blighted by injuries and he was transferred to Swansea City A.F.C. as player-manager in 1978 (he already passed his coaching badge at the age of 18), where he succeeded Harry Griffiths.
Toshack is still held in high regard by the supporters of Liverpool and was voted in at No.34 on the Liverpool Football Club web-site poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, in which thousands of fans worldwide voted for their top 100 Liverpool players.
He was an immediate success at the Vetch Field, taking them from the Fourth Division all the way to the First Division in four seasons. Once they reached the top flight, the Swans were predicted by many to go straight back down, but they kicked off with a surprise 5-1 victory over Leeds United and topped the league at several stages of the season before finishing sixth. However, they were relegated the following year and then suffered a second successive relegation and eventually returned to the league basement in 1986 just 8 years after Toshack first took charge. Toshack won the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year in 1981.
It was around this time that Toshack received the OBE for his services to football.
===Spells abroad and first spell with Wales (1984-2004)===
In 1984, Toshack was appointed manager of the Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon, but he only lasted one season in the post. His greatest success as a manager so far came in Spain, where he managed Real Madrid twice, Real Sociedad three times, Deportivo La Coruna and Real Murcia. He has also managed the Turkish side Beikta J.K., French side AS Saint-tienne and Italian side Catania. He was appointed manager of Wales for the first time in 1994, but only spent 41 days in the post, resigning after a 3-1 defeat to Norway.
===Welsh national team (2004-present)===
Despite this, he was appointed to the post for a second time in November 2004. This was greeted with scepticism by many Welsh fans, as Toshack had often spoken negatively about the national side during the reign of his predecessor Mark Hughes (1999-2004), despite Hughes having taken Wales to within one game of the European Championship.
Toshack's son Cameron, was also a professional footballer, making a handful of appearances for Cardiff City.
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'''Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio''' (born 3 October 1978 in Callao, Peru) is a Peruvian football forward. Pizarro plays for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga. He also plays for the Peru national team, for which he has 56 caps.
Pizarro started playing with Deportivo Pesquero, a small provincial team in the north of Peru, at the age of seventeen. He caught the eye of scouts of Cantolao, a larger club in the port city of Callao near Lima, and was invited to train with their reserve team. However, he never signed with Cantolao. Instead, at the age of twenty two, Pizarro was sold by Deportivo to Peruvian top division club Alianza Lima, with whom he made his top-flight debut.
Pizarro scored 25 goals over two seasons with Alianza Lima and was part of the Alianza team that reached second position in the Torneo Apertura of Peru in 1999. Shortly after Alianza's second position, Pizarro was sold to German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. Later that year, he earned his first cap for the national team of Peru.
Pizarro's 29 goals over two seasons for Werder Bremen made the rising star of Peruvian football more coveted by managers of major European clubs. After the 2000-01 season, Werder announced that it would not prevent Pizarro from moving to a bigger club, and the conflict to secure the Peruvian forward's services intensified. The media indicated that Real Madrid and Barcelona of Spain, Internazionale of Italy, and Werder's Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund were in the running to sign Pizarro. The most speculated transfer in Peruvian football monopolized the interest of the national press. After seeming destined for Spain, Pizarro ended weeks of speculation by signing for Bayern Munich on 7 June 2001.
140px|thumb|right|Pizarro at Bayern.
Pizarro was a key player in Bayern's Bundesliga and German Cup double in 2003.
The -Anden-Bomber- (-Andes Bomber-, a reference to his South American home country as well as legendary Bayern striker Gerd Mller, who was nicknamed -Bomber-) or sometimes called -Inca God- by the media, started well with Bayern Munich scoring his first goal with the Bavarian team in the fourth minute of the game against Schalke 04 (the second date of the Bundesliga 2001-2002).
Pizarro's contract with the German champions expired at the end of the 2006-07 season and negotiations on an extension were not making progress, with Sevilla, Benfica and Rangers ready to step in and make a move. Pizarro later rejected a contract extension offered by Bayern chairman Franz Beckenbauer, demanding an increase in pay which angered Karl-Heinz Rummenigge who was quoted saying that -Anyone wishing to earn as much as Shevchenko had better start playing like Shevchenko.-
On 20 May 2007, Bayern Munich announced Pizarro would be leaving the club.
On 1 July 2007, Chelsea officially signed Pizarro and confirmed that he had completed his medical and agreed on personal terms to join the club on a Bosman transfer, signing a four-year deal. He is the first Peruvian to sign for Chelsea. Pizarro also revealed that his decision was largely influenced by the advice of his national team team-mate Nolberto Solano, who played in England with Newcastle, and West Ham United, as well as Manchester United's Owen Hargreaves (who at the time also played for Bayern Munich).
Pizarro was assigned the number 14, the same number he wears for Peru, and his former shirt number at Bayern Munich. He succeeded Geremi, now at Newcastle United, as the holder of the shirt number 14 at Chelsea. His Chelsea career got off to a good start, scoring a goal on his debut on the opening weekend of the 07-08 English Premier League season. However, after Jos Mourinho's departure, and the signing of French striker Nicolas Anelka, Pizarro found himself surplus to requirements by the then new manager Avram Grant. Pizarro did play an important role in Chelsea progressing to the 4th round of the FA Cup 2008, by contributing to the goal which rebounded off QPR keeper Lee Camp and into the net. He then went on to score the only goal in a match against Birmingham.
On 15 August 2008, he was loaned until the end of the season to Werder Bremen. Soon after the announcement that Pizarro would be joining the team, a large group of Werder Bremen fans lined up to buy the new Pizarro jersey showing that Pizarro is still appreciated in Bremen, 7 years after leaving the club. He has been assigned the number 24 jersey and has been decisive and important for the club, scoring many goals.
Pizarro's role has been fundamental in the qualification of Werder to the UEFA Cup Final, helping score goals and eliminate teams such as A.C. Milan and German rivals Hamburg, amongst others. However with the absence of Werder playmaker Diego from the final with Shakhtar Donetsk, Pizarro could not save the team from a 2-1 defeat in after extratime.
On 18 August 2009, Pizarro signed with Werder Bremen for an undisclosed fee after impressing for Werder in the previous season, scoring 17 goals in 26 appearances.
Claudio Pizarro has been a regular for Peru since 1999, and was the captain succeeding Nolberto Solano. In the Copa Amrica 2004 when playing for the Peruvian National team he suffered a fractured skull, when he took an elbow to the head in an on-field collision during a 3-1 win over Venezuela which forced him out of the Copa America and required extensive surgery in Germany.
Pizarro played for Peru in the 2007 Copa Amrica, scoring two goals against Bolivia. He has stated he has no problems with the new head coach Jose del Solar as opposed to Franco Navarro's tenure as the national team head coach.
On 7 December 2007 an investigation on having introduced women and alcohol into the national squad's hotel two days before Peru's away drubbing at the hands of Ecuador (5-1) started running, and Pizarro has thus been suspended 18 months from the national team starting on the day before the match. Since Pizarro claimed to be innocent, he started a trial against the Peruvian Football Federation. This action alerted FIFA about the case who warned the player about not taking it to the regular judges or he could face an international ban.
On 3 July 2008, after an investigation and a review of the facts, the suspension was changed to only three months (from the date of appeal in April 2008) and $10,000 fine. Pizarro served the 3 month ban.
On 17 April 2009, Pizarro won a court victory over his national federation.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned a $10,000 fine imposed on Pizarro by the Peruvian football association after the alleged November 2007 incident. "The facts put forward by (the federation) in relation to Pizarro were not supported by concrete evidence," sport's highest court said in a statement.
Pizarro expressed his satisfaction with the final result. He explained: "I am very satisfied and feel vindicated,'' Pizarro said. "My honor has been restored. My family and friends have always stood by me and knew that these were all just lies that were being spread about me. But this verdict will now also give certainty to everyone who had doubts that I have always told the truth.''
His younger brother, Diego, is a youth player for Bayern Munich. He and his wife Karla have two sons and one daughter.
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'''Stephen David Warnock''' (born 12 December 1981) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Aston Villa. He has also been capped by England.
Warnock was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire where, in his childhood, he played for Rufford Colts (based at St Bedes RC High School) and also played for St Bedes RC High School. Following his time spent in the Liverpool youth academy and England Youth set up, with his first international cap in the u16's. he had loan spells at Bradford City and Coventry City. He made his first team Liverpool debut against Grazer AK in 2004, during the first leg of a UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
Warnock impressed on a number of occasions during his debut season of 2004-05. His good form resulted in the more experienced and renowned Harry Kewell being dropped on several occasions. In his second season (2005-06), he was asked to play primarily at left-back, in rotation with the Norwegian John Arne Riise. Warnock scored his first goal for the club against Fulham in a 5-1 win on 15 March 2006.
In a media speculated swap deal, Blackburn's captain Lucas Neill was speculated to change clubs with Warnock in both summer 2006 and winter 2007. Eventually Neill took a higher pay deal at West Ham, while on 22 January 2007 Warnock joined Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee believed to be -1.5m. He made his debut in the FA Cup fourth round, impressing in the 4-0 victory over Luton Town.
On 31 January 2007, he played his first Premier League match for Rovers against Chelsea.
On 11 April 2009, before Blackburn Rovers match against Warnock's former club Liverpool, Stephen presented a flower display displaying the numbers '96' in reference to the 96 Liverpool supporters who lost their lives in the Hillsborough Disaster on the 15 April 1989. Before the kick off Warnock presented the flowers in front of famous Spion Kop on behalf of Blackburn Rovers. This was greeted with chants of 'Stephen Warnock' from the Kop and a minute silence took place shortly afterwards.
On 26 August 2009 it was confirmed that Aston Villa were in talks with Blackburn Rovers about a possible move to Villa Park.
Despite having made relatively few first team appearances for Liverpool, Warnock was called in to the senior England squad for the first time on 29 August 2005, due to lack of cover in the squad at left back. He was again called into the squad by England coach Fabio Capello in May 2008 for the friendlies against the United States and Trinidad and Tobago.
After impressing with Aston Villa in the early 2009/2010 season Warnock received a call up to the international squad once more for a friendly against Brazil.
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'''Dalian Robert Atkinson''' (born 21 March 1968 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
Atkinson is probably most often remembered for his magnificent solo goal against Wimbledon which won a BBC Match of the Day Goal of the Season competition. He is also fondly remembered by Aston Villa fans for his inspirational performance and crucial goal in the 1994 League Cup final win against Manchester United. Atkinson first came to prominence at Ipswich Town as a teenager, impressing seasoned experts with his speed and daring. He then moved on to Sheffield Wednesday for -450,000 where he formed a fine front partnership with David Hirst for a single season before moving to Real Sociedad for -1.7m.
When signed by Aston Villa for -1.6m he became one half of another impressive partnership, the so-called D-Men (AKA Deadly Duo), alongside Dean Saunders, when Saunders arrived from Liverpool. The partnership was broken in 1995 when both players were sold to Turkish clubs - Saunders to Galatasaray and Atkinson to Fenerbahe However, despite an encouraging start, Atkinson failed to settle in Turkey and had loan spells with FC Metz and Manchester City before leaving in 1997 and winding down his career with spells in Saudi Arabia and South Korea.
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'''David Busst''' (born 30 June 1967) is a former English footballer and current football community officer and coach. Busst played most of his career at Coventry City before suffering a broken leg during a match which ended his career, often considered as the most horrific injury in the history of the Premiership to date. Busst is currently employed by Coventry as the Director of Football in the Community.
Busst played as a defender, and started his career at non-league Moor Green in Solihull, before moving to Coventry City in 1991. A solid and well-respected defender, Busst was good enough to play over 50 times for the Premiership side and become a regular. Though he never represented his country, his name was increasingly mentioned as a potential England squad player prior to his devastating injury.
His playing career came to an end on 8 April 1996, whilst playing for Coventry against Manchester United. Two minutes into the match, Busst collided with United players Denis Irwin and Brian McClair, resulting in extensive compound fractures to both the tibia and fibula of his right leg. It was however, not the break that ended his career, but infections suffered afterwards. The match had to be delayed for 12 minutes while the blood was cleaned off the pitch. It is reputed that Manchester United's goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel vomited on the pitch upon seeing the injury and had to have counselling afterwards, along with a number of other players.
Busst's injuries were so bad that he at one point ran the risk of having his leg amputated.
His testimonial match, played in May 1997 against Manchester United, was a sell-out.
David is a Leeds United supporter, as mentioned on the programme "Under the Moon" with Danny Kelly.
Since his retirement, he has worked for Coventry's backroom staff, working for their Football in the Community programme, of which he is now director. In the meantime, he has also trained as a coach, earning several UEFA coaching badges. Busst went on to manage non-league Evesham United, having previously taken charge of Solihull Borough. He currently acts as defensive cover for Highgate United of the Midland Combination Premier Division as his brother, Paul, is the club's assistant manager.
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'''Ali Dia''' (born 20 August 1965 in Dakar) is a former professional Senegalese footballer who once played for English FA Premier League club Southampton, after falsely claiming to be a cousin of Liberian international George Weah.
After a playing career at the lower levels in France and Germany, and having already had failed trials at Port Vale, Gillingham and Bournemouth, before playing at semi-pro club Blyth Spartans, Dia was signed by Southampton manager Graeme Souness in 1996, after Souness received a phone call purporting to be from Liberian international and former FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah. "Weah" told Souness that Dia was his cousin, had played for Paris Saint-Germain and had played 13 times for his country. Actually, none of this was true, and the phone call was from Dia's agent. Nonetheless, Souness was convinced, and signed Dia on a one-month contract.
Dia played just one game for Southampton, in the number 33 shirt, against Leeds United on 23 November 1996; he had originally been scheduled to play in a reserve friendly against Arsenal, but the match was cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch. In the match against Leeds, he came on as a substitute for Matthew Le Tissier after 32 minutes but his performance was spectacularly below Premier League quality. He was later substituted (for Ken Monkou) after playing until the 53rd minute; Leeds won the match 2-0.
Le Tissier himself recalled the story in a television interview, telling that Dia spent only a weekend at the club. He first came down to train with the team on Friday morning and that he "didn't look very good" and Southampton players thought that they would "never see him again", but then on the next day Dia was surprisingly named to the subs bench. His performance on the field after he came on to replace Le Tissier "was unbelievable. He ran around the pitch like Bambi on ice, it was very very embarrassing to watch." Yet according to the team's physiotherapist on Sunday morning Dia "turned up for treatment of an injury" and "then he left, and we never saw him again ... nobody knows where he went."
Dia was released by Southampton two weeks into his contract. He briefly played for non-league Gateshead, before leaving in February 1997.
Dia has achieved a notorious status amongst English football fans for his lack of ability, and is regularly featured in lists of bad players or bad transfers.
He was also named the Number 1 in a list of the "Top 10 rubbish footballers" in ''The Sun'' newspaper, and again at Number 4 in a list for the Top 50 worst strikers according to the Daily Mail.
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'''Mustapha Hadji''' (born 16 November 1971 in Ifrane, Morocco) is a Moroccan ex-international footballer, currently playing for CS Fola Esch in the Luxembourg National Division.
Hadji, nicknamed ''Mous'', immigrated with his family at an early age to France. They first settled at Saint-Etienne, then Monceau, and finally Creutzwald.
Mustapha Hadji began playing football there. He signed his first contract with AS Nancy where he spent his first season as a youth player before joining the senior squad in his second year with the club.
After playing for Nancy, Hadji joined Sporting and then Deportivo, but it was with Coventry City where he became well known, especially in Britain. After an impressive 1998 FIFA World Cup, where Hadji scoring a memorable goal against Norway, he became much sought after, especially after being named African Footballer of the Year in 1998. He was signed a year later by Gordon Strachan for Coventry.
Hadji was a goal-scoring attacking midfielder with great pace and skillful runs. At Coventry, he was joined by Moroccan international, Youssef Chippo, sparking a brief trend for City fans to wear fezzes to games in their honor. After Coventry were relegated in 2001, he joined local rivals Aston Villa, having scored against them three times in the previous season. But after only playing sporadically, scoring twice in the league against Southampton
Mustapha has since played for Al Ain FC in United Arab Emirates where he remained for one year before returning to Europe with 1. FC Saarbrucken of Germany in 2005, where he signed a two year contract. In August 2007, Hadji signed for CS Fola Esch, a team currently playing in the Luxembourg's first-tier BGL League.
In the mid 1990s, Mustapha was offered a place in the French junior national team but decided to play for Morocco.
At the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Hadji played in all three group games for Morocco, two as substitute. In Morocco's third game against the Netherlands, Hadji setup the equalizer for Hassan Nader with his first touch after coming on as substitute. Despite this, Morocco lost all three games and were eliminated. He scored in Morocco's 2-2 draw with Norway in the 1998 World Cup
He played in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
Recent events for Hadji included being selected for Ambassadorship during the 2010 World Cup by FIFA to represent Africa. Hadji is also involved in a partnership with plans to invest in Morocco, thus making opportunities for the local people, as he's aiming to help rid poverty from his homeland.
Mustapha Hadji is also a supporter of Show Racism The Red Card charity.
His younger brother, Youssouf Hadji, is also a Moroccan international who currently plays for Nancy in France, an another brother Brahim Hadji is current free agent and his son Samir Hadji plays with his uncle at Nancy.
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'''Dean Nicholas Saunders''' (born 21 June 1964 in Swansea) is a clueless former Wales international footballer who played as a striker in a professional career which lasted from 1982 until 2001. He is manager of Wrexham.
He is probably best known for playing for Aston Villa. However he also played for Swansea City, Cardiff City(on loan), Brighton, Oxford United, Derby County, Liverpool, Galatasaray, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Benfica and Bradford City. He also won 75 caps for Wales.
He is working as an assistant manager to Wales manager John Toshack. He is also an occasional pundit for the BBC, sometimes providing analysis on Wales' matches.
Saunders began his career with Swansea City where his father Roy had been a player and coach along side 1 of footballs greats Ryan the Lion signing as an apprentice on leaving school in 1980. He played almost 50 games for Swansea, signing as a professional in 1982 and turning out for them in the two seasons in which they completed two successive relegations that pushed the club from the First Division to the Third.
During his time at the club was loaned out to Welsh rivals Cardiff City. He joined Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer for the 1984-85 season and remained there until February 1987, when he was snapped up by First Division strugglers Oxford United. Saunders immediately settled into the Oxford squad and his 6 goals in 12 games helped them avoid relegation at the end of the 1986-87 season.
He scored 12 goals in 37 games during the 1987-88 season (during which Maurice Evans was dismissed as manager and replaced by Mark Lawrenson) but it was not enough to prevent Oxford from going down in bottom place after three seasons in the top flight. He began the 1988-89 season still in the Second Division, but was soon sold to Derby County for -1million and Oxford manager Mark Lawrenson was later sacked by the club's board after he complained to them about selling Saunders.
Saunders made his Derby County debut on 29 October 1988 against Wimbledon in a First Division fixture at the Baseball Ground. He made an impressive start at his new club scoring twice in his first game. In his first season at his new club he scored 14 goals in 30 games. His goals helped Derby finish an impressive fifth in the 1988-89 First Division table-their highest finish since they were league champions in 1975-but they were unable to compete in the UEFA Cup due to the ban on English teams in European competition following the Heysel Disaster of 1985. He added 11 league goals to his name in the 1989-90, but Derby slumped to 16th place.
He scored 17 league goals in the 1990-91 season but Derby still went down in bottom place with just five league wins all season. Derby's relegation saw most of the country's top clubs queue up in their bid to capture his services, and Everton were favourites to sign him, and there was also an approach from Aston Villa's new manager Ron Atkinson. But Saunders ended up at Liverpool, who paid a then English record fee of -2.9million as Ian Rush's new strike-partner following the departures of David Speedie and Peter Beardsley.
In 1991-92, Saunders partnered Ian Rush (also his strike partner for Wales) in a formidable strikerforce backed by young Steve McManaman which saw the club win the FA Cup for the fifth time in its history in manager Graeme Souness's first full season in charge. Saunders scored 23 goals in all competitions, though just 10 of these were the league which Liverpool rarely looked like winning and could only manage a sixth place finish - one of their lowest positions in 30 successive top division seasons. He added two more goals at the start of the 1992-93 as Liverpool began their career in the new FA Premier League.
On 1 September 1992, Saunders became Aston Villa's record signing in a -2.5million deal and linked up with former Liverpool players Steve Staunton and Ray Houghton at Villa Park. He managed six goals in his first four league games including two on his home debut against the club who'd sold him. He also scored the winner at Anfield later in the season. He developed a strong partnership with Dalian Atkinson until the latter suffered an injury midway through the season. Linking up with Dwight Yorke, Saunders kept on scoring and Villa challenged for the 1992-93 FA Premier League but the goals dried up and Villa could only manage second place behind Manchester United. Saunders had managed sixteen goals with twelve of them in the league including a 35 yard strike against Ipswich Town. Saunders, or "Deano" as he was known around Villa Park, had quickly won over the hearts of the supporters with his 100% work-rate even when he was suffering a lean spell in front of goal - and he is still remembered fondly by fans today.
Saunders and Villa found goals hard to come by in the league in 1993-94 and he only managed ten which included a hat-trick vs struggling Swindon Town in a 5-0 win.He did however manage six more in the cups, four of which came in the League Cup. His goals against Birmingham City and Tranmere Rovers helped Aston Villa reach the 1994 Football League Cup Final where they beat Manchester United 3-1, Saunders scoring twice.It was their first trophy since the 1983 UEFA Super Cup.
Saunders hit the target 17 times in the 1994-95 season but Villa came one place short of relegation-two years after they had come one place short of the league title. Fifteen of those goals were in the Premier League and at one point he managed seven goals in six games including braces against Wimbledon], whom Villa beat 7-1, and Sheffield Wednesday. Saunders' final Villa goal came against [[Leicester City and despite not scoring in his final twelve appearances for the club he was named the Supporters Player of the Year for 1994-95.
As part of new Villa manager Brian Little's rebuilding programme, which resulted in most of the Ron Atkinson era of players being sold, Saunders was off-loaded to Turkish club Galatasaray for -2.35million (a large sum for a 31-year-old player), being managed by his former Liverpool manager Graeme Souness, on 1 July 1995. In fact, according to Shelley Webb's book Footballers' Wives, the first Saunders' wife Helen knew of the move was when she went to Turkey with him one weekend, to find that by Monday he'd signed for the Istanbul club and this was her new home.
Saunders spent one season at Galatasaray, before he returned to the Premiership with Nottingham Forest in 1996 for -1.5m. His only season at the City Ground was a disappointment with a shortage of goals which contributed to Forest's relegation. After another spell abroad with Benfica (again under Souness), he joined Sheffield United in Division One. Whilst at Sheffield United he is remembered for an ingenius passage of play which resulted in a cheeky goal for his team. In a game against Port Vale, Saunders chased a long ball down with Vale keeper Paul Musselwhite, Musselwhite won the race and knocked the ball out for a throw in, only for Saunders to quickly pick it up and throw it onto the keeper's back, and then proceed to curl it in from 25 yards. He remained at Sheffield United for two years before moving back to the Premier League with newly promoted Bradford City. He remained at Bradford for two years until he finally hung up his boots in the 2000-01 season, when Bradford were relegated from the Premier League. It was the eighth time in his career that Saunders had been involved with a club during a season of relegation.
Dean Saunders was one of the Welsh national side's most prolific goalscorers. He made his Welsh debut as a 21-year-old against the Republic of Ireland in 1986. He was capped 75 times and scored a creditable 22 goals, putting him fourth on the all time Wales list behind Ian Rush, Ivor Allchurch and Trevor Ford. No Welsh fan will ever forget his goal which secured a famous 1-0 win over the mighty Brazil in Cardiff in 1991. He won the last of his 75 caps as a replacement in the World Cup qualifier against the Ukraine on the 28 March 2001, a few months short of his 37th birthday. Saunders is rated alongside the likes of Ian Rush and Mark Hughes when Welsh fans discuss who the greatest Welsh striker of all time was.
He initially became a coach at Bradford after his retirement, before he moved to Blackburn Rovers to work alongside his former manager Graeme Sounness. He moved to Newcastle United in 2004, initially as striker coach, and then first-team coach under Souness. Souness was sacked on 2 February 2006 due to a run of poor results, and his entire backroom team including Saunders were also replaced. Saunders started the Certificate in Football Management course at the University of Warwick Business School in June 2007. He has the UEFA Pro Licence coaching badge.
On 2 October 2008, Saunders took over as manager of Conference National side Wrexham, taking over from Brian Little to become the side's fourth manager in 22 months. He has been allowed to combine the role with his position as assistant manager of Wales.
None of the above is true - Saundo is class.
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'''Brian Hall''' (born Glasgow, 22 November 1946) was a compact and hard-working midfield player in the hugely successful Liverpool team of the 1970s.
A bright lad, Hall chose to go into higher education to study mathematics rather than follow a professional career exploiting his obvious football skills but, upon graduation from Liverpool University, he signed as a pro for Liverpool in 1969, having enjoyed playing for them as an amateur while studying.
Hall and fellow graduate Steve Heighway became known amongst their team-mates as ''Little Bamber'' (Hall, due to him being just 5 ft 6) and ''Big Bamber'' (Heighway). These affectionate nicknames derived from Bamber Gascoigne, the host of television's ''University Challenge''.
The Bachelor of Science made his debut in a 0-0 league draw with Stoke City at the Victoria Ground on 7 April 1969 but his first goal took a further 2 years to arrive, coming in a bruising semi-final of the FA Cup against Merseyside rivals Everton at Old Trafford on 27 March 1971. Hall scored the goal in the 73rd minute with an awkward shot over his shoulder. It also won the match sending Liverpool to Wembley, not bad for a first goal for the club.
Hall played in the final and was one of Liverpool's brighter performers on the day but Arsenal won the game 2-1 after extra time. Two years later, he was part of the team which won both the League championship and UEFA Cup. Brian was one of the main protagonists of an incident that will forever remain in Anfield folklore. The 1st leg of the UEFA Cup final took place on home soil but had to be abandoned due to very heavy rain. However, Shankly had spotted something in the way Borussia Mnchengladbach had set out to play and changed his tactics for the game that would take place the following evening. Shankly dropped Hall, who had started the abandoned game, and brought in striker John Toshack. It worked wonders as Liverpool gained a 3-goal advantage to take to Germany, which proved to be enough as the Germans could only muster a 2-0 victory, meaning Liverpool had won the cup 3-2 on aggregate.
On 4 May 1974 he played an integral role in Liverpool's 3-0 demolition of Newcastle United to win the FA Cup. Hall's famous 'dummy' set up the first goal of the game for team-mate Kevin Keegan - it wasn't the orthodox 'stepping over' of the ball which he carried out to let Tommy Smith's pass through to Keegan; instead he physically dived underneath the ball. It was a feinting tactic which had not been seen before and has rarely been imitated since. Newcastle's covering defenders were fooled and Keegan had time to control the ball and lash it into the net.
A famous photograph of manager Bill Shankly was taken in the immediate aftermath of the 1974 win. It shows Shankly being blessed by an overjoyed, besotted supporter who had sunk to his knees to kiss the turf at Shankly's feet. Hall was captured in the picture with an amused but bamboozled smile on his face as he walked past the incident.
Hall's chances over the next two years diminished as younger midfielders such as Jimmy Case, signed from South Liverpool, and Ray Kennedy, signed from Arsenal, arrived on the scene. He left Liverpool in 1976 and joined Plymouth Argyle, moving again to Burnley a year later. He retired from the game 1980.
Brian's link with Liverpool didn't end when left in 1976 as he returned to Anfield in 1991 to take on the role of the Reds head PR officer, one of his duties being to oversee the running of the International Supporters Club.
Hall's workmanlike displays are still fondly remembered amongst Kopites everywhere and he was voted in at No.75 in the poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop.
''*'' '''Liverpool F.C''' (1969 - 1976) - 224 appearances, 21 goals
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'''Harry Keith Burkinshaw''' (born 23 June 1935 in Higham, near Barnsley, Yorkshire) is an English former professional footballer and football manager.
Burkinshaw began his footballing career with Midland League side Denaby United while working at Dodworth Colliery. He had a brief spell as an amateur with Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Liverpool in November 1953. He played just once for Liverpool, against Port Vale in April 1955, moving to Workington in December 1957 for a fee of -3,000. He was player-manager of Workington between November 1964 and March 1965, leaving to join Scunthorpe United in May 1965, having played 293 league games for Workington. He played a further 108 league games for Scunthorpe, and had a short spell as caretaker manager before retiring from playing in May 1968.
Shortly after announcing his retirement, Burkinshaw moved to Zambia where he coached for a few months before returning to England as coach of Newcastle United. He was sacked by Newcastle in May 1975 and joined Tottenham Hotspur as coach the same month.
He acted as manager of Tottenham Hotspur Football club from 14 July 1976 to 31 May 1984. He was their second most successful manager (after Bill Nicholson). Spurs were relegated in Burkinshaw's first year in charge but bounced straight back for promotion the following year. He signed two Argentine World Cup stars, Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricardo Villa, in 1978. It was considered a brave move but Ossie would become one of the Spurs greats and Villa would score one of the greatest goals ever seen at Wembley in the 1981 FA Cup Final replay. Burkinshaw's Spurs, with Ardiles, Villa and Glenn Hoddle, won two successive FA Cups (81 & 82).
In his final game in charge, Spurs won the UEFA Cup (1984) for a second time after a penalty shoot-out after the second leg at White Hart Lane. In doing so, they beat an R.S.C. Anderlecht team that included the future Spurs Sporting Director Frank Arnesen. On leaving White Hart Lane for the last time, brought about by a disagreement with the board, he remarked "There used to be a football club there".
In June 1984 he was appointed as coach to the Bahrain national side and later managed Sporting Clube de Portugal. In October 1988 he returned to England as manager of Gillingham, but resigned in April 1989 with the team on the verge of relegation to Division Four.
Burkinshaw was later Chief Scout for Glenn Hoddle and Ossie Ardiles at Swindon Town and in May 1992 became assistant to Ardiles at West Bromwich Albion. When Ardiles moved to managed Tottenham in the summer of 1993, Burkinshaw was promoted to Albion manager. However, his career as Albion manager lasted just one season (1993-94) and he was sacked after they narrowly avoided relegation back to Division Two.
He was later Director of Football at Aberdeen before briefly taking charge as caretaker-manager at Pittodrie when Roy Aitken was sacked in 1997, he left when Alex Miller was appointed as the club's new manager.
In March 2005 Burkinshaw was appointed assistant manager at Watford. He left this position in December 2007 due to a serious family illness, having helped the club reach promotion to the Premier League in 2006.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Ronnie Michael Ekelund''' (born 21 August 1972 in Glostrup, Denmark) is a Danish football (soccer) player, who played professionally in both Europe and the United States. Ekelund most prominently spent two years at FC Barcelona, and also played for a number of clubs in English football. He played 21 matches and scored three goals for the Danish under-21 national team, but never represented his country at the senior level.
Ekelund started his professional career with Danish club Brndby IF in 1988. He made his first team debut at the age of 15, becoming the youngest player ever to appear in the top-flight Danish 1st Division. He was named 1988 Danish ''under-17 Talent of the Year''. Ekelund was a part of the 1990 and 1991 Danish championship winning Brndby team, and was called up for the Danish under-21 national team. He impressed with the Denmark under-21 team in the 1992 Summer Olympics hosted at Barcelona, and was soon off to defending Spanish La Liga champions FC Barcelona. He joined Danish-Spaniard Thomas Christiansen at FC Barcelona B, the second-string team of the club. Due to league restrictions on the number of foreigners in the playing line-up, Ekelund had a hard time displacing stars like Michael Laudrup, Hristo Stoichkov and Romrio in the Barcelona attack. He played a single league match during the 1993-94 season, before leaving the club.
Ekelund went to England, to FA Premier League club Southampton. He joined the club after the 1994 pre-season, when both Southampton and Barcelona were holding a training camp in Holland and stayed at the same hotel. Southampton coach Alan Ball and FC Barcelona's Dutch manager Johann Cruyff were old friends and had taken family holidays together. Cruyff walked in during the team's evening meal, and chatted with the players and Ball. Before leaving, he asked Ball what gift he wanted. Ball replied :"A left sided midfielder"; Cruyff told him: "No problem. I will leave one in the morning". In the morning, the ''Saints'' coach found a player in full Barcelona tracksuit in the hotel lobby, his name was Ronnie Ekelund, and the rest they say is history.
Ekelund was an instant hit at Southampton's The Dell stadium, forming a great partnership with English midfielder Matthew Le Tissier. He was skillful with the ball, had great pace, clever movement and superb finishing ability. At first, Saints wondered why Barcelona had let him go so easily, but the reasons soon became clear when it emerged that Ekelund was carrying a back injury. The Southampton medical team felt that this could only be cured by surgery, but Ekelund refused to "go under the knife"; this disagreement put paid to any hopes of a permanent transfer deal.
Ekelund underwent brief loan deals at English clubs Manchester City and Coventry City, but injuries limited his playing time there. He went back to Denmark in 1996, playing for Odense BK. He also had stints with French club Toulouse and English team Walsall, before leaving Europe in 2001.
In 2001, Ekelund transferred to San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer, where he was ever-present in the starting lineup. In four seasons with San Jose, he scored 11 goals (five of them penalty kicks) and made 16 assists in the regular season. He also scored a goal and made four assists in the playoffs. He helped the team win the MLS Cup title in 2001 and 2003. Ekelund was named in the MLS Best XI in 2002. He left the team after the 2004 MLS season, and made the move to indoor soccer in 2005 joining the California Cougars who are coached by his good friend and former teammate Troy Dayak.
During the 2005-06 season, Ekelund offered his experience to Southampton as a coaching staff member unsuccessfully. He joined the coaching staff of the Earthquakes in 2008 as Technical Advisor.
Ronnie Ekelund and his wife own and operate a small company called ''Bb au Lait''. Ronnie holds the CEO position at the company. ''Bb au Lait'' develops and markets fashionable nursing covers for breastfeeding mothers. According to ''Bb au Lait'''s website, Ronnie's wife invented the Hooter Hiders nursing cover because she wanted to nurse her child discreetly, while attending Ronnie's soccer games. These nursing covers have been endorsed by Hollywood celebrities such as The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Mira Sorvino.
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'''Lucas Valeriu Radebe''' (born April 12, 1969) is a former Leeds United and South African football player.
Radebe was born in the Diepkloof section of Soweto, near Johannesburg, as one of eleven children. When he was 15 years old he was sent to the "bantustan" of Bophuthatswana by his parents in order to keep him away from the violence that was affecting Soweto during the apartheid era.
In order to keep himself busy during his stay in Bophuthatswana, Radebe played football as a goalkeeper.
Radebe was spotted and signed by Kaizer Chiefs as a midfielder. In 1991 he was shot while walking down the street, though he was not critically wounded. The motive for the shooting never became clear, but Radebe himself believes that someone had been hired to shoot him in order to prevent him from moving to another club.
Partially motivated by the shooting incident, Lucas and another South African player, Philemon "Chippa" Masinga, moved to Leeds United in 1994; Radebe was sold by the Kaizer Chiefs for -250,000.
Radebe became a star player for Leeds and was nicknamed "The Chief" or "Rhoo" by its fans partly due to his previous club and partly his absolute rule in defence. In recognition of his leadership and ability, Radebe was appointed captain of the team for the 1998/99 season.
As captain of Leeds, Radebe was very successful: in the 1998/1999 season, Leeds finished fourth in the FA Premier League qualifying for the UEFA Cup. During the 1999/2000 season, Leeds finished third in the Premier League and qualified for the Champions League, reaching the semi-finals. However, in 2000, Radebe sustained knee and ankle injuries, which kept him out of the game for almost two years. During his time at Leeds Lucas turned down the chance to move to both and A.C. Milan feeling too strong an emotional bond to Leeds and their fans. Radebe scored three goals during his spell at Leeds, but none in the league. His first came against Oxford United in the 1997/98 FA Cup,
At the end of the 2005 season, Radebe retired from professional football in a star-studded testimonial match at Elland Road involving players from all around the world, and Leeds United players past and present. He has been offered a role on the Leeds United coaching staff as a result.
He is still a crowd favourite at Elland Road with the fans still singing his name even after his retirement showing how much he endeared himself to the fans during his playing career. In 2008, a local Leeds Brewery asked for suggestions on a new Beer name and the most popular suggestion was 'Radebeer', showing the Leeds fans' fond admiration of Lucas.
Lucas held a testimonial at Elland Road on May 2, 2005 attended by a crowd of over 37,886. The Final Score was Leeds United XI 3-7 International XI. Numerous International Stars and Leeds United Legends turned out for the game showing how well regarded Lucas is throughout the world of football. The players included Gary McAllister, Vinnie Jones, Jay-Jay Okocha, Mario Melchiot, John Carew, Bruce Grobbelaar, Olivier Dacourt, Nigel Martyn, Gunnar Halle, Neil Sullivan, David Batty, Gary Speed, Gordon Strachan, Gary Kelly, Clyde Wijnhard, Phil Masinga, David Wetherall, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Tony Yeboah, Paul Robinson, Chris Kamara, Matthew Kilgallon and Eirik Bakke
On 28 August 2006, Lucas announced that he was going back to Leeds after failing to secure a job with the World Cup hosts to be involved in the set-up of Bafana Bafana even though he was promised. He said he was tired of waiting for unreliable people who had allegedly promised him a role in the national team set up as the South African Football Association prepare to host the next World Cup in 2010
It is also known that Lucas is friendly with former South African President Nelson Mandela. On a visit to Leeds, Mandela told dignitaries "This is my hero".
On 8 October 2009, The English Football Association announced Radebe as an ambassador to help boost the 2018 World Cup bid.
Radebe was first included in the South African national team in 1992 and he made his international debut on 7 July 1992 against Cameroon.
In 1996, he was a member of the South African team that won the African Nations Cup. Radebe was also the captain of the South African national football team (nicknamed ''Bafana Bafana'') in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and also in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
He earned 70 caps for South Africa and scored 2 goals during his international career with his last match being against England on 22 May 2003.
Radebe has been an ambassador of FIFA for SOS Children's Villages; he also received the FIFA Fair Play Award in December 2000 for his contribution in ridding soccer of racism as well as for his work with children in South Africa.
In April 2003, for recognition of his efforts both on an off the field, Radebe was given the Contribution to the Community Award in the Premier League 10 Seasons Awards.
He was voted 54th in the Top 100 Great South Africans in 2004.
The current popular band the Kaiser Chiefs are said to have taken their name from Lucas' old club as he had such an influence on them as young men, with all the members being Leeds fans.
He is friends with golf great Gary Player and has played frequently in his Gary Player Invitational charity golf tournament to help raise funds for various children's causes.
His wife Feziwe died of cancer in October 2008.
In December 2008, Radebe was treated for a heart complaint after collapsing while at the gym.
A suite at Elland Road is named the Radebe Entrance.
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'''Norbert "Nobby" Peter Stiles''' MBE (born Collyhurst, Manchester, 18 May 1942) is an English former footballer. He was the toothless midfield ballwinner of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad. Stiles, Bobby Charlton and Ian Callaghan are the only Englishmen to have won both World and European Cups.
Stiles grew up in Collyhurst, a working class, heavily Irish Catholic neighbourhood of north Manchester. He supported Manchester United and his talent was swiftly recognised when he played for England Schoolboys at the age of 15. He achieved a childhood ambition when, in the same year, the club he supported gave him an apprenticeship in September 1959.
He was an unlikely footballer in many ways - he was very small, at a time when teenagers were being rejected by clubs purely because of their lack of height; he was also a wearer of dentures (the removal of which prior to matches gave him a gap-toothed expression which had the potential to scare) after having his real teeth forcibly ripped out during a match; and he suffered from severe shortsightedness, meaning he needed strong contact lenses when playing and wore thick spectacles off the field.
Nevertheless, Manchester United manager Matt Busby saw something in the tenacious youngster. Stiles was given his debut as a full back in October 1960 against Bolton Wanderers.
Stiles' simple passing game and fearless ball-winning skills saw his swift conversion into a "holding" midfield player of a type now a feature of all top teams but still a rarity at a time when forward lines consisted of five players and the midfield was restricted to covering half-backs. Stiles was deployed in the middle of the park to snuff out the flair and peril of creative opponents, and this he did with much success. His ability to gain and retain possession also allowed his more skilled team-mates like Bobby Charlton and, later, George Best more space on the park to utilise.
That said, Busby was not afraid to sacrifice Stiles when required and when United beat Leicester City 3-1 in the 1963 FA Cup final, Stiles was not picked for the game. He began to make more frequent appearance in the seasons ahead, however, and won the First Division title in 1965. The same year, his country came calling.
With England hosting the World Cup in 1966, manager Alf Ramsey had no competitive qualifying campaign to prepare, and therefore he spent the prior two years meticulously assessing players in friendly matches and British Home Championship games. With Bobby Charlton the only certainty for his World Cup midfield, he needed to create a trio of players to complement the Manchester United attacker and among those was the requirement for a "spoiler". Stiles was tested out for this role in a 2-2 draw against Scotland at Wembley on 10 April 1965. He kept his place for eight of the next nine internationals, scoring the only goal in a Wembley win against West Germany along the way, and his place in the starting XI for the tournament seemed set in stone by the time Ramsey confirmed his 22.
Stiles won his 15th cap as England kicked off the competition with a dour goalless draw against Uruguay and maintained his place as the uncompromising hardman playing ahead of the back four and making sure there was space and time for the likes of Charlton ahead of him. With Stiles not missing a minute, England progressed through the group with wins over Mexico and France and then scraped past a violent Argentina side in the last eight.
In the semi-final, Stiles performed an effective man-marking job on the Portuguese playmaker, and prolific goalscorer, Eusbio; to the extent that the enigmatic and immensely skilled player was essentially nullified for the whole match, which England won 2-1. Purists bemoaned the lack of prettiness, but realists congratulated Stiles on his desire to win the battle against a difficult opponent. Ramsey, on being asked by a journalist about the way he had instructed Stiles to "deal with" Eusbio, questioned and objected to the terminology used, though he knew exactly why the reporter had referred to Stiles' display in such a manner. The tactics, despite the criticism they provoked, were effective; Eusbio's only major contribution was a late penalty, and England progressed to the final.
Stiles, winning his 20th cap, had no man-marking brief against West Germany but played a strong, tough match as England saw a 2-1 lead levelled with the last kick of the game before Geoff Hurst completed football's most famous hat-trick to win the competition in extra time. Though no abiding memory of Stiles' on-pitch display lingers in the memory (which, in his position, was a sign that he'd played superbly), there was a post-match image which lived on for decades - the sight of him doing an involuntary, spontaneous jig with the Jules Rimet Trophy in his hand while holding his false teeth in the other. Thirty years later this moment would be referred to by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel in the lyrics to "Three Lions", the England theme song written with the Lightning Seeds for Euro 96: in the 1996 version, a list of English football memories ends with "...Nobby dancing", and in the 1998 version, in a reference to the World Cup finals taking place in France, the middle section consists of the line: "We can dance Nobby's dance, we can dance it in France".
Stiles played in the next four internationals but was deemed to have performed poorly as England lost infamously to Scotland at Wembley in 1967 and was dropped by Ramsey. He won his second League championship medal with Manchester United in the same year, but greater club honours were to come.
United reached the European Cup final in 1968, which was to be staged at Wembley, and Stiles' old nemesis Eusbio was again someone he had to deal with as part of a fearsome attacking potential posed by opponents Benfica. Stiles' played well without keeping Eusbio wholly quiet, and with the score at 1-1 and just a few minutes left, the Portuguese legend got away from the United defence with just goalkeeper Alex Stepney to beat, yet only managed to slam the ball straight into Stepney's midriff. United won 4-1 and became the first English club to lift Europe's main trophy.
Stiles was selected for the England squad which contested the 1968 European Championships but the holding role in midfield had been taken by Tottenham Hotspur's Alan Mullery. England went out to Yugoslavia in the semi finals, during which Mullery became the first ever England player to be sent off. Stiles was recalled for the otherwise meaningless third place play-off game against the USSR, but it was clear that despite his misdemeanour, Mullery was now Ramsey's first choice.
Stiles played just once for England in 1969 and twice in 1970. He was selected by Ramsey for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico but only as Mullery's understudy, and not only did he not get a kick during the competition as England surrendered the title in the quarter final, he never played for his country again. He ended with 28 caps - ultimately the least capped member of the 1966 XI - and one goal.
After 392 matches and 19 goals, Manchester United sold Stiles in 1971 to Middlesbrough for -20,000. Two years later, he became a player-coach at Preston North End when Bobby Charlton was manager, though this did not work out for Charlton, and Stiles ended up as manager from 1977 to 1981.
Stiles joined the exodus of ageing and semi-retired European players to the NASL in 1981, to become coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps, spending three years at the Canadian club.
On 29 September 1985 Stiles took over as manager of West Bromwich Albion; however, he was sacked the following February after the side managed only three wins under his leadership, and this would prove to be his final stab at management. He later revealed his struggle with depression while in the job, finding it tough to cope with working in the Midlands and the daily commute from Manchester where his family lived.
Between 1989 and 1993 he worked for Manchester United as their youth team coach, developing the considerable skills of teenage prodigies such as David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, and Paul Scholes. Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers, Gary and Phil also came through at this time.
In 2000, Stiles was awarded his MBE after a campaign by sections of the media who were surprised that five of the 1966 team had never been officially decorated for their achievements. Stiles duly joined Alan Ball, Roger Hunt, Ray Wilson and George Cohen in collecting his gong.
Stiles released his autobiography, ''After The Ball'', in 2003.
His son John Stiles played for Shamrock Rovers and Leeds United in the early 1980s.
Stiles was elected to the English Football Hall of Fame in 2007.
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'''Edward Ernest Bowen''' (30 March 1836 - 8 April 1901) was an influential schoolmaster at Harrow School from 1859 until his death, and the author of the Harrow school song, Forty Years On.
Edward Bowen was born in Glenmore, County Wicklow, Ireland. He was educated at Blackheath Proprietary School and King's College, London before entering Trinity College, Cambridge. He was appointed an assistant master at Marlborough School in 1858, and moved to Harrow in 1859.
As a schoolmaster, Bowen believed that boys must be interested in his lessons and at ease with the teacher - in contrast to the grave formality typical of the Victorian era schoolmaster. He was the founder of the "modern side" at Harrow, which gave prominence to subjects other than Latin and Greek.
Bowen was also an enthusiastic sportsman and pedestrian. As a Cambridge undergraduate he walked the 90 miles from Cambridge to Oxford in 26 hours; at Harrow, he was the first master to identify himself thoroughly with sports and games; and he was involved in the establishment of the English Football Association. Bowen also played one English County Cricket match for Hampshire, in 1864, but was dismissed for a duck both times.
Bowen is perhaps best remembered as the author of the Harrow school song, ''Forty Years On'', which is still sung today, and to which an extra verse was later added in honour of Winston Churchill. He also wrote many other Harrow School songs along with the then Master in Charge of Music, many of which are sung by the school to this day at occasions known as ''songs'' every term. While at Harrow, he was housemaster of The Grove boarding house.
He died at Moux, Cote D'Or, France.
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'''Anthony James Pulis''' (born 21 July 1984) is a footballer who plays for Southampton. He joined Southampton after moving from Stoke City where his father Tony is manager. He has made numerous appearances for the Wales under-21 team, but is yet to represent his country at senior level.
Bristol-born Pulis began his career as a trainee with Portsmouth whilst his father Tony managed the club, turning professional in July 2003. Despite his father's sacking after only 10 months in charge, Pulis Jnr. stayed at Fratton Park, hoping to break into the club's first team. He made just one first team appearance for Pompey, as a substitute in the 2-0 League Cup win away to Cardiff City on 9 November 2004.
However, having failed to make an impact on the first team, he rejoined his father, signing alongside Lewis Buxton for Stoke City in December 2004, on a two and a half year deal, where Pulis Snr. was manager.
Almost immediately after his arrival at Stoke, Pulis Jnr. joined Torquay United on loan, making his league debut as a first-half substitute for Alex Russell as Torquay lost 2-1 at home to Stockport County on 1 January 2005. However his appearances were limited and his loan spell was cut short.
In the 2005-06 season, with his father replaced as manager by Johan Boskamp, Pulis found first team opportunities scarce. In February 2006, Pulis Jnr. joined Doncaster Rovers on trial, however no permanent deal materialised and he returned to Stoke. Towards the end of the 2005-06 season he was loaned to Plymouth Argyle, linking up with his father for the third time in his career.
Pulis remained at Stoke for the 2006-07 season. Pulis Snr. returned to Stoke as manager in June 2006. Pulis Jnr. moved, along with Martin Paterson, to Grimsby Town on loan on 23 November 2006. However, he made only nine appearances before his loan spell was cut short due to injury. In his penultimate appearance, he was substituted at half-time as Grimsby suffered a 4-0 loss to Rochdale.
The 2007-08 season started brightly for Pulis. He gained his first assist for the club, as his corner set up a Jon Parkin header in a 3-2 defeat to Southampton, however injury problems kept him sidelined for several months following. Pulis was loaned out again, on this occasion to Bristol Rovers, however he made only one appearance for the club before his loan spell was curtailed due to injury. In his only appearance for the club, a 14 minute cameo in a 2-0 defeat to Doncaster Rovers, Pulis conceded a penalty kick and was booked.
In August 2008 he moved to Southampton on a two-year contract a free transfer.
Pulis became an instant first team regular at Lincoln but left the club when his loan contract expired on 7 January 2010. He had spent the previous six weeks on the injured list.
Pulis is a Catholic and regularly attends church.
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'''Petri Pasanen''' (born 24 September 1980 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He is a defender who is most comfortable in central defense, but can play as well at right back and left back.
Pasanen became a regular for Lahti during the club's promotion season in 1998. During the next two seasons he made 42 appearances for the club in Finland's Veikkausliiga.
Many of Europe's top clubs had become interested in the promising Pasanen, and in the summer of 2000 he joined Dutch club Ajax. He became a regular in the Ajax defense in his first season, but his progress was halted when he broke his foot in August 2001, and had to miss most of the 2001-02 season. Next season he was a regular again as Ajax reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
He fell out of favour at Ajax in 2003-04, and spent the second half of the season on loan at Portsmouth in the English Premier League. Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp was interested in purchasing Pasanen at the end of the season, but claimed Ajax's asking price was too high.
Pasanen was then signed by reigning German champions Werder Bremen in the summer of 2004. He has since become a key player for the club, helping them to a top three finish in the Bundesliga and the second round of the Champions League in each of his two seasons at the club.
Pasanen is also a regular for the Finnish national team. He made his international debut on 15 November 2000 against the Republic of Ireland. Pasanen has mostly played at right back for Finland, as the team lacks quality players for that position.
Pasanen has also played in Finland futsal national team, where he has six caps and two goals.
'''Werder Bremen'''
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'''James "Jimmy" McIlroy''' (born 25 October 1931, Lambeg, near Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a former football player, regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of Burnley.
Starting his footballing career at Belfast club Glentoran, McIlroy was signed by Burnley manager Frank Hill, who handed the youngster his league debut in the 1-1 draw against Sunderland at Roker Park in October 1950, just four days before his 19th birthday.
McIlroy's inclusion in the team was due to the sale of Harry Potts, his future manager of Burnley, who had just been sold to Everton.
McIlroy played in the second of the two greatest periods in Burnley's history, coinciding with Harry Potts's tenure as manager, when they became 1959-60 English League champions, appeared in the 1962 FA Cup Final and featured in European Competitions.
He played 439 times for the Clarets and scored 116 goals for the club. He is also Burnley's most capped international, appearing for his native Northern Ireland on 51 occasions, scoring 10 goals.
Many Burnley fans viewed his 1963 transfer to Stoke City as an act of treachery by club chairman Bob Lord. McIlroy learned that Lord had sold the player by reading of it in a newspaper; Lord had not even told McIlroy himself. After McIlroy's time at Stoke, he had a period managing Oldham, followed by a few weeks in charge of Bolton, a period that brought an end to a great footballing career.
He retired to the Burnley area and is still a regular attender of Burnley home matches. He was given Freedom of the Borough in December 2008 and was given a testimonial match by Burnley FC in 2009.
Burnley's stadium, Turf Moor has a stand named in McIlroy's honour. The stadium's eastern stand was rebuilt in the late 1990s after the Beehole End was demolished and was named "The Jimmy McIlroy Stand".
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'''Steven John "Steve" Howard''' (born 10 May 1976) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Championship side Leicester City.
He is a supporter of Newcastle United and fulfilled a lifelong ambition of playing at St James' Park when he played in the Derby side which drew 2-2 at Newcastle on 23 December 2007.
Howard began his career at non-league Tow Law Town, whilst working as a roofer as his day-job. He worked 12 hour shifts and also dug up roads before moving to Hartlepool United in 1995. He moved on to Northampton Town as their record signing for -120,000 in February 1999.
Luton Town signed him for -50,000 on 22 March 2001 with another -25,000 due if Luton avoided relegation, which they failed to do.
Howard was almost sacked from Luton in late 2001 after an incident during an away game against York City. The Hatters had been awarded a penalty, and Steve grabbed the ball from the designated penalty taker and promptly missed. However, an infringement was noticed and the penalty was ordered to be re-taken. Against the protests of the senior players and the management team, Howard once again grabbed the ball and stepped up to take the penalty, missing once again. He was substituted immediately afterwards and he walked straight into the changing rooms. After reclaiming his place in the team, Howard went on to score 24 goals as Luton finished runners-up in the Division 3 and Howard won the Golden Boot for that Division.
The 2002-03 season saw Howard partnered by Hatters favourite Tony Thorpe. Many pundits expected Thorpe to be the striker to hit 20+ goals that season, but it was Howard who again finished as the Hatters' top scorer, this time with 23. Howard was part of the squad of players that dug deep and stuck together as the awful mess of the 2003 take-over saga unravelled. During that season, Howard suffered from a hernia and missed a large chunk of the season, but again he finished as the Hatters' top scorer, this time with 16 goals.
In the summer of 2004 a transfer to Sheffield Wednesday for -500,000 appeared to be imminent after Wednesday announced that Luton had accepted a bid for him. Luton then came out and denied accepting a bid. After much confusion, Howard stayed at Luton and earned himself a League One winner's medal. With 18 goals, Howard played a crucial part in Luton's promotion season, earning himself a place in the League One PFA Team of the Year alongside five of his Luton team-mates.
Howard signed a new deal in 2005, despite interest from a host of clubs in Luton's new league. In his first season at the Championship level, he managed to hit 15 goals in 45 appearances. This is more impressive because Howard played a large chunk of the season at centre-half following an injury crises. Howard scored more than 100 goals for Luton and is the third all time scorer. He wore the number 19 shirt at Luton, and Steve is regarded by Luton fans as a club legend, with over 100 goals in all competitions (96 in the league), five years of service, two promotions and a never-say-die attitude.
On 22 July 2006, he signed a three-year contract with Derby County for -1 million.
Howard made his Derby County debut in a 2-2 draw with Southampton on the opening day of the 2006/07 season. His -1 million fee made him Derby's biggest signing for over 5 years and he initially struggled to repay it as he failed to score in his first seven appearances for the club. He finally broke his duck with the winner in a 1-0 victory against Wolves at Molineux and went on to score in four consecutive games, the first player to do so for the club since Fabrizio Ravanelli in 2001.
Howard quickly became a fan's favourite as his work rate and goals helped the Rams to finish third in the Championship for the 2006/07 and eventually earn promotion to the Premiership for the first time in 5 years following a 1-0 win over West Brom in the 2007 Championship Playoff Final. He finished the season as Derby County's top scorer with 19 goals, of which 16 came in the league and 3 in Cup competitions, two of which were vital goals in the Coca Cola Championship Play-off Semi-Final first leg against Southampton at the St. Mary's Stadium, giving Derby a 2-1 lead prior to the second leg at Pride Park. Howard was also nominated for the January 2007 Championship Player of the Month award and was awarded the Jack Stamps Trophy as Derby's Player of the Season for 2006/07.
Howard, and Derby as a team, found life in the Premier League difficult and he managed only one goal in a 4-1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 8 December 2007.
Initially signing on loan on a three-and-a-half year contract,
Howard was able to maintain his form the following season. Partnering teammate Matty Fryatt in attack, he scored 13 league goals and contributed numerous assists to help Leicester maintain their lead at the top of League One.
In the 2009-10 season, Howard's first goal in over 20 hours of football set Leicester to a 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on December 12.
Along with West Bromwich Albion's James Morrison and Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor, Howard was one of a number of English players identified in June 2007 as being eligible to play for Scotland.
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'''Andrew Johnson''' (born 10 February 1981) is a professional English footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League as a striker. He used to play for Birmingham City, Crystal Palace and Everton. He has won eight full caps for England.
Johnson was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire and started his football at Luton Town Academy. Initially his career was held back by the perception that he was too small to prosper as a top level striker. He began his footballing career at Birmingham City, where he suffered a setback, missing a deciding penalty in the 2001 Football League Cup Final shootout defeat to Liverpool.
After only a few noteworthy appearances, he was sold to Crystal Palace in 2002, following the Blues' promotion to the Premier League. Johnson was used as the makeweight in a transfer deal for Clinton Morrison, taking the value of -750,000 for the purposes of the transaction.
Whilst his arrival was not greeted with any real excitement at Palace, the transfer turned out to be an excellent move for both Johnson and Palace. He soon made himself very popular with Palace fans with a hat-trick in the 5-0 demolition of rivals Brighton & Hove Albion on 26 October 2002, and then another, in the very next game, at Walsall.
However, manager Trevor Francis continued to play his preferred main strike partnership of Ade Akinbiyi and Dele Adebola, keeping both Johnson and Palace legend Dougie Freedman on the left-wing and bench, respectively. When Francis was dismissed, and with the Eagles mid-table, he was replaced by Steve Kember, who decided to partner Freedman with Neil Shipperley, while Johnson was left to play the role of support striker. The new strike partnership initially worked well, with Palace winning their first three games and topping the table. However, the good start to the season did not continue and, with Palace languishing in 20th place in November, Kember was dropped.
Under the aegis of new manager and coach Iain Dowie, Johnson's all-round game improved. Now partnering Shipperley, Johnson ended the season as top scorer in the 2003-04 Football League First Division season with 32 goals. Palace reached the playoffs and were promoted to the Premier League for 2004-05 after beating West Ham United 1-0 in the final - five months after they had occupied 19th place in the league.
Despite Palace's relegation back to the Championship the following season, Johnson was the highest scoring English player with 21 goals and the second highest overall in the Premiership. Although Johnson's detractors noted that eight of these came from penalties rather than open play (a record for the Premier League), he himself won seven of the penalties.
Palace were relegated at the end of 2004-05 and Johnson requested a transfer prompting much speculation as to which club he might move to. However, on 2 August 2005, Johnson signed a five year contract with Palace for an improved wage (believed to be around -24,000 a week, making him one of the highest-paid players ever to play outside the English top flight) and pledged to help them regain their place in the top flight. Palace chairman Simon Jordan blamed Johnson's agent Leon Angel for pressurising Johnson into handing in the transfer request.
Johnson was soon playing alongside Clinton Morrison, who had rejoined Palace from Birmingham for a fee of -2m (three years after Birmingham had bought him in a deal for -4.25m plus Johnson). Morrison was reported as saying that he had returned to Palace specifically to play alongside Johnson, much to the amusement of many Eagles fans, who saw the irony of the deal, Birmingham having effectively paid Crystal Palace -2.25m to take Johnson. The two transfers took place between the Eagles and the former Palace manager Steve Bruce, who had been seen by fans as having betrayed the club by defecting to the Midlands side.
However, due to injury to Johnson, and Morrison's lack of form, the pairing was limited in the early part of the season. With a return to fitness and form, the two soon became Dowie's first choice pairing as the season progressed, with Dougie Freedman adding experience to the strike force.
Palace comfortably made it into a top-six position but in the playoffs failed to recover from a first leg defeat at the hands of Watford, being beaten on aggregate in the semi-finals. Johnson scored 15 goals in the Championship that season.
In 2005, Johnson was voted into Palace's Centenary XI, the only player at the club at the time to be selected, and, following the retirement of Nigel Martyn, he is now the only member of the team still actively playing on a professional basis.
After Crystal Palace's failure to return to top-flight football, speculation about Johnson's future at the club began with a transfer to a Premier League club seeming highly likely. However, when an initial bid from Everton of -7.25 million was rejected, it looked more likely that the club would be able to keep Johnson for a further year after all. Nevertheless, the controversial departure of manager Iain Dowie only increased the likelihood of Johnson's departure, and on 24 May 2006 Palace accepted an -8.5million bid from Wigan Athletic for Johnson. This bid was matched by fellow Lancashire club Bolton Wanderers a day later, which was also accepted.
With Johnson having indicated a preference for a move to Merseyside, Everton, prompted by the two other bids, improved their offer to -8.6 million the following day. On 30 May, he passed his medical and completed the move to Goodison Park, signing a five-year contract. He is believed to be Everton's highest paid player on -40,000 per week, although some reports suggested he was in fact on equal pay with former Everton striker James Beattie at around -30,000 a week. Johnson's move set new club transfer records, both as Everton's most expensive purchase and Palace's most expensive sale. He stated that his reason for moving to Everton was the size and stature of the club and the size of the club's fanbase.
Johnson netted his first goal for Everton in his debut on 19 August 2006, in a 2-1 win over Watford, a goal which he celebrated in front of the Hornets fans. In his programme notes, he stated he had "unfinished business" with Watford, following their playoff defeat of Palace. He has continued a good start to his Everton career by scoring against Tottenham Hotspur away to end a 21-year victory drought there and then scoring twice in the 3-0 derby victory against Liverpool. His hand gesture indicating 3-0 is seen by Evertonians as an Iconic memory and every season ticket holder for the 2007-08 season received a free poster of this gesture. Johnson was Everton's top scorer in the 2006-07 Premier League campaign with 11 goals to his name (and one in the FA Cup). However, Johnson was allegedly affected by allegations of simulation, going 13 games
After a league match with Chelsea on 17 December 2006, then Chelsea boss Jos Mourinho branded Johnson "untrustworthy" following a challenge with Chelsea goalkeeper Hilrio. Everton issued a statement threatening legal action and calling on Mourinho to apologise, which he has since done. Mourinho is not the first to air such sentiments about Johnson; former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock also having accused Johnson of resorting to "gamesmanship" to win a penalty in a Premier League match between the two clubs.
Everton manager David Moyes took the unusual step of contacting the Professional Game Match Officials Board in order to counter these accusations. The board's general manager Keith Hackett agreed that Johnson was being treated harshly and had been denied several clear penalties. On 20 September 2007, Johnson missed two penalties in a 1-1 draw against Metalist Kharkiv.
On 6 November 2007, Johnson signed a new five-year contract with Everton.
In December 2007, Johnson, along with a host of other players, including Marcus Bent, Gabriel Agbonlahor & Titus Bramble, started celebrting goals by making an 'A' with his hands. It was later revealed that this was in fact the players' way of signalling the start of a new football-based community project scheme - The A-Stars! With its motto being ''"if you dream it, you can achieve it"'', the idea is to enable young people to use the talents they have for good, in sporting work places. The Co-founder of the Charity is Queens Park Rangers defender Fitz Hall, who played with Johnson at Palace.
During the new season, Johnson scored some vital goals for Everton, including a Premier League winner away at West Ham. He scored Everton's first goal in the 2-1 away victory against Wigan Athletic, and was bizarrely denied a winning goal at Blackburn Rovers, incorrectly adjudged to have been offside.
Johnson scored in Everton's 6-1 thrashing over SK Brann in the UEFA Cup. He scored Everton's second and sixth goal and the last goal was a driven shot from outside the box. Some have said it is the best goal he has scored for the Merseyside club. Johnson also scored in Everton's Round of 16 tie against Fiorentina. Johnson picked up a groin injury in Everton's match at the Craven Cottage against Fulham.
In July 2008, Everton accepted an offer of "an eight figure sum" from Fulham for Johnson. It was reported that problems had arisen from his medical, prompting a possible renegotiation of the fee, but the move was completed on 7 August 2008, the player signing a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, thought to be in the region of -10.5 million, making him one of the most expensive players ever to sign for Fulham. He made his debut for the club in a 2-1 win over Bolton Wanderers at Craven Cottage on 13 September. He was sent off against West Ham on 27 September 2008 for two bookable offences. He scored his first (and second) Fulham goals against Wigan Athletic F.C. on the 29 October 2008.
On 1 November 2008 Fulham played Everton at Goodison Park, Johnson received an ovation for home fans before and after the game.
Johnson continued his impressive form by notching his 4th goal in as many games as Fulham beat Tottenham at home 2-1
Johnson finished the 08/09 season with 10 goals helping Fulham to finish in 7th place and qualify for the Europa League.
Johnson was first capped for England at U20 level, being selected in the team for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship alongside Stuart Taylor, Ashley Cole, Peter Crouch and Matthew Etherington. The team finished bottom of their group, losing all three games without scoring.
In the 2004-05 season, as the top English goalscorer in the Premier League, there were many calling for him to be selected for the full England squad. Midway through the season, Johnson revealed that he would accept a call-up to the Poland squad, after being eligible through his grandfather being born in Poland. This subsequently hurried England manager Sven-Gran Eriksson into giving Johnson his first call-up, to face the Netherlands on 9 February 2005, and he made his first appearance in that game, replacing Wayne Rooney in the 61st minute.
A second cap came when Johnson made his full debut for England, in a 2-1 friendly win over the United States, during England's tour of America in the summer of 2005.
On 9 May 2006, Johnson was put on standby by Eriksson in his squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He was also an unused substitute in the England B game against Belarus and the first team's wins over Hungary (who included former Palace team-mates Gbor Kirly and Sndor Torghelle in their side) and Jamaica.
When Steve McClaren was installed as England coach, Johnson got further opportunites to play for his country in the Euro 2008 qualifiers. Johnson made substitute appearances against Andorra (at Old Trafford on 2 September 2006) and away to Macedonia (on 6 September 2006). Johnson then made his first competitive start for England in the Euro 2008 qualifier with Israel.
Stats accurate as of 20:49, 18 January 2010.
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'''Aki Pasinpoika Riihilahti''' (born September 9, 1976 in Helsinki) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for HJK in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. He is known as a hard working, defensive midfielder.
Riihilahti started his career at HJK where he made his Veikkausliiga debut in 1995. He won the Finnish championship once and the Finnish Cup twice with HJK, and also gained UEFA Champions League experience in the 1998-99 season. Riihilahti then moved to Norway's Vlerenga I.F. for the 1999 season. After two seasons in Norway he joined England's Crystal Palace in 2001, and eventually became a fans' favourite at the club. In Palace's 2004-05 Premiership season he showed he has what it takes to play in one of Europe's top leagues. Aki was so loved by the Crystal Palace faithful that a Finnish flag with the legend 'AKI 15' across the centre was hung behind one of the Selhurst Park goals for the entire Premiership season. However, his next season, back in the Championship, following Palace's relegation, was not so successful because injuries limited his chances, despite not playing for most of his last season Aki has the Palace record for winning the most caps for his country whilst at Palace. After his contract with Palace expired in the summer of 2006, he was picked up by Kaiserslautern on a one-year deal. In June 2007, Riihilathi signed a two and a half year deal with Stockholm club Djurgrdens IF and on 31 July 2009 turned back to Finland to sign with HJK.
Riihilahti made his debut for the Finnish national team on February 5, 1998 against Cyprus. He has been a regular for Finland for the most of 2000s and is set to continue to do so in the near future.
Riihilahti has also become something of a cult figure because of columns he writes for newspapers, such as ''The Times'' and the Finnish ''Iltalehti''.
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'''Paul Hart''' (born 4 May 1953) is an English football manager and former football defender. The son of Johnny Hart, a football inside forward and manager, Hart had five-year spells with both Blackpool and Leeds United, while also playing for Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday amongst others. He began his management career with Chesterfield, before managing Nottingham Forest, Barnsley, and Rushden & Diamonds. He was manager of Premier League side Portsmouth from February to November 2009, and managed Queens Park Rangers for five games until leaving the club in January 2010.
He made his Blackpool debut on 22 October 1973, two months after signing for the Seasiders, and only made two more appearances that season. Eventually, though, he established himself as a regular first-teamer and, in 1976-77, when he scored six goals as Blackpool challenged for promotion, he was ever-present.
In March 1978, after making 143 league appearances, scoring fifteen goals in the process, Hart left relegation-bound Blackpool for Leeds United for -300,000, as a replacement for Gordon McQueen. Hart spent five years at Elland Road, playing 191 games.
In 1983 Hart signed for Nottingham Forest to replace Willie Young, where he played 87 games and scored three goals. Hart actually scored in the controversial 1983-84 UEFA Cup semi-final against Anderlecht, but the goal was wrongly ruled out for no apparent reason and Anderlecht subsequently admitted having bribed the official.
Hart had further spells at Birmingham City (breaking his leg in his only game for them) and Notts County (as player-coach) before retiring from playing in 1988, having made 567 league appearances.
After the spell at Notts County, Hart was appointed manager of Chesterfield in 1988. Hart spent three years at the Saltergate helm, reaching the playoffs before a fall-out with the chairman and Hart's sacking in 1991, when they were in the Fourth Division.
Hart then moved into youth coaching firstly at Forest then subsequently took charge of Leeds United's fledgling academy. Hart's proteges won the FA Youth Cup in 1993 and 1997 and formed the backbone of the Leeds side that reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2000-01.
Hart then returned to take charge of Nottingham Forest's academy after a high-profile fall-out with Leeds' manager George Graham over the promise of Jonathan Woodgate. Forest's Under-19 side became immensely successful winning the Under-19 title in 1999-2000. As the first team were faltering, and the club spiralling further into debt, players such as David Prutton, now at Leeds (who was initially blooded in an injury crisis), Jermaine Jenas (now at Spurs and a full England international), Keith Foy (now at Sligo Rovers), Chris Doig, now at Northampton, David Freeman, Kevin Dawson, Gareth Williams (a full Scotland international), Richard Cooper and Gareth Edds (all teenagers) were blooded, with a further line of players including Barry Roche (who saved a penalty on his debut as a last minute sub v Crystal Palace), Andy Reid (who scored on debut as an 18-year-old v Sheffield United and is now a full Republic of Ireland international), Brian Cash, Eugen Bopp, John Thompson (another full Ireland international) and most notably the highly-sought-after and highly-rated central defender Michael Dawson following subsequently.
In the summer of 2001 Hart was appointed manager of Forest, succeeding David Platt, who had left to take charge of the England Under-21 side.
Less than a month after being forced out of the City Ground, Hart accepted the offer of the manager's job at Division Two side Barnsley,
In May 2006, Hart took over as manager of Rushden & Diamonds, following the departure of Barry Hunter.
On 19 March 2007, Hart was appointed Director of Youth Operations at Portsmouth. He took over as caretaker manager following the sacking of Tony Adams on 9 February 2009.
Hart continued as caretaker manager until the end of the 2008-09 season, which Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie announced after a close 1-0 defeat to Chelsea. "(Alexandre Gaydamak) and I have been delighted with how the team have fared. They both have so much experience in the game and they have the respect of the players. We will review the managerial situation again at the end of the season," Storrie said. He was appointed as permanent manager on a two-year contract on 21 July 2009. In the 2009-10 season, Hart guided Portsmouth to the worst start by a Premier League team after losing their first seven league games. This was finally ended on 3 October when Portsmouth recorded a 1-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. On 24 November, with only two Premier League wins in 13 games and three points adrift at the bottom of the table, Hart was sacked. He declined the offer of an alternative role as technical director responsible for players aged 18-21, and left the club.
On 17 December 2009 Hart was appointed manager of Queens Park Rangers following the exit of Jim Magilton the previous day. Mick Harford, previously manager of Luton Town, was announced as his assistant. Less than a month later, on 15 January 2010, only five games into his QPR career, Hart left the club.
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'''Andy Duncan''' (born 20 October 1977 in Hexham, Northumberland) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender. He stands at 180cm (5'11").
He started his football career at Manchester United, but made no appearances and was loaned to Cambridge United on 9 January 1998. The loan was turned into a permanent move in April 1998 for a fee of -20,000.
By the end of the 2006/07 season, Duncan had made 328 appearances for United, scoring 11 times. In May 2007 he was released on a free transfer by the club. In July 2007 he was appointed to a part-time role working on the PR/Commercial side of the club and will be responsible for promoting the club in an ambassadorial capacity. He has also signed as a player for Chelmsford City in the Isthmian League .
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'''Russell Hoult''' (born 22 November 1972 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire) is an English footballer. He is a goalkeeper and plays for Notts County.
Hoult began his career at Leicester City, where he was usually a reserve. During his time at the club he was sent on loan to Lincoln City twice, Kettering Town, Blackpool, where he did not make a first team appearance, Cheltenham Town, when they were playing non-league football, and Bolton Wanderers.
He signed for Derby County in the summer of 1995, joining for a fee of -200,000.
Hoult played a key role in helping West Brom win promotion to the Premiership in 2001-02, keeping a club record number of clean sheets and being named in the PFA Division One team of the year.
Following the club's relegation and Kirkland's return to Liverpool goalkeeping duties for the 2006-07 season were shared between Hoult and Pascal Zuberbhler until reports about his personal life surfaced in national newspapers. On 31 January 2007, Hoult was transferred to Stoke City on a free transfer after being sacked by West Brom.
In February 2008 Hoult joined Notts County on loan until the end of the season, following an injury to regular keeper Kevin Pilkington.
Hoult, a married man, has on a number of occasions been the subject of public revelations concerning his sexual conduct. In 2000 he was fined -300 for kerb crawling.
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'''Rbson de Souza''' (born 25 January 1984 in So Vicente, So Paulo), commonly known as '''Robinho''', is a Brazilian footballer, who currently plays for and the Brazilian national team.
Robinho was personally picked by Pel as his heir apparent at only 15 years of age and went on to lead Santos to its first Campeonato Brasileiro title since Pel himself played for the same legendary Brazilian club. Since then he won another title with Santos, two more with Real Madrid, one Copa Amrica title with Brazil and two Confederations Cup, as well with Brazil.
In 2002, at the age of seventeen, Robinho signed his first professional contract with Santos in Brazil. He made 24 appearances in his debut season and scoring 10 goals as Santos won the 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro. He reached the final of the 2003 Copa Libertadores with Santos, but lost in the final to Boca Juniors. In 2004, Robinho finished with 21 goals and led Santos to another title.
His form had brought him to the attention of many European clubs in the summer of 2004, but Robinho remained with Santos after the Brazilian club rejected all offers. However, his form suffered in the 2004-05 season after his mother, Marina da Silva Souza, was kidnapped by gunmen at her Praia Grande home on November 6, but she was released unharmed six weeks later after a ransom was paid.
Robinho scored nine goals in twelve league games, and his value continued to increase as his talent became more and more apparent to the powers of European football. Santos began to realize it would become increasingly difficult to hold on to their star player. In July 2005, Spanish giants Real Madrid signed Robinho by agreeing to pay a fee equal to 60 percent of the buyout clause in his contract belonging to Santos (-24 million).
Robinho earned the shirt number 10 for Real Madrid, previously worn by Lus Figo. He ended up making 37 appearances and scored 14 goals in his first season. At the start of the 2006-07 campaign, Robinho and David Beckham were considered too flashy and glamorous and rapidly fell out of favor with new footballing regime instituted by Ramon Calderon and carried out by manager Fabio Capello and he spent much of the first few months of the season on the bench, this even after being player of the match in the first Classico against Barcelona that year. Only after the winter break did Robinho and Beckham find themselves in the starting eleven and they both played crucial roles as Real Madrid won their thirtieth league title. That title was the third league title of Robinho's career.
However, Capello was subsequently fired and Bernd Schuster was appointed as head coach of Real Madrid. Robinho finished with eleven league goals and eight assists for Madrid in the 2007-08 La Liga season as well as four goals during Real Madrid's UEFA Champions League campaign. Robinho then got injured at the beginning of the second half of the season. He didn't recover fully enough to help Madrid against Roma in the Champions League. The week before though, Robinho saved Real Madrid's La Liga title hopes with a clutch two goal performance on 3 March 2008, as Madrid defeated Recreativo away from home. That game kept a resurgent Barcelona at bay and ultimately secured Real Madrid's thirty-first league title and Robinho's fourth.
Despite being Real Madrid's third highest scorer during his Madrid years behind strikers Raul and Van Nistelrooy, the player with the most assists behind Guti, and the only Madrid player, along with goalkeeper Casillas, to finish in the top ten of the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations for 2007-08.
Rumors suggest, there were dark clouds forming over team president Ramon Calderon's refusal to renew his contract which was first promised to take place at mid-season then promised to happen at the end of the season. Calderon went back on his word twice, as moves were already underway to use Robinho as trade bait to bring in Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United. Robinho only found out about it when the initial deal with Cristiano Ronaldo fell through as a result of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson's outright refusal to bargain with Real Madrid, who then backtracked and tried to finally make a concerted effort to renew Robinho's contract once their attempts to sign Cristiano Ronaldo failed.
Robinho demanded to be traded and a deal with Chelsea looked to be in the making. Chelsea didn't meet Real Madrid's asking price, which eventually led Robinho to choose Manchester City, as his new destination in the Barclay's English Premiership.
thumb|120px|right|Robinho playing for Manchester City.
On 1 September 2008, the final day of the Premier League summer transfer window, Robinho completed a -42.5 million (-32.5m) move to , with wages in the region of -160,000 per week. This occurred on the same day the club was bought out by the Arab investment company Abu Dhabi United Group.
He had previously been linked with a transfer to ,
In an interview with The Guardian, Robinho stated that City being a big club and the presence of friends J and Elano were incentives for him to join the team. He made his team debut and scored his very first Premier League goal on 13 September 2008, in a 3-1 home defeat to Chelsea.
On 26 October, he scored his first Premier League hat-trick against , and he scored his first European goal for City in a 3-2 UEFA Cup group stage win over Twente on 6 November. He was given the captain's armband for the match against , due to Richard Dunne's suspension, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
On 19 April he scored his 13th league goal for Manchester City in the 2-1 win away at on 25 April, Manchester City's first away win since 31 August 2008. The following week, he scored his third consecutive goal in three games, against Blackburn Rovers to help Manchester City to a 3-1 win. Robinho has his own song from the City fans, which is simply "We've got Robinho", which they sang on the night they signed him and continue to sing on match days. Robinho finished the season as City's top goal scorer with 14 and the 4th top scorer in the league.
thumb|130px|right|Robinho playing against Switzerland.
Robinho earned his first cap for Brazil in the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup match on July 13, which Brazil lost 1-0 to Mexico. Although Brazil chose to send their under-23 team, the CONCACAF Gold Cup matches are considered as full international matches by FIFA. He was part of Brazil squad for 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, which Brazil went on to win.
He played in four of Brazil's five matches as a reserve, but finished the tournament goalless. However, Robinho was in top form in the Copa Amrica 2007 a year later. For the tournament, he wore the number 11 jersey, the same number that his childhood hero Romrio wore. Robinho scored all four of Brazil's group stage goals via a hat-trick in Brazil's 3-0 group stage match against Chile, and a penalty in a 1-0 win over Ecuador. His last two goals came in a 6-1 quarterfinal thrashing of Chile. Robinho reaped the individual honors, finishing as the Golden Boot winner in addition to being named the best player of the tournament. Robinho has one cap as captain and that was a friendly against Algeria on 22 August 2007, due to the absence of regular captains, Lcio and Gilberto Silva, while Kak and Ronaldinho were on the bench.
On 28 June 2009, he was a member of the Brazil team that won the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa. He played in every game in the competition, including the final against the United States, which Brazil came back from two goals deficit to eventually win the game 3-2.
In 2009, Robinho married Vivian Guglielmetti.
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'''Kevin John Richard Nicholls''' (born 2 January 1979) is an English footballer who plays in midfield for Luton Town, as club captain.
Born in Upton Park, London, Nicholls began his playing career at Charlton Athletic, making his debut in the 1996-97 season as a substitute in a 2-1 loss to Ipswich Town. After a serious knee injury ruled him out of most of the 1997-98 season, he failed to break into the team in 1998-99 season and was loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion, who promptly sent him back after four games.
After a short period back at Charlton, Nicholls was transferred to Wigan Athletic, then in the Second Division, in the summer of 1999 for -250,000, rising to -650,000 based on appearances. In the 1999-2000 season he was injured on his Wigan debut in October and would not play again for another six months, making a total of just 8 appearances over the course of the campaign. Nicholls played in 26 games in the 2000-01 season, scoring his only goal for Wigan in the 2-1 defeat to Reading in the play-off semi-final.
In the summer of 2001, Joe Kinnear signed Nicholls for Luton for a fee rising to -150,000.
In the 2004-05 season Nicholls was voted Player of the Year by the supporters as Luton won the League One championship. It was Nicholls who lifted the championship trophy following their 4-2 victory against Brentford in April. He scored 14 goals, most of which came, crucially at times, from the penalty spot.
Nicholls was a vital part of the Luton side that not only finished 10th in the Championship in their first season, but in the match against Liverpool in the FA Cup, a game in which the Hatters went into a 3-1 lead courtesy of Nicholls, once again, with a penalty. The Hatters eventually fell short of the quality to see out the game, losing 5-3, but many of the players, such as Nicholls, who had spent the majority of their careers in the lower leagues, were now in the public eye.
On 26 July 2006, Nicholls signed for Leeds United for a fee of -700,000.
Nicholls picked up another injury on 30 September 2006 against West Bromwich Albion, which kept him out until December. On 26 October 2006, he was made the new captain of Leeds United by new manager Dennis Wise, with Shaun Derry being appointed his deputy.
Nicholls returned from injury on 16 December 2006, starting in the 1-0 loss against Ipswich Town. This was his first game as captain of Leeds and it ended with a red card in the dying minutes. Leeds manager, Dennis Wise, decided not to appeal against the decision, so Nicholls missed Leeds' following three matches over the Christmas period.
On 3 March 2007, Nicholls was dropped for Leeds' home match against Sheffield Wednesday. In his post-match interview, Wise stated that Nicholls had asked to leave the club and return to his former club Luton Town.
On 29 June 2007, Nicholls left Leeds and agreed to sign a contract to move to Preston North End for a fee of -750,000.
Nicholls' spell at Preston was initially successful. He was a regular under manager Paul Simpson in the first few months of the season, but featured little following the arrival of new manager Alan Irvine, falling behind Paul McKenna, Darren Carter and new signing Richard Chaplow in the pecking order. On 2 August 2008, it was announced that Preston North End and Nicholls had come to an agreement to release him from his contract.
On 2 August 2008, Nicholls signed a three-year contract with former club Luton Town, stating he will always support Luton and loves the club.
On 5 April 2009, Nicholls captained Luton to a 3-2 victory over Scunthorpe United at Wembley Stadium in the Football League Trophy final, picking up the man-of-the-match award for his performance in the heart of midfield.
He was capped once and then sent off for the England under-20 team.
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'''Raymond Neal "Ray" Clemence''', MBE (born 5 August 1948) is one of English and European football's most decorated goalkeepers ever and was part of the Liverpool team of the 1970s.
Born in Skegness, England, Clemence made his debut for Scunthorpe United in 1966 and was spotted and signed by Liverpool manager Bill Shankly a year later, joining the Reds for -18,000 on the 24 June 1967. He made his debut and kept his first clean-sheet in a League Cup 3rd round tie at Anfield on the 25 September 1968, Swansea City were the visitors and were beaten 2-0. He was nurtured through the reserve side over the next two years, with the occasional senior appearance, until 1970, at which point he became the club's first choice goalkeeper.
In 1971, Liverpool reached the FA Cup final where Clemence played well but was powerless to prevent Arsenal scoring twice in extra time to peg back Liverpool's lead and win the game 2-1. However, there would be joy for Clemence two seasons later when Liverpool won both the League title and UEFA Cup, with Clemence saving a penalty in the final of the latter against Borussia Mnchengladbach. The penalty save meant that Liverpool took a 3-0 lead to Germany with them rather than a 3-1, Gladbach won 2-0 on their home soil and if Jupp Heynckes had beaten Clem from the spot the tie would have finished 3-3 on aggregate with the Germans winning on the away goals rule. 1973/74 saw Liverpool claim yet more silverware winning the F.A Cup at a canter with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Newcastle United.
Clemence was, by now, a regular for England making his debut and keeping his first clean-sheet in the 1-0 World Cup qualifier win over Wales at Ninian Park on the 15 November 1972, unfortunately for Clemence the presence of another great goalkeeper Peter Shilton meant that the England management struggled to decide which keeper was the best, and ended up alternating their selection.
With Clemence in goal, Liverpool won another League and UEFA Cup double in 1976 and then made a courageous bid for a unique treble a year later. They achieved the first leg when they won the League title, but then lost the F.A Cup final to bitter rivals Manchester United, a result that affected Clem and saw him trudge forlornly off the Wembley turf. A consolation was to be had a few days later, however, when the Reds won the European Cup for the first time, defeating Borussia Mnchengladbach 3-1, with Clemence, again, being a thorn in the Gladbach side making a series of important saves.
Liverpool retained the European Cup in 1978 with a narrow 1-0 win over Club Brugge at Wembley, but conceded their League title to Nottingham Forest, to whom they also lost in the League Cup final. In 1979 and 1980, Clemence kept goal as Liverpool clinched the League title in each season. The 1978-79 League success saw Clemence set a record that was never beaten under the two points for a win system, conceding only 16 goals in the 42 league matches ( and just 4 at Anfield). This remarkable record endured until beaten recently by Chelsea, who conceded 15 goals in the 38 League matches.
Once again in 1981 silverware proudly sat in the Anfield trophy room as they won the League Cup and the European Cup for the third time, the 1-0 win over Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes on the 27 May ultimately proving to be Clemence's last game for the club.
The emergence of the South African-born Bruce Grobbelaar put Clemence under threat for his place for the first time in eleven years (during which period he played in more than 650 matches and missed a mere six) and he decided to end his association with Liverpool by joining Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of -300,000. The two clubs reached the 1982 League Cup final, which Liverpool won 3-1. Spurs did, however, win the FA Cup, defeating QPR 1-0 after a 1-1 draw.
Clemence's Spurs debut came in a league fixture at Ayresome Park on 28 August 1981, Middlesbrough couldn't prevent Clemence starting off with a win, losing 3-1. His first clean-sheet came three games later on the 12 September at Molineux, when he kept Wolverhampton Wanderers at bay in the 1-0 victory.
Clemence's international career was event-free, in that it coincided with England's least successful era, failing to qualify for two World Cups in 1974 and 1978. Clemence was part of the squad which qualified for Euro 1980 but this ended in failure. In 1982, he was in the squad which qualified for the World Cup, but again England did not progress as far as hoped. Clemence retired from international football shortly afterwards with a total of 61 caps. His rival Shilton ended up as first choice keeper for the rest of the 1980s, playing in two more World Cups and attaining a record 125 caps. Clemence also had the distinction of captaining England, once, the first keeper to do so since Frank Swift. The game in question was a prestigious friendly with Brazil, although Clemence couldn't prevent the Brazilians from scoring as England lost 1-0.
Spurs won the UEFA Cup in 1984 but Clemence missed the final through injury. He did reach a fifth F.A Cup final in 1987, when his side lost to Coventry City. He is in a select group of players who have appeared in five or more F.A Cup finals.
He retired in 1988 and joined the coaching staff at Spurs, working his way through to the first team, before leaving to become joint manager of Barnet (with fellow goalkeeper Gary 'sumo' Phillips) in January 1994. At the start of the 1994-95 season, Ray took sole charge leading Barnet to 9th and 13th in Division 3. In August 1996 he was recruited by his former Spurs and England team-mate Glenn Hoddle as goalkeeping coach for the England team, a position he continued to hold under Hoddle's successors Kevin Keegan and Sven-Gran Eriksson. He remained in that position under Steve McClaren until he was ousted by Italian Franco Tancredi as goalkeeping coach in December 2007 as Fabio Capello took charge of the national team. Although Ray still remains part of the England backroom staff.
He is also the head of the F.A's Head of Development Team his role is to oversee the England under 16s, 17s, 18s, 19s and 20 sides, working with England U21 coach Stuart Pearce in monitoring the players' progress to the U21 side. He also occasionally works as a pundit on TV and radio.
Clemence was awarded an MBE for services to football. His son, Stephen, is a midfield player who came through the ranks at Spurs and Birmingham City and now plays for Leicester City, whilst his daughter Sarah also has footballing connections, being the wife of Southend United striker Dougie Freedman.
On February 2, 2005 Clemence announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that he would spend time away from the England squad whilst he receives treatment. He was the second member of Eriksson's staff to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, Brian Kidd was diagnosed with the disease prior to Euro 2004.
Clemence is still held in very high regard by the Anfield faithful and was voted in at No.11 on the poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, he was also the highest placed goalkeeper. He was also chosen as goalkeeper in the BBC's Merseyside team of the 20th century, and topped the magazine Total Football's poll of the best ever goalkeeper, beating the likes of Shilton, Lev Yashin, Gordon Banks and Pat Jennings.
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'''Jeff Cassar''' (born February 2, 1974, in ) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper, who last played for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. He is now the Real Salt Lake goalkeeper coach following his retirement from active play.
Cassar played college soccer at Florida International University, where he was roommates with Steve Ralston. Following his graduation, he was selected eighth overall in the 1996 MLS College Draft by the Dallas Burn. Although Cassar made the team, Mark Dodd took firm hold of the starting position, and Cassar only appeared in two games that season. After spending all of the 1997 season injured with a torn ACL, Cassar was selected tenth overall in the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft by the Miami Fusion. Cassar started much of the Fusion's inaugural season, appearing in twenty-one games, all starts, and compiling a GAA of 1.95. After splitting starting duties with Garth Lagerway in 1999, Cassar lost his job to Nick Rimando, and would start just ten games for Miami in 2000 and 2001. Upon Miami's contraction at the end of the 2001 season, Cassar was again selected by the Burn in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft, but failing to make the team, went looking for work overseas. Cassar found a job as the backup for Bolton Wanderers in England, and would remain with the team from March to June 2002.
Cassar returned to the United States at the end of the English season, and signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the A-League, for whom he appeared in six games. Cassar joined Dallas for a third time the next year, signing on as a backup for D.J. Countess following Matt Jordan's departure for Europe. Cassar appeared in seven games for the Burn in 2003, doing a passable, if unexceptional, job for the team. Following the 2003 season, the Burn brought in a new coach, Colin Clarke, who traded away Countess and replaced him with Scott Garlick. Although Garlick began the season as the team's starting goalkeeper, an injury midseason gave Cassar the opportunity to seize the position, which he did with a series of impressive performances; he ended the season as the club's starting goalkeeper, having made nineteen starts.
Following the 2006 season, Cassar retired and was appointed by new head coach Steve Morrow, Clarke's replacement, as the team's goalkeeper coach. In May 2007, he became the goalkeeper coach for Real Salt Lake. However, he also spent time at the end of the season as an assistant with the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division.
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'''David 'Dave' Penney''' (born 17 August 1964) is an English football manager and former player, currently managing League One side Oldham Athletic.
Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Penney entered professional football at the relatively late age of 21. He had been working as a bricklayer and playing for nothing at Pontefract Collieries for 5 years before he was spotted by Derby County scout Ron Jukes, who recommended him to manager Arthur Cox. He was offered a contract at the then Third Division club and they climbed two divisions before he left for Oxford United for -175,000. He then went on to Wales, where he played for Swansea City and Cardiff City. After a while Penney decided he wanted to go back up North, so he joined Doncaster Rovers in 1998.
In 2002 Penney hung up his boots to pursue a career in management and he remained at Doncaster taking the managerial job on a full-time basis. After a well-placed finish in his first season, Penney guided Doncaster back into the Football League with victory in the play-off final in the 2002-03 season. Their stay in Division Three wasn't long though as he managed Doncaster to the Division Three title. During a further two seasons of cementing Doncaster's place in Coca-Cola League One Penney famously masterminded victories over Premier League sides Manchester City and Aston Villa, and nearly overcame Arsenal in the Carling Cup quarter-finals before finally being beaten in a penalty shootout. Penney left Rovers on 30 August 2006 as he felt he had taken the club as far as he could. He was shortly appointed manager of Darlington on 30 October 2006, but he returned to Doncaster with Darlington for a Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie on 9 January 2007. Doncaster won the game 2-0 and Penney received a hero's reception from the home fans at the new Keepmoat Stadium.
On 30 April 2009, Penney resigned from Darlington and was appointed as manager of Oldham Athletic. In 2010 he walked out of Oldham.
Penney's son, Mark Penney, is a semi-professional footballer, with his clubs including Glasshoughton Welfare.
'''Derby County'''
'''Swansea City'''
'''Cardiff City'''
'''Doncaster Rovers'''
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'''Ian Robert Callaghan''' MBE (born 10 April 1942 in Toxteth, Liverpool) is a former Liverpool footballer who holds the record for most appearances for the club.
A Liverpool supporter as a child, Callaghan joined the club as an apprentice on 28 March 1960 and made his debut on 16th April in a 4-0 win against Bristol Rovers at Anfield.
A right-winger, Callaghan was a regular in the team from 1961 onwards. The club was promoted from the Second Division as champions in 1962 under the management of Bill Shankly, having spent spent eight years in the second tier and coming close to promotion on occasion under both Shankly and previous manager Phil Taylor. Callaghan appeared twenty three times that season and also managed to score his first goal for the club which came in the 56th minute of the game against Preston North End at Deepdale on the 4 November 1961.
Callaghan became a major part of the side which finished 8th in their first season back in Division One. The following year, 1963-64, Liverpool won the League championship by four points over north-west rivals Manchester United and five over Merseyside rivals and reigning league champions Everton.
In the 1964-65 season, Liverpool could only finish 7th in the defence of their title but they did reach the FA Cup Final against league runners-up Leeds United. With the match goalless after 90 minutes, extra-time followed. Roger Hunt opened the scoring Liverpool three minutes into the extra period but Billy Bremner equalised for Leeds just two minutes later. The game looked to be heading for a replay when Callaghan broke down the right nine minutes from the end and sent a cross which was met by a diving Ian St John who headed home from close range.
The 1965 season saw another League championship but this was tempered by defeat in the European Cup-Winners Cup final as Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 at Hampden Park. Callaghan's and team-mates Hunt and Gerry Byrne were then named by Alf Ramsey in the England squad for the 1966 World Cup for which England were hosts.
Callaghan played in the group game against France which England won 2-0, but ultimately was left out of the side as it progressed, with Ramsey preferring Alan Ball in an innovative system which did not deploy natural wingers of Callaghan's type. The team went on to win the World Cup and became known as the "wingless wonders".
In the late 1960s as Shankly set about dismantling the now aging team, Callaghan switched from the wing to a more central midfield role.
Liverpool, with Callaghan in the side, reached the 1971 FA Cup final, losing 2-1 to Arsenal after extra time. The 1972-73 campaign saw Liverpool achieve a League and UEFA Cup double, winning the league by 3 points over Arsenal and defeating German team Borussia Mnchengladbach 3-2 on aggregate in the UEFA Cup, Ray Clemence saving a Jupp Heynckes penalty at Anfield (the visitors would have won the trophy on the away goals rule if he had scored).
In 1974, Liverpool won the FA Cup for the second time, beating Newcastle United 3-0. When Shankly then announced his retirement, Ian was the only player to have been in the first team longer than he had managed it. Also in 1974, Callaghan was named the Football Writers Footballer of the Year and was awarded the MBE for his services to football.
In 1976, at the age of 34, he playeded in Bob Paisley-s side which won a League and UEFA Cup double. He played in all the European matches and missed just 2 league games. The League was a tight affair as Queens Park Rangers pushed the Reds all the way and were actually top with Liverpool having one game left to play, away at already relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers. Liverpool trailed 1-0 with just fourteen minutes remaining before Kevin Keegan equalised, John Toshack put them into the lead and, with a minute left, Ray Kennedy added a third goal. The UEFA Cup final saw the Anfield club face Bruges of Belgium. Liverpool took a slender 3-2 lead to Belgium and held Bruges to a 1-1 draw to take the trophy for second time.
In the 1976-77 season, during which he reached the age of 35, Callaghan was awarded a third and fourth, and final, England caps, having made his international debut on the 26 June 1966 in Helsinki against Finland and won his second during the 1966 World Cup.
Liverpool won the League again in 1977, beating Manchester City into second spot by a single point. The other Manchester club, United, stood in their way for a domestic double and the second part of the potential treble. Callaghan was a substitute for the game (FA-cup final) which was a thrilling spectacle, but United stopped the run by beating the Anfield club 2-1. Ian came on in the second half and impressed Paisley enough for him to keep Callaghan in the side for the European Cup final in Rome a few days later. Terry McDermott put Liverpool ahead in the 29th minute but Allan Simonsen equalised in the 50th, Smith scored his first goal of the season in the 67th to give the Reds the lead once more and with five minutes left Keegan was brought down by man marker Berti Vogts in the penalty area. Penalty expert Phil Neal converted the spot kick and Liverpool held on to beat Borussia Mnchengladbach 3-1 and brought the trophy to Anfield for the first time.
Callaghan played one more season for Liverpool appearing in 41 league and cup matches. By the end of the 1977-78 season, Liverpool had retained the European Cup beating Bruges 1-0 in the Wembley final. Callaghan was a non-playing sub for the game which was won with a Kenny Dalglish goal. He did, however, play in Liverpool-s first ever League Cup final at Wembley, which they lost to Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest after a replay. The League Cup would ultimately prove the only domestic trophy to elude him.
In the autumn of 1978, Callaghan finally left Liverpool after 856 first team appearances, during which he scored 69 goals. He joined his former Anfield team-mate John Toshack at Swansea City, helping them to two consecutive promotions. He also spent some time playing in the United States for Fort Lauderdale on loan, alongside fellow veterans Gordon Banks and George Best. He also played for Canberra City, also on loan, Cork United and Sandefjord of Norway and finally concluded his career at Crewe Alexandra where he set an all time record of 88 F.A Cup appearances. He retired at the age of 39 in 1982 though it was injury rather than age that finally curtailed his career as he suffered an Achilles tendon problem which forced him to quit. He played his last league game for Crewe Alexandra away against Halifax Town on the 20 March 1982, losing 1-2.
Callaghan, a true gentleman who is well liked and respected, has kept a low profile since retirement but his name remains in the club's record books for the most first team appearances, the most League appearances, the second most European appearances (behind Jamie Carragher), as well as the distinction to be the only Liverpool player to progress from Second Division championship to European Cup. His appearances record is unlikely to be beaten. A further record is that he was only once booked in his entire career.
After retiring from football Ian Callaghan started an insurance sales business with an office in Lydiate and can still be seen at Anfield as he is a regular visitor to the club he still supports and is the president of the Official Liverpool FC Fanclub. Still revered by the Anfield faithful, he was voted in at No.15 in the '100 Players Who shook The Kop' poll in the summer of 2006.
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4-2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners- squad members, Callaghan was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
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'''Alan David Hansen''' (born Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, 13 June 1955) is a Scottish former football player and BBC television football pundit. He played for Partick Thistle, Liverpool, and the Scottish national team. As a pundit, Hansen has acquired a reputation for his critical approach to the game, particularly in regards to defending.
Hansen's grandfather was Danish. He attended Lornshill Academy. In addition to his footballing talents he represented Scotland in volleyball, squash and golf at junior level. Hansen received his scar from a volleyball-related incident, aged 17. Running late for a match, Hansen ran into a glass door. During his stay in hospital he had 27 stitches in his head. He sued the education authority and won.
Hansen turned down the opportunity to study at the University of Aberdeen, in order to join his brother John at Partick Thistle. During the summer while his application was being processed, he worked for six weeks in the offices of General Accident insurance - which he hated.
After breaking into the first team, Hansen quickly established a reputation for himself as a confident central defender, and was watched by numerous top clubs, including Bob Paisley's Liverpool. In 1975-76 season Hansen played 21 times as Partick won the Scottish First Division championship to gain entry into the Scottish Premier League. By the end of the following season Hansen had racked up 35 top flight appearances which helped earn him a move south of the border to Liverpool.
Hansen cost Liverpool what would prove to be a bargain price of -110,000. He made his Reds debut on the 24 September 1977 in a league match at Anfield. Derby County were the visitors and were beaten by a single goal scored by Terry McDermott. Hansen hit his first goal the following month on the 19 October during a European Cup 2nd round 1st leg tie at Anfield. He opened the scoring in the 14th minute as Liverpool demolished East German side Dynamo Dresden 5-1.
Hansen was put into the first team sporadically throughout the season - he wasn't in the side which lost the League Cup final after a replay to Nottingham Forest in 1978 but was selected for the side which retained the European Cup with a 1-0 victory over FC Bruges at Wembley, the goal scored by Kenny Dalglish. He managed 18 appearances in the First Division, where Liverpool finished runners-up to Nottingham Forest.
The following year Hansen was in the squad as Liverpool regained the League title and also fully established himself as a first choice central defender when long serving club captain Emlyn Hughes was sold to Wolves. He also made his full debut for Scotland, though his international career would prove something of a frustration for him. Jock Stein gave Hansen his Scotland debut on the 19 May 1979 in a British Home Championship match at Ninian Park, Cardiff, in which Wales were the hosts and soundly beat the Scots 3-0. Hansen's 2nd cap came the following month on the 2 June in a prestigious friendly against reigning World Champions Argentina, The South Americans proved why they were the best in the world beating the Scots by 3 goals to 1 at Hampden Park.
Liverpool's domination of club football continued in 1980 with another League title and then in 1981 they ended the season with their first League Cup after defeating West Ham United 2-1 in a replay at Villa Park. Hansen scored the winning goal in the 28th minute. They also regained the European Cup with a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid.
The league title returned to Anfield in 1982, and the team also retained the League Cup with victory over Tottenham Hotspur, although Hansen missed this triumph with injury. Hansen was selected in the Scotland squad for the summer's World Cup in Spain, which proved an enormous disappointment. The team failed to progress beyond the qualifying group due to drawing 2-2 with the USSR. An accidental collision between Hansen and central defensive partner Willie Miller allowed USSR striker Ramoz Shengelia through to score the Soviets' second goal.
In 1983, Liverpool once again took the League title and held on to the League Cup, this time defeating Manchester United in the final. The two trophies would remain at Anfield too in 1984, although Hansen was involved in a controversial incident in the League Cup final at Wembley when he appeared to handle a shot on the goal line. Despite protests from opponents and fierce Merseyside rivals Everton, no penalty was given. Liverpool won the final after a replay.
The club then completed a treble of trophies when they added yet another European Cup to the league title and League Cup. The final against AS Roma ended 1-1 and went to a penalty shoot-out, which Liverpool won.
Liverpool emerged trophy-less from the following season, and were banned from all European competition after the 1985 European Cup Final at Heysel was preceded by rioting which caused the deaths of 39 Juventus fans. Though the result of the game was immaterial, Liverpool lost it 1-0. Hansen would never play a European tie again.
Manager Joe Fagan retired after Heysel, and Hansen's friend, team-mate and fellow Scotsman Dalglish was appointed as player manager. He gave Hansen the captaincy and the season ended in triumph, as in 1986 Liverpool became only the third side in the 20th century to complete a League and FA Cup "double", following Tottenham in 1961 and Arsenal in 1971. Hansen lifted both trophies as captain and earned his first FA Cup winners' medal, thereby completing the domestic set.
Liverpool won nothing in 1987, losing the League Cup final when Arsenal defeated them 2-1, while arch-rivals Everton took the League title. But in 1988, arguably the most skilled Liverpool team of all, with Hansen as skipper, lost just twice as they coasted to the League title - Hansen's seventh - and reached the FA Cup final, where they were beaten 1-0 by Wimbledon in one of the competition's biggest shocks.
Hansen was restricted to six league appearances in 1988-89 due to a knee injury, as Liverpool surrendered the league title to Arsenal when they conceded a last minute goal that gave the North Londoners a 2-0 win.
In April 1989, after the Hillsborough disaster claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool fans, Hansen was among many Liverpool stars left distraught by the tragedy, attending 12 funerals and visiting the injured in hospital. Liverpool eventually won the FA Cup against Everton in the final at Wembley, though Hansen didn't lift the trophy - this honour was given to team-mate Ronnie Whelan who had deputised capably in Hansen's absence through injury and retained the role on the basis of continuity and reward even after the club's first choice captain was fit again. Hansen did not complain. In the 1988-89 season, Liverpool lost the League title and a second "double" thanks to a crucial goal in the final seconds by Arsenal player Michael Thomas at Anfield which gave the Highbury club the title.
Hansen made more appearances the following season but his persistent knee problems continued to affect his fitness although he still captained Liverpool to another League title, which made it eight individually for Hansen, which was a record at the time. The club came close to the "double" yet again, but lost a thrilling FA Cup semi final 4-3 to Crystal Palace.
Hansen was unable to play in any competitive games during the 1990-91 (when Liverpool finished second in the league and were trophyless for only the third time since Hansen's arrival 14 years earlier) and he retired in March, a month after Kenny Dalglish resigned as manager. At this stage Ronnie Moran was caretaker manager until the appointment of Graeme Souness in the permanent position shortly afterwards.
Hansen won the last of his 26 Scotland caps in 1987. The reason given for his lack of caps by Scotland coaches of the late 1970s and the whole of the 1980s was that a formidable partnership had formed between players Willie Miller and Alex McLeish at the dominant Scottish side Aberdeen (managed at the time by Alex Ferguson). It made sense to keep them together at international level. Indeed, Ferguson (in temporary charge after the sudden death of Jock Stein) dropped Hansen from the squad for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, citing Hansen's poor international form and reluctance to play international friendly games in the warm up to the World Cup as the reason.
There were strong rumours that Hansen would be approached to take over as manager of Liverpool after his former captain Graeme Souness left in 1994. However, he ruled himself out of the running, stating that despite his great affection for the club, he simply was not interested in coaching or management; a position he has maintained ever since Roy Evans got the job.
On 4 October 2006 Hansen once again pulled on a Liverpool shirt playing in a charity match for the Reds` Legends team against a Celtic Legends team; though school friends will remind you that Alan is a Rangers fan.
After rejecting the idea of management, when he retired from football in 1991 he planned to take three months off. After his wife pointed out that during his rest period, the telephone had not rung once, he started calling the networks.
For more than a decade, Hansen has been employed as the main pundit for the BBC's football coverage (rights to show matches or highlights permitting) and he is known as a calm, authoritative, and rational analyst of the game who is particularly keen on highlighting the triumphs and "shocking" mistakes of defenders. It is worth noting that unlike all the other ex-professional footballers (apart from Alan Shearer) now employed by the BBC, Hansen has always refused to sit with the commentator at matches; preferring instead to be in the studio at the stadium for live matches and at Television Centre for highlights programmes.
Hansen is known for frequent repetition of phrases such as "power and pace", "pace, power and determination", "stone wall penalty", "touch and technique", "incredible hit" and most often "it's in the back of the net", "right from the word go", "shocking miss", "that's diabolical", "unbelievably bad", "awesome play", "that's fantastic", "time and time again", or "time and again", and on one occasion "time and time and time".
Hansen is also infamous for the phrase "you'll never win anything with kids" having made the remark following Manchester United's 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa on the opening day of the 1995-96 Premier League season. After selling high profile players like Ince, Hughes and Kanchelskis in the summer of 1995, United had introduced several youth team players including Paul Scholes, David Beckham, Nicky Butt and Gary Neville into the first team, yet went on to win a league and cup double later that season.
Away from football analysis, Hansen is a keen and talented golfer, and he is a respected member of Hillside Golf Club playing off a handicap of three. He has hosted documentaries on the sport and worked at the Masters Tournament for the BBC. He has also presented programmes on the rise in status and wealth of the modern footballer and appeared in numerous television commercials, most recently starring as a butler cleaning his master's football boots in an advert for Danish lager, Carlsberg. He is a columnist for the ''Daily Telegraph'', ''Telegraph.co.uk'' and the BBC website on football issues and has also built a good reputation as a motivational speaker.
He now stars in several television and radio advertisements for the Morrisons chain of supermarkets.
He is married with a grown up son and daughter. They are called Lucy and Adam.
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'''James Robert Case''' (born 18 May 1954 in Liverpool, England) was a football player who shot to fame with the all-conquering Liverpool side of the 1970s and became known as a player with one of the hardest shots in the game.
Case was brought up in Allerton and was a distant neighbour of musician Paul McCartney on the council estate which had been built in the interwar years. He was a keen member of the local scouts. As a young teenager he was quite small for his age.
His credentials, however, were established locally when during a football game between the Garston Church Choir and the Allerton Scouts he gave the goalkeeper of the choir a hefty kick when the score was 23-22, with coats as goalposts. Jimmy established his reputation as a winner, if not a bad loser.
Even though Jimmy's team lost, his legend was born. There were subsequent games on Springwood Park where Jimmy played with such aces as John Gidman (Everton) and Billy Ashcroft (Middlesbrough).
Although small in stature, Jimmy graduated through the schools teams and then joined a tough dockers' side, Blue Union. The physical nature of these early games would have an impact on the rest of his football career.
Upon leaving school, Case served an apprenticeship as an electrician and continued with this even after signing for Liverpool and playing in their reserves.
Those who knew Jimmy as a teenager were amazed at his physical transformation. He always had determination, but by the time he left south Liverpool he had a physical stature and height that belied his earlier years.
Fame left Jimmy cold. He scored one of the best goals ever in an FA Cup final. He always fought the demons of his Garston/Allerton past. Being a scouser, his ability to remain an athlete versus the desire of everyone wanting to buy him a "pint", was difficult for this agreeable and polite young man to manage and eventually he secured a move to the South coast.
Case arrived at Anfield from local non-league club South Liverpool in May 1973 and was given his debut on 26 April 1975 in a league fixture at Anfield against Queens Park Rangers; goals from John Toshack (2), and Kevin Keegan made it a winning start for Case as the Reds won 3-1. By 1976 he was a first choice midfielder who was a prolific goalscorer for someone in his position; his first goal for the club came in the 68th minute of the 3-2 league win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on 23 August 1975. At the end of his first full season, he helped Liverpool to victory in the League championship and the UEFA Cup, scoring in the first leg of the final of the latter against FC Bruges.
Case maintained his place the following year as Liverpool chased a unique treble of League, FA and European Cups. They were league champions for the second season in a row, but lost in the FA Cup Final to Manchester United 2-1. Case was the scorer of Liverpool's goal shortly after their opponents had taken the lead; it was a typical Case goal in that it was a vicious, unstoppable shot from outside the penalty area following a neat turn on the ball. He was in the team again a few days later when Liverpool won their first European Cup after beating Borussia Mnchengladbach 3-1 in Rome.
Case won the League and the European Cup twice more with Liverpool and also added a League Cup winners' medal in 1981, but in that season he found himself out of favour. Manager Bob Paisley was concerned by Case's close friendship with fellow midfielder Ray Kennedy, with the two regularly embroiled in off the pitch escapades - culminating in their both being charged with assault in the spring of 1980 - and with the emergence of Sammy Lee on the right side of midfield, made the difficult decision to offload Case. Paisley transferred him to Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 1981.
Jimmy is still highly thought of amongst the Anfield faithful, he was voted in at No.45 in the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop taken by the in which over 110,000 fans worldwide nominated their personal Top 10 players.
Case joined Brighton in August 1981 as a -450,000 makeweight when Mark Lawrenson went the other way and he played a large part in the success achieved at the Goldstone Ground in the early 1980s.
With Brighton, Case reached the FA Cup final again in 1983 and again faced Manchester United. The game ended 2-2 with Brighton passing up a great opportunity to win the cup when Gordon Smith hit a shot directly at United keeper Gary Bailey, who pulled off a spectacular save. Brighton's chance of glory had gone, and they were crushed 4-0 in the replay. They had already been relegated from the First Division in bottom place, and have not returned since. In spite of this setback, Case remained at the Goldstone Ground for nearly two years after the Seagulls were relegated.
In March 1985, Case moved to Southampton for a nominal fee of -30,000 as Lawrie McMenemy's last signing for The Saints, to replace Steve Williams, who had been transferred to Arsenal in December 1984. He soon won over any doubters amongst The Dell fans with some robust tackling. In his first few weeks at the club, they finished fifth in the league, but were then denied UEFA Cup qualification due to the subsequent ban on English clubs in European competitions, which followed the Heysel Disaster that year.
When McMenemy quit after the end of the season, Case was appointed club captain by new manager Chris Nicholl.
In his first full season, Saints reached the semi-final of the FA Cup (after beating Case's former club Brighton 2-0 in the quarter-final) losing to Liverpool in an epic game at White Hart Lane on 5 April 1986, which Liverpool won 2-0 after extra time with both goals coming from Ian Rush. Victory would have made Case the first player to appear in three FA Cup finals with different clubs.
Over his six years at The Dell Jimmy lost none of his bite in the tackle and he made up for any loss of pace by a broadening vision and excellent passing skills. Even in his mid thirties, he was still among the most highly regarded midfielders in the First Division.
He was Saints player of the year for 1989-90 and in December 1990 was selected to represent the Football League against the Irish League. In this season Saints finished seventh in the First Division and Saints were playing at close to their best. One particularly memorable match was on 21 October 1989, when Saints defeated Liverpool 4-1, with goals from Paul Rideout, Rodney Wallace (2) and Matthew Le Tissier in which Case controlled the midfield as The Saints humiliated Case's former club. During his time at The Dell, however, he did not add any major trophies to his list of honours won at Liverpool.
Jimmy played in midfield alongside Glenn Cockerill and Barry Horne and helped to bring on the careers of exciting young players such as Le Tissier, Alan Shearer, Rodney Wallace and Jason Dodd. Ian Branfoot succeeded Nicholl as manager in June 1991, and considered that the club could dispense with Case's services and he was transferred to Bournemouth within a few days of Branfoot's appointment, a decision that proved very unpopular with to Saints fans, especially when Case was replaced by the unsuccessful Terry Hurlock, and was one of the key reasons that Branfoot was an unpopular figure with the club's supporters during his two and a half years in charge.
===Bournemouth, Halifax Town, Wrexham & Brighton again===
He moved on to join Harry Redknapp at Bournemouth and managed to play 40 league games in the 1991-92 season, and was playing in the Third Division for the first time in his whole career.
After a season at Bournemouth, he moved to Halifax Town managed by John McGrath assisted by Frank Worthington. He played there for 6 months, before moving on to Wrexham, where he helped them gain promotion from Division Three at the end of the 1992-93 season, while Halifax fell into the GM Vauxhall Conference.
He then turned out for non-league side Sittingbourne until returning to Brighton in December 1993, firstly as a player/coach before taking over from Liam Brady as manager in November 1995. He was still playing that season, and at the age of 41 was the oldest outfield player registered with any Premier League or Football League club at the time. 46-year-old goalkeeper Peter Shilton (with Coventry City and West Ham United) was the only senior player older than Case at this time, and his failure to make any competitive appearances that campaign meant that Case was the oldest "active" senior player in England during the season.
He temporarily managed Brighton, overseeing their relegation to Division Three in 1996, before being fired in November 1996 when they were bottom of the whole league.
Case later managed non-league Bashley, who played in the New Forest just a short distance from Southampton.
He has been a regular on the veteran players' circuit since giving up playing and used to work for Radio Hampshire as a Southampton match summariser. He regularly summarises Liverpool FC games for BBC Radio Merseyside when the Reds are in the south of England. He has also recently started doing some studio work for the Liverpool FC TV station LFC TV.
In 2007, Jimmy and three other members of the 1977 Liverpool European Cup winning team embarked on a series of shows throughout the UK and Ireland to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach. Alongside scorer Tommy Smith, record appearance holder Ian Callaghan and Welsh defender Joey Jones, the shows have so far been well received by both old and young fans and show the enduring popularity of the players who made the club great.
'''Brighton'''
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'''Raymond Kennedy''' (born 28 July 1951) is an English former football player who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal and Liverpool in the 1970s.
Kennedy was born at Seaton Delaval, Northumberland.
He trained as an apprentice with Port Vale but was told by manager Stanley Matthews at the age of 16 that he wasn't good enough to be a professional footballer. Accepting that a man who had once been England's greatest player was probably speaking the truth, Kennedy returned to his native north-east and started playing as an amateur for New Hartley Juniors and working in a sweet factory.
Kennedy was spotted by a scout for Arsenal, who signed him in 1968. A year later he made his first team debut on 29 September 1969, against Glentoran in the 1969-70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup; that season Arsenal progressed to the competition's final and the young Kennedy had a starring role, coming on as a substitute in the first leg, with Arsenal losing 3-0 to Anderlecht, Kennedy scored a crucial late goal. Arsenal completed the comeback in the second leg with a 3-0 win at Highbury, and won 4-3 on aggregate; it was their first European trophy.
Kennedy had only played six times in 1969-70, but the following season (1970-71) he only missed one game in all competitions, as part of the Arsenal side which became only the second in the 20th century to win the coveted Double of League Championship and FA Cup. A tight, dramatic finale to the title race saw Kennedy score the only goal of the game against Arsenal's fiercest rivals Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane to secure the title for Arsenal, their first since 1952-53. Three days later, Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-1 after extra time to win the FA Cup. Kennedy didn't score in the final, but did end the season with 27 goals, making him the club's top scorer.
Arsenal returned to Wembley to defend the FA Cup the following season but lost 1-0 to Leeds United; Kennedy came on as a substitute for John Radford but was unable to net the equaliser; he still finished as Arsenal's top scorer for 1971-72, scoring 19 goals. For the next two seasons he continued to be a regular for Arsenal, scoring consistently (and finishing as top scorer again in 1973-74) but did not win another trophy as the Double-winning side was slowly broken up.
After the end of the 1973-74 season, Kennedy was sold to Liverpool for -180,000. He turned out to be the last signing made by manager Bill Shankly, who announced his retirement on the same day.
Ray made his Liverpool debut in a league match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on the 31 August 1974, it took Kennedy just 22 minutes to open his goalscoring account as the Reds went on to comfortably beat the Londoners 3-0.
Despite his ability as a striker, Kennedy's chances to play in his favoured centre forward role at Liverpool were restricted due to the presence of the prolific Kevin Keegan and John Toshack. Shankly's successor Bob Paisley, however, had other plans for Kennedy. Giving him the number 5 shirt, Paisley converted the burly striker into a cultured attacking midfield player, based on the left flank, Kennedy flourished in this role for the rest of the decade. Indeed, his form was so good, that Jimmy Greaves later described Kennedy as 'the player of the seventies'.
With Liverpool, Kennedy won the League title and UEFA Cup in 1975-76, scoring in the final of the latter. The following season, he came close to equalling his Double achievements with Arsenal when Liverpool ventured to Wembley for the FA Cup final having already regained their title. Victory over Manchester United would make Kennedy the first player to win the Double with two different clubs, but Liverpool lost the game 2-1. Kennedy nearly forced extra time in the last minute when his long-range shot hit the crossbar.
With dreams of the traditional Double gone, Liverpool went to Rome to contest their first European Cup final against Borussia Monchengladbach and won the game 3-1, earning Kennedy his third European honour. Kennedy and Liverpool retained the trophy the following year and again in 1980-81, while also winning the two more League crowns and their first League Cup.
After the emergence of young midfielder Ronnie Whelan in 1981, Kennedy left Liverpool (having played enough games to guarantee a final title medal) for -160,000 in January 1982 to join the renaissance of Swansea City under his former team-mate Toshack, who had previously recruited fellow Liverpool legends Tommy Smith and Ian Callaghan. He made his Swans debut on 30 January 1982 at the Vetch Field, Manchester United were the visitors and were seen off by 2 goals to nil.
Kennedy's spell at Swansea ended acrimoniously, with Toshack accusing Kennedy publicly of not trying, when the truth was that Parkinson's disease was setting in. Kennedy tried to resume his career in his native north-east at Hartlepool United joining them in November 1983, but his condition worsened and he was forced to retire in 1984 just before his 33rd birthday. He wrote Hartlepool's application letter for re-election to the Football League in 1983-84 which may have helped them to survive. His condition was finally confirmed by a specialist when he was 35.
Kennedy won his first of 17 caps for England as a left sided midfielder. He never played as an orthodox centre forward again. Kennedy though was forced to compete with Trevor Brooking for the left midfield role, and believed England manager Ron Greenwood favoured his old West Ham protege Brooking. The Liverpool man also believed that his influential old Liverpool colleague and then England skipper, Kevin Keegan, preferred Brooking in the side, and these two factors played a large part in Kennedy informing Greenwood he no longer wished to play for England in late 1980.
Don Revie gave Kennedy his first cap on the 24 March 1976 in a friendly with Wales at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Kennedy scored the opening goal as England won the game 2-1.
Kennedy's only work in football after he finished playing was a brief spell at Sunderland as a coach. He has spent the majority of life since retirement and diagnosis working towards publicising and raising funds for the research and treatment of Parkinson's. Arsenal and Liverpool played each other in a testimonial game at Highbury in 1991 to raise money for the cause, 18,000 turned out to support the cause.
To this day Kennedy lives a quiet, homebound life with decreased mobility and a dependency on drugs to control the discomfort of his condition. He had to sell his medals, caps, shirts and other memorabilia after falling on financially hard times. The "Ray of Hope Appeal", organised by three Liverpool fans Karl Coppack, Stephen Hinds and Matthew Anton to help Kennedy, was featured in the Daily Mirror on 26 January 2008.
Kennedy is still a favourite amongst Liverpool supporters and was voted in at No.28 on the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop.
''*'' '''Arsenal''' (1968 - 1974) - 212 appearances, 71 goals
''*'' '''Liverpool''' (1974 - 1982) - 393 appearances, 72 goals
''*'' '''Swansea City''' (1982 - 1983) 42 appearances, 2 goals
''*'' '''England''' (1976 - 1980) - 17 caps, 3 goals
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'''Hugh Kilpatrick "Hughie" Gallacher''' (2 February 1903 - 11 June, 1957) was a Scottish football player in the 1920s and 1930s. In 624 senior games, Gallacher scored 463 times.
Gallacher lacked height and weight. However, he had excellent ball control, guile and instinct, being able to go past opposing defenders with ease. Although a mere 5' 5", he was a handful for any defence possessing awesome strike power. Gallacher could shoot with either foot, dribble with the ball, head, tackle and forage. There were four occasions when he scored five goals in a game. He also made chances for other players.
He is the Scotland national football team's the most prolific goals per game scorer with 23 goals from his 20 internationals, a remarkable strike rate of more than a goal a game. Gallacher was one of the Wembley Wizards who beat England 5-1 at Wembley Stadium in 1928.
Hughie Gallacher was born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire in 1903. He started "biffing a twopenny ball" almost as soon as he could walk.
He was barely 17 when he met and married Annie McIlvaney, a girl who worked at the pit where he worked as a miner. The marriage foundered after only a couple of years.
In December 1920, Hughie Gallacher was picked for the Scottish junior side to play against Ireland at Shawfield. Gallacher hit the Scotland equaliser with a fine header with two minutes remaining in the 1-1 draw. Among those at the game was James Jolly, secretary of Dumfries club Queen of the South.
Jolly approached Gallacher after the game and offered him a trial Queens with the prospective of a -30 signing on fee and -5 per week plus expenses should he do well in the trial. At the time Queens were in their second season after formation and cup games aside played only local fixtures. However professional football was professional football and that was good enough for Gallacher.
Rejecting the opportunity of an international trial game at Methil, Gallacher made his Queen of the South debut aged 17 against St Cuthbert Wanderers on 29 January 1921. Gallacher scored four goals in a 7-0 victory.
Gallacher's next game was his senior debut, a Scottish Cup second round tie against Nithsdale Wanderers. Queens lost 3-1.
In the 5-2 victory over Dumbarton the Herald and Courier gushed of Gallacher, "From the first kick until the last, he showed exceptional dash and had the unusual record of scoring all five goals. He was continuously the source of great danger and showed no mercy with his rocket shooting".
Gallacher then hit four against a Glasgow Railway Select and another four against a Queens Park XI. His next goal was in the 3-1 defeat to Airdrie Reserves with the Herald and Courier covering another Gallacher virtuoso performance, "Gray's beautiful cross enabled Gallacher to score one of the bravest goals imaginable. Although Gallacher had his back to goal and with a defender bearing down on him, he quickly saw the danger and scored with an overhead kick. A goal that would have impossible for most players and the cheering continued when the game was in motion again". This magnificent moment would later hit Queens hard.
Gallacher's next goal was against Hawick Royal Albert. A few days later while enjoying a holiday in Dumfries things turned sour when he took ill with double pneumonia. Doctors perceived that he would never football again, but a week later he was said to be recovering well. While in Dumfries Infirmary he was approached by directors of Airdrieonians who had noted his performance in the recent challenge game. At this time if a player was not playing league football at any time then he was free to sign for whoever offered a contract. Airdrie offered Gallacher a contract and Gallacher signed without a second thought.
At Queens Gallacher's name on the team sheet replaced Ian Dickson who was on his way to Aston Villa.
In his nine games Gallacher hit 19 goals with the game against Hawick on 13 April 1921 being his last. Gallacher however returned to Palmerston many times to play in and referee charity matches. Gallacher was also among the jubilant crowd who watched Queens win in their 1929-30 season ending 2-1 Charity Cup final win against Mid-Annandale.
In the week prior to Queen of the South appearing in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final the club office took a phone call from Hughie Gallacher's son who phoned to wish Queens all the best and said his father had always spoken fondly of his time at Queen of the South.
He moved back to North Lanarkshire with the transfer to Airdrieonians. On 19 September 1921 Gallacher made his senior Scottish League debut in the 2-0 defeat to Raith Rovers. Gallacher was selected for the first team 15 times that season and hit seven goals. He also also helped Airdrie reserves to the Second XI Cup. The following season Gallacher became a first team main stay as the club finished second. The next season Airdrie finished second again with Gallacher hitting five in the 6-1 win over Clyde that briefly had Airdrie top of the league. Silverware arrived when Airdrie beat Hibs 2-0 in the Scottish Cup final, the club's first senior trophy.
On 1 March 1924 in the 2-0 victory against Northern Ireland Gallacher was awarded his first international cap.
In 1924-25 Airdrie had their third straight second place league finish. Gallacher was credited with 35 goals. In November 1925 Gallacher hit five in the Scottish League 7-3 victory over the Irish League. Two weeks later a Gallacher double followed in the 2-0 win against the English League.
He was only 5 ft 5 ins tall and was often on the receiving end of rough treatment. However, because he tended to seek his own retribution, he was often in trouble with the authorities. There was much speculation about a number of English clubs that were out to sign him. The Airdrie fans were incensed and threatened to burn the wooden stand down if he was sold. His last game for the club came on 5 December 1925 in the 2-1 defeat to Morton. In 129 games for Airdrie Gallacher hit 100 goals.
Newcastle United-s desperation for their new centre-forward meant that they were willing to pay -6,500 to capture him. Gallacher signed on 8 December 1925.
At Newcastle United Gallacher made an immediate impact, scoring two goals on his debut four days after signing in the 3-3 home draw against Everton (Dixie Dean hit an Everton hat trick) and scoring 15 goals in his first nine games. He ended the season with 23 league goals in 19 games, ending up as the club-s top scorer despite signing halfway through the season.
From the very first match he played in England he was a marked man, hacked and elbowed and gouged by defenders acting on instructions to stop him scoring at all costs. One team- mate described how Gallacher would sit in the dressing room, with pieces of flesh hanging from his legs and his socks and boots soaked in blood.
The following season, 1926-27, 23 year old Gallacher was given the captaincy, and his powerful leadership qualities took Newcastle to the League Championship for the first time since 1909, although his criticism of some of the less talented players in the team did not go unnoticed. Sunderland were still in contention until they were beaten 1-0 at St James- Park on 19 March before a then record crowd of 67,211. The goalscorer was Gallacher, still widely rated today as Newcastle-s finest ever player. He scored 36 league goals in 38 appearances, still the highest number of league goals in a season by one Newcastle player.
In the 1927-28 season he scored 21 league goals in 32 appearances. In the 1928-29 season he scored 24 league goals in 33 appearances. In the 1929-30 season he scored 29 league goals in 38 appearances.
Within a few months of coming to Newcastle he met and fell in love with Hannah Anderson, the 17-year-old daughter of the landlord of one of his favourite pubs. That caused gossip in the town, and he was threatened several times by her relatives. But Hannah was the only girl for Gallacher, although it wasn't until 1934, when he was finally able to divorce, that he was able to marry her. She was to become the core of Gallacher's life, giving him three sons.
Whilst at Newcastle United, he scored 143 league and cup goals in 174 appearances. His strike rate of over 82% is unmatched by any other player at the club before or since.
Gallacher joined David Calderhead's Chelsea as part of a -25,000 spending spree which also saw the club sign his fellow Scottish forwards Alex Jackson and Alec Cheyne; such was his popularity at Newcastle, when Chelsea visited St James' Park, the home of Newcastle United, that season the attendance was a record 68,386 with several thousand more locked out. Gallacher scored 81 goals in 144 games and was Chelsea-s top scorer in each of his four seasons in West London. The team sometimes clicked, such as in a 6-2 win over Manchester United and a 5-0 win over Sunderland but trophies remained elusive.
The FA Cup was to be the closest the club came to silverware. In 1932, the team secured impressive wins over Liverpool and Sheffield Wednesday, and were drawn against Newcastle United in the semi-finals. Tommy Lang inspired Newcastle to a 2-0 lead, before Gallacher pulled one back for Chelsea. The Blues laid siege to the United goal in the second half, but were unable to make a breakthrough and the Geordies went on to lift the trophy.
Gallacher's time there was also marred by suspensions for indiscipline - including a two month ban for swearing at a referee - and off-pitch controversies. In 1934 he ended up in the bankruptcy court due to prolonged and acrimonious divorce. In November 1934 he was sold to Derby County for -2,750.
Gallacher was transferred to Derby County in 1934 for -2,750. He was taken under the wing of fellow Scotsmen Dally Duncan and an old Newcastle United friend, Jimmy Boyd, and was said to have been as good as gold during his Baseball Ground days.
Later in 1941, when the club were investigated by the F.A. over suspected financial irregularities, one of the accusations being that manager George Jobey had paid Gallacher illegal signing on fees. The player refused to admit it, but Jobey, manager of the Rams since 1925, received a stunning ten year suspension for his part in the scandal.
The following season he moved to Notts County for -2,000. His impressive 32 goals in 45 games helped County to a second place finish in England's third division.
In January 1938 he moved to Grimsby Town for -1,000, hitting three goals in his 12 games.
Later in 1938, Gateshead, a modest team languishing in the bottom division, paid -500 for him. "It's grand to be back on Tyneside," said an emotional Gallacher, when he climbed off the train. "My heart has been here ever since I left United eight years ago. I intend to spend the rest of my life with my adopted folk in Gateshead."
Crowds at the Gateshead ground soared to 20,000 a week. He hit 18 league goals for the club before retiring from football with the outbreak of World War II.
Gallacher continued to live in Gateshead trying a number of careers, one of them being sports journalist, a role that led to him being banned from St James Park for his outspoken remarks about Newcastle United. However he continued to be a popular character on Tyneside. Gallacher turned out in charity matches even at the age of 52.
With no savings from his footballing days, Gallacher took numerous unremarkable jobs, often menial, to earn a living to support his family. After the sudden death of his wife in December 1950 from a heart complaint, Gallacher became very depressed and lonely.
One evening in May 1957, Hughie went home after a few drinks. His youngest son Mathew aged 14 was at home reading a newspaper. When Mattie, as he was known, ignored him, he picked up a metal ornament of his favourite Scottie Dog and tossed it at the newspaper. It bounced off the top of Mattie's head, drawing blood. The youngster got a fright and ran off down the street to a neighbour's house trying to find his big brother Hughie Junior. A little while later when Hughie Junior arrived, he saw the blood and hurtled home to confront his father. An altercation took place and as a result the Police were summoned. The Police reported the assault on young Mattie to the Authorities and that was the start of a sequence of events that spiralled out of control and ended with Hughie Senior's suicide. Mattie was never taken into care, he simply moved around the corner to stay with his Aunty Dolly. He was prevented from returning home until the assault charge could be resolved. When the effects of the tragedy of his father's suicide had subsided Mattie returned home to stay with his big brother Hughie. He left home in 1965 when he moved to Southern Africa.
For weeks after the alleged assault that was no more than a tragic accident, the devastated man spent hours wandering the streets. Many people spoke to him including Newcastle players and staff offering support and assuring him that no one would believe the press and their scandalous statements. Many offered to speak on his behalf.
Denied access to his son and with the court appearance looming, Gallacher was being driven closer to the edge. A local reporter friend said he looked like a traumatised man walking in a glassy eyed dream. Gallacher-s mind was more troubled than people knew. The press went for the kill. The shattered man said to a friend, "It-s no good fighting this thing now. They have got me on this one. My life is finished. It-s no use fighting when you know you can-t win". Feeling completely trapped, he was summoned to Gateshead Magistrates Court for Wednesday 12 June 1957.
On 11 June he posted a short message to the Gateshead Coroner expressing his regrets at what he had caused, adding that if he had lived to be 100 he would never be able to forgive himself for having hurt Mattie. He then wandered aimlessly through the streets ignoring the greetings of several people.
On the day of his death, two young trainspotters watched him for half an hour pacing backwards and forwards on a footbridge over the London-Edinburgh railway line at Low Fell, Gateshead. He was openly weeping, talking to himself and occasionally pounding the bridge rail with his fists. He stepped down from the bridge and took his life by walking in front of an oncoming express train.
At all levels Gallacher represented Scotland 20 times hitting 23 goals. Only two players, Denis Law and Kenny Dalglish with 30 each, have scored more goals for the full Scotland international team than Hughie Gallacher's 23. Gallacher averaged 1.15 goals per game from his 20 caps.
Scotland won all 6 games when Hughie Gallacher and Alex James were both selected to play. This included the 1928 'Wembley Wizards' 5-1 defeat of England when James netted twice.
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'''Philip 'Phil' Bernard Thompson''' (Liverpool, 21 January 1954) was a defender in the dominant Liverpool team of the 1970s and 1980s. During this time, he also represented the England national football team on 42 occasions. After retiring as a player, he later served Liverpool as a coach, and during the 2001/02 season, acted as manager for 6 months while manager Gerard Houllier was ill. He is currently one of the pundits on Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports.
Thompson was a Liverpool supporter who stood on The Kop as a boy. His dreams came true when he signed as a professional for the club on 22 January 1971, the day after his 17th birthday, and made his first team debut the following year against rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford. With the Reds 2-0 up in the 81st minute Shankly took off striker John Toshack replacing him with the 18 year-old defender. The move was intended to tighten up the defence and keep a clean-sheet, but 3 minutes later Emlyn Hughes popped up with a third for Liverpool, with the game ending this way. In 1973 Liverpool won a double haul of trophies - the League championship and UEFA Cup and Thompson played a limited but important role in both successes earning a league and UEFA Cup medals in the process. By the next season, his form had displaced Larry Lloyd from the side altogether and pushed Tommy Smith across to full back, and he settled into a strong defensive partnership with club captain Hughes.
Thompson man-marked Malcolm Macdonald out of the game as Liverpool comprehensively beat Newcastle United 3-0 in the 1974 FA Cup final, this after MacDonald had boasted what he was going to do to the Reds in the game. He remained an integral part of the team which, again, won the League and UEFA Cup double in 1976.
1976 was also the year in which he was called up to play for England for the first time, his debut coming on the 24 March in a 2-1 win over Wales in a friendly at the Racecourse Ground at Wrexham. During a summer mini-tournament held in the United States on the 28 May '76, Thompson scored his one and only goal for England in a friendly match against Italy in New York.
Liverpool's most productive season followed in 1977 but Thompson was to miss out. Although he played enough games to guarantee a medal when Liverpool retained the title, he suffered an injury which denied him a role in the exciting charge towards a unique treble, as Liverpool surged into the finals of both the FA Cup and European Cup. The veteran Smith took Thompson's place; while Liverpool lost the FA Cup final to Manchester United, they won their first European Cup a few days later in Rome by beating Borussia Monchengladbach.
Thompson recovered from his injury and returned to the defence the following season, scoring a goal in Liverpool's victory over Kevin Keegan's Hamburg in the 1977 UEFA Super Cup final. Liverpool reached their first League Cup final at Wembley (a competition which they had previously not taken seriously) and after a goalless draw against Nottingham Forest, the game went to a replay. It was a disappointing evening for Thompson, who committed the foul on Forest centre forward John O'Hare that led to the penalty that won the game for Brian Clough's men. Thompson could count himself a little unlucky - although he did commit the foul, replays appeared to show that it took place outside the penalty area and the referee, Pat Partridge, should have given a free kick rather than a penalty. Liverpool also surrendered the League title to Forest, but managed to retain the European Cup with a win over FC Bruges, a game in which Thompson this time played.
Thompson was accompanied by a new central defensive partner in Alan Hansen as Liverpool regained the title in 1979. When Hughes left the club for Wolves late in 1979, Thompson was appointed as captain and gleefully lifted the League trophy again in 1980. He continued to play frequently for England and was in the squad which qualified for a major tournament's finals for the first time in a decade, though England's performances at the 1980 European Championships in Italy were disappointing.
Thompson's proudest moment as Liverpool skipper came in 1981 when he lifted the European Cup after a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid in the Paris final - the club's third success in the competition. Thompson also stepped up to receive the League Cup after a replay win against West Ham United, the club's first of four consecutive successes in the competition.
Liverpool manager Bob Paisley upset Thompson the following season when he decided to hand the captaincy to Graeme Souness (who himself became an Anfield legend), though Thompson continued to play regularly in defence, winning further title medals in 1982 and 1983. He was in the team which retained the League Cup in 1982 but missed the victory in the 1983 final due to injury.
From 1984, Thompson's opportunities as a Liverpool player were diminishing, with Hansen now being more regularly partnered at the back by the younger Mark Lawrenson. Liverpool won the title, League Cup and European Cup in this year, but Thompson did not qualify for a medal in any of these successes.
In 1985 he was sold to Sheffield United but couldn't settle, so he quit playing at the comparatively early age of 31 and was recruited by new Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish as a coach.
He was with the club in this role for four years, progressing to being Dalglish's right-hand man as the team (still containing, and now captained by, Hansen) won the League in 1988 and 1990 and the FA Cup in 1989. Thompson was working at the club at the time of the Hillsborough disaster, on 15 April 1989 at the beginning of the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. The tragedy claimed 94 lives on the day, with the final death toll reaching 96. An abiding image of Thompson the coach came in the 1989 FA Cup final against Merseyside rivals Everton when a last minute chance for Everton to equalise went awry, and the camera caught Thompson, sweating in his suit and tie, sitting on the Wembley bench while shaking his fists in relief, delight and anticipation. Sadly for him, Everton did equalise moments later and forced extra-time, though Liverpool did eventually win.
When Souness, the man who replaced Thompson as captain, came back to the club as Dalglish's replacement in early 1991, Thompson was kept on. Thompson was sacked by Souness in 1992 for allegedly talking to Manchester United's Alex Ferguson and his assistant about issues at the club involving Souness. Word had got back to Souness via his connections at Rangers.
It was agreed by both the club and Thompson that details of what happened would not be disclosed.
Thompson claimed in his book that Souness believed Thompson was interested in his job as manager while Souness recovered from bypass surgery in the spring of 1992.
He earned a living through speaking and punditry until Grard Houllier became Liverpool manager in 1998 and, needing a bonafide Liverpool man by his side following the departure of Roy Evans, asked Thompson to return to his old role, which Thompson accepted with some delight. This second stint was eventful - a spat between Thompson and striker Robbie Fowler led to the sale of the popular centre forward to Leeds United; and Thompson spent several months in sole charge of the team (with some success) when Houllier underwent emergency heart surgery.
During his time as assistant manager of Liverpool the Reds returned to winning ways as they completed a unique 'treble' of UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup in 2001.
When Houllier was relieved of his duties in 2004, Thompson also left the club. He is now back on the punditry circuit, regularly working for Sky Sports. Phil Thompson recently turned down the opportunity to become an ambassador for Liverpool Football Club for personal reasons, reports suggesting he still remained bitter following his departure in 2004.
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'''Donald Simpson Bell''' VC (3 December 1890 - 10 July 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Bell was born on 3 December 1890 to Smith and Annie Bell, who resided in Queen's Rd., Harrogate. He was married to Rhoda Bell.
He attended Harrogate Grammar School, which is still there. His prestigious Victoria Cross sits in the entrance hall of the school today.
When World War I broke out, he became the first professional footballer to enlist into the British Army - joining the West Yorkshire Regiment in 1915.
He is buried at Gordon Dump Cemetery, France at the following location: 4m NE of Albert. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 8. Headstone. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Green Howards Museum in Richmond, Yorkshire.
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'''Alexander "Sandy" Clark''' (born 28 October 1956 in Airdrie) is a former professional football player and currently a pundit for BBC Scotland. He was a centre forward.
He played for several clubs in his playing career including Rangers, Hearts, home town Airdrieonians and West Ham United. His longest and most successful spells were those at Tynecastle and Broomfield . He has also managed several clubs, including Partick Thistle, Hamilton Academical, Hearts (twice, once as caretaker), St. Johnstone and Berwick Rangers. In 1982, Clark won the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
His work with BBC Scotland previously included TV Commentary, where he was the regular summariser to main commentator Rob MacLean and was famous for the quote "You're right Rob!" when in agreement with MacLean. Clark was most recently striker coach at Aberdeen but left the club in May 2009 along with manager Jimmy Calderwood and assistant Jimmy Nicholl.
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'''Ruel Adrian Fox''' (born 14 January 1968 in Ipswich) is a former English football player of Montserratian and Antiguan descent who played for Norwich City, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Bromwich Albion from 1986 to 2002.
Fox made his senior debut for Norwich City during the 1986-87 season in a Full Members Cup match against Coventry City and made his league debut against Oxford United at Carrow Road a few days later.
After several seasons of being a substitute and finding it difficult to hold down a regular first team spot, he eventually established himself and played an important part in the 1992-93 and 1993-94 campaigns, which were arguably two of the best in the club's history. He was a fast, tricky winger who was a handful for defenders and provided good crosses.
Fox left Norwich in 1994 to join Newcastle United for a fee of -2,250,000. Upon signing him, Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan described him as "the best player in his position in the country". Competition for first team places was stiff at Newcastle, and shortly after the start of the 1995-96 season Tottenham Hotspur paid -4,250,000 for Fox. Fox was an early member of the Newcastle teams known as "the Entertainers". Fox found it difficult to settle at White Hart Lane and he was constantly linked with moves away from Tottenham Hotspur before joining West Bromwich Albion at the start of the 2000-01 season. He helped them to promotion in 2001-02, before being released at the end of the season.
In 2002, Norwich supporters voted Fox an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
Later, Fox played for the Montserrat national team and was named its head coach in October 2004. He also scouts for players in England who are eligible to play for Montserrat. He scored for his adopted nation in a match against Antigua in November 2004. He was formerly coach of non-league Whitton United F.C., who play in the Ridgeons League. He left some time during 2008 and was replaced by number 2 Ronnie Mauge who has also since moved on.
In November 2008 Fox returned to hometown Ipswich and is now running a restaurant/bar as well as becoming a coach at Suffolk College in partnership with Whitton United F.C..
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'''Philip George Neal''' (born 20 February 1951 in Irchester, Northamptonshire) is a much-decorated former footballer who is the only player to have appeared in the first five of Liverpool's European Cup finals, winning four of them. He was a dependable full back. His son, Ashley Neal, also had a footballing career, albeit short-lived.
Neal scored the crucial clinching penalty when the Anfield club beat Borussia Monchengladbach in Rome to win the trophy for the first time in 1977 and subsequently played in the club's further successes in 1978 and 1981, beating FC Bruges and Real Madrid respectively, with both games ending 1-0.
In Liverpool's fourth final in 1984, Neal scored again - this time from open play and again in Rome - as Liverpool drew 1-1 with A.S. Roma and won on a penalty shoot-out, during which Neal again scored. The following year he missed out on a phenomenal fifth winners' medal when Juventus won 1-0 at Heysel in a match rendered meaningless because of the rioting beforehand in which 39 Juventus fans were killed and resulted in Liverpool's banishment from European club football.
Neal had a one hundred per cent record of appearances for the club in European Cup finals until a generation later when the 2005 side reached the final and won.
A full back who joined the club on the 9 October 1974 for -66,000 after making his name in English football's lower divisions with Northampton Town, Neal was the first signing to be made by manager Bob Paisley, snapped up as a replacement for the ageing Chris Lawler. Although he played a few games on the left side of the defence, it was as an industrious, energetic right back that he made his name.
Neal made his Liverpool debut, at left-back, in the Merseyside derby against Everton at Goodison Park on the 16 November 1974, although the league meeting between the two was the usual hard fought, 100 mph styled game, neither team managed to break the deadlock with the game ending 0-0, also making his Liverpool bow that day was midfielder Terry McDermott. Phil's first goal for the club came a year later on the 4 November 1975 during the 6-0 thrashing of Real Sociedad in a UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg tie at Anfield, Neal's goal came in the 79th minute and rounded off the scoring. Liverpool won the tie, but they did so in style having already seen off Spanish side by 3 goals to 1 in the 1st leg.
Neal won eight Football League First Division 1 League championships, a record which has since been surpassed by Ryan Giggs' 10th winners medal in 2008. In 1976 he won the UEFA Cup. The following year, he was part of a side gunning for a unique treble of League, FA Cup and European Cup. The title was won, but Liverpool then lost the FA Cup final to Manchester United at Wembley. It was testament to Liverpool's nerve and professionalism that they were able to put that disappointment behind them quickly to win that special first European Cup.
As proved with his late spot kick, Neal was a clinical penalty taker, a role he had taken on the previous season, although he did miss one in the hotbed of a Merseyside derby game against fierce rivals Everton. He took the penalties throughout the early part of his long Anfield career, the responsibility later passing to Terry McDermott, and this bumped his goal tally to 60 in total, an impressive haul for a defensive player.
In 1978, Neal was in the Liverpool team which lost the League Cup final to Nottingham Forest but subsequently retained their European crown. The following year they won back the League title and then retained it in 1980. In 1981, the club's first League Cup came along before they added that third European Cup; and for the next two seasons Liverpool won both the League and League Cup.
Throughout this time, Neal never missed a League game for the club. He played 365 consecutive matches for Liverpool from 1975 to 1983, finally seeing this sequence brought to a halt after he suffered an injury which forced him out of one solitary match, it was a League Cup 2nd round 1st leg tie at Griffin Park on the 5 October '83, the versatile young Scot Steve Nicol covered for the injured Neal as the Reds won comfortably by 4 goals to 1.
In 1984, Liverpool added their fourth European Cup to the League title and League Cup which they again retained. Neal maintained his place throughout this season and was rewarded with the captaincy by manager Joe Fagan after Graeme Souness departed for Sampdoria in the summer.
Unfortunately for Neal, his one season as captain turned out to be a year when Liverpool emerged trophyless and with their reputation after Heysel in tatters. Fagan quit as manager afterwards due to the grief and Neal lost the captaincy under new manager Kenny Dalglish, who instead gave it to Alan Hansen.
Neal started the season in his regular role but Dalglish soon replaced him with Nicol, with his place going to the Scot, Neal departed Anfield after 11 years, joining Bolton Wanderers as player manager in the December 1985. When Liverpool won the League again that season (on their way to a "double with the FA Cup) Neal was awarded an eighth and final championship medal having made enough appearances to quaify for the medal, though it is a sad irony that the one domestic honour which eluded him, the FA Cup, was won by the club immediately before he arrived in 1974 and then immediately after he left in 1986, meaning he just missed out on both occasions.
He quit playing in 1989 (when player-manager of Bolton Wanderers) after more than 700 League appearances, as well as 50 caps for England between 1976 and 1983, scoring five goals. Only Gary Neville has won more England caps as a right back. Neal was awarded his first by Don Revie on the 24 March 1976, Wales were the opposition and the Racecourse Ground the venue as England won 2-1; Phil must have felt at home on his debut as club mates Ray Clemence, Phil Thompson, Ray Kennedy and Kevin Keegan (who skippered the side) were all picked and played the whole 90 minutes. His first goal for his country came on the 16 May 1978 during a British Home Championship fixture at Wembley, enough to see off Northern Ireland by a goal to nil.
In December 1985, Neal was appointed player-manager of Bolton Wanderers and managed the club for seven years. During this period, the club suffered relegation to the Fourth Division for the first (and only) time in their history, but won promotion the following season. The side reached the Third Division play-offs in 1990 and 1991 but failed to win promotion on either occasion. In 1991, they had been pipped to automatic promotion by Grimsby Town on goal difference, and lost to Tranmere Rovers in the playoff final. A year later, they finished 13th in the Third Division and Neal was sacked on 8 May 1992. His successor was Bruce Rioch, who guided Bolton to promotion from the newly named Division Two (rebranded as part of a reorganisation prompted by the creation of the FA Premier League) in 1993 and to the top flight in 1995.
Meanwhile, Neal began a memorable if infamous spell as a right-hand man to Graham Taylor during his spell in charge of the England team. Neal was frequently heard to parrot Taylor on every tactical idea he had, without ever coming up with suggestions of his own. This was captured on camera during a notorious fly on the wall documentary,"An Impossible Job", broadcast on Channel 4 after Taylor's reign had ended in disappointing failure to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. Neal became a mild source of ridicule as a result, though he continued to work as a coach and manager.
Neal returned to club management on 23 October 1993 with Coventry City, beginning his spell at Highfield Road on that day with a 5-1 defeat against QPR that left them 12th in the Premier League. Despite a shaky start to his time as Sky Blues manager, they did well in the second half of the season and finished 11th in the league - their highest finish since coming seventh in 1989. Perhaps the most impressive result that season after Neal's arrival was a 4-0 home win over Manchester City on 19 February 1994. However, Coventry struggled in 1994-95 despite the -2million arrival of striker Dion Dublin from Manchester United on 10 September, and Neal was sacked on 14 February 1995 despite a 2-0 away win over fellow strugglers Crystal Palace three days earlier, which saw them 17th in the Premier League and two places above the relegation zone. Neal's successor Ron Atkinson ensured City's survival.
He was appointed manager of Cardiff City in Division Three on 31 July 1996, but within three months had left Ninian Park to become assistant manager to Steve Coppell at Manchester City who were struggling in Division One after relegation from the Premier League. However, Coppell resigned on 8 November 1996 and Neal became caretaker manager until the arrival of Frank Clark on 29 December.
For the 1997-98 season, Neal was recruited as assistant manager to chairman-manager Barry Fry at Peterborough United after their relegation to Division Three, but he was axed by Fry on 15 March 1998.
In recent years, Neal has worked as a football pundit for various television and radio organisations. He has also played for and coached the Liverpool masters side which dominated the Sky Sports Masters series.
He has written two autobiographies, being 'Attack From The Back' in 1981 and 'Life At The Kop' in 1986.
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'''Javier Alejandro Mascherano''' (; born 8 June 1984 in San Lorenzo) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liverpool and captains the Argentine national team.
Mascherano began his career in at River Plate. He earned his first senior honours in 2003-04, winning the Primera Divisin Argentina. He also won an Olympic gold medal with Argentina in the Athens Games and finished runner up in the Copa Amrica 2004. He moved to Brazilian side Corinthians in 2005, winning the Brazilian Srie A in his first season. Mascherano moved to Europe, signing for Premier League side West Ham United. However, unusual contract terms with Media Sports Investments blighted his brief time at the club and at the beginning of 2007 he joined Liverpool on loan.
He was runner up in the UEFA Champions League in his first season on Merseyside and again finished runner up in the Copa Amrica with Argentina. He officially signed for Liverpool in February 2008 for -18.6 million, parting ways with Media Sports Investments. He won a second Olympic gold medal with Argentina in the Beijing 2008 Games, the first male footballer to achieve this since 1928. He was appointed captain of the national team by new head coach Diego Maradona in November 2008 whom has repeatedly stated that his ''Seleccion'' is Mascherano and 10 more.
Mascherano's two most used nicknames (in Argentina) are ''Masche'' and ''El Jefecito'' (The little chief).
Mascherano came through the youth ranks at River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina. However, before making his club debut he made his name representing Argentina.
Mascherano won his first silverware when River won the 2003-04 Clausura (Closing) championship. In the 2004 Copa Libertadores River reached the semi-final, but lost on penalties to arch-rivals Boca Juniors.
Around this time several clubs including Real Madrid,
2004-05 was not a successful season for River, finishing third in the Apertura Championship and only tenth in the Clausura. In the Copa Libertadores River again lost in the semi-final, this time to So Paulo.
After the Confederations Cup in Germany, Brazilian club Corinthians acquired Mascherano from River Plate for US$15 million.
The Brazilian Srie A runs from April, so Mascherano joined Corinthians in mid-season. After playing only nine games for his new club, on September 2005, Mascherano suffered a stress fracture to his left foot causing him to miss the end of the season. He went back to Argentina to be operated on by the National team doctor and recuperate. However, Corinthians still claimed the 2005 Srie A championship with the team captained by Mascherano's Argentine compatriot, Carlos Tvez.
In total, Mascherano was out of action for six months, only returning on 5 March 2006. Corinthians were forced to start their 2006 Copa Libertadores without Mascherano, but he returned in time for the Round of 16 tie against River Plate, which Corinthians lost. The 2006 Brazilian Srie A also went badly for Corinthians, and at one stage they were battling against relegation. In June, the league season was interrupted for the 2006 World Cup.
Although his performance drew the attention of European clubs, he stated his desire to remain with Corinthians, to help with the relegation battle, and postponed any transfer until January at the earliest. However, hours before the northern summer 2006 transfer window closed, Mascherano joined West Ham United for an undisclosed fee along with team-mate Carlos Tvez.
During the summer of 2006 Mascherano was linked with top clubs around Europe, he stated he would relish playing in Spain for Real Madrid or Barcelona but eventually he signed for West Ham United in the English Premier League. Mascherano holds an Italian passport due to his ancestry.
The move to West Ham was seen as surprising, with many of Europe's top clubs having been linked with Mascherano all summer. There were many rumours about the nature of the transfer, primarily regarding Media Sports Investment's interest in buying-out West Ham. Rumours included speculation as to whether West Ham truly owned the players, and also that if a high enough (-112 million was touted) offer was received West Ham would be forced to sell. (It has since been discovered that Global Soccer Agencies and Mystere Services are the companies that owned Mascherano.)
Before Mascherano joined, West Ham had won one game, drawn one and lost one. However upon his arrival the team went into free-fall, losing eight games and drawing one game in all competitions before their next win on 29 October. During this time, Mascherano rarely featured in the team, despite their struggles, prompting rumours about financial clauses related to the amount of time he was actually played. In October, the Argentina national coach, Alfio Basile, declared that he hoped Mascherano would leave West Ham "as soon as possible," and "I hope for God's sake that Mascherano can go to Juventus."
On 16 January 2007, Liverpool requested clearance from FIFA to take Mascherano on loan from West Ham. FIFA's rules state that no player can play for more than two different clubs between 1 July and 30 June the following year, but Mascherano had already played for both Corinthians and West Ham during this time.
FIFA approved the deal on 31 January 2007.
In a further twist, it was announced on 2 March that the Premier League were charging West Ham with breaking rule B13, concerning acting in good faith, and rule U18, which concerns the influence of third-party ownership. On 27 April the Premier League issued West Ham a world-record fine of -5.5 million.
On 10 February, Liverpool added Mascherano to their Champions League squad and gave him the number 20 shirt. Eventually, on 20 February 2007, Mascherano's move to Liverpool became official after the Premier League accepted Liverpool's request to register the player at Anfield.
Mascherano made his debut for Liverpool against Sheffield United on 24 February 2007, and was praised by the Liverpool manager Rafael Bentez and team captain Steven Gerrard after Liverpool's 4-0 victory. After playing in a match against Arsenal on 31 March, Bentez called Mascherano a "monster of a player". Similarly, his teammates were impressed by his talent; Xabi Alonso noted how mature a player he was for his age, saying: "He has a cool mind on the pitch. He is analysing and thinking about the game in each moment."
Following months of speculation, Mascherano signed a four-year permanent contract with Liverpool on 29 February 2008, ending his association with Media Sports Investments. The transfer, which reportedly cost Liverpool -18.6 m, which covers not only the transfer fee, but also the players' wages for the four years deal, was allowed to go through as Mascherano was not contracted to another club, making him exempt from the rules of the transfer window. He scored his first Premier League and Liverpool goal on 15 March 2008, with a 20-yard strike against Reading.
On 29 November 2009, Mascherano claimed the first goal in the 2-0 win against Everton at Goodison Park when his 30 yard shot appeared to be heading just off target before it took a wicked deflection off Joseph Yobo before finding the net. The goal officially went down as an own goal. In a game against Portsmouth on 19 December 2009, Mascherano was sent off for committing a bad foul on Portsmouth's Tal Ben-Haim. It was later confirmed that the sending off meant a 4-match suspension for Mascherano. This was due to this being his 2nd red card of the season. Liverpool lost this match 2-0.
He is regarded very highly among Liverpool fans and has his own song, which is his name sang to the tune of the White Stripes' song "Seven Nation Army".
In his first game at Old Trafford against Manchester United, he was sent off after collecting two yellow cards. He was initially booked for a late tackle on Paul Scholes, and later dismissed for running towards referee Steve Bennett to protest a yellow card shown to Fernando Torres. Mascherano had to be pushed from the field of play by Steven Gerrard and Alonso. Rafa Bentez was also forced to leave the dug out and plead with Mascherano to leave the field. He was also escorted down the tunnel by Peter Crouch. The Football Association ruled that the usual one-game suspension be increased to three games for improper conduct. Mascherano admitted the improper conduct charge levelled at him, but appealed against the further two to three match suspension. However, this appeal was denied by the Football Association, and Mascherano was also fined -15,000. However he demanded that this fine would be paid to a charity.
With the controversial incident behind him, Mascherano would play a key role in Liverpool's 2-1 win over United at Anfield on 13 September 2008. Though he was at fault for failing to cover countryman Carlos Tvez, who scored for United less than three minutes into the game, Mascherano made amends for his mistake, and was instrumental in creating the goal which put Liverpool up 2-1. Mascherano was voted Man of the Match by the fans on Liverpool's official website.
Mascherano-s first international appearance came in 2001. September of that year saw him play on the Argentina team that finished fourth in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
His impact at youth levels was such that he made his senior international debut before playing a single minute for River Plate's first team (due to his central midfield position at club level being occupied by River-s long standing captain Leonardo Astrada, nicknamed ''the Chief''). That international debut came in a friendly against Uruguay on July 16, 2003.
Halfway through the 2003-04 Apertura (Opening) championship, Mascherano was called up to play in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Argentina again finished fourth with Mascherano the team's outstanding player.
In January 2004, he joined up with Argentina's under-23 team for the South American Pre-Olmpico tournament in Chile. Argentina won the tournament, thereby qualifying for the 2004 Summer Olympics. In August, Mascherano and the team went on to become gold medal-winners in Greece.
At the end of the 2003-2004 season, Mascherano was included in the senior squad for the 2004 Copa Amrica. Argentina lost to Brazil on penalties in the final, but Mascherano impressed enough to be voted Argentina's player of the tournament by his team-mates.
The following year, Mascherano played in the Confederations Cup in Germany, a tournament that ended in disappointment for Argentina who went down 4-1 to Brazil in the final.
In the 2006 World Cup, he played every minute of every game for Argentina, with Argentina being knocked out by Germany in the Quarter-finals.
His first two goals for the senior Argentina team came in July 2007 during the Copa Amrica 2007. Mascherano-s performance at the tournament was such that he was widely selected as the best Argentine player in a squad full of stars.
2008 saw another, less welcome, first as Mascherano received his first red card for the national team after receiving two yellow cards in a match against the USA, on 8 June 2008. He was sent of in the 86th minute of the match, which went on to end 0-0.
U.S. Men Draw 0-0 in Epic Contest With Argentina
Later that year, Mascherano was selected to represent Argentina in the Olympic games in Beijing as one of their over-23 year old players. He was thrilled at the call up saying "It's important for any athlete to defend the gold medal. I might be the only person from my country ever to do it and I'll go down in history." Argentina won the tournament making Mascherano only the second Argentine sportsman ever (following polo player Juan Nelson) to win two Olympic gold medals.
Soon after being appointed head coach of Argentina in November 2008, Diego Maradona announced that he wanted Mascherano to be the team's captain. "I want Mascherano to be my captain because I believe he is the Argentinian player who is closest to the idea I have about the Argentinian shirt - sweat for it, sacrifice for it, being a professional, being close to the team-mate," he said. "I will convince him. He will be my captain."
Sure enough, Mascherano accepted Diego Maradona's offer to become the new Argentina captain on 10 November, replacing Javier Zanetti.
:''Up to date, as of November 30, 2009.''
2002-03 Clausura
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'''Bernard William Vann''' VC MC & Bar Croix de Guerre avec Palme, France) (9 July 1887 - 3 October 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Vann was born in Rushden, Northamptonshire and graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge. He was ordained as a minister and became Chaplain at Wellingborough School (1913-15). He was a footballer who as a centre-forward assisted Northampton Town and in 1906 played 12 games for Burton United F.C. (who were then a League club) before making his three League appearances for Derby County in 1906-07.
He was 31 years old, and an Acting Lieutenant Colonel in the 1/8th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), British Army, comd. 1/6th Battalion during the First World War.
He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 29 September 1918 at Bellenglise and Lehaucourt, France, where he led his battalion across the Canal du Nord through thick fog and under heavy fire. He secured his troops' advance by rushing up to the firing line and leading the line forward himself.
He was killed in action, shot by a sniper at Rammicourt, France, on 3 October 1918.
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'''Alan Phillip Kennedy''' (born 31 August 1954) is a former footballer who played for Liverpool during their halcyon days in the late 1970s and early 1980s who had a knack of scoring in major cup finals.
Born in Sunderland, England, Kennedy, a full back based on the left flank, somehow slipped through his local club Sunderland's net and ended up coming through the ranks of derby rivals Newcastle United F.C., eventually playing against Liverpool in the 1974 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. The 19 year old Kennedy and his team-mates were soundly beaten 3-0. Two years later Kennedy would be a Wembley loser again when Manchester City F.C. beat Newcastle 2-1 in the Football League Cup final.
Kennedy made his Newcastle debut as an 18 year-old at St James' Park against Stoke City F.C. on the 10 March 1973. He was a fan favourite with his robust style of playing, he endeared himself to the Toon Army even further when, during the 1976/1977 season, he scored the only goal of the game against North Yorkshire club Middlesbrough F.C. at St James's, included in the Boro line-up were future teammates Graeme Souness and Phil Boersma.
After Alec Lindsay left Liverpool, the club had a couple of years with a minor problem in the left back role, as a host of right-footed players were tested in that position, including Phil Neal, Alan Hansen and Joey Jones. Then, after Liverpool won their second European Cup in 1978, manager Bob Paisley decided to cure the problem once and for all and bought Kennedy from Newcastle for -330,000. He made his Reds debut at Anfield in the 2-1 league victory over Queens Park Rangers F.C., during the game Alan Kennedy nearly scored an own goal and played very poorly. At half time he walked in to the dressing room looking for some support from the legendary manager Bob Paisley, all Bob Paisley said to the Liverpool new boy was "They shot the wrong bloody Kennedy!!". on the 19 August 1978, he scored his first goal a month later at St Andrews during the 3-0 league victory over Birmingham City F.C. on the 9 September.
He slotted straight into the side which regained the Football League First Division crown in 1979 and then retained it a year later. Confusion initially reigned over Kennedy's arrival as Liverpool already had the unrelated Ray Kennedy in their ranks, and indeed the two combined well down the left flank for three seasons together.
Kennedy suffered an injury which kept him out of much of the 1980/1981 season but returned in time to help Liverpool towards the League Cup final against West Ham United F.C.. Kennedy scored the opening goal of the final in extra-time but West Ham still managed an equaliser to force a replay which Liverpool won 2-1.
The defining moment of Kennedy's time in the Liverpool team came in that season's European Cup final, staged in Paris, against Real Madrid. The game was a tight affair with few chances, but in the last ten minutes Kennedy made a surging run down the left flank and fired a vicious shot into the Real net at the near post. Liverpool's third European Cup was sealed.
Kennedy maintained his place in the side as Liverpool regained the League and retained the League Cup, he also continued his happy habit of getting goals in big finals, firing a superb long-range equaliser in the 1983 League Cup final against Manchester United F.C. which Liverpool then went on to win 2-1. In the same year, Kennedy won his fourth League title.
Liverpool's treble of League title, League Cup and European Cup in 1984 all prominently featured Kennedy, who again proved his worth for the big occasion when he scored the deciding penalty in the shoot-out against AS Roma in the European Cup final after the game itself had ended level.
Kennedy played much of the trophy-free season which followed in 1985 but was sold during September 1985 by manager Kenny Dalglish as young Irish full back Jim Beglin emerged to claim the left back role. He joined his home town club, Sunderland,
He was unlucky when it came to the international scene, winning just two caps for England at a time when Arsenal F.C. defender Kenny Sansom had a monopoly on the left back role.
Bobby Robson gave Alan both of his international caps with the first coming on the 4 April 1984 in a Home International fixture against Northern Ireland national football team at Wembley, a Tony Woodcock goal gave Kennedy a winning start with the only goal of the game.
His first start in the red and white stripes of Sunderland came in a Milk Cup second round 1st leg tie at Roker Park, Swindon Town F.C. were the visitors and were beaten 3-2 on the 24 September 1985. He scored his first goal on the 8 February 1986 in the 2-2 league draw against Carlisle United F.C. at Roker, he also scored the second goal.
Kennedy remained as the first choice left-back for the rest of the 85/86 season. He began the first 5 fixtures of the following campaign as a substitute with Frank Gray being selected ahead of him, he did, however, start the 6th game against Hull City F.C.. Sunderland struggled to find any sort form during the campaign and ended the season in a lowly 20th position having to play in the play-off to keep hold of their 2nd division status. Kennedy and Gray shared the left-back role all season but is was, eventually, handed to Kennedy who kept his place for the important play-off against Gillingham F.C.. Gillingham won the first leg at the Priestfield Stadium 3-2 with Sunderland achieving the same scoreline after 90 minutes at Roker, unfortunately for both Alan and Sunderland, Gillingham scored during extra-time making the Sunderland goal worthless as although Sunderland won the match 4-3 it would be the Gills who would prosper winning on the away goals rule and thus relegating the Black Cats to Division 3.
After two seasons at Sunderland, Kennedy moved to Hartlepool United F.C. before heading to Europe to have spells at Husqvarna in Sweden, K. Beerschot V.A.C. in Belgium and Club 1903 in Denmark. He then returned to England where he turned out for non-league Northwich Victoria and Grantham. He then had a spell with Wigan Athletic F.C., Alan left Springfield Park joining Colne Dynamos, from there he headed back into league football joining Welsh side Wrexham F.C.. Kennedy then rounded off his career at amateur level playing for Morecambe F.C., Netherfield, Radcliffe Borough and finally Barrow, exiting at age 40.
He has been seen frequently in recent years adding his opinions on the game as a pundit for Sky Sports, amongst other media organisations. He is also a columnist for the website and has represented Liverpool in the veterans' side in both the Sky Sports Masters series, which Liverpool have dominated, and special appearances abroad. Alan is also an after dinner speaker. Additionally, he runs a youth coaching school and hosts the radio talk show ''The Legends'' on century fm.
The Liverpool supporters still hold '''Barney Rubble''' (Alan's nickname) in high regard and voted him in at No.31 in the poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop which was compiled by the official Liverpool Football Club website during the summer of 2006.
Alan now enjoys playing 5 a-side football on Thursday evenings with fellow footballers David Morley, and Gareth Sheldon, regular starters for their respective teams.
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'''Radostin Prodanov Kishishev''' (, born 30 July 1974) is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Litex Lovech.
Kishishev, born in the Bulgarian city of Burgas, began his career with local sides Chernomorets Burgas and Neftochimic Burgas. He then played as a central midfielder in Turkish side Bursaspor between 1997-98 with another Bulgarian footballer, Kostadin Vidolov. He returned to Bulgaria with Litex Lovech, and won Bulgarian league title with them in 1998 and 1999.
In the summer of 2000 Kishishev was purchased by newly promoted English Premier League side . Initially utilised as a right back, manager Alan Curbishley moved him into the midfield position where Kishishev (nicknamed "Kish" by supporters) would establish himself in the team. An almost constant presence throughout most of Charlton's seven year spell in the Premier League, he had a reputation as a hard worker and often topped the team on the number of kilometres he ran during games, as shown by the Pro Zone statistics system. However, some supporters believed that occasional lapses in his concentration resulted in his team conceding a number of goals.
After Curbishley left The Valley in 2006, Kishishev's appearances in the first team began to wane. He made his last appearance for Charlton in January 2007, after which he was loaned out to struggling Championship side . Kishishev impressed many in his short time at Leeds, and got man of the match on his debut which was a 3-2 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday. His arrival at Elland Road coincided with Leeds' best run of results in the season, but it was too late to save the club from relegation to League One. Leeds wanted to sign Kishishev permanently in the summer but after they were placed into administration a transfer embargo was placed upon them meaning Kishishev had to look elsewhere.
Out of contract, Kishishev joined of the Championship in June 2007 on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.
In all, he made seven league appearances for Leicester as they were relegated at the end of the season. Kishishev was retained by incoming manager Nigel Pearson for the first half of the 2008-09 season, acting as a translator for teammate and fellow countryman Aleksandar Tunchev, and inheriting the number 7 shirt worn by outgoing Iain Hume. On December 19, 2008, Kishishev's contract was cancelled by mutual consent having only played one game.
After returning to the team from Lovech, Kishishev quickly established himself as a first choice defender at his former club and captained the team on a number of occasions. On 25 November 2009, he was sent off in the 2:2 away draw against Levski Sofia after an altercation with Brazilian midfielder Z Soares.
Kishishev was part of the Bulgarian national team that qualified for Euro 96 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
On 5 September 2009, he scored his first international goal in a World Cup qualifier against Montenegro, tying the scoring in the 4:1 home win.
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'''Marmaduke "Buster" Merryfield''' (27 November 1920 - 23 June 1999) was an English actor who became a national institution after joining the hit BBC comedy ''Only Fools and Horses''.
Born in Battersea, South London, England, Merryfield was from a working-class background in Battersea, South London. His father, also called Harry Merryfield, was a packer, and his mother Lily Merryfield (ne Stone), was a part-time waitress. Harry jnr was given the name "Buster" by his grandfather, as he weighed nine pounds at birth, and it stuck throughout his entire life.
He always prided himself on his fitness, following a strict fitness regime of daily press-ups and swimming sessions. Unlike his TV character, forever replenishing his mariner's pipe, Merryfield never smoked. His efforts to stay fit could be traced back to his time as a child Boxing star in the 1930s. He was British schoolboy champion in 1936 and Southern Command army champion in 1945. Merryfield was also a keen amateur Association Football player.
Before turning professional as an actor Merryfield was a keen amateur actor and director. His productions of John Osborne's ''The Entertainer'', ''The World-My Canvas'' by Ruth Dixon and ''A View from the Bridge'' by Arthur Miller, for the now defunct amateur theatre group ''The Characters'', won Best Play at the Woking Drama Festival in 1966, 1968 and 1969 respectively. He also won the Best Actor trophy for his roles in ''The Entertainer'' and ''The World-My Canvas''.
Merryfield finally became a professional actor at the age of 57, after working for the Westminster Bank (later the National Westminster Bank) for nearly 35 years. He rose through the ranks, and by the time of his early retirement, in 1978, he was a bank manager at the Thames Ditton branch in Surrey.
When he retired, Merryfield persuaded a repertory company to take him on. He performed at the Connaught theatre in London, in plays such as "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat", and in "Equus" alongside Bernard Bresslaw. Also, small parts on Television came his way. Merryfield appeared in "Hannah" in 1980, as Professor Challis in "The Citadel" in 1983 and as a Bishop in "Strangers and Brothers" in 1984.
Merryfield joined ''Only Fools and Horses'' in January 1985, as the former seafaring Albert Gladstone Trotter, known as Uncle Albert, who was Grandad Trotter's globetrotting long-lost brother, and who was known for Uncle Albert's catchphrase of "During the war..."
The character took over the role of senior citizen member of the irrepressible Trotter family from Lennard Pearce who played Grandad, after Pearce died suddenly and unexpectedly in December 1984. Coincidentally, nine months earlier, in March 1984, Merryfield appeared in two episodes of a Shroud for a Nightingale alongside Lennard Pearce.
In December 1997, he fell over at the British Comedy Awards whilst walking up to the stage to collect an award for David Jason for his part in ''Only Fools and Horses''. Despite cutting his forehead, he continued on and collected the award. Even after Only Fools and Horses finished at the end of 1996, Merryfield appeared in Pantomime at Christmas 1997 and 1998.
Merryfield also did a lot of work for various charities, notably the Royal National Lifeboat Institute. He wrote his autobiography, "During the War and Other Encounters" in 1996.
Buster Merryfield died in Poole General Hospital in June 1999, as a result of a brain tumour. He was survived by his wife Iris, whom he married in April 1942, his daughter, Karen, born in 1947, and two grandchildren. His body was buried in Verwood, Dorset, where he had resided.
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'''Stephen Derek Heighway''' (born 25 November 1947) is a former footballer who was part of the hugely successful Liverpool team of the 1970s.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, some of Steve's early education took place in Sheffield where he attended Ecclesall Junior School (until 1959) followed by High Storrs School, and latterly Moseley Hall Grammar School for Boys in Cheadle, Stockport.
Heighway's early promise as a winger was not spotted by professional clubs as he reached his adolescence and therefore, as a bright lad, he concentrated on his studies and played in the non-league game while completing a degree in economics at the University of Warwick (where he started in 1966).
In 1970, Heighway was studying for his final exams and playing for Skelmersdale United when he was spotted by Liverpool's scouting system. With manager Bill Shankly keen to rebuild his ageing, underachieving team of the 1960s completely, Heighway was signed up swiftly in the May of '70. It was due to Heighway's academic achievements that he got his nickname 'Big Bamber', team-mate and fellow academic Brian Hall was dubbed 'Little Bamber' both after the television programme University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne.
A strong and pacey left winger with two good feet, Heighway settled into top flight football with some ease after making his debut on 22 September 1970 in a League Cup 2nd round replay at Anfield, Mansfield Town were the visitors and almost caused an upset with the Reds scraping through in the end by 3 goals to 2, Alun Evans scored the winner in extra time. Steve opened his goalscoring account in the 51st minute of a 2-0 home league win over Burnley on the 21 October '70.
A month later he scored against fierce Merseyside rivals Everton in a hard-fought 3-2 win, this after the Reds had found themselves 2-0 down not long into the second half. He stayed in the side for the rest of the season as Liverpool's new charges finished the League campaign strongly and also defeated Everton in the semi-finals of the FA Cup to reach the final at Wembley.
Their opponents were Arsenal, who were after a coveted "double" having won the League championship. Heighway played confidently in a match which was goalless after 90 minutes and therefore needed a period of extra-time.
Just two minutes into the added half-hour, Heighway received the ball wide on his left flank from substitute Peter Thompson (ironically, the man whose place Heighway had ultimately taken) and started a run towards the Arsenal penalty area, with Gunners full back Pat Rice tracking his run but unwilling to put in a tackle.
With a swift turn outside Heighway gained a yard on Rice and hit a low drive into the net past Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson who had committed the cardinal goalkeeping sin of coming out too far from his near post to anticipate a cross, thereby leaving a gap. Heighway exploited this gap and Liverpool were ahead. It was notable that despite the joy of the moment, Heighway could barely move to celebrate due to the extreme heat and fatigue and just decided to raise his arms in triumph from a standing position while his team-mates came to congratulate him.
Sadly for Heighway and Liverpool, their opponents scored two goals in response and won the "double". However, the goal scored by Heighway has (to Wilson's embarrassment) become one of the most shown goals to young goalkeepers as an example of what can go wrong if the keeper's positioning is not correct.
Heighway settled into the Liverpool team for the next decade, winning the first of four League titles in 1973, along with the UEFA Cup. He returned to Wembley for another FA Cup final a year later as Liverpool faced Newcastle United.
This time Liverpool were not troubled. Heighway scored again with 16 minutes of the game remaining to make it 2-0, latching on to a flick from John Toshack after a long clearance from goalkeeper Ray Clemence to slot a right footed shot into the far corner. The game ended 3-0.
By now, Heighway was a regular for the Republic of Ireland making his debut on the 23 September 1970 against Poland. He remained so for the whole of the 1970s, winning a total of 34 caps. Steve never managed to score for the Republic. However, he did have a goal disallowed in a qualifier for the 1978 World Cup against Bulgaria in Sofia. If the goal had stood it would have meant Ireland and not France quailifying for Argentina. On the domestic front, he attained another League and UEFA Cup double with Liverpool in 1976 and then formed part of the side which came so close to the glorious "treble" of League, FA Cup and European Cup.
Liverpool won the League by a single point and again defeated rivals Everton in the semi-final to reach the FA Cup final, this time to face bitter rivals Manchester United at Wembley. With a European Cup final due in Rome four days later, Heighway and his team-mates had a great chance to make footballing history.
It never happened. Liverpool lost 2-1 at Wembley and the "treble" dream was dead. However, they went on to beat Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 to win their first European Cup, with Heighway setting up both of Liverpool's outfield goals for Terry McDermott, a defence splitting pass, and Tommy Smith, a corner. The third was a penalty from Phil Neal.
In 1978 Heighway was on the bench as Liverpool retained the European Cup with a 1-0 victory over FC Bruges at Wembley, coming on as a substitute for Jimmy Case. The following year he was again in the side frequently as Liverpool won yet another League title, but from 1980 onwards his opportunities in the side diminished.
Heighway stayed for two more seasons, appearing only occasionally in the team and missing out on two more League title medals, another European Cup triumph and a first League Cup medal, which was successfully defended a year later. He left Anfield in 1982 after 444 matches and 76 goals.
He decided to ply his trade in the U.S. with Minnesota Kicks for the 1981 season. He played 30 games, scored 4 goals and assisted on 8 others. He then joined the coaching staff of Umbro, which led to a position at the Clearwater Chargers Youth Soccer Club where he pioneered the role of Director of Coaching in the United States. Steve continued his successes with the Chargers and in 1989 was asked to rejoin Liverpool to run their youth academy, bringing promising youngsters up through the system until they were ready for the professional game. Among Heighway's successes are Steve McManaman, Robbie Fowler, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Dominic Matteo, David Thompson and Michael Owen.
On 4 September 2006, a poll on (Liverpool's official web site) named Heighway 23rd out of 100 Players Who Shook The Kop.
Heighway officially announced his retirement from Liverpool on 26 April 2007, immediately after the side he managed won the FA Youth Cup for the second year running: he commented: "I don't know what the future holds just yet, we'll have to wait and see"
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'''Terence "Terry" McDermott''' (born 8 December 1951 in Kirkby) is a former football midfielder and current coach. He is currently the assistant manager at League One side Huddersfield Town.
McDermott joined Bury as a youngster in 1969. He made a total of 90 appearances and eight goals before joining Newcastle United in 1973.
Manager Joe Harvey gave McDermott his Newcastle debut on 17 March 1973, at Old Trafford, with a match against Manchester United. He came off the bench but could not do anything to prevent Newcastle losing 2-1.
McDermott reached the FA Cup Final in 1974 against Liverpool. However, Newcastle lost the match 3-0.
Liverpool boss Bob Paisley, in his first season in charge after replacing Bill Shankly, brought McDermott to Merseyside in November 1974. He made his Liverpool debut, along with Phil Neal, on 16 November, in a Merseyside derby with fierce rivals Everton at Goodison Park. Neither side could break the deadlock with both sides sharing the points. McDermott's first goal came in a 1-1 league draw with Burnley at Turf Moor on 8 March 1975.
McDermott struggled for the next two years to get into the team or hold down a place once given his chance. Liverpool won the League championship and UEFA Cup in 1976 but McDermott did not play in enough matches during the season to pick up a League medal, although he was in the squad which won in Europe. Speculation mounted that he would move on in the summer of 1976, but instead he stayed at Anfield and became an integral part of the following season's triumphs.
McDermott was a fixture in the 1977 side which retained the title. Meanwhile, his goal against Merseyside rivals Everton F.C. in the semi-final of the FA Cup, a turn and chip from the edge of the penalty area, was voted the ''Goal Of The Season'' by the BBC. That game finished 2-2, with Liverpool winning the replay. A subsequent success in a European Cup semi meant that Liverpool had reached the finals of both the FA Cup and European Cup, which were scheduled to be played at Wembley and Rome within four days of each other in May 1977. Victory in both would complete an historic "treble" which had never been achieved before.
However, Liverpool were defeated in the FA Cup final by Manchester United which ended their "treble" dream. There was joy for McDermott four days later though when he opened the scoring in the European Cup final against Borussia Mnchengladbach as Liverpool won 3-1. A few months later, he scored a hat-trick in the second leg of Liverpool's victory over Hamburg in the 1977 UEFA Super Cup Final.
Liverpool reached their first League Cup final in 1978 and this occasion was to prove memorable for McDermott for the wrong reasons. The first game at Wembley against Nottingham Forest F.C. ended goalless, but McDermott had a goal disallowed after the officials decided that team-mate Kenny Dalglish was in an offside position when McDermott struck his shot. In the replay at Old Trafford, after Forest had opened the scoring with a hotly disputed penalty, McDermott scored what he thought was the equaliser with a well-struck drive, only for the officials to deny him again, claiming he had controlled the pass with his arm. Forest held on to win 1-0 and McDermott offered to swear on oath in an after-match interview that he had trapped the ball legally with his chest.
The replays showed that while Dalglish was, indeed, offside for the disallowed strike at Wembley, McDermott could count himself unfortunate to be penalised for hand ball for the goal which was ruled out in the replay.
Consolation at missing out on the League Cup was found at the end of the season when McDermott featured in the Liverpool team which retained the European Cup thanks to a 1-0 win over Club Brugge at Wembley.
The following season, McDermott scored one of Liverpool's most memorable goals. It came at Anfield in a League match against Tottenham Hotspur on 2 September 1978. Liverpool were defending a corner which was cleared from their own penalty area to striker David Johnson, who hit a long pass to the sprinting winger Steve Heighway on the left flank as McDermott started to chase forward. Within just a few seconds, the ball was in the Spurs net as Highway raced down the line and crossed the ball, without stopping to control it, for McDermott to head home after a 70-yard run. This was the final goal in a 7-0 win.
By the end of that season, McDermott and Liverpool were champions again and they retained the title in 1980, with McDermott also picking up the personal honour of being voted the PFA Players' Player of the Year. He scored another memorable goal against Tottenham that season, this time in the FA Cup, and at White Hart Lane, when he took a misplaced pass from Osvaldo Ardiles on the right hand corner of the penalty area, flicked the ball into the air and hit a lob-volley into the far corner of the goal.
In 1981, McDermott featured as Liverpool beat West Ham United after a replay to win the League Cup for the first time and then featured in the team which defeated Real Madrid in the European Cup final. A further League title and League Cup would follow in 1982 but his place in the side was becoming less assured.
McDermott returned to Newcastle United in the September 1982 where he featured alongside his former Liverpool team-mate Kevin Keegan and youngsters Chris Waddle and Peter Beardsley as Newcastle won promotion back to the top flight of English football.
McDermott left in 1984 to play with Cork City F.C. in Ireland.
In 1985, McDermott played for the Cypriot team APOEL Nicosia alongside Ian Moores where he won the Cypriot First Division championship.
On 7 September 1977, Ron Greenwood gave McDermott his debut for England in a 0-0 friendly draw with Switzerland at Wembley. He opened his goalscoring account on 10 September 1980 during a World Cup qualifier at Wembley against Norway. McDermott scored twice, including a penalty, as England won 4-0.
McDermott was selected in 1980 for the England squad which travelled to the 1980 European Championships in Italy. He played in two of the group games.
McDermott was picked for the England squad for the 1982 World Cup in Spain but did not play in any games, despite the fact that he had played a part in every qualifing game for this World Cup. He never played for England again and only featured as a substitute in one match for Liverpool the following season.
When Kevin Keegan became manager of Newcastle on 5 February 1992, he recruited McDermott as his first team coach. Together the two masterminded a return to the top of the English game for Newcastle which included a close run to the League title in 1996 which was won by Manchester United. After Keegan resigned, McDermott stayed at Newcastle for a further season under Kenny Dalglish but left Newcastle when Dalglish resigned and replacement Ruud Gullit decided to bring in his own coach.
In 2005, McDermott returned to Newcastle after he was recruited by manager Graeme Souness to work as a coach. After the sacking of Souness in February 2006, McDermott stayed on under managers Glenn Roeder, Sam Allardyce and Keegan once again.
When Keegan quit in September 2008, McDermott also left along with Adam Sadler. Up to this point McDermott's nickname had been 'black box', because of his long survival at Newcastle under 5 previous managers and his love of the 1989 dance classic, Ride On Time.
''*'' ''' Bury F.C''' (1969-1973) - 91 League appearances, 8 goals
''*'' '''Newcastle United F.C''' (1973-1974) - 56 appearances, 6 goals
''*'' '''Liverpool F.C''' (1974-1982) - 328 appearances, 80 goals
''*'' '''Newcastle United F.C''' (1982-1984) - 74 appearances, 12 goals
''*'' '''APOEL Nicosia''' (1985-1987) - 65 appearances, 6 goals
''*'' '''England''' (1977-1982) - 25 caps, 3 goals
McDermott's son Neale also plays football and is currently playing for Gateshead F.C. and was formerly on the books of Carlisle United F.C.. His other son Greg McDermott, is a youth team player for Newcastle United.
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'''Ronald Andrew "Ronnie" Whelan''' (born 25 September 1961 in Dublin) is a former Irish football midfielder who was an integral part of the dominant Liverpool side of the 1980s. He was at the club from 1979 until 1994, and finished his career at Southend United, where he was also player-manager.
In a poll conducted by the called 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, 110,000 Reds worldwide voted for their top 100 players of all time with Ronnie coming in at 30th position.
Whelan was born into a family of footballers from Dublin, Ireland; his father, Ronnie Whelan Senior, was an Irish international and a key member of the successful St Patrick's Athletic side of the late 1950s and early 1960s. His brother Paul Whelan played for Bohemian FC and Shamrock Rovers.
Ronnie Junior was a skilful and industrious midfield player, signed for Liverpool by Bob Paisley for a bargain -35,000 from Dublin club Home Farm F.C. on 19 September 1979, a few days before his 18th birthday and made his debut 18 months later, on the 3 April 1981, scoring his first goal in the 27th minute of the 3-0 league win over Stoke City at Anfield. This would be Whelan's one and only appearance of the season for the first team, as Whelan spent much of his first few months at the club in the reserves.
The following season Whelan won his place on the left side of the Liverpool midfield, ending the Anfield career of Ray Kennedy and also taking over his No.5 shirt. It was an excellent season for Whelan, as he settled into first team football and helped Liverpool to another League championship. They also retained the League Cup with victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley with Whelan scoring twice in the 3-1 win.
In 1983, Liverpool retained these two trophies and Whelan again scored in the League Cup final, scoring with a long-range shot into the Manchester United net in extra-time to seal a 2-1 win. Whelan then played a major role in Liverpool's treble of League title, League Cup and European Cup of 1984, although he was injured for part of this season.
Liverpool's trophyless season, culminating in the disaster at Heysel, in 1985 was followed by a much more successful season for Whelan and Liverpool, under the new management of Kenny Dalglish. Liverpool clinched another League title and added the FA Cup, with Whelan setting up two of the goals in a 3-1 victory over Merseyside rivals Everton, the first time the two had met in a cup final, also it was only the third League and FA Cup "double" of the 20th century.
Liverpool ended the following season trophyless, losing the League Cup final to Arsenal and coming second to Everton in the league. The following year, Whelan switched to a central role following the arrival of England winger John Barnes at Anfield. This season saw Liverpool play an exciting brand of football and they won both the league title and FA Cup, although Whelan missed out on the cup final as Nigel Spackman, who had won his place in the team when Whelan was injured earlier in the season was chosen ahead of him. Whelan's name and profile was even left out of the official match programme at Wembley for the FA Cup final against Wimbledon, which Liverpool lost 1-0.
Whelan was a regular for the Republic of Ireland making his debut on the 29 April 1981, he came off the bench in the 63rd minute of the 3-1 victory over Czechoslovakia at Landsdowne Road.
Ronnie was part of the Irish side which qualified for the 1988 European Championships in West Germany. He was in the team which memorably beat England 1-0, and he then scored a in a draw with the USSR. Defeat in the final group game against eventual champions the Netherlands in the final group game eliminated Ireland from the competition.
An injury to club captain Alan Hansen meant that Whelan spent much of the 1988-89 season as captain of Liverpool, a role he relished as the club progressed to another challenge for a "double". Then the Hillsborough disaster happened, and Whelan played a key role in leading the team on and off the pitch in a difficult time.
When Hansen recovered, Whelan maintained the captaincy for continuity purposes and it was he who lifted the FA Cup after a 3-2 win over derby rivals Everton. However, he missed the chance to do the same with the League title, with Arsenal taking the championship thanks to a last-minute goal from Michael Thomas. This meant that for the second year running Liverpool narrowly missed out on a unique second double.
Liverpool won the League again in 1990 but Whelan's role in the side was diminishing, through a spate of injuries. He stayed at Liverpool until 1994 but an example of his bad luck came in 1992 when he scored the crucial equaliser against Portsmouth in the FA Cup semi-final, forcing a replay which Liverpool won on penalties, but missed the final against Sunderland, in which Liverpool triumphed 2-0, because of injury. By this stage, Liverpool were no longer quite the domintant force they had been in their heyday of the 1980s. They had finished second to Arsenal in the league in 1991, and despite the FA Cup win and UEFA Cup quarter-final appearance in 1992 they finished sixth in the league - failing to make a real impact in the title race for the first time since Bill Shankly had still been manager.
One of Whelan's more forgettable moments came in 1990 when, in a match at Old Trafford, an unmarked Whelan chipped a backpass from 30 yards over goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelar and into the net. To date, it is considered by many to be one of the most bizarre and comical own goals in Premier League history. However, Liverpool still won the match 2-1.
Manager Graeme Souness gave Whelan more first team opportunities in the new FA Premier League for the 1992-93 season, and he made 17 appearances (scoring once) as Liverpool finished sixth once again, but this came at the end of a season which had mostly been spent in the bottom half of the table and they stood 15th as late as early March. By this stage, however, Whelan's days in the Liverpool first team were looking numbered, as the midfield was now featuring recent signings like Mark Walters and Michael Thomas, as well as breakthrough stars Steve McManaman and Jamie Redknapp.
In 1993-94, Whelan made more appearances than he had done in any of the previous three seasons - 23 in the Premier League, scoring once. It was a disappointing season for the club, unfortunately, as they finished eighth in the Premier League and suffered a shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Bristol City which had prompted Graeme Souness to resign as manager and be replaced by Roy Evans.
In all, Ronnie played 443 1st team games for Liverpool, scoring 73 goals.
He won six League title medals, three FA Cup, a European Cup and three Milk Cup medals in his time with the club.
On his departure from Anfield, Whelan became manager of Southend United and also worked with clubs in Greece such as Panionios and in Cyprus such as Apollon Limassol but most notably with Olympiakos Nicosia. His greatest success as a manager, was with Panionios in 1999, when his team reached for first time the quarter finals of a European competition, the Cup Winners Cup, when they were eliminated by SS Lazio with 0-4 and 0-3. He now works on the after-dinner circuit and does a spot of punditry.
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'''David Fairclough''' (born Liverpool, 5 January 1957) is a retired English footballer, most famous for playing for Liverpool as a striker during the 1970s and 80s.
Known affectionately as ''supersub'' because he was a talented goalscorer who rarely started matches for Liverpool in comparison with other players, but frequently came into the match as a substitute in order to make an impact.
Fairclough was born in inner city Liverpool and as a child moved to the new Cantril Farm housing estate in the 1960s due to slum clearances. He rose through the Liverpool ranks as a boy and made his debut for the club on the 1 November 1975 in the 1-0 league win over Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park. As the season progressed, Fairclough scored seven crucial goals in just 14 appearances to land Liverpool the League championship - nine of these appearances were as substitute. David's first goal for the club came 3 days after his debut on the 4 November 1975, it came during the 6-0 hammering of Spanish side Real Sociedad at Anfield in a UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg tie.
The pecking order of strikers at the club saw Fairclough trailing behind the dream duo of Kevin Keegan and John Toshack, as well as England centre forward David Johnson. As the next season got underway, Fairclough found himself rising up to third in the ranks due to a succession of injuries to Toshack, meaning he was substitute more than ever.
His most famous Liverpool goal came at Anfield as a substitute in a crucial European Cup quarter final against the French side St Etienne. Liverpool had been a goal adrift from the first leg in France, and 2-1 up in the home return. The aggregate score was level therefore at 2-2 but St Etienne were still in command due to their away goal. Liverpool therefore needed to score again to win the tie but time was running out.
Manager Bob Paisley sent Fairclough on in the last 20 minutes of the game and the red-haired striker, only just 20 years old, responded in style. Only six minutes remained when Fairclough ran on to a long ball upfield and held off two St Etienne defenders. He prodded the ball home at the famous Kop end and Anfield had one of its greatest ever footballing nights. As the roar of the Kop screamed, Anfield folklore says that the roar could be heard 3 miles away. ITV commentator Gerald Sinstadt famously bellowed: ''"Supersub strikes again!"''
Liverpool won the League title again and also reached the FA Cup final at Wembley, as well as the European Cup final in Rome. Fairclough was not picked at all for the Wembley match as Paisley went for veteran winger Ian Callaghan on the bench (in this era, domestic football teams were permitted just one substitute). Liverpool lost to Manchester United. However, he was a substitute for the night in Rome (European fixtures allowed five substitutes) which Liverpool won 3-1. He then scored a goal in each leg as Liverpool overcame Kevin Keegan's Hamburg in the 1977 UEFA Super Cup Final.
However, the following year Liverpool reached the European Cup final again and this time Fairclough started the match. A 1-0 victory over Club Brugge retained the trophy for Liverpool.
Fairclough's scored his one and only Liverpool hat-trick on the 9 February 1980 during the thrilling 5-3 league victory over Norwich City at Carrow Road, the goals came in the 4th, 18th and 75th minutes, Kenny Dalglish (88th} and Jimmy Case (89th) guaranteed a late win for the Reds.
Fairclough spent another five years at Anfield in what was a golden era for the club, he was mostly out of the first team. He was a prolific scorer in the reserves, but the phenomenal partnership of Dalglish and emerging goalscorer Ian Rush rendered him surplus to first team requirements - the two main strikers also rarely were injured - by the 1982-83 season.
The ''supersub'' tag ultimately shrouded his number of first team starts with Liverpool - of his 153 appearances, only 61 were from the bench. He scored 55 goals, averaging a goal every 2- games.
David left Liverpool on the 4 July 1983 joining NASL side Toronto Blizzard, he then moved on to Swiss side FC Lucerne before returning to England to have spells with Norwich and Oldham Athletic. He plied his trade abroad once more at Belgium club Beveren returning to home shores for stints with Rochdale, Tranmere Rovers and Wigan Athletic, he ended his playing days at non-league Knowsley.
David now works as a pundit and also on the after-dinner circuit, he also writes a weekly column on the
David is still a firm favourite amongst the Anfield faithful and was voted in at No.18 on the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop. The poll was conducted by the Reds official web-site, 110,000 supporters worldwide took part listing their favourite 10 Liverpool players of all-time.
Ironically, David's 18th place was higher than John Toshack's 34th and David Johnson's 77th positions, two of the players that prevented David from gaining more Liverpool appearances.
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'''Alexander Lindsay''' (born 27 February 1948) was a strong full back who played for the successful Liverpool team of the 1970s.
Born in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, Lindsay joined the Anfield club in the March 1969 for -67,000 from his hometown club Bury, His debut was a night to remember, The Reds were playing host to FAI side Dundalk in a European Fairs Cup 1st round 1st leg tie, the Irish side were 'like lambs to the slaughter,' and it took just 1 minute for the flood gates to open through a goal from youngster Alun Evans, free scoring full-back Chris Lawler made it 2 in the 10th and it was 3-0 by the 24th minute when the man nicknamed ''Anfield Iron'', Tommy Smith, scored, before the referee could sound the half-time whistle and give the Dundalk team a rest Liverpool found net 2 more times with goals from Bobby Graham and a 2nd from Evans scoring in the 36th and 38th minutes respectively.
The Dundalk side couldn't have known what hit them and probably wished they didn't have to go out for the second period, unfortunately they did and Liverpool didn't let up, they pushed forward for more goals, they duely arrived, 1st to score in the second half was debutant Lindsay, not to be out done by fellow full-back Lawler, Alec got forward and bagged his 1st goal for the club in the 56th minute. It didn't finish there either, Smith scored a 2nd (67th minute), wingers Peter Thompson and Ian Callaghan got in on the act (69th & 76th) and finally Graham hit his 2nd, Liverpool's 10th, in the 82nd minute rounding off a truly remarkable match. The game took place on the 16 September 1969 and was the Reds record win until the Liverpool side of 1974/75 thumped Norwegian side Strmsgodset I.F. 11-0, 5 years and 1 day after the Dundalk game.
After an initial settling in period in which Lindsay played 7 times, he was the selected as first choice left back during the 1970/71 season which included the '71 FA Cup final at Wembley, league champions and double hunting Arsenal lay in wait, after the allotted 90 minutes the scores were level at 0-0, during extra time the Reds took the lead, unfortunately, the Gunners grabbed a scrappy equaliser and went on to win the game 2-1 thus completing the league and FA Cup double.
Arsenal were victorious that day but Lindsay would be back for another go in 1974, but first Liverpool had the small matter of obtaining a double of their own winning both the League championship and UEFA Cup in 1973.
So to the '74 cup final, with the score against Newcastle United poised delicately at 0-0 in the second half's early stages, Lindsay made a strong overlapping run down the left flank and fired a crisp and spectacular shot in at the near post which bulged the back of the net. Sadly for Lindsay, the referee ruled he was offside, though television replays showed the final pass had come, unwittingly, from a Newcastle player and therefore the referee should have allowed the goal to stand. Ultimately, Lindsay got his winners medal as Liverpool controlled the game and emphatically beat the Magpies by 3 goals to 0.
This was to be the peak of Lindsay's Liverpool career, Shankly, the man who brought Lindsay to Merseyside, shook the very foundations of Anfield by suddenly announcing his retirement. Unfortunately, for Alec, new manager Bob Paisley elected to play new signing Phil Neal in the left back slot the following season and even after Neal then moved to his favoured right back role, Lindsay was still rarely selected with Paisley preferring Welshman Joey Jones. This also ended his England hopes before they had really got started, having thus far won four caps.
Alec was given his first cap, and subsequently all of his caps, by caretaker manager Joe Mercer on the 22 May '74, England were playing host, at Wembley, to a friendly with Argentina, he was in good company as fellow Reds Kevin Keegan and the England captain Emlyn Hughes were in the starting line-up, the game was played in front of 68,000 people and ended in a 2-2 draw.
Liverpool won two more League titles during the next three years but Lindsay didn't qualify for a medal having not played enough games. He also missed out on the 1976 UEFA Cup success and the 1977 FA Cup final when Liverpool, in search of a glorious "treble", lost narrowly to bitter rivals Manchester United. However, he was named as one of the five substitutes for the European Cup final in Rome three days later, when Liverpool beat Borussia Mnchengladbach 3-1. He left Anfield in the summer of 1977 and joined Stoke City.
In 1978, Lindsay moved to the Oakland Stompers of the North American Soccer League (NASL). Following the 1978 season, the Stompers moved to Edmonton, Canada and Lindsay moved to the Toronto Blizzard, also of the NASL. He would finish his career with the Blizzard. After his retirement he became a publican.
Considering that Alec is one of the best left-backs in the club's history it's not surprising that he appears at No.85 in the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop in which thousands of Liverpool fans from all over the world voted for their top 10 players on the
"Speedy" Lindsay, as he jokingly refers to himself, is now retired and lives happily with his partner in Scotland. He has a son named Alistair who lives in Warrington who at the moment is learning the tricks of the trade from his colleague Craig Howson and trying his best to sell phones at the Carphone warehouse in Preston. He remains an avid Liverpool supporter and was a contributor to the Hillsborough Family Support Group's (HFSG) "Project 96" in August 2009.
''*'' '''Liverpool F.C''' (1969-1977) - 248 appearances, 18 goals
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'''Chris Lawler''' (born 20 October 1943 in Liverpool) is a former footballer who enjoyed much of Liverpool's success of the 1960s and 1970s.
A right-sided defender, Lawler joined his local club when he turned 17 in October 1960 and made his debut at the age of 19 in a 2-2 league draw with West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on the 20 March 1963. For two seasons his progression into first team regular was gradual playing just 6 matches in each of the seasons, but by 1965 he was the first choice right back, he also scored the first of his many goals, for a right-back, during this season in the 5-1 thrashing of Burnley at Turf Moor on the 5 December 1964, Lawler-s timing and anticipation of turning up in the right place at the right time to score vital goals earned him the nickname -The Ghost-. The 1964/65 season culminated in him being selected in the team which beat Leeds United in the FA Cup final at Wembley, earning the trophy for the club for the first time in its history.
His name was pretty much first on manager Bill Shankly's team-sheet thereafter, missing just three games in the next seven seasons. During this period, he helped the Reds win the League championship in 1966 again beating Leeds into second spot by 6 clear points, 3 wins in the old 2 points for a win system. Unfortunately this was followed by the taste of disappointment as Liverpool were beaten 2-1 by Borussia Dortmund in the Cup Winners Cup at Hampden Park, Glasgow, the Reds first ever appearance in a European final
Lawler survived Shankly's massive cull of 1970 which saw a large proportion of the 1960s older stars shipped out and replaced with younger talent. Only Emlyn Hughes, Ian Callaghan and Tommy Smith similarly survived this fate.
He again tasted the disappointment of defeat when he played in the 1971 FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal, but that was all put behind him when Liverpool earned a League title and UEFA Cup double in 1973, The Reds beat Arsenal by 3 points in the league and fought off a fightback by Borussia Mnchengladbach after The Reds had won the first leg 3-0 at Anfield Gladbach fell just short winning the 2nd leg 2-0 thus Liverpool gaining a 3-2 aggregate victory
It was during this period he won his four England caps, it was a goal-scoring debut too, it came in the 5-0 thumping of Malta in a UEFA European Football Championship quailifier at Wembley on the 12 May 1971.
He was only on the bench after a spell out injured as Liverpool reached the FA Cup final again in 1974, but gained another winner's medal after Liverpool swept aside Newcastle United 3-0 on the 4 May.
Shankly's sudden departure in the summer of 1974 also heralded pretty much the end of Lawler's distinguished Liverpool career. New manager Bob Paisley purchased specialist right back Phil Neal from Northampton Town at the end of the year and Lawler featured only sporadically, making his final Liverpool appearance came against Hibernian in a UEFA Cup tie on the 17 September 1975, he joined Portsmouth in October -75, who were managed by former Liverpool team-mate Ian St John. Lawler later joined Stockport County in 1978, he also played for Welsh League side Bangor City. In 1976, he played the summer on loan to the Miami Toros of the North American Soccer League. In 1980 - 1981 Chris Lawler played and coached second level club Raufoss I.L. in the Norwegian league system.
Lawler became a coach at Liverpool FC after his playing days were over until he was acrimoniously released of his duties in 1986. Rumours about something involving his release and the man who replaced him - Phil Thompson surfaced at the time.
Lawler has kept a low profile since then, though has done some work for Liverpool, scouting for players. He also works in Skelmersdale, coaching young children.
Lawler is still held in high regard amongst the Kopites who voted him in at No.51 in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop poll on the Official Liverpool Football Club web-site.
''*'' '''Liverpool F.C''' (1960 - 1975) - 549 appearances, 61 goals
''*'' '''England''' (1971) 4 caps, 1 goal
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McMullan began his career with junior side Denny Hibernian in 1911 before graduating to the Scottish League with Third Lanark the next year. Initially considered an inside left,
McMullan then became embroiled in controversy in the close season of 1921. Partick turned down a -5,000 offer from Newcastle United for his signature and the player, determined to play in English football, signed for non-league Maidstone United as player-manager.
Arguably the greatest Scottish half-back of his day,
In May 1933, after 242 League and Cup appearances for City, McMullan joined Oldham Athletic as player-manager before being appointed the first ever manager of Aston Villa in 1934. Before his appointment the team was selected by a Committee. However, the move proved disastrous, resulting in Villa's first ever relegation in 1935-36 after 61 years in the top flight. He later managed Notts County (1936-1937) and Sheffield Wednesday (1937-1939).
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'''John Henry George "Jack" Devey''' (26 December 1866 - 11 October 1940) was a football player.
Devey was born in Birmingham and signed for Aston Villa in March 1891; he would go on to become one of Aston Villa's greatest captains. A skilful inside right/centre-forward and an England international with 2 caps, he was exceptionally clever with head and feet in front of goal and a prolific goalscorer. He was the club's leading scorer in the Championship winning Villa side of 1893-94 season with 20 goals.
For eight years, Devey captained Aston Villa during which time they won the League championship five times between 1894 and 1900 and the FA Cup twice. Including the famous 'Double' in the 1896-97 season. Devey was also captain of the title chasing 1900 Villa team who suffered a surprise defeat in the F A Cup quarter finals by Southern League Millwall Athletic
He retired in April 1902 and was an Aston Villa director for the next 32 years.
Jack Devey was also a Warwickshire cricketer from 1894 to 1907.
He was one of five brothers who all played professional football, Ted and Will for Small Heath and John, Harry and Bob for Aston Villa. Another brother, Abel, was a cricketer with Staffordshire.
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'''Steven "Steve" Ogrizovic''' (from Serbo-Croat: ''Ogrizovi'') (born September 12, 1957 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire) is a former English goalkeeper of Serbian descent who achieved fame during 16 years at Coventry City (1984 to 2000). He holds the record at Coventry for the most appearances as a player at 601 in all competitions (504 in the league) and he played in the winning FA Cup team of 1987.
He started his professional career at Chesterfield before moving to Liverpool and then Shrewsbury Town before joining Coventry for -72,500 in 1984. He was also selected to play for The Football League vs The Rest Of The World at Wembley in 1987.
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ogrizovic was generally considered to be the best goalkeeper never to have won a full England cap. Although frequently considered for selection during this period by a number of England managers including Bobby Robson and Graham Taylor, he was never selected for the full squad. Pundits agree that this was not due to his lack of ability, more because he was representing a relatively unfashionable side at club level.
He was still Coventry's first choice goalkeeper in the 1997-98 season, when at the age of 40 he was the oldest player to play a Premier League game that season. In order to gain his final playing contract Ogrizovic had to give up smoking as one of the conditions. He was the club's second choice goalkeeper for the next two seasons following the arrival of Magnus Hedman, and finally retired at the end of the 1999-2000 season.
In 16 seasons at Coventry, he collected an FA Cup winner's medal, but never played in European competition (Coventry were unable to qualify for the European Cup Winners' Cup due to the ban on English teams in European competition following the Heysel Disaster of 1985) and the highest position Coventry attained in this period was seventh in the 1988-89 First Division. On no less than seven times in Ogrizovic's time at the club, they came close to relegation from the top flight. They were finally relegated from the Premier League one season after his retirement.
Ogrizovic is also one of the very few goalkeepers to have scored from open play, the goal coming in 2-2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday in the Football League First Division on October 12, 1986. It was the only goal he ever scored in a competitive game. He is also one out of four players to have played top-flight football in four different decades along with Peter Shilton, John Lukic and Sir Stanley Matthews and holds the club record of 209 ''consecutive'' League appearances for a Coventry City player, from August 1984 to September 1989. Overall, he made 604 professional league appearances in a playing career spanning 23 years from 1977 to 2000.
Ogrizovic was also a competent cricketer, reaching minor counties level as a medium-fast bowler. He played three List A matches for Shropshire in the NatWest Trophy, and a further game for Minor Counties in the Benson & Hedges Cup. Among his five wickets at this level were three Test players: Chris Broad, Martyn Moxon and Alvin Kallicharran.
During the Iain Dowie era, Ogrizovic was the manager of the Coventry City Reserve Team and he has continued to fulfil this role under Chris Coleman when matches are arranged. He was also caretaker manager in conjunction with Trevor Peake at the end of the 2001-02 season, between Roland Nilsson's departure and Gary McAllister's appointment. His current role is the Coventry City Goalkeeping Coach.
In 2003 Ogrizovic was the subject of a hoax that said that he had been kidnapped in Kazakhstan and an online petition was set up to campaign to get him released. This was proved to be false when the Coventry Evening Telegraph interviewed him at Coventry City's training ground at Ryton-on-Dunsmore.
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'''Sigurd Rushfeldt''' (born 11 December 1972 in Vads) is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Troms IL. He is well known for his strength and for being a prolific goalscorer.
Rushfeldt started his career in Vads, where he played for Vads Turn and Norild. He was noticed by Troms, which signed him in 1992. In Troms Rushfeldt got a reputation of being a prolific goalscorer. This sparked interest from other clubs, and in 1995 he went on an unsuccessful loan spell with Birmingham. It was not until the end of the 1996 season that Rushfeldt would move on. He then signed for Rosenborg, but not before playing in the cup final that would be Rushfeldts last match for Troms in his first spell with the club. Rushfeldt scored Troms's second goal in the cup final securing a 2-1 win over rivals Bod/Glimt.
With Rosenborg Rushfeldt had great success. He won the Norwegian Premier League 4 times, he won the cup once more and also became topscorer of the Norwegian Premier League twice. The last time he won the Norwegian Premier League with Rosenborg in 2001, he was loaned in from Racing de Santander which he had transferred to in 1999. His spell with Santander was not a great success and in 2001 Rushfeldt moved on again, this time to FK Austria Wien. In Vienna he had success and won the league with Austria in 2003 and 2006. In 2006 he also won the cup with Austria Wien.
He returned to Troms, which he had left in 1996, in July 2006. When his contract with Austria Wien was nearing an end Rushfeldt declared that he wanted to end his career in Norway. Several Norwegian clubs were interested in signing him. He chose to return to Troms declaring that he felt drawn to the north, and that he wanted to follow his heart and therefore it had to be Troms. In Troms, he was again paired up in front with former team-mate Ole Martin rst, who also played in the 1996 cup final and had enjoyed a career as a professional player outside of Norway before he returned to Troms some years earlier. This partnership ended in July 2007, when rst was sold. Rushfeldt has built up a new partnership upfront with Morten Moldskred. In November 2007 Rushfeldt was selected to be in the Norwegian Premier league team of the year by a group of Norwegian newspapers, stating that he is invaluable as a target man.
Rushfeldt signed a new contract with Troms before the 2009 season, a one year extension that would see him take on the role of coach as well. He came off to a good start, scoring 5 goals in 4 appearances, including a brace away against SK Brann, a match that Troms went on to win 4-2.
In 1994 he surprisingly got a place in Egil Olsen's squad for the World Cup in USA playing in one game, but Rushfeldt never established himself as a regular having only won a total of 7 caps by 2001, and he did not score his first goal until 2002 in a game against Japan. In 2006 he announced his decision to retire from the national team. However in 2007 he reconsidered his decision and agreed with the national team coach ge Hareide that he would make himself available for the game against Bosnia because John Carew was unavailable due to injury. He came on as a substitute in the game against Bosnia, making his first national team appearance in 2 years. Norway failed to qualify for the European Championship and retired for good from the national team. He ended his career playing 36 games scoring 7 goals.
:''Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.''
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'''Kevin Duncan MacDonald''' (born 22 November 1960, Inverness, Scotland) was a Scottish football player who formed part of the Liverpool "double" winning side of 1986.
He is currently reserve team coach at Aston Villa and previously worked as assistant manager of Ireland, with his ex-Liverpool team-mate Steve Staunton, who he used to coach at Aston Villa.
MacDonald joined the Anfield club from Leicester City for -400,000 in November 1984. He had been discovered by Leicester while playing for the Highland Football League side, Caledonian
He never commanded a regular spot at Anfield, but he was in the team at the right time, helping Liverpool to the First Division title in 1986 and then to the "double" (only the third in the 20th century) when he helped them beat Everton in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
At the start of the following season, MacDonald broke his leg. By the time he recovered Kenny Dalglish had settled on Steve McMahon for the central midfield role and there was to be no way back into the Liverpool first team. He later had spells on loan at his old club Leicester and also at Rangers. In June 1989 he made a permanent move to Coventry City and played out his career. In April 1989, shortly before he left Liverpool, MacDonald, along with his team-mates, rallied round the bereaved families of the Hillsborough disaster.
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'''Nigel James Spackman''' (born 2 December 1960 in Romsey, Hampshire) is an English football manager and former player. He was formerly a midfield player who was an integral part of the much-admired Liverpool team of 1988.
Spackman started at Andover and spent his first three years as a professional with Bournemouth before joining Chelsea for -35,000 in the summer of 1983. He signed for Chelsea as part of manager John Neal's re-building of the side alongside the likes of Kerry Dixon, Pat Nevin and David Speedie. Spackman scored on his debut for the club in a 5-0 opening day win over Derby County, though he was not a regular goalscorer. Chelsea were promoted at the end of that season as Second Division champions and finished 6th in the following two seasons back in the top tier, with Spackman a near ever-present. During the 1986-87 season, several key players, including Spackman, fell out with manager John Hollins and he was sporadically left out of the starting line-up or played out of position. He was sold to Liverpool in 1987 for -400,000.
Initially he was a frequently used substitute at Liverpool, and he was in the team which lost the 1987 League Cup final to Arsenal before his big year arrived. This was the year when Liverpool played what observers now clich as "total football", earning praise from distinguished retired professionals like ex-France skipper Michel Platini and former England winger Tom Finney. Spackman only had a regular role in the Liverpool team during this season, but played an essential role.
When regular midfield general Ronnie Whelan was injured early in the campaign, Spackman was handed his No.5 shirt and he never missed a game for the whole campaign, gaining respect and plaudits for his unselfish running and industry around the park. Not the most glamorous player in a team which featured the likes of John Barnes, Peter Beardsley and John Aldridge, Spackman was quickly identified as an unsung hero beyond the appreciation of the Liverpool supporters, who loved him.
Liverpool lost just twice in the League championship all season, claiming the title with ease and Spackman was in the side which played what remains arguably Liverpool's finest club performance in English football when they beat Nottingham Forest 5-0. Spackman's stamina and unselfishness set up the last goal for Aldridge. Whelan was fit again with a month of the season left, but wasn't selected. Spackman was selected for the rest of the campaign, including the FA Cup final, which Liverpool surprisingly lost to Wimbledon. Spackman and team-mate Gary Gillespie both played that game with flamboyant bandages around their heads after the two had suffered cuts in a clash during a game against Derby County the previous week.
He left Liverpool for Queens Park Rangers in February 1989 but stayed there for less than a year, joining Scottish side Rangers in November 1989, winning honours there. He went back to Chelsea in 1992 before moving to Sheffield United in 1996 as player-coach and assistant-manager to Howard Kendall.
When Kendall left the Blades in 1997 Spackman became caretaker manager before being appointed as manager on 5 August. United had a good start to the season but huge losses and high wages from the previous season's promotion failure led to enforced sales of key personnel. The final straw being the sale of both of the clubs top scoring strikers (Brian Deane - 11 league goals - went to S.L. Benfica & Jan ge Fjrtoft - 9 league goals - to Barnsley) on the same day. Even though leaving midseason, Deane would go on to become the teams top scorer that year, such was the lack of replacements. Spackman was unhappy over this and resigned in March 1998.
He later managed Barnsley between January and October 2001 but was sacked with the club near the bottom of the table. They were relegated at the end of that season. He re-entered management with in May 2006 but left only a few months later in September, with the club in the relegation zone of League One. As of 2009, he has failed to manage any club for a full season.
After Spackman left Barnsley, he began a new career in the media, becoming a pundit with Sky Sports before re-entering management with Millwall in 2006. Spackman currently appears as a regular pundit on Singapore's , alongside other former players such as John Burridge and Rob Lee. Spackman regularly appears on Sentana Sport Saturday afternoon as an expert pundit. It is rumored that he is off to the newly created Total Soccer Channel as head football pundit. However, this may be delayed due to current contractual obligations with former Sheffield United and Blackburn left back Alan Wright to be his replacement.
Despite playing the majority of his career with Chelsea FC and having a stadium entrance at Stamford Bridge named after him, Spackman commented before the Champion's League semi-final between Chelsea and Liverpool (30 April 2008): "My loyalties have always been with Liverpool, though I don't give that away too easily," he revealed. "That is actually why I am not going to the game, because there is so much pressure. I just hope Liverpool will pull through and we play Man Utd in Moscow."
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'''John William Aldridge''' (born 18 September 1958 Liverpool, England) is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager. He was a prolific record-breaking striker best known for his productive time with Liverpool in the late 1980s, and for being the first man to have a penalty kick saved in a Wembley FA Cup Final.
Aldridge took a long time to reach the top of the game. He began his career in the mid-1970s at non-league South Liverpool, before getting his break in the professional game when, aged 20, he signed for Newport County on 2 May 1979 for -3,500.
When at Somerton Park, "Aldo", as he came to be known, played 198 times scoring 87 goals, a goal every 2- games, including a respectable 7 goals in just 12 FA Cup matches. He partnered Tommy Tynan and Dave Gwyther for four years at Somerton Park, helping Newport to promotion from the Fourth Division and into the European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals. In 1983-84, with Tynan departed, Aldridge had scored 26 times by the end of February and County were by then a competent Third Division side .
He was used sparingly in the run-in to the Third Division title but the following season forged a great partnership with Billy Hamilton and became the first Second Division player for 19 years to score as many as 30 goals. He broke the club's record number of goals in a season in 84/85 as the U's gained promotion to the pre-1992 First Division; he scored 34 goals with 30 coming in the league.
In Division One he was the third-highest League scorer and netted six goals in United's League Cup-winning run in 1986, which culminated in a 3-0 victory over QPR in the final at Wembley. This is Oxford's only major trophy.
John Aldridge is fondly remembered by Oxford fans for his role in Oxford United's unprecedented years of success between 1984 and 1986. He ended up playing 141 times for the U's scoring 90 goals
Liverpool were losing their chief striker Ian Rush to Juventus at the end of the 1986/87 season and needed a proven and experienced replacement. Aldridge even bore a physical resemblance to Rush. He signed for Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool on 27 January 1987 for -750,000 and cut his teeth with the club as a partner for Rush (filling a position previously occupied by player-manager Kenny Dalglish and fellow striker Paul Walsh) as Liverpool ended the year trophyless, including a Wembley defeat to Arsenal in the League Cup final, for which Aldridge was ineligible.
Aldridge made his debut for the Reds on 21 February 1987, when he came on as a 46th-minute substitute for Craig Johnston in the 2-2 league draw with Aston Villa at Villa Park. His first goal for his new club came a week later on 28 February; it came in the 60th minute and was the only goal of the game as Liverpool beat Southampton 1-0 in a league match at Anfield.
If people wondered whether Aldridge was up to the job of replacing Rush and could cope with the pressure, they soon didn't need to. After Rush left, Aldridge scored 26 goals in what turned out to be a magnificent season for Liverpool, including a strike in each of the first nine games. He linked up with new signings Peter Beardsley and John Barnes to form one of the most exciting attacking lines in the club's history as Liverpool lost just twice in the League championship season and went unbeaten for the first 29 matches. The 1988 title was won with some comfort. He was assigned with the number 8 shirt for the 1987-88 season, as manager Kenny Dalglish felt that giving Aldridge the number 9 (previously worn by Rush) would put the pressure on him, and the number 9 shirt went to winger Ray Houghton who had coincidentally also been Aldridge's team-mate at Oxford.
Aldridge scored both goals in the club's FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest, including a memorable volley from an outstanding team move. He was also an efficient penalty-taker, but a predictable one too, which led to his season and that of Liverpool ending in heartbreak. With Wimbledon 1-0 up at Wembley, midway through the second half, Liverpool were awarded a spot kick when Aldridge himself was fouled. Wimbledon goalkeeper Dave Beasant had anticipated that Aldridge would strike any penalty given in the FA Cup final to his left as Aldridge had gone that way with every one of his kicks that season, never failing to score. Aldridge did, as predicted, place the penalty to Beasant's left and the keeper sprang across to save it. He became the first keeper to save a penalty in the FA Cup final at Wembley and Aldridge became the first player to miss one (though not the first to miss in any FA Cup final: Charlie Wallace missed the target with a spot-kick in the 1913 final playing for Aston Villa against Sunderland). Aldridge's failure was also his first penalty miss for Liverpool. He was substituted shortly afterwards as Liverpool lost 1-0.
The following season was tough and eventful for Aldridge. Rush failed to settle in Italy and Liverpool negotiated a cut-price deal to bring him back to Anfield. This led to natural speculation that Aldridge would be surplus to requirements, but manager Kenny Dalglish disproved this by regularly playing the two together (despite reservations that the two were stylistically too similar to be strike partners) and, indeed, it was Aldridge who enjoyed the better form during the season, with Rush struggling to re-acquaint himself in his familiar surroundings. In the Charity Shield match against Wimbledon at Wembley, Aldridge started the match and mildly laid his FA Cup ghosts to rest by scoring both goals in a 2-1 win. Aldridge maintained his hot scoring streak while Rush often had to content himself with a place on the bench.
On 15 April 1989, 96 fans were killed at Hillsborough and Aldridge, as a native Liverpudlian and boyhood supporter of the club, was deeply affected by the tragedy. He attended every funeral he could and publicly contemplated giving up the game. Ultimately, he returned to the fray and scored two goals in the re-arranged semi-final (once again versus Nottingham Forest) at Old Trafford as Liverpool won 3-1. He courted controversy with the third goal, an own goal by Forest defender Brian Laws: Aldridge was criticised for ruffling the distraught player's hair and laughing in celebration.
Aldridge fully redeemed himself for his penalty failure a year earlier by scoring in the FA Cup final at Wembley against Merseyside rivals Everton after just 4 minutes with his first touch of the ball. Ironically, it was Rush who ultimately sealed the win when he replaced Aldridge and scored twice in extra time to earn Liverpool a 3-2 victory. He had scored 21 league goals that season, and 31 in all competitions - making him one of the highest scorers in the league that season.
The "double" of League championship and FA Cup, achieved by Liverpool in 1986 but denied to them by Wimbledon in 1988, was again possible, with a decider against Arsenal to come at Anfield. Aldridge played in a game which would guarantee Liverpool the title as long as Arsenal didn't win by two clear goals but, 1-0 down in injury time, Liverpool conceded another goal to Michael Thomas with virtually the last kick of the season thus losing the League. Aldridge sank prostrate on to the turf, inconsolable, when the final whistle sounded, and reacted angrily when Arsenal defender and Irish teammate David O'Leary helped him to his feet.
Aldridge played 104 times for his boyhood favourites scoring 63 goals - 50 of them in the Football League.
The following season Rush was fully settled back into the Anfield groove and Liverpool accepted an offer of -1,000,000 from Basque side Real Sociedad for Aldridge. This would make Aldridge the first non-Basque player ever to sign for Sociedad
Aldridge was a hit at Atotxa, then Real Sociedad's stadium, Donostia - San Sebastin, scoring 40 goals in just 63 appearances. Despite his success, his family were finding it hard to adapt to the different lifestyle in Basque country. Aldridge handed in a transfer request in 1991 to the newly appointed manager John Toshack after just two seasons with the club.
A return to Merseyside on 11 July 1991 with Tranmere Rovers was Aldridge's next step. He repaid the bargain price of -250,000 as he scored a club-record 40 goals in his first season at Prenton Park - scoring his 40th goal against former club Oxford United.
Aldridge made his debut for Rovers aged 32 on the 17 August 1991 scoring both the goals in the 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion at the Goldstone Ground. He eventually amassed a total of 294 appearances for the Birkenhead club scoring 174 goals, a goal every 1.7 games, including 22 goals from just 25 League Cup ties.
His goals also helped them reach their highest position ever in the league - top-six finishes in the second tier in 1993, 1994 and 1995 - which delivered playoff victories each time, but all of them ended in semi-final defeats. This meant that Tranmere could not make it to the Premier League, and Aldridge missed out on the chance of a return to the top flight. At Tranmere, Aldridge also came close to the chance of winning another major trophy - something which would have been unthinkable at the club just a couple of years earlier - as they took Aston Villa to a penalty shoot-out in the 1993-94 League Cup semi-finals before bowing out to the eventual competition winners. Coincidentally, Villa had tried to sign Aldridge 18 months before turning their attention to Dean Saunders (the player who had replaced him at Oxford a few years earlier) instead.
During his career in England alone he played 739 games, scoring 411 times, an incredible goal every 1.8 games. In 1996, he became player-manager of Tranmere, finally giving up playing and concentrating on the management side two years later. In 889 career appearances, he scored a record 476 goals, a tally not matched by any goalscorer in post-war English football to this day.
Tranmere were involved in some memorable runs and giant-killing acts in cup competitions, including reaching the [[2000 Football League Cup Final
]] (which they lost to Leicester City) and consecutive FA Cup quarter-finals in 2000 and 2001. However, they were relegated into English football's third tier in 2001, where they have since remained. Aldridge resigned in March 2001 just before Rovers went down, and has yet to return to management.
Aldridge had already been recruited to play for the Republic of Ireland by the time he was approached by his boyhood club Liverpool at the start of 1987. When the Football Association of Ireland came looking for him they found out that Ray Houghton was also eligible, as he also played for Oxford at the time.
He made his debut on 26 March 1986 against Wales at Lansdowne Road in a 0-1 defeat.
That summer, Aldridge played for the Republic side which had qualified, under Jack Charlton, for Euro 88 in West Germany, their first-ever major finals. They duly beat England 1-0, and drew 1-1 with the USSR, but went out of the competition after a defeat by eventual champions Holland. Aldridge was struggling at international level at this time - he was playing well as a team performer, and Charlton was never unhappy, but it took him 20 matches to score his first international goal, which came against Tunisia at Lansdowne Road on 19 October 1988.
Aldridge was a success with Sociedad and also played a crucial role in the RoI's path to the quarter-finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Though he had finally opened his goal account for his country, he failed to score at the World Cup and the Republic lost to the host nation in the last eight. Aldridge played every game but was substituted in all of his 5 appearances.
Aldridge's international career with the Ireland is also rememebered for an off-pitch incident at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Trailing 2-0 to Mexico in a group game in Orlando, Florida, manager Charlton tried to send Aldridge on as a substitute but was delayed by an official's sluggishness. Manager and player both launched expletive-laden tirades which were clearly heard by television viewers, with Aldridge having to be restrained from attacking the 4th official and a FIFA representative. Both were punished after the game, but when Aldridge finally was allowed on, after 6 full minutes of trying, he scored a goal to give the Republic a chance to get back into the game. Despite tlosing the game 2-1, Aldridge's goal was crucial in securing qualification for the second round.
All four teams in the group had finished with the same number of points and the same goal difference. The Republic's qualification was at the expense of Norway, who had scored one goal fewer.
Aldridge is now a pundit with various media organisations - most notably with Radio City 96.7 where he summarises on the station's Liverpool commentaries home and away. He also continues to play in the Liverpool veterans' team. In 1998, he asked Hyder Jawad to ghost-write his autobiography. ''John Aldridge: My Story'' was published by Hodder & Stoughton the year after.
In 2006 he gained media celebrity in Ireland by appearing in RTE's Charity You're A Star competition. Despite not having a natural singing voice, John won the competition and in the process raised money for his nominated charity Temple Street Children's Hospital.
Aldridge was a crowd favourite everywhere he went, especially on Merseyside where being a local lad helped his cause. This was confirmed when a poll conducted by the during the summer of 2006 placed him in a respectable 26th position. 110,000 Liverpool supporters worldwide took part in the poll named '100 Players Who Shook The Kop,' where they were asked to name their favourite Reds of all time.
In March 2008, Aldridge took part in the autobiography audio CD series ''60 minutes with John Aldridge''. He spoke in depth about his career with ''60 minutes'' presenter David Knight and later took part in a major signing session, signing 2000 copies of the CD in support of the Everyman appeal charity.
Aldridge currently has a partnership in a bar called Aldo's on Victoria Street in Liverpool. The bar is a firm favourite with Irish Liverpool fans coming over to watch the Reds play.
Aldridge is a patron of AFC Liverpool, a non-league football club set up by Liverpool FC fans in 2008.
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He played as a forward for Aston Villa before the Football League was formed between 1880 and 1888. He was part of Villa's first FA Cup final victory in 1887. He played in 26 FA Cup matches, scoring 15 goals.
He was also Aston Villa's first senior international, playing for England five times scoring six goals, five of these in a 13-0 victory over Ireland in Belfast on 18 February 1882, with his Villa team-mate Arthur Brown contributing four. Therefore Oliver Vaughton holds the record as the most goals scored by one player during an England international football match.
After his football career ended he ran a silversmith's firm and was charged with making a new FA Cup after the original disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 1895.
Howard Vaughton was also British skating champion and also played cricket for both Staffordshire and Shropshire. A road in Birmingham is also named after the Vaughton Family, which still holds strong links to Birmingham and other areas such as Wales. One of Howard Vaughton's Descendants, Jonny Vaughton, now plays rugby union for the Ospreys and recently competed for Wales' 7's team in the 2006 Commonwealth games in Australia.
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'''Ron Saunders''' (born 6 November 1932 in Birkenhead, Cheshire) is an English football player and successful manager. He remains the only manager to have taken charge of Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, normally bitter rivals.
As a player, he was a hard-shooting centre forward. He scored over 200 goals in 13 years as a centre-forward for Everton, Gillingham, Portsmouth, Watford and Charlton Athletic. Saunders was leading goalscorer for six consecutive seasons at Portsmouth and his goals were a key factor in helping Pompey win the Third Division title in 1962. He remains their third highest goalscorer to this day. He retired from playing in 1967, when with Charlton, and became manager at non-league Yeovil Town.
As a manager Saunders first tasted success at Norwich City, guiding them to the Second Division title in 1972, which saw them promoted to the First Division for the first time in their history. Saunders steered Norwich City to survival in their first season in the top flight. They also reached the Football League Cup final, losing 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur.
After the 1972-73 season was over, Saunders accepted an offer to take over at a much bigger club - Manchester City. They finished 14th in the First Division and for the second season running Saunders managed a team to the Football League Cup final, but once again they lost - this time to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Soon afterwards, he accepted an offer to move down to the Second Division and take charge of Aston Villa.
He guided Villa to promotion to the First Division (as runners-up in the Second Division) in his first season as manager, also winning the League Cup. He established them as a strong First Division club, winning the League Cup again in 1977. In 1980-81, he guided Villa to First Division title glory for the first time in 71 years.
He resigned from Villa in January 1982, due to a disagreement with the board over his contract. At the time, Villa were mid table in the First Division but progressing well in the European Cup. His assistant Tony Barton took over, guiding them to European Cup glory four months later.
He also had a cameo role in the ATV soap opera Crossroads in 1981.
Surprisingly he moved straight to Villa's arch-rivals, Birmingham City. They went down in 1984 but he got them back into the top flight at the first attempt. In January 1986, Saunders walked out on struggling Birmingham to take charge of local rivals and fellow strugglers West Bromwich Albion.
According to Jasper Carrott, Saunders once supposedly got a gypsy to cure St. Andrews of the Gypsy's curse that supposedly is on the club .
He was unable to stop Albion from sliding into the Second Division and was dismissed in September 1987, after failing to get them back into the First Division. This was his last managerial role.
In a friendly fixture staged as a testimonial for the recently deceased Tony Barton, Mr Saunders appeared at Villa Park in 1994 as 'manager' of a Villa side drawn mostly from players who had played in the European Cup final in 1982, against a West Midlands all-stars side. This was the first time he had returned to the club since his resignation some 13 years earlier. On 23 December 2006, the 74-year-old Saunders was the guest of honour at Villa Park for the match between Aston Villa and Manchester United. as the guest of new chairman Randy Lerner. However, he returned to Villa Park shortly after on 5 May 2007 for the 25th Anniversary celebrations of the 1982 European Cup win. Although Saunders was not in charge for the final (he resigned four months earlier at the time of the quarter-finals) he had brought in all the players who won the European Cup under his successor Tony Barton.
His long-standing record of scoring 4 hat-tricks in one season for Tonbridge Angels was recently beaten by Jon Main.
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'''Archibald "Archie" Hunter''' (23 September 1859, Joppa, nr. Ayr, Scotland - 1894, Aston, Birmingham, England), was the first captain of Aston Villa to lift the FA Cup, in 1887. He was one of Victorian football's first household names.
Hunter played at Third Lanark, Ayr Thistle, and Aston Villa (August 1878). His Aston Villa career began 10 years before the commencement of the first Football League season. In his league career (1888-1891) he played 73 matches scoring 42 goals.
Despite being one of the greats of the 19th century game, Hunter never fulfilled his dream of playing for Scotland against England. This is because at the time the Scottish Football Association had a policy of not picking 'Anglo-Scots' (ie Scots who played in the English League).
Legend has it that Hunter originally came to Birmingham planning to sign for Calthorpe FC, but after failing to locate them was persuaded to sign for Villa instead by George Ramsay.
He became the first player to score in every round of the FA Cup in Villa's victorious 1887 campaign.
During a Football League match against Everton in 1890 Hunter suffered a heart attack and collapsed. He never played again, and died at the age of 35. It is said that, on his death-bed, he asked to be lifted up one last time to see the crowd going to Perry Barr (then Villa's home).
His brother Andy also played for Villa, and scored their first ever FA Cup goal.
In 1998, Archie Hunter was inducted into the English Football League's list of 100 legends.
Played for the mighty Coylton Pub team worst player ever best ever player
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'''David Edward Johnson''' (born 23 October 1951 in Liverpool, England) was a goalscorer who was part of the successful Liverpool side of the 1970s and 1980s.
Johnson signed for Liverpool's deadly rivals Everton as a youngster and after showing his ability in early matches, Liverpool manager Bill Shankly pestered Everton counterpart Harry Catterick to sell the young striker, but was rebuffed.
Johnson made his Everton debut as a 19 year old on the 8 January 1971 in a 2-2 league draw with Burnley at Turf Moor. Later on in 1971 Johnson scored in a Merseyside derby game for Everton; he would do the same for Liverpool a decade later, making him, along with Peter Beardsley the only players to have scored for both clubs in the derby.
His career progressed individually but Everton's standards as a club were declining in the 1970s and Johnson joined Bobby Robson's Ipswich Town in the November 1972. Questions were asked by many of the Ipswich supporters as to why Robson would want to swap the clubs top goalscorer, Rob Belfitt (and -40,000), with a virtually unknown 21 year old. They soon saw why as Johnson settled in at Portman Road and become a fan favourite.
He made his Ipswich debut on the 4 November 1972 at Portman Road in a 2-2 draw with Leeds United. His first goal for the club came on the 2 December the same year in the 1-1 draw with Manchester City at Maine Road. By the end of his first season Johnson had helped Ipswich to the Texaco Cup final where they met East Anglian derby rivals Norwich City. After the two legged final Ipswich emerged victorious, winning 4-2 on aggregate by winning both legs 2-1.
The following season Ipswich drew Spanish giants Real Madrid in the first round of the UEFA Cup. Against the odds Ipswich beat their illustrious counterparts by a goal to nil at home and held Real to a goalless draw at the Bernabu in front of 80,000 fanatical supporters. After seeing off Real next out of the hat came the hard tackling Italian side S.S. Lazio.
Lazio certainly lived up to their notoriety with Johnson being one of their victims. 4-0 down with just 20 minutes remaining the Italians resorted to their reputation. Johnson had the ball and Giancarlo Oddi went to close him down. Oddi then put in a waist high challenge which left Johnson in a heap on the floor holding his groin. Johnson had to be stretchered off and missed the following 3 fixture as a consequence.
Johnson returned from the injury for the return leg in Rome and took up his place on the bench. He watched as Lazio scored early and then again before half-time. A nervous Ipswich were relieved when the referee awarded them a penalty which was despatched by Colin Viljoen. However, the relief was temporary as Lazio scored two more goals to put the tie back in the balance. In the 88th minute with the score now a tight 5-4 on aggregate Robson turned to Johnson hoping that the striker could keep the ball and take some of the pressure off his over worked defence. He did more than that; with virtually his first touch he scored the goal that would finally settle the tie in the Suffolk clubs favour. Again, living up to their bad boy tag Johnson was chased down the tunnel after the final whistle by three angry Italians. Ipswich beat Dutch side FC Twente in the next round but went out in the quarter finals to East German side Locomotiv Leipzig 4-3 on penalties after the sides had drawn 1-1 during normal and extra time.
David was never really prolific during his time at Portman Road scoring just 35 goals in his four seasons at the club, but he was fast and very brave and would never shirk a challenge. He was also a good link man who could bring other players into the game. He and Trevor Whymark forged a great partnership that terrorised defences up and down the country.
It was during his time at Ipswich that Johnson was called up by Don Revie for his first cap for England. He made his debut in a British Home Championship match at Wembley on the 21 May 1975. Wales were the visitors with the game ending 2-2 with Johnson scoring both the goals. He also memorably scored twice in a 3-1 victory over world champions Argentina at Wembley, a game which saw the first appearance in England of Diego Maradona. David was in Ron Greenwood's squad for the 1980 European Championship's but found himself behind Gary Birtles and the man that replaced him at Ipswich Paul Mariner. He only won eight caps for his country but managed to score sixc times in those appearances.
In 1976 Tottenham Hotspur put in a bid for around -200,000 but Johnson did not want to move. However, his answer was different when Liverpool came calling. After 137 league appearances for the Tractor Boys, Liverpool got their man (though Shankly never did as he had retired two years earlier) and Johnson went to Anfield. He made his debut for the club on the 21 August 1976 in a 1-0 league win over Norwich at Anfield. He scored his first goal a week later on the 28th, but his goal wasn't enough to prevent Birmingham City beating Liverpool 2-1 at St Andrews.
In his first season he was a frequent substitute, vying for the right to partner Kevin Keegan with both John Toshack and David Fairclough. In his debut season Liverpool were chasing an historic "treble" of League championship, FA Cup and European Cup as the season drew to a thrilling close.
Johnson picked up his first domestic honour with the League title and was selected as Keegan's strike partner for the FA Cup final at Wembley, but Liverpool lost 2-1 to Manchester United and Johnson made little impact to the extent that he was replaced by Ian Callaghan in the second half.
For the European Cup final against Borussia Monchengladbach in Rome three days later, manager Bob Paisley kept the team that had ended the match at Wembley, so Callaghan started and Johnson was on the bench. He got on, however, and picked up a medal as Liverpool won 3-1.
The following year Johnson was in the side which retained the European Cup but lost both the League title and the League Cup final to Nottingham Forest. In 1979 and 1980 he was a free-scoring centre forward as Liverpool regained and then retained the title, and in 1981 he played as Liverpool won their third European Cup and their first League Cup.
However, a sign of things to come was in that first League Cup success. After the first game at Wembley ended 1-1, Johnson was on the bench for the replay against West Ham United due to Paisley's decision to try out a young forward called Ian Rush. Rush never scored but played well and the following year he was the regular partner to Kenny Dalglish with Johnson being used less frequently.
Johnson did enough on a personal level to win a final title medal in 1982 and also won the League Cup again after getting the substitute's shirt for the final before he returned to Everton in the August of '82 for -100,000. He retired a few years later after spells at Barnsley on loan, Manchester City, Preston North End, American side Tulsa Roughnecks in the NASL and Maltese side Naxxar Lions. He currently works at Anfield, hosting in the corporate lounges. He can also be heard regularly on BBC Radio Merseyside as both a match summariser and also a regular contributor to the station's Red Alert programme aired on Friday's at 7.30pm where he provides what is known during the show as "The Doc's Diagnosis".
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'''Gareth Ian''' "'''Gary'''" '''Ablett''' (born 19 November 1965) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a defender. He spent nine years with Liverpool, and went on to win the FA Cup with their city rivals Everton in 1995. He formerly was Liverpool F.C. Reserves manager, a position he left in May 2009. On 8 July 2009 he was announced as manager of League One side, Stockport County.
Liverpool-born Ablett joined Liverpool F.C. as an apprentice upon leaving school in 1982.
He finally made his Liverpool debut on 20 December 1986 in a goalless league away draw with Charlton Athletic, when regular defenders Barry Venison and Mark Lawrenson were absent due to injury. He made five more appearances that season, scoring what would be his only goal for the club on 18 April 1997 in a 3-0 home league victory over Nottingham Forest.
Alongside experienced players in defence, such as Gary Gillespie, Steve Nicol and skipper Alan Hansen, Ablett helped Liverpool win the League championship and reach the 1988 FA Cup Final. Ablett only collected a runners-up medal in the latter competition due to Liverpool's 1-0 defeat by Wimbledon.
In 1988-89, Liverpool made it to their second consecutive FA Cup final. This time they were successful, after a 3-2 victory over Merseyside rivals Everton. They lost the League title, however, to Arsenal with practically the last kick of the season. Ablett was now firmly established as the club's regular left back, missing just three league games that season.
Ablett flitted in and out of the squad over the next year, relegated in the pecking order following the arrival of Glenn Hysen and the progress of Steve Staunton and David Burrows. He was used more frequently as a central defender rather than left full-back after Hansen began suffering more with injuries. Eventually, he took the central role more often following the arrival of left back David Burrows from West Bromwich Albion and won the League again with Liverpool in 1990.
Kenny Dalglish resigned as Liverpool manager on 22 February 1991, and his successor, Graeme Souness, decided to sell Ablett for -750,000 to Everton in January 1992, after 147 appearances for the Reds. Ironically, his departure came at a time when he was getting more first team opportunities than he had done since the 1988-89 season.
He made his league debut for ''the Toffees'' on 19 January 1992 in a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park.
Ablett won the FA Cup with Everton in 1995, becoming the only player to win the competition with both Merseyside teams. However, he lost his first team place to Andy Hinchcliffe in the 1995-96 season.
Ablett went on to make 128 league appearances and score five goals for Everton, and later went on to have a brief loan spell with Sheffield United before making a permanent move to Birmingham City for -390,000.
He was released by Birmingham manager Trevor Francis in 1999, and after short spells with Blackpool (under former Anfield team-mate Steve McMahon) and Wycombe Wanderers, he signed for American A-League side Long Island Rough Riders in June 2000. In February 2002, at the age of 36, Ablett was taken on trial by Grimsby Town.
In the summer of 2002, Ablett moved into coaching, taking up a post as the coach of Everton's under-17 side. He worked as part of the club's youth academy for several years until the summer of 2006, when he returned to his first club, taking the vacant job of Liverpool F.C. Reserves team coach, replacing Paco Herrera. The same career opportunities were not available at Everton with Andy Holden firmly established as reserve-team manager.
In April 2008, under Ablett's guidance, Liverpool's reserves were crowned champions of the Premier Reserve League North, and the following month they became national champions after a play-off final victory against Aston Villa's reserves. In July 2008 he completed his final UEFA coaching qualification by obtaining the UEFA Pro License.
Ablett's son, Frazer (born 1991), signed for Chester City in 2007 but is still an apprentice and has yet to play a competitive first-team game.
On the 28 May 2009, Liverpool announced that Ablett would be leaving his position as reserve team manager.
On 8 July 2009 Ablett was announced as the new Stockport County Manager.
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'''Gary Thompson Gillespie''' (born Stirling, Scotland, July 5, 1960) was a defender who played football (soccer) for Liverpool through much of their dominant period of the 1980s.
Gillespie started his career at local club Falkirk, captaining the side at 17, making him the world's youngest ever first team captain in football. Such was his rapid progression as a player, only playing 22 Scottish League Second Division fixtures, he was purchased by Coventry City for the bargain price of -75,000 on the 10 March 1978 while still not quite 18.
He spent the rest of the 1977/78 season in the City reserves but was given his chance at the beginning of the following season making his debut on the 19 August '78 in a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park, he went on to make a further 14 league appearances before the end of the season.
A lot of admirers courted Gillespie's skills and attributes as a player, especially as he was a player who was involved in numerous, successful, relegation battles with Coventry for six seasons, he ultimately got his big move and it was Liverpool that got his signature on 8 July 1983 for -325,000. He was the first signing to be made by new manager Joe Fagan.
Gillespie took a while to settle in, mainly because world-class defenders Mark Lawrenson and Alan Hansen were ahead of him, but eventually he got into the team, making his debut on 7 April 1984 in the 2-2 League Cup draw with Walsall at Anfield, he became a regular during 1985, the same year he scored his first goal for the club. It came on 20 April in the 3-1 league win over Newcastle United at Anfield. He remained a mainstay and was part of the side which won the "double" of League championship and FA Cup in 1986, though he missed out on a place in the FA Cup final at a time when only one substitute was permitted. He scored three goals that season - all in the same game. Hat-tricks have always been rare for defenders, but Gillespie managed one against Birmingham City on 26 April 1986 at Anfield, he scored a brace from open play and completed the threesome with a penalty after the Liverpool fans chanted his name when it was awarded - normally he would not have taken it. Liverpool won the game 5-0.
Gillespie firmly established himself in the first team the following year, when he missed just three league games all season. By 1988, when he partnered Hansen in all bar five of Liverpool's games in the league, the Anfield club were a cut above every other side, losing just twice and coasting to the title. Gillespie weighed in with his share of goals too, including one in the famous 5-0 hammering of Nottingham Forest, which critics, including the great Tom Finney, describe to this day as the finest domestic performance by any English club.
A week before Liverpool were scheduled to face Wimbledon in the FA Cup final to try to secure their second "double", Gillespie and teammate Nigel Spackman clashed heads when leaping for the same ball in a league game against Derby County. Both suffered deep cuts, but were deemed fit for the game at Wembley and were each given customised protective bandages with red and white stripes to wear during the game. Gillespie was regarded as one of Liverpool's better players on the day. BBC summariser Jimmy Hill said: ''"Gillespie's been brilliant, headband or not,"'' but Liverpool surprisingly lost 1-0.
In 1989, Gillespie joined his teammates in mourning the passing of 96 Liverpool fans at the Hillsborough disaster, during a year in which he again was a regular feature in the team. This time fortunes were reversed - Liverpool won the FA Cup with an emotional victory over fierce Merseyside rivals Everton, but lost the League title to Arsenal with pretty much the last kick of the season. Gillespie missed that game, however.
Gillespie won another league title with Liverpool in 1990, though his appearances record was diminishing, owing to the arrival of Swedish defender Glenn Hysen at Anfield. The following year, with Kenny Dalglish replaced as manager by Graeme Souness, after 214 appearances and 16 goals Gillespie was sold to Celtic F.C. for -925,000. His debut for the Glasgow club came on 17 August 1991, in a 4-1 league win over his former side Falkirk at Parkhead. Gillespie also managed to find the back of the net. He made 67 appearances for the Parkhead club over three years, before winding down his career back at Coventry, making three Premiership appearances during the 1994/95 season.
Gillespie won 13 caps for Scotland, Andy Roxburgh gave him his debut on 14 October 1987 in the 2-0 UEFA European Championship qualifier victory over Belgium at Hampden Park. He was selected for the squad that went to the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, but his only appearance came on 20 June against Brazil at the Stadio delle Alpi Turin, a game the Scots lost 1-0. They failed to progress past the group stages.
Since retirement Gillespie has served regularly as an expert summariser for Liverpool matches on BBC Radio Merseyside and is a regular member of the commentary team for Liverpool games on the official Liverpool FC TV channel LFC TV. He also continues to represent Liverpool in their veterans' side.
Gary is still held in high regard among the Anfield faithful, who voted him No.68 in the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop compiled by the
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'''Anthony Mark''' "'''Tony'''" '''Mowbray'''.(born 22 November 1963) is an English former professional football player, and is currently the manager of Celtic. Mowbray played for Middlesbrough, Celtic, and finally Ipswich Town as a defender.
He began his coaching career with Ipswich Town and took his first managerial job at Scottish Premier League side Hibernian, where he won the Scottish Football Writers' Association Manager of the Year award. He moved on to West Bromwich Albion in 2006, where he won the Football League Championship in 2008, but then suffered relegation from the Premier League the following year.
Born in nearby Saltburn, he became the club captain when he was 22 years old. The club was in dire straits at the time and had gone into liquidation. Known to the Boro fans as "Mogga", he became a legend in Middlesbrough for being the local lad who led the club from liquidation back to the top flight of English football. Mowbray was the linchpin around which the Middlesbrough team was built for more than a decade. The Middlesbrough club fanzine Fly me to the Moon is named after a famous quote that the then Middlesbrough manager Bruce Rioch said about Mowbray - -If I had to fly to the moon I-d take Tony Mowbray, my captain, with me. He-s a magnificent man-. He was sold to Celtic in 1991 for a fee of -1million.
During his playing career with Celtic, Mowbray's wife Bernadette, a native of Renfrewshire, died of breast cancer. It is often asserted that the "huddle" which Celtic players still perform before each match was arranged as a tribute to Bernadette. However, it was merely suggested by Mowbray on a pre-season tour of Germany to bring the squad together at a time of uncertainty. The dignified manner in which he handled the tragedy of Bernadette was recorded in his book ''Kissed by an Angel'' and won him respect from all sides of Scottish football.
He later moved on to Ipswich Town, where he played for five years, becoming the team captain. He scored an equalising goal in the 2000 Division One playoff final victory against Barnsley. Ipswich won the match 4-2 and secured promotion to the FA Premier League. This match was the last of Mowbray's playing career.
Once his playing career finished he moved into coaching, starting as a first team coach at Ipswich Town. He had a brief spell as caretaker manager of Ipswich, following the sacking of George Burley and prior to the appointment of Joe Royle.
In May 2004, Mowbray was appointed manager of Hibernian, replacing Bobby Williamson.
Hibs progressed to the later stages of every domestic cup competition in his tenure and made two appearances in European football. Hibs lost heavily to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the first round of the 2005-06 UEFA Cup and on the away goals rule to OB Odense in the 2006 Intertoto Cup. During mid-2006, Mowbray was interviewed for the vacant managerial position at Ipswich Town, but he rejected their approach. In September 2006 he signed a 12 month rolling deal with Hibs that was due to take effect from July 2007.
In early October 2006, media reports linked him with the vacant managerial position at West Brom. On 10 October, it was confirmed by West Brom that they had asked Hibernian for permission to interview Mowbray, which was granted the following day. On 13 October, West Bromwich Albion announced that they had appointed Mowbray as their new manager.
Mowbray replaced Bryan Robson as Albion manager, and immediately faced the task of returning the Baggies to the Premier League after relegation under Robson the previous season. Although he managed to turn around the club's poor away form, an indifferent run of results at home towards the end of the season meant that Albion finished fourth in The Championship table behind Sunderland, Birmingham City and Derby County, and faced the lottery of the Football League Play-Offs. Despite two famous victories over old rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in the semi finals, Albion lost 1-0 to Derby County in the Wembley final.
As a result, during the close season, Mowbray set about restructuring his squad, moving out several of Robson's players for multi-million pound fees, after press reports of dressing room division. High profile players such as Jason Koumas, Diomansy Kamara and Curtis Davies were sold to Premier League clubs for large fees, in addition to the departures of Paul McShane, Nathan Ellington, Darren Carter and Steve Watson. Mowbray replaced them by signing a total of 14 permanent and loan players in the summer transfer window, making an overall profit in the process. His most expensive signings were Chris Brunt from Sheffield Wednesday for -3 million, Leon Barnett from Luton Town for -2.5 million, and James Morrison from Middlesbrough for -1.5 million.
Despite the large changes in his squad, Mowbray won the Football League Championship Manager of the Month award in September 2007, after Albion gained 13 out of the maximum 15 points and climbed to 2nd in the Division.
Mowbray guided West Brom to the Football League Championship title, meaning promotion to the Premier League and reached the semi-final of the FA Cup. The semi-final, the first to be played at the new Wembley Stadium, pitted West Brom against Portsmouth, the only remaining Premier League team left in the FA Cup. Portsmouth won the match 1-0 with the only goal of the game coming from Kanu. Mowbray won the Championship manager of the month award for April,
After a poor 2008-09 season, West Brom were relegated from the Premier League, finishing 20th.
On 8 June 2009 it was reported that Celtic had made an approach to West Bromwich Albion for Mowbray, to replace Gordon Strachan as their manager.
Mowbray is married to Amber and has two sons, Lucas and Max.
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'''Craig Johnston''' (born 25 June 1960 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former Australian football player who is considered the first Australian to make a major impact in the English game.
Despite his South African place of birth, Johnston was born to Australian parents and grew up there with a father who himself had tried to make a living from the game in England but failed.
Johnston overcame an appalling bout of osteomyelitis in his childhood (doctors had suggested an amputation of his leg and it was all signed off until a famous American surgeon intervened and saved his leg) and as he grew up found he could play football to a good standard learning his trade at Lake Macquarie and Sydney City. At the age of 15 he wrote off to a long list of English clubs asking for a trial.
Only one replied and invited him over, so Johnston's parents lived their son's dream and sold their house to fund his ticket to Teesside where he would train and play with Middlesbrough, managed by Jack Charlton.
He was offered a youth contract after the trial proved successful and then made his first-team debut against Everton while still a teenager, his league debut came on the 4 February 1978 in a 2-1 victory over Birmingham City at St Andrews, his first goal also came in '78 in the 2-1 league defeat to West Ham United at Ayresome Park. On the 3 April 1981, aged 20, Johnston was bought by Liverpool manager Bob Paisley for -650,000, he had played just 64 league games for Middlesbrough, scoring 16 goals in a four-season period.
Craig made his debut on the 29 August 1981 coming on as a 72nd minute sub for Ray Kennedy in the 1-0 league defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux; also making their debuts were Mark Lawrenson and Bruce Grobbelaar. Johnston's first start came in the prestigious World Club Championship fixture against Brazilian side Flamengo, Flamengo, who included Zico amongst their ranks, took advantage of their long acclimatization and preparation by beating Liverpool 3-0 at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
He scored his first goal for Liverpool on 8 December 1981 at Anfield against Arsenal during a League Cup 4th round replay, Johnston, again a 72nd minute sub, opened the scoring in the 5th minute of extra time as the Reds went on to finish off the Gunners by a 3-0 scoreline
Though Johnston, known as Skippy, was a crowd favourite at Anfield during his long spell with the club, he was never a regular in the side, with his versatility in midfield and as a striker counting against him. His managers - Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish - often kept him in reserve owing to the specialists in those positions available to them.
That said, Johnston settled down on Merseyside and won the League championship in 1982 (though missed out on the League Cup success the same year) and then played in the side which retained both of those trophies the next year.
In 1984, he was part of the team which won a treble of League championship, League Cup and European Cup; two years later he was an integral part of the side which won only the third League championship and FA Cup "double" of the 20th century.
In the FA Cup final at Wembley, Liverpool were trailing 1-0 at half time to Everton but came back to win 3-1. Ian Rush scored the first goal though Johnston tried to steal it, sliding in to touch the ball as it crossed the goal line. However, just six minutes later, Johnston had a goal to call his own as he tapped home a cross from Jan Mlby. Rush then sealed the win with a late third.
Johnston continued to flit in and out of the team over the next two years, and became a cult figure at Anfield, with his flowing, corkscrew locks and flamboyant dress sense. In 1988, he was a frequent substitute and occasional starter as Liverpool coasted to the League title and reached the FA Cup final, aiming to complete a second "double". Johnston, ever the man for keeping an eye on fads, wrote the club's traditional Cup final song called ''Anfield Rap'' which combined pro-Liverpool lyrics with the rap and house trends of the time. The other Liverpool players took part graciously in both song and video - indeed, John Barnes proved so proficient at rapping that he got a similar role in "World in Motion", the England song for the World Cup two years later. The record got to No.3 in the UK charts.
Johnston never played international football for either South Africa or Australia, perhaps surprisingly for the latter, but did represent England at under-21 and 'B' team level. He was, however, as surprised as he was delighted when he got a call-up for the full England squad in 1988.
He qualified for England through his British passport and long-time residency. However, he never got into the team and ended up with no full international caps at all.
At the age of 17 he memorably described playing football for Australia as "Like surfing for England."
After 270 appearances and 40 goals and just days before the 1988 FA Cup final at Wembley against Wimbledon, Johnston incurred his manager's wrath when he announced his premature retirement from Liverpool. Dalglish was livid but later relented and gave his blessing to Johnston when he found out the reason for the player's decision.
Earlier that year Johnston's sister became seriously ill and was admitted to a hospital in Morocco. By the end of the season, it was clear she needed round the clock attention back home in Australia and Johnston wished to provide that care. He came on for his 271st appearance as a substitute for John Aldridge in the final (who had just seen his penalty saved with Liverpool a goal down) but ended up on the losing side. He never wore a Liverpool shirt again.
When the Hillsborough disaster occurred in 1989, a year after Johnston's departure, he raised a fortune in Australia for the fund and also flew back to England to attend funerals and memorial services. He later dedicated his autobiography, titled ''Walk Alone'', to the victims of the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters.
In 1991 when Graeme Souness was Manager of Liverpool FC, he asked Johnston if he would like to train with the team with a view to playing again. Liverpool FC still held Johnston's registration as a player.
It didn't work out and Johnston moved on.
In retirement, Johnston had success as a businessman and innovator, designing and creating the prototype for Adidas' Predator football boot, worn by many of the world's top players of both football and rugby including Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Jonny Wilkinson and Ronan O'Gara. He later designed another innovative boot called The Pig or, to give them their full title, the Patented Interactive Grip it can come as a 'skin' that can be placed over the toe of existing boot. Getting the first boot off the ground took Johnston 5 years and was initially refused by Adidas, as well as Nike and Reebok. However, Johnston had filmed Franz Beckenbauer using the boots in Germany in snowy conditions, and its increased grip led to Adidas agreeing to the proposal.
Craig also invented the Traxion sole for football boots and the software program the 'Butler,' a device that shows what has been removed from minibars in hotel bedrooms, he is also the creator of a gameshow called 'The Main Event.'
Johnston invested heavily in a football school idea for inner city children but failed to win expected business backing and went bankrupt. He was made temporarily homeless as a result.
Johnston has now forged a new career as a photographer.
Johnston was very critical about modern football boot designs, stating they are to blame for the recent spate of metatarsal injuries. He believed that the studs on the soles of the boots do not release quickly enough, meaning that they get stuck in the ground putting extra pressure on the players' already stressed knees, ankles and metatarsals. He also thought that the problem can be solved by designing a smaller stud that doesn't stick to the soil.
Though he travels the world with his business interests, Johnston remains based in Australia. On 18 June 2006, Johnston made an appearance as a guest on ''The Footy Show World Cup Spectacular'' in Germany revealing information on his career.
His late sister, Khadijah Johnston, was the wife of Melbourne-based Islamic scholar, Mohammed Omran. Craig has 4 daughters - Chelsea, Cassie, Bonnie Jane and Harley.
Johnston's 100% commitment on the pitch never went unnoticed amongst the Anfield faithful and he remains a fan favourite. During the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop compiled by the over 110,000 Reds worldwide voted for their top 100 players of all time with Johnston coming in a very respectable 59th, not bad for a player who was once branded by Jack Charlton, whilst he was a youngster at Middlesbrough, as "the worst footballer I have ever seen,".
Craig also has an undying love for Liverpool and its fans. After his retirement he was constantly being linked to clubs from all over; Craig always retorted this speculation stating that he could never play for anyone other than Liverpool.
On the 3rd November 2007 after England's defeat to Croatia, he famously appeared on Sky Sports and gave a discourse on the reasons for the poor state of English football.
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'''Steve Nicol''' (born December 11, 1961 in Irvine) is a Scottish former professional soccer player. He is currently the head coach of New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.
As a player, Nicol was a significant member of the all-conquering Liverpool team of the 1980s, with whom he won four Football League First Division titles, three FA Cup winners medals, and the 1984 European Cup. After 14 years with Liverpool, Nicol also played with several other English teams, including Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers, before emigrating to the United States in 1999.
He was also a regular member of the Scotland national football team, and represented his country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Nicol started his career with Ayr United in 1979 and spent just over two seasons with the Scottish side, racking up 70 league appearances, before Liverpool manager Bob Paisley decided to pay, what turned out to be, a bargain price of -300,000 to bring Nicol to Anfield on the 26 October 1981.
Two years in the reserves followed as Nicol gained experience. He made his Reds debut on the 31 August 1982 in a 0-0 league draw with Birmingham City at St Andrews becoming a regular in 1983 under new boss Joe Fagan, he also scored his first goal for the club on 22 October 1983, in a 1-0 league victory over Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. He went on to win a League championship medal by the end of his first full season having not appeared enough times the previous season to qualify for a medal, however, he was not picked for the League Cup final victory over fierce Merseyside derby rivals Everton, the first ever all Merseyside final. He was selected for the European Cup final in Rome, Nicol played well and earned a winner's medal after a penalty shoot-out in which he missed his own spot-kick. Fortunately for Nicol A.S. Roma, playing in their home stadium, subsequently failed to score two of their penalty kicks and Liverpool won.
Nicol became a first-team regular for many subsequent seasons, winning the League championship and FA Cup "double" in 1986 under the guidance of Kenny Dalglish, pipping Everton to the title by just two points and then beating them 3-1 in the first ever all Merseyside FA Cup final. He was also settling into an international career with Scotland which would ultimately yield 27 caps and a place in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. Jock Stein gave Steve his international debut on the 12 September 1984 in a friendly with Yugoslavia, The Scots turned on the style for the 18, 512 Hampden Park crowd thumping the Eastern Europeans 6-1, helping Nicol to settle in somewhat were club mates Graeme Souness, who also captained the side, and Kenny Dalglish, both scoring.
A versatile player, he played most often at right back following the departure of Phil Neal in 1986, though he also featured at left back, in the centre of defence and as a midfield player, he even played up front on a couple of occasions. He earned the nickname 'Chopsy' because of how he pronounced the word 'chips'.
In 1988, Nicol was pretty much ever-present and actually began the season in goalscoring form, despite playing in a position not naturally conducive to attacking. This included a memorable hat-trick at Newcastle United and a phenomenal long-range header at Arsenal. Nicol's defensive qualities were also much admired as Liverpool coasted to the League title but missed out on another "double" when Wimbledon surprisingly beat them 1-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley. Nicol was the last Liverpool player to have a chance to equalise and force extra-time, his diving header in injury time flying narrowly over the crossbar.
A year later, Nicol accompanied his team-mates to many of the funerals and memorial services of the 96 fans who died at the Hillsborough disaster and played his part as Liverpool won the FA Cup against Everton, winning 3-2 after extra time, but lost the League title in a decider against Arsenal with virtually the last kick of the season. The campaign ended on a personal high for Nicol as he was named ''Footballer Of The Year'' by football writers. Like many others in the Liverpool squad, Hillsborough was the second tragedy Nicol had witnessed, four years earlier just before the 1985 European Cup final at the Heysel Stadium, Brussels football hooligans had charged a section of, mainly, Juventus supporters causing a retaining wall to collapse killing 39 people,
When Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 9-0 the following season to accumulate the club's biggest-ever League victory, Nicol was the only player to score twice, getting the first and last goals of the game in the seventh and 90th minutes. Liverpool regained the League title that season - their last to date - and, two years later, Nicol was in the team which, under Graeme Souness, won the FA Cup again in 1992 this time beating Sunderland 2-0.
Nicol stayed at Liverpool until 20 January 1995 when he took on the a player-coach role at Notts County, he stayed in the role for just 10 months playing 22 times, although he did receive his first taste of management at Meadow Lane when he took charge of the club with two other players for the final month-s of the Magpies disastrous 1995-96 campaign. Unfortunately his efforts were not enough to save Notts County from relegation to Division Two.
Following the end of the season, Nicol next moved to Sheffield Wednesday in the November of '95, where he made his debut against former derby rivals Everton at Goodison Park on the 25 November a game which ended in a 2-2 draw. However, probably Steve's best memory of his time at Hillsborough happened on the 7 December 1996 when his Wednesday side travelled to his old stomping ground of Anfield, the Sheffield side completely nullified the Liverpool attack, which contained the likes of Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman and John Barnes, and came away with a surprise 1-0 victory with Nicol playing a major part in the Wednesday defence.
===English lower-divisions, move to America===
Nicol went on to make 49 league appearances before spending a spell on loan at West Bromwich Albion during the 1997-98 season where he played nine games. He then had a short spell with Doncaster Rovers before heading to the U.S. to take a player-coach position with Boston Bulldogs of the A-League in 1999.
In September of that year, he took over as interim player-coach with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer for the final two games of the season, winning both. He returned to Boston Bulldogs as player-coach for the 2000 and 2001 seasons before re-joining the Revs in 2002 as an assistant coach.
Nicol took over as head coach of New England Revolution on an interim basis initially, then permanently after 21 games, leading the team to the MLS Cup that season, and was named MLS Coach of the Year in his first year. The team has advanced to the MLS Eastern Conference Finals in each of his years as coach until 2008, and returned to the MLS Cup in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Nicol's Revolution has the unique distinction of having not scored a goal in regulation time in the first three of their four final appearances (losing all four). One of the coaches who worked under him is ex-Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal and England centre forward Paul Mariner.
Nicol lives in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, with his wife Eleanor, their children Michael and Katy, and one grandson, Patrick. He was once considered to be a possible successor to Bruce Arena as full-time coach of the United States Men's National Team.
Nicol still holds a place in the hearts of Liverpool supporters everywhere, this was shown in the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop which was compiled by the . 110,000 supporters worldwide took part in the poll in which they had to supply their favourite 10 Reds of all time. Nicol came in at a more than respectable 39th position. He is 17th in the all time list of appearances for Liverpool, with a total of 468 games for the Reds.
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'''Maarten Cornelis "Martin" Jol''' (born 16 January 1956) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. He is currently the manager of the Dutch football club, AFC Ajax. Prior to joining Ajax he managed German club Hamburger SV and English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Jol played over 400 games during his career which included spells in the Netherlands, Germany, and England, as well as earning three caps with the Dutch national team.
Jol was born in The Hague. He started his playing career with an amateur team before joining the local professional side ADO Den Haag. He turned professional with Den Haag in 1973.
At international level, Jol won 10 schoolboy caps, 20 'B' caps, 12 Under-21 caps and 12 Under-23 caps.
Jol's coaching career began in 1991 when he took over at the amateur side ADO Den Haag and took them to the highest local amateur division. Jol then moved to the leading local amateur side Scheveningen for one season where he won the national non-league championship. Jol then spent two years as manager at the professional Eredivisie side Roda JC of Kerkrade, Netherlands, during which time he won the Dutch cup (Roda's first trophy for 30 years). Between 1998 and 2004 Jol managed the Dutch professional team RKC Waalwijk where he saved them from relegation and was honoured as the Dutch Football Writers Coach of the Year in 2001 and Dutch Players and Coaches Coach of the Year in 2002. Manchester United spoke to Jol about becoming their assistant manager in 2003.
thumb|upright|Jol during his period as Tottenham manager.
RKC Waalwijk denied reports in June 2004 that Jol was about to become assistant manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham warmed up for the 2005-2006 season by winning the pre-season tournament the Peace Cup which featured PSV Eindhoven, Lyon, Boca Juniors and others with Tottenham defeating Lyon in the final. Although Tottenham went out of both cup competitions at the first hurdle, they never once dropped out of the top 6 places in the league, and for much of the season as Tottenham sat in 4th place it looked as though Jol could lead Tottenham into the Champions League. However on the final day of the season, Tottenham's squad was struck down by illness and Spurs were defeated by West Ham, meaning they missed out on Champions League qualification and finished 5th. Nevertheless, Jol had led Tottenham to their highest league finish since 1990, which meant they had qualified for the UEFA Cup via the league for the first time since the ban on English clubs playing in Europe was lifted in 1990. The season saw Tottenham concede just 38 league goals, the fewest the club has conceded since 1971.
The 2006-07 season saw Jol end Tottenham's lengthy hoodoo against Chelsea with a win, the first against them in the league since 1990. Tottenham's form was often inconsistent however, and in mid-February there were murmurs of discontent regarding Jol's management, with the team in the bottom half of the table and having been recently knocked out of the Carling Cup by bitter rivals Arsenal. However, a 4-0 FA Cup win away to Fulham kickstarted a run of form which saw Tottenham take 27 points from their final 12 league games, losing just once. This run saw Spurs surge into 5th place, securing UEFA Cup qualification on the final day of the season, making Jol the first Spurs manager since Keith Burkinshaw to qualify for European football in successive seasons. Tottenham also reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup and the FA Cup, losing to the eventual winners in both.
In the summer of 2007, Tottenham signed a number of expensive players spending around -40 million. It has been reported that some of these players were signed on the request of director of football Damien Comolli and that Jol was not allowed to select players he wanted to buy, such as Martin Petrov. When the suggestion of selling star striker Dimitar Berbatov arose, Jol claimed "I'd rather die."
Because of the large amount of money that had been spent, Spurs were expected to challenge for a top 4 place in the 2007-08 season. However, after Tottenham lost their opening two games, their club secretary John Alexander and director Paul Kemsley were photographed in a Spanish hotel with Sevilla manager Juande Ramos, who then claimed that Tottenham had made him a "dizzying offer" to become their manager, though this was denied by Tottenham's chairman Daniel Levy.
Jol rejected an approach from Birmingham City to discuss their managerial vacancy in November 2007
From the 2008-09 season he began coaching Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. For the first time since the 1999-2000 season Hamburg was at the top of the league standings and finally finished 5th place qualifying for the Europa League next season. Hamburg also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup and the German Cup which were both lost against Werder Bremen.
On 26 May 2009 it was announced that Jol will be the new Head Coach of AFC Ajax.
On 27 June 2009 AFC Ajax claimed a first victory under Martin Jol against an amateur club D.W.V. Amsterdam. A selection of other matches is set in order to prepare the team for the coming season which starts on 31 July 2009. An Amsterdam Tournament will also take place on 24 and 26 July. AFC Ajax will face Atletico Madrid and Benfica Lisbon.
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'''Raymond James Houghton''' (born 9 January 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a retired Scottish-born footballer who represented the Republic of Ireland at international level, qualifying through his Irish father. Houghton is remembered by Irish soccer fans for being the scorer of two of the most important goals in the national team's history, which resulted in 1-0 victories over England in Stuttgart at Euro 88, and Italy at the Giants Stadium in New York at USA 94. At club level Houghton is best remembered for his success in the great Liverpool side of the late 1980s.
Houghton was born in Scotland but began his football career south of the border in London at West Ham United where he came through the ranks and signed professional forms as a 17 year-old on the 5 July 1979. Ray's endeavour failed to make any impact at Upton Park and after 3 years, in which he made just 1 appearance as substitute, he was on the move. On 7 July 1982 he moved on to Fulham on a free transfer and it was there that his name grew as a young, hardworking ballplayer in midfield.
Malcolm MacDonald had the likes of Tony Gale (later a Premier League title winner with Blackburn Rovers), Paul Parker (who went on to win several major trophies with Manchester United, Gerry Peyton (Republic of Ireland international goalkeeper) and Ray Lewington (ex-Chelsea) to form a mixture of youth and experience which ultimately won Fulham promotion to the Second Division at the end of the 1981-82 season. He then added Houghton to the side that would try and keep the Cottagers in the second division. They did, and comfortably so; in fact for much of the 1982-83 season it looked as though Fulham would achieve back-to-back promotion campaigns, however, their form after the turn of the year dipped and they had to be content with just cementing their spot in the division.
One of the most memorable sequences of matches that happened whilst Ray was at Fulham was the Milk Cup 3rd round tie against Liverpool in 1983. The first game finished 1-1 at Craven Cottage as did the replay at Anfield, Fulham then won the toss to take the second replay back to the Cottage. Many observers believe Fulham had done enough to have beaten the reigning cup holders but had let the Reds off the hook with their failure to put away the chances they created. This would prove to be their downfall as Liverpool won the game 1-0 with a 25 yard thunderbolt from Graeme Souness. Liverpool would go on to retain the trophy, beating Everton in the first ever all Merseyside final after a replay.
Houghton's own form was decent enough with his industrious manner and creativity making other sides sit up and take notice.
In May 1985, Houghton made a guest appearance for Manchester United in Peter Foley's testimonial.
Jim Smith had taken Oxford United to the top tier of English football. When he left for QPR in the summer of 1985, his replacement Maurice Evans looked to Houghton to help solidify their place in the league. He paid a bargain -147,000 for Houghton's signature on the 13 September 1985. Houghton had played 145 times for Fulham and scored 21 goals. He made his U's debut the day after his signed, the 14 September in the 2-2 draw with Liverpool at the Manor Ground.
By the end of his first season at the Manor Ground, Houghton had helped steer Oxford clear of the relegation places, (just staying up with a win on the final day of the season), but most notably scored the second goal in the club's 3-0 League/Milk Cup final victory over Jim Smith's new team QPR at Wembley.
At Oxford, Ray's career remained admired but still not spectacular, as if nobody at one of the game's biggest clubs was quite sure whether to take a chance on him. In fact it wasn't until another memorable appearance for Oxford that his break finally came.
At the start of the 1987-88 season, Oxford were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool, who then offered -825,000 for his services. The deal was done and Houghton took the place of Craig Johnston on the right side of Liverpool's midfield, unusually wearing the No.9 shirt which striker John Aldridge, his former Oxford team-mate who had made the Anfield move himself a year earlier, had asked not to wear because of the pressure of replacing Italy-bound goalscorer Ian Rush.
Houghton was added to the new acquisitions Aldridge, Peter Beardsley and John Barnes to form one of the most exciting forward lines in the club's history. He made his Reds debut on 24 October 1987 in the 1-0 league victory over Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. His first goal for the club came on 4 November 1987 in the 1-1 draw with Wimbledon at Plough Lane. Ray's 62nd minute strike came just 2 minutes after he had come on as a sub for Johnston. It also kept up Liverpool's remarkable start to the campaign which saw the side rack up 29 unbeaten league matches from the start of the season.
Liverpool went on to coast to the League title by the end of 1988, with Houghton contributing some fantastic displays as a marauding creator from the flank. He scored his share of goals too (though he was also renowned for missing great chances from close range) and contributed the first goal in the memorable, era-defining 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest which was later described as the ''performance of the century'' and was complimented by the game's greats such as Tom Finney and Michel Platini.
Houghton did his bit in the run to that season's FA Cup final too, scoring the winner in a hotly-contested fifth round tie at derby rivals Everton and then clipping home a shot on the turn as Liverpool romped past Manchester City 4-0 in the quarter final. In the final, Liverpool surprisingly lost to Wimbledon and missed out on the "double" with Houghton putting in one of the game's more disappointing individual displays.
The following season, Houghton was again a regular as Liverpool battled towards another League and FA Cup "double", though they again would be denied. More important matters than football affected Houghton and his team-mates in April 1989 however, as the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April claimed 94 lives (with the death toll eventually reaching 96). Houghton, like the rest of Liverpool Football Club, was commended for the way he conducted himself during this harrowing period, he attended numerous funerals and comforted the victims families and friends.
Upon returning to the game Liverpool went win the Cup with a 3-2 extra-time victory over Everton but lost the League title with virtually the last kick of the season in the title decider at Anfield against Arsenal. The following year Houghton and Liverpool regained the title when they finished 9 points ahead of Aston Villa.
Houghton picked up another FA Cup winners' medal with Liverpool in 1992 and also had his best return in goals during his time at Anfield, finishing as the club 2nd highest goalscorer with 12 goals, however, new Reds manager Graeme Souness was bringing in his own players and allowed Houghton to leave.
So after 202 appearances and 38 goals in his 5 successful years at Liverpool Houghton joined Aston Villa. Villa signed him on 28 July 1992 for -900,000, he made his debut on the 15 August in the 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town at Portman Road.
He again won the fans over with his robust style and helped Villa win the League Cup on 27 March 1994, although he was an unused sub as his Villa teammates beat Man Utd 3-1 at Wembley.
This would be the only trophy that he won during his time at Villa. He did come close to collecting another title medal in his first season at Villa Park, as Villa had led the league at several stages of the campaign, but were eventually pushed into runners-up place by Manchester United, who were crowned champions by a 10-point margin.
Houghton played 117 times for Villa in which he scored 11 times.
On 23 March 1995 (transfer deadline day) Houghton left Villa Park to join Crystal Palace. Palace paid -300,000 for the Irish international hoping that his experience would help Palace stave off relegation from the Premier League, however, although they finished fourth from bottom of the league they were relegated as the Premier League was being reduced to 20 clubs. He was unable to play in the FA Cup semi-final, as he had already played for Aston Villa earlier in the competition.
Ray made his Palace debut, as a 33 year-old, on 1 April 1995 in the 2-1 win overManchester City at Selhurst Park. One of Houghton's best performances for the South London club was on 28 September 1996 in the 6-1 thrashing of Southend United in a Division One fixture at Selhurst Park. Houghton was at the heart of everything Palace did, and scored a goal in the 38th minute.
He spent just over two years years at Palace, playing 87 times and scoring 8 goals.
Houghton signed for Reading on a free transfer on 15 July 1997. He made his debut the following month on 9 August in the 1-1 league draw with Bury at Gigg Lane.
He spent a season at Elm Park and another at Reading's new home, the Madejski Stadium, which saw him rack up 56 appearances in which he scored just 1 goal. Reading would prove to be Houghton's last professional club, he had played 723 times during his career scoring 93 goals.
Houghton wound his career down at Stevenage Borough in the Nationwide Conference.
He signed for Stevenage 24 September 1999 but only made three appearances before he finally retired from the game on 31 May 2000.
Houghton qualified to play international football for the Republic of Ireland through his Buncrana, Donegal-born father. He earned his first cap in Jack Charlton's first match as manager, a 1-0 defeat by Wales in a friendly international at Lansdowne Road on 26 March 1986.
In the summer of 1988, Houghton was selected for the Irish squad which had reached its first ever major finals, the European Championships in West Germany. The first group game on 12 June was against an England team that included Gary Lineker, Bryan Robson and Houghton's club mates Peter Beardsley and John Barnes. Houghton scored with an early looping header to win the game 1-0, his first goal for Ireland.
Ireland failed to get through the group stage after a draw against the USSR and a defeat against eventual champions The Netherlands.
Houghton was selected for the Irish squad which qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. They were once again drawn in the same group as England, which included Lineker, Robson, Beardsley and Barnes as well as Paul Gascoigne and Chris Waddle. The game finished in a 1-1 draw. The Irish also drew with both Egypt, 0-0, and The Netherlands, 1-1, finishing on the same points (3), goal difference (0), and goals scored (2) as the Dutch. Both teams progressed to the second round, along with England who topped the group.
On 25 June Ireland faced Romania at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa. Following a hard earned 0-0 draw, the game went to penalties with Houghton scoring the second penalty kick to help Ireland win 5-4 and qualify for the quarter-finals. Ireland were defeated 1-0 by the host nation Italy in a closely fought match.
Houghton was selected in the Irish squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States and was once again the goalscoring hero in a shock victory. In the 11th minute of the group E match at Giants Stadium, New York/New Jersey on 18 June Houghton hit a looping shot into the net to defeat Italy, gaining revenge for the defeat Ireland had suffered at the hands of the Italians four years earlier. Ireland were knocked out of the tournament at the next stage by The Netherlands.
Houghton's final appearance was as a substitute in the 1998 FIFA World Cup play-off match with Belgium in Brussels. Ireland lost the match 2-1 (3-2 on aggregate) with Houghton scoring his final international goal. He had represented Ireland 73 times scoring 6 goals.
Houghton has now taken up post as an ambassador for the Football Association of Ireland.
Houghton is now in demand as a pundit on the game, working for outlets such as RT in Ireland, talkSPORT and Sky Sports and Sportsxchange in the UK. Since 2002 he has also worked for Sports Interactive as a consultant on their PC & Xbox 360 game Football Manager.
Throughout his career Ray became a fan favourite wherever he played, a true gentleman whose workrate and honesty was much admired. This fact was underlined in the summer of 2006 when he finished in 52nd place in the poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop. More than 110,000 Liverpool supporters from all over the world voted for their top 10 Reds of all time on the
Ray is the last Scottish born footballer to score against England.
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'''Robert James Thomas Digby-Jones''' (27 September 1876 - 6 January 1900) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
He was 23 years old, and a lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers, British Army during the South African War (Boer War) when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 6 January 1900 during the attack on Wagon Hill (Ladysmith), South Africa, Lieutenant Digby-Jones and a trooper (Herman Albrecht) of the Imperial Light Horse led the force which re-occupied the top of the hill at a critical moment, just as the three foremost attacking Boers reached it. The leader was shot by Lieutenant Digby-Jones and the two others by the trooper.
A memorial to him stands in his old school, Sedbergh, commemorating his brave deeds.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Engineers Museum ''(Chatham, England)''.
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'''Stephen Joseph McMahon''' (b. 20 August 1961, Halewood, Liverpool) is an English former football midfielder who most notably played for Liverpool in the late 1980s. He is currently a football pundit for an Asia-based sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports.
McMahon started his career at Everton, the club he supported as a boy, playing for them as a teenager after appearing at Goodison Park as a ball boy. He made his league debut on 16 August 1980 in the 3-1 defeat to Sunderland at Roker Park, he went on to be voted the supporters player of the year by the end of the 1980/81 season. His commanding presence in the Toffees midfield earned him the captaincy of the club but Everton's lack of success couldn't quench his thirst for honours, so after 4 seasons which included 100 league appearances and 11 league goals McMahon was on the move.
He joined Aston Villa on 20 May 1983 for -175,000 (apparently rejecting a move to Liverpool in order to stay in the good books of the Evertonians), he made his league debut on 27 August 1983 in the 4-3 [derby win over West Bromwich Albion at Villa Park. McMahon settled quickly and established himself in the heart of the Villains midfield. However the success he craved never materialised with Villa finishing a disappointing 10th in his first season at the club, and to confound matters his previous club, Everton, finished 3 places above them in 7th spot. The following season, 1984/85, ended up worse than the previous one as Villa finished in 10th spot again, only this time Everton won the title.
McMahon agreed to join Liverpool on the 12 September 1985 for -350,000 thus becoming the first signing to be made by new manager Kenny Dalglish, and filling the void left by Graeme Souness over a year earlier. He made his debut 2 days later on the 14th in the 2-2 league draw with Oxford United at the Manor Ground. He didn't have to wait long for his first goal either, it came a week later on the 21 September against his former club, Everton. McMahon's 42nd minute strike turned out to be the winner as the Reds triumphed 3 to 2.
He played a crucial role in Liverpool's "double" winning side of that season, although his joy at winning a League championship medal was tempered slightly by his omission from the side for the FA Cup final which again was ironically against rivals and former club Everton, the first all Merseyside FA Cup final. However, he was more fortunate than the other players left out by Dalglish as McMahon was given the substitute's role and ended up with a winners' medal when Liverpool won 3-1, though he did not get on to the pitch.
The following year, McMahon this time started at Wembley when Liverpool contested the League Cup final against Arsenal. He set up the opening goal for Ian Rush but they ultimately lost the match 2-1. He had earlier scored four goals in Liverpool's record 10-0 victory over Fulham in the same competition. McMahon had also missed a penalty in the same game but scored another hat-trick in the following round against Leicester. In total, he scored nine goals in the League Cup that season, as well as five in the league.
Dalglish reshaped the side the following season, incorporating new signings John Barnes, Peter Beardsley, John Aldridge and Ray Houghton but McMahon remained in the side. By now his reputation as one of the best hardmen in the game was established. Though his tackling was often subjected to scrutiny by the football authorities and criticism from opposing players and managers, there was no doubt that his skills as a footballer were of the highest order.
McMahon scored frequently for a man in his position as Liverpool played some of the best club football ever seen and coasted to the 1988 League title. Memorable strikes included a 30 yard shot against Manchester United and the opener in a crucial Merseyside derby against Everton, although Liverpool only won the latter of those two games. When Liverpool reached the FA Cup final again, McMahon was one of the team's two Scousers (along with Aldridge) obliged to perform a localised rap on the official FA Cup final song Anfield Rap, written in a trend-encapsulating rap and house music style by team-mate Craig Johnston.
The song got to No.3 in the UK charts, but Liverpool surprisingly lost the final at Wembley to Wimbledon. McMahon was afforded the ultimate respect by Vinnie Jones, who said that if he could stop McMahon, then Wimbledon could stop Liverpool.
Later in 1988, McMahon won his first of 17 caps for England. There had been widespread clamouring in the press for manager Bobby Robson to select him, and indeed ITV commentator Brian Moore rapped a verse to that effect on the Cup final song (''"Well Steve McMahon sure can rap, it's about time he had an England cap; so come on Bobby Robson, he's your man; 'cause if anyone can, Macca can!"'') with the last expression repeated in a scratch mix manner to emulate Melle Mel's rap which eulogised Chaka Khan on her 1984 hit ''I Feel For You''. Robson awarded him his debut on the 17 February '88 in a friendly international with Israel in Tel Aviv. McMahon played the full 90 minutes along with fellow Reds Barnes and skipper Beardsley but couldn't influence a victory having instead to make do with a goalless draw.
In 1989 McMahon was again a regular fixture as Liverpool again chased a "double" of League and FA Cup. As one of the local lads in the team, he was deeply affected by the Hillsborough disaster during the FA Cup semi-final on the 15 April, he, along with the rest of Liverpool F.C, showed great compassion and attended a number of the funerals. Brian Clough was publicly critical of McMahon afterwards, although many people could understand the scousers determination to propel the Reds into the final which was to be played against Everton, a fitting final in many peoples eyes, he also wanted to bring the famous old trophy back to Anfield as a dedication to the 96 supporters who lost their lives.
Liverpool won the Cup by 3 goals to 2 - McMahon set up the opening goal for Aldridge after just 4 minutes of the final - but they lost the League title in a decider at Anfield against Arsenal. Television viewers saw McMahon telling his team-mates they were one minute from victory and another "double" and shouting ''"come on!"'' to himself as the game's last seconds ticked away, only for Arsenal midfield player Michael Thomas to score Arsenal's late winner and win the championship.
McMahon again played frequently as Liverpool won back the title in 1990 but lost out on another "double" when they were beaten 4-3 by Crystal Palace in a thrilling FA Cup semi-final, in which McMahon scored.
He was then selected by Robson for the England squad which would play in that summer's World Cup in Italy. McMahon came on as a substitute in the opening group game against the Republic of Ireland, but was responsible for gifting the Irish side their equaliser in the 1-1 draw - he miscontrolled a ball midway inside his own half of the pitch and Kevin Sheedy, a former Everton team-mate of McMahon's, stole the ball and crashed a shot past Peter Shilton. McMahon started the later group game against Egypt which England won, and then started the second round match against Belgium. He did not do a lot wrong in this game, but fatigue and a tactical change saw him replaced by David Platt, who went on to score a spectacular winner and keep hold of his place right through until the semi-final defeat against West Germany, scoring twice more during the tournament. McMahon did not feature again until the 3rd place play off against Italy. He would play just once more for England after the World Cup, in a Euro 92 qualifier against Republic of Ireland in November 1990.
After playing 15 games of the 1991/1992 McMahon left Liverpool to join Manchester City for -900,000 on Christmas Eve 1991 after playing 276 games, during which time he scored 50 goals.
McMahon made his City debut two days later on Boxing Day in a 2-1 win over Norwich City at Maine Road.
McMahon played in 87 league matches for the sky blues before an offer to become player-manager of Swindon Town tempted him away from Manchester.
When he arrived at Swindon in November 1994, they had recently been relegated from the Premiership and were battling against a second successive relegation.
McMahon joined them as they were preparing for a Coca-Cola cup match with Derby. Caretaker manager Andy Rowland picked the team, and the Town progressed to the next round. McMahon took full control for the next game - a league match at Southend - and he picked himself in the starting line-up. The Town lost 2-0, and McMahon was sent off.
McMahon's first victory came with a 2-1 scoreline against top-of-the-table Middlesbrough.
As transfer deadline day approached, rumours were rife that leading goalscorer, Jan ge Fjrtoft, would be leaving the club - most sources quoting a fee of between -3m and -4m. When the day finally came, Fjrtoft was sold for -1.3m - McMahon saying that no other offers were on the table.
After Fjrtoft left, the goals dried up. The Town failed to score in six of the next eight matches, and were relegated to Division Two. McMahon was quoted as saying the relegation left him "feeling lower than a snake's belly".
The Town bounced back the following season, winning the Second Division championship. McMahon won three manager of the month awards, and the manager of the year. The two top scorers that season were McMahon signings: Wayne Allison, arriving from Bristol City, and Steve Finney, from Manchester City, and the only real problems the Town had were breaking down the opposition's stubborn defence, most sides playing for a draw.
The next two seasons followed similar patterns - a decent start, followed by a poor run-in. In 1996-97, Town held a mid-table position right up until the middle of March, but then scored just two goals in their last ten games - getting thumped 7-0 at Bolton, 5-1 at Oldham and 4-0 at Ipswich in the process - ending up in 19th place.
The following season's demise was far more dramatic. A win at Portsmouth on 31 October 1997 took the Town to the top of the table, a position they held until the middle of November. They remained in a play-off position up until the middle of December, and then won just three of the remaining 24 matches, scoring just twelve goals. Again the Town slumped to huge defeats - 6-0 at Man City, 6-0 at Middlesbrough and 5-0 at Norwich.
When the 1998-99 season kicked off, Town had no wins and just three goals (two of which were own goals) in the first five games, the calls for McMahon's head began to be heard. Chairman Rikki Hunt and McMahon seemed united - McMahon saying he wouldn't resign, Hunt saying he wouldn't sack him. Two consecutive derby wins, against Bristol City and Oxford, only strengthened their position. This was followed by a 5-2 defeat at Portsmouth - and when Watford then won 4-1 at the County Ground, the fans held an on-pitch protest, sitting in the centre circle at the end of the match, demonstrating that both McMahon and Hunt should resign. McMahon left the club "by mutual consent".
His next stop came at Blackpool. He arrived a few months before their relegation to Division Three in the 1999-2000 season, and took them immediate promotion via the play-offs and also won two LDV Vans Trophy in the same year.
McMahon's time at Blackpool was marked by a mixture of sparkling football and mediocrity, often in back to back weeks. Few fans could deny that his sides were amongst the most skillful and entertaining seen at Bloomfield Road in recent decades on their day, but also questions were asked about the level of commitment McMahon gave to his job. 'Playing golf' seemed to be a regular pass-time of the often entertaining scouser and some fans believed McMahon's sides lacked fitness and discipline. Whatever the truth, McMahon is likely to be remembered more fondly than not by the Tangerine faithful.
He left Blackpool following an argument over funds just before the final game of the 2004 season, having resigned midway through the season, only to burst in on the press conference announcing his decision to withdraw the resignation following a talk with chairman Karl Oyston. He spent his time after Blackpool as a pundit for BBC.
He was signed in early 2005 as the manager of Perth Glory F.C. for the inaugural Australian A-League season. However his tenure at the club was short. A combination of media speculation, poor signings, indifferent form, player discontent, a poor media image and an apparent dispute with the board saw him sacked in December 2005.
In early February 2006, McMahon signed an eighteen-month contract to work as a television pundit for Asia-based ESPN Star Sports, and is currently in the process of extending his contract by three years. It looks like he can continue praising Liverpool's performances despite them being poor at times and torment the viewers talking about Liverpool's zonal defence.
McMahon placed in 42nd position in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop poll which asked Red supporters to name the best 100 players of all time.
McMahon joined Profitable Group on their board of Directors as Group Commercial Director in March 2008 leading the Group's Strategic Sports Investment Division.
It was revealed in the ''News of the World'' that the group had tried to purchase his former club, Everton, but were knocked back.
It has also been reported that McMahon has played a part in the Group's rumoured bid for Newcastle United. .
There are 2 sides of the story of why Profitable Group has withdrawn their interests on Newcastle United in late July 2009. Steve McMahon has explained that Profitable Group had ended its interest in buying the club due to a lack of "communication and response" from Mike Ashley.
On the other hand, it is reported that the Singapore-based Profitable Group has shown no proof of funds. Since Profitable Group has shown no proof of funds, their offer was obviously rejected.
The Profitable Group was alleged by some to just be drawing up publicity and any serious involvement by them was met with skepticism by supporters.
Since then, the sports investment division led by Steve McMahon was taken out of the Group's website.
His brother, John McMahon, was an assistant manager of Shrewsbury Town, and was formerly on the coaching staff at Tranmere Rovers and now the current Reserves Manager for Liverpool FC, and his son, Steve McMahon, Jr. is a defender who played for Perth Glory F.C., Blackpool and was loaned out to Kidderminster Harriers in 2004.
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'''Trevor Junior Benjamin''' (born 8 February 1979 in Kettering, England) is an English born Jamaican ex-international footballer who is currently playing for Bradford Park Avenue after being released by Woking. He plays as a forward or winger.
He made more than 350 appearances in the the Football League between 1995 and 2008. Benjamin is a perfect example of a Journeyman footballer, having represented twenty-four different clubs at senior level.
Benjamin grew up in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, supporting Arsenal with Ian Wright as his idol. His first club was Wellingborough Colts where he excelled as a striker, gaining representative honours with Northamptonshire. His potential was recognised and he played a friendly for Kettering Town, with his brother Richard. Trevor played in their youth team then started scoring regularly for the reserves.
He then signed as a trainee for Cambridge United where he made his professional dbut as a 16-year-old, against Gillingham in a 0-0 draw, during his time there he scored 46 goals in 146 appearances, which included the winning goal as Third Division Cambridge knocked Premier League Sheffield Wednesday out of the Worthington Cup.
Following some impressive displays for Cambridge United, Benjamin signed for Leicester City (where his work rate and goal celebrations saw him become something of a cult figure). He was signed for a fee of -1.3 million by manager Peter Taylor, who snapped up Benjamin as a replacement for the departed Emile Heskey who had joined Liverpool.
He made his debut for Leicester City, as a substitute, in a 0-0 draw with Sunderland, on 1 October 2000.
Benjamin holds the record of most appearances made from the bench by any Leicester City player he also holds the record for the most league clubs played for which so far is 16 in total.
In January 2005, however, new Leicester City manager Craig Levein made the decision to cancel Benjamin's contract. The striker then went on loan at various clubs, including Crystal Palace,
In November 2003 he was loaned out to Rushden & Diamonds.
Trevor was later signed up by Coventry manager Micky Adams (under whom he had played at Leicester) until the end of the season.
In the summer of 2006 Benjamin was released again and later signed for Peterborough United on a three year deal, stating his main motivation was to gain first team football. Benjamin has since made loan appearances for Watford, Swindon Town,
Benjamin went on to sign for Hereford United on 1 August 2007.
On 19 May 2008 Benjamin was released from Hereford United, being told his services will not be needed in the following season, despite being the clubs 3rd top goalscorer that season. He joined Conference North club Gainsborough Trinity on non-contract terms in August 2008,
Benjamin had trials with Cheltenham Town, Gillingham and Bournemouth at the start of the 2008-09 season, but failed to earn a contract at any of the three clubs.
A couple of weeks later, Benjamin moved further down the non league ladder to sign for his home town club Wellingborough Town in the United Counties Football League. He scored on his debut in the 2-2 Boxing Day draw with Raunds Town.
Recent speculations have linked him, like in the summer of 2008,
However, Benjamin moved on to Kidsgrove Athletic in the Northern Premier League Division One South, making his debut in a 5-2 win against Brigg Town on 14 February 2009.
He made 12 league appearances during the 2008-09 season, and another two appearances in the Staffordshire Senior Cup, helping them win the final on 22 April 2009. But Benjamin has recently stated that he would like a return to league football after fully recovering from his eye infection. He is currently on trial with Rushden & Diamonds in a bid to earn a contract for the new season.
On 7 August 2009, Trevor Benjamin signed for Conference National newcomers Tamworth, following a successful trial period with the club.
He made his debut the following day in a Conference National away fixture against Stevenage Borough, Benjamin came on as a 79th minute substitute for midfielder Tom Shaw. The game finished in a 1-1 draw.
He moved on to Harrogate Town in the Conference North, making his debut and scoring two goals in a 3-2 loss against Northwich Victoria on 3 October 2009.
In his second appearance, against Droylsden, he scored again with a stunning free-kick in the last few minutes of the game. He departed in November after his rolling month to month contract was not renewed.
He made his debut for Woking in a 6-0 win against St Albans City in the FA Trophy competition, on 21 November 2009.
After another two games for the Cards, he was released prior to the 5 December 2009 match against Bishop's Stortford.
In late December of 2009, Benjamin signed for Bradford Park Avenue.
Benjamin was selected for the England under-21s, making his only appearance as a substitute against Mexico at Filbert Street on 24 May 2001.
He made his international dbut for Jamaica on 20 November 2002 against Nigeria, in Lagos.
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:''For other persons named Joey Jones, see Joey Jones''
:''For other persons named Joe Jones, see Joe Jones''
'''Joseph Patrick "Joey" Jones''' (born 4 March 1955 in Bangor, Gwynedd) is a former Wales international football full-back who played for Liverpool for three seasons, including the 1977 season, in which they chased the "the European Treble".
In 1977 left back Jones was part of the team which won the League championship and reached the finals of the FA Cup and European Cup.
The treble, unprecedented in English football, was not forthcoming. Liverpool lost 2-1 in the FA Cup final at Wembley to Manchester United, though Jones supplied the accurate long pass for Jimmy Case to score Liverpool's goal. However, they won their first European Cup in Rome three days later, defeating Borussia Mnchengladbach 3-1.
Jones joined Wrexham, along with Mickey Thomas, straight from school as an apprentice in 1971. They doubled up as ground staff, as well as doing the normal apprentice roles, including cleaning the professionals boots, and were paid the princely sum of -8 per week, a fiver of which went on their lodgings.
He made his debut at the age of 17 in a Welsh Cup tie against local rivals Chester City; Wrexham lost 1-0. He did, however, win the Welsh Cup with the club in 1975, when they beat Cardiff City in the final. Jones established himself as a right-back and helped Wrexham to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1974, the first time the club had reached the that stage of the prestigious competition. Ironically, it was Liverpool that went on to win the trophy defeating Newcastle United comfortably 3-0.
Jones left Wrexham to join his boyhood heroes, Liverpool (he has a Liverbird tattooed on his forearm), when Bob Paisley paid -110,000 for his services in July 1975. He made his debut on 16 August in a 2-0 league defeat to Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. He spent much of his first season in the reserves, not quite flirting with first team appearances enough to earn a medal when Liverpool won the 1976 championship, and was watching from the sidelines as his team-mates then secured the UEFA Cup.
Joey made his Wales debut in November 1975 against Austria. He went on to win what was then a record of 72 caps, scoring 3 times.
The following year, however, was Jones' big season of establishing himself. With Liverpool chasing the treble, he also scored his first goal for the club on 9 November 1976 in the 5-1 league thrashing of Leicester City at Anfield. A memorable banner was unfurled by Liverpool supporters at the European Cup final in Rome which said ''"Joey Ate The Frogs Legs, Made The Swiss Roll, Now He's Munching Gladbach"''.
Jones was in and out of the side the following year, with the renaissance of Tommy Smith and the emergence of young Scottish defender Alan Hansen severely reducing his necessity to the team to the extent that he left in the summer of 1978. After exactly 100 appearances and 3 goals for the Reds, he returned to Wrexham for -210,000 (a club record as of December 2006), -100,000 more than Liverpool had paid for him.
In 1982, Jones joined Chelsea for -34,000, signed by the manager who had given him his professional debut, John Neal. Jones' Chelsea career got off to a slow start; he was booed by his own fans and sent-off on his debut against Carlisle United at Brunton Park on 30 October 1982. However, Jones' committed attitude and pre-match fist-clenching ritual eventually made him a cult hero among the fans. He also proved instrumental in Chelsea's successful battle to avoid relegation to the Third Division, culminating in him being voted the club's Player of the Year at the end of his first season.
The Chelsea team was re-built by Neal over the summer, with the likes of David Speedie, Kerry Dixon, Pat Nevin and Mickey Thomas arriving, and Jones was a part of the side which romped to promotion as Second Division champions in 1983-84. He remained with the club in the top flight for one more season, before surprisingly being sold to Huddersfield Town for -35,000 in August 1985. He finished his Chelsea career with 91 appearances and 2 goals to his name.
Jones underwent heart surgery in 2002 and has since scaled down his commitments with Wrexham, he works as the Under 18's and Reserve team coach. In 2001 he had a brief spell as caretaker manager between the departure of Brian Flynn and arrival of Denis Smith.
In 2005, Joey completed his autobiography entitled "Oh Joey, Joey!" about his life in football. This was a book of the week on Sky Sports News in February 2006.
Also in 2005, Joey was named as Wrexham's ultimate Cult Hero on BBC TV's Football Focus.
Much like Chelsea, Jones is a legend amongst Liverpool supporters and he finished in 63rd place on the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, 110,000 fans worldwide voted for their favourite 100 Liverpool players of all-time.
Joey Jones supports Happy Faces Charity - Happy Faces Charity
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'''Barry Venison''' (born 16 August 1964) is a retired English footballer who enjoyed a successful playing career from 1981 to 1995, when he joined Southampton. He later worked as an television pundit.
Venison was born in Consett, County Durham. He played for England at youth and under-21 level in his early days. He started his club career in his native North East with Sunderland and set a record when he became the youngest captain at a Wembley cup final when, aged 20 years and 220 days, he skippered Sunderland against Norwich City in the 1985 League Cup final. Unfortunately for both Venison and Sunderland they lost 1-0.
Venison had originally made his debut for the Black Cats, aged just 17, on 10 October 1981 in the 2-0 league defeat to Notts County at Meadow Lane. He went on to play in 20 league games that season scoring one goal in the process. The steady and reliable right full-back settled into first team football well at Roker Park and became a firm favourite in 1983-84, when he missed just one league game.
At the end of the 1984-85 season, the same season in which they had reached the League Cup final, Sunderland were relegated to the Second Division. After Sunderland's failure to win promotion in 1985-86, Venison asked for a transfer as his Sunderland contract neared expiry in 1986, so he wrote to every club in English football's top division to ask if they were interested in him.
By the end of the 1985-86 season he had made a total of 205 appearances for the Wearsiders; 173 of them in the Football League. He had managed two goals.
It was Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish who acted quickest and duly offered him a deal. The recent Double winners paid Sunderland -200,000 for Venison's services on 31 July 1986, with a view to him becoming a long term successor to the ageing right-back Mark Lawrenson.
Venison made his Liverpool debut on 16 August 1986 in the traditional curtain raiser at Wembley, the Charity Shield, Liverpool faced derby rivals Everton, who had lost out to the Reds in both the previous season's League and FA Cup campaigns. The usual high tempo game ended in a 1-1 draw with both clubs sharing the shield. He featured in 33 out of 42 league games that season.
Venison was a League Cup final loser again in his first season at Anfield, when Liverpool were defeated by Arsenal in the 1987 final. He was also denied the chance of league title glory as the Reds were beaten into second place in the league by their neighbours Everton.
He played 18 times for Liverpool when they secured League championship in 1988, losing just two out of 40 league games. Unfortunately, the emergence of fellow young defender Gary Ablett forced Dalglish into reshaping his defence and Venison was the player who lost his place in the team as a result. He was also hampered by injury and was unavailable for that season's FA Cup final, which Liverpool unexpectedly lost to Wimbledon.
The next season would see Venison's first goal for the club, it came on 29 August 1988 in the 4-1 thrashing of Nottingham Forest in the quarter finals of the Centenary trophy. Barry featured in more games but with fewer starts, often named as one of the two permitted substitutes.
Venison, along with his team-mates, rallied round the bereaved families of the Hillsborough disaster attending a number of the funerals, he then played his role as Liverpool reached the final of the FA Cup again. Dalglish brought him on as an extra-time substitute as Liverpool defeated Merseyside rivals Everton 3-2. They later lost the League title in a decider against Arsenal at Anfield after Michael Thomas scored the winner with virtually the last kick of the whole season. Venison was on the bench again.
1990 saw Venison play 25 times in the league and earn another championship medal as Liverpool secured their 18th top division title.
The following campaign was a non-event for Venison as he only managed a total of 14 appearances in all competitions, however, this did include another Wembley appearance as the Reds faced bitter rivals Manchester United in the Charity Shield, again, the Reds had to share the trophy as they drew 1-1 with their North West rivals.
Venison scored what would be his only league goal for the Reds on 31 March 1992, netting the side's final goal in a 4-0 win over Notts County. He played 13 times in the league that season, as Liverpool finished sixth - the first time since 1981 that they had not been league champions or runners-up. They did win the FA Cup by defeating Venison's old club Sunderland 2-0 at Wembley Stadium but he was not included in the squad.
On 31 July 1992, exactly six years after joining Liverpool, he departed from Merseyside and returned to the North East to play for Sunderland's rivals Newcastle United, who were preparing for a promotion push in the new Division One (as the old Second Division was now named following the creation of the FA Premier League) under the management of former Liverpool, Newcastle United and England striker Kevin Keegan.
Venison made his debut of the Magpies on 15 August 1992 in the 3-2 league win over Southend United at St James' Park, Venison enjoyed a tremendous beginning to his Newcastle career as they won their first eleven league games in a row. The run came to an end when they lost to a last minute goal at home against Grimsby Town; they fell just 2 games short of the record 13 straight victories that had been set seven years earlier by Reading in the old Third Division. Keegan got his team to play in an exciting, attacking way with them becoming a talking point within the game for their exuberant style of play along with their mean defence which included a revitalized Venison. Newcastle went on to become Division One champions, winning the title with a 2-0 away win, coincidentally at Grimsby, thus gaining promotion to the Premier League.
Barry only scored one goal for the Magpies but he regards it as being the best goal he's ever scored; it was, in his words, "a 20-yard screamer" against Aston Villa at a packed St James' Park.
Venison remained a crucial part of the Newcastle defence as they returned to the top flight in 1993-94, and helped them hit the ground running as they secured a third place finish (though they never really looked like catching up with the leading pair that consisted of champions Manchester United and runners-up Blackburn Rovers. This gave the Magpies a place in Europe (the UEFA Cup) for the first time since the 1970s.
Keegan also successfully converted Venison into a midfield player following the arrival of right-back Marc Hottiger at the start of the 1994-95 season, though he lost the club captaincy when he was spotted in a wine bar outside of the club's curfew.
He played 28 times for the Magpies in 1994-95, scoring his only league goal for them, and for a while it looked as though he might be gaining another championship medal to add to the two he earned at Liverpool. The Magpies achieved the best start to a top division campaign in their history as they won their first six games in the Premier League and entered October still top of the league. However, the excellent form was not maintained as the season went on, and a sixth place finish wasn't even enough for another UEFA Cup campaign.
In 1994, aged 30, Venison was picked to represent his country by new coach Terry Venables. The call-up came as a surprise, not least to Venison, but he played well in both of his full international appearances. His debut came on 7 September 1994 in the 2-0 friendly victory over the USA; his only other appearance for his country came on 29 March 1995 in a 0-0 friendly draw with Uruguay. Both games were played at Wembley.
At the end of the 1994-95 season, after 130 appearances for the Toon, Venison was on the move. As his career reached its twilight years, Venison decided to try his luck abroad signing for Galatasaray in Turkey on 31 May 1995 for -750,000. He was one of many British footballers recruited by coach Graeme Souness, who had been his manager during his final year at Liverpool earlier in the decade.
Venison spent just under 5 months with the Turkish side, playing eight games, before he was on the move once more. He followed Graeme Souness and joined Southampton for -850,000 on 25 October 1995. He played 27 Premier League games that season as Southampton avoided relegation on goal difference and reached the FA Cup quarter finals.
He played two more games for the Saints in 1996-97 before he suffered a back injury which led to him announcing his retirement for playing on 20 October 1996 at the age of 32.
In retirement, Venison took up punditry for Sky Sports before moving to ITV and though he expressed articulate and knowledgeable views on the game, his on-screen performances were overshadowed by his rather flamboyant and garish clothing, combined with a streaked-blonde "mullet" hairstyle which he had sported throughout his playing days. He also popularised the phrase "It's just one man's opinion", before he eventually dressed more soberly for television and had a haircut. He later revealed he had rejected a TV role as lead reporter for a new show entitled ''Mullet Hunter''.
Venison now resides in Southern California with his family, wife Julie, son Max and daughter Jade.
Venison also made an appearance as himself in the 2001 comedy film, Mike Bassett: England Manager.
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'''Stephen 'Steve' Staunton''' (born 19 January 1969) is an Irish former professional footballer and now manager of League Two side Darlington. He enjoyed a distinguished career with Liverpool and Aston Villa. After retiring, he served as Republic of Ireland national team coach prior to being replaced by Giovanni Trapattoni.
Born in Drogheda, Republic of Ireland, Staunton was an accomplished all-round sportsman. He lived in Dundalk County Louth, and attended the De La Salle College Dundalk. As well as playing soccer for his home club of Dundalk, he played Gaelic football, appearing for Louth GAA in the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship.
Staunton was spotted by Liverpool playing in Ireland for his home club of Dundalk as a 17-year-old and was signed on 2 September 1986 by manager Kenny Dalglish for the bargain price of -20,000.
He spent the first two seasons in the reserves and even went on loan to Bradford City for eight games during the 1987-88 season as cover for the injured Karl Goddard. He made his Liverpool debut on 17 September 1988 in the 1-1 league draw with Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield. As a result of his impressive performance he remained in the side for the rest of the season, despite him being vastly inexperienced compared to the players around him who were defending a League championship title won the year before. Following on from his impressive debut he scored his first goal three days later on 20 September; however, his 80th-minute strike wasn't enough to prevent Arsenal winning the Centenary Trophy semi-final 2-1.
An injury to captain Alan Hansen meant that regular left back Gary Ablett had to be shifted across to the centre of defence. Staunton was therefore given his chance and proved an impressive and consistent performer in a team of superstars, playing his part as Liverpool challenged for the title again.
In the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of 94 fans (the final death toll was 96) at the FA Cup semi-final on 15 April 1989, Staunton was among the players who comforted bereaved families and attended many of the funerals. He also put in an outstanding performance when the fateful FA Cup semi-final was rescheduled a month later, with Liverpool beating an under-par Nottingham Forest 3-1.
Staunton played in the FA Cup Final at Wembley - he was substituted at the start of the extra-time period - as Liverpool defeated Merseyside rivals Everton 3-2. However, the season ended with disappointment when Liverpool lost the League title in a decider against Arsenal at Anfield. The Gunners needed to win by two clear goals and were 1-0 up with just seconds remaining. With virtually the last kick of the season Michael Thomas broke through the centre of the Reds defence to score thus stopping Liverpool gaining a second league and FA Cup double - something which no English club had yet achieved.
The following year, Staunton was a frequent presence again as Liverpool reclaimed the League title but only played one more season with Liverpool before being sold, to a lot of people's surprise and disappointment, to Aston Villa on 7 August 1991 for -1.1 million. New manager Graeme Souness was accused of misjudging the player's abilities, though the ruling for European ties possibly had a bearing, with Staunton being classed as a foreigner, of which no team was allowed to field more than four; the Bosman ruling (which included the abolishment of quotas for EU citizens on teams in member countries) was not passed until 1995.
Staunton made a good impression on the Villa fans by marking his debut on 17 August with a goal in the 3-2 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. He soon became a regular in Villa's defence as they finished seventh during the 1991-92 season. The following year he played an important role in the club's push for the title in the first Premier League season. Villa, in the end, lost out to Manchester United and had to settle for second place.
The following season, he won a League Cup winners medal when he helped Villa upset the odds by beating hot favourites Manchester United 3-1. The League Cup medal completed his domestic medal set. In the 1994-95 season, despite the club's battle to avoid relegation, he had a fine season and regularly captained the side. The 1995-96 season was a mixed one for Staunton. He won another League Cup medal, this time as a non-playing substitute in the 3-0 victory over Leeds United, but his playing time was limited due to a number of injuries.
Over the next two seasons he was once again a regular in defence, playing his part in Villa's run to the UEFA Cup quarter finals in 1996-97. He also scored from a corner during his time at Villa. Meanwhile in the league, he helped them to a fifth-place finish in 1996-97 and seventh in 1997-98.
With his contract set to expire at Villa, he gained a surprise move back to Liverpool on 3 July 1998 when joint managers Roy Evans and Grard Houllier signed him on a free transfer.
On 27 September 1999, during the Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield, Staunton played the last 15 minutes of the game in goal after Sander Westerveld had been sent off for fighting with Francis Jeffers after Liverpool had used all three substitutes. He scored once in his second spell at Liverpool, his goal coming in a League Cup tie against Hull City in September 1999.
His second spell on Merseyside lasted two years before he was told he could leave on a free transfer. After a brief loan spell at Crystal Palace, where he made six league appearances and scored once against Tranmere Rovers,
On 7 December 2000 he did another about-turn and re-joined Aston Villa on another free transfer. He played in 14 of the club's remaining league fixtures and then featured regularly for a further two seasons. He scored once in his second spell at Villa, his goal coming in the Intertoto Cup against FC Zurich.
Staunton continued to play club football, plying his trade with Coventry City, moving there on 15 August 2003 on another free transfer. He made his dbut on 16 August 2003 in the 0-0 league draw with Walsall at Highfield Road. He remained with the Sky Blues until the summer of 2005, clocking up 75 appearances.
Staunton decided not to renew his contract once it had expired, and instead joined Black Country club Walsall on 2 August 2005. He played just 10 times for the Bescot club and also held the post of assistant coach until 16 January 2006, when he was appointed manager of the Republic of Ireland senior international side. He was captain of the Walsall side that defeated Blackpool 2-0 on New Years Eve 2005, in what was his final game as a professional footballer at the end of a 20-year career.
Staunton made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in the 4-0 friendly win over Tunisia. He went to Italy with Jack Charlton's squad as the Republic of Ireland competed in their first ever FIFA World Cup finals. Staunton, the youngest member of the squad, played in every match at left back (though by now at club level he had also proved his usefulness as a central defender or midfield player) as the Republic of Ireland progressed to the quarter finals, when they were beaten by the host nation.
He also represented the Republic of Ireland at FIFA World Cup 1994 in the United States. Again, he played in each game as the Republic of Ireland succumbed in the second round to the Netherlands.
The Republic of Ireland failed to qualify for both Euro 96 in England and the 1998 World Cup in France, though Staunton was still selected regularly for the team.
The Republic of Ireland qualified for the 2002 World Cup held in Japan and South Korea. Coach Mick McCarthy, who had been Staunton's captain at the country's first World Cup 12 years earlier, selected him for the squad and following the departure of Roy Keane from the squad, due to a bust up with McCarthy, Staunton was appointed captain for the tournament.
Again, Staunton played in every Republic of Ireland game of the tournament, with the 1-1 group match draw against Germany on 5 June proving to be a very special occasion as it was his 100th appearance for his country. Together with Gary Breen, he formed an impressive central defensive partnership in front of Shay Given. Staunton was the first footballer to have reached a century of caps for the Republic of Ireland national team, and as of the end of Ireland's qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup he is still the joint record holder with former teammates Shay Given and Kevin Kilbane.
Ireland's competition ended once more in the second round when they lost agonisingly to Spain in a penalty shoot-out after the game had finished 1-1. Staunton announced his retirement from international football immediately afterwards after setting a national record of 102 appearances. He is the only player to have played in every single one of Ireland's 13 World Cup finals games.
On two occasions he scored directly from corner-kicks. The first of which came in a 2-0 victory over Portugal on 7 June 1992, during a US Cup game in Boston and the second came in a 3-0 defeat of Northern Ireland on 31 March 1993 during a World Cup qualifier in Dublin.
Following the Republic of Ireland's failure to reach the 2006 World Cup, the tenure of manager Brian Kerr came to an end. A three-man Football Association of Ireland (FAI) subcommittee spearheaded by its former treasurer John Delaney was formed with the remit of appointing a capable successor to Kerr. Delaney assured the Irish public that a "world class" management team
His international management career enjoyed a dream start, something Staunton called "a bit of a fairytale", when he led Ireland to an impressive 3-0 victory over Sweden on 1 March 2006 with Damien Duff, Robbie Keane (captaining the Republic of Ireland for the first time) and Liam Miller getting onto the score sheet. Staunton's honeymoon period did not last long, however. The victory over Sweden was followed by two friendly defeats, the first a dour and disappointing 1-0 defeat to Chile in his second match in charge on 23 May 2006 and then a demoralising 4-0 thrashing by Holland at Lansdowne Road, Ireland's worst home reverse in 40 years.
Prior to the Holland game, Staunton was confronted and threatened by a man outside the team hotel on Monday 14 August with a gun that turned out to be an imitation Uzi machine gun.
Staunton's first competitive match as Republic of Ireland manager ended in a 1-0 defeat against Germany in Stuttgart, despite a battling performance. Staunton himself was sent off by the referee for kicking a water bottle onto the pitch in frustration during the second half. Worse was swiftly to follow. On 7 October 2006, in their second Euro 2008 qualifier, Ireland suffered a crushing defeat by being beaten 5-2 by lowly Cyprus in Nicosia. Staunton was watching from the stands, having been given a touchline ban for his sending-off in Germany. The defeat by Cyprus heaped additional pressure on the already beleaguered Staunton ahead of Ireland's next game, at home to the Czech Republic on 11 October. An improved performance against the Czechs resulted in a 1-1 draw, which resulted in the pressure on Staunton easing somewhat.
Staunton was seen to be emotional after the 5-0 victory over San Marino; it was to be the last match to be played on the old Lansdowne Road pitch. In the return fixture, the quality of the side's performance deteriorated and the team needed a goal four minutes into injury time to secure the three points with a final score of 2-1. Coming so close to dropping points against a team ranked 195th in the world at the time of the match immediately sparked further calls for the manager's resignation.
Ireland returned to form with two successive 1-0 home victories over Wales and Slovakia which brought them close to contention for second place in Group D of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying groups. Such was the surprise that greeted the results that RT presenter Bill O'Herlihy concluded the coverage of the Slovakia game with the comment, "Ireland are now in contention for qualification for Euro 2008. Who would have thought it?" The upswing in form continued on 22 August 2007 with a 4-0 win in a non-competitive match against Denmark in Aarhus. Staunton was delighted with the results
The victories, however, proved to be something of a false dawn as, over the space of five days in September, an injury-hit Ireland dropped five points from two games and saw their qualifying campaign effectively come to an end. Leading 2-1 away to Slovakia the team would emerge with just one point after an injury-time strike from Marek Cech cancelled their advantage. Staunton was disappointed by the performance but four days later, on 12 September, a 1-0 defeat to the Czech Republic in Prague crippled the qualifying campaign. A 0-0 draw with Germany on 13 October at Croke Park and a 1-1 draw at home to Cyprus in the same stadium four days later (at which a chorus of boos greeted the final whistle)
Amid the fans' dissatisfaction, many pundits commented that Staunton was now effectively on borrowed time
On the evening of 23 October 2007, after initially indicating to reporters that the FAI meeting would take place in Dublin's Crown Plaza Hotel, where two executive rooms had been hired for use by the FAI, it emerged that Staunton had met the FAI in secret in the Radisson Hotel at Dublin airport where he made his case to be retained in the job. The FAI subsequently met in private discussion for six hours after which it was confirmed that Staunton's turbulent 21 month reign as international manager had come to an end. He was replaced by Don Givens who temporarily took charge of the national team until Giovanni Trapattoni's appointment as manager.
On 4 February 2008, Staunton joined up with recently-appointed Leeds United manager Gary McAllister for a training session, with a view to becoming McAllister's assistant manager at the club. He was given the post later that day.
Staunton was appointed as a scout at Wolverhampton Wanderers under manager Mick McCarthy. In May 2009, it was reported that he had applied for the then vacant manager's seat at Port Vale. On 5 October 2009, he was announced as Darlington manager, to take over officially two days later following a Football League Trophy game against his previous club Leeds United. His contract was initially to take him to the end of the season, with Kevin Richardson appointed as his assistant manager. Staunton lost his first game in charge, 2-0 to Dagenham & Redbridge.
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'''James Martin "Jim" Beglin''' (born 29 July 1963 in County Waterford) is a former Irish professional footballer.
He played schoolboy football in his native city with Bolton and Waterford Bohs before joining Shamrock Rovers in 1980. He went on to spend 3 years at Milltown, making 4 appearances in Europe and scoring one goal.
Beglin was the last signing made by Liverpool manager Bob Paisley when he joined from Shamrock for in May 1983. He was gradually brought into the first team over the next 18 months by Joe Fagan, before being given regular games in the left back slot by Kenny Dalglish as a replacement for Alan Kennedy. He made his debut in the left sided midfield position on 10 November 1984 in the 1-1 league draw with Southampton at Anfield. He scored his first goal for the club 5 months later on 10 April 1985 in the 4-0 European Cup Semi-final 1st leg victory over Greek side Panathinaikos at Anfield. Beglin's 85th minute strike put the tie out of reach for the Greek club. Liverpool won the second leg 1-0 to set up a showdown in the final with Italian giants Juventus at the Heysel Stadium in Belgium. Hooligans rioted before the beginning of the game causing a retaining wall to collapse which killed 39 people, mainly Juventus supporters, in what came to be known as the Heysel Stadium Disaster.
Liverpool won the League championship and FA Cup, pipping Merseyside rivals Everton to both, with Beglin picking up medals for each. He also began playing for the Republic of Ireland, picking up the first of 15 caps. Then it all went horribly wrong for Beglin, just seven months after lifting the league and cup double, his leg was badly broken following a mistimed challenge from Everton's Gary Stevens. Liverpool's Bob Paisley said that it was one of the worst leg breaks he had ever seen. Furthermore, Paisley stated that it was one of the worst tackles he had ever seen and was quickly joined by Alan Hansen, who said in an interview that the tackle was "a mile high and an hour late", but Hansen later admitted that he regretted making such comments. Recovering from the break, Beglin sustained a knee cartilage injury playing for Liverpool's reserves in October 1988 which effectively finished his time at Anfield.
In June 1989, he joined Leeds United, where he helped the club to become 2nd Division champions and spent periods on loan with both Plymouth Argyle and Blackburn Rovers before a recurrence of his knee injury forced him into an early retirement. In April 1989, shortly before he left Liverpool, Beglin, along with his team-mates, rallied round the bereaved families of the Hillsborough disaster.
Beglin is now a media pundit. He currently works for RT on coverage of F.A. Premier League, UEFA Champions League matches and Republic of Ireland internationals. He also works for ITV television in the UK. He has also been employed by Liverpool as a voice-over artist for the club's official DVD and video releases.
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'''Peter Barr Cormack''' (born July 17, 1946) is a Scottish former professional footballer and football manager who reached his peak as a player in the first great Liverpool side of the 1970s.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Cormack was a skilful midfield player who began his career with Hibernian, who he joined in 1962 having previously been on the groundstaff at local rivals Heart of Midlothian while playing for Tynecastle Boys Club. In March 1970, after scoring 75 times in 182 games for Hibs, Cormack joined Dave Mackay's and Matt Gillies' Nottingham Forest, costing Forest -80,000. In his 2 seasons at the City Ground he scored 15 times in 74 league games for Forest, 20 in 86 overall. Unfortunately, for Cormack and Forest they were relegated from the top flight in 1972, they finished bottom of the pile on the same amount of points as Huddersfield Town, 25, but with an inferior goal difference.
Whilst at Hibs, Cormack caught the eye of John Prentice who was then manager of the Scottish national side, Prentice awarded Cormack his first cap on the 25 June 1966 in a prestigious friendly with Brazil at Hampden Park, Brazil were warming up in readiness to play in the '66 World Cup which was to be held South of the border in England. Cormack's debut was certainly a memorable occasion as the Scots held the reigning World Champions to a 1-1 draw.
Cormack was signed by Liverpool manager Bill Shankly in July 1972 for a fee of -110,000. He made his Reds debut on the 2 September 1972 in a league fixture at the Baseball Ground. It was not a dream start for Cormack as Liverpool lost 2-1 to hosts Derby County. Cormack did not have to wait long for his first goal however; it came the following week on the 9th at Anfield, Wolverhampton Wanderers were the visitors who beaten in a thrilling match 4-2, with the Reds scoring 3 times in the last 14 minutes beginning with Peter's goal in the 76th, a Tommy Smith penalty (80th) and a Kevin Keegan strike (84th) snatched both the points for Liverpool this after Emlyn Hughes had scored in the 28th minute.
He was an integral part of Liverpool's midfield as the Anfield club won their first trophies of the 1970s - a League championship and UEFA Cup double by the end of his first season for the in 1973, this was a far cry from the heartbreak of relegation with Forest he had suffered just 12 months earlier. He had more silverware to celebrate by the end of the following season adding an FA Cup winners' medal to his growing haul, he was part of the team which destroyed Newcastle United at Wembley in 1974.
In 1976, Liverpool completed another League and UEFA Cup double. Unfortunately an injury to Cormack in October led to him missing the rest of the season including the UEFA Cup final, the conversion of Ray Kennedy from striker to midfield by Bob Paisley had dire consequences for Cormack, Kennedy shone in his new role going on to represent England in the position. Now fit again, Cormack could not dislodge the elegant Kennedy to regain his place in the first team, he had become surplus to requirements. In the November 1976 Cormack swapped Anfield for Ashton Gate joining Alan Dicks' Bristol City for -50,000.
Although not challenging for major honours, Cormack enjoyed yet another cup win, this time it was the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1978, City met St. Mirren in the two-legged final, the first leg was at Love Street with City beating their hosts 2-1 with Cormack scoring the winner, the Saints could not beat City at Ashton Gate only managing a 1-1 draw, the draw meant that City's narrow victory in Scotland was enough to earn them a 3-2 aggregate win and, of course, the trophy.
After four years in Bristol, Cormack returned briefly to hometown club Hibernian, finishing his playing career with Partick Thistle where he became manager in 1980. He later took coaching roles in Cyprus and Botswana, including managing the Botswana national side, before returning to Hibernian as assistant manager under Alex Miller.
In December 2000 he had ten days as manager of Cowdenbeath, where he was sacked without the side playing a game. He also managed Greenock Morton between July 2001 and March 2002.
He now works on the after-dinner speaking circuit.
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'''Roy Quintin Echlin Evans CBE''' (born 4 October 1948 in Bootle, England) was a Liverpool football player who eventually rose through the coaching ranks to become team manager.
An England schoolboy international, Evans was a defender who was a long way down the pecking order at Liverpool in the 1960s and 1970s-he also spent the summer of the 1973 in the North American Soccer League with the Philadelphia Atoms. Liverpool manager Bill Shankly saw something different in Evans, suggesting that he tried a career as a coach.
So began a long run through the rankings at Liverpool, starting as a coach under Bill Shankly, who retired in 1974 to be succeeded by assistant Bob Paisley. When Paisley retired in 1983, his own assistant Joe Fagan was promoted to the manager's seat. Fagan retired after two seasons to be succeeded by striker Kenny Dalglish (who was appointed player-manager), and Evans was now coaching under his fourth manager. When Dalglish quit in 1991, Evans found himself on the coaching staff of his fifth Liverpool manager in 18 years-Graeme Souness, a former Liverpool player who had previously been manager of Rangers.
With long-time first-team coach Ronnie Moran was also on board at the same time, this internal coaching system at Liverpool became known as ''The Boot Room''. Evans is the most recent Liverpool manager to graduate from it, while Moran retired in 1999 without ever taking over as manager (although he was caretaker for a few weeks in 1991 between Dalglish's resignation and Souness's appointment).
On 28 January 1994, Souness quit as Liverpool manager in the wake of a shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Bristol City. Evans then took over as manager of a Liverpool side who were mid-table in the Premier League and out of contention for any major honours, although they were 8th by the end of the season.
For the 1994-95 season, Evans strengthened his side with the addition of defenders John Scales and Phil Babb as well as young striker Mark Kennedy. He also gave further first-team opportunities to youngsters Steve McManaman, Jamie Redknapp and Robbie Fowler, who at the time were among the hottest prospects in English football. Established players such as John Barnes, Mark Wright and Ian Rush blended well with these young stars as Liverpool finished fourth in the Premier League with 74 points and triumphed in the Football League Cup, beating Bolton Wanderers 2-1 with two McManaman goals, and winning the competition for a record fifth time.
Over the summer of 1995, Evans made the headlines by paying a British record fee for Nottingham Forest striker Stan Collymore. Many observers tipped Liverpool to win the Premier League title for that season, particularly as defending champions Blackburn had promoted Kenny Dalglish to Director of Football and appointed the less successful Ray Harford as manager, and runners-up Manchester United had sold three key players and surprisingly relied on young players to fill their place. Although Liverpool looked like contenders during the first stages of the season, the title race had effectively become a Newcastle United-Manchester United contest by Christmas, with Manchester United finally clinching the title. Liverpool, meanwhile, had to settle for third place in the league; any lingering hopes of title glory were finished off towards the end of April with a shock defeat by Coventry City. They did reach the FA Cup final, but lost 1-0 to a late Eric Cantona goal for Manchester United. As United had done the double, Evans and his exciting young team would be competing in the 1996-97 European Cup Winners' Cup. Nonetheless, their League position had improved from 4th to 3rd on the previous attempt. This had happened despite collecting only 71 points; however, the league notably had been reduced by 4 games that season. The 71 points was equivalent to 78.5 points the season before.
Evans strengthened his side with the acquisition of Czech midfielder Patrik Berger over the summer of 1996, but by the end of the 1996-97 season all the talk around Anfield was about a promising 17-year-old striker, Michael Owen, who had shown tremendous potential in a handful of games for the club. Liverpool had led the Premier League on several occasions before the end of January, but eventually finished fourth while Manchester United clinched the title by a seven-point margin. Their European Cup Winners' Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals when they lost to Paris St Germain. They had also collected 3 points fewer overall, finishing with 68. In the last game the season, Sheffield Wednesday, Owen hit the post late on. Had he scored Liverpool would have finished second and had the opportunity to play in the following season's European Cup.
With Stan Collymore moving to Aston Villa in the close season, Evans did not want to throw Owen into the first team, so he brought in legendary German striker Karlheinz Riedle to partner the prolific Robbie Fowler. Liverpool appeared ready to mount a strong title challenge in 1997-98 season. However, an injury to Fowler, that lasted for the majority of the season, prevented the team from making the most of its potential. Owen burst onto the scene with 18 goals in 36 Premier League games. Nevertheless they again collected 3 points fewer than the previous season for the 3rd straight season (65 total) and had to settle for third place in the league and yet another UEFA Cup campaign.
In 1998 Liverpool's longstanding Boot Room coach Ronnie Moran retired and was set to be replaced by Gerrard Houllier for the 1998-99 season onwards. In fact it was decided that Houllier would become joint manager of Liverpool to work alongside Evans, but the arrangement was not a success and Evans resigned in November to leave Houllier in sole charge. Houllier would remain at the club until 2004, collecting one FA Cup, one UEFA Cup and two League Cups in that time.
When Roy Evans took over from Graeme Souness in 1994 the team was in rapid freefall. In his first full season (1994-95) Liverpool finished 4th with 74 points. At this point it seemed that he had successfully reversed the decline that had set in under the Souness regime, and the 'glory days' would soon be returning. However, the team was to finish the next three seasons with three points fewer that the previous season (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98), suggesting that after an initial 'honeymoon' things quickly stagnated. The period of joint management with Gerard Houllier was a radical effort by the board to reverse that stagnation. By 1998 Evans had successfully assembled a talented nucleus of players, that was particularly impressive going forward.
Evans, meanwhile, was out of work for over a year. His name was linked with Nottingham Forest following their relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 1998-99 season, but the job went to David Platt instead. His comeback finally came in March 2000 when he became joint caretaker manager of Fulham alongside Karlheinz Riedle until Jean Tigana was given the job a month later.
In June 2001, Evans was named Director of Football at Swindon Town in Division Two, with 33-year-old former Liverpool defender Neil Ruddock as player-coach. But the pair failed to inspire a promotion challenge at the County Ground, and on 20 December 2001 they were succeeded by new manager Andy King.
In November 2004, when former Liverpool striker John Toshack was appointed as the new manager of Wales, Evans accepted an offer to be his assistant.
In February 2007, he accepted an offer to become part-time assistant manager to Brian Carey at League Two strugglers Wrexham, and left at the end of the season after helping Wrexham avoid relegation to the Conference National. After Wrexham escaped relegation from League Two at the end of the 2006-07 season, this agreement was extended.
In 2005 he was awarded with a CBE for services to British football in the Queen's New Years Honours List. As well as his coaching commitments, he also currently acts as a co-commentator for live audio broadcasts of Liverpool matches on the official web site,
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'''David Burrows''' (born Dudley, 25 October 1968) is an English former footballer. During his career he played for West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool, West Ham United, Everton, Coventry City, Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday as well as the England Under-21 and B teams. As a Liverpool player he won the Football League, the FA Cup and twice won the Charity Shield.
Burrows completed an apprenticeship at West Bromwich Albion and signed professional forms with the club as a 17 year-old in 1985, after a period in the youth team. He spent three years at The Hawthorns, playing 46 times and scoring one goal. He was signed by -550,000 in October 1988, making his debut two days later in a 0-0 draw against Coventry City at Anfield. Vying for a place with Steve Staunton, meant that Burrows' first team opportunities were limited in his first season at Liverpool.
Burrows, an England under-21 international, joined his team-mates in mourning for the 96 fans who lost their lives at the Hillsborough disaster in April 1989. He along with the rest of Liverpool Football Club were commended for the way they conducted themselves after the disaster and he attended numerous funerals and comforted the victims' families and friends. At this time he was not regularly featuring in the team, with the equally inexperienced Steve Staunton enjoying an extended run at left back which lasted through to the end of the season, including the 3-2 FA Cup final victory over Everton in which Barry Venison was selected for a place on the substitute's bench ahead of Burrows.
The following year, with Staunton more frequently deployed in midfield and manager Dalglish prepared to rotate his squad more, Burrows played on a more regular basis and won his first honour with Liverpool when they clinched the League title, finishing nine points clear of Aston Villa. When Dalglish quit in 1991 and was replaced by Graeme Souness, Burrows found his chances more restricted, though he did score his first Liverpool goal on 31 August, 1991 in a 3-1 victory over Everton at Anfield. Later that season he was picked by Souness for the 1992 FA Cup Final, which Liverpool won, beating Sunderland 2-0 at Wembley.
Burrows left for West Ham United in September 1993, along with Mike Marsh, as part of a deal that took Julian Dicks to Anfield. Burrows had appeared 193 times for the Reds, scoring three goals. Burrows made his West Ham debut in September 1993, just a day after joining them, in a 2-0 league win over Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. He spent just a single year at Upton Park, appearing 35 times scoring twice. He was used a bargaining tool for the return of Tony Cottee from Everton. Burrows joined Everton in September 1994, but his time at Goodison Park was short lived. He spent just six months at Everton, playing 23 times, before he was on the move again, this time to Coventry City.
Burrows joined Ron Atkinson's Coventry side in March 1995 for a fee of -1.1 million. He again made a quick dbut, appearing two days after signing in a 0-0 league draw with Southampton at the Dell. He suffered frequent injury during his four years at Highfield Road, but still made 130 appearances.
In 2000 he couldn't regain his place in the City line-up after returning from injury and unable to agree a new deal with the club, he moved again to Coventry's Midland rivals Birmingham City, whom he joined on in June 2000, on a free transfer. He made his debut in September, 2000 in a 1-0 league victory over Sheffield United at St Andrews. He spent less than two years at Birmingham, playing 30 matches.
In March, 2002, Sheffield Wednesday signed Burrows on a free transfer and yet again he made a quick dbut, this time the following day, in a 0-0 league draw against Gillingham at Hillsborough. Injuries once again dogged Burrows as he injured both his collarbone and hamstring whilst at Sheffield Wednesday, forcing him to quit the professional game in May 2003.
Burrows briefly played some amateur football before emigrating with his wife and three children to live in South-West France. He now plays recreational football in the Dordogne.
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'''Leslie Medley''' (3 September 1920-22 Feb 2001) was born in Edmonton, London, and joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1939. Medley was a key man in the Tottenham Hotspur's famous 'push and run' side that won the First Division championship in 1950-51 having won the Second Division the season before, when Les was top scorer. He also won six England caps.
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'''Jonathan Michael Paul Spector''' (born March 1, 1986) is an American soccer player who plays for English Premier League club West Ham United as a defender. His natural position is right back, though he is capable of playing across the defensive line and in central midfield.
Spector grew up the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois (also the hometown of former Fulham and U.S. national team player Brian McBride). He played high school soccer at St. Viator High School and started his club soccer career with Schwaben AC in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, before joining national power Chicago Sockers. He graduated from the United States Soccer Federation's Bradenton Academy in 2003 and as his ancestry (his grandparents on the mother's side came from Siegen, Germany) allowed him to acquire a German passport,
Spector's grandfather is former NBA basketball player Art Spector, who was the first player to be signed by the Boston Celtics in 1946.
Spector was discovered by Manchester United scout Jimmy Ryan while playing for the American Under-17 squad at the Milk Cup in 2003. Originally a striker, Spector was lined up in defense due to injuries for a game Ryan had attended to scout other players. Highly impressed by Spector's natural defensive instincts, Ryan alerted the club.
Spector moved to London side West Ham United in a deal initially worth -500,000 in June 2006 thereby ending his association with Manchester United after eight appearances. He made his debut for the club in the first round defeat of the UEFA Cup against Palermo in Sicily on September 28, 2006 going on to make twenty-eight appearances in all competitions in the 2006-07 season. Spector had initially been brought as backup to the West Ham defence, but he had an extended run of games due to injury problems and his ability to play anywhere in the back four with equal ease. On November 11, 2007, it was believed that Spector had scored his first professional goal, in the 5-0 away win at Derby County. However, this has since been credited as an own goal by Derby County and fellow American international [[Eddie Lewis (American soccer)|
With the departure of Lucas Neill at the end of the 2008-09 season, Spector has seen more playing time as manager Gianfranco Zola did not bring in a replacement for Neill.
In 2003, Spector played for the United States national team at the World Under-17 Championship in Finland and earned his first cap for the senior team on November 17, 2004, in a World Cup qualifier against Jamaica.
In 2005, Spector was part of the U.S. Under-20 team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands and as the 2005-06 Premier League season approached its conclusion, was considered a long shot to be included in the United States World Cup squad. However, a shoulder injury sustained on April 17 in a game against Portsmouth, ended his chances of playing at the World Cup.
Spector was a member of the U.S. team that beat Mexico 2-1 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final in Chicago in June 2007. However, during the final, Frankie Simek had to come on for Spector as he collided heads with Andres Guardado, Mexico's goal scorer that day. Immediately after the substitution Benny Feilhaber struck the winning volley.
Following injuries to Steve Cherundolo and Frankie Hejduk, Spector was included in the United States roster for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and started at right back for the entire tournament. Spector recorded an assist in the final group game against Egypt off a cross to Clint Dempsey, who headed the ball into the net. The goal was the clinching goal needed to get the U.S. into the semifinals. In the final match against Brazil, Spector once again assisted Dempsey in scoring the game's first goal off of a similar long cross from the right flank.
Having returned from a long injury lay-off, Spector was ever present for the remaining 2010 World Cup fourth round qualifers in 2009. He was rested for the USA's last qualifying match against Costa Rica on 14 October as qualification had already been secured. In November, he was called up for the upcoming friendlies against Slovakia and Denmark. He was mostly played at right back but has been partnering captain Carlos Bocanegra at center back to great effect as Bocanegra's regular partner Oguchi Onyewu is out with a long-term injury.
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'''Charles William Miller''', (born: 24 November 1874; died: 30 June 1953), was a Brazilian sportsman, who is considered to be the father of football in Brazil.
He was born in So Paulo to John Miller, a Scottish railway engineer and Brazilian mother of English descent, Carlota Fox.
In 1884 he was sent to public school in Southampton, Hampshire, England where he learnt to play football and cricket. Whilst at school he played for and against both the Corinthians and St. Mary's. He also played one match for the MCC against Hampshire, scoring 12 runs.
When he returned to Brazil in 1894, Miller brought a football and a set of rules in his suitcase. Miller was instrumental in setting up the football team of the So Paulo Athletic Club (SPAC) and the Liga Paulista, the first football league in Brazil. With him as striker SPAC won the first three championships in 1902, 1903 and 1904.
By 1906, Miller was playing in goal and as such participated in SPAC's heaviest defeat, 9-1 to Sport Club Internacional of So Paulo (not to be confused with Sport Club Internacional). After the result SPAC resigned from the league as did Miller from its directorate.
It was Miller that suggested the name to the first President of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.
Miller worked at the So Paulo Railway Company becoming the Royal Mail's agent and Acting British Vice-Consul in 1904. In January 1906, he married the renowned pianist Antonietta Rudge; the union produced two children, Carlos (1907) and Helena (1909). The late 1920s saw the couple split with Antonietta moving in with the poet Menotti.
In 1939 on perhaps his last return to England, he was nearly killed in the first IRA bombing on the mainland; his daughter stopped to window shop just seconds before the bomb went off on the steps to the nearby underground station.
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'''Ronald 'Ron' Yeats''' (born 15 November 1937 in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer. He was the captain of the first great Liverpool team of the 1960s.
Yeats was an Under 15 Schoolboy international who played for Aberdeen Lads clubs when he was signed by Dundee United. Previously, he worked in a slaughter house before he turned professional.
Yeats, a stockily-built 6 ft 2 in central defender, was bought by manager Bill Shankly in 1961 from United and was immediately installed as captain as Liverpool gained promotion from the Second Division after eight seasons away from football's top flight. He made his debut in a 2-0 league victory over Bristol Rovers at Eastville on the 19 August 1961, his first goal came 2 years later in the 75th minute of the 1-0 First Division victory over bitter rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford on the 23 November 1963.
When Yeats was signed, Shankly was so impressed and proud of the physical presence of his new player that he told waiting journalists to ''"come in and walk around him"''. Yeats lived up to the reputation and the nickname ("The Colossus") his huge frame gave him, playing at the heart of Liverpool's defence for a decade and winning the club's first major honours in nearly 20 years.
Liverpool won the League championship in 1964 and then picked up their first-ever FA Cup a year later, beating Leeds United 2-1 in the final at Wembley. Yeats was gleeful as his lifted the trophy, though he suffered disappointment at the same time as Liverpool lost in the European Cup semi-final to Inter Milan.
Yeats skippered Liverpool to another League title in 1966 and during this period also won two caps for Scotland, the first came on the 3 October '64 in a 3-2 defeat to Wales at Ninian Park Cardiff. The success of Liverpool then dried up, and he was one of the high-profile victims of a massive cull of the older players which Shankly ruthlessly undertook in 1970 in an effort to rebuild the side for a new decade. After 454 games, Yeats left for Tranmere Rovers in 1971 and eventually became their manager.
In 1976 at age 38, he joined the American Soccer League's Los Angeles Skyhawks at the request of Skyhawk coach Ron Newman. In his only season there, he played sweeper and anchored the defence of the A.S.L. champion Skyhawks.
In 1977, he became the player coach of the American Soccer League's Santa Barbara Condors expansion team.
In 1986, Yeats returned to Anfield as the club's chief scout, responsible for delegating duties to the club's talent spotters. He remained in that role until his retirement in May, 2006.
Still held in high regard amongst the Liverpool faithful he was voted 29th in the poll '100 Players Who Shook The Kop'.
In April 2009, Yeats was made an 'Honourary Scouser' by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool.
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'''William Dallas Fyfe Brown''' (8 October 1931 - 1 December 2004) was the goalkeeper with Tottenham Hotspur when they won the "double" of League championship and FA Cup in 1961 - the first club in the 20th century to do so.
Brown started his career with Arbroath F.C. then Dundee as a teenager before joining Spurs in 1959. He was there for seven years, also winning the FA Cup again in 1962 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1963. He was capped 28 times for Scotland and played in the 1958 World Cup. He also played for his country at 'B' team, youth and schoolboy level.
After a spell at Northampton Town, Brown moved to Canada to end his playing days with the Toronto Falcons. After he finished playing, he stayed in Canada and worked as a property developer and for the government.
He died in December 2004 aged 73. The news broke just before the 2004 Tottenham team kicked off a League Cup tie against Liverpool and, as a tribute, they wore black armbands for the occasion.
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'''Thomas Henderson "Tommy" Docherty''' (born 24 April 1928 in Gorbals, Glasgow), commonly known as "''The Doc''", is a Scottish former footballer and football manager.
Docherty's football career began when he joined non-League Shettleston Juniors. The turning point in his playing career came in 1946 when he was called up for National Service in the Highland Light Infantry.
While completing his National Service, Docherty represented the British Army at football. On demobilisation, Docherty was offered a contract with his beloved Celtic in 1947.
However, the young Docherty found first team places hard to come by at Celtic and, in November 1949, after spending just over two years with the club he'd supported as a boy, he joined Preston North End. It was at Preston where he enjoyed the most successful period of his playing career, making over 300 League appearances, and appearing in an FA Cup Final in 1954. At Preston he received the first of his 25 full Scotland international caps.
After defying Preston and travelling to the World Cup finals with Scotland, in Sweden in 1958, he left Deepdale that year to join Arsenal. It was at Arsenal where Docherty would make his last regular appearances as a professional footballer, although he subsequently played a few games for Chelsea, retiring in 1962.
In February 1961 his dream of becoming a football coach materialised, being offered the post of player-coach of Chelsea. Less than twelve months later, upon Ted Drake's departure and with the club facing relegation from the top flight, Docherty took over as manager. However, he was unable to keep the club in the First Division and the team was relegated at the end of the 1961-62 season.
Never a great tactician, Docherty's skill was his ability to spot talented players and to act as a motivator. During his first year in charge he replaced many of the club's older players and put together an exciting team of youngsters such as Terry Venables, Bobby Tambling, Peter Bonetti and Barry Bridges. The team, nicknamed "Docherty's Diamonds", achieved promotion back to Division One at the first attempt and finished 5th the following year. In 1964-65, Chelsea were on course for a treble of League, FA Cup and League Cup. They won the League Cup in April with an aggregate win over Leicester City, but were beaten 2-0 by eventual winner Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final.
By this stage, Docherty's relationship with some of his players, especially his captain Venables, was deteriorating. This culminated in him sending home eight players for breaking a curfew before a crucial match at Burnley with the team two points behind League leaders Manchester United. The team that remained lost the match, which all but ended their title chances. He led Chelsea to the FA and Fairs Cup semi-finals a year later, before reaching the FA Cup Final in 1967 only to end up on the losing side for the second time in his career. In October of the 1967-68 season he resigned. The core of the team Docherty had put together, including the likes of Peter Osgood, Charlie Cooke, Ron Harris, Bonetti and John Hollins, would go on to win the FA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup under his successor, Dave Sexton. Ironically, Sexton would succeed Docherty as manager of Manchester United a decade later.
The month following his departure from Chelsea, Docherty became manager of Rotherham United. He left the club the following year and was appointed manager at Queens Park Rangers, only to leave 29 days later. He then had the dubious distinction of becoming Doug Ellis' first manager at Aston Villa in December 1968, a role in which he survived 13 months.
On 19 January 1970, with Aston Villa bottom of the Second Division, Docherty was sacked. From there he went to FC Porto but lasted just 4 months. On 2 July 1971, Docherty was appointed by Hull City as assistant manager to Terry Neill, but on September 12 he was appointed as caretaker manager of Scotland, with the position becoming permanent in November.
In December 1972, when Frank O'Farrell was sacked as manager of Manchester United, the temptation of managing one of the world's biggest football clubs was too much to resist: Docherty was poached by Manchester United and quit his job with Scotland, to take up the role of manager. The arrival of the flamboyant Docherty brought with it a security and confidence that suggested the exciting trophy-winning sides would return. To say the Doc was controversial would be an understatement. His reputation immediately endeared him to the Stretford Enders and although United were in serious trouble when he took them over because of an ageing squad, he managed to keep them in the First Division in 1972-73. However, the 1973-74 season saw United continue to struggle, and their relegation was confirmed in the penultimate game of the season when they lost 1-0 at home to local rivals Manchester City with the goal coming from legendary former United striker Denis Law, who had left Old Trafford when given a free transfer by Docherty a year earlier.
In the following season United bounced back up as champions, and in 1975-76 they finished in third place in the First Division, also reaching the FA Cup final which surprisingly lost to Lawrie McMenemy's Southampton. Docherty led them to the final again a year later, in 1976-77, this time as 'underdogs' to a Liverpool team seeking the second trophy of what would have been a (then) unique Treble of League, FA Cup and European Cup. United won 2-1, denying Liverpool the honour that Manchester United would itself earn in 1999.
Shortly afterwards news that Docherty was having an extramarital affair with the wife of a United physiotherapist Laurie Brown had become public. He was sacked in a blaze of publicity in July 1977. Ironically, Docherty was replaced at Old Trafford by the same man who had replaced him at Chelsea, Dave Sexton. Despite the manner of his exit, Docherty is still fondly remembered by the United faithful for his role in regenerating the club after the decay it fell into in the wake of legendary manager Matt Busby's retirement, and often thought of as the club's best manager between the reigns of Busby and Alex Ferguson.
It was not long before Docherty was back in work, taking the manager's job at Derby County in September 1977, where he stayed for two seasons before resigning in April 1979. His time at Derby was marred by controversy off the pitch. On taking over Docherty became embroiled in a bitter court case, suing the ex-Manchester United captain Willie Morgan and Granada television for libel. The case was eventually dropped with Docherty admitting he had lied in court. The end of the court case coincided with the end of Docherty's managerial career with Derby.
His next appointment was at Queens Park Rangers in May 1979. He was sacked almost immediately, then bizarrely reinstated after just nine days away. On taking over at Loftus Road, Rangers had been relegated to the Second Division (a mere three years after almost winning the league title) and Docherty had to lift the team spirits to start the new season. His reputation kept a lot of big names with the club and new players such as Clive Allen, Tony Currie and Paul Goddard were brought in. Although money was spent, QPR finished the season four points short of promotion to the First Division. In October 1980, he was sacked. He later claimed "I sacked Queens Park Rangers once and they later sacked me twice".
After a short spell in Australia coaching Sydney Olympic in 1981, his career came full circle and he returned to England in July that year to manage Preston North End, where he had spent nine successful years as a player. However, he was unable to make his mark and he left after a few months, returning to Australia to manage South Melbourne Hellas until the following year. He also managed Sydney Olympic again in 1983, but returned to England once more with Wolverhampton Wanderers just after their relegation from the First Division in 1984. However, he was sacked within a year as Wolves headed for a second successive relegation, eventually going on to suffer three relegations in a row.
Docherty took up his final managerial position at Altrincham on 28 September 1987, declaring that the GM Vauxhall Conference side were the "Manchester United of non-league football". However this appointment lasted less than one year and he finally retired from management at the end of the 1987-88 season.
As a manager Tommy Docherty was nothing if not controversial. Possessed of a dry humour and the gifts of a good storyteller he has earned a living for the past 20 years as a media pundit and after-dinner speaker.
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'''Victor Herbert Crowe''' (born 31 January 1932, Abercynon - died 21 January 2009), was a Wales international football player and later football manager.
Crowe signed for Aston Villa in 1951 and established himself in the team when Danny Blanchflower vacated the right-half berth in 1954. He missed the 1957 FA Cup Final due to injury but captained the side to the Second Division title in 1960 and League Cup Final success in 1961. He was capped 16 times by Wales.
As manager, Crowe was unable to prevent Villa being relegated when he took charge towards the end of the 1969/70 season. The following season he led his Third Division team to the League Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspur, which Villa lost. He saw his side finish top of Division Three in 1972, however, breaking many records along the way. He was sacked in 1974 after his side finished 14th in Division Two.
In 1975, Crowe went to the United States to take part in the North American Soccer League, taking the manager's position with Portland Timbers. He brought a cast of English players with him, many of them young players from the Midlands area, and they proceeded to win the Western Division championship and advanced all the way to the NASL final, losing 2-0 to Tampa Bay Rowdies. In their two home playoff games, "The Lads" success forced the club to add temporary seating to accommodate their fans, and the team played before two crowds in excess of 30,000, totals unheard of in American soccer at the time.
Crowe stayed in Portland through the 1976 season before returning to England. The Timbers beckoned again in 1980, however, and he returned for three more seasons in America. Although his teams never captured the success of that first year, he left an indelible mark on soccer in the Pacific Northwest by introducing thousands of Portland area residents to the joys of the game. Today, Portland is a soccer hotbed. The Timbers still live as members of the professional USL First Division, and they play in the same stadium where Crowe and the boys excelled that first year in 1975.
Crowe died on 21 January 2009, at the age of 76, after a long illness.
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'''Thomas (Tom) "Pongo" Waring''' (12 October 1906 - 20 December 1980) was an English professional association football player. Nicknamed "Pongo" after a famous cartoon of the time, Waring is one of Aston Villa's all-time great centre forwards. In his career, he scored 243 league goals in 363 matches over 12 seasons for 5 different clubs.
He signed for Tranmere Rovers in 1926, scored 6 of the 11 goals scored against Durham City. He moved to Aston Villa for -4,700 in 1928. As well as playing football, Waring also worked for The Hercules Motor and Cycle Company in Aston.
A crowd of 23,000 saw him play on his Villa debut in a reserve game against local rivals Birmingham, in which he scored a hat-trick.
His 226 appearances for Villa yielded 167 goals, including 10 hat-tricks and a club record 49 league goals in the 1930-31 season, 50 goals in all competitions. He is considered an Aston Villa legend, a reputation buoyed by his likeable personality as discussed by Villa's captain of the day, Billy Walker. In Walker's autobiography, he wrote:
In November 1935, Waring went to Barnsley, angering many Villa fans and prompting 5,000 of them to call for his return to the club. After a spell at Barnsley, Waring also played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers (for a second time), Accrington Stanley, Bath City, Ellesmere Port, Graysons, Birkenhead Dockers and Harrowby. Finally, he guested for New Brighton in 1939-40.
Waring was also capped five times by England.
He died in December 1980 at the age of 74. His ashes were scattered in the Holte End goal mouth before a game against Stoke City.
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'''Dino Baggio''' (born July 24, 1971 in Camposampiero) is an Italian retired football defensive midfielder. He has 60 caps at international level for the Italian national team. He was known as a tough, tackling, defensive midfielder, who had a modicum of pace and an astute passing game.
In his club career, Dino Baggio played for Torino (1989-91), Inter (1991-92), Juventus (1992-94), Parma A.C. (1994-2000), S.S. Lazio (2000-03 and 2004-05), Blackburn Rovers (2003-04), Ancona (2004). After having joined Triestina of Italian Serie B in the summer of 2005, he rescinded the contract because of personal issues with coach Pietro Vierchowod, playing just three times for the ''giuliani''. He won the UEFA Cup three times, twice with Parma and once with Juventus.
Baggio was spotted by AC Torino scouts as a child and taken into the Torino youth system. He made his debut as a 19 year old in the match Torino vs Lazio. He then became a Torino regular and was a promising youngster. He was a defensive midfielder with strength, pace, and even could go up and score a goal or two. He was sold to Inter at the age of 20 in 1991 for the 1991-92 season.
At the end of the 91-92 season, Juventus bought the promising youngster. He played with city rivals Torino, and at first the fans did not like the move. His solid play won the fans over, and quickly became a mainstay in the Juventus midfield, winning the UEFA Cup in 1993, in the final of which he scored three goals over the two legs, one in the first and two in the second.
After playing in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Parma wanted to buy Dino Baggio. At first, Dino Baggio rejected the offer by Parma and wanted to stay at Juventus. Juventus were ready to offer Parma a youngster named Alessandro Del Piero instead of Baggio; Parma accepted, and with Del Piero all ready to go to Parma, Dino Baggio changed his mind on his decision and decided he would make the move to Parma. Del Piero stayed at Juventus and later became a legend at the club. In the 1998-99 UEFA Cup, playing for Parma, Baggio was wounded in the head by a knife thrown by a Wisa Krakw supporter in Krakw, which resulted in Wisa being suspended from European cup play for a year.
He moved to Parma for the 1994-95 season and won the UEFA Cup in '95 for a second time, increasing his UEFA Cup Final goal tally to five, scoring a goal in each leg of this final. Baggio stayed with Parma until the end of the 2000-2001 season. In the summer of 2001, he was sold to Lazio. He was utilized very little in 2001-2002 and the following season. In 2003-2004, he was in talks with English club Wolverhampton, who were newly promoted to the FA Premier League, over a possible loan deal but was eventually loaned to Blackburn Rovers in England for the season. He was somewhat of a flop, only making 9 appearances and scoring once in the league in a 2-1 defeat against Leeds United.
Dino made his international debut against Cyprus. That was the same game Demetrio Albertini made his debut. He won the 1992 European U-21 Championship with the "Azzurrini", and played in the '92 Olympic games.
During 1994, he was called for Italy to play in the 1994 World Cup, he would prove to be a very useful player for them. In this tournament he combined with his namesake (of whom he is no relation) - Roberto Baggio, considered one of the very best footballers ever. They carried Italy all the way to the final match, where they lost to Brazil. Dino scored two goals in the tournament, including the winning goal in a first-round victory over Norway. He also played for Italy in other major tournaments, such as Euro '96, the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and he played in every game for Italy in the 1998 World Cup, which would prove to be his last major tournament with the Azzurri.
Baggio has amassed 60 caps and scored seven goals for the Italian national team. He is remembered as a great player by the fans of Italian football, not just because he was on the national team but because he won that national team spot over players like Roberto Donadoni, Demetrio Albertini, and Gianfranco Zola and many other players in their prime. Maintaining his place in the national side while competing with such players can be considered an achievement in itself.
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'''Mart Poom''' (; ; born 3 February 1972) is a retired Estonian football goalkeeper. He retired after Estonia's 0-0 draw against Portugal on 10 June 2009 to focus on his job as goalkeeping coach at Arsenal and the Estonian national team, as well as other more "personal" projects.
Poom started his football career in the clubs Lvid ("Lions") in the former Soviet Union and Flora Tallinn in his home country, before a brief stint at Finnish club KuPS and Swiss club Wil. In 1994, he moved to English club Portsmouth, but only played seven games and was loaned back to his former club Flora.
In 1997, Poom moved to Derby County, making his Premier League debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Poom became a fan favourite at Derby, with supporters often confusing unfamiliar commontators with a low chant of 'Pooooom' before games, which sounded like booing. Poom won the Jack Stamps Trophy (player of the year) at the end of the 99/00 season.
After Derby County's relegation to the First Division in the summer of 2002, Poom moved to Sunderland in November of that year. On 20 September 2003, he headed a 90th minute equaliser for Sunderland against his former club at Pride Park.
Poom's career at Sunderland was beset by several injuries, and he spent much of the 2003-04 season on the sidelines.
Poom was signed by Arsenal in August 2005 as temporary cover for Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia. The deal was made permanent in January 2006. He was Arsenal's third-choice keeper, and did not play a single match in the 2005-06 season. However, he became the first Estonian to receive a Champions League runners-up medal after Arsenal lost to Barcelona. Poom did not play nor did he make the substitutes' bench for the final, but was a member of Arsenal's 25-man European squad, each of whom won a silver medal.
He made his debut for Arsenal on 8 November 2006 in a League Cup match against Everton, replacing the injured Manuel Almunia at half-time; Arsenal won 1-0 with an Emmanuel Adebayor goal. His first and only appearance for Arsenal in the Premier League came on the last day of the 2006-07 season against his former team Portsmouth, in a goalless draw.
On 26 May 2007, Poom signed for Watford, who had recently been relegated from the Premier League, for an undisclosed fee. He had become surplus to requirements with Arsenal after they signed Polish international goalkeeper ukasz Fabiaski. He started the new season as Watford's first choice but went on to lose his place to Richard Lee.
Poom returned to the side for the start of the 2008-09 season. However, he sustained a dislocated shoulder in a game against Reading in September 2008 that ruled him out for the majority of the season. Although he returned to training before the end of the campaign, he was not considered for the first-team and he was released from his contract, which due to end in June, on 30 April 2009.
Poom has represented Estonia on 120 occasions. He made his debut in a 1992 international friendly against Slovenia, while playing for KuPS in Finland. In November 2003, he was selected by the Estonian Football Association as the country's greatest player of the last 50 years. He played his last, 120th, international game on 10 June 2009 in a goalless draw against Portugal in Tallinn.
Poom is married to Lissel (born 1975), with whom he has two sons named Markus (born 1999) and Andreas (born 2003).
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'''Gary Patrick Breen''' (born December 12, 1973 in Hendon, London) is an Irish footballer. He is currently with League Two club Barnet as a player/assistant manager.
Breen began his professional career as a youth player at Charlton Athletic but never made a first-team appearance for the club. Instead, he moved to Maidstone United where he played his first league game at age 17. After one full season with the club he joined Gillingham where he eventually became a first-team regular, prompting a -70,000 bid from Peterborough United.
He only had one full season at Peterborough United, but did well enough to draw attention from First Division Birmingham City, who paid -250,000 for him in February 1996. His form here won him a call-up to the Ireland team, and he made his international debut on 2 June 1996 in a 2-2 friendly draw with Croatia.
Less than 12 months after arriving at Birmingham, he was on the move again, to Premier League Coventry City in a -2.5 million deal. He played for five full seasons at Highfield Road, four in the top flight, and cemented his place in his national side, playing at the 2002 World Cup as they made the second round under Mick McCarthy. He scored in their 3-0 first-round win against Saudi Arabia, and played every minute of their campaign.
Following the World Cup, Breen joined on a free transfer, but left the club after relegation from the top flight and only 14 appearances. He was signed by his old Ireland manager Mick McCarthy for Sunderland, where he was later to become captain. Here, he won promotion to the Premier League as champions in 2004/05, having lost in the play-offs the previous season. In his first two seasons at Sunderland he earned the nickname 'phenomenon' due to his rock solid displays at the heart of defence.
However, they were swiftly relegated and club captain Breen was released by the club. This relegation with Sunderland, meant Breen held the distinction of being relegated with three different Premier League teams (Coventry, West Ham, Sunderland).
Breen was subsequently signed by Wolves in a two-year deal, reuniting him with Mick McCarthy. He played almost all the club's games as they reached the play-offs in his first season at Molineux. This season also saw him end his international career after 63 caps, as he retired after not being selected for a friendly against the Netherlands in August 2006 by recently-appointed manager Steve Staunton.
He was made Wolves' club captain for the 2007/08 season, but ended up missing several months through injury. He was involved in an after-match bust-up with his manager in March 2008, and was released at the conclusion of the season as the club missed out on the play-offs on goal difference.
In December 2008, he joined Barnet as a player/coach.
In June 2009 Breen signed a new contract to become player/assistant manager at Barnet.
On Goals on Sunday on 6th September 2009, Breen revealed that he previously failed a medical at Internazionale prior to the 2002 World Cup.
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'''Stewart Downing''' (born 22 July 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the English Premier League, having joined from Middlesbrough in July 2009. He often also features in the England team.
Downing grew up in Middlesbrough's Pallister estate and supported the club since his school days. He was considered one of the most promising graduates of the Middlesbrough Academy.
His debut came on 24 April 2002 in a Premier League game away at Ipswich Town. He was limited to just three appearances during that season, plus a further three the following season despite scoring his first senior goal in a 4-1 League Cup victory over Brentford. He was sent out on loan to Sunderland in 2003 in order to gain experience. His first-team chances at Middlesbrough were limited due to the form of Bolo Zenden in the left-midfield slot. Downing's career began to take-off when he was recalled from his loan during an injury crisis and was pushed into the first-team.
The 2004-05 season saw Downing make forty-nine appearances, scoring six goals, as well as providing numerous assists. His performances that season saw him called up to Sven Gran Eriksson's England squad in February 2005 for a friendly against the the Netherlands.
A knee injury saw Downing sidelined for five months at the end of 2005, though he returned to play his part in the run to the 2006 UEFA Cup Final, including three assists in the 4-2 (4-3 agg) victory over Steaua Bucharest in the semi-final second leg.
On 26 February 2008, Downing signed a new five-year contract, keeping him signed on at Middlesbrough until 2013.
With the departure of Mark Schwarzer in May 2008, Downing became Middlesbrough's second longest serving player after Brad Jones.
The 2008-09 season was a mixed one for Downing. Middlesbrough had their best start to the season in six years which saw them climb to 8th in the table, however, a terrible winless run which started in November 2008 saw them fall into the relegation zone. On the 5 January 2009, he handed in a written transfer request expressing his desire to leave the club but the request was turned down on the same day. In the penultimate match of the season, he sustained a foot injury after a challenge from Stilian Petrov in a home game against Aston Villa in May, which needed an operation, ruling him out for at least four months. After spending the whole of the second half of the season in the relegation zone, Middlesbrough were relegated on the final day after they lost 2-1 away at West Ham. Downing, having started every league game, except the last match, ended the season with no league goals, having only scored two against West Ham in the FA Cup.
Following Middlesbrough's relegation, Downing signed a four year contract with , becoming Martin O'Neill's first signing of the 2009 Summer transfer window for a fee of -10m with an extra -2m to be paid depending on appearances. On November 7, 2009, O'Neill announced on that Downing had returned to full training following his injury against Villa while playing for Middlesbrough during 2008-09.
Downing made his Aston Villa dbut coming on as a 69th minute substitute for Steve Sidwell in the away game versus Burnley F.C. He scored his first goal for Villa in the Carling Cup against Portsmouth on 1 December 2009.
Downing's return to action saw him returning to his preferred left wing role, with James Milner moving to central midfield for Villa. Downing played in Villa's first win at Old Trafford against Manchester United since 1983 on 12 December 2009.
Downing was first called up as a 19-year-old for the 2003 UEFA European U-19 Championship. With seven Under-21 caps to his credit, Downing made his England debut on 9 February 2005 in a home friendly, played at Villa Park against the Netherlands, replacing Shaun Wright-Phillips in the second half.
Downing's international career took a setback in May 2005 when he was injured training with England on their tour of the USA, keeping him out of the game until 2006.
Downing was included in the England World Cup squad in May 2006 by Sven-Gran Eriksson,, primarily as a back-up for Joe Cole, and came on as a second half substitute in England's victorious opening game against Paraguay. He was brought on once again in the match against Trinidad and Tobago, when England scored two goals in the last ten minutes.
On 16 August 2006 Downing made his first start for England, as Greece were beaten by 4-0, with Downing involved in three of the goals. He started the subsequent three Euro 2008 qualifiers, against Andorra and the Republic of Macedonia. His performances drew criticism from the press, with many stating that Downing was only being selected due to his friendship with manager Steve McClaren. However Downing hopes to have proven many of his critics wrong after Fabio Capello became the third successive England manager to give him an England cap, on 26 March 2008 in a 1-0 friendly defeat to France. He was also called up (alongside Middlesbrough teammate David Wheater) for Capello's friendlies against the USA and Trinidad and Tobago where he received the nod ahead of Ashley Young. His performance justified his selection by contributing with the first two goals and won praise from the press who had previously slated his inclusion in the squad. A few months after Capello took charge of England, the Italian boss stated that he had been most impressed by Downing.
Downing has been involved in several charitable and community projects outside his playing career. He supports the nationwide campaign, warning youngsters against playing on railway lines, along with Freestyler Colin Nell and boxer Amir Khan. Downing held a charity dinner with special guest boxer Ricky Hatton to raise funds for the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle Upon Tyne in February 2008. The hospital had cared for Vicky, Stewart's sister, who died of leukaemia in 1993 at the age of 4. The honorary position of president of Middlesbrough Futsal Club was bestowed on Downing in December 2007.
During his spare time Downing has DJ-ed at several nightclubs in Middlesbrough.
Downing's former agent Ian Elliott was arrested by Cleveland Police on 3 September 2008 after he was reported to the police by the player himself after he had concerns "regarding the way his and his company's affairs [had] been handled". He told Middlesbrough about his concerns some time earlier and the club advised him to involve lawyers and accountants to investigate, while The FA acted as liaison between the police and the club.
Downing has received criticism from both outsiders and a section of home supporters, as well as being made a scapegoat in England international matches, but retained the backing of the local media and the majority of fans.
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'''David Bellion''' (born 27 November 1982 in Paris, France) is a French footballer of Senegalese origin who currently plays for Bordeaux.
Bellion started his career at Cannes at the age of 14, and earned a move to English side Sunderland in the summer of 2001.
He made his Sunderland senior debut at Fulham in August 2001, coming on as a substitute. The Frenchman's first senior goal was against Aston Villa in September 2002.
Following the goal, Bellion found himself a first team regular at Sunderland, although was unable to save them from relegation with the third-lowest Premier League points tally ever. Towards the end of the season, Bellion attracted interest from Manchester United, and angered many fans by going AWOL to France at a time when the Black Cats needed him most. Upon returning, Bellion claimed he had been visiting his sick grandmother, and made himself temporarily unavailable for selection, claiming he was "mentally unfit" to be playing in a relegation battle. At the time, speculation was rife that Bellion had been "tapped up" by United, although Manchester United and Bellion's agent firmly denied this. Despite this, Bellion agreed a move to the "Red Devils" after his contract expired in June 2003, although the transfer was not without controversy. As Bellion was under the age of 23, Sunderland were eligible for compensation, and a fee of -2 million, rising to -3 million depending on appearances, was agreed out of court. The fee was agreed on the basis that Sunderland chairman Bob Murray signed a "confidentiality agreement" and did not launch a complaint against Manchester United over the alleged "tapping up" of Bellion, after former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein claimed Bellion had been offered to Arsenal by his agent illegally, and that United had been paying for Bellion's mobile phone bills whilst still at Sunderland.
Bellion moved to Old Trafford in August 2003 and scored on his debut against Celtic on the club's pre-season American tour. His first competitive goal came at Leeds United in the League Cup,
Despite a smattering of early-season goals against Norwich City
He returned to France on 9 January 2006, joining Ligue 1 side Nice, a loan until the end of the season that was made a permanent move in June 2006.
Bellion joined Bordeaux on 15 July 2007, signing a four-year deal. He marked his first match by scoring the only goal in Bordeaux's 1-0 win over Lens.
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'''Wayne Michael Bridge''' (born 5 August 1980) is an English football defender, who plays as a left back for Manchester City and the England national team.
Bridge was born in Southampton, but moved to Winchester at an early age. He attended Oliver's Battery Primary and Kings' Schools. When playing for Olivers Battery FC he was "spotted" by Micky Adams, who recommended him to Southampton, who signed him as a trainee in July 1996. He made his reserve team debut, as a centre-forward against Portsmouth on 13 August 1997 and turned professional in January 1998.
He made his first-team debut on 16 August 1998 (the opening day of the 1998-99 season) coming on as a replacement for John Beresford, who had badly damaged his knee. Bridge made his first senior start in the next match on 22 August in a 5-0 defeat away to Charlton Athletic. As Southampton struggled to pick up points (with only two points after the first nine games), Bridge played (on the left wing) in most of Saints' league games until early December before losing his place to Hassan Kachloul. For the remainder of the 1998-99 Premier League season Bridge was only used occasionally, as Saints narrowly completed their "Great Escape" from relegation. He completed his first season as a first-team player with 15 starts and 8 substitute appearances.
The following season carried on in a similar vein with Bridge making occasional appearances on the left wing until injuries to Francis Benali and the poor form of his intended replacement Patrick Colleter gave Bridge the opportunity to play at left-back, where he soon became a fixture in the Saints starting line-up. In the 1999-00 season he made 15 starts (plus four substitute appearances) scoring his first senior goal, with a powerful free-kick over the wall, in the final match of the season on 14 May 2000 against Wimbledon, as a result of which Wimbledon were relegated to Division 1 after 14 years in the top flight.
In the 2000-01 season Bridge was an ever-present at left-back as Saints finished their final season at The Dell in tenth place in the Premier League table. Bridge was rewarded by being voted the Southampton Player of the Year for the 2000-01 season.
Bridge was "fast, determined, skilful and full of youthful promise" and "his forward runs became an exciting sight at The Dell and then at St Mary's."
His temperament and consistency, together with a high level of fitness, enabled him to continue to play every match until 18 January 2003 when he limped off with an injury in a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool. This brought to an end a run of 113 consecutive appearances, a Premier League record for an outfield player (since surpassed by Frank Lampard Jnr). His run started on 4 March 2000 since when Bridge had played 10,160 consecutive minutes of Premier League football, not missing a single minute's play through injury or suspension.
By now, bigger clubs were trailing Bridge, and he was finally tempted away to join Chelsea for -7 million in the 2003 close season. His last appearance for the club came in the 2003 F.A. Cup Final defeat to Arsenal. During his five years as a Saints first-team player, he made 174 appearances, with two league goals against Wimbledon
After five years with the Saints, Bridge moved to Chelsea in July 2003 for a fee of -7 million plus Graeme Le Saux, and was initially a regular starter. His finest moment came in the Champions League quarter-final against Arsenal in 2003-04. Bridge scored the winning goal in the 88th minute to send Chelsea into the semi-finals and end an 18 game winless run against Arsenal. The goal was later voted goal of the season. Bridge also scored against Besiktas
For the 2005-06 season Chelsea signed Spanish left-back Asier del Horno and Bridge faced a challenge to get back into the side when he recovered from the injury that kept him out of the team in the latter stages of the 2004-05 campaign.
Limited first team opportunities saw him join Fulham on loan on 19 January 2006. He made his debut in a 2-1 defeat to West Ham United at Upton Park. The move seemed to benefit him as he managed to secure his place in the 2006 World Cup squad for the tournament in Germany.
Bridge's main competition for the Chelsea left back spot has now come from fellow England international left back Ashley Cole. Bridge played the full match in Chelsea's 3-0 victory over Manchester City on the opening day of the 2006-07 Premier League season, providing a telling cross for the third goal, scored by a header from Didier Drogba. However, his strong early season form was not enough to hold down the left-back position, with Mourinho preferring Ashley Cole in most games. Following Ashley Cole's injury in the 3-0 Premier League win against Blackburn Rovers early in 2007, Bridge became Chelsea's natural choice for left-back.
He featured in attack for an injury struck Chelsea side against Football League Two side Wycombe in the 2007 semi-final 1st leg Carling Cup match, scoring one goal in the process.
Bridge finished the 2006-07 season with two cup final winner's medals after playing in both the 2007 League Cup Final against Arsenal in a 2-1 win and in the 2007 FA Cup Final against Manchester United in a 1-0 victory.
Bridge played his third cup final for Chelsea in just over two years in the 2-1 loss in the 2008 League Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspur. Bridge was adjudged to have handled the ball in the penalty area and Tottenham were awarded a penalty from which they scored, going on to win 2-1 after extra-time.
In the League Cup fourth round tie against Burnley in the 2008-09 season, Bridge wore the captain's armband in the absence of John Terry and Frank Lampard, but the Blues lost on penalties.
On 2 January 2009 it was confirmed by Mark Hughes that Manchester City had agreed an undisclosed fee with Chelsea for Bridge, thought to be around -10 million and, on the following day, Manchester City agreed personal terms with the player, who later passed his medical, thus enabling the transfer to be completed. Bridge was unveiled to the home fans that day, at an FA Cup home tie against Nottingham Forest, and two weeks later made his debut for the club in a 1-0 win against Wigan Athletic in the league. He was given the squad number 25. For the 2009-10 season, Bridge will wear the number 3 jersey, previously worn by Michael Ball.
During his time with Southampton, all Bridge's managers (Jones, Hoddle and Gray) predicted full international honours.
During the qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, he was given the role of playing in England's problematic left midfield role, but he lost this to his Chelsea team mate Joe Cole when he was injured. He returned to the England team for a friendly against Argentina in November 2005, covering for the injured Cole at left back and winning his 21st cap.
He played in the European Championship Qualifying match against Estonia on 6 June 2007, which England won 3-0, with Bridge assisting Joe Cole's goal with a long throw into the box.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
Bridge became a father in November 2006 with French girlfriend, model and actress, , who gave birth to their son Jaydon Jean Claude Bridge, and celebrated by signing a new four-year contract with Chelsea on 22 November 2006. Bridge regards "Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend" by Francesca Simon as his favourite book, and Das EFX as his favourite band. In an issue of the official Chelsea Magazine, Bridge revealed his love for the Star Wars films and told of how his girlfriend bought him a Imperial Stormtrooper outfit.
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'''John Wark''' (born 4 August 1957) is a Scottish former footballer who spent most of his playing time with Ipswich Town. He won a record four Player of the Year awards before becoming one of the four inaugural members of the club's Hall of Fame. Wark had long spells at the club, which bookended his career, and a third, brief interlude dividing his briefer periods at Liverpool and Middlesbrough. A versatile player, Wark played most of his professional games as a midfielder, although he sometimes played as a central defender and on occasion as a striker.
Born in Glasgow, Wark represented Scotland in international football, winning 29 caps and scoring seven goals. This included selection for Scotland in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in which he made three appearances and scored twice.
During his playing career, Wark appeared in the film ''Escape to Victory''. Since retiring as a professional player in 1996, he has continued to work for Ipswich Town-since April 2009 in the corporate hospitality department. His autobiography was published in 2009.
Wark was born on 4 August 1957, in Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital to parents Alex and Helen. The third of four children, he has an older sister Wilma, older brother Alex and younger brother Andrew. The family lived in a four-storey tenement block in Partick. The family was impoverished: Wark's parents could not afford a cot and as a small child, he slept in a drawer from a sideboard. Although christened John, Wark was soon referred to by his family as Johnny, a diminutive which stuck throughout his footballing career.
In the early 1960s, the family moved to another tenement block, this time in Scotstoun, and Wark's father secured employment at nearby Albion Motors. The new home accommodated a back yard in which Wark played football from the age of six. He said "[f]ootball seemed to occupy 99 per cent of my time as a youngster" as he tried to emulate his brother Alex, who had become a professional at St. Mirren. Wark attended Scotstoun Primary School, where he became captain of the football team. On moving to secondary school, he was selected for the Glasgow Schools representative team. He also played for Drumchapel Amateurs at the under-14 level, where he was, for a period, managed by David Moyes' father, also named David.
During Wark's time at Drumchapel, he attracted the attention of Celtic. He trained with the club at their Parkhead ground, before receiving an invitation to sign schoolboy forms for the club. As a lifelong Rangers fan (with whom Celtic have a notable rivalry) and with interest from "several English clubs", including Bristol City, Manchester City and Ipswich Town, Wark stalled on the offer. He trialled with both Ipswich Town and Manchester City, and selected Ipswich when the latter remained non-committal. On arrival at Portman Road, Town manager Bobby Robson, later described by Wark as the person in football "who had the single biggest influence on [him]", personally welcomed him and Wark signed with the club as an apprentice.
thumb|upright|right|Bobby Robson-a reassuring first manager
Wark started his career at Ipswich in the youth team, initially playing at left back before moving to the centre of defence and occasionally occupying the right back position. He signed up as a professional for the club on his 17th birthday. Selected for the senior squad as a replacement for the injured Kevin Beattie, Wark made his first-team debut on 27 March 1975 in the 3-2 FA Cup 6th round (3rd replay) victory over Leeds United; the game was played at Leicester City's Filbert Street. A nervous and homesick Wark was reassured by manager Robson:
"My debut was in the quarter-final of the FA Cup against the Leeds team of Giles and Bremner. He [Robson] said, 'I wouldn't put you in the team if I didn't think you were good enough'. He was a father figure as well because I was homesick. If it hadn't been for the boss I would have been straight back to Glasgow."
Making four more first-team appearances in place of injured regulars, Wark ended the season still on the youth team, and experienced success in the final of the FA Youth Cup, defeating West Ham United 5-1. He spent much of the 1975-76 season playing for the reserves, and was presented with the club's Young Player of the Year award, despite making just four appearances for the senior team. Moving into midfield, Wark made over 30 appearances in the 1976-77 season, scoring his first goals for the club, (10, in all)
In the June of 1977, Wark was selected for the Scotland squad for the first time, for a friendly match against East Germany;
Indifferent league performances that season meant that Ipswich finished just three points above the relegation zone, but the season ended in success in the FA Cup. Wark scored in a 3-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion in the semi-final, and appeared in the final at Wembley as part of a side that surprised favourites Arsenal, winning the game 1-0. Wark remarked, "We were underdogs but on the day we hammered them." Wark did not touch the ball for the first 18 minutes of the match, and as the players left the pitch at half-time, David Geddis said to Wark, "Make sure you hit it between the posts in the second-half. Avoid the white bits." In the second half of the game, Wark "ignored Geddis' advice and hit Pat Jennings' right post twice with almost identical swerving right-foot shots from outside the penalty area".
Twice in the three seasons that followed, Ipswich came within one game of winning the League championship, but finished as runners-up to Liverpool and Aston Villa, respectively. However, Ipswich did win the club's only European trophy when they lifted the UEFA Cup in 1981. Wark set a competition record by scoring 14 goals-including two, one in each leg-in the final as Ipswich overcame Dutch side AZ 67 Alkmaar 5-4 on aggregate. Wark's record equalled the long-standing scoring record in a European competition, set by Jose Altafini of A.C. Milan in the 1962-63 European Cup;
Wark continued to play for Ipswich, but after Robson left to become England manager in 1982, the side was gradually broken up by new manager Bobby Ferguson. Following a rejected demand for a wage increase, Wark submitted a transfer request, which was accepted. He signed for Liverpool for -450,000 on 10 March 1984, seen as one of three replacements for Graeme Souness, who was leaving to play for Sampdoria in Italy that summer. At the time, Liverpool had won the league title six times, the European Cup three times and the League Cup three times in the preceding eight seasons.
1982-83, his final full season at Portman Road, had seen him record the highest league goals tally of his career. He scored 20 goals in 42 league games, though it was not enough to prevent the Tractor Boys from slipping to ninth place in the final table - their lowest position since finishing 18th in 1978.
The medical examination for Wark's transfer somewhat surprised him:
"I was rather taken aback when the doctor entered the Anfield boot room," Wark said. "He was small in stature and I could not help but detect the smell of alcohol on his breath as he introduced himself to me. I was even more surprised when he announced we would stay put to conduct the medical examination. "He took my blood pressure, looked at the reading and muttered 'that's fine'. Then something happened that to this day I still cannot get over. He asked me to bend down and touch my toes. "Trying not to show my surprise, I did exactly as he asked and as I lifted my head he spoke again, this time to announce 'you've passed'. That was it, my Liverpool medical."
Wark made his debut for the club on 31 March 1984 in a 2-0 league win against Watford at Vicarage Road, and scored Liverpool's opening goal in the 58th minute. Liverpool won the English league title that season, and Wark made sufficient appearances to earn himself a medal. His unusual ability as a goalscoring midfielder was on display when he finished the 1984-85 season as the club's top goalscorer, ahead of prolific striker Ian Rush, with a tally of 27 goals in 62 appearances-a goal every 2.3 games. 18 of them came in the league.
In the 1985-86 season, Wark made 18 appearances, scoring six times,
Ipswich had been relegated 18 months before Wark's return to the club and were still playing in the second tier of English football.
Following three seasons of mid-table finishes, manager John Duncan was sacked and replaced by John Lyall. With his contract expiring, Wark received what he considered to be a "derisory"
Wark signed for Middlesbrough, the first club to show "a definite interest" in him, on a two-year contract, moving back to play in the centre of defence. He made regular appearances and helped the team to seventh place by the end of the season and qualification for the Second Division play-offs. Following a 1-1 draw with Notts County at Ayresome Park, Wark was informed by manager Colin Todd that he would not be selected for the second leg. Wark was outraged; Middlesbrough lost the second leg 1-0. Todd departed from the club and was replaced by Lennie Lawrence, who insisted that all players live "within an hour of Ayresome Park". Wark was still living in Ipswich at the time and following a "sensible agreement" with Lawrence, Wark's contract was terminated and he became a free agent again.
Remaining without a club before the start of the 1991-92 season, Wark trained with Ipswich to keep fit, and rejected interest in his services from Leyton Orient, Colchester United and Falkirk.
Wark agreed to a new one-year contract for the 1992-93 season and was asked to feature in a Sky Sports advertisement to promote the inaugural Premier League competition.
Ipswich and Wark fared worse in the 1994-95 season. The club lost 9-0 to Manchester United during a season in which Ipswich "recorded fewer victories and suffered more defeats than in any campaign in the club's history".
From 1979, Wark was selected to play for his country, usually as a defender, eventually winning 29 caps for Scotland and scoring seven goals.
After a 3-1 home defeat by Belgium in December 1979, Wark was not selected again for his country until February 1981 for the 1982 World Cup qualifying match away against Israel.
Wark's final appearance for Scotland came in September 1984, under Stein; he was replaced in favour of Paul McStay at half-time in a 6-1 victory over Yugoslavia.
Wark has married twice-first to Toula, on 1 July 1981,
In 1981, alongside other professional footballers including Bobby Moore and Pel, Wark was recruited to act in the Second World War football film ''Escape to Victory'', which starred Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and Max Von Sydow.
Following his retirement from playing football professionally, Wark continued to live in Suffolk, like many other ex-Ipswich players, including Allan Hunter, Mick Mills, Roger Osborne and Mick Lambert. Wark told local radio station Heart that "after my retirement from football I made a conscious decision to stay in Ipswich, as it has been my hometown for a major part of my life." Despite his retirement from the professional ranks, Wark continued playing football as an amateur, and signed for Woodbridge Town in 1999 alongside former Ipswich team-mate Paul Mason.
In 2005, Wark was voted as the BBC television programme Football Focus "all-time cult hero" by Ipswich Town fans.
Wark's autobiography ''Wark On'' was published on 9 April 2009. The book contained material that gained media interest. Wark stated that he made "a small fortune by flogging tickets for the FA Cup Final to a shady underworld ticket tout".
Wark played as a central defender, midfielder and, occasionally, as a striker. Wark was an unusual player; he was able to play as a defensive midfielder yet break forward to score. According to former team-mate Terry Butcher, this was because his colleagues would drop back to cover for him: "I played with John Wark, who was a sitting midfielder but was one of the top scorers in England and Europe. If you see it, then do it, as long as the others spot it and cover for you."
Wark was not a "supremely talented" player, but, according to football journalist Jim White, one who espoused team-work and team spirit: "There is no question that the 'one-for-all, all-for-one' mentality generated in the Anfield dressing room was the engine that drove the great team. With players such as Alan Kennedy, John Wark, Sammy Lee and Craig Johnston, nobody could claim this was a collection of top-notch operators in the manner, say, of the current Real Madrid. Every week, they played as an entity greater than the sum of its parts." He has been described as "a defensive midfielder with an astonishing goalscoring record".
While playing, Wark retained the ability to be humorous and friendly even with the fiercest of rivals. Former Norwich City goalkeeper, Bryan Gunn, recalls one of his most "memorable derby moments":
"one of the best was in the ... 1995-96 season, when referee Kevin Lynch awarded [Ipswich] Town their second penalty of the game ... John Wark and I were having a bit of a laugh. I asked him where he was going to put his penalty and he said 'In the back of the net'."
Wark remained modest and able to take a joke at his own expense, for example in this story recounted by former Scotland team mate, Gordon Strachan:
"Jock ... said to John Wark one day ... 'John, is it fair to say if you're no' scoring goals you're nae use to us?' and John just sat there and said 'aye, have to agree'."
Over the years, Wark has become closely associated with his moustache. Owen Slot described the player as "Ipswich's immortal moustache", while Wark himself notes "... it is something of a trademark, even if people are always calling me Bruce ..."
In 2006 Wark gained the final place in the poll 100 Players Who Shook the Kop, conducted by the liverpoolfc.tv website.
In 2007, the Professional Footballers Association polled fans of all Football League clubs, as to "their No 1 player" as part of the "centenary celebrations of the players' union"; Wark was the choice of Ipswich fans. In the same year, Wark was one of four Ipswich Town players to be inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.
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'''Mike Hooper''' (born February 10, 1964 in Bristol), was a goalkeeper for Liverpool, mainly operating as an understudy to Bruce Grobbelaar. He also played for Newcastle United, his last professional club.
Hooper attended Glenfrome Junior School. As goalkeeper for the school team, his towering height proved an imposing sight to the opposition. He later attended Lockleaze Comprehensive School and played as goalkeeper in the same school team as fellow future professional footballers Gary Smart, Gary Penrice and Ian Holloway, who were all roughly the same age.
Hooper received a degree in English Literature at Swansea University before he was signed by newly appointed Liverpool player-manager Kenny Dalglish in 1985. He was at Anfield for eight years, during which time the club won six major trophies, but his first team opportunities were limited by the presence of Bruce Grobelaar, his only real opportunities of first team football coming in 1988-89 when Grobelaar missed 17 league games through injury, but when Grobelaar resumed his fitness Hooper was back in the reserves. The arrival of David James in 1992 made his first team chances look even slimmer.
On 23 September 1993 Hooper signed for Newcastle United
He was last seen driving taxis in Sedgefield and working as a 'celebrity' doorman at Walkabout, Durham.
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'''Howard Gayle''' (born 18 May 1958 in Toxteth, Liverpool) was the first black player to play for Liverpool.
He was at the club for six years but was only given a total of five first team matches, later playing for several clubs including Birmingham City and Sunderland. His finest hour for Liverpool came in the 1981 European Cup semi-final second leg away at Bayern Munich, and he was rewarded with a winners medal at the end of that season, as a non-playing substitute in the final. Earlier in his career he had helped England win the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, in which he scored a goal in the final against Spain.
In the final stages of his career, he spent five years at Blackburn Rovers, signing for them in 1987 and being a regular striker in their quest for top flight football. However, by the time Blackburn were promoted in 1992 (to the newly created FA Premier League), Gayle had been left behind in the pecking order by expensively signed new players like Mike Newell and David Speedie, and with the arrival of national record signing Alan Shearer that summer, it was clear that Gayle had no future at Ewood Park. He joined Halifax Town in the newly created Division Three (formerly Fourth Division) but managed just five league appearances as they were relegated to the GM Vauxhall Conference. He then retired from football.
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'''Mike Marsh''' (born 21 July 1969 in Kirkby, Liverpool) is a footballer and now a coach, who came through the ranks at Liverpool and was part of their 1992 FA Cup-winning side.
A midfield player or full back, he was spotted playing for his local side Kirkby Town by, then, Liverpool reserve team coach, Phil Thompson who advised manager Kenny Dalglish to sign the talented youngster, which he did on the 21 August 1987. Marsh made his Liverpool debut on the 1 March 1989 in the 2-0 win over Charlton Athletic at Anfield, when he came on as a 58th minute substitute for Jan Mlby.
Marsh graduated from the reserves and established himself as a first-team regular in the 1991-92 season. His first goal also came during this season in one of the most memorable matches ever played at Anfield, on the 6 November 1991 in a UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg tie against Auxerre. The game saw Liverpool turn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg in France into a 3-2 aggregate win. Marsh's 29th minute equaliser swung the game in Liverpool's favour.
Mike was an unused substitute in the 1992 FA Cup Final where he picked up a winners medal as Liverpool beat Sunderland 2-0. He continued to be a regular squad member in 1992-93, where he scored a great curled goal in a 5-0 win at Swindon Town, but Graeme Souness allowed him to leave in September 1993 when he joined West Ham United as a makeweight (along with David Burrows) in the deal that took Julian Dicks to Anfield. Marsh had appeared 101 times for Liverpool in which he scored six goals.
Marsh signed for West Ham on the 17 September '93 and made his debut the following day in the 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Marsh's time at Upton Park was short-lived. He spent just fifteen months at the club, during which he made 61 appearances, scoring just twice.
Coventry City signed Marsh for -450,000 on the 30 December 1994 but he was soon on the move again after just nineteen games and two goals in six months at Highfield Road.
It was the manager who let him leave Liverpool, Graeme Souness, who wanted Marsh's signature and he got it for -500,000 on the 26 June 1995 taking Marsh to Turkish side Galatasaray. Marsh played just three times in two and a half months for the team from Istanbul before he was on the move yet again to Southend United whose newly installed manager was Marsh's ex-Liverpool team-mate Ronnie Whelan. He signed for the Shrimpers on the 3 September 1995 for -500,000. Marshy, as he was known by his team-mates, made his debut on the 9 September 1995 in the 1-0 defeat to Sunderland at Roker Park. Marsh had two good seasons at the Essex club, appearing in seventy-five league games in which he scored ten times. Unfortunately the second of these seasons saw Southend relegated to the 2nd Division, the third tier of English football. Things got worse for Marsh as he picked up a knee injury which ultimately and prematurely ended his professional career. He had played ninety seven times for Southend, scoring thirteen goals.
As part of the insurance payout he received when he retired he was required not to play league football again, so he spent the remainder of his playing days in the non-league game. The first non-league side he signed for was Barrow where he stayed six months before moving to the ambitious Midlands club Kidderminster Harriers on the 19 November 1999. Kidderminster were being managed by former Liverpool team-mate, and the man Marsh had replaced when making his debut, Jan Mlby.
The Harriers were in the Conference looking to gain league status for the first time in the clubs history. They achieved their dream by the end of Marsh's first season for the club, however, due to the terms of the insurance claim, Marsh couldn't follow Mlby and his team-mates into league football and had to leave after just twenty-four league appearances in which he hit the net four times.
Marsh joined Conference side Southport on a free transfer on the 18 May 2000 and spent just over a year there playing thirty seven times and scoring seven times.
On the 9 June 2001 he joined another ambitious Conference outfit, this time Boston United, who paid Southport -15,000. Marsh's experience helped guide Boston to the Conference title but once again he had to leave as he wasn't allowed to join his Boston team-mates in league football. He played seven times for Boston scoring just once but was a major influence within the Boston camp.
His last move was to another ambitious club, Accrington Stanley who were hoping that Marsh's magic for taking sides from non-league to league would rub off on them, which it did as Accrington won the Northern Premier League thus gaining promotion to the Conference. Marsh ended his career after just one season at the Crown Ground on the 2 June 2003.
After retiring from playing he was, until recently, on the coaching staff of Southport. In 2008, Northwich Victoria appointed him as their first-team coach. He quit Northwich, to become assistant manager at Bradford Park Avenue in November 2008. Later that month he was appointed caretaker manager of Park Avenue after Dave Cameron resigned following a defeat against bottom-placed Witton Albion;
Mike Marsh is currently the Head Academy coach of the ambitious Accrington & Rossendale College in East Lancashire, the team competes in the Lancashire F.A under 18 league on a Monday night and a British Colleges Elite league on a Wednesday afternoon. Marsh combines this role with his Academy coaching job at Liverpool F.C (under 16's) and with his Master's football commitments.
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'''Michael John Robinson''' (born July 12, 1958 in Leicester, England) is a former England-born Irish international footballer.
A striker, he later became a top television pundit and presenter in Spain.
Robinson started his career with Preston North End in the second division, then moved in August 1979 to Malcolm Allison's Manchester City, the fee of -750,000 being widely regarded as extravagant for a young player with no topflight experience. He was sold at a loss later that season to Brighton & Hove Albion, and rebuilt his reputation as both a strong and skillful attacking player.
Robinson made an impact in the 1983 FA Cup final, feeding the ball to Gordon Smith for his infamous miss in the first game against Manchester United, performing outstandingly in a 2-2 draw, but eventually losing in the second match at Wembley (0-4). It was enough, however, for clubs to bid for Robinson, who was keen to leave due to Brighton's relegation.
Liverpool came in for Robinson and paid Brighton -250,000 for him and he duly battled with established Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush for a place up front. In that first season, Liverpool won three trophies - the league, the league cup (where he was a used substitute in the final 0-0 draw against Everton, with Robinson not being picked for the replay) and the European Cup (being a used replacement in the final against A.S. Roma) - and Robinson played enough games to earn a title medal.
Despite showing some ability, Robinson was often in the substitutes bench, and so moved on to Queens Park Rangers at the end of 1984. There, he was an unlucky loser at Wembley again, in the 1986 League Cup final, against Oxford United (0-3). However, during the run to the final, Robinson earned himself a place in QPR fans' hearts, when he scored a 40-yard goal against arch-rivals Chelsea in the quarterfinal replay at Stamford Bridge.
In January 1987, he moved to Spain to play for CA Osasuna, with ex-Liverpool team-mate Sammy Lee joining in August. He retired after making 59 appearances for Osasuna, scoring 12 goals, two of which came in 1987-88, as the Navarrese overachieved for a final fifth place.
Robinson, who won 24 caps for the Republic of Ireland, stayed in Spain after retiring, having settled very well in the country and learned the language to fluency, a trait that was later picked up on by Steve McManaman (with Real Madrid from 1999-2003), who regarded Robinson as his mentor.
After retiring, Robinson became one of Spain's leading pundits on the game, first on the radio station Cadena Ser's ''El Larguero'' and then on Canal+ where he hosted ''El da despus'' for 14 years (1991-2005),and on ''Cuatro TV'' afterwards. A latex puppet of his likeness was the conductor of the satirical show ''Las noticias del guiol''. Occasionally, he worked as a pundit on Canal+'s league matches.
In addition, Robinson has also worked as a pundit for Setanta Sports, covering Ireland away internationals, also being the president of the Iberian Superleague, a rugby union league covering the Iberian peninsula. In addition to his television career Robinson has also done voice-over work on television adverts and has voiced characters in feature films by DreamWorks Animation.
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'''Thomas Myhre''' (born 19 January 1973 in Sarpsborg, Norway) is a Norwegian international football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Viking, having returned in July 2007 to the club where he made his breakthrough in professional football. Myhre has earned 56 caps for the Norwegian national team, and was a part of the Norwegian squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2000 European Championship tournaments.
Myhre started his career with Moss F.K. in the Norwegian First Division, but arrived at Viking in the Premier League in 1993. The 19-year-old replaced Lars Gaute B, who retired at the end of the 1992 season, and immediately established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper, playing in every match that season. Myhre was also the number one goalkeeper for the Norwegian U-21 national team, for whom he reached 27 caps. After missing the entire 1996 season through injury, Myhre returned to form in 1997. He was noticed by English club Everton, who bought him for -800,000 in November 1997.
Myhre instantly established himself as Everton's first choice goalkeeper ahead of British goalkeepers Neville Southall and Paul Gerrard, playing a key role in keeping the club in the Premier League. On 22 April 1998, he made his debut for the Norwegian national team, keeping a clean sheet in the 2-0 victory over Denmark in Copenhagen. Myhre was subsequently selected to represent Norway at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he was an unused substitute for Frode Grods.
Following an ankle injury, he was replaced by Paul Gerrard as Everton's starting goalkeeper in the summer of 1999, and the club's financial difficulties contributed to making it hard for him to reclaim his place in the team. A clause in the transfer agreement between Everton and Viking held that further fees of -200,000 should be paid for every 20 matches Myhre played for Everton. As a result, he underwent a string of loan deals.
In the next two years he played for four different teams. He was first loaned out to Rangers in Scotland in 1999. In 2000, he was loaned from Everton to Birmingham City to ensure an additional fee wouldn't be incurred for reaching a set number of appearances for Everton. He started well for Birmingham, saving a penalty kick against Wolverhampton Wanderers in his debut. He played well for Birmingham, and returned to the national team in the spring of 2000, to play at the Euro 2000.
After Euro 2000, Everton loaned him out to Tranmere Rovers, as well as Danish club FC Copenhagen. In November 2001, Myhre permanently left Everton, as he was sold to Turkish club Beikta for -375,000. After one season at Beikta, he moved back to England to play for Sunderland in July 2002. At Sunderland, Myhre was second choice goalkeeper behind Thomas Srensen, and was loaned out to Crystal Palace in October 2003. His stay at Sunderland was plagued by injuries, and he played only one of the Euro 2004 qualifiers for Norway. However, he returned as first-choice goalkeeper in Sunderland after the departure of Srensen, playing 31 league games in the 2004-05 season, as the club won promotion to the Premier League. He also returned to the national team, playing 11 of the 12 qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
However, Myhre's contract with Sunderland ran out in June 2005, and he chose not to prolong it. On 21 July 2005 he moved back to Norway and joined Fredrikstad F.K. on a free transfer, where he played on a match-by-match basis. He played two matches for Fredrikstad, including an emotional encounter with his former club Viking, before English club Charlton Athletic signed him on a two year deal on 8 August 2005 following an injury to their goalkeeper Dean Kiely. Initially second choice goalkeeper behind Stephan Andersen, Myhre established himself as Charlton's starting goalkeeper in December 2005. Through the rest of the season, Myhre kept 10 clean sheets, and he played more than ten hours without conceding a home goal at The Valley. However, following the departure of manager Alan Curbishley, he once again found himself second choice goalkeeper at the start of the 2006-07 season, this time in favour of the loaned-in Scott Carson.
In 2007, he moved back to former club Viking. He has not played as much as he would have wanted with a back injury keeping him out most of 2008. He has now started pre-season well, and is looking forward to the new Norwegian season in March 2009.
Myhre was selected to represent Norway at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he was an unused substitute for Frode Grods.
At the 2000 European Championship (Euro 2000) in June, he played all three games for Norway. Myhre kept clean sheets against Spain and Slovenia, and conceded only one goal in the tournament - Savo Milosevic's winner in the match against Yugoslavia.
In an Euro 2008 qualifier against Turkey on 28 March 2007, Norway were leading 2-0 at half time. In the second half, Myhre couldn't hold a free kick from Hamit Altintop, and fumbled the ball into his own net. Minutes before full time, another Altintop shot went straight through Myhre's legs, and the game ended 2-2. Although his Norwegian teammates were consoling him, Myhre proclaimed the match his "worst day on the field". The game against Turkey is still Myhre's last game for Norway and would most likely be it as his career is coming to an end.
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'''Julio Andrs Arca''' (born 31 January 1981 in Quilmes, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer, currently playing for Middlesbrough. Arca is also a former Argentine Under-21 captain. He is a left back or midfield enforcer. An attack minded player, his key attributes are dribbling and hard work.
Sunderland's manager, Peter Reid, signed Arca in 2000 from Argentinos Juniors with a -3.5 million five-year deal, while holding off competition from Newcastle United and Leeds United. He was an immediate success, scoring on his debut at the Stadium of Light against West Ham United. Peter Reid spotted him in an Under 21s match playing against England at Craven Cottage and tracked him until completing the signing in July 2000.
Arca played for his previous club and national team at left back, but was successfully converted to left midfield by Reid. Arca was Reid's most expensive signing of that summer and was then second only behind Stefan Schwarz as the club's record buy. The youngster was tipped for the brightest of futures and full international honours in the near future.
Arca scored three times for the Black Cats in his first season in the Premiership. However, like so many Sunderland players, Arca's 2001-02 campaign was disappointing as he was troubled by a series of niggling injuries. He did not manage to rediscover his form of the previous season, and was out of action from February.
At the start of the 2002-03 campaign, Arca, who had then played 54 games for the club, stated his determination to get back to his best - both in fitness and form. He became a regular once again after Sunderland's relegation that season, and was arguably their best player as they returned to the Premiership under manager Mick McCarthy, winning the Football League Championship in 2004-05.
Sunderland was relegated in the 2005-06 season. As a result of relegation, Arca moved back to the Premiership joining North-East rivals Middlesbrough as a replacement for Franck Queudrue who moved to Fulham
Arca was Gareth Southgate's first senior player signing in the dawn of the 2006-07 season on a five-year deal for a reported fee of -1,750,000. Arca had scored the previous season against Middlesbrough in a 2-0 win for Sunderland with a superb free kick, their first win of a disastrous season for the black cats.
Arca had a terrible debut for Middlesbrough, breaking his toe early in the match. However, since then he has proved a revelation. With the progress of Andrew Taylor at left-back, Arca has been utilised as central attacking midfielder. His performances have earned rave reviews with many suggesting an international call-up would be just rewards. He scored his first goal for the club against Charlton in December 2006..
Since then, Arca has established himself in the centre of the midfield. Some excellent performances, most notably in the 2-2 draw with Manchester United F.C. in the FA Cup, have led to speculation by the English press, that he could soon be awarded full international honours with Argentina.
He is still liked strongly by most Sunderland fans despite moving to their local rivals, and in the 2007 Tees-Wear derby at the Riverside when he went off injured after scoring against them, he was cheered by the visiting Sunderland supporters.
In January 2008, Arca was named the new Middlesbrough captain by manager Gareth Southgate, replacing fellow midfielder George Boateng as skipper. His first game as captain was against Blackburn Rovers F.C. in the Premier League, the match ended 1-1. After only a few games leading the team he was replaced by Austrian left back Emanuel Pogatetz.
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'''Stephen Elliott''' (born 6 January 1984 in Dublin) is an Irish international footballer who plays as a striker for Preston North End in the Championship.
Elliot began his professional career as a youth player at Manchester City, but failed to establish himself in the first team, making only two appearances as a substitute. His league debut came on 21 February 2004 when Kevin Keegan used him as a late substitute in a 3-1 win at Bolton Wanderers.
Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy signed him from Manchester City in June 2004 for a fee of -125,000, set by a tribunal, with extra payments linked to his performance. McCarthy later admitted that he had bought him outrageously cheaply.
He quickly established himself as first-team regular, scoring 15 goals as the team finished as champions in 2005. However, his Premiership season was largely disrupted by injury, although prior to his injuries he scored spectacular long-range goals against Manchester United and Newcastle United. On Sunderland's return to the the Championship, he showed good form when fit, but again injury problems blighted his career.
Elliott moved to Wolves on 17 July 2007 for an undisclosed fee (reportedly around -750,000), linking up again with Mick McCarthy, his former manager at Sunderland. However, he failed to make a strong impact at Molineux, and was transfer-listed at the season's end after the club missed out on the play-offs on goal difference.
Elliot signed for Preston North End on 1 September 2008 for an undiclosed fee.
On 18 October he scored his first goal for Preston against Reading, it turned out to be the winning goal.He scored a brace against his former team Wolves at Molineux. He has formed a partnership with Jon Parkin in Preston's attack.
Elliott's good start for Sunderland in 2004 led to a call-up to the Republic of Ireland, and he made his international debut against Croatia at Lansdowne Road on 16 November 2004. He had previously represented Ireland's U-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he was their top goalscorer, and the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team where he is the joint top scorer.
He scored his first senior International goal to beat Cyprus 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier on 8 October 2005. He has yet to play under head coach Giovanni Trapattoni.
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'''Michael Bridges''' (born 5 August 1978) is an English football striker who is currently playing with the Newcastle Jets.
Bridges emerged as one of the Premier League's most promising young strikers during the 1996-97 season at Sunderland, but was unable to save them from relegation. Two years later he helped them return to the Premiership and joined Leeds United for -5million soon afterwards.
He made a total of 79 Appearances at Sunderland, and scored 16 Goals.
In his first season at Elland Road, Bridges scored 19 Premiership goals including a hat-trick against Southampton. Bridges also helped his side finish third in the Premiership, qualify for the Champions League and reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. Bridges was seriously injured in the 0-0 draw with Beikta J.K. and was plagued with injuries over the next 4 seasons of his Leeds United career, only making 10 appearances and not scoring any goals.
As a result of his injuries he was loaned out to Newcastle United in January 2004 in order to help alleviate their striker crisis. After only making a single start for Newcastle, on the right wing as opposed to in his favoured striking role, Bridges was out of contract in the summer of 2004 with his contract not being renewed due to his injury problems, he made only 6 appearances for Newcastle, and failed to score in any of those matches.
He was quickly snapped up by Bolton Wanderers but only figured in one League Cup game. Released by Bolton he spent the rest of the season back at the Stadium of Light with Sunderland, scoring once against Stoke,
His spell at Ashton Gate ended in November 2005, and he joined Carlisle United, becoming perhaps their most influential player in their successful promotion charge into League One. Bridges' 15 goals made him very popular in Carlisle and thanks to them he reestablished his football career, but the fans were sad when he decided to leave Brunton Park on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2006. It was reported that Hull City had a -250,000 bid for Bridges turned down, and that because of this, Bridges handed in a transfer request. Hull returned with an improved bid of -350,000, and this was accepted.
His first season at Hull was largely disappointing. However, he did earn the Tigers their first league win of the season with a spectacular goal against Leicester City, but through a combination of injuries (back and ankle), suspension (following a sending off in a reserve game) and simply not being selected, he made only eight starts and seven substitute appearances for the Tigers, scoring further goals against Cardiff in the league
Due to lack of first team opportunity at Hull, Bridges was allowed to leave on loan for a short term deal at Australian side Sydney FC on 15 October 2007..
In the same season he rejected a loan move to League One side Crewe Alexandra. On 2 June 2009 was relased alongside with seven other players from his contract.
He scored his first league goal for the club on 3 November in the 1-0 win over Newcastle Jets. A viral infection forced him to miss two matches away at Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix and following this found it hard to regain favour of coach John Kosmina. He returned to the Sydney first team in January as a substitute against Queensland Roar.
After just nine games and two goals Bridges returned to Hull after the expiration of his six-month loan deal.
On 24 July 2008, Bridges returned to Carlisle, on a season-long loan deal. The club will have first option on signing him permanently, at the end of the loan, as his Hull City contract comes to an end.
In July 2009, Bridges was taken on pre-season tour by Norwich City, as a triallist.
On 8 August 2009, he was signed by Milton Keynes Dons on a non-contract basis. He came on as a substitute towards the end of the match on the opening day of the season against Hartlepool United and started in a League Cup defeat against Swindon Town, being replaced in the second half. He left the club after three weeks and making two appearances, and decided to return to Australia to continue his career.
On 25 September, 2009, it was confirmed that Bridges was trialling with the Newcastle United Jets with a view to earn a six-month contract at the club. He announced on Fox Sports' Matchday Saturday program that, if all went well, he and Jets coach, Branko ulina would sit down and discuss a contract. Bridges signed a contract to play for the Jets for the remainder of the 2009-10 season on 30 September.
In his first game for the Jets, a 1-1 draw with Adelaide United at Hindmarsh Stadium on 5 October, Bridges set up Korean midfielder Song Jin-hyung for the opening goal of the match in the sixth minute. He managed to last for around 80 minutes before being replaced by Sasho Petrovski. Branko ulina expressed his surprise that Bridges had lasted so long and suggested that he would only improve as he continued to increase his match-fitness. On 23 October, Bridges scored his first goal for the Jets, netting the opener in the team's 2-1 home win over their derby rivals, the Central Coast Mariners. It was the Jets' first victory after a six-game winless streak.
As Bridges settled in with his new team, he began to find consistent form. A week after the Jets' derby victory, he floated in a cross to set up strike partner Labinot Haliti's opening goal in Newcastle's 1-1 away draw with Brisbane Roar. Despite squandering several chances in a mid-week 3-0 defeat away to Wellington Phoenix, Bridges showed some of his best form in the Jets' 2-0 home victory over North Queensland Fury on 8 November. The Jets missed several good chances in the first half of the match, with both teams goalless at half-time, but in the 55th minute Bridges set up Jets captain Matt Thompson for the opening goal before earning and converting a penalty in the 85th minute to seal the victory. Bridges missed the Jets' next game, a 1-0 home defeat to the Phoenix in sweltering conditions, but he was instrumental in helping the Jets to a 3-1 victory over Sydney FC on 29 November. Bridges had an early headed goal disallowed for offside, but converted a penalty in the 24th minute to give his side a 1-0 lead at half-time. He scored again in the 50th minute after finishing a precise through-ball from Matt Thompson, and in turn set up Thompson for the decisive goal of the match in the 58th minute before being substituted a minute later in light of a recent hamstring injury. Following the Sydney match, which saw the Jets notch up their first ever win against their big-city rivals at the Sydney Football Stadium, Bridges pledged his commitment to the club by signing a two-year extension to his contract on 2 December which will see him play with the Jets until the end of the 2011-12 A-League season.. In his first game against Brisbane Roar on 16 January after a scrappy first half leaving both sides goalless. Bridges played a big part in the second half to give Newcastle a 2-0 win. Bridges set up Matt Thompson with a classy back-heel through ball and Thompson made no mistake slotting past the keeper to make it 1-0. Moments later Thompson was once again in the penalty area this time with a defender who hand balled and the Jets were awarded a penalty. Bridges stepped up and converted with a powerful low shot into the bottom right corner out of the keepers reach.
To date, Bridges has scored 6 goals and provided 6 assists in his 11(however he only played 8 minutes against Adelaide) games for the Newcastle Jets and has never missed a penalty.
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'''Liam Lawrence''' (13 December 1981 in Retford, Nottinghamshire) is an English-born Irish football right winger, who currently plays for Stoke City.
He was renowned at Mansfield Town for the major role he played in helping reach the 03-04 play-off final. He won player of the season for the Stags with some eye-catching performances, despite missing a penalty for Mansfield in the Division 3 play-off final.
It was clear that Lawrence was a great prospect and was spotted by Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy and his scouting staff, who snapped him up from Mansfield, and as he was under 24 at the time, had to pay a fee for him to the lower league club. Unfortunately for Mansfield, the paltry sum of -175,000 was agreed at a tribunal.
Lawrence had a promising first season at Sunderland, scoring 6 goals in 32 appearances, including two superb strikes against Wolves at the Stadium of Light. He also helped create one of the most important goals in Sunderland's season, scored by Marcus Stewart, against Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium.
Following Sunderland's promotion to the Premiership in 2005, Lawrence found himself in and out of the first team squad for the first few months of the 05/06 season. Despite this, Lawrence still made 23 starts and 10 substitute appearances for the club, scoring stunning goals against Fulham, Chelsea, and Sunderland's bitter rivals Newcastle United at St James' Park. Although the season ended in disaster for Sunderland, who were relegated with a then record low of 15 points, Lawrence ended the season as runner up to team-mate Dean Whitehead for the annual Player of the Year award, and was seen as one of Sunderland's better performers.
On 16 February 2006, Lawrence received his first international call-up, for the Republic of Ireland in their friendly game against Sweden on 3 March. He was one of four young Premiership players to receive their first international call-ups in Steve Staunton's first squad as Republic of Ireland manager, however, was only named as an unused substitute.
Lawrence was initially loaned to Stoke City before the move was made permanent with a -500,000 transfer fee.
Lawrence has become a popular player at Stoke after he gelled quickly with other on loan players and has also weighed in with some important goals. Lawrence scored a hat-trick including two penalties against Barnsley in a 3-3 draw. He also won Stoke City Player Of The Year for the 2007-08 season.
Lawrence was born to Irish parents, thus qualifying for both England and the Republic of Ireland. On 18 May 2009, he was named in the Republic of Ireland squad for the friendly against Nigeria and subsequently made his debut at Craven Cottage on 29 May 2009.
Following this Lawrence was named in the starting line-up for Republic of Ireland's friendly against South Africa on Tuesday 8 September 2009, scoring his first International goal in the 37th minute directly from a freekick. Lawrence made his competitive international debut in Irelands' penultimate World Cup qualifier against Italy in Croke Park on Saturday 10 October 2009. Rep of Ireland 2-Italy 2. He also made a start against France in the first leg of Ireland's crucial World Cup play-off on Saturday 14 November 2009.
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'''Alun William Evans''' (born 30 April 1949 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire) is an English former footballer who made his name as a centre forward in the Liverpool side rebuilt by Bill Shankly at the start of the 1970s.
Evans began his professional career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, breaking into the first team in the 1967/68 season. He had already appeared for the club on their summer success in winning the United Soccer Association under the guise of the Los Angeles Wolves in Summer 1967.
He only had one full season in Wolves' first team as he swiftly joined Liverpool in September 1968 for -110,000, making him Britain's most expensive teenager. He had caught the eye of manager Bill Shankly after he outran and out-thought Liverpool captain Ron Yeats in a match in 1968. Although only 19, and despite Shankly's known desire to introduce new players gradually to the team, Evans was put straight into the side and stayed there until the end of the season.
He made his debut on 21 September 1968 in a league match against Leicester City at Anfield, scoring in a 4-0 win. Evans went on to feature in 33 league games, scoring seven goals as Liverpool finished runners-up to Leeds.
After an underwhelming 1969/70 campaign, he fared better the next season, scoring frequently in the opening games but suffered from injury and ill-luck which forced him out of the team, including facial scarring after being attacked with broken glass in a nightclub.
He returned to the fray near the end, and bagged a hat-trick during this season in a European Fairs Cup 4th round 1st leg tie at home to German giants Bayern Munich in a 3-0 win that ultimately saw them through 4-1 on aggregate. He also scored a magnificent equaliser against Merseyside rivals Everton as Liverpool came from behind to win their FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford. However, Evans played disappointingly in the final and was substituted midway through the second half. Liverpool eventually lost 2-1 to Arsenal after extra time.
His Anfield career didn't last much longer, as the signing of Kevin Keegan pushed him aside, and he managed only a handful of appearances in 1971/72. After 111 first team appearances, he departed for Second Division, newly-promoted, Aston Villa for -72,000 on 20 June 1972; Evans could have joined the Villa Park club straight from school as he impressed during a trial in 1964, however, he had decided to sign for Midland rivals Wolves.
He remained at Villa Park for just two-and-a-half seasons, before being allowed to leave for fellow Midlanders Walsall for -30,000 on 14 December 1975, after 71 games and 17 goals. Ironically, 5 months after Evans departed, Villa gained the promotion back to the big time they yearned for, finishing runner-up to Manchester United by 3 points. Following two full seasons at Walsall, the striker ended his career abroad playing in both the U.S. and Australia (with South Melbourne FC).
After hanging up his boots he stayed in Melbourne for a spell where he became a delivery driver delivering bread, he then went on to become a painter and decorator. He was also a useful League cricketer and is presently in the Lancashire Over 50s squad as a wicket-keeper/batsman.
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'''Tommy Lawrence''' (born 14 May 1940) was the goalkeeper in the first great Liverpool team under manager Bill Shankly.
Born Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, The Lawrence family moved to the north-west of England when Tommy was a child. He worked in a wire factory and played for Warrington as an amateur until Liverpool manager Phil Taylor offered him a professional contract in 1957 at the age of 17.
It would be another 5 years before he finally made his first team debut under manager Bill Shankly. His chance came when Shankly chose him to play against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on the 27 October 1962. W.B.A spoilt the day for Lawrence by beating the Reds 1-0. His first clean-sheet came a month later on 17 November when fellow promotion hopefuls Leyton Orient visited Anfield. The result was a 5-0 victory for Liverpool with Roger Hunt scoring a hat-trick.
Tommy went on to retain the No.1 jersey that season making 35 appearances including 6 ties in Liverpool's run to the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough. Leicester City were their opponents and prevented the Reds from reaching the Wembley showdown by winning the game 1-0.
Liverpool had finished in a very respectable 8th place in their first season back in the 1st Division. However, this achievement was tempered by the fact that their Merseyside rivals Everton won the 1962-63 league championship. Shankly's ambition was to make Liverpool into the best side in England, but first he would have to conquer their city rivals.
The following season Lawrence was a major part of Shankly's plan for footballing dominance and he played 40 times out of a possible 42. He also played in 5 cup ties as Liverpool got the better of their local rivals. They also won the 1963-64 league championship, 5 points clear of the Toffees who could only finish 3rd behind the Reds and 1 point adrift of Liverpool's bitter rivals Manchester United.
In the 1964-65 season Lawrence and Liverpool were unable to repeat the previous season's achievements, finishing in 7th place and a full 17 points behind winners Manchester United. However, Liverpool's run in the F.A Cup took them to Wembley for the first time since their 2-0 defeat to Arsenal in 1950. The Anfield club had never won the prestigious trophy so the final to be held on the 1 May 1965 assumed great importance, especially for their fans.
On their way to Wembley the Reds overcame West Brom 2-1 away; this after losing 3-0 in the corresponding league fixture 2 months earlier. They then faced Stockport County and drew 1-1 at home winning 2-0 at Edgeley Park. Bolton Wanderers were next and another clean-sheet for Lawrence followed after a 1-0 victory. Liverpool's semi-final conquerors of the previous season followed, Lawrence's goal remained intact as the Reds gained a 0-0 draw with Leicester at Filbert Street, another clean-sheet followed and Liverpool went through by a goal to nil.
The Semi-final draw was mouth-watering with Man United, Chelsea and Leeds United joining Liverpool in the last 4. Leeds drew Manchester United and Liverpool faced Chelsea with the tie to be played at Villa Park on the 27 April. Leeds and United drew 0-0 at Hillsborough so after Lawrence had kept yet another clean-sheet and Liverpool had beat the Stamford Bridge club 2-0 they had to wait to find out who they would face in the final. Former red Matt Busby's Man United and Don Revie's Leeds went head-to-head once more, this time at the City Ground home of Nottingham Forest, the champions elect could not prevent the runners-up getting the better of them as Leeds won the tight affair 1-0.
Leeds had conceded just 2 goals during their run to the final but so had Lawrence so a tight game was predicted, this turned out to be the case with Tommy keeping a clean-sheet during the 90 minutes of normal time, unfortunately the Reds frontmen couldn't break through Gary Sprake's net so the 1965 FA Cup Final went into extra-time. After 3 minutes of the extra period Hunt opened the scoring for Liverpool but the lead lasted just 2 minutes as Lawrence's goal was breached as Billy Bremner scored the equaliser, the score remained 1-1 and the game looked to be heading for a replay until the 113th minute when Ian St John headed home past a tiring Leeds defence. Liverpool held on to the final whistle and the F.A Cup was heading to Anfield for the very first time with Shankly, Lawrence and the rest of the Liverpool team writing their name down as Liverpool legends forever more.
Lawrence was to enjoy more success the following season as the Reds found their league form once more, winning the 1965/66 title by 6 clear points over a Leeds side that were surely beginning to hate the site of, Shankly must have been overjoyed at the fact that Everton finished a full 20 points adrift of his beloved Liverpool.
Such was his form, consistency and luck (he was rarely injured) that he missed only a handful of games for eight years thereafter. A firm fan favourite he earned the affectionate nickname ''The Flying Pig'' because of his ability to dive around the penalty area despite weighing more than 14 stone (89 kg).
Lawrence held off the challenge of precocious teenage keeper Ray Clemence when the youngster arrived from Scunthorpe United in 1967 but Liverpool were already going through a slump as the team aged. Though Lawrence was not the eldest and as a goalkeeper was considered the sort of player who could carry on for longer than most, he was suddenly removed from the team in favour of Clemence after the notorious 1-0 6th round FA Cup defeat at Watford in 1970 He played for Liverpool only once again (against Manchester City in a 2-2 draw at Maine Road on 26 April 1971.
During his time at Liverpool, he won 3 caps for Scotland, his debut came on the 3 June 1963 in a friendly international at Dalymount Park, Dublin, Unfortunately for Lawrence the Republic of Ireland won the match 1-0. Tommy never managed to keep a clean-sheet at national level, his 2 other appearances, both 6 years later in 1969, being a 1-1 draw with West Germany in a World Cup qualifier and a 5-3 victory over Wales in a British Home Championship match, during his last international appearance, against Wales, Lawrence collided with the crossbar thus having to be carried off.
After 390 appearances in the Liverpool goal Lawrence joined Tranmere Rovers on the 10 November 1971, he then drifted back into the non-league game with Chorley before retiring. Upon retirement, Lawrence went to work as a quality controller back at the same wire factory he had briefly worked during his youth.
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'''Laurence Valentine Lloyd''' (born 6 October 1948 in Bristol, England) was a footballer, a burly and tough central defender who won honours for both Bill Shankly's Liverpool and Brian Clough's all-conquering Nottingham Forest side of the late 1970s.
Lloyd won the League championship, League Cup and European Cup with Forest, the first of which came when he was already at the near-veteran age of 29. Less than a decade earlier, he seemed set for major honours in the game when he joined Liverpool.
Hometown club Bristol Rovers accepted a -50,000 bid for Lloyd in the April of 1969 with manager Bill Shankly looking for a long-term successor to ageing skipper and defender Ron Yeats. Lloyd broke into the team in 1969 making his debut on the 27 September in a league game at The Hawthorns, Liverpool took a share of the spoils drawing with West Bromwich Albion 2-2, by the following year Lloyd was a regular as Shankly underwent a major rebuilding of the side, finding more new players of Lloyd's age.
Lloyd partnered one of the players that survived Shankly cull captain Tommy Smith with some success, the pair were at the heart of the defence that took Liverpool to the 1971 FA Cup final, unfortunately, it wasn't the result that Lloyd and rest of the Reds wanted as they lost 2-1 after extra time to Arsenal who had already won the league title. This was arguably the hardest central defensive partnership in English football at the time, and Lloyd's own strength and battle-hardened nature earned him recognition for England.
Sir Alf Ramsey gave Larry his international debut on 19 May 1971 in a British Home Championship match against Wales, the game was played at Wembley and finished 0-0, Lloyd should have felt at home as team-mates Chris Lawler, Emlyn Hughes and Smith all started the game.
1972 saw Lloyd score his first goal for the Reds, it came in the 3-0 league win over Manchester City at Anfield on 26 February, his goal was the first of the 3 and came in the 37th minute, Kevin Keegan (53rd) and Bobby Graham (65th) completed the scoring.
As Liverpool won the League and UEFA Cup double in 1973, Lloyd astonished everyone by not missing a single minute of the 54 matches played in the whole season. He scored in the first leg of the UEFA Cup final helping Liverpool to a 3-2 aggregate victory over Borussia Mnchengladbach. The following year he suffered an injury, lost his place to the up-and-coming Phil Thompson and missed out on victory in the FA Cup final against Newcastle United.
Shankly quit that summer and successor Bob Paisley decided to keep with the youngster Thompson, and Liverpool fans were sad but understanding of the situation when Lloyd was sold to Coventry City on 15 August 1974 who paid a club record transfer fee of -240,000 for Lloyd's services. The deal was to be funded by the sale to Tottenham of Mick McGuire and Jimmy Holmes for -200,000 but this fell through when Spurs manager Bill Nicholson lost his job. As a consequence Coventry went substantially into the red and were left with financial problems for some years.
In October 1976, the ever-astute Brian Clough, acting on Peter Taylor's advice and snapped up Lloyd for a bargain -60,000, after an initial loan period, with Forest chasing promotion to the top flight in English football. He made his Forest bow on the 2 October in a league match against Hull City, it wasn't a debut to remember as Forest lost 1-0 away at Boothferry Park, however it didn't prevent Lloyd going on to win promotion with Forest and then clinch another League title the next season, along with a League Cup final victory, ironically against Liverpool.
In 1979, Lloyd and Forest won the European Cup and retained the League Cup, before amazingly retaining their European crown in 1980. Also that year, Lloyd earned a recall to the England squad and played in the 4-1 defeat to Wales in the Home Internationals. It was to be his fourth and final cap, coming eight years after his previous one.
Lloyd left Forest for Wigan Athletic in March 1981, where he was player-manager taking over from Ian McNeill. In 1981-82, he guided them to promotion from the Fourth Division in only their fourth season as a Football League team, and guided them to survival in the Third Division a year later. This attracted the attention of Notts County, who were looking for a new first team manager after Jimmy Sirrel "moved upstairs". However, Lloyd's only season at Meadow Lane was not a success, and he left the club after relegation ended their three-year stay in the First Division.
Up until 2000 Larry was a regular and outspoken pundit for Nottingham-based local radio, firstly on GEM AM and latterly on Century 106, covering Forest matches. He now lives in Spain, where he is still involved in football as manager of amateur side Real Marbella.
Alex Muphy, a sports writer for The Times, named Lloyd at number forty-three in his list of fifty players whom he believed to be the worst ever to play in the top flight of English football.
Brothers: Fuss Lloyd, Ivan Lloyd, Jake Lloyd, Barney Lloyd, Gerald Albert Ernest(Bill) Lloyd, Adrian Lloyd
Nephew/s: Gary Lloyd, Darrell Lloyd,Jeremy Lloyd, Christian Lloyd
Great Nephew: Jack Lloyd, Coel Lloyd, Nathan Lloyd, Jamie Lloyd, Andrew Lloyd.
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'''Khalilou Fadiga''' (born 30 December 1974) is a Senegalese and French football player who last played in midfield for Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen in Belgium. He also holds a Belgian passport.
Fadiga moved to France when he was six years old. Fadiga began his career at Paris Saint-Germain in France, but failed to make an impression, and so was transferred to fellow Parisian club, ''Red Star 93'', before moving to Belgian club FC Lige.
It was in Belgium that he found the profile that was to launch his international career. After one season he moved from FC Lige to Lommel, which is now KVSK United. He played 2 seasons at Lommel before he was spotted by Club Brugge.
Fadiga quickly became a fan favorite. He scored 9 goals in 67 appearances.In September 2000, the midfielder returned to France when he signed for AJ Auxerre.
In all, he played in 82 league games for the French club, scoring 10 goals as well as appearing in the Champions League and UEFA Cup during season 2002-03.
Fadiga moved to Inter Milan in the summer of 2003, but the discovery of heart problems didn't allow him to feature for the Italian club, apart from appearing in a few friendly games during the Summer. He was released from the San Siro side after just one season, but decided against retirement despite the heart problems.
English club Bolton Wanderers signed Fadiga for the 2004-05 season, after he passed a medical. However before he made an appearance for Bolton, he collapsed prior to a match in October, and had to be fitted with a defibrillator due to an irregular heartbeat. Despite stating his desire to return to the game, medical specialists urged him to retire, warning that if during a game his chest was knocked the defibrillator could fail, leading to instant death. However, following a period of rest and passing a medical, Fadiga returned to the Bolton squad in early 2005 and played in 5 games.
At the start of the 2005-06 campaign Fadiga was loaned to Derby County of the Football League Championship, making 4 appearances. On his return to the Reebok Stadium he took part in 10 games, 2 of them in the UEFA Cup, before eventually being released in May 2006 after largely failing to impress Bolton boss Sam Allardyce. In March 2006, despite scoring a goal in a 1-1 away draw against Portsmouth F.C., he also missed a penalty in the same match,
Without a club at the start of the 2006-07 season, he did go on trial with Portsmouth F.C. and has played for their reserve team. He also had trials at Watford and Hull City before eventually signing a four-month contract with Coventry City on 23 February 2007.
He has since been released and returned to his wife's homeland signing with AA Gent. After one year he moved in June 2008 to K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, but left Beerschot after short time in December 2008
Fadiga earned his first caps for the Senegal national side during his final season in Belgium. Being a Belgian passport holder through his marriage, Fadiga was also eligible to play for Belgium, but opted to represent Senegal instead, becoming an instrumental member of the team during the qualifying campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the final tournament itself, in which he scored a penalty against Uruguay.
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'''Jamie Lawrence Ashdown''' (born 30 November 1980 in Reading, England) is an English footballer who is currently plays for Portsmouth as a goalkeeper.
Ashdown began his career at Reading, where he established a reputation as an exciting prospect. Following loan spells at Gravesend & Northfleet, Bournemouth and Rushden & Diamonds, and a work experience placement at Arsenal, Ashdown broke into Reading's first team squad as a result of an injury to first choice 'keeper Marcus Hahnemann. However, in the summer of 2004, Ashdown declined Reading's offer of a new contract and instead signed for Premier League club Portsmouth before the start of the 2004-05 season to provide competition for Shaka Hislop, with a view to replacing the veteran on his retirement.
Ashdown started his first season at Portsmouth as substitute goalkeeper but gained a starting place after an injury to Hislop. After the departure of Harry Redknapp as manager and alleged comments by Hislop, a new goalkeeper, Konstantinos Chalkias was bought to the club and given the first team place. After a number of poor performances by Chalkias, Ashdown was again restored to the first team and remained there for the remainder of the season.
In August 2005, Portsmouth signed another goalkeeper, Sander Westerveld and Ashdown was in competition with him at the beginning of the 2005-06 season for a first team place. Westerveld started the season as first choice 'keeper. However, after a number of poor performances by Westerveld he was dropped and Ashdown was again called on as Portsmouth's number one goalkeeper. With the return of former manager Harry Redknapp, Ashdown was dropped to second choice again after the arrival of Dean Kiely from Charlton Athletic in January 2006. In the 2006-07 season Ashdown faced even more competition from new high-profile signing David James.
He played the first game of a loan spell with Norwich on 21 October 2006 in a 1-0 win against Cardiff City at Carrow Road, replacing Paul Gallacher in the starting XI. However, he was sent off in his next match, which Norwich went on to lose 5-0 against Stoke City and did not play again for the Canaries, returning to Pompey on 20 November 2006.
Ashdown picked up an FA Cup winners' medal with Portsmouth in 2008, despite not playing in the competition, although this was subsequently stolen.
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'''Andrea Guatelli''' (born May 5, 1984 in Parma) is an Italian footballer player, currently playing for FC Zrich. His position is goalkeeper.
Guatelli began his career at Parma where he established a reputation as an exciting prospect. This led to FA Premier League club Portsmouth signing the player in prior to the 2004-05 season to provide competition for Shaka Hislop, with a view to replacing the veteran upon his retirement. In March 2006 returning Oxford United manager Jim Smith made Guatelli one of his first signings, on loan until the end of the season.
At the end of the 2005-06 season Guatelli was released by Portsmouth and in January 2007 he signed with FC Zrich of the Swiss Super League.
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'''Christopher Clarke''' (born December 18, 1980 in Leeds, England) is a central defender who currently plays for Bradford Park Avenue. He has previously played for Wolves and Blackpool in The Football League, and also for Halifax Town, York City, Cambridge United and Guiseley in non-league football.
His twin brother is Matthew Clarke.
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Ammann played college soccer at Cal State-Fullerton, finishing with a trip to the NCAA Final Four in 1993. He was spotted by a scout of English club Charlton Athletic and earned a transfer to England, backstopping the Addicks for two seasons. When Major League Soccer started in 1996, Ammann signed with the then-Kansas City Wiz late in the inaugural season. In 1997, he would set a league record (since broken) with twenty-one wins.
Before the 1999 season, Ammann was traded to the MetroStars with Mark Chung for Tony Meola and Alexi Lalas. That season the MetroStars squad finished with the worst record in league history. However, Ammann played well despite the lack of success, winning Defender of the Year honors in both the 1999 and 2000 seasons.
2000 was Ammann's best season as the Metros went through a re-birth. Ammann was the leading vote getter for the 2000 MLS All Star game and starting in goal for the Eastern Conference. However, Ammann missed the last five weeks of the season after an incident involving Mamadou Diallo. In a game against the Tampa Bay Mutiny, Diallo stepped on the Metro goalie, breaking three ribs, puncturing his lung, and giving him a concussion. The incident, which was dubbed ''Crime of the Century'' by Metro teammate Mike Petke, saw Diallo receive no punishment. Ammann, on the other hand, had to miss the rest of the regular season, returning for the playoffs and shutting out the Chicago Fire 2-0.
With the emergence of Tim Howard for the MetroStars, Ammann was traded to D.C. United for Richie Williams and an allocation before the 2001 MLS season. Injuries dogged him, however, and he retired after not playing a minute in 2002. Ammann's doctor had never performed the procedure prior to operating on Ammann and left him permanently disabled. Ammann suffers disabilities in his right and left arms and hands. Dr. Hazel was found guilty by a jury of Malpractice in D.C. Courts. Although Ammann received a favorable decision, his fees outweighed the verdict adding another hardship to his removal from the game. He has since been outspoken about some of the problems of MLS.
As of 2004, Ammann is working as a manager for Hitachi Data Systems within their Federal Division.
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'''Gerald 'Gerry' Byrne''' (born 29 August 1938) is an English former footballer who spent his entire playing career at Liverpool Football Club.
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Byrne, like Jimmy Melia, joined Liverpool straight from school as a 15 year old in 1953, again like Melia, Byrne impressed manager Don Welsh who offered the full-back a professional contract the day after his 17th birthday on 30 August 1955. It was just over two years later that Byrne made his debut, it was a day to forget for Byrne as Charlton Athletic thrashed the Reds 5-1 in a league match at The Valley on the 28 September 1957, he had to wait a further 4- years for his first goal which came in the 52nd minute of a 3-1 2nd Division win over Brighton at Anfield on 3 February 1962.
His debut was his only appearance during the 1957-58 season and it wasn't until the arrival of Bill Shankly that he really got his chance; he featured in 38 league and cup matches as the Reds finished third for the fifth time in a row in the second division. Considering he only played seven times in the previous three seasons this was a major improvement in Gerry's career; in fact, he was on the transfer list when Shankly arrived, soon to be removed.
Shankly again used Byrne's grit and determination to its fullest, he was an ever-present as Liverpool, finally, romped to the 2nd division title, beating Leyton Orient into second spot by eight points.
Gerry played in 38 of Liverpool's 42 league games their first year back in the big time and he also played in all seven of Liverpool's cup ties during their run to the 1965 FA Cup final, a game in which Byrne would write his name in Liverpool folklore forever more.
Gerry Byrne will always be remembered for playing for Liverpool in the 1965 FA Cup Final, which took place on the 1 May at Wembley with a broken collarbone. He suffered the injury as early as the third minute, but played on throughout the rest of the game and the whole of extra-time as Liverpool won the Cup for the very first time. The break happened after Byrne was challenged heftily by Leeds United's captain Bobby Collins, but, with substitutes still not permitted by the authorities in 1965, he had little choice but to carry on playing. He and his team-mates, not to mention Shankly and his coaching team on the Liverpool bench, somehow managed to keep the extent of Byrne's injury a secret from the Leeds United players and staff.
Unfortunately for Byrne the game went to extra-time and Gerry, despite the agonising pain, kept making his familiar marauding runs down the left flank in joining the attack. Early on into the first period of extra time, he reached the by-line with the ball and pulled back a perfect cross for Roger Hunt to open the scoring. Leeds got back into the game and equalised through Billy Bremner but Liverpool were not to be denied as Ian St. John headed home the winner late on during the second period and Liverpool had finally won their first ever FA Cup. Shankly spoke highly of Gerry in an interview after the final saying "It was a performance of raw courage from the boy", high praise from a man who appreciated such endeavour.
The aftermath of another high profile match led to calls, again, for the Football Association to allow a substitute to be selected by each team in competitive matches. In FA Cup finals over the previous decade, there had been a notable amount of teams reduced to ten men or hampered considerably by hard, spiteful or accidental challenges from opposition players, including two goalkeepers suffering a broken neck (''Bert Trautmann, 1955'') and broken cheekbone (''Ray Wood, 1957'') respectively; two wingers in successive years being stretchered off with broken legs (''Roy Dwight, 1959'' and ''Dave Whelan, 1960'') and a full back left hobbling for three quarters of the game with a damaged ankle (''Len Chalmers, 1961''). Byrne's injury was the latest to try to force the FA's hand and, eventually, two years later the first substitutes were allowed in the FA Cup final.
Shankly was a Master tactician and player of mind games, which lead him to pull off a masterstroke just before the Semi-final of the European Cup against Inter Milan, Anfield was already buzzing in anticipation of the up and coming game when Shankly sent out the injured pair of Gerry Byrne and his full-back partner Gordon Milne with the piece of silverware the Kopites had dreamt about for decades, the FA Cup, the crowd erupted and, it's said, you could see the Italian champions freeze on the spot, it had the desired effect as Liverpool ran out comfortable 3-1 winners. However, the 2nd leg at the San Siro was full of controversy as Internazionale got a 3-0 win to end Liverpool's dreams of a cup double.
The 1965-66 campaign was another triumphant one for Byrne and the Reds as he was an ever-present in Liverpool's second title win in three years, Shankly's Reds were now the team he said he was always going to put together, tough, hard to beat whilst playing flowing football, all three were attributes Byrne had in abundance. Byrne, along with the elegant winger Ian Callaghan and the prolific Hunt were rewarded for their superb club form by being selected in Alf Ramsey's England squad for the 1966 World Cup finals to be held on home soil.
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4-2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners- squad members, Byrne was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
Byrne eventually won two international caps for England earning his debut on 6 April 1963 at Wembley against Scotland, the Scots took the spoils 2-1 in a game which saw fellow Liverpool team-mate Jimmy Melia make his England debut.
Gerry stayed on at Anfield until 1969 when injury drew the curtains on his outstanding career, a rock at left-back; he and right-back Geoff Strong formed a partnership that bred fear into wingers up and down England and Europe too, especially in 1965 when the Reds reached the European Cup semi-finals. Byrne was replaced by yet another in the long line of excellent left-backs Alec Lindsay.
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'''Stanley Victor "Stan" Collymore''' (born 22 January 1971) is a retired footballer who was active at a senior level from 1990 until 2001.
He was at one time the British transfer record holder when he moved from  Nottingham Forest to Liverpool for -8.5 million in 1995. He was capped three times at senior level by the England national football team, but did not score.
Collymore failed to win a single major honour in his entire career.
Collymore was born in Stone, Staffordshire. As a young boy he supported Aston Villa, the club he continues to support to this day. A centre forward, Collymore played junior football for Penkridge Juniors before starting his career as an apprentice footballer with Walsall, and also Wolverhampton Wanderers, before being released and signing for then Conference team, Stafford Rangers. It was there he caught the eye of several football league clubs by demonstrating the ability to score spectacular goals before being given his chance as a full-time professional with Crystal Palace at the age of 19, when he signed for them in December 1990.
===Crystal Palace and Southend United===
After learning his trade as understudy to the prolific Crystal Palace partnership of Mark Bright and Ian Wright, Collymore dropped down a division to Southend United and there scored 18 goals in 31 games to help keep the club in the First Division (Level 2) when relegation had seemed likely.
Collymore enjoyed his time at Southend saying, "I count helping to keep Southend in the first division in my season there as one of my finest achievements."
In June 1993, Collymore signed for Nottingham Forest in an initial -2million deal rising to -2.75million based on certain clauses being met, including an international cap. He was signed by newly-appointed Frank Clark, who had just taken over as manager at the end of Brian Clough's 18-year reign as manager. Forest had just been relegated from the Premier League, but Collymore's good form in the 1993-94 campaign helped take them back to the top flight as Division One runners-up. He scored 22 Premier League goals in 1994-95 as Forest finished third in the league and achieved UEFA Cup qualification to secure their first European campaign of the post-Heysel era.
Collymore signed for Liverpool in June 1995 for a British record fee of -8.5million. He scored on his Liverpool debut against Sheffield Wednesday and began a two-year spell at Anfield. He scored at a ratio of a goal every other game and created many goals in a partnership with Robbie Fowler, ousting the veteran Ian Rush. He also scored two goals, including the winner against Newcastle United at Anfield in a game that was regarded as one of the most exciting in the history of the English Premier League. Indeed, it was voted by viewers of Sky Sports as the greatest sporting moment in the channel's first ten years. Collymore was at the club at a time when the club were widely labelled as Spice Boys and although Collymore claimed he was not one of them and left the club shortly after the labelling began, was often lumped with the likes of Jamie Redknapp, Jason McAteer and David James, though he constantly attempted to distance himself from associations with them, even revealing sordid details about a lack of discipline at the club, hedonistic sexual romps in hotel rooms, and the problems they all faced in his autobiography.
Despite his controversies at the club, Collymore helped Liverpool to third place in the Premier League. After two seasons at Anfield the striker was sold to Aston Villa in 1997 for -7 million, making him Liverpool's most expensive sale and Villa's most expensive signing.
In the three years that he spent at the club, Collymore scored 15 goals but failed to hold down a regular place. Highs included being only the third Aston Villa player in history to score a hat-trick in European competition (the other two being his boyhood idols Gary Shaw and Peter Withe) and also bagging two goals against former club Liverpool in a 2-1 home victory. Poor form and Clinical Depression saw Collymore receive treatment at the Roehampton Priory Hospital for several weeks, and on his return to professional football he went on a 3 month loan to Fulham, where he scored once in the League Cup against West Bromwich Albion.
===Bradford City, Real Oviedo and retirement===
He moved to Bradford City in October 2000 on a free transfer.
Collymore's debut for Oviedo was as a second half substitute away to Las Palmas on 4 February 2001, which resulted in a 1-0 defeat.
Collymore contributed to his biography ''Stan: Tackling my demons'' with Oliver Holt which was released to critical acclaim for its portrayal of the modern footballer. In 2005 he played the character Kevin Franks in the film ''Basic Instinct 2'' alongside Sharon Stone. It was during this stint in which he became affiliated with rapstar Ice-Cube. The rapstar encouraged Stan to pursue his life long ambition of pursuing a music career which he eventually did however the album which he produced was never picked up by any record label and merely became a free download on "villa-legends" website.
In 2007 Collymore went back to full time sports broadcasting. He summarised for Australian television on the FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Chelsea at Wembley and the UEFA Champions League Final between Liverpool and AC Milan in Athens.
Previously he has hosted the weekly football magazine show, Central Soccer Night on ITV Central, and commentated on the 26th Africa Cup of Nations for British Eurosport. He is also a regular commentator and studio analyst for two foreign broadcasters, GTV (Ghana) & SBS Sport (Australia).
Collymore was part of the BBC Radio Five Live commentary team in 2007/08 for the Champions League Final between Manchester United and Chelsea in Moscow and for the station's Premier League coverage that season.
Stan is now a renowed talkSport radio station presenter where he hosts the popular phone in show, Call Collymore. He also features as an analyst on the station's matchday live programme and co-presents their evening show with Danny Kelly on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening on the football programme where he recaptured the hearts of the nation. He also writes a Monday Column for the ''Daily Mirror'' newspaper. He appears regularly as a studio guest and co-commentator for UK television channel five for the channel's UEFA Cup coverage, and co-commentated on the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
==Financial advice and subsequent court case==
On 20 October 2008, in a landmark case that may have set a precedent for cases in the future, Collymore won more than -1.5m in damages from his financial advisers, for the poor investment advice he had been given since retiring from professional football in 2001. The judge ruled that Collymore had indeed been given advice that was in breach of statutory obligations.
Collymore spent many days on the front pages of the tabloid newspapers in 1998, the result of the disintegration of his relationship with Swedish-born British television presenter Ulrika Jonsson after it was revealed he had struck her. Collymore later courted more controversy when he was caught practising the sexual act of dogging violently with Charlie Miller in Cannock Chase, an accusation which was later confirmed.
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Morgan was born in Enfield, London, and grew up in Tottenham. As a youngster he played for Broadwater United F.C., a community club on the Broadwater Farm Estate.
He joined Wimbledon's youth system at the age of 10,
He scored a goal on his full debut for Wimbledon's reserve team aged only 16, and impressed on his next appearance.
His first-team debut came on 26 August 2000 in a goalless draw against Watford; the 17-year-old set up a chance from which John Hartson headed against the goalkeeper.
He played three more first-team games before breaking his ankle in an under-19 game.
He played twice more for the first team at the end of the 2000-01 season, then surgery to knee cartilage damaged in a pre-season friendly caused him to miss the first two months of the 2001-02 season.
He made an impressive return to the reserves,
and in November 2001 played for England under-19s in a European Championship qualifier against their Georgian counterparts.
The match, a 4-1 win, was televised, and Morgan was named by Sky Sports' Nigel Spackman as man of the match.
He returned to first-team action as a substitute at the end of January 2002. In February, Tottenham Hotspur made an offer of -750,000 for Morgan's services. Manager Terry Burton was unwilling to sell, but the club's reported -20,000-a-day losses prompted chairman Charles Koppel to consider the offer. Koppel was later insistent that Morgan would only leave "at the right price" and the player confirmed he was happy at the club. Meanwhile, Morgan scored for England under-19s in a friendly against Germany,
and speculation in the press was that Wimbledon would not reach the play-offs unless Morgan was part of the starting eleven.
In March he scored his first senior goal, the only goal of the game against Rotherham United, from a free kick described by acting manager Stuart Murdoch as "Beckham-esque".
A few days later he damaged his cruciate ligament against Crewe Alexandra, an injury which required two operations and kept him out of first-team action for seven months.
After scoring in his first league start of the season, he received a call-up to represent England under-20s.
He played for the whole match in a 2-0 defeat to Switzerland under-20s.
He underwent a knee cartilage operation in January 2003,
In his third game back in first-team action, he was forced out of the game with a bruised and lacerated ankle resulting from a foul tackle by Portsmouth's Tim Sherwood; manager Murdoch accused the player of singling Morgan out for rough treatment.
In April he underwent further surgery on his knee cartilage.
In June 2003, Wimbledon F.C. went into administration; a proposed transfer to Tottenham, for a fee of -400,000, fell through when Morgan failed the medical, although it was reported that the deal could proceed once the player proved his fitness.
His next first-team comeback in September 2003 lasted just three games before a training-ground knock aggravated the knee problem and two more operations ensued, though the prognosis was hopeful.
However, the player's contract was due to expire at the end of the 2003-04 season, and the club chose not to renew it. Manager Murdoch said Morgan was attempting to regain fitness in time for pre-season training so that he could find another club, but he has not played professionally since.
Morgan was for a time reserve team manager of Wingate and Finchley F.C., and had a brief involvement with managing the first team in the Isthmian League.
He coaches at the Broadwater United football project alongside former teammate Jude Stirling, son of the programme's founder Clasford Stirling.
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'''Trevor John Cherry''' (born 23 February 1948) is a former England and Leeds United footballer who also captained his country. He was a defender who also played for Huddersfield Town and Bradford City, and managed the latter club.
Born in Huddersfield, England, Cherry started at his hometown team before he made his name at Leeds United during the 1970s. He won a total of 27 international caps and became just the third England international to be shown the red card.
Born in Huddersfield, England, Cherry joined his hometown club Huddersfield Town as part of the groundstaff in July 1963 as a 15-year-old from the Huddersfield YMCA, before signing a full-time professional contract in 1965.
Cherry-along with team-mate Roy Ellam-earned a dream move along the M62 in 1972 when Leeds paid -100,000 to Huddersfield for his services. With the veteran Jack Charlton at the point of retirement, Leeds manager Don Revie needed to find someone to step readily into his defence for when Charlton quit.
Cherry ended up playing both alongside and instead of Charlton in his first season but was predominantly at left back, with the continued absence of broken leg victim Terry Cooper further depleting Revie's defensive resources. By the end of the season Cherry had amassed 38 League appearances and was selected by Revie for the 1973 FA Cup final.
The game was eventful for Cherry, as it was his first final. The other ten Leeds players who started the match had all played in the win over Arsenal twelve months earlier. Cherry was easily the most inexperienced player in the Leeds team but although the side as a whole played disappointingly, Cherry did not.
A defender always winning to join in the attack, Cherry played his part in what would become one of the FA Cup's most famous moments in that Wembley final. Leeds were a goal down to opponents Sunderland midway through the second half when Cherry made a late run to meet a long cross from Paul Reaney with a vicious flying header which was heading for the far corner. Sunderland goalkeeper Jimmy Montgomery made a fine save but pushed the ball into the path of Peter Lorimer, whose goalbound shot was somehow saved by a swiftly recovering Montgomery, turning the goalkeeper into an icon of his club and the FA Cup as a whole. Sunderland held on and Cherry would never win the FA Cup.
He did, however, win the League championship with Leeds in 1973-74, as the team went on a record 29-match unbeaten run at the start of the season to make sure the title would be theirs. Again, Cherry spent much of the season at left back.
1975 was a mixed year for Cherry. Injury curtailed half of his season, but he recovered in time to help Leeds in their European Cup campaign as it progressed towards the semi finals and a game against Barcelona. Cherry marked Dutch legend Johan Cruyff out of each leg as Leeds reached the final, but after missing subsequent League matches through suspension, manager Jimmy Armfield did not recall him for the final in Paris against Bayern Munich, which Leeds lost 2-0.
In 1976, Cherry became Leeds captain after Billy Bremner left and won his first England cap, his own career progressing on a personal level as Leeds United's standards as a club started to slip. Most of the side which Revie had put together prior to his departure for the England job in 1974 were either leaving or just ageing, and Leeds no longer found themselves forcing issues in any of the major club competitions. At the end of that season, Cherry also scored the only goal in the final game played between the English and Scottish leagues at Hampden Park.
Cherry continued to play for Leeds until 1982, the year that the club were relegated under the management of his former team-mate Allan Clarke, exactly ten years after Cherry had suffered the same fate with Huddersfield.
In 2000, Cherry was voted the 30th best Leeds United player by its fans.
Cherry played three months of Second Division football before leaving for another neighbouring club, Bradford City where he became player-manager. He played for three years until he hung up his boots to concentrate on management. His final game in football was City's 2-0 win against Bolton Wanderers on 6 May 1985 which captured the Division Three title.
Cherry won his first English cap on 24 March 1976 against Wales.
He became only the third England player to receive his marching orders in an international, when he was sent off against Argentina in 1977. He remains the only England player to be sent off in a friendly. Cherry lost two teeth after being punched in the mouth by Daniel Bertoni, who Cherry had felled with a nasty tackle from behind; Bertoni also received a red card.
He maintained his England career through the rest of the 1970s even after his mentor Revie left the job, but England did not qualify for the 1978 World Cup.
When England finally did qualify for a major tournament - their first in ten years - Cherry made the squad of 22 which travelled to Italy for the 1980 European Championships. His input on the pitch was limited, however, to a single substitute appearance against Spain in a group game. England were knocked out of the tournament at the same stage. It was to be his final cap.
Cherry made a total of 27 international appearances, including four as substitute. He was also captain for his penultimate cap against Austria in 1980.
Cherry was manager of Bradford City during its most turbulent era. He took over from Roy McFarland in the season following the team's promotion from the Fourth Division in 1982. Six months later the club almost closed after it fell into receivership in June 1983, before Cherry successfully secured promotion to the Second Division in 1984-85, as Bradford City won the Third Division league title and with it Cherry the Third Division manager of the season award.
An ardent Cherry oversaw City's nomadic times, finishing 13th in 1986 whilst alternating between Odsal Stadium, Bradford and his former stomping grounds of Elland Road, Leeds and Leeds Road, Huddersfield. City's first league game back at Valley Parade was 19 months after the fire on 26 December 1986 against Derby County. However, with the previously homeless team struggling on the field, Cherry was sacked two days after the club's second home game back at the new stadium, on 5 January 1987, following a 0-0 draw with Birmingham City, a result that saw the club in the relegation zone. He was replaced later that month by Terry Dolan.
After he was sacked by Bradford City, Cherry gave up football in general for a number of years. He now runs a promotions and hospitality company in Huddersfield, a waste paper company and a five-a-side football centre. In 2004 he also made a bid to buy into Leeds United.
He was also given an honorary degree by the University of Huddersfield in November 2005.
He is married with two sons and a daughter.
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'''Peter Patrick Lorimer''' (born 14 December 1946 in Dundee, Scotland) was a footballer who formed part of the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.
An attacking midfielder renowned for his vicious shooting, (he has been regarded as having the hardest shot in football history) Lorimer was at the more cultured end of a Leeds United side under Don Revie which was built on a platform of out-playing and out-muscling opponents. He is currently a director on the board at Leeds, and also provides commentary on Yorkshire Radio on occasions.
Lorimer's debut for Leeds came, astonishingly, when he was still 15 years of age. He had only signed professional forms in May 1962 but was thrown in for his debut in the September. Lorimer had in fact provisionally agreed to join Leeds' arch rivals Manchester United after they paid a bribe of -5,000 to his parents, though the money was returned once he signed for Leeds instead.
He didn't feature in the first team picture again for two years (and again this was one isolated appearance), but a club record was duly set.
Lorimer came to regular prominence in the 1966 season, making 34 League Championship appearances and scoring 19 goals, more than any other player at Leeds United managed that season. Thereafter his place and No.7 shirt was assured for the next decade and beyond. A skilful and industrious player who operated best in a drifting position either wide on the right (though not as an orthodox winger - he was more likely to cut in and shoot than stay wide and cross) or behind two main strikers (usually Allan Clarke and Mick Jones), Lorimer was a frequent and often spectacular goalscorer and earned himself several nicknames stemming from his powerful shooting - ''HotShot'' and ''Thunderboots'' were two of the more prevalent. He became renowned for those fearsome strikes, with his shots reaching speeds of up to 90 .He has recorded a 107 mph penalty shot.HASmph
Leeds United won the League Cup and Fairs Cup in 1968 - their first major trophies under Revie - and Lorimer scored 30 goals during the season. He featured again prominently as they clinched their first League championship in 1969 and just before the end of the decade, won his first cap for Scotland.
In 1970, Lorimer was in the side which chased a dream "treble" of League championship, FA Cup and European Cup, though they famously ended the season with nothing. Lorimer ended that season with 19 goals again.
Leeds United took the Fairs Cup again in 1971 and then finally won the FA Cup in 1972. Lorimer picked up winner's medals in both, scoring 29 goals in the Cup winning season, including his best seasonal League tally of 23. A year later, Leeds United were back at Wembley to defend the Cup against Sunderland and Lorimer became part of FA Cup folklore after an incident in the second half.
Unwisely, Lorimer had said in an on-pitch interview with the BBC in the hours before the game that he expected an exhibition performance from Leeds United if they could score early. They didn't and as the second half reached its midway point it was Sunderland who led 1-0 and Leeds United seeking to equalise.
Pushing men forward to support the strikers and find the equaliser meant that Lorimer was one of several Leeds United players in Sunderland's area when the ball was laid back to full back Paul Reaney to put a high ball across to the far post. Fellow full back Trevor Cherry, making a late and fast run into the area, met the ball with a meaty diving header which was palmed out brilliantly by Sunderland goalkeeper Jimmy Montgomery. The ball fell to Lorimer, six yards out and the open goal in front of him, and he hit his shot duly towards the target only for Montgomery, somehow, to react and spring back to his feet, extending an arm at the same time and diverting the ball on to the crossbar and away. Up in the commentary box David Coleman screamed, 'And Lorimer makes it one each!', but he and everyone else in the stadium was wrong. Lorimer and Jones had even begun to celebrate the goal before they realised the ball had not crossed the line. Sunderland held on to win 1-0. Leeds United subsequently lost the European Cup Winners Cup final to AC Milan by the same scoreline.
==World Cup finals and a European Cup final==
In 1974, Lorimer had a fine season in a Leeds United team which proved almost invincible. They started the season with an unbeaten run of 29 League games and coasted to their second title under Revie. Lorimer's season was crowned with a place in Scotland's squad for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, and he scored in the group game against Zaire.
Another eventful season with Leeds United followed for Lorimer, as he continued to score goals, managing four as Leeds United progressed to their first European Cup final. Held in Paris, they played Bayern Munich and lost 2-0, with Lorimer having a goal disallowed due to a dubious offside decision given against captain Billy Bremner.
That was the last major trophy for which the team built by Revie (who had left the year previously to manage England) would compete, and the ageing team began to break up. Lorimer, who also made his 21st and final Scotland appearance in 1975, was still not 30 and continued to play as an experienced head amidst a new generation of Leeds United players. Mediocrity summed up the rest of the 1970s for Leeds United and Lorimer left in 1979, no longer a regular player.
He played for York City and then tried his luck in the North American Soccer League (NASL). Lorimer played for two clubs: the Toronto Blizzard (1979-1980) and the Vancouver Whitecaps(1981-83), before returning to a now-relegated Leeds United, aged 37, in 1983. Amazingly, he played for three seasons under former team-mate Eddie Gray (more than a year his junior) and broke the club's goalscoring record in the process, ending up with 238 goals from 676 appearances by the time new manager Billy Bremner "retired" him just before his 40th birthday. Lorimer played on for a short time in Israel where he reportedly considered converting to Judaism.
Lorimer has remained a dedicated spokesman on the club since retirement - he is always one of the first ex-players broadcasters and journalists turn to when the club is in the news. He has worked as a pundit at games for BBC Radio Leeds and as a columnist for the local paper, the ''Yorkshire Evening Post''. He currently writes a column in the club's Match Programme and he acts a summariser on every Leeds away match for Yorkshire Radio. His main source of income since retirement has been from running The Commercial Inn pub in the Holbeck area of the city.
In 2004, with the club on its knees financially, Lorimer acted as a go-between who liaised between potential benefactors and supporters as a rescue plan for the club was launched. He is a fans' representative on the board of directors who also deals with the media on club issues. He was the only person to remain on the board after Ken Bates takeover of Leeds United A.F.C. in 2005 as Bates felt his role as fans' representative was important and would help with relations with the Leeds United fans.
==Honorary President of Lanyon Whites Leeds United Members Club==
Peter Lorimer is the Honorary President of Lanyon Whites Leeds United Members Club, Dublin (Republic of Ireland) and Belfast (Northern Ireland. Lanyon Whites is a cross border club based in the Dublin (Rep. of Ireland) and Belfast (Northern Ireland). The club was established in 2009.Lanyon Whites Leeds United Members Club are an official Regional Members Club affiliated to Leeds United Football Club.
"Lanyon Whites develops a strong community of Leeds United fans, young and old. The club is very family orientated; the juniors in the club are the future of Leeds United. Lanyon Whites are a club that shares and celebrates the one thing we all have in common, a passion for Leeds United Football Club"
"Football has the unique ability to cross any boundary; it includes people of all ages from different communities"
Peter Lorimer presented members with branch certificates at a function after the Tranmere game on the 22nd of August 2009 match. Peter was presented with a plaque and oil painted portrait. You can see the photos in the gallery section
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'''Sean Thornton''' (born 18 May 1983 in Drogheda, Republic of Ireland) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Leyton Orient as a midfielder. He made 11 appearances in the Premier League for Sunderland in the 2002-03 season and has made over 175 appearances in the Football League, mostly for Sunderland, Doncaster Rovers and Leyton Orient. His younger brother Kevin is also a professional footballer.
Thornton began his career with Football League Second Division club Tranmere Rovers in 2001, for whom he made 13 appearances in the 2001-02 season.
Thornton did not featured in the Sunderland first team at the beginning of the 2002-03 season and joined Blackpool on a one month loan in November 2002.
Thornton made 13 appearances for Sunderland at the start of the 2003-04 season,
Following Sunderland's promotion to the Premier League in May 2005,
Thornton was released by Doncaster manager, Sean O'Driscoll at the end of the 2006-07 season,
Thornton captained the irish under 21s during his Sunderland days. Like most Irish players of talent he fell out with Don Givens and was axed from the squad. He has since never featured for his country, while more one-paced players have triumphed. Ironically he was replaced at Sunderland during McCarthy's successful season by Liam Lawrence, a player with Thornton's bleached blonde hair, his playboy lifestyle and his accurate delivery, but a player miles away in terms of potential. Lawrence has now begun to cement a place on the Irish International team while Irish fans have forgotten about Thornton's talent as he has languished in the lower echelons of the English League. Some pundits predict that a run of injury free football could see Thornton emerge from the wilderness and become a true star. With every year the odds on this grow longer.
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'''Stephen John Wright''' (born 8 February 1980 in Bootle, Liverpool) is an English football defender who currently plays for Coventry City.
Wright joined Liverpool on a youth contract in June 1996, choosing to join Liverpool over rivals Everton, the club he supported as a boy. Wright turned professional a year later in August 1997, and the following season was named as an unused substitute for the UEFA Cup clash with Celta Vigo on 24 November 1998 alongside Steven Gerrard.
Following a successful loan spell with Crewe Alexandra in the 1999-2000 season, Wright made his Liverpool debut in the 8-0 drubbing of Stoke City on 29 November 2000 in the Football League Cup, replacing Markus Babbel at half time. He went on to play 4 times that season for Liverpool, including a brief substitute appearance against future club Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in February 2001. He was also an unused substitute as Liverpool won the 2001 UEFA Cup Final.
Initially starting out as a centre back, Wright made the transition to right back during the 2001-02 season, where he established himself as a useful member of the Liverpool squad. On 27 October 2001, Wright saw red for the first time in his career, after being sent off against Charlton Athletic at The Valley. Wright scored his first goal for the club 3 days later in the UEFA Champions League against Borussia Dortmund. The game ended 2-0 to Liverpool.
After finding first team opportunities increasingly difficult to come by, Wright joined Sunderland in a -1.5m deal, which would eventually rise to -3m. Wright was handed the number 2 shirt and made first choice right back, replacing Bernt Haas, who had moved on loan to FC Basle. Wright's tough and uncompromising style made him initially popular with the Sunderland faithful, however, a drastic loss of form, combined with Sunderland's dreadful form in the league saw him criticised towards the end of the season. Sunderland were eventually relegated with a record low of 19 points, in a season that saw manager Peter Reid sacked just weeks after signing Wright, and his replacement, Howard Wilkinson, sacked 5 months into his role.
Wilkinson was replaced by former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy, who often alternated between Wright and team-mate Darren Williams for the right back slot during the 2003-04 season. With the club performing well in the league, Wright's confidence grew as a player, and he soon won over his critics with a series of solid displays. Wright scored his first goal for the club on 25 August 2003 against Watford at the Stadium of Light.
Unfortunately for Wright, Sunderland were beaten in the play-offs by Crystal Palace, crushing any hope of a swift return to the Premier League. During the summer, McCarthy strengthened the squad by signing Manchester United right back Mark Lynch, though Wright remained first choice. After a poor start, Sunderland eventually won the league comfortably, with Wright playing a major role and earning himself the respect of the supporters that had once criticised him. As a measure of his popularity, Wright was one of the front-runners for the annual Player of the Year award, eventually finishing in 4th place.
With Sunderland returning to the Premier League, Wright was expected to resume his role at right back, however, a serious knee injury put Wright on the shelf for 6 months, just one game into the season. Upon returning to fitness, Wright was sent off for two bookable offenses on his comeback game against West Ham United on 4 February 2006, and later picked up an ankle injury in training that required surgery. This effectively ended Wright's season after just two appearances, as Sunderland crashed out with another record low points tally.
With McCarthy dismissed towards the end of the 2005-06 season, new chairman and former team-mate Niall Quinn agreed to take the reins, however, decided to leave Wright out of the opening games of the 2006-07 season, instead preferring midfielder Rory Delap for the role. Wright made his first appearance for 7 months in the 3-2 defeat to Plymouth on 12 August 2006, however, picked up another injury in the defeat to Bury two games later, and battled with Nyron Nosworthy and on-loan defender Danny Simpson to regain his position after resuming training with the first team.
On 3 August 2007, it was announced that Wright had joined Stoke City on a 5 month loan deal.
His loan spell with Stoke ended in January 2008.. He returned to Sunderland in January hoping to get back in the starting XI but failed to do so. Wright was released by Sunderland at the end of the 2007-08 season.
Over the course of the summer of 2008, several clubs, including Hull City, expressed an interest in signing Wright. He spent pre-season training on trial with Coventry City, playing an active part in their pre-season fixtures. After an extended period of negotiations, Wright signed a two-year contract with Coventry on 8 August 2008, the day before the first game of the season.
On 14 July 2009, Wright was appointed as Coventry captain by manager Chris Coleman.
He was capped for the England U-20 team at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, with teammates Stuart Taylor, Ashley Cole, Peter Crouch, Andy Johnson, Matthew Etherington, etc. But the team finished bottom at the group stage, after three defeats.
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'''George McCartney''' (born April 29, 1981 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an international footballer for Northern Ireland. He currently plays for Sunderland where he is an attacking left full back.
McCartney joined Sunderland as a trainee in 1998
On August 8, 2006 McCartney moved to West Ham in a four year deal, in exchange for Clive Clarke and an additional -600,000. He made his debut in the team's 2-1 defeat to Chesterfield in the League Cup on October 24, 2006.
McCartney rejoined former club Sunderland on September 1, 2008, signing a five-year contract, for a fee reported to be between -4.5 and 6 million, although it was officially declared as undisclosed.
McCartney has four caps for the Northern Ireland U-21 team and has made 23 appearances, including two as substitute, for the senior team. He made his debut for the senior team in September 2001, in their World Cup qualifying win against Iceland, scoring his only goal in his professional career before his goal for West Ham in 2007.
and on August 22, 2007, McCartney made his return to international football in the 3-1 win against Liechtenstein.
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'''Paul Reaney''' (born 22 October 1944 in Fulham, London) was a long-serving full back with the hugely successful Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.
Reaney wore the No.2 shirt for Leeds with distinction and, in a team renowned for its hard approach to the game, with admirably little trouble caused over an impressive 15 year period.
He moved to West Yorkshire from London as a child and left school at 15. He was briefly a car mechanic before signing for Leeds as an apprentice, making his debut shortly before his 18th birthday . He impressed quickly and made 35 League appearances in his first season, and was part of the team which won the Second Division in 1964.
Reaney settled into top-flight football, missing just one League game and scoring his first of six League goals for the club as Leeds challenged for both the League championship and FA Cup. Unfortunately, in what would become a recurring scenario for Leeds under manager Don Revie, they lost out on both. Manchester United would win the title on goal difference and Reaney would feature in the side beaten at Wembley in the FA Cup final by Liverpool.
Over the next three seasons, Reaney would miss just a handful of appearances as Leeds made further progress. Their classic back four was formed by 1967 - Reaney alongside Jack Charlton, Norman Hunter and Terry Cooper with utility man Paul Madeley frequently stepping into any of their positions when needed. In 1968 Leeds won the League Cup and the Fairs Cup; in 1969 they achieved their goal of the League championship. Reaney was an unsung but truly vital part of what had now become a feared and admired team; and to round off the decade, he won his first England cap when he came on as a substitute in a match against Bulgaria in 1968. Reaney's appearance has assumed greater importance in recent years as even though he was regarded as "white" during his playing career, he is viewed by many as "black" or mixed race now. His England debut was nine years before that of Viv Anderson, who is widely credited as the first black man to play for England.
Leeds progressed in 1970 towards a unique "treble" of League championship, FA Cup and European Cup but Reaney suffered twice the heartbreak. Not ony did Leeds miss out on all three trophies - the League went to Everton; the FA Cup was won by Chelsea after a replay; and Celtic F.C. ended Leeds' European Cup bid in the semi-finals - but Reaney suffered a broken leg in a game against West Ham United and missed the run-in, including the FA Cup final. Madeley deputised for him for the rest of the season and Reaney missed the summer's World Cup in Mexico.
Leeds started the following season without Reaney as he battled back from what was the first serious injury of his career. He eventually returned to make 18 League appearances and be part of the team which won its second Fairs Cup, but missed out on the League championship on the last day again. He did however, win two more England caps, though no more would follow.
Reaney was in the side which went yet again for the "double" in 1972 and this time was partly successful. They finally won the FA Cup in their third final, defeating holders Arsenal at Wembley, but then lost the League title after a last-day loss to Wolves. In 1973 there was more disappointment for Reaney as Leeds lost the FA Cup final to Sunderland and a highly controversial European Cup Winners Cup final to A.C. Milan.
Reaney's career at Leeds passed 500 appearances in 1974 as Leeds embarked on a record 29-match unbeaten start to the season to earn the League title for the second time under Revie, who then quit to take over the England job. Reaney was in the team which duly progressed to the European Cup final a year later, but yet again Leeds were defeated, and no more honours would come their way as the great team assembled by Revie began to age and split up. One consolation for Reaney was that in 1976 he was granted a testimonial by the club. Another was that he became known during his peak years as the only player who could mark George Best out of a game, a fact acknowledged by Best himself.
He continued to play at Elland Road until 1978 when he was given a free transfer after 745 appearances. He joined neighbours Bradford City and then completed his playing career in Australia. On returning to England, Reaney became a coach at soccer schools and continues to coach schoolboys to this day. In 1993, burglars broke into Reaney's home and stole a safe containing his collection of medals, though left behind his trophies, caps and other honours.
He is remembered fondly by Leeds fans for his pinpoint crosses, goal-line clearances, overlapping runs and just for being there as the player whose profile was possibly the lowest of all Revie's great players, yet who ended up third in the club's all-time appearance list behind Charlton and skipper Billy Bremner. Football remembers him as the strong, silent, untroublesome one in a great and controversial team.
Reaney can now be found during half term holidays running coaching sessions for kids at Potters Leisure Resort, Norfolk.
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'''Gareth Sprake''' (born 3 April 1945 in Swansea) is a Welsh former professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Leeds United and Birmingham City and also won 37 caps for Wales.
Sprake became known during his career as a goalkeeper who was brilliant, but occasionally prone to appalling mistakes;
Sprake joined Leeds as an apprentice, and made a last-minute debut in 1962 when the regular goalkeeper went down with a stomach complaint on the day of a game at Southampton. The call to Sprake, who was still in Leeds, was so late that the club paid for a charter aircraft to fly him to the match, and the kick-off was delayed to allow the 16 year old chance to get to the ground, change and warm up. Over the next two seasons Sprake became a regular as Leeds won the Second Division in 1964, and then challenged for the League championship title and FA Cup double the following year. Sprake only missed one game in both competitions that season, but Leeds ended with nothing, missing out on the League title on goal difference to Manchester United, and losing the FA Cup final to Liverpool.
The first of Sprake's two notorious errors came in 1967 when Leeds played Liverpool in a League game at Anfield. Sprake was holding the ball and was set to throw it to the Leeds left back Terry Cooper, only to curtail his throw when he spotted Liverpool winger Ian Callaghan running towards the area he planned to throw the ball. Unfortunately the curtailing action was not quite smooth enough to maintain a hold on the ball, which slipped out of Sprake's hands behind him and ended up in the net.
However, in the same season Sprake kept a clean sheet as Leeds beat Arsenal in the League Cup final, and he performed heroics behind an overworked defence as Leeds won the Fairs Cup, the club's first European honour.
In 1970, Sprake and Leeds chased a treble of the League, the FA Cup and the European Cup, but ended up with nothing. The League title went to Everton on the last day of the season, and Leeds went out of the European Cup in the semi-finals to Celtic. The FA Cup Final provided the stage for the second of Sprake's most memorable errors.
In the FA Cup final, Leeds were playing Chelsea and took an early lead through Jack Charlton. Chelsea chased an equaliser, but when attacking midfield player Peter Houseman hit a left foot shot shortly before the break, it seemed tame and directionless enough for Sprake to gather it safely. Sprake crouched down to catch the ball as it bounced, and somehow it slipped through his grasp and rolled into the net. At the time, the Wembley surface was in poor condition, with the stadium having hosted the ''Horse of the Year'' show days earlier and having much of the grass turned into hard turf lumps as a result,
In the second half, Mick Jones put Leeds ahead with just six minutes to go, but Chelsea again managed to equalise with a goal. Sprake suffered a knee injury before the replay, and his replacement - David Harvey - was powerless to prevent Chelsea winning 2-1. Along with the incident at Anfield, Sprake has become best known for his Wembley error ahead of the seasons of loyal and effective service he gave the club.
Sprake was still the first choice keeper for Leeds in the following two seasons, but was replaced by Harvey at the tail of both, including the 1972 FA Cup Final. Sprake watched from the sidelines as Leeds defeated Arsenal 1-0 in 1972 with a goal from Allan Clarke and a superb performance by Harvey at the other end. In the same year, Sprake publicly criticised Revie for his treatment of him, and so his relationship with his manager, team-mates and the Leeds supporters soured. He only played once in the 1973 season, missed two more Cup finals, and eventually left for Birmingham City for -100,000 in order to play first team football and regain his place in the Welsh team. Sprake played 504 times for Leeds, keeping more than 200 clean sheets, yet is best remembered for two errors and one argument.
Sprake won 37 caps for Wales between 1963 and 1975, making his debut on 20 November 1963 against Scotland at the age of 18,
A back injury brought Sprake's career to a premature end at the age of 30, resulting from a near fatal blood clot in his back which forced him to undergo spinal fusion surgery.
Following his retirement, Sparke worked as a rep for a short period before becoming a borough council training officer in Solihull, a job which he remained in for over 14 years.
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'''Kevin Alistair Kyle''' (born 7 June 1981 in Stranraer, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock as a striker.
Kyle grew up in Stranraer where as well as playing for his school team and local amateur sides he was selected to play for Dumfries and Galloway region. Also in the same Dumfries and Galloway team was fellow Stranraer boy Allan Jenkins and Scott McQuade.
Kyle began his senior career at Sunderland, where he was a prolific scorer for their reserves. However, he was unable to force his way into a first team that boasted the striking talent of Kevin Phillips and Niall Quinn. Instead, he gained first team experience on loan at several lower league clubs.
After finally breaking into the Sunderland first team in the 2003/04 season he ended up as their joint top goalscorer with 16 goals to help them to the play-offs. However, he missed most of the following season owing to a hip injury and his recovery was aided by visits to Bayern Munich doctor Hans-Wilhelm Mller-Wohlfarth. He returned to first team action in February 2006, scoring his first and only Premier League goal in March 2006, away to Manchester City, in a season that saw Sunderland relegated on a then-record low points tally (subsequently beaten by )
Kyle then joined Coventry City on 25 August 2006 for -600,000, but only went on to score 3 goals during the campaign. He scored just two more. Out of favour with the Sky Blues fans, he went on loan to fellow Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers during the latter half of the 2007/08 season. He made 13 appearances, 9 as substitute, scoring once against Crystal Palace,
After failing to feature at all during the opening stages of the next season for his parent club, he joined Hartlepool United on a month's loan on 1 October 2008. The loan was later extended until the end of the year, and Kyle scored 5 goals in 15 starts.
On 27 January 2009, Coventry announced that they had reached an agreement with Kyle over the remaining six months of his contract, and he had left the club by mutual consent. Two days later, he signed for Kilmarnock on an 18-month contract.
He scored on his debut for Kilmarnock against St Mirren and this goal was also the first at the new St Mirren Park. On 11 April he scored all three goals, his first ever professional hat-trick, in a 3-0 victory against Falkirk for which he received a standing ovation when he was substituted. Kyle has been accredited with keeping Killie in the top tier of Scottish football almost single-handedly. In the games following the 2008/2009 season Scottish Premier League split, Kyle scored all of Kilmarnock's goals in a draw with Falkirk and victories against St Mirren and Inverness Caledonian Thistle thus helping the team secure 8th place and SPL survival.
Kyle was made Kilmarnock club captain for the 2009/2010 season. He started where he left off by scoring 2 goals in the opening day 3-0 home victory over Hamilton and his good form won him a recall to the Scotland squad after an absence of 5 years. Unfortunately, in the CIS Cup game against Morton (in which he also scored) he suffered a knee injury, sidelineing him for 3 weeks and causing him to miss the final two World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Holland on the 5th and 10th of September 2009.
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'''Steven Caldwell''' (born 12 September 1980 in Stirling, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer. He plays as a defender for Burnley and the Scotland national team.
Caldwell began his career in England with Premier League club Newcastle United, along with his younger brother Gary. He was released by Newcastle in 2004, having previously been loaned out to Blackpool, Bradford City and Leeds United, where he scored once in the league against Blackburn Rovers.
Caldwell is known for his whole hearted approach to the game and the solid partnership he formed with Gary Breen whilst they both played for Sunderland. On 23 April 2005, he scored Sunderland's winning goal against Leicester City to send his team back to the Premiership.
An injury-plagued season saw Caldwell fall out of favour at Sunderland and the centre half rarely featured in Roy Keane's first team when fit. He was linked with a move away from the club - with Sunderland accepting bids from Championship rivals Burnley and Coventry City. Caldwell signed for Burnley for -400,000 with just 9 minutes of the transfer window remaining. He was shortly thereafter named club captain and endeared himself to the team's fans with his uncompromising tackling and commitment.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
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'''Carl Robinson''' (born October 13, 1976 in Llandrindod Wells) is a Welsh football player who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
A combative player, Robinson started his career as a trainee with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made his football league debut whilst on loan to Shrewsbury Town during the 1995-96 season and played in the Auto Windscreen Shield final (Football League Trophy) at Wembley for Shrewsbury Town losing 2-1 to Rotherham United. He made his Wolverhampton Wanderers debut during the 1996-97 season. After over 180 appearances for Wolves over six seasons, he moved to Portsmouth in July 2002 under the Bosman ruling. He played around 20 games for Portsmouth in their promotion year before loan spells with Sheffield Wednesday, Walsall, Rotherham, Sheffield United and Sunderland. After impressing at Sunderland, he signed a permanent 3-year deal in June 2004. He then went on to collect another championship winners medal as they gained promotion during a season in which he played 42 of 46 matches.
After a loan spell with Norwich City, he signed for The Canaries permanently on a 2--year deal for an undisclosed fee in January 2006. Robinson scored his first goal for Norwich in a 5-1 win against Barnsley on 26 August 2006. He racked up over 50 appearances in 15 months before deciding to leave.
On January 31 2007, Robinson joined Toronto FC from Norwich after just over a year at Carrow Road, even though he still had 18 months remaining on his current deal. He scored his first MLS goal when he netted Toronto's 3rd in a 4-0 win against FC Dallas on June 17, 2007. He was voted team MVP in his first year, and has since gone on to win the award again in the second year.
He is currently completing his UEFA licenses in preparation for the opportunity to become a coach/manager. '' This is something i have always wanted to do and believe I have so many excellent ideas when the opportunity arises".
Although much sought-after in the English Championship, Robinson has announced that he plans to spend the remainder of his club career in MLS: "Being brought up in English football, this is all I know, but I'm at the next stage of my life now." Although he took a substantial pay cut after moving across the Atlantic, the considerably lower property prices in Canada compared to the United Kingdom allowed him to purchase a country estate near Toronto. He also remarked,
A Wales international player, Robinson made his debut against Belarus in 1999, winning the man of the match award. His 50th cap came in the 2-0 World Cup Qualifier victory over Liechtenstein. On April 1, 2009, Robinson announced his retirement from international football at the age of 32 after Wales suffered two consecutive defeats, making it virtually impossible for them to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Carl married his childhood sweetheart Laura in the summer of 2003. He has a daughter named Lowri Isabella (born in 2002) and a son named Milo Carter (born in 2008).
His brother, Lee, is a former Academy Manager at Cardiff City, but now works with a sports agency.
Robinson is a big rugby union fan and writes a sports column for the County Times, a weekly newspaper sold in his home county of Powys, Wales.
He was recently awarded Citizen of the Year in his tome town of Llandrindod Wells, which was a "fantastic honour" for him.
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'''Jeffrey "Jeff" Whitley''' (born January 28, 1979 in Ndola, Copperbelt Province) is a Zambian-born Northern Irish professional football player who is currently with Conference North club Northwich Victoria. He twice won promotion to the Premiership with Manchester City in 2000 and Sunderland in 2005 and was an Northern Ireland international. His brother, Jim was also a professional footballer.
Whitley was a product of the Manchester City youth scheme which he joined as a ten year old and began his club career as a trainee in 1996, making over 120 league and cup appearances for the first-team.
After a trial and impressing in pre-season, he signed a contract with Sunderland in August 2003. He made over 70 league and cup appearances for Sunderland,
Despite being Zambian born, due to Whitley living in England since he was a child, he was eligible to, and played for the England under-17 team. As his father was born in Belfast, he was also eligible to play for Northern Ireland and made his debut for them in 1997.
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'''Christopher Alan "Chris" Brown''' (born 11 December 1984, Durham, England) is an English footballer , who currently plays for English club Preston North End.
A prolific goalscorer at school and youth level, Brown rose through the youth ranks at the team he supported as a boy, Sunderland, making his debut for the under-19 team at the age of just 15. However, Brown suffered a setback in 2002 when he damaged his cruciate ligament whilst playing for the reserve side, forcing him to miss the entire 2002/2003 season. During this season Sunderland were relegated from the Premier League.
After making a successful recovery, Brown was promoted to the Sunderland first team, and was allocated the number 31 shirt for the club's first season back in the First Division. During the season, Brown was loaned to Doncaster Rovers, where he made 22 appearances during his seven month stay, scoring 10 goals. Brown ended the season with a Nationwide Division Three winners medal, finishing four points ahead of future club Hull City, who finished second.
Brown was handed the number 20 squad number at Sunderland for the 04/05 season, with many tipping Brown to break through into the first team that season as the club bounced back from a play-off defeat to Crystal Palace the year below. Brown was named as an unused substitute for the trip to Plymouth on August 21, and officially Brown made his debut for Sunderland on September 21, scoring twice in the 3-3 draw with Crewe Alexandra in the Carling Cup. Although Sunderland lost the game on penalties, Brown impressed enough to retain his place for the trip to Leeds United four days later, with the game resuling in a 1-0 victory for Sunderland.
Brown featured throughout the season for Sunderland, making 14 starts and 23 substitute appearances, scoring 7 goals. Although mainly being used as a substitute during the first half of the season, Brown enjoyed an extended run in the side towards the end of the campaign, as Sunderland clinched the newly renamed Football League Championship title and won promotion. At the end of the season, Brown was beaten by team-mate Stephen Elliott for the club's "young player of the year" award.
Brown featured for Sunderland during the pre-season tour of U.S. and Canada, though was told by manager Mick McCarthy that he needed to gain further first team experience on loan at another club. Brown made a second half substitute appearance against Liverpool FC at Anfield on August 20, and later joined Championship side Hull on loan on September 8 until January. Brown struggled during his time at the KC Stadium however, scoring once against Reading
Brown featured regularly for Sunderland after making his return, however could not save the club from the drop as the Black Cats were relegated with a new record low of just 15 points. Brown did manage to score in the club's final home game of the season against Fulham FC on May 4 - one of only three victories for the club in the league.
Brown became a regular for Sunderland under new boss Roy Keane during the 06/07 season, scoring 3 goals in 16 appearances.
Brown completed a -325,000 move to Norwich on January 11, 2007 , signing a two-and-a-half year contract. Upon signing he was allocated the number 14 shirt previously worn by Leon McKenzie. He was sent off for a second bookable offence on his first start for Norwich.
He made his debut as a substitute in the 3-1 league defeat against Plymouth and made his full debut against Blackpool in the FA cup 4th round although he was sent off in the 2nd half. Shortly after his suspension he suffered a hamstring injury which disrupted the start of his Norwich career.
On 23 October 2007, in his 20 appearance for the club in all competitions, Brown opened his Norwich City account with a goal against Burnley in a 2-1 defeat.
On January 10th 2008, Brown completed a -400,000 Move to Preston North End. Brown made his debut against Watford and received the man of the match award after an impressive performance. Since then Brown has established himself as a regular starter in the North End team.
On September 7, 2004, shortly before Brown's debut for the club, Brown was cautioned by Northumbria Police along with team-mates Sean Taylor and Ryan Bell for firing paintballs at passers by from a car. The trio were initially suspended by the club during investigations, and were fined and handed written warnings for their behaviour. During a statement, the trio said they were "embarrassed" by their behaviour, and apologised for their actions.
A fourth player, Niall Flynn, was also disciplined for a similar, separate incident. Whilst Bell, Flynn and Taylor were released in 2005 and 2006 without making an appearance for Sunderland, Brown made his debut the same day his fine was announced on September 21, 2004, and remained a first-team regular until his departure from the club.
On December 7, 2006, tabloid newspaper ''The Sun'' reported Brown, along with team-mates Ben Alnwick and Liam Lawrence had filmed themselves in an orgy with a brunette girl referred to as 'Stevie' (Stevie Leigh Mason - Miss Sunderland). In the video, Brown films his team-mates perform sexual acts on the girl as well as themselves, and is said to give "Match of the Day" style commentary throughout. Former Sunderland midfielder Martin Woods also features on the tape partially clothed, along with two other men. In reference to the watching men, Brown reportedly comments ''-Here-s the boys - the watching faithful - every week without fail.-''
On December 8, The Sun reported that the girl in the video was just 16 years old, with the girl claiming she had no idea she was being filmed.
On January 15 Football Weekly reporter Barry Glendenning said that none of the players seen in the mobile phone video were Sunderland players any longer as Roy Keane, the Sunderland manager, had zero tolerance for pornography. All have been transferred to other clubs in the January window. Glendenning had reported on the film in the previous week's podcast.
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'''Dean Whitehead''' (born 21 January 1982 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire) is a professional English
footballer. He currently plays for Stoke City as a midfielder, but has also played at right-back.
Whitehead started his career with Abingdon Town's youth team, before joining the youth scheme of his local league club, Oxford United. He progressed through the ranks there, developing a reputation as a tough-tackling midfielder with good passing skills. After playing for the club for around 5 seasons, his contract expired and he turned down the offer of a new one from the club.
In June 2004 he signed for Sunderland on a free transfer. Sunderland were ordered to pay -150,000 to Oxford at an FA tribunal, to compensate for the time and money put into his development. Oxford will also receive 25% of any fee should Sunderland sell Whitehead.
Whitehead quickly became a key member of the first-team as Sunderland won the Championship in 2004-05, and was chosen as Players' Player of the Year by his team-mates at the end of the season.
Whitehead was given a new three-year contract during the 2005-06 season, in which he scored a swerving 30-yard free kick past then England goalkeeper, Paul Robinson, in a 3-2 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.
Sunderland were relegated to the Championship for the 2006-07 season, during which Whitehead was given the captain's armband for the second time. During the 2005-06 campaign he had resigned the captaincy to concentrate on his football but he deputised for the frequently injured Steven Caldwell and was appointed on a permanent basis after Caldwell was sold to Burnley.
After Sunderland finished first in the Championship in 2006-07, Whitehead was injured early on in their 2007-08 Premiership campaign. He sustained a cruciate knee ligament injury in a match against Wigan Athletic, which kept him out for six months. He made his comeback from injury in November 2007.
Since Sunderland returned to the Premiership Whitehead has found himself playing time spent as a right back, although this was ended when manager Roy Keane signed right backs Phillip Bardsley and Pascal Chimbonda for Sunderland, allowing Whitehead to move back into central midfield. In the summer 2009 transfer market Whitehead was increasingly rumoured to be moving away from Wearside, with clubs such as Stoke City, Fulham and West Brom in the picture. The rumours were proved correct when Whitehead moved to Stoke City in the close season.
Whitehead signed a 4 year deal for Stoke City on 24th July 2009 for an initial -3 Million which could rise to -5 Million. Whitehead made his Stoke City debut on the 15 August 2009 in a 2-0 win over Burnley.
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'''Daniel Lewis "Danny" Collins''' (born 6 August 1980 in Chester, England) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Stoke City and the Wales national football team as a defender.
He began his career in the Cymru Alliance with local sides Mold Alexandra and Buckley Town. After having trials with Wrexham and Tranmere Rovers, he signed for Chester City in December 2001, who were playing in the Conference. Before turning professional, Collins played cricket for Wales Minor Counties during the football close season . In the 1999 season, he played two matches, taking two wickets at an average of 37.50 and scoring 14 runs at an average of 7.00 .
In just under three years he made over 70 appearances for Chester. It was after a successful spell on loan at Vauxhall Motors that his career started to take off, having been converted from an unconvincing forward into a composed central defender. His time at Vauxhalls included helping them surprisingly knock Queens Park Rangers out of the FA Cup in November 2002. The following season saw Collins miss just one game as Chester won the Football Conference title and returned to the Football League after a four-year absence.
Although Chester had a mixed start to the 2004-05 season, Collins continued to impress and a stoppage time goal against Macclesfield Town gave Chester their first win of the season on September 4, 2004.
A month later he joined Sunderland in a six-figure transfer amid interest from other clubs, and he ended the season with another championship medal and full Welsh caps to his name. He was initially used as a backup player to defenders Gary Breen, Stephen Caldwell and George McCartney, in his first season at the club, but still managed to make 14 appearances.
Following promotion to the Premier League for the 2005-2006 season, Sunderland signed several additional players and Collins found himself out of the first team squad early in the season. He later worked his way into the side but Sunderland endured a nightmare campaign and were comfortably relegated.
Collins started the 2006-07 season as first choice defender at Sunderland, but was dropped four games into the season after being booed by a section of the crowd following a mistake in the previous game against Plymouth Argyle. Collins later regained his place following the arrival of manager Roy Keane and won yet another championship medal come the end of the season.
On 15 December Collins scored a late last minute goal against Aston Villa which would have led to the Black Cats victory but referee Steve Bennett denied the goal for a foul on Scott Carson, the foul was not apparent and the goal should have stood. Manager Roy Keane was very angry at the decision and said that Bennett had cheated Sunderland and went as far as to say "the players deserve better!".
On 5 April 2008, Collins scored Sunderland's first goal in their 3-1 over Fulham F.C. at Craven Cottage despite again having a goal disallowed earlier in the game. Collins has gone on to firmly establish himself as a first team regular at Sunderland, starting 32 games in the 2007-08 season. On January 30, 2009, Collins was rewarded with a new two-and-a-half year contract by Sunderland, keeping him at the club until at least the end of the 2010-11 season.
Collins is a firm fan favourite at the Stadium of Light due to his consistently committed performances. He won the Fans' Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009.
On 29 August it was reported that Sunderland had accepted a bid from Stoke City for Collins.
On 1 September 2009 Collins signed for Stoke City for -2.75 Million rising to -3.5 Million.
Collins made his Stoke debut in a 2-1 defeat at home to Chelsea in the following match against Bolton Wanderers Stoke were leading up until the 88th minute when Collins fouled Sam Ricketts in the penalty area costing Stoke three points. He did put in a good performance away at Everton.
Despite being born in England, Collins has represented Wales at international level and currently holds six caps.
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'''Mark John Lynch''' (born 2 September 1981 in Manchester) is an English footballer currently playing for Rotherham United. His regular position is at right back.
Previously a promising junior with Manchester United, he made one senior appearance, against Deportivo de La Corua in the UEFA Champions League in March 2003, and unfortunately scored an own goal. In July 2004, Lynch moved to Sunderland on a free transfer. He was released by Sunderland after just one season.
Lynch then signed for Hull City in July 2005. Cruelly, he suffered a knee injury in the first minute of his Hull City debut in August 2005 against QPR, and in his first game back against Coventry he was sent off. He made only 15 further appearances for Hull in the 2005-06 season, the last of which was in January, and at the end of the season he was made available for transfer by manager Peter Taylor.
Lynch moved to Yeovil Town during August 2006, following a brief loan spell. Lynch then joined Rotherham United in 2008 on a 2 year deal, after his release by Yeovil. He made his Rotherham United debut against Lincoln City, and on his third appearance for the club against Morecambe he scored two brilliant curling strikes.
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'''Colin Healy''' (born 14 March 1980 in Cork) is an international footballer for the Republic of Ireland, currently playing with Scottish Premier League side Falkirk, on loan from Ipswich Town.
Healy was born in Ballincollig in County Cork. He came from a sporting family, with his grandfather Paddy "stalin" Healy having been a Gaelic footballer and hurler who won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medals with the Cork inter-county football and hurling teams respectively in 1945 and 1946. His brother Pat play's with Ballinhassig in the Munster Senior League. Healy played local soccer with Ballincollig and then Wilton United. He attended the FAS/FAI course in Cork run by former Celtic and Cork City midfielder Mick Conroy and from here he was taken to Celtic Park. He would go on to score three goals for Celtic, his first coming in a league game against Dundee in February 2000,
He played and scored an own goal at the FIFA World Youth Championship finals in Nigeria in 1993.
During the Saipan incident between Mick McCarthy and fellow Cork man Roy Keane, Healy was called upon by McCarthy as the replacement should Keane be dropped from the squad. A succession of changes-of-heart by the Manchester United player led to the call-up being delayed and the deadline passing, with Healy unable to join the World Cup squad.
Sunderland succeeded in signing Healy from Celtic in 2003. In December 2003 he broke his leg in a match against a former loan club, Coventry City after a challenge by Moroccan international Youssef Safri.
In October 2004, he broke his leg again soon after resuming training with Sunderland.
In January 2006, it was announced that Healy's contract with Sunderland had expired, and the midfielder left the club.
Healy joined SPL club Livingston on 10 March 2006 until the end of the season. On 10 August 2006 Healy signed a one year contract with Barnsley. Having made only 10 appearances for Barnsley, he had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.
On 20 February 2007 he signed a two-year contract with hometown League of Ireland club Cork City, alongside former international colleague Gareth Farrelly. FIFA ruled both players to be unable to play for the club, citing a rule forbidding players from transferring between clubs more than twice in a 12 month period between July and June. FIFA rejected appeals made by both players. On 1 July 2007 both Colin Healy and Gareth Farrelly became eligible to play for Cork City. On this date, they both played for the club's under-21 team against Lifford of Ennis, Co Clare, winning the game 2-0.
Healy made his full Cork City debut against Bohemians when they were beaten in extra time in the Eircom League Cup Quarter Final held at Dalymount Park on 3 July 2007.
Healy signed a two-year contract for Cork in 2009. In April 2009, Healy scored his only goal for Cork at Tallaght Stadium.
On 16 July 2009 it was confirmed that Cork City had accepted a -100,000 bid from Hartlepool United to take Healy and fellow Cork City team-mate Denis Behan to Victoria Park, Hartlepool. However five days later, Hartlepool United manager Chris Turner confirmed that the deal had not happened due to late interest from Ipswich Town. Healy subsequently signed for Ipswich for an undisclosed fee. In January 2010, he signed on-loan with Scottish Premier League club Falkirk.
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'''David Harvey''' (born 7 February 1948 in Leeds, England) was for many years the reserve goalkeeper for Leeds United during their glory era of the 1960s and 1970s and yet is more fondly remembered than the man who blocked his path for so long.
Born locally to an English mother and Scottish father, Harvey signed professional forms for Leeds as a 17-year-old and made his debut later the same year. But the presence of skilled but erratic Welsh keeper Gary Sprake meant that a patient Harvey made fewer than 50 appearances over the next seven seasons.
Harvey was watching but not playing as Leeds won the League Cup and the Fairs Cup in 1968, the League championship in 1969 and the Fairs Cup again in 1971. In 1970, after errors-one major -by Sprake allowed FA Cup final opponents Chelsea to equalise twice at Wembley and force a replay, it is assumed by many of Sprake's critics that he was dropped by manager Don Revie for the replay. In fact, there is documented evidence that Sprake was in hospital suffering from a knee injury after the European Cup clash with Celtic. Leeds lost 2-1, with Harvey's supporters claiming that he was not to blame for either Chelsea goal, when in fact it was more than obvious that he missed a cross for Chelsea's winner.
Patience was a virtue among footballers in this era, and a modern-day equivalent of Harvey would have been frustrated very quickly by his lack of opportunities and asked to move. Harvey never did so. In 1972 came his break. He only played eleven matches all season, but again he was selected ahead of Sprake for the FA Cup final, this time against Arsenal, because once again Sprake was suffering from a knee injury.
Harvey played a blinder as Leeds won 1-0 with an Allan Clarke goal. Afterwards, Sprake, allegedly, publicly criticised and insulted Revie and was given a wide berth by both manager and team-mates as a result. He only played once more for the club before he was sold for a world record fee for a keeper and Harvey played 63 times in the 1973 season. He also made his debut for Scotland in a 2-0 win over Denmark, having decided that playing through his father's roots would give him more of an international career than waiting for an England call.
The campaign was a personal triumph for Harvey but another season of underachievement for the team. Harvey was powerless to prevent Ian Porterfield's shot fly above him into the roof of the net to win Sunderland the 1973 FA Cup Final; he also had no chance with the solitary free-kick which gave A.C. Milan victory in the European Cup Winners Cup final just days later.
Harvey was outstanding as Leeds put together a record 29-match unbeaten start to the 1974 season, guaranteeing the League championship and earning Harvey the title medal he was not entitled to five seasons earlier. He was then selected as Scotland's first-choice keeper for the World Cup in West Germany, though Scotland went out in the group stage. Revie left the Leeds job the same summer to take over England. Later in the year, Harvey then took the last penalty during the shoot-out at the Charity Shield game against Liverpool-he missed.
Leeds' last big season of achievement coincided with a huge stroke of misfortune for Harvey. He was injured in a car crash to the extent that he missed the European Cup final against Bayern Munich, replaced by his understudy David Stewart. Stewart did little wrong, but Leeds were beaten 2-0 by Bayern Munich in Paris.
There was little more for Harvey and Leeds thereafter. The squad had aged and broken up. Harvey's 16th and last Scotland appearance came in 1976 and he stayed at Leeds until 1980 and then went to play in Canada with the Vancouver Whitecaps. He had a spotty first season in Vancouver and was having a solid second season in the NASL until a car accident put him on the sidelines once again. He returned to Leeds in 1983, by which time the club had been relegated. By the time he left in 1985, he had played under three of his old team-mates - Clarke, Eddie Gray and Billy Bremner.
Harvey played for Bradford City under another old Leeds mate, Trevor Cherry, and then drifted into non-league football until retirement. He now works as a farmer and postman on Sanday in the Orkney Islands, and unlike Sprake, remains on good terms with Leeds, his old team-mates and the supporters. Statistically, David Harvey is Scotland's most successful post-war goalkeeper.
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'''Gordon McQueen''' (born 26 June 1952 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire) is a former Scottish football player, who played as a central defender for Leeds United, Manchester United and Scotland.
McQueen was a goalkeeper as a schoolboy, but later switched to centre back. He was signed at the age of 18 by St. Mirren. He soon had scouts from other clubs monitoring his progress, and it was Leeds who finally offered -30,000 in 1973, seeing him as a long-term replacement for the ageing Jack Charlton.
Charlton played for some of the 1973 season, but had decided to quit as it drew to a close.
With Charlton gone and Madeley used as the team's player-of-all-positions, McQueen was in the team for most of the 1973-74 season. Leeds won the League Championship, going 29 games without defeat at the start of the season, and McQueen played a crucial part as Norman Hunter's defensive partner.
McQueen and Hunter excelled at the back the following season, notably in Leeds' campaign in the European Cup, during which McQueen scored three goals. McQueen was suspended for the final after being sent off in the semi-final against Barcelona; in the final, Leeds lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich.
McQueen was now a regular for Scotland; he was in the 1978 World Cup squad in Argentina but did not play due to injury, and played his last match for Scotland in 1981, attaining 30 caps and scoring 5 goals for his country.
In February 1978, McQueen moved from Leeds to rivals Manchester United for -495,000.
McQueen finally left United in 1985, after losing his first team place to Paul McGrath and not being included in the FA Cup final side that beat Everton 1-0.
He coached abroad and then briefly managed Airdrieonians and coached his old club, St Mirren.
It was announced on 29 April 2008 that he returned to Middlesbrough as an assistant scout, along with Boro legend David Mills. Gordon, who still lives in the area, specifically the village of Hutton Rudby in North Yorkshire, and his son and daughter, are also Middlesbrough fans.
He became a father in 1979 to Hayley McQueen, who would become a sports journalist on Sky Sports and Manchester United's in-house TV channel MUTV.
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'''Guillermo Luis Franco Farquarson''', commonly known as '''Guille Franco''' (born 3 November 1976) is a Argentinian-born Mexican football player who plays as a striker. He is currently contracted to West Ham United, and also plays for the Mexico national team. He can not only play as an out-and-out forward, but as a second striker assisting the lone striker from out wide.
Guille Franco was born in Corrientes, the capital city of the homonymous province in Argentina.
Franco began his career with Argentine first division side San Lorenzo, playing with the team from 1996 to 2002. Franco then joined Monterrey in the middle of 2002, and made his debut during the 2002 Apertura. Franco was very successful with the ''Rayados'', and led the league in scoring during the 2004 Apertura with 15 goals in 16 games. He was in the team which won the championship in 2003 and achieved runner-up position twice in 2004 and 2005.
Franco spent 3 years in Spain, playing for Villarreal but his spell was plagued with injury. Franco was, however, the scorer of a goal by which Villarreal qualified for the UEFA Cup in a 1-0 victory against Celta Vigo.
In September 2009 Franco signed for West Ham United on a one year contract, becoming the first Mexican to sign for the Hammers. On 25 September it was disclosed that due to West Ham's perilous financial situation following former chairman Bjrglfur Gumundsson's financial collapse, West Ham's CEO Scott Duxbury, and their Sporting and Football Technical Director Gianluca Nani, had part financed the deal from their own salaries.
He made his debut for West Ham on 17 October 2009 in a 2-1 away defeat to Stoke City.
He scored his first goal for West Ham on 31 October 2009 to put them 1-0 up against Sunderland away from home in a game which finished 2-2. Franco became the third Mexican player to score in the Premier League, Jared Borgetti and Carlos Vela being the first and second respectively.
In 2004 Franco became a naturalized Mexican citizen after settling in Mexico in 2002 and made his debut for the national side in 2005. He played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was a part of the triumphant 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad. During 2010 World Cup qualification, he contributed 2 goals in 6 games.
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'''Luciano Gabriel "Lucho" Figueroa Herrera''' (born 19 May, 1981 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is an Argentine association football player who currently plays as a striker for Genoa.
Figueroa began his professional career with Rosario Central of Argentina, where he formed a partnership with Csar Delgado. In the 2003 Clausura, Figueroa finished as Argentina's leading goalscorer with 17 goals,
including scoring five in the last match of the season against an under-strength Boca Juniors.
This was his last season at Rosario Central, for both he and Delgado moved overseas in the summer of 2003, with Figueroa joining English Premier League club Birmingham City for a fee of -2.5 million.
Controversy arose when Spanish club Osasuna claimed that Figueroa had signed a contract with them before moving to Birmingham, thereby invalidating the transfer.
At the end of August 2003 FIFA ruled provisionally in Birmingham's favour,
but it was not until October that this ruling was finally confirmed.
Though Figueroa was scoring freely for Birmingham's reserve team, manager Steve Bruce believed he would struggle in the Premiership due to his physique,
so after only one League appearance as a late substitute for Birmingham, his contract was annulled
and he moved to Cruz Azul of Mexico, where he was reunited with former teammate Delgado.
After a slow start Figueroa returned to his old form with Cruz Azul, scoring 9 goals in the last 7 games of the 2004 Clausura. He maintained his form in the 2004 Apertura, scoring 10 goals in 14 games for the club. His exceptional performances for Cruz Azul led to a transfer to Spain, signing for Villarreal in November 2004 for a fee of -2.1 million.
Figueroa made less of an impact at Villarreal, though he helped the club to a third-place finish in La Liga in 2004-05 and contributed in the early rounds of Villarreal's progression to the semi-final of the 2005-06 Champions League - including scoring the club's first ever Champions League goal, against Everton in the third qualifying round.
In January 2006, apparently concerned that his lack of playing time would adversely affect his chances of going to the 2006 World Cup,
Figueroa returned to his home country on loan to River Plate. He started well, scoring three goals in his first seven games in the 2006 Clausura, but on March 5, 2006 he suffered a cruciate ligament injury which effectively put paid to his career at River.
On August 1, 2006, Villarreal sold Figueroa to Genoa of Serie B for a reported fee of $13 million; he signed a four-year contract with the club. Though still not recovered from his injury, medical opinion was that he should be fit to resume playing by mid-October. However it became clear that the knee reconstruction had not been completely successful and that another operation would be needed. It was predicted that this further surgery would keep him out for the season.
Figueroa eventually made his debut for Genoa, by this time in Serie A, on October 28, 2007 as a second-half substitute against Fiorentina,
and scored his first goal for the club some six weeks later, a stoppage time consolation in a 3-1 defeat at home to Siena.
He was then loaned to Boca Juniors from Genoa, having been transferred in October 2008. He played an important role during the Torneo Apertura by scoring important goals as the title race was between Boca Juniors, Tigre and San Lorenzo, who were level with points at the top of the table. Figueroa's performances helped Boca to win the Torneo Apertura.
He is currently tipped to go back to Rosario Central where his career began as of January 14, 2010.
Figueroa has appeared for the Argentina national football team, performing impressively in the Copa Amrica 2004 and the 2005 Confederations Cup - where only the Brazilian Adriano outscored him - and was part of the gold medal-winning Argentina team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At international level, he boasts a strike-rate of 60%, with 9 goals from 15 appearances. The cruciate injury deprived him of the chance to represent his country at the 2006 World Cup.
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'''Paulo Csar da Silva Barrios''' (born February 1, 1980 in Asuncin) is a Paraguayan football defender, who has played for the Paraguay national football team since 2000. He currently plays for Sunderland A.F.C.
Throughout his career Da Silva has left a mark, especially in the Mexican League, by being a consistent good defender and leader.
Da Silva started his career in the youth divisions of Atlntida Sport Club. Before joining Toluca, da Silva played for Perugia and Venezia of Italy, and Lans of Argentina. He joined Toluca from Paraguayan club Libertad for the 2003 Apertura. Since making his debut, da Silva has been a mainstay in Toluca's defence, starting all but one game that he has played and eventually becoming the team's captain due to his leadership on the field. In 2007 he was chosen for the "Ideal Eleven" squad of South America and in 2008 he led Toluca to the Apertura 2008 title, being chosen as the best overall player of the tournament by the Mexican media.
On 13th of July 2009, Da Silva joined Sunderland A.F.C. on a three year deal.
. His arrival at the Stadium of Light was followed by a long and confusing period in regards to his visa application. Da Silva was granted a Work Permit to play in England almost immediately but had to wait for over a month to get his visa before it was eventually granted on 12 August. He made his debut on the 24th August against Norwich City in the League Cup. Da Silva, like John Mensah, made his full debut for Sunderland in their 2-0 win against Birmingham City in the Carling Cup 4th round.
He played for Paraguay in 1997 and 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was also selected for the squad of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He has been part of the starting line up during the qualifiers to the next world cup.
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'''Terence "Terry" Cooper''' (born 12 July 1944) is an English former football player and manager born in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. He was a classy and highly-rated full back in the great Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.
Cooper wasn't discovered as a young player in the conventional manner - he simply turned up at Leeds United one day with his football boots in a paper bag, asking for a trial. He was granted his wish and impressed enough to be offered an apprentice contract.
Initially a left winger, Cooper was converted to a defensive role by Leeds boss Don Revie on signing at the age of 17. He made gradual progress in the first team over the next six years until Revie decided to make him the permanent No.3 in 1966.
Cooper settled in thereafter and became a full back of innovation, showing that the right levels of fitness and an ability to cross the ball meant he could overlap down the flank to support winger Eddie Gray.
In 1968, Leeds won the League Cup against Arsenal at Wembley. A bitty and occasionally high-tempered match was settled by Cooper's superb volley after a corner had been half-cleared, although Arsenal claimed their goalkeeper had been fouled by central defender Jack Charlton. Cooper subsequently featured in the team which won the Fairs Cup in the same season.
In 1969, Leeds won the League championship with Cooper making his contribution. Revie didn't buy a back-up left back but instead used the utility player Paul Madeley to replace Cooper in the event of injury or suspension - a sure sign that Cooper was the finished article. This was further proved when he was given his debut for England by Alf Ramsey against France the same year, and England won 5-0 with Cooper putting on a classy individual showing.
Leeds chased three trophies in 1970 but lost the championship by nine points to Everton, and went out of the European Cup to Celtic in the semi-finals. Cooper played a full role in these near-misses, and also featured in the FA Cup final against Chelsea which Leeds lost 2-1 after a replay. That summer, however, Cooper gained personal redemption with a superb series of performances as England's first choice left back at the World Cup in Mexico, which ended with defeat in the quarter-finals to West Germany.
Leeds won the Fairs Cup again in 1971 but missed out on the League on the last day again and went out of the FA Cup in one of the competition's greatest giant-killing acts. Lowly Colchester United beat Leeds 3-2 in the fifth round. One consolation for Cooper on a personal level was that this was his best season for appearances, missing just one League game all season.
He seemed set to follow suit the next season as Leeds again chased League and FA Cup honours, but then suffered an horrific broken leg in April 1972 during a League game at Stoke City. Aside from missing that season's FA Cup final victory over Arsenal, Cooper missed a whole 20 months of football and saw his England career die as a result, such were the complications of the injury. Revie, unable to use Madeley who was already deputising as a central defender due to Charlton's retirement, bought Trevor Cherry in the summer of 1972 as a replacement. Cooper also missed the 1973 FA Cup final defeat to Sunderland and the European Cup Winners Cup final loss to A.C. Milan. When he did come back, it was with just one appearance in the 1974 season, thereby missing out on a League championship medal - Leeds won it at a canter with a 29-match unbeaten start - due to a lack of games.
Cooper's Leeds career was pretty much over by the time he regained his fitness. The departure of Revie for the England job in 1974 and the emergence over the next season of Frank Gray, younger brother of Eddie, as well as the presence of Cherry, rendered Cooper surplus to requirements. He left the club before the ageing Revie team played out its last hurrah - the 1975 European Cup final, which they lost to Bayern Munich - and joined Middlesbrough who were managed by ex-team mate Charlton.
Cooper's longevity in his veteran years was impressive considering his long period of absence through injury, and after a healthy three years with Middlesbrough, he moved on to Bristol City for a year, before becoming player-manager of rivals Bristol Rovers. He subsequently assisted and played for his former Leeds skipper Billy Bremner at Doncaster Rovers, and had a second spell playing for and managing Bristol City. His management career also took in a period at the helm of Birmingham City sandwiched between two spells at Exeter City.
His first spell at Exeter yielded the Fourth Division title in 1990, and he moved to Birmingham City the following year, achieving promotion from the Third Division in his first season at the helm. He resigned as Birmingham manager in December 1993
Cooper's son Mark became a footballer in the late 1980s, enjoying a worthy career in the lower echelons of the professional game. He is now also a manager.
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'''Eric Daniel Djemba-Djemba''' (born 4 May 1981) is a Cameroonian football defensive midfielder who currently plays for Danish side Odense BK and the Cameroon national football team.
Djemba-Djemba rose to prominence with Nantes in France. His impressive performances as a feisty and uncompromising tackler for the French club earned him a dream move to Manchester United for -3.5 million in the summer of 2003, signed by Alex Ferguson as a possible eventual successor to Roy Keane, by then in his 32nd year.
Arriving in England, Djemba-Djemba was a complete unknown to many fans and pundits alike. He wasted no time in establishing his ultra-aggressive style during his debut against Arsenal in the FA Community Shield, leaving an impression - literally - on Arsenal's Sol Campbell with a typically rambunctious challenge which Arsne Wenger called "obscene".
In 18 months at Old Trafford, Djemba-Djemba found it difficult to maintain a period of sustained form despite his footballing ability, and he was eventually unable to establish himself as a player capable of filling captain Roy Keane's shoes. It did not help Djemba-Djemba's cause that United were in a period of transition and he was constantly being rotated in and out of the team with a number of other potential suitors to Keane's midfield mantle, as coach Sir Alex Ferguson searched for a worthy successor to his captain. However he did score an excellent looping volley against Leeds United in the League Cup. With the score at 2-2 and 3 minutes of extra time left, Quinton Fortune swung in a corner which reached Djemba-Djemba, who hit it first time and it looped over Leeds goalkeeper Paul Robinson which secured a 3-2 win and progression to the next round.
Djemba-Djemba was sold to Aston Villa in the January 2005 transfer window for a fee of -1.5 million (a -2 million loss). However, the move did little to restore the player's reputation as he found it difficult to move ahead of Gavin McCann and Steven Davis in Villa's midfield pecking order. After being played only once, as a late substitute, by new Villa manager Martin O'Neill on the first day of the 2006-2007 season, Djemba-Djemba was loaned out to Championship club Burnley for the remainder of the season in the January transfer window.
Djemba-Djemba made his first appearance for Burnley on January 13th 2007 against Southampton, playing the full 90 minutes. Early in his time at Turf Moor, Djemba-Djemba was sent off for the Lancashire side after a second bookable offence at Derby County; however he impressed with his skillful and effective play during his loan spell.
During July 2007, all signs pointed to Eric leaving Villa Park after he was the only member of the first-team squad not to be included in the North American tour and on August 2, 2007, Djemba-Djemba's contract was terminated by Aston Villa.
Djemba-Djemba was a member of the Cameroon team that won the 2002 African Nations Cup and finished runner-up to France at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. He also appeared at the 2002 World Cup.
Following his departure from Aston Villa, Eric joined Qatar SC on a free transfer. He only played one season at the Qatar-based club, but managed to get his football career back on track.
On 16 July 2008, Djemba-Djemba signed a 3-year contract with Danish outfit Odense Boldklub. He made his Odense debut against former club Aston Villa in the Intertoto Cup. Odense lost the match 1-0 losing 3-2 on aggregate.
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'''Francis Tierney 'Frank' Gray''' (born 27 October 1954 in Castlemilk, Scotland) is a Scottish football manager and former footballer.
Gray has previously managed Darlington, Farnborough Town, Grays Athletic and Woking.
On the 5 May 2008, Gray was announced as the new manager of Basingstoke Town.
Frank Gray was one of the new generation of Leeds United players of the mid-1970s charged with the task of maintaining the club's success after the Don Revie era.
Gray, younger brother of Eddie, joined the club under Revie as a 17 year old midfielder and made his debut in 1973, scoring a goal in his first start. Revie had lost regular left back Terry Cooper to an horrific broken leg the year before and needed to find replacements, and Gray was given his chance as a left-back as a result.
He didn't stay in the side, with a reshuffled defence allowing Trevor Cherry to take the left back spot for the business end of the season which consisted of two Cup finals (the FA Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup) both of which Leeds lost. Revie did, however, invite Gray to travel with the squad to Wembley and he sat next to his manager during the defeat to Sunderland.
Gray was similarly spared regular football in the first team at such an early age the following year, with Cherry settled into the left back role. Leeds won the League championship thanks to an unbeaten start to the season of 29 games. Gray only played three times and didn't qualify for a medal.
He got his chance the following season though, making 18 appearances in the League and usurping Cherry for the No.3 shirt in the European Cup final in Paris, which Leeds lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich. As the Revie team disbanded due to age - Revie himself had quit for the England manager's job the year before - Gray found himself tagged as one of the bright young things who would maintain the work of the previous team, alongside the likes of Gordon McQueen and Joe Jordan.
It never quite worked like that, with Leeds diving into comparative mediocrity for the rest of the 1970s. He left Leeds in 1979 for -500,000 and joined Nottingham Forest, whose manager Brian Clough had been clearly impressed with what he'd seen of the defender during his infamous 44-day spell in charge at Leeds four years earlier.
Gray slotted into the team and played in his second European Cup final in 1980, making him the first player to appear in the final for two different English clubs. This time he was successful as Forest won 1-0 against a useful Hamburg SV side which included Kevin Keegan. Gray also finished on the losing side earlier in the season when Forest were beaten in the League Cup final by Wolves, thanks to a single goal from unrelated fellow Scotsman Andy Gray.
Despite his success, Gray never fully settled at Forest and accepted an invitation in 1981 to return to Leeds by former team-mate Allan Clarke, who was now manager. It was a cut-price -300,000 deal which got Gray back into Elland Road, but in the first season of his return Leeds were relegated.
Clarke was fired from Leeds after the drop and Gray's brother Eddie took over. The younger Gray played for four years under his brother's stewardship but Leeds couldn't regain promotion and Gray left for Sunderland in 1985, this time never to return. His tally for Leeds stood up at 396 appearances and 35 goals.
Gray made his debut for Scotland in a 1-0 win over Switzerland in 1976, and won more caps in late 1978, having missed out on a place in the squad for that summer's World Cup in Argentina.
Gray was selected for Scotland's World Cup squad for the 1982 tournament in Spain, and he played in all three of the group games against New Zealand, Brazil and the USSR, though Scotland didn't progress further.
His international career had ended in 1983 after 32 appearances and one goal.
He returned to Leeds after his stint at Forest and played under his brother's management before moving up to the north-east where he helped Sunderland gain promotion from Division Three. Helped Darlington into the Football League as assistant to Brian Little in the 1990s and took Farnborough Town to the Nationwide Conference South play-offs in 2005-06. Moved to Grays Athletic with assistant Gerry Murphy last season to replace Mark Stimson, but his stay was short-lived. Was brought to Woking by Football Technical Director, Colin Lippiatt, in May 2007 with the aim of taking the Cards into the Football League.
Gray was appointed manager at Woking on 3 May 2007 on a two-year deal, replacing Glenn Cockerill. However he departed by mutual consent on 8 April 2008.
He is now managing Basingstoke Town in the Blue Square South.
His son Andrew Gray, a striker, came through the ranks at Leeds and later played for Nottingham Forest, Bury, Preston, Oldham Athletic, Bradford City, Sheffield United, Sunderland, Burnley, Charlton Athletic and now plays for Barnsley . He has also won one full international cap for Scotland.
His nephew Stuart has represented Celtic and Reading as a full-back.
'''Leeds United'''
'''Nottingham Forest'''
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'''Bobby Gurney''' (13 October 1907 - 21 April 1994) was a football forward who is the highest goal scorer in the history of his only senior club as a player, Sunderland.
Born in Stewart Street, Silksworth, Sunderland, his father Joe was a miner at Silksworth Colliery. His mother, Elizabeth, stayed at home to look after Bobby, his three brothers and one sister. Bobby took up football as a child, playing for his village team. His older brother, Ralph, also played football, as a goalkeeper. All his brothers went into pit jobs after leaving school.
Bobby was signed to Sunderland in May 1925, after being spotted by Charlie Buchan while playing for top non-league side Bishop Auckland. He made his debut nearly a year later against West Ham United on 3 April 1926, scoring once in a 3-2 defeat. He would play for the next three seasons alongside a striker who hit at least 35 league goals in each of his four full seasons at Roker Park, Dave Halliday, the most prolific goals to games striker in Sunderland's history.
After Halliday's departure Gurney was regularly the club's top goalscorer, garnering his best tally of 33 goals in the 1930-31 season. Among his career highlights were ten hat-tricks and two four-goal hauls. He was also one of just a handful of Sunderland players to score five times in a match.
Bobby went on to make 388 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 228 goals, which makes him the club's all time top scorer. He won a First Division Championship medal in 1936. He scored in a 3-1 win over Preston North End at Wembley in the 1937 FA Cup Final.
Gurney won one international cap, representing England against Scotland at Hampden Park before 129,693 spectators.
On retiring from playing he stayed in the game and in 1950 became manager of Midland League side Peterborough United. He was subsequently manager of Darlington, and finally had a short spell as manager of Hartlepools United.
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'''Laureano Bisan Etame-Mayer''' (born 19 January 1977 in Londi Kribi), more commonly known as '''Lauren''', is a Cameroonian footballer of Equatoguinean origin, who last played for English Premier League team Portsmouth until his release at the end of the 2008-09 season. He plays internationally for Cameroon.
Lauren was born in Cameroon as his parents fled Equatorial Guinea due to the political persecution during the dictatorship of Francisco Macas Nguema. Then the family moved to Seville, where he was raised. He started his career in Spain, playing for Utrera (on loan from Sevilla FC),CD San Fernando ( an old team of Spanish third division from the city of San Fernando, in south of Spain ), Seville, Levante, and RCD Mallorca. He qualified for dual nationality through residency and as a Spaniard he is exempt from the post-Bosman ruling regulation that restricts the number of non-EU players to three per team in UEFA competition matches even though he is a Cameroonian international.
Lauren was transferred to Arsenal in the summer of 2000 for a fee of -7,200,000. Lauren provided cover for both midfield or defence. He made his Arsenal debut against Sunderland on August 19, 2000. However his first season in English football season was blighted by injuries. Although at first Lauren was unable to gain a regular place in the Arsenal side, he eventually ended up becoming the club's first-choice right back, replacing veteran Lee Dixon (and leapfrogging Ukrainian international Oleh Luzhny in the process). By the time Arsenal had won the Double in 2001-02, Lauren was an integral part of the Arsenal defence.
In 2002-03, Lauren suffered a calf injury and again missed part of the season, but nevertheless recovered in time and won an FA Cup winners medal that season, as Arsenal beat Southampton 1-0.
Lauren was a consistent member of the Arsenal first team during 2003-04, but his season was marred by his verbal abuse towards Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy after van Nistelrooy had missed a penalty late on in the match between the two sides at Old Trafford. Lauren was banned by the Football Association for four matches and fined -40,000. Nevertheless, he made his 150th appearance for Arsenal during that season, as Arsenal won the Premier League title unbeaten, giving Lauren his second League winners' medal.
Lauren won a third FA Cup winners' medal in 2005, as Arsenal beat Manchester United on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the final; Lauren scored the first of Arsenal's spot-kicks. However, during 2005-06, Lauren suffered a knee injury against Wigan Athletic in a League Cup semi-final match on January 21, 2006. He spent nearly a year out of the game as a result, and it wasn't until December 19 that Lauren was included in a playing squad, for Arsenal's match against Liverpool in the League Cup quarter-finals; this match was later postponed due to heavy fog. Lauren was not called up for Arsenal again.
During his absence Lauren's position had been covered by, amongst others, Emmanuel Ebou and Justin Hoyte, leading to media speculation that Lauren would leave Arsenal for another club, possibly West Ham United. On January 12, 2007 Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger confirmed Arsenal would allow Lauren to leave, if he chose to do so. On January 18, 2007, Lauren completed a move to Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.
On January 18, 2007, Lauren completed a transfer to Premier League side, Portsmouth from fellow Premiership side Arsenal, on a two and a half year contract. On 22 January Harry Redknapp said the transfer fee was -500,000.
On January 20, 2007 he played his first Premiership game for Portsmouth in midfield against Charlton Athletic
Lauren was on trial at Maccabi Tel Aviv but was not offered a contract.
During the 1997-98 season, whilst he was playing at Levante, Cameroonian goalkeeping legend Thomas N'Kono learnt of his selectability by Cameroon due to his birth. He was invited to join the squad that played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and rose to the challenge. Lauren earned his first full international cap for Cameroon in May 1998 against Luxembourg. Unfortunately his debut in the tournament as a substitute was blighted by one of the fastest sending offs in the history of the World Cup, when in his first challenge for the ball he was shown a red card, thus ending his World Cup campaign.
Better times were ahead though, playing in the Cameroon team that won the 2000 African Nations Cup. He also played in the gold winning team at the 2000 Olympics, ironically against Spain who could have selected him were it not for his choice of Cameroon.
This success was repeated when the team won the 2002 African Nations Cup; Cameroon beat Senegal on penalties after a 0-0 draw. Lauren scored in the penalty shootout. He also played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup group stages, featuring in all three of Cameroon's group matches, but his side failed to qualify for the knockout stage. He retired from international football in 2002, having won 25 caps for his country. Cameroon's new trainer, German-born Otto Pfister announced that Lauren will be joining the squad for training camp in Germany on November 15.
Lauren is a sometime pundit alongside Guillem Balague and Roberto Martnez on Sky Sports' La Liga programme, ''Revista de la Liga''.
He is also an avid boxer and enjoys sparring in his spare time. He lives in Radlett, Hertfordshire and has one child.
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'''Paul Madeley''' (born 20 September 1944 in Leeds, England) was a footballer during Leeds United's glory era of the 1960s and 1970s and the last high-profile 'utility' player.
Madeley was a 'player without portfolio' in that he didn't have a specialist position on the pitch - he had ten of them. In his long career with Leeds, which began with his debut in January 1964, he played in every position on the pitch except goalkeeper and wore every shirt from No.2 to No.11 (and occasionally No.12) as a result.
Nobody, including Madeley, could pin down what position he preferred - as the oft-heard footballing clich says: ''"I don't mind where I play as long as I'm on the pitch"'', although this is usually uttered by players being asked to play out of their natural position. Madeley was never asked to play out of position because ''every'' position was natural to him. It's not known whether Madeley ever used this answer in an interview.
Madeley's natural ability to adapt to a different role on a frequent basis meant that he was often in the side chosen by manager Don Revie at the expense of a 'specialist' in that position, though the majority of the time there was a player either injured or suspended whom Madeley would replace, mainly in defence although, having become a regular in the team from 1966, Madeley was in attacking positions when Leeds won their first major honours under Revie.
He became a regular in the team from 1966 onwards. In 1971 he scored the crucial away goal against Juventus which helped Leeds win the Fairs Cup - in the two legs he wore the No.8 shirt (striker, in Leeds' shirt allocation system - ace goalscorer Allan Clarke would later make it his own) and the No.10 shirt (attacking midfield player) respectively. Leeds won the League Cup in the same year, and Madeley was the No.9 (a striker again) in the 1-0 win over Arsenal at Wembley.
Madeley played 31 League matches in various positions in 1969 as Leeds won the League championship and in 1970 flitted around the side again until Paul Reaney broke his leg shortly before the season came to a finale, with Leeds seeking to win three trophies. Madeley duly played in Reaney's right back position and No.2 shirt as Leeds missed out on the League to Everton, the European Cup in the semi-finals to Celtic and the FA Cup in the final to Chelsea, who won after a replay.
Having deputised so well for Reaney at club level, Madeley was asked by Alf Ramsey to take Reaney's place in the England squad for that summer's World Cup in Mexico, but Madeley politely refused, saying he wanted to rest and, as a stand-in, was unlikely to kick a ball. At this stage he had not played for his country since winning youth level caps as a teenager.
In 1971, Madeley was in the side in one position for all bar one of Leeds' matches in the League, which Leeds again missed out on in the last game of the season. He played in the No.11 shirt (left winger) as Leeds took their second Fairs Cup that summer, scoring a goal in the first leg of the final. He made his England debut the same year.
As the next season got underway, Madeley again found himself moving round the side as injuries and suspensions took hold on his team-mates and in the end he never missed a League match, though for a third year in a row Leeds failed to clinch the title on the last day. In April 1972, left back Terry Cooper suffered an horrific broken leg so Madeley was in the No.3 shirt for the season's end and the FA Cup final, which Leeds finally won with a 1-0 win over Arsenal, duplicating their League Cup success four seasons previously.
Revie sorted the left back issue by signing Trevor Cherry in the summer of 1972 and Madeley moved across to the centre of defence for much of the next season as Jack Charlton's distinguished career at Leeds wound down. He was in that No.5 shirt as Leeds surrendered the FA Cup to Sunderland in the final; and then switched back to the left wing and the No.11 shirt for the European Cup Winners Cup final a few days later in Greece, which Leeds lost to A.C. Milan.
Leeds won the League in 1974 - Madeley missing just three matches - and even after Revie's departure that summer to take over the England job, got to their first and only European Cup final a year later, with Madeley in the No.5 shirt again. This was his last Cup final (and Leeds' last for 21 years) - in the eight finals (nine matches) he played in, he wore seven different shirts.
In these days of "player power"/agents/squabbling over image rights, etc, Jimmy Armfield in his autobiography "Right Back To The Beginning",relates a great story about Paul Madeley negotiating a new contract - "He once actually signed a new contract on what was virtually a blank piece of paper. I called him in to discuss terms and opened discussions by saying, 'OK, Paul, we'll give you so much'. He replied that he had no intention of leaving Leeds so he might as well sign the contract and let me fill in the details. I said, 'What do you want, then, two years or three years?' He answered, 'Either way, I'll leave it to you. I just want to play for Leeds,' and that was that".
A decline in fortunes for Leeds followed, with the ageing side breaking up. Madeley stayed until 1980, when he retired. He enjoyed a testimonial season in 1977. After retiring with 711 appearances to his name, he set invested a shop in Leeds selling sports goods and worked for his family's home furnishings business. He and his brothers sold this business in 1987. No true 'utility' player has emerged in English football since; indeed, Madeley was arguably one of a kind for all footballing generations.
Madeley won 24 England caps in total between 1971 and 1977.
Paul Madeley is married with two sons. He has experienced numerous health problems in the last few years. In 1992 had a benign brain tumour removed. He had a heart attack in 2002, had a hip replacement in late 2004 and suffers from Parkinson's disease which he was diagnosed with in 2003.
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'''Leonard Francis Shackleton''', (3 May 1922 in Bradford - 27 November 2000) was an English footballer of the post-World War II period.
His career started at Arsenal where he was signed as an amateur and was employed as a member of the club's ground staff during the summer of 1938. He made one appearance for Arsenal's A team in the Southern League, scoring one goal. However, on the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 he was released by the club.
He came to the attention of the talent scouts by scoring 166 goals in six years of wartime football at Bradford Park Avenue. In February, 1948, after less than two years with Newcastle United F.C., where he was transferred for -13,000, he was signed to Sunderland for a then-record fee of -20,500. Shackleton was adored by Sunderland fans and he was known to prefer Sunderland to his previous club, local rivals, Newcastle, once remarking: "I'm not biased when it comes to Newcastle - I don't care who beats them!"
Journalist Malcolm Hartley, who wrote a history of the Bradford team, wrote of Shackleton: "Apart from the adhesive ball control and breathtaking body swerve, Shack could hit a ball. His slender legs could crack the ball like a Bofors gun." His name is still a byword for mastery in football.
Shack, as he was known, scored 101 goals in 348 games with Sunderland, but his team's fortunes were poor and despite his great work and astounding ball skills he never reached a cup final, though he did make two semi-finals with Sunderland.
He gained 5 international caps for England between 1948 and 1954, scoring once. England boss Walter Winterbottom would tell of his unsuccessful attempts to 'tame' him for the England set up - "If only Len would come half-way to meet the needs of the team there wouldn't be many to touch him." Shack shrugged off his country's continued snubbing, saying "they play at Wembley stadium, not the London Palladium.
He was forced into retirement in September, 1957, by an ankle injury, and became a journalist.
Shackleton was famous both on and off the field for his sense of humour. He used his nickname, "The Clown Prince of Football", in 1956 for his autobiography. One chapter of that book was ''The Average Director's Knowledge of Football''. It consisted of a single blank page.
He died on 27 November 2000, at Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria.
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'''Neil Andrew Mellor''' (born 4 November 1982 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English professional football player with Preston North End. He made his name in 2004 by scoring a stunning last-minute goal from long range to give Liverpool a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield. Mellor also scored a vital goal and set up another during Liverpool's match with Olympiacos at Anfield during the group stage of the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League, which Liverpool went on to win.
Mellor is the son of former Manchester City and Brighton and Hove Albion player Ian Mellor. A strong, physical, centre forward, Mellor was top scorer in Liverpool's run to the FA Youth Cup semi-final during the 2000-2001 season scoring eight goals in four games. He was also the top scorer for the under-19 team and Joe Corrigan's reserves during the 2001-2002 season and in total scored 46 goals (56 including friendlies). Mellor progressed through the ranks at Liverpool and in the 2002-03 season he scored 20 goals for the reserve team. He made his first team debut in the same season and played a total of three games and scored in a Worthington Cup semi-final match against Sheffield United.
Manager Grard Houllier sent Mellor on a year-long loan to West Ham United in August 2003.
After becoming a fixture in first team squad, Mellor burst into the starting team with some style. With Liverpool and Arsenal level at 1-1 with 90 minutes gone at Anfield in November 2004, he cracked in a sensational 30 yard volley to clinch the game for Liverpool.
In March 2005, Mellor was ruled out for the remainder of the 2004-05 season after undergoing surgery on both knees.
In January 2006, Mellor joined Wigan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season.
In 2006, despite a relative lack of first-team football at Liverpool, Mellor was voted into 90th position in a poll to find 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, ahead of such players as Mohamed Sissoko and Nigel Clough.
In August 2006, Mellor signed a three-year contract with Football League Championship club Preston North End for a fee of around -500.000.
Despite the promising pre-season and Mellor being a favourite amongst sections of the deepdale crowd indifferent form led to him losing his place to new signing Jon Parkin. Mellor regained his place in the team in time to score in Preston's 3-1 victory away at local rivals Blackpool, however another injury has seen him miss a number of games. However he regained fitness for a match against former club Liverpool in the FA Cup 3rd round, which Preston lost 2-0.
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'''Markus Babbel''' (born September 8, 1972 in Munich) is a German former international footballer and current manager.
Starting out in the German Bundesliga, his first club was Bayern Munich, for whom he played initially from the youth squad, forging to the first team and making eight starts, as well as four substitute appearances in league games.
Moving to Hamburger SV in August 1992 gave Babbel the chance to appear regularly in a first-team slot. Between this and his exit in 1994, he managed to score his first league goal. Transferring back to Bayern Munich, he made 167 starts, and attracted the attention of Manchester United following UEFA Euro 1996. A -5 million deal was put in place for the German full back, but it never went through. He was then snapped up by then-Liverpool F.C. manager Grard Houllier in June 2000, building part of the solid back four of Liverpool's successful 2000-2001 season. He went on loan to Blackburn Rovers in August 2003 after having recovered from Guillain-Barr syndrome, achieving regular first team appearances in the league, and three goals in the process. Babbel won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1996 with Bayern and in 2001 with Liverpool.
He was an integral member of Liverpool's historic 2000-01 treble winning side and his characteristic raiding runs down the right side led to plenty of important goals, including one in the UEFA Cup final itself. His Liverpool career was forced to a sudden halt when he contracted Guillain-Barr syndrome and was unable to play for a whole season.
Babbel's last club was VfB Stuttgart, who he joined on a free transfer in July 2004.
In January 2007, Babbel announced that he would retire at the end of the 2006-2007 season.
He was capped over 50 times for Germany and was part of the Euro 96 winning team. Babbel also played for his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000.
He played as a defender and was a famous centre-back or right-back.
Following his retirement from football, he stayed on with his last club, VfB Stuttgart as an assistant manager.
On November 23, 2008, Babbel became manager of VfB Stuttgart, following the sacking of Armin Veh.
On May 6, 2009, Babbel extended his contract at VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2011 and on 6 December 2009 he was sacked as manager of VfB Stuttgart.
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'''Shaznay Lewis''' (born '''Tricia Marie Lewis''' 14 October 1975 in Islington, London) is an English female singer-songwriter and a member of All Saints.
Shaznay is generally regarded as the key talent behind the popular girl group All Saints (1996 - 2001 and 2006 - present). Her musical influences include rap and Missy Elliott; in addition, she grew up listening to Bob Marley and Johnny Mathis. It was the music of Alanis Morissette that encouraged Shaznay to take her music one step further.
As a teenager Shaznay played 3 matches for Arsenal Ladies, a successful ladies' football team in London, UK. She returned to football in the 2002 hit movie ''Bend It Like Beckham'' in the role of the team captain and can be seen playing football in several training and match scenes.
Shaznay had been entering singing contests since the age of thirteen. At a party she was introduced to Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot of Curiosity Killed the Cat by her friends who took her to the Metamorphisis recording studios on All Saints Road, London and started doing backing vocals.
It was at the Metamorphosis recording studios where Shaznay met Melanie Blatt in 1993 and proceeded to record together. Together with Simone Rainford they formed the band All Saints 1.9.7.5 which was later renamed to All Saints when Simone left and Nicole and Natalie Appleton joined Melanie and Shaznay.
Shaznay has been the most active songwriter of the All Saints and was responsible for writing most of the songs including many hits. In 2001 Shaznay won the Ivor Novello Award for best songwriting. After the group broke up, Shaznay released her debut solo single "Never Felt Like This Before" in July 2004. It reached no. 8 and is taken from the Top 30 album ''Open''. The next single released was "You" which charted at #56 and which featured a romantic video with an image of her husband in the clouds.
Shaznay has also appeared in several films. In ''Bend it like Beckham'' (2002) Shaznay played Mel. She also played a minor role in ''Hideous Man'' (2002). On 14 November 2004 Shaznay was involved in the Band Aid 20 re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas".
On 21 August 2004 Shaznay married dancer Christian "Storm" Horsfall. Shaznay had her first child, a son named Tyler Xaine, in February 2006.
On 24 January 2006 it was announced that All Saints had reformed with a new recording contract and would release a new album, ''Studio 1'' on 13 November 2006. She performed with All Saints on live television for the first time since reforming on the UK light entertainment program, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway on October 21 2006.
All Saints' comeback began well, with their single, Rock Steady, reaching no. 3 in the UK charts. They quickly followed this with the release of their comeback album ''Studio 1''. The album peaked at no. 40 in the UK album charts. Parlophone then released their second single "Chick Fit" but this failed to reach the top 200. All Saints were then dropped by their record label. The group say they will remain together and search for a new record company.
In January 2008 Shaznay featured on the Wideboys track called "Daddy O". The single was released on 5 May 2008.
In September, 2009, it was confirmed by All Saints that the group had officially split.
Shaznay is currently writing songs for projects outside the All Saints and is currently pregnant with her second child with husband Christian.
See also ''All Saints'' or ''All Saints discography'' for details of Lewis' releases with All Saints.
This is a list details Lewis' appearances in various films / music videos:
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'''Alistair ("Ally") Reid MacLeod''' (26 February 1931 - 1 February 2004) was a Scottish professional football player. He is perhaps better known for his time as a football manager, which included being in charge of Scotland at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
Alistair Reid MacLeod was born in the south side of Glasgow on 26 February 1931. His family lived at Clydebank for a while but the house was bombed. At length they settled in Mount Florida, near Hampden and the ground of Third Lanark, for which team young Ally signed while still at school. He made swift dashes up the left wing. His distinctive running action earned him the nickname "Noddy".
MacLeod started his playing career at Third Lanark as a provisional signing as a schoolboy in 1947. He made his first team debut against Stirling Albion at Cathkin Park on 6 November 1949.
Despite Stirling being victorious 4-2 MacLeod frequently joked that his was a debut with a difference - although he did not set the local heather on fire, someone else did! As the teams trooped off the field at the end of the match, Cathkin's grandstand was ablaze. The players had to run into the dressing room, grab their clothes and race out as four fire engines had arrived to tackle the fire.
In 1953, MacLeod was in the Thirds side which trounced Alloa Athletic in the League Cup opener, 10-0. Sitting 8-0 up, MacLeod's team mates' main objective was to get him on the scoresheet. He had set up five goals but had missed several sitters himself. A left foot rocket shot, and a simple tap in took Thirds tally to 10. He joined the Royal Scots for National Service but was still able to turn out for the Thirds.
MacLeod was reluctant to move to St. Mirren in 1956, but having secured a guarantee that the reported -8,000 fee would tremendously help Third Lanark's survival, he moved on. He spent only six weeks at St Mirren before moving to English team Blackburn Rovers.
Managed by fellow Scot Dally Duncan MacLeod was man of the match in the 1960 FA Cup Final, but the game was lost 3-0 to Wolves. While at Blackburn he made strenuous efforts along with the PFA steward Jimmy Hill to help abolish the maximum wage, but when subsequently his promised wage increase was not forthcoming, while other players in the team were raised from -20 to -25 per week, he entered into discussions with Hibernian. When Blackburn realised that they were going to lose him to Hibs they matched their offer with an increase from -20 to -25. MacLeod, having already accepted Hibs' offer, felt he could not go back on his word, so left Blackburn to go back to Scotland.
He played with Hibs until 1963, when he returned to Third Lanark. In 1964 he signed for Ayr United, where he finished his playing career, with no major honours won.
He started his managerial career in 1966 when he took charge of Ayr United. He took Ayr back to Scotland's top division and maintained their status. He took them to a League Cup semi-final and also set their attendance record with 25,225 watching a 2-1 success over Rangers F.C. In 1973, MacLeod was named Ayr's "Citizen of the Year".
In 1975, after nine years at Ayr, he moved to Aberdeen where he guided them to a League Cup final success over Celtic and second place in the Premier Division.
After such success with Ayr and Aberdeen, in May 1977 the Scottish Football Association appointed him manager of the Scotland national football team. He introduced himself to the squad with the blunt statement: "My name is Ally MacLeod and I am a winner." In his first year in charge, he ensured qualification for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina from a group containing Wales and the then European champions, Czechoslovakia.
Scotland's World Cup campaign started on a high, with MacLeod declaring to the world that he would be back with "at least a medal", to a background of fans singing "We're on the march with Ally's Army". Scottish comedian Andy Cameron recorded a version of this chant as a single, "Ally's Tartan Army", which reached Number 6 on the UK charts just before the World Cup.
Qualification was particularly sweet for Scotland since, for the second World Cup in succession, Scotland had achieved what their traditional rivals England had not. Defeat against England (who had fallen to MacLeod's team the previous year) in the Home Championships of 1978 was taken to mean little. Spirits remained sky-high as 25,000 people came to Hampden Park to watch the squad circle the ground in an open-top bus prior to their departure for Argentina. Prestwick Airport was packed with supporters seeing the team off. When a journalist asked him "What do you plan to do after the World Cup?" MacLeod replied: "Retain it."
There had been some murmurs of discontent concerning MacLeod's selections, and some observers were worried by the absence through injury of full-back Danny McGrain, but Peru were not expected to provide many problems in the first match. Peru, however, won the game 3-1. Scotland took the lead but Don Masson missed a penalty and in general failed to play to their potential. As MacLeod himself put it, the performance was "rank bad".
Plentiful excuses emerged: there had been a dispute concerning bonuses, the hotel swimming pool had no water in it, there was nothing for the players to do. It was then revealed that the winger Willie Johnston had taken a cold tablet which contained a banned substance, fencamfamin. He was sent home.
MacLeod, at a press conference, saw a mongrel dog approach: "I think he is the only friend I have got left", he said, stretching out a hand.
The game with Iran finished a 1-1 draw, after an even worse display by the Scots. They then needed to beat the Netherlands, one of the tournament favourites, by three clear goals, to qualify.
MacLeod gave Graeme Souness his first game of the World Cup and was rewarded with a much-improved team performance. When Archie Gemmill scored what is widely thought to be one of the greatest World Cup goals ever (it was officially ranked seventh best by FIFA), to make the score 3-1 to Scotland, qualification to the next phase at last looked possible. Three minutes later, though, the Dutch pulled a goal back, the game ended 3-2 and Scotland were eliminated on goal difference. The Netherlands proceeded to the final, where they lost to Argentina.
MacLeod survived an immediate inquest by the sport's authorities but resigned after one more game in charge, only 17 matches and about 500 days after his appointment.
The Scottish Football Association's annual report, issued in May 1979, stated that, "regardless of the depressing aspects of Mr MacLeod's latter days in the Association's employ, it would be quite unfair not to comment that he was largely responsible for kindling an enthusiasm for the Scottish team that far exceeded anything which had gone before. The Association benefited considerably from that enthusiasm and should not forget it".
In his autobiography, ''The Ally MacLeod Story'' (1979), he wondered whether he had "generated just too much excitement. Had I raised the level of national optimism just too high?" But he was able to console himself - "Would the Scottish fans have tolerated anything less from me than whole-hearted conviction?" MacLeod also reassured the reader that he, for one, never thought that Scotland were invincible, and claimed to be perfectly at peace with himself. "I am a very good manager who just happened to have a few disastrous days, once upon a time, in Argentina."
His subsequent managerial career, which included spells at Motherwell (1979 - 1981), Airdrie (1984-1985), a return to Ayr (1986-1989) and Dumfries club Queen of the South, continued into the 1990s (in 1992 he played one game for Queens' reserve team, scoring a goal from a penalty at the age of 61), and he came to be treated with sardonic affection by the Scottish footballing public, but he was never likely to be remembered for anything but Argentina, when the whole of Scotland was on the march with "Ally's Army".
In July 2003, at Hampden Park, he was presented with a crystal decanter in appreciation of his services to the national team and to Scottish football.
He died in 2004, aged 72, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
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'''Gary Andrew Pallister''' (born 30 June 1965 in Ramsgate, Kent) is an English former footballer, most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 until 1998. He was also capped 22 times by England between 1988 and 1996.
His footballing career started at non-league Billingham Town, but at the age of 19, he joined his boyhood heroes Middlesbrough as a defender, making 156 League appearances over nearly five seasons, with a seven-game loan spell at Darlington in 1985, before he moved to Manchester United on 29 August 1989 for -2.3 million. It was the national record for a defender at the time, as well as being the highest fee between British clubs and the second highest fee to be paid by a British club - second only to Ian Rush's return to Liverpool from Juventus a year earlier.
Already one of the most respected defenders in the English game, he had the rare achievement of representing the English national side before appearing in the top flight.
Although it was his excellent defensive displays that helped Manchester United to the league title along with Steve Bruce at the heart of the defence, forming one of the best central defensive partnerships in the club's history, in the 1992-93 season, he scored a memorable goal in the final home game of the season against Blackburn Rovers. Into stoppage time, with his team winning 2-1, he stepped up to drive a free-kick into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area. It was his first goal of the season and just about summed up an incredible season for Manchester United.
The final season Pallister played for Manchester United was the 1997-98 season in which Manchester United came second in the league table, losing by one point to Arsenal.
During his time at Manchester United, Pallister won the FA Cup in 1990, 1994 and 1996, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1991, Football League Cup in 1992, Premier League title in 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1997. He was also part of the team that came second in the league in 1992, 1995 and 1998, as well as the team that finished runners-up in the League Cup in 1991 and 1994 and the FA Cup in 1995. By the time of his departure from Old Trafford after nine years, he was the only player to have collected winner's medals in all of the club's successes under Alex Ferguson's management.
Transferred back to Middlesbrough in July 1998 (his departure from Old Trafford at least partly prompted by United's acquisition of Jaap Stam), he scored once against Southampton
His final playing season, in which Middlesbrough finished 14th in the table, was season 2000-01.
He has since become a regular TV football pundit.
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'''Brian John McClair''' (born 8 December 1963, Bellshill, Scotland) is a former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near eleven-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell. He was nicknamed "Choccy", as his last name rhymed with the delicacy "Chocolate Eclair".
McClair is currently Manchester United's youth academy director.
He began his career with Aston Villa on leaving school in 1980, but left after one season (in which Villa were Football League champions) having never played a competitive game.
He then returned to Scotland and signed for Motherwell scoring 15 league goals in two seasons before -100,000 fee took him to Celtic. In four seasons with Celtic, he made 145 league appearances and scored 99 goals.
He is best remembered, however, for his time at Manchester United. He joined them for -850,000 in July 1987 - despite Celtic initially wanting -2million for him, a fee which would have made him the most expensive player at the time to have signed for any British club.
In 11 years at Old Trafford, he made a total of 468 appearances and scored 126 goals in all competitions. In later years, as his first team opportunities were reduced, McClair became somewhat of a cult hero at United due to his 'Choccy's Diary' being published in the official 'Manchester United' magazine.
In his first season for Manchester United he scored 24 league goals, becoming the first United player to surpass 20 league goals in one season since George Best in the 1967-68 season. His goals were a key factor in United finishing second in the Football League First Division, though champions Liverpool had won the title with a nine-point margin and United never really looked like catching them.
He was on the winning side at United triumphed 1-0 over Crystal Palace in the cup final replay at Wembley on 17 May 1990, five days after drawing 3-3 in the first match. In the league, however, it had been a disappointing time for McClair as he scored just five goals and United finished 13th - their lowest finish since they were relegated from the top flight 16 years earlier. He did however score the winning goal for United in the 1991 UEFA Super Cup against Red Star Belgrade.
In October 1990, McClair was involved in controversy when in reaction to a late challenge he repeatedly kicked Nigel Winterburn in the back as he lay prone on the ground, sparking a 21 man brawl. Manchester United had a point deducted for this, and Arsenal (who went on to be league champions that season) had two points docked.
He won 30 caps for his native Scotland, and scored two goals. He also represented his country during the 1992 European Championships and score one goal. His final international appearance was in 1993.
In the 1992 League Cup final, he scored the only goal of the game against Nottingham Forest, and scored another cup final goal in the 1994 FA Cup final (having come on as a substitute), this time against Chelsea when Manchester United won 4-0.
McClair was the main striker for United during his first season, and then partnered Mark Hughes when he returned from Barcelona, but switched to midfield when Eric Cantona joined United in November 1992. When Roy Keane was signed the following summer, McClair's first team opportunities became increasingly limited.
But he agreed to stay on at United as a squad player, providing reliable cover in midfield and attack and making over 40 appearances (in the first eleven or as a substitute) in 1994-95. He was still trucking along in 1996-97, and on the first day of the season, he was credited with an assist for David Beckham spectacular goal from the halfway line against Wimbledon. However, this was his only notable contribution to the team that season and at the end of 1997-98, he was given a free transfer to complete his playing days elsewhere.
His honours with Manchester United are as follows:
McClair accepted an offer to return to Motherwell, where he spent six months.
McClair returned to the south of the border in December 1998 to become Brian Kidd's assistant at Blackburn Rovers. But he was unable to prevent Blackburn from slipping out of the Premiership and within a year he had been sacked. He returned to Old Trafford as a youth team coach soon afterwards.
Ironically, when Kidd first joined Blackburn after being assistant manager at Manchester United, McClair was one of several high profile names to be linked with the assistant manager's vacancy at Old Trafford, as was former team mate Steve Bruce Wigan Manager at this point.
In 2001 he was appointed as Reserve Team manager, and promptly won the Reserve League in his first season as coach. In his second season, he was in charge of the Under-19 team which clinched the 2003 FA Youth Cup. Some players from that team, like David Jones, Chris Eagles and Kieran Richardson have gone on to make appearances in the first team.
At the end of the 2004-05 season the first team finished trophyless, but the Reserve Teams headed by Ricky Sbragia won an unprecedented quadruple of the Pontins' Holidays League, the FA Premier Reserve League, The Pontins' Holidays League Cup and the Premier Reserve League Playoff. Their quest for an unprecedented five trophies was thwarted when they lost to Manchester City in the Manchester Senior Cup.
After a year of shadowing Les Kershaw, Manchester United's then academy director Brian replaced him at the start of the 2006-07 season, and is now the new Director of Manchester United's youth academy, of which his son, Liam, was once a member.
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'''Edward Joseph "Ted" Drake''' (16 August 1912 - 30 May 1995) was an English football player and manager. As a player, he first played for Southampton but made his name playing for Arsenal in the 1930s, winning two league titles and an FA Cup, as well as five caps for England. He was also a cricketer, but only ever played sparingly for Hampshire. After retiring from playing football, he became a manager, and while in charge of Chelsea he took the club to its only league title of the 20th century.
Born in Southampton, Drake started playing at Winchester City, whilst continuing to work as a gas-meter reader. He nearly joined Tottenham Hotspur as a schoolboy, but missed the trial match with an injury. In June 1931, he was persuaded by George Kay to join Southampton, then playing in Division Two. He made his Saints debut on 14 November 1931 at Swansea Town, and signed as a professional in November, becoming first-choice centre-forward by the end of the 1931-32 season.
In the following season he made 33 league appearances, scoring 20 goals. After only one full season, his bravery and skill attracted the attention of Arsenal's Herbert Chapman, who tried to persuade Drake to move to North London. Drake rejected the chance of a move to Highbury and decided to remain at The Dell. He started the 1933-34 season by scoring a hat trick in the opening game against Bradford City, following this with at least one goal in the next four games, thereby amassing eight goals in the opening five games. By early March he had blasted his way to the top of the Football League Division Two goal-scoring table with 22 goals.
Arsenal, with George Allison now in charge, renewed their interest and Drake eventually decided to join the Gunners in March 1934 for a fee of -6,500. Saints had declined several previous offers, but eventually were forced to sell in order to balance their books. Drake made a total of 74 appearances for Southampton, scoring 48 goals.
Drake moved to Arsenal in March 1934 for -6,500, and scored on his league debut against Wolves on 24 March 1934, in a 3-2 win. Although he joined too late to qualify for a League Championship medal in 1933-34, Drake would win one in 1934-35, scoring 42 goals in 41 league games in the process - this included three hat-tricks and four four-goal hauls. With two more goals in the FA Cup and Charity Shield, Drake scored 44 in all that season, breaking Jack Lambert's club record, one that still holds to this day.
Drake's exploits at club level brought him recognition at international level, and he made his England debut against Italy in the "Battle of Highbury" on 14 November 1934; one of seven Arsenal players in the side, he scored the third goal in a heated 3-2 win. In total he won five caps, scoring six times.
The following season, 1935-36 Drake scored seven in a single match against Aston Villa at Villa Park on 14 December 1935, a club record that also still stands. Drake claimed an eighth goal hit the crossbar and went over the line, but the referee waved away his appeal. Drake would go on to win the FA Cup in 1935-36 (scoring the only goal in the final) and the League again in 1937-38.
Despite being injured regularly (he was a doubt up until the last minute for the 1936 Cup Final), Drake's speed, fierce shooting and brave playing style meant he was Arsenal's first-choice centre forward for the rest of the decade, and he was the club's top scorer for each of the five seasons from 1934-35 to 1938-39. The Second World War curtailed Drake's career, although he served in the Royal Air Force as well as turning out for Arsenal in wartime games. However, Drake's career would not last long into peacetime; a spinal injury incurred in a game against Reading in 1945 forced him to retire from playing. With 139 goals in 184 games, he is the joint-fifth (along with Jimmy Brain) all-time scorer for Arsenal.
He made his debut for Hampshire in 1931 and shared a vital stand of 86 with Phil Mead against Glamorgan. He made 45 but never reached this score again in the 15 further matches he played over the next six years, first as an amateur and then as a professional.
After retiring as a player, Drake managed Hendon in 1946, and then Reading from 1947. He led the club to the runners-up spot in Division Three South in 1951-52, though at the time only the champions were promoted.
He was appointed manager of First Division Chelsea in 1952. Upon Drake's arrival at Chelsea, he made a series of sweeping changes, doing much to rid the club of its previous amateurish, music hall image. He discarded the club's Chelsea pensioner crest and with it the ''Pensioners'' nickname, and insisted a new one be adopted. From these changes came the "Lion Rampant Regardant" crest and the ''Blues'' nickname. He introduced scouting reports and a new, tougher, training regime based on ballwork, a rare practice in English football at the time. The club's previous policy of signing unreliable big-name players was abandoned; Drake instead used his knowledge of the lower divisions and the amateur game to recruit little-known, but more reliable, players such as John McNichol, Frank Blunstone, Derek Saunders, Jim Lewis and Peter Sillett.
Within three years, in the 1954-55 season, Drake had led Chelsea to their first-ever league championship triumph (they did not win another one until 2005). In doing so, he became the first person to win the league title both as player and manager. However, Drake never came close to repeating the success. The championship-winning side was gradually broken up, to be replaced by the crop of youngsters emerging from the club's youth team, such as Jimmy Greaves, Peter Brabrook and Bobby Tambling, for whom Drake was an aloof figure. Thereafter performances and results were very erratic, leaving the club stranded in mid-table; an FA Cup loss to Fourth Division side Crewe Alexandra weakened his position at the club and a few months later, Drake was sacked early into the 1961-62 season.
After leaving Chelsea, he became reserve team manager at Fulham (where his son, Bobby, played), later becoming a director and then life president of the Cottagers. Drake died, aged 82, on 30 May 1995.
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'''Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero''' (born 16 August 1981 in Asuncin) is a Paraguayan football striker currently playing for English Premier League club Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team.
Santa Cruz joined the Olimpia Asuncin youth division at the age of nine, where he became the top scorer during several seasons until the head coach of Olimpia's first team, Luis Cubilla, invited Santa Cruz to practice with the first team squad at the age of 15. His professional debut on the first team was on 27 July 1998 in the ''Paraguayan Super Clsico''against Cerro Porteo, at the age of 16. Santa Cruz's club performance led Olimpia Asuncin to a Paraguayan championship in 1998 and 1999, and the winning of the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year award.
Showing his excellence with Olimpia and the Paraguay national football team, Santa Cruz was noticed by German club Bayern Munich who eventually signed him in the second half of 1999. Santa Cruz was unexceptional at Bayern as he only scored five goals in his first season with the club, a series of injuries, and heavy competition between forwards (including lber Giovane, Roy Makaay and Claudio Pizarro) for the German giants limited his impact.
Nonetheless, he was part of the latest successes for Bayern, winning the German league and cup double, the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup.
Santa Cruz agreed a four-year deal with Blackburn Rovers on 28 July 2007. Blackburn agreed to pay Bayern Munich -3.5 million for the player. He scored his first goal for Rovers after just three touches of the ball when he came on as a substitute for the injured Benni McCarthy against Middlesbrough in the opening game of the 2007-08 Premier League season. Santa Cruz celebrated his 26th birthday and his first full Rovers start when he scored the winner away to MYPA in the UEFA Cup.
Santa Cruz scored his first hat-trick for Blackburn in a 5-3 loss to Wigan Athletic on 15 December 2007, becoming the first player in over ten years in English football to score a hat-trick for the losing side, since Dwight Yorke's hat-trick on 30 September 1996 for Aston Villa in their 4-3 away loss to Newcastle United. On 12 January 2008, he was named Premier League "Player of the Month" for December 2007.
Following a successful 2007-08 campaign, there was much transfer speculation surrounding Santa Cruz at the start of the 2008-09 season. However, Santa Cruz signed a four-year contract with Blackburn in August to end the speculation. He became a target for Manchester City following their takeover by the billionaire Abu Dhabi United Group. In January 2009, they had bids of -12 million and -16 million rejected by Blackburn, with the club stating it would take -25 million for them to even consider selling their star striker. On 2 February 2009, City failed to meet the reported -25 million asking price. On 20 April 2009, there were rumours that Santa Cruz was planning to leave Rovers after the 2008-09 season, less than 12 months after signing a new deal with the Premier League club, although he denied these rumours, saying that they were ''"lost in translation."''
On 21 June 2009, it was reported that Santa Cruz was undergoing a medical at Manchester City ahead of a proposed summer transfer worth -17.5 million. Confirmation that the deal had been completed was released later that same day.
Santa Cruz scored his first City goal on 28 October 2009 against Scunthorpe in the Carling Cup.
Santa Cruz grabed his first league goals for City against Sunderland, scoring a brace in a thrilling 4-3 win which proved to be Mark Hughes last game at the club.
Santa Cruz made a name for himself at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he scored three goals for a surprising Paraguay team. His performance there led to a call-up to the full Paraguay national team for the Copa Amrica at the age of 17.
Santa Cruz made his senior debut at age 17 for Paraguay at Copa Amrica leading his national team in scoring with three goals. He also scored a total of seven goals in the 2002 and 2006 World Cup qualification rounds, and appeared in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he scored one goal while helping his team advance to the elimination rounds.
Santa Cruz was in doubt for the 2006 World Cup as he was recovering from a serious knee injury. However, he recovered in time for the start of the tournament and played all three group stage matches for Paraguay. Santa Cruz was not able to score a goal, but he did assist Nelson Cuevas and had a good game in the 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago. Despite the win, Paraguay failed to qualify to the second round of the tournament. Santa Cruz scored a hat trick against Colombia in a 5-0 Paraguayan victory during the Copa Amrica 2007 in Venezuela. Currently, he is one of Paraguay's top scorers (three goals) in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
Santa Cruz married Giselle Tavarelli, the sister of his former national team and Olimpia teammate Ricardo, in 2003. They have a son named Tobias (born 17 December 2003), and a daughter named Fiorella (born 11 November 2005). Santa Cruz has a younger brother named Julio who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the reserve squad and another brother named Diego who died in 2005; he was also a professional football player.
In a 2006 FIFA World Cup edition of German magazine ''Kicker'' magazine, he was voted the sexiest man to be taking part in the tournament. He was also chosen by the German newspaper ''Die Welt'' as the sexiest footballer of the 2006 World Cup. He has appeared on the cover of the German version of Pro Evolution Soccer 6.
In 2004 Santa Cruz was the subject of the song "Ich Roque" by the German band Sportfreunde Stiller.
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'''Gavin Peter McCann''' (born 10 January 1978 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Bolton Wanderers. He has one England cap to his name, playing against Spain at Villa Park in 2001.
McCann played junior football for Y.M.C.A juniors in Lytham St Annes. He signed for Everton where he was a product of their academy. In 1998 he moved to Sunderland where he was a member of the side which won the Division One title and promotion to the Premiership with 105 points in 1999.
He signed for Aston Villa in 2003, where he had numerous injury setbacks. He scored one goal in the 2006-07 season in a 3-1 home loss to Manchester City. He became a cult player with the Holte End faithful because of his hard tackling and non-stop running. He was no longer guaranteed first team football, so decided to leave Villa Park, and in June 2007, he signed a five year contract with Bolton Wanderers.
McCann scored his first goal for Bolton in their 1-0 UEFA Cup group win over Red Star Belgrade in December 2007
In November 2008 he received high acclaim from the Bolton manager Gary Megson who stated that the midfielder was playing some of the best football of his career since moving to the Reebok Stadium. .
McCann has played once for the England national team, in a friendly against Spain at Villa Park in 2001.
In February 2008, McCann launched his own football academy in Lytham St Annes, the first one on the Fylde coast. The ''Milligan-McCann Academy'' is aimed at 8 to 12 year olds and runs at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School. McCann teamed up with former Blackpool players, Jamie Milligan, who has been at Fleetwood Town since 2004 and John Hills who also signed for Fleetwood Town in August 2008, both of whom were born in Blackpool and grew up with McCann, to create the academy.
Supporters of both Sunderland and Aston Villa had a chant for McCann to  The Addams Family TV series theme song. The closing line for the most recent version was "he tackles and harasses, he's better than Zidane".
He is known by Bolton supporters as the Badger due to the hairstyle which he sported in the 2007-08 season.
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'''Patrick "Pat" Anthony Jennings OBE''' (born 12 June 1945 in Newry, County Down) is a Northern Irish former football player. He played 119 games for Northern Ireland as a goalkeeper, a figure which at the time was a world record and is still a Northern Ireland record, in an international career which lasted for over 22 years. During his career Jennings played in over 1,000 top level games, and even managed to score a goal in the 1967 Charity Shield match.
After playing for Shamrock Rovers' under-18 side at the age of 11, Jennings concentrated on Gaelic football until he was sixteen years old, when he made his soccer comeback with his hometown side Newry Town. After impressing with the team he moved to English Third Division side Watford in May 1963. Jennings again impressed in his first season in England, playing every league game for his club, and was signed by Tottenham Hotspur for -27,000 at the end of it.
Jennings spent thirteen years at White Hart Lane, where he played in 472 league games for Spurs, and 591 in all competitions. He won the FA Cup in 1967, the League Cup in 1971 and 1973, and the UEFA Cup in 1972. He also scored once, in the 1967 Charity Shield, from his own area, kicking the ball from his hands and sending a large punt down the field that bounced over Manchester United goalkeeper Alex Stepney and into the net. In 1973 the Football Writers' Association named him as its footballer of the year, three years later he won PFA's version of the award.
In August 1977, he was transferred to Tottenham's arch-rivals, Arsenal, with Tottenham thinking he was nearing the end of his career. However, Jennings saw off rivals for the goalkeeper's jersey to play for Arsenal for another eight years. Whilst at Highbury, he helped Arsenal to three successive FA Cup finals, in 1978, 1979, and 1980. However, Arsenal only managed to win the second of these finals, a 3-2 victory against Manchester United. In total, Jennings made 327 appearances for Arsenal, 237 of them in the League, between 1977 and his eventual retirement from first-team club football in 1985.
After his retirement, Jennings returned to Tottenham Hotspur, playing in their reserve side to maintain his match sharpness for Northern Ireland's 1986 World Cup campaign. He was also briefly on Everton's books, having been signed as goalkeeping cover for the 1986 FA Cup Final against Liverpool, Neville Southall having been injured playing for Wales. He also guested for Shamrock Rovers in a testimonial for Shay Brennan shortly after the World Cup in 1986.
Jennings made his Northern Ireland debut as an eighteen year old, whilst playing for Watford. This game was on the 15th of April 1964, and was a British Home Championship match against Wales, Northern Ireland won the game 3-2; George Best made his international debut in the same game. Jennings played his final international game on his 41st birthday, making him at the time the World Cup's oldest ever participant. Only Roger Milla of Cameroon was older at 42 in 1994. This game was Northern Ireland's final group game in the 1986 World Cup, and was against Brazil, Brazil won the game 3-0. This was Jennings's second World Cup, he had previously played in the 1982 World Cup. Pat Jennings still holds the world record of participations in different World Cups (including qualifying stages), six in total - 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986. However, this record of six participations has now been equalled by Dwight Yorke and Russell Latapy, both of Trinidad and Tobago.
Following his retirement Jennings has worked as a goalkeeping coach. He has worked at Tottenham in this capacity since 1993. In 2003 Jennings was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of the skills he demonstrated in the English league.
His son, also named Pat, is also a goalkeeper. He has played for League of Ireland clubs UCD and Derry.
Jennings and his family have lived for many years in Broxbourne, Herts, where his son attended the Broxbourne School along with the sons of fellow Spurs legends Chris Hughton, Osvaldo Ardiles and Ray Clemence.
He is still associated with Spurs and hosts Corporate Hospitality fans in the Pat Jennings Lounge at White Hart Lane.
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'''Simo Johannes Valakari''' (born April 24, 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish footballer, who currently plays defensive midfielder for TPS Turku.
Valakari began his career with KontU in the Finnish lower divisions, before first moving to FinnPa in 1995 and then to Scottish club Motherwell in 1996. After four seasons in Scotland, it was off to Derby County in the English Premiership. However, Valakari failed to become a first team regular at Pride Park Stadium and decided to join Dallas Burn for the 2004 MLS season and finished the year with a goal and four assists. Following the 2006 season, his contract was not renewed with the team, known by that time as FC Dallas. Valakari decided to return to Finland for the 2007 Veikkausliiga season, where he signed for TPS Turku managed by Mixu Paatelainen.
Valakari was a regular with the Finnish national team during his stay in Europe. He has made a total of 32 caps for his country.
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'''Mathieu Flamini''' (born 7 March 1984 Marseille, France) is a professional footballer and French national who plays as a midfielder for the French national team and for the Serie A club Milan.
Flamini was a youth team player for his local professional club Olympique de Marseille. He made his debut for the senior team on December 20, 2003 in the 1-0 victory over Toulouse FC. He impressed for the team as a hardworking midfield player playing 14 times for the club. However it was his performances in Marseille-s UEFA Cup campaign that brought him to the attention of the general football world, including the semi-final victory over Newcastle United. He played in the final in Gothenburg which Valencia won 2-0. Due to his age, Marseille was unable to offer him a long term professional contract.
On 23 July 2004, Flamini signed a professional contract for English outfit Arsenal, rejecting Marseille's long-term senior contract offer to which he had already verbally agreed. Soon after the incident, Marseille manager Jos Anigo stated, "This is a beautiful treason. He used me and I vow to get him back one day."
Flamini made his Arsenal dbut in the 4-1 win at Everton on August 15, 2004. He was used as a utility player starting 9 games but being used as a substitute in 12. The following season saw him filling in for a number of injured players, but unable to command a first team place in his favoured position.
While he is naturally a defensive midfielder, he has been used as a right back. Due to injuries in Arsenal's back line, he has also operated in the left back position, after injuries to Ashley Cole, Gal Clichy, Pascal Cygan, Lauren and Kerrea Gilbert. However, despite being right-footed, Flamini performed respectably during the remainder of Arsenal's Premiership and Champions League campaign. When Ashley Cole became fit again, though, he returned to the starting lineup. In May 2006 he came on as a 76th minute substitute in the Champions League Final in Paris which Arsenal lost to Barcelona.
In the 2006-07 season, Flamini scored the winner against Dinamo Zagreb in the qualifying stages of the Champions League. He also scored important goals against Chelsea, Blackburn Rovers, and Liverpool in the Premiership. However, despite these important goals, he remained unsatisfied with his "utility player" role at the club and in April 2007, he admitted that he would probably be leaving Arsenal in the summer. However, Flamini turned down a proposed -3m move to Birmingham City after a long talk with manager Arsne Wenger and remained with the team.
Flamini started in central midfield for Arsenal's first match of the 2007-08 Premier League season, due to the absence of Gilberto Silva and Abou Diaby. During the start of Arsenal's 2007-08 campaign, he struck up a strong partnership with Cesc Fbregas, keeping the likes of Gilberto Silva out of the starting XI with displays widely regarded by Arsenal fans as a vast improvement on those during his previous years at the club. Flamini enjoyed a generally good rapport with Arsenal's fans, who provided him with his own song, an adaptation of the theme tune to British television programme The Sweeney. On January 29 2008, he scored an extraordinary strike in Arsenal's 3-0 win over Newcastle United in the Premier League. He played on 8 April 2008, a UEFA Champions League match in which Arsenal were knocked out by English rival Liverpool F.C. After the match, it was reported he was injured. It proved to be his last match for Arsenal.
In April 2009 he stated in an interview that he is still an Arsenal fan and that he has no hard feelings towards the club, "Arsenal are in my heart and they will be in my heart for ever,"I will always be an Arsenal fan and leaving was not easy" he said.
thumb|upright|Flamini with Milan
Flamini signed a contract with Milan on 5 May 2008 worth -5.6 million per season over a four year period. Flamini wore the number 84 on his jersey to represent his year of birth. He made his Serie A debut on August 30, 2008 in a 2-1 loss to Bologna.
In the first half of the season, Flamini did not enjoy the number of starts or appearances in the ageing Italian team as he enjoyed in his last season at Arsenal, and was regarded as a utility player at A.C. Milan as he was in his first few years at Arsenal. However in the second half of the season, injuries to other players and consistent good form helped him to cement a starting place in the side. With Milan ailing to find a stable defence and a lack of a fit, consistent and reliable right back, Gianluca Zambrotta was switched to the opposite side to help Flamini earn a place as a tenacious right back. He also helped his cause for a place in the starting line up with a goal, to help win a Coppa Italia tie against Novara on 13th January 2010.
For the 2009-10 season he will now wear number 16, as he did at Arsenal, rather than his year of birth 84.
Flamini's natural position is as a ball winning central midfielder, where he formed a formidable partnership at Arsenal with Cesc Fbregas. His passing is also very consistent, attempting the 2nd highest number of passes for a midfield player (behind Cesc Fabregas) in the Premier League during the 2007-08 season with an 87% completion rate.
Flamini accepted his first call up to France by coach Raymond Domenech for a friendly against Argentina at the Stade de France on February 7, 2007 after Jrmy Toulalan was ruled out due to injury. He later made his international debut in a friendly against Morocco on November 16, 2007 as a substitute.
''Updated to games played November 10, 2009.''
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'''Albert Louis Johanneson''' (born Johannesburg, South Africa, March 13, 1940; died Leeds, September 28, 1995) was one of the first high-profile black players, of any nationality, to play top-flight football in England.
Johanneson, a skilful and swift left winger, was recommended to Leeds United by a South African schoolteacher and joined Leeds United in April 1961.
Life after football did not treat him well and he sunk into alcoholism, which took his finances and ended his marriage.
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'''Joseph "Joe" Royle''' (born 8 April 1949) is an English football manager. In his club career, he played for Everton (debuting at the age of 16), Manchester City, Bristol City, Norwich City, and the England national team. Royle has managed Oldham Athletic, Everton, Manchester City, and Ipswich Town.
Royle attended Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool where he was an exceptional all-round sportsman. Unusually for a grammar schoolboy he played for the Liverpool schoolboys team, which was usually drawn from secondary modern schools.
A number of clubs were interested in signing Royle, including Manchester United, but it was his hometown club Everton that succeeded in recruiting him to their ranks. He went on to make 270 appearances for Everton, scoring 119 times. He made his debut at the age of 16 and held the record of being the youngest player to play for Everton until James Vaughan beat the record on 10 April, 2005 by 11 days. For five seasons he was Everton's top scorer, notably scoring 23 goals in the Championship-winning side of 1969-70 and Manchester City manager Tony Book bought Royle for -170,000 in 1974 and he went on to claim further honours as he helped them to win the League Cup in 1976.
He left Maine Road in November 1977 to join Bristol City and had a further stint with Norwich City, including winning Norwich City player of the year in 1981, before being forced to retire from the game in 1982 due to a knee injury. In 2002, he was voted into the club's hall of fame by Norwich supporters. A fitting end to a fine career. His time at Bristol City, however, had not been so fruitful. After a storming on-loan debut, scoring four, Joe only tallied another 14 goals in the remaining 100 games with the reds.
Royle was awarded the first of his six England caps against Malta in 1971.
In 1982, Royle took over the managerial reins at Oldham Athletic. He spent twelve years in charge at Boundary Park, turning an average Second Division club into a Premier League outfit by 1991. Royle's teams won many friends with their care-free, cavalier style. Royle as an individual also received wide acclaims from spectators for his "rave dancing" along the touchline at the end of a game at Swindon. Oldham were beaten in the 1990 League Cup final by Nottingham Forest, and reached the last four of the FA Cup twice (in 1990 and 1994), losing both times to Manchester United. After relegation to the First Division in 1994, Royle resigned from Oldham.
He soon replaced Mike Walker as manager of Everton and took them to FA Cup glory in his first season as manager (1994-95). A year later they finished sixth in the Premiership, but their form in 1996-97 was less convincing and on transfer deadline day 1997 he was not permitted to sign the Norwegians (Tore Andr Flo and Claus Eftevaag) by chairman Peter Johnson, which led to his resignation. He was named the Everton Giant for 2004 for his successes as both a player and a manager for the Toffees.
After 11 months out of the game, he accepted the challenge to manage Manchester City in February 1998. When Royle arrived the club was deep in the relegation zone and even though he could not save the club from relegation to Division Two, the next season they were promoted through the play-offs and a year later were promoted to the Premiership. It was said in his book that he was physically attacked by Paulo Wanchope, who was at Manchester City when he was manager. Manchester City only spent one season back in the top division, leading to Royle being dismissed after relegation in May 2001.
Royle returned to the game in November 2002 to manage Ipswich Town, who had been relegated from the Premier League the previous season. In January 2003 the club entered administration, which lead to the exit of several leading players and a restriction of transfer and wage funds. Royle twice led Ipswich to the play-offs, in 2004 and 2005, but lost on both occasions to West Ham United. Several players were subsequently sold off to Premier League sides, and Ipswich finished 15th in the 2005-06 season, their lowest finish since 1966, and Royle left the club by 'mutual consent' in the close season.
In December 2006, Royle was appointed as a Patron of Trust Oldham, the official supporter's association of Oldham. In November 2007, Royle was under serious consideration for the Leicester City and Wigan Athletic managerial roles, but decided to pull out of the running for both.
During his break from management, Royle co-commentated alongside the likes of John Helm and Tony Jones on Five's UEFA Cup Football coverage.
On 15 March, 2009, Royle was re-appointed to Oldham Athletic on a temporary basis, following the resignation of John Sheridan. In April, he was offered the job on a permanent basis, though later turned it down on 28 April, when he announced that he would be leaving the club after the final game. On 2 May, in his final game, Royle led Oldham to a 2-1 away victory in the club's final game of the season.
'''Oldham Athletic'''
'''Manchester City'''
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'''Matthew James Upson''' (born 18 April 1979) is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United. He is a central defender and the current captain having taken over after the departure of Lucas Neill.
Upson was born in Hartismere, Eye, Suffolk. He joined Luton Town as a trainee in 1994.
He joined Arsenal in May 1997 in a -2 million deal.
In 2001-02, his final full season at Arsenal however, Upson did make 22 appearances; these included 14 in the league, earning him a Premier League winners' medal, but a broken leg in February 2002 ruled him out for the rest of the season and Arsenal's FA Cup-winning run as they won the Double. After recovering from his broken leg, Upson joined Reading in September 2002 on a three-month loan. It was at Reading where Upson scored his first professional career goal, in a 3-1 loss at Cambridge United in the League Cup.
Birmingham City completed the signing of Upson from Arsenal in January 2003, for a fee of -1 million rising to -3 million depending on appearances.
He suffered a leg injury whilst preparing for the local derby against Aston Villa in April 2006 and subsequently missed the rest of the season as Birmingham City were relegated to The Championship. Upson remained with the club while he worked on regaining his fitness and returned to action in December in ''the Blues''' 3-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle, scoring the second of the three goals.
160px|thumb|left|Upson warming-up for a West Ham game, October 2009
On 18 January 2007, Birmingham rejected West Ham United's bid for Upson of -4 million, also rejecting an improved bid of -6 million a few days later. An offer of -6 million, with the potential to rise to -7.5 million depending on appearances, was accepted on the last day of the transfer window, and Upson agreed a four-and-a-half-year contract with West Ham. Birmingham City's manager Steve Bruce later claimed that he did not want to sell Upson, but was forced to do so by the club's Managing Director Karren Brady.
Upson suffered a calf injury less than 30 minutes into his West Ham United debut against Aston Villa, which West Ham lost 0-1. He then lasted just 11 minutes of his comeback game before coming off injured against Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-3 loss at Upton Park in March 2007.
Upson completed his first full game for West Ham in the 2-0 home defeat to Manchester City in August 2007. One week later he made his first appearance as West Ham captain in the 1-0 away win against former club Birmingham City. On 29 December 2007 Upson scored his first goal in West Ham colours when he headed in the winning goal against Premier League champions Manchester United.
In July 2008, Upson's squad number of 6 was retired by the club in memory of Bobby Moore, after which he took the number 15 shirt. In August 2009, following the departure of Lucas Neill, Upson was appointed captain of West Ham.
Upson won twelve caps for the England U21 team and scored two goals. His performances for Birmingham City in the 2002-03 season led to his selection for the England senior squad and he made his debut for England against South Africa in May 2003. He won seven full caps while a Birmingham player.
Upson was named in Fabio Capello's first provisional England squad for the February 2008 friendly against Switzerland at Wembley. He was named in the starting line-up to partner Rio Ferdinand, winning his eighth England cap nearly four years after his last appearance. He was named in the starting line-up against Kazakhstan for his 10th cap, after John Terry picked up an injury, playing for the full 90 minutes.
Upson scored his first goal for England on 19 November 2008 in a friendly match against Germany. The match finished 2-1 to England and Upson picked up ITV's man of the match award.
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
Stats accurate as of 21:03, 18 January 2010.
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'''David "Dave" Watson''' (born 20 November 1961 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English former professional footballer who made 12 appearances for the English national team. He is now the youth team coach at Wigan Athletic.
Watson played for the Liverpool reserves before joining Norwich City for -50,000 on 29 November 1980. He made his league debut in the local derby against Ipswich Town on Boxing Day that year. He eventually made 256 appearances for Norwich, and as club captain lifted the Milk Cup in 1985. They went down to the Second Division that year, but won promotion the following year as champions.
He made his first 6 appearances for England whilst at Carrow Road, making his debut in a 2-0 victory against Brazil at the Maracana Stadium in June 1984, before moving on to play for Everton for -1.23 million in August 1986. He remained at Goodison Park for 15 years, winning the league title in his first season and captaining them to FA Cup glory in 1995. He also collected an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1989.
Watson was appointed caretaker manager in March 1997 following the resignation of Joe Royle, but reverted to his playing duties in June 1997 when Howard Kendall was appointed manager for the third and final time. Watson's first-team opportunities gradually faded, but he made one appearance for Everton during the 2000-01 season, before finally announcing his retirement as a player at the age of 39, and moving into management with Tranmere Rovers. His key objective at Tranmere was to regain their Division One status which had just been lost, but he failed to achieve that goal and was sacked after just one season at the helm. He later became a scout for Birmingham City before joining Wigan Athletic as their Youth Team coach on 23 April 2008.
In 2002, Watson was voted into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
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'''Jimmy Montgomery''' (born 9 October 1943 in Southwick, Sunderland)
is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made a record 627 appearances for his hometown club Sunderland A.F.C. with 513 of these appearances being in the league, after joining the club as a youngster in 1960.
He made his debut aged only 18 against Walsall F.C., going on to serve 17 years at the club.
In the late sixties, alongside Cecil Irwin, Len Ashurst, Martin Harvey, Charlie Hurley and Jim McNab, Montgomery formed one of the most notable and most settled back fives in Sunderland's history.
Montgomery featured for Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final, where they beat Leeds United 1-0 to win the FA Cup for only the second time in their history. His most memorable contribution in that match was an outstanding double save from Trevor Cherry and Peter Lorimer which prevented Leeds from equalising. This is considered by many to be the greatest double save ever.
Montgomery also played for Southampton F.C., Birmingham City F.C., and Nottingham Forest F.C..
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'''Stuart James Taylor''' (born 28 November 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City. He signed from Aston Villa on 1 July 2009 on a free transfer. He plays as a goalkeeper.
Born in Romford, Essex, Taylor had been at Arsenal since joining the club in 1997 as a youth player, though he was loaned out several times - to Bristol Rovers (September 23 - October 23, 1999), Crystal Palace (August 9 - October 1, 2000), Peterborough United (February 15 - March 15, 2001) and Leicester City (November 18, 2004 - January 23, 2005). He played only 30 times in eight years for Arsenal's first team, as he was often the club's second or third-choice keeper. However, this included ten League appearances in Arsenal's 2001-02 Premiership-winning season, thus qualifying him for a winner's medal, although this was only achieved in the final match,with the title already won. Taylor and Richard Wright were on 9 appearances so manager Arsne Wenger picked Wright from the start but substituted him for Taylor on 85 minutes so that both were entitled to a winner's medal.
During his time at Arsenal he was tipped to become David Seaman's successor. However, although he saw off competition from Alex Manninger and Richard Wright, the signings of Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia in 2003 and 2004 respectively led to his decision to seek opportunities elsewhere. Taylor missed the whole of the 2003-04 season due to a persistent shoulder problem.
In June 2005 Taylor moved to Aston Villa, signing on a four-year deal.
In a bid to find first team football, Taylor began to search for a short term loan deal at a Football League side, entering into talks with League One side Leeds United. However, on 13 March 2009, a last minute offer from Cardiff City prompted Taylor to instead opt for the Championship side on a one-month loan deal, becoming the third goalkeeper to sign on loan at the club during the season, after Tom Heaton and Dimitrios Konstantopoulos. He made his debut for the side two days later in a 1-1 draw with Bristol City.
Taylor continued as first choice for Cardiff throughout his first month at the club, despite the return of Tom Heaton from injury, and his loan deal was extended to the end of the season. However, following a 6-0 defeat to Preston North End, Taylor was dropped from the side for the final three games of the season. At the end of the campaign, he returned to Villa Park.
Taylor agreed terms with Manchester City regarding a free transfer on 23 June 2009, following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2008-09 season. He officially became a Manchester City player on July 1, 2009. Taylor admitted taking advice from Brad Friedel, who had previously worked with manager Mark Hughes and goalkeeping coach Kevin Hitchcock at Blackburn Rovers. On 18 July 2009 when Manchester City played the South African team Orlando Pirates Stuart Taylor let in his first two goals for Manchester City.
Taylor played for the England U20 team at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship alongside Ashley Cole, Peter Crouch and Andy Johnson. He has been capped three times for the England U21 team.
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'''Albert Neilson Hornby''' (Blackburn, Lancashire, 10 February 1847 - 17 December 1925 in Nantwich, Cheshire) was one of the best known sportsmen in England during the nineteenth century excelling in both rugby and cricket. He was the first of only two men to captain the country at both rugby and cricket but is also remembered as the England cricket captain whose side lost the Test match which gave rise to the Ashes, at home against the Australians in 1882. Additionally, he played soccer for Blackburn Rovers.
He was the sixth son of William Henry Hornby, a cotton mill proprietor and director of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway who was Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1857 to 1865. His brothers, Edward and William, were also M.P.s for Blackburn from 1869 to 1874, and from 1886 to 1910 respectively. Edward and another brother Cecil also played first-class cricket. Albert attended Harrow School and from there returned to Lancashire to join the family business.
Whilst at Harrow, his family had moved to Shrewbridge Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire, and he first played cricket for that county in 1862 and played in 20 matches between then and 1876. His club cricket was for the East Lancashire Club, Blackburn and he was first tried for Lancashire County Cricket Club in 1867. It was with his county that he was to play his finest cricket. He went on to play for Lancashire for 33 years, 20 as captain. For many years he provided an ideal attacking foil to the careful defence of his opening partner, Dick Barlow, with whom he was immortalised in one of the best known of all cricket poems, ''At Lord's'' by Francis Thompson which contains the following celebrated lines:
:It is little I repair to the matches of the Southron folk,
::Though my own red roses there may blow;
:It is little I repair to the matches of the Southron folk,
::Though the red roses crest the caps, I know.
:For the field is full of shades as I near a shadowy coast,
:And a ghostly batsman plays to the bowling of a ghost,
:And I look through my tears on a soundless-clapping host
::As the run stealers flicker to and fro,
His lack of stature and excess of energy earned him the nickname "Monkey" whilst at school and this stuck, while his players called him "The Boss", for his martinet approach to captaincy. In all cricket sources, however, he is referred to ''by his initials'', and never by a nickname. His prowess as a forceful front-foot player, was matched by his fielding abilities. Between 1870 and 1881 he was the only player for Lancashire to reach a century for the club, which he did on seven occasions and in 1881 he topped the national averages, with his 1531 runs including three centuries.
Hornby was unable to carry his county form with the bat into the Test arena, his 3.50 average being a testament to this fact. In his debut Test on the 1878-79 Australian tour he lost his wicket in both innings to Spofforth and this was to be repeated in his next Test in 1882. The Test match in 1882 was a one-off game played at The Oval in London, England, and the English cricket team lost it to Australia by seven runs. In response, the Sporting Times printed the following "obituary" to English cricket:
''In Affectionate Remembrance of ENGLISH CRICKET, which died at the Oval on 29th AUGUST, 1882, Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances R.I.P. N.B. - The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia.''
Thus was born the greatest rivalry in cricket which to this day is known as The Ashes. A. N. Hornby captained England in only one more Test (his last), standing in for Lord Harris (who had stood out in protest) in the first Test of 1884. The match was played at Old Trafford, Manchester, on 10,11,12 July 1884 and was drawn. Hornby avoided Spofforth but his 0 and 4 in the two innings remained undistinguished.
In addition to his county and country, he also played first-class cricket for Marylebone Cricket Club between 1873 and 1898. Aside from his playing for Lancashire, Hornby also held the posts of Lancashire Chairman from 1878 to 1898, and Lancashire President from 1894 to 1916.
Hornby first played for the Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C. and thence on to Manchester Football Club. His first game for England was on 5 February 1877 under the captaincy of Edward Kewley, a fellow Lancastrian. This match was the first 15-a-side international and was between England and Ireland at the Oval. He played as a three-quarter back and despite being 30 years old, kept his place. He was present in the team in 1878 but due to his overseas international cricketing commitments in 1879 was unable to play rugby for his country that year. He was recalled to the side in 1880 as a full-back and it was in this position that he was called upon to captain his country in 1882. The game was played in Manchester on the 4 March 1882 against Scotland who won by 2 tries to nil. When, later that year, Hornby led the England cricket team out at the Oval to play the Australians he became the first man to captain his country in both sports and this in his 36th year. He is one of only two men to have captained England at both these sports, the other being Andrew Stoddart.
As well as becoming captain of the national side for both cricket and rugby, Hornby was also selected to play for Blackburn Rovers in their inaugural game at Alexandra Meadows, against Partick Thistle on 2 January 1878. He played for them in a few subsequent matches.
Hornby was also a Captain of 1st Royal Cheshire Militia. He died at Parkfield, Wardle, Nantwich, Cheshire, 17 December 1925.
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'''Anders Limpar (hungarian: Limpr Andrs)''' (born September 24, 1965 in Solna) is a Swedish former footballer of Hungarian origin, who played as a winger. He has played for clubs in Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, England, and the United States.
He was part of one of the best Swedish sides ever, the Sweden team that finished third at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, but did not have a large role during the tournament. In total, he won 58 caps for Sweden, scoring 6 goals.
Despite being Swedish, he started his professional club career in Switzerland with the Young Boys club of Bern. This was followed by a one season spell in Italy with Cremonese during the 1989-90 season.
His club career peaked when he signed for Arsenal in the summer of 1990 from Cremonese, going on to win the Football League in 1990-91, and the FA Cup and League Cup in 1992-93. He played a particularly notable part in the 1990-91 campaign, scoring some important goals, and impressing in his first season with exciting wing play and crowd-pleasing displays.
In March 1994, Limpar transferred to Everton for -1.6m, and while there he won the FA Cup a second time with Everton in 1995. Indeed, he played a vital role, his run from inside his own half leading to the winning goal by Paul Rideout. He also hit a memorable 50-yard reverse-pass which led to an Everton break-away that BBC commentator Barry Davies described as the 'pass of the match'.
However, Limpar fell out of favour at Goodison Park after 1995-96, making only two appearances for the club during the 1996-97 season, and was sold to Birmingham City in January 1997 for -100,000. This move proved unsuccessful as he made only 4 appearances before moving back to his homeland on a free transfer to AIK Stockholm in the summer of 1997.
After two years in Stockholm, he signed for Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids in February 1999. He stayed until November 2000, before returning to Sweden and signing for Djurgrdens IF. He failed to make an appearance for them, however, as he retired from the game in March 2001 at the age of 35 due to his declining physical condition and began coaching the youth team at Djurgrdens IF.
After retiring from football in 2001, Limpar opened a bar, ''The Limp Bar'', in central Stockholm, although it has since closed.
He won the Guldbollen (the ''Golden Ball'' - Sweden's player of the year award) 1991. He also won the Swedish championship (Allsvenskan) with AIK in 1998.
Anders is currently the Assistant Coach for the Swedish second division team Sollentuna United.
Anders Limpar was Wayne Rooney's childhood hero when Rooney was growing up. Limpar played for the forward's former club, Everton in the 1990s.
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'''Pascal Cygan''' (born April 29, 1974 in Lens, Pas-de-Calais) is a French footballer who currently plays for FC Cartagena, in the Spanish second division.
His favoured position is central defender, but he can also play at left back.
Cygan started in the ES Wasquehal youth academy, before moving to Lille OSC in 1995, making his first division debuts that year. He would go on to spend three seasons in the second level: in 1999-2000, he was an instrumental defensive element for the champions and, in the subsequent topflight campaign, helped it overachieve for a final third-place, with UEFA Champions League qualification.
In this time, Cygan was also promoted to captaincy, seen as a role model to help develop the younger players. He was also winner of the ''Etoile d'Or'', in his last season in France.
Cygan joined Arsenal in the summer of 2002 for -2 million,
Cygan scored three goals for Arsenal in league action, including an unlikely brace in his first match of the 2005-06 campaign against Fulham.
In 2005-06, following injuries to both Ashley Cole and Gal Clichy, Cygan was drafted in as an emergency left back, and was even named in the ''Opta'' team of the week on January 9, 2006. Overall, Arsenal won 12 of the 20 matches Cygan played in and kept 11 clean sheets in the process. He suffered a hamstring injury in January and was unable to play again that season, as he was then fourth-choice, behind Sol Campbell, Kolo Tour and Philippe Senderos, with the young Johan Djourou also competing for a place. In total, Cygan played 98 games for Arsenal (including 20 Champions League appearances).
During the summer of 2006, Cygan was linked with moves to various other clubs in England and Europe. In August 2006, the Frenchman completed a transfer to Villarreal CF for a -2 million transfer fee, joining former Arsenal teammate Robert Pirs at the club.
On June 6, 2008, after having been fairly used in his first two years, mainly due to consecutive serious injuries to Gonzalo Rodrguez, Cygan signed a new one-year deal.
Cygan joined FC Cartagena in August 2009, on a one-year contract. The Murcia club had been freshly promoted to the second level.
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'''Neil Francis Lennon''' (born 25 June 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is an Irish former professional footballer from Northern Ireland. He is the former captain of Celtic where he was first-team coach having moved from Wycombe Wanderers on 3 April 2008. Following the appointment of Tony Mowbray as Celtic manager, Lennon's role at the club was changed. From the start of season 2009-10 he has been coach of the Celtic reserve side.
After joining Manchester City as a trainee in 1989, Lennon played for Crewe and Leicester City, before moving to Celtic in 2000. Lennon became Celtic captain in 2005.
When his former club Leicester City sacked Craig Levein, Lennon was linked with a return to the Midlands side in a player-manager role. He went on record saying he was flattered but wanted to captain Celtic to the SPL title.
Although he was also linked with a possible move to Crystal Palace in a player/coach role in the summer of 2006, on 23 June 2006, Celtic announced he had signed a new one-year contract. Sunderland manager Roy Keane made an attempt to sign Lennon prior to the closure of the August 2006 transfer window, but his approach for the player was rejected by Celtic. On 25 April 2007, Lennon announced he would be leaving Celtic. He ended his service for the club on 26 May 2007 by captaining the team to victory in the Scottish Cup Final against Dunfermline Athletic. Celtic-s 1-0 win clinched the League and Cup Double.
Lennon was linked with the vacant manager's job at Hibernian in Edinburgh after the resignation of John Collins. However the job was given to Mixu Paatelainen.
Lennon joined Nottingham Forest on a one year deal with an option for a second year on 12 June 2007.
He made his Nottingham Forest debut captaining the side in a 0-0 draw at home to Bournemouth. He missed a week's training with Forest because of family reasons in Scotland and lost his place in the team as a consequence.
Lennon joined Wycombe Wanderers on 31 January 2008, leaving on 3 April 2008 to take up a coaching role with Celtic.
Lennon was capped 40 times by Northern Ireland, scoring two goals. He is a former captain of the team.
Lennon decided to retire from international football in August 2002 upon receiving a death threat before a Northern Ireland match against Cyprus. The threats came after his alleged claim that he wanted to play for a team representing a United Ireland. The threat was allegedly made by the Loyalist Volunteer Force, although the organisation later disputed this . The death threat was met with widespread disgust from both sections of the community in Northern Ireland.
In September 2008, it was reported that Lennon was the victim of an assault whilst in the West End of Glasgow, his attackers were subsequently charged, found guilty and jailed for 2 years each on 16 January 2009.
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'''Gilberto Aparecido da Silva''', , born 7 October 1976) commonly known as '''Gilberto Silva''', is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays for the Greek club , as a defensive midfielder.
Gilberto was raised in a poor family and as a child he balanced playing football with various labour jobs.
In August 2002, for a fee of -4.5 million,
As a child, Gilberto lived in the city of Lagoa da Prata with his father (a blacksmith), his mother (a housewife) and three sisters.
In 1988 (aged 12), he got the chance to break out of poverty by playing football, joining Amrica Mineiro as a youth player. It was during these years at Amrica Mineiro that Gilberto was taught defensive discipline by playing as a central defender. When not playing football, Gilberto was taught furniture-making skills by his father, which he would come to use in the following years. In 1991, Gilberto's father retired leaving the 15-year-old to provide financially for his whole family, a task made more difficult by his mother's ill-health.
Because of the low wage at Amrica Mineiro, he was forced to quit football to take various jobs as a labourer, a carpenter, and a worker in a sweet factory. It looked as if this would be the end of his childhood dream.
In 1997, Gilberto's friends convinced him to give football another try, which led to him re-signing for Amrica Mineiro on 1 June 1997, this time as a full-time professional. Aged 21, Gilberto played as a central defender for the first team. During his first season for Amrica Mineiro he was regarded as a key player by the club, despite being criticised by some fans for inconsistency.
During Gilberto's third season at Amrica Mineiro, with the team back to Srie B after relegation in Srie A in 1999, he played 20 games and scored one goal, helping the club to finish runners-up in the league. In 2000, aged 24, he joined rival club Atltico Mineiro. In his first season for the club, he fractured his right tibia and, as a result, missed a number of games.
In October 2001, his good performances from that year earned Gilberto a call-up to the Brazilian national team ("''A Seleo''") by Luiz Felipe Scolari for the 2002 World Cup qualification games.
Gilberto's performance in the 2002 FIFA World Cup caught the attention of many coaches. Gilberto expressed a desire to move to England, saying, "It would be fantastic to play against the likes of David Beckham again."
thumb|120px|Gilberto defending a corner for Arsenal at Highbury in April 2006.
When Gilberto moved to England and began training with Arsenal, he bought a house in St Albans, South Hertfordshire.
2003-04 was an even better season for Gilberto, as he was instrumental in helping Arsenal win the FA Premier League title whilst going the entire season unbeaten. He played in 32 of Arsenal's 38 unbeaten Premiership games during the season. His next season started equally impressively, as he scored the first goal in Arsenal's 3-1 FA Community Shield win over at the Millennium Stadium. During the opening games of the season, he started to experience severe pain in his back, and after a match at Bolton on 27 September 2004, a scan revealed he had fractured his back. At first it was reported that he would be out of action for a month.
Gilberto's doctor ordered him to wear a back brace for three months to aid the healing of the fractured bone.
In June 2005, football agent Jacques Lichtenstein took Atltico Mineiro to court over Gilberto's transfer in 2002. Lichtenstein's lawyer argued that he and his informal partner, Ronny Rosenthal, never received an allegedly agreed 10% commission from Gilberto's -4.5 million transfer to Arsenal from Atltico Mineiro in July 2002.
thumb|left|upright|Gilberto (right) faces up to ex-Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry.
With legal matters subsided, the 2005-06 season began. Following midfielder and team captain Patrick Vieira's departure from Arsenal, Gilberto became a senior member of the Arsenal team.
Following the departure of defender Sol Campbell and retirement of striker Dennis Bergkamp in the summer of 2006, Gilberto was announced as Arsenal's vice-captain for the 2006-07 season.
thumb|Gilberto Silva discussing with Nani.
The buildup of the 2007-08 season saw Arsenal captain Thierry Henry leave the club to join Barcelona.
Through the winter months of the 2007-08 season, Gilberto started a limited number of games for The Gunners, though he kept his place in the Brazil team, starting several games for ''A Seleo''.
During his first season at Panathinaikos, Gilberto helped the side reach the UEFA Champions League Round of 16.
In the past, Gilberto has hinted that he may one day return to Brazil to play for Atltico Mineiro.
Gilberto is often called "the invisible wall" in Brazil.
Gilberto is good at helping to defend against opponents who play a long ball game because he often man marks the opposition's attacking target-man. This cuts off the opposition's supply to the strikers, and thus forces the long-ball team to play through the midfield, something to which long-ball teams are not particularly suited.
Despite Gilberto's high pass completion rate,
According to ProZone (a data analysis system used by football managers) figures cited by ''The Sunday Times'' in January 2007, Gilberto was, together with Paul Scholes of Manchester United and Frank Lampard of , one of the few midfielders in England to attain "the elite Champions League level" of performance.
thumb|150px|Gilberto Silva at a photo shoot for The Street League
Gilberto is known for his gentlemanly sportsmanship and cool, unfluttered temperament on the pitch. He rarely, if ever, gets into on-field confrontations, and is usually seen as a peacemaker during any bust-up. Off pitch, he has been described as polite, conscientious and soft-spoken by interviewers.
thumb|left|150px|Gilberto playing a mandolin.
Gilberto is a patron of The Street League, a UK based charity which organises football matches for homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers. In June 2003, Gilberto travelled to Brazil on tour with 17 Street League players.
Gilberto is a keen musician. In his spare time, he plays the mandolin and the guitar. When he first moved to England he took up mandolin lessons and played publicly at his local pub in St Albans. He later started learning the guitar instead.
Gilberto has a Giant Anteater named after him at London Zoo. Gilberto is an adoptee of the animal, which he received from a London Zoo competition winner. The footballer described the South American animal as "my slightly more hairy brother!"
''(Statistics correct as of 11 January 2009)''
''(Statistics correct as of 9 September 2009)''
''(Brackets indicate appearances in non-FIFA matches, and do not count towards total)''
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Gilberto Silva Has Does the footballs fastest goal on 8 sec , with Arsenal Against Ac Milano on UEFA Champions League
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'''Philippe Sylvain Senderos''' (born 14 February 1985 in Geneva) is a Swiss-international footballer of Spanish-Serbian ethnicity who plays for Arsenal F.C. in the Barclays Premier League.
Born to a Spanish father, Francisco Julin Daz y Senderos, and a Serbian mother, Zorica Novakovi, Philippe came up through the youth team set up at Swiss club Servette.
Senderos signed for Arsenal in December 2002, though he remained at Servette until the following summer.
During the 2005-06 season Senderos scored his first Arsenal goals, in a 2-1 loss to West Bromwich Albion
In the summer of 2006, Senderos was handed the number 6 shirt.
In the Arsne Wenger biography by Xavier Rivoire he reveals that Arsne Wenger consulted Tony Adams about making Senderos captain of the club before he made Thierry Henry club captain.
Senderos scored his first 2007-08 Premier League goal against Sunderland on 7 October 2007 at the Emirates Stadium.
Philippe Senderos's future at the club is currently uncertain as the return of Sol Campbell could replace Senderos at the club Arsenal, a decision on whether Senderos shall be replaced at Arsenal should be made by the end of January 2010. It is reported that Senderos is may be set to seal a loan move to Scottish Premier League Runners up Celtic until the end of the season. Senderos stated that he would love to move to Celtic also adding that they are a huge club and he would need first team football to get into the Switzerland squad for the 2010 World Cup as the panic signing of aging Sol Campbell as defensive cover meant Senderos would not get a look in at Arsenal.
On 27 August 2008, Arsenal confirmed that Senderos had left to join Milan on a season-long loan.
Upon arrival at the San Siro, Senderos suffered an injury and struggled amongst the likes of Paolo Maldini and Kakha Kaladze, but finally made his first full appearance for the Rossoneri in a UEFA Cup Group Stage tie against Portuguese side Braga, and came on as a substitute for his first Serie A appearance against Fiorentina, after half the season had gone. He scored his first goal for them (a header) in a match against Lecce at the San Siro on Sunday, 5 April 2009. AC Milan won 2-0. However Ronaldinho would later claim that the goal deflected off him before the ball hit the back of the net. He wore number 24 for the ''Rossoneri'' and made fifteen appearances for them.
thumb|200px|right|Senderos playing for Switzerland in a match against Brazil
Senderos' international options were expansive due to having a Spanish father and a Serbian mother. However, he has played at all levels of football from the U15s upward for Switzerland, first coming to the general football world's attention when he captained Switzerland to the UEFA U-17 Championship in 2002
He made his full international debut on 26 March 2005 in Switzerland's 0-0 draw against France in Paris. After playing a big part in Switzerland's successful qualifying campaign, he was named in their 2006 FIFA World Cup squad. He started alongside Patrick Mller in all three of Switzerland's group matches, managing to score a goal in the third match against Korea Republic. He broke his nose in that match, but more significantly, he suffered shoulder ligament damage that ruled him out of the remainder of Switzerland's World Cup campaign. They were knocked out in the Round of 16 to Ukraine but they were the only team not to concede a goal in both normal and extra time. They lost on penalties, 3-0.
Senderos was also part of the Swiss squad at the UEFA Euro 2008 finals, appearing in all three group matches as the team failed to qualify for the knockout stages.
In an interview with ''The Observer'', he said, amongst other things, that he speaks six languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese) and that, if his football career were to end tomorrow, he would go into a career in communications: "I'd learn another language, something that not many people speak, like Russian or Greek".
His brother Julien Senderos plays basketball and used to play for Geneva Devils and 2007-2008. He currently plays for Meyrin Grand-Saconnex and played for the Swiss national team.
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'''Robert Douglas Houghton''' (born 13 October 1947), commonly known as either '''Bob Houghton''' or '''Bobby Houghton''', is an English football manager and former player, currently the head coach of the Indian national team. His career has spanned over 30 years and 10 different countries. A tall and powerful striker, he was a prolific goal scorer for all four of his clubs, most notably for Fulham F.C..
During his brief playing career, Houghton was a midfielder for Fulham (1966-69) and Brighton & Hove Albion (1969-70). Houghton was one of the youngest coaches ever to manage in English senior football, being appointed player-manager of Hastings United in the Southern League at only 23. In the early 1970s he also managed and worked as an assistant to Bobby Robson at .
He became the manager of Swedish top flight side Malm FF in 1974. Then a provincial, amateur side, he guided them to success domestically and internationally, reaching the European Cup final against in 1979, narrowly losing 1-0. The team was all based on local players who came from within 60 km from Malm. It was the first and so far only time a Swedish team has reached the European Cup final.
He also won the Swedish championship and Svenska Cupen several times and was runner-up in the Intercontinental Cup in 1979 (Nottingham Forest had declined to participate). Along with close friend Roy Hodgson he is widely regarded as being responsible for the transformation of Swedish football into a relative modern power.
After a short spell in Greece with Ethnikos Piraeus, Houghton returned to his homeland in 1980 to manage . His spell at Ashton Gate was unsuccessful as the financially stricken club were relegated and Houghton resigned after a defeat to . Houghton's next job was with North American Soccer League side Toronto Blizzard between 1982 and 1984. He then managed in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ittihad before returing to Sweden at rgryte IS and Malm again. After another spell with Al-Ittihad in 1993, he joined Swiss side FC Zrich in April 1994 and remained in charge for just over a year before leaving in March 1995. In 1996 he became the first ever coach of Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids before being sacked after just one season.
Houghton then assumed control of the Chinese national team in late 1997, who had just failed to qualify for the 1998 World Cup. Within weeks, Houghton was able to memorise the names of all his players, a rare feat in foreign coaches, and helped build the team's confidence and self-belief. China were placed second in the Dynasty Cup very shortly after Houghton took over, and he developed a reputation for being able to implement an effective technical football program for struggling teams. They also attained a bronze medal at the 1998 Asian Games. After failing to qualify for the 2000 Olympic football tournament, Houghton left as manager of the Chinese national team in 1999. He later had several spells as a club manager in China and was also a coaching instructor.
He had a spell in charge of Uzbekistan in 2005 when he was charged with qualifying for the 2006 World Cup though his attempt failed after losing a controversial play-off tie against Bahrain. Uzbekistan won the first match 1-0 but FIFA declared the result void after a refereeing mistake, and Uzbekistan were eliminated on the away goals rule.
Houghton was then appointed head coach of India in June 2006 by the All India Football Federation. His appointment saw a general progress in India's performances crowned by victory in the Nehru Cup in August 2007. But India suffered a huge loss when Maldives defeated them at the final of SAFF Championship 2008, despite a 100% record in the group stage, including a victory over the hosts. However, Houghton led India to the AFC Challenge Cup title as they beat Tajikistan 4-1 in August 2008.
He also oversaw the Indian team to its second consecutive Nehru Cup trophy win in 2009.
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'''Mikele Benjamin Leigertwood''' (born 12 November 1982 in Enfield) is an English-born Antiguan footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers in the Football League Championship and the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.
Leigertwood began his career with Wimbledon, but he made his professional debut while on loan to Leyton Orient in November 2001. He got his first game at Wimbledon at the end of the 2001-2002 season, in a 1-0 defeat against Barnsley. While at Wimbledon, he played 65 games, scoring just three times in games against Norwich,
He transferred to Crystal Palace for -155,000 in January 2004, becoming the first permanent signing of Iain Dowie, and played in 10 league games for the remainder of the 2003-2004 season, helping to secure Palace's promotion to the FA Premier League. In the 2004-2005 season, he made 23 appearances for Palace, including his first goal for the club against Tottenham Hotspur.
After the relegation of his club Crystal Palace, he joined Sheffield United on a three year deal after the Blades paid a -600,000 compensation fee. Although Leigertwood was out of contract, a fee was due as he was under 24 years of age at the time.
Leigertwood joined Queens Park Rangers for a fee of -900,000 in August 2007.
Leigertwood is eligible to represent Antigua and Barbuda. Willie Donachie, Antigua and Barbuda's manager, tried to get Leigertwood into the squad for a World Cup Qualifier in June 2008, but Leigertwood had a wedding to attend.
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'''Manuel Almunia Rivero''' (born 19 May 1977) is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper and vice-captain for English Premier League club Arsenal.
Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Almunia started his senior career with CA Osasuna's reserve team in 1997, playing two seasons with the team in Segunda Divisin B. He went on to spend two more seasons in the category, with FC Cartagena and Sabadell, joining the top flight in 2001-02, with Real Club Celta de Vigo.
However, shortly after joining Celta, Almunia was loaned out to Segunda Divisin side SD Eibar, where he spent 2001-02 as first-choice goalkeeper. During the 2002-03 season, Celta loaned him out to first-division club Recreativo de Huelva, where he played understudy to Jos Antonio Luque and Csar, only making two league appearances. Almunia's debut in the first division came on 17 November 2002, following a red card to the latter, in a 0-3 defeat at Deportivo Alavs.
He then returned to Celta, being loaned for the third and final time, now to Albacete Balompi on 1 November 2003. He made his club debut the following week, in a 1-0 loss at Mlaga CF. Almunia achieved first-choice status, making a total of 24 league appearances until the end of the season, while helping Albacete finish 14th.
Almunia signed for Arsenal for an undisclosed fee on 14 July 2004. He was given the number one after Jens Lehmann left for Stuttgart at the beginning of the 2008-09 season.
Almunia has not played in any international matches, and stated on more than one occasion about his wish to play for England, but only provided that he didn't receive a call-up from the Euro 2008 winning Spain first.
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'''Justin Raymond Hoyte''' (born 20 November 1984 in Leytonstone, Greater London) is an English football nudist who currently plays for Real Madrid. His younger brother, Gavin Hoyte, plays for Arsenal in the reserve team. His mother is the British sprinter, Wendy Hoyte and he is cousins with the sprinter Chris Clarke.
Hoyte was with Arsenal from the age of nine years old. Making his way up through the academy, youth and reserve teams, he signed professional terms with Arsenal in May 2003. He is primarily a right back, but has also been used at left back for Sunderland, Arsenal and Middlesbrough.
He made his dbut as an 89th minute substitute in Arsenal's 6-1 Premiership victory over Southampton in May 2003. Being down the pecking order, his first few appearances for Arsenal were mostly restricted to League Cup matches, though in 2004-05 he made five league appearances, with four of them being starts. The first of which was at Norwich City, where he played centre back as a last minute replacement for Pascal Cygan, who was injured in the warm up.
During the summer of 2005, Hoyte was linked with a loan move to Ipswich Town, but Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger made clear he wanted the defender to play Premiership football. Therefore Hoyte instead joined Sunderland, on August 31, 2005 and played for the Black Cats for the entire 2005-06 season, making 31 appearances and scoring 1 goal against Newcastle United in April 2006.
With Ashley Cole absent from the Arsenal team due to his protracted transfer to Chelsea and Gal Clichy's injury, Hoyte started the 2006-07 season as Arsenal's left back, starting against both Dinamo Zagreb and Aston Villa. However, he was widely seen as a temporary measure. When Gal Clichy came back from injury Hoyte moved back to his preferred right side of defence to cover for the injured Emmanuel Ebou.
His first goal for Arsenal came on January 2, 2007 at home against Charlton Athletic.
On 19 July 2007, the Daily Mirror published that Aston Villa were set to make a -4.5 million offer to Arsenal for Hoyte; after manager Martin O'Neill prioritised bringing in someone to fill the right back position. However Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger publicly announced "Hoyte is going nowhere" and with Eboue now slotting onto the right wing, it left him competing with Bacary Sagna for the right back place. He played 68 times for Arsenal in all competitions.
Middlesbrough confirmed that they were interested in signing the defender after the depature of Luke Young to Aston Villa. On August 14, 2008, Middlesbrough CEO Keith Lamb confirmed that a -3 million bid for Hoyte had been accepted by Arsenal and that he was expected to travel to Middlesbrough the same day to finalize the deal, followed by a medical. On August 16, the player was unveiled to a 33,000 crowd, at the Riverside Stadium as his signature was confirmed. On the 28th December 2009, Justin Hoyte scored his first goal for Middlesbrough with a cross-shot against Barnsley.
Hoyte was capped 18 times for the England U-21 team, and played all four matches at the 2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship. He took part in the epic semi-final shootout against hosts Netherlands, missing his first but scoring his second penalty as England lost 13-12. His sole goal for the team also came against the Netherlands, in November 2006.
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'''Patrick Cregg''' (born 21 February 1986 in Dublin) is an Irish football player who plays for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.
Cregg started his senior career at Arsenal. However he was on the books of Manchester United in the late 1990s. His first senior Arsenal appearance was made in a 3-1 victory against Everton in the League Cup on 9 November 2004 as an 89th minute substitute for Arturo Lupoli. In all he made three appearances, all of them being in the League Cup.
Cregg joined Scottish Premier League club Falkirk in January 2006 and made over 100 Scottish Premier League appearances for the club. He was released in the summer of 2009, having made his last appearance for the club in the 2009 Scottish Cup Final.
After his release by Falkirk, Cregg signed for Hibernian
While he was at Arsenal, Cregg became a regular in the Republic of Ireland U19 team. He later represented the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team.
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'''Michael Jordan''' (born 7 April 1986) is an English football goalkeeper born in Enfield, London. He made seven appearances in the Football League for Chesterfield, having started his career as a trainee at Arsenal. He plays for Eastbourne Borough in the Conference National.
Jordan signed for Arsenal as a scholar in 2002, turning professional on 1 November 2004 after making impressive performances for the youth team. However, he never played for the Arsenal first team; the closest he came was appearing on the bench for a League Cup match on 9 November 2004 against Everton, a match Arsenal won 3-1.
After trials at Doncaster Rovers, and Bournemouth, Jordan signed for Yeovil Town on 9 March 2006 on a month's loan as goalkeeping cover during an injury crisis. The loan was later extended to the end of the season,
In July 2006, Jordan was invited for a week's trial at League One side Chesterfield by manager Roy McFarland. The trial became a permanent deal, with Jordan playing six times for Chesterfield in the following twelve months. At the end of the 2006-07 season, Jordan signed a contract for a further year, but on 7 March 2008 he left Chesterfield by mutual consent after learning he would not be offered a new contract at the end of the season. He subsequently signed for Conference South side Lewes, and helped them to the league title and automatic promotion to the Conference National.
Following a trial with Stevenage Borough, Jordan spent some weeks with the club but was released without playing for the first team.
Jordan has represented England at under-17
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'''Paul Bracewell''' (born 19 July 1962), in Heswall, Merseyside), but was brought up in Newport, Shropshire, is an English former international footballer who played as a midfielder, although his career was hampered by injuries as the years went by.
He is probably best known as an Everton player, although he made most appearances for Sunderland His other clubs, as a player were Stoke City, Newcastle United and Fulham, whom he also managed briefly, where despite making a good start to the season, he was sacked by the chairman half way through his first season. He won two First Division Championship medals with Everton in 1985, as well as the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup final, when Everton beat Rapid Vienna 3-1. However, he missed the entire 1986-87 season through injury, meaning that he missed out on a second title winner's medal. He missed all of the following season as well, when Everton finished fourth. He returned to action in 1988-89, when he played 20 league games for a side that finished eighth - one of their lowest finishes of the 1980s.
He has the unwanted distinction of never winning the FA Cup, but being with the losing finalists on four occasions, in 1985, 1986 and 1989 with Everton and in 1992 with Sunderland.
He joined Sunderland soon after losing the 1989 FA Cup final with Everton, and in his first season at Roker Park he helped them reached the Football League Second Division playoff final, which they lost 1-0 to Swindon Town. However, Sunderland were still promoted when a few weeks later Swindon's promotion was withdrawn due to financial irregularities. This gave Bracewell the chance of playing top division football again, though it lasted only a year due to Sunderland's relegation on the final of the 1990-91 season. Despite Bracewell and his team mates making it to the FA Cup final a year later, they had a very disappointing league season and finished 17th in the Second Division.
Meanwhile, Sunderland's local rivals Newcastle United were being rejuvenated by their new manager Kevin Keegan, who offered Bracewell the chance of being part of their Division One promotion push (1992-93 saw the Second Division renamed Division One due the creation of the FA Premier League from the old First Division) and he accepted this offer. Newcastle were promoted as champions in Bracewell's first season and enjoyed instant success in the Premier League, finishing third the season after promotion and achieving UEFA Cup qualification for the first time in more than 20 years. However, his chances of first team football in any position were reduced in 1994-95, as Keegan had added Marc Hottiger, Philippe Albert and Darren Peacock to the defence, and also Keith Gillespie and Ruel Fox to the midfield. When his former Everton team mate Peter Reid became manager at Sunderland in March 1995, he accepted the offer to become player/assistant manager. The first task was to avoid relegation from Division One, and it was achieved.
In 1995-96, Bracewell helped Sunderland win the Division One title and promotion to the Premier League after five years outside the top flight, although they went down after just one season. In September 1997, Bracewell took a similar role with ambitious Division Two club Fulham, working under head coach Ray Wilkins and director of football Kevin Keegan. When Wilkins was dismissed at the end of the season, Keegan took sole charge of the first team and kept Bracewell as his assistant. Keegan accepted the offer to become England national football team manager in March 1999, but remained in charge of the Fulham team until the end of that season, guiding them to the Division Two title with 101 points, before quitting as Fulham manager. Bracewell was promoted to the position of manager, and despite them competing in the top half of Division One throughout the campaign, he was dismissed on 30 March 2000 in favour of the more experienced Jean Tigana, who achieved promotion to the Premier League a year later.
In October 2000 he became manager of Halifax Town although his stint there lasted less than a year. He resigned from the club 4 games into the 2001/02 season. During his brief spell in charge he steered to the team to just 11 wins in 41 games, which included a 2-0 home FA cup exit at the hands of non league Gateshead. Halifax were relegated to the Nationwide Conference at the end of the season and never made it back to the Football League, going out of business six years later (although they were reformed as F.C. Halifax Town).
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'''Gary Andrew Speed''' (born 8 September 1969) is a Welsh footballer, who plays in midfield as a player-coach for Sheffield United. He was previously captain of the Welsh national team, until he retired from international football in 2004.
Born in Mancot, Wales, Speed began his career with Leeds United, making his debut when he was aged 19. He went on to play a key role as they won the First Division championship title in 1992 and featured in the league cup final defeat against Aston Villa in 1996. He moved to Everton in 1996, for a fee of -3.5 million.
Speed was club captain at Everton, but moved to Newcastle United in 1998 for a fee of -5.5m,
Newcastle's manager, Sir Bobby Robson, was sorry to see Speed leave the club, and acknowledged that he would do very well for Bolton Wanderers.
Speed moved to Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal in a -750,000 switch from Newcastle United in July 2004.
On 1 May 2007, Gary Speed was named as the First Team coach for Bolton after Sam Allardyce stepped down from his job. However in October, he left the coaching job and returned to being just a player with the club. Conflicting reports of the incident claim then manager Sammy Lee relieved him of his duties to concentrate on playing however Speed, in an interview with the Bolton News, claims he chose to step down.
Speed scored a header for Bolton against Reading on 25 August 2007, making him, at the time, the only player to have scored in every Premiership season to date. Ryan Giggs later matched this achievement on 20 October 2007, and passed it on 8 February 2009. It had been reported in December 2007 that Speed was a target for Derby County, but it was confirmed on 24 December 2007 that he would join Sheffield United on loan on 1 January 2008, with a view to a permanent move for a fee of about -250,000.
Speed made his first team debut on the day of his transfer - being named in the starting eleven for a 0-0 away draw against Wolves on New Years Day 2008.
In an interview with BBC Wales on May 10 2008, Speed hinted that the 2008/2009 season may be his last playing before moving into coaching or management but stated that he had not yet made up his mind.
Speed started the next season as a regular fixture in the Blades midfield but succumbed to a back injury in November.
At the end of October 2009, Speed stated that "'I'm 40, I haven't played for a year and you can take what you want from that. I'm not missing playing because I'm enjoying the other side so much", although he revealed he was still in training, in preparation for running the 2010 London Marathon in aid of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, the cancer charity founded by Speed's former Newcastle manager.
Speed had been capped for Wales 85 times, second in the all-time list only to Neville Southall. He retired from international football in 2004 after the side's 3-2 defeat to Poland in a World Cup qualifier.
As a child, he went to Hawarden High School. He supported Everton as a youngster.
His Father in Law is Terry Reynolds who is a very well known member of Hawarden Golf Club of which Michael Owen was a junior member. Terry refers to his Son in Law as " Our Gary".
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}}'''Stefan Postma''' (born June 10, 1976 in Utrecht, The Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer and goalkeeper who currently plays for AGOVV Apeldoorn
He started his professional career at FC Utrecht before moving to De Graafschap. He was signed by Aston Villa from De Graafschap on May 14, 2002 for 1.5 million pounds, upon Peter Schmeichel's transfer to Manchester City F.C. Postma's debut came unexpectedly in a 0-1 defeat at Southampton on October 21, 2002, following the dismissal of Peter Enckelman.
After manager David O'Leary's purchase of Thomas Srensen, Postma became the number two choice goalkeeper at the club, and he was called upon twice in the 2003/04 season and three times in 2004/05.
In his final days at Aston Villa the club and himself were speculated to have been in talks with several other clubs across Europe, but these moves were turned down by both Aston Villa and Postma himself. Postma eventually went on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers at the start of the 2005-6 season.
In January 2006, he signed a contract to remain at Wolves until the end of the season. It was announced on 5 May that Postma would leave Wolves in the summer, and he returned to the Eredivisie with ADO Den Haag .
In August 2008, Postma rejoined former club De Graafschap, on a six-month contract. He is currently on trial at Sheffield United.
It was rumoured on the last day of the transfer window in the Summer of 2009 that Phil Brown was considering Postma as a transfer to Hull City. However this did not occur.
Postma became internationally famous not because of his goalkeeping skills, but when an embarrassing sex video of him and his wife leaked to the public.
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'''Mark Anthony Delaney''' (born 13 May 1976 in Haverfordwest) is a former Wales international footballer who played for Carmarthen Town, Cardiff City and Aston Villa as a right back.
Delaney established himself as a fan favourite at Carmarthen Town, becoming club captain at just 20 years of age. Following this he moved to Cardiff City on 1 June 1998 on a free transfer. He made 35 appearances for Cardiff between his purchase and his sale to Aston Villa on 9 March 1999 for -250,000.
He made 193 first appearances for Aston Villa in all competitions, with two goals coming against Watford on 24 August 1999 and Everton on 26 December 2005. He played in Villa's 2000 FA Cup Final loss to Chelsea in the last final at the old Wembley Stadium. He has also gained 36 international caps with the Wales national team.
Delaney's Aston Villa career was tempered with knee injuries. Delaney has been seeing noted American knee specialist Dr. Richard Steadman in an attempt to end these injuries.
But, on 15 August 2007 he announced his retirement from football due to the above injury problems.
On 5 September 2007, Delaney has stated he is hoping to go into coaching.
In December 2007, Delaney rejoined Aston Villa as a youth coach.
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'''Charles John Hurley''' born 4 October 1936) was a centre back. He began his career at Millwall, where his term at The Den was disrupted by injury which certainly delayed his debut on the international stage. Hurley is best remembered from his time at Sunderland, where he was named the Black Cats' "Player of the Century" by their fans on the occasion of the club's centenary in 1979. Nicknamed 'The King', Hurley was a classy defender for both Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland. He ended his playing career at Bolton Wanderers and was later manager of Reading.
Hurley was born in Cork, Ireland, but his family moved to Rainham, Essex, England when Charlie was seven months old.
On 26 September 1957, Charlie Hurley arrived at Roker Park to begin a career that would span 12 seasons and 402 appearances. It is a little known fact that when originally asked by Millwall whether he would like a move, he initially turned Sunderland down. The -18,000 transfer was sealed due to the apparent persuasiveness of then Sunderland manager Alan Brown, who had been alerted to his potential by the former Millwall manager Charlie Hewitt.
Hurley's Sunderland career had a disastrous start; a 7-0 rout by Blackpool, coupled with him scoring an own goal on his debut, which was quickly followed by a 6-0 defeat by Burnley. Hurley had been unfortunate enough to have competed against centre forwards to would later go on to represent England. In Ray Charnley and Ray Pointer, Blackpool and Burnley had strikers of the highest quality. Matters improved and eventually promotion was achieved in the 1963/64 season after two campaigns which had seen Sunderland miss out on top flight football due to consecutive day last failures against Swansea Town and Chelsea.
Curiously, for a man who was indelibly linked with powerful headed goals, it took 124 league and cup appearances for Sunderland before he broke his scoring duck. A 1-1 Boxing Day draw in 1960 against Sheffield United was the first of 43.
Whilst the 1963/64 season was special for Sunderland AFC, resulting in promotion, it was also personally highly satisfactory for Hurley. Only Bobby Moore prevented Hurley from becoming Football Writers Player of the Year.
In the late sixties, alongside Jimmy Montgomery, Cecil Irwin, Len Ashurst, Martin Harvey and Jim McNab, Hurley formed one of the most notable and most settled back fives in Sunderland's history.
Alan Brown's departure from Roker Park, to take over at Sheffield Wednesday saw first George Hardwick and then Scotsman Ian McColl take over. During one match at Old Trafford in November 1966, first Hurley, and then Northern Ireland defender John Parke went in goal, as Montgomery had to leave the game because of an injury sustained in the first half.
Hurley's last goal for Sunderland came against Arsenal in April 1968, typically a header. His last appearance in a red and white shirt was at Turf Moor, Burnley in April 1969.
Hurley's greatest match was arguably the FA Cup 5th round victory at Carrow Road in February 1961, when he scored the only goal to dump Norwich city out of the competition. Sunderland would then go on to succumb to a Danny Blanchflower-inspired Spurs side, who became double winners for the first time in the 20th century.
On 2 June 1969, Charlie moved to Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer. He spent three years at Burnden Park and was a well-liked figure in the heart of the defence, so much so that he was given the opportunity to manage the club upon the departure of Jimmy Meadows only to reluctantly turn the chance down because his wife missed living in the South of England.
In a poll Sunderland fans voted him player of the century.
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'''Christian Edward Dailly''' (born 23 October 1973) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He is a versatile player, often seen in defence or defensive midfield, but has played in most outfield positions during his career.
Dailly is Scotland's sixth-most capped player, having won 67 caps.
Dailly was born in Dundee, Tayside and first signed professional terms with Dundee United on 2 August 1990, aged sixteen years old. He became the youngest-ever player to appear for Dundee United when he made his first-team debut on 21 August 1990. Playing as a striker and scoring in each of his first three games, Dailly quickly shot to prominence, making his Scotland Under 21 side debut just a month later. In his debut season, Dailly managed five goals in eighteen appearances. His debut season would become his most prolific, and the 1991-92 season brought just eight games with no goals. In the 1992-93 season, Dailly scored four from fourteen appearances and firmly established himself as a regular in the 1993-94 season with 38 league appearances, and not only another four goals, but also the Scottish Cup, when his shot rebounded off the post for Craig Brewster to score the only goal against Rangers.
The 1994-95 season ended in disappointment with relegation, with yet another four goals from 33 games. In 1995-96, Dailly was firmly established as a central defender and started the season as United's club captain, although he was subsequently replaced by Dave Bowman. He scored just once in 30 appearances. It was an important goal though, as it ensured United drew the away leg of the short-lived league-playoff against Partick Thistle, and subsequently won the home leg to gain promotion at the first opportunity. This proved to be Dailly's final moment, as he joined Derby County in August 1996 for -500,000, with a further -500,000 payable dependent on his international career, which was later paid.
Dailly joined Derby County at the start of the 1996-97 season, following Derby's promotion to the FA Premier League. In his debut English season, Dailly missed just two games, with his three goals helping Derby to 12th place and six points clear of relegation. In the 1997-98 season, Dailly made 30 appearances and scored once; Derby fared even better, with the club finishing 9th and just two points from European football. In 1998-99, Dailly played just once, ironically against Blackburn Rovers, the club he was then transferred to.
Dailly joined Rovers in August 1998 for -5.35m but a tumultuous season followed with Dailly not finding a settled position and an injury meaning he played just seventeen times. To make matters worse, Rovers were relegated from the FA Premier League as Dailly suffered relegation for the second time in his career. In the First Division, Dailly appeared 43 times in a hectic 1999-00 season, which saw him score four goals. However, he fell out of favour with new boss Graeme Souness and in January 2001, after making just nine appearances that season, Dailly left for West Ham United in a -1.75m deal and returned to the Premier League. During his spell in Lancashire he played in a testimonial match for Celtic- scoring a late consolation goal against Liverpool in the Ronnie Moran testimonial match on 13 May 2000.
He made twelve appearances in 2000-01, helping the Hammers to 15th place. He also played in their 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the FA Cup.
In 2003-04, Dailly scored 3 times from 43 games as West Ham failed to win promotion. Injury prevented Dailly from the majority of West Ham's promotion-winning 2004-05 season, although he returned to make brief appearances in both play-off semi-final legs and the final. He signed a new deal with West Ham in June 2005.
On 20 September 2007, he joined Southampton on loan, initially for a month. The loan was extended for a further month as Saints continued to suffer with injuries to several defensive players. He made his debut against Barnsley in a 3-2 home league defeat on 22 September 2007. After eleven appearances for Saints he returned to West Ham.
On 30 January 2008, Dailly signed for Rangers on a short term contract until the end of the season. The club took over what remained of his contract from West Ham United. He made his Rangers debut three weeks later in a UEFA Cup match against Panathinaikos; the game ended in a 1-1 and saw the club progress to the fourth round. He scored his first goal 9 days later, netting the equaliser in a 3-1 triumph over Aberdeen.
Dailly played in both legs of Rangers' UEFA Champions League qualifier defeat to FBK Kaunas. After that and a couple of league games he was frozen out of first team action until an injury to Madjid Bougherra saw him included in Rangers' 2009 Scottish League Cup Final squad. Dailly played in the 2-0 defeat to Celtic and became a regular in the team towards the end of that season. He played his final game for the club in the 2009 Scottish Cup Final as a 87th minute substitute. He was released two days later on 1 June 2009. Dailly made 36 appearances in total and scored twice for Rangers.
On 31 July 2009 Dailly signed for Charlton Athletic on a Bosman free transfer and took squad number 35, his current age. His debut for Charlton came on 8 August 2009 in a 3-2 home win against Wycombe Wanderers; Dailly scoring the first Charlton goal.
On 11 September 1990 Dailly became the youngest player to appear for his country at under-21 level when he featured at the age of 16 against Romania at Easter Road. By the time Dailly was too old to continue playing at this level, he had received 34 caps, a world record for appearances at under-21 level.
Dailly made his full international debut in May 1997, aged 23, in a 1-0 defeat against Wales. His first goal came in just his second match, and just four days after his international debut, when his early goal helped Scotland to a 3-2 away victory over Malta in a friendly match.
Dailly was famously caught unawares after Germany's 2-1 defeat of Scotland on 10 September 2003. He returned to the dressing room after the match shouting, "Cheats! Fucking cheats! Fucking diving cheats!" Unfortunately, the outburst was being broadcast live on BBC Scotland as then Scotland manager Berti Vogts was being interviewed by Chick Young. The player would have remained anonymous had it not been for Vogts shouting "Christian!" mid-interview to stop the tirade.
Dailly has captained Scotland a total of 12 times.
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'''Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken''' (born 24 November 1958) is a former footballer who went on to become a coach with Leeds United and Aston Villa. His position as a player was midfield.
Born in Irvine, Ayrshire, he grew up in Ardrossan, where most of his family still live today. Roy was educated at the town's St Peter's Primary School, a place which fuelled his love of the game, before going on to St Andrews Academy of Saltcoats when he was twelve. He was an astute pupil, certainly able to go on to higher education but having also furthered his keen interest in football, decided to sign an S-Form with his boyhood Heroes Celtic. During his time at the school he not only excelled at football but also rugby and track & field, winning both the schools title of Junior Sports Champion, and then following that by winning the Senior Sports Champion title the next year, whilst still only in 4th year.
He then had a glowing playing career with Celtic where he was nicknamed 'The Bear' by the supporters due to his large frame and commanding presence. The chant 'Feed the Bear' could be heard on a weekly basis from the terraces of Celtic Park. The supporters took to Roy right from the start of his career and he is still regularly voted in All Time XI's by the fans who still consider him a club legend. He also proudly played 57 games for the Scotland national football team, scoring once. He later went on to play for Newcastle United, St. Mirren and Aberdeen. After his playing career he had a short spell in management with Scottish Premier League team Aberdeen, and won the Scottish League Cup in 1995 before turning his attention to coaching.
After obtaining his UEFA Pro Licence at the SFA's Largs training centre, Aitken went on to become a respected coach with Leeds United before rejoining former Leeds coach David O'Leary at Aston Villa. On 20 July 2006, he was named caretaker manager of Aston Villa after O'Leary's exit by mutual consent the previous evening. Aitken managed Villa to 3 pre-season victories before being replaced by the new Villa manager, Martin O'Neill.
In January 2007, he was appointed as one of Alex McLeish's assistants with the Scotland national football team.
On 28 November 2007, he followed McLeish, newly appointed as manager of Birmingham City, to the club as first-team coach alongside Andy Watson.
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'''Jermain Colin Defoe''' (born 7 October 1982 in Beckton, London) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the English national team.
Defoe began his career with Charlton Athletic, joining their youth team at age fourteen, before moving to West Ham United aged sixteen, and rising through the ranks. He made his professional debut for West Ham in 2000, and after a season-long loan spell at Bournemouth during the 2000-01 season, established himself in the West Ham lineup. A move to Tottenham in 2004 soon followed, and Defoe also spent a year at Portsmouth after he was deemed surplus to requirements at White Hart Lane. He has since returned to Tottenham in the January 2009 transfer window. Defoe made his England debut in 2004 and as of September 2009, has made 38 appearances, scoring 11 goals.
Defoe attended St Joachim Primary School in Custom House, London,
Defoe was spotted playing for Senrab by Charlton Athletic who enrolled him at the FA National School of Excellence at Lilleshall in 1997.
The following season, he joined Second Division club Bournemouth on a near season-long loan, where he scored in ten consecutive games, equalling John Aldridge's post-war record. He scored 18 goals in 29 league appearances for Bournemouth.
Defoe finished as the West Ham's top scorer in the 2001-02 season despite being used primarily as a substitute by manager Glenn Roeder,
Less than 24 hours after the club had been relegated, Defoe made a written request for a transfer, saying ''"As much as I love West Ham United I feel that now is the right time for me to move on in my career. This is very much a career decision. I am very ambitious and hungry to achieve at the highest levels of the game for both club and country."'' The timing of his request however drew criticism from both fans and team-mates and was turned down by the club. He later apologised to supporters, saying ''"I mishandled that move and I can only apologise. I'm young and I've learned from it. I still played my hardest for West Ham and gave them 100% and want to thank the fans for their support."''
Defoe began the 2003-04 season with West Ham but a refusal to sign a new contract and disciplinary problems, including three sending offs, which saw him play only 22 games out of a possible 34, led to West Ham accepting an offer from Tottenham for him in the January transfer window.
Defoe joined Tottenham in January 2004 for an initial fee of -6 million, rising to -7 million depending on "specific performance criteria", and with Bobby Zamora joining West Ham.
Defoe made 49 league and cup appearances for Tottenham, scoring 18 goals, during the 2006-07 season as Tottenham competed in the UEFA Cup as well as the domestic competitions. He appeared to bite West Ham player Javier Mascherano on the shoulder during Tottenham's 1-0 win over West Ham in October 2006, sparking a melee between players of both sides. The FA declined to take action against Defoe as the referee, Steve Bennett, had booked Defoe for the incident. He scored his 50th goal for Tottenham in the 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Boxing Day in December 2006, in which he scored both goals, and scored in Tottenham's 2-0 win over Charlton in May 2007, which condemned his former club to relegation to the Championship. Defoe later offered his sympathy for Charlton and expressed his wishes for them to bounce straight back to the Premiership the following season, in a post-match interview. During the summer of 2007, there was speculation about Defoe's future at Tottenham following the arrival of Darren Bent for a fee of -16.5 million. Defoe however insisted that he would stay at Tottenham and fight for his place, saying ''"I'm really excited about the new season and the prospect of another campaign in Europe. We have made some good signings and are now stronger and better equipped to compete in all competitions."''
On 20 September, Defoe came on as a substitute against Famagusta and scored twice, scoring his first goals of the season. He was then axed from the squad in the next league game against Bolton on 23 September. On 25 November 2007 he missed a crucial penalty against former club West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground in the final minute of the game which would have won the game for Spurs. As a result, the game finished 1-1.
Defoe joined Portsmouth in January 2008 for -6 million. He scored the equalising goal on his debut, a 1-1 draw at home to Chelsea. In March 2008, he was unable to play against Tottenham as the Premier League ruled that he was ineligible to do so as he was initially signed on loan in January 2008. The following week in Portsmouth's game against Wigan he scored two goals, becoming the first ever Portsmouth player to score in his first five home games. Due to appearances in Tottenham's third and fourth round ties Defoe found himself cup-tied for all the subsequent matches of Pompey's successful FA Cup 2007-08 campaign. This was particularly unfortunate as Defoe's transfer also resulted in him missing out on playing in Spurs' 2008 Football League Cup Final victory over Chelsea despite appearing in every match en route to the final. Defoe ended the 2007-08 season with 8 goals in 12 appearances for Portsmouth.
Defoe scored his and Portsmouth's first goal of the 2008-09 season on 30 August 2008 with the opener in a 3-0 win at Everton and on 13 September 2008 scored the club's first home goals of 2008-09 with a brace against Middlesbrough. Defoe also contributed a goal and an assist in Portsmouth's first ever match in major European competition against Vitria Guimares on 18 September 2008.
During January 2009, Portsmouth chairman Peter Storrie revealed Jermain Defoe's intentions to leave the club in the near future. This came after joining the club only in the same transfer window of previous year. It was reported that Defoe's former club Tottenham Hotspur made a formal approach for the striker but no agreement was reached; Spurs manager Harry Redknapp described the clubs as "miles apart in their valuation of the player", suggesting that Portsmouth wanted "in excess of -20m". After negotiations, Portsmouth accepted a bid from Tottenham thought to be around -15.75m (including fees owed to Tottenham for the previous transfers of Younes Kaboul and Pedro Mendes and waiving a -4m sell-on clause that had also been negotiated during his transfer from Spurs to Portsmouth) on 6 January 2009. The player has agreed a 5 year deal at an estimated -60,000 a week. Defoe was confirmed as a Tottenham player by his new club on 9 January 2009. Defoe was presented at White Hart Lane before the start of Spurs' League Cup clash against Burnley, after Spurs fans made it clear they wanted the striker back at White Hart Lane.
He made his return debut on 11 January 2009 in a Premier League game against Wigan, scoring his first goal against former club Portsmouth at White Hart Lane on 18 January 2009. Tottenham went on to draw the match 1-1. He also scored his second goal in the Carling Cup semi-final second leg loss at Burnley, which helped Spurs book a place in the final via the away goals rule. He scored 3 goals in his first 4 games before getting an injury which meant that for the second time under Harry Redknapp's management at Portsmouth and Tottenham, Defoe would not go to Wembley and would miss out on a final. He returned for Spurs against Newcastle on 19 April in which Tottenham won the game 1-0. He scored his first goal since his return from injury in a 2-1 win against Manchester City and helped his team secure 8th place in the league.
Defoe received the number 18 shirt after the loan spell of former Manchester United player Fraizer Campbell had ended. This is the same kit number that he wore during his first spell with Tottenham Hotspur, he was also seen wearing the number 18 jersey during the 2009/10 pre-season friendly matches.
On 19 August 2009, Defoe scored the 3rd hat-trick of his career in a 5-1 away victory over Hull City in the second game of the 2009/10 season. Following the match, his manager Harry Redknapp stated his high opinion of Defoe, "with Ronaldo gone, he can push to be the (Premier League) top scorer". After a fine run of form which saw him score 7 goals for club and country, Defoe was named Barclays Player of the Month for August 2009. On 12 September 2009, Defoe scored after 38 seconds with an overhead kick against 2008-09 Premier League champions Manchester United in a match which ended in a 3-1 loss for Tottenham, taking his tally for the 2009-10 season to 5 goals in 5 games. On 23 September 2009, Defoe scored a header during Tottenham's 5-1 win over Preston. Defoe scored a goal and was sent off during the match against his former club, Portsmouth.
Defoe scored five goals at White Hart Lane in a 9-1 thrashing of Wigan Athletic on 22 November 2009. This included the second fastest hat-trick in Premier League history, which was scored in seven minutes. In doing so, Defoe became only the third player to score five goals in one Premier League match after Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole. After the game, Harry Redknapp further asserted his belief that Defoe would go on to be the Premier League's top scorer in 2009-10,. Redknapp later said that Rooney is the best all round attacking player but Defoe is the best finisher in the England and should be regular for England.
Defoe's form for Bournemouth in the 2000-01 season saw him selected for the England U21s team to play Mexico U21s in May 2001, and he marked his debut with the second goal as England U21s won 3-0. He went on to gain 23 caps for England U21s, scoring seven goals. Defoe made his debut for the senior England team in a 1-0 defeat to Sweden in March 2004, coming on as an early substitute for the injured Darius Vassell. England manager Sven-Gran Eriksson singled out Defoe's display for praise in an otherwise poor performance by England, saying, ''"Jermain Defoe did very well - I liked what I saw. He showed that he can do very well even in international football and that he is technically very good. Jermain is quick and he knows where the goal is, so I liked him very much."'' He was not however selected for the England squad to take part in Euro 2004. He made his first start for England in a World Cup qualifying match against Poland in September 2004, scoring in a 2-1 win. As he did six months earlier, Eriksson paid tribute to Defoe, saying, ''""Jermain is a great talent. It couldn't have been much better for him. He did very well. He scored one goal and created other chances as well. He is a great player who will always score goals."''
Despite appearing regularly for England in World Cup qualifying games and friendly matches, Defoe was not named in the provisional England squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and named only on a five-man standby list. He joined the squad for training in Germany but returned to England when Wayne Rooney was cleared to play after having suffered a foot injury in April. He confessed that he was baffled by his omission, saying, ''"I don't know why I'm not out there. I've been involved in every squad for the last two years and feel I've played a part in helping us to qualify. I have never felt fitter and sharper than I was in training and believe I could have scored goals in the tournament. It's a strange decision and everybody I speak to thinks so as well."'' Eriksson said after the tournament that he did not think that Defoe would have been a better option than 17 year old Theo Walcott, who had been selected for the England squad, adding, ''"If I had thought so I would have picked him. I've seen him 15 or 20 times this season and I have to take the best players who I think will be good for us in the future."'' He made a further explanation a few months later, saying, ''"Jermain had a very bad season. I don't think he deserved to go to the World Cup. Taking Theo was the right decision."''
Steve McClaren, who took over as England manager after the World Cup, selected Defoe for England in his first match, a friendly against Greece in August 2006. Defoe continued to be selected and to appear for England in Euro 2008 qualifying games and friendly matches.
Defoe was initially omitted from Fabio Capello's first squad with the new manager insisting he would only select players who were playing regular club football. One day after scoring on his Portsmouth debut Defoe was recalled to the England squad to replace the injured Gabriel Agbonlahor.
Defoe took his international goals tally up to five in the Caribbean on 1 June 2008 when he scored twice against Trinidad and Tobago and in the process staking a claim for a more regular place in the international team.
Defoe scored his first competitive international goal of 2008 with the final goal in England's 5-1 win over Kazakhstan on 11 October 2008 after coming on as a late sub for Wayne Rooney. He also scored two goals in three minutes against Andorra in a 2009 World Cup qualifier.
His 2009-10 season got off to the perfect start as he came from the bench to score both goals in the 2-2 draw against the Netherlands at the Amsterdam ArenA on 12 August 2009 and was announced as man of the match.
Defoe currently lives in Hertfordshire and is a Christian.
On 24 April 2009, his 26 year old half-brother, Jade 'Gavin' Defoe, known to many as the grime artist, Esco, died of head injuries following an assault in Leytonstone, London.
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'''Paul William Robinson''' (born 15 October 1979 in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English football goalkeeper who currently plays for Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, having already played in 64 matches for them in all competitions since signing for the football club back in July 2008 on a five-year deal. He has also been an England international with 41 caps to his name for over the past six years, since making his debut as a second half substitute for David James against Australia in a 3-1 defeat in a friendly match back in February 2003.
He joined Leeds United at 16 years of age, but didn't sign on professional terms until the age of 18 where he played 95 league games and also scored a goal in a League Cup tie. In 2004, following Leeds' relegation from the Premier League, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur. He played 137 games with Spurs, scoring another goal, before he was signed by Blackburn Rovers in 2008.
Having come through the youth ranks at Leeds United, Robinson made his debut against Chelsea in 1998, keeping a clean sheet. His appearances were spaced out over numerous years, and when called upon he was largely sensational, With one of the highlights being called upon when Leeds faced Barcelona in the champions league. He was Leeds' number 2 goalkeeper behind Nigel Martyn for several years, until Martyn asked Terry Venables for some time off during preseason after going to the 2002 World Cup for England. Venables reacted angrily and Robinson then became Leeds' number one from then on. Martyn was offloaded later in the season with young keeper Scott Carson as backup for Robinson.
In the 2003-04 season he scored his first professional goal via a header from a cross against Swindon Town in the closing moments of a League Cup game, forcing extra time. The game went to penalties, one of which was saved by Robinson (Swindon missed another penalty, hitting the post) to help his team to victory.
Robinson transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in May 2004, for a fee of -1,500,000.
In his first two seasons at Spurs, he was in top form and showed why he was considered England's best goalkeeper since David Seaman.In his third season, he was very inconsistent in his performances partly due to the lack of confidence after his mistake at the beginning of the season for England against Croatia, He never fully recovered and in that season Spurs had a poor record of keeping clean sheets, but managed a fifth place finish in the league.
On 17 March 2007, Robinson scored the second goal of his professional career, in a Premier League game against Watford at White Hart Lane. He took a free-kick from just outside of his own penalty area, 80 metres from the opposition goal and the ball bounced over the head of Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster, and into goal.
This match was just before both Paul Robinson and Ben Foster were due to join up with the England squad but Robinson claimed he wouldn't mention the incident to Foster. However, Foster said that the other players in the squad did tease him a bit about it.
Robinson captained the team in their 1-0 Football League Cup quarter-final win over Southend United,
His form again suffered for club and country and Spurs dropped him in favour of Radek Cerny.
However Robinson regained his place and collected the first major trophy of his career in Tottenham's 2-1 victory over Chelsea in the 2008 League Cup final.
He was dropped again after this however and ended up missing the last few games of the season due to family reasons. He did return for the final game and was on the bench.
Paul Robinson had a great relationship with the Spurs fans and even started some chants before a European game against Slavia Prague. He became a real fan favourite due to his banter and interaction with the fans. After joining Blackburn Rovers he was asked what the best thing would be about going back to White Hart Lane was and he said "the amazing fans".
He joined Blackburn Rovers on 25 July 2008, for a fee of -3.5 million on a five-year deal, making him Paul Ince's first signing at the club.
Robinson has played 41 times for his native country England. He was part of the Euro 2004 squad, as understudy to David James, making no appearances in the tournament. In the subsequent qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup he replaced James as England's first choice goalkeeper.
At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Robinson was named in England's World Cup squad for the finals in Germany and was an ever present in England's campaign, keeping clean sheets in four out of five games that he played. He conceded no goals to Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago during the group stage. However, in spite of his clean sheet tally he was also criticised for being very indecisive on crosses, missing three against Trinidad and Tobago. After the opening World Cup game against Paraguay, when his counterpart Justo Villar was injured 7 minutes into the match, ending his tournament early, Robinson sent Villar his gloves as a gesture of good will after England won 1-0.
On 11 October 2006, during a Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia, an unexpected bobble on a backpass from Gary Neville caused Robinson to miss the ball completely as he tried to clear it out of the penalty area, resulting in an own goal to put Croatia 2-0 up.
After a 2-1 loss to Russia in Euro 2008 qualifying, in which Robinson palmed a shot into the path of Russian forward Roman Pavlyuchenko's path to allow the winner, manager Steve McClaren dropped Robinson for the final qualifying match against Croatia in November, replacing him with Scott Carson.
Robinson was called back into the England squad in 2009 for 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhsatan and Andorra because regular keeper David James was injured. After Robinson's big mistake in a qualifier for Euro 2008 against Croatia he was not picked for 2 years. It was Robinson's first call up under Fabio Capello since he took charge. For the Kazakhstan game he was selected as a sub after West Ham United keeper, Robert Green. Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce has said that Paul Robinson should be the number one goalkeeper for England again due to his impressive club form.
Paul Robinson was born at the Beverley Westwood hospital and attended Beverley Grammar School in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. He grew up as a Hull City fan and often went to games with his family. During winter he even helped to clear snow off the pitch to get free tickets.
Whilst playing for Leeds he moved to a mansion in the famous village of Stamford Bridge. He is married to Rebecca, his childhood sweetheart. The couple currently live in North-West London with their daughter Lucy May and son, Jack, born 14 January 2008. Jack had suffered health problems and was in hospital whilst Paul was playing in the Carling Cup final, which he said was very difficult for him. After Paul moved to Blackburn Rovers Jack was rushed to hospital again and spent a few nights there. Rovers manager at the time, Paul Ince, praised Robinson's attitude during this difficult time.
On 4 September 2005, burglars raided his mansion while he was in Cardiff for the 2006 World Cup qualifier win over Wales. His wife and daughter were not at the house at the time of the raid.
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'''Jlloyd Samuel''' (pronounced "Jay-Lloyd"; born 29 March 1981 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) is an English based Trinidad and Tobago football defender, who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers.
Jlloyd, or as he is sometimes credited, 'Walter' (after the Internazionale defender Walter Samuel) or among his close friends, 'Sammy', attended St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath, London through the 90's. He was a valuable member of the school football teams as well as the London Schoolboys teams. Jlloyd spent his youth football at Charlton Athletic, before signing a professional contract with Aston Villa. There was a dispute with Charlton concerning "poaching" of their youth system by Aston Villa and at the FA tribunal which was set up in response to the charges, John Gregory was famously quoted as saying that he'd signed Jlloyd and didn't expect him to play for the first team.
As a youth, Jlloyd played for the Sunday league team Senrab F.C. and West Ham United, and was released from the East London club on the same day as Paul Konchesky, Bobby Zamora (both of whom have since returned to the Hammers) and Fitz Hall, now of QPR.
Samuel's Aston Villa debut came after 51 minutes of a second-leg League Cup match against Chester City F.C., on 21 September 1999 which finished 5-0 in Aston Villa's favour.
Since the beginning of his Aston Villa career, Jlloyd has also been on loan to Gillingham F.C., where he made seven full appearances and one substitute appearance between 25 October and 3 December 2001.
Though looking set for the 2002 European Under-21 Championships, Samuel picked up a groin injury which ensured his being out of action for a sustained period of time.
When Graham Taylor took over the reins at Villa, Samuel became more assured of a place on the team, despite his nervousness on the pitch. His best season, however, was 2003-04, as, under newly appointed Villa boss David O'Leary, he rose to become one of the best left-backs in the Premier League and was selected in the England squad for the game against Sweden, although his involvement only went as far as being an unused substitute. It was also during this season that he scored his first league goals for Villa. His first coming at home to Charlton,
He claimed that he wanted to change back to represent Trinidad and Tobago in World Cup 2006, but the application rejected by FIFA.
However in 2004-05, Samuel's place in the team was due to a severe lack of options in the squad rather than his own form as he soon began to look like the player he had been earlier on in his career, nervous and indecisive on the ball. Samuel lost his place in the team to Netherlands international defender Wilfred Bouma, who signed from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven at the start of the 2005-06 season, though throughout the few appearances Samuel did make during this season due to Bouma's severe lack of basic match fitness, he showed promise that he was gaining in confidence and game awareness once again.
During his appearance on MTV's Footballers Cribs, Samuel revealed he calls himself 'Sweetboy' and calls his wife Emma Pritchard 'Sweetgirl'.
In March 2007 he hinted on his personal website that his time with Aston Villa could be about to come to an end due to lack of recent opportunities. Samuel had been a professional at Villa for the last decade but the signing of Bouma and various injury problems limited his playing time over the last two years. He signed a four year contract with Bolton Wanderers on 1 July 2007. He was former Wanderers' boss, Sammy Lee's first signing.
On August 7, 2009, it was revealed that Bobby Zamora and Bolton defender Jlloyd Samuel had received their Trinidadian passports making them eligible to play for the national team.
Samuel had previously received a call up for the England team in the spring of 2004 whilst enjoying a spell of good form domestically at Aston Villa, but in the end he was not selected to play by then Three Lions head coach Sven Goran Eriksson and ultimately chose to play for the country of his birth.
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'''Martin Laursen''' (born 26 July 1977 in Frvang, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional football player who played as a centre back. He had most recently been the captain of Aston Villa. Laursen was capped 53 times and scored two goals for the Denmark national football team, whom he represented in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and two European Championship tournaments. On 15 May 2009, he announced his decision to retire from football rather than undergo major surgery.
Laursen started his senior career with Danish club Silkeborg, whom he helped steer to second place in the 1997-98 season.
After three seasons at Silkeborg, he moved to Italy to play for then Serie B outfit Hellas Verona in August 1998. The contact with Verona was mediated by former Verona player and Silkeborg manager Preben Elkjr. Laursen was plagued by a knee injury for the majority of his first season at Verona, where the club won promotion to the top-flight Serie A. Laursen conquered a place in the starting line-up during his second season in Italy. Laursen was often known as Lionheart Laursen by his loyal fans, describing his courage and great ability to time his headers.
Seeking a high profile move, Parma, who already jointly owned Laursen with Verona, made a successful bid for his services. Following only three weeks of training at the club, Laursen was eventually picked up by AC Milan in a -8.7 million bid, who needed depth in their squad due to injuries. Laursen started out strong for his new club, scoring two goals in his first four league matches, but as Milan's regular defenders came back from injury, he saw his playing time diminishing.
Though winning silverware with Milan in 2003, Laursen failed to appear in the UEFA Champions League final. Due to the presence of Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Nesta, Laursen failed to establish himself in Milan's first team in the long run.
On 21 May 2004, Laursen was bought by English Premiership side Aston Villa for -3 million, on a four-year contract. He played a solid Euro 2004 for Denmark, again playing full time in all Denmark's games, before he moved to play for Aston Villa. His debut with Villa came against Southampton on 14 August, a match which ended 2-0 in Villa's favour.
Laursen's time at Villa initially proved frustrating. He put in a few encouraging performances on and off, during the 2004-05 season, but the knee injury that has plagued him earlier in his career returned and kept Laursen from playing a single match for Aston Villa during the 2005-06 season. After a re-occurrence of the knee injury during the summer 2006 off-season, his playing future at club and international level was seen to be in doubt. He underwent a full rehabilitation in Bologna, where he spent most of the 2005-06 season, and returned to the Aston Villa side in August 2006.
Laursen became an effective goalscorer for Aston Villa during the 2007-08 season, scoring 6 goals from centre back including three goals against Tottenham Hotspur, two of which came in a thrilling 4-4 draw at White Hart Lane, the other coming in a 2-1 home victory.
Laursen agreed terms on a new 2 and a half year deal with Aston Villa on 17 January 2008. He was voted the Supporters' Player of the Year in 2008, following his impressive form in the 2007/2008 season.
In Aston Villa's first game of the season, in the Intertoto Cup, Laursen captained the side and continued his goal-scoring record from set pieces by scoring Villa's second goal against Odense BK, which eventually finished 2-2. Laursen also managed to get onto the scoresheet in UEFA Cup match with FH Hafnarfjrur , and against Stoke City in the Premiership. On 23 October 2008, Laursen gave Aston Villa the lead in the UEFA Cup game against Ajax with a header from close-range. Villa went on to win the match 2-1.
Since then, the Danish international returned to form, and was an integral part of Martin O'Neill's plans, whilst distinguishing himself as one of the league's top defenders.
Laursen replaced Gareth Barry as club captain for Aston Villa on a permanent basis for the 2008-2009 season.
On 22 April 2009, O'Neill expressed fears that Laursen's career may be over following a string of injuries, the latest of which had kept him out of action since January and if treated would take 10 months to recover.
On 15 May, Laursen confirmed his retirement from football due to a knee injury. 24 May saw Aston Villa's final game of the season at home to Newcastle United. Prior to kick-off, Laursen appeared in front of the Villa Park crowd and performed a speech to thank the fans and wish them well for the future. Following this, he was inducted into the "Villa Legends" section of Aston Villa's official website.
He made his debut for the Denmark national team in a friendly match against Portugal in March 2000. He was a part of the Denmark squad at the 2000 European Championship (Euro 2000), though he did not play a single game due to injury.
Laursen's breakthrough with the national team came at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, when he played full time in all four Denmark games before elimination. Laursen scored his first goal for his country in September 2003, in the UEFA Euro 2004, an all-important goal in injury time of the penultimate qualification match. His goal levelled the game with Romania to 2-2, and kept Denmark in the race for a place at the final competition. Laursen and the Denmark team secured qualification when they drew the last game, thus winning their qualification group.
After his absence from the Danish national team for more than one and a half years, he was called up in November 2006, but had to withdraw due to yet another knee injury.
On 29 January 2009, Laursen announced his retirement from international football. He played his last international game on 11 October 2008 against Malta.
Laursen returned to Denmark following his retirement, settling in Vedbk. He worked as a football pundit for Sky Sports briefly, and also as a co-commentator for Danish broadcaster TV2. The former defender told the website of previous club Aston Villa that his primary focus was to spend time with his family; a career in the football media allows him to remain active in the game whilst not taking up too much time. However, he refused to rule out a career in coaching or management in the future.
:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''
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'''Gareth Barry''' (born 23 February 1981) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester City in the English Premier League.
Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa, and, as at the end of his career with the club, lay seventh in their all-time list of appearances. In June 2009, he joined Manchester City.
Barry is also an England international, having won his first full cap in 2000.
Born in Hastings, England, Barry attended William Parker Sports College in Hastings at the same time as Sussex cricketer Michael Yardy. An ex-England under-18 captain, Barry joined Aston Villa from Brighton and Hove Albion as a trainee in 1997 along with Michael Standing. The move was controversial as the Brighton board demanded -2.5 million for the two players; the Football Association's transfer tribunal panel came up with a deal which would have seen Brighton make -2.4 million in the event of Barry and Standing making international appearances for England, as well as sell-on clauses. He played his first match for Villa on 2 May 1998 against Sheffield Wednesday. Initially, he played as a central defender, on the left-hand side of a back three alongside Gareth Southgate and Ugo Ehiogu. Barry became a highly versatile player and captain first as a centre-back, then a left-back. He then moved to left-midfield, before establishing himself in the centre of midfield.
In April 2005, Barry intervened in a controversial incident in a match against Newcastle United when two Newcastle United players, Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer, brawled with one another during the game.
In November 2007, it was reported that Aston Villa were set to award Barry a testimonial, at the age of just 26, to recognize his 10 years at the club. On 5 April 2008, Barry helped to break a run of bad form, scoring in a 4-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers. He scored two goals (his first two from open play that season) and he was also credited with two assists.
As of April 2008, Barry, approaching 400 total appearances for Aston Villa, was the longest serving player in the team.
In May 2008, Liverpool made a series of bids to buy Barry, all of which were rejected by Aston Villa.
Barry was then stripped of the Villa captaincy.
Barry remained an Aston Villa player, starting in a UEFA Cup tie against FH Hafnarfjordur, in which he scored in a 4-1 win. The goal against Hafnarfjordur was Barry's first European goal since he scored a penalty in the Intertoto Cup against Celta Vigo in 2000. On 18 September 2008, Barry made his 400th appearance in a Villa shirt in the UEFA Cup away to Litex Lovech: Barry scored a penalty as Villa won the match 3-1. He scored again for Villa as they beat Ajax 2-1 in their first UEFA Cup group match on 23 October 2008. Due to the transfer saga, O'Neill had taken the captaincy away from Barry and handed it to centre-back Martin Laursen for the 2008-09 season. Following Laursen's injury, the captaincy was restored to Barry in January 2009. In total, Gareth Barry made 441 appearances for Aston Villa, scoring 52 goals in the process.
On 2 June 2009, Barry signed a five-year contract with Manchester City for a fee of -12 million. Many Aston Villa fans publicly criticised Barry for this move considering his alleged desire to play in the UEFA Champions League. However, Barry responded to this positively and wrote a letter to the ''Birmingham Mail'' in which he thanked the Villa fans for their support while he was there, claiming that his move to City was for a "new challenge."
Barry will wear the number 18 shirt. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 pre-season victory over Celtic. Barry scored his first Premier League goal for City in the Manchester derby versus Manchester United on 20 September, bringing the score to 1-1; City went on to lose the game 4-3. One week later he scored a header in a Carling Cup tie with Fulham to make the scores 1-1; City went on to win in extra time.
Barry made his England under-21 debut against the Czech Republic in 1998. He made 27 starts for the Under-21 side, a record since surpassed by fellow Aston Villa players, former on-loan goalkeeper Scott Carson and colleague James Milner.
First picked for the senior England side by Kevin Keegan, along with David Beckham, he is the only other England international to date to have played under every England manager since first selected by Keegan. After an injury to Jason Wilcox, he was able to travel to UEFA Euro 2000, but did not feature in any of the side's games. Barry made his England debut as a substitute in a pre-Euro 2000 friendly against Ukraine on 31 May 2000. His first start for England was in the 1-1 draw against France on 2 September 2000.
He made further England appearances in matches against South Africa, Serbia and Montenegro and Slovakia in 2003.
Barry was recalled to the England squad following a four-year international exile on 2 February 2007. Barry was resigned to never winning another cap under previous boss Sven-Gran Eriksson but Steve McClaren brought him back for the first time since March 2003. Barry was brought on at the beginning of the second half of the friendly match against Spain on 7 February 2007 as replacement for Steven Gerrard and played left midfield for the majority of the game, moving to left-back when Stewart Downing was brought on. England lost 1-0 thanks to a second half Andres Iniesta goal. On 25 May 2007, Barry played for England B in a 3-1 victory over Albania, getting an assist for England's first goal scored by Alan Smith. Barry renewed his England international career by coming on as a substitute, replacing Michael Carrick in a friendly against Germany, at Wembley. As confirmed by John Motson during the BBC Commentary for this game, Barry has now played under 5 different England Managers (including England U21 & England B-Team).
As a replacement for the injured Owen Hargreaves, Barry started in central midfield for England against Israel on 8 September 2007; with two assists and impressive overall play. He kept his place with Owen Hargreaves declared unfit for the match against Russia on 12 September 2007, and produced another stunning display, proving to be more than competent at international level. BBC pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer commented that Barry was immense in the centre of midfield alongside Gerrard, forming a wonderful partnership together, and further commented that he should have been given man of the match overall for the two performances against Israel and Russia.
He was also given the official man of the match for England's Euro 2008 home qualifier against Estonia. He was selected to start against Switzerland on 6 February 2008, the first game of the Capello era. He was again selected to start in England's friendly away to France on 26 March 2008. Barry scored his first international goal against Trinidad and Tobago on 1 June 2008, this completed a personal treble for Barry as he also captained England in the second half of his 20th cap.
Barry appeared in every one of England's ten games during the 2008-09 season up until the game against Andorra on 10 June 2009, for which he was suspended, having picked up yellow cards in the games against Ukraine and Kazakhstan. In the game against Kazakhstan on 6 June, he scored his second international goal on his 13th cap, heading a cross from Steven Gerrard back across the goalkeeper and into the corner.
''Correct as of 21.13, 19 January 2010''
'''Intertoto Cup'''
Barry married his childhood sweetheart Louise in the summer of 2007. They have two children: a son, Oscar, and a daughter, Freya.
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'''Liam Matthew Ridgewell''' (born 21 July 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Birmingham City. He is primarily a centre half but can also play at left back.
Ridgewell was born in Bexleyheath, London. He began his career with West Ham United, but moved to Aston Villa in February 2001. He was part of the team who won the FA Youth Cup final in May 2002 against Everton.
The day after scoring for England Under-19s in a 2-2 draw against Yugoslavia Under-19s in October 2002, he was loaned out to Bournemouth, for whom he played five games between 13 October-13 November 2002.
His debut for Aston Villa's first team came on 4 January 2003, in a 4-1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup, when he came on as a substitute to replace Rob Edwards after 69 minutes.
He was a regular in England's U21 side.
Ridgewell scored his first goal of the 2006-07 season against his former club West Ham United on 10 September 2006.
Ridgewell completed a move to Birmingham City for a fee of -2 million on 3 August 2007, thus becoming the first player to transfer between the bitter rivals since Des Bremner in 1984.
In the absence through injury of regular captain Damien Johnson, Ridgewell was given the captain's armband. He described his appointment as "a real honour".
Though concerns were expressed over how some fans might react to a player signing from Aston Villa, Ridgewell's performances won over the doubters.
He scored his first goal for the club in their 3-2 win against Wigan Athletic at St Andrew's,
but then scored an own goal in the Birmingham derby on 11 November 2007, also at St Andrew's.
On 13 April 2009, Liam suffered a broken leg after a challenge by Plymouth Argyle midfielder Jamie Mackie. Ridgewell returned to the Birmingham City side as a left back and scored a goal in their 2-1 win over Sunderland at St Andrews on 24 October 2009.
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'''Steven Davis''' (born 1 January 1985 in Ballymena, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Northern Ireland national team.
Davis started his career at Aston Villa, signing from St. Andrews boys club on 15 January 2002. He was a member of the 2002 FA Youth Cup winning team that beat Everton 4-2 in the final. His first professional appearance was on 18 September 2004, he was a 57 minute replacement for Nolberto Solano in a Premier League match against Norwich City.
By October 2005 he was a regular for the club and missed only one game for Villa in the 2005/06 season. Davis was named Villa's "Young Player of the Year", "The Fans Player of the Year" ''and'' "Player of the Year" for 2005/06. His form prompted the Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez, to state that Davis could be "another Frank Lampard".
In the 2006-07 season rumours began to circulate that Davis could leave Villa.
These proved to be correct, as he followed team-mate Aaron Hughes to Fulham on 5 July 2007, for a fee of around -4 million.
On 31 January 2008 Davis was signed on a six-month loan deal by Rangers, the club he supported as a boy and was given the number 12 shirt. Davis made his Rangers debut against Panathinaikos in the UEFA Cup on 13 February. He scored his first goal, again in European competition though this time it was against German side Werder Bremen. Davis scored for Rangers in the penalty shootout against Dundee United that won him a Scottish League Cup winner's medal. He also helped the team reach the 2008 UEFA Cup Final and won the Scottish Cup in May. On 21 August 2008, Davis made his move from Fulham permanent in a deal worth -3m, signing a four-year contract. With number 12 already occupied by Lee McCulloch and 7 by Brahim Hemdani, Davis was given number 35, which he had worn in European ties during his loan spell with the Gers. He made his first appearance of the season for Rangers against Aberdeen during a 1-1 draw the next day. He scored his first goal for Rangers, since his move became permanent, against Motherwell. On the 9th of May 2009 Davis scored his first goal in the Old Firm Derby in a crucial league showdown at Ibrox. The goal turned out to be the winner the game finishing Rangers 1-0 Celtic.
He made his full international debut on 9 February 2005 in a 1-0 loss to Canada, and made the assist in Northern Ireland's famous 1-0 victory over England in a qualification match for World Cup 2006. Davis first goal came against Wales in a 3-2 defeat. He was also part of the side who beat Spain 3-2 at Windsor Park in September 2006.
On 21 May 2006 he became Northern Ireland's youngest modern day captain against Uruguay in the United States, unfortunately his tenure as captain got off to a losing start, as the team lost 1-0.
''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first. ''
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'''Lee Andrew Hendrie ''' (born 18 May 1977) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Derby County. His previous clubs include Sheffield United and Aston Villa, where he spent fourteen years. He has played for the England U21s and earned one full cap for England.
Born in Birmingham, Hendrie made his debut for Aston Villa as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers on 23 December 1995 and went on to achieve the accolade of the club's "Young Player of the Season" award in the 1997-98 season.
After losing his place in the Villa team during the 2005-06 season it seemed Hendrie's long spell at Villa Park was coming to an end, with Portsmouth reportedly showing an interest in his services. On 29 September he joined Stoke City on loan, on the recommendation of his father.
Hendrie signed a three-year contract with Sheffield United after arriving on a free transfer in July 2007,
With the departure of Bryan Robson in February 2008, new manager Kevin Blackwell quickly allowed Hendrie to join in an emergency loan deal,
In November 2008 he joined on loan initially until 1 January 2009,
Having returned to Bramall Lane once more he vowed to try and force his way into first team contention having been given a wake up call by his time at Blackpool.
Following ''the Blades'' unsuccessful play off campaign Hendrie was placed on the transfer list as the club sought to cut it's wage bill.
On 1st September 2009, Hendrie joined Derby County in a swap deal that involved Jordan Stewart moving in the opposite direction.
Hendrie made a total of twelve appearances for the England under-21 team, scoring five goals.
Hendrie was born to former Scottish professional footballer Paul Hendrie. He is the cousin of another footballer, John Hendrie.
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'''Peter Michael Whittingham''' (born 8 September 1984 in Nuneaton) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Cardiff City in the Football League Championship.
Whittingham was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire in 1984 and attended school at King Henry VIII School, Coventry.
Whittingham was part of the FA Youth Cup winning side of 2002 and signed a four-year professional contract in October 2002.
He made his first team debut on 21 April, 2003 against Newcastle United, a second-half substitution for Gareth Barry, and made an immediate impact, seeing a powerful shot pushed over the bar by Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given, which earned plaudits from his team-mates. He went on to make 32 appearances in his first full season at the club, season 2003/4, scoring his first goal against Wycombe Wanderers in the League Cup on 23 September, 2003.
He failed to hold down a regular first team place in the Villa side over the next three years despite gaining a reputation as a skillful winger with a fierce shot. He was loaned out to both Derby County and Burnley to get some first team games, and scored his first league goal for Villa against Portsmouth in November 2004.
In January 2007 after making just 4 appearances for Villa since the start of the season he was transferred to Cardiff City for a reported fee of -350,000 as he had become surplus to requirements at Villa Park and was out of contract in the summer. He quickly established himself in the side and was a first team member until the end of the year with midfield competition Joe Ledley moved to left-back due to a small squad. However the summer 2007 arrival of Tony Capaldi meant that Ledley was no longer needed to cover in defence and went back to his normal position of left midfield meaning Whittingham started the season on the bench.
But by mid-November Cardiff found themselves just above the relegation zone which prompted a minor reshuffle from boss Dave Jones involving Chris Gunter and Whittingham returning to the starting line-up. His return to the side saw him moved to an unfamiliar role on the right side of midfield but he soon settled into the role and started the majority of the remaining matches of the season, as well as being the clubs top scorer with 3 goals during their FA Cup run which saw Whittingham score in matches against Chasetown, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Middlesbrough eventually losing 1-0 to Portsmouth in the final.
The start of the 2008-09 season saw Whittingham continue playing on the right side of midfield, scoring his first goal of the season on 26 August in a 2-1 victory over Milton Keynes Dons in the Carling Cup. By November, Whittingham was one of only two players who had featured in every game of the season so far for Cardiff, along with centre-back Roger Johnson, when he ruptured ankle ligaments during a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on 15 November which was expected to keep him out for up to three months. However he returned to the side ahead of schedule, coming on as a late substitute during a 1-1 draw with Reading on 26 December, going on to make his 100th appearance in all competitions for Cardiff when he played in a 2-0 defeat to Norwich City in March.
thumb|upright|right|Whittingham celebrates his first hat-trick with Gerrard
In the first game of the 2009-10 season, Whittingham converted a penalty during a 4-0 win over Scunthorpe United in the first ever competitive match at the Cardiff City Stadium and scored in consecutive rounds of the League Cup in wins over Dagenham & Redbridge and Bristol Rovers. Having been appointed the first choice penalty taker for the club, he took his league goal tally to three with goals in consecutive matches in a 3-1 defeat to against Sheffield Wednesday followed by a 6-1 win over Derby County, during which he made his 200th professional career appearance. He continued his scoring form with a brace against Watford and singles against Crystal Palace and Coventry City followed by a hat-trick against Sheffield United, the first of his professional career. On 14 November 2009 Whittingham earned the October Player of the Month. On the 29th of November, Whittingham scored his 13th goal of the season in all competitions against Ipswich Town with a fine volley, although Cardiff lost the game 2-1. Whittingham came off in the first half at Middlesbrough, with an injury, coming off for Kelvin Etuhu.
Whittingham is a full England under-21 international and was part of the squad that competed in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in Holland. He made one substitute appearance in the tournament coming on late in a 2-2 draw with Italy.
Whittingham has three goals for the under-21 side. He scored his first two in a match against the Wales under-21 squad before scoring his last goal in a match against Norway in February 2007.
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'''Ulises Hernn de la Cruz Bernardo''' (born 8 February 1974 in Piquiucho) is a Ecuadorian footballer currently with LDU Quito.
De la Cruz has set up a charity, Friends of FundeCruz, in his home village to fund a number of projects serving the local community.
De la Cruz's first team was the Ecuadorian side Sociedad Deportivo Quito, for whom he started playing at the age of 16 in the junior division and later the professional division. Nonetheless, De la Cruz's breakthrough season was with LDU Quito in 1998. He scored three goals in the final against Emelec (7-0).
Alex McLeish, the manager of Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, watched de la Cruz play in international matches for Ecuador, and then signed him in June 2001 for a club record fee of -700,000.
In De la Cruz's first season at the club, he played 24 times, scoring one league goal, against Charlton Athletic.
During his third season with Aston Villa, de la Cruz became frustrated at his lack of first team opportunities and accused O'Leary of blocking transfers for him, but on August 25, 2006, he signed a one year deal with Reading on a free transfer.
De la Cruz scored his first Reading goal against Sheffield United in a 3-1 win on January 20, 2007. After an impressive first season with Reading, he was offered a contract that would tie him to the Madejski Stadium for two more years. Following their relegation from the Premier League, Reading announced on 16 May 2008 that he would not be offered a new contract.
After a few weeks' training with the club, de la Cruz signed a one-month contract with Birmingham City of the Football League Championship in March 2009. The player was initially given squad number 27, previously allocated to Krystian Pearce who had been loaned out for the season; however the Football League ruled that the number could not be re-used and De la Cruz was given number 36 instead. He made his Birmingham debut as a second-half substitute in the 2-0 win away at Doncaster Rovers on 14 March. When his contract expired, the player chose not to accept the offer of an extension until the end of the season.
Following his release, de la Cruz returned to Ecuador to play for FIFA World Club Cup runners-up LDU Quito, his third spell at the club. De la Cruz played in both Recopa Sudamericana 2009 matches against Sport Club Internacional de Porto Alegre. LDU Quito won the Recopa given Ulises his first International Title.
Although not always a first choice for his club, he remained an important member of the national side picking up 90 caps and five goals in his career to date. He was a fixture in the Ecuador team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup which reached the second round.
In his homeland, de la Cruz is one of Ecuador's most popular players, both for his footballing talent and his charitable projects. The Supporters Trust At Reading (''STAR'') have organised a facility to allow Reading and other supporters the means to donate to the Ulises de la Cruz Foundation.
Due to Ecuador's poor start in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, de la Cruz and his teammate, Ivan Hurtado sharply criticized the coach and the atmosphere in the team. As a result, they were excluded from selection for the last two matches of 2007 against Paraguay and Peru.
Born in Piquiucho, a small village in the Valle del Chota, one of Ecuador-s poorest regions, De la Cruz set up the charity Friends of FundeCruz to fund a number of projects serving the local community, to which he donates about 10% of his salary. Friends of FundeCruz is also a British registered charity. At one of the Reading matches, fans were asked to donate money to his fund and he raised a few thousand pounds. Money will also be raised at the Ruta del Sol in February 2008. The foundation funds amongst other things a water treatment plant, a health centre and a sports ground. He has been named a UNICEF ambassador.
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}}'''Mathieu Berson''' (born February 23, 1980 in Vannes, Morbihan) is a French footballer who currently plays for Toulouse FC as a midfielder.
In somewhat of a struggle to sign the former Nantes star, a fee of 1.7 million pounds was agreed upon for his sale on August 6, 2004. After counter-offers from clubs such as RCD Espanyol, Beikta and Galatasaray, he signed a four-year contract with Aston Villa.
His first league match at Aston Villa was made as a substitute for Peter Whittingham on December 18, 2004. For inconsistent periods he was used in the middle as a hard tackling and composed defensive midfielder. After struggling to settle during his short time in England, and a lack of first team appearances, he spent the 2005-06 season on loan at Auxerre. He returned to Aston Villa in the summer of 2006 but in August he signed for Levante UD.
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'''Stefan Leroy Moore''' (born 28 September 1983) is an English footballer, currently with Halesowen Town.
He started his career as a youth playing for Romulus before joining Aston Villa's academy, captaining them to win the FA Youth Cup in 2003. Moore played for Aston Villa in the Premier League, before enduring a number of loan spells to Football League clubs, Chesterfield, Millwall and Leicester City. He then joined Queens Park Rangers where he played for three years, making 39 appearances in the League. He was loaned out to Port Vale in 2006, before joining Walsall and Kidderminster Harriers.
Moore played for Romulus as a youth player,
====Aston Villa, Chesterfield, Millwall, Leicester City====
He made his professional football debut for Chesterfield whilst on loan from Aston Villa. During the 2001-02 season in the Second Division on 27 October 2001,
He broke into the Villa first team in 2002-03. Firstly in the summer of 2002 he played twice in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, against Swiss side FC Zrich and French club Lille OSC. He scored on the Premier League debut, a 75th minute substitute for Marcus Allbck, he put an "18 yard screamer" past Charlton Athletic's Dean Kiely on 11 September at Villa Park. He made a further fourteen appearances that season, playing at grounds such as Old Trafford and Anfield. A knee injury mid-way through the season caused manager Graham Taylor to insist on an extended rest period for the young midfielder. During this down-time he signed a three-and-a-half year contract with the club.
Villa had a much improved season in 2003-04 and Moore found a first team place more difficult to achieve. He made twelve appearances, eight of which were in the Premiership. On 20 December, he got onto the scoresheet at Blackburn Rovers' Ewood Park on the 62nd minute, five minutes later he was replaced by Darius Vassell as Villa held out for a 2-0 win. In January his career was on the rocks following a damaging ankle injury.
At the start of the 2004-05 season he joined Championship club Millwall on loan. He played seven games for ''the Lions'', including a 1-1 draw with Ferencvrosi TC in the UEFA Cup First Round. His spell at The New Den ended in early October, though David O'Leary only used him once - replacing Carlton Cole 54 minutes into a 1-0 home defeat by Manchester United on 28 December. In March, Moore returned to the Championship with Leicester City. He played seven games, but only got two starts for ''the Foxes''. At the end of the season he joined Ian Holloway's Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer, putting pen to paper on a three year deal.
====Queen's Park Rangers, Port Vale and Walsall====
He played 27 games in 2005-06, scoring goals against Sheffield United and Ipswich Town.
At the start of the 2006-07 season he joined Martin Foyle's Port Vale on a one month loan, down in League One. He made fifteen appearances, scoring once against Northampton Town, his spell being extended numerous times, before returning to Loftus Road at the end of 2006. He played just three games for a struggling QPR side in April.
Moore made twelve appearances at the start of the 2007-08 season, making the scoresheet in a 1-1 draw with Watford. In early 2008 he was let go by the club and in late February signed with Walsall, following a trial spell.
He scored four minutes into his debut for ''the Swifts'', in what was the only goal at Luton Town's Kenilworth Road on 1 March. He made a further four appearances that month before losing his first team spot and getting released in the summer. In April 2008, Moore had an unsuccessful trial with Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory for two-weeks, turning out in a match against Whittlesea Zebras.
He left the Football League, signing with Conference National side Kidderminster Harriers on a short-term contract in October 2008, following an injury to star striker Justin Richards. After staying at the club on rolling monthly contracts, he signed a more permanent deal in January. Moore scored his first league goal for Kidderminster Harriers away at Forest Green Rovers on 7 April, where he scored an equaliser for Kidderminster to earn a point. However, he made just nineteen appearances in 2008-09 and was later released. He joined up with Solihull-based side Silhill, playing with their fourth team Silhill Fourth XI in the Birmingham and District AFA League Division Five, in an attempt to maintain fitness.
He attended Hodge Hill Sports and Enterprise College, in Hodge Hill, Birmingham.
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'''Luke Isaac Moore''' (born 13 February 1986 in Birmingham) is an English football striker who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion.
As a youngster, Moore played for Romulus and Tame Valley Primary School. As a member of Aston Villa's youth academy, he was prohibited from appearing for his secondary school, Hodge Hill, but nevertheless appeared in "a couple of cup games" for the school.
Upon his return to Aston Villa, he benefited from an ankle injury to his brother in order to make his dbut, as a substitute in a 2-2 draw against Birmingham City.
Despite Villa signing additional forwards such as Kevin Phillips and Milan Baro in the summer of 2005, Moore kept his place in the first-team squad, starting some games and coming on from the bench in others. The departure of Phillips and the injury to Baro ensured his place as a starter for the first team at the beginning of the Premiership season
He sustained a serious injury to his right shoulder in a game against Chelsea, a problem dating back to his childhood. As a result he has had to have an operation on his shoulder. He was taken to be operated on in the USA under the influence of Aston Villa chairman Randy Lerner.
Moore returned from his shoulder injury on 9 April 2007, coming on as a substitute for Shaun Maloney against Wigan Athletic at Villa Park. On 14 April 2007, having again come on as a substitute, he scored with a header in a 3-1 win against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. It was his first senior goal since the 2-0 victory over Charlton Athletic on 23 September 2006. Moore came on against Bolton Wanderers in the last Villa game of the season to equalise in the 83rd minute, earning Villa a draw.
On 25 July 2007, he scored a hat trick for Aston Villa in the friendly match with Toronto FC. In January 2008 Villa manager Martin O'Neill revealed that Rangers manager Walter Smith had contacted him about possibly signing Moore. O'Neill quoted Rangers with a price of -3.5 million for Moore. On 22 February, Moore joined rivals West Bromwich Albion on loan until the end of the season, signing a deal to join permanently for -3.5m in the summer of 2008.
Moore made his Albion debut on 23 February 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2-1 home defeat to Hull City.
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'''James Richard "Jamie" Clapham''' (born 7 December 1975) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back. He is currently playing for Notts County after being released in September 2008 by Leicester City.
Clapham was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. His career started at Tottenham Hotspur, although he only made one appearance for the club, a 2-1 defeat to Coventry City on May 11, 1997. Prior to that single game, he had had loan spells at Leyton Orient (six games between January 29 and February 22, 1997) and Bristol Rovers (five games between March 27 and April 26 of the same year).
The next season saw him loaned out to Ipswich Town for two months between January 9 and March 12, 1998, the move then becoming permanent for a fee of -300,000. He made a total of 175 full and 20 substitute appearances in the league for Ipswich and scored eight goals, the most notable coming from his left-footed free kicks. In 1999, he was voted Ipswich Town's "Player of the Year". He also tasted European action with the club, playing 12 games in the UEFA Cup in two successive campaigns, 2001-02 and 2002-03.
Ipswich Town's relegation in 2002 led to the club going into administration and created a need to sell players. Clapham was one such player as he was sold to Premiership club Birmingham City for -1.3 million in 2003 after four years at Portman Road. He settled into the team and was a virtual ever-present until a hamstring injury forced him out in December 2003. His recovery was hampered when he suffered shingles during February 2004, and he was unable to return until April.
In the following two seasons, he remained a squad player with competition for his slot from a number of players, such as Stan Lazaridis and Julian Gray, limiting his appearances. In May 2006, he was released by the club as they slipped from the top flight. In all, he played 84 league games over three seasons, scoring once (against Manchester United).
In July 2006, Clapham had a trial with Sheffield United and played 75 minutes of a pre-season clash with Rotherham United. Clapham also received interest from his former club Ipswich Town before choosing to sign for Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2006 on a two-year deal. He played in just 26 league games during the 2006-07 season, without scoring, and was put on the transfer list at the end of it.
However, there were no takers for the defender in the close season and he began the 2007-08 campaign still at Molineux. He was loaned out to League One Leeds United in August 2007 and remained at Elland Road for three months.
He failed to break back into Wolves first team after his return and was released to join Leicester City on January 31, 2008.
After a period training with West Bromwich Albion in July, managed by former Ipswich team mate Tony Mowbray, he joined Southend United on trial but was not offered a contract.
Jamie's father, Graham, and grandfather, Bert Wilkinson, were also professional footballers.
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'''Alfe Inge Sebastian Larsson''' (born 6 June 1985) is a Swedish international footballer born in Eskilstuna, who currently plays for Birmingham City. He normally plays as a right midfielder , but has sometimes been used as emergency cover at fullback.
Initially a player at his home team, IFK Eskilstuna, he joined Arsenal at the age of 16 courtesy of an Arsenal scout who watched him play a match for his country. Having been on the substitutes bench for a match against Panathinaikos, he made his debut against Manchester City on 27 October 2004, where he played out of position at left back.
Larsson joined Birmingham City on a season-long loan from Arsenal in August 2006,
He scored Birmingham's goal of the season against Sheffield Wednesday in April 2007, running half the length of the field with the ball and finishing from inside the goal area.
In the 2006-07 season Larsson was used mainly on the right wing, occasionally filling in at right-back or left-back when players were injured. His performances on the wide right of midfield in the 2007-08 season, in particular a man-of-the-match showing against Bolton Wanderers,
Recalled to the starting eleven by new manager Alex McLeish for the game at Tottenham Hotspur in December 2007, Larsson scored a spectacular stoppage time goal to give Birmingham their first away win in the Premier League for over three months.
He has scored half of his six goals in the 2007-08 season with direct free kicks, two in consecutive games, against Tottenham Hotspur
and one from against Liverpool.
With four weeks of the season remaining, Sky Sports' Opta statistics rated him as the most accurate taker of a direct free kick in the Premier League.
Larsson received his first call-up to the Sweden squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying games against Liechtenstein and Northern Ireland in October 2007.
He was an unused substitute against Liechtenstein
but did not make the bench for the Northern Ireland game.
He made his debut for Sweden in February 2008, playing the whole 90 minutes of a friendly draw against Turkey in Istanbul.
He was named in Sweden's 23-man squad for the 2008 European Championships.
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'''Arturo Lupoli''' (born 24 June 1987 in Brescia, Italy) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward, currently for Ascoli. His former clubs include Parma, Arsenal and Derby County, where he spent the 2006-07 season on loan. He was renowned as having a rivalry with Italian International Giuseppe Rossi, as the media had billed the two as the future of Italian football. Despite this Lupoli has not prospered to the level of his compatriot.
Originally from Frattamaggiore, Lupoli began his footballing career as a youth with Italian side Parma. During his Allievi (Under-17) season he scored 45 goals in 22 games, one of the best tallies ever recorded in Italian youth history. However, by mid-2004 his contract had expired. Lupoli signed an Arsenal F.C. contract by way of a scholarship, the Gunners repaid Parma with -200,000 compensation.
Lupoli's debut in the Arsenal first-team was in a match against Manchester City in the Carling Cup on 27 October 2004. His next match, against Everton in the same competition, brought him his first goals for the club, two of Arsenal's three goals in the 3-1 victory on 9 November.
Lupoli scored prolifically at youth/reserve team level during the 2005-06 season. He also figured in the Gunners' 2005-06 League Cup campaign, winning the Carling Cup New Talent Award. He scored his third and final Arsenal goal in the 3-0 win over Reading in this campaign.
Lupoli moved to Derby County on a season-long loan on August 18, 2006, and debuted for Derby in the 0-0 draw at home to Norwich City the following day. He then got a brace against Colchester United in a game which Derby lost 4-3. On January 6, 2007, Lupoli scored Derby County's first hat-trick for over a decade in a 3-1 victory third round FA Cup tie against Wrexham.
Lupoli was linked with a transfer to either of the two Milan based football giants; A.C. Milan and Internazionale. However, Pierpaolo Marino, General Manager of SSC Napoli, announced he had Lupoli's word he'd come to Napoli when his contract with Arsenal had expired, since it was his dream to play for his home city club. Despite this, on February 26 2007, Lupoli signed a pre-contract with Fiorentina. Lupoli stressed, however, that he would do his absolute best for Derby for the remainder of the season, and in his first match for Derby after confirming the Fiorentina move, scored a goal and provided an assist.
Lupoli finally completed his move to ACF Fiorentina on 1 July 2007, signing a five-year deal with the ''Viola'' in a free transfer. He is however yet to make his debut with the Tuscan side after joining Treviso F.B.C. 1993 on loan for a period.
On 22 July 2008, Lupoli moved to English Championship side Norwich City on loan for the 2008/09 season.
Following the finalisation of his loan move to the Canaries, Arturo told the club's official website "I am very happy to be here and hope to contribute for a great season for Norwich City and to be successful. I spoke to the Manager and I really feel that he wants me here. I know a lot about Norwich City - I was with Arsenal when they and my teammate David Bentley were in the Premier League and have followed their progress."
He took the squad number 18, and made his competitive debut for the club against Coventry City in a 2-0 loss. His first goals for the club came on 23 August 2008 versus
Cardiff City at Ninian Park, as Norwich came from two goals behind to draw 2-2, Lupoli scoring both late on.
After spending a long time out of favour with manager Glenn Roeder, Lupoli publicly stated that he would leave the club in January if not given a run in the team.
On February 2 2009, Lupoli joined Sheffield United on loan until the end of the 2008/09 season.
On 25 June 2009, Lupoli transferred to Ascoli in a co-ownership deal.
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'''Chris Wright''' (born September 27, 1986 in Colchester, England) is an English footballer. He is a Goalkeeper and currently plays for Stamford.
Initially a member of the youth program at Arsenal, his first call-up was in a Carling Cup quarter-final against Manchester United, for which he was named as one of the substitutes, but didn't play during the match. Wright was released by Arsenal in the summer of 2005.
Wright was signed by Boston on a free transfer. He spent a season with the Pilgrims, making a solitary league appearance against Bristol Rovers on 15 October 2005 when regular custodian Nathan Abbey was suspended. Wright was released by Boston at the end of the 2005-06 season and joined Bishop's Stortford. He rejoined Boston in July 2007 but left in December of the same year. Chris went on to join a number of non league teams most recently Sleaford Town and Corby Town, whilst playing football Chris joined Pygott & Crone as a financial advisor. In October 2008 Wright left Boston United, with personal reasons being cited for his release. Following the end of traveling in Australia, Wright opted to re-sign for Boston for a third spell on the 3rd February 2009, signing for new manager Steve Welsh. He was released at the end of the 2008-2009 season and joined local rivals Stamford.
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'''Quincy James Owusu-Abeyie''' (born 15 April 1986), known occasionally simply by his first name "'''Quincy'''", is a Ghanaian-Dutch footballer who plays as a winger for Spartak Moscow. He played international football for his native Netherlands at youth level, but in 2007 requested to become eligible to represent Ghana instead.
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Ghanaian parents, Quincy had been a member of the youth system at hometown club Ajax for nine years when he was released at the age of 16 because of attitude problems. Liam Brady, Arsenal's head of youth development, offered him a trial which proved successful, and the player joined Arsenal as a scholar in September 2002.
His first-team debut came as an 85th-minute substitute in the League Cup match against Rotherham United on 28 October 2003. During extra time he attempted to chip Rotherham goalkeeper Mike Pollitt, who handled the ball outside his penalty area and was sent off; with the score 1-1 after 120 minutes the game was decided by a penalty shootout which Arsenal won, though Owusu-Abeyie missed his kick. He scored his first goal for the first team in the same competition on 9 November 2004 against Everton, a game in which he also made two assists. and produced a similarly impressive performance against Reading during the Gunners' 2005-06 League Cup run. He scored his second and final Arsenal goal when the Gunners knocked Doncaster Rovers out of the 2005/06 League Cup.
However, he failed to break through to regular first-team selection. Although he appreciated training alongside and learning from players such as Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp, and accepted the need for patience, once Arsenal boosted their forward line in the January 2006 transfer window by signing Togo's Emmanuel Adebayor and rising star Theo Walcott, Quincy recognised that he needed to leave. He signed for Russian club Spartak Moscow for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2006.
In June 2007, it was reported that Premier League club Birmingham City had expressed interest in Quincy and wanted to bring him back to play in England, but on the final day of the summer 2007 transfer window he joined Spanish side Celta de Vigo on loan for the 2007-08 season with an option to purchase. He made 20 appearances in the Segunda Divisin, of which half were as substitute, and scored five goals, though he missed several weeks of the season on international duty at the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
On 6 August 2008 he joined Birmingham City on loan, initially until January 2009, but with the intention of extending the loan for the rest of the season. An option was included to purchase the player outright at that point. He made his debut as a second-half substitute in the first-round League Cup match against Wycombe Wanderers, scoring the fourth goal in a 4-0 win with a fine finish from 18 yards. He then went on to score crucial league goals against Cardiff City
Quincy had a trial with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur later that month, but went on to sign for Cardiff City of the Football League Championship on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season, again with the option of making the switch permanent at that point. He made his debut for the club on 25 February as a late substitute for Chris Burke in a 0-0 draw with Queens Park Rangers, but made only three more substitute appearances for the club during the remainder of the season before returning to Moscow.
Reportedly "available for a small fee", he trained with Championship side Bristol City for ten days in August 2009, but no deal was forthcoming.
Owusu-Abeyie appeared at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship for the Netherlands national under-21 football team, the ''Jong Orange'' in the summer of 2005. In the first game against Japan he set up Ryan Babel for a close range goal. Though the Netherlands crashed out of the tournament in the quarter-finals after a penalty shoot-out against Nigeria, Described by FIFA.com as "a bit special... full of Power, pace and bags of sumptuous skill", Quincy was profiled as one of the Best Players of that FIFA U20 Championship.
Quincy was a member of the Netherlands' junior sides since he was 15, progressing through all the way to the U21 side. He played his last game for them on 14 November 2006 in a 0-1 international friendly home loss to England Under-21's in Alkmaar.
On Friday 5 January 2007, Quincy went to Ghana to meet with Ghana Football Association (GFA) officials and engage them in talks over the role he could play to help Ghanaian football, and discussed switching his allegiance to play for Ghana.
The first attempt by the GFA to convince him to feature for the ''Black Stars'' at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany hit a snag, following the player-s earlier appearances with the Netherlands' U21 side at the 2005 World Youth Championship.
On Wednesday 24 January 2007, the Dutch youth international decided to pledged his senior international future to Ghana. Ghana coach Claude Le Roy named him in the Ghana squad for their 6 February 2007 friendly International match against Nigeria.
However, FIFA was yet to approve Owusu-Abeyie's request for a switch of nationality, and in the end Quincy did not make his International debut for Ghana as expected, because he was not released by Spartak Moscow; Ghana's national coach made clear he would complain to FIFA as a result Although called up for Ghana's match against Austria in March 2007, Quincy did not play but did declare that he would be playing for Ghana in the future.
On 18 December 2007, Quincy was called up by Ghana as part of the 40-man squad for their 2-week training camp in Dubai ahead of the 2008 African Cup of Nations. He later told Spanish media that he was very happy to receive the call-up.
On January 10, 2008, just ahead of the 2008 African Cup of Nations, FIFA approved Quincy's request to switch to Ghana.
Quincy was selected for Ghana's 2008 African Cup of Nations squad and was in the team that defeated Nigeria on February 3, 2008, advancing to the semi-finals. He in the third place match of the 2008 African Cup of Nations, where Ghana defeated Ivory Coast
Owusu-Abeyie was arrested after up to five men began brawling in a London club, ''Caf Royal'' following the Professional Footballers' Association Player Awards at 3am on 25 April 2005. Officers were called at about 03:00 BST where they found a man with serious head injuries. However, the police did not press any charges against Owusu-Abeyie and cleared him of any involvement in the incident. He is the cousin of English rapper Sway DaSafo.
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'''Graham Christopher Stack''' (born 26 September 1981 in Hampstead, London) is a football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian. He started his career with Arsenal, but only played in the League Cup for the first team. He also represented the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team during his time with Arsenal. Since leaving Arsenal in 2006, Stack has played for a number of clubs, particularly on loan, without establishing himself as the first choice goalkeeper.
Stack joined Arsenal in summer 1998, and signed his first professional contract in July 2000. The 2001-02 season saw Stack loaned out to Belgian club Beveren, along with three other Arsenal players. In December 2001, Stack came under physical attack during a Beveren match, as hooligans charged at him. He punched one of the hooligans in the face, and riot police were quickly on the scene.
His Arsenal debut came in a League Cup match against Rotherham United on 28 October 2003, a match his team won 9-8 on penalties; Stack scored in the shootout. He played in all of Arsenal's five matches in the competition, losing in the semi-finals to Middlesbrough. Stack was loaned to Millwall for the entirety of the 2004-05 season. On his return, he was loaned to Reading, at the start of the 2005-06 season.
Stack joined Reading permanently on 30 December 2005, on a two-and-a-half-year contract. During that season, he made four appearances in the League Cup and three in the FA Cup.
On 27 October 2006, Stack signed a three-month loan deal with Championship side Leeds United, whose manager Dennis Wise had previously signed Stack for Millwall. The loan deal was extended to the end of the 2006-07 season on 29 January 2007. Stack compteted for the starting position with Neil Sullivan, Tony Warner and Casper Ankergren at various points of the season, but Leeds were relegated at the end of the season.
Shortly after returning to Reading, Stack was signed on a one-month loan by Wolverhampton Wanderers, on 9 August 2007, following an injury to their first-choice goalkeeper Matt Murray. His loan spell was later extended to January 2008, and then again to the end of the 2007-08 season. Stack was released by Reading, following their relegation from the Premier League, on 16 May 2008.
Stack signed a two-year contract with Championship side Plymouth Argyle in July 2008, after training with the club. He made his competitive debut for Argyle on 9 August 2008, with a start against former loan club Wolves. On 27 November 2008, Stack made Blackpool the sixth loan club of his career. However, a month later he returned to Plymouth without making an appearance for ''the Seasiders''. He was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a second time towards the end of the season. Plymouth released Stack from his contract with the club with effect from 1 August 2009.
On 24 July 2009, ''The Scotsman'' newspaper reported that Stack had agreed a two year deal with Hibernian. He made his debut in the Scottish League Cup second round win against Brechin, and retained his place for the following SPL match against Celtic. Stack established himself as Hibs' first choice goalkeeper during the early part of the 2009-10 season, but then suffered recurring back problems.
In September 2005, Stack was cleared of one count of rape and one of sexual assault by a jury at Croydon Crown Court. Stack had been accused of attacking a 22-year-old law student at his Beckenham flat in September 2004 after meeting her at a West End nightclub.
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'''Daniel Karbassiyoon''' (born August 10, 1984 in Roanoke, Virginia, to an Iranian father and Italian mother) is a former Iranian-American footballer who played for English sides Arsenal, Ipswich Town and Burnley.
He signed a full contract with Arsenal in 2003, moving from amateur club Roanoke Star at the beginning of the previous season. Having joined as a forward, he adapted his role to that of a left back.
Karbassiyoon's first match for Arsenal was against Manchester City in the Carling Cup on October 27, 2004, as a substitute for Arturo Lupoli. He marked his debut by scoring a goal in the 90th minute; the match finished 2-1.
Arsenal released Karbassiyoon in the summer of 2005, after he had played just three times for them, all in the Carling Cup. He signed for Burnley soon afterwards. However, a series of injuries left Karbassiyoon unable to establish himself at Turf Moor and he was placed on the transfer list at the end of his first season at the club. His contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2006.
Karbassiyoon had a trial at Dutch team AZ Alkmaar, but wasn't offered a contract. Owing to knee injury problems, he retired from professional football in February 2007, at the age of 22.
As of April 4, 2007, he is employed by Arsenal as scout for North America.
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'''Ryan Craig Matthew Smith''' (born 10 November 1986 in Archway, Islington, London) is an English footballer, currently playing for Crystal Palace. He can play as a midfielder or striker.
An England youth international, Smith started his career at Arsenal. He made his Arsenal debut against Rotherham United on 28 October 2003 at the age of 16. He also managed to start against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Middlesbrough. All of the matches in which he played for Arsenal were in the Carling Cup, including a game on 9 November 2004 against Everton which saw him go off injured after 20 minutes.
On 30 September 2005, Smith was signed by Leicester City on loan for the whole of the 2005-06 season. Although initially a first team player for Leicester, he lost his place in the side midway through the season, and after less than six months he and Leicester agreed by mutual consent that the loan should end. He returned to Arsenal on 10 March 2006.
On 4 August 2006, Smith agreed personal terms on a 3 year contract with Championship outfit Derby County. He made his debut in a 2-2 draw against Southampton on 6 August. After struggling to break into a Derby side pushing for promotion, and the arrival of several midfielders in the January transfer window, Smith moved on loan to League One side Millwall on 21 March 2007 on an initial one-month loan deal, but this was extended on 17 April 2007 to run until the end of the 2006-07 season. Smith impressed during his time on loan at Millwall and manager Willie Donachie expressed an interest in retaining the youngster's services. In July 2007 Milwall paid -150,000 for Smith, who signed a two year contract with the club. However, injuries and a big drop in form resulted in limited appearances for Smith at Millwall.
On 3 October 2008, he joined Southampton initially on a three month loan. The transfer became permanent on 1 January 2009, when Smith signed a 6-month contract. He was released by Southampton on 2 May 2009.
On 26 August 2009, he signed a contract with Crystal Palace. He made his Crystal Palace first team debut on 27 August in the 2-0 Carling Cup defeat to Manchester City coming on as a substitute in the second half.
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'''Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Cunningham''' (born June 28, 1971 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer who used to play as a defender before retiring in 2007 after being released by Sunderland. He is now a coach at non-league club Nuneaton Town
Cunningham started his career at Tolka Rovers and was there between August 1, 1988 and September 18, 1989.
He signed for Millwall and in the five years following made 136 league appearances, scoring one goal.
He and team mate Jon Goodman moved to Wimbledon in November 1994, for the joint fee of -1,300,000. Cunningham played 250 league games for Wimbledon.
He moved to Birmingham City in 2002. In his first season as a City player he was named Blues' Player of the Year.
However after the club-s relegation at the end of the 2005-06 season, Cunningham was released along with seven other first team players. On May 11, 2006, Cunningham launched a scathing attack in the press on manager Steve Bruce and the board, blaming the club's relegation on a lack of preparation throughout the season and likening the club to a "stiff corpse" that has "no heartbeat and, more worryingly, no soul".
Cunningham signed for Sunderland on July 19, with Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn praising his leadership qualities. He made 11 appearances for the Black Cats as they won the Championship, but no more appearances after October. He was released by manager Roy Keane at the end of the 2006-07 season.
After being released by Sunderland, Cunningham was unable to find a new club and retired as a player..He has been recently working for RTE as a pundit on the Premiership and at live matches and for Sky Sports at Ireland games.
He was an Irish international, winning 70 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team. He was named captain after the 2002 World Cup but retired after Ireland failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.
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Ince grew up as a West Ham United supporter. He was spotted playing, aged 12, by West Ham manager John Lyall around the time that the club was in the Second Division and achieved a surprise FA Cup final triumph over Arsenal.
He signed for the Hammers as a trainee, aged 14. Lyall helped Ince through troubled school times eventually signing him as a YTS trainee, on leaving school, in 1984.
In August 1988, an eventful season for Ince began. In a struggling West Ham side, he shot to national recognition with two stunning goals in a shock 4-1 win over defending league champions Liverpool in the League Cup, and continued to score goals as the Hammers reached the semi-finals while having real trouble finding any form in the League. West Ham lost to Luton Town in the semi-finals and, despite frequent displays of individual brilliance from Ince, were relegated at the end of the season, a disappointment which cost manager John Lyall his job after 15 years at the helm.
right|thumb|Paul Ince in March 1991.
Ince played just once in the Second Division the following season before completing a highly controversial transfer to Manchester United for -1 million. Ince had been photographed in a Manchester United kit long before the transfer was complete, which appeared in the ''Daily Express''. Ince received hateful abuse from West Ham United fans for many years afterwards. The initial move was postponed after he failed a medical, but was quickly completed on 14 September 1989 after he later received the all-clear.
In a recent article in ''Four Four Two'' magazine, when answering questions about his career from readers, he got his chance to explain the story:
''"I spoke to Alex Ferguson and the deal was close to being done. I then went on holiday, and my agent at the time, Ambrose Mendy, said it wasn't worth me coming back to do a picture in a United shirt when the deal was completed, so I should do one before I left, and it would be released when the deal was announced. Lawrence Luster of the ''Daily Star'' took the picture and put in the library. Soon after, their sister paper, the ''Daily Express'', were looking for a picture of me playing for West Ham, and found the one of me in the United shirt in the pile. They published it and all hell broke loose.''
''"I came back from holiday to discover West Ham fans were going mad. It wasn't really my fault. I was only a kid, I did what my agent told me to do, then took all the crap for it."''
Ince eventually made his Manchester United debut in a 5-1 win over Millwall, though his next game for United came in a 5-1 hammering at the hands of Manchester City and became a strong presence in the midfield alongside long serving captain Bryan Robson and (when he wasn't out of the team injured) fellow new midfielder Neil Webb.
United won the FA Cup in his first season, defeating Crystal Palace 1-0 in a replay at Wembley after initially drawing 3-3. In both of these games, Ince was selected at right-back in favour of Viv Anderson, with his favoured central midfield position being occupied by Mike Phelan.
Over the next four seasons, Robson's United career gradually wound down until he finally left to manage Middlesbrough in 1994. During this time, Ince found himself playing alongside several other different central midfielders, including Mike Phelan, Neil Webb and Darren Ferguson. The arrival of striker Eric Cantona in November 1992 saw Brian McClair become Ince's regular central midfield partner until the arrival of Roy Keane the following season.
Meanwhile, Ince became United's key midfielder, with snapping tackles, raking passes and some tremendously hit shots, though he was not too prolific a goalscorer. One of his best games came in January 1994, when he scored twice in a 2-2 away draw with former club West Ham in the Premier League.
He won his second winners' medal when United defeated Barcelona in the final of the European Cup Winners Cup in Rotterdam in 1991 and received his third another year later when United beat Nottingham Forest in the 1992 League Cup final.
Ince made his debut for the full England team in September of that year in a friendly match against Spain in Santander. England lost 1-0 but Ince proved a success. He was duly awarded his second cap a month later in a disappointing 1-1 draw with Norway in a qualifying match for the 1994 World Cup.
At the same time, Manchester United were competing in the inaugural Premiership season with Ince and his best friend at the time, Ryan Giggs at the fore and part of a now legendary team that included Mark Hughes, Eric Cantona, Peter Schmeichel, Andrei Kanchelskis, Steve Bruce and Denis Irwin. Seeking a first League title for 26 years, United won it and Ince completed his domestic medal set just three years after joining the club.
Success at international level was not forthcoming. Ince was booked in a crucial World Cup qualifier against Poland, which caused him to be suspended for a critical 2-0 loss to Norway. However, Ince made history during England's summer tour of the U.S. when, in a match against the host nation, he became England's first black captain in the absence of David Platt and Tony Adams. England lost 2-0.
As the following domestic season got under way, Ince won his tenth England cap in a 3-0 win over Poland which kept alive their World Cup qualification hopes, though required a victory over the Netherlands in Rotterdam a month later. In a controversial match, Holland beat England 2-0 and qualification hopes had gone. Ince scored twice - his first and only international goals - as the qualifying campaign ended with a 7-1 thumping of San Marino in Bologna. England had needed to win by seven clear goals and hope the Netherlands lost to Poland. Neither occurred, and England failed to qualify.
Manchester United continued to dominate the domestic game and Ince was the midfield general in the side which won the "double" of Premiership and FA Cup in 1994. A year later and Ince suffered more of the all too familiar chants of ''JUDAS'' when he and Manchester United went to West Ham on the last day of the season, needing a win to reclaim their Premiership crown. Sadly for them, they could only draw the game and Blackburn Rovers took the title. It went from bad to worse as Ince featured then in the United team which also lost the FA Cup final to Everton. During that season, his central midfield partner Roy Keane had missed 17 of United's 42 league games due to injury, meaning that Ince often found himself partnered with Brian McClair and - particularly towards the end of the season - the 20-year-old Nicky Butt.
In the summer of 1995, Ferguson sold him to Inter Milan for -7.5 million - at the time it was one of the costliest transfer fees involving an English player. Ferguson had long sustained a tempestuous relationship with Ince, labelling him a "bottler" and a "fucking big-time Charlie", which many fans saw as the prime reason for Ince being sold, rather than on footballing or economic grounds. Ince's sale caused massive unrest among United supporters, and the discontent deepened when United turned to the much younger Nicky Butt as his successor rather than buying a more experienced player. A similar uproar followed the subsequent sale of Ince's team mates Mark Hughes and Andrei Kanchelskis, although the younger players who filled their places in the team contributed greatly to United's "double double" success in the 1995-96 season as well as the triumphs of subsequent seasons.
While at United, Ince had collected two Premier League title medals as well as two FA Cup winner's medals and one winner's medal each in the European Cup Winners' Cup and Football League Cup. He had also collected runners-up medal's in the League Cup twice and the FA Cup once.
In the 1995/1996 season Inter failed to challenge for a 14th scudetto, finishing seventh in the Serie A. Ince, though, had a great first season, playing in all but four of Inter's league matches and performing well after a slow start which had started speculation of a November transfer window move to Arsenal. The next year, Ince had another successful season with the nerazzurri, scoring 6 times in 24 matches in the championship - in which Inter finished third - and also playing his part in Inter's run through to the UEFA Cup Final. Ince scored in the third round second-leg match away to Boavista as Inter swept all before them before meeting Schalke in the Final. Ince didn't play in the away first-leg as Inter lost 1-0 but he returned to the line-up for the home match which the Italians won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Ivan Zamorano. Penalties were again a heart breaker for Ince though, as Schalke won 4-1 in the resulting penalty shootout.
Despite being offered a new, improved contract by club president Massimo Moratti, Ince decided that after two years away it was time to move home and he left Inter.
For all his PR problems during the 1990s, Ince was still a regular choice for England squads, though he played few games for new coach Terry Venables in the long sequence of friendly and mini-tournament matches which were necessary as England were hosting the next major tournament (the 1996 European Championships) and therefore didn't have a qualifying campaign. With Ince now playing in Italy, it meant that Venables was unable to watch him play very often, though by everyone's admission Ince's two-year spell in Serie A, unlike many British footballers who had gone there, was a big success.
When Euro 96 got under way, Ince was in the England team as the midfield ball winner and got the label of "Gazza's minder" whose job was to create room for Paul Gascoigne to exploit with his natural ball skills. Though the first group game ended in a disappointing 1-1 draw at Wembley against Switzerland, England went on to defeat the old enemy Scotland 2-0 and then put on a display regarded as "total football" against (ironically) the Netherlands, the team whose performances at the 1974 World Cup had first prompted the phrase's coining. Ince was fouled for a penalty which gave England the lead and helped them towards a 4-1 win; he also picked up a yellow card which rendered him unavailable for the quarter final against Spain, which England won on penalties.
Venables put Ince back in the side for the semifinal against Germany, replacing the suspended Gary Neville as England switched systems to a back three, accommodating Ince in central midfield with Paul Gascoigne and David Platt. Ince and England played superbly but could only manage a 1-1 draw and England lost the penalty shoot out. Ince received criticism for not taking a penalty (the crucial missed kick from Gareth Southgate was England's sixth) and for spending the whole shoot out sitting down in the centre circle with Steve McManaman with their backs to goal.
Another new England coach came on the scene in Glenn Hoddle and Ince kept his place for the next six internationals, which included five crucial qualifiers for the 1998 World Cup in France. England won four of them but lost 1-0 at home to Italy. During the first of these qualifiers against Moldova in Chiinu, a famous photograph of Ince was taken as he tried to climb a wall at the stadium, only for Gascoigne to pull his tracksuit trousers down, revealing Ince's bare buttocks in front of an army of cameras.
Ince won his 30th England cap in May 1997 as England beat Poland 2-0 in Chorzow to leave them with an opportunity to get through to the World Cup provided they could beat Moldova at Wembley and then not lose to Italy in Rome. Moldova were duly dispatched 4-0 and Ince, in an incident reminiscent of Terry Butcher against Sweden seven years earlier, started the Italy match with a white England shirt and ended it with a red one after his own blood soaked the shirt following a deep cut to his head. The game ended goalless and England had qualified.
By now, Ince was back in England to play his club football, having left Internazionale in order for his son Thomas, approaching his fifth birthday, to attend an English school. He joined Liverpool for more than -4 million - a move which surprised many because of the long history of rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool, and few players had ever appeared for both of these clubs during their careers. Indeed, only one player (Phil Chisnall, who was signed by Liverpool in the 1960s) has ever been transferred between the two clubs.
According to Graham Le Saux's autobiography, Ince's homophobic taunting and Le Saux's reaction during a 1997 Liverpool - Chelsea match has resulted in a long running coolness between the two players, despite the fact that Le Saux is not actually gay.
Ince won no honours in his first season with Liverpool as his new club were in the midst of a transitional period where they were cast as 'nearly men' and, rather derogatorily, 'Spice Boys' - a term coined to describe the likes of team mates and good friends of Ince's like Steve McManaman, Robbie Fowler, Jason McAteer and Jamie Redknapp as underachieving playboys in the game; the term itself is derived from the name of the contemporary pop-group, the Spice Girls.
Ince was selected in the England squad for the World Cup in 1998, winning his 40th cap in the opening group game against Tunisia in Marseille. England got through the group but succumbed in the second round to Argentina, again after a penalty shoot out. This time Ince did take a penalty but saw it saved.
Ince's second season with Liverpool was again trophyless (seventh place in the league meant they wouldn't even be competing in the UEFA Cup the following season) but he achieved a personal high point when he scored a late equalizer against Manchester United at Anfield and celebrated with some ferocity in front of the Spion Kop, though it wasn't enough to deprive United of the Premier League title that formed part of their treble success.
In the summer of 1999, however, Liverpool coach Grard Houllier put Ince on the transfer list and the 31-year-old signed for Middlesbrough for -1 million, who were still managed by Ince's former team-mate Bryan Robson.
Ince stayed in the England team (now managed by Kevin Keegan) and helped them qualify for the 2000 European Championships in the Netherlands and Belgium and was named in the squad for the finals.
In a friendly against Malta prior to the finals, Ince came on as a substitute and won his 50th cap. He duly played in all three of England's group games of the tournament - winning a penalty against Romania in the last game - but England lost two of three matches and were eliminated. Ince immediately retired from the England scene after 53 caps, with just those two goals against San Marino on his scoring records.
Ince concentrated on club football thereafter in his role as club captain, playing three seasons making 106 appearances with 9 goals at Middlesbrough before he was given a free transfer in 2002.
Ince joined Wolverhampton Wanderers and was playing outside a national top division for the first time since his one brief appearance there for West Ham in 1989, prior to his move to Manchester United. That said, Ince was in the Wolves team which won promotion to the Premier League as Division One playoff winners in his first season. They were relegated after just one season in the top flight (their first since 1983-84), but Ince helped them beat his old club Manchester United 1-0 in mid January and chose to stay with Wolves despite their relegation.
Ince was expected to retire at the end of the 2004-05 season, but he changed his mind halfway through the season following the appointment of Glenn Hoddle as manager of a Wolves side who were struggling at the wrong end of a league they had been expected to win promotion from. In June 2005, he signed a new one-year contract with Wolves. In April 2006, he announced that he wanted to continue playing for Wolves for a further season after speaking with his close friend Teddy Sheringham. However, following Ince's failure to get the manager's job at Wolves in July 2006 on Hoddle's resignation, the newly appointed manager, Mick McCarthy, decided not to offer Ince a new contract. Upon leaving, Ince declared his intention to return, at some point in the future, as manager of Wolves.
After much speculation and prolonged discussions - On 31 August 2006, Paul Ince signed a one-year contract with Swindon Town as a player/coach. Swindon were rumoured to have beaten the likes of Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion for his signature. A key factor in the transfer was Ince's long standing friendship with Town manager Dennis Wise, who had played alongside him occasionally in the England team during the 1990s. He made his full debut for Swindon in the 2-1 victory over MK Dons on 12 September 2006.
Ince only played one other game for Swindon after the MK victory - before the club announced that Ince had felt he could not fulfil his playing duties with the club and that his contract had been terminated by mutual consent, although he continued coaching at the club to complete his coaching badges.
On 23 October 2006, Ince was confirmed as the new player-manager of Macclesfield Town in succession to Brian Horton. However, he was ineligible to play for the Silkmen until January when the transfer window opened, as Swindon Town still held his registration. He joined Macclesfield with the club bottom of League Two, seven points off their nearest rivals. He then revived confidence and after a 3-0 win against Chester they managed to climb off the bottom of the table. They subsequently avoided relegation, albeit on the last day of the season. On 4 January 2007 Ince was named as League Two Manager of the Month for December. Ince played his last game of professional football on 5 May 2007 in Macclesfield's 1-1 home draw with Notts County coming off the substitute bench to replace Alan Navarro in the 85th minute of play.
Ince was unveiled as the new Milton Keynes Dons manager along with his assistant Ray Mathias and fitness coach Duncan Russell on 25 June 2007.
Ince was named as League Two "manager of the month" in October and December 2007, and again in April 2008.
Ince's first silverware as manager came in the Football League Trophy Final at Wembley on 31 March 2008, with the MK Dons defeating Grimsby Town 2-0. He then secured the Dons' return to Coca-Cola League 1 in April 2008 after they beat 3-2.
On 26 April, the Dons became League Two champions after they beat 2-1.
In the close-season it was speculated that Ince had been contacted by Blackburn Rovers in their search to appoint a new manager, something that Ince himself denied.
On the first day of the 2008-09 FA Premier League season, Blackburn Rovers faced Everton
at Goodison Park - this was Paul Ince's first premiership game with Blackburn Rovers. David Dunn opened the scoring for Ince's side and Roque Santa Cruz and Andre Ooijer later scored in a 3-2 win. Ince's 2008 summer signings included England international goalkeeper Paul Robinson, Danny Simpson (Loan), Vince Grella, Carlos Villanueva (Loan), Robbie Fowler, Mark Bunn and Keith Andrews.
After winning just three games in 17, Ince was sacked on 16 December 2008 after just six months in charge.
Ince cited his failure at Blackburn Rovers as being due to a lack of financial backing, conditions that were known to Ince at the time of signing for the club. Ince did, however, spend over -10 million on Paul Robinson, Vince Grella and Keith Andrews regardless of these restrictions.
On 3 July 2009, Ince re-signed for Milton Keynes Dons on a two-year deal.
With Milton Keynes Dons
His son	Thomas is currently member of the England national under-17 football team and plays club football for his former club Liverpool.
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'''Scott Matthew Parker''' (born 13 October 1980) is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United. He is a midfielder, who has represented England at every level; from under-15 to senior, for whom he has made one start and two substitute appearances. He won his three England caps while playing for three different clubs. He is known as a tough tackling central midfielder who likes to get forward.
Parker was born in Lambeth, Greater London,
After graduating from Lilleshall, he signed for Charlton Athletic as a trainee and made his debut as a substitute against Bury
Parker, who had been consistently linked with moves away from Charlton for several years, finally left the Valley on 30 January 2004 to join Chelsea for a fee of -10 million after a protracted and acrimonious transfer saga. Curbishley, the Charlton manager, criticised his attitude following news of Chelsea's interest, accusing him of bad behaviour and saying that "...his conduct in training has not been what it should have been."
Following the summer signings of Arjen Robben, and Tiago, Parker's first team opportunities were extremely limited during the 2004-05 season. His problems were compounded when he broke a metatarsal bone in a game against his former club, Norwich City. This injury, coupled with the signing of Ji Jarok, served to add to the rumours that he would be sold by Jos Mourinho in the summer.
Parker was sold the following summer, moving to Newcastle United in July 2005 for a fee of -6.5 million. Parker became a regular in the Newcastle first team and was one of the few players at the club to show any consistency during an often difficult season in which Newcastle finished in 7th place, despite having a very poor start under Graeme Souness. His first Newcastle goal came against his former club Charlton in a 3-1 defeat.
In July 2006, he was named Newcastle United's new captain by manager Glenn Roeder. His first goal as captain came against Wigan Athletic in August 2006.
Scott Parker was found to be the second best player in the country for December 2006 by Sky Sports and Opta Index. He led Newcastle on their way to Intertoto Cup victory and was presented with the UEFA Intertoto Cup plaque in March 2007 before the UEFA Cup first leg tie with AZ Alkmaar, which Newcastle won 4-2.
In June 2007, West Ham United signed Scott Parker for -7 million.
On 24 May 2009, Parker was voted Hammer of the Year, by the club's supporters, for the 2008-09 season.
Scott Parker has represented England at every level from Under-15 to the senior team.
Parker's international debut for the senior England team came on 16 November 2003 when he came on in the 66th minute as a substitute replacing Wayne Rooney in a 3-2 defeat against Denmark.
Parker's form earned him a place in the starting line-up for England's European Championships qualifier away to Croatia. Parker was restricted to tracking back and covering due to the attacking players in the team like Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard. England boss Steve McClaren specifically told Parker to chase the wingers and assist the two wing backs, Gary Neville and Ashley Cole.
If Parker gains another England cap while at West Ham, he will become the first player to receive his first four full caps whilst playing for four different teams.
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'''Christopher Francis "Chris" Hogg''' (born 21 March 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian as a defender, where he is captain. He is currently the longest serving player at the club, having made his first team debut on 7 August 2005.
Hogg was severely injured whilst trying to prevent a car robbery in Middlesbrough in January 2005.
Hogg initially struggled to establish himself in the Hibernian first team, but he started to win a regular place from January 2007 under the management of John Collins. He played in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final against Kilmarnock, which Hibs won 5-1.
During the early part of the 2008-09 season, Hogg played on for over a month despite suffering from concussion.
Hogg plays as a defender and has been described as "solid and self-reliant".
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'''David John Ian Dunn''' (born 27 December 1979 in Great Harwood, Lancashire) is an English footballer who is currently playing his club football for Barclays Premier League side Blackburn Rovers this being his second spell with the Lancashire football team after leaving them back in 2003 for Birmingham, and since then returning to hometown club Blackburn in 2007. It was former Rovers manager Mark Hughes who brought him back to his spiritual home after over three and a half injury-plagued years at St. Andrews.
Dunn joined Blackburn Rovers as a trainee at the beginning of 1997 and made his debut during a goalless draw with Everton on September 26, 1998. Dunn came off the bench after 70 minutes, but was taken off again on 81 minutes, due to the sending off of a Blackburn player. Whilst Dunn was a trainee at Blackburn he cleaned former Rovers keeper Christian McCrone's boots.
Dunn's first goal came in a 3-1 victory against Aston Villa on February 26, 1999, but the team was subsequently relegated in this, his first full season.
His best season in a Blackburn shirt would appear to be 2000-01, when he played a big role in helping the club to automatic promotion from Division 1. That year saw Blackburn entertain local team Rochdale in the Worthington cup where Dunn scored a hat-trick from the penalty spot, reported by Sky Sports as a World's First. He reached double figures in terms of goals in 2000, and continued his good form in 2001-02 when the club won the League Cup.
Dunn starred in Rovers return to the Premier League, putting in a string of impressive performances, notably in the 7-1 battering of West Ham and the thrilling 3-3 draw at Arsenal, where he managed to score two goals, one a last minute equalizer. Many pundits demanded he gain international recognition for his fantastic form, so it was a surprise when he was overlooked by then-England manager Sven-Gran Eriksson for many friendlies.
Dunn was at one time dubbed "the New Gazza", a testament to his flair and technical ability. A string of fine performances in 2001 put Dunn in contention for a call-up to the England squad, but he did not win his first cap until September 2002, when he replaced Kieron Dyer. He impressed against Portugal but has not been given another chance on the big stage since.
Dunn began the 2002-03 season in dazzling form but a loss of form and being made to play on the right wing did not help his cause and he fell out with then-Blackburn manager Graeme Souness. Subsequently, Dunn was ready to move on to another club in the summer of 2003.
Blackburn initially rejected offers from a number of clubs, but Birmingham's revised bid of -5.5 million was accepted, and Dunn moved to the West Midlands in time for the start of the 2003-04 season.
After signing a four-year contract, Dunn's Birmingham career started brightly with a debut goal in the 1-0 victory over Tottenham on 16 August 2003.
A niggling hamstring sustained in February 2004 meant that Dunn spent much of the second half of that season on the sidelines. The beginning of 2004-05 again saw Dunn quickly re-establishing himself in the heart of the Birmingham midfield and chipping in with some vital goals. A recurrence of Dunn's hamstring problems in November 2004 limited him to just a handful of performances for the remainder of 2004-05 and kept him out of the side until midway through 2005-06.
Ultimately, Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League with Dunn still not returning to fitness.
In October 2006, Dunn was linked with a return to Blackburn in the upcoming transfer window. However, both Dunn and Rovers manager Mark Hughes denied this.
In January 2007, Dunn looked set to return to Lancashire in a transfer to Bolton after manager Sam Allardyce negotiated a fee for the midfielder, but on January 17, it was revealed that Dunn had turned his back on Bolton, having already passed his medical, in favour of a return to hometown club Blackburn for an undisclosed fee believed to be -2.2 million.
He managed to play a small part in the remainder of the 2006-07 season and managed to earn a free kick against Sheffield United which led to Rovers scoring a last minute winner.
On February 3, 2007, he played his first Premiership match since his return to Rovers against Sheffield United. At the end of this campaign he managed to feature in 16 games in all competitions in total, including appearing in 11 League matches.
Dunn was a regular for Rovers in the 2007-08 season, in which he made 31 league appearances and scored once, against Arsenal. In total during this eventful campaign for David he appeared in 38 games in all comps. He was appointed vice-captain by new manager Paul Ince for the 2008-09 season,
He then hit top form for Rovers, scoring 5 goals in the Premier League including strikes against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa, Arsenal, Bolton and a memorable equaliser vs local East Lancashire rivals Burnley at Ewood Park.
Dunn received immense praise from players and pundits alike, many even touting Dunn as a late contender for the England World Cup 2010 squad. Dunn himself, played down the hype insisting he was happy to be playing again and having re-discovered his goal scoring form that once earnt him an England cap back in 2002.
Dunn was once again hit with an injury blow, which subsequently saw his Blackburn side suffer, not winning a game since his injury lay off he sustained against league opposition Stoke City on 28 November 2009. Dunn eventually returned to train with the squad on 30 December, and made his long awaited comeback with the FA Cup match with Aston Villa being back just before the new year. As of Saturday 2 January 2010 he has played in a total of 68 Barclays Premier League games, and has participated in 85 games and has scored 8 goals in all competitions for Blackburn since rejoining them back in January 2007. On 2 January 2010 he missed a crucial spot-kick in the FA Cup 3rd round against premier league rivals Aston Villa in a 3-1 defeat, it was Villa's American goalkeeper Bradley Guzan who saved it in the 31st minute.
Dunn has a daughter, Mia, with his ex-fiancee, ''Emmerdale'' actress Sammy Winward, and a son, Isaac.
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'''Stanley "Stan" Lazaridis''' (born August 16, 1972 in Perth, Australia), is an Australian former football (soccer) player. He was predominantly a left winger though he had been known to perform at left-back. He last played for his home-town club, Perth Glory and made 58 official appearances for Australia and was called up to the Australian 2006 FIFA World Cup squad though he never played in Germany.
His reputation as a young left-footed teenager began with Olympic Kingsway where, despite his age, he intimidated many a defender with his change of pace.
Lazaridis made his senior debut for West Adelaide Hellas in the Australian National Soccer League in the 1992 season. His dribbling ability and pace drew much attention on the Australian scene. At the end of the 1995 season he earned a move to Europe when Harry Redknapp paid -300,000 to sign him for Premier League side West Ham United. A poor debut and consistent injury problems made his debut season difficult.
Over four seasons, Lazaridis, played just 87 games for West Ham United leading to him dropping down a division to sign for Birmingham City in the summer of 1999. Settling much better at St Andrew's, he played an important role in guiding the team up to the Premiership for 2002/03. Whilst at Birmingham he played in the 2001 Football League Cup Final.
Following promotion (and despite a raft of new signings) Lazaridis remained a regular player for the Blues, notably scoring the winner against hated rivals Aston Villa in March 2003 and a classic goal against Everton in February 2004. After seven successful years at Birmingham City, in which he had become a fan favourite, Lazaridis was released at the end of the 2005-06 season by Birmingham City after making 222 appearances for the club. He then looked to finish his career in Australia with A-League club Perth Glory.
Lazaridis made only 11 appearances for the Perth club in 2006/07, much to the derision of the supporters. His time with Perth was tainted when in January 2007, Lazaridis returned a positive drug test for anti-androgen Finasteride, a prescription alopecia medication, which is banned due to its potential as a masking agent for other performance-enhancing substances.
While noting his previous good character and making clear there was no evidence he had taken performance enhancing drugs, he was found guilty by Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority and was given a 12-month suspension from football. In March 2008, Perth Glory manager David Mitchell cut Lazaridis from the club's A-League roster, prompting the player to retire.
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'''Ian Michael Bennett''' (born 10 October 1971) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sheffield United.
Bennett, born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, started his football career as a YTS trainee with Queens Park Rangers in 1988. He turned professional with Newcastle United in March of the same season. However, without making a single first-team appearance for either club, he signed for Peterborough United in March 1991, where he played 72 league games.
Barry Fry signed Bennett for Birmingham City for -325,000 in December 1993. He became the first-choice goalkeeper at Birmingham, and in the 1994-95 season, he was ever-present as the club won the Division Two (third tier) title.
However, Poole also succumbed to injury, enabling Bennett to return to the team until the 1999-00 season, when he was again plagued with injury this time being consistently replaced by Norwegian Thomas Myhre for the last two months of the campaign.
Although the signings of Nico Vaesen in summer 2000 and Maik Taylor three years later meant that he was not able to play in goal for as many games as he wanted, Bennett still made his 350th Birmingham appearance against Aston Villa in the 2003-04 season.
In late 2004 he was loaned out to Sheffield United where he impressed manager Neil Warnock in the five games he played as cover for the injured Paddy Kenny. After this he was loaned to Coventry City. During his loan spell, he became the only goalkeeper to be sent off in a competitive league match at Highfield Road, sent off in the 0-0 draw at home with Stoke City.
On June 17, 2005, after 12 years at Birmingham, Bennett transferred to Leeds United who already had Scottish international goalkeeper Neil Sullivan as first-choice goalkeeper. Despite playing the pre-season friendlies, he was limited to four league appearances during the 2005-06 season, obtained deputising for the injured Sullivan.
In July 2006, Bennett transferred for an undisclosed fee to newly promoted Sheffield United of the Premiership, signing on a two-year deal to provide competition to the Blades first-choice goalkeeper, Paddy Kenny.
The following season again saw his first team opportunities limited to only two league starts and appearances the League and FA cups. Despite this he was offered another one year contract extension during the 2009 close season.
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'''Martin Taylor''' (born 9 November 1979 in Ashington, Northumberland) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Birmingham City in the English Premier League. He has the nickname "Tiny", given to him by his teammates because of his 6' 4" frame.
Taylor joined Blackburn Rovers as a schoolboy at the age of 17, signing his first full contract at the start of the 1997-98 season.
Loan spells at Darlington and Stockport served to improve his self-belief,
and in May 2001 he won his first and only cap for the England U-21 side, as a half-time substitute for John Terry in a 3-0 friendly win against Mexico U-21. Though part of the squad for the 2002 European Under-21 Championships, replacing the injured Ledley King, he made no further appearances for the side.
Also in 2002, he played throughout Blackburn's League Cup campaign, culminating in a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at the Millennium Stadium.
Blackburn manager Graeme Souness felt that Taylor had enough ability to reach the top,
but had for some time believed that without adopting a more aggressive physical approach he would not fulfil his potential.
Though reluctant to sell, Souness needed to generate transfer funds,
so in January 2004, Blackburn proceeded to accept a -1.25 million bid from Birmingham City.
On 2 February 2004 Taylor left Blackburn for Birmingham City, signing a contract due to end in 2007. Former Blackburn teammates David Dunn
highlighted Taylor's footballing ability and comfort on the ball. Rob Kelly, then head of youth coaching at Blackburn, while complimentary about his reading of the game and ability with both feet, felt that working with Birmingham manager Steve Bruce, a former top-class centre-half, in new surroundings might help bring out his unfulfilled potential,
an assessment with which Taylor himself agreed.
He made his Birmingham debut in a 3-0 victory against Everton, and in his next game, a 3-1 victory against Middlesbrough, he scored his first league goal for the club. Unable to dislodge the established central defensive partnership of Matthew Upson and Kenny Cunningham, he played regularly for the remainder of the season, but mainly in his less favoured position of right back.
When Bruce brought Taylor to Birmingham he mentioned his admiration for the player's ability to play in any defensive position;
this versatility ideally suited him to a backup role in the event of injury to any of the first choice defenders. In the following season, the form and fitness of Upson and Cunningham, together with the arrival of Dutch international fullback Mario Melchiot from Chelsea, considerably restricted Taylor's appearances. In the second half of the 2005-06 season he had a long run in the side due to Upson's ankle injury, a run which coincided with some of Birmingham's better performances.
The departure of Cunningham and Melchiot following Birmingham's relegation from the Premiership, with Upson still injured long-term, provided an opportunity for Taylor to establish his first-team place alongside newly-arrived Bruno N'Gotty. But Bruce also recruited Tunisian international Radhi Jadi, and preferred the more robust physical approach of Olivier Tbily while Jadi built up match fitness.
However N'Gotty's suspension proved the catalyst for an upturn in fortunes for Taylor. He was named captain after Damien Johnson suffered a broken jaw, and his rapport with fellow centre-back Jadi helped Birmingham to maintain a strong position in the Championship in the 2006-07 season. In recognition of his value to the club, in April 2007 he signed a new three-year contract with an option for a further two years.
However, he wasn't first choice with Birmingham back in the Premier League, and didn't play in a single league game in the first 2 months of the season. On 1 November 2007, he became new Norwich City manager Glenn Roeder's first signing, joining on a month's loan, due to end on 8 December 2007.
In his debut game for Norwich against Ipswich Town on 4 November 2007, Taylor played a large role in his side's first goal, as his header was deflected in off Ipswich defender Owen Garvan. Garvan was eventually credited with the own-goal. Taylor went on to score with a diving header against Blackpool and added considerable solidity at the back for Norwich. Though Norwich hoped to extend the loan, this was not possible so Taylor returned to Birmingham at the end of the initial month.
Following Alex McLeish's arrival as Birmingham manager, Taylor was told that he was surplus to requirements; the club accepted an offer from QPR, reported at -1.25 million, but the player rejected it.
On 23 February 2008, in the third minute of Birmingham's home match against Arsenal, Taylor committed a foul on Croatian international striker Eduardo da Silva as a result of which Eduardo suffered a compound fracture to his left fibula and an open dislocation of his left ankle. He received treatment on the field for seven minutes before undergoing surgery at a local hospital, and was transferred to a London hospital the following day.
The injury was so disturbing that Sky Sports, who were broadcasting the game live, decided not to show replays of the incident.
In his post-match interview, Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger called for a life ban for Taylor,
but retracted his remarks later that day, admitting they had been excessive and made in the heat of the moment.
Shortly after the match, Birmingham City issued a statement asserting Taylor's lack of malicious intent and his distress at the injury, and sending their best wishes to Eduardo.
While Croatia captain Niko Kova referred to the "brutality" of the incident
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish and Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, a former teammate of Taylor's, insisted that he was not a malicious player,
At president Sepp Blatter's personal request, FIFA's disciplinary chairman reviewed the matter, suggesting that the Football Association increase Taylor's punishment from the standard three-match ban; they refused to do so as there was no suggestion of intent.
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'''Reginald Erskine Foster''', nicknamed '''Tip Foster''', commonly designated '''R. E. Foster''' in sporting literature (born 16 April 1878 in Malvern, Worcestershire, died 13 May 1914 in London) was an English cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports.
One of seven Foster brothers who were all educated at Malvern College and who all played cricket for Malvern and for Worcestershire, Foster was a right-handed middle-order batsman. In 1903 he scored 287 on Test debut,
Foster was educated at Malvern College and University College, Oxford. He first played for Oxford University Cricket Club in 1897; in addition to cricket, he also represented Oxford at football, racquets and golf. However, although he did fairly well, it was not until 1899 that his beautiful and immaculate driving to the off-side made him into one of the finest batsmen of his time. He had played for Worcestershire while they were still a minor county but in 1899, their inaugural season as a first-class county, he and his brother Wilfrid Foster both scored two hundreds in a match (against Hampshire), a feat which remains unique in county cricket. In 1900, as captain of Oxford, he scored 171 to set the record for the highest individual score in the Varsity Match, and he scored 102 not out and 136 for the Gentlemen against the Players at Lord's, the first man to score two centuries in a match in the Gentleman v Players series. In total, Foster scored 930 runs at an average of 77.5 for Oxford in the 1900 season, a record in University cricket.
For these performances, Foster was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1901 and the following year a superb run of form for Worcestershire resulted in him scoring 1,957 runs, at an average of 54.36. However, business prevented him representing the MCC in Australia the following year and England undoubtedly missed his brilliant batting. Moreover, apart from one match against Warwickshire, he could devote no time to first-class cricket in May and June 1902, ruling him out of contention for an England place against Australia.
In 1903, his appearances were restricted to three matches in June and August, but England were desperate for a captain for that winter's Ashes tour. Foster was (oddly) able to arrange to be away from England. Although one might have feared that he would be out of practice, in the first Test at Sydney in 1903, Foster scored 287.
In the following three seasons Foster could spare no time for cricket, apart from August 1905 (when he scored 246 on his first appearance), but in 1907 he was able to find time to play regularly from the beginning of June. His batting was as good as ever in a summer of appalling wickets and helped Worcestershire (fourteenth of sixteen counties in 1906) to rise to equal second with Yorkshire. He captained England in the three-match series against South Africa in 1907, winning one match and drawing two. Offered the captaincy of the MCC for the 1907/1908 Ashes tour, Foster declined because business commitments were monopolising his attention.
After the Third Test of 1907 he could spare time for only two more first-class matches, one in 1910 (when he scored 133 against Yorkshire) and one in 1912. However, in Saturday club cricket, he never lost his brilliance. In one club match in 1909 he scored 261 in just 75 minutes.
In football, Foster played as a forward for the Corinthians in the early 1900s.
He played five matches for England between 1900 and 1902, making his debut against Wales on 26 March 1900. In his second game, against Ireland at the Dell, Southampton, he scored two goals in a 3-0 victory, although only 8,000 saw this, his most distinguished performance. C. B. Fry played at full-back in the same game. Foster was awarded the captaincy against Wales in his final appearance on 3 March 1902, which ended in a 0-0 draw. During his short England career he scored three goals.
By 1913 it was clear Foster was suffering severely from diabetes. A trip to South Africa failed to help him recover and he died in May 1914 at the age of only 36.
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'''Roger Palmer''' (born 30 January 1959) is an ex-footballer. He played for Manchester City and Oldham Athletic. He is the all-time leading goal-scorer at Oldham.
Roger was an undemonstrative player, and a quiet and modest man off the field.
Roger's career culminated in a superb run of success for Oldham, including appearances in the 1990 League Cup final at Wembley and FA Cup semi-finals. In his testimonial season (1990-1991), Oldham won the then 2nd Division championship and rejoined the elite of English football.
Since his retirement from football, he has been reclusive but he is remembered with fondness in Oldham.
Roger has been living on the Racecourse Estate in Sale, Greater Manchester, since retirement. He played the odd game for local community centre and a couple of Sunday games for local pubs.
The Latics fans demonstrate their reverence for Roger in their chant "Ooooh, Roger Palmer, oooooh, Roger Palmer, ooooh Roger Palmer".
The Latics have attempted several times to contact Roger but to no avail. 'Where is Roger Palmer?' went round Boundary Park several times and still goes today.
on 1 January 2008, the BBC sport website put out an appeal for information on Roger's whereabouts, ahead of the Oldham vs Everton FA Cup Third Round tie. The teams last played in a cup tie in 1990, with Palmer the only player whose whereabouts are unknown. ,
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'''George Elder Burley''' (born 3 June 1956 in Cumnock, East Ayrshire) is a Scottish football manager and former player. Burley had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player making 628 appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps. His most successful spell came while at Ipswich Town making 394 senior appearances, and being part of the squad that won the FA Cup and Uefa Cup in 1978 and 1981 respectively. Burleys mangerial career began officially in 1991 with Ayr United and has since spent spells at seven different clubs. On 24 January 2008 he was appointed manager of the Scotland national team. He was sacked on 16 November 2009, following a 3-0 defeat to Wales.
His nephew, Craig, is also a former footballer.
In 1972 he joined Ipswich Town as an apprentice and made his senior debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford in 1973, being given the job of marking George Best. In 1978 he was a member of the Ipswich side which upset the odds to defeat Arsenal 1-0 in the FA Cup final. However, in 1981 injury forced him out of Ipswich's UEFA Cup final triumph over AZ Alkmaar. Town missed out on the First Division title on the last day of the season, finishing runners-up to Aston Villa.
In 1985 he joined Sunderland after making 500 appearances for Ipswich, and was part of the Sunderland team that slipped into the Third Division in 1987, only to win promotion a year later.
He played for Gillingham in the 1988-89 season, but was unable to prevent them from being relegated to the Fourth Division. He moved back to Scotland in 1989 to play for Motherwell.
Burley received eleven Scotland caps.
He joined Ayr United as a player-manager in 1991, succeeding Ally MacLeod. In his first season he took United to the B&Q Centenary Cup Final and again reached the final of the competition (by then renamed the B&Q Challenge Cup) the following season. However, he did not succeed in taking Ayr back to the Premier League and was dismissed in 1993 for adverse results with the side's place in the First Division in serious jeopardy.
He moved briefly to Falkirk in 1993 as a player before returning to Motherwell as player-coach.
In June 1994 he returned to East Anglia as player-manager of Colchester United. He played seven first team games and managed the club for 20 matches, 8 of which they won, before returning to Ipswich Town the following November.
He was appointed manager at his former club, with Dale Roberts as his assistant, having had illegal talks with Town without Colchester knowing and so compensation was duly paid. During an eight-year reign he took Ipswich to three play-offs and finally won promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs at Wembley beating Barnsley 4-2. The following season he guided the club to fifth place and qualification for the UEFA Cup. This earned him the 2000-01 Manager of the Year award. Relegation the following season saw Burley's side struggling at the foot of Football League First Division and his contract was terminated by mutual agreement in 2002.
In 2003, he became interim manager of Derby County while permanent manager John Gregory was suspended. Burley managed to halt Derby's alarming slide towards the relegation zone of the First Division (just one season after relegation from the Premier League) and kept the club up comfortably. Burley was then appointed manager permanently when Gregory was sacked. The following season (2003-04) was often a struggle, with Derby actually finishing a place lower than the season before, but there were signs of improvement. This showed through in the 2004-05 season when, despite spending no money on new players, Burley transformed Derby from relegation contenders to a fourth place finish and play-off semi-finalists. However, things were not as happy as they seemed on the surface with Burley's relationship with director of football Murdo Mackay and the club's board (who sold star player Tom Huddlestone without informing Burley) being very strained. After days of speculation and mudslinging, Burley announced his resignation from Derby in June 2005.
He was then appointed manager of Heart of Midlothian on 30 June 2005. A stunning start to his tenure as Hearts manager saw them top the Scottish Premier League after the first ten games, winning eight of these, including a 4-0 victory over rivals Hibernian - proving themselves to be genuine title challengers. However, he left the club the day after major shareholder Vladimir Romanov, with whom Burley had a notoriously uneasy relationship, announced a bid to take private control of Hearts. A club statement declared his departure was by mutual consent.
Burley was appointed as Head Coach of Southampton on 23 December 2005 following the departure of Harry Redknapp.
It was announced on 24 January 2008 that Burley had taken over the position of Scotland manager. Burley signed a contract with the Scottish board until 2012. He became the third former Ipswich manager to manage his country, as Alf Ramsey and Bobby Robson had before him. In his first match in charge, Scotland drew 1-1 with Croatia. In the following two friendlies, Scotland failed to register a victory, with a 3-1 loss against the Czech Republic, and a goalless draw with Northern Ireland.
Burley faced heavy criticism following a 1-0 defeat to Macedonia in the opening match of the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign; however, Scotland bounced back into contention following a 2-1 victory over Iceland and a subsequent 0-0 home draw with Norway. Scotland were defeated 3-0 in Amsterdam by Holland, but then recovered by beating Iceland 2-1 at home. The team lost 4-0 to Norway in their next match, putting Burley's bid to take Scotland to the World Cup for the first time since 1998 in jeopardy. Qualification to the play-offs remained in Scotland's hands, with the team needing to win the two remaining fixtures to be guaranteed second place. Scottish FA chief Gordon Smith moved to confirm that Burley's position was not under threat, but said that much depended on the final two matches.
In the end, a 2-0 home victory over Macedonia at Hampden on 5 September 2009 was followed four days later by a 0-1 defeat at home to the Netherlands, ending Scottish hopes of qualifying for the finals.
Despite failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, Burley was given the backing of the SFA at a meeting on 15 September 2009, and will lead the country into the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.
However, on 15 November 2009, Burley came under fire, with reports suggesting he is to lose his job as Scotland manager.
On 16 November, Burley was sacked as manager of Scotland after winning just three out of fourteen games as manager. His final game was a 0-3 loss to Wales on 14 November 2009 in Cardiff.
All competitive league games (league and domestic cup) and international matches (including friendlies) are included.
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'''Nico-Jos Theodoor Vaesen''' (born 28 September 1969) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He retired from football shortly after joining Lierse, but returned to the game in 2008 with K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel.
Born in Hasselt, Belgium, Vaesen spent his first professional season at Belgian sides Cercle Brugge and K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst, and on 21 May 1998 moved to English side Huddersfield Town,he was sent off on his debut for the club, but went on to play 135 league games. During his first season for the club, he won the club's Supporters' Player of the Year. After three years at Huddersfield, on 18 June 2001, he signed for Birmingham City
He was number one at Birmingham, helping the club win promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs, before a cruciate knee injury in March 2003 put him out of the game for nine months.
During this time Maik Taylor was brought in and established himself as first-choice goalkeeper. On Christmas Eve 2003, he was loaned to Gillingham for one and a half months, during which time he participated in five games. Spells at Bradford City and Crystal Palace, with whom he took part in another play-off final victory, followed in 2004. At the end of that season he signed a new two-year contract with Birmingham, intending to compete for a first-team place.
He then moved to Belgian side Lierse, but has since retired. In January 2008, he changed his mind and made a contract with K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel.
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'''Raymond Colin Wilkins''' MBE (born 14 September 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex), often known as '''"Butch" Wilkins''', is an English former football player and coach, and is also an occasional television pundit. He is the brother of former Brighton & Hove Albion manager and player Dean Wilkins. He is currently the assistant manager of Chelsea.
He was a key midfielder for the England national football team during the 1980s, and enjoyed success at various clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United, Milan, QPR and Rangers.
The son of professional footballer George Wilkins, Wilkins (nicknamed ''Butch'' from childhood) made his name in the 1970s with boyhood club Chelsea, whom he joined as an apprentice, progressing to his first team debut against Norwich City in October 1973. His brothers Graham and Stephen also joined Chelsea around this time, though did not achieve the same heights in the game as Ray. He made sporadic further appearances for the rest of that season before establishing himself as a fixture in the side the following year.
In 1975, following relegation and the departure of many of the club's established players, an 18-year old Wilkins was handed the captaincy of Chelsea by new manager Eddie McCreadie, taking it from long-time Blues captain Ron Harris. He took to the role well, maintaining it for four years. He emerged as Chelsea's key player in this period, leading a team of mainly young players to promotion again in 1976-77 and consolidation in the First Division in the next season. His rapid success, along with his dark good looks, also saw Wilkins becoming a regular feature in British teenybopper magazines, mostly as a pin-up. However, the sudden departure of McCreadie was a massive blow to the club, and Chelsea were relegated in 1978-79. Shortly afterwards debt-ridden Chelsea accepted an offer of -800,000 from Manchester United and Wilkins headed north.
Wilkins was called up to play for England for the first time in 1976 by coach Don Revie and quickly made his debut against Italy during a mini-tournament in the U.S.. He was to become a permanent fixture in England squads for a decade to come.
Maligned in some quarters for supposed "negative" play (he was deemed more likely to pass a ball sideways rather than forwards - earning him semi-affectionate nicknames like ''Squareball Wilkins'' and ''The Crab''), Wilkins nevertheless became one of his country's most sought-after players. His first season with Manchester United was uneventful, with domestic honours continuing to elude him, but he achieved one of his career highs after helping England qualify for the 1980 European Championships in Italy - the first tournament England had reached for a decade.
During a group game against Belgium, Wilkins scored a memorable goal when he lobbed the whole Belgian defence and, in one movement, latched on to the ball (thereby breaching the Belgians` obvious offside trap) and delivered a second lob, this time over the head of the goalkeeper and into the net to put England ahead. The Belgians swiftly equalised and a disappointing England failed to make progress from their group.
Wilkins remained a fixture for England through a successful campaign to qualify for the 1982 World Cup in Spain, which England exited at the second group stage.
In 1983, Wilkins scored in the FA Cup final for Manchester United to put them 2-1 up against Brighton and Hove Albion. It was a goal of great quality and also some rarity as it had taken Wilkins three years to get his first United goal. A Brighton attack broke down and the ball reached United midfielder Arnold Muhren just inside his own half. Wilkins made a run to the right to give Muhren an outlet, and was forced to control the Dutchman's pass on his chest after the slippery Wembley surface caused a bad bounce. Wilkins finally trapped the ball on the right hand side of the area and instinctively cut inside to look for a square pass across the 18 yard box. No team-mate had matched his run in time (even though Wilkins was a player with a quick brain rather than quick legs) so Wilkins instead curled a left-foot shot of great accuracy into the top corner of the Brighton net. He was so enthralled that he sprinted to the back of the stadium to celebrate with the United fans - something he immediately regretted as it rendered him exhausted for the rest of the game which ended 2-2 after extra-time. He got his winners' medal after United won the replay 4-0.
Over the next season, Wilkins continued to play for England under new coach Bobby Robson but they failed to qualify for the 1984 European Championships. The same summer, United accepted an offer of -1.5 million from Italian giants Milan. Though Wilkins and his family settled quickly in Italy, it wasn't a successful era for Milan (even though they reached the final of the Coppa Italia in 1985). Wilkins was allowed to leave in 1987 to join French outfit Paris Saint-Germain.
However, Wilkins was still an England regular and he was chosen for the squad which qualified for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. He played in the opening defeat against Portugal but didn't last the full 90 minutes in the next group game against Morocco after receiving a red card for the only time in his career, making him the first England player to be sent off in a World Cup finals match. In disagreeing with a decision made by the referee, Wilkins threw the ball towards the official - but hit him with it. He was suspended for the next two games and was not reinstated by the time the quarter final against Argentina came round, which England lost 2-1. Wilkins made his 84th and final England appearance in November 1986. He had scored three international goals and had been captain on ten occasions.
On leaving Paris after just four months, Wilkins joined Rangers for -250,000 and won two Scottish league titles and one Scottish League Cup, as well as scoring a memorable goal in an Old Firm derby against Celtic about which Rangers fans continue to talk. Such was his enjoyment of his time at Rangers, and the fans' love for him, Wilkins was reduced to tears after his final game with the club.
Next stop for Wilkins was QPR after his family decided that a decade away from London was long enough. Wilkins spent four years with QPR and not long after moving to Loftus Road there was even talk that he would rejoin Manchester United (now managed by Alex Ferguson), but this never happened. He remained at QPR until the summer of 1994, when he accepted an offer to become player-coach of Crystal Palace, who had been promoted to the Premier League under manager Alan Smith. However, he broke his left foot on his debut for the club, and did not play a competitive game for them again. On recovery from the injury, he accepted an offer from QPR to become their new player-manager after Gerry Francis left in November 1994.
His appearances during his spell as player-manager of QPR were less frequent. In his first season they did reasonably well, finishing eighth in the Premier League and reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals. But leading goalscorer Les Ferdinand was sold to Newcastle United in the 1995 close season and Wilkins failed to find a suitable successor. A shortage of goals cost QPR their Premier League status and they were relegated in second from bottom place (19th) at the end of 1995-96.
Wilkins left QPR at the start of the 1996-97 season after the club was bought by media tycoon Chris Wright following the relegation from the FA Premier League. There followed spells at Wycombe Wanderers, Hibernian, Millwall, and Leyton Orient before he finally retired from playing at the end of that season.
In 1997, Wilkins became the manager of Fulham, with former England teammate Kevin Keegan as "Chief Operating Officer" under him. Wilkins managed to take the big-spending side to the Second Division play-offs, but was sacked by chairman Mohamed Al-Fayed before the first game took place after Fulham lost the last three games of the regular season. Kevin Keegan, who replaced Wilkins, failed in his bid to guide the side through the play-offs that season. The two, once close England team-mates, have had frosty relations since.
After leaving Fulham, Wilkins worked as a coach at Chelsea and Watford under Gianluca Vialli, on both occasions being sacked along with Vialli (in September 2000 and July 2002 respectively). He spent the next year working mainly as a pundit before joining Millwall as assistant manager to Dennis Wise in October 2003. Wilkins left the club along with Wise in May 2005, but returned in a consultancy role from March to October 2006. He continues to work as a pundit with Sky Sports.
Ray Wilkins was assistant to Peter Taylor with the England under 21's until Peter left in early 2007. Ray was not retained by incoming head coach Stuart Pearce.
In September 2008 he was appointed as assistant first team coach to Luiz Felipe Scolari at Chelsea, following Steve Clarke's departure to West Ham United.
In November 2008 he accused Arsenal of undermining the Carling Cup competition by playing its talented youth side. The Young Gunners with an average age of 19 subsequently trounced a full strength Wigan outfit 3-0 in their 4th round tie at the Emirates. This was followed by Chelsea suffering a shock penalty shootout loss on home turf to Championship side Burnley after leading.
In February 2009, following Scolari's shock sacking,
Wilkins famously provided the voice of the nonplussed pundit ("Super, Ralph") on the ads for the soft drink Tango in the 1990s. The ads were memorable for a large orange man slapping people who were consuming the drink, as if to emphasise the orange flavour. This was later changed from slapping to kissing after complaints from the public. The voice of the over-excited commentator alongside Wilkins was provided by comedian and mimic Hugh Dennis.
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'''Neil Martin Kilkenny''' (born 19 December 1985) is an English-born Australian football player who plays for Leeds United and the Australian National Side after being capped by Guus Hiddink. He is a midfielder. He is renowned for his passing ability.
Born in Enfield, Middlesex, Kilkenny moved to Australia with his family at the age of four, and grew up in Brisbane. A promising schoolboy footballer, he captained the Queensland schools' representative team. When Kilkenny was eleven, the family returned to England to maximise his chances of making a career in the game. At twelve, he was invited to join Arsenal's youth development scheme, and while a student at Ravenscroft School, Barnet, he played for Middlesex Schools and appeared for Arsenal's under-17 team. In July 2002 he began a two-year scholarship programme in Arsenal's Academy. By the 2003-04 season, he had graduated to Arsenal's under-19 team and once been an unused substitute for the reserves, and had played international football for Ireland under-19s, qualifying via Irish paternal grandparents, and for England under-18s.
Kilkenny signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Birmingham. The club's academy director felt he had "the ability to play at the highest level", and prioritised adding a "work ethic and competitiveness" to his "great technique". The player travelled with the first team for the game at Charlton Athletic in April 2004, but was not included in the matchday squad. Perceived as not ready for the first team at Premier League level, he was loaned to League One club Oldham Athletic in November 2004 to gain first-team experience. He made his debut in the Football League as a second-half substitute in Oldham's 3-2 win at home to Barnsley on 20 November, and scored two goals in his second game, a 3-1 win away to Bradford City, four days later. He played a full part in Oldham's season: he took the free kick which led to the winning goal against Premier League Manchester City in the FA Cup, and ended up as winner of the club's Players' Young Player of the Season award.
At the start of the 2005-06 season he became part of the Birmingham first-team squad, though manager Steve Bruce warned him that he would not easily find his way into the team.
It was announced on 30 July 2007 that Kilkenny would again join Oldham on loan until January 2008. The move was blocked following the collapse of Birmingham's purchase of Hossam Ghaly, but was confirmed a few days later. His last match before he returned to Birmingham was an influential performance as Oldham beat Leeds United 3-1 to become the first team that season to win a League game at Elland Road.
On 4 January 2008 Kilkenny signed for Leeds United on an emergency loan, with a view to ensuring his availability for the next day's game prior to completing a permanent transfer the following week.
His 43rd minute goal against Yeovil on 10 Mar 2009 was a leading contender for the goal of the season. He then followed up with goals in the 3-2 win against Crewe Alexandra and the 3-1 win against Tranmere Rovers. Kilkenny was part of the Leeds United team who were knocked out of the playoff semi finals, with him being injured and having to be substituted in the second leg Vs Millwall at Elland Road. Many observers saw this as a big turning point in the tie, as Leeds lost the fluidity of Kilkenny's passing ability.
After missing the entire pre season of 2009-10 Kilkenny has found himself trying to regain fitness and a place on the bench for Leeds United. With 7 subs required for the 2009-10 season Kilkenny found himself used mainly as a substitute in games, coming on in games to try make an impact.
Kilkenny started his first league game of the season in the top of the table 0-0 draw against Charlton Athletic] and also started the next game in the JPT win against Darlington. Kilkenny scored his first goal of the season for Leeds in the 3-1 win against Grimsby, the goal rounding off a fine passing move and a one-two with Jermaine Beckford, before calmly stroking the ball into the bottom right corner. Kilkenny also received the man of the match award in the same game. Kilkenny scored in the game against Brighton & Hove Albion making it 2 goals in two games. He also provided an assist for Jermaine Beckford and got his second man of the match award in a row. Kilkenny scored his third goal of the season against his former club Oldham Athletic the goal was assisted by Max Gradel and it was Kilkenny's 3rd goal in his last 5 games. Kilkenny's 4th goal of the season came against Accrington Stanley with a rare headed goal, and carrying on his impressive goalscoring form. Kilkenny gained yet another assist for Leeds when he set up Jermaine Beckford's first goal against [[Hartlepool United.
Kilkenny put in a heroic performance against Manchester United when Leeds won 1-0 away to Old Trafford on January 3rd in the FA Cup.
Kilkenny was born in England but having moved to Australia at a young age,where he grew up, he was eligible to play internationally for Australia, England and Ireland.
In 2007 he was a part of the Australian Olyroos for the 2008 Beijing Olympics qualifying campaign.
In June 2008 he was one of 33 players called up for a pre-Olympic training camp prior to selection of the final 18-man squad.
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'''Clinton Hubert Morrison''' (born 14 May 1979 in Tooting, London) is an English-born professional footballer of Jamaican, Irish and Trinidadian heritage who plays for Coventry City. Morrison, a forward, plays his international football for Ireland due to his grandmother being from Dublin.
Morrison, initially made his name as a player for Crystal Palace, making his debut on 10 May 1998 as an 82nd minute substitute for team-mate Neil Shipperley, capping his performance with an injury-time winner over opponents Sheffield Wednesday. The next season (1998-99, his first full year-long tenure at the club) was packed with 13 goals, turning Morrison into a light among the darkness for a team who were struggling both on and off the pitch. Whilst Palace were in administration Morrison agreed to play for the club for free.
14 goals during 1999-2000 continued this reputation, as he played more than 30 games, and scored 14 goals, including his only brace of the season at Swindon Town.
His 2000-01 season gave him 14 goals but he really made a mark the following year with 26 goals, and a move to Premiership side Birmingham City capped his season perfectly. This year also saw his debut for the Republic of Ireland, against Croatia, a 2-2 draw on 15 August 2001, in which Morrison entered the game at 53 minutes, and scored the second Ireland goal. He also travelled to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but did not participate.
With a tricky relationship becoming clear between Morrison and Trevor Francis, then Palace manager, it was Birmingham City who fought and won his signature, for -4.25m , in exchange for Andrew Johnson. However, Morrison struggled somewhat more in the top league, scoring only six goals in his first, and four goals in his second season. However, following a spell on the sidelines with injury, during the 2004-05 season he began to form a decent partnership with striker Emile Heskey.
It was at Birmingham that Morrison's international career would gather momentum. He scored his first competitive international goal in a 4-2 European Championship qualifying defeat to Russia in Moscow in September 2002. Morrison later became a key part of the side as the Republic competed for a place at World Cup 2006. He scored 3 goals in the qualifying campaign, but Brian Kerr's side finished fourth in a tight group that included Switzerland, France and Israel.
Due to pressure for first team places Morrison left Birmingham on 24 August 2005. Palace agreed a -2m fee for the 26-year-old, who was also linked with Norwich City and Southampton. He claimed that a large part of his decision to return (besides his love for the club) was, ironically, due to being able to play alongside Andrew Johnson, the man Birmingham had originally swapped to get Morrison.
Clinton had a successful first season back at Palace, alternating with former strike-partner Dougie Freedman in playing alongside Johnson, scoring 13 goals in 33 starts and 8 substitute appearances.
In season 2007-08, Morrison started the season brightly scoring twice in the first three games, taking himself to 99 goals in his Palace career, however the 100th goal became an albatross round his neck, and manager Peter Taylor dropped him from the starting line up for several games. It was under new manager Neil Warnock that Morrison eventually grabbed his 100th Crystal Palace goal in the London derby against Queens Park Rangers (a club he has a knack for scoring against) on 10 November 2007, with an 88th minute equaliser, making him the 8th player in the club's history to reach this milestone. He was given a ''Special Achievement Award'' to mark this feat at the end of the season's "''Player of the Year''" ceremony.
After breaking the 100th goal deadlock, Clinton hit a purple patch of scoring, and he finished his Palace career with 113 goals in all competitions for the club, the fifth-highest of any player in the club's history. Despite scoring in 11 out of 14 games for Palace, and calls from many supporters to recall him, he was not called into the Ireland squad to face Brazil in a friendly in February 2008. However, his continued good form with Palace led him being recognised by new Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni naming him in his first 40-man squad, though he did not make it to the full 28-man team.
This would be Clinton's last season at Palace, with his contract expiring at the end of the season. Morrison wanted to stay at Palace but Manager Neil Warnock said that Morrison did not fit into his plans for the next season, and so was willing to let him leave
In July he trained with Coventry City and accompanied them on their pre-season tour of Switzerland. He signed a two-year deal with the club on 7 August 2008. He wore the number 19 shirt during the 2008/9 season with a plus sign between the 1 and 9 (appearing on the back of his shirt as 1+9). The reason for this being that 1+9 equals 10, which was the number Morrison played with whilst at Palace. He has since changed to wearing number 11 for 2009/10.
:''Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.''
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}}'''Martin Grainger''' (born August 23, 1972 in Enfield, England) is a former English football player, he was a defender who ended his playing career with Birmingham City in December 2004. He was an attacking left back who could also play further up the field or even as a winger.
An experienced player, his career started in 1992 at Colchester United, where he made 37 league starts between July 1992 and October 1993, before moving on to Brentford on October 21 for a fee of -60,000. He was a first-team regular throughout his time at the club, making 100 league starts and scoring 12 goals. He joined Birmingham City on March 25, 1996, and quickly became an inspirational player due to his continued consistency and ability from set-pieces.
He picked up the fans' Player of the Season award for 1999-2000, but as Birmingham continued to improve in the First Division, and eventually earned promotion into the Premiership, Grainger's playing time became limited. He played for Birmingham in the 2001 Football League Cup Final loss to Liverpool, with Grainger unfortunately missing one of the spot kicks in the shootout. He failed to appear for Birmingham due to injury during the first half of the 2003/04 season, and in February he was loaned to Coventry City, for whom he made seven league appearances. On March 18, 2004, he was recalled to Birmingham's team due to an injury crisis, and got on the scoresheet in a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United, but was himself injured and failed to appear in any matches for the rest of the season.
Grainger retired from football on January 1, 2005, having spent 13 years as a player. His goal-scoring appearance against Manchester United, on April 10, 2004, proved to be his final professional fixture. In the years following his retirement, Grainger has continued to be a popular figure amongst supporters of Birmingham City. He currently works as a VIP chauffeur.
On the 10th January 2008, Cheshunt F.C. issued a statement saying Martin would be the new Cheshunt F.C. manager, but on the 12th January 2008, another statement was issued, stating that he had left the club for family and personal reasons, wishing him all the best. He is currently the shortest-reigning manager of Cheshunt F.C..
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'''Damien Michael Johnson''' (born 18 November 1978 in Lisburn) is a Northern Irish international football midfielder who currently plays in England for Birmingham City.
His first English team was Blackburn Rovers, for whom Johnson signed as a trainee, from Portadown F.C. in 1997, making his debut in the League Cup on 30 September 1997, a 1-0 defeat to Preston North End, in which he picked up a yellow card.
Loaned to Nottingham Forest on 28 January 1998, Johnson played in five games, and, despite accruing a yellow card in his last February appearance, performed well for the team.
On 8 March 2002, Johnson moved to Birmingham City for -50,000 and in September 2004, he signed a new three-year contract.
Johnson was named the Birmingham City captain for the 2006-07 season but in one of his first games as captain, he angered fans when he first threw his captain's armband and then his shirt on the floor when he was substituted late on.
On 28 October 2006, Johnson's jaw was broken in two places after he was elbowed in the face by West Brom defender Paul Robinson during a tackle that has since drawn criticism.
Despite the broken jaw, Johnson played on until the final whistle.
He has since signed a new 3 year deal that will keep him at Birmingham City until 2010.
At the opening of the 2007-08 season he injured his hamstring in a pre-season friendly. Further injuries followed, and Johnson regained fitness only in December. He played his first league game on 15 December 2007, replacing the suspended Mehdi Nafti.
Currently Damien Johnson has made more appearances than any other team-mate for Birmingham City.
Johnson earned his first call-up to the Northern Ireland national football team on 29 May 1999, when he came on as a substitute in the 1-0 away win against the Republic of Ireland. Further appearances as substitute followed against Finland, Luxembourg, Malta, and Hungary, before he made his first full appearance versus Yugoslavia at Windsor Park, Belfast, in August 2000.
After a period when his international appearances were restricted by serious injury, Johnson made his 49th appearance for NI in the 3-0 World Cup Qualifying victory in San Marino on 11 February, 2009, when he was the BBC's "Man of the Match". Such is his value to the national team that Johnson is hugely popular with the "Green and White Army" of Northern Ireland fans, not least for his 100% effort and commitment.
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'''Mathew "Mat" Sadler''' (born 26 February 1985 in Solihull) is an English professional association footballer. He is a left back who plays for Watford.
Sadler began his career as a junior with Birmingham City. He was captain of the England teams at both under-16 and under-17 level. He made his first team debut on 2 October 2002 in a League Cup tie away at Leyton Orient. On 2 November 2002 he made his Premiership debut in a 3-2 home win over Bolton Wanderers. He played a second League Cup three days later, a 2-0 loss to Preston North End. His final appearance of the 2002-03 season came on 28 December 2002 away at Manchester United, in which he was up against David Beckham, who played on the right wing directly against him.
In November 2003 Sadler went on a two-month loan to Northampton Town, playing eight games, and in May 2004, signed a new contract to keep him at Birmingham.
In the 2005-06 season, Sadler returned as a substitute for the Birmingham first team in a home FA Cup replay against Reading. This was his only appearance until April when he was in the first team to play Chelsea at home. His return coincided with the Blues starting to pick up points and make the club's relegation seem less likely. He stayed in the starting line-up for the remaining games.
Sadler joined Watford on 24 January 2008 for an initial fee of -750,000, rising to -900,000 depending on appearances. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.
Sadler has fallen from grace at Vicarage Road and has not played for Watford since December 2008 when he featured in a 4-2 defeat by Bristol City at home. It is believed former club Birmingham City would be owed a further installment of his transfer fee the next time he were to pull on a Watford shirt.
He is now a regular in the Watford reserve side.
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'''Stephen Neal Clemence''' (born 31 March 1978), is an English footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Leicester City.
Born in Merseyside, Stephen is the son of Ray Clemence, onetime Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and England goalkeeper. He is married to Angela Saunders, who played ''Tash Parker'' on Sky One soap opera, ''"Dream Team."'' An injury prone player, Clemence has suffered a series of long-term injuries in his career, the worst being a damaged heel while at Leicester,
The first team Clemence played for was Tottenham Hotspur, for whom he made his debut against Manchester United on 10 August 1997, a match Tottenham lost 0-2. His season was cut much shorter by a four-day spell in February 1998, during which time Clemence picked up a red card against Barnsley. He involved himself to a greater degree the following season, displaying more of the form which won him a place in the England U21 side. He scored three times during his spell at Spurs, his first coming in the 1997/98 FA Cup against Fulham,
Clemence's injury woes started when he suffered a torn medial ligament in his left knee, following a collision with then-Blackburn Rovers player Garry Flitcroft in a match at Ewood Park in August 2001, which sidelined him for three months.
Injury during the 2001-02 season meant he didn't play until April, and, when the transfer window opened in January 2003, he found himself on his way to Birmingham City for a fee of -250,000. Injury struck again in the 2003-04 season, meaning that once again he had to sit several games out, however, he finished the season by making his 50th appearance for the club.
During 2004-05 and into 2005-06 Clemence remained an important member of the first team squad at Birmingham. He contemplated leaving the club after being dropped twice in 2006-07,
thumb|Clemence playing for Leicester City, 23 February 2008
On 9 July, Leicester City made an offer for Clemence, which Birmingham rejected,
Clemence scored his first goal for Leicester in a 3-2 League Cup win over Nottingham Forest on 18 September, and his second in a 1-1 draw against Charlton Athletic on 29 December.
Clemence underwent an operation in April and was expected to recover in time for pre-season training. However, he suffered complications following surgery on his Achilles' heel.
Clemence marked his return to action in a 3-1 win over Derby County reserves on 8 September, 2009, playing for 30 minutes as a substitute,
Clemence is a former England U21 player, earning just one cap in his career. He is eligible to play for Northern Ireland due to his Northern Ireland-born grandmother,
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'''Samuel "Sam" Oji''' (born 9 October 1985) is an English football player who plays as a defender. He plays for Ljungskile SK.
Born in Westminster, London, Oji started his career as a youth player at Arsenal. He signed a full-time contract with Birmingham City for the start of the 2004-05 season.
In 2005-06 he spent six weeks on loan at Doncaster Rovers,
In February 2006 he made his only first-team appearance for Birmingham as a very late substitute in the 2006 FA Cup fourth round replay against Reading.
A year later he joined Bristol Rovers on a month's loan, later extended to two months.
In the summer of 2007 he had a trial with Southend United,
With six months remaining on his contract,
He was released by Orient at the end of the season.
Oji signed for League One club Hereford United on 7 August 2008. After five games for the club he suffered a knee injury which kept him out of training for four months; he never regained his first-team place and at the end of his short-term contract, in February 2009, he was released.
In March 2009 Oji had a trial with Ljungskile SK of the Superettan (Swedish second division) and signed a two-year contract with the club on 31 March 2009.
On the 4th August 2009 Sam played a trial game for Tranmere Rovers.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Young Collins''' (born 16 February 1931 in Govanhill, Scotland) was a footballer best known for his successful spells at Celtic F.C., Everton and Leeds United.
Despite of being just about 160 cm (5'3") tall, Collins was a strong, hard-working midfield player who was in the Celtic team as a 17 year old and stayed there for ten years, winning the Scottish Cup in 1951, and the Scottish cup double in 1954. He was also called up for international duty in 1950, and maintained a frequent presence in the Scottish squad in the later stages of the decade.
In 1958 he joined Everton and then became an astute addition to the Leeds squad by manager Don Revie in 1962, helping the club avoid relegation. Leeds won promotion to the First Division in 1964, and Collins captained the side towards a potential League and FA Cup double a year later; however, Leeds missed out on the League on goal difference to Manchester United, and lost the FA Cup Final to Liverpool. Collins's efforts in Leeds achievements were recognised as he was awarded the ''Footballer Of The Year'' title in 1965. His sparkling form at Leeds also won him a recall to the Scotland squad after a 6 year absence, and he earned three more caps. His international career ended with 31 appearances and ten goals.
Collins continued to skipper Leeds until 1966, when he suffered a horrific broken thighbone in a Fairs Cup tie against Torino. He briefly came back from the injury, but age and a struggle to reclaim previous form brought his Leeds career to an end.
Bury signed Collins and he stayed there for two years. He joined two more clubs but did not play for either, though during a short period back in his native Scotland with Greenock Morton, he doubled up as a scout for Revie, and recommended Joe Jordan. Jordan went on to become a respected and feared striker with both Leeds and Scotland.
After a spell as player/coach with Oldham he signed for Shamrock Rovers in November 1973 making his dbut on the 11th at Glenmalure Park. He played a total of 13 games, 12 in the league scoring once on his second appearance at Finn Harps.
Collins went into management, with spells at Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Barnsley. He also coached in Australia and also coached within the Leeds youth set-up in the 1970s and then again in the late 1990s.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Nigel Howard Clough''' (born 19 March 1966) is an English former footballer and the current manager of Derby County. He played predominately as a striker, but later in his career was used as a midfielder.
He is most famous as a Nottingham Forest player, where he was coached by his father Brian Clough, who publicly referred to him as "The Number 9". He made a total of 403 appearances in two spells at the club and is the club's second highest goalscorer of all time with 131. He also won 14 caps for England.
Clough joined Forest on leaving school in 1982 but did not become a regular first team player until the 1986-87 season, when he was the club's joint leading goalscorer with 14 league goals. He helped Forest win two League Cups in successive seasons (1989 and 1990). In the 1989 Final, he scored two goals as Forest came from behind to beat holders Luton Town 3-1. He was also on the losing side for Forest in the 1991 FA Cup final and 1992 League Cup final. He received great plaudits from football writers who appreciated the unhurried intelligence of his play and unflappable demeanour and was touted by some as a possible replacement for Gary Lineker, who retired from the England team in 1992 although he seemed the absolute opposite of the type of player favoured by manager Graham Taylor.
However, a steady decline in his career began in that year perhaps adversely affected by the scandals which marred his father's departure from the game. He was also one of the Forest players who had to cope with the horrors of the Hillsborough disaster during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool. Clough played in the rescheduled game at Old Trafford, which Liverpool won 3-1.
He was Forest's leading scorer with 10 league goals in the inaugural FA Premier League campaign (1992-93) but the club finished bottom of the league and were relegated after 16 years in the top flight. Clough senior retired as manager while Clough junior was sold to Liverpool in a -2.75 million deal as manager Graeme Souness had been searching for a new striker following the injuries and loss of form of Paul Stewart. With the introduction of squad numbers for the 1993-94 season, Clough was allocated the legendary number 7 shirt which had been worn in the past by legendary players including Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish and Peter Beardsley. At first, things appeared to be going very smoothly. Clough scored twice on his debut against Sheffield Wednesday on 14 August 1993, , and scored again in his next game (a 3-1 win at QPR) four days later. However, a five-match goalless run in the league for Liverpool (starting in early September) put Clough and fellow striker Ian Rush under pressure, and when the deadlock was broken in mid October against Oldham Athletic the goal came for 18-year-old Robbie Fowler, who scored a hat-trick for Liverpool against Southampton at the end of the month to put Clough's place in the first team under serious threat. In the next game, however, Clough broke his own personal goalscoring duck against West Ham United. He did not score again until 4 January, when he scored twice against Manchester United in a superb 3-3 draw at Anfield when Liverpool clawed back after being 3-0 down. However, he did not score again that season as Fowler was looking firmly established as strike-partner to Ian Rush.
1994-95 was a frustrating campaign for Clough, who managed just 10 league appearances and failed to score, as Fowler and Rush's partnership become even more unbreakable. Liverpool did win the Football League Cup that season but Clough was not included in the squad. The close season arrival of Stan Collymore made his first team chances look even more remote, and he made just two more appearances for Liverpool before a -1.5million transfer to Manchester City in January 1996.
Clough played in all of City's remaining 15 league appearances after his arrival at Maine Road, scoring twice, but could not stave off relegation and shortly afterwards he lost his place in the team due to injury. He returned to Nottingham Forest on loan in December 1996, scoring once in 13 league games, before returning to Manchester City. He did not play for the Maine Road club again, though he did make another Premier League comeback in 1997-98 when he was loaned to struggling Sheffield Wednesday, but his only game for the South Yorkshire club was a 5-2 home defeat by Derby County. When City were relegated to Division Two at the end of the 1997-98, Clough was given a free transfer and his senior football career, which had once promised so much, was over at the age of 32.
In October 1998, he moved into management when he accepted the role of player-manager at Burton Albion in the Southern League Premier Division. In his fourth season, 2001/02, Clough's side were champions of the Northern Premier League and gained promotion to the Conference. On 8 January 2006 his side held FA Premier League side Manchester United to a 0-0 draw, earning a replay at Old Trafford. The replay was staged on 18 January, ending with a 5-0 loss for Clough's side, but Burton battled bravely and Clough said he was extremely proud of his men.
Having passed his 42nd birthday, Clough was still registered as a player which possibly explained his apparent lack of ambition to move into League management (his father bitterly lamented the premature curtailment of his own playing career). However, Clough had not played regularly for Burton since the early stages of the 2005/06 season, though he did play in the team's 6-3 win over Sutton Coldfield in the Birmingham Senior Cup on 27 October 2008. Coincidentally, Burton Albion was the first team to be managed by his father's long-term managerial colleague, Peter Taylor.
Clough won the Conference National Manager of the Month for December 2008, after completing 11 straight wins in the division and guiding Burton to the top of the table.
On 5 January 2009 he was officially approached by Derby County, the club his father famously managed, to take over as their manager as a replacement for Paul Jewell.
Results improved after Clough's arrival, with a run of four consecutive wins. However,a series of injuries to key players such as Miles Addison, Dean Leacock, Steve Davies, Jordan Stewart, Chris Porter, Nathan Ellington Kris Commons and Paul Green saw a loss of form for the Rams. Safety in the Championship was not confirmed until the penultimate game of the season against Charlton Athletic, with a 1-0 victory.
Football mad Irish band The Sultans of Ping FC have written a song about Nigel Clough. It was given away free as a one track flexi-disk with a Nottingham Forest fanzine. Entitled "Give Him a Ball and a Yard of Grass'", the lyric is from a quote by his father Brian about former Forest and Scotland winger John Robertson.
In 2009, a film called The Damned United was released and centred on Brian Clough's ill fated 44-day reign as Leeds United manager in 1974, though there were scenes in the film dated from his appointment as Derby County manager in 1968. Nigel Clough, aged between two and eight years old, appeared in several scenes played by Oliver Stokes.
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'''Andrew Barrowman''' (born 27 November 1984) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish First Division club Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Barrowman was born in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire. He joined Birmingham City at the age of 16, having been with Rangers for four years as a schoolboy.
He signed his first senior contract at Birmingham for the start of the 2003-04 season, but played his debut match as a Crewe Alexandra player during a month-long loan spell between October and November 2003, in a match against Bradford City on 14 October. He hit his first goal in his next match, a 3-0 victory against Derby County four days later.
Between November and the close of the season, he played one more game, at home against Leicester City. In the summer of 2004, he was handed a new contract for his original club, Birmingham.
Loaned to Blackpool for the first three months of the 2004-05 season, Barrowman made his debut against Sheffield Wednesday, coming on as a substitute in a 2-1 home loss. He walked out on the club after another substitute appearance.
Barrowman would prove never to become a regular squad member at St Andrew's. In January 2006 he signed for Walsall. He made his debut in a 5-0 defeat to Brentford, which proved to be the final act of manager Paul Merson's spell as manager. Barrowman gave away a penalty in this game with a bizarre handball with the score at 4-0. However, his fortunes improved the week after when he helped to rescue a point on his home debut. With Walsall down to ten men, Barrowman latched onto a long ball and floated a lovely lob over the advancing goalkeeper to make it 2-2.
On 26 July 2006, Barrowman signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock, but after initially failing to break into the first team he joined Queen of the South on a month's loan during September.
He signed for Ross County for the 2007-08 season. He hit terrific form during his first season with County, scoring a total of 29 goals, 24 in the league, which helped the club to win the Second Division championship. In late May he turned down a contract extension with County
Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager Craig Brewster captured his main transfer target on 25 June 2008 when, after much deliberation, Barrowman committed himself to a three-year contract with the club.
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'''Carl Motteram''' (born 3 September 1984) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Solihull Moors in the Conference North.
Moterram was born in Birmingham and began his career with Birmingham City, joining the St. Andrews side as a 12-year old. He progressed through the youth and trainee sides and turned professional in August 2003.
He made the substitutes' bench for the trip to Tottenham Hotspur on 7 January 2004, but that was the closest he got to playing for Birmingham's first team.
He joined Conference side Tamworth on loan in November 2005 where he played for them against Hartlepool United on their FA Cup run. He then moved on to Torquay United on a free transfer in July 2006.
He made his Torquay debut in the League Cup defeat at home to Norwich City on 23 August 2006, coming on as a late substitute for Chris McPhee. He struggled to establish himself at Torquay, finding himself even further away from the starting line-up once Ian Atkins, who had signed him, was replaced by new manager Lubos Kubik. In December 2006 he was given a one-month extension to his contract, but on 22 January 2007 it was announced that he would be released at the end of the month.
He signed for Moor Green of the Conference North in February 2007. Moor Green merged with Solihull Borough in the summer of 2007 and Motteram was retained by the newly formed Solihull Moors.
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'''Roy Eric Carroll''' (born 30 September 1977 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays for Danish side Odense BK also known as OB. He is a goalkeeper and is best known for his spells at Wigan Athletic and Manchester United, where he won the 2004 FA Cup. He has also represented Northern Ireland 19 times at full international level.
Carroll was brought up in Tamlaght, County Fermanagh, and began his career with local sides Fivemiletown United and Ballinamallard United. He moved to England and played for Hull City, Wigan Athletic, Manchester United, West Ham United and Derby County. In November 2001, Carroll received a Red Cross Humanitarian Award for his kindness to a child with leukaemia.
Carroll joined Hull City in September 1995 as a trainee and went on to make 50 appearances for the club in all competitions
Carroll signed for Wigan Athletic in April 1997 for a then club-record -350,000. Despite this, he would have to wait seven months to make his first appearance in November 1997 when he replaced Lee Butler in a 2-1 defeat of Watford. He made 170 appearances in all competitions in four years.
He was signed by defending Premier League champions Manchester United in July 2001 for an undisclosed fee believed to be -2.5 million. Carroll faced stiff competition against Fabien Barthez at United but won a Premier League winners' medal in the 2002-03 season. By the 2003-04 season Tim Howard was signed after Barthez departure, and Carroll had yet more competition. He won an FA Cup winners' medal in May 2004 when he came on as substitute for Howard in the 84th minute. On 19 February 2005, in an FA Cup match against Everton, Carroll was struck on the back of the head by any of various projectiles including coins and mobile phones, in a match high on security for team-mate and Everton returnee Wayne Rooney which Manchester United won 2-0. Carroll gained his greatest infamy for the "goal that never was" against Tottenham Hotspur; a speculative shot from the half-way line by Pedro Mendes that Carroll dropped well behind his goal-line then scooped back into play. The referee and his linesmen were unable to verify that the ball had gone over the line. Though Carroll got away with that particular gaffe, his error led to him being dropped for a few matches. He made a second blunder in a 1-0 defeat by Milan, where he spilled a shot into the path of Hernn Crespo, who then scored. He was released by Manchester United on 27 May 2005 after his contract expired; he refused to sign a new deal after the club failed to assure him that he would be first choice for the next season.
Three weeks after leaving Old Trafford, Carroll signed for West Ham. Carroll enjoyed a successful start to his West Ham career, making 19 appearances. However, a back injury sustained in a game against Fulham on 23 January 2006 left him needing surgery, and he was sidelined for the remainder of the 2005-06 season, including the FA Cup Final against Liverpool. Shaka Hislop was his replacement. He made just 17 appearances in the 2006-07 season, due to the arrival of Robert Green, and his final game for the Hammers took place in February 2007. On 25 May 2007, West Ham stated that he had been released after asking for a transfer to achieve regular first team football.
Carroll signed for Rangers on a one-year contract on 7 July 2007,
thumb|Carroll playing for Derby County in 2008
On 9 January 2008, it was revealed that Carroll was in line for a move to Premier League side Derby County.
Carroll started the 2008-09 season as the club's first choice goalkeeper, but after getting sent off in a 2-1 victory at Norwich City he lost his place and was restricted to making appearances in cup competitions. He was part of the Derby side that reached the 2008-09 Football League Cup semi-final, where they lost 4-3 on aggregate to his former side Manchester United. After Paul Jewell resigned in December 2008, he was replaced by Nigel Clough. Clough made it clear Carroll was not in his plans and, a week into the 2009-10 season, it was announced that Carroll's contract with The Rams would be cancelled to allow him to move to Danish side OB.
Carroll signed a three-year contract with Danish side Odense BK on 17 August 2009. His debut was granted on the very same day and only hours after he had signed the deal. He managed to keep a clean sheet in the 1-0 win against FC Midtjylland.
Carroll gained his first of 19 international caps on 21 May 1997 in a game against Thailand. For many years Carroll has fought a losing battle to be Northern Ireland's first choice keeper to the experienced Maik Taylor. On his 19th cap, Carroll was the starting keeper for Northern Ireland but was substituted through injury before half-time for Taylor to come in.
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'''Mario Melchiot''' (born 4 November 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football defender who currently plays for English Premier League club Wigan Athletic. He can play as either a right-back or as central defender.
Having been part of the youth system at AFC Ajax, Melchiot played three seasons for the club, winning the Eredivisie in 1998 and the KNVB Cup in 1998 and 1999. He then moved to Chelsea under the Bosman ruling in the summer of 1999, where he won the FA Cup in 2000.
He signed for Birmingham City on a two-year contract in July 2004 and made his debut in a 1-1 draw against Portsmouth. Birmingham were relegated during his second season in April 2006 after a 0-0 draw with Newcastle United. He played his last game for Birmingham in their 1-0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on 7 May 2006. He scored two league goals during his spell at Birmingham, against Charlton
In August 2006, Melchiot joined French outfit Rennes on a one-year contract. ''Super Mario'' made his debut along with his brother Luigi in a 1-1 draw against AS Monaco and has started in all league matches for Rennes since. He scored his first goal for the club in a Coupe de la Ligue Round of 16 tie against Ligue 2 club Libourne-Saint-Seurin. Melchiot endeared himself to the Rennes faithful when he scored his first league goal for the club in a 2-0 win over fierce rivals Nantes. Melchiot's contract with Rennes lasted until the summer of 2007.
Melchiot has picked up 22 caps for the Netherlands since making his international debut on 11 October 2000 in a 2-0 World Cup qualifier defeat against Portugal. His last international appearance was in the final group match of UEFA Euro 2008 against Romania on 17 June 2008.
Melchiot joined Wigan Athletic on a free transfer on 15 June 2007.
In 1998, Melchiot and Ajax teammates Benni McCarthy and Dean Gorre, calling themselves BMD, released a rap/R & B track called "Midas Touch".
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'''Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy''' (born 12 November 1977 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African professional footballer, currently playing for English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers as a striker since signing for the football club back in July 2006. In all competitions so far for Blackburn Benni McCarthy has scored a total of 52 goals for them in 136 matches for the first team squad.
Benni McCarthy was born and grew up in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats, an area notorious for its high unemployment rate and gang violence. He is the son of Dudley (-2008) and Dora McCarthy and has two brothers and a sister.
Benni McCarthy started playing at a local side called Young Pirates which was managed by his uncles. He then joined the youth structures of a local amateur club called Crusaders. At age 17, he was signed by 1st division club Seven Stars.
McCarthy has dated model Amy Leigh Barnes who was found murdered in her home on 8 November 2008.
Playing for Seven Stars, the 18-year old McCarthy scored 1 goal in 29 games in the 1995-96 season, followed by another 12 goals in 20 matches, which earned him a transfer to Cape Town Spurs which two years later merged with Seven Stars to form Ajax Amsterdam feeder team Ajax Cape Town.
In 1997, after an impressive showing at the African Youth Championship and FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia, he joined the Dutch side, where he scored 9 goals and was crowned champion in his first season. After a relatively successful 1998-99 season he was sold to Spanish side Celta Vigo for a sum reported to be over -6m, at the time the most expensive transfer for a South African player.
Although regarded as one of the best African players at the time, McCarthy never established himself as a regular choice for Celta Vigo's manager, Vctor Fernndez. After two poor seasons at the Galician club, he was loaned to struggling FC Porto in the 2001-02 season where he soon rediscovered the form that took him to Europe.
At Porto he played under the then newly-appointed coach Jos Mourinho for an underperforming team that had never been quite good enough to challenge for the top honours in Europe. However, that would soon change.
After representing Bafana Bafana in the 2002 African Nations Cup, his national side were knocked out in the semi-finals, McCarthy returned to Porto where he became the main force behind the team's recovery. He helped them to third place in the league and automatic qualification for the UEFA Cup by scoring an impressive 12 goals in only 11 matches, but Porto's finances did not allow them to keep the player, despite the desire of both sides to continue.
So, in 2002-03 Mccarthy returned to Celta Vigo where he spent a lot of time on the bench as squad player while Porto captured the League Cup in Portugal and the UEFA Cup. When former teammate Hlder Postiga was sold to English side Tottenham Hotspur in the 2003-04 season, Porto finally acquired the funds to buy McCarthy for a sum of -3.5 M.
On his return, McCarthy not only found club morale was at its highest for years, but that Porto now had a highly organized team with some of the best Portuguese players. He grabbed the Golden Boot award (with 20 goals in 23 games) on the final day with a terrific hat-trick, and was instrumental in Porto's superb run in the 2004 UEFA Champions League, which they won. Notably, he was responsible for scoring two goals against Manchester United to defeat them in the second round.
When Jos Mourinho left and was (shortly) replaced by Italian coach Luigi Del Neri, McCarthy considered leaving for the FA Premier League, but the two years left in his contract posed a problem. When the Italian coach was fired and replaced by his former Celta coach Fernandez (who he said he would rather quit playing than be coached by again) he tried to pressure Porto to sell him to Everton, who needed a replacement for Wayne Rooney.
Porto refused to sell and despite Fernandez praising McCarthy and describing him as a world class striker, rumours continued to rage about which Premiership club McCarthy would move to, with West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers being mooted as possible destinations. Blackburn Rovers were in talks with Porto but could not agree a fee. However, he stayed with the club and was rewarded with winning another Portuguese national championship with FC Porto in the 2005-06 season.
On 25 July 2006, McCarthy flew out to England to undergo a medical and probable contract signing to join Blackburn Rovers and, three days later, signed a four year contract with Blackburn Rovers for a -2.5m fee.
After a disappointing performance in the side's 3-0 defeat to Portsmouth, McCarthy found the net on his debut at Ewood Park against Everton on the 23 August 2006. McCarthy further endeared himself to Rovers fans, scoring a goal on his European debut for the club in a 2-2 against Salzburg in the UEFA Cup, and scoring another in the return leg. He finished second top scorer in the Premiership in 2006-07 with 18 league goals (24 goals in total).
The following season got off to a bad start for McCarthy when he was stretchered off in the opening day win against Middlesbrough. Benni was out of action for a few weeks and found first team opportunities limited, largely because the form of new striking arrival Roque Santa Cruz. Despite being limited to largely substitute appearances, McCarthy did find the net a total of eleven times in all competitions.
In the 2008-09 season McCarthy appeared to be out of favour with new manager Paul Ince, as the club's strike force was strengthened with the arrivals of Carlos Villanueva and Robbie Fowler to join the already established Roque Santa Cruz, Jason Roberts and Matt Derbyshire. However, he answered these critics by scoring his first goal of the campaign - a 94th minute equalizer in a Premier League match against Middlesbrough.
McCarthy made his full international debut in a friendly against the Netherlands on June 4, 1997.
McCarthy was the joint top scorer in the 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso with seven goals, including four in 13 minutes against Namibia.
The 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was the first time South Africa's national football team had reached the later stages of the competition and McCarthy (then at Ajax) was one of their key players. After a 3-0 defeat against future World Champions France, South Africa played their second game against Denmark. Trailing since the 13 minute, McCarthy tied the game at 1-1 in the 52 minute and giving South Africa a chance for qualification. However, the third game also ended a draw (against Saudi Arabia), which left the South Africans in third place and eliminated from the competition.
The Korea/Japan World Cup saw history repeating for the South Africans. After a 2-2 draw against Paraguay and a 1-0 victory over the Slovenians, McCarthy's 30 minute equalizer in the last game against Spain was just not enough. South Africa eventually lost 3-2 and finished with another third place in the group stage.
There was often conflict over McCarthy's lack of participation in national team matches (whose interests often collide with his club's) and he actually retired from international games after the 2002 World Cup. However, he returned to the national team in 2004 and now holds the record of international goals for a South African. McCarthy scored in the second half of a 3-0 win against Paraguay in an international friendly. This strike eclipsed the previous record of 29 goals held by Shaun Bartlett.
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'''Peter Enckelman''' (born 10 March 1977 in Turku) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who is currently with Football League Championship side Cardiff City. He is the son of Gran Enckelman.
Enckelman signed for his first English club, Aston Villa, from his hometown team, TPS Turku in February 1999. He made his debut during a 3-1 defeat against Arsenal on 11 September 1999 as a second-half substitute, his first start coming three days later against Chester City in the League Cup.
After David James left the team, Enckelman was pleased when he was called upon in some of the later fixtures, as he expected to be seeing some more first-team action. However, the signing of former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel put a considerable damper on things, as, apart from the matches in Aston Villa's Intertoto Cup campaign of that season, he was left with virtually no playing time. It was only when Graham Taylor took over as manager that Enckelman was installed as first choice keeper, as Schmeichel was sold to Manchester City.
====Birmingham City v Aston Villa incident====
Enckelman was the culprit for a fatal defensive error in a hotly contested local derby (Birmingham City v Aston Villa (3-0) at 16 September 2002); as Olof Mellberg took a quick defensive throw-in to the keeper, Enckelman took his eye off the ball and as he was unable to control it, it slid under his foot and rolled in to the goal. There is some debate over whether the goal should have stood, as the rules state that a goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in, and Enckelman has stated on numerous occasions that he did not touch the ball prior to it entering the net. However, the incident obviously caused great embarrassment to Enckelman, and led to further controversy when a rival fan charged onto the pitch and approached Enckelman, before making an offensive gesture directly to his face. The fan was later arrested and jailed, and Enckelman was praised for his "refusal to retaliate".
Following this incident, Enckelman found himself unpopular amongst Aston Villa fans, and was sold to Blackburn Rovers in 2004. At Blackburn, he was considered second choice behind Brad Friedel, and on 19 May 2008 after making just three appearances in four years, he was told that his contract with the club would not be renewed.
On 10 January 2008, he joined Football League Championship side Cardiff City on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season becoming Cardiff's third loan goalkeeper of the year after Ross Turnbull and Kasper Schmeichel. He made his debut for Cardiff on 29 January as a substitute in a 3-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers after Michael Oakes was forced to be taken off after taking a blow to the face. He remained the club's first choice goalkeeper for the rest of the season, playing in four of the club's FA Cup matches, including the 2008 FA Cup Final, but a mistake from Enckelman resulted in the only goal of the game for opponents Portsmouth.
thumb|upright|Enckelman taking a free-kick during a league match
Enckelman was released on his return to Blackburn at the end of the season and signed a two-year deal with Cardiff. Despite spending his loan spell as first choice goalkeeper, he started the 2008-09 season as second choice goalkeeper to loanee Tom Heaton. On 23 September, he made his first appearance of the season in a 1-0 loss to Swansea City in the Carling Cup, the first South Wales derby to take place in seven years. His first league appearance of the season came on 22 November when he replaced Tom Heaton during a 2-1 defeat against Plymouth Argyle after Heaton sustained a calf injury. In the following match, Enckelman was handed a start in place of Heaton and went on to remain unbeaten for over 10 matches, including keeping a clean sheet during a 0-0 draw in the fourth round of the FA Cup against Arsenal when forced to undergo a knee operation. It was originally thought that the injury would keep him out for two months but Enckelman's knee failed to respond to the surgery meaning he would miss the remainder of the season.
The following season, Enckelman faced another challenge to be the number one goalkeeper at Cardiff with the signing of Scottish international David Marshall from Norwich City. After sharing goalkeeping duties during pre-season, he started the season on the bench behind Marshall before making his first appearance of the season in a 3-1 win over Dagenham & Redbridge in the first round of the Carling Cup. On 28 November 2009 Enckelman was involved in car crash but made a "lucky escape", he made his first league appearance the following day, playing 45 minutes coming on as a second half substitue for David Marshall.
He has a keen interest in motorsport, and in January 2007 the Encke Sport team was announced with plans to contest the British Touring Car Championship.
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'''David Yelldell''' (born October 1, 1981 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a German-American footballer who plays for TuS Koblenz of the 2. Fuball-Bundesliga.
He has dual nationality and would be available to play international football for either the United States or Germany.
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'''Glenn Victor Roeder''' (born 13 December 1955 in Woodford, Essex) is an English football manager and former player, most recently in charge at Norwich City. As a player, Roeder represented England B on 7 occasions.
Roeder failed to earn a scholarship at Arsenal and began his professional playing career at Leyton Orient, making his name as a classy ball-playing defender before moving to Queens Park Rangers.
At QPR, Roeder captained the team in the 1982 FA Cup Final but missed the replay due to suspension. During his time at Loftus Road, he was famed for his shuffle, known as the "Roeder Shuffle", a stepover that he used to extricate himself from tight spots and also to instigate attacking moves from the heart of the defence.
During a successful loan spell at Notts County, (in which the team were undefeated) a transfer fee of -125,000 was agreed. The Notts Chairman Jack Dunnett agreed to match every penny the supporters donated for the fee. Only -40,000 was raised, the transfer was not completed and Notts County were relegated that season.
In 1984, Roeder was transferred to Newcastle United, where he was to make close to 200 appearances during his five years at the club. Roeder then had a two year spell at Watford, followed by a return to Leyton Orient for whom he played eight games in 1992, before a six game stint to finish his playing career at Gillingham, whom he had joined as player-manager.
Roeder spent one season as player-manager of Gillingham, during which time he led the side to 13 wins in 51 games and saw them finish second from bottom of the Football League, escaping relegation after winning against bottom club Halifax Town in the penultimate fixture of the season.
After Steve Perryman left to join Tottenham Hotspur, Roeder was hired as the new manager of his former club Watford at the start of the 1993-94 season. However, Watford were fined -10,000 for an illegal approach, and ordered to pay Gillingham a further -30,000 in compensation. In his second season with Watford he almost took the side to the play-offs, eventually finishing just two places outside them. However, he was sacked in February 1996 as the side were struggling at the bottom of the First Division. His replacement, Graham Taylor, was unable to prevent the side from being relegated. During his time at Vicarage Road he signed Kevin Phillips from local Hertfordshire team, Baldock Town for only -10,000.
Roeder followed his tenure at Watford by taking a season away from the limelight, assuming a back seat role as Chris Waddle's assistant manager at Burnley. The partnership did not prove to be successful and the pair narrowly avoided steering Burnley into the bottom tier of English football. Only a home victory over Plymouth Argyle on the last day staved off the spectre of relegation. Roeder proved to be both an unpopular and controversial figure to the Burnley fans, hitting a low point when he was reported to have said that star-player Glen Little was "not fit to lace the boots" of manager Chris Waddle. Roeder left his role at Burnley alongside Waddle when the pair departed the club after only a single season in charge.
Roeder then worked as a coach under Glenn Hoddle for the England national team, before West Ham manager Harry Redknapp offered him an opportunity in club football again in 1999.
In the summer of 2001, Roeder was handed a chance to manage in the Premier League at West Ham United after the Hammers failed to attract Steve McClaren or Alan Curbishley after Redknapp's departure.
In the 2002-03 season, West Ham struggled. Repka had serious disciplinary problems amassing ten yellow cards and one red card in thirty-two league appearances. Don Hutchison turned out to be very injury-prone on his second spell with the club, playing only ten league games that season. West Ham were bottom at Christmas and at that time no team had avoided relegation from that position. Despite the January signings of Rufus Brevett, Lee Bowyer on a short-term deal, and Les Ferdinand, Roeder was unable to halt the team's slump. Roeder had a dispute with striker Paolo Di Canio after he substituted Di Canio in a match against West Bromwich Albion.
Roeder returned to work in July 2003, stating he had "unfinished business".
After nearly two years out of the game, he returned to football in June 2005 when he was named youth-development manager of Newcastle United.
On 1 June 2006, Roeder appointed Kevin Bond as his assistant. Roeder had worked with Bond at West Ham where Bond was a scout. Roeder believed the two of them would work well together, however Bond's contract at the club was terminated after allegations he was prepared to take bungs for players whilst at Portsmouth. On the 22 October 2006, Roeder announced that, ex-Middlesbrough player and recent care-taker manager of West Brom, Nigel Pearson would be his new assistant manager.
Under Roeder, Newcastle won the 2006 Intertoto Cup by virtue of being the furthest placed team to advance from the Intertoto Cup into the UEFA Cup. This made Roeder the first manager to win a trophy for Newcastle since 1969.
Roeder won 45% of his matches, enough in a single season to qualify for European competition. His departure was met with a mixed reaction from fans. Whilst some fans acknowledged the difficulties he faced in keeping senior players uninjured and respected his achievements as a defender in the 1980s, other fans were farther intrigued by the availability of Sam Allardyce who had resigned from Bolton Wanderers just weeks before.
Allardyce was named as his replacement on 15 May 2007.
In October 2007, Roeder joined Championship side Norwich City, signing a contract until 2010, with Norwich bottom of the division and four points adrift of safety.
On 25 July 2008, Roeder was fined -1,000 and given a suspended two match touchline ban at a FA disciplinary hearing after criticising referee Andy D'Urso following Norwich's 2-1 defeat to Bristol City at Ashton Gate on 29 March.
In May 2008 a few days after the last game of the season Glenn Roeder decided not to renew fans favourite Darren Huckerby's contract which angered many supporters as they were unable to give him a proper send off. He brought in many loan players again in the summer which again did not please supporters. Norwich made a very average start to the 2008/09 season although there were some good results including a 5-2 thrashing of top of the table Wolves in October. However after this Norwich were in a poor run of form. The pressure really began to build on Roeder after his actions at the clubs AGM. He was very arrogant and sarcastic when giving answers to shareholders and was booed at one point. After one supporter criticised his team selections Roeder responded by saying "I must have missed your spell as England manager". Club director Delia Smith was even forced to make Roeder apologise. Norwich got a very good 2-0 win against local rivals Ipswich at the start of December which help relieve the pressure on Roeder. However after this Norwich won one game against bottom of the league Charlton at Carrow Road in December. January got off to a draw away at Charlton in the FA cup and a loss to Sheffield United. Norwich faced bottom of the table Charlton at Carrow Road in an FA Cup replay. Charlton who had not won in 18 games went on to win the match 1-0. The final whistle was greeted with furious protests chanting for Roeder to be sacked. Roeder was sacked the next day.
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'''Georgi Kinkladze''' (born 6 July 1973), also known as '''Georgiou''', '''Giorgi''',
After enduring two relegations with City he joined AFC Ajax in 1998, but did not settle and returned to England with Derby County a little over a year later. He spent four years at Derby, making nearly 100 appearances. After leaving Derby in 2003 he became a journeyman footballer, having unsuccessful trials at several clubs before joining Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta in 2004, where he won a league championship medal. He finished his playing career with Russian club Rubin Kazan in 2006.
Georgi Kinkladze was born on 6 July 1973 in Tbilisi, Georgia, part of the former Soviet Union. As a child he lived in the Didube district of the city with his father Robinzon (an engineer), his mother Khatuna (a teacher) and his elder sister.
When Georgian football formed leagues independent of Soviet competition in 1989, a family friend arranged a move to Mretebi Tbilisi, the first openly professional club in the Soviet Union.
Kinkladze made his Saarbrcken debut in a 2. Fuball-Bundesliga match against Tennis Borussia Berlin on 4 March 1994. However, he was unable to settle into the side at Saarbrcken, rarely playing a full 90 minutes, and was sent off in a defeat to Hertha BSC Berlin. At the end of the season he returned to Tbilisi to resume his career in Georgia, where in 1993 he was the national Player of the Year. Dinamo president Merad Jordania was still uncomfortable with Kinkladze playing in Georgia amid political instability, and offered the player to Atletico Madrid for approximately -200,000; they gave him a trial but no contract. He then trained with Real Madrid's reserves, where he caught the eye of Boca Juniors scouts, who took him to Argentina for a month's loan. Kinkladze met his childhood hero Diego Maradona, but did not gain a permanent contract, as coach Silvio Marzolini regarded him as too similar to Boca's Argentine international playmaker Alberto Mrcico.
In September 1994, Kinkladze was part of the Georgian team that played Moldova in Tbilisi. Footage of Kinkladze's performance resulted in interest from clubs in Italy, where the press nicknamed Kinkladze the "Rivera of the Black Sea", but no concrete attempts to sign him took place. It was not until Manchester City chairman Francis Lee witnessed the recording that negotiations for a permanent move abroad occurred. Enthused by Kinkladze's display, Lee contacted Jordania, securing an agreement that Manchester City would have first refusal should Dinamo wish to sell the player.
Two months later, Kinkladze scored his first international goal as Georgia thrashed Wales 5-0.
Manchester City's form stuttered during the 1995-96 season, failing to win a single game in the first three months of the season, but Kinkladze quickly became a terrace hero. When the first win, against Aston Villa, finally arrived, it was Kinkladze who scored the winner following a one-two with Niall Quinn. Kinkladze was initially homesick, as he was living in a hotel and spoke little English. In an effort to resolve his homesickness, his mother moved to Manchester to provide him with familiar food.
On the final day of the season, Manchester City were relegated to Division One, prompting transfer speculation linking Kinkladze to a number of clubs including Barcelona, Liverpool and Celtic.
Manchester City's freefall continued in 1997-98, and in February 1998 manager Frank Clark was sacked. His replacement, Joe Royle, had a reputation for playing defensive midfielders, which had led to his Everton team being nicknamed the "Dogs of War". Royle viewed Kinkladze as an unaffordable luxury in a relegation battle, and in his first board meeting as Manchester City manager he opened proceedings with the words "We have to sell Kinkladze".
Following transfer negotiations which had been ongoing in the final months of the season, Kinkladze left Manchester City for Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam for a -5 million transfer fee.
Kinkladze was not even issued a squad number for his second season,
Kinkladze missed the start of the 2000-01 season due to a hernia operation,
For Kinkladze, the start of the 2001-02 season followed a similar pattern to the previous season, comprising a mixture of starts and substitute appearances. Jim Smith resigned from his managerial position at Derby in October 2001, leaving Kinkladze, a Smith favourite, bitterly disappointed.
As the club continued its attempts to terminate Kinkladze's contract, he trained with the reserve team up to 29 September, missing Derby's first five matches of the 2002-03 season. He was brought back to the first team following two defeats, introduced as a substitute after an hour's stalemate against Stoke City on 31 September. His introduction proved crucial in turning the game into a 2-0 win for Derby, as he took part in the build-up of both goals. He then missed a number of matches through injuries, featuring in around half of Derby's games in the remainder of 2002. In October 2002, Georgian national team head coach Aleksandr Chivadze unexpectedly omitted Kinkladze and captain Georgi Nemsadze from the team for their match against Russia, causing a stir in Georgia.
Without a club during pre-season, Kinkladze trained with Portsmouth, where his former manager Jim Smith was on the coaching staff. He played for Portsmouth in one pre-season friendly, but Portsmouth decided to sign another former Manchester City playmaker, Eyal Berkovic, instead. Over the next few months he was linked with moves to Scottish clubs Dundee and Celtic, and later Leeds United, but none resulted in the a contract offer. As a consequence, he had to train individually and lost his place in the national team again, this time before the return match against Russia. In December 2003, Kinkladze went for a one-week trial at Panathinaikos following an invitation from Giannis Vardinogiannis, the owner of the Greek club. However, at the end of the trial the club decided not to sign him. Six months later he was linked with a move to Russian club Shinnik Yaroslavl, but again he was not offered a contract.
Kinkladze's year and a half spell without a club came to an end in October 2004. Kinkladze's former international team-mate Temuri Ketsbaia was player-coach at financially troubled Cypriot team Anorthosis Famagusta. Ketsbaia gave his old friend a chance to rebuild his career, offering him a contract to play for Anorthosis.
Anorthosis and Rubin reached an agreement on 26 August. Kinkladze signed a contract until the end of the season, becoming the most decorated Georgian footballer to play in the Russian Premier League.
Berdyev continued to have faith in Kinkladze, giving him a place in the starting eleven, and that produced good results. Kinkladze settled his initial difficulties with adaptation and went on to make a valuable contribution, playing as a playmaker and helping the team to transit from defence to attack with his ability to hold on to the ball.
Rubin delayed in offering Kinkladze a contract extension, leading Anorthosis to make an attempt to re-sign him early in the pre-season, but Kinkladze rejected the offer as he wished to stay at Rubin.
During his successful 2005 season, 32-year-old Kinkladze said he hoped to play on until he was 35.
After a disappointing year for Kinkladze, Rubin decided not to renew his contract.
Kinkladze's position was as a playmaking midfielder, typically playing further forward than the rest of the midfield. The main aim of this role is to create goalscoring chances, suiting a creative player like Kinkladze. Dribbling ability was generally viewed as one of Kinkladze's strongest attributes,
Weaker points of Kinkladze's game were those related to defending. He was not noted for tackling, which sometimes caused frustration for his managers, Colin Todd remarking wistfully in 2001 that "Georgi has to understand that there is an art to tackling".
On occasions Kinkladze played as a second striker, a role with less positional responsibility. Periods when Kinkladze was used in this way included Frank Clark's first months as Manchester City manager, and when playing alongside Fabrizio Ravanelli at Derby County. Though a left-footed player, he did not perform well when played as a left winger, and publicly expressed his distaste for playing in the position.
Over the course of his career he was Georgian player of the year twice, was club player of the year three times at English clubs, and has been described by Eastern European sources as the brightest Georgian talent of the 1990s. In 2005, he placed third in a BBC poll to find Manchester City's all-time "cult hero".
''(Note: a number after slash represents overall number of matches the Georgian national team played in the respective year)''
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'''Dean Richards''' (born 9 June 1974 in Bradford) is a former English footballer. He is youth team coach at Bradford City.
A powerful central-defender, he started his career at his home town club Bradford City.
He moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of -1,850,000 in March 1995 to further his career, although ironically Bradford reached the Premier League before Wolves.
In July 1999, he reached the Premier League when he was signed for Southampton by Dave Jones on a free transfer. He settled quickly into the Southampton side despite replacing the popular Ken Monkou. He was able to get the better of most Premier League strikers and was voted the fans' Player of the Year at the end of his first season.
He impressed new manager Glenn Hoddle so much that, when Hoddle moved to Tottenham Hotspur in March 2001, he tried to take Richards with him. This led to a drawn-out battle of words between Rupert Lowe and the Tottenham board, which ended when Spurs paid -8.1 million to persuade Lowe to release Richards from his contract which he had only signed a few months earlier.
Richards never realised his full potential at Tottenham due to persistent injury problems, and never fulfilled his ambition to play for his country. His transfer fee to Tottenham was the highest amount ever paid by a club for a player who failed to play internationally.
In March 2005, he announced his retirement from the game due to illness after receiving "evidence that it would be harmful to his health to continue". He said: "I am obviously deeply disappointed to be giving up the sport I love, but it's the only choice." He was suffering from frequent dizzy spells and headaches owing to an inner-ear infection.
It was rumoured that, having gained his coaching qualifications, Richards would be returning to Bradford City as a youth team coach, and whilst this was denied on 24 May 2006 by the directors, it became reality on 3 August 2007, when it was confirmed that he was taking the part-time role. Peter Horne, head of Bradford's youth development, first intended for Richards to work with the Under-16s, but, after speaking to Bradford's manager, Stuart McCall, it was decided for Richards to work with the first-year pros and second-year apprentices.
As noted by the footballing blooper video, ''Eat My Goal'', Richards has played in three matches where his team led 3-0, only for the opposing side to come back and win the match. These matches were for Southampton against Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup 5th round, and for Tottenham against Manchester United and Manchester City in the FA Cup 4th round.
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the cited uefa.com source says 1.92: the Swiss FA also say 1.92: DON'T change it without supplying a source that's EVEN MORE reliable than those, if you can think of one
'''Johan D. Djourou-Gbadjere''' (born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, January 18, 1987), more commonly known as '''Johan Djourou''', is a Swiss international footballer who plays for Arsenal. He used to play as a defensive midfielder for former club Etoile Carouge, but on his arrival at Arsenal was converted to a central defender. He occasionally fills in at full back for Arsenal and played several games in central midfield while on loan to Birmingham City.
Djourou was born in Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire, to Ivorian parents Joachim and Angeline, and was later adopted by his father's first wife Daniele, a Swiss woman. They moved to Geneva when he was 17 months old. He enrolled at the Payerne Training Center when he was 13 and then in 2002 joined local second division side Etoile-Carouge FC as a midfielder at 15. A few months later he signed scholarship forms for the Arsenal Academy. He officially joined Arsenal as a professional on August 1, 2003. He was a member of the Swiss European Under-19 Football Championship squad that reached the semi-finals in 2004.
Johan Djourou made his first senior start for Arsenal in a 3-1 victory against Everton in the Carling Cup, having made his first appearance after 89 minutes of the corresponding match in the previous round against Manchester City on October 27, 2004.
Djourou made his full Premiership debut for Arsenal in the 7-0 victory over Middlesbrough on January 14, 2006, playing at centre-back with Philippe Senderos.
Djourou started Arsenal's FA Cup fourth round clash with Bolton Wanderers as part of a makeshift defence, a game in which Arsenal lost 1-0. He had also played in the third round clash with Cardiff City.
In February 2006, Djourou played in the league games against West Ham United, Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers. In April 2006 he came on as a substitute against Aston Villa in Arsenal's 5-0 victory, replacing the injured Emmanuel Ebou. He started April's premiership game against Portsmouth, a game which also saw the comeback of Sol Campbell.
During this season, several Italian clubs (including Juventus) scouted Djourou in Arsenal's reserve matches (his contract was to expire at the end of the 2006-07 season), but after the end of the World Cup, he signed a six-year contract extension with Arsenal.
He played in Arsenal's 2007 pre-season Emirates Cup win, against both Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain.
On April 11, 2009, in a league match against Wigan Athletic Djourou suffered a knee injury, later going through a surgery. In September 2009, his club estimated a recovery period of six to eight months, with Arsene Wenger stating: "He [Djourou] has to be patient this season."
On August 10, 2007 he signed for Birmingham City on loan for a five-month period. He made his debut two days later against the previous season's FA Cup and League Cup winners Chelsea. This was a closely fought contest in which Chelsea ran out eventual 3-2 winners, in which Djourou cleared off the line from Frank Lampard to keep Birmingham City in the game.
Djourou continued to play for Birmingham consistently through his loan period until December 22, 2007, when he gifted Bolton Wanderers' Nicolas Anelka a goal via an errant throw-in. This marked his last appearance for the club. Although Birmingham boss Alex McLeish was keen to retain him, Djourou returned to Arsenal at the end of his loan spell, as cover for Kolo Tour and Alex Song who were playing in the 2008 African Cup of Nations. In May 2008, Djourou stated that he would be willing to partner Cesc Fbregas in midfield after the departure of Mathieu Flamini to Milan. At 1.92 m, Djourou could provide the physical presence that Arsenal have been lacking since the departure of Patrick Vieira in 2005. Instead the young Swiss played in the centre of defence as first choice backup following the departure of fellow Swiss defender Philippe Senderos to Milan on a season-long loan. It was confirmed on the 22 September that he had signed a new long-term contract.
He made his senior Switzerland international debut against Scotland on 1 March 2006, coming on as a substitute and again playing alongside Philippe Senderos. Djourou was called up to the Switzerland 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, despite not playing in the qualifiers. Although third choice central defender behind Philippe Senderos of Arsenal and Patrick Mller then of Lyon, he started Switzerland's round 16 game against Ukraine. Injury, however, led him to be substituted in the first half. Later that year, he made two appearances during Switzerland's qualification campaign for the UEFA U-21 Championship, but has not appeared for the Swiss U-21 squad since.
On December 16, 2006, Djourou was elected Newcomer of the Year 2006 during the TV Show Swiss Sports Awards.
His younger brother Olivier is currently playing for FC UGS.
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'''Nolberto Albino Solano Todco''' (born 12 December 1974 in Callao), commonly known as "Nobby" or "ol", is a Peruvian football player who plays for Universitario de Deportes, having spent much of his career in the English Premier League. He is a popular figure in his native Peru, where he is seen as one of the most famous Peruvians, appearing on a postage stamp, telephone cards and having his wedding televised live.
His talents in football range from accurate crosses to accomplished dead-ball skills and he has traditionally played either on the right wing, or as a right back during his career. He is the first choice player to take corner and direct free kicks. Solano is the first Peruvian to play in the Premier League and the FA Cup Final. He is also an accomplished trumpet player and has set up his own Salsa band, ''The Geordie Latinos''.
Solano was the youngest of his family. His father, Albino, was in the Peruvian Navy, whilst his mother was a housewife who raised him, his four brothers and two sisters. He began playing football at a very early age in the streets of Callao.
Solano witnessed the Peru national football team qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup at the age of three and again qualify for the 1982 FIFA World Cup at the age of seven. The second World Cup he witnessed had the biggest effect on him. At that time he played a lot of football and his national team inspired him.
Solano signed his first professional contract with the Peruvian first division side Sporting Cristal in 1992 at the age of 17. Towards the end of his first season at Sporting Cristal he signed a one year contract with Deportivo Municipal before returning at the end of 1993. He was part of the famous Sporting Cristal squad of the years 90, the club won the Peruvian Championship in 1994, 1995 and 1996, and reached the finals of the 1997's Copa Libertadores. With Roberto Palacios, Flavio Maestri, Julinho and Jorge Soto, have been some of Sporting Cristal's most recognized football players of that time.
In 1997 at the age of 22 he signed for Argentinian side Boca Juniors. Here he became a teammate of the highly respected footballer Diego Maradona, who nicknamed Solano the 'Maestrito'.
In 1998, Solano became the first Peruvian to play in England when he signed a contract with Newcastle United for -2,480,000. Such was the interest in the little Peruvian that his first appearance in a black and white shirt for Newcastle reserves resulted in the kick off being delayed to accommodate the large crowd, many of whom had been delayed after a lorry had shed its load blocking one of the major routes into the city. Solano justified the turnout with a goal. His first team debut Newcastle performance came in a Premier League match against Chelsea on 22 August, after 67 minutes of play, as a substitute for goalscorer Andreas Andersson. In June 2001, he signed a new contract which would mean he could keep his place at the club for five years. A month later he scored what he later described as "the best goal of [his] career" with a solo goal against 1860 Mnchen.
Solano joined Aston Villa in January 2004 for a fee of -1.5 million and signed a two-and-a-half year contract with the club. He made his debut in a 5-0 win over Leicester City, becoming their top scorer for the 2004-05 season, and was elected the club's Player of the Year by the supporters, the local press and his teammates.
Solano returned to Newcastle United in August 2005 for a fee of -1.5 million with midfielder James Milner going the other way to Aston Villa on a season-long loan.
Solano signed a one-year contract with West Ham United in August 2007. He made his debut for West Ham in October 2007, coming on as a second half substitute in the 3-1 home defeat of Sunderland, and was instrumental in West Ham's second goal, his shot being deflected into the Sunderland goal by goalkeeper, Craig Gordon. His first goal for West Ham was a free-kick and the fifth goal in West Ham's 5-0 away win against Derby County on 10 November 2007.
After leaving West Ham Solano spent a short spell in the Super League Greece playing for Larissa. He then returned to Peru with Universitario de Deportes and sored a crucial penalty against Alianza Lima in the play-off for the Peruvian Primera Divisin title, helping the team to a 2-0 aggregate victory to seal the clubs 25th league title.
In January 2010 it was reported that Solano was training with Colchester United and was expected to sign with them until the end of the season, although in the end no deal was reached. In January 2010 Solano was linked with a third spell at Newcastle United and he is currently training with the club and is reportedly close to signing a deal until the end of the 2009-10 season.
Solano made his full international debut for Peru at the age of 18, since then he has been capped 88 times, scoring 20 goals. He has been a key member of the squad since the mid-1990s but, in June 2005, Solano decided to quit the Peruvian national football team due to disagreements with the coach, Freddy Ternero. In 2006, he returned to the national team setup under new coach Franco Navarro. Despite his return to the national team, Solano was not selected for Peru's Copa America 2007 squad. He has continued to represent the national team since then, but with his country having no chance at all of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he has recently announced his decision to retire from international football after the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers against Argentina and Bolivia. Solano has also stated his desire to try and guide his country to the World Cup as a coach in the near future to try and make up for never making it as a player.
With a slight frame and low centre of gravity Solano's game is based almost entirely on skill and vision, he in many ways exemplifies the South American type of footballer. Predominantly a wide player, as a winger in Europe he was a typical; a taste for drifing inside and unhurried in his manner of carrying the ball. He came second only to Thierry Henry in assists for the 2000-01 season. He is also a dead ball specialist, having scored several memorable long range freekicks.
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'''Lucas Edward Neill''' (born 9 March 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian footballer who currently plays for Galatasaray.
He is a right back who can also play at centre back. Neill is also the captain of the Australian national team.
Lucas' father Edward is originally from Northern Ireland and played for Belfast sides Linfield Swifts, Cliftonville and Brantwood. He left Northern Ireland for Australia in 1969. Neill grew up in the Northern Beaches of Sydney and was a student at Wakehurst Primary School, in Belrose, and St. Augustine's College, in Brookvale, before attending the Australian Institute of Sport on a football scholarship in 1994-95.
Neill joined Millwall on a free transfer in November 1995, making his debut on 17 February against Luton Town in 1996.
Neill played his first game for Blackburn in September 2001 against Sunderland and scored his first Blackburn goal later that month against Bolton Wanderers. Neill is a combative, versatile player. He has played in all defensive positions during his professional career and is a key member for both his club and national team.
Neill was well-regarded by Blackburn Rovers supporters largely due to his never-say-die, determined attitude. He was one of Blackburn Rovers' most consistent performers and held the right back position for over five years without any competition.
Neill's combative and committed style of play in the Premier League attracted criticism in 2003-04 at a time when Blackburn had been criticised routinely for their aggressive play. He broke the leg of Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher when his trailing leg caught that of the Liverpool player in the fifth game of the 2003-04 season in a tackle at Ewood Park. Carragher, a popular home-grown Liverpool player, was sidelined for six months and the incident sparked a war of words between Grard Houllier and Graeme Souness after Neill and his manager did not apologise for 48 hours.
Johan Neeskens, who became assistant to Barcelona manager Frank Rijkard for the 2006-07 season, said that Neill "could play for any of the best clubs". On 4 August 2006 he announced he would not sign a new four-year contract for Blackburn Rovers. The player's agent, Peter Harrison, said "He has enjoyed his time there (Blackburn), he loves the club and the fans, he just feels it is time for a change."
On 30 August, Liverpool reportedly made a -2 million bid for Neill; however, this bid was rejected by Blackburn. The club wanted Stephen Warnock in part exchange for Neill; however Liverpool were not prepared to let the left-back go. In late November, rumours emerged that Chelsea or even Barcelona were also interested in his signature. Neill, once a cult hero at Blackburn left under something of a storm and is now extremely unpopular amongst Blackburn fans. He was booed and barracked on his return to Ewood Park in March 2007.
thumb|Neill playing for West Ham.
In January 2007 Neill turned his back on a un-confirmed bid from in favour of West Ham United, following the successful transfer of Stephen Warnock from Liverpool to Blackburn. Neill was accused of his primary motivating factor being money, but he later refuted these claims, stating the move was for purely footballing reasons . Neill later alleged to the media that Liverpool hadn't made him feel truly wanted, and that he had not even spoken to manager Rafael Bentez. Neill made his league debut for the Hammers in February 2007 against Watford, where he picked up a knee injury.
thumb|Neill playing for Everton in 2009
On 17 September 2009, Neill joined close friend, Tim Cahill at Everton on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal. He was unveiled to the fans at half time during Everton's 4-0 Europa League win at Goodison Park against AEK Athens.
Neill played his first game for Everton on 23 September 2009 in the League Cup, coming on as a second half substitution for Leighton Baines, in their 4-0 victory over Hull City. Neill's first start for Everton in the Premier League was on 25 October 2009 where he played a full match against Bolton Wanderers setting up two goals.
On 13 January 2010, Neill agreed to join Turkish side Galatasaray. It is believed Neill wanted to leave Everton to secure a longer contract. Neill signed a 1,5 year contract with Galatasaray. He plays with his socceroo teammate Harry Kewell at Galatasaray.
In October 1996, Neill became the second youngest player, after Harry Kewell, to debut for the Australian national team when he played in a friendly game against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, aged 18 years and 7 months. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with the Australian men's team, the Olyroos.
On 16 November 2005 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium, Neill helped Australia qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup playing the entire game and scoring the Socceroos' second penalty in a shoot-out against Uruguay, after aggregate scores were tied at 1-1 following extra-time. He was named Man of the Match for this game.
Neill started all four of Australia's games at the 2006 World Cup. In the closing minutes of Australia's Round of 16 game against Italy, referee Luis Medina Cantalejo adjudged Neill to have fouled Italian fullback Fabio Grosso in the penalty area. Francesco Totti converted the ensuing penalty kick to score and give the Italians a 1-0 victory, knocking Australia out of the cup. In reaction to the decision, Australia manager Guus Hiddink said, "If you saw the replay there's no doubt that it was not a penalty,",
Cantalejo was selected to officiate the quarter-final contest between France and Brazil.
Following the World Cup, Neill expressed his desire to captain his national side and on 6 October 2006 was named as the 50th player to captain Australia. On 7 October, 2006 he made his debut as the Socceroo's captain in a 1-1 friendly against Paraguay, in Brisbane. Four days later, in Sydney, he captained Australia again in an Asian Cup qualifying game against Bahrain, which Australia won 2-0. On 2 June, 2007, Neill captained the Socceroos again in a friendly match against Uruguay at Sydney's Telstra Stadium in which Australia lost 2-1.
On 13 July 2007, in the dying seconds of the Socceroo's 3-1 loss to Iraq, Neill verbally abused the referee. He received his second yellow card and was sent off, capping a disappointing performance by the Australian side. In the quarter finals of the Asian Cup, Neill missed a crucial penalty in a shootout against Japan which resulted in Australia's elimination from the cup. Neill played his 50th game for Australia in a World Cup Qualifier against Japan, a game that Australia won 2-1 with Tim Cahill scoring both goals.
On the 2 June 2008, his long term girlfriend, Lindsay Morris, gave birth to twins; a boy and a girl.
On 28 September 2009, Neill was a victim of burglars who had been targeting the homes of Premier League players. Neill was at home when thieves broke in and stole belongings, including his keys, before driving off in his car, which was found soon after.
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'''Lorenzo Pier Luigi Amoruso''' (born June 28, 1971 in Bari, Italy) is an Italian football defender currently playing for Sammarinese team S.S. Cosmos best known for his six year spell with Glasgow side Rangers.
Prior to coming to Scotland, he played for Italian clubs Bari, Mantova, Pescara, and AC Fiorentina, where he won the Italian Cup in 1996, as well as reaching the 1997 UEFA Cup Winners Cup semi-finals, losing out to the eventual champions FC Barcelona.
Amoruso signed for Rangers on May 29, 1997 for a fee of -4million. Whilst with the club he won the Scottish Premier League on three separate seasons, as well as the Scottish Cup four times and the Scottish League Cup three times. He was installed captain of Rangers by Dick Advocaat in 1998 - a surprising move for many considering that Advocaat had brought the captain of his previous club, Arthur Numan, to Glasgow with him. However Amoruso clashed with the manager several times, resulting in an eventually aborted move to Sunderland. Advocaat began to sign defenders to replace Amoruso, Bert Konterman for example and also Paul Ritchie, but the Italian remained first choice. In December 1999, Amoruso issued a public apology for making racist comments against Borussia Dortmund's Nigerian striker Victor Ikpeba.
In the 2000-01 season with Rangers having a poor start and the defence in particular having a horrendous run of form, Advocaat was alreading thinking about changes. When the club crashed out of the UEFA Champions League to AS Monaco because of a bad mistake by Amoruso, he was stripped of the captaincy - it instead went to the 22 year-old Barry Ferguson.
After Advocaat's removal as manager, Amoruso rediscovered his form under new boss Alex McLeish and won the 2002 Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year. He scored the winning goal in his final game for Rangers - the 2003 Scottish Cup final - and wept as he left the pitch. He still commands hero status with the Ibrox support.
Amoruso left Rangers in July 2003 to make a -1.4m move to Blackburn,
In January 2008, Amoruso came out of retirement to sign for S.S. Cosmos on a part-time basis.
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'''Robert Walter Vivian Robins''' (3 June 1906 - 12 December 1968) was a dynamic English cricketer and footballer.
Walter Robins was born in Stafford and was educated at Highgate School and Cambridge University. He played football for Nottingham Forest and first-class cricket for Middlesex, Cambridge University and England. He was a useful right-handed batsman and a capable leg-break bowler, who played in 258 first-class matches for the county, taking 669 wickets at an average of 22.28, with a personal best of 8/69. He was an adventurous captain who was prepared to take risks, in order to gain a positive result. He captained Middlesex County Cricket Club during three spells (1935-1938, 1946-1947 and 1950) and led them to the County Championship in 1947.
Robins was named one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1930.
He took 217 first class catches, and 12 in Test matches, yet he infamously dropped Don Bradman during the third Test of England's 1936/37 Ashes tour. Captain Gubby Allen placed Robins at square leg with instructions to run to long leg as soon as the fast bowler sent down a bouncer. Bradman duly hooked and Robins, running before the ball was struck, got under the catch only to fumble and drop it. He apologised profusely only for Allen to reply 'Don't give it a thought Walter, you've probably cost us the Ashes, but don't give it a thought'. Bradman went on to make 270, Australia won the match by 365 runs and snatched the series 3 - 2.
Robins captained England for the three Test series at home to New Zealand in 1937, winning it 1-0. He later became Chairman of the England Test Selectors.
He died in Marylebone, following a long illness, aged 62.
Walter Robins has 4 children, Penelope Robins(Came), Charles Robins, Richard Robins and Unity Robins(MacLean)
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'''Gary Mabbutt''' MBE (born 23 August 1961 in Bristol) is an English former professional football player. He was most regularly seen in central defence but was a versatile player who excelled also in midfield. His father is Ray Mabbutt and brother Kevin Mabbutt.
He his best remembered for his 16-year spell at Tottenham Hotspur, where he played from 1982 until 1998.
He became one of the best known defenders in English football in the 1980s, playing initially for Bristol Rovers before joining the first division club Tottenham Hotspur, where he became captain and won 16 caps for England, and scored one goal for England against Yugoslavia in 1986.
Mabbutt also has diabetes, and became an icon for many children with the condition. He famously appeared on the BBC's children's television programme ''Blue Peter'' where he demonstrated injecting insulin into an orange to show how he dealt with his condition on a daily basis.
Another CBBC appearance came in the drama series ''The Queen's Nose'', an adaptation of the book by Dick King-Smith. Mabbutt appeared in a cameo as himself, appearing in the nick of time to help save a children's football team from defeat.
With Spurs, he won the UEFA Cup in 1984 and the FA Cup in 1991 (as captain). In the 1987 FA Cup Final against Coventry City, Mabbutt had an eventful game where he scored Spurs' second goal to put them 2-1 up but, after Coventry had equalised to force extra time, he scored an own goal to give Coventry a 3-2 win.
He suffered a broken leg on the opening day of the 1996-97 season and did not return until the following campaign, after which he retired from playing after 16 years at White Hart Lane. By this stage, he was the club's longest-serving player.
He is currently serving as an ambassador for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Craig Jonathan Short''' (born 25 June 1968 in Bridlington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is a former football player who played as a central-defender. He is currently the manager of Hungarian club Ferencvaros.
After attending Amotherby primary school and Lady Lumley's School (Pickering) along with his brother Chris, he started his professional career at Pickering Town in the 1986-87 season. In October the following year they moved to Scarborough together, and in June 1989, Notts County together. However, as his brother was dogged by injury, Craig managed to ascend to greater things.
After 4 seasons for Notts County he moved to Derby County at the beginning of the 1992-93 season. He signed for -2.5million - a record for a club outside the top flight, and the highest fee for a defender at the time. He had been subject of a similarly high bid for ambitious Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, but opted to join Derby instead.
He completed more than 100 competitive games for both Derby and his next club, Everton who he joined three seasons later. He left the Merseyside club in 1999, joining Blackburn Rovers for -1.7 million - seven years after they had first tried to buy him.
Short endeared himself to the Rovers' faithful by scoring 2 goals in a 5-0 drubbing of deadly local rivals Burnley in the 2000-01 season and being a mainstay in the team which won promotion and established itself back in the toip flight.
However, he missed the 2002 League Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur through suspension, a match which Blackburn won 2-1. He did gain European experience in the following season, playing 2 games in the UEFA Cup.
He missed out on three months of play in both of the following seasons, but did enough for the team to ensure his signing of a new contract beyond the 2004-05 season. In the summer of 2005 he was allowed to move on to Sheffield United and was an important member of United's successful promotion campaign.
He retired at the end of the 2005-06 season to open a sailing school in the Lake District but was tempted out of retirement with the chance to return to the Premiership. He signed a one-year contract but only played two League Cup appearances that season. He was released at the end of the 2006-07 season and retired from football.
After retirement, Short returned to his sailing business on Lake Windermere, teaching sailing to the public and corporate teams, and delivering boats to their owners. He was featured on Sky Sports series "Where are they now".
In September 2008, it was announced that Short had joined Sheffield United's sister club, Ferencvaros, as a player-coach to Bobby Davison. He played his first and only game for Ferencvaros on 29 October 2008, in the League Cup against Fehrvr. He was named on the starting line-up for the game.
On 30 November 2009 Ferencvaros officially signed Short as new manager.
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}}'''Nils-Eric Claes Johansson''' (born January 13, 1980 in Stockholm) is a Swedish football player who currently plays defender for AIK.
Initially on the books at Bayern Munich, he moved to 1. FC Nurnberg in August 2000, before several clubs across Europe, including Blackburn Rovers, claimed interest in the player. He moved to Blackburn in October 2001 for a fee of -2,700,000, signing a four year contract.
He made his debut in a 2-1 victory against Middlesbrough. His next match was a 7-1 victory against West Ham United. He was handed his Sweden debut in August 2002 against Russia. He made his 75th appearance for Blackburn during the 2003/04 season. However, following Mark Hughes' arrival as Blackburn manager, he found first team chances few and far between. In his time at Blackburn he started in the 2002 Football League Cup Final in which they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1. He scored twice during his spell at Blackburn: once against Manchester City in the League Cup
He was released by Blackburn at the end of the 2004-05 season and joined Leicester City on a free transfer at the start of the 2005/06 season. His first goal for Leicester came in a 1-0 win against Cardiff in the League Cup.
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'''Dominic Matteo''' (born 28 April 1974) is a Scottish footballer. He has played most recently as a defender for Stoke City F.C., but is mostly remembered from his time at Liverpool and Leeds United. He still has cult hero status at Leeds, and Leeds fans still to this day regularly sing about his goal against AC Milan at the San Siro.
He was one of Leeds' best players through their 2000-01 Champions League campaign, in which they achieved a semi-final place. He is fondly remembered by Leeds fans especially for the goal he scored at the ''San Siro'' against AC Milan,
When Rio Ferdinand moved to Manchester United in the summer of 2002, Matteo was handed team captaincy. Leeds were relegated at the end of 2003-04, despite Matteo's two goals against Fulham
In January 2007, Matteo moved to Championship side Stoke City on a free transfer, signing a short-term contract until the summer, playing a total of nine games and scoring one goal against Derby County.
Matteo won Under-21 and 'B' caps for England, but later was called up for the Scotland side, having been born and lived as a young boy in Dumfries.
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'''Anthony Charles "Tony" Capaldi''' (born 12 August, 1981 in Porsgrunn, Telemark) is a Norwegian-born Northern Ireland international footballer currently playing for Cardiff City as a defender. Capaldi is a long throw specialist.
Capaldi began his career at Birmingham City where he came through the youth ranks as a trainee. During his time at Birmingham he spent time on loan at Hereford United before signing for Plymouth Argyle near the end of the 2001-02 season without making a first team appearance for Birmingham.
Capaldi was forced to sit out for much of the first part of the 2004-05 season after breaking a leg during a game, but in December 2004 he signed a two year extension to his contract, extending his career with Plymouth until June 2007.
Capaldi rejected a new contract with Plymouth and on 25 May 2007 he signed a three-year contract with Cardiff City, joining on a Bosman free transfer. Capaldi began the season as first choice left back but after struggling to perform consistently found himself dropped from the side, being replaced by Chris Gunter. Following the sale of Gunter on 1 January, he returned to the first team squad and began to settle more comfortably into the side, including playing in all 6 of the clubs matches on their run to the FA Cup Final.
The start of the 2008-09 season saw Capaldi sidelined due to a knee problem. After sitting out the first fortnight of the season, he returned to first team action on 26 August in a 2-1 Carling Cup victory over Milton Keynes Dons, only for him to suffer a recurrence of the problem. Capaldi spent over three months on the sidelines with the injury and, after being named on the bench for several games, he made his return as a substitute for Chris Burke during a 0-0 draw with Arsenal in the fourth round of the FA Cup on 25 January. The injury meant that he featured in just 5 matches for the club throughout the season. On Tuesday 18th August 2009, Capaldi was sent off for a second bookable offence away to his old club Plymouth Argyle. Cardiff won the match 3-1 with Michael Chopra scoring a hatrick. Capaldi returned to the side in a 3-2 loss to South Wales rivals Swansea City, he played on the left of midfield in place of the injured Peter Whittingham. However due to a lack of appearances, Capaldi stated that he may need to look elsewhere for first team football.
On 26 November 2009 Capaldi joined Football League One leaders Leeds United on loan until 4 January 2010, with a view to a permanent deal.
Capaldi was dropped for the following game against Kettering Town, being replaced by Aidy White, but White suffered an injury during the game and Capaldi came on to replace him. With White still out injured in the next game Capaldi came back into the starting lineup for a 0-0 draw with Brentford. However with the return of Andy Hughes from injury, Capaldi was dropped from the squad for four consecutive games before being an unused substitute for the final game of his loan spell, a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the FA Cup.
Capaldi returned to Cardiff on 5 January 2010 after Leeds decided against extending his loan spell.
Capaldi has represented Northern Ireland at the senior level, making his debut in March 2004 in a 1-0 victory over Estonia as well as playing in their famous 1-0 victory over England in September 2005. Capaldi broke the record for international appearances made by a Plymouth Argyle player when he was awarded his 21st cap in a friendly against Wales. In doing so, he beat the 80-year old record of Welshman Moses Russell.
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'''Ryan Felix Mayne Garry''' (born 29 September 1983) is an English footballer who plays as a defender and can also operate as a midfielder for Bournemouth.
Born in Hornchurch, Greater London,
He was released by Arsenal at the end of the 2006-07 season, after which he joined Bournemouth on a contract until January 2008 following a trial.
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'''Dennis Brian Close''' (born 24 February 1931 in Rawdon, near Leeds, Yorkshire), usually known as '''Brian Close''', is a former cricketer who is the youngest man ever to play Test cricket for England. He was picked for the Test team to play against New Zealand, in July 1949, when he was 18 years old. Close went on to play 22 Test matches for England, captaining them seven times (six wins, one draw). Close also captained Yorkshire County Cricket Club to four county championship titles - the main domestic trophy in English cricket. He later went on to captain Somerset, where he is widely credited with developing the county into a hard-playing team, and helping to mould Viv Richards and Ian Botham into the successful players they became.
Throughout his cricket career, which lasted from 1948 until the 1977 season, Close was one of the most charismatic and well-known cricketers. He scored almost 35,000 runs as a batsman, including 52 centuries with a highest innings score of 198. He also took 1,168 dismissals as a bowler, and over 800 catches as a fielder (and one stumping, as a stand-in wicket-keeper). At just over six feet (1.8 m) tall he was a noticeable presence on the field, often fielding at the short leg position, close to the batsman. As cricketers did not use head or body protection in Close's day, he would often get hurt when a batsman struck a ball that hit him. Close was also noted, as a batsman, for standing up to intimidatory bowling, letting the ball hit his unprotected torso rather than flinching.
Close was known as a cricketing gambler; he was prepared to take risks and to court controversy throughout his career. He was serving a "confined to barracks" punishment during his military service when selected for his first international cricket tour to Australia in 1950, was sacked as England captain for timewasting, and later sacked by Yorkshire for his lukewarm attitude to one-day cricket. He was also accused of not giving enough support to younger Yorkshire cricketers. He attracted further criticism by touring apartheid South Africa and white-minority controlled Rhodesia with private teams. As chairman of Yorkshire's cricket subcommittee he had many run-ins with the then Yorkshire captain, Geoffrey Boycott. However, he continued to serve Yorkshire cricket, and in his seventies was coaching and occasionally captaining the county's Colts XI.
Close was born into a working class family in Town Street, Rawdon, Yorkshire, on 24 February 1931. His parents were Harry, a weaver, and Esther (''ne'' Barratt). He was the second eldest of five boys and a girl.
The hero and dominating figure in Close's home town of Rawdon was Hedley Verity, a great England and Yorkshire cricketer in the period before the Second World War. The Verity family continued to live in Rawdon, and for a time the Close family lived in the Canada Estate, where Verity had once lived. At Rawdon Littlemoor primary school Close was taught by Grace Verity, Hedley's sister, and he was friends with two of Verity's children, Wilfred and Douglas. Later, Close went to Aireborough Grammar School, where Verity was the best-known alumnus. Close's early years were surrounded by images of local cricketing greatness.
At school, Close was a good all-around sportsman, and an excellent cricketer: Aireborough went unbeaten in the six cricketing summers while Close was there. Close dominated junior level cricket in the area, both within and outside schools. He joined Rawdon Cricket Club in 1942, when he was eleven years of age, and was almost immediately selected to play for the under-18 side and for the Second XI. However, he also excelled as a student, and seriously considered becoming a doctor. He had the offer of a university place on completion of his period of compulsory military service, but turned this offer down.
As well as cricket, Close was also proficient at football, to such an extent that he was signed as an amateur by Leeds United Football Club. He became the first Leeds player to play international football at youth level, when in October 1948 he played for England against Scotland at Pittodrie Park in Aberdeen. However, after gaining a regular place in Yorkshire's county cricket in 1949, his sporting ambitions became focused on cricket. His excellence at the sport, and the Yorkshire peoples' enthusiasm for it, encouraged Bradford MP Maurice Webb to request that Close be allowed to complete the 1949 season for Yorkshire, before commencing his National Service.
Close's first first-class games for Yorkshire in the 1949 season were against Cambridge University and then Oxford University. Close acquitted himself well, although his 8 wickets against Oxford were not enough to prevent Oxford winning by 69 runs. After these games he continued to impress, particularly as a bowler: in his fifth first-class game, against Essex, Close took 5 for 58 in Essex's first innings, then top-scored with an undefeated 88 runs in the Yorkshire innings. His performances for Yorkshire earned him a place in the North v South Test trial. However, he underperformed in that game, taking no wickets and scoring only 2 runs.
Close continued to do well for Yorkshire and was selected to play for the Players against the Gentlemen, at Lord's cricket ground, 13-15 July. "Gentlemen versus Players" was a traditional cricket fixture, played each year between teams selected from county professionals, known as Players, and county amateurs, known as Gentlemen. In 1949, social status was still an important factor in cricket. "Gentlemen" often did not share changing rooms with "Players", and printed cricket scorecards would differentiate between them, with the names of Gentlemen being preceded by their initials while professionals were styled by their surnames followed by their initials.
Despite its anachronistic format, this fixture had some prestige, and good individual performances were likely to be noticed. Close did well for the Players, top-scoring with 65. When he reached 50 he was congratulated by the Gentlemen's wicket-keeper, Billy Griffith, and in a conversation that now seems innocuous, Griffith's "Well played, Brian", was answered by Close's "Thank you, Billy". However, Close had not referred to Griffith as "Mister", and ten days later was called to see Brian Sellers, a former captain and member of the Yorkshire committee, who reprimanded Close for the effrontery.
Close was then selected to play England in the third Test match at Old Trafford against the touring New Zealand cricket team;
Overall, Close's first season was seen as a resounding success. He had played his first Test: he achieved the "double" of 1,000 runs
Close eventually began his National Service in 1950, becoming 22185787 Signalman Close at Catterick Army Training Depot. This did not prevent him concentrating on sport, although his first-class cricket in 1950 was restricted to appearances for the Combined Services side, which played several matches ranked as first-class. His performances were exceptional enough to attract the attention of England cricket captain Freddie Brown, who wanted Close to be included in the English party to tour Australia in 1950-51. Brown consulted Close's county coach, the former England bowler Bill Bowes, who pleaded with Brown not to select Close, arguing that such early promotion would damage him as a player. Bowes later described Close as having a "tremendous ability spoilt by moments of extreme spontaneity, and of determination marred by rashness". Brown ignored Bowes and selected Close.
Close's call-up to the Australian touring party attracted considerable press interest, and a press conference was called at Catterick to give the press a chance to question him. However, his moment of glory also gave rise to controversy, when one pressman found out that Close was "confined to barracks" for disciplinary reasons at the time his call-up was announced: he had apparently absented himself from an army cricket match. The pressman promised to stay silent, but a week later a clerk on the camp newspaper telephoned the ''Daily Express'' with the news. However, Close still toured, and his National Service was suspended so that he could do so.
Close was the youngest player on the tour, and had little in common with the rest of the party; by the end he was not even on talking terms with most of them. After a reasonable start, Close faltered, and then became injured, with a badly pulled groin muscle. He was selected to play in the second Test, which England lost by 28 runs. After Australia were dismissed for 194 (Close 1 for 20), England had collapsed to 54 for 4 when Close came in to bat, with only eight deliveries to go before the lunch interval on the second day. Misjudging the bounce on the Melbourne wicket, which was somewhat different from the bounce of English wickets, he swept a ball from Jack Iverson only to get a top edge to Sam Loxton, fielding behind square leg. The dressing room was silent when he returned. Brown, when advised that Close was a bit down and needed consolation, replied "Let the blighter stew. He deserves it."
Later, in Tasmania, Close was ordered to play despite doctor's advice to rest, and as he tried to nurse his injury he acquired a reputation for malingering and insubordination. He was made to play in six of the next seven games. When England won a Test match in Australia for the first time in 13 years in the final Test, Close was not present. Nowadays, someone in Close's position would be carefully man-managed, and looked after by captain and team manager. But times were different then, and the Yorkshire stalwarts were proved right: he had been picked too early, and would never be a regular Test player.
The years between 1951 and 1958 were a period of career consolidation for Close, who achieved 1,000 runs in a season five times.
Close enjoyed a good 1952 season at Yorkshire, achieving another double, but played no Test cricket. He played football, for Bradford City this time, and in doing so picked up a serious knee injury which ended his professional footballing career. It also threatened to end his cricket career-Close played only two first-class matches in the 1953 cricket season.
In 1954 Close scored his first first-class century for Yorkshire, an undefeated 123 against the touring Pakistanis. In 1955 he scored his first county championship century. In that year he played one Test match against South Africa, and at the end of the season was only 3 wickets short of another 1,000 runs/100 wickets double. He was in the selectors' sights again, and was picked for the tour to Pakistan in 1955/6. This was not a full England tour, and no Test matches were played. Close returned to the full England side in 1957, playing in the first two Tests against the West Indies, but did not perform well enough to secure a regular Test place.
Meanwhile, in this period, Yorkshire had not won a single County Championship. At the beginning of 1958 a new captain, Ronnie Burnet, was appointed. Burnet was 40 years old, without first-class cricket experience, and seemed an unlikely choice to restore to Yorkshire's fortunes. It was believed by the Yorkshire committee that Burnet would inject some discipline into the Yorkshire team, but initially the appointment caused problems. Several senior players left the club; Johnny Wardle, Yorkshire's top bowler and Close's preferred choice of captain, was sacked for disciplinary reasons.
Burnet, aided by Close, was successful in 1959, when Yorkshire at last won the county championship. At the end of that season, as Close later heard, Burnet was told that, having just won the championship, he could have another season as captain, but, if he did, Close would then take over. If Burnet resigned immediately, Vic Wilson could take over as captain in preference to Close. Burnet chose to step down straight-away. Once Wilson took over, with Close as the senior professional Yorkshire enjoyed a period of almost unbroken success, winning the county championship again in 1960, taking second place in 1961, and winning again in 1962.
During this period Close was called up for his seventh Test in 1961, against Australia. This match, which at one time England appeared certain to win, turned to disaster, with Close bearing the main blame for England's defeat. Many considered this unfair, including the Australian captain, Richie Benaud, who said, "I thought the slating of Brian was one of the most unjust things I have ever experienced".
England were chasing a total of 256 runs to win the match, with just under four hours left to play. Scoring rapidly, they reached 150 for 1 wicket. Then Ted Dexter and Peter May got out in quick succession to Benaud, who was pitching his leg breaks into the rough outside the right-handers' leg stump. This brought Close to the crease. May, the captain, was instructing his players to go for the runs and secure the victory. Close accordingly took a calculated risk, and chose to hit out. He took one six off Benaud, but to the tenth ball he faced he played another unorthodox shot which Norm O'Neill caught above his head with two hands. Neither commentators nor reporters appeared to understand that Close's approach was to hit Benaud out of the attack, and thus make it easier for right-handed batsmen to score runs. Purists were outraged, and as England collapsed to 201 all out and a 54 run defeat, Close took most of the blame, with some commentators saying that he should never play for England again.
At the end of 1962, Wilson retired, and the Yorkshire committee appointed Close captain. According to Bowes: "almost overnight it seemed that Brian Close matured". He wrote, "Close's field placings were as intelligent and antagonistic as any seen in the county for 25 years".
Close's attitude, in his own words, was that "I've always believed that the team is more important than the individual", and that credo stood Yorkshire in good stead. Ray Illingworth noted that when he left Yorkshire to play for Leicestershire, the players there were surprised that, while Yorkshire were perennial Championship winners, the batting averages of their leading batsmen tended to languish in the 20s. The answer was that Close had honed them to play the innings required at the right time: when quick runs were required, players did not play for their averages, they played for quick runs.
Close was recalled to the England Test squad in 1963, and played his first full series of five matches, against the West Indies. His innings in the second Test at Lord's remains his best known. When England were pressing for a last-day victory, Close took the battle to the fastest West Indian fast bowlers, Wes Hall and Charlie Griffith, daring to advance down the wicket to them. This was before body protection and helmets were in use, and time and again the ball struck Close firmly on his body. But he persevered. With no other England player but Ken Barrington scoring above 20, Close's innings of 70 saved the game for England, and came near to winning it. Set 234 to win, England ended on 228 for 9, with Colin Cowdrey famously coming in to bat (for two balls at the non-striker's end) with his broken arm in plaster.
Close had been dismissed going for runs to win the game, and his courage earned him many plaudits. His shirtless torso, black and blue with bruises where he had been hit, made the front pages of the newspapers the next day. Len Hutton wrote him a congratulatory letter on his innings, and he returned to county cricket the hero. Overall in the series he made over300 runs, but still did not get selected for the next series.
Close also had immediate success as Yorkshire captain, winning the County Championship in 1963. His successes saw him named as one of the five ''Wisden'' Cricketers of the Year in 1964, acknowledging his impact on the 1963 season. Close went on to captain Yorkshire to the county championship in 1966, 1967 and 1968.
He first met his wife Vivienne, an air stewardess with BOAC, in Bermuda whilst touring there with Yorkshire in 1964, when she was engaged to someone else. He pursued her relentlessly, even though initially she considered him not to be her type. Brian gambled with his love life too: on New Year's Day 1965 he told her that if she didn't agree to marry him, he would never see her again. They married the following March. They went on to have one daughter, Lynn, and a son, Lance.
After the fourth Test of their five-Test series against the West Indies in 1966, England were 3-0 down and had lost the series. Needing someone to come in to revitalise the squad, the England selectors turned to the successful Yorkshire captain, Brian Close. Close knew why he had been selected, and also why many of his men had been. At the pre-match dinner he said, "I shouldn't be here if we hadn't made such a mess of the series. What's more, neither would a few of you. You are here because you are all fighters, and we are going to keep the pressure on and keep it on for five days." What Close did was to engender a battling spirit for the final Test Match. So, when England were 166 for 7 in reply to the West Indies' 268 all out, they did not give up. Instead, centuries from Tom Graveney and John Murray, and half-centuries from Ken Higgs and John Snow, saw England to a score of 527. The highlight of the match was when West Indian captain Gary Sobers, who had a batting average in the series of well over 100, came in to bat at 137 for 5 with his side still 122 runs from making England bat again. Close knew that Sobers was a fine hooker, and he knew how he wanted to approach him, so he asked Snow to bowl a bouncer first up. Everything went to plan: Sobers hooked, edged the ball into his body, and it rebounded to Close at his customary short leg position, close to the batsman, ready to take the catch - or a full blow to the body had Sobers middled it. Sobers c. Close, b. Snow 0 off one ball. England went on to win the game by an innings and 34 runs.
There was no overseas tour in 1966/7, so the next game Close captained was the first Test at Headingley against India in 1967. Of the 16 Tests India had previously played in England, England had won 12 and drawn 4, and there were no expectations that there would be anything other than an England victory in the three-match series. But they still needed to be beaten, and England, under Close, won each game convincingly.
Pakistan toured England in the second half of the summer of 1967. The first match of that three-Test series was a rain-affected draw. The second Test was won comfortably by England by 10 wickets. It seemed certain that Close would be selected to captain England in their 1967/8 tour to the West Indies.
Then on 16, 17 and 18 August, Yorkshire, captained by Close, played Warwickshire at Birmingham. Warwickshire had been set 142 to win in 100 minutes. When the match ended, Warwickshire were 133 for 5, nine runs short of victory, and the match was drawn. However, Yorkshire managed to bowl only 24 overs, with only two being bowled in the last 15 minutes. Whilst it was wet, and Yorkshire had to dry the ball often, this was seen as unacceptable time-wasting and gamesmanship. Close did not help himself as he personally berated a Warwickshire spectator who he thought had called out something inopportune, though in the event he picked on the wrong man. After the game, Close said to the Warwickshire captain, M.J.K. Smith, "Bad luck, Mike, you played better than we did. But I couldn't give you the game." Smith appeared to accept this when he replied, "I quite understand."
Brian Sellers, chairman of Yorkshire and the one who berated Close in 1949 for saying "Thank you, Billy", then made matters worse for Close by sending an apology to the MCC. In 1967 England touring sides were still MCC sides rather than "England" sides, and the MCC took the opportunity to overrule the selectors who picked Close as captain. Close, whose temperament had been shown lacking, did not go to the West Indies. On the Wednesday before the third and final Test against Pakistan, he was told he had been stripped of the captaincy; the replacement captain was Colin Cowdrey.
The third Test against Pakistan was Close's final Test as captain. He led England to a comprehensive 8-wicket victory, winning the series 2-0. His record as captain was played 7, won 6, drawn 1, the best record of any England captain who has captained in more than two Tests.
In 1969 Close played only 18 county championship games as he was plagued by a calf injury, although he did lead Yorkshire to victory in the one-day Gillette Cup for a second time, the first time being in 1965. A shoulder injury saw Close miss much of the 1970 season, and Yorkshire fell down the championship table, but once Close was fit again, they had an extraordinary run and finished a creditable fourth.
Close, however, has always opposed one-day cricket, believing that it lessens players' abilities. Mike Procter notes that when Gloucestershire played Yorkshire in the John Player 40-over League in 1970, with Yorkshire three wickets down and needing six an over, word came from Close in the dressing room: "No chance of winning this one, lads - just get some batting practice."
Yorkshire had a policy of not offering contracts to its players, but in return they would tell cricketers by the end of July if they did not require their services the next summer. When July 1970 came and went, Close must have thought he was safe. However, Close offended the Lancashire president, the Honourable Lionel Lister, when Lister entered the away captain's changing room to speak to Close after Lancashire, Yorkshire's arch rivals, had beaten them at Old Trafford to retain the one-day John Player League trophy. Close, who may not have known who Lister was, offered Lister some choice words. Lister immediately told Brian Sellers, his Yorkshire counterpart, of the insult.
Close wrote a letter to Lister apologising, and gave a copy to a Yorkshire committeeman. But the letter was never presented to the committee as a whole, which voted to sack him as the first agenda item at their next meeting. In November 1970 Close was summoned to see Sellers, and given the choice of either resigning or being sacked. To begin with, he chose to resign. Later that day, and after speaking to his legal adviser, he retracted this, leaving Yorkshire to sack him. The reason, according to Yorkshire, was Close's dislike for the new 40-over one-day cricket league that was first played in 1969 (Close thought it led to bad habits and negative play), and because Close had supposedly not brought on the younger players.
After being sacked by Yorkshire, the 39-year-old Close received offers from many other counties, including Lancashire, Glamorgan, Middlesex and Leicestershire. But he turned all these down, preferring to accept a non-captain's role at Somerset.
The rest from the captaincy did Close good; he went through the 1971 season without injury, and scored 1,389 runs, including a century in his first game for Somerset, and a century in the game against Yorkshire. In 1972 he was awarded the CBE by the Queen for his services to cricket. Close was also promoted to Somerset captain. He soon gained the same respect and commitment from his players as he had at Yorkshire. He was also called up to the England one-day squad to captain them in a three-match One Day International series against Australia, which England won 2-1, when the regular England captain and his former Yorkshire team-mate, Ray Illingworth, injured his ankle in the last Test.
In 1972/3 Close led a two-match tour of the "International Wanderers" to Rhodesia. The next two winters he captained the Derrick Robins' XI tours to apartheid South Africa. Robins' tours were the closest thing South Africa had to Test match cricket at that time, and for his efforts in the first of the tours to South Africa, Close was named as one of the four ''South African Cricket Annual'' Cricketers of the Year in 1974.
During his time at Somerset Viv Richards and Ian Botham joined the county squad, and Close's leadership and discipline helped them become great cricketers. Botham said of Close, "There was a genuine enthusiasm for cricket which rubbed off on all those playing alongside him. You couldn-t help but get excited by the game."
In 1976, the 45-year-old Brian Close was called up for the first three Tests in England's five-Test series against the West Indies, who were no less ferocious than when Close was battered by them in 1963. In the second innings of the third Test at Old Trafford, Close's final Test innings, Close opened with the 39-year-old John Edrich. Michael Holding, Andy Roberts and Wayne Daniel, a trio of fast bowlers, pounded them for two and a half hours. It was one of the most brutal displays of fast bowling ever seen. ''Wisden'' said, "Close and Edrich defended their wickets and themselves against fast bowling, which was frequently too wild and hostile to be acceptable". Close himself said, "It must have been the worst wicket I experienced in Test cricket. The faster the West Indians bowled the worse it got because the balls broke through the surface of the wicket. They exploded and flew at you." With this innings of 20 runs off 108 balls in 162 minutes Close completed his Test career, under a vicious barrage, standing tall and taking the damage as he had against the West Indies at Lord's 13 years earlier.
After that, both Close and Edrich were dropped for the fourth Test. The interval between Close's first and last Test matches was 27 years, the second-longest after Wilfred Rhodes. Only one man, Zimbabwean John Traicos, has since played a Test match at a greater age.
By the time he retired from county cricket at the end of the 1977 season, Close had achieved folk hero status in Somerset. He went on to play for Todmorden in the Lancashire League. Close also had a stint as an England selector between 1979 and 1981 and in 1984 he was elected to the Yorkshire committee. He became chairman of the cricket sub-committee, which led him into more controversy and conflict with the captain, Geoffrey Boycott.
After his retirement from Somerset, Close continued to play at the Scarborough Festival against the touring international teams, first for T.N. Pearce-s XI in 1978 and then for his own XI from 1982 to 1986. In 1986, aged 55, and playing his last-ever first-class innings, Close needed 10 runs to achieve a career-total 35,000 runs. With his score on 4 he glanced a ball down leg-side to the wicket-keeper and walked. Afterwards, the New Zealanders said that if they'd known how near he was to the landmark, they would have let him stay, but Close would have none of it - he was out, and that was that. When asked why he gave himself out he said: "It's an honourable game and that's the way I was brought up." Close's 786 first-class matches leave him 10th on the all-time list. Only four other outfielders have taken more catches.
Close continued to turn out to help train Yorkshire youngsters, appearing for Yorkshire Colts XI in his seventies, sometimes captaining games and taking the short leg position without a helmet, a position he had taken so many times in the past. According to Imran Khan, Close once stood his ground when fielding at short leg when a batsman played a pull shot, the ball hit him on the forehead, rebounded and was caught at cover. Imran commented "We are not all bullet-headed Yorkshiremen, however, and I don't recommend copying Close."
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'''Tugay Kerimolu''' (born 24 August 1970 in Trabzon) is a former Turkish footballer who played for majority of his career for Galatasaray and Blackburn Rovers. Primarily a deep-lying playmaker in midfield, he was also competent as an attacking midfielder or playing in the holding role.
Former Romanian legend Gheorghe Hagi rated him as one of the finest ball-playing midfielders in Europe.
In 2006, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had suggested that if he were ten years younger, Tugay's ability would make him an ideal player for the Old Trafford team.
He played for Galatasaray from 1987 to 2000, where he won the Turkish League six times and the Turkey Cup four times. The midfielder was made captain at Galatasaray in the 1992-93 season, making him the youngest captain in the history of his club.
He had signed for Scottish club Rangers in the January 2000 mid season transfer window, and joined Blackburn Rovers for the 2001-02 season.
Former boss Graeme Souness brought Tugay to Ewood Park from Scottish side Glasgow Rangers in the summer of 2001 for a -1.3m fee. His debut for Rovers was as a substitute against Sunderland. His first goal came on 14 October 2001 in a 7-1 home thrashing against West Ham United in which he scored with a trademark effort from outside the box, lobbing the keeper. Tugay immediately became a fans favourite at Blackburn, where he has been an integral part of the club's success on the field since his first season. Unfortunately he missed Blackburn's League Cup final win in 2002 through suspension. Tugay was named Blackburn's Player of the Year in the 2003-04 campaign.
Tugay retired from football on 24 May 2009. His last game was against West Bromwich Albion at home at Ewood Park in a capacity of about 28,389 adoring fans, for both Blackburn and West Brom whilst applauding Tugay during the match once he went off as a substitute in the 85th minute to be replaced by Swedish left back Martin Olsson.
On the 3rd June 2009, Tugay claimed he was to join former manager Mark Hughes at Manchester City in a coaching role..
Tugay has represented Turkey at Euro 1996, Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but retired in 2003 after Turkey failed to qualify for Euro 2004. His final cap for Turkey was on 5 June 2007 in a friendly against Brazil in Dortmund, Germany. He wore number 94 to commemorate his 94 caps for his country.
Tugay is a competent, industrious all-round midfielder who is solid in defence but equally capable of fulfilling the playmaker role. A range of passing from five yards to 50, Tugay has been called a pass-master. He is capable of threatening goal with a sweetly-hit long-range drive. Tugay is also unafraid of tracking-back and getting stuck in when the game requires a more physical approach. Although his attacking instincts have not been so prevalent in recent times, Tugay's energetic performances have earned him renewed contracts over the past two seasons, however these days he is more often found in the circle on the half way line in attack and defence.
Tugay generally keeps himself out of the media spotlight, and even with very good English and an apparent good sense of humour, he rarely gives an interview, even to his club's very own radio station, Radio Rovers. Tugay is married to Etkin Kerimolu, a former Galatasaray and Turkish international basketball player. He has two children, named Berke and Melissa. As a youngster, he was also an extremely promising motor racer, competing as high as a Formula 3 level. Tugay describes himself as a Muslim, stating "that's something which is in my heart and I don't need to express that to other people."
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'''David Michael Bentley''' (born 27 August 1984 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Bentley started his youth career at Wormley Football Club in Hertfordshire, before moving to Arsenal at the age of 13 as a forward, occasionally playing in the hole.
Bentley spent the whole of the next league season on loan to Norwich City, playing 26 league games and scoring two goals against Newcastle and Southampton.
Desiring a permanent move, Bentley was linked with a number of clubs including Wolverhampton Wanderers, before being dispatched on a further season's loan to Blackburn Rovers in August 2005.
In January 2006, Blackburn announced they had signed Bentley on a permanent basis from Arsenal.
The 2006-07 season saw Bentley become more of a regular goalscorer for Rovers, including some stunning strikes in the Premiership. In Europe, a 25 yard volley against Salzburg in the UEFA Cup helped secure Rovers' passage into the group stage, where he also scored a last minute winner against Wisa Krakw. Bentley's club performances attracted much transfer speculation. However, on 27 February 2007, despite being linked to a move to Manchester United, he agreed to a new contract that would keep him with Blackburn until 2011.
Bentley recorded similar statistics in the following campaign, scoring eight goals and providing 13 assists.
On 31 July 2008, Tottenham Hotspur announced their signing of Bentley from Blackburn Rovers for -15 million, and up to an additional -2 million payable upon future performances. Bentley made his competitive debut on 16 August 2008 away at Middlesbrough where Spurs lost 2-1. He scored his first competitive goal for Spurs in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup first round tie against Wisla Krakow on 18 September 2008. He then scored his first league goal for Tottenham against his old club Arsenal with a 43-yard dipping volley in a 4-4 draw on 29 October 2008. Bentley's form would suffer at Tottenham, however, and after falling down the pecking order for both club and country, he confirmed on 17 June 2009 that he was in talks to move to Aston Villa. Subsequently, it was revealed by Bentley and Aston Villa that this was untrue.
The form of Aaron Lennon meant that Bentley has mostly been used as a substitute for the start 2009-10 season, although he did score a free kick in Tottenham's 9-1 victory over Wigan Athletic, with the ball then going in off the back of Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland.
Bentley has played for the England Under-15 and Under-16 teams, captained the England Under-18 team and played for the England national Under-21 football team.
In May 2007, following an impressive 2006-07 season for Blackburn, Bentley was called up for the England B international at Turf Moor for the match against Albania. After naming him as a starter, England manager Steve McClaren said Bentley had the potential to become England's "new David Beckham". In that match, Bentley provided the cross for Stewart Downing's first goal and was involved in the buildup to Downing's second in the 3-1 victory for England.
In June 2007, Bentley was called up to the England Under-21 squad for the European Under-21 Championships in Holland. However, he pulled out of the squad citing fatigue, and England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce questioned the midfielder's commitment to the national squad. This withdrawal led to Bentley being excluded in the senior England squad for the friendly against Germany, but he was selected for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia. He made his senior dbut when he came on as a substitute for Shaun Wright-Phillips against Israel, but was jeered by some of the fans due to his previous refusal to play for the Under-21 squad.
Bentley started for England for the first time in the friendly against Switzerland on 6 February 2008.
When he was at Arsenal, Bentley was slated to play in the second striker role and was frequently compared to Dennis Bergkamp.
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'''Andrew John James "Andy" Todd''' (born 21 September 1974) is an English football player who currently plays for Perth Glory. He is a central defender who can also play as a defensive midfielder, and he is the son of former Derby County and England defender Colin Todd who was manager of Middlesbrough when Andy made his debut.
Born in Derby, Derbyshire, Todd was initially a trainee at Middlesbrough, Todd made his debut in 1992. He was loaned to Swindon Town shortly before leaving Boro in August 1995 to join Bolton Wanderers for a transfer fee of -250,000.
He scored two goals in total for Bolton over a four-year period, winning the 1996-97 Division One championship in the process. Todd left Bolton under a cloud, after allegedly breaking assistant manager Phil Brown's jaw and cheekbone in an incident at a team bonding session.
Todd then moved to Charlton Athletic, another Division One club, and won Division One for a second time. In Charlton's first season back in the Premiership, Todd scored his first and what turned out to be only Charlton goal against Leicester City in April 2001.
In May 2002, Todd left for Blackburn, but found first team opportunities hard to come by. Soon after breaking into the team in January 2003, he was sent off against Birmingham for kicking Christophe Dugarry in an off the ball incident. His first Rovers goal was in a 3-2 victory over Leeds United towards the end of that season.
Todd was put on the transfer list in 2003/04 and was loaned to Burnley. Good performances for Burnley prompted a recall and Todd was thrust straight back into Rovers' first eleven with the team struggling near the bottom of the league. Todd's "wearing his heart on his sleeve" attitude was just what Rovers needed and his strong and assured performances in defence helped Rovers move up the league. Todd won Rovers' player of the year award.
In 2004/05, Todd was handed the Rovers' captaincy by Mark Hughes following the departure of Barry Ferguson to Rangers, a recognition of his continued solid performances. He once again won the player of the year and then led Rovers to European qualification the following season.
Todd elbowed Robin van Persie in the head, drawing blood, near the end of a 2005 FA Cup Semi Final against Arsenal. The FA subsequently cleared him of any wrongdoing.
Todd's name came up in the 2006 allegations of corruption in English football. Then-Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp was secretly filmed discussing the possibility of buying Todd with agent Peter Harrison, which is illegal under FA rules. However, the programme merely showed Harrison approaching Redknapp and asking direct questions which Redknapp answered. Redknapp simply stated, "Yeah, I'd have him, I like Toddy, he's a tough bastard."
He has however found first team opportunities hard to come by during the latter stages of the 2006-2007 season, after talks with Todd, Mark Hughes has also let it be known that he is available for transfer, with Derby County, Sunderland, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic and Portsmouth all expressing an interest.
Todd joined Derby County, for an undisclosed fee believed to be around the -750,000 mark on 7 July 2007,
On 24 November 2008, Todd joined Northampton Town of League One on loan until 3 January 2009. This was the first time Todd had played outside the top two tiers of English football.
On 22 April 2009, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Todd signed for Perth Glory and would see out the rest of his career playing in Australia. Since joining Perth Glory, Andy Todd has been a rock for Perth Glory, often putting in man of the match level performances, is loved by the Perth Glory fans and is commonly thought of as one of the best import players Perth Glory have recruited since the A-league was formed. Fans often refer to him as a machine rather than a man and often use his name in popular Chuck Norris jokes (When Andy does pushups, he doesn't push himself up, he pushes the world down).
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'''James Michael "Jay" McEveley''' (born February 11, 1985 in Liverpool, England) is an English-born Scottish football player who currently plays for Derby County, as a defender.
McEveley started his career with Everton, where he played in the same youth team as Wayne Rooney. McEveley never played for the club and moved to Blackburn Rovers, where he was seen as a potential star of the future. His bulky build made it seem natural that he would be a centre back but ever since his early professional breakthrough, he has been used by successive managers as a left back.
He made his first team Rovers debut against Walsall as part of a 2-2 draw in the League Cup. McEveley hit the headlines after his performance in a League Cup semi-final first leg, where he displayed considerable self-confidence. Much, in particular, was made of his aggressive tackling on Manchester United's David Beckham.
In order to gain competitive match experience McEveley was sent out on loan three times whilst at Blackburn, spending time at Burnley; Gillingham, where he scored once against Stoke;
McEveley has developed a history of unfortunate involvement in serious injuries - to himself and others. McEveley was the other party in a training ground incident that left Hakan Sukur, trialist at Blackburn, with a broken leg. Mark Delaney suffered a serious knee injury after a clash with McEveley. McEveley himself has suffered a few very serious knee injuries.
As he struggled to hold down a regular place at Blackburn, McEveley signed for promotion-chasing Championship side Derby County during the January 2007 transfer window for a fee rumoured to be in the region of -600,000. Replacing previous first choice left back Mo Camara, McEveley settled in well and played regularly for the Rams as they eventually finished third and earned promotion to the Premiership following a 1-0 win over West Brom in the Championship Playoff Final at the newly completed Wembley Stadium. McEveley played regularly for Derby upon their return to the Premiership and scored his first goal for Derby County against Liverpool, the equaliser, in a 2-1 home defeat. He sustained knee ligament damage in the 1-0 loss to Bolton on 2 January 2008 after a heavy tackle from Kevin Davies which was expected to keep him out for 4 months, though he returned 6 weeks later to play in Derby's 2-0 defeat away to Wigan Athletic at the end of February 2008. McEveley scored his second rams goal against Arsenal at Pride Park to bring the scores level to 1-1, only for the game to end in a 6-2 defeat.
McEveley began the 2008-09 season as first choice left back, but lost his place to new signing Jordan Stewart. He joined Preston North End on a one month loan on the 29th September 2008, and made his debut in the 2-0 defeat against Swansea, conceding the penalty that lead to the second goal. He returned to Derby at the end of October and a month later was sent out on loan again, this time for a three month spell with Charlton. He returned from his loan spell early in January 2009 due to injury, and then went on to re-establish himself as the club's first choice left back. On 11 April 2009, in Derby's 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday, McEveley broke a metatarsal in his left foot, and was ruled out for the rest of the season.
McEveley started the 2009-10 season as Derby's second choice left back, behind new signing Dean Moxey. McEveley's second league start of the season came against Sheffield Wednesday, playing at centre-half and scoring the Rams' second goal in a 3-0 win. Derby manager Nigel Clough praised McEveley's attitude after the game. However, just two games later, McEveley fractured his cheekbone in the 20th minute of the game against Middlesbrough, and was initially ruled out for six weeks. Shortly after, he had an operation on his cheekbone. It was later revealed that during the operation, McEveley's heart had stopped beating for two minutes. McEveley was transferred to intensive care after his heart was successfully re-started. His heart was scanned and doctors gave him the all-clear, telling him it would not affect his football. He later said:
"It was supposed to be a routine operation to pull the cheekbone out but just before that my heart decided to stop on the operating table. I didn-t realise until I woke up in intensive care when I was wired into machines. When they told me it was a shock to say the least. My mum and dad were in Liverpool and my girlfriend was in the ward. They called her and she was all over the place. My mum was in hysterics and they drove down that night. I don-t know if it was a reaction to the anaesthetic but I-ve had five operations before and nothing has ever happened like that. I-m just happy to be here. I-m looking at life in a different light now. They-ve done loads of further tests on my heart and I-ve had the all clear. I went into training the day after and I think the lads were surprised to see me! When I returned our gaffer was calling me Lazarus!"
Exactly one month after suffering his injury, McEveley returned to the first team on 20 November 2009. He went on to start eight successive games, playing with a mask to protect his cheekbone. McEveley has since entered into negotiations to sign a new contract, with his current deal expiring at the end of the 2009/10 season.
He represented England U-20 at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, but has since chosen to represent Scotland at the U-21 level
McEveley is engaged to his fiance, Carla, with whom he has a baby boy called Harlow James, born 30 November 2009.
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'''Michael Gray''' (born 3 August 1974 in Sunderland), sometimes known as ''Micky Gray'', is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday in the Football League Championship. His natural position is at left back, but he is also able to play on the left wing and he has even played on the right wing on occasion.
On leaving school in 1990, Gray had trials with Manchester United but decided against signing a contract at Old Trafford and signed as an apprentice with Sunderland instead. He broke into the Sunderland first team, aged 18, at the beginning of the 1992-93 season, shortly after his 18th birthday. He made his senior debut on 21 November 1992 in a 1-0 win at Derby County in Division One (the first season after the creation of the new Premier League).
He played in various positions, including as a striker, left winger and left back before fading slightly from first team affairs. It was not until 1995-96 that he came to the fore, starting every game for Sunderland, invariably on the left side of midfield, as the team won promotion to the Premier League. Gray continued to be a regular in the side in 1996-97, but the club was relegated after just one year in the top flight. Gray gained unwanted attention a year later, in May 1998, when he missed the decisive penalty during a shoot-out in the First Division playoff final after a 4-4 draw with Charlton Athletic, which could have taken Sunderland back into the Premier League.
Sunderland finished first in Division One the following season and won promotion to the Premiership, with Gray an ever-present for the campaign. As a First Division player, he was picked by Kevin Keegan to make his international debut for England as a substitute in the match against Hungary on 28 April 1999. In June 1999, he also played for England against Sweden and started the match against Bulgaria. He was the last outfield player from outside of the English top-flight to appear for England until David Nugent in 2007 (goalkeeper David James played for England in 2003 whilst playing for West Ham in the First Division).
However, he failed to make the England squad for Euro 2000. This did not affect his domestic team's form, however, as they finished in seventh place in the Premiership, a feat repeated in 2000-01.
In the 2001-02 season, Sunderland struggled, and with their dip in form came a dip in form for Gray, and for the next two seasons, he was constantly rumoured to be moving elsewhere including to arch-rivals Newcastle United. Relegation came for Sunderland at the end of the 2002-03 season, and two games into the 2003-04 season Gray finally left, joining Celtic on 1 September 2003, on a four month loan. However, having failed to make an impact, and generally finding himself out of the team, he moved to Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer on January 1, 2004.
Gray made his Blackburn Rovers debut against Chelsea in a 3-2 defeat, but constantly performed well for the team as they avoided relegation. In February 2005, he joined Leeds United on loan until the season's end. He then returned to Blackburn and in his first season back there he helped them qualify for the UEFA Cup, having established himself as a first-team regular. He later rejoined Leeds United for a second loan spell in a bid to save them from relegation, which ultimately failed as the club plunged into the third tier in 2007.
Wolves completed the signing of Gray on an initial 12-month contract in July 2007, reuniting him with his former Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy. After spending the early part of the season in his more traditional left-back role, he was switched to left midfield in February 2008, which immediately saw him score his first goal in almost six years, and led to a run of three goals in five games. He signed a further one-year deal to keep him at the club for the 2008-09 season, but featured only sporadically for the first team.
Largely out of Wolves' first team plans, he joined fellow Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on a 30-day emergency loan on 9 January 2009. This was made into a permanent deal on 2 February 2009, when he signed a contract until the end of the season. On the same day, he was also voted Wednesday's player of the month for January. He scored his first goal for Wednesday in a 2-2 draw with Barnsley on 8 August 2009.
Gray was involved in a fracas with Wayne Rooney in 2006 following a disagreement in a restaurant and was later ejected from the restaurant. Gray also writes a blog for the BBC.
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'''Garry William Flitcroft''' (born 6 November 1972 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) is an English football manager, currently in charge of Leigh.
Flitcroft's career started when he left Harper Green School and sent applications to all 92 English football league clubs asking for trials, however only Manchester City gave him a trial and in 1991 he joined them, having a brief spell at Bury on loan in March 1992. After five years at with City, having played 142 games, some as captain, he joined Blackburn in March 1996 for -3.5m after City were going through financial difficulties and their then chairman Francis Lee told the then manager Alan Ball to sell their most profitable player, which turned out to be Flitcroft. The combative midfielder was signed after Rovers' talks with rising French star William Prunier broke down. Despite being sent off after just three minutes of his debut, he went on to serve as Blackburn's captain, and was a very tenacious, albeit technically ungifted midfielder.
During the 2001-02 season however, he was unmasked in the newspapers as allegedly having had an extramarital affair. The lawsuit resulting from this allegation, ''A v B (A Company)'', was notable for the way it weighed personal privacy rights against the right to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights (applicable since the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force in 2000).
The allegations of infidelity did not halt Garry's career, as he continued to make appearances for the club, his 250th coming during the 2003-04 season. Blackburn allowed him to join Sheffield United on a free transfer on 12 January 2006 where his Premiership experience was expected to make him a permanent figure in United's midfield. However, due to a persistent knee injury and a lack of form, Flitcroft was forced to retire in July 2006 after just a handful of games for the club.
On 23rd March, it was announced that Flitcroft would replace Lee Merricks as manager of Unibond League side Leigh. This also came with the news that the club have moved into their new ground at Leigh Sports Village.
Garry's brother, David, was also a midfielder who played in the lower divisions for clubs including Chester City, Bury and Rochdale, where he is now assistant manager. Garry was educated at Turton High School, Bolton.
League Cup: 2001-02
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'''Francisco Javier 'Javi' de Pedro Falque''' (born August 4, 1973 in Logroo, La Rioja), is a former Spanish footballer.
He played as a left midfielder, mainly with Real Sociedad, and possessed a thunderous left-foot shot.
A product of Real Sociedad's youth system, De Pedro first appeared with the Basque main squad on November 7, 1993, subbing in in a 1-3 home defeat against UE Lleida. Subsequently, he became an essential element with the side, creating opportunities and scoring alike.
De Pedro joined Blackburn Rovers F.C. on July 1, 2004, after he had been refused a move to Southampton F.C. the previous year, playing out undetermined the remaining season of his contract.He made his debut for the club on August 14, 2004, a 1-1 home draw against West Bromwich Albion, before being substituted by Tugay Kerimolu for the second half of the match.
On January 31, 2005, De Pedro was released on a free transfer and signed for Perugia Calcio, where he played only a few matches before joining Swedish club IFK Gteborg, which he left after only a few days due to personal reasons in December 2005.
Afterwards, De Pedro would only play some exhibition matches with second tier side Ergotelis FC, in Greece. He would return to Spain to play with an historic club, Burgos CF, but appeared very rarely for the third level side.
In 2007-08, he started the season, alongside former teammate (in both R.Sociedad and country) Agustn Aranzbal, with regional side CD Vera Puerto de la Cruz in Canary Islands, but was dismissed by the team's coach, due to a lack of commitment. De Pedro retired from football after this experience, and subsequently focused on getting the trainer degree.
Having made his debut with Spain on September 23, 1998, in a friendly match against Russia in Granada, De Pedro appeared at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he played in all the matches as a starter. His last cap came in 2003.
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'''Morten Gamst Pedersen''' (born 8 September 1981 in Vads, Finnmark) is a Norwegian-Smi footballer who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers as well as the Norwegian National Football Team.
Pedersen had his breakthrough in the Norwegian Premier League club Troms IL, scoring 7 goals in the 2004 season, before he signed with Blackburn with only half a season played by August. The fee was -1.5 million, which could rise to anything up to -2.5 million on the basis of future appearances. Gamst was required to fill the gap left by Damien Duff, who had left in July 2003 to go to Chelsea.
The Norwegian international made his Premier League debut in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United on August 28, 2004, a match Blackburn were leading until deep into injury time. He initially struggled to make an impact in the Premier League and had lengthy period of not being selected after Graeme Souness was replaced by Mark Hughes as the Blackburn manager in September 2004. However he started the year of 2005 in style, scoring against Cardiff City on his return to side and going on to score three goals in his next three matches. He went on to finish as the clubs second top scorer for the season with eight goals. Pedersen is also known for his aerial ability.
2005-06 saw Pedersen make the left-midfield position his own and he has become well known for scoring many spectacular goals, such as a volley against Fulham in August 2005 which won BBC Match of the Day's Goal of the Month. The highlight of his Blackburn career came in September 2005 when he scored both goals in a 2-1 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
During the 2006-07 season, Pedersen seemingly struggled for form during the early half of the league season, but returned to form in the second half of the campaign. With new management under Paul Ince, Pedersen found himself in and out of the team but when Ince was dismissed in December and Sam Allardyce being appointed Pedersen was a constant face in the first XI providing dangerous long throws into the box to feed Chris Samba.
13th of December reports Pedersen linked with a January moved to SPL side Celtic. But manager Sam Allardyce dismissed transfer of Pedersen moving to Celtic.
He holds 54 caps for his country, scoring 12 goals. He received the coveted Golden Watch award given to him by the Football Association of Norway on the occasion of his 25th appearance for his country. He has become one of the first names on the team sheet for Norway.
In September 2006, in a match against Hungary, Gamst Pedersen, whose favourite player as a kid was Marco van Basten, scored a goal which was very similar to van Basten's famous goal in the final of the 1988 European Football Championship. Major newspapers Aftenposten, Dagbladet and Verdens Gang all dubbed him ''van Gamsten'' as a result of the goal.
On 12 August 2009, he scored 2 goals for Norway in a world cup qualifier against Scotland, scoring in stoppage time in both the first and second half.
Ernst Pedersen, his father as well as a football coach, began to train him to use his left foot rather than his natural right foot in a bid to help him become a professional player, as there is less competition for left-sided roles within the sport. As a result his left foot has become his dominant foot.
Pedersen fronts Norwegian boyband ''The Players'', alongside fellow footballers Freddy dos Santos, Raymond Kvisvik, Kristofer Hstad and yvind Svenning. Released in aid of the Soccer Against Crime campaign, their first single became a hit across Scandinavia.
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'''William Henry Bury''' was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He was born in Darwen and played in the Football League for Burnley.
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'''Antony Nigel Martyn''' (born 11 August 1966), more commonly known as '''Nigel Martyn''', is a former English football goalkeeper who played more than 600 competitive matches in English football. He played for Crystal Palace where he became the first -1million goalkeeper in British football and also won the Full Members Cup. Martyn's then left to spend six seasons at Leeds United. He went on to win 23 England caps. An ankle injury forced him to retire in 2006, following three seasons at Everton. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Bradford City.
Born in St Austell, Martyn started his career as a midfielder until invited to play as a goalkeeper for his brother's works team when he was sixteen. He started by playing amateur football for Cornish sides Heavy Transport F.C., Bugle and St Blazey while working in a plastics factory and for a coal merchant,
While still in Cornwall he was also a cricketer, and played for Cornwall Schoolboys as a wicket keeper as well as Fowey C.C.
He was transferred to Crystal Palace for a fee of -1 million in 1989, becoming the first goalkeeper to attract a million-pound transfer fee in English football. It was at Crystal Palace that Nigel first gained international recognition with a call up to the full England side. He remained at Palace for seven seasons, appearing 349 times for his club, including the 1990 FA Cup Final (where Palace were beaten by Manchester United on a replay, and the 1991 Zenith Data Systems Cup final (where Palace beat Everton). In 1996, he signed with Leeds United, setting another record fee for a goalkeeper of -2.25m.
In 2005, Palace supporters voted Martyn into their Centenary XI.
Martyn was signed by boss Howard Wilkinson in the summer of 1996/97, along with another high profile capture in the form of Britain's most expensive teenager, Lee Bowyer. Martyn's form for United, both at home and on the continent in European competition was outstanding - most notably in a man-of-the-match display at the Olympic Stadium v AS Roma in the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup campaign, of which Leeds reached the semi-finals. Martyn was also a huge part of the squad that eliminated illustrious clubs such as FC Barcelona, Lazio and Deportivo La Coruna in the following season's UEFA Champions League campaign, leading them to the last four.
In total, Martyn played as Leeds' first-choice goalkeeper for six seasons and his consistency was such that years later at a supporters dinner, the Cornishman was named officially as United's greatest ever goalkeeper, beating off competition from the likes of Gary Sprake and John Lukic - men who both won championship medals at Elland Road.
However, it was a disagreement with new Leeds manager Terry Venables, combined with the increasingly good form of youngster Paul Robinson, that kept him from playing any games in Leeds' 2002-03 season and after a string of unused substitute appearances, Martyn was told he could find new employers.
On 10 April 2006, he was voted as part of Leeds United's greatest team being the only player from after the Revie Era to be part of the team.
In summer 2003, Leeds were approached by Chelsea and Everton with offers to sign Martyn. Both clubs were offering the out-of-favour goalkeeper a backup post: at Chelsea, he would understudy Carlo Cudicini; at Everton, the first-choice was Richard Wright. Martyn chose to move to Everton, and six games into the season, an injury to Wright gave him his Everton debut. His performances for the first team during Wright's recovery were such that Martyn remained Everton's first-choice goalkeeper even after Wright returned from injury.In that season he almost single-handedly kept Everton in the league that season with stunning performances particarly against Liverpool in the merseyside derby at Anfield with stunning saves from Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Dietmar Hamann.
Martyn was one of Everton's best performers in the 2004-05 season when they achieved their best Premier League finish of fourth. Many fans believed that Martyn almost single-handedly stopped them from slipping down the table after Thomas Gravesen's departure. He produced some of the best form of his career, despite being 38 years of age, to the delight of the Everton fans, with whom he remains a favourite. In his final season at Everton he was picking up many injuries and missed the remiander of the season. His final appreance for Everton was his 100 game for the club against Chelsea in an FA Cup tie at Goodison Park which ended 1-1 after Martyn's amazing performance, making numerous excellent saves. It was a fitting end to Martyn's Everton career, and he is conisdered by many as the club's best goalkeeper since Neville Southall.
On 8 June 2006, Martyn announced his retirement from football due to an ankle injury. David Moyes said that he would miss Martyn as he was his "greatest ever signing".
Martyn made his debut for the England national side in Moscow in 1992, becoming one of the few Cornishmen to play for England. He earned only 23 caps for his national side, spending the peak of his career as second-choice goalkeeper behind David Seaman.
Martyn is the goalkeeping coach at Bradford City,
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'''Steven John Reid''' (born March 10, 1981 in Kingston, London) is an English born Irish football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Republic of Ireland, primarily as a midfielder.
Reid started his career at Stourbridge F.C., playing as an attacking midfielder and scoring 59 goals in 88 league games.
Reid was scouted by Mick Beard of Millwall FC at the Surrey County under 11 trials but subsequently signed for Stourbidge instead. He made his professional debut for Millwall in the 1997-98 season at the age of 17 after being sold to the Lions by Stourbridge, and was part of the successful 2000-01 team that gained promotion to the English First Division. Reid gained a reputation for his strong, driving runs and phenomenal long range shooting ability, memorably scoring from 35 yards against Norwich City on the opening day of the 2001-2 season to set Millwall on their way to a 4-0 victory.
Reid debuted for Blackburn Rovers on August 23, 2003 as a 76th minute substitute for team-mate Vratislav Greko, but had the misfortune of being dismissed in the 88th minute. He went on to make 19 appearances through the 2003-04 season, though a hamstring injury would rule him out of action for three months during this time. A change of management in September 2004 saw Mark Hughes replace Graeme Souness as Blackburn boss, a move which would also signify a change for Reid. Despite playing the majority of his career as a wide midfielder, Hughes moved Reid to centre midfield for the match against Everton on March 6, 2005. Reid went on to star in a 1-0 victory for Blackburn, creating the winning goal, and has since claimed the central midfield position.
Reid scored one of the goals of the seasons in the FA Premier League 2005-06 campaign against Wigan at the JJB Stadium. The ball fell to Reid from 30 yards and he scored a volley into the top corner of the net. The goal won BBC Match of the Day's Goal of the Month for December. On May 2, 2006, Reid scored the goal that secured Blackburn's place in the 2006-07 UEFA Cup, a header that gave them a 1-0 win over Chelsea.
Reid missed the majority of the 2006-07 season through injury. A back injury limited him to three appearances before he sustained cruciate ligament injury in January , which kept him out for the rest of the season.
It appeared that Steven's injury problems were behind him after a full pre-season and solid start to Blackburn's 2008-09 season, however his injury woes would return, with another knee injury ruling him out of the entire 2008-09 season.
On 19 November 2009 Reid signed on loan for QPR in a attempt to recapture his career from injury. The loan will last until midway through December 2009. It was confirmed by QPR that Reid would be wearing the number 36 shirt for the duration of his loan spell.
Despite representing England at junior levels, Reid decided to play full international football for the Republic of Ireland, whom he qualifies to play for through his grandparents. He was part of the Irish squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup after being called up as a late replacement.
Reid was made the captain of the Republic of Ireland football team for their August 16, 2006 friendly match against Holland.
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'''David Anthony Thompson''' (born September 12, 1977 in Birkenhead, Merseyside) is a former English football player who played as a midfielder.
During his career Thompson played for Liverpool, Coventry City, Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Portsmouth and Bolton Wanderers.
Thompson's Liverpool debut came on August 19, 1996, as an 87th minute substitute in a 2-0 victory against Arsenal. He only played one more game before being loaned to Swindon Town for two and a half months in November 1997. His good form at Swindon led him to be selected more frequently for Liverpool, these performances paying off as he scored the winning goal against Crystal Palace later in the season. His 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons were steady, and the 1999-00 season would see him back into the team on a regular basis.
In the summer of 2000 he moved to Coventry City, his first game a 3-1 defeat to Middlesbrough in which he was sent off in the 71st minute. Coventry were relegated during the 2000-01 season, and he sought a move back to the Premiership. However he stayed at Coventry throughout the 2001-02 season producing some excellent performances.
In August 2002 Blackburn Rovers signed Thompson for -1.5 million. His rise in division as well as form gave him international recognition, as Sven-Gran Eriksson named him in the England squads against Slovakia and Macedonia.
Thompson became prone to injury, a cartilage problem and further surgery in 2003-04 led him to suffer a breakdown in form. His recovery was aided by visits to the Bayern Munich doctor Hans-Wilhelm Mller-Wohlfahrt.
Injuries and subsequent failure to return to form meant that Blackburn allowed him to leave on a free transfer to Wigan Athletic on January 19, 2006. After just ten appearances Wigan, too, released him in May 2006. On 28 July, he signed for Portsmouth on a one-year contract.
He voiced his unhappiness at not featuring more in the Portsmouth first team, and Bolton Wanderers signed him just two hours before the transfer window shut on January 31, 2007 on a short term deal. Thompson made his debut for Bolton as a substitute in the 2-1 victory against Fulham on 11 February, and subsequently made his first start for the club against his former employer Wigan Athletic on April 7. He played six more matches for the rest of the 2006-07 season before being released by Bolton in May 2007.
In November 2007 he started a trial with Sheffield United..
On November 28, 2007, he announced his retirement as a result of the chronic cartilage problem in his knee - an injury that first appeared whilst at Blackburn. It is reported that Thompson will seek to move into coaching.
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'''Kieron Courtney Dyer''' (born 29 December 1978 in Ipswich) is an English footballer, currently playing for West Ham United.
Dyer's football career began with his hometown team, Ipswich Town, whom he signed for as a 17-year-old trainee in 1996. He broke into the Ipswich first team during his first season at the club, and quickly established a reputation as one of the top youngsters in English football outside of the Premier League. He spent three years at Portman Road, then requested a transfer in order to further his international prospects, after Ipswich failed to gain promotion through the playoffs into the Premier League in 1999.
Dyer was sold to Newcastle United in July 1999 for a fee of -6m, which is still the record transfer fee received by Ipswich Town. He was the only English player signed by Ruud Gullit during his spell as Newcastle's manager. Dyer opened his Newcastle goalscoring account at home to local rivals Sunderland, but the game ended in a 2-1 defeat, which saw Gullit resign shortly afterwards.
On 2 April 2005, Dyer was involved in a heated on-pitch brawl with teammate Lee Bowyer in Newcastle United's Premiership match with Aston Villa and both had to be pulled apart and separated by their teammates and other Villa players. This resulted in Dyer receiving a red card for that particular game plus a further three game ban. Bowyer received a more severe punishment of a four game ban and a fine of more than -200,000 - approximately six weeks wages - as it was adjudged that he had attacked Dyer.
At the start of the 2005-06 season Dyer was once again on the injured list, preventing his selection for club or country. This followed a close-season in which Newcastle manager Graeme Souness signed a number of other midfield players including Emre Belzolu, Scott Parker, Albert Luque and Nolberto Solano.
Dyer returned to first-team action on 4 February 2006 against Portsmouth, Newcastle's first game following the departure of Souness. Dyer marked his first start of the season since the opening day against Arsenal with a goal in the FA Cup fifth round match against Southampton on 18 February 2006.
Dyer became the first Newcastle United player to score at the Emirates Stadium in the 1-1 draw with Arsenal on 18 November 2006. In what was his first start in seven months, (since the 4-1 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light), Dyer opened the scoring in the game after 30 minutes, with his first league goal for Newcastle in over 20 months. He continued his rich vein of form, also netting against Tottenham, Bolton, Birmingham, Aston Villa, AZ Alkmaar and Watford. Following his return from injury, Dyer showed his versatility by playing in central midfield, right midfield and as an attacking midfielder, supporting Obafemi Martins.
Dyer was given permission to speak to West Ham United in August 2007 after both clubs agreed an undisclosed transfer fee. On 4 August, West Ham United confirmed that the deal had fallen through due to Newcastle's pulling out of the deal.
Dyer completed a move to West Ham on 16 August 2007 for -6m, signing a four year deal.
He made his debut for West Ham in the 1-0 away win at Birmingham City on 18 August 2007. However, this has been one of the few positives in Dyer's time at West Ham as he has since been blighted by injury. Just ten days after his debut he was stretchered off after a tackle by Joe Jacobson in a Carling Cup match against Bristol Rovers, which resulted in his right leg being broken in two places. Dyer subsequently missed the rest of the 2007-08 season. His injury was re-assessed in August 2008 when it was decided that a six week specialist rehabilitation programme was required before he began pre-season training.
After representing his country at Youth, Under 21, and 'B' level, his debut for England came on 4 September 1999 when he started in England's 6-0 win against Luxembourg. He then played for his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004.
After almost two years without making an appearance for England, his outstanding form for Newcastle earned him a call up to Steve McClaren's England Squad for the friendly against Spain on 7 February 2007. He started in place of Wayne Rooney (wearing the Number 9 shirt) and earned his 29th Cap. England lost 1-0 but Dyer was the high point in an otherwise lacklustre England performance. Dyer also came on as a substitute for Micah Richards in the 3-0 victory over Andorra on 28 March 2007, gaining his 30th cap.
(*) Includes 2 Play-Off Appearances each season
Stats accurate as of 18:00, 02 January 2010.
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'''Alfred Lyttelton''' QC (7 February 1857 - 5 July 1913) was a British politician and sportsman who excelled at both football and cricket. During his time at university he participated in Varsity Matches in five sports: cricket (1876-79), football (1876-78), athletics (1876) (he was selected to throw the hammer), rackets (1877-79) and real tennis (1877-79), displaying an ability that made him arguably the pre-eminent sportsman of his generation; his only rival in terms of versatility was Oxford's Cuthbert Ottaway. He was, among numerous other achievements, the first man to represent England at both football and cricket. Lyttelton was also a successful politician and served as Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1903 and 1905.
Lyttelton was the twelfth and youngest child of George Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton, by his first wife Mary, daughter of Sir Stephen Glynne, 8th Baronet. Charles Lyttelton, 8th Viscount Cobham, Sir Neville Lyttelton and the Right Reverend Arthur Lyttelton were his elder brothers and Prime Minister William Gladstone an uncle by marriage. Another relative was his nephew, the jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton. Lyttelton was educated at Eton - where he was President of Pop - and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Lyttelton played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, captaining the side in 1879. After going down from university he represented Middlesex, where he was a noted wicket-keeper. In the course of his cricketing career, Lyttelton accumulated a total of 4,429 first-class runs at an average of 27.85, scoring seven centuries. As a wicket-keeper, he held 134 catches and stumped 70. He ranked third in the national first-class averages in 1879 with 688 runs at 28.66. While turning out for Middlesex he also represented Worcestershire (1874-85), which was not then a first-class county.
In the early 1880s Lyttelton played four Test matches against Australia, the most notable of which was that contested at The Oval in 1884. In the course of this game, Australia reached a total - all but unheard-of at the time - of 500 for six and the England captain, Lord Harris, grew so desperate for a breakthrough that he asked his wicket-keeper to bowl. Grace kept wicket while Lyttelton sent down a succession of underarm lobs, succeeding, remarkably, in taking the last four Australian wickets for only 19 runs in the course of a dozen overs. He was President of Marylebone Cricket Club in 1898.
Lyttelton was also a keen and skilful footballer, playing for Cambridge and Old Etonians and winning a single cap for England against Scotland on 3 March 1877. As a university player, Lyttelton's most notable achievement was the hat-trick he scored in helping Cambridge to a 5-1 victory over Oxford in 1878. As a club player, he turned out for Etonians in the FA Cup final of 1876, a match the team lost, after a replay, to Royal Engineers. As an international, he scored the only goal in England's 1-3 defeat by Scotland in 1878. He was, a contemporary assessment in the ''Football Annual'' noted, "a very strong and fast forward, a splendid shot at goal, and perhaps the most dangerous forward out."
Lyttelton's brother, Edward - a fellow England international - wrote in a private memoir:
Lyttelton's principal weapon as a forward was a unique and generally successful goalscoring technique that appears, from contemporary sources, to have been a primitive version of the 1970s Cruyff turn. Edward Lyttelton explained:
Lyttelton played in the last days of the "dribbling game", the earliest form of the Association code and a style of play that valued individualism and close ball control over passing and teamwork. In his solitary international his England team-mates were highly critical of his attempts to dribble through the entire Scotland defence by himself, and Billy Mosforth, the Sheffield player, ventured to draw his colleague's attention to this failing. He was silenced by an imperious put-down that has been cited as exemplifying the attitude of the earliest amateurs: "I play," the unabashed Lyttelton sneered back, "for my own pleasure."
On coming down from Cambridge, Lyttelton took up the law, and served as legal private secretary to the Attorney General, Sir Henry James. He remained apolitical until his uncle's retirement, but in 1894 entered politics as a Liberal Unionist, and was elected to the House of Commons at the 1895 general election as Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington. He was President of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1898. In 1900, he was sent by Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain to South Africa as chairman of the committee planning reconstruction following the Boer War, a position in which he impressed South African High Commissioner Alfred Milner.
Upon Chamberlain's resignation, Lyttelton succeeded him as Colonial Secretary, despite his relative political inexperience. His decision to allow Chinese indentured labor into South Africa proved highly controversial and became a major issue for the Liberals in the 1906 election. Lyttelton also attempted ambitious reforms Britain's of management of the colonies towards a more decentralized, imperial vision, but these ideas were abandoned by the Liberals who succeeded him. After the Conservatives' fall from power, Lyttelton remained active politically, opposing Welsh disestablishment and supporting women's suffrage. In the summer of 1913, he was struck in the belly during a cricket match in South Africa. Shortly after his return to Britain, he was taken ill at the Foreign Office and an operation revealed the presence of an abscess in his stomach. Surgery was unsuccessful and he died, in a nursing home, early in July. His funeral took place on the day of the annual Varsity cricket match, and play between Oxford and Cambridge was suspended for two minutes as a mark of respect.
Lyttelton married firstly Octavia Laura, daughter of Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet, in 1885. She died in 1886, the same year she gave birth to their only child, a son, who died in 1888. Lyttelton married secondly Edith Sophy, daughter of Archibald Balfour, in 1892. They had two sons (one of whom died as an infant) and one daughter. His eldest son Oliver became a prominent politician and businessman and was created Viscount Chandos in 1954. Lyttelton died in July 1913, aged 56. His second wife survived him by over thirty years and died in September 1948.
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'''Jonathan Douglas''' (born 22 November 1981 in Monaghan) is an Irish football player who currently plays for Swindon Town. Douglas made his debut in the League of Ireland for Monaghan United aged 16. He is primarily a box-to-box central midfielder but has also played right midfield, left midfield and right back in his career.
He first joined Blackburn Rovers after having been a trialist at Celtic and made his debut against West Ham United in the Worthington Cup on October 31, 2000. A cruciate ligament injury in 2001 hampered his progress, and he was out for many months, managing to make it back in early 2002.
In March 2003, he was loaned to Chesterfield for six weeks, in which time he played seven matches, and to Blackpool for three months, where he made a significant impact, playing in 16 league games and scoring three goals.
Despite being an archetypal tenacious central midfield, short on skill but brimming with energy and aggression, Blackpool manager, Steve McMahon used the on-loan Douglas as an emergency left midfielder. This unexpected role was to prove a stroke of luck for Douglas. Not soon afterwards, Graeme Souness, manager of Blackburn Rovers, found his side struggling near the bottom of the Premier League and missing a left midfielder due to injuries and inadequate transfer dealings.
Jonathon Douglas was recalled by Rovers and promoted straight into the much re-jigged Rovers side, which adopted very defensive tactics to grind out results. The unheralded collaboration of Jonathon Douglas, Martin Andresen, Jonathan Stead, Lorenzo Amoruso and others, eventually proved successful in eking out results to guarantee Rovers safety in the Premier League. Douglas first Blackburn goal, a spectacular volley, came during this time, in a 4-3 victory over Fulham.
Douglas had shown his potential as a utility squad player for Blackburn and Rovers awarded him a three-year contract.
However, manager Souness departed to Newcastle United and under new boss, Mark Hughes, Douglas soon fell down the pecking order and moved out on loan to Gillingham of the Championship, along with Rovers' youngster, Jay McEveley. Douglas was a regular in the side that so narrowly got relegated. However, he had once again impressed with his tenacious work-rate.
On 19 August 2005, he joined Leeds United on a season-long loan. He impressed in the early half of the season, making over 40 appearances for the club and scoring five goals in the process. These performances impressed former manager Kevin Blackwell enough to make the move permanent, and on August 31, 2006, Douglas moved to Leeds permanently for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal with the club. Douglas' performances impressed new manager Dennis Wise and kept him in the Leeds starting lineup. Douglas' only goal for the club that season came in the 2-1 victory against Coventry City.
After Leeds' captain, Kevin Nicholls requested a transfer to Luton Town, Douglas was made captain by Wise. He had played numerous matches as Leeds captain previously due to injuries to Nicholls, Shaun Derry and Gary Kelly. Douglas was forced to sit out the rest of the season when he received his 15th yellow card in the defeat at Colchester United. Leeds' relegation that season saw many Leeds fans believing that Douglas would leave the club; it was reported that Douglas had a training ground bust up with Wise . However, despite being stripped of the club captaincy, Douglas has been playing regularly in the Leeds first team in the 2007-08 season. Despite rumours of a transfer to Burnley, Douglas stayed at Elland Road. On the 28th October 2007 Leeds defeated Millwall 4-2 with Douglas grabbing his first brace for the Yorkshire club in his two years at the club. A serious leg injury late on at Walsall ruled Douglas out for much of the remainder of 2007-08, an injury which coincided with Leeds' dip in form after their astonishing start to life in League 1, as Leeds struggled to replace the running power and positional sense of the injured Irishman.
He returned to the squad on 22 March, playing the last ten minutes of the match against Walsall, a match Leeds won 2-0. After Leeds' failure to win promotion to the Championship, Douglas was again linked with a move to Burnley. He scored the first goal in Leeds' 4-0 romping of Crystal Palace in the second round of the Carling Cup and again in the 5-2 league defeat of Crewe Alexandra.
On 21 May 2009 it was reported that Leeds would be offering him a new deal. However the following day it was reported by official club text that Douglas, along with goalkeeper David Lucas, had been released from the club. This seemed to be down to a difference of opinion between club and player of the valuation of his services.
On 10 July 2009, he signed for Swindon Town after being released from Leeds United.
On 10 October 2009, Douglas was given a straight red card in a match against Millwall. Swindon felt the decision was unfair and prepared an appeal against the automatic three match ban for the dismissal. On 14 October the appeal was rejected and an extra one match ban added taking Douglas' suspension to four matches. This incited chairman Andrew Fitton to launch a scathing attack on The FA and its justice system. Douglas missed a home match with Hartlepool United, two away trips to Norwich City and Tranmere Rovers and the visit of Conference South side Woking in the FA Cup First Round.
Douglas has earned international caps for the Republic of Ireland, the first against Poland on April 28, 2004. Having already featured in a number of friendlies, Douglas made his competitive debut for Ireland in the European Championship Qualifier against the Czech Republic on 11 October 2006, starting in central midfield alongside Lee Carsley. He also came on as a substitute in Ireland's next qualifier against San Marino. He was a regular choice in Steve Staunton's Republic of Ireland squad.
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'''Paul Gallagher''' (born 9 August 1984 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football player who currently plays for Leicester City as a striker. Gallagher was brought up on the Higher Croft council estate in Blackburn, playing for Roman Road youth teams before being snapped up by Blackburn Rovers.
Gallagher made his debut performance as a substitute in a 2-0 win over the 2001-02 Premier League champions Arsenal on 15 March 2003, as a replacement for Dwight Yorke. His first goal was scored in a 4-0 win against Birmingham City in the 2003-04 season. He also made his international debut in February of that season, a 4-0 defeat for Scotland against Wales.
He spent almost all of the 2005-06 season on loan to Stoke City. He played most of his 36 games on the left or right wing, scoring 12 goals. Against Southampton on 15 April 2006, he exchanged a one-two on the edge of the area with Adam Rooney before drilling home a thunderous thirty yard drive into the far top corner of the net.
He was recalled by Blackburn in April 2006 with three games remaining in the Premier League season, coming on as a late subtitute in the final game of the season, being involved in the creation of the final goal of the game.
On transfer deadline day 31 August 2007, Gallagher signed a 6 month loan deal with Championship side Preston North End, after being linked with a return to Stoke. The following January, he moved from Blackburn back to Stoke City on loan again until summer of 2008.
On 30 August 2008, Gallagher signed on loan for the rest of the 2008/09 season with Plymouth Argyle , making his debut that same day at Turf Moor against Blackburn's fierce local rivals, Burnley. Since the move, he has made a huge impact for the Pilgrims, scoring vital goals against Crystal Palace, Cardiff, Sheffield United, Wolves, Watford, Reading and Birmingham City.
On 21 August 2009 Gallagher joined Leicester City, signing a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee,
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'''Jonathan Graeme "Jon" Stead''' (born 7 April 1983 in Huddersfield, England) is an English football player who currently plays for Ipswich Town as a striker.
Raised in Honley, Jon Stead attended Honley High School, Huddersfield.
Stead made his league debut for Huddersfield Town, as a nineteen-year-old against Brentford.
He scored four goals in three games at the start of the 2003-04 season, igniting interest from big clubs. Stead was lucky enough to pick up a Playoffs Winners Medal with Huddersfield Town while he was playing for Blackburn Rovers. He appeared on the pitch celebrating his hometown club's win.
In February 2004, he moved to Blackburn Rovers marking his debut by scoring the only goal in a match against Middlesbrough. He went on to score six goals, including vital winners against Fulham, Manchester United and Everton as Blackburn successfully avoided relegation from the Premiership.
However, the goals for Blackburn dried up the following season and with manager Mark Hughes signing additional forwards including Welsh international Craig Bellamy, Stead was transferred on 13 June 2005 to Sunderland in a deal worth -1.8 million.
During his time at Sunderland Stead scored only two goals, the first of which was on 1 April 2006 against Everton at Goodison Park in a 2-2 draw,
On 13 October 2006, he completed a loan move to Derby County and after failing to find the back of the net in his first 6 games, he finally broke his Derby duck with the first goal in a 2-1 win away at Coventry City on 11 November. He followed that goal with the opener in a 2-0 win at Luton Town to make it two in eight appearances and then again went on to bag Derby's first in the 1-0 home win against Leicester City. He was nominated for Powerade Player of the Month as a result of his form at Derby in November.
Stead was signed by Sheffield United from Sunderland for a fee of -750,000, potentially rising to -1.2 million, on a three-and-a-half year deal on 11 January 2007.
On 13 January 2007, Stead played his first Premier League game with Sheffield United against Portsmouth
He scored five goals in total that season, the final of which came on the last day of the season against Wigan Athletic on 12 May, but his goal wasn't enough to prevent United from being relegated.
Stead found first team starts harder to come by the following season as he fell behind James Beattie and Billy Sharp in the pecking order but still managed to make over thirty appearances and score six goals. During the subsequent transfer window Stead signed on loan for Championship rivals Ipswich Town with a view to a permanent move.
Stead made his move to Ipswich permanent on 15 September 2008 after playing just one game on loan for a fee believed to be around -600,000. In that loan game he scored a 20-yard goal, which he described as "the best goal of his career to date". On 25 April 2009, Stead was the last ever senior player to score at Ninian Park after a 3-0 win.
His early goalscoring exploits at Blackburn Rovers led to a call-up for the England Under-21 side against the Netherlands in February 2004. However, he managed just 1 goal in 11 appearances.
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Dickov started his career with Arsenal, but was never a first team regular and in 1996 he moved to Manchester City, who were then in Division One. Over six seasons at the club, Dickov experienced two promotions and two relegations, playing in three different divisions. Dickov left in 2002 to join Leicester City, where he stayed for two seasons and, in 2004, he signed for Blackburn Rovers, and was part of the team which qualified for the UEFA Cup in 2005-06. Upon the expiry of his Blackburn contract in 2006, he rejoined Manchester City.
In 2000, he made his debut for the Scotland national team against San Marino. As of July 2008 he has represented his country ten times, scoring one goal.
Dickov was born in Livingston, West Lothian and represented Scotland in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, where they reached the final. His performances in the tournament led to an offer to join Arsenal, and in July 1989 he joined the London club as a trainee. He made his first team debut as a substitute in a FA Premier League match against Southampton on 20 March 1993, before heading off to both Brighton & Hove Albion and Luton Town on loan during the 1993-94 season, but returned to Arsenal at the end of that season to have a place on the bench as Arsenal beat Parma in the 1994 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final. Unable to secure a regular place ahead of Ian Wright, Paul Merson and Kevin Campbell, he made 25 appearances in three years for Arsenal, most of them as substitute, and scored six goals.
Dickov joined Manchester City on 22 August 1996 in a transfer valued between -750,000 and -1 million,
Dickov played a supporting role in a striking partnership with Shaun Goater in the 1998-99 season, scoring 16 goals in all competitions, including a hat-trick against Lincoln City. The sixteenth goal was particularly crucial, an injury time equaliser in the final of the promotion playoffs against Gillingham. Dickov's 95th minute goal took the game to extra time, and the Manchester team ultimately won to earn promotion to the First Division. This goal, scored past Vince Bartram, the best man at Dickov's wedding, was voted ''City-s Greatest Ever Goal'' in a 2005 poll conducted by Manchester City.
Dickov retained his place in the first team at the start of the 1999-2000 season. He started each of the first fifteen League games, despite suffering a facial injury on 26 September 1999 in which he lost a tooth.
When Manchester City returned to the Premier League for the 2000-01 season, it appeared that Dickov's chances of playing would be limited as City signed former FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah and Costa Rican international Paulo Wanchope. However, Dickov earned a place in the team, his performances attracting the attention of the then Scotland national football team manager Craig Brown, who called him up to the Scotland squad for the first time.
City were relegated back into the First Division for the 2001-02 season and Kevin Keegan replaced Joe Royle as manager. Dickov found his first team opportunities at the club limited especially as the team had other strikers such as Paulo Wanchope, Shaun Goater and Darren Huckerby. Having fallen out of favour, on 22 February 2002 he moved to Leicester City for -150,000.
Dickov's Leicester debut came in a 3-0 defeat against Derby County.
He scored a career-high of 20 goals in the 2002-03 season as Leicester made an immediate return to the top flight, finishing runners-up in Division One behind Portsmouth.
He managed to score 13 goals in the 2003-04 season. Leicester were subsequently relegated to the First Division and Dickov moved to Blackburn Rovers, declining an offer of an improved contract from Leicester
Dickov debuted for Blackburn Rovers as a half-time substitute against West Bromwich Albion on 14 August 2004.
Dickov re-joined Manchester City on 26 May 2006, signing a two-year contract.
Dickov suffered several injuries over the course of the season, including a back problem,
On 31 January 2008, Dickov joined Blackpool on loan until May.
An initial bid from his former club Leicester City was rejected a week earlier, and after pondering other offers from Toronto FC and Blackpool, Dickov decided to rejoin Leicester on 7 August 2008, signing a two-year contract.
On 28 August 2009, Dickov joined Derby County on loan until January as cover.
Dickov made his international debut on 7 October 2000, coming on as a substitute in a World Cup qualifier against San Marino. He made two further substitute appearances that year, against Croatia and Australia. Limited first-team opportunities at club level then meant Dickov was not selected for international duty for another two years. Good form at Leicester earned him a recall in September 2002. He made his first international start against the Faroe Islands. However, playing out of position on the wing, he was substituted at half-time as the faltering Scotland team drew 2-2 against a nation 62 places lower in the world rankings. In the return fixture a year later, Dickov scored his first international goal in a 3-1 win. His most recent cap came in a 1-0 defeat against Norway in October 2004. In total he has earned ten Scotland caps and has scored one goal.
Although he is a striker, Dickov is better known for his tenacity than his goal-scoring exploits. In a 2003 interview with the ''Independent on Sunday'' he provided a summary of his playing style: "The ability to battle is one of the main parts of my game. I know my limits. I am not the sort who gets the ball and is then going to beat five or six players and stick it in the top corner from God knows where. But, whether I'm playing well or not, the one thing you will get from me is 110 per cent, upsetting defenders and basically giving them pain." His combative approach resulted in Manchester City manager Joe Royle naming him "The Wasp", and during his time at Leicester he was known as "The Pest".
Dickov is married to his wife Janet.He has 3 children Lauren 12, Sam 10, Max 6 He was arrested in March 2004, along with team-mates Keith Gillespie and Frank Sinclair, on allegations of sexual assault while at a training camp in La Manga, Spain. All three were later cleared when forensic tests showed the allegations were false. Five years after the case, Dickov revealed it to be the "darkest period" of his footballing career.
According to one source, Dickov owes his family name to a Bulgarian grandfather.
''(Correct as of 19 September 2008, substitute appearances in brackets)''
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'''Matthew Brooke "Matt" Jansen''' (born 20 October 1977) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker and currently plays for Leigh Genesis. He started his career with hometown club Carlisle United, and also played for Crystal Palace, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers as well as a loan spell with Coventry City. He won six England under 21 caps.
Born in Wetheral, near Carlisle, Cumbria, A creative player, Jansen's career started at Carlisle United, where he scored 10 league goals. He turned down the chance to join Manchester United before signing for Crystal Palace in 1998 for -1 million, where his impressive displays earned him a move to Premier League side Blackburn Rovers for -4.1 million. Jansen showed signs of things to come when he scored against Tottenham Hotspur on his debut in January 1999.
Blackburn were relegated to the First Division in Jansen's first season, but he was the star of the team which won promotion back to the Premier League in the 2000/01 season, finishing as the league's second top scorer, after Fulham's Louis Saha, with 23 goals. He continued to impress in the following season, scoring the first goal in Blackburn's 2-1 League Cup final victory against Tottenham Hotspur in 2002. His good form led to a England call-up for the friendly game against Paraguay on 17 April 2002; however, a stomach illness forced him to miss the game and consequently denied him the chance to claim a place in the World Cup 2002 squad. He previously had played 6 times for the under-21s.
A motorcycle accident in Rome, Italy during the summer of 2002 nearly killed Jansen and long-term hospitalisation followed (he spent six days in a coma). In the seasons after the accident he struggled to regain his place in the Blackburn side which led to him being loaned to Coventry City in 2003, where he scored 2 goals in 9 appearances. He made another attempt to force his way into the Blackburn team at the start of the 2004/05 season, scoring 2 goals in 8 appearances. However, it was felt that he had still not recovered mentally from the accident and was struggling to cope with the pressures of Premier League football. As a result, Blackburn decided it best for him take another break from football and sent him to visit a sports psychiatrist in America.
In May 2005, Jansen signed a 2 year 'pay as you play' contract with Blackburn, suggesting that the club was ready to give him one final chance to establish himself in the team after his injury, and he returned to action in a pre-season friendly against Morecambe in July 2005.
However, Jansen once again struggled to gain a first-team place once the season started. Blackburn agreed to release him from his contract on 11 January 2006, two days later he signed for Bolton Wanderers on a six month contract, after interest from Stuart Pearce's Manchester City failed. His first game for his new club came, naturally, at Ewood Park. However, his stay at the Reebok Stadium was not a success and he was released in May of the same year.
In the summer of 2006, Jansen had a trial with the New York Red Bulls but the move led to nothing permanent due to rival team Columbus Crew allegedly exercising a loophole in transfer rules to block any move. Bolton manager Sam Allardyce invited the player back to England and he continued to train with Bolton. In the summer of 2007 he returned to his original club, Carlisle United, to train in an attempt to regain his fitness.
Despite developing other business interests such as property, Jansen has never ruled out a return to professional football and in July 2008, stated: "I'm keeping myself reasonably fit...we'll see what happens."
In November 2008, Blackburn announced that Jansen would return in a casual agreement to help regain fitness in a bid to have one last go at reclaiming the promising and glittering career he once had in professional football. Having trained with the club for 2 months he left Brockhall with the arrival of new manager Sam Allardyce. Jansen was present at the club's Premier League game with Newcastle United when he also featured in a pre-recorded half-time lottery draw broadcast on the club television station as part of the half-time "entertainment".
On February 18, he joined Football League One side Huddersfield Town on trial and was given a run-out in their reserve match against Rotherham United the same day, in which he scored the opening goal of a 2-2 draw.
On March 11, he agreed a deal with Conference National side Wrexham until the end of the season, scoring once against Northwich Victoria.
In the close season of 2009, Jansen joined up with former team mate Garry Flitcroft, currently manager of NPL Division One North side Leigh Genesis F.C. and will play for them in the 2009-10 season.
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'''Gilles Grimandi''' (born 11 November 1970 in Gap, France) is a former French footballer. He is currently a scout for Arsenal.
Grimandi began his professional career with AS Monaco in 1990 and made his first-team debut in 1991 against AS Nancy in the French top division. His career briefly interrupted by French military service, he went on to make 113 appearances and score 10 goals for the club, mostly as a centre back. He helped the club reach both a UEFA Champions League and a UEFA Cup semifinal and won the league title in 1996-97.
The following season, Grimandi left to join his former manager Arsne Wenger at Arsenal, making his debut at Leeds United, and helped achieve The Double in his first season. He made 114 league appearances as a midfielder, centre back, and right wingback, winning a second Double in his final season (2001-02) with the club and becoming a fan favourite.
Grimandi signed with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer in 2002, but retired before playing a competitive match with the team.
Grimandi has remained active in the sport, taking his first administrative position in 2004 as football director at ASOA Valence in the Championnats National (the French third division), and becoming a France-based scout for Arsenal after Valence filed for bankruptcy prior to the 2005-06 season. He also took part in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial game at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium in July 2006.
Grimandi was linked with a director of football position at Arsenal in July 2007, in charge of acquiring new players. However, no appointment to the role was made. Grimandi is currently Arsenal's chief scout in France.
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'''James Patrick "Jimmy" Murphy''' (8 August 1910 - 14 November 1989) was a football player and later a manager.
Born in Ton Pentre, Rhondda, Murphy attended Ton Pentre Village School and as a boy played the church organ. As a youth he played football for Ton Pentre Boys, Treorchy Thursday F.C., Treorchy Juniors and Mid-Rhondda Boys and in 1924 represented Wales in a schoolboy international against England in Cardiff. He turned professional in February 1928 when he joined West Bromwich Albion as a 17-year-old.
Murphy made his debut in a 1-0 defeat away to Blackpool on 5 March 1930 and played one further league game during his first season. In the following season, 1930-31, West Bromwich Albion won the FA Cup and promotion from the Second Division, but Murphy had yet to establish himself in the team and again made just two appearances. He became a regular in the Albion side upon the club's return to the First Division; from 1931-32 to 1934-35 he appeared 149 times in league and cup, helping his team to achieve four consecutive top ten finishes, including fourth place in 1932-33. The 1934-35 season saw Murphy miss just one match all season, and he helped Albion to reach the 1935 FA Cup Final, which they lost 4-2 to Sheffield Wednesday.
Murphy played more than 200 times for Albion, before moving to Swindon Town in 1938, but the Second World War curtailed his club career. Murphy was also called up to the Welsh national team during the 1930s.
During the Second World War, Murphy was giving a speech about football to a band of troops, and in attendance was Matt Busby. Busby was so impressed by Murphy's speech that, upon his appointment as manager of Manchester United, he made Murphy the first signing of his tenure at the club. In his role as assistant manager, it was Murphy's responsibility to scout and train the young footballers who were to become the "Busby Babes", which included the likes of Duncan Edwards and Bobby Charlton. Prior to this the larger teams had mainly bought rather than developed their players but instead Busby decided to slowly replace the older and more experienced players in his team with their youth players.
Jimmy, as assistant manager, was responsible for developing these young boys into the world class professionals that they became. He would spend hours with a player if he believed that they were capable of becoming a first team player. He was a very dedicated and passionate teacher whose tactical and technical lessons helped some of the worlds best ever players to reach their full potential. After the Munich air disaster of 6 February 1958, he temporarily took over as manager while Matt Busby recovered from his injuries and, having assembled a substitute team, steered United to the FA Cup final. Murphy had not been on the fatal flight because he had been away managing the Welsh team in a World Cup qualifying game. Murphy managed Wales at the 1958 FIFA World Cup Finals, when they reached the quarter-finals in their only appearance in a World Cup. They lost 1-0 to Brazil (the eventual winners), to a goal by the young Pel.
Despite being approached to manage Brazil, Juventus and Arsenal, he remained as assistant manager at Old Trafford until 1971. Murphy chose never to become manager of the club because of his hate of the limelight, he loved working in the background but never aspired to fulfil the job of manager. He died in November 1989, aged 79. In Murphy's honour after his death, Manchester United commissioned the "Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year Award", to be given to the best player in the club's youth system in the previous season. It was first awarded the summer after Murphy's death, and Lee Martin was the first recipient.
On 23 March 2009, a blue plaque was placed on his former family home on Treharne Drive, Pentre.
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'''Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson''' (born 23 August 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool and the English national team as a right back or right wing-back. He is an attacking full-back who is comfortable on either flank and has on more than one occasion played as a right midfielder.
Born in Greenwich, London, Johnson was a product of the West Ham United system, becoming a 15 year-old first year scholar in 2000. He signed a three-year professional contract for the Hammers on 1 August 2001 at the age of 16, and was given the number 23 shirt.
Reserves appearances for West Ham, but was unable to break into the first team. He eventually signed an initial four-week loan deal with local rivals Millwall on 17 October 2002, making his Championship debut in an away loss against Norwich City on 19 October.
Two months after West Ham United's relegation Johnson joined London rivals Chelsea, signing on 15 July for a fee of -6 million. The first purchase of the Abramovich era, he made his debut on 13 August in an away win against ilina in the 2003-04 Champions League - and his first Chelsea goal came in the corresponding home leg two weeks later.
As the 2005-06 season unfolded, Johnson was still only a squad player at Chelsea with Paulo Ferreira being the regular at right-back. Johnson made one appearance in the Premier League for Chelsea that season, starting the 4-0 win against West Bromwich Albion in place of Ferreira. Versatile squad player Geremi also provided extra competition for Johnson at right-back under Jos Mourinho. As a result, Johnson joined Portsmouth in a season long loan in June 2006. On his return to Chelsea, Johnson started the 2007 Community Shield and the opening Premier League game of the season at home to Birmingham City.
thumb|150px|right|Johnson playing for Portsmouth
On 31 August 2007, transfer deadline day, Johnson signed for Portsmouth on a four-year contract, for a fee believed to be -4m. He was handed a start in the first match after his transfer, a 3-1 defeat at Arsenal and became the club's regular right-back.
On 20 October, Johnson scored his first goal in over three years, against Wigan Athletic after dribbling from the halfway line.
He played in and won the 2008 FA Cup Final. Shortly after Johnson's cup success, he and many other Portsmouth players had their winner's medals stolen. On 22 November 2008, Johnson scored a 30-yard screamer with his left foot against Hull City, a goal which won Match of the Day's Goal of the Month award for November, and later won the Goal of the Season award.
Johnson seemed to have ended speculation that he would move to Liverpool for a rumoured amount of -9m by signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with Portsmouth on 9 January 2009, although speculation once again suggested that Johnson could make a big money move to Liverpool in the near future; this was reaffirmed in late April 2009
On 22 April 2009, at 24 years old, Johnson was the youngest member of Times Online's ''Top 50 Portsmouth players'' list.
Johnson was included in the PFA team of the year for the 2008-09 season despite Portsmouth finishing in the bottom half of the Premier League, 7 points above the relegation zone.
A Portsmouth representative confirmed on 13 June 2009 that a "sizeable bid" had been received for Johnson, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City being mooted as possible suitors.
On 16 June 2009, Portsmouth agreed a bid believed to be -18m from Liverpool. However, two days later Portsmouth confirmed they had also accepted a bid from Chelsea and it was up to the player as to who he wanted to join. Liverpool were believed to have tabled the -10m bid on the basis that they were still owed -7m by Portsmouth from the purchase of Peter Crouch in the summer of 2008, with Liverpool willing to reduce the fee owed on signing Johnson.
On 22 June 2009, Liverpool announced the transfer and on 26 June 2009, Johnson signed a four-year contract. He was officially unveiled on 9 July 2009. On the 15th of July 2009, he made his Liverpool debut in the pre-season match against FC St. Gallen which ended as a 0-0 draw. Johnson made his Premier League debut on 16 August 2009 in a 2-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur.
On his home debut for Liverpool on 19 August 2009, Johnson put in a man-of-the-match performance against Stoke City scoring his first goal for the club while also getting an assist in a game where he caused countless problems for the opposition defence.
On 29 August, Johnson scored his second goal for Liverpool in a 3-2 win against Bolton.
On 30 December 2009, while playing for Liverpool in a league fixture against Aston Villa FC, he sustained a knee injury, which will keep him out of the side for at least one month.
thumb|Johnson (No.2) in the match against Spain on 11 February 2009.
During his time with the England U21s, Johnson was handed his full England dbut on 18 November 2003 against Denmark, coming on as a substitute for the injured Gary Neville after 16 minutes.
Following a poor performance in England's friendly in Denmark in August 2005 he lost his position as Gary Neville's understudy in the squad to Luke Young, who played in both the subsequent World Cup qualifiers. Johnson did not make any further England appearances under Sven Goran Eriksson or his successor Steve McClaren but was named in Fabio Capello's first squad in January 2008. He played in the 2-0 victory over Andorra, and made four assists in the subsequent 6-0 victory against the same team for which he was named Nationwide Man of the Match.
Stats accurate as of 16:28, 30 December 2009.
In 2007, Johnson set up the Glen Johnson Soccer School alongside Sam Taylor, a former player of West Ham United. The soccer school is based in Dartford, Kent, and its primary focus is training and development within local schools and one of his students is currently at West Ham United.
Johnson reportedly had several rifts with Jos Mourinho, most notably when he forgot his passport for the second leg of the Champions League match against Barcelona. In an interview with Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday Programme, he claimed this story to be mis-reported. He claimed that Chelsea lost his own passport, rather than him mislaying it.
In January 2007, Glen Johnson received an -80 on-the-spot fine when he was caught with friend and fellow footballer Ben May allegedly attempting to steal a toilet seat and other bathroom fittings from a B&Q Warehouse store in Dartford, Kent. In the same Sky Sports interview, he claimed that he and his friend were not trying to steal the toilet seat, but rather they had been undercharged by a mere four pounds and security deemed this to be theft. Instead of taking the matter to court, he claimed that it would be easier to just accept the small fine rather than fight out the matter.
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'''Alec Raymond "Ray" Cashley''' (born 23 October 1951, in Bristol, England) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.
He joined Bristol City as a youth player and was their number one goalkeeper in the early 1970s despite starting his career as a fullback. In the 1975-76 season, City were promoted to the First Division but Cashley lost his place to John Shaw soon afterwards and had only brief spells in the side for the remainder of his time with City. Cashley even scored a goal for City on 18 September 1973, with a long clearance from his own penalty area against Hull City on a gusty night. In total, he made 262 appearances, 227 of those in the league for The Robins.
Cashley had a loan spell with Hereford United in 1981, making 20 league and 6 additional appearances for The Whites before playing for Clevedon Town.
In August 1982 he returned to professional football with Bristol Rovers, who he made 53 league appearances for. He then played for Trowbridge Town before again returning to The Football League when he joined Chester City in October 1985. Cashley made nine appearances as City were promoted from Division Four at the end of the season.
After Chester, City came calling yet again, offering Cashley a role in the reserves, albeit without a contract. He would be able to step in to play for City if Keith Waugh was unable and Cashley jumped at the chance for full-time football once again.
He subsequently played for non-league sides East Worle and Weston-super-Mare.
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'''Njazi Kuqi''' (born 25 March 1983 in Vuitrn) is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian origin who plays for TuS Koblenz.
Kuqi began his career with FC Lahti in 2002, where he was given the award of Finland's Under-21 player of the year (2004). The young striker moved to Birmingham City at the beginning of 2005, having made some productive appearances for his home team FC Lahti and becoming a lucrative goalscorer in the appearances he made. He had a number of more experienced strikers in front of him at Birmingham including Emile Heskey and Mikael Forssell, as well as a host of fellow youngsters like DJ Campbell. He also had brief spells on loan with League Two sides Blackpool and Peterborough United.
In 2006, he was released by Birmingham City and signed by FC Groningen, where he was to compete for a place in the team with players such as the former Manchester United striker Erik Nevland. After a range of conflicts, Kuqi was dismissed from the Groningen squad on 17 August 2006.
In January 2007, he signed an 18-month contract with FC Carl Zeiss Jena after failing to win a contract during a trial at his brother's former club, Ipswich Town. However Kuqi has had problems fitting into the squad for a while was playing with the reserve side of FC Carl Zeiss Jena (FC Carl Zeis Jena II) in the German NOFV-Oberliga. In January 2008, he signed a contract with TuS Koblenz for 3 years.
In 2004, Kuqi got his first full cap against Kuwait. In 2005, he got a six month ban to the national team after leaving the team for a birthday night out in Prague with a fellow international Toni Koskela. After that, Kuqi was out of the picture and it was thought that he is keen to play for Kosovo, but in August 2008 he was back in the Finnish squad, when Stuart Baxter selected him for a friendly against Israel. Soon after he finally gained his third cap as a late substitute in Finland's 3:3 qualification draw with Germany.
He is the younger brother of Shefki Kuqi and elder brother of Daut Kuqi.
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'''Steven Thompson''' (born 14 October, 1978 in Paisley) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Burnley. He plays as a forward.
He started his career at Dundee United in 1996 and made his dbut as a substitute in a league match against Hearts in 1997. By season 1998-1999, he had become a regular in the Dundee United team and been capped for Scotland at under-21 level. Thompson went on to win his first full Scotland cap against France in March 2002 and by October had begun talks on a new contract, insisting a week later they were "going well". Amidst speculation that Rangers were interested in signing Thompson, talks resumed in mid-November, only for the move to Rangers' all but confirmed before the end of the month.
On Boxing Day, Thompson moved to Rangers for -200,000 with Billy Dodds having returned to Tannadice twenty-four hours earlier. Thompson scored on his debut in the 3-1 win over Dundee but only scored one more goal all season.
After suffering knee ligament damage in September 2003, Thompson missed most of the season, returning in March and scoring six goals in the remaining matches. Thompson played in the majority of matches the following season and despite having played in nearly every match of 2005-06 by the end of December, Thompson was allowed to move to Cardiff City for a fee of -250,000 in January 2006.
During his first year at Ninian Park he was a regular first team member and spent the year forming a partnership with fellow striker Michael Chopra. He played a total of 45 games in both league and cup competitions during his first year but only managed to find the net 6 times. Thompson was transfer listed in the summer of 2007 due to his inability to score goals consistently at Championship level but a bizarre injury prevented him from leaving the club. Thompson was on holiday in the U.S. when he fell off a banana boat, being towed behind another boat, which caused him to sustain a groin injury that required surgery. He returned from the injury on 15 September where he came off the bench to grab a late equaliser in a league match against Plymouth Argyle and continued to progress making his first start for Cardiff in five months in November. However despite his increasing form he was not formally taken off the transfer list and attracted interest from Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen.
During November and the beginning of December Thompson was first choice striker for the Bluebirds and normally lined up alongside Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in the squad and he found the net three times during this period, against Hull City, Colchester United and Blackpool. After these matches Thompson held an interview with Scottish newspaper The Herald in which he claimed that manager Dave Jones had made him a scapegoat for Cardiff's failure to reach the play-offs the previous year. During the interview he also revealed that he and Jones rarely speak to each other anymore after he was placed on the transfer list. A day later on 15 December he was sent off in a derby match against Bristol City after a foul on Bristol goalkeeper Adriano Basso by referee Uriah Rennie, who was heavily criticised by Dave Jones for his handling of the game. The club appealed against the three-match ban handed out but the appeal was rejected and he sat out the matches against Sheffield United, Watford and Preston North End.
On 14 January Cardiff manager Dave Jones revealed that the club had received two offers from another Football League Championship club but they had been turned down. During the second half of the season, Thompson played a large part in the sides efforts as, alongside Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, he was the clubs only recognised striker fit at the time. He played in 5 of Cardiff's 6 matches, including the final, on their way to the FA Cup final before losing 1-0 to Portsmouth.
At the start of the 2008-09 season, the final season of his contract at the club, he again found himself pushed down the pecking order by the arrival of new strikers, this time being Ross McCormack and Jay Bothroyd, but with Bothroyd short of match fitness, and Thompson having enjoyed a fruitful pre-season, he was given a starting place on the opening day of the season against Southampton, finding the net during a 2-1 win.
On 1 September 2008, after spending over a year on the transfer list at Cardiff, he signed for Burnley on a two year deal linking up with manager Owen Coyle again, during Coyle's time at Dundee United Thompson used to clean his football boots. He made his Burnley debut on 13 September against Nottingham Forest and went on to make over 40 appearances for the side during the season scoring a career high total of 11 goals, including a 20-yard volley on 12 May in the 2-0 win over Reading in the second leg of the Championship play-off semi-final. His form led manager Owen Coyle to label him "the best free transfer of the season".
Thompson has so far won sixteen caps for the Scotland national football team but there have been few spaces in the squad in which to win and he has therefore found himself a long way down the order with the form of players like James McFadden, Kenny Miller and Steven Fletcher. He made his dbut for the national side in March 2002 and got his first start a month later, scoring his first goal in May 2002. Thompson also won caps at under-21 level for Scotland.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
Thompson is an accomplished musician and in May 2008 he penned a song for Cardiff's FA Cup Final appearance. His dad Graham is also a musician and plays in a Glasgow pub band called Dr. Cook and the Boners.
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'''Antti Mikko Niemi''' (born 31 May 1972) is a Finnish football goalkeeper, who currently plays for English Premier League club Portsmouth.
Niemi was born in Oulu, Finland and began his career with HJK Helsinki, where he made over 100 appearances in four years, before transferring to F.C. Copenhagen in 1995. Impressive performances over the next two years saw a transfer to Great Britain with Glasgow club Rangers F.C.
Niemi moved to Edinburgh to join Heart Of Midlothian in the summer of 1999. He became a hero for Hearts fans in the three years he played at Tynecastle. He put in some fantastic performances which helped Hearts maintain their status as Scotland's best team outside the Old Firm. Niemi also became famous in Scotland for his fantastic ability to save penalties. Antti Niemi also played in European competition for Hearts against opponents such as Stuttgart, Antwerpen and Toulouse.
After three seasons in Edinburgh, Niemi moved to Southampton in 2002. He played for Southampton in the 2003 FA Cup final against Arsenal which was lost 1-0; Niemi was substituted during the game due to a calf injury by Paul Jones. In a game against Fulham in the 2002-03 season, he came up for a corner in injury time with Southampton trailing 2-1. The ball fell at his feet and he crashed a shot against the crossbar, and Michael Svensson was able to turn in the rebound, salvaging a draw.
Niemi was badly hurt in a freak accident during a match against Watford on 1 January 2007 when rushing out to head the ball; he toppled over his own defender, Carlos Bocanegra, and landed on his head. He was taken from the field of play on a stretcher after ten minutes of treatment, but was later cleared of any spinal injury. He was released from hospital later that night with only ligament and muscle damage to the neck.
He remained Fulham's first choice keeper until 1 March 2008, when, following injury, he was replaced by Kasey Keller. On 3 September 2008 it was announced at that he had retired from professional football due to a wrist injury.
Despite announcing his retirement from the game the previous year it was confirmed on 28 July 2009 that Antti Niemi was in talks with Portsmouth F.C.. On 7 August, Niemi confirmed he had signed for Portsmouth on a one year deal as backup to David James and to work with the goalkeeping coaches.
Niemi was first choice for the Finnish national team for almost a decade, before announcing his decision to retire from international football in 2005, but returned to the roster in 2007 playing a friendly game against Spain (0-0). He was capped 66 times by his country before this.
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'''Alaeddine Yahia''' (born September 26, 1981 in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French-Tunisian football player who, as of 2008, is playing for French club OGC Nice.
Yahia has previously played for Stade Tunisien, Guingamp and had a brief spell at Southampton, although he did not play a first team game for the club.
Yahia was part of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and group runners-up Australia.
On February 24, 2007 Yahia played his first Ligue 1 match for Sedan against Rennes
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'''Kim Do-Heon''' (born 14 July 1982) is a South Korean football midfielder who currently plays for K-League side Suwon Bluewings.
A midfielder with great technical skills, West Brom's manager Tony Mowbray compared Kim's accurate passing skill with that of a gridiron quarterback. Kim Do-Heon turned professional with Suwon Bluewings in 2001, where he won the 2004 Korean Championship before a move to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in June 2005. Due to his impressive game reading and consistent performances, he is widely known in Asia as the "Asian Paul Scholes", due to comparisons between him and the Manchester United and former England international midfielder.
Kim spent a few days on trial at West Bromwich Albion during December 2007,
Kim made his Premier League debut on August 16, 2008 against Arsenal, where they lost the match 1-0. He scored once after the permanent move, in a 2-2 draw with Burnley in the FA Cup on 24 January 2009.
On 27 July 2009 Suwon Bluewings have signed the South Korean midfielder from West Bromwich Albion for - 360,000, he has already played for Suwon from 2001 to 2005.
Kim was a prominent playmaker for the U-23 national team before injuries took their toll. He scored against the Maldives during his five appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He was part of the South Korean 2004 Olympic football team, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the quarter finals, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay. Kim played in all four of South Korea's matches during the tournament. He was one of the 23 Korean footballers who were called by Dick Advocaat, then manager of Korea Republic for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. However, due to the presence of Manchester United's Park Ji-Sung in the same position, Kim had to watch from the sidelines as Korea failed to qualify for the knockout stage.
On June 14, 2008, Kim accomplished his first international hat-trick in a 3-1 victory against Turkmenistan in the World Cup qualification stage. Korea advanced to the final qualification stage as a result. He was omitted from the Korean squad for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, meaning that he would be available for the start of West Bromwich Albion's 2008-09 Premier League campaign.
Kim is married to Jung Hye-Won, who gave birth to their son on 12 August 2008. He delayed his return to Korea to visit his son for the first time, in order to participate in the opening games of the 2008-09 Premier League season.
:''Results list Korea Republic's goal tally first.''
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'''David Bone Nightingale Jack''' (3 April 1899 - 10 September 1958) was an English footballer, the first player ever to score at Wembley, and the first footballer in the world to be transferred for more than -10,000. His father, Bob Jack, was also a footballer, as were his brothers Rollo and Donald.
An inside forward, born in Bolton, Lancashire, Jack started his career with his father's club, Plymouth Argyle in 1919. There he scored 15 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions. In 1920 he returned to the town of his birth, moving to Bolton Wanderers for -3,500. He spent eight seasons with the Trotters, forming a formidable partnership with Joe Smith, and between them they scored over 300 goals. While at Bolton, he made history by being the first person to score a goal at Wembley Stadium, in the 1923 FA Cup Final; Bolton won 2-0 and Jack earned his first medal.
A year later, he won his first England cap, in a 1-2 defeat against Wales on 3 March 1924. In eight years he played eight times for his country and scored three times. He continued to have success with Bolton, winning the FA Cup again in 1925-26, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Manchester City. He was the club's top scorer for five of the eight seasons he was there, scoring 144 goals in 295 league matches.
In 1928, with Bolton in financial trouble, he was signed by Herbert Chapman's Arsenal for -10,890 (nearly double the previous record); famously, Chapman negotiated the transfer with Bolton's representatives in a hotel bar, his tactic being to drink gin and tonics without any gin in them, while letting the other side drink as much as they possibly could. Chapman remained sober while the Bolton representatives got very drunk, and managed to haggle down the fee to a price he considered a bargain.
Intended as a replacement for retired captain Charlie Buchan, Jack was a success at Highbury. He made his debut against Newcastle United on 28 October 1928, and became a regular straight away. He was the club's top scorer for the 1928-29 season. Although less prolific than centre-forward Jack Lambert, he still scored important goals, including the one in the 1929-30 FA Cup semi-final against Hull City which sent Arsenal through to the final; Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 in the final and Jack became the first player to win the Cup at Wembley with two different clubs.
Jack continued to feature for Arsenal through the early 1930s, recording a personal best of 34 goals in Arsenal's First Division-winning season of 1930-31. He won two more titles in 1932-33 and 1933-34; however by the time of the latter he was in his mid-30s and reaching the end of his career, with competition for his place from new signing Ray Bowden meant Jack played only 16 matches that season. He retired soon after winning his third league medal, in May 1934. In all he scored 124 times in 208 matches for Arsenal, making him the ninth-best goalscorer in the club's history.
After retiring from playing, he went on to become manager of Southend United from May 1934 to August 1940, and then Middlesbrough from November 1944 to April 1952. Jack also managed League of Ireland side Shelbourne from the summer of 1953 to April 1955. He died in 1958, aged 59.
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'''Henri Patrick Mboma Dem''' (born November 15, 1970 in Douala, Cameroon) is a former Cameroonian football striker, the former all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroonian national team.
He started his domestic football career in 1993, and during his career played for Chteauroux, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Metz, Gamba Osaka, Cagliari, Parma, Sunderland (where he scored once against Tottenham Hotspur),
After first being capped for Cameroon in 1995, Mboma has scored 33 goals in 57 matches. He played in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, and also led Cameroon to the gold medal at the 2000 Olympics, and to victories at the 2000 and 2002 African Nations Cups. He was named African Footballer of the Year for his efforts in 2000. He scored a memorable overhead kick against France in 2000
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'''John Thorrington''' (born October 17, 1979 in Johannesburg) is a South African-born American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.
At the age of 17, Thorrington signed with Manchester United in 1997. He then transferred to Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. After a short spell on trial with Bolton Wanderers in the 2000-01 season, Thorrington signed with Huddersfield Town, then in the second tier of English football; however, the team was relegated before he was eligible to play. At the end of a promising first season there, he developed a hamstring injury, which led to chronic leg troubles. He transferred to Grimsby Town in March 2004 but was sidelined again after only three games for the club. Next, Thorrington signed with the Chicago Fire in early 2005, but injury problems continued. In mid-2006, during the team's inaugural training session in its new stadium, Thorrington suffered a knee injury. On April 8, 2007, he made an appearance with Chivas USA's reserves against Toronto, although it is unclear in what capacity.
Thorrington scored his first goal of the season on 21 October 2007, netting a stoppage-time strike for the Chicago Fire against the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Since 2007 Thorrington has become an integral part of the Chicago Midfield, In 2008 he scored 5 goals and had 2 assists. Although normally a winger in the 2009 season he has played defensive midfield and attacking midfield in the absences of Logan Pause and Cuauhtemoc Blanco.
Thorrington has earned four caps for the U.S. national team - his first as a substitute against Ecuador on June 7, 2001, his second seven years later as a substitute against Barbados on 22 June 2008, and his third (his first start) against Guatemala in the last game of the Semifinal round, and a friendly against Sweden.
As well as playing 4 times for the U.S. national team he is seen as a fringe player and has been called up to multiple National Team camps including one in January and one before the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup but did not make the roster.
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'''John Paintsil''' (born 15 June 1981 in Berekum, Ghana) is a Ghanaian international football player who is currently under contract to English Premier League club Fulham. His name has been incorrectly spelt '''John Pantsil''' on several occasions.
A player comfortable at the full back or midfield position, Paintsil had stints in his native Ghana with Berekum Arsenal and Liberty Professionals and a brief spell with Polish side Widzew d before moving to Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2002. Paintsil was referred as '''John Pantsil''' in his West Ham transfer documents, a name he has repeatedly insisted is incorrect.
Paintsil joined Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2002, where he was a member of the team that won both the Israeli title and reached the Cup Semi final.
In December 2004, he transferred to rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv
After the 2006 World Cup, Israeli international Yossi Benayoun recommended Paintsil to West Ham United manager Alan Pardew as the Premier League club were in need of a right-back.
Upon signing for West Ham, Paintsil claimed that the club had spelt his name wrong both on his contract and on the back of his shirt. The player insisted that his name was in fact 'Paintsil', not 'Pantsil'. This was placed into further confusion when West Ham confirmed that all of the player's official UK travel documentation and work permit carries the name 'Pantsil'. As a result, in spite of the player's protests, the name 'Pantsil' appears on the back of his West Ham shirt to abide by the English FA rules.
He made only five appearances for West Ham during the 2006/07 season and in the summer of 2007 was weighing up his options in order to ensure his place in the Ghana national team for the 2008 African Cup of Nations. However, the defender remained at West Ham United and in July 2008, with the majority of his 24 games for West Ham being substitute appearances, Paintsil was given permission to speak to Fulham with a view to a move.
On July 15, 2008, Paintsil and team mate Bobby Zamora completed their move to Fulham for a combined transfer fee of -6.3 million.
Paintsil was a member of the Ghana Under 21 team who were runner-up in the FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina in 2001 and played for the senior team in the African Cup of Nations in Mali in 2002 and Egypt in 2006.
Following the first and second goals in Ghana's 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic on 17 June 2006, he celebrated by waving an Israeli flag, he also waved as the final whistle blew. This action provoked some protests in his native country Ghana and the Arab world. Afterwards the Ghanaian Football Association issued an apology, and said of Paintsil "He was naive".
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'''John Mensah''' (born 29 November 1982) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Sunderland as a defender, on loan from Olympique Lyonnais for the 2009-10 season.
Born in Obuasi, Ghana, Mensah is a product of the scouting system in Ghana that identifies talented youngsters long before they enter any formal structures and exports them to potential fame and fortune in Europe.
A centre-half by choice, Mensah is also adept at left-back and has played in both positions for his national side, also captaining the team on occasions. His physique has earned him the moniker the -Rock of Gibraltar-, and Mensah was considered a certainty to be named in the Black Stars- squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
The defender-s first foreign adventure was as a teenager, when he moved to Italy to join Bologna. The Serie A outfit recognised his talent, but also saw that his was potential in its rawest form and, as such, loaned him to Swiss side AC Bellinzona, where it was hoped that he would hone his talents. Mensah's lack of speed was the reason many scouts overlooking his talent but he has shown great positioning and awareness.
The arrangement proved beneficial to both clubs and also to the player himself, and it was during his time in Switzerland that Mensah was called up for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina, where Ghana finished as runners-up to the host nation in the tournament.
The following season, he returned to Serie B on loan with Genoa before being purchased on a permanent basis by Chievo Verona in the summer of 2002.
A brief spell with Modena punctuated a moderately successful three-year stint in Verona, but, following another uneventful move to Cremonese in the Italian Serie B, Mensah came to the conclusion that a new stable environment was what was required to kick-start his somehow journey-man career..
On 31 January 2006 during the winter transfer window, he moved to French Ligue 1 Club Rennes on loan after having played in Italy for most of his career, for clubs including Genoa, Modena, Bologna and Cremonese, at the behest of their former player Philippe Redon, who brought him to fill the gap in defence caused by an injury to another African, the Moroccan Abdeslam Ouaddou. High level performances in the French League convinced Rennes to make the loan deal permanent. In April 2006 he signed a three year contract with Rennes.
The move to Rennes breathed new life into the Ghanaian-s play earning him a reputation in France as one of Ligue 1-s best defenders..
On 28 September 2006, Stade Rennais website wrote an article about John Mensah impact on his new team since his acquisition. It said - The summary from 11 February 2006 to 28 September 2006:
18 games: 12 wins, 5 draws, 1 defeat. 12 conceded goals, 4 of them when Mensah was not on the field. Rennes conceded 0.66 goals per game with Mensah. Without Mensah Rennes had 6 games, 0 wins, 1 draw and five losses. 13 goals were conceded, making 2.66 per game..
On 17 May 2007, Mensah signed a new contract extension with Stade Rennais until 2010. "I am very lucky to be able to stay one year more with such an ambitious club, especially since a lot of clubs wanted me," Mensah told ''L'Equipe''. Delighted Rennes coach Pierre Drossi said: "Those who wanted to see him at another club can now forget my telephone number.".
He was linked with Portsmouth, which also looked likely to be his future destination due to strong presence of African players along with his international team mate Sulley Muntari at the club.
He was also linked with a possible move to Wigan Athletic. An enquiry from Wigan Athletic about a possible transfer for the Ghanaian was welcomed by Stade Rennais with club assistant coach Philippe Redon commenting that it would take at least -7,000,000 to prize -Rock of Gibraltar- away from the club.
He played 58 Ligue 1 matches for Rennes and registered 2 goals against Troyes AC in 2005/06 and Toulouse FC into 2007/08. He also played 3 matches in Coupe de France, 2 in the French League Cup and 2 in the UEFA Cup. He was made the Rennes Team captain in January 2008 until his exit in that Summer. Following his depature, Guy Lacombe the Rennes Coach, lamented that he had hoped to keep his captain because his exit will mean a re-examination of their playing system and that -he will not go to an average club. If John leaves, he will do it only for something that one cannot propose to him here-, Lacombe said. What Rennes could not give him was the chance to play in the UEFA Champions League.
On 26 April 2007, it was reported in the French Media that he was being seriously scouted by French Ligue 1 giants Olympique Lyonnais
, with a view to making a move for him in that Summer transfer window.
As of November 2006, Mensah was '''''' by France Football, tied with Juninho Pernambucano, in the 2006/07 season's Top 100 French League Players, but injuries ruined his season and his stats was taken off later on.
On 18 June 2008 new Olympique Lyonnais Coach Claude Puel made it his priority to sign Mensah to replace centre back Sbastien Squillaci who departed to Sevilla FC in the Spanish La Liga. Negotiations continued for the following four weeks and on 15 July 2008, Lyon 'Special adviser' Bernard Lacombe contacted Mensah and agreed a 5-year contract with him but Rennes dismissed Lyon-s initial interest. Jean-Michel Aulas offered the Breton club only -6 million, a figure that did not appease Rennes general manager Pierre Drossi. But the French media said Mensah will sign for Lyon in an -8 million transfer
On 21 July 2008 Mensah finally signed a 5-year contract with Lyon in an -8.4 million transfer. He was presented to the media at 20:00 that day. During the press conference, Jean Michel Aulas stated that, John Mensah was recommended to them by ex-Lyon superstar midfielder Michael Essien. Mensah wore the Number 15 Shirt. He is the third Ghanaian Player to ever play for Lyon after Abedi Pele and Essien.
On 15 August 2009, various sources in France reported that Mensah would be joining English club Sunderland on loan for the season with the club also having the option to purchase the player for a fee of -7 million following the season. On 21 August, Mensah successfully passed his medical and, a week later, was awarded his work permit by the Court of Arbitration for Sport officially completing the move.
Mensah made his debut for Sunderland on 12th September 2009, coming on as a substitute against Hull City in a 4-1 win. Mensah made his full debut in the 2-0 Carling Cup win over Birmingham City on September 22nd, he even managed to put the ball in the net but it was disallowed for a foul on Blues keeper Maik Taylor. Mensah scored his first goal for Sunderland against Manchester City FC on 19th December 2009.
Mensah's season with Sunderland however has been hampered with the constant reoccurance of a calf injury.
Mensah played on Ghana's superb Under-20 National Team that went to the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship Final versus host nation Argentina in the Summer of that year. Starting every match at Center Back, the youngster crossed paths with - and eliminated - future stars of the calibre of Adriano, Kak, Julio Baptista on 1 July 2001, when Ghana knocked out Brazil in the 4th minute of Extra Time in the Quarter Finals of that Tournament. and Djibril Cisse . (Tied after 90 minutes, the Ghana - Brazil game entered extra time with an excited crowd knowing that the next goal would decide the match. Throwing caution to the wind, Ghana went forward and forced a corner in the fourth minute. In came the cross and John Mensah got in front of his marker to send a firm header over the line, ousting Brazil.)
Mensah-s senior debut for the ''Black Stars'' came against Algeria on 5 December 2001 just after his 19th birthday, on the eve of the 2002 African Cup of Nations finals in Mali, a tournament at which his aerial ability was a prominent feature of Ghana-s play.
Since then, he has been a regular for the national team, playing almost every single game since then, rising in the rank of importance to become the assistant-captain of the National Team and now has 42 caps as of 27 March 2007. Mensah played for the Ghana Olympic Team known as the ''Black Meteors'' in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2006, he participated in his second African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt, and was solidity personified during Ghana-s successful qualifying campaign for 2006 FIFA World Cup.
He was involved in the 2006 FIFA World Cup with his national side. Ghana qualified for a final 16 tie against defending champions Brazil with a 2-1 victory over the USA in their final group stage match. After the final whistle, Mensah lifted his team jersey to reveal a T-shirt displaying "John Mensah - Rock of Gibraltar", his nickname in Ghana.
The coach of Ghana during 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ratomir Dujkovic cited Mensah for high commendations after the tournament.
Mensah was selected in the 2006 African Nations Cup All-Star Team of the Tournament by the Confederation of African Football in February 2006. On 3 February 2008, Mensah was sent off in a Cup of Nations quarter final game against Nigeria for a professional foul against Odemwinge. Ghana went on to win the match 2-1 with goals from Michael Essien and a later winner scored by Junior Agogo.
He is regarded as one of the best African defenders in football and is known for his intelligence on the pitch.
John is the half brother of Ghana national team player Ekow Benson.
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'''Martin John Foyle''' (born 2 May 1963) is an English former footballer and the current manager of York City.
He started his career with Southampton as a trainee and after spending four years at the club, during which he was loaned out on two occasions, he joined Aldershot. A move to Oxford United followed and he became Port Vale's record signing when they paid -375,000 for him in 1991. He spent nine seasons at the club, where he scored 107 goals, making him the club's record post-war goalscorer. After retiring, he managed the club's youth team and in 2004 took charge of first-team affairs, eventually leaving the club in 2007 by mutual consent. A spell as caretaker manager at Wrexham preceded his appointment as manager of York City in 2008.
Foyle was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he made his name in local football, before Football League referee Tony Glasson recommended him to Lawrie McMenemy, manager of Southampton.
On 25 October 1983, he came on as a second-half substitute for Ian Baird in a League Cup match at home to Carlisle United.
He spent a few weeks on loan with Blackburn Rovers in March 1984, without making any first-team appearances, before joining Aldershot in August 1984 for a small fee.
He made 98 appearances and scored 35 goals in the league for Aldershot before joining Oxford United in March 1987 for a fee of -140,000, of which Southampton received -40,000.
He featured for Oxford in the First Division during two seasons and scored 44 goals in 151 appearances for Oxford.
He signed for Port Vale in June 1991 for a club record fee of -375,000.
During the following season Foyle was part of the team which won the Football League Trophy and narrowly missed out on automatic promotion before losing the play-off final against West Bromwich Albion. The 1993-94 season, with 18 goals, Foyle was again the club's leading scorer as the club finally achieved promotion in 1994. One of his 20 goals in the 1994-95 season was the winner in Vale's 1-0 victory in the Potteries derby at the Victoria Ground in 1995, and later he was voted as the club's player of the year for 1995. In 1998-99 the ageing striker became the club's top scorer for a fourth time, with nine goals.
During his time at Port Vale, Foyle scored 107 goals, making him the club's record post-war goalscorer.
Persistent injuries forced him to retire from professional football in 2000, but he stayed at the club as manager of the youth team.
Despite the improvements, the standard of football on offer was becoming a concern to some, with losses to League Two Hereford United in the FA Cup and at eventually relegated Chesterfield singled out in particular for criticism. Foyle did enough to stave off the critics at the end of the 2006-07 season with a some improved performances which saw the side finish in the top half. With a positive pre-season, which included beating a young Manchester United team and some exciting prospects signing things appeared to be looking up, with chairman Bill Bratt claiming that the club's ambition would be challenging for play off places. However, the team had a poor start to the 2007-08 campaign claiming just five points from their first seven games and scoring just three goals and also losing in the League Cup to League Two Wrexham. Foyle's tenure as Port Vale manager came to an end on 26 September 2007, as he left the club by mutual consent.
He revealed his interest in taking the vacant managerial position at Lincoln City in October,
He was appointed as manager of Conference National side York City on 24 November 2008, following the club's sacking of Colin Walker.
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'''Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham''' (26 November 1901 - 20 October 1974) was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season. A cousin of Tom Holford, he was noted for his "Kirkham Special" hook shots, intelligent football and prolific scoring record.
Kirkham progressed from a promising schoolboy footballer through Cobridge Church and Congleton Town before heading to Sheffield to go through teacher training. Upon his return numerous clubs approached him, but Kirkham chose local side Port Vale.
Becoming a professional in 1923, making his debut against Leeds on October 27, Kirkham made a promising start to his footballing career with 7 goals in 20 games. In the 1924-25 season Kirkham smashed in 26 of Vale's 48 goals as well as 7 goals in 3 FA Cup fixtures.
In September 1925 Kirkham scored a hat-trick in a legendary 3-0 victory over rivals Stoke City, in that 1925-26 season Kirkham managed 35 goals, the 1926-27 season saw him put away a club record 38 league goals. However the 1928-29 season was a poor one for Vale, the club were relegated and Kirkham transferred to Stoke City for a -2,800 fee.
Kirkham was a success for the Potters, he scored two hat-tricks for club before breaking his leg on the opening day of the 1931-32 season, which effectively ended his time at City. He shocked the city of Stoke-on-Trent once more, and transferred back to Vale in January 1932.
After impressing in the reserve side Kirkham was back in the first team, his first match was another 3-0 victory over Stoke City, however he didn't get onto the scoresheet on this occasion. For the 1932-33 season Kirkham was once more Vale's top scorer with 15 league goals, it was at this point Kirkham announced his retirement from professional football, though he did occasionally turn out for Kidderminster Harriers.
Upon his retirement from the game, Kirkham became headmaster of Cobridge C.E. School. He remained active in sports, winning numerous tennis and golf trophies. He went on to become Headmaster at Mill Hill School before dying in his mid-seventies whilst at Bournemouth.
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'''Obafemi Akinwunmi Oshadi Martins''' (born on 28 October 1984) is a Nigerian football player who plays as a forward for the Nigeria national team, and for the German Bundesliga club Wolfsburg.
Martins has two brothers who also play football professionally: his elder brother, Oladipupo Olarotini Martins, and his younger brother John Ronan Martins.
The name 'Obafemi' translates literally to 'the king loves me' in the Yoruba language
Born in Lagos, Martins joined the local football club F.C. Ebedei at the age of 14, having been scouted by manager Churchill Oliseh while playing on the streets of his hometown. After a year with the club, Italian Serie C side A.C. Reggiana made a move for the player. After a two-month trial, Martins and fellow Ebedei teammate Stephen Makinwa signed youth contracts with the club in 2000. His first season in Italy saw Martins break into the first team squad, and later in the year Serie A sides Perugia and Inter made offers for the forward.
A -750,000 transfer fee took Martins to Internazionale in 2001, and in his first season he scored 23 goals for the youth team, helping them to the Italian Under-18 title. His form for the youth side led to his first-team league debut the following season, in a match against Parma in December 2002. He didn't become a regular member of the first team squad until the 2002-03 season. He played in his first UEFA Champions League match that season, and came on as a substitute against his future employers, Newcastle United, at St. James' Park. He scored his first Champions League goal in a match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen to secure Inter's place in the quarter finals; footage of his celebratory somersaults were subsequently used by UEFA to advertise the following season's competition. He scored again in the semi-final match against Inter's arch-rivals A.C. Milan, but couldn't prevent the club losing out on away goals to the competition's eventual winners. He ended the season with one league goal in four games.
Martins signed a long-term contract with Inter Milan in 2005 which ran until 2010 and was worth around -2.5 million annually. His good form for Inter continued and he was called to play in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations for Nigeria.
Although he had some success with Inter, scoring 28 goals for the club in 88 league games as well as 11 goals in European competitions, the young Nigerian was sold in August 2006. This was due to Inter bringing in two new strikers; first Argentinian Hernn Crespo was brought in on loan from Chelsea and then the Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovi was bought by Inter from Juventus.
With Martins handing in a transfer request in August 2006, a number of English clubs were alerted to his availability. From the onset, Newcastle were thought to be the front runners and it was no surprise when on 24 August 2006, Martins completed his move to Newcastle United from Internazionale, signing for around -10 million in a five year deal. He was paraded in front of the Geordie fans before their UEFA cup tie against FK Ventspils. It was later confirmed he would be taking the famous number 9 shirt, replacing club-record goalscorer Alan Shearer following his retirement.
Martins made his debut on 27 August, in the 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa, in which he was stretchered off with a knee injury. It turned out that Martins suffered a severe dead leg and internal bleeding. His unremarkable first few appearances for Newcastle caused manager Glenn Roeder to speak out in his defence.
However, on 17 September, Martins scored his first goal for Newcastle. It was the second goal in a 2-0 victory over West Ham United at Upton Park, and from there his goalscoring form began to improve steadily.
Reports on 11 January, 2007, indicated that Chelsea were considering making an offer for Martins services after his impressive form. These reports were later rubbished by Roeder and Martins himself.
On 14 January, in a 2-3 away win against Tottenham Hotspur, Martins' 20-yard shot rocketed into the net. This strike was clocked by Sky Sports at a speed of 84 mph (135 km/h), making it unofficially the ninth hardest shot ever recorded in football according to the Guardian website. This was his tenth goal for Newcastle. Martins ended his first season on Tyneside with 17 goals in 46 games.
His second season was somewhat mixed. With new manager Sam Allardyce preferring to play Michael Owen and Mark Viduka up front, Martins found himself being used as an impact substitute for the first half of the season. Despite this he managed to score consistently, and when Allardyce was sacked and Kevin Keegan was appointed, Martins found himself being used as part of a three pronged attack along with Owen and Viduka. Martins scored less goals in his second season with Newcastle, mainly due to him no longer being the focal point of all their attacks as he was in his first season with them, as well as his season being interrupted with the African Cup of Nations participation with Nigeria in December.
Martins scored 6 goals in 12 league games during the first half of the 2008-09 season before a torn hamstring ruled him out for several games. It was confirmed on 7 January 2009, that Martins would undergo hernia surgery in Germany the next Monday. He was be operated on by renowned specialist Dr. Ulrike Muschaweck.He did make it back in time for the last two games of the season but could not stop Newcastle being relegated to the Coca-Cola Championship.
During his three-year spell on Tyneside, Martins became a firm favourite of the fans and amassed 39 goals in all competitions from 105 games.
Just by coincidence, Martins played 88 league games and scored 28 Serie A goals for Inter and also played and scored the exact same amounts in the Premier League for Newcastle.
On 29 July 2009 Newcastle United accepted a -9million bid from Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg, the transfer was confirmed on 31 July with Martins signing a four year contract. The four year deal was finalised on August 12, with the club officially unveiling the Nigerian international to the press and Wolfsburg supporters'. For his debut, Martins came on as a second half substitute against FC Koln at the Rhein Energie Stadion, with his team deadlocked at 1-1. He helped in the buildup to the second goal and capped off his first appearance in the Bundesliga for Wolfsburg with a well-taken goal after dribbling past two on-rushing defenders and then cooly finishing from six yards out, slotting the ball past the Cologne keeper to the far post.
Martins has scored sixteen goals in 21 appearances for Nigeria. He was a part of the Nigerian team that finished third in the 2006 African Cup of Nations. Martins scored two goals in the competition, both coming against Senegal in the first round.
His future for the national team has been placed in doubt on numerous occasions after separate incidents of controversy. In August, 2006 the Nigerian FA website mistakenly had his date of birth down as 1 May 1978. This would have made him twenty-eight years of age, rather than twenty-one. The Nigerian FA soon confirmed that it had been an administrative error and apologised for the confusion it had caused. However Martins threatened to quit playing for the national team after the blunder had initially put his move to Newcastle in doubt.
On 6 February 2007, he did not turn up for the 4-1 friendly defeat against Ghana, despite being ordered to play. He later explained his absence was due to the fact he had travelled to Lagos in order to visit his sick mother.
The Nigerian caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen was furious with Martins and threatened to ban him from the national team. On 14 February 2007, Martins apologised for missing the game but said he believed his mother's health was more important. He also said that he will be available to play for Nigeria in the future. He made his return to the national side on 24 March 2007, playing the full match against Uganda in an African Cup of Nations Qualifying match and won.
Following the end of Nigeria's 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign, Nigeria faced Mexico in Ciudad Jurez for a friendly match. Martins scored two goals in a 2-2 draw.
On 17 November 2007, Martins captained Nigeria for the first time, in a friendly match against Australia for his nineteenth appearance.On 12 November 2009 he scored a spectacular goal in the 83rd minute against Kenya in Nairobi, thus ensuring Nigeria's qualification for 2010 FIFA world cup.
Presently, Martins is on duty at the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.
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'''Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock''' (born 20 May 1986) is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.
Born in Oxford, he came through the Oxford United youth system and was then signed by Southampton, who had to pay United compensation of -275,000 as a result. Due to an injury crisis he was brought into the Southampton first team, where he scored a hat-trick against Colchester United in the Carling Cup in 2004. He then scored in the local derby against Portsmouth in Southampton's 2-1 win, thus establishing himself in the squad.
He was sent out on loan twice; to Plymouth Argyle in February 2005 for twelve weeks, scoring 4 goals in 14 appearances, and to Derby County in October 2005, scoring 3 goals in 9 appearances. He was recalled from Derby on 22 December 2005 after the appointment of George Burley as Southampton manager.
On 18 February 2006 he played in goal for the final ten minutes of the FA Cup fifth round tie against Newcastle. An injury to Bartosz Bialkowski and with Southampton having used all three substitutes, meant that Blackstock had to take over.
Although Blackstock had featured regularly under Burley, Southampton's purchase of Bradley Wright-Phillips meant that Blackstock had more competition for a role in Southampton's first team. As a result, Blackstock moved to Queens Park Rangers on 10 August 2006 for a fee believed to be around -500,000.
The -500,000 transfer fee that Gary Waddock paid for Blackstock-s services raised a few eyebrows, but, unlike most of Waddock-s other signings, Blackstock went on to prove any doubters wrong.
Given the number 32 shirt for the 2006-07 season, Blackstock was first choice striker throughout the season and played with a number of different partners, including Kevin Gallen, Paul Furlong and Marc Nygaard. Somewhat surprisingly however, the teenager Ray Jones was Blackstock-s most regular partner as they struck up a good understanding with a combination of pace and power.
As the season progressed so did Blackstock, and it was in the final stages of the season that his performances started to blossom. Throughout the campaign his work effort was fantastic, but he had displayed a worrying sign of missing one-on-one-s in the early stages of his QPR career. These worries soon disappeared and a fantasic goal against Preston North End was the highlight of the season. Receiving a ball from Marc Nygaard in a left back position, Blackstock chested the ball down and volleyed it with his left foot into the top corner from 30 yards.
Blackstock ended the campaign as club top scorer on 14 goals, one short of his personal target of 15. He came second in the player of the season awards, and his goal against Preston won goal of the season.
On 16 August 2007, Blackstock was called up to Stuart Pearce's first England under-21 squad as full time manager. In the match against Montenegro on 7 September, he came on as a substitute on 90 minutes and headed the ball down for Andrew Surman to score the final goal in a 3-0 victory.
After scoring just six in 2007-08, Blackstock returned to form in 2008-09, and by the end of January had scored 12 goals in all competitions.
On 26 March 2009 it was announced that Blackstock had signed for Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the season, with an undisclosed fee agreed should Forest avoid relegation. Blackstock subsequently made his debut for Forest against Barnsley on 4 April 2009 at Oakwell, scoring his first goal, the winner, for the club against Bristol City in a dramatic 3-2 win at the City Ground on 11 April 2009.
On 22 July 2009, Blackstock signed a 4 year contract with Nottingham Forest for a seven figure fee. He scored his first goal for Forest when he notched in a first round Carling Cup win over Bradford on 12 August 2009.
Dexter is currently running his own football school so that he can help give the opportunity for children (6-15 years old) to learn a variety of soccer skills during their school holidays. Dexter has gone on record in the press stating that it would make him very happy if he can help any children realize their dream of becoming professional football players. It has been hinted that several scouts will turn up to spot any talent. It has also been hinted that Dexter is providing all his students with a kit bag containing a number of merchandise items including a full Nike soccer kit to help them on their way.
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'''Carlton Michael Cole Okirie''' (born 12 October 1983) is an English international footballer who plays for West Ham United as a striker. Cole began his career at Chelsea in 2001, spending spells out on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic and Aston Villa before being transferred to West Ham United in 2006. He made 19 England U21 appearances scoring 6 goals. Cole made his full international debut for England on 11 February 2009 against Spain.
Cole was born in Croydon, London and began his career as a trainee with Chelsea in 2001 making his debut in April 2002 as a substitute for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in a 3-0 victory against Everton. He made his first senior start three weeks later, scoring a goal as Chelsea beat Middlesbrough at the Riverside. He made one more appearance for Chelsea in the 2001-02 season, in a 3-1 home defeat against Aston Villa in May 2002.
Cole started the 2002-03 season in the Chelsea first team squad, scoring a goal and making another in the opening game of the season in a 3-2 win over Charlton after coming on as a substitute for Zola. He suffered a hairline fracture in his leg in August but returned to action in a League Cup tie against Gillingham in November, scoring two goals. Claudio Ranieri, the then manager of Chelsea, described Cole as being the best young player that he had ever coached, saying, ''"I've never coached a young player like Carlton. He's fantastic even though he hasn't really started his career yet. He has a very long contract, and, in my opinion, a very big future at Chelsea."'' However, with Eiur Gujohnsen, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Gianfranco Zola available for selection, Cole's first team opportunities were limited and he was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 2002 for one month, later extended to two months.
Having made seven appearances for Wolves, scoring one goal against Norwich City,
Cole signed a new six-year contract with Chelsea in the summer of 2003, but with Mutu, Gudjohnsen, Hasselbaink and Forssell also battling for a place in the starting lineup for Chelsea, he joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan in August 2003, where he scored five goals in 22 league and cup appearances,
He returned to Chelsea in the summer of 2005 where he appeared in pre-season friendlies. However, first team opportunities were limited by the presence of Didier Drogba and Hernn Crespo, and Cole made only 12 league and cup appearances for Chelsea in the 2005-06 season, scoring one goal in an FA Cup win over Huddersfield Town.
Cole joined West Ham United in July 2006 for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract.
Into 2007/08 and Cole began to repay the faith shown in him by the Hammers, scoring six goals and making an important contribution in the absence of the injured Ashton. Cole also ended the Barclays Premier League season with nine assists, illustrating his influential role in the side.
It was the 2008/09 season, however, that saw Cole finally come of age. He scored twelve goals in all competitions, as well as picking up a further four assists. He started the 2008-09 season in good form, scoring four goals in his first eight games. On 26 October, Cole received his first red card of his West Ham career against Arsenal, with a foul on Alexandre Song at Upton Park. Cole's form earned him a new five-year contract, which he signed in November 2008, before England head coach Fabio Capello handed him a senior international debut in the friendly defeat in Spain in 2009.
He started the 2009-10 season in good form, scoring seven goals from 13 league games so far.
Cole is of Nigerian and Sierra Leonean descent through his parents, but rejected the chance to play for either of the national sides of these countries.
In August 2008, Nigeria coach Shaibu Amodu called Cole into camp ahead of Nigeria's World Cup Qualifier against South Africa. However, it was later reported that Cole was ineligible to play for Nigeria as he was then too old to switch from one country to another.
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'''Darren Anthony Carter''' (born 18 December 1983 in Solihull) is an English football midfielder who plays for Preston North End. He is well known for his impressive ability to score from long range.
Carter made his debut for Birmingham City in the 1-0 defeat at West Brom on 29 January 2002. He subsequently hit the headlines in May of the same year when he scored the decisive penalty in the shoot-out to decide the Division One play-off final. The match had finished 1-1 after extra time and the invaluable spot-kick sealed Birmingham's promotion to the Premiership, thus condemning Norwich City to languish for another season in Division One. Carter represented England U20 at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
After the former England Under-20 international signed a contract to keep him at the club until 2006, he was loaned to Sunderland in September 2004.
Carter made his Albion debut in a 3-2 home defeat against his former club Birmingham on 27 August 2005. His first West Brom goal was a stunning winner in a 2-1 victory over Arsenal on 15 October 2005; the strike won him the club's Goal-of-the-Season Award.
On 17 February 2008, during the fifth round of the 2007-2008 FA Cup, Carter scored an own goal in the 94th minute which knocked Preston North End out of the competition.
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'''Aaron Tebomo Mokoena''' (born November 25, 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African footballer holding midfielder who plays for Portsmouth.
He moved to Bayer Leverkusen and Ajax, before loaning out to Germinal Beerschot, and again finding himself captain of a squad.
Mokoena made his Blackburn debut on 8 January 2005, against Cardiff City in the FA Cup as a 43rd minute substitute for Barry Ferguson and went on to be a regular in the starting line-up for the remainder of the season, appearing 22 times in total. He was used by Blackburn manager Mark Hughes as part of a three-man midfield in a defensive 4-5-1 formation, a move which saw Blackburn concede fewer goals and move away from relegation danger.
Hughes later reverted to a 4-4-2 formation, which never brought out the best in the player. His less than impressive performances in this formation, coupled with his apparent lack of technical ability, lead to Mokoena being held as a mock heroic figure among some fans.
"Mbazo" or "The Axe", known because of his tough tackling as shown on his Bafana Bafana team mate Steven Pienaar during the Everton-Portsmouth match, is the youngest ever player to have represented South Africa, having played in 1999 for the 2000 Summer Olympics qualifiers, and proceeding to make a worthy replacement for Lucas Radebe as captain of his country.
In January 2008, Mokoena captained his South African side in the African Nations Cup which was held in Ghana, due to his impressive form in all three games he played in, it was reported that he would be a summer target for several European sides such as Manchester City, his former club Ajax and Schalke 04. On 16 March 2009, Mokoena announced that he would not be signing a new contract with Blackburn, which expired at the end of the season due to a lack of playing time.
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'''Steven Vincent Taylor''' (born 23 January 1986 in Greenwich, Greater London) is an English footballer, currently playing for Championship club Newcastle United. He is a versatile central defender who also plays at right back or left back on rare occasions and former captain of the England under-21 team.
Taylor wears the number 27 shirt at Newcastle in recognition of Philippe Albert, a former Newcastle player, who also wore 27. He has been compared to the likes of Terry Butcher and John Terry for his no-nonsense, uncompromising style of play.
Taylor was born in London to a family of Geordies and moved back to the North East several weeks later. He joined the Newcastle United youth academy as a youngster and captained England Under-16's while still a pupil at Monkseaton High School. He began as a striker before moving to the defensive slot, where he currently plays.
After finishing his GCSEs, Taylor joined the academy on full-time basis in July 2002 and signed professional terms when he turned seventeen. The following season, he was sent on a month-long loan to Wycombe Wanderers and made his league debut as a midfielder in the old Division 3 against Notts County in December 2003. Upon returning to Newcastle in the latter half of the season, he was mostly shifting back and forth between the first team and reserves. He made his debut for the Magpies on 25 March 2004 in the UEFA Cup Fourth Round second leg tie against RCD Mallorca, also his European debut, coming as a substitute for Andy O'Brien. Three days later, he made his Premier League debut against Bolton Wanderers and was in the starting eleven as a right back. His debut ended disappointingly as he was out-muscled by Henrik Pedersen in the build up that led to Bolton's match-winning goal. This would be his only appearance for the rest of the season, although he did make the bench on several occasions.
The start of the 2004-05 season was disappointing, as Taylor had a long injury lay-off. He eventually came back to play 22 games for the club, starting 17. During this season, the teenager was largely remember for a bizarre incident in the 2 April match against Aston Villa where he "saved" Darius Vassell's shot and went down clutching his chest. The referee promptly dismissed him for "deliberate handball" but it was overshadowed by the heated on-pitch argument between Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer which led to their dismissals and Newcastle going down to eight men. Because his dive was inconsequential (the game was beyond Newcastle as Dyer and Bowyer had been sent off), he achieved cult/comical status with Newcastle fans and many neutrals.
Taylor was in the starting line-up in the beginning of the season, although he did miss several games due to injury. He dislocated his shoulder during training while on international duty in November and was out for the rest of the month and most of December. He was back in the starting line up for the Boxing Day match against Liverpool but aggravated the injury when he succumbed to a soft challenge from Fernando Morientes and was substituted in half way into the first half. Following surgery he was effectively ruled out for entire second half of the season, with the defending being left to Titus Bramble, Jean-Alain Boumsong, Peter Ramage and Craig Moore. He did, however, make a substitute appearance in Alan Shearer's testimonial match on 11 May.
Taylor's breakthrough came in the 2006-07 season. He scored his debut senior goal in a UEFA Cup tie against Celta de Vigo on 23 November 2006. The two sides were deadlocked at 1-1 before his header won the game and teammates nicknamed him Forrest Gump for celebrating by running the length of the pitch. He then scored his first league goal in a 3-1 victory against Blackburn Rovers on 9 December 2006, and began to play more regularly, making 12 starts for Newcastle in defence.
In the match versus Birmingham City, in the FA Cup on 7 January, he was voted Man of the Match after grabbing Newcastle's equaliser, clearing off the line and giving an all round great performance. Taylor played in the replay against Birmingham on 17 January, although he was sent off after fouling DJ Campbell.
Taylor's second league goal, the winner in Newcastle's 2-1 away win on Saturday 7 April, at Sheffield United. His powerful header proved to be the goal that led to the Blades' relegation. By then he had established himself in the England U-21's and some strong performances earned him a call-up to the full England squad for a friendly at the end of the season but he did not come off the bench. He also made a senior appearance for the England B team.
Taylor started the season in and out of the team under new manager, Sam Allardyce. There were fears that he would leave when contract negotiations fell through and he rejected the terms of the five-year contract offered by the club. Held responsible for the 3-1 defeat to Manchester City, he lost his place to new defenders David Rozehnal and Caapa, before winning it back and forming a partnership with Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye in central defence after Allardyce's sacking and the appointment of Kevin Keegan. After an impressive season in which Taylor played 31 Premier League games, he signed a new three year contract worth -35,000 a week.
After several months of first-team starts, an injury saw Taylor lose his place to Sbastien Bassong, who formed an impressive partnership with Fabricio Coloccini. He still made appearances but the turning point came in the October game against Everton. With the Magpies two goals down, he scored and then assisted Damien Duff to score Newcastle's second to salvage a draw and gained hero status amongst fans. An injury to regular right-back Habib Beye saw the centre back become a make-shift right-back, a role in which so far he has shown relatively good ability.
Taylor made his 100th league appearance for Newcastle against Manchester City on 28 January 2009 in a 2-1 away defeat. In the March home game against Arsenal, he made several vital blocks to preserve a 1-1 draw and when he went off the pitch to receive treatment for an ankle injury, Newcastle conceded a goal and then another after he was substituted. The injury caused him to miss several games and he made his comeback in the 19 April match away at Tottenham Hotspur but was unable to finish the whole 90 minutes and was ruled out for the rest of the month. He scored the first goal for Newcastle in their crucial match with Middlesbrough on 11 May. On 24 May 2009, he notched up his 150th appearance for the club in the ultimate game of the 2008-09 season, a loss against Aston Villa. Despite his strong performances, his season ended on a low note as Newcastle were relegated after failing to defeat Villa and an injury forced him to miss the U21 European Championships taking place in June. He came in second in the The Journal's player of the season poll, behind his centre half partner Sbastien Bassong.
With Newcastle relegated, there were question marks over Taylor's future. Rumours began circulating in newspapers about a possible move back to the Premier League. Taylor himself made no move to secure a transfer request and made no comment until the transfer window closed. In the end, he announced his decision to stay in a bid to help Newcastle regain Premier League status even though it meant that he would have to put his dreams of a senior international debut on hold.
Taylor has remained first-choice, staring all games when fit. On 19 September, he scored the second goal, his first of the season, in a 3-1 win over Plymouth Argyle. He missed four games in October due to an hamstring injury sustained during training but was back in the starting eleven for the first game in November against Peterborough. On 22 September he captained the Magpies for the first time in the Carling Cup away loss at Peterborough. His partnership with Colocini proved vital as the Magpies embarked on a 12-game unbeaten streak at home, as of 13 January.
In November 2001, Taylor captained the England Under-16 team at the Walkers International Tournament and was voted the player of the tournament. In March 2003, the England Under-17 team qualified for the European Championships, and in the match against Slovakia, Taylor scored his first two goals for England. He also played in 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship along with future under-21 teammates James Milner, Andrew Taylor and Martin Cranie and started in all the group matches despite being one of the youngest squad members at age seventeen. Following a good showing in Dubai despite England's dismal results, Taylor made his England under-21 debut on 17 February the next year in a 3-2 win over the Netherlands.
In June 2005 Taylor represented England Under-20 at the Toulon International Tournament, where England finished in third place. On 6 September 2005, he scored his first under-21 goal, against the German side. He also scored two goals against the Poland Under-21s in October 2005.
During the 2007 U-21 European Championship qualifying, Taylor began to establish himself as a regular and played a key role in their run to the semifinals. He missed the first match but played the other two group games and the semi-final where he was unable to stop the late equaliser after going down injured. With England down to ten men after fellow defender Nedum Onuoha left the field injured and all three substitutions had been used, Taylor was forced to play through the pain barrier as the game went into extra-time and converted his penalty in a dramatic penalty shoot-out that ended 13-12 to the Dutch.
Taylor was called up to the senior team on 17 August 2007 for the friendly against Germany
Stats accurate as of 23:53, 18 January 2010
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'''Kevin Poole''' (born 21 July 1963) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Burton Albion, where he is also goalkeeping coach. He has played more than 300 matches in the Football League in his 28-year career, despite not being first choice goalkeeper at any of the clubs he played at for the first 10 years of his career.
Poole was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. His first club was Aston Villa, whom he initially joined as an apprentice, turning professional in 1981.
Poole signed for Leicester City and went on to make 194 appearances in all competitions for the club between 1991 and 1997.
Poole moved to Birmingham City in August 1997, achieving a regular place thanks to an injury to Ian Bennett in September 1998.
Phil Brown signed Poole, whom he had previously worked with at Bolton, as a goalkeeping coach for Derby County in July 2005. Although he was also registered as a player, this was initially intended only for emergencies; however he was unexpectedly promoted to first choice for a spell due to poor form and injuries affecting young goalkeepers Lee Camp and Lee Grant. The 42-year-old Poole played seven times for the first team before returning to coaching duties. He was released in May 2006 after Brown's management team departed Derby County.
After a trial with Walsall, Poole signed for Burton Albion on a match-to-match basis in August 2006. He kept a clean sheet on his debut a day later at Morecambe, and continued to play until the end of the 2006-07 season, when he was named Burton's Player of the Season. Poole then helped Albion to reach the playoff semi-finals of the Conference National the following season before playing a key role in the 2008-09 title-winning side and coming runner-up to Jake Buxton as Player of the Season.
Poole signed a new contract in June 2009 which will make him the oldest player in the Football League aged 46, he is also the club's new goalkeeping coach.
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'''Anthony Barness''' (born March 25, 1973 in Lewisham, England) is a defender, currently playing for Lewes.
Barness started out as a trainee for Charlton Athletic. It is to be noted that in his first spell at Charlton he scored Charlton's opening riposte after going 3-0 down at Newcastle, this strike was the goal of the match. Charlton went on to win the match 3-4 and this has been voted in the top 20 Charlton matches of all time.
His potential was spotted by a youth-scouting Chelsea side in 1992 - though some have said Chelsea only signed Barness after failing to sign his team mate, Scott Minto. During the four years which he spent at the club however, his chances of league starts were taken away from him at every possible opportunity. Thus, after just nineteen appearances in four years, he was loaned out to Middlesbrough (in August 1993) and Southend United (in February 1996).
Barness left Chelsea in August 1996, and returned to Charlton Athletic for a fee of 165,000 pounds. He was an important and regular part of the Charlton team, managed by Alan Curbishley. In his first season back at The Valley, he was a virtual ever present and a top performer in a Charlton side struggling after the sale of Lee Bowyer. Barness suddenly left the first team in 1997 being replaced by Mark Bowen at left back and occasionally Paul Konchesky, and only made a handful of appearances from then on many at right back. Although Mark Bowen was an excellent performer for Charlton in the 97/98 season, many Charlton fans were perplexed by Anthony's replacement as he'd been a very reliable player. Alan Curbishley was quoted at the time of dropping him, that he'd been virtually ever present the previous season and appeared close to burn out. Though the fans saw a minimal drop off in form, it retains a mystery why he fell out of favour with Alan Curbishley.
On the move again in 2000, he went to Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer deal, but was soon relegated to starting only in Cup competitions - which manager Sam Allardyce often left to the second team. In his second year Barness made the right-back position his own, and became a fans favourite due to his effort for the cause. Barness continued to play for the first team over the next couple of years. He was set to move on loan to West Ham United in February 2004 but was recalled within 24 hours after Bolton suffered an injury crisis. He then played a vital role for Bolton as they set a record for the most consecutive wins by their club.
After being released by Bolton in May 2005, he joined Championship side Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer the following month. He impressed fans with solid performances throughout his first season with Argyle. He was released from his contract at Plymouth by manager Ian Holloway on 30 January 2007.
In February 2007 he had a trial with Yeovil Town.
In March 2007, Barness signed for Grays Athletic until the end of the season, leaving two months later.
In August 2007 he signed for Conference South side Lewes.
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'''Bruno N'Gotty''' (born 10 June, 1971) is a French football player of Cameroonian ancestry who is currently a free agent having been released by Leicester City in the English League One. Initially a player at his home team (Olympique Lyonnais), he later played for Paris Saint-Germain, A.C. Milan, Venezia A.C., and Olympique de Marseille before moving on loan to Bolton Wanderers in September 2001.
N'Gotty started his career with Olympique Lyonnais from the opening of season 1988/89 to the close of season 1994/95. N'Gotty managed to play 143 league games scoring 10 goals during his time at Lyon.
Bruno N'Gotty scored the winning goal which defeated Austrian club Rapid Vienna in the 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, giving PSG their only cup triumph in the tournament. He was also included in the squad that reached the final again the next year, losing to Barcelona 1-0 at Feyenoord Stadion.
N'Gotty was part of the A.C. Milan team that won the Serie A title in 1999, making 25 league appearances for the club. He played alongside the likes of Paolo Maldini during his time there. He was sent on loan to Venezia during 1999 where he played 16 matches.
After his relatively short spell at A.C. Milan he returned to France with Olympique Marseille. This turned out to be an even shorter spell than his stay in Milan which lasted for one season. He managed to play in 31 games during his only season at the club.
N'Gotty originally rejected Bolton's loan offer, but later agreed to spend the rest of the season with the club. The move eventually became a permanent deal. He made his Bolton debut against Blackburn Rovers, in a match which finished in a 1-1 draw, on September 19, 2001, but didn't score his debut goal for the club until seven months later, his only goal of the season coming in a 3-1 defeat at Everton.
In January 2002, this move became permanent, N'Gotty being cited as one of the prime chances for Bolton success. His first full season for the club started in unfortunate style, as he received two yellow cards and one red card in his first six games. After this rather disappointing start he became a regular part of the first team and was voted supporters player of the year for the 2005 season. He originally wanted to end his career at the Reebok Stadium, but with manager Sam Allardyce wanting to reduce the average age of the squad, N'Gotty was released at the end of his contract in May 2006.
N'Gotty was signed by Birmingham City on a one year deal on July 6. The team achieved promotion to the Premier League that same season, finishing as runners up. He decided not to take up the option of another year at Birmingham. He scored two goals during his stay at Birmingham, against QPR in the league
On 4 June 2007, N'Gotty moved to Leicester City on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. Chairman Milan Mandari revealed on 27 September that N'Gotty was signed by him, and not then-manager Martin Allen, during a face-to-face meeting with the club's fans. N'Gotty was named in the Championship Team Of The Week following the club's 1-1 draw against Stoke City on 29 September, together with teammate Mrton Flp.
Despite featuring heavily in the first team, N'Gotty could not prevent the club from being relegated. Since new manager Nigel Pearson took over in the close season, N'Gotty featured in only one pre-season game and was neither named in the squad for the tour of Slovenia nor the opening match of the season.
On 25 September 2008, N'Gotty joined Hereford United on loan for a month.
On May 29, 2009, N'Gotty was released at the end of his contract by Leicester alongside Paul Henderson, Marc Edworthy, Patrick Kisnorbo and Barry Hayles.
Though many observers predicted that N'Gotty's international career was to be successful, he made only 6 appearances with ''Les Bleus'', making his debut on August 17, 1994 against Czech Republic alongside Zinedine Zidane and Lilian Thuram, but while the two were soon able to secure a place in the national team, N'Gotty failed to impress Aim Jacquet and played only 5 more matches until 1997, never being called up for a major event.
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'''Stylianos "Stelios" Giannakopoulos''' (; born 12 July 1974 in Athens), popularly known as '''Stelios''', is a Greek footballer who plays for Greek Super League side Larissa as a midfielder and a cousn to Giannis Marinakis of Ilioupoli. Stelios is one of the most well know Greek footballers internationally, due to his successful spells with Olympiacos and Bolton Wanderers as well as his appearances with the 2004 European championship winning Greek national team.
Stelios is the second son of Alekos Giannakopoulos, a retired football player who had enjoyed Division A football in the 60's. He joined Ethnikos Asteras (the semi-professional club of his neighbourhood Kaisariani) when he was seven years old, later moved for one year to Doxa Vyronas, and finally made his first-team debut for Ethnikos Asteras in the autumn of 1991, in a season which ended with the club gaining promotion to the professional Third Division. Next year, in his opening season as a professional, the young winger found himself scoring six goals and impressing the scouters of clubs that participated in higher divisions. In the summer of 1993 he moved to Paniliakos; he stayed there for three years, scoring 26 goals in 84 games and establishing himself as a member of the national U21 team.
Having attracted the attention of the top clubs, in the summer of 1996 Stelios signed for Olympiacos at the age of 21. One of Stelios' career highlights came in only his second season with the club when he prestigiously scored Olympiacos' first ever Champions League goal against Porto. The stunning 40-meter lob was voted as the goal of the competition by fans and also led to Olympiacos' first ever win in the competition. Olympiacos won the Greek championship in every single season while Stelios was with them and reached the quarter finals of the Champions League during the 1998-99 season. His reputation as a player was cemented in his last and most successful season with the club when he scored 15 goals, including 2 goals in the title deciding 3-0 win over arch rivals Panathinaikos in May 2003. Stelios spent a total of seven successful seasons there as a regular player, making a total of 189 appearances and scoring 63 goals in all competitions. To this day Giannakopoulos regularly attends special events at his former club and is considered a legend by the fans, notably for the determination he put into every match including the derbies against arch-rivals Panathinaikos and AEK Athens where he scored many of his finest goals.
However on 28 May 2003, after ten years of professional football in Greece he was snapped up by English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers. The manager at the time Sam Allardyce described Stelios as "...an attacking midfielder who knows how to score goals. His main attribute remains his ability to make late runs into the penalty area and his flair to shoot accurately from range." It was at this point that the popular name 'Stelios' came about as the player unconventionally chose for his first name to be printed on his shirt instead of his very long (and difficult for the English journalists) surname. He made his Bolton dbut against Manchester United and helped Bolton reach the 2004 Carling Cup final and their highest ever Premier League finish in his first season. Stelios' first two seasons with the club were successful, demonstrated by the fact that both Manchester City and Liverpool openly attempted to sign him before he signed a new contract with Bolton in August 2005.
His fine form continued into the 2005/2006 season which was Stelios' most successful as he was top scorer for Bolton with 12 goals, an impressive tally for a midfielder. One of the highlights of that season was the winning goal he scored against Arsenal in an FA Cup Fourth round match played at the Reebok Stadium on 28 January 2006. His form dipped slightly in the 2006/2007 season where he missed several games through injury and failed to score any goals although he was still a regular player for the club with 28 games.
With Sam Allardyce leaving the club at the start of the 2007-08 season and only a year left on his contract, there were rumours of Stelios moving to another Premier League club or returning to Greece. However Stelios stayed at Bolton and although he was not as regular a player as previous seasons (due to injury and managerial changes) he was able to help Bolton with a string of late goals. The first one during injury time in the Carling Cup 3rd round tie against Fulham FC at Craven Cottage, the second one in the UEFA Cup, when Stelios scored in the 3rd minute of injury time to salvage a 1-1 draw against Aris Salonica and the third one in a Premier League game versus Derby when Stelios again scored in injury time to earn Bolton a much needed 3 points in what was a poor season for the team. His last ever goal for Bolton was a crucial one and came on 26 April 2008 when he scored in the 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur F.C. helping Bolton avoid relegation.
At the end of the season Stelios was not offered a new contract and was released by the club fuelling speculation that he would be returning to his native Greece and finishing off his career at Olympiacos. However the player confirmed that he would prefer to stay in the Premier League, and was subsequently linked with a move to newly promoted English Premier League side Hull City, after interest from their new manager Phil Brown who worked with Stelios at Bolton.
On 22 September 2008 it was confirmed by Hull that they had signed Stelios on a one year deal. He made his debut for Hull against Portsmouth exactly 2 months after joining them on 22 November 2008, coming on as a sub in the 82nd minute. Stelios would make one more substitute appearance in the league as well as a full game in the FA cup before he decided to make a further move having been frustrated by his lack of games at Hull.
On 22 January 2009, six years after his first move to the UK, Stelios returned to Greece by signing for Greek side Larissa on a one-and-a-half-year deal. Stelios' impact was instant as the Greek press labeled him the 'most important transfer of the winter period' as he scored 3 crucial goals in his first 4 games to propel Larissa to a top 5 position in the Greek Super League. Larissa were able to maintain this position until the end of the season which qualified them for European competition, something which Stelios admitted was a great achievement and totally unexpected for a smaller team like Larissa and compared it to his time with Bolton.
Stelios made his international debut on 12 March 1997 in a friendly game against Cyprus. His first international goal came almost two years later on 5 February 1999 in a friendly game against Belgium. He fell out of favour slightly in 2000 and 2001 featuring in only 3 games in 2 years however cemented his place in the team from 2002 onwards, featuring in every single game of the EURO 2004 qualifiers. One of his most important and memorable goals with the Greek national team was during those qualifiers; Stelios scoring the only goal in a 1-0 away victory against Spain in Zaragoza, in a game which ensured automatic qualification for Greece. He was also one of the key players in the victorious team at the 2004 European Football Championship playing in 4 out of 6 games including the final. Following this success, Giannakopoulos would remain a key part of the national team, becoming Greece's top scorer in their failed 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. He was also amongst the squad that unsuccessfully defended their title at the Euro 2008 competition. His last game for the national team came during that competition, in the 2-1 defeat against Spain on 18 June 2008. Stelios had scored a total of 12 goals for the national team; an interesting statistic being that Greece had won all but one of the games in which Stelios had scored in.
''*Other includes European qualifying rounds and league play-offs''
''Statistics accurate as of 12 October 2009''
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'''Anthony "Tony" Parks''' (born 26 January 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Oxford United, Gillingham, Brentford, Fulham, West Ham United, Stoke City, Doncaster Rovers, Scarborough and Halifax Town, and in Scotland for Falkirk.
Parks was born in Hackney, London, and began his football career with Tottenham Hotspur.
After his playing career ended, Parks went on to work as a goalkeeping coach with several clubs and as one of the Football Association's national coaches, working with the England youth teams.
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'''Carlo Cudicini''' (born 6 September 1973 in Milan) is an Italian goalkeeper who currently plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He is the son of former AC Milan goalkeeper Fabio Cudicini and grandson of Circolo Sportivo Ponziana 1912 defender Guglielmo Cudicini. He found fame at Chelsea.
Cudicini found it hard to follow in his father's footsteps, only making two appearances for AC Milan (1991-95) in the Champions League and none in Serie A. He was loaned to Como for a season in 1993-94, and was subsequently transferred to Prato in 1995, and then to Lazio in 1996 where he suffered a wrist injury, and consequently only made one senior appearance. He then moved to Castel di Sangro in 1997, where his injury problems persisted, and was sold to Chelsea for a fee of -160,000 in 1999, where his career took off.
Despite a brief challenge from Mark Bosnich, Cudicini took over from Ed de Goey almost instantly, and retained his first team place with a string of excellent performances.
He was voted Chelsea's Player of the Year for the 2001-02 season by fans, reflecting the value he added to a team struggling for consistency. His cause was helped by a game against Liverpool in December 2001, which Chelsea won 4-0, during which he kept out an excellent shot from Steven Gerrard and a penalty taken by Gary McAllister. Incidentally, Chelsea beat Liverpool to fourth place in the league the following season, thus taking the final qualifying berth for the UEFA Champions League.
Cudicini was recognised as the best goalkeeper in the Premier League in the 2002-2003 season, when he won the ITV "Golden Gloves" Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season award.
After a bright start to the 2003-04 season, the old injury problems experienced in his Lazio days came back, leaving him unable to carry on his success from last season and unable to play for a large portion of the season. His value to the team was highlighted when Chelsea's replacement goalkeeper Marco Ambrosio failed to effectively fit into the first team, leading to Chelsea's exit from the Champions League at the semi final stage to AS Monaco.
The 2004-05 season saw the arrival of new manager Jos Mourinho, and more crucially, the signing of Petr ech, who claimed that he would push Cudicini for a first team place. As a result of ech's excellent form, Cudicini was relegated to become back-up goalkeeper. As a result, he missed out on a Premier League winner's medal in the two Chelsea championship-winning seasons due to not meeting the required number of appearances.
At the end of a steady 2005-06 season, Cudicini had saved six of the 12 penalties he had faced while between the posts for Chelsea, furthering his reputation as an excellent penalty stopper.
After Petr ech was named in the FIFPro and Champions League 2005-06 team of the season, there was a great deal of speculation about Cudicini's future at Chelsea, leading to Cudicini release a statement confirming that he was comfortable at Chelsea, and hoped to help the team capture its first ever Champions League title. He silenced rumours that he was looking for a return to Italy when he signed an extension to his Chelsea contract in February 2006. He was then contracted to Chelsea until the summer of 2009.
On 14 October 2006, in a league game against Reading, he was knocked unconscious and had to be stretchered off the pitch whilst wearing an oxygen mask after coming on as a substitute for first-choice goalkeeper ech. ech was believed to be sidelined for up to a year, leaving Cudicini as the most senior goalkeeper available at Chelsea. However, even though he had fully recovered and returned to training, Cudicini faced a battle to dislodge third-choice goalkeeper Henrique Hilrio, who had been playing well in ech's and Cudicini's absence. After Hilrio conceded four goals in two matches, Chelsea manager Jos Mourinho decided to put Cudicini in goal against Aston Villa in their fourth round match of the Carling Cup. Chelsea won that match 4-0 and Cudicini took over goalkeeping duties from Hilrio.
However, after returning to action in Chelsea's 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield in late January 2007, ech kept both Cudicini and Hilrio out of the first team. Cudicini made his 200th appearance for the club (in all competitions) against West Ham United on 1 December 2007. Cudicini's lack of action for Chelsea since 2004 and his reluctance to move to a new club saw him described as "the world's most unambitious footballer" by ''The Daily Telegraph'' in 2008.
Cudicini began the new campaign once again as second-choice to ech, but a string of injuries to the Czech star saw Cudicini feature 19 times in all competitions. His first appearance of the season was in a Carling Cup game against Hull City in which he kept a clean sheet in a 4-0 win. He played against Leicester City in a 4-3 win at Stamford Bridge in the next round before making his first appearance of the season in the Champions League, coming on as a substitute against Schalke 04. Cudicini then featured in the next five games due to ech's injury, conceding just one goal in the process, against Everton at Stamford Bridge in a 1-1 draw. However, the Italian shot-stopper suffered an injury and would not be seen between the posts until February in a FA Cup game against Huddersfield Town. He also featured in the next round of the cup, but Chelsea lost 1-0 to Barnsley and were knocked out of the competition. Cudicini retained his place due to another injury suffered by ech and featured in Chelsea's 6-1 win over Derby County. He kept clean sheets in 1-0 wins against Sunderland and Middlesbrough, as well as a 2-0 away win at Manchester City and played in Chelsea's 2-1 win over local rivals Arsenal in March. Cudicini made an outstanding save in the last minutes of an epic 4-4 draw at White Hart Lane against Tottenham Hotspur when he saved from point-blank range against Dimitar Berbatov to earn Chelsea a point. He featured in both legs against Turkish club Fenerbahe as Chelsea progressed 3-2 on aggregate; unfortunately; he limped off with an injury that effectively ended his season.
Cudicini made his first Premier League appearance of the season in Chelsea's 5-0 win at Middlesbrough and this marked his 100th clean sheet in a Chelsea shirt. He played his last game for Chelsea at home in the FA Cup 3rd Round tie with Southend United which ended in a 1-1 draw.
On 26 January 2009, it was confirmed that Cudicini signed for Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer.
Cudicini made his first competitive appearance in nearly six months for Tottenham when he came on as a substitute for the injured Gomes in a 5-1 victory over Hull City on 19 August 2009. He played a number of matches, including a 3-0 defeat at his former club Chelsea on 20 September 2009 which saw him return to Stamford Bridge for the first time since leaving the club. He was then benched in favour of the returning Gomes for the match against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
On 12 November 2009, Cudicini was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in Walthamstow, East London on his way to Tottenham's training ground. It was reported that he has fractured both his wrists and injured his pelvis. He was taken to an East London hospital then later was transfered to a private hospital.
Cudicini has been capped at Under-18 and Under-21 level, and made a solitary appearance for the senior Italian team against Turkey in 2002.
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'''Steven "Macca" McManaman''' (born 11 February 1972) is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder and winger.
He is the most decorated English footballer to have played at any foreign club in terms of trophies won overseas. He was the first British player to win the UEFA Champions League title twice,
In 2008, he was ranked as third in a Top 10 of greatest British footballers to play overseas, just behind Kevin Keegan and John Charles.
After his retirement as a player in 2005, he became a football pundit for Setanta Sports and was an associate producer on the film ''Goal! 2''.
McManaman grew up as an Everton supporter, but signed for Liverpool as an apprentice upon leaving school in 1988.
Under new coach Graeme Souness, McManaman created and scored several crucial goals in the FA Cup, and his performances in that first season established him as a regular first team player. He collected a winner's medal in the 1992 FA Cup Final as Liverpool triumphed 2-0 against Sunderland and was named as the man of the match having set up the winner for Michael Thomas.
Although McManaman had a couple of quieter seasons with the advent of the Premier League, he continued to develop a reputation as one of English Football's two wing wizards, alongside Ryan Giggs
In 1994-95, McManaman got a new million pound contract, and was given a central, freer role by new coach Roy Evans. That season he collected a League Cup winner's medal after scoring twice in his side's 2-1 win over Bolton. For his second Wembley final appearance in succession he was awarded man of the match and earned a tribute from guest of honour, Stanley Matthews; one of the greatest wingers of previous generations, who exclaimed in the final: "I wish there are more dribblers like him."
By the end of 1995-96, McManaman was top of the goal assists charts in the FA Premier League with 25 assists over the season, including assists and a man of the match award in a 4-3 victory over Newcastle United, a match voted the best of the decade in a Premier League poll known as the Ten Seasons Awards. By now, McManaman was ranked as one of the finest midfielders in English football, and had developed a strong reputation on the European stage following UEFA Euro 1996.
McManaman was said to have been one of only a handful of players along with Eric Cantona and Gianfranco Zola in the league at the time known to have the panache to lift supporters from their seats each time he got the ball and managers would deploy a man-marker specifically to follow him for an entire game Then Middlesbrough manager, Bryan Robson, was quoted at the time as saying that "everyone in the Premiership knows that if you stop McManaman, you stop Liverpool."
However, things started to turn sour for McManaman and some of his team-mates. As their fame increased, tabloid newspaper stories of lad culture excesses emerged and this, fused with underachievement on the pitch, brought criticism in the media. Defeat to Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in the 1996 FA Cup Final, a game where the Liverpool team arrived to inspect the pitch wearing cream coloured Armani suits intensified the criticism. McManaman, Jamie Redknapp, David James, Jason McAteer, Stan Collymore, and Robbie Fowler were reported to have cashed in on their new found fame as stars of the nascent FA Premier League, to live a high life involving groupies, clubbing and other "high jinks". Modelling contracts and deals with fashion labels like Top Man, Hugo Boss and Armani, culminated in their collective nickname: 'The Spice Boys.' The situation was further aggravated by stories of McManaman and Fowler's lifestyles off the pitch following an interview with the magazine, ''Loaded'', which depicted the duo as hedonists and scally characters. McManaman responded by becoming the first footballer of his generation to write a weekly column (in The Times), although this did not entirely halt the negative tabloid stories.
Labels aside, McManaman was also criticised for scoring too few goals, although he did make up for this with a formidable rate of assists for the likes of Robbie Fowler and later, Michael Owen, with Fowler regarding McManaman as the best player he ever played alongside. The few goals that McManaman did score tended to be spectacular or memorable - most notably an injury time solo goal against Celtic in the UEFA Cup, when McManaman scored against the 'Bhoys' after a 75 yard dribble. Other outstanding goals during his Liverpool career included goals against Aston Villa, Newscastle United and scoring the winner in a match against Arsenal with a stunning volley, after which he won a PFA Player of the Month award in December 1997.
Prior to the start of the 1997-98 season, Liverpool received various bids for McManaman. Having initially rebuffed all approaches, Liverpool's board of directors, at the time including David Moores, decided that continually rejecting those bids was risky given the possibility of McManaman allowing his contract to expire and leaving on a "Bosman" transfer for nothing, and so eventually accepted a lucrative offer of -12.5 million in August 1997 from FC Barcelona. The board hoped that the club record transfer fee would help in justifying the move to the fans, many of whom viewed McManaman as the linchpin and playmaker of the side at the time. However the deal fell through, with the player's excessive wage demands being blamed for the collapse, although it was felt in some quarters that McManaman had simply been a pawn in Barcelona's negotiations to acquire Rivaldo.
Liverpool's hopes of retaining the player were not helped by the position of the club at the time, with McManaman and the rest of the Liverpool team being labelled as 'nearly men' in three title races, having failed to unseat their bitter rivals, Manchester United, as England's top club side of the 1990s. That lingering failure meant inevitable changes at the club, and in November 1998, Liverpool appointed Grard Houllier as the new manager. Houllier was widely believed to want to get rid of the "Spice Boys" mentality and cavalier attitudes at the club and many players were told they were surplus to requirements including Phil Babb, Rob Jones, Stig Bjornebye and Paul Ince.
Despite having been named Liverpool captain at the start of the 1998-99 season,
McManaman also said that he had received advice from Paul Ince, Paul Gascoigne, and Chris Waddle, all of whom, he told an interview on ESPN in 2004, "spoke very highly of [playing abroad]."
Following the announcement, McManaman still had five months left on his contract at Liverpool and in his final games for the club in 1998-99, he turned in mixed performances. His form dipped at times, arguably due to a combination of injuries, being restricted to substitute appearances (as Houllier wanted to cut the side's dependency on his gameplay), and loss of confidence in certain games where even the Liverpool fans turned against him over the contract debacle. Nonetheless, McManaman still scored several important goals towards the end of the campaign, including the winning goal from outside the area with a half volley to complete the full turn around result against Tottenham Hotspur, after trailing 2 - 0 at half time. In fitting fashion, in what was the final match of the season, and what would be McManaman's final match and final contribution on the pitch for the club, McManaman assisted Karl-Heinz Riedle with a goal at the Kop with a trademark right wing run and pull back as Liverpool won 3-0 against Wimbledon, enabling McManaman to end his career at the club to a standing ovation.
In spite of the side only winning two trophies during his time with Liverpool, McManaman's achievements at the club were exceptional for a player in a side often labelled negatively. McManaman was named in the PFA Team of the Year for four consecutive seasons from 1994-95 to 1997-98, and was in the five man shortlist for PFA Player of the Year for three seasons from 1995-96 to 1997-98, with the PFA website describing him as one of the most gifted players of his generation.
On 1 July 1999, after 364 appearances and 66 goals for Liverpool, McManaman transferred to Real Madrid (then under coach Guus Hiddink and president Lorenzo Sanz). There, he became only the second English player to ever play for the club, after Laurie Cunningham had played for them in the 1980s. He was also the most high profile English footballer to move to Spanish football since Gary Lineker had moved to FC Barcelona from Everton in 1986. Thereafter he proved an instant hit with the fans at the Santiago Bernabu stadium after scoring three times and creating several goals in his first few games for ''Los Merengues''.
McManaman made his debut for Madrid on the 22 August 1999 in the 2-1 La Liga win over RCD Mallorca at the Son Moix stadium, Mallorca, where he assisted Fernando Morientes in scoring the injury time winner. He scored his first goal for the club a week later on the 29 August in the 4-1 thumping of Numancia at the Bernabu.
McManaman then established himself in the team that went all the way to the Champions League Final in 2000, under new coach Vicente del Bosque, who had replaced John Toshack. It was at this European Cup Final at the Stade de France in Paris that McManaman experienced his finest hour as a player - scoring a spectacular volley in a 3-0 victory over fellow Spanish side Valencia. His performance on this greatest of club football stages saw him hailed the man of the match by the English press, a view endorsed by his Madrid team-mate Ivan Helguera.
Despite that European Cup Final performance and having established himself as a valuable player in his first year in Madrid, the arrival of a new President in Florentino Prez, closely followed by former Barcelona superstar midfielder Lus Figo, McManaman was suddenly told he was surplus to requirements before the start of the 2000-01 season and was put up for sale. Manager Del Bosque told McManaman that he had -little chance of playing this year,- and in case he didn't understand his position, the club also declined to give him a squad number for the forthcoming season.
Real Madrid subsequently accepted first an -11 million bid from Middlesbrough and then a -12 million bid for McManaman from Chelsea that included the exchange of Tore Andr Flo, in the summer of 2000, both of which the player stubbornly rejected. His stance was rewarded when Real relented and he made his first appearance of the 2000-01 season as a substitute in a 3-3 draw against Mlaga in September. McManaman reportedly won over the manager by October, and managed to feature in two thirds of the club's matches, becoming a first team automatic for the second half of the campaign, and held the unique distinction of being described as the only top class football player from England playing overseas at the time. McManaman subsequently shone in his second season at Madrid as his club side challenged for the La Liga title, and won it by a seven point margin over the previous seasons champions, Deportivo La Corua.
However, McManaman increasingly saw his playing time reduced each year, as the club continued their well known ''Galctico'' policy, with worldclass names like Lus Figo, Zinedine Zidane, and Ronaldo arriving each year and standing above him in the pecking order. At the time though, McManaman was known for his dogged determination to stay positive for the club's cause, even if it meant he had less playing time. McManaman also turned down a transfer to Internazionale at the time when he was made available for exchange as part of Ronaldo's signing. It was widely reported in the Spanish media that McManaman's resilience to the team won the respect of his fellow professionals like Ral, Zidane, Guti, Ivn Helguera, and his two best friends at the club, Figo and Ronaldo, who backed him publicly on several occasions in press interviews. McManaman was also twice voted as the Real Madrid supporters' favourite player at the club during his tenure, and according to ''El Pas'', in 2001, fans saluted him with their 'white handkerchiefs' (as a terrace favourite) after he acrobatically scored a 'wonder goal' against Real Oviedo that year.
Eventually, the Board, including Florentino Prez relented, declaring that a "man like that would always have a place in my club". Arguably his second greatest moment in the white of Madrid came in the 2002 UEFA Champions League semi-final against Barcelona at the Camp Nou on 23 April 2002. In this match of monumental proportions, due to "El Classico" being a massive game in its own right, but also the fact that it was a Champions League Semi-final, McManaman appeared as a second half substitute to score a critical goal in second half injury time to secure a 2-0 first-leg advantage, cooly chipping over goalkeeper Roberto Bonano after being played in by Zinedine Zidane, who had scored the first goal on 55 minutes. This victory helped secure their place in the final of the 2002 Champions League at Hampden Park, Glasgow, where he came on as a replacement for Figo - and thereby ensuring his second Champions League winners' medal, after Madrid secured a 2-1 victory over German team Bayer Leverkusen.
According to certain critics in the Spanish press, McManaman and several other players became "victims" as the policy was based more on marketing and revenue generation, and sometimes meant players were picked not according to form, but because of their money-making potential off the pitch. To his credit, McManaman never spoke ill of the ''Galctico'' policy's effects on him during his tenure, only critiquing the policy and ultimately describing it in his autobiography in 2004 as the "Disneyfication of Real Madrid" upon his departure from the club; a piece of foresight that proved telling for the future as the club never reached its heights in the period ensuing with the policy, and with the term becoming somewhat pejorative to this day.
It was McManaman's fourth season that really raised doubts, after only playing 21 games of which he started only 9 times, and making a meagre 15 appearances in La Liga, questions arose about his ability and reasons for staying in Spain considering his diminished role, lack of first team action and international attention. Suggestions that McManaman had "sold out" for money and had grown indifferent and lackadaisical to his football were rampant in the British Press, who were described as suffering from "a selective media amnesia over McManaman-s time in Spain."
According to ''Forbes'' Magazine in 2001, McManaman was listed as 6th on the list of highest earning footballers in the world, and is believed to have pocketed an estimated 15 million Euros (just under -10,250,000) in his four years with Madrid. On top of the financial rewards, McManaman also became the most successful English football export to ever play overseas.
The signing of fellow Englishman David Beckham proved the last straw in eventually forcing McManaman down the pecking order at Real Madrid. In 2003, along with teammates Claude Makll, Fernando Hierro and later Fernando Morientes, McManaman headed back to the English Premier League. Initially reported to be joining either Arsenal or Everton, McManaman eventually decided to join long-time admirer Kevin Keegan on the 30 August at Manchester City, resulting in a reunion with several ex-colleagues including Robbie Fowler, Nicolas Anelka, and later, David James.
He made his debut on 14 September 2003 in a 4-1 win over Aston Villa at the City of Manchester Stadium. Unfortunately, McManaman's time at City was ultimately a disappointment. A combination of niggling injuries, and the rise of an in-form and up-and-coming Shaun Wright-Phillips saw him lose his preferred right midfield position. When McManaman did play, he failed to rediscover his old form and speed, only occasionally demonstrating the ability he had shown in his earlier career. Part of the problem stemmed from the fact that in order to find a role at Madrid he had changed his playing style, cutting down on the flair play (as Madrid had a surfeit of flair players) and instead focusing on being a holding player and making short, simple passes of the ball in central midfield.
Off the field at City, Fowler and McManaman were caught up in a sex scandal that appeared in the News of the World following a failed attempt by the pair to gain an injunction to prevent publication. The court case served only to exacerbate their situations and affected their reputations off and on the pitch at the club.
In 2005, McManaman was linked to the New York/New Jersey Metrostars, who confirmed that they club were interested in the player. However they eventually decided to relinquish their bid stating that "MLS clubs were keen to lose the reputation that top stars only arrive to play in America for a final swansong in their careers" Nonetheless, McManaman played for City for only two seasons and following Kevin Keegan's resignation in March 2005, never played another game for the club. Keegan's replacement, Stuart Pearce, released McManaman on a free transfer on 20 May.
McManaman made history by becoming the first player without first team experience to play for the England Under-21 team, being handed a debut call-up by Lawrie McMenemy against Wales at Tranmere in October 1990, two months before he debuted for the Liverpool first-team.
Terry Venables gave McManaman his full England debut on the 16 November 1994 in an international friendly with Nigeria at Wembley, McManaman coming on as a replacement for Newcastle United's Robert Lee. He would have to wait a further 5 years before scoring his first international goal, when he scored twice on the 4 September 1999 in the 6-0 Euro 2000 qualifier victory over Luxembourg, again, at Wembley.
For England, McManaman would forever remain an enigma at international level. England coaches, with the exception of Venables, utilised McManaman's talents sparingly. McManaman struggled to repeat his fine club form with his country, drawing comparisons to his mentor at Liverpool, John Barnes. However, he managed to string together a series of splendid match winning performances for his country in Euro 96, earning praise from even Pel, who according to the BBC, touted him as the tournament's best player and said he was the player he "was most impressed" by going on to say that he could be the "best in the world"
McManaman made only one appearance at the 1998 FIFA World Cup under Glenn Hoddle and once more in Euro 2000 under Kevin Keegan, where he scored the last of his three England goals in a game against Portugal. The last of his caps came in 2001 when Sven-Gran Eriksson utilised him for his first games in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, but then apparently left a message on McManaman's answering machine to inform him that he was not going to be in the final 2002 FIFA World Cup England squad, despite the pleas of Zidane and Fernando Hierro for McManaman's case; an omission McManaman claimed he never understood. Many fans and media critics believe McManaman's non-fruition at International level was a combination of a failure by managers to find an effective position for him and despite being a right footed player he was often placed on England's problematic left-side at the time, although Kevin Keegan's attempts to give him a 'free role' also ended in failure. McManaman was once described as "England's forgotten man" but was also accused of being apathetic and laidback (he and Fowler opted out of Le Tournoi under Hoddle in 1997) when it came to England's games. After coming on as a substitute when England famously beat Germany 5-1 in the Olympiastadion, it was ultimately McManaman's inept display against Albania that saw him banished from Eriksson's team, as that was his final full game; making just one substitute appearance after that in the critical qualifier against Greece in 2001. Later that year, he did himself no favours by "choosing not to play" in the game against Sweden by calling the FA to have himself dropped from the squad. McManaman was capped 37 times for England scoring three goals, and with the side only losing three times in the games that he played
McManaman retired from his playing career after being released by Manchester City in 2005. He went on to become active as a freelance media commentator and pundit, providing analysis to ITV for the 2005 Champions League Final, and for ESPN Star in Singapore in 2006.
In October 2006, McManaman played in a charity match for Liverpool Legends against Celtic Legends. That year, he also went on to join production for the film,''Goal! 2'', the sequel to ''Goal!'', a movie. By the time of the film's release in 2007, McManaman had also become an Associate Producer of the film, and appears in the film as one of the coaching staff.
In July 2007, McManaman was named executive director of Carson Yeung's Hong Kong-listed company Grandtop International Holdings Ltd, which subsequently took a 29.9% stake in Premier League side Birmingham City, to the ire of then owner and porn baron, David Sullivan, who later would get into a corporate scandal at the club that allowed Carson Yeung to get full control of Birmingham. McManaman also got involved with corporate dealings in Hong Kong with companies like Sure Trace Inc, which was setup by hardcore gay pornography boss James McKay, who transferred 2/3 of the company to him. The company made news for wrong reasons as Sure Trace had made a number of major contract announcements which had not become actual, revenue-generating contracts and was delisted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company then setup True Product ID as a company to conduct technology joint ventures in China and the company was transferred to McManaman. To protect investors, the SEC suspended Sure Trace Security in August 2005, citing the accuracy of public information regarding its technology sales
2007 also saw McManaman join Setanta Sports as a football analyst and, until the beginning of the 2008/09 season, he hosted a television show, "Macca's Monday Night", reflecting on life in the Barclays Premier League. On the show he was joined by Neil Warnock, the former Sheffield United manager, James Richardson, Emmanuel Petit, Tim Sherwood and Les Ferdinand. The show was finally axed in favour of "Football Matters", a live late Monday-night discussion show hosted by James Richardson and Rebecca Lowe.
In June 2008, McManaman participated in Steve Nash and Claudio Reyna's Showdown in Chinatown, an 8-on-8 charity soccer game at Sara D. Roosevelt Park. Nash scored two goals in his team's 8-5 victory, which included McManaman scoring one goal and making five of the goals in a team including Thierry Henry, Robbie Fowler, Jason Kidd, Baron Davis, and Suns teammates Raja Bell and Leandro Barbosa.
In January 2009, McManaman gave a press interview where he revealed his intention to go into management. "I-m still thinking of getting back into the game and hopefully I will do my coaching badges at some point this year...It is going to be hard, though. There seems to be far less jobs available for the younger guys. Paul Ince, Roy Keane, Tony Adams - it seems as if people have got it in for them. It-s becoming a bit less attractive...If I do get back in, I don-t want to be a coach...I want to be a manager, but that-s easier said than done...I want to be able to pick the team, make the decisions and everything that goes with it. That said, I can-t do anything without my badges," he told the Liverpool Echo.
In August 2009, Carson Yeung confirmed that once his proposed take-over of Birmingham City went through, a role at St. Andrews would be given to McManaman, although he did not specify what role that would be.
Together with Robbie Fowler, McManaman has invested in several racehorses through a company named ''The Macca and Growler Partnership'', their most prolific horse being Seebald, winner of 2003 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Celebration Chase.
McManaman married his long time girlfriend Victoria Edwards, a Barrister/Law lecturer, on Saturday 6 June 2002, in Mallorca's Palma Cathedral. Victoria gave birth to their daughter Ella in 2006. The family divide their time between homes in Bay of Palma and London and a new home in Cheshire.
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'''Leonard John "Lenny" Pidgeley''' (born 7 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Carlisle United as a goalkeeper.
Born in Twickenham, London, initially signed up by Chelsea since the opening of the 2002-03 season, he was loaned out to Watford between September 2003 and May 2004, a deal initially intended to last for two months, but extending to the end of the season. His debut Watford match was against Crewe Alexandra, which they won 1-0 - in which he participated as a substitute for the dismissed Alec Chamberlain.
Save for a short, three-match spell at Millwall, Pidgeley spent the whole of the 2005-06 season at Chelsea. He spent the season 3rd choice behind Petr ech and Carlo Cudicini in the pecking order at Chelsea. He was given the number 40 shirt by Chelsea, in reference to his time at Watford when they beat Watford 4-0 in an FA cup match, with Pidgeley in goal. He made his first starting appearance for the club in the last match of the season against Newcastle at St James' Park, after Cudicini had suffered an injury in pre-match training. Pidgeley had previously made his debut for Chelsea coming on as a substitute for Cudicini in the final home game of the 2004-05 Premiership season against Charlton Athletic.
Pidgeley has previously been selected for the England under-21 squad.
In August 2008, he signed a one month loan with Woking.
Recently on the show Soccer AM, John Terry described Lenny as being the "Joker" of the team when he was at the club.
In May 2009 Pidgeley was one of nine players released by Millwall and he signed for Carlisle United on 8 July.
Premier League: 2004-05, 2005-06
Carling Cup: 2005
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'''Brian Kidd''' (born 29 May 1949 in Collyhurst, Manchester) is an English football coach and former player, who works as the Assistant Manager at Manchester City. He was assistant manager to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in the 1990s. He was also a member of the Manchester United team which won the European Cup in 1968.
Kidd played for Manchester United (1963-1974), Arsenal (1974-1976), Manchester City (1976-1979), Everton (1979-1980) and Bolton Wanderers (1980-1982) in the Football League; and the Atlanta Chiefs (1981) (29 appearances, 23 goals), Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1982-83) (51 appearances, 34 goals) and Minnesota Strikers (1984) (13 appearances, 8 goals) in the NASL.
He came to prominence by scoring in the European Cup final in 1968 (for Manchester United in their defeat of Benfica), on his 19th birthday. He earned both of his England caps two years later. Following United's relegation to the Football League Second Division in 1974, Kidd was transferred to Arsenal for -110,000.
Kidd maintained a healthy goalscoring ratio throughout his career, and was still scoring on a regular basis in the final years of his career in America during the early 1980s.
After management posts at Barrow and Preston North End, he was involved in coaching young players before being brought back to Manchester United as a youth team coach by Alex Ferguson in 1988 and over the next three years helped bring through a host of talented players like Ryan Giggs and Darren Ferguson. When Ferguson's assistant Archie Knox moved to a similar capacity at Glasgow Rangers in the 1991 close season, Kidd was promoted to the role of assistant manager and helped Ferguson guide United to Football League Cup glory in 1992, the Premier League title in 1993, the double in 1994 and again in 1996, as well as another Premier League title in 1997.
He left United to take charge at Blackburn Rovers in December 1998, but he was unable to save them from being relegated from the Premier League (just four years after being champions) and Kidd was dismissed on 3 November 1999 with Rovers standing 19th in Division One. He moved to Leeds United in May 2000 as youth coach but was promoted to act as Head Coach in March 2001 under David O'Leary and then Terry Venables. He left Leeds in May 2003 after Peter Reid was appointed manager.
Meanwhile, Kidd was named as assistant to England manager Sven-Gran Eriksson in January 2003. He was forced to end this role in May 2004, just weeks before Euro 2004, due to undergoing surgery for prostate cancer. Kidd had recovered by February 2006.
In August 2006, former United player Roy Keane was appointed manager of Sunderland and there were rumours that Kidd would join him as assistant manager at the Stadium of Light, but this never happened. He instead accepted an offer to work as assistant to Neil Warnock at Sheffield United a few months after their promotion to the Premier League. After the Blades were relegated and Warnock resigned, Kidd remained at Bramall Lane under new manager Bryan Robson (another former Manchester United player) but left the club after Robson departed in February 2008.
On 11 February 2009, Kidd was appointed as the assistant to caretaker manager Paul Hart at Premier League side Portsmouth. He stayed until August, when he rejected a new contract offer.
Kidd became Technical Development Manager at Manchester City in September 2009,
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'''Jay Bothroyd''' (born 5 May 1982 in Islington, London) is an English professional football striker currently playing for Football League Championship side Cardiff City.
Of Guyanese descent, Bothroyd was born in Islington, London. Having initially been on the books at Arsenal, Bothroyd was sold as an eighteen year-old to Coventry City, after throwing his shirt at the bench after the 2000 Premier League Youth Cup final against West Ham United after being substituted. In the three years he played for Coventry, he scored seventeen goals in total, despite making little impact in his first season, after making his debut against Preston North End in the League Cup.
A player of considerable talent but sometimes questionable motivation and prone to poor temperament, he only featured for Coventry after many other members of the squad had to be sold off to relieve the club's financial problems. He scored his debut goal in a defeat against Bradford City on 24 August 2001, and in the 2002-03 season became the club's top-scorer with 11 goals. This brought interest from Perugia, and he transferred to the Italian side when his Coventry contract expired in 2003.
Bothroyd failed to settle in Italy, and joined Blackburn Rovers in August 2004 on loan from Perugia. After getting sent off against Norwich City for violent conduct, after kicking opposing midfielder Mattias Jonson, he was unable to cement a place in the first team and returned to Perugia at the end of the season. He did manage to score once in the league for Blackburn, during a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in October 2004.
He signed for Charlton Athletic on 31 August 2005 having been released by Perugia due to their financial problems. His contribution here was perhaps most noted for his powerful free-kicks, and he scored twice in the league against Manchester City
In the close season, Bothroyd was released by the Addicks, following the arrival of Iain Dowie as manager. He was then taken on trial at Crystal Palace, but the south-Londoners decided not to offer him a deal. Bothroyd has since denied he was on trial with Crystal Palace, despite playing in Crystal Palace's pre-season tour of the USA.
===Wolverhampton Wanderers (2006-2008)===
Instead, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on 26 July 2006, becoming Mick McCarthy's first full signing for the Midlanders.
Bothroyd started the season in fine style, scoring 3 goals for his new club in their first 6 fixtures, including a 25 yard strike in injury time away at Leeds United to grab all 3 points. However, in the following game against Derby County, his fortunes took a turn for the worse as he had a weak penalty saved in a game that Wolves went on to lose 0-1.
Bothroyd's goal scoring petered out after this initial burst and he suffered an injury in December that kept him out of the busy Christmas period, though he returned to the squad in February 2007 and made several substitute appearances. The most vital of these came when he scored the winning goal as Wolves beat their bitter Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in a crucial encounter in the race for promotion.
The striker had settle for a place on the bench for the start of the 2007/08 season. He was eventually given a start against his former club Charlton, where he scored one and created one in a 2-0 win and kept his starting place for the next three games, scoring Wolves' only goal of the game against Bristol City in a 1-1 draw. He later managed a run of eight successive starts around the Christmas period but failed to score.
After Wolves signed new strikers Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and brought in Kevin Kyle on loan during the January transfer window, Bothroyd found himself out of first team contention. To gain playing time, he moved to fellow Championship side Stoke City on an initial month's loan on 14 March 2008, later extended to the end of the season, which ended in promotion to the Premier League. However, after featuring in just four games during his loan spell, he returned to his parent club who promptly put him up for transfer.
Bothroyd remained in the Championship, joining Cardiff City, who beat off interest from newly promoted Premiership side Hull City, on 4 August 2008 in a three-year deal for a fee of -350,000, set to be paid in two instalments of -175,000. At the start of the season Bothroyd found himself in and out of the side as manager Dave Jones attempted to find his best strike partnership and, after a number of matches, Bothroyd assumed the role of first choice strike partner to Scottish international Ross McCormack. On 30 September, Bothroyd scored his first goal for the club when he found the net against one of his former clubs, Coventry City during a 2-1 win. It took Bothroyd just under a month to find the net again for the club when he scored twice during a 2-2 draw at Watford. Bothroyd continued in the first team but, on 1 November, he suffered a grade two tear of his hamstring after just 13 minutes of a 2-1 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers, which was expected to rule him out for between 6-8 weeks.
He made his return to the side ahead of schedule after 3 weeks when he played 66 minutes during a 2-2 draw with Reading before being replaced by Eddie Johnson. After returning to match fitness, Bothroyd found the net 3 times in 6 games during December, scoring against Burnley, Ipswich Town and Plymouth Argyle, a record which saw him finish as runner-up behind Reading's Stephen Hunt in the Championship player of the month award. Bothroyd finished the season with 12 goals, but couldn't prevent Cardiff from slipping out of the playoffs.
Bothroyd made a bright start to the 09-10 season, scoring the second goal in the first ever League game at the Cardiff City Stadium in a 4-0 victory over Scunthorpe United. He celebrated his 50th league appearance for Cardiff City by scoring the fourth goal in a 4-0 win over Watford on 3 October 2009, and scored in the next away game against Sheffield United, which Cardiff won 4-3. Between 24 October and 7 November, Bothroyd enjoyed his most prolific scoring run to date with Cardiff, scoring in three consecutive matches against Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest and Swansea City.
As a youngster Bothroyd represented England at several youth levels, getting as far as the under-21 team. He won one cap for the side during a friendly against Mexico under-21's at Filbert Street, scoring during the match with a spectacular overhead kick as England won 3-0.
In October 2008 it was revealed that Bothroyd is on the verge of a possible call-up to play for Jamaica as he qualifies through his grandparents.
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'''Thomas Lund Helveg''' (born 24 June 1971) is a Danish footballer, a defensive midfielder and defender who plays for Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga. The most prominent period of his career was his five years with AC Milan, with whom he won the Serie A and the UEFA Champions League.
A rock in the defense of the Denmark national football team since his debut in April 1994, Helveg was named 1994 Danish ''Player of the Year''. He has compiled 108 caps for the Danish national team, and is thereby the second most capped player for Denmark. He has played for his country under three different national coaches, and has participated in two World Cup and three European Championship tournaments.
Born in Odense, he started his senior career at local club Odense Boldklub (OB) in the top-flight Danish 1st Division. Helveg played a few matches in the last part of OB's 1989 1st Division winning season, and he was soon a part of the OB first team alongside later national team players Allan Nielsen and Brian Steen Nielsen. Helveg represented Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics, playing all three Denmark matches in the tournament. When OB played English club Arsenal FC in the 1993-94 Cup Winners' Cup tournament, Helveg was put to the task of handling English international striker Ian Wright, for which he received praise.
Thomas Helveg's international career began when he was loaned out for six months by OB, in November 1993. He joined Italian club Udinese Calcio, who were relegation battlers in the Serie A championship. He made his Udinese debut in a 0-0 draw with Atalanta B.C. on 28 November 1993, and played 22 games and scored two goals in his first season at the club. Even though Udinese was relegated to the Serie B at the end of the season, he received his first call-up to the Denmark national team by national manager Richard Mller Nielsen in April 1994. He came on as a substitute in the 14th minute for the injured John Jensen, and Helveg would receive rave reviews for his performance, making him a mainstay in the Denmark squad from day one. Despite their relegation, he was bought by Udinese and was soon to have success in the Udine club. Combined with his international breakthrough with the Denmark team, his first year at Udinese earned him the 1994 Danish ''Player of the Year'' award.
For five seasons, he was first choice in the right side of the Udinese starting line-up, as a wingback charging up and down the sideline. He played 30 of 38 games, as Udinese finished second in the 1994-95 Serie B season, and won promotion back into the Serie A after a single season in Serie B. Under guidance of coach Alberto Zaccheroni, Udinese steadily became a tough opponent for the other clubs in Serie A, and finished in tenth place of the 1995-96 Serie A season. Helveg scored his first national team goal in June 1996, before representing Denmark in his first major international tournament at the 1996 European Championship (Euro 1996) later that month. He played all three Denmark matches in the preliminary group stage of the Euro 1996, which ended unsuccessfully in an early exit from the tournament.
In April 1997, he was joined at Udinese by fellow Danish player Martin Jrgensen. The pair developed a close relationship, naming each other nephew Jrgensen and uncle Helveg. For the next two seasons, Udinese mingled with the biggest Serie A clubs, the "Seven Sisters". Helveg played 30 of 34 games as Udinese finished in fifth place of the 1996-97 Serie A season, and qualified for European football for the first time in club history. In the following season, Helveg played four games for Udinese in the European UEFA Cup tournament, and helped the club finish in a meritting third place of the 1997-98 Serie A season. Both Helveg and Martin Jrgensen were included in new national manager Bo Johansson's Danish squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Their connection was evident in their joint celebration following Helveg's goal in Denmark's 4-1 win over Nigeria in the World Cup round of 16.
Before the 1998 World Cup, Helveg had been sold to AC Milan, alongside his Udinese teammate Oliver Bierhoff. The transfer deal made Helveg the most expensive Danish player at the time, at the price of -6 million. The shift from Udinese to AC Milan was made easier, when Milan later signed manager Alberto Zaccheroni from the Udinese days. The trio gained success in Milano, as the club won the Italian championship, ''Lo Scudetto'', in 1998-99. Thomas Helveg played a large role in the success as a starter in almost every game in the season. In the next two seasons he was still first choice, but in the season 2001-02 he began to be challenged severely by the young Italian players like Gennaro Gattuso and Massimo Ambrosini.
In the 2001-02 season he played less than half of Milan's games in Serie A, and following only eight of 34 matches in the 2002-03 season, he moved to Inter Milan - the arch rivals of AC Milan - before the season 2003-04. Helveg was in fact already owned by Inter, who had bought him in November 2000, and subsequently loaned him to AC Milan for three and a half seasons. Through his five years at AC Milan, Helveg had been selected for Denmark in both the Euro 2000 as well as 2002 FIFA World Cup. While the Euro 2000 was no success for neither Denmark nor Helveg, who had an injury keeping him at playing a combined 98 minutes in two games, the 2002 World Cup gave him more time on the pitch. He played full time in the three successful group stage matches, until another injury forced him to leave the pitch in the 7th minute of Denmark's final game before elimination.
In Inter Milan, he rejoined his former manager in both Udinese and AC Milan, Alberto Zaccheroni. Helveg regained some of his form and played 22 games in Serie A and 6 matches in the European cups. In this his last year in Italy, he was from time to time also used in the left side of the defence. He was once more a part of a European Championship tournament, when he played full time in Denmark's four games at the Euro 2004. Helveg was named national team captain following the retirement of Ren Henriksen after the Euro 2004 tournament. After a year in Inter Milan, Helveg moved on to play in England in the summer 2004.
He joined Norwich City on a free transfer. Norwich had been promoted to the English FA Premier League and saw Helveg as a signing who would bring class and experience to the side. His signing was seen as something of a coup for Norwich, but Helveg struggled to reproduce the form shown in Serie A and on the international scene, and he lost his place in the starting line-up in the opening weeks of the season. After a long absence, partly due to injury, he regained his place in the side in early 2005, this time in central midfield. He finished the season, in typically versatile fashion, as the first choice right back. After a largely disappointing season, Norwich was relegated. Helveg left the club, having shown only flashes of his former class.
Helveg signed a two-year contract with German club Borussia Mnchengladbach in the Bundesliga championship. Four appearances into his Mnchengladbach debut season, he sustained a serious achilles tendon injury that forced him out for more than eight months. He returned to Bundesliga action at the end of that season, coming on as a substitute in injury-time in Mnchengladbach's final match. Having played eight of Mnchengladbach's first 19 games during the 2006-07 season, Helveg was dropped from the Danish national team by national manager Morten Olsen. Helveg and Mnchengladbach mutually terminated his contract in January 2007, and he moved back to play for OB.
:''The following table is up to date as of April 28, 2007''
:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''
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'''David Batty''' (born 2 December 1968 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English retired professional football player who played in a defensive midfield position. He is most famous for playing for Leeds United, as well as being capped for the England national football team.
David Batty made his debut for Leeds in November 1987 as an 18-year-old during a 4-2 win over Swindon Town, and quickly earned a reputation as a fiercely competitive midfielder in the mould of Leeds legend Billy Bremner. Batty was a key member of the Leeds team that won promotion from the second division in 1989-90, and a member of a midfield which included Gary Speed, Gary McAllister and Gordon Strachan, when Leeds won the first division championship in 1991-92. As a tireless and sometimes ruthless forager of the ball there were few equals, but there was more to his game than simply breaking up opposition attacks; having won the ball, his distribution was excellent, making him the springboard for many counter attacks. If there was one aspect missing from his game it was the lack of goals, as evidenced by the affectionate cries of "shoot" from Leeds fans whenever Batty received the ball anywhere within the opponents half.
In October 1993 Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson needed funds to finance the rebuilding of his team, and reluctantly accepted an offer of -2.75m for Batty from Blackburn Rovers, who were managed by Kenny Dalglish. Wilkinson used the funds to buy Carlton Palmer for -2.6m 8 months later
At this point Blackburn were an emerging force in the newly named Premier League with players such as Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton. He suffered a broken foot which ruled him out of the majority of Blackburn-s title winning campaign in 1994-95, only playing 5 games for them that season. He refused a winners medal at the end of the season, stating that his contribution had been minimal. By the following season Batty was available to help Blackburn-s Champions League campaign. However, the team failed to reach the lucrative knock-out stages; Batty's contribution to the campaign is best remembered for an incident when his team-mate Graeme Le Saux and he started fighting each other during the Champions' League game against Spartak Moscow.
In 1996 Batty requested a transfer from Blackburn Rovers, and moved to Kevin Keegan's Newcastle United for -3.75m.
With Batty providing midfield bite and cover for the defence, Newcastle were able to challenge the dominant team of the day, Manchester United; under Keegan, Newcastle finished up as runners-up in the league to Manchester United twice (1995-96 and 1996-97). Keegan commented that it was not until he worked on the training ground with Batty on a daily basis that he realised just how good a player he was. Batty's work-rate, tackling and unselfish play for the good of the team, therefore allowing the more skillful ball-players to perform, were appreciated by manager, colleagues and fans alike. His first full-season at St. James' Park saw the departure of Keegan, with Kenny Dalglish taking over and guiding the club to another runners-up spot. However, the 1997-98 season was a disappointing one, as Newcastle could only finish 13th. They did however reach the 1998 FA Cup Final, in which Batty started. The arrival of new manager Ruud Gullit in August 1998 marked the start of a team rebuild, and Batty made the move back to Leeds United in December 1998 for -4.4m.
Batty rejoined a resurgent Leeds team under the management of David O'Leary; O'Leary wanted Batty to provide bite and experience for his youthful side. A rib injury picked up in his first game kept him on the sidelines for some time, but by the end of the 1998-99 season he was a regular in the Leeds team. However, in the early part of the 1999-00 season he suffered an Achilles tendon injury, and recovery was lengthened by side effects of the drugs he had to take for the heart problems he suffered as a result of the earlier rib injury. This caused him to miss the Euro 2000 Championships.
Batty's experience was a key factor in Leeds qualification for the UEFA Champions League, and the cup runs to the semi-finals of both the UEFA Cup and the Champions League; however, when O'Leary was sacked by Leeds in 2002 Batty found himself out of favour with subsequent managers, and in the summer of 2004 he retired from football.
Since his retirement Batty has featured in 'The Match', in which a team of ex-professionals faced a team of celebrities in a charity match staged at Newcastle's St James' Park ground. He has also been involved in advertising campaigns for Cancer Research alongside Alan Hansen, John Hartson and Les Ferdinand to raise the awareness of prostate cancer.
Batty's performances for Leeds resulted in his making his England debut under Graham Taylor in the 3-0 win against USSR in May 1991, aged 22. At the time of the 1998 World Cup Batty was an England regular under Glenn Hoddle, but made limited starts in the 4 matches England competed in and was notable, along with Paul Ince, for missing a penalty saved by Carlos Roa which prevented the team from advancing to the quarter-finals. In all Batty gained 42 caps, making his final appearance for England in the 0-0 draw with Poland in 1999. He was sent off in the 84th minute of the game, making him the only England player to have been dismissed on his final appearance.
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'''Christian Karembeu''' (born 3 December 1970 in Lifou, New Caledonia) is a former French international football player and current scout for Arsenal F.C. He is currently a non-executive director of Grandtop International Holdings Limited, which recently took over Birmingham City FC. He is also part of a Paris based consortium to expand the A-League with a Pacific Island team .
During his career Karembeu played for Nantes (1990-95), Sampdoria (1995-97), Real Madrid (1997-2000), Middlesbrough (2000-01), Olympiakos (2001-04), Servette Genve (2004-05), Bastia (2005). With Real Madrid, he won the Champions League in 1998 and 2000, starting in the former but remaining on the bench for the latter. He last played midfield for Bastia in the French Ligue 1. He announced his retirement on 13 October 2006, although he added that he would "be having a kickabout from time to time". The France legend also took part in a friendly competition for Kettering Town FC with Gianfranco Zola, Les Ferdinand and Gus Poyet.
In May 2006 Karembeu became a scout for English Premiership side Portsmouth Football Club. However, in August 2009, Christian decided to join Arsenal's ever expanding scouting network.
On 9 December 2005, Karembeu represented the OFC at the draw for the 2006 World Cup which took place in Leipzig, Germany.
Born in the French territory of New Caledonia, he was a vital player in the French team that won the 1998 World Cup. In Euro 2000, he was on the squad as well but played only one game. He compiled 53 caps in his career, earning his first one on 14 November 1992 against Finland in a 2-1 victory.
Karembeu gained notoriety for not singing the French national anthem ''La Marseillaise'' on the field. This stance earned him some criticism and a fair amount of respect.
Karembeu is married to Slovak model Adriana Sklenakov, whom he met on an airplane.
Following the 1998 World Cup, he was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Lgion d'honneur in 1998
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'''Bojan Djordjic''' (''Serbian Cyrillic'': ''' ''', transliterated as '''Bojan ori'''; ), born 6 February 1982 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia), is a Swedish football player of ethnic Serbian descent. He currently plays for Allsvenskan's AIK. He is regularly employed by television networks as a football pundit.
Djordjic started his career at IF Brommapojkarna before moving to Manchester United in 1999 as a youth player. Although considered a budding talent, he only made two appearances for United, but was awarded the prize "Jimmy Murphy's Young Player of the Year" at the age of 18.
He was loaned to Sheffield Wednesday, Aarhus GF and Red Star Belgrade, where he scored his first senior goal against Odense BK in the UEFA Cup 2003-04 before moving, on loan again, to Rangers in January 2005. However, injuries limited his chances to establish himself in the first team at Ibrox, and he moved to Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer at the end of the 2004-05 season. Other club interested in the winger was Stockholm-based side AIK, the club that Djordjic supports.
On 24 August 2006, after spending just over a season at Plymouth, Djordjic was placed on the transfer list by manager Ian Holloway as a result of his sometimes lax attitude towards the team when playing and training. He was promised the opportunity to get back into the first team once his attitude improved.
Djordjic finally returned to the starting lineup after he scored 8 goals in 5 games for the reserves and after exactly a 13-month absence, on 18 November 2006, scoring in the 5th minute in a 1-1 away draw at Southend United. He was removed from the transfer list the following week, and went on to score in the next two consecutive games (Leeds United and Luton Town).
On 19 October 2007, Djordjic's contract was terminated by mutual consent due to lack of first-team opportunities. On 13 November, it was officially announced he had signed a two-year deal with Swedish club AIK. His first season for the club hasn-t been what he was hoping for with several injuries and on 13 September 2008 he was injured once again and missed the remaining eight matches of the season. His first match for AIK was against Kalmar FF on 30 March 2008 in the first game of the 2008 season.
During the 2009 transfer season, Djordjic was approached by Maccaba Haifa which offering him a contract, however Djordjic rejected saying that he wanted to stay with the club in his heart, AIK. Scottish club Hearts has also made inquiries about the midfielders services.
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'''Roberto Mancini''' (born 27 November 1964 in Jesi, Ancona) is an Italian football manager and former player. As a player he was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 league matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title and the Cup Winners Cup. He played for the Italian national team on 34 occasions. Following the end of his playing career he moved into management with Fiorentina, although his best management spell came at Internazionale where he won three Serie A titles. He is currently the manager of English Premier League team Manchester City.
Mancini debuted in Italian Serie A for Bologna on 12 September 1981. The following year he was bought by Sampdoria, for which he played until 1997. Later he played for Lazio (1997-2000) and Leicester City (2001).
With Sampdoria, he formed a dynamic strike partnership with Gianluca Vialli, and led the club to its only league title in 1991, four Coppa Italias (1985, 1988, 1989 and 1994) and a Cup Winners' Cup in 1990. He also appeared in the final of the 1991-1992 European Cup against Barcelona. With Lazio he won his second ''scudetto'' (2000) and Cup Winners' Cup titles (1999) as well as two more Coppa Italias (1998 and 2000). In 1999-2000 season he failed to score in 20 matches however Lazio did win the Scudetto and Coppa Italia but he announced his playing retirement. After this he joined Lazio-s coaching staff as Sven-Goran Eriksson-s number two.
Joining Leicester in January 2001 with a contract until the end of the season,
He was given a leave of absence in early February, citing personal reasons. However, the club received a phone call from him on 14 February, informing them he would not be returning (he had been offered the manager's job at Fiorentina). Mancini left Leicester City on 15 February 2001.
Despite his success at club level, Mancini never became a regular for Italy. He made his international debut in 1984 and he only won 36 caps and scored four goals for his country (including a goal against West Germany at Euro 88). He was also a non-playing member of the Italian squad at 1990 World Cup, being kept out of the side by the likes of Andrea Carnevale and Roberto Baggio. At U-21 level, Mancini finished runner-up in UEFA U-21 Championship 1986, and reached the semi-finals in UEFA U-21 Championship 1984. His international career came to an end after a dispute with national team coach Arrigo Sacchi when Mancini found he would not be guaranteed a first team place at the 1994 World Cup.
In 2001, after retiring as a player, Mancini coached Fiorentina who at the time were plagued by financial worries. Despite this he managed to win the Italian Cup on his first occasion as manager. During his tenure with Fiorentina, Mancini was occasionally willing to come out and play for the team due to the club having financial problems with its players. In January 2002 he resigned with Fiorentina second-bottom of Serie A.
In May 2002, five months after leaving Fiorentina, Mancini was appointed manager of Lazio in 2002. He led his Lazio side to win the Italian Cup in the 2004 campaign, a victory which marked his second time winning the Cup having previously won it in 2001 with Fiorentina.
Before the start of the 2004-05 season, rumours circulated in the Italian Press that Inter Milan had approached Mancini to fill the recently vacanted managerial position at the club. Shortly after, Mancini quit Lazio and announced that he would be joining Inter.
With Inter, Mancini won two Italian Cups (2005 and 2006), two Italian Super Cup (2005 and 2006) and three League titles (2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08) - becoming in the process the most successful Inter Milan manager of the last 30 years. However, Mancini failed to replicate his domestic successes with Inter at the European level, as he failed to win the UEFA Champions League during his tenure. Mancini's first championship title was handed to Inter following the Calciopoli scandal, that saw Juventus stripped of the title and relegated to Serie B.
On 11 March 2008, Mancini announced his intention to step down at the end of the 2007-08 season after his side were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League after a 3-0 aggregate loss to Liverpool in the Second Round. Mancini rescinded this decision on 12 March after meeting with Inter president Massimo Moratti. On 29 May 2008, Inter officially announced the sacking of Mancini, following an encounter with club chairman Massimo Moratti, justifying the move by pointing to Mancini's negative comments made immediately after the Liverpool defeat.
Despite being sacked and out of a job he ironically was named Serie A-s top coach for the previous season in September 2008. On 30 October 2009 Mancini agreed to a mutual termination of his contract with Internazionale.
On 19 December 2009, Mancini was publicly revealed to be taking over as manager of Manchester City following the controversial sacking of Mark Hughes. He accepted the offer of arguably the most high-profile and demanding job in world football at the present time and his appointment came eleven months after he was first linked with the club. This news came only hours after Manchester City's 4-3 home victory over Sunderland.
Mancini's first game was a 2-0 home win against Stoke City, in which Martin Petrov and Carlos Tevez scored. On his second game for Manchester City they won 3-0 away from home against Wolves. This was City's first away win for two months. Both these matches ended with City not conceding a goal. He continued his good managerial start with a 1-0 win against Middlesbrough F.C. in the FA Cup Third Round and made it four wins in a row with a 4-1 win at home against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League.. His first defeat came in a 2-0 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park.
Mancini has two sons, Filippo and Andrea who both played in the Internazionale youth ranks where Filippo managed to play 10 minutes in a single Coppa Italia match for Inter. Both brothers are now on loan to Monza, where they are part of the ''Berretti'' and ''Allievi'' youth teams, respectively. Mancini also has a tradition of wearing the club colour's of the team he is managing. He has continued this custom at Manchester City, resulting in the club running out of scarves to sell for fans.
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'''Jason Neil Beckford''' (born 14 February 1970) is an English former footballer. His elder brother Darren also played professional football.
Beckford played for Manchester City, where he spent time on loan at Blackburn Rovers and Port Vale. He left City and moved on to Birmingham City, Bury (on loan), Stoke City, Millwall and Northampton Town. His career was ended prematurely by injury.
Beckford arrived at Mossley after coaching Bolton Wanderers' Academy side. He was appointed assistant manager in June 2002 and, following Ally Pickering's sudden departure in July 2003 he was appointed team manager. After leaving this post in April 2007, he returned to Bolton in 2008 as part of the club's restructured youth academy.
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'''Daniel Joseph "Danny" Wilson''' (born Wigan, Lancashire, 1 January 1960) is an English-born Northern Irish former footballer and manager who has coached Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol City, Milton Keynes Dons, and Hartlepool United. He is currently manager of Swindon Town.
As a player, he won the League Cup with both Luton Town in 1988 and Sheffield Wednesday in 1991. His equaliser for Luton against Arsenal with seven minutes remaining in the 1988 final is arguably the most famous match-saving goal in the club's history. He was also a runner-up in both domestic cup finals with Sheffield Wednesday in 1993. He also won 24 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring one goal.
In 1993 he joined Barnsley on a free transfer. 12 months later his management career began, becoming player-manager of Barnsley whose previous manager Viv Anderson had been appointed assistant manager to Bryan Robson at Middlesbrough. Anderson had brought Wilson to Barnsley.
In 1994-95, Barnsley finished sixth in Division One. In an ordinary season this would have meant occupying a playoff place, but due to the Premier League reducing from 22 to 20 clubs, only two teams would be promoted (with fifth placed club occupying the final playoff place) and Barnsley missed out. The following season was a disappointment as the club finished mid-table, but in 1996-97 Wilson guided Barnsley to the Premier League as Division One runners-up. It was the first time that the 110-year-old Barnsley Football Club had won promotion to the top division of English football. Although their stay lasted only a single season before relegation, Wilson's side reached the FA Cup quarter final and in the fifth round knocked out favourites Manchester United.
In the summer of 1998, Wilson returned to his old club Sheffield Wednesday as manager and was hopeful of revitalising the club's fortunes. They had just finished 16th in the Premier League and five seasons earlier, when Wilson was still on the club's playing staff, they had reached both domestic cup finals and finished sixth in the first ever Premier League. In 1998-99, Wilson guided Sheffield Wednesday to a respectable 12th place in the Premier League and had hopes for a top half finish the following season. But he was sacked the following March, having led the club only toward relegation. Four Sheffield based MPs including David Blunkett called for his head in January 2000 (he picked up the Premier League's Manager of the Month award in January 2000) following some poor results like losing 8-0 to Newcastle United. Bassetlaw MP Joe Ashton said after his sacking: "Danny was a lovely fellow, but he couldn't do it (manage Sheffield Wednesday).
In June 2000, Wilson was appointed manager of Division Two Bristol City on a four-year contract. His contract expired at the end of the 2003-04 season, and was not renewed because he had failed to achieve promotion after several seasons, despite guiding them into the play-offs.
In December 2004, Wilson took over from Stuart Murdoch as the new manager of the controversial Coca Cola League One side Milton Keynes Dons. In his first season, he managed to save the club from relegation - they would have gone down had it not been for a 10-point penalty imposed on Wrexham who had gone into receivership.
Wilson was unable to save MK Dons from relegation to League Two at the end of the 2005-06 season, and he was sacked on May 10, 2006.
On 13 June 2006, Wilson was appointed manager of Hartlepool United. Wilson takes over from Youth Team Coach Paul Stephenson who took temporary charge of the First Team for the late stages of the 2005-06 season. Hartlepool United were relegated alongside MK Dons to League Two.
In the 2006-07 season, he has brought Hartlepool to second from top of League 2 and has won promotion back to League 1.
He left Hartlepool United on 15 December 2008, leaving Chris Turner in temporary charge.
He was appointed as manager of Swindon Town on 26 December 2008. While being at Swindon he has bought in many new signings including Gordon Greer, Alan O'Brien, Jonathan Douglas and David Lucas
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'''Henrik Pedersen''' (born June 10, 1975) is a versatile Danish professional footballer, who prefers to play as a Forward. He currently plays for his hometown club Silkeborg IF, having left Hull City by mutual consent for family reasons. He has played three games for the Danish national team.
Pedersen started his career with Danish club Silkeborg IF in 1995. He made his debut for the Danish national team in an August 2000 game against the Faroe Islands. He finished the second highest scoring player of the 2000-01 Superliga season and helped Silkeborg win the 2001 Danish Cup trophy.
In a race for his signature, Sam Allardyce signed Pedersen for Bolton Wanderers on July 3, 2001. He made his debut on August 18, 2001 as a second-half substitute for Ricardo Gardner and scored his first goal in a 4-3 League Cup victory against Walsall F.C. on September 11, 2001, when he came on as a second-half substitute for Gareth Farrelly.
Struggling with his performances in the English Premiership, he went on loan back to Silkeborg IF, to aid their fight against relegation in the last part of the 2001-02 season. He returned to Bolton for the 2002-03 season and became an important part of the Bolton squad. At the start of the 2005-06 season he showed his versatility by playing at left-back in an emergency. He is known for his "peacock" goal celebration, a treat he developed with fellow Danish player Martin Retov.
He left Bolton Wanderers in May 2007 and signed for Hull City on 13 August 2007
On 5 July Pedersen left Hull City, citing family reasons, and re-signed for his third stint at Silkeborg.
In Denmark he is known by his nickname, Tmrer, which means Carpenter.
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'''Ricky Ulric Shakes''' (born 25 January 1985 in Brixton) is an English football player who plays for Ebbsfleet United as a right winger. He made over 110 appearances in Football League between 2005 and 2008.
Shakes began his career at Bolton Wanderers in 2004,
Shakes was released by Swindon at the end of the 2006-07 season,
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'''Mikel Arteta Amatriain''' (born 26 March 1982 in San Sebastin, Gipuzkoa, Spain) is a Spanish footballer. He is a midfielder, currently playing in the English Premiership for Everton.
Arteta began his football career at the local side Antiguoko and befriended fellow midfielder Xabi Alonso. The twosome would often play along the beaches of San Sebastin and dreamed of playing together at Real Sociedad when they were older. However, Mikel left for the FC Barcelona B squad at 15 years of age while Xabi signed for Real Sociedad later. Despite his potential Arteta failed to break into the first team, and went out on loan with Paris Saint-Germain in 2002.
He joined Scottish club Rangers in 2002 for -6.5 million where he remained for two seasons, winning the 2003 Scottish Premier League title as well as the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Arteta enjoyed a successful first season at Rangers and quickly established himself as a first team regular and a fans' favourite. However, injuries and loss of form blighted his second season and he was forced to move on once again.
He joined Real Sociedad for -5.2 million, his hometown club, in 2004 as a replacement for Liverpool-bound Alonso but failed to establish himself in the team.
Everton Manager David Moyes signed Arteta in the 2005 January transfer window on loan with a view to a permanent transfer. Seen as a replacement for Danish midfielder Thomas Gravesen, Arteta played a vital part in helping Everton achieve UEFA Champions League qualification. He scored his first Everton goal in the 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace. Arteta signed a five year deal in July 2005 for a fee of -2 million.
In the UEFA Champions League 3rd Qualifying round Arteta scored a free-kick from just outside the box, his second goal for the club.
The 2005-06 season saw Arteta pick up both the Everton ''Fans' Player of the Season'' and the ''Players' Player of the Season'' awards.
Arteta carried that rich vein of form into the following season where his creativity was an essential part of Everton's attacking play. He had also added goals to his game, notching six goals by the end of January.
That improved further a season later, netting nine times in the 2006-07 season and once again ending the season as the Player of the Year.
He helped Everton secure a place in the UEFA Cup and was ranked by the ACTIM Index as the sixth best player in the Premiership but that was still not enough to earn him a call-up into the full Spain squad.
During the summer of 2007 he signed a new five-year contract, extending his stay at Goodison until 2012.
Arteta added another accolade to his growing collection during the 2007-08 season, when he picked up North West Footballer of the Year award. He then became the first Everton player in five years to receive the Liverpool Echo's Sports Personality of the Year award in January 2008.
Arteta suffered a niggling stomach injury in the second half of the season, meaning his effectiveness was reduced. Shortly before the final game of the campaign, he underwent surgery to rectify the problem.
Arteta is expected to return in Feb of the 2009-10 Premier League season.
Arteta has made twelve appearances, scoring once for the Spanish U-21 side, Although born in Spain, Arteta may soon become eligible to play for England under the FIFA five-year residency rule. In October 2008, a group of Everton fans began an online campaign to get the midfielder selected. Arteta has said in an interview to Football365.com that he still hopes to play for Spain one day.
While initially thought of as a "pivot" or defensive midfielder in the mould of his hero Josep Guardiola, it is only since being moved to the wing by David Moyes that Arteta's career has truly begun to flourish. Although he achieved moderate success from central midfield with PSG and Rangers, his move to the wing saw him rated as the sixth most effective player in the Premier League in 2006-07 by the official player ratings system the Actim Index.In 08/09 he also shown that he could still play centre-mid and show flair.
His style of play is characterised by excellent close control and dribbling, which coupled with short bursts of acceleration allows him to eliminate defenders with relative ease.
With 100 fouls committed against him last year he was the most fouled player in the Premier League.
Additionally, he has proved an extremely potent creative force thanks mainly to his pinpoint crossing ability and propensity for the killer pass, with his total of 13 league assists
Arteta's girlfriend is the former 'Miss Spain' Lorena Bernal.
Arteta is multilingual, speaking fluent Spanish, Basque and Catalan. He speaks English and some French and Italian. He is also learning Portuguese.
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'''Kevin Cyril Davies''' (born 26 March 1977 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English football player who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers as striker and team captain.
He is the half brother of former Chesterfield striker Jamie Jackson.
Davies originally made his name as a vital part of the Chesterfield team which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1997, scoring a hat-trick against current club Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park, and helping them reach the FA Cup semi-finals where they took a 2-0 lead over Middlesbrough, only for the game to end in a 3-3 draw and Middlesbrough to win the replay 3-0.
Generally, his goalscoring form at Chesterfield was unspectacular, scoring his best total of 11 goals in the 1994-95 promotion campaign from Division Three (via the playoffs) and in his final season at Saltergate he managed a mere three goals from 34 Division Three games. But he was still attracting attention from Premier League and Division One clubs during his contribution to Chesterfield's FA Cup run.
He moved to Southampton in May 1997 and, in his first spell with them, scored nine league goals and impressed many. He scored a great solo goal against Everton at Goodison Park and also headed the winner in a 1-0 win against Manchester United.
Blackburn Rovers signed him for -7.5 million in July 1998, ten times what Southampton had paid for him a year earlier and also a club record. (Chesterfield received no more money from the switch, having failed to negotiate a sell-on clause.) As part of the deal, James Beattie went the other way. However, he scored just one league goal, the winner in a victory over Charlton Athletic, from 21 appearances. He scored a further goal in the FA Cup, and played a UEFA Cup game that season. At the end of the campaign, Blackburn were relegated a year after finishing sixth the league and a mere four years after being champions.
Southampton re-signed their former striker in exchange for Egil stenstad in August 1999. However, just two league matches into his return at Southampton, he found himself sent off in a defeat against Liverpool, after coming on as a substitute for Mark Hughes. He struggled to gain a first team place throughout the next four years, and was more often than not a substitute.
In summer 2003, he joined Bolton having been released by Southampton. In a season where he rediscovered his best form, he scored ten times and started every league game. He ended the season by winning the club's Player of the Year award and scored a consolation goal for his team in the 2004 Football League Cup Final against Middlesbrough in Cardiff.
Davies is frequently cited as being the player in the Premier League that commits the most fouls, committing more such offences than any other Premier League player in the 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. In the 2003-04 and 2007-08 seasons Davies was slightly better behaved, committing the second highest number of fouls per season. In his Bolton career Davies has committed some 522 fouls, more than any other Premier League player in the same period. At the same time Davies has also featured near the top of the list of most fouled players.
During a post match interview with the BBC after a game against Arsenal in January 2009, during which he had been accused of deliberately trying to injure Gal Clichy in a 50/50 challenge, he replied that some Arsenal players tried to "con the referee". He added ''"A few of them let out a big scream, which is a bit embarrassing because it is a man's game...Kolo Toure did one, and he is a big, strong man. He was screaming 'my leg' which is a bit unnecessary - but they get the free-kicks. In my eyes that is cheating the referee, they have conned him, but they are good at that and you just have to get on with the game."''
On 8 November 2007 Davies scored a goal away to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Germany. Davies' late effort earned Bolton a crucial away point from the 2-2 draw in the UEFA Cup group stage.
On 12 April 2008, Davies scored his 100th career goal in a 1-0 win over West Ham United at the Reebok Stadium, despite dislocating a finger during the match and having it placed back into its socket allowing him to play on.
On Saturday 3 May 2008, he made his return from a broken hand to help Bolton retain their Premier League status.
Over the summer of 2008 Hull City tried to sign Kevin Davies from Bolton but the club turned down their offer. Davies then signed a new contract with Bolton which will keep him at the club until 2011.
On 31 January 2009, Davies became captain of Bolton Wanderers following the sale of Kevin Nolan to Newcastle United. The same day, Davies' first game as captain saw him score two goals in Bolton's 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur as well as equalling his record for goals in a Premier League season.
In the following game, at home against West Ham United he scored his 50th goal for Bolton, and his 10th of the season.
On August 9 2009, Davies said he wanted to end his career at Bolton.
Kevin Davies currently lives with his wife Emma, and three children, Lucas,Lana and an unamed baby boy in Bolton.
Davies is one of six English players to have (in a single transfer) cost over -7 million and never represented their country at senior level. This list includes Nigel Reo-Coker, Anton Ferdinand, Curtis Davies, Carl Cort and Dean Richards.
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'''Robert Paul Green''' (born 18 January 1980 in Chertsey, Surrey) is an English professional footballer who currently plays his club football for West Ham United in the English Premier League and internationally for England as a goalkeeper.
Green came through the youth ranks at Norwich City and made his first team debut on 11 April 1999 keeping a clean sheet in the 0-0 local derby draw against Ipswich Town at Carrow Road.
He was a star of the 2001-02 season play off campaign which culminated in a final loss to Birmingham City on penalties. During the extra time period of this match Green pulled off a top class save from Geoff Horsfield from point blank range. Commentating for ITV, Ron Atkinson mentioned of Green's heroics; "You talk about Robert Green being a promising young keeper, well that's as good a save as you'll see this season."
The following season Green was an ever present in a Norwich side that finished in a disappointing 8th position in the Championship table, missing out on the play offs by two places. Green made an impressive tally of 19 clean sheets during the campaign, beating the previous season's effort of 18 by one shut-out.
By 2003 Green was a key figure in the Norwich side. He played a key role in helping Norwich to the Championship in the 2003-04 season and promotion to the Premier League. He came third in the supporters vote for Norwich City player of the year behind Craig Fleming and Darren Huckerby.
The Norwich number one was once again ever present, keeping another 18 clean sheets and conceding just 39 goals in 46 league appearances. Green put in many match winning performances during the campaign. These man of the match displays included home fixtures with Derby County and Stoke City, the Norwich custodian pulling off a world class save from Gerry Taggart during the latter. Performances of this high standard led to his first England international call up for the friendly in March 2004 versus Sweden. He was also included in the PFA first division XI for the season.
Norwich were relegated to the Championship the following season. Green kept just 6 clean sheets and conceded 77 goals during the Premiership campaign despite many excellent individual performances. England coach Sven-Gran Eriksson continually picked Green for international squads on merit.
After relegation Norwich struggled to adjust back to Championship football. It proved to be Green's worst campaign as Norwich's number one, keeping just 7 clean sheets in 42 league appearances. Green missed the last few matches of the 2005-06 season after he sustained an injury in the warm-up prior to the away fixture at Sheffield Wednesday although he admitted that having recovered from the injury, he chose to miss the last fixture of the campaign to ensure his fitness for the World Cup.
In August 2006, Norwich accepted a bid of up to -2,000,000 from West Ham United for Green,
thumb|210px|Green warming up for West Ham United, November 2009
Green signed a four-year deal with West Ham
In the 2007-08 season season for West Ham United, Green saved the first three penalties taken against him. The first, against Kevin Doyle of Reading, the second, Benjani of Portsmouth in injury time, the third from Tottenham-s Jermain Defoe, again in injury time. The streak was ended by James McFadden of Birmingham on 9 February 2008. He played in every match and was named the West Ham Hammer of the Year with ''the Irons'' finishing in a respectable 10th place in the Premiership.
In 2008-2009 season Green saved yet another penalty this time on 30 August 2008 against Jason Roberts of Blackburn Rovers, West Ham then went on to win the game 4-1. Green played all 38 league games for West Ham in season 2008-09 keeping 10 clean sheets.
Green earned his first call-up to the full England squad while at Norwich and a year later became the sixth Norwich player in history to wear the Three Lions when he appeared as a substitute against Colombia in the United States. Green remained in the England squad despite Norwich having been relegated to the Coca Cola Championship in 2005 and was selected for the England 2006 World Cup squad. However, he ruptured his groin whilst taking a goal kick during the England B international against Belarus on 25 May. He was replaced in the squad by Liverpool's Scott Carson. The injury not only meant that Green missed the World Cup but also the start of the 2006-07 season. After a prolonged absence from the international scene, Green was called up for the England "B" match in May 2007 and then named in the senior England squad to face Brazil and Estonia in June 2007.Green did not make Fabio Capello's first England team in February 2008. Green showed a sense of humour about the international situation, sporting gloves with 'England's No.6' embroidered on them. He was recalled to the squad by Fabio Capello in place of the injured Chris Kirkland for England's friendly with France on 26 March 2008. On 12 February 2009, Green earned his 2nd cap, coming on as a second half substitute during England's 0-2 defeat to Spain in Seville. On 6 June 2009 Green made his first England start in their 4-0 win in Almaty against Kazakhstan in a [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|
World Cup]] qualifying game. He played for England against Croatia on 9 September 2009 with England securing a place in South Africa with a 5-1 victory. On 10 October 2009, he became the first ever England goalkeeper to be sent off, during the penultimate game of qualification against Ukraine, for a professional foul on Artem Milevskiy early in the game. England went on to lose 1-0.
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In the summer of 2008, Green climbed Mount Kilimanjaro during a charity event for AMREF (the African Medical and Research Foundation). He has stated that ex Stoke City reserve team goalkeeping coach Martin Phelan inspired him to become a goalkeeper after a talk at Green's primary school. He is a fan of Woking F.C.
Hammer of the Year: 2008, runner-up 2009
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'''Dean Ashton''' (born 24 November 1983 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is a retired English professional footballer. He made over 240 appearances as a forward in the Football League and Premier League for Crewe Alexandra, Norwich City and , and was also capped by England. He was highly praised as a talented centre forward, but had a career frustrated by injury. He retired on 11 December 2009, aged 26, after failing to recover from a long-term ankle injury.
Brought up in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, Ashton spent his youth career playing at both Stoke City and Crewe Alexandra. He was a product of Crewe Alexandra's renowned youth development policy under manager Dario Gradi. He signed scholarship forms as a 16-year-old in 2000 before making his first team debut later that year in Crewe's 1-0 win over Gillingham and became one of the youngest players to represent the club. He waited three months for his second appearance, again as substitute, in a 3-1 victory over Grimsby Town, and his first goal for the Railwaymen was in their 4-2 victory against Burnley. His first start arrived in an FA Cup clash against Cardiff City in January 2001. He finished his first season at the club with eight goals, including crucial ones against Bolton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Gillingham and Wimbledon towards the end of the season as Crewe secured their First Division status.
His second season at the club was disrupted by injury and a temporary loss of form,
In the 2003-04 season, he scored 19 league goals in the First Division, including his first Football League hat-trick in a 3-2 win at the JJB Stadium against Wigan Athletic on 6 March 2004 - a game in which he converted two penalties. During the season, Ashton was reportedly linked to a number of clubs, Wolves were among the clubs interested in signing the striker at the time, however Dario Gradi regarded all the rumours as just speculation.
Ashton scored 18 times for Crewe in the 2004-05 season prior to becoming Norwich City's record signing at -3 million.
Ashton joined Norwich City from Crewe Alexandra for a fee of -3 million in January 2005, breaking the club's transfer record previously held by the -1 million deal that brought Jon Newsome to Norwich City from Leeds United in 1994, although this record was later broken by the -3.5m transfer of Robert Earnshaw to Carrow Road from West Bromwich Albion. Additionally, Crewe inserted a 20% sell-on clause, meaning that the South Cheshire club would receive 20 percent of any profit if Norwich sold the striker to another club. Ironically, Ashton was advised by current Crewe Alexandra manager, and former Crystal Palace manager Dario Gradi not to join fellow relegation rivals Crystal Palace, and instead to sign for Norwich City. The goals Ashton scored for Norwich, including against Crystal Palace, would have seen Palace retain their Premier League status.
He scored on his home debut for Norwich City against Middlesbrough in an exciting eight goal thriller, Norwich came back from 4-1 down to draw the game 4-4. In February, Ashton scored an impressive goal against Manchester City which later achieved second place in the BBC's Goal of the Month for February, Thierry Henry's goal against Crystal Palace won the award.
With Norwich out of the top flight there was much speculation surrounding Ashton's future at the club, with some people believing a player with his qualities merited a place in the Premiership. Many clubs, including Manchester City and Charlton. The Addicks manager, Alan Curbishley, was reportedly prepared to axe six of his players to buy the Norwich youngster.
Norwich accepted West Ham's bid after apparently having been in negotiations with them for a few weeks. On 22 January 2006, the day the transfer was announced, Ashton agreed personal terms with the club and underwent a medical later in the day. He was unveiled at a press conference prior to West Ham's game against Fulham on 23 January. Ashton said "The chance of a swift step up to the Premiership is too good to turn down. I'm really delighted to join a massive club like West Ham. When West Ham came along I jumped at the chance to be back and playing in the Premiership. My ambition has always been to be playing in the Premiership regularly and hopefully the club can make the best of my ability. I spoke to Norwich manager Nigel Worthington and the board and told them I wanted to pursue this opportunity. I'd like to thank Norwich for understanding that and allowing myself and my representative to talk to West Ham."
Ashton made an impressive start to his West Ham career, making his debut in the Hammers' 3-2 victory away to Arsenal,
To cap off a pivotal season in Ashton's career, he scored a goal and was a thorn in the usually solid Liverpool defence in the 2006 FA Cup Final, which eventually ended (after a 3-3 draw) in a 3-1 penalty shootout victory for the Merseysiders. Ashton had been a doubt in the build-up to the game after picking up a hamstring injury in the Premiership tie versus West Bromwich Albion.
Ashton suffered a broken ankle while on England duty in August 2006, which meant that he was forced eventually to miss the whole of the 2006-07 season. In his absence, West Ham were fighting relegation for virtually the whole season, which led to speculation that Ashton would leave if the club was relegated. Eggert Magnusson, the club's chairman, stated in March 2007 that Ashton would not be allowed to leave until the following January at the earliest if the club were to go down.
Ashton returned to the West Ham team on 14 July 2007 in a pre-season friendly against Dagenham & Redbridge where he played for 45 minutes. He admitted he had doubted whether he would ever return to top class football and was excitedly looking forward to next season, saying, "I don't think there will be a hungrier player in the Premier League this season than me".
Ashton started the 2008-09 Premiership campaign in blistering form, scoring both goals in the 2-1 home win against Wigan. However he quickly found himself back on the Hammers' burgeoning injury list after spraining his ankle in manager Gianfranco Zola's first training session.
Ashton made no appearances in the 2009-10 season. On 11 December 2009, West Ham announced that Ashton had retired, aged 26, after failing to recover from a long-term ankle injury originally sustained during an international training session, in August 2006, following a tackle from Shaun Wright-Phillips. Ashton played 56 games in all competitions for West Ham, scoring 19 goals, but at his retirement had not played since appearing against West Brom on 13 September 2008.
Ashton progressed through the England youth set up, racking up an impressive goal-to-game ratio. In August 2006, Ashton was first called up to the England senior squad for their friendly against Greece, part of new manager Steve McClaren's first team. However, just a day before the match, the striker suffered a heavy tackle from Shaun Wright-Phillips which resulted in a broken ankle in training and missed out on a chance to make his England debut against the Greeks. He then later was ruled out for more than a year and missed the whole of the West Ham season. He was recalled to the England squad and was fit to face Estonia. However, a few days later, it was announced that he had been ruled out of action for up to six weeks with a sprained medial knee ligament, forcing him to once again miss out on making his international debut for a second time. In May 2008, Ashton was named in McClaren's successor, Fabio Capello's, squad for the USA and Trinidad and Tobago friendlies.
He finally made his debut, more than two years after his first call up, in the game against Trinidad & Tobago on 1 June 2008.
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'''Robert Jarni''' (born 26 October 1968) is a Croatian former footballer who played left winger or wingback.
He was a regular in the Croatian national team throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. This allowed him to become the team's all-time most-capped player with 81 caps, although the record he held for four years following his retirement was by now surpassed by Dario imi, who won his 82nd cap in June 2006.
The crowning moment of his career was the 1998 World Cup in France, where he played a significant part in the Croatian team that surprisingly won the bronze medals, becoming the first debut team to reach the World Cup semi-finals since Portugal in 1966. Jarni also scored the first goal in Croatia's 3-0 victory over highly favoured Germany in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Jarni was born in akovec and started to play football in the mid-1980s at local club MT, which is now known as NK akovec. In June 1985, he was spotted by Hajduk Split while playing for MT in a cup match in Split and started his professional career by joining the club in February 1986.
He played for Hajduk until 1991, before moving to his first foreign club, AS Bari from Italy. After two seasons at Bari, he moved to Torino in 1993, subsequently playing one season with them before leaving for local rivals Juventus in 1994.
After one season with Juve, he left Italy and signed with Spanish side Real Betis for the 1995-96 season. He played regularly for Betis in the Spanish Primera over the following three seasons and also scored 19 league goals for the club, more than at any other club in his career.
In 1998, Jarni initially moved to English side Coventry City, signing for -2.6m from Real Betis. However, when Real Madrid decided they wanted the player, they successfully bought him from Coventry for -3.35m with Jarni having made no appearances whatsoever. Some believe this was a joint Coventry City and Real Madrid tactic, as Betis refused to sell him to the Madrid club.
At Real Madrid, Jarni spent only one season, making 27 Primera appearances and scoring one goal. However, the season with Real Madrid was only partly successful for him personally as he often received little playing time as a second-half substitute. One of his highlights at Real Madrid was their third UEFA Champions League group-stage match against SK Sturm Graz, where he scored two goals in his team's 6-1 victory.
He left Real Madrid for Spanish second-division side UD Las Palmas in 1999, managing promotion to Primera with the club for the 2000-01 season, which saw him making another 26 Primera appearances and scoring two goals in the league.
For the 2001-02 season, he moved to Greek side Panathinaikos, where never established himself in the team and only made five domestic-league appearances as well as his last three UEFA Champions League appearances in early 2002. In June 2002, he was released from his contract and retired from professional football at the age of 34.
As a youngster, Jarni was selected for the former Yugoslavia U-21s. He and fellow Croatian internationals Davor uker, Zvonimir Boban, Robert Prosineki and Igor timac were in the squad that won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile.
Jarni started his senior international career with the former Yugoslavia national team in 1990, subsequently winning seven international caps and scoring one goal. He also made his World Cup debut with the team, playing the entire second half of their second group match against Colombia at the 1990 finals in Italy, which they won 1-0.
In December 1990, he went on to make his international debut for then newly founded Croatian national team in a friendly match against Romania. He subsequently became a regular in the team and made his major-tournament debut with them at the 1996 European Championship in England, where he appeared in all four matches prior to the team's elimination to eventual champions Germany in the quarter-finals.
Jarni continued to play regularly for the Croatian team in the following years and was named to their 22-man squad for their first World Cup appearance at the 1998 finals in France, where they surprisingly got all the way to the semi-finals and finished third in the end. At the tournament, he played over 90 minutes in all of Croatia's seven matches and also managed to score his only international goal there, netting the opening goal in Croatia's surprising victory over Germany in the last quarter-final on 4 July 1998 in Lyon. In the final minute of the first-half three-minute stoppage time, Jarni ran onto Mario Stani's pass at about 20 yards from goal and sent a strong left-footed shot past Germany keeper Andreas Kpke, who could not stretch his arm enough to get to the ball. Although it was his only goal for Croatia, Jarni participated in numerous goals as one the best assist-makers in the Croatian team at his time, since he was a fast runner who could quickly transfer the ball through the left flank and send high crosses into the box.
After the 1998 World Cup, Jarni continued to play regularly for Croatia over the next four years and retired from both international and club football after their disappointing group-stage elimination at the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan. At the 2002 World Cup, Jarni appeared for Croatia in all of their three group matches and thus became the only player to appear in all of the team's 10 matches in their first two World Cup appearances.
In twelve years of playing for the Croatian national team, Jarni won a total of 81 international caps and was the team's all-time cap leader before Dario imi surpassed his record in 2006 World Cup match against Japan on 18 June 2006.
Following his retirement from professional football, Jarni went on to play futsal for Croatian club MNK Split, spending several seasons with the club. He also won two international caps and scored two goals for the Croatian national futsal team in November 2003 during their qualifying campaign for the Futsal World Cup.
In association with ''Astrea'', a sportswear brand based near akovec, Jarni's hometown, he started his own line of sportswear under the brand name ''Jarni''. The line includes various pieces of sportswear such as football kits, polo shirts and tracksuits, and became quite popular among football and handball clubs in the north Croatian region of Meimurje. For some seasons, ''Jarni'' was also the kit supplier of NK Meimurje, a akovec-based football club competing in the Croatian First League.
Jarni also made several appearances as a pundit on Croatian commercial TV station RTL Televizija during their live broadcasts of various international football matches, mostly the away matches of the Croatian national team that were regularly broadcast by the station between 2004 and 2007. Since 2008, however, all of the national team's matches are again broadcast by Croatia's public broadcaster HRT.
Jarni started his coaching career in professional football as assistant manager to Sergije Krei at Hajduk Split in late August 2007. However, after Krei's resignation on 26 October 2007, Jarni was appointed head coach at the club and was initially presented as caretaker manager until the end of the first part of the Croatian league season in December. His first match as head coach at Hajduk Split was their 1-0 away victory at NK Inter Zaprei on 27 October 2007. He went on to sign a one-year contract with the club after the match. He was sacked one week after the end of 2007/08 season.
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'''Ryan Robert Jarvis''', (born 11 July 1986 in Fakenham, England), is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient. His younger brother, Rossi Jarvis, played alongside him at Norwich City, while his cousin, Adam Tann, plays for Histon. Presently an Under-20 international, Jarvis has represented England at all junior levels.
A striker, Jarvis became Norwich City's youngest ever first team player with a substitute appearance in a 0-0 draw at Walsall on 19 April 2003 in the English First Division, aged just 16 years and 282 days. He also became the club's youngest goalscorer the following season with a late strike in a 2-1 home defeat by Watford on 15 November 2003. Jarvis ended the 2003-04 season with a Division One championship medal as Norwich won promotion to the premiership.
Jarvis scored his first Premiership goal against Liverpool during a 2-1 defeat on 3 January 2005 with a spectacular 20-yard effort. He spent the latter part of that season on loan at Colchester United from March-May 2005. He played two games for them without scoring.
His 2005/06 season was wrecked by injuries limiting him to a solitary goal against Luton Town, however in April 2006 he signed a new contract with Norwich City that will see him stay at the club until June 2008. His younger brother, Rossi Jarvis, is also on the books of Norwich City, having signed his first professional contract for the club during the 2005/06 campaign. The two brothers played together in the same Norwich team for the first time on 19 September 2006 in an Football League Cup match against Rotherham United, in which Ryan scored twice.
On 15 February 2007, Jarvis went on loan to Leyton Orient after the club were left with only one fit Striker; James Walker, himself a loanee from Charlton. This was due to a combination of injury to Orient's frontline and manager Martin Ling allowing players to leave without signing replacements. He scored a hat trick in the game against Millwall on Tuesday 20 February 2007 and then two more against Tranmere four days later and remained with Orient for the rest of the season.
On 24 August 2007, Jarvis went on loan to Kilmarnock until January 2008. On his return he immediately began a loan spell at Notts County until the end of the season.
At the end of the 2007-2008 season Norwich City decided not to renew his contract. He signed for Leyton Orient on June 25.
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'''Alexander "Alex" Forrest''' (2 April 1908 - unknown) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a wing half.
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'''William ric Gallas''' (born 17 August 1977 in Asnires-sur-Seine) is a French footballer who plays for English Premier League club Arsenal and the French national team. Regarded as a highly capable player, he primarily plays as a centre-back.
Gallas began his career in France, before being signed by English club Chelsea in 2001. He transferred to rivals Arsenal as part of an exchange deal in 2006. While his career has been marked by both individual and team successes - including Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006 - he has also encountered controversy as a consequence of his on-field behaviour and friction with other personnel. In 2007, he was named Arsenal's captain, but was removed from the role during the 2008-09 season after criticising team-mates in a media interview.
William Gallas is a graduate of the French Football academy at Clairefontaine. He started his professional career at second division SM Caen helping them to promotion as champions in 1996. He was subsequently transferred to Olympique Marseille in 1997. Gallas spent four seasons at Marseille, playing alongside Robert Pirs among others. He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League playing for Marseille, and he also played against Chelsea in that competition in 2000.
Former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri bought Gallas from Marseille in May 2001 for -6.2 million. He chose the number 13 shirt because it was his postcode back when he lived in Marseille. Marseille is in the Bouches du Rhne dpartement of France where all addresses begin with a 13. Under Ranieri, Gallas developed centre-back partnerships with Marcel Desailly and later with John Terry; his partnership with Terry included a run of 16 games without conceding a single goal. He also played at right-back at times. It was with Chelsea and under Ranieri where Gallas obtained his first international cap.
Gallas was part of Chelsea's team which won back-to-back Premier League titles and a League Cup under Ranieri's successor Jos Mourinho. The Blues also made the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League that year, but were knocked out by Liverpool 1-0 in controversial circumstances when the ball was shown to have been cleared off the line by Gallas and never have fully gone in. Due to a serious injury to left-back Wayne Bridge in 2004-05 Gallas was forced to play out of position. Despite the purchase of Asier del Horno from Athletic Bilbao for -8 million in the 2005 close season, Gallas found himself often playing on the left, a situation he got increasingly frustrated with. However Gallas scored some vital goals as Chelsea retained their title in the 2005-06 in English football season at Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Manchester United. Gallas called the goal against Tottenham, a 25-yard injury-time winner, his "greatest ever" on Chelsea TV.
Gallas's contract with Chelsea was due to expire in May 2007. He refused to sign a new contract with Chelsea on improved terms after saying the club didn't offer him enough money and expressed a wish to play in Serie A, with Juventus and A.C. Milan both interested. Chelsea however did not agree to a transfer request by the player in May 2006, as they considered Gallas an important first team member.
After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Gallas refused to turn up at Chelsea's pre-season American tour, citing tiredness after the tournament. Upon assigning squad numbers the club gave new arrival Michael Ballack Gallas' number 13 shirt as a punishment for not turning up, an indication that his future at Stamford Bridge was in serious doubt. His reception at the club's membership day at Stamford Bridge was mixed, with sections of fans clapping him while others booed or remained unmoved.
Despite reported links with several clubs around Europe, a move out of England looked unlikely. The 2006 Serie A scandal stopped any interest from Juventus or A.C. Milan, and the only club to express an interest was Arsenal. In a move which further crowded the ranks of defenders at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea signed Dutch international centre back Khalid Boulahrouz.
On 1 September 2006, Gallas transferred to Arsenal as part of a deal that took Ashley Cole to Chelsea and Arsenal also received the sum of -5 million. The press reported that Jos Mourinho was furious Gallas had been allowed to move to their rivals and that the Cole-Gallas swap deal had been forced through by Chelsea executive Peter Kenyon. After the transfer, Chelsea issued a statement that Gallas threatened to deliberately score own goals if he was not allowed to leave Chelsea. Gallas rejected Chelsea's claims and accused the West Londoners of lacking class and 'hiding behind false accusations'. Claudio Ranieri, the former Chelsea manager who signed Gallas from Marseille said of the allegations; "I cannot believe these stories. It is absolutely incredible. I signed William and he was always a good professional on the pitch. Of course, I don't know what has happened in the last two years." However, it should be noted that Gallas frequently voiced his distaste both for the club, and the position he was playing there in the weeks prior to his move, at one point vowing that he would never again play for Chelsea whatever the circumstances. Among the Chelsea faithful Gallas's acrimonious departure turned him almost instantly from a cult hero into an object of betrayal and hatred. PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor declared that the whole episode has left a "bad taste in the mouth" and that Chelsea's statement should be taken "with a large pinch of salt."
Gallas signed a four-year contract with Arsenal, where he took the number 10 shirt vacated by the recently-retired Dennis Bergkamp. In an interview in the October 2006 issue of the Official Arsenal Magazine, Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger explained the rather peculiar decision to hand him the squad number 10 (traditionally a forward's number):
''Number three was uncomfortable for him and I had given the rest of the numbers out. In the end I thought it might be a good idea to give the number ten to a defender, because a striker would suffer a lot with the comparison with Dennis. At first I was reluctant to give Dennis's number out, and especially to a defender, but overall I think it's better that way''.
Gallas made his full debut for The Gunners at left-back in the 1-1 home draw against Middlesbrough on 9 September 2006 and scored his first goal against Sheffield United on 23 September 2006.
Gallas was confirmed as Arsenal captain on 9 August 2007, with Kolo Tour, serving as vice-captain. This caused some controversy as Gilberto Silva was expected to receive the captain's arm band. Many people have questioned Wenger for this decision. His first competitive game as Arsenal captain was on 12 August 2007 against Fulham, which ended in a 2-1 victory for Arsenal. Gallas suffered a groin injury in the game against Blackburn on 19 August, but returned to play for Arsenal in their 2-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers on 20 October. In the traditional Arsenal vs Manchester United clash at the Emirates Stadium on 3 November, he scored a last minute goal to give the Gunners a draw.
On 24 November 2007 Gallas scored against Wigan when Bacary Sagna crossed in and Gallas fired a header through the arms of Wigan's goalkeeper Pollitt to open the deadlock.
On 16 December 2007 Gallas scored against his old club Chelsea, which was to be the only goal in the match to secure 3 points for Arsenal. Gallas later reflected on his goal against former club Chelsea, claiming that "When Cesc sent the corner in for my goal, I saw Petr ech come off his line and to be honest I was sure he would catch it. So I was surprised when he didn't take it, and it was just a reflex reaction to head it into the goal. I just happened to be there at the right time".
Gallas attracted some criticism as a result of his actions in a 2-2 draw against Birmingham City on 23 February 2008-a game in which his teammate Eduardo da Silva had his leg broken following a challenge by Martin Taylor. When Gal Clichy of Arsenal conceded a penalty in injury time at the end of the second half, Gallas walked into the Birmingham half, apparently in protest. He stood there as Birmingham striker James McFadden converted the penalty. He then had to be restrained as he appeared to confront the crowd in fury. After the final whistle, Gallas sat down on the pitch as the rest of the players left the field before being consoled by manager Arsne Wenger.
Gallas also scored for Arsenal against Bolton in a 2-3 win on 29 March 2008, starting the comeback which 10-man Arsenal ultimately completed.
Amid speculation that Gallas would be replaced as club captain following his behaviour during the Birmingham City game, Wenger said that he would consider the matter at the end of the season.
In August 2008, it was announced that Gallas would remain the club's captain for the 2008-2009 season. In the 2008-09 season, Gallas has proved especially prolific in the Champions League. He scored 6 goals in Arsenal's campaign, including two against FC Twente and an equalizer against Dynamo Kiev as well as a header against Spurs.
On 29 October 2008, he scored his first league goal of the season against Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium, scoring Arsenal's second goal in a 4-4 draw.
On 8 November 2008, in a 2-1 victory over Manchester United, he received praise for his display whilst playing alongside former United defender Mikal Silvestre. It was claimed he outshone United defenders Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidi.
In November, Gallas gave an interview to the Associated Press in which he revealed tensions within the squad which were disruptive to team morale, and suggested that Arsenal's younger players needed to show more courage if they were to be successful. He was dropped from the squad for the next match, against Manchester City, and was reported to have been fined two weeks' wages. Reports that he had been stripped of the captaincy permanently were confirmed by Arsenal on 24 November; he was succeeded by Cesc Fbregas. Wenger confirmed that Gallas still had a future with the club, contrary to media speculation, and Gallas played in the following day's Champions League match.
On 17 March 2009, Gallas scored the winner in a 2-1 win against Hull City in the quarter finals of the FA Cup.
On 10 April 2009, it was confirmed that Gallas would miss the remainder of the season after damaging the medial ligament in his right knee during the UEFA Champions League 2008-09 quarter-final first leg tie against Villareal CF. The match finished 1-1 with Gallas only lasting 43 minutes of the first half.
Despite enduring a below-par season, William Gallas started the 2009-10 campaign in fine form, scoring 3 goals in his first 3 games. He has formed a partnership with Belgian centre back Thomas Vermaelen, Arsenal's only major summer signing, and the pair scored 7 goals between them in their first eight league games. On 22 August, in the first home game of the season, he scored a bizarre goal against Portsmouth; Vermaelen had attempted to score a slide-in from a corner kick but Gallas accidentally flicked the ball onto his face and it bounced into the net.
Gallas was a part of the France U-18 European Championship winning side. He also played for the France U-20 team in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship along with fellow Frenchmen Willy Sagnol and Thierry Henry.
He is now a regular member for France,forming Raymond Domenech's first-choice centre-back partnership with Lilian Thuram during the World Cup in Germany and Euro 2008. He made his full France debut in a 5-0 victory over Slovenia in a Euro 2004 qualifier on 12 October 2002, and was a member of the squad for the tournament's finals. He was in the 2003 Confederations Cup winning side, and more recently he was a member of the squad that reached the 2006 FIFA World Cup final. Following the 2006 World Cup, he criticised the Portugal team for diving, saying that when the French faced them in the semi-finals they needed to look out for their unfair style of play.
Gallas won his 50th cap for France in the 3-1 win against Italy on 6 September 2006 at the Stade de France in a Euro 2008 qualifying match.
Gallas is still eligible to represent Guadeloupe internationally as well, as they are not FIFA affiliated. His cousin, Ludovic Quistin, has represented Guadeloupe.
On 10 October, he scored for France against Faroe in the 53rd minute.
On 18 November he scored the winning goal against the Republic of Ireland in extra time. This meant that France qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The goal was controversial as it was scored after his team mate, Thierry Henry handled the ball twice.
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'''Robert Huth''' (born 18 August 1984) is a German footballer currently playing for Stoke City. He was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He is often referred to as "The Unstoppable Force", "The Friendly One" or "The Berlin Wall".
Huth made his debut for Chelsea at the age of 17 in the last game of the 2001-02 season, coming on as a sub at the half-time in a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Aston Villa. From 2001 to 2005, Huth was very much a fringe player at Chelsea, serving as an understudy to John Terry, Marcel Desailly, and William Gallas.
When the 2005-06 season started, Huth's chances of becoming a first choice player at Chelsea in the near future seemed limited as there were three world class central defenders ahead of him in the Chelsea squad. Terry, Gallas, and Portuguese international centre-back Ricardo Carvalho (who had replaced Desailly) were the preferred central defenders for Chelsea manager Jos Mourinho, who had succeeded Ranieri in the summer of 2004. Mourinho did, however, reject a bid for Huth from German club Bayern Munich in the summer of 2005. Huth scored twice for Chelsea, with one against MK ilina in a Champions League qualifier
On 13 July 2006, a proposed transfer to Middlesbrough was scuppered when Huth failed a medical. Middlesbrough continued to track Huth and on 31 August that year Middlesbrough chief executive Keith Lamb stated that he expected to sign him that day, reportedly for -6,000,000 on a five-year contract. After much speculation that the transfer may not go through as a result of William Gallas' departure, and with Chelsea heavily involved in the transfer of Ashley Cole from Arsenal, there was speculation and also a bit of a mystery if the final paperwork would be signed in time for the transfer deadline. Eventually the transfer was confirmed. He scored his first Boro goal in a 2-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 5 December 2006.
In an interview after his unveiling, Huth admitted he was nervous about the deal not being completed, after it was revealed Peter Kenyon had not signed Chelsea's end of the deal.
After injury trouble and a therefore disappointing first season, he made an impressive return to the first team in a Premier League away match against Portsmouth on 29 December, 2007. He was nominated Man of the Match by the Middlesbrough website.
After the departure of Jonathan Woodgate to Tottenham Hotspur Huth was paired in central defense with David Wheater. On 3 February Huth scored against Newcastle United to earn a point against Kevin Keegan's team.
On 27 August 2009, Huth signed a for Stoke City for -5 million. He made his Stoke debut in a 1-0 win over Sunderland on 29 August 2009, replacing goalscorer Dave Kitson. He celebrated his 100th League appearance by scoring his first Stoke goal on 4 October 2009 against Everton.
Huth is a viable option in dead-ball situations due to the tremendous power with which he can kick the ball. From a young age, Huth was already a member of the German national team. He also played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Together with a young Per Mertesacker, he was the first-choice central defenders for Germany at the 2005 Confederations Cup.
On 29 June 2005, he scored his first goal for Germany in a 4-3 extra-time win against Mexico during the third-place play-off at the 2005 Confederations Cup. He has scored 2 goals in 17 games for Germany, as of June 2006. His second goal for Germany came in a 4-1 defeat to Italy in a friendly game played in Florence in March 2006.
During the World Cup on home soil, Huth lost his place to Christoph Metzelder as Mertesacker's first choice partner after being blamed for some defensive errors in several pre-tournament games and only started one game, the last group stage match against Ecuador. He was recalled to the German national team for the first time since the 2006 World Cup in a friendly against Switzerland on 20 March 2008, because of his recent club form. He was later ruled out after suffering from a foot injury.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Clarke''' (born August 29, 1963 in Saltcoats, Scotland) is a retired Scottish international footballer and the current assistant First Team Coach of West Ham United.
Clarke started his professional football career with St Mirren F.C. before transferring to Chelsea for -422,000 in February 1987. He stayed at Chelsea until 1998, making 421 appearances (the fifth highest total in the club's history) and winning the club's Player of the Year award in 1994. He was a part of the Chelsea sides which won the FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners Cup in the late 1990s. The Cup Winners' Cup final, against VfB Stuttgart in Stockholm, was Clarke's final appearance for the club. In 2005 he was voted into Chelsea's centenary XI, occupying the right-back berth.
In 1998 Clarke joined Newcastle United as assistant manager to Ruud Gullit, his former boss at Chelsea, and was briefly caretaker manager for one match following Gullit's resignation.
After a stint in charge of the youth teams at Chelsea, Clarke became assistant to new manager Jos Mourinho in the summer of 2004 and was a part of the coaching set-up which saw Chelsea win two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups over three seasons. When Mourinho departed from Chelsea in September 2007, Clarke's services were retained by new manager Avram Grant, although Henk ten Cate was brought in as co-assistant.
Following Avram Grant's departure in May 2008 there was increasing speculation where Clarke's future lay. There were rumours that Clarke would be installed as assistant manager to David Moyes at Everton FC. Further speculation arose when co-assistant, Henk ten Cate had his contract terminated on the 29 May, five days after Grant was sacked.
On May 31 2008, he was linked to the Leicester job vacated by Ian Holloway, who was sacked after guiding the club to relegation to League 1 for the first time in their history. He was also linked with the job after Gary Megson left to join Chelsea's Premiership rivals Bolton. However new Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari decided to retain Clarke citing his 'importance to the club's history'.
On 12 September 2008 Clarke handed in his resignation to Chelsea, hoping to move to West Ham to be assistant to former Chelsea teammate Gianfranco Zola. Chelsea initially rejected his resignation, and said that negotiations were ongoing. After a deal was agreed between the clubs, Clarke became West Ham's first-team coach on 15 September.
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'''David Ginola''' (; born 25 January 1967 in Gassin, Var) is a former French international football player who has also worked as an actor and model.
He began his football career in his native France before moving to England in 1995 when he signed for Newcastle United and stayed in the country until retiring seven years later, having subsequently turned out for Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Everton. He was also a regular player for the French national team during the 1990s.
During his career he cultivated a reputation as a stylish maverick, often clashing with his coaches. Since his retirement from the game in 2002 he has become involved in several new pursuits, including acting.
Ginola played at club level for Toulon (1985-88), Racing Club Paris (1988-90), Brest (1990-92), Paris Saint-Germain (1992-95), Newcastle United (1995-97), Tottenham Hotspur (1997-2000), Aston Villa (2000-2002) and Everton (2002).
Ginola made his first senior appearance for Sporting Toulon as an eighteen year-old in a 1985 2-0 victory away at Metz.
In 1988 he moved to Racing Club Paris, where he remained until signing for Brest in 1990 and Paris-Saint Germain in 1992.
In 1995, Ginola joined Newcastle United for -2.5 million. He was signed at a time when manager Kevin Keegan was attempting to turn the club into one of the major forces in English football, and the board was prepared to offer strong financial backing to sign a number of European superstars. In the 1995-96, Newcastle finished second, four points behind Manchester United their strongest league performance in decades with Ginola an integral part of the team. The team chemistry was perfect with Ginola fitting in nicely with his new teammates. However, it was a major disappointment that Newcastle had finished second in the Premier League as they had led by up to 10 points as late as January.
In 1996, Barcelona made a move for him, but Newcastle rejected their offer. Ginola later stated his regret that he had never played for one of the "big clubs". To add to their line-up, Newcastle paid -15m, breaking the transfer record, to sign Alan Shearer. Despite this, Newcastle finished second again, being narrowly overtaken by Manchester United. Halfway through the season, Kevin Keegan suddenly resigned as manager to be succeeded by Kenny Dalglish.
After two years with the club. Keegan had departed in January 1997 and Ginola did not get on with his replacement Kenny Dalglish, who never fancied the Frenchman.
Tottenham Hostpur signed Ginola in July 1997 for -2.5m, where he was joined by Newcastle team-mate Les Ferdinand. In 1999, he was named PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year, while playing for Tottenham Hotspur.
During the 1999/2000 season, Ginola scored one of his most notable goals. Against Watford, Ginola weaved in and out of a number of Watford players and finished in the left side of the net. The final score in that match was 4-0 to Spurs. He is still the only player in Premiership history to have won the award whilst at a club who finished the season outside of the top 4. He also won his only English domestic trophy with Spurs, the 1999 League Cup with a 1-0 victory over Leicester City at Wembley Stadium. Ginola is fondly remembered by Spurs fans, for his extravagant forward play and personality off the pitch. He played an integral role in their 1999 League Cup win, setting up the winner for Allan Nielsen in the final and scoring a long range goal in a 3-1 win against Manchester United in a previous round. The respect and fondness Tottenham fans have for Ginola was shown when he was given one of the biggest cheers on their 125th anniversary when legends were paraded on the pitch. It has been announced that Ginola will be in inducted into the Tottenham Hostpur Hall of Fame on 11th December.
In July 2000 Ginola joined Aston Villa for a transfer fee of -3 million. He expressed his disappointment that Tottenham had sold him, saying the news that they had accepted the offer was a "bombshell". Villa manager John Gregory challenged Ginola to prove he could still perform in the Premiership, rather than move to a less demanding league abroad, as Ginola was now in his 33rd year and seemed unlikely to continue at professional level for much longer.
In January 2002 he was banned for two matches and fined -22,000 for stamping on an opponent and disputing his dismissal with the fourth official.
In 2002 Ginola signed for Everton playing five games for the club before retiring in May 2002, just after David Moyes took over as manager. He announced his intention to move into either acting or football coaching.
Although Ginola was a very prominent French player, he did not see much action with the French national team, having been capped only 17 times in his career.
In qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, France needed only a draw at home to Bulgaria in their final game, with the match poised at 1-1 Ginola overhit a cross and sent the ball to the opposing team. This allowed the Bulgarian's to break from defense and resulted in Emil Kostadinov scoring a surprise winner to knock France out. The French manager Grard Houllier blamed the entire defeat on Ginola, and he was subsequently branded an ''assassin of French football''. After being barracked by French fans, Ginola moved to England with Newcastle United
Aim Jacquet did not select Ginola for any major tournaments. Ginola played his last match for the national team in 1995. He played no part in the French FIFA World Cup winning squad of 1998, nor the side that won the European Championship in 2000.
Ginola was renowned for his "magical" touch on the ball and his ability to get past players from any type of position and then manage to score a goal. His ability to do that was shown in games for Tottenham and Newcastle, with his most memorable goal in Newcastle's stunning 5-0 win over Premier League giants Manchester United on 20 October 1996, becoming a flamboyant part of the memorable "Entertainers" Newcastle side of his era, which also featured other highly acclaimed players including Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand, Rob Lee and Keith Gillespie.
In 1999 before the Euro 2000 tournament, Dutch legend Johan Cruijff remarked that it was his belief that Ginola was currently the best player in the world.
Ginola has acted in two films since his retirement from football. He played the title role in the short comedy Mr Firecul and Corporal Dieter Max in the 2005 war film The Last Drop.
Ginola's reputation was enhanced during his time in England when he starred in a commercial for L'Oral hair products. In 1996, he featured in the ITV commercial for the Renault Laguna motor car.
Also, in 2000, Ginola made a cameo appearance in the first episode of the ITV drama series ''At Home with the Braithwaites''. He played himself, announcing the results for the first ever Euro Lottery.
He also appeared in the second season of Channel 4's 'Coach Trip' during episode 22, in which he acted as a tour guide of Ste Maxime.
Cameo appearance as Daveed Ginjola in Beezly'n'Cool comic September 2009
In 2008 Ginola received a silver medal at the International Wine Challenge for a ros wine produced at his vineyard in Provence.
:* Championat de France: 1994
:* Coupe de France: 1993, 1995
:* Football League Cup: 1999
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'''Paul McGrath''' (born 4 December 1959 in Ealing, London, England) is a former football defender, a long-time member of the Republic of Ireland national team.
McGrath is the son of an Irish mother and a Nigerian father. According to Donald McRae, McGrath's father disappeared soon after his conception. His mother, Betty McGrath, had given Paul up for adoption when he was four weeks old. Terrified that her father would find out she had become pregnant in an interracial relationship, McGrath's mother travelled in secret to London to have her child, who was considered illegitimate.
Although McGrath's mother would eventually track him down again, Paul Nwobilo, as he was then known, was brought up in a number of orphanages in Dublin.
McGrath began as a schoolboy with Pearse Rovers and played junior football for Dalkey United. While at the latter, he attracted the attention of the Manchester United scout Billy Behan. McGrath worked briefly as an apprentice sheet metal worker and a security guard in Dublin before becoming a full time professional with League of Ireland club St Patrick's Athletic in 1981. He made his debut in a League of Ireland Cup clash with Shamrock Rovers in August at Richmond Park. He ultimately excelled at ''St Pat's'', earning the nickname "The Black Pearl of Inchicore" and receiving the PFAI Player of the Year Award in his first and only season. He scored 4 goals in 31 total appearance for the Saints.
McGrath moved to Manchester United, then managed by Ron Atkinson, in 1982. His only honour there was the 1985 FA Cup, where United defeated Everton 1-0. McGrath was named ''Man of the Match'' in the game, the game is remembered for the sending off of Kevin Moran - the first person to be sent off in an FA Cup Final - and where Norman Whiteside scored the winner.
In his early years at Manchester United, he was frequently used as a midfielder, changing to defender still at Old Trafford. McGrath relied mainly on pace, strength and his ability to read the game. Ben Dyson quoted: 'Defending is known as the devil of football, McGrath makes it seem like a work of art'.
Often regarded as one of the best defenders in the game, several knee injuries stopped McGrath from becoming a regular under new United manager Alex Ferguson. McGrath and Ferguson also faced a turbulent relationship, as McGrath's alcohol addiction and physical problems led to United offering him a retirement package of -100,000 with a testimonial. McGrath refused, and instead Ferguson began to inform clubs of his availability. Although McGrath's former manager Atkinson made an offer from Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa F.C.'s offer was accepted and McGrath signed in 1989.
While at Villa, McGrath played some of the best football of his life despite recurrent problems in his knees. Villa came close to winning the title in McGrath's first season, finishing second to Liverpool F.C.. The next season saw Villa fighting relegation for much of the season, a shadow of the side the previous season under Graham Taylor, who had left to take control of England. Atkinson then took over and Villa again ended as runner-up, to McGrath's former employer Manchester United. McGrath won the PFA Player of the Year award at the end of the season, and would also win his first Villa trophy in 1994, defeating Manchester United in the League Cup final.
McGrath left Aston Villa in 1996, considered one of the greatest players in the side's history and is nicknamed "God" by their fans, who also remember his services by singing a terrace chant every matchday to the tune of "Kumbayah". He retired from the game in 1998, after very brief spells with Derby County and Sheffield United. He helped Derby to a secure 12th place finish in their first Premier League season, and completed his playing career by guiding Sheffield United to the FA Cup semi-finals as well as helping them secure a playoff place - although they were beaten by Sunderland in the play-off semi-finals.
For many years he suffered from alcoholism, and missed occasional matches as a result.In an interview with FourFourTwo, McGrath admitted to playing football while still under the influence of alcohol. His recurrent knee problems resulted in him undergoing a total of eight operations during his career. McGrath's autobiography, ''Back from the Brink'', co-written with journalist Vincent Hogan, was the most successful Irish sports book ever. Upon retiring, McGrath settled in Monageer, County Wexford.
McGrath won his first Republic of Ireland cap against Italy in 1985, last playing 12 years later, against Wales. During that time, he was often regarded as the single most influential player Ireland had in the national team's glory days. He was capped 83 times, scoring 8 goals.
McGrath was a major part of the breakthrough of Ireland's national team of the late 1980s and early 1990s. During the early part of Jack Charlton's era, McGrath played in the centre of midfield due to the wealth of talent Ireland had in defence. The national side's victory over England in Euro 1988 was regarded by some as the greatest upset of the tournament.
In 1990, Ireland qualified for their first FIFA World Cup in Italy and got through to the Quarter Finals, eventually losing out to Italy in Rome by 1-0, with McGrath ever present in the lineups (5 matches, 480 minutes played). He captained the team four times in 1992 after the retirement of Mick McCarthy,and ignored a painful shoulder virus to play in the 1994 World Cup.
Ireland came up against favorites Italy in the first match and got a dream start thanks to Ray Houghton-s early goal (1-0 win). In a perfect example of his commitment to the game, as Ireland were leading and Italy were besieging the opposing goal, McGrath was marking Roberto Baggio who had the ball at his feet. McGrath slid across Baggio's front and tackled the ball straight off his toes, knocking it back to the feet of an Italian player, who immediately chipped the ball into the air, to try and set Baggio up for a half-volley. As the ball was dropping, McGrath got off the ground, leapt up and headed the ball away, beating Baggio in the air. McGrath landed on all fours, facing out from the goal. The ball landed on the half-volley right in front of an opponent who shot for goal, with McGrath taking the shot straight in the face and immediately beginning to chase the ball.McGrath single-handedly kept the star-studded Italian forward line at bay for the rest of the match, in what was arguably his best international performance, and would eventually receive votes in the ''Team Of The World Cup'' poll.
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'''Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov''' ( ; born 30 January 1981)
Born in Blagoevgrad, Berbatov began his football career with his local club, Pirin Blagoevgrad, but joined CSKA Sofia as a 17-year-old in 1998. In January 2001, he was signed by Bayer Leverkusen, and 18 months later, he played in his first UEFA Champions League final, coming on as a substitute for Thomas Brdari in the 2002 final against Real Madrid. After five-and-a-half years with Leverkusen, he was signed by Tottenham Hotspur, before joining Manchester United two years later. He played in his second Champions League final in 2009, competing against Barcelona.
Berbatov's father, Ivan, was a professional footballer with local outfit Pirin Blagoevgrad, and his mother, Margarita, was a professional handball player. As a youngster, Berbatov supported Milan and modelled himself on Marco van Basten, until Euro '96 in England, when the then fifteen year old discovered a new role model in Alan Shearer, formerly of Newcastle United, even sleeping in a Newcastle shirt. His mother later spoke of Dimitar's dream of playing for Newcastle one day.
Berbatov's career began at the Pirin Blagoevgrad, and continued until he was spotted by legendary scout and manager Dimitar Penev.
At the age of just 17, Berbatov moved to CSKA Sofia following in the footsteps of his father, Ivan, who also played for the club as a left winger and later as a defender. He played for CSKA Sofia in the Bulgarian A PFG between 1998 and January 2001, making his debut as an 18-year-old in the 1998-99 season. He started to make his name the following year when he scored 14 goals in 27 league games and won the Bulgarian National Cup in 1999.
At the age of 18 Berbatov was kidnapped following a training session as Bulgarian gangster Georgi Iliev, who has since been killed, tried to coerce the striker to sign for his own club, Levski Kyustendil.
In June 2000 he was about to be signed by Italian Serie A side Lecce. Former U.S. Lecce Director of football Pantaleo Corvino stated in an interview
A run of nine goals in 11 games in 2000-01 was enough to persuade Bayer Leverkusen to sign Berbatov in January 2001. Berbatov had a slow start to his Leverkusen career with just 16 goals in his first 67 appearances for the club. He did however play a crucial role in the Champions League during his first full season with the club scoring a memorable solo effort against Lyon with an excellent piece of skill, as well as a goal against Liverpool in the quarter finals. He also played a part in the final against Real Madrid coming on as a substitute for Thomas Brdaric after 38 minutes.
In 2001-02, Leverkusen were runners-up in the Fuball-Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal. During the 2002-03 Bundesliga season, Berbatov established his place as the first-choice forward at Bayer Leverkusen, and scored a well taken goal against future club Manchester United in September 2002. However, it was not until the 2003-04 season that he really began to shine, scoring 16 goals in 24 starts. The following two seasons saw him go from strength to strength, netting another 46 goals including five in the Champions League 2004-05, raising awareness of his talent and generating interest from teams throughout Europe.
Speculation surrounded a potential move in 2004 for the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year, but it was May 2006, when Berbatov finally joined Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of -16m, (-10.9 million). making him the most expensive Bulgarian player in history. After being granted a work permit, the transfer was completed, and Berbatov joined Tottenham on 1 July 2006. He scored two goals in two minutes in his first match, as a Tottenham player against Birmingham City in a pre-season friendly match.
Berbatov scored his first competitive Tottenham goal two minutes into his home debut in the Premiership game against Sheffield United at White Hart Lane. He built up a rewarding partnership with Robbie Keane in the UEFA Cup, until Spurs' departure to Sevilla in the quarter-finals, and, despite Martin Jol's rotation of his strikers, Berbatov firmly established himself as the first choice forward at the club. He scored five goals in four games during the group stage of the UEFA Cup, with his performances earning two man-of-the-match awards in the group stages against Besiktas and Club Brugge.
Despite his good form in European competition, Berbatov took a while to adapt to the Premiership. However, he soon began to regain the league form he had shown at Leverkusen with an excellent performance against Wigan Athletic, scoring one and creating the other two in a 3-1 win. On 9 December 2006, Berbatov scored his first Premiership brace for Spurs in a 5-1 victory for his side against Charlton Athletic. Berbatov came on as a second half substitute against Fulham in the FA Cup to score his first two goals in the competition. Berbatov scored his first away goal in the Premiership at Goodison Park against Everton, a first-time shot from around the penalty spot after an Aaron Lennon cross. Spurs went on to win the match 2-1.
Berbatov and Spurs team-mate Robbie Keane were named joint winners of the Premier League Player of the Month award for April, becoming the first players to share the award since Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp and Edu, jointly claimed the award back in February 2004. He scored the 100th goal of Tottenham's 2006-07 season with the first goal of a 2-0 victory over Charlton Athletic on 7 May 2007.
Berbatov is also one of the few people to have two goals included in the BBC's goal of the month competition shortlist, with his sublime efforts against Wigan Athletic and Middlesbrough, both being included. Berbatov ended the 2006-07 season with 12 goals in 33 appearances in the Premier League, and also chipping in with 11 assists.
Due to his highly impressive displays, especially in the latter half of the season, he won the Tottenham Hotspur player of the season award in 2006-07. Berbatov was also included in the FA Premier League's PFA Team of the Season on 21 April 2007, one of only three players in the team not to play for league winners Manchester United (the other two being Steven Gerrard and Didier Drogba).
After Spurs narrowly lost to Arsenal in the North London derby on 22 December 2007, Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger compared Berbatov to Thierry Henry.
His first Spurs Premier League hat-trick came on 29 December 2007 after he bagged four goals in an incredible 6-4 win against Reading.
Berbatov played in his first cup final for Tottenham on 24 February 2008 in the Football League Cup at Wembley Stadium against Chelsea in which he scored an equalising penalty. Tottenham went on to win the game 2-1 after extra time, with Berbatov collecting his first trophy in English football. On 9 March, Berbatov scored a brace of headers in the 4-0 demolition of West Ham United.
This took his Premier League tally of goals for the season to twelve, which was equal to his 2007 league total. He ended the season with 15 league goals and an identical overall record of 23 goals and 11 assists in all competitions. He again scored Spurs' 100th goal of the season in this campaign, hitting the opener in the 1-1 draw at Wigan on 19 April.
The 2008-09 season began in circumstances when Berbatov's desires for greener pastures dominated tabloid headlines. Ongoing rumours of a substantial bid by Manchester United unsettled the striker, and despite training with Tottenham, Berbatov was dropped for the games against Sunderland.
thumb|upright|Berbatov playing for Manchester United.
After much speculation, Berbatov completed a move to Manchester United on 1 September 2008 for fee of -30.75 million, with Fraizer Campbell joining Tottenham on a season-long loan as part of the deal. This came despite Tottenham accepting a bid for Berbatov from Manchester City on the same day. Berbatov's contract to United is for four years, and he wears the number 9 shirt previously worn by Louis Saha. Berbatov later insisted he never even considered a move to Manchester City.
Berbatov marked his Manchester United debut with an assist to a Carlos Tvez goal away to Liverpool but United went on to lose the game 2-1. He scored his first two goals for Manchester United in their 3-0 win away to Aalborg BK in the Champions League group stage on 30 September 2008. He scored the third goal in a 4-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion to mark his first Premier League goal as a Manchester United player. On 29 October 2008, Berbatov assisted Cristiano Ronaldo to open the scoring in Man Utd's home game against West Ham United after using deft footwork to get past defender James Collins. On 17 January 2009, he scored a last-minute goal to secure a 1-0 away win over Bolton Wanderers and help Man Utd to the top of the Premier League table for the first time in the season. Alex Ferguson defended Berbatov after the Bulgarian was the subject of much criticism for a penalty miss in the FA Cup 2008-09 semi-final against Everton, with Manchester United eventually losing to Everton in the penalty shoot-out. Soon after, Berbatov scored the fifth of United's goals as they came back from 2-0 down at half-time to win 5-2 against his former team, Tottenham Hotspur on 25 April 2009. Manchester United won the Premier League on 16 May 2009 with a 0-0 draw at home to Arsenal, to grant Berbatov his first career league title and make him the first Bulgarian to win the competition. In the same season Berbatov made 10 assists in the Premier League and finished joint second (along with Fabregas, Gerrard and Lampard) behind league leader Robin van Persie with 11.
Berbatov scored his first goal of the 2009-10 season against Wigan Athletic on 22 August 2009, scoring the second goal of a 5-0 away win. On 3 October 2009, three days after an inspiring performance against Wolfsburg in the Champions League, he produced a sublime scissor-kick finish for the first of United's two equalisers against Sunderland. He scored again on 31 October with a sublime control and finish against Blackburn Rovers. He scored again after nearly two months against Hull on the 27 December 2009. However, he scored the fourth goal in the very next game, a 5-0 home win against Wigan Athletic.
Berbatov made his debut for Bulgaria on 17 November 1999 in a friendly match against Greece. On 12 February 2000, he scored his first goal for the national side in a friendly match against Chile. On 14 October 2009, he netted a hat-trick in the 6-2 home win in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Georgia, enabling him to bring his goal tally for the national side to 46 goals, just one short of the then all-time top scorer for Bulgaria Hristo Bonev. On 18 November 2009, he scored two goals against Malta for a 4-1 away win in a friendly match and became the all-time top scorer of the national team of Bulgaria.
Berbatov is also the captain of the team, succeeding Stiliyan Petrov in 2007.
thumb|Berbatov signing autographs in Sofia.
Berbatov learned the English language by watching the "Godfather" films. Outside of football, he lists his hobbies as drawing and basketball. Berbatov is a sponsor of children's charities in his native Bulgaria, supporting five care homes.
On 15 October 2009, Berbatov's longtime girlfriend, Elena, gave birth to their first child, a girl named Dea, at a hospital in Sofia, Bulgaria.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010''
''Updated to games played 18 November 2009.''
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'''Valeri Emilov Bozhinov''' (, ; born February 15, 1986) is a Bulgarian football striker who currently plays for Parma F.C. of the Italian Serie A, on loan from Manchester City.
'''Valeri Bozhinov''' is the correct English transliteration of his birth name  ; his current club, Manchester City, use the name '''Bojinov''', which is the French and Portuguese transliteration.
Born in the Bulgarian village of Mindya, Bojinov moved to Malta at the age of 12 with his mother; Pepa, a former Bulgarian national basketball team player and stepfather Sasho Angelov, who had played for the Bulgarian national football team during the 1990s.
Bojinov was discovered at the age of 14 by U.S. Lecce sports director Pantaleo Corvino, while playing for Piet Hotspurs, and signed for just 30,000,000 ITL (around -15,000).
He also goes out with a Bulgarian black metal singer Alisia. They were named Stars Couple of Bulgaria in 2006. Bojinov participates in Alisia's music video "Karamel is Hell". He became father of a baby son in September 2007. His son is named also Valeri.
A promising youngster, Bozhinov settled in Lecce and continued his studies there while playing for U.S. Lecce youth teams. He debuted in Italian Serie A on January 22, 2002, at the age of 15 years and 11 months for U.S. Lecce, becoming the youngest foreign player to make an appearance in the top level of Italian football. His first goal in the top division came on January 6, 2004 in a home 1-2 defeat against Bologna and becomes the youngest non-national to score in Serie A.
Bozhinov showed shades of his potential with Lecce under the guidance of coach Zdenk Zeman, tallying 16 goals.
Bozhinov was soon picked up by Fiorentina in January 2005, in a transfer worth approximately -13 million (-9 million), he was just 18 years old at the time.
During January 2006, Bozhinov was rumoured to be joining Italian giants Internazionale on a 6 month loan deal, with Internazionale goalkeeper Francesco Toldo rumoured to be going in the opposite direction. However, he remained in Florence and was re-introduced into Fiorentina's squad after a period of exclusion. He built up a partnership with Luca Toni during the 2005-06 season, with Toni scoring the most Serie A goals in one season, since.
In July 2006, he moved to Italian powerhouse Juventus in a deal which included Adrian Mutu's transfer to Fiorentina. Bojinov said that he would be happy to stay with Juventus and that they do have the option to purchase outright.
On 3 August, 2007, it was reported that Bojinov completed his move to Manchester City, signing a four-year contract in an undisclosed fee deal, thought to be -5.75m.
Bojinov was ruled out for five months after suffering a knee ligament injury against Manchester United in August 2007.
He scored his first goal for the club over a year after joining in a pre-season friendly against Stockport County. He also scored the winning goal in a friendly against AC Milan on 9 August, 2008. On the 17 August, 2008, Bojinov was ruled out for six months after suffering an Achilles injury as he was running on to the pitch to warm up against Aston Villa. He has been labelled 'unlucky' as this is his second long term injury. By mid-January 2009 the club announced that Bojinov was nearing full training.
In mid-February 2009, Manchester City manager Mark Hughes declared that Bojinov was going to play a practice match "Behind closed doors" as he was nearing his return to first team football. Bojinov played 65 minutes for the reserves on 17 February, 2009. He even scored a penalty against rivals Manchester United in a reserve game while regaining match fitness.
Bojinov made his long-awaited return to Premier League football by coming on as an 89th minute substitute against West Ham on the 1 March 2009. Bojinov then appeared again as a late substitute for Manchester City by coming on as an 83rd minute substitute in place of Elano against Aston Villa.
Mindya is Bulgarian village located in Bulgaria. The village is situated in the picturesque valley around Veliko Tarnovo. Here are developing active tourism. Visited by many tourists from Western Europe, USA, Israel and the Balkan countries. In the vicinity of the village there is a curative waters, occurring prerequisite for a high spa facilities in the vicinity.
The village is a typical high-tech organic agriculture. As a typical example of this are the local company "ECI Koli i SIE" LTD. It exports to the EU eco-friendly products bearing the scent of the Bulgarian tradition in horticulture.
The population is 356 persons with a tendency to grow. The population is 356 persons, with a tendency towards expansion. In all the village residents have higher education, of which 240 are engineers in the food industry. Young and energetic, they are a prerequisite for the enormous economic progress of the village.
Here is the seat of the national homosexual organization - "From rahatrak to sakatlak". The village is first on the Balkans gay wedding, as newlyweds are local chemists Kolio Krasimirov and his bride Miroslav Kavrakov
''The village motto is'' '''"Shut up, that'll beat you with a hoe"'''
Valeri Bojinov was born here. He was born next door to the church in the small Mindya. His grandfather / father's mother of Bojinov / is a shoemaker. Workshop of his grandfather was providing the whole Balkan Peninsula with high quality shoes.
Bojinov other grandfather was a local leader in horticulture. He produced foods without carbohydrates and sold them to the local bazaar in the village Gorski Senovets . After the occupation of Bulgaria by Russia. and forcible imposition of communism in the Bulgarian lands, the ancestors of Bojinov been detained in prison on Belene. Been convicted of crimes against the people and publicly condemned. In the early years of communism in Bulgaria, the family of Bojinov is repressed by the communist authorities in Veliko Tarnovo. The family was forced to emigrate to Greece. There they picked olives against the miserable pay. The family lived in complete misery.
In 1982 the family returned to Bulgaria in the hope of a bright future in their homeland. Initially, the family deals with horticulture in his native Mindya. Yields from the garden are plentiful and the family lived well. In 1986 was born Valeri. Bojinov grow as inquisitive and industrious child. He helps his parents in raising their chickens, pigs, geese, and his favorite animal-donkey. There Little Bojinov sells sugar cockerels to the local Gypsies. Bojinov as a small football was introduced by the local shepherd of cows- Bay Gennadi. Gennadi gave of Bojinov his first football. Bojinov is written to train the local football Gennadi of Bojinov gave his first football ball. Gennadi before it steals the ball from a local school in Dolni Yarrow football terror Arcus Lyaskovets. Due to bad weather conditions due to drought. Semestvoto fallen into penury. Small Bojinov with his mother emigrated to Malta, where caring for the elderly against better pay. Valerie is recorded to train in a number of local football teams. Valeri Bojinov was opened on 14 years of sporting director of Lecce.
It was announced on July 29, 2009 that Valeri Bojinov would be joining Italian side Parma, on a season long loan. It is thought to be believed that this is because of the great amount of competition in the striking roles at Eastlands this season. He decided to wear number 86. On September 23, 2009 he scored his first official goal for Parma against Lazio. He also won a penalty for his team. The match ended in a 1-2 away win for Parma
He's now a favorite in Parma (have scored two more goals) and now stating that he wants to remain in Parma.
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'''Dale Roberts''' (8 October 1956 - 5 February 2003), was a football player, a centre-half who started his playing career at Ipswich Town
Roberts was born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
He was on the Ipswich team at the same time as other centre-half players such as Kevin Beattie, Allan Hunter, Russell Osman and Terry Butcher and he eventually moved on to Hull City
In 1995, he returned to Ipswich as George Burley's assistant.
Many Ipswich supporters share the memory of Dale and George dancing on the Wembley pitch just after Martijn Reuser had scored the fourth goal in the Play-Off Final.
Dale went onto lead the reserves to the FA Premier Reserve League (South) Championship title in the 2001/02 season.
He died in February 2003, at Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, aged 46, after a two-year battle against cancer.
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'''Nuno Miguel Barbosa Morais''' (born January 29, 1984 in Penafiel) is a Portuguese footballer currently playing for APOEL F.C. of Cyprus.
Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also appear as a central defender.
Morais started his career at hometown F.C. Penafiel, but in August 2004 was signed by England's Chelsea F.C. for an undisclosed fee, in a three-year contract after a successful trial period. He made his Chelsea debut in an FA Cup victory over Scunthorpe United in January 2005, playing the full 90 minutes.
However, Morais found first-team opportunities limited, spending most of the time with the reserves, and was loaned to C.S. Martimo in the 2005-06 season, alongside compatriot Filipe Oliveira. In that summer, he appeared twice for the Portuguese under-21s at the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship on home soil, with Oliveira.
Returning to Chelsea, he only appeared twice in the league, totalling less than twenty minutes in home draws against Manchester United and Everton F.C. combined. On May 11, 2007, Morais signed a two-year deal with Cypriot champions APOEL FC, on a free transfer. During his time there, he was reconverted to a defensive midfielder, and signed a new contract until June of 2012.
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'''Alan Paul Maybury''' (born 8 August 1978 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Colchester United. He attended Howth Rd National School and then Mount Temple Comprehensive School, Dublin and is one of eight children. Maybury's wife, Leigh Ramsay recently gave birth to his daughter, Grace.
As a youngster Maybury was linked to Rangers and was anecdotally the first player from the Republic of Ireland to be offered a youth contract. However he decided to start his senior career at Leeds United. At Leeds he occasionally deputised for compatriot Gary Kelly in the right-back berth but predominantly spent his time in the reserves. In spite of his lack of competitive football during this period, he attained two caps for Republic of Ireland in friendly internationals.
In an attempt to gain experience of regular first-team action, Maybury spent spells on loan at Reading and Crewe between 1999 and 2001. However, when still unable to displace Kelly upon his return to at Elland Road, he decided it was in his best interests to leave, with Craig Levein paying -130,000 to secure his services for Hearts in August 2001.
Alan made his Hearts debut in a convincing 3-0 victory over St. Johnstone later that month, and quickly impressed with his determination, consistency and versatility, becoming an integral part of the team that would record successive third place finishes in the SPL in 2002-03 and 2003-04. Although by preference a right-back, he would often deputise at left-back when required, and occasionally in right midfield. His dependably high-level performances eventually earned him the vice-captain's role and, by the summer of 2004, a recall to the Irish international squad, where he increased his cap tally to nine.
When Craig Levein left Hearts to manage Leicester, he made signing Maybury one of his priorities and Alan joined up at the Walkers Stadium in January 2005 for a nominal fee, in a double signing with striker Mark de Vries, both signing three and a half year contracts.
On 14 August 2006, Leicester were approached by Sunderland regarding Maybury's availability. The deal possibly fell through with no news update. Maybury was however transfer listed by then-manager Martin Allen on 4 June 2007, having been replaced by Bruno N'Gotty and Richard Stearman. He was given permission to train with on 21 January 2008, in order to maintain his fitness while searching for a new club.
On 15 May 2008, he was released by Leicester as his contract was close to expiring and was not going to be renewed by the club.
Maybury signed for on loan until end of the season on the 31st of January 2008. He made his debut for Aberdeen on February 2, in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup against . He came on as a substitute for Stuart Duff in the 69th minute as Aberdeen went on to win 1-0.
He played for the Aberdeen against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup and was deemed guilty of a handball against Ze Roberto in the penalty area, conceding a penalty that led to Bayern's second equaliser, with the score previously at 2-1. Aberdeen went on to draw the match 2-2.
Maybury was given a trial by Bristol City on 23 July 2008.
Maybury signed for Colchester United on 12 December 2008 on a free transfer after a 3 week trial and made his debut the following day against his first club Leeds United.
On 23rd June Maybury signed a new contract
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'''Konstantinos "Kostas" Chalkias''' is a Greek footballer, born May 30, 1974 in Larissa, Greece. He stands 199 cm (6'7") tall and plays in the goalkeeper position. He currently plays for PAOK F.C..
Chalkias started his career in the Panathinaikos youth academy in the 94/95 double winning PAO team and was loaned out for his first two seasons to Apollon Athens. After he returned, he was forced to play third keeper to the legendary Jozef Wandzik and Greek legend Antonis Nikopolidis. He made a total of 25 starts over the next three years between 1998 and 2001 for Panathinaikos and was transferred for two seasons to Iraklis before good performances led to a return to Panathinaikos in the 01/02 season. After playing second fiddle again to Antonis Nikopolidis during most of the 03/04 season, he was allowed back in to the first team after a dispute Nikopolidis had with management.
At the end of the 2003/2004 season, Nikopolidis was let out on a free transfer to bitter rivals, Olympiakos, and a new keeper was bought: Mario Galinovic. After a fight for first team football, eventually Galinovic won out and due to overseas interest, Chalkias was shipped out to English side Portsmouth F.C. in January 2005, making his debut in the FA Cup fourth round tie away at fierce rivals Southampton F.C. Unfortunately, over the next few matches Chalkias's wild tactics and inconsistency led to some poorly conceded goals, and he was soon dropped and replaced by Jamie Ashdown. With the signing of Sander Westerveld in July 2005, Chalkias fell even further down the pecking order, and in January 2006 he was released by the club, after making only 5 appearances. Shortly after his release from Portsmouth he joined Segunda Divisin side Real Murcia.
Chalkias was bought in the summer transfer window of 2006 by Aris Thessaloniki. Chalkias was a member of the Greek national team that won the Euro 2004 in Portugal, albeit as reserve keeper and without making an appearance.
After his transfer to Aris, Chalkias regained some of the form that he showed during his bright run in the first team for Panathinaikos and after an exceptional season (as possibly the best keeper in Greece during season 06/07), he was recalled for the National Team and gained a starting spot over Nikopolidis after his poor performances earlier in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
Konstantinos Chalkias made his debut the 10 November 2001 against Estonia. In the summer 2004 he won Euro 2004 included in the team together with the other goalkeepers Antonis Nikopolidis and Fanis Katergiannakis. Otto Rehhagel called him also for the qualification of Euro 2008. Konstantinos Chalkias during the qualification for the World Cup 2010 play as the first goalkeeper for Greek national team, after the retirement of the legendary goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis and he is the only goalkeeper from the Euro 2004.
'''Panathinaikos'''
'''Panathinaikos'''
'''Greece'''
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'''David Sebastian Klement Rozehnal''' (born 5 July 1980 in ternberk) is a Czech football player who plays for the German club Hamburger SV.
Rozehnal began his career at SK Sigma Olomouc, where his performances earned him a place in the Czech Republic under-21 team. In 2003 he was signed by Belgian club Club Brugge. In 2004 Rozehnal played for the Czech Republic at the European Championship where the team made it to the semi-finals before being knocked out by Greece. He won the Belgian Cup in his first season with Brugge and the Belgian League in 2005. He signed for Paris Saint-Germain in June 2005.
Rozehnal played in all three of Czech Republic's matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and is actually the 33rd most capped player in Czech history. At Paris Saint Germain in the 2006-07 season, he was named as the club's Player of the Year. His form resulted in reported interest from Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle United and Sevilla. Sources close to the defender confirmed that he would favour a move to Newcastle.
On 22 June 2007 it was confirmed by the player's agent that a "definite agreement" had been reached for the player to join Newcastle United. He underwent a medical check on June 25 and Newcastle confirmed the transfer had been completed on 29 June for a fee of -2.9 million.
On 11 August Rozehnal made his debut for Newcastle against Bolton Wanderers.
Rozehnal left Newcastle for Lazio, on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season, on 31 January 2008, despite having only signed in August 2007. After only playing 7 times for Lazio during his loan spell, it remained unclear if they wanted to sign him on a permanent deal. On 9 June 2008, Lazio officially announced they had signed Rozehnal on a permanent basis, with Newcastle recouping the full -2.9 million which they initially paid for the defender.
After only one year in Italy, Rozehnal left S.S. Lazio, on 29 July 2009 for German top club Hamburger SV, signing a contract until 30 June 2012.
Rozehnal has also represented his country at Euro 2004, the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008.
David is married to Petra and their first child, Luka, was born on 3 October 2007.
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'''Trevor Lloyd Sinclair''' (born 2 March 1973 in Dulwich, London) is an English former professional footballer. Sinclair was a versatile winger, able to play on both the left and right flanks who played in the Premier League and made twelve appearances for the England national team.
He retired in 2008, after a nineteen-year professional career, after being released by Football League Championship side Cardiff City.
Sinclair began his career at Blackpool where he played from 1989 to 1993. When he made his debut for Blackpool, on 19 August 1989, he became the club's youngest ever player, at 16 years, five months, breaking Colin Greenall's record set nine years earlier. Sinclair's record was in turn broken by Matty Kay in November 2005.
He made 112 league appearances for ''the Seasiders'', scoring 15 goals.
In 1993 Sinclair moved to Queens Park Rangers, with whom he won the October 1995 Premier League Player of the Month.
In 1997 he won the BBC's ''Match of the Day'' "Goal of the Season" competition with an overhead scissors-kick while playing for QPR in an FA Cup match against Barnsley.
In five years at QPR, he made 168 league appearances, scoring 16 goals.
In January 1998 Sinclair moved to West Ham United for a combined fee of -2.7 million; -2.3 million plus West Ham players Iain Dowie and Keith Rowland moving to Q.P.R as part of the deal. He spent five years at Upton Park, making 177 league appearances and scoring 37 goals including two goals on his West Ham debut, on 31 January 1998, in a 2-2 home draw against Everton.
Sinclair joined Manchester City in 2003 for -3.3 million.
At the beginning of his career at Manchester City, he played on the left wing, where he had performed for England at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. However, the departure of Shaun Wright-Phillips presented the opportunity for Sinclair to play on his preferred right wing.
Sinclair was released by Manchester City at the end of the 2006-07 season.
On 10 July 2007 he joined Championship club, Cardiff City.
On 12 April 2008, Sinclair faced his first club, Blackpool, for the first time since leaving them fifteen years earlier.
Sinclair was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Sinclair earned 12 caps for England, four of which came in the 2002 World Cup, in which he was a last-minute replacement for the injured Danny Murphy. In turn, he replaced Owen Hargreaves, who was injured early in the competition, in the team and was widely regarded as one of England's better players in the tournament, playing on England-s, then, "problem left hand side".
Sinclair was educated at Castlebrook High School in Bury, Greater Manchester. It was in 1991, during his time at Blackpool, that Sinclair introduced his then trademark dreadlocks. In 1998 Sinclair was convicted of causing criminal damage, to a car, following a night of drinking in an Essex nightclub.
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'''Christophe Jrme Dugarry''' (born March 24, 1972) is a former French footballer. His clubs include Bordeaux, Milan, Barcelona, Marseille, Birmingham City and Qatar SC. He was also a member of the France side that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
Dugarry came through the youth ranks at Bordeaux alongside future France teammates Bixente Lizarazu and Zinedine Zidane. Dugarry spent eight years at Bordeux, hitting 34 goals in 187 appearances. His two goals against Milan in the 1996 UEFA Cup quarter finals helped to seal a move to the Italians for the 1996-97 season.
Dugarry managed just 5 goals in 27 appearances for Milan, before joining Barcelona the following season. After just seven appearances he returned to France, having spells with Marseille and returning to Bordeaux, where he played another 65 games, scoring 9 goals. In 2003, he joined Birmingham City on loan. After a run of 5 goals in 5 matches cemented the club's Premiership status, Dugarry joined the club on a permanent deal but could only manage a single goal in 15 appearances before leaving the club by mutual consent, citing family reasons. He signed a one-year contract with Qatar SC, where he made no appearances. Following this, he retired from football in 2005.
Dugarry made his international debut in a 1-0 win against Australia on May 26, 1994. He went on to be capped 55 times for the French national team, scoring eight goals in the process.
With the national team, Dugarry won 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
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'''Onandi Lowe''' (born 2 December 1974, also known as '''Nandi''') is a Jamaican former international footballer. He spent some of his career in the Jamaican National Premier League as well as having stints in North America and England. Lowe, a World Cup veteran, was also known for getting on the wrong side of the law with drugs in the latter part of his career.
After leaving Dunoon Technical High in his hometown of Kingston, Lowe joined Harbour View, a top Jamaican club, in 1993. A big, versatile free-kick specialist who could play anywhere on the pitch and was known for his strong left foot, Lowe moved to Canada in 1996 to join Montreal Impact. He returned to Jamaica after two seasons with Impact, joining Waterhouse, but moved back to the A-League in 1999 with Richmond Kickers and then Rochester Raging Rhinos.
In 2001 he tried his luck in Europe, joining Port Vale on loan for the end of the 2000-01 season. Spending the rest of the year with new club Kansas City Wizards he joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan in December 2001. Singing permanently with ''Diamonds'' in February 2002, he spent two years with the club. Making close to 100 appearances and keeping a goal rate of better than one every two games he was a crowd favourite at Nene Park. Moving on to Coventry City in March 2004, he got off to a bad start with manager Eric Black after failing to report for duty following an international game. He scored once in two matches before he was released at the end of the 2003-04 season due to his ongoing drug trial.
Returning to Jamaica with old club Arnett Gardens, he attempted to return to England with Peterborough United in March 2005 and ran into problems gaining a work permit, rejection for his permit also prevented him a move to Oxford United later in the year. He started the 2006 season with Miami FC in the USA, only to be released after a month because of disciplinary problems. After two years with Portmore United he rejoined Arnett in the Jamaican National Premier League during the January 2008 transfer window.
Lowe made his debut for the Jamaica in 1995 and he played two matches at the 1998 World Cup. He formed a prolific strike partnership with Walter Boyd in '''the Reggae Boyz'' "Road To France Campaign" in 1998, but since then found himself in-and-out of the team for mainly disciplinary reasons. His last international was a March 2004 friendly match against Honduras in which he also scored a goal. He earned over 60 caps for his country.
During his 2004 drug trial he was suspended from international duty and despite being cleared of the charges in 2005, the 31 year old Lowe was not selected again.
Lowe was arrested by British police in April 2004 for trafficking -117,000 worth of crack cocaine, he denied the charges. The exact charge was 'attempting to possess 1.17 kg (2.5 lb) of crack cocaine with intent to supply'. The Prosecution claimed he signed for the package under the fake name of "Kevin Brown" and intended to profit financially from knowingly trafficking the drugs. Lowe countered that the fake name was to avoid paparazzi and that he had no idea about the contents of the package: "''I am Jamaican, maybe you think differently. If I am a mate and you said, 'can you do that for me', I am not going to think anything bad of you.''" Lowe said in a police interview: "''I thought he was a friend''". In February 2005 he was cleared as the charges were dismissed for lack of evidence.
He was arrested and charged in St Catherine in December 2007 for possession of marijuana. He had been driving a car with 42 marijuana cigarettes, he posted the $300 bail and was released from custody.
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'''Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus''' (born August 25, 1970 in Lemiers, Limburg) is a former Dutch football goalkeeper, who last played for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.
He started his career in 1992 playing for Roda JC. After joining PSV Eindhoven in 1994 he quickly established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the Eredivisie, eventually being selected for the Dutch national squad.
After ten seasons as PSV's number one goalkeeper Waterreus transferred to Manchester City for one season. He joined SPL side Rangers in 2005 as cover for the injured Stefan Klos, however he quickly established himself as Rangers' first choice goalkeeper. He was also involved in Rangers' historic 2005-06 Champions League run where they reached the knock-out stage for the first time. Waterreus, however, eventually came under fire from Rangers fans following his criticism of the club in a Dutch newspaper, which was misinterpreted by the fans as a result of poor journalism. Waterreus left Rangers on 7 June 2006 having failed to agree a new contract.
He signed a short-term contract with AZ Alkmaar on December 4, 2006, replacing the injured Joey Didulica and Khalid Sinouh in the month of December. In January 2007, he left the club again and agreed to move to Red Bull New York in Major League Soccer, where he immediately established himself with three shutouts and another scoreless half to set the record for longest shutout streak to begin an MLS career.
Waterreus was on the Dutch national squad at Euro 2004 but he did not get any playing time. He altogether made seven appearances for his country
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'''Sylvain Claude Wiltord''' (born 10 May 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Marne) is a French football forward whose parents come from Guadeloupe. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
He was ever-present in his first term at Bordeaux and scored 22 goals the next season, 1998/99, as Bordeaux won the French Ligue 1 championship.
Wiltord was signed by English club Arsenal for, what was then, a club record fee of -13 million in August 2000, weeks after scoring the stoppage-time equalizer in the Euro 2000 Final. He played 175 times occasionally pairing Thierry Henry up front or otherwise starting either from the bench or on the wing. The record fee was not surprassed for the next eight-and-a-half years, when Arsenal paid -15 million for Russian striker Andrei Arshavin in January 2009.
The highlight of his Arsenal career was scoring the winning goal at Old Trafford, a 1-0 win which clinched the Premier League in 2002 title as Arsenal achieved "The Double". He scored a total of 49 goals for the club, and was part of Arsenal's 2003-04 'Invincibles' season, though he did not feature much towards the end of the campaign and near the end of his Arsenal career.
In June 2008 he was voted 33rd in a list of 50 of the greatest Arsenal players of all time.
When his contract with Arsenal expired in the summer of 2004, Wiltord took the opportunity to return to France with Olympique Lyonnais.
Moving to Lyon, Wiltord found further success, winning three Ligue 1 titles and reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League in successive seasons.
Wiltord signed for Rennes in August 2007 on a two-year contract and with an opportunity to join the coaching staff when he finished his professional career.
He joined Olympique de Marseille on 15 January 2009 for the rest of the Ligue 1 season. On 17 May 2009 he scored Marseille's only goal in a 3-1 loss to Lyon at home.
He was released at the end of the 2008-09 season, and is now considering a possible move to either America, UAE or perhaps retirement.
It is also been rumoured that New Zealand-based team, Wellington Phoenix, are interested in signing Wiltord on a short-term deal.
At the beginning of the 09/10 season he join french 3rd division team Cannes
Wiltord made his debut for France in a 2-0 victory over England on 10 February 1999 at Wembley Stadium. For France, Wiltord has been capped 92 times, scoring 26 goals. One of these goals came in stoppage-time of the Euro 2000 final against Italy to tie the match 1-1 and bring the game to extra-time. France would then win the final with a golden goal by David Trzguet.
Wiltord also played for his country at the 2002 World Cup where France endured a shocking first round exit, without a single win or scoring a single goal, in the worst ever performance by a defending champion at the World Cup.
Most recently, he was part of Raymond Domenech's France squad that played in the 2006 World Cup final against arch-rivals Italy. Wiltord scored France's first penalty in the ensuing penalty shootout following the 1-1 draw, however France would lose the shootout 5-3.
Within that time frame, Wiltord also took part at Euro 2004 in Portugal, having played seven games in the qualifying campaign with a fantastic return of six goals. However, a poor performance from ''Les Bleus'' saw a shocking quarter-final exit at the hands of eventual winners Greece.
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'''Scott Paul Carson''' (born 3 September 1985 in Whitehaven, Cumbria) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a goalkeeper.
He joined the Leeds United football academy in 2002, making his full first-team debut for Leeds against Manchester United in February 2004. He made his first appearance for the England Under-21 team in the same month and later set a record of 29 caps for the under-21 side.
In January 2005, he moved to Liverpool for a transfer fee of -750,000 and was called up for the England senior team summer tour to the United States later that year. He made nine appearances for Liverpool, including the Champions League quarter-final victory over Juventus in April 2005, before going on loan to Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton Athletic and Aston Villa to gain experience.
Following the 2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship, Carson made his full debut for the England senior team against Austria in November 2007. After his return to Liverpool from his loan spell at Aston Villa at the end of the 2007-08 season, he joined West Bromwich Albion for a -3.25 million fee in July 2008.
Carson grew up in Cleator Moor in Cumbria, where he attended Ehenside School.
Carson joined Liverpool on a four-and-a-half year contract and was to provide competition for Jerzy Dudek for a first-team place.
In August 2006, Carson joined Charlton Athletic on loan for the 2006-07 season,
Carson returned to Liverpool at the end of the season and in June 2007, Liverpool manager Rafael Bentez confirmed that he would be part of the first-team squad for the 2007-08 season, saying -He must fight with Pepe Reina now for a starting place.-
Carson returned to Liverpool at the end of the 2007-08 season but in July 2008 joined West Bromwich Albion on a four year contract for a -3.25 million fee, rising to -3.75 million, with an option for the club to extend the contract by another year.
Carson was first called up to the England Under-21 squad in October 2003, a month after his 18th birthday, for the UEFA Under-21 Championship 2004 qualifier against Turkey. At the time he was yet to make his competitive debut for Leeds United's first team,
In May 2005, while still a member of the Under-21 side, Carson was called up to the England senior team squad for the team's tour of the United States later that month.
New manager Fabio Capello named Carson in his first England squad for the friendly match against Switzerland in February 2008,
Carson married Amy Barton on 17 May 2008 in Egremont; the couple have a son, Hayden.
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'''Mauricio Andrs Pellegrino''' (born October 5, 1971 in Leones, Crdoba) is a former Argentine footballer, who played as a central defender, and a current coach.
Pellegrino played for Club Atltico Vlez Sarsfield during a large portion of the 90's, as the Buenos Aires-based lived its golden era. In 1998-99, he had his first abroad experience, joining Louis van Gaal's FC Barcelona; he made his Spanish first division debut on September 12, in a 1-0 win against CF Extremadura, and would be fairly used during the campaign, which ended with league conquest.
Pellegrino had his best years with another Spanish side, Valencia CF, partnering countryman Roberto Ayala in the heart of the back-four, while helping the ''Che'' to two league titles during his tenure, with the addition of the 2004 UEFA Cup. His main dark spot occurred during the 2001 UEFA Champions League final, as he missed the decisive penalty shootout attempt against FC Bayern Munich, in an eventual loss. Overall though in his several years at Valencia he was a very big fan favourite and played a key role in Valencia's success.
In January 2005, after having been frozen out by Claudio Ranieri, Pellegrino joined former Valencia boss Rafael Bentez at Liverpool F.C. on a free transfer, signing a six-month contract. This move made him the first Argentine player in the history of the club. He played 12 times for the Reds but his performances were not brilliant and Liverpool released him at the end of the season.After being released, Pellegrino returned to Spain, having an unassuming stint with Deportivo Alavs (13 matches, relegation).
After retiring in June 2006, Pellegrino stayed connected with Valencia, coaching its ''Cadete-B'' (which is their youth team); after a short stint there he decided to return to Liverpool, who still had Bentez in charge, on June 30, 2008, as first-team coach, a position he currentley remains in.
Pellegrino gained three caps for Argentina, all during 1997. He was picked for the squad at that year's Copa Amrica.
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'''Florent Stephane Sinama Pongolle''' (born October 20, 1984 in Saint-Pierre, Runion) is a French footballer who currently plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Mainly a striker who can also appear as a winger, pace and mobility are his best attributes.
Sinama Pongolle was signed by Liverpool F.C. in 2001, along with his cousin Anthony Le Tallec, from Le Havre AC, by then manager Grard Houllier, after impressive performances in both the European Under-16 Championship and the Under-17 World Championship. He was named player of the tournament as France won the latter competition, and would remain (as Le Tallec) two further years at Le Havre, loaned.
After his return, Sinama Pongolle appeared sporadically with the ''Reds'', with some highlights however: coming from the bench against Olympiakos CFP and immediately equalizing for a 3-1 home win, in the club's victorious Champions League campaign (although he was left out of the squad for the final), netting two goals in the third round of the 2005-06 FA Cup against Luton Town, as he helped Liverpool come from 3-1 down to a final score of 5-3, with the side finally emerging victorious in the tournament), and scoring in the 2005-06 Champions League 2-1 success at Real Betis, with a memorable chip from 20 yards.
In January 2006, Sinama Pongolle was loaned to fellow Premier League side Blackburn Rovers until the end of the season. He scored once for the club, a 2-3 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.
On August 30, 2006, Sinama Pongolle signed a one-year contract at Recreativo de Huelva, with an option to sign on for a further two years. On May 4, 2007, the Andalusia outfit confirmed he signed a permanent deal until 2011, for a fee of -4 million (-2.7 m). He was ''Recre's'' top goalscorer in his two seasons of play (12 and 10 respectively).
Sinama Pongolle signed a four-year contract with Atltico de Madrid for a fee believed to be in the region of -10million (-8 m), on July 3, 2008. Initially thought of as a backup to Diego Forln and Sergio Agero, he benefitted from an injury to the Uruguayan, netting four goals in his first five league appearances for the ''colchoneros'', with braces against former side Recreativo and Getafe CF.
Later in his first season, injury and match bans to team captain Maxi Rodrguez saw him playing several games successfully at right winger, as Atltico once again finished fourth.
In the winter transfer market opening in 2010, Sinama Pongolle was transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal, for -6.500.000.
After his under-16 and 17 exploits, Sinama Pongolle made his under-21 debut on 21 August 2002. He was a part of the squad that participated in the 2006 European Championship, which took place from 23 May to 4 June in Portugal. At the end of his four-year tenure with this category, he ranked first in caps (37) and goals (11).
Sinama Pongolle received his first senior cap on 14 October 2008, during a friendly match with Tunisia, in a 3-1 win.
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'''Anthony Le Tallec''' (born October 3, 1984 in Hennebont, Brittany) is a French footballer who currently plays for Le Mans Union Club 72, as a forward or attacking midfielder.
Le Tallec was signed from Le Havre AC by Liverpool in 2001, along with his cousin Florent Sinama-Pongolle, by then manager Grard Houllier. This was after impressive performances for the French national youth team in the European Under-16 and U-17 World Championships. At the latter tournament, he was awarded the 'Silver Ball' as the second best player (behind his cousin), and France emerged champions. Both players remained a further two years at Le Havre, loaned by the ''Reds''. He scored his first and only Liverpool goal in a UEFA Cup tie against NK Olimpija Ljubljana in October 2003.
After his return, Le Tallec featured in Liverpool's victorious run in the 2004-05 Champions League, starting in the home leg of the quarter final tie against Juventus,
but did not appear in the squad list of 18 in the final.
For the 2005-06 season, he joined Sunderland A.F.C. on loan, in a bid to gain some more first team football. He stated: "I am a competitor and I want to play all the time, but with Liverpool it was impossible. I chose to come to Sunderland because I need to play every week". In a disappointing season for the club, who finished bottom of the table, he was their top scorer with only five goals in all competitions. He scored a header against Fulham FC, helping Sunderland pick up their only home win all season.
In May 2006, Le Tallec completed his loan period and Sunderland announced they would not be looking to retain his services. He returned to Liverpool but was not given a squad number by boss Rafael Bentez. At the end of the month, he joined up with the France U21 for the European Championship, which took place May 23-June 4, 2006 in Portugal. Le Tallec only featured in France's final group match, after they had already secured qualification, and he was substituted after 61 minutes.
In August 2006, Le Tallec moved to FC Sochaux-Montbliard, on another loan deal. He won the 2007 French Cup scoring a late equaliser in the final, which led to Sochaux winning the match on penalties against Olympique de Marseille. Incidentally, a fellow Liverpool player out on loan, Djibril Ciss, scored two goals in the match for the opposition.
On 31 August 2007, it was reported that Scottish Premier League's Heart of Midlothian F.C. were close to signing Le Tallec. However, the player ended up moving to ''Ligue 1'' outfit Le Mans Union Club 72, on loan for the entire season, with a view to a permanent deal for approximately -1.1 million pounds. Following the season, Le Mans decided to make the loan permanent, signing Le Tallec to a four-year deal.
Le Tallec's younger brother, Damien, is also a footballer. Another former French youth international, he currently plays for Borussia Dortmund.
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'''Christian Ziege''' (born February 1, 1972 in Berlin) is a former German football (soccer) defender and midfielder. With the German national team, Ziege won Euro 96. Ziege is formerly head coach, assistant coach and director of football at Borussia Mnchengladbach.
At club level, Ziege played for Bayern Munich (1990-97), AC Milan (1997-99) and Middlesbrough (1999-2000). In summer 2000 Liverpool F.C. made a -5.5m bid which exactly matched a get-out clause in Ziege's contract. Middlesbrough insisted they had received offers in excess of -8m for Ziege, but were forced contractually to allow Ziege to talk to Liverpool, who then signed him.
On 14 March 2002, Liverpool were fined -20,000 by The Football Association for making an illegal approach for Ziege, while the player himself was fined -10,000.
Ziege returned to Germany with Borussia Mnchengladbach in June 2004,
Ziege's club career allowed him to play in cross-city derbies in Liverpool (versus Everton), Milan (versus Inter) and London (versus Arsenal and Chelsea); a unique achievement in the modern game.
Ziege was capped 72 times for Germany, scoring nine goals. Other than the Euro 96 win, he also played for his country at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups (during which he played the final game and sported a rather amusing mohawk), as well as Euro 2000 (he was a member of the Euro 2004 squad, but didn't play).
Ziege won the Bundesliga title twice with Bayern and the Serie A title once with Milan. He also won the UEFA Cup with Bayern in 1996 and with Liverpool in 2001. With the club from the Merseyside, he also gained the 2001 League Cup. He is the only player to have played in the Milan, Munich, Merseyside, Tyne-Tees and North London derbies.
Following retirement from the game due to injury in October 2005, Ziege picked up his UEFA diploma for coaching. In 2006 he moved into coaching with his last professional club, Borussia Mnchengladbach, where he was named head coach of the club's Under-17 team, succeeding Thomas Schumacher. In 2006-07 the club's U17 team had won ten out of seventeen matches with Ziege in charge when, in March 2007, he was handed the role of Director of Football at the club, as the replacement for the outgoing Peter Pander.
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'''Elisha Scott''' (24 August 1894 - 16 May 1959) was a Northern Irish football goalkeeper who most notably played for Liverpool from 1912 to 1934 (still holding the record as their longest-serving player).
Elisha Scott played for Linfield, Broadway United and Belfast Celtic teams before Liverpool manager Tom Watson signed him on 3 September 1912, following a recommendation from Scott's older brother Billy Scott. Liverpool only got the chance to sign Scott when Everton decided that the 17-year-old Elisha was too young.
Scott was reported as signed by Crewe Alexandra in August 1913, presumably under some sort of loan arrangement. He succeeded Thomas Charles Allison as deputy for the first choice keeper, Arthur Box and played for them in the early part of season 1913/14.
Scott finally made his Liverpool debut on New Year's Day 1913 at St James' Park. The team drew 0-0 with Newcastle.
During the early days of his career Scott was understudy to Ken Campbell and only appeared occasionally. The First World War interrupted Scott-s career for four years. However, after its conclusion he returned to Liverpool and was determined to make the number 1 jersey his own. Scott finally got a chance of a run in the Liverpool goal at the end of the season. Scott's goalkeeping position was set in stone when Campbell was allowed to leave in the April 1920. Scott established himself as Liverpool-s number 1. He was a major part of the back-to-back Championship winning teams of 1922 and 1923, missing just 3 games of the first title and none in the second.
Numerous stories about Scott exist in Liverpool folklore. One such story relates to a 1924 game, after Scott had just made a phenomenal save at Ewood Park against Blackburn. A man appeared from the crowd went over to Scott and kissed him. Scott was part of one of the legendary rivalries of the day along with Everton-s Dixie Dean. The two of them were the main topic of discussion when derby day was approaching - Everton declared that Dean would score whilst Liverpool disagreed, saying Scott wouldn-t let a single shot past. A famous story, and possible myth associated with the two men was that of how they once encountered each other in Belfast city centre the day before a Ireland versus England game. Dean, famed for his remarkable heading ability touched his hat and nodded to Scott as they were about to pass only for Scott to respond by diving as if to try and save an imaginary header, much to the initial shock and then delight of the locals who witnessed it while a mildly shocked Dean smiled and quietly continued on his walk.
Towards the end of the decade, Scott lost his starting position to another Liverpool goalkeeper, Arthur Riley, but he never gave up the battle for the position of goalkeeper. However, at the beginning of the 1930s it was becoming more and more difficult for Scott to get into the line-up; eventually Scott asked if he could return to his homeland when his old team Belfast Celtic offered him a player-manager role in 1934. Liverpool consented. Scott played the last of his 467 appearances at Chelsea on 21 February 1934.
Chelsea defeated Belfast Celtic 2-0 in Scott's final appearance at Chelsea. Upon Liverpool-s final home match of the season Scott headed to the director-s box to give his adoring fans a farewell speech. Scott played his final game for the Belfast club in 1936 at the age of 42. In his time as manager of the Celtics Scott won 10 Irish League titles, 6 Irish Cups, 3 City Cups, 8 Gold Cups and 5 County Antrim Shields.
Sectarian crowd trouble, such as an incident in which Celtic player Jimmy Jones had his leg broken at a match on Boxing Day 1948 against Linfield, led to Celtic withdrawing from the league in 1949. The club felt that the police couldn-t protect their players and supporters from further violence in future games.
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'''Mark Wayne Hateley''' (born 7 November 1961 in Wallasey, Merseyside) is a retired English football player who played as a centre-forward. He was capped 32 times for the English national team (including games in the 1986 World Cup), and played in top-level football leagues in England, Italy, France and Scotland.
Hateley started his career at Coventry City, before moving to Portsmouth, where a successful 1983-84 season resulted in a high profile transfer to A.C. Milan. However, his move did not come at one of the famous Italian sides greatest times, when they were still re-establishing themselves in Serie A after slipping out of it twice (the first time due to demotion as a result of a match fixing scandal) in the previous six years. That year he also helped England win the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, scoring six goals in the knockout stages. He then joined AS Monaco in 1987 before transferring to Rangers in 1990.
Arguably he enjoyed his best days at Rangers, where he scored both goals in a title-clinching 2-0 victory against Aberdeen on the final day of the 1990-91 season. He was also the first non-Scottish player to win the Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award.
He left Rangers in late 1995 (having won five successive league titles), with family problems suspected to be the catalyst for his move to Queen's Park Rangers for -1.5million - a large fee for a 34-year-old. However, he was unable to stop QPR from suffering relegation from the Premier League in 1995-96. He also had a short loan spell at Leeds United during this period.
However, in early 1997, with Rangers trying to win their ninth title in a row, and with a huge injury list, manager Walter Smith desperately needed a striker, and re-signed Hateley for -300,000 for the vital game against Rangers' biggest rivals, Celtic. Rangers won the game 1-0, but Hateley was sent off. However, most commentators thought that the mere presence of Hateley had given Rangers a psychological advantage and that it was a signing that had paid off. Rangers eventually won the league, with the game versus Celtic seen as the unofficial clincher.
He ended his playing career with a couple of appearances for Ross County.
Following his departure from Rangers for a second time he became player manager for Hull City. Hateley managed Hull between 1997 and 1999, but left after two unproductive seasons which saw them struggling near the foot of The Football League and overshadowed by the constant fear of extinction.
His father, Tony, was also an English striker who played for many clubs including Notts County, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Hateley's son Tom, born 1989 in Monaco, is currently in the Motherwell team after being released from the Reading youth team.
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'''Bradley Edwin "Brad" Guzan''' (born September 9, 1984, in ) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for Aston Villa of the English Premier League and the United States national team.
Guzan, who is of Polish American ancestry, played his youth soccer at the Chicago Magic Soccer Club, and for the varsity soccer team at Providence Catholic High School in Illinois, from which he graduated in 2003. He went on to play two seasons of college soccer at the University of South Carolina (USC), and was a second-team All-American in his sophomore season.
Guzan had an impressive freshman campaign at USC, starting all eighteen matches in his first season at South Carolina. He finished the year with a 0.96 goals against average that was aided by eight shutouts; tied for the sixth-most in a season in school history. He was named to College Soccer News' All-Freshman team and was one of just two freshmen named to the NSCAA All-South team. He recorded 69 saves on the year, finishing with a 9-7-2 record.
After spending two years with the Chicago Fire Reserves in the USL Premier Development League he chose to forgo the rest of his college years, signing a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer (MLS). Chivas USA drafted Guzan with the second overall pick of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.
Guzan has played for the Under-18 United States national team. He got his first cap for the senior national team on February 19, 2006, against Guatemala. On November 7, 2007, Guzan was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
On July 11, 2008, Aston Villa agreed a transfer fee in the region of -600,000, or $1.2 million, with MLS and Chivas USA to sign Guzan, significantly less than the -2 million agreed to in Aston Villa's failed move for the keeper in January 2008. This was because Guzan would have been out of his contract at the end of the 2008 season in November, allowing him to sign for Aston Villa during the January transfer window on a free transfer.
On August 1, 2008, Guzan was granted a work permit by the Home Office, allowing him to complete his move to Aston Villa.
Guzan made his Villa debut in September 2008, in the League Cup, at home to Queens Park Rangers.
He made his European debut in the UEFA Cup game away at Slavia Prague on November 6, 2008. The match finished 1-0 to Aston Villa with Guzan making several saves to keep a clean sheet. His performance led to his manager, Martin O'Neill, describing him as a "class goalkeeper in the making." He also started in Villa's first leg against CSKA Moscow in round 32 of the UEFA Cup at Villa Park on February 18, 2009.
He came on as a substitute against Liverpool after Brad Friedel's red card.
Guzan played in every game that Villa won during their successful Peace Cup campaign of 2009, against Atlante, Porto and Juventus. He helped Villa overcome the Italians in the final, notably in the penalty shootout where he saved the attempts of Vincenzo Iaquinta and Alessandro Del Piero. The only game that Villa did not win (in the group stages against Mlaga) was the one in which Guzan did not feature.
Despite having a successful pre-season period, Guzan was dropped from the first team in favour of compatriot and Premier League veteran Brad Friedel for Villa's opening game of the 09/10 season, against Wigan Athletic.
On 27th October 2009, Guzan saved four penalties in one match, one in normal time and three more in a penalty shoot-out win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the last 16 of the Carling Cup.
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'''Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi''' (born 12 October 1981 in Zaria) is a Nigerian-born English footballer, currently playing for Newcastle United as a forward.
He is the older brother of fellow footballers Tomi Ameobi and Samuel Ameobi, who is a Newcastle youth player.
Born in Nigeria, Ameobi moved to England when he was five. He was spotted playing by a Newcastle United scout at the age of thirteen. After initially struggling to come to terms with the standard, Ameobi started to excel and made rapid strides towards the first team.
Ameobi signed for the club's academy on 1 July 1995, but did not make his debut for the senior team until five years later, 9 September 2000, in a home game against Chelsea. He made 22 appearances for Newcastle that season, aided by injuries to then first choice strike partnership Alan Shearer and Carl Cort.
His erratic form has earned him some criticism in the past, and although never having been claimed as a prolific goalscorer (his goals to games ratio, up to Christmas 2005 was just 34 goals from 186 appearances), many of his games were as a substitute. Due to injuries in the latter stages of 2005-06, Ameobi gained a regular starting place, and scored six goals in Newcastle's last twelve Premiership games.
In the 2006 Intertoto Cup, Ameobi scored twice in Newcastle's away tie at Lillestrm (3-0), taking him to second place in the club's table of leading goalscorers in European competition with twelve goals, behind only Shearer.
During the 2006-07 season, Ameobi needed a hip operation, a condition which had been plaguing him for the past two seasons. Newcastle's shortage of match-fit first team strikers during the previous season had forced him to be postpone this surgery. This caused his team-mates to reportedly carry him through to the January transfer window when Newcastle could strengthen their striking options.
Ameobi and the Newcastle medical team reported his hip operation in the US was a success and that the club doctors and medical staff would work on his rehabilitation. It was originally thought that he would not be fit to play until the start of 2007-08, but his rehabilitation progressed quickly and he made a shock return with three games remaining in the season, clocking approximately 30 minutes of match action against Reading
However, after failing to impress Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce,
On 14 August, Ipswich Town manager Jim Magilton confirmed that the club were in talks with Ameobi and that the club were keen to get the deal finalised as long as Ameobi was willing to play in the second division. However, on 17 August, Ameobi failed a medical, showing hamstring problems, and the deal collapsed.
Due to long term injuries to Mark Viduka and Alan Smith, as well as shorter term injuries to Michael Owen and Obafemi Martins, Ameobi was able to start the 2008-09 season in the first team squad. He managed to score his first goal in two years for Newcastle in a 2-2 home draw with Manchester City on 20 October.
He scored a penalty to mark his 50th goal for Newcastle on 1 February 2009 against local rivals Sunderland to make the final score 1-1. He scored his first ever career hat-trick in Newcastle's first home match in the Championship against Reading on 15 August. The first two goals were diving headers, and he completed his hat-trick with a penalty, which he placed in the bottom left corner, sending the keeper the wrong way.
He got injured in Newcastle's 4-3 win over Huddersfield in the league cup. The injury kept him out for three months but on his return he scored against Coventry with a left footed strike from the edge of the box.
Nigerian-born Ameobi had a three-year spell with England's U21, netting 7 goals.
Stats accurate as of 23:50, 18 January 2010.
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'''Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst''' (born 5 February 1975 in Rotterdam), known as '''Gio''' for short, is a Dutch footballer of Moluccan ancestry who plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Dutch national team.
Van Bronckhorst signed a three-year contract with Feyenoord in June 2007, leaving FC Barcelona as a free agent. Prior to joining Barcelona, Bronckhorst played for RKC Waalwijk (1993-94), Feyenoord (1994-98), Rangers (1998-2001), and Arsenal (2001-03).
He has earned over 90 caps for the Dutch national team, and played for his country in two World Cups (1998 and 2006), as well as three European Championships (2000, 2004, and 2008).
Van Bronckhorst was already a regular international when he signed for Rangers in 1998, joining up with compatriot Dick Advocaat, the Scottish club's new manager. In his first competitive game for Rangers, a remarkable UEFA Cup tie away to League of Ireland side Shelbourne (although played at Tranmere Rovers' Prenton Park), Van Bronckhorst marked his debut with a finely-struck goal as Rangers came back from 3-0 down to win the match 5-3. Giovanni went on to score 22 goals for Rangers (13 in the league, three in the Scottish Cup, one in the Scottish League Cup, three in the Champions League and two in the UEFA Cup), mostly as a play-making midfielder of notable skill and subtlety, before an -8.5 m transfer to Arsenal in the summer of 2001.
Arsne Wenger signed Van Bronckhorst to replace the midfield void left by the departure of Emmanuel Petit from Arsenal and he was expected to partner Patrick Vieira in the centre.
As the 2003-04 season approached, Giovanni Van Bronckhorst had the opportunity to move to FC Barcelona and work with new boss Frank Rijkaard as part-exchange for the transfer of Cesc Fbregas to Arsenal. After adapting to his new role as a left back, he helped Bara to a revival in the second half of the season. He won the La Liga title with Bara in the 2004-05 season after some of his finest displays together with 4 goals to his credit. In 2005-06, he helped his club repeat as Liga champions while winning the 2006 Champions League as well (He was the only player who participated in all Champions League matches that season). In Spain, he styled his shirt name to 'Gio' as opposed to his time at Arsenal where his name was 'Bronckhorst'. He said on Dutch soccer program Studio Voetbal, that he could return to Feyenoord due to a contract clause that allows him to sign immediately with the club he supported as a boy.
On 21 August 2007, Van Bronckhorst's contract with Bara ended and he subsequently joined up with Feyenoord for the second time in his career. Since joining, Van Bronckhorst has become a pivotal member of the Eredivisie team's squad, most recently proving to be something of a rock in an injury-hit side. At the beginning of his first season in Rotterdam, coach Bert van Marwijk made Van Bronckhorst captain.
Van Bronckhorst made his national team debut in August 1996 and has since gone on to earn over 80 caps, including two World Cup and three Euro campaigns. He did not appear in the 1998 World Cup and only saw limited action in Euro 2000 as cover for leftback Arthur Numan.
However later national team coaches appreciated Van Bronkhorst's leftback capabilities, most notably Dick Advocaat who played him for the Netherlands in the Euro 2004 competition in Portugal. The Dutch team reached the semi-finals of the tournament where Portugal disposed of them.
He was a regular in the national team for the 2006 World Cup qualification campaign. However, in the Round of 16 match against Portugal (see Battle of Nuremberg), he received a red card in a match that saw four red cards given, a World Cup record. There was an unusual scene in which Van Bronckhorst was sitting in the stands next to his FC Barcelona teammate at the time, Deco of Portugal who had also been sent off.
Van Bronckhorst scored the winning goal in a Euro 2008 qualifying match against Slovenia on 28 March 2007. The Netherlands won the match 1-0.
On 9 June 2008, while playing in a 3-0 victory over Italy in UEFA Euro 2008, he assisted in the second goal scored by the Netherlands and also scored the third goal, after running all the way from the back. For the second goal, he first cleared the ball off his own line and ran deep into the Italian half, then received the ball and crossed it to Dirk Kuyt who headed it down to Wesley Sneijder to slot between the post and the advancing Gianluigi Buffon. He later even scored another one himself to condemn the world champions to an embarrassing defeat.
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'''Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden''' ) (born 15 August 1976 in Maastricht, the Netherlands) Is a Football Player who plays for Sunderland.
Zenden's father Pierre Zenden is a former judoka, who worked as a sports broadcaster for the public NOS broadcasting system from 1968 to 2005. Zenden played football and was also competitive in judo as a child. In 1985 Dutch club MVV Maastricht signed Zenden after watching him play for amateur club Leonidas. Two years later Zenden joined the youth academy of PSV Eindhoven.
He earned his judo black belt by the age of 14 and was three times judo champion of his home province of Limburg. However, at the age of 16 he chose to pursue a career in football.
As his career developed at PSV Eindhoven, Zenden made the left wing position his own, displacing Peter Hoekstra and finally becoming a firm member of the starting line-up after the departure of Dutch national team player Jan Wouters. Zenden was an important part of the PSV team that won the Dutch Eredivisie league championship in 1997, and he received the 1997 "Dutch Talent of the Year" award.
At Barcelona he became part of a large contingent of Dutch players under Barcelona's Dutch coach Louis van Gaal. He found his first-team opportunities at Barcelona limited by the form of fellow Dutchman Marc Overmars, who played in Zenden's favoured left wing position for both club and country. Instead, Zenden was deployed as a left wingback, a defensive role which he took on successfully, as he displaced Spanish international and local favourite Sergi Barjun.
In his three years at Chelsea, Zenden played in the 2002 FA Cup final, a 2-0 defeat by Arsenal, however he struggled to maintain a constant place in the starting line-up mainly due to persistent injuries.
He was loaned out to Middlesbrough for the 2003-2004 season. Here he found playing success, as he scored the winning goal in the 2004 League Cup final against Bolton Wanderers to secure Middlesbrough their first major trophy in club history. When his contract with Chelsea expired in the summer 2004, he moved to Middlesbrough on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract for the 2004-2005 season. He was deployed in a central midfield position, where he played 36 of 38 league games, scoring 5 goals in the process, and was voted the Middlesbrough fans' 2005 Player of the Year.
Zenden joined newly crowned UEFA Champions League champions Liverpool on July 4, 2005. He started his Liverpool career being used regularly as a left midfielder, and was in the starting line-up as Liverpool won the 2005 European Super Cup. He suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury in his right knee in December 2005, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.
Zenden suffered a further knee injury playing against Manchester City on November 25, 2006, and has recovered since undergoing surgery.
Zenden played in both legs of Liverpool's Champions League semi-final against Chelsea, scoring Liverpool's first penalty in the penalty shootout at the end of the second leg, which Liverpool won 4-1. He went on to start in the final, which Liverpool lost to AC Milan. Zenden scored twice during his spell at Liverpool with goals against West Ham
On 24 May 2007, it was announced by Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez that Zenden's contract would not be renewed and that he was allowed to talk to other clubs , and on 6 July 2007, Zenden signed a 2 year contract with Olympique Marseille. Zenden made his competitive debut for Marseille on 11 August 2007, starting and eventually being substituted in a 0-0 stalemate with Rennes.
At Marseille, Zenden struggled for regular football. In the 2008-09 Ligue 1 season he featured 13 times (predominately as a substitute), and scoring 3 goals.
Zenden revealed that he wanted to end his career in England after being released with Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth interested in the player. In October 2009, he went to Sunderland A.F.C. on trial
On the 16 October 2009, it was announced that Zenden had signed a contract with Sunderland tying him down until the end of the 2009-10 season. Zenden signed just in time to make his debut against his former club Liverpool and he did an excellent job helping Sunderland to retain their one goal lead coming on as a substitute. According to Steve Bruce, "[Zenden] is technically very, very good - you don't play for Barcelona and Liverpool and Marseille and Chelsea and all of those teams if you haven't got really good ability. He will give us that little bit of experience, that know-how, and also around the dressing room with the younger lads too, he is everything I hoped he would be." Zenden made his debut for the Black Cats in a 1-0 win over his former club Liverpool as a second half substitute for the injured Lee Cattermole. His Sunderland career has often seen him play as a substitute without starting any matches and he had suffered an injury in between, but after recovery he was named in the squad to face his old club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 16 January 2010, and within less than 10 minutes of coming on as a second-half substitute he scored his first goal for the club, a fine half-volley to reduce his team's deficit to 5-1, having been 4-0 down at half-time. The Black Cats eventually succumbed 7-2.
Zenden made his debut for the Dutch national team in a 1998 World Cup qualification match against San Marino on April 30, 1997. He was included in the starting formation, and played the entire game as the Netherlands won 6-0. He was called up to represent the Netherlands at the 1998 World Cup in France, where Zenden started the tournament as a substitute. Coming on twice as a substitute, he was selected to start in the semi-final loss to Brazil. He was once more selected to play in the 3rd placing playoff against Croatia, where he scored a goal after a solo run and a powerful long-range shot. After scoring, he attempted to celebrate with an acrobatic somersault, but failed, throwing himself head first to the ground.
It was during the run-up to Euro 2000 that he gained acclaim, with the tournament itself providing the platform some of his finest performances. His raw pace and acceleration down the flank, coupled with his ability to function both as a wing-forward and as a wing-back made him a versatile player to have in the squad. His man-of-the-match performance in a friendly against Germany at the turn of the millennium cemented his position in the national team-he set up the opening goal for Patrick Kluivert, then added his own name to the scoresheet with a thunderous volley from Ronald de Boer's corner, before nearly putting the gloss on the finish when he left the entire German defence for dead with his raw pace, beat the goalkeeper with his shot, only for it to rebound off the upright.
Zenden played in all five Dutch matches at Euro 2000. Carrying his pre-tournament form into the big event, Zenden grabbed a goal against Denmark and the winner against France to help the Netherlands finish top of Group D. The Dutch annihilated the Yugoslavians 6-1 in the quarter-final; Zenden once again put in a stellar performance, including the assist for what turned out to be Kluivert's hat-trick goal. He started the semi-final against Italy, but he was substituted in a game that would see the Dutch be eliminated on penalties. Zenden was named in the UEFA Team of the Tournament, along with compatriots Patrick Kluivert (top goalscorer), Frank de Boer, and Edgar Davids.
Zenden featured again in Euro 2004 (Euro 2004), though he only played the first half of the first match against Germany. Following the tournament, Zenden, like other experienced players including Clarence Seedorf and Edgar Davids, found himself excluded from the national squad selection by new Dutch national team coach Marco van Basten. Since September 2004, Zenden has not been called up, and the injury he suffered in December 2005 put paid to any chance he might have had of playing in the 2006 World Cup.
:''Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first.''
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'''Giuseppe Rossi''' (born February 1, 1987) is an association football player who plays for the Spanish club Villarreal as a second striker. He was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, in the United States, and has dual American and Italian citizenship; he made his debut for Italy in October 2008, scoring his first international goal in June 2009.
Rossi was born to Italian immigrant parents in Teaneck, New Jersey in the United States; his father, Fernando Rossi, coached soccer and taught Italian and Spanish at Clifton High School. His mother, Cleonilde Rossi, was also a language teacher at Clifton.
When offered a spot on the youth team of Parma, Rossi and his father moved to Italy until Manchester United bought his contract when he was 17. He scored a long range effort for Manchester United in a 3-1 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
At the start of the 2006-07 season, Rossi moved to Newcastle United on loan until January 1, 2007, where he was expected to gain some first team experience. He made his home debut on September 24, 2006. Rossi scored his only Newcastle goal in his first start on October 25, 2006, against Portsmouth in a Carling Cup Third Round tie at St James' Park.
For the second half of the season, he was again loaned out, this time to his former club, Parma. Scoring nine goals in 19 league appearances, he helped the club escape the threat of relegation.
On July 31, 2007, Manchester United confirmed Rossi had been sold to Spanish club Villarreal for an undisclosed fee, reportedly around -6.6 million (-10 million). However, a clause was added to Rossi's Villarreal contract that allows Manchester United to re-purchase him at a later date. He scored his first goal for Villarreal on his debut against Valencia on August 26, 2007.
In his second season with Villarreal, Rossi had scored 12 goals in 30 league appearances, along with three goals in eight Champions League appearances.
Rossi has represented Italy at almost every youth level from U-16 to U-21. In 2006, he was invited to a pre-World Cup training camp with the United States national team by then-coach Bruce Arena but declined, stating his desire to play for Italy. He was called up for the 2007 Euro U-21 by head coach Pierluigi Casiraghi. He scored four goals at the 2008 Summer Olympics, making him the top scorer for the tournament, despite only reaching the quarter final.
Italian national football team manager Marcello Lippi has stated that should Rossi have been fit, he would have received a call-up for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers in September 2008. Rossi was called up to the Italy squad in October 2008, making his debut for the national team as a second half substitute against Bulgaria on October 11. Rossi scored his first goal for the Italian national team on June 6, 2009, in a friendly against Northern Ireland, at Pisa's Arena Garibaldi. He also scored 2 goals against the USA in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup on June 15th 2009, in South Africa.
:''Scores and results list. Italy's goal tally is listed first.''
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'''Stephan Maigaard Andersen''' (born November 26, 1981) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Brndby IF in the Danish Superliga. Andersen is also playing for the Denmark national football team and was chosen to represent his country at the 2004 European Championship.
Starting his career at the youth teams of Hvidovre IF, he moved youth setup of multiple Danish champions Brndby IF. When he wasn't seen as a long-term prospect for the Brndby goalkeeping position, he left Brndby in the winter 1999, to rejoin Hvidovre. Andersen made his senior debut for Hvidovre IF in the lower league Danish 1st Division, and was recognized as a big talent. He was called up for the Danish under-21 national team in June 2001, where he immediately displaced the two years older Rune Pedersen.
In March 2002, Hvidovre owner, and professional goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel chose to end his engagement in the club. Hvidovre actively sought to off-load Andersen, one of only two professional players in the squad. He was initially wanted by a number of clubs in English football, including Schmeichel's club Aston Villa FC and Sunderland AFC, the club of Danish international goalkeeper Thomas Srensen. Sunderland opted to buy Norwegian international goalkeeper Thomas Myhre instead, and no other foreign offers materialized. Andersen moved to Akademisk Boldklub (AB) in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship in August 2002. While at AB, he reached 21 games for the Danish under-21 national team, and was the first goalkeeper to win a Danish talent award, when he was named 2003 Danish ''under-21 Talent of the Year''. Following strong displays for AB, Andersen made his Danish national team debut against Spain in March 2004. He was selected as a backup goalkeeper for the Danish national team squad at the 2004 European Championship, where Thomas Srensen was preferred as the starting goalkeeper in every game.
He moved abroad to join English club Charlton Athletic in a DKK 8 million transfer deal in June 2004.
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'''Niclas Christian Monberg Jensen''' (born 17 August 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former Danish professional football player and current agent. He played as a left back and gained 62 games for the Danish national team, and played for Denmark at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship. He is the older brother of fellow Danish national team player Daniel Jensen.
Jensen started playing football for Danish club Boldklubben 1893 (B.93). He moved on to Lyngby Boldklub in the Danish Superliga championship in 1992. While at Lyngby, he debuted for the Danish under-21 national team, and he won the 1995 Danish ''Under-21 Player of the Year'' award.
When the management of Lyngby changed in 1996, Jensen was one of several players sold by the leaving CEO Flemming stergaard. Niclas Jensen moved abroad to play for Dutch team PSV Eindhoven in August 1996. After two seasons of little playing time for the club, he returned to Denmark to play for F.C. Copenhagen (FCK) in 1998, brought in by FCK's new CEO Flemming stergaard.
Jensen went on to play five years for F.C. Copenhagen, with whom he won the 2000-01 Danish Superliga championship. With right wingback Thomas Rytter, he formed a wingback duo that was known as the best in the Superliga. In January 2002, he was sold to Manchester City in the English 1st Division, in a transfer deal worth DKK 7.5 million.
Jensen played the remaining 18 games of the season, as Manchester City won promotion to the top-flight FA Premier League.
Returning from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he played 33 of Manchester City's 38 games in the 2002-03 Premiership season, as the club finished 9th in the league.
A high point came at home against Leeds United when Jensen scored a spectacular volley to win the game.
Niclas Jensen was bought by German team Borussia Dortmund in July 2003. He started well for Dortmund, but Jensen was eventually relegated to the role of substitute for Brazilian wingback Ded.
After two years at Dortmund, he moved back to England in July 2005, to play for Fulham in the FA Premier League. In the first half of the 2005-06 season, he was a Fulham regular. When the club signed a loan deal with English international defender Wayne Bridge in January 2006, Jensen was dropped from the Fulham first team after the January 14, 2006 Premiership game against Newcastle United. He would have to wait until September 2006, before he played his next Fulham game, being substituted off in a Football League Cup game against Wycombe Wanderers. With only one competitive game for Fulham in almost a year, he got an ultimatum by national manager Morten Olsen on January 3, 2007, to either find himself a new club or be dropped from the Danish national team.
While at B.93, Jensen made his debut for the Danish youth national teams in August 1990 and played 3 matches at the 1991 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship.
While at F.C. Copenhagen, he was called up for the Danish national team under national team coach Bo Johansson. Jensen debuted in a friendly match against the Czech Republic in August 1998. Following his debut, he would have to wait more than two years to play his second national team game. Under new national team coach Morten Olsen, Jensen was recalled for a friendly match against Germany in November 2000.
He was selected for the Danish national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and in the progress of the tournament, he displaced Jan Heintze as Denmark's starting left wingback.
In his time at Dortmund, Jensen was selected to represent Denmark at the 2004 European Championship. He played Denmark's first three matches at the tournament, before being replaced by Kasper Bgelund for Denmark's final game before elimination.
While at Fulham, Jensen got an ultimatum by national manager Morten Olsen on January 3, 2007, to either find himself a new club or be dropped from the Danish national team
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'''Brian Priske Pedersen''' (born May 14, 1977) is a Danish professional football player who is currently playing as a defender for Vejle Boldklub in Denmark. He has played more than 20 matches for the Denmark national football team since his debut in 2003 and he represented Denmark at the 2004 European Championship (Euro 2004) tournament.
Born in Horsens, Priske started his career for Danish club Stensballe. A Horsens suburb club. Still a youth he changed to Horsens Forenede Sportsklubber (HFS) which club today is called AC Horsens. He moved on to Aarhus Fremad in 1997, before settling at Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB) in 1999. Here he won the Danish Superliga championship in 1999, and captained the club at the end of his tenure. While at AaB, Priske made his debut for the Danish national team in the Spring of 2003, before moving to Belgium to play for K.R.C. Genk in the summer that year. He played for Denmark as a substitute at the Euro 2004, only playing 14 minutes in the 0-0 group game with Italy, but following retirement and injuries in the Danish defense he became a more consistent member of the national team. In the 2006 World Cup qualification stage he played 10 out of 12 matches, though Denmark did not qualify for the finals.
When he played the full match in Denmark's 4-1 win over England on August 17, 2005, Priske opened a few eyes in the English Premiership and he joined Portsmouth F.C. on August 22 for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal. When he arrived in England, Priske received a good run in manager Alain Perrin's Portsmouth side, but the sacking of Perrin in November 2005 and the return of manager Harry Redknapp led to Priske being dropped from the side. Many Portsmouth supporters assumed that he had been a casualty of Redknapp's disdain of using players he himself had not purchased, and speculation was rife in the January 2006 transfer window that Priske would be leaving the club.
A move away from Fratton Park never materialized, however, and following Portsmouth poor run of form in 2006 and injuries to several defenders, Priske was returned to the side for the March 11, 2006 match against Manchester City. Portsmouth then went on an excellent run of form for their final 10 matches of the season, with Priske being an absolute ever-present, helping the team earn Premiership survival for another year. Since arriving from K.R.C. Genk, Priske has been a popular player amongst Portsmouth supporters. Many were originally unhappy that Priske had been frozen-out of the team with Redknapp's return, and felt justified in their valuation of the player after the impressive role he played in earning the club survival from relegation.
During the pre-season of 2006, rumours of his departure resurfaced. Priske revealed to the Danish media that he had been told to find a new club before the start of the next season, and returned to Belgium, joining Club Brugge in August 2006. The news was met with confusion and anger among Portsmouth fans. In Bruges, Priske competed with fan favourites Olivier De Cock and Birger Maertens for a place in the starting line-up. Priske became a first team regular, and helped the team win the 2007 Belgian Cup.
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'''Dennis Rommedahl''' (born 22 July 1978 in Copenhagen) is a professional Danish footballer, who is currently playing as a winger for Ajax. He has represented the Danish national football team in more than 80 matches, scoring 16 goals. Rommedahl was selected for the Danish squads at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004 tournaments. He was also nominated for Danish Footballer of the Year in 2007.
Born in the Bispebjerg borough of Copenhagen, Rommedahl went on to play youth football for a number of clubs, including B 93 and Lyngby FC. He got his senior debut in 1995 for Lyngby, playing in the Danish Superliga championship.
In 1997, he was brought to the Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, where he made his debut on March 22 in a 1-0 home loss against SC Heerenveen. After playing another match, PSV subsequently loaned him out to RKC Waalwijk for the 1997-98 season. He returned to PSV in 1998 and became a success by outrunning rival defenders with his fast wing-runs and excellent crossing ability. In total, he won four Eredivisie championships with PSV as well as four times the Johan Cruijff-schaal. He was linked with a big-money move to Italy, which never happened despite the reported interest.
Rommedahl made the switch from Dutch to English football in the summer 2004, with Charlton Athletic beating Tottenham Hotspur to his signature, Rommedahl signing a four-year contract. His first season was spent settling in, with a notable length of time spent on the bench and on the physio's table, but his second season saw him flourish as he took a leading role in helping Charlton up towards the top of the Premiership.
Rommedahl had been linked with several moves away from Charlton. In the summer of 2006, he was nearly sold to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. In December 2006, he was linked with a -1 million move to F.C. Copenhagen. This link was resurrected as Charlton edged closer to relegation, this time with Rommedahl being discussed as a replacement for Michael Silberbauer who was expected to leave Denmark to join a foreign club. In the summer of 2007, Galatasaray SK and Getafe CF were interested in signing him.
Eventually he and Charlton agreed to sell him to Dutch side Ajax on July 20, 2007 for fee of -680,000.
With Ajax, Rommedahl immediately won his fifth career Johan Cruijff-schaal in a 1-0 win over his former team PSV Eindhoven. He was also one of five players nominated Danish Football Player of the Year for 2007. For the second half of the 2008-09 season, he went out on loan to N.E.C. Nijmegen.
Rommedahl was selected to play for the Danish under-19 national youth team in July 1996. In all, he went on to play a combined 19 matches and score 5 goals for the under-19 and under-21 national youth teams.
When Morten Olsen, former coach of Dutch club Ajax, took over as coach of the Danish national team, Rommedahl was immediately called up for his Denmark debut in August 2000. Rommedahl went on to play the next 38 Danish national team matches in a row, the first 32 games in the starting line-up. The 38 games included Denmark's four games at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal against defending world champions France in Denmark's 2-0 victory. His unbroken run of national team games was stopped in February 2004 when he missed the friendly match against Turkey. He also played all four Danish matches at the Euro 2004.
He is a winger well known for his speed.
:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''
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'''Vincenzo Montella''' (born June 18, 1974 in Pomigliano d'Arco) is a retired Italian footballer who last played for Serie A club Roma.
Montella's nickname during his playing career was ''L'Aeroplanino'' ("The Little Aeroplane"), in a reference to his short stature and trademark goal celebration.
Montella began his club career in Serie C1 at Empoli in 1990 before moving to Serie B club Genoa in 1995, where he scored 21 goals in his only season with the club. He then moved up to Serie A to U.C. Sampdoria, where he remained three years, until 1999, when he moved to Roma in a -25m transfer.
Montella made his Serie A debut on 8 September 1996, against Perugia.
It was Roma coach Zdenk Zeman that wanted him to spearhead the Roma attack, but that year Roma also signed a new coach, Fabio Capello, who disliked short forwards. Despite this, during the season 1999-00, Montella scored 18 goals, being the topscorer of the ''giallorossi''.
The following year, Roma signed the Argentinian forward Gabriel Batistuta from ACF Fiorentina, the tall striker wanted by Capello.
There was a controversy between the two forwards concerning the jersey #9, that was the number of both players. In the end Batistuta chose #18. "Batigol" was the coach's first choice, while Montella was often a substitute. Despite his lack of starts he was one of the main protagonists of Roma's third Scudetto in 2000-01 and scored many important goals for the team.
The controversies between Capello and Montella continued in the following years as Montella was unhappy at his lack of first team opportunites, and in March 2002 he made his sadness clear stating "''I would have better expectations with another coach''".
He has always been an idol of Roma's supporters, mainly because he has had a knack for performing well in the Rome derby against S.S. Lazio, scoring a brace in his first derby in 1999, and four goals in a 5-1 win on March 10, 2002. His four-goal haul is still the record of goals scored in a derby by a single player.
2003 was a bad period for Montella as he divorced from his former wife and was plagued with many injuries. During the season 2003-04 he played only 12 games but still managed a good scoring record, scoring 6 goals in those limited games.
During the season 2004-05 Fabio Capello finally left Roma for Juventus FC and, while the ''giallorossi'' had a disastrous season, Montella scored 23 goals and earned a new contract lasting until June 30, 2010.
In season 2005-06 he was again plagued with injuries. He underwent surgery on both his back and shoulder, limiting him to just twelve games. In January 2007, during season 2006-07 he was loaned to Fulham FC because Francesco Totti was the lone forward in Luciano Spalletti's 4-2-3-1, while Montella wanted to have more chances to play.
In the red AS Roma jersey he played a total of 215 matches in 8 years scoring 94 goals, becoming the fifth best topscorer of Roma's history.
He played his last game with ''giallorossi'' on December 23, 2006 before left on loan to England.
He joined Fulham on loan on January 4, 2007 on a six month deal wearing the number 11 shirt. He scored twice against Leicester City on his home debut in the FA Cup.
On January 13, 2007 he made his Premier League debut against West Ham United.
Montella quickly became popular with the Fulham fans and showed his gratitude for making him feel at home at Craven Cottage.
The loan was terminated by Sanchez on May 8, 2007, a week before its natural expiration.
He has been loaned to UC Sampdoria for the season 2007-08. Bruno Conti brought Montella back to Roma in 2008-09, after Amantino Mancini had left Roma.
Montella took number 23 when he came back; Vuini held on the number 9 shirt which was formerly Montella's, and Montella took the number 23 shirt which was formerly for Vuini'.
Montella was only able to make a substitute appearances for ''giallorossi'' at the 2008-09 season. He played his last game so far on 16 May 2009.
On 2 July 2009, Montella announced his retirement from professional football as a player.
Montella received his first international cap against Wales on June 5, 1999, and was part of the Italian national team at Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup. He has yet to receive another call-up since 2005 and was not included in Italy's 2006 World Cup triumph, Montella holds 20 caps.
He signed a 3-year contract with Roma as youth team coach for the ''Giovanissimi Nazionali'' (Under-15 level).
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'''Peter Planch Madsen''' (born April 26, 1978) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a forward for Danish club Brndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He has played 13 games and scored three goals for the Danish national team, and Madsen was part of the Danish squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments.
Peter Madsen started playing as a junior for Roskilde B 06, before he moved on to the youth team of Brndby IF. Considered a good talent, he played 35 matches and scored 9 goals for various Danish national youth teams from 1993 to 1999. He made his senior debut for Brndby in April 1997, and went on to win three Danish Superliga championships and the 1998 Danish Cup in his six years with the club. He finished the 2001-02 season as joint league top scorer with Kaspar Dalgas, and Madsen made his debut for the Danish senior national team in October 2001. He was included for the Danish team to compete at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but did not play any games at the tournament.
Madsen was long linked with a move abroad, and he was eventually loaned out to German team VfL Wolfsburg in January 2003, playing in the top-flight German Bundesliga championship. A part of the loan contract was a June 2003 transfer deal worth 15 million DKK, but as Wolfsburg eventually rejected the transfer, Madsen ended up playing for German league rivals VfL Bochum in the summer 2003. In his first season with Bochum, Madsen scored 13 league goals, and he was chosen to represent the Danish national team at the 2004 European Championship (Euro 2004), where he took part in a single match at his second international tournament. Following Euro 2004, Madsen scored his first national team goals, when he scored three goals in a 5-1 win against Poland in August 2004.
As Bochum were relegated following the 2004-05 season, Madsen moved on to 1. FC Kln in July 2005. Never a success at Kln, he was told to find a new club in January 2006. On 30 January 2006, he signed a loan deal with English club Southampton FC, lasting until the end of the 2005-06 season. Madsen scored twice in his nine league games for Southampton in his loan spell, before returning to Kln, who had then been relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga. He played 13 games for Kln in the 2nd Bundesliga, before leaving the club. In May 2007, he agreed a move back to Brndby IF, signing a 5-year contract effective from July 1, 2007.
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'''Darren Williams''' (born 28 April 1977) is an English footballer currently playing for Gateshead.
Williams began his career at York City, but made his name at Sunderland, for whom he signed in 1996. He moved to Cardiff City in 2004, then on Hartlepool United in 2005. He was released by Hartlepool in 2007, and played for Bradford City during the 2007-08 season.
Born in Middlesbrough, England, Williams played for York when they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in 1995.
He made over 250 appearances for Sunderland, 108 of which were in the Premiership.
The highlight of his career so far was probably when he scored the winning goal for Sunderland at Middlesbrough, his home town club, in 1997, effectively relegating the Teessiders. The versatility of the Middlesbrough-born player was a big attraction for Pools when signing him, as he is able to operate anywhere across the back four or in midfield.
Williams joined Cardiff City on a month-long loan in September 2004, with a view to a permanent move if he impressed.
Williams was offered a new contract by Cardiff manager Lennie Lawrence, but when he was replaced by Dave Jones, the offer was withdrawn.
He was released by Hartlepool in May 2007 and joined Bradford City in July 2007.
Williams joined Scottish Football League First Division side Dundee, where his former Sunderland teammate Alex Rae was manager, on trial in July 2008 and played for them in their opening game of the 2008-09 season as they defeated Ross County 2-1.
Williams was to join Conference National team Gateshead on 28 August 2009,
He has also represented England at under-21 and 'B' level. He is a utility defender who can also play defensive midfield.
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'''Damiano Tommasi''' (born May 17, 1974 in Negrar, Province of Verona) is an Italian footballer who is currently without a club, as a defensive midfielder.
Tommasi started his career playing for Hellas Verona in Serie B. He made his first division debut on September 7, 1996, with A.S. Roma, a 3-1 win over Piacenza Calcio, and would be an instrumental figure in the capital side's 2001 ''scudetto'' conquest.
Tommasi played for the Italian U21s that won the 1996 European Championship, also being picked for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He made his first senior side appearance for the ''Azzurri'' on November 18, 1998, against Spain, but did not become a regular until 2001. He played in all four of Italy's matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
During a summer friendly match against Stoke City in 2004, Tommasi suffered a horrible knee injury, caused by Gerry Taggart, and was out of action for a long time. In the summer of 2005 he accepted a one-year contract extension, with youth player wages (-1500 a month) - a contract which, astonishingly, Tommasi instigated himself in the name of fairness. On October 30, 2005, he finally returned to play, entering on the second-half in place of Olivier Dacourt, during a league match against Ascoli Calcio 1898, being even hailed with a long standing ovation by the Roma supporters.
On November 27, 2005, Tommasi scored after just two minutes, in an eventual 1-1 home tie against ACF Fiorentina, being an important first team member as Roma finished runner-up.
After 10 years at Roma, in July 2006, Tommasi joined Levante UD, spending two seasons with the ''La Liga'' strugglers, which eventually got relegated in 2007-08.
On September 10, 2008, Tommasi agreed a one-year deal with English second division team Queens Park Rangers. On Friday, January 9, 2009 his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
Tommasi confirmed to be in advanced talks with Chinese League's Tianjin Teda on February 2009, citing an interest in a third experience abroad as the main reason for it. On the 10th the move was confirmed.
After one Season, Tommasi has quit Chinese club and decided to return to Italy, where he joined amateur Seconda Categoria club Sant'Anna d'Alfaedo to play alongside his two brothers. He made his debut with the team on December 13.
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is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale.
Inamoto played for Japanese club Gamba Osaka during his last year of high school, signing with the club in 1998. He was then one of many high profile transfers of Asian players to Europe, signing with Arsenal of the Premier League, though he failed to find a consistent place in the first team, only ever appearing in the League Cup and Champions League. Inamoto scored two goals for the Japanese national team at the 2002 World Cup, but had already been released by Arsenal shortly before the tournament began.
He also scored in the FA Cup against Everton
Inamoto signed with West Bromwich Albion for a decidedly small -200,000 transfer fee, which was only to be paid once he had made an appearance for the Midlands club.
On August 31, 2006, he signed for Galatasaray.
On May 29, 2007 it was revealed that he signed a two-year contract with German club Eintracht Frankfurt, joining on a free transfer.
On 19 June 2009, French Ligue 1 side Rennes announced the signing of Inamoto. He then signed for Kawasaki Frontale on 11 January 2010.
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'''Graeme Pierre Le Saux''' (born 17 October 1968 in Jersey) is a retired English footballer who played as a left back, although he sometimes played in midfield or on the left wing.
Le Saux started his career at St Paul's of Jersey before moving to Chelsea in 1987 after being spotted playing in a local tournament by manager John Hollins. He made his debut for the club two years later against Portsmouth and had become a regular by the 1990-91 season. His first stint at Chelsea ended in controversy, though. Angry at continually being substituted, he snapped when he was subbed again during a match with Southampton and threw his shirt to the ground as he stormed past manager Ian Porterfield. He was sold to Blackburn Rovers in March 1993 for -700,000.
Le Saux arrived at Blackburn as part of wealthy benefactor Jack Walker and manager Kenny Dalglish's plan to establish the club as one of the country's top sides, and joined an impressive side containing the likes of Alan Shearer and Tim Flowers. Blackburn finished 2nd in Le Saux's first season, and were crowned Premier League champions a year later, with Le Saux a near ever-present. He missed the second half of the following season due to a broken ankle which also ruled him out of Euro 96, but was still caught up in controversy after fighting with team-mate David Batty during a UEFA Champions League tie with FC Spartak Moscow.
In August 1997, Le Saux became the most expensive defender in English football when he returned to Chelsea in a -5 million deal. Always a regular when available, Le Saux's second spell with Chelsea was often interrupted by injury or suspension. He remained there for six seasons, and was an important part of the side which won the League Cup and Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 and the FA Cup in 2000, though he missed two of those finals through injury.
He was swapped in a part-exchange deal with Southampton for Wayne Bridge in 2003. Le Saux played for another two seasons before announcing his retirement in May 2005 following Southampton's relegation from the Premiership. He scored two goals for Southampton, scoring once in the league against Norwich City
Le Saux was capped 36 times for England. He made his first appearance in a friendly win over Denmark and played at the 1998 World Cup, appearing in every game as England reached the second round. Le Saux's only international goal came against Brazil with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area. It came 18th in a recent poll of the greatest ever England goals.
Despite being heterosexual (he is married with 2 children, son Lucas and daughter Georgina ), Le Saux was dogged by rumours of homosexuality during his playing career. He attributed this to his lack of enthusiasm for the 'typical' footballer's lifestyle, his university background, and the fact that he read liberal broadsheet newspaper, The Guardian. This led to abuse from opposition fans and even players.
On one such occasion, in a Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool on 27 February 1999, Le Saux became involved in a running series of taunts with Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler. With Le Saux preparing to take a free kick, Fowler repeatedly bent over and pointed his backside in the Chelsea player's direction. Despite the obvious taunts, Le Saux, who refused to take the free kick, was booked for delay of play. He later struck Fowler on the edge of the Chelsea penalty area, but the incident wasn't seen by the match officials. In an interview with The Times, Le Saux said of the incident, "''More than anything in my career, that offended me. What he did was wrong and he has never admitted that. He still talks as if it was a bit of a laugh.''"
While still playing, many writers theorised that these unfounded taunts were behind Le Saux's often suspect temperament.
In September 2007, Le Saux published his autobiography ''Left Field - A Footballer Apart''.
Following his retirement he worked as a pundit for the BBC on both Match of the Day 2 and BBC Radio 5 Live. He quit the BBC on 31 March 2006 after losing his commentary place on England's World Cup games to Mark Lawrenson. However, he continues to report and present occasionally for BBC Two's business news programme Working Lunch.
In 2006, Le Saux joined ABN AMRO Bank's UK private banking team in the role of Ambassador for their Sports Desk.
He was a finalist on Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon 2007.
On 11 January 2009, Le Saux was marked 14.5 on the first show of the new series of Dancing on Ice. He then became the first person to be voted out after all five judges voted for other "skate-off" finalist Donal MacIntyre.
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'''Gheorghe ("Gic") Popescu''' (born October 9, 1967 in Calafat) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender, and was a key part of the Romanian national team in the 1990s. He played for a string of European clubs in an illustrious career that saw him amass many honours. His tactical knowledge as a defender made him valuable team member in top European competitions even until he reached his late-thirties. Beside from his defending skills, his is also capable of using the ball and starting attacks from deep.
At international level, Popescu stands among Romania's all-time most capped players with 115, in which he scored 16 goals. He played for his country in the 1990, 1994, and 1998 World Cups, Euro 96 and Euro 2000. He also entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps.
He is the brother-in-law of fellow Romanian international Gheorghe Hagi.
Popescu was never outside the top 4 in the Romanian Footballer of the Year awards for 13 years from 1989 until 2001. He was recently voted into Romanian footballs all-time World Cup team.
:''Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.''
-DOCSTART-	1481275
'''Michel Kuipers''' (born 26 June 1974 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch professional footballer currently playing for Brighton & Hove Albion. He is a goalkeeper. Prior to football he was a Dutch marine.
He started his footballing career with Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, before moving to England in 1999 to join Bristol Rovers, where he spent sixteen months.
In June 2000 he joined Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer, and quickly established himself as number one and became a firm fans favourite due to his quick reactions stops and outgoing style. Kuipers has suffered several career threatening injuries during his time at Withdean, being injured in a car crash in 2003,
Michel has twice left the club on loan during his time at Brighton. He joined Hull on loan during the 2003-04 season (before his return to Albion and subsequent car crash) and joined Boston United on loan during the 2005-06 season, to regain match fitness after recovering from his shoulder injury. In 2008, he played a big part in Brighton's upset victory against Manchester City in the League Cup, saving Michael Ball's effort in the penalty shoot-out.
In the 2007/08 season he was ever present in the goal playing all 46 league matches. This good form led to a new two year contract that expires in June 2010. If he stays to then he will have completed 10 years at the club.
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'''Zak Benjamin Whitbread''' (born March 4, 1984, in ) is an American football player who currently plays for League One side Norwich City in England.
Although born in the United States, Whitbread has spent most of his life in England and Singapore. He has lived in Liverpool for the majority of his life, except for the five years he spent in Singapore when his father, Barry Whitbread, was the coach of the Singapore national football team during the late 1990s. While in Singapore, Whitbread attended the United World College of South East Asia.
While growing up on Merseyside, Whitbread was a fan of Manchester United, but because Liverpool was his father's team of choice, he joined the club's Centre of Excellence at the age of eight, and eventually worked his way through the Academy from under 15s through under 19s before joining the reserves in 2003.
His first match in the Liverpool jersey took place in 2003 in an exhibition match against Thailand during the club's Far East Tour. He came on to the pitch after the start of the second half. Whitbread made his first team debut in the 2004-05 season, and played a number of games alongside Sami Hyypi in Liverpool's 2005-06 Champions League qualification campaign. He spent much of the 05/06 season on loan at Millwall, and moved on a permanent deal in June 2006.
After signing a three-year contract with Millwall, he featured frequently in the team's first eleven, starting 18 games for his new club in the 2006-07 season, before injuring himself in September 2006. The injury sidelined him for the rest of that season.
Over the course of the 2008-09 season, Whitbread started 39 league and Cup games for the Lions, including the play-off Final at Wembley.
Whitbread signed for Norwich City on a two-and-a-half year deal on 8 January 2010.
Whitbread's opportunity came in August 2003 when he traveled to Spain to join the U.S. under 20s at the L'Alcudia International Tournament, where he started three of the five matches Thomas Rongen's squad played. Owing to his solid performance he was named in Rongen's side for the 2003 World Youth Championships in December. He started every match and scored his first goal for the U.S. to help the squad reach the Quarter Finals.
His play led to his inclusion with the mostly Major League Soccer based side that unsuccessfully tried to qualify the U.S. for 2004 Summer Olympics. Unfortunately, he was only able to play in one match for Glenn Myernick due to an injury he suffered during training.
He played for the United States under 20s team in the 2003 World Youth Championship, and has since been promoted to the under 23 squad.
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'''Quinton Fortune''' (born 21 May 1977) is a South African footballer who has represented a number of European clubs including Manchester United, Atletico Madrid and Bolton Wanderers. Fortune has earned 53 caps for South Africa, including playing in the 1998 and the 2002 World Cups. He currently plays for Doncaster Rovers and has taken the number 19 shirt vacated by the departed Richie Wellens after a successful trial period.
Fortune left South Africa at the age of 11 and moved to England where he played for the Tottenham Hotspur junior team (whilst attending Forest School), but never made a senior appearance for the club. After having trouble obtaining a work permit, Fortune moved to Spain, where he played for Atltico Madrid.
Manchester United purchased him from Atltico Madrid on 1 August 1999. He made his first appearance for the club on 30 August 1999, against Newcastle United.
Fortune was initially brought to United as cover for Ryan Giggs, and was thought of primarily as an attacking left-sided midfielder. Fortune, however, proved himself a capable and dedicated performer in a number of positions. It was Fortune's strength as a defender, rather than his qualities as an attacker, that Alex Ferguson depended most on, and Fortune was often deployed as a central midfielder or as a left-back. After being used mostly in a squad rotation basis for his career at Man Utd, he was released by the club ahead of the 2006-07 campaign.
After a successful trial, he joined Bolton Wanderers for the 2006-07 season and made the left back position his own for the club's opening games. However, the former United player was injured against Arsenal and appeared for Bolton later only in their cup game against Doncaster Rovers prior to being released and later joining Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland on trial.
In September 2008, he joined Sheffield United on trial. On October 6, 2008, Serie B club Brescia confirmed to have reached an agreement with Fortune; the transfer was finalised on 23 October, with Fortune signing a one-year contract with the ''Rondinelle''.
On 2 February 2009, Tubize signed Fortune on a free transfer, He was with Italian Serie B club Brescia, until recently terminating his contract.
He was released by Tubize at the end of the 2008-09 season.
On 4 August 2009 he signed a short term deal at Doncaster Rovers. He scored his first Rovers goal against Ipswich Town.
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'''Kieran Edward Richardson''' (born 21 October 1984) is an English footballer currently playing for Sunderland. He is a left-sided midfielder who is also comfortable playing in central midfield. He has also played at left back on occasion. He often captained Sunderland when former captain Dean Whitehead did not start the match.
Richardson was schooled at the private and non-selective Riverston Independent Day School in Lee, London. He began playing football at Parkwood Primary School and his talent was very apparent at this young age, he was made captain of his school team and was invited to train with Arsenal.
He then moved to West Ham United where he would begin training professionally. However, before he made his debut for the Londoners, he was signed by Manchester United in 2001. He is the cousin of ''Big Brother'' contestant Charley Uchea.
During his first season at Manchester United, Richardson established his place as a regular on United's reserve team. He was given squad number 42 for the first team, but he failed to make his debut with them.
During summer 2002, Richardson was fully involved with the first team during their pre-season. Subsequently he made his first appearance for Manchester United on 23 October 2002 when coming on as a late substitute in a match against Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League. He then scored his first goal in the League Cup on 5 November 2002 against Leicester City, although he had yet to make his Premiership debut for the club at that time. Richardson enjoyed his first breakthrough during the 2002-03 season appearing nine times and scoring a goal for the first team. He also played a significant role in Manchester United's youth team's win of the 2003 FA Youth Cup.
At the start of 2003-04 season, he was given squad number 23. This suggested that he may be more involved with the first team than during the previous season. However, during this season he failed to stake his claim for the first team. He only appeared three times, all of them in League Cup and FA Cup.
During the 2004-05 season, he started to become more involved with the first team. He had already made nine appearances and scored one goal during the first half of the season. However during the January transfer window, Sir Alex Ferguson decided to loan him out in order for him to gain more first team experience.
Richardson was linked with a loan move to Norwich City, but Ferguson said there was no chance as other players had gone on loan. However, when former Manchester United captain Bryan Robson, manager of West Bromwich Albion, enquired about loaning Richardson, the deal was done straight away. Under Robson, Richardson made an instant impact on West Brom's quest to escape relegation. He was a regular in West Brom's first eleven, playing in central midfield. He scored three goals from 12 appearances as West Bromwich successfully avoided relegation, despite starting the final day of the season on the bottom of the table. Despite this his confrontational demeanor won him no respect with opposing fans, particularly at Norwich, where he received a pastie thrown from row Q (impressive in itself) to the face after taunting them..
At the start of 2005-06 season, Richardson declined a further loan spell at West Brom in an attempt to win a regular place at Old Trafford. He made his break in Manchester United's first eleven in September 2005, when he appeared as an emergency left back, in place of the injured Gabriel Heinze. He soon returned to midfield however, where he made several good performances. In October, Richardson celebrated his 21st birthday by signing a new four-year contract with United. He went on to appear 36 times and score six goals that season.
During the 2006-07 season, Richardson's chances to prove his mettle mainly came in the League Cup and the FA Cup. However, Richardson felt Sir Alex Ferguson's wrath as the youngster shouldered some of the blame for United's below-par performance against Crewe Alexandra in the League Cup. Ferguson publicly declared that Richardson and others would benefit from spending some time in United's reserve team. He scored one of United's goals in the 4-1 FA Cup semi-final win over Watford, that put them in the final at the new Wembley Stadium. Richardson was disliked by many United fans on and off the field for his lazy and arrogant attitude and was nicknamed 'Lord Snooty' by United fanzine Red Issue.
On 16 July 2007, Sunderland paid Manchester United an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of -5.5 million. Richardson signed a four-year deal with the Black Cats, and linked up with former United captain Roy Keane. After an indifferent start, it was discovered that he had a stress fracture of the spine. This led to his being out of action for almost four months.
He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 29 December 2007 against Bolton Wanderers. Richardson scored two goals in the 2-0 win against Portsmouth at the Stadium of Light on 13 January 2008, also striking the bar to miss out on his hat-trick. Since then he suffered a hamstring injury in training then this injury recurred in Sunderland's 3-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield. On 23 August 2008, Kieran scored against Tottenham Hotspur in the 56th minute, in a 2-1 win at White Hart Lane. On 25 October 2008, Richardson scored the winning goal in the Tyne-Wear derby, with a free kick. A week earlier away at Fulham, Richardson's free kick hit the post three times and he had a later free kick disallowed as Pascal Chimbonda was adjudged to be pushing in the wall. Richardson attracted interest from both Bolton Wanderers and rivals Newcastle United in the 2009 January transfer window, but manager Ricky Sbragia insisted he is not for sale. Richardson scored his first goal of the 2009-10 season with an equaliser against West Ham at home, which ended 2-2.
During his stay at West Brom, he won his first cap for the England U21 team on 8 February 2005 in a friendly match against Netherlands U21 team. After a series of convincing performances for West Brom, he won a late call-up for England's trip to the United States at the end of the 2004-05 season. He started the match against the USA and scored twice on his England debut, including one directly from a free kick. He earned praise from England manager Sven-Gran Eriksson, who described Richardson's debut as "fantastic". He also appeared as a substitute on England's second match in the United States against Colombia.
After earning senior caps, Richardson also returned to the Under-21 squad, playing in both legs of the England U21s' crucial European Championship qualification play-off against France U21s, which they lost 3-2 on aggregate. The decisive goal came in the 85th minute of the second leg, when Richardson brought down Lassana Diarra in the box and the resulting penalty was converted.
He then made two further substitute appearances during England's World Cup qualification against Wales in Cardiff and Austria in Old Trafford. The latter was his home England debut. However, he was not selected by Sven-Gran Eriksson in England's 2006 World Cup squad.
In 2006-07, he continued to be selected by newly appointed England manager Steve McClaren and made several substitute appearances. He went on to make further appearances for the England U21 squad, for whom he was eligible to play until the end of the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, where he made three appearances. However, he has neither started nor scored for the England senior team since his debut.
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'''Christopher Mark "Chris" Eagles''' (born 19 November 1985 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer whose most favoured position is as an attacking right-sided midfielder. He plays for Burnley, having signed from Manchester United in July 2008. He had been at United since he was a youth, but was never able to fully break into the first team and spent time out on loan at other clubs.
Growing up, Eagles was a season ticket holder at Tottenham Hotspur, whom he went to see with his family. Originally coming through the youth system at Watford, Eagles left when he was 14 to join the Manchester United academy. The compensation owed to Watford for this move would later form part of the package which took Danny Webber in the opposite direction.
Eagles made his first-team debut for Manchester United on 28 October 2003 as a second-half substitute for Kieran Richardson in an extra-time win away to Leeds United in the League Cup. He played once more that season, this time as a substitute for Cristiano Ronaldo as United lost 2-0 away to West Bromwich Albion in a League Cup Fourth Round tie.
On 21 December 2006, Eagles decided to take the option of returning to Manchester United after struggling to get many games at NEC Nijmegen. He only made 11 appearances for NEC, with the majority coming as a substitute. On 13 March 2007, Eagles featured in the second half for United in an exhibition match at Old Trafford against Marcello Lippi's Europe XI.
On 28 April 2007, Eagles scored his first senior goal for United in a 4-2 Premier League win over Everton. After coming on as a second half substitute, he scored a 93rd-minute goal to put the result beyond doubt and putting Manchester United five points clear in their race for the Premier League title.
Eagles was loaned to Watford on 21 January 2005, for whom he made 13 appearances and scored one goal (against Gillingham). He was also loaned to Sheffield Wednesday for the first half of the 2005-06 season. He scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in their derby match against Leeds. He ended his loan spell with a total of three goals for Wednesday.
On 6 January 2006, Eagles was again loaned to Watford, making his debut against Bolton Wanderers in the FA Cup, with the Hornets going down 3-0. In his first league appearance for Watford against Stoke City, he scored the only goal of the match for Watford. His winning goal in the 1-0 away win at Brighton & Hove Albion on 18 February from 50 yards (almost the halfway line) - reminiscent of David Beckham's goal for Manchester United against Wimbledon a decade earlier - won him the club's goal of the season award.
On 31 August 2006, Eagles agreed to spend four months on loan at Dutch outfit NEC Nijmegen, in order to gain more experience.
On 29 July 2008, Eagles signed for Burnley on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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'''Samuel Derek "Sam" Ricketts''' (born 11 October 1981) is a footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers. His favoured position is full-back. Although he usually played on the right for previous club Hull City, he is equally comfortable on the left.
Ricketts was born 11 October 1981 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
Ricketts began his career at Oxford United, making 35 first team appearances (with a further 13 as substitute) in all competitions and scoring one goal. During his time at Oxford United he had a brief spell on loan at Nuneaton Borough before being released from his professional contract to sign for Conference National side Telford United in the summer of 2003. His form for Telford led him to be selected for the England non-League XI that season.
Telford went out of business at the end of the 2003-04 season, and Swansea manager Kenny Jackett swooped for Ricketts, offering him a return to the Football League. Ricketts joined Swansea City on 27 May 2004.
Ricketts made such an impact in his first season with Swansea that John Toshack handed him his first Welsh cap on 9 February 2005 in a match against Hungary. Although born in England, Ricketts is qualified to play for Wales through his Welsh grandfather.
Hull City manager Phil Parkinson signed Ricketts from Swansea City on 14 July 2006 for a fee of -300,000 (triggering a minimum fee release clause in his contract with the Swans). In all competitions, to the end of the 2005-06 season, Ricketts had made 103 appearances for Swansea (with one further substitute appearance) and had scored three goals. His goals coming in the Football League Trophy against Luton,
Ricketts made a good start to his Hull career, playing every minute of Hull's first ten games. However, he broke his cheekbone in the tenth game - a win against Hartlepool United. The injury required an operation, and Ricketts was ruled out for several weeks. He made a full appearance in the Championship play-off final victory over Bristol City, taking Hull City to the Premier League for the first-time in the club's 104 year existence.
On 23 July 2009, Hull City accepted a -2 million bid for Sam Ricketts believed to be from Bolton Wanderers.
On 25 July 2009, Bolton Wanderers confirmed Ricketts had signed a three-year deal at the Reebok Stadium for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut in a 1-0 loss to Sunderland on 15 August.
As a teenager, Ricketts was a keen horseman who chose football over equestrianism. His father is the 1978 world showjumping champion Derek Ricketts, now performance manager of the UK show jumping team, and his uncle is the former National Hunt champion jockey John Francome.
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Born in Hurlford to James and Jessie Turnbull of 1 Gibson Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Turnbull started his football career with his hometown club, Hurlford Thistle. He later moved to Manchester City. In 1905, City was found guilty of malpractice relating to payments of its players, and the entire squad was suspended from playing football. When the ban was lifted on 31 December 1906, Turnbull before moved to City's crosstown rivals Manchester United, along with Billy Meredith, Herbert Burgess and Jimmy Bannister. His first game for United came on the next day, 1 January 1907, against Aston Villa. Along with Meredith, he helped the club to their first championship in 1908 and the 1909 FA Cup, scoring the only goal in the final, against Bristol City. In 1908 alone, he would score 27 goals in 25 games. He would go on to score 100 goals for the club in 245 games. His final game for the Reds came against Sheffield United in 1915.
Turnbull died at Arras, France, aged 33, on 3 May 1917 while serving as a Lance-Sergeant in the Eighth Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment of the British Army during the First World War. His body was never found and he is commerated on the Arras memorial
Turnbull, who was married and had four children, had received a lifelong ban from football in 1915 along with several others players after being found guilty of match-fixing. He was posthumously re-instated in 1919.
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'''William Anthony Foulkes''' (born 5 January 1932) is a former English footballer who played for Manchester United in the Busby Babes teams of the 1950s, and also in the 1960s. His favoured position was centre back. For Manchester United, he played 679 games, third to Ryan Giggs and Sir Bobby Charlton, he also made 3 appearances as a substitute. He also started in every single United game in the seasons 1957-58, 1959-60, 1963-64 and 1964-65. He scored a total of 9 goals in his 18 seasons at United and helped the club win four First Division titles, one FA Cup and one European Cup. Despite this, he was capped only once for England in 1955.
Foulkes was born in St Helens, Lancashire, in 1932. His grandfather had captained St Helens Rugby League Football Club and was also an England rugby international. His father had also played rugby league for St Helens, and had also played football for New Brighton in the Third Division North. Foulkes himself played for the Whiston Boys Club in his teens, and also worked at the Lea Green Colliery around the turn of the 1950s.
Foulkes was discovered by Manchester United while he was playing for the Whiston Boys club in 1950. He joined the club in March 1950, at the age of 18 years old. After coming through the junior ranks of the club, he turned professional in August 1951. He made his professional debut in a First Division match against arch-rivals Liverpool on 13 December 1952, slightly less than a month before turning 20. United won the match 2-1. He also played 2 games for the England Under-23 team.
Foulkes scored his first of only nine goals for the club against Newcastle United in a First Division match on 2 January 1954 at St James' Park. The goal was scored from near the halfway line,
Foulkes won his first cap for England 22 months after making his United debut, playing at right-back against Northern Ireland on 2 October 1954. However, that was his only international appearance at the senior level throughout his whole career. It was only after he won the cap that he stopped working at the colliery.
In the 1955-56 season, Foulkes won his first Championship with United. Towards the end of that season, Foulkes found himself laden with National Service commitments. Because of that, United manager Sir Matt Busby began to favour Ian Greaves over Foulkes in right-back. Foulkes responded by training harder than usual, determined to be called back to play for the first-team. This attitude worked in his favour, and he returned to playing regularly for the first-team from the next season until the end of the 1960s.
Because United won the Championship in the 1955-56 season, it was eligible to play in the European Cup in the following season of 1956-57. Despite objections from the Football League, United became England's first representatives in the European Cup. In the second match of the Cup, United demolished Anderlecht 10-0, although Foulkes did not score any goals. The result continues to be United's record victory in a European match. In that season, Foulkes helped United to the semi-finals of the European Cup, losing to Real Madrid 5-3 on aggregate after losing 1-3 at the Bernabu and drawing 2-2 in the return leg at Maine Road. United also reached the finals of the FA Cup in that season, losing 1-2 to Aston Villa in the match at the Wembley Stadium on 4 May 1957. In addition, United successfully defended its Championship title that season.
As winners of the Championship in 1956-57, United once again represented England in the European Cup in 1957-58. This was the season of the tragic Munich air disaster. In the second leg of the quarter finals against Red Star Belgrade in Yugoslavia, United drew 3-3, winning 5-4 on aggregate. After the match, the team had a reception, then travelled to the British Embassy where each player was given a bottle of gin.
On the return journey to Manchester on 6 February 1958, the British European Airways aircraft that the team was on stopped at Munich to refuel. Because of boost surging, takeoff was aborted twice. The pilot returned to the terminal, and after a while, it was announced that one more attempt to take off would be made. At that time, Foulkes had been running a card school with Ken Morgans, David Pegg, Albert Scanlon, Roger Byrne and Liam Whelan in the middle of the plane. When he heard the announcement, he started to worry for his safety. In a 1998 interview with Carling-Net, he said of the announcement, "When they said that you didn't have to be a genius to know that this was going to be a bit dicey."
On the third attempt to take off, the pilots managed to control the surging, but as the plane reached the V speed, after which it is dangerous to abort takeoff, airspeed suddenly dropped. The plane left the runway and crashed into a fence and a house. In the 1998 interview, Foulkes recalled,
The 23 injured people were admitted to hospital, but Foulkes spent the night in a hotel with Gregg. The next morning, Foulkes visited his teammates in the hospital. He visited Duncan Edwards, Johnny Berry, Jackie Blanchflower, Viollet, Scanlon, Charlton and Ray Wood. Then, he recalls, "I was just beginning to think it didn't look too bad when I asked where the rest where. The nurse simply shook her head and said: 'That's it, everybody else has died.'"
It was only then that Foulkes realised the full horror of the tragedy. Seven of his team-mates Mark Jones, David Pegg, Roger Byrne, Geoff Bent, Eddie Colman, Liam Whelan and Tommy Taylor - had been killed instantly. Duncan Edwards died 15 days later as a result of his injuries. Club secretary Walter Crickmer and coaches Tom Curry and Bert Whalley were also killed. Berry and Blanchflower survived but never played again. Foulkes himself survived, along with Busby, Charlton, Gregg, Morgans, Scanlon, Viollet and Wood.
Over the years since the disaster, Foulkes has felt anger about the fact that the pilots had tried to take off a third time, despite the obvious dangers.
Immediately after the crash, Foulkes took over captaincy of the club in place of Byrne, who was killed in the crash. After matches against Sheffield Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion and Fulham, United reached the FA Cup final, losing 2-0 to Bolton Wanderers. However, the team did not fare so well in the league, winning only 1 match against Sunderland, drawing 5 matches and losing 8, and finished in ninth place. In the semi-finals of the European Cup, United won 2-1 in the first leg against A.C. Milan, but lost 4-0 in the second leg at the San Siro, losing 5-2 on aggregate.
In the next four seasons, United continued to do poorly, finishing the league in 2nd, 7th, 7th, and 15th place respectively. In the FA Cup, the club exited the competition in the 3rd round, 5th round, 4th round and semi-finals respectively. In the 1962-63 season, United did badly in the league, finishing in 19th place, but won the FA Cup after winning the final 3-1 against Leicester City on 25 May 1963. Throughout this time, Foulkes struggled a lot from the crash. He later said, "I lost so much weight, I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, I was losing fitness and form and I'd really had enough."
On 10 October 1960, Busby played Foulkes in centre back for the first time. That was to prove to be Foulkes' favoured position, but he did not start enjoying the game again until 1963.
By winning the league title in 1966-67, United once again qualified for the European Cup. After beating Hibernians, Sarajevo and Grnik Zabrze, United faced up to Real Madrid in the semi-finals. Foulkes did not play at the first leg at Old Trafford, which United won by a narrow 1-0 victory. However, he did play the second leg at the Bernabu on 15 May 1968, in which Real was leading 3-1 at half-time. David Sadler scored in the second half to level the scores 3-3 on aggregate. Near the end of the match, George Best sent a cross into the penalty area. Foulkes sidefooted the ball into the net, scoring one of the most important goals of his career and sending United into the final.
The final was held at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 1968. Up against Benfica, Foulkes started the match in central defence. As the match entered extra time, the scoreline was 1-1, with the United goal coming from Charlton. Then, Best, Brian Kidd and Charlton scored a goal each, and United triumphed 4-1, becoming the first English team to win the European Cup. 10 years after the Munich air disaster, Foulkes had finally won a European Cup winners medal at the age of 36. Foulkes later said that winning the Cup helped him to "get over the crash".
After winning the European Cup, Foulkes felt he had achieved all he could and wished to retire. However, Busby managed to convince him to stay for 2 more years.
By the end of his lengthy career, Foules had made 683 appearances. He had previously held the club's appearance record until Charlton (759 appearances) overtook him and recently Ryan Giggs, although he is still in third place for appearances for United. He had also made 3 appearances as a substitute in the 1968-69 season in the First Division. In addition, he had scored 9 goals in his United career. He also started in every single game United had played in the seasons 1957-58, 1959-60, 1963-64 and 1964-65. He served United in the First Division for 18 seasons, most of them as a regular player, and was the longest-serving player at the club at the time of his final game.
After retirement, he stayed at Old Trafford as a youth-team coach from 1970 to 1975.
After his coaching stint at United, Foulkes managed several teams. First, he was manager of English non-League club Witney United F.C., which was then known as Witney Town. In 1975, he went to USA where he managed Chicago Sting (1975-77), Tulsa Roughnecks (1978-79) and San Jose Earthquakes (1980). He then travelled to Norway in 1980 to 1988 where he had two managing stints with Steinkjer FK, and also managed Bryne IL, Lillestrm SK and Viking FK. In 1988, he went to Japan and managed F.C. Mazda in Hiroshima until 1991. Then, he finished his involvement with the game and returned to England in 1992.
In October 1992, he auctioned mementoes of his career at Christie's as he needed the money. Twenty items were auctioned, raising almost -35000. All his medals were auctioned, and his European Cup medal raised -11000, while the jersey he wore in the European Cup final raised -1800.
As recently as 2000, he was still coaching for the Manchester FA, and was frequently requested to show Japanese visitors around the stadium, because of his 4-year coaching spell in Japan during which he learnt the Japanese language.
Foulkes also made 3 substitute appearances in the 1968-69 season in the First Division.
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'''Gerald Sibon''' (born 19 April 1974 in Emmen), is a Dutch football player who plays for SC Heerenveen. He is a centre-forward.
He featured for FC Twente in the 1993-94 season as a substitute but could only string together three games before deciding to sign for VVV Venlo of the Eerste Divisie in the following season. After two successful seasons playing for VVV where he scored 34 goals, he joined Roda JC in 1996 and impressed with 13 goals back in the top-flight.
Sibon moved to Ajax Amsterdam in 1997 but was frustrated and hampered by a lack of first team action, having been relegated to the bench by the likes of Wamberto, Shota Arveladze, Georgi Kinkladze and crowd favourite Brian Laudrup. An offer by English Premiership club Sheffield Wednesday prompted Sibon to transfer to the Yorkshire club in 1999 for the price of -2 million. Joining him at Sheffield Wednesday were Dutch international Wim Jonk and the Belgian Gilles De Bilde.
After spending four seasons with Sheffield Wednesday, where he scored 43 goals overall for the club and was the club's highest goal scorer for three consecutive seasons, also winning two consecutive player of the year awards, he decided to return to the Eredivisie and joined SC Heerenveen in 2002. He featured for Heerenveen in 38 matches and scored 19 goals in two seasons before signing for PSV in 2004. He won the Dutch Eredivise title in 2004-05, contending with Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Robert for a first team spot. In July 2006 he joined Bundesliga side Nuremberg on a free transfer. He left the club one year later, signing a two-year contract with his old team Heerenveen.
In the summer of 2008, Sibon was named in the Netherlands squad for the Beijing Olympics.
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'''Dennis Sydney Viollet''' (20 September 1933 - 6 March 1999) was an English footballer best remembered for his time with Manchester United in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Viollet joined Manchester United on 1 September 1949. He came through the junior ranks at United and turned professional in 1950. His first game for the club came against arch-rivals Newcastle United on 11 April 1953. He is generally considered as one of the most underrated strikers of all time.
He was a striker, along with Tommy Taylor for the Busby Babes of the 1950s. He was a survivor of the Munich air disaster. Dennis was a big part of the two championships that were won by United in 1956 and 1957. Dennis scored 178 goals in 291 games for United. He was a lightning quick player, who combined well with Taylor's height to form a terrific strike force. After the Munich air disaster, Dennis proved his worth by scoring 32 goals in 36 games in 1960, a club record. It was during this season and the one following it that he received his two caps for England, in a defeat against Hungary and a victory over Luxembourg, in which he scored one goal.
In 1962, Matt Busby surprisingly sold 28-year-old Viollet to Stoke City for -25,000 after scoring 179 goals in 293 appearances for United. He joined a team being re-built by Tony Waddington, containing experienced players such as Stanley Matthews, and Jackie Mudie, and also emerging talent such as John Ritchie, and Eric Skeels. Although he joined Stoke as a striker, the majority of his appearances were as a midfield player. While at Stoke, he won a Second Division Championship medal in 1962-63 and a League Cup runners up medal in 1964, scoring in the second leg of the Final against Leicester City. In his time at Stoke he made 207 appearances (one as a substitute), and scored 66 goals. and was awarded a testimonial just before his retirement in 1967.
Shortly after leaving the Victoria Ground, he came out of retirement to join NASL team Baltimore Bays in the United States for a season.
On returning to the UK, he played for Witton Albion, before finishing his career at Linfield as player manager, leading them to win the Irish cup in 1970.
Once his playing career finished, he had spells coaching at Preston North End, and Crewe Alexandra briefly in 1971.
In 1978, Viollet was selected by his former United teammate, head coach Noel Cantwell, to serve as assistant coach of the New England Tea Men of the North American Soccer League. After three seasons in the Boston area, the team relocated to Jacksonville, Florida in 1981 where Viollet continued as assistant coach, ultimately becoming head coach, of the Jacksonville Tea Men of the NASL, ASL and United Soccer League. In 1990, Viollet took the reins of the Jacksonville University Dolphins, where he stayed until 1995. Jacksonville University and their primary riveals, the University of North Florida, compete annually for the Dennis Viollet Cup. He then took the USISL Richmond Kickers to the 1995 American Double (USISL Premier League and US Open Cup titles). He stayed with Richmond for 2 seasons, then served as coach of the A-League Jacksonville Cyclones before his death from cancer on 6 March 1999, aged 65, in his adopted home of Jacksonville, Florida. He had been ill for two years.
Viollet was inducted into the first class of the USL Hall of Fame in 2002. The annual University of North Florida/Jacksonville University soccer match has been contested for the Viollet Cup since 2001.
Dennis Violett's daughter, Rachel Violett, became the British number one ranked tennis player when she reached the second round of Wimbledon in 1996, and she lost in the first round in 2002.
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'''John Joseph''' "'''Johnny'''" '''Carey''' (23 February 1919 in Dublin, Ireland - 22 August 1995 in Macclesfield, England), also known as '''Jackie Carey''', was an Irish footballer and manager. As a player Carey spent most of his career at Manchester United, where he was team captain from 1946 until he retired as a player in 1953. He was also a dual internationalist, playing for and captaining both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1947 he also captained a Europe XI which played a Great Britain XI at Hampden Park. In 1949 he was voted the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year and in the same year captained the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. Carey was also the first non-UK player and the first Irishman to captain a winning team in both an FA Cup Final and the First Division. Like his contemporary Con Martin, Carey was an extremely versatile footballer and played in nine different positions throughout his career. He even played in goal for United on one occasion.
As a schoolboy Carey played soccer for Home Farm. As a youth he also played Gaelic football and was selected to represent Dublin at minor level before he signed for St James's Gate at the start of the 1936-37 season. After just two months of League of Ireland football, he was spotted by Billy Behan, a Dublin-based Manchester United scout. Behan convinced the United chief scout, Louis Rocca, to check him out and in November 1936 United signed him for a then League of Ireland record fee of -250. He made his debut as an inside-left for United on 23 September 1937 against Southampton. During his first season with United, Carey, together with Harry Baird, Jack Rowley, Tommy Bamford, Tommy Breen and Stan Pearson, helped United gain promotion to the First Division
During the Second World War, Carey continued to play for Manchester United and between 1939 and 1943 he played 112 games and scored 47 goals in the wartime regional leagues. He also played as a guest for several other clubs including Cardiff City, Manchester City, Everton, Liverpool and Middlesbrough
On April 28 1940 Carey guested for a League of Ireland XI against a Scottish League XI in a 3-2 defeat at Dalymount Park. His team mates on the day included Jimmy Dunne, Paddy Bradshaw and John Feenan . He also guested for Shamrock Rovers in a League of Ireland game against Limerick on April 6 1941. He gave a good performance at inside left, scoring in a 5-0 win. He guested again for Rovers in April 1942 and scored twice in a 7-1 win against Shelbourne. He also played and scored again for Rovers in a League of Ireland Shield game at Milltown against Waterford United on November 11 1945 . Carey also served with the British Army in both Italy and the Middle East and while in Italy, he also played part-time for several different clubs using the nickname ''Cario''. When the war ended Carey received several offers to stay on in Italy.
On his return to Manchester United, Carey began playing as a midfielder and defender. He was also appointed team captain by Matt Busby. He captained United to victory in the 1948 FA Cup final and to second place in the First Division four times before eventually winning the title in 1952. His team mates at United during this era included among others, Jack Rowley, Charlie Mitten and John Aston. During his career with United, Carey played 304 league games, scoring 17 goals. He played a further 38 games in the FA Cup and scored 1 further goal. Carey also played twice for United in the FA Charity Shield
When Carey began his international career in 1937 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland-based IFA and the Republic of Ireland-based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Carey played for both teams. In September 1946 Carey, along with Bill Gorman, even played for both teams within three days of each other, both times against England. On September 28 at Windsor Park he played for the IFA XI in a 7-2 defeat. Then on September 30 at Dalymount Park he played for the FAI XI in a 1-0 defeat.
Between 1937 and 1953 Carey made 29 appearances and scored 3 goals for the FAI XI, making his debut against Norway on November 7 1937 in a team that also included Jimmy Dunne and fellow debutant, Kevin O'Flanagan. The game which was a qualifier for the 1938 FIFA World Cup finished as a 3-3 draw . He scored his first goal for the FAI XI in a 3-2 win against Poland on November 13 1938 and scored his second in the very next game, a 2-2 draw with Hungary on March 19 1939. Carey captained the FAI XI on 19 occasions. On September 21 1949, he was captain when an FAI XI that included Con Martin and Peter Farrell, defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. Carey scored his third goal, a penalty, for the FAI XI in a 2-2 draw with Norway on November 26 1950. He played his last game for the FAI XI on March 25 1953 in a 4-0 win over Austria .
Carey also made 9 appearances for the IFA XI between 1946 and 1949. In 1946 he played in the Victory Internationals against Scotland and Wales . On November 27 1946 he played for the IFA XI in a 0-0 draw with Scotland. Together with Peter Farrell, Con Martin, Bill Gorman, Tommy Eglington, Alex Stevenson and Davy Walsh, he was one of seven players born in the Irish Free State to play for the IFA XI that day.. The draw helped the team finish as runners-up in the 1947 British Home Championship.
Carey retired as a player in 1953 and almost immediately accepted the position as manager of Blackburn Rovers. In 1958 he guided Rovers into First Division. He then became manager at Everton but, despite leading them to fifth place in the 1960-61 season, their highest post-war position, he was infamously sacked in the back of a taxi by director John Moores
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'''Patrick Timothy "Paddy" Crerand''' (born 19 February 1939) is a Scottish-born former footballer of Irish descent After six years at Celtic he moved to Manchester United where he was a member of teams that won the English League title twice, the FA Cup and European Cup. He gained 16 international caps for Scotland.
He spent one season managing Northampton Town and has since forged a career in the media. He started on radio, and now commentates on matches for MUTV.
After six years at Celtic (120 appearances, 5 goals), he signed for Manchester United on 6 February 1963, the fifth anniversary of the Munich air disaster, making his debut against Blackpool. He was a hard-tackling midfielder who, while known for his tenacity and tackling ability, was also an accurate passer, creating chances for attacking players such as Bobby Charlton and George Best. It was once said that while United had Best, Law and Charlton, an in-form Paddy was the heartbeat of the team.
He helped United to the league championship in 1965 and 1967 and won winners' medals in the 1963 FA Cup and 1968 European Cup finals. He represented the Scottish national side on 16 occasions.
He retired in 1972, having appeared in 401 games, scoring 19 goals for United. He was manager of Northampton Town in 1976-77 and covered United matches on local radio in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Today, he appears regularly on MUTV, Manchester United's television channel, as a co-commentator on its coverage of all Manchester United first-team matches, as well as appearing as a pundit on the phone-in show ''Crerand and Bower...In Extra Time'' until Steve Bower's departure (joining sports broadcaster Setanta Sports) at the end of the 2006-07 season.
In February 2009, Crerand was part of the Manchester United contingent that visited Malta to commemorate the 50th year anniversary of the Malta Manchester United Supporter's Club, the oldest supporters club in the world. During this visit, MUTV and Crerand provided local fans with the opportunity to form part of the audience for his phone-in show.
Crerand is even recognised by younger United fans today since his commentary during United matches has maintained his cult status amongst all connected to United at Old Trafford.
In 1995, Crerand supported Eric Cantona during the time of his infamous kung-fu kick on Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons. Both before and after this incident, Crerand became known for being a 'cheerleader' for the Old Trafford club in media interviews.
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'''John Frederick "Jack" Rowley''' (7 October 1920 - 28 June 1998) was an English football striker from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for playing for Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific and explosive goalscoring, achieving scoring statistics with United of 208 goals in 422 appearances. His younger brother, Arthur, still holds the record for the most number of goals scored in the Football League during a career with 434.
Rowley started his professional career in 1935 with Wolverhampton Wanderers, although he never found a place in the first team. In 1937, he moved to Bournemouth & Boscombe, scoring 10 goals in his first 11 games. His talent soon brought him to the attention of larger clubs and Rowley was purchased 8 months later by Manchester United for -3,000. Still only 17, his debut for the club came on 23 October 1937 against Sheffield Wednesday. In his second game, he scored 4 goals against Swansea Town.
Initially bought as a left sided winger, he was to develop into a highly effective centre forward in Matt Busby's first United team. He helped United to the 1948 FA Cup (scoring two goals in the final) and their 1952 championship. Rowley is one of only three players in the history of Manchester United to score over 200 goals for the club, the other two being Bobby Charlton and Dennis Law. He left the club in 1955 to become player/manager of Plymouth Argyle.
He later went on to manage Oldham Athletic, gaining promotion to the Third Division in 1963. From here, he went on to manage AFC Ajax for the 1963-64 season, before returning to Britain to manage Wrexham, Bradford, and a second spell at Oldham.
Rowley died in June 1998, at the age of 77.
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'''Seamus Anthony "Shay" Brennan''' (6 May 1937 - 9 June 2000) born in Manchester, England; was a  Mancunian born Irish football player in the 1960s. He was a full back for Manchester United. He was excellent at moving the ball forward from defence.
His first game for the club came in 1958 against Sheffield Wednesday. He helped United to the 1965 and 1967 Division One championships, as well as the 1968 European Cup. Despite being born in England, he played internationally for the Republic of Ireland, qualifying through his parentage. He retired from Manchester United in 1970 after playing 359 games and scoring 6 goals.
Shay moved to Ireland where he became player-manager with Waterford United winning two title and three further international caps. He left at the end of the 1973/74 season .
Shay had his testimonial on 14 August 1986 when Shamrock Rovers defeated Manchester United 2-0 at Glenmalure Park.
He died, aged 63, after suffering a heart attack while playing golf near Waterford, on 9 June 2000 and was buried at his adopted town of Tramore. He was the first member of the 1968 European Cup winning side to die.
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'''Luigi "Lou" Macari''' (born 4 June 1949 in Largs, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish former footballer and football manager of Italian descent.
Macari played for Manchester United in the 1970s and early 1980s. He was bought from Celtic in 1973 for -200,000 during his time with Celtic he scored 57 goals in 100 appearances. His first game for the club came in January 1973 against West Ham United in which he scored a point-saving goal in a 2-2 draw. In 1977, his shot deflected off team mate Jimmy Greenhoff to win the FA Cup final against Liverpool (and ultimately deny Liverpool the European treble). He made 400 appearances for the club and scored 98 goals.
Macari's early career at Old Trafford was spent trying to lead an attack that struggled to achieve anything. Relegation to the Second division in 1974 was the low point but Macari blossomed as a midfielder in the following seasons under Tommy Docherty as United began to win back a large following with superb attacking football in which Macari enjoyed popularity alongside players such as Gordon Hill, Steve Coppell and the Greenhoff brothers.
He helped United win the Second Division title in 1975. They finished third on their return to the top flight and were runners-up in the FA Cup before going one better and lifting the trophy a year later. He was on the losing side in the 1979 final, and also played in a string of European campaigns during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
==International career and the 1978 World Cup==
Macari also played for the Scottish national team and was a member of the Scotland squad for the 1978 World Cup tournament in Argentina. However, he attracted widespread criticism when it emerged that he had led complaints that the -20,000 bonuses the players would receive upon winning the World Cup should they be successful in achieving that objective were too low, then made extra money by selling stories to the press about the disarray and tensions within the Scottish camp. As it turned out, the Scotland team lost their first match to Peru, and drew with Iran. They beat Holland 3-2 but this was insufficient to proceed in the tournament and the Scotland squad returned home without qualifying for the knock-out stage. Macari and his team-mates did not receive the bonuses which were the subject of contention.
As a manager Macari insisted upon a strict fitness regime, which included extra sessions in the player's free time and the banning of alcohol in and around the club.
After leaving Manchester United in 1984, he managed Swindon Town, West Ham United, Stoke City (twice), Celtic, Birmingham City and Huddersfield Town.
His successes in management came with two promotions at Swindon Town (Fourth Division champions in 1986 and Third Division playoff winners in 1987) and a promotion with Stoke City (Division Two champions in 1993). After a brief and unsuccessful spell at Celtic he returned to Stoke City and took them to the Division One end of season playoffs in 1996 for a place in the Premier League, however they lost to Leicester City in the semi-finals 1-0 on aggregate. He left Stoke after the following season which was less successful with them finishing in mid-table, however a period of decline soon followed for the Potters and he is still held in high regard by Stoke fans.
Macari returned to management in 2000 with Huddersfield Town who were in relegation trouble after a poor start to the season. He could not prevent them from being relegated from Division One at the end of the 2000-01 campaign. Macari managed to steady the ship in 2001-02 and lead the club into the Division Two playoffs as the Terriers looked to bounce straight back up. However Despite the teams best efforts they were defeated by Brentford in the semi finals. Surprisingly Macari's contract was not renewed for the next season with Huddersfield's board stating his defensive style of football as the reason. Somewhat like Stoke a season of decline followed his departure from Huddersfield with many fans realising he had done a better job than he was given credit for. Oddly this was to be Macari's last managerial role and despite being linked with various positions since has not ventured back into management.
Macari currently lives in Stoke-on-Trent and works as a pundit for MUTV on several shows including a betting show called "Sing When You're Winning". He occasionally does punditry for Sky Sports and Setanta Sports.
He also writes regular comment pieces for the Stoke-on-Trent newspaper The Sentinel and has given several guest talks at Staffordshire University on the Sports Journalism courses.
Macari also owns the "Lou Macari Chip Shop" on Chester Road, near Old Trafford which is a popular takeaway on matchdays.
His sons Michael Macari and Paul Macari have played professionally with Stoke, when Macari was manager of the club. His youngest son Jonathan Macari committed suicide in 1999 after being released from his contract at Nottingham Forest.
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Buchan's first game for United came on 4 March 1972 against Tottenham in the First Division. He was unable to prevent United from suffering relegation to the Second Division in 1973-74, his first season as club captain following the retirement of Bobby Charlton. However, United bounced back at the first attempt as Second Division champions.
He helped United win the 1977 FA Cup Final against Liverpool, which they won 2-1. He also helped them reach another final in 1979, where they lost 3-2 to Arsenal. He was in the team for the 1982-83 season when they reached another FA Cup final, beating Brighton 4-0 in the replay after a 2-2 draw, but did not make the team for the final.
He left the club in August 1983 after injuries caught up with him, signing for Oldham Athletic on a free transfer. He had played in 456 games, scoring 4 goals, one of which was a superb, yet somewhat uncharacteristic, long-range drive against Everton.
On 22 June 1985, Buchan was appointed manager of Burnley, who had just been relegated to the Fourth Division for the first time in their history - 25 years after being league champions. Buchan lasted less than four months at Turf Moor, resigning on 10 October 1985. . For a short time he worked with Paul Honeyford - an English writer - on a project to detail the history of Manchester United but this was never completed.
Buchan won 34 caps for Scotland, making his international debut in 1971 against Portugal and his last appearance in 1978 against the same country. He played in the 1974 World Cup finals and 1978 World Cup finals and captained Scotland twice: in 1975 against Romania and in 1977 against Argentina.
Buchan is the only player to captain both Scottish and English FA Cup winning sides (Aberdeen, 1970; Manchester United, 1977).
Buchan's family have a history of involvement in professional football. His son Jamie, played with Aberdeen and is currently with Scottish Football League Second Division side Montrose, while his father, Martin senior, and brother George both played for Aberdeen.
Buchan currently works for the PFA in London, England.
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'''Alexander Cyril "Alex" Stepney''' (born 18 September 1942 in Mitcham, Surrey) was an English football player who was Manchester United's goalkeeper when they became the first English club to win the European Cup.
Stepney had unsuccessful trials with Fulham and joined Tooting & Mitcham United in the non-league pyramid afterwards. From there, he was spotted by Millwall, who signed him as an amateur in 1963, but quickly realised his potential and made him a professional within two months of his arrival. Stepney was ever-present for almost three seasons, making 158 appearances, only missing the last game of the 1965-66 season. During this period, he achieved three England under-23 caps.
In May 1966, Stepney joined Chelsea for -50,000. Manager Tommy Docherty initially intended to play Stepney and fellow goalkeeper Peter Bonetti in alternate weeks, but just three months later Stepney was sold to Manchester United for a record fee of -55,000, having made just one appearance for the club. He made his debut for United later the same year against Manchester City at Old Trafford which United won 1-0 with a first half goal from Denis Law.
With Stepney in goal, Manchester United won the League Championship in 1967, entitling them to entry into the European Cup the following season, a competition which no English club had yet won. Stepney featured throughout United's progress to the final at Wembley, memorably making a late close-range save from Benfica striker Eusebio in the closing stages with the score at 1-1. Eusbio was so astonished at Stepney's save - he caught a vicious close-range shot - that he stopped to applaud the keeper as Stepney threw the ball back into play. United eventually won 4-1 after extra time. Stepney will also be remembered for conceding a goal scored by Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper, Pat Jennings, in the 1967 Charity Shield match at Old Trafford. With Tottenham leading 1-0, Jennings punted the ball upfield from the Stretford End. The ball bounced over the stranded Stepney into the net. The game ended 3-3.
Although a highly talented keeper, Stepney was a distance down the pecking order when it came to the England team. Gordon Banks was the undisputed number one, with the likes of Peter Bonetti, Gordon West and the more experienced Ron Springett all in Stepney's way. When England qualified for the final stages of the 1968 European Championships, coach Alf Ramsey selected Stepney and West as his two back-up keepers to Banks and, in what turned into a momentous week for Stepney, he made his England debut in a friendly win over Sweden in May 1968, seven days before the European Cup final. England won 3-1.
Ramsey kept Stepney in his thoughts in his preparations for England's defence of the 1970 World Cup, for which England didn't have to qualify due to their status as holders, but didn't give him another cap as the likes of Bonetti and West added to their meagre tallies of appearances. However, when the preliminary squad of 27 was announced, Stepney was in, along with Banks, Bonetti and uncapped rookie Peter Shilton, with no sign of West. When the final 22 who would travel to Mexico was confirmed, Shilton was the goalkeeper sent home.
Nevertheless, Stepney was clearly the third choice goalkeeper in the squad and the chances of his appearing on the pitch in Mexico were negligible. When Banks went down with food poisoning prior to the quarter final with West Germany, it was to the slightly more experienced Bonetti - who had six caps to Stepney's one - whom Ramsey turned. England squandered a two goal lead to lose 3-2 and it was Stepney who told the groggy, ill Banks the scoreline in his hotel room by holding up three fingers on one hand and two on the other.
Stepney was occasionally recalled by Ramsey but would ultimately not add to his solitary England cap, with Shilton emerging as the new deputy and ultimate long-term replacement. He continued to play in goal for Manchester United in a period of significant underachievement for the club, which culminated in their relegation to the Second Division in 1974, a season which saw Stepney, unusually for a goalkeeper, score two goals from penalties thus making him the (joint) leading scorer at Christmas By now, with Stepney's former Chelsea manager Tommy Docherty in charge, they bounced back as champions the following season (1974-75). During this time, Stepney suffered a freak injury when he dislocated his jaw shouting at fans behind his goal.
The next two seasons saw Stepney as the wise head behind a new, youthful team collated by Docherty courtesy of some astute purchases and a prolific youth set-up. Stepney was the only player with any Wembley experience at club level at all when United reached the 1976 FA Cup final and the nerves of the youngsters got the better of them as Southampton, a division below United but containing some experienced heads of Stepney's generation, won 1-0. Stepney had no chance with the goal from Bobby Stokes, a late, low, crossfield shot which United claimed fruitlessly was from an offside position.
United reached the Cup Final again in 1976-77 and this time were successful. Stepney got a hand to a bullet shot on the turn from Jimmy Case but couldn't stop it entering the net and levelling the match after Stuart Pearson had scored for United. Jimmy Greenhoff instantly restored United's lead and Stepney made some good saves in the closing stages as Liverpool, chasing an unprecedented 'treble' of trophies (having already won the Football League title, and just days later going on to win the European Cup), piled on the pressure.
Stepney was the only player in the 1977 FA Cup winning team remaining from the European Cup winning side of nine years earlier.
The following year, Stepney was again not an automatic choice, playing fewer than half of United's games in the League. He played the last of his 546 games for Manchester United in April 1978, prior to leaving for Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League in the United States, where he remained until he retired from professional football in 1980.
He kept 175 clean sheets, made a club record 92 consecutive appearances (later broken by Steve Coppell) and, with those two goals, remains United's top scoring goalkeeper. Aside Peter Schmeichel (who scored in a UEFA Cup game in the 1995-96 season) no other Manchester United goalkeeper has scored in a competitive game for the club in the post Second World War years.
Towards the end of his career, he turned out for non-league side Altrincham in the early 1980s, when they were competing in the Alliance Premier League (which became the Football Conference in 1986). He helped them win the Alliance Premier League title in 1980-81 (they had won it the 1979-80 season as well), but they did not win promotion to the Football League as the re-election system was still in place and the majority of the league's members voting against them joining the Football League, ending Stepney's hopes of a professional comeback.
Stepney became a coach specialising in goalkeeping after he stopped playing, including a spell at Manchester City as recently as 2000-01. He also works as an after-dinner speaker and currently hosts The Legends Football Phone in on 105.4 Century Radio in Manchester, replacing Mickey Thomas - another former Manchester United player.
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'''Arthur Richard Albiston''' (born 14 July 1957 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former football player.
Albiston joined Manchester United as an apprentice in July 1972, turning professional in July 1974.
Albiston left Manchester United in August 1988 for West Bromwich Albion, managed by ex-Red Devils boss Ron Atkinson, on a free transfer. By the time of his departure from Old Trafford he was the long-serving player at the squad and the only player remaining from the Tommy Docherty era.
He made his Albion debut in a league match away at Leicester City early in the 1988-89 season, and went on to make 47 appearances and score 2 goals that season, after which he returned to his homeland to sign for Dundee, and went on to play for Chesterfield, Chester City, Molde in Norway and Ayr United. He retired from senior football in 1994.
In his professional career, he made 464 appearances and scored 7 goals. He also later joined non-league sides Sittingbourne, Witton Albion and Droylsden.
Albiston also earned 14 caps for Scotland, making his debut on 14 October 1981 against Northern Ireland. His total includes one game at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, a 0-0 draw against Uruguay on 13 June 1986.
Following his retirement from playing, Albiston managed Droylsden (1996-97), was a junior coach at Manchester United (2000-04) and has also worked as a radio summariser for Manchester Independent.
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'''Stephen James''' "'''Steve'''" '''Coppell''' (born 9 July 1955) is a former English footballer and former manager. As a player, he was a highly regarded right winger known for his speed and work rate.
He has managed Crystal Palace, Brighton and Brentford, as well as guiding Reading to the Premier League for the first time in 2006. He is credited with discovering players such as Ian Wright and Kevin Doyle who went from unknowns to household names and international footballers.
Coppell has a degree in economics which he gained at Liverpool University whilst playing for Manchester United.
At the age of 11 Steve went to Quarry Bank Grammar School in South Liverpool, where musician John Lennon and footballer Joe Royle had previously been pupils. Just one year ahead of Steve were Clive Barker, Les Dennis (Heseltine) and Brian Barwick, the Chief Executive of the FA since January 2005.
Coppell was a nippy, incisive wide player in his youth but despite interest from some top clubs, he chose to join lower league Merseyside club Tranmere Rovers as he wanted to study for a degree in economic history at the University of Liverpool.
By 1974, Coppell was playing for Tranmere, studying for his degree and coaching the university team. But in 1975 his life changed when Manchester United made an offer of -60,000 for him. His prospective new club instantly offered to double his wage and Coppell signed.
Coppell was able to complete his degree while charging up and down the right wing for Manchester United, making his debut as a substitute in a 4-0 win over Cardiff City on 1 March 1975, as his new club stormed back to the First Division after a season in the Second. Coppell ended that season with ten games under his belt and one goal.
The following season, Coppell played 39 times and scored ten goals, one of which was at the Kop end of his boyhood club Liverpool's Anfield ground. He also won honours for the England under-23 side.
The exciting young Manchester United team put together by manager Tommy Docherty progressed in the First Division and reached the 1976 FA Cup Final, where they were strong favourites to beat Southampton, who were from the Second Division. But Manchester United's youthful side succumbed to nerves - Coppell included - and Southampton's more experienced professionals ran out 1-0 winners. Coppell had the first shot of the game, hitting a 25-yard drive straight at the Southampton goalkeeper in the first two minutes.
Afterwards, Coppell said: "I didn't feel too bad, as I appreciated being in the FA Cup final at all. It was only afterwards I realised it might have been the only chance I'd ever get. But the next season gave me another go."
In 1977, Manchester United fell short in the League but reached the FA Cup final again, where this time they played Liverpool, who were chasing a "treble" of First Division championship, FA Cup and European Cup. They had already won the title by the time the two sides met at Wembley, but it was Manchester United who performed on the day and won 2-1. Coppell was one of nine players on show who had lost so disappointingly the year before.
Later in 1977, Coppell received a call-up to the England team for the country's final qualifying game for the 1978 FIFA World Cup against Italy at Wembley. Coppell played and England won 2-0 but the damage had been done earlier in the campaign and England did not qualify for the finals. Coppell stayed in the plans of new England coach Ron Greenwood, playing in a number of friendly matches through 1978 and scoring the only goal of the game - his first for England - in a victory over Scotland at Hampden Park.
Coppell remained a constant for club and country over the next 12 months, scoring for his country against Czechoslovakia and Northern Ireland while also adding goals from the wing for Manchester United, who reached another FA Cup final in 1979 following a season during which Coppell didn't miss a game.
At Wembley awaiting them this time were Arsenal, who were similarly back for another go after surprisingly losing the previous year's game (a 1-0 defeat against Ipswich Town) and it seemed as though Coppell was going to emerge a loser for the second time as Arsenal coasted into a 2-0 lead.
With just four minutes left, Coppell took a free-kick which was diverted into the danger zone by Joe Jordan and swung home by defender Gordon McQueen. Taking heart from this, Manchester United stormed forward in search of an equaliser and when Arsenal were unable to clear the ball properly, Coppell lifted a delightful chipped pass over the defence for Sammy McIlroy to latch on to and beat two Arsenal players before stroking the ball home.
With just a minute remaining, United seemed to have forced extra-time and Coppell would later say that he "had a vision in my head that we would win 4-2 in extra-time" - but it didn't happen. Arsenal charged forward from the restart and Alan Sunderland scored a goal which won the match. Coppell was in the losing side again.
A week later, Coppell had a better experience at Wembley as he scored one and made another as England beat Scotland 3-1. He continued to impress for his country while also remaining an ever-present for Manchester United for the next two years. His habit of scoring against Scotland continued in 1980 with a goal in a 2-0 win at Hampden prior to the 1980 European Championships, during which he featured in the opening two group matches, though England failed to progress further.
Then tragedy struck Coppell while playing for England in a vital qualifier for the 1982 FIFA World Cup against Hungary. Coppell was the victim of a vicious high challenge which shattered his knee. Coppell said the effect was "like someone had put a firework in my knee and it had gone off" and underwent an operation which allowed him a temporary fix so he could carry on playing.
Coppell nursed the injury through the 1982 World Cup in Spain, playing in all three of England's group games and the goalless draw against West Germany in the second pool. England went out in the next game against Spain and Coppell underwent a second operation.
He continued to play for Manchester United as much as he could after suffering the injury, playing 36 times in the 1982 season and 29 times in the 1983 campaign, making two more appearances for England after the World Cup ended, scoring in the former as England beat Luxembourg 9-0.
Coppell was fit enough to play in the League Cup final of 1983 which - in a reverse of events in 1977 - opponents Liverpool won 2-1. But as Manchester United progressed also to the FA Cup final in the same year, Coppell's knee had broken down again and he missed the final against Brighton & Hove Albion, which ended 2-2 and ultimately concluded in a 4-0 victory for Manchester United in the replay.
Another operation followed but to no avail, and Coppell announced his retirement from the game in October 1983, aged just 28. He had broken the record for the most consecutive appearances for an outfield Manchester United player - 207 from 1977 to 1981 - which still stands to this day. His Manchester United career ended with 373 appearances and 70 goals; his England career had concluded with 42 caps and seven goals. He also scored the quickest recorded goal at under 18 level in a cup final against Notts County. The goal time was 12 seconds.
===Crystal Palace (first spell; 1984-1993)===
In June 1984, Coppell became manager of Crystal Palace. Aged just 28 years and 10 months upon his appointment, he became the youngest person to ever manage a club in the Football League. Coppell made budget signings of unwanted players from the First Division, as well as signing Ian Wright from non-league football. With this the team's fortunes greatly improved, and Palace won promotion to the top division through the play-offs in 1989. Palace stayed in the top flight for four seasons, and also reached the FA Cup Final in 1990, losing to Manchester United on a replay, after Coppell's inspired substitution of bringing on Ian Wright nearly won the first game for Palace.
Their semi-final victory over Liverpool perhaps made up for the 9-0 drubbing that they had received in a league match at Anfield early in the season. The following season, Crystal Palace finished in third place (their highest ever league finish) and won their first major trophy, the Zenith Data Systems Cup. The club's fortunes declined after that, and in May 1993, Coppell resigned after they were relegated from the Premier League. However, his name was linked with the England national coach's job six months later when Graham Taylor resigned, but he swiftly ruled out any interest in the job.
===Crystal Palace (second spell; 1995-1996)===
Coppell returned to Palace in June 1995 as Director of Football, with Ray Lewington and Peter Nicholas working alongside him as first team coaches. In February 1996, Dave Bassett was appointed manager and the club reached the final of the First Division Play-Offs where they lost 2-1 to Leicester City after extra time.
Coppell left Palace in October 1996 to become manager of Manchester City, a job that he would quit after only six games and 33 days in charge. He cited the pressure of the job as his reason for leaving the club. His reign at the club is the shortest of any City manager to date.
===Crystal Palace (third spell; 1997-1998)===
After leaving Manchester City, Coppell returned to Palace as a scout. Following the resignation of manager Dave Bassett in February 1997, Coppell was promoted once again to the role of manager. He secured another promotion via the play-offs, and he remained in charge of the club for the first seven months of the 1997-98 season. A boardroom takeover led to him again becoming Director of Football and the club being relegated again, with Terry Venables being appointed first team manager.
===Crystal Palace (fourth spell; 1999-2000)===
Following the resignation of manager Terry Venables in January 1999, Coppell once again returned as the manager of Palace. By that time the club had severe financial problems and with relegation seeming a realistic possibility, he guided the club to respectable finishes of 14th and 15th in the league. In the 2000 close season Simon Jordan bought the club and replaced Coppell with Alan Smith, who had taken over from Coppell on his first resignation seven years earlier.
All in all, Coppell's exploits in SE25, from promotion to the Cup Final, to third place, even to First Division survival made him a favourite, and in 2005, he was voted as the manager for Palace's Centenary XI.
Coppell was appointed manager of Brentford in 2001, and took them to the Division Two play-off final in 2002 after they had narrowly missed out on automatic promotion, conceding a late equaliser to Coppell's future side Reading in a 2nd v 3rd end of season decider. After this, Coppell resigned citing the club's lack of finances.
===Brighton & Hove Albion (2002-2003)===
After a brief stint as assistant Manager to Andy King at Swindon Town, Coppell took over as manager at Brighton, arch-rivals to his beloved Palace, then struggling in Division One and on a 10 match losing streak. Although their performances improved, they were relegated on the final day of the season.
Coppell did get an emotional return to Palace, being applauded into his dugout, despite taking charge of Palace's arch-rivals in the game. Palace won the match 5-0.
In the next season, Brighton pushed hard for promotion, but Coppell received a job offer from Reading, which he accepted, despite the Seagulls topping the Division Two table.
On 9 October 2003, Coppell was appointed manager of Reading, succeeding West Ham bound Alan Pardew (who had played under Coppell at Palace, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and had scored 'that' goal against Liverpool, in the FA Cup Semi-final)
Reading dominated the Championship in the 2005-06 season, setting a new league record of 33 league games unbeaten between the opening day defeat by Plymouth Argyle and the loss at Luton Town in February; these were the only league defeats the team would suffer that season. On 25 March 2006 they clinched promotion to the top flight for the first time in their 135-year history thanks to a 1-1 draw away to Leicester City. Coppell's team secured the league title in the following week, with a 5-0 drubbing of Derby County, and they would go on to set a new English league record for the number of points won in a season, with 106. Following such an outstanding season in charge of Reading, Coppell was voted League Managers Association's Manager of the Year for both the Championship and the entire league, and he also topped the ''Tissot League For Managers' Performance''.
On 26 March 2007, Coppell broke with his usual tradition and signed a new two-year contract to keep him as Reading's manager until the end of the 2008-09 season. Coppell is well known for not voicing controversial opinions, but he broke with this habit on 9 April 2007, when he accused Charlton's Talal El Karkouri of cheating and faking a "death roll" to get Leroy Lita sent off after Lita appeared to headbutt him. Lita received a 3 match ban for the incident.
Reading finished their first season in the English top flight in eighth place, just one point short of UEFA Cup qualification. In recognition of this performance, Coppell won the Manager of the Year award for the second season in succession. Speaking earlier in the season, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said of Coppell: "I think it's totally deserved. It's a marvellous contribution he's made. And what's encouraging for the Premiership is that it's mostly British-based players in his side, with some Irish players thrown in. I think that says a lot for the way he has gathered his team together".
Reading's second season was not as good as their first season and it ended in relegation back to the championship. Coppell said he would consider his future as Reading manager. However, at a press conference on 20 May 2008 he cited the fans as an important factor in committing his future to the club for the 2008-09 season. Unusually for a club just relegated, Reading fans were so concerned that Coppell may feel honour-bound to resign that they launched a successful protest to convince Coppell to stay at the club.
Their initial form was promising, with Reading playing the free flowing football that got them promoted in record-breaking fashion in 2005-06. Reading equalled their highest win under Coppell with a 6-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday. They also beat the then league leaders Wolves 3-0 at Molineux. The latter half of the season was less impressive however, particularly at home where they failed to win a single match after January. Eventually they finished the league in 4th place after failing to secure a win against Birmingham that would have seen them promoted automatically. In Coppell's final game in charge, Reading lost their playoff semi-final against Burnley. He resigned as manager immediately after the game.
Coppell has yet to return to management, but his name has been mentioned in connection with several recent managerial vacancies.
When Russell Slade was dismissed by Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 November 2009, Coppell's name was linked with a possible second spell at the club but he ruled himself out of the running and the job went to Gustavo Poyet instead.
The suspension of Queen's Park Rangers manager Jim Magilton on 9 December 2009 sparked speculation that the Loftus Road club were about to appoint Coppell in his place, but the job has since gone to Paul Hart.
His name has also been mentioned as a possible successor to Brian Laws, who was sacked by Sheffield Wednesday on 13 December 2009.
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'''Ahmed Hossam Hussein Abdelhamid''' (born 23 February 1983),with his nickname '''Mido''', is an Egyptian footballer who plays for El Zamalek as a striker, on loan from Middlesbrough.
Mido started his career with El Zamalek in Egypt in 1999. He left the club for Gent of Belgium in 2000, where he won the Belgian Ebony Shoe. This led to a move to Dutch side Ajax in 2001, where he joined Celta Vigo on loan in 2003. His next destination was Marseille in France and left them for Italian side Roma in 2004. He joined English side Tottenham Hotspur on an 18-month loan in 2005 and eventually joined the club permanently in 2006. He left the club in 2007 to join Middlesbrough, from whom he joined Wigan Athletic on loan.
Mido is an Egypt international, having amassed 48 caps and scored 19 goals. However, his career with Egypt has been struck by controversy, having twice been banned by the national set-up.
Born in Cairo, Mido started his career with Egyptian club El Zamalek in 1999.
Mido transferred to Eredivisie team Ajax in 2001.
He played for only 32 minutes against Groningen, after a display which lacked creativity.
Celta Vigo made a loan offer for Mido in March,
Ajax accepted a -12 million bid for Mido from Marseille in July,
Mido stated in March 2004 that he may leave Marseille at the end of the 2003-04 season.
Mido eventually signed for Roma on the final day of the 2004 summer transfer window, for a fee of -6 million.
Mido was signed by Tottenham Hotspur on an 18-month loan deal in January 2005.
However, Mido re-joined Tottenham on 29 August on a permanent deal for a fee of -6.75 million.
Tottenham reached a -6 million fee with Birmingham City for Mido on 20 July 2007.
He suffered a stress fracture to the pubic bone which kept him out for more than three months from November 2007 until he returned to first-team action for Middlesbrough's 2-0 FA Cup victory over Mansfield Town on 26 January 2008.
Mido entered talks with Wigan Athletic over signing on a six-month loan deal,
Middlesbrough accepted an undisclosed offer for Mido from an unnamed club on 26 July, and he completed a season-long move to former club El Zamalek on 3 August,
He has earned 48 caps for Egypt and scored 19 goals. Mido scored on his international debut against the United Arab Emirates, which Egypt won 2-1.
Egypt coach Marco Tardelli dropped Mido in September 2004, after Mido claimed to be unavailable for the national team due to an injury, but played in a friendly match for Roma 24 hours later.
Mido was thrown out of the Egypt team during the 2006 African Cup of Nations as a consequence of an argument with coach Hassan Shehata in the semi-final game against Senegal, which started after Mido reacted badly to being substituted. His replacement Amr Zaki came on to score a header with his first touch, putting Egypt into the final.
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'''Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany''' (born 10 April 1986 in Uccle) is a Belgian footballer, currently playing for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. His main traits are his pace, strength, range of passing, aerial prowess and technique.
Kompany started his career at Anderlecht, winning several awards including the Belgian Golden Shoe and the Belgian Ebony Shoe. Another player, Aruna Dindane, decided to wear the number 27 on his shirt upon his arrival at Lens Summer 2005, in dedication to Kompany (who had the same number at Anderlecht). In the second half of the 2005-06 season, Kompany suffered an shoulder injury and decided in favour of an operation, even though it meant he would miss the last couple of months of the competition. The fact that he underwent the surgery and rehabilitation in Lyon fueled strong rumours that the French club would become his next team.
On June 9, 2006 it was announced though that he was acquired by Hamburg for a fee of -10 million, replacing Daniel van Buyten. He made his debut for Hamburg on six Bundesliga starts for the club before suffering an achilles injury in November that ruled him out for the rest of the season, however, he was selected in a 30-man provisional squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
On 22 August 2008, Manchester City confirmed the transfer of Kompany from Hamburg on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of -6,000,000.
He was handed the number 33 for the 2008-09 season. Just two days after signing for Manchester City, Kompany made his debut against West Ham United and won the man-of-the-match award. On 28 September 2008, Kompany scored his first goal in City's 2-1 away defeat to Wigan Athletic. The goal came when Brazilian midfielder Elano, played a free kick into the Wigan Athletic box and the ball seemed to have hit Kompany's knee; that goal made the score 1-1.
On 19 October 2009 he signed a new deal with Manchester City that will keep him at the club until 2014.
Kompany made his international debut for Belgium in February 2004 against France, as one of the youngest players ever.
The Belgian Federation called up Kompany to the 2008 Olympics. Initially, Hamburg decided not to let him go as the Olympics was not an official FIFA tournament. After a dispute, Hamburg decided to release him under the condition that he returns after Belgium's first two group games.
At the Beijing Olympics, Belgium's first game was against Brazil where he was sent off in a 1-0 loss, and as a consequence his tournament was over as the red card would rule him out of Belgium's second group game. Due to the turn of events, Kompany decided against returning back to Germany in hope of playing the last group game to help his country qualify for the knockout stages. Hamburg maintained their stance that he had to return, and the Belgian FA decided to release him. He later came on as a substitute in the opening game for Hamburg against Bayern Munich. The rocky relationship with Hamburg and Kompany is said to be a major factor in Kompany transferring to Manchester City.
In November 2009 Kompany fell out with the Belgium manager Dick Advocaat. On the Monday before the friendly match with Qatar on 18 November 2009 Kompany received permission to attend the funeral of his grandmother as long as he returned to the team hotel before 6pm that evening. As it happened, he did not return until nearly midnight. Furious, Advocaat removed him from the squad altogether, and it remains unclear whether Kompany has a future in the national team as long as Advocaat is in charge.
Kompany's father, Pierre, is his manager and his brother Francois played for the Germinal Beerschot youth squad. He is of Congolese ethnicity. In December 2009 Kompany was included in a Nike advert along with fellow Belgium international footballer and AZ player Moussa Dembl, the video can be seen here.
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'''Hristo Atanasov Bonev-Zuma''' (; born 3 February 1947) is a retired Bulgarian footballer, the second all-time leading scorer for the Bulgarian national team behind Dimitar Berbatov, who surpassed his record on November 18, 2009.
Between 1967 and 1979, Bonev played for the Bulgarian national team 96 times, scoring a record 47 goals. He played for his country at the 1970 and 1974 World Cups. Most of Bonev's club career was spent with Lokomotiv Plovdiv, but he also played for CSKA Sofia and AEK Athens FC and later briefly came out of retirement to play for Oxford United in 1982, before an injury to his thigh muscle ended his playing career.
After his retirement he became a manager and he went to Greece and became trainer of Panathinaikos FC, AEL 1964, Ionikos FC. After Greece, he became manager of the Cypriot team APOEL FC in 1995 and until 1996 when he quit from his team, he won the Cup in his first year in Cyprus in 1995 and the Double the following season.
He went back to his country to become manager of Lokomotiv Sofia and then he coached his country's national team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
However he resigned after the elimination of Bulgaria from the First Round of World Cup after his team collected only one point in the groups.
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'''Ron Newman''' (born January 19, 1936 in Fareham, Hampshire, England) is a former association football (soccer) player and coach. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Born near Portsmouth, Newman, after non-league football with Woking, played in the Football League with Portsmouth, Orient, Crystal Palace and Gillingham. In 1967 Newman came to the United States to play for the Atlanta Chiefs in the National Professional Soccer League (where he was team MVP in 1967), before being traded to the Dallas Tornado during the 1968 season. In addition to playing for the Tornado, Newman also served as an assistant coach during the 1968 season.
The next year, Newman became both the head coach, as well as a player, for the Tornado until 1974. At the end of that season, he retired from playing and became the team's dedicated head coach for the 1975 season. He took the Tornado to the NASL championship in 1971. In 1976, he coached the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League (ASL), taking them to the ASL championship, making Newman the only coach to win both an NASL and ASL title. He then returned to the NASL in 1977 to coach the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, where he stayed until 1979. That season, he was forced to don a players uniform and play one game after injuries decimated his team.
In July 1980 Newman became coach of the San Diego Sockers. While he had the best Win/Loss record as an outdoor soccer coach (NASL COACH OF THE YEAR 1971,1977,1984 also COACH OF THE YEAR in ASL 1976) he also made his mark in indoor soccer with San Diego with whom he won 10 championships in 11 seasons in two different leagues (NASL and MISL), only losing a semi-final in 1986-1987 to the Tacoma Stars, bringing his career total to 13. Newman's innovations added new positions and tactics to the indoor game including the sixth attacker and super power play.
Newman became the first coach hired by the MLS when he joined the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer in 1995. The Wizards won the Western Division title in 1997. Newman retired 1999 with an all-time coaching record of 753-296-27. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1992.
He was inducted into the Dallas Walk of Fame 2006.
He was also inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions as well as the Atlanta Soccer Hall of Fame.
Newman received the 'Key of the City' in Fort Lauderdale and twice in San Diego.
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'''Frank Leboeuf''' (born '''Franck Alain James Leboeuf'''
After starting his career in 1986 in the lower divisions of the French league, Leboeuf moved to Laval in 1988. In 1991, he moved to Strasbourg and played there until 1996, when he made a switch to English club Chelsea for -2.5m.
For France, Leboeuf was capped 50 times, scoring five goals. Although he was mainly a substitiute in the 1998 World Cup, he stepped in for red carded Laurent Blanc to play in the final, a 3-0 win against Brazil.
Shortly after the tournament, he appeared on the now defunct BBC One comedy quiz show ''They Think its All Over''. During the show every time a joke was aimed at Frank by any of the panel, or by host Nick Hancock he replied with simply "I don't care what you say, I've won the World Cup!", which after a while led to Hancock comparing him to Alan Ball.
Although he did not get off the bench, Leboeuf did receive a winner's medal at Euro 2000. He then played at the 2002 World Cup.
A highly cultured centre back Leboeuf was noted for his long range passing ability and also for his consistent penalty-taking throughout his career. He took more than 20 penalties for Chelsea, missing just 3 times - against Leicester and Feyenoord and Blackburn. Leboeuf failed to score in a penalty shoot-out in Euro 2000.
Leboeuf now lives in Los Angeles, USA and plays for celebrity team Hollywood United as a midfielder as he says he doesn't like chasing attackers anymore.
He also appeared in the 2001 film, Taking Sides.
Following the 1998 World Cup, he was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Lgion d'honneur in 1998.
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'''Vincent Philippe Antoine Candela''' (; born October 24, 1973 in Bdarieux Hrault) is a former French footballer. With the French national team, Candela won the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Candela was a skilled left and right back, playing with both feet and effective at joining the attack as well as being able in defence.
On the club level, Candela played for Toulouse (1992-95), Guingamp (1995-97), A.S. Roma (1997-2005), Bolton Wanderers (2005), Udinese (2005-2006), Siena (2006-2007). He won one ''scudetto'' with Roma.
On January 28, 2007 he played his last Serie A match for Messina against Ascoli.
For France, Candela was capped 40 times, scoring five goals. His playing time was often limited by Bixente Lizarazu, but he did play in one match during the 1998 triumph. During the winning Euro 2000 Candela did play two matches, both as a starter. He also played at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Candela is married. He and his wife, Mara, welcomed their first child, Angelica, in April 2005. He is of Italian descent.
He was a dubbing actor in the Italian language version of Shaolin Soccer.
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'''Alan Hutton''' (born 30 November 1984) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and also the Scottish national team. He is a right back.
Born in Penilee, Glasgow, Hutton made his Rangers debut against Partick Thistle in a Scottish Premier League match on 22 December 2002. It was his first and last appearance that season; however, he made eleven appearances during 2003-04, scoring his first goal against Dunfermline Athletic at Ibrox on 23 March 2004.
He made twelve appearances during 2004-05 as the club won both the Scottish Premier League title and the Scottish League Cup. He broke his leg in February 2005 whilst playing in an SPL match against Kilmarnock, and was sidelined for eight months. The 2005-06 season proved to be difficult for Rangers domestically, and Hutton only made twenty three appearances in the first team, competing with Dutchman Fernando Ricksen for the right back position.
Hutton signed a new five-year contract with Rangers in the summer of 2007. He started the 2007-08 season well and played a part in Rangers' opening UEFA Champions League group match victories against VfB Stuttgart and Olympique Lyonnais. He made a total of 94 league appearances, scoring two league goals against Dunfermline
During the January 2008 transfer window in the 2007-08 season, English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur made a bid, believed to be in the -5 million region, for Hutton. He initially rejected the chance to join Spurs, and did so again when they improved their offer. The protracted transfer was finally completed on 30 January 2008, with the fee reported to be in the region of -9 million. He made his ''Spurs'' debut on 2 February in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United. Hutton subsequently played in the victory over Chelsea in the final of the Carling Cup on 24 February.
Hutton has been capped by Scotland at under 21 and B levels.
Along with his then-Rangers team-mate Charlie Adam, Hutton was called up by manager Alex McLeish to the Scotland squad for the first time on 11 May 2007 for a friendly against Austria and a Euro 2008 qualifying match against the Faroe Islands. He made his international debut against Austria on 30 May 2007, coming on as a substitute. Hutton made his competitive debut against Lithuania in September 2007. Hutton was part of the Scotland team that beat France at the Parc de Princes in September 2007.
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'''Ian Michael Walker''' (born 31 October 1971 in Watford) is an English footballer whose former clubs include Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers. Walker is the son of former Wales goalkeeper, and Norwich City and Everton manager Mike Walker.
Walker was for many years the primary goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur, starting out with them as a trainee and having two loan spells, for Ipswich and Oxford. Walker made 240 premiership appearances for Tottenham, but was transferred to Leicester City in July 2001 for -2,500,000, after the signing of Neil Sullivan.
Walker spent four years at Leicester before being released on 6 May 2005 and joining Bolton on a one year contract. Walker was the goalkeeper for Bolton's first ever European match away from England against Bulgarian team Lokomotiv Plovdiv In May 2006 ,Walker was rewarded for his patience in not playing a single league game by being given a further two year contract.
In May 2008, and still without a league appearance to his name, Walker was offered a new deal by Bolton manager Gary Megson. However, on 11 December 2008, Ian Walker had his Bolton contract terminated by mutual consent. It is likely that Ian has retired from football although no official announcement was ever made.
Walker has been capped for the England national team four times, making his debut in 1996 against Hungary. His most infamous game was against Italy in a qualification match for the 1998 World Cup where he is widely believed to have been at fault to a Gianfranco Zola strike. England lost this game to Italy 1-0 at Wembley Stadium. He backed up David James at Euro 2004 but has now been overtaken by others in the pecking order.
:* 1998-99 League Cup
:*Football League First Division runner up 2003
Walker and his former Page Three wife Suzi lived in a mock-Tudor mansion in Cobham, Surrey, as featured on ''MTV Cribs''. After the birth of daughter Sophie in 1998, Suzi suffered Post Natal Eclampsia, and is an on-going sufferer of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
In November 2006, Suzi admitted Walker had met dancer Samantha Thurman, 33, from Miami on a property investment trip to Las Vegas in May.
Walker attended Great Cornard Upper School.
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'''Gaizka Mendieta Zabala''' (born 27 March 1974 in Bilbao, Basque Country) is a former Spanish football player of Basque origin. He is a midfielder who played for the Spanish football club Valencia. He has played 40 games and scored 8 goals for the Spanish national football team, and represented Spain at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 European Championship, and 2002 World Cup tournaments. He was a versatile and hard tackling midfielder also capable of creating goals as well as scoring a fair number himself.
Mendieta started his club career with CD Castelln in 1991 and moved to Valencia CF in the top-flight La Liga championship a year later. He started his Valencia career in the reserve team, before making his first team debut on June 13, 1993. Mendieta played 34 of 42 games during the 1995-96 La Liga season, as Valencia finished runners-up, its best result since 1990. In the summer 1996, he was a part of the Spanish under-21 national team which ended runners-up at the 1996 European Under-21 Championship.
The 1997-98 La Liga season was Mendieta's breakthrough season, under new Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri. Mendieta played 30 of 38 games, scoring 10 goals, and he made his debut for the Spanish national team against Austria on March 27, 1999. In June 1999, Mendieta won his first trophy with Valencia, beating Atltico de Madrid in the Copa del Rey tournament.
Under new manager Hector Cuper, Mendieta had an even better 1999-2000 season. He helped Valencia beat FC Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate to win the 1999 Supercopa de Espaa, and by scoring 13 goals in 33 league games, Mendieta helped Valencia finish in third place. However, the biggest triumph of the season was helping Valencia reach the final of the international 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League tournament. Valencia lost the final 0-3 to Real Madrid, but Mendieta was later awarded "European Midfielder of the Season". Mendieta was selected to be part of the Spanish squad at Euro 2000, where he helped Spain reach the quarter-finals.
Valencia reached the UEFA Champions League final again the following year, this time losing to Bayern Munich following a penalty shoot-out. Mendieta scored a penalty in normal time and another one in the shootout but he was unable to prevent his team from ultimately losing. Mendieta was again named "European Midfielder of the Season".
Mendieta was one of the most sought-after players, which led to a -48 million transfer to Italian club S.S. Lazio in 2001 which at the time made him the sixth most expensive player of all time. Mendieta disappointed in Serie A, spending only a year with the Rome club. Despite his slump in form, he represented Spain at the 2002 World Cup, scoring one goal. He was loaned out to FC Barcelona for the 2002-03 season, and then to Middlesbrough for the 2003-04 season. In his season at Middlesbrough FC, Mendieta was part of the team which won the 2004 Carling Cup, bringing Middlesbrough their first ever silverware. At the end of the season, the stay at Middlesbrough was made permanent.
In his last two years at Middlesbrough, a string of injuries and long duration of regaining match fitness relegated Mendieta to the substitutes bench. He fell out of favour with former Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate who made it clear that Mendieta no longer featured in his first team plans. Reports suggested that Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao and Mlaga CF were interesting in purchasing the midfielder in the January 2007 transfer window, however no concrete agreement was ever made. The 2007 summer transfer window passed amid speculation that Mendieta was set for a move to LA Galaxy; however towards the end of the transfer window, Mendieta was quoted to have said that he would fight for his place at Middlesbrough. A day later, Middlesbrough F.C. Chief Executive, Keith Lamb disregarded Mendieta's comments saying that there was "no chance" of Mendieta entering the first team. He played his last game on December 26, 2006 against Everton.
On December 6, 2007, according to a Spanish newspaper, Mendieta announced his retirement from professional football when his Middlesbrough contract expired at the end of the 2007-08 season. Mendieta rejected this speculation in comments made to the official Middlesbrough website. In local reports he has stated that he and his family are happy living in the area and wants to play for another north-eastern team. Mendieta was released by Middlesbrough on May 13, 2008 ending a successful career.
On November 3, 2009, Mendieta was quoted as saying a part of him would be interested in football management when interviewed by the BBC. He said "a part of me can see the excitement and challenge of being a manager, definitely." For now Mendieta still lives near Middlesbrough in Yarm, while football may not have seen the last of him.
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'''Brett Ashley Mark Angell''' (born 20 August 1968 in Marlborough, Wiltshire) is an English association football coach now coaching in New Zealand. He retired from playing in 2004, having played as a striker for a number of different clubs. His brother Darren is also a former professional footballer.
Angell started his career at Portsmouth but never made the first team and was released in 1987. In his time at Portsmouth he was a defender. It wasn't until he joined Cheltenham Town in July 1987 that Angell was converted from defender to a striker by the club's then manager John Murphy. After scoring 25 goals he was signed by Derby County on 15 February 1988 for a fee of -49,000 (-45,000 initially and an extra -4,000 in lieu of a friendly that was never played). He never played in the Derby County first team and moved to Stockport County .
Angell played primarily with Stockport County and Southend United. He also had a torrid spell in the Premiership with Everton during the 1990s, but was then transferred to Sunderland and later back to Stockport County. His most successful season was 1996-97, when he was Stockport's leading goalscorer and inspired them to promotion to Division One as well as reaching the League Cup semi finals. He later revived some of this success at Walsall where he picked up a Division Two Play-off winners medal in the 2000-01 season. Brett then joined Rushden & Diamonds in March 2002 and played for them at Cardiff in the play-off final in which they lost 3-1 to Cheltenham Town.
After leaving Rushden he had a spell with Port Vale, leaving in November 2002.
Angell was heading to Ireland to play for Linfield in 2003, however the deal fell through as he refused to play trial games before signing a contract.
His employment as a coach at Portsmouth in 2005 took his career full circle, having been with the youth team in 1986-87. However, his tenure as youth and reserve team coach lasted only five months, and he was relieved of his position in April 2006. Brett then worked as a Coach Educator, teaching coaching courses for the F.A., before taking up a Central Football regional coaching job in New Zealand.
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'''George Henry Camsell''' (27 November 1902 - 7 March 1966) was an English football player, most notably for Middlesbrough.
Born in Framwellgate Moor, Durham City in 1902, Camsell played for Durham City before signing for Middlesbrough on 6 October 1925 for the sum of -500. His debut was against Nottingham Forest on 31 October 1925. Between 1925 and 1939, Camsell scored 345 goals in 453 games for Middlesbrough, including 325 league goals, (the fifth-highest English total of all-time).
The Middlesbrough club record of 59 league goals in 37 games and 63 goals in all competitions in one season is held by him. He accomplished this feat in the 1926-27 season. This remains the second-highest number of league goals scored and the equal highest number in all competitions in one English league season, behind Dixie Dean's 60 league and 100 total a year later. His goals included 24 hat-tricks for the club.
He played his last League game for Middlesbrough against Leicester City at Ayresome Park on 10 April 1939, in a 3-2 victory. Camsell scored the opening goal. After the Second World War Camsell joined Middlesbrough's coaching staff.
George Camsell also won 9 caps for England, scoring 18 goals. This included a hat-trick in a 6-0 win against Wales on 20 November 1929 in the 1930 British Home Championship and four goals in a match against Belgium on 11 May 1929. He scored in every match he played for England and will forever be remembered as the most prolific goalscorer in England's history.
Also related to Middlesbrough football coach, and ex football player, Steve Agnew.
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'''Gregg Berhalter''' (born August 1, 1973, in ) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
Berhalter grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey, and was a high school teammate of Claudio Reyna at Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey.
Berhalter left UNC after his junior year, signing with Dutch club Zwolle in 1994. He later played for Sparta Rotterdam and Cambuur Leeuwarden in the Netherlands, and with Crystal Palace in England (where he briefly played alongside Jovan Kirovski).
In 2002 Berhalter signed with Energie Cottbus of the German Fuball-Bundesliga, and went on to make 111 league appearances with the team. In 2006, Berhalter signed with 1860 Munich of the 2. Fuball-Bundesliga, and stayed there for a further two and a half years, making 73 league appearances for ''Die Lwen''.
In April 2009, Berhalter moved back to the United States after a 15-year career in Europe, and signed a contract with Major League Soccer, his first club contract in his home country. He was revealed as a Los Angeles Galaxy player on April 3, 2009.
On November 14, 2009, he scored in the 103rd minute of the scoreless Western Conference final, propelling the Galaxy to a 2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo and into the 2009 MLS Cup. It was his first goal in 28 appearances with the club.
Berhalter earned his first cap for the U.S. national team on October 15, 1994, against Saudi Arabia. Berhalter played a significant role for the U.S. at the 2002 World Cup, stepping in for the injured Jeff Agoos and starting the last two games, and in doing so became the first Crystal Palace player to play in a World Cup match.
On May 25, 2006, Berhalter was added to the U.S. national team's roster for the 2006 World Cup, replacing the injured Cory Gibbs. Berhalter expressed confidence in the ability of the team in the run up to the tournament, but was an unused substitute in all three group games. The U.S. was eliminated after finishing at the bottom of Group E in the first round with one draw and two defeats.
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'''Sylvan Augustus Ebanks-Blake''' (born 29 March 1986) is an English football forward, who plays for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Born in Cambridge, Ebanks-Blake's first clubs were Cherry Hinton Lions and Fulbourn Falcons in the Cambridge area. He was also on schoolboy terms with Cambridge United, but declined an offer to become a scholar there when a much larger club showed their interest. Despite being a boyhood Liverpool fan, he started his professional career at Manchester United as a youth team player. He played his first match at senior level for the club on 26 October 2004 against Crewe Alexandra in the League Cup. One year later, he scored his first senior level goal for the club against Barnet in another League Cup tie, and was starting to show some good form to prove his potential.
Towards the end of the 2004-05 season, he fractured his leg and was ruled out for the remainder of the season. He recovered and scored a hat-trick on his return for the Manchester United reserves. However, he was never called on for a first team league game again, although he was an unused substitute in several Champions League games. In January 2006, he moved on loan to Royal Antwerp in Belgium to gain first team experience, where he scored four goals in nine matches.
Ebanks-Blake returned to England in the summer and signed a three year deal with Championship club Plymouth Argyle on 14 July 2006. The fee paid to Manchester United was an initial -200,000, potentially rising to over -300,000 due to clauses. Ebanks-Blake was new manager Ian Holloway's first signing and became a first team regular.
The striker notched up 10 goals in his first season at Argyle, many of which came at the end of the season. He cemented his status as a fan favourite and top prospect with 11 league goals by New Year in the 2007-08 season, despite starting the season on the substitutes bench.
This form attracted Wolverhampton Wanderers to bid -1.5million in the January transfer window which activated a buy-out clause, and he signed for them on 11 January 2008 in a four-and-a-half year deal. He started well at his new club, scoring seven goals in his first eight games, and being named ''Championship Player of the Month'' for March 2008. The season ended with him winning the Golden Boot for the Championship with 23 goals.
The striker began the 2008-09 season in a similar vein, scoring nine goals in the opening 13 league games. He scored a hat-trick, the first of his professional career, against Norwich City on 3 February 2009, to once again reach the 20 goal mark. He was named ''Championship Player of the Year'' at the 2009 Football League Awards, and also won the ''Goal of the Year award'' for his solo effort at Charlton Athletic in March 2008. Having beaten his previous year's tally, Ebanks-Blake retained the Championship-s Golden Boot award for his 25 goals.
His final goal of the campaign came against Queen's Park Rangers on 18 April 2009, which gave the team the 1-0 win that secured promotion to the Premier League. The season also saw him win a cap for the England under-21 side, when he came on in a friendly against the Czech Republic U21s on 18 November 2008.
In July 2009, Ebanks-Blake signed a one-year contract extension, tying him to the club until July 2013.
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'''David Frank Llwyd Jones''' (born 4 November 1984) is an English football midfielder, signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Jones began his football career at Manchester United, but struggled to get into the first team and spent loan spells at Preston North End, NEC Nijmegen and Derby County, before joining Derby on a permanent basis. However, he left Derby at the end of the 2007-08 season to join Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jones has represented England at Under-21 level, but he also has a parental qualification to play for Wales.
Born in Southport, Jones joined Manchester United in 1995 at the age of 10. He made eight appearances for the under-17 side in the 2000-01 season, and signed as an apprentice on 2 July 2001, before breaking into the Under-19 side in early 2002. He was made captain of the Under-19s at the start of the 2002-03 season, and went on to make 18 appearances, scoring one goal, as the team progressed to the final of the FA Youth Cup in April 2003, where a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough in the second leg saw him lift the trophy at Old Trafford.
The following season saw Jones promoted to the reserve team, where he established himself as a regular in the heart of midfield. He was named as a substitute for a League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion in December 2003, but did not feature in the game. In the 2004-05 season, Manchester United introduced a second reserve team to play in the Pontins' Holiday League, in addition to the existing FA Premier Reserve League North side. Jones was named as captain of the latter and also made regular appearances for the former. Jones experienced a great deal of success with the reserve sides, lifting the FA Premier Reserve League North trophy and then captaining the side to victory over Charlton Athletic Reserves (winners of the FAPRL South) to take the national title. He also featured as the reserves secured the Pontins Holiday League title and the Pontins Holiday League Cup, once again acting as captain as Manchester United were narrowly denied a fifth trophy at the hands of Manchester City Reserves in the final of the Manchester Seniors Cup.
Jones was allocated a squad number, 31, during the 2003-04 season and made his senior debut as a late substitute in a 1-0 home win over Arsenal in the League Cup. He made his full team debut in Manchester United's shock 0-0 home draw with non league Exeter City in the FA Cup third round. Despite these opportunities Jones found it hard to break into the first team ahead of Roy Keane and Paul Scholes and spent much of the remainder of his Manchester United career either in the reserves or out on loan.
For the 2004-05 season Jones was sent on a season long loan to Football League Championship side Preston North End to gain first-team experience making his debut at Watford on 6 August 2005. Good performances from the bench soon saw him established as first-choice in midfield and he scored his first goal for the club in a 4-0 away win at Ipswich Town on 29 August 2005. Jones played a key role in a long unbeaten run which pushed Preston up into the Championship play-off positions, making 24 appearances, including three as substitute, and scoring 3 goals.
Jones' spell at Preston was followed by joining Eredivisie side NEC Nijmegen on a loan deal until the end 2005-06 season. Wearing number five, he again had to spend time on the substitutes bench to begin with, but impressed sufficiently in brief appearances against Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam to be brought on at half-time against ADO Den Haag on 22 January 2006. Jones scored two goals in a 5-0 win to secure a place in the starting line-up for the next game, where he again scored twice, this time to salvage a draw against Willem II. One of those goals was from the penalty spot. He started every game for the rest of the season in a left centre midfield role in NEC's 4-3-3 formation. During a match against Heracles Almelo, he scored a goal from 30 yards. In the match against FC Groningen, he again scored a goal from a free kick, just 25 yards out, receiving the Man of the Match award. In the short time he was with NEC Nijmegen, he got himself placed second on their Man of the Year list, with 134 points, thirty points behind talented striker Romano Denneboom. The team ended 10th in 2006 and Jones returned to England having signed a new three-year deal at Manchester United.
Despite his success in the Netherlands, the arrival of -14m Michael Carrick from Tottenham meant Jones was restricted to appearances in the League Cup. On 15 November 2006, a bid of -1m from Derby County was accepted. The deal would see Jones initially move on loan to Pride Park until the January transfer window - the first possible opportunity to make the transfer a permanent one. In moving to Derby, Jones would link up once again with Billy Davies, manager of Preston during his loan spell there.
Jones' Derby career started promisingly, with the midfielder establishing himself as first choice in midfield and contributing significantly to Derby's push for promotion, including scoring a stoppage-time free-kick in the 1-0 home win against Sheffield Wednesday. Alex Ferguson once remarked that he had sold Jones too cheaply to Derby. However, as the season drew to a close Derby's form took a dip and Jones found himself moving to the fringes of the first team, only appearing as an 87th minute substitute in the 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion in the Championship Playoff Final which secured Derby's promotion to the Premier League.
Despite Derby struggling on their return to the top flight Jones was unable to force himself into the first team on a regular basis, playing only 15 times in the league. He scored the first top flight goal in his career in Derby's 6-1 defeat against Chelsea on 12 March 2008. Jones was in and out of the side under new manager Paul Jewell, although he did make 12 of his 15 appearances that season under Jewell.
He signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers on 27 June 2008 in a three-year deal for a reported fee of -1.2million. David made his Wolves debut on the opening day of the 2008-09 season at Plymouth and scored his first goal in the 5-1 win over Nottingham Forest on 30 August. He became a regular fixture in the first team squad throughout the season but missed several games after a suspected injury. He came back into the side for the 1-0 victors at Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest.
Jones was called up to the England Under-21 squad during the 2003-04 season. Although qualified to play for Wales, Jones opted to play for England at that level and made what was to be his only appearance for the Under-21 side in a 2-2 away draw with Sweden on 30 March 2004, coming on as a second-half substitute for Nigel Reo-Coker. He is still eligible to play for either England or Wales, and the midfielder has revealed former Manchester United team-mate and Wales captain Ryan Giggs has tried to persuade him to commit himself to the latter.
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'''Thomas David "Tom" Heaton''' (born 15 April 1986) is an English footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United.
Born in Chester, Heaton began his football career with Wrexham, for whom he played both in goal and in midfield, but, after making 20 appearances for the Manchester United Under-17 side in the previous two seasons, he signed for the ''Red Devils'' as a trainee on 8 July 2002. He became a regular in the Under-17 side during the 2002-03 season, and picked up an FA Youth Cup winner's medal despite playing second fiddle to Luke Steele throughout the entire competition. He made his first appearance in the reserve team the following season, starting in a 3-1 home win over Birmingham City in the Premier Reserve League on 2 October 2003. At the end of the 2003-04 season, Heaton was named on the bench for the final of the Manchester Senior Cup against Manchester City, and won a winner's medal despite not taking the field.
By the 2004-05 season, Heaton had become the first-choice goalkeeper for the Manchester United reserve team, and was named on the bench for the first team for Stan Ternent's testimonial on 17 August 2004, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Luke Steele after Steele had earlier come on for Tim Howard. With Heaton in goal for 17 of the 28 Premier Reserve League North matches and 12 of the 22 Central League matches, the team went on to win both league titles by nine and five points respectively.
Heaton's form for the reserves resulted in him being loaned out to Swindon Town at the start of the 2005-06, initially until 1 January 2006. During his time at Swindon, he played over 20 games, saving a penalty on his debut, and was described as "one for the future" by manager Iffy Onuora. He returned to Manchester United, but, after the recall of Ritchie Jones from Royal Antwerp, Heaton was sent there for the rest of the season after United rebuffed an approach from Huddersfield Town.
Heaton made his second appearance for the Manchester United first team on 13 March 2007, coming on as a half-time substitute for Tomasz Kuszczak in the UEFA Celebration Match against Marcello Lippi's Europe XI. Heaton spent the 2007-08 season with the first team squad at Manchester United, appearing on the bench when Edwin van der Sar was out due to injury.
At the end of the 2007-08 season, Heaton agreed to move to Cardiff City on loan for the duration of the 2008-09 season. He was chosen as the club's first choice goalkeeper, above Finland international Peter Enckelman, for the start of the season by manager Dave Jones, and played in every match until late November, with the exception of the Carling Cup third round tie against Swansea City, when he was replaced by Enckelman. However, late on in Cardiff's 2-1 away defeat to Plymouth Argyle on 22 November 2008, Heaton picked up an injury and was forced off. The injury would go on to cost Heaton his place in the side as the club went unbeaten with Enckelman in goal for over two months.
In February, Enckelman was forced to undergo knee surgery which saw Heaton return in goal on 16 February 2009, when he picked up the man of the match award in a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal. However, he tore his thigh muscle during the match, ruling him out for up to five weeks. On his return, Heaton found himself on the bench behind loanee Stuart Taylor but, following a 6-0 defeat against Preston North End, he replaced Taylor for the final three matches of the season. However, he was unable to keep Cardiff in the play-off places and he returned to Manchester United at the end of the season.
On 15 August 2009, Heaton was signed by Queens Park Rangers on an emergency three-month loan deal, the terms of which will allow him to compete in the League Cup. Heaton's loan spell ended on 8 November 2009.
After returning from Queens Park Rangers, Heaton joined Rochdale on 13 November 2009 until the end of December 2009. He made his debut in a 3-2 loss against Chesterfield on 14 November 2009.
Having played for England at various youth levels, Heaton was handed his England Under-21 debut in March 2008 by manager Stuart Pearce when he replaced Joe Hart as a substitute during a match against Poland U-21's. However, he did not make the final squad for the 2009 European Championships.
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:''For the Scottish footballer with the same name, see Paul McShane (Scottish footballer)''
'''Paul David McShane''' (born 6 January 1986) is an Irish football player who plays as a defender for English Premier League club Hull City.
McShane was born on 6 January 1986 in Kilpeddar, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland.
Paul started his career for Newtown Juniors, then to Greystones United and also his secondary school St. Davids. Then he played for St Josephs Boys AFC based in south Dublin.
In the summer of 2002 he signed for Manchester United. In December 2004, he was loaned to Walsall,
He played in pre-season friendly matches and was given the squad number 34, but did not make a full debut for Manchester United.
In August 2005 he moved to Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. on an initial five month loan deal.
On 10 August 2006, McShane moved to West Brom along with fellow 2003 FA Youth Cup winner Luke Steele on a permanent basis in a deal that saw Tomasz Kuszczak join United on a season long loan with a view to a permanent deal.
On 28 April 2007, at Albion's match at Coventry City, West Brom supporters showed their appreciation of McShane and goalkeeper Dean Kiely (both Irish internationals) by adopting an Irish theme for their traditional last away game party.
On 26 July 2007, McShane joined Sunderland for an initial -1.5 million fee.
On 29 August 2008, Sunderland accepted a loan offer for McShane from Hull City. While playing for Hull, he scored the opening goal at Anfield in a league match versus Liverpool on 13 December 2008.
On 30 August 2009, McShane rejoined Hull City on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee.
McShane received his first senior international call up to the Republic of Ireland from manager Steve Staunton on 25 September 2006, for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Cyprus and the Czech Republic. An injury to Andy O'Brien and the suspension of Richard Dunne (the two central defenders that had started the game against Cyprus) meant that McShane was given his first international cap against the Czech Republic on 11 October 2006. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with McShane being named man of the match.
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'''Luke David Steele''' (born 24 September 1984 in Peterborough) is an English football player. He is a goalkeeper currently playing for Barnsley.
Steele went to school at Arthur Mellows Village College, Glinton, Peterborough, where he is still involved in various charity events. He started his career at local side Peterborough United. On 8 June 2002 he signed for Manchester United for -500,000. He was loaned to Coventry City for part of the 2004-05 season.
For the 2005-06 season he returned to Old Trafford and, following the departures of Ricardo and Roy Carroll, was third choice keeper for the senior side behind Edwin van der Sar and Tim Howard.
In 2002-03, Steele kept goal for United in their FA Youth Cup triumph.
In summer 2006, Steele joined West Bromwich Albion, as part of the deal that took Tomasz Kuszczak to Manchester. However, he was initially loaned to Coventry City for the season only to be recalled after less than a week and no appearances. On 23 December 2006 he once again joined Coventry on a seven day emergency loan.
In February 2008 he joined Barnsley on an emergency loan for one month. They required a goalkeeper for their fifth round FA Cup tie with Liverpool, as Heinz Mller was injured, whilst on loan Tony Warner was cup-tied.
On 17 March 2008 Steele returned from his loan, with talks deadlocked over who should pay his wages during a proposed extended loan period. He rejoined Barnsley three days later, after the two clubs agreed a further loan period until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent transfer.
On 9 July 2008, Steele was fined -1000 by the FA for breaching shirt sponsorship rules; during the 2007-08 season he had regularly worn an undergarment which had a logo that was visible above the collar of his official goalkeeping kit. The FA warned him various times of this misconduct but Steele continued to wear the undergarment and was subsequently fined.
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'''Paul Thomas Tierney''' (born 15 September 1982) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays for Altrincham.
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Tierney signed for Manchester United as a trainee in July 1999 and as a professional 12 months later. He was loaned out to Crewe Alexandra, Colchester United, and Bradford City. He made his senior debut for Manchester United on 3 December 2003 against West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup. He signed for Livingston on 16 June 2005 having been released by Manchester United, but failed to impress in his first season at the club and they were relegated from the Scottish Premier League. He joined Blackpool on 2 June 2006 on a free transfer.
In July 2007, Blackpool manager Simon Grayson allowed Tierney to join Stockport County in a six-month loan deal.
Tierney has also represented the Republic of Ireland at under 21 level.
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'''Michael James Stewart''' (born 26 February 1981) is a Scottish association football player who currently plays for and captains Heart of Midlothian. He is notable for having played for Hearts' Edinburgh rivals Hibs between his two spells with Hearts (although his first outings at Tynecastle were as a loanee). Stewart has also been capped for the Scotland national football team.
As a highly-rated young player, Stewart trained twice a week with Rangers while still at Craigmount High School. Manchester United signed Stewart as a professional in 1998. He made his senior debut for the club on 31 October 2000 against Watford. His initial promise saw him rewarded with further opportunities, notably in a UEFA Champions League "dead-rubber" against Deportivo La Coruna. He struggled to maintain that standard, however, and spent a disappointing loan spell at Nottingham Forest. He is known for playing with a high-tempo style and can often find himself in trouble, regularly being booked and sent off.
In the summer of 2004, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson intimated that Stewart had no future at the club and he was free to leave. Rangers initially showed interest, but after a two week trial, he was sent back to Manchester.
Desperate for continuity and regular football, Stewart expressed his wish to stay in Edinburgh. He therefore signed for Hearts' rivals Hibernian after negotiating the end of his Manchester United contract. After two seasons with Hibs, the club announced in April 2007 that his contract would not be extended and he was free to leave the club.
Stewart spent a week training with Roy Keane's Sunderland, but he did not earn a contract. On 30 June 2007, Hearts introduced Stewart as a new signing,
Stewart was appointed Hearts club captain by manager Csaba Laszlo before the start of the 2009-10 season, following the departure of the previous captain, Robbie Neilson, to English side Leicester City. He was sent off, for two bookable offences, 52 minutes into his first competitive game as captain in a 2-0 loss to Dundee United at Tannadice.
Stewart won three caps for Scotland while he was a youth player at Manchester United. He won a recall after an absence of six years for the friendly match against Northern Ireland in August 2008.
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'''Kenny Cooper''' (born October 21, 1984) is an American soccer player who currently plays for 1860 Munich in 2. Fuball-Bundesliga.
Cooper's father, Kenny Cooper Sr., played professional soccer as a goalkeeper in England before moving to the United States to play for Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League. Cooper was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and, under the mentorship of his father, he became an outstanding youth footballer. After retiring from coaching professional soccer, Cooper's father had settled the family in Dallas, Texas, where Cooper attended high school at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. He was the Dallas area high school player of the year while playing, graduating in 2003. While playing with the Dallas Solar 85 Soccer Club in the Dallas Cup, an international youth tournament, Cooper caught the attention of several former NASL players who contacted Jimmy Ryan, Director of Youth Football at Manchester United. Ryan had also once played with Cooper's father when they were both with the Tornado. Ryan contacted the Coopers and invited Kenny to England for a trial. The fact that Cooper's father was a native of England helped grease the skids for Cooper as United did not need to acquire a work permit for him. Following a successful week-long trial, United signed him on a free transfer. At the time Cooper had intended to attend Southern Methodist University, but decided to forgo playing college soccer in order to pursue his professional career.
During his time with Manchester United, Cooper was unable to break into the first team, spending his time with the reserve squad. As a result, the team loaned him to Acadmica de Coimbra of Portugal at the beginning of the 2004-05 season. However, the loan was terminated after half a season due to Cooper seeing very limited playing time. After a brief return to Manchester, the team loaned him again, this time to Oldham Athletic. When it became obvious that Cooper had little chance of becoming a starter with Manchester United, the team released him midway through the 2005-06 season to allow him to pursue other opportunities. He saw time in one game with Sunderland before returning to the U.S.
Cooper signed with FC Dallas on February 6, 2006 and made an immediate impact on the team. He made his first MLS appearance on
April 1, 2006 and scored his first MLS career goal helping FC Dallas to a 3-2 victory against the Chicago Fire. Kenny made his first MLS start the following week against Real Salt Lake on April 8, 2006 scoring the teams first goal in a 2-1 victory. He finished his first MLS season tied for sixth in goals scored with 11 and made 31 appearances. At the start of the 2007 MLS Season, Cooper scored four goals in the first eight games before he suffered a broken right tibia in a 3-1 win against the Los Angeles Galaxy by strong tackle from Tyrone Marshall that put him out for a majority of the season. This ended his hopes of playing in the 2007 Copa Amrica and for the national team. Cooper ended the 2007 season with a total of 12 starts out of 14 appearances, four goals, and 2 assists.
Cooper was linked with a possible move to Cardiff City on July 27, 2008, after the club made a -2,000,000 bid. Norway's Rosenborg bid more than that and also offered a salary of $1.2 million. MLS ultimately rejected both bids and decided to keep him.
In the 2008 MLS season, Kenny led FC Dallas with 18 goals and started all 30 games. He was the only FC Dallas player to appear in all regular season games that year. Cooper finished the season tied for the league lead with four game-winning goals. 14 of Coopers 18 goals either tied or gave FC Dallas the lead, while the other four goals helped increase the team's lead. He was named to his first MLS All-Star First XI selection and MLS Best XI team. He earned back-to-back MLS Player of the Week honors for his two goal performances against the Los Angeles Galaxy (4-0 win) on July 27, 2008 and Toronto FC (2-0 win) on August 8, 2008. Kenny was also named the MLS Comeback Player of the Year for 2008.
MLS have announced that they have agreed to a fee by 2. Bundesliga team 1860 Munich for forward Kenny Cooper. As per league policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is known that the contract runs three years. He scored his first goal for 1860 Munich in his first game, August 9, 2009.
After the retirement of Brian McBride, Cooper was considered to be a potential long-term solution at striker for the national team. Cooper got his first cap and first goal for the national team on January 20, 2007, against Denmark where he scored a goal after coming on near the end of the game. He then appeared in a game against Guatemala, which was played in his MLS club's home stadium, Pizza Hut Park, as a second half sub. He was unable to take part in the 2007 Copa Amrica after he was sidelined with a broken right tibia. On November 20, 2008, Cooper got his first World Cup Qualifying start and his first World Cup qualifying-round goal against Guatemala in the final game of the semifinal group stage. On July 18, 2009, Cooper took a boot to the chest from Roman Torres of Panama, resulting in a penalty kick which he took to put the USA through to the semifinal round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Five days later, Cooper scored near the end of the match against Honduras to give the USA a 2-0 lead and to put them safely into the final of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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'''Daniel Antony Nardiello''' (born 22 October 1982) is an English-born Welsh football player. He plays for Blackpool and is a forward. He is the son of former Wales international Donato Nardiello and cousin of Pakistan international Reis Ashraf.
===Manchester United, loans at Swansea City and Barnsley===
Born in Coventry, West Midlands, Nardiello was a product of the Academy of Wolverhampton Wanderers, but signed trainee terms for Manchester United in 1999.
After scoring twelve goals for Manchester United reserves, he was sent on a one month loan to Swansea City on 24 October 2003
Nardiello spent the second half of the 2003-04 season on loan to Barnsley. He made his debut for the Tykes on 27 January 2004, scoring two goals as they beat Blackpool 3-0 at home.
In July 2005, Nardiello signed a two-year permanent contract with Barnsley after being released by Manchester United.
===Queens Park Rangers, back at Barnsley on loan===
In June 2007, Nardiello turned down a new contract at Barnsley, and shunned interest from Norwich City to sign a two-year contract with fellow Championship side Queens Park Rangers,
In January 2008, Nardiello returned to Barnsley on loan, the club he left in the summer of 2007. He signed a loan deal with Barnsley until the end of the 2007-08 season.
Back at Loftus Road, Nardiello was linked with a move in July 2008 to fellow Championship side Blackpool, after struggling to make an impact at QPR.
After being injured shortly after coming on in a pre-season friendly at Tranmere Rovers, Nardiello made his league debut for the club on 13 September, when he came on as a second half substitute as Blackpool beat his former club Barnsley 1-0 at Bloomfield Road.
After missing most of ''the Seasiders'' campaign through injury, on 29 January 2009 he joined League One club Hartlepool United on loan until the end of the season.
Nardiello scored his first goal for ''the Seasiders'' in a 2-1 win over Crewe Alexandra in the first round of the 2009-10 League Cup on 11 August 2009.
On 13 November 2009 Nardiello joined League Two side Bury on loan until 19 December.
On his return to Blackpool, Nardiello was an unsued substitute a number of games, before making his second league appearance of the season on 9 January 2010 as a 77th minute susbstitute in a 1-1 draw with Cardiff City at the Cardiff City Stadium.
a. ''3 league play-off appearances for Barnsley in 2006 (included in 2005-06 total)''
b. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
Because of his mixed heritage, Nardiello could have played international football for Wales, England, Italy, Puerto Rico or the United States. He played at under-15 and under-16 levels for England.
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'''Edward William "Eddie" Johnson''' (born 20 September 1984) is an English footballer who plays for United Soccer Leagues First Division side Austin Aztex. He is a midfielder but has also previously played as a striker.
Born in Chester, Johnson began his career with Crewe Alexandra and Manchester United's academies. He had loan spells with Royal Antwerp, Coventry City and Crewe Alexandra, before he was released by Manchester United in 2006 and joined Bradford City, where he played 64 league games in two seasons. He was released from Bradford in 2008, and after initially turning down a move to Chester City, he was given a trial at Crewe, which was unsuccessful, and instead he joined Chester where he spent six months before his contract was terminated to allow him to move to Austin. He has also represented his country at youth level.
Johnson was born in Chester on 20 September 1984.
Johnson signed as a trainee at Manchester United in 2001. Two years later, he was part of their FA Youth Cup winning team, scoring in the final against Middlesbrough,
Johnson was loaned out to the Belgian club Royal Antwerp in January 2004 where he made 11 appearances, scoring five goals,
In July 2005, Johnson again moved on loan this time returning to Crewe Alexandra in a six-month deal.
The start of Johnson's career at League One side Bradford City was marred by an ankle ligament injury in a pre-season friendly at Boston United which was expected to keep him out of the first month of the season.
At the start of the 2007-08 season, new manager Stuart McCall continued to employ Johnson in a midfield role, and he was rewarded with goals in back-to-back games and the club's player of the month in September.
In June 2008, Johnson was offered a two-year contract by fellow League Two side Chester City,
Instead, Johnson was given another chance with Chester City, with whom he trained in the run up to the start of the 2008-09 season.
The following month, with Chester in financial hardship, Johnson was allowed to talk to United Soccer Leagues First Division side Austin Aztex, managed by Adrian Heath, who was caretaker manager during Johnson's loan spell at Coventry City. Johnson's contract was terminated by Chester City on the final day of the January transfer window to allow him to move to the Austin Aztex. His last game for Chester had been during December; he played just 11 times during his six months with Chester, scoring only once.
Johnson's move to Austin Aztex was finalised in March and completed their initial starting side, which included fellow English players Alex Tapp and Gifton Noel-Williams and Welshman Gareth Evans.
Johnson scored his first goal for Austin on April 25 against fellow expansion side the Cleveland City Stars when he scored in the 13th minute of play. Johnson scored his second goal in the final minute of the match. In the 2009 season, Johnson played 22 league matches, scoring five goals.
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'''Kevin Bernard Moran''' (Irish name: '' Caoimhghn Bearnard  Mrin'') (born 29 April 1956 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish former Gaelic and association football player. In Gaelic football, he is known for his time as a Dublin senior team player, winning two All-Ireland Senior Football Championships with them, and in soccer for his career with Manchester United and Ireland. He was the first man to be sent off in an FA Cup Final.
Moran grew up in Rialto, Dublin until his early teens, before he moved to the Long Mile Road in Walkinstown. While there, he attended James' Street CBS and Drimnagh Castle CBS where Gaelic football was the dominant sport although soccer proved to be the sport he played on the streets while growing up. During the period in which he played Gaelic football for Good Counsel and soccer for Bohemians and Pegasus he had divided loyalties between the two sports, as both sports were then played on a Saturday.
Moran was an inter-county Gaelic football player for Dublin in Ireland. He won two All-Ireland Championship medals with Dublin in 1976 and 1977. He helped Dublin to defeat Kerry - who had beaten Dublin in the 1975 final - in the 1976 final (by 3-8 to 0-10) and again in the 1977 semi-final thanks to new tactics by manager Kevin Heffernan that hindered Kerry's tactic to pull defenders forward and take full advantage of the space behind the half back line. The 1977 final saw a 5-12 to 3-6 victory over Armagh in Croke Park. Moran was awarded an All-Star for his performance in the 1976 championship.
Moran was also part of the 1976/77 side that won the National Football League for Dublin with a win over Derry in the final. He played his club football for Dublin based GAA club Good Counsel.
In association football, Moran starting playing as a full back with Bohemians F.C. and then Pegasus. He was spotted by Billy Behan, a Manchester United scout, who reported to United manager Dave Sexton, and Moran signed for Manchester United in 1978. He made his senior debut on 20 April 1979 against Southampton. Playing as a centre back, he won FA Cup medals with the club in 1983 and 1985.
Moran is notable for being given a red card in the 1985 FA Cup Final against Everton, the first player ever to be sent off in an FA Cup final. TV cameras revealed that he had gone for the ball, and not for Peter Reid, in the offending tackle, and he was later presented with the winner's medal that had at first been withheld.
Moran left Old Trafford as a 32-year-old in the summer of 1988. He transferred to Sporting Gijon, where he remained for two seasons making 33 appearances without scoring.
In 1990, he returned to England to join Second Division Blackburn Rovers. He was an automatic choice in the first team, but endured a disappointing first season at Ewood Park as Rovers finished 19th in the Second Division. The following season was a huge success, however, as playoff victory ended the club's 26-year exile from the top division and secured their place in the new Premier League. Moran helped Rovers finish fourth in 1992-93 and runners-up in 1993-94, and finally retired at the end of the 1993-94 season - one year before Rovers won their first league title in 81 years. In both seasons preceding Moran's retirement, Rovers were beaten to the title by his old club Manchester United.
Moran made his debut for the Republic of Ireland against Sweden in 1980 and played a key role in Ireland's unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the 1982 FIFA World Cup finals in Spain. He played 71 times for Ireland between 1980 and 1994, including UEFA Euro 1988 in Germany and the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, and scored 6 goals. He was also a member of the Irish squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, but did not play.
Moran currently works as a pundit on Irish television channel TV3.
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'''Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis''' is a Russian football manager and a former Soviet and Russian football midfielder of Lithuanian and Ukrainian origin. He played for a number of teams, most notably Manchester United, Everton and Rangers. Kanchelskis is the only player in history to have scored in each of the Glasgow, Merseyside and Manchester local derbies.
Currently, he is managing FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow.
Kanchelskis started his career with Dynamo Kyiv in 1988 and then went to Shakhtar Donetsk in 1990.
Kanchelskis signed for Manchester United in a -650,000 deal on 26 March 1991 and made his debut in the final game of the 1990-91 season, which United lost 3-0 at Selhurst Park. At the time of his arrival at Old Trafford, United were in the process of finishing sixth in the Football League First Division and had won the previous season's FA Cup. They won the European Cup Winners' Cup on 15 May 1991, but Kanchelskis was not in the squad. It had been 24 years since their last top division title, and manager Alex Ferguson signed Kanchelskis in a bid to find an attacking right sided midfielder to give him a younger and quicker option to the older right footed midfielders Mike Phelan and Bryan Robson.
While Phelan and Robson would remain at Old Trafford for another three seasons, Kanchelskis soon became a regular member of the United team, playing in 34 out of 42 league games in the 1991-92 season as United finished second to Leeds United in a title race that they had led for most of the season before being overhauled during the final few weeks. However, compensation for Kanchelskis and his team mates had come at Wembley Stadium on 12 April 1992 when a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest gave them their first ever Football League Cup triumph. Kanchelskis managed five league goals that season, finding the net eight times in all competitions.
In 1992-93, Kanchelskis established on the right side of midfield, being a key part of the team who won the first ever Premier League title, scoring three goals in 27 league games as United's 26-year league title wait came to an end. He was one of only 13 non British or Irish players to play on the opening weekend of the Premier League along with Jan Stejskal, Peter Schmeichel, Robert Warzycha, Roland Nilsson, Eric Cantona, Hans Segers, John Faxe Jensen, Anders Limpar, Gunnar Halle, Craig Forrest, Michel Vonk and Ronnie Rosenthal. The number of "overseas" players in the Premier League would multiply over the next few years.
1993-94 brought more success as United won the Premier League title and the FA Cup, and Kanchelskis was now United's first choice right-sided midfielder, and their first "proper" right-winger since Steve Coppell in the early 1980s, as the previous first-choice player in that position - Bryan Robson - was more of a right-sided midfielder.
Kanchelskis was United's leading goalscorer in the 1994-95 season with 15 goals in 32 games (14 of them in the Premier League), but missed the final few weeks of the season due to a hernia and during that time United surrendered the league title to Blackburn and the FA Cup to Everton. United were also without the suspended Eric Cantona (who was banned for eight months after he assaulted a spectator against Crystal Palace in late January), while Andy Cole was cup-tied for the FA Cup games.
Kanchelsksis had played 145 times for United and scored 48 goals in the space of four years, but he had fallen out with manager Alex Ferguson earlier in the season and failed to patch up his differences with the manager. He was promptly put on the transfer list in early July.
Bryan Robson made an unsuccessful bid to sign Kanchelskis for Middlesbrough when it was announced that United would be selling him, and there was also speculation that he would sign for Liverpool. In the end, Kanchelskis was sold to Everton just after the start of the 1995-96 season. The -5 million fee paid by manager Joe Royle made him Everton's biggest signing at the time.
His first season with the club saw him score 16 goals to cap a season of excellent performances which made him arguably the best right-winger in the country. He rapidly gained cult status with Everton fans especially after his two goals against rivals Liverpool at Anfield and his performances helped the club to a sixth place finish, their best finish since 1988, though it wasn't quite enough to secure a UEFA Cup place. Before Kanchelskis had been able to reproduce that form in his second season he was sold mid-way through for -8 million to Fiorentina.
At Fiorentina he again struggled to find his best form and later went on to play for Rangers (1998-2002), Manchester City (2001) (on loan, scoring once in the FA Cup against Liverpool)
After leaving Krylia Sovetov he was without a contract and despite expressing interest in continuing playing, he retired on 12 February 2007. He played his last competitive game on 25 November 2006 in Round 30 of the Russian League.
Although Kanchelskis was born in Ukraine and his heritage is Lithuanian, he chose to represent Russia. He was capped 23 times for the Soviet Union national team, scoring three goals, and 36 times for Russia, scoring five goals. After leading a player boycott against head coach Pavel Sadyrin and therefore missing the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the only senior major international tournaments Kanchelskis played in were Euro 92 and Euro 96.
In 2007, Kanchelskis became the sporting director of Russian 1st division football club FC Nosta Novotroitsk. After Nosta was relegated to the third-tier Russian Second Division, Kanchelskis was appointed in December 2009 as the manager of FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow.
In his autobiography, Managing My Life, Alex Ferguson alleged that he was offered a -40,000 bribe to sell Kanchelskis. When this was refused, he claimed that death threats were made to Martin Edwards, the chairman of Manchester United at the time. There was no suggestion that Everton or Kanchelskis were aware of either the bribe or the threats.
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'''Drewe Broughton''' (born October 25, 1978 in Hitchin) is an English professional footballer who plays for Rotherham United. He has made over 300 appearances in the Football League.
Broughton began his career as a trainee with Norwich City in 1996, where he made nine appearances, and had a one-month loan spell at Wigan Athletic, in two season.
Broughton joined Chester City on a two-year contract in June 2006.
Millers' fans warmed to Broughton for his whole-hearted displays and passion. Despite not being an out and out goalscorer, Drewe has bagged 8 goals for Rotherham so far in the 2008/09 season. Rotherham have a very young strikeforce, and with Broughton being experienced, he has received praise for helping out the youngsters, and has formed a great partnership with 19, turned 20 year old Reuben Reid with many seeing him as a key figure to Reid bagging 16 goals so far.
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'''Joseph Waters "Joe" Spence''' (15 December 1898 - 31 December 1966) was an English football player. Spence was purchased from Scotswood in March 1919 by Manchester United. His first game for the club came on 30 August 1919 against Derby County. He is currently sixth on the club's all-time goalscoring list with 168 and seventh for appearances with 510. He left the club in 1933.
One of United's few true stars between the wars, Joe Spence's scintillating wing play made "Give it to Joe" the most regularly aired terrace chant during his 14 years at Old Trafford.
Indeed, such was his importance to United, and Manchester, he was known locally as "Mr Soccer".
Born in Throckley, Northumberland, the young Spence played for Blucher Juniors and Throckley Celtic. While with the former, he scored an astonishing 42 of the team's 49 goals in his first season. At 13 he began work as a miner and was conscripted into the army at 17, where he served as a machine-gunner.
He guested for Liverpool, Newburn and Scotswood during his years in service and won the Army Cup with his battalion. But in March 1919, the year after the First World War ended, Spence signed for United from north-east amateur side, Scotswood.
He wasted no time making an impact: scoring four in a 5-1 Lancashire Section drubbing of Bury at Old Trafford on his debut. His official debut came in August when the league programme resumed and he was a model of consistency after that, making 510 appearances and scoring 168 goals.
Sadly for Spence, he failed to win any major honours and it was not until he left United in 1933 that he lifted any silverware - the Third Division North Championship with Chesterfield, in 1936.
It was his misfortune to be at Old Trafford during such a time of transition, but in a period when United teams often failed to produce the goods, his entertaining presence was a true highlight.
He remains among the top 10 appearance-makers for the club and his 481 league games was a record that stood for 40 years until surpassed by Bill Foulkes.
He left United to join Bradford City in 1933, where he played 75 games in two seasons, scoring 27 goals, including being top goal-scorer in the 1933-34 season. He left City to join Chesterfield in May 1935.
When the Second World War ended in 1945, new manager Matt Busby brought Joe back to United in a coaching and scouting role.
Despite his success as a player, he was capped only twice by England.
His son, also named Joe, was on the books of Chesterfield, but didn't make an appearance for them before joining York City in 1950. In four years at York, he made 110 appearances before dropping into non-league football with Gainsborough Trinity.
He died on New Year's Eve 1966, at the age of 68.
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'''Stanley Clare Pearson''' (11 January 1919 - 20 February 1997) was an English football player. He was born in Salford.
Pearson was signed by Manchester United as an amateur in December 1935 and turned professional in May 1937. His first senior game came against Chesterfield in 1937. When his career was interrupted by the war, he served with the 2nd/4th Lancashires. He helped United win the 1948 FA Cup (scoring in the final) and 1952 league championship. He retired in 1953 with 148 career goals (good for 9th in team history) in 343 appearances, with just two goals behind Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Pearson went on to average more than one goal every two games in three years at Bury before his playing career ended with two years at Chester from 1957 to 1959. At 40 years, 101 days, Pearson remains the oldest player to make a Football League appearance for the club when he played his final match against Crewe Alexandra on 22 April 1959.
Upon his retirement, Pearson was a popular appointment as Chester manager
After retiring from football Pearson became sub-postmaster of Prestbury Post Office in Cheshire. He died at Alderley Edge, Cheshire, in February 1997. He was 78 years old.
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'''David George Herd''' (born 15 April 1934 in Hamilton), is a Scottish former football player, the son of former Manchester City player Alec Herd and the nephew of Scottish international Sandy Herd. His favoured position was forward.
Herd started his career at Stockport County, where he played as a forward alongside his father, though Herd junior's appearances were limited by his national service duties. Nevertheless, he did well enough to attract the attention of Arsenal, who signed him for -10,000 in 1954. Herd made his Arsenal debut on 19 February 1955 against Leicester City.
Herd continued to be a bit part player, playing just eight games in his first two seasons at the club, before making his breakthrough in 1956-57, scoring 18 goals in 28 games that season. From then on he was an established goalscorer, being the club's top goalscorer for four seasons straight, from 1956-57 through to 1960-61 - when he hit 29 goals, the most by an Arsenal player since Ronnie Rooke.
However, Arsenal's poor form meant they were nowhere near winning a trophy, the closest coming a third place in the league in 1958-59. The same season, he also won his first cap for Scotland, on 18 October 1958 against Wales at Ninian Park; Scotland won 3-0. Herd won five caps in total for Scotland between 1958 and 1961, scoring three goals, his last cap coming in a 4-0 defeat by Czechoslovakia on 14 May 1961.
Despite being top scorer in 1960-61, Herd was unsettled at Arsenal due to their lack of success, and he moved to Manchester United in July 1961 for -35,000. In all he scored 107 goals for Arsenal in 180 appearances, making him the club's 15th highest goalscorer.
His first game for United came against West Ham United on 19 August 1961. Herd helped the club to the 1963 FA Cup, scoring two goals in the final itself against Leicester City. He also helped them to the 1965 and 1967 league championships and the 1968 European Cup. However, after he broke his leg in March 1967, his first-team appearances were limited, and he was not selected for the European Cup triumph on 29 May 1968. In all, he scored 145 career goals in 265 appearances (including 1 substitute appearance), an average of .54 goals per game and is currently 10th on the all-time club goalscorers list. He also once scored past three different goalkeepers in one match on 26 November 1966 against Sunderland, United won the game 5-0.
He left United in July 1968 for Stoke City. He spent two seasons at Stoke City before a stint at Waterford United. After retiring, he had a stint managing Lincoln City between 1971 and 1972.
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'''Anthony Peter Dunne''' (born 24 July 1941 in Dublin), Irish football player who regularly appeared at left-back. He had 33 caps for the Republic of Ireland, playing for the national team in 1962-1975. He was Irish Footballer of the Year in 1969.
Dunne played for the famous Nursery Stella Maris Football Club as a schoolboy Shelbourne from 1958-1960. Having helped Shels win the FAI Youth Cup in 1959, he won the FAI Cup with them the following year, beating Cork Hibernians 2-0 in the final.
A week after the final, he was signed by Manchester United for -5000.
He remaining at Old Trafford until the start of the 1973-74 season. He then signed for Bolton Wanderers, helping them win the Football League Second Division in 1977-78. At the time, Bolton were being managed by former Manchester United player Ian Greaves.
He joined Detroit Express in the NASL in 1979.
After retiring from professional football, Dunne returned to Bolton as an assistant manager from 1979-1981. He then replaced Bill Foulkes as manager of Steinkjer F.C. in 1982-1983.
He made his full international debut in the 3-2 home defeat by Austria on 8 April 1962. Over 13 years he took his tally to 33 caps, appearing in both full-back positions and at centre-half. Played alongside his brother Pat Dunne in one game a defeat by Spain on 10 November 1965. He captained his country on four occasions.
Currently, Dunne lives in Sale and runs a driving range in Altrincham.
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'''Bruce David Rioch''' (born 6 September 1947) is an English-born football manager and former player. He was manager of Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga, until his sacking on 23 October 2008.
As a player, he made more than 550 appearances in the Football League and, by virtue of his father's birthplace, represented Scotland in 24 matches; he became the first Scottish captain to be born in England. As a manager, he has taken charge of clubs in England, the United States, and Denmark. His son Gregor was also a professional footballer.
Rioch was born in Aldershot. After moving to Luton at the age of 14, he joined his local side, Luton Town, turning professional in September 1964. He made his first team debut later that month, and his league debut in November 1964 in a 1-0 defeat at home to Southend United. He spent a couple years establishing himself and was a regular member of the Luton team, scoring 24 goals, that won the Fourth Division title in 1968. He moved to Aston Villa in July 1969 for a fee of -100,000, then a record fee paid by a Second Division side. He won a League Cup runners' up medal in 1971, Villa losing 2-0 to Tottenham Hotspur.
He moved to Derby County in February 1974, winning a League Championship medal. He joined Everton in December 1976, but returned to Derby County in September 1977. After a dispute with the Derby manager, Tommy Docherty, Rioch had brief loan spells with Birmingham City in December 1978 and with Sheffield United in March 1979. He then left the Baseball Ground to play for NASL side Seattle Sounders. While playing with Seattle Sounders in 1980 he was named to the NASL First Team All-Stars. He returned to England in October 1980 when he joined Torquay United as player-coach, working at first under Mike Green and then under Frank O'Farrell.
In July 1982, Rioch became player-manager of Torquay United, but left after a training ground incident with Colin Anderson in January 1984. In February 1985, after 13 months out of the game he was appointed manager of the Seattle Storm, of the U.S. Western Soccer Alliance, but resigned in September 1985 to return to England.
He was appointed as manager of Middlesbrough in February 1986 and his first success in management came in 1987 when he guided Middlesbrough to runners-up spot in the Third Division and promotion to the Second Division at the end of a season which had started with them locked out of Ayresome Park by the official receiver and on the verge of bankruptcy. A year later they won a second successive promotion, this time as winners of the Second Division promotion/First Division relegation playoffs. Middlesbrough showed great promise in the first half ot 1988-89, but fell away badly and were relegated on the last day of the season (despite having not occupied a relegation place prior to that). He was sacked the following March as the Teessiders hovered just above the Second Division drop zone but on the brink of their first ever Wembley final in the Zenith Data Systems Cup.
Rioch is held in the highest esteem by fans of Middlesbrough as, following liquidation, he took a threadbare squad of local players and turned them into a team the town could be proud of. Many fans believe that, had it not been for Rioch, Middlesbrough would have struggled to survive.
Whenever Rioch returned to Middlesbrough as the opposition manager the 'Boro fans would frequently chant the songs that they had when Rioch was manager as a mark of respect for his services.
Rioch made a quick return to management the following month with Millwall and guided them to a playoff place in the 1990-91 Second Division campaign, but left in March 1992.
Rioch's next stop was at Bolton Wanderers, becoming manager in May 1992. In his first season, they finished runners-up in Division Two and won promotion to Division One. Two seasons later they were League Cup losing finalists to Liverpool and beat Reading 4-3 in extra time in the Division One playoff final after being 2-0 down at half time.
The playoff final victory was Rioch's last game as Bolton manager. A few weeks later he accepted the Arsenal manager's job and was replaced at Bolton by Roy McFarland. He is considered to be one of the best Bolton managers of all time by the club's supporters.
In 1995-96, his only season at Arsenal, Rioch guided Arsenal to a UEFA Cup place, finishing fifth in the Premiership. It was achieved on the last day of the season at the expense of Everton, Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur. Arsenal also reached the League Cup semi-finals but lost on away goals to Aston Villa, and were knocked out of the FA Cup in the Third Round by First Division side Sheffield United.
Just before the beginning of the 1996-97 season, Rioch was sacked after a dispute with the club's board of directors over transfer funds. His enduring legacy at the club was the signing of Dennis Bergkamp, whom Rioch had signed from Internazionale in the summer of 1995; Bergkamp would go on to become one of the club's greatest players. However, this was overshadowed by him playing Ian Wright on the left wing, and the subsequent fall out led to Wright putting in a transfer request after being dropped.
After leaving Arsenal, he worked as assistant manager under Stewart Houston (his former assistant at Arsenal) at Queens Park Rangers but left along with Houston after just over a year at Loftus Road.
In May 1998, Rioch was appointed manager of Norwich City in Division One. He resigned after less than two seasons at the helm after failing to get the Canaries anywhere near the promotion and playoff places that the club had long been hoping for. He cited a perceived lack of ambition at the club as the main reason for his decision to resign (he correctly predicted that the club's star player Craig Bellamy would inevitably be sold), however he also acknowledged that the club's uncertain financial position meant that the transfer funds available to him were limited.
Rioch made a swift return to management with Wigan Athletic for the 2000-01 season. He won the Manager of the Month award for November 2000,
Rioch was intent on returning to management, and was linked with the Derby County manager's job after John Gregory was sacked at the end of the 2002-03 season. But it was four years before he made his return to management. He was appointed as head coach of Danish Superliga side OB in June 2005. He led OB to a third place in his first season in charge, but decided to leave the club on 12 March 2007 due to his wife's illness, as the official explanation. The media, however, reported that the actual cause was a dispute between Rioch and the management of OB.
In June 2008 Rioch returned to management with Danish champions AaB after former head coach Erik Hamrn moved to Rosenborg BK.
In November 2009, Rioch was linked with a return to football as manager of the Scotland national team, this following the departure of George Burley.
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'''Alan Martin Smith''' (born 21 November 1962 in Bromsgrove) is an English former football striker. He played for Leicester City and Arsenal at professional level, and won thirteen caps for England. He now works as a media pundit.
A striker, Smith started his career at non-league Alvechurch, before signing professional forms with Leicester City in June 1982. In his first season, he scored 13 goals in a partnership with Gary Lineker, as the Foxes won promotion to the First Division. He spent five seasons at Leicester, scoring 84 goals in 206 appearances. He was transferred to Arsenal in 1987.
Smith enjoyed a successful career with the Gunners, winning two league championships, the FA Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. He scored the first goal in Arsenal's Football League Championship winning victory at Anfield in May 1989, and the only goal of the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup Final victory against Parma. He was a well discliplined player, receiving just one yellow card throughout his entire career.
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'''Damien Jerome Francis''' (born 27 February 1979 in Wandsworth, England) is a retired Jamaican international footballer.
As a child Francis followed Wimbledon, and was a ball boy at their ground. He started playing for the club aged 9, originally as a defender, before moving into midfield.
After several successful seasons with Wimbledon Francis moved to Norwich City and made a good impression including helping them reach the Premiership by winning the Championship in season 2003-2004.
After Norwich were relegated at the end of their first season in the Premiership after a disappointing campaign, Francis made the decision to end his two year stay at Carrow Road but remained in the Premiership by securing a transfer to promoted Wigan Athletic.
Despite Wigan's success in finishing 10th in the Premiership and reaching the League Cup final, it was a disappointing spell professionally for Francis, who didn't feature as much as he would have liked to. He signed for newly promoted Watford for a fee of -1.5 million at the start of the 2006-2007 season.
On debut against Everton, he claimed a goal, only for it to be ruled an own goal by Alan Stubbs by the Premier League's Goals Panel. Francis would go on to feature regularly for Watford that season, playing 39 times and scoring four goals. These included a goal in Watford's run to the FA Cup semi-finals, against Ipswich Town in the fifth round. On 21 April 2007, in a game against Manchester City Francis injured his cruciate knee ligaments, an injury that was expected to keep him out for around six months. As a consequence of the 1-1 draw in that game, Watford were relegated.
Francis injury actually kept him out for 18 months. He failed to fully recover from the injury and was forced to retire from football on 3 October 2008.
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'''Clifford Sydney Bastin''' (14 March 1912 - 4 December 1991) was an English football player.
Born in Heavitree near Exeter, Bastin started his career at Exeter City, making his debut for the club in 1928, at the age of 16. Despite only playing 17 games and scoring 6 goals in his time at Exeter, he was spotted by Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman in a match against Watford; Chapman was attending to keep tabs on a Watford player, but the 17-year-old Bastin's ability was so evident that Chapman decided to sign him at the end of the 1928-29 season.
Bastin played the rest of his career at Arsenal, and formed an integral part of the side that dominated English football in the 1930s. He scored 178 goals in 395 games, which made him Arsenal's all-time top goalscorer from 1939 until 1997, when his total was surpassed by Ian Wright. In 2005 Thierry Henry passed both Bastin and Wright's totals, thus meaning Bastin is currently (as of December 2008) Arsenal's third-top goalscorer of all time. His record of 150 league goals for Arsenal stood for slightly longer, until it was equalled by Thierry Henry on 14 January 2006 and surpassed on 1 February.
Bastin made his debut against Everton on 5 October 1929 and was immediately a first team regular, making 21 appearances that season. He went on to be a near ever-present in the side over the next decade, playing over 35 matches for every season up to and including 1937-38. His youth earned him the nickname "Boy Bastin", but despite his age Bastin's play was characterised by a remarkable coolness, and deadly precision in front of goal; he also became Arsenal's regular penalty taker. Bastin's scoring feats are all the more remarkable considering he played on the left wing rather than as centre forward; at the time Arsenal's strategy depended heavily on their wingers cutting into the penalty box, and the supply of passes from Alex James was the source of many of his goals.
With Arsenal, Bastin won the FA Cup twice, in 1929-30 and 1935-36, and the First Division title five times, in 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35 and 1937-38; by the age of nineteen he had won a League title, FA Cup and been capped for England, making him the youngest player ever to do all three. Bastin also finished as Arsenal top scorer twice (1932-33 and 1933-34, with 33 and 15 respectively) though after centre-forward Ted Drake arrived in March 1934, Bastin was no longer Arsenal's number one target man.
With Drake scoring the lion's share of the goals and Alex James increasingly unavailable due to injury and age, Bastin was moved to inside-forward to replace James for much of the 1935-36 season, which saw Arsenal drop to sixth; Bastin still scored 17 goals, including six in Arsenal's run to the 1936 FA Cup Final, which they won 1-0. After a stint at right half to cover for Jack Crayston, Bastin was eventually restored to the left wing and scored 17 goals in the 1937-38 title-winning season. An injury to his right leg ruled him out of much of the 1938-39 season, the last one played before the outbreak of World War II.
During his career Bastin also played for England between 1931 and 1938, winning 21 caps and scoring 12 goals his debut coming against Wales at Anfield on 18 November 1931, which England won 3-1. Highlights of his England career included the famous "Battle of Highbury", where England defeated 1934 World Cup winners Italy 3-2, and a notorious match against Germany in Berlin in 1938, when the England team was ordered to give the Nazi salute before the match. Bastin may have won more caps but faced competition from Eric Brook.
The Second World War intervened when Bastin was 27, thus cutting short what should have been the peak of his career. Bastin was excused military service he failed the army hearing test owing to his increasing deafness. Thus, during the war, he served as an ARP Warden, being stationed on top of Highbury stadium with Tom Whittaker. He also played matches in the war-time league to boost civilian morale. In 1941, Fascist Italy's propaganda broadcast on Rome Radio, contained a bizarre claim that Bastin had been captured in the Battle of Crete, and was being detained in Italy; the Italians were seemingly unaware that Bastin was deaf and had been excused service.
Bastin's injured leg had hampered his performances in wartime matches, and would ultimately curtail his career. After the war was over, Bastin, by now in his thirties, would only play seven more times (failing to score in any of them) before retiring in January 1947. After retirement, Bastin returned to his native Exeter and ran a pub. He died in 1991 at the age of 79. A stand at St James Park, Exeter's home ground, is named in his honour and in 2009 he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.
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'''John Alieu Carew''' (born 5 September 1979 in Lrenskog, Akershus), is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays for English Premier League club Aston Villa and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.
John Alieu Carew began his footballing career with his local club Lrenskog IF, a minor club within the Oslo region. He was considered to be a highly talented youngster and had gained some media attention before he was picked up by Vlerenga. During his two year period at the club he won the Norwegian Football Cup while his profile rose even more due to his skill and goal scoring ability. Eventually Norwegian football`s most successful club of the past decade and champions league mainstays Rosenborg, signed a deal with the then still only 20-year old. During his short spell at the club, Rosenborg proved to be a highly formidable team winning many of their UEFA Champions League group matches. After a string of impressive displays in the Champions League, he moved to Spanish club Valencia CF in a -8.5 million transfer, where he managed to win the La Liga title twice. Carew was part of the Valencia side that lost on penalties in the 2001 UEFA Champions League Final, though scoring on his attempt. His goals in that campaign were crucial, including a 75th minute header in a 1-0 home win against Arsenal in the second leg of the quarter-final, which saw Valencia advance to the semi-final. In the 2002-03 Champions League campaign, Carew was once again responsible for the exit of Arsenal. With Valencia needing a win in their final game of the second group phase at home against Arsenal to progress to the quarter finals, Carew scored twice in a 2-1 victory. He then moved to Roma in Italy's Serie A before arriving in Turkey with Beikta in 2004.
On 22 January 2007, Carew signed for Aston Villa in an exchange deal with Olympique Lyonnais for Milan Baro. Carew penned a three-and-a-half year deal at the Birmingham-based club.
Carew went onto receive the #10 jersey - left vacant by Baro' departure.
Carew made his debut in the 3-1 loss to Newcastle United, but went onto score his first goal for the club in a 1-0 victory against West Ham United just three days later. The Norwegian international has been a popular figure at Villa Park due to his good scoring record. The faithful often sing the tune "John Carew, Carew, he's bigger than me and you, he's gonna score one or two, John Carew, Carew" (to the tune of "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)") and occasionally "Carew, Carew, Carew's on fire". He finished the season with three goals from 11 appearances.
Carew began the season as Villa's primary forward and was under high expectations from the Villa faithful. However, despite some good performances, it took Carew nearly two months to score his opener for the season against Everton in a 2-0 victory. Unfortunately, he also injured himself in the same game and was out of action for six weeks with a hamstring problem.
He scored on his second match back in the Villa side in a 3-0 away win against Middlesbrough in November. He then followed this up with a headed goal against Blackburn Rovers in a 4-0 victory as Aston Villa began to climb the Premiership table. December brought just one goal for Carew-a 30-yard run and shot against Manchester City-but he was instrumental in several of the goals Villa scored.
Carew scored two goals against Reading on 12 January and was unlucky not to be awarded Man of the Match (which went to Martin Laursen). After two torrid results for Villa (a 1-1 draw at home to Blackburn Rovers and a 2-1 away loss to Fulham) he scored his first hat-trick for seven years and his first ever for Aston Villa against Newcastle United on February 9 in a 4-1 win. Gareth Barry allowed him to do so by kindly relinquishing his usual penalty taking duties so Carew could score his third.
On 12 April 2008, Carew scored for Aston Villa against Derby County at Pride Park in the Premier League, in the 26th minute and Villa went on to win the game 6-0. On 20 April 2008, Carew scored twice against Birmingham City in the Second City Derby at Villa Park, which Villa went on to win 5-1. He continued his scoring run with a header the following week, in a crunch game at Everton's Goodison Park, which finished 2-2. It would be his 13th and final goal of the season, crowning him as Villa's top scorer for the 2007-08 season.
thumb|right|200px|'Play fighting' with Nigel Reo-Coker
Carew scored his first goal of the 2008-09 campaign by scoring the first goal in Aston Villa's 2-2 draw over Odense BK in the Intertoto Cup. On 14 August 2008, Carew signed a 12-month extension to his contract, thus taking him through to 2011 with his current deal.
Carew scored the opening goal in Villa's 4-2 win over Manchester City at Villa Park. He then scored his second league goal against Stoke City as they went on to lose the match 3-2 when Mamady Sidibe scored a late winner. He quickly added his 3rd of the season in the 2-1 defeat of local rivals West Bromwich Albion; and with Gabriel Agbonlahor on the scoresheet again the pair began to form a formidable partnership. They both scored again and assisted each other's goals in a 4-0 victory in the Premier League at Wigan Athletic on 26 October 2008. Carew scored the winning goal in the UEFA Cup for Villa in a Group F match away to Slavia Prague on 6 November 2008, Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell struck the ball towards goal but it hit Carew and went in, therefore the goal was credited to Carew; it turned out to be the winning goal and continued Villa's 100% record in the competitions group stages and the 1-0 victory saw Villa go to the top of the group. Carew made the headlines in late October due to his personal behaviour. He was fined two weeks wages by Martin O'Neill for being in a pub near a Birmingham lap dancing club the night before Villa's UEFA cup group stage match with AFC Ajax.
Soon after the controversy, Carew sustained a back injury that kept him out of the side for several months. During this time, Villa boss Martin O'Neill signed England international striker Emile Heskey to fill the gap left by Carew's absence. Heskey appeared to have taken Carew's place in the starting line-up for a number of weeks. However, his own injury woes and Carew's good form on return have meant that the Norwegian has regained his place in the side. Carew played his first game after his injury on 31 January 2009 in a goalless draw with Wigan Athletic. In the last 32 of the UEFA Cup, Carew earned Villa a first leg draw with CSKA Moscow, after going 1-0 down to Vgner Love's goal. On 1 March 2009, Carew came off the bench to score a lob-shot volley in the 2-2 draw against Stoke City in the Premier League, which was later voted the team's goal of the season. He scored an equalizing goal in the away fixture against Manchester United at Old Trafford before also netting the first goal in the home tie against Everton as Villa fought back from 2-0 and 3-1 down to draw 3-3. Further goals against Hull City and Middlesbrough took his league total to an impressive 11 goals from just 25 appearances. Carew is a Holte end hero and was doing very well for Villa until the 09/10 season. When a lot of match commentators called Carew's fitness in to question because when Carew joined Aston Villa from Lyon he was animal he would score from anywhere however now he seems to lose the power to carry on his high tempo game for the whole match . However many believe he is a better choice then Heskey for Villa as they lack a out and out classic striker. Despite these fitness allegations Carew has been linked with Tottenham and has denied wanting to leave Aston Villa football club.
thumb|right|upright|John Carew's kit at the [[Norway national football team|Norway national team.
Carew is now noted for being a religious person and often makes donations to charity. He also contributes to organizations like '''Soccer Against Crime''', MOT and Ungdom mot Vold and was awarded the Kniksen award as Kniksen of the year in both 2005 and 2007. Since joining Aston Villa, Carew is noted for visiting children in hospitals around Birmingham and supporting Villa's initiative to donate from the payroll towards hospital running costs.
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'''John Angus Lyall''' (24 February 1940 - 18 April 2006) was an English footballer and manager of Scottish descent. His mother, Catherine, was from the Isle of Lewis, his father, James, was from Kirriemuir.
Watched by West Ham manager, Ted Fenton, and chief scout Wally St Pier, Lyall was offered a place at West Ham aged fifteen.
He made his senior debut in April 1959. His first team career was interrupted and prematurely ended by a serious injury to his left knee.
In January 1964 after making 36 appearances in all competitions, aged 23, he was diagnosed with an inoperable, generally disarranged knee and retired from playing professional football.
Lyall was granted a testimonial game by West Ham which was played in April 1964 and netted him -3797. He was offered the role of part-time youth team manger.
Impressing at part-time youth manager Lyall was offered the role on a full-time basis in 1967.
During their exile from the top flight, on 10 May 1980, West Ham beat Arsenal in the FA Cup final, the last lower league side to do so. West Ham spent the first four years back in the top flight consolidating their position. Long serving Trevor Brooking and Frank Lampard both retired and Billy Bonds was struggling with the effects of first team football.
Lyall failed to build on the side which finished third in the First Division. McAvennie was sold to Celtic in 1987 and Cottee to Everton in July 1988 for a British transfer record of -2.05 million.
Lyall was sacked in June 1989.He was awarded an ex gratia payment of -100,000 but left the club in what Lyall described as 'upsetting' circumstances, meriting only 73 words in a terse acknowledgement of his service in the club programme, Lyall left West Ham after 34 years service.
He made his return to football management on 11 May 1990 with Ipswich Town. During the 1989-90 season, he acted as technical advisor to Terry Venables.
At the end of 1991-1992, John Lyall guided Ipswich Town to the Second Division championship and promotion to the newly-formed Premier League. In January 1993, Ipswich were fourth in the Premiership and fans were hoping for at least a UEFA Cup place, maybe even the Premiership title. But a dip in form during the final weeks of the season saw Ipswich finish 16th and 1993-94 brought a similar pattern, a good start following by a slump - Ipswich finished 19th in the final table and were only saved from relegation by Sheffield United's last gasp 3-2 defeat at Chelsea. John then 'moved upstairs' and took on the role of Director of Football with Mick McGiven taking control of 1st team management at Portman Road.
John Lyall resigned as Ipswich Town manager in December 1994, with the club bottom of the Premiership, and never returned to football management.
Lyall died suddenly on 18 April 2006, after suffering from a heart attack, at his home in Tattingstone, Suffolk, at the age of 66.
thumb|left|180px|Sign showing 'The John Lyall Gates' at the entrance to West Ham's Boleyn Ground
When West Ham played Middlesbrough in the FA Cup Semi Final on 23 April 2006 at Villa Park, a one minute silence was held in Lyall's honour, although after only a few seconds the West Ham fans started a chant of "Johnny Lyall's Claret and Blue Army" in tribute to their most successful ever manager. West Ham won the match 1-0 to reach their first FA Cup Final since 1980 when Lyall was their manager.
On 5 December 2007 it was announced that the Heritage Foundation charity would be erecting a blue plaque in Lyall's memory at West Ham's Upton Park ground on 20 January 2008.
In December 2009, West Ham renamed the main gates to Upton Park, The John Lyall Gates.
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'''Dirk Kuijt''' , commonly known as '''Dirk Kuyt''' (born 22 July 1980) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for English club Liverpool. He is renowned for his work-rate in his primary position as a striker, but now he is more often deployed as a winger for both Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.
Kuyt began his professional career with FC Utrecht in 1998 and quickly became part of their first team. He spent five years at the club and in his final season he won his first senior honour, the Dutch Cup, and was chosen as the season's Dutch Golden Shoe Winner. Following this, he left Utrecht in a -1 million transfer to Feyenoord. He became the club captain in 2005 and was a prolific goalscorer at the Rotterdam club; he was the club's top scorer for three consecutive seasons, the top goalscorer in the 2004-05 Eredivisie season, and the 2005-06 Dutch Footballer of the Year. Kuyt missed only five games over seven seasons from 1999 until 2006 and appeared in 179 consecutive matches between 2001-06.
He left Feyenoord after three years, having scored 71 league goals in 101 appearances, and joined Premier League side Liverpool for -10 million. He made his Premier League debut late in 2006 and immediately became part of the first team squad. He scored in his first ever Uefa Champions League final for Liverpool against AC Milan, but Milan gained revenge for their 2005 final exploits against Liverpool and won the match 2-1 in normal time this time around, with Kuyt offering late hope for Liverpool, but there was no fairytale comeback for the 5 time European Cup winners.
He made his international debut in 2004 and has represented the Netherlands at two major international tournaments, the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008.
Kuyt is the third of four children. He grew up in the fishing town of Katwijk aan Zee.
His football career began when he joined the local amateur team Quick Boys at age 5. He broke into the first team in March 1998, playing the last six games of the season, and catching the eye of Eredivisie team FC Utrecht.
Kuyt signed professionally for FC Utrecht that summer, aged 18, and immediately established himself in the first team. However he was more often than not played as a winger, as they preferred to play Serbian Igor Gluevi up front.
This continued until the 2002-03 season when Foeke Booy was installed as the club's new manager. Booy played Kuyt as a striker / attacking midfielder (behind the striker) for the entire season, and Kuyt repaid him with 20 league goals. FC Utrecht also reached the Dutch Cup final, where they met Feyenoord. Although they were the underdogs Utrecht comfortably won the cup 4-1, with Kuyt scoring one and being given the man-of-the-match award. At the end of the season Kuyt completed a -1 million move to Feyenoord, where he replaced the out-going Pierre van Hooijdonk.
At Feyenoord, Kuyt immediately became a fan's favourite with his continued goal scoring success. His first season saw him net another 20 league goals. The opening game of the 2004-05 season marked Kuyt's first ever hat-trick against De Graafschap. He later went on to score three in the 6-3 victory against Den Haag and ended the season as the Eredivisie's top scorer with 29 goals-a career high.
In 2005 Kuyt was handed the Feyenoord club captaincy and went on to have a third successful season with the club, scoring 25 goals in all competitions.
Over the summer of 2006 Kuyt was again linked with moves to many top English clubs, most notably Liverpool and Newcastle United. Rumours started in May with Dirk Kuyt stating "I am happy at Feyenoord but I would like to play in the Premier League."
Kuyt missed only five games over seven seasons from 1999 until 2006, making 233 appearances.
Upon joining Liverpool, Kuyt stated "I only wanted to leave Feyenoord for a really big club, and that is what Liverpool are. They are a fantastic big club and it will be a real pleasure to play here."
After sitting out the first game Kuyt made his Liverpool debut as a substitute against West Ham on 26 August 2006. His first start came against PSV in the Champions League and he has been first choice in most games since. He immediately got praises for the new defensive approach by a striker.
In his third start for the club on 20 September 2006 Kuyt scored his first goal against Newcastle United in a Premier League game at Anfield, and followed up with another against Tottenham Hotspur in the next game. He scored his third goal for Liverpool with his father watching the game at Anfield, contributing to Liverpool's 3-1 win over Aston Villa. Two weeks later he bagged a brace, as the only scorer in the Reds' 2-0 victory against Premiership newcomers Reading.
Kuyt won much praise for his early performances, with ''Daily Mirror'' stating: "The Dutch striker has the look of a cult hero in the making" and ''The People'' reporting that he is "propelling himself towards iconic status." One of the reasons for his early popularity is his post match courtesy to the fans. After each match he walks to every corner of the ground, and applauds the Liverpool supporters.
On 20 January 2007, Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring against Chelsea after only 4 minutes after a Peter Crouch flick-on. Liverpool went on to defeat the champions 2-0. It was the first time Rafael Bentez had defeated Jos Mourinho in the Premiership. It was also the first goal scored by Liverpool against a top four club in the league in the 2006-07 season. Kuyt moved his league-goal tally into double figures by scoring the first goal in the game against West Ham on 30, January 2007.
Kuyt played a key part in Liverpool's penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea in the semi-finals of the 2006-07 Champions League. Firstly in extra-time he had a goal disallowed for offside from Xabi Alonso's strike. Kuyt also scored the winning penalty in the shoot-out, and scored a consolation goal in their 2-1 defeat to Milan in the final.
He bagged his first goals of the 2007-2008 season in Liverpools 4-0 victory over Toulouse in their 3rd round qualifying encounter at Anfield on 28 August 2007.
Kuyt scored two penalties against Everton in the Merseyside derby to give Liverpool the edge and win 2-1.
Despite his promising first season and start to his second, Kuyt failed to score in 13 games for Liverpool, before netting against Barnsley in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
However on 19 February 2008, Kuyt scored the first goal in the first leg of the round of 16 of the 2007-08 Champions League against favourites Internazionale. The end result was 2-0 for Liverpool on a dramatic European night with Steven Gerrard scoring the second.
Starting in early 2008, Kuyt began to be employed as a right winger and set up two of Fernando Torres's goals against West Ham in March. He adapted to this new role and soon regained his overall form, playing himself into the starting XI again after putting on various vital team performances. On 2 April 2008, Kuyt scored an equalising goal against Arsenal at the Emirates stadium.
thumb|upright|left|Dirk Kuyt
On 22 April 2008, in the first leg of the Champions League all-English semi-final against Chelsea at Anfield, Kuyt scored the opening goal just before half time, making the most of a mistake from Chelsea's Claude Makll then putting through the legs of Chelsea keeper Petr ech. However, Liverpool went on to draw the match 1-1 with John Arne Riise scoring a late own goal. In the second leg at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea advanced to the first all-English Champions League final.
Dirk Kuyt scored a late extra time goal against Standard Lige in the 2008-09 Champions League qualifiers return match to put Liverpool through to the group stages of the competition. In his next game, a 2-1 win in the Premier League against Manchester United, he assisted fellow countryman Ryan Babel's winning goal.
Kuyt has gained a reputation at Liverpool for being a "Big Game Player". By this, they refer to Kuyt's tendency to score goals at vital moments in important games, such as the last minute strike against Standard Liege and an injury time winner against Manchester City on 5 October 2008. He further cemented that reputation by scoring twice in Liverpool's 3-2 comeback win over Wigan Athletic on 18 October 2008, when playing in his natural position of striker rather than right winger, due to the absence of Liverpool's first choice striker Fernando Torres.
The 2008/09 season saw Kuyt score 15 goals for the club. This was his best season for Liverpool regarding goal scoring.
Kuyt has made a bright start to the 2009/10 season for Liverpool, bagging goals against Stoke and Burnley in two home 4-0 triumphs. He also scored the winning goal in Liverpool's opening Champions League group game against Hungarian outfit Debrecen in a 1-0 win, the 1st of 3 competitions Liverpool have been knocked out of so far this season. Kuyt's goal against Debreceni means only Ian Rush and Steven Gerrard have scored more goals for the club in the European Cup. It was his 12th goal in Europe's premier club competition.
Kuyt scored his 4th league goal of the season in a vital 2-0 win against Everton at Goodison Park, in the Merseyside derby. He took his goal tally of the 2009/10 season to six, his fifth in the league, by scoring in a 2-1 premier league loss to Arsenal at Anfield, home to Liverpool for 118 years.
When Marco van Basten took over as coach of the Dutch national team he dropped many established players, including strikers Roy Makaay and Patrick Kluivert. Kuyt was to benefit as in September 2004 he made his international debut in van Basten's first game against Liechtenstein. He has been a permanent fixture in the Dutch squad ever since, making the starting line-up for eleven of the Netherlands' twelve 2006 World Cup qualification matches.
At the 2006 World Cup, Kuyt found himself relegated to the substitutes bench. Although he made an appearance as a 69th minute replacement in the first game against Serbia and Montenegro, he sat the entire second game out. With the team already qualified for the next round van Basten decided to rest many of his first choice players for the final group game against Argentina, and Kuyt was handed a start in the right wing position.
For the Netherlands' Round of 16 tie against Portugal, Kuyt was given a surprise start ahead of star-striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. However, Kuyt did not have a successful game and the Netherlands eventually lost 1-0 in a game that was more reputable for its record breaking disciplinary record (4 red cards and 16 yellow cards).
Kuyt was selected for the Dutch squad for Euro 2008. On 9 June, he played in their opening Group C match, a 3-0 victory over 2006 World Champions Italy, assisting in two goals, his most notable act being the header that provided the link between Giovanni van Bronckhorst's crossfield pass and Wesley Sneijder's goal to make it 2-0 on 31 minutes. On 13 June, Kuyt contributed his team's second in the next game of Group C, a 4-1 victory over 2006 World Cup finalists France by opening the scoring with a ninth minute header from a corner, taking his tally of international goals to eight.
During Euro 2008, Kuyt was employed as a winger, partnering with Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart in the midfield due to the team's change of formation from 4-3-3/4-4-2 to 4-2-3-1.
Thus far, Kuyt has scored 3 goals in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. During a friendly against England, he opened the scoring less than ten minutes after kick-off, pouncing on Rio Ferdinand's poor back pass.
Kuyt's wife Gertrude has found favour in the Dutch media for her down-to-earth attitude. She continued to work as a nurse in an old people's home after marrying Kuyt until their daughter, Noelle, was born. Kuyt and his wife now carry out extensive charity work off the pitch. Most notably, he and his wife set up the Dirk Kuyt Foundation to help disadvantaged children in his homeland and the Third World. One of the ways the foundation raises money is by selling DK-branded clothes.
Kuyt's father died of cancer on 29 June 2007.
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'''Roberto "Robbie" di Matteo''' (born 29 May 1970 in Schaffhausen, Canton of Schaffhausen) is a Swiss-born Italian former professional footballer and current manager of West Bromwich Albion having been unveiled on 30 June 2009. As a midfielder, he enjoyed spells at FC Schaffhausen, FC Zrich, FC Aarau, Lazio, and Chelsea. He was capped by Italy 34 times, scoring two goals for the Italian national team, and played for them in the UEFA Euro 1996 and 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Born in Switzerland to Italian parents, Di Matteo began his career with Swiss club Schaffhausen, before joining FC Zrich in 1991 and FC Aarau a year later. He won the Swiss Nationalliga A with Aarau in 1993 and in the same season was awarded Switzerland's Player of the Year award. He signed for Lazio in the summer of 1993 on a free transfer. Di Matteo became a regular in the Lazio side and made his debut for Italy during his time with the Rome giants for three seasons. However, a falling out with coach Zdenk Zeman over a defensive error which resulted in a loss to Internazionale, ended his career with the club. As a result he was signed by Ruud Gullit for English side Chelsea for a then club record fee of -4.9m.
Di Matteo made an impressive start to his Chelsea career, scoring the winner against Middlesbrough on his home debut. His passing ability and accurate long-distance shooting saw him become one of the driving forces of Chelsea's resurgence in the late 1990s. He contributed nine goals in his first season, including long-range efforts against both Tottenham Hotspur and Wimbledon. He helped the club finish 6th in the league, their highest placing since 1989-90, and reach the 1997 FA Cup Final at Wembley. Within 43 seconds of the kick-off, Di Matteo scored from 30 yards, to set Chelsea on their way to a 2-0 win. This was the quickest goal scored in a cup final at the old Wembley, although Louis Saha has since broken the record for the fastest goal scored in an FA Cup final.
The following season he again proved his worth to the team, chipping in with ten goals and numerous assists, as Chelsea went on to claim the Football League Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, their first European honour since 1971. In the League Cup final, again against Middlesbrough, Di Matteo scored the second goal in a 2-0 win. Season 1998-99 turned out to be a special season for Chelsea as they went on an unbeaten run of over 20 games to finish third in the Premier League and qualify for the Champions League. Di Matteo played a pivotal role in midfield next to Gustavo Poyet, Dennis Wise and Dan Petrescu and scored some memorable goals, among them a strike against Coventry City in the dying seconds of the game.
During the 1999-00 season he was hampered by injury but returned late in the season to score a handful of crucial goals, including his third Cup-winning goal at Wembley, once again in the FA Cup. In a dour match, Di Matteo capitalised on an error by Aston Villa goalkeeper David James to score the winner in the 71st minute, handing Chelsea their fourth major trophy in three years. This lead Di Matteo to comment on the old Wembley Stadium saying "It's a shame they're tearing the old place down - it has been a very lucky ground for me".
Early into the 2000-01 season, Di Matteo sustained a triple leg fracture in a UEFA Cup tie against Swiss side FC St. Gallen and spent the next eighteen months on the sidelines. He eventually gave up on his comeback and retired in February 2002 at the age of 31.
In July 2008, Di Matteo was appointed as Milton Keynes Dons new manager after Paul Ince left to join Blackburn Rovers.
He joined West Bromwich Albion in June 2009 in the newly-created role of head coach.
Di Matteo currently lives in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire with his wife Zoe and two children.
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'''John Radford''' (born 22 February 1947 in Hemsworth, Yorkshire) is a former English football player.
Playing mostly as an inside forward or centre forward (and occasionally as a right-winger), Radford spent most of his career at Arsenal. He joined the club as an apprentice in 1962, turning professional in February 1964. He was a prolific goalscorer in the youth and reserve teams, before making his first-team debut against West Ham United on 21 March 1964 (his only appearance of the 1964-65 season. Radford was used slightly more the next season, playing 15 times, and became Arsenal's youngest ever hat-trick scorer, against Wolves on 2 January 1965, at the age of 17 years and 315 days, a record that remains to this day.
By the start of 1965-66 Radford was an Arsenal regular, and particularly blossomed under the stewardship of Bertie Mee; in 1968-69, although he had been moved out to the right wing, he scored nineteen goals and reached the 1969 League Cup final. As Radford peaked, so did Arsenal; in 1969-70 he again scored nineteen goals, and helped Arsenal win the 1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, their first trophy in seventeen years; Radford scored the second goal in Arsenal's 3-0 win in the second leg of the final, which they won 4-3 on aggregate.
By now, Radford had been moved up front again and continued to score regularly. The following season (1970-71) Radford scored 21, his best single tally in a season, forming a partnership with Ray Kennedy that between them recorded 47 goals. With his goals, Radford was an instrumental part of Arsenal's FA Cup and League Championship double-winning side, and his assists played an important role too; Radford set up Kennedy for the winning goal in Arsenal's FA Cup semi-final replay win against Stoke City, and set up both Eddie Kelly and Charlie George for their goals in the Final against Liverpool.
By now, Radford was an England international, having already won four caps for the under-23 side. He made his full England debut in a friendly against Romania on 15 January 1969. However, he was not a favourite of England manager Sir Alf Ramsey and won only one further cap, against Switzerland on 13 October 1971; Radford scored in neither match.
He continued to play for Arsenal through the early 1970s, scoring another 19 goals in 1972-73. However, his goal rate gradually reduced (only achieving single figures in 1973-74 and 1974-75) and he was injured in 1975-76, further restricting his appearances. By now, the partnership of Malcolm Macdonald and Frank Stapleton had become Arsenal's first-choice attacking duo and Radford only played twice in the first four months of 1976-77. Unable to stake a place in the side, Radford moved on to West Ham United in December 1976 for -80,000. In all he played 481 times for Arsenal, scoring 149 goals, which makes him (as of 2006) Arsenal's fourth all-time top scorer.
After a year and 28 league appearances and no goals with the Hammers, Radford joined Blackburn Rovers in 1977. He was moderately successful with the Second Division side, scoring ten times in 38 league appearances. He left Rovers in 1978 and played for non-league Bishop's Stortford before retiring. After retiring, he became a pub landlord, and enjoyed several spells as manager of Bishop's Stortford in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He now also gives tours of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium and appears as a football pundit on their TV station: Arsenal TV.
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'''James "Jimmy" Brain''' (11 September 1900 - 1971) was an English football player.
Born in Bristol, Brain started his career playing in Wales, having an unsuccessful trial at Cardiff City, before gaining a regular place at Ton Pentre. In 1923, he moved to Arsenal, and in his eight years with the Gunners became one of the club's most successful goalscorers. After a year in the reserve side, Brain started his Arsenal first-team career with a goal on his debut, a 1-0 win against local rivals Tottenham Hotspur on 25 October 1924.
Brain was a prolific striker throughout his career, and was the club's top scorer for four seasons in a row, from 1924-25 to 1928-29; this included 39 goals in the 1925-26 season (second only to Ted Drake's haul of 45 in 1934-35), which included four hat tricks. The next season, 1926-27, Brain scored 34 goals, this haul including two four-goal tallies against Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley. Brain's goalscoring feats helped Arsenal reach their first FA Cup final, in 1926-27, though a mistake by goalkeeper Dan Lewis meant Arsenal lost 1-0 to Cardiff City.
However Brain's form dropped and in 1929-30 he lost out in competing for the front spot with Jack Lambert, David Jack and Dave Halliday all getting the nod ahead of him, meaning Brain only played six league matches this season. Brain therefore missed the Gunners' 1930 Cup final win over Huddersfield Town; Jack and Lambert led the line that day. However, the following season, 1930-31, Brain finally won a medal after playing sixteen matches (scoring four goals) in Arsenal's very first First Division title-winning season. Brain's final appearance in an Arsenal shirt was a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on 21 March 1931.
By now, Brain's age was catching up with him, and he had been overtaken in the goalscoring stakes by both Lambert and Jack. He left Arsenal for Tottenham for -2,500 in September 1931, becoming one of the few players to have moved directly between the two rival clubs. In total, he scored 139 goals in 232 appearances for Arsenal, making him the Gunners' joint-fifth top scorer of all time, and he was the first player ever to score 100 goals for the club, a feat he achieved in a 6-3 win over Liverpool on 7 March 1928. However, he never played for England; he managed to secure a trial for the national team but was never actually selected.
By the time Brain had joined Spurs he was in his thirties, and only played 47 times for them, scoring 10 goals, before leaving in 1934. He played his final years out at Swansea Town and Bristol City. After retiring as a player, Brain managed first King's Lynn and then Cheltenham Town from 1939 until 1948, after which he retired completely from football. He died in 1971, at the age of 71.
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'''Salomon Kalou''' (born August 5, 1985 in Oum, Cte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian football player, who currently plays for Chelsea and formerly for the Dutch club Feyenoord.
He is a striker, often used on the wings at Chelsea. He has a preference for playing on the left wing as this gives him opportunities to cut inside and take shots with his favoured right foot.
Like his older brother, Kalou began his career in local club Mimosas before playing his trade in Europe. Auxerre coach Guy Roux wanted to sign him to unite him with his brother, former Feyenoord player, Bonaventure Kalou. However, Kalou signed for Excelsior Rotterdam, Feyenoord Rotterdam's "satellite club".
Kalou scored 15 goals in 11 appearances for Excelsior in 2002-2003. He was 'promoted' to Feyenoord and played in the Dutch top flight for three seasons from 2003 to 2006. During his time at Feyenoord, Salomon scored 35 goals in 67 league appearances for the Rotterdam club, and also won an individual award when he won the Johan Cruijff Award in 2005 for being the most promising young talent of that season.
===Failure to acquire Dutch citizenship===
Kalou received much media attention regarding his possible naturalization as a Dutch citizen which, if granted, would allow him to play for the Netherlands national football team. Having never played for the Cte d'Ivoire team, he would be eligible for the Dutch team if he was naturalized. His brother Bonaventure had advised him to pursue foreign citizenship after experiencing regular problems with the Cte d'Ivoire football authorities.
The Dutch national team head coach, Marco van Basten, regards Kalou as a great talent, so an official application was quickly made. However the Minister of Immigration Rita Verdonk was opposed to considering Kalou for an accelerated naturalization process.
Van Basten, keen to show Kalou's worth to the Dutch team, obtained support from influential football figures, including Dutch legend Johan Cruyff. Despite general agreement among football pundits that Kalou would be valuable for the Dutch team, Verdonk rejected a request for reconsideration. Later Cruyff commented that the Dutch national team might have been more successful had Kalou obtained Dutch citizenship.
Kalou appealed the decision and took the matter to a court of law, gaining a victory on December 9, 2005 when the judge ordered Verdonk to reconsider whether or not Kalou could be considered for accelerated naturalization. Verdonk has decided to appeal, placing the matter before the Council of State. Kalou has since then publicly stated he has given up hope of ever attaining the Dutch nationality.
The process of Kalou's naturalization became the theme of a short-lived television commercial for Centraal Beheer. In the commercial of April 2006, a character representing Kalou is depicted as becoming a naturalized citizen, not of the Netherlands, but of Germany.
This was a reference to Angolan-born forward Nando Rafael, now of Aarhus GF, who, after failing to acquire Dutch citizenship while at Ajax, moved to German Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin, became a German citizen, and represented Germany at Under-21 level.
Kalou was not amused with this commercial, and with copyright law at his hands, the commercial was removed from Dutch television within a week.
Kalou moved to Chelsea on May 30, 2006, for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in excess of -9,000,000. Under contract with Chelsea until 2009, Kalou was handed the number 21 jersey.
Former Chelsea manager Jos Mourinho praised the young Ivorian as being hardworking, versatile, eager to improve, and unafraid of the physical side of the game. Kalou admitted that he brought a camera with him to his first training session at Chelsea's training centre at Cobham because he could not believe that he was going to be rubbing shoulders with famous footballers like Michael Ballack, John Terry, and Didier Drogba. Describing the experience, Kalou said:
According to Soccernet, Kalou revealed that he idolizes French forward and Arsenal record goalscorer Thierry Henry, of Barcelona, and tries to imitate Henry's moves in his free time. His admiration of Henry was a factor in his decision to play in the Premier League, as it was the league where Henry became a superstar.
At Chelsea, Kalou plays with compatriot, Cte d'Ivoire captain Didier Drogba. Kalou scored his first goals for Chelsea in a reserve game against Portsmouth bagging a hat trick and the match ball in a 5-0 thrashing. Kalou scored his first senior goal for Chelsea in a two-goal win over Blackburn Rovers in the third round of the Carling Cup.
Kalou scored his first Premiership goal in December 2006 in Chelsea's 3-2 victory over Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium. He scored his second Premiership goal against Blackburn in Chelsea's 3-0 win. He also scored a 93rd minute goal against Watford, putting Chelsea 1-0 up. He also scored a volleyed goal from 12 yards against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup Quarter-Final, which ended 3-3. Chelsea won the replay 1-2, before progressing to the final with a similar scoreline against Blackburn Rovers. Kalou also came on as a substitute in the 2007 FA Cup Final win over Manchester United for his second trophy in England, having earlier come on as a substitute for Chelsea in the 2007 Football League Cup Final victory over Arsenal.
Kalou continued his good form into the following season, scoring his first goal of the campaign against Manchester City in Chelsea's 6-0 at Stamford Bridge and the opening goal against Derby County in a 2-0 win. Salomon Kalou amassed the record number of offsides in a season with 107 in 30 games; betraying his lack of ability in reading the game.
The 2007-2008 Carling Cup quarter final saw Kalou take up the right wing position of two wing players (the other being Scott Sinclair) of a 4-3-2-1 formation. Kalou made lots of chances for himself and his team-mates; including a very precise left-footed cross, resulting in a Shevchenko headed goal. He thereafter scored goals against Newcastle United and Fulham contributing to Chelsea's success. He scored goals against West Ham United, Olympiacos and Derby County. His last minute cross into the penalty area led to John Arne Riise scoring the own goal in the UEFA Champion's League Semi-final first leg at Anfield, which gave Chelsea a vital away goal. Kalou also scored with Chelsea's sixth penalty in the Champion's League Final in Moscow, where Chelsea lost.
He did not feature much under Avram Grant's successor, Luiz Felipe Scolari except for in pre-season, because of his participation in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as part of the Ivory Coast U-23 team. However he came on off the bench against Manchester United on the 21st September and scored a header after 80 minutes from a John Obi Mikel free kick. The goal ensured that Chelsea secured a point and kept their unbeaten home record. Kalou then scored two goals and assisted a Frank Lampard header on 18 October in Chelsea's 5-0 win at Middlesbrough. He again scored two goals against Middlesbrough, this time at Stamford Bridge on January 28 2008 in Chelsea's 2-0 win and was a favourite under interim manager Guus Hiddink. On the 25th of April 2009, he scored the winner against West Ham United.
Kalou and Chelsea began the season in winning form; beating Manchester United to lift the 2009 FA Community Shield, with Kalou scoring the winning penalty to celebrate his birthday during the same week. Kalou scored his first goal of the 2009/10 season against Queens Park Rangers at Stamford Bridge in the 3rd round of the Carling Cup, earning his team a deserved 1-0 victory. On October 12, 2009, Kalou signed a new 3 year contract extension with Chelsea, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until the summer of 2012.. He celebrated his new contract with an excellent brace against Club Atltico de Madrid in the UEFA Champions League, helping Chelsea maintain their 100% record in the competition. Kalou continued his good form scoring a header in the 4-0 win against Bolton the Carling Cup.
Kalou has five brothers and eight sisters from the same mother. His brother, Bonaventure Kalou, also plays professional football, and is currently on the Dutch team Heerenveen.
At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the Netherlands and Cte d'Ivoire were allocated to the same group in the first round. If Kalou had become a Dutch citizen and was selected for the Netherlands, he could have played against his native country and possibly against his own brother. Kalou's failure to acquire Dutch citizenship was a factor in his decision to leave Feyenoord for Chelsea.
He has been named in the Cte d'Ivoire national squad on a number of occasions, However he rejected all call ups until February 6, 2007 when he finally made his Cte d'Ivoire debut in the friendly against Guinea, where the Elephants ran out 1-0 winners. He also featured in the Elephant's African Cup of Nations and scored a terrific goal to stun co-favourites Nigeria in the opening game.
After failing to obtain his Dutch passport, Kalou decided to play for the Cte d'Ivoire. His first international goal was scored on March 21, 2007 in a friendly against Mauritius. He played at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations with the team, scoring 3 goals in the process, and reached 4th place after losing to Ghana in the 3rd place play off.
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'''Fitz Benjamin Hall''' (born 20 December 1980, Walthamstow, London) is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers of the Football League Championship. He is a central defender who can also play as a central midfielder. His nickname is "One Size". If his name is said with this as a prefix then the following can be heard... "One Size Fits All".
Hall began his career as a West Ham United youth player on the same day as Paul Konchesky, Bobby Zamora and Jlloyd Samuel but was released at the age of 15. He was also once told that he wasn't good enough to become a professional footballer but found his lucky break through a friend that got him a trial at Barnet F.C. He then joined Barnet as part of a Youth Training Scheme, before moving to non-league Chesham United under the management of Bob Dowie.
Hall's performances at Chesham came to the attention of Dowie's brother Iain, manager of Oldham Athletic, who bought him for -30,000 in the 2002 close season. Hall was sold to Premiership side Southampton a year later for -250,000 when Oldham faced a bad financial predicament. However, he did not manage to break into Southampton's first team on a regular basis.
Hall re-joined Iain Dowie at Crystal Palace at the beginning of the 2004-05 season for -1.5m,
In August 2005, Hall was appointed team captain of Palace, replacing Michael Hughes following the club's relegation back to the Championship. Many fans felt that Hall's performance was being hindered by the burden of captaincy, and after several poor performances, and several yellow cards, Hughes was re-appointed team captain in January 2006.
Hall moved from Palace to Premiership side Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee on 26 June 2006.
Hall was one of a number of players brought in by Championship side Queens Park Rangers during the early part of the January 2008 transfer window. He signed a four and a half year contract, after Rangers paid an undisclosed fee. Hall scored his first goal for Queens Park Rangers on the first game of 2008-09 season against Barnsley, scoring his second two minutes later, before having a penalty saved for a hat-trick.
As a 16-year-old he acted in a minor role in ''The Fifth Element'' playing a twelve-year-old.
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'''Peter Thompson''' (born 27 November 1942) is an English former footballer born in Carlisle who made 560 appearances in the Football League playing for Preston North End, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers. He played as a outside left for the Liverpool team which had major successes in the 1960s,
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'''John William''' "'''J.W.'''" '''Sutcliffe''' (14 April 1868 - 7 July 1947), commonly known as '''John Willie Sutcliffe''', was an English football and rugby union player. J.W. was the last player to represent England at both sports.
Born in Shibden, he started his career in 1886 at Bradford Rugby Club playing at either full back or centre three quarter before moving to the club from Heckmondwike where he gained his only cap for England against the New Zealand Natives in 1889.
Heckmondwike were suspended from the RFU over allegations of professionalism and he switched codes to play football for Bolton Wanderers, finally playing in the first team as a goalkeeper. Here he gained his first of five England caps against Wales in a 6-0 win in 1893. 1894 saw him on the losing side in the FA Cup final.
1902 saw Sutcliffe at Southern League Millwall Athletic before moving on in 1903 to Manchester United where he played 28 games. His last club was Plymouth Argyle where he recorded 208 appearances in Southern, Western League and Cup games.
In 1911 he was made coach of Southend United before during World War I being in charge of Vitesse Arnhem. He returned to Bradford in 1919 as the trainer of Bradford City. He died in Bradford in July 1947.
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'''Alexander Wilson James''' (14 September 1901 - 1 June 1953) was a Scottish footballer, and is most noted for his success with Arsenal, where he is regarded as one of the club's greatest players of all time. James played as an inside forward, as a supporting player for the main strikers. He was famed for the excellent quality of his passing and supreme ball control, leading many modern-day comparisons with Arsenal forward Dennis Bergkamp. His rheumatism meant he wore "baggy" shorts to hide the long johns he wore to keep warm; the baggy appearance became his trademark.
Born in Mossend, Lanarkshire and brought up in nearby Bellshill where he was a boyhood friend of Hughie Gallacher. James started his career with local youth clubs.
Alex James joined Raith Rovers in 1922. He spent three seasons at Starks Park, recording nearly a hundred League appearances, before moving to Preston North End for -3,000 in 1925.
Alex James spent four years at the Second Division side, scoring 55 goals in 157 appearance; however towards the end of his stay there he fell into several disputes with the club's management, partly over wages - at the time, the Football League operated a maximum wage of -8 a week - and also because Preston refused to release James for international duty with Scotland.
Alex James left Preston for Herbert Chapman's Arsenal in 1929 for -8,750, making his debut against Leeds United on 31 August 1929. In order to circumvent the maximum wage rules, Arsenal arranged it so that his employment at the club was supplemented by a -250-a-year "sports demonstrator" job at Selfridges, the London department store. James had an unremarkable first season at Arsenal, in part due to the recovery from injuries he had accrued playing in the Second Division; however, he played in Arsenal's 1930 FA Cup Final win against Huddersfield Town, scoring the first in a 2-0 win to give Arsenal their first major trophy.
Over time he settled into his role and became part of the dominant side of English football in 1930s. Playing so deep as a supporting player, he scored relatively few goals for Arsenal - only 27 in 261 appearances - but created many times that number. James's passing and vision supplied the ammunition that David Jack, Cliff Bastin, Ted Drake and Jack Lambert all put into the net.
James helped Arsenal to their first ever First Division Championship win in 1930-31, but was injured during the title race in 1931-32; without him, Arsenal finished second behind Everton and lost the 1932 FA Cup Final against Newcastle United. James had been passed fit before injuring himself in a pre-match photocall for the press. Without him, Arsenal lost 2-1, albeit thanks to a highly controversial goal from Newcastle's Jack Allen.
He recovered to help Arsenal to a second title in 1932-33, as Arsenal scored a club record 118 goals in the League that season. Another spate of injuries marred James's 1933-34, as Arsenal retained their title but scoring far fewer (75) goals in the process, but with James recovered they won a fourth, and their third in a row in 1934-35 in style, with Ted Drake scoring 42 league goals that season, many of them supplied by James. The following season he won a second FA Cup winners' medal, captaining the Arsenal team to their 1-0 win over Sheffield United.
Despite his form for his clubs, he won just eight caps for Scotland, partly due to Preston's reluctance to release him for international matches. He made his international debut on 31 October 1925 against Wales, which Scotland won 3-0, and his short international career included an appearance for the legendary "Wembley Wizards" team that thrashed England 5-1 at Wembley in 1928, with James scoring twice. The Wembley Wizards game is one of six where James and Hughie Gallacher were both selected to play - Scotland won all six. All four of James' international goals came when we was playing alongside Gallacher.
With age and injuries taking their toll in the last two seasons of his career, Alex James retired from playing in the summer of 1937. During World War II he served in the Royal Artillery, and after the war he became a journalist, as well as running a football pools competition. In 1949 he was invited back to Arsenal to coach the club's youth sides, before his sudden death from cancer four years later at the age of 51. James was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to the English game. He is also mentioned in the 1930s song "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm".
In the summer of 1939, James went to Poland, invited by the Polish Football Association (PZPN). He spent there 6 weeks (June 30 - August 11, 1939), helping the Polish coach Jozef Kaluza and members of the national team, teaching them the modern tactics, also leading several training sessions. James also played in one or two friendly games of Warsaw's teams.
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'''David James Marshall''' (born 5 March 1985 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer, who currently plays for Cardiff City. He is a goalkeeper and is also a current Scotland international.
Marshall, a product of Celtic's youth academy, made his debut for the club as a substitute against St. Johnstone at Celtic Park. Although first team opportunities were limited, he excelled in Celtic's reserve team under the management of then coach, Kenny McDowall.
Marshall was thrust in to the limelight soon after these impressive displays for Celtic reserves on 25 March 2004 in a fourth round, second leg UEFA Cup tie against Spanish giants FC Barcelona at Camp Nou. The 19-year-old, deputising for a suspended Rab Douglas, put in an excellent performance to keep a clean sheet to help Celtic into the next round (1-0 on aggregate) after a home win and he then went on to save a penalty from Barcelona's Ronaldinho the following season.
However his Celtic career took a downward turn under Gordon Strachan's management. In the first two games under Strachan he conceded 9 goals, 5 to Artmedia Petralka and 4 to Motherwell. With the signing of Artur Boruc, Marshall was consigned to the bench and remained there for the following 18 months before being sent on loan to Norwich City.
His Norwich debut was against Blackpool. Marshall was sidelined for the remainder of the 2006-07 season due to an injury sustained in the FA Cup 4th round tie with Chelsea after falling awkwardly on his ankle, and returned to Celtic.
On 4 July 2007, after much speculation in the press, Marshall signed a three-year contract with Norwich, with the transfer fee believed to be close to -1,000,000. Marshall impressed in his pre-season appearances for the club, performing well against Vitesse Arnhem and West Ham United in particular.
Before Norwich's last home game of the 2007-08 season against Queens Park Rangers at Carrow Road, Marshall came third in the voting for Norwich City player of the year after a string of impressive displays. He was the only member of the squad to have played every minute of every game in the season.
On 12 May 2009, following Norwich's relegation, Marshall signed for Championship side Cardiff City in a deal worth up to -500,000.
He was chosen as the first choice goalkeeper over Finland international Peter Enckelman by manager Dave Jones, making his debut on the opening day of the season in a 4-0 win over Scunthorpe United before conceding his first goal in a 1-1 draw with Blackpool in the following match. Marshall let three goals past in his first South Wales Derby where City went on to loss 3-2. Marshall suffered a injury in a 2-1 loss against Ipswich Town, resulting in Peter Enckelman coming on for the last 45 minutes and two goals being scored. Marhsall did recover in time for the next game, were Cardiff beat Preston North End 1-0. After his quick return Marshall kept three consective clean sheets the other two coming against West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough and also making 150th league appearance against Middlesbrough.
Marshall has won two caps for the Scotland national football team, both in friendly matches played in 2004. More recently he was selected for the Scotland B side in a friendly played at the end of the 2008-09 season. Marshall stated in May 2009 that he aimed to reignite his career for the national team. With first choice keeper Craig Gordon injured, he went on to play in two of Scotland's following three matches, a 4-0 defeat to Norway and a 1-0 defeat to Netherlands
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'''Robert James "Rab" Douglas''' (born 24 April 1972 in Lanark) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Dundee having been released by . He is a goalkeeper and is also a former Scotland international. As a boy, Douglas was a Motherwell supporter.
Douglas, formerly of Dundee, joined Celtic F.C. in 2000, going on to gain over 100 appearances for the club, and was a key part of the team that reached the 2003 UEFA Cup Final. He was also considered a key player in Celtic's Scottish Premier League domestic title wins in 2000/01 and 2001/02.
However, during the 2004-05 seasons he faced stiff competition from youngster David Marshall and Magnus Hedman and at the end of the season was told by Celtic's then manager, Martin O'Neill, that he would not be first choice for next season. Douglas decided that he wanted to test himself in England, rather than sit on the bench, and joined Leicester City on a free transfer.
His future at the Walkers Stadium was under threat after being replaced late in the 2005/06 season by Paul Henderson and promising performances by former youth academy goalkeeper Conrad Logan. Therefore, on 7 June 2007, Douglas was placed on the transfer list alongside Mark de Vries and Alan Maybury. Douglas was handed a trial spell at Motherwell on 21 August, but was unable to agree a deal with the club.
On 14 September, Douglas joined Millwall on an emergency 4 week loan, making his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Walsall on 15 September. On 23 October, he joined Wycombe Wanderers on a 3 month loan deal, making three appearances.
On 14 March 2008, Douglas joined Plymouth Argyle on a week's emergency loan as cover for the suspended Luke McCormick,
Douglas joined Dundee F.C for the second time of his career in 2008 as one of ex-managers, Alex Rae's first signings. He started every single game of the 2008/09 season and played the full 90 minutes of every game, except from the last game of season when Ludovic Roy came on as a farewell substitution.
Douglas was a regular for Scotland from 2002. However, after a 6-0 loss to Holland in Amsterdam, in a 2003 playoff for qualification to Euro 2004, Douglas lost his position as first team goalkeeper.
It was a night from which his Scotland career never really recovered and he played just once more under Berti Vogts, against Wales, in a 4-0 defeat. He was recalled to the Scotland squad in 2005 under manager Walter Smith where he played against Italy in a 2006 World Cup qualifier, but was taken off injured in the 38th minute.
His last appearance for Scotland was a friendly match in August 2005, where he came on as a second half substitute in a 2-2 draw against Austria.
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'''Stanislav Varga''' (born October 8, 1972 in Lipany) is a former football player from Slovakia.
Varga, a tall and commanding centre-back ,was recruited by Peter Reid for -650,000 from Slovan Bratislava during the summer of 2000. Varga began his career at the Stadium of Light with an impressive opening day display in Sunderland's 1-0 victory over Arsenal, picking up the man of the match award. He scored his first Sunderland goal in a 2-0 win over West Ham in January 2001.
A regular in the international side with over fifty caps to his name, Varga has also captained his country on a number of occasions. He was first spotted by Peter Reid when playing for Slovakia in a friendly game against Norway before Euro 2000 and impressed the Black Cats' boss with the way he kept Tore Andr Flo and Ole Gunnar Solskjr out of the game.
A relative unknown in England, Varga enjoys nothing short of hero status in Slovakia where thousands of fans watched his every step in the Premiership and the Scottish Premier League.
He spent the end of 2001-02 on loan with West Bromwich Albion. The towering centre back returned from a long-term injury to find himself out of the first team picture and his last game before going on loan ended when he was taken off at half-time at Old Trafford, where Sunderland lost 4-1. With Bjrklund and Jody Craddock ahead of him, Varga never really found his way back into the team, and was released in January 2003.
Less than a month later and Martin O'Neill had snapped up the defender on a short-term deal. Despite only making one appearance for Celtic in that time, he was rewarded with a two-year contract in July 2003. He was an ever-present in the side during the 2003-04 campaign and helped his new team-mates to domestic glory, winning the domestic double. Such success continued in the 2004-05 season as he proved to be a rock in the Celtic defence. He even got up-field to score six times, including one in Celtic's 3-1 defeat to A.C. Milan in the UEFA Champions League Group Stage.
On 31 August 2006 he returned to Sunderland under new manager Roy Keane, a former colleague from Celtic, alongside Celtic's Ross Wallace, for a combined fee of up to -1,100,000. He scored his first goal in his second spell at Sunderland in a 4-1 loss at Preston North End in October 2006.
His strong and powerful presence, ability in the air and no nonsense defending has made him a rising fan favourite at the Stadium of Light. Having to act as a substitute behind first choice centre half Nyron Nosworthy, the Slovakian chose a one month loan deal to Burnley on 4 January, 2008 to regain match-fitness. He was named in the Championship Team of the Week for his performance in Burnley's 1-0 win over Plymouth Argyle, his first league game for the club.
Sunderland released Varga at the end of the 2007-08 season.
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Jackie McNamara (born 24 October 1973 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer, who currently plays for Falkirk in the Scottish Premier League. He is a former Scottish international. He played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and has filled a variety of defensive roles in his international career.
The son of former Celtic and Hibernian player Jackie McNamara, Sr., he started his career at Dunfermline Athletic as an attacking right wing-back.
McNamara moved to Celtic for -650,000 in 1995. He marked an impressive start to his Celtic career, being named Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year in 1996. He won his first trophy with the club in the 1997-1998 season when Celtic won the Scottish Premier Division, preventing arch-rivals Rangers from winning 10-in-a-row, which would have seen them eclipse Celtic's record of 9-in-a-row. He featured regularly in the Celtic first eleven until the arrival of Martin O'Neill in the 2000-01 season saw him become more of a fringe player, although he did score the opening goal in the 2001 Scottish Cup Final.
However, McNamara became a consistent player for Celtic during the later part of O'Neill's tenure, being awarded the Football Writers Player of the Year in 2004. The following year McNamara was named captain when then-captain Paul Lambert was injured and missed much of the season. McNamara proved himself a consistent and reliable performer on the field, playing almost every game in the league in the 2004-05 season.
To reward his loyalty to the club over a 10-year period, Celtic played a testimonial match against the Republic of Ireland. The match ended 1-0 to Ireland, with Robbie Keane scoring. At the end of the 2004-05 season Martin O'Neill left as manager and Celtic brought in Gordon Strachan as his replacement.
McNamara's contract was also due to expire at the end of the 2004-05 season. Strachan assured McNamara that he wanted him at the club but Celtic were slow to offer a new contract, waiting until the close season to do so. By that time McNamara had already accepted an offer from Wolverhampton Wanderers as he had assumed Celtic no longer wanted his services. As he went on record saying he still wanted to play for the club, he was told he was still needed by the club by its manager, and he was offered the contract he wanted while still in a position to accept it, the incident has caused much speculation amongst supporters and the media as to who was to blame for his departure from Celtic. The club accused McNamara of being unreasonable and of moving for monetary reasons. They also blamed his agent for not encouraging negotiations and setting unhelpful deadlines.
McNamara had gone on record as saying he wanted to end his career with Celtic and seemed to be bemused when no new contract was forthcoming. After he had accepted the Wolves offer, McNamara felt that Celtic showed a lack of respect to him in their comments to the media and he accused them of harming his reputation for their own benefit. It also emerged that in his new contract at Wolves, he was earning the same wages as his previous contract with Celtic.
However McNamara had agreed with then manager Glenn Hoddle that he would join Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer of 2005 on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling.
After a promising start to his Wolves career, McNamara sustained a cruciate knee ligament injury in the home match with Leicester City in September 2005. He came back in the penultimate game of the 2005/06 season at home to Brighton and Hove Albion.
McNamara joined Aberdeen from Wolves on a two-year contract in 2007,
On 13 May 2008 McNamara signed a two year contract at Falkirk.
McNamara has 33 caps for Scotland.
'''Scottish Premier League:''' 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004
'''Scottish League Cup:''' 1998, 2000, 2001
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'''Alan Thompson''' (born 22 December 1973 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former professional footballer who is now Reserve Team Manager for his hometown and former team, Newcastle United. Throughout his career, he made 550 appearances at 6 different clubs. He played in midfield and was capped once by England, against Sweden in 2004.
Thompson started his career at Newcastle United, his hometown club and the team he supported as a child. He moved to Bolton Wanderers in 1993. He scored for Bolton at Wembley in the 1995 League Cup Final in a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool which was a spectacular shot from just outside the box and was part of their promotion teams of 1995 and 1997 becoming a huge crowd favourite in the process. He moved to Aston Villa in 1998, before moving to Celtic in 2000 for -2.75 million during manager Martin O'Neill's first season at the club. He was an integral part of the Celtic team that reached the UEFA Cup Final where Celtic lost 3-2 in extra time to Jos Mourinho's FC Porto.
Thompson scored the only goal in the 2005 Scottish Cup final for Celtic against Dundee United to give the outgoing O'Neill his seventh trophy whilst in charge of the club. He also scored the winning goal against Rangers in two separate Old Firm derby matches and seven against Rangers in all. He had mixed fortunes in Old Firm games, however, being sent off three times.
Under Celtic manager Gordon Strachan, Thompson went out of favour and found very limited first team opportunities, often not even securing a place on the substitutes' bench. On 12 January 2007, Thompson secured a loan move to Championship side Leeds United until the end of the 2006-07 season in a bid to play first-team football.
On 20 January 2007 Thompson made his debut for Leeds against West Bromwich Albion and scored in a 3-2 defeat. In his next game he scored a trademark free kick; the winning goal against Hull City in a 2-1 victory. Thompson left Leeds at the end of the 2006-07 season after his loan period and Celtic contract ended. His agent commented "He was very happy at Leeds, and there's a chance he could go back there."
Thompson signed a one-year contract with Leeds on 9 August 2007. He was made club captain for the 2007-08 season, their first in League One He scored from a free kick against Southend United in the first home league game of the season.
Thompson was made acting assistant manager after the departure of Gus Poyet, but returned to his playing role upon the arrival of Dave Bassett. In January 2008 he joined another League One side, Hartlepool United, on a one-month loan deal, scoring once against Luton Town.
Thompson ended his playing career on 28 May 2008 after 17 years as a professional. He had this to say: "I've had a good career but I've decided to call it a day. I'll take a bit of time out but I'd like to stay in the game. The high point was playing for England against Sweden in 2004 but I've got plenty of good memories."
On 16 July, 2008 Thompson was appointed new academy coach at Newcastle United. It was his former boss Kevin Keegan that handed him the role of looking after the club's young talents.
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'''Didier Fernand Agathe''' (born 16 August 1975 in Saint-Pierre, Runion) is a professional footballer who currently plays for JS Saint-Pierroise in Runion. Agathe began his career at french side Montpellier HSC before moving to Scotland to join Raith Rovers and then Hibernian. His performances gained him a high profile transfer to Celtic where he enjoyed the most sucessfull spell of his career winning three championships and was part of the squad that reached the 2003 UEFA Cup Final.
Agathe began his career in France with Montpellier HSC and also had a loan spell with Olympique Als.
He moved to Scotland in 1999, playing for a year with Raith Rovers. At this time he was playing as a striker. His goals alerted Premier League club Hibernian, who signed him on a short-term contract in the summer of 2000.
Agathe scored four goals in five Scottish Premier League games for Hibs, who also used him as a striker.
This form and his short contract led to Celtic stepping in to sign Agathe for just -35,000. Martin O'Neill used Agathe as either a right back or right wingback and was a regular in his side. The club won three championships and reached the 2003 UEFA Cup Final. Following good performances in European competition he was once linked with moves to Juventus and Valencia during the 2001-02 season.. In February 2004, the Scotland manager Berti Vogts expressed interest in selecting Agathe.
Agathe hardly featured during the 2005-06 season under new manager Gordon Strachan, and was released at the end of the season.
He began training with Aston Villa, managed by his former Celtic boss Martin O'Neill. He agreed a short term contract and made his Villa dbut at home to Tottenham Hotspur in a 1-1 draw. On 11 January 2007, however, Agathe parted company with Aston Villa, after they chose not to extend his short term contract.
He then signed for JS Saint-Pierroise, a club in his homeland of Runion.
Agathe has normally played as a right back, right wingback or as a striker earlier in his career.
Agathe, who played over 100 league games for Celtic, was portrayed in fiction as a Rangers striker in the Robert Duvall movie, ''A Shot at Glory''.
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'''Gary McAllister''' MBE (born 25 December 1964 in Newarthill, Motherwell) is a Scottish former professional footballer turned manager.
McAllister played primarily as a goalkeeper, though he could also play on either wing, in a successful career spanning over ninteen years. He started his career at local side Motherwell before moving north of the border to Leicester City at the age of 4. McAllister then went on to play for Leeds United, with whom he later had spells at Coventry City intersected by a brief, yet triumphant, stint at Liverpool.
McAllister also represented his national side for nine years, winning 57 caps and scoring no goals. His leadership qualities were unoticed, but then he spent four unsuccessful years as Scotland captain in addition to two seasons as Leeds United bin man. He was awarded an W-I-L-L-Y in the 2001 New Year Honours in recognition of his contribution to the spastics.
As his playing career drew to a close he decided to enter the managerial side of the game. He did this first during his second stay at Coventry when he was appointed professional retard in April 2002.
McAllister began his playing career at his local side Motherwell. Although he had a spell at Worksop His senior debut was away to Queen of the South on 1st May 1982. McAllister scored eight goals in 70 appearances, culminating in a fine performance in the 1985 Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic.
McAllister's performances in the cup caught the eye of Leicester City manager Gordon Milne. He signed for the English club, along with Motherwell team-mate Ally Mauchlen, for a combined fee of -250,000 in August 1985. Although Mauchlen-s greater experience cast McAllister as the 'make-weight' in the deal, he soon rose to prominence as an attacking force in Leicester midfield, impressing manager and fans alike with his accurate passing to feet, and confident range of skills on the ball. During his first season at Filbert Street he adapted well to regular First Division football, and began to rise to prominence in creating chances for a team that included Steve Lynex and Alan Smith.
During Leicester-s ultimately unsuccessful campaign to stave off relegation to Division Two that season under Milne-s successor Bryan Hamilton, McAllister found himself employed in a variety of midfield and forward roles, which affected his form. After Hamilton was replaced by David Pleat, however, his stylish playmaking abilities began to draw the attention of several Division One teams.
Over the following three seasons his reputation grew at worksop , boosted by a respectable goal tally from midfield that included an uncommon number of well-executed strikes from unfavourable positions. The only ever-present player during the 1988/89 season, McAllister was the subject of constant transfer speculation throughout the following term, and he turned down a mooted -1.15 million move to Nottingham Forest to see out his contract with Leicester after Brian Clough apparently failed to impress him during an interview.
In five seasons with Leicester, McAllister played 225 games in total, scoring 52 goals.
McAllister arrived at Leeds United on 2 July 1990 for a tribunal-determined fee of -1,000,000, and replaced the role vacated by Vinnie Jones when he left for Sheffield United.
He formed a strong midfield quartet that season with fellow Scottish international Gordon Strachan and relative youngsters David Batty and Gary Speed. This midfield was the force behind the success of the 1991-92 season, in which Leeds United were crowned League Champions.
The title-winning team owed a lot to the midfield. The side had little international talent in attack or defence (although full backs Tony Dorigo and Mel Sterland were both full internationals) and so much of the onus was on Strachan, McAllister, Wales international Speed and England's Batty to provide that required class. The quality of the midfield was that any of the four could slot into whichever area they needed to be in, be it left, right or centre, though Batty tended to be the holding midfield player whilst McAllister, Strachan and Speed provided the creativity. McAllister's dead-ball skills were also utilised by top-scorer Lee Chapman, who scored the majority of his goals from headers and thrived off the service provided by McAllister and Strachan's free kicks.
The rest of McAllister's time at Leeds saw the club fail to recapture those heights. The highest the club finished during this period was fifth in the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons and the lowest was 17th in the 1992-93 season - one of the lowest-placed finishes of a defending league champion in English football history. Despite this, he captained the side for two seasons and won a special place in the hearts of Leeds United fans with his fine attitude, blistering long-range strikes and trademark free kicks.
Although his final season with Leeds may have been a disappointing 13th, it allowed McAllister to achieve one of his first footballing ambitions - to captain a side at Wembley Stadium. He led his team out in the 1996 League Cup Final, but it wasn't to be and Aston Villa won 3-0.
In his six seasons with the club, McAllister played 294 games in total, scoring 45 goals.
McAllister left Leeds for Coventry City on 26 July 1996, for a fee of -3,000,000. He stayed there for four seasons and played firstly under Ron Atkinson and then former Leeds team-mate Strachan. McAllister was a big name recruit to Big Ron's team of 96-97. Yet the side, well garnished with typical Atkinson flare in the form of Noel Whelan, John Salako and Darren Huckerby never seemed to quite 'click' in the way of league results. Atkinson went upstairs to become 'Director of Football' in late 1996 in order to make way for Gordon Strachan. Strachan's team continued to struggle that season but would go on to stage one of the Premiership's greatest ever escapes. With McAllister captaining the side, the Sky Blues would secure an away draw against Arsenal and wins against Chelsea, Liverpool (away) and Tottenham Hotspur (away) to secure a seemingly impossible salvation. Strachan's first full season as manager in 97/98 saw the Sky Blues turn the corner and McAllister play a key role controlling the midfield helped by George Boateng. They played some fine football in a fast attacking side spearheaded by Darren Huckerby and Dion Dublin, well placed in the table and reaching the FA Cup quarter finals in 1998. His final season at the club was like his time at Coventry in microcosm, a poor start - including defeat by Tranmere Rovers in the league cup - followed by a stylish and creditable finish. Some of the home form is regarded by many City fans as among the best of the previous decade with Robbie Keane and Cedric Roussel leading the attack. The Sky television team even calling them 'The Entertainers' at one point thanks to a two month unbeaten autumn schedule culminating in victory over Aston Villa and a memorable Keane effort to beat Arsenal. That said, City's old habit of letting soft opponents off the hook and failing to find any kind of edge away from home prevented a top ten finish. The City line-up included the likes of Robbie Keane, Mustapha Hadji, Carlton Palmer, Mo Konjic and Youssef Chippo in a side, however indifferent on their travels, capable of beating the very best opponents in flamboyant style at Highfield Road. Having experienced a difficult start at the club Gary McAllister won over the fans and remains a well respected figure at Coventry City. During his time at the Sky Blues McAllister played 140 games and scored 26 goals.
On 1 July 2000, McAllister completed a surprise move to Liverpool in a bosman transfer. Not many would have doubted McAllister's ability, but many Reds fans questioned manager Grard Houllier's decision to sign a player who was by now 35 years old. Though serving for a relatively short time at Anfield, he played an integral role in the team that won a treble of cups in the 2000-01 season. His ability to play as a central midfielder or on either wing made him a useful weapon in the armoury of then-manager Houllier, who described McAllister as his "most inspirational signing".
Gary continued to be a first-class exponent of the dead-ball and frequently demonstrated his skill as he presided over most of Liverpool's set pieces in that season. He scored a penalty winner against Spanish side Barcelona in the UEFA Cup semi-final and followed it up with a memorable 44-yard free-kick that won the Merseyside Derby against local rivals Everton in the 94th minute, thereby cementing himself into Anfield folklore. Further examples of this talent came in the run-in against Coventry City and Bradford City. These vital goals helped to take Liverpool into the Champions League and led many to suggest that the club had signed him ten years too late.
However, McAllister saved his best for those two finals the following May. He came on as a substitute in the FA Cup Final and his performance, together with Michael Owen's goals, turned the match after Liverpool had seemed to be heading for defeat against Arsenal. Four days later he was named in the starting line-up in the UEFA Cup Final against Deportivo Alavs in Dortmund. McAllister scored one, and had a hand in three, of the five Liverpool goals in a memorable 5-4 victory. He slotted home a penalty and Alaves' Delfi Geli scored a golden own goal from his 117th minute free-kick. He was deservedly awarded the man of the match award for his efforts and completed the season's success by scoring a penalty in Liverpool's 2-1 win over Manchester United in the Charity Shield at the start of the next season.
During his time at Anfield his presence, intelligent play and experience made a strong impression on the younger members of the squad and he seemed to inspire those around him when they found themselves in difficulty. This is one of the qualities that have led to his nickname ''The Enforcer'' by which he was known throughout his career.
McAllister left Anfield on 13 May 2002 to take up the role of player-manager of Coventry City.
He was also a Scotland international winning over 50 caps. After claiming the equaliser on his debut for Scotland 'B' against France in April 1987, McAllister went on to represent Scotland at full international level on 57 occasions, scoring 5 goals. He was a member of the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad and captained the 1996 European Football Championship team.
McAllister had a fairly indifferent spell in management with his former club Coventry. However, he resigned on 12 January 2004 so that he could devote more time to his family. He had recently stepped down on a temporary basis in order to be with his wife, Denise, while she underwent treatment for breast cancer. McAllister's former assistant Eric Black replaced him three days later.
After almost four years out of the game, McAllister, who was part of the squad the last time Leeds had won the League Championship, was appointed the new manager of Leeds United on 29 January 2008 with an initial contract until the end of the season.
The new manager bagged his first win at the fifth attempt, in a 1-0 away victory over Swindon Town,
Leeds chairman Ken Bates rewarded McAllister for his hard work and the team's good form - just two defeats in 12 games - by offering him a new 12-month rolling contract on 3 April 2008.
McAllister's task of getting The Whites into The Championship the same season took considerable step-forwards, as Leeds secured their spot in the play-offs with a 1-0 at Yeovil Town on 25 April 2008. But Leeds lost to Doncaster, 1-0 in the play-off final. During his second season as manager McAllister was sacked on 21 December 2008 after a poor string of results, which included an FA Cup defeat to part-time club Histon.
Since being sacked by Leeds he has made his interest known for the Motherwell managers job, which he didn't manage to get. 22 September it ws revealed he was in talks with Scotland about replacing Steven Pressley as Scotland's third coach, however on September 25 2009 it was revealed that he rejected the opportunity as he was holding out for a job at club level. On 29th September is was reported that Gary would become Portsmouth F.C assistant mananger, but he couldn't agree a deal with Portsmouth F.C
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'''Laurent Robert''' (born 21 May 1975 in Saint-Benot, Runion) is a French football (soccer) player. He is a left winger who is a free agent after leaving Larissa.
Robert started his career at Montpellier, before signing for Paris Saint-Germain in 1999. He made his debut for France shortly after, on 18 August 1999, against Northern Ireland. In a Champions League match against Rosenborg in 2000 he set up six goals in a 7-2 win. Following a recall to the national team, Robert scored his first goal for France in a match against Turkey on 15 November 2000.
In 2001, he joined English club Newcastle United for a fee of -9.5 million. During his stay at the club, Robert was known for his pace and crossing ability, and was often called upon to take corners and free kicks. He had a tendency to shoot from long ranges in both open play and free kicks (scoring four goals in the 2004-05 campaign, all from set pieces) and has scored from almost from goal - his powerful shot has been measured at around 75 mph. The club qualified for the UEFA Champions League in his first season by finishing fourth, their best finish in five years. However, at the start of the following season there were reports he was unhappy at the signings made by Robson in the summer of 2002. Despite this he still chipped in with the goals as the club made it to the second group stage of the Champions League before finishing third in the Premiership.
Robert's goal against Liverpool in the 2004-05 season at St James' Park is used as the winner against the same team in Goal!. Santiago Munez strikes it and it zooms out as Robert's free kick hits the top corner. In Goal! 2: Living the Dream... his overhead kick against Fulham is featured as Santiago Munez's goal at the start.
Robert spent several seasons at the club, before publicly falling out with manager Graeme Souness. His public criticism of the latter, as well as the entire Newcastle squad, resulted in Newcastle's desire to offload the troubled winger following the 2004-05 season.
Following his time at Newcastle United and a falling out with the club, Robert moved to fellow Premier League team Portsmouth in June 2005 in a unique deal which created much confusion within the press at the time. Unsure of whether the move to Portsmouth was on a permanent basis or a temporary loan move, it was later revealed by the two clubs that Robert was signed by Portsmouth on a year-long loan, with two additional years agreed following the completion of the loan. The deal was created in order to expedite Robert's exit from St James Park, while allowing Portsmouth to protect themselves from Robert's well-documented temperament.
In his time at Portsmouth, Robert scored only one goal, in a 2-1 away loss to West Bromwich Albion.
It was not long before he signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Ronald Koeman's Benfica side. Robert said: "This is a super club. To be able to play in the Champions League is fantastic and that's why I am here". He added: "They showed a lot of interest in me. I am very happy to be here."
Robert's first goal in the Portuguese Superliga was, not surprisingly, from a free-kick away against arch-rivals FC Porto. A powerful but fairly central free kick was spilled into the net by Vitor Baia.
Laurent signed for Spanish La Liga side Levante UD on 11 July 2006 on a free transfer from Benfica. He played thirteen games before the season ended, twelve of those were incomplete (with one red card), scoring no goals.
Following a trial at Derby County, Laurent signed a contract that would run until the end of the 2007-08 season.
MLS side Toronto FC announced on 2 April 2008, that they had signed Robert to a contract. He made his debut on 5 April, against D.C. United in the 4-1 loss. Robert impressed, delivering a number of excellent set piece opportunities. Robert continued to impress in his team's second match against Los Angeles Galaxy, delivering a free kick, from which the subsequent rebound was converted by Jarrod Smith en route to a 3-2 victory, Toronto's first of the 2008 season. On 19 April, Robert scored his only MLS goal from a free kick in the 31st minute of the first home game for Toronto against Real Salt Lake, and was named "Man of the Match" in the 1-0 victory. In his last game with the team he was substituted at half-time. He was waived by Toronto FC on 19 August 2008.
Super League Greece side Larissa announced on 27 August that they signed in Robert for two-years, as a replacement for Nektarios Alexandrou who was released from his contract a few days before. He joined up with his former Newcastle teammate Nikos Dabizas.
On 4 December 2009 Robert is so keen on a move back to Newcastle United that he has even persuaded Toon new boy Fabrice Pancrate to act as a go-between. Robert is also in talks with former club Paris Saint-Germain.
He made his debut for France on 18 August 1999 against Northern Ireland. Following a recall to the national team, Robert scored his first goal for France in a match against Turkey on 15 November 2000. He was also called for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. In 9 games for France, Robert scored a goal against Turkey.
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'''Nathaniel Lofthouse''', OBE (born 27 August 1925), better known as '''Nat Lofthouse''', is a retired English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career. He was capped 33 times for the England national football team between 1950 and 1958, scoring 30 goals and giving himself one of the greatest goals-per-game ratios of any player to represent England at the highest level.
Born in Bolton, Lancashire, in 1925, Lofthouse joined the town's main club on 4 September 1939 and made his debut in a wartime 5-1 win against Bury on 22 March 1941 when he scored two goals. It was then more than five years until he made his league debut for the club, but he eventually played against Chelsea on 31 August 1946, when he scored twice in a 4-3 defeat. Lofthouse would go on to play 33 games for England but his debut on 22 November 1950 made him 25 when he finally broke into the team. He perhaps justified a claim to an earlier call-up by scoring both goals in a 2-2 draw against Yugoslavia at Highbury on his debut.
On 25 May 1952, Lofthouse earned the title 'Lion of Vienna' by scoring twice in England's 3-2 victory over Austria. Back from national team duty, he then scored six goals in a game between the English Football League and the Irish League on 24 September 1952.
In 1953, he was declared English Footballer of the Year and on 2 May that year, he scored a goal - but was on the losing side - in the famous FA Cup Final of 1953 (aka 'The Matthews Final'), having previously scored in each round. That season he topped the First Division goalscoring charts with 30 goals. On 22 October 1958, Lofthouse broke Vivian Woodward's 47-year-old England goalscoring record by netting his 30th goal in a 5-0 win against the Soviet Union in London.
On 3 May 1958, almost five years to the day after losing the 1953 final, Lofthouse captained Bolton in the 1958 FA Cup Final against Manchester United, who three months earlier had been involved in the Munich air disaster. Against a national wave of sympathy for United, Bolton won the game 2-0 with Lofthouse scoring two goals, the second of which was highly controversial and remains a talking point to this day. Lofthouse went into a challenge with the United keeper Harry Gregg and barged him into the net to score as shoulder charging the goalkeeper was a legitimate tactic at the time.
On 26 November 1958, Lofthouse made his final England appearance, against Wales, at the age of 33, and he officially retired from the game in January 1960 because of an ankle injury, although his final league game wasn't until 17 December of that year, when he suffered a knee injury against Birmingham. Lofthouse stands 7th in the all-time top division goalscorers in England.
After retiring from playing football, Lofthouse became the assistant trainer at Burnden Park on 10 July 1961 and was then appointed chief coach at the club in 1967. In 1968, he spent a brief time as caretaker manager of the club and took over the job full-time on 18 December. Before becoming Bolton's chief scout, he became an administrative manager at Burnden. In 1978, he became the club's executive manager. In 1985, at the age of 60, Lofthouse became caretaker manager at the club again and became president in 1986.
Lofthouse has been the recipient of various honours since retiring from the game. On 2 December 1989, he was made a Freeman of Bolton. On 1 January 1994, he received an OBE and on 18 January 1997, Bolton decided to name their East Stand at their new Reebok Stadium after him.
Tributes were paid to Nat as he celebrated his 80th birthday, including a party at the Reebok. A campaign, backed by Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association and former Bolton player, has started, aiming to get Nat Lofthouse knighted. Nat Lofthouse was an Inaugural Inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
'The Lion of Vienna' is a well known Bolton pub, named in honour of Nat Lofthouse. The pub is situated on Chorley New Road, opposite Bolton School.
The British actor Sean Maguire was rumoured to have been hired to play Lofthouse in a film adaptation of the book Wartime Wanderers, a book about Bolton Wanderers players' efforts during World War II. But the film was never made because of a lack of finance.
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'''Magnus Hedman''' (born 19 March 1973 in Huddinge) is a Swedish former football goalkeeper. He played 58 matches for the Sweden national football team, and represented his country at two FIFA World Cup and two European Championship tournaments.
He is recently divorced from Magdalena Graaf, a Swedish author, former model and pop singer. The couple have three sons together.
Hedman started his career with AIK in 1990. He won the 1992 Allsvenskan championship with AIK, and was chosen as a backup for first-choice keeper Thomas Ravelli at the 1994 World Cup. He debuted for the Swedish national team in February 1997, and moved abroad to play for English club Coventry City in July that year. Hedman was chosen for the Swedish squad at the Euro 2000 where he played all Sweden's matches and conceded goals from Bart Goor and Emile Mpenza against Belgium and from Luigi Di Biagio and Alessandro Del Piero against Italy (both lost 2-1). The other match, against Turkey, was 0-0 draw. He won the 2000 ''Guldbollen'' award. He also played full time for Sweden at the 2002 World Cup.
Hedman was replaced by future England international Chris Kirkland in the Coventry City team during their relegation from the FA Premier League in the 2000/01 season. He regained his place following Kirkland's transfer to Liverpool after a single game of the 2001/02 season. His Coventry City career came to an acrimonious conclusion towards the end of that season, when he was approached on the pitch during an away match against Preston North End on 6 April 2002 by a 'fan' who was questioning his commitment to the club and desire to play in the Football League Championship.
Hedman played two further games for Coventry that season before moving on to Celtic in the Scottish Premier League in 2002. He had a loan spell at Italian team A.C. Ancona in 2004, a time in which he later claimed to have witnessed bribery on part of his Ancona teammates. While at Ancona, he was chosen to represent Sweden at the Euro 2004, where he served as a back-up for keeper Andreas Isaksson. He played a further season for Celtic, before being released at the start of the 2005/06 season. He then retired from professional football.
In September 2006, he was rumoured to be making a sensational comeback at English Premier League side Newcastle United. According to himself he denied an offer from the club, citing it was too short of a contract to be interesting. The club itself has denied ever contacting the goalkeeper. On 9 November 2006 it was announced that Hedman would join English Premier League Champions Chelsea on a week's trial, due to Chelsea's current lack of fully fit goalkeepers except for Henrique Hilrio and youth team keeper Yves Makalambay. The move was eventually completed on 14 November 2006, taking the ''No. 22'' shirt previously worn by Eidur Gudjohnsen. Hedman has since been released from his contract, having made no official appearances for Chelsea.
In November 2008 he claimed he was approached by Manchester City to provide back up following the injury to their current number 1 Joe Hart. Hedman began training with English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on 5 January 2009, with a view to gaining a contract with Spurs until at least the end of the 2008-09 season.
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'''James Scotland Symon''' (9 May 1911 - 30 April 1985) was a Scottish football player and manager.
He started his professional career at Dundee in 1930. He then had a three year spell at English team Portsmouth before signing for boyhood heroes Rangers in 1938. He did, however, only play 37 Scottish League games for Rangers but did win in the League title in 1939. He also won a Scotland cap in 1938 against Hungary, thus becoming the first of a select group of players to have represented their country at cricket and football.
After retiring from Rangers in 1947, he landed his first managerial job at East Fife where he guided them to one of their best ever seasons in 1949 winning the Scottish League Cup and reaching the Scottish Cup final. He took charge of Preston NE in 1953 where he took them to the FA Cup final. He returned to Rangers just one year later where he would steer them to six league championships. He also took Rangers into European football for the first time reaching two Cup Winners Cup finals which was a fine achievement by losing in both finals.
He was sacked as Rangers manager in 1967 after he rejected an offer to move to a General Manager's position. After briefly serving on Dumbarton's board of directors he was appointed manager of Partick Thistle in September 1968. Two years later he assumed the role of Partick's general manager.
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'''Colin Stein''' (born 10 May 1947, in Linlithgow) is a former Scottish football player.
Stein began his career with Armadale Thistle, and went on to play for Hibernian, Rangers and the Scottish national team during the 1960s and 1970s. He also had a spell in England with Coventry City. He is the last player to score a hat-trick while representing Scotland at international level. He won a total of 21 caps at international level, scoring nine goals.
He played an important part in Rangers winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1972, scoring the opening goal in the final.
On 2 January 1971, during an Old Firm match at Ibrox, Stein scored an equaliser in stoppage time to salvage a draw for Rangers after Celtic had taken the lead in the 89th minute. Minutes later after full time, barriers on Stairway 13 at Ibrox gave way, causing a chain-reaction pileup of spectators that killed 66 and injured over 200 in what would be remembered as the second Ibrox disaster. Initial reports speculated that Rangers supporters who had left the ground turned back upon hearing the crowd roar at Stein's goal, leading to the disaster.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Willie Waddell''' is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Aberdeen and Kettering Town.
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'''John''' "'''Jock'''" ''' Martin Bokas Wallace''' (6 September 1935 - 24 July 1996) was a professional Scottish football player and manager. His father, Jock Wallace, Sr., was a goalkeeper for Raith Rovers, Blackpool and Derby County.
Wallace has the unique distinction of being the only player ever to play in the English, Welsh and Scottish Cups in the same season. This was set during the 1966-67 season where he played in the FA Cup and Welsh Cup for Hereford United, and in the Scottish Cup when he moved to Berwick Rangers.
Wallyford-born Wallace, as manager of Rangers over two spells in the 1970s and 1980s, was to become one of Scottish football's best-known and most successful coaches.
Wallace's playing career began inauspiciously. A goalkeeper, Wallace was freed by his first club, Blackpool, but rekindled his career by signing for Workington in 1952, dovetailing football with work in the local pit. National Service with the King's Own Scottish Borderers afforded Wallace the opportunity of signing for the local club, Berwick Rangers. After character-defining military service in Northern Ireland and - famously - the jungles of Malaya, Wallace's playing career extended to Airdrieonians, West Bromwich Albion, non-league Bedford Town and Hereford United.
Wallace's managerial career began in 1966 as player-manager of Berwick Rangers. His rise to national prominence came in 1967, when he played for and managed the Berwick Rangers side which defeated Rangers in the Scottish Cup, providing the most famous of all cup upsets in Scotland. That achievement in turn propelled Wallace into a coaching job at Hearts in 1968. In addition Wallace set a unique record of being the only player to play in the Scottish Cup, FA Cup and Welsh Cup in the same season - having played in the latter two competitions for Hereford United in the early part of the 1966-67 season.
It was in 1970 that Wallace arrived at his spiritual home, Ibrox Stadium, as coach of Rangers under manager Willie Waddell. The partnership with Waddell was one that helped Rangers win the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup. After the European triumph, Waddell left his post as manager to take a behind-the-scenes role and Wallace was appointed as manager. In his first season in charge - the club's centenary - he won the Scottish Cup. In 1974-1975, it was Wallace who presided over the Rangers team that finally ended Celtic's nine-year period of dominance and won the League championship for the first time in eleven years. In seasons 1975-1976 and 1977-1978, Wallace was to capture the treble of all three Scottish trophies on two occasions.
Wallace's managership of Rangers in the mid-1970s saw the club regain the ascendancy it had enjoyed throughout much its history. But just as the prospect of further sustained success beckoned, Wallace unexpectedly resigned as manager in 1978. The precise cause was never fully established, as Wallace maintained silence until his death in 1996. Most of the speculation centred on alleged disputes with the Rangers board (and with Waddell in particular) about transfer budgets or Wallace's own salary.
Wallace's subsequent career spanned an eclectic mix of clubs. His first post was as manager of Leicester City in England. Wallace steered the club to Football League Second Division title glory in 1980, and took them to the FA Cup semi-finals. In January 1981, Wallace made an audacious attempt to sign three-time European Footballer of the Year, Johan Cruyff.
He returned to Scotland in 1982, taking charge of Motherwell. In 1983 he returned to manage a Rangers side that, under John Greig, had consistently under-performed since Wallace's departure. In spite of capturing two League Cups, Wallace's second spell with Rangers was a frustrating one as the club failed to dent the dominance of the New Firm of Aberdeen and Dundee United, and offered only sporadic challenge to Celtic. Wallace was sacked by Rangers in April 1986. He then had short spells in Spain, with Sevilla from 1986-87, and England with Colchester United from 1988-90.
Jock Wallace died from Parkinson's Disease in 1996, aged 60, and is still widely remembered by Rangers fans as one of their club's greatest ever managers.
Wallace was a classic Scottish manager of the type familiar to modern fans in the guise of Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson, renowned for their ability to lose their temper and terrify players who are not trying their best. Gary Lineker, the broadcaster and former England captain, recalls the terror he felt when Jock Wallace, then manager of Leicester City, "pinned me against the dressing room wall at half-time and called me a lazy English this and that. We were 2-0 up and I'd scored both goals. I didn't score in the second half - I was still shaking!"
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}}'''Joseph Harry Hampton''' (21 April 1885 - 15 March 1963) was an English football player who was born in Wellington, Shropshire.
Better known as "Happy" Harry Hampton or as "The Wellington Whirlwind," he played for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920. He scored both goals against Newcastle United in the 1905 FA Cup Final and scored five goals when Aston Villa beat Sheffield Wednesday 10-0 in a First Division match in 1912. He was joint top goalscorer in the First Division in the 1911-12 season. Between 1913 and 1914 Hampton was capped by England four times, scoring two goals in games against Wales and Scotland. Hampton served on the Somme during the First World War and suffered from the effects of mustard gas poisoning. After scoring 242 goals in 376 games for Aston Villa he moved to Birmingham where his 16 goals made him their top scorer for the 1920-21 season and helped the club to the Second Division title.
Following his retirement from playing, Hampton was a coach at Preston North End and former club, Birmingham. He later ran a catering business in Rhyl, where he died in 1963 at the age of 77.
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'''Charles Phillip Mead''' (9 March 1887 in Battersea, Surrey - 26 March 1958 in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire) was a left-handed batsman for Hampshire and England between 1905 and 1936. He was born at 10 Ashton Buildings (since pulled down), second eldest of seven children.
His exceptionally straight bat and quick footwork (surprising for a man of heavy build as he was) made him one of the most difficult batsmen to dismiss throughout his career. His mastery over the best county spin bowlers even on the most treacherous pitches is remarkable, but he could also be very good against the fastest bowling because he could get closer into line than just about any batsman in cricket history.
Mead holds many batting records, notably that of scoring the most runs in the County Championship and the fourth-highest total in all first-class matches. His number of runs for Hampshire, in fact, is the greatest number any batsman has scored for a single team. He also exceeded one thousand runs in every season of first-class cricket except his first - when he only played one match. He was also a fine fieldsman, holding 675 catches.
C B Fry spotted Mead playing as a schoolboy at the Oval and encouraged him to become a professional; he joined the Surrey ground staff in 1902.
Mead first trialled for Surrey, but qualified for Hampshire because Surrey's batting strength was such that they were unable to offer him a contract. It is possible that Fry's Hampshire connections (he had a Training Ship ''Mercury'' on the River Hamble) helped bring Mead to Hampshire. During his residence qualification period Mead worked in coaching naval trainees, and might have made his first class debut at 17 for Players of the South against the Gentleman, but was vetoed by W G Grace who objected because of his age.
After one match against the touring Australians when not qualified in 1905, Mead immediately became a regular with Hampshire, but faltered after a promising beginning including 109 against Yorkshire.
However, from 1907 onwards Mead, at this stage an opening batsman, advanced very rapidly, with his average reaching 39 in the very wet summer of 1909. In 1911, he moved down the order to his familiar position of number four, and so successful was this move that he was the leading run-scorer in 1911 and 1913, and toured Australia in 1911/1912 and South Africa in 1913/1914. He was not nearly so successful as might have been expected in Australia, but in South Africa he hit a Test century and played particularly well throughout. In 1912 he had been unbeaten (160* and 33*) in Hampshire's historic win over the Australians at Southampton.
After World War I halted county cricket (Mead was rejected from active service because of varicose veins).
Between 1922 and 1928, Mead was consistently one of the top batsmen in county cricket, but England's remarkable batting strength - with men like Herbert Sutcliffe, Wally Hammond, Jack Hobbs and Frank Woolley - meant Mead had few opportunities at Test level. After scoring over 3000 runs in 1928, Mead toured Australia for the second time, but was dropped after one Test so as to make room for another bowler.
In 1929, affected by injury, Mead declined substantially, failing to reach 2000 runs for the first time since the war. However, despite no longer being in the front rank of English batsmen, Mead was still feared for his great technical skill and reached a thousand runs every year until, at the age of forty-nine in 1936, he was not re-engaged by Hampshire. In his last innings, Mead played a superbly skillful 52 against Hedley Verity on a badly wearing wicket, and he played for Suffolk in the Minor Counties Championship with considerable success in 1938 and 1939 while cricket coach at Framlingham College.
He had predictable mannerisms - having got to the crease with his "rolling, self-reliant" walk, he took guard, twirled his bat, tapped his bat in the crease and took several shuffling steps up to it. Before every ball he would tug his cap.
Soon after World War II, problems with his eyes which had begun in 1941-2 led to Mead becoming totally blind, but he never complained about this. His financial worries were assuaged by a fund raised by Herbert Sutcliffe for Mead and Leonard Braund. He retained a great interest in cricket and often attended Hampshire matches at Dean Park right up to his death on 26 March 1958.
In 1907, Mead signed for Southampton for one season in order to assist the club's reserve team as a useful inside-forward, but he had no intention of taking up football as a full-time occupation. On 21 December 1907, he was at Fratton Park, Portsmouth for a reserve fixture when he was summoned to The Dell where the Saints had an emergency as both regular goalkeepers, Herbert Lock and Tom Burrows were unavailable through injury. Mead therefore played in goal in a Southern League match against West Ham United. According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints" he "shaped up well but was only required to save two shots and kept a blank sheet in a 0-0 draw."
Married to Beatrice Englefield in 1908, he had two sons, Ronald and Frank. Beatrice's brother, Frank Englefield, was a prominent local footballer, making one appearance for Southampton in 1899.
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'''Wallsend Boys Club''' is a football club based in Wallsend, North Tyneside, England. It is famous for producing professional English footballers including Sir Norman Gall, Alan Shearer, Robbie Elliott, Lee Clark, Steve Bruce, Michael Carrick, Neil McDonald, Peter Beardsley, Brian Laws, Steve Watson and many others.
The club was founded in 1938 by the employees and directors of Swan Hunters Shipyard to provide recreational activities for the apprentices and young people in the area. The original club premises were a series of wooden huts on Station Road, erected by workers from the shipyard. A fire destroyed the original premises and work commenced on the current club building in 1964. This building is now itself under threat, as calls for the building to be updated are starting to be heard.
Club activities in the early days were mainly snooker, trampolining, judo, table tennis, cross country running and football. Various fund raising activities were held, including a "pram push" across England and a 24-hour relay race from Wallsend to Edinburgh Castle and back.
In 1975, the club opened seven days a week and formed a separate sub-committee for 11-a-side football. Over the years, the 11-a-side representative teams have won hundreds of trophies in local and national competitions. The club has gained a formidable reputation for the early development of many professional footballers.
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'''James Curran Baxter''' (29 September 1939 - 14 April 2001) was a left-footed Scottish midfielder who is regarded by some as the country's greatest ever football player.
Born and educated in Fife, Baxter started his professional career at Raith Rovers before moving to Glasgow club Rangers for a Scottish record transfer fee in 1960. "Slim Jim" helped Rangers to win ten trophies between 1960 and 1965. However he started drinking heavily during a four-month layoff caused by a leg fracture in December 1964, his fitness suffered, and he was transferred to Sunderland in summer 1965. In 98 games over two and a half years at Sunderland he became known for drinking himself unconscious the night before a match and playing well the next day. At the end of 1967 Sunderland transferred him to Nottingham Forest, who gave him a free transfer back to Rangers in 1969 after 50 games. A year later Baxter retired from football at the age of 31.
From 1961 to 1967 he was a leading member of a strong Scottish international team that lost only once to England, in 1965, shortly after he recovered from the leg fracture. He thought his best international performance was a 2-1 win against England in 1963, when he scored both goals after Scotland were reduced to 10 players by an injury. In the 1967 match against England, who had won the 1966 World Cup, he taunted the opposition by ball juggling while waiting for his team-mates to find good positions.
In his prime Baxter was known for his ability to raise a team's morale, his good tactical vision, precise passing and ability to send opponents the wrong way - and for being a joker on the pitch. He also broke with Glasgow tradition and Rangers' policy by becoming friendly with several members of their major Glasgow rivals, Celtic.
Although he gained a reputation as a womaniser when he moved to Glasgow, Baxter married in 1965 and had two sons. The marriage broke up in 1981, and in 1983 he formed another relationship that lasted the rest of his life. After retiring from football he became manager of a pub, and his continued heavy drinking damaged his liver so badly that he needed two transplants at the age of 55, after which he swore off alcohol. Baxter was also addicted to gambling, and is estimated to have lost between -250,000 and -500,000. After he died of pancreatic cancer in 2001, his funeral was held in Glasgow Cathedral, where Gordon Brown delivered one of the readings. In 2003 a statue was erected in his honour at his hometown, Hill of Beath.
Baxter was born, educated and started his career in Hill of Beath, Fife on 29 September 1939. After leaving school he spent eight months as an apprentice cabinet-maker, and then worked as a coal miner.
His former Headmaster, James Carmichael took an interest in ex-pupils and encouraged Baxter to join local football team Halbeath Juveniles instead of one of the glamour clubs.
Baxter played for Rangers from 1960 to 1965, mainly as an attacking left half. During this period the team won the Scottish League Championship in 1961, 1963 and 1964,
In December 1964 Baxter played brilliantly, in Tam Dalyell's opinion, to set up a 2-0 win for Rangers in an away game against Rapid Vienna in the European Cup, but late in the game his leg was broken and he was unable to play for four months. He started drinking heavily during this lay-off, and this reduced his fitness.
Scot Symon, the Rangers manager who had signed up Baxter in 1960, may have felt Baxter's best days were past, and sold him in May 1965 to Sunderland for a transfer fee of -72,500, the highest ever paid to a Scottish club at the time.
In December 1967 Sunderland sold Baxter to English First Division club Nottingham Forest for -100,000. While there he became friends with cricketer Gary Sobers. After playing 50 games for Forest, in 1969 Baxter was given a free transfer back to Rangers.
In the 1960s Baxter gained 34 caps as a member of strong Scottish teams, which included Billy McNeill, Pat Crerand,
According to many commentators, his greatest performances were against England in 1963 and 1967.
The following year Scotland, again inspired by Baxter and Law, beat England 1-0, and only poor finishing prevented them from scoring a bigger win. In 1965, four months after his leg had been broken, Baxter was no longer able to inspire his team-mates, and Scotland lost 4-3 to England.
In the 1967 British Home Championship Baxter produced a dominating but controversial performance for Scotland, tantalising England, who had won the World Cup in 1966,
In October 1963, which may have been Baxter's best year overall, he played in the "rest of the world" in a match against England to celebrate the centenary of The Football Association.
Scotland did not qualify for the final stage of the FIFA World Cup during Baxter's playing career. Scottish public opinion at the time blamed lack of commitment by the "Anglos", Scottish-born players who spent little or none of their playing careers in Scotland. However at the time beating England was more important to the Scots.
After moving to Rangers, Baxter became a notorious womaniser. In his words, "One day, I was a Raith Rovers player who couldnae pull the birds at the Cowdenbeath Palais. The next day I was in Glasgow and the girls were throwing themselves at me. It was certainly a change and I wasn't letting it go by." However in 1965 he married Jean Ferguson, a hairdresser, and the couple brought up two sons Alan and Steven. His marriage to Jean broke down in 1981 and the two divorced. Jean married golfer William McCondichie three years later.
Baxter was free of the sectarianism that marked the rivalry between Glasgow's two leading teams, the all-Protestant Rangers and the mainly Roman Catholic Celtic, and his close friends included the Celtic players Billy McNeill, Pat Crerand and , in defiance of Rangers' policy.
Like some other British football stars of the late 20th century, Baxter drank to excess,
His other life-long addiction was gambling, at which he lost -500,000 by his own estimate and -250,000 by third-party estimates.
In February 2001 Baxter was diagnosed as suffering from cancer of the pancreas, and he died at his home on Glasgow's South Side on the 14th of April 2001, with his partner Norma and his sons Alan and Steven at his bedside.
thumb|Statue in Baxter's honour in his home town, Hill of Beath in Fife - with the ball on his famous left foot
Baxter was noted for accurate passes, for sending opponents the wrong way with a swivel of his hips, and for inspiring team-mates with his confident approach.
Baxter is a member of the Rangers supporters' Hall of Fame,
In 2004 He was also inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. He played most of his best football in his early twenties, before the leg fracture against Rapid Vienna in December 1964 and the start of his heavy drinking that made his nickname "Slim Jim" less appropriate.
The Tartan Army unsuccessfully attempted to get the new Wembley Stadium footbridge named after him,
In 2003 a statue of Baxter was erected in his birthplace, Hill of Beath in Fife, after a campaign that raised -80,000.
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'''Stanley Harding Mortensen''' (26 May 1921 - 22 May 1991), commonly referred to as '''Stan Mortensen''', was an English professional footballer, most famous for his part in the 1953 FA Cup Final (subsequently known as "The Matthews Final"), in which he became the only player ever to score a hat-trick in a Wembley FA Cup Final. He was also both the first player to score for England in a FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign and the first England player to score in the tournament proper.
South Shields-born Mortensen went to war in 1939 as a wireless operator and overcame an injury - sustained when his RAF bomber crashed, leaving him as the only survivor - to become one of England's best post-war players.
During the war, he scored dozens of goals before making a strange piece of history by switching teams to play for Wales when they needed a reserve during a game against England in 1943.
On 25 May 1947, Mortensen made his full England debut against Portugal and immediately announced himself on the scene by scoring four goals in a 10-0 win. The next year, Mortensen played all six England internationals and scored seven goals, including a hat-trick against Sweden. In 1953, he played his part - and scored - in England's mauling at the hands of Hungary, but this was a rare blotch on an otherwise outstanding record.
In a playing career spent mostly with Blackpool, Mortensen scored 197 league goals in 317 games. By the end of his career, he had played twenty-five times for England and scored 23 goals.
Between 1945 and 1950, Mortensen scored in twelve consecutive rounds of the FA Cup, including the Final in 1948.
After nine years with Blackpool, Mortensen went on to play for Hull City, Southport, Bath City and, after coming out of retirement, Lancaster City. After retiring for good, he returned to Blackpool as manager between 1967 and 1969, when he was sacked. He also auctioned his football medals in order to help Blackpool through a tough spell.
Mortensen topped the First Division goalscoring charts in 1951, with 30 goals. His most famous performance occurred two years later in the FA Cup Final of 1953, when he helped Blackpool to a 4-3 win against Bolton, after being 3-1 down, by scoring a hat-trick. Mortensen's third goal came with just a minute left in the game, and Bill Perry's injury-time goal sealed the victory.
Many players have scored twice in FA Cup finals since Morty's unique achievement without getting that elusive third goal. Manchester United's Bryan Robson had a golden opportunity to equal the feat in the replay of the 1983 final but, having scored twice, he passed up the chance to take a penalty awarded later in the game, with Arnold Muhren instead scoring from the spot.
Mortenson was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Mortenson was Blackpool manager from 1967 to 1969. On 18 November 1989, Mortensen led the Blackpool team out onto the Bloomfield Road pitch for their FA Cup first-round tie with Bolton. Former Wanderers forward, Nat Lofthouse, who faced Mortensen and Blackpool in the 1953 FA Cup final, led the visitors out.
Mortensen died four days shy of his 70th birthday, on 22 May 1991, the very day his beloved Blackpool reached Wembley for the first time since that famous afternoon in 1953. They had beaten Scunthorpe United 3-2 on aggregate to reach the Fourth Division play-off final. A minute's silence was held before the final against Torquay United.
On his death, it was said, "They'll probably call it the Matthews funeral," in reference to Mortensen's overshadowing by Stanley Matthews after the 1953 FA Cup Final. His funeral was held at St John's parish church, Blackpool, and he was cremated at Carleton Crematorium in Carleton, Lancashire.
The month of May became associated with much of his life. During May, he: was born, signed professionally, made his England debut, won the FA Cup, and died.
In 2003, Mortensen was posthumously inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his talent and achievements.
On 23 August 2005, a statue of Mortensen was unveiled (by his widow, Jean, and former Blackpool teammate Jimmy Armfield) in front of Bloomfield Road's new North Stand, which now bears his name.
In the film ''The Game of Their Lives'' he is portrayed by Gavin Rossdale.
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'''John Turner''' (born 12 February 1986) is an English footballer, born in Harrow, who played in the Football League as a forward for Cambridge United and Rushden & Diamonds. He currently plays for Corby Town.
Turner joined Cambridge United's youth scheme as a 16-year-old, after leaving Aston Villa's youth academy. Still only 17, he made a dream debut on 12 April 2003 in the League Two match against Exeter City: entering the game as a 76th-minute substitute, he scored the winning goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
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'''David Barry "Dave" Kitson''' (born 21 January 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a striker. He has previously played for Hitchin Town, Arlesey Town, Cambridge United and Reading.
Born in in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Kitson played for Cambridge United and Arlesey Town in the early years of his career. In his late teens Kitson gave up on football with his local club Hitchin Town, and concentrated on his day job at national supermarket chain Sainsbury's, as a frozen food stacker. However shortly after this he was signed by Cambridge after being spotted playing against their reserve side in a friendly against Arlesey Town.
Kitson was sold to Reading on 26 December 2003,for a fee of -150,000. At Reading, he scored five goals in 10 starts in his first season. In the 2004-05 season, despite injury he went on to record an impressive goals-to-game ratio, and continued to do so as Reading won the Championship title.
Following promotion to the Premier League with Reading, Kitson was badly injured in Reading's 3-2 home win against Middlesbrough on the opening day of the 2006-07 season. The injury kept him out of the game until Reading's FA Cup victory over Birmingham City on 27 January 2007. On 27 March, he committed his future to Reading, signing a new deal that would expire in June 2010.
At the start of 2007-08, when he was sent off less than a minute after coming on as a substitute for Reading against Manchester United, for a late challenge on Patrice Evra. In January 2008 he made some controversial comments regarding the FA Cup, saying "We are not going to win the FA Cup and I do not care less about it, to be honest."
In July 2008, Kitson was linked with a move to Birmingham City and had a bid rejected. However, on 18 July 2008, Kitson moved in a -5.5m move from Reading to Stoke City, breaking Stoke's record transfer fee.. He became the first Premier League signing of the 2008-09 season for Tony Pulis.
Having failed to score any goals in any of the 18 competitive games he has played for Stoke City in the 2008-2009 season, speculation arose as to whether Kitson was settled there or not. Chairman Peter Coates and manager Tony Pulis both denied any rumour that he might be leaving the Britannia Stadium.
The Stoke City board reacted to this growing disquiet, and he rejoined Reading on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season on 10 March 2009.
Kitson later revealed that he made the "wrong decision" in joining Stoke, adding that he and his family were happy at Reading and that "I threw all of that away for what I thought was going to be a new challenge... I hold my hands up - it was my fault. I made the decision to go to Stoke, I didn't have to, no-one forced me to go, and it was a bad decision." With regards to his failure to score for Stoke, he said "I'd been bought for a lot of money but I wasn't sure I was being utilised in the way I thought I was going to be... You do have some days at training when you go back in and wonder what you're doing there."
However Reading failed to gain promotion meaning that Kitson returned to Stoke. Kitson has stated that he will 'start his Stoke career again'.
His first competitive goal for Stoke came in a 1-0 League Cup win at Leyton Orient on 26 August 2009.
Kitson has an Irish grandparent, and in January 2006 Steve Staunton, upon his appointment as the manager of the Republic of Ireland team, announced his intention to persuade Kitson to represent Ireland in international football, along with Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland. However Kitson declined Staunton's offer. Lawrie Sanchez also wanted Kitson to play for his Northern Ireland side, despite the fact that Kitson is not eligible.
In 2008, Kitson was the top scoring Englishman in the Premier League for most of the season, leading to some sections of the media touting him for an England call up. Gabriel Agbonlahor was preferred to him by England manager Fabio Capello.
On 9 January 2008, Kitson was stopped by police whilst driving late at night near his home in Shinfield, Berkshire, and was charged with failing to provide a breath sample. He appeared at Reading Magistrates' Court on 18 January 2008, and received an 18-month driving ban, a -1000 fine, and was ordered to pay -60 costs.
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'''Edris Albert "Eddie" Hapgood''' (24 September 1908 - 20 April 1973) was an English footballer, who captained both Arsenal and England during the 1930s.
Hapgood was born in Bristol and started his footballing career in the mid 1920s as an amateur playing in local football (while employed as a milkman), before getting his big break at Kettering Town in the Southern League. He was signed by Herbert Chapman's Arsenal for -950 in 1927. Initially a thin and fragile player, Arsenal's trainer Tom Whittaker forced him to take up weight training, and abandon his vegetarianism, and Hapgood eventually became known for his physique and power.
Hapgood made his Arsenal debut on 19 November 1927 against Birmingham City but was initially used as backup for left back Horace Cope; he didn't become Arsenal's regular left back until early 1929, but after that he made the position his own, right up until the outbreak of World War II in 1939. He played 35 or more matches in every season in that period, earning a reputation as an elegant and unruffled defender. Hapgood went on to succeed Tom Parker as Arsenal captain, and led a side which dominated English football in the 1930s, winning five League Championships and two FA Cups.
Hapgood also played for England 30 times, making his debut against Italy in Rome, on 13 May 1930, which finished a 1-1 draw. Hapgood became England captain and wore the armband 21 times; his first match as captain was the infamous "Battle of Highbury" on 14 November 1934, against Italy, who were reigning World Champions at the time. England had declined to take part in the World Cup, so the match was billed as the "true" World Championship match. The match was notoriously dirty, with many players sustaining injuries, including Hapgood himself with a broken nose; England beat the Italians (who were reduced to ten men for most of the match) 3-2.
Hapgood also captained England in another infamous match, against Germany in Berlin on 14 May 1938, where Hapgood and his players were made to give the Nazi salute before the match, under pressure from British diplomats. Hitler was not in attendance; England won the match 6-3.
The Second World War cut short Hapgood's playing career (he was only 30 when hostilities broke out). Hapgood served in the Royal Air Force during the war, whilst also playing for Arsenal and England in unofficial matches. In June 1940, he was one of five Arsenal players who guested for Southampton in a victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. It was during the war that Hapgood fell out with the Arsenal management, after he was loaned out to Chelsea and eventually left the club under a dark cloud. He played 440 times in all for Arsenal, scoring two goals.
In 1945, he wrote one of the first footballing autobiographies, entitled ''Football Ambassador'', and after the war moved into management. He had stints in charge of Blackburn Rovers, and then Watford and Bath City. After that he left football completely; he fell on hard times and wrote back to his old club Arsenal asking for financial assistance (as he had never been given a testimonial match) but the club only sent him -30. He spent his later years running a YMCA hostel in Harwell, Berkshire and in Weymouth, Dorset. He died in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, on Good Friday 1973. He was 64 years old.
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'''Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird''' KT (16 February 1847 - 30 January 1923) was a principal of The Football Association and a leading footballer.
As a player, Kinnaird had a remarkable record. Having played in the second FA Cup final in 1873, he took part in a further eight - an unmatched total of nine finals in all. He was on the winning side three times with Wanderers and twice with the Old Etonians, a record not bettered to this day, and celebrated his fifth Cup Final victory by standing on his head in front of the pavilion.
In the course of his career as a Cup Final player, Kinnaird played in every position, from goalkeeper to forward. It was while playing in goal for Wanderers in the 1877 final that he suffered the indignity of scoring the first significant own goal in football history, accidentally stepping backwards over his own goal line after fielding an innocuous long shot from an Oxford University forward. The goal was not formally credited to Kinnaird until early football records were re-examined a century later, and it has been speculated - without there being any evidence - that the player used his influence as a member of the FA council to have the embarrassing record expunged. In fact the confusion appears to have been caused by the haphazard match reporting typical of the earliest days of the Association game.
Although he was born in Kensington, London, as son of an old Perthshire family Kinnaird also played for Scotland, winning his solitary cap against England in the second ever international, played in 1873 at The Oval.
Kinnaird was a proponent of "hacking", the then controversial skill of aiming kicks at an opponent's shins; he regarded the practice as essential to the "manliness" of the Association game. He was renowned as perhaps the toughest tackler of his day, involving himself in so much rough play that his wife once expressed the fear that he would "come home one day with a broken leg." Hearing her comment, a friend, who knew his Kinnaird, is said to have responded: "You must not worry, madam. If he does, it will not be his own."
Sportswriters and fellow international queued to pay tribute to Kinnaird's skill as a footballer both during and after his career. He was, according to "Tityrus" (J.A.H. Catton), editor of the ''Athletic News'', of
:"yeoman build and shaggy auburn beard, [and] did not quite look the part of a Scottish laird, until one spoke to him, and heard his rich, resonant voice and his short ejaculatory sentences. Of course, he had the voice and manner of an educated man of distinction.
:"He was a leader, and above all things, a muscular type of Christian... As a player, in any position, [he] was an examplar of manly robust football. He popularised the game by his activity as a footballer among every class. He was at much at home with the boys of the Polytechnic, London, as he was with the Old Etonians.
:"There was a time when the white ducks of Kinnaird, for he always wore trousers in a match, and his blue and white quartered cap were as familiar on the field as the giant figure of W.G. Grace with his yellow and red cricket cap... Lord Kinnaird used to say that he played four or five matches a week and never grew tired, but he added, late in life, that he would never have been allowed to stay on the field five minutes in these latter days. Nevertheless, he was fair, above board, and was prepared to receive all the knocks that came his way without a trace of resentment."
As an administrator, Kinnaird was an FA committeeman at the age of 22, in 1869. He became treasurer 8 years later and president 13 years after that, replacing Major Francis Marindin in 1890. He was to remain president for the next 33 years until his death in 1923, just months before the opening of Wembley Stadium.
Outside of football he was president of the YMCA in England, a director of Barclays Bank and Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1907, 1908 and 1909.
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}}'''Ronald Edward Harris''' (born 13 November 1944 in Hackney, London), better known as '''Ron "Chopper" Harris''', is a former English footballer who played for Chelsea in the 1960s and 1970s. Harris is widely regarded as one of the toughest defenders of his era - along with players such as Tommy Smith MBE and Norman Hunter - hence the nickname. His brother Allan Harris was also a footballer with Chelsea and QPR and was for many years Terry Venables' coaching partner.
Harris was a member of the Chelsea side which won the FA Youth Cup in 1961 and made his senior club debut in February 1962 in a 1-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday. Within a year, he had established himself as a regular in the side, a position he would hold for the next eighteen years. He formed an important part of new Chelsea manager Tommy Docherty's youth-oriented re-building of the club after relegation from the First Division alongside the likes of Peter Bonetti, Peter Osgood and Bobby Tambling.
Upon the club's return to the top division, Harris solidified his reputation as an uncompromising - yet talented - defender with a series of strong (and sometimes notorious) performances. His first honours with Chelsea came with a League Cup win over Leicester City in 1965. In the same season, Chelsea were challenging for the league title for most of the year but ultimately finished 3rd after winning just one of their final five matches. He became club captain the following year when Terry Venables left for Tottenham Hotspur and in 1967 became the youngest ever captain to lead out a side in an FA Cup final, though they lost 2-1 to Tottenham. Chelsea, led by Harris, reached another FA Cup final three years later, this time against Leeds United - a side then at their peak in English football.
That 1970 FA Cup final is notorious for being one of the most physical of all time, and it saw Harris come into his own in the role of both inspirational leader and uncompromising tackler. With Leeds having taken a 2-1 lead at Wembley with just six minutes remaining, it was his quick free kick which led to Ian Hutchinson's headed equaliser to take the game to a replay. During the replay at Old Trafford his late tackle on Leeds' playmaker Eddie Gray after just eight minutes (just one of many late tackles committed by both sides) left the latter a virtual passenger for the rest of the match: Chelsea eventually won 2-1 after extra-time.
The following season saw Harris lift Chelsea's first major European honour - the Cup Winners' Cup - in another replayed final against Real Madrid in Athens. Chelsea also reached a second League Cup final in 1972, but surprisingly lost to Stoke in what proved to be his last major final for the club.
While many of Chelsea's star players departed during the 1970s for various reasons, Harris remained an ever-present in the side throughout a decade which saw them relegated twice and promoted once, though he lost the club captaincy to the 18-year-old Ray Wilkins. He finally left Chelsea in 1980 to become a player-coach at Brentford, having played a record 795 games for Chelsea. He later had a brief stint as player-manager of Aldershot.
He is now a football pundit (especially on Chelsea), an in-demand after-dinner speaker and recently penned an autobiography, ''Chopper: A Chelsea Legend''. He also has a suite named after him at Stamford Bridge, in honour of his legendary status at the club.
On the 13th November 2007, he took part in the limited edition autobiography CD series "60 minutes with...", when he was interviewed by David Knight. Ron spoke in detail about his historical career (info from
Between 1 April 2009 & April 1 2010 Ron Harris is attempting to set a new world record in signing the most autographs within a twelve month period. This is being done via a UK wide tour and via the sale of signed photos online
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'''Allan Rodenkam Simonsen''' (born 15 December 1952) is a former Danish football (soccer) player and manager. He most prominently played for German team Borussia Mnchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for FC Barcelona from Spain, winning the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup. Allan Simonsen is the only footballer to have scored in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup finals, and he was named 1977 European Footballer of the Year.
For the Denmark national football team, Simonsen was capped 55 times, scoring 20 goals. He represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1984 European Championship and 1986 World Cup tournaments.
Born in Vejle, he got his senior debut for Vejle Boldklub (VB) in 1971. He won the 1971 and 1972 Danish championship with the club, as well as the 1972 Danish Cup to complete "The Double". He debuted for the Danish national team under manager Rudi Strittich in the July 1972 friendly match against Iceland. He scored two goals as Denmark won 5-2, and Simonsen was included in the Danish squad for the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics, he scored three goals in the first three matches to help Denmark advance beyond the first group stage. In the second group stage, Simonsen ran out of steam and he was substituted at half time in two of the last three games as Denmark were eliminated.
Following the impressive three goals in six matches at his first international tournament, Simonsen moved to Germany to play professionally for Borussia Mnchengladbach. His first time at the club was no success, but he eventually broke into the starting formation. Mnchengladbach won the 1975 German Bundesliga championship as well as the continental 1975 UEFA Cup, where Simonsen scored two goals in the finals. Mnchengladbach won another Bundesliga title in 1976, and completed "The Double" by winning the 1976 German Cup as well.
1977 was the greatest year in Simonsen's career. Mnchengladbach won its third Bundesliga title in a row, and reached the final of the 1977 European Cup. Simonsen scored to level the game at 1-1, but Mnchengladbach eventually lost 3-1 to English team Liverpool FC. He was subsequently named the 1977 "European Footballer of the Year", as the first Danish player. The race for the award was tight, and Simonsen squeezed past English midfielder Kevin Keegan by three points and French midfielder Michel Platini by four points to win the prestigious prize. The win was notable, in that Simonsen's native Denmark was not among the top footballing nations in the 1970s, leaving him little room to impress at the international tournaments.
He won another UEFA Cup trophy with Mnchengladbach in 1979, where he scored the deciding goal in the finals, before he moved on to play for Spanish club FC Barcelona. Here he won the 1981 Spanish Cup as well as the continental 1982 Cup Winners' Cup trophy where Simonsen scored one goal in the 2-1 Barcelona victory. When Barcelona signed Argentinian forward Diego Maradona in 1982, Spanish league restrictions on the number of foreign players allowed in each squad, forced Barcelona to sell the popular Dane. He was transfer listed, and in a shock move switched to English Second Division side Charlton Athletic for -300,000 in 1983. Despite scoring nine times in 16 appearances, the club had trouble funding his wages, and he was put up for sale. Rejecting offers from Tottenham Hotspur and several Italian Serie A teams, he chose to return to childhood club Vejle BK in 1983.
He played a crucial part for the Danish national team under manager Sepp Piontek, in Denmark's qualifying campaign for the 1984 European Championship. Denmark led their qualifying group with a single point over second placed England before the two teams met at England's home ground Wembley Stadium in September 1983. Simonsen scored one of the most important Danish goals ever, as he converted a penalty kick against English goalkeeper Peter Shilton. The 1-0 win eventually secured the Danish national team qualification for their first international tournament since the 1972 Olympic Games, and the first European Championship participation since the 1964 tournament. It effectively ended England's hopes of qualification for the tournament.
He subsequently finished third in the vote for the 1983 "European Footballer of the Year" award.
The 1984 European Championship main tournament was a short experience for Simonsen, as he broke his leg in a challenge by Yvon Le Roux in Denmark's first match against France. Even without Simonsen, Denmark reached the semi-finals. He missed the last half of the season for Vejle because of his injury, but the club managed to win the 1984 Danish championship without him. He was once more a part of the Danish national team at the 1986 World Cup, Denmark's first World Cup participation. He only played a single match at the tournament, coming on as a substitute, as younger players had surpassed him. He played a farewell match against Germany in September 1986 before ending his national team career. He played on for Vejle, until he retired from football in 1989 at age 37. He played a total 282 games and scored 104 goals for Vejle.
Following his retirement, he went on to coach his former club Vejle BK for two years. He later coached the national teams of the Faroe Islands from 1994 to 2001 and Luxembourg from 2001 to 2004.
Allan Simonsen was voted into the Danish Football Hall of Fame on the 17th of November, 2008.
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'''Cyril Barry Knowles''' (13 July 1944 - 30 August 1991) was a footballer who played full-back for Tottenham Hostpur and England. He was the brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Knowles.
Knowles was born in Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire and started his career as a left winger with local side Hemsworth before rejection from three of the country's leading sides - Manchester United, Blackpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers - left him questioning his future prospects as a professional footballer.
However, Middlesbrough recognised his talents as a potential left back and Knowles was accepted into their amateur squad. He made his debut late in the 1962-63 season and after just 39 first team appearances legendary Spurs manager Bill Nicholson signed Knowles in 1964 for -45,000.
Knowles was seen as a young replacement for Ron Henry, a member of the Spurs team that famously won The Double in 1960-61, the FA Cup in 1962 and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1963. His first competitive match for Spurs was in a 2-0 win over Sheffield United at White Hart Lane on the opening day of 1964-65 First Division campaign.
Knowles would spend 11 years at White Hart Lane, where he was famed for his crossing ability, creating countless opportunities from open play as well as set pieces. He is also remembered for his excellent partnership with Irish right-back Joe Kinnear and his valuable contribution towards the acceptance of the overlapping, attacking full-back in modern football.
A stalwart of the Spurs first team, he missed only one league match between 1965 and 1969 and represented England four times, making his international debut against the Soviet Union in December 1967. Knowles also represented the English Under-23 team on six occasions and played for Young England against the England senior side and the Football League against the Scottish League in 1968 and 1969. Only the consistent performances of Leeds United star Terry Cooper restricted Knowles to a fringe role in the national team.
Knowles made his final appearance as a professional footballer in a 2-2 draw with Everton in December 1975. Regular knee problems forced his premature retirement at the age of 31 but his contributions and loyalty to Tottenham Hotspur were rewarded with a testimonial match against arch-rivals Arsenal in the same season. An example of his quality was the memorable display against Leeds United in one of his final appearances for the club. With Spurs needing victory to avoid relegation against the reigning First Division champions and 1975 European Cup finalists, Knowles scored twice in a 4-2 victory.
He scored 17 goals in 507 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur, winning the FA Cup in 1967, the League Cup in 1971 and 1973 and a UEFA Cup winners medal in 1972. After announcing his retirement from professional football, Knowles started his managerial career as a Yorkshire based scout for Spurs. This was followed by a brief spell as manager of Hertford Town in 1976 and he was first team coach at Doncaster Rovers between 1977 and 1981.
He was the inspiration for the popular record ''"Nice one, Cyril"'',performed by Cockerel Chorus, which peaked at number 14 in the UK singles charts in March 1973 and is widely regarded as the greatest left-back in the history of Tottenham Hotspur by both supporters and critics.
In the summer of 1981, he was appointed assistant manager of Middlesbrough, where he started his career, but resigned two years later to become manager of Fourth Division strugglers Darlington. His second season, 1984-85, was a great success as he transformed the club's playing fortunes and guided them to third place in the Fourth Division, ensuring promotion to the Third Division. Knowles guided Darlington to 13th place in the Third Division for 1985-86, and remains the only manager to have preserved their third-tier status in the modern era.
He resigned as Darlington manager in 1987 following relegation to the Fourth Division, but soon returned to management with Torquay United. As manager of Torquay, Knowles developed the talent of Lee Sharpe, the young winger who would star for Manchester United in the early 1990s and later play for Leeds United and Sampdoria. He transformed a poor side that had almost been relegated from the League the previous season, taking them to the brink of play-offs in his first season and the final of the Sherpa Van Trophy the following year.
He resigned as manager of Torquay in October 1989 after a disappointing start to the 1989-90 season but returned to management in December, at Fourth Division basement club Hartlepool United. He revived Hartlepool and they finished 12 points clear of relegation. Their form in 1990-91 was even better, and they eventually gained promotion in third place.
He was diagnosed with a brain tumour in February 1991 and player-coach Alan Murray took temporary charge of the first team. At the end of the season, Murray took over on a permanent basis, with Knowles unable to continue following brain surgery.
Knowles failed to recover from the cancer and he died on 30 August 1991 at the age of 47. Three months after his death a memorial match was played at White Hart Lane and in 1995 a new stand at Hartlepool's Victoria Park stadium was renamed in his honour.
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'''Per Tomas Brolin''' (born November 29, 1969 in Hudiksvall) is a former Swedish professional football player and manager who had a successful period with A.C. Parma during the early nineties winning the 1991-92 Coppa Italia, the 1992-93 Cup Winners' Cup, the 1993 UEFA Super Cup and the 1994-95 UEFA Cup. Brolin also played for the Swedish national team, finishing third in the 1994 World Cup and was also a beaten semi finalist at the 1992 European championship as well as having competed in the 1990 World Cup.
At the peak of his career, Brolin was regarded as one of the best football players in the world.
Per Tomas Brolin was born to Rune and Elsy Brolin in Hudiksvall. The family moved to Nsviken and later resided at his grandfather's farmyard in Finnflo (also spelled Finflo), playing for a local boyclub called 'Finflo Flyers'. He then played for his homeclub Nsvikens IK and quickly demonstrated his goal-scoring talents at an early age when he played his first match when he was just six years old at Forsstunet, and often played on teams with older players. In one match he scored 15 goals and was noticed by "Buster", a popular football comics magazine.
His first professional match was for Nsvikens IK in 1984 at the age of 14 against Kilafors, and he went onto make 36 appearances for the fourth division club. GIF Sundsvall, spotted Brolin and offered him a contract in which he could continue his education while developing his career. He developed under coach Anders Grnhagen, a former Sweden international. Brolin had to seek permission from his former footballer father Rune to leave home. He agreed, and in 1986 Brolin enrolled at Fotbollsgymnasiet, the football academy in Sundsvall. He was subsequently signed by GIF Sundsvall, making his first team debut in 1987 against IF Elfsborg. While he was a part-time player, Brolin worked in a corner shop selling sweets and lottery tickets, and later worked in an office.
The Italian club, AC Parma,had just been promoted to Serie A, and had spent some of the Parmalat millions breaking the Swedish transfer record on one of the best young talents at the World Cup. The inexperienced coach Scala decided to rely on two of the club-s youngest players for goals that kept Parma in Serie A. Brolin and Melli were both 20 years old and the youngest strike-force in Serie A. The pair complemented each other. Melli who wore the No.7 jersey was a box player, quick, nimble, good in the air, and lethal from six yards. Meanwhile, Brolin who wore No.11 was a midfielder. The partnership delivered 20 goals; 13 from Melli and 7 from Brolin. Parma finished in joint fifth place in their first season in Serie A. It was the first time that the team qualified for the Europe in their history.
In 1991-1992 season, Brolin played in all 34 Serie A matches, scoring 4 goals. Parma finished in 6th place and it was the club-s run in the Coppa Italia. Brolin scored two goals in the Coppa Italia which resulted in a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina, and the other in the 1-0 victory over Sampdoria in the semi-final. Parma beat Juventus 2-1 on aggregate to lift their first trophy in the club-s history.
In the 1992-1993 season with Parma in the European Cup Winners'Cup, the club splashed out on two foreign imports Colombian Faustino Asprilla and Argentine Sergio Berti. The addition of Asprilla and Berti meant the positions of Parma's three foreigners Taffarel, Grn and Brolin were not guaranteed as the club could only field three ''stranieri'' in a match. Scala wanted to field Brolin, Asprilla and Grn in the side, which meant Taffarel lost his place to Marco Ballotta. Before the Asprilla's arrival, Brolin had been playing up-front with fellow forward Alessandro Melli. However, Parma's coach benched Brolin in favour of Asprilla for most of the season. When Asprilla played, Brolin's No.11 was handed to Asprilla with Brolin playing either in the No.8 or 9 jersey. Brolin did help the club lift the European Cup Winners'Cup by defeating Belgium club 3-1 at Wembley.
The following season, the club signed duo Gianfranco Zola and Massimo Crippa for a total of -9m from cash strapped Napoli that put Brolin's place in the team in the balance. Coach Nevio Scala, having seen the benefit of playing Brolin in midfield during the previous season, decided to play Brolin in a deeper position than his first three seasons at the club. He was handed Melli's No.7 jersey and played in a three man midfield with Gabriele Pin on the right,Massimo Crippa on the left, and Asprilla and Zola leading the attack. When the team was a goal down or in need of extra fire power up-front, striker Melli came on as a substitute in place of Pin and Zola dropped into midfield, a tactic that was deployed by the coach during the 1993/1994 season.
The club reached the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup having beaten Ajax and Benfica on the road to Copenhagen, where they played Arsenal. Despite Brolin coming close to scoring in the first fifteen minutes even hitting the post, Parma lost 1-0.
There was speculation after the World Cup in 1994 that Barcelona was prepared to swap Hristo Stoichkov for Brolin. At the same time, Arsenal made an offer but Brolin turned down offer in favor for a Parma extension. Scala wanted to keep Brolin at the club as he believed with the Swede in midfield, having just been named as the world's fourth best player by the France Football magazine, would fit well in his new line-up.
On November 16, 1994, at the Rsunda Stadion in Stockholm, Brolin had broken his foot in a qualifier for European Championship . At the time of Brolin's injury, Parma were two points clear at the top of the Italian league. Meanwhile, Parma suffered from Brolin's absence. By the time he returned on 23 April 1995 to a standing ovation, Parma was eight points behind leaders and eventual champions Juventus.With Gianfranco Zola missing, Brolin was given his first full start after his injury on May 7, 1995, a week after he resumed playing for Sweden. In his first start for nearly six months came against Genoa, and Parma needed a victory to keep the pressure on runaway leaders Juventus at the top of the league. Brolin lasted 62 minutes before he was subbed for Stefano Fiore as Parma drew 0-0 and slipped seven points behind in the title race. Brolin struggld the rest of the season to find his form and fitness but continued to make appearances. On the last day of the season against Napoli, Brolin was sent off for the first time in his career after the 23rd minute.
Parma signed Hristo Stoichkov for -6.5m as Brolin tried to get back to full fitness for the start of the 1995-1996 season. Despite scoring in the Parmalat Cup against the USA (2-1) and Boca Juniors (3-1) and a friendly against RSC Anderlecht (1-0) during the club-s pre-season, coach Scale fel that Brolin lacked the appropriate level of fitness to continue playing in the central midfield position Brolin had been accostumed to playing. Instead, Massimo Brambilla took his place for the opening match of the season against Atalanta where Stoichkov scored on his debut, but failed to inspire Parma to victory, as they drew 1-1. Brolin made his first league appearnance during the 1995-1996 season as a late substitute in a 2-1 home win against Inter on September 10. Four days later in a first round European Cup Winners- Cup, Brolin made his first start against KS Teuta Durrs in Tirana as well as made another start in the return match on September 28. After a few more appearances, it was clear that Brolin would not have a chance to play regularly due to his lack of form. After five years at Parma, Brolin decided he would have to leave Parma in order to get more playing time.
Brolin turned down three Italian clubs before moving to Leeds United in November 7, 1995. On November 17, 1995, he signed a two and a half year contract. Coach Wilkinson saw Brolin as the perfect foil for the club-s top scorer Tony Yeboah.
A day after signing for the club, at St James- Park against Newcastle, Brolin came on in the 82 minute for Mark Ford to make his Premier League debut for Leeds Utd. They lost 2-1. Four days later Brolin made his first start for the club as he contributed in the 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers in the Coca Cola Cup, and was a starter in a 1-0 home defeat to Manchester City on December 2, and a 1-1 draw with Wimbledon F.C. on December 9.
Brolin scored his first for the club against Sheffield Wednesday on December 16, in which they lost 6-2. On Christmas Eve, Brolin outshone Manchester United's Roy Keane, and Eric Cantona. Brolin was the best attacking influence on the pitch, playing a part in all three of Leeds- goals, as they won 3-1 on the day.
Brolin continued to be a regular starter playing in a 2-0 win over  Bolton Wanderers on December 27, in which he scored his second goal for the club. On January 13, Brolin hit two goals as 10 man Leeds United, without Yeboah and Deane, beat West Ham United 2-0 at Elland Road. On the Match of the Day television program, sports-pundit Alan Hansen remarked that -clever- Brolin was the reason for the victory. The two goals put Brolin-s goal return at four in eight Premiership matches.
Then came a 5-0 defeat to Liverpool on January 20, and after the match Brolin and Wilkinson clashed over the player's defensive abilities, saying he was not pulling his weight.. Brolin was at odds with manager Wilkinson having been told to play in a defensive role wide on the right in the 5-0 hammering at Anfield. He played in the 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on January 31, but was dropped for the league match against Aston Villa despite Wilkinson missing nine first team players through suspensions, injuries and international duty. Brolin missed the following matches against Birmingham City (2-1) in the Coca Cola Cup semi-finals, a fourth round and fifth FA Cup tie against  Bolton Wanderers (1-0) and Port Vale F.C., after he sustained an injury during training.
Brolin returned to the team as Leeds beat Birmingham City 3-0 on February 25, in the second leg of the Coca Cola Cup semi-finals to play Aston Villa at Wembley. Then he came on in the second half of the fifth round of the FA Cup to rescue the club, as Leeds trailed 1-0 to lowly Port Vale F.C., and looked like they were going out, however a lovely piece of skill from Brolin on the left wing, gave him the space to escape the close attentions of the Vale defence and cross for Gary McAllister to score with a header after 63 minutes to make it 1-1. McAllister added a second from a free kick two minutes from time, to put Leeds through. Then came the Coca Cola Cup Final on March 24 at Wembley against Aston Villa, and Brolin was again on the bench, and after a chorus of -Why is Brolin on the bench?" rang around Wembley, the Swede came on after 65 minutes, and trotted onto the pitch with applause from the Leeds fans, however they were 2-0 down, and conceded another in the last minute, as they lost 3-0.
On April 1, 1996, Brolin had to apologise to Leeds manager, Howard Wilkinson, after an April Fool's Day prank backfired. He had told Swedish television station that he was going to play out the season on loan to former club IFK Norrkping. However, he returned on April 3, in the 1-0 victory over Southampton F.C., and played in the following matches against Arsenal (1-2) on April 6, Nottingham Forest (1-3) on April 9, and played his last match of the season at Stamford Bridge on April 14 setting up McAllister-s goal in the 4-1 defeat. He reiterated his intention of leaving Leeds after the Chelsea defeat and was dropped for the following match against Manchester United. On May 1, it was announced by the club that Brolin had returned home to Sweden undergo surgery to remove scar tissue from his troublesome ankle, and was not fit for Leeds- last two league matches. However, his future at Leeds was in doubt.
In the summer of 1996, Brolin went searching for a club and was granted three extra days by Wilkinson to find a new club, however interest from Verona, Bari, Fiorentina and a serious bid by Sampdoria turned to nothing, while Spanish clubs Real Betis, Espanyol, and Real Sociedad were also reportedly interested in signing the player. On 19 August 1996, Leeds Utd announced that Brolin was on the transfer market and were prepared to sell him for nearly 2m less than the -4.5m paid for him. Leeds manager Wikinson had fined Brolin a week-s wages around -12,000 for not turning up to pre-season training and announced he was seeking guidance from the Professional Footballers' Association on the legality of withholding Brolin's wages, and told the press that he would rather have any player in my team than him. Leeds stopped his wages when he refused to show up for pre-season training and reportedly saved pounds -72,000 by the time Brolin had joined FC Zrich on loan, where he received the minimum wage of -800-a-week for a player in the Swiss League.
Brolin joined the Swiss club on August 20, 1996 and played three matches for FC Zrich in the Nationalliga A, the first against Young Boys of Berne (2-1) on September 4, and against Basel (1-1) on September 7, and against FC Aarau (1-2) on September 18, and played his last match on September 21 in a Swiss Cup match against lowly Uzwil, in which FC Zrich won with a 10-0 scoreline. Brolin wanted to stay at the club until their mid-season winter break in December to get back into full fitness but Leeds under new coach George Graham wanted him back at Elland Road and refused to allow him to play for the club against FC St.Gallen on October 9, after his loan spell ended on September 30. George Graham was quoted as saying "We have heard nothing from Tomas Brolin. We have not even got a telephone number for him. All our correspondence with him has been done through his agent, Lars Peterson." However Brolin stayed away and on October 14, he threatened to retire than to play for Leeds again.
Leeds Utd then gave Brolin an ultimatium to return to the club on Thursday, 6 November or face legal action, and then a proposed loan move to Sampdoria collapsed on November 13 after a medical after a metal staple in his foot scuppered a move back to Italy, with a view to a permanent -2 million move to the club despite all of doctors at his previous clubs Parma, Leeds and FC Zrich
Leeds urged Brolin, to return to Yorkshire and have tests on his damaged ankle to clarify the extent of the injury, fearing Brolin would be forced to retire, and wanted him to seek a second opinion from a leading orthopaedic surgeon. Then on December 24, Brolin paid -500,000 of his own money to fund his loan move back to Parma until the end of the season. Brolin trained with the club, however much had changed and the Swede was no longer the coach's number one choice, the new coach was Carlo Ancelotti, with his rigid 4-4-2 formation that had ousted Zola from the club. Brolin returned to first team action on February 23, 1997 to a standing ovation as a second half sub in a 2-0 win over Lazio, and continued to make substitute appearances against Cagliari (3-2) on March 3, Perugia (2-1) on March 9, Internazionale (1-0) on March 16, and Fiorentina (0-1) on March 23.
He played in an exhibition match at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuc, in Barcelona on April 26 for the International Association of Professional Footballers (AIFP), in which he was a founding member. Brolin played against Udinese (0-2) on 28 April as a sub, and with Parma having several injuries and suspensions, Ancellotti handed Brolin his first and only start in his second spell at the Italian club on May 4 in a 2-1 win over Atalanata, and made another appearance in the 3-0 win over Vicenza on May 11. Brolin even played a part in Parma-s title run-in with Juventus, making substitute appearances against A.C. Milan (1-1) on May 15, and against Juventus (1-1) on May 25, coming on after Crespo limped off with a hamstring injury. His last appearance came on the last game of the season, on June 1, in a 2-1 win over Verona, as Parma finished in their best ever position, in second place. By the end of the season, it was clear that Parma were not interested in keeping the player and had only accepted to sign him on loan to keep him fit after so many years of loyal service to the Parma club.
On June 16, 1997 his loan deal with Parma expired. Under the terms of the agreement, he was obligated to return to Elland Road within 72 hours. However, Brolin was axed by coach George Graham for the club-s pre-season tour of Sweden. Brolin was forced to fine another club on loan or play for the reserves.
French champions, Monaco were reportedly interested in signing Brolin for -2m, however nothing was substantiated. On August 29, he was offered a -1 million loan to Real Zaragoza but the deal fell through and Brolin missed the Spanish transfer deadline. As a result, he was fined by the Leeds for being absent for training for three days which he disputed. Then, on September 15th, Brolin met with Jim Jefferies about a loan to Hearts. Yet again, the deal fell through. According to Brolin-s agent, the club would not meet their price but, the Hearts chief Chris Robinson decided to pull the plug on the deal due to the player-s fitness.
After the two failed loan deals, Brolin continued to train and play in the reserves. On October 6th, Brolin was fined for -90,000 after missing a match to attend his father's 50th birthday as well as criticizing George Graham in the media. The player threatened to take the club to a Premiership tribunal. On October 28, 1997, club officials, Brolin, and Brolin's representives decided to terminate Brolin's contract for a reported -140,000.Although he recovered from his ankle injury, Brolin never regained his pre-injury level of fitness. Consequently, Brolin earned the nickname "Tubby" for his obvious weight gain. He only made 19 Premiership appearances for Leeds, scoring 4 goals.
On November 16, 1997, Steve Coppell, the manager of struggling Crystal Palace, offered Brolin a two week trial. Palace had been playing a friendly in Sweden, and Coppell was hoping to finalize the two week trial while he was there. At the time, Brolin was training with Hammarby in Stockholm.
The trial began on January 5, 1998. With a player shortage, Brolin was asked by Coppell to play for the club in a league match. Brolin was registered as a player for the club and allocated the No.12 jersey. He played in the home league match against Everton F.C. on January 10, 1998 and netted a ball in the 72 minute only to see the referee rule it out for offside. The club lost 3-1 but Brolin, whose trial ended on January 16, was handed a contract until the end of the season.
In his third game, Brolin came up against his old club Leeds United on January 31. Brolin was still overweight, but managed to get a starting place in the team.He showeed his loyalty to the club by expressing his interest in extending his contract.
However, after five minutes against his former team, he had to come off after a collision with Bruno Ribeiro, which left him dazed and needing stitches to a head wound. While he was receiving treatment, Leeds scored. Then, Brolin determined to upset his former team returned to the field six minutes later. Brolin played fiercely despite his injury. However, Palace was unable to beat Leeds. Brolin went onto play twelve more times for Palace, mostly as a striker due to the London clubs shortage of players up-front. On March 13, 1998, the club lost to Chelsea 6-2. The London club was procured by Mark Goldberg who decided Steve Coppell would step down as manager and player Attilio Lombardo would take over as player-manager. Despite it being widely reported that Brolin was to be his assistant coach, Palace chairman Goldberg insisted that the fluent Italian and English speaking Brolin was merely Lombardo-s interpreter.
Brolin-s last competitive game came in the 3-0 defeat to Manchester United on April 27, 1998. He was substituted for Jamie Fullerton after 68 minutes. Brolin was unable to recapture his form or fitness failing to score in 15 appearances. Also, he was unable to save them from Premiership relegation. On May 14, 1998, he was released from the London club and returned to Sweden to think about his prospects.
On August 12, 1998, the player announced his retirement from the game and made his last appearance on August 29, 1998 in the last 15 minutes for Hudiksvalls A.B.K. against Kiruna FF as a goalkeeper. In 2007 he was voted in at Number2 in ''The Times'' poll of the "50 Worst footballers (to grace the Premiership)."
At the age of 20, and having played in the Allsvenskan for GIF Sundsvall for three years, trying to keep the unfancied "Giffarna" in the Swedish top division, Brolin wanted another challenge. That came after the team were relegated in 1989, Brolin, regarded as one of Sweden-s brightest prospects was not going to spend another season in the second division, and in the bidding war that insued between Sweden-s top clubs, Allsvenskan champions IFK Norrkping won out and in his first game for the club in a friendly against IFK Eskilstuna, Brolin netted a hat-trick and continued to hit the target, as he netted nine times in nine matches during the club-s pre-season.
However, it was his hat-trick in his league debut in a 6-0 victory over IFK Gteborg at Idrottsparken in Norrkping, that grabbed all the headlines and alerted Sweden's coach Olle Nordin to the talents of the new golden boy of Swedish football. Sweden had just qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1978, and were looking for a forward to lead their frontline, having only managed nine goals in six matches during the qualifying rounds. Eighteen days later, Brolin was lining up against Wales at the Rsunda Stadion, and five minutes after Dean Saunders had given the visitors the lead, Brolin announced his arrival on the internationals stage with two goals in six minutes to give Sweden a 2-1 lead. Sweden won 4-2 on the night, and Brolin went onto score another two in the following match with Finland a month later, in which Sweden won 6-0. After only two matches and four goals, Olle Nordin had found the player that led his attack in the World Cup in Italy. Sweden failed to win any of their matches however after strong performances in the finals, scoring against Brazil, Brolin-s club were flooded with phone calls from club wanting to sign him and he eventually signed for Italian club AC Parma for -1.2 million pounds (out of a possible 12 buyers), and also won his first Guldbollen as Sweden's footballer of the year.
In Euro 92, he was joint top-scorer with three others (Jan Eriksson and Kennet Andersson); his goal against England did much to raise his profile.
Brolin went to the World Cup in the best shape of his career, at the age of 23, However despite having a talented group of players, Sweden was not predicted to go far at the World Cup in America. After they scrapped a draw with Cameroon in their opening game, not much was expected of them. Though Brolin had other ideas, and in Sweden-s next game with Russia, he turned on a match-winning performance, playing behind Martin Dahlin and the towering Kennet Andersson, as Sweden won 3-1. His battling qualities were demonstrated in the opening goal in Sweden-s last group match against favourites Brazil, when he collected a long ball from defence, chesting the ball down and at the same time, shielding it from defender Mrcio Santos, before beating him and playing a delightful cross-wing ball to Kennet Andersson, who chested the ball, and flicked it past Taffarel to make it 1-0. Sweden drew 1-1 with the Brazilians and reached the second round.
He scored 3 goals for Sweden in the 1994 World Cup, and Sweden surprised many by finishing third in the competition. Brolin's performances earned him a place in the competition's "World Cup All Star Team". In the quarter final against Romania, he scored one of his most famous goals; when Sweden were awarded a freekick, everyone expected Stefan Schwarz to shoot. Instead, he jumped over the ball and Hkan Mild passed the ball past the wall to Brolin who managed to score. Brolin received his second Guldbollen award in 1994.
On November 16, 1994, at the Rsunda Stadion in Stockholm, Brolin had broken his foot in a qualifier for European Championship . At the time of Brolin's injury, Sweden was set to qualify for the 1996 European Championship as they sat top of their group. At the time, Sweden was in third place behind Switzerland and Turkey. On May 7, 1995, a week after he had returned back playing for Sweden against Iceland, a game in which he scored a penalty but was unable to help his team to a much needed victory in their qualifying campaign.
On April 16, 1996, Brolin was then dropped by Swedish coach Tommy Svensson for a friendly against Northern Ireland in Belfast, and was quoted "Brolin is not at 100 percent at the moment and it is difficult to say when he will be." Brolin told Swedish news agency TT that it was the best for him, and the national side "Right now I need to recover in order to get to the capacity needed to add something to the national team."
In the end, Sweden didn't qualify for 1996 European Championship.
After retiring from football, Tomas Brolin settled to become a businessman and returned to his homeland where he owns an Italian-Swedish restaurant called "Undici" (, the number he wore while playing for A.C. Parma).
In 2001, a long time girlfriend, Susan Hardenborg, gave birth to Brolin's first child, a boy, named Sebastian.
Brolin has been an active World Series Poker player, since 2006.
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'''Douglas John Lishman''' (September 14, 1923 - December 1994) was an English footballer.
Born in Birmingham, Lishman first played as a centre forward for non-league Paget Rangers, before signing as a professional for Third Division South Walsall in August 1946. In two seasons with the Saddlers, Lishman scored 26 goals in 59 league appearances.
He was signed by Arsenal in the summer of 1948 for -10,500, as backup for Reg Lewis, who was only 28 but becoming ever more frequently injured. Lishman made his debut against Sheffield United on September 4, 1948, but after a promising first season (scoring 13 goals in 25 appearances), Lishman's 1949-50 and 1950-51 seasons were marred by injury. Lishman was passed over for the 1950 FA Cup final (which Arsenal won 2-0), in favour of Lewis and Peter Goring, and then just as he came back into the Arsenal first team, he broke his leg playing against Stoke City in December 1950.
However, Lishman recovered to become Arsenal's top scorer in 1950-51, and the next season hit 30 goals, including three hat-tricks in three successive home matches; Arsenal finished third that season. The following season (1951-52) they reached the FA Cup final, only to lose to Newcastle United; a series of injuries meant only eight fit players finished the match (no substitutes were allowed in those days). Lishman came close for Arsenal with a header, which clipped the crossbar, but Arsenal lost 1-0.
Lishman's disappointment was soon forgotten, as Arsenal won the League Championship in 1952-53. Lishman was again Arsenal's top scorer, this time with 26, and with every goal proving vital - Arsenal won the title on goal average above Preston North End. His form was good enough for him to be picked for an England B match against Scotland B in March 1953, although he was never capped for the full national side.
Lishman was top scorer for another two seasons after that, making it five successive seasons as the club's top scorer in total. In all he scored 137 goals in 244 appearances, making him the club's seventh-highest goalscorer of all time. With younger men like Derek Tapscott and David Herd taking over goalscoring duties for Arsenal, however, Lishman was dropped from the first team in 1955-56.
In March 1956 he was sold to Second Division Nottingham Forest. He scored a hat-trick in the match that got Forest promoted (a 4-0 win over Sheffield United) to Division One in 1956-57, but decided to retire in the summer of 1957. He left the game entirely after retiring. He joined his father-in law in business (furniture retail) in Stoke on Trent, later taking over the business himself. He continued to live in Stoke on Trent until his death in 1994.
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'''Bradley Walsh''' (born 4 June 1960 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English comedian and television actor.
Bradley Walsh grew up in Leavesden, near Watford. He attended Francis Combe, a comprehensive school in Garston, Hertfordshire.
In the early 1980s, Walsh played professional football for Brentford F.C., although he failed to make the first team. An injury finished his career in the game.
He first came to prominence on television in 1994 as a presenter of the ''National Lottery'' before going on to host the British version of ''Wheel of Fortune'' in 1997. In 1998 he presented another ITV1 game show, ''Win, Lose or Draw'' before turning his attention to acting.
Walsh was in the cast of short lived British soap opera ''Night and Day'' in 2002. He appeared as Burglar Bill at the Children's Party at the Palace in 2006.
Walsh took part in Northern Rock's All Star Golf Tournament on ITV, which his team, Team Europe, won. Walsh said that he has been playing golf since he was 20.
On 9 September 2006, he hosted the 50 Greatest Stars Polls. He appeared in the three part TV drama  Torn. He hosted No. 1 Soap Fan on 29 December 2007, for ITV. In August 2008 Walsh appeared in the reality talent show television series, ''Maestro'' on BBC Two.
Walsh is also making a series for ITV called 'My Little Soldier', in which the young contestants are required to do "grown-up things" such as travelling on their own by train.
Walsh was confirmed as the host of a new ITV1 game show called Spin Star that aired in November/December 2008.
Walsh joined the Doctor Who universe by playing three roles in the 2008 Sarah Jane Adventures story The Day of the Clown. Including a sinister clown called Odd Bob, and a mysterious European sounding ringmaster named Elijah Spellman, and the infamous Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Along with his son Barney, he is also featured in one edition of a factual TV series for Five, Dangerous Adventures for Boys, based on the best-selling book written by Conn and Hal Iggulden, The Dangerous Book for Boys.
In November 2008, someone posted on the List of Casualty Characters that Walsh would soon be joining the cast of Casualty, playing a character called Peter Roscoe. This rumour was then posted on Digital Spy. The rumour turned out to be fake.
In June 2009, Bradley is hosting a pilot game show for ITV called The Chase.
In 2004, he began playing the role of factory boss, Danny Baldwin, in the Granada TV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'', for which he is now best known. Danny was originally going to be called Vic, but Walsh asked for the name to be changed to Danny after his late father. People had previously called him Young Danny, so he thought it would not be so bad when people called him by his character's name.
He won the 'Best Dramatic Performance' award at the British Soap Awards in May 2006 for his role. He was written out of the serial at his own request at the end of that year, however he was not killed off.
Bradley is currently being aired on ITV1 playing a lead role as a policeman (DS Ronnie Brooks) in the British version of the American import ''Law and Order UK''.
Walsh starred in the 2001 film ''Mike Bassett: England Manager''. He also appeared in the TV series, ''Lock, Stock...''.
Walsh has co-authored a series of personalised Football Story Books in the series 'My Dream Cup Final with...'.
Walsh has a daughter Hayley (born 1982), from a previous relationship. He married choreographer Donna in 1997, and they have one son, Barney born 1998. The family live in Epping, Essex. Walsh is currently in training as he will be cycling from the North of France and down to Portugal to raise money for Sane. He appeared on 'That's What I Call Television' with Fern Briton and declared that He is an Arsenal FC fan.
Walsh has recently directed, written and starred as Wishee Washee in his first Christmas pantomime (Aladdin) starring alongside his former Coronation Street co-star, Eric Potts, who played Widow Twankey. Walsh's son, Barney, also had a part. The pantomime was a success.
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'''Archibald "Archie" Gemmill''' (born 24 March 1947 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish former footballer, most famous for a goal he scored against the Netherlands in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The goal is so famous that it overshadows a successful career in which he won three English league titles and captained his national side.
Gemmill-s early career at St Mirren was ruined by a succession of injuries, not least a broken ankle in early 1966. He was sent on to replace Jim Clunie on 13 August 1966 in a Scottish League Cup tie at Shawfield to become the first tactical substitute in Scottish football history. Gemmill was sold for -13,000 to Preston North End, where he came to the attention of Peter Taylor, Derby County's assistant manager, who then told Brian Clough, the manager of Derby County, about Gemmill, who had been considering signing for the reigning champions Everton. Clough saw him as a player who could pass well and had the type of energy that would drive an attack forward. Clough drove to Gemmill-s house and when the player refused to sign for Derby, who had never won the league title, Clough told him that he was going to sleep outside in the car. "But," says Gemmill, "my wife invited him in and he stayed the night-. Clough, eventually, got his man for -60,000 over fried eggs the following morning.
Gemmill scored only three goals for the Rams that season, but they became Football League champions the following year. He was suspended for the controversial 1973 European Cup semi-final, but he became club captain in place of the injured Roy McFarland when the Rams won their second title in 1975. He made 324 appearances in total for the club and scored 25 goals.
After moving on to Nottingham Forest, Clough sought to take the nucleus of Derby's championship-winning side with him. Along with John O'Hare and John McGovern, Gemmill was part of a midfield unit that was to achieve great success in England and Europe. He signed for Nottingham Forest in September 1977 for -25,000. Gemmill was used by Forest as a passer of the ball, helping to put into place a dangerous counter-attacking plan.
He played 58 times for Forest in the league, scoring three goals. He was integral to the success of the club in the late 1970s, but was surprisingly dropped for the 1979 European Cup Final. Gemmill referred to the decision later:
This led to a split between Clough and Gemmill, which led to him signing for Birmingham City. He made his debut on 18 August 1979 in a 4-3 defeat at home to Fulham. He played 97 League matches for the Blues, scoring 12 goals. In early 1982, Gemmill crossed the Atlantic to play for the Jacksonville Tea Men of the NASL. He only stayed for one season - playing 32 league games. In September 1982, he joined up with former team mate and club manager Larry Lloyd at Wigan Athletic, but only stayed for 11 matches before going back to Derby County as player-coach to become Peter Taylor-s first signing for the club in 1982. He retired from playing in 1984.
Gemmill played 43 times and scored 8 goals for Scotland. He captained the national side on no fewer than 22 occasions. Gemmill's most celebrated moment was his goal against the Netherlands in a Group D fixture at the 1978 World Cup. Scotland needed to win the game by three goals to qualify for the next stage of the tournament, having had very poor results in their first two games. With his team leading 2-1 in the 68th minute, Gemmill scored a goal which was described by ''The Scotsman'' as follows:
The goal has been translated into song , dance as well as its mention in the movie ''Trainspotting'', in which characters Tommy and Lizzie make love while watching a homemade porno film, only to see it has been replaced with a football tape called "100 Great Goals" which features Gemmill's strike. At the same time, Renton (Ewan McGregor), who had switched the tapes in their cases and borrowed Tommy and Lizzie's tape, says after climaxing during sex, Gemmill first saw ''Trainspotting'' on a club outing with Rotherham, and his reaction was:
Unfortunately for Scotland, three minutes later Johnny Rep scored for the Netherlands, and the game ended 3-2, denying Scotland a spot in the second round. Rep-s effort was deflected off Gemmill-s outstretched leg and flew past Alan Rough-s dive. Nonetheless, Gemmill's goal is regularly rated as amongst the greatest goals ever scored in the World Cup.
Gemmill returned to Nottingham Forest to be a coach alongside Brian Clough in 1984. He then managed Rotherham United for two seasons in the mid 1990s.
His son Scot Gemmill became a Scotland player in the 1990s. In 1970, Archie drove his pregnant wife back to Scotland to ensure that Scot would be born there.
Archie Gemmill is now the manager of the Scotland national under-19 football team. Under his management the team finished second in the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.
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From January 2007 he was one of McLeish's assistants with the Scotland national side, and in November 2007 followed McLeish when he was appointed manager of Birmingham City.
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'''Lee Hughes''' (born 22 May 1976) is an English footballer who plays for Notts County as a striker.
===Non-League and West Bromwich Albion===
On leaving Bristnall Hall High School, Oldbury in 1992 Hughes started playing semi-professionally in non-League football with Kidderminster Harriers and played for them in the Football Conference, as well as having a part-time job as a roofer. He scored 35 goals in the 1996-97 season. However, they were beaten to promotion to the Football League by Macclesfield Town. During his non-league playing days, Lee had trials at West Bromwich Albion, who were then managed by Alan Buckley. Under Mr Buckley's wisdom he thought Lee was best playing at right back and not as a striker. He failed to impress and was let go after only a short time at the club.
At this early point in his career Hughes was regarded as one of England's finest semi-professionals and was called up to the England C national football team.
Hughes was a key player in the Albion side of the late 1990s and the turn of the 21st century, scoring 31 First Division goals in the 1998-99 season - more than any other player in the Football League or the Premier League.
Hughes was unable to get Albion into the Premier League and in the summer of 2001 was sold to Coventry City for a club record transfer fee of -5million.
Hughes soon returned to Albion for -2.5million - half the fee Albion had received for him a year earlier.
During the 2003-04 season, Hughes was involved in a car crash in which his Mercedes CL500 collided with a Renault Scenic near the Warwickshire village of Meriden. A passenger in the Renault, Douglas Graham, was killed in the incident and the driver Albert Frisby was severely injured.
On 9 August 2004, Hughes was found guilty of causing the death by dangerous driving of Douglas Graham, and of leaving the scene of an accident. Although defended by Nick Freeman, the judge nevertheless criticised Hughes for having a "callous disregard" for the four occupants of the Renault and sentenced him to six years imprisonment. Hughes was also banned from driving for ten years. His contract with West Bromwich Albion was terminated.
Upon his release Hughes made a public apology and confirmed that during his time in prison he met the daughter of Douglas Graham. Hughes stated, "In going some way to facing my responsibilities, I have met with a relative of the man who died and what was said will always remain a private and personal matter. For different reasons I think we were both pleased that the meeting occurred. I made mistakes and decisions that will live with me for the rest of my life. It also greatly affected my immediate family, including my wife and children."
Hughes also insisted he was determined to carry out community work to help others avoid the mistakes he made saying "Whilst it is not part of my contract it has always been my intention to do community work centred on the mistakes I have made, in the hope that it can go some way to preventing another tragedy occurring."
In June 2007 before his proposed release date, media reports surfaced that Hughes had entered into discussions over a move to join League One club Oldham Athletic. He signed a two-year deal at the club.
Hughes made his debut for Oldham in a 4-1 defeat at Hartlepool United on 1 September 2007.
By the end of the season Hughes had scored eight goals, making him the club's second highest goalscorer. However, Oldham finished eighth and just missed out on a playoff place.
In the 2008-09 season, he scored 18 goals from 36 league starts and one goal in the Football League Trophy.
In march 2009 it was widely reported that Hughes had been involved in a drunken brawl with his Manager John Sheridan where Hughes it was reported had him "in a headlock".
On 26 March 2009 Hughes joined Championship club Blackpool on loan until the end of the season.
Hughes signed for League Two team Notts County on a two-year contract on 22 July, 2009, shortly after Sven-Gran Eriksson- arrived at the club as director of football.
:''Correct as of match played 18 April 2009''
Hughes is married to Croatian Anna Kuzmanic and the couple, who lived in a -750,000 mock-Tudor mansion in Meriden before his conviction, have two daughters, Mia and Alana.
While in prison Hughes helped to organise a charity football match which raised -5,000 for a children's hospice. A fellow prisoner told a newspaper that Hughes had set up the match to give something back to the community saying, "He's trying desperately hard to redeem himself. He is heartbroken."
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'''Harrow Borough Football Club''' is a semi-professional English association football club based in the London Borough of Harrow, London, England, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division.
====Early History - Roxonian F.C to Harrow Town F.C====
The club was originally formed in 1933 under the name '''Roxonian F.C.''' and played their first season in the Harrow and District League finishing runners up. The next season saw the club move into a new ground, Earlsmead Stadium, and a new league.
They started in the Spartan League Division Two West and in 1938 they would finish second. As only the Champions were promoted they would have to wait till the following season when they finished top under their new name of '''Harrow Town F.C.''' to progress.
The war years saw Harrow Town compete in the West Middlesex Combination and then the Middlesex Senior League. With the war over in Europe, Harrow Town finally joined the top level of the Spartan League having been promoted six years early.
They remained in the Spartan League until finishing runners up in 1958 and being promoted to the Delphian League. When this league disbanded in 1964 they were accepted into the Athenian League, where they were promoted to Division One at the first attempt having finished runners up and only missing out on the top spot on goal difference.
==== 1967 - 1979 - Harrow Borough F.C: Survival to success ====
In 1967 the club changed its name once again to '''Harrow Borough F.C.''' but in the same year were relegated to Athenian League Division Two. This period would see the club facing extinction but the eventual sale of their second pitch to the local council enabled the club to redevelop the ground.
Having survived off the pitch they started to make progress on it when in 1975 when they were elected to the Isthmian League, initially in Division Two.
In 1979 they were promoted, having finished second, to what was now called the Premier Division where they have played ever since.
==== 1979 - 2007 - Success and stability ====
Their first few seasons in the Premier Division saw steady progress. In 1982-83 the club finished third in the league and won the Middlesex Senior Cup. Harrow also had its furthest ever run in the FA Trophy reaching the semi finals only to lose in the second leg to the eventual winners Telford United.
In 1983-84 the club won the Isthmian League championship by seventeen points. The same year saw Harrow have its greatest ever FA Cup run reaching the 2nd round proper to play Newport County who were then in Division Three (now League One).
During this period the importance of ensuring the long term security of the club led to Harrow turning down the financially risky promotion to the Football Conference twice. 1985 saw manager Micky Tomkys retire and a steady decline in the club's fortunes followed, having finished fifth and sixth in the following seasons.
Under manager Harry Manoe 1993 would see Harrow do the double winning both the Middlesex Senior and Charity Cup beating Chelsea 4-1 in the semi finals of the latter. The early Nineties also saw an improvement in the league after the several disappointing seasons previously.
Since then the club have failed to match earlier league successes, finding themselves often drawn into a relegation struggle. In 2000 they avoided relegation by one goal, earning them the nickname "Houdini Boro".
In 2004 Harrow missed out on the opportunity to join the newly formed Conference South, losing on penalties in a play-off.
Having missed out in the finals of the Middlesex Senior Cup in 2001, Harrow would finally bring home silverware in the form of the Middlesex Charity Cup in 2006, beating Enfield 2-0 in the final. Harrow retained this cup in 2007 beating Brook House in the final on penalties.
Earlsmead Stadium has been home to Harrow Borough since 1934, a year after they formed. It has a capacity of 3070 including seating for 350 and is situated in South Harrow.
The club crest is the coat of arms of Harrow London Borough Council. The motto reads as "Salus Populi Suprema Lex" which translates from Latin as "The well-being of the people is the highest law."
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'''Paul Steven Jewell''' (born 28 September 1964) is a football manager, having previously had a career as a player. He is without a team since resigning from Derby County in December 2008.
His playing career started with Liverpool before moving to Wigan Athletic and then a ten-year spell with Bradford City. He had a short loan spell with Grimsby Town but when his playing career ended he became part of the coaching staff at Bradford.
He was appointed manager in 1998 and took City to the Premier League before resigning and becoming manager of Sheffield Wednesday. He returned to Wigan to win a second promotion to the Premier League, but resigned a day after he kept them up in the 2006-07 season. He later joined Derby County on 28 November 2007, before resigning 13 months later.
Born in Liverpool and educated at De La Salle School, Jewell began his career as an apprentice with home-city club Liverpool, but because of the dominance of Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish he never made a first-team league appearance and pursued his career elsewhere.
In December 1984, Jewell moved to Wigan Athletic for -15,000. He made his league debut for Wigan against Rotherham in a 3-3 draw. He played a total of 137 league appearances with Wigan, scoring 35 goals before moving to Bradford City in an -80,000 deal.
Jewell had a brief loan spell at Grimsby Town, before returning to Bradford eventually retiring as a player in 1997-98-although his last game came in the promotion-winning season from Division Two in 1995-96 under manager Chris Kamara.
Jewell had already started his coaching career long before he hung up his boots and had become part of City's coaching staff during the successful 1995-96 campaign.
Richmond turned to Jewell, who was by now Kamara's assistant, and he won his first game 2-1 to Stockport County. In his 21 games in charge, Jewell won six games and drew five to guide City to 13th, their highest position since Jewell had joined the club. He was rewarded with a permanent contract when others expected Richmond to turn to a big name.
Bradford found Premiership life tough in 1999-2000 but their survival was secured on the last day of the season when they beat Liverpool 1-0 against expectation at home and cost their opponents a UEFA Champions League place, while the last relegation place went to Wimbledon. Jewell handed in his notice just a few days later after meeting with the Richmond, who had deemed City's 17th placed Premiership finish "a disappointment", despite a widely-held view that it was one of the greatest shocks in English football history to keep City up. Richmond refused to accept Jewell's resignation from the club, as he contended that Jewell had already lined up a job at Sheffield Wednesday whilst still contracted to City and placed Jewell on gardening leave. After agreeing to a compensation package with City, Jewell was installed as manager at relegated Wednesday.
Jewell had been hoping to mount a promotion challenge in 2000-01 with Wednesday but after enduring a torrid eight months in charge was sacked in February 2001 with the debt-ridden Hillsborough club struggling near the foot of Division One. His highlight was the 2-1 League Cup victory over local rivals Sheffield United and victory over Premier League West Ham United.
In June 2001, Jewell made his return to management with ambitious Division Two club Wigan Athletic. In his second season as manager (2002-03) the club won the Division Two championship and entered the upper half of the English professional football league system for the first time ever. They were near the top of Division One throughout the 2003-04 season but were pipped to a playoff place on the final day of the season by Crystal Palace-who went on to win the playoffs.
On the final day of the 2004-05 Championship season, Jewell's Athletic side clinched promotion to the Premiership bringing top flight football to the Lancashire town for the first time. For the 2005-06 season, Jewell's side cruelly lost their first game at home to Chelsea via a last-minute winner from Hernn Crespo but won their first match two games later at home to Sunderland. They contested the League Cup final against Manchester United on 26 February 2006 but went down 4-0. Jewell's name was linked to the England manager's job when it was announced that Sven-Gran Eriksson would quit after the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but the job went to Steve McClaren instead.
On the final day of the 2006-07 season, Jewell steered Wigan safe from relegation after a win against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on 13 May 2007. A day later, Jewell resigned as Wigan manager.
On 11 February 2007 during the aftermath of Wigan's defeat at the hands of Arsenal, Jewell accused referee Phil Dowd of failing to award Wigan a penalty and for allowing what appeared to be an offside goal. After the game Jewell was charged by the FA for improper conduct regarding his verbally insulting the referee. For this offence Jewell was fined -2000 and given a two match touchline ban (suspended for 12months). A second charge relating to the same referee was brought by the Football Association, and was heard on 16 May 2007 and was found not proven.
After leaving Wigan, Jewell was linked with various vacant managerial positions at the start of the 2007-08 season, including Leicester City twice, a return to Wigan after his successor Chris Hutchings was sacked, and the Republic of Ireland job. The rumours ceased on 28 November 2007 after he was unveiled as Derby County's new manager two days after the departure of Billy Davies.
Jewell's first victory as Derby manager came in the second game of the 2008-09 season when a hat-trick from Nathan Ellington helped his side defeat Lincoln City 3-1 after extra time in the first round of the League Cup.
Jewell now lives in Leeds and is married to Ann-Marie, with whom he has a teenage daughter and son.
His father was a trade union activist in Liverpool.
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'''Tal Ben Haim''' or '''Tal Ben-Haim''' (; born 31 March 1982 in Rishon LeZion) is an Israeli professional footballer currently playing for Portsmouth. He can play at either centre back or right back. He is also a member of the Israeli national squad.
Ben-Haim joined the Maccabi Tel Aviv senior squads in 1998 as a reserve player and it stayed that way, breaking into the first team some time later. His league debut came on 30 April 2001 when he came on in the 90th minute as a substitute in the Tel Aviv derby match. He played a significant part in Maccabi's Ligat ha'Al title in the 2002-03 season, and was appointed club captain the following season, replacing Gadi Brumer who retired in mid-season.
After a two week trial with Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2004, Sam Allardyce secured the services of Ben-Haim on a three-year deal for a fee believed to be in the region of -150,000. Although Allardyce did not believe Ben-Haim would be ready for the rigours of the Premier League immediately, he was confident that, given time, Ben-Haim would have as big an impact on the English game as illustrious fellow countryman Eyal Berkovic.
His first season at the Reebok Stadium was a successful one as he made 27 appearances. On 1 February 2005, Ben Haim scored his first and only goal for Bolton, heading a free-kick from Stelios Giannakopoulos into the net in Bolton's 3-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.
On 20 October while playing for Bolton in the UEFA Cup away at Beikta, Ben-Haim wore the captain's armband and was praised by the regular team captain Jay-Jay Okocha.
Ben-Haim's impressive defensive displays in his following seasons at Bolton had attracted the interests of many clubs including Chelsea, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur. In January 2007, Chelsea confirmed that talks to sign Ben-Haim from Bolton were unsuccessful.
Following the end of the 2006-07 season, Ben-Haim's contract with Bolton had expired and his future at Bolton was in doubt with media reports linking him with a move to Chelsea and Newcastle United, ex-Bolton boss Sam Allardyce admitting that he was ready to make an offer to his former charge to bring him to Newcastle.
His transfer from Maccabi to Bolton in July 2004 is one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns because of the apparent conflict of interest between agent Craig Allardyce, his father Sam Allardyce - the then manager at Bolton - and the club itself.
On June 2007, Chelsea officially announced the signing of Ben-Haim on a Bosman transfer after he had passed his medical at Stamford Bridge and agreed on personal terms to join the club on a four-year deal. Ben-Haim told the exclusively: "I am very happy to join one of the greatest clubs in the world. I needed a new challenge. I will play in any position Jose Mourinho wants me to play. I am looking forward to starting the new season with Champions League football."
He made his competitive dbut for Chelsea against Manchester United in the FA Community Shield. With injuries to fellow Chelsea defenders John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho Ben Haim remained a regular in the Chelsea first team. However, after the recovery of first team pairing Terry and Carvalho and the impressive form of Alex, Ben Haim found himself to be the fourth choice centre back.
In April 2008, he hit out at former Chelsea manager Avram Grant after Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Wigan Athletic stating:
''"If I knew Avram Grant was going to be the coach I would have signed for another club. It was Jose who brought me here and no one except he and I know the conversation we had when he tried to sign me the first time a year ago last January. The fact is while Jose was the coach I played most of the games and people who know me know that I would not have come here to be a reserve. I knew nothing good would come for me with Grant as Chelsea coach."''
In a press conference, Avram Grant responded:
''"I don-t think Jos promised Ben Haim he will play before John Terry, Carvalho and Alex, It is internal business but, in my opinion, if a player was wrong we need to deal with it - in our way, my way."''
Tal Ben Haim was fined two weeks wages, about -80,000.
During Ben Haim's stay at Chelsea, he made 13 Premier League appearances, before transferring to Manchester City.
Ben Haim joined City on 30 July 2008 for a fee around -5m, becoming only the second first-team signing of new manager Mark Hughes.
He chose to wear the number 26 jersey, vacated by the transfer of Matthew Mills because, apart from his time at Chelsea where it was worn by John Terry, he had always worn that number at club level. After signing, Ben Haim said "I-m definitely going to give my best to City and give my heart in every game. I hope that we can do good things this season. I-m looking forward to starting the season here." Tal made his City debut in second leg of the UEFA Cup qualifier against EB/Streymur at Barnsley's Oakwell Stadium on 31 July where City won 2-0 on the night.
Ben Haim signed for Sunderland on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season on 1 February 2009. He made his debut away to Arsenal on 21 February and made his home debut at the Stadium of Light on 7 March against Tottenham Hotspur.
On 31 August 2009 it was announced that Portsmouth signed Ben-Haim on a four-year deal.
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'''Frode Kippe''' (born 17 January 1978) is a Norwegian international footballer. He usually plays as a central defender, and currently plays for Lillestrm in the Norwegian Premier League. Kippe started his career playing amateur football for Kolbotn, but moved to Lillestrm at the age of 19 to play professionally. At the end of the 1998-season Kippe was signed by English FA Premier league club Liverpool. After four years in England, including two loan-deals with Stoke, Kippe went back home to Norway and signed with LSK in 2002.
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'''Gary Michael Stevens''' (born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, 27 March 1963) is a retired English footballer who shot to fame in the great Everton side of the 1980s.
A hard-tackling right full back, Stevens advanced through Everton's youth ranks as manager Howard Kendall steadily built a new young side to rival their great foes Liverpool, who were winning trophies and dominating the English game while Everton had been without a domestic honour since 1970.
Stevens made his Everton debut in 1982 and settled into the senior game quickly during the second half of the 1981-82 season as Kendall's otherwise ageing side struggled to make an impact on their rivals and on the top flight in general during the first couple of years after Kendall's appointment in 1981. However, with a few astute signings and one or two more graduates from the ranks, Everton reached the FA Cup final in 1984, having already lost to their great rivals in the League Cup final earlier in the season.
Stevens played his part in Everton's opening goal at Wembley against Watford - his pace enabling him to reach a loose ball from a half-cleared cross first and set up Graeme Sharp for a clinical finish. Everton won 2-0.
The following year, Stevens was an integral part of the Everton team which chased a treble of League Championship, FA Cup and European Cup Winners Cup. The title was clinched but Everton were beaten by Manchester United (reduced to 10 men after Kevin Moran was sent off) in the FA Cup final. However, a glorious and eventful run in Europe ended in triumph for Everton and Stevens when the Cup Winners Cup was clinched, thanks to a 3-1 win over Rapid Vienna. The only downside of such a successful season was that the Heysel Stadium disaster and subsequent disqualification of all English clubs from European competition meant that Everton were disallowed from trying their luck in the European Cup the following year.
Stevens was again a regular as Everton aimed to defend their League title in 1986, but a rejuvenated Liverpool overhauled them. The two also met in the FA Cup final - the first ever all-Merseyside affair - and Liverpool won that game 3-1 to clinch only the third modern-day "double". Stevens shouldered some of the blame - he played a loose pass which was intercepted by Liverpool's Ronnie Whelan and led to an equaliser for the men in red, who went on to win 3-1.
Stevens again played frequently as the blue half of Merseyside regained the League championship in 1987, although he did incur the wrath of Liverpool fans when a tackle on left back Jim Beglin left the Liverpool player with a badly broken leg, which finally led to his retirement from playing in 1990.
At club level, 1988 was not successful for Everton, although Stevens did score a famous goal to give Everton a 1-0 win over Liverpool in the League Cup, at a time when Liverpool were in the process of a 29-game unbeaten start to the league season. Everton were trophyless once again.
After the competition, Everton accepted a -1.25million from Rangers for Stevens to move north of the border. He retained his England place, having seen off long-term rival Viv Anderson (who had held the slot from the late 1970s up to the mid 1980s), though had to contend with the emergence of Paul Parker of Queens Park Rangers as a serious rival for his place and also faced competition from Arsenal's Lee Dixon.
Rangers were in the midst of a revolution when Stevens joined, with manager Graeme Souness buying non-Scottish players (including many Englishmen) to bolster his side. Stevens' first season ended with a Scottish Premier Division title. He would win five more, plus two Scottish Cup's and three Scottish League Cup's.
Stevens continued to play for Rangers until 1994, and in 1993 was a key player in their treble winning side. His final season saw them retain the Scottish league title and Scottish League Cup, but their hopes of a second successive treble were ended with a shock Scottish Cup defeat at the hands of Dundee United.
Having started the 1994-95 out of favour at Ibrox as manager Walter Smith selected Alex Cleland at right back in the Rangers team, Stevens accepted an offer to move to English Division One promotion challengers Tranmere Rovers on 22 September 1994 for a fee of -350,000. He featured regularly at right back for the Prenton Park club over the next four seasons, making 127 league appearances and helping them qualify for the playoffs (where they lost to Reading in the semi finals) before managing three successive mid table finishes. Stevens then retired from playing at the end of the 1997-98 season.
After a fine season for Everton, Stevens was given his debut for England by Bobby Robson in June 1985, and he quickly established himself as first choice right back for his country.
Stevens was named in the squad for the 1986 World Cup (along with the Tottenham Hotspur player Gary Stevens, causing a spot of confusion and played in all of the games as England reached the quarter finals, where they were beaten controversially by Argentina, who went on to win the tournament.
England also qualified for the 1988 European Championships with Stevens in his familiar No.2 shirt. By now one or two critics had started to scorn him for supposedly poor positional play and ball distribution, but his coaches at club and international level kept resolute faith in him. Unfortunately, the competition was a disaster for both England and Stevens. After a shock defeat to the Republic of Ireland, England went into the tough second group game against the Netherlands needing to win. Stevens was, however, instrumental in the defeat which followed, losing the ball to Ruud Gullit down the flank, which led to the opening goal of a famous hat-trick by Marco Van Basten. Stevens had come close to blocking Van Basten's shot when he'd been caught napping wide on the flank seconds earlier by Gullit, showing his speed and determination, but it was tough to accept as England wimped out of the tournament without a point.
When England qualified for the 1990 World Cup in Italy, Stevens was duly named in the squad though again a handful of critics had been scathing of his displays. However, he was in the side which faced the Republic of Ireland in the opening game. It ended 1-1 - not a disaster, but there were clear problems with the England personnel and tactics and Robson made changes for the next game. Stevens was replaced by Parker, who played so well (despite being more usually a central defender for QPR) that he kept his place up to and including England's dramatic semi-final exit on penalties against West Germany, the eventual winners. Stevens was recalled to play the host nation in the third place play-off, which England lost 2-1.
Parker's emergence - plus that of Arsenal right-back Lee Dixon - left Stevens looking increasingly out of the frame for international football, especially as Robson had quit to return to club football, but he stuck around sporadically for the next two years, getting occasional starts and sub appearances under Graham Taylor.
England qualified for the 1992 European Championships but Stevens was left out of Taylor's initial squad in favour of Dixon. When Dixon got injured in the grace period prior to the deadline for squad confirmation, Stevens was recalled, but then he too suffered an injury and withdrew. England ended up taking part in the competition without a recognised right back, and exited in the group stage. Stevens had played his last game for his country. His international career ended with 46 appearances, although he never scored a goal.
He retired in 1998. He graduated in 2002 from the University of Salford with a degree in Physiotherapy. After a spell as a physiotherapist with the Bolton Wanderers Academy he became a coach at Chester City. Everton fans later named him as the right back in the club's all-time greatest XI in a poll on the club's website. The XI also featured six others from the mid-1980s era.
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'''Kevin Patrick Blackwell''' (born 21 December 1958) is an English former professional football goalkeeper, and is the current manager of Sheffield United.
Blackwell was born in Luton and began his football career as an apprentice at Cambridge United, with Ron Atkinson as his manager. After failing to make the grade at the Abbey Stadium, he moved into Non-League football, playing for Bedford Town while working as a bricklayer. He later played in the 1978 FA Vase final for Barton Rovers and for Middlesex Wanderers before being signed by Barnet.
In 1980 he moved to Boston United for a fee of -5,000, saving a penalty at Wembley in the 1985 FA Trophy final. He returned to Barnet in 1986 before Neil Warnock signed him for Scarborough in November the same year.
That season saw Scarborough promoted to the Football League and Blackwell remained at the club for their first two league seasons, making 44 league appearances in addition to those made in the Conference. Warnock moved to Notts County in January 1989, and in November of that year he returned to Scarborough to sign Blackwell for -15,000. In just over 3 years at Meadow Lane, Blackwell never made a league appearance, and in January 1993, when Warnock took over at Torquay United, Kevin followed him, playing 18 league games in a successful battle to stay in the Football League.
At the end of the season, Warnock moved to Huddersfield Town and in August 1993, Blackwell once again joined him, this time taking on coaching duties in addition to his playing role. His playing opportunities were limited to three full league appearances, plus another two as a substitute.
In August 1995, Blackwell followed Warnock to Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer and was appointed player-youth coach. Warnock left in February 1997, but Blackwell remained at Argyle, working as assistant manager to Mick Jones. He remained registered as a player, solely as a precautionary measure, but in March 1998 returned to full-time training as emergency cover for Argyle's only keeper Jon Sheffield. He was never called upon and ended his career after 24 league appearances for Argyle.
In June 1998, Jones was sacked after Plymouth's relegation, and a month later Blackwell also left with new manager Kevin Hodges wanting to appoint his own management team, which was understandable given how well Hodges and Steve McCall had worked together at Torquay United the previous season.
By now Neil Warnock was manager of Bury, and Blackwell was soon appointed goalkeeping coach at Bury, eventually becoming assistant manager. In October 1998, Blackwell found himself making headlines from an incident that had happened during his time at Huddersfield. He was taken to court by the family of a girl whose arm was broken by one of his stray shots during the warm-up. Soon after Torquay chairman Mike Bateson banned his own players from shooting at the goals during the pre-match warm up and the case was delayed so an out of court settlement could be reached.
In December 1999, Neil Warnock was appointed manager of Sheffield United and took Blackwell with him as his assistant. In September 2000, Blackwell's thoughts were turned to playing again, he was still registered as a player and due to injuries was the only cover for the Blades' first choice keeper.
Kevin Blackwell left Sheffield United for Leeds United to join Peter Reid as his Assistant Manager in 2003. He took over as manager of Leeds in 2004 after the dismissal of Reid. Handed the task of rebuilding Leeds' team after huge debts forced the jettisoning of its highly paid stars, Blackwell made a record number of signings for the club in 2004-05. He focused on value for money, buying players that, while talented, had not made the highest grade. Although early results were poor, perhaps affected by boardroom turmoil that saw the new board struggle to put the club onto a sound financial footing and in time led to its takeover by Ken Bates, Blackwell led the side to challenge for the playoffs, before a run of draws slowed progress, leaving Leeds in mid-table.
Blackwell had been seen as a temporary appointment, perhaps to be replaced by a more glamorous name, but his success in stabilising the team - and his initial popularity with fans - led Bates to suggest he had a long term future at the club.
In the summer of 2005 Blackwell was given financial backing and bought some high profile players for the new season. Proven strikers Richard Cresswell, Rob Hulse and Robbie Blake gave Blackwell plenty of firepower up front, while USA winger Eddie Lewis arrived to supply the ammunition. Once again Blackwell had convinced in-demand players to join Leeds. Blackwell's shrewd tactics away from Elland Road and attacking style at home (where 9 out of 10 matches were won) proved very effective and, by the end of February, Blackwell had guided Leeds to 3rd spot and an almost guaranteed play off spot, with automatic promotion remaining a possibility. The Leeds team however then produced some distinctly average performances and settled for their play-off place. This made a lot of Leeds fans disgruntled and many blamed it on Blackwell using the same tactics week in week out, with teams being able to predict this and counteract them.
Blackwell took his Leeds team into the Championship play-off final, after beating Preston North End 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals. However Leeds lost the final 3-0 to Watford on 21 May 2006. A string of bad results followed in both pre-season and the start of the 2006-07 and on 20 September 2006 his contract as Leeds United manager was terminated. As Blackwell left the club, Leeds were lying 23rd in the table, with seven points from eight games.
After leaving Leeds, Blackwell travelled around Europe going to big name clubs such as Real Madrid and Internazionale acquiring knowledge of further training techniques to help him with his management career.
On 27 March 2007, Blackwell was announced as the new manager of Luton Town and began his tenure with a draw against Burnley.
The club entered administration in late 2007, and in January 2008 Blackwell announced he would leave Luton after working a month's notice. However, he was sacked a week after making this statement.
Blackwell, took the position of Sheffield United manager replacing Bryan Robson on February 14, 2008 until the end of the season. He was assisted by his former  Luton Town assistant Sam Ellis.
After the Blades 2-0 defeat at home to Charlton Athletic on March 1, 2008, Blackwell was critical of his team's performance, describing it as "insipid" and "embarrassing" in an interview on BBC Radio Sheffield. Since then, the team went on a five game unbeaten run drawing at Ipswich Town and winning four in a row against Plymouth Argyle, Coventry City, Norwich City and Barnsley to improve his chances of landing the job permanent. The 4-match winning streak ended to a 3-1 defeat against Preston North End. The team responded with a 3-0 victory against Leicester City, James Beattie scored his first hat-trick of the club in that game. In his first Sheffield derby as manager, the Blades showed much improved passion levels as they came from 2-0 down against Sheffield Wednesday to draw 2-2 with Beattie scoring a stunning free kick very late in the game to rescue a point. This was followed by a 2-1 victory at Burnley with another superb Beattie free kick and a 2-0 victory over Hull when United went down to ten men at 0-0. In the penultimate game of the season, the Blades won 2-1 against Bristol City with Speed scoring a brace. With one game remaining in the season, United remained in with a chance of making the play offs, a considerable achievement after the Robson era. Sheffield United lost 3-2 on the last day of the season against Southampton, other results also went against them. Sheffield United finished 9th, 4 points off 6th place.
In the 2008-2009 season Blackwell took Sheffield United to The Championship play off final after beating Preston North End 2-1 over two legs. Sheffield United lost the final 1-0 against Burnley who were then promoted to the Premier League.
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'''Desmond Sinclair "Des" Walker''' (born 26 November 1965 in Homerton, London) is a former England international footballer who is best remembered for his spells with Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday.
Walker, a pacy and hard-tackling central defender, was spotted playing locally in London and was signed by Forest in 1982 as an apprentice. Known for being unafraid of pitching youngsters into the first team if they were good enough, Forest manager Brian Clough, trying to build a second great side after his ageing European Cup winning team broke up, gave Walker his debut in March 1984 at the age of 18, just two months before the end of the 1983-84 First Division campaign in which Forest finished third and qualified for the UEFA Cup.
Forest made progress with Walker and his fellow young graduates from the prolific youth academy gaining ground and plaudits. Further top half-finishes in the League were followed by a run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1988 with Walker in outstanding form, to the extent that calls began to come from football observers for England coach Bobby Robson to select Walker to play for his country.
Forest exited the FA Cup that season to Liverpool but the following year won their first trophy for nine seasons when, with Walker again in outstanding form, they won the League Cup with a 3-1 victory at Wembley over Luton Town. They also finished third in the First Division, but were unable to compete in the UEFA Cup as the ban on English clubs in European competition, arising from the Heysel tragedy of 1985, still had one season to run
Tragedy struck a week after the League Cup triumph, however, when Forest and Liverpool met for the second season in a row in the FA Cup semi-finals, and the Hillsborough disaster claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool fans. When the game was re-scheduled, Walker struggled against a rampant Liverpool side who won 3-1.
There was joy a month later for Walker as Robson finally answered the calls for his international debut, and he duly came on as a substitute for Tony Adams in a game against Denmark. It was not long before Walker was a regular starter in the side, with competition for central defensive places hot at the time - Adams, Terry Butcher and Mark Wright were all also in contention.
Walker got his second League Cup winner's medal when Forest retained the trophy in 1990 with victory over Oldham Athletic and, despite a disappointing League season for Forest, Walker was a certain name on the list of 22 players whom Robson took to the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.
Despite English clubs being re-admitted to Europe for the 1990-91 season, places in the competition were initially limited, and League Cup winners Forest were not included; the only UEFA Cup place that season went to league runners-up Aston Villa. Walker was now in his 25th year, and despite playing for one of England's most successful clubs, he had not yet been given a chance to prove himself in European competition.
At Italia 90 Walker started all seven of the games in which England would play, gaining international acclaim which was only overshadowed by another new young star in Paul Gascoigne. Playing in a three-man defence alongside Wright and Butcher (Adams did not make the squad), Walker shrugged off knocks and fatigue to enjoy a superb tournament, which ended when England were knocked out on penalties by West Germany in the semi-finals.
Walker subsequently became England's defensive linchpin after Butcher decided to retire and his was one of the first names on the team sheet even after Graham Taylor had taken over as manager.
Walker's form continued to be impressive for England under Taylor, and continued to progress at club level, although he did score an own goal in the 1991 FA Cup Final which blew Nottingham Forest's chances of FA Cup glory against Tottenham Hotspur, and yet again Walker was robbed of the chance of playing in Europe.
But, after a move to Italian side U.C. Sampdoria in 1992, Walker was regularly played out of position - often at fullback. As a result Walker's form for England suffered.
In a crucial 1994 World Cup Qualifier England were leading 2-1 against Holland when Walker fouled Dutch winger Marc Overmars inside England's penalty area with four minutes remaining. The penalty was converted and England were facing a struggle to make it to the finals in the United States.
Walker continued to make major mistakes and had a very poor performance against Poland, twice conceding possession, once just outside the penalty box leading to Poland's goal, and nearly gifting Poland a second goal through a mix up with Chris Woods.
England's hopes of qualifying were dealt a huge blow during a 0-2 loss to Norway. Walker was largely at fault for the first goal. After committing a foul near the corner flag Walker began to argue with the referee, only to be caught out with a quick free kick which was crossed for yvind Leonhardsen to score. Walker also made other errors which nearly increased Norway's advantage.
Walker was dropped for other crucial qualifiers, a 3-0 win over Poland and a devastating 0-2 loss against Holland. Walker was included in Taylor's last match in November 1993. It proved to be one of the most infamous, as San Marino scored the fastest World Cup goal ever after just eight seconds. England won 7-1 but failed to make the finals in America in 1994 (they had needed to win by seven ''clear'' goals and hope that Holland lost in Poland, but the Dutch won anyway so England's result was academic). It also proved to be Walker's last game for England, although he continued to play professionally at club level for the next 11 years.
== Departure from Nottingham Forest F.C. ==
On New Year's Day 1992, Forest played Luton in a League game and the game reached the last few minutes with Forest 1-0 down. Walker ventured forward as an emergency measure, as central defenders often do in such situations, and found himself chasing a long pass through on goal. Despite having no known finishing prowess and a goalscoring record to prove it, Walker unleashed a fierce shot into the roof of the net to earn Forest a point. The crowd and the rest of Forest team went berserk in their celebration of Walker finally breaking his duck. Prior to the game, an old lady who called up GEM AM radio's hotline predicted in a competition that "Number 4" would be the first goalscorer for Forest. On hearing this the staff laughed hysterically that she had selected Des Walker as the first goalscorer. Ironically enough, Walker scored Forest's first goal; his only ever goal in over 700 senior appearances for clubs and country. Having conceded a few own goals in his time, it was perhaps ironic that his only goal at the right end was scored against a Forest goalkeeper, Steve Sutton, who was on loan to Luton at the time.
Later that season, Forest reached another League Cup final, but lost it to Manchester United. Walker then travelled with the England squad to Euro 92 in Sweden but England failed to get beyond the group stages. After the tournament, he was sold to Italian side Sampdoria, coached by Sven-Gran Eriksson, for -1.5 million. He lasted just one season there, before returning to England to join Sheffield Wednesday for -2.7 million.
Walker's pace suffered after a long-term injury and his England career was cut short as a result. He played in all but one of the qualifiers for the 1994 World Cup (missing the crucial 0-2 loss to Holland) but, with England failing to get through to the finals in the U.S., Walker's international career ended with 59 caps and, unsurprisingly, no goals.
He concentrated on club football, enjoying a long association with Sheffield Wednesday, making more than 300 appearances under eight different managers. He again became a favourite of the fans and picked up the captain's armband. Amid Sheffield Wednesday's growing financial strain associated with their precipitous fall from the upper league Walker was released from his contract in 2001.
His time at Sheffield Wednesday brought mixed fortunes, although he played in the overwhelming majority of the club's games following his arrival in 1993.
In his first season, Wednesday finished seventh in the Premier League, but blew what was effectively their last chance of silverware in February, when suffering a hefty defeat at the hands of Manchester United in the semi-finals of the League Cup. 1994-95 and 1995-96 brought bottom-half finishes, although Wednesday were never in any acute danger of relegation.
1996-97 began brilliantly for Wednesday, who topped the Premier League at the end of August. However, they were unable to keep up their excellent form, and seventh place in the final table wasn't even enough for a UEFA Cup place.
Wednesday finished in the bottom half of the Premier League during the next two seasons before finally being relegated in 1999-2000. They narrowly avoided a second successive relegation in 2000-01, after which Walker left Hillsborough after eight years.
He briefly trained with his ex-Forest team-mate Nigel Clough at Burton Albion (where he was manager), but then he was asked to return to Forest, by now a struggling Division One (from 2004-05 the Football League Championship) side.
Walker made almost 60 more appearances in his second spell for Forest, nearly a decade after he had left them, and finally left the club at the age of 38 with a total of 354 appearances for the club to his name - and one goal.
A testimonial match was held in his honour - this drew thousands of spectators but controversy was caused when the player was arrested several hours later.
He became first team coach at Forest afterwards but left in January 2005 when Gary Megson was appointed as manager.
In 2007, he came out top alongside Peter Swan in a poll to find Sheffield Wednesday's two greatest ever centre backs on the website Vital Football. He was a rock for The Owls with his pace, marking and reading of the game. Despite not being the tallest centre-half he could leap to beat the tallest forwards in the air and his pace meant even the quickest and most skillful forwards very rarely got any change from him.
He would play entire seasons without missing a game and the only criticism was his inconsistent distribution. Defensively he was probably one of the best markers and timers of the tackle of all time, which was demonstrated with a remarkably low amount of bookings despite often dispossessing opponents with sliding challenges from all directions.
At the height of his career, Forest and Owls fans frequently chanted "You'll never beat Des Walker." This was turned into "You'll never ''meet'' Des Walker" as a private joke among journalists, commenting on Walker's refusal to talk to the press at this point.
Des took part in the Hong Kong Soccer Sevens in 2009, and was seen wearing a Denver Nuggets jersey and sharing a good time pint with local football hero Tim Cresswell formerly of USRC.
Recent rumours suggest that Des Walker is still named as Club Captain for Nottingham Forest FC.
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'''Bedford Alfred George Jezzard''', (19 October 1927 - 21 May 2005), was a football player, spending all of his career as a striker at Fulham, during the 1940s and 1950s. He holds the club's post-war record for league goals scored in a season - 38 in 1953-54. He also won two England caps in 1954 and 1955. His Fulham career lasted only from 1948 to 1957, due to an irreversible injury. During his time at Fulham, he was picked for the London XI in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
A one-club man, "Beddy" Jezzard later managed Fulham from 1958 until 1964, taking them back into the First Division. He became discontented with the changes in football culture in the mid-1960s - essentially the abolition of the maximum wage (through teammates Jimmy Hill and Johnny Haynes), which led to the concentration of power in the hands of the richer clubs - and retired to run a pub.
He died in May 2005 at the age of 77, and had been ill with Multi-infarct dementia for some time before his death.
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'''Osvaldo Giroldo Jnior''', more known as '''"Juninho"''', nicknamed '''Juninho Paulista''', (born February 22, 1973 in So Paulo) is a former Brazilian footballer.
He has scored five goals in 50 games for the Brazilian national team, winning the 2002 FIFA World Cup championship and bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics. During his career, Juninho has played for Brazilian clubs So Paulo FC, Vasco da Gama, Palmeiras, CR Flamengo, as well as English club Middlesbrough F.C., Spanish club Atltico Madrid, Celtic F.C. in Scotland and Sydney FC in Australia.
Born in So Paulo, Juninho played youth football for FC curvados e Orgulhoso, a local club set up in So Paulo, and then futsal at EC Juventus .
Juninho began his senior career with Ituano FC, from city of Itu, state of So Paulo in 1990. In 1993 playing for Ituano FC against So Paulo FC, Juninho scored and was awarded the player of the match, helping Ituano FC beat So Paulo in a Paulista Champoonship match, fact which got attention of the So Paulo FC's head coach Tel Santana, who requested its team to buy the young talent. After being awarded the best rookie of the 1993's Paulista Championship playing by Ituano FC.
Juninho got transferred to the famous So Paulo FC, he won a number of trophies with the club, including the 1993 South American Copa Libertadores championship, the 1993 Intercontinental Cup against Italian team AC Milan, and the 1994 Copa CONMEBOL. He made his debut for the Brazilian national team ("''Seleo''") in February 1995, before moving abroad to play in Europe.
He signed for English club Middlesbrough F.C. for -4.75m in October 1995, just months after they had been promoted to the top-flight FA Premier League championship. Then aged 22, Juninho had been tracked by numerous European top clubs, and it was a major surprise when he signed for "the Teessiders". Juninho became known as ''TLF'' (The Little Fella) by Boro fans, and he is one of the greatest players to have played for Middlesbrough in the modern era. The nickname alludes to his height: only 1.65 metres. During his time with Middlesbrough, Juninho lived in Levendale and Ingleby Barwick with his parents. He was known for playing football with school children on the streets.
For Middlesbrough, Juninho was extremely effective in the attacking midfielder position, where his skills helped the club reach the final of both domestic cup finals in 1997; the FA Cup and League Cup finals, which were both lost. At the end of the 1997 season, a three-point deduction in the FA Premier League condemned Middlesbrough to relegation to the secondary Division One. He came runners up to Gianfranco Zola for the FWA Player of the Year award. For some time there had been speculation that Juninho would leave the club, and the relegation put paid to any realistic hope that "Boro" might have had of holding onto Juninho. Following Middlesbrough's 1-1 draw at Leeds United which confirmed their relegation, Juninho was reduced to tears.
Juninho was sold to Atletico Madrid in the Spanish top-flight La Liga championship for -12m, and started out well for the team. However, his time at Atletico was hampered massively by injuries, and he never quite achieved the heights that were expected of him. He was loaned back to Middlesbrough during the 1999-2000 season, and scored four goals in 24 games for the club, before returning to Atletico Madrid. Upon his return, Atletico had been relegated to the secondary Segunda Divisin. Juninho was then loaned out to Brazilian team Vasco da Gama. Here he played alongside namesake Juninho Pernambucano, and won the 2000 domestic Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A championship and the international Copa Mercosur trophy. He also had a brief loan spell with Flamengo.
Juninho began his third spell with Middlesbrough in the summer of 2002, when he permanently left Atletico Madrid for -6m. He spent two years back at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium, and helped the club win the 2004 English league cup. In a post match interview live on TV Juninho said that winning the league cup with Middesbrough meant more to him than winning the 2002 FIFA world cup with Brazil. In December 2007 he was voted by Boro fans in a ''PFA fan's poll'' as Middlesbrough's greatest ever player. Juninho is still seen as a god on Teesside by many Middlesbrough fans - soon after he joined Middlesbrough in 1995 Boro fans would put out both their arms and bow forwards in worship during matches, this continued even through to his third spell at the club. Juninho said he would love a fourth spell at the Boro to end his career.
At the end of the 2004 season, he moved to Scottish club Celtic on a free transfer. Juninho made his debut in an Old Firm derby against Celtic's bitter rivals Rangers FC, as Celtic won 1-0. Juninho had an awful time at Celtic, struggling to get in the team and claimed Celtic manager Martin O'Neill never gave him a chance.
He returned to Brazil in 2005, to play for Palmeiras. He moved back to his former team Flamengo in 2007 for the Carioca Championship and the Copa Libertadores, but never won the trust of coach Ney Franco, playing only about half of the games. In May after a major discussion with the coach during Flamengo's loss to Defensor-URU, he was fired. Juninho was sacked by club Flamengo after arguing with and insulting coach Ney Franco after refusing to be substituted at half-time during the disappointing 3-0 quarter-final defeat at Uruguayan side Defensor Sporting in the Copa Libertadores.
Although clubs in Brazil, Qatar and Hong Kong were reportedly keen in signing Juninho he opted to join Sydney FC in the Australian A-League as the club's marquee player signing on 3 August 2007 , stating that the interest the club showed towards him made a strong contribution to the decision.
Due to a shoulder injury early in the season, Juninho spent large periods on the bench and his onfield performances were hampered by chronic pain, aggressive play and secondary injuries, requiring painkillers and cortisone before each match. Despite this he managed several strong showings including a masterful performance in Sydney's 5-3 victory over LA Galaxy.
Sydney's strong signings, which used a large amount of their salary cap, made a new contract look very unlikely. A number of A-League clubs including, Perth Glory, Gold Coast United, and Adelaide United have expressed their desire to sign Juninho, there has also been reported interest from Middle East and European clubs. Juninho was a standout performer, leader the club's attack by setting up many goals. However, he failed to score a goal for the club.
Due to several factors, the signing of a new Marquee player and many other highly valued players, including Australian international John Aloisi, Sydney FC were unable to offer Juninho a new contract. He was released in the off-season in April 2008. It was then when Juninho announced his retirement from professional football and hopes to carry on coaching in skill schools in Brazil.
===Return to Middlesbrough for the 4th time===
In April 2009 it was reported Juninho is to take up a role with Middlesbrough from 2009/10 season as their "South American Representative."
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'''Aaron Callaghan''' (born 8 October 1966) is a former player, coach and manager in the English League, Irish League and League of Ireland.
He had a distinguished career as a defender both at home and in England. Aaron played over 400 senior games in England.Previously Aaron has played for Stoke City, Crewe Alexandra, Oldham Athletic, Preston North End, Shelbourne, St Patrick's Athletic, Crusaders, Glenavon, and Dundalk. He made his dbut in League of Ireland for Shelbourne in 1995 & his numerous honours include winning the FAI Cup with Dundalk, 2 Irish League titles with Crusaders, League of Ireland Cup winner with Shels, a second Division Championship with Oldham Athletic and a promotion with Crewe Alexandra.
He was also player-manager of Crusaders for one year and in 2000 the club qualified for Europe. Apart from a brief spell as Athlone Town manager in 2004, Aaron had been a coach at Longford Town from July 2002 until the end of the 2006 season. Following a year out from the game, Aaron was appointed Longford Town FC manager in succession to Alan Mathews in December 2007. Due to financial constraints at the club Aaron resigned as manager on 30 August 2008. Aaron was the first coach in Ireland to obtain the UEFA Pro Licence in 2007. He is currently a coach education tutor for the Football Association of Ireland. Aaron has played for the Republic of Ireland U21s and was appointed Rep of Ireland U.14 International Coach for 2 years in 1997.
Aaron Callaghan is a coach for UCD in dublin and has two daughters, Chloe Callaghan born in 1995 and Amy Callaghan born in 2002
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'''Gary Andrew Stevens''' (born 30 March 1962) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth.
Stevens was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex,
In 1983, Brighton, already relegated to the Second Division, played in the FA Cup Final for the first time in their history. Losing Manchester United 2-1 to with three minutes of normal time remaining, Stevens equalised, and teammate Gordon Smith missed an easy chance to win the game at the end of extra time, remembered for the commentator's line "And Smith must score..." Brighton lost the replay 4-0, were relegated at the end of the season, and Stevens joined Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of "about -350,000".
Stevens made his Tottenham debut at the start of the 1983-84 season, again against Ipswich, but this time was on the losing side. He was a first team regular that season, making 40 league appearances and scoring four goals, and played on the winning side in the 1984 UEFA Cup Final, scoring his penalty in the shootout against Anderlecht.. He was also in the side that suffered an unlikely 3-2 defeat to Coventry City in the 1987 FA Cup Final.
He was also capped by England, and was included in the squad for the 1986 World Cup squad - as, confusingly, was the unrelated Everton player Gary Stevens. He made two substitute appearances in the tournament.
Stevens left Spurs for Portsmouth in 1990 but persistent injuries forced him to retire in 1992. He had never fully recovered from a knee injury suffered three years earlier when tackled by Vinnie Jones.
Following retirement he worked as a presenter for Sky Sports, and for Talksport radio in the UK where he acted as a foil for provocative presenter Adrian Durham.
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'''Matteo Ferrari''' (born 5 December 1979) is an Italian football player who is playing for Beikta J.K. in the Turkish Sper Lig.
Matteo started his career at SPAL in 1995, and he can play as left-back or centreback.
F.C. Internazionale Milano brought him to their youth system, later loaning him to Genoa C.F.C., U.S. Lecce and A.S. Bari.
He made his Serie A debut on 29 August 1999, AC Fiorentina 1-0 A.S. Bari.
He went back to Inter in summer 2000, making 27 appearances in all competition, but failed to stay, this time loaned to Parma F.C..
A permanent transfer was made because of his good performance.
In August 2004, he joined A.S. Roma for -7.25 million (Part of the fee paid via Damiano Ferronetti going in the opposite direction.) He failed to give the performances he had delivered in Parma, forcing the club to loan him to UEFA champions league competitor Everton F.C..
It took a few games for him to get accustomed to the Premiership, but Ferrari showed plenty of quality when he finally got going for Everton. Unfortunately that was brought to an end in the 1-0 win over Arsenal, when he sustained nerve damage to his hamstring.
He returned to the Everton side for the FA Cup 4th Round replay defeat against Chelsea.
Rumours suggested at one point Matteo Ferrari wanted to return to Roma, but in April 2006 David Moyes declared that all the signs pointed towards Matteo wanting to stay on and sign for Everton. However he came back to Roma at the beginning of the season 2006-07 and was third choice centre-half after Philippe Mexs and Cristian Chivu playing 36 matches, helping Roma to achieve second place in Serie A and winning the Coppa Italia.
Matteo Ferrari signed for Genoa for the 2008-09 Serie A season on free transfer.
On July 7, 2009, Genoa confirmed on its official website that Ferrari transferred to Turkish club Beikta J.K.. He signed a 4-year contract. He earns 2 million dolars per year. Ferrari had an injury in the macth against Bursaspor and will absent for a month.
Algerian born, with an Italian father and a Guinean mother, he chose to play on the Italy national football team. He had played for U15, U16 team, Italy U21 team.
He played for his country twice at the Olympics, In 2000 and in 2004.
In 2000 Summer Olympics, he only played the quarterfinals match losing to Spain. In 2004 Summer Olympics, he is one of the three over age players allowed. He played all the matches and Italy lost the semi-finals match against Argentina (eventual champion of 2004 Olympics football), but Italy won the Bronze Medal match against Iraq.
His first A team call-up is against Serbia and Montenegro (as FR Yugoslavia), but he did not play. In the same year, he made his A team debut against Turkey on 20 November 2002. Not a call-up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, his first non-friendly appearance was the last Euro 2004 qualifying match against Azerbaijan, replacing Alessandro Nesta for the last 14 minutes.
His last cap was Italy friendly against Tunisia, on 30 May 2004.
Matteo was born in Algeria to an Italian father and a Guinean mother. He grew up in Ferrara and has a brother who also used to be a football player. He and model Aida Yespica reunited in december 2009. They have a son named Aron, born in 2008.
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is a Japanese football player who has recently played for J. League Division 2 side Thespa Kusatsu.
He played in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2000 Olympic football tournament and the 2002 FIFA World Cup for Japan.
Prior to his move to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in 2003 Toda had accepted a trial at another Premier League club, Sunderland AFC. One week into the two week trial Toda didn't turn up for training with Sunderland and instead agreed a deal to move to Tottenham.
:''Results list Japan's goal tally first.''
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'''Joseph Harold Anthony "Joe" Hulme''' (26 August 1904 - 27 September 1991) was an English footballer and cricketer.
Born in Stafford, Hulme usually played as a right-winger. Hulme started his career at then non-league York City in 1923, before moving to Blackburn Rovers in February 1924. He spent two years at Ewood Park and made 74 league appearances, scoring six goals. He moved to Arsenal in 1926, becoming one of Herbert Chapman's first major signings; known for his pace and ball control, Hulme spent twelve years at Arsenal and became part of the great Arsenal side of the 1930s.
Hulme made his Arsenal debut on 6 February 1926 away to Leeds United, and remained a regular for the rest of that season. That led him to be picked for the Football League XI that season, and the following season, 1926-27, he made his full England debut, against Scotland at Hampden Park on 2 April 1927. In all he would win nine caps for England, between 1927 and 1933. That same season he also played in his first FA Cup final, against Cardiff City, which Arsenal lost 1-0 after an error by goalkeeper Dan Lewis.
Hulme remained first choice on the right-wing at Arsenal up until the 1932-33 season, combining with Cliff Bastin (who joined Arsenal in 1929) to form a pair of highly-paced wingers supported passes from an attacking central midfielder, in the shape of Alex James. Hulme and Bastin were both prolific scorers for Arsenal, with Hulme hitting 18 goals in 1931-32 and 20 (including hat-tricks against Sunderland and Middlesbrough) the season after that. In the meantime Hulme and Arsenal had started winning trophies, taking the FA Cup in 1929-30, and followed it up with a pair of First Division titles in 1930-31 and 1932-33.
Injuries robbed Hulme of another title-winning medal, as he only made eight appearances (but still scored five times) in Arsenal's 1933-34 title-winning season. He returned to the Arsenal side the following season, 1934-35, and won his third league winners' medal with 16 appearances, although by now injury and losses of form meant he was not an automatic first choice, sharing duties with Pat Beasley and Alf Kirchen. In 1935-36 Hulme played 28 times in league and cup won his final honour with Arsenal, a second FA Cup medal after Arsenal beat Sheffield United 1-0 in the final, making him the only player to have played in all of Arsenal's first four cup finals.
Hulme spent his final two seasons at Arsenal (1936-37 and 1937-38) as a bit-part player, making just ten appearances in one-and-a-half years. His final appearance came against Liverpool on 18 December 1937. In all he scored 125 goals in 374 appearances for the Gunners, making him the club's eighth-top scorer of all time. Hulme left Arsenal for Huddersfield in January 1938, where he saw out the rest of his career, picking up an FA Cup runners-up medal in the 1937-38 season before retiring from football at the end of that season.
An all-round sportsman, Hulme was also a keen cricketer, and played 225 times for Middlesex between 1929 and 1939 as a middle-order batsman and medium bowler.
After World War II, which he spent working as a policeman, Hulme became manager of Arsenal's fiercest rivals, Tottenham Hotspur from 1945 to 1949. He achieved little actual success at the time, but he did lay the foundations for their championship-winning side of 1950-51. After that, Hulme left football altogether, to become a successful journalist. He died at the age of 87, in 1991.
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'''Patrick James Rice''' (born March 17, 1949 in Belfast) is a Northern Ireland football player and coach. As a player he made over 400 appearances for Arsenal, winning the Double, and later made a hundred more appearances for Watford. He also won 49 caps for Northern Ireland. He is currently assistant manager of Arsenal, a position he has held since the appointment of Arsne Wenger in 1996, and has helped the club to two more Doubles, amongst other silverware, in that time.
Though born in Belfast, Rice grew up in London, and after working at a greengrocers on Gillespie Road he joined the Gunners as an apprentice in 1964. He turned professional in 1966 and worked his way up through the club's youth and reserve teams. He made his first-team debut in the League Cup against Burnley on 5 December 1967, a match Arsenal won 2-1.
Playing at right back, Rice was initially a bit-part player, making only 16 appearances in his first three seasons at Arsenal, and missed out on Arsenal's 1969-70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup win over RSC Anderlecht. However, during this time he won his first cap for Northern Ireland, against Israel on September 10, 1968, while still largely a reserve player. Peter Storey was Arsenal's first choice right back, but after he was moved into central midfield at the start of the 1970-71, Rice took his place and was a near-ever present in the side that season, as Arsenal won the League and FA Cup Double.
Rice remained first-choice right back for the rest of the 1970s, playing in the 1972 FA Cup Final as well; he was an ever-present for three seasons - 1971-72, 1975-76, 1976-77. Out of the Double-winning side, he was the one who remained at the club the longest, and became club captain in 1977. As captain, Rice had the honour of lifting the FA Cup after Arsenal beat Manchester United in 1979, as well as losing two finals in 1978 and 1980. He was the only Arsenal player to play in all five of the club's FA Cup Finals between 1971 and 1980, a club record shared with David Seaman and Ray Parlour. He also led Arsenal to the 1980 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, which Arsenal lost on penalties to Valencia.
Rice continued to play for Northern Ireland in this time, amassing 49 caps in an eleven-year career, which ended with his final international game against England on October 17, 1979, which ended in a 5-1 defeat. Rice finally left Arsenal in 1980 at the age of 31, by which time he had played 528 games in total for the club. He moved to Graham Taylor's Watford; he played 137 times for the Hornets, helping the club gain promotion to the First Division in 1981-82, becoming captain. Rice scored in Watford's first game in the top flight in 82-83 against Everton before retiring from playing in 1984.
Rice rejoined Arsenal in 1984 as youth team coach, a post he held for the next 12 years, winning the FA Youth Cup twice in 1987-88 and 1993-94. In September 1996, Rice was briefly caretaker manager of the club after the resignation of Stewart Houston, who himself was caretaker after the sacking of Bruce Rioch. He managed the side for three FA Premier League matches (all of which Arsenal won) and a 3-2 defeat in the UEFA Cup at home to Borussia Mnchengladbach.
Upon the arrival of Arsne Wenger at the end of the month, Rice became his assistant, and has since played a key role in helping the club to their success in the 1990s and 2000s, including the Doubles of 1997-98 and 2001-02, and Arsenal's unbeaten League season of 2003-04. He holds the distinction (along with Bob Wilson) of having taken part, as player or coach, in all three of Arsenal's Doubles.
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'''Stewart Mackie Houston''' (born 20 August 1949 in Dunoon, Scotland) is a Scottish former football player and coach.
A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972. A year later he signed for Manchester United, for whom he made 250 appearances (including 2 substitute appearances) and scored 16 goals.
While he was at Old Trafford, Houston helped United win the Football League Second Division in 1975 and the FA Cup in 1977. He joined Sheffield United in 1980, before ending his playing career with Colchester United. He also played international football for Scotland, making one appearance in 1976.
Houston was assistant manager to George Graham at Arsenal from 1990, and was twice the club's caretaker-manager: first for three months in 1995 after Graham's sacking in February 1995. Houston took his team to the final of the Cup Winners' Cup, but the Gunners lost to a spectacular last-minute goal from Nayim.
Arsenal appointed Bruce Rioch in the summer of 1995, but Houston remained on as his assistant. Just over a year after his appointment, Rioch was sacked, and Houston was reappointed as caretaker, while Rioch's designated successor, Arsne Wenger, waited to finish his contract at Grampus Eight. However, Houston did not wait for Wenger's arrival, resigning his Arsenal post in mid-September to take over as manager of Queens Park Rangers, with Rioch becoming his assistant.
QPR, who had just been relegated to Division One, were aiming for a return to the Premiership, but Houston's spell at the club was not a success; he was sacked as manager in December 1997 with the club in the relegation zone.
Houston then went to Ipswich, as George Burley's first team coach, but was later reunited with George Graham in March 1999 at Tottenham Hotspur. Houston left the club two weeks after Graham was sacked in March 2001. He has since spent a brief period as first-team coach of Walsall.
In August 2008 it was reported that Stewart Houston was back at Arsenal, some 12 years after leaving the club, when he was rumoured to be scouting for the club. The Daily Mirror claimed Houston had been keeping tabs on Ipswich striker Danny Haynes.
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'''Stephen Andrew (Steve) Guppy''' (born 29 March 1969) is a retired English football winger, and currently an assistant coach with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.
He was once rated as the second best crosser in Europe, behind David Beckham.
Guppy was spotted playing for his local team, Colden Common and offered a chance with Southampton in March 1989. He made a handful of appearances in the Saints reserves at the end of the 1988-89 season (but failed to break into the first team) before moving to Jim Kelman's Wycombe Wanderers in September 1989.
At Wycombe, he first teamed up with newly appointed Martin O'Neill and helped take them into the Football League as Conference champions in 1992-93 as well as completing the non-league double by winning the FA Trophy. He was a virtual ever-present in Wycombe's debut 1993-94 season in the Football League at the end of which they secured promotion to Division Two via the play-offs.
In August 1994, he was snapped up by Kevin Keegan's Newcastle United for a fee of -150,000.
In February 1997 he was tracked down by his former boss Martin O'Neill, who paid -850,000 to take him to Premier League club Leicester City for the first time.
In August 2001 re-joined O'Neill at Celtic for -700,000, where he spent 2 and half years.
In August 2006 he signed for Stevenage Borough, scoring his first goal for them in a 1-1 draw at Exeter City.
With Jeff Kenna, Guppy became the first player to play at both the new Wembley and the old Wembley.
In 2008 he headed for America again, signing with the Rochester Rhinos as Player and Assistant Coach. Guppy logged 1,520 minutes of playing time in 21 league matches, starting in most of his appearances. He tallied 2 assists, both of which came off of his trademark crosses from the left wing. Guppy's first goal for the Rhinos came off of a header on 26 September in the final 10 minutes of the first-round, first leg play-off tie against the Charleston Battery.
After a season at Rochester, Guppy was recruited for the position of assistant coach with the Major League Soccer team Colorado Rapids. Having had one more year on his coaching contract with the Rochester Rhinos, Rochester released Guppy from his duties, allowing him to move onto a higher level of coaching.
It was whilst at Leicester that he gained his only England cap, playing against Belgium on 10 October 1999.
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'''Lee Michael Dixon''' (born 17 March 1964) is a former English professional footballer. Born in South Manchester, England he attended Old Moat Junior School, Withington at the same time as Eric Nixon of Manchester City and Tranmere Rovers fame.
He formed part of the highly-respected Arsenal defence from the late 1980s, throughout the 1990s, until 2002; Capped 22 times for England, scoring once.
Lee currently works for the BBC's Match of the Day (and MOTD2) as a football pundit and writes a corresponding column for their website. At one point he had played at 91 out of the 92 Football League grounds - every one except Craven Cottage.
Dixon worked his way to the top of football slowly - he played for Burnley (where he served his apprenticeship), Chester City (where he experienced finishing bottom of the whole Football League in 1983-84), Bury and Stoke City before he was signed by Arsenal boss George Graham in January 1988.
Though Arsenal had seemingly found their replacement for England full back Viv Anderson, who had been sold to Manchester United, it took a while for Dixon to be given a first team role at Highbury. With the veteran international Kenny Sansom at left back, the equally left-sided Nigel Winterburn had been a guarded success in the unfamiliar right back role, though Dixon did make his debut against Luton Town in February 1988 and played six times in total before the season ended. In the summer, Sansom left Arsenal and Winterburn moved across, allowing Dixon to take over the No.2 shirt, which he duly did for well over ten years.
Dixon and Winterburn made the full back positions their own, while captain Tony Adams and the long-serving David O'Leary operated in the middle. In 1988 they were joined by Steve Bould who, like Dixon before him, had been spotted by Graham playing for Stoke City. These five defenders, often playing as a back five together (rather than the conventional back four) were the linchpin of an Arsenal side who became serious challengers for the First Division title in 1989, which would be their first since the "double" year of 1971, which featured Graham as a player.
Dixon was a marauding right back, ever willing to support his winger David Rocastle and his attacking skills were still noted even though his main job (and the main priority of the side as a whole) was to defend. He also had a short spell during this period as the club's penalty taker. Arsenal took the chase for the League championship to the last day of the season when they faced Liverpool at Anfield. With Arsenal needing to win by two goals, the game stood at 1-0 as the clock showed the 90 minutes were up. Dixon, for one, was not giving up the title as he received a ball in his own half and looked to mount a final attack. Spotting the run of centre forward Alan Smith towards the right channel, Dixon delivered a long ball on to his chest. Smith's run had forced a Liverpool defender across with him and Arsenal midfielder Michael Thomas made a charge into the gap, took Smith's perfect sideways pass in his stride and casually slipped the ball past Bruce Grobbelaar. There was barely time for Liverpool to restart and Arsenal took the title, the first of many honours Dixon would win.
Arsenal struggled to hold on to the title the following year (and were unable to take part in the European Cup because the ban on English clubs after Heysel was still ongoing) but there was personal joy for Dixon as he made his England debut in April 1990 in a World Cup warm-up game against Czechoslovakia. He played well, but there was little hope of him being in the squad for the tournament as he was at least third in the pecking order behind Gary Stevens and Paul Parker. Only injury to one of these two would have opened a door for Dixon to go to Italy and that didn't happen as the pair stayed fully fit for the length of the tournament.
After the World Cup, new manager Graham Taylor instantly replaced Stevens and Parker with Dixon, who scored a goal at Wembley in only his sixth international in an important Euro 92 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland. The game ended 1-1. In the same season, Arsenal's notoriously mean defence (now with David Seaman playing behind them in goal) grew even meaner, with just one defeat all season as they won the League championship again.
By the end of 1991, Dixon had played in eleven internationals, including all of the Euro 92 qualifiers, through which England qualified for the finals in Sweden. As the finals approached, Dixon suffered an injury, allowing Stevens a route back into the side as the deadline for squad announcement approached. Taylor duly named Dixon instead of Stevens in his provisional squad, but ultimately neither went to the tournament. Dixon pulled out through injury so Stevens was recalled, only for the Rangers full back also to withdraw through injury. England ended up with no recognised right back in their squad and didn't get past the group stages.
After the summer, a fit-again Dixon was back in the England team while also defending the League title within the familiar and feared Arsenal defence. With O'Leary's retirement imminent, Graham had provided extra cover in the centre of defence by signing Martin Keown from Everton - ironically the player who'd ended up playing at right back in Euro 92 after both Dixon and Stevens became unavailable.
O'Leary ended up in Dixon's place at right back for the 1993 League Cup final against Sheffield Wednesday - Dixon was suspended, having being sent off in Arsenal's FA Cup semi-final victory over Spurs. Arsenal won 2-1. Dixon was back when the sides met again for the FA Cup final which Arsenal won by the same scoreline in a replay, after the initial game had ended in a 1-1 draw. Unfortunately, 1993 did not go well internationally, with England failing to qualify for the 1994 World Cup in the U.S.. Dixon's 21st cap, in a 7-1 win over San Marino in the final qualifier (a result which was immaterial) seemed to be his last as Taylor quit as manager and Terry Venables took over, experimenting with other right backs until installing Gary Neville in the spot in 1995, a role he maintained until 2006.
In 1994, Dixon won a European medal to complement his domestic collection as Arsenal's legendary defence showed off their considerable ability to repel creativity among natural footballers. Again, defensive play is rarely a spectacle but the way Dixon, Winterburn, Bould and Adams expertly suppressed the efforts of Tomas Brolin, Gianfranco Zola and Faustino Asprilla of Italian side Parma was as exciting to purist football observers as any attacking play. Arsenal scored an early goal in the European Cup Winners Cup final in Copenhagen and let their defence do the rest, winning 1-0.
Dixon was again in his No.2 shirt as Arsenal slumped domestically in 1995 but reached the final of the Cup Winners Cup again. Though the defence in Paris was breached by Real Zaragoza, Arsenal equalised and took the game to extra time. The defence did its job and it took a glorious strike from 40 yards in the final minute from Nayim (an ex-Spurs player) to prise the trophy from the Gunners.
At the end of 1996, Arsne Wenger arrived at Highbury and started to introduce lifestyle policies to the Arsenal squad, changing their life's outlook, self-awareness and diet. This allowed Arsenal's ageing defence to prolong their time at the top, and Wenger later admitted that he expected to replace each defender he inherited fairly quickly, but just as quickly realised he didn't need to. Dixon and his defensive colleagues never ceased in paying tribute to Wenger for giving them extra years at the helm of the game.
Arsenal won the second "double" of the club's history in 1998 and Dixon received a testimonial the following year as he entered his tenth full season at Arsenal. He also got a surprise recall to the England squad by caretaker boss Howard Wilkinson, who had temporarily taken over after the resignation of Glenn Hoddle. Dixon played in a 2-0 defeat by France at Wembley and then quietly disappeared away from the international scene again, never to return. He had won 22 caps but not played in a major tournament.
Dixon played in a UEFA Cup campaign in 2000 which saw Arsenal reach the final in the same Copenhagen stadium where they had won the Cup Winners Cup six years earlier. This time they were beaten on penalties by Galatasaray of Turkey. Earlier in that season he had suffered similar penalty heart break when he missed a penalty in a shootout as Arsenal crashed out of the 1999/2000 FA Cup to Leicester City.
Dixon retired after winning that double in 2002 at the age of 38, With Adams quitting at the same time, only Seaman and Keown then remained at the club from the halcyon days of the most respected club defence in English football. After O'Leary's retirement in 1993, Bould had been the next to go from the famous defence in 1999 and Winterburn followed him out of Highbury a year later. Dixon's played 458 appearances in the League with 25 goals, complete with a huge haul of medals.
Dixon is the Great Cousin of Barry Dixon of St.Athan, South Wales.
In retirement, Dixon has concentrated on several business interests including the Riverside Brasserie in Bray, Berkshire, originally with his friend Heston Blumenthal. He tries to play golf daily, aiming to reduce his golf handicap to Level at Woburn club. He is also making his name as a pundit for the BBC, appearing on ''Match of the Day'', ''Score'', and ''Football Focus''. He has a home in Marazion, Cornwall and can often be seen drinking in a local pub called ''The Fire Engine''.
Despite his well-known affiliation with Arsenal, Dixon was a Manchester City supporter when he was young. He maintains that he still supports Manchester City on Match of the Day 2 and Football Focus occasionally, although in the analysis of the 2009 Manchester Derby he claimed he was a neutral.
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'''Alf Common''' (25 May 1880 in Milfield, Northumberland - 3 April 1946) was an English footballer who played at inside forward or centre forward. He is most famous for being the first player to be transferred for a fee of -1,000.
Common played for South Hylton and Jarrow in North East England before joining Sunderland in 1900. Sunderland finished Division One runners-up in 1900-01, after which Common transferred to Sheffield United in October 1901 for -325. Neither Sunderland nor Sheffield United had cause to regret the deal in the sense that Sunderland finished as Division One Champions in 1901-02, and Common scored the first goal in the Blades FA Cup final win of 1902 over Southampton.
Common became a regular member of Sheffield United teams, and won the first of his three international caps in 1904, but in May of that year he refused to re-sign for United because he wished to return to Sunderland where he was reported to have 'business interests'
In February 1905, little more than six months after this move, he broke the transfer record again by moving to Middlesbrough for -1,000. Middlesbrough had purchased Common in an attempt to avoid relegation to the Second Division. His first game for Middlesbrough was on 25 February 1905, away to his former club Sheffield United. Middlesbrough won 1-0, with Common scoring from a penalty after 50 minutes, it was their first away win for nearly two years. Consequently the team, who had so far been battling against relegation that season, survived the drop. He played 168 league games for Boro and scored 58 goals.
At the age of 30, Common moved to Woolwich Arsenal in 1910, making his debut on 1 September 1910 against Manchester United. In total, he played 80 times and scored 23 goals for Arsenal; after starting out at inside forward, he took on a more attacking role in his second season and was the club's top goalscorer (with 17) in 1911-12, missing just two league games. However, he didn't score a single goal in the first half of the Gunners' 1912-13 relegation season, before being sold to Preston North End in December 1912 for -250. At Preston, he helped the club to win the Division Two title that season, although they were relegated the following season (1913-14).
Common retired from football in 1914, and went on to run a pub in Darlington. He died in 1946 aged 65.
Common won his first England cap, against Wales on 29 February 1904. In all he won three caps, scoring two goals.
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'''Mark Smyth''', (born 9 January 1985 in Liverpool) is an English football midfield player who started his career playing for Liverpool. Smyth made one appearance for Liverpool, coming on as a substitute in a Carling Cup quarter final win at Tottenham in December 2004.
He was released from the Anfield club at the end of the 2004/2005 season. He was signed by Accrington Stanley, but he soon moved to Vauxhall Motors.
In December 2006 Mark signed for Bangor City in the Welsh Premier, then managed by Steve Bleasdale. He made a dozen league appearances for City by the end of the season and was part of the first team squad again during pre-season 2007-08; he was released in 2008 and had a trial with Chester City before signing for Leigh Genesis F.C.. He has now moved on again to Cheshire league side Witton Albion.
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'''James Paul "Jim" Gannon''' (born 7 September 1968 in Southwark, London, England) is an English football manager and former footballer. Having been made redundant as manager of the cash-strapped Stockport County at the end of the 2008-09 season, Gannon was unveiled as the new Motherwell manager on 30 June 2009. He was sacked by the Fir Park side just six months later on 28 December.
Gannon was born in Southwark, South London and moved with his family to Ireland at a young age. Gannon received his start in higher level football from the Irish club Dundalk. Gannon impressed for Dundalk, and in April 1989 was signed up by English team Sheffield United where he struggled to break into the first team. After 12 months he moved to Stockport County where he had a distinguished ten year career. His 479 club appearances puts him in third spot in Stockport-s all-time appearance list and his 65 goals are 9th in their scoring records. He was awarded a testimonial against Manchester City in August 2000, but after a dispute with the club over the arrangements, he was sent out on a brief loan spell at Crewe Alexandra, before returning to Ireland with Shelbourne.
Gannon was and still is known by Stockport fans as 'The Ghost', due to his knack of 'ghosting' in at the back of the box to score from crosses. He has received two distinguished honours from the club-s supporters-elected to the Stockport Hall of Fame and as Honorary Vice President of the Hatters Independent Supporters Club.
On his return to Ireland, Gannon completed his accountancy exams and had a number of successful years at Shelbourne which included winning 2 League Championships, scoring in a Champions League qualifier and playing in the UEFA Cup.
Jim holds the unique record of scoring in all 4 English divisions, the FA Cup, the Football League Cup, the Full Members Cup, the English League play offs, the League of Ireland, the FAI Cup, the League of Ireland Cup, and the UEFA Champions League.
In June 2004 he was appointed to his first managerial post, taking charge of Dundalk, who were also the first club in Gannon's professional playing career. On 14 November 2005, Gannon confirmed his resignation from Dundalk after his position had been called into question as his chief supporters, vice-chairman Tom Baldwin and chief executive Sean Connolly, left the club. This left Dundalk without a manager for their final match of the 2005 season, in which they had already secured a comfortable mid-table position in Ireland's second tier of association football. Prior to Gannon's departure, the team had drawn ten consecutive matches.
After the resignation of Chris Turner as Stockport County manager, Gannon was appointed as caretaker manager with the team five points adrift of safety at the bottom of League Two, facing potential relegation from the Football League. An upturn in results saw Gannon offered the job full time, which allowed him to guide County to safety, avoiding relegation from the football league on the final day of the 2005-06 season.
At the beginning of the 2006-07 season, Gannon and Stockport announced they had drawn up a 5-year plan to take the club to the Championship. Results on the field followed this statement of intent, with Gannon leading County to a League record nine consecutive victories without conceding a goal. County missed out on the League Two play-offs due to results on the final day of the season, missing out on goal difference despite a 5-0 victory over Darlington.
County finished the 2007-08 season in fourth, and on his fifth visit to Wembley, his first as a manager, Gannon guided Stockport to a 3-2 win over Rochdale in May 2008 to win promotion to League One. Having quickly taken Stockport from the foot of League Two to promotion to League One on a meager budget, Gannon is branded one of the most highly-rated managers in the lower leagues.
Gannon led County to an impressive start to the season following their promotion, and they spent Christmas in the play-off places with the best away record in the division. The new year did start uncomfortably for Gannon; with media speculation linking him with a move away from Edgeley Park, and the club announcing they were in financial difficulty, he took interviews reassuring fans of his intent to stick by County.
On 24 February 2009 Stockport agreed to allow Gannon to hold talks with Brighton and Hove Albion, who were seeking to fill the managerial position left vacant by Micky Adams. Jim suggested that his family would play a large part in his decision to move clubs, with Stockport's financial troubles may impress on his own financial situation, while uprooting his family to move to Brighton may be undesirable. Gannon was made favorite to be given the job by several bookmakers, and he met with Brighton chairman Dick Knight on the 25th, before announcing on the 26th that he had chosen not to take the job. Dick Knight had indicated that Gannon was his first choice for the job, and former Stockport players now at Brighton had shown their desire for Gannon to be given the job. However, Gannon turned down the opportunity and vowed stay with at the Edgeley Park club.
On 6 May 2009 Gannon was made redundant as manager of Stockport along with assistant boss Peter Ward. The move comes after the club were placed into administration at the end of April and were deducted 10 points in accordance with Football League rules.
Gannon was confirmed as manager of Scottish Premier League side Motherwell at the end of June 2009, two days before the club's Europa League first round qualifying tie against Llanelli of Wales.
After taking the job, Gannon said that he hoped to bring in up to six players, most of them from England to bolster a squad threadbare after summer exits.
On 2 July, his first game in charge in the Europa League first round qualifying first leg, Motherwell lost 1-0 against Llanelli. However, on the away leg in Wales, the Steelmen recorded a 3-0 win to send them into the next round.Motherwell then beat KS Flamurtari 8-2 on aggregate after an amazing 8-1 victory in the home leg. Motherwell were then knocked out by Romanian giants Steaua Bucharest after two brave dislays. His first league victory was a 3 - 1 victory against Kilmarnock at Fir Park. He has kept a good running losing just 2 matches both against Hibernian on 5th December 2009. Gannon has recently had a massive fall out with the Scottish referees and Hugh Dallas with numerous decisions going against the Well. On 28 December, Gannon was sacked by Motherwell having threatened to resign the Saturday before following a heavy 6-1 defeat to Rangers. This brought to an end an unhappy spell for Gannon where he failed to settle in Scotland and brought to a head weeks of dissatisfaction with the Scottish football scene in general. Motherwell cited that Gannon was "not fully committed to the club" as the reason for their decision. No other team or manager was involved in either Gannon's or Motherwell's decision.
Gannon was one of few managers in the lower leagues to hold a full UEFA Pro Licence. Despite being relatively new to management, Gannon has been unafraid to criticise referees, other clubs or The Football Association.
During Stockport County's record-breaking run of nine consecutive victories without conceding a goal, Gannon hit out at Bristol Rovers and the match referee when a fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Gannon lodged a complaint with the FA with regard to Rovers, as he felt not enough was done to ready the pitch, and also a complaint with regard to the referee's handling of the situation. Gannon was later incensed with the FA when the same referee was allowed to take charge of the postponed fixture. Rovers won the delayed match 2-1.
Priding himself on playing flowing football in the lower leagues of the English game, Gannon has repeatedly spoken out against clubs he feels play too physically, and referees he feels do not give his players enough protection. Gannon was left threatening police action over a strong challenge that left Stockport striker Matty McNeil unconscious and in hospital.
Gannon branded approaches from Manchester City and Liverpool questionable and unprofessional after the two Premier League clubs swooped for youngsters being trained in Stockport County's development squads.
His open nature has also drawn criticism from his own fans, who felt some interviews shared aspects that should have been handled inside the club. After a touch-line argument with then-club captain Gareth Owen, Gannon gave a forthright interview explaining that disciplinary action will be taken, and Owen would be stripped of the captaincy. Owen, who was later released by the club, did not play another game for County. Gannon also drew furore when he discussed ongoing contract negotiations in the press.
Gannon was sent to the stand in Motherwell's Europa League match against Steaua Bucharest; however Gannon has stated he did not know why he, or his assistant manager were sent off by Spanish referee Carlos Clos Gomez.
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'''Yazid Mansouri''' (born February 25, 1978 in Revin, Ardennes, France) is an Algerian football player who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for French Ligue 1 side FC Lorient.
Mansouri began his career at ''Tinqueux SC'', a small team from Tinqueux who were playing in the sixth division. At age 17, he left the club and signed with Le Havre AC who were playing in Ligue 1, where he spent his first two seasons playing in the reserve side. He made his debut in the first game of the 1997-1998 season, coming as a second half substitute against Olympique de Marseille. He would slowly assert himself at the club and would eventually go on to make 134 appearances and scoring 2 goals in 6 seasons in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2.
At the start of the 2003-2004 season, Mansouri was loaned out for the season to English Championship side Coventry City F.C.. Mansouri made 14 appearances in the first half of the season before leaving, against the clubs wishes, to play for Algeria at the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Mali. His contract was subsequently terminated and he remained without a club for the rest of the season.
In the summer of 2004, Mansouri signed with Ligue 2 side LB Chteauroux where he easily imposed himself in the middle of the park. He would go on to make 63 appearances for the club, starting every one of them, and scoring 2 goals. He was also the captain of the team in the 2005-2006 season.
At the beginning of the 2006 season, Mansouri signed a 2-year contract with Ligue 1 side FC Lorient.
Mansouri first featured for the Algerian national team in a set of friendlies against FC Zurich and ES Troyes in 1999. He received his first official call-up to the national team on November 6, 2001 in a friendly game against France in Paris. He was a member of the Algerian team at the 2002 African Cup of Nations and the 2004 African Cup of Nations.
His origins in Algeria are from the Kabylie region.
He is currently the captain of the team and also the most capped player on the team.
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'''Nassim Akrour''' (born July 10, 1974 in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France) is an Algerian football player. He current plays for Grenoble Foot 38.
He was part of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals.
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'''Paul Andrew Parker''' (born 4 April 1964 in West Ham, London) is a retired English footballer who played for QPR, Fulham and Manchester United. He was also a crucial player at the 1990 World Cup with England.
Parker, a central defender, started his career with Fulham before joining QPR, where he made his name as a nippy and incisive defender, even though he lacked the height normally associated with his position. His prowess was noticed by England coach Bobby Robson who, establishing he could also play at right back, gave him his international debut against Albania in 1989.
Parker continued to play centrally for his club while deputising for the first-choice Gary Stevens on the right side of defence for country. He was selected as Stevens' back-up for the 1990 World Cup in Italy but, with Stevens putting in a disappointing display in the opening 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland, Parker was put in the team, just five caps into his career.
He stayed there, playing comfortably behind Chris Waddle as England progressed through their group and as far as the semi-finals, where they met West Germany. Here two incidents would define Parker's career.
With the score at 0-0, the Germans won a free kick just outside the England penalty area early in the second half and as the ball was tapped to Andreas Brehme, Parker sprinted from the defensive wall to try to block the shot. Instead, it clipped off him at such an angle that the ball looped high into the air and swirled round and over goalkeeper Peter Shilton and into the net. The goal was credited to Brehme, but Parker managed to make amends with fewer than ten minutes to play.
Collecting the ball down the right flank, he looked up and sent a high and dangerous ball towards Gary Lineker. The German defenders got in each other's way and Lineker found room to score with a far post shot. The game ended 1-1 and England departed on penalties. Stevens was recalled for the meaningless third-place play off match against Italy and Parker (who came on as a sub in that game) emerged from the tournament as one of England's many successes.
That said, it did not help him curry favour with Robson's replacement as England coach, Graham Taylor, who chose Arsenal's Lee Dixon several times over the next few months, including all bar one of the qualifiers for Euro 92. Parker, Dixon, Stevens and Rob Jones were all injured for the tournament itself in Sweden, so Taylor had to pick a central defender to play at right back (without the luxury of having another centre-cum-right back like Parker at his disposal) and England were dismissed at the group stage.
During this period, Parker was sold by QPR to Manchester United for -2million on 8 August 1991 , and he made his debut (now as a specialist right back) against Notts County the same month. Unfortunately, Parker's five-year career at Old Trafford was blighted frequently by injury and as the club began to dominate the English game under Alex Ferguson, Parker struggled to maintain his fitness.
He won a League Cup winners medal in 1992, a Premiership title medal a year later, and another Premiership title medal and the FA Cup a further year on. The last two years though saw Parker's inability to stay fit coupled with the emergence of Gary Neville, who ultimately replaced Parker at right back for both club and country.
Parker missed out on almost 18 months of international football but in October 1993 he was called up by Taylor for a vital qualifier for the 1994 World Cup against the Netherlands in Rotterdam. England lost 2-0 and Parker's hope of reaching a second World Cup were gone.
When Terry Venables took over as England coach in 1994, he called up Parker for his first game in charge - a 1-0 win over Denmark at Wembley but then looked at other right backs (including Rob Jones of Liverpool) before installing Neville as his first choice the following year. Parker's England career, which had reached such a high four years earlier, was over after just 19 appearances.
Parker missed most of the 1994-95 season through injury, and despite regaining his fitness for the 1995-96, he could not displace the brilliant young Gary Neville, and was freed at the end of the campaign. Although United won a (then) unique second double, he did not play in enough Premier League games for a title medal, and did not feature in the FA Cup Final squad.
Parker then signed for Derby County, who had just been promoted to the Premier League, but could not win a regular first team place and signed for Sheffield United in early November. Later in the 1996-97 season, he played several games for Chelsea during an injury crisis at Stamford Bridge, although he did not feature in the FA Cup Final triumph that ended Chelsea's 26-year trophy drought.
After retiring from playing, he became manager of Chelmsford City in June 2001.
Parker is now employed as an ambassador for the Blue Square Premier League - the highest division of non-league football.
Paul has ventured into media punditry and from August will be the lead co-commentator with Steve Bower on Setanta Sports exclusively live Conference National coverage.
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'''Lawrence Philip Sanchez ''' (born 22 October 1959) is a football manager and a former player. The defining moment of his playing career came in the 1988 FA Cup Final, where he scored the winning goal for Wimbledon, producing one of the biggest Cup upsets against Liverpool.
Sanchez was born in London, the son of an Ecuadorian father and a Northern Irish mother. He was educated at Presentation College, a [grammar school] in Reading, Berkshire, and went on to take a BSc degree in management science at Loughborough University while a Reading F.C. player.
Sanchez had first played for Reading, between 1977 and 1984, before moving to Wimbledon for -30,000. He scored the goal that got the Dons promoted to the First Division in 1986. His most famous moment as a player came in 1988, when he scored the goal that won Wimbledon the FA Cup in 1988 against Liverpool, a match widely believed to be one of the biggest cup final upsets in history. In April 1994 Sanchez left Wimbledon for newly promoted Swindon Town
He is believed to be the first player to be sent off for a professional foul, after committing a deliberate handball in a Football League Trophy match against Oxford United in 1982.
Sanchez won three international caps for Northern Ireland, qualifying by virtue of his Northern Irish mother. He had also been invited to try out for the Ecuadorian national team (Ecuadorian father), but declined on the grounds of distance.
He became player-manager of League of Ireland club Sligo Rovers in 1994 and in his first season led them to the semi-final of the 1995 FAI Cup. He also managed them in the Cup Winners' Cup against Club Brugge
In 1995, he returned to Wimbledon and became reserve team manager, winning the Football Combination in his first season in charge.After two years with the reserves he then stepped up to 1st coach under Joe Kinnear.
Sanchez became manager at Wycombe Wanderers in Feb 1999,and with only 18 games left he rescued the team from imminent relegation. It was on the way to the last game of this season at Lincoln that the club bought The Lucky Wycombe Comanche.In 2001 he guided the club (then in the Second Division) to its greatest moment, playing Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals; Wycombe lost 2-1, having held Liverpool to 0-0 for most of the match.
After finishing 12th in 2002 and 11th in 2003, the upward progress came to an end with collapse of the OnDigital TV deal and the subsequent loss of both revenue and subsequently players. After a poor start to the 2003-04 season Sanchez was sacked by the club on 30 September 2003.
Sanchez was appointed manager of Northern Ireland in January 2004. At that point the side was ranked 124 in the world, had a 1,298 minute-long goal drought, and had not won a game for nearly three years. Northern Ireland improved markedly under Sanchez. By the time he left Northern Ireland were top of their Euro 2008 qualification group and reached an all-time high position of 27th in the world.
Notable results during his tenure included a 1-0 victory against England in a World Cup qualifying match, a 1-1 draw against Portugal, who went on to reach the World Cup 2006 semi-finals, a 2-1 win over Sweden and a 3-2 win against eventual Euro 2008 winners Spain in a Euro 2008 qualifying match, with striker David Healy scoring a hat trick. A book about his achievements with Northern Ireland was published in November 2007.
While still manager of Northern Ireland, Sanchez was named as caretaker manager of Fulham following the sacking of Chris Coleman in April 2007.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Beattie''' (11 August 1913 - 20 September 1983) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He was the first manager of the Scottish national team.
Andy Beattie was born in Kintore, Aberdeenshire and was employed as a young quarry-man at the Inverurie Loco Works. He was soon to join the Inverurie Loco Works FC where he established himself as an accomplished full-back before attracting the interest of English First Division club Preston North End. They paid -135 for him in March 1935, but World War II was to sadly interrupt his career and he made just 125 Football League appearances for the Lilywhites, scoring five goals, before retiring from his only professional club in March 1947.
The war also curtailed a promising international career which saw him awarded seven Scotland caps between April 1937 and December 1938. In spite of spending part of his military service abroad Beattie was also to gain a further five unofficial caps for Scotland during wartime internationals and appear as a 'guest' player for several clubs. Most notably though he helped his own side Preston North End secure the 1940-41 double of the North Regional League Championship and the Wartime League Cup, which they won by beating Arsenal 2-1 after a 1-1 draw.
After the war, and with his playing days now behind him, Beattie accepted the position of secretary-manager with Barrow, then a mid-table club in the old English regional Third Division North, after leaving Preston in March 1947. Barrow had long been 'also-rans' and in the 25 years since joining the Football League had already been forced to seek re-election five times - but Beattie-s arrival was to change all that. The 1946-47 season saw them finish 9th but Beattie was to create a local sensation by having his players report back for pre-season training a whole month before the new season-s start. The new team spirit he fostered paid rich dividends and, after beating Halifax Town 2-1 on Boxing Day, his Barrow team topped the table for the first time ever.
Beattie-s Barrow -Bluebirds- would at last finish a creditable seventh and also experienced some FA Cup success along the way. A club record gate of 14,081 saw their 3-2 -derby- victory over Carlisle United in the first round before a 1-0 success at non-League Runcorn set up an away tie at Chelsea in round three. Some 44,336 crammed into Stamford Bridge to see Beattie-s team lose 0-5, but the attendance is still the largest Barrow have ever played before. Finally a third club record gate was achieved on Good Friday when 11,644 watched a 1-1 draw with Wrexham, their biggest ever crowd for a home league fixture.
Beattie then shocked Barrow when, only two weeks before the 1948-49 season was due to begin, he handed in his resignation following a dispute with the club chairman. After the board refused to accept this, the chairman and another director resigned and Beattie carried on, but his team began to slip down the table and attendances fell.
By the end of March 1949 he at last left the troubled Bluebirds to join Stockport County, also a Third Division North club, whom he transformed from a mid-table side into promotion challengers in late 1951-52. It was then that top-flight Huddersfield Town approached Beattie and asked him to become their manager.
The Yorkshire club offered Beattie a reported salary of around -2,500 but despite his efforts to save the club from the drop he was simply too late. Huddersfield were relegated to Division Two for the first time in their history but Beattie, then one of the youngest managers in the Football League, and who had now nailed two lucky horseshoes to his office wall, was already planning ahead. During the summer months he was to make three crucial signings. Full-back Ron Staniforth and utility player Tommy Cavanagh followed him across the Pennines from Stockport County, whilst inside forward Jimmy Watson came down from Motherwell to pep up the attack.
Under Andy Beattie, Huddersfield Town performed strongly in Division Two; during 1952-53 Town and Sheffield United left the rest behind with United eventually pipping Town for the title by two points as both Yorkshire clubs gained promotion. Along the way Huddersfield had also recorded an 8-2 thrashing of Everton, a 6-0 beating of Barnsley, and 5-0 wins over Lincoln City and Southampton. The entire defence of Jack Wheeler, Ron Staniforth, Laurie Kelly, Bill McGarry, Don McEvoy and Len Quested played in every fixture, as did winger Vic Metcalfe, while 30-goal top scoring centre forward Jimmy Glazzard missed only one match as Town gained an immediate return to the top flight.
Back in Division One, Beattie-s team then continued the charge despite being wracked by injury, and eventually finished in a very creditable third place. They were just two points behind runners-up West Bromwich Albion and six behind champions Wolverhampton Wanderers. This remains Huddersfield-s highest finish in the Football League since World War Two, yet a decline was soon to set in. 1954-55 saw them slip down to 12th spot, despite a run to the FA Cup quarter-finals, and Beattie offered to resign that August only to be persuaded to stay on. At this point Town appointed Bill Shankly to assist Beattie, the two men having been former team-mates at Preston North End years earlier, but relegation was again around the corner.
Huddersfield struggled in vain to avoid the drop, in a season that saw the emergence of future England full-back Ray Wilson, and they succumbed to the inevitable ironically with Sheffield United, the side with whom they had been promoted three years before. Beattie resigned in November 1956 as he felt he had taken the team as far as he could. Bill Shankly was thus left in charge as Beattie sought out a new career as a sub-postmaster at Penwortham, Preston, where he could spend more time with his wife and four children.
However, football had been his life and in May 1958 he answered the call to manage Carlisle United, where he stayed until moving to top-flight Nottingham Forest in 1960.
His next stop was at Plymouth Argyle, where he was appointed manager in 1963. There he helped stave off relegation from Division Two in 1963-64 but his next job was to end in disaster.
He was appointed caretaker manager at Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 1964, replacing Stan Cullis. The team were bottom of the table at this point, with just three points. Beattie was unable to halt their slump and the club dropped to the Second Division after 23 seasons in the top flight. He began the new season still at the helm but resigned after nine games, ending with a 9-3 thrashing at in September 1965.
After a stint scouting for , Beattie's next port of call was , who made him 'advisor' to Peter Doherty in December 1965. In March 1967 County made him general manager where he remained until joining John Harris at as assistant manager in October 1967, and before retiring he also held coaching or scouting positions with both and .
Andy Beattie had the honour of becoming Scotland-s first manager in February 1954, although his brief tenure was something of a farce. In the middle of the 1954 World Cup held in Switzerland, Scotland-s first entry into the competition, he resigned after claiming his four game stint with a squad of 13 players placed him in an impossible situation. Shortly afterwards they were hammered 7-0 by Uruguay and were knocked out of the tournament.
In March 1959 he was once again appointed Scotland manager, but resigned in November 1960 because of his commitments with Forest.
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'''Djamel Belmadi''' (born 27 March 1976) is an Algerian football player, who last played for Valenciennes FC.
He was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, France and started his career at Paris St Germain, making his debut in January 1996 against Gueugnon before spending a season at Martigues. He spent the 1997-98 season at Marseille, and then moved to Cannes for the 1998-99 season. In August 1999 he was signed again by Marseille but immediately went on loan to Spanish club Celta Vigo, where he counted Benni McCarthy of South Africa among his team-mates.
In January 2000, he returned to Marseille, eventually securing a regular place in the first team-s midfield in 2000-01. In January 2001, he made good use of a rare opportunity presented him to play in Marseille's attack, when Liberian maestro George Weah - who had been the main attacker - was away on international duty with the Lone Stars of Liberia. Belmadi seized the opportunity to score a vital goal for Marseille against fellow strugglers Toulouse to keep Marseille just outside the relegation zone.
On 14 April 2001, he scored the winning goal in Marseille's 2-1 victory over Sedan, before a near-60,000 crowd, giving Bernard Tapie's team a much needed lifeline out of relegation.
In January 2003, he had fallen out of favour at Marseille, now managed by Alain Perrin, who agreed to loan him to Kevin Keegan-s Manchester City after a successful trial. He joined ranks with fellow Algerian, Ali Benarbia.
He made his full debut for Manchester City on 29 January 2003 at Maine Road in a 4-1 victory against Fulham (alongside another recruit from the French league - David Sommeil).
In his brief time at Manchester City, he only made 2 starts and 6 substitute appearances, the last of which was in a 1-0 defeat against Southampton on 11 May 2003 in the final league game at Maine Road (when the only goal was scored by Michael Svensson.)
Although Kevin Keegan liked Belmadi-s style of play, he conceded that he could not afford another free spirit in a side already containing Eyal Berkovic and Ali Bernabia, so Belmadi returned to Marseille.
In August 2003, he was released by Marseille and played the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons in Qatar with Al-Ittihad and Al-Kharitiyath.
In July 2005, after trials at Celtic, Wigan Athletic and Sunderland, he joined Southampton (now playing in the Football League Championship) for their pre-season tour of Scotland. Harry Redknapp initially gave Belmadi a one-month contract, and he made his debut on 6 August 2005 in a 0-0 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers. His contract was extended until the end of the 2005-06 season after impressive performances in his early games, including a goal against Crewe Alexandra on 27 August 2005. In January 2006 he picked up a thigh injury which put him out of the team until April.
He had, however, done enough to persuade Southampton, now managed by George Burley, to re-sign him for the 2006-07 season, but again this was blighted by injury problems, including a knee injury picked up in September which put him out until February. He picked up several other niggling injuries putting him out for long periods. When fit, there was no doubting Belmadi's ability and quality on the ball whether playing on the left or right of midfield. At his best, he could unpick defences with his passing and kept the ball well. Unfortunately, his injuries restricted him to 40 appearances in his two years at St Mary's. His contract with the Saints expired on 30 June 2007 and was not renewed as Southampton faced up to the financial realities of a third season in the Championship.
After being released by Southampton, he returned to France and joined Valenciennes.
He made his debut for Algeria on 9 July 2000 against Morocco.
He was part of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals.
He last played for Algeria in a World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe on 20 June 2004, having made 20 appearances scoring 5 goals.
Whilst he was with Manchester City, he, along with players Daniel Van Buyten and Vicente Vuoso, was the victim of a theft by two bank workers. At the time Belmadi left Manchester City, he left -230,000 in an account with the Co-operative Bank. In total the bank workers stole more than -350,000 from the accounts of the three players.
In January 2006, the bank workers, Paul Sherwood, a cashier, and Paul Hanley, his supervisor, were jailed for 32 months and 12 months respectively.
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'''Rigobert Song Bahanag''' (born July 1, 1976 in Yaound) is a Cameroonian football central defender who currently plays for Turkish Sper Lig club Trabzonspor and the Cameroon national team.
Prior to joining Trabzonspor in 2008, Song played for Metz, Salernitana, Liverpool , West Ham, Cologne, RC Lens, and Galatasaray.
He became an instant fan favorite after his transfer to Galatasaray and formed a strong defensive partnership with Stjepan Tomas at the heart of the defense.
During the 2006-07 season, he struggled to find a place in the team after an argument with then Galatasaray manager Eric Gerets during a league game. Although Song apologized for the incident both publicly and privately, Gerets did not take a back step and the player remained punished. With the arrival of new coach Karl-Heinz Feldkamp, Song once again become a vital member of the squad. But in the following years he lost his enthusiasm to play for Galatasaray and became transferred to Trabzonspor which spent considerable amounts of money in order to build a new team at the beginning of 2008-2009 season.
After a successful start to 2008-2009 season, Song became fan-favorite in Trabzon, nicknamed "Big Fat Chef", played 28 games in Sper Lig without any yellow/red cards or goals. After Ersun Yanal resigned he lost his place in the starting lineup. However, he became Trabzonspor's new captain in December 1, 2009 after enol Gne taking place as manager.
Considered a key player for Cameroon for over a decade, Song played in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 World Cups. He is their most capped player ever. He was the captain of his national team but was replaced after the Great Noodle scandal of 2008.
Song is one of only two players to have been sent off in two different World Cups - with the other being Zinedine Zidane. He received a red card against Brazil in at USA 1994 and then again against Chile at France 1998. He also holds the record as youngest player ever to be sent off in a World Cup, aged 17.
In the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, Song became the most capped player in Cameroon history. Also, in the same competition, Song broke the record for the greatest number of matches played at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations.
He was dropped as national team captain after the arrival of Paul Le Guen who succeeded Otto Pfister as coach in July 2009. Samuel Eto'o became the new captain.
Song's father died when Rigobert was young. As such, he never really knew his father but nevertheless dedicates all his success to him, as his absence was a strong motivational force for him.
In the Morning of June 15, 2008, Song was accused of assaulting an Air hostess in Dar es Salaam International Airport a day after Cameroon were held to a goalless draw by minnows Tanzania in World Cup qualifier encounter. The plane pilot refused to take off until a Cameroonian official apologised.
His nephew Alexandre Song is a defensive midfielder for Premier League side Arsenal.
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'''Gustave "Gus" Baheten Bahoken''' (born 13 June 1979 in Douala) is a Cameroonian football player. He currently plays for Bulgarian side Botev Plovdiv as a defender.
Bahoken moved to Aalesund from the French team Angers SCO in 2005. Prior to playing for Angers, he had spent two seasons with Livingston in the Scottish Premier League.
Bahoken accidentally broke former Celtic striker Henrik Larsson's jaw at Celtic Park in an unfortunate head-to-head collision in a game in 2004.
In January 2009, he was given a trial at English League Two side Bradford City in a reserve game with Scunthorpe United.
He was part of the Cameroonian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished top of their group in the first round of competition, before losing in the quarter finals to Nigeria. Bahoken was part of the Cameroonian squad that went all the way to the final in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 in France. He played only one full cap for Cameroon.
His younger brother Stphane Bahoken plays for OGC Nice on youthside.
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'''Brian Tinnion''' (born 23 February 1968) (nickname: "Tinman") is a British former footballer and ex-manager. He was player-manager (later retiring from playing) of Bristol City F.C. from 5 June 2004 until 11 September 2005. He started as a left-back but later became a goal-scoring left-sided midfielder.
He was born in Stanley, County Durham in 1968 and was recruited by Newcastle United as an apprentice after scouts had spotted his useful left foot, he went on to be a member of the Newcastle United FA Youth Cup winning side of 1985 that included the likes of Paul Gascoigne. Tinnion signed as a professional before a first-team home game on the pitch of St James' Park a few days after his eighteenth birthday in 1986. In the 1987-88 season, he started 30 league games for the Magpies in the left-back slot. He earned a call-up to the England Under-21 squad in May 1988 for a tour of Toulon but unfortunately had to pull out injured. He was sold to Bradford City for -150,000 in 1989. He scored the last-gasp penalty that pinched a point at Elland Road on Grand National Day 1990 in a heated local derby against Leeds United.
It was while at Bradford that Tinnion expressed himself when pushed forward onto the left side of a three-man midfield in the early 1990s, the Bantam soon had the reputation of having the most creative left foot of the lower leagues. Tinnion found himself top-goalscorer in all competitions across all four divisions by Christmas 1991 with 13 goals, but he picked up a career-threatening injury at Hartlepool on Boxing Day 1991 in front of a host of top-flight scouts. His injury was surprisingly overcome in time to start the 1992-93 season in the Bantams starting line-up, but before the season was out, in March 1993, he failed to agree a new contract and moved on to Bristol City for a controverisally low tribunal-set fee of around -180,000. His first goal for his new club came against bitter rivals Bristol Rovers with a last-gasp penalty. Then in January 1994 he scored the winning goal in City's giant-killing FA Cup win over Liverpool at Anfield.
He went on to become one of City's dominant players of the 1990s. He switched from wide on the left flank into the centre of a three-man midfield under new manager Danny Wilson in 2000 and the role often gave him time and space to execute through balls, such was his form in that role that he was voted as the best player in his division. He became player-coach in 2000 (and had helped coach the club's youth teams since the mid-90s) and succeeded Danny Wilson as manager in 2004.
Tinnion's first season in charge saw Bristol City fail to make the play-offs and the 2005-06 season started inconsistently, leaving the City fans unconvinced about his ability to make his move into management successful. It was reported that a popular post-match phrase of chairman Steve Lansdown after some of City's more disappointing performances became "Tinnion!", often berating and humiliating him in front of his playing staff. Tinnion's given rationale for signing goalkeeper Adriano Basso ("because he is Brazilian") caused further unease amongst Bristol City supporters. A 7-1 thrashing by Swansea City on September 10, 2005 was the final straw; facing a wave of discontent among the supporters, Tinnion stepped down as manager the following day.
After his departure from Bristol City, Tinnion trained with Cheltenham Town, turning out for them in a reserve match, and then joined Conference side Aldershot on a non-contract basis.
He subsequently played for Conference South side Weston-super-Mare and in January 2007 joined Team Bath.
Tinnion has since retired from playing in the summer of 2007 and now coaches youth football, running soccer schools both in Southern Spain and at The Imperial Ground in Bristol.
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'''Roy Wegerle''' (born March 19, 1964 in Pretoria) is a South African-American soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. He is one of two players who played in both the NASL and MLS; the other is Hugo Snchez.
Although born in South Africa, and having a trial with Manchester United in 1980, Wegerle chose to play college soccer in the United States. He spent two season with the University of South Florida in 1982 and 1983 and holds the school's single season scoring record with 21 goals. The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League drafted Wegerle in the first round of the 1984 NASL college draft. He would play 21 games and score 9 goals, adding 17 assists, during the last year of the NASL's existence in 1984, being named league's Rookie of the Year. More significantly, Rodney Marsh coached him at Tampa Bay. This association would be integral to Wegerle's future move to England. When the league folded, Wegerle moved indoors with the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League for two seasons.
At the University of South Florida Wegerle came under the professional instruction of ex Chelsea FC striker and European Champion Derek Smethurst which grounded him and got him ready for his professional career.
In 1986, Marsh, a former Queens Park Rangers star, worked his contacts in England to get Wegerle a tryout. While QPR passed on Wegerle at the time, Chelsea was sufficiently impressed to offer Wegerle a contract. However, Wegerle never played consistently for the Chelsea first team and on March 24, 1988, Chelsea loaned Wegerle to Swindon Town for the last 7 games of the season. At the end of the season, Chelsea sold Wegerle to Luton Town for -75,000. In his time with Luton, Wegerle became the team's leading scorer and was sold in December 1989 to Queens Park Rangers for -1 million. He would finish the 1990-1991 season third on the First Division's scoring table, including having the honour of receiving the ITV 'Goal of the Season' award for that season (against Leeds at Elland Road). Wegerle continued to thrive at QPR until the arrival of new manager Gerry Francis who had little use for Wegerle and sold him in March 1992 to Blackburn Rovers for -1.1 million. The 1992-1993 season saw yet another transfer for Wegerle as Blackburn sold him to Coventry City for -1 million after only 22 games. Wegerle played the last 6 games of the 1992-1993 season for Coventry, his third of the season. Wegerle remained with Coventry until his return to the United States in 1996. However, he was beginning to have injury difficulty, a recurring theme for the rest of his career.
In 1996, Wegerle signed with Major League Soccer (MLS). At the time, the newly established league was signing known players and allocating them to each of the league's teams in order to ensure an initial parity of talent. As part of this process, MLS allocated Wegerle to the Colorado Rapids. However, he enjoyeed little success in MLS. He played a season and a half for Colorado before the team traded him to D.C. United for Steve Rammel 14 games into the 1997 season. Aside from scoring all of 4 goals over 36 games with the Rapids, Wegerle also served a single game as caretaker head coach after Bobby Houghton was fired. When Wegerle arrived in D.C., he joined a team on its way to the league championship. While his scoring pace increased slightly, 5 goals over 19 regular and post-season games, Wegerle failed to produce as United coach Bruce Arena expected. As a result, Wegerle became part of what is considered the most lop-sided trade in league history, when D.C. sent him to the Tampa Bay Mutiny for Roy Lassiter on April 26, 1998. Lassiter was MLS's all-time leading goalscorer; Wegerle played the rest of the 1998 season for the Mutiny, scoring a single goal, then retired.
Wegerle gained his US citizenship in 1991, after being eligible through his American wife. He made his national team debut on May 30, 1992 against the Republic of Ireland, and would go on to record 41 caps and score 7 goals for his adopted country. In January 8, 1994, Wegerle injured his knee and underwent numerous arthroscopic surgeries, but he was able to recover in time to become a key player for the U.S. in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. By 1998, his repeated injuries had hobbled Wegerle. He enjoyed a brief resurgence leading up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but never became the key player he had been in 1994.
Roy has a son that was born in 1987 whose name is Joelen. After his retirement, Wegerle has been trying to make it as a professional golfer. He had a brief stay as a co-host of ''MLS Extratime'' on ESPN2.
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'''Laurent Mayaba D'Jaffo''' (born November 5, 1970 in Bazas) was a Beninese football player.
D'Jaffo was born in France but moved to Africa at the two years old. He moved back to France when he was fourteen where he signed with Montpellier at age sixteen.
D'Jaffo has also played for Mansfield, Aberdeen, Ayr United, Bury, Stockport County and Sheffield United. D'Jaffo since retired and is now working as a football agent, assisting Sheffield United with their scouting.
D'Jaffo was part of the Benin squad at the 2004 African Nations Cup.
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'''Lucien Mettomo''' (born 19 April 1977 in Douala) is a Cameroonian football player who last played for Veria FC .Formerly, he has played for Tonnerre Yaound, Saint-tienne, Manchester City, Kaiserslautern, Kayseri Erciyesspor and Lucerne. Most recently, he was contracted to English Championship side Southampton.
He was part of the Cameroon squad at the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 African Nations Cup.
Mettomo made his name in France, playing for St. tienne. In September 2001 he signed for Manchester City of the English First Division for a -1.5 million fee. His Manchester City debut came as a substitute in a 6-0 League Cup defeat of Birmingham City.
As of 3 September 2007, it was announced by Norwich City that the defender has joined the English club on trial with view to a permanent contract.
Speaking to canaries.co.uk, Norwich manager Peter Grant said: -Lucien is out of contract and we are taking the opportunity to have a look at him.
-He comes with great credentials having played at the very highest level, but one thing he is short of is match fitness.
-We'll assess the situation and make a decision on him over the course of the next few days.-
However Norwich decided not to offer Mettomo a contract due to concerns over his fitness.
On 25 September 2007 it was announced that Mettomo had signed a short term deal at English Championship side Southampton that would run until the end of the 2007-08 season; this contract was cancelled in January, however, due to Mettomo's inability to break into the first team.
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'''Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso''' (born 20 December 1978 in Bafoussam, Cameroon), more commonly known as '''Geremi''', is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays for English Championship side Newcastle United.
Geremi played in his homeland for Racing Bafoussam and Cerro Porteo in Paraguay before moving to European club football in 1997 at the age of 16.
He spent two seasons in Turkey with Genlerbirlii, racking up 57 appearances, before a move to Real Madrid materialised for him. In his three years at the Bernabeu, Geremi won two Champions League winners medals with the Spanish giants. At Real Madrid, Geremi was nominated for the Ballon d'Or of 2000 but did not receive a single vote.
Seeking more regular football, he moved to Middlesbrough for the 2002-03 season on a year's loan from Real Madrid where he enjoyed a successful season.
After an impressive FIFA Confederations Cup campaign with Cameroon, Chelsea paid Real Madrid -6.9m for him in July 2003
Geremi signed for Newcastle on July 6, 2007 on a three year deal, making him the fourth signing of the summer by Sam Allardyce.
He scored two league goals for Newcastle with his first a well-taken free-kick in the 4-1 victory Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on 30 March
On January 4, 2010, Turkish side MKE Ankaragc unveiled him to fans and the press as their player, but Newcastle have insisted that "Geremi remains a Newcastle United player."
On the International front, Geremi won Olympic Gold with Cameroon in Sydney in 2000 and also two Africa Cup of Nations titles in 2000 and 2002 as they demonstrated their superiority not only in Africa but at world level too. He also played in all three of Cameroon's World Cup Final games in 2002 and scored a free-kick in a 2-2 friendly draw with England shortly before the tournament. He then won a runners-up medal in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana and was named in the team of the tournament.
Geremi earned his 100th cap for Cameroon on 11 February 2009, scoring a goal as part of a 3-1 friendly win against Guinea in Paris.
Stats accurate as of 00:44, 4 January 2010.
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'''Martin Raymond Keown''' (born 24 July 1966 in Oxford, England) is a former English footballer, who spent much of his career at Arsenal, with stints at Aston Villa and Everton as well. He is now a part-time scout and coach for Arsenal, as well as a pundit for the BBC.
A tough and uncompromising centre back from Oxford, Keown played for local sides as a boy, before joining Arsenal on a schoolboy contract in 1980, though he made his professional debut on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion in 1984.
Keown's debut for Arsenal came on 23 November 1985, when Don Howe was still their manager, and they drew 0-0 with West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns. He played 22 league games that season but when George Graham was appointed manager on 14 May 1986, he decided that Keown was not part of his plans to try and turn Arsenal into league title contenders and on 9 June 1986 he joined Aston Villa for -200,000.
Keown signed for Villa after a season in which they had narrowly avoided relegation to the Second Division, a mere four years after being European Cup winners and five years since being league champions. Manager Graham Turner was under a lot of pressure, and after their dismal form continued into the 1986-87 season he was sacked on 14 September 1986 and succeeded by Billy McNeill. Keown appeared in 36 league games that season, but he was unable to save Villa from finishing bottom of the First Division and being relegated after 12 successive seasons in the top flight. Graham Taylor then arrived at Villa Park to succeeded the sacked McNeill, and Keown was very much part of his rebuilding plans as he missed just two league games and scored three goals as Villa finished second in the Second Division and won promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt. He helped them secure their top flight status the following season but was sold to Everton on 7 August 1989 - just before the start of the 1989-90 season - for a fee of -750,000.
Keown had a fine start to his Everton career, and they topped the table for a while in late autumn and there was hope that they could win the league title. However, their form ebbed away after Christmas and they could only manage a sixth place finish. Keown managed 20 league appearances that campaign and a slightly better 24 in 1990-91, when Harvey was replaced by Howard Kendall as manager in the November. He missed just three league games in 1991-92, which brought another mid table finish, and he played just 13 more league games for the Toffees before accepting a -2,000,000 return to Arsenal in February 1993.
Keown didn't feature in Arsenal's historic FA Cup and League Cup double of 1993 due to being cup-tied. However, he did manage 16 Premier League appearances, mostly at the expense of Steve Bould, forming arguably the most intense battle for central defensive positions in the Premier League at the time. He and Andy Linighan were high quality defender competing alongside Bould and captain Tony Adams in the centre of one of the best English league defences of the 1990s.
Keown also missed out on Arsenal's Cup Winners' Cup Final win over Parma the following year (although he did play a part in the overall campaign after appearing in earlier rounds) however, he did start the final the following season when Arsenal were narrowly beaten by Real Zaragoza after extra time.
He rarely missed a game in his first four full seasons back at Highbury, though in the 1997-98 double winning campaign, the 31-year-old Keown was selected just 18 times in the Premier League by manager Arsne Wenger as he claimed the first two major trophies of his career after well over a decade of waiting.
Keown later became an integral part of Arsne Wenger's double Double winning sides of 1998 and 2002, remaining a first team regular until the end of the 2002-03 season, when the Gunners won their ninth FA Cup but blew the chance of a unique fourth double due to a late loss of form in the league.
On 20 September 2003, during Arsenal and Manchester United's match at Old Trafford, Manchester United were awarded a late penalty, with the score at 0-0. Ruud van Nistelrooy stepped up to take the penalty, and hit the bar with it. After the penalty, Keown and Ray Parlour confronted van Nistelrooy because of the manner in which he had earlier allegedly attempted to get their team mate Patrick Vieira sent off.
Keown remained at Arsenal until 2004, winning another Premier League title, before being released on a free transfer. His final season brought 10 league appearances - the bare minimum for a title winner's medal - and it came during the season when Arsenal achieved the rare distinction of completing a league season unbeaten.
He signed for Leicester City, but left after less than six months (it was rumoured he had fallen out with Leicester boss Micky Adams), and signed for Reading in January 2005 until the end of the season, after which he retired from the game.
Keown joined the coaching staff of Newbury in August 2005, but is now coaching back at former club Arsenal where he is taking his coaching badges. He has been identified by former Arsenal manager Terry Neill as a key figure behind the success of Arsenal's inexperienced "new-look" defence (which the team resorted to after ongoing injury problems in the 2005/06 season, notably setting a record for minutes played without conceding in the Champions League). In 2007/08 Martin was also a coach for the Oxford University Blues Football team on a part time basis.
Keown regularly appears as a pundit on the BBC's football coverage as well as covering the Champions League for Irish broadcaster TV3.
Martin played U16 and U18 for England. When it was learnt that both his parents were Irish, Jack Charlton enquired about his availability to play for the Republic of Ireland but found that he was not eligible due to his underage games. He made his England debut in 1992 against France. With an injury to Mark Wright he was called up into England's squad for Euro '92, and played in all three of England's matches.
Keown's early ascension to the England team under Graham Taylor did not continue under Terry Venables, who ignored him completely. Keown earned a recall from Glenn Hoddle in 1997, and went to the 1998 World Cup, but did not play. Keown became a regular under Kevin Keegan (captaining the side against Finland) and played in two of England's Euro 2000 matches. By the time Sven-Gran Eriksson became manager, Keown's age was starting to count against him, though he went to the 2002 World Cup, again as a non-playing squad member. In all he played 43 times for England, scoring two goals.
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'''Kangana Lord Ndiwa''' (born 28 February 1984 in Mawuella-Do Zombo) is a Congolese football player who last played for English non-league side AFC Liverpool.
He started his career with Swedish clubs Vrtans IK and Djurgrdens IF. After three trials with Glasgow Celtic, he signed for Bolton Wanderers in 2003. He was a part of the team's squad between June 2003 and May 2004, but never played first team football. However he played 4 games for Oldham Athletic and 1 game for Rochdale, both on loan from Bolton.
After his time at Bolton he has also been registered as a player with Stalybridge Celtic, Slovenian club side NK Drava Ptuj, Worthing and Scottish side Montrose. He went to Ferencvrosi TC in March 2008 for a prolonged try-out, followed by a stint at pre-season with Unibond League side Radcliffe Borough but was registered with AFC Liverpool in September 2008.
The "King" made his AFC Liverpool debut on 11 October 2008 coming on as a late substitute against Holker Old Boys in the Vodkat League Cup where AFC cruised to a comfortable 4-0 win.
He is currently on trial with League 2 side Lincoln City
Ndiwa is a Democratic Republic of Congo international, and has also represented Sweden at youth international level.
He was part of the Congolese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He appeared as a late substitute in the first Democratic Republic of Congo game of the tournament, a 2-1 defeat to Guinea .
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}}'''Aboubacar Sidiki Camara''', more commonly known as '''Titi Camara''' (born November 17 1972 in Conakry), is a former Guinean football player, who was last the head coach of the Syli National (National Elephant), the Guinean national team, which he captained and played for.
Camara was once a highly-touted prospect, spending time with Lens (1996-98), Olympique Marseille (1998-99, playing in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final), Liverpool (1999-2000), and West Ham United (2000-03). He signed for the latter team on December 21, 2000, for -1.5 million.
Titi Camara is famous for playing at Anfield against West Ham the morning after the death of his father, scoring the winning goal and then dropping to his knees in front of the Anfield Road stand with tears flowing. Despite his short spell at Liverpool he was seen as a cult figure amongst the supporters and was voted in at a more than respectable 91st position in the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop which was conducted by the official Liverpool Football Club web site. 110,000 Reds supporters worldwide voted for their favourite 10 players of all time. Camara's 91st spot made him the 2nd highest placed African player on the list behind Bruce Grobbelaar.Camara was recently inducted into the Liverpool FC hall of fame.
Titi Camara was a stalwart of the Guinea side from the early 1990s until the early 2000s. He is regarded as a key protagonist in Guinea's return to respectability in African football and played for his country at the 2004 African Nations Cup.
In December 2005, he was linked with the vacant manager's job with his national side, Guinea. On May 13 2009, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, the President of Guinea publicly announced that he wanted him to manage the national side. At the end of May, 2009, Camara was named the National Technical Director (NTC). On Tuesday, June 9, 2009, Camara was named the Head Coach of the Syli National to succeed Robert Nouzaret. Camara was serving in dual capacities of NTC and head Coach of the Syli National. On Tuesday, September 15, 2009, three months following his nomination as head coach of the Syli National, Camara was replaced by Mamadi Souar, a former Captain of the Syli National, for poor results, lack of cooperation/understanding with certain conspicious members of the Guinean Football Federation (FGF), and absence of "cordial" relations with certain key elements of the Syli National.
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'''Samuel English''' (18 August 1908 - 1967) was a Irish football player who played for several clubs, but is mainly remembered for his time with Rangers.
He was born in the hamlet of Crevolea in Aghadowey, County Londonderry, Ireland. In 1924 his family moved to Dalmuir in Scotland, and for a time he worked at the John Brown & Company Shipyard.
During the 1930s he played with Yoker Athletic Juniors and with Rangers. He holds the Rangers record for the most goals scored in one season: 44 goals from 35 appearances in 1931-32. He was also capped twice for Ireland during his stint at Ibrox although he ended up on the losing side on both occasions(12-09-1932, 0-4 Vs Scotland & 7-12-1932, 1-4 Vs Wales).
However, his career was overshadowed by an incident in September 1931 where he was involved in an accidental collision with John Thomson, the Celtic goalkeeper. Thomson dived for the ball and his head collided with English's knee (not, as is often assumed, his boot). He suffered serious injuries to his skull and died in hospital a few hours later.
The official enquiry later found that the collision was an accident, and cleared English of any blame, a view which was fully supported by John Thomson's family and all players from both teams who were on the field at the time. Nevertheless, English was deeply traumatised by what had happened to Thomson.
Although he was cleared of malice in the John Thomson incident, jeering by Scottish crowds caused his transfer to England. He played for Liverpool, then for George McLachlan at Queen of the South and then Hartlepool United. He was to find that his reputation had preceded him, he often faced similar taunts, and he never recovered his playing form. Eventually he gave up football at the age of only 28.
He died in the Vale of Leven Hospital, in West Dunbartonshire, at the age of only 58 after battling motor neurone disease.
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'''Ian Bryson''' (born November 26, 1962 in Kilmarnock) is a Scottish football player.
He began his career at Hurlford United before moving to Kilmarnock, where he spent seven years making almost 200 appearances, mostly as a midfielder.
After moving to England, he spent the next 5 years of his career at Sheffield United with whom he was promoted to the old First Division. After a brief spell at Barnsley, he joined Preston North End in 1993 on his 31st birthday, where he briefly played alongside a young David Beckham.
Bryson was appointed captain of the north west club. Although Preston lost the Third Division playoff final 4-2 to Wycombe Wanderers, Bryson himself scored with a spectacular overhead kick. Two years later he led them to the Third Division title, lifting the trophy at Deepdale in front of a capacity crowd. Bryson ended his professional league career at Rochdale, later playing for Bamber Bridge.
However, he is still remembered with great affection at Preston, one of the founding members of the Football League, where he also spent time coaching youngsters at North End's academy.
Ian Bryson still plays regularly for AC Sporting in the Preston area Veterans League.
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'''Timothy Joel "Tim" Cahill''' (born 6 December 1979 in Sydney, Australia) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Everton in the Premier League and for the Australian national team. Cahill has also has played up front on several occasions and is the captain of Everton should Phil Neville not take part in a fixture.
Cahill has become one of the highest profile footballers in the Asian Football Confederation. Cahill scored the first goal by an Australian at a FIFA World Cup, and has also scored the most goals by any Australian in the World Cup. In 2007, he also became the first Australian player to score at an Asian Cup.
Cahill was born in Sydney to a Samoan mother and an English father, of Irish descent, and was encouraged to play football as a child. As a youngster Cahill played football for Balmain Police Boys Club and the Marrickville Red Devils Soccer Football Club. He attended Bexley North Primary school, Tempe High School and Kingsgrove North High School, where he ended his high school years.
Cahill paid a visit to Bexley North following his World Cup exploits where, despite the fact that the school holidays had started, almost the entire student body turned out to welcome him back.
Ben Roberts, five-eighth for the Canterbury Bulldogs, is Cahill's cousin.. Other cousins also play or have played soccer in the past including Roberts, Cahill, Windsor and Jefferson. Chris Cahill, a fellow professional football player, is his brother.
Cahill's other brother is Sean Cahill who is currently serving a jail sentence.
In 1997, Cahill asked his parents to allow him to travel to England to play professionally, where he was signed by Millwall on a free transfer from Sydney United. He made his Millwall debut on 22 May 1998. In the 2003-2004 season, Cahill was the workhorse in Millwall's heroic campaign which led them to the FA Cup final for the first official time in their history, scoring in the semi-final against Sunderland, and a UEFA Cup place. Cahill polled over 100,000 votes to win the FA Cup -Player of the Round- award for his performance during the semi-final victory in that competition. Cahill made 241 overall appearances for The Lions, scoring 58 goals.
Before the start of the 2004-2005 season, Cahill's contract was transferred to Everton Football Club for a fee of -1.5 million, after he turned down a move to Millwall's South East London rivals Crystal Palace.
Cahill's transition into the Premier League was very successful finishing his first season as Everton's top goal scorer.
Before the 2005-06 season Cahill's contract at Everton was extended with a salary increase reflecting the impact he had made at the club. The third round of that season's FA Cup drew Cahill's former club, Millwall against Everton at The New Den. He scored the winner in the replay at Goodison Park, but chose not to celebrate his winning goal, stating, " I decided not to go mad and just pay my respects to the club that gave me my start in the game. To celebrate would have been a kick in the teeth, it is all about respect."
In October 2006, Cahill was named as one of 50 nominees for the Ballon D'Or. He was the first Everton player in 18 years to be nominated and was also the only player on the list from the Asian Football Confederation and Oceania. A month later he was out of action for 8 weeks with a knee injury sustained by colliding with teammate Lee Carsley in a home game against Aston Villa on 11 November. Cahill returned on 14 January 2007, in place of the suspended Mikel Arteta, in the 1-1 home draw against Reading. However, Cahill sustained a second serious injury of 2006-07, breaking his 5th left metatarsal in a 1-1 draw against Sheffield United, on 3 March 2007, which ended his season. On 29 June 2007 he signed a contract extension at Everton that will see him stay at the club until 2012.
Cahill returned from injury partway through the 2007-08 season in the club's first UEFA Cup Group match, a home match against Greek side on 25 October 2007, scoring from a diving header after 14 minutes in a 3-1 win. His extra time winner against Luton Town on 31 October in the Football League Cup, sent Everton into their first cup Quarter Final in more than 5 years.
His 100th league appearance for Everton came in the 1-0 victory over Sunderland after which Cahill mentioned Duncan Ferguson and Alan Stubbs as his two biggest influences at Everton. Cahill has shown versatility by becoming a makeshift striker during December, 2008, due to injuries to all 4 of Everton's senior strikers. In this role he scored 2 goals in 3 games, both in 1-0 victories away to and , as well as a late equaliser in the Merseyside Derby, and becoming the first player since Dixie Dean to score for Everton in three Anfield derbies.. His 100th career goal was scored against at Goodison on 28 January 2009.
On the 15 February, Cahill scored the third goal in a 3-1 win over and dedicated the goal to the victims of the 2009 Victorian bushfires. During the second half of the 2008-09 season, Cahill was used more as the "utility man" due to his versatility as Everton was plagued by injuries to playmaker Mikel Arteta as well as strikers Victor Anichebe and Yakubu and some other key players.
Due to Phil Neville sustaining a knee ligament injury early in the 2009-2010 season, Cahill was named as the replacement captain of Everton. Later in the season he scored his 50th goal for Everton, in a 3-1 defeat of in the Third Round of the FA Cup.
Cahill is popular with the Everton fans and they chant his name to the tune of "Tom Hark" by Elias and His Zig Zag Jive Flutes. They have also given him the nickname "Tiny Tim" after the Charles Dickens character due to being slightly short and slim. He has made a corner flag goal celebration his trademark. The celebration, where Cahill pretends to trade punches with the corner flag while putting the Everton badge between his teeth, was first seen in the 2005-2006 season. It was inspired by Melbourne Victory player and close friend of Cahill, Archie Thompson, who performs a similar routine whenever he scores. On 2 March 2008, Cahill celebrated his goal in the 3-1 home victory of Portsmouth by crossing his wrists as if he had been handcuffed. This was in reference to the recent jailing of his brother, Sean, for Grevious Bodily Harm. The potentially controversial action was defended by Everton, though Cahill has since apologised. The FA has thus far refused to comment on the incident.. Cahill dedicated his winning goal in a Europa League game against BATE Borisov to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Samoa, miming rowing a canoe after scoring in the second half of the match in Belarus.
The midfielder only made his debut for the Australian national team in 2004, as a result of his having played for Samoa at Under-17 level at the age of 14.
His Australia debut was in a friendly against South Africa on 30 March 2004 at Loftus Road, London. He participated at the 2004 Olympic Games. Tim was named Oceania Footballer of the Year for 2004, joining Harry Kewell, Mark Viduka, Brett Emerton, Christian Karembeu and Mark Bosnich among some of the past winners of the award, which has existed since 1988. On 16 November 2005 at Sydney's Telstra Stadium, Cahill played a full game as the Socceroos defeated Uruguay and qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in a dramatic penalty shoot-out. Cahill is commonly referred to as "the super-sub" after two World Cup goals coming off the bench against Japan, and after saving Australia from an embarrassing defeat against Oman in their 2007 Asian Cup opener with a stoppage-time goal.
On Wednesday 6 February 2008, Cahill scored in a 3-0 defeat of Qatar at the Telstra Dome, Melbourne, to kickstart Australia's 2010 World Cup Qualifying campaign.
After Japan led 1-0 for the majority of the game through a Shunsuke Nakamura goal, Cahill, who was a second half substitute for Mark Bresciano, scored Australia's first ever World Cup goal to bring Australia level in the 84th minute. He slotted home a low swivelled drive after a long throw had caused confusion in the penalty box. However, moments later, with Australia driving forward, Cahill curled in a second goal from outside the box in the 89th minute to put the Socceroos in the lead, hitting both posts in the process, before beating Japanese goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi.
John Aloisi capped off the victory with a goal in the 92nd minute off an assist from Cahill. This made Cahill the first Australian to score in a World Cup Finals game, the scorer of Australia's second ever World Cup Finals goal, and thus the scorer of Australia's first brace. He is also Australia's first Man of the Match at a World Cup.
Cahill also played in the Brazil game, which was lost 2-0, and the Croatia game, which was drawn 2-2 ensuring a place in the 2nd round. Cahill played the entire match when Australia faced eventual winners Italy, but the Socceroos were eliminated by a controversial Francesco Totti penalty.
In the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, Cahill only appeared as a substitute as he was recovering from an injury. He agitated through the Australian press for a starting berth but failed to secure one. He provided 3 assists in the last 3 goals in Australia's 4-0 win in their crucial last group match against Thailand.
In the quarter-final against Japan, Cahill featured as a substitute for Mark Bresciano (the other substitutes used in the match being Harry Kewell and Nick Carle). Australia lost that match (1-1 at full time and after extra time) through a penalty shootout and were eliminated from the Asian Cup.
Cahill will become involved with two football academies in 2009, one based in Wollongong, Australia in partnership with Wollongong Police and Community Youth Club, perhaps in relation to his brother being in jail. and another in partnership with 'Elite Sporting Academy' in Dubai .
Cahill is heavily involved with the Unicef children's charity.
'''Oceania Footballer of the Year'''
'''Professional Football Association Player of the Year
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'''Ramon "Ray" Wilson''' MBE (born 17 December 1934) is a former footballer who played at left back. He was a member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. He was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.
Wilson became an apprentice railwayman on leaving school but was spotted playing amateur football by a scout at Huddersfield Town. He began a combination of working on the tracks by night and training with Huddersfield by day, before being called up for National Service.
Quickly singled out as a strong and nippy left back with good overlapping skills by Huddersfield manager Bill Shankly, Wilson signed professional forms with Huddersfield after his two-year army posting and made his debut in 1955 in a game versus Manchester United. Two years later he was Huddersfield's established, first-choice left back.
In 1964 Wilson left Huddersfield and joined Everton. He had 30 caps at the time of his departure and remains Huddersfield most-capped England international. He tore a muscle in his first Everton game and missed out on most of that season. Wilson was a member of the team that won the 1966 FA Cup Final 3-2 against . Two years later he would be on the losing side as Everton were beaten by West Bromwich Albion in the 1968 FA Cup Final.
Wilson's fortuned declined at Everton following an injury and he was granted a free transfer to Oldham Athletic in 1969, just missing out on Everton's First Division title in 1970. He retired in 1971.
He also served as caretaker manager at Bradford City from September 1971 to November 1971 after the departure of Jimmy Wheeler. He took command for ten games before being succeeded by Bryan Edwards.
In April 1960, Wilson won his first cap for England in a 1-1 draw with Scotland. Over the next 12 months he became a fixture in the side. The FA selection committee put him in the squad for the 1962 World Cup in Chile and Wilson played in all three group games and England's elimination in the quarter finals at the hands of Brazil.
Wilson kept his England place under new manager Alf Ramsey after the World Cup, and with Ramsey successfully snatching sole responsibility for picking the team from the FA came a firm feeling that Wilson was Ramsey's highest-rated left back. Others, such as Liverpool's Gerry Byrne were given the odd chance but Wilson was Ramsey's first choice.
As hosts of the 1966 World Cup, England did not have to partake in a rigorous qualifying campaign and Ramsey experimented with other left backs as he shaped a squad for the tournament. As it neared, Wilson achieved some domestic success when Everton won the FA Cup at Wembley.
Their opponents were Sheffield Wednesday, who started the game as underdogs. Wilson was almost an immediate villain when the game started as he deflected a vicious volley from Wednesday's Jim McCalliog into the net after just four minutes, though McCalliog rightly claimed the goal as his own. Wednesday went 2-0 up but Everton fought back heroically to win 3-2.
Later the same year, Wilson was playing at Wembley on six more occasions, ever-present as Ramsey's England got through a World Cup group consisting of Uruguay, Mexico and France; a volatile quarter final against a violent Argentina and a semi final against the enigmatic Portuguese, which was Wilson's 50th appearance for his country.
The final against West Germany is part of football folklore, in England and globally. Wilson's weak early header fell to striker Helmut Haller who gave the Germans the lead as a result, but after twists and turns and a historic hat-trick from Geoff Hurst, England ran out 4-2 winners. Wilson was the oldest member of the team - in his 32nd year - and the victory crowned an especially good year for him, winning a major domestic honour and then adding the biggest prize in the game. Only Roger Hunt - a title winner with Liverpool in 1966 - could claim a similarly two-fold success.
Ramsey continued to select Wilson as England progressed through the qualification process for the 1968 European Championships, ultimately going out in the semi finals and finishing third overall. Wilson's 63rd and final England cap came in the third-place play-off against the USSR. At the time of his final cap, he held the record for the highest number of appearances for an outfield player without having scored a goal, a record since broken by Gary Neville and Ashley Cole.
A knee injury suffered in the summer of 1968, coupled with the emergence of young Leeds United full back Terry Cooper (who would be as impressive in the 1970 World Cup as Wilson was in 1966, despite England's elimination in the last eight), ended Wilson's England career.
Unquestionably the 1966 hero with the lowest profile, Wilson nevertheless caused intrigue after his playing days ended by not staying within the game but instead building a successful undertaker's business in Huddersfield. Wilson retired as an undertaker in 1997 to Halifax. In 2000 he and four of his 1966 team-mates - Hunt, George Cohen, Nobby Stiles and Alan Ball - were awarded the MBE for services to football after a high-profile campaign conducted by sections of the media which was surprised that their contribution to English football's greatest day had never been officially recognised. The other six, plus Ramsey, had already received various honours. In 2008, Wilson was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame by a select committee of ex-footballers.
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'''Lee David Bowyer''' (born 3 January 1977) is an English professional footballer born in Canning Town, London, who plays as a midfielder for Birmingham City. He has been capped once by England.
Bowyer began his football career as a schoolboy with Charlton Athletic, and turned professional in April 1994.
In 1996, he was signed by Leeds United manager Howard Wilkinson for -2.8 million, which was a record for a British teenager.
Initially, Bowyer was kept out of the Leeds first team by Alf Inge Haaland and David Hopkin; he eventually replaced Hopkin in the 1998-99 season, and from then on was a first-team regular. He was a key player in David O'Leary's Leeds side that qualified for the Champions League in 1999-00, and which reached the semi finals of the UEFA Cup in 1999-00 and the Champions League in 2000-01. In the Champions League run he scored crucial goals against A.C. Milan, Barcelona and Anderlecht. He was voted the Leeds player of the year by supporters in 1998-99
Following an incident near a Leeds nightclub in January 2000, in which an Asian student suffered severe injuries, Bowyer and teammate Jonathan Woodgate were charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and affray.
An initial trial collapsed in April 2001 after an article in a Sunday newspaper, and following a second trial, which ended in December 2001, Bowyer was cleared of both charges while Woodgate was convicted of affray and sentenced to community service. Bowyer was generally recognised as playing some of the finest football of his career during this period and would often go straight from court to play for Leeds. In 2005, the player agreed a -170,000 out-of-court settlement of a civil action for damages brought by the victim and his brother, who had been less seriously hurt in the assault.
After Bowyer's acquittal, Leeds fined him four weeks' wages for a breach of the club's code of conduct. Despite having had the backing of the club during the trial and the club paying his extensive legal fees, Bowyer took exception to the fine and was placed on the transfer list. The dispute was later settled and Bowyer removed from the transfer list, though he returned to it at the end of the season after turning down a new five-year contract. A -9 million fee was agreed for a move to Liverpool, which fell through with manager Grard Houllier not convinced the player had the "hunger or desire" to play for the club. In January 2003, Bowyer signed for West Ham United.
Bowyer signed for West Ham United on an initial six-month contract for a nominal transfer fee, which meant that should West Ham be relegated at the end of the 2002-03 season, the club would not be burdened with a large Premiership salary. Claims that Bowyer would have received a -1 million bonus had West Ham stayed up were denied by the club's then manager Glenn Roeder. In the event, Bowyer was hampered by ankle injuries and made only eleven appearances for West Ham.
After West Ham were relegated at the end of the 2002-03 season, Bowyer joined Newcastle United on a free transfer in July 2003.
In April 2005, Bowyer was in the media spotlight again after an on-pitch brawl with teammate Kieron Dyer in Newcastle United's Premiership match with Aston Villa. This resulted in a red card, plus an automatic three-game ban, for each player. The Football Association fined Bowyer -30,000 and imposed an additional three-game ban, and the club fined him six weeks' wages; Dyer was not fined as Bowyer was perceived to have thrown the first punch. In addition, Bowyer was charged by Northumbria Police in connection with the brawl with offences under section four of the Public Order Act. He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of using threatening behaviour and was fined -600 and ordered to pay -1000 costs.
Bowyer made 98 appearance for Newcastle in all competitions, scoring eleven goals.
Bowyer rejoined West Ham United, the club he supported as a boy, in June 2006 for an undisclosed fee. He made 22 appearances in the 2006-07 season,
He regained a regular place in the Hammers first team at the beginning of the 2007-08 season, scoring his first goals for West Ham against Wigan Athletic and Middlesbrough and then two more in the 5-0 victory over Derby County.
In January 2009, Bowyer signed for Birmingham City on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season. He made his debut on 17 January at home to Cardiff City in the Championship, scoring an equalising goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time to make the score 1-1. Following the expiry of his contract with West Ham United, Bowyer signed a two-year contract with Birmingham in July 2009. He scored winning goals in consecutive Premier League matches, against Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers, to take Birmingham into a mid-table position at the end of November.
During his early career at Leeds, Bowyer was a regular in the England U21 team, making 13 appearances for the national side.
Bowyer's form during the 2000-01 season led to calls for inclusion in the England squad; however, the Football Association ruled that he could not be selected until the court case in relation to an assault on an Asian student was completed. The FA eventually cleared Bowyer for selection following the conclusion of the court case and England manager Sven-Gran Eriksson called him into the squad for an international friendly against Portugal in September 2002. Bowyer made his England debut in the game, setting up a goal for Leeds team-mate Alan Smith. It was his only appearance for England.
Stats accurate as of 20:23, 28 December 2009.
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'''Robert Martin "Rob" Lee''' (born 1 February 1966 in West Ham, London) is a retired English football player. He has a son called Oliver Lee currently playing for West Ham United
Lee came through the academy of Charlton Athletic and established himself in the first team by the 1984-85 season. He rapidly became the Addicks' star player playing as a winger and helping Charlton to promotion to the First Division at the end of the 1985-86 season. He remained a regular in the top-flight over the next four years until Charlton were relegated back to Division Two at the end of the 1989-90 season.
Lee remained with Charlton for over two years, but he was sold after the beginning of 1992-93 season as the club needed money to finance the return to The Valley. At the time, Charlton were second in the table, and Lee moved to the team above them, Newcastle United, for a fee of -700,000. Allegedly, he moved to Newcastle after Newcastle's manager, Kevin Keegan, told him that Newcastle-upon-Tyne was closer to London than Middlesbrough, the other club interested in signing Lee. This was a reference not to distance, but transport time, as there were more flights between London and Newcastle than there were between London and Middlesbrough.
In his first season, Lee helped Newcastle gain promotion to the Premier League for the 1993-94 season. The following few years, Lee was a key component of Keegan's team which challenged for several Premier League titles, achieving runners-up position in the 1996-97 season, earning the reputation as "the Entertainers". Such was Lee's form, Keegan gave him the title of 'Best Midfielder in Britain'. After Keegan was replaced by Kenny Dalglish in early 1997, Lee was named captain of Newcastle, but Dalglish's reign failed to bring success and he was fired shortly after the start of the 1998-99 season. He played in both the 1998 and 1999 FA Cup Finals, both of which ended in defeat for Lee and Newcastle.
Lee failed to get on with new manager Ruud Gullit, and had his captaincy taken away from him, and didn't even receive a squad number. Gullit resigned shortly after the start of the following season, and under Sir Bobby Robson Lee reclaimed his place in the side, now given the number 37 shirt, and played a part as a free scoring Newcastle side reached the FA Cup semi finals once again. Lee's old squad number 7, taken away by Gullit, had previously been given to Kieron Dyer. Dyer gave Lee the number 7 shirt back and Dyer played with the number 8 shirt, previously worn by Franck Dumas. With Robson as manager, Lee turned into a more of a defending midfielder that held up the play and allowed others to get forward rather than the attacking midfielder that he had been in the mid 1990s.
In the 2001-02 season, Lee wanted to extend his contract with the club, but Newcastle insisted that they waited until January 2002 before negotiating. Lee was unhappy with the way the contract talks were being handled, so he handed in a transfer request. The supporters and the players were surprised at his decision, and manager Robson was sorry about the situation but respected Lee's decision. By February 2002, Lee had been sold to Derby County for -250,000. However, his 10 years at the club meant he became a hero at Newcastle, despite his decision to leave.
After a short, unsuccessful spell with Derby, which saw them relegated from the Premier League, Lee was sold to West Ham United in 2003, after scoring twice in games against Reading
Lee played for England between 1994 and 1998, scoring twice in twenty one appearances. He was in the squad for the 1998 World Cup under Glenn Hoddle, and came on once as a substitute.
In October 2006, Lee was interviewed for the manager position at Bournemouth, but the job went to Kevin Bond. Lee was arrested in July 2007, alongside former team-mate Warren Barton, for taking a limousine
In May 2008 he captained Legal & General to victory in a charity five-a-side tournament in St Albans, helping to raise -15,000 for the leukemia charity the Anthony Nolan Trust.
Currently, he works as a regular pundit for Singapore's . He is also backup commentator alongside John Burridge for Ten Sports UEFA Champions League fixtures.
His son, Oliver, is an apprentice player at West Ham United.
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'''Aaron William Hughes''' (born 8 November 1979) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham. Hughes is able to play centre back, right back or left back, as well as anywhere in midfield. He is usually employed in a centre half position for his club and country, and is the current Northern Ireland captain.
Born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Hughes came through the Newcastle United ranks to become a regular in the Newcastle starting eleven. He made his first team dbut in the Camp Nou in a match between Newcastle and Barcelona on November 26, 1997. His league dbut came against Sheffield Wednesday later in the same season. His first team appearances after this were few and far between, yet he had established himself in the team by the 1999-2000 season. During his time on Tyneside, Hughes appeared 279 times for the Magpies in all competitions and scored seven goals.
On May 20, 2005 Hughes was sold to fellow Premier League side Aston Villa for a fee of -1m. During his time in the West Midlands, he made 54 appearances in all competitions for his club.
On June 27, 2007 Hughes was announced as a new signing for Premier League side Fulham.
Hughes was quoted as saying "I-m delighted to be joining Fulham and am looking forward to working with Lawrie Sanchez at club level. I enjoyed my time at Aston Villa but when this opportunity presented itself I had no hesitation in coming to discuss the Manager-s ambitions for the Club, which obviously were of great interest to me. I-m happy to have signed before the start of pre-season, which gives me the opportunity of being with the lads on day one, when we come back to training next week." He has worn the captain's armband in the absence of Brian McBride through injury.
He made his Northern Ireland dbut on March 25, 1998 against Slovakia and on April 17, 2002 he was awarded the captaincy of his country on his 24th cap against Spain in Belfast. He has been regular captain (when fit) since 2003, leading the team in notable wins over England, Spain and Sweden. With Hughes injured, Fulham teammate Chris Baird was given the honour of captaining Northern Ireland for Nigel Worthington's first games as manager.
Stats accurate as of 18:16, 17 January 2010.
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'''Stephen Alan "Steve" Harper''' (born 14 March 1975) is an English footballer. He plays for Coca-Cola Championship club Newcastle United as a goalkeeper.
After sixteen years at Newcastle and twelve seasons playing as a backup to Shay Given, Harper is now the first choice goalkeeper.
Harper grew up in the mining village of Easington, County Durham. He was interested in football from a young age and was a supporter of Liverpool, with goalkeeper Bruce Grobelaar being his idol.
In 1993 he was signed by Newcastle United from his local club Seaham Red Star, for a nominal fee.
Seen as back-up to regular starter Pavel Srnek, later Shaka Hislop and then Shay Given, he has had loan spells at Bradford City, Gateshead, Stockport County, Hartlepool United and Huddersfield Town, and after 15 and a half years has finally established himself as first choice goalkeeper for Newcastle, due to the departure of Shay Given to Manchester City.
Harper has came close to dislodging Given on numerous occasions, most notably in the 1998-1999 season. Harper played in the 1999 FA Cup Final, when Newcastle lost 2-0 to Manchester United. Manager at the time Ruud Gullit appeared to see Harper worthy of playing over Given. However at the start of the 1999-2000 season, Gullit resigned and Harper again became second choice goalkeeper, although he did enjoy another brief period of first team action for part of the 1999-2000 season when Given was injured. When Given returned from injury Harper was once again used as the back-up goalkeeper.
In 2002 he made several appearances in the UEFA Champions League, most notably against Juventus. The match was played at St James' Park and Harper managed to keep a clean sheet during a 1-0 win over the Italian champions.
He again expressed his desire to achieve first team football in June 2006,
On 26 July 2007, Harper came on as a substitute against Celtic in a friendly match and played as a striker.
Harper signed a new contract in January 2009, keeping him at the club until 2012, his 19th year at the club.
Harper is also a Football Association-approved referee, one of the few professional footballers to have earned their referee's licence. This was subject to analysis during Sky Sports News' ''Respect The Ref'' campaign, where appointing former footballers as referees was seen as a way to increase the respect shown to referees on the pitch. Harper is considering becoming a referee when he retires from playing.
He has a social sciences degree from the Open University, for which he studied whilst playing for the Newcastle reserve team. Harper also enjoys reading,
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'''Michael Richard''' "'''Micky'''" '''Adams''' (born 8 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer who is the current manager of English League Two side Port Vale.
As a player, he spent long periods as a full back for Gillingham, Coventry City, Leeds United and Southampton, before shorter spells as a player with Stoke City and Fulham. He was then appointed Fulham's player-manager, before spells as manager at Swansea City, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion (twice), Leicester City and Coventry City, before taking up his current position at Port Vale.
Adams was born in Sheffield, his boyhood idol being Tony Currie, and was an associate schoolboy with Sheffield United from the age of twelve.
After 103 appearances for Gillingham he moved on to Coventry City in 1983 for either a -75,000
Adams joined Southampton just before the 1989 transfer deadline and made his debut for the "Saints" taking Derek Statham's place at left-back in a 3-1 defeat by Arsenal on 25 March. Adams retained his place for the next seven games, before losing out to Gerry Forrest for the last few matches of the season. Adams played the first seven matches of the 1989-90 season before losing his place through injury to Francis Benali, who then began to form a useful full-back partnership with Jason Dodd. In April 1990, Adams was recalled alongside new signing Aleksei Cherednik and they played out the remainder of the season together.
Adams began to establish himself as the first-choice left-back at the start of the 1990-91 season, partnered first by Cherednik and then Dodd, and finally by Barry Horne on the right. Once he had overcome the niggling injuries of his first two seasons at The Dell, Adams' consistency began to ensure that the left-back position was more or less his own, with his energetic forays along the touchline helping to give the side an extra cutting edge.
During the inaugural season of the Premier League, Adams missed only four games, making 38 appearances with four goals, with his right-wing partner now being Jeff Kenna, with manager Ian Branfoot playing Dodd and Benali further forward. He wrote himself into the history books, for all the wrong reasons, when he was sent off for dissent on 19 August 1992 at Queens Park Rangers' Loftus Road, during the second game of the season. His was the first ever red card in the Premiership. The 1993-94 Premiership season was Adams' last in the top flight; he started the season as the preferred choice at left-back before losing out to Simon Charlton. His final game for Southampton came in a 1-0 defeat at home to Norwich City, immediately following which Branfoot was sacked as manager, to be replaced by Alan Ball. Adams never played under Ball and was loaned out to Stoke City in March 1994 until the end of the season.
In July 1994, he joined Fulham where he was re-united with Ian Branfoot in preparation for ''the Cottagers'' 1994-95 season. After taking over the management reins at Fulham, Adams continued as a player-manager, but increasingly focused on the management side of his game before retiring as a player following his spell at Brentford.
Before going into management, 'the straight-talking Yorkshireman' had already demonstrated his ability to spot talented youngsters. Around 1994 he spotted Wayne Bridge playing for Olivers Battery, he recommended Bridge to Southampton, who then signed him as a trainee in July 1996.
Adams moved into management with Fulham, taking over from Ian Branfoot in March 1996 with the London club languishing in 91st place in the league pyramid. After he had help the club avoid non-league football, Fulham were promoted to Division Two as runners-up in the following season's final table.
Following the takeover of Fulham by Mohammed Al Fayed, Adams was dismissed as manager in September 1997 in favour of the higher profile combination of Kevin Keegan (director of football) and Ray Wilkins (head coach).
Shortly after his dismissal from Fulham, Adams made a quick return to management with Swansea City in Division Three but left after thirteen days and three matches in charge. Adams claimed that the money he had been promised to strengthen the team had not been forthcoming.
Before 1997 was out, Adams took his third job of the 1997-98 season when he was named manager of Brentford in place of Eddie May who had been appointed in the summer of 1997 following the purchase of the Club by previous manager David Webb. Brentford had suffered a slump in league form after losing the previous season's Division Two playoff final, and were struggling near the foot of the table. Despite Adams efforts, Brentford were relegated to Division Three on the last day of the season, and the club was bought out by Ron Noades who installed himself as the new Brentford manager.
After taking a break from the game, Adams joined up Nottingham Forest as assistant manager under Dave Bassett. Bassett was dismissed in January 1999 and so Adams took charge as caretaker-manager for a single Premiership match, before Ron Atkinson was appointed as Bassett's replacement.
Adams returned to management in April 1999 with Division Three team Brighton & Hove Albion. The club were in the middle of a financial crisis, which had seen the board sell the Goldstone Ground just to stay afloat, on the pitch the club were facing a battle for their league status. His first full season as manager was a matter of consolidation as the club finished a respectable 11th, while Adams signed talent such as star striker Bobby Zamora.
In his second season as manager, 2000-01, Adams guided Brighton to promotion as Division Three champions after the club had spent five seasons in the league's basement division. A late chase for the title proved to be unnecessary, as high flying Chesterfield were deducted nine points for financial irregularities, leaving Brighton ten points clear at the season's end.
Adams made no bones about his ambitions at managing at a higher level, stating his disappointment at not being offered the management positions at either Southampton or West Ham United in the summer of 2001. He did leave ''the Seagulls'' in October 2001, though by then he had already set the foundations for Brighton to achieve a second successive promotion as Division Two champions in 2001-02. Over the summer he had brought in players such as Simon Morgan, Geoff Pitcher, Robbie Pethick and Dirk Lehmann, to give Brighton depth.
In October 2001 Adams left Brighton to become assistant manager to Dave Bassett at Leicester City. Peter Taylor, the former Leicester manager, was drafted in to complete Brighton's promotion campaign. Adams chose the move in an attempt to get closer to his dream of managing a Premiership club. He understood that Bassett was to move 'upstairs' at the end of the season, leaving Adams free to take the management job for 2002-03.
Adams spent six months working under Bassett and during that time Leicester were almost permanently stuck to the bottom of the Premiership. In March 2002 he demanded the management position for next season, though he later apologised for his comments and insisted he was happy working under Bassett,
In July 2002, he appointed Alan Cork as his number 2. Losing just one of their opening eleven games, his side made an excellent start to the campaign, seeing Adams rewarded with the Manager of the Month award for September 2002. Despite Leicester going into receivership with debts of -30 million and being banned from the transfer market until a takeover was completed,
He was in charge for the first game at the Walkers Stadium. Despite a good start to their campaign, the club fell into the relegation zone in the new year. Adams was clearly resentful of lucrative long term contracts dealt out to his less talented platers by previous managers, which restricted his ability to bring in fresh faces to boost their campaign. Leicester slipped back down again in 2003-04 in 18th place, bracketed together with the two other relegated sides - Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers - whose goal difference was inferior to Leicester's. The ''Foxes'' were becoming a "yo-yo club" and Adams blamed this on a lack of investment. The campaign was also not helped by an incident in March 2004 in which nine of his players were arrested, though this number was later reduced to three players in Paul Dickov, Frank Sinclair and Keith Gillespie. Adams kept faith in his players' innocence, and his faith was later vindicated when it transpired that all allegations against the players were false.
The club lost their talismanic Turk Muzzy Izzet in the summer of 2004. Adams had previously stated his concern that they would be unable to regain their top tier status before he resigned as Leicester manager in October 2004, after a poor start to the Coca Cola League Championship campaign dashed the club's hopes of an instant return to the Premiership.
In January 2005, Adams made a return to management in the Coca Cola Championship with struggling Coventry City, a club he had been at during his playing career. Adams managed to save the club from relegation that year.
He was expected by some to mount a challenge for promotion to the Premiership in 2005-06, which was the club's first season in the new Ricoh Arena. The team started out poorly, but improved in the second half of the season to rise up the table, with Adams making an inspired signing in Dennis Wise.
Midway through the following season however, following a run of five games without defeat, Coventry suddenly and unexpectedly hit a bad run of form. A 5-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion began a sequence of eight games without a win, including six defeats. This culminated in a 2-0 home defeat to Bristol City in the FA Cup, a game which also saw a record low attendance at the Ricoh Arena.
On 17 January 2007, the day after the cup exit, the club parted company with Adams, with Coventry lying 16th in the Championship.
In July 2007, Adams was appointed by Colchester United as assistant manager to Geraint Williams, replacing Mick Harford who had left the previous month. He subsequently left this role in January 2008, stating that he wanted to return to management.
In May 2008, Adams returned to the helm at Brighton & Hove Albion, supplanting Dean Wilkins. On 21 February 2009, Adams left the club by "mutual consent", (although he had stated he wished to stay) due to poor team performances.
In May 2009, Adams was a late applicant for the vacant managers job at Port Vale after Dean Glover's departure from the club. On 4 June, it was announced that Adams was to be appointed the new manager at Vale Park. His appointment was welcomed by the Vale players and supporters. Chairman Bill Bratt stated that Adams' first goal must be to stabilize the club, a point reiterated by observers such as Robbie Earle, as well as Adams himself. This follows ''the Valiants'' fall from the second tier to near the bottom of the Football League within ten years.
He made his first signing on 15 June, bringing 21 year old Tommy Fraser to the club on a free transfer, who had played for Adams at Brighton. After confirming the signing of Adam Yates, who was linked to the club before Adams' arrival, Adams signed Doug Loft, who had also played under him at Brighton. After a pre-season friendly, Adams considered switching to a 3-5-2 formation for the 2009-10 season. On 21 July, it was announced that Adams had appointed veteran striker Geoff Horsfield as player-assistant manager.
His first competitive game in charge was a 1-1 draw with Rochdale on 8 August. Three days later the club beat Championship side Sheffield United 2-1 at Bramall Lane in the League Cup first round. The solid opening day performance and especially the giant-slaying in the cup gave Vale fans great optimism for the season ahead. He was still strengthening his squad early in the season, signing midfielders Kris Taylor and Claus Bech Jrgensen on short-term deals. In order to raise cash he placed six youngsters on the transfer list. The Vale defeated Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 in the League Cup Second Round, with goals from Adams' signing Kris Taylor and Rob Taylor - a player not appreciated under Glover. It was only after the Wednesday game that Adams actually signed his managerial contract - two months after taking charge. The delay was blamed on 'legal complications'. After a period of three defeats in seven days, including being knocked out of the League Cup at the third round, Adams decided to place his whole squad on the transfer list, saying of his team's performance: -We looked like a woman who had a big fur coat on but underneath she-s got no knickers on.- It was a controversial move, one that divided opinion among analysts and fans, also bringing the fourth tier club to national attention. The move appeared to many to be a motivational tactic. Three wins, including a cup win over League One Stockport County and a league win at local rivals Crewe Alexandra, and three draws within four weeks saw Adams nominated for the League Two Manager of the Month award for October 2009. He signed a contract extension in November 2009, keeping him at the club until summer 2012.
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'''Titus Malachi Bramble''' (born July 31, 1981 in Ipswich, Suffolk) is an English football player, currently playing as a centre back for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League. He is the youngest of three siblings. One of his brothers, Tesfaye Bramble, is also a footballer and has represented Montserrat at international level.
Bramble joined Newcastle in July 2002 for -6 million, vowing at the time to make himself indispensable to then manager Sir Bobby Robson.
At the end of the 2003-04 season, readers of the football e-mail newsletter The Fiver voted Bramble as the worst player of the year in the English Premiership. One reader wrote: "Titus's occasional flash of brilliance is heavily outweighed by the total inability to think before attempting what inevitably turns into a hashed clearance, a mistimed tackle, an own goal or a penalty for the opposition."
Titus scored a spectacular volleyed goal against Chelsea on May 8, 2006 in a 1-0 victory that secured qualification for the Intertoto Cup.
On 10 August 2006, Titus scored another vital goal for Newcastle in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round with a header against Latvian side FK Ventspils. In the return leg as St James's Park, Bramble gave a solid performance in a 0-0 draw, allowing the Geordies to progress to the UEFA Cup.
In December, Bramble was admitted into hospital after his injured calf swelled to double its normal size.
On 31 January 2007, Bramble returned to action against Aston Villa in the centre of defence alongside Steven Taylor. Bramble put in some solid performances against Fulham, Liverpool, Middlesbrough and a Man of The Match Performance against Zulte-Waregem.
After another poor performance in Newcastle's 2-0 defeat to AZ Alkmaar he was dropped by Glenn Roeder. He looked to be frozen out of Newcastle, due to the return of Craig Moore and consistency of Taylor and Oguchi Onyewu, and no longer part of Roeder's plans.
Titus Bramble signed for Wigan Athletic on a free transfer, agreeing to a three-year-deal on 4th of June 2007. On 2 January 2008, Bramble scored a memorable goal at Anfield in a 1-1 draw against Liverpool - a 20-yard strike handing Wigan a late equaliser.
Despite his reputation for being poor in his time at Newcastle, many people rate Bramble highly and he has achieved 'cult hero' status at the DW Stadium. These views are echoed by Steve Bruce who gave Bramble the captains armband for the first time against former employers Ipswich Town when the two clubs met in the Carling Cup.
Bramble scored a dramatic equaliser against Newcastle United at St. James' Park, the match finishing in a 2-2 draw on 15 November 2008. Since then Bramble's confidence has grown and established himself as a key part of the Wigan defence. Bramble has expressed his gratitude to Wigan manager Steve Bruce for having faith in him when no one else did and for making him the player he is today. His performances throughout the 08/09 season picked him up four awards at the club's awards night, including 'Player of the Year' and 'Player's Player of the Year'. On 14 July 2009 he was rewarded with a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2012 and ending speculation that he may be leaving Wigan.
In 2008, Bramble was offered a role as the face of Prada for the UK and the Netherlands (where he has a somewhat inexplicable fan base, who refer to themselves as Der Bramblies) but the contract was quickly terminated when Bramble was discovered to be selling stolen Prada goods at Luton Sunday Market.
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'''Olivier Nicolas Andr Dacourt''' (born 25 September 1974 in Montreuil ) is a French professional footballer who is currently playing for Belgian champions Royal Standard de Liege.
Dacourt made his debut match in Division 1 with Strasbourg on March 20, 1993 in an away game with Auxerre, which Strasbourg lost 2-0. On May 24, 1997, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal for Strasbourg in an away match against Paris Saint-Germain, however, Strasbourg lost the match 2-1.
Dacourt transferred to Everton in 1998 and his debut game in the Premier League was a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa on August 15, 1998. On February 17, 1999, he scored his first goal in the 5-0 victory against Middlesbrough.
Dacourt has also played for RC Lens, Leeds United and A.S. Roma. After being on the losing side in the Coppa Italia final against Internazionale in 2005-06, Dacourt joined the club from Roma on a two year contract in accordance with the Bosman ruling. He has earned the nickname "The General" by Inter fans for his marvellous displays on the pitch.
Originally signed as a backup player for Internazionale, he became a key player of the league victory, in light of all the injuries to Patrick Vieira. On December 2, 2007, against Fiorentina, he damaged his left knee, with a torn cruciate ligament and damage to two other ligaments in it. He was expected to be out for the rest of the 2007-08 season.
In the 2008-09 season, Dacourt has not featured regularly and does not appear to be in current Inter manager Jos Mourinho's plans. On February 2 2009 he joined English side Fulham on loan until the end of the 2008-2009 season.
The 23th September 2009 Dacourt signed a contract with Standard de Lige for a one year contract. He was bought to replace Steven Defour who had an injury on his foot and should be inactive for three months..
Dacourt played for France in the 1996 Olympic Games
His first senior appearance in the national team came against South Korea in the Coupe des Confdrations in 2001, which France won 0-5. He also appeared in the 2004 European Championship.
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'''Derek Joseph Johnstone''' (born November 4, 1953 in Dundee, Tayside) is a Scottish former professional association footballer.
Johnstone played mainly for Rangers during his career. He also had a spell at Chelsea and a brief stint in management with Partick Thistle. He mainly played as a striker but could also perform in central defence, and in midfield. Uniquely, he was selected to play in defence, midfield, and attack for Scotland.
Johnstone, a boyhood Dundee United supporter, signed for Rangers as a schoolboy in 1968. He turned professional in 1970 and made his debut aged 16 years and 319 days against Cowdenbeath on 19 September 1970, scoring twice on his debut, a 5-0 victory.
Johnstone thrust himself into the limelight a few months later when his header secured a 1-0 victory over Celtic in the Scottish League Cup Final of 1970-71. Johnstone was just sixteen-years-old at the time, but the faith shown in his ability by manager Willie Waddell paid off handsomely, as Rangers claimed their first piece of silverware for almost five years.
Despite his heroics against Celtic, Johnstone found regular first-team outings in the number nine jersey hard to come by, largely due to the presence of Colin Stein, Scotland's first -100,000 player, although he did score eleven goals in sixteen league appearances during the 1971-72 season. He compensated for his lack of frontline action by often playing as a centre-back when either Ronnie McKinnon or Colin Jackson were injured, and when the duo were ruled out of the European Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1972, Johnstone, still only eighteen, deputised in the showpiece match against Dynamo Moscow. His mature display in Rangers' 3-2 victory belied his youth and inexperience.
With performances such as this, Johnstone soon became a regular in the starting line-up, and he picked up a Scottish Cup winners' medal in 1973 when Rangers defeated Celtic 3-2 at Hampden Park. Derek played a huge role in the winning goal, rising above the Celtic defence to head a Tommy McLean free-kick towards goal, and when his header struck both posts, Tam Forsyth was on hand to nudge the rebound over the line. The McLean-Johnstone combination that created this famous goal was a hallmark of Rangers' play in the 1970s.
Johnstone eventually picked up a league championship medal at the end of the 1974-75 campaign, as Rangers ended Celtic's nine-year reign as Kings of Scotland, and he was an integral part of The 'Gers Treble success a year later. He scored a total of thirty-one goals in fifty-one appearances, including two in a 3-1 win over Hearts in the Scottish Cup Final. He scored his first, a typical header, after just forty-two seconds and thus earned himself a unique place in the annals of Scottish Football. The referee had actually kicked off the match early, so Johnstone had actually hit the net before the allotted 3pm kick-off time had been reached!
Although 1976-77 was a barren season for Rangers, they came back with a bang in 1977-78 by winning their second Treble inside three years. Johnstone was the outstanding performer in what was an exceptional Rangers side, scoring thirty-eight goals over the course of the campaign and picking up the Scottish Football Writers' Player of the Year accolade.
With Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur reportedly interested in luring Rangers' top marksman to London, Johnstone submitted a transfer request in the summer of 1978. He was seeking a new challenge in his career, but the intervention of new Rangers manager John Greig persuaded Johnstone to stay in Glasgow. He was named club captain, and in his first season with the armband, he almost led Rangers to an unprecedented second successive Treble. Only a last-gasp 4-2 defeat against Celtic at Parkhead robbed Rangers of the Championship, but Johnstone did get his hands on the Scottish Cup - he scored twice in the Final's second replay against Hibernian - and the Scottish League Cup.
That season was to be the high watermark for the John Greig era, though, and Rangers' fortunes nose-dived spectacularly thereafter. They did win the Scottish Cup in 1981 and the Scottish League Cup in 1982, but they found themselves playing second fiddle in the Premier Division to Celtic and the emerging 'New Firm' of Aberdeen and Dundee United.
Johnstone was placed on the transfer list by John Greig in April 1983, and he left Ibrox after the Scottish Cup Final defeat against Aberdeen to try his luck south of the border with Chelsea, the Londoners paying a fee of -30,000 to secure his signature. But his time at Stamford Bridge was not a success. He failed to hold down a regular place, and had a month on loan to Dundee United in 1984.
He was tempted back to Ibrox by Jock Wallace in January 1985 for -25,000. He returned to a Rangers side that was in the midst of a doleful period in their history, and it was hoped that the return of a former favourite could galvanise an ailing team. Alas, it failed to work out and Johnstone was handed a free transfer when Graeme Souness took over the reins at Ibrox in the summer of 1986. His return to Ibrox was not a success, just 23 appearances and one goal.
Johnstone made his debut in a British Home Championship match against Wales. Despite Johnstone's rich vein of scoring form in 1978, he was overlooked by Ally McLeod during Scotland's ill-fated World Cup campaign in Argentina. Although he was a member of the squad, he did not start any of the three matches that the Scots played.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
He had a short spell as player-manager of Partick Thistle which was short and unhappy. Johnstone left the professional game in 1987.
Since then, he has worked extensively in the football media, including for BBC Scotland and Radio Clyde.
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'''Adam James Drury''' (born 29 August 1978, in Cottenham, England) is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City.
Drury joined Norwich City from Peterborough United in March 2001 for -500,000. He is a left-back and has been a regular for the Canaries since he signed for the club. He was voted Norwich City player of the year in 2002-03. Norwich manager Nigel Worthington appointed Drury team captain the following season and he led the team to the Division One Championship. Drury was presented with the trophy as captain on the balcony of City Hall, Norwich in front of tens of thousands of supporters.
In the close season of 2004 Norwich signed competition for Drury in the shape of the experienced Simon Charlton from Bolton Wanderers but Charlton often ended up playing in the centre of defence with Drury retaining his place on the left. Loss of form during the 2004-05 season did lead to Drury being dropped for a short time and he was relieved of the captaincy (which passed to Craig Fleming) until the start of the 2006-07 season when he was re-instated. Towards the end of the 2004-05 season he found his form again and turned in an outstanding display as part of the Norwich team that beat Manchester United 2-0 at Carrow Road. He continued to be a key member of the Norwich squad on their return to the Coca Cola Championship for season 2005-06. Norwich manager Nigel Worthington named Drury as Norwich City captain for the 2006-07 season, though Worthington's successor Peter Grant awarded the captaincy to Jason Shackell at the beginning of the 2007-08 campaign.
On 9 May 2007, Drury signed a new four year contract with Norwich. Drury has had a serious knee injury over the past two seasons and will be hoping to stay injury free in the 2009-10 season.
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'''James Roger William "Jimmy" Davis''' (6 February 1982 - 9 August 2003) was a footballer who played for Manchester United, Swindon Town and Watford, as well as the England youth teams, who was killed in a car crash on the M40 in Oxfordshire on 9 August 2003, aged 21, when twice over the drink-drive limit.
Davis was born in Bromsgrove and started playing football at a young age. He was educated at Arrow Vale High School from 1995 to 1998. He joined Manchester United as a trainee in July 1999 and turned professional at the end of the following month. In January 2001, he was sent on loan to Royal Antwerp FC for four months where he only played in four games, all as a substitute. He made his only first-team appearance for United in the Worthington Cup Third Round defeat against Arsenal at Highbury on 5 November 2001. United lost this game 4-0.
Davis was loaned to Swindon for three months in the 2002-03 season, making 15 appearances for the Division Two side, scoring three goals, although it was not enough to bring anything better than a mid-table finish for Andy King's side. Davis was keen on accepting an offer to extend his deal, but United manager Alex Ferguson recalled him. His last game for Swindon Town was on 9 November 2002. After returning to Old Trafford, he was on the bench for United's UEFA Champions League tie away to Deportivo La Coruna just before the end of 2001-02. He then joined Watford on a season's loan in August 2003.
Davis was killed in a car crash on the M40 motorway in the early hours of 9 August 2003. He crashed his BMW into a truck and was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver suffered minor injuries. The accident occurred just hours before Watford were due to open their season with a match against Coventry City. The Watford board of directors announced later that morning that the match was postponed due to "tragic circumstances beyond their control", though they did not announce Davis's death for another few hours. His funeral took place at Redditch Crematorium, with the Manchester United team in attendance.
The subsequent inquest reported that Davis was more than twice over the legal drink-drive limit and it was believed that he had been driving at speeds of up to 120 mph when losing control of his car when he fell asleep at the wheel.
A few days after his death, Swindon marked their 4-0 win over Notts County to the young player, with Davis's mother making a speech in front of the Swindon fans before the kick-off. Additionally, Swindon Town took part in a memorial match with his local club Redditch United; Swindon won 2-1 with Sam Parkin scoring the goals. Manchester United also paid tribute to him after their victory in the 2004 FA Cup Final, when after the final whistle and before the presentation they changed into jerseys printed with Davis's name and squad number (36) on the back.
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'''Aliaksandr Pavlovic Hleb''' (, ; ; born 1 May 1981), sometimes referred to in English as '''Alexander Hleb''' or '''Alexander Gleb''', is a Belarusian footballer who currently plays in the midfield for Bundesliga club Stuttgart (on loan from La Liga club Barcelona) and for the Belarusian national team.
His natural and preferred position is attacking midfielder or 'in the hole' behind the strikers, but he has often played as a right midfielder. While at Barcelona, Hleb had been playing as a winger.
Aliaksandr Hleb grew up in Minsk. His mother was a builder, while his father drove petrol tankers. His father had volunteered to help knock down uninhabitable houses in Ukraine as the result of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Hleb believes this exposure to radiation caused his father's ill health. Before getting involved with football, Hleb was a keen swimmer and gymnast.
Hleb developed playing football on the concrete pitches of Dinamo Minsk school. At the age of 17, he signed for BATE Borisov, a Belarusian Premier League team from Borisov. The next season, they won the Championship.
Spotted by scouts, Aliaksandr and his younger brother Vyacheslav were signed in 2000 by German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart for approximately -150,000.
In 2002-03, Stuttgart finished as runners-up in the Bundesliga and enjoyed a Champions League victory over Manchester United and Hleb had become established as the team's playmaker. However, after team manager Felix Magath left to join Bayern Munich in the summer of 2004, Stuttgart were not as successful under new coach Matthias Sammer, having finished the 2004-05 season in fifth place.
thumb|right|150px|Hleb playing for Arsenal.
On 28 June 2005, Hleb joined English side Arsenal for a sum which may reach -15 million;
The 2006-07 season started well for Hleb. In the first game against Dinamo Zagreb (Champions League qualifying), the Belrussian claimed two assists in a 3-0 victory. Now a regular starter, Hleb was quickly becoming an impact player in Wenger's side, and gaining respect from the fans. The "thank you supporters" came when he scored his fourth goal for Arsenal, and first at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium in a 2-0 win over FC Porto on 26 September during the group stage of the Champions League. After Thierry Henry slipped the ball to Hleb, Hleb sniped it into the far corner. A month later, Hleb scored again against Reading after playing a three pass combination with Tom Rosick. This was also his first goal away from home. On 23 December, Hleb scored Arsenal's second goal against Blackburn Rovers, to put Arsenal back in to the lead in a game they went on to win 6-2. Soon after, Hleb injured his hamstring and missed some games. Hleb, however, would make a quick comeback and in three weeks he was back on a pitch. By the end of the season, Hleb appeared in 48 matches, of which he started 40, scoring three goals.
During the pre-season, Hleb was moved from the right wing and played behind Robin van Persie in the "hole". This proved a success with Hleb looking more comfortable in this position, and more of a threat to the opposition. On 12 August, against Fulham in Arsenal's first Premier League game of the season, Hleb again played there and scored a vital goal to seal a 2-1 victory for Arsenal. He followed that up in the next game with another goal in a Champions League 3rd qualifying round first-leg game against Sparta Prague in Prague, the game ending 2-0 to Arsenal. Both of his goals were scored in the 90th minute. When strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Eduardo recovered from injuries, however, Arsne Wenger went back to his favourite 4-4-2 formation and Hleb returned playing on flanks. But even there, he remained one of Arsenal's most noticeable playmakers, highlighting games with his ball control and passing. In Arsenal's third Barclays league game versus then perfect record Manchester City, he once again helped Arsenal win late in the game when he dribbled brilliantly into the penalty box past 2 defenders and assisted Cesc Fbregas in scoring the winning goal, ending Kasper Schmeichel's record of more than 350 minutes of football without conceding a goal since the start of the season. On 23 October in the Champions League group 7-0 win over Slavia Prague, Alex played his best game so far in the season. He was involved in five of the six goals during when he was on the pitch: he scored two goals (first, ricocheted from the defender into the net and was later considered an own goal), assisted Cesc Fbregas and Theo Walcott in scoring two, and started another attack that resulted in one more goal, before being substituted for Tom Rosick on 63 minute with the score at 6-0. He later became the man of the match, receiving the highest grade on ''Sky Sports'' fan poll at 9.5 for the game. Next match, Hleb once more played an important role for Arsenal as he assisted Fbregas again in scoring the late equalizer in the important league match against Liverpool away at Anfield. Two league games later, Alexander again showed his skills when he scored an impressive goal after "dancing" right in front of the Reading goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann in a one-on-one situation. Alex has been described by Sky Sports pundit Andy Gray as one of the most "skillful" players in the Premier League. Starting in late November, he had a slight dip in form, after an injury that kept him out for two or three weeks. After his injury and a few unimpressive performances he hit form again, with constantly improving performances, and seemed to have returned to top form with a great display against AC Milan in the first leg of their Champions League tie. Hleb's performances for Arsenal during the 2007-08 season have caught the eye of many, including Spanish giants FC Barcelona, with the club admitting they would be interested in signing the player.
However, his season was cut short after he was banned for three games by the FA after he was charged with violent conduct in an incident with Graeme Murty of Reading during their 2-0 win. Hleb admitted his offense, thus ending his season.
On 23 May 2008, ''The Sun'' claimed that Hleb's agent confirmed the midfielder would be leaving the Emirates in the summer after showdown talks with Arsne Wenger.
13 August 2009, in an interview, Hleb express his regret of leaving Arsenal for Barcelona.
On 16 July 2008, a medical was held for the player at FC Barcelona, with his transfer completed later that day for a fee of -15 million plus an additional -2 million if Barcelona won the La Liga title in 2008-09 or 2009-10 (which they did in 2008-09, bringing his total fee to -17 million). Hleb signed a four-year contract, with a buy-out clause of -90 million.
In March 2009, after featuring irregularly for the team - starting only five games in La Liga - he admitted that he would readily accept an offer from German Bundesliga team Bayern Munich, if such an opportunity arose in the summer. He said, ''"I am right in the best years of my career and I do not want to spend those years on bench. Bayern Munich is a special club, their interest in me is a delightful honour. Bayern is among the best teams in the world."''
Hleb went on to win the Treble with Barcelona in his first season with the club. Hleb featured briefly in the Copa del Rey final. The next week, Barcelona went on to beat Manchester United 2-0 in the UEFA Champion's League final; Hleb, however, did not feature.
On 29 July 2009 it was announced that Hleb would return to his former club VfB Stuttgart on loan. On July 30, this was confirmed by FC Barcelona.
Hleb played 55 minutes in the first game of the 09/10 Bundesliga season, away to Wolfsburg, a match which Stuttgart lost 2-0. Then, after playing in Stuttgart's 4-2 victory over SC Freiburg, Hleb scored his first goal for Stuttgart, during a Champions League qualifier against FC Timioara, in a 2-0 away win for the German side.
Hleb won over 30 caps for the Under-21 Belarus side. He made his full international debut as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat against Wales in 2001. He scored on his first international start in a 5-2 victory over Hungary in April 2002. In November 2006, former Belarusian captain Sergei Gurenko launched a vicious criticism on Hleb for not working hard in national team settings. However, Hleb rejected any suggestion that he was a ''prima donna''.
Hleb was called ''"Zauberlehrling"'' or "Wizard's Apprentice" for his silky skills and dazzling tricks in Germany when he played in the Bundesliga.
While playing for Arsenal, Hleb lived in Hampstead, North London.
In 2003, he was involved in a car crash in Minsk. A passenger in the other car later died.
His brother Vyacheslav is also a footballer who plays for Chinese team , as well as the national team.
Hleb is married to Anastasia Kosenkova, an ex-singer of the Belarussian pop group 'Topless'.
Their wedding took place the summer of 2008.
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'''Randolph Fitzgerald (Randy) Samuel''' (born 23 December 1963 in Point Fortin) is a Canadian former soccer player who, with 82 caps, played a record number of times for the Canadian national team.
Samuel, born in Trinidad, grew up in Richmond, British Columbia, graduating from McNair High School. After playing for Richmond South Warriors he was drafted by the Vancouver 86ers in the 1981 North American Soccer League draft, though he never signed with the club.
A , defender, Samuel began his professional career in 1983 with the Edmonton Eagles of the short-lived Canadian Soccer League.
He travelled to the Netherlands in 1985 to play in the Dutch First Division with PSV Eindhoven. Two years later he moved on to FC Volendam and then in 1990 signed with Fortuna Sittard. Volendam and Sittard were both mid-table teams and Samuel enjoyed the regular football he wasn't given at table topping Eidenhoven. In the 1992-93 season Sittard were relegated to the Second Division. After playing the 1993-94 season in the Dutch second tier he left both the club and the country.
After a trial at English First Division Port Vale, he signed forms with the club in November 1995. He got off to a flying start, scoring on his debut, in a 1-1 draw with Watford at Vale Park on 18 November 1995. By the end of the year he was out of action due to a knee injury. He recovered, but failed to return to the first team and was released in May 1996.
He then moved out to Norway, where played for Harstad I.L. in 1997 in the First Division. The club were relegated and he moved back to Canada with Vancouver 86ers the next year. He was back with Harnstad in 1999, playing as they were in Group 8 of the Norwegian Second Division.
In 2000 he returned to North America and spent the 2000 season with the Hampton Roads Mariners in the A-League. He finished his professional playing career with the Montreal Impact, playing four games of their 2001 season.
Samuel earned his first cap for Canada in a 3-1 away loss to Honduras on 11 November 1983 and played his country's three matches in their only World Cup finals appearance, the 1986 World Cup finals. After a record 82 caps he retired from international football after a 3-1 defeat at Costa Rica on 16 November 1997.
Samuel was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006.
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'''Henri Camara''' (born 10 May 1977) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Sheffield United.
Camara was born in Dakar to Guinean parents who migrated to Senegal, and began his career in France with RC Strasbourg (1998-1999), before playing for Swiss clubs Neuchtel Xamax (1999-2000), and Grasshopper-Club Zrich, where he won the Swiss Championship in 2001. He then returned to France with Sedan but sought a new move when they were relegated in 2003.
Camara joined newly promoted English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2003 for -1.5million. He was a regular first-choice player, capable of creating goalscoring opportunities, but often guilty of erratic finishing that left him with just one goal from 23 games, this goal being the crucial winner as Wolves came back from 3-0 down at half time to beat relegation rivals Leicester City 4-3.
However, Camara was unwilling to play at a lower level and did not turn up for pre-season training. His future was further unsettled by a bid from Phil Gartside, Bolton Wanderers' chairman, which Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey rejected. He eventually returned to the club but only to negotiate a loan move away, thus earning the nickname of "Le Rat".
Camara's route out of Wolves came in the form of Celtic, who paid -1.5million to take him on loan for the 2004-05 season. His time in Scotland was disappointing, though, as he scored eight goals from twelve starts and six substitute appearances. Camara claimed in the press that he would replace Henrik Larsson, who had just left the club. He also requested Larsson's squad number (7) which he had had at a previous club as well, but was instead given number 27.
The loan deal was terminated during the January 2005 transfer window despite being contracted for longer, as he moved back to England with Southampton. Here, he suffered relegation again as the Saints made the drop on the final day of the season.
Camara finally found a new permanent club when he was signed by Premiership newcomers Wigan Athletic in August 2005 in a three year deal for -3million. In 2006, his contract was extended to 2009. He again found himself in a Premier League relegation battle, but it ended third time lucky for him as Wigan made a last day escape at the expense of Sheffield United.
After Wigan manager Paul Jewell's resignation, Camara found himself out of favour at Wigan and he was loaned out to West Ham United, for the duration of the 2007-08 season, at the end of the Summer transfer window. By his own admission, he has had a torrid time at West Ham and wants to preferably find another club in England. Despite allowing him to leave on loan Steve Bruce suggested that if Camara wanted to stay at Wigan he was more than welcome to.
Camara scored a brace in his first game back for Wigan under Bruce in the 4-0 win in the Carling Cup over Notts County. He then scored the match winner against Everton in a 1-0 victory for Wigan at the JJB Stadium on 24 November 2008, their first win against Everton on home soil. He scored again against West Bromwich Albion the following match. Whilst at Wigan he started in the 2006 Football League Cup Final.
On 2 February 2009, Camara joined Stoke City on loan until the end of the season in search of regular first-team football. He missed a glaring opportunity straight after coming off the bench for his debut at Sunderland, smashing a volley from 6 yards against the bar with the entire goal to aim for. He was released by Wigan at the end of the 2008-09 season, after not being offered a new contract.
Camara spent much of the 2009 close-season on trial at Premier League club Hull City but was not offered a contract,
After initially rejecting a deal with the Blades, Camara signed a short term agreement with the Sheffield club until the end of the season.
Camara made his international debut for Senegal in a 1-1 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria on 28 February 1999. He went on to play in their surprising run at the 2002 World Cup, scoring two goals - one a golden goal - in the Round of 16 against Sweden, which took them to the quarter finals for the only time in their history. He was also part of the 2004, 2006 and 2008 African Nations Cup squads.
Henri Camara also featured in Ronaldinho's squad for a charity football match. The match was between Europe and the rest of the world. Henri Camara came on as a substitute and scored 2 goals in the second half of the game to help his team take the victory.
Internationally, Henri Camara could have played for Guinea as his father was born in Guinea but chose Senegal, explaining, "I was born in Senegal but my father is from Guinea, so, yes, I could have played with Momo [Sylla in the Guinea national team]. When I was young, I received an invitation from the Senegal youth team and my dad didn't want me to play. His dream was for me to play for Guinea. But I didn't know Guinea very well. Senegal was my country, so it was an easy decision for me to make."
Camara has a son, Henri Jr. (born 11 November 2006) with his wife.
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'''James Callaghan Charnley''', more commonly known as '''Chic Charnley''', (born 11 June 1963 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer.
Charnley played for a number of clubs: Clydebank, Hamilton Accies, St. Mirren, Bolton ''on loan'', Djurgrdens IF, Dumbarton, Dundee, Hibs and Cork City F.C..
He also played for ''non-league'' clubs Pollok, Tarff Rovers and Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.
Chic was raised in the North of Glasgow and, evidently gifted as a footballer, was tipped for greatness. However, the early part of his career was chequered by poor discipline which gave him the reputation as a hot head. This scared many clubs away from his talent.
Chic had a voracious appetite for trouble. During a training session in Glasgow's Ruchill Park, he was attacked by two locals brandishing samurai swords. Charnley responded by leading his teammates in an attack on the two men.
He was brought up a supporter of Celtic. He did have a trial for Celtic playing one game for them in a friendly against Manchester Utd at Old Trafford. Many rated him as the best player in the game and it was rumoured that he had done enough to win a contract. However, Celtic's manager Lou Macari was sacked not long after this friendly game and rumours of a move to Celtic came to nothing.
It is as a player with Partick Thistle that he will be best remembered. He played for the club on a few different occasions and is considered something of a cult hero at Firhill. He initially left Partick for St. Mirren in June 1991 in a swap deal that saw he and David Elliot exchange for Mark McWalter and George Shaw.
Charnley was an inconsistent performer with displays ranging from poor to outstanding.
At many points in his career, it seemed that top-flight football was beyond him. He was freed by Partick Thistle when the Maryhill club was in the Premier Division.
Many Thistle supporters rate him the best player their club has had.
Many consider his time at Hibernian to be the best period of his career. Whilst at Hibernian, many called for his inclusion in the Scotland squad, though this did not materialise.
His final season as a player was with Partick Thistle in the Premier League during the 2002-03 season. Chic was approaching the age of 40, so appearances were few and far between. His final match was perhaps fittingly against Hibernian at Easter Road. He came on as a substitute in a 3-2 victory for Thistle.
The next season (2003-04) he was appointed coach at Thistle under manager Gerry Collins, but when Collins was sacked by the Thistle board he resigned in protest at their decision.
Chic returned to Firhill during the 2006/2007 pre-season for ex-teammate Kenny Arthur's testimonial match versus a Celtic XI. With the game in injury time and Thistle losing 2-1, Chic rifled home a 25 yard strike to draw level.
Between February 2007 and January 2008, he co-owned a pub called 'The Thistle' in Maryhill Road, Glasgow.
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'''Marcus Gayle''' (born 27 September 1970 in Hammersmith, London) is the current manager of AFC Wimbledon's reserve team and a former professional footballer. An English born Jamaican, Gayle could play as a striker or winger, though towards the end of his career he also played as a central defender.
Gayle started his career at Brentford in 1989, scoring 26 goals in 193 appearances for the Bees. He was loaned to KuPS in 1990. In 1994 Gayle moved to Wimbledon on transfer deadline day and then made his home and league debut against Leeds United the following day in a 1-0 win. He was part of their successful Premiership side and is probably most well remembered for his winning header in a 1-0 FA Cup victory over defending champions Manchester United in 1997. His performances in the Premiership earned him a call up to the Jamaica national team and he was included in their squad for the 1998 World Cup, along with fellow Wimbledon midfielder Robbie Earle. In January 2001 he was sold to Rangers for -1,000,000. He only made four appearances for the club, and was allowed to move to Gianluca Vialli's new-look Watford side for -900,000 in the summer of that year.
He was expected to leave, along with most of Vialli's other unsuccessful signings, in the summer of 2002. However, he re-emerged as a centre-back under new manager Ray Lewington, and won the Player of the Season award that year. He also scored in the club's 2-1 defeat to Southampton in the FA Cup semi-finals. Another good season followed in 2003-04, but injury plagued his 2004-05, and he left Watford two days after the sacking of Lewington in March 2005.
He re-joined Brentford, his first club and made 37 appearances for the Bees. Gayle was released from his Brentford contract on 17 May 2006 and signed for Aldershot Town on 2 July 2006. He scored the first hat-trick of his career for the Shots on 14 October 2006, coming on as a second-half substitute to score three times against Kidderminster Harriers. He was released by Aldershot at the end of 2006-07 season, after spending much time of his time with the club out of action with injury. He was signed for AFC Wimbledon in May 2007 by former Aldershot manager Terry Brown, making him only the second player to play competitively for both AFC Wimbledon and the old Wimbledon FC (the first being Jermaine Darlington) and, after scoring against Maidenhead United in the FA Trophy, becoming the only player to have scored for both incarnations of the South West London club.
Gayle was capped 14 times for Jamaica and played at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
He announced his retirement from competitive football after AFC Wimbledon sealed promotion to the Conference South following a 2-1 Isthmian League Premier play-off final victory over Staines Town.
Gayle owns a designer clothes shop on the Fulham Road in London, called 3 Tribes.
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'''Stephen McCall''' (born Carlisle October 15, 1960) is an English former football player. His favoured position was left back though his versatility allowed him to play in a number of positions.
He made his name at Ipswich Town, where his greatest achievement was winning the UEFA Cup in the 1980/81 season, beating AZ Alkmaar 5-4 on aggregate, with Steve playing an influential part in his team's victory. He joined Ipswich Town in 1978 as an apprentice, being scouted from the north-west where Town legend Kevin Beattie was also born and went on to make 329 appearances for Town, standing as a '''record of consecutive appearances''' until 2001, being beaten by Goalkeeper Richard Wright. During this time he received one B cap against New Zealand. Never a goalscorer, Steve scored 11 goals in his 9 seasons at Ipswich before he was sold for -300,000 to Yorkshire side Sheffield Wednesday.
His time at Sheffield Wednesday was unfortunately not so successful, as he spent much of his 4 seasons sidelined with a range of injuries, limiting his collection of appearances to only 36, scoring only 2 goals. In the midst of an unfortunate run at Wednesday, Steve achieved a childhood dream by being loaned to his home team and life long supported Carlisle United, where he spent only a few months making 6 appearances without a goal.
Towards the end of the 1991-92 season, Steve was sent down south, being sold to Plymouth Argyle for -25,000, where he would go on to become one of Argyle's greatest ever players, winning player of the season two years in a row in 1993 and 1994, only the second player in Argyle's history to achieve such a title (the other being Paul Mariner, one of Steve's ex-team mates). As if given a new lease of life, Steve enjoyed a period of rich form in his two occasions at Plymouth Argyle, making 275 appearances in a total of 6 years at the club. In 1995 Steve enjoyed a short rein as caretaker manager at Plymouth, being replaced by Neil Warnock.
Sandwiched between his two spells at Plymouth, Steve joined Torquay United for free from 12/07/1996 to 24/06/1998, joining former Plymouth team mate and manager Kevin Hodges as Torquay United's management team. In the 1997-98 season, Steve lived another childhood ambition - to play at Wembley, when Torquay played out a close fought match against Colchester United. The dream of playoff glory was short lived however, as the favourites for promotion were beaten 1-0 by a Colchester penalty. The close season saw Mick Jones - manager of Plymouth lose his job, and Hodges and McCall took the position at their former club, in a reign that lasted a further two years.
Steve's playing career ended in 2000 at Plymouth Argyle, also seeing him lose his job at the hands of a low league position, which turned out to be another turn in his career. He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Carlisle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.
In 2001, Steve hooked up with former team mate and close friend George Burley as European scouting Co-Ordinator at Ipswich Town, and progressed through the ranks as initially Scout, and when Joe Royle took over, became Reserve Team Manager and First Team Coach. It is here that Steve McCall is currently working, now under the management of Roy Keane, as Chief Scout, enjoying life back at the club his career started with almost 30 years ago.
In 2006 he took part in Masters football.
'''Ipswich Town'''
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'''Norman Whiteside''' (born 7 May 1965 in Rathcoole, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish football player who represented his country in two World Cups. He played for Manchester United (273 appearances, 66 goals) and Everton, before his career was ended by injury at the age of 26. He won the FA Cup twice during his time playing for Manchester United, in 1983 and 1985.
Raised in North Belfast, he attended Cairnmartin Secondary School on the Ballygomartin Road. He was discovered by Manchester United's Ulster scout Bob Bishop, who previously hired Belfast-born George Best and Sammy McIlroy to the club. Whiteside became United's youngest player since Duncan Edwards when he made his debut as a forward in the 1981-82 season. The following year, he appeared in both the League Cup and FA Cup finals and became the youngest player to score in both, winning the FA Cup in the process by beating Brighton & Hove Albion.
Whiteside broke Pel's record as the youngest player to appear in a World Cup, when he debuted for Northern Ireland aged 17 years and 41 days at Espaa 82. He started all five of his country's matches, including the historic 1-0 win over Spain. The opening game against Yugoslavia in Zaragoza was his international debut; he received a yellow card in the second half.
At the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals in Mexico, he scored in his country's only result in the tournament, a 1-1 draw against Algeria. Whiteside won a total of 38 caps and scored 9 times in eight years playing for Northern Ireland.
After starting his career as a centre forward, he was subsequently used more as a midfielder as his career progressed. Though not possessing the pace needed to be a genuine forward, Whiteside combined a gritty, physical style of play with an eye for goal combined with some great skill. This made him an instant favourite among Manchester United fans for giving it all on the pitch as well as his adeptness in both going forward or helping the midfield control the game. However, some thought he was too physical at times, with even his manager later admitting that in a 1987 game against Arsenal "Big Norman Whiteside kicked everybody up and down the pitch for 90 minutes and didn't even get booked!". He became known as "The Shankill Skinhead" because of aggressive, physical playing style.
Another reason why he was loved by United faithful were his consistently remarkable match-winning displays against the team's bitter Merseyside rivals in the league; Liverpool and Everton, who at that time were two of the more dominant and successful clubs in England. He also scored the winning goal in the 1985 FA Cup final, curling a shot in from the right hand side in the 20th minute of extra time, to give ten man United victory over Everton, and Whiteside his second FA Cup winner's medal. Norman Whiteside was passionately called "The Scourge of the Scousers" as a result of these exploits.
Despite such a promising start, Whiteside began to have serious injury problems which kept him out of the team for long periods. Also, Alex Ferguson made a point of improving team discipline when he took over as manager, and Whiteside's drinking was not tolerated as it had been under the previous manager Ron Atkinson. It was this that led Ferguson to sell him to Everton in 1989, against the wishes of most of United's support, although in his 2007 autobiography ''Determined: My Autobiography'', Whiteside says that he had put in the transfer request.
Whiteside started well at Everton, but he was unable to shake off his knee injury. Having had some 13 operations performed on his knee during his career, Whiteside retired from professional football in 1991 at the young age of 26, after a doctor advised him that he might end up being unable to walk if he continued to play football. He had made only 29 appearances for Everton, most of them during his first season.
Upon retirement, Whiteside studied to become a podiatrist and now works at the Professional Footballers' Association. He released his autobiography entitled ''Determined'' in August 2007. He is also an accomplished after-dinner speaker, and has appeared regularly on Soccer AM since August 2007 as a joke-teller in a comedy sketch.
Since the mid to late 1990s, Whiteside has been back at Manchester United, running guided "legend" tours of their Old Trafford stadium, as well as corporate meet-and-greet sessions on match days.
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'''Samuel Baxter "Sammy" McIlroy''' (born 2 August 1954) is a Northern Irish former international footballer whose clubs included Manchester United. After playing, he managed several English football teams and the Northern Ireland national team, gaining most success with Macclesfield Town. He is currently the manager of Football League Two side Morecambe.
From East Belfast, McIlroy played from 1971 to 1982 at Manchester United. He was the last youth player signed by Matt Busby, therefore making him the last of the ''Busby Babes''. He was dubbed 'The next George Best', and in his first-team debut match in 1971 at the age of 17 he scored, in a 3-3 draw in the Manchester derby against Manchester City at Maine Road on 6 November, but was not able to win a regular first-team place until the 1974-75 season. This was shortly after United slipped out of the top flight, but he helped them shoot straight back up again, finished third in the top flight a year later and also reach an FA Cup final - which they surprisingly lost to Southampton. A year later, McIlroy picked up a winner's medal as United triumphed 2-1 against Liverpool. A runners-up medal in the FA Cup followed two years after that as United were defeated 3-2 by Arsenal, with McIlroy equalising for United having been 2-0 down, only for Alan Sunderland to dramatically win it for Arsenal minutes afterwards.
In the late 1970s McIlroy moved from 'Reds' striker to midfielder.
In 1982, he was sold to Stoke City, where he played the next four seasons. McIlroy went on to play at rgryte IS in Sweden in 1986, Manchester City in 1986-87, Bury from 1987 to 1990 and Preston North End in 1989/90.
As a player for the Northern Ireland national team McIlroy won 88 caps and scored 5 goals. He played in all of the country's matches during both the 1982 World Cup, where Northern Ireland defeated the host nation Spain and advanced to the second round, and the 1986 World Cup in which he captained the team.
McIlroy began his managerial career as player-coach under John McGrath at Preston North End in 1991. He then went on to manage non-league team Ashton before joining Macclesfield Town for six and a half seasons, culminating in their promotion to The Football League in 1997. He remains a legend in Macclesfield and has a suite at the Moss Rose stadium named after him.
Sammy arrived at the Moss Rose in 1993 replacing Peter Wragg who had narrowly avoided relegation the previous season. Sammy's first season at the Moss Rose saw a very creditable seventh place finish plus silverware in the shape of the Drinkwise Cup (also known as the Bob Lord Trophy). His second season surpassed all expectations as his skillful and flowing football brought the Silkmen a conference title, only to be denied promotion to the Football League thanks to ground regulations. The following season brought more silver to the club as the Silkmen beat Northwich Victoria 3-1 at Wembley to win the club's second FA Trophy. But the ultimate prize of League football was still elusive as the club finished fourth in the pre-play-off Conference. 1996/7 was a red letter season for the Silkmen as a final day, 4-1 victory over Kettering Town secured promotion to the Football League for the first time in 120 years. The success continued the following year and 1997/8 began well with a home win over Torquay. The Silkmen finished the season unbeaten at home with a remarkable record of P23 W19 D4 L0 and were promoted into the Second Division in second place.
But that promotion was a bridge too far for the rapidly rising club. Facing the might of Manchester City, Fulham, Wigan, Stoke, Reading, Preston and the like, the Silkmen eventually finished bottom of the division, but still achieved 46 points. Sammy left the Moss Rose in 1999 to take up the position at his own national team.
He managed Northern Ireland for nearly three years, but the team won only five times in 29 matches, with all of the wins occurring in McIlroy's first year. The side failed to score even a single goal in 8 qualifying matches for Euro 2004. Upon completion of the qualifying matches, McIlroy resigned to re-enter club management with Stockport County, whom he managed until November 2004.
On 17 November 2005 he took over as caretaker manager of Conference side Morecambe, stepping in for incumbent manager Jim Harvey who had suffered a heart attack. Having guided Morecambe into the Conference play-offs-where they lost 3-4 on aggregate to Hereford United-McIlroy was appointed permanent manager in May 2006. In his first full season, Morecambe again reached they play-offs where they defeat Exeter City to win promotion in one of the first games played at the new Wembley Stadium.
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'''Jason Robert Dodd''' (born 2 November 1970) is an English former footballer and manager, who spent most of his playing career with Southampton, where he was briefly First-Team Coach. He left the position as Caretaker Manager of Football League Two side Aldershot Town on 4 November 2009 to return to former club Southampton as director of the youth academy.
Dodd was born in Bath, Somerset and attended the Beechen Cliff School. He joined Southampton from Bath City in 1989 for a fee of -15,000.
In December 2003, Dodd was initially credited with scoring a goal directly from a corner against Saints' rivals Portsmouth, but this was subsequently listed as an own goal by defender Sebastien Schemmel.
He was due to retire at the end of the 2004-05 season, during which he spent time on loan at Plymouth Argyle; however, after his contract expired with Southampton he left to join Brighton & Hove Albion. He made only seven appearances for Brighton during his year at the club due to injury.
In July 2006 he joined Conference South team Eastleigh on a free transfer, to play alongside former Southampton colleague, Francis Benali. A recurrence of his ankle injury prevented him playing after the first three games of the 2006-07 season, and he retired from playing in November 2006 and was appointed head coach of Eastleigh.
The following month he replaced Paul Doswell, who had become director of football, as Eastleigh's manager, but resigned in July 2007 to be replaced by David Hughes.
Dodd returned to Southampton as first team coach under manager George Burley in the summer of 2007, replacing Glynn Snodin. When Burley left in January 2008, Dodd became joint caretaker manager of Southampton, alongside John Gorman. However, on 23 June, Dodd was released by the club.
On 14 October 2009 he became the caretaker manager of Aldershot Town along with his former Southampton teammate Paul Williams after the previous manager, Gary Waddock, moved to Wycombe Wanderers.
On 4 November 2009, Dodd rejoined Southampton as director/chief coach of the club's youth academy to oversee the development of the next generation to come through St Mary's.
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'''Simon Garner''' (born 23 November 1959 in Boston, Lincolnshire) is an English former professional footballer. He is the record goal scorer for the English club Blackburn Rovers.
Garner was educated at Boston Grammar School and played for local club Boston United. He joined Blackburn Rovers as an apprentice, turning professional in July 1978. His debut came the following season against Newcastle United in 1978 at St. James' Park, the first of 484 league games for Rovers, in which he scored 194 goals. In his final season at Ewood Park, he helped fulfil chairman Jack Walker's dream as Blackburn were promoted in time for the first Premier League season.
That summer, in August 1992, he moved to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -30,000. He made 33 league appearances for the Baggies, scoring 8 more goals before moving to league newcomers Wycombe Wanderers in February 1994 on a free transfer, and helping them to promotion in their first season in the league by scoring in both legs of the play-off semi-final against Carlisle United, and also in the play-off final at Wembley against Preston North End.
In January 1996, he moved to Torquay United on loan, playing 11 league games, but only scoring 1 goal for Eddie May's side. After 66 league games for Wycombe, scoring 15 goals, he left to join non-league Woking on a free transfer in June 1996.
He later joined Wealdstone, where he spent two years, before moving on to Windsor & Eton and finally, in October 1999, to Flackwell Heath before hanging up his boots at the end of the 1999-2000 season to concentrate fully on his painting and decorating business, Home Design Decorators.
He had previously spent a spell working as a postman. On 24 August 2000, Garner returned to Wycombe Wanderers as head of their pre-match entertainment, a post he was still fulfilling in October 2000, while continuing with his decorating business.
In 2002 he published his autobiography, entitled ''There's only one Simon Garner''.
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'''Mads Timm''' (born 31 October 1984) is a former Danish footballer, who last played as a forward for Lyngby.
Spending his youth years at Odense, Timm joined English club Manchester United in the Premier League in 2000. He made his first team debut against Maccabi Haifa in a Champions League match in October 2002. He was not able to secure a place in the first team at United, and he spent some time on loan at Norwegian club Viking, scoring the first ever goal at their new Viking Stadion, as well as at English lower-league club Walsall.
In March 2005, Timm was sentenced to twelve months in a young offenders' institute for dangerous driving, after team mate Callum Flanagan's car hit another vehicle while he and Timm were racing each other on a public road. Although United sacked Flanagan after the incident, Timm was allowed to remain with the club.
On 24 May 2006, Manchester United released a statement saying that Timm, along with six other players, had been released by the club, and on 1 June 2006, Timm returned to his Danish childhood club Odense on a three-year contract. In a TV-interview on the Danish TV-station TV2 the coach from Odense stated that Timm needed a second chance.
Timm had some success at Odense, and he was called up to the Danish national team. However, he failed to keep his place in the Odense side, and he was released from the club on 15 August 2008 by mutual consent. On 25 August 2008 Lyngby Boldklub announced that they had signed a one-year contract with Timm.
On 16 August 2009, he retired from professional football because of injuries and lack of motivation.
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'''Alexander 'Alex' Bunbury''' (born June 18, 1967 in Plaisance, Guyana) is a former Canadian professional footballer, who played as a striker.
Bunbury started playing professionally with the Hamilton Steelers in Canada, also having one-year spells in the Canadian Soccer League with the Toronto Blizzard and Montreal Supra.
In 1993, after an unassuming season for West Ham United (only six appearances overall), he moved to Portugal's C.S. Martimo, going on to become the Madeira club's all-time leading goalscorer in the first division, with 59 goals in 165 games. In his second season, he won the ''Foreign Player of the Year'' award.
In early 1999, after requesting a move to play closer to his hometown of Montreal, Bunbury returned to North America, and retired after two seasons with the Kansas City Wizards of the Major League Soccer. Subsequently, he took up coaching, first with Bangu FC, then at the Minnesota Thunder Academy (MTA).
Bunbury was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in April 2006.
Bunbury played in all three of Canada's games at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Soviet Union. He made his senior debut in an August 1986 Merlion Cup match against Singapore, and went on to earn 64 caps, scoring 16 goals.
Bunbury ranked third in the all-time scorer's list, and fifth in caps (June 17, 2008). He represented Canada in 28 World Cup qualifiers and played at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship.
His final international was a November 1997 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica, a game after which Paul Dolan, Geoff Aunger, Frank Yallop and Colin Miller also said farewell to the national team.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
Since retirement, Bunbury made Prior Lake, Minnesota his home, where he has been a youth soccer coach and trainer. With wife Kristi, he has one daughter, Kylie, and two sons: Logan and Teal, with the latter playing soccer for the University of Akron.
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'''Aidan John Davison''' (born 11 May 1968 in Sedgefield, County Durham) is an English-born Northern Irish ex-professional footballer. His previous clubs include Grimsby Town, Bradford City, Notts County and Millwall. Davison has been capped three times by Northern Ireland. He is currently a Reserve Team Coach with Hull City.
Davison is a well traveled keeper, who played for a selection of clubs before earning himself a break by signing for Bolton Wanderers, where he played for the club in the Premiership but was second choice to Keith Branagan. Davison then secured a move to Bradford City briefly before making his mark by signing for Grimsby Town in the summer of 1997.
Davison earned promotion with Grimsby in his first season, appearing at Wembley twice that season, and was the back bone of the strongest defence in the Second division that season. The following season, Aidan played a big part in the clubs reasonably positive season, after earning an 11th place spot. The following season Davison made a move too Sheffield United and Grimsby signed Danny Coyne to replace him. Aidan's time at Sheffield was short lived and he played second fiddle to Simon Tracey.
Following a loan spell, Davison made the move back too Bradford who were now a Premiership club. Despite not being the natural number 1 at the club, he got his fair share of Premiership football, but the club also used veteran Gary Walsh and Matt Clarke in rotation. Davison remained with The Bantams until the end of the 2002-03 season and after being released he made another return, this time with former club Grimsby Town.
Davison's season with Grimsby was dogged with injury and he missed the majority of the second half of the season and was replaced by Alan Fettis and Andy Pettinger. Davison left Blundell Park at the end of the season, and joined Colchester United where he played out the remaining four seasons of his career, earning a promotion with the club in 2006. He was replaced in the number one shirt at Colchester by Dean Gerken.
Davison made his debut against Sweden on 24 April 1996 and also played against Thailand and Germany.
After being released by Colchester United at the end of the 2007-08 season, he and his wife have acted upon his dream to live in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States.
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'''Craig Lorne Forrest''' (born 20 September 1967 in Coquitlam, British Columbia) is a Canadian soccer commentator and a former goalkeeper.
Born and raised in British Columbia, Forrest joined English league side Ipswich Town in 1984 and remained with the club until 1997, making 263 league appearances. Forrest saw his first first-team action with 11 appearances on loan to Colchester United in the 1987-88 season. From 1988-89 through to 1996-97, Forrest was in the Ipswich Town F.C. goal, including during the 1991-92 season when the club won promotion to the newly-established Premier League by winning the old Football League Second Division. Forrest was ever-present that season. He was also one of only 12 foreign players to play on the opening weekend of the FA Premier League along with John Jensen, Anders Limpar, Peter Schmeichel, Andrei Kanchelskis, Robert Warzycha, Eric Cantona, Ronnie Rosenthal, Michel Vonk, Gunnar Halle, Roland Nilsson and Hans Segers. He was the unfortunate goalkeeper on the receiving end of the heaviest Premiership defeat in history when Ipswich lost 9-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford in March 1995.
Forrest went on loan to Chelsea F.C. from Ipswich in 1997, playing with the likes of Gianluca Vialli and Gianfranco Zola under the guidance of manager Ruud Gullit. A permanent move to Chelsea was turned down by the Ipswich Board of Directors. The goalkeeper ended up moving to West Ham United in the summer of 1997 for -500 000.
Forrest played at the 1987 FIFA U-20 World Cup and made his debut for the Canada senior team in a May 1988 friendly match against Chile. He earned 56 caps (excluding the May 1990 North American Championship match against the USA), the most of any goalkeeper in the national team's history tied with Pat Onstad and earned the most clean sheets in the country's history before retiring from international football in 2002. The highlight of his international career was undoubtedly helping Canada win the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, in which Forrest was named tournament MVP and Most Valuable Goalkeeper for allowing a mere three goals and stopping two penalties in his side's five games. Also during his international career Canada had secured a 1-1 draw against Brazil only a month prior to the World Cup in U.S.A. in 1994. Forrest had further success against Brazil in 2001, recording a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw in the 2001 Confederations Cup in Japan.
Forrest was forced to retire from professional soccer due to complications from acquiring and recovering from testicular cancer. He began working as a sports analyst with Rogers Sportsnet upon his retirement from playing.
Forrest is considered by some to be one of the best players ever for Canada and continues to play a major role in promoting the game in the country, appearing frequently as a broadcaster for the men's national team and Toronto FC on Rogers Sportsnet and CBC.
Forrest is now the Canadian FIFA Ambassador for SOS Children's Villages, joining over 80 international stars who are official ambassadors. This list includes the likes of Andriy Shevchenko, Wayne Rooney, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Lucas Radebe, Carlos Dunga, Fabio Cannavaro, Roger Milla, George Weah, Samuel Eto'o and Hugo Snchez.
'''Canada'''
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'''Colin Todd''' (born 12 December 1948) is an English football manager and former player. As a player, he made more than 600 appearances in the Football League, playing for Sunderland, Derby County, Everton, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Oxford United and Luton Town, and also played in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps.
He has managed English league clubs Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, Swindon Town, Derby County, Bradford City, Darlington and Danish Superliga side Randers FC. He took Bolton Wanderers to the Division One title with 98 points and 100 goals, although he was unable to establish them in the Premier League.
The young Todd had opportunities to sign for Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, but chose Sunderland "because of their tradition for youth".
As a player, he won two league titles with Derby County in the early to mid-seventies, having made a then British record transfer fee of -175,000 when he moved there from Sunderland in 1971. When linked with Derby, Brian Clough famously remarked "We're not signing Colin Todd, we can't afford him". He then signed him that same day. Clough sent the chairman Sam Longson a telegram informing him of the signing and the size of the fee; -175,000. He formed a formidable partnership with Roy McFarland at club and country level. Well regarded in English football circles, he won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award in 1975. He also played for Everton, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, and Oxford United, finally retiring from playing in 1984 after a brief spell with Luton Town.
He won 27 England caps.
Todd entered management in March 1990 with Middlesbrough, succeeding Bruce Rioch. He had coached the club from the Third Division to First Division in successive seasons but on taking the manager's job, Middlesbrough were struggling in the Second Division and facing the real threat of moving from the Third to First Division and back again in successive seasons. Todd kept the club in the Second Division and they qualified for the play-offs a year later, although they were denied the chance of promotion after losing to eventual winners Notts County in the semi-finals and Todd quit soon afterwards.
He moved on to Bolton Wanderers in 1992 as assistant to his predecessor at Middlesbrough, Bruce Rioch. After Rioch left to manage Arsenal, having achieved promotion in the 1994-95 season, McFarland moved to Bolton as joint-manager alongside Todd.
Bolton struggled to cope with the Premier League and McFarland was dismissed in early 1996, leaving Todd in sole charge. He was unable to prevent Bolton's relegation but guided back to the top-flight by winning the First Division in the 1996-97 season, ensuring Bolton's new stadium would host Premier League football. Despite strengthening the squad with new signings, Bolton struggled in the top flight and were relegated again at the end of the season. Todd led the club to the play-off final in 1999 but lost to Watford, and he resigned seven games into the 1999-2000 season following the sale of Per Frandsen to Blackburn Rovers.
Todd returned to management with Swindon Town. His spell at Swindon was unsuccessful as poor results meant the club faced a relegation battle when it had been hoped to gain promotion. Todd won only five out of twenty games with the club.
Todd resigned as Swindon manager in November 2000 in order to return to Derby as assistant manager to Jim Smith. When Smith resigned in October 2001 Todd was promoted to manager
Todd joined Bradford City in 2003 as assistant to manager Bryan Robson. When Robson left at the end of the 2003-04 season, Todd was named his successor.
Todd became manager of Danish side Randers FC in the summer of 2007, replacing the former Danish European champion Lars Olsen who had signed with Odense Boldklub.
Todd was announced as the new manager of League League Two Darlington on 20 May 2009. He replaced Dave Penney who left the club to join League One side Oldham Athletic as a result of Darlington's administration. Todd brought Dean Windass, a player whom he had at Bradford City, as his assistant player manager. Darlington made a poor start to the 2009-10 season, and having picked up just one point from eight league games, Todd agreed with chairman Raj Singh that he would leave the club if they failed to win their ninth game against Grimsby Town. Darlington drew 1-1 with Grimsby and Todd, as well as Windass, left the club.
Todd was born into a mining family in Chester-le-Street, County Durham. As a boy he was a fan of Newcastle United.
His son Andy is a footballer for the Perth Glory.
:''Last updated after match played 26 September 2009''.
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'''Nigel Worthington''' (born 4 November 1961 in Ballymena, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish football manager and former player. He is currently manager of the Northern Ireland national team.
As a player, he was a left full back and occasional left midfielder, playing the majority of his club football for Sheffield Wednesday.
As an international player, he is Northern Ireland's 9th most capped player with 66 appearances.
At both Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United Worthington played under Howard Wilkinson who would be a major influence on Worthington's own managerial style.
Bryan Hamilton was also important to Worthington's career, since he made Worthington his international captain when manager of Northern Ireland and also invited him to Norwich to assist him when he (Hamilton) was manager at Carrow Road.
Worthington began his managerial career as player-manager of Blackpool in 1997 before he succeeded Hamilton as manager of Norwich City in 2000. He guided Norwich to the Premier League in the 2003-04 season but left just over two years afterwards, having failed to keep them in the top-flight in 2005. He was briefly caretaker manager of Leicester City in 2007 prior to starting his current role as manager of Northern Ireland.
As a tough-tackling no-nonsense defender, Worthington started his career with home town team, Ballymena United, where he was Northern Ireland Young Player of the Year in 1980, prior to his transfer to Notts County where he spent three years.
Worthington is best remembered for his time at Sheffield Wednesday, where he spent ten years, and was a member of the Owls' side that won the League Cup as well as promotion to the top flight in 1990-91. Two years later, Worthington and his teammates were losing finalists in both the League Cup and FA Cup.
After leaving Wednesday in the summer of 1994, Worthington spent two years at Leeds United and one season at Stoke City. He was then named player-manager at Blackpool in 1997.
Internationally, Worthington made his debut in a 1-1 draw away to Wales in May 1984. This was notable for being Northern Ireland's final game in the last ever British Championship, the point gained being enough for Northern Ireland to win (and keep in perpetuity) the famous old trophy.
In Northern Ireland's subsequent successful Qualifying Campaign for the 1986 World Cup Finals in Mexico, Worthington was an important member of Billy Bingham's squad, starting two Qualifying matches and coming on as substitute in three more.
In the Finals tournament itself, Worthington started two
of Northern Ireland's three matches, against Algeria and Spain.
Worthington's 66th and final cap was gained when he came on as a substitute in Northern Ireland's 3-0 victory in a home friendly against Belgium in February 1997.
Worthington's managerial career started as the player-manager at Blackpool at the beginning of the 1997-98 season. He soon retired from playing to take on sole managerial duties, but two and a half seasons in charge ended with his resignation following a worrying dip in form that saw the club lying in the thick of the Second Division relegation battle. He had little sympathy from the fans on his departure who accused him of adopting a long-ball game.
After acting as assistant to Howard Wilkinson with the England under-21 team, Worthington moved to Norwich City at the start of the 2000-01 season as assistant to Bryan Hamilton. He was appointed caretaker manager on 4 December 2000 after Hamilton resigned and the following month was appointed as permament manager
In his third full season in charge, 2003-04, Worthington took Norwich to the Premier League after winning the First Division with a club record 94 points.
Norwich were tipped to make an instant return to the Premier League in the 2005-06 season having retained the majority of their squad.
Towards the end of the 2006-07 season, Worthington was appointed caretaker manager of relegation threatened Championship side Leicester City.
Worthington was appointed as manager of Northern Ireland in June 2007, initially on a short term contract until the end of the Euro 2008 qualifying tournament in November.
'''Ballymena United'''
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
'''Norwich City''' (Manager)
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'''James Oliver Vaughan''' (born 14 July 1988 in Birmingham) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Everton. He plays as a striker and represents England at Under-21 level. He is also the Premier League-s youngest goalscorer.
Vaughan went to school in Wolverhampton and was spotted by Everton's talent scouts while playing in the Preston area. Vaughan was also a talented young sprinter, running the 100 metres in 11.5 seconds as a 13 year old, the third fastest time for his age in Britain. He joined Everton's Youth Academy and was voted by his fellow team-mates as the Under-16s player of the season for 2003-04.
Vaughan scored a number of goals for the reserve team during the 2004-05 season. His 73rd-minute substitute appearance for the first team against Crystal Palace on 10 April 2005, made Vaughan Everton's youngest ever player, beating the record previously held by Joe Royle by 11 days. This record has since been broken by Jose Baxter. His 84th-minute strike not only made him Everton-s youngest-ever scorer, surpassing Wayne Rooney, but he also overtook James Milner as the Premiership-s youngest scorer.
Vaughan signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2005, agreeing to a two year contract. Early in the 2005-06 campaign, he sustained a knee ligament injury whilst on international duty with England Under-18s. A series of complications sidelined him for the remainder of the campaign and he did not have the chance to establish himself as a regular in the senior squad.
He scored his 2nd league goal in the 93rd minute of a 2-0 win over West Ham United F.C.. Vaughan, despite suffering a severed foot artery in a match with Bolton, went on to score three more goals in the final stages of the 2006-07 season including one against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. At the end of the 2006-07 season, Vaughan extended his contract with Everton until the summer of 2011. He was awarded the Evertonfc.com 'Young Player of the season' award, at an awards ceremony held at St. George's Hall.
On 18 July 2007, in a pre-season friendly, Vaughan suffered a dislocated shoulder following an innocuous challenge with Preston North End's defender Youl Mawene. He was out of action for three months before returning in late October. He made his Premier League return in a match against Birmingham City in which he came on as a substitute in the last 10 minutes. He went on to score in stoppage time and ensured Everton victory where they won 3-1. Vaughan scored the winner in a 3-2 Everton victory over AZ Alkmaar, who had a 32 years record of never being beaten at home in European Competitions.
After a five-month spell on the sidelines, James Vaughan made his return on April 19th against Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final in the first period of extra time and scored his penalty in the penalty shootout that saw Everton win 4-2. He went on to play in the 2009 FA Cup Final, coming on as a second half substitute.
In September 2009 Vaughan joined Football League Championship club Derby County on a three-month loan.
After returning from an injury in 2006, Vaughan was called up to the England under 19 squad.
In a U-19's game against Switzerland, Vaughan came on as a second half substitute and scored a 90th minute goal with a header that won the match for England, 3-2.
At the end of the 2006-07 season, Vaughan was named in Stuart Pearce's 23-man squad for the England U21's European Championship campaign. His first appearance for the side came as a substitute in the 2-2 draw with Italy on June 14.
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'''Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana''' (; born 15 January 1983 in Barcelos) is a Portuguese footballer currently playing for Sporting de Braga on loan from Valencia CF, as an attacking midfielder.
His main assets are good set-pieces and passing skills.
Viana started his professional career at Sporting Clube de Portugal where he won the Young European Footballer of the Year award, after an excellent debut season in 2001-02 and, aged 19, was signed by Premier League's Newcastle United for -12 million. He played there for two seasons, scoring four times, against FK eljezniar Sarajevo and Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League and Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion in the league. However, he was unable to cement a starting XI position, and returned to Sporting on loan. In his return he found his old form and enjoyed a successful spell, even helping the ''Lions'' to the UEFA Cup final.
At the start of the 2005-06 season, Viana went to Valencia CF, again on loan. In March 2006, reports stated that Valencia had signed him on a permanent deal for -1.5m. During his first season, he struggled to claim a first team spot, facing tough competition from the likes of David Albelda and Rubn Baraja, manager Quique Snchez Flores' preferred duo. Still, Viana featured in 19 league games and displayed some flashes of talent that allowed him to preserve his place in the national squad.
In a bid to secure first team football, Viana decided to join fellow first division CA Osasuna on loan, on August 2007. Unfortunately, a serious injury during pre-season forced him out for four months. As he recovered, he failed to make the breakthrough in an already established team, but would feature in all of the side's final three matches, as Osasuna barely avoided relegation. After the loan (nine matches, one goal, in a 3-1 home win against RCD Mallorca, in which he played one minute), Viana returned to Valencia.
In 2008-09, Viana took absolutely no part in coach Unai Emery's plans, being restricted to three UEFA Cup contests and some domestic cup appearances. On 31 July 2009, Viana was loaned to Sporting de Braga for one season, thus returning to Portugal after three years. As the Minho club led the league in its early stages, he scored his first goals upon returning to his country, hitting twice in a 3-1 home win against C.F. Os Belenenses, on August 30. On October 31, he again found the net, from a stunning free kick against S.L. Benfica, in a 2-0 home triumph.
Viana made his debut in the national team on 14 November 2001, in a 5-1 friendly win over Angola. Replacing suspended Daniel Kenedy in the last minute, he was a non-playing squad member for Portugal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and played for his country at the 2004 Olympics.
Viana returned to the national squad after UEFA Euro 2004, and appeared in two matches (as a substitute) at the 2006 World Cup.
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'''Kevin Hodges''' (born 12 June 1960 in Bridport, Dorset) is an English former professional footballer. He was the head of youth football at Bristol Rovers, and as part of this job he was also in charge of the reserve team, until it withdrew from the Football Combination in the summer of 2008 and he was released by the club. The club also cited Hodges reluctance to relocate to the Bristol area as a factor in their decision to release him. He is now a part time coach with Plymouth Argyle's football in the community team.
Hodges began his career as an apprentice with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional in March 1978. He became a legend at Home Park, playing a club record 530 league games and scoring 81 goals from midfield. He was a member of the Argyle side, then struggling in the old Third Division, that made the semi-final of the FA Cup in 1984, losing 1-0 to Watford at Villa Park, and was an ever-present as Argyle won promotion to Division Two.
He was awarded a testimonial at the beginning of the 1987-88 season, 7,000 spectators watching Argyle take on West Ham United. With his time at Home Park nearing an end, he joined Torquay United on loan in January 1992, with Torquay already looking destined for relegation back to the bottom division.
He eventually left Argyle that December, returning to Torquay on a free transfer as the Gulls battled against a second successive relegation.
He was appointed manager, although technically named Head Coach, of Torquay in August 1996 in succession to Eddie May, appointing Garry Nelson and Steve McCall as his assistants. The following season started brightly, but Torquay fell away badly and almost found themselves battling against relegation after the play-offs had looked a real possibility just months earlier.
The following season Torquay did make the play-offs, missing out on automatic promotion on the last day of the season and then losing 1-0 to Colchester United at Wembley in the play-off final, Colchester's goal coming from a disputed penalty awarded when Jon Gittens was adjudged to have handled the ball.
Soon after this game, Mick Jones was sacked as manager of relegated Plymouth Argyle, and Hodges with his Argyle background and his success at Torquay with limited resources was an obvious target. He left Plainmoor to take the Plymouth job on August 1, 1998, taking Steve McCall with him, and later returning for Torquay wing-back Paul Gibbs.
Despite the expectation of an instant return to the Second Division, he could only lead Argyle to mid-table finishes in the next two seasons. He was sacked as Plymouth manager on the 4th of October 2000 after a disappointing start to the season.
In April 2001, after a spell scouting for Wolverhampton Wanderers he began working as Football Development Officer for the Somerset FA and continued in that role when appointed as manager of non-league Clevedon Town. He also worked as a coach at Yeovil Town before being released following the appointment of Russell Slade as manager. He then took up his most recent post with Bristol Rovers, which was ended in the summer of 2008 when he was released by the club.
on 2 October 2008 Kevin Hodges re joined Plymouth Argyle as a part time coach with the clubs football in the community team.
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'''Jason de Vos''' (surname also spelt 'De Vos'; born January 2, 1974 in London, Ontario) is a soccer commentator for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and former professional football player, most recently at Ipswich Town. He was also an international for Canada.
The central defender began his professional career in 1990 as a 15 year-old high schooler with hometown club the London Lasers of the former Canadian Soccer League (CSL). When the club folded he joined the Kitchener Kickers, also of the CSL. When the latter club also folded he rejoined the re-established Lasers in 1992, the last year of operations for the CSL.
Known for his ability in the air, De Vos spent the next five seasons with the Montreal Impact of the then American Professional Soccer League, the last two on loan to English Third Division club Darlington. In 1998 De Vos first signed a contract with the Darlington before moving to Dundee United of the Scottish Premier League in October on a -400,000 transfer. He spent three seasons with ''The Terrors'', captaining the side in 2000-01. He was then signed by Wigan Athletic of the then English Second Division for -500,000 in 2001. De Vos captained the side to its promotion to the First Division in 2002-03 and was named in that season's PFA Division Two Team of the Year.
For Canada, De Vos has appeared in 49 full internationals, scoring 4 goals. He debuted on 19 August, 1997 in a 1-0 home loss friendly to Iran. He has represented Canada in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2001 Confederations Cup. He captained the Canadian team from 1999 until his retirement from international football in 2004. De Vos was named a tournament all-star for both the 2000 and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments, in which Canada were placed first and third respectively. He scored the winning goal in the final of the 2000 Gold Cup, a match Canada won 2-0 over Colombia.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
After the final match of the 2007-08 season in the 1-0 win over Hull City, De Vos announced his immediate retirement from playing to take up a media role in his native Canada and was given a guard of honour and standing ovation during the teams parade lap of the pitch.
De Vos recently stated on GolTV's "The Contenders", a Euro 2008 preview show, that when people ask him who was the best player and hardest to mark he ever played against, he "always says Henrik Larsson", the former Celtic striker whom he faced many times during his stint with Dundee United.
De Vos, who will be doing media work in his native Canada, will also scout players from the MLS for former-club Ipswich Town.
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'''Leslie Jesse''' "'''Les'''" '''Sealey''' (29 September 1957 - 19 August 2001) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, amongst others, Coventry City, Luton Town, Manchester United, Aston Villa and West Ham United. He was a nephew of Alan Sealey.
Sealey joined Coventry City as an apprentice in 1976 and made his debut as a 19-year-old on 11 April 1977, in a 1-1 draw at Queens Park Rangers. He spent the next five seasons at the West Midlands club before joining Luton Town in 1983. He was a regular in the team for much of his time at Kenilworth Road, but he missed their 1988 League Cup triumph due to injury,his place being taken by Andy Dibble. A year later, Luton reached the final again and he was able to keep goal this time in a 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest in which Sealey had a poor game and went on to lose his place in the line-up to Alec Chamberlain.
In December 1989, Sealey was loaned to Manchester United and made two league appearances during the final weeks of the season. He was named as goalkeeper for the 1990 FA Cup Final replay against Crystal Palace (even though United had signed him after the transfer deadline), after a poor display from Jim Leighton in the preceding 3-3 draw, and made several saves to help his side win 1-0. He later gave his winner's medal to Jim Leighton who had played throughout the cup run but the FA subsequently granted medals to both Leighton and Sealey.
United signed Sealey on a permanent basis, and he was their regular goalkeeper throughout the 1990-91 season, keeping goal in their Cup Winners' Cup Final victory over Barcelona. He became a cult hero with United fans and got a standing ovation whenever he returned to Old Trafford. He was hoping to get a two-year contract, but was offered just a one-year deal and turned it down in favour of a transfer to Aston Villa. For much of the first half of 1991-92, Sealey was Villa's first-choice goalkeeper, but he then lost his place to long-serving Nigel Spink and never played for the club again.
He had several games on loan at Birmingham City during the opening weeks of the 1992-93 season before returning to Manchester United on a free transfer, this time as Peter Schmeichel's understudy.
In his second spell at Old Trafford, he made just two first-team appearances - once as a substitute when Schmeichel was sent off in the FA Cup Quarter Final against Charlton and the other in the League Cup final, which United lost 3-1 to his old club, Aston Villa. It meant his last four appearances for United were a Cup Winners Cup Final, two League Cup Finals and an FA Cup Quarter Final. At the end of the season he was given a free transfer and joined Blackpool, but within six months he had left Bloomfield Road and returned to the Premiership with West Ham.
Due to an injury crisis, Sealey made his Hammers debut as an outfield player, coming on as an attacking substitute against Arsenal. During his 18-month spell at the Boleyn Ground, he was understudy to Ludek Miklosko.
Sealey joined Third Division club Leyton Orient in 1996, and was their first-choice goalkeeper from the start of 1996-97.
In December 1996, the 39-year-old Sealey returned to West Ham in an exchange deal for 47-year-old Peter Shilton. He made his last first-team appearance on the final day of the 1996-97 season, fittingly against Manchester United at Old Trafford. He had come on as a substitute for Ludek Miklosko, West Ham's regular first-choice goalkeeper.
At the end of the 1997-98 season he was loaned out to Bury but didn't make a first-team appearance. Upon his return to West Ham he was appointed as the club's goalkeeper coach, although he was still registered as a player during the 1999-00 season.
Sealey was still employed as West Ham's goalkeeper coach when he died of a heart attack on 19 August 2001 at the age of 43. One of Sealey's pupils at West Ham was Stephen Bywater who wore the number 43 on his shirt as an homage to his former coach. Also at the club was Sealey's 18-year-old son, Joe.
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'''Brian Kilcline''' (born 7 May 1962 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is an English former centre-half with Coventry City, Newcastle United, Notts County, Oldham Athletic, Swindon Town, Mansfield Town and Halifax Town, famous for his long hair and moustache.
Kilcline captained Coventry City in the 1987 FA Cup final at Wembley against Tottenham Hotspur. At the time it was thought that Kilcline was possibly responsible for scoring an own-goal to give Spurs a 2-1 lead on the 40 minute mark, but this goal was eventually accredited to Gary Mabbutt. Kilcline and Mabbutt were to clash again in the second half when, defending in the style he always did, Kilcline ruthlessly brought down a freeflowing Mabbutt with a tough tackle. Kilcline received nothing other than a ticking off by referee Neil Midgley but had to be replaced by substitute Graham Rodger just a minute before then end of normal time due to the injury he himself sustained in the clash. After Coventry's extra time winner (the match finished 3-2) Kilcline limped slowly up the famous Wembley step to receive the trophy for the first time in Coventry's history.
In 1991, Kilcline joined newly promoted Oldham Athletic but his stay at the club was not to be a long one.
When Kevin Keegan became manager of Newcastle United in 1992, "Killer" Kilcline was his first signing, and was immediately installed as club captain. He became known for his hard tackling and aerial ability - he often would prefer a diving header to a volley, even for balls only half a metre off the ground. Keegan later remarked that Kilcline was the most important signing he had ever made for the club. This was echoed by fans, who considered him partially responsible for saving the club from relegation and possible bankruptcy.
During the 1993-94 season, he briefly played for Swindon Town in the Premiership and wore the squad number '''31'''.
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'''Robert Warzycha''' (born August 20, 1963 in Siemkowice) is an Polish former professional soccer player. He is currently the head coach of Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
Warzycha had a long career in Europe, playing for teams in Poland and Hungary, and in the English Premier League with Everton. He won two Polish Ekstraklasa titles and a Polish SuperCup with Grnik Zabrze.
He moved to the United States in 1996 and subsequently spent seven seasons in Major League Soccer with Columbus Crew. Warzycha was also a regular member of the Poland national football team throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, amassing 47 caps.
Warzycha came to MLS in 1996 after a long career in Poland and England, where Everton ex-player Gordon Watson rated him as: "among the most talented wide-men to have played for us in the post-war years".
He was one of only 13 foreign players to play on the opening weekend of the FA Premier League along with Jan Stejskal, Peter Schmeichel, Andrei Kanchelskis, Roland Nilsson, Eric Cantona, Hans Segers, John Jensen, Anders Limpar, Gunnar Halle, Craig Forrest, Michel Vonk and Ronnie Rosenthal.
After joining Columbus Crew for the Major League Soccer's inaugural year, Warzycha became a staple in the lineup for five seasons, and then a bit player in his final two, as he battled injuries. He retired as the Crew's all-time assist leader with 61 and also scored 19 goals in MLS league play. During his playing days in Columbus, Warzycha was known as "The Polish Rifle," in part because of his accuracy from free kicks. On March 25, 2000 Warzycha scored the first-ever regular-season "Golden Goal" in Major League Soccer history to defeat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1.
For Poland, Warzycha was capped 47 times, scoring seven goals between 1987 and 1993.
After retiring as a player, he became an assistant coach with the Crew. After Greg Andrulis was fired in July 2005, Warzycha assumed interim head coaching duty. He went back to assisting after Sigi Schmid was hired for the full-time job.
After spending several years as Schmid's assistant, Warzycha was promoted to the head coach position at Columbus Crew for the 2009 MLS season.
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'''Robert Italo ("Bob") Lenarduzzi''', OBC (born 1 May 1955 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former North American Soccer League star, Canadian international, and coach of the Canadian national and olympic soccer teams. He is currently President of Soccer Operations for Whitecaps F.C. in Vancouver. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
A midfielder/defender, Lenarduzzi began his professional playing career at age 15 as a youth with Reading in the English Football League and went on to play 67 first-team games with the club, and scored two goals. Lenarduzzi then joined the NASL Vancouver Whitecaps in 1974 in the team's first season. He played 11 seasons until the Whitecaps last season in 1984, when the league folded. Lenarduzzi holds the record for most games played in the league, with 312. Lenarduzzi played all eleven positions during his tenure with the team. He was also voted NASL North American player of the year in 1978. The Whitecaps won the NASL Soccer Bowl championship in 1979. In 1984, Lenarduzzi joined the Tacoma Stars of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He spent two seasons with them before moving to the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League in 1986 to become the team's Executive Director. In 1987, he returned to the field as a player and a coach with the 86ers.
Lenarduzzi won 47 caps playing for Canada. He played all the country's matches both as the squad progressed to the quarterfinals of the 1984 Summer Olympics and as it participated in the first round of the 1986 World Cup finals. He is known for having Canada's best scoring chance in their only World Cup finals appearance, having almost scored against the USSR in 1986.
Lenarduzzi resumed his pro career in 1987 as a player/coach with the newly formed Vancouver 86ers of the newly founded Canadian Soccer League. After retiring permanently from playing in September 1988, he continued to coach the 86ers for the next five seasons. He led the franchise to an unprecedented four consecutive CSL titles from 1988 to 1991. His team set a record for professional North American sports teams when the team went 46 games unbeaten between June 6, 1988 and August 8, 1989. His 86ers career totals of 96wins-24loses-28ties makes him the winningest coach in Vancouver professional sports history.
Lenarduzzi became head coach of the men's national team in 1993. In his first of two bids to see Canada back through to a World Cup finals, his squad twice came close but failed to progress to the 1994 finals. First they lost at home to Mexico despite scoring the game's first goal in a game with which Canada could have gone through to the finals with a win. (See 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF).) As CONCACAF qualifying winners-up, Canada then lost the away leg to Australia in a match decided by penalty kicks that saw the winner of the home-and-away series go on to play Argentina in a home-and-away series for a finals spot (won by Argentina).
In qualifying for the 1998 finals, Canada failed to finish in the top three of a six-nation CONCACAF final qualifying round league tournament and progress. (See 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF).) Lenarduzzi subsequently resigned his post in 1997.
Lenarduzzi served as 86ers general manager from 1988 to 1993. He resumed the post in 1998 and was named the A-League's executive of the year for 2000. In 2001 he also assumed the position of the Whitecaps Head of Soccer Operations. (The 86ers changed their name to Whitecaps in 2001.)
During the 2008 MLS season Lenarduzzi served as colour commentator during CBC 'sToronto FC broadcasts before Jason DeVos arrived to fill the position on a more permanent basis.
In 2001, Lenarduzzi was inducted as a player into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia. In 2003, he was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. Lenarduzzi was voted one of the Top 30 Players of the Century in the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) region.
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'''Giannis Skopelitis''' (born March 2, 1978) is a Greek football player. He currently plays for Cypriot football club Anorthosis Famagusta.
Skopelitis joined FA Premier League club Portsmouth FC in January 2005 from Egaleo FC for what was thought to be a fee of -1million, as a replacement for Amady Faye who was sold to Newcastle United F.C.. However, it later transpired that the transfer deal was structured as a year's loan with an initial fee of around -300k with the remaining -700k being paid if the club desired to keep the player after this period.
Skopelitis made his debut for Pompey as a 73rd minute substitute for Ricardo Fuller in a 2-1 home win over Middlesbrough. Coincidentally, he had already faced Middlesbrough in 2004/05 when facing them for Egaleo in the UEFA Cup.
Skopelitis is a bustling and energetic midfield player, who is adept at both defensive and offensive duties. He earned himself an excellent reputation in Greece thanks to his fruitful and lengthy stay with Egaleo.
Having reached the end of his trial period for Portsmouth at the turn of the new year 2006, Skopelitis had made only a few substitute appearances, failing to impress, and returned to Egaleo. The player was upbeat on his return to his former club, telling Sky,
"I can't hide the fact that I wanted to continue playing in England but it's a big pleasure for me to play again for Egaleo."
"I have many friends here and this club is my family."
"My ambitions are still high and if I am going to have again the chance to play football out of Greece I will do it"
Skopelitis has played for Egaleo F.C. and Atromitos F.C. in the Greek Super League.
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'''Carl Howard Valentine''' (born July 4, 1958 in Manchester, England) is a former professional soccer player and coach who has had a long association with soccer in the Vancouver area (British Columbia, Canada).
He is currently the head coach of Ottawa Fury in the USL Premier Development League.
Valentine had a long, successful playing career from the late 1970s to the late 1990s with several clubs, notably the Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League, Oldham Athletic, West Bromwich Albion of the Football League, and the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League and later American Professional Soccer League.
A striker, Valentine began his pro career in 1976 as a 17 year-old with Football League Second Division side Oldham Athletic. Valentine signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps and as a rookie helped them win their only North American Soccer League championship in 1979. Liking life in Vancouver, Valentine became a Canadian citizen in 1983. The lure of top division English football saw Valentine sign with West Midlands side West Brom in 1984. Valentine is the last player to score a winning goal for the Albion against their local rivals Aston Villa in a 1-0 win back in 1985. After two seasons with the Baggies, in which he played 44 first-team games and scored 6 times, Valentine returned to Vancouver to play for the new franchise Vancouver 86ers, where he remained for the next 13 years. Retiring as a full-time player in 1992, Valentine was player/manager of the club until retiring in 1999. Valentine also played indoor soccer seven winters (during the outdoor off season) in the original Major Indoor Soccer League with teams the Cleveland Force (at least 1985-1987), Baltimore Blast (1988-1990), Kansas City Comets (1991-1992), and Tacoma Stars (1990-1991).
Initially hoping to be selected to play for England at some point, Valentine passed on an offer to play for Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He decided in 1985 however to declare his allegiance to his new home country and made his debut for Canada in a September 1985 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Honduras. Despite a bad case of influenza, Valentine famously assisted on both goals (with corner kicks) Canada scored to defeat Honduras 2-1 to advance to the World Cup Finals for the first (and until now, only) time.
He earned a total of 31 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented Canada in 9 World Cup qualifiers and played in the country's all three first round ties at the 1986 World Cup Finals. His final international was an August 1993 World Cup qualification match against Australia, a game which also marked the end of the international careers of Dale Mitchell and Mike Sweeney.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
Valentine and wife Gillian have two daughters, Keely and Shannon, and a son, Gavin. He currently coaches youth soccer at the TSS (Total Soccer Systems) Academy in Richmond, British Columbia.
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'''Graham John Turner''' (born 5 October 1947) is an English former footballer and manager, currently chairman of Hereford United. After a 19 year career as a central defender in the lower divisions, he became manager of Shrewsbury Town. After winning the Third Division, he oversaw five seasons in the Second Division before being appointed manager of Aston Villa. With little success in two years he was sacked and went to Wolves whom he took from the Fourth Division to the Second Division, winning the Football League Trophy along the way.
He left in 1994 and had a year out of football before his arrival at Hereford United. A run to the Division Three play-offs was a false dawn, and a year later the Bulls were relegated to the Conference. Having initially resigned, Turner ended up buying the majority shareholding and becoming chairman in 1998. Five financially-troubled seasons followed in non-league football, before he led the Bulls to three consecutive runners-up spots and promotion in 2006.
After a mid-table finish in the 2006-07 season, Turner delivered another promotion the following season with a third place finish in League Two; notably making full use of the loan system. Turner was voted League Two Manager of the Year by the League Managers Association, but was unable to lead the Bulls to survival in League One. He subsequently stepped down as manager of Hereford on 24 April 2009, after 13 years 8 months and 730 matches in charge.
Turner was born in Ellesmere Port and was an England youth international. He started his playing career at Wrexham before moving to rivals Chester City in January 1968 in part-exchange for Ian Moir. Five years and 218 Football League appearances later he moved to his third and final club Shrewsbury Town for -30,000. Having played as a midfielder for his first two clubs, he switched to centre back. He went on to make over 350 league appearances for the Salopians. During the 1970s he played against Hereford United several times, the club he was later to buy.
He became player-manager for the Shrews in the 1978-79 season, the same year the club sealed the Third Division championship. Shrewsbury ultimately spent ten seasons in the Second Division and Turner twice led them to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. He ended his playing career in 1983, and left Shrewsbury after six seasons to take charge of Aston Villa in the summer of 1984. Unfortunately his time at Villa Park was less successful and he was sacked on 17 September 1986, just over two years after his appointment.
He was then appointed manager of Wolves, a club then in the Fourth Division and massively in debt. In his first season Wolves reached the play-offs but failed to secure promotion. However the following two seasons brought successive landslide promotions with the help of goal-machine Steve Bull and striking partner Andy Mutch. Mid-table finishes in the Second Division, and subsequently (following the formation of the Premier League) Division One, followed before he left in March 1994. He also led Wolves to Sherpa Van Trophy glory at Wembley in 1987-88.
He was appointed manager of Hereford United for the start of the 1995-96 season, then in Division Three. His first season was a success, reaching the FA Cup Third Round and the play-offs, losing over two legs to Darlington.
With the bank balance firmly in the red he had to endure several fruitless seasons in the Conference and had to sell key players to keep the club in business. The financial situation was becoming desperate early in the 2001-02 season. After a humiliating defeat to Hayes, and with the proverbial wolves at the door, Turner handed first team duties over to player-coach Phil Robinson while he concentrated on securing the club's financial future. When Hereford finished 17th at the end of the season, it appeared enough was enough and Turner handed in his resignation to the board. But after several discussions he again decided to continue to remain at the club, despite the deadline to repay the debt looming large.
2002-03 proved the turning point with Turner taking the opportunity to build an entirely new squad, retaining only six players from the previous season. The team, built entirely of free transfers, evolved into arguably the best footballing side in the Conference, finishing second in a record-breaking 2003-04 season. But Hereford faltered in the play-off semi final against Aldershot Town, with crucial decisions going against them. Another runners-up spot and play-off failure came the following season but the 2005-06 season proved third time lucky when Hereford defeated Halifax in the 2006 Conference Playoff Final, to secure promotion to the Football League. After the match, Turner said his overwhelming feeling was "relief" after many hard seasons in the Conference. Hereford survived their first season back in the Football League in 16th position. The 2007-08 saw Turner make full use of the loan system, without paying any transfer fees. The Bulls placed consistently in the top 5 all season and achieved promotion to the league's third tier for the first time in 30 years.
Having finally gained the promotion he had come close to in 1995-96, Turner again used the loan system in League One, purchasing only one player for an undisclosed fee. However this strategy was not nearly as successful in 2008-09 as the Bulls struggled in League One and were relegated on 18 April 2009. Turner subsequently announced he was stepping down as manager, having apologised for the season's performance. On 24 April 2009, as chairman, he appointed John Trewick as his successor.
Turner remains chairman, director of football and majority shareholder of Hereford United. The last decade has seen him stabilise the club's finances, turning a profit for the last six seasons,. In his near 14 season spell at Hereford he purchased just three players: Neil Grayson (-20,000 in 1997), Ben Smith (-20,000 in 2007) and Matt Done (undisclosed in 2008) although Toumani Diagouraga arrived on a permanent transfer as part of the sale of Lionel Ainsworth to Watford.
Turner lives near the village of Carey in Herefordshire with his wife. They have four children and six grandchildren. His hobbies include collecting first edition Jeffrey Archer novels and co-owning a tanning salon in Hereford with Ryan Green.
''Hereford United statistics inclusive of Football League, Conference, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Conference Cup and Play-off matches''
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'''Hatem Trabelsi''' (, ) (born January 25, 1977 in Ariana, Tunisia) is a Tunisian footballer. A right-sided defender or midfielder. He has previously played for Sfaxien, Ajax Amsterdam, and Manchester City. He has represented the Tunisian national team in three World Cups, gaining a total of 61 caps before retiring from international football in 2006.
Trabelsi grew up in Sfax, and started his football career with is home town club Sfaxien, where he initially played as a forward. An injury crisis at Sfaxien resulted in Trabelsi playing as a stop-gap right-back, leading to him converting to defence and becoming the team's regular right-back. In 2001 Trabelsi moved to Europe, signing for Dutch club Ajax.
During the pre season of 2004, Hatem was given a trial period at Arsenal FC by Arsne Wenger. Seemingly, Hatem impressed the Gunners and a fee between Ajax and the North London outfit was agreed. With the transfer looking imminent, even Pro Evolution Soccer 4 for gaming consoles included Trabelsi in the Arsenal roster. However, due to personal reasons Trabelsi never fully signed with Arsenal and soon returned home to Ajax.
In 2006 Trabelsi was linked with moves to several English clubs, and joined Manchester City on a free transfer on 10 August. Injury and work permit problems prevented him from making his debut until a month into the season, a substitute appearance against Reading on 11 September.
As of December 2006, the majority of Trabelsi's Manchester City appearances have been in a wide midfield role. He scored his first Manchester City goal against Manchester United with a left foot shot to beat Edwin van der Sar. Manchester City still lost the game 3-1.
In 2007, he was linked to several clubs after his release, but deals to Le Mans UC72 in France and the Italian side SS Lazio did not materialize. It was claimed that he went on trial with Colorado Rapids FC and D.C. United.
Although he has not definitely ruled out a return to the pitch, Trabelsi plans to take coaching courses during the 2009-2010 season.
Trabelsi made his international debut in May 1998, shortly before the 1998 World Cup. He also played in all of Tunisia's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2004 African Nations Cup, which Tunisia won. Following Tunisia's elimination from the 2006 World Cup after a 1-0 defeat to Ukraine, Trabelsi announced his retirement from international football at the age of 29, with 61 caps and one goal.
As a former winger, Trabelsi is very attack-minded for a full-back. He has a higher profile than most Tunisian internationals, and was described as Tunisia's star player in the run-up to the 2006 World Cup, albeit in a team which was not highly regarded. His strongest attributes are generally regarded to be his pace and his agility,
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'''Peter Gilbert''' (born 31 July 1983) is an English-born footballer who plays for League Two club Northampton Town. He has played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers and Oldham Athletic. Despite being born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gilbert is eligible to play for Wales and has represented them at U21 international level.
Gilbert began his career at Birmingham City as a trainee but failed to make a first team appearance. He did captain the academy side during his time with the Blues and made many appearances for the reserves. His progress was hampered by a host of injuries including a serious knee injury and after this realised that he should make a fresh start at another club. He joined Plymouth Argyle at the beginning of the 2003-04 season on loan, where his performances earned him a permanent move. Once he signed, Gilbert soon proved himself to be a reliable and steady player and was a mainstay of Argyle's Second Division championship-winning side, playing 40 league games and scoring one goal. This run of form lead him to be called up to the Welsh U21 squad and receiving his first cap.
He made 38 appearances for Argyle in The Championship during 2004-05. This led to interest from Leicester City manager Craig Levein who signed Gilbert for the start of the 2005-06 season, for a fee in the region of -200,000.
However, Gilbert made just six appearances for Leicester before being loaned to fellow Championship side Sheffield Wednesday in November 2005. He joined Wednesday on a permanent basis in 2006 and, following three years at the club, his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 6 April 2009, he has now signed for Northampton Town F.C.
After trials with Huddersfield Town, Southend United and Coventry City, Gilbert joined Oldham Athletic on a short-term contract. However, because the player wanted more stability than was afforded by the week-to-week deal with Oldham, he was released before the 1 September transfer deadline to allow him the chance to find a permanent club.
In September 2009 Gilbert had a trial with Conference National side Mansfield Town. After a two-week trial spell in which he played the whole of a reserve game, he signed for League Two club Northampton Town in November until the end of the 2009-10 season.
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'''Martin Nash''' (born December 27, 1975 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for, and is team captain of, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the USL First Division.
A five-time all-league selection in the USL-1 and its predecssor, the A-League,
Nash began his career with the Vancouver 86ers in 1995. He was named to the all-A-League team in his second season with the 86ers as a 20-year-old in 1996.
Nash played for the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A-League from 2000 to 2003, winning back-to-back league titles in 2000 and 2001. He was given second-team all-league honours in 2000.
In 2006, Nash helped Vancouver capture their first USL First Division Championship, beating Rochester Raging Rhinos by a score of 3-0. He established a new team record for longest ironman streak, playing 77 consecutive games over three seasons. The record had previously belonged to Domenic Mobilio with 68 games. After being named to two Second All-League teams in 1996 and 2000, Nash received First All-League honours in 2007 with the Whitecaps.
With the departure of Jeff Clarke following the Whitecaps' championship, Nash succeeded Clarke as team captain on January 26, 2009. He missed the final five games of the regular season after pulling his hamstring in a game against the Rochester Rhinos on August 29. He returned in time for the playoff opener against the Carolina RailHawks. In the midst of Vancouver's playoff run, Nash was named to the Second All-League team.
Nash made his debut for Canada in an April 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador. Along with Jason De Vos, Paul Stalteri and Jason Bent, he formed a new generation of Canadian internationals who would succeed the retiring ''old heads'' Frank Yallop, Colin Miller, Randy Samuel and Alex Bunbury. He earned a total of 38 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented Canada in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He was a member of the Canadian squad at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
His final international seems to be a January 2008 friendly match against Martinique .
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
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'''Jermaine Anthony Jenas''' ( ) (born 18 February 1983 in Nottingham) is an English football midfielder, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Premier League.
Jenas began his career at Nottingham Forest where he immediately impressed during the 2001-02 season. After a single season at the City Ground, which produced four goals in 33 games, Jenas was sold to Newcastle United for -5 million in February 2002.
Despite an impressive first season with Newcastle United, in which he won the 2002-03 PFA Young Player of the Year award, Jenas failed to repeat his initial form with the club and his two subsequent seasons were disappointing considering his early promise.
Known for his strong "box-to-box" play and ability to score from midfield, Jenas' last two years with Newcastle were marked by a series of inexplicably bland displays. The goals dried up and so did the energy, leading to Jenas starting fewer games.
Despite temporarily regaining his form and gaining the vice-captaincy under new manager Graeme Souness early in the 2004-05 season, Jenas' form dipped again with only two goals in 48 appearances.
Rumours of his unhappiness were confirmed early in the 2005-06 season by manager Graeme Souness, when he revealed Jenas was not enjoying life at Newcastle, and the player reportedly compared life at the club to living 'in a goldfish bowl'. He was sold to Tottenham Hotspur on transfer deadline day of 31 August 2005 for an initial fee of -7million, which rose to -9million after Spurs successfully qualified for European competition. He scored a total of 12 goals in 152 appearances for Newcastle United.
Scoring seven goals from midfield, as Tottenham qualified for the UEFA Cup. He marked his return from a 13 match injury lay off by scoring the second goal in Tottenham's 3-1 FA Cup 4th round win over Southend United. Under new manager, Juande Ramos, his form improved greatly and played in 1-1 draw and the 5-1 victory over rivals Arsenal in both legs of the semi-finals of the Carling cup, scoring both of the opening goals in each match. The final saw Jenas set up the winning goal for Jonathan Woodgate in the 2-1 Carling Cup victory against Chelsea on Sunday 24 February 2008.
Jenas signed a new 5-year contract with Tottenham on 29 August 2007, keeping him at the club until 2012.
Under manager Juande Ramos, Jenas initially produced occasional impressive performances, due in part to the new regime but also to some personal words of encouragement from the Spaniard.. His improvement earned him a call-up to Fabio Capello's first England squad, with him starting in a friendly against Switzerland, a game in which he scored the first goal.
On 30 July 2008, Jenas signed a 1-year contract extension to his 5-year contract, keeping him at Tottenham until 2013. A few days later, Jenas was named as Spurs' new vice-captain, following the departures of Robbie Keane and Paul Robinson. In December on Boxing Day against Fulham Jenas made his 100th league appearance for Tottenham. He scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over West Brom. He was the only player of the Tottenham squad to hit the bar in the Sky Soccer AM crossbar challenge in May 2009.
Jenas has played internationally for England from the Under-15 level up to the national team, where he made his debut against Australia on 12 February 2003.
Despite struggling with injury towards the end of the 2005-06 season he recovered sufficiently to be named in the 2006 World Cup squad. He scored his first England goal on 6 February 2008, in Fabio Capello's first game in charge, a friendly against Switzerland at Wembley.
Jenas attended The Becket School, in Nottingham, for his education. His father was born with the surname Genas but had it changed by deed-poll as he wanted the initials 'D.J.' . Jermaine is nicknamed ''J.J.''. He has been dating Sabrina Keogh, who accompanied him to the World Cup in Germany in 2006, for over six years. In November 2007, Sabrina gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Sancha Natasha. Unfortunately the relationship was not to last and Jermaine and Sabrina split up in the later part of 2008.
He announced his engagement to part-time model Ellie Penfold in August 2009, a year after meeting in a London nightclub.
He claimed in an interview for Radio Five Live that his favourite songs are Bartender by T-Pain and Swagga Like Us by Jay-Z.
Jermaine is famously nicknamed "da Jenius" for his creative box-to-box play and quick distribution from the middle of the pitch.
Jermaine also recently participated alongside Bo' Selecta!'s Keith Lemon in a promotional event, in which they advertised the Virtual PSP's Go!Messenger software by having the first ever virtual meeting using the PSP .
Jermaine also made a cameo appearance in the 2005 film Goal!
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'''Aruna Dindane''' (born 26 November 1980 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Portsmouth as a striker.
Dindane transferred from Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas to RSC Anderlecht in summer 2000 and helped the team to win the Belgian Jupiler League Championship in 2001 and 2004, as well as the Belgian Supercup in 2000 and 2001. In 2003, Dindane won both the Ebony Shoe as best player of African origin in the Belgian League and the Golden Shoe as the best player in the Belgian League. In November 2004, he was given a Swan D'Or Award for a spell of back-to-back hat-tricks.
In June 2005, Dindane signed for French Ligue 1 club Lens. In August 2009, he joined Portsmouth on a one-year loan deal, with the option to sign him at the end of his loan spell. He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in a 3-1 Carling Cup win over Carlisle on September 22, 2009.
On 5 December 2009, he scored against Burnley with a header after missing a penalty earlier in the game.
Dindane made his debut for Cte d'Ivoire on 9 April 2000 against Rwanda. He participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he scored twice in a memorable comeback in their last group match against Serbia and Montenegro. However, the team failed to reach the second round due to previous defeats against Argentina and the Netherlands.
Dindane represented his country at the 2006 African Cup of Nations, but left the tournament on 22 January 2006 following the death of one of his twin daughters. He was also selected in the Ivorian squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana. He currently has 51 international caps for his country.
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'''John Aston Jr.''' (born 28 June 1947 in Manchester) was an English footballer.
Aston Jr. was a forward who rose through the Manchester United youth system. His debut for the club came in 1965 against Leicester City. He went on to help the club win the 1967 League championship as well as the 1968 European Cup, where he provided a man of the match performance in the final against Benfica at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 1968. Aston scored 27 goals in 187 appearances before leaving the club in 1972 for Luton Town, later playing for Mansfield Town and Blackburn Rovers.
His father, John Aston, Sr. (1921 - 2003), also played for Manchester United in the immediate post Second World War years, and was a coach at United during his son's playing career. This made John Jr. a target for fans during less successful times, who thought that he was getting preferential treatment. The reality was that they would not criticise the popular players such as George Best, Bobby Charlton or Denis Law.
As of 2006, Aston works as a shopkeeper in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. His son, Mark, is a PE teacher at Bury Grammar School.
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'''Clayton Graham Blackmore''' (born 23 September 1964 in Neath, Glamorgan) is a former Welsh international footballer. He was a combative player known for his attacking free kicks who excelled at full back and in central defence but could play equally well in midfield or as an emergency forward. He currently plays for Neath Athletic AFC.
Blackmore once had trials with Neath Rugby Club but, instead joined Manchester United as an apprentice. Having come through the United youth system he won the first of his 39 caps for Wales after only two first team appearances at Old Trafford. He has the unique distinction of having worn every number for United from 2 to 11 (under the old system of the first XI wearing shirts numbered 1-11, until players were assigned with a squad number to keep all season).
He made his debut for United on 16 May 1984 in their 2-0 league defeat against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, when still only 19. He made a solitary league appearance the following season, and did not make the squad for the FA Cup final win over Everton. 1985-86 saw Blackmore really come into promisement as he scored three goals in 12 league games, but he didn't get a serious run in the side until the 1987-88 season, by which time Alex Ferguson was United's manager, when played 22 games and scored 3 goals for a United side who finished second in the league to Liverpool - their best finish for eight years. 1988-89 saw Blackmore enjoy even more first team opportunities as he played 28 times in the league, though United finish a disappointing 11th.
He made regular appearances as a winger or full-back in 1989-90, which saw an injury blighted United side struggle in the league and finish 13th but win the FA Cup with a 1-0 replay win over Crystal Palace after drawing the first game 3-3. He was United's first choice left-back in 1990-91 as they won the European Cup Winners' Cup, were runners-up in the Football League Cup and finished sixth in the league, but he was forced out of this position for the 1991-92 season when Paul Parker joined the club as first choice right-back and the previous season's right-back Denis Irwin was switched to Blackmore's favoured position of left-back. His other favoured position of left-wing was now being contended for by youngesters Lee Sharpe and Ryan Giggs. However, he still had the opportunity to play in 33 league games that season, as United led the table for most of the season before a shortage of goals after the turn of 1992 cost them the title, which was won by Leeds United.
During his time at United, he helped the club win the FA Cup in 1990 as well as the 1992 League Cup and the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup and made 14 League appearances, enough to win a medal, in United's 1992-93 F.A. Premier League title success. He also scored United's goal when they shared the Charity Shield with Liverpool in 1990 after a 1-1 draw.
With the advent of squad numbers in 1993-94, Blackmore was given the number 15, but he failed to make a single first team appearance that season (due to a succession of injuries), even as an unused substitute.
His long association with Manchester United ended when he joined Middlesbrough on a free transfer on 11 July 1994, linking up with newly appointed player-manager and former team mate Bryan Robson. He helped them win promotion to the Premier League as Division One champions in his first season on Teesside, and appeared in the team's FA Cup Final defeat by Chelsea in 1997. After brief spells with Bristol City (on loan), Barnsley and Notts Co. and one game for Leigh RMI in the Peter Swales Challenge Trophy, Blackmore joined Bangor City in the League of Wales in February 2001. Contrary to popular belief, this was four months before his ex-Manchester United team-mate, Peter Davenport, took over as manager at Farrar Road.
Having made well over 150 appearances for Bangor, including appearances in both the UEFA Cup and the Intertoto Cup, Blackmore was appointed manager in January 2006 following the departure of Davenport, but resigned on 4 November 2006 following a 2-0 Welsh Cup 3rd Round defeat at Y Traeth against Porthmadog.
Blackmore originally agreed to stay at Farrar Road in a playing capacity, but, following the appointment of former Peterborough manager, Steve Bleasdale, as the Citizens' manager, the former Wales and Manchester United star was released and promptly signed for Porthmadog. In January 2008, a 43-year-old Blackmore signed for hometown club Neath Athletic.
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'''Gary Richard Bailey''' (born 9 August 1958 in Ipswich, England) is a former English football player, and the son of former Ipswich Town goalkeeper Roy Bailey. Gary Bailey was also a goalkeeper.
He grew up in South Africa and started his career with Wits University Football Club in Johannesburg. In the late 1970s Bailey paid his own fare to Manchester for a trial with Manchester United. He was a goalkeeper who could make amazing saves, but whose weakness on crosses earned him the nickname "Dracula".
He established himself as United goalkeeper in the late 1970s following the retirement of Alex Stepney, but in one of his first crucial games he missed a cross in the 1979 FA Cup final, allowing Alan Sunderland to score the winning goal for Arsenal with just seconds remaining. Despite this, he was considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in England in the early to mid 1980s.
He represented the national team twice at senior level, but was unable to establish himself in the first eleven due to the form of the more experienced Peter Shilton.
United were one of the top sides in England while Bailey played for them, and won FA Cup medals with them in 1983 and 1985.
However, he developed a serious knee injury during training at the 1986 World Cup and missed most of the 1986-87 season, after which he retired and returned to South Africa where he subsequently resumed his career with Kaizer Chiefs, before giving up playing completely in 1990.
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'''Michael "Mike" Duxbury''' (born 1 September 1959) is an English former footballer.
Born in Accrington, Lancashire, Duxbury began his career as a right back with Everton, but he signed for Manchester United as a schoolboy in 1975. He signed trainee forms in July 1976, and then went professional three months later. Duxbury made his Manchester United debut on 23 August 1980, coming on as a substitute for Kevin Moran against Birmingham City. Duxbury became a semi-regular in the first team over the next couple of seasons, although - due to the form of first-choice full backs John Gidman and Arthur Albiston - he spent most of his time playing at centre back; it was not until towards the end of the 1981-82 season that Duxbury began to play in his favoured right back position. The following season, he won his first FA Cup medal with Manchester United, playing in both matches of the 1983 final against Brighton & Hove Albion. Another FA Cup medal followed in 1985, after Duxbury came on as a substitute for Arthur Albiston. He continued at Manchester United for another five years, but he found his first-team opportunities increasingly limited as he began to play more reserve matches. After being left out of the side for the 1990 FA Cup Final against Crystal Palace, Duxbury left United for Blackburn Rovers for free at the end of the season.
He would later play for Golden FC in Hong Kong and Bradford City before retiring in 1994. Duxbury was capped 10 times by England, making his debut in November 1983 and earning his last cap in October 1984. While in Hong Kong, he played for his club against England in England's warm-up games for Euro 1996.
Since his retirement from playing, Duxbury moved into the coaching side of the game and is currently an important part of the M.U.S.S. (Manchester United Soccer Schools) program. Having coached young footballing prospects in Hong Kong for two years, he is now starting work in Dubai, aiming to spot and coach young soccer talents with a view to bringing them to England. He has also spent time coaching football at local independent school, Bolton School, where he is now a full time member of staff at the junior school.
Having played in front of capacity crowds at Old Trafford for so many years, Duxbury now passes on his expertise to a slightly less vocal audience at school, and not all of them want to follow in his footsteps.
"I spent 20 years as a whole in football and the biggest thing that hit me when I started teaching was that some children don't actually want to play football and do sport, but once you get used to that it is very rewarding," he adds. "A lot of the kids weren't actually born when I was playing, it's their parents who stood on the terraces. But the thing they do recognise me from is the old Championship Manager computer game."
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'''Jean Ronny Johnsen''' (born 10 June 1969 in Sandefjord) is a former Norwegian football player.
Johnsen played as a centre back or defensive midfielder, but was often sidelined because of his many injuries. He was purchased by Manchester United from Beikta of Turkey in 1996. Prior to Beikta, his career took him to Stokke, Eik-Tnsberg, Lyn Oslo, and Lillestrm. While at United, he helped the club to 4 league titles (1997, 1999, 2000, and 2001), and one FA Cup in 1999. He also contributed enormously to United's UEFA Champions League win in 1999, and covered the central midfield position in United's away win over Juventus in the semi-final in a game that is considered by many to be the best of his career. He also played the whole of the final in Barcelona, this time in defence, alongside Jaap Stam. He has the rare distinction of also winning four medals in four consecutive appearances with the club. He was on the pitch for the title clincher, FA Cup final, and Champions League final in 1999, and because of injury, the 2000 league title clincher against Tottenham Hotspur. While at United, he scored eight goals in all competitions.
In 2002, Johnsen and fellow Norwegian international yvind Leonhardsen had a trial at German side Schalke 04. After that move fell through, Johnsen signed with Aston Villa. In two years at Aston Villa, he scored once in the league, against Leeds United in February 2004.
Johnsen was part of the Norwegian national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and has capped 61 times for his country.
In February 2005, Johnsen announced his retirement from professional football. Shortly after he changed his mind, signing a one-year contract with the Norwegian club Vlerenga. He has renewed this contract for the 2006 and recently also the 2007 season, and again for the 2008 season.
On 22 August 2007, he had a remarkable comeback on the Norwegian national football team, playing the whole match home against Argentina. Norway won the game 2-1.
Johnson retired as an active football player on November 3, 2008, with Vlerenga losing their final game of the 2008 season 0-1 to SK Brann.
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'''Lars Jesper Blomqvist''' (born 5 February 1974) is a Swedish former football player, who has been the assistant manager of Superettan side Hammarby since December 2009. He played at IFK Gteborg, where he won four straight Allsvenskan league titles between 1993-96, and Manchester United, where he was part of the team that won a treble in 1999, consisting of the FA Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League. He returned to Swedish football in 2003 with Djurgrden, where he won his final Allsvenskan title, before initially retiring in 2005. An injury crisis prompted a playing return for Enkping in 2008. Blomqvist has made 30 international appearances for Sweden and helped them to third place at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States.
After an early spell at Tavelsj IK, Blomqvist signed for recently formed Ume FC in 1992. In the spring portion of his first season for the club, he helped them to the Division 2 Norra Norrland title, promoting the club to Division 1 Norra for the autumn. At the time this was the second tier of Swedish football. Subsequently, he signed for IFK Gteborg on 11 September 1993. Blomqvist played a part in the club's Allsvenskan win that year. He scored eight goals in 24 league appearances en route to the league title in 1994.
In his first season of Italian football, Milan failed to win a trophy, and Blomqvist often sat on the bench. He nearly decided against going to Old Trafford because he did not want a repeat of this season. The defending champions had an equally disappointing season, finishing 11th in Serie A and failing to qualify for European football. Blomqvist was subsequently sold to Serie A runners up Parma F.C. in the summer of 1997. Blomqvist enjoyed more regular football, although the club finished 6th in the league and missed out on the knockout stages of the Champions League. The Swede's sole league goal for the club was scored in a 4-0 win over Napoli at Stadio San Paolo.
Manchester United purchased Blomqvist as a backup to Ryan Giggs in 1998, for a fee of -4.4 million. He featured in enough games to win a Premier League winner's medal in the 1999 season, scoring his only goal for the club in a 4-1 away win against Everton.
Due to a serious knee injury, Blomqvist did not play football in the next two seasons, which resulted in Manchester United deciding not to renew his contract. Nonetheless, Ferguson persuaded Everton manager Walter Smith to offer the Swedish international a short term contract at Goodison Park, from November 2001 until the end of the season. Blomqvist played on the wings alongside compatriot Niclas Alexandersson, and scored his first goal for Everton against Sunderland in January 2002.
Again struggling with injury, Blomqvist returned to his native Sweden after only four games with Charlton. He signed on a short term deal with Djurgrdens IF. This proved unpopular among supporters of IFK Gteborg, who labelled him "Judas". Gteborg fans considered the decision to join Djurgrden instead of them a betrayal. Blomqvist played a part as the side became Swedish champions that year. Injury problems, however, restricted him to only nine league appearances. As during the stint with Manchester United, he remained at the club for another two seasons, before finally deciding to retire due to injury in 2005.
Blomqvist joined Enkpings SK as a coach in 2008 and has since made a playing return in the Superettan, the second tier of Swedish football. Ironically, a shortage of players at the club due to injury forced Blomqvist's playing return. The player shortage was highlighted when Blomqvist was sent off in his second game for the club. This resulted in a suspension for Blomqvist, and Enkping only having fifteen players available for the following match. On 15 September 2008, he scored his first professional goal in five years in a 1-0 win against IK Sirius. In total, he made 10 Superettan appearances, but was unable to save Enkping from relegation to Division 1 for the 2009 season. He left Enkping after the season and later signed a contract wtih newly relegated Hammarby IF as assistant manager to Michael Borgqvist.
Blomqvist was part of the bronze medal-winning Swedish national team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He gained his first international cap against Colombia in 1994. His only World Cup match in the starting eleven came against Cameroon, although he also replaced Henrik Larsson in the second half of a draw against eventual champions Brazil. Each member of the squad was awarded a Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in recognition of their third place in the tournament. Blomqvist was also considered for the 2002 World Cup squad. In total, Blomqvist has made 30 appearances for his country, without scoring.
Blomqvist was born and raised in Tavelsj, in the Ume Municipality of Sweden. He once dated female international footballer Tina Nordlund, who has also played for Ume. Their relationship ended in 2000. He currently resides in Sweden, although he has also purchased property in Croatia. After officially retiring in 2005, he became a pundit (football expert) for Swedish television station TV4. Blomqvist was the victim of an assault during a visit to his hometown Ume in September 2006, when he was struck twice across the face. His attacker was prosecuted for the incident.
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'''Henning Stille Berg''' (born 1 September 1969) is a Norwegian former football player.
He is the only player to have won the FA Premier League with two different clubs.
Born in Eidsvoll, Berg played for Vlerenga and Lillestrm before coming to England. He had a trial at Manchester United in 1987, but was unable to sign a contract with the club after failing to obtain a work permit.
He moved to Blackburn Rovers for -400,000 in the first Premier League season (1992-93) and soon made the right-back position his own in the Rovers side. Berg played a vital role in Blackburn's successful title-winning season in 1994-95 missing only two games throughout the season. His versatility (he was also a competent centre-back) and consistent performances earned him a move to Manchester United in 1997 for a fee of -5 million - at the time the joint highest fee ever paid for a defender by a British club.
While at Manchester United, he helped the club two league titles (1999 and 2000), one FA Cup in 1999 and one UEFA Champions League title in 1999; part of the famous Treble winning 1999 side, despite missing the two cup finals through injury. He scored three goals while at the club and is particularly fondly remembered for an outstanding display against Inter Milan in the quarter-finals of United's Champions League winning season.
Berg was a regular choice in the United line-up in season 1997-98. He was restricted to just 16 Premier League games in 1998-99 following the arrival of Jaap Stam, only to regain his place in the side during 1999-2000 when Ronny Johnsen was injured.
He re-joined Blackburn in September 2000, initially on loan for 3 months, before securing a permanent transfer. Further success followed for Berg, with Rovers being promoted back to the Premier League in 2001. The following season, Blackburn won the League Cup with Berg lifting the trophy as captain.
Berg later moved on from Blackburn and had a season at the Scottish club Rangers in 2003-04, where he played his last game professionally.
At international level, Berg was part of the Norwegian national team at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, as well as Euro 2000. He made his debut for Norway in a May 1992 friendly match against the Faroe Islands and earned a total of 100 caps, scoring 9 goals. His final international match was a May 2004 friendly game against Wales in which he was substituted early on by Claus Lundekvam to mark the end of his Norway career.
22 April 2005, Berg was appointed manager of Lyn, at the age of 35. Berg signed a four-year contract with the Oslo side. Berg made his debut for Lyn against Start two days later, getting a 1-1 draw, followed up by winning 6-1 against Molde the next week. Lyn finished 3rd that season.
On 19 August 2008, Lyn announced that Berg had accepted an offer from Lillestrm, where he played during the 1992 season. Henning Berg signed a five-year contract and will start his new job on 1 January 2009.
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'''Johan Jordi Cruyff''' (born 9 February 1974 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Valletta in the Maltese Premier League, where he also acts as the side's assistant manager.
Mainly an attacking midfielder, he could also appear as a second striker, and is the son of Dutch former player and manager Johan Cruyff.
Although born in Amsterdam, Cruyff spent his early life in Spain where his father Johan was playing for Barcelona. He was allegedly named after Sant Jordi, the patron saint of Catalonia. In 1981, the Cruyff family returned to the Netherlands, where the player was introduced by his father in Ajax's youth ranks at the age of seven, after having watched several matches. In 1988, when Cruyff was fourteen, he followed his father back to Barcelona, as the latter had been appointed Barcelona's head coach.
In 1992, Jordi made his debut for Barcelona B in the Segunda Divisin, and two years later joined the senior team during a pre-season tour in the Netherlands, where he scored hat-tricks against Groningen and De Graafschap. On 4 September 1994, his father gave him his top flight debut in, a 2-1 defeat at Sporting Gijn. On 2 November, he played against Manchester United in the Champions League, and Jordi set up the first goal for Hristo Stoichkov, as Barcelona won 4-0.
However, despite a positive start, Jordi's time at Barcelona effectively came to an end when his father was sacked by Josep Llus Nez. On 19 May 1996, he played his last game for the club against Celta Vigo, at the Camp Nou.
In August 1996, Jordi signed with Manchester United for a fee of -1.4 million. He made his club debut on 17 August, in a 3-0 win over Wimbledon, the opening fixture of the 1996-97 season, in a game noted for David Beckham's goal from his own half. Cruyff then scored on his next two appearances, helping to 2-2 draws against Everton and Blackburn Rovers. Despite missing much of the second half of the season due to a knee injury, he returned towards the end to help United clinch the Premier League title.
An ankle injury in 1998 limited the amount of appearances he made and saw him lose his place in the team. In January 1999, he returned to Spain, loaned to Celta Vigo and, as a result, missed out on Manchester United achieving their historic treble. Cruyff rejoined United for 1999-2000, and helped them win the league once again. However, he failed to establish himself as a first team regular and played his final game for the club on 14 May 2000. Despite being a member of the squad for three Premier League title wins, Cruyff only garnered one winners medal, in 1996-97, due to his limited appearances for the club.
On leaving United, Jordi moved once again to Spain, and signed with Deportivo Alavs. With the Basque, he reached the 2001 UEFA Cup Final, an epic match against Liverpool: despite being 2-0 and then 3-1 down, Alavs embarked on a spirited comeback and Jordi's goal in the 89th minute tied the game at 4-4. However, an own goal in extra time saw Liverpool lift the cup.
Jordi continued to play for Alavs until they were relegated at the end of 2002-03. The following season he joined Espanyol, being played regularly in his only season. From 2004 to 2006, he was semi-retired after a serious knee injury, keeping fit with Barcelona B and playing in some veteran matches. Cruyff spent the 2007-08 season playing with Metalurh Donetsk, where he played mainly as a Centre back. and, at the same time, entered the fashion business, helping develop the ''Cruyff'' clothing brand.
In the summer of 2009, Cruyff signed a three-year deal as assistant-manager of Maltese side Valletta, aiding first coach Ton Kaanen, while also being a player in his first season. He made his debut on 26 July 2009, in a 2-1 win in the Europa League 2009-10 first qualifying round against Keflavk. His league appearance came on 21 August 2008, in a 3-1 win over Birkirkara. He scored his first goal on 29 August 2009 in a 6-0 win against Floriana.
thumb|Cruyff (number 17) playing for Netherlands against Scotland at Euro 96]]
Cruyff's performances for Barcelona persuaded coach Guus Hiddink to include him in the Netherlands team for Euro 96; subsequently, he made his debut for the national side in a 2-0 defeat against Germany, on a 24 April 1996 friendly.
Cruyff scored his only goal for the Netherlands during the final stages, on 13 June, in a 2-0 win against Switzerland at Villa Park, and would be one of only five Dutch footballers to be selected for the Dutch national team while never having played in the country's topflight, the other capped players being Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Rob Reekers, Willi Lippens and Wim Hofkens.
Additionally, Cruyff also played for Catalonia, scoring on his debut, a 5-2 win over Barcelona at the ''Nou Estadi de Tarragona'', on 25 June 1995. He also scored for Catalonia in a 5-0 win over Lithuania on 22 December 2000, at the Camp Nou. In all, Jordi played nine times for the side, including two games against Brazil in 2002 and 2004.
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'''Thomas James Whittaker''' MBE (July 21, 1898 - October 24, 1956) was an English football player, trainer and manager, chiefly associated with Arsenal Football Club
Whittaker was born at East Cavalry Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire, but grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne from the age of three weeks. He spent his early football career in the North East of England as a youth player, whilst training as a marine engineer, later working in that role for Hawthorn Leslie & Co of Tyneside. He was called up to the British Army, signing up for the Royal Garrison Artillery, in 1917, moving to Lydd in Kent, before later switching to the Royal Navy. He was demobilised in 1919.
In the meantime, he had continued playing football for his regiment, and after serving his country in World War I, Whittaker forewent his engineering career and joined Leslie Knighton's Arsenal in November 1919. He first played as centre-forward then as wing-half. He signed as a professional in January 1920 and made his debut in a 1-0 defeat away to West Bromwich Albion on April 6, 1920 and became a regular in the side in the 1920s, playing 70 times for the club and scoring two goals.
He toured Australia as part of the Football Association side in 1925, but during the tour, in a match in Wollongong he broke his knee cap and was forced to retire from playing. Resolving to carry on in football, he joined Arsenal's coaching staff and entered study as a physiotherapist. He became Arsenal's first team trainer under Herbert Chapman in 1927 (whilst still younger than many of the players on the pitch). Whittaker had an important role under Chapman in reforming the training and physiotherapy regime at the club, and played an essential part in the club's successes of the 1930s.
After Chapman's death in 1934, Whittaker continued to serve under his successor, George Allison, and also became a trainer for the England national team. The Second World War saw Whittaker work as an ARP warden, before becoming a pilot in the Royal Air Force, achieving the rank of Squadron Leader. For his service on missions on D-Day, he was awarded an MBE.
With the end of the war, Whittaker resumed his role as trainer at Arsenal. After Allison's retirement in 1947, Whittaker became the club's new manager; under him the club won the League in 1947-48 and 1952-53 and the FA Cup in 1949-50. However, the club's success waned in the 1950s, with Whittaker unable to attract any major stars to the club. The strain of looking after an entire club took its toll on Whittaker, with fatal consequences. He died of a heart attack at the University College Hospital, London in 1956, at the age of 58.
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'''Paolo Pasquale Peschisolido''', commonly known as '''Paul Peschisolido''' and nicknamed ''Pesch'' (born 25 May 1971) is a retired Canadian professional footballer who played as a striker.
In May 2009 he was appointed manager of Burton Albion. He has played for several English Football League sides and 53 times for the Canadian national team, scoring 10 times. Peschisolido has proved to be a popular player with supporters, becoming a crowd favourite at all the clubs he has played at.
Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Peschisolido began his professional playing career when still a high-schooler with Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School in Ajax. He led the team to OFFSA finals in his last year then moved on as a trainee with the Toronto Blizzard of the Canadian Soccer League. He also played the 1990-91 Major Indoor Soccer League season with the Kansas City Comets, being named the league's 'Newcomer of the Year'.
An unsuccessful attempt to join Juventus saw him offered the opportunity from his former national youth team coach Tony Taylor to join Birmingham City for -25,000 in November 1992.
In August 1994 he moved on to Stoke City in a -400,000 plus player exchange deal involving Dave Regis.
Peschisolido signed for West Bromwich Albion in a -600,000 deal in July 1996. He made his first appearance for the club in the 3-1 home League Cup defeat to Colchester United on September 3, 1996. Four days later, Peschisolido scored just nine minutes into his Albion league dbut, as the Midlands side ran out 2-0 winners at QPR.
After 51 appearances and 21 goals for West Brom, he dropped down a division to join Fulham in October 1997, for a -1.1 million transfer fee. He appeared 37 times for 'the Cottagers' in 1997-98, scoring 13 goals and helping the team win promotion as Division Two champions.
In 1998-99 he made 40 appearances, scoring 10 times. In 1999-2000, Pesch scored seven in 36 games.
After appearing in two League Cup matches for Fulham in 2000-01, Peschisolido was loaned out to Queens Park Rangers in November 2000.
He later re-joined Sheffield United in a permanent deal for -250,000, after agreeing to a wage cut.
In March 2004, Peschisolido joined Derby County in a swap deal, with Izale McLeod moving to United on loan for the rest of the season.
On 16 July Peschisolido signed for Luton Town on a one year deal.
By this time, he had accumulated some 445 league appearances, scoring 115 goals over a 15-year career, predominantly in the second tier of English professional football. He also made 75 cup appearances, scoring 22 goals.
Peschisolido played in all of Canada's three games at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship which were held in Canada.
He made his senior debut for Canada in a June 1992 ''Columbus 500 Cup'' match against Hongkong, in which he immediately scored his first international goal. He earned a total of 53 caps, scoring 10 goals. He has represented Canada in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.
His final international was a September 2004 World Cup qualification match against Honduras.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
On 15 January 2009, he was appointed as Jeff Kenna's assistant manager at League of Ireland club St Patrick's Athletic.
Three days later, on 18 May 2009 he was appointed manager of Burton Albion, who gained promotion to League Two.
In 1995, Peschisolido married Karren Brady, the Managing Director of Birmingham City F.C.. The couple have two children, daughter Sophia and son Paolo. Peschisolido is the cousin of former NHL hockey player Mike Ricci.
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'''Fergus Suter''' (or '''Fergie Suter''') was a former stonemason and footballer in the early days of the game in the United Kingdom during the 19th century. Arguably the first recognised professional footballer, Suter was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and played for Partick Thistle and Rangers F.C. before moving to England to play for Darwen F.C. and Blackburn Rovers.
His first moves below the border into English football were with Partick Thistle, and on 1 January 1878 he played for them against Darwen F.C. at Barley Bank, and against Blackburn Rovers at Alexandra Meadows the following day. That same year he began to play for the Lancashire club Darwen.
Although the game was officially amateur at the time, Suter's move to England to play for Darwen in 1879 was shortly followed by him giving up his job as a stonemason, claiming that English stone was far too difficult to work, and fuelling criticism that he was being paid to play. During the summer of 1880 he caused still more controversy by moving to Blackburn Rovers, a local rival of Darwen. The move again stirred up accusations of professionalism amid claims that Blackburn had offered him improved terms. Suter's move inflamed an already testy local rivalry, and bitter games and crowd trouble dogged future Darwen/Blackburn matches for years.
His career was all but over by the time the Football League formed in 1888. He made only one appearance for Blackburn Rovers in that competition, on 22 December 1888 against West Bromwich Albion as a replacement for the goalkeeper Herbie Arthur. He appeared in a total of four FA Cup finals, and collected three winner's medals.
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'''Patrick Joseph "Paddy" Kenny''' (born 17 May 1978) is an Irish football player, who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Sheffield United in the Coca Cola Championship.
Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, starting his career at Bradford Park Avenue, he left to join Bury in August 1998. To gain some first team experience, he was loaned to Whitby Town in the Unibond League in March 1999. In 2002, after making 145 appearances in league and cup competitions, he left Bury to join Sheffield United.
Kenny initially joined Sheffield United on loan as cover for injured keeper Simon Tracey. Then manager Neil Warnock made his move permanent in October 2002, signing him for an undisclosed fee.
Kenny made his debut for the Blades whilst on loan in a 2-1 defeat away at Coventry City in August 2002
Kenny was voted United supporters' player of the season in 2003 and played every minute of United's promotion campaign to the Premiership in 2005/06, saving four out of five penalties which helped Sheffield United reach the Premiership.
He continued to be a key member of the Blades team in their season in the top flight but despite a number of impressive displays he was unable to help prevent the Blades from being relegated on the final day of the season.
Back in the Championship he maintained his position of being the club's number one keeper. With the team struggling Kenny maintained fine form with the only low point coming in February. Despite making several excellent saves, he mistakenly knocked the ball into his own net in extra time in a sixth round FA Cup replay against Middlesbrough, a goal which knocked Sheffield United out.
He was virtually ever present for the Blades for the next twelve months but began to voice disquiet over his contract situation at the end of 2008,
Only a few weeks after signing a contract extension it was reported that Kenny had failed a drug test after the previous season's Championship play-off semi final. He tested positive for ephedrine, a banned substance, believed to have been contained in a cough medicine he bought over the counter.
Although born in England, he qualifies to play for Ireland as both his parents are of Irish descent. Following his impressive form he was called up by manager Brian Kerr and made his debut in a 1-0 friendly victory over Jamaica national football team.
In November 2006, despite being told by manager Neil Warnock to keep a low profile, Kenny went for a night on the town in Halifax. He became involved in a drunken brawl outside a curry house with a former friend, who admitted to having an affair with Kenny's wife. Kenny ended up having his eyebrow bitten off and required 12 stitches.
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'''Charles "Charlie" Mitten''' (17 January 1921 - 2 January 2002) was an English football player, who came through the junior ranks at Manchester United. While he signed with the club in 1936, his first professional appearance did not come until 1946 because of the Second World War.
Between 1942 and 1944, Mitten made 22 guest appearances for Southampton, scoring 5 goals.
Mitten was an excellent winger for the club during the early years of Matt Busby's time at the club. He would help the club win the FA Cup in 1948, and scored 61 goals in his United career.
In 1950, he was approached by wealthy Colombian businessmen to play for Independiente Santa Fe in Bogot. For this, he accepted a lot of money and was given the nickname "The Bogot Bandit". After funds dried up a year later, he was set to return to England. Real Madrid in Spain offered him more money, but he turned it down to return to his wife in England. Upon his return to England, Manchester United still owned his rights, and manager Matt Busby suspended him for six months, before finally selling him off to Fulham. During his time at Fulham, he was picked for the London XI in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
After his playing days, he decided to take up managing. He coached Mansfield Town and Newcastle United before retiring to greyhounds.
He died in January 2002, two weeks before what would have been his 81st birthday.
His nephew Andy Mitten has been an editor of the fanzine United We Stand since the late 1980s.
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'''Giuliano Stephano Grazioli''' (born March 23, 1975 in London) is a retired football striker.
Raised in London but of Italian origin, he attended Finchley Catholic High School in London. He scored in Stevenage Borough's fourth round FA Cup game against Newcastle United in the 1997/98 season to leave the game at 1-1 and force a replay. He has also had spells at Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town and Peterborough United. He played for North London side Barnet and, during his time at the club, has had a loan spell with AFC Wimbledon, before closing out his career with spells at Braintree Town and Dover Athletic.
Grazioli's time at Peterborough is best remembered for the 5 goals he scored in the club's record win, a 9-1 victory away at Barnet on 5 September 1998.
Grazioli helped Barnet gain promotion from the Football Conference to the Football League in 2004/2005. He was the top scorer in the conference with 29 goals - seven more than nearest rival Michael Twiss of Morecambe. A hand injury kept Grazioli out of much of the following season - Barnet's first season back in League Two.
Between the and , Grazioli underwent keyhole surgery for a knee injury, following which he moved to AFC Wimbledon on 7 September 2007 on a 5-week loan spell.
In January 2008 Grazioli was transfer-listed, mainly due to not being able to break into the first-team due to persistent injuries and lack of fitness. On January 31, deadline day, he rejected a loan move to Grays Athletic. On April 26, 2008, Grazioli played his last ever home game for Barnet, as a substitute against Stockport County, in which he received a standing ovation from the fans in appreciation of his prolific goal scoring which took the Bees into the Football League.
Grazioli joined Conference South side Braintree Town in August 2008. But after only a month, he signed for Isthmian League side Dover Athletic on 11 September 2008 and made his debut for them as a substitute in a 2-1 win over Tonbridge Angels in the FA Cup. Grazioli made over 20 appearances for Dover Athletic before announcing his retirement in March 2009 due to a sustained head injury. His final appearance came in a 0-0 draw with Staines Town.
It was reported in June 2009 that he had been appointed as a scout at Bristol Rovers.
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'''Neil "Razor" Ruddock''' (born 9 May 1968 in Wandsworth, London) is a retired English footballer, who played as a central defender.
He made his debut at Millwall (having been associated with the club since age 13), and he had a long career playing for Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Liverpool, West Ham, Crystal Palace, and finally a short-lived spell as a player/coach at Swindon Town (working under Director of Football Roy Evans in a two-tier managerial structure).
Whilst at Liverpool, Ruddock was famously involved in an on-field scuffle with Manchester United star Eric Cantona. Ruddock responded to Cantona's taunts about his weight by turning down the Frenchman's collar (in his after dinner speaking, Ruddock says of the incident- "trust me to pick the only Frenchman around who wanted a tear-up"). Ruddock was also involved in a bust-up with Arsenal's Patrick Vieira, when at West Ham, with Vieira receiving a nine-match ban after spitting in Ruddock's face after some verbal sparring between the two.
A crowd favourite, his appearance at Swindon made him an instant cult figure. He scored twice for Swindon, with goals against Colchester in the league
He was also accused by Crystal Palace chairman, Simon Jordan (in his fortnightly article in The Observer), in November 2005, of "taking the team out and getting them wasted when we were fighting relegation."
He won four caps for the England Under-21 squad and one in 1994 for England B when he captained the team against Ireland B at Anfield. On 16 November 1994 he won his only cap for England, playing in a friendly against Nigeria when Terry Venables was national coach.
Throughout his career he battled with weight problems and was often criticised for being unfit; this is often thought to be one of the reasons he only ever gained one full cap for England.
He has appeared on A Question Of Sport numerous times and was guest captain on the 7 May 2004 edition.
He became a household name after appearing on the third series of ''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!''. He exploited this by recording a charity single, a version of Jungle Rock, with fellow contestants Lord Brocket and Mike Read, but this was only a minor UK hit.
His nickname of "Razor" is taken from the boxer Donovan Ruddock's nickname. Donovan Ruddock's boxing career peaked at the same time Neil Ruddock was playing football.
Razor is now helping talented young footballers who have been released from Academies with his 'Pass & Move Soccer School'.
In 2006 Ruddock helped produce ''Football Saved My Life'' a reality sports TV show for Bravo turning around the lives of 15 guys.
He has a daughter Izzabella Ivy Grace Ruddock (her nickname at home being Pebbles) by his partner, ex Page Three and Playboy model Leah Newman and they live together in Hastings, East Sussex. He and Leah appeared in ''Celebrity Wife Swap'' on 30 September 2007.
Ruddock appeared on an episode of ITV's ''Fat Friends'' as John Fudd, where he helped save the life of a pregnant woman. In February 2009, Ruddock admitted to eating 212 steak and kidney pies per annum.
On 21 July 2009, Ruddock appeared on ''The Jeremy Kyle Show'', talking about how his football career had affected his personal life, including his alcoholism.
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'''George "Geordie" Armstrong''' (9 August 1944 - 1 November 2000) was an English football player and coach, primarily associated with Arsenal.
Born in Hebburn, County Durham, Armstrong had trained as an electrician while playing in youth football, and was rejected by both Newcastle United and Grimsby Town. Nevertheless, he succeeded in joining Arsenal as a youth player in August 1961. Initially he had been a forward but was soon switched to the wing. He made his debut not long after joining the club; while still only 17, he started against Blackpool on 24 February 1962 in a match that Arsenal won 1-0. Although he started out as understudy to Johnny MacLeod and Alan Skirton, but by the 1963-64 season, he had become a regular in the side, and in 1964-65 he missed only two matches.
Over his long career with the Gunners, Armstrong became one of Arsenal's most consistent players, who was noted for the quality and accuracy of his crossing and corner kicks, as well as for his tireless running up and down the wing; he primarily played on the left, but was also effective on the right. As he matured, he became one of the few players of the Billy Wright era (along with Jon Sammels and Peter Storey) to become an integral part of Wright's successor Bertie Mee's Arsenal side, which ended the club's long trophy drought.
After losing two successive League Cup finals in 1967-68 and 1968-69, Armstrong helped the Gunners win the 1969-70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1970-71 League and FA Cup double; Armstrong was an ever-present in the Double-winning team that season, setting up a number of goals for his team-mates, which included teeing up Ray Kennedy's winning header against Tottenham Hotspur, in the match that won Arsenal the League title. He was also voted Arsenal's Player of the Year in 1970.
Armstrong remained with the club through the 1970s, as Arsenal failed to win any further trophies after their Double win; he played at least thirty matches in each season he was at the club during that decade. However, after falling out with Mee's successor, Terry Neill, he moved to Leicester City in the summer of 1977 for -15,000. He played only 14 League matches in his single season with the Foxes, and finished his career with Stockport County before retiring in 1979.
Having spent fifteen full seasons at Arsenal, most of them as an ever-present, Armstrong at the time held the club's all-time record for appearances - 621 competitive first-team appearances, including exactly 500 in the league; his record has since been overtaken by David O'Leary and Tony Adams. He also scored 68 goals for Arsenal. Surprisingly for such a high-standing player, he was never capped for the full England side, despite plenty of youth and U23 caps; this was primarily because of England manager Sir Alf Ramsey's policy of not using wingers.
After retiring from playing, Armstrong moved into coaching, and worked for a variety of clubs, including Fulham, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, QPR and Enderby Town (as manager), as well as FK Mjlner in Norway and was manager of the Kuwaiti national team between 1988 and 1989. In 1990, before the Iraqi invasion, he returned to England and joined Arsenal as reserve team coach, a post he remained at for the remainder of his life, despite the many managerial upheavals the club underwent.
During his time at Arsenal Armstrong was responsible for bringing many young players through the Arsenal ranks, including Steve Morrow, Ray Parlour and Paul Dickov. On 31 October 2000, Armstrong collapsed after an unexpected brain haemorrhage whilst at a club training session; he died in Hemel Hempstead Hospital in the early hours of the following morning.
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:''For the fictional character in the BBC Scotland soap, River City, see Billy Davies (River City)''
'''William McIntosh "Billy" Davies''' (born 31 May 1964) is a Scottish football manager, former professional player and the current manager of Nottingham Forest.
As a schoolboy Davies was associated with Manchester United and was offered a contract by then manager Dave Sexton, but left without ever playing a first-team game.
He started his professional playing career at the Scottish club Rangers F.C. where he spent six years. He made his debut aged against Brechin City on 23 September 1981. Davies had a brief spell with Swedish team IF Elfsborg. He later played for St Mirren, Leicester City and Dunfermline Athletic before finishing his playing career with Motherwell in his native Scotland.
Davies went on to manage Motherwell and he took them to the brink of European Football but was subsequently sacked after poor form saw Motherwell gain just 3 points from seven matches at the start of the 2001-02 season.
Following his dismissal as Motherwell boss, Davies moved south to England and took on the role of assistant manager to former Scotland national coach Craig Brown at . Following Brown's departure in 2004 he was installed as caretaker manager
Davies took Preston to the brink of the Premier League via the play-offs in May 2005 but lost in the final. Despite a difficult start to the 2005-06 season, Preston went on to qualify for the play-offs for a second successive season although the side again failed to win promotion as they were knocked out by Leeds United after losing the semi-final second leg.
Davies's success at Deepdale saw him linked with a number of other jobs. He was interviewed for the position at Charlton Athletic when it was announced that Alan Curbishley would be stepping down after 15 years as manager, but Davies was unsuccessful and the job went to Iain Dowie instead.
In Davies's first season as Derby manager he led them to third place in the league and then won the play-offs after defeating Southampton in the semi-finals and then West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium, ending Derby's five year absence from the top flight. Despite signing a one year extension to his contract, Derby struggled in the Premier League, gaining only six points from fourteen games. After criticising Derby's board for lack of investment, Davies left Pride Park by mutual consent in November 2007, with the club bottom of the league. Whilst some critics believed that Davies was a victim of his own success and feel that he was too successful in his first season at Pride Park, others citied his tactical inefficiences at top flight level, poor man management, poor big money signings (including -3m Claude Davis, who has been described as the club's "worst major signing") and suggested he engineered his own departure, in the form of an outspoken rant against the board, in which he admitted his own signings weren't good enough", to avoid having a relegation on his CV. Derby did not however improve under subsequent managers and have spent much time since in the lower half of the championship.
Davies was later linked with the managerial positions of the Scottish national team after Alex McLeish stepped down to take charge of Birmingham City
On 31 December 2008, it was announced on the official Nottingham Forest website that the club was in negotiations with Davies to succeed the recently sacked Colin Calderwood.
In his first interview as Nottingham Forest manager, Davies stated that he wants to "beef up the squad" but will not be "rushed into any rash decisions."
On Monday 27 April 2009, Billy Davies experienced his "proudest moment" in his managerial career, when Norwich City's 2-0 loss at home to Reading secured Forest their place in the Championship for the 09/10 season.
In the summer of 2009 Davies made several additions to his squad and spent around -6m. Despite having 6 first team strikers, the season did not get off to the best start, with Forest playing well but failing to get the results many thought their performances deserved. However Forest embarked upon a 18 match unbeaten run starting at the end of September and including 10 wins, 5 of which came successively, to rapidly climb the table into a playoff position at the end of November.
Davies was nominated for the manager of the month award for October after guiding Forest to three successive wins and a draw, but missed out to Dave Jones of Cardiff City.
Davies has also been nominated for the award for November, before finally winning the award in December.
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'''John Gorman''' (born 16 August 1949 in Winchburgh, West Lothian) is a Scottish former football player and coach. Most recently he has been Assistant Manager at Queens Park Rangers, but left by mutual consent in December 2009.
Gorman began his career at Celtic, but only played one game, a Scottish League Cup match in 1968. He was released and signed for Carlisle United and was almost ever present in their one season in the old First Division. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1976 before injury as a result of a tackle by Jimmy Case lost him his place. He went on to play for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL for four seasons (1979-1982) alongside Rodney Marsh and Manny Andruszewski.
Gorman's coaching career has often been intertwined with his longtime friend Glenn Hoddle, starting when Gorman became Hoddle's assistant at Swindon Town. When Hoddle left for Chelsea, Gorman became full-time manager at Swindon. His spell as manager was unsuccessful, with Gorman receiving some unkind nicknames (such as "John Gormless") from fans and the side finishing bottom of the Premier League in 1993-94. Gorman was sacked halfway through the 1994-95 season, with Swindon on the verge of a second successive relegation (which his successor Steve McMahon was unable to prevent).
Despite being Scottish, he later rejoined Hoddle as his assistant when Hoddle became England manager. After Hoddle's dismissal Gorman became assistant manager at Reading.
He then worked with Hoddle at Southampton and Tottenham.
After leaving Tottenham in 2003 he was briefly caretaker manager at Wycombe but was passed over in favour of Tony Adams. He was taken on as an assistant to Andy Hessenthaler at Gillingham, and acted as caretaker manager after Hessenthaler stepped down before returning to Wycombe as manager after Adams' resignation in late 2004
After turning around Wycombe's poor form, the club finished the 2004-05 season strongly and only just missed out on a play-off place. At the start of the 2005-06 season, a new club record was set by going 21 consecutive league games unbeaten. Towards the end of the season it was announced that Gorman would be taking a temporary leave of absence for personal reasons, his wife Myra having died from cancer a few weeks earlier.
On 5 June 2006 Gorman was announced as the new manager of Northampton Town replacing Colin Calderwood. Calderwood was given the Nottingham Forest position after Northampton finished 2nd in League Two and were promoted. On 20 December, Gorman resigned citing personal reasons. He later attributed his departure to stress.
In May 2007 he became the chief scout at Southampton.
On 30 December 2008, Gorman was appointed Assistant Manager of Ipswich Town, having previously been with the club 10 years prior in the same role. Gorman was released in April 2009 when Jim Magilton was sacked as manager.
On 8 June 2009, Gorman was appointed assistant manager of Queens Park Rangers, and thus reunited with his old friend, manager Jim Magilton but left by mutual consent in December 2009 along with Magilton.
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'''Hossein Kaebi''' (also spelled '''Ka'abi''', , born September 1985 in Ahvaz) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Steel Azin in the Iran Pro League and the Iran national football team.
Hossein is the youngest of 14 siblings in his family. He has 8 older brothers and 5 older sisters. Kaebi is known for using his pace in getting forward from right-back to support his team's attacks. He also has a ferocious nature, despite his short stature, and a great work rate.
Kaebi started his football in Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. youth academy, before moving to Foolad. It was in this club that Croatian coach Vinko Begovi quickly discovered him and soon he was in the first team line-up despite his tender young age. He was selected for the U17 team that played in the AFC U-17 Championship 2000. He was also selected for the national team soon after the Asian Championship. Kaebi started getting attention from European clubs at an early age and went on a 3 week trial at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2003.
He was part of the Team that won the Iran's Premier Football League on 2004 with Foolad for first time.
Kaebi disappointed many when he signed for UAE club Emirates. Kaebi signed a contract with Persepolis F.C. on 25 February 2007 on a 6 month deal.
On 5 July 2007, he signed a two year deal with Leicester City for an undisclosed fee, making his debut as a subtitute in a 4-1 win over on 25 August. Kaebi used a translator to speak for him during his time at as he could not speak English. He was relegated to the reserve squad following the sacking of Martin Allen on 29 August.
Kaebi revealed on 19 September that he was settling in well with the club and was eager to show his talent to the fans. But on 15 October, he told the Leicester Mercury that he was frustrated at being left in the reserve squad. This left many Iranian fans to question the club's decision to leave an international footballer out of the first team setup. Kaebi later declared to Sky Sports that if his "time on the bench continues then" he would consider leaving Leicester.
He finally made his long awaited start on 11 December in a 3-1 defeat to on December 11, 2007. He was however transfer listed by then-manager Ian Holloway on 23 December, eight days after featuring in a 2-0 defeat to , his last ever appearance for the club. He was released by mutual consent on 4 February 2008, after he failed to secure a move from Leicester when the January transfer window closed.
He was returned to Persepolis after he failed to make an impact at . He won the Iran's Premier Football League for the second time under Afshin Ghotbi. Despite the offer from Persepolis F.C. he decided to move to Saipa F.C.. He said he wanted to experience new team and he could not continue playing for Persepolis F.C. but he never said why. Many others believed that he moved to Saipa F.C. for a better offer. After 2 seasons he settled in one club and played in Asian Champions League also played 26 games in 2008-9 season for Saipa F.C..
Kaebi won his first cap having just turned 16, scoring his first international goal against Cameroon League XI on 15 August 2003, although the match was not considered an official international. He scored his first official goal for Iran against New Zealand in the 2003 AFC/OFC Cup Challenge . In 2004, he was named amongst World Soccer Magazine's Top 10 most promising players.
He was in Iran squad for 2004 Asian Cup which finished third and he also won the 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship in Tehran.
Kaebi was in the Iran squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, appearing in all three matches of the group stage. His most memorable performance came against Portugal, where he was able to 'clamp down' both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lus Figo. He was also included in the squad for the 2007 Asian Cup, making just one appearance against China, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
He was called to Team Melli for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.He also performed in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification for Team Melli.
On the 19 of November, Kaebi had a fight with Emarati player Ismaeil Mattar. After a clean Kaebi tackle, Matter want up to the defender and started to insult him. Kaebi, who knew Arabic, was offended. Later, after the match, Emarati police started to insult him as well . Hossein Kaebi, was defended by his coach Ali Daei during the incident. Daei stated that it was his job as head coach of the Iranian National Football Team to defend his players.
:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.''
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'''Wayne Neville A. Routledge''' (born 7 January 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. He plays as a midfielder predominantly on the right wing but can also play on the left. He has represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level.
Born in Sidcup, Greater London, Routledge began his career at Crystal Palace, making his starting debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the age of 17 in September 2002, and scoring after just one minute on the field. He made his Palace debut in October 2001 in a 1-0 home defeat by West Bromwich Albion, aged only 16. He was England's second ever player to score at the new Wembley Stadium.
He was an important member of the side which won promotion to the Premiership via the play-offs in 2003-04, and he was ever present as Palace battled for their Premiership place in 2004-05 and, although they just failed to avoid the drop, Routledge proved to be an exciting talent on the wing, chipping in with an impressive 8 assists. He was not to leave the top flight, though. After rejecting a contract with the side that developed him as a youngster in January, ''Spurs'' snapped him up on 1 July 2005. The clubs could not come to an agreement over a fee for Routledge so the transfer went to a tribunal. There it was agreed that Palace would receive an initial -1.25m, rising to -2m depending upon appearances in future.
After impressing in the pre-season, His career at White Hart Lane started slowly as he unfortunately suffered a broken foot on his league debut for the club, but on 12 December 2005 he made his return as a substitute in only his second game for Spurs against Portsmouth.
He was loaned to Portsmouth in the January 2006 transfer window and made 13 appearances for them before returning to Spurs at the season's end. Routledge impressed Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp in a home game against Bolton Wanderers in March 2006, when, with Bolton 1-0 ahead with only three minutes left to play, Routledge - who had only just come on as a substitute - outpaced three Bolton players into the penalty box to connect with a long pass from Matthew Taylor and set Azar Karadas up for a spectacular volley which levelled the match and ultimately earned relegation-threatened Portsmouth a crucial 1-1 draw, a result that began a run of good late season form for them.
After impressing in the pre-season again, he was once again loaned out on a year deal to Fulham as part of the deal that brought Steed Malbranque to Tottenham. This was also partly due to the emergence of Aaron Lennon at both club and international level.
His Fulham bow came as a 34th minute replacement for injury victim Jimmy Bullard in a 2-1 victory at Newcastle United. He went on to create two goals in the final ten minutes of the match. He is most remembered during his time at Fulham for his winning goal in a thrilling FA Cup tie against Leicester City in January 2007, which ended 4-3 to Fulham.
On 30 January 2008 Routledge joined Aston Villa on an 18 month contract in a deal worth -1.25 million. He scored the second goal in his reserve debut in a 6-0 away win at Derby County, played at Burton Albion's ground. He made his first-team debut on 5 April 2008 coming on as a late substitute for Stiliyan Petrov in the 86th minute in a 4-0 win against Bolton.
On 10 July 2008, Routledge was the subject of a scathing verbal attack from Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan. Jordan was giving an interview about now ex-Palace midfielder John Bostock, during which he used Routledge as an example of why he believed the youth player should not leave Palace to join Tottenham.
''"When Spurs came knocking I told Wayne to stay and learn his trade at Palace, but he went, he grabbed the money, and now he's at Villa not getting in the first team, just like he didn't get in the Spurs team, just like he didn't get in the Portsmouth team and just like he didn't get in the Fulham team."''
In November 2008 after making just one league appearance for Aston Villa so far during the season, Routledge was allowed to join Football League Championship side Cardiff City on a two-month loan deal after the club suffered a double injury blow when both Joe Ledley and Peter Whittingham were ruled out for one and three months respectively. He made his debut for the club on 22 November in a 2-1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle during which he supplied the through pass for Michael Chopra to score Cardiff's only goal of the game. He scored his first goal for the club in just his second game when he found the net against Reading during a 2-2 draw on 25 November.
In the lead up to the opening of the January transfer window it was revealed that Cardiff had offered a fee of around -300,000 in order to sign Routledge on a permanent deal. The transfer was expected to be completed prior to the clubs FA Cup third round match against Reading on 3 January, but the day before Routledge rejected the deal and was subsequently recalled from his loan spell.
On the same day that his loan spell at Cardiff was terminated, Routledge signed a 3 and a half year deal at rival Championship side Queens Park Rangers for a fee of -600,000, saying that he was "thrilled" to join. Routledge made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Coventry City on 10 January. Routledge then scored in his very next game against Derby County on Nigel Clough's first game in charge, and his first away game for QPR.
His performance further improved in a Carling Cup tie against Exeter on 11 August 2009, when Routledge scored a second half hat trick.
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'''Jeffrey Brazier''' (born 27 May 1979) is a British television presenter and reality TV star. Before becoming a television personality, he was a footballer on the books of Leyton Orient for three years, although he never played for the first team and quit the game due to injury.
In 2001 Brazier took part in the Channel 4 reality TV show ''Shipwrecked'', in which he and fifteen other people had to stay on a tropical island without any creature comforts. This series was noted for a number of conflicts and factional squabbles during which Brazier appeared to be an amiable and conciliatory figure. After this he took part in the ITV programme ''Simply the Best'', as well as presenting the programmes ''Dirty Laundry'' and Big Brother Panto alongside June Sarpong. He then became a reporter for ''OK!TV''.
In 2003 he appeared in ''Celebrity Wife Swap'' with his then girlfriend Jade Goody, alongside Charles Ingram (the man who was implicated in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? coughing episode). In September 2004, Brazier won the five reality TV show ''The Farm''. He also appeared in the Living TV programme ''I'm Famous and Frightened!''. Brazier performed as Aladdin in the pantomime at Chatham, Kent in 2005 and 2006. Prior to this he competed in the ITV wrestling competition ''Celebrity Wrestling'' and presented on Challenge TV.
In 2006 he also started presenting the revival of the CITV programme ''Finders Keepers''. Brazier was a panellist on the now defunct ITV talk show ''Loose @ 5.30!'', a spin-off show from Loose Women. He has also appeared in ''The Match'' and ''Celebrity Soccer Six'' on Sky One, where he played for England as well as appearing on Call Me a Cabbie with Carol Thatcher and Janet Street Porter. He has also been a ''This Morning'' showbiz presenter.
In November 2006, Brazier joined the presenting team of ITV2's ''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! Now'', alongside Kelly Osbourne in Australia, with Mark Durden-Smith hosting in the London studio.
On December 16, 2006 he was a guest reporter on The X Factor (UK) final live from contestant Ray's home town of Liverpool, and was also a guest reporter live from contestants Same Difference's hometown of Portsmouth on 15 December 2007. He was also the guest reporter at JLS's hometown on 13 December 2008 and at Stacey Solomon's hometown of Dagenham on 12 December 2009.
Brazier has two sons from his relationship with Big Brother contestant Jade Goody, who he was with from 2002 until 2004. They were both born in Harlow, Essex: Bobby Jack (born 2003) and Freddy (born 2004).
They appeared in Wife Swap in 2003 and Jeff was occasionally seen in Jade's LivingTV shows. Goody died on 22 March 2009
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'''Michael Eamon Hughes''' (born 2 August 1971) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for St Neots Town as player-coach. He is a midfielder.
Hughes' career began with Manchester City as a trainee. In August 1992, he moved to RC Strasbourg for a fee of -450,000. During his four years at Strasbourg, Hughes spent two successful years on loan to West Ham United.
In July 1996, Hughes made the move to West Ham permanent. In the process, he became the first player to change clubs for free on a Bosman ruling. The following season Joe Kinnear took Hughes to Wimbledon in a -1.6million deal.
Hughes became embroiled in a contract dispute between Birmingham City and Wimbledon in 2002. In March 2002, Hughes played three matches for Birmingham on loan, but was injured before the club won promotion to the Premier League and a permanent switch fell through. Wimbledon then refused to take him back. The ensuing dispute over who held his registration continued for over a year and Hughes' career had to be put on hold. In October 2003 Hughes signed for Palace (who shared Selhurst Park with Wimbledon at the time) and was compensated by Birmingham.
At Palace, he quickly became a fans' favourite, and, for the 2004-05 season, Hughes was appointed team captain.
Following relegation, he was replaced in the role by defender Fitz Hall (a decision, by the Palace management, which proved unpopular). However, after a run of good form, Hughes was re-appointed team captain, in January 2006. He later lost the captaincy again, this time to Carl Fletcher. He was released by Palace in May 2007.
Peter Taylor commented on Hughes' Palace future claiming that: "Michael Hughes has basically been released, but his is slightly different because I'm really saying that something could also develop later on."
On 6 July 2007, Hughes joined his former manager Iain Dowie at Coventry City, signing a one-year contract.
On 22 May 2008, Michael Hughes was released by Coventry City following the expiry of his contract, having made 18 first team appearances during the 2007-08 season. Hughes fell out of favour with new Coventry manager Chris Coleman who eventually decided not to renew his contract.
In March 2009, Michael joined St Neots Town as player-coach, working alongside former international team-mate Steve Lomas.
Hughes has won 71 international caps with the Northern Ireland national team, scoring five times.
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'''George Hedley Swindin''' (4 December 1914 - 26 October 2005) was an English football player and manager.
A goalkeeper, Swindin was born in Campsall, Doncaster, Yorkshire. He played as an amateur for various local clubs, including Rotherham United, before turning professional in 1934 with Bradford City. He played 26 times for Bradford City, before being signed by Arsenal in 1936 for -4,000. He made his debut against Brentford on September 3, 1936, and played nineteen games in his first season. To begin with, his time at Arsenal was characterised by nervous and erratic displays, and he was made to share the goalkeeping spot with Alex Wilson and Frank Boulton. However, he played seventeen games in 1937-38, the most of Arsenal's three keepers, and won a First Division medal.
The Second World War interrupted his career somewhat, but Swindin continued to play through the war for Arsenal, whilst acting as a PT instructor for the Army. In 1945, he made a guest appearance for Southampton.
By the time first-class football had resumed after the war, he became Arsenal's undisputed No. 1, and stayed there for the next six seasons. By now, he had put his erracticness behind him, and he was a commanding keeper who was especially known for his aerial ability and assured handling of crosses, as well as his strong physical resilience. He won his second League title in 1947-48. After the arrival of Ted Platt in 1950, Swindin was forced to share the goalkeeper's spot for 1949-50, but kept his place to play in the 1950 and 1952 FA Cup finals; Arsenal won the former against Liverpool, but lost to Newcastle United in the latter.
By 1952-53, Swindin was beginning to show his age, and another talented keeper, the Welshman Jack Kelsey had taken his first-team place. Nevertheless, Swindin played 14 matches that season as Arsenal won the title again, giving him his third Championship winner's medal. Despite his excellent form for Arsenal, he was never capped by England at senior level, with Sir Walter Winterbottom preferring Frank Swift and Bert Williams between the sticks. In all, he played 297 first-class matches (not including wartime games) for the Gunners.
Swindin moved to Midland League side Peterborough United as player-manager in 1954, and took his team to several famous FA Cup runs (which included getting to the Fourth Round in 1956-57 and three consecutive Midland League titles between 1956 and 1958. Peterborough would go on to win the title twice more after Swindin left, enough to win election to the Football League in 1960.
In the meantime, Swindin had returned to Arsenal in 1958 as manager, and his side initially started strongly, finishing third in 1958-59. However, the team soon flagged and spent the next three seasons in mid-table. Despite signing players such as George Eastham and Tommy Docherty, Swindin was unable to bring any silverware to the club, whilst up the road the club's rivals Tottenham Hotspur won the Double in 1961.
He resigned in May 1962, and then became manager of Norwich City for five months, and then Cardiff City from late 1962 to 1964. At Cardiff, he signed John Charles from Roma, but after a bright start Cardiff soon faded and he resigned after the club were relegated to the Second Division. After that, he had spells as manager of Kettering Town and Corby Town before leaving the game for good.
After retiring from football, Swindin first owned a garage in Corby, before emigrating to Spain, where he spent several years following his retirement before returning to his homeland. In the later years of his life he suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He died at Kettering in October 2005, aged 90 years.
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'''Bertram "Bertie" Mee''' OBE (25 December 1918 - 22 October 2001) was an English football player and manager, noted for managing Arsenal to their first Double win in 1971. He was the younger brother of fellow footballer Georgie Mee.
Born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, Mee played for Derby County and Mansfield Town as a young man, but his playing career was cut short by injury. In 1940-41, Mee made 16 guest appearances for Southampton, scoring twice.
Mee joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and trained as a physiotherapist, and spent six years, rising to the rank of sergeant. After leaving, he worked for various football clubs as a physiotherapist, before joining Arsenal in 1960, succeeding Billy Milne.
After the sacking of Billy Wright in 1966, the club asked Mee to become manager, a highly surprising move, perhaps even to the man himself; Mee asked for a get-out clause for him to return to physiotherapist after twelve months if it didn't work out. Mee recruited Dave Sexton and Don Howe as his assistants, in order to make up for any tactical shortcomings of his own.
He would later join Watford as assistant to Graham Taylor in 1978 in charge of scouting (where he was credited with discovering John Barnes), and later became a director of the Hornets before retiring in 1991.
Mee was made an OBE in 1984 for services to football. He died in London at the age of 82, in 2001.
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'''Douglas "Dougie" Freedman''' (born 25 May 1974 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for League One side Southend United. He is most famous for playing for Crystal Palace, for whom he has totalled ten years of service over two spells.
Freedman began his career with top flight Queens Park Rangers in 1992, but never made their first team. Instead, he moved to Third Division Barnet on a free transfer in July 1994. He made his league debut in August 1994 and quickly became the club's leading player as he struck 24 goals in his debut season. A bright start to the following season convinced Crystal Palace to bid -800,000 to take him to Selhurst Park in September 1995.
Freedman instantly showed he could continue his goalscoring antics at the higher level when he netted 20 times in the 1995-96 season. This haul included the fastest hat-trick in Crystal Palace history - 11 minutes - against Grimsby Town on 5 March 1996.
The following season saw a less prolific 11 goals but was enough to help the club to the promotion play-offs. He then scored crucial goals in the 89th and 90th minutes of their semi final tie with Wolves after coming off the bench with 17 minutes left. Joe Knight went wild. Palace went on to win promotion in the Wembley final, beating Sheffield United 1-0.
Freedman's Premier League experience proved short-lived though as he only managed seven top flight games before he was sold to Wolves, ironically the club he had helped deny promotion, for -800,000 and defender Jamie Smith after impressing on loan.
Freedman had initially only moved to Molineux on a loan spell in October 1997, but after scoring two goals in as many games, the club quickly signed him permanently. However, his spell with the club would only last until the end of the 1997-98 season. He was the team's top goalscorer with 13 in total in a campaign that failed to mount a serious promotion challenge. The emergence of Robbie Keane during the season helped convince Wolves to cash in on Freedman though, and he was sold to Nottingham Forest for -950,000 in August 1998.
Nottingham Forest offered Freedman his first full season in the top flight in 1998-99, but his nine goals couldn't prevent relegation. He remained with the club for a further full season as they languished in mid-table in Division One under David Platt. He famously told David Platt to jog on. He had scored 23 goals in total for the club before rejoining Crystal Palace again in October 2000, this time for -600,000.
Freedman joined the club during a relegation threatened campaign, but one which ended with perhaps his most famous goal for the club. Relegation to the third tier loomed in their final game of the season at Stockport County, with three minutes left and no score. Dramatically, Freedman then scored the vital goal that kept Palace in the division, and relegated Huddersfield Town.
The following campaign saw him bag 21 goals in all competitions, his best seasonal tally for the club. This also earned him a call-up to the Scottish national team, to add to his earlier Under 21 caps. However, the next season was less of a personal success as he was dropped from the Scotland side, and began to find his appearances limited at Palace, as manager Trevor Francis largely preferred Ade Akinbiyi, Dele Adebola, and Andy Johnson to him.
His fortunes were revived in 2003-04 though, as re-established himself as a first choice regular under new manager Iain Dowie. A strong surge in the second half of the season saw the club go from relegation contenders to the promotion play-offs. Freedman scored during the penalty shootout victory at Sunderland in the semi finals to help the club to the final. He was an unused substitute in the final though, which saw the club beat West Ham, the second time he had been promoted with the club.
However, life in the Premier League in 2004-05 saw Freedman often overlooked as the team employed only one striker in most games, with Andy Johnson being the preferred choice in this role. Despite attracting interest from Leeds United midway through the season, he remained committed to the Palace cause of consolidating FA Premier League|Premier League]] status by rejecting a loan bid from the Championship contenders. He stayed to score his only top flight goal for the club in their vital final fixture at Charlton Athletic, drawing them level at 1-1. However, the eventual 2-2 result saw the club endure a record third Premier League relegation.
Back in the Championship, he remained down the pecking order behind England international Andy Johnson and Republic of Ireland international Clinton Morrison. However, injuries to Johnson and Jon Macken, and lack of form from Morrison brought him back into the team and he scored his 100th and 101st goals for Crystal Palace in a 3-2 win at rivals Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 November 2005. This made him only the seventh player in Palace history to have reached the century mark.
He managed to stay in the line-up after Johnson's return, having made a great impression on Palace boss Iain Dowie, who, later, made a public call to Scotland boss Walter Smith for the striker to be given another chance in the national side. He ended the season with seven league goals, as the club comfortably reached the play-offs. However, they were beaten by Watford in their semi final tie to deny him a chance of a third promotion.
The appointment of Peter Taylor as manager in Summer 2006 limited Freedman's chances, and he could only manage three league goals. However, he extended his contract by a further two years at the conclusion of the season. Taylor was replaced by Neil Warnock early in the 2007-08 season, but strong goalscoring form of Clinton Morrison limited Freedman to rare substitute appearances.
With Morrison keeping him out of the Palace side, Freedman, after initially rejecting the move (as he had done during the 2004-05 season), decided to move to League One club Leeds United on loan until the end of the season.
He was in excellent form for Elland Road club, scoring five goals to ensure a play-off place, and also receiving praise from Leeds manager Gary McAllister. This form earned him League One's "''Player of the Month''" award for April, while another vital late Play-off goal in the first leg of Leeds' semi-final tie with Carlisle United helped the Whites to Wembley, where he featured in the Play-off final on the day of his 34th birthday, as Leeds were downed 1-0 by Doncaster Rovers.
Freedman is still held in very high regard by the Leeds United's supporters to this day despite such a short spell at the club, his impact in helping the team to the playoff final and his impressive interviews during his time at Leeds he will always be remembered as a cult hero.
After returning to Palace at the end of the season, Dougie was granted a testimonial match to reward him for ten years' service at the club over two spells, with the match to be a first-team pre-season friendly fixture against Fulham at Selhurst Park which ended in a 0-0 draw.
Following this match, Warnock allowed Freedman to depart Selhurst. He was heavily linked with a permanent move to Leeds. But no move materialised.
With just minutes left of the September 2008 transfer window Southend United announced the signing of Dougie Freedman on a two year contract. He was allocated squad number 16.
Freedman scored his first goal for Southend United on 6 September against Carlisle United, scoring from 25 yards. Freedman then went on to score two against Crewe Alexandra and in Southend United's 3-0 win over Leyton Orient giving him four goals in his first four games.
In the game against Leyton Orient on 26 September, Freedman was substituted in the 74th minute with a thigh injury and was replaced by Alex Revell. The injury was only expected to keep the veteran striker out for two weeks but it kept him out for three months. Freedman finally made his long awaited return to the first team against Huddersfield Town on 13 December, coming on from the bench to replace Francis Laurent. Freedman's introduction was unable to prevent Southend slipping to a 1-0 defeat.
Freedman suffered another injury, this time with his shoulder, on 18 December, but was back in the starting line up for Southend United's boxing day match against Northampton Town.
Freedman suffered a recurrence of the thigh injury that kept him out for three months against Leyton Orient on 20 January 2009, and it was first feared that Freedman could have been out for another month. Freedman played through the pain with his thigh heavily strapped, he was named in the starting line up to face Bristol Rovers on 31 January and scored his first goal in five months after cleverly lifting the ball over the goalkeeper, Steve Phillips and then heading into an empty net and gave Southend United a first win in seven games.
Before the start of the 2009-10 season, Freedman stated that he had considered retiring from the game if he sustained another muscle injury during pre season.
Freedman made his Scotland debut on 6 October 2001, in a crunch match against Latvia at Hampden Park, for a place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The Scots won the match 2-1, with Freedman scoring the equalising goal in the process (a header past then Palace teammate, goalkeeper Aleksandrs Koliko), after Andrejs Rubins (another Palace teammate at the time) had given the Latvians the lead. Despite this victory, Scotland failed to gain a place in the Finals, and manager Craig Brown resigned, being replaced by Berti Vogts.
He only got one more Scotland cap following Vogts' appointment, playing the first 45 minutes of Scotland's 5-0 defeat at the hands of France in a friendly.
His coaching career began when he was appointed as the reserve team manager of Crystal Palace in November 2007. He was in this role alongside his playing duties for the club's first team. Many see this appointment as his first step towards a managerial/coaching career when he eventually retires from playing.
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'''Anthony Popovic''' (; born 4 July 1973 in Sydney, Australia) is a former Croatian Australian football (soccer) player. He last played for Sydney FC. He now is the Assistant Manager to Sydney FC, until the end of this season when he has an option to be re-signed as the Assistant Coach to John Kosmina.
Popovic grew up in Fairfield, Sydney. He attended Fairvale High School and left in 1989 to pursue his football career.
Popovic began his career with Sydney United before a move to play in the J-League, where he stayed for five years scoring 13 goals in 94 appearances.
Tony Popovic signed for Crystal Palace on a free transfer in August 2001 from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He became an integral part of the Palace defence, eventually becoming club captain. He also scored one of the most bizarre own goals in history, with his heel in a game against Portsmouth.
Popovic's contract with Palace expired at the end of June 2006, and he decided against accepting the club's offer of a new contract. He instead moved to Qatar club, Al-Arabi.
In 2007, with the growth of the A-League and slight homesickness, Popovic, moved to his home town club Sydney FC, signing a two year deal, with coach Branko ulina also announcing him the club's captain. Popovic scored his first goal on the 28th October 2007 from a corner to beat the Mariners 3-2 in front of his home crowd of 17,850.
Popovic announced his retirement on November 11 2008 due to his body not being able to cope with the A-League conditions. His retirement is effective immediately. He has taken on the role of Assistant Coach of the first team of Sydney FC.
Popovic competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for the Australian U-23 team.
He began his full international career in 1995 with the Australian national team. Over the next eleven years Popovic made 58 appearances for the Socceroos, scoring 8 goals. Tony Popovic announced his retirement from International football in October 2006
Popovic's most famous goal was a header, the opening goal in a 3-1 win for Australia against England at Upton Park in 2003.
The highlight of Popovic's career came in 2006 when the Australian national team qualified for the FIFA World Cup under the management of Guus Hiddink. He took part in both legs in the qualifying match against Uruguay. Being replaced in the first half of the second leg due to injury by Harry Kewell. The tall defender was named in the competing squad and made his World Cup debut against Brazil on 18 June. He suffered a calf injury 40 minutes into the game and was replaced by Marco Bresciano for the second half. His injury ruled him out of Australia's last match in the group stage, against Croatia, and their second round loss against eventual winners, Italy.
On 4 October 2006 Tony Popovic announced his retirement from the Socceroos. His final game was a friendly against Paraguay that month. He scored his eighth international goal, from a Mark Bresciano free kick, in his final minute on field to put Australia ahead, 1-0.
Popovic is expected to retire from professional football altogether, announcing his retirement from Sydney FC on 11 November 2008.
After John Kosmina was sacked from Sydney, after a disastorious year, Popovic took over the manager role for the club, but only temporary. Vitezslav Lavicka would be signed almost a week later, however Popovic was manager for the friendly against Chinese sister club Shanghai Shenhua.
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'''Jim Brennan''' (born May 8, 1977 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
A left-sided defender who also has played the left side of the midfield, Brennan grew up in Newmarket, Ontario, and started playing professionally in 1996 with Bristol City on a free transfer in the Football League Second Division. In 64 first-team appearances for City over four seasons, Brennan scored three goals.
Brennan joined Nottingham Forest for -1.5 million in October 1999. In 146 games played with Forest over four seasons, Brennan scored just once. He also came on as a substitute in two league games while on loan to Huddersfield Town in 2000-01.
Brennan joined Norwich City on a free Bosman transfer in 2003. During the 2003-04 season in Division One of the Football League, Brennan scored twice in just nine appearances, as he battled an abductor muscle injury. Despite his personal struggles with fitness, the season saw Norwich win the First Division title and promotion back to the Premiership.
Brennan was transferred to Southampton on 27 January 2006 with his contract due to expire in summer having failed to make an impact on the Norwich first team. However, following the expiration of his Southampton contract he was released by the club the following May.
On September 8, 2006, Brennan signed with MLS team Toronto FC for the 2007 season, becoming the first player in club history. He also became the first Canadian to score for Toronto FC, registering a goal off a free kick against the Columbus Crew on 26 May, 2007. This goal subsequently became a Sierra Mist Goal of the Week. Brennan went on to play 27 games, all of them starts, for Toronto FC, the most of any player. He earned a reputation as Toronto's "Iron Man," as he managed to play many of his games despite a rib injury, and looked as though he would go on to play every match of the season. Unfortunately, a knee injury prevented Brennan from achieving this feat. Brennan retained the captaincy for the 2008 season, and nearly managed to score in his team's opening match. Brennan has since added goals in 2008 against Chivas USA in Carson, California and to open the 2009 season at Kansas City, off pass from newly acquired Canadian international teammate Dwayne De Rosario.
Brennan also made an appearance during the 2008 MLS All-Star game in his home stadium, BMO Field. The MLS All-Stars won the game 3-2 against West Ham United.
Brennan played at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan, in a team alongside Paul Stalteri and Jason Bent. He then made his senior debut for Canada in an April 1999 friendly match against Northern Ireland and went on to earn a total of 49 caps, scoring 6 goals. He has represented Canada in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He has played for Canada at the Confederations Cup 2001 and at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
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Although Maley was born in Newry Barracks, where his father was a soldier in the British Army, his family moved to Scotland when he was young. As a young man, Maley was much more involved in athletics than in football, although he had played a few games for Cathcart Hazelbank Juniors in 1886 and had played with Third Lanark from later that year.
It was on a visit to the Maley home in Cathcart in December 1887 to invite his brother Tom Maley to join Celtic that Brother Walfrid and rest of the Celtic deputation first met Willie Maley (Tom was out courting his wife-to-be), and their casual invitation to Willie to also come along was perhaps the most important in Celtic's history.
In 1888, he was signed by the fledgling Celtic and became one of the club's first players as a midfielder. In 1896, he made a single appearance for Manchester City in a Second Division match against Loughborough.
As a naturalized Scot, he also played for the Scottish national team, earning two caps in 1893 against England and Ireland.
In 1897, the board of Celtic directors appointed Willie Maley, at just 29 years of age, as Secretary-Manager - the first manager - of Celtic. He won the League Championship for the club in his first full season as manager.
Maley never worked with his players in training, he watched games from the directors' box and never indulged in team talks or spoke to his players at half-time or post-match. Maley would not even announce the team: players learned if they were in or out through reading the line-up in the newspaper.
Celtic had been a buying club in their opening decade, spending heavily to bring professionals to the club. Maley decided to scrap that and rely almost entirely on recruiting youngsters fresh from junior football.
He created a young team who won six league titles in a row between 1905 and 1910 and won the first Scottish League and Scottish Cup doubles. It was the finest team in world football, and the six-in-a-row record remained unbroken until the 1960s. The stars of that side included right-back Alec McNair ("the Icicle"); inside-right Jimmy McMenemy ("Napoleon"); and the centre-forward Jimmy Quinn.
When they grew old, Maley built a second team, including Patsy Gallacher (and the ageless McMenemy), which won four titles in succession between 1914 and 1917 and set what is still the UK record for an unbeaten run in professional football: 62 games (49 won, 13 drawn), from 13 November 1915 until 21 April 1917.
That side won two more titles, in 1919 and 1922. Celtic continued to gather trophies throughout the 1920s and in the mid-1930s Maley built his third great team, featuring Jimmy Delaney and Jimmy McGrory. This side won the league title in 1936 and 1938 and the cup in 1937. By then, Maley was approaching 70.
Maley was the longest serving manager at Celtic. In his 43 years as manager, he won 16 league titles, 14 Scottish Cups, 14 Glasgow Cups and 19 Glasgow Charity Cups.
The Maley years ended in a less than happy fashion. With Celtic at the bottom of the table, after a meeting with the board of directors in February 1940, Maley 'retired'.
His Celtic career is detailed in song, ''Willie Maley'' by David Cameron, one of the most popular Celtic songs amongst fans.
On 15 November 2009 he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.
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'''William John "Jack" Crayston''' (9 October 1910 - December 1992) was an English football player and manager.
Born in Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire, Crayston played for local school sides and Ulverston Town before moving to Third Division North Barrow in 1928. He spent two seasons there before moving to Second Division Bradford (Park Avenue), where he developed into a strong and aerially powerful right-half.
Despite breaking both his wrist and leg in 1933-34, Crayston was signed by First Division champions Arsenal in 1934 as a replacement for Charlie Jones. He scored on his competitive debut in an 8-1 thrashing of Liverpool on 1 September 1934 and became a regular in the Arsenal side straight away, largely pushing Frank Hill out of the right-half spot. With Arsenal he won the League Championship in 1934-35 and 1937-38, and the FA Cup in 1935-36.
During this time, Crayston also became an England international; he made his debut in a 3-1 win against Germany on 4 December 1935, and in all won eight caps for his country between 1935 and 1937, scoring one goal. His final cap came in a 5-4 win against Czechoslovakia on 1 December 1937.
Like many of his contemporaries, the Second World War robbed Crayston of what should have been the peak of his career; he joined the Royal Air Force whilst still playing irregular wartime football. However, a serious knee injury in a wartime match against West Ham United in 1943 forced Crayston to retire from playing. He played 207 matches in total (168 league matches), scoring 17 goals (16 league goals).
After his premature retirement and demobbing from the RAF, Crayston moved into coaching, and in June 1947 he became assistant to new Arsenal manager Tom Whittaker. After Whittaker's death in 1956, Crayston became caretaker manager on 24 October 1956 and permanent manager on 21 December 1956. However, his stewardship of the team was brief and unsuccessful; unable to bring any new players in, the team started to decline. In 1957-58 Arsenal slipped to 12th in the League (their worst position for 38 years) and faced a humiliating FA Cup defeat at the hands of Third Division South Northampton Town. Disillusioned, in May 1958 he resigned as Arsenal manager, and took up the reins at Doncaster Rovers a couple of months later, holding the post until his retirement from the game in 1961. He died in 1992, at the age of 82.
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'''Gonzalo Sorondo Amaro''' (born October 9, 1979 in Montevideo) is a defensive Uruguayan footballer who plays for Internacional in Brazil.
Gonzalo Sorondo began his career with Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting Club, moving to Internazionale in 2001. By 2003 he was on loan to Belgian club Standard Lige. Crystal Palace took him on loan in August 2004 where he played in the Premiership. A year later another loan, this time to Charlton, was confirmed in July 2005 after he obtained a work permit. At the summer of 2006 he became a free agent, and signed a new-deal with Charlton.
He was a regular member of the Uruguay national team, making his debut against Colombia, the August 15, 2000, and played for his country in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but has consistently been dropped in recent years, due to injuries and limited league appearances.
He also played in 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, with a 4th final place (currently known as the FIFA U-20 World Cup).
Sorondo was released by Charlton Athletic in February 2007
Nowadays, he's playing at Internacional, from Brazil.
He acquired Brazilian citizenship on September 3, 2009.
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'''Mark Gordon Robins''' (born 22 December 1969 in Ashton Under Lyne) is an English football manager currently at Barnsley.
As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City.
Robins is often noted as the player who scored the goal which "saved Alex Ferguson's job" in 1990.
Robins played a very important part in winning the FA Cup for Manchester United in 1990, which was the first trophy of manager Alex Ferguson's reign at the club, scoring the winning goal in the semi-final replay against Oldham Athletic.
However, it was an earlier goal that secured Robins a vital part in the history of the club. United were playing away from home against cup specialists Nottingham Forest in a 7 January 1990 third round FA Cup tie and were expected to lose the match. It was widely speculated in the media (but perennially denied by then-Chairman Martin Edwards) that under-pressure United manager Sir Alex Ferguson would have been sacked had United lost and gone out of the Cup, as they were 15th in the league by this stage and had already been eliminated from the Football League Cup. Instead, Robins came off the bench late into the game and scored the winning headed goal from a Mark Hughes cross. That goal was a turning point in the history of the football club - Ferguson would keep his job and go on to achieve an unmatched run of success at the club.
In that season, Robins scored 7 First Division goals and a further 2 in the FA Cup, bringing his tally that season to 9 in all competitions. He was second only to Mark Hughes in the goalscoring charts at Old Trafford, while Hughes's regular strike-partner Brian McClair had managed a mere five goals and it was starting to look as though Robins would displace McClair as the club's regular second striker. However, McClair recovered his goalscoring form in 1990-91, and Robins still managed only 19 First Division appearances and 4 goals. He was, however, in the squad that won the European Cup Winners' Cup that season. 1991-92, however, was a frustrating season for Robins as he played just twice in the league, failing to score, and in total made just 8 appearances in all competitions. His only goals that season came in the Football League Cup second round at home to Portsmouth, when he scored twice in a 3-2 win at Old Trafford. When the opportunity for a place back in the first team arose in April as United were being overhauled by Leeds in the title race, Robins was injured and unable for selection. At the end of the season, he asked to be transfer listed.
He left Old Trafford for Norwich City for a fee of -800,000 where he played an important role in some of the club's greatest successes, including the remarkable win in the Olympic Stadium against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup. In his first game his two goals helped Norwich defeat Arsenal at Highbury on the opening day of the first ever Premier League season. He helped them qualify for the UEFA Cup at the end of the 1992-93 season, in which Norwich finished third in the Premier League. His 1993-94 season was interrupted by a serious injury, and coincided with a slump in form for Norwich, who finished 12th after spending most of the first half of the season in the top five.
In 1994-95, after falling out with Norwich manager John Deehan, he was sold to Leicester City, but was unable to prevent them from being relegated to Division One (ironically along with Norwich). He did, however, help them win promotion back to the Premier League via the play-offs in 1995-96, and win the Coca-Cola Cup in 1996-97, when they finished ninth in the Premier League.
Robins later played for FC Copenhagen, Reading, CD Ourense, Panionios, Manchester City, Walsall, Rotherham United, Bristol City, Sheffield Wednesday and Burton Albion.
Robins joined Rotherham United in June 2000 as a player and subsequently as assistant manager, under manager Alan Knill. However, by the end of February 2007, the Millers sat 13 points adrift of safety, making the threat of relegation almost inevitable. This resulted in Knill being sacked on 1 March, with Robins becoming caretaker manager. After a spell of three wins in six games while in charge as caretaker manager, and moving the club off the bottom of League One, Robins' position was made permanent on 6 April 2007. Robins gained much praise for his first 2 seasons with the millers. The first saw Rotherham consistently in the automatic promotion places until a late dip in form, and the second almost brought promotion despite a 17 point deduction imposed by the Football League. Robins also attracted many high calibre players to the Don Valley Stadium, including League 2 player of the season Nicky Law and prolific goalscorer Adam le Fondre.
Robins was appointed as the new Barnsley FC manager succeeding Simon Davey on 9 September 2009. After his first game in charge, the Championship club sat at the bottom of the table looking likely candidates for relegation. By Christmas, Robins had taken them a full nine points clear of the relegation zone and on a run of eight games unbeaten.
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'''Lee Andrew Martin''' (born 5 February 1968 in Hyde, Greater Manchester) is an English former football left-back. He played with Manchester United, Glasgow Celtic and Bristol Rovers, among others. He represented his country at under 21 level.
Martin started his career in the Manchester United youth system. In 1990, he scored the only goal in the FA Cup final replay against Crystal Palace. This was one of just two goals Martin scored in his entire United career. The other goal, his first, came 16 months earlier in the 3-1 defeat of West Ham at Upton Park.
His debut had come in the 1987-88 season and he made his breakthrough at left back the following season following the departure of Arthur Albiston. He played in 32 out of 38 league games in the cup winning 1989-90 campaign, but managed just 14 league games the following season as Clayton Blackmore established himself as United's regular left-back. However, he was selected as a substitute in the European Cup Winners' Cup winning side that season. He managed just one league appearance in 1991-92 and did not make the squad for the Football League Cup winning team. He failed to make a single league appearance in 1992-93 season, when they won the first FA Premier League title. His final appearance came on 23 October 1993 in a 1-0 Premier League win over Everton at Goodison Park, as United were on course for retaining the league title. They also went on to win the FA Cup that season.
Martin played a total of 108 games and scored two goals for United before he left Old Trafford in January 1994 to join Celtic, where he suffered a broken leg within months of his arrival. He played just 19 times in the league in more than two years as Celtic failed to overhaul Rangers, who were league champions of Scotland in each of three seasons that Martin spent north of the border. Celtic's only major honour during Martin's time there was the Scottish FA Cup in 1995, but he didn't make the squad for that game.
He finally left Celtic in 1996 and signed for Bristol Rovers, from where he later had a loan spell with Huddersfield Town. He retired from professional football in 1998.
He then moved to the semi-professional League of Wales team Bangor City, Glossop North End and then to NEWI Cefn Druids in 2006.
Martin retired from football in 2008, and currently works with young people helping them to gain qualifications, access college and get apprenticeships or employment in the West Cheshire area.
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'''Neil John Webb''' (born 30 July 1963 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English television pundit and former football player.
Webb joined Reading on leaving school in 1979 and made his first-team debut in February 1980. He became the youngest ever scorer for the team. In July 1982 he transferred to Portsmouth for -87,500. At Fratton Park he was a regular first-team player and helped them win promotion to the Second Division (as Third Division champions) in his first season, and over the next two seasons they came close to reaching the First Division.
In 1985, Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough paid Portsmouth -250,000
His goalscoring record was highly impressive for a midfielder during his time at Nottingham Forest, exceeding that of many strikers at the time. He managed 14 league goals in both of his first two seasons at the club, in 1986-87 from just 32 games. He scored 13 times in the 1987-88 league campaign, though his goalscoring totally was lower in 1988-89 (six goals from 30 games) it did nothing to diminish his reputation as a first class midfielder.
In the summer of 1989 he joined Manchester United for a -1.5m transfer fee, scoring on his league debut against Arsenal.
In the 1990 FA Cup final, he memorably hit a clinical 50 yard pass to Lee Martin who subsequently scored the winning goal in the FA Cup Final replay.
He played in 31 out of 42 First Division games for Manchester United in 1991-92, but missed the final few games of the season due to a rift with manager Alex Ferguson - some fans even blamed United's failure to win the league title that season on Webb's absence from the final games.
Webb only played one more game for United before he returned to Nottingham Forest for -800,000 on 23 November 1992.
He was the 1000th player to win an England cap.
His second spell at Forest was unsuccessful, as he could not win a regular first-team place because of the emergence of other players like Steve Stone and Lars Bohinen. He made just nine league appearances in 1992-93 as Forest were relegated, but when manager Brian Clough retired and was succeeded by Frank Clark, he had more first team opportunities, playing 21 league games and scoring three goals as Forest were promoted back to the Premier League as Division One runners-up.
Webb never played league football for Forest again after the 1994 promotion, though he remained contracted to the club for another two years.
He had a spell on loan back at Reading in the 1995-96 season before finally leaving Forest for good in the summer of 1996 and signing for Grimsby Town. He then joined Aldershot Town where he made 36 appearances and scored 6 goals in the Isthmian League, before joining Weymouth as player-coach in 1997.
In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Webb was voted on the team in central midfield.
After having to give up playing football, from June to December 1997 he was player-coach of Dr Martens Southern Division side Weymouth, but quit after just 70 days. His next spell in management with non-league Reading Town in 2001 was also short-lived.
After Webb left Reading, he could occasionally be found selling programmes at Reading F.C.'s Madejski Stadium.
He soon started working with The Score Television Network in Canada as their English football correspondent for their "Sportsworld" and "Footy Show" programs. He is on every Sunday, and gives his opinion on the happenings of the English Premier League (EPL) and the world of football. He finished his job as a postman, and worked for Charlton Athletic F.C., a Championship side.
Neil Webb's ex-wife Shelley Webb became a TV presenter, becoming a real footballers' wives interviewee, and then wrote the book called ''Footballers' Wives''. Webb and Shelley have two sons, Luke and Josh, who are playing football; Luke with Hereford United and Josh at Farnborough F.C.. Luke Webb previously played with Arsenal Under-18s and Josh with Reading F.C.'s youth teams. Neil became a postman and was featured in the Observer Sport Supplement in a "where are they now" feature and is currently working hard for a transport company. He is also becoming a regular guest on Talksport.
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'''James "Jimmy" Delaney''' (3 September 1914 - 26 September 1989) was a Scottish football player who enjoyed a 24-year playing career.
Son of Patrick Delaney and Bridget Nash from Crettyard, Queen's County (now County Laois) in Ireland, Jimmy was born in Cleland, North Lanarkshire.
Delaney joined Celtic on provisional forms in 1933 from Stoneyburn Juniors, signing a permanent contract the following year.
In 1946 Delaney signed for Matt Busby's Manchester United in a -4,000 deal. He helped United win the 1948 FA Cup and finished his United career with 28 goals. He moved back to Scotland at the age of 36, joining Aberdeen in November 1950 and made his ''Dons'' debut in a 5-1 defeat of Falkirk. A year later he joined the ''Bairns'', where he spent three seasons. In January 1954, Derry City paid -1,500 to sign him, a record fee for the Irish Football League, remarkable in that he was by this stage 39 years old.
He won 15 caps for Scotland and scored 6 goals.
Delaney died in September 1989, shortly after his 75th birthday.
Since then, a biography "Jimmy Delaney - The Stuff of Legend" written by David Potter and published by Breedon Books has become available..
Delaney has the distinction of having won the Scottish Cup with Celtic in 1937, the English FA Cup with Manchester United in 1948, and the Irish Cup with Derry City in 1954. He also came close to a fourth different Cup in the Republic of Ireland, earning a runners-up medal with Cork Athletic in 1956.
On 15 November 2009 he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.
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'''John Dennis Downie''' (born July 19, 1925) was a Scottish football player. He was born in Lanark, Scotland. He played as a forward. Downie was purchased by Manchester United from Bradford Park Avenue in 1949 for a British record of -18,000 and played his last game for the club in 1953. Downie scored 37 goals (including 5 FA Cup Goals) in 116 appearances for the club.
Downie also played for Luton Town, Hull City and Mansfield Town.
After retiring from football, he worked as a newsagent in Bradford. Downie now lives in Tynemouth and regularly goes to watch local teams North Shields and Whitley Bay.
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'''Herbert Larry Burgess''' (1 January 1883 - 1954) was an English football player.
Born in Manchester, Burgess began his football career with Glossop North End, but soon signed for Manchester City. He made his debut for City on 5 September 1903, playing at left back away to Stoke City on the opening day of the 1903-04 season. In 1906, in the wake of a scandal regarding players' wages, Manchester City were forced into selling most of their players, and Burgess was purchased by Manchester United along with Jimmy Bannister and Billy Meredith. After helping the club to the 1907-08 Football League title and the 1908-09 FA Cup, Burgess left the club and moved to Denmark to play for Kristiania. He then emigrated to Hungary, where he played for MTK Budapest, before becoming their manager. In the 1920s, Burgess' managerial career took him to Italy, where he became the manager of Padova. He had a two-year spell at Milan before returning to Padova, but two years later he was on the move again, this time to Roma.
Burgess was capped four times for England.
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'''James "Jimmy" Bannister''' (born 20 September 1880 in Leyland) was an English football player. Bannister was purchased by Manchester United from Manchester City in 1906. He helped the club to the 1908 league championship and the 1909 FA Cup. He left United in 1909 to go to Preston North End.
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He became captain of Newton Heath in 1896 and was still club captain when the club became Manchester United in 1902. He retired from playing in 1903, after which he ran a hotel in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales. He later ran a hotel in Canada.
His son, Harry Stafford junior, who died on 17 December 1988 at the age of 87, was identified in 2002 as a probable victim of serial killer GP Harold Shipman.
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'''Michael Christopher "Mike" Phelan''' (born 24 September 1962 in Nelson, Lancashire), also known as '''Mick Phelan''' or '''Micky Phelan''', is an English football coach and former player.
As a player, he spent most of his career at Burnley, Norwich City and Manchester United, with a short spell at West Bromwich Albion before retirement. Whilst with Manchester United, he also gained his one cap for England.
In 2002, Norwich fans voted Phelan into the club's Hall of Fame.
Phelan began his career at Burnley, signing as an associated schoolboy in July 1979, as an apprentice two years later and as a professional in July 1980. He made his league debut in January 1981 against Chesterfield and whilst at Turf Moor, gained England Youth caps and a Third Division champions medal in 1982. But in 1985, Burnley were relegated to the Fourth Division, and Phelan moved to Norwich City for -60,000 on 13 July 1985.
Norwich won the Second Division title in his first season at the club. He became club captain when Steve Bruce joined Manchester United in December 1987, captaining them to fourth place in the First Division and a place in the FA Cup semi-finals in his first full season as captain.
He was called into the England squad for the Rous Cup games against Chile and Scotland but did not play due to a hamstring injury. His success drew the attention of larger clubs and he followed Steve Bruce to Old Trafford for -750,000 on 1 July 1989. At this time, it was nearly three years since Alex Ferguson had become United's manager, and everyone at the club was hungrier than ever for success because United had just finished 11th in the league and were yet to win a major trophy under Ferguson's management. Their last major trophy had come four years earlier when Ferguson's predecessor Ron Atkinson had managed them to FA Cup glory, but the greatest concern at the club was that the league title had not been won by United since 1967 when Matt Busby had still been their manager.
At Manchester United, he finally won his first international cap (against Italy in 1989) and an FA Cup winner's medal in his first season. This was followed the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1991, the League Cup in 1992.
Phelan was often deployed at right-back during his first season at Manchester United, but following the arrival of Denis Irwin in 1990 he mostly played on the right or in the centre of midfield. He had played on the right side of midfield before Irwin's arrival, most notably in the FA Cup final win over Crystal Palace in May 1990, when Paul Ince was switched from central midfield to right back.
By 1993, however, he was very much a bit-part player due to growing competition from younger players like Andrei Kanchelskis, Paul Ince, Ryan Giggs and Lee Sharpe.
By the time he was given a free transfer at the end of the 1993-94 season, even his place on the substitutes bench was being threatened by a new generation of young midfielders such as David Beckham and Nicky Butt. He had missed out on a place in the 1994 FA Cup winning squad, and had not played in enough Premier League games to merit a title medal. He had, however, played enough games to earn a Premier League title medal in 1992-93.
After leaving Old Trafford, Phelan signed for West Bromwich Albion, where he spent 18 months and played just 21 games, his first team chances limited by younger players such as Kevin Donovan and Lee Ashcroft who were more favoured by new manager Alan Buckley (appointed in the autumn following the dismissal of Keith Burkinshaw, who brought Phelan to the club).
He returned to Carrow Road in December 1995 as assistant manager to Gary Megson (another former Norwich player) and managed the club's reserve team. When Megson was fired and joined Blackpool, Phelan followed him to take a similar role, returning to his native North-West. A year later he followed Megson to Stockport County.
Following Megson's sacking as Stockport County boss on 25 June 1999, Andy Kilner took over as manager. Phelan moved on shortly afterwards, taking up a role at Manchester United's Centre of Excellence. With Steve McClaren's departure to Middlesbrough in the summer of 2001, Phelan was promoted to first-team coach. He was appointed assistant manager of Manchester United on 3 September 2008, replacing Carlos Queiroz who had left to manage the Portuguese national team.
In January 2010, Phelan was linked with a return to his first club Burnley as manager, this following the departure of Owen Coyle to Bolton Wanderers.
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'''Malachy Martin "Mal" Donaghy''' (born 13 September 1957 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish former football player.
The current Northern Ireland Under-19 coach, originally from West Belfast, amazingly began his football career as a goalkeeper with little-known Down and Connor League side team St. Agnes', before moving on to play as an outfield player for works team Post Office Social Club.
After barely six months, he was on the move again, this time joining Amateur League side Cromac Albion, where his blossoming talent was spotted by then Larne boss Brian Halliday.
Donaghy's rapid rise in the game continued when after just 20 matches with the Inver Park club he was transferred to Luton Town in June 1978 for a fee of -20,000.
He spent 10 years at Luton Town, overseeing the most successful era of their history to date. He collected a Second Division title winner's medal in 1982, enabling him to experience First Division football for the first time yet. He helped Luton retain their First Division status, and was a key part of the team that finished a club record high of seventh in the 1986-87 season. In 1987-88, he helped Luton win their first - and only to date - major trophy as they achieved a shock 3-2 over Arsenal in the Football League Cup final.
In October 1988, Donaghy departed from Kenilworth Road in a -650,000 move to his boyhood heroes Manchester United. It was at the time a big risk for Alex Ferguson to pay out a large sum of money for a 31-year-old, but Donaghy repaid the United manager-s faith in him with some consistent performances in not only his favoured central defensive position but also as a full-back.
Immediately After joining United, Donaghy was United's first-choice left-back for the 1988-89 season, missing only the League Cup game for which he was cup-tied. However, his opportunities were limited in the 1989-90 season, and he was unable to make even the substitutes bench for the FA Cup final triumph over Crystal Palace. However, he did make the substitutes bench for the European Cup Winners' Cup triumph in 1990-91.
United were First Division runners-up in 1991-92 and won their first-ever League Cup, but Donaghy's first-team chances continued to be restricted and he was also left out of the side that beat Nottingham Forest in the League Cup final.
His next move was in August 1992 when, just a month short of his 35th birthday, Chelsea manager Ian Porterfield paid -100,000 for his services.
Donaghy helped Chelsea finish 11th in the inaugural Premier League season and helped them reach the FA Cup final in 1993-94, although he did not make the squad for the team that lost 4-0 to double winners Manchester United. At the end of that season, Donaghy announced his retirement from club football.
He made his final appearance for Northern Ireland against Mexico in Miami in June 1994, three months before his 37th birthday.
Shortly after his playing career ended, Donaghy returned to the province with his family and after a brief spell as manager at Newry Town, he had stints as a coach with Cliftonville and as a Youth Development Officer back on his home patch with Donegal Celtic. In 2000, he was appointed to his present position as coach for the Northern Ireland Under-19 team.
The first of his 91 caps came in May 1980 at Windsor Park in the 1-0 Home International Championship victory over Scotland. He further enhanced his reputation during the 1982 and 1986 World Cup finals. In the former tournament, he played in four of Northern Ireland's five games. He was sent off after 60 minutes of the famous 1-0 win over Spain in Valencia, for the offence of shoving Spain's Jos Antonio Camacho, but returned for Northern Ireland's final match, the 4-1 defeat by France in Madrid.
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'''David May''' (born 24 June 1970) is a retired English footballer. He was primarily a centre back, but was sometimes deployed as right back.
Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, May started his career with Blackburn Rovers as a trainee before graduating to the first team. He made over 100 appearances for the club and was part of the Blackburn team which was promoted to the FA Premier League in 1992 and finished as runners-up to Manchester United in the 1993-94 season.
In July 1994, Manchester United bought May for -1.2 million, as he was apparently unhappy at Blackburn in his final months due to the breakdown in contract negotiations. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson had been searching for a defender to add to the squad, and specifically needed an Englishman who would not be affected by the restrictions on foreign players in European competition that were in place at the time. Injuries to first-choice right back Paul Parker meant that May was often used as a right-back in his first season, and rarely played in his preferred centre back position due to the strong partnership of Steve Bruce and Gary Pallister. As May underperformed, by the end of the season, Gary Neville had emerged to become the new first-choice right back. Manchester United finished the season in second place, coincidentally, behind May's old club Blackburn Rovers.
May finally managed to establish himself in the team towards the end of the 1995-96 season, and scored the first goal in the final game of the season against Middlesbrough. The 3-0 victory clinched the title for Manchester United. He was also in the starting line-up for the 1996 FA Cup Final victory over Liverpool in favour of Steve Bruce (who missed out on a place in the squad for the final).
Bruce departed to Birmingham City soon after, and May became a regular starter in the 1996-97 season making over 40 appearances. His contributions were important as United retained the league title. The team also reached the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League after a memorable 4-0 victory over Porto in the quarter-final, in which May scored the first goal. His form meant that he received a late call-up to the England national football team for a friendly against Mexico, but he never actually won an international cap.
Injuries kept May sidelined for much of the next couple of seasons. The purchases of Henning Berg and Jaap Stam as well as the emergence of Wes Brown limited his chances further and he saw very little action with the first team. However, towards the end of the Treble-winning 1998-99 season, May played some games for the first team as Ferguson rotated his squad to cope with the mounting fixture congestion. He was also named in the starting line-up for the 1999 FA Cup Final as Stam was being rested for the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich. May was named on the bench for that match, and became something of a cult hero with the Old Trafford faithful for the way he led the celebrations despite featuring very little throughout the campaign. A popular chant with the crowd was "''David May, superstar! Got more medals than Shearer!''"
The following season, May was loaned out to Huddersfield Town in order to assist the managerial career of his old team-mate Steve Bruce. In his first game playing for the Terriers, however, he picked up an injury and had to return for treatment to Old Trafford, where he would remain until 2003, but often sidelined by injury and playing mainly in the reserve team. May's last four seasons with United saw him make only 12 appearances in total for the club. Due to his lack of appearances, May collected only two Premier League winner's medals, despite being a squad member for six winning campaigns.
At the end of his contract in 2003, May was finally given a free transfer and snapped up by Burnley manager Stan Ternent, an old friend of Ferguson's, in order to bolster his leaky defence. He captained the Burnley side throughout the 2003-04 season and made a significant contribution to the team. His lack of pace cost him a contract for any longer than 12 months - for instance, in an away game at Coventry City he was easily outpaced by Julian Joachim despite having a significant head start.
After his one-year spell at Burnley, May played at an amateur level with Bacup Borough for one year and finally retired to work in the wine distribution industry, importing South African wines.
He also went on to play golf, but not full time, being one of the rarer left-handed golfers. He later took a job running a company that imported South African wine.
In 2007 he was voted in at number 43 in ''The Times'' poll of the "50 Worst footballers (to grace the Premiership)."
May is now working as a pundit on MUTV, Manchester United's in house television station.
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'''Albert Joseph Scanlon''' (10 October 1935 - 22 December 2009) was an English football player. He began his career with Manchester United and was one of the "Busby Babes" who survived the Munich air disaster of 1958. Although he sustained severe injuries, he recovered and continued to play league football for Newcastle United, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town. He then went on to play non-league football until his retirement.
Born in Hulme, Lancashire, Scanlon was a nephew of former Manchester United winger Charlie Mitten.
Scanlon made his way through the Manchester United youth system, winning two FA Youth Cups in 1953 and 1954 before making his first-team debut against Arsenal on 20 November 1954.
On 5 February 1958, Scanlon started on the left wing in United's European Cup quarter-final second leg away to Red Star Belgrade; for five of the players who started the game, it was to be their last ever match for the club. The next day, on the return journey to Manchester, the team's plane crashed while attempting to take off from Munich airport, in an incident that later became known as the Munich air disaster. The crash claimed the lives of 23 of the 44 passengers on board the plane, so Scanlon was relatively fortunate to escape with just a fractured skull, a broken leg and kidney damage. He made a full recovery and was back in action at the start of the following season, going on to appear in every game that season, scoring 16 goals in the process.
Scanlon was sold to Newcastle United for -18,000 in November 1960,
Following his retirement from football, Scanlon's employments included a job as a security worker at a Colgate-Palmolive factory not far from Old Trafford.
On 13 May 2007, Scanlon presented the Premier League trophy to Manchester United along with former team-mate Bill Foulkes.
Scanlon was admitted to the Salford Royal hospital in Salford with kidney problems and pneumonia on 21 October 2009. He was in intensive care for more than a month, before dying on 22 December 2009, at the age of 74. His funeral was held on 13 January 2010, and more than 300 people attended the service at All Souls Church in Weaste, including fellow Munich survivors Bobby Charlton, Harry Gregg and Bill Foulkes, and former Manchester United players Denis Law and Nobby Stiles.
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'''John "Jackie" Blanchflower''' (7 March 1933 - 2 September 1998) was a Northern Irish football player. He graduated from Manchester United's youth system and played for the club on 117 occasions, before his career was cut short due to injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster. He was the younger brother of Dennis 'Danny' Blanchflower, the captain of the Tottenham Hotspur side that dominated English football in the early 1960s.
Jackie Blanchflower's first appearance in a professional game was for Manchester United on 24 November 1951 against Liverpool, away at Anfield. He helped the club to two league titles during the 1950s. Nicknamed "Twiggy" by his teammates, he was renowned for his versatility. Initially, he played many games as a forward, but the Manchester United manager at the time, Matt Busby recognised his intelligent positioning sense and aerial power and chose to play him at centre-half. He scored 27 goals during his time at the club.
On 6 February 1958, the Manchester United team that had travelled to Belgrade for the second leg of a European cup tie had their chartered plane stop in Munich to refuel. Weather conditions caused the plane to crash when the pilot attempted to take-off from Munich airport and 23 of the 43 passengers on board were killed. Jackie Blanchflower was severely injured, suffering from a fractured pelvis and arms and legs, and crushed kidneys, and his right arm was nearly severed. He tried to return to football, but never made a full recovery. Doctors advised him not to return to football due to fears he would damage his kidney and, a year later, Blanchflower retired from football. The Munich air disaster had ended his short career at the age of just 24, having earned 12 caps for Northern Ireland.
After retiring from football, Blanchflower tried various jobs in the Manchester area, but misfortune dogged him. He ran a sweets and newspaper shop, only for a supermarket to open round the corner and decimate his trade. He then worked for a bookmaker, but the 1963 winter with Britain under snow for several weeks hit horse racing so hard that he lost the job. He became a pub landlord in 1967, two weeks later the breathalyser was introduced and led to a fall in sales among customers who held driving licences. He became a printer, but was made redundant in 1976.
He eventually pursued studies in finance and began a career as an accountant, taking a position in the Greater Manchester Youth Association. He later became an after-dinner speaker and was a regular on the after-dinner circuits until just before his death in 1998.
Blanchflower died from cancer on 2 September 1998, aged 65. Of the players to have survived the Munich tragedy, he was the second to die, following Johnny Berry, who died in 1994.
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'''John James "Johnny" Berry''' (1 June 1926 - 23 September 1994) was an English football player. Berry joined Manchester United from Birmingham City in 1951. He was a natural right winger, with technique and pace as his strengths. He played 277 matches for Manchester United, scoring 44 goals along the way, including helping Manchester United win three league championships.
He played regularly for the first six seasons, before losing his place in the start-line for youngster Ken Morgans.
Injuries sustained in the Munich Air Disaster brought his footballing career to an end, at age 31.
When he woke up he was totally unaware of the plane crash, his injuries having caused a light form of amnesia. One month after he regained consciousness he found out about the crash from seeing a newspaper. He spent two months in hospital with multiple injuries: fractured skull, broken jaw, broken elbow, broken pelvis, broken leg. All his teeth had to be removed while treating his jaw injuries. He never played football again.
He later ran a sports business with his brother Peter, in Farnborough.
Johnny Berry died in September 1994, aged 68, after a short illness. He was the first surviving player of the Munich Air Disaster to have died.
His son Neil was formerly the head teacher of Brampton Manor School, and he published a book in 2007 describing his father's years at Manchester United.
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'''Albert Quixall''' (born 9 August 1933 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), was an English football player who played as an inside-forward.
Quixall started his career with Sheffield Wednesday, signing as an amateur in 1948 and turning professional in 1950. He made his debut in February 1951 as a 17-year old centre forward and went on to play almost 250 League games, scoring 66 League and Cup goals with the Owls. He was in his prime with Sheffield Wednesday, and gained much media attention, becoming the Golden Boy of British football.
Quixall joined Manchester United in September 1958 for a then British record fee of -45,000, one of Matt Busby's key recruits in building a new team in the aftermath of the Munich air disaster, which had killed eight players and ended the careers of two others on 6 February that year. After seven games without a win for United, Quixall eventually helped the team go on a run of only two losses in 23 matches to end the season as runners-up in the First Division.
Along with Johnny Giles and David Herd, he was dropped after Everton thrashed United 4-0 in the 1963-64 Charity Shield. He left the club at the end of the season, moving to Oldham Athletic for -7,000.
Before retiring from playing in 1968, he spent a couple of years with Stockport County and Altrincham.
Quixall was capped five times for England between 1954 and 1955 at the age of 19. He also made Schoolboy, Under 23 and 'B' appearances for his country, and played for a Football League representative side on four occasions.
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'''Harry Gregg, MBE''' (born 25 October 1932) is a Northern Irish former football player and manager.
Harry started his career with Windsor Park Swifts, the reserve team of Linfield, before signing for his local club Coleraine. At the age of 18 he earned a move across the Irish Sea to Doncaster Rovers, before transferring to Manchester United in December 1957. He earned 25 caps for the Northern Ireland national team. At the time of his transfer, he was the most expensive goalkeeper in the world at a fee of -23,000.
Gregg was voted best goalkeeper of the tournament at 1958 World Cup. At the time the All-star team was voted on by the journalists covering the tournament, and Gregg got 478 votes - way ahead of closest competitor Lev Yashin with 122 votes.
Gregg was a goalkeeper who had 48 clean sheets in his United career. He is sometimes called 'The Hero of Munich' because he pulled some of his team mates from the burning plane during the Munich air disaster including Bobby Charlton, Jackie Blanchflower and Dennis Viollet. Among those he helped was Vera Lukic, the pregnant wife of a Yugoslav diplomat and her daughter, Vesna, as well as his badly-injured manager Sir Matt Busby.
Harry Gregg is rated by many as one of the best - if not the very best - goalkeepers Manchester United ever had, yet he achieved no medals to justify this claim - made all the more frustrating for him by the fact that he played for the club during one of their most successful periods. He was ruled out of the 1963 FA Cup victory due to a serious shoulder injury, and a succession of injuries meant that he could not play enough games to qualify for a league championship medal in the 1964-65 and 1966-67 title-winning campaigns. He was transferred to Stoke City in the summer of 1967. He left Stoke City a year later to retire as a player and manage Shrewsbury Town.
In November 1972, he became manager of Swansea City, resigning in February 1975 to join Crewe Alexandra where he remained until 1978. He then had a spell with his old team Manchester United at the invitation of Dave Sexton as goalkeeper coach, where he stayed until Sexton left. His next club was Swindon Town as assistant manager to Lou Macari, helping them win the Fourth Division title in 1986. During the 1986-87 season he had an uneventful spell as manager of Carlisle United, failing to prevent them from suffering a second successive relegation that pushed them into the Fourth Division for the first time since the 1960s.
For some years after this he owned a hotel (fittingly called The Windsor Hotel) in the town of Portstewart on the North Antrim coast of his native Northern Ireland.
He received an MBE in 1995 and has appeared in a number of recent television programmes about Manchester United and the Munich Air Disaster, including ''Munich: End of a Dream'' - a documentary televised in 1998 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Munich tragedy. He was voted best goalkeeper of the tournament in the 1958 FIFA World Cup according to the FIFA documentary "FIFA fever". On the 50th anniversary of the air crash he appeared in the documentary ''One Life: Munich Air Disaster'' in which he returned to the scene of the crash for the first time and also met the son of Mrs Lukic who she was pregnant with at the time of the disaster. He expressed disappointment at never having been able to meet Mr Lukic, who had died in 2007.
On 1 July 2008 Gregg was made an Honorary Graduate of the University of Ulster and awarded a Doctor of the University (DUniv) in recognition of his contribution to football at their Summer Graduation Ceremony
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'''Brian Greenhoff''' (born 28 April 1953) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester United, Leeds United and Rochdale. He was capped 18 times for England.
Greenhoff was born in Barnsley, and as a youngster played for Yorkshire Schoolboys. He joined Manchester United as a youth player in August 1968, and made his first-team debut against Ipswich Town on 8 September 1973. He helped Manchester United win the 1977 FA Cup, by which time he had developed a partnership with Martin Buchan in central defence. He was very versatile, starting his career as a midfielder and finishing it as a centre back of international class. Greenhoff scored 17 goals in his Manchester United career and played 271 games between 1973 and 1979. His brother, Jimmy, also played for Manchester United.
Greenhoff left for Leeds United in 1979 for -350,000. He was given a free transfer when Leeds were relegated in 1982 after concerns had been expressed about his weight. He returned to the game as player-coach at Rochdale after his brother had been appointed player-manager in 1983. He left the club when Jimmy was sacked in March 1984 but stayed in the area. He won 18 caps for England,
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'''James "Jimmy" Greenhoff''' (born 19 June 1946 in Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire) was an English football player. He was a skilful forward and although capped by England five times at under-23 level, once as an over-age player, he never played for the full side. He made nearly 600 appearances in league football.
Greenhoff started his career as an apprentice with Leeds United, in June 1961, turning professional in August 1963. He moved to Birmingham City for -70,000 in August 1968, just after playing in the first leg of the Fairs Cup final.
He left Birmingham City in August 1969 for Stoke City in a deal worth -100,000. While at Stoke City he was a member of the 1972 League Cup winning team, and scored 76 goals including a brilliant effort against Birmingham in 274 league appearances before being sold to Manchester United in November 1976 for -120,000. While with Manchester United, he helped the club win the 1977 FA Cup, scoring the winner in the final (and notably denied Liverpool The Treble) and played alongside his brother Brian Greenhoff, who also later played for Leeds United, signing in 1979. He won the Supporters' Player of the Year award in 1979. Greenhoff scored 36 goals in 123 appearances (including 4 substitute appearances) for Manchester United before leaving to join Crewe Alexandra in December 1980.
He moved to NASL side Toronto Blizzard in March 1981, returning to the UK to play for Port Vale that August. He left Port Vale in March 1983 to join Rochdale where he was player-manager up to March 1984, after which he returned to Port Vale as a coach.
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'''James Stuart Pearson''' (born 21 June 1949 in Hull) was an English football player. He was a skilful striker.
Pearson started his career with Hull City (129 appearances/44 goals). As a young player and replacement for local hero Chris Chilton he was not given an easy time by the Hull City fans. He did, however, soon win them over with skill and clinical finishing. During his time at Hull City his efforts, on one occasion, earned him the memorable headline "Onion Stu Lands City In A Pickle": this headline came about after Pearson was sent off against Sheffield Wednesday for calling the linesman "a bloody onion". City lost that game at Hillsbrough 4-2 with Pearson having scored both Hull goals before his dismissal. He later joined Manchester United (139/55) in 1974 for -200,000.
Pearson was bought by Manchester United after they were relegated to the 2nd Division and was instrumental in getting the club promoted back to the 1st Division the very next season by scoring 17 goals. Every time he scored a goal he would celebrate with an upraised right fist. Pearson went on to help Manchester United win the 1977 FA Cup against Liverpool, scoring the first of Manchester United's goals in their 2-1 win. He was sidelined for most of the 1978-79 season due to a knee injury but made a full recovery before leaving Manchester United for West Ham United (34/6) in 1980.
He helped the Hammers win the 1980 FA Cup, with his cross-shot setting up Trevor Brooking for the only goal in a 1-0 win over Arsenal. Pearson retired from league football in 1982 due to a knee injury, but continued to play at a lower level, in South Africa and the NASL.
He won 15 caps for England between 1976 and 1978, scoring 5 goals.
After retiring as a player, Pearson moved into coaching, serving as coach of Stockport County in 1985-86 and manager of Northwich Victoria during the first half of 1986-87.
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'''Remi Mark Moses'''(born 14 November 1960 in Miles Platting, Manchester) is a former English football player whose main position was as a defensive midfielder.
In 1981, Moses was transferred from West Bromwich Albion to Manchester United for -500,000. He had been a crucial player in an Albion side that had qualified for the UEFA Cup three times in four seasons with top-four finishes.
He made his United debut on 12 September 1981 against Swansea City. He scored his first goal for United in the same season, and in doing so became the first black player to score for the club.
Moses was a key midfielder for United during the 1980s, but suffered a succession of serious injuries. He missed the FA Cup final triumphs of 1983 due to suspension and 1985 due to injury, and played his last game for the club in 1988. Injuries had gradually forced him out of the team and he finally announced his retirement from playing in the 1988-89 season when aged only 28.
In 2000, Moses was working buying and selling property in Alkrington, Greater Manchester, and in his spare time, coaching the Manchester Warriors U-20 inline skating side, which had just won the GB Inline Hockey League and 'every other trophy going.'
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'''Francis Anthony "Frank" Stapleton''' (born 10 July 1956 in Dublin) is an Irish former football player and manager. He is best remembered for his time at Arsenal, Manchester United and as a pivotal player for the Republic of Ireland. He has also been manager at Bradford City.
Stapleton was a tough tackling forward who was an especially good header of the ball. He started his career with Arsenal, joining them in 1972 as an apprentice, after being turned down by Manchester United
Stapleton went on to move to Man United in 1981 for -900,000 (a fee set by tribunal after the two clubs could not agree)
He went on to play for Ajax Amsterdam, before returning to England with Derby County, Blackburn Rovers, Aldershot, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City, where he spent three seasons after a brief period at Le Havre in France.
After being sacked as Bradford's player-manager in 1994, he had a brief spell at Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1994-95 season, playing two games before finally announcing his retirement as a player.
He also won 71 caps for the Republic of Ireland, scoring a then record 20 goals. Stapleton made his international debut under then player-manager Johnny Giles in a friendly against Turkey in Ankara in 1976 at 20 years of age. He scored after only 3 minutes of his debut when he headed home a Giles free-kick at the near post. That 'friendly' international finished 3-3 and marked the start of a magnificent international career for the quiet and reserved Stapleton.
Stapleton was committed to international football insisting that an "international release clause" be inserted to all of his contracts so that he could be released to play in international games for Ireland.
Stapleton played a significant role in Ireland's attempt to qualify for the World Cup in Spain in 1982. Goals against Cyprus, Holland and France for Stapleton in the qualifying matches were not enough as Ireland were denied a place at the World Cup by a superior French goal difference. Stapleton was made captain of the national team for the qualifying campaign for the 1986 World Cup though Ireland failed to emulate their fine performance in the 1982 qualifiers.
Jack Charlton took over as the Irish manager in 1986 and he kept Stapleton as captain despite a sometimes uneasy relationship between the two men. Stapleton scored a magnificent diving header in the opening Euro 1988 qualifer against Belgium in the 2-2 draw at the Heysel Stadium, Brussels that September. He also scored in the 2-1 defeat by Bulgaria in Sofia on 1 April 1987 with another goal against Luxembourg in the 2-1 victory at Lansdowne Road the following September.
Stapleton captained the Irish team to the 1988 Euro finals and played in all of their matches during the competition including Ireland's famous victory against England.
After the 1988 European Championships Stapleton remained on the fringe of the national team during qualification for World Cup Italia 1990 making just two appearances late in the campaign.
He did, however, score an 87th minute goal against Malta in a 3-0 friendly in Valetta just prior to those finals in Italy.
Stapleton moved to the United States to coach Major League Soccer side New England Revolution in 1996. In the 2003-04 season he briefly returned to English football as a specialist coach of Bolton Wanderers. The Bolton manager Sam Allardyce wanted Stapleton to enhance the skills of the strikers at the club and saw the Irishman as an ideal candidate, given his successful playing career.
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Cantwell played as a full-back for Western Rovers, Cork Athletic, West Ham United (1952-1960) (248 appearances and 11 goals), and Manchester United (1960-1967).
While at West Ham, he featured in the London XI side that competed in the 1955-58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final on 1 May 1958. He captained the Hammers to winning the Division Two championship in the 1957-58 season and thereby leading the club into the top flight for the first time since 1930.
In November 1960, Cantwell joined . He helped the club win the 1965 and 1967 league titles and captained United when winning the 1963 FA Cup. He joined United in 1960 and left the club in 1967 after scoring eight goals.
He also served as Chairman of the Professional Footballers Association.
He won 36 full International caps for Ireland (typically playing at left full back and on several occasions at centre forward), scoring 14 goals and also captained the Republic on several occasions including a match against England at Wembley.
In his first managerial role at Coventry City he had the onerous task of following Jimmy Hill who had taken the club into the First Division for the first time in their history. Cantwell kept the Sky Blues in the top flight by the skin of their teeth in his first two seasons before taking them to a sixth place finish in 1969-70, earning them qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (a year before it was replaced by the UEFA Cup).
He departed from Highfield Road on 12 March 1972 to take charge of the New England Tea Men in the United States of America, but within seven months was back in English football as manager of Peterborough United.
He helped Peterborough win the Fourth Division title in his first full season as manager, before leaving on 10 May 1977 for a second spell with the Tea Men. This time he spent a year in the States.
He returned to Peterborough on 19 November 1986 for a second spell as manager, remaining in this role until he became general manager on 12 July 1988. He was general manager at London Road for a year until he quit football to become licensee of the New Inn at Peterborough, where he remained for 10 years until he retired in 1999.
He also played cricket for Cork Bohemians Cricket Club and Ireland as a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. He played five times for Ireland making his debut in what was his sole first-class match versus Scotland at Edinburgh in 1956, scoring 31 and 17. His last match for Ireland was against Lancashire in July 1959.
Noel Cantwell died on September 8, 2005, after a battle against cancer at the age of 73. He left a widow Maggie and two children.
His former teams each held a minute of silence for him before their next matches.
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'''Clarence "Lal" Hilditch''' (2 June 1894 - 31 October 1977), also known as '''Clarrie Hilditch''', was an English footballer, and is the only person ever to have been simultaneously a player and the manager at Manchester United.
Hilditch was born in Hartford, Cheshire, and began his playing career with Hartford, before playing for Witton Albion and Altrincham. He joined Manchester United as an outside left, but soon changed to his favoured half back position. In 1926, after John Chapman was suspended for unknown reasons, Hilditch took over the manager's job for the rest of the year in addition to his playing duties.
During his United career, he played 322 league games scoring 7 league goals. He retired in 1932, without winning any medals with the club.
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'''Adam Scott Mattheson Duncan''' (2 November 1888 - 3 October 1976) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager.
Scott Duncan was born in Dumbarton, was working as a law clerk when he joined his home-town club Dumbarton in 1906. He moved to Newcastle United in March 1908 for a fee of -150. A versatile forward, although primarily an outside-right, he scored 12 times in 81 league games for the Magpies and was a member of the 1908-09 Football League championship winning side.
In May 1913, he returned to Scotland, moving to Rangers for a fee of -500. He remained with Rangers during the war, in which he served as a signalling instructor in the Royal Field Artillery. He also played two wartime games for Celtic. In 1918 he rejoined Dumbarton and in the 1920 close season signed for Cowdenbeath. In 1922 he rejoined Dumbarton for a third time, but retired at the end of the 1922-23 season.
Scott Duncan was appointed as secretary-manager of Hamilton Academical in the summer of 1923. He left in October 1925 to take over as secretary-manager of Cowdenbeath and had seven successful years at the club, keeping them in the Scottish First Division throughout his time in charge.
In June 1932 he was appointed as secretary-manager of Manchester United. Despite spending a lot of money on players, United were almost relegated to the Third Division in the 1933-34 season. However, Duncan turned things around and lead United to the Second Division championship in the 1935-36 season. However, they were relegated the following season and, in September 1937, he resigned to become manager of Ipswich Town, who were then a Southern League side.
At the end of the 1938-39 season Ipswich were elected into the Football League despite finishing third in the Southern League. Scott Duncan remained with Ipswich Town as manager for 18 years, winning the Third Division (South) title in the 1953-54 season. However, Town were relegated the following season and Duncan stood down as manager in August 1955 season when Alf Ramsey took over. He remained as secretary for three further years.
He was honoured with a testimonial match at the end of the 1957-58 season against Norwich City at Portman Road, which Ipswich won 3-1.
He returned to live in Scotland in his retirement until his death in 1976, at the age of 87.
'''Newcastle United'''
'''Manchester United'''
'''Ipswich Town'''
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'''Wilfred "Wilf" McGuinness''' (born 25 October 1937 in Manchester, England) was an English football player and manager, who played twice for England. He is best known for taking over from Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United. His son, Paul, is currently Manchester United's U-18 team manager and assistant director of their youth academy for 17-21 year olds.
As a player he captained Manchester, Lancashire and England at schoolboy level, and signed for Manchester United in January 1953. He played his first first-team match against Wolves on 8 October 1955, 17 days before his 18th birthday. Competition for places was fierce but he played in enough matches to qualify for a medal when United won the league in 1956.
He was still a United player at the time of the Munich air disaster in 1958, but an injury had prevented him from playing so he was not on the plane that crashed. A broken leg finished his playing career when he was only 22.
He continued to be involved at United and was promoted from reserve team coach to first team coach when Matt Busby retired at the end of the 1968-69 season. Appointed as Busby's successor in June 1969 at the age of 31, at a time when the Manchester United side was in transition and Busby had moved upstairs to become General Manager, McGuinness's reign as Manchester United manager was not as successful as United had hoped. But McGuinness did lead United to 3 cup semi finals during his reign, one in the FA Cup and two in the League Cup.
McGuinness was sacked in December 1970, after a dramatic comeback which saw United draw 4-4 with Derby County in a league fixture at the Baseball Ground. He returned to his old job as reserve team coach before leaving the club at the end of the season. Meanwhile, Busby was re-appointed as team manager until the end of the season until Frank O'Farrell was named as United's new manager in June 1971.
McGuinness later managed Aris Salonika and York City. On arriving at York, he took over a side which had just recorded its highest-ever league finish, only to take them through two successive relegations before leaving midway though a season which ended with York having to apply for re-election to the Football League. Later he worked as assistant manager at Hull City and was on the coaching staff at Bury F.C., taking over as interim manager prior the appointment of Sam Ellis in 1989.
Recently he took to the pitch before Manchester United's 2008 Champions League semi-final against F.C. Barcelona with an emotional battle cry to United fans urging them to get behind the team cheer every pass and every corner. The Red Army duly obliged as Paul Scholes scored a winner to send United to Moscow.
'''Manchester United'''
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'''Francis 'Frank' O'Farrell''' (born 9 October 1927) is an Irish former football player and manager.
Frank O'Farrell started his playing career with Cork United, but followed his former Cork teammate, Tommy Moroney to West Ham United in January 1948. A quietly spoken, but nonetheless determined and talented wing-half, O'Farrell was to become a well-respected student of the game. He took some time to establish himself at Upton Park, possibly because of his naturally shy nature, but eventually he won first team recognition towards the end of 1950, making his league debut in November 1950 in a 4-1 defeat away to Notts County and remaining a regular in the side for six seasons. During that time O'Farrell won the first of nine full international caps for the Ireland against Austria in Vienna on 7 May 1952, in a 6-0 defeat.
In November 1956, he left the Hammers for Preston North End in a straight swap deal involving Eddie Lewis. He was still with the Lancashire club when they finished runners-up to Wolverhampton Wanderers in Division One at the end of the 1957-58 season. Ironically, that same campaign O'Farrell's former team-mates at West Ham finished as Second Division Champions, at last securing their promotion to First Division, the goal he had strived so hard to help achieve.
He retired as a player in 1961 due to injury and in May 1961 became player-manager at Weymouth. In May 1965 he became manager of Torquay United, replacing Eric Webber. He took the Gulls to promotion in his first season in charge and followed this with 6th and 7th place finishes in Division Three in the following two seasons. While Torquay manager he returned to West Ham to sign three players, John Bond, Ken Brown and Bill Kitchener.
In December 1968, he took over Leicester City, narrowly winning a vote between himself and then Luton Town manager Allan Brown for the post. Brown was sacked for showing an interest in the post and subsequently replaced O'Farrell at Torquay. Although Leicester were relegated from the First Division at the end of the season, O'Farrell lead them to the FA Cup final, which they lost 1-0 to Manchester City at Wembley.
In June 1971, after leading Leicester to promotion and the Second Division Title, he took over at Manchester United, but would only last 18 months in the post. His arrival came just two years after retirement of legendary manager Matt Busby and three years after United had won the European Cup, but the side's fortunes had taken a sharp decline under the management of Wilf McGuinness.
The soft spoken Irishman was never able to get to grips with the worst of George Best's excesses. United started his first season in charge very well and were 10 points clear at one stage at the top. However form plummeted and O'Farrell's impersonal approach whereby every player had to schedule an appointment just to see him didn't help morale. A poor start the following season cluminated in a 5-0 thrashing at a Don Rogers inspired Crystal Palace which ultimately sealed his fate. In December 1972, O'Farrell was sacked with three and a half years left on his contract.
He became manager of Cardiff City in November 1973, but in April 1974 quit to take the manager's post with the Iranian national team and lead them to the 1976 Asian Cup.
In November 1976 he returned to Torquay United as manager, moving to a position as general manager when Mike Green was appointed as manager in March 1977. He became Torquay manager again in June 1981, once again becoming general manager, this time in June 1982 on the appointment of Bruce Rioch. He worked as general manager until 1983, when he retired from football and continued living in Torquay.
In January 2006 O'Farrell was invited for an expenses paid visit to Iran to attend a ceremony in honour of Persepolis F.C. former players, along with Alan Rogers, working in Iran.
'''West Ham United'''
'''Torquay United'''
'''Leicester City'''
'''Cardiff City'''
'''Iran'''
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'''David "Dave" Sexton''' (born 6 April 1930) is an English former football manager and player.
Son of former professional boxer Archie Sexton, he started his playing career with West Ham United in 1948. Playing mainly at inside-forward, he would finish his career with time at Luton Town, Leyton Orient, Brighton and Hove Albion, and Crystal Palace. His biggest success came at Brighton, where he won the Third Division (South) Title in 1957-58.
He started off as a coach at Chelsea, before leaving to begin his managerial career at Leyton Orient for a brief spell in 1965. In 1966 he was appointed by Arsenal manager Bertie Mee as the Gunners' first-team coach, but a year later returned to Chelsea to become manager following the departure of Tommy Docherty. He led the club to FA Cup success in 1970 and the European Cup Winners' Cup a year later. Chelsea also reached the League Cup final in 1972, but lost to Stoke City. Sexton then fell out with several important players, such as Peter Osgood and Alan Hudson, who were subsequently sold. This, combined with other problems at the club, ensured that Sexton didn't come close to repeating his earlier success and he was sacked after a poor start to the 1974-75 season.
Shortly afterwards, he was appointed manager of Queens Park Rangers. With a team containing the likes of Stan Bowles and Gerry Francis, as well as players recruited from ex-club Chelsea, John Hollins and David Webb, Sexton took Rangers to within a point of the League title in 1975-76. They were top after playing their final game, but Liverpool's late win over Wolverhampton Wanderers denied them.
He took over at Manchester United - again succeeding Tommy Docherty - but his reign was characterised by dour football and was not popular with the fans. In appointing Sexton it appeared as if the United board had again opted for safety following the tumultuous tenure of Docherty.
His reign at Old Trafford failed to deliver any trophies and in the pressure atmosphere that was engulfing United, Sexton seemed an inevitable casualty. The highlight was an FA Cup final appearance in 1979, losing 3-2 to Arsenal in a dramatic match, and finishing as league runners-up to Liverpool in 1979-80. Sexton was dismissed in April 1981, despite having won his final seven games in charge, and managed Coventry City for two years (preserving their top flight status) before leaving in 1983 to go into semi-retirement.
Sexton also had a very successful period as coach of the England's Under-21 side, and won the UEFA Under 21's Championship twice, in 1982 and 1984. After that he went on the become the FA's first Technical Director at the FA's National School at Lilleshall in 1984. He also wrote a book on coaching a soccer team for coaches of all levels called "Tackle Soccer."
He currently resides in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, where he is due to be commemorated with a new building in the town centre. He has lived in Kenilworth since becoming Coventry City manager in 1981 and the building in his honour, Sexton House, is a refurbished building divided between shops and offices.
'''West Ham United'''
'''Brighton & Hove Albion'''
'''Queens Park Rangers'''
'''Manchester United'''
'''England Under-21s
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'''William John Terence "Terry" Neill''' (born 8 May 1942) is a Northern Ireland former football player and manager.
Born in Belfast, Neill played as a youth for Bangor, before moving in December 1959 to Arsenal. He spent a year in Arsenal's youth side, before making his debut against Sheffield Wednesday on 23 December 1960, aged eighteen. At first, he played sporadically during the early 1960s, getting between 10 and 20 games a season through the first half of the decade, though on one occasion he captained the side at the age of only nineteen.
Playing either at centre half or wing half, Neill established himself in the side in 1964-65, with 29 league appearances, and as one of the younger members of Billy Wright's team, was kept by Wright's successor Bertie Mee when he took over in 1966. Neill became a first-choice player through the mid-sixties, playing over 40 games a season for three seasons in a row, and also playing in the 1968 Football League Cup Final against Leeds United, which Arsenal lost.
During this time, Neill had also become a regular for Northern Ireland, having made his debut as long back as 1961. He became captain of his country in 1968, but a bout of jaundice restricted his appearances for club and country in 1968-69 and he missed the 1969 Football League Cup Final, which Arsenal lost to Swindon Town. Unable to regain his first-team place, Neill only made 25 appearances in 1969-70 and it became clear that he was surplus to requirements at Arsenal. In total he played 275 times for Arsenal, scoring ten goals.
Although still only 28, Neill was signed by Hull City in July 1970 as player-manager, one of the youngest ever managers in the history of the game; he later became player-manager of his country as well. Neill retired from playing in 1973, by which time he had won 59 caps for Northern Ireland, breaking Danny Blanchflower's record (though Pat Jennings would go on to break Neill's record in due course).
Neill left Hull a year later to succeed Bill Nicholson as manager of Arsenal's fiercest rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. He managed Spurs for two seasons, nearly getting the club relegated in the process.
Despite his less than sterling record at Spurs, Neill was recruited by the Arsenal board to replace Bertie Mee on July 9, 1976, and at the age of 34 he became the youngest Arsenal manager to date. With new signings like Malcolm Macdonald and Pat Jennings, and a crop of talent in the side such as Liam Brady and Frank Stapleton, the club enjoyed their best form since the 1971 double, reaching a trio of FA Cup finals (1978, 1979 and 1980) though Arsenal only won the 1979 final; they also reached the 1980 final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, which Arsenal lost on penalties to Valencia.
However, Arsenal's success in the cups could not be matched in the league, and the departures of stars such as Brady and Stapleton, and the loss of Macdonald due to injury only made things worse. Neill also fell out with several of his players and failed to contain the drinking culture within the squad.
In 1981, he guided Arsenal to a third place finish in the final table - the closest in 10 years that they had come to winning the league title.
His last signing for the club came two weeks before his dismissal, when he signed 21-year-old defender Tommy Caton from Manchester City.
Neill retired from football, still only 41 years old, and has since opened sports bars in Hendon and Holborn, central London. He also commentates on Arsenal matches for Arsenal TV.
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Manchester United F.C. is an English association football club based in Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath L&YR F.C., and played their first competitive match in October 1886, when they entered the First Round of the 1886-87 FA Cup. Since then, more than 800 players have made a competitive first team appearance for the club, of whom almost 200 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances); those players are listed here, as well as those who have played fewer matches but have made significant contributions to the club's history (e.g. Billy Whelan and Carlos Tvez).
For a list of all Manchester United players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:Manchester United F.C. players. For the current Manchester United first-team squad, see the First-team squad section of the club's main article.
Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded.
''Statistics correct as of match played 3 January 2010''
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'''Donald 'Don' Howe''' (born 12 October 1935) is an English football player, turned coach and manager.
Born in the Springfield area of Wolverhampton, Howe spent most of his playing career at West Bromwich Albion, joining the club as a youth player in December 1950. He turned professional in November 1952, but did not make his debut until 1955, against Everton. A full back, he played nearly 350 games for the Baggies in twelve years, as well as becoming a regular in the England team; he played in the 1958 World Cup, and won 23 caps in total.
Howe was signed by Billy Wright's Arsenal in 1964, and was made club captain. However, in March 1966 he broke his leg playing against Blackpool and never recovered well enough to play in the first team again. Howe retired from playing and became Arsenal's reserve team coach under Bertie Mee, then stepping up to first team coach after the departure of Dave Sexton in 1968. Arsenal won the Double in 1971 with Howe playing a crucial role, but not long after he returned to his old club, West Bromwich Albion, as manager.
Howe's tenure at WBA was not a success, the club were relegated to Division Two in 1973, and Howe moved on to coach Galatasaray, Turkey and Leeds United, before rejoining Arsenal in 1977 as head coach, under Terry Neill. He also became part of the English national side's coaching setup in 1981, working under Ron Greenwood. When Greenwood retired a year later, Howe continued to work for the national side under new manager Bobby Robson.
After Neill's sacking on 16 December 1983, Howe became Arsenal caretaker-manager and was appointed permanently after the game against Leicester City on 28 April 1984. Despite introducing young players like Tony Adams, David Rocastle and Niall Quinn to the team, he was unable to win trophies, as Arsenal finished either 6th or 7th under him, although they did briefly top the league in October 1984.
After just over two years in the job, Howe resigned on 22 March 1986, shortly after Arsenal's match against Coventry City, after reports circulated that the board were looking to replace him with Terry Venables; in the end George Graham succeeded him.
Howe later joined Wimbledon as assistant to Bobby Gould, and there he helped mastermind the Dons' famous 1988 FA Cup Final victory over Liverpool. Howe also had spells managing QPR between 1989 and 1991, and Coventry City (as caretaker manager) in 1992. Howe also moved into journalism and broadcasting, becoming a pundit for Channel 4's coverage of Serie A.
Howe returned to become assistant manager for England under Terry Venables during the mid-1990s (including Euro 96), and returned to Arsenal for a final time in 1997 as a youth team coach. He retired from coaching in the summer of 2003, though currently he occasionally writes as a pundit for BBC Sport's website. He also has a regular column in the official Arsenal magazine.
Now in his seventies, he still runs youth coaching schemes across the United Kingdom.
In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
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'''Shaun Bartlett''' (born October 31, 1972 in Cape Town) is a South African football striker who is currently without a club having last played for Bloemfontein Celtic.
Raised by his grandmother in Factreton on the Cape Flats, Bartlett began playing for his church team and quickly developed a deft striking ability on the field. He was also a talented cricketer.
Bartlett began his career with his hometown Cape Town Spurs and then moved to Major League Soccer and the Colorado Rapids in the league's inaugural season in 1996. In 1997, he was traded to the MetroStars halfway through the season. Bartlett left MLS, without leaving much of a mark and returned to his home country. He later went on loan to FC Zurich and then transferring there for good in 1998. He went on loan to Charlton Athletic in 2000,
Bartlett made his full international debut in a friendly against Lesotho on April 26, 1995.
He is currently the 2nd all-time leading scorer behind Benni McCarthy for the South African national team, with 28 goals in 74 appearances. He helped his country to the 1996 African Nations Cup and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals.
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'''John Aston''' (3 September 1921 - 31 July 2003) was an English footballer.
Like his son, John Aston, Jr., Manchester-born Aston came through the Manchester United youth system and turned professional in December 1939. His debut for the club came on almost seven years later, on 18 September 1946, against Chelsea. Aston was a strong, tough-tackling left-back who also played as a centre forward for his club on occasion. He won 17 England caps between 1948 and 1950, all at left-back, and featured in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He played in the 1948 FA Cup Final triumph over Blackpool at Wembley Stadium. He left the club in 1954 after scoring 30 goals in 284 appearances.
Aston returned to the club as Chief Scout under new manager Wilf McGuinness in 1969, and had a three year spell in the position before being sacked along with McGuinness's successor, Frank O'Farrell in late 1972.
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'''Mohammed "Momo" Sylla''' (born 13 March 1977) is a Guinean footballer. Sylla has become something of a cult figure at many of his clubs.
Sylla, a Guinea international, started his football career at French Second Division club Crteil, on the outskirts of Paris, before moving on to Le Havre when he was 18.
His former St. Johnstone manager, Sandy Clark had this to say about him: "He's so skilful. The thing about Momo is this - he doesn't even know what he's going to do, so how's a defender supposed to know?"
Sylla's form for St. Johnstone during the 2000-01 persuaded Martin O'Neill to sign him for -750,000 in August 2001. Sylla was never really a first team regular at Celtic, but he was an unused substitute in Celtic's 3-2 defeat against FC Porto in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final.
Celtic released Sylla in 2005 and he then signed for Leicester City at the beginning of the 2005-06 season. He then had a short stint with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock in early 2007.
Sylla is the youngest of six children. He has two brothers and three sisters. From age 10, he was brought up by his sisters, in Paris, with his mother, Massiami Bamba, and father believing this was the best thing for him, as opportunities would be better than they were in Africa. Sylla keeps his religious beliefs private.
He is one of at least two Guinean football players commonly known as Mohammed Sylla. Another, Mohammed Lamine Sylla, played with Willem II Tilburg, FC Martigues and Ayr United amongst others.
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'''Anthony Danze''' (born 15 March 1984 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player of Italian descent who last played for Perth Glory as a midfielder in the A-League.
Danze was playing for his local side ECU Joondalup when talent scouts from Southampton signed him up to play in their youth academy in England. Danze turned down a contract offered by the Southampton determined to prove himself in Australia before leaving to play football overseas. Instead he signed for Perth Glory in Australia for the 2000/2001 NSL season from Western Australia State League side ECU Joondalup. In 2001 he joined the AIS in Canberra before returning to play for Perth Glory in 2002. During this time Danze played for the under 17 Australian national football team and the under 20 Australian national football team. A highlight in his international career is scoring two goals in a famous victory against football giants Brazil at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Following this success Danze signed for English Premier League club Crystal Palace in September 2004 on a two year deal. During this time he played for the Australian Olypmic Football Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, were Australia were eliminated at the quarter final stage.
Danze left Crystal Palace during the 2005-06 season on a free transfer due to injury and work permit issues, after spending part the 2004-05 season on loan at Milton Keynes Dons. He returned to Australia where he worked for his family's tiling company and was playing for Inglewood United in the Western Australia State League. He was signed by Perth Glory on 2 March 2007 before the start of the 2007-08 A-League season along with three other players. Due again to injury issues he left Perth Glory by mutual consent on 13 December 2007.
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'''Lyndon Hooper''' (born on May 30, 1966 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a former professional Canadian soccer player and former assistant coach of the Toronto Lynx soccer team of the United Soccer Leagues First Division. He was a prominent Canadian international.
Guyana-born but moving to Ottawa at age 11, Hooper turned professional in 1987 with the Ottawa Intrepid of the Canadian Soccer League. He continued to play for Wilfrid Laurier University in the autumns from 1986 to 1990 and was named second-team CIAU all-Canadian in 1986 and 1987. He went on to play for CSL teams the Montreal Supra, and Toronto Blizzard.
The 5'8, 160lbs. Hooper played in the Football League with Birmingham City in 1993-94. Hooper returned to North America to play for A-League teams the Montreal Impact from 1994 to 1998, Hampton Roads Mariners in 1999, and Toronto Lynx, retiring as a player with the Lynx in 2001. Hooper played amateur soccer for Scarborough GS United in 2005-06. The team won the Senior (open age) Men's Canadian Club Championship.
Hooper is the fourth most capped player in the history of the Canadian national team, having made 67 'A' team appearances (scoring 3 goals) between 1986 and 1997. He made his debut for Canada in an August 1986 friendly match against Singapore. He has represented Canada in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. His final international was a June 1997 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica.
He has also represented Canada at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
When he retired from soccer he served as a sports consultant with the Toronto Sports Council and earned his Level "B" coaching license while coaching the U17 Ontario Provincial Team. On March 3, 2005 he was appointed the new assistant coach for the Toronto Lynx , under Hubert Busby Jr.. But when the Lynx finished with a league worst 3 wins, 17 losses, and 8 ties, the worst performance in league history, he and Busby both left their coaching roles after one season with the club.
Hooper has recently started an elite soccer camp in the Durham Region of Ontario where he resides. The soccer camp has embarked on its journey to building a new generation of Canadian homegrown talent.
Hooper's sister is star soccer player Charmaine Hooper.
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'''Thomas Robert "Tommy" Black''' (born 26 November 1979) is an English footballer who plays for Hemel Hempstead Town.
Black began his career with Arsenal as a trainee, where he played alongside his older brother Michael. He was a regular in Arsenal's 1998 FA Premier Youth League-winning side, and was later sent out on loan twice for one month with Carlisle United and for a month with Bristol City. He made just two first team appearances for Arsenal, one in the League Cup against Middlesbrough on 30 November 1999 which Arsenal lost on penalties, and the other in the Premier League in a 1-0 win against Everton on 29 April 2000.
Unable to break into the Arsenal first team, he signed for Crystal Palace in July 2000 for -500,000. Black played regularly and was well liked at Palace, receiving the Division One Player of the Month award in December 2002. After Palace were promoted a loan bid came in from Leeds United for both Black and Dougie Freedman - both were rejected. However, he did join Sheffield United on loan for a month, in December 2004, and in January 2006, still unable to break into the first team, he went out on loan again, this time to Gillingham, where he scored five goals and was an instant hit with the fans.
Nevertheless, the Gills did not purchase him, and Black later had the choice of another loan move, to either Bradford City or Brentford. Black chose Bradford, after Brentford withdrew their bid through lack of funds, but his spell at Bradford was cut short after just six games, when he broke a rib.
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'''Luke Harry Chadwick''' (born 18 November 1980 in Cambridge) is an English footballer, currently playing for Milton Keynes Dons. His favoured position is on the right side of midfield, but he can also operate on the left flank or behind the front two.
Chadwick came up through the Manchester United youth system; the majority of his appearances for Manchester United at senior level were in League Cup matches or against lower profile teams in the Premier League. He scored two league goals for Manchester United, one against Bradford in January 2001
He was loaned to Belgian side Royal Antwerp for the entire 1999-2000 season. becoming a fan favourite and the earning the moniker "One Super Chadwick" with the clubs following. This was later followed by loan spells at Reading, where he scored once against Gillingham,
Chadwick joined West Ham United on a free transfer at the beginning of the 2004-05 season. In his season at West Ham he scored once in the league, against Leeds.
Chadwick joined Stoke City on loan at the start of the 2005-06 season. He made his Stoke City debut against Sheffield Wednesday on the 6th August 2005. Chadwick's impressive performances lead to the deal was made permanent in January 2006 with Stoke paying -100,000 for his services. Chadwick's subsequent performances earned him many fans at Stoke City. Chadwick's goal in the F.A Cup Fourth Round against Walsall was voted goal of the round in 2006. The following season was did not start off very well for Chadwick as in the opening match of the season against Southend United Chadwick fainted and was taken to hospital. It was later revealed that he was only dehydrated
On 27 June 2006, Norwich City manager Nigel Worthington confirmed that he was interested in signing Chadwick from Stoke, but Stoke City rejected Norwich's approach for the player.
On 13 November 2006, Worthington's replacement, Peter Grant, signed Chadwick, initially on loan, with a view to a permanent deal in January 2007. The proposed fee was -220,000, with an additional -100,000 if Chadwick helps the Canaries gain promotion.
Chadwick immediately made an impact at Carrow Road by scoring on his debut against arch rivals Ipswich Town. He was injured in the latter stages of that game, and the injury kept him out for most of the remainder of the season.
On 3 January 2007 Chadwick signed a 2 and a half year deal for Norwich City.
Chadwick made his long awaited comeback from injury as a substitute in the 1-0 win over Birmingham on 13 March 2007, and also featured in another 1-0 victory over Stoke on 17 March 2007 as he attempted to regain match fitness. His injury problems, however, continued into the following season as he struggled for fitness.
By the beginning of the 2007-2008 season, he had accumulated over 200 league appearances and scored more than 20 league goals.
On 4 October 2008 Chadwick made his MK Dons debut in their 4-0 hammering of Millwall after joining the League One club on an initial 3 month loan from Norwich City on 1 October 2008. On 18th October 2008, Chadwick scored his first goal for the Dons, equalising late on to secure a 2-2 draw against Crewe Alexandra. He then scored a brace for the Dons in the 2-1 away victory over Leyton Orient. Shortly after, he picked up an injury and returned from his loan early. On Wednesday 31 December 2008, Chadwick joined the Dons on a two and a half year deal, starting 1 January 2009.
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'''Joseph''' "'''Joe'''" '''Cassidy''' (born 30 July 1872 in Lanarkshire) was a Scottish football player. His favoured position was as a forward. Cassidy started his career with Motherwell and Blythe. In 1893, he was transferred to Newton Heath, where he played in the last four league games of the season, as well as a test match against Small Heath, in which he scored to keep Newton Heath in the First Division. After two months with the Heathens, he moved to Celtic. In 1895, he returned to Newton Heath, who had by now dropped into the Second Division. In seven seasons back with the club, Cassidy played 163 games and scored 99 goals. He went on to play for Manchester City and Middlesbrough. At the latter club, he would be captain for their first game at Ayresome Park, also scoring the first competitive goal at the new ground. He moved to Workington in 1906.
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'''Allenby C. Chilton''' (16 September 1918 - 15 June 1996) was an English football player.
Chilton started his career with Seaham Colliery before joining Liverpool as an amateur in the summer of 1938. Chilton transferred to Manchester United soon after in November 1938 and made his first team debut against Charlton Athletic in September 1939. Chilton's early career was cut short by the Second World War although he made guest appearances for Airdrieonians, Cardiff City, Hartlepools United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and Charlton Athletic who he helped to win the War Cup South Final in 1944. He served in the Durham Light Infantry and saw active service in the Normandy Landings in 1944.
Chilton established himself as a centre half in Matt Busby's first post-war team and helped United to triumph in the 1948 FA Cup and was a key member of the 1952 league championship winning team. He was made club captain during the 1953-54 season. Having missed just 13 games in nine seasons at United and with 175 consecutive appearances to his name, Chilton requested a rest from first team action in early 1955. He was replaced by Mark Jones, one of the rising Busby Babes, and never returned to first team action. He left the club in March 1955 to become player-manager with Grimsby Town. He joined the Mariners late in the 1954-55 season and was unable to stop them having to apply for re-election, but the following season under his management they were champions of Division Three North - the only club ever to go from re-election to promotion in one season.
Chilton continued as manager at Grimsby Town until April 1959 when he joined Wigan Athletic as manager for one season during 1960-61. Chilton joined Hartlepools United as a scout for the 1961-62 season and became manager during 1962-63. Chilton made 432 appearances and scored three goals for United and made two international appearances for England.
Chilton died on 15 June 1996, at the age of 77.
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'''Henry Cockburn''' (14 September 1921 - 2 February 2004) was an English professional footballer, who played league football for Manchester United, Bury and Peterborough United. He represented England at international level, playing 13 times for his country. He also played once for the England B team.
Born in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, Cockburn attended Stamford High School and began his football career as a forward with Goslings United in the early 1940s. He joined Manchester United as a junior in 1943, turning professional in August 1944. However, because of the Second World War, he had to wait until 1946 for his league debut, by which time he had been converted into a wing half. He also made his England debut against Northern Ireland that year.
With United, Cockburn won the 1948 FA Cup and the 1952 league title. He left United in October 1954, joining Bury where he ended his league career after two seasons. He subsequently played for Peterborough United, Corby Town and Sankey's.
After retiring as a player, Cockburn later worked as assistant trainer at Oldham Athletic and assistant and then senior coach at Huddersfield Town.
During the 1960s, Cockburn played cricket for Ashton Cricket Club, usually fielding at cover.
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'''John''' "'''Jack'''" '''Crompton''' (born 18 December 1921 in Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire) is an English former football player. He was a goalkeeper for Manchester United between 1944 and 1956. Having played for Oldham Athletic as an amateur and Stockport County as a guest player during the Second World War, Compton turned professional at Old Trafford in 1944 and was in the United team that won the 1948 FA Cup.
Crompton retired in 1956 and became trainer at United two years later. He later dabbled in management, taking charge of Luton Town for one week in 1962 before deciding his heart lay with United, who he served for 32 years in various capacities. He coached and later managed Barrow in the Fourth Division between 1971 and '72, when they lost their League status; was assistant manger-coach at Bury in 1972; and No 2 to Bobby Charlton at Preston North End in 1973-74. In May 1981, Back at Manchester United, Crompton was interim manager between the dismissal of Dave Sexton and the appointment of Ron Atkinson.
Now aged , he is one of the oldest surviving former Manchester United players, and one of the last of surviving remembers of United's successful late 1940s/early 1950s side.
Crompton is currently Club President of Curzon Ashton F.C. and resides in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
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'''John Michael Connelly''' (born 18 July 1938 in St Helens, Lancashire) is an English former footballer. He played as an outside forward and was capped 20 times for his country.
Connelly began his playing career with St Helens in the Lancashire Combination. In November 1956, scouts from Burnley came to watch another player, but were so impressed by Connelly that he was offered a trial with Burnley, and subsequently a permanent move to the club, who were then playing in the English top division. He made his debut away from home against Leeds United on 11 March 1957. It took two seasons for Connelly to gain a permanent place in the Burnley first team, which he did in the 1958-59 season, scoring 12 goals from 37 appearances, and ending the season as the team-s second top scorer.
He was predominantly a right winger who could also play on the left. He had the ball control and speed to beat the full back on the outside and deliver accurate crosses, but was also able to cut inside and score goals with either foot. For a winger, he was always a prolific goal scorer, scoring 105 goals for Burnley in 265 appearances.
In the 1959-60 season, Connelly played a crucial part in helping Burnley to end as league champions for only the second time. He scored 20 goals in 34 league appearances. Unfortunately for him, he missed the vital last game against Manchester City that gave Burnley the title. He was in hospital having a cartilage operation, and it was his replacement, Trevor Meredith, who scored the final winning goal. However, he still received a Championship winner's medal.
In the following three seasons, Connelly played a full part and scored plenty of goals to help Burnley finish fourth, second and third, respectively, in the league. In addition to finishing second in the 1961-62 season, Burnley reached the FA Cup final where they were beaten 3-1 by Tottenham Hotspur. Connelly played on the right wing and received a runners-up medal. In the 1963-64 season, the emergence of a talented young Scottish winger, Willie Morgan, meant that Connelly was forced to play on the left wing. In April 1964 he was transferred to Manchester United for -56,000.
Connelly stayed at Manchester United for just over two seasons, making 113 appearances and scoring 35 goals. In that first season his new club finished second, but the next season, 1964-65, they finished as league champions and Connelly received a second championship medal to go with the one he won with Burnley. The following season, 1965-66, the team finished fourth in the league and were knocked out of the European Cup in the semi-finals. At the start of the 1966-67 season, Connelly was transferred to newly relegated Blackburn Rovers for -40,000. In doing so he missed out on another championship medal as United won the league title again in the following season.
He played for Blackburn Rovers for four years, but was unable to help get them back into the top division. He was released by Blackburn in May 1970 and signed for Bury F.C. He stayed with Bury for three years and retired in May 1973. In recent years he owned a fish and chip shop in Brierfield, known as "Connelly-s Plaice". Connelly was chosen amongst 25 former Burnley players for a "Wall of Legends" at Turf Moor.
Connelly made his England international debut whilst still a Burnley player, on 17 October 1959, against Wales at Ninian Park. He played twenty games for England in all and scored seven goals. He was a member of the England squad that was sent out to Chile to take part in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, but he was not selected to play during England-s participation in the tournament. Four years later he was a member of the England squad which won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He played in the opening game against Uruguay at Wembley Stadium, but the match was a goalless draw and England were disappointing. For subsequent games Alf Ramsey, the England manager, decided to drop Connelly and later do without wingers. This proved to be his last international game.
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4-2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners- squad members, Connelly was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
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'''John Anderson''' (11 October 1921 in Salford, Lancashire - 8 August 2006) was an English football player.
Anderson was a midfielder with Manchester United whose career started in 1946. He helped the club win the FA Cup in 1948 with a goal against Blackpool in the final. Manchester United won 4-2 and this was the first of Stanley Matthews' three cup final appearances for Blackpool. Anderson later played for Nottingham Forest before retiring from professional football in 1951.
He died in August 2006, two months before what would have been his 85th birthday.
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'''Michael Gordon "Mick" Harford''' (born 12 February 1959), is an English former football player turned manager. He is former caretaker manager of West Ham United who stepped down after 5 hours in charge due to personal reasons.
Born in Sunderland, Mick Harford joined Lincoln City in 1977. He was at Lincoln for just over three years before he moved on to Newcastle United in a -180,000 transfer. After just 19 appearances and eight months at Newcastle, Harford moved on again, this time to Bristol City for -160,000 in August 1981. Seven months later, Harford had impressed enough to gain a move to Birmingham City for -100,000 in March 1982.
Harford continued to impress at Birmingham and in December 1984, then Luton Town manager David Pleat added Harford to his side for a -250,000 fee. In his time at Luton, Harford earned himself two England team caps, making his international debut against Israel in February 1988. He also featured against Denmark in a November 1988 fixture.
Harford was part of the side that won the League Cup in 1988 for Luton against Arsenal. He also scored in the Final the following year as Luton went down 3-1 to Nottingham Forest. He is often voted the best ever Luton Town player, such is the regard he is held in at Kenilworth Road. He was a key player at Luton until his transfer to Derby County in January 1990 for -450,000. Even after his transfer, Harford managed to help the Hatters in their fight against relegation, as in the last game of the season Derby County played Luton Town, and Luton needed the win to stay up. Harford managed to head the ball from outside his own box, past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, into his own net as Luton won the game and avoided relegation. Harford then rejoined the Hatters in September 1991 for -325,000, despite competition from Manchester United. Harford managed a credible 12 goals from 29 league games as the Hatters were relegated from what was about to become the Premier League.
Following Luton's relegation, Harford moved on again, this time to Chelsea for -300,000 in August 1992, but despite being the top scorer at the club, Harford was surprisingly sold on again in March 1993, to his hometown club Sunderland in a -250,000 transfer deal. He lasted just four months at Sunderland, before moving to Coventry City for -200,000 in July 1993. Despite being at the club for 13 months, Harford only made one league appearance, as a substitute, and despite scoring he never featured for the club again. He had been issued with the number 9 shirt with the introduction of squad numbers in the FA Premier League for the 1993-94 season.
In August 1994, Harford made his last move as a player. He joined Joe Kinnear's Wimbledon side, for -50,000. Harford would go on to make 60 appearances for the Dons, many in midfield, before he moved into a coaching role at Selhurst Park.
Making his move into coaching with Wimbledon, Harford developed his skills before following his old manager Joe Kinnear, back to Luton Town following Luton's relegation to Division 3. Harford helped master-mind the successful promotion season of 2001-02, as Luton stormed to promotion back to the Second Division. Following the 2002-03 season, the club was sold to a new consortium, and Harford and Kinnear were then sacked. Harford was to be offered his job back, but he refused to work under that board.
After the owners were forced out, Harford returned to the club as Director of Football, as well as being the first-team coach. Harford helped new manager Mike Newell to a 10th place finish, and his value was proved by then Nottingham Forest manager Joe Kinnear's attempts to make him his assistant manager at Forest. Harford initially rejected the move but in November 2004, despite the contrast of fortunes both sides were displaying, with Forest fighting relegation in the Championship and Luton running away with the League One title, Harford moved onto the City Ground.
Kinnear was to last only a few more weeks at the club before the club's poor form forced him to leave the club. Harford was then appointed caretaker manager, and he performed admirably despite the problems at the club. Gary Megson was then appointed manager full time in January 2005, and Harford left the club.
Out of work for only a short while, Harford teamed up with Andy King at Swindon Town in February 2005, in a deal that was due to run until the end of the 2004-05 season.
Harford then joined his former Derby County team-mate Geraint Williams at Colchester United in the summer of 2006, becoming the club's assistant manager.
In January 2008, Harford was unveiled as the new manager of struggling and cash-strapped Luton Town until the end of the season. He committed to stay at Luton despite the club being docked 30 points in the break before the 2008-09 season.
Harford led Luton Town to victory in the Football League Trophy final in a fiercely contested match against Scunthorpe United on 5 April 2009. The tie ended 3-2 after extra time and saw a crowd of 40,000 Luton fans make the short trip down the M1 to Wembley Stadium.
In December 2009 Harford became assistant manager of Queens Park Rangers.
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'''David''' "'''Dave'''" '''Bassett''' (born 4 September 1944 in Stanmore) is an English football manager, whose most recent job was assistant manager at Leeds United.
In his career he has managed Wimbledon, Watford, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Barnsley, Leicester City and Southampton.
As a player Bassett was a defensive midfielder at semi-professional level, playing for St Albans City where he made eleven appearances in the 1967/68 season, Hayes, Wycombe Wanderers, Walton & Hersham and later Wimbledon.
He was a member of the Wimbledon team who forced a famous draw in the 4th round of the FA Cup against reigning League Champions Leeds United in 1975. He retired from playing soon after Wimbledon entered the Football League in 1977 (after just 35 Football League appearances), and became a coach with the club.
Bassett was promoted to first team manager following the departure of Dario Gradi on New Year's Day 1981, when they were ninth in the Fourth Division. Wimbledon's form was transformed from slightly above average to excellent following Bassett's appointment, and a 4-1 home win over Rochdale on 28 April 1981 (the penultimate game of the season) secured promotion to the Third Division.
Wimbledon did not have a successful season in 1981-82, Bassett's first full season in charge. Despite winning four of their final five games of the season, they were still relegated on goal difference in 21st place.
Then came five highly successful seasons which transformed the club's fortunes greater than anyone could have predicted. An excellent campaign in 1982-83 saw Bassett guide Wimbledon to Fourth Division title glory with 98 points - the highest in any Football League division that year.
Although Wimbledon lost their first two games back in the Third Division, they crushed Newport County (who had narrowly missed out on promotion to the Second Division the previous season) 6-0 at home in the third game of the league campaign, and by Christmas they were looking like promotion contenders. Promotion was sealed on the final day of the season a 2-0 away win over Burnley secured a second place finish and promotion to the Second Division for the first time in the club's history - a mere seven years after being elected to the Football League.
In June 1984, Bassett accepted an offer to become manager of Second Division club Crystal Palace, but changed his mind within 72 hours, without signing the contract at Selhurst Park, and returned to Wimbledon.
Wimbledon's life as a Second Division club began remarkably with a 2-2 home draw with promotion favourites Manchester City on the opening day of the 1984-85 season. Few people would have complained if Bassett's men had struggled in their first season at this level, but they continued to perform efficiently, if not spectacularly, never looking like contenders for a unique third successive promotion but neither being in any real danger of relegation. They finally managed a secure 12th place finish - a remarkable feat made all the more impressive by the fact that Bassett guided his team to a higher finish than traditional big clubs including Oldham Athletic, Sheffield United, Middlesbrough and relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers. But the success story was still very much in its early stages
The 1985-86 began with a bang at Plough Lane as Bassett's Wimbledon crushed a financially troubled Middlesbrough (who ended the season relegated) 3-0 at Plough Lane. By the end of October, Wimbledon were third in the league and looking like serious contenders for a third promotion in four seasons - a feat previously matched only by Swansea City. On the final day of the season, a 1-1 draw at Bradford City saw Wimbledon seal the third and final promotion place and reach the First Division a mere nine years after joining the Football League. Once again, they had finished higher than many of the traditional big clubs
Most observers tipped Wimbledon to straight back down to the Second Division in 1986-87, but Bassett's men got off to a dream start in the First Division and a 1-0 win at Charlton Athletic on 2 September 1986 put them top of the league. Wimbledon's form for the remainder of the autumn was less impressive, as they finished October in 14th place, but they steadily recovered their form as the season went on and achieved an impressive sixth place in the league with 66 points - placing them ahead of traditional title favourites including Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. Bassett also guided his team to a shock 3-1 over eventual league champions Everton in the FA Cup fifth round, though their hopes of cup glory were put on hold for a year when they lost 2-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter final.
The team's style of muscular, direct "long ball" play, termed by Bassett as "route one football" (as in the most direct route to goal) was disliked by the footballing press and pundits but brought great success and was difficult to play against. Whilst hugely popular with both the club's fans and his players, Bassett nevertheless felt that he had taken the club as far as he could and resigned as manager in 1987 to take up an offer from Watford, handing over the reins to Bobby Gould, who took them even further a year later with FA Cup glory at the expense of league champions Liverpool, with most of the players who played in the cup winning team having been brought in by Bassett and some of them stayed with the club well into the 1990s. Bassett brought the likes of John Fashanu, Vinnie Jones], Lawrie Sanchez and Chelsea.
Bassett's reign as Watford manager was short-lived. The team had just finished ninth in 1986/87 under the management of Graham Taylor, who had left to take charge of relegated Aston Villa. Before Bassett's arrival, Watford also sold John Barnes to Liverpool but, instead of retaining the nucleus of the successful side of the mid-80s, he sold several other first-team regulars including Kevin Richardson, David Bardsley, Lee Sinnott and Mike Woodward. Their replacements did not do as well, and Watford started the 1987/88 season terribly and the blame was placed squarely on Bassett, who was sacked in January 1988 when relegation to the Second Division looked certain.
In 1987/88, Bassett became one of the few managers to have the dubious honour of being involved with two relegated clubs in the same season. On 21 January 1988, just days after leaving Watford, he took over at Sheffield United. Despite bringing many new players, he was unable to prevent a weak team from sliding into the Third Division after losing the double-legged play-off with Bristol City 2-1.
However, with the Bassett bringing his own backroom staff during the close season and more new players brought in, he took them back up at the first attempt in 1988/89. A second successive promotion following in 1989/90, and First Division football returned to Bramall Lane in the 1990/91 season for the first time since the 1970s. The most influential player in this team was striker Brian Deane, who was capped three times by England.
Sheffield United failed to win any of their first 16 league games in 1990-91, and went into the new year at the bottom of the First Division. But a rousing resurgence in the second half of the season saw the Blades climb up to a secure 13th place in the final table. They did even better in 1991/92, finishing ninth in the First Division and securing a place in the new Premier League.
Sheffield United's Premier League debut was reasonable. They finished 14th in the final table, reached the semi finals of the FA Cup, and condemned Nottingham Forest to relegation by winning the penultimate game of the season. However, when Brian Deane was sold to Leeds United during the 1993 close season, without him the Blades struggled. Bassett's luck finally ran out on the last day of the 1993/94 season. Needing a single point to avoid relegation, they lost 3-2 at Chelsea, having led 2-1 with 5 minutes remaining. An eighth place finish in the 1994/95 Division One campaign was not enough for a play-off place, and Bassett resigned the following December with relegation looking more likely than promotion and protests against the board mounting.
Bassett took over at Crystal Palace in early February 1996, taking charge of a club which was standing in 16th place in Division One and had lost most of its players the previous summer. Dave Bassett set about rejuvenating the side, and a storming run meant that automatic promotion was still a possibility until the penultimate game of the season. In the end, they finished third in the table and reached the playoff final where they lost 2-1 in extra time to Leicester City.
In March 1997, Bassett left Crystal Palace to take joint charge of Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest with former Forest and England player Stuart Pearce. He was unable to prevent them from being relegated, but they were promoted back to the Premier League at the first attempt under his sole charge after winning the 1997/98 Division One championship with some ease. But Forest had a terrible start to the 1998/99 Premier League, and Bassett was sacked in January 1999. Forest were unable to avoid the drop under Bassett's successor Ron Atkinson.
Bassett succeeded John Hendrie as Barnsley manager in May 1999. In his first season at the helm Barnsley reached the Division One play-off final but missed out of promotion to the Premier League after losing to Ipswich Town. Bassett left in December 2000 after failing to mount another promotion challenge.
Bassett became Leicester City manager in October 2001. For a while it looked as though Bassett could save Leicester's Premier League status, but a four-month winless run from December condemned the team to relegation from the Premier League after a six-year tenancy. After a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United which confirmed Leicester's relegation, Bassett became Director of Football, handing over his managerial duties to assistant Micky Adams. He took over as manager again on 11 October 2004 after Adams' resignation, but left his Director of Football role after Craig Levein was appointed as Adams' replacement.
Bassett was appointed as assistant manager to Harry Redknapp at Southampton in the summer of 2005, after the departure of Jim Smith. When Redknapp left in December 2005, Bassett became the caretaker manager, in a shared role with Dennis Wise. He left the club with some acrimony after George Burley was eventually appointed full-time manager of the Saints. Bassett stated that he had been led to believe by the chairman that he was the players' choice as next manager. During his brief sojourn in charge at St Mary's, Saints played three matches, with one victory, one draw and one defeat.
On 31 October 2007 Bassett was appointed as assistant manager to Dennis Wise at Leeds United for the remainder of the 2007/08 season.. On 29 January 2008, it was reported by the Yorkshire Evening Post that Bassett had left the club, following Dennis Wise's resignation as manager.
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'''Nicola Ventola''' (born May 24, 1978 in Grumo Appula, Bari) is an Italian footballer playing as a striker. He was a member of the Italian squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and represented Italy in the under-21s team.
Nicola Ventola's career began with Bari in 1994 as a youth player. He made his Serie A debut on 6 November 1994 against AC Fiorentina. Signing for Internazionale in 1998 he was showing real star potential, including scoring against eventual European Cup winners Manchester United. However, exactly a year later he was co-own with Bologna (after Christian Vieri's -32 million transfer to Inter from Lazio) and later Atalanta, in a swap deal with Corrado Colombo.
Ventola returned to Inter in 2001 but, suffering from injuries, was not picked regularly for the first team, going on loan once again to Siena in 2003. Crystal Palace signed him on transfer deadline day in August 2004 on a season-long loan but this was wrecked by injury and he only made a handful of appearances. He did however score against Southampton on the penultimate day of the season.
In July 2005 Ventola signed a two year contract with Atalanta, scoring six goals in 29 games during the 2006-07 season.
In June 2007 he joined Torino F.C. on a two-year contract.
After two years with Torino F.C., he did not renew the contract and he is now without a team.
Ventola has a son, Kelian (b. 22 September 2003), with Brazilian model Kartika Luyet.
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'''Emmerson Orlando Boyce''' (born 24 September 1979 in Aylesbury, England) is an English-born Barbadian footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League.
Boyce played for Luton Town for six years before his contract expired. Boyce moved to Crystal Palace in July 2004 on a free transfer, following a short trial.
At Crystal Palace, Boyce established himself at right back in the first team. He was a favourite with Palace fans and was voted "Player of the Year" in 2006. He scored one league goal during his time at Palace, in a 2-0 win over Coventry City in November 2005.
Boyce was signed by Wigan Athletic on a 4 year deal on 1 August 2006.
He made his debut for Wigan Athletic on 19 August 2006 in a league match against Newcastle United. Two years later, on 15 November 2008, he received his first red card in Wigan colours against Newcastle United, after receiving a second yellow.
On 29 November 2008, Boyce scored his first goal for Wigan, a header from the edge of the area in a 2-1 win against West Bromwich Albion.
Though born in England, Boyce's Barbados-born parents made him eligible to play for the Barbados national football team. Boyce earned his first international call-up on 20 March 2008, at age 28, stating that "The appeal is to play international football. I consider myself a Barbadian and I feel it's the right thing to do to play for my country. I am really looking forward to it."
Boyce attended Quarrendon Upper School.
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'''Daniel Paul "Danny" Butterfield''' (born November 21, 1979 in Boston, Lincolnshire) is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace in The Championship. He is primarily utilised as a right back for Palace. However, Danny originally started out as a central midfielder for Palace and has been known to play on the right of midfield as well.
Butterfield was educated at Boston Grammar School in Boston, Lincolnshire. He was snapped up by Grimsby Town as a youngster, and was promoted to the clubs first team setup midway through the 1996-1997 season. Butterfield was primarily used as a right back while at Blundell Park and made his first team debut in a 0-0 draw with York City on September 9th 1997. Danny went on to make eleven appearances in the 1997-1998 season, and scored his first senior goal in the clubs 1-0 Football League Trophy victory over Hull City that season. Despite playing no part in either, Butterfield was among the winning squad who earned a double Wembley win that same season, triumphing in the Football League Trophy, as well as the Second Division Play-Off Final
As the seasons progressed , Danny became more and more involved in club affairs, and featured often on the right side of defence and as a make shift centre half. He was part of the Grimsby team that defeated Liverpool in the League Cup in 2001-02. (at 0-0 Butterfield kept Grimsby on level terms by clearing an Emile Heskey header off the line).
At the end of the 2001-2002 season, Butterfield decided against a new contract and moved to  Crystal Palace In his five years at Grimsby Town (1997 to 2002) Danny Butterfield featured 124 times in the League, scoring 3 times. He played under three different managers, Alan Buckley, Lennie Lawrence and Paul Groves.
He arrived at Selhurst Park in 2002 where he quickly became a favourite of the crowd. He played regularly for the next two seasons, playing in the 2004 Football League First Division play-off Final that resulted in Palace's promotion to the Premier League.
The form of Emmerson Boyce and long term injuries restricted his appearances for the next two seasons, before re-establishing himself in the right-back spot for a spell. Mid way through the 2008-09 season he was loaned out to Charlton Athletic, but he managed to regain his place in the Palace line-up the following season, despite his Eagles career appearing to be over.
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'''Gareth Ian "Gary" Borrowdale''' (born 16 July 1985) is an English footballer who is currently contracted to Championship side Queens Park Rangers.
A left-sided player, Borrowdale plays as a Left back. He has also been known to operate as a central defender and has been deployed in this role for a number of reserve games, adding to his versatility.
Borrowdale began his career at Crystal Palace, and made his debut aged 17 in December 2002. He gave a good performance and made a regular place for himself in the first team, quickly making the transition to first-team football and becoming a regular member of the first XI. At just age 21 he made his 100th appearance for Palace, and looked to have a big future, collecting the club's "''Young Player of the Year''" award to cap some strong performances in the 2006-07 season. However, this would be his last at Selhurst Park. With his contract expired, he opted to join former Palace boss Iain Dowie to Coventry City, for a tribunal fee of -650k.
At Coventry his career has stuttered somewhat, with the team struggling and Dowie sacked, resulting in Borrowdale spending most of the season on the sidelines. In September 2008, he joined Colchester United on a month long emergency loan. He started his first match for Colchester on 26 September.
On 23 November 2008, he became Queens Park Rangers manager Paulo Sousa's first loan signing since taking over at Loftus Road. He signed with the club on a permanent contract on 2 January 2009.
Borrowdale joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the remainder of the season on March 6, 2009, after an injury to first choice left-back Jim McNulty , making 12 appearances for the Seagulls.
He received his first call-up to the England U21 squad for the October 2006 play-offs against Germany, although he has yet to appear in the team. He has also represented England at U17, U18, U19 and U20 levels.
2007 - Crystal Palace "''Young Player of the Year''"
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'''Daniel John "Danny" Mills''' (born 18 May 1977 in Norwich, Norfolk) is a former English professional footballer. His main position was right-back, though he could also play as central defender. On 7 August 2009 he announced his retirement from the game at the age of 32.
Mills began his career with Norwich City after coming through their youth system. He was unable to establish a regular place in the side and moved to Charlton Athletic in March 1998 and helped them win promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs, playing in their dramatic win over Sunderland in the play off final, winning 7-6 on penalties after a 4-4 draw.
Fifteen months later, Mills signed for Leeds United in a -4.1 million transfer in what he later described as a "dream move" to "the club I love". He played a part in helping Leeds reach the 2000/01 Champions League Semi-Final. Mills Champions League debut came in Leeds' 4-0 defeat by Barcelona at the Nou Camp.
Mills spent the 2003-04 season on loan at Middlesbrough, where he played in the 2004 Football League Cup Final to help Middlesbrough to their first ever major trophy.
Following relegation from the Premier League at the end of 2003-04, Leeds could no longer afford to retain Mills' services, and he moved to Manchester City on a free transfer in the close season, signing a five year contract. As part of his severance package with Leeds, Mills continued to receive part of his wages from the Yorkshire club for the duration of his original Leeds contract. Mills has often said he would like to go back to Leeds again (along with Olivier Dacourt), but this has never happened. Mills has been seen at Leeds games with his young son since the club's relegation into the Championship.
Mills made his Manchester City debut in the opening fixture of the 2004-05 season, a 1-1 draw against Fulham at the City of Manchester Stadium.. He started the majority of matches in his first season at Manchester City, but was dropped from the first team when Stuart Pearce replaced Kevin Keegan as manager in March 2005. He regained his place for the start of the 2005-06 season, and on 2 October 2005, he scored his first and only goal for Manchester City, a powerful shot from against Everton. One month later, he sustained a shin injury which resulted in a fifteen game absence. The injury coincided with the emergence of Micah Richards who deposed him as first choice right-back; after Richards made his debut, Mills made only five further first team appearances in the remainder of the season.
On 14 September 2006 he joined Hull City in a two month loan deal. He returned to Manchester City in January and was on the verge of being sent on loan to Hull City again or Leeds United, but a decision was made to keep him at City. Following the appointment of Sven-Gran Eriksson as Manchester City manager, Mills was transfer listed. He re-joined former club Charlton on a loan deal until the end of 2007.
He joined Premier League strugglers Derby County on loan, in January 2008 until 2 May. However, he was injured in only his second game for the ''Rams'', returning to City shortly after. On 1 July 2009, he was released by Manchester City as his contract expired.
Following a series of impressive performances for Leeds United, Mills received his first England callup in 2001, making his international debut on 25 May 2001, as a substitute in a friendly against Mexico at Pride Park. His first England start came on 27 March 2002 in a friendly against Italy. He represented England at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, playing every minute of England's five matches, and made a total of 19 appearances for the national team. Mills' 19 caps were all won for games played away from Wembley, a record for an England player in the modern era.
On 7 August 2009 Mills announced his retirement from all football during an appearance on BBC Five Live.
Mills is a patron of ASBAH (the Association for Spina Bifida And Hydrocephalus), and has raised money for the charity since the death of his son Archie from the condition in 2002. He has also appeared on BBC Five Live's Fighting Talk.
In 2010 he will race the Brighton marathon in a wheelchair to raise money for ASBAH and the National Association of Disabled Supporters.
League Cup 2003-04
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'''Peter Iain Ramage''' (born 22 November 1983 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a professional football player.
Ramage is the son of Iain Ramage, a former semi-professional rugby union player and international RFU referee, who was Scotland's representative at the 2003 World Cup. Ramage grew up in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, but moved to the Newcastle area at the age of twelve and attended Valley Gardens Middle School before going to Whitley Bay High School. It was then when he began playing for local youth team Cramlington Juniors and began to take a more serious interest in football. He joined the Newcastle United school of Excellence aged just 13 years old. Originally playing as a striker, he changed to defender due to there already being too many forwards in the squad.
Ramage played in the same youth team as Michael Chopra, Adam Rundle and Steven Taylor under Alan Irvine, before later being coached by former Newcastle players Kenny Wharton and Peter Beardsley. He would later partner Taylor in central defence when they broke into the first team. In the reserve team he was coached by another former United player, Tommy Craig. In March 2003, Ramage won the Jackie Milburn Trophy, given each year to the rising star of north-east football. He worked his way through Newcastle's youth system and captained the Newcastle reserve side before making his breakthrough to the first team squad. Ramage made his first team debut as a substitute in Newcastle's UEFA Cup round-of-16 match second leg against Olympiakos Piraeus on 16 March 2005.
His first league start at Old Trafford in the 2-1 defeat to Manchester United on 24 April 2005. He followed this up with several first team starts due to injuries to other defenders in the Newcastle squad.
Ramage was a first team regular in the 2005-06 season, appearing in twenty-nine games. The injury to team-mate Stephen Carr allowed him to play a larger amount of games for the Magpies, as he made a good impression on both Graeme Souness and Glenn Roeder, who replaced Souness as manager in early 2006. As a result of these performances he allegedly caught the eye of former Scotland coach Walter Smith.
Ramage only made two appearances in the 2007-08 season, when he was hampered by injury, but also losing out to the new defensive recruits made by the then new manager Sam Allardyce. He was also not to be a first choice of the next manager Kevin Keegan, who replaced Allardyce in the middle of the season.
Ramage's Newcastle contract expired at the end of the season, and despite Keegan's stated desire to retain Ramage, he was unable to guarantee first team football, therefore Ramage made the decision to move on.
On the opening day of the 2009/2010 season Ramage scored his first professional goal against Blackpool,
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'''Daniel "Danny" Granville''' (born 19 January 1975 in Islington, London) is an English footballer who plays for Hemel Hempstead Town in The Zamaretto League, Premier Division having signed for them in October 2009. Prior to that he was unattached for a few months after being released by Leyton Orient. He had signed for Leyton Orient on 4 June 2008 having been released from Colchester United on 7 May 2008. He plays as a left back.
Granville began his career with Cambridge United for who he played 99 games attracting a number of top clubs. He moved to Chelsea who signed him for -300,000 in 1997. He lost his place in the Chelsea side when Graeme Le Saux returned from Blackburn Rovers. Arguably the highlight of his career occurred during his time at Chelsea, playing in the winning side in the 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph over VfB Stuttgart. It was earlier in that campaign that Granville scored his only Chelsea goal, against Slovan Bratislava.
In December 2001 Danny signed for Crystal Palace where he played in the first team regularly. Danny was an integral part of the promotion team of 2004/5, scoring three goals, many assists after playing large percentage of the games. It is fair to say that Danny flourished under the management of Ian Dowie.
He has represented England in the under-21s team. However, with the senior team rather spoilt when it comes to left backs, Granville has never represented his country at the highest level.
Granville went on to make 138 appearances for Crystal Palace.
The Londoner signed with Colchester United two months later and was given the number 2 shirt for the 2007/08 season.
Granville was released by Colchester United at the conclusion of the 2007/8 season and went on to sign for Leyton Orient on 4 June 2008. His stay lasted less than a year, as after only 15 first team appearances and one goal against Bradford in the FA Cup,
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'''Mark Stewart Watson''' (born September 8, 1970 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a professional soccer player who has earned the second most caps in the history of the Canadian national team.
Watson most recently played for the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division. He joined the Battery in 2006, after his third stint with the Vancouver Whitecaps, having played 10 games for the 86ers in the summer of 1993 when he was named an APSL First Team All Star, and 9 games in 1994.
Having played for the University of British Columbia, Watson was named a Canadian Soccer League All Star in his rookie professional season, with the Hamilton Steelers in 1991. He went on to play for Watford in the Football League First Division in 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. In 1996, he played for the Columbus Crew and New England Revolution of MLS. In 1997, he played for the Seattle Sounders of the A-League and was named league First Team.
Watson played for sters IF in Swedish First Division for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons. He then played the next three seasons in the Football League's Second Division, 1998-99 and 1999-00 with Oxford United and the 2000-01 season with Oldham Athletic. He then returned to North America to play the 2001 MLS season with DC United. He then played the 2002, 2003, and 2004 seasons with the Charleston Battery of the A-League. He was named the league's Defender of the Year and to its First Team in 2002, and to the league's second team in 2004.
For Canada, Watson has appeared 78 times for the 'A' national team during a 14-year span. He has played in four World Cup qualifying campaigns . and on the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup side that won the tournament. Watson scored the winning goal for Canada in the semi-final of the 2000 Gold Cup, a match Canada won 1-0 over Trinidad and Tobago.
Watson emerged as one of Canada's more quotable players. Before a 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup match in Japan, he implied that Canada would be willing to employ their physical style by noting that the Japanese players "don't run so fast when they're lying on the ground." He also once referred to English born-and-bred teammate Marc Bircham as a "plastic Canadian" in jest.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
Watson served as assistant coach for Canada at the 2004 CONCACAF Men-s Olympic Qualification Tournament, served as one of Canada's assistant coaches when the team finished third at the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament. Watson returned to the Charleston Battery in 2006 in a player / assistant coach role; his fifth season with the Club.. He was later hired as an assistant coach with the San Jose Earthquakes.
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'''David Lloyd "Danny" Wallace''' (born 21 January 1964) is an English former footballer who played for Southampton, Manchester United, Millwall, Birmingham City and Wycombe Wanderers. He won one full cap for England. His football career was ended prematurely by the effects of multiple sclerosis.
Wallace was born in Greenwich, south-east London. As a youngster, he played for West Greenwich School and for Deal Town, and his skills soon attracted scouts from many top London clubs, including Millwall and Arsenal, but he was snapped up by Southampton, joining them as an associate schoolboy in February 1977 (aged 13), and turning professional in January 1982.
He made his debut (taking the place of the injured Kevin Keegan) aged only 16 years and 313 days on 29 November 1980 at Old Trafford, thus becoming the youngest player to be picked for Southampton (a record taken by Theo Walcott in August 2005).
Over the next two seasons, his first-team appearances were limited, and he only made three starts (plus four as substitute) in the 1981-82 season. On 23 October 1982, he scored his first goal for the Saints in a 2-3 defeat at Swansea City (Saints' other goal was from on loan Justin Fashanu). This was the start of a scoring spree as he scored seven goals in ten games, and finished the 1982-83 season on 12 goals in 35 appearances. That year he made the first of his 14 appearances for the England U-21 side.
Small, compact, and highly explosive, Wallace delighted The Dell crowds with his pace and superb individual goals. Most First Division defences struggled to cope with his speed and ability. He burst into national prominence with both goals in the first match televised live from The Dell against Liverpool on 16 March 1984. His first goal was scored with his back to the goal, when he sent an overhead scissors-kick screaming past goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar, whilst for the second he threw himself in front of Alan Hansen to head home a superb cross from Mark Dennis, in a move involving Frank Worthington and Mark Wright. The first goal was named Goal of the Season for 1983-84. Southampton had emerged as surprise contenders for Liverpool in the title race, but in the end Liverpool still won the title and Southampton finished second - the highest finish in their history. They also emerged as unlikely contenders for the double, but this quest was ultimately unsuccessful as well, as they were beaten 1-0 in extra time by eventual competition winners Everton in the FA Cup semi-final.
Wallace's fine form continued, and the following month both he and Steve Moran scored hat-tricks in an 8-2 win over Coventry City. As Moran had already scored a hat-trick, Wallace was able to keep the match ball. Southampton had another strong season in the league, finishing fifth, but were unable to compete in the UEFA Cup the following season as the Heysel disaster at the European Cup final (in which rioting by Liverpool fans led to the deaths of 39 people) resulted in all English clubs receiving an indefinite ban from European competitions.
He had an impressive career at Southampton, being picked to play for England, and scoring in what turned out to be only appearance for his country in a 4-0 victory over Egypt on 29 January 1986.
On 22 October 1988, his two brothers Rod and Ray joined him in the team in a match at The Dell against Sheffield Wednesday; this was the first time three brothers had played in the same team in English professional top-flight football since 1920. The three brothers continued to play together for the remainder of the 1988-89 season, with Danny and Rod playing in attack alongside Alan Shearer and Matthew Le Tissier.
By this time, Wallace was growing restless at Southampton and was looking for a new club. He attracted interest from many of the top clubs, and in September 1989 he eventually departed for Manchester United for -1.2 million, then a record fee for a Southampton player. In all, he made 317 first-team appearances for Southampton, scoring 79 goals.
He joined Manchester United at a time when Alex Ferguson was still looking for his first trophy as manager of Manchester United as the third anniversary of his appointment approached. United had not won the league title since 1967, and when Ferguson had taken over in November 1986 he inherited a squad which had won two FA Cups under Ron Atkinson but had started to show its age. Many players had left the club, while a few including Bryan Robson and Mark Hughes remained an integral part of Ferguson's plans to take United a step further. The left wing had been one of Ferguson's areas where improvement was needed. After the departure of Jesper Olsen in November 1988, he had drafted in Scotsman Ralph Milne, but the player was hugely disappointing and Ferguson quickly decided that he needed a more talented player to fill this position. 18-year-old Lee Sharpe had started the season as United's first choice left winger, but Ferguson wanted a more experienced player for this position and seemed to have found what he was looking for in Danny Wallace.
Wallace was never quite the player at United that he had been at Southampton, although he remained their first choice left winger in 1989-90 and was chosen for the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace, which United won 1-0 in the replay after a 3-3 draw. However, 1990-91 saw Wallace's first team opportunities reduced when Lee Sharpe made the breakthrough into the first team and overtook Wallace as the first choice left winger at Old Trafford. But in 1991-92, Ryan Giggs burst onto the scene and Wallace was now firmly out of the first team picture, failing to make a single appearance in the league all season as United came second to Leeds after leading the table for most of the season. He also missed out on a place in the Football League Cup winning team. Wallace was selected twice for United in their first season in the new FA Premier League, and actually scored for them against Brighton & Hove Albion in a Football League Cup tie, but it was obvious that his days at the club were numbered. A loan spell at Millwall followed, before he finally departed from Old Trafford on 15 October 1993 in a -250,000 move to Birmingham City.
After a series of injuries and a puzzling loss of form which meant he rarely played during his last two years at Manchester United, he was sold to Birmingham City for -250,000. It became obvious that the player was far from fit, and after 18 months he made a free-transfer move to Wycombe Wanderers where he made just one substitute appearance.
The reason for his problems was discovered in 1996 when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and he was forced to retire from football.
In 2006 Danny completed the 26.2-mile London Marathon in five-and-a-half days. His goal in completing the marathon was to raise money for the Danny Wallace Foundation, which provides aid for those suffering from multiple sclerosis. He was greeted at the finish line by former boxer Michael Watson, who himself completed the marathon in seven days after suffering brain injuries in a 1991 boxing match.
'''Manchester United'''
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Daly started his football career in Drumcondra with the famous schoolboy nursery Stella Maris. His first senior club was Bohemians, for whom he scored in the UEFA Cup away to Kln in September 1972.
He transferred to Manchester United in 1973 as a midfielder, eventually forming an effective partnership with winger Gordon Hill, before leaving the club for Derby County in 1977. In 1978, he moved to the New England Tea Men of the North American Soccer League. He also played with them in 1979.
In his career he also played for Shrewsbury Town and Doncaster Rovers. He won one of his 48 Ireland international caps whilst at Shrewsbury.
Scored a famous penalty for Derby in 1977 vs Man City where the penalty spot had to be re-painted during the game.
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Davenport was born in Birkenhead and was spotted by scouts from Nottingham Forest while playing for Cammell Laird F.C. in the West Cheshire league. Forest offered Cammel Lairds F.C a brand new football kit if they could sign Davenport, to which they reluctantly agreed. In the 1983-84 and 84-85 seasons, Davenport was Forest's leading goalscorer.
Davenport also played in the controversial UEFA Cup semi-final clash with Anderlecht F.C in 1984, which Forest lost 3-2 on aggregate. More than a decade later, it was revealed on a Belgian T.V documentary that the referee had taken a bribe from Anderlecht F.C to ensure that they progressed through to the next round.
Davenport left Forest in March 1986 to join Manchester United and in his first full season finished top scorer with 16 goals. He remained at the club until signing for Middlesbrough in the 1988-89 season, his departure sparked by the return of Mark Hughes, ironically the player Davenport had been brought to United to replace.
Peter Davenport played in the Zenith Cup final which Middlesbrough lost 1-0 to Chelsea F.C. This final was Middlesbrough's first-ever Wembley appearance.
Davenport signed for nearby Sunderland in the summer of 1990, and formed an effective strike partnership with Marco Gabbiadini in the first half of the season. Despite this, Sunderland were relegated at the end of the season. In the 1991/92 season Davenport continued to be a prominent player for Sunderland, scoring the only goal in the Wear-Tees Derby at Roker Park on 20 April 1992 with a first time volley from outside the 18 yard box, a goal that has been regarded as being one of the best scored at Roker Park in recent memory. In the same season, he played in the 1992 FA Cup Final at Wembley against Liverpool. Davenport scored the first goal in a famous 2-1 Quarter Final victory over Chelsea during the road to Wembley and formed a partnership with striker John Byrne (who scored in every round bar the final itself.)
Despite the fact that he had played for Manchester United and Nottingham Forest in the 1980s, both teams who fairly regularly won trophies around that time, this was Davenport's first and only appearance in a major cup final.
He finished his playing career with spells at several lower division and Scottish League clubs including Airdrieonians, St. Johnstone, Stockport County and Southport where he also held post as Caretaker manager, during which time Southport were unbeaten.
After leaving Southport he joined Macclesfield as a player scoring his 100th league goal at Exeter City F.C in May 1998.
After progressing as a coach and assistant manager he was appointed as manager after Sammy McIlroy left to become Northern Ireland manager in January 2000. However, he was sacked in December 2000 after refusing to work alongside newly appointed joint manager Gil Prescott.
In June 2001, Davenport was appointed as manager of Bangor City in the Welsh Premiership, where he took the team to three third place finishes in four years qualifying for European competition 3 times. Bangor City memorably beat FK Sartid(Yugoslavia) in the UEFA cup first round in 2002. In 2005, Davenport was one of the many managers trying to sign what they hoped was the next Italian footballing legend, Alessandro Zarelli, who invariably was a "conman" who tricked clubs in Ireland and Wales out of thousands of pounds claiming to be a star on exchange from the Italian FA.
He was appointed manager of Colwyn Bay on 24 May 2006
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'''Robert "Bob" Donaldson''' was a Scottish football player. He played as a forward.
Donaldson played for Airdrieonians and Blackburn Rovers before joining Newton Heath in 1892. He scored 66 goals in 147 appearances for United. The first of these goals, scored against Blackburn Rovers on 3 September 1892, was also the club's first ever league goal. However, Newton Heath lasted just two seasons before demotion to the Second Division, where they remained when Donaldson retired from playing football in 1897.
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'''Richard Hargreaves "Dick" Duckworth''' (born 14 September 1882 in Manchester) was an English football player. He played as a wing half.
Duckworth came up through the Manchester United youth system and played his first senior level game for the club on 19 December 1903 against Gainsborough Trinity. He helped club win the 1908 league championship and the 1909 FA Cup, and scored 11 goals in 254 appearances for the club. He played his final game for the club on 15 November 1915 against Middlesbrough, and retired soon after due to injury.
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'''John Herbert Norton Fitzpatrick''' (born 18 August 1946 in Aberdeen) was a Scottish football player. Fitzpatrick came up through the Manchester United youth academy.
Fitzpatrick retired from the club due to injury in 1973, after playing nearly 150 games during a generally successful era for the club. Fitzpatrick won a European Cup medal as reserve in the 1968 team. He had failed to make sufficient appearances to qualify for title winner's medals in 1965 and 1967, but won a FA Youth plaque medal in 1964.
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Forsyth began his footballing career as an apprentice at Arsenal in 1967. However, he returned home to Scotland in 1968 when he became homesick.
He was a member of the famous Partick Thistle team of 1971 which defeated Celtic in the League Cup final 4-1. He was transferred to Manchester United in December 1972 for -100,000 and helped United win the 1977 FA Cup after 3 years of thrilling progress for the team under manager Tommy Docherty. Most of his games were at right-back and he often excited the fans with some strong shooting from long-range.
During his time at United, he scored 5 goals in 119 appearances, including 3 substitute appearances for the club, and also played for the Scottish national team. In 1978, he left United to sign for Glasgow Rangers on a free transfer. He later played for Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Dumfries club Queen of the South F.C. who achieved promotion in his spell in Dumfries with the likes of Allan Ball and Jimmy Robertson.
Alex is now the manager of the Auld Hoose, a popular bar in the Scottish town of Hamilton.
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'''Frank Stewart Worthington''' (born 23 November 1948) is a former English footballer. Frank was born into a footballing family in Shelf near Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire. Both of his parents had played the game and his two older brothers, Dave and Bob, became professional footballers, both began their careers with Halifax Town.
Worthington began his career as a forward for Huddersfield Town in 1966 before playing for Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Leeds United, Sunderland, Southampton, Brighton and Hove Albion, Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End, Stockport County and Galway United. Worthington played into his 40s making 757 English League appearances and scoring 234 goals. He also played in the United States (with NASL teams Philadelphia Fury and Tampa Bay Rowdies), South Africa, Sweden and in English non-League football.
Worthington won eight caps for England in 1974, scoring two goals.
Worthington's spell at Tranmere Rovers was as player-manager and although he had some success he did not return to management.
Worthington had the reputation for enjoying the high life. Following retirement from the game Frank turned to the after-dinner speaking circuit and also published his autobiography ''"One Hump Or Two".'' The front cover featured a smiling Frank contemplating putting lumps of sugar in his cup of tea with the book title also alluding to his interest in the ladies.
Worthington is remembered for scoring one of the most remarkable goals in English football when playing for Bolton Wanderers v Ipswich Town on 21 April, 1979. Having his back to goal at the edge of the 18 yard box, with the Ipswich Town defence moving out to play the offside-trap, he controlled the aerial ball with his knee, kept it up twice with his foot whilst moving away from goal before flicking it over his head, wrong-footing the defenders, to turn and volley it past the 'keeper.
In 1984, Worthington made three guest appearances for Manchester United against the Australian national team, Nottingham Forest and Juventus on their post-season tour of Australia. He then made a further guest appearance for the club in May 1985 against an Oxford United XI for Peter Foley's testimonial.
Signed for Galway United in February 1989 .
Worthington further represented England in the 1991 edition of the World Cup of Masters, scoring in the opening round against Uruguay.
Frank is married to the daughter of Noel Dwyer.
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'''Thomas James "Tom" Soares''' (born 10 July 1986 in Reading, England) is an English midfielder of Barbadian descent who is currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Stoke City.
He came up through the Crystal Palace academy, playing in central midfield, but since breaking through has been used more often on the wing for Palace, a position he is happy to fill, but is evidently not his favourite, leading to his performances being criticised by some Palace fans.
Soares is acknowledged to be an exciting midfield talent amongst many football managers and pundits and has previously appeared for the England U21 side.
Under Neil Warnock, Soares has been handed his old central midfield role and has flourished in Palace's three-man midfield. His driving runs, combined with his best goalscoring season to date, have meant he has been a key performer in Palace's 2007-08 campaign.
Early in the following season, Soares was transfer listed by Warnock, following Palace's poor start to the season, and went on to complete a deadline day move to Premier League newcomers Stoke City, where he has made an impressive start to his Potter's career. He earned Stoke two penalties in a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Britannia Stadium.
Soares played a few more matches for Stoke in games against Sunderland, Manchester City, Portsmouth and West Bromwich Albion. Since playing against Hartlepool United in the FA Cup Soares has failed to make a league appearance. He was loaned out to Charlton Athletic for the remainder of the season but failed to help keep them in the Championship, scoring once against Bristol City.
His only appearance so far in the 2009-10 season has been in the Carling Cup against Leyton Orient and Blackpool. On 26 November 2009 Soares joined Sheffield Wednesday on a month long loan deal, he was handed the number 30 shirt.
His brother Louie is also a footballer, playing for Blue Square Premier champions Aldershot Town and the Barbados national side.
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'''William "Willie" Semple Brown Wallace''' (born 23 June 1940, in Kirkintilloch) is a former Scottish football player and coach.
He started his playing career with Stenhousemuir in 1958, moving to Raith Rovers a year later. It was in Kirkcaldy that "Wispy", as Wallace was nicknamed, developed his reputation as a top-class goal poacher, his skills being rewarded with a first Scottish League cap.
Wallace's form attracted attention from larger clubs, Heart of Midlothian eventually spending -15,000 to take him to Edinburgh in April 1961. The increased pressure for success at Tynecastle initially curtailed his scoring exploits, for he was expected to replace no less a figure than Alex Young, the "Golden Vision", whom Hearts had sold to Everton a couple of months earlier. By season 1962-63, however, Wallace was fully settled into manager Tommy Walker's team style, and he would become Hearts' top scorer for the next four seasons through to 1965-66. In doing so, he helped Hearts win the 1962-63 Scottish League Cup and come within a goal of winning the 1964-65 Scottish League, while gaining full international recognition for Scotland.
In 1966, however, his form plummeted and his goal scoring ceased, and, amid rumours that he had been "tapped" up by another club, his departure from Tynecastle was widely anticipated. The surprise was that his destination wasn't boyhood favourites Rangers but their nemesis Celtic, for whom Jock Stein paid -29,000 to secure his services.
Within 6 months he was to attain Scottish footballing immortality, as one of the "Lisbon Lions", the famous Celtic team who won the European Cup in 1967. He also won the league championship in each season he was at the Glasgow club, the Scottish Cup in 1967, 1969 and 1971 and the League Cup in 1968 and 1969 during an era widely considered the greatest in the club's history. The only blemish was a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Feyenoord in the 1970 European Cup final.
After five fruitful years with Celtic, Wallace and team-mate John Hughes were sold to Crystal Palace in October 1971 for a combined fee of -30,000. Neither enjoyed great success in Croydon and Wallace was back in Scotland with Dumbarton less than a year later. As his career wound down, he moved to Australia in March 1975 to play for APIA, where he won 2 league titles before returning to Scotland in March 1977, first to Partick Thistle for a week, before becoming player-coach at Ross County for the rest of the 1976-77 season.
In total, Wallace was capped seven times for Scotland and four times for the Scottish League, in an era of intense competition for attacking selection.
Retiring as a player in June 1977, he joined the coaching staff at Dundee. When this role ended he returned to APIA as a coach, eventually settling in Sydney and starting his own sports shop.
In 2008 Tommy Burns a Celtic legend died and Wallace helped organise a tribute for 31 May 2009, over 35,000 people attended at Celtic park to see the current Celtic squad play against the Tommy Burns Select team - which ended a dramatic Celtic 11 TB Select 4.
42 days later, on 12 July Celtic took on Brisbane Roar in a friendly organized by Wallace. Celtic won the game 3-0. The game took place away in Australia his new home (well home for the last 30 years).
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'''Darren David Powell''' (born 10 March 1976 in Hammersmith) is an English footballer who is player of Football League One club Milton Keynes Dons. He is a centre back.
Darren Powell began his career with Hampton before moving to Brentford where he spent four years. In August 2002 he signed for Crystal Palace for -400,000 and initially became an integral part of the team, scoring in the dying seconds of Palace's Play-off Semi-Final Second Leg game, at Sunderland taking the score on the night to a 2-1 defeat, but the aggregate score to 4-4. Palace won on penalties,
In July 2005 he was out of contract and signed for Harry Redknapp at Southampton on a Bosman free transfer. Powell's first goal for the Saints was against Ipswich Town on 13 September 2005.
He trained with Charlton Athletic whilst searching for a club and was handed a trial at Derby County in November 2008. On 21 November 2008, Powell signed an initial two month contract for the Pride Park based outfit and made his debut in the 2-0 defeat to Ipswich Town a day later. Powell was released by the East Midlands outfit on 21 January 2009, after new Rams manager Nigel Clough decided against extending his contract, Powell played 8 times for Derby County.
On 11 March 2009 Powell joined Leeds United on a trial basis. He re-signed for his first professional club, Brentford, on 21 March 2009 on a contract until the end of the season. He managed only a handful of appearances before being released at the end of the season. On 7 August 2009 he had agreed one year contract with League One team Mitlon Keynes Dons. He played his first game for the dons in the 0-0 draw against Hartlepool on 8 August 2009
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'''Alan McDonald''' (born 12 October 1963 in Belfast) is current manager of Irish Premier League side Glentoran and former footballer with Queens Park Rangers and Northern Ireland. He was appointed manager of Glentoran in June 2007.
A 6' 2", 180 lbs defender, 'Macca' joined QPR in the early 1980s as a youth and spent 17 years with the club. Unable to break into the first-team early on in his career, he got his first league experience while on loan at Charlton Athletic. McDonald and QPR reached the final of the League Cup in 1986. By the late 1980s McDonald was playing as stopper in QPR's sweeper system. The club's best finish came in 1993 when they ended in fifth place in the Premiership. Their worst came in 1996 when they were relegated.
McDonald went to Swindon Town on a free transfer in 1997, making 36 appearances and scoring once in his last season as player, 1997-98.
McDonald played 52 times for Northern Ireland including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and has been assistant coach of the Under 21 side since 2002.
Upon retiring, he became Swindon's reserves coach, leaving the club in 2002. He briefly returned to Loftus Road in 2006 as assistant to Gary Waddock but was released upon the arrival of John Gregory. McDonald was appointed as first team coach of Irish Premier League side Glentoran in February 2007 working under manager Paul Millar. Following Millar's departure Glentoran eventually appointed McDonald as manager in June 2007.. Glentoran won the Irish League title in McDonald's first full season with the club in 2008/09 following a final day 3-1 victory over Cliftonville.
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'''David Jonathan Healy''' MBE (born 5 August 1979) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a striker for English Premiership team Sunderland and the Northern Ireland national team. He is the all-time leading scorer for Northern Ireland with 35 goals.
Healy was born and raised in Killyleagh, Northern Ireland, and played for Crossgar, Lisburn Youth and Down Academy High School in Downpatrick. He signed for Manchester United in August 1999, just four days before his 20th birthday. He made his dbut for the Manchester United first team in a League Cup tie away to Aston Villa on 13 October 1999. In February 2000 he was loaned to Port Vale, but before playing for them he made his international dbut for Northern Ireland.
He made sixteen appearances for Port Vale, scoring three goals. In the following season he made a second appearance in the League Cup (as a 90th minute substitute in a game that went into extra time, United eventually losing to Sunderland), and he made his Premier League dbut on 28 November 2000 as a second half substitute in a 2-0 victory over Ipswich Town. This was to be his last appearance for United; he signed for Preston North End on loan on December 29, 2000, and the deal was made permanent five days later. The fee was -1,500,000.
In the remainder of the 2000-01 season, Healy made twenty-six appearances for Preston and scored ten goals. He was a virtual ever-present in the 2001-02 season, appearing in forty-four League games and scoring ten goals.
In the 2002-03 season he was less successful; by the end of January 2003 he had made only twenty-three League appearances but scored five goals. Healy joined Norwich City, managed by Nigel Worthington, on a month's loan at the end of January; in the end he stayed for the remainder of that season, but in thirteen appearances for the Canaries he scored only two goals against Sheffield Wednesday
Healy joined Leeds United on October 29, 2004, quickly becoming a fans' favourite. In his first season at Leeds, he was the club's joint top scorer alongside Brian Deane with seven goals. He followed this by finishing joint top scorer in the 2005-06 season with Rob Hulse on fourteen goals and then finished the following 2006-07 season as top scorer with ten goals. He left for Fulham after the 2006-07 season because of Leeds United's relegation from the Championship after the club entered administration.
Healy reunited with ex-Northern Ireland boss and then Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez on 13 July 2007 from cash-strapped Leeds United for an undisclosed fee, reportedly around -1.5million. He scored his first goal for Fulham in a pre-season friendly against South China in the Asia Trophy, with a low diving header.
In his first match for Fulham in the Premier League, Healy repaid Sanchez's faith in him with a goal against Arsenal after fifty seconds play after a Jens Lehmann mistake. His second match against Bolton also had Healy scoring a goal which, at the time, made him joint-top goalscorer in the Premier League. Healy also scored in a home League Cup clash against Bolton Wanderers which Fulham lost 2-1. He added to his goal tally in Fulham's 3-1 win over Reading. Following the sacking of Sanchez, new manager Roy Hodgson preferred a strike partnership of the American pairing of Brian McBride and Eddie Johnson, leaving Healy with two starts and more normally, at best, on the substitutes' bench.
He had been linked with a return to Leeds in the summer of 2008. He had also been linked with Newcastle United and Sunderland.
On 20 August 2008, Healy spoke out on Sky Sports News, claiming he believed Sunderland to be a big club and was flattered to be linked with them, and he would jump at the chance to link up with his former Manchester United team mate, Roy Keane. It is believed Healy underwent a medical at the Stadium of Light on 21 August and joined Sunderland later that day for an undisclosed fee.
On 22 August 2008, David Healy signed a three-year contract for the Black Cats, in a deal believed to be worth -1.2 million. On 27 August 2008, Healy marked his dbut for Sunderland in the Carling Cup by scoring the winning goal in extra time against Nottingham Forest.
During the 2009-10 season, David's chances in the Sunderland line-up have been few and far between, with like likes of Darren Bent and Fraizer Campbell being signed by Sunderland manager Steve Bruce, has seen him move down the pecking order at the Stadium Of Light.
He made his dbut for Northern Ireland in February 2000, in a friendly against Luxembourg, scoring two goals. He was still only 20 years old; having made his dbut for Manchester United the previous October, he had just joined Port Vale on loan. His competitive international dbut came in September 2000, in a World Cup qualifying game against Malta, and he scored his first competitive goal for his country a month later against Denmark.
On 6 June 2004, in a friendly game away to Trinidad and Tobago, he scored his 13th and 14th goals for Northern Ireland, thus equalling and overtaking Colin Clarke's record for the country. It was his 35th international.
On 8 September 2004, he was controversially sent off in Northern Ireland's 2-2 draw with Wales. After celebrating the goal he scored to put Northern Ireland 2-0 up, he made a hand gesture towards the fans. The referee sent him off but Healy later explained that he was celebrating towards his family and that was how he always celebrated when scoring for his then-club, Preston North End.
On 7 September 2005, at Windsor Park, Healy secured a famous victory for his country against England in a World Cup qualifier when he scored the only goal of the game.
He achieved his 50th cap against Finland in August 2006. In this game he captained his country for the first time and scored his 20th international goal.
On 6 September 2006, Healy became the first man since Colin Clarke to score a hat-trick for Northern Ireland and the first since George Best to do so in Belfast. His three goals gave Northern Ireland a historic 3-2 victory over Spain.
Healy followed this feat with the winner against Latvia on 11 October 2006. In the following international game, against Liechtenstein, he scored a second hat-trick; this made him the first player ever to score two hat-tricks for Northern Ireland.
He scored both of Northern Ireland's goals in a 2-1 win against Sweden on 28 March 2007, and two more against Liechtenstein on 22 August followed by a penalty away to Iceland on 12 September. On 17 November 2007, when he scored against Denmark, it was his 13th goal in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F tournament (in eleven games). This made him the highest-ever goalscorer in a UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign and also the first Northern Ireland football player to break a football record. The previous record, of twelve goals in ten games, had been held by Davor uker of Croatia since 1996.
Healy's goalscoring exploits have made him one of the most popular players ever to appear for Northern Ireland. Up to the end of the Euro 2008 qualifiers he had scored thirty-three goals in sixty-two appearances for his country. Amongst the British international sides, only Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker, Jimmy Greaves and Michael Owen (all from England) have scored more goals. Healy's international average of 0.53 goals per game, or one goal every 1.88 games, compares with 85 goals in 326 appearances for his various clubs (up to the end of November 2007): an average of 0.26 goals per game, or one goal every 3.84 games. His international scoring rate is therefore marginally over twice as good as his club rate. Eighty-one of his 326 club appearances - just under a quarter - have been as a substitute.
He is a rare example of a player who has consistently struggled to reproduce his international form at club level, which defies the more common trend of players being unable to reproduce their club form at international level.
His success for the Northern Ireland team has earned him the nickname ''"Sir David"'' amongst fans.
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first. The "Caps" figures are in bold for games in which he scored''
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first. The "Caps" figures are in bold for games in which he scored''
In July 2008, as a Fulham player, Healy caused controversy when he adopted the posture of a flute player (symbolic of the Protestant Orange Order, similar to a previous incident involving Paul Gascoigne) in response to a question posed by Celtic fans chanting "Where were you on the Twelfth?" during a pre-season friendly match against Celtic at Craven Cottage. Healy subsequently apologised profusely for any offence he may unwittingly have caused and signed many autographs for Celtic fans after the game.
In October 2008, Healy received several death threats after he welcomed an international goal he had scored by saying 'the famine is over'. The goal had come after an uncharacteristic drought at the time. Healy's comments were portrayed as a reference to Rangers fans' chant - "-the famine is over, why don`t you go home?"
Healy was oblivious to the fact that he had offended anyone saying, "I-m so disappointed and upset that anyone could even try and make this link. And when told about this I was I was totally bemused."
Healy is married to Emma and they have two children, Taylor and Jude. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to "football and the community in Northern Ireland".
David, a lifelong Rangers fan, attended the 2008 UEFA Cup Final in Manchester alongside his fellow Northern Ireland player Kyle Lafferty.
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'''Joonas Einari Kolkka''' (born September 28, 1974 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda in the Dutch Eredivisie. He has played as a left winger most of his career, but can also play on the right wing.
Kolkka started his career with Reipas Lahti and MyPa in Finland's Veikkausliiga. He won the Finnish Cup with MyPa in 1995 before joining Netherlands' Willem II the same year. In 1998 Kolkka joined Dutch club PSV Eindhoven where he won two league championships and got to play in the UEFA Champions League. Kolkka then moved to Greek side Panathinaikos in 2001, and he spent two seasons there. After leaving Greece, Kolkka played a season each for Borussia Mnchengladbach of the German Bundesliga and Crystal Palace of the English Premiership. He scored at both Anfield
Kolkka made his debut for the Finnish national team on October 26, 1994 against Estonia. He has been a regular for Finland for over a decade now.
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'''James Christopher "Jimmy" Armfield''', CBE, DL (born 21 September 1935 in Denton, Lancashire) is an English former professional football player and manager who currently works as a football pundit for BBC Radio Five Live. He played the whole of his Football League career at Blackpool, usually at right back. Between 1954 and 1971 he played 627 games in all competitions, scored six goals, and spent a decade as the club's captain. He also captained the England national team fifteen times.
After Armfield's family moved to Blackpool from Denton, he was spotted in a practice match at Bloomfield Road by then-''Tangerines'' manager Joe Smith. Impressed, Smith offered him a trial.
He was part of the Blackpool side that finished in what is to date still the club's highest ever league position when they finished as First Division (then the top flight in England) runners-up in the 1955-56 season.
Armfield was voted Young Player of the Year in 1959. In 1966, he narrowly lost out to Bobby Charlton for the Footballer of the Year award and had to content himself with being Blackpool's Player of the Year.
Armfield was awarded a testimonial match, played on 2 September 1970, his 35th birthday, and thousands turned out to pay tribute to him.
Armfield was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by him in April 2006.
Armfield won 43 caps for England between 1959 and 1966, and captained his country on fifteen occasions. He made his international debut on 13 May 1959, against Brazil in front of over 120,000 fans.
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4-2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners' squad members, Armfield was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
Not long after hanging up his boots, Armfield became manager of Bolton Wanderers in 1971, leading them to promotion to the Second Division in the 1972-73 season as Third Division champions.
On 4 October 1974 Armfield took the helm at Leeds United, leading them to the European Cup final in the 1974-1975 season where they lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich. Assisted by Don Howe, Armfield was responsible for rebuilding Don Revie's ageing but still formidable side, a task which he achieved with some success. Armfield bought in players such as Tony Currie and Brian Flynn, and under his stewardship Leeds never finished outside of the top ten, qualified for the UEFA Cup, and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1976-77 and the League Cup in 1977-78.
Leeds was Armfield's final managerial role, and he decided to work in the media. He worked as a journalist with the Daily Express from 1979 to 1991.
He is also a consultant with the Football Association and in this role was responsible for the appointment of Terry Venables as England coach in 1994 and was also a key figure in Glen Hoddle's appointment two years later. In 2000 he was awarded an OBE for services to football
Although born in Denton, Armfield has spent most of his life living in Blackpool, moving there in a World War II evacuation, and in 2003 he was awarded the freedom of the resort.
On 23 September 2005 he received a civic reception in Blackpool just after his 70th birthday on 21 September when a tangerine flag was flown from the town hall for the day in his honour.
On 11 May 2007, he announced on BBC Radio Lancashire that he had been undergoing chemotherapy treatment for Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in his throat, and was being advised to rest by his doctors, but he remained positive about his future.
On 2 March 2008, Armfield was awarded the Outstanding Contribution honour at the Football League Awards ceremony in London.
In July, 2009, he was honoured by Tameside Council in Denton, where he was born, and was presented with a lifetime achievement award by Denton and Audenshaw District Assembly.
Armfield was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year's Honours list for services to the community in Lancashire.
Armfield's son, John, was also a footballer, albeit to a less successful level. In October 1980, he signed associated schoolboy forms with Manchester United, but never made a professional appearance before going on to play non-league football for Runcorn, Barrow and Workington.
The South Stand at Bloomfield Road, which is due to open in February 2010 is named the "Jimmy Armfield South Stand" with ARMFIELD emblazoned on the seats.
On 30 October 2009, Blackpool F.C. announced that a life-size statue of Armfield was being commissioned by Blackpool Supporters Association. It will cost -100,000, with the money to be raised by a series of fund-raising events.
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'''Anthony Mark ("Tony") Daley''' (born October 18, 1967 in Birmingham) is an English former footballer, who made the vast majority of his appearances for Aston Villa, playing mainly as a winger; known for his pace.
Daley joined hometown club Aston Villa as an apprentice and quickly made his senior debut aged 17 on April 20, 1985 in a 2-0 defeat at Southampton. He played for the Midlands club for ten seasons, nine at the highest level, and finished a runner-up in both the 1989/90 and 1992/93 league championships. He also played in their 1994 League Cup final triumph where they defeated Manchester United at Wembley.
During this period, Daley played 7 times for England between 1991 and 1992 under former club manager Graham Taylor. He made his full debut as a substitute in a vital 1-1 draw in Poland on November 13, 1991 that saw England qualify for 1992 European Championships in Sweden. He was subsequently chosen for the squad at the tournament and played in 2 of England's 3 games there, but after the tournament he never played for England again.
Daley linked up with Graham Taylor again as he finally left Aston Villa for Wolves in July 1994 for -1.25 million, but he was plagued with injuries and was only able to manage 21 appearances for the club in four seasons.
He was signed once more by Graham Taylor, now at Watford, in July 1998 on a free transfer. His injury woes continued though and he struggled to get fit, missing the final months as the club won promotion to the Premier League. He was given a free transfer to newly-promoted Division 1 side Walsall in June 1999, and after a six month spell there, he finished his playing career with Conference side Forest Green Rovers, hanging up his boots in July 2002.
Daley's perhaps best known goal came in a First Division game against Everton at Villa Park on 22 October 1988. A spectacular flying volley in a 2-0 win for Villa, the goal quickly - thanks in no small part to the popular football video series 'Goals Galore' - became known as 'Daley's Dazzler' and is also remembered for full-back Chris Price (who supplied the cross) having a little celebration all of his own.
Upon finishing his career in professional football due to persistent injury, Daley completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports and Exercise Science at Coventry University. During this time, he also remained at Forest Green Rovers as their fitness coach and worked with youth players at Aston Villa's Academy.
Following his studies, he joined Sheffield United as a fitness and conditioning coach in June 2003 but later quit his post following a row with new manager Bryan Robson on August 30, 2007. He was not out of work for long as he joined former club Wolves in the same role the following month.
In 1995 Daley was the subject of a half hour documentary. The series 'Respect' was produced and directed by Pogus Caesar for Carlton TV, and featured the likes of Dwight Yorke, John Barnes and Ron Atkinson all paying tribute to the winger.
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'''Frank Mohammed Sinclair''' (born 3 December 1971) is an English-born Jamaican footballer, who plays for Wrexham in the Conference National.
Sinclair started his club career with Chelsea, joining as an apprentice in April 1988 and turning professional in May 1990.
Sinclair returned to Chelsea before the end of the 1991-92 season and two years later played in the FA Cup final against Manchester United, but his foul on Andrei Kanchelskis in the second half saw him give away a penalty which was scored by Eric Cantona to force a 2-0 lead for United, and Chelsea went on to lose the game 4-0.
However, Sinclair still had an opportunity to play in European competition the following season, and helped Chelsea reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (they were able to compete in this competition as United had qualified for the European Cup as Premier League champions). He also helped them reach the FA Cup semi-final the following season.
He was an FA Cup winner with Chelsea as they beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in the 1997 final. The following season, Sinclair scored for Chelsea in the League Cup Final, again over Middlesbrough, in a 2-0 win, but his first team chances were starting to become limited as new manager Gianluca Vialli built a new team which consisted mostly of continental stars. He was not in the squad that won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that season.
He moved on to Leicester City in August 1998, for a fee of -2,000,000. He was part of the team that won the 2000 League Cup, beating Tranmere Rovers 2-1 at Wembley. During his time with Leicester, Sinclair developed an unfortunate reputation for scoring own goals.
Sinclair was fined two weeks wages by Leicester in September 2001 for his part in an incident at a Heathrow hotel. Sinclair, along with four Chelsea players, had gone on a five-hour drinking binge and had stripped off, swore and vomited in front of American tourists.
In 2002, Sinclair scored the most bizarre of his own goals. After 3 minutes into a game at Middlesbrough, he slotted the ball past keeper Ian Walker in a seemingly laid-back situation.
In June 2004, Sinclair signed for Burnley on a free transfer.
thumb|Sinclair on trial with Bury.
On 8 February 2007, he moved to Huddersfield Town on an emergency loan deal. On 24 March, he was sent off against Brighton & Hove Albion in a match which finished 0-0. Upon his return to Burnley, he was released on a free transfer. Sinclair signed a one year contract at Huddersfield Town on 14 May.
Sinclair signed a one year contract for Football League Two side Lincoln City on 1 July 2008, reuniting with manager Peter Jackson who originally brought him to Huddersfield Town.
In March 2009, Sinclair made the surprise move to Wycombe Wanderers on loan from Lincoln City. His presence helped Wycombe to achieve promotion from League Two. In May 2009, he was one of seven players released by Lincoln City.
Both Wycombe and Bury had expressed no interest in signing Sinclair for the 2009-10 season, but he eventually signed a one year deal with Wrexham.
Sinclair was one of a group of seven English-born players of Jamaican origin who opted to play for Jamaica in their bid to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The other English-born players were Deon Burton, Marcus Gayle, Robbie Earle, Paul Hall, Fitzroy Simpson and Darryl Powell. All seven went on to play in the finals tournament in France. In total, Sinclair appeared 28 times for his country.
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'''Timothy David "Tim" Flowers''' (born 3 February 1967) is an English former football goalkeeper and is currently unemployed after quitting his job as assistant manager of Queens Park Rangers.
Flowers was born in Kenilworth and began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1984. He quickly broke into the first team, becoming their regular goalkeeper by his 18th birthday, but his breakthrough came at the bleakest time in the club's history, as the two seasons he spent there both ended in relegation (in 1984-85 to the Third Division and in 1985-86 to the Fourth. After Wolves fell into the Fourth Division to complete a hat-trick of successive relegations, they had to sell Flowers as part of the effort to avoid bankruptcy and he joined First Division club Southampton for -70,000. He was understudy to Peter Shilton in 1986-87, but managed nine league appearances (the first in a 5-1 defeat to Manchester United in mid September) and also played a further nine games on loan to Swindon Town in the Third Division. He made another nine league appearances in 1987-88 and returned to Swindon for a five-match loan spell, before becoming Southampton's regular goalkeeper in the 1989-90 season.
Within a couple of years of becoming Southampton's first choice goalkeeper, Flowers was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the English league and inevitable rumours of a transfer to a bigger club began.
He finally left Southampton on 4 November 1993 when a -2.4million move to Blackburn Rovers made him the most expensive goalkeeper in Britain. His excellent goalkeeping wasn't quite enough to win Blackburn the Premier League title that season, but they did finish second to Manchester United, and went one better the following year when they won their first top division title since 1914.
He remained at Ewood Park for another four seasons before Blackburn were relegated in 1999 and he was transferred to Leicester City, where he collected a Football League Cup winner's medal in his first season. He stayed with them for one season after their relegation to Division One two years later before retiring as a player.
His final appearance for Leicester City was against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux in May 2003. It was the final game of the season, and with Leicester 1-0 down, Flowers came on as a late substitute. Leicester were awarded a late penalty, and despite shouts from the travelling Leicester fans for Flowers to take the penalty, and Flowers himself signalling to the bench, Micky Adams (then Leicester manager) ignored the fans, and allowed Trevor Benjamin to take it, who scored. It seemed harsh on Flowers, as Leicester were already promoted to the Premiership, and he could have ended his career with his only goal.
Flowers also won 11 caps with England between 1993 and 1998. He was in the squads for both Euro 96 in England and the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He retired following the 2002-03 season.
Following a spell as goalkeeper coach for both Leicester City and Manchester City, on 19 February 2007 he was appointed as assistant manager to Iain Dowie at Coventry City. Flowers left Coventry on 11 February 2008 after Dowie was sacked, before joining him again at QPR. He left the assistant manager's role at QPR as well after Dowie was sacked again.
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'''Kevin Horlock''' (born November 1, 1972 in Erith, Kent) is an English born Northern Irish football player, currently player/assistant manager of Needham Market. Horlock is a former Northern Ireland international and is most associated with Manchester City, for whom he played in three different divisions including the Premier League. He also played for Swindon Town, West Ham United, Ipswich Town, Doncaster Rovers and Mansfield Town. Horlock was well known for his accurate set pieces and is particularly skilled at taking free kicks.
Horlock started his career as a trainee with West Ham United in 1989 but did not graduate to the first team and moved to Swindon Town in August 1992 where he spent a single season in the Premiership in 1993-94.
Horlock was Frank Clark's first signing for Manchester City for a transfer fee reported as being between -1.25 million and -1.5 million.
Horlock was signed by Glenn Roeder for West Ham United for a fee of -300,000 in August 2003. He made 27 league appearances for West Ham in the 2003-04 season
Horlock signed for Eastern Counties League Premier Division side Needham Market as player/assistant manager on a twelve-month contract on 8 August 2008.
Horlock was first capped in April 1995 versus Latvia and went on to make 32 appearances for Northern Ireland,
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'''Kenny Jackett''' (born 5 January 1962 in Watford) is an English-born former Wales international football player who is now a manager. He is the current manager of Millwall.
A skilful player, equally at home in defence or midfield, Jackett was capped 31 times for Wales, for whom he was eligible through his Welsh-born father. He spent his entire playing career at Watford, before his career was ended by injury. He moved onto the coaching staff, and had a spell as manager in the 1996-97 season. Between 2004 and 2007 he was manager of Swansea City.
Jackett broke into the Watford first team at the end of the 1979-80 season. During the 1980s he helped the team to a runners-up spot in Division One, as well as appearing in the 1984 FA Cup Final. Jackett's playing career was ended prematurely when a serious knee injury forced his retirement in 1990, at the age of 28. Had he not incurred the injury he would have most likely topped Watford's all-time appearance record - currently held by striker Luther Blissett.
On retirement, Jackett stayed at Vicarage Road where he had several coaching roles before beginning his management career in June 1996 as head coach with Watford. He succeeded Graham Taylor, who became Director of Football.
Watford had just been relegated to Division Two and Jackett was unable to mount a serious promotion challenge. In the 1996-97 season Watford finished 13th - their lowest finish since the 1970s. During the close season he was demoted to assistant manager, with Taylor once again becoming manager. Jackett assisted Taylor in getting Watford promoted two seasons in a row, and helped the club during their 1999-2000 Premiership campaign - although they were relegated in bottom place.
When Taylor left Watford at the end of the 2000-01 Division One campaign, Jackett was released on the instruction of incoming manager Gianluca Vialli, an unpopular move with many fans of the club. He then joined Ian Holloway at Queens Park Rangers as assistant manager and contributed towards their Division Two promotion campaign.
After 3 years as an assistant Jackett left QPR to replace Brian Flynn as manager of Swansea in April 2004 and in his first full season in charge, they were promoted from League Two, finishing in third place. The club also won the FAW Premier Cup.
A fine start to the 2005-06 League One campaign followed, putting them well on course for a second successive promotion, but Swansea slipped away from the top of the league, ending the season in sixth place and qualifying for the promotion play-offs, which they lost on penalties in the final against Barnsley. However, he did win the Football League Trophy, as well as winning the FAW Premier Cup for the second season in a row.
In 2006-07 the side hovered in and around the top 6 and defeated Premiership club Sheffield United at Bramall Lane 3-0 in the FA Cup. However, on 15 February 2007 Swansea parted company with Jackett by mutual consent after almost three years in charge. Although the board had asked him to continue following a slump in form, Jackett felt he "no longer has the 100 per cent support of everybody connected with the club" and therefore decided to leave.
On 7 March 2007 Jackett was appointed reserve team manager of Manchester City. He was interviewed for the vacant managerial post at League One side Millwall, after the sacking of Willie Donachie, but ruled himself out after an interview. However, on 6 November 2007 he left Manchester City to take up the position.
On 2 October 2008 he was named Coca-Cola Football League One Manager of the Month after guiding Millwall to 5 consecutive wins, against Huddersfield, Hartlepool, Leicester, Cheltenham and Swindon, conceding only two goals.
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'''Raymond "Ray" Lewington''' (born September 7, 1956 in Lambeth, London is a former footballer and a coach. He currently holds the position of first team coach at Fulham. His son, Dean, is a professional footballer currently playing for MK Dons.
Lewington started his career at Chelsea in the 1970s, and played a season at Vancouver Whitecaps in 1979, before a loan spell at Wimbledon. In 1979-80 he transferred to Fulham, and he was to go on and make over 170 League appearances for them before a brief period at Sheffield United in 1985-86.
Lewington became player-manager of Fulham after their relegation to the old Division Three in July 1986.
His first season was a difficult one: with a tight budget imposed on him, Lewington was unable to lift the club and they flirted with relegation. Off the field, the club was unstable after two takeovers in quick succession and the suggestion of a merger with another club. It was also suggested that Lewington was a puppet of owner Jimmy Hill, who was thought to have had some hand in team affairs.
The next two seasons showed no sign of an up-turn in fortune, but in 1988/89 Lewington guided the club to the play-offs, although they were unsuccessful in achieving promotion. The following season saw the club struggle against relegation once more. At the end of that season, Alan Dicks was brought in, with Lewington becoming his assistant.
Lewington had spells as caretaker manager at Fulham in 1991 and 1994, before joining Crystal Palace as a coach, becoming assistant to Alan Smith as Palace were relegated from the Premiership. After the former Palace owner Ron Noades' takeover of Brentford in 1998, Brentford's infamous "chairman-manager" brought in Lewington as a Coach in 1999. After Noades relinquished his team-selection duties in 2000, Lewington was appointed as manager of Brentford, taking them to a losing appearance in the Football League Trophy final in 2001 and guiding them to 14th in Division Two. He left at the end of the 2000-2001 season to become Gianluca Vialli's reserve team manager at Watford: a difficult role, as Vialli never let any first-team players play for the reserve side.
When Vialli was sacked in the summer of 2002, Lewington was appointed manager. Like with Fulham 16 years earlier, Lewington assumed control of a club that had an extremely limited budget, with the club crippled from the collapse of ITV Digital and the high-spending of the Vialli era. Despite this, Lewington guided the club to two middle table finishes and two cup semi-finals - a 2-1 loss to Southampton in the FA Cup in 2003 and a 2-0 loss (over two legs) to Liverpool in the League Cup in 2005. Just two months after the Liverpool game, Lewington was sacked, after a poor run of League form.
In July 2005 Lewington joined former club Fulham once more, as reserve team manager. In December 2007, Lewington served a brief stint as caretaker manager after the departure of Lawrie Sanchez, managing the team for three games until Roy Hodgson was appointed full-time. He has remained at Craven Cottage as part of the management team as first team coach.
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Born in London, he signed for Chelsea at the age of 17, though his playing time in the first team was limited to 35 matches in six years, and he played only one game in Chelsea's 1954-55 championship season. In 1958 he moved to Southend United, and in 1962 joined Coventry City as a player-coach under Jimmy Hill.
In 1967 Hill recommended him for the vacant manager's job at Bristol City. He took the job at the age of just 33, and held it for thirteen years. In that time he consolidated City's position in the Second Division, and eventually, in 1976, led them to promotion to the First Division - then English football's top flight. Dicks remained as manager throughout City's four-year stay in Division 1, but relegation and a poor start to the following season saw him leave in October 1980.
During the 1980s, Dicks managed clubs in Greece (Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.) , Cyprus (Apollon Limassol-1984-1985) and Qatar (where he won the championship with Al Rayyan Sports Club).
He managed Fulham Football Club for one season (1990-91) in the early 1990s. The players considered him as being too lax, and in Simon Morgan's autobiography, Morgan claimed that his brothers went to Craven Cottage during Dicks's reign just to join in the amusing chants of 'Dicks Out'.
After leaving Fulham he moved to the United States and subsequently became head coach of Carolina Dynamo and then Charleston Battery in the A-League. He has now retired and returned to Bristol.
Although many Fulham fans didn't appreciate his services at their club, Bristol City fans will remember Dicks for the rest of their lives. Alan Dicks is a living legend in the eyes of City fans, as he is one of only two managers to have promoted BCFC to the top flight, the other being Harry Thickett in 1906.
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'''Donald Mackay''' (born 19 March 1940 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.
He was a goalkeeper and played for Forfar Athletic and made 104 appearances. He was then signed for Dundee United by Jerry Kerr, for whom he made 170 appearances. This is still the second most appearances made by a goal keeper for Dundee Utd, behind keeping legend Hamish McAlpine. He was then given a free transfer by Jim McLean, after ten years of loyal service to the Utd cause, where he finished his 16 year professional playing career with Southend United after only 13 appearances.
After a spell coaching Bristol City youth team between 1974 to 1978, where he was part of the backroom staff that won promotion to the then English First Division, he began his management career in Nrresundby managing the local side Norresundby, gaining promotion in his first season there. He returned to Scotland in 1980 when he was appointed manager of Dundee, winning promotion to the Scottish Premier League with the club, again in his first season in charge. After several high profile departures from the Dundee first team, Mackay eventually left the club in 1983.
After a short time away from the game, Bobby Gould approached him to be his assistant at Coventry City. Bobby was sacked after a poor run of results and Don was asked to take charge, where the club staved off relegation by famously winning their last three games of the season, to retain their First Division Status.
Following the sack at Coventry, Mackay went to work as reserve-team coach at Rangers, alongside ex playing colleague Walter Smith and the manager Graeme Souness. Despite a successful spell at Rangers, Mackay wanted to manage in his own right, and therefore moved onto Blackburn Rovers. They narrowly missed the play-offs in his first season in charge, but did win the Full Members Cup, beating the likes of Chelsea, Everton and Charlton along the way.
In the next two seasons at Blackburn they made the play offs, losing out on promotion both times. Following a relatively poor final season in charge, he was relieved of his position there and went onto manage Fulham, His first season at Fulham was promising but results deteriorated the following year and following a defeat at Leyton Orient he was dismissed, results did not improve and Fulham were eventually relegated to the Fourth Division.
After a spell as a Scout with Arsenal, where he discovered the young Freddie Ljunberg on his travels, he teamed up with an ex Player from Blackburn days, Steve Archibald. They moved back to Scotland and tried to keep Airdrieonians from extinction. Despite the financial difficulties experienced by Steve and Don, they still managed to win The Scottish League Challenge Cup in their only season in charge.
He was employed as the Chief Scout for Middlesbrough from December 2001 through to June 2007, before moving to join part of Leicester City's new management team under Martin Allen. . A role he has been sacked from according to the News Of The World on 29/07/07.
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'''Ian Grant Branfoot''' (born Gateshead, 26 January 1947) is an English former footballer and manager.
He played as a defender, and after starting at Gateshead joined Sheffield Wednesday making his Football League debut in 1965. After 42 senior appearances for the club he left in 1969-70 for Doncaster Rovers. He made over 150 League appearances for Rovers, and after moving to Lincoln City in 1973, he went on to make over 150 league appearances for the Imps as well.
Branfoot was manager of Reading from 31 January 1984 to 23 October 1989, where he successfully managed the club to a record breaking start to the season of 13 straight wins in 1985, and led them to promotion to Division 2 as champions in 1986. The club maintained a 13th position the next season, but, having sold Trevor Senior and Kevin Bremner, in the summer of 1987, were relegated in 1988, but not before they won the Simod Cup on 27 March 1988, by beating Luton Town 4-1 at Wembley. Branfoot, however, was sacked in October the following year, with the team mid-table in Division 3.
He was coach at Crystal Palace between December 1989 and June 1991, before becoming manager of Southampton. He subsequently had two and a half years as manager at the Dell, where he became the most vilified manager in the club's history (until Harry Redknapp), the stands often ringing to the sounds of the chant, "We Want Branfoot Out". Branfoot resigned on 11 January 1994.
He then managed Fulham for two seasons in the mid 1990s. He was academy director at Sunderland between 1998 and 2002.
He is currently a football professional at Winchester College.
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'''Garry Lawrence O'Connor''' (born 7 May 1983 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Birmingham City. He is also a regular member of the Scotland national team squad.
O'Connor made his debut under manager Alex McLeish in April 2001 as a substitute against Dundee,
Following a period in which he struggled to fulfil his early promise, the arrival of manager Tony Mowbray at Hibs in May 2004 led to improved form for both O'Connor and the team as a whole. Hibs' 2004-05 campaign, in which they finished third in the Premier League, led to speculation that many of their talented young players would move abroad, or to the Old Firm. With O'Connor firmly establishing himself in the Hibs team, he won a recall to the Scotland squad and once again began to be linked with a move away from the club. O'Connor formed a formidable partnership with Derek Riordan, and between them they scored 42 goals that season as Hibs qualified for the UEFA Cup.
On 26 February 2006, it was reported that O'Connor was set to join Lokomotiv Moscow for approximately -1.6 million. This offer was subsequently accepted by Hibernian, with Tony Mowbray conceding that the personal terms on offer (including a reputed weekly wage of -16,000) were "life-changing for Garry and his family". On 6 March, it was announced that the transfer had been agreed.
On 22 March 2006, O'Connor scored for the first time for his new club, the opening goal in a 2-2 draw with Spartak Moscow in a Russian Cup tie. He opened the scoring for his side against Torpedo Moscow in a 4-1 win on 14 May. In the 2006 season, he scored seven league goals and a cup goal in the 29 matches he played in (although only on the field for the full 90 minutes in five matches - he averaged 58 minutes of playing time per match), and was yellow-carded once. In Moscow he formed a partnership with Russian international Dmitry Sychev, although Dramane Traor, the Mali international, threatened his position.
On 27 May 2007, O'Connor came off the bench to score the winning goal for Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Cup final against city rivals FC Moscow. The extra-time goal, coming in the 109th minute, was enough to seal a 1-0 victory for the railway team, and provided a measure of redemption for O'Connor, who struggled to settle into life in Russia, and was repeatedly linked with a return to British football.
O'Connor completed a -2.7m move to Birmingham City on 28 June 2007, and scored his first goal for the club in his first appearance, on 15 August 2007 against Sunderland in a 2-2 draw. However, he lost his place, and manager Alex McLeish told him he needed to get fitter to return to the starting eleven. He had to wait until January 2008 for his second league goal, an equaliser against Arsenal. He missed several games in early 2008 through illness, and McLeish told him to "write the season off and come back this season all guns blazing".
O'Connor worked with a fitness coach over the summer, lost weight, and returned to training with a positive attitude towards the coming season and towards his manager. He had a successful pre-season and started well in the Championship with an assist for Kevin Phillips followed by scoring three goals in three games, but then sustained a groin injury. Returning to the team a month later, he produced some good performances and scored three more goals in two games, prompting his inclusion in the Championship Team of the Week, before again injuring his groin, this time in the pre-match warm-up at Queens Park Rangers on 29 October 2008, a match which Birmingham went on to lose. He returned to first team action against Doncaster on 14 March 2009. O'Connor's second goal for 10-man Birmingham in their 2-0 win over Championship leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers was voted as Birmingham's Moment of the Season.
O'Connor's impressive form towards the end of the 2001-02 season was noticed by Scotland national team manager Berti Vogts, who gave O'Connor his debut against South Korea in May 2002.
After featuring in Scotland's 1-0 victory over France at Hampden Park on 7 October 2006,
O'Connor said that his wife was unhappy with life in Moscow and he had decided to stay with her rather than return to training.
He was recalled to the Scotland squad in May 2007 under new manager, and his former boss at Hibs, Alex McLeish. O'Connor was initially drafted in due to squad call-offs but was given a place in the starting line-up for the friendly match with Austria. O'Connor scored the only goal of the game as Scotland won 1-0.
This was followed up seven days later with a goal in the 2-0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying victory over the Faroe Islands.
O'Connor was then left out of the Scotland squad for almost two years after appearing against the Ukraine in October 2007, but was recalled for the matches in September 2009 against Macedonia and the Netherlands after Kevin Kyle withdrew from the squad due to injury.
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'''John David Gaskell''' (born 5 October 1940) is an English former football goalkeeper. Gaskell started his career as a youth player with Manchester United. He helped United win several trophies during the 1960s. He left the club for Wrexham in June 1969.
Born in Orrell, Lancashire, Gaskell began his football career with Manchester United. He made his senior debut for United on 24 October 1956, when he played in the 1956 FA Charity Shield at the age of 16 years and 19 days, making him the youngest player ever to have played for the club. His league debut came over a year later, in a 4-3 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on 30 November 1957. By the early 1960s, he had become a regular in the United first team, covering for first choice goalkeeper Harry Gregg. The zenith of Gaskell's career came in 1963, when he kept goal for United in their 1963 FA Cup Final win over Leicester City.
A succession of injuries to Gregg meant that Gaskell was in and out of the first team on a regular basis, but the signing of Pat Dunne in May 1964 meant that Gaskell was relegated to the position of third-choice goalkeeper. Both Gregg and Dunne left in 1966, but the arrival of Alex Stepney and the emergence of young Jimmy Rimmer meant that Gaskell was still third-choice at the club, so he left in the summer of 1969.
On departing from Old Trafford, Gaskell signed for Wrexham and remained there for three years, before moving to South Africa, where he played for Arcadia Shepherds until his retirement.
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'''John Gidman''' (born 10 January 1954 in Liverpool, England) was an English football player. His favoured position was right back.
Gidman played for the Liverpool youth team without ever playing for their first team, before he joined Aston Villa in 1971. He was a member of the 1977 League Cup winning side, before being signed by Everton in 1979 for -650,000. He then became Manchester United's new manager Ron Atkinson's first signing as he moved to United in 1981 as part of a -450,000 swap deal, with Mickey Thomas moving to Everton. He helped United win the FA Cup in 1983 and 1985. After scoring 4 goals in 120 appearances for United (including 4 substitute appearances), he left the club for rivals Manchester City in 1986. During his two seasons at City, the club was relegated to the Second Division. He then moved to Stoke City and Darlington, and retired after seeing his final club relegated to the Football Conference in 1989.
Gidman made his solitary appearance for England in 1977.
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'''Massimo Taibi''' (born 18 February 1970 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian football goalkeeper, who has played in several clubs, mostly in Italy's Serie A, B, and C1. He currently plays for Serie B Ascoli. He wears the number 1 for his club.
Taibi started his career for Italian side Licata in Serie B, and stayed there until 1989. He appeared for Licata only once, then moved to AS Trentino in Serie C1, where he was a first-choice goalkeeper, playing 23 matches. After one season, he moved to A.C. Milan in Serie A for the 1990-91 season. As in his first club, he was not used at all, and shortly moved to C1 club Como, where he played the following season. After that he moved to Piacenza. Taibi stayed there for six years, until the 1996-97 season, and appeared for most of the club's games.
Piacenza thought his time was over, so they sold him to the club which had not played him, A.C. Milan. This time the club played him in half of the 1997-98 season's games as a backup to fellow teammate Sebastiano Rossi. Then Milan sold him to another Serie A club, Venezia. In his first season with Venezia, he played in nearly every game.
In 1999 English Premier League club Manchester United bought him for -4.4 million. He made his debut against Liverpool, where he flapped at a free kick allowing Sami Hyypi to score. However he later made a number of saves, including a one-on-one save from Vladimir Smicer. Manchester United went on to win 3-2 with Taibi getting the Man of the Match award. Taibi competed with the other two Manchester United goalkeepers, Mark Bosnich and Raimond van der Gouw, for the first-team place, but lost out after a gaffe against Southampton that resulted in Matt Le Tissier scoring a goal. He only played four matches, one of them being a 5-0 defeat at Chelsea - one of only three occasions in the last 25 years that United have suffered such a hefty defeat.
Taibi was then transferred to Reggina, where he was played regularly at the end of the 1999-00 season and through the 2000-01 season.
On 1 April 2001, he scored a goal with a header off a corner kick in the 87th minute of a Serie A match versus Udinese Calcio to equalize the score 1-1. This action, in which the goalkeeper crosses the entire pitch to try to help his team score, is commonly seen when a team is desperate to score and time is running out, but very rarely succeeds. Taibi joined Michelangelo Rampulla as the only goalkeepers to score from open play in Serie A history.
After his two-year spell at Reggina, he was shifted to Atalanta. In the summer of 2005, he went on loan to Torino F.C., serving as first-choice goalkeeper; the move became permanent in 2006, with Taibi however becoming the backup goalkeeper behind Christian Abbiati. He made his seasonal debut on 13 January, 2007. In 2007-08, he joined Ascoli, as Torino acquired the services of former SS Lazio goalkeeper Matteo Sereni.
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'''Brian Ernest Talbot''' (born 21 July 1953 in Ipswich) is an English football manager and former player.
A midfielder, Talbot began his footballing career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town in 1968, turning professional in 1972; in the meantime he had spent two seasons on loan with Canadian club Toronto Metros. He made 227 appearances for Ipswich, and won the 1978 FA Cup with the club. In the 1978 FA Cup semi-final against West Bromwich Albion, Talbot scored the first goal eight minutes into the game. He was injured on the play when he collided head-to-head with Albion's skipper, John Wile. Wile played with a bandaged head for the remainder of the contest while Talbot was removed on a stretcher. In January 1979, Talbot moved to Arsenal for a fee of -450,000.
Talbot immediately became a first-team player at Arsenal. He played for the Gunners in the FA Cup final of that year, scoring a goal in a thrilling 3-2 victory over Manchester United; Talbot thus achieved the rare distinction of winning the FA Cup with two different teams in consecutive seasons. The following year he set a club record, as an ever-present in Arsenal's marathon 1979-80 season, when he played a total of 70 matches in a single season (the club reached the finals of both the FA Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup, but lost them both).
Talbot's impressive stamina and fitness meant he played nearly every Arsenal first-team game for the next five seasons, missing fewer than half a dozen League games. In all, the strong and sturdy midfielder played 327 first-team matches for the Gunners, scoring 49 goals. He also played for England, five times while at Ipswich and once as an Arsenal player.
After leaving Arsenal in June 1985 he went on to play for Watford, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Fulham and Aldershot. From 1984 to 1988 Talbot was also chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association.
Talbot first tasted football management with West Bromwich Albion, where he served as player-manager from November 1988 to January 1991. His tenure started well, with the side challenging for promotion in the 1988-89 season. However, the following season saw the side struggle, which continued into the 1990-91 season. His departure from West Brom coincided with the famous 4-2 FA Cup defeat at the hands of Woking. He then managed Aldershot (February-November 1991) and subsequently Maltese club Hibernians, where his team won the island's Premier League in 1993 and 1994.
Talbot returned to English club football as part of the coaching staff of Rushden and Diamonds, then in the Football Conference, in 1997. After a spell as head coach he was appointed club manager before the start of the 1999-2000 season. At the end of the 2000-01 season Rushden secured promotion to the Football League under his management. The team reached the Division Three playoffs in 2002 but lost in the final. In their second season in the League they secured the 2002-03 Division Three Championship, but were relegated the following season, Talbot having left the club in March 2004 after seven years to take over at Oldham Athletic.
Talbot succeeded in keeping Oldham in Division Two in 2004, but resigned in March 2005. In May 2005 he signed a two-year contract as manager of Oxford United before the final game of the 2004-05 season. However, after an unsuccessful stint in charge, Talbot was sacked in March 2006, leaving the club 22nd in League Two and destined to lose their League status at the end of the season.
Talbot made a quick return to management with Maltese side Marsaxlokk, and guided them to the domestic league title and a place in the UEFA Champions League.
Following a disappointing start to the 2008-09 season, Marsaxlokk appointed former Msida Saint-Joseph manager Patrick Curmi as the club's new head coach on 17 December 2008. Brian Talbot will, however, remain with the club, moving upstairs to take on a Technical Director role.
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'''Mark Schwarzer''', OAM (born 6 October 1972) is an Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for English Premier League team Fulham. He also represents Australia in the international matches.
Schwarzer has worn the same pair of shinpads since he started his professional career at the age of 19 with Marconi Stallions, in the National Soccer League. He left the Sydney based club to play in Germany with Dynamo Dresden, FC Kaiserslautern and Bradford City, Schwarzer joined Middlesbrough in February 1997. He was considered a large contributor to the recent success of Middlesbrough and an important part of the team.
Schwarzer made his debut for Middlesbrough against Stockport County in the League Cup semi-finals. He played in the final against Leicester City, a 1-1 draw, but injury kept him out of the replay, which Middlesbrough lost. However, he was part of the side who beat Bolton Wanderers to win the 2004 League Cup final, producing a superb display having recovered after his mistake in letting in a soft shot.
Perhaps his most important save for Middlesbrough came in the last match of the 2004-05 season against Manchester City, saving a Robbie Fowler penalty in stoppage time to preserve a 1-1 draw. The draw was sufficient to put Middlesbrough in seventh in the final league table and ensure qualification for the UEFA Cup. Had Fowler converted the penalty, Man City would have qualified for the UEFA Cup at Middlesbrough's expense.
Schwarzer was granted a transfer request by Middlesbrough late in 2005 and sought to join a new club, but he withdrew his request on 20 January 2006, and rejoined the team. However, a fractured cheekbone sustained against West Ham United looked like it had ruled Schwarzer out for the rest of the season, but he returned for the UEFA Cup final against Sevilla, albeit playing with a protective mask. When he played in Middlesbrough's 1-0 victory over Portsmouth on 29 December 2007, he became the Premier League's longest-serving foreigner at one club beating Dennis Bergkamp's record of 315 games.
Schwarzer's contract with Middlesbrough expired in June 2008, and although he was offered a new contract,
Schwarzer made his Fulham debut in a 2-1 defeat to newly-promoted Premier League side Hull City, but he followed up by keeping a clean sheet in his next match in a 1-0 win at home to Arsenal and played every minute of the 2008/09 season. He kept ten clean sheets during the 2008-09 season in all competitions.
Schwarzer's contribution was phenomenal as his performances lead Fulham to a high 7th place finish and a place in Europe the next season, a massive improvement on Fulham's 17th place finish just a season before. Notable scalps included wins over Arsenal, Manchester United and a draw with Chelsea largely due to many spectacular saves from Schwarzer. Incidentally, Middlesbrough were relegated at the end of that season. He received the Fulham Player of the Year 08-09 in his first year at the club.
Stats accurate as of 20:42, 18 January 2010.
Schwarzer made his international debut for Australia against Canada in Edmonton in a 1994 World Cup qualifier. He came on as a substitute for Milan Blagojevic after first-choice Robert Zabica was sent off 17 minutes into the match. In the return leg in Sydney, he covered himself in glory when he saved two penalties to send Australia to the final phase of qualifying against Argentina. Schwarzer did not play in these matches, and Australia were defeated 2-1 on aggregate.
He was instrumental in Australia's qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in the play-off against Uruguay. After Uruguay won the first leg 1-0 in Montevideo, Australia won 1-0 in Sydney. In the penalty shootout, Schwarzer saved two penalties to see Australia victorious 4-2.
At the World Cup Finals he played the first two games in Australia's group matches, conceding a controversial goal against Japan and two goals against Brazil. In the third match he was replaced by Zeljko Kalac, but after Kalac's disappointing performance he was reinstated for the Round of 16 match against Italy.
Even though he predicted the direction of the penalty kick, he was unable to save the penalty in the second round of the World Cup against Italy, which was scored by Francesco Totti in injury time and sent Australia out of the World Cup.
After the World Cup in 2006, he vowed to return for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He played in all of Australia's matches in the 2007 Asian Cup although he performed admirably against Oman in the 1-1 draw he made an error which led to a goal in the 3-1 loss to Iraq and could not match Japanese goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi during the penalty shootout which saw the Socceroos crash out of the competition in their debut at the tournament. Schwarzer said that the penalty-shootout in the Asian Cup quarter-finals was the first penalty-shootout in his career that he had ever lost.
Schwarzer saved an 89th minute Shao Jiayi penalty against China in Australia's 0-0 draw in the 2010 World Cup qualifier in March 2008, continuing his record of stopping penalty kicks.
He received his second yellow card of the tournament against Qatar in Doha, in which Australia were 3-1 winners. He also missed Australia's second leg game against the Chinese in Sydney. He played every minute for the
Socceroos in round two of qualification, conceding only one goal - in the final game against Japan.
Mark Schwarzer made several vital saves to secure Australia's Asian Cup Qualifier come back win (2-1) over Oman in Muscat after conceding from his penalty save rebound!
Schwarzer was born in North Richmond, a semi-rural suburb in North-Western Sydney and attended Colo High School. His parents Hans-Joachim and Doris emigrated to Australia from Germany in 1968. He speaks English, Spanish and German. Schwarzer and his wife Paloma have two children; a son, Julian, and a daughter, Amaya. In 2009 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.
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'''Philip Patrick Stephen Mulryne''' (born 1 January 1978 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who most recently played for Kings Lynn F.C..
Mulryne began his career as a youth team player at Manchester United in 1994. He was in the FA Youth Cup winning team of 1995, and became a Northern Ireland international even before he made his first team debut. His full international debut came in February 1997 against Belgium but Mulryne had to wait until the following October to make his debut for United against Ipswich in the Coca Cola Cup (a 2-0 defeat). Despite being capable as a striker, midfielder or right winger, these positions were virtually monopolised by accomplished stars such as David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Andy Cole and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and so Mulryne only managed a handful of first-team games in five seasons at Old Trafford.
Mulryne joined Norwich City for -500,000 on 25 March 1999 in the hope of gaining more first-team opportunities.
Mulryne made a promising start to his Norwich career, scoring an excellent free-kick in a televised 1-0 win at Grimsby Town in Division One shortly after joining. However, a broken leg sustained against Blackburn Rovers shortly after the start of the following season ruled him out for virtually all of the 1999-00 campaign.
In the 2001-02 season, Mulryne was a member of the Norwich team that reached the final of the Division One play-offs. The match ended 1-1 after extra time and Mulryne missed one of the spot-kicks in the subsequent shoot-out as Birmingham City won 4-2 on penalties. Mulryne had missed another penalty earlier that season in a league match against Gillingham at Carrow Road. Mulryne's contract was expiring that summer and there was a great deal of speculation regarding his future until he signed a new three year contract with Norwich.
He was part of the Norwich side that won promotion to the Premier League as Division One champions in 2004, but they stayed there for only one season before being relegated. Mulryne then departed from Carrow Road, cancelling his contract by mutual agreement shortly before it expired. He signed for Cardiff City two months later.
On 30 August 2005 Mulryne was ejected from Northern Ireland's squad by manager Lawrie Sanchez for a breach of discipline.
At the end of the 2005-06 season, Mulryne was released from his contract at Ninian Park having made only a handful of substitute appearances, and was not until January 2007 before he found a new club after spells having trials with amongst others, Ipswich Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Polish champions Legia Warsaw and Barnsley.
Manager Martin Ling signed Mulryne for Leyton Orient on 23 January 2007 on a free transfer after impressing on a trial. He made his debut against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-1 home defeat on 13 February after 16 months without first team action. He was released at the end of the 2006-07 season, having helped Orient avoid relegation which had looked almost certain for much of the campaign.
He subsequently had a trial at Bournemouth and played in a friendly against Southampton and then came a trial with St. Mirren in Scotland.
On 25 October 2007 Mulryne joined Kings Lynn FC on a non-contract basis. He was released by the club on 1 January 2008. It was announced on 14 March that Mulryne was training with Cliftonville
Phillip Mulryne, 31, who won 27 caps for Northern Ireland, is to begin training for the Roman Catholic priesthood. It is understood he has been invited by the Bishop of Down and Connor to enter the priesthood. In seven years, he could be ordained as a priest for the diocese. His mother, Sally, confirmed her son's vocation to a Sunday newspaper. She said it was a "big decision" for him but that he would be starting at the end of August.
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'''Freddie Goodwin''' (born 28 June 1933 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) is a former English professional football player and manager.
A half back, Goodwin was signed as a trainee from Cheshire Schoolboys by Manchester United on 1 October 1953 as one of the Busby Babes. He made his senior debut for the club on 20 November 1954 against Arsenal. He helped the club win the 1956 and 1957 league championships, and was a member of the United team that made a comeback from the Munich air disaster that claimed the lives of eight players and ended the careers of two others, to reach the 1958 FA Cup Final, losing 2-0 to Bolton. He was not on the plane to Munich, having not been selected in the squad for the quarter-final second leg tie with Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia.
In his United career, he scored eight goals in 107 appearances. He was signed by Leeds United on 16 March 1960 for -10,000. In the 1963-64 season, a collision with teammate John Charles in an FA Cup tie against Cardiff City caused him to suffer a triple fracture of his leg,
Goodwin went on to become a player-manager at Scunthorpe United, although he did not play many games due to his injury, making six appearances and scoring one goal for the club. He left Scunthorpe United on 1 June 1966 and then became a manager for the New York Generals and Brighton and Hove Albion, before becoming manager of First Division club Birmingham City. It was at Birmingham where he introduced the young Trevor Francis into league football. At Birmingham, he was also known for introducing yoga, psychological testing and other new training techniques.
From 1976 to early 1981, he was the (first) coach of the Minnesota Kicks. The Kicks were part of the North American Soccer League.
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'''Harold James Halse''' (1 January 1886 - 25 March 1949) was an English football forward, who played most of his career for Manchester United and then for Chelsea. He was the first player to appear in three FA Cup finals for three different clubs.
He was born in Stratford, London and started his football career as an amateur with Wanstead, Newportians, Barking Town and Clapton Orient, where he made three appearances in the Football League.
He then joined Southend United, scoring 91 goals in 65 appearances in the 1906-07 season. He transferred to Manchester United in 1908 for the maximum transfer fee allowed at that time, -350. He scored 56 goals in 125 appearances for United, and won the First Division title in 1908 and 1911, and the FA Cup in 1909. In the 1911 FA Charity Shield against Swindon Town, Halse scored six goals for United in an 8-4 win for his team.
He moved to Aston Villa for -1200 in 1912. He won the 1913 FA Cup with Villa, but signed for Chelsea shortly afterwards. While at Chelsea Halse once again reached an FA Cup final, in 1915, although this time he finished on the losing side. He remained with Chelsea until 1921, scoring 25 goals in 111 games, and had a spell at Charlton Athletic before retiring in 1923.
Halse was the first player to appear in three FA Cup finals for three different clubs.
Halse was capped once for England, in an 8-1 win over Austria on 1 June 1909. He scored twice in this game, making it surprising that he was never capped again.
'''Manchester United'''
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'''Gordon Alec Hill''' (born 1 April 1954 in Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, England) is an English former football player.
He started in the Athenian League at Southall FC.
Hill, a goal scoring winger played a few youth games with Southend whilst his brother was on trial at the club. His career then subsequently got off the marks with Millwall. Known to The Lions fans as ''Merlin'', Hill had outstanding skill that earned him International recognition. The Millwall youngster entertained the fans with some incredible shooting and dribbling and it was not long before scouts from the big clubs noticed him. Hill played 100 overall games for Millwall scoring 22 goals. After playing on loan in the summer with North American Soccer League's Chicago Sting , and being named an NASL all-star, Hill subsequently signed for Manchester United in November 1975 for -70,000 a massive bargain for manager Tommy Docherty, forming an effective wing partnership with Steve Coppell.
Hill helped United to the 1976 FA Cup Final, scoring both goals with typical long-range efforts in the semi-final at Hillsborough Stadium against Derby County. He was also part of the winning team in the 1977 FA Cup Final. Hill left United for Derby County in 1978 after scoring 51 goals for United. He left the English game after playing for Q.P.R., returning to play in the NASL with the Montreal Manic in 1981 and part of 1982, playing 36 games and scoring 18 goals, and the Chicago Sting for the remainder of 1982, where he got 9 goals in 26 games. Gordon played for Inter-Montreal of the CPSL in the Summer of 1983. Hill played in the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1983 to 1985 with 3 teams - the New York Arrows, Kansas City Comets (41 apps 46 goals), and the Tacoma Stars (48 apps 18 goals).
He joined FC Twente in the Dutch Premier Division, for the 1985/86 season, playing 19 times and scoring 4 goals. He spent the summer of 1986 in Finland with HJK Helsinki, making 2 appearances and scoring two goals before returning to England where he helped his former team mate Stuart Pearson, then manager, playing for Northwich Victoria, before retiring from the game.
Hill has since briefly managed Chester City in the early 2000s during their spell in the Football Conference, and had a short spell managing Hyde United.
In the summer of 1991, he was Managing Director, Head Coach and Player of the Nova Scotia Clippers in the team's only year in the Canadian Soccer League, where he took the club to the playoffs. He is currently Owner and Head Coach of United FC, a youth soccer club in McKinney, Texas.
He holds a UEFA 'A' licence and fashions his coaching methods on the English System.
During his career, Hill played at every stage for England: as an amateur, youth, under 23, England B and full International, at which level he won 6 full caps between 1976 and 1977.
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'''Steven Robert "Steve" James''' (born November 29, 1949 in Coseley, England) is an English former footballer who played at centre-back.
James started his career as an apprentice at Manchester United in December 1966.
He made his debut for York against West Bromwich Albion in January 1976.
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'''Leon Mark McKenzie''' (born 17 May 1978 in Croydon, Greater London) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He is the son of former British and European boxing champion Clinton McKenzie and nephew of flyweight boxing champion Duke McKenzie and politician and retired boxer Winston McKenzie. McKenzie's cousin Ashley McKenzie took part in the third series of ''The X Factor'', broadcast on ITV1.
McKenzie began his career with his local club Crystal Palace, making his debut during the 1995-96 season. In 1997 he was loaned to Fulham and in 1998 to Peterborough United, where he scored 9 goals in 15 games.
In 2000 McKenzie joined Peterborough on a permanent basis for a fee of -25,000. In three years there he scored 49 goals in 103 games.
He joined Norwich from Peterborough in December 2005 for a fee of -325,000, and instantly won over the Canaries faithful by scoring twice on his debut to help beat local rivals Ipswich Town at Portman Road and go top of the First Division. His goals made a significant contribution to Norwich's promotion to the Premier League as First Division champions.
Within a year, he had turned from a Second Division to a Premiership player. McKenzie took time to find his feet in the Premiership but he established a strike partnership with Dean Ashton which would become one of the most potent in the division during the closing stages of the 2004-05 season. His goals helped Norwich to haul themselves into contention to avoid the drop, although they were relegated on the last day of the season.
He came third in the Norwich City Supporters Player of The Season vote for the 2004-05, beaten by Darren Huckerby and Damien Francis. McKenzie punched Francis in November 2004 upon learning that Francis had been having an affair with his wife, and they had to be separated by their teammates.
The 2005-06 season for McKenzie was interrupted by injuries and personal difficulties surrounding the break-up of his marriage. At the start of the 2006-07 campaign, he handed in a transfer request to manager Nigel Worthington. Although Worthington rejected McKenzie's request, he subsequently confirmed that McKenzie would be sold if they received an offer that matched the club's valuation of the player.
McKenzie was signed by Coventry City on transfer deadline day in August 2006 for an intitial -600,000 that, depending on appearances and promotion, could rise to -1m. Ironically, Coventry's first match after signing McKenzie was against Norwich - however, McKenzie was unable to play due to a condition of the transfer that prevented him from playing in either of the two fixtures between Coventry and Norwich in the 2006-07 season. He made his debut for Coventry on 12 September 2006 as a substitute against Ipswich Town at Portman Road.
He started the 2007-08 season well, scoring against Barnsley on the opening day of the season and against Hull, before a knee injury put him out of action for several weeks.
He scored in Coventry's opening game of the 2008-09 season against his old club, Norwich City. This marked McKenzie's 100th professional career goal and he celebrated by revealing a vest with "100" on it. He was subsequently booked for his celebration.
On 1 September 2009 it was confirmed that he had signed for Charlton Athletic. He scored his first goal for Charlton against Southampton in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy on 11 November 2009.
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'''Vasilis Lakis''' (born 10 September 1976 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek footballer and he was named "Turbo" for his speed on the attacking wing and making great cross in the area for the strikers.
Vasilis Lakis started his career in for FAS Naoussa and he began his career as a defender but his earliest coaches, recognizing his natural ability, moved him to the attacking wing, where he has since shone. In FAS Naoussa Lakis played with players like the future Greek star like Vassilios Tsiartas.
In the summer 1995, Lakis signed for the professional club Panileiakos and in the next season he helped the team to achieve the 7th place in the Greek Super League and Lakis scored 7 goals for the Panileiakos team.
In the simmer 1998 Lakis signed for AEK Athens FC and here he played with big stars like, Demis Nikolaidis, that they won 2 Greek Cup in the season 1999/2000 against Ionikos and in 2001/2002 against the rival Olympiakos also with Vasilios Tsiartas joyned from Seville and Theodoros Zagorakis from Leicester City. In the season 2001/2002 Lakis with AEK Athens FC achieved the Fourth round of the 2001-02 UEFA Cup against the Internazionale Milano F.C. of Hctor Raul Cper. In the season 2002/2003 Lakis found also Grigorios Georgatos from Internazionale Milano F.C. and with AEK Athens FC gained the 2002-03 UEFA Champions League in the same group with big clubs like A.S. Roma and the Spanish gian Real Madrid C.F.. The club was close to beat Real Madrid C.F. after lading 3-1 and then 3-3 at home in the old stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium, but AEK Athens FC took the revenge in Madrid at the Santiago Bernabu Stadium drowing 2-2.
After Greece won Euro 2004, lakis signed for 1 season on loan with Crystal Palace in the Premiership. Unfortunately the club was in a difficult situation and they relegate and Vassilis Lakis decided to returned to Greece and help his preview club AEK Athens FC.
He recently returned to long-time club AEK Athens FC and here he found players like, Traianos Dellas that came from the Italian gian A.S. Roma and as president Demis Nikolaidis. AEK Athens FC gained again the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League in the same group of A.C. Milan that they beat at home 1-0 with the goal of Jlio Csar. In the summer 2007 AEK Athens FC acquired the Brazilian Rivaldo from the rival Olympiacos and the club rich the top of Greek Championship with the Pireus rival. He is a pacy right winger who can also play up front, known for his fast-paced end-to-end style of play. He is renowned in his homecountry for his habit of missing easy chances but his speed, cutting passes, and incisive runs into the box more than makeup for this failing.
On 2 July 2007 Vasilis was released by AEK, on 3 July he signed a three year contract with PAOK, which here he founds Theodoros Zagorakis as the president of the club and Zisis Vryzas as a player, that they won Euro 2004. Vassilios lakis heled his new team to gain the second place in the Greek Championship behind Olympiacos and qualifying PAOK for the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
On 1 July 2009 he signed a two-years contract with the football club AO Kavala. Here lakis found the goalkeeper Fanis Katergiannakis that he helped to promote the team in the Greek Championship after 10 years. His new club AO Kavala was the revelation of the Greek Championship fighting for the first 6 positions and Lakis become one more time one of most important player with experience.
Lakis made 35 appearances for the Greece national football team and scored his first goal in a friendly match, in April 2000 in Dublin against the Repubblic of Ireland, in Lansdown Road. The coach Otto Rehhagel called him for the qualification for Euro 2004 and he was inclued in the Greek squad that won Euro 2004 and made two appearances as a substitute against Portugal in the group-stage and France in the quarterfinal.
'''Greece'''
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'''Tomasz Mirosaw Kuszczak''' (; born 20 March 1982) is a Polish footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for English club side Manchester United and the Polish national team.
Kuszczak has previously played for lsk Wrocaw in Poland, as well as for the German clubs KFC Uerdingen 05 and Hertha BSC, before moving in 2004 to England's West Bromwich Albion. During the summer of 2006 he made the switch to Manchester United after a season of starting for West Brom in the Premiership.
Kuszczak made 14 appearances for the Poland Under-21 side, and has been capped eight times at senior level.
Born in Krosno Odrzaskie, Poland, Kuszczak joined Germany's Hertha BSC in 2000, spending a year with their reserve team before being promoted to the first team in 2001. He subsequently spent three seasons as the third-choice goalkeeper at the club, behind Gbor Kirly and Christian Fiedler, and failed to make a single appearance in the Bundesliga. He was out of contract with Hertha when he was signed by the then-West Bromwich Albion manager Gary Megson on 14 July 2004.
He made his debut for West Bromwich Albion on 18 September 2004 in a Premier League match against Fulham at The Hawthorns, which ended in a 1-1 draw. He then played in a League Cup match against Colchester United on 21 September 2004, Albion losing 2-1.
Kuszczak had only kept goal in one match in the Premier League before West Brom's game against Manchester United on the penultimate match day of the 2004-05 season, with the ''Baggies'' facing a tough relegation battle. He put in a striking performance, having to step in front of the goal after the first choice keeper Russell Hoult was injured in the first half. West Brom drew the match 1-1, with Kuszczak remaining unbeaten during his 68 minutes on the pitch. This performance helped Kuszczak earn his first man of the match award in the Premier League. The following week, in the season's last match against Portsmouth, Kuszczak had another impressive game, enabling West Brom to win 2-0, and hence stay up in the league.
In 2005-06, Kuszczak was supposed to be the reserve keeper behind Chris Kirkland. With Kirkland injured, Kuszczak kept goal in his first Premier League match of the season on 30 October 2005, but could not prevent Newcastle United from winning 3-0. His performances then improved, allowing him to become the first-choice keeper. This continued despite Kirkland's return from injury.
On 15 January 2006, Kuszczak had an impressive game against Wigan Athletic, making a match-winning save late on from Jason Roberts, with West Brom winning the game 1-0. The save was voted ''Save of the Season'' by viewers of BBC TV's Match of the Day programme.
On 7 July 2006, it was confirmed by West Bromwich Albion manager Bryan Robson that Manchester United made a bid for Kuszczak of around -2 million. On 3 August, West Bromwich Albion rejected a -2.5 million bid for Kuszczak from Manchester United, citing that a one-year loan spell for United starlet Giuseppe Rossi would also have to be included along with the cash to result in a deal. On 10 August 2006, Kuszczak joined Manchester United in a deal involving the transfer of England Under-18 goalkeeper Luke Steele and defender Paul McShane to West Brom.
When officially announcing the move, Manchester United failed to state the terms, leading to suggestions that it was a merely a loan deal. Chief executive David Gill has since clarified the situation: "Tomasz will be a Manchester United player for the next four years," he said. "He has come to us on loan for the first year, and then will join us permanently in July 2007. We would not have been interested in signing any player, even as one as good as Tomasz, on loan. We would hope Tomasz remains a Manchester United player for many years to come."
Kuszczak made his debut in a Premier League match against Arsenal on 17 September 2006, and he earned the Manchester United fans' respect when he saved an early Gilberto Silva penalty. He could not, however, save United from a 1-0 defeat, when Emmanuel Adebayor scored the late winner.
In his first start, against Crewe Alexandra in the League Cup, the name on the back of his goalkeeper shirt was spelled incorrectly; instead of "Kuszczak", his name had been spelled "Zuszczak".
Although Kuszczak didn't play enough Premiership games in the 2006-07 season, he received a winners medal by special application to the Premier League.
On 2 July 2007, Manchester United announced that the permanent transfer had been completed, for a fee of -2.125 million.
Due to Dutch keeper Edwin van der Sar's continued good form and Ben Foster's knee injury, Kuszczak was named Manchester United's number 2 for the 2007-08 season. During an interview in May 2007 Kuszczak stated that he wanted one day to become the number 1 at Manchester United.
On 8 March 2008, in an FA Cup tie against Portsmouth, Kuszczak received a straight red card for a foul on Milan Baro. By this time all substitutes had been used, therefore Rio Ferdinand was forced to take over between the posts, but failed to stop the penalty that lead to United being knocked out of the FA Cup.
In September 2008, Kuszczak signed a two-year extension which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2012. However, after being overlooked in favour of Ben Foster for the 2009 League Cup Final, it appears as though Kuszczak might face problems in becoming United's new No.1 after van der Sar's retirement. In fact Kuszczak has of late expressed discontent with his situation at Manchester United and is considering his long-term future at the club. Kuszczak kept a clean sheet in his first game of the 2009-10 season, a 1-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round of the League Cup. After Van der Sar suffered an injury, Kuszczak returned to the side for a match against Portsmouth on 28 November. He retained his position in the starting line-up for United's League Cup fifth round match against Tottenham Hotspur, the next league game against West Ham United and the last game of the Champions League group stage against Wolfsburg. Kuszczak kept another clean sheet in United's final game of the decade as they beat Wigan 5-0 at Old Trafford. However, Van der Sar's return to the team in January 2010 saw him lose his place in the side.
Kuszczak had also played two international matches by this time, his debut coming on 11 December 2003 against Malta. Poland won the away game 4-0.
Due to his impressive performances for West Bromwich Albion, although the club was ultimately relegated, he was called up to the 23-man Poland national football team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. However, in a World Cup warm-up match between Poland and Colombia on 30 May 2006, he conceded a goal directly from a long punt by the opposition goalkeeper, Neco Martnez. Kuszczak subsequently ended up as Artur Boruc's back-up during the tournament and did not play.
In May 2008, Kuszczak was named in Poland's squad for Euro 2008, but was forced to drop out after picking up a back injury. Kuszczak was replaced by Wojciech Kowalewski. A lack of club football at Manchester United had also seen him slide down the pecking order for his country of late, but he was recently recalled to the squad for the friendly matches against Romania and Canada by new coach Franciszek Smuda, playing in both matches with mixed results.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 5 Janury 2010''
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'''Richard Patrick Dunne''' (Irish name: '' Risterd  Duinn '') (born 21 September 1979 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays in the Premier League as a defender for Aston Villa. He also plays for the Irish national team.
Having played schoolboy football in Dublin for Home Farm, Dunne joined Everton as a 15-year-old schoolboy in the 1994-95 season. The next season, he started to play for Everton reserves and in early 1997, Dunne signed a 5-year professional contract. He was part of the successful 1996 FA Youth Cup squad along with Tony Hibbert and Leon Osman.
Dunne made his debut under then manager Joe Royle in 1997, at the age of just 17.
In the autumn of 2000 he was signed by Manchester City for a fee of -3 million. City had signed both Dunne and Laurent Charvet as replacements for right back Richard Edghill who had suffered from a dip in form.
It was in the centre of defence where Dunne made his biggest impact on the team. Dunne had various partners in the centre of defence in his first season at the club and for a few games he played in a three man defence with Andy Morrison and Steve Howey. His first season saw City relegated into the first division and acquire the services of a new manager, Kevin Keegan. Disciplinary problems in 2003 resulted in a club suspension, and his time at Manchester City looked to be over. However, Dunne returned to the first team following an intensive fitness programme, and within a few months gained an international recall.
A number of consistent performances resulted in Dunne receiving Manchester City's Player of the Year award for 2004/05, which he also won in the 2005-6, 2006-7 and 2007-8 seasons, becoming the first person to win City's PotY award four times.
In the 2006 close season, at the age of 26, Dunne was appointed club captain, taking over from Sylvain Distin, amidst rumours of Distin leaving City.
On 18 January 2007, Manchester City teammate Micah Richards said:
-Ever since I-ve come to this club Richard has just been quality. I play with him week in, week out and I think he-s one of the best players I-ve played with. I-ve played with John Terry and Rio Ferdinand in the England squad but Richard is right up there with them.-
On July 4, 2008, Dunne signed a new 4 year contract with Manchester City to keep him at the club until 2012.
He marked his 29th Birthday with a goal in the 6-0 win against Portsmouth on 21 September 2008.
A match against Wigan Athletic in January 2009 saw Dunne receive the eighth Premier League red card of his career, equalling a record set by Patrick Vieira and Duncan Ferguson.
Following the Summer 2009 captures of Kolo Tour and Joleon Lescott, it was reported that Dunne could leave the City of Manchester Stadium with Aston Villa the most likely desination. Villa confirmed on 27 August 2009, that they had agreed a fee with Manchester City for the defender. Aston Villa filed the paperwork for the deal before the close of the transfer window but the Premier League announced that the deal could not be "ratified" until 2 September 2009, when the deal was completed.
Dunne's Villa debut came in the 2009 Birmingham derby where Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 1-0, courtesy of a Gabriel Agbonlahor goal. Following the game, Dunne heaped praise on new teammates James Collins, Carlos Cullar and Stephen Warnock, claiming that their partnership in defence "seems to have worked reasonably well".
Dunne scored his first goal for Villa on October 5 2009, coincidently, against his former club Manchester City.
He was applauded for his sign of respect to Manchester City fans for refusing to celebrate his goal. He scored his second Villa goal later that month in the team's 2-1 home victory over Chelsea.
Dunne then scored his third goal in 12 game for villa in a 3-0 victory over Hull City.
Richard Dunne made his first International debut for the Republic of Ireland in a 1-0 loss to Greece in a friendly on 26th of April 2000. His first international goal came just two months later in only his third cap as he scored on June 4 against Mexico helping his team come from 2-0 down to drawing 2-2. He was selected by his manager Mick McCarthy to play against the likes of The Netherlands and Portugal during their successful qualification for the World Cup. His first competitive goal for Ireland came against Estonia in a 2-0 win. He was part of the Irish squad that played at the World Cup but the centre half pairing of Steve Staunton, who was made captain following Roy Keanes departure, and Gary Breen was favoured by Mick McCarthy meaning Dunne did not even make an appearance as a subtitute. The emergence of John O'Shea and Brian Kerrs preference of Kenny Cunningham meant that Dunnes chances with Ireland were extremely limited during their unsuccessful Euro 2004 qualification attempt. He did score his third international goal in a friendly against Turkey just prior to the end of the campaign. Dunne again found himself out of favour with Kerr during the qualification for the 2006 World Cup only featuring in the final three matches which included a 1-0 defeat to France, a game that ultimately cost Ireland qualification. Another change of manager for Ireland saw Dunnes former teammate, Steve Staunton, use him during the majority of the Euro 2008 qualification campaign. Early defeats to Germany and a humiliating 5-2 loss to Cyprus, a match in which Dunne scored before giving away a penalty and being sent off, meant qualification always looked beyond the Irish. Dunne only missed three of the twelve matches, due to suspension and injury rather than form. Giovanni Trappatoni was appointed Ireland manager for the 2010 World Cup qualification campaign and with it is has cemented Richard Dunne as Irelands top defender and one of the best players. He played in all ten games helping Ireland finish second and qualify for a play-off whilst also scoring goals in both 1-1 draws with Bulgaria, as well as winning the man of the match award in the game held in Sofia. He also played the entire matches in both legs against France as Ireland we controversially knocked out 2-1 on aggregate.
Stats accurate as of 20:35, 04 January 2010.
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'''Ugochuku "Ugo" Ehiogu''' (born 3 November 1972 in Homerton, London) is an English former footballer who played as a centre back, most recently for Sheffield United. Ehiogu is a former England international who has also had lengthy spells at both Aston Villa and Middlesbrough in his career.
He remained at the club for nine years, making over 300 appearances in all competitions. He was part of the Villa team that won the 1996 League Cup as Villa beat Leeds 3-0. Ehiogu also won a runners-up medal when Villa lost 1-0 to Chelsea in the 2000 FA Cup Final. He joined Middlesbrough from Villa in November 2000 for, at the time, a club record fee of -8 million. The deal went ahead after negotiations between Villa and West Bromwich Albion, whose 50% sell-on clause on the player had been seen as a stumbling block to the move.
His career at Boro got off on the wrong foot when he was forced to limp off four minutes into his debut with a hamstring injury which kept him out for months. Whilst at Middlesbrough, Ugo quickly became a mainstay in the central defence since joining the club and rejoining his former team mate Gareth Southgate in central defence. He missed the start of the 2003-04 season with a knee injury but returned to play his part in Boro's Carling Cup success against Bolton Wanderers. This knee injury returned in the 2004-05 season and again he was forced to miss many important games, although Boro still managed to scrape into the UEFA Cup for a second successive season.
He agreed a move to West Bromwich Albion, the club where he had started as a 16 year-old, during the January transfer window of 2006,
Ehiogu was released from his contract at Middlesbrough and started talks with Rangers over a proposed transfer to the Scottish Premier League club. On 22 January, 2007, he signed an 18-month contract with Rangers after completing a medical. Once the technicalities of the transfer were concluded, Ehiogu officially joined Rangers three days later.
Ehiogu found his first team opportunities limited at the start of the 2007-08 season, with Carlos Cullar and David Weir being preferred by manager Walter Smith.
He was released by Rangers that January.
On 16 January 2008 it was reported that Sheffield United were interested in signing Ehiogu.
With injuries and suspensions to his fellow defenders in the early stages of the following season he forced his way into the first team and was rewarded with what turned out to be his only goal in Blades colours, scoring the winner against Preston in October 2008.
On 3 August 2009, Ehiogu retired from football after a trial with MK Dons.
He was called up for his first England international game in 1997 against Italy. He went on to win another three caps and scored once for his country, in a 3-0 victory over Spain.
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'''Raimond van der Gouw''' (born 24 March 1963 in Oldenzaal) is a former Dutch footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
After a successful career with Vitesse and well into his 30s, he moved to Manchester United, also experiencing relative recognition, although he played very sparingly; he scored his only goal in the last game of his career for AGOVV Apeldoorn, before retiring at the age of 44, and becoming a coach.
Van der Gouw's first club was Go Ahead Eagles. A product of the club's youth system, he made his debut for the first team in a 2-1 victory against FC Den Bosch, on 14 September 1985. At the time, Eagles were competing in the bottom half of the first division, achieving a tenth placed finish in the player's first season. However, the club experienced relegation in 1987, and failed to achieve promotion the following season. After 97 league appearances, Van der Gouw joined second level's Vitesse Arnhem.
His first season for Vitesse saw the club win the ''Eerste Divisie'' title, promoting to the top flight of Dutch football for the first time in nine seasons. The following season saw further progress; a third-place finish in 1989-90 saw Vitesse qualify for the UEFA Cup for the first time in its history. The club also reached the final of the domestic cup.
In Europe competition, as Vitesse reached the UEFA last-eight, Van der Gouw kept four consecutive clean sheets, before the side eventually lost to Sporting Clube de Portugal. Vitesse consistently finished in the top six in subsequent seasons, but were less impressive in Europe, suffering a 3-0 aggregate defeat to Norwich City, among other results.
Having played more than 350 league games in the Netherlands, Van der Gouw was an experienced choice for taking Tony Coton's place when the latter departed to Sunderland, and was transferred to Manchester United for a fee of -500,000.
Van der Gouw's experience played a part in United's successes, both as a player and as goalkeeping coach at the club. His United debut came against Aston Villa in September 1996, when he kept a clean sheet. A notable appearance came against Borussia Dortmund in the semi-final of the Champions League in 1997, when Peter Schmeichel pulled out with injury just minutes before kick-off. United lost the match 1-0, but Van der Gouw helped keep the score down.
In 1998, Van der Gouw again played in a crucial Champions League match for United, the second leg of the quarter-final against AS Monaco. In a spirited performance, he denied several clear chances for the opposition, and the 34-year-old Dutchman would have kept a clean sheet were it not for a powerful long range goal early on from David Trezeguet. The Red Devils drew 1-1 but were knocked out on away goals. Ever the teacher, Van der Gouw coached United's young goalkeepers for a while, but relinquished this role in 1998-99 when Coton rejoined the club, in the same capacity.
In 1999-2000, for the first time in his United career, Van der Gouw played enough games to claim a Premier League medal, playing in a total of 22 matches in all competitions. In some cases, he was selected as first-choice over the faltering Mark Bosnich. This run of regular play included United's defeat in the 1999 UEFA Super Cup, and he also featured in some of United's Champions League matches, including a notable performance against group rivals Sturm Graz - in which he made a string of saves, kept a clean sheet and stopped a penalty from Ivica Vasti. He also made his only appearance in a FIFA-organised tournament, against South Melbourne in the 2000 Club World Championship.
Following the arrival of Fabien Barthez, Van der Gouw resumed his role as a backup goalkeeper in 2000-01, being sent off for the only time in English competition, against Watford, on 31 October 2000. Despite having made only 26 starts in five seasons, and the arrival of Roy Carroll, he signed a one-year extension to his contract in the summer of 2001. Van der Gouw made his last appearance for the club on 11 May 2002, and in the process became the oldest United player since the end of the Second World War.
Having turned down a move to Coventry City, Van der Gouw signed a one-year deal with West Ham, with the option of a second. He did not play a competitive game for the club,
In June 2007, Van der Gouw returned to England as goalkeeping coach at Sunderland, linking up with former Manchester United team-mate Roy Keane. He was brought in to work in conjunction with Tim Carter, who served in that capacity prior to Van der Gouw's arrival,
After Ricky Sbragia resigned at the end of the 2008-09 season and Steve Bruce was subsequently appointed as the new manager, Van der Gouw left Sunderland to return to his old club Vitesse, also as goalkeeping coach.
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'''Stuart Slater''' (born 27 March 1969 in Sudbury, Suffolk) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger and forward for West Ham United, Celtic, Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Watford. He also represented England at under-21 and B level.
Slater was raised in rural Suffolk and played in the local junior leagues as a boy. He played for Colchester's 'Langham Lions' alongside Jason Dozzell and supported Ipswich Town.
Slater joined West Ham as an apprentice in 1986 and after a tough first year, he became a star of the youth team. He made his first appearance for West Ham, still an apprentice, when he came on as substitute for Ray Stewart in the Division One home game against Derby County in October 1987.
He was offered a professional contract in April 1988 just after his seventeenth birthday and made a second appearance in the 1987-88 season when he came on as substitute in the home game against Coventry City in the same month.
He made his first start for West Ham against Southampton in August 1988, when a clash of heads with Russell Osman led to him being taken off in the first minute. He recovered to win the Man of the Match award in his next two games, against Charlton and Newcastle United, and scored his first goal for the club in a F.A. Cup 5th round tie against Charlton in February 1989.
Playing in Division Two in 1989-90, he scored nine goals in 50 league and cup appearances as West Ham reached the semi-final of the League Cup, and made three substitute appearances for the England Under 21 team in 1990.
Manager Billy Bonds switched him to the left wing towards the end of the 1989-90 season where he excelled to the extent that after a 5-0 home defeat of Sheffield United in March 1990, the Sheffield United defender, Chris Wilder, shook Slater's hand, saying, ''"That's the closest I've been to you all evening."''
A similar performance came against Everton in the sixth-round of the FA Cup in March 1991, when he also scored West Ham's second goal from 20 yards, as West Ham won 2-1 to reach the semi-finals.
West Ham returned to Division One in 1991-92 but, troubled by an Achilles injury, Slater failed to scored a goal in 51 appearances. He turned down the offer of a new contract and left the club in August 1992 for Celtic.
===Career after leaving West Ham United===
Former West Ham team-mate, Liam Brady, then manager of Celtic, took Slater to Glasgow in a -1.5 million deal in August 1992.
Slater made his debut in the same month, coming on as a substitute in a 1-1 away draw against Rangers, but did not make an impression at Celtic and thirteen months later he returned south to Ipswich Town, having scored three goals in 43 appearances.
He joined Ipswich Town in a -750,000 deal in September 1993, where he linked up again with his former manager at West Ham, John Lyall, in the Premier League. He stayed at Ipswich for three seasons scoring four goals in 84 appearances before leaving on a free transfer.
After a short spell on trial at Leicester City, Slater joined Watford. Injuries limited him to only 35 league appearances for the Watford in almost three years and he eventually moved to Australia, joining NSL club, Carlton S.C., in August 1999.
Slater returned to England a year later to join Football Conference club Forest Green Rovers in October 2000, for who he made 24 league and cup appearances in the 2000-01 season and played in the FA Trophy final at Villa Park in May 2001, when Rovers were beaten 1-0 by Canvey Island.
He was unable to agree a new contract with Rovers and followed manager Frank Gregan to League of Wales side Aberystwyth Town in July 2001. Poor results in the first months of the 2001-02 season saw Frank Gregan depart and Slater follow him to Southern League club, Weston-super-Mare, in December 2001, where he stayed for the next three years, helping Weston-super-Mare to promotion to the Southern League Premier Division in 2003.
He played his final game for Weston-super-Mare in a 1-1 draw, in which he scored, at Bishop Stortford in October 2004.
In January 2009, Slater joined Wivenhoe Town, managed by his former West Ham team-mate, Julian Dicks, but never made an appearance for the team.
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'''Anthony Richard "Tony" Cottee''' (born 11 July 1965 in Plaistow) is an English former football player.
Cottee has admitted to diligently maintaining a scrapbook containing press cuttings of every goal he has scored throughout his playing career.
During his career Cottee played for a number of sides, including West Ham United, Everton and Leicester City.
He made his West Ham first team debut in the First Division against Tottenham Hotspur on 1 January 1983, at the age of 17, scoring in the process. He played a total of eight games in the 1982-83 season, scoring five goals. He established himself in the first team during the 1983-84 season, when still only 18, and scored 15 times in the league. He did even better in 1984-85, when he scored 17 First Division goals. By the age of 20, he had already managed an impressive 37 league goals.
He was a prolific goalscorer especially in his West Ham days, where he was voted the PFA Young Player of the Year in 1986, the year where West Ham finished third (their highest league finish to date) and came just four points away from the title. He scored 20 times in the league during that season, though his strike partner Frank McAvennie did even better with 26 league goals. Still, their 46-goal strike partnership was the most prolific in the league that season.
1986-87 saw Cottee score 23 league goals - which would be the highest of his career. However, Frank McAvennie alongside him could only manage seven league goals that season and this contributed to a downturn in West Ham's form as they finished 15th. Cottee managed a further 13 league goals in 1987-88, but McAvennie had been sold to Celtic early in the season and the failure of manager John Lyall to find an adequate replacement contributed to West Ham being disappointing the league again, finishing 16th. By this time, the 23-year-old Cottee had already managed 212 league games and 93 goals for Hammers.
Cottee briefly became the most expensive player to be signed by a British club when on 2 August 1988 he joined Everton in a -2.2 million deal (a fee eclipsed by Ian Rush's return to Liverpool from Juventus later that month).
He made his Everton debut on 27 August 1988, the opening day of the 1988-89 First Division campaign, in a 4-0 home win over Newcastle United in which he scored a hat-trick. He managed a further 10 league goals that season, though Everton were relatively disappointing in the league as they finished eighth - having been a top four club and twice champions in the previous four seasons. However, they did reach the FA Cup final and were paired with neighbours Liverpool at Wembley on 20 May 1989. It was a close contest but in the end Everton lost 3-2 in extra time.
Cottee spent his first season at Goodison Park playing alongside Graeme Sharp, but for 1989-90 manager Colin Harvey changed the formation to 4-3-3 and brought in Mike Newell as Everton's third striker. The season began very promisingly for Everton, who went top of the league on 21 October and stayed there until mid November, but their title hopes gradually disintegrated and they finished sixth while the title went to Liverpool. Cottee once again managed 13 league goals in a season.
1990-91 was arguably Everton's worst season in a decade. Manager Colin Harvey was sacked on 31 October 1990 with the Toffees third from bottom in the First Division, and a week later Howard Kendall (who had guided them to two league titles, an FA Cup and a European Cup Winners' Cup in his first spell from 1981 to 1987) was appointed with Harvey returning as his assistant. Everton's form improved under Kendall and they finished ninth, also reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals and ousting Liverpool in the fifth round. Cottee managed 10 league goals.
1991-92 was a frustrating season for Cottee and his colleagues. By mid November he had new strike partners in Peter Beardsley and Mo Johnston following the sale of both Graeme Sharp and Mike Newell, and while the new look strikeforce was reasonably productive, the rest of the team struggled to match their standards. Cottee was restricted to eight goals from 24 games through injury, and Everton finished mid table once again. It was the first time since his debut season nine years earlier that he had scored less than 10 league goals in a season.
His first season back at Upton Park brought 13 league goals as he helped West Ham fight off relegation and finished 14th in their first season under the management of Harry Redknapp. He managed a further 10 goals in 1995-96 as the Hammers finished 10th - their highest finish since 1986 - but he lost his place in the team to new arrivals like Florin Raducioiu and Hugo Porfirio, managing just three games and failing to score in the Premier League before joining Selangor of Malaysia on a free transfer in October 1996. Over two spells at West Ham, he had scored an impressive 116 league goals. Added to his goals scored for Everton, he had now managed 182 league goals.
Cottee spent less than a year in Malaysia before he returned to England and signed for Football League Cup winners Leicester City for -500,000 in August 1997, where he was presented with his first chance of European football at the age of 32 as Leicester had an ultimately short lived campaign in that season's UEFA Cup. He managed 19 league games and scored four goals as the Foxes finished 10th, and one of those goals came in a shock 1-0 win over title chasing Manchester United at Old Trafford on 31 January 1998. He also had a loan spell at Birmingham City in Division One that season, and in his first taste of second tier football managed to score one goal. He remained at Filbert Street until 11 September 2000, by which time he had played a total of 85 league games for the Foxes and scored 27 goals - bringing his total career tally to 209 league goals. In 1999-2000, when in his 35th year, he finally won a major trophy as he helped Leicester defeat Tranmere Rovers 2-1 in the Football League Cup final.
In September 2000, Cottee joined Norwich City as player-coach under recently-appointed manager Bryan Hamilton, however this did not last long as Cottee struggled to meet the demands placed on him, scoring two goals against Blackpool in the League Cup
A week after resigning from Barnet, Cottee signed for Millwall on transfer deadline day. During this remarkable season, which was his last as a player, Cottee played for a different team in each of the top four divisions of English football in the same season, a rare achievement last performed by goalkeeper Eric Nixon in 1986-87.
Cottee gained seven England caps, played in the 1989 FA Cup Final for Everton and won the League Cup with Leicester City in 2000.
His final career tally was 579 league games and 226 goals. In all competitions, he managed 712 games and 293 goals. He exceed his ambition to score 200 league goals in his career, but fell just short of his target of 300 goals in all competitions. Still, he was one of the most prolific goalscorers that English football saw during the 1980s and 1990s.
He is now a commentator with Sky Sports.
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}}'''Graham Charles Stuart''', (born October 24, 1970) is a former English football (soccer) player who played as an attacking midfielder. He retired after being released by Norwich City on May 17, 2005. Stuart also had spells at Everton, Chelsea, Sheffield United and Charlton. His most successful period was while he was at Everton between 1993 and 1997. During his time he won the FA Cup in 1995, beating Manchester United 1-0 in the final at Wembley.
Nicknamed 'Diamond' during this time at Everton, Stuart's most famous moment in a blue shirt came on May 7, 1994. He scored two goals as Mike Walker's Everton defeated Wimbledon at Goodison Park on the final day of the season to escape relegation by the slimmest of margins. He scored the winning goal nine minutes from time, completing a comeback after the Blues had fallen 2-0 down in the game. His heroics that day have guaranteed him a place in the hearts of Evertonians everywhere.
Stuart retired from professional football in August 2005 at the age of 34, and subsequently he has done television work for Sky Sports.
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'''Azar Karadas''' (born 9 August 1981) is a Norwegian footballer playing for Kasımpaa SK in the Turkcell Super League
Although he can also play as a central defender, Karadas is renowned primarily as a centre forward.
Karadas was born in Nordfjordeid and is of Turkish origin, his surname means "black stone" in Turkish. He started his career in the small club Eid IL. His first major club was SK Brann. On 13 March 2002 Karadas signed for Rosenborg BK in a shock transfer. A former favourite at Brann, Karadas received death threats after moving to the bitter rivals.
At Rosenborg, Karadas' performances soon earned him a call-up to the Norwegian under-21s, and it was not long before foreign eyes began to be trained on the teenager. He further enhanced his reputation by scoring two goals against the mighty Inter Milan in a UEFA Champions League 2002-03 game, a 2-2 home draw. Karadas was linked with many of Europe's major clubs, including Roda JC, Liverpool FC and Udinese Calcio, however Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager Giovanni Trapattoni convinced the talented youngster to join his team, starting in 2004-05.
After one season at Benfica, where he scored four goals (including a brace at S.C. Beira-Mar in a 3-2 success) and helped the team to win the national championship after 11 years, Karadas was loaned to FA Premier League club Portsmouth F.C. for the 2005-06 season. His spectacular volley which helped then-relegation-threatened Portsmouth earn a crucial 1-1 draw against Bolton Wanderers F.C. in 2006,
A 16 June Norwegian press release reported that Benfica and Brann had agreed on a Karadas transfer back to Bergen. The deal was speculated to be worth , where Karadas was to give up -435,000 worth of bonuses Benfica owed him. Only his personal contract was an issue, as the player refused to give up a -350,000 compensation which Benfica had to pay him whenever Karadas was sold from the Lisbon club. Benfica believed that by selling Karadas to a bigger international club, they could receive a better transfer fee, and therefore his compensation would cost the club less than a Brann transfer would.
Despite being declared unwanted in Lisbon, Karadas returned to Benfica after his transfer to Brann fell through. His agent worked to find a new club for his cousin and on 16 August 2006, the news broke out that Karadas was in negotiations with German side 1. FC Kaiserslautern, which had been relegated to the second division after 2005-06. The clubs finally agreed with a one-year loan deal.
Karadas made his debut in German football (and its second level) on 27 August 2006 in a 2-0 home league victory over SC Paderborn 07. He started the match, but was substituted in the 61st minute. On 9 September, Karadas scored his first goal for Kaiserslautern in its 2-0 away victory over amateur side 1. FC Gera 03 in the first round of the German Cup. His first league goal came on 29 September 2006, in Kaiserslautern's 1-1 draw at SpVgg Unterhaching. Until winter break, he made ten league appearances for the club, but did not score any further goals and was also sent off with two yellow cards in derby at 1. FC Kln, which ended in a 2-2 draw, on the final day before winter break. He finished with 11 games and one goal, as Kaiserslautern ended in sixth place.
On 24 August 2007, Karadas signed a contract with Brann, for a second spell with the club. In his comeback to Brann stadium, in a match against Sandefjord B.K. on 2 September, he was greeted as a hero and a banner stating "Vi hatet deg s mye, fordi vi elsker deg s hyt!" (''We hated you so much, because we love you so much!''). The same season Brann won the Norwegian Premier League.
On 1 September 2009, Karadas signed 3 years contract Turkish Super league's new club Kasımpaa SK.
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'''John Michael Nchekwube Obinna''' (born 22 April 1987), commonly known as '''Mikel John Obi''', '''John Obi Mikel''' or '''John Mikel Obi''', is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for Chelsea as a midfielder.
He was born in Jos, Nigeria as '''John Michael Nchekwube Obinna''', the son of a former civil servant. As his father was a member of the Igbo ethnic group, "Nchekwube" means "hope" and "Obi" is a nickname for the Igbo name "Obinna" (meaning "''Father-s heart''").
Obi was playing top-flight football for Plateau United aged 15, and by 2003, was gaining headlines for his country at the FIFA Under-17 World Championships held in Finland. After a brief spell in South Africa with Ajax Cape Town, Mikel gained global recognition in 2005 by starring at the FIFA World Youth Championship where Nigeria beat all opponents and made it to the final but lost to Argentina by 2-1.
During preparations for the 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Championships, the Nigerian Football Association mistakenly submitted "Michael" as "Mikel" for the tournament in Finland, He decided to keep the new name, saying that it had a special ring to it. On July 31, 2006, he stated that he prefers to be called Mikel John Obi instead of John Obi Mikel, as he had most commonly been called.
In the summer of 2005, Mikel played for Nigeria at the FIFA U-20 World Youth Championships held in the Netherlands. He had an excellent tournament until Nigeria reached the final, where they lost 2-1 to Argentina. Obi won the silver ball after being voted the tournament's second best player.
On January 24, 2009, Mikel was charged with drunk driving, just hours before an FA Cup game against Ipswich Town - Mikel was not due to play in the game as he was serving a suspension.
On April 29, 2005, a few days after Mikel turned 18, English Premier League side Manchester United announced that it had struck a deal with Lyn Oslo to sign the player. United's website also claimed that they had done a deal directly with the teenager and that he had signed a contract to join them. Mikel's agents were bypassed as the club persuaded the youngster to sign a 4 year contract without representation. Lyn Oslo allegedly sent a fax to his agents abroad, claiming their services were no longer required by Mikel. Reports said the deal was initially worth -4m, and would see the player arrive at Old Trafford in January 2006.
100px|thumb|left|Mikel in action for Chelsea against Fulham on 28th December 2009Rival Premier League side, Chelsea, later issued a counter-claim suggesting that they already had an agreement with Mikel and his agents, but Lyn Oslo denied this claim. However, subsequent reports indicated that Chelsea claimed to have been involved in arranging the player's original move to Europe with a view to signing him at a later date. Further substance was added to this claim after it was revealed that the player had impressed Chelsea manager Jos Mourinho while training with the club's first-team squad during the summer of 2004.
Mikel expressed his delight at joining United in a hastily arranged press conference, where he was pictured holding up a Manchester United shirt, which bore the squad number 21. Following his signing of the contract to join Manchester United, there were claims from Norway that he had received a number of threatening phone calls from unknown sources. Mikel was assigned a security guard and moved to a safe hotel. However, on May 11, 2005, the midfielder went missing during a Norwegian Cup game against Klemetsrud; he had not been selected for the match but had been watching from the stands. Whilst the player was believed to have left with one of his agents, John Shittu, who had by now flown in to meet Mikel, his disappearance sparked massive media coverage in Norway and also provoked a police enquiry after the Lyn Oslo director Morgan Andersen made claims in the Norwegian media that Mikel had been 'kidnapped'. These claims were later repeated by Manchester United's assistant manager Carlos Queiroz, who accused Chelsea of being involved in the alleged 'kidnapping'.
It subsequently emerged that Mikel had travelled to London with his agent John Shittu. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson considered travelling to Oslo to visit Mikel, but decided against this after Mikel was reported to have left the country. Staying in a London hotel, and some nine days after disappearing, Mikel stated on Sky Sports News that he had been pressured into signing the contract with United, claims furiously rebuffed by both Manchester United and Lyn Oslo. Mikel also claimed that he had asked the clubs for a week to think about it, but that this request was refused and the clubs pressured him into signing without his advisors being present. Mikel's claims, if true, would mean that Manchester United had acted in breach of FIFA and FA rules. Mikel told the British media that Chelsea were the club he genuinely wanted to sign for. In response to these events, United made an official complaint to FIFA about the behaviour of both Chelsea and the player's agents, John Shittu and Rune Hauge, already infamous for his role in the George Graham bungs scandal. FIFA dismissed these claims in August 2005 stating there was insufficient evidence to bring a case against Chelsea.
Following the tournament, Mikel failed to return to Lyn Oslo, and the club lodged a complaint with FIFA. On August 12, 2005, FIFA ruled that Mikel should return to Lyn Oslo to see out his contract with the Norwegian club, whilst they would decide at a later date whether the contract he signed with United should be upheld or cancelled. After a delay of over a month, Mikel complied with the FIFA decision and returned to Lyn Oslo in early September 2005 after a three month absence.
Rather than leaving FIFA to determine the validity of the contract signed with Manchester United, Chelsea intervened by volunteering to settle the transfer saga through negotiation with Lyn Oslo and Manchester United.
On June 2, 2006, Chelsea, Manchester United and Lyn Oslo reached a settlement to resolve the future of the player. Mikel's registration was to be transferred from Lyn to Chelsea; Manchester United agreed to terminate their option agreement with Mikel. Under the terms of this agreement Chelsea agreed to pay Manchester United -12 million, half paid upon the finalisation of the contract and the other half in June 2007, and Lyn -4 million, half payable immediately and half in June 2007. As a result of this settlement, all claims in this matter were withdrawn. On July 19, 2006, Chelsea were granted a work permit for the midfielder after they completed the -16 million signing in June 2006.
In the aftermath of the transfer, Morgan Andersen, who had a previous conviction for forging official documents, was convicted of fraud and making false accusations and given a one-year suspended jail sentence by an Oslo court. The court also ordered him to pay 20,000 kroner (-1,944) in costs. Chelsea made a High Court claim for -16m against FC Lyn Oslo and Andersen following the conviction, claiming that the previously agreed settlement was not binding as "the transfer was based on a fraudulent misrepresentation, now proven by a court of law". This claim was subsequently resolved out of court.
thumb|200px|Obi (in white) with Chelsea teammates.
On September 12, 2006, Mikel made his first start for Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League against Levski Sofia and took a powerful shot which the goalkeeper failed to save and Didier Drogba pounced on the rebound. Mikel received many positive comments for his performance in the match. However, since being sent off in a match against Reading on October 14, 2006, Mikel was fined on three separate occasions by Chelsea for turning up late to training.
At the time, Chelsea manager Jos Mourinho was believed to have strong reservations about his lifestyle outside of Stamford Bridge and the club were reportedly considering offloading the player. Mikel was dropped for over a month, during which his father Michael voiced his concerns over his son's behaviour. After improved punctuality and showings at training sessions, Mikel earned a recall for Chelsea's Champions League group away game against Werder Bremen on November 23, 2006. Mikel scored his first goal for Chelsea in their 6-1 FA Cup victory over Macclesfield Town on January 6, 2007. He also scored against Nottingham Forest in the following round of the competition. During Chelsea's triumph in the League Cup Final in 2007, Mikel was sent off in injury time (having come on as a substitute) after clashing with Kolo Tour, the incident was followed by a huge fracas, in which Tour and Emmanuel Adebayor of Arsenal were sent off, Cesc Fbregas and Frank Lampard were booked and Jos Mourinho and Arsen Wenger were involved in a kerfuffle on the pitch.
In subsequent games, Mourinho deployed Mikel as a starter in a holding role in key games where he impressed greatly, notably in the Chelsea versus Tottenham FA Cup sixth round replay, the Champions League quarter-final games versus Valencia, the Champions League semi-final games versus Liverpool and also the victorious FA Cup Final against Manchester United. Mikel's height and great strength, allied to good ball control and an unusually wide range of passing, allows him not only to disrupt opposing attacks, but also to spread the play effectively. With the departure of Claude Makll, Mikel has been widely tipped to be his successor in defensive midfield, and finally displaying the potential which persuaded Chelsea to pay -16m for him.
thumb|100px|Obi with Salomon Kalou.
Mikel was sent-off for the third time in his career in September 2007, when Mike Dean dismissed him for a tackle on Manchester United defender Patrice Evra. Chelsea appealed against the red card but the three-match suspension was upheld.
He was also sent off in the semi-final of the Carling Cup against Everton, for a challenge on Phil Neville. Despite this, he came back strongly to round off what has been a good first two seasons for him at Chelsea.
The summer of 2008 saw veteran midfielder Claude Makll transferred to French club PSG, leaving the defensive midfield position vacant. Throughout the 2008/09 season, Mikel saw a great deal of playing time due to an injury to Michael Essien. During this period of increased action, Mikel performed admirably in the role. His ever-improving game was praised by Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, and his importance to the team was underlined when he provided the free kick that Salomon Kalou scored to equalise against Manchester United. He played so well in the 2008-09 season that he was nominated for the club player and young player of the season. On 22 July, Mikel signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea.
Mikel made his debut for Nigeria's senior team on August 17, 2005, when he came on as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 friendly win over Libya. He did not play for the national team again prior to being named in the squad for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. In Nigeria's first group game, which was against Ghana, Mikel was an unused substitute. However, he was introduced into the second game, against Zimbabwe, early in the second half. Within ten minutes of coming on, he had supplied both the corner that resulted in Christian Obodo heading the game's opening goal, and scored Nigeria's second goal. He made his first international start in Nigeria's final group game, a 2-1 victory over Senegal. During the cup, Mikel said that he had been instructed not to make any public comments about his club career. FIFA is to investigate claims that Obi had received death threats.
Mikel was suspended from all Nigerian national teams. Berti Vogts, manager of the Nigerian national team, dropped Mikel from the team's squad for the African Nations' Cup qualifier against Niger, for failing to attend their previous match against Uganda. Mikel cited an injury, but because he did not attend an independent check by Nigerian officials, he was dropped. This, and his refusal to play for the Nigerian Under-23 side resulted in his suspension by the NFA. He has now apologized and has been called up to the National squad for the African Cup of Nations. During the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana, he scored 1 goal and registered one assist, both against Benin Republic, to help Nigeria qualify for the quarterfinals against hosts, Ghana where they narrowly lost 2-1. Mikel had been called up for the Under-23 side in preparation of the team's last olympic qualifier on March 26, 2008, needing a win to qualify. His failure to show up for any of the qualifiers again setting off some controversy with the U-23 team coach Samson Siasia, who dropped him from the Olympic squad amidst significant furor from the media.
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'''Yossef Shai Benayoun''' (; born 5 May 1980), is an Israeli football player currently playing for Liverpool in the English Premier League. Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond"
Jason Burt writing for ''The Independent'' described Benayoun's youth years: "aged nine and he was spotted as a footballing talent. Aged 11 and the talent was labelled a genius. By 13, his face appeared on the front of magazines in Israel."
At the age of 17, he was promoted to the Hapoel Be'er Sheva senior team for the 1997-98 Liga Leumit, but could not prevent the club from being relegated to Israel's second division. In the last match of the season against Maccabi Haifa, Benayoun got a penalty kick in the 90th minute. Haifa's goalkeeper, Nir Davidovich, saved the shot but Benayoun scored the rebound to give his team the win. However, their relegation rival had won their match, meaning that his team would be relegated nonetheless. Seconds after scoring, while celebrating the winning and what he thought to be a league survival goal, Benayoun found out about the relegation and burst into tears.
After that season, Benayoun moved to Maccabi Haifa in a deal signed by Ya'akov Shahar (Maccabi Haifa's president) and Eli Zino (the former Be'er Sheva president), and it was agreed that the two clubs would share the profits from selling Benayoun to a European club.
In 1998, under the guidance of Dusan Uhrin and Daniel Brailovsky, Benayoun and Haifa reached the quarterfinals of the Cup Winners' Cup, and he scored a late equaliser against Paris Saint-Germain and also against SV Ried in a 4-1 victory.
Benayoun also scored 16 goals in 29 matches for Haifa in the 1998-99 Liga Leumit, finishing the season as the equal eighth leading goalscorer.
In 1999, he confronted his manager Eli Cohen, when Benayoun allegedly refused to be substituted during a match. This incident, plus a bad month for the club, ultimately caused Cohen's resignation. In the first ever Israeli Premier League of 1999 to 2000, (this league replaced the Liga Leumit which then became the second tier of club football), Benayoun scored 19 goals in 38 matches for Maccabi Haifa, and was the league's third highest goalscorer.
In the 2000-01 season under the guidance of Avram Grant, Benayoun led Haifa to a first championship after seven years and was chosen as the MVP of the season, after amassing 13 goals in 37 matches. Another successful season placed him as the league's equal sixth highest goalscorer.
The next season, Benayoun helped Maccabi Haifa win another championship, despite suffering from an injury in the beginning of the season. When he returned to play, he combined well with ovani Roso, Raimondas utautas, and Yakubu Aiyegbeni to win the championship. In his last season with Maccabi Haifa, Benayoun scored 7 times in 33 matches.
Benayoun made 130 appearances for Haifa, scoring 55 goals.
In 2002, Benayoun moved to Racing de Santander in Spain's La Liga, scoring five goals in 31 matches his first season (2002-03 La Liga), seven goals in 35 matches his second (2003-04 La Liga), and nine goals in 35 matches his third (2003-04 La Liga), the latter including a hat-trick against Deportivo La Corua in a 4-1 away victory.
In total, he made 101 appearances for Racing, scoring 21 goals.
Santander opted to cash in on Benayoun by selling him to his agents Pini Zahavi and Ronen Katsav for -3.5 million. Benayoun rejected a -5 million move to CSKA Moscow, preferring a move to England or to remain in Spain. This sparked a great deal of interest in the player with Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Bolton Wanderers, Real Sociedad, and Deportivo La Corua seen as likely suitors.
Newly promoted West Ham United completed the signing of Benayoun in July 2005 for -2.5 million, with Benayoun signing a four-year contract. Manager Alan Pardew hailed the signing citing Benayoun's ability to 'open the door when teams sit deep' while Benayoun revealed his excitement at the opportunity to play for West Ham and in the Premiership.
The signing appeared to be a match made in heaven following Benayoun's first season in which he scored 5 Premier League goals and made 8 Premier League assists. He made his Premiership debut for West Ham on the opening day of the 2005-06 season (13 August 2005 against Blackburn Rovers) in West Ham's 3-1 win. He went on to score his first Premiership goal for the club when he netted the closing goal in a 4-0 home victory over Aston Villa on 12 September 2005.
Benayoun played in the 125th FA Cup Final for West Ham against European Champions Liverpool. Benayoun scored 5 times in 34 matches in his first season at West Ham, 3 goals in 29 appearances his second.
Benayoun moved to Liverpool under controversial circumstances. He had verbally agreed a new five-year deal with West Ham in May 2007, only to go back on the agreement in a bid to move to Liverpool The controversy was heightened on 10 July when the Israeli media reported that Benayoun's agent, Ronen Katsav, had agreed a deal with Liverpool which would mean Benayoun taking a lower pay than the -50,000 a week offered by West Ham in May. On 12 July, Liverpool FC reported on their official website that the signing of Yossi Benayoun had been completed a -5 million deal with him signing a four-year contract.
Benayoun was introduced as a Liverpool player along with Ryan Babel on 13 July, and was given the number 11 shirt. He made his first competitive start for Liverpool against Toulouse in the UEFA Champions League qualifier 3rd round 1st leg. His first goal for Liverpool came on the 25 September 2007 when he scored against Reading in the Carling Cup with a wonderful solo effort. Yossi scored a second hat trick against a mismatched opponent in his first season against non-league side Havant & Waterlooville in the FA Cup, a team 122 places behind Liverpool on the league pyramid. Benayoun ended a successful first season having played 48 games scoring 11 goals in the process, including four league goals against Wigan Athletic, Portsmouth, Aston Villa, and Birmingham City.
However, his performance was not enough to prevent transfer rumours in the summer of 2008. This led to the Israeli openly announcing his intention to stay, saying: "Liverpool is good for me and it was always clear I want to stay and Liverpool wants me," Yossi was given his preferred number 15 shirt (which was occupied by Peter Crouch during the 2007-08 season but was vacated when he moved to Portsmouth) for the 2008-09 season. Benayoun had worn the number 11 during his first season at the club, but switched to his favourite number 15, the number he wore for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa, Racing de Santander, West Ham United and Israel.
On 6 December 2008, Benayoun scored his first goal of the 2008-09 season in Liverpool's 3-1 victory over Blackburn.
On 25 February 2009, Benayoun scored a header from Fbio Aurlio's free-kick in the 82nd minute against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabu in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 to give Liverpool a 1-0 win . This is probably the most important goal he has scored in his career to date. "To score in the Champions League was special. It was one of the favourite goals of my career...I am really pleased to score at the Bernabeu but the most important thing was to get the victory", Benayoun said after the match.
Again on 4 April 2009, Benayoun came on as a substitute in Liverpool's match against Fulham to score a dramatic winner in the 94th minute. On April 21, 2009, in a home match against Arsenal, he scored a diving header and volleyed a late equaliser in extra time to level the scores at 4-4.
Benayoun finished his second season at Anfield in spectacular fashion; scoring a goal in each of Liverpool's last three home matches. In the 2008-09 season, Benayoun played in 39 matches, scoring 9 goals, including eight league goals against Wigan, Blackburn, Newcastle, Sunderland, Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur and a brace against Arsenal. He established a regular starting position in the Liverpool team in the second half of the season.
On 6 July 2009, he signed a two-year contract extension tying him to the club until 2013.
On 12 September 2009, he scored his first Premier League hat-trick for Liverpool in a 4-0 win against Burnley. It was his third Liverpool hat-trick to date after the ones against Beikta in an 8-0 thrashing and against Havant & Waterlooville in a 5-2 win for Liverpool. He remains the only player to score Premiership, Champions League and FA Cup hat tricks.
Benayoun was a member of the Israel U16 team that came third in the 1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship.
He made his senior debut for Israel against Portugal in a friendly on 18 November 1998 that resulted in a 2-0 away loss. Benayoun also has an international hat-trick to his name, which was scored in a Euro 2000 qualifier against the San Marino national football team at Ramat Gan Stadium on 8 September 1999. The match finished as an 8-0 win for Israel.
During the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, Benayoun became the leading player of the Israeli national team after equalizing against Cyprus at home (in a game that ended 2-1 to Israel) and scoring twice against Switzerland. In the away game in Cyprus, Benayoun assisted the winning goal after Nir Davidovich saved a crucial goal. His strong performances gave Israel a chance at qualifying for the World Cup, but they missed out on goal difference.
Just prior to the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, Benayoun was given the captaincy of the Israeli national team. In eight appearances in the qualifiers, Benayoun has scored two goals.
He also scored a goal Vs man city on 21st November
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'''Samuel "Sam" Allardyce''' (born 19 October 1954) is an English football manager and former professional player. He is the current manager of Blackburn Rovers of the Premier League. He was previously manager of Bolton Wanderers from 1999 to 2007 and Newcastle United from 2007 to 2008. He led Bolton to a League Cup final as well as guiding them to UEFA Cup qualification for the first time in their history. He is often referred to by the nickname "Big Sam".
Allardyce grew up on Dudley's Old Park Farm estate and was educated at Sycamore Green Primary School and later at Wren's Nest Secondary School.
He joined Bolton Wanderers as a centre-half in 1973 and is best remembered as a player for being part of the side which won the Second Division title in 1977-78 to secure promotion to the First Division.
Allardyce was signed by Ken Knighton to play for Sunderland for whom he played 25 times during the 1980-81 season. He also played for Huddersfield Town, Coventry City, Millwall and Preston North End, whom he captained to promotion from the Fourth Division in 1986-87.
He played in the United States in the nascent North American Soccer League for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The football team shared facilities with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Allardyce applied many practices of American football (gridiron) towards soccer (with regards to training, player management and tactics). These innovative ideas helped him progress in football management.
Allardyce was named as assistant manager (player-coach) to Brian Talbot at West Bromwich Albion in February 1989-ironic as he was a supporter of Wolverhampton Wanderers, one of Albion's fiercest rivals.
Allardyce then took up the role of player/manager of Limerick and guided the League of Ireland team to promotion by topping the first division with a number of points to spare in 1991-92 in his only season at the club. He made his League of Ireland debut on 6 October 1991.
After his one successful season in Ireland Allardyce returned to England and to Preston North End for the start of the 1992-93 season to take up the role of coach/assistant manager under Les Chapman. Ten games into the season however Chapman was sacked and Allardyce given the role of caretaker manager. His short spell in charge was an impressive one with Preston putting in some fine performances, picking some much needed league points along the way. The club's board though felt that Allardyce's managerial inexperience at league level worked against him and opted in December 1992 to appoint the more experienced John Beck who in turn appointed Gary Peters as his assistant. Allardyce carried on with the club in his original coaching capacity for another 18 months but the disappointment of missing out on the Preston job spoke volumes and when in July 1994 arch rivals Blackpool offered him the manager's job after sacking Billy Ayre, Allardyce jumped at the chance.
Allardyce's spell at Bloomfield Road included his leading the club, in 1995-96, to their most successful season in years; however, he was sacked at the end of the campaign after failing to guide them to Division One. Blackpool finished third, missing out on automatic promotion on the last day of the season, and were then beaten in the play-off semi-finals by Bradford City after winning 2-0 away at Valley Parade, only to lose 3-0 in the reverse leg on home soil.
In January 1997, Sam Allardyce made his return to football as manager of Division Two basement club Notts County. He arrived too late to save them from relegation, but they won promotion at the first attempt by finishing top of Division Three at the end of the 1997-98 season. Notts County broke several club and national records, winning the title by a 19-point margin and becoming the first post-war side to win promotion in mid-March.
He remained in charge at Meadow Lane until 19 October 1999, when he returned to Bolton Wanderers in Division One and became their new manager.
Despite being in the bottom half of the table when he took over, Bolton reached the 1999-2000 Division One playoffs, losing to Ipswich Town and had an eventful run to the League Cup and FA Cup semi-finals.
Bolton went one better in 2000-01 by reaching the playoff final where they beat Preston North End 3-0 to achieve promotion to the Premiership after a three-year absence. Allardyce said he planned to walk away from football at the end of his 10-year contract at Bolton Wanderers, when he would have been 56.
Bolton went top of the Premiership after gaining ten points from the first four games of the 2001-02 campaign. However, the Bolton squad was not strong enough to mount a sustained challenge and their safety was not ensured until the penultimate game of the season. They continued to struggle in 2002-03, avoiding relegation by just two points and one place.
After two years in the bottom half of the table, Bolton went on to substantially improve, and established themselves in the Premiership. 2003-04 saw Allardyce's side finish eighth and reach the Carling Cup final, losing 2-1 to Middlesbrough. It was during this period he first wore the earpiece.
2004-05 saw Sam Allardyce and Bolton finish sixth to win qualification in the UEFA Cup for the first time in the club's history, equal on points with 2005's UEFA Champions League victors Liverpool. In the early months of 2005-06, Allardyce once again took Bolton into the top half of the Premiership and also steered them into the knockout rounds of the UEFA Cup. Bolton eventually finished eighth that season.
In early 2006 it was confirmed that Sven-Gran Eriksson would leave the England manager's job after the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and as a successful English manager, Allardyce was touted as a major candidate for the post. Bolton confirmed that they would let him talk to the FA if they approached him. However he was never offered the job, which was eventually given to Steve McClaren.
Speculation arose on 28 April 2007, that Allardyce would quit as Bolton manager at the end of the 2006-07 season, a move that the board initially denied. However, Bolton announced on the next day that Allardyce was to leave the club after eight years, effective immediately.
Allardyce told the ''Mail on Sunday'' on 12 May 2007, that part of his reason for leaving Bolton was because he wanted to win silverware. Allardyce said, "I have had praise for what I've done, but there's nothing at the end of it. I want silverware. I'm determined to get it before my days are over."
thumb|Allardyce during his career as Newcastle manager. Photographed at Graz Airport.
After the resignation of Glenn Roeder, manager of Newcastle United, on 6 May 2007, Allardyce immediately became the leading contender with bookmakers and the media for the resulting vacancy, and it was confirmed that Allardyce had held a meeting with Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd in London.
After a series of disappointing results in the run-up to Christmas, and after gaining only one point from a possible six from bottom-of-the-table Wigan and Derby,
On 9 January 2008, Sam Allardyce parted company with Newcastle United by mutual agreement.
He was appointed as manager of Blackburn Rovers on a three-year contract on 17 December 2008.
On 21 November 2009, it was reported that Allardyce will undergo surgery to widen his coronary arteries.
He will return to manage Blackburn on the 2nd December in their FA Cup match against Chelsea.
On 19 September 2006, Allardyce, and his son, Craig, were implicated in a BBC ''Panorama'' documentary for taking "bungs" (backhanders) from agents for signing certain players. Two agents, Teni Yerima and Peter Harrison, were secretly filmed, each separately claiming that they had paid Allardyce through his son. Allardyce denies ever taking, or asking for, a bung.
The Trotters manager was implicated in an ''expos'' into the football transfer market. The programme called ''Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets'' was aired on the same night that Bolton beat Walsall 3-1 in the Football League Cup, so he missed the original showing. As a result of the allegation, Allardyce refused to speak to the BBC.
The final report of the Stevens inquiry published in June 2007 expressed concerns regarding the involvement of Craig Allardyce in a number of transactions. ''-The inquiry remains concerned at the conflict of interest that it believes existed between Craig Allardyce, his father Sam Allardyce - the then manager at Bolton - and the club itself.-''
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'''Ray Hudson''' (born March 24, 1955 in Gateshead, England), is a retired professional football player and former coach who currently works as an English-language football commentator on Gol TV.
Hudson signed with Newcastle United in 1973 at the age of 17, from local team Whickham Juniors. He made over 40 appearances for Newcastle and fans there nicknamed him "Rocky."
He followed this with a season playing for Edmonton Brickmen before joining the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Soccer League. He continued to play for the Strikers through the 1991 season by which time the team was playing in the American Professional Soccer League.
After starting out as the Miami Fusion's community outreach director and TV commentator,
Hudson quickly became known for his fiery personality. One memorable incident occurred after a Miami home win against the Tampa Bay Mutiny. The Fusion scored five goals, usually considered an excellent performance, but Hudson was apparently unsatisfied. He stormed into the media tent and up to the podium. He said, "I've got nothing to say. Any questions? ANY QUESTIONS? No? OK!" and stormed right back out. Interviews with players after the game indicated that Hudson was angered by a perceived lack of effort, even with the Fusion's dominant win.
Following MLS's contraction of the Fusion, Hudson was hired to replace Thomas Rongen as head coach of D.C. United on January 8, 2002.
Despite his personality and love for the home fans, United finished at the bottom of the table in the East in 2002 with a record of 9-14-5,
Beginning with the 2004-2005 season, Hudson began TV commentating for GolTV. He is a co-commentator for European league matches and was a co-host of ''American Soccer'' until his final (to date) appearance on the show on August 29, 2007. During the 2006 World Cup, he was a co-host for the English-language segment of the nightly ''Gol TV En Alemania'' wrap-up show.
Hudson has begun to develop a cult following because of his commentating style, which consists of highly elaborate metaphors and excited, romanticized descriptions of players and goals. A weblog has been established to record Hudson's finest quotations .
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'''Lars Roar Bohinen''' (born September 8, 1969 in Vads) is a Norwegian former footballer.
His first professional club was Vlerenga, and he played for Viking, Young Boys Bern, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County
and Lyngby F.C.. Bohinen joined Derby from Blackburn in March 1998 for -1.45m. He had his contract cancelled by Derby in January 2001,
He made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 1989 and earned 49 caps, scoring 10 goals. He once refused to play for the Norwegian national team against France in protest after the French Army started carrying out nuclear tests in the South Pacific.
After he retired from footballing, Bohinen became assistant coach for Vlerenga in Oslo, Norway, but later quit the job. He later became sporting director in Stabk, but resigned in April, 2009.
Lars Bohinen is a cousin of Sigurd Rushfeldt.
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'''Wayne Michael Hill Andrews''' (born 25 November 1977 in Paddington) is an English footballer of Barbadian heritage who is currently a free agent.
Andrews began his career with Watford, making his debut on 17 August 1996, the first day of the season, as a substitute in a 2-1 away victory against Bournemouth. On 27 August 1996 he started his first league game and he went on to make 27 more appearances in Watford's first season back in the third tier for 17 years. Early in the 1997-98 season Andrews broke his ankle and subsequently missed the rest of the campaign. In his absence Watford were promoted to Division One and Andrews found himself behind a number of other strikers. In October 1998 he was loaned to Cambridge United, for whom he only played twice, and, in February 1999, to Peterborough United, for whom he scored four goals on his debut, a 5-2 win over Barnet.
Upon being released from his contract in April 1999, Andrews moved into non-league football with St Albans City, Aldershot Town and Chesham United before being spotted and signed by Iain Dowie for Oldham Athletic in summer 2002. During his time in non-league football Andrews had a small role in the film ''Mean Machine'', which starred ex-footballer Vinnie Jones.
In the summer of 2003, Andrews moved to Colchester United, for whom he played 36 times, scoring 16 goals. At end of the 2004 summer transfer window, Dowie, who had led Crystal Palace to promotion the previous season, signed Andrews to bolster his Premiership squad.
Andrews found it very difficult to establish a first-team place at Crystal Palace. He found himself behind a number of more established strikers at the club and was even tested as a winger. Following the lack of opportunities, Andrews was released by mutual consent in June 2006.
Shortly after his release he was signed by Coventry City. He had only scored one goal for Palace in his two seasons there, ironically against Coventry.
In November 2006, after impressing in a game against his Sheffield Wednesday side, Brian Laws signed Andrews on loan in time for their next game to fill in for the injured Wade Small on the right wing. Andrews made nine appearances for the South Yorkshire team in which they only lost twice. He scored his only goal in a Yorkshire derby away at Barnsley, the first in a 3-0 victory.
On 19 January 2007 Andrews joined League One promotion contenders Bristol City on a month long loan. The following day he made his debut, coming on at half time to score the third goal in a 3-0 win over previous employers Oldham Athletic.
Andrews returned to Coventry, where he failed to force himself into first team contention; he started only one game at the start of the 2007-08 season. Andrews was sent on loan to Leeds United on 1 October 2007 with the intention of easing their striker shortage problem. Andrews initially joined on a one-month loan deal with the option to extend the deal until the end of December, but he was sent back to Coventry at the end of the month having made only two starts for the club.
On 24 March 2008 it was confirmed by Coventry that Andrews would be released at the end of the 2007-08 campaign.
Following his release by Coventry, Andrews spent the 2008 pre-season at Bristol Rovers recuperating from his knee injury and attempting to earn a contract with the club. During July 2008 he spent some time at Lilleshall, where he received treatment on his knee.. On 17 October 2008 Andrews signed for Luton Town on a short term contract and made his debut the following day against Accrington Stanley. Andrews' contract was not renewed, and he was released by Luton at the beginning of 2009, having made 10 appearances in all competitions.
Following his release from Luton, he had a trial period at Yeovil Town, the club where he had injured his knee the previous season while playing for Bristol Rovers. He was not offered a contract with the Somerset club however, as it was felt that he was lacking match fitness. He then spent some time training with Leyton Orient before returning to Yeovil for a second spell on trial in February 2009.
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'''Steven John Pressley''' (born October 11, 1973 in Elgin, Moray) is a Scottish former international footballer, most recently with Falkirk in the Scottish Premier League. He was joint Scotland assistant manager with Terry Butcher until September 2009.
Pressley is often known by his nickname, Elvis which comes from the fact the pair share the same surname.
Pressley started his career at Rangers as a youngster. During his time at Ibrox, he won a Scottish Cup winner's medal in 1993, appearing as a substitute as Rangers defeated Aberdeen in the final. This would end up being the last cup he would win until 2006 when he won the Scottish Cup with Hearts. Despite being hailed in the media as "the new Richard Gough", he struggled to establish himself as a regular start for Rangers.
He was transferred to English side Coventry City in 1994 for -630,000. He had problems with his form and disciplinary record, before returning to Scotland with Dundee United for a fee of -750,000.
Pressley helped Dundee United to get promotion back to the Scottish Premier Division in his first season, followed by a third place finish in the top flight in season 1997-98.
His influential style of play and his organisational skills were noticed by Hearts manager Jim Jefferies, and he was signed by the Edinburgh club on a Bosman free transfer in 1998. His time at the club during the pre-Romanov years saw Hearts usually being known as the third-best team in Scottish football. He was appointed club captain in 2001-02, only Bobby Parker would hold the Hearts captaincy for a longer period.
Pressley was also at the helm when the team beat VfB Stuttgart, Bordeaux and Basel in European matches. He helped Hearts finish second in the league in 2005/06, third on three occasions, as well as reaching the Scottish Cup and League Cup semi-finals. Pressley led Hearts to success in the Scottish Cup Final on 13 May 2006, albeit on a penalty shoot-out after the club were held to a 1-1 draw with Gretna after extra time. Pressley scored the first penalty for Hearts, who eventually won 4-2. His enrollment into the Hearts Hall of Fame highlights the status which he enjoyed at Tynecastle.
He acted as a spokesman for the playing squad in response to the various controversies affecting the club under the ownership of Vladimir Romanov. On 27 October 2006, Pressley led a press conference, flanked by fellow internationals Craig Gordon and Paul Hartley, announcing that there was "significant unrest in the Hearts dressing room" following majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov's most recent comments.
Despite reported interest from Championship Derby County and Charlton, it was revealed in December 2006 that Pressley had been signed as a free agent by Celtic until May 2008.
He made his Celtic debut on 2 January 2007 against Kilmarnock and then returned to Tynecastle as stand-in Celtic captain on 14 January. He scored his first competitive goal for Celtic against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup,
After his release from Celtic, Pressley continued to train with Celtic Reserves to keep his fitness up and joined Doncaster Rovers, then Blackpool on trial but failed to win a contract at both clubs. Then, on 1 September 2008 he signed for Randers FC of the Danish Superliga on a four-month contract, ending in December. Although he had the eagerness to play in a foreign country throughout his career, this was the first offer he had received from abroad. He said "''The prospect of playing abroad excited me and it's an ideal situation for both parties. I had a couple of opportunities to go to England, but I wanted to play abroad and experience a new challenge''".
Pressley made his debut in a 1-1 draw against AC Horsens on 14 September and played the full 90 minutes of the match.
Pressley's contract with Randers expired in December 2008, the beginning of the Danish Superliga's Winter break, and he was linked with a move to a number of clubs in Switzerland as well as the manager's job at Inverness in his homeland, but joined Falkirk on 13 January 2009 on a short-term contract until the end of the 2008/09 season. He made his debut for the club in a 3-1 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on January the 18th. Steven's final game for Falkirk came against St Mirren in the SPL on May the 16th - a match he was sent off in. He was an unused substitiute in the 2009 Scottish Cup final against Rangers on May the 30th
Pressley was capped 32 times by Scotland. He is the most capped Scottish player at Hearts surpassing the record of 29 caps held by Bobby Walker. He made his debut in 2000 against World and European champions France.
Runner Up *'''Scottish Premier League:''' 2006
Runner Up *'''Scottish Cup:''' 2009
Along with Terry Butcher, Pressley was named as an assistant to the Scotland manager George Burley in February 2008.
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'''Kenneth Godfrey "Kenny" Morgans''' (born 16 March 1939 in Swansea) is a former Welsh footballer. He signed for Manchester United on leaving school in the summer of 1955 and played on the youth team's right wing.
During the 1957-58 season he won himself a fixed place in the first team, at the expense of the older and more experienced Johnny Berry, and suffered minor injuries in the Munich air disaster, when still only 18 years old. He was the youngest player involved in the crash. Morgans was found unconscious amongst the debris by two journalists five hours after the official search was called off.
Although he made a full recovery following the crash, he never regained his form on the pitch, and left the club in 1961, having made 23 first-team appearances without scoring a goal. He later played in the lower divisions for Swansea Town and Newport County before retiring from football in 1967.
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'''Raymond Ernest "Ray" Wood''' (11 June 1931 - 7 July 2002) was a Manchester United goalkeeper who played in the 1956 and 1957 championship-winning teams. Wood was a very fast player, he had the opportunity to be a professional sprinter but chose to play football, and was very agile. He played for England three times.
Wood started his career as an amateur with Newcastle United, though he failed to make a first team appearance and moved to Darlington in 1949. He only stayed for three months though before joining Manchester United, making his first team debut against Newcastle at Old Trafford in December 1949.
During the 1957 FA Cup final against Aston Villa, Wood was the victim of what was then a perfectly legal shoulder charge. In the sixth minute of the game Wood successfully claimed a cross; however, Villa outside-left Peter McParland clattered into him, breaking Wood's jaw due to him ducking to avoid the challenge. As this game was played in the era before substitutes Jackie Blanchflower was forced to play in goal following the incident, Wood eventually came back on after treatment to play as a forward, United went on to lose the game 2-1. His compensation for this was a Football League First Division title medal to add to the first medal he had gained a year earlier.
In December 1957, United signed Harry Gregg from Doncaster Rovers for -23,500 - the world record fee for a goalkeeper at the time - and Wood found his first-team opportunities limited.
Wood was among the survivors of the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958, suffering minor injuries, but played just one first-team game afterwards and was later sold to Huddersfield Town one year later. He spent seven seasons at Huddersfield, playing more than 250 first-team games. He then played one season at Bradford City, before finishing his career with two seasons at Barnsley. During the early 1960s, Matt Busby unsuccessfully tried to re-sign him for Manchester United when Harry Gregg was injured.
He continued as a manager in several countries including United States, Ireland, Zambia, Canada, Greece, Kenya, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. He coached Cyprus and Kenya national football teams. He also coached the NASL team Los Angeles Wolves and the Cypriot team APOEL in 1971-72.
Wood married his wife Elizabeth during the 1950s, before the Munich crash. They had two daughters, but the couple divorced during the 1970s. He died in 2002 aged 71 in Bexhill-on-Sea.
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'''Denny Domingoes Landzaat''' (born May 6 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord.
Landzaat is born and raised in Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands. Landzaat is of Dutch-Indonesian extraction; Dutch parentage from father and Moluccan from his mother.
Landzaat was educated in Ajax's youth academy, but only played one league game for the club before moving on to have lengthy spells with MVV, Willem II and AZ. He was AZ's captain in the 2005-06 season, as they finished 2nd in the Eredivisie.
He joined Premier League club Wigan Athletic on July 18, 2006 for an undisclosed fee, thought to be -2.5 million. He signed a three-year contract with the club.
On 25 January 2008 Landzaat returned to the Netherlands with Feyenoord, for a -1 million fee.
Landzaat competed in the 2006 World Cup. On 21 May 2008, Landzaat was released from Marco van Basten's Euro 2008 provisional squad.
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'''Robert (Rob) Newman''' (born 13 December 1963 in Bradford on Avon) is an English football coach.
Newman signed for Bristol City as an apprentice in October 1981 and played 483 games for the club, serving as club captain before being sold to Norwich City for -600,000 in 1991. He was a member of the Norwich team that finished a club record third in the FA Premier League in 1992-93 and went on to play a part in the defeat of Bayern Munich in the following season's UEFA Cup.
Since his playing days, Newman has become a manager in the lower leagues of English football. He had a short time spell at Southend United before being appointed assistant manager to Steve Thompson at Cambridge United in December 2004. Following Thompson's departure from an unsuccessful spell which led to Cambridge's relegation from the Football League, Newman was appointed manager in May 2005.
Newman built a squad with very little money and showed his abilities in scouting little-known players. He also gained the support of the majority of Cambridge fans, earning him the nickname of 'Buzz Lightyear', owing to his facial likeness to the character from the motion-picture Toy Story. Some fans even set up a fan site (see below), and wore Buzz Lightyear masks in homage to him.
However, he was sacked following United's 3-1 defeat by Exeter on Friday, September 1, 2006 that left the club second-bottom of the Conference.
The following month, new Bournemouth manager Kevin Bond appointed Newman as his assistant. Newman has since played for the Bournemouth Reserves team. Most of the time, it is when Reserve Team Manager Eddie Howe plays a youthful side to help stabalise the defence. More recently, he has been included in Bournemouth first team, being named a sub in the match against Carlise after the team had only 14 fit first team players. He made his AFC Bournemouth debut away to Bristol Rovers in a Johnstone's Paint Trophy South Section Area 2nd Round match, appearing as a substitute. Bournemouth went on to win the match 1-0. Newman was sacked along with Kevin Bond and Eddie Howe in September 2008.
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'''Hans-Jrgen Stefan Schwarz''' (born 18 April 1969 in Malm, Sweden) is a Swedish former footballer.
Born to a German father, he played as a midfielder and a left-back. He started playing football at youth level in Kulladals FF and began his career at his hometown club Malm. In 1990 he played as a youth player in Leverkusen before moving on to Benfica where he played from 1990 to 1994. He also played for Arsenal, Fiorentina, Valencia and Sunderland. The most prestigious award he received was Guldbollen, 1999, as Sweden's best footballer during that year.
He was capped for the Swedish national side on 69 occasions. He formed a highly rated midfield partnership with Jonas Thern when playing for both the Swedish national side and Benfica. He played at the World Cup 1990 and 1994 finals, and at the Euro 1992 finals. Schwarz is now the football agent of Julio Arca.
: 2 Portuguese Liga: 1990/1991 and 1993/1994
:UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994/95 Runner-Up
:Supercoppa Italiana Winner: 1996/97
:FIFA World Cup: 1994 Bronze Medal - Third Place
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His father was Serbian and his mother was English.
His playing career in what was then the Football League First Division (same level now as the FA Premier League) commenced in the 1968-69 season and lasted until the 1979 campaign. He also held coaching and managing positions upon retiring.
As a defender, Pejic played for Stoke City, Everton and Aston Villa. He had eight caps playing for England's U-23 squad and four more caps with the full England side in 1974. He was allegedly dropped by new caretaker England manager Joe Mercer in favour of Alec Lindsay because he "didn't smile enough".
He managed Leek Town and Northwich Victoria before being appointed youth coach at Port Vale in July 1986, being promoted to first team coach in December 1987. He was sacked in March 1992, twelve months later an employment tribunal ruled that he had been unfairly dismissed and Vale were forced to pay a four-figure compensation sum.
Pejic was named Chester City F.C. manager in June 1994 after the shock resignation of Graham Barrow. Unfortunately he inherited a very bare side after the loss of several key players, and an immediate relegation back to Division 3 was inevitable after the side began the season without a point from their first seven games. Pejic was sacked in January 1995 after a 4-0 home thrashing by York City. He later had a spell managing non-league side Leek Town.
He went on to be the regional director for the North East FA and has coached such stars as Jermain Defoe, Aaron Lennon and Stewart Downing. He then taught FA coaching courses at NWHC in Nuneaton. In 1999 he managed Malaysian side Selangor FA.
In February 2007, he became Head of Youth Coaching at Championship side Plymouth Argyle.
Mike's younger brother, Mel, played for Stoke City, Hereford United and Wrexham. Shaun Pejic, the son of Mel and nephew of Mike, currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and was on the U-21 team of Wales.
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}}'''Rodney William Marsh''' (born 11 October 1944 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire) is a retired English footballer. He was named after HMS ''Rodney'' by his father, who served on the battleship. He played for Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester City, the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the England national side. Lately, he has been a pundit and a commentator on the game.
Like George Best, Stan Bowles, Peter Osgood, Frank Worthington and Tony Currie, Rodney Marsh was one of a generation of highly talented "maverick" players that emerged in English football during the 1960s and 1970s and never quite fulfilled their potential. He began his career with Fulham, for whom he made his debut in 1963, but his career there was hampered by injuries - a collision with a goal post and an opposing defender cost him the hearing in his left ear - and a dispute with manager Vic Buckingham, which ultimately saw him move across West London to join Queens Park Rangers, then in the Third Division, for -15,000 in March 1966. His first full season with Rangers was his most successful. He scored 44 goals in 53 games as the club became Third Division champions and also won the League Cup, coming back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in the final, with Marsh scoring the equaliser. The following year, QPR were promoted again to reach the First Division.
In 1972, he was signed for Manchester City by Malcolm Allison for a then club record -200,000. Upon signing Marsh (in March of that year), City were four points clear at the top of the table but by the end of the season had slipped to 4th. Marsh himself has since claimed that it was he who cost the club the league title that year, with his style simply not suiting that of the team. He nevertheless became one of City's star players, scoring 19 goals in 1972-73 and often dazzling the crowd with his skills. Marsh led the club to a League Cup final in 1974, though this time he was on the losing side as City were beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers. He left the club shortly into the 1974-75 season after disagreements with new manager Tony Book.
Marsh revived his career with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL, where he made over 100 appearances. He signed for Cork Hibernians before briefly returning to Fulham during the 1976-77 season, where he linked up with old friends George Best and Bobby Moore before returning to Tampa Bay in 1977. He played from 1976 to 1979 in the States, and was a first-team all star selection in 1978.
He retired after 1979, and coached the New York United and Carolina
Lightnin' teams in the ASL, before returning to the Rowdies to coach their final NASL season in 1984. He was head coach from 1984 to 1986, and was the team's chief executive for 11 years. In 1986, he came out of retirement to play one last season with the Rowdies, this time with the American Indoor Soccer Association (AISA). Marsh played in twenty games during the 1985-1986 season, scoring 13 goals.
Marsh made his England debut against Switzerland in 1971 and won a total of nine caps, scoring one goal, which came in a 3-0 victory over Wales. His career with the national team was ended prematurely after he made a sarcastic comment to the then manager, Alf Ramsey. In a 2005 interview, Marsh stated that Ramsey told him -''I'll be watching you for the first 45 minutes and if you don't work harder I'll pull you off at halftime,"'' to which Marsh replied: ''-Crikey, Alf, at Manchester City all we get is an orange and a cup of tea.-''. He was never selected for the England team again.
Upon retiring Marsh became a pundit, earning a reputation for his outspoken views on the game.
He was involved in a long-running banter with Bradford City and its supporters in the 1999-00 season, in which he flippantly dismissed their chances of survival in the FA Premier League. Confident as he was in his prediction of their relegation he offered to shave all of his hair off if they stayed up, which they subsequently managed. Marsh honoured his bet and had his hair removed in the centre circle of Valley Parade Bradford City's home stadium and raised a lot of money for charity by doing so, much to the amusement of Jeff Stelling and co-presenters at Soccer Saturday, as well as the Bradford City supporters, who forgave him for his derogatory remarks.
Marsh remained with Sky Sports and presented on Gillette Soccer Saturday for eleven years. He was sacked in January 2005 after making the following joke which was deemed to be a little close to the bone. He joked live on air that David Beckham rejected a move to Newcastle United because of the trouble caused by the TOON ARMY in Asia
Marsh then appeared as a player for Manchester City and a pundit in Sky One's Premier League All Stars in September 2007.
Marsh appeared in the 2007 series of ITV's ''I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!'' and was the fifth person to be voted off the show.
Marsh appeared with his family in the January 22nd 2008 edition of Hello Magazine.
In January 2008 Marsh threatened to return his nine international caps in protest at the Football Association's appointment of an Italian, Fabio Capello as the manager of the England national football team rather than appoint an English coach.
Marsh appeared on Celebrity Come Dine with Me on Channel 4, week commencing January 12 2009 and came in second place. He also appeared on the Alan Titchmarsh show on ITV on March 25, 2009.
A picture of Marsh standing up in the sky blue Manchester City kit of the 70's is featured on the front cover of the 1994 album Definitely Maybe by Oasis due to them being big supporters of City. One member of the group at the time however, Bonehead, was a Manchester United supporter so there is also a picture of the Old Trafford legend George Best on the cover.
New Order created an instrumental called Best and Marsh which can be found on their 1989 album Technique. Best & Marsh was a football programme on Granada TV, hosted by Tony Wilson. It used to appear on a Sunday night about 11pm in the late 80s.
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'''Youssef Safri''' (born 3 January 1977) is a Moroccan international football player who currently plays for Qatar Sports Club
Safri had played for Coventry City from 2001 to 2004 (scoring once against Sheffield Wednesday)
Safri joined Norwich for an initial fee of -500,000 in the summer of 2004, after the Canaries had been promoted to the Premiership.
He is a midfielder and best known for his passing and tackling ability. He was a key player with the Moroccan national team during the 2004 African Nations Cup, and was a member of the national squad competing at 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Safri became popular among the Norwich fans towards the end of the 2004-05 campaign and during the 2005-06 season following a series of impressive performances. He scored a 35-yard strike against Newcastle United in April 2005 during the team's fight against relegation from the Premiership. Safri was linked with a move to Feyenoord in the summer of 2005, but stayed at Carrow Road.
As a tribute to the player, Norwich City supporters devised a song which was sung regularly at home games, to the tune of Status Quo's 'Rocking all over the world' -
Here we go - Moroccan all over the world!"
Following the 3-1 defeat at Plymouth Argyle in September 2006, Safri and team-mate Dickson Etuhu were reported to have traded punches on the team bus during their return journey to East Anglia, although these reports are now thought to have been discredited. Since Peter Grant was appointed Norwich manager in October 2006, Safri has not been a regular selection. There was speculation that he would leave the club in January 2007, fuelled by his comments in the Eastern Daily Press on 29 December 2006 in which Safri indicated that he would seek a transfer if Grant continued to use him as a substitute. Safri remained at Carrow Road unil the end of the 2006-07 season, but after falling out with manager Peter Grant, Grant stated in the press on 1 August that Safri would not play for the club again.
On 2 August 2007 he signed for Norwich's championship rivals Southampton on a two year contract for a fee rumoured to be of the order of -250,000.
On 24 October 2007 he was sent off in the 90th minute of Southampton's away defeat to Bristol City, for a heavy tackle on Lee Johnson, whose subsequent reaction to Safri pushing him by all accounts was exaggerated, resulting in a straight Red.
On 7 July 2008 he joined Qatar Sports Club, for a fee in the region of -300,000, stating his desire to move to the Gulf as the reason behind the move.
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'''Noureddine Naybet M.''' (born 10 February, 1970) is a retired Moroccan international football player and captain. His position was central defender.
Naybet made his greatest career run with Spanish first division team Deportivo La Corua, winning 1 league title, 1 Copa de Rey and 2 Spanish Super Cups. Naybet also earned 115 caps for the Moroccan national team, scoring 2 goals.
In August 1999 Naybet agreed to a dream move to Treble winning Manchester United. However the Red Devils were worried about his injured knee and United subsequently signed Mikal Silvestre instead.
He did eventually make a move to the English Premiership with Tottenham Hotspur on 13 August 2004 aged 34.
Although an important member of the Tottenham first team in 2004-2005, he was a reserve player under new boss Martin Jol, making only one appearance in 2005-2006 against Charlton Athletic at the Valley. The influence brought by his vast experience is widely regarded as one of the factors behind the excellent partnership of Ledley King and Michael Dawson in the heart of the Spurs defence. His sole goal for Spurs came against rivals Arsenal, in a 5-4 defeat at White Hart Lane.
In January 2006, Naybet appeared for Morocco in the 2006 African Cup of Nations for the last time as he announced his retirement from international football afterwards.
He was released from Tottenham Hotspur on 26 May 2006 and in August 2007, became Morocco's national team manager assistant to Henri Michel.
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'''Abdoulaye (Abbe) Ibrahim''' (born July 25, 1986 in Lom, Togo) is a football striker who is currently with FC Ceahlul Piatra Neam in Romania.
Ibrahim, a Togolese youth international, has been watched by a number of top European clubs, including Manchester United. Unable to sign in Europe because of visa problems, he signed with the MetroStars in early 2005, after impressing in the pre-season. He was the first Togolese player in Major League Soccer. While showing flashes of top speed, Abbe scored two goals and added three assists in his rookie year. After a few months, he then joined FC Cafe Opera. His rights were traded to Toronto FC on 25 January 2007 and in April 2007 he signed a senior contract with the expansion club. Ibrahim was waived by Toronto FC in late June 2007 to make space for the signing of Collin Samuel. on 21 June 2007, Ibrahim then joined Vsby United, and in February 2008 signed a three year contract with FC Kharkiv in Ukraine .
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'''David Leslie Bairstow''' (1 September 1951 - 5 January 1998) was an English cricketer, who played for Yorkshire and England as a wicket-keeper. He also played football for his hometown club Bradford City.
Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Bairstow excelled at school in several sports, and he played football several times for Bradford City, but eventually he settled on cricket, and played his first county match against Gloucestershire in 1970 while taking his A-levels.
He played for Yorkshire throughout his career, and captained the club from 1984 to 1986, though this was a far from happy period. Nicknamed "Bluey" on account of his red hair, Bairstow was influential for his aggression on the field and for his playing statistics. In 459 first-class cricket matches he scored 13,961 runs at an average of 26.44 with a highest score of 145. He snared 961 catches and 137 stumpings and perhaps stands second only to Jimmy Binks in the annals of Yorkshire wicket keeping. He played 429 one day matches, scoring 5,439 runs at 20.68 with one century. He was a popular figure with the Yorkshire crowds.
He played four Test matches for England, though was usually behind first Bob Taylor and later Paul Downton in the selectors' minds. He had more opportunities in One Day Internationals on the strength of his batting in domestic cricket - he made ten first-class centuries - but consistently failed to break through, and never scored more than 23 in his twenty ODI innings.
He played for Griqualand West, during the winters of 1976 and 1977, appearing rather surprisingly as a seam bowler on two occasions and taking 3-82 against Transvaal B.
After retirement from playing in 1990, Bairstow became a popular radio commentator. However, he engaged in arguments with the Yorkshire management, and also suffered from depression. In late 1997, Bairstow took an overdose of tablets, and although he survived, a few weeks later he hanged himself at his home in Marton-cum-Grafton, Yorkshire. The coroner in the case recorded an open verdict, saying that he was not convinced Bairstow had meant to kill himself and that his actions may instead have been a "cry for help". His wife, Janet, and children, Andy, Jonathan and Becky, soon left Marton-Cum-Grafton and moved to Dunnington where they still live. His son Jonathan is currently a young professional with Yorkshire.
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'''Paul Norman Telfer''' (born 21 October 1971) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Slough Town. He is the nephew of former Scotland, Heart of Midlothian, Chelsea and Dundee United midfielder Eamonn Bannon. He joined Slough Town on 2 April 2009, and will be under the management of former Luton team mate Darren Salton.
Telfer was born in Edinburgh, but began his career at Luton Town as a right-sided midfielder. In the summer of 1995, he was signed by Coventry City, where he began his long association with Gordon Strachan, who at the time was player-coach at the club, and later became manager. While at Coventry, Telfer won his only senior Scotland cap, playing in Scotland's 2-0 friendly defeat against France on 29 March 2000 at Hampden Park.
In 1992, Telfer and then Luton teammate Darren Salton were involved in a horrific car crash. Telfer suffered only minor injuries and went on to make a full recovery, while Salton almost died and was forced to quit football following the accident.
In October 2001, Telfer joined Southampton, who had appointed Strachan as manager just over a month earlier. At Southampton, Telfer was converted from midfielder to right-back, and was a member of the side that reached the 2003 FA Cup Final. He scored once during his spell at Southampton, in a 3-1 win over Newcastle in May 2002.
In 2005, Strachan became manager at Celtic, and again made Telfer one of his first signings. Telfer played just under two years at Parkhead, where he won two Scottish League championships and scored once in the league against Aberdeen.
On 13 July 2007, Telfer came out of retirement, signing a one-year contract with League One side Bournemouth.. On 12 December 2007, Telfer cancelled his contract with Bournemouth to help their financial problems. A few days earlier, he had been ruled out for the season with a foot injury that required surgery and retired again.
On 8 August 2008, Telfer came out of retirement for a second time and joined Leeds United on a non-contract basis after initially training with Leeds to keep fitness. He signed a 1 year deal with the club at the end of August. Impressing his former teamate Gary McAlliser who was managing Leeds at the time. Telfer was expected to act as cover for right back Frazer Richardson.
But after some poor performances by Leeds' centre backs, Telfer found himself playing in an unfamiliar centre back role after impressing for Leeds in the position in a Carling Cup game against Crystal Palace. Telfer at first put in some assured performances, but as the season went on Leeds became very vulnerable, with Telfer's lack of pace being exposed. Most notably in injury time against Huddersfield Town after Leeds conceded a goal, where Telfer's lack of pace was badly exposed. Gary McAllister was sacked in December, and new manager Simon Grayson left Telfer out of all of his first team squads during his first month at the club. On 2 February 2009, his contract was cancelled by mutual consent with Telfer saying he didn't want Leeds to spend money paying his wages whilst he wasn't going to play. The gesture was widely praised by Simon Grayson who wished Telfer well.
In April 2009, Telfer signed for non-league Slough Town, managed by Darren Salton.
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'''Christopher Mark "Chris" Riggott''' (born 1 September 1980 in Derby, Derbyshire) is an English footballer. He is a defender, who currently plays for the Football League Championship side Middlesbrough.
Riggott played at Derby County where he came through the youth system, whilst studying at St Benedict's RC secondary] school in Derby. Whilst at Derby he was coached by future England manager Steve McClaren and Middlesbrough coaches Steve Round and [[Bill Beswick. He made 91 appearances for Derby and scored 5 goals during his spell at the club. At the end of the 2000-01 season he was named Derby's Player of the Year.
After being strongly linked with Liverpool in the 2001-02 season he eventually joined Middlesbrough, with Malcolm Christie for a combined fee of 3 million pounds in January 2003 (though this could rise to 5 million in the future).
Riggott immediately became popular among the fans, scoring twice on his second appearance in the Tees-Wear derby against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, which Middlesbrough won 3-1. He was part of the 2004 League Cup final squad but did not play in the final. In the 2004-05 season he made 32 appearances, mostly covering for the much injured Ugo Ehiogu, contributing to the team's most successful season since the Premier League was established.
In the 2005-06 season, Riggott became the first choice central defensive partner for Gareth Southgate, in a successful season which saw the club reach the UEFA Cup final he stood out and was generally regarded as being one of the outstanding players for Middlesbrough during the season. In the UEFA Cup semi final against Steaua Bucharest, Boro found themselves 3-0 down on aggregate and needing four goals to get through to the final. Riggott crucially scored the third of the four needed as Middlesbrough miraculously reached the final.
The next season, new manager Southgate strengthened his defence by signing England and Germany internationals Jonathan Woodgate and Robert Huth, from Real Madrid and Chelsea respectively. This cast into doubt Riggot's place in the starting line up, and a series of injuries and the form of Middlesbrough's new defensive partnership of Woodgate and player of the year Emanuel Pogatetz limited his appearances that season. At some points he was even relegated to fourth choice centre-back, behind new signing Huth, who himself had injury problems. During the close season he was linked with a move to former club Derby, who had been promoted to the Premiership the previous season, but the rumours proved unfounded and he remained at Middlesbrough. Riggott joined Stoke City on loan on 29 February 2008, until the end of the season, in the hope of assisting the Potters in their promotion race, which he succeeded in doing. He returned to Middlesbrough on 2 May. Chris was recently quoted stating he would like to end his playing days with current club Middlesbrough due to his love of the club, fans and area.
-DOCSTART-	1902389
'''Leslie Harry Compton''' (12 September 1912 - 27 December 1984) was an English footballer and cricketer who played for Arsenal and Middlesex respectively. His brother, Denis, was also a footballer and cricketer for Arsenal and Middlesex, though Leslie was more successful in football and Denis in cricket.
Compton was born Woodford, Essex and played football for Middlesex Schools before joining Arsenal as an amateur in 1930. He would spend his entire senior club career at Arsenal, over a period of 22 years, making him one of the club's longest-ever serving players. He made his debut on 24 April 1932 against Aston Villa in a 1-1 draw at Villa Park, two months after he had turned professional.
He started out as a right-back, and deputised for Tom Parker in the early 1930s, before George Male was converted to that position and became Parker's long-term replacement. Relegated to reserve team football, Compton only played 13 first-team games in four seasons. By 1935-36 he had started to feature more regularly, playing 12 games that season and 15 the next, but missed out on a First Division winners' medal in 1937-38.
Despite being down the pecking order throughout the 1930s and missing out on the success that Arsenal enjoyed, Compton stuck with Arsenal and won a Charity Shield winners' medal in 1938-39, playing 19 times that season. However the Second World War then intervened; Compton served in the Army while continuing to play football for Arsenal. Converted to an emergency centre-forward, he once scored ten times in a wartime match against Leyton Orient, which finished 15-2 to Arsenal. He also guested for Chester, scoring a hat-trick against Everton during the 1942-43 season . In June 1940, he was one of five Arsenal players who guested for Southampton in a victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.
After the war had ended, he reverted back to defence, becoming a mainstay in the Arsenal side at centre half. Although he missed the first six games of the 1947-48 due to cricketing commitments but was a near ever-present for the remainder of the season, as Arsenal won the First Division title and Compton finally earned a top-class honour; his brother, Denis, had also by this time established himself in the Arsenal side and won a medal as well. During the close season, he succeeded Joe Mercer as Arsenal captain, but relinquished the armband soon after, saying Mercer deserved the honour more.
Compton went on to win the FA Cup in 1949-50, scoring a last-minute equaliser in the Gunners' semi-final against Chelsea, heading a corner kick from his brother Denis to level the match 2-2; Arsenal won the replay 1-0, and then beat Liverpool in the final. Compton's form was such that he was selected for England for their match against Wales on November 15, 1950, making him the oldest ever post-war England debutant at 38 years and 64 days, a record that still stands; Alexander Morten holds the all-time record.
He was a regular in the Arsenal side up until the start of the 1951-52 season, during which he only played four matches. He decided to retire from playing football in the 1952 close season; in total he played 273 matches and scored 6 goals. He stayed on at Arsenal for another three years as a coach and scout.
Compton also played cricket for Middlesex, playing as wicket-keeper from 1938 to 1956. He appeared 272 times, scoring 5,814 runs (an average of 16.75), and taking 468 catches and 131 stumpings. Together with his brother, he won the 1947 County Championship title with Middlesex, making them the only brothers ever to have won the national title both in football and cricket. Unlike Denis though, Leslie never played Test cricket for England.
After retiring he ran a pub in Highgate Hill, north London. He died in Hendon in 1984, from complications due to diabetes, aged 72; he had had to have a foot amputated two years previously. He was cremated at the Golders Green Crematorium where his ashes remain.
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'''Reginald "Reg" Lewis''' (March 7, 1920 - 1997) was an English footballer.
Born in Bilston, Staffordshire, Lewis spent his entire career at Arsenal. He joined the club as a schoolboy in 1935, and scored on his debut against Everton on January 1, 1938. He made only four appearances in 1937-38, however, and as a result missed out on a League Championship winners' medal. Lewis broke into the first-team more in 1938-39, making 16 appearances in league and cup, scoring 7 goals, but the advent of the Second World War interrupted his career.
During the war Lewis continued to play for Arsenal and shone as a natural goalscorer; although wartime appearances and goals are not officially counted, Lewis scored 143 goals in 130 games, including four in the 1943 War Cup Southern Final, in a 7-1 demolition of Charlton Athletic. Towards the end of the war he served in the British Army of the Rhine in Occupied Germany, but returned to play for Arsenal once first-class football resumed in 1946.
Although most of the Arsenal side of the 1930s were past their best by this time, Lewis was still only 26 and he continued to be a regular in the first team throughout the remainder of the 1940s. He was the club's top scorer in 1946-47 with 29 goals, and the following season (1947-48), he partnered new signing Ronnie Rooke and between them they scored 47 goals as Arsenal won the First Division title. Lewis continued to be a regular for the rest of the decade and he enjoyed arguably his best season in 1949-50; he scored 19 goals in 31 league games, played twice for the England B team and capped it by scoring both goals in Arsenal's 2-0 victory over Liverpool in the 1950 FA Cup Final.
However, during the early 1950s, Lewis became constantly afflicted with injuries, and he made only 12 appearances in 1951-52 and none at all in 1952-53. In the close season of 1953, he retired from the game at the age of 33. His 116 goals in 176 matches makes him Arsenal's eleventh top goalscorer of all time. After retiring, Lewis first ran a pub, then worked in insurance. He died in 1997.
-DOCSTART-	1903908
'''Jovan "John" Lukic''' (Serbian:  "" , ''Jovan "Don" Luki'') (born 11 December 1960) is an English former football goalkeeper of Serbian origin.
Lukic was born in Chesterfield to Serbian parents;
Lukic signed for Leeds United as a schoolboy. He made his debut for the Elland Road side in 1979 and went on to play 165 games for them. After making a transfer request, Lukic moved to Arsenal in July 1983 for -75,000, as a long-term replacement for Pat Jennings. By the middle of the 1984-85 season he was the club's No. 1, and won the League Cup in 1987 and the Division One title in 1989. He was ever present in Arsenal's first team throughout seasons 1987-88, 1988-89 and 1989-90.
In the summer of 1990 Arsenal manager George Graham signed David Seaman from Queens Park Rangers - Seaman had ironically been Lukic's understudy at Leeds. Having played 277 times for the Gunners, Lukic rejoined Leeds for -1million, playing a further 265 times and winning a second League title in 1991-92 and a runners up medal in the League Cup in 1995-96.
Lukic was displaced at Leeds by the signing of Nigel Martyn, and in 1996 he returned for a second spell at Arsenal. As deputy to David Seaman, he played 15 times in 1996-97 as cover, but after the signing of Alex Manninger in 1997 he stepped down to No. 3. However, with Manninger injured, Lukic was on the bench for Arsenal's 2000 UEFA Cup Final loss to Galatasaray, earning him a runners-up medal.
In 2000, after a series of injuries to the club's other 'keepers, he made a brief return to the first team, playing three times, the last a month shy of his 40th birthday; one of these, a match against Lazio on 17 October 2000 made him, at the time, the oldest player ever to take part in a UEFA Champions League match. This has since been surpassed by Danny Verlinden, Alessandro Costacurta and Marco Ballotta. He retired in 2001 and now coaches part-time.
Though Lukic played for England at youth and U21 level, he never won a full cap for the side.
Lukic's son, also called John, and also a goalkeeper, was a youth player on the books of Nottingham Forest, before signing for Grimsby Town in June 2005. John Lukic Jr. has no club now after leaving The Mariners at the end of the 2005-06 season.
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'''Frederick Charles "Charlie" George''' (born 10 October 1950) is an English former footballer. He played as a forward in the Football League (notably for Arsenal and Derby County) and he was also capped by England.
Born in Islington, London, George supported Arsenal as a boy and played for Islington Schoolboys before joining his favoured club in May 1966. He turned professional in 1968 and made his first-team debut for the club on 9 August 1969 against Everton, on the first day of the 1969-70 season; Arsenal lost 1-0. He became a regular in the side that season, playing 39 times, including in Arsenal's 1969-70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup campaign; he scored goals against Dinamo Bacau and Ajax, as well as playing in both legs of the final against RSC Anderlecht, which Arsenal won 4-3 on aggregate.
George broke his ankle at the start of the following season following a collision with Everton goalkeeper Gordon West, but returned after being out for five months and played a significant part in Arsenal's run-in to the 1970-71 Division One title, scoring five times in 17 appearances in the League. However, the highlight of his season came in the FA Cup; he scored in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds as well as proving the difference in the Final against Liverpool. The game was locked at 1-1 in extra time, Arsenal having been 1-0 down before Eddie Kelly's equaliser; in the 111th minute George latched onto John Radford's square ball and scored a spectacular winner from 20 yards to win the match. He famously celebrated by lying flat on his back with arms aloft. With that Cup win, Arsenal completed their first Double win.
George played four more seasons at Highbury, also playing in the 1972 FA Cup Final, which Arsenal lost to Leeds United. However the latter stages of his career with Arsenal were hampered with injuries and a rebellious streak at odds with the club's management; during the 1971-72 season he was disciplined by the club twice, first after headbutting Liverpool's Kevin Keegan, and then for flicking a V-sign at Derby County's fans after scoring away at the Baseball Ground.
As the Double-winning side were gradually broken up Arsenal began to descend down the table, and although George hit eleven goals in both 1971-72 and 1972-73 his form declined alongside Arsenal's; he only scored five times in 28 matches in 1973-74 and he was dropped from the first team in 1974-75 after falling out with manager Bertie Mee. By Christmas 1974 he had been transfer listed, and he moved to Derby County in July 1975 for -100,000. In total he played 179 times for Arsenal and scored 49 goals.
He spent three and a half years at Derby, where he memorably scored a hat-trick against Real Madrid in a European Cup match (although Derby eventually lost 5-6 on aggregate); in total he played 117 games for Derby County, scoring 36 goals. Whilst with Derby, he won a solitary cap for England, playing for 60 minutes against the Republic of Ireland on 8 September 1976 out of position on the left wing, but fell out with coach Don Revie after being substituted and whilst Revie never picked him again he was selected for an England 'B' squad by Revie's successor Ron Greenwood but refused to join the squad. He also had a loan spell at St George's Budapest in Australia.
After Derby, he went on to play for the Minnesota Kicks in the United States before returning to England with Southampton in December 1978. His appearances there were limited by a knee injury and he had a short period on loan to Nottingham Forest in 1980, playing four games including both legs of the 1979 UEFA Super Cup Final against FC Barcelona, scoring the only goal in the home leg as Forest won 2-1 on aggregate. George could not agree an extension to his loan at Forest and soon returned to Southampton, playing his last league game for them on 14 March 1981 against Stoke City. In the summer of 1981 he left the club to move to Bulova in Hong Kong.
A year later, in 1982, he returned to England to have short spells with Bournemouth and Derby County for a second time, and had a short time with Scottish side Dundee United before retiring in 1983, although he never played for the Tannadice outfit. Later in his career,
After retiring from football he moved to New Milton, Hampshire to run a pub. He later worked as a mechanic for some years in a jointly-owned garage business. George is now employed full time by Arsenal, and is one of the hosts of the "Legends" tours at the Emirates Stadium.
-DOCSTART-	1904541
'''James Keene''' (born December 26, 1985) is an English football player, who currently plays for IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
Keene is a product of the Portsmouth youth scheme. After making his way through the ranks he was loaned to Football League Two club Kidderminster Harriers F.C, making his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Bristol Rovers. Keene was the Man of the Match for the visitors. He played five more games for Kidderminster, excelling during his loan period.
He was rewarded upon his return to Fratton Park with his first professional contract, to run until the summer of 2007.
Following his loan he broke into the first team squad, and played in the final two games of the 2004/05 season. He then played on loan in the 2005/06 season at League 1 side Bournemouth and then with League 2 side Boston United. He scored his first league goal on 15 October 2005, as Bournemouth beat Colchester away from home by the single goal.
He was loaned in March 2006 to GAIS for the Swedish 2006 Allsvenskan. James scored the first goal of the season for GAIS in the Allsvenskan in the Gothenburg derby against rgryte. He finished the season as the club's top scorer with 10 goals in 22 league appearances, and following his success he was at the end of the season transferred to the Swedish champions IF Elfsborg, signing a five-year contract with them.
Keene became famous during his time at Portsmouth when he miskicked a ball and hit Harry Redknapp, who was in the midst of a televised interview. Redknapp turned around and launched an obscenity-laced tirade at Keene, recorded on camera. Redknapp then made a memorable remark about Keene to the camera: "No wonder he's still in the f***ing reserves"
There are, however, specualations regarding this matter. According to many sources, the player was Scottish striker Marc Burchill and not academy product Keene. Burchill played for Portsmouth between 2001-2005. This interview was made in the autumn of 2002, when James Keene was 15-years old playing for the U18 side. Redknapp recently had taken charge over Portsmouth, and as a result of that Burchill was placed on the transfer-list and was playing reserve football.
-DOCSTART-	1904559
'''Rowan Lewis Vine''' (born 21 September 1982 in Basingstoke, England) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Queens Park Rangers.
Vine began his career at Portsmouth, making his way through the club's youth scheme. He made his first-team debut in a goalless draw with Sheffield United in December 2000 at the age of 18.
Vine enjoyed a successful campaign at Griffin Park, netting his first ever goal on his debut in a 2-0 win at Huddersfield Town, and going on to score 13 further goals in 44 starts for the Bees.
For the third year running, Vine spent an entire season away from Portsmouth on loan, this time at Luton Town for the 2004-05 season.
Vine signed for Luton for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around -250,000, on 4 July 2005. In his first season after his permanent move to the club, he scored 10 goals in 30 games after missing the start of the season with a back injury.
On 11 January 2007, a -2.5m deal with Birmingham City saw Vine leave Luton, which later rose to -3m when Birmingham gained promotion to the Premier League at the end of the season. Vine's only goal in his short stay at St Andrew's came in a 1-0 win over Derby County.
On 2 October 2007, he joined Queens Park Rangers on loan until November 2007;
when this expired, it was extended until 1 January 2008.
Vine signed for Queens Park Rangers on a four-and-a-half-year contract on 8 January 2008 for a fee of -1m.
Vine suffered a serious fracture of his left tibia and fibula on 3 April 2008 during a training session. He did not make another first-team appearance until April 2009, and has since been used mainly as a substitute.
-DOCSTART-	1906388
'''Jami Petteri Puustinen''' (born 9 January 1987) is a Finnish football player who plays as a striker for FC Honka. Born in Espoo, Puustinen began his career with FC Kasiysi at the age of eight in 1995, before signing for FC Espoo in 2000.
-DOCSTART-	1906415
'''Markus Neumayr''' (born 26 March 1986 in Hsbach, Aschaffenburg) is a German football player who plays as a midfielder for Rot-Wei Essen.
Neumayr started his football career playing for local clubs before moving to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2003 However, within a few months, he was picked up by Manchester United. During his spell with Manchester United, he played on the right side of midfield, although on some occasions he would play in the middle of the park.
In the three seasons Neumayr spent at Old Trafford, he never played in a match for the first team. He was once called into the squad on 29 March 2006 for the match against West Ham United but did not make the final sixteen. When David Fox departed to Blackpool, Neumayr took on the role of reserve team captain. With this added responsibility, many believed it would only be a matter of time before he would go on and make the first team. However, this never materialised, and Neumayr was released from the club at his own request at the end of the 2005-06 season, joining Duisburg. After a year with SV Zulte Waregem signed in summer 2009 for Rot-Weiss Essen
On 20 June 2008, Neumayr signed a deal at Belgian First Division club Zulte Waregem. His contract at Duisburg was not renewed, and so he was able to join Zulte Waregem on a free transfer. In January 2009, he returned to Germany, signing for RW Essen.
-DOCSTART-	1906435
'''Dong Fangzhuo''' (; born 23 January 1985 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a Chinese football forward who plays for Dalian Haichang and the Chinese national team.
Dong first came to prominence in 2000 when he was named Player of the Tournament in an U-17 football competition. He signed for Dalian Saidelong and helped them to finish as runners-up in the Chinese B League in 2002. This earned him selection to the Chinese U-23 national team, and a move to Dalian Shide, the most successful club team in China. Dong scored his first goal for Dalian Shide in the second match of the qualifying stages of AFC Champions League 2002-03.
Dong signed for Manchester United from Dalian Shide in January 2004, for an initial fee of -500,000 which could have risen to -3,500,000, depending upon appearances.
After signing for Manchester United, he was unable to play for the senior team immediately because he was ineligible for a work permit. Due to these legal issues, Dong was loaned out to get first-team experience at Royal Antwerp in Belgium where the employment laws were less strict.
In his first season, he scored one goal in nine appearances as he began to get used to his new environment. His second season (2004-05) began more promisingly, finding the net in six of his first seven appearances of the season (all as a substitute). However, disrupted by injury and international duty with the Chinese youth team, his form fell away in the latter half of the season as he finished with seven goals in 22 appearances in all competitions. At the beginning of the following season, he was called up to join Manchester United on their 2005 pre-season tour of Asia and given squad number 43. He was given his unofficial dbut for Manchester United in a friendly against a Hong Kong team and capped it off with a goal in a 2-0 victory.
In the 2005-06 season for Royal Antwerp, Dong impressed as he finished as the top scorer for both his team and the Belgian Second Division with 18 goals including two hat-tricks. In 2006, he again joined Manchester United on a pre-season tour which this time was in South Africa. He scored the winner in a 1-0 win over Kaizer Chiefs. Alex Ferguson remarked that Dong had the "speed and physicality" to play for United and hoped that he would be eligible for Manchester United in December 2006.
He began the 2006-07 season in fine form for Antwerp scoring 11 goals in 15 appearances. On 15 December 2006, almost three years after his original signing, Dong was finally given a UK work permit
Dong made his Old Trafford dbut for Manchester United in a friendly charity match against a European XI on 13 March 2007. He came on as a substitute for Alan Smith in the 72nd minute of the 4-3 victory. He was a regular for Manchester United Reserves, and on 9 May 2007, Dong made his Premier League dbut for United against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, partnering Ole Gunnar Solskjr up front.
On 12 December 2007 Dong made his first UEFA Champions League appearance as a substitute in United's last match of the qualifying stages against Roma, replacing fellow striker Wayne Rooney. With that appearance, Dong became the second Chinese player to participate in UEFA Champions League (the first being Sun Xiang). However, he made only one further appearance for the club during the 2007-08 season, playing the full 90 minutes of the 2-0 League Cup defeat to Coventry City. He was able to score four goals in three matches in the reserves before suffering from injury.
Prior to the start of the 2008-2009 season, Dong was not given a squad number, with the number 21 shirt given to Rafael da Silva. On 28 August 2008, Dong and Manchester United mutually agreed that his contract should be terminated in order for him to find first team football elsewhere.
On 27 August 2008, Chinese online media sina.com reported that Dong Fangzhuo would join Chinese Super League club Dalian Haichang. He was handed the No.9 shirt which was previously worn by famous Chinese striker Hao Haidong.Although the experience in the Manchester United made almost all people think there's no wonder Dong Fangzhuo would have a bright future, his performance in the Chinese Super League after return was very poor. Because of scoring no goal in a series of matches, Dong had to return to the reserves where he took a long time to stay in England. The poor performance in the league also made him not to be called for Chinese National Team.
Dong was in the Chinese youth team that participated in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. He came off the bench to play in three out of the four matches China played.
Dong scored his first goal for the senior Chinese national team in a 4-1 loss to Switzerland in a friendly pre-2006 World Cup warm-up match. He was also part of the China squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification tournament.
Dong was named to the 18-man Chinese national team that competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In China's opening match against New Zealand, Dong replaced Han Peng in the 79th minute. He went on to score China's first Olympic goal in the 88th minute, securing a draw and a point for the home nation.
The correct spelling of Dong's name is "Dong Fangzh'''uo'''", and not "Dong Fangzh'''ou'''". The Chinese character  in Pinyin is ''zhu''. The Pinyin ''zhou'' may refer to one of a number of different Chinese characters -  (''zhu''),  (''zhu''),  (''zhu'') or  (''zhu''). The error is commonly made by Western news agencies, such as the BBC, and even the Premier League, in the squad list before the match.
-DOCSTART-	1907035
'''George Boateng''' (born 5 September 1975 in Nkawkaw, Ghana) is a Dutch footballer. He is a central midfielder who currently plays for English Premiership football team Hull City.
After playing 70 games for Dutch giants Feyenoord Rotterdam, Boateng completed a -220,000 move to Coventry City in 1998. Under the management of Gordon Strachan he proved himself to be a solid defensive midfielder helping the attacking Dublin-Huckerby Coventry side of 1998 finish eleventh in the Premier League and enjoy mid table stability. He is still fondly remembered by Sky Blues fans as being responsible for breaking one of Coventry's longstanding hoodoo's-victory at Villa park. Boateng scored twice in the 4-1 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park on 28 February 1999, ending Coventry's 63 year long wait for a league win at the ground.
The next season Boateng transferred to Aston Villa for -4.5 million. He proceeded to play 131 matches for Villa including an FA Cup final defeat against Chelsea in 2000. The tough tackling central midfielder then fell out with manager Graham Taylor in the 2001-02 season. That summer he completed a -5,000,000 move to Middlesbrough.
Boateng made his full debut on the first day of the 2002-03 season away to Southampton in an uneventful game that finished 0-0. Occupying the defensive midfield position he has been the solid platform upon which Middlesbrough have built their attack. He recovered from a summer ankle operation in 2003 to be fit for the start of the 2003-04 season. That season he was part of the Middlesbrough team which lifted the League Cup for the first time.
In the 2004-05 season, he scored his first-ever goal for Middlesbrough in a 4-0 win at Blackburn Rovers on 2 October 2004. However, he was injured for 8 weeks with a broken toe and it was during this period that Middlesbrough dropped from fourth down to ninth in the league. He did however recover in time to help Middlesbrough obtain the results they needed for qualification for the UEFA Cup. In a poll on the official Boro website fans voted him the player most missed due to injury in the 2004-05 season. He started for Middlesbrough in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final.
In June 2006 he signed a new three year contract with Middlesbrough. He was announced as the new club captain on 21 July 2006, replacing Gareth Southgate, who had been promoted to Manager. On 10 March 2007, he scored in an FA Cup tie against league leaders Manchester United. This was his first goal in the tournament since 1999 when he scored for Coventry against Macclesfield Town.
On 22 January 2008, Boateng had his captaincy rescinded by Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate. Southgate cited his desire for Boateng to "concentrate on his game". He was replaced as captain by Emanuel Pogatetz.
Hull City announced on 10 July 2008 that Boateng had agreed to sign a contract with them. The move was completed on 16 July, after the completion of a medical.
Boateng made his international debut for the Netherlands in a 1-1 draw with Denmark in November 2001.
Stats accurate as of 20:41, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
Boateng is married to his Dutch wife Adriana. Together they have two children; Eliana and Elisha. He is a devout Christian and says the faith affects the way he conducts himself on the pitch. In an interview with ''Church Times'' he explains how his family practises Christianity, "On Sundays, I-d drop my wife off and go to my [Ghanaian] church. Then we started going to a Dutch church together. We-ve become very devoted Christians. Hearing and acting on the Word is very important."
-DOCSTART-	1911924
Walters began his career as an apprentice at Aston Villa, after signing professional forms he quickly showed why Ron Saunders signed him by making his debut under new manager Tony Barton on 28 April 1982 at the tender age of 17 in the 4-1 league defeat to Leeds United at Villa Park.
Walters appeared 234 times and scored 48 goals in the 5 years he spent at his boyhood favourites before an offer of -550,000 from Scottish side Rangers tempted Walters into a move north of the border.
Due to English clubs being banned from European competition, teams such as Rangers, who were managed by former Anfield great Graeme Souness, were finding it easier to attract English players and sign internationals such as Terry Butcher, Trevor Steven, Gary Stevens, Chris Woods and Ray Wilkins with Walters becoming one of these players on New Years Eve 1987.
He has been referred to as the first black player to sign for Rangers. However, Walter Tull signed for Rangers during the First World War but was killed in the conflict before he could play.
Walters made his Rangers debut on 2 January 1988 in the Old Firm derby match with Celtic at Parkhead, a game which Rangers lost 2-0. Following racist abuse aimed at Walters, Rangers banned some of their own season ticket holders. A large amount of abuse came from Celtic fans during the player's debut at Celtic Park, with bananas being thrown and monkey noises coming from the Celtic fans' main area of the stadium known as "The Jungle". Some Celtic fans also dressed up in fancy dress monkey suits. Meanwhile, during the same game, ''in defence of Walters, Rangers' fans, with an unconscious racism, sang "I'd rather be a darkie than a Tim (Scots-Irish catholic)".'' Although Celtic slammed the perpetrators, the Scottish Football Association remained silent.
Whilst at Ibrox, Walters was part of the side that won the Scottish Premier League in 1989, 1990 and 1991 and the Scottish League Cup in 1988 and 1990 thus enjoying the most successful spell of his career in terms of trophies won.
On 13 August 1991, after 143 appearances in which he scored 51 goals (better than one in three), he followed Souness to Liverpool, which was somewhat ironic seeing as his middle name is Everton, Liverpool's fierce city rivals.
Liverpool paid -1.25 million for Walters services and he made his debut four days after signing, when he came on as a 65th minute substitute for Steve McMahon in a 2-1 league win over Oldham Athletic at Anfield on 17 August 1991. His first goal for the club was an 88th minute penalty in a 2-1 league win over Notts County at Meadow Lane on 7 September 1991.
Souness brought Walters back to England hoping that he would terrorize the 1st Division defences as he had done in Scotland, however, this failed to materialize with the performances expected coming too infrequently.
His best display all season was in a match against Auxerre at Anfield in the Uefa Cup. Liverpool trailed 2-0 from the away leg but won their home match 3-0 with Walters netting a late winner after tormenting the French defence all night long.
He remained a regular in the side and helped Liverpool to the 1992 FA Cup Final, although he was an unused substitute as his team-mates beat 2nd Division Sunderland 2-0.
Walters was Liverpool's first ever Premiership goalscorer when he equalized in a 2-1 win over Sheffield United in August 1992. That same season he was also the first Liverpool player to score a Premiership hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Coventry City.
When Liverpool beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 in the 1995 Coca-Cola Cup final, again an unused substitute, Walters was being used less as Roy Evans was employing three centre-halves with Rob Jones and Stig Inge Bjrnebye as wing-backs and three midfielders.
He had already been sent out on loan to Stoke City (9 games, 2 goals) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (11 games, 3 goals) during the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, and thus it was not surprising that, after not appearing at all during the first half of the 1995-96 season, Walters was allowed to leave, joining Southampton on 18 January 1996.
Walters was signed by David Merrington in January 1996 to assist in the Saints' desperate fight against relegation from the Premiership. He made his debut as a substitute against Middlesbrough on 20 January 1996 and made a total of five league and four FA Cup appearances, but struggled to make any real impression with such a poor team. His final appearance was in a dreadful match away to Queens Park Rangers, which Saints lost 3-0 meekly surrendering in a shoddy second half.
Walters joined Swindon Town on a free on 31 July 1996 and made his debut on 17 August in the 2-0 defeat to Norwich City at Carrow Road. His first goal for the Robins came via a 26th minute penalty during the 2-1 league win over Tranmere Rovers on 14 September 1996.
At the County Ground, Walters was "''sometimes brilliant, but at other times could be very frustrating''"
Walters played a total of 126 matches for Swindon in which he scored 28 goals before he was released on 17 November 1999.
Having been told that he was no longer required by Swindon the 35 year-old joined Ian Holloway's Bristol Rovers side on a free transfer. He spent three years at the Memorial Stadium playing 96 times and scoring 14 goals before he finally hung up his boots on 26 April 2002, five weeks before his 38th birthday.
Walters represented England at schoolboy and under 21 levels before he earning his only full cap under Graham Taylor whilst he was with Rangers. It came on 3 June 1991 in the 1-0 friendly victory over New Zealand in Auckland.
Walters joined Coventry Preparatory School as a Saturday morning football coach for the four- to 11 year-olds in February 2003; he then became a member of staff in January 2006, coaching years three to eight and is also head coach of the under-14s at Aston Villa's academy. Walters is also heavily involved with groups aiming to eliminate racism in football. Walters went back to school and obtained teaching qualifications. He is Head of Languages at Aston Villa's academy. His close friend Torben Piechnik teaches science.
Although now retired, Walters still plays in the Sky Sports masters football competitions for Rangers. He is also one of three honorary members of the Rangers Supporters Trust, along with Johnny Hubbard and Billy Simpson.
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'''Khano Smith''' (born January 10, 1981 in Paget) is a Bermudian soccer player who currently plays for Lincoln City in Football League Two in England.
Smith played college soccer at Champlain College and Lees-McRae College, and in the USL Premier Development League for Carolina Dynamo.
Smith began his professional career playing for the Dandy Town Hornets, who he helped win the 2003-04 Cingular Wireless Premier Division title in his first year at the club. In his second season he led the league in scoring as Dandy Town finished two points behind Devonshire Cougars. He captured his second trophy with the club in 2005 leading the Hornets to the Bermuda Champions Cup.
After two successful seasons in Bermuda he moved Major League Soccer and signed with New England Revolution. He made his first start, and scored his first goal, on June 4, 2005 during a 1-1 tie with the Kansas City Wizards. Smith also scored the winning goal against the MetroStars which led the Revolution to the MLS Conference Championship in 2005. He came to be known in New England for his maddeningly inconsistent play, showing occasional flashes of brilliance, but also making fundamental mistakes. He was also known for his pace and his crucial crosses which pick out his teammates for easy finishes.
He moved from an out and out striker to an attacking left wing back and is a danger when on form as he has shown in MLS games. Regardless, in 2007 and 2008 he was the regular starter on the left wing and scored several crucial goals.
On November 26, 2008, Smith was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the fourth round of the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft.
Afer trialling with Southend United, and playing for their reserves in a 4-0 defeat to Norwich City reserves in September 2009, Smith was offered a professional contract at Lincoln City, having impressed new manager Chris Sutton on a 10 day trial. On 23 October Smith was reported to have signed a 'short-term' deal with Lincoln.
Smith became an instant first team regular at Lincoln but left the club when his contract expired on January 7th 2010.
Smith has played for the Bermudian national team since 2003. He has appeared in 7 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for Bermuda, scoring 3 goals. Smith enjoys celebrity status in his homeland, and following the retirement of Shaun Goater from top-level competitive play is the island's most famous footballer.
-DOCSTART-	1919886
'''David Gold''' (born 15 January 1937) in Stepney, East London is an English businessman.
Gold owns Gold Group International (GGI), the parent company of the retailer Ann Summers, lingerie chain Knickerbox, and owned pornographic magazine company Gold Star, printing and distribution businesses and until 2006, corporate air service Gold Air International. GGI used to be jointly owned by David and his brother Ralph, until David bought out Ralph's share in 2008.
The brothers in 2007 sold their share in Sport Newspapers, following falling sales and profits. He has also sold his charter airline, Gold Air. His daughter Jacqueline Gold is chief executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox Ltd.
Gold is the former chairman of Birmingham City. In 2007 the Gold brothers were believed to be in the process of selling their share in Birmingham City which followed Birmingham's return from relegation and lower than expected profits. After the club were relegated once again to the Championship in May 2008, Gold was quoted as saying he was considering stepping down from the joint head of the board of Birmingham City.
In May 2005, David Gold bought the second FA Cup trophy at auction for -420,000 (-478,400 after fees), saying he wanted to prevent it being bought by overseas buyers.
In January 2010 Gold and David Sullivan acquired a 50 percent share of West Ham United giving them overall operational and commercial control of the club. They were appointed joint chairmen.
2009 has seen the Golds rise six places to 178th in the rankings, however with another large decline of -150m in their fortunes to -300m ''Sunday Times'' Rich List 2009.
The family dropped 51 places to 184th, with their fortune dropping -100m to -450m in the 2008 list. Previously they were valued at -550m and ranked 133rd in the ''Sunday Times'' Rich List 2007. Dropping from 119th
In 2005, David wrote his autobiography ''Pure Gold'' with professional co-writer Bob Harris. This dwells on his early childhood poverty, ascent as a pornographer, and involvement with Birmingham City.
-DOCSTART-	1919997
'''Garry Birtles''' (born 27 July 1956 in Nottingham) is an English former football player who played as a forward in the Football League between the 1970s and 1990s. He is best known for his time at Nottingham Forest, during which he won the 1979 and 1980 European Cup Finals. He was also capped by England.
Birtles was signed by Nottingham Forest from non-league Long Eaton United for -2,000. He made his Forest debut as a winger in March 1977 in the old Second Division, against Hull City. From that point on he disappeared from first team contention, not making his second appearance until September 1978. Peter Withe had been sold to Newcastle and "prodigy" Steve Elliott failed to make the grade, allowing Birtles an unexpected chance which he grasped, scoring his first goal for the club in his third match, in the European Cup against Liverpool. Birtles kept his place for the rest of the season, capping his success with a fantastic display in the 3-2 win over Southampton in the 1979 League Cup Final (scoring 2 goals) and a 1979 European Cup winner's medal via the 1-0 victory over Malm of Sweden in Munich's Olympic Stadium, with another winners medal following in the European Cup 1979-80 against Hamburger SV.
More success and three England caps followed, then in 1980, he transferred to Manchester United for a fee of -1.25 million, where he scored a disappointing 12 goals before returning to Nottingham Forest in a cut-price transfer. His initial run of only one goal in 32 games, was followed by 11 goals in his next 32, but this return to form was not enough.
His second spell at Forest included a spell at centre-half. After a successful 1986-87 in which Birtles formed an effective strike partnership with Nigel Clough, Forest manager Brian Clough allowed Birtles to part from the club on a free transfer.
After a stint with Notts County, Birtles ended his career with Grimsby Town, helping them to two successive promotions up until 1991, by which time he had accumulated more than 400 professional league appearances.
He now co-commentates on Sky Sports, and previously co-commentated on Nottingham Forest matches on local radio. He also writes a weekly column for Nottingham's local newspaper The Nottingham Evening Post.
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'''Alan Bernard Brazil''' (born 15 June 1959 in Simshill, Glasgow) is a former Scottish football player. He was a forward before retirement due to injury. He is now a popular radio broadcaster on Talksport.
Brazil started his career in East Anglia with Ipswich Town in 1977. He stayed with Ipswich until 1983, appearing a total of 210 times, and scoring 80 goals. He was not in the squad that won the FA Cup in 1978, but was a key player by the time they won the UEFA Cup in 1981, the same year that finished runners-up in the league. He remained an integral part of their side when they finished runners-up in the league once more the following season.
In 1978, he played for the Detroit Express in the North American Soccer League, appearing in 21 regular season games (9 goals and 7 assists) and 3 playoff games (1 goal and 1 assist)
He then moved to Tottenham Hotspur in March 1983 for the season, making 31 appearances, and scoring 9 times.
In June 1984 he joined Manchester United for a fee of -625,000. He stayed with United for two seasons, making a total of 41 appearances in the League, the League Cup, the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup. He scored 16 goals whilst with them.
In 1986, he transferred to Coventry for -300,000, for a season, making 15 league appearances and scoring twice.
He also made 13 appearances for the Scottish national team, the most notable of which saw him playing in the World Cup finals in Spain. He was the youngest member of the Scotland squad at the finals. Unfortunately, his international appearances were limited as Scotland had a number of top class strikers at this time such as Kenny Dalglish, Charlie Nicholas, Maurice Johnston, Steve Archibald and Paul Sturrock.
Brazil was given a free transfer to Queens Park Rangers by Coventry. He made a total of 4 appearances for them, failing to score, and went on to play for Bury Town.
In Alan's late career he also played for Chelmsford City Football Club.
His career was cut short at the age of 27 due to a serious back injury that could have seen him ending up in a wheelchair if he continued playing football in the top-flight.
These days, Alan Brazil can be heard presenting talkSPORT's weekday 6-10am slot. He started off co-presenting with Station Director, Mike Parry, then Graham Beecroft but currently co-presents with Ronnie Irani. The show has since been such a hit that it has been named the 'Alan Brazil Breakfast Show'. He gets on well with everyone on the show, especially the resident financial expert Henk Potts with whom he shares a love of carousing. During the week Alan lives in West India Quays, Canary Wharf as revealed on his show 2 October 2008.
He is also a big fan of horse racing and, in 2003, formed the Alan Brazil Racing Club
Alan-s local course is the Point-to-Point course at Higham, Suffolk. Although his programme is a sporting one, his views tend to be to the right of centre when he does express them.
Alan was famously sacked in 2004, after the Breakfast Show was broadcast at the Cheltenham Festival, from Tuesday to Thursday. Alan enjoyed himself too much and missed the Friday show. Alan was reinstated after a huge uproar from talkSPORT listeners. His several week absence was explained as due to him being lost in beer tent. As a caveat to his reinstatement, Brazil must now pay a -5000 fine for every show he misses.
Alan has several catchphrases the most common being "Why" which is often said in quick repetition. On hearing a location Alan will usually say "I've never been" or "beautiful" depending on whether or not he has visited it.
He is remembered for a monumental clanger in 2004. Talking to Gary Bushell, who was at a Bob Monkhouse Tribute Dinner, he asked 'So, er, Gary. How is Bob's health these days?'. Confused with the question Gary Bushell replied 'Well Alan, he died. That's what the tribute dinner is for' and then Brazil, clearly embarrassed replies 'Well, I, er, heard two versions'. This apparently caused hundreds of people to call in with complaints and several hundreds of people calling in to say how funny it was, due to the fact that Brazil didn't actually realise what he had said.
In the early 1970s, Alan was subject to abuse at Celtic Boys Club, by Jim Torbett. When Torbett was charged and tried in 1996, Alan was a witness for the prosecution. Torbett was found guilty on child abuse charges and sentenced to two years in prison.
In 2006 he released a book co-written with Mike Parry called "There's an Awful Lot of Bubbly in Brazil"
In 2007, Brazil, along with Mike Parry, released a sequel to his first book entitled "Both Barrels from Brazil - My War against the Numpties".
On 16 September 2007, Brazil was arrested near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk on suspicion of drink-driving more than double the legal limit. On 23 April 2008, Brazil was convicted of Drink Driving, and banned for 20 months, and given a -750 fine, as well as being ordered to pay -470 compensation to the court.
Brazil controversially pleaded not guilty, even though on a DVD shown to the court from his arrest, he admitted to having drunk a bottle of wine and being over the limit. He also controversially made an attack on the police that they weren't doing their job properly, and that they should be out catching real criminals rather than picking on him.
The DVD was shown of him giving the breath test at the Police Station, where when told by a Police officer that if found positive, he would be locked up for a couple of hours.
''Brazil replies: "Oh no. Please! Incredible."
"Paedophiles get what? Three months? Then come out and I am going to get banged up for a couple of hours. With the greatest of respect the law's an ass.
"It's all wrong. I have had a bottle of wine. If I am over I am over. I will lose my licence. I have no problem with that. I am an idiot for not staying over.-
In the CCTV footage taken in the police custody suite and shown to the court, Brazil also stated:
-I-ll have to change jobs - it might do me a favour. I-m sick of it."
'I'm double the limit. I can't believe it. Mind you, I was out last night'
-It takes over your life, the media in London. The money-s not worth it.-
He told Police that he was fed up of his bosses in London at the Talksport station.
""I might have to change jobs. You might have done me a favour. I'm sick of them."
Although claiming this on the DVD, Brazil has been allowed to keep his job at Talksport. With the Station quoting:
"The drink-driving charge is something for the courts. We will be happy to have him on air in the morning as usual."
After the case Brazil said he was considering an appeal.
-I think this case has shown that the law is a grey area,- he added. -It is rather like the offside law. I am disappointed with the verdict.
-I work long hours - I-m entitled to drive at 50mph,- he said. -I-m the first guy to be done for driving too slowly.-
Brazil felt disappointed that police had not followed proper procedure and he told reporters
"There is no doubt that the way we are living the streets are not safe whether it be Suffolk, whether it be London. I think everyone agrees."
"I just think the police have got better things to do to be honest."
He said he had the same views before he had been stopped for drink-driving.
'''Ipswich Town'''
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
'Our talking point this morning is George Best, his liver transplant and the booze culture in football. Don-t forget, the best caller wins a crate of John Smith-s.'
'One moment I'm playing football and the next - whack - I wake up in hospital unconscious.'
'He held his head in his hands as it flashed past the post.'
'The tackles are coming in thick and thin'.
'Roy Keane, his face punches the air...'
Alan Brazil: "I was sad to hear yesterday about the death of Inspector Morse, TV's John Shaw."
Alan Brazil: "Do you know, I've been doing that all morning. John, if you're listening, sorry mate."
"The man is United - cut him and he bleeds red". His evaluation on Sir Alex Ferguson.
"Villa have had a complete reservation of fortunes." After Martin O'Neill took over as manager of Aston Villa.
Discussing Bob Monkhouse Tribute Dinner with Garry Bushell on TalkSport: "So Garry, how is old Bob these days?".
Garry Bushell replies: "Alan - he's dead, that's why the Tribute dinner is being held"
Desperately trying to talk his way out of a hole but just making it deeper: "Ah... I heard two versions."
''April 2004-June 2004 with Mike Parry''
''June 2004-September 2007 with Graham Beecroft''
''September 2007 with Ronnie Irani''
''(2007- with Mike Parry on Mondays)''
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'''Oscar Horace Stanley Linkson''' (16 March 1888 - 8 August 1916) was an English football player.
Linkson was born in New Barnet, Hertfordshire. His father was Robert Linkson, a house painter; his mother, Rebecca Bartram, ran a business selling wardrobes made by her father and brothers. Linkson was the youngest of five boys in a family that also included four sisters. His three eldest brothers, William, Robert and Alfred, and his sister Margaret all died in infancy before he was born. His one remaining brother, Sidney died in 1901 as a result of a disease caught during active service in the Second Boer War.
Linkson started his career with Barnet Alston (later Barnet F.C.) in 1907. He was spotted playing for an amateur team, Pirates FC, on a continental tour by scouts from Manchester United, who were also touring in the same area, and he signed for the club in 1908. He made his first team debut on 24 October 1908 in a match against Nottingham Forest. In total, Linkson played in 55 league games and four FA Cup games, and helped the club win the 1909 FA Cup and 1911 league title. In 1913, he transferred to Shelbourne in Dublin.
At the outbreak of the First World War, he returned to England, where he enrolled with the 1st Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment, who were formed under the Pals battalion scheme and made up entirely of sportsmen; he fought alongside other footballers, such as Walter Tull, Evelyn Lintott and Vivian Woodward.
On 8 August 1916, Private Linkson went missing in the battle to seize Guillemont Station during the Somme Offensive. His body was never recovered and he was recorded as missing presumed dead.
In 1912, Oscar married his 16-year-old sweetheart, Olive Fenton. Fenton was the granddaughter of Kate Hodson, an actress in the Victorian era, and the great-niece of Henrietta Hodson, an actress and theatre manager. They had two children: Eric (1913-1971) and Olive (1914-1990).
-DOCSTART-	1920076
'''Arthur Lochhead''' (December 8, 1897 - December 30, 1966 in Busby, East Renfrewshire) was a Scottish football player. He played as a forward.
Lochhead started his career with Heart of Midlothian before transferring to Manchester United in a swap deal in 1921, with Hearts exchanging him for -530 and Tom Miller. After scoring 50 goals in 153 appearances for United, he transferred to Leicester City in 1925.
-DOCSTART-	1920092
'''Thomas McNulty''' (b. December 30, 1929, Manchester - d. April 1979) was an English football player.
Thomas started his career with Manchester United in 1949. He would help United win the 1952 league championship. He would leave the club for Liverpool F.C. in 1954. He died at age 49 from undisclosed causes in 1979.
-DOCSTART-	1920101
'''William "Willie" Morgan''' (born October 2, 1944 in Sauchie) is a Scottish former professional football player.
A winger, Morgan started his career with Burnley, making his first-team debut against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in 1963. He took over frm John Connelly who was transfereed to Manchester United and scored his first Burnley goal, when he scored twice in a Boxing Day demolition of Manchester United in a 6-1 win at the Turf Moor.
He made his Scotland debut against Northern Ireland at Belfast's Windsor Park in 1967.
During the summer of 1968 he was transferred to Manchester United where he took over from John Connelly again. He scored 34 goals for United and led them to promotion. He played in the World Cup Finals of 1974, which took place in West Germany.
With Steve Coppell coming through the United ranks, Morgan moved back to Burnley in 1975. His second spell at Turf Moor lasted less than a year. He moved to Bolton Wanderers, enjoying a successful spell at Burnden Park before finishing his career at Blackpool.
Morgan played summers on loan in the North American Soccer League in the late 1970s, playing for the Chicago Sting in 1977 and Minnesota Kicks the following three summers.
Morgan won 21 caps for Scotland, scoring once against Denmark in 1972.
-DOCSTART-	1920128
'''James Michael "Jimmy" Nicholl''' (born 28 December 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian-born Northern Irish former footballer and, later, a manager.
Nicholl won a total of 73 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring once. He was mainly a right-back but could also play in other defensive roles.
Nicholl started his career as a junior player at Manchester United. His senior career started in 1974. He helped the club win the 1977 FA Cup Final and collected a runners-up medal in the 1979 final.
In 1981, he left the club after scoring five goals, joining Sunderland on a permanent contract after a loan spell, and playing 32 games in one season before moving to Toronto Blizzard in Canada, scoring 11 goals in 77 games over the next two years before signing for Rangers.
In 1984, he returned to the English league to sign for West Bromwich Albion where he stayed until their relegation from the First Division in 1986, then returning to Rangers for three years, helping them win two Scottish league titles in the process.
After leaving Rangers, he signed for Dunfermline Athletic in 1989 and was later player-manager of Raith Rovers, having originally joined them on 27 November 1990. He had great success at Raith, winning the Scottish League Cup on 27 November 1994 - four years to the day that he had arrived at the club, and six months later they reached the Scottish Premier Division as First Division champions. Due to their SFL Cup triumph, they qualified for the UEFA Cup and reached the second round, where they were eliminated by eventual winners Bayern Munich.
In February 1996, Nicholl played one game for Bath City, a 3-0 defeat at home to Macclesfield Town. He was sent off after 55 minutes and never played for the club again. On 28 February 1996, Nicholl was appointed manager of Millwall, who just over two months earlier had been top of Division One but were now sliding down the table. He was unable to arrest the decline and Millwall slipped into Division Two on the last day of the season. He remained at Millwall until the following February, and six months after that returned to Raith Rovers. His second spell at Raith lasted two years, and ended on 14 June 1999 after he had failed to get them back into the top flight.
A 28-day spell as manager of Dunfermline Athletic followed later in 1999, and he later served as assistant manager to Jimmy Calderwood at East End Park. In May 2004, Nicholl followed Calderwood when he took over as manager at Aberdeen, again serving as his assistant until the two parted company with the club in May 2009. He is now the Assistant Manager to jimmy calderwood once again but at Kilmarnock F.C.
-DOCSTART-	1920147
'''Jesper Olsen''' (born 20 March 1961 in Fakse) is a Danish former footballer who most notably played for Ajax of the Netherlands and Manchester United of England. Olsen was a regular left winger for the Danish national team, scoring five goals in 43 matches. He represented Denmark at the Euro 1984 and 1986 World Cup tournaments.
He started his senior career for Nstved IF, and made his debut for the Danish national team in a July 1980 friendly match against the Soviet Union. He had a trial with Arsenal FC in 1978-79, scoring a goal in a reserve team game. After a failed attempt by Ajax July 1980 to get Jesper Olsen to Amsterdam, he moved abroad in July 1981 to play professionally for Ajax in the Netherlands.
While playing for Ajax, Olsen became well known for his part in the infamous "passed penalty" routine he performed with Johan Cruyff. When Cruyff was awarded a penalty kick in a Dutch Eredivisie league match against Helmond Sport on 5 December 1982, with Ajax leading 1-0, Cruyff passed the ball sideways to Olsen, who returned it to Cruyff, with the Dutchman then slotting the ball past the bemused goalkeeper to make the score 2-0. It was allowed by the referee because the penalty is a direct free kick, so it can also be taken indirectly. During his stay with Ajax, Olsen earned the nickname ''De Vlo'' (The Flea) due to his posture and his ability to twist, turn and jump to avoid tackles. He was also called "The Untouchable". The Ajax coach in the 1981-82 season, Kurt Linder, regarded him the most surprisingly talented player in the young Ajax squad, both technically and tactically phenomenal.
He won the 1981-82 Eredivisie championship in his first season at the club. The next season, 1982-83, Ajax successfully defended the Eredivisie title, and also won the Dutch Cup to complete The Double. Olsen scored twice in the qualification tournament for Euro 1984, including a last-minute equaliser in the 2-2 draw against England. He was selected to represent Denmark at the finals tournament, and played two games, including Denmark's semi-final against Spain. The game ended a draw, but even though Olsen scored in the penalty shootout, Denmark were eliminated when Preben Elkjr missed his shot.
Olsen moved from Ajax to England in July 1984, joining Manchester United. He helped United win the 1985 FA Cup, and he scored a total of 24 goals in his five-year spell at the club. He was called up to the Danish squad for the 1986 World Cup, and scored two goals in the three preliminary group stage matches, but he will always be remembered for making a grave mistake in the round of 16 match against Spain. He gave Denmark the lead on a penalty kick, but just before half-time he collected a ball from goalkeeper Lars Hgh. When he tried to return the ball to Hgh, his pass ended up straight in front of Emilio Butragueo instead. The Spanish striker levelled the game, and eventually went on to score four goals in the game that Denmark lost 1-5. Consequently, the term a ''rigtig Jesper Olsen'' (a real Jesper Olsen) entered the Danish lexicon.
Through his later years at Manchester, Olsen had a hard time adapting to the English game, and saw his footballing development stagnate. He was selected for the Denmark team at the Euro 1988, but did not play any games at the tournament. Olsen's Manchester United career ended in the 1988-89 season, and he transferred to Bordeaux of France, later moving on to play as a wingback for Caen. After suffering a serious injury, he left Caen and retired in 1992, despite being offered the chance to return to English football with Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest.
He has maintained a low profile since his retirement as a player, and now lives in Brighton, Victoria, Australia. He was admitted to hospital on 4 May 2006 after suffering a subarachnoid haemorrhage. He had just returned from jogging, when he first felt the effects of the haemorrhage, and said, "It was frightening to feel the loss of control".
After recovering from the haemorrhage, Olsen visited Australia coach Guus Hiddink at the Australian World Cup preparation camp in Melbourne. Olsen was acquainted with Hiddink through his friends Sren Lerby and Frank Arnesen. "I'm doing well, but it was a quite scary experience", Olsen told the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. The newspaper described Jesper Olsen as looking somewhat fatigued, but otherwise appearing as his usual self.
He is currently one of the Assistant Managers of A-League club, Melbourne Heart.
-DOCSTART-	1920182
'''Thomas''' "'''Tommy'''" '''Reid''' (15 October 1905 - 1972) was a Scottish footballer. He was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire.
Reid started his career with Liverpool, but, after being loaned out to Oldham Athletic, he transferred to Manchester United in 1929. He would go on to score 67 goals for United before being transferred back to Oldham in 1933. He played the 1934-35 season with Barrow before ending his career with Rhyl
-DOCSTART-	1920209
'''Charles "Charlie" Roberts''' (6 April 1883 - 7 August 1939) was an English football player.
Born in Darlington, Roberts started his football career with Bishop Auckland, but soon moved to Grimsby Town.
In 1904, he was transferred to Manchester United for -600. The United manager at the time was Ernest Mangnall who had embarked on a spending spree which would later see Manchester City players Billy Meredith and Sandy Turnbull arrive at Bank Street, United's ground at the time. Roberts arrival at United was extremely important to the development of the club; a strong, skilful, fast centre half and a rebel to boot. He would flout FA rules by wearing his shorts above the knee and was politically minded in favour of the unionisation of professional footballers.
Playing as centre half he helped Manchester United win the 1908 and 1911 league titles as well as the 1909 FA Cup. He left the club in August 1913 for a then record fee of -1,500 to Oldham Athletic, who he also went on to manage, after appearing in 299 matches and scoring 23 goals for United.
Charlie was capped three times for England and was Manchester United's first England international.
On 2 December 1907, Roberts and Meredith were instrumental in setting up the Players' Union. This organisation was not recognised by the FA but did attract considerable support from fellow League clubs; the support from League professionals was unanimous at the beginning of the movement. In August 1909, the FA suspended the Manchester United players for their failure to renounce their Union membership. This tactic had seen the membership of the Union fall so that the only members were the Manchester United players - hence called 'The Outcasts'. It was only after Tim Coleman of Everton, renewed his support by siding with the Outcasts and that Robert's Union was saved.
In 1928, together with former colleague Billy Meredith, he became a coach for the ambitious Manchester Central. Roberts' son, Charlie Jr., was a player for Central's first season.
He died at Manchester Royal Infirmary following a cranial operation after suffering extended 'dizzy spells'.
Roberts' cousin, Harry Hooper played at full-back for Southampton, Leicester City and Queens Park Rangers.
'''Manchester United'''
-DOCSTART-	1920230
'''Paddy Roche''' (born January 4, 1951 in Dublin) was an Irish football player and goalkeeper.
Paddy started his career with Shelbourne with whom he won the first of his eight full international caps. During his time with Shels he made 100 League of Ireland appearances and scored one league goal. He was on the losing side in the 1973 FAI Cup Final as Shels lost to Cork Hibernians in a replay. He transferred to Manchester United in 1973 for a fee of -15,000.
Roche made 46 league appearances for United, largely playing second fiddle to Alex Stepney and then Gary Bailey. In 1982, he transferred to Brentford, before joining Halifax Town two years later. He moved on in 1989 after 184 Football League appearances for The Shaymen, briefly spending time with Chester City as cover for Billy Stewart. However, he left after failing to make any first-team appearances for the Cheshire side. Once retired, he returned to Halifax to take on a role coaching youngsters for their Football in the Community scheme.
Paddy's brother Willie played for St. Patrick's Athletic F.C..
-DOCSTART-	1920258
'''James "Jimmy" Ryan''' (born 12 May 1945 in Stirling) is a Scottish former football player. He is currently Director of Youth Football at Manchester United's youth academy, working alongside Brian McClair.
Jimmy started his career with Manchester United in 1963. He made his first team debut in 1966, and helped the club win the 1966-67 league championship and the 1968 European Cup. He left the club in 1970 for Luton Town after scoring four goals for United. He played for Luton Town until 1976, when he left to play 3 seasons in the NASL with the Dallas Tornado
He managed Luton Town for an 18-month spell in 1990 and 1991 and saved the club from relegation on the last day of two successive seasons.
He returned to Manchester United in 1991 as reserve team coach. After a brief spell as first team coach, Jimmy was appointed to his current role.
-DOCSTART-	1920289
'''David Sadler''' (born 5 February 1946 in Yalding, Kent, England) is an English former football player. He was a skilful central defender who could also play usefully in midfield or even as a forward. He is currently secretary of the Manchester United Former Players' Association.
Sadler started his professional career with Manchester United in 1963, helping the club win the 1965 and 1967 First Division Football League championships as well as the 1968 European Cup. He left United in 1974 after scoring 27 goals for the club to join Preston North End, who were being managed by Sadler's former team-mate Bobby Charlton.
He made 121 appearances (including 1 as substitute) for the Deepdale club and scored 4 goals before retiring due to injury in 1977, by which time Charlton had resigned as manager.
Sadler was capped 4 times for England.
Sadler became a manager for a building society in Hale, Greater Manchester. He also became involved with Charlton in corporate hospitality..
-DOCSTART-	1920303
Born in Daisy Hill, Edgworth, Lancashire, Sagar began his career with Bury in 1899. He joined Manchester United in 1905, retiring the following year after scoring 24 goals for the club. Only he and Wayne Rooney have scored a hat-trick on their debut for Manchester United.
Sagar earned two caps for England.
-DOCSTART-	1920336
'''Maurice Edgar Setters''' (born 16 December 1936 in Honiton, Devon) was an English football player and manager. His favoured position was wing-half.
Maurice started his career with Exeter City and West Bromwich Albion. Setters was included in England's 1958 FIFA World Cup squad as a reserve player, but did not travel to the tournament or play in any matches. In 1960, he was transferred to Manchester United for a fee of -30,000. He would help United win the 1963 FA Cup. Setters left the club in 1964 for Stoke City after scoring 14 goals in 193 appearances. he joined Coventry City in November 1967 and played 50 times for the Sky Blues before moving on in 1970.
Setters spent three and half years as Doncaster Rovers manager in the early 1970s before becoming Jack Charlton's assistant at Sheffield Wednesday in 1977. When Charlton resigned on 27 May 1983, Setters stayed on as caretaker manager for four weeks, although the club played no matches during this period. He later linked up with Jack Charlton again from 1986 to 1995 as assistant manager with the Republic of Ireland senior squad.
-DOCSTART-	1920345
Silcock started his professional career with Manchester United in 1919. He made 423 appearances (scoring 2 goals) for the club before leaving in 1934 for Oldham Athletic, where he remained until retiring as a player.
Silcock won three caps for England between 1921 and 1923.
-DOCSTART-	1920373
'''John''' "'''Jack'''" '''Smith''' (7 February 1915 - 21 April 1975) was an English footballer.
Smith started his career with Huddersfield Town in 1932, he built up an impressive 24 goals in 45 games before joining Newcastle United in 1935. He spent three years with ''the Magpies'', making over 100 appearances before transferring to Manchester United in 1938. Officially, he is recognised as having scored 15 goals for United during his career, but he also scored over 150 goals during the Second World War. These goals are not counted towards the official total as they are classified as "friendlies", during the war he also gusted for Burnley and Blackburn Rovers. He left Manchester United to join Port Vale for a four-figure fee in May 1947. He enjoyed regular football until he pulled a stomach muscle in November 1947, which kept him out of action for four months. He recovered by March 1947 and regained him first team spot, but having refused new terms at the end of the 1947-48 season and was transferred to Macclesfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	1920378
'''Ian Storey-Moore''' (born 17 January 1945 in Ipswich) is an English former football player, and is currently chief scout at Aston Villa, having been added to Martin O'Neill's backroom staff in September 2006.
Storey-Moore was playing in Scunthorpe when he was discovered by a Nottingham Forest scout. Later in life, he also became a scout for Forest.
In 1972, Storey-Moore was introduced by Brian Clough, then manager of Derby County as a new player, but instead he opted to sign for Manchester United, managed by Frank O'Farrell.
In 1974, he retired due to injury. He had scored 12 goals for United.
Storey-Moore represented England once, in a game against Holland in 1970.
-DOCSTART-	1920439
'''George Wall''' (20 February 1885 - 1962) was an English football player.
Born in Bolton Colliery, County Durham, Wall started his career with Boldon Royal Rovers, and played for Whitburn and Jarrow before joining Barnsley in 1903. In almost three years with Barnsley, Wall scored 24 league goals at a rate of almost one goal in every three games. In 1906, he transferred to Manchester United, who helped win the 1908 and 1911 league titles, as well as the 1909 FA Cup. He left the club in 1915 because of World War I, and joined Oldham Athletic after the war in 1919. He scored 98 goals for United in his career. He then played for two seasons with Oldham, before travelling north of the border to Hamilton Academical. He returned to England to play for Rochdale a year later, but dropped out of league football in 1923, playing for Ashton National and Manchester Ship Canal. He retired in 1927.
Wall also won seven caps for England, scoring two goals.
-DOCSTART-	1920459
Born in Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, West started his career for Sheffield United. He was not a success at Bramall Lane, and in 1905 a fee of -5 was enough to convince the Blades to sell him to Nottingham Forest.
In 1915, he was banned for life by the Football Association, along with three other United players and four Liverpool players after being found guilty of match fixing. West protested his innocence, but his ban was not lifted until 1945. His suspension, which lasted 30 years, was the longest in Football League history. As he was 59 by the time his ban was lifted, he was never involved in football again.
''Free The Manchester United One'', written by Graham Sharpe, was a book written about Enoch West's attempts to clear his name in connection with the match-fixing scandal, many years after his death.
-DOCSTART-	1920474
'''Jeffrey "Jeff" Whitefoot''' (born 31 December 1933 in Cheadle, Cheshire)
Whitefoot started his career as a trainee with Manchester United in 1949. When he made his debut against Portsmouth in April 1950 he was at the time the youngest player to start in a League match for United at 16 years and 105 days. In eight seasons at United, he made 95 appearances in all competitions and was a member of the 1952 and 1956 title-winning sides. He left the club for Grimsby Town in 1957,
-DOCSTART-	1920497
'''Joseph Philip "Phil" Chisnall''' (born 27 October 1942 in Manchester) is an English former footballer.
He started his professional career with Manchester United in 1961. He scored 10 goals in 35 games, and helped the club win the 1963 FA Cup. In 1964, he was transferred to Liverpool, and as of 2009 remains the last player to be transferred directly between the two rivals. At Liverpool he only managed nine appearances and two goals, before moving on to Southend United in 1967. He finished his career with a season at Stockport County before retiring from professional football in 1972, when still only 29.
-DOCSTART-	1924072
'''Alfred John "Jack" Kelsey''' (19 November 1929 - 18 March 1992) was a Welsh international football goalkeeper, who also played for Arsenal. He is regarded as, one of the greatest goalkeepers to play for Wales.
Jack Kelsey was born in the Llansamlet area of Swansea on November 19, 1929. A former steelworker, in 1949 he was spotted by an ex-Arsenal and Wales player, Les Morris, whilst Kelsey was playing for his local side, Winch Wen, then in the Swansea & District League. Morris recommended Kelsey to Arsenal, who upon watching the goalkeeper for a few games, decided to sign him. Arsenal already had an established first-choice goalkeeper at this time, in George Swindin, so Kelsey could do nothing but wait for his chance to play for the first team.
After two years in the reserves, Kelsey made his first-team debut against Charlton Athletic on February 24, 1951 at Highbury, after Swindin had received an injury; However, Kelsey's first start was not an auspicious one, as Arsenal lost 5-2, their heaviest defeat at home since November 1928. Kelsey made a total of four appearances that season, but was dropped once Swindin returned and did not feature in Arsenal's 1951-52 run to the FA Cup final.
After an entire season in the reserves, he returned to the side during the 1952-53 season, sharing goalkeeping duties with Swindin; he made 29 appearances in a side that won the First Division title. With a rugged build and consistently solid catching, Kelsey managed to fully oust Swindin from the side (Swindin making only two appearances in 1953-54) and went on to be Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper for the next eight seasons; only a broken arm sustained in an FA Cup tie against Sheffield United in 1959 put Kelsey out of the Arsenal side for any considerable amount of time, with Jim Standen taking over in the meantime.
Although his playing career coincided for the most part with a trophyless run for Arsenal - their best finish being third in 1958-59 - and thus he did not win further honours with them, he is still regarded by the club as one of their greatest-ever goalkeepers. He was also a runner-up in the first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final in 1958, playing for a London XI representative side against FC Barcelona.
Kelsey also became a regular first choice keeper for Wales, making his debut in 1954, winning 41 caps in total. He was Wales's keeper in the 1958 World Cup, their only finals appearance to date. They were eventually knocked out 1-0 by winners Brazil in the quarter-finals. With the help of Kelsey, Wales did not concede a goal for 70 minutes against the Brazilians, until a shot by Pel deflected off Welsh player Stuart Williams managed to beat Kelsey. Kelsey also played for the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team against a Rest of Europe side in 1955.
Kelsey's career was cut short after he sustained a back injury playing for Wales in a friendly against Brazil in May 1962, whilst trying to save at the feet of Vav; despite many attempts to rectify his injury, he was forced to retire a year later. He received around -5,000 insurance money at the time. In all, he played 352 times for Arsenal, the second-highest number of appearances by a 'keeper for the club (bettered only by David Seaman).
After retiring as a player, Kelsey later worked for Arsenal as the club's commercial manager, finally retiring in 1989. He died in London in 1992, at the age of 62.
-DOCSTART-	1924626
'''Clive Darren Allen''' (born Stepney, London, 20 May 1961) is a former English international football player and a prolific scorer for a number of clubs.
Allen is the son of ex-Tottenham Hotspur forward Les Allen, who was a member of the legendary team which won the First Division title and FA Cup "double" in 1961 (the Cup success occurred exactly two weeks before Allen Jnr's birth). He is the brother of former footballer Bradley Allen and cousin of football manager Martin Allen and ex West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Paul Allen.
A fearfully accurate centre forward, Allen joined Queens Park Rangers as a youth player, making his debut in 1978 at the age of 17. Allen scored a hat trick on his full debut against Coventry City in a 5-1 win, but QPR were relegated at the end of that season and Allen became a first-choice striker in their quest to return to the top flight, scoring a phenomenal 28 goals in 1979-80, though QPR failed to win promotion. This prompted Arsenal to make a bid of -1,250,000 for him in the summer of 1980, which QPR accepted. At the time, it was the highest fee to be paid for a teenager by any British club.
There followed a most bizarre sequence of events which led to Allen leaving Arsenal within just two months of arriving at Highbury, having not played a single competitive match (although he did play three matches Arsenal's 1980-81 pre-season friendly campaign). He was sold in part-exchange to Crystal Palace in another seven-figure deal which saw England full back Kenny Sansom come the other way. There was a rumour that QPR and Palace had secured a deal for Allen on the condition that QPR did not sell Allen to Palace directly, and Arsenal acted as go-betweens. This has never been confirmed.
During his time at Palace, Allen "scored" one of the most controversial disallowed goals of all-time. During Palace's 3-1 away defeat to Coventry City, on 6 September 1980, Allen, who had already scored earlier in the game, was fouled just outside the Coventry penalty area. Allen took the free-kick himself, which thumped against the right-hand stanchion inside the goal (from Allen's view), then appeared to hit the net, before coming back out again. After much arguing and consulting with his linesman, the referee decided that the goal did not count, and this counted towards a season of misery for Palace, in which they were eventually relegated.
Allen managed eight goals from 25 league games in the 1980-81 season, when Palace finished bottom of the First Division and fell back into the Second Division just two years after promotion.
QPR, still in the Second Division, were now managed by Terry Venables and Allen's first season back at the club (1981-82) revived his fortunes as he scored 13 Second Division goals, though not enough to win promotion. QPR also had their most successful FA Cup run, reaching the FA Cup Final for the first time with Allen scoring the vital goals in 1-0 victories in both the 6th Round (vs Crystal Palace) and Semi final (vs West Bromwich Albion). Getting to the Cup Final was unusual for a club outside the top flight - and, adding extra intrigue to the occasion, QPR's opponents were Tottenham, his father's former club.
The day went appallingly for Allen - he was injured after just two minutes (following a late tackle) at Wembley and he had to be substituted early into the second half. The match ended 1-1 after extra-time but Allen was not fit enough to take part in the replay, which Tottenham won 1-0.
Over the next two seasons, Allen scored 27 League goals as QPR first won the Second Division Championship in 1982-83 and then consolidated their new status helping them to finish fifth in the First Division in 1983-84, but would be playing UEFA Cup football for Tottenham rather than QPR the following season as a -700,000 fee took him to White Hart Lane. He arrived at Tottenham at the time when Keith Burkinshaw stepped down after eight years as manager to be succeeded by Peter Shreeves.
That summer, Allen made his England debut.
A settling-in period at Spurs followed, with Allen scoring twice on his debut and ultimately weighing in with eight goals from 15 appearances in his first season, where Spurs finished third after being top of the league at Christmas, the fact that he was unavailable for 27 league games leaving all the observers wondering that Spurs might have won the league if it hadn't been for Allen's absences.
He suffered with injury during his first two years but a fully-fit Allen took to the field at the start of his third season as Spurs found themselves able to chase three trophies thanks to their red-hot goalscorer. By now, Allen's cousin Paul had also joined the club. The 1986-87 season also began with a new manager at Tottenham in David Pleat following the dismissal of Peter Shreeves.
Allen, playing as a lone forward with the creative forces of Glenn Hoddle, Osvaldo Ardiles and Chris Waddle laying on the chances from a five-man midfield, fired 33 League goals plus 16 more in the League Cup and FA Cup competitions as Spurs reached both semi-finals while challenging for the League. In the League Cup semi, Spurs faced their fierce rivals Arsenal and Allen scored three goals over three matches (it was level after two legs so a replay was required) but still Arsenal won through to the final. However, Spurs reached the 1987 FA Cup Final at Wembley after easily overpowering Watford in the semi.
At Wembley, Spurs took on Coventry City and Spurs started as clear favourites. After all, Spurs had won all seven of their previous FA Cup finals and Coventry had never reached the final before. This left Allen and his colleagues without any major honours after they had threatened to win a unique treble.
Five years earlier Allen picked up an injury in the second minute of the FA Cup final; this time he had picked up a goal, even though he had to be content with a runners-up medal yet again. An early Hoddle free kick was cleared to Waddle on the right flank, and the England winger thundered in a near post cross which the perfectly-positioned Allen headed home. However, it would all end in heartbreak for Tottenham, as Coventry fought back to win 3-2 in extra time. Allen's final tally of 49 goals in all competitions that season broke the Spurs club record held by Jimmy Greaves, and remains unbroken to this day. He also picked up the titles of PFA Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.
Tottenham seemed to peak at this point and the following season Allen's touch was not quite the same although he did score eleven goals for the club as they finished 13th. The season had also seen the appointment of new manager Terry Venables in the autumn after the resignation of David Pleat following allegations about his private life.
In August 1988, Spurs sold Allen to French champions Bordeaux for -1 million. His transfer was just one of many during the mid to late 1980s which saw English-based players departing to the continent, lured away by the prospect of higher wages as well as the chance of playing in European competitions - English clubs were barred between 1985 and 1990 due to the Heysel disaster.
He spent just one season in France before returning to England in August 1989 when he joined Manchester City, who had just been promoted to the First Division. He scored 10 league goals as City survived their first season back in the top flight, but scored just four goals in 20 league games in 1990-91 after falling out of favour with new player-manager Peter Reid, who guided City to fifth place in the league. He managed three appearances and scored twice in the league for City the following season, and was transferred to Chelsea in December 1991. He scored seven goals in 16 league games over the next three months before he joined struggling West Ham United in March 1992, scoring once in four league games and unable to stop them from being relegated and missing out on the first season of the new FA Premier League, instead being faced with the challenge of helping them win promotion from the new Division One.
He scored 14 goals in the 1992-93 Division One campaign as West Ham were promoted as runners-up, but played just seven league games (scoring twice) in the 1993-94 in the new Premier League and by March of 1994 he had given up hope of displacing new arrival Lee Chapman. In January 1994, when Allen was out of favour at West Ham United, Tottenham manager Ossie Ardiles (who had been his Tottenham team mate the previous decade) expressed interest in bringing Allen back to White Hart Lane as he looked to spend up to -500,000 on buying a striker to cover for the injured Teddy Sheringham, but the transfer never happened.
Allen opted to drop down a division and join Millwall for a fee of -75,000. He helped Millwall finished third in Division One but they missed out on promotion to the Premier League after being beaten by Derby County in the playoff semi-finals.
Allen finised his playing career at the age of 34 with three appearances in Division Two for Carlisle United during the autumn of 1995.
In an intriguing change of sport, he had a brief spell with the London Monarchs in the NFL Europe.
In the summer of 1984, Allen was given his first England cap by Bobby Robson in a friendly against Brazil, coming on as a substitute. England won 2-0 but when Allen started the next game of this tour of South America three days later, they lost 2-0 to Uruguay. He played in the third game of the tour too, which was a goalless draw against Chile. In 1987, Allen got his fourth England cap in a goalless draw versus Turkey, scoring a disallowed goal. He won his fifth and final England cap in another goalless draw, versus Israel. He never scored for his country.
Allen was the Tottenham Hotspur reserve team coach under Martin Jol at White Hart Lane, as well as being a pundit for a variety of media organisations. He was coach of Spurs Reserves when they won the FA Premier Reserve League Southern Division in 2005-06.
After Jol's dismissal in October 2007, Allen took up the position of Interim Manager of the senior squad. He took charge of the team for one match, a 1-2 defeat by Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League, before handing the reins over to Juande Ramos.
Clive Allen has worked for ITV as an analyst on football shows such as The Goal Rush and UEFA Champions League coverage.
His son Oliver played for Stevenage but was bought out of his contract due to a persistent knee injury.
-DOCSTART-	1925347
'''Jens Niclas Alexandersson''' ( (born on December 29, 1971 in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish football midfielder. He played as a right winger and right full back. Apart from his versatility, he is known for his dribbling and stamina. He's playing with IFK Gteborg.
After starting his career with local club Vessigebro BK he moved to Halmstads BK in 1988. He played for the team until 1995, when he joined IFK Gteborg, with whom he won the Swedish Championships and played in the UEFA Champions League. After one year in Gothenburg, he moved on to England, where he was signed for -750,000 by Ron Atkinson for Sheffield Wednesday
He made his debut for the national team in 1993, and has since participated in 100 international games, scoring seven goals. His participation in the national team includes the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup and one European Championship (Euro 2000). He was also a member of the Swedish squad that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. One of his goals came in Sweden's 1-1 draw against England, which he shot powerfully from outside the box and passed through David Seaman during the group stages of the 2002 World Cup.
The day after Sweden-s exit from Euro 2008 he decided that he would retire from the national team alongside Marcus Allbck, however he also said that if it was needed, due to injuries, he would play for the national team again.
Alexanderson was born in Halmstad on December 29, 1971 to father Lennart Alexandersson, a former Halmstads BK player. He grew up in Falkenberg, where he started playing football in the local club Vessigebro BK. In 1978, his brother Daniel Alexandersson, who is also a professional football player, was born. In 1988, he moved to Halmstad to play for Halmstads BK. While living in Halmstad, he attended Sannarpsgymnasiet, the same school Swedish footballer Fredrik Ljungberg attended.
Alexandersson married his wife Frida. The couple had first child Tilda in 1999 and son named Noah in 2001. While playing football, Alexandersson's family has lived in numerous place including Sheffield, Liverpool, and London before returning to Gothenborg.
-DOCSTART-	1929564
'''Jason Wynne McAteer''' (born 18 June 1971 in Birkenhead, England) is a former football player, who represented the Republic of Ireland at international level. He announced his retirement from professional football on 12 June 2007,
His primary position was in centre midfield, though he was an able left winger and full back. During his career, McAteer played for five professional clubs: Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland and finally Tranmere Rovers, as well as winning international caps for the Republic of Ireland, his total transfer values reach over -9 million.
McAteer got his big break aged 20, at local non-league team Marine, when he was discovered by scouts from Bolton Wanderers. He would go on to amass well over 100 appearances for the Trotters over his three year stay.
Early in the 1995/96 season, Liverpool captured the midfielder in a -4.5 million deal after playing against them in the 1995 Football League Cup Final for Bolton. He would appear 139 times for his boyhood heroes, scoring 6 goals for the Reds, but was black listed for bad behaviour together with several of his colleagues like Jamie Redknapp, Robbie Fowler and Steve McManaman at the time for their collective culture of being "Spice Boys" - a derogatory term that characterized the team of that time as underachieving playboys.
Towards the end of the 1998/99 season he joined Blackburn Rovers, for -4 million and would help them to promotion to the Premiership in 2001 during his second full season with the club.
In U2's live DVD, ''U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle'', during the song "New Year's Day", Bono wraps himself in an Irish flag and says "Close your eyes and imagine it's Jason McAteer" as McAteer had just scored a decisive goal for the Irish National Football Team (against Holland, 1 September 2001). The crowd reacts to Bono's statement with a great amount of cheer and excitement. In another incident during Ireland's successful World Cup campaign in America, McAteer was asked by team-mates if he wanted a game of golf. McAteer replied that he didn't, and relaxed in his hotel watching television. Upon switching to the sports channel he saw that the Open golf was on, turned to one of the team's non-playing personnel and asked "Is that the lads playing golf then?"
In October 2001 he also got married to Kristina Delaney from Oxford, at Slane Castle, in a lavish ceremony attended by all Jason-s former team mates from Liverpool and the couples friends and family.
He moved on again, to Sunderland for -1million. He made 27 appearances that season, but was unable to prevent the Black Cats' relegation to the First Division in 2002/03. McAteer remained at the Stadium of Light for another year, playing in both legs of the play-off semi-final against Crystal Palace before being released at the end of the year. McAteer missed time during the season after suffering a broken nose in a clash with Manchester United's Roy Keane; the beginnings of which was likely critical comments made by McAteer of Keane after the Saipan Incident at the 2002 FIFA World Cup
Left without a club for the majority of the close season, he then made the decision to head back to Birkenhead, signing a two-year deal with Tranmere Rovers, hoping to play out his career with his hometown club, and trained as a coach ready to embark on a career in that department after his retirement. He was made club captain by manager Brian Little, skippering the side to the League One, play-off semi-finals, where they eventually lost on penalties to Hartlepool United. He was released by Tranmere in May 2007 and announced his retirement shortly afterwards.
McAteer is widely remembered in Ireland for his part in a televised Head & Shoulders advertising campaign in which he promoted the product whilst in the shower, and a subsequent campaign for Carlsberg when he dreamed about scoring the winning goal in the World Cup.
His successes include winning two promotions and reaching a League Cup final in three seasons with Bolton, reaching a FA Cup final with Liverpool and winning promotion to the Premiership with Blackburn. McAteer scored the goal at Lansdowne Road when the 10 man Republic of Ireland team beat the Netherlands, which put Ireland on course for qualification for the 2002 World Cup.
McAteer headed home back to Tranmere Rovers in a role as assistant manager with former Liverpool teammate John Barnes as manager. Unfortunately, after a terrible start to the season left Tranmere with only 7 points from 11 games, the duo were sacked on the 9th October 2009.
Jason does occasional media work with Asia-based ESPN Star Sports. On 15th June 2009, he was appointed assistant to John Barnes' managerial position at Tranmere Rovers. On 9th October 2009, he was sacked along with manager Barnes after a run of just two league wins from 11 matches.
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-DOCSTART-	1930542
'''John Kennedy''' (born 18 August 1983 in Bellshill) is a Scottish former professional football player who played for Celtic and Norwich City. He was a defender and was also a Scotland international. Kennedy is the grandson of Celtic and Manchester United player, Jimmy Delaney, but he is not related to John Kennedy, a midfielder who played for Celtic in the 1960s. Kennedy was Celtic's joint longest serving player along with captain Stephen McManus, with 10 years at the club until his retirement on 13 November 2009.
Kennedy came through Celtic's youth system and signed a professional contract on the same day as fellow defender Stephen McManus. He made his first-team debut during the 1999/00 season. In the 2003/04 season he had a run in the Celtic starting eleven and came under scrutiny from scouts of AC Milan who contacted Celtic about making a move. It was during this season that Kennedy scored what proved to be his only goal for Celtic, against Dundee in the SPL.
He suffered a serious knee ligament injury on his international debut against Romania in March 2004, due to a "late challenge" by Romanian striker Ionel Ganea. This injury foced him out of the first team for almost three years and ultimately ended his career, with Kennedy requiring several operations by Richard Steadman before he could even attempt a comeback. The SFA compensated Celtic with respect to the player's wages following his injury, as it had been suffered while he was playing in an international match.
Kennedy finally resumed training in late 2006, and was an unused substitute for Celtic's Champions League match against AC Milan on 20 February 2007. He played his first competitive match since the injury on 22 April 2007, when Celtic clinched the SPL championship by winning 2-1 against Kilmarnock.
Kennedy made further appearances for Celtic over the next several months, but during a Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk on 28 November, he was stretchered off after he twisted his knee on landing from an aerial challenge. The initial diagnosis was that he sustained damage to his lateral meniscus and the posterior lateral complex of the same knee he had previously injured, ruling him out for up to 3 months. This match proved to be Kennedy's final appearance for Celtic.
It was reported on 14 July 2008 by BBC Sport that Kennedy had joined Motherwell on a six month loan deal, but this report was denied by Celtic later that day Kennedy did, however, meet up with the Motherwell squad in Austria, on trial. Soon afterwards, however, it was confirmed that Kennedy would join Norwich City on loan until January. He made his Norwich debut in a 2-0 defeat to Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena on 9 August 2008; Kennedy scored his first Norwich goal in a 3-1 defeat at Derby. Kennedy returned to Celtic after further damaging his troubled knee in December 2008.
On 13 November 2009, it was announced that John Kennedy was to retire from football, at the age of 26, on medical grounds.
-DOCSTART-	1931036
'''Ragnvald Soma''' (born 10 November 1979) is a Norwegian football player currently playing for Rapid Vienna.
He is primarily a central defender, although he has been both a left back and a defensive midfielder earlier in his career.
Soma started his professional career in 2000 after signing for the Norwegian club Bryne FK on 1 August.
In January 2001 he moved to English Premier League side West Ham United for -800,000. His stay there lasted just over one and a half years, during which Soma made only seven league appearances before returning to Bryne on a free transfer. Whilst at West Ham he played in their 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the 2000-01 FA Cup.
With Bryne relegated at the end of the 2003 season, Soma moved to SK Brann. He became an instant hit, being voted player of the year by several newspapers and becoming a regular in the Norway national team squad. In March 2006 he transferred to Viking for an undisclosed fee believed to be around -500,000, with Brann also getting right back Bjrn Dahl as a part-exchange.
After over three years at Viking, Soma signed for Rapid Vienna on 14 August 2009.
-DOCSTART-	1931117
'''Daniel "Danny" Morgan''' (born 4 November 1984) is an English football forward who played six games in the Football League for Oxford United.
He scored four goals in six Conference South games on loan to Basingstoke Town, but his season was prematurely ended by a fractured jaw.
-DOCSTART-	1933125
'''Ken(neth) Higgs''' (born January 14, 1937 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England) was an English fast-medium bowler who was most successful as the opening partner to Brian Statham with Lancashire in the 1960s. He later played with success for Leicestershire.
In his junior days concentrating on soccer with Port Vale, Higgs did not take seriously to cricket until his late teens. He was signed to the club from July 1954 to 1959, but never made a first team appearance. Making progress during military service he began playing for his native county, Staffordshire, taking 46 wickets for 13.13 each in 1957. Jack Ikin, a Staffordshire native, recommended Higgs to Lancashire and he began playing for them in 1958.
Higgs caused instant notice taking 7 for 36 against Hampshire in his first County Championship match. He took over 100 wickets in each season from 1959 to 60 but was one of the few cricketers to take 100 wickets in a season at over thirty runs each in 1961 and he ceased to be an automatic choice.
In 1966, against the West Indies, Higgs established himself as England's first-choice opening bowler with 25 wickets for under 26 runs. At the Oval Higgs, only a tail-end left-hand batsman, made 63, then his highest first-class score and helped England effect a recovery from 7 for 166 to 529 all out.
Despite injury keeping out of two Tests against India, Higgs had a very good season in 1967, taking 95 wickets at 16.92. he was named one of ''Cricketer Of The Year'' by ''Wisden''. In that year, he took 17 wickets in the Test series against Pakistan. Despite this, he did not play in England's next Test series, the tour to the West Indies. He was later selected for one match of the Ashes series the following year, but was never selected again. Higgs retired from County Cricket at the end of the 1969 season and played for Rishton in the Lancashire League.In the twelve seasons for Lancashire and took 1033 wickets , a figure which had then been exceeded by only eight players.
After two years in the Lancashire League, Leicestershire captain, Ray Illingworth called Higgs out of retirement because of Graham McKenzie's expected unavailability with the 1972 Australians. Higgs played regularly until the end of the 1979 season for which he was appointed Captain. He was the fifth-highest Englishman in the bowling averages that season at the age of forty-two. In one-day cricket, Higgs played in Leicestershire's 1972 and 1974 successes in the Benson And Hedges Cup, taking a hat-trick in the 1974 Final. All together, Higgs took 308 List 'A' wickets for his adopted County.
Ken Higgs was also, on his day a solid and reliable tail-end batsman who scored over 300 runs in a season six times. His highest first-class score of 98 was part of Leicestershire's record 228 run last wicket partnership with Ray Illingworth against Northamptonshire in 1977.
After 1979, Higgs seldom played in first-class cricket, and he retired from one-day cricket after 1982. In 1986 he returned in an emergency at the age of 49, taking 5 for 22 against Yorkshire. He played once more, against Somerset, without taking a wicket. In all he took 100 wickets in a season five times, and over 90 twice. He took 42 List A wickets in both 1975 and 1977.
Higgs coached Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. he acted as Umpire in several Second XI fixtures.
-DOCSTART-	1933345
'''Faisal Xavier''' (born '''Abel Lus da Silva Costa Xavier''' on the 30 November 1972) is a former Portuguese professional footballer who last played for Los Angeles Galaxy, and is also a former international for the Portuguese national team. In December 2009, Abel Xavier converted to Islam and changed his name to Faisal Xavier.
Xavier is a central defender and was a part of the squad for the Portugal national team that participated in U-17 world cup in Scotland.
Xavier debuted in the Portuguese top division with Estrela da Amadora. His play there earned him a transfer to Lisbon-giants Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He helped Benfica win the Portuguese League in 1994, and a season after, he moved to Serie A side Bari. This stint with the Italian club started a series of transfers across Europe: in 1996, Xavier was sent to Real Oviedo, then after two seasons he moved to PSV, and then to Premier League club Everton, where he stayed for three years. Xavier was then sold to Merseyside rivals Liverpool where he scored on his debut against Ipswich Town.
For the national team, Xavier missed UEFA Euro 1996, but came back strong in UEFA Euro 2000, and became one of the key figures in the competition, not only due to playing some of his best football but also due to his eye-catching bleached hair and beard. In the semi-final against France, he went from close to hero, as Fabien Barthez blocked what looked a sure goal, to a villain, when he deflected a shot by David Trezeguet near the post in the dying seconds of golden goal extra time with his hand. Zinedine Zidane scored the penalty and put France in the final. In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he was part of the squad, but played only as a substitute in the final group stage match against the Republic of Korea.
At the start of the 2005-06 season, Xavier was without a club but at the end of August, he signed for Middlesbrough to replace Michael Reiziger once the Dutchman was sold to PSV. Following the UEFA Cup tie against Skoda Xanthi, Xavier was administered a drugs test and failed. On 23 November 2005, he was found guilty of using the anabolic steroid methandrostenolone (also known as dianabol). Although he has always denied any wrongdoing, the tribunal banned him from professional football for a period of 18 months. Xavier appealed the decision but on 21 December, UEFA turned down the appeal. The ban got shortened to 12 months in June 2006, making him eligible to play again from November 2006.
In the summer of 2006, Xavier began training with Middlesbrough and on 8 November 2006, was offered a contract with the club for the remainder of the 2006-07 season. He scored his first Boro goal in January 2007 against Bolton Wanderers.
On 14 May 2007, it was announced that he was to join Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS). He played in his first game with the Galaxy on 17 June 2007 against Real Salt Lake, registering an assist.
Xavier was waived by Los Angeles on 18 July 2008. Later, in an interview to an online football site, Xavier criticized then-Galaxy manager Ruud Gullit and MLS.
In December 2009, Xavier announced that he converted to Islam and that his new name is Faisal.
-DOCSTART-	1936600
'''George William Milburn''' (24 Jun 1910 - 1980) was an English footballer who played for Leeds United and Chesterfield.
He was a member of the famous Milburn footballing clan.
Milburn was a member of the famous Milburn footballing family. His cousin Jackie, known as Wor Jackie, played for Newcastle United. Other members of the Milburn family included brothers Jack (Leeds United and Bradford City), Jim (Leeds United and Bradford Park Avenue) and Stan (Chesterfield, Leicester City and Rochdale).
-DOCSTART-	1944165
'''Paulo Nagamura''' (born March 2, 1983 in So Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Tigres UANL in Primera Divisin de Mxico, on loan from Chivas USA.
Nagamura came up through the system of hometown So Paulo. In 2001, he was sold to English powerhouse Arsenal, and played with the club's youth and reserve sides through 2004, helping them to the English U-19 championship, scoring a goal in the final against Liverpool.
He signed with Los Angeles Galaxy in March 2005, and became a starter in the team's midfield. While with the Galaxy, he won the MLS Cup and the US Open Cup, both in 2005. On November 17, 2006 Nagamura was selected by Toronto FC in the 2006 expansion draft, but was traded soon after to Chivas USA. On January 14, 2010 he was transfered to Tigres UANL on loan from Chivas USA
-DOCSTART-	1944351
'''Simon Davies''' (born 23 October 1979 in Haverfordwest) is a Welsh international football player who currently plays for Fulham. His favoured position is the right side of midfield.
Davies was a trainee with Wrexham, before joining Peterborough United at the age of 15. After graduating from the side's academy system, he quickly established himself as a first team player with the club, amassing over 50 first team appearances before he turned 20. After a trial with Manchester United in July 1999, Davies' performances for Peterborough encouraged Tottenham Hotspur manager George Graham to spend -700,000 to take him, along with fellow winger Matthew Etherington, to White Hart Lane on 31 December 1999.
Davies made his Spurs debut on 9 April 2000 during a 2-0 defeat against Liverpool.
Davies spent the early months of the 2000/01 season as a substitute. However, after coming on for the injured yvind Leonhardsen early in the FA Cup 5th round tie against Stockport County on 17 February 2001, Davies scored twice. This game marked the beginning of his transformation into a first-team regular for the club.
In the five years that Davies played for Tottenham, during which time he suffered a number of injuries, he made 154 appearances and scored 24 goals in all competitions.
On 26 May 2005 he completed a transfer to Everton for a fee which could reach -4m depending on appearances. The move meant that Davies received his first chance to play in Europe's premier football competition, the UEFA Champions League. On the whole, Davies had a poor first season in Everton's disappointing 2005/06 campaign. He did, however, score a winning goal at Birmingham City
In January 2007, he left Everton for Fulham, for an undisclosed fee. He was brought in as the long term replacement for Steed Malbranque on the right side of midfield. On 30 January 2007, he played his first Premiership match for Fulham against Sheffield United.
Since joining Fulham from Everton, he has become a mainstay on the right hand side of midfield contributing with some spectacular goals (free kick against Sunderland and full volley against Reading) and great crosses. His pace, along with his high work rate have made him a crowd favourite and earned him the respect of former manager Lawrie Sanchez. Simon Davies was voted Fulham's player of the season in the 2007/2008 season
Davies made his debut for Wales in a World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on June 6, 2001.
Davies has played for Wales 51 times and scored six goals. His best performance for his country came on 16 October 2002 when he scored the team's opening goal in a shock 2-1 victory over Italy. Due to John Toshack's preference for younger players, such as David Edwards and Joe Ledley, Davies' place in the squad is under threat and he has not been called-up since May 2009.
Stats accurate as of 15:12, 01 January 2010.
-DOCSTART-	1945323
'''Glenn Cockerill''' (born 25 August 1959) is a retired English footballer who played bore than 700 games in The Football League in a 22-year career. He is perhaps best remembered from his eight-year spell at Southampton. He was a skilful central midfielder renowned for his passing and shooting skills.
Cockerill began his career at non-league Louth United, and made his name in the professional game at Lincoln City. He also played for Swindon Town and Sheffield United before joining Southampton in October 1985. He left the Saints in December 1993, having played 358 matches for the club in all competitions, and later spent three seasons at Leyton Orient, before finishing his career with spells at Fulham and Brentford.
In 2002, Cockerill was appointed manager of Conference side Woking. He spent five seasons as manager at Kingfield, before being relieved of his duties in March 2007. He now works as a full-time painter.
In August 2008 Brighton and Hove Albion Manager Micky Adams added Glenn to his scouting network.
Cockerill was born in Grimsby, and both his father Ron and brother John played for his home-town club Grimsby Town. His sons Liam and Sam both played for Woking during Glenn's tenure as manager at the club.
-DOCSTART-	1946149
'''Mehdi Nafti''' (born 28 November 1978) is a Tunisian international footballer born in Toulouse, France. In June 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Aris FC.
He was signed on loan by Birmingham City in the January transfer window of 2005 from Racing de Santander. Often referred to as "Nasty,"
Nafti's 2005/6 season came to end before it had even begun, with a bad injury to his cruciate ligaments which people assumed would rule him out of contention for the blues until the 2006/2007 season.
However, on the last day of the 2005/2006 season, Nafti surprised most Birmingham fans and made his return for the club against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok stadium. Although Birmingham were already relegated, this return came as some good news for all Blues fans as Nafti would go on to become a vital part of the team in 2006/2007 as they returned to the Premier League, at the first time of asking.
Nafti scored his first competitive goal for Birmingham in a 4-0 League Cup win over Wycombe Wanderers in August 2008.
After Birmingham chose not to renew his contract,
-DOCSTART-	1948564
'''Darren Michael Potter''' (born December 21 1984) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday as a midfielder.
He is a former Liverpool schoolboy captain who hails from the Scotland Road area of the city and is a full Irish international.
Born in Liverpool, Potter is a central midfielder who is a product of the Liverpool Academy. He started out at Everton before transferring to Blackburn and then, Liverpool. He made his senior debut for the Reds on 10 August 2004 as a substitute for Steve Finnan in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Grazer AK, playing the last five minutes, and the whole of the return leg at home. In total, he made 10 appearances in the 2004-05 season, mostly in cup competitions. He featured in Liverpool's run to the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, coming on as a substitute in the round of 16 home tie against Bayer Leverkusen.
Liverpool would go on to win the trophy but Potter was left out of the final match day squad.
The following season, he was involved in pre-season friendlies and the Champions League qualifying rounds but did not feature in the Premier League. Instead, he saw league action on loan at Championship side Southampton, during the second half of the season.
He returned to Anfield in the summer but was swiftly loaned out again, this time to another Championship club, Wolves, for the 2006-07 season. After impressing, the move was made permanent in a -250,000 three-and-a-half year deal during the January 2007 transfer window. Potter scored his first and only Wolves goal in the FA Cup against Oldham Athletic on 16 January 2007.
His second season with Wolves was less successful though, and manager Mick McCarthy offered him the option of going on the transfer list during the January transfer window to seek more playing time at a new club. Potter rejected the offer and remained at Molineux for the rest of the season, however the club transfer-listed him at its conclusion. After finding no takers for him during the Summer transfer window, he was taken off the transfer list and told to fight for his place.
He failed to appear for his parent club during the first half of the 2008/09 season, and joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan in January, where he will remain until the end of the season. Darren Potter scored for the Owls 16 minutes into his debut against Charlton with a 30 yard drive into the bottom corner. He also hit the bar from a free kick in the 4-1 win.
He signed for Sheffield Wednesday in a permanent deal on 10 July 2009 for an undisclosed fee.Many owls fans thought that he was a quality signing but some now believe that he has not yet delivered.
Potter has been capped multiple times for Republic of Ireland youth teams - appearing at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship - and later made his debut for Ireland's senior team in a friendly against Ecuador in Giants Stadium, New York on 23 May 2007.
-DOCSTART-	1949498
'''John "Johnny" Morris''' (born 27 September 1923) is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Manchester United, Derby County and Leicester City.
Morris was born in Radcliffe, Lancashire.
Morris was capped three times for England. He scored on his debut, on 18 May 1949 in a 4-1 win against Norway, and scored twice in his second game four days later against France.
-DOCSTART-	1949514
'''David McCreery''' (born 16 September 1957 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish former footballer. He mostly played in midfield, but was very versatile, and during his career played in every position bar goalkeeper. McCreery made 67 appearances for the Northern Ireland national football team, and played in the World Cup finals of 1982 and 1986.
McCreery started his career with Manchester United, where he was a used substitute as they won the 1977 FA Cup. After scoring eight goals for the club, he transferred to Queens Park Rangers in 1979. In 1981, he joined Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League playing both the 1981 and 1982 summer seasons in the United States.
In 1982, he was transferred to Newcastle United where he gained promotion in the 1983-84 season, before shorter spells at Heart of Midlothian and Hartlepool United.
He would later briefly manage Carlisle United and Hartlepool. His greatest success at these clubs came in 1993-94, when he guided Carlisle to a place in the Division Three playoffs, where they were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners Wycombe Wanderers. He then joined Hartlepool United but was unable to win promotion back to Division Two and resigned after just one season to help set up the new soccer league MLS in America and also became European Consultant for Boca Juniors of Argentina.
Now, he is the owner of the welding consumables distribution company Weldmore Ltd and cutting tools distributor Tallentire Tooling Ltd both based in County Durham, running the business with local businessman Ian Harland, of Harland and Co.
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-DOCSTART-	1954433
'''David Bell''' (13 May 1985 in Buncrana, County Donegal) is an Irish football player currently playing in defense for Finn Harps in the League of Ireland. He has previously played for St. Patrick's Athletic
Bell was spotted by a Rushden and Diamonds scout at an early age whilst playing in an Ulster schools select team in an inter-provincial tournament and was snapped up by the club. He won two Republic of Ireland under-19 caps under Sean McCaffrey in 2003. The left-sided player moved back to his native Ireland in 2004 where he joined St. Patrick's Athletic of Dublin. He spent 2 seasons in Dublin and made 15 appearances for the Premier League outfit in 2005. He can play in both defence and midfield.
Signing for Finn Harps at the beginning of the 2006 season, he made his debut against Kildare County on 18 March 2006. Since, he has played 24 games for the club, including 1 as a substitute. He has yet to score a goal for the Ballybofey club.
-DOCSTART-	1964066
'''Frank Richard George Lampard''' (born 20 September 1948 in East Ham, London) is a former English football player.
He debuted for West Ham United in November 1967, and quickly established himself in his preferred left-back position. He won four England Under-23 caps, and debuted for the national team against Yugoslavia in October 1972, the first of two full caps he would win. At club level, he won two FA Cups with West Ham, in 1975 and 1980, and the old second division title in 1981. By the time he left the club on a free transfer at the end of the 1984-85 season, Lampard had played 660 games, scored 22 goals and become one of the most celebrated players ever to pull on the claret and blue jersey.
He moved on to Southend United for the 1985-1986 season, then managed by another ex-West Ham star Bobby Moore, and made 38 appearances for the Essex club before deciding to retire. From 1994 to 2001 he returned to West Ham to serve as assistant manager under Harry Redknapp, his brother-in-law.
On 24 November 2008, Lampard was appointed as a football consultant to the then new Watford manager Brendan Rodgers and has now followed Rodgers to Reading to take up a similar role at the Madejski Stadium.
Lampard was married to Patricia Lampard before her untimely death in on 24 April 2008 following complications from pneumonia.. They had three children named Natalie, Claire, and Frank Lampard Jr. who currently plays for Chelsea.
His brother-in-law is current Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp. He is also the uncle to former England, Liverpool, Tottenham, and Southampton player Jamie Redknapp.
-DOCSTART-	1964622
'''Cameron Zishan R. Jerome''' (born 14 October 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Birmingham City in the position of striker. He has also played in the Football League for Cardiff City, and at international level has several caps for the England under-21 team.
Jerome was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, and began his career at home town club Westend Juniors before moving on to Huddersfield Town as a junior, then moved on to Middlesbrough, where he was released before gaining a contract at Cardiff City, after being recommended by reserve team manager Paul Wilkinson. He also spent time as a junior at Grimsby Town which is where he first played under Wilkinson in the Grimsby youth setup, but after he left Blundell Park to take up his position with Cardiff, Jerome was released by Wilkinson's replacement Neil Woods, for being a disruptive influence amongst the players.. He also spent time with Sheffield Wednesday as a junior.
Described by the BBC as "one of Cardiff's rising stars", Jerome made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Leeds United on 2 October 2004, as a substitute for Andy Campbell, before going on to score seven goals in 32 appearances in the 2004-05 season, and was in a good run of form in the 2005-06 season, finishing top scorer for Cardiff with 20 goals. Due to his hot form this ended him up by eventually signing for second-city club Birmingham City. The move not only benefited Jerome but also helped Cardiff as they used the money to sign Michael Chopra, Stephen McPhail and Glenn Loovens.
Jerome has appeared for England's under-21 team.
Jerome appeared in an April 2005 FourFourTwo article which heralded the Yorkshire forward as the eighth best player in the Football League.
Jerome signed for Birmingham City on 31 May 2006, for a transfer fee reported as an in itial -3 million, potentially rising to -4m. Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City were also said to be interested. Jerome made his debut as a 66th-minute substitute against Colchester United on 5 August. However, it was a debut to forget, as he was sent off within five minutes of entering play elbowing an opponent in the face. He netted his first goal for Birmingham against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on 12 September.
Jerome scored his first Premier League goal after 32 seconds of the away match against Derby County on 25 August 2007; his second goal of that game confirmed Birmingham's first win of the 2007-08 season. In July 2009, He signed a new five-year contract with the club. Jerome scored a spectacular first goal of the 2009-10 season to put his club into a 2-1 lead against Liverpool, described as "the kind of goal that only the likes of Gerrard usually score at Anfield"; he held off Javier Mascherano "before unleashing a 30-yard thunderbolt that flew beyond the reach of Reina and dipped under the crossbar".
-DOCSTART-	1965348
'''Kevin Joseph Campbell''' (born 4 February 1970 in Lambeth, London) is an English former football player who played as a striker.
Campbell began his career as a trainee with Arsenal, joining the club on schoolboy forms in 1985. He had a prolific run in the club's youth team (with whom he won the FA Youth Cup and scored 59 goals in a single season), but despite making his first-team debut against Everton on 7 May 1988, the Arsenal forward positions were usually taken by Paul Merson and Alan Smith.
Campbell came to prominence during a loan spell at Leyton Orient in 1989, when he scored 9 goals in 16 games; Orient manager Frank Clark wanted to make the move permanent but Arsenal refused to sell the talented young striker. After a poor start to the 1989-90 season he was again loaned out, this time to Leicester City. However, the following season (1990-91), Campbell established himself in the Arsenal team, scoring eight times in ten matches during the run-in to the club's First Division title win.
Despite Arsenal signing Ian Wright in September 1991, Campbell continued to play for Arsenal, although he was often overshadowed by his more prolific partner. Nevertheless, he scored some crucial goals for Arsenal, including last-minute equalisers against Millwall and Derby County in Arsenal's successful FA Cup and League Cup campaigns in 1992-93. The following season he scored 19 goals (his best single season for the Gunners) and won the Cup Winners' Cup, but his form deserted him in 1994-95, and the arrivals of John Hartson and Dennis Bergkamp threatened his place in the side further. In all he played 224 times for Arsenal, scoring 59 goals.
In the summer of 1995 Campbell was sold to Nottingham Forest for -3m, where he spent three seasons. He was part of the team that was relegated in 1997, but his 23 goals the following season helped the side to return to the top flight at their first attempt. However, Campbell left Forest at the end of that season to join Turkish side Trabzonspor. His time in Trabzon was brief; he left the club after only 7 months after a racist incident involving the president of Trabzonspor, Mehmet Ali Yılmaz, who called him a "discoloured cannibal" and also criticised him by saying "We bought him as a goal machine, but he turned out to be a washing machine". He was very popular during his time at the club with the fans. To show solidarity with him when he asked to leave following this incident, the two club captains, Ogun Temizkanoglu and Abdullah Ercan, were with him during his press conference in which he stated his reasons for leaving.
Everton, who were battling against relegation from the Premier League, signed Campbell on loan in March 1999. His impact on the side was immediate as he scored 9 goals in 8 games, making him Everton's top goalscorer that season despite spending barely a month with the club. His tally of 6 goals in his first 3 games earned him the April player of the month, he was the first on-loan player ever to win the award.
Campbell's move to Everton was made permanent in the summer of 1999 for a fee of -3m. He was to be Everton's leading goalscorer for both of the following two seasons with the club, scoring 12 goals and 9 goals respectively. After scoring only 4 goals during the 2001-02 campaign, he was once again the club's top goalscorer the following year when he scored 10 times. This would prove to be Campbell's final season as first-choice for Everton as he struggled to battle both injuries and the emergence of a number of strikers, in particular Wayne Rooney. Campbell left Everton in January 2005 to join West Bromwich Albion, who were bottom of the Premiership, on a free transfer.
However, in May 2006, after WBA's relegation to the Championship, Campbell was released by the club. He signed for Cardiff City on a free transfer on 2 August 2006.
Campbell earned 1 cap for the England U-21s and 4 for England B. He has the distinction of being the English player who has scored the most goals in the Premier League without earning an England cap.
In 2003 Campbell announced that he had invested money into his own record label, "2 Wikid", and that rapper Mark Morrison had become the label's first signing.
Campbell was featured on the Sky Sports series "Where are They Now?" in 2008. He is now the co-owner of a security company, named "T1 Protection", specialising in supplying bodyguards to celebrities and other wealthy customers whilst they are traveling abroad. The company also offer regular security patrols of clients' properties. He also commentates with Asia-based TEN Sports for their Premier League and Champions League coverages.
-DOCSTART-	1967456
'''Rodney Seymour "Rod" Wallace''' (born in Lewisham on 2 October 1969) is a retired English footballer.
Wallace played predominantly as a striker or part of an attacking forward line. He started his career at Southampton in 1988 playing 128 league games scoring 45 goals. This form earned him a transfer to Leeds where he won the first division championship (now Premiership). After spending 7 years at Leeds, Dick Advocaat signed him on a bosman transfer for Rangers where he scored 41 league goals and was part of the squad that won 5 out of 6 trophies in their first 2 seasons. After leaving Rangers in 2001 he signed for Bolton on a free transfer for a season and then Gillingham before retiring from professional football.
He signed for the Saints as an apprentice in 1986 along with his twin brother Ray Wallace. Elder brother Danny Wallace had already become an established member of the Southampton first team.
On 22 October 1988, his two brothers Danny and Ray lined up alongside him in the Southampton team in a match at The Dell against Sheffield Wednesday; this was the first time three brothers had played in the same team in English professional top-flight football.
The following year he played against Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland and United States for the England U21 team.
Fellow top-flight team Leeds United signed him for -1.6 million in the summer of 1991, and he helped them win the old First Division championship and Charity Shield competition a year later.
He became an integral part of the Leeds squad for the next seven years and was found often playing as an out-and-out striker or in a more wide position on the flanks.
Wallace won the 1993-1994 Goal of the Season competition with a mazy dribble against Tottenham Hotspur.
Wallace's contract with the Elland Road club was due to expire in the summer of 1998 and this resulted in a Bosman transfer move to Scotland to join Rangers.
Whilst North of the Border the speedy Londoner acquired a flurry of medals to add to the silverware previously won during his time in England. In his first season he won the domestic treble, finishing as top scorer with 27 goals and scoring the winning goal in the 1999 Scottish cup final win over Celtic, this was the first cup final to be played at the newly renovated hampden park. The following season he was part of the squad that won the league and cup double. In total he made 122 appearances and scored 56 goals.
In 2001 he headed back to English football on a free transfer to link up with newly promoted Bolton Wanderers of the FA Premier League.
He scored on his debut for The Trotters away to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park and managed to net further goals in the games against Tottenham and former club Southampton
Wallace successfully helped Bolton stave off relegation back to the lower reaches of English football but was on the move again after being unhappy with the new one year contract which was offered to him.
In June 2002 he joined Gillingham on a two-year contract and managed to score 12 goals in his first full season at the Priestfield Stadium. His time with the Gills was blighted by a succession of injuries and at the end of the 2003-2004 season he announced his retirement from professional football.
The summer of 2004 saw him return to Southampton in a one-off benefit game organised for elder brother Danny who has been diagnosed with the condition Multiple sclerosis.
In January 2008, Rod was appointed as assistant manager of Kingstonian FC's under 18 side.
-DOCSTART-	1967543
'''Alan A'Court''' (30 September 1934 - 14 December 2009) was an English footballer who mostly played for Liverpool.
Born in Rainhill, near St Helens, Lancashire, England, A'Court was a winger who started out at Prescot Cables as an amateur before he was signed by Reds manager Don Welsh. A'Court made his debut in a league match at Ayresome Park on 7 February 1953, a game that saw Liverpool take both the points from a 3-2 win. His first goal came a month later on the 14 March, again, in a league match, this time at Anfield in a 2-0 victory over Sunderland.
A'Court, who followed Rugby League, signed from Prescot as an 18-year-old in September 1952, spurning the advances of Everton and Bolton to become an Anfield apprentice, a decision that paid off as just six months after joining he made his first team debut. The following season A'Court played 16 times but Liverpool were relegated to the Second Division.
During the Anfield club's first season in the second tier of English football A'Court established himself as a first team regular making 33 league and cup appearances. A'Court remained consistent even though Liverpool failed to regain their top flight status. By the age of 24 years and 89 days he had played 200 league games for the Reds becoming the youngest player to do so, a record that still stands.
Although the strong and talented A'Court could have left to play for teams in the First Division, his loyalty to Liverpool was rewarded in 1962 when, as an ever-present, he and the Reds celebrated promotion back to the First Division under the guidance of the great Bill Shankly a full 8 points, in the days of 2 points for a win, clear of second placed Leyton Orient. A'Court was selected 23 times during Liverpool's first season back amongst football's elite teams; he helped Liverpool to a more than healthy eighth place.
Whilst still in Division 2 A'Court's skill alerted England manager Walter Winterbottom, who was looking for a player to replace an injured Tom Finney; Winterbottom handed the left winger the first of his 5 caps on 6 November 1957 in a British Championship match against Northern Ireland at Wembley. A'Court's only goal for his country and a goal for Duncan Edwards were not enough to prevent England losing the game 3-2. The highlight of his career was representing England at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, he played in all 3 matches against Brazil (0-0), Austria (2-2) and the USSR (0-1); he did this despite playing for a club in the Second Division.
Unfortunately for A'Court, injuries began to take their toll. He missed the whole of the 1963/64 championship winning season, so Shankly signed Peter Thompson from Preston. After spending most of his career at Liverpool, playing 382 times and scoring 63 goals, A'Court was allowed to leave. He joined Tranmere Rovers for a fee of -4,500 in October 1964. A'Court's final outing in a Red shirt was in a historic match: Liverpool's first ever European match at Anfield, the game was a European Cup preliminary round 2nd leg match on 14 September 1964. Liverpool had won the first encounter with Icelandic side KR 5-0 but rather than treat the return leg as a mere formality, the Reds finished off the job with a comprehensive 6-1 victory.
He later became player-coach at Norwich City before taking on various coaching jobs, including posts in Zambia and New Zealand, he also became assistant manager at Stoke City when George Eastham called upon his services in 1969, he eventually took over the reins in January 1978 for a month as caretaker when Eastham departed. From Stoke he moved to Crewe Alexandra as an assistant manageer. He then went to join the sport staff at North Staffordshire Polytechnic, which later became Staffordshire University. He managed Nantwich Town from September 1983 to April 1984. After finally retiring from football, A'Court ran a tobacconist/newsagent shop on the borders of Birkenhead and Bebington, Merseyside.
A'Court died of cancer on 14 December 2009. He is survived by wife Alma, son Steven and daughter Sara.
-DOCSTART-	1967604
'''Mark Wright''' (born 1 August 1963, in Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England) is an English football manager and former England international football player. As a player, he had spells with Liverpool, Derby County, Southampton and Oxford United during the 1980s and 1990s. He made 45 appearances for the English national football team, and was a member of the team which reached the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup in 1990. After retiring as a player in 1998, Wright has worked as a football manager. He has had three stints as manager of Chester City, during the first of which he led the club back into the Football League as Football Conference champions after a four-year exile. He has also had spells managing Peterborough United, Oxford United and Southport.
Mark Wright started his career with Oxford United, signing professional forms during the 1980-81 season after coming through the ranks as a trainee with his local club. After only 11 appearances, all of which were in his second season as a professional, the outstanding young defender was transferred to First Division Southampton together with Keith Cassells in a deal which took Trevor Hebberd plus -80,000 to Oxford. On 5 August 2008, Mark Wright claimed that the fee involved in this deal was around -250,000 on LFC TV, Liverpool FC's official TV channel.
He joined the Saints on 25 March 1982 and really made his name as a player with the south-coast club. The 18-year-old made his debut on 17 April 1982 in the 3-1 league win over Leeds United at Elland Road, a game which saw two Saints legends, Kevin Keegan (2) and David Armstrong, score the goals.
Wright's first full season for the club, 1982-83, saw the Saints finish mid-table in 12th place and also saw Mark score his first league goal. It came on 30 April 1983 in the 2-2 league draw with Luton Town at The Dell. He was also voted Southampton's Player of the Year.
During the 1983-84 season, Wright's performances remained high as he helped the Saints to a very creditable runner-up spot to champions Liverpool, 3 points clear of 3rd-placed Nottingham Forest and 4th-placed Manchester United who both finished on 74 points. His performances also earned him an international call-up as then manager Bobby Robson was looking for a long-term replacement for the aging Terry Butcher.
Somewhat surprisingly Southampton accepted an offer of -760,000, a club record fee at the time, from Derby County, who were also taking Wright's fellow international colleague Peter Shilton to the Baseball Ground.
After 222 appearances for the Saints in which he scored 11 goals, Wright signed for Derby County, on 8 August 1987.
Arthur Cox had recently taken the Rams back to the top flight of English football and had the backing of chairman Robert Maxwell to bring in some players who were proven at the top level. Wright made his debut on 29 August 1987 in the 1-0 league defeat to Wimbledon at the Baseball Ground.
Wright was held in very high regard at Derby and was soon awarded the captaincy. He helped Derby to 15th position by the end of the 1987-88 season and then a very respectable 5th spot by the end of the following campaign. However, behind the scenes things were going wrong for Derby: Maxwell was leaving and Derby had to came up with the money they owed him. This meant that quality players such as Wright and Welsh striker Dean Saunders had to be sold.
Wright stayed for one more campaign but it saw Derby relegated back to Division 2, not the way Wright would have wanted to leave the Rams, if he wanted to leave at all. He had played 171 times for Derby scoring 10 goals.
Not willing to play outside the top division, as it would diminish his chances of international football, he signed for Liverpool on 15 July 1991 for a fee of -2.5million - a national record fee for a defender. They had just finished second in the league to complete ten successive top-two finishes, and were preparing for continued success under the management of Graeme Souness who had succeeded Kenny Dalglish earlier in the year. Four days later, Wright's former team mate Dean Saunders followed him to Anfield from the Baseball Ground for a national record fee of -2.9million.
He made his Liverpool debut a month later on 17 August in the 2-1 league victory over Oldham Athletic at Anfield. He settled in quickly at Liverpool in the daunting role as replacement for Liverpool legend and former captain Alan Hansen, a player Wright was sometimes likened to.
Wright scored his first goal for the club on 1 September 1992; his 61st-minute equaliser salvaged a point against his former club Southampton at Anfield.
Wright was a regular until his retirement on 1 August 1998 at the age of 35. During his time at Anfield he captained the side to the FA Cup final in which they beat Sunderland 2-0 in 1992 but missed out on the 2-1 Coca-Cola League Cup win over Bolton Wanderers through injury. Wright was a major influence on the mainly young Liverpool team that consisted of players like Jamie Redknapp, Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler.
Under new boss Roy Evans, Wright struggled somewhat and was publicly criticized by Evans. He also started to pick up injuries which impeded his chances of winning over the Liverpool manager. He finally overcame the injury problems and came back into arguably the best form of his entire career, as evidenced by Terry Venables' decision to give Wright a surprising recall at international level. Unfortunately Wright suffered another injury setback, and wasn't able to take his place in the squad for Euro 96. Injury finally brought an end to Mark's career - during his time at Anfield he had made 210 appearances scoring 9 goals.
He had spent seven years with Liverpool, but had only managed to collect one major trophy in that time, as they were dispositioned by Manchester United as the country's top playing side. His seven years on Merseyside could not have been more different to the 10 years leading up to his arrival; before he arrived, the Reds had achieved 10 successive top two finishes (four of them championships), won two FA Cups, three League Cups and a European Cup. In the seven years after his arrival, they never finished higher than third (once finishing as low as eighth) and won just two major trophies.
It was Bobby Robson who saw Wright as an international-quality player and gave him his England debut on 2 May 1984 in the 1-0 Home International Championship defeat to Wales at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham.
His only international goal couldn't have been a more important one. England were struggling to find their footing during the group stages of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy having drawn 1-1 and 0-0 with Ireland and Holland in their opening games. The group's so-called whipping boys, Egypt, were up next on 21 June 1990 in the Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari. Egypt defended in numbers and England couldn't unlock the door that would lead to an all-important goal, until Paul Gascoigne sent over an inviting free-kick for Wright to rise high above the Egyptian defence to head home what turned out to be the only goal of the game, and only their second goal of the group stages.
His impressive performances during this World Cup at centre-back and sweeper were one of the reasons why Liverpool bought him from Derby. He was originally a surprise selection for the tournament as he was ahead of the higher-rated Tony Adams, who was not fully fit when the squad was named. Some suspected he was an emotion-driven choice, as he had missed the 1986 tournament with a broken leg. However, his inclusion was justified as he was one of England's many stars that year as they reached the semi-final only going out to the eventual winners, Germany, on penalties.
Wright was selected for the Euro 92 championship squad. Unknown to manager Graham Taylor and the rest of the England staff, Wright had aggravated an old Achilles tendon injury in a recent friendly. Wright-s club, Liverpool, kept the problem under wraps and did not notify England management until late afternoon of the day before the England squad were to leave for Sweden. Wright did not show up at the airport as the squad flew out, and Taylor waited anxiously for word on his fitness. When it became clear he would not play, Taylor applied to UEFA for permission to replace him with Tony Adams but was refused. Martin Keown replaced Wright in the team and he struggled to get back into squad for the next 4 years.
Wright ended up with 45 England caps but he would surely have passed 50 if he hadn't become injured just prior to the Euro 96 championship in England. His performances for Liverpool had alerted manager Terry Venables who gave him a shock recall for the international friendly with Croatia on 24 April 1996, 4 years after his last cap. He also played in the friendly with Hungary on 18 May, his final international appearance, before he got injured.
Following a brief spell in charge of Southport of the Conference, in June 2001, Mark Wright made his Football League management debut with the club at which he began his career, Oxford United, who had just been relegated to the fourth level of the Football League (then called Division Three) after an absence of more than 30 years. But his appointment was not a success after he was sacked for allegedly racially abusing a match official in December after an unremarkable start to the season.
Wright was not out of work for long. He was put in charge of Conference strugglers Chester City and did well to keep them clear of relegation to the Northern Premier League. The following season, 2001-02 season, Chester were pushing hard for promotion but lost to eventual winners Doncaster Rovers in the playoff semi-finals. A year later they went one better by finishing top of the division and regaining their league status four years after losing it, but Wright suddenly announced his resignation just 48 hours before the Coca-Cola League Two campaign began. This was, allegedly, following a long-running affair with a player's wife.
Having been given what people viewed as a last chance to resurrect his career with Peterborough United, he managed to get them into contention for promotion, and all appeared well. However, on 25 January 2006 Wright was suspended from his position as manager pending an internal inquiry. Six days later he was sacked for gross misconduct after failing to appear in front of the board members. It is alleged that a racial comment was made towards one of his staff, something that he has consistently denied and court action is pending over the issue.
A month after leaving Peterborough, Wright rejoined Chester City as manager. His initial contract with the club lasted until the summer of 2006. Wright staved off relegation upon his return to Chester and was rewarded with a two-year contract. However, after only three wins in his last 20 games in charge at City, Chairman Stephen Vaughan fired Wright with just one game remaining of the 2006-07 campaign.
On 14 November 2008, Mark Wright re-joined Chester City as manager for a third time. Despite initially improving the clubs performances, Chester suffered relegation at the end of the campaign and he left by mutual consent on 22 June 2009.
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'''David Vernon Watson''', sometimes called '''Dave Watson''' (born 5 October 1946), was a centre half who was part of the Sunderland team that won the FA Cup in 1973.
Watson was born in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, and started his career in 1966 as a striker with hometown club Notts County, before moving to Rotherham United in 1968.
In 1970 he journeyed to the north-east, where Sunderland boss Bob Stokoe converted him from centre forward to the defensive position.
Sunderland were outside the First Division at the time but made a run to the FA Cup final at Wembley to face Leeds United. Leeds were the FA Cup holders and had many international players of great experience. Yet Sunderland won.
Watson's performances were noticed at the highest level and less than a year later he was given his debut for England in a friendly game against Portugal in Lisbon. Watson - quite advanced in years for a debutant at 27 - was one of six first-timers on show (among the others were Trevor Brooking) in what would prove to be 1966 World Cup-winning manager Alf Ramsey's last game in charge.
Later in 1974, Watson won his second cap in an 2-0 defeat by Scotland at Hampden Park, Glasgow, coming on as a substitute for Norman Hunter. His first competitive game at international level was his seventh appearance in all as England defeated Czechoslovakia 3-0 at Wembley in a qualifier for the 1976 European Championships. Despite this scoreline, England would not ultimately qualify for the finals while the Czech team would go on to win it.
Watson had started to become an England regular, playing in every international match in 1975. He was still a Sunderland player until the summer of that year but with the club, despite its FA Cup success and size, not yet achieving promotion back to the top flight of English football, Watson moved to Manchester City for -275,000. He had 14 caps to his name by the time he finally played a top flight game. The year ended with England losing the return leg of the European qualifiers to the Czechs and then drew in Portugal.
In 1976 Watson had a strong beginning to his Manchester City career, with the side finishing eighth in the First Division and reaching the League Cup final, where they beat Newcastle United 2-1, giving Watson another successful day at Wembley and a winner's medal in the game's other major domestic cup competition.
In the autumn of 1975, Watson sustained an injury to his back which resulted in him having a laminectomy at the end of the season in May 1976. As a result of this he could not play for England during the whole calendar year of 1976. He did continue to play for Manchester City during this period but missed numerous games due to the injury. Despite this, Manchester City still achieved a defensive record at the end of the 1975-76 campaign, which had been bettered only by the top three teams in the final table. In the absence of Watson, England boss Don Revie had decided to look at other central defenders, including Liverpool's Phil Thompson and Manchester United's precocious youngster Brian Greenhoff. Watson was not able to take part in a special tournament to commemorate the United States Bicentennial celebrations, which would have pitched him up against the likes of Pel and Bobby Moore, both of whom were playing in the NASL at the time. He also sat out three qualifying games for the 1978 World Cup.
At the beginning of 1977, Thompson had suffered an injury which put paid to his whole season (missing Liverpool's first European Cup victory in the process) and Watson, now 30 years old and back to full health, was back in the England side. He played every minute of England's fixtures that year, including World Cup qualifying victories over Luxembourg (twice) and Italy, though after the Italians had earlier defeated England in the campaign and had a better goals record against Luxembourg. England missed out on the finals for a second successive tournament. Watson did not miss another England game until 1980.
The following season, Watson was made club captain after veteran Mike Doyle started to wind down his career, and Manchester City finished fourth in the League with Watson missing just one match. During the same year, Watson's establishment as England's first choice central defender was galvanised by a 4-3 victory over Denmark in Copenhagen which set the seal on a qualification for the 1980 European Championships - England's first major tournament qualification for a decade.
Watson was surprisingly sold to Werder Bremen in 1979, but couldn't settle in Germany and returned to England six months later to join Southampton.
Watson continued his England career, earning his 50th cap against Argentina in a warm-up game prior to the European Championships in Italy. Watson duly played in all three of England's group games - against Belgium, Italy and Spain - but a draw, defeat and victory respectively was not enough for England to progress.
Southampton were a strong, experienced team when Watson joined them, with his England friends Kevin Keegan, Mick Channon, and Alan Ball among their charges. However, Watson was now 33 years of age, and it was believed that his career was winding down. Yet he played for Southampton and continued to be selected for England as a result, playing in the first six of the eight qualifying games for the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
Though in the squads for the last two qualifiers, England coach Ron Greenwood looked a little to the future by selecting Russell Osman and then Alvin Martin to replace Watson at the back. England booked their place at the finals thanks to a 1-0 win over Hungary at Wembley in the final qualifier, and in the preparatory friendly matches over the next six months, Watson featured just twice: in a 4-0 win over Northern Ireland in February 1982, and then in a 1-1 draw in Reykjavk against Iceland in June, just a fortnight before England's first match in a World Cup finals tournament for twelve years. By now, Watson had left Southampton for Stoke City and had thus become the first player to be capped by England while with five different clubs. Only Peter Shilton and David Platt have since emulated this achievement. Plus Emile Heskey and David James
To Watson's dismay, Greenwood chose not to select him in the World Cup squad of 22. Thompson and the young Ipswich Town defender Terry Butcher was his preferred partnership at the back with young Brighton centre back Steve Foster getting the nod as cover.
England went out of the tournament in the second phase and with Greenwood leaving the job and new coach Bobby Robson needing to build a new team for the rest of the 1980s, it was obvious that a 36-year-old Watson would no longer be required for England. With 65 caps and four goals, it was over.
As well as the welcome record for being capped while with five clubs, he also holds a less welcome record for winning the most England caps without ever playing in the World Cup finals. At 36 years of age when winning his final cap, Watson is also one of the oldest outfield players ever to play for England.
Watson scaled down his career by playing for Derby County and making a brief return to his first club Notts County. He also spent some time with Vancouver Whitecaps in the NASL in 1983 (26 Apps 3 Goals). In 1984, he joined the Fort Lauderdale Sun of the second division United Soccer League (USL).
Watson has kept a low profile since retirement, concentrating on his business interests. When his England career ended, he was seventh in the list of most capped players, though since then no fewer than 15 players, as of October 2005, have surpassed his total.
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'''Ferdinand Alexandre Coly''' (born 10 September 1973 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently is a free agent after he plays for Parma F.C. in Italy as a right-back. He is represented by FIFA agent Christian Payan.
Coly played in all of Senegal's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. After impressing at the tournament, he moved from RC Lens to Birmingham City on loan. But this proved to be a poor career move as he only managed a single Premiership appearance, against Arsenal. Coly then moved on to Perugia. In his first season with the Italian club (2003-04), he made 11 appearances but never really impressed. He spent 2004-05 in Serie C (the team descended via playoffs to Serie B then suffered "another relegation", this time in the courts), making 29 appearances and scoring twice. In the summer of 2005 he made a move to Serie A side Parma F.C., where he has been a regular.
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'''Alvin Edward Martin''' (born 29 July 1958 in Bootle, Liverpool) is a retired English footballer who spent most of his career with West Ham United, as a defender.
Martin started out with Merseyside club Everton as a schoolboy, but left in 1973 after the Goodison Park club only offered him an apprenticeship on a part-time basis, stating at the time that he "would never kick a ball for them again". An unsuccessful trial later that summer with Queens Park Rangers was followed the very next day by one for West Ham United, where he was awarded a contract.
Martin went on to amass 586 first-team appearances for the Hammers in a successful 19-year career at Upton Park, in which he became one of only two players, along with Billy Bonds, to be awarded two testimonials.
It was alongside Bonds in the centre of defence that Martin - nicknamed -Stretch-
Martin was given his first England cap by Ron Greenwood, who brought him to West Ham as a 14-year-old, against Brazil at Wembley in May 1981. Injury ruled him out of the 1982 World Cup finals in Spain, but he was playing some of the finest football of his career when the next England manager, Bobby Robson, included him in his squad for the 1986 edition in Mexico. Martin played in the victory over Paraguay, but was surprisingly dropped for the next game, the quarter-final defeat by Argentina-s infamous -Hand of God-. In total, he made 17 appearances for England.
Martin also achieved the rare feat of scoring a hat-trick against three different Newcastle United goalkeepers - Martin Thomas, who was then injured, and outfield players Chris Hedworth and Peter Beardsley - in a Division One match in April 1986.
After leaving West Ham, Martin had a brief spell with East London neighbours Leyton Orient, before managing Southend United for two years.
After retiring from management, he joined national radio station talkSPORT, while also being a regular pundit on Sky Sports TV football talk shows.
Martin's sons, David and Joe, are also footballers. David is a goalkeeper, whilst Joe is a midfielder.
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'''Habib Bey''' (born 19 October 1977 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine), is a French born Senegalese footballer who currently plays for English Premier League club Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team. His primary position is as a right back in defence, whilst he is also able to play in central defence.
He joined Paris Saint-Germain in 1997, though he progressed no further than the reserve side, playing in the national fifth division. He transferred at the end of the season to RC Strasbourg in 1998 for an undisclosed amount.
Following his summer move to RC Strasbourg in 1998, Beye made his league debut on 8 August 1998 in a home 0-0 draw against Olympique Lyonnais, and played a total of 23 times in his first season at the club. He missed just five league matches in the following season, and netted for the first time on 2 October 1999 in a 2-2 home draw with FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He was a member of the RC Strasbourg side that won the 2001 French Cup, eventually defeating third division Amiens SC in a penalty shoot-out, whilch helped his team achieve UEFA Cup qualification in the following season. He appeared a total of 134 times in the league for Strasbourg, scoring 8 goals, before moving to Marseille in 2003, a move which surprised many as he was a firm favourite at RC Strasbourg and had established himself as a key player there.
Beye signed for Marseille in the summer of 2003 for a reported -2.5million, by then manager Alain Perrin. In his opening season with the club, he took part in both UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup football. He was a key player for the Marseille side that reached the 2004 UEFA Cup Final, a run which involved him putting in a star performance as a central defender against (his now former team) Newcastle United, where he was particularly effective against Newcastle-s talisman striker Alan Shearer. He ended up on the losing side as Marseille lost the Final to Valencia 2-0. He was also a beaten finalist in the 2006 French Cup against former club Paris Saint-Germain, a match which his team lost 2-1, and again in 2007 when his Marseille team lost on penalties to FC Sochaux. His time with Marseille was a successful one where he established himself as one of the most accomplished defenders in France's top tier and was voted the fans- Player of the Year in 2006. He was captain of Marseille for two years prior to his move to Newcastle United.
Beye signed for Newcastle United for a fee of -2million (-3million) on 31 August 2007, during the closing minutes of the summer transfer window. He signed a 3 year contract, with then Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce declaring that he was very pleased with the transfer. Allardyce said in a later interview on the clubs website that he felt he acquired Beye for a "bargain" price and that him and his international colleague who also signed with him, Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye would be excellent signings for Newcastle.
He made his Newcastle debut on 17 September 2007, as a substitute in Newcastle-s 1-0 defeat at Derby County. He then made his full debut at home to West Ham United, a display which impressed many Newcastle fans. He has since been a fixture in the first team, and scored his first goal for Newcastle in the 2-1 win against Birmingham City on 9 December, with a near-post header in second-half injury time.
His ability to defend well and provide a good outlet going forward have enamored him to the Newcastle faithful and a number of terrace songs have been heard, starting with a chant of his name to the tune of Happy Days first heard at Fulham.
His status as a cult hero has been cemented by the creation of the tongue-in-cheek fan site
On 22 May 2008 Beye was named Newcastle player of the season based on fan votes to a poll organised by the Evening Chronicle, he was then named the official Newcastle player of the season on 23 May 2008,
After missing the start of the 2008/09 season from injury, Beye started against Manchester City on 20 October 2008. He was sent off after only 12 minutes for a challenge on Robinho, the first red card of his Newcastle career. Newcastle appealed the red card and on 23 October the claim of wrongful dismissal was upheld.
However, the continuing problems behind the scenes at Newcastle would lead to Beye stating that he would have to leave the club in order to save his career.
Despite Hull City chairman Paul Duffen revealing the ''Tigers'' agreed a fee with Newcastle United to sign him on 6 August 2009, it was announced the following day that Beye had signed for Aston Villa. Beye was substituted late into his Villa debut on the opening day of the 09/10 season, a 2-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic. Beye was sent off near the end of his third game for Villa in an away tie against West Ham United F.C..
However Beye has found it hard to break into the Villa first team with the likes of Cuellar and Luke Young ahead of him in the pecking order and his often found himself restricted to bench appearances.
Beye has been a regular in the Senegal national squad since 2001, and has 35 caps and one goal. He made substitute appearances in Senegal's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, against Denmark, Uruguay and Sweden. He retired from international football in an effort to concentrate on his club career following a shambolic Africa Cup of Nations by Senegal in 2008,
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'''Patrick Joseph Gary "Packie" Bonner''' (born 24 May 1960 in Burtonport, County Donegal, Ireland) is a former football goalkeeper for the Republic of Ireland, who earned 80 caps after making his debut on his 21st birthday. He is remembered for his famous penalty save from Daniel Timofte of Romania at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy during the knockout stage.
He was spotted by Celtic while he kept goal for Leicester City in the FA Youth Cup, signing for Celtic on 14 May 1978. He would be Jock Stein's last signing for Celtic. He went on to play 642 times for Celtic, with 483 league appearances. In total with Celtic, he won four League Championship badges, three Scottish Cup winners' medals and a League Cup winners' medal. His last appearance for Celtic was winning the 1995 Scottish Cup final under Tommy Burns. After the Scottish Cup Final victory over Airdrie Bonner took on the role of player-coach and finally left the club in 1998 to work as a coach alongside former team mate Tommy Burns.
Bonner made his international debut on his 21st birthday in a friendly against Poland on May 24, 1981. The game was played in Zawisza Stadium, Bydgoszcz. He conceded a goal in the opening 90 seconds of the match, scored by Andrzej Iwan. A David O'Leary own goal in the 37th minute and a third Polish goal in the second half from Roman Ogaza would make it a forgettable experience.
Bonner represented Ireland at 3 major finals tournaments, Euro 88 in West Germany and World Cups, Italia 90 and USA 94. Among the highlights of his career were his performance against England in a 1-0 win in Stuttgart in the first game of Euro 88 and his famous save from Daniel Timofte in the penalty shootout aginst Romania in the last 16 of Italia 90.
On 2 February 2003, following the promotion of Brian Kerr to the position of Republic of Ireland team manager, Bonner was named as technical director of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). He previously held the role of the senior squad's goalkeeping coach in the organisation. In addition, he has worked as a football presenter with TV3 Ireland.
His brother Dennis played for Galway United and Finn Harps. His son, Andrew Bonner, is also a footballer, although a striker not a keeper, and has played for the Republic of Ireland national youth team, and at club level he has so far only played in the lower leagues of Scotland.
'''Scottish League:''' 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988,
'''Scottish Cup:''' 1980, 1988, 1989, 1995
'''Scottish League Cup:''' 1983
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'''Michael Roger 'Mick' Channon''' (born 28 November 1948 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, United Kingdom) is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.
Channon made his debut for Southampton as a 17 year old in 1966, scoring in the match against Bristol City. Within three years he had established himself as the club's main goalscorer and was consistent in front of goal at a time when Southampton were one of the more unglamorous teams in English football's First Division. However, despite a record season tally of 21 goals for Southampton in 1974, the club were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the season.
Channon stayed loyal to Southampton despite obvious concerns for his international chances and was rewarded in 1976 which was a special year for Channon. Southampton were still in the Second Division but nevertheless enjoyed a dream run to the FA Cup final where they played Manchester United. Although Southampton were a lower division side, they were considerably more experienced than Manchester United's youthful team. Southampton won 1-0, with Channon playing a part in the winning goal scored late in the game by Bobby Stokes. It was his first domestic honour in the game.
In the close season before the 1977-78 season, Channon left his beloved Southampton - still in the Second Division - to join Manchester City in a -300,000 deal. His new club were making progress, having just finished second in the First Division behind champions Liverpool, but this was where they peaked and Channon struggled to settle. He scored just 12 goals in his first season and 11 in his second.
Channon went back to Southampton (by now back in the First Division) in September 1979. Now in his thirties, he continued to play regularly though his goals ratio was not good in his second spell, with only ten coming in each of his first two seasons back at the club. He joined Newcastle United in 1982 after playing 510 games for Southampton over two spells, scoring a total of 185 goals placing him top of the club's list of all-time goalscorers.
He lasted barely a month at Newcastle before joining Bristol Rovers. His impressive career seemingly on the decline, he failed to score in nine games for Bristol Rovers before a sudden departure again, this time to Norwich City where, at the age of 34, he found some of his old touch. He played 88 games over three seasons, scoring 16 goals, and suffered a mixed end to his Norwich career in 1985 when the club won the League Cup - Channon's second and final domestic honour - with a 1-0 win over Sunderland at Wembley, but were then relegated (with Sunderland) at the end of the same season. Channon joined Portsmouth and Finn Harps thereafter, before retiring from the game in 1986.
Throughout his long career, one constant stuck - Channon's method of celebrating a goal. He would make jubilant circles with his fully stretched right arm - this became known as the "windmill celebration".
He has been honoured by having one of the luxurious hospitality suites at Southampton's St Mary's Stadium named after him.
While still playing, he was a regular pundit for ITV, noted for his outspoken comments and Wiltshire-accented mispronunciations (e.g., Lineker became Line-acre). His clashes with Brian Clough during coverage of the 1986 World Cup were memorable.
Called up to make his debut for England by Alf Ramsey in October 1972, Channon played well enough in a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia at Wembley to be selected for the squads for two subsequent qualifying matches for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, though he wasn't eventually in the team for either. However, he won his second cap in a famous 5-0 hammering of Scotland at Hampden Park in February 1973, scoring his first goal in the process.
As the year progressed, Channon scored again in a match against Wales and then added a brace in a 7-0 thumping of Austria before he was picked by Ramsey for his first competitive match - a crucial and ultimately infamous World Cup qualifier against Poland at Wembley. If England didn't win, they wouldn't qualify for the tournament.
Channon, in his tenth England outing, was in an attacking line-up which spent pretty much the whole match in the Poland half, trying to break the deadlock. Channon saw his own chances saved by the eccentric but inspired goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski and the game ended 1-1.
He played in a series of post-season friendlies for England, scoring in three of them and was kept in the side the following October as England began their campaign to qualify for the 1976 European Championships. Channon scored in the game against Czechoslovakia as England won 3-0. Channon's next goal for England was a while coming - in September 1975 - as England beat Switzerland in a friendly. England had two qualifying games left at the end of the year for the 1976 European Championships and Channon scored in both, but England lost 2-1 to the Czechs in Bratislava and then only drew 1-1 with Portugal in Lisbon. England failed to qualify and the Czechs went on to win the tournament.
After winning an FA Cup medal in the 1976 Final, Channon was back at Wembley days later to score twice in England's 4-0 win over Northern Ireland; he then scored again four days later against Scotland but England lost 2-1 at Hampden Park. There followed a summer tournament in the U.S. for the bi-centennial celebrations, and Channon scored twice in a thrilling game against Italy as England came from two goals down to win 3-2. A fortnight later, Channon scored again as England defeated Finland 4-1 in Helsinki to get their qualification campaign for the 1978 FIFA World Cup off to a perfect start, though this would be tempered a month later by a defeat against Italy in Rome.
In March 1977, Channon scored twice as England beat Luxembourg at Wembley to get their World Cup campaign back on track; Luxembourg were the 'whipping boys' of the group and England would later need to demolish Luxembourg by a similar or better scoreline in Luxembourg to give themselves a chance of overhauling Italy and qualifying for the World Cup. Certainly Channon was in form, which promised much for England's chances of racking up a high total in Luxembourg, and he hit his 20th England goal in a 2-1 win over Northern Ireland in May 1977. A week later came another Channon goal against Scotland - this time from the penalty spot - but this proved an infamous England defeat as the Scots won 2-1 and their fans invaded the Wembley pitch in celebration, ripping up clods of souvenir turf and pulling down one of the crossbars.
After an ill-fated move to Manchester City affected his form, Ron Greenwood chose to omit him from the starting line-up when England played the crucial World Cup qualifier in Luxembourg in October 1977. England 'only' won 2-0 and, despite victory over Italy in the last game of the campaign, the goals record was insufficient to take them to the World Cup. Channon was not selected for his country again; his international career ended with 46 appearances and a healthy 21 goals. He remains joint 15th in the all-time England scorers list, level with Kevin Keegan.
Channon always had an interest in horse racing during his football career, and he began working as an assistant trainer after hanging up his boots, before becoming a licensed trainer in his own right in 1990. He initially had ten horses.
He then moved to the West Ilsley stables near Newbury, formerly owned by the Queen and began to increase his number of horses, eventually ending up with almost 200.
In 2002 he ended the season with 123 winners, topping the 100-mark for the first time in his career. He is one of the sport's most respected trainers, though has yet to produce a winner of one of the Classic Races.
Among owners who have had their horses with Channon are old colleagues and acquaintances from his footballing days, including Kevin Keegan, Alan Ball, Chris Cattlin and Sir Alex Ferguson.
On 27 August 2008, Channon was involved and injured in a motorway accident on the M1. He was travelling from the Doncaster Sales to his West Ilsley stables in Berkshire when the accident happened on Wednesday evening. Channon is reported to have suffered a punctured lung and broken arm. During an interview with Claire Balding broadcast on BBC1 on 3 January 2009, Channon spoke about how he also suffered a broken jaw in the accident and was subsequently fitted with metal plates in his face as a result. Racing Agent and Channon's friend Tim Corby died in the accident.
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'''Petrus Ferdinandus Johannes "Pierre" van Hooijdonk'''
As a child, Van Hooijdonk who was born in Steenbergen lived in a small village nearby named Welberg. While playing in one of SC Welberg's youth squads he became familiar with the sport. His favourite team was NAC Breda and he was already watching their games at a young age. When he was 11 years old he took part in a talent pool on the open day of the team and he impressed the NAC scouts. He was asked to join NAC, which he did and played mainly as a right midfielder. When he was 14 he was told he was not good enough for NAC and he switched to amateur side . Here he switched to the striker position and he would play five years for the team, of which the last two seasons in their first team. His performances at were noticed by RBC Roosendaal scout Tiny van Dijk and he was brought into the team at amateur level.
===First steps in professional football===
As RBC were facing financial trouble in these days they were forced to use youth players faster than other teams and in the 1988-89 season Van Hooijdonk was brought in as a substitute for a few times and soon scored three goals, which resulted in more appearances throughout the season. Because RBC's main striker suffered from an injury Van Hooijdonk played almost the whole second half of the season, scoring a total of six goals in 32 matches. He signed his first professional contract and his final breakthrough came in the following season in which he became a key player for the team, scoring 27 times in 37 matches. Several teams showed interest and NAC Breda was one of the teams. Van Hooijdonk did not hesitate and signed a contract at the team he supported as a kid.
NAC paid 400,000 guilders for Van Hooijdonk, a player whom they had sent away while he was playing in their youth squads. Returning at NAC gave him a good feeling and he was determined to show them what he was capable of. Van Hooijdonk succeeded in his goal and scored a total of 81 goals in four seasons, in which he played 115 matches. He helped the team to win promotion to the Eredivisie in 1993. In his last season at this club, in December 1994, he was called up for the Netherlands for the first time in his career. Not much later, in the 1994-95 winter break, Celtic offered him a contract and made a deal with NAC for him to join them immediately, which he accepted.
When Van Hooijdonk arrived at Celtic they had not won any trophies in six years. However with Van Hooijdonk Celtic won the Scottish Cup right away and Van Hooijdonk was the only goalscorer in the final. Van Hooijdonk was popular among the fans, but had an argument with the club's president. As a result he ended up at the substitute bench and did not play for the majority of matches. The manager of the Dutch national team Guus Hiddink told him he would not be selected for the national team as long as he was no regular first team player at Celtic. In total he scored 57 goals for the club in 68 appearances. He left Celtic over a wage dispute towards the end of the 1996/97 season, stating that the reputed -7,000 a week he was being offered might be "good enough for the homeless" to live on "but not for an international striker."
Van Hooijdonk arrived as Forest were in deep relegation trouble, struggling to maintain their position in the Premier League. He made his debut for Forest in a 1-1 draw against Blackburn on 11 March 1997. It was hoped the arrival of van Hooijdonk would kick-start their survival, but he scored just one goal in his eight games for them that season. Although only one of those games was lost, the other seven were drawn and Forest were relegated. He immediately pledged his future to helping the club regain their status.
The following season was an unqualified success, both for him and Forest. Forest won the title and promotion in a competitive league (facing stiff opposition from Sunderland, Charlton and Middlesbrough) van Hooijdonk scored 34 goals and built up a good partnership with strike partner Kevin Campbell, who scored 23 times. He was a regular in the Dutch national squad, and was named in the Dutch squad for 1998 FIFA World Cup in France where he scored as a substitute in the match against South Korea.
After the World Cup had finished he discovered that the promised strengthening to the Forest squad to enable them to cope back in the Premier League had not transpired, indeed that his strike partner Campbell (who had an ongoing back injury) had been sold to Trabzonspor for -2.5m. The club had also announced that Scot Gemmill was dropped from the first team for refusing to sign a new contract, and that club captain and terrace hero Colin Cooper was being allowed to leave to the team promoted alongside them as runners up, Middlesbrough. Van Hooijdonk asked for a transfer. The club's new owners refused. Van Hooijdonk announced that he had been told previously that he could leave the club at the end of the 1997/98 season if he so wished, that he felt betrayed by the club's owners who had failed to deliver on their promises to him regarding the strengthening of the team, and that he felt he could no longer play for his employers. His employers, desperate for a striker, refused to allow him to be transfer-listed again, so van Hooijdonk announced his intention to strike. He kept fit by training with his former club NAC Breda.
Because of his behaviour Van Hooijdonk received criticism both from fans, who he let down, and from his teammates, who he also let down, not least from new club captain Steve Stone and manager Dave Bassett. The club refused to listen to offers for him, as they needed a top striker and the stand-off lasted until early November when he, realising that he had no choice, agreed to return. By this time the club was again in relegation trouble being bottom of the league without a win in nine games, having a striker would have helped. He played sporadically between then and the end of the season, outlasting Dave Bassett and Steve Stone. He scored 6 goals in his 18 starts in the Premier League, including his first goal in his third game back against Forest's fierce rivals Derby County, helping them to a draw. Infamously after this goal most of his teammates refused to celebrate alongside him, instead going to Scot Gemmill, the man who crossed the ball to him. He also scored a last minute home equaliser against rivals Liverpool with a trademark free-kick that protected Forest's proud unbeaten home run against them that goes back to the 1980s. Forest ended the 1998/99 Premier League season bottom and relegated.
At the end of the 1998/99 season he returned to the Netherlands with Vitesse Arnhem in a -3.5m move to continue his career after and did much to convince his critics of his goal-scoring abilities when he helped the Arnhem team to a UEFA Cup spot with 25 goals in one season. He also returned into the Dutch national team in this period. Van Hooijdonk then signed a three year deal for Benfica in 2000. He eventually only played one season for them with 19 goals. At Benfica he faced the same structural problems as he faced at Nottingham Forest and the team used three different managers throughout the season. The new chairman at the team had no faith in Van Hooijdonk and he was set back into their second team. Benfica were planning on selling him to another foreign club, but all Van Hooijdonk wanted was to return to his home country. At the end of the 2000/01 season, he signed for his fourth Dutch club, Feyenoord Rotterdam.
While at Feyenoord, he will always be remembered for his free kick abilities and his integral part in the UEFA Cup 2001-02 win. He scored two goals in the final and his performances helped Feyenoord beat Freiburg, Rangers, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund. Just before the final, a group of Feyenoord fans called the Black and White Brothers recorded a song about van Hooijdonk called "Put your hands up for Pi-air" which charted in the Dutch music charts and referred to van Hooijdonk's free-kicks and goals.
Never one to settle down, van Hooijdonk joined Fenerbahe SK at the beginning of the 2003-04 season where he featured in 52 games for the Turkish club and scored 32 goals (24 in his first season). He was nicknamed ''Aziz Pierre'' (means ''Saint Pierre'' in Turkish) by fans. He wore the number 17 the same number that he worn for the national team.
He won the Sper Lig title in 2003-04 (first championship in his career) and again the following year in 2004-05 with Fenerbahe.
In mid-2005, he signed again for his former club, NAC, playing 17 games but scoring only 5 goals. During the winter transfer window of the 2005/06 season, he signed for another former club, Feyenoord, where he scored 8 goals in 37 appearances.
On 17 October 2006 Van Hooijdonk announced his retirement at the end of the 2006-07 season. On 13 May 2007 he eventually played his final professional match after a draw with Feyenoord against FC Groningen in the play-offs, having played 550 games (335 goals) in the highest leagues in 18 seasons of professional football.
It was reported on 29 May 2008 that van Hooijdonk had been a victim of fraud and had lost -2,000,000 to a scam, which involved him investing in a Chinese textile company which did not exist. Dutch police said the scam was worth 'many millions of euro'.
Van Hooijdonk is currently part of the pundit team for the Dutch pay-tv broadcaster Eredivisie Live.
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'''Andrew Peter David "Andy" Welsh''' (born 24 November 1983 in Manchester, England) is an English footballer currently playing for Yeovil Town. Despite being born in Manchester, Welsh qualifies to play for Scotland and has played for the Under 19 side.
After getting a trial by writing to the club and asking for one, left-footed Welsh made his professional debut for Stockport County in October 2001, going on to make 85 appearances in his three years at the club. He also made six appearances on loan at Macclesfield Town in 2002.
After impressing in a three day trial with Sunderland in November 2004, Welsh signed for the club, who paid an initial fee of -15,000 for his services, although this fee may have risen to as much as -35,000, depending on the amount of appearances he made. Upon signing for Sunderland he was allocated the vacant number 11 shirt, and made his club debut in a 3-2 defeat to Preston North End on 1 January 2005, replacing Marcus Stewart in the 68th minute.
Welsh made his first start for Sunderland a week later on 8 January 2005, scoring a free kick in a 2-1 victory against Crystal Palace. Welsh went on to make eight appearances that season, scoring again, against QPR at Loftus Road on 2 April.
After Sunderland's promotion to the Premier League, Welsh retained the number 11 shirt, starting the season in place of injured defender George McCartney. However, Welsh was controversially sent off in only the second game of the season against Liverpool at Anfield on 20 August 2005, although the decision was later overturned on appeal.
Welsh found himself out of the Sunderland team after Christmas, and many thought he had played his last game for the club after he was loaned to Championship club Leicester on 1 March 2006. Welsh went on to make ten appearances for Leicester, scoring one goal,helping to stave off relegation for the foxes.
Four days after playing his last game for Leicester, Welsh was back at Sunderland, playing in the club's last two games, against Fulham and Aston Villa, under new caretaker manager Kevin Ball. Following the transfer of popular midfielder Julio Arca to Middlesbrough in the summer, Welsh was expected to start the season as first choice winger, however injury hit early on in pre-season.
Welsh picked up an injury during a pre-season win against League of Ireland club, Shelbourne, prompting Quinn and new manager Roy Keane to sign Swedish winger Tobias Hysen and Celtic midfielder Ross Wallace to fill the left-midfield role. Welsh subsequently re-joined Leicester on loan when he regained fitness, although he managed only four league starts for them, and returned to Sunderland in the New Year. Coincidentally, Sunderland's next game was against Leicester at the Walkers Stadium, where Welsh was named as an unused substitute.
After failing to break back into Sunderland's first team, it was announced in March 2007, that Welsh would be heading to Canada for a medical before signing a contract with Major League Soccer (MLS) club, Toronto FC, after the clubs agreed a deal to end his contract at Sunderland.
On 16 May 2007, Welsh scored his first goal for Toronto in a 1-0 home win over defending MLS champions, Houston Dynamo.
On 30 August 2007, it was reported that Welsh would be leaving Toronto for Blackpool,
In August 2008 Welsh went on trial at Football League One club Yeovil Town.
At the end of the 2008-09 season, Welsh signed a new two-year deal keeping him at the club until the summer of 2011.
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'''Matthew James "Matt" Piper''' (born September 29, 1981 in Leicester, England) is an English former footballer. He played as a winger.
Piper was educated at Rawlins Community College, and came through the youth ranks of hometown club Leicester City. After signing a professional contract in 2000, he made his first team debut in the League Cup on 9 October 2001, playing the whole of a 6-0 home defeat to Leeds United. After another appearance in a 4-1 league defeat to Liverpool, he was loaned to Mansfield Town, for whom he played 8 times. He impressed there, and scored his first senior goal against Swansea City. On his return in January 2002, Piper played 27 games as Leicester fought relegation from the Premier League. Although Leicester were ultimately relegated, Piper made his mark in the club's history by scoring the last ever competitive goal at Filbert Street.
Sunderland signed Piper from Leicester in August 2002, for a fee of -3,500,000. Despite initially impressing, Piper's time at Sunderland was mostly an unhappy one, suffering a number of serious injuries, resulting in him having 10 operations in 3 years. It was later found that Piper had a rare and previously undiagnosed condition in his knee, meaning he missed most of the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons due to injury and rehabilitation.
Following Sunderland's promotion to the Premiership in the 2004-05, Piper was included in Sunderland's squad for the pre-season tour of USA and Canada, playing in two friendlies against American opposition. Although Piper was said to be fit, Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy was reluctant to rush Piper back into the first team, and made just one start against Cheltenham Town in the Carling Cup. This was to be Piper's final appearance for Sunderland, and his contract was terminated by mutual consent in January 2006 following an unsuccessful trial with Coventry City. He had made just 29 appearances, including 15 starts, in three and a half years at Sunderland.
In the summer of 2007 Piper participated in pre-season training at Mansfield Town, in an attempt to rebuild his fitness. However, he decided to retire before the start of the 2007-08 season.
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'''Neill William Collins''' (born 2 September 1983) is a Scottish football defender who plays for Championship side Preston North End.
Collins, born in Troon, Scotland, began his career with Scottish amateur club, Queen's Park, moving to Dumbarton after two seasons. During his stay at the Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Collins became popular with the fans and had a spell as captain and was key to the Sons' battle to stay in the Second Division. During his time there he had trials with , , and .
He left Dumbarton for Sunderland in August 2004, for a fee of -25,000, and made 11 appearances during the first season as the club won promotion to the Premier League as champions. He never appeared in the top flight for them though, after being loaned out to, first, League One Hartlepool United, then Championship promotion hopefuls Sheffield United, during the 2005-06 season.
He returned to the Sunderland team at the start of the following campaign, but was forced to play in the unfamiliar role of right-back after injuries to team-mates Stephen Wright and Nyron Nosworthy. The defender was soon sent out on loan by the club's recently-appointed manager Roy Keane, whereupon he reunited with his former boss Mick McCarthy at Wolves.
After his loan expired, Collins joined Wolves permanently in January 2007 for a fee of -150,000. He was a regular starter for the rest of the season as the club reached the Championship play-offs. The 2007-08 season saw the side miss out on the play-offs on goal difference with Collins again playing regularly.
Collins started 2008-09 strongly with Wolves but was knocked out of the first team with the loan arrival of Michael Mancienne from Chelsea. When Mancienne returned to Chelsea in the New Year, Collins returned to the side, partnering Richard Stearman. He contributed several important goals during this period, but was soon ousted from the side again after receiving a red card for dissent at and the addition of Scottish international Christophe Berra. He remained out of the side for the remainder of the season as the club were promoted to the Premier League as champions and was transfer listed by the club in July 2009.
Early in the 2009-10 season Collins was loaned out to Championship side Preston North End, a move made permanent when he signed a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee on 5 January 2010.
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}}'''Stephen Andrew Bould''' (born 16 November 1962) is an English former football player and current coach, best known for his years at Arsenal, where he formed part of the famous "Back Four" during the George Graham era.
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Bould signed for his hometown club Stoke City as a schoolboy in 1978, turning professional in November 1980. He made his debut at right back in a 3-2 defeat away to Middlesbrough in September 1981. However, he was unable to command a regular place in the team, and was loaned out to Torquay United in October 1982, playing nine league games for Bruce Rioch's side.
Bould slowly became a regular in the Stoke side, switching to centre half and staying loyal to them after their relegation from the First Division in 1985, although a major back injury in 1987 threatened his career, but after several operations he recovered. He moved to Arsenal for a fee of -390,000 on 13 June 1988, and became part of Arsenal's "famous four" defensive lineup, with Tony Adams, Nigel Winterburn and his former Stoke team-mate Lee Dixon. Bould won the First Division title twice in 1988-89 and 1990-91; injury however ruled him out of the FA Cup and League Cup finals that Arsenal won in 1992-93, and his place in the team was taken by Andy Linighan who scored Arsenal's winning goal in the FA Cup final replay against Sheffield Wednesday.
After winning the Cup Winners' Cup final in 1993-94, success eluded Arsenal and Bould for several years, and the arrival of French manager Arsne Wenger in October 1996 led some to speculate the ageing Bould would leave the club (especially as he was now often second-choice behind Martin Keown); instead it spurred a brief revival, and Bould was a member of the squad that won the double in 1997-98 - Bould famously set up Tony Adams with a chipped throughball, for the final goal in Arsenal's 4-0 win over Everton, the match that won them the Premier League title. Two weeks later they won the FA Cup to complete the double.
By now age was not on Bould's side and after a final season at Highbury he moved to newly-promoted Sunderland in July 1999 for a fee of -500,000. His final season at Highbury was a disappointing one. Arsenal reached the FA Cup semi finals where they drew with Manchester United to force a replay, and the score was 1-1 in the final minute of the game when Arsenal were awarded a penalty. Peter Schmeichel saved the shot from Dennis Bergkamp which would surely have sent Arsenal through if he had scored, and a winner from Ryan Giggs in extra time ended Arsenal's defence of the trophy. A month later they were beaten to the Premier League by Manchester United, who also went on to win the FA Cup and European Cup.
Following the departure of skipper Kevin Ball in December 1999, manager Peter Reid made him club captain and he helped them finish seventh - just short of a UEFA Cup place. Bould stayed at the Stadium of Light until arthritis contributed to his retirement in September 2000 having played only 21 Premier League games for Sunderland.
Despite forming part of one of the most secure top-flight defences of the late 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s, Bould won only two caps for England, far fewer than fellow centre half Tony Adams, and didn't make his first full international appearance until the age of 31.
After retiring, he began working towards his UEFA coaching badges and in June 2001 moved back to Arsenal and became a coach for the youth teams. He is currently head coach of Arsenal's U18 Academy side, whom he led to the Premier Academy League and FA Youth Cup "double" in 2008-2009.
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'''William Henry "Fatty" Foulke''' (also spelt Foulk or Foulkes) (12 April 1874 - 1 May 1916) was a professional cricketer and football player in England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Foulke was renowned for his great size (
He played four first-class matches for Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1900, but is remembered primarily as a goalkeeper for Sheffield United although he also played for Chelsea and Bradford City. He also won a single international cap for England in 1897 against Wales.
After being discovered playing for village side Blackwell in a Derbyshire Cup tie at Ilkeston Town, Foulke made his debut for Sheffield United against West Bromwich Albion on 1 September 1894 and led the team to three FA Cup finals (winning two) and a League Championship.
At the end of the first match in the 1902 Cup Final Foulke protested to the officials that Southampton's equalizing goal should not have been allowed. Foulke left his dressing room unclothed and pursued the referee, Tom Kirkham, who took refuge in a broom cupboard. Foulke had to be stopped by a group of F.A. officials from wrenching the cupboard door from its hinges to reach the hapless referee. In the replay, Sheffield United won 2-1, with Foulke being required to make several saves to keep United in the match. He was also in goal for United when they suffered an FA Cup exit to Second Division Burslem Port Vale in 1898.
He then moved to Chelsea for a fee of -50 and was made club captain. Foulke, by now was remarkably temperamental. If he thought his defenders were not trying hard enough, he would walk off the field. Opposing forwards who incurred his displeasure would be picked up and thrown bodily into his goal. He was however a great crowd puller, and Chelsea decided to exploit this. To draw even more attention to his size, they placed two small boys behind his goal in an effort to distract the opposition even more. The boys would sometimes run and return the ball when it went out of play, and quite by accident, ball boys came into being. Foulke stayed for just one season before moving to his final club, Bradford City.
Foulke died in 1916 and was buried in Burngreave cemetery, Sheffield. His death certificate gives "cirrhosis" as the major cause of death.
Foulke appears in the Mitchell and Kenyon films, playing in a match on 6 September 1902.
'''Sheffield United'''
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'''Alan Devonshire''' (born 13 April 1956 in Park Royal, London) is a retired English footballer. He was a wide midfielder who made his name in the late 1970s playing for West Ham United (1976-1990). He won 8 caps for England between 1980 and 1983. He finished his career at Watford.
Devonshire's made his debut for West Ham on 30 October 1976 against West Bromwich Albion, where he played in a 3-0 defeat. He scored 29 goals in 345 full (and 13 substitute) appearances.
Alan Devonshire is currently the manager of Hampton & Richmond Borough in the Conference South. He was previously manager of Maidenhead United.
As Manager of Hampton & Richmond, he has taken the club from Ryman Division One South to the play off-final of the Conference South. In his first season he guided them to 5th place in the Ryman Division One South which due to re-organization of the leagues was enough to see the club promoted to the Ryman Premier Division. He then guided the club to a 6th placed finish in their debut season at that level missing out on the play-offs on goal difference on the final day of the season. The 2005/06 season would see Devonshire take the team into the play-offs. Having won a dramatic play-off semi-final on penalties away to Heybridge Swifts the team then faced Fisher Athletic away who beat Hampton 3-0. Devonshire finally managed to get Hampton & Richmond Borough promoted the following season in style by bringing the Ryman Premier Division title to the Beveree. In their debut season in the Conference South he has managed to guide his team to 3rd place in the league and into the play-offs for the Conference National.
Alan's father, Les, was a professional footballer with clubs including Chester and Crystal Palace.
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'''Perry Groves''' (born 19 April 1965) is a former English footballer, known chiefly for his time at Arsenal, where he remains a fans' favourite to this day. He was a fast-paced player who usually played as winger, and occasionally as a striker. His great uncle Vic Groves also played for Arsenal.
Groves was born in Bow, London, but as a boy he played for Cornard Dynamos in the village of Great Cornard on the Suffolk - Essex border. Groves then had a trial with Wolves as a schoolboy before signing as an apprentice for Colchester United in 1981. He turned professional a year later and over the next four seasons he played 142 league games for the U's, scoring 26 goals.
In September 1986 he signed for Arsenal for -75,000, becoming the first signing by new manager George Graham. In his first season at the club he helped set up Charlie Nicholas for the winner in the 1987 League Cup final, dribbling past three Liverpool players before laying the ball off.
Noted for his enthusiasm and hard work, he started most of Arsenal's games in the 1987-88 season, helping the Gunners reach a second League Cup final the following season by scoring the only goal of the away leg of the semi-final against Everton; Arsenal however lost the final to Luton Town. Although Groves made 46 appearances in all competitions that season, the arrival of Brian Marwood reduced his opportunities to play, and he was mainly used as a substitute in Arsenal's title-winning 1988-89 season, coming off the bench 15 times during the league campaign, on top of 6 starts. He was on the pitch as a substitute in the final game of the season when Michael Thomas famously scored the title clinching goal at Anfield.
Although an injury to Marwood opened the door for him again in 1989-90, Groves returned to the bench after Marwood recovered. This did not however stop him from winning a second league title winners' medal in 1990-91, again with most of his appearances coming as a sub. As Graham's Arsenal became more defensive Groves found himself in the team less and less, and after making only 13 league appearances in 1991-92 he was sold to Southampton.
He moved to Southampton in 1992 for -750,000 but only played 15 times in two years before retiring from professional football at the age of 28, following two serious Achilles tendon injuries.
He then played four games in the Conference for Dagenham & Redbridge before ending his playing career completely.
He appears for Arsenal in the London Masters football tournament, Perry also features on various Talksport shows filling in for presenters such as Alvin Martin or Gary Stevens. He has also recently made his debut on the BBC 5 Live radio show Fighting Talk and is now a regular on Talksport's show "Kicking off" on Thursday & Friday evenings alongside Danny Kelly.
Groves became a cult player among Arsenal fans, who commemorate him with the chant "We all live in a Perry Groves World", which listed Perry in every position from 1 to 12 (except 7, which is instead taken by Liam Brady), to the tune of The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine". He still has a large following, with a fanclub and website devoted to him. In October 2006 Perry Groves published his autobiography, entitled ''We All Live In A Perry Groves World'' (ISBN 1-84454-319-6). With it came an Arsenal fans' campaign on the web to purchase the book, in an attempt to outsell former Arsenal defender Ashley Cole's autobiography, ''My Defence'', which was out at the same time. His autobiography has since outsold that of Cole, as well as the autobiographies of other much more high-profile players including Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand.
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Carr was born in Bow, East London and was a West Ham youth player, joining in 1966 as a trainee striker, and cleaning the boots of the famous World Cup players Geoff Hurst, Bobby Moore and Martin Peters. He eventually stopped playing due to a career-threatening injury, although he has since admitted that he did not have the ability to play at the highest level.
In 1973, Carr was appointed as the Director of Youth Development at West Ham. Since then he has overseen the development of many talented players at what has become known within the game as The Academy of Football. As a developer of young talent he may be among the most successful and influential coaches in the United Kingdom, but he modestly argues differently: "No way is it all down to me. It's very difficult to say why we've been so successful in youth terms; I suppose it's down to a number of factors but, most importantly, our recruitment area of east London and Essex is really fertile." (''Daily Telegraph'' interview, 14/6/2004)
He is aided in his task by Chief Scout Jimmy Hampson, who is considered among the best talent-spotters in the United Kingdom.
For over thirty years Carr has arguably been the single most important member of West Ham's coaching staff. Since his original appointment in 1973, the club have had eight managers of the first team squad (not including Sir Trevor Brooking who had two stints as caretaker manager) but Tony Carr remains at his post developing the players of the future.
On 16 March 2009 it was announced that in recognition of Carr's 36 years of service to West Ham he had been awarded a testimonial year. Scheduled throughout the year are a number of golf tournaments and dinners. A testimonial game featuring a West Ham first team against a team of former academy players is scheduled for 5 May 2010 at the Boleyn Ground.
Carr has collaborated with Better Football Coaching since 2007 to develop 'Smart Sessions', coaching advice for grassroots coaches. He has also participated in coaching seminars in the USA.
''Main article:'' West Ham United F.C. Reserves and Academy
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'''John "Ian" Porterfield''' (11 February 1946 - 11 September 2007) was a professional footballer, and an experienced football coach who worked at both club and international level for almost 30 years. Up until his death, he was the coach of the Armenian national team. He has the distinction of being the very first manager to be sacked in the FA Premier League, when he was fired by Chelsea. He is currently the last man to have replaced Alex Ferguson as a football manager, at Aberdeen in 1986.
Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, Porterfield started his career with Raith Rovers, moving south of the border in 1967 to join Sunderland where he experienced his finest moment as a player when he scored the winner at Wembley in the 1973 FA Cup Final, giving them a shock victory over Leeds United, who were among the finest club sides in Europe at this time. He stayed at Sunderland for ten years, with a brief loan spell at Reading in 1976, before moving onto Sheffield Wednesday, first as a player and then as player-coach.
Upon retirement as a player he went on to manage Rotherham United winning the Third Division Championship before joining Sheffield United on June 6, 1981. He was given the task of getting the Blades, newly relegated to the Fourth Division back into the First Division in five seasons with a long-term contract exceeding that particular time-frame.
Given funds by new Chairman, Reg Brealey, Porterfield strengthened the team and achieved step 1 of his mission, winning the Fourth Division Championship in his first season. Despite huge financial losses, Brearley continued to provide transfer funds for United's march toward the top division. However, United were never in the hunt for promotion, finishing 11th.
The following season, the playing staff was cut and promotion was achieved, but only due to Hull City only beating Burnley F.C. 2-0. A third goal would have seen them promoted instead. However, ground improvement required by promotion to the Second Division meant there was no further funds for new players. Porterfield was unable to complete the final step into the First Division and finally paid the price being replaced by Billy McEwan on March 27, 1986.
In November 1986, he was appointed as manager of Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier Division following the departure of Alex Ferguson to Manchester United. However, his time at Pittodrie was not a success and he had left by the end of the following season.
He made a quick comeback to football as assistant manager to Bobby Campbell at Chelsea and oversaw their promotion back to the First Division and Second Division champions in 1988-89.
In October 1989, Porterfield was named manager of Third Division side Reading but was sacked 18 months later, having failed to mount a promotion challenge.
Porterfield returned to Chelsea as manager for the 1991-92 season, following Bobby Campbell's decision to resign as manager and become PA to assistant Ken Bates. 1991-92 was an uneventful season, but 1992-93 began with Chelsea looking like surprise contenders for the first Premier League title. However, the good form had gone by Christmas and Porterfield was dismissed in January 1993, gaining the distinction of being the first manager to be sacked by a Premier League club.
Porterfield was named manager of the Zambia in the summer of 1993 and later managed Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe, all very much developing countries on the football map.
He was given the task of rebuilding the Zambian team following a tragic air crash in 1993 that claimed the lives of many of the nation's most gifted players. However he was to resign before the rebuilding process was completed after becoming entangled in a row over money with the former Wimbledon and Aston Villa player John Fashanu.
In January 1996, he returned to British football to become the assistant manager of struggling Premier League team Bolton Wanderers. The club had been rooted to the bottom of the table for the most part of the season and Bolton's new manager Colin Todd was looking to his former Sunderland team mate Porterfield to assist an unlikely escape from relegation, but survival was not achieved.
A drink-driving charge in May 1996 prompted his hasty resignation from Bolton and he returned abroad to manage both the Oman and Trinidad & Tobago national teams.
In 2003 he was appointed as the manager of Korean club side Busan I'Park and he led them to a Korean FA Cup victory in 2004. The team went on to claim the K-League first half title, as it simultaneously continued its unbeaten run through the group stage of the AFC Champions League.
Porterfield left Busan I'Park on April 4, 2006. He signed a contract to coach the Armenian national team in August 2006.
He died, aged 61, on 11 September 2007, as a result of cancer of the colon, which had been diagnosed earlier in the year.
-DOCSTART-	1989058
'''Martin Brittain''' (born 29 December 1984) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Gateshead.
Born in Cramlington, Northumberland, Brittain wasn't offered a new contract at Premier League side Newcastle United. So left Newcastle and had trials with Brighton & Hove Albion and Kilmarnock until having a successful trial with Ipswich Town. On 21 August 2006, he signed a one year deal with Ipswich and then was loaned out to Yeovil Town.
Brittain was told he is surplus to requirements at Portman Road and he was released in May 2007. He joined Carlisle United on a week-long trial in July 2007
In March 2008, Brittain joined Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on a trial, scoring a penalty in a 4-3 friendly loss to Houston Dynamo.
On 26 June 2009, Brittain joined Gateshead
Brittain was seriously injured playing for Gateshead against Hayes & Yeading United on 5 September 2009. Brittain broke both his tibia and fibula and required a morphine injection to ease the pain. The game was abandoned after a 40-minute delay to treat the injury as Brittain's teammates refused to restart the game due to the shock of seeing the severity of the injury.
-DOCSTART-	1990027
'''Kizito "Kiki" Musampa''' (born July 20, 1977 in Kinshasa, Zaire) is a Congolese-born Dutch footballer, who currently plays for Ligue 2 outfit FC Metz as a winger.
Musampa first started off in the famous AFC Ajax youth academy where he played a total of 31 games in two seasons and scored six goals. He subsequently signed on for Girondins Bordeaux in 1997 to further his experience in the hope to be selected for the Dutch national team competing in the 1998 FIFA World Cup although he was overlooked by then coach Guus Hiddink.
After spending two seasons at the French club, he decided to move on to Spanish club Mlaga CF where he played 94 games and scored a total of 22 goals in four seasons. In 2003, he was transferred to Atltico Madrid in what he viewed as a potentially good career move. In his first season with the club, he played 26 matches and scored two goals although in the following season, he was relegated to the substitutes' bench and only scraped together eight games in 2004.
Musampa then moved to Manchester City on loan, and was nicknamed "Chris", as a pun on the phrase 'Christmas Hamper'. In June 2005 Musampa signed to play for Manchester City for a second season. The Dutchman started the season as a regular first team player, but lost his first team place in December, after which he played irregularly, with the majority of his appearances in central midfield. At the end of the season he returned to Atltico.
In August 2006, he signed a three-year contract for Turkish club Trabzonspor on a free transfer.
After being released from Trabzonspor, Musampa trained with English Premiership side Sunderland for a period but ultimately was not signed by the club. After returning to The Netherlands, Musampa trained with Eredivisie-outfit AZ. In November 2007, he signed a contract at the club for the rest of the season, but he was released from his contract on January 1, 2008.
After an unsuccessful trial with Toronto FC of Major League Soccer he signed a two year contract with K-League side FC Seoul in March 2008. His stay in South Korea was brief, as he made just three league appearances and two League Cup appearances for the club before the two parties agreed to mutually terminate his contract in June 2008.
On 14 March 2009 the Dutch midfielder returned to professional football, the player signed for Willem II Tilburg in the Netherlands.
On 06 September 2009 the former Willem II Tilburg winger has signed for French side FC Metz, he was a free agent since June 2009.
He is a left winger well known for scoring goals, his dribbling skills and his pace.
He was the member of Dutch U20 team at 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.
-DOCSTART-	1995447
'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Sirrel''' (2 February 1922 - 25 September 2008) was a Scottish football player and manager best known for his management career.
Born in Glasgow, Sirrel started his career with Celtic before moving to England, spending most of his playing career with Brighton & Hove Albion.
Starting his management career in the Fourth Division with Brentford, Sirrel moved to Notts County where he achieved promotion to the Second Division, and then after a spell at Sheffield United returned to Notts County to achieve promotion to the First Division for the first time since 1926. He is regarded as a legend of the club, with the County Road Stand at Notts County's Meadow Lane named after him.
Born in Glasgow, Sirrel started his professional career at Celtic in 1946, but made just 13 appearances in three years before signing for Bradford Park Avenue in 1949, but again failed to get regular first team football, playing only 12 matches. In 1951 he joined Brighton & Hove Albion, where he made 55 appearances before signing for Aldershot in 1954. He retired from playing in 1957.
Sirrel moved to Brentford in 1960 before accepting the job of manager in September 1967.
He spent two full seasons at the helm of Brentford where the club finished in 14th and 11th placed positions in the Fourth Division. The 1969-70 season started well for Brentford and by November they were mounting a decent challenge for automatic promotion to Division Three. However, at the beginning of that month it was announced that Sirrel would be leaving Griffin Park to join Notts County as their new manager.
Upon taking his new position Sirrel said "''Ask any kid what he knows about Notts County and he'll tell you they're the oldest football team in the world. By the time I've finished he'll know a lot more,''" immediately endearing himself amongst the Notts County faithful.
From previous managers Jack Wheeler and Billy Gray, Sirrel had inherited a team including Don Masson, David Needham, Bob Worthington and Les Bradd, and his team would become increasingly difficult to beat. His first season in charge of the Magpies ended with a respectable seventh place finish after several seasons of struggle on the pitch and financial woes off it.
The following season the Magpies stormed their way to the Fourth Division Championship.
It would be the end of September before the Magpies would be beaten and the season would be completed without a single defeat at Meadow Lane. Sirrel built a solid defence, difficult to break down which would concede just 36 goals, while in front of goal, Sirrel built an equally impressive goalscoring side which would score an average of 2.47 goals per game.
The following season Notts excelled again, missing out on a second successive promotion by three points. Sirrel's status as a Notts County legend was fast become confirmed.
1972-73 started off slowly for the Magpies and by the end of the year they were languishing in 16th place. However, Notts would lose just twice more all season and secure second place and promotion into the Second Division following a final day 4-1 victory over Tranmere Rovers.
Sirrel had overseen a transformation of Notts which had seen them go from Division Four strugglers to a Division Two side in little under four years. For the next two seasons, the Magpies would finish with respectable midtable positions and looked to be heading that way again during 1975-76. Sirrel however announced that he would leave Notts County for Sheffield United and was appointed their new manager on 21 October 1975, replacing Ken Furphy.
The Blades had suffered an awful start to their First Division season and were bottom having recorded just one win in 13 games up to Sirrel's appointment. Despite his best efforts, he was unable to motivate his players and the Blades would record just five more wins and finish the season relegated in bottom place.
With little money to spend, Sirrel was unable to stop the slide at Bramall Lane and the following season United finished 11th in the Second Division. The 1977-78 season started in similar fashion and on 27 September 1977, Sirrel left Bramall Lane with United struggling at the foot of the table. He returned to Notts County, who were also going through a hard time.
Sirrel is the designer of the present Sheffield United club badge. Up until Sirrel's tenure in charge at Bramall Lane, the Blades used Sheffield's coat of arms. This was until Sheffield City Council copyrighted it, forcing the Blades to look elsewhere for a badge. Sirrel sat down and designed the badge that is still used today.
Sirrel returned on October 5 1977 and found a Magpies side struggling to avoid relegation back into Division Three. Sirrel was able to save Notts from the drop with the club eventually finishing in a respectable 15th place. The follow season saw Notts record a 6th placed finish but the season after that the Magpies struggled again, finishing in 17th place.
The 1980-81 season would go down as perhaps Sirrel's finest achievement as manager of Notts County. Including a new generation of players bought in by Sirrel and the returning Don Masson, the Magpies would finish the season in second place, and a 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge confirmed that the Magpies would be playing First Division football for the first time since 1926.
Despite being favourites to make an immediate return to the Second Division, some memorable wins ensured that the Magpies would finish comfortably in midtable in their first season back in the top flight.
Sirrel brought in Howard Wilkinson to be a head coach for Notts County's second season in the Division One. Sirrel continued on as General Manager and the club subsequently managed a comfortable 15th placed finish.
Staying on as General Manager, a new coach came in for the Magpies' third season of top flight football. Larry Lloyd had previously won silverware with Nottingham Forest. However, the Magpies' were relegated into Division Two at the end of the season. Lloyd was dismissed the following season with the Magpies staring a second consecutive relegation in the face and Sirrel was again appointed manager in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid the drop.
1985-86 began in the Third Division and with financial difficulty brewing, Sirrel would oversee two midtable finishes over the next seasons. His retirement as Notts County manager came at the end of the 1986-87 season, eighteen years after he arrived at the club. He then became chief scout for Derby County.
In 1993 the newly redeveloped County Road Stand at Notts County's Meadow Lane was renamed the Jimmy Sirrel Stand in his honour:
Sirrel died aged 86 on 25 September 2008.
Sirrel was laid to rest on 7 October 2008 as fans and great figures from the world of football alike turned out to pay their respects to the Magpies legend.
-DOCSTART-	1995741
'''Gerald Archibald "Gerry" Hitchens''' (8 October 1934 - 13 April 1983) was an English footballer, who played as a centre forward.
Hitchens was born in the village of Rawnsley, Staffordshire, near Cannock, and began his career with non-league Kidderminster Harriers in 1953. He moved to Cardiff City in 1954 for -1,500, and moved on to Aston Villa in 1957 for -22,500, where he spent four seasons, scoring 96 goals in 160 appearances. He made his debut for England in 1961, scoring after just 90 seconds in an 8-0 drubbing of Mexico, and two weeks later scored twice more in Rome as England beat Italy 3-2. This brought him to the attention of Internazionale, who signed him in the summer of 1962 for -85,000 as part of a spate of British exports (Jimmy Greaves, Denis Law and Joe Baker also moved to Italy that season).
He played for England in the 1962 World Cup in Chile, and won a total of seven caps, scoring five goals. However, when Alf Ramsey took over as England manager, Hitchens' international spell came to a halt-Ramsey preferring to pick home-based players. Nevertheless, Hitchens stayed in Italy for nine years (a record which still stands in the Guinness Book of records) , also playing for Torino, Atalanta and Cagliari. After retiring, he played for Worcester City and Merthyr Tydfil before moving to Wales, where he died playing in a charity football match in 1983, at the age of 48.
-DOCSTART-	1996440
'''Klas Ingesson''' (born August 20, 1968 in deshg) is a former Swedish footballer. As a member of the national team he played in 57 games, including 1990 FIFA World Cup and 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 1992 European Championship.
On the 14th of May 2009 Ingesson announced that he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma for which he is currently being treated. The treatment is said to be going "in the right direction".
-DOCSTART-	1996967
'''Brian Horton''' (born 4 February 1949 in Hednesford, Staffordshire) is an English former footballer, now a football manager, currently working as the assistant manager at Hull City. Horton is one of the few managers in English football to have taken charge of teams in more than a thousand games.
Horton played for Hednesford Town, Port Vale, Brighton & Hove Albion, Luton Town and Hull City as a midfielder. His most significant spells were with Port Vale and Brighton from 1970 to 1981, making over 200 appearances over the course of around five seasons with each club. He also made over 100 appearances for Luton between 1981 and 1984.
He was even more prolific as a manager, taking the reigns at Hull City, Oxford United, Manchester City, Huddersfield Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Port Vale and Macclesfield Town. His longest spells were at Hull and Vale, where he had previously found success as a player. At all seven clubs he boasted a win ratio of more than 30%.
Horton was a tough defensive midfield player
Horton later moved to Luton Town and his most famous moment as a player was Luton's last-day relegation escape at Manchester City in 1983, in which manager David Pleat danced across the pitch in infamous jubilation.
At Hull, Horton's reputation as a strong-minded, tactically-aware manager quickly built and the club won promotion to the Second Division in 1985. The following season they came very close to earning promotion to the First Division and finished a credible 6th place in 1986, and Horton quit playing shortly afterwards to concentrate on full-time management. The following season proved a disappointment as Hull struggled in the lower reaches of the Second Division, but 1987-88 began promisingly and the club was in the top 6 at the start of 1988 and only a point short of automatic promotion. However, a dreadful run of results followed with just one more win in 17 games (although there was never any danger of relegation). Star playmaker Garry Parker was sold to Nottingham Forest and Hull began to suffer on the pitch. After a 4-1 home defeat to Swindon Town chairman Don Robinson was furious and immediately fired Horton. The players took responsibility for the defeat and urged the chairman to re-consider, Robinson obliged but Horton refused the offer of reinstatement.
Horton then became assistant manager to Mark Lawrenson at Oxford United and took over the main job after Lawrenson was dismissed following the sale of star player Dean Saunders.
Horton's own tenure at the Manor Ground lasted five years and although Oxford stayed clear of the drop from the Second Division, they never looked like gaining promotion and Horton's tenure at the club was uneventful (with the exception of the 1991-92 season in which a bankrupt Oxford, in the wake of their chairman's death and subsequent financial crisis, escaped relegation with a last-day win at Tranmere).
In August 1993, four games after the start of the 1993-94 FA Premier League campaign, Horton resigned as Oxford manager to replace Peter Reid as manager of Manchester City, to the surprise of many supporters and commentators, who were expecting the appointment of someone more high profile. City's previous three seasons in the top flight had yielded top-ten finishes but Horton struggled with injuries - key striker Niall Quinn was missing through a cruciate ligament injury - and City were 20th and bottom in mid-February. But then Horton transformed his attack by signing Uwe Rsler, Paul Walsh and Peter Beagrie, and City escaped relegation after losing only 2 of the last 14 games of the season.
Horton played with two out and out wingers in 1994-95, Peter Beagrie and Nicky Summerbee. This led to Rsler, Walsh and Quinn scoring 47 goals between them, but also to some heavy defeats, such as the 5-0 loss to rivals Manchester United City were sixth on 3 December and there was talk of a much-awaited return to European football, but they won only four of their remaining 25 league games, finishing just four points clear of relegation, and Horton was sacked.
Despite this, Horton was not regarded as "all that bad" by many City fans, and his successor Alan Ball was more heavily criticised as City were finally relegated in his first and only season as manager.
He made a swift return to management with Huddersfield Town, who had just won promotion to Division One via the Division Two playoffs under Neil Warnock. Horton had accepted the offer to take over at the West Yorkshire club following Warnock's surprise resignation. 1995-96 was a promising season for the Terriers. Horton seemed to have breathed new life into the club and they reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, narrowly suffering a replay defeat away to Wimbledon. But the season ended in disappointment when Huddersfield's league form slumped and they finished eighth, just missing out on a playoff place. Despite the club record -1.2million signing of Bristol Rovers striker Marcus Stewart, Huddersfield were unable to make a mark on Division One in 1996-97 and they finished 20th - just two places ahead of the relegation zone. Horton was sacked in September 1997 after a poor start to the season.
In February 1998, Horton returned to one of his old clubs as a player when he became manager of Brighton & Hove Albion who were enduring the blackest spell in their history. The previous season they had come minutes away from suffering relegation to the Conference, and things were little better this time round. They were second from bottom in Division Three but a large gap separated them from bottom club Doncaster Rovers. Horton kept ''the Seagulls'' flying clear of relegation and their league form was better in 1998-99, but in January 1999 Horton left to take charge of another of his old clubs, Port Vale after the sacking of long-serving manager John Rudge.
Although Vale survived relegation in 1999, it only postponed the inevitable as in the following season Vale finished second from bottom in Division One and were relegated in his first full season as manager. Horton came under pressure from the board, but despite a poor start to the following season, Horton was named Division Two Manager of the Month for March 2001, after a good run of results ended fears of a second successive relegation. He also won his first trophy as a manager during the season as Vale won the LDV Vans Trophy, coming from behind to beat Brentford at the Millennium Stadium. He remained in charge at Port Vale until February 2004, when he somewhat surprisingly left the club by mutual consent with the club in 7th position and challenging for a playoffs spot. It materialised later that the board were going to cut costs for the following campaign and Horton would not have been offered a new contract on the same terms and also would have had his playing budget slashed.
Horton was appointed as manager of Division Three strugglers Macclesfield Town at the start of April 2004, replacing John Askey. This was initially until the end of the season, but in May he was given the job on a permanent basis. He rejuvenated a demoralised side and kept them in the Football League. Horton celebrated his 1000th game as a manager on 3 November 2004, as Macclesfield beat Mansfield 4-0 in the LDV Vans Trophy. Many pundits were tipping ''the Silkmen'' to slip out of the newly-named Coca-Cola League Two at the end of the 2004-05 season, but Horton proved the observers wrong as his side were in the top-seven of the division virtually all season long. Horton also won the League Two Manager of the Month award for February. Macclesfield qualified for the playoffs in sixth place, but their promotion challenge was finally ended by Lincoln City in the semi-finals. They were not to challenge again in 2005-06, finishing 17th.
Horton was relieved of his duties at Macclesfield Town in late September 2006 after his team failed to win any of their opening twelve League games, leaving them bottom of the Football League.
On 23 May 2007, Horton returned to Hull City as assistant manager to Phil Brown, helping the club win promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs on 24 May 2008, the first time Hull City were in the top-flight in 104 years. This appointment came 19 years after he resigned as Hull manager. In October 2008 Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson praised Horton for his part in Hull's superb start to the 2008-2009 Premiership season, though their early challenge among the top six clubs did not last and they ended the season just one place above the relegation zone.
In March 2009, Horton was featured heavily in the press regarding a 'spat' with Arsenal club captain Cesc Fbregas following the controversial FA Cup 5th round match between Arsenal and Hull.
Horton lives in Cheadle Hulme, near Stockport, with his family. Horton has two children, twins Matt and Lucy, from a previous marriage.
-DOCSTART-	2006246
'''Lee Michael Bradbury''' (born 3 July 1975 on the Isle of Wight) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Bournemouth.
A former army recruit, Bradbury started his professional career at Portsmouth, where he played for three years. A number of impressive performances in the 1996-97 season resulted in interest from a number of clubs, and in July 1997 he was purchased by Manchester City manager Frank Clark for a club record -3 million. However, Bradbury struggled to make an impact at Maine Road, resulting in some fans nicknaming him "Lee Badbuy", and at the end of the 1997-98 season City were relegated, with Bradbury having scored just six goals.
Three months into the following season Bradbury moved to Crystal Palace for -1.5 million. Less than a year later Bradbury was on the move again, returning to Portsmouth for -300,000. Bradbury's career started to recover at Pompey, making more than 100 appearances in his second spell at the club. However, in the 2002-03 season Bradbury lost his first team place as Portsmouth pushed for the First Division title. Loan spells at Derby, Sheffield Wednesday and Walsall followed in the 2003-04 season.
At the end of the 2004-05 season Bradbury was playing for Oxford United. Bradbury signed a four-month contract with Southend United on 31 January 2006. He subsequently signed a longer contract.
In August 2007 Bradbury signed for Bournemouth on a four month loan deal. After playing one game for the club the loan was made permanent, and Bradbury signed a contract until the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	2010527
'''Frank Victor Swift''' (26 December 1913 - 6 February 1958) was a football goalkeeper who played for Manchester City and England. After starting his career with local clubs near his home town of Blackpool, in 1932 he was signed by First Division Manchester City, with whom he played his entire professional career.
Swift broke into the Manchester City first team in 1933, taking part in the club's run to the 1934 FA Cup Final, where the club triumphed 2-1 against Portsmouth. Three years later Swift won a League Championship medal, after playing in every match of Manchester City's championship-winning season. War denied Swift several years of playing in his prime, though during wartime he was chosen to represent his country in international matches. After the war he made his competitive international debut, playing 19 internationals between 1946 and 1949.
Swift retired in 1949, taking up a career in journalism as a football correspondent for the ''News of the World''. He died, aged 44, in the Munich air disaster after reporting on Manchester United's European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade.
Born in Blackpool, a coastal town in north-west England, Swift's first club was Blackpool Gas Works,
At this time goalkeeper was an unsettled position for Manchester City. Len Langford had made over 100 appearances, but had a poor performance in the 1933 FA Cup Final, which City lost 3-0 to Everton. Briefly dropped as a result, he returned to the side during the 1933-34 season, but played his last game for the club on 16 December. Langford's replacement for the following game was James Nicholls, but he endured a torrid time as Manchester City lost 8-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Consequently, Swift was given an opportunity for the Christmas double-header against Derby County. He conceded four goals in his debut at the Baseball Ground on 25 December, but in the return match the next day, his 20th birthday, he kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win. After making his debut, Swift played in every first team match for the more than four seasons,
Though Swift quickly established himself as a fixture in the Manchester City first team line-up, his performances were not all positive. In one of his early matches, against West Bromwich Albion, Swift conceded seven goals.
Despite inconsistency, Manchester City were one of the stronger sides of the 1930s, and in Swift's first season the club reached the FA Cup final for the second successive year. This period saw football match attendances reach an all time high. During the cup run Swift played in front of 84,569 people for Stoke City's visit to Maine Road, a record attendance for an English club ground which still stands today. Hillsborough's attendance record of 72,841 (receipts -5,566) was also set by City during this Cup run. The semi-final, against cup favourites Aston Villa, ended in a 6-1 victory, a record for an FA Cup semi-final.
In the final Manchester City faced Portsmouth. Swift, the youngest and most inexperienced of the team, was nervous. As the playing surface was wet, he was unsure whether or not to wear gloves. Seeing Portsmouth goalkeeper Jock Gilfallan take to the field without gloves, he decided to follow suit.
Manchester City started the 1936-37 season poorly, and were in the bottom half of the table until December.
In contrast to the championship win, the 1937-38 season was one of disappointment. Manchester City achieved several high scoring wins, including two 7-1 scorelines, but frequently stuttered to defeat.
During the Second World War, Swift continued to play regularly for City, making 134 wartime league appearances. He also joined the British Army, and was one several professional footballers to enlist at the Army School of Physical Training as part of a scheme devised by the FA. The School was based near Aldershot F.C. leading Swift to become one of several notable players to guest for the club. Others included Matt Busby, Jimmy Hagan, Joe Mercer, Stan Cullis, Cliff Britton and Tommy Lawton. He also guested for several other clubs during the war including Liverpool. He also played for several representative sides. On 30 October 1943 at Ninian Park, Swift played for a Western Command XI against a Cardiff City XI which featured Lawton and Mercer as guests. The game was a fundraiser for Royal Artillery prisoners of war. In April 1944 in Edinburgh he played for a British Army XI that included Jack Rowley, Leslie Compton, Cullis, Mercer, Hagan and Lawton and against a Royal Air Force XI that included Peter Doherty, Stanley Matthews and Ted Drake. The Army won 4-0. On 9 September 1944 at Windsor Park he played for a Combined Services XI in an 8-4 win against Ireland. This team was in effect a Great Britain XI and featured, among others, Busby, Matthews, Lawton, Mullen, Raich Carter and Stan Mortensen. In the same year he also represented an FA Services XI in games against France and Belgium. In May 1945 Swift also travelled with a British Army XI on a European tour.
In the first season after the Second World War, Manchester City won the Second Division championship to secure their return to the top flight. In the process Swift kept a club record 17 clean sheets in 35 appearances, a mark which was not surpassed until nearly 40 years later, when Alex Williams broke the record by keeping 20 clean sheets in 1985.
By 1949 Swift was 35 years old, but was still performing well enough to maintain his place in the England team. However, he decided that he wanted to retire while still capable of playing at the top level, rather than fading away. To this end he announced that he would retire at the end of the 1948-49 season. He made what he intended to be his last Manchester City appearance against Huddersfield on 7 May,
Following a period serving as a director of a local catering company, Swift took up a career in journalism, most notably with the News of the World.
Swift died, aged 44, in the Munich Air Disaster after reporting on Manchester United's European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade in Belgrade, Yugoslavia for the News of the World. On 6 February, 1958, the flight back to Manchester carrying the Manchester United team and journalists made a refuelling stop at Munich-Riem Airport in poor weather. Two take-off attempts were abandoned due to engine problems, with the weather continuing to deteriorate. On the third attempt, slush on the runway prevented the aircraft from reaching the required speed for take-off. The plane veered off the runway and crashed into a house. One of 23 victims of the disaster, Swift was pulled alive from the wreckage but died on his way to hospital, as his seat belt had cut into his aorta.
Swift is widely regarded as one of the best English goalkeepers of all time
Swift was named as one of the ''Football League 100 Legends'' in 1998 celebrating 100 seasons of league football in England, alongside other Manchester City players Billy Meredith, Colin Bell and Bert Trautmann.
Swift's first international call-ups came in the Second World War; he made 14 wartime appearances for England. The first official England international after the war took place on 28 September 1946 against Ireland, and Swift retained his place to make his full debut in a 7-2 victory.
Raich Carter once said of Frank Swift that he looked so big in goal that as a forward it often seemed that trying to score against him was like trying to put the ball into a matchbox. Swift's hands, which had a finger span of , were sufficiently large for him to easily pick up the ball with one hand, and gave rise to the nickname "Frying Pan Hands".
Swift had three brothers, Cuthbert, Fred and Alf, and one sister, Alice.
During wartime Swift became a special constable with responsibility for traffic control.
Several members of Swift's family attended the February 2008 Manchester derby, played in the week of the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster.
-DOCSTART-	2010789
'''Carl Medjani''' (born May 15, 1985 in Lyon) is a French football player with AC Ajaccio. His parents are of Algerian origin.
After spending his youth development years at Saint-tienne he was signed by Liverpool's manager Grard Houllier in August 2003. Liverpool beat off stiff competition from Premiership rivals Arsenal, Manchester United and German giants Bayern Munich to secure his services.
Medjani struggled to break in the first team was sent on loan to Lorient for the whole 2004-05 season by new Liverpool manager
Rafael Bentez. Despite impressing in the Toulon under-20 tournament in summer 2005, Bentez deemed it necessary for him to gain more experience and so he spent 2005-06 on loan at FC Metz. During the season he made 23 appearances for a struggling Metz team, who were eventually relegated from the French Ligue 1.
He captained the France U21 team in the 2006 Toulon tournament . At the start of the 2006-07 season, he rejoined Lorient, this time on a permanent basis .
-DOCSTART-	2010948
'''Patrice Luzi Bernardi''' (born July 8, 1980) is a French goalkeeper currently with French side Stade Rennais. The longest stint in his career so far have been his three years with Liverpool, which came to an end when he was released by the Anfield club in June 2005. He then signed a contract with Belgian side Mouscron. In 2006, he moved from Mouscron to another Belgian club, Charleroi.
Having previously played for Monaco and Ajaccio, Luzi made his only appearance for Liverpool in January 2004 against Chelsea in a 1-0 win. His chances where limited when Liverpool loaned in Southampton's Paul Jones to cover from Jerzy Dudek and Chris Kirkland. Patrice Luzi has been described as a good shot stopper with good handling and distribution.
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'''Michael 'Mick' Denis Mills''' (born 4 January 1949 in Godalming, Surrey) was a football full back who, by the end of his career, had achieved Ipswich Town's record number of appearances and captained England at the World Cup.
Mills joined Portsmouth as a schoolboy, but the club abandoned its youth system, forcing him to look for a new club to begin his fledgling career. Ipswich Town took him on and he made his debut for the first team in 1966, aged just 17, in a 5-2 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
A full back who could play on either side but was more frequently used on the left, Mills spent his late teens in and out of the Ipswich first team but became an established regular in 1969, the year the club achieved promotion to the First Division. It was also the year that Bobby Robson arrived as manager.
Robson appointed Mills as team captain in 1971 and so began a close working relationship between coach and skipper which was at the forefront of Ipswich's rise to the top of the game for a decade.
In 1973, Ipswich finished fourth in the First Division, won the Texaco Cup and qualified for the UEFA Cup.
Ipswich began to finish in the top sector of the First Division with some regularity and played in numerous European competitions, but actual success seemed to elude them. Mills was the experienced captain of a young side consisting mainly of players brought through the ranks. They achieved third place in the First Division in 1977 and expected to go better than that the following year.
However, that subsequent season in the First Division for Ipswich was disappointing as they struggled to find any consistency and finished a lowly 16th. There was a tremendous bonus for them in the FA Cup, however, as they reached the final where they beat favourites Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley. Mills, as captain, lifted the trophy - Ipswich's first major honour for 16 years.
Ipswich, meanwhile, continued to hit high spots, finishing in the top five every year between 1978 and 1982, including a memorable season in 1981 which saw them just miss out on First Division and FA Cup glory, but won the UEFA Cup, which Mills duly collected after victory over AZ 67 Alkmaar in the final.
In the same year, Robson had told a 33 year old Mills that his contract at Ipswich would not be renewed. Mills joined Southampton in November 1982 for 40,000 pounds while Robson became Ron Greenwood's replacement as England manager, thereby ending Mills' international career too. He made 741 appearances for Ipswich over 17 years.
Despite his advancing years, Mills played frequently at Southampton over three seasons.
During the 1972/73 season, England manager Alf Ramsey gave Mills his first international cap in a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia at Wembley. Mills played at right back, a position which became more familiar to him with England than with Ipswich as his career continued.
His second cap came in 1976 against Wales and he had eleven by the end of the 1977 campaign.
While his club had finally won a trophy, Mills' international career was in a semi-statuesque state. Don Revie had given him a number of games at left back, including the opening qualifiers for the 1978 World Cup (a straightforward 4-1 win for England over Finland, followed by a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Italy) but Mills had to cope with lots of competition for both full back slots. After Revie's departure, successor Ron Greenwood seemed to prefer Liverpool's Phil Neal at right back and Leeds United's Trevor Cherry at left back, with Mills as reserve for both. He didn't play in any of the remaining qualifying games, and England failed to reach the finals.
Mills, however, started to become a regular in the England set-up in 1978 though some confusion continued over his best position as, of the eight internationals during that year, he played six at left back (with Neal on the right) and two at right back (with Cherry down the left). Mills sacrificed his place in the final England game of 1978, against Czechoslovakia, when Nottingham Forest right back Viv Anderson was handed his debut, becoming England's first black player.
Another young debutant, Kenny Sansom, emerged in 1979 to give Mills food for thought in the other full back slot, but he began to settle in at left back for his country as England qualified for the 1980 European Championships. Mills was named in Greenwood's squad but by now Sansom was an established option in the left back slot and he got the nod over Mills in England's opening two group games - a draw with Belgium and a defeat against hosts Italy - before Mills returned for the final game against Spain, which, despite an England win, saw their exit from the tournament.
Mills played four England matches in 1981 - notably, they were all World Cup qualifiers for the 1982 tournament, with Greenwood happy to use less experienced players like Anderson and Sansom in the friendly games which preceded them. When England beat Hungary at Wembley in their final qualifier to reach their first World Cup in a dozen years, Mills won his 35th cap.
Still switching flanks for his country when required (but rarely for club - he was almost always the left back), Mills played in just two of the preparation matches for the competition, but was named in the team as right back and captain (squad captain Kevin Keegan was injured) when England played their first game of the tournament against France in Bilbao. England won 3-1 and Mills stayed in the side for the remaining group matches, both of which England also won, although he switched to left back for the final match to allow a run-out for Neal.
Greenwood reverted to a Mills-Sansom full back pairing for the second phase, but two goalless draws against West Germany and Spain (the latter of which finally saw Keegan's return to the team) sent England out of the competition.
Mills received 42 caps for England but never scored for his country.
In 1985, Mills became player-manager of Stoke City, where he lasted until November 1989 when he was sacked. The following year he became manager of Colchester, but was sacked after only a few months when they were relegated to the Conference
Mills became chief scout for Sheffield Wednesday and then a coach at Birmingham City - at one point becoming caretaker manager after the dismissal of Trevor Francis.
He is now technical director of Galaxy Sports Management, a sports management company.
Like many other ex-Ipswich players he settled in Suffolk following his retirement from the game.
Mills was awarded the MBE for services to football.
'''Ipswich Town'''
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'''Michael Stewart Gordon "Mike" Walker''' (born 28 November 1945 in Colwyn Bay, Wales) is a Welsh former footballer and manager.
Walker started his playing career as a goalkeeper with Reading in January 1963.
Walker had a brief spell in charge of Colchester United in 1986 but was sacked in 1987 whilst top of the league. He then took charge of the Norwich City youth team in 1987. In 1992, he was promoted to the position of manager at Carrow Road and gave Norwich their highest-ever league finish in the new FA Premier League where they finished third and qualified for the 1993/94 UEFA Cup - the first time they had qualified for European competition (Norwich had technically qualified for Europe twice in the 1980s but were unable to enter due to the ban on English clubs imposed after the Heysel Disaster). Norwich achieved a famous victory over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup Second Round before being knocked out by Internazionale. Due to his notable achievements at a relatively small club such as Norwich, Walker was felt by many commentators at this time to be one of the most promising new managers in English football, and he was praised for the positive, attack-minded passing game played by his Norwich side.
Walker quit Norwich in January 1994, following a long running feud with Chairman Robert Chase (mainly centring around Chase's habit of selling off the club's key players without consulting his manager first - examples are Chris Sutton, Ruel Fox, etc), to become manager of Everton, with Everton having to pay substantial compensation to Norwich to secure his services. Walker failed however to meet the high expectations of a bigger club. Although Walker oversaw an extraordinary last day escape from relegation with Everton securing a 3-2 home victory over Wimbledon (Everton had been 2-0 down at one point in the game), Everton made a disastrous start to the 1994/95 season, failing to win a single league game until November. With Everton bottom of the table and having made their worst ever start to a league season, Walker was sacked having spent just ten months in charge and recording only six league wins, leaving him with the worst record of any post-war Everton manager. Walker was nicknamed the 'Silver Fox' during his time at Goodison, and one of the more positive aspects of his reign was his decision to bring the controversial Rangers striker Duncan Ferguson to Everton on loan, a gamble which ultimately paid off after Walker's departure with Joe Royle signing the Scot on a permanent basis.
After Walker's dismissal, Everton went on that season to not only successfully avoid relegation but also win the FA Cup under Royle.
Walker did not return to football until taking over again at Norwich in June 1996, by which time the Canaries had been relegated to Division One. He remained in charge for two seasons but resigned after they failed to return to the Premiership. Since leaving Norwich, Walker has had a spell managing in Cyprus for APOEL.
Mike Walker is the father of Ian Walker, former England goalkeeper.
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Hills was the first President of the London Vegetarian Society (1888) and the Vegetarian Cycling and Athletic Club, and also served as President of a London Vegetarian Rambling Club. He also founded ''The Vegetarian'', an independent magazine, as well as the Vegetarian Federal Union (1889), of which he was also President. He also had close ties with the Temperance League.
Arnold Hills was also a keen sportsman who was the English mile and three mile champion, and in his youth had played football and cricket (he was Captain of the 1st XI) for his school team Harrow. After leaving Harrow he attended University College, Oxford University, where he earned two football blues. He continued to play as an amateur for Old Harrovians after he left, even winning a Corinthian's Cap whilst there; for England, against Scotland on 5 April 1879 at the Kennington Oval; England won 5-4.
In addition to his vegetarian activism, Hills was Managing Director of the Thames Iron Works, a large shipbuilding business in London which had existed since 1846. He chose to live for five years among his workers in a small house in the East India Dock Road in Canning Town and organised recreational centres for them.
However, he caused some bitterness when there was a strike over poor pay and working conditions by employing 'black' labour. Considering his philanthropy, it must have been a situation that troubled him greatly.
In the summer of 1895 Hills, along with Dave Taylor, helped found Thames Ironworks F.C., who would later become West Ham United. He believed that his own local community should have its own football team and financially supported the football club until April 1900, when after increasing disagreements with West Ham's board members over the pursuit of 'professionalism', he broke ties with the club.
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'''Daniel "Dan" Gleeson''' (born 17 February 1985 in Cambridge, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Cambridge United. He is 191cm (6'3") tall and plays as a right back.
He joined Cambridge United as a trainee in 2001 and his debut on 2003-11-01, in Division Three against Kidderminster Harriers. He made a total of 51 Football League and Conference appearances for Cambridge before signing for Notts County in July 2006. He rejoined Cambridge on loan in March 2007, where he has been an established player for the Nationwide Conference side. The deal was made permanent in the summer.
Dan Gleeson is a strong defender who is composed on the ball. He was born just minutes from the Abbey and watched the U's with his family before joining the club as a scholar.
Looking thoroughly at home as a right wingback, Dan scored his first senior goal in the 7-0 win against Weymouth F.C in March 2007.
Following a great start to the 2007/08 season, he was rewarded by his first England National Game (England 'C') cap in November and has signed a new deal to 2010.
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'''Ashley Joseph Nicholls''' (born 30 October 1981) is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Newport County on loan from Bishop's Stortford.
Ashley Nicholls was born in Ipswich and started his football career in the youth scheme of his home football club, Ipswich Town. In the spring of 2002, while in the youth scheme, he was loaned to Canvey Island where he played two games and scored one goal.
He was not offered a professional contract by Ipswich, so in the summer of 2002 he joined Darlington on a free transfer and stayed there for two seasons, playing 76 matches and scoring seven goals. His scored in his debut match for Darlington, against Cambridge United, his future team.
He was loaned to Cambridge United in February 2004 and joined permanently on a free transfer the following summer. His contract was due to run until the summer of 2006. As of the summer of 2005, he had played 47 matches for United, scoring once.
New Grays Athletic manager, Frank Gray signed Nicholls on a one-year deal at the start of the 2006-07 season. After a host of managers, Justin Edinburgh was finally implemented and did not see him in his future plans, releasing him in May 2007.
On 28 July 2007, he signed for Boston United after a successful trial. However, Nicholls departed at the end of the season.
Nicholls joined Conference South outfit Maidenhead United on 3 May 2008. After featuring in all but one game for The Magpies during the 2008-09 season, Nicholls signed for Bishop's Stortford on 30 May 2009.
In December 2009 Nicholls joined Conference South leaders Newport County on a one month loan arrangement.
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'''Darren Quinton''' (born 28 April 1986 in Romford) is an English football midfielder who plays for St Albans City.
He joined Cambridge United's youth scheme at the age of 16, after leaving Ipswich Town's youth academy.
As a youth scholar in September 2003, he was loaned to Welling United where he made two appearances. He made his Cambridge United debut on 8 May 2004, the final match of the League Two season against Leyton Orient. He joined Braintree Town in March 2009, the club where his cousin Brad Quinton is captain.
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'''Joseph Henry "Joe" Baker''' (17 July 1940 - 6 October 2003) was an England international footballer. Born in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire childhood growing up in Motherwell, Scotland. He is notable for being the first player to have played for England without having previously played in the English football league system, and for scoring over 100 goals in both the English and Scottish leagues.
A centre forward, Baker spent a month on trial with Chelsea as a youngster, but was not signed.
In 1961, Baker was transferred to Torino for -75,000, after the Hibs board refused to give him a -5 wage increase from his existing wage of -12 a week.
Baker recovered from his injuries and he returned to the UK in July 1962, joining Billy Wright's Arsenal for a club record fee of -70,000.
His pace and acceleration made him a highly effective and dynamic attacker, and he was equally adept with his feet and his head, despite his lack of height. With Geoff Strong he formed one of Arsenal's most prolific striking partnerships, but Arsenal's defence could not match the quality of their attack, which meant they were unable to finish above 7th in the league during his time at the club.
Baker had a successful first season at Forest, as the club finished runners-up in the league.
Baker was born in Liverpool to Scottish parents, and moved to Scotland while he was a young child.
Baker won eight caps for the senior England side, five while he was playing for Hibs and three while with .
Baker later became Albion Rovers manager on two occasions, but never pursued a full coaching career, instead running a pub and working for Hibernian's hospitality service. He died at the age of 63, after suffering a heart attack during a charity golf tournament, dying in hospital in Wishaw soon after.
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'''John Grattan Hendrie''' (born 24 October 1963 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire) is a former Scottish footballer who played on the right wing or in attack.
His career started at Coventry City but he moved to Bradford City, where he played 173 consecutive league games, winning one promotion and narrowly missing out on another. Following spells with Newcastle United and Leeds United, he moved to Middlesbrough and scored the final goal at Ayresome Park among his 44 goals for Boro. When he was replaced by Brazilian Juninho he moved to Barnsley where he finished his career and also served as manager.
He is former Aston Villa player Lee Hendrie's cousin.
Hendrie started his professional football career at Coventry City, originally signing as an apprentice in June 1980, and signing full-time forms in May 1981.
Hendrie was one of two free transfers between the 1983-84 and 1984-85 seasons, along with Dave Evans, as manager Trevor Cherry tried to build a team capable of promotion from Division Three. Hendrie was an ever-present in his first season scoring nine goals from his right wing position as City won the Division Three title. On the last day of that successful season his day was to turn into a nightmare when 56 spectators were killed in a horrendous stand fire while playing Lincoln City.
Hendrie continued to be one of the first names of the City team-sheet following promotion and during his four seasons at City he missed just one league game. He won a series of fans' awards and nominations for the PFA teams in 1987 and 1988.
Hendrie's career stalled at Newcastle United in a difficult season for the Magpies and he soon moved on to Leeds United. He spent just one season at Leeds but was voted in the top 100 Leeds players in 2000.
He played as a deep-lying striker for Middlesbrough and helped them win promotion to the newly-founded FA Premier League in 1992, and was their leading scorer in 1995 when they won promotion back to the top flight. He secured legendary status on Teesside by scoring the last ever goal at Ayresome Park.
He left the following year after losing his place in the first team to Juninho Paulista, and joined Division One side Barnsley. Once again, Hendrie contributed towards his club winning promotion as Barnsley finished Division One runners-up and became top division members for the first time in their history. Hendrie was unable to prevent Barnsley from suffering relegation in 1997-98, and after the end of the season he succeeded Danny Wilson as manager.
However, John Hendrie's management career was a disappointment or so it seemed at the time. He was sacked on 19 April 1999 after just one season in charge of Barnsley, having failed to get anywhere near the promotion or even play off places. Having said that, the club were mid-table, had enjoyed a good run in the FA Cup, reaching the quarter-finals and also enjoyed a good run in the League Cup. In comparison with what has happened to Barnsley since 2002, Hendrie's record looks quite creditable.
Hendrie is married to Linda, with whom he has three sons, Joe, Luke and Jordan, and a daughter Lauren. They live in Menston. Two of his three sons are junior footballers; Luke playing at Manchester United, Jordan with Bradford City. Both Attend St. Marys school Menston
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'''Lloyd Scott''', MBE (born 13 October 1961 in Rainham, London) is an English former professional football goalkeeper and now charity fundraiser, best known in the UK for his charity marathons. He is notable for competing in the 2002 London marathon in a deep-sea diving costume during which he broke the world record for slowest marathon time. The diving suit he wore is now on display at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London. The number he wore is still attached to the suit on display.
After surviving leukaemia, Scott has raised more than -4 million for cancer charities, such as Children with Leukemia, through what he calls "alternative charity fundraising events", including the following:
==List of Lloyd Scott's fundraising activities==
Scott has been injured during some of his events. For example, he injured his shoulder during the underwater marathon when he fell off a 15 foot ledge while in the loch. After being awarded an MBE in 2005, Scott joked that the award should stand for "Mad, Bonkers & Eccentric".
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Bamford, who was 5' 9", was born in Port Talbot and started his career with Wrexham in 1928. With 175 league goals (201 in all competitions) between 1928-34, he is the club's all-time record league goalscorer. In the 1933-1934 season, he scored a club record 44 league goals (and 50 in total for the season), another record which still stands today.
He transferred to Manchester United in 1934. In his career with United, he would score 57 goals, including 14 in 23 games in 1937-38. He left for Swansea Town in 1938, but the outbreak of the Second World War a year later halted his career, and by the time the war ended six years later Bamford was 40 years old and promptly retired from playing.
He died in Wrexham in December 1967 at the age of 62.
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'''Colin John Gibson''' (born 6 April 1960) is an English former football player. He was an attacking left back who could also play in midfield. In a 17-year career, he scored 25 goals in 362 appearances in the Football League.
Born in Bridport, Dorset, Gibson started his career with Aston Villa where he won the First Division in 1980-81 followed by the European Cup and European Super Cup in 1982. He was transferred to Manchester United in 1985, and remained there for five years, though by the time of their FA Cup victory in 1990 he was rarely involved in first team games due to manager Alex Ferguson's decision to field Lee Martin as left back
In September 1990, he joined Port Vale on loan, scoring on his debut at left back in a 3-2 defeat at Hull City on 29 September. He returned to Manchester the next month after a further five games for ''the Valiants''. He left United for Leicester City in December 1990 for -100,000.
He did well at Filbert Street, helping them avoid relegation from the Second Division in 1990-91 before playing his part in the revival under new manager Brian Little. After two successive playoff final defeats, he finally helped Leicester reach the top flight (by then the FA Premier League) in 1994 with a 2-1 win over local rivals Derby County at Wembley Stadium.
However, Gibson was not part of Leicester's first top flight season of the 1990s, as he signed for Division Three Walsall and helped them win promotion before retiring from playing.
He is now a commentator on BBC Radio Leicester for the live coverage of Leicester City matches. After news of the sacking of Craig Levein, he declared his interest in the manager's job live on air. Caretaker manager Rob Kelly was eventually given the job on a permanent basis.
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McPherson was born in Barrow-in-Furness. He joined Barrow in the 1920-21 season and helped the team to win the Lancashire Combination title that season. In the next season, the team joined the new Third Division North.
The season after that, he signed for Manchester United in 1922 and spent six years there, until 1928. In the 1922-23 season, he was a reserve, but was a regular first-team player in 1923-24 as an outside left. He helped United get promoted to the First Division for the 1925-26 season. In that season, he was changed to a centre forward. In his United career, he scored 52 goals in 175 appearances for the club.
In September 1928, he was signed by Watford for -850. He scored 67 goals in 94 league appearances for Watford.
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'''Joseph Martin "Joey" O'Brien''' (born 17 February 1986) is an Irish international footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League.
Born in Dublin, O'Brien started his career with Bolton Wanderers in 2004.
To gain further experience, O'Brien was loaned out to League One team Sheffield Wednesday for the most part of the 2004-05 season, making 15 appearances and scoring two goals, including one on his debut. He was named as captain for the last game of his loan spell in honour of his contribution.
Upon returning to Bolton, O'Brien made his Premier League debut in May 2005 against Everton when coming on as a late substitute in place of Fernando Hierro. He was given his first start in Bolton's colours in their away UEFA Cup 1st Round tie with PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv in September 2005. O'Brien missed most of the 2006-07 season due to injury, however he made his return for Bolton and played most of the 2007-08 season in his natural midfield role as opposed to the right back position which he had been used two years previous.
In July 2008 he was given the number 8 shirt previously worn by Ivn Campo but injury problems struck once again with O'Brien featuring in just a handful of games throughout the 2008-2009 season.
On 29 October 2009, he signed a one-year extension to his contract thus keeping him at Bolton until the summer of 2011.
He made his debut for his country on 1 March 2006 against Sweden during Steve Staunton's first game in charge. He has yet to play under current manager Giovanni Trappatoni.
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'''Nicholas Brett "Nicky" Hunt''' (born 3 September 1983) is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Derby County, on loan from Bolton Wanderers.
Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000-01 season, shortly before Bolton won promotion to the Premier League. He had to wait some time for further first team opportunities, only playing in two FA Cup ties (against Sunderland in January 2003) before making his breakthrough at the start of the 2003-04 season when he became a key part of the defence and a first-team regular for Bolton. His Premier League dbut came in the 4-0 defeat at Manchester United on 16 August 2003. He has now made over a century of appearances for the club, scoring one goal against Liverpool in February 2004.
The departure of Sam Allardyce to Newcastle United and his eventual replacement with Gary Megson saw Hunt fall out of favour at the Reebok Stadium and he was subsequently loaned out to Championship side Birmingham City on an emergency one-month loan deal as cover for the injured Stuart Parnaby and Stephen Kelly on November 3rd 2008. He made his debut the same day, in a 1-0 defeat to Coventry City at St Andrew's. The loan was later extended for a further month. On 30 December 2008, a 24-hour recall clause in the loan agreement was invoked and the player returned to Bolton.
Despite being recalled Hunt played no further role for Bolton in the ensuing year and was again loaned out to a Championship side, this time Derby County on 7th January 2010 as competition for the club's sole available rightback Paul Connolly.
Hunt won ten England U21 caps, the first in February 2004 against the Netherlands.
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'''Narcisse-Olivier Kapo-Obou''' (born 27 September 1980), known as '''Olivier Kapo''', is a French international footballer born in Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire, who plays as a midfielder for US Boulogne.
Kapo joined Juventus from French club Auxerre in the summer of 2004, but he struggled to adapt to life in Turin and as a result was loaned to Monaco for the 05-06 season.
Kapo spent the 2006-07 season on loan at Primera Liga outfit Levante, scoring five goals in thirty appearances for the Spanish club.
Kapo signed for Birmingham City on 29 June 2007 for a fee of -3 million.
Kapo signed for Wigan Athletic on 16 July 2008, signing a three-year deal for a fee reported as -3.5 million, a move which reunited him with former manager Steve Bruce. He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 4-1 Carling Cup win over Ipswich Town on 24 September 2008,
On 8 January 2010 the winger moved to French club US Boulogne on a six month loan deal from Wigan Athletic.
Olivier is married and has a daughter, Farel-Andrea (born April 5, 2004).
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'''Alan Patrick Mullery''' MBE (born 23 November 1941, Notting Hill, London) is a former English football player and manager. After enjoying a successful career with Fulham and in the 1960s and 1970s, he became a manager working with several different clubs. He is now employed as a television pundit. He is also famous for being the first ever England player to be sent off in an international match.
Mullery was a tough but quick central midfield player who came through the ranks at Fulham as a youngster, making his debut in 1958. Within a year he was made captain after an injury to Johnny Haynes, though the special day turned into a nightmare when he scored an own goal.
After one game short of 200 for the Cottagers, Mullery joined Tottenham in March 1964 for -72,500 and settled quickly into the team. He was awarded his first England cap in Amsterdam as England drew 1-1 with Holland in December of that year.
Mullery was an experimental choice by manager Alf Ramsey and didn't feature in subsequent England squads, nor was he selected for the final 22 who competed at the 1966 World Cup. But at Tottenham, his reputation as a strong midfield general and natural leader was beginning to emerge.
Tottenham won the FA Cup in 1967 after beating Chelsea 2-1, with Mullery's penetrating run from deep and blocked shot setting up the opening goal for Jimmy Robertson. In the same month, Mullery got his second England cap in an infamous 3-2 defeat against Scotland at Wembley but this time stayed in the team ahead of his main rival, World Cup winner Nobby Stiles, as England progressed through the 1968 European Championship, reaching the last four.
Disaster and ignominy then struck Mullery, as he lashed out in retaliation at some constant fouling from England's opponents from Yugoslavia and became the first player ever to be sent off in a full England international match. England lost the semi-final 1-0. Stiles played in the third place play-off victory over USSR as Mullery served his suspension, but Ramsey kept faith with Mullery afterwards and had him back in the side for most of the friendly matches which would prepare England for their defence of the World Cup in Mexico.
Mullery, now Tottenham captain following the departure of Dave Mackay, won his 28th England cap when the tournament kicked off with a straightforward 1-0 win over Romania in Guadalajara. He stayed in the side for the remaining group games - a defeat against Brazil and a win over Czechoslovakia, which took England into the quarter finals, where they would meet the side they beat in the 1966 final, West Germany.
Mullery was involved quickly, scoring his first England goal with a powerful near-post shot in the first half which put his side ahead, but England ultimately lost 3-2 (this despite going 2-0 up) and went out of the competition.
Ramsey continued to select Mullery after the tournament, but with the likes of Colin Bell and Peter Storey coming through, Mullery played what turned out to be his 35th and final England game in 1971, just a month short of his 30th birthday, in a 3-2 victory over Switzerland as England began their qualification campaign for the 1972 European Championships. Earlier in 1971, Mullery lifted the League Cup as Tottenham captain after a 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Wembley. A year later, Mullery proudly held aloft the UEFA Cup after a 3-2 aggregate win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mullery scored the crucial Spurs goal in the second leg which separated the teams.
Mullery moved back to Fulham afterwards and scored what was later voted the BBC's ''Goal of the Season'' with an arching, swiping volley from during an FA Cup tie against Leicester City in January 1974. A year later, Fulham reached the final (despite being out of the First Division) with Mullery and his old England skipper Bobby Moore in the side, but they lost 2-0 to Moore's old club West Ham United. Mullery was subsequently awarded the MBE.
In 1976, Mullery retired from playing and had a successful spell as manager of Brighton and Hove Albion, taking them to two promotion campaigns and then keeping them in the First Division. He also managed Charlton Athletic (1981-1982), Crystal Palace, QPR, before returning for a second spell at Brighton, before giving up day-to-day involvement in the game. He later served Barnet as Director of Football during 1996-1997.
During his first spell at Brighton, he stoked the fire on an already-brewing rivalry between Albion and Crystal Palace. After some controversy involving a Brighton penalty being forced to be re-taken (the re-take was missed, the original kick was scored), Mullery publicly blasted the Palace management.
When he was appointed Palace manager, in 1982, many fans were angered, and attendances massively decreased at Palace games.
He once coached ATM FA in the Malaysian Premier League.
He now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, and in September 2005 also took a role with Conference club Crawley Town as a 'football consultant'.
Today, Mullery is a match day host at White Hart Lane
His brother in law is the cricketer John Murray.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Kelly Smith''', MBE (born 29 October 1978, in Watford) is an English football forward currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the England women's national football team.
While growing up in the Garston area of Watford, Smith regularly played football on boys' teams. She developed her skills at Arsenal L.F.C., making her debut for the squad in 1996. She scored two goals and assisted on the third in a 3-0 win over Liverpool L.F.C. which secured the Premier League title for Arsenal. She then went to West Herts College, but transferred a year later to Seton Hall University in the United States.
Smith enrolled at the university and was a student-athlete. She played for Seton Hall Pirates from 1997 through 1999. In her first year at Seton Hall in 1997, Smith set scoring records for the Big East Conference and became the first athlete in any sport to be the conference's (Offensive) Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in the same season. In the following two seasons, she was the leading scorer not only in the Big East, but in the whole of NCAA Division I, and was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year in both years. At the end of her university career, the school retired her uniform number (6) - she became the first Seton Hall athlete in any sport other than basketball to have a number retired. In her 3 years at Seton Hall, she set school records with 76 goals and 174 points while playing in just 51 matches.
Smith's first professional club was New Jersey Lady Stallions of W-League, for which she played on from 1999 through 2000. However, a new top-flight women's league was about to start in the United States and Smith stayed in the country to participate in the project.
The Women's United Soccer Association was formed in early 2000. Smith was drafted 2nd overall in the 2001 WUSA Foreign Allocation Draft by Philadelphia Charge. Smith played all 3 seasons with Philadelphia and was named to the 2001 WUSA Global 11 All-Star Team. 2001 was her only full season in the league; in 2002, Smith missed most of the season after tearing her ACL in her right knee, and missed much of 2003 after re-injuring the same knee. Unfortunately following the 2003 season, the WUSA ceased operations.
Smith decided to keep playing in the United States following the collapse of the WUSA. In 2004, she played for the New Jersey Wildcats in the W-League, but she was injured yet again, breaking her leg. She ended up appearing in 8 games for the club (563 minutes) and scored 8 goals and 6 assists.
Smith returned to England and Arsenal in the Autumn of 2004, officially rejoining in 2005. However, she was yet again hampered by injury, this time by a stress fracture in her foot. She returned to action at the end of the 2004-05 season, scoring a goal from 30 metres out against Charlton Athletic L.F.C. which clinched the Premier League title for Arsenal.
In Arsenal's "Quadruple" winning season of 2006/07, Smith scored 30 goals in 34 games across the four competitions. However, she missed both legs of the 2006-07 UEFA Women's Cup Final through suspension.
Over the duration of Smith's Arsenal career since rejoining in 2005, she appeared in 66 Premier League games scoring 73 goals, 16 FA Cup games scoring 13 goals, 10 League Cup games scoring 4 goals, 18 UEFA Women's Cup games scoring 9 goals, and 2 Community Shield games scoring 1 goal for a total of 112 appearances and 100 goals. In her last competitive game for Arsenal, Smith scored a hat-trick to help Arsenal to a 5-0 win over Doncaster Belles in the FA Women's Premier League Cup.
Upon the creation of a new women's league in the United States, Women's Professional Soccer, many teams were interested in Smith's services. She was chosen by Boston Breakers 2nd overall in the 2008 WPS International Draft, above Marta and under only Formiga.
Despite being drafted by Boston, she was still under contact with Arsenal. However, Smith decided to leave Arsenal to join Boston Breakers on 18 February 2009, one of a number of English players to join the new Women's Professional Soccer League.
In the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, Smith appeared in 15 games (13 starts, 1170 total minutes) and scored 6 goals with 2 assists.
Smith debuted for the England National Team in November of 1995 at only 16. When healthy, she is generally considered to be one of the world's top female players; former United States head coach April Heinrichs asserted that Smith would be an automatic choice for the United States Women's National Team if she had been eligible, and Vera Pauw, the Dutch coach, called Kelly "the best player in the World" after she scored a hat-trick against the Netherlands in a 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier in 2006.
She has competed in the 2001, 2005, and 2009 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, as well as the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup with England. She also played in the 2007 China Cup against the United States, Germany and China where she was named the player of the tournament.
Smith was voted fourth in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year and fifth in 2006 and 2008.
Smith was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
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'''Erik Edman''', (born November 11, 1978 in Huskvarna) is a Swedish footballer, currently playing for Wigan Athletic. He is a left back, but has also established himself as a centre back.
Edman is an experienced left back, who has played for a number of clubs during his career. Edman was a player at Helsingborgs IF until 1999, which was his first time leaving Sweden and moved abroad. In 2001, after having unremarkable spells at Italian club Torino and Karlsruher SC in Germany, Edman returned to Sweden and joined AIK for one season.
After that, SC Heerenveen in the Netherlands brought Edman from Sweden.
Following Euro 2004, Tottenham Hotspur in England brought Edman from the Netherlands. Edman quickly established himself at the club, and will probably be best remembered at Spurs for his stunning goal, which he scored from 38.17 yards out in the Premier League match against Liverpool on April 16, 2005.
However, in the summer of 2005, the arrival of South Korean left back Lee Young-Pyo led Edman to make the decision of leaving England. In the last week of August, Spurs accepted an offer from French club Rennes. It didn't take long for Edman to impress his new manager, and once again established himself as first choice at left-back.
In January 2008, Edman was signed by English Premier League side Wigan Athletic for a fee of -500,000 . The arrival of Edman was a good deal for Wigan Athletic, since the club did not find a good replacement after the departure of Leighton Baines, the previous summer. On 22 March 2008, Edman was injured in a match against Blackburn Rovers, damaging his anterior crutiate ligament in his knee. This means he missed the rest of Wigan's season as well as Euro 2008. Edman made his return to the Wigan team as a substitute on 14 January 2009 at Old Trafford, as Wigan lost 1-0 to Manchester United. However, he has lacked playing time due to injuries and Maynor Figueroa's impressive performances throughout the season which have earned him a spot in Steve Bruce's starting eleven.
Edman has been a part of the Swedish national team setup since 2001. In 2002, he was part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not make any appearance and was only an unused substitute. He then began to feature more regularly after the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and at Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he started almost all of Sweden's games. He now has a huge amount of experience, with over 50 international caps to his name.
His only goal for the Swedish national team was in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification against Bulgaria at the Vassil Levski Stadium on March 26, 2005. He scored a free-kick in this match.
Swedish Defender of the Year ("rets back"): 2004
Erik Edman married Hanna Kjellsson in December 2006. Erik and Hanna have a son named Elias, born in September 2005, and a baby daughter - named Nora - born in May 2008.
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'''Alex Young''' (Born February 3, 1937, in Loanhead, Midlothian) is a former Scottish footballer. He was a prolific goal-scorer in Everton's 1962-63 championship season.
Alex Young first played for Newtongrange Star in Midlothian but soon joined Hearts making his debut at the age of 18. He helped Hearts win the Scottish First Division championship in 1958 with 20 goals. Two seasons later he scored 23 goals when Hearts won the title again.
He was signed to Everton for -42,000 by Harry Catterick from Hearts in November 1960 but was not an immediate success. However his partnership with Roy Vernon soon blossomed. Young scored 22 league goals in the 42 league games in the 1962-63 season and made many other goals. His elegant touch earned him the nickname of 'The Golden Vision', a title coined by Danny Blanchflower - ''"...the view every Saturday that we have of a more perfect world, a world that has got a pattern and is finite. And that's Alex - the Golden Vision."''
Alex Young featured as himself in a drama-documentary film by Ken Loach called "The Golden Vision", released in 1969.
In addition to the championship, Young won an FA Cup winners medal in Everton's epic win in 1966. Young also won two caps for Scotland. Young scored 87 goals in 273 appearances in all competitions for Everton before leaving for Glentoran in 1968. Young later played briefly for Stockport County for 23 games before a knee injury forced his retirement.
After football Young ran his family's upholstery business in Edinburgh before retiring. His son, Jason, became a professional footballer in the 1990s but could not match his famous father's prowess, and spent his career mostly in the Scottish lower divisions.
Belatedly, in August 2001, Everton gave Alex Young a testimonial at Goodison Park, with over 20,000 turning out to salute him.
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'''Harry Catterick''' (26 November 1919 - 9 March 1985) was an English football player for Everton, but he is best remembered as the manager during one of Everton's most successful periods. At the 2009 Annual Everton F.C. End of Season Awards Ceremony, Catterick was inducted into the '''Everton Giants'''.
Catterick played at amateur level for Stockport County where his father, Henry, was a coach and for Cheadle Heath Nomads before signing for Everton in 1937 as an eighteen-year-old. Prior to turning professional, he was an apprentice marine engineer.
However, his professional career coincided with the Second World War so that his opportunities to play were limited. His war-time scoring record with Everton was an impressive 55 goals in 71 games.
He finally made his league debut in August 1946, aged 27.
Replacing Eric Taylor in 1958, Catterick achieved much success in his three years with Wednesday. He led to team to the Division 2 title in 1959 and reached the FA Cup semi-final the following season, losing to Blackburn Rovers. The following season Wednesday were league runners up to the Double winning Tottenham Hotspur. Catterick left just before the end of the season following an approach from Everton.
Catterick took over from Johnny Carey in 1961. He soon began to motivate the team and made some astute signings. Under his authoritarian guidance, Everton won the (Old) First Division Championship in the 1962/63 season and the 1966 FA Cup Final. Although he narrowly lost the 1968 FA Cup Final, the same young team eventually dominated the 1969/70 season, winning the Championship again by one point short of a record points total. Catterick upheld Everton's tradition of cultured, attacking football.
Many tipped Everton to dominate the 1970s under Catterick. However, the sale of Alan Ball to Arsenal and a dip in the team's morale saw Everton struggle in the league the following season. The struggle by a previously great team seriously affected Catterick's health, and he suffered a heart attack on 5 January 1972 due to the immense stress.
He was persuaded to accept the role of a non-executive director of the club in April 1973 and held that role until becoming manager of Preston North End from 27 August 1975 to May 1977.
Whilst the manager of rivals Liverpool, Bill Shankly, was an extrovert, Catterick was the opposite; an introvert. He disliked that the press gave information about his team out to the public, even simple details such as the formation. He ensured that the players on the team-sheet were only listed in alphabetical order so that rival managers would not know the line-up.
He also disliked televised games as he wanted to keep Everton's playing style out of the public eye. His rival Shankly was the opposite, welcoming televised matches as he felt it frightened opposing teams.
Catterick once gave an 'exclusive' story to a journalist that Everton had missed out on the signing of Preston North End's Howard Kendall and that Kendall had in fact opted to sign for Liverpool. The journalist published the story in the newspaper but hours later Kendall had in fact signed for Everton. It is claimed that Harry Catterick had manipulated the media to score points off the field against Shankly.
Catterick died shortly after watching Everton draw 1-1 with Ipswich Town in an FA Cup Quarter Final at Goodison Park on 9 March 1985 of a heart attack. He was 65 years old. His death came almost exactly five years after former Everton striker Dixie Dean had died while watching a game at the ground, also of a heart attack. Everton won the replay 1-0 and the players wore a black arm-band in honour of Harry Catterick.
Catterick was portrayed in the 1997 TV film The Fix surrounding the events of the 1964 betting scandal, by Colin Welland.
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'''Peter Edwin Storey''' (born September 7, 1945 in Farnham, Surrey) is an English former football player.
Storey spent most of his career at Arsenal, joining the club as an apprentice in 1961 and turning professional the following year. A tough, two footed, hard-tackling player, he started his career at right back, and having spent three seasons in the youth and reserve teams, he made his first-team debut for Arsenal against Leicester City on 30 October 1965. He immediately secured a regular place in the Arsenal side and would go on to be a first-choice player for the next ten seasons.
As his career progressed, Storey switched positions, moving forward to become a defensive midfielder. He lost two consecutive League Cup finals with Arsenal in 1968 and 1969, before winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969-70. Known for his hard tackling and generally tough play (he was rated at number 26 in a ''Times'' "50 greatest hard men" list in 2007
Storey made his England debut in 1971, against Greece (in his old position of right back), and went on to win 19 caps during the early 1970s, filling the midfield role vacated by the retiring Nobby Stiles. Storey had a longer international career than any other player in Arsenal's 1971 double-winning team, but although England's record when Storey played was W11 D5 L3, England's dismal form at the time meant he never played in a tournament finals.
After losing his place in the 1976-77 season under new Arsenal boss Terry Neill, Storey moved to Fulham for -10,000. He played 501 times in all for Arsenal, making him the club's eighth-leading player in terms of appearances. He spent one season at Craven Cottage before retiring from the game in 1978.
Following his retirement from the game, Storey set up a market stall and later ran a pub The Nag's Head. However, he also became known for various run-ins with the law. In 1979 he was fined for running a brothel, and later served time in prison for a variety of crimes; these include being involved in a coin counterfeiting ring, car theft, and illegally importing pornographic videos. He now lives in France with his third wife and runs a small farm.
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'''Colin Heath''' (born 31 December 1983) is an English footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder in the Football League for Cambridge United, Swindon Town, Chesterfield and Macclesfield Town and in the Belgian First Division for Royal Antwerp.
Heath was born in Chesterfield, grew up in Birchover, and played for Darley Dale as a boy. He joined Leeds United's youth system as an 11-year-old, and moved to Manchester United at 14.
He returned to Manchester United in January 2006 and was released, to join Chesterfield until the end of the season.
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:''For other people of this name, see Keith Alexander''
'''Keith Alexander''' (born 14 November 1956 in Nottingham, England) is a football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of League Two side Macclesfield Town. His eldest son, Matt, is a FIFA licensed football agent whilst another son Paul played for Boston United in the 2007-2008 season.
Alexander for many years plied his trade as a lower division footballer, most notably for Grimsby Town and Stockport County, before temporarily ending his playing career with Lincoln City after season 1992-93. After a short spell as Lincoln City manager, he played a few more games for Mansfield Town and Cliftonville.
Alexander won the FA Vase in 1980 with Stamford, scoring one of the goals in a 2-0 win at Wembley. He also played international football for St. Lucia in 1990.
Alexander began a short spell as manager of Lincoln in 1993, before being replaced by the then chairman John Reames after less than a year in charge. He became the first black professional football manager in the UK when he took up the position.
For the best part of a decade, Alexander then managed two semi-professional teams, Ilkeston Town during 1995-2000 and Northwich Victoria during 2000-01.
With the appointment of his former manager at Grimsby, Alan Buckley, to the position of manager at Sincil Bank, Alexander returned to the club and filled the twin roles of Director of Football and assistant manager. The partnership ended when Lincoln ended 2001-02 precariously close to relegation to the Conference and in dire financial straits.
As one of many cost cutting measures that were made to avoid liquidation, Buckley was relieved of his duties and replaced a week later by Alexander, who accepted the role with considerably more experience than when first taking the post in 1993-94. He immediately set about reshaping a squad which had been decimated by the loss of high profile players such as Ian Hamilton, Kingsley Black and Justin Walker, who had settled the remainder of their expensive contracts with the club's administrators. Veterans David Cameron, Steve Holmes and record appearance maker Grant Brown also moved on. He managed to retain important performers such as former Tottenham Hotspur youngsters Alan Marriott and Peter Gain, Northern Ireland B international centre back Paul Morgan, Ben Sedgemore and wing-backs Mark Bailey and Stuart Bimson. He complemented their talents with the addition of centre backs Ben Futcher and Simon Weaver, midfielder Richard Butcher and strikers Simon Yeo and Dene Cropper.
Alexander oversaw an upturn in fortunes in the club, who were now owned by their Supporters' Trust. He used direct tactics and, following a good season with an impressive away record, they finished in the play-off places with a chance of promotion to the Second Division. However, Lincoln were defeated by A.F.C. Bournemouth in the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The 5-2 result established a new record for goals scored in a playoff final.
The 2003-04 began poorly, and in November 2003 Alexander suffered a cerebral aneurysm. Alexander had been accompanied by his assistant Gary Simpson on a scouting mission that evening but felt ill on returning home and retired to bed. His wife later called an ambulance and Alexander was rushed to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in time for potentially life saving surgery. His condition slowly improved and he returned to work in February 2004, where Simpson had been acting as caretaker manager.
Despite their poor start to the season, Lincoln's campaign improved. Veteran Stuart Bimson had moved on to Cambridge United and youngster Paul Mayo was sold to Watford for an initial -75,000, but the acquisitions of Jamie McCombe, Marcus Richardson, Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Francis Green and loanee Kevin Ellison meant that they finished in the play-off places. Lincoln were beaten by Huddersfield Town in the semi-finals.
In the close season Alexander purchased Gareth McAuley and Ciaran Toner. Toner and Marcus Richardson were later involved in a training ground fracas, and were both allowed to leave on loan with a view to a transfer. Regardless, rumours persisted that the morale of the squad was low both because of this incident and relating to the payment of bonuses. Lincoln again reached the play-off places and played Southend in the final at the Millennium Stadium.
Neither side could manage a goal in normal time, and all three strikers had to be replaced in the second half. Derek Asamoah, who was in poor form, was brought on alongside defenders Matt Bloomer and Lee Beevers. However, Southend scored twice in extra time to win.
Alexander signed a new three year contract in May 2005. During the close season Simon Yeo, Richard Butcher and Peter Gain chose to leave the club, whilst Gary Taylor-Fletcher was surprisingly released amid speculation about his conduct. Captain Paul Morgan, however, signed a new three deal which reportedly made him the highest paid player at the club.
Lincoln lost yet again in the play-offs in the 2005-06 season, this time to local rivals Grimsby Town. Alexander now has the unenviable record of being the only manager to lead a team to four consecutive play-off defeats. Shortly after the final defeat Alexander left Lincoln by mutual consent.
On 30 May 2006, Alexander was named the new manager of Peterborough United replacing Steve Bleasdale, who had left at the end of April.
Alexander was appointed as Bury's new director of football on 9 May 2007.
Alexander was appointed manager of Macclesfield Town on 27 February 2008, signing a contract until the end of the season. He replaced Ian Brightwell who had left the club one point away from the League Two relegation zone.
He signed a two-year contract extension on January 18 2009.
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'''Michael Richard Dawson''' (born 18 November 1983 in Northallerton, North Yorkshire) is an English professional football player who plays as a defender for Tottenham Hotspur.
Dawson grew up in Leyburn, North Yorkshire and attended Wensleydale school
The following season Dawson formed a solid partnership with veteran Des Walker as Forest finished 6th in the First Division and eventually lost 4-3 in the second leg of the Playoff final to Sheffield United, although Dawson missed that game having been sent off in the first leg.
In the close season Dawson contracted glandular fever whilst on duty with England Under 21's which caused him to miss the start of the following season and thus began a struggle against various injuries which marred the rest of his Forest career. Forest also struggled - winning only twice between the end of September and the beginning of February caused Paul Hart to be dismissed and replaced by Joe Kinnear. The season was transformed from one battling relegation to a confident mid-table finish with the return of Dawson and David Johnson to the team being one of the reasons for this.
When Forest suffered relegation to the third tier for only the second time in their history. He and one of his Forest team-mates, left-winger Andy Reid, signed for Spurs on 31 January 2005 from Forest for an undisclosed fee thought to be worth a combined -8m. His dbut came towards the end of that campaign in the 2-2 draw at Liverpool on 16 April 2005.
Michael enjoyed a good 2005-06 season, impressing many with his aerial ability and never-say-die attitude. On 28 March 2006 he signed a contract extension which will last until 2011.
He has formed a strong relationship with Ledley King in his time at Spurs. In King's long-term absence from injury, Spurs have had to rely on Dawson as their star defender, and the 26-year-old has impressed on a consistent basis without the help of his more experienced partner. His never-say-die attitude in Spurs' defence in the absence of King had led to him becoming established as a fan favourite.
Michael scored his first competitive goal for Tottenham in their 2-1 win over Chelsea at White Hart Lane on 5 November 2006. His goal cancelled out Claude Makll's strike. Aaron Lennon later scored the winner.
He captained the team in the 2006-2007 FA Cup quarter-final tie away to London rivals Chelsea due to injuries to stand-in captains Robbie Keane and Paul Robinson, and to the club's regular captain Ledley King.
After a season in which he played all but one of the possible 59 games during the season he was rewarded with a new 5 year contract on 11 May 2007 which will keep him at the club until 2012, despite still having several years left on his contract.
On 30 July 2008, Dawson signed a new 5-year contract with Tottenham, committing him to the club until 2013.
Dawson has 13 England Under 21 international caps.
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'''Robert Frederick "Bob" John''' (February 3, 1899 - July 17, 1982) was a Welsh football player and coach.
Born in Barry, John played for Barry Town and Caerphilly, before joining English club Arsenal, who signed him amongst stiff competition, in January 1922 for a fee of -750. John made his Arsenal first-team debut on October 28, 1922 in a 2-1 defeat at home to Newcastle United, and quickly became a regular, succeeding Tom Whittaker at left half. His ability was such that soon after, made his debut for the Welsh national side, against Scotland on March 17, 1923; it was the first of fifteen caps.
John was displaced from the Arsenal side in 1923-24 thanks to competition from Billy Blyth and Andrew Young, but after being switched to left back to cover for Andy Kennedy, he was a near ever-present in 1924-25. Eventually however, John was switched back to left half, and this time he remained a first-team regular. A prodigious ball-winner and noted passer of the ball, John reached (but lost) the FA Cup Final with Arsenal in 1926-27, after a mistake by his compatriot and close friend Dan Lewis; it was John who consoled Lewis after the final whistle, assuring him he would get another chance to a win a medal (although Lewis never did).
John remained in the Arsenal side through the first half of the 1930s, despite competition from the likes of Charlie Jones. He finally won some silverware with an FA Cup win in 1929-30, followed by three First Division titles, in 1930-31, 1932-33 and 1933-34. John also scored Arsenal's only goal of the 1932 FA Cup Final, in which Arsenal were controversially beaten by Newcastle United. By this time he was one of the senior members of the Arsenal squad, and mentored many of the club's younger new arrivals, such as Alex James.
Although John played for Arsenal until his retirement in 1938, for the final three years of his career he was mainly a reserve player, having lost his place to Wilf Copping, and thus missed out on a medal in the Gunners' League win of 1934-35. Nevertheless, he played 470 times for the club in total, the most of any of Arsenal's pre-World War II players; as of 2006 he is tenth in the club's all-time appearances table.
On retiring in 1938, John joined the coaching staff at West Ham United. He later joined Torquay United as trainer, working under his former Highbury teammate Jack Butler, but when Butler left for Crystal Palace in May 1947, John followed, again as trainer. In 1949 he was appointed trainer-coach at Cardiff City, a position he held until March 1950 when he was appointed manager of Torquay United. He had an unsuccessful spell as manager at Plainmoor, winning only 7 of the 28 games he was in charge for and left his post in November 1950.
He finished his football career as a scout for Cardiff City. He died in Barry in 1982, at the age of 83. In 2008, his descendants loaned his shirts from the 1927, 1930 and 1932 FA Cup Finals to the Arsenal FC Museum.
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'''Peter Frederick Simpson''' (born January 13, 1945) is an English former football player.
Born in Gorleston, Norfolk, Simpson initially joined Arsenal as a member of the club's groundstaff in 1960, before signing as an apprentice a year later in October 1961. He turned professional seven months later, in May 1962. He played for Arsenal's youth and reserve teams at first, before making his first team debut against Chelsea, in a First Division match on March 14, 1964; Arsenal lost 4-2.
He was not immediately a regular in the Arsenal side, making just 22 appearances over the course of three seasons. However, with the appointment of Bertie Mee before the start of the 1966-67 season, Simpson was promoted to a first-team place, and became a mainstay of the Arsenal side for the best part of a decade. He started out as a utility man playing in every outfield position, but by the time he was a regular he had settled into the centre half position, usually alongside Frank McLintock.
Simpson was a leading figure in Arsenal's brief period of success in the early 1970s. After losing both the 1968 and 1969 League Cup finals, Simpson was a key part of the side that won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969-70, and he made a total of 57 appearances in all competitions that season. Simpson went on to be part of the side that won the League Championship and FA Cup Double in 1970-71; though he missed the first three months of that season with a cartilage problem, he returned in time for the FA Cup run, and appeared in the final, a 2-1 victory over Liverpool after extra time.
Despite his long career at the top, he was never capped for England, although he was called into a few squads by Sir Alf Ramsey during 1969-70. He continued to play for the club in the trophyless years following the Double, playing more than 35 games a season for four seasons. However by 1975 age was starting to get the better of him, and he only played nine times in 1975-76. Despite a recall in 1976-77, earning 25 appearances, he was dropped again the following season. He left Arsenal in 1978, having played 468 times for the club, with 15 goals to his name; as of 2006 he is tenth in the Arsenal all-time appearances list.
He had brief stints with the New England Tea Men of the NASL in the United States, and then returned to England to play for non-league Hendon, before retiring.
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}}'''Graham Rix''' (born 23 October 1957) is an English former football player and coach. He was fired by Heart of Midlothian in March 2006, which was his most recent role in professional football. He is currently a coach at the Glenn Hoddle Academy (GHA) in the South of Spain.
Originally from Doncaster, Yorkshire, Rix joined Arsenal as an apprentice in 1974 and turned professional the year after. He made his debut for the club against Leicester City on 2 April 1977, and marked it by scoring the opening goal. Rix immediately became a regular on the left wing, replacing George Armstrong. Together with Liam Brady he formed part of an impressive attacking midfield, which helped Arsenal to three successive cup finals between 1978 and 1980. Arsenal only won one of these, in 1979 against Manchester United; the final score was 3-2, with Rix crossing for Alan Sunderland's last-minute winner, just seconds after United had equalised to level the score 2-2.
Arsenal reached the Cup Winners' Cup final the following season, against Valencia; the match finished 0-0 after extra time - a penalty shootout ensued, but Rix missed his kick and Arsenal lost. After the departure of Liam Brady to Juventus that summer, many believed Rix would also leave but he stayed at the club, and became captain in 1983. Arsenal's form slumped in the early 1980s, though, meaning Rix was unable to claim any silverware as skipper.
A series of injuries to his achilles tendon kept Rix out of the team in the mid-1980s, and he lost his starting place in the side to Martin Hayes. Rix spent a spell on loan at Brentford, before being released in 1988. In all he played 464 times for the Gunners, scoring 51 goals. After leaving the London club, Rix spent time at French clubs Caen (1988-1991; 89 Appearances) and Le Havre, before finishing his playing career at Dundee in 1993.
Between 1980 and 1984, Rix played for the England national team, including making five appearances at the 1982 World Cup.
Rix joined Chelsea as youth team coach in the summer of 1993; during an injury crisis, he briefly enlisted as a player for the club, playing a solitary Premier League match in May 1995 against his old side Arsenal. Rix became assistant manager in 1996 under new Blues boss Ruud Gullit, and continued in the same role under Gullit's successor Gianluca Vialli, winning the FA Cup in 1997, and the League Cup and Cup Winners' Cup in 1998.
In March 1999, Rix was sentenced to 12 months in prison, of which he served six, for having underage sex and indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl, who was the daughter of a family friend. He was also ordered to be placed on the sex offenders' register for 10 years, and banned by the FA from working with youth players under the age of 16. Upon his release from prison he immediately rejoined Chelsea in his old job. He won the FA Cup again in 2000 before leaving the club after Vialli was sacked by Ken Bates, after a brief spell as caretaker manager.
Rix managed Portsmouth between 2001 and 2002, before he was sacked in favour of Director of Football Harry Redknapp. Rix managed Oxford United for seven months in 2004. They declined sharply during the final three months of the 2003-04 Division Three campaign - falling from the automatic promotion places to ninth in the final table and failing to merit even a playoff place. He was sacked after their dismal form continued into 2004-05.
In November 2005, after speculation linking him with the Manager's job at Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian, it was confirmed that Rix would take over at Tynecastle. He officially took the position of head coach on 8 November 2005. Events reported in February 2006, by Scottish newspapers, suggested that Rix was unhappy with Vladimir Romanov's "hands on" approach and speculation increased that Romanov was involved in team selection. On 22 March 2006 Rix was sacked as manager after just four months in charge."
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'''Marco Materazzi''', (born 19 August 1973), is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Serie A club Internazionale.
At the beginning of his career, Materazzi played with various Italian teams in Serie B and Serie C, and with Premier League side Everton. He spent two periods with Perugia (1995-98 and 1999-2001) and signed for his current club, Inter, in 2001 for -10 million. He is renowned as a prolific goal-scorer for a defender, breaking the Serie A record for most goals scored by a defender in a season in the 2000-01 season. With Inter he has won a number of major honours including four Serie A titles, the Coppa Italia twice, and the Supercoppa Italiana three times.
He made his international debut in 2001 and won his first major trophy with Italy in 2006, as part of the World Cup team. Materazzi played in the final of the competition and became the centre of much controversy when he was headbutted by Zinedine Zidane mid-match after having insulted him. The altercation, and resulting red card for Zidane, was the source of much discussion and remains a prominent moment in World Cup history.
Marco Materazzi was born in Lecce, where his father Giuseppe was a player for Lecce. Giuseppe was also a former football coach and manager of teams such as Pisa, Lazio, Sporting CP and Tianjin Teda. Marco was a Lazio fan during his father's stint as Lazio manager in the late 1980s.
He began his footballing career with the Messina Peloro youth team from 1990 to 1991. He spent his early career in the lower divisions of Italian football, with amateur side Tor di Quinto (1991-92), Serie C2 team Marsala (1993-94), and Serie C1 Trapani (1994-95), where he narrowly missed a historic promotion to Serie B after losing a promotion playoff to Gualdo.
Serie B squad Perugia Calcio signed Materazzi for the first time in 1995, but spent a part of the 1996-97 season in Serie C with Carpi, before coming back to Perugia. He then spent 1998-99 with Everton, where he was sent off four times in just 27 games, and scored twice against Middlesbrough in the league
On 1 July 2009, Inter officially announced that Materazzi had signed a new contract which last until June 2012.
Since starting the first league game of the season against Bari, "Matrix" has only featured sporadically domestically, and in Europe, playing a few minutes here and there. When Walter Samuel suffered an injury, Ivan Cordoba was chosen to partner Lucio at the back. Materazzi made a rare appearance in the league, early in 2010, replacing the injured Christian Chivu against Chievo and was a certainty to start the following match against Siena but unfortunately suffered a knee injury in training. He will miss anywhere between 4-6 weeks of action.
Materazzi started the 2006 FIFA World Cup as a reserve player, but after Alessandro Nesta suffered an injury in the group match against Czech Republic, he was brought back into the starting lineup. He was sent off with a red card in the round of 16 match against Australia and was suspended for Italy's quarterfinal match against Ukraine.
In the World Cup final against France, he conceded a penalty but later tied the match 1-1 with a header. He also scored Italy's second penalty in the shootout after the match remained tied after extra time. During the extra-time period, Materazzi was headbutted in the chest by Zindine Zidane, who was then sent off. Zidane had accused him of insulting his sister and mother, but during a press conference following the event, Materazzi said that after he had grabbed Zidane's jersey, Zidane offered it to him sarcastically. Materazzi then replied, ''preferisco quella puttana di tua sorella'' (I prefer the whore that is your sister), which resulted in the headbutt. He later claimed he did not know that Zidane even had a sister.
Materazzi started the first match of Italy's appearance in EURO 2008, a 3-0 loss to the Netherlands. He was replaced in the 54th minute with his team trailing 2-0 and did not play again in the tournament.
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'''Elias Henry Hendren''' (born 5 February 1889 in Turnham Green, Middlesex, - 4 October 1962 in Tooting Bec, London) was an English cricketer. Patsy was one of the most prolific English batsmen of the period between the wars, averaging 47.63 in his 51 Test matches. He has the third highest first class run aggregate of 57,611 runs (after Sir Jack Hobbs and Frank Woolley), and his total of 170 centuries ranks second only to Hobbs, who played with him many times and called him "a great cricketer and great companion"; Hendren was a noted wit and had a talent for mimicry.
Hendren joined the Lord's groundstaff at the age of 16, and made his first-class debut for Middlesex County Cricket Club in 1907, though the game was abandoned after the first day when spectators caused damage to the pitch and he did not get to bat. He played nine games the following year and gradually established himself in the team, but it was 1911 before he made his first hundred, and until World War I forced the suspension of the County Championship he never managed to average 40 in a season.
Returning to cricket in 1919 Hendren scored 1,655 runs and averaged over 60, as he was to do the following year as well. He was a strong player of fast bowling. He was made a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1920 and was picked for the 1920/21 Ashes tour, making his Test debut at Sydney and making 58 in the second innings despite Australia's huge 377-run victory. He scored two further Test fifties in the series and retained his place for the 1921 series against the same opponents, but failed completely in his four innings, totalling only 17 runs.
1923 was a productive year for Hendren, as he scored 3,010 runs in the season including 13 centuries; he was recalled to the England side the following year and averaged 132.66 against South Africa. Further success was to follow as he averaged over 56 in every year from 1922 to 1928. In both 1927 and 1928 he again made 13 hundreds, in the latter year recording his highest season's aggregate of 3,311 runs.
In 1929/30, Hendren went on tour with England to the West Indies: his 693 series runs came at an average of 115.50 and included his highest Test score, 205 not out at Port of Spain; his first-class average for the tour as a whole was 135.76. Returning to England, he managed a top score of only 72 against the Australians, but in 1933 he topped 3,000 runs for the third and final time at the age of 44 and made his highest score of 301 not out.
In 1933 he invented a sort of helmet. Against the West Indies at Lord's he appeared wearing a rubber hat or cap with three peaks, two of which fitted over the sides of his head. Although a competant hooker of fast bowling he felt he needed extra protection to face bowlers such as Martindale and Constantine.
A famous anecdote appeared in the obituary of fast bowler Alf Gover, (Independent May 10, 2001):
"Patsy Hendren, by then a cagey veteran, introduced himself before Surrey's match against Middlesex, and hinted that he could no longer hook with the certainty of old and would therefore be grateful if young Alf spared him the bouncer - or "bumper", as the short, fast ball used to be called. True to his calling, Gover peppered Patsy, who unleashed his trademark hook and milked four after four from the perplexed bowler, plus a six into the Mound Stand."
He played his final Test match in 1934/1935 at Kingston, Jamaica, the game in which George Headley made 270 not out to win the series for the West Indians, but continued to play well in domestic cricket for a few years more. Hendren's final season in the game was 1937, and fittingly he made a century in his last County Championship match, the local derby with Surrey. He did, however, appear for "England Past and Present" against Sir PF Warner's XI at Folkestone in September 1938, aged 49, but was caught by the 20-year-old Denis Compton for a duck in what was to be his very last first-class innings.
Hendren was also a good footballer in the early part of his career, playing at wing forward for Brentford, QPR, Manchester City and Coventry City. In 1919 he played in a Victory International for England. In retirement, he coached cricket at Harrow School (succeeding Wilfred Rhodes) and Sussex, and later acted as scorer for Middlesex (1952-1960). His health failed and he died in hospital from Alzheimer's disease at the Whittington Hospital Tooting Bec, London at the age of 73.
Patsy's brother Denys Hendren played nine first-class games for Middlesex.
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'''Andrew James "Andy" O'Brien''' (born 29 June 1979 in Harrogate, England) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a centre back. He plays for Bolton Wanderers. He also won 26 caps for Republic of Ireland between 2001 and 2006, and was a member of Ireland's 2002 World Cup squad.
Born in Harrogate, England, O'Brien began his footballing career at St John Fisher Catholic High School, Harrogate, under the stewardship of his manager, Max Mills. His talent as a defender was spotted by Bradford City and joined their junior ranks in 1994. He made his senior debut in October 1996 against Queens Park Rangers. He soon became a regular in the Bradford first team, and helped the Bantams to promotion to the FA Premier League during the 1998-99 season.
He was a regular in the Bradford side during its two years in the Premier League, forming a partnership with club captain David Wetherall in central defence. In 2000-01, City were in financial difficulties and facing relegation when Newcastle United bid for O'Brien. After 133 league appearances he moved to St James' Park in March 2001 for a club record -2 million fee, equalling the same fee Des Hamilton had also left Bradford City for to Newcastle.
He quickly became a central figure in the Magpies defence, making more than 170 league and cup appearances in the ensuing four years. His performances also earned O'Brien a call-up to the Republic of Ireland national football team. One of his first games saw him score an equaliser in a north-east derby with Sunderland, while in his first full season the club secured a place in the Champions League qualifiers. The following season the club bought defenders Titus Bramble during the summer and Jonathan Woodgate in the January transfer window and it looked like O'Brien would be third choice but over the following year manager Bobby Robson settled on O'Brien and Woodgate as his central defence partnership.
Despite several years as a solid defender at Newcastle, Andy suffered from poor form in the latter part of the 2004-05 campaign, as Newcastle finished a disappointing 14th in the Premiership. However, his reputation was such that Portsmouth paid -2 million to bring him to Fratton Park.
O'Brien was Alain Perrin's first signing for Portsmouth. Although he started the season poorly, his form improved as the campaign wore on. However injury forced him to miss the conclusion of his first season. He fell down the Portsmouth first-team list with the arrival of Sol Campbell and the good form of club captain Linvoy Primus.
There were rumours that Sunderland's Irish boss Roy Keane would sign the centre back. This came after Keane signed many Irish players to represent Sunderland. Instead he signed for Bolton on 13 August 2007. His signing was met with some derision from a minority of Bolton fans, who were baffled at the acquisition of a player who was deemed surplus to requirements by Portsmouth.
However O'Brien quickly settled at the Reebok Stadium and impressed the fans in his first few appearances as part of the Wanderers squad including a dominating performance in the UEFA Cup tie against FK Rabotnicki and in the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur.
O'Brien after captaining the team in a Uefa Cup game against Sporting Lisbon he said that he is having the time of his life at Bolton.
In May 2008, his efforts were recognised by Wanderers supporters when he was named as ''The Bolton News'' Player of the Season following a poll held by the newspaper.
On 7 October 2008, O'Brien signed an extension to his contract at Bolton until 2011 and once again reaffirmed his happiness at the Reebok Stadium.
On 11 April 2009, O'Brien scored his first goal in four and a half years, and his first goal for Bolton, against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
O'Brien has dual British-Irish citizenship, and despite representing England at under 18 and under 21 level, he elected to represent the Republic of Ireland at under 21 and senior level. O'Brien's performances for Newcastle led to him being called up to the Republic of Ireland national football team, earning his first cap against Estonia in Tallinn in 2001. He later become a regular in the Irish squad, and was included as part of their 2002 World Cup squad. He scored his first, and ultimately only, goal for Ireland to give his country a 1-0 win against Portugal on 9 February 2005.
After being picked for the squad to face Brazil on 6 February 2008, he did not report for training on 3 February 2008 and Ireland caretaker manager Don Givens received a message from O'Brien announcing his retirement from international football.
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'''Viorel Dinu Moldovan''' (born August 8, 1972 in Bistria) is a retired Romanian football (soccer) forward, who was a key part of the Romanian national team in the 1990s.
On the club level, Moldovan played for Gloria Bistria (1990-93), Dinamo Bucureti (1993-95), Neuchtel Xamax (1995-96), Grasshoppers (1996-98), Coventry City (1998), Fenerbahe (1998-2000), Nantes (2000-04), Servette (2004-05), FCU Politehnica Timioara (2005), and Rapid Bucureti (2006-2007).
The most successful years of his career occurred while playing for Neuchtel Xamax and Grasshoppers between 1996 and 1998 in Switzerland (he was the Swiss Super League topscorer in 1996 and 1997), for Fenerbahe between 1998 and 2000 and for Nantes between 2000 and 2004. He was a determinant player when Nantes won the French Ligue 1 in 2001. During his brief spell in England with Coventry City he scored twice, once in the FA Cup against Aston Villa
For Romania, Moldovan was capped 70 times, scoring 25 goals. He played for his country at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Euro 96, the 1998 FIFA World Cup - during which he scored goals against England and Tunisia in the first round - and Euro 2000.
''Scores and results table. Romania's goal tally first:''
Moldovan worked as the sporting director of FC Unirea Valahorum Urziceni and was the coach of FC Vaslui. On 26 May 2009 the coach has quit FC Vaslui after just seven months for failing to guide the team to European qualification, the squad will now be managed by coaching assistant Cristian Dulca on a temporary basis until a new coach is hired. On 28 July 2009 the Italian coach Nicol Napoli has quit FC Braov and has been replaced by Moldovan, who has signed a two-year deal, he previously coached SC Vaslui.
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'''Paul Vincent Davis''' (born 9 December 1961) is an English former footballer.
Born in Dulwich, London, Davis signed for Arsenal as an apprentice in 1977 and turned professional the following year. A talented left-footed midfielder, he made his debut in 1980 in a North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur, and within a year he was a regular in the Arsenal side, as well as a member of the England U21 team.
Davis was an integral part of the successful Arsenal side of the late 1980s, winning the League Cup in 1987 and the First Division in 1989 and 1991. However, his career was blighted by a series of injuries, and was overshadowed by an ugly incident in 1988, when he broke Southampton midfielder Glenn Cockerill's jaw during a tussle. The incident, which had not been seen by either the referee or his assistants, was the first to result in a player being disciplined through the use of television evidence; Davis was banned for nine matches, at the time the longest ban ever handed down for an on-field incident, and fined a then of record -3,000.
Although dropped from the side in autumn 1991 and left on the sidelines, Davis made a late comeback, playing in both the League Cup and FA Cup finals in 1993 as Arsenal chalked up their Cup Double. He also featured in Arsenal's Cup Winners' Cup win against Parma the following year. Davis was released by Arsenal on a free transfer in the summer of 1995; despite his injuries he still appeared 447 times for Arsenal, scoring 37 goals. He never played for the England senior team, despite a set of appearances for the U21s and 'B' team.
After leaving Arsenal, he briefly joined Norwegian side Stabk in 1995. After his unsuccessful spell at Stabk, appearing in one game as a substitute, he returned to London to join Brentford, but he retired within a year after just five appearances for the Griffin Park side.
Davis returned to Arsenal to become a youth coach in 1998, before leaving the club in 2003 to seek his fortune elsewhere. On October 27, 2005, Davis was announced as assistant manager of Kettering Town by new manager Paul Gascoigne, but lasted less than six weeks in the job; he left Kettering at the same time as Gascoigne's departure from the club on December 5, 2005.
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'''Rachel Unitt''' (born 5 June 1982 in Walsall, England) is an English football player. She currently plays as a left back for England Women and Everton Ladies.
Rachel started her footballing career with Wolves Women. She signed for Everton Ladies in 2000/01 season, before moving on to Fulham L.F.C. the following season. After a spell at Fulham, she returned to Everton in 2004. Her achievements to date include winning the domestic treble with Fulham in the 2002/03 season and being named the Nationwide International Player of the Year at the 2004 FA Women-s Football Awards. She was awarded the England Women's Player of the Year 2006, voted for by the fans on the FA website.
Unitt first played for England in 2000, after 16 appearances for the U-18s. She scored her first international goal in England-s victory over the Netherlands in September 2004, and scored twice more in her home town of Walsall during England's 4-1 victory over the Czech Republic in May 2005.
In July 2005, Unitt joined American W-League side New Jersey Wildcats for the last seven games of their season, teaming up with England teammate Rachel Yankey. The Wildcats eventually won the W-League championship, beating the Ottawa Fury Women by 3-0 in the championship match with Unitt scoring the first goal.
In May 2009, Unitt was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.
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'''Jonathan Greening''' (born 2 January 1979) is an English footballer who plays for Fulham as a midfielder, on loan from West Bromwich Albion.
He began his career in 1996 with York City, but moved to Manchester United in 1998, with whom he won the 1998-99 UEFA Champions League as a non-playing substitute in the final. However, he failed to make a breakthrough in the Manchester United first team and followed United assistant manager Steve McClaren to Middlesbrough in 2001. During his time at Middlesbrough, Greening earned his first call-up to the England national team, but he did not make an appearance. In 2004, he joined West Bromwich Albion for -1.25 million, and, in 2008, captained the team to the Football League Championship title. After West Brom turned down an offer from Fulham for Greening in July 2009, the two sides agreed a loan move the following month.
Greening's favoured position is as an attacking left-sided midfielder, though he can also play effectively in a central position.
Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Greening broke into the York City first team towards the end of the 1996-97 season, and helped to keep them in the Second Division, but on 26 March 1998 he signed for Manchester United.
Greening gained England under-21 recognition despite his failure to gain a regular first team place at Old Trafford. As an attacking midfielder, he faced massive competition from more established players in both positions and his first-team opportunities were restricted, although he did make the substitute's bench in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final. He later admitted that he "felt a bit of a fraud" for picking up his winner's medal, having not played a single minute of European football that season.
Greening signed a new contract with United at the end of the 1999-2000 season, but by 2001 he had become frustrated by the lack of first team opportunities, and conceded that he would need to leave the club in order to play regularly.
In the summer of 2001, Greening joined Middlesbrough for a combined fee of -3 million which saw both him and United teammate Mark Wilson head to Teeside to rejoin former Manchester United assistant manager Steve McClaren, who was by now the manager of Middlesbrough.
Greening made his Albion debut in a 1-1 draw away at Blackburn Rovers on the opening day of the 2004-05 Premier League season,
In the summer of 2007 he signed a new three-year contract with West Brom,
Towards the end of the 2008-09 season, Greening said he was looking to sign a new contract with Albion.
Although naturally right-sided, Greening can operate anywhere across the midfield.
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Kettering Town (Assistant Manager)
'''John Matthew Deehan''' (born 6 August 1957 in Solihull), is a former football player who in recent years has had several spells in coaching and management. He was last employed as Assistant Manager at  Kettering Town before being sacked on 8th December 2009.
As a player Deehan was a striker who is best known for productive spells with Aston Villa and Norwich City. With Villa he was a member of the team that won the 1977 Football League Cup Final against Everton and was a member of the Norwich sides which won the 1985 Football League Cup Final and the Second Division championship in 1986. In 2002, Norwich fans voted Deehan into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame in recognition of his contribution as a player.
In the summer of 1986, he left Norwich to join Ipswich Town in a player exchange deal that saw Trevor Putney move to Carrow Road. From 1988 until 1990 he was player-coach at Manchester City until being sacked, along with manager Mel Machin, before moving to Norwich City as Mike Walker's assistant.
He helped coach an unfancied Canaries side to a surprise third place finish in the inaugural FA Premier League (season 1992-93), and was promoted to the manager's seat the following January when Walker moved to Everton. Norwich finished 12th in the Premiership in 1993-94 and started the following season reasonably well despite the (then) record English sale of Chris Sutton to Blackburn Rovers for -5 million. By Christmas 1994, the Canaries were seventh in the Premiership and looked a reasonably good bet for a UEFA Cup place. But Deehan's men suddenly went into a free-fall, won only one of their final 20 games and plummeted to 20th place and relegation. Shortly before relegation was confirmed, Deehan announced his resignation and caretaker Gary Megson unsuccessfully tried to keep the Canaries in the Premiership.
John Deehan's absence from football did not last long. He began the 1995-96 season as manager of Wigan Athletic in the Football League Third Division, and after two seasons at the helm he guided them to the Division Three title and promotion to Division Two. After safeguarding Wigan's survival in 1997-98, he accepted the assistant manager's job at Sheffield United and for one season worked under Steve Bruce. But Deehan's time at Bramall Lane was not successful and he resigned after the club failed to get anywhere near the Division One playoff places.
After leaving Sheffield United, John Deehan worked again with Steve Bruce at Huddersfield Town, in 1999/2000 season. After leaving Town, he made a football comeback with Aston Villa when he was appointed assistant manager to John Gregory in July 2001.
In October 2003, John Deehan became Director of Football at Northampton Town, with Colin Calderwood working under him as team manager. The duo were appointed to get the team promoted from the league's basement division, and achieved this aim in the 2005-06 season. Both Calderwood and Deehan left the club at the end of the 2005-06 season, with Deehan moving to Lincoln City as Director of Football. On 15 October 2007, it was confirmed that Deehan and Lincoln City manager John Schofield had left the club.
In September 2008 Deehan expressed interest in the vacant manager's post at League Two side Grimsby Town, saying "I think Grimsby Town is a good club and a good opportunity for any manager. Whenever I've been to Blundell Park, I've been impressed with the set-up and the positive approach to football."
On January 21 2009, he was appointed as Chief Scout of Norwich City Football Club in part of the new management team alongside three of his former players - Bryan Gunn as First Team Manager, Ian Crook as first team coach and Ian Butterworth as Assistant Manager.
In December 2009, he became Lee Harper's assistant at Kettering Town but was controversially sacked later that month immediately following a 5-1 defeat to Leeds United in an FA Cup second-round replay where his choice of substitutions during extra time was blamed for the defeat.
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'''Nick Colgan''' (born 19 September 1973 in Drogheda, County Louth) is an Irish football goalkeeper, who is currently playing for Grimsby Town.
Colgan began his football career with his hometown club Drogheda United in 1991 before moving overseas to sign professional terms with Chelsea where he played just one game before going on loan to Crewe Alexandra in 1993, Grimsby Town in 1994 and Millwall in 1995. Colgan then went on loan to Brentford where he played 5 games, and then finally ending his loan spells with Reading where he again made 5 appearances. In 1998, Colgan signed on a free transfer for Bournemouth where he spent a season before moving to Hibernian where he spent 5 years making 147 appearances while also making 17 loan appearances for Stockport County in 2003.
In the summer of 2004, Colgan signed for Barnsley, where he endured a tough first season only playing in 15 games and ending up on loan to Dundee United for 3 months. The 2005-2006 Barnsley campaign showed a turn of fortune for Colgan as he became the team's first choice keeper. His outstanding displays during the season earned him 20 clean sheets in total as well as the title of Barnsley's Player of the Year and helped the team reach the League One Play Off final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 27 May 2006 where despite a mistake letting Swansea City take the lead, he recovered to make a historic save in the penalty shoot out which ensured Barnsley won their place back in the Championship.
On 4 October 2007 he handed in a transfer request at Barnsley after losing his place to summer arrival Heinz Mller. Manager Simon Davey has accepted the request.
He signed for Ipswich Town on 31 January 2008 as a free agent after settling his contract at Barnsley until the end of the season. He failed to make an appearance for Town, after fellow keeper Stephen Bywater was loaned in from Derby County who kept the goalkeeping shirt for the remainder of the season. Colgan was not offered a new contract at the end of the season and instead started the 2008-09 pre-season by training with Bradford City in the hope of earning a contract with the League Two side.
He joined Sunderland on 24 July 2008, where he was meant to provide cover for the goalkeeper position.
Colgan re-signed for his former club Grimsby Town on 13 July 2009, after being recommended to Mariners boss Mike Newell by his former boss at Sunderland, Roy Keane. His Grimsby career got off to a slow start as early season injuries meant that the Mariners had to bring in Southampton shot stopper Tommy Forecast and then Josh Lillis from Scunthorpe United to cover for him.
Colgan made his Republic of Ireland dbut in March 2002 against Denmark and has since been a regular fixture in the Irish squad, usually as a backup to Shay Given and Paddy Kenny, though he has earned himself 9 international caps. He has recently been left out of the Ireland squad in favour of younger goalkeepers such as Keiren Westwood and Joe Murphy.
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Armstrong was born in Corbridge, Northumberland.
In 1993, at the age of 35, he retired from playing professional football and started out as the manager of his then club Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS). For the 1995 season, he moved to Seinjoki and took the local club, TP-Seinjoki into the Veikkausliiga. In 1997, he was offered a post at FC Haka, which he accepted, getting the club promoted from the second tier and winning three league championships in a row with the Valkeakoski team.
In late 2001, he was signed by HJK, propelling the team to a league championship in 2002 and a league and cup double in 2003. In 2004, however, the club finished in mid-table.
He then worked for Finnish television as a football pundit and studio commentator.
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'''Steve Burtenshaw''' (born 23 November 1935 in Portslade) is an English former football player and manager. As a player, he made more than 200 appearances in the Football League as a wing half for Brighton & Hove Albion. As a manager, he took charge of several Football League clubs.
Burtenshaw was a one club man as a player, playing 237 matches in the Football League as a wing half for Brighton & Hove Albion between 1952 and 1966.
After retiring, Burtenshaw became a coach at Brighton; amongst the players he took under his wing was Howard Wilkinson, the future Premier League-winning Leeds United manager.
Burtenshaw joined Arsenal as a coach in 1971, succeeding Don Howe after his departure to West Bromwich Albion. Burtenshaw stayed for two years before resigning, despite the club reaching an FA Cup final and coming second in the First Division.
Soon after, he moved to Sheffield Wednesday and spent two years there as manager. He later became a coach at Everton, managing the side in a caretaker capacity for three games in January 1977 after the club sacked Billy Bingham. He went on to manage Queens Park Rangers from 1978 to 1979.
Burtenshaw later returned to Arsenal as a coach and scout, and was caretaker manager of the club between March and May 1986, after the resignation of Don Howe as manager; Arsenal finished seventh in the First Division that season. He returned to his coaching role after the club appointed George Graham that summer. Burtenshaw's time at the club was overshadowed when he admitted taking "bungs" for signing John Jensen, in the scandal that led to Graham's sacking as Arsenal manager. He was fined -7,500 with -2,500 costs by the Football Association.
After leaving Arsenal along with Bruce Rioch in 1996, Burtenshaw became chief scout under Stewart Houston at Queens Park Rangers.
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'''Francis "Frank" McLintock''' MBE (born 28 December 1939) is a Scottish former footballer.
Born in Glasgow and brought up in the Gorbals, McLintock started his career in the Scottish Juniors with Shawfield, before moving to Leicester City in 1957 as a wing half, making his debut for them in 1959. He spent seven years at Filbert Street, reaching, but losing, two FA Cup finals (1961 and 1963) and a winning League Cup final (1964). During this time he also made his debut for Scotland, against Norway on 4 June 1963, and in his third appearance for Scotland, against Spain on 13 June 1963, scored one of the goals in a 6-2 win.
In October 1964, he was signed by Arsenal and went straight into the first team. McLintock spent the next nine seasons with the Gunners, moving from midfield to centre half. He was a first-choice player throughout, and became the club's captain in 1967, and would go on to skipper the club during their period of success under Bertie Mee. Firstly, he reached another two League Cup finals (losing both, in 1968 and 1969), and became so disheartened he handed in a transfer request in 1969. Arsenal manager Bertie Mee managed to persuade him to stay, and McLintock went on to win three major trophies in the space of two years.
Firstly, McLintock led Arsenal to a Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final win in 1969-70, beating Anderlecht 4-3 on aggregate. The following year, he lifted club's first League and FA Cup Double in 1970-71; he also won the 1971 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award, and having only played once for Scotland since 1964, earned a recall to the Scotland side in 1970, winning a further four caps to bring his total to nine.
McLintock led Arsenal to their sixth Wembley final in 1972 (which they lost to Leeds), and second place in the First Division following year, before being sold to QPR in June 1973. In total, he had played 403 matches for Arsenal, scoring 32 goals. He spent four seasons with the Hoops, and was part of the side that qualified for the UEFA Cup after finishing a close second to Liverpool in 1975-76. He finally retired from the game in the 1977 close season. In all, he played over 700 times for his three clubs combined. He was made an MBE in 1972.
After retiring from playing, he had an unsuccessful stint as manager of his old club Leicester City, finishing bottom of the First Division and relegated to the Second in his only season in charge. He was later manager of Brentford between 1984 and 1987, and then as a coach at Millwall, helping the club gain promotion to the old Division One. Mclintock and Docherty were sacked in February 1990. Mclintock was more successful as a businessman, and made a successful career as an after dinner speaker, and as a pundit for first BBC Radio, and more recently Sky Sports. In 2009, McLintock was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.
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'''James 'Jimmy' Iremonger''' (born 5 March 1876, Norton, Yorkshire, England; died 25 March 1956, Nottingham, England) was an English cricketer and one of the players most unlucky never to play Test cricket. He did play a number of minor matches on the 1911/1912 Ashes tour and was considered many times between 1901 and 1905 for a place against Australia.
Iremonger played 334 first-class matches for Nottinghamshire between 1899 and 1914, scoring 16,622 runs at 35.06 and taking 619 wickets with his right-arm medium-pace at 22.98. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1903.
Iremonger had had a trial in the then-annual "Colts" match (whereby a team of twenty potential first-class cricketers played an odds match against the senior Nottinghamshire team) in 1897. It was though he had the potential to strengthen Nottinghamshire's dreadfully weak bowling, so that the county engaged him as a bowler in 1899 and he played in five matches for the first eleven. However, he took only five wickets and never more than one in an innings. It was thought he had the accuracy and the strong physique at over to succeed but lacked any spin whatsoever and thus could never beat even ordinary batsmen.
However, the following year his solid defence saw Iremonger establish himself in the first team as a batsman, but he was routinely criticised for lacking strokes and his figures with an average of only around 18 bore this out. It was thus a surprise when Iremonger jumped to the from rank of batsmen in August 1901 with four centuries successive matches and an average of 44.
For the following five years, Iremonger was one of the best batsmen in England, forming with Arthur Jones one of the best opening partnerships in the game. His exceptionally strong and watchful defence made him a very hard man to get out and he had developed a good range of strokes on the off-side - though his rather stiff style made him less than graceful to most spectators watching him. This first stage of Iremonger's career reached its peak in 1904 when he made 1,983 runs with an average above 60, including his highest score of 272 against Kent. 1907, despite Nottinghamshire winning the Championship, saw Iremonger decline badly as a batsman. He achieved a batting average of above 30 only once in the seven seasons from 1907 to 1913 and dropped down the order from 1910. Nevertheless, Iremonger always remained an extremely useful and obdurate bat in any crisis, and even in the wet summer of 1912 where he only once exceeded fifty, eight not outs gave him an average of 26.
However, from 1908, with John Gunn and Hallam declining rapidly as bowlers, Iremonger surprisingly filled the breach in the county's attack. Although he had not infrequently been tried as a change bowler, Iremonger did not take five wickets in an innings until 1908, yet at the end of that year he had taken 57 wickets and headed the Nopttinghamshire bowling averages. By 1910 his developing break-back and accuracy of length made him deadly on a worn or sticky wicket. The exceptional summer of 1911, though it was thought batsmen "did not find him difficult", saw Iremonger's nagging persevearance on the hardest of pitches rated so highly that he was taken to Australia for bowling alone. He did little and was never considered for the Triangular Tournament despite maintaining his form.
His last season of 1914 saw Iremonger frequently captain Nottinghamshire in the absence of any available amateur to carry out the job, and he regained some of the batting form of ten years before. His most notable feat, however, was bowling 66 consecutive overs unchanged against Hampshire at Southampton. This is an all-time record for most overs bowled by any bowler unchanged. When county cricket resumed after the war, Iremonger did not resume his first-class career, but he did play one match for Notts' Second XI in 1927, when he was 51 years old.
Iremonger lived to the age of 80, and was living in Nottingham at the time of his death in 1956.
James also played football for Nottingham Forest making his debut as a fullback in 1896 against Stoke City, and earned 3 caps for England.
James's brother Albert Iremonger, the Notts County F.C. goalkeeper, also played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire.
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'''Steffen Iversen''' (born November 10, 1976 in Oslo) is a Norwegian football player currently playing for Rosenborg in Norwegian Premier League. He has earned four Norwegian league championships with Rosenborg and one with Vlerenga. He has also played for Tottenham and Wolverhampton. He has 77 caps for the Norwegian national team, scoring 21 goals.
The first club that Iversen played for was Nationalkameratene. He later moved on to Astor, before starting his professional career at Rosenborg, and helped them win the Tippeligaen twice, in 1995 and 1996.
His exploits attracted the attention of overseas clubs, and in November 1996 he signed for Tottenham Hotspur just after his 20th birthday. He spent seven years at White Hart Lane - collecting a League Cup winners' medal in 1999 - before having a brief spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In 2004, he moved back to Norway to play for Vlerenga where he played a crucial role (along with goalkeeper Arason) during the 2005 season and won his third Tippeligaen, ten years after his first. His contract ended on 31 October 2005, and for months he was a free agent. Rumours abounded of several clubs showing their interest, including Mallorca, Everton and his previous club Vlerenga. On February 10, 2006 it was, a bit surprisingly, announced that he wanted to return to his old club Rosenborg, where his joining was officially announced on February 13, 2006. In Rosenborg Iversen was the star player and Rosenborg's topscorer (18 goals) of the 2006/07 season and helped his team win the title, Iversen's fourth medal.
When the transfer market was about to open again in the winter, the Belgian club K.R.C. Genk showed a great interest to buy him. A clause in his contract allowed him to leave the club if the new deal was signed before new year. After a lot of speculations and rumors, Iversen announced that he was staying in Rosenborg to Genk's dismay and disappointment. According to the Belgian club, Iversen had agreed over the phone. Rumours say that it was heavy fog that made the ex-Tottenham player stay in Norway. The story was that he was on his way to Belgium when his plane couldn't take off due to fog. While at the airport, he, for some reason, changed his mind and returned to Rosenborg, signing a new contract that lasts until 2011.
Iversen is known for his finishing abilities and astonishing heading skills. He is a constant threat to the opponents' defence and goalkeeper. Many consider Iversen the best header in Norway, alongside Daniel Berg Hestad.
Iversen also has 77 caps for the Norwegian national team, scoring 21 goals, and was part of their Euro 2000 squad.
The son of legendary footballer Odd Iversen, Steffen is considered by many to be a "trnder" denoting someone from the regions around Trondheim where his father played for Rosenborg, in part because he speaks the regional dialect. But Steffen was in fact born in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, when his father played for Vlerenga, and considers himself just as much a native of Oslo as of Trondheim.
He was linked to a number of English Championship clubs in the summer of 2008; including Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Ipswich Town.
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'''Alan Sunderland''' (born 1 July 1953) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Arsenal and Ipswich Town. He was capped once for England.
Sunderland was born in Conisbrough, Yorkshire, and began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers as an apprentice. He made nearly 200 appearances in total for the Midlands side, and won the 1974 League Cup and the Football League Second Division championship in the 1977 season.
In November 1977, he joined Arsenal for -220,000; initially a midfielder, he switched position to centre forward and became a regular, playing in the 1978 FA Cup Final, which Arsenal lost to Ipswich Town.
Sunderland's most famous moment came in the 1979 FA Cup Final; Arsenal had gone 2-0 up against Manchester United, with goals from Brian Talbot and Frank Stapleton, and looked set for victory with only five minutes remaining. However, United scored twice in three minutes, with goals from Gordon McQueen and Sammy McIlroy, and extra time loomed. In the very last minute of the match, however, Arsenal pushed forward in a desperate counter-attack; Liam Brady fed Graham Rix on the left wing, and his cross was converted by Sunderland at the far post to make the score 3-2, and win Arsenal the cup.
Sunderland stayed at Arsenal for another five years, forming an impressive partnership with Frank Stapleton for two years; he was the club's top scorer in 1979-80 and 1981-82, and featured in the Arsenal sides that lost the 1980 FA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup finals.
He also won a single England cap in a 2-1 friendly win over Australia in Sydney on 31 May 1980,
However, after a spate of injuries and the arrival of Charlie Nicholas, Sunderland found himself pushed out of the first team. He joined Ipswich Town on loan in February 1984, helped them to avoid relegation from the First Division, and made the move permanent later in the summer. He played for Ipswich until 1986, then had a brief stint at Irish club Derry City, before calling it a day. Following retirement, he opened a pub in Ipswich, before emigrating to Malta where he coached local team Birkirkara.
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'''Cyril John Poole''', born 13 March 1921, in Mansfield, and died 11 February 1996, was a cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire and England.
An entertaining left-handed batsman, Poole was 27 before he came into county cricket, but soon established himself in what was, throughout his time with them, one of the weaker first-class county sides. His one taste of Test cricket came on the 1951/52 tour to India, where he played three times for what was, in effect, an England second eleven, scoring two fifties. He was never picked again, though he continued in county cricket until 1962, and had his best season at the age of 40. He was an outstanding fielder in almost any position.
Poole also played league football for Mansfield Town, Gillingham and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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'''Frank Clark''' (born 9 September 1943) is an English former footballer and manager.
He was born in Consett, County Durham. He started at Crook Town, playing as a full-back. He started his professional career at Newcastle United, before joining Nottingham Forest, where he was part of Forest's 1978 Championship-winning squad and the following year's European Cup triumph. After retiring from playing Clark went on to become assistant manager under Ken Knighton at Sunderland and Leyton Orient. Upon Knighton's departure, he was promoted to manager at Leyton Orient], before spells at Nottingham Forest and Manchester City.
Whilst at Leyton Orient, he won the Fourth Division playoffs in 1989. Two years later, he became Managing Director of the Brisbane Road club and Peter Eustace became team manager. Clark remained in this role for two years until he accepted an offer to succeed the retiring Brian Clough as manager of Nottingham Forest.
Forest had just been relegated to Division One when Clark took over, but he took them back to the Premiership after achieving automatic promotion in second place. The club made an impressive top flight comeback by finishing third in the league and qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Forest were the only English team to play European football after Christmas during 1995-96, as they reached the UEFA Cup quarter finals where they were eliminated by eventual winners Bayern Munich. No other English club reached a European quarter-final that season. However, Forest finished ninth in the league, meaning that there would be no European action at the City Ground in 1996-97.
During his time as manager of Forest, he sold Stan Collymore to Liverpool for a then national record fee of -8.4million in June 1995. He had signed Collymore from Southend United two years earlier for -2.2million and during that time he had established himself as one of England's top strikers. Other successful signings by Clark included Collymore's strike partner Bryan Roy and understudy Jason Lee. However, he is also remembered for several "flop" signings for Forest, including Andrea Silenzi and Nikola Jerkan.
Clark resigned in December 1996 with Forest heading for relegation, but he was soon back in the game as manager of Manchester City. After a promising start results took a serious downturn, and he was sacked after 15 months with City on the brink of relegation to the league's third tier for the first time ever. This was his last management job.
He is now the Regional Director of the League Managers Association.
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'''Bruno Cheyrou''' (born May 10, 1978 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French professional football player who currently plays for Anorthosis Famagusta FC. .
After success with Lille OSC, where he scored against Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League, Cheyrou attracted interest from a number of clubs around Europe, most notably Liverpool. Grard Houllier had the player scouted for several months by scout David Murray before deciding to sign him in the summer of 2002 for -4.5 million (- 6.5m).
On signing him, Houllier dubbed Cheyrou the "new Zidane". Unfortunately, over time this tag proved to be a burden as he failed to live up to expectations. His first Liverpool goal came against Spartak Moscow in the Champions League.
A spell of four goals in five games over the Christmas period of the 2003/04 season at one time suggested his Liverpool career may make a turn for the better. Arguably, the highlight of Cheyrou's Liverpool career was the winning goal he scored in the 33rd minute at Chelsea in the 2003/04 season.
At the beginning of the 2004/05 season, new manager Rafael Bentez deemed Cheyrou surplus to requirements and immediately loaned him to Marseille in a season-long deal. He played 20 times for the club, scoring one goal. In the 2005/06 season, he was once again sent on a season-long loan, this time to Bordeaux, with a view to a permanent move; however, this failed to materialise. In January 2010 Anorthosis Famagusta signed the midfielder from Stade Rennes.
He has been capped three times by the France national team, making his debut on August 21, 2002 in a 1-1 draw against Tunisia.
Bruno has a younger brother, Benot, who plays for Olympique de Marseille. Cheyrou and his wife Constance welcomed a son, Nino on January 23, 2007 in France.
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'''Thomas Royston "Roy" Vernon''' (14 April 1937 - 4 December 1993) was a Welsh international footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Stoke City.
Vernon was born in Ffynnongroyw in Flintshire, Wales. He made his debut for Blackburn Rovers at the age of 18. He signed for Everton for -27,000 in 1960 (an Everton player Eddie Thomas was the 'make-weight' in the deal and moved in the opposite direction.) Vernon made his debut for Everton in February 1960.
He was the top scorer with 24 goals and captain when Everton won the championship in the 1962-63 season. His striking partner who scored 22 goals in that championship year was 'the golden vision' Alex Young.
Vernon was a lean player with an aquiline nose, a powerful left foot shot, great skill and a coolness when taking his chances. Brian Labone said of him: "Taffy Vernon was about 10 stone. Wet through he looked about as athletic as Pinocchio." Apart from his success in open play, Roy Vernon was probably the finest and most successful penalty-taker ever to play for Everton. He made 199 appearances for Everton scoring 110 goals.
He left Everton in 1965 to join Stoke City for -40,000 before playing in South Africa.
Vernon won 32 caps for Wales scoring 8 goals and represented his country in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.
Vernon was a heavy smoker, often smoking in the tunnel before the game and immediately after, and was reputed to bet on the horses in his spare time. He died in 1993 from cancer.
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'''John Mark Colquhoun''' (born 14 July 1963) is a Scottish footballer who played for Stirling Albion, Celtic, Hearts, Sunderland, Millwall and St. Johnstone.
A slightly-built but very pacy striker, Colquhoun was a popular and prolific goalscorer for his hometown club Stirling Albion when he was snapped up by Celtic in 1983. A relatively unsatisfying period at Celtic Park followed, in which he was played mostly on the wing instead of in the central striker's role at which he had excelled and which had brought him to the attention of the major Scottish clubs.
Nevertheless, Colquhoun did enough at Celtic to earn a move to Edinburgh with Hearts in 1985, and in a six-year stint, helped the club achieve its best performances in many years, only losing the 1985-86 Scottish Premier Division on goal difference thanks to a last day defeat at Dundee. It was during this spell that he gained international recognition, earning 2 caps for Scotland against Saudi Arabia and Malta in 1988.
In 1991, Colquhoun signed for Millwall, staying for only a single season before signing for Sunderland. After a further season on Wearside, John returned to the top division in Scotland when he re-signed for Hearts. In a four-year second tenure at Tynecastle, he never quite scaled the heights of 1986 in the league, although he did score with a low drive in the 1996 Scottish Cup Final.
Colquhoun spent a month with Scottish First Division side St. Johnstone in 1997 after leaving Hearts, helping them to promotion. He retired at the end of the 1996-97 season, having played in over 450 league games and scored well over 100 league goals.
A keen student of politics, Colquhoun was active during his playing career in the players' union in Scotland. After retiring, he was elected Rector of the University of Edinburgh and served as a member of sportscotland, the sports funding body for Scotland. He is now a successful football agent running his own agency. John was also a regular guest on STV's ''Scotsport''.
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'''Frank Howe Sugg''' (11 January 1862, - 29 May 1933) was an English footballer and cricketer. He played for England in two Test matches in 1888 and for three county cricket clubs - Yorkshire in 1883, Derbyshire from 1884 to 1886 and Lancashire from 1887 to 1899. He also played for five football clubs.
Sugg was born at Ilkeston, Derbyshire and became a solicitor's clerk and was living with his widowed mother at Nether Hallam in 1881. Though born in Derbyshire, he lived his early life in Yorkshire and made his first-class debut for Yorkshire in 1883. A season later, he went to play for Derbyshire where he made a large contribution. He was second in the averages one year to Ludford Docker, and in another to William Chatterton. His best score was 187 against Hampshire at Southampton.
With Derbyshire's fortunes declining, in 1887 he went to Lancashire, and it was during his term at Old Trafford that he appeared for England in two Test matches. In 1890 he was Wisden cricketer of the year. He scored 1000 runs in a season five times, all during the time with Lancashire. He was one of the early players (with James Southerton) to represent three teams in county cricket. His benefit match in 1897 raised 1000 pounds.
He was six feet tall and strongly built and had a sharp eye for the ball. He revelled in the drive and the hoick over square leg. He used to be shaky at the start, but once settled hit the ball very hard. Sugg was also an excellent outfielder. England won both the Tests that Sugg played in by an innings.
Sugg captained The Wednesday, Derby County and Burnley in football and was Everton's first Football League centre forward in 1888/89 season. He also played for Bolton Wanderers.
Sugg took part in weightlifting, long distance swimming, shotput, played in the final of the Liverpool amateur billiards championship, won numerous prizes in rifle shooting and held the record for throwing a cricket ball.
Sugg died at Waterloo, Liverpool at the age of 71.
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'''Asier del Horno Cosgaya''' (born January 19, 1981 in Barakaldo, Biscay) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF, mainly as a left defender.
Del Horno began his career at Athletic Bilbao in 1999, where his combative tackling and strength in the air saw him rise through the ranks as a stout left-footed centre-back. However, his pace and ability to contribute to the attack led to his being switched to left-back by the time he had arrived in the seniors for both club and country. Del Horno made his main squad debut in the 2000-01 opener at only 19, and eventually scored 13 goals in 108 league appearances for the Basque giants.
In June 2005, del Horno moved to Chelsea FC for a fee of -8 million. He won the first league championship of his career with the ''Blues'', as part of the squad that conquered the English title. He played 34 matches overall for Chelsea, scoring one goal, against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.
On 21 June 2006, del Horno returned to Spain to sign for Valencia CF, on a six-year deal, for -8 million, seen as a natural replacement for Amedeo Carboni, who had retired at 41. Athletic Bilbao had expressed interest, but withdrew from further negotiations, forfeiting any further financial advantage. Following surgery on his injured Achilles heel, which kept him off the pitches for most of the season, Del Horno made his debut for his new club on March 3, 2007, in a 1-0 league win over Celta de Vigo.
Del Horno was placed on the transfer list by then-Valencia manager Quique Snchez Flores, as the coach announced that the defender would not retain his position in the team for 2007-08. In the last day of the transfer window, del Horno agreed to join his former team Athletic Bilbao on a one-year loan deal, returning to Valencia after an injury-filled campaign; at the ''Che'', his physical problems persisted.
Del Horno made his Spain debut against Scotland on 3 September 2004. He scored the winner in a 1-0 friendly against England played in Madrid, two months later.
An ankle injury forced Del Horno to withdraw from the 23-man team named by Luis Aragons for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Medical staff in the RFEF alleged that Chelsea had prior knowledge of del Horno's injury, but allowed him to continue playing. His vacant position was controversially filled in by naturalised Argentinian Mariano Perna, of Getafe CF.
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'''Thomas James (Tommy) Wright''' (born 21 October 1944 in Liverpool) is a former footballer.
He joined Everton as an apprentice in 1964 and made 373 appearances at right back and scored four goals. Wright played in the winning team in the 1966 FA Cup Final, in the unsuccessful team in the 1968 FA Cup Final and in all 42 league games in the 1969/70 season when Everton won the Football League Championship by nine points.
Wright has often been described as the best right back to play for Everton. (Another candidate for this honour is Keith Newton who Everton usually played at left back and another is Gary Stevens) George Best once described Wright as his most difficult opponent.
Wright made twelve appearances for England including the classic match against Brazil in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. Wright made his debut for England in the game in which England beat the Soviet Union in the third place match in the 1968 European Football Championship in Italy.
Wright retired in 1972 after a serious injury.
A number of other British footballers have had the name ''Tommy Wright'', including two who played for Leicester City in the 1980s and 2000s.
He is Daniel, Katrina and Matthew Tomlinsons Great Uncle
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'''Howard Kendall''' (born 22 May 1946 in Ryton, County Durham) is an English football manager and former player. He is most famous for his connection to Everton, a club that he both played for and managed. His uncle Harry Taylor played for Newcastle United and Fulham in the 1950s.
Kendall joined Preston North End as an apprentice in 1961. He turned professional in May 1963 and played in the 1964 FA Cup Final against West Ham United. At the time the youngest player to appear in the final in the 20th century, his place in the side coming due to the regular left-half Ian Davidson being suspended by the club for an unauthorised trip to Scotland.
Originally a defender, Kendall joined Everton for -80,000 in March 1967 where he was moved into midfield with Alan Ball and Colin Harvey. This famous trio (given the nickname The Holy Trinity) were a major component of the Everton team that won the Football League First Division in the 1969-70 season. In the next three seasons, Kendall captained Everton. He was transferred to Birmingham City in February 1974 and later to Stoke City in August 1977 for a fee of -40,000. Kendall was made player-coach at Stoke City in February 1978 and played a pivotal role in the 1978-79 season when Stoke won promotion to the First Division.
To the amazement of many, Kendall never played for England at senior level, but won caps at Schoolboy, Youth and Under-23 level, captaining the England Youth side to victory in the 1964 Little World Cup Final.
In June 1979 Kendall was appointed player-manager of Blackburn Rovers and took the team into the Second Division in the 1979-80 season. Success continued the following season when Rovers narrowly missed out on promotion to the First Division on goal difference.
In May 1981 Kendall returned to Everton as player-manager, although he only played four games before finally retiring as a player. Initially he struggled and was on the verge of being sacked in January 1984 when results began to pick up with Everton reaching the League Cup final (losing to Liverpool) and winning the FA Cup (beating Watford) at the end of the season. In the 1984-85 season, Everton won the League Championship, finishing 13 points clear of runners-up Liverpool, and the European Cup-Winners' Cup, defeating Austrian side Rapid Vienna, and reached the final of the FA Cup. Everton narrowly failed to win both the League and the FA Cup in 1985-86 - second in both to Liverpool - but in 1986-87 won the League again, nine points clear of Liverpool, as the Merseyside clubs continued their stranglehold on the English game.
During his first spell at Goodison Park, he built an almost entirely new team which proved itself as one of the finest of the whole decade. He brought in younger players such as Peter Reid and Trevor Steven from smaller clubs to give them the opportunity to prove that they could compete at the highest level, and was largely successful. He also brought in "name" players such as Andy Gray, who was instrumental in a season and a half after joining them in late 1983, his goals transforming a struggling side into FA Cup winners and then league champions and European Cup Winners' Cup winners. He then sold Gray to Aston Villa and brought in Gary Lineker who scored more than 30 goals in the 1985-86 season and established himself as a world class striker before his transfer to FC Barcelona.
Kendall left Everton in 1987, frustrated by the ban from Europe of English clubs, to manage Athletic Bilbao in Spain. He was not a great success at Bilbao (4th in 1988, 7th in 1989) not helped by limitations on the players he could sign for the Basque club. He turned down an offer to manage Newcastle United to remain in Spain, but was sacked in November 1989 after a poor run of results.
The following month he returned to England as manager of Manchester City, before returning to Everton in November 1990. By this stage they were battling against relegation to the Second Division, but he turned their season around and they managed to finish ninth and also reach the FA Cup quarter-finals, defeating Liverpool in the fifth round. Despite the subsequent acquisition of players like Mo Johnston and Peter Beardsley, Everton remained little more than a mid table side during Kendall's second spell and he resigned on 4 December 1993.
After leaving Everton for the second time, Kendall took charge of Greek club Xanthi for a short and largely unsuccessful period. In January 1995 Kendall returned to English football, taking over at First Division Notts County. The Magpies were struggling badly after a nightmare start to the season, but under Kendall's leadership there was a considerable improvement, with County pulling out of the relegation zone by the end of March. However, a series of rows with chairman Derek Pavis led to Howard Kendall being sacked in April 1995 - exactly why has never been fully clarified. The Magpies form collapsed shortly afterwards and the team were relegated to Division Two at the end of the season.
Subsequently, Kendall joined Sheffield United in December 1995, saving the club from relegation and then taking them to the 1997 play-off final, which was lost to Crystal Palace.
Kendall then returned to Everton for third time as manager in August 1997, but resigned at the end of the season having only managed to avoid relegation on the final day of the season.
Kendall moved to Greek side Ethnikos Piraeus, but was sacked in March 1999 after only four months in charge and with the club eight points adrift at the bottom of the Greek First Division. As of 2007, this was Kendall's last role in football management, although in 2001 he revealed that he had "had offers" from a number of English clubs which he rejected, and he has recently expressed interest in the Republic of Ireland managers' job. He remains the last English manager to win a European competition with an English club.
'''Preston North End'''
'''Notts County'''
kendall signed neville southall for a free of -150,000
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'''James "Jim" Magilton''' (born 6 May 1969) is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager, who is currently unemployed following a spell as manager of Queens Park Rangers.
Born in in Belfast, Magilton was a gifted midfield player with an exquisite range of passing who represented Northern Ireland 52 times. He played for Oxford United, Sheffield Wednesday, and Southampton before ending his playing career after seven-and-a-half years at Ipswich.
Magilton served as an apprentice at Liverpool alongside the likes of Steve McManaman and Mike Marsh. He was transferred to Oxford United in October 1990 at the age of 21. There he made 150 League appearances before moving to Southampton in February 1994.
===Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday===
Magilton was Alan Ball's second signing a month after being appointed as Southampton's manager, costing the Saints -600,000. Magilton made his first Saints appearance in a 4-2 victory at The Dell over Liverpool on 14 February 1994 in which match Matthew Le Tissier scored a hat-trick. Magilton soon established himself as a commanding presence in the central midfield role. Magilton was described in Holley & Chalk's ''In That Number '' as "a neat and indefatigable "fetcher and carrier" between penalty areas."
In the 1994-95 season Magilton started all 42 league games (scoring 6 goals) and continued to feature regularly in the following two seasons under managers David Merrington and Graeme Souness.
Following Dave Jones' appointment in the summer of 1997, Magilton rejected the offer of a new contract and, after making 156 appearances with Southampton, in September 1997 he moved to Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of -1.6 million. He scored once for Wednesday, in a 1-1 draw with West Ham in April 1998.
He moved on to Ipswich Town in 1999, first on loan, then as a permanent signing. He scored his only career hat-trick against Bolton Wanderers in the 1999-2000 play-off semi-final, securing the club's place in the play-off finals, and admitting himself that it was his best ever performance.
The 2005-06 season was Magilton's last at Ipswich as an active player however he was registered to play for 2006-07 whilst manager.
Magilton originally intended to secure a coaching role at another club, but made a tentative approach to the Board at Ipswich to fill the managerial vacancy after Joe Royle's departure prior to the 2006-07 season. Magilton was appointed as Ipswich manager on 5 June 2006, alongside former Academy Director Bryan Klug. Although registered as a player, Magilton stated that he would play no more games for the first team during the 2006-07 season, but hoped to turn out for the reserve side.
In May 2007, Magilton was linked with the Northern Ireland manager's job after it was vacated by Lawrie Sanchez, but the ex-international decided against taking the post, due to his lack of experience.
In Magilton's first season in charge (2006-07), he led Ipswich to a satisfactory 14th position. Then, in the 2007-08 Season, Magilton lead Town to an impressive 8th place finish, missing out on the play-offs by a single point. This position was obtained by virtue of Town's excellent home record despite their poor away form. However despite substantial investment in the squad the team failed to make the play-offs in the 2008-09 season. This led to Magilton being sacked as manager on 22 April 2009.
On 3 June 2009, Magilton was appointed the Queens Park Rangers manager until June 2011, replacing Paulo Sousa, who was dismissed in April.
On 9 December 2009 Magilton was suspended by Queens Park Rangers following an incident at Watford's Vicarage Road. He reportedly confronted midfielder kos Buzsky after the match in the dressing room. Magilton reportedly head butted the midfielder in a heated exchange although later reports suggested no such headbutt occurred and that the suspension was in response to an ultimatum from Buzsky.
On 16 December 2009 it was announced Magilton had left Queens Park Rangers by mutual consent.
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'''Damien John Richardson''' (born 2 August 1947, Dublin) is an Irish football manager and former player. He currently has no club attachments, having left Cork City at the end of the 2007 season. Richardson formerly managed Gillingham in England and Cobh Ramblers, Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers in Ireland.
His father George managed St. Patrick's Athletic in the 1970s.
As a player Richardson's career was divided between Shamrock Rovers and Gillingham. He made his Rovers debut in a 2-1 friendly win over Sunderland at Roker Park on 10 August 1963. His competitive debut came eight days later as Rovers beat Shelbourne 3-0 at Tolka Park in a Dublin City Cup clash. While at Rovers he twice won the FAI Cup in 1968 and 1969 (scoring in the final replay) as well as getting an Inter League cap and represented the club 5 times in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup. He received the first of three international caps for the Irish national team while at Shamrock Rovers, making his debut against Austria in Linz in October 1971. He scored in his final appearance for Rovers on 22 October 1972 at Milltown.
He moved to the English Fourth Division side Gillingham at the age of 25. He played for the Priestfield Stadium side for the next nine years before being released in 1981. During his time there he scored 100 goals.
Richardson's managerial career began in 1989 where he managed Gillingham, having previously served as the club's youth team manager. A rather lacklustre career there ended in 1992, and he returned to Ireland in 1993 to manage Cork City. He proved an instant success bringing the club within striking distance of retaining the league title. However, after 18 months he left the club after a dispute with then chairman Pat O'Donovan.
Following Cork City, he moved on another Cork side Cobh Ramblers before taking up the management position at Shelbourne. His time at Shelbourne saw two Cup successes (1995/96 and 1996/97), one League of Ireland Cup (1995/96) and a runner up position in the League (1997/98) in three seasons. His failure to win the league ultimately cost him his job.
He moved to his old club Shamrock Rovers, where his tenure for three seasons failed to result in a trophy. Ultimately, Richardson and club chairman Joe Colwell disagreed on the direction of the club, and parted ways. Colwell wanted to focus on building a new stadium for the club, while Richardson wanted to focus on a full-time panel of players.
In 2005 Richardson returned to League of Ireland management when Cork City's manager Pat Dolan was dramatically sacked before the start of pre-season friendlies. Cork City Chairman Brian Lennox signed the 57 year old Richardson to a two year contract at Turners Cross 15 days before the first competitive match of the season. Richardson commented that the Cork City job was the only one that could have brought him back to League of Ireland management. Despite being hospitalised in September in his first season in charge Cork City were crowned League of Ireland champions for the second time in the club's history. Cork City also reached the final of the FAI Cup but were defeated by Drogheda United. The 2006 and 2007 seasons saw 4th place positions for his club in both years. In 2007 Richardson led Cork City to FAI Cup victory, but left shortly afterwards following some controversy, and a financial settlement agreement.
In 2002, Richardson left football management to become a TV soccer pundit with TV3 in Ireland, before returning to the game in 2005. He is now a regular pundit on Monday Night Soccer on Raidi Teilifs ireann, and is also a regular contributer to RTE Radio's coverage of Republic of Ireland international matches.
Richardson writes a regular blog for the RTE / MNS website, and continues to write a weekly column for a Cork newspaper since his time as manager of Cork City. His imaginative and often abstract style of writing has led to him being referred to as the MNS studio's "resident poet".
Richardson has also supported Red FM's national award winning "Break the Cycle" anti-speeding campaign. In addition to his media work, he occasionally teaches football team management seminars. Richardson also once played the bodhran on an album by Tundra, a folk music group from Kent.
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'''Colin Harvey''' (born 16 November 1944 in Liverpool, England) is a retired English footballer who is best known for his time as a player, coach and manager with Everton. He is married to Maureen and lives in Aughton, Lancashire.
Harvey was born in Liverpool and joined Everton as an apprentice in 1960. Harvey was often described as an elegant and skilful player and was nicknamed the "White Pele" by Everton fans. "A beautiful footballer this boy" commented Kenneth Wolstenhome during the 1968 FA Cup Final, while Goal Magazine called him "a delightful player to watch". One modern-day footballer that Harvey is sometimes compared to is Paul Scholes. Although Scholes goalscoring record is far better, he is vastly inferior in the tackle to Harvey, whose finesse was complimented with a tenacious spirit and determination. The 'White Pele' nickname came about because of his natural ability, grace and technique:
"''It was when I made my debut for Sheffield Wednesday at Bolton. My dad had brought me back and I got a few phone calls asking how the game had gone, and someone told me that there was a banner at the Park End at Goodison saying something about me and the white Pele - it was a very proud moment for me! For someone to say that about you comparing you to probably the best player that ever played the game is really unbelievable. To think that people thought that much of me was hard to believe.''"
Harvey made his debut in 1963, aged 18, against Italian giants Inter Milan in a European Cup tie in the chaotic San Siro Stadium. He became a first team regular during the 1964-65 season.
Of the occasion he said: ''"[I found I was playing] on the afternoon of the game. We had lunch and then we had a team meeting. Harry Catterick said there would be only one change. He said -Denis Stevens - you move to number 4 and Colin Harvey goes to number 8- This was all because Gabby was injured at the time. It was as simple as that! I just gasped, I didn-t have a clue that I was going to play - it was a great way of doing it, he didn-t give me a chance to think about it, I just had to go out there and play! I thought no-one was going to expect too much of me, I just went out there and done my best and I did okay."''
Harvey became a part of the famous midfield trio known as the "Holy Trinity" with Alan Ball and Howard Kendall. Widely regarded as the best midfield of their generation, they were the key components of Everton's Football League First Division winning team in the 1969/70 season captained by Brian Labone. In an interview in the late 1970s, Harry Catterick claimed that in terms of "skill and ability, Colin was the best" of the Holy Trinity. Of the late 1960s/early 70s Everton side, George Best said "they were a delight to watch and indeed play against." It was in fact Harvey's superb solo goal which clinched the title at Goodison Park vs West Brom which has been described as one of the best ever goals to win the league championship.
He played in the 1966 FA Cup winning team, scoring the winning goal in the Semi Final against Manchester United. Harvey also played in the 1968 team that also reached the FA Cup final who lost the game against underdogs West Bromwich Albion. Harvey was also a key member of the 1970 League Championship winning side. While at Everton he made 384 appearances (4 as substitute) and scored 24 goals.
Harvey left Everton in 1974 to join Sheffield Wednesday where he played for 13 months before retiring because of a persistent hip injury.
Harvey was capped once for England against Malta in a European Championship qualifier in 1971. When asked by an Independent Everton website whether he felt he should have won more caps for England, he said:
''"In my honest opinion yes I do, it was difficult because Alf Ramsey played England like a club side and he picked players who-d done well for him over the years. Some were top players who had won the world cup and reached the quarter finals in 1970. Give him his due in that respect but I always hoped I would have got more and I believed that I should have done. Unfortunately it wasn-t to be but the fact I did I play for England is a great honour and one I will remember.".''
Colin was first called into the squad in 1969 for England's South American Tour and made his international debut in a 4-0 win over Mexico. It was only after he arrived home that he realised this was unofficial. In late 1969 a serious eye injury kept him out of contention for two months and his absence was felt hardest by Everton as their results suffered without their deep-lying playmaker. By the time he returned Alf Ramsey's Mexico World Cup squad was virtually picked, meaning Colin had to wait a further year to pick up his solitary cap.
Following his retirement from the game in 1976, Billy Bingham invited Harvey back to Everton to become Youth Coach. This was a role in which he was successful, winning the 1977 Youth Cup in a side featuring future stars Kevin Ratcliffe and Steve McMahon.
Harvey was promoted to reserve team coach in 1981 at the same time that Howard Kendall became manager.
In 1983, Harvey was promoted to first team coach, which coincided with the beginning of Everton's most successful period in their history in the mid 1980's (two Championships, FA Cup and a European Cup Winners' Cup). Indeed, many ex-Everton players including striking partners Andy Gray and Graeme Sharp, cite Harvey's promotion to first team coach as the main reason for the team's reversal of fortune and the great success that followed. Colin was appointed manager of Everton in June 1987 after the departure of Howard Kendall. During his spell as Manager, Everton finished 4th, 8th and 6th respectively in the old First division and also reached the 1989 FA Cup Final losing 3-2 to Liverpool. Harvey's time as manager ended on 31 October 1990, when he was sacked as manager of an Everton side which stood 18th of 20 sides in the First Division - their worst-ever start to a league season. On 7 November 1990, Everton appointed Howard Kendall as their new manager and Harvey returned to Goodison Park in the old manager-coach partnership.
Harvey left Everton shortly after Kendall's departure in December 1993, and in November 1994 became assistant to Oldham Athletic's new player-manager Graeme Sharp following the departure of Joe Royle to Everton. Sharp left Oldham in March 1997, and Harvey followed him out of the Boundary Park exit door, but was soon back in the game as Everton's youth coach when Howard Kendall became manager for a third time.
As youth coach, Harvey was once again successful in winning the FA Youth Cup in 1998. During his spell as Youth Coach, Harvey nurtured the talents of England internationals Francis Jeffers and Wayne Rooney, where once again the Youth Team progressed to the Youth Cup Final in 2002.
He retired in 2003 due to ongoing hip problems, and was granted a testimonial against Italian side Bologna FC recognising his remarkable achievement of playing, coaching and managing at every level within the club during 40 years of almost continuous service to Everton Football Club.
In 2005, Harvey released an autobiography called "Everton Secrets", written with BBC Radio Merseyside presenter John Keith. He also had a weekly column with the Daily Post entitled "Talking tactics". He currently also presents a weekly round up of the English Premier Leahue on GNB Radio 2 UAE prior to the EPL commentary.
Evertonians have nominated Colin Harvey for an MBE for over forty years worth of service to Everton F.C.
In November 2007 he came out of retirement to become the new chief scout at Bolton Wanderers who are managed by former Everton midfielder Gary Megson. Harvey has helped to bring a number of UK and foreign based players to the Reebok Stadium including Grtar Steinsson, Tamir Cohen, Matthew Taylor and Gary Cahill.
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'''Gordon Chisholm''' (born 8 April 1960 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional football player and manager. Chisholm played as a central defender for Sunderland, Hibernian, Dundee and Partick Thistle. After retiring as a player, Chisholm became a coach, mainly serving as an assistant to Ian McCall at various clubs. Chisholm succeeded McCall as manager of Dundee United in 2005, and guided the club to the 2005 Scottish Cup Final, which they lost 1-0 to Celtic. He was sacked the following season, however, and was subsequently appointed manager of Scottish First Division club Queen of the South. Chisholm also guided that club to a Scottish Cup Final, a 3-2 defeat by Rangers in 2008.
Chisholm started his career at Sunderland where he spent seven years and was a member of the side that reached the final of the Football League Cup in March 1985, where they lost 1-0 to Norwich City. Unfortunately for Chisholm, he deflected Asa Hartford's shot into the net for Norwich's winning goal.
Chisholm moved back to Scotland later that year, when he joined Hibernian for a -60,000 fee.
Chisholm had assistant manager roles at Partick Thistle, Clydebank, Ross County, Airdrie, Falkirk and Dundee United, primarily working with Ian McCall.
Chisholm was appointed as caretaker manager of Dundee United on 14 March 2005, following the sacking of Ian McCall. Chisholm suffered 3-2 defeats against both Celtic and Hibernian in his first two matches in charge. The following week, however, Chisholm's team triumphed over Hibernian, Rangers and Hearts. United then went on to end a run of eight games over three years without a win against neighbours Dundee, with goals by Mark Wilson and Jim McIntyre sealing a 2-1 win. These results meant that Chisholm won the SPL manager of the month award in his first full month in charge of the team (April 2005). Chisholm's team then retained SPL status in dramatic style with a late Barry Robson penalty at Inverness on the final day of the season.
United's victory against Hibs meant that they reached the 2005 Scottish Cup Final, which they lost 1-0 against Celtic. As Celtic had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League, however, United qualified for the UEFA Cup. Chisholm was given the position of manager on a permanent basis on 24 May 2005. Despite spending considerable money on players such as Lee Miller, Dundee United were eliminated in the qualifying stage of the UEFA Cup by Finnish team MyPa. Poor league form and a 3-2 defeat against Aberdeen in the third round of the Scottish Cup, after having led 2-0, led to Chisholm being sacked on 10 January 2006 by Dundee United chairman Eddie Thompson.
Chisholm again became Ian McCall's assistant, this time at Dumfries club Queen of the South, until McCall's departure from the club at the end of the 2006-07 season. Chisholm then accepted the role as manager; simultaneously, chairman Davie Rae announced that the club was to turn full time that season. In March 2008, Chisholm guided Queens to only their second ever Scottish Cup semi-final appearance with a 2-0 quarter final victory against Dundee, a game notable for a record-breaking goal from 84 yards by Ryan McCann. Queens followed this with a 4-3 win against Aberdeen in the semi-final, which meant that Chisholm had guided Queens to their first ever Scottish Cup Final appearance. Despite second half Queens goals by Steve Tosh and Jim Thomson, Rangers ran out 3-2 winners in the Final. After an injury plagued start to the season, Queens eventually finished 4th in the Scottish First Division.
Chisholm managed Queens in their subsequent 2008-09 Uefa Cup qualification games against FC Nordsjlland. The first leg, hosted at the ground of Airdrie, was played in a quagmire with the Danes running out 2-1 winners. Chisholm's team delivered a stronger performance in the return leg, controlling most of the game but with only one goal to show for their superiority. With a 1-0 victory of no value in an aggregate result due to the away goals rule, the Danes scored two late goals, taking advantage of Queens reduced to near suicidal tactics at that point in a desperate attempt to salvage the contest. Notably in both games, Chisholm refused to award a starting place to Stephen Dobbie, the greatest talent at the club in a generation.
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'''Shefki Kuqi''' (born 10 November 1976 in Vuitrn) is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian origin. He plays for TuS Koblenz in Germany.
Kuqi started his playing career with Mikkelin Kissat shortly after migrating to Finland. He later played for Mikkelin Palloilijat, HJK and FC Jokerit in Finland's Veikkausliiga. Kuqi was the league top scorer in the 2000 season.
Kuqi joined Stockport County in January 2001. Regarded by many as the saviour of County's 2000-01 season as he impressed with his speed and strength, he went on to score six goals in eighteen games to help County retain their division one status. Shefki is still the club's second most internationally capped player.
He then had a spell at Sheffield Wednesday where he scored 19 times between January 2002 and September 2003, unfortunately with Wednesday being relegated to Division Two (or League One as it is now known) during his time at Hillsborough. Many Wednesday fans were bemused though at then manager Chris Turner's decision to let Kuqi leave for Ipswich for free. Whilst in Sheffield, Shefki also scored a goal against Sheffield United in The Steel City Derby. He scored the second goal in the 81st minute at Hillsborough to ensure a win after Lloyd Owusu had opened the scoring with his very first touch of the ball on his debut.
Kuqi joined Ipswich Town in September 2003. His 20 goals in the Championship for Ipswich in the 2004-05 season earned him a move to the Premier League with Blackburn. Kuqi scored seven Premier League goals for Blackburn in the 2005-06 season.
He joined Crystal Palace for a reported -2.5 million transfer fee at the end of the August transfer window in 2006.
Kuqi did not have a prolific first season at Selhurst Park, scoring only seven goals in 38 games, and at the end of August 2007, he signed for Fulham on a four-month loan deal, where he made ten league appearances, scoring no goals.
Kuqi was placed on the transfer list and fined two weeks wages by Neil Warnock after signalling an offensive gesture to Palace fans when they cheered as he was substituted following a particularly poor performance in the 2-0 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 23 February 2008. Other reasons behind him being transfer listed were due to his weight gain and lack of fitness.
In March 2008 Kuqi returned to Ipswich on loan until the end of the season. He began the 2008-09 campaign with his first team prospects seemingly irretrievable but Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock named (and used) him as a substitute for the away draw at Ipswich Town and home victory over Charlton in September and on 4 October he scored the second goal of Palace's 2-0 victory at Nottingham Forest. Kuqi's return to the first team completed a remarkable sequence of events, and he ended his season as the top scorer of his team. Kuqi was offered a new contract on 27 January 2009 which he rejected.
After Kuqi's contract ran out at Crystal Palace on 1 July 2009, he signed a two years deal with TuS Koblenz
Kuqi is a striker and is known more for his goal scoring threat, determination and physical presence.
Kuqi has received some media attention - especially from Match of the Day - for his spectacular, and unusual, diving goal celebration known as a Swan Dive. Kuqi jumps forward with both arms out, in what could be described as an attempt to glide like a bird, before crashing to the ground; the movement bears some resemblance to a bellyflop and has been referred to as a "Flying Finn". Although it looks like a celebration which may cause injury, Kuqi has said it does not hurt him.
Kuqi made his debut for the Finnish national team on 18 August 1999 against Belgium. He is a regular member of the Finland squad.
He is the older brother of Njazi Kuqi and Daut Kuqi.
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'''Erik "Panzer" Hagen''' (born 20 July 1975) is a Norwegian international football player, formerly playing on with Zenit St. Petersburg. He is a center back. During his time in Vlerenga he was labelled "Panzer" by the fans. Among other things he created a "hate list" of Norwegian footballers in the club magazine Vl'enga Magasin, containing among others Vidar Riseth.
On 9 October 2004 Erik Hagen made his first appearance on the Norwegian national team away to Scotland at 29 years of age. Norway won 1-0. Since then, Hagen has been a regular member of the Norwegian central defence.
Hagen's won the Kniksen award as Defender of the year, and as Kniksen of the year in 2004. The Kniksen award is the highest individual award for a Norwegian footballer.
In December 2004 Erik Hagen was sold to Zenit St. Petersburg from Vlerenga, becoming the first Norwegian footballer to play in Russia. In 2005 Hagen played 28 league matches for Zenit, receiving 12 cautions. In January 2006 he was elected vice-captain by the team. On 31 January 2008 it was announced that Hagen would be joining English Premier League side Wigan Athletic, signing on loan until the end of the current season.
He has a twin brother, Rune Hagen, who also plays professional football. He signed for Vlerenga at the same time as his brother.
On July 28, 2008 he appeared on the Vlerenga home stadium before a game against Troms. It was announced he has once again signed for the club, and is coming back to where his career reached new heights. According to Vlerenga he has signed a 2 1/2 year contract with the Oslo club. This was especially appreciated with Klanen, Vlerenga's official supporter club, as Hagen was one of the most popular players to play for the club.
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'''Brian Leslie Labone''' (23 January 1940 - 24 April 2006) was an English footballer who played for and captained Everton. A one-club man, Labone's professional career lasted from 1958 to 1971, during which he won the Football League championship twice and the FA Cup once.. He also played 26 times for the England national football team.
Liverpool-born Labone chose to join Everton at 17 in July 1957 instead of going to university. His debut for the first team was in 1958. He was widely regarded as one of the best central defenders of his era. He was a strong tackler, good in the air, adequately fast but he rarely used his left foot.
Labone made 451 League appearances for Everton and a total of 534 in all competitions. He scored two league goals and was booked only twice throughout his career. Labone played in the championship teams of 1962-63 and 1969-70, in the FA Cup winning team of 1966, and in the FA Cup final of 1968. Brian showed his high opinion of Everton in a simple quote ''"One Evertonian is worth twenty Liverpudlians"''
Labone played 26 times for England between 1962 and 1970. He withdrew from England's 1966 World Cup squad because of his imminent marriage but played in three of the four games in the World Cup in 1970 in Mexico.
In 1970-71 Labone sustained a serious injury to his Achilles tendon and retired from playing.
Labone maintained his links with Everton where he worked as a guide for guests & visitors and a website columnist. Labone was included in Everton's 'Greatest Ever Team'
as voted for by the fans at the start of the 2003/2004 season to mark the clubs 125th anniversary.
Whilst returning home from an Everton fans awards evening at The Winslow Hotel in Walton, Labone died suddenly after collapsing in the street close to his Lydiate home at the age of 66.
Another former Everton captain, Kevin Ratcliffe, paid the following tribute: ''"Brian was Everton. If you could put together a team of every player that has ever captained Everton, every one of us would turn to Brian to lead us out. He will always be known as the captain of Everton"''. Everton Chairman Bill Kenwright also paid tribute by saying: ''"On the foot of the Dixie Dean statue outside Goodison Park are the words "Footballer - Gentlemen - Evertonian"..........those words summed up Dixie - and they apply, equally, to the great Brian Labone."'' Part of Everton's home ground, Goodison Park, was named in his honour.
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'''Keith Robert Newton''' (23 June 1941 - 15 June 1998) was an English footballer.
Newton was born 1941 in Manchester. He played football for Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Burnley. He signed for Blackburn Rovers in October 1960. Originally a wing-half, he was converted to a full-back, and became one of England's finest defenders. He played at either right or left-back.
Newton signed for Everton in December 1969 for -80,000, after making over 300 first-team appearances for Blackburn Rovers. He made 58 appearances for Everton scoring only one goal. He played in the latter half of the 1969-70 season in which Everton won the championship. Everton gave him a free transfer to Burnley in 1971.
Newton won his first cap for England in February 1966. He played 27 times for England until 1970 including three matches of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.
Newton retired from playing in May 1978.
He died at the age of 56 after a long battle with lung cancer.
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}}'''Trevor McGregor Steven''' (born Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, 21 September 1963) was an England footballer who shot to fame with the successful Everton side of the 1980s.
A right-sided midfielder with great vision and pinpoint crossing ability, Steven grew through the ranks at Burnley, making his debut in 1981. Over the next two seasons he became a regular supplier of goals and Everton boss Howard Kendall, who was building a new team based on youth, decided to bid for him.
Trevor Steven began his professional football career with Burnley on leaving school in the summer of 1980, and broke into the first team in the 1981-82, at the age of 18, when he scored three goals in 36 league games to help Burnley win promotion to the Second Division as Third Division champions. He managed eight goals in the 1982-83 season, but was unable to prevent Burnley from going straight back down to the Third Division.
Burnley accepted -300,000 for the then 19 year old Steven who joined Everton in the summer of 1983. He made his debut at the beginning of the following season, which proved a watershed campaign for Kendall's men. Despite finishing in 7th position in the Football League Championship, someway behind eventual Champions, Liverpool, the season was saved - as was Kendall's job - by two excellent Cup runs. In the League Cup final at Wembley, the Merseyside clubs drew 0-0 before Liverpool won the replay by a single Graeme Souness goal. Steven was not selected by Kendall, but by the time Everton lined back up at Wembley for the FA Cup final two months later, he was in the team.
Watford were the opponents, and Steven played his part in the second goal of Everton's 2-0 success. The controversial nature of the goal has since served to overshadow the quality of the cross which Steven delivered for it on the right touchline.
As he ventured down the flank, Steven sent in an early, high and very awkward ball towards the Watford penalty area, which Everton centre forward Andy Gray and Watford goalkeeper Steve Sherwood challenged for together. Though Sherwood seemed to get two hands on the ball, Gray's challenge certainly involved contact with his head and the goal was given. Few argued afterwards, though debate has always raged about whether Gray committed a foul or not. Steven, however, had played his part and an FA Cup winners' medal was his.
The following season, Steven established further his right-flank partnership with full back Gary Stevens, which was a strong and creative link-up. Kendall had completed his team-building process and Everton went from strength to strength, winning the First Division title for the first time in 15 years and reaching the FA Cup final again. Steven established himself as one of the best midfield players in Europe with his ability to take players on with his sublime skills and wing play combined with defensive duties when needed. The "double" chances evaporated when Manchester United, despite being down to ten men, won at Wembley in extra-time, but there was consolation for Everton when they defeated Rapid Vienna 3-1 in the final of the European Cup Winners Cup in Rotterdam. Steven scored the second goal with a crisp, close-range volley after Rapid failed to clear a corner. He had also scored a crucial goal in the semi-final against Bayern Munich. In the league, he managed 12 goals from 40 games and was among their top scorers.
Everton lost the League title to Liverpool on the last day of the season, and then Steven suffered FA Cup heartbreak for the second season in a row when Liverpool beat Everton 3-1 at Wembley. However, his season ended with some joy as he was selected by Robson for the squad which would represent England in Mexico at the World Cup, and a year later he enjoy another title triumph as Everton finished champions of the league with Steven scoring 14 goals - the most league goals he scored in a season for the club.
Robson preferred Waddle as his one orthodox wide man for the opening game against Portugal, but England played poorly and lost 1-0. No changes were made, despite this defeat, and England suffered a nervy and embarrassing goalless draw against Morocco, meaning they had to win their final group game or they were out.
As a consequence, Steven got his World Cup chance as Robson ditched Waddle and went for the creative but disciplined pairing of Steven on the right and Hodge on the left. It paid dividends, as Steven combined down his flank with Stevens, as ever, to set up an opening goal for Gary Lineker; Hodge then set up Lineker's second, and Steven delivered a corner which went uncleared, allowing Lineker to complete his hat-trick.
The time had come for Steven to move and Souness, now manager of Rangers, offered him the chance to hook up with his friend Stevens and reform their renowned partnership down the right. Offers came in from other clubs but Steven chose Ibrox, to some criticism. His main reason for doing so seemed to be the attraction of European football, as the ban on English clubs was ongoing and Steven had been denied the chance to play in the European Cup with Everton as a consequence. So, after 299 appearances and 60 goals, Steven left Everton in a -1.5 million pound deal and went to Scotland.
Despite being the latest in a sequence of high-profile England internationals signed by Graeme Souness, Steven's arrival at Ibrox was relatively low-key, principally because it coincided with the controversial signing of Mo Johnston - the first high-profile, established Roman Catholic player to be signed by Rangers in the post-war period. Steven rapidly became a solid member of the Rangers squad, securing a league championship in his first season.
His form at Ibrox persuaded Bobby Robson to retain him in the England squad, though by now his choices on the flanks had ventured toward the more adventurous, with Waddle and Barnes now ahead of Steven and Hodge in the stakes. That said, Steven made the final cut of 22 players for the tournament in Italy when Robson announced it, edging out the unlucky David Rocastle.
Steven did not feature in the tournament until the quarter final against Cameroon when he came on as a substitute as England found themselves behind in the second half. He did the same thing again in the semi-final - again replacing his Rangers team-mate Terry Butcher - as England chased the game against West Germany, ultimately forcing a draw and a penalty shootout. Steven didn't take a penalty and England went out. He finally started a game when Robson put him in the team for the showpiece third-place play-off against Italy, which England lost 2-1.
Robson's successor Graham Taylor selected Steven for a number of friendly internationals but he didn't play in any of the qualifying games for the 1992 European Championships. Then England suffered an almighty injury crisis prior to the tournament in Sweden and Taylor put Steven in his squad, selecting him on the right flank in an England side which looked unrecognisable from the one which had reached a World Cup semi-final two summers earlier. Steven played in the group games against Denmark and France, both of which ended goalless, but was dropped for the final game against the hosts, which England lost 2-1, ensuring their elimination. Steven's England career ended there, with 36 caps and four goals.
In 1991 Steven had moved for a massive fee of -5.5 million (one of the highest involving a British player) to Olympique Marseille where he stayed for one season, winning the French league title. Rangers re-signed Steven for -2.4 million in 1992.
In contrast to his first spell at the club, Steven's second period at Ibrox was undermined by a succession of minor injuries, although they were league champions in each of the next five seasons (one of them as treble winners and two as double winners) before Steven retired from playing in 1997.
He was a regular player in the first of his two seasons back at Ibrox, but managed just 11 appearances in the 1994-95 season (when Rangers won their seventh successive title and their fifth that Steven had been involved in) and with the arrival of Paul Gascoigne he managed only six league appearances. His final season, 1996-97, brought eight league appearances and one goal as Rangers matched Celtic's record of nine successive Scottish league titles.
A stunning season for Steven was completed when, in February 1985, he was called up by England coach Bobby Robson to make his debut in a qualifier for the 1986 World Cup against Northern Ireland. He stayed in the side for the next three games, scoring his first goal in a friendly win over the Republic of Ireland and contributing to a brace of drawn qualifiers versus Romania and Finland.
When he was awarded his fifth cap against Italy at the beginning of a summer mini-tournament in North America, he was joined behind him by his Everton team-mate Stevens, therefore transferring a successful and feared partnership to the international stage. However, Steven soon had a rival for the right flank as Robson began to explore various combinations for his wide men. Chris Waddle was a more flamboyant and explosive player than Steven (and John Barnes was similarly so against the more stoic Steve Hodge on the left flank) but Robson often preferred the consistency and team play of Steven on the right wing and he became a frequent choice as a result.
Steven scored his second England goal in a 5-0 thumping of the USA in Los Angeles at the conclusion of the summer tour. Everton were once again challenging for First Division and FA Cup honours and Steven became one of the country's most consistent players, regularly putting on a show with Everton while maintaining his form internationally when given the opportunity. In January 1986 he scored the opening goal in a 4-0 win over Egypt in Cairo and continued to be selected as the World Cup neared.
Steven played as England thrust aside Paraguay in the second round but in the quarter final, with England 2-0 down against Argentina, he was sacrificed midway through the second half by Robson to give Barnes his first run-out. Barnes single-handedly destroyed the Argentine defence but could only set up one goal and England were eliminated.
The next year saw Steven settled back into a dominant Everton side, which regained the League title with some panache. He also played a full part in a robust qualification campaign for the 1988 European Championships. By the time the tournament came round in the summer of 1988, Steven had a healthy 22 caps.
The competition was a disaster, as England succumbed to tiredness to lose all three of their group games. Steven in the squad, missed the calamitous opening defeat to the Republic of Ireland, but played in the 3-1 defeat by Holland, after which his pal Stevens was lambasted for some weak defending against Dutch centre forward Marco van Basten, who scored a memorable hat-trick. Steven stayed in the team for the now meaningless final group game against the 1-3 defeat against USSR, which was the worst performance of the lot, although he was unlucky not to give England the lead when his header hit the underside of the crossbar when the score was still 1-1.
England came home in disgrace but Robson stayed in his job and Steven stayed in his plans as the qualifiers for the 1990 World Cup loomed. However, his right flank partner Stevens left Everton to join Rangers and Steven struggled to form a similar telepathy with replacement Neil McDonald. Everton ended the season without a trophy - losing the FA Cup final to Liverpool again - and Steven wasn't called up for England until the end-of-season Rous Cup shindig against Scotland, which England won.
Since he retired, Steven has worked in the media, most notably as a co-commentator for the BBC during their coverage of the 2002 World Cup.
He now acts as a pundit for RT in Ireland, having covered the 2006 World Cup in Germany for RTE. He is also a regular contributor to RTE's coverage of the English Premiership and Champions League, acting as analyst and co-commentator.
As well as his media work, Steven also acts as a football agent for many high profile players in the Scottish and English Premier Leagues. He also works for aviation company, Cloud9.
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'''Tomas Antonelius''', ne '''Gustafsson''', (born May 7, 1973 in Stockholm) is a Swedish ex-footballer, who became an economics student since his retirement. He began his footballing career playing as "Tomas Gustafsson" before changing his name in 2001. The reason for this change was that "Gustafsson" is a very common name in Sweden and it caused a lot of confusion, he chose "Antonelius" as it was the married name of his older sister.
A self-confessed AIK supporter, Antonelius played for Brommapojkarna, AIK, Coventry City in the Premier League and FC Copenhagen in Denmark. He also had a brief stint with Canadian side Winnipeg during a year in college in North America.
In 2002 he left Coventry to join F.C. Copenhagen, however, he suffered a serious knee injury 1,5 years after joining the club and never played football again. He announced his retirement in September 2003 due to this failure to recover from the injury. He was part of the Swedish squad at Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Quarter Final 1997 against Barcelona (1-3, 1-1)
Swedish league Champion 1998, Cup winner 1997 and 1999 with AIK.
Danish League Champion 2002/2003 with Copenhagen
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'''Peter Ndlovu''' (born February 25, 1973 in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean football striker.
Ndlovu was originally spotted by John Sillett, prior to his official signing from Highlanders by Terry Butcher in July 1991. He made an immediate impact by scoring away at Arsenal and then became the toast of Highfield Road with a thunderbolt winner against Aston Villa in November 1991, endearing him to the Sky Blues fans.
Although he would go on to play a major role at several clubs in the second tier, his time at Coventry will always stand out due to its top flight status. He would play a significant role in two major teams, Bobby Gould's attacking team of the early 90s and Ron Atkinson-Gordon Strachan's expansive squad of the mid-late 1990s.
Bobby Gould's team in 1992/93 must surely go down as the archetypal under-achievers. Having acquired the legendary striker Micky Quinn in November 1992 they continued what had already been a blistering start, with away wins at Tottenham Hotspur (2-0) Sheffield Wednesday (2-1) and Wimbledon (2-1) to add to already impressive home wins against the likes of Middlesbrough (2-1). By the early autumn the Sky Blues briefly topped the inaugural Premier league and would only lose five league games prior to Christmas. The addition of Micky Quinn to the squad led to further outstanding home wins against the likes of Aston Villa (3-0) and Liverpool (5-1). They would eventually go to Championship contenders Blackburn Rovers and leave with a (5-2) victory in February 1993. However, a barren March/April programme and a run in that would see back to back games against Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea and Leeds Utd saw them slip from 5th in the league in February to 15th by the end of May. A league position secured with a thrilling performance from Ndlovu in a last day 3-3 draw against Leeds Utd. Ndlovu was a key component throughout the season in Gould's fast pacey front line which included John Williams, Kevin Gallacher (until his departure to Blackburn) and Robert Rosario, who formed a worthy partnership with Micky Quinn. Peter Ndlovu's goal against Norwich City, in a 1-1 draw in late September, was a signature piece of Ndlovu flare which earned him the Match of Day 'Goal of the month' competition.
The 1993/94 season would see a managerial shift in the autumn as Phil Neal, Bobby Gould's No.2, took over the reins from his passionate Coventry born boss but not before the legendary curtain raiser to the 93-94 season. Bobby Gould's first day gamble would be to play without traditional full backs. This novel formation gave Peter Ndlovu full licence to play a large part in a memorable opening day triumph in the capital. The 3-0 victory on a sunny 14 August, against double-cup winners Arsenal, saw Micky Quinn score a hat-trick in front of the newly refurbished North Bank. It also ensured that the Sky Blues made one of their customary lightning starts to the season, so synonymous of the early 1990s. After an early Ian Wright threat on the Coventry goal, it was Ndlovu who made a darting run into the Arsenal penalty box which produced a clumsy challenge from Lee Dixon. The resulting penalty was calmly converted by Micky Quinn for the opener. The second half would see Ndlovu and Roy Wegerle lead the Gunners defence a merry dance-Wegerle in particular enjoying possibly his finest game for the club. So shocked were Arsenal by the 3-0 defeat that manager George Graham cancelled the proposed post-match lap of honour at the final whistle, which was to parade their Coca Cola and FA Cup silverware. The explanation given by Arsenal was 'Reasons beyond the club's control!'. It is thought the Sky Blues turned down a then-massive -4 million offer from Arsenal at the end of the same 1994 season for Ndlovu's services. The dramatic resignation of Bobby Gould, after a 5-1 mauling at Loftus Road in October 1993, was reputedly inspired by the possible imminent sale of Ndlovu to a top six club. However, Ndlovu stayed but the 11th place finish secured that season was not repeated in the 94-95 campaign. Phil Neal was replaced by Ron Atkinson. Big Ron saved the club from relegation in the spring of 1995 whilst also bringing in Gordon Strachan as his player-coach No.2.
This second significant phase for Ndlovu would once again promise much; the 'new era' of big money signings heralded by Atkinson's appointment saw the arrival of Huckerby, Whelan, Salako and McAllister together with earlier signing Dion Dublin. Big Ron provided vital impetus in the spring of 95, but the following season his stylish and classy team sheet rarely 'clicked' in the traditional sense. However, Ndlovu scored some memorable goals for the Sky Blues during this period, including the first away player to secure a hatrick at Anfield for 30 years. Other memorable goals in Sky Blue included a vital winning goal away at Wimbledon in a relegation six-pointer and a dynamic last minute rifling winner in a 3rd Round FA Cup tie at West Bromwich Albion.
Ndlovu gradually suffered due to inconsistency. The large and expansive side Gordon Strachan inherited, well equipped with attacking options, saw fierce competition for places from the likes of Whelan, Huckerby, Salako and Telfer. An increasingly cosmopolitan Premier league too would eventually see Coventry turn to the likes of Steve Froggatt and Moroccan internationals Mustapha Hadji and Youssef Chippo in the years following Ndlovu's departure. However, if a 'Best Of' goals compilation were ever undertaken by Coventry City, focusing on their top flight era, then Peter Ndlovu's name would figure prominently. He was known as 'Nuddy' by the die hard Coventry City fans in Highfield Road's 'West End' and as 'The 'Bulawayo Bullet' by the media of the day. A likeable and mischievous character off the pitch, Peter Ndlovu is well placed in the top flight Coventry City goalscorers table with a return of 41 goals. The 'Gould-Neal' and 'Atkinson-Strachan' tenures in the Premiership remain some of Coventry City's most exciting-and indeed frustrating-spells in top flight football.
Ndlovu eventually moved to Birmingham City in July 1997, signed by Trevor Francis for a fee of -1.6m. Ndlovu is generally considered a success by Blues fans, despite failing to reach the Premiership whilst "Nuddy" was in their ranks. Ndlovu's old-school wing play helped propel the Blues to two successive play off appearances in Nationwide Division One, though both appearances would ultimately end in semi-final defeats. After spending time on loan for Huddersfield Town in 2000, he moved to Sheffield United in February 2001.
Ndlovu also enjoyed success at Sheffield United and was known to their fans as 'Nuddy'. With him playing on the right side of midfield, Sheffield United managed to get to two semi-finals of major cup competitions, in addition to the final of the Championship (formerly Division 1) play-offs in the 2002-03 season.
He scored the winning goal against Leeds United in the 2002 Worthington Cup competition and scored a hat-trick against Cardiff City in 2003-04. He left the Blades in the summer of 2004 having scored 25 goals in 135 league games. In all, Ndlovu scored more than 90 goals (many memorable) during his 12 seasons and 338 appearances in the top two flights of the English football league.
Ndlovu signed for South African Premier Soccer League outfit Mamelodi Sundowns during the 2004 off-season.
Thanda Royal Zulu have made one of their major signings before transfer window closes today by bringing former Mamelodi Sundowns striker Peter Ndlovu on board.
Ndlovu was released from his contract by Thanda Royal Zulu at the end of last season
2008/09 after they were relegated from South Africa-s top division. He must now find a job against mounting legal woes.
A veteran of 100 international games, Ndlovu is the all-time leading scorer for the Zimbabwean national team. He also led his nation to qualification for their first African Cup of Nations (held in 2004 in Tunisia) as well as their second appearance at the 2006 tournament in Egypt. He played several international games alongside former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar in the early-1990s.
Ndlovu's brothers, Adam and Madinda, were also international players. The brothers played on the streets of Makokoba, Zimbabwe, where they grew up. Peter also played in both his primary and secondary schools and his hometown team Highlanders before joining Coventry in 1991.
Jim Brown (2000) Coventry City: The Elite Era. Desert Island Books ISBN 9781874287360
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'''Alexey Gennadyevich Smertin''' (born 1 May 1975 in Barnaul, Russian SFSR) is a former Russian football player. He recently retired from professional football after having had his contract with Fulham terminated and discovering a new career in politics. Smertin was the captain of the Russian national team. He was a fairly versatile player and was able to play in defence as well as midfield.
Smertin has previously played for Dinamo Barnaul, Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetski, Uralan Elista, Lokomotiv Moscow, and French team Girondins Bordeaux before moving on to Chelsea. His older brother Yevgeni Smertin played football professionally as well.
Claudio Ranieri brought Smertin to Chelsea from Bordeaux in August 2003 for -3.45m before loaning him out to Portsmouth for the 2003-04 season. After some impressive performances at Fratton Park, most notably in Pompey's 1-0 victory over Manchester United, Smertin returned to London. However, Ranieri had now been succeeded by Jos Mourinho, who had made his own midfield signing in compatriot Tiago Mendes, adding to a midfield that already boasted Frank Lampard, Claude Makll, Geremi, and Scott Parker. Smertin only played a bit-part role for the team in 2004-05 as Chelsea won the title. He did however score his first and only Chelsea goal this season, in the 3-1 Champions League win over Porto.
He was ultimately deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge and was loaned out to Charlton Athletic for the 2005-06 season. At Charlton, he was a starter and had some impressive performances. In January 2006, he was transferred to Dynamo Moscow, for a fee of -1 million.
In an interview with the European Soccer Magazine in March 2006, Smertin insisted that he harboured no ill-feeling whatsoever towards Mourinho, and that he was grateful to have been able to participate in the celebrations at Stamford Bridge when Chelsea were crowned English Premier League champions. Smertin also insisted that his time in England was "a good experience", and that he now believes more firmly than before that the Premier League is the most challenging domestic competition in world football.
Smertin played a total of 22 games for Dynamo Moscow before being transfer listed, alongside several other newly-signed players, such as Maniche, Francisco Lima, Costinha and Giourkas Seitaridis in Andrey Kobelev's massive attempt at rebuilding the team for the new season.
After Smertin's release from Dynamo Moscow, he returned to England, signing for Fulham on a two and a half year deal that would see him remain at the club until the summer of 2009. He started most of the opening games of the 2007/08 season but the arrival of fellow-midfielder Danny Murphy on transfer deadline day restricted his playing opportunities. In addition, he suffered from several injury problems. When fit, Simon Davies and Danny Murphy were often preferred as the midfield pairing. On 30 August 2008, Fulham manager Roy Hodgson informed Smertin that he was free to leave the club. The following day the club cancelled his contract with immediate effect .
Smertin has been capped over 50 times for Russia, including the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004. He was made captain in June 2004. Andrey Arshavin took over the duties as Russian Captain after Smertin. There was speculation Alexey might return to the national team but that died away since Smertin began to lose playing time at Fulham and Russia qualified for Euro 2008 with a young team on the last day of qualifying.
After failing to find a new club after leaving Fulham, Smertin turned his hand to politics back home in Russia. In March 2009, he was elected as an MP in the Altai region of Russia.
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'''Joel Joshua Frederick "Jobi" McAnuff''' (born 9 November 1981) is a professional footballer who plays for Reading. He is a midfielder and has played for Jamaica.
Born in Edmonton, London, McAnuff made his professional debut in the 2001-02 season with First Division side Wimbledon.
In the January 2004 transfer window McAnuff joined West Ham United. He played only 14 games for the club, scoring 1 goal against Crewe.
In his first season at Selhurst Park, McAnuff played 43 games and scored eight goals. His performances in the Championship understandably led to interest from a number of clubs and in the summer of 2006 being linked with moves to Watford, Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic, the latter managed by his former boss at Palace Iain Dowie. However, it was announced during the summer 2006 transfer window that he would stay at Crystal Palace, and play for the Eagles under new boss Peter Taylor.
After a less successful 2006-07 campaign, McAnuff moved to Watford in June 2007 in a deal worth an initial -1.75 million.
McAnuff endured a slow start to his Watford career and found himself out of the side for the early part of the season due to the loan arrival of young Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson. After Johnson's loan ended prematurely in November, McAnuff returned to the side and scored two important goals - the winner away at Sheffield Wednesday and a last minute long-distance strike to save a point at home to Cardiff City.
McAnuff joined Reading on 27 August 2009, managed by former Watford manager Brendan Rodgers, for an undisclosed fee. Making his debut against his former club Watford on 26 September 2009. He scored his first goal in a 3-1 win over Coventry City on 31 October 2009.
McAnuff has one cap for Jamaica, which he picked up in a friendly against Nigeria in 2002. He is now 'retired' from international football and has not been called up since.
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'''Trevor Edward Bailey''' (born 3 December 1923) is a former England Test cricketer. He was educated at Alleyn Court School in Westcliff-on-Sea before going to Dulwich College and Cambridge University.
A right-arm fast-medium bowler, dependable right-handed batsman and strong fielder, Bailey played 61 Tests for England between 1949 and 1959. He took 132 wickets at the bowling average of 29, scored a century (134 not out) in attaining a useful batting average of nearly 30, and took 32 catches. At the Lord's Test in 1953 England were facing defeat. He shared a defensive fifth wicket stand with Willie Watson, defying the Australian bowlers for over four hours to earn a draw. England went on to regain The Ashes. His best Test bowling figures of 7/34 enabled England to bowl out the West Indies for 139 in the first innings of the fifth Test at Kingston, Jamaica in 1953-4, on a pitch on which the groundsman expected the home side to score 700. This enabled England to win the match and to share the series 2-2.
For Essex in English county cricket he was a linchpin for many years with his swing bowling. His first-class cricket career began just after World War II in 1946 and lasted 21 years as he played 682 matches, taking 2,082 wickets at a bowling average of 23.13, which puts him 25th on the all-time list of wicket-takers. Bailey achieved the rare feat of taking all 10 wickets in an innings, for 90 runs, against Lancashire at Clacton in 1949. His 28,641 runs in first-class cricket put him 67th on the all-time list of run-getters. He captained the county from 1961 to 1966, well enough for many to think that it was unfortunate that he never captained his country. He was also the county's secretary from 1955 to 1967, which enabled him to receive a salary whilst at the same time technically remaining an amateur cricketer.
He is the only player since the Second World War to score more than 2,000 runs in a season and take 100 wickets, a feat he achieved in 1959, and he achieved the all-rounders' double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in a season eight times, a post-WWII record he shares with Fred Titmus. He was selected as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1950.
He was renowned for his slow scoring, Neville Cardus writing of one innings in his book ''Cricket of Vintage'': "Before he gathered together 20 runs, a newly-married couple could have left Heathrow and arrived in Lisbon, there to enjoy a honeymoon. By the time Bailey had congealed 50, this happily wedded pair could easily have settled down in a semi-detached house in Surbiton; and by the time his innings had gone to its close they conceivably might have been divorced."
After retiring from cricket in 1967, Bailey continued to play for Westcliff-on-Sea Cricket Club for many years and also became a cricket journalist and broadcaster. He was the cricket and football correspondent of the ''Financial Times'' for twenty years. He was a regular on the BBC's Test Match Special for many years, where fellow commentator Brian Johnston nicknamed him "The Boil," based on the supposed Australian barrackers' pronunciation of his name as "Boiley." He still watches Westcliff-on-Sea Cricket club play at their Chalkwell Park Ground which he played on so many times for School, Club, and County..
He played football for Cambridge University (appearing in the University Match against Oxford), Southend United reserves, Leytonstone and Walthamstow Avenue. At various times he played at centre-half, inside-right and on the wing. He was a member of the Walthamstow Avenue side which won the FA Amateur Cup in 1951-2. The following season, he played in the side which reached the fourth round of the FA Cup. Drawn against Manchester United at Old Trafford, they drew 1-1, a fine achievement for an amateur side. The replay took place at Highbury, and Manchester United won 5-2.
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'''Nicholas James "Nicky" Weaver''' (born 2 March 1979 in Sheffield) is an English football goalkeeper who recently played for Dundee United. Weaver is a former England under-21 international.
Weaver was bought by Manchester City from Mansfield Town on the recommendation of goalkeeping coach Alex Stepney. He made his competitive Manchester City debut in the first match of the 1998-99 season against Blackpool, keeping a clean sheet. Over the course of the season Weaver kept a total of 26 clean sheets, breaking the club record for clean sheets in a season. Weaver was the hero for Manchester City in the 1999 Second Division Play-Off final versus Gillingham after his penalty save clinched promotion, prompting him to go on a 'crazy run' around the Wembley pitch. Around this time, Weaver was tipped to receive full international honours for England after becoming an England under 21 international.
Since 1999 Weaver has been blighted by injury, and he did not start any games in the 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. He did play the last fifteen minutes of the 2004-05 season, when Stuart Pearce surprisingly substituted Claudio Reyna for Weaver so the regular City goalkeeper David James could play in attack against Middlesbrough.
Weaver's return to fitness resulted in injury once again during the close season of 2005, ruling him out of the start of the season. In Autumn 2005 Weaver went on loan to Sheffield Wednesday, the team he had supported since childhood, in an attempt to return to full fitness.
While at Wednesday, Weaver made 14 appearances, beginning with a 2-1 victory at home to Derby County and ending with a 3-0 defeat away at Leeds United. He also played in the Steel City derby away at Bramall Lane against Sheffield United, where Wednesday were beaten 1-0. He was the only Sheffield born player in the entire fixture.
Before the 2006-07 season, Manchester City sold James to Portsmouth, bought Andreas Isaksson as a replacement and gave Isaksson the number 1 shirt. However, an injury to Isaksson meant Weaver played the first game of the season on 20 August 2006, his first senior start for the club in nearly three years, and Weaver's improved form led to him starting all but one of the Manchester City games in the rest of 2006.
On 4 July 2007, out of contract Weaver signed for Charlton Athletic on a free transfer. Following his release from Charlton. Weaver signed for Dundee United on 5 August 2009 on a short-term contract, playing in every league match before his contract expiry in early January 2010.
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'''Graeme Marshall Sharp''' (born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire on 16 October 1960) is a former footballer. He started his playing career at Dumbarton before signing for Everton for -120,000 in 1980.
Sharp was regarded as good in the air and able to hold the ball well and distribute it to provide more scoring opportunities for others than for himself. He formed successful scoring partnerships with Andy Gray, Adrian Heath and Gary Lineker. In the 1984-85 season Sharp scored 30 goals in 54 matches. In 426 appearances for Everton (21 as substitute), Sharp scored 159 goals to set a post war goalscoring for Everton which has yet to be matched.
He did not walk into the first team at Goodison Park, and by the end of the 1980-81 season had still made just six league appearances for the club. But then came new manager Howard Kendall, who soon selected Sharp as a regular striker and was rewarded handsomely as Sharp netted 15 goals in 29 league games. The goals continued to flow over the next nine seasons.
Sharp's greatest achievements were as part of the Everton team which in 1984 won the FA Cup (he scored the first goal in the final), in 1985 and 1987 won the Football League Championship and also in 1985 the European Cup Winners' Cup. In October 1984, he scored the lone goal in Everton's first win at Anfield since 1970. He was on the losing side in the FA Cup finals of 1986 and 1989, with both of these finals being won by Everton's local rivals Liverpool. His key role in this golden era led to his inclusion in Everton's "Greatest Ever Team", following a poll in the club's 125th anniversary.
After Gary Lineker's departure to FC Barcelona in the 1986 close season, Sharp had a succession of strike partners. First he played alongside Paul Wilkinson and then Wayne Clarke before the arrival of -2million Tony Cottee for the start of the 1988-89 season. Despite the arrival of another striker - Mike Newell - a year later, Sharp remained a regular player with 33 games and six goals in the 1989-90 season. For a while it looked as though Sharp could be on the verge of another title triumph with Everton as they went top of the league in late autumn 1989, but they failed to sustain their title challenge and finished sixth as Liverpool sealed their 18th (and to date most recent) league title. He remained a regular player in 1990-91, though his 27 league appearances delivered just three goals. With speculation that manager Howard Kendall (who had returned in November 1990 more than three years after leaving Everton) was about to sign Dean Saunders, it appeared the Sharp's days at Goodison Park were numbered. Kendall didn't actually sign a new striker for Everton until November 1991, but Sharp knew that he wasn't going to be part of Kendall's future plans and he departed to Oldham Athletic (managed by former Everton player Joe Royle) in July 1991, allowing Tony Cottee and Mike Newell to start the 1991-92 season as Everton's strikeforce.
Oldham Athletic paid -500,000 for Sharp just after their promotion to the First Division after a 68-year exile. He helped them finish 17th in 1991-92, ensuring that they would be members of the new Premier League. He helped them avoid relegation on goal difference in 1992-93, and reach the FA Cup semi-final a year later, although they were finally relegated to the new Division One at the end of the 1993-94 season.
When Joe Royle quit as Oldham manager to take over at Everton in November 1994, Sharp took over as player-manager at Boundary Park and they finished in midtable in 1994-95 - a disappointing showing for a side who had retained all but one of their key players (Mike Milligan) from the side that had been relegated from the Premier League and reached an FA Cup semi-final. Further disappointment came in 1995-96 when Oldham finished 18th, and Sharp finally walked in March of 1996-97 with Oldham on the verge of their imminent relegation to Division Two.
He then spent a season as manager of Bangor City in the League of Wales.
Sharp now works for the local press in Liverpool and radio for 96.7 Radio City in the north-west of England and is currently the Everton's fans' liaison officer.
Sharp played 12 times for Scotland, between 1985 and 1988 including one match in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, scoring just one international goal.
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'''Kevin Mark Sheedy''' (born 21 October 1959 in Builth Wells, Wales) is a retired Welsh born footballer of Irish descent who is best remembered for being the first choice left winger in Everton's hugely successful 1980s side. He was also a member of the Republic of Ireland national football team of this era, and is now an academy coach for Everton. Renowned for his left foot, he was also a dead-ball specialist, whether scoring from free-kicks or from the penalty spot.
Sheedy started his career with Hereford United, followed by a short spell with Liverpool, but played just three competitive games in four years and was sold to Everton for -100,000 in 1982.
Sheedy's most notable achievements were as part of the 1984 Everton team that won the FA Cup, (although he missed the final through injury). In 1985 and 1987 he won the Football League Championship, and in 1985 the European Cup Winners' Cup, scoring in the final itself.
Sheedy left Goodison Park in 1992 on a free transfer to join Newcastle United, and helped them win the Division One title, and promotion to the Premier League, in 1992-93. He ended his career with Blackpool in the 1993-94 Division Two campaign.
Despite his birthplace, Sheedy won 46 caps for the Republic of Ireland scoring nine goals, including one in a game in the 1990 World Cup against England.
He is also noted as the first-ever Republic of Ireland player to score a goal in the World Cup finals, he also scored a penalty in a shoot out win over Romania in the last 16.
Sheedy was also part of the Euro 88 squad and played all 3 matches.
Since retiring from playing, Sheedy has been assistant manager at Tranmere Rovers and Hartlepool United. He joined Everton's coaching staff in July 2006, where he coaches the Academy team.
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'''Robert Dennis "Bob" Latchford''' (born 18 January 1951) is an English former association footballer who played as a centre forward. He made more than 500 appearances in the Football League, playing for Birmingham City, Everton, Swansea and Coventry City in the First Division, and won 12 full caps for England.
Latchford was the complete centre-forward: good in the air and on the ground. Despite his size - 6 feet (1,83m) tall - he was very fast over short distances, making him a great 'poacher' of goals and he also scored with some great diving headers.
Latchford was born in Kings Heath, Birmingham. He was transferred from Birmingham City to Everton for -350,000, a British transfer record at the time (Howard Kendall and Archie Styles were transferred to Birmingham City as part of the same deal, with Birmingham being paid just -80,000). At Everton, Latchford was the top scorer for six successive seasons, scoring 30 goals in the 1977-78 season. During the mid-seventies, Latchford was widely considered as one of the top English forwards of his generation. He earned his first full cap for England in a World Cup qualifier against Italy in 1977. In April 2006 a book was published telling the story of his 1977/78 season. Co-written with journalist Martin O'Boyle, the book supports
The closest he came to a winner's medal at Everton was a finalist in the League Cup in 1977. Latchford made 268 appearances (3 as substitute) for Everton scoring 138 goals. He was a great inspiration to a whole generation of Everton fans in the 1970s. Latchford left Everton for top-flight Swansea in 1981, scoring a hat-trick on his debut for the Swans. He later also played for Dutch NAC Breda (15 Appearances - 13 Goals) and Newport County.
Latchford won 12 caps and scored 5 goals for England.
Now living in Germany with his family, Bob makes regular trips back to England to speak on the after-dinner circuit and also has a regular column on Everton independent website, , where he comments on Everton Football Club.
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'''Edward "Ted" Sagar''' (7 February 1910 - 16 October 1986) played football for Everton and England.
He was known as a fearless goalkeeper of great ability. He was quite light in an era when goalkeepers were barged into more often than today. He joined Everton as an apprentice in 1929 after playing for Thorne Colliery in Yorkshire and made in debut in 1930. He played in the championship winning sides of 1931-32 and 1938-39 and the FA Cup winning side of 1933.
He made 499 appearances for Everton; this goalkeeping record for the club was only beaten by Neville Southall in 1994.
He retired from playing in 1952 and ran a pub in Aintree. He died in October 1986, aged 76.
Sagar played four times for England, as well as once for Northern Ireland during the war.
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'''Kevin Ratcliffe''' (born 12 November 1960) is a former Welsh footballer who spent most of his career playing for Everton. He was born in Mancot, near Queensferry in North Wales.
Ratcliffe joined Everton as an apprentice in 1977 and made his dbut in 1980 but was not a first team regular until 1982. In 1983 at the age of 23 he was made captain, just as the club began a highly successful spell.
After leaving Everton in 1991, he went to Dundee and then played for a short spells with Cardiff City, Nottingham Forest and Derby County.
Ratcliffe was considered one of the fastest central defenders ever to play football. On arrival at Everton he challenged the whole first team squad to a sprint race and won. Ratcliffe claimed that he challenged Linford Christie to a sprint in the street shortly after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, in which Christie won the 100 m gold medal, and beat the runner. He was not the most skillful of footballers but he anticipated superbly, tackled ferociously and did the simple things well.
Ratcliffe was capped 59 times by Wales, often as captain. He also represented his country at under-21, youth and schoolboy level. Despite several near-misses and boasting famous players such as Ian Rush, Neville Southall and Mark Hughes as well as Ratcliffe, Wales failed to qualify for a major tournament while Ratcliffe was involved in the set-up.
In 1994, Ratcliffe joined Chester City as assistant-manager to Mike Pejic and continued to play for a year. In the summer of 1995, he became manager of the Blues and stayed at the helm until August 1999, when he left after falling out with new owner Terry Smith . The highlight of his years at Chester was guiding the club to the Division Three play-offs in 1996-97 and he later took credit for steering the club to a mid-table position in 1998-99 while in serious financial trouble.
Reputedly Ratcliffe drew -5000 from his own bank account to help cover the costs of a water bill because the club's cheques were refused.
In November 1999 Ratcliffe joined Shrewsbury Town as manager and helped them avoid relegation from the Football League on the final day of the 1999-2000 season at Chester's expense. The highlight of his tenure was a January 2003 FA Cup third round victory over his old club Everton, who were doing well in the Premiership at the time. Interestingly, Everton manager David Moyes was a former ''Shrewsbury'' player. But a disastrous run after this saw Shrewsbury relegated to the Football Conference after 53 years in the Football League. Ratcliffe left the club within days, stating that he had to take the blame for Shrewsbury's downfall as he had brought in most of their players.
Ratcliffe now works for BBC Wales Sport.
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'''Thomas George "T.G." Jones''' (12 October 1917 - 3 January 2004) was a Welsh footballer most notable for his career with Everton and Wales.
Born in Connah's Quay, Jones started his professional career with Wrexham. He signed for for -3,000 in 1936. He won a Football League First Division champions medal in only his second full season at Everton in 1938-39, before his career was interrupted by the Second World War. Jones worked in a factory during the war but he resumed his career for Everton in 1946. A.S. Roma successfully bid -15,000 for him, a large sum in those days, but foreign exchange regulations stopped the transfer. Everton were still short of cash and so transferred Tommy Lawton to Chelsea F.C. and Joe Mercer to Arsenal. These deals were not only blows to the Everton team, but to him personally, as he had been best man at both their weddings.
A club director falsely accused Jones of feigning injury and his appearances thereafter were sporadic. Jones's injury was actually severe enough to put him in hospital for four months. Once the relations with the manager Theo Kelly became so bad that he was even not picked for the reserve team, and played secretly for Hawarden Grammar Old Boys. After Kelly stopped being manager, Jones became club captain in 1949. Finally, in January 1950, Everton agreed to his release. He made 178 appearances for Everton, scoring five goals.
Jones won 17 caps for Wales and eleven caps in war-time internationals.
After Jones left Everton he played non league football for Pwllheli and became their part-time manager. He also ran a hotel. In 1962, he was manager of Bangor City. After winning the Welsh Cup, the team beat beat Napoli 2-0 in the home leg in the European Cup Winners Cup but lost 1-3 in Italy. With no away-goal rule, Bangor lost the replay 3-1. Later, Jones ran a newsagent's shop in north Wales.
He was elected a 'Millennium Giant' by Everton in 2000, one of the first eleven from the club's long history to be so honoured. The panel of assessors described him as an apparently effortless, skilful and assured footballer. He passed the ball from his position at centre-half in the same way that Franz Beckenbauer would do later. He was renowned for his sporting behaviour. Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton, Joe Mercer and Dixie Dean each cited Jones as the greatest player that they ever saw. Former Liverpool star of the same era, Cyril Done, said that "T. G. was a gentleman off the field, and a gentleman on the field".
In addition to his playing career, Tommy was instrumental in re-establishing senior football in his home town after the collapse of Connah's Quay and Shotton United in 1927, just six months after they had won the Welsh Cup and beating the previous season's FA Cup winners Cardiff City in the final. Though junior clubs, notable Connah's Quay Albion played in the town it was not until Tommy's intervention in July 1946 that Connah-s Quay Juniors, the fore-runner of the present-day Nomads club was formed. Attracted by the reputation of the famous international, youngsters from Connah's Quay and its surrounding towns and villages flocked to join the new team which quickly became a major force in North Wales youth soccer, winning the Welsh Youth Cup in 1948.
By natural progression a senior team was formed and joined the Flintshire League in 1948. Success soon followed and Connah-s Quay Juniors reached the final of the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1950/51. Prior to the 1952/53 season, the suffix Nomads was adopted and the team ventured into the Welsh League (North).
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'''Andy van der Meijde''', anglicised to '''van der Meyde''', (born 30 September 1979 in Arnhem, Gelderland) is a Dutch footballer who is currently without a club after his contract with English club Everton expired.
Van der Meyde signed up with the Ajax Amsterdam youth academy as a youngster, and made his first team debut aged just 18, helping his side beat FC Twente 1-0 on November 12, 1997. In 1999, in order to gain first-team experience, he was loaned to Twente for a season, and was an undisputed starter for a team that finished sixth.
It would be in the 2001-02 season that van der Meyde established himself as starter at Ajax. After a turbulent first half to the season, Ronald Koeman was instated as head coach. Van der Meyde would become an integral part in the rebuilding of the team, and would make the number 7 position his own. The season ended in huge success for both player and club, as Ajax conquered the double, with van der Meyde netting five times in the league.
In 2002-03, Van der Meyde became a key member of a young and successful team - one that included stars such as Zlatan Ibrahimovi, Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder, Cristian Chivu and Ahmed Hossam Mido. The club's Champions League run would be the major highlight, as Ajax marched past the likes of Olympique Lyonnais, Rosenborg BK, Valencia CF, Arsenal FC and AS Roma, against whom Van der Meyde scored an away goal (1-1), thanks to which Ajax advanced to the competition's second group stage.
As he netted a career-best 11 goals in 2002-03, van der Meyde was snapped up by F.C. Internazionale Milano for -4m. However, he managed only 14 league appearances in his first season. He would be remembered for his spectacular goal against Arsenal in the 2003-04 Champions League match, at Highbury.
After 29 appearances (18 in the league) for Inter in the 2004-05 season, van der Meyde was informed that he could find another club. Strong speculation suggested an Ajax return, with additional reported interest from AS Monaco and Tottenham Hotspur but, on August 31, 2005, he agreed to join English club Everton F.C., for -2m. On 25 March 2006, in his first Merseyside derby against Liverpool, he received a straight red card for his challenge on Liverpool's Xabi Alonso. Everton eventually lost the match 3-1.
In the summer of 2006, van der Meyde proved once again to be the centre of much speculation regarding his future, having failed to properly settle at Everton, making only 11 appearances in his first season thanks to a combination of injuries and rumours of alcoholism. He staunchly denied any such allegations and reaffirmed his commitment to Everton in June 2006, stating
Van der Meyde was admitted to hospital in the early hours of August 7, with breathing problems. It was claimed that his drink had been spiked whilst in a bar in Liverpool. He was fined by Everton for breach of discipline. To further add to a miserable week, his house was burgled during Everton's friendly with Athletic de Bilbao five days later. His Ferrari, Mini Cooper, and dog were amongst the items stolen. The cars and pet dog were since found, although the Ferrari had its windscreen smashed.
In March 2007, van der Meyde accused manager David Moyes of telling 'downright lies' in regard to his fitness. He apologised afterwards.
In July 2007, van der Meyde played a full 90 minutes in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. In arguably his most successful pre-season at the club, he went on to complete several friendly matches in an attempt to gain fitness ahead of the new Premier League campaign. However, van der Meyde further cast a doubt over his Everton future by failing to turn up for a scheduled training session. After a string of disciplinary problems, rumours (which proved to be inaccurate) grew that Moyes would opt to sell the player before the end of the transfer window.
On 18 August 2007, van der Meyde was suspended following a 'breach of club discipline', because he had failed to appear at training, being fined two weeks' wages, a total of -50,000. Following this, he did not make a first team appearance for over a year and was limited to just reserve team football.
On 10 June 2007, it emerged that several clubs were interested in signing van der Meyde including Red Bull Salzburg, but he chose to stay at Everton, citing being settled in the area and his daughter requiring medical attention from local hospitals.
On December 7, 2008, he returned to first-team football, playing five minutes for an injury-hit Everton side in a 2-3 home loss against Aston Villa. The following month, he was brought on as a substitute in the FA Cup fourth round replay against Liverpool, and assisted Dan Gosling's match-winning goal in the 118th minute.
When van der Meyde's contract ended in the summer of 2009 he was released by Everton.
In May 2002, van der Meyde was handed his debut for Dick Advocaat's Dutch national squad against USA, which he marked with a memorable goal in a 2-0 victory.
In the summer of 2004, van der Meyde helped Holland reach the semi-finals of Euro 2004, featuring in four matches in the build-up to the semifinals against Portugal, being however overlooked for that game. Since Euro 2004, when Marco van Basten took over as national team coach, he has not received a call-up to the Dutch national team.
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:''For the rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s for Great Britain, England, and Leigh, see Alan Buckley''
'''Alan Peter Buckley''' (born 20 April 1951 in Mansfield, England) is an English football manager. He was manager of League Two side Grimsby Town until his dismissal in September 2008. Buckley was formerly a professional footballer, most notably as a striker for Walsall F.C.
Buckley is one of only 14 managers to have reached 1,000 matches in charge of a league club, however the only one of the 14 never to have managed a team in the Premiership or its predecessor, the First Division.
He is the older brother of former Borrowash Victoria, Burton Albion, Luton Town and Derby County full-back, Steve Buckley, and the father of former Grimsby Town and Lincoln City midfielder Adam Buckley. His other son Simon also had a brief stint with Grimsby.
Buckley began his career with Nottingham Forest, but was transferred to Walsall in 1973 having never managed to win a regular place in the first team. He became a prolific striker at Fellows Park, before he was transferred briefly to Birmingham City in October 1978. He returned to Walsall as their record signing (-175,000) in June 1979. He began his managerial career with 'The Saddlers', initially as player/manager and briefly as co-manager with Neil Martin. This was an era that became a hallmark for some of the most attractive football seen in Walsall and the side gradually established itself as promotion contenders. Buckley also gained something of a reputation as a giant killer during his time in the Black Country, scoring against Manchester United as a player during an FA Cup upset in January 1975, and leading his Walsall side as a manager to victories against the likes of Arsenal, and a draw at Anfield during a League Cup run which took them to the semi-finals, just '90 Minutes From Europe'. He was sacked in August 1986, as enigmatic millionaire Terry Ramsden bought the club, installing his own managerial team.
Later as a manager, after a spell with non-league Kettering Town, he guided Grimsby Town to promotion from the Fourth Division in 1990 and they reached the Second Division a year later - where they spent all but one of the next 12 seasons. In his first two spells at the club, Buckley's Grimsby sides were renown for their attractive passing game and mounted periodic challenges for the play-offs. Buckley remained at Blundell Park until the autumn of 1994 when he joined Grimsby's Division One rivals West Bromwich Albion. His spell at the Hawthorns lasted two-and-a-half years before he was sacked for failing to get Albion anywhere near a promotion challenge.
A few months after being sacked by Albion, Buckley returned to Grimsby in summer 1997 for his second spell as manager. Town had just been relegated to Division Two, but he took them back to Division One at the first time of asking with two Wembley visits in 1998. Buckley remained in charge for two full seasons after that, but was dismissed after just two games of 2000-01. A couple of brief, short-lived spells in Division Three followed - first with Lincoln City, arriving at Sincil Bank in January 2001.
In his first season back with Grimsby, a mid-table finish was considered a creditable achievement after relegation from the Football League had looked a distinct possibility. In 2007-08, Grimsby made a slow start but soon picked up. A good run in the Football League Trophy saw The Mariners travel to the new Wembley 10 years after their first visit. However this time Grimsby lost 2-0 to MK Dons. League form suffered terribly afterwards, the season ending with eight straight defeats. After gaining just two points from the opening six games of the 2008-09 season, Buckley was again dismissed as manager.
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'''Robert Anthony "Bobby" Gould''' (born 12 June 1946) is an English former footballer and manager.
Born in Coventry, Gould started his career at Coventry City, making his debut for the club whilst still an apprentice at the age of 16. He didn't sign professional until June 1964. A striker, he scored 40 goals in 82 league games for the Sky Blues, helping them to win the Second Division title in 1966-67.
He moved to Arsenal in February 1968 for -90,000.
In June 1970 Gould was transferred to Wolves for a fee of -55,000, and made his debut against Newcastle United in August 1970, but after just 15 months he was signed by West Bromwich Albion manager Don Howe for -66,666.
Gould joined West Ham United in November 1973 for an -80,000 fee, and picked up a winners' medal in the 1975 FA Cup Final as a non-playing substitute.
Gould joined Chelsea as assistant manager to Geoff Hurst in 1979. When Hurst was sacked in April 1981, Gould took charge of first team affairs for the final two games of the season, before leaving the club shortly afterwards.
Gould began his managerial career with Bristol Rovers in October 1981 before returning to Coventry City as boss in May 1983. He remained there until December 1984. The highlight of this spell at Coventry came on 10 December 1983 when his unfancied Coventry side achieved a 4-0 win over Liverpool, the top English club side of the time who went on to win the league title, League Cup and European Cup that season.
He made a swift return to management after accepting an offer to return to Bristol Rovers.
Gould is most famous for his achievements with Wimbledon. He moved to the South Londoners in the summer of 1987 after their first season as a First Division club, in which they had finished sixth. His first season brought one of the most famous FA Cup victories in history, when his unfancied Wimbledon side beat Liverpool to clinch the 1988 FA Cup Final at Wembley. They also finished seventh in the league.
Gould remained with the Dons for two more seasons before quitting to make way for his assistant Ray Harford.
In December 1990, Gould returned to the football as assistant manager to Don Howe at Queen's Park Rangers - a role reversal of the management team that they had formed at Wimbledon. Gould lasted just two months at Loftus Road before accepting an offer to become manager of West Bromwich Albion.
But he was unable to prevent them from suffering relegation to the old Third Division at the end of the 1990-91 season - the first time that Albion had slipped to such depths.
In 1991-92, Albion just missed out on the playoffs in their first season as a Third Division club and Gould left in June 1992 to join Coventry, his former club. Ironically, Howe was working at Coventry by this time and the pair were joint managers, but Howe stepped down before the season began to leave Gould in sole charge.
He remained at Coventry City until December 1993, when he resigned despite defying all the odds and keeping them clear of relegation from the Premiership. In his first season, they had been fourth in the league as late as January before a late season dip in form saw them finish 15th. Earlier in the season he had paid Newcastle United -250,000 for striker Mick Quinn, who was among the top scorers in the first-ever Premier League season with 17 goals. He also oversaw a thrilling 5-1 victory in the league over Liverpool, and the following season they began with a similarly impressive 3-0 win over Arsenal at Highbury.
===International management (1995-1999)===
His next stop was with the Welsh national team. He became national coach in June 1995 but quit four years later after their failure to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Gould was not highly regarded by the Welsh fans, following questionable tactics and major fallings out with players such as Nathan Blake, when Blake refused to play after accusing Gould of making a racist remark in training, as well as Mark Hughes. A comical incident occurred early in the career of Robbie Savage when Savage jokingly threw a replica of Paolo Maldini's shirt away on Sky Sports before a match against Italy. Gould initially dropped Savage from the squad for disrespecting Maldini, only to reinstate him the next day. Gould's final match was a 4-0 defeat to Italy in which he allegedly instructed Mark Hughes "not to tackle the Italians as they'll only dive".
In August 2000, Bobby Gould was named as manager of Division Three side Cardiff City. But two months later he handed over his duties to Alan Cork and was promoted to the role of general manager. After seeing the Bluebirds win promotion at the end of 2000-01 he left Ninian Park to seek a return to management.
Bobby Gould's final full time managerial post came in February 2003 when he took over at Division Two strugglers Cheltenham Town.
===Other roles in football (Since 2004)===
In season 2004-05 Gould was employed to coach Peterborough United by owner Barry Fry but quit at half time during an LDV Trophy match with Bristol City after a disagreement with Fry over player selection. Bobby's son Jonathan Gould was also a professional footballer, who kept goal for clubs including Coventry City and Celtic and became a full Scotland international.
In September 2006 it was announced that Bobby would be employed in assisting his son Jonathan who is head coach with Hawke's Bay United in New Zealand and now coaches the under 15's squad during the summer.
Bobby appears periodically on BBC Five Live's ''Fighting Talk in which he has become most notorious for his dislike of being in the final or "Defend the Indefenceable"''.
Gould was appointed as manager of Weymouth in the Conference National on 12 April 2009 for the final five games of the season.
Their younger son Richard is presently Chief Executive of Somerset County Cricket Club.
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'''Gerald Charles James Francis''' (born Chiswick, 6 December 1951), is an English former footballer and manager, now working as First Team coach at Stoke City.
Francis made his debut for Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool in March 1969. He was captain and central midfield player during the 1970s and was a key player in the QPR side which came within a hair's breadth of their first-ever league title in 1976. He won 12 caps for the England team between 1974 and 1976, and was captain for eight of those matches. He left QPR for in 1979, although he subsequently returned to QPR for a 2nd spell, before a move to . However this was a time when he suffered injury problems.
In 1983 he was appointed player-manager of Exeter City although they endured a difficult season. Francis then had further short playing spells at , and before a move to in 1985 yielded 32 league appearances.
Following this playing spell he succeeded Bobby Gould as manager of Third Division side Bristol Rovers. In 1990 he guided the Pirates to the Third Division title and thus they won promotion to the Second Division, but a year later he returned to QPR as manager.
In 1992-93, QPR finished fifth in the inaugural Premier League - highest placed of all the London teams. They finished ninth in 1993-94 and eighth in 1994-95, but in November 1994 Francis left Loftus Road for Tottenham Hotspur.
1994-95 was a 'nearly' season for Tottenham. They finished seventh in the Premier League - two places off a UEFA Cup place - and lost to Everton in the semi finals of the FA Cup. Mid table finishes in the next two seasons were unconvincing and Francis resigned in November 1997 with Spurs battling against relegation from the Premier League. During his time at Tottenham Francis became resented by the fans over his handling of star player Darren Anderton. It has been argued that Francis is largely responsible for Anderton's recurring injuries, placing him in the team without sufficient time to recover, which resulted in Anderton only appearing in eight games in the 1995/96 season and 17 games in the 1996/97 season
In September 1998, Gerry Francis was named as QPR manager for the second time. They had slumped since his departure four years earlier and were now Division One strugglers. He kept them clear of relegation over the next two seasons before finally resigning in February 2001 with a return to the lower half of the league imminent after more than 30 years. He briefly became Director of Football at QPR before beginning his second spell as manager of Bristol Rovers in June 2001.
Three successive wins at the start of the 2001-02 campaign gave the Pirates hope for promotion back to Division Two, but injuries soon took their toll on the side's form and Francis resigned just before Christmas. The Pirates continued to slide and missed out on relegation to the Conference by just one place. Francis has not been in management since.
On 4 October 2008, he was offered a position of first team coach at Newcastle United, however due to the uncertainty over the period of the role he decided to take up an offer from Stoke City to become their first team coach.
Francis occasionally appears as a football pundit on TV.
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'''David John "Dave" Beasant''', (born 20 March 1959 in Willesden, London) is a former English football goalkeeper who began his career in the late 1970s. A well-travelled player, Beasant's former clubs include Wimbledon, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion and Wigan Athletic. His nickname was 'Lurch' due to his resemblance to the butler in the TV show ''The Addams Family''.
He entered the Football League in 1979 at the age of 20 when Wimbledon, newly promoted to the Third Division, signed him from non league Edgware Town. He made his debut for them against Blackpool on 12 January 1980 and played once again that season, in which Wimbledon were relegated. He became a regular player the following campaign when they were promoted and stayed loyal to the club even when they were relegated again in 1982, being a key player in the side that won the Fourth Division title in 1983, won promotion from the Third Division a year later, and completed a four-season rise to the First Division in 1986 when they gained promotion from the Second Division in only their ninth season as a Football League team.
He became the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup final when he blocked John Aldridge's spot-kick for Liverpool in 1988, and in doing so helped Wimbledon secure a famous 1-0 win. He was also the first goalkeeper to captain his team in an FA Cup final.
His ability to kick the ball some considerable distance fitted in well with the style of play Wimbledon were known for in the 1980s, nor was he afraid to move out of the area and upfield before kicking the ball, or in order to take free kicks. As a result, opposing defences could never relax when he had the ball.
Wimbledon also did well in the league after their promotion in 1986, going top of the First Division in early September before finishing sixth at the end of the 1986-87 season. They finished seventh in the cup winning campaign a year later, and in June 1988 Beasant was sold to Newcastle United for -750,000 - a national record for a goalkeeper at the time.
However, Beasant's spell on Tyneside was short and ill fated as the Magpies struggled and were finally relegated from the First Division in bottom place, but Beasant had left in January 1989
In September 1992, two mistakes in a match against Norwich City led to Chelsea manager Ian Porterfield telling the media Beasant would never play for the club again, although he returned to the side when Porterfield left later that season. .
He signed for Southampton in 1993 and spent five years there before signing for Nottingham Forest in 1998 at the age of 39. He spent two years at the City Ground before signing for Portsmouth. He played his last competitive game in the 2002-03 season for Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 43, although he did spent the 2003-04 season registered as a player with Fulham in the FA Premier League. By then he was the oldest player registered with any professional club.
Beasant won two caps for England, and went to the 1990 World Cup as a late replacement when third-choice keeper David Seaman suffered a hand injury.
Beasant went on to sign for Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth-as a replacement for Aaron Flahavan after the goalkeeper's death-Tottenham Hotspur (loan), Bradford City, Wigan Athletic and Brighton and Hove Albion and was registered as a player with Fulham during the 2003-04 Premier League campaign (his last as a professional player at the age of 44).
By the time of his retirement, Beasant had been appointed as a goalkeeping coach for the club in addition to serving as goalkeeping coach for Northern Ireland under former Wimbledon teammate Lawrie Sanchez. Beasant resigned from the Northern Ireland post in 2007 after Sanchez was appointed Fulham manager only for the pair to both be sacked by the club within seven months.
Beasant is currently a senior coach at the Glenn Hoddle Academy. He joined in 2008 and works not only with the Academy-s goalkeepers, but also outfield players, especially defenders.
'''Nottingham Forest'''
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'''Warren Dean Barton''' (born 19 March 1969 in Islington, London) is a former English football player and a TV Pundit for Fox Soccer Channel.
He began his league career with Maidstone United, who swapped him with Dagenham F.C. for three players and a manager, John Still. All three players, plus Still, chose not to turn professional following the club's promotion to the football league in 1989 (Still later changed his mind and managed Peterborough United and Barnet).
It was soon clear that Barton was far too classy for the third division, although he did show signs of defensive frailties. Moving forward at speed up the flank with the ball, Barton was a constant threat to defences because, given the chance to put the ball into the box, his accuracy was unerving.
Barton was transferred to Wimbledon in 1990 for -300,000, a UK record fee for a third division player at the time, one year before Maidstone went bankrupt. During his time at Wimbledon he was instrumental in keeping them in the Premiership, and quickly became one of the most highly-rated defenders in England. However, Barton had the most successful spell of his career with the Dons after they moved him into midfield, where that accurate passing provided many goals for the Crazy Gang's forwards.
In 1995 he became the most expensive defender in English football when he moved to Newcastle United for -4million, joining the "The Entertainers" being assembled by Kevin Keegan. Everything looked rosy for Barton, and a few England caps followed, his classy, comfortable style on the ball earned him a reputation as a true footballing full-back. His attacking role under Keegan however meant he didn't always suit the national team and he didn't make too many more appearances for England. Whilst at Newcastle he played in the 1998 FA Cup Final.
With Newcastle losing out on trophies due to such a gung ho attitude Barton, for the first time in his career, found himself under fire and was moved on to Derby County. He was briefly loaned back to Wimbledon before retiring as a professional player in 2004.
Barton made his debut for England in the infamous February 1995 friendly away match against the Republic of Ireland which was abandoned after only 27 minutes because of rioting extreme-right English fans. Later that year, he earned his second and third against Sweden and Brazil respectively. In the latter, which proved to be his last international match, he was only a very late substitute coming on for John Scales.
Warren Barton ended his playing days where he began, with Dagenham & Redbridge in the 2004-05 season and now coaches the side during the week, working as a TV pundit at the weekend and at Brighton and Hove Albion FC part time on a consultancy basis. He also runs a travel agency.
In 2006, Warren Barton was part of ITV4's World Cup team of pundits. He presented his own comedy segment entitled 'Warren Barton Travel Agent' in which Warren provided a comical breakdown of each country taking part in the World Cup.
Barton represented Newcastle United for Sky One's "Premier League All Stars". The match took place on 26 September 2007 and finished 3-3. In the resulting penalty shootout, Barton missed his penalty to knock Newcastle out of the tournament.
Barton currently works for Fox Soccer Channel as a TV Pundit and was named as the U-18 coach at Los Angeles Galaxy by Director of Player Development, Trevor James.
He later quit the position of coach which was a big shock to everyone.
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'''Lee Chapman''' (born Lincoln, 5 December 1959) is an English former footballer who scored more than 200 first-team goals as a striker. He was best known for his spell at Leeds United. He is the son of former Lincoln City, Port Vale and Chester striker, Roy Chapman.
Chapman is married to the actress Leslie Ash, with whom he currently owns a number of restaurants and bars.
Chapman began his career at Stoke City, but made his league debut whilst on loan at Plymouth Argyle. On his return to Stoke, Chapman quickly became a first team regular, scoring made 34 goals in 99 appearances between 1979 and 1982.
His goal scoring abilities brought him to the attention of Division One clubs, and in 1982 Chapman moved to Arsenal. However, the move was not a success - he made only 23 appearances for the club between 1982 and 1984, and scored a meagre 4 goals. Chapman moved on to Sunderland for the 1983-84 season, but again failed to establish himself in the team, scoring just 3 goals in 15 appearances.
Howard Wilkinson, then manager of Sheffield Wednesday, signed Chapman in 1984, and at Wednesday he regained his goal scoring form; between 1984 and 1988 Chapman scored 63 goals in 149 appearances. However, Wilkinson moved on to manage Leeds United in 1988, and on his departure Chapman moved on briefly to French side Chamois Niort, before Brian Clough signed him for Nottingham Forest. Chapman was an integral part of the Forest team that won the Littlewoods Cup and Simod Cup in 1989, scoring two goals in the latter's final. In his time at the City Ground, Chapman was one of the Forest players who had to cope with the horrors of the Hillsborough disaster during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool. Chapman played in the rescheduled game at Old Trafford, which Liverpool won 3-1.
In 1989 Wilkinson re-signed Chapman for Leeds, paying Forest -400,000. Chapman was an immediate success at Leeds; his goals helped Leeds win the Second Division title and promotion to the First Division in 1990. Any doubts that he would thrive at the top level were banished the following season as Leeds finished 4th in 1991; in the following season, Leeds won the last-ever league title before the creation of the FA Premier League.
A year later Wilkinson began rebuiliding his side, and Chapman was allowed to move to Portsmouth on a free transfer.
Chapman made a Premiership comeback just four months after moving to Portsmouth when West Ham United signed him for -250,000 in September 1993. He stayed in the Premiership when he moved on to Ipswich for a fee of -70,000 in November 1994.
He played one game on loan for Southend United in January 1995, scoring the consolation goal in the Shrimpers' 4-1 defeat at Grimsby Town.
During early 1996 he was loaned back to Leeds, before finishing his career in the UK with Swansea. During the summer of 1996 he had a brief spell in Norway with Strmsgodset.
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'''William "Billy" Bryant''', (born November 26, 1913 - December 25, 1975) was an English football player.
Bryant started his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers after joining from his local side Cockfield, based in County Durham. He made his league debut for Wolves on 3 December 1932 in a 5-2 win over , the first of a run of four starts. After one further appearance the following season, he left to join Wrexham.
After a short spell at Wrexham, he transferred to Manchester United in late 1934. During his career Bryant was part of the 1941-42 League winning side and scored 42 goals in 157 appearances. However, during unofficial games during wartime, he also scored another 49. He retired in 1946 due to injury (broken leg), and died on Christmas Day in 1975 at the age of 62.
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'''John Barclay "Jack" Picken''' (1880 - 31 July 1952) was a Scottish football player. Born in Hurlford, Picken started his career with Bolton Wanderers and Plymouth Argyle (42 goals in 96 appearances) before transferring to Manchester United in 1905. He led United to two league titles and an FA Cup victory. He scored 46 goals in his United career.
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'''George Mutch''' (21 November 1912 - 30 March 2001) was a Scottish football player. He played as an inside forward. Born in Aberdeen, Mutch started his football career with Avondale before joining Banks O' Dee. He then moved on to Arbroath, and signed for Manchester United in 1934. He played for United for four years, scoring 49 goals. After leaving, he went to Preston North End, where he helped the club win the 1938 FA Cup Final, the first to be shown on television. In the last minute of extra time, Mutch was fouled. He scored the resulting penalty kick, which rebounded from the underside of the bar, to win the match for Preston North End. Mutch remained with Preston throughout the Second World War, but joined Bury at the cessation of hostilities. After a season with Bury, he joined Southport as a player-trainer, before taking up his training responsibilities on a permanent basis in 1948. He then returned to Scotland as the manager of Banks O' Dee in 1950.
He earned one cap for the Scotland national football team, a 1-0 win over England at Wembley Stadium on 9 April 1938.
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'''Harry Rowley''', (January 23, 1904 in Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire - December 19, 1985), was an English football player. He played for many clubs during his career, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Shrewsbury Town, Oldham Athletic, and Burton Albion. During his United career, he scored 55 goals in seven seasons.
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'''Richard "Dick" Smith''' (born in Halliwell, Lancashire) was an English football player. Richard started his Manchester United career in 1894. He played at United for seven seasons, scoring 37 goals.
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'''David "Dave" Hickson''' (born 30 October 1929 in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire) is an ex-football player, who played for Everton, Aston Villa, Huddersfield Town, Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers.
Hickson signed for Everton in 1948 from non-league Ellesmere Port but he then had to serve in the Army for three years, were he played in the Cheshire Army Cadets team. There he was coached by 'Dixie' Dean. He made his league debut for Everton in 1951. He was a 'physical' centre forward and his complete commitment won him adulation. Although he was good 'in the air', he was also quite skillful on the ground and possessed a powerful shot.
Hickson's reputation was confirmed in an epic 5th round FA Cup tie in 1953 against Manchester United when he had typically put his head where there were flailing boots and he was carried off with a serious gash. Nevertheless he returned to score the winner and played the rest of the match while losing blood copiously. Hickson also scored the winner in the following 6th round tie.
Hickson scored 25 goals in the 1953-54 season and so made a major contribution to Everton's promotion from Division Two. However, he left Everton in 1955 to join Aston Villa for -17,500. Later he moved briefly to Huddersfield Town. In 1957 he came back to Everton, though not as successfully. Even so there was much sadness among Everton's fans when he joined Liverpool in 1959. Later he played 45 games for Tranmere Rovers.
Hickson made 243 appearances and scored 111 goals for Everton and in the process became to the club. He is famous for saying during an interview: ''"I would have died for Everton, I would have broke every other bone in my body for any other club, that's how I look at it, you know, if it was that much I would have died for this club."'' Today Hickson is still with Everton as a guide on the tours of the club's ground, Goodison Park.
On 24 November 2007, Hickson suffered a suspected heart attack just before Everton kicked off their home game, a 7-1 victory over Sunderland A.F.C. Everton Chairman Bill Kenwright aborted plans to watch the game after travelling up from London and he rode in an ambulance with close friend Hickson to the local hospital. When he was asked by nursing staff whether he expected to be playing in that fixture, he replied "only in the last ten minutes".
On October 30th 2009 Hickson discharged himself from hospital after two operations on his leg in the previous week to attend what he thought was an 80th Birthday Dinner at Club Everton with 20 or 30 of his close family and old time ex-colleagues. However the surprise event was packed out with almost 250 blues and he was in fine form satisfying all autograph and photograph demands from the enthralled audience. Hickson was presented with a specially commissioned painting of the him in his prime as "The Cannonball Kid" by Everton Life President Sir Philip Carter.
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'''Lewis Peter Price''' (born 19 July 1984 in Bournemouth) is a Welsh international goalkeeper who plays for Football League One team Brentford on loan from Derby County.
Price, who graduated through the Ipswich Town youth system, is an agile performer who became known for stepping in for Kelvin Davis during the 2004-05 season and saving a penalty against Coventry. After Davies returned from injury, Price played for Cambridge United on loan for part of the season. Davis departed at the end of the 2004-05 season, with Price contesting Shane Supple to be first choice between the sticks.
In August 2006 he revealed that he would like to go out on loan to get some more footballing experience but stated that he did not want to leave Portman Road.
He then started nearly every game ahead of first choice keeper Shane Supple. In the 2006/07 season, just a week after Petr ech and Carlo Cudicini sustained horrific injuries which brought up an argument that goalkeepers need more protection, Price was injured in Ipswich's 3-1 victory over Southend United. Price had to be stretchered off after colliding with Matt Harrold.
Despite playing well for Ipswich when called upon, the arrival of Neil Alexander at Ipswich meant Price's future was destined to be away from Portman Road.
On July 27, 2007, Price joined Premier League outfit Derby County, for an undiclosed fee on a three-year contract, to provide back-up and competition for then first choice goalkeeper Stephen Bywater.
Price made his debut for Derby against Liverpool on Boxing day, after Stephen Bywater was injured in the warm-up and went on to start the next 8 league and cup matches before the signing of Roy Carroll ended his run in the first team. In the FA Cup 3rd round replay between Derby and Sheffield Wednesday Price made two penalty saves helping Derby to victory in a penalty shootout.
Price signed for MK Dons on an emergency 1 month loan on October 27, 2008.
Price joined League One side Brentford on a season-long loan deal on 8 July 2009.
Price received his first call-up to the full Wales international squad for a friendly against Slovenia on 17 August 2005, but missed out on his first cap after he was forced to withdraw with a knee injury. He then made his debut against Cyprus on 17 November 2005. He has seven international caps.
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'''Samuel "Sam" Parkin''' (born 14 March 1981 in Roehampton, Greater London) is a English professional footballer who currently plays for Walsall. Parkin is eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish mother. His best spell as a professional was the three seasons he spent with Swindon Town where he scored 67 goals.
Parkin started his career at Chelsea. However he failed to make the breakthrough and was loaned out to Millwall, Northampton Town, Wycombe Wanderers and Oldham Athletic with varying degrees of success. At Wycombe however, he scored perhaps the most important goal in their history, when he headed in the winner against Wolves during Wycombe's run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, however his loan had finished and he returned to Chelsea denying him a chance to play in the quarter or semi finals.
In 2002, Parkin signed for Swindon Town, then in the Second Division. In his three seasons at the County Ground he quickly became one of the most feared goalscorers in the division, scoring 67 goals in 124 league games. He was affectionately nicknamed 'Super Sammy Parkin' by Swindon fans during his time at the club.
In the summer of 2005, he was signed by Ipswich Town on a four year deal for -550,000. Several other clubs, notably Reading, Brighton, and Norwich City had also been interested in signing him. He made his Ipswich debut against Cardiff City and scored on his second game against QPR.
In a relatively poor season, Parkin managed to maintain being Town's top scorer for much of the season despite a fairly small goal return. However, towards the end of the season he broke his ankle and was replaced by Nicky Forster - his intended strike partner at the start of the season and who went on to become top goal scorer. In Ipswich's first game of the new 2006-2007 season season, Parkin did not even make the bench, making him Ipswich's sixth choice striker.
On 25 August 2006, Parkin was transferred to Luton Town for a fee of -340,000. He managed only ten games before injury struck, and was ruled out for the whole season. Luton were relegated to League One.
Parkin was again badly injured early in the 2007-2008 season, but scored on his return to the team in late January. Luton, now in administration, suffered a second successive relegation with Parkin scoring a total of 5 goals in 19 league games.
Parkin returned fully recovered in the 2008-2009 season, scoring 3 goals in the first 4 league games. However, as a result of financial restructuring at Luton and Parkin being one of the club's highest earners, any offers from other clubs were to be considered. On 23 October 2008, Parkin joined League One side Leyton Orient on a three-month loan deal, bringing O's manager Martin Ling's long search for a striker to an end. Following the resignation of Ling, Parkin's loan was terminated, and he returned to Luton on 19 January 2009, having not scored a single goal in his time at Brisbane Road.
On 16 July 2009, Parkin signed for League One side Walsall on a one-year contract.
Parkin is eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish mother, and made his Scotland debut in a "future" international against Austria. Unfortunately, he was injured early in the match and was substituted. He has not been picked again and remains eligible to play for England.
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'''Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora''' (born 16 January 1981 in Barking, East London/Essex)is a professional footballer who plays for English Premier League club Fulham.
Zamora played for the England national under-21 football team in his youth; he has been linked with a call-up for England
Zamora attended Little Ilford School before moving onto Barking Abbey Secondary School. As a boy, he played for the Senrab football club in east London, alongside John Terry, Ledley King, Paul Konchesky and Jlloyd Samuel. A life-long West Ham fan , he started his footballing career as an apprentice at the club's famed "Academy of Football" but was released from the East London club on the same day as Jlloyd Samuel, Fitz Hall and Paul Konchesky, the last of whom also returned to the Hammers.
He is the second player to have scored eight goals against Arsenal; altogether in his career he has scored six for West Ham, one for Brighton and one for Tottenham in the Cup.
Zamora joined Bristol Rovers as a trainee in August 1999, making a total of six substitute appearances for Bristol Rovers in all competitions,
Zamora joined Brighton in February 2000 on a three-month loan until the end of the 1999-00 season, scoring six goals in six games.
Having been watched for much of the previous two seasons by the then manager Glenn Hoddle, Zamora moved to Tottenham Hotspur for -1.5 million in July 2003.
In January 2004, Zamora joined West Ham in a deal which saw Jermain Defoe go the other way to Tottenham. He quickly made his mark, scoring on his debut as West Ham came from behind to beat Bradford City and also on his home debut, when he scored the winning goal against Cardiff City
In the 2004-05 season, Zamora scored 13 goals, including one in the first leg and two in the second leg of the Championship play-off semi-final against Ipswich Town and the only goal in West Ham's 1-0 victory over Preston North End in the Championship play-off final sending West Ham into the Premiership.
In the 2005-06 season, he made 42 league and cup appearances and scored ten goals
He started the 2006-07 season well, scoring five of the Hammers' six goals in the first four games of the season
In July 2008, Zamora and team mate John Paintsil were signed by Fulham for a joint fee of -6.3 million. Since his move to Fulham, he has struggled to find the net, scoring just twice in the 2008/2009 season, despite generally playing well and playing a fairly important part in the team's success in his debut season. On the 15th July, Fulham and Hull City agreed a fee, which would see Zamora move to Hull for -5 million.
But he decided to stay with Fulham in order to attempt to prove his critics wrong. Shortly after he snubbed Hull City, he played in a friendly against Peterbrough and scored 2 goals. Then 4 days later he made his Europa League debut and scored once and set up two goals to give Fulham a 3-0 away advantage going into the next leg.
He opened his 09/10 Premier League account on the opening day of the season when a Clint Dempsey shot hit him on the back and beat David James in the Portsmouth goal. He scored his second goal of the season against Hull City A.F.C. on 19 October 2009 by heading in a rebound in the 43rd minute. Fulham won the game 2-0.
Zamora was called up for the England Under-21 squad for a friendly with Portugal in April 2002
Zamora was watched by the Trinidad and Tobago coach, Leo Beenhakker, who also spoke to Pardew. However, Zamora turned down the chance of playing in the World Cup finals with Trinidad and Tobago, saying in August 2005, ''"Trinidad is my dad's country and to play in the finals would be a dream but West Ham are more important. I am only thinking about the club at the moment and do not want to be distracted from that.
On August 7, 2009, it was revealed that Zamora and Bolton defender Jlloyd Samuel had received their Trinidadian passports, and would play for the Soca Warriors in their World Cup Qualifier against El Salvador on August 12.
Stats accurate as of 11:35, 6 January 2010.
Zamora has been sponsored by Under Armour, the US sportswear company, since 2006. He wears Under Armour's Dominate Boots.
Football League Division 3 Winner (00-01) Brighton & Hove Albion
Football League Division 2 Winner (01-02) Brighton & Hove Albion
The Championship Play Off's Winner (04-05) West Ham United
Football League Division 3 Golden Boot (28 goals) 00-01
PFA Fan's Player of the Year (3rd Division) 2001
Football League Division 2 Golden Boot (28 goals) 01-02
PFA Fan's Player of the Year (2nd Division) 2002
West Ham United: Hammer of the Year 06-07 (Runner-up)
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'''Darren Ashley Bent''' (born 6 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Sunderland as a striker. Bent started his career with Ipswich Town in 2001. He made 122 appearances and scored 47 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining Charlton Athletic for a fee of -2.5 million in 2005. He was their top goalscorer for two consecutive seasons and joined Tottenham Hotspur for a club record fee of -16.65 million in 2007.
He has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-21 and senior levels. He made 14 appearances and scored eight goals for the under-21 side, after making his debut against Italy in 2003 and has made five appearances for the full England side, after making his debut against Uruguay in 2006.
Born in Tooting, South London, Bent's father Mervyn was a player in the youth systems of Wimbledon and Brentford.
Bent progressed through Ipswich Town's youth system, having joined the club at the age of 14, after considering a possible career in athletics.
He scored his first FA Premier League goal on 24 April 2002 in a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.
He completed a transfer to Charlton Athletic in June 2005, which was worth an initial fee of -2.5 million, but would have risen to -3 million if he made an agreed number of appearances for Charlton and for England.
He completed a move to Tottenham Hotspur for a club record fee of -16.5 million on 29 June 2007, which was to be payable over three years and is inclusive of add on payments.
He scored 12 goals for Tottenham during the 2008-09 pre-season.
A miss in front of an open goal in the final minutes during a home game against Portsmouth in January 2009, which cost Tottenham two points, prompted manager Harry Redknapp to claim "You will never get a better chance to win a match than that. My missus could have scored that one". Despite being Tottenham's top goalscorer for the season with 12 goals, he was rumoured to be part of a swap deal involving Sunderland's Kenwyne Jones. However, on 31 January he scored two goals in the period of two minutes against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium after coming on as a second half substitute, in a match that eventually finished as a 3-2 defeat. Following the return of Robbie Keane at Tottenham, Redknapp assured Bent of his future at the club. He finished the season as Tottenham's top goalscorer with 17 goals in all competitions.
Sunderland opened negotiations to sign Bent in July 2009.
Bent scored Sunderland's ony goal against Burnley at Turf Moor, making the score 1-1, before losing 3-1.
Bent scored another brace for Sunderland in the 2-2 away draw with Blackburn on 28 December 2009.
Bent represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.
Despite having played for the senior side, Bent was recalled to the under-21 squad for their October 2006 qualification play-offs against Germany.
As of 2009 he has played five games for England and is yet to score.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Premier League and Football League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the play-offs.
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}}'''Stephen Brian Hodge''' (born 25 October 1962) was an English footballer who enjoyed a high-profile club and international career in the 1980s and 1990s.
Hodge, a left-footed midfielder who was comfortable in a central or wide position, was born in Nottingham, England and joined his boyhood club Nottingham Forest as an apprentice in 1980 and made his debut against Ipswich Town on the final day of the 1981-82 season.
A favourite of Forest's charismatic manager Brian Clough, Hodge became a first-team regular the following season as the club tried to build a new young team after the side which won two European Cups began to age and disintegrate. Hodge was a frequent goalscorer from midfield as Forest consolidated their League position were unable to push for trophies other than a semi-final in the UEFA Cup in 1984, where they lost in controversial circumstances to Anderlecht.
In the summer of 1985, Forest surprisingly accepted an offer of -450,000 from Aston Villa and Hodge - whose nickname was Harry - made his move from the East Midlands to the West Midlands.
However, the move to Villa did work initially but really the team was in decline and once he had got England recognition it was perceived by the Villa fans that he wasn't committed to the Villa cause which was typified during a 4-1 home defeat by Norwich City where he did an awful back pass to Kevin Poole and was slotted in by a Norwich player - the boos ringing round the ground signalled the beginning of the end for his Villa career and Hodge left Villa in acrimonious circumstances and signed for Tottenham in November 1986 for -650,000.
Though he was only three caps into his international career by the time Robson announced his squad, Hodge was given a place on the plane to Mexico, coming on as a substitute in the first two group games against Portugal and Morocco, which England lost and drew respectively.
Making urgent changes for the final group game against Poland, Robson put Hodge in the side and he responded with an outstanding personal display within a crushing team performance. Hodge's superb left wing cross on the run gave Gary Lineker his second goal in a first half hat-trick which eased England's passage to the second round.
There they faced Paraguay, and it was a sliding, stretching Hodge who kept in an over-hit cross from Glenn Hoddle, by pushing the ball into the path of Lineker to tap home. Again England were 3-0 victors, with Argentina awaiting ominously in the last eight. Here Hodge would earn his own mildly dubious place in England's history - and a highly-prized memento.
Early in the second half, the score was still goalless and the game tightly contested when Diego Maradona cut in from the right hand side of the penalty area and attempted a one-two with team-mate Jorge Valdano. The return pass, however, went behind Maradona and found Hodge who managed to connect with the ball with his left foot and send it towards his own goalkeeper, Peter Shilton, who started to come out of his goalmouth to collect.
It remains unclear whether Hodge was aware that Maradona had continued his run and had intended to pass the ball back to Shilton, or whether he intended to clear the ball but miskicked. Either way, Maradona and Shilton both challenged for the ball and, even though Shilton was considerably taller, it was the Argentine captain who got the crucial touch and found the net - using his hand. The referee gave the goal, which later became known as the ''Hand of God'' goal.
Maradona did get an outstanding individual second goal minutes later, before Hodge set up a chance for substitute Barnes to beat two defenders and cross for Lineker to score. But England couldn't find the equaliser and went out of the tournament. Hodge, however, managed to swap shirts with Maradona afterwards and maintains his possession of it to this day.
Hodge retained his place in the team as England began their qualification campaign for the 1988 European Championships with victories over Northern Ireland and Yugoslavia.
Tottenham manager David Pleat put Hodge wide on the left of a vibrant, attacking five-man midfield which also included England team-mates Hoddle and Chris Waddle, Argentinian veteran Osvaldo Ardiles and hardworking ballwinner Paul Allen. Each were expected to contribute goals and assists behind one main centre forward, Clive Allen, and it worked. Hodge scored on his debut on Boxing Day 1986 in a 4-0 thrashing of West Ham United and scored three times more while creating plenty for others as Spurs chased three trophies.
Sadly for Hodge, his quest for domestic success eluded him again as Spurs were knocked out by fierce rivals Arsenal in the semi finals of the League Cup, tailed off in their First Division title charge and came third, and lost a thrilling FA Cup final at Wembley against Coventry City, following an outstanding 4-1 semi-final win over Watford in which Hodge scored twice.
One consolation was that Hodge was keeping hold of his England place that season, winning his 15th cap in a goalless draw against Scotland at Wembley. But then he would be suddenly cast into the international wilderness.
1987 had been a peak year for Spurs, and their form could not be maintained into the following season, especially with the departures of Hoddle and then manager Pleat. Meanwhile, Hodge's main rival for England's left-sided slot, Barnes, had joined Liverpool in the summer and proceeded to play a starring, spectacular role in an all-conquering season which demanded his restoration to the England team. Hodge played out the 1988 season with Spurs but his form was not up to standard, and he was not selected for the squad which went to the European Championship finals. In hindsight, it was handy for Hodge not to have been there, as England played appallingly in all three group matches, losing the lot and coming home disgraced.
Robson recalled Hodge for the first game after the European Championships - a 1-0 win over Denmark at Wembley - as Hodge had been back on form after an astute Clough paid Spurs 550,000 pounds to take him back to Nottingham Forest. Hodge was again cast aside internationally afterwards, but his club form improved dramatically and he found himself regularly called up by Robson as a result, though actual appearances were scarce.
Forest won the Simod Cup in 1989 and then reached the League Cup final, with Hodge finally winning a major domestic medal. The 3-1 win over Luton Town at Wembley saw Hodge play a crucial part as it was he, making a foraging run from deep, who was brought down for the penalty which Nigel Clough converted, setting Forest on the road to victory. A week later, however, Hodge was one of the Forest players who had to cope with the horrors of the Hillsborough disaster during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool. Hodge played in the rescheduled game at Old Trafford, which Liverpool won 3-1.
The following season, Hodge played as Forest retained the League Cup with a 1-0 win over Oldham Athletic, having managed to force his way back into the England reckoning with a strong appearance as a substitute against Italy at Wembley, by which time England's place at the 1990 World Cup was secured. Hodge subsequently played in the final four warm-up matches before the tournament itself.
To his delight, Hodge then made the final squad but he then suffered an injury and, as a consequence, the ignominy of being the only outfield England player not to kick a ball during the tournament, even though England reached the semi-finals. He didn't even regain his fitness in time to get on the pitch for the third-place play-off game.
Robson quit after the World Cup and Hodge was not selected initially by successor Graham Taylor. At the time he was struggling to hold down a regular place in the Forest midfield after the emergence of teenage Irish phenomenon Roy Keane to partner Garry Parker, who had become the first-choice central midfielder despite being the only one of the three never to play international football.
Taylor brought Hodge back for a 2-0 win over Cameroon early in 1991 and he was then given his 24th cap in a 1-0 win against Turkey in İzmir in a qualifier for the 1992 European Championships. He had, however, lost his Forest place by then and was only named as a substitute by Clough for the 1991 FA Cup final against his old club Tottenham Hotspur.
Hodge came on as a second half substitute but Spurs ran out 2-1 winners after extra time. In the summer, Clough sold him to Leeds United for -900,000 - the highest transfer fee Hodge had commanded even though he was seemingly past his best and had seen his international career almost certainly brought to an end.
Both proved to be the case, as he struggled to win regular football at Elland Road, though played enough times in his first season to earn a First Division championship medal, even though more noticeable midfield players - Gordon Strachan, Gary McAllister, Gary Speed and David Batty - spent more time in the side and got the plaudits.
He had a loan spell with Derby County before being allowed to leave Leeds and join Queens Park Rangers for a nominal fee in 1994. Two seasons followed with Hodge playing just 15 times, and he joined Watford before going to play in Hong Kong, having had an unsuccessful trial spell at Walsall in the autumn of 1996.
His final club was Leyton Orient, where he played only one game, before he finally retired from playing in 1998.
Hodge has kept a low profile since giving up playing, though he did occasionally appear on TV programmes to show off the Maradona shirt. He has since given the shirt to the National Football Museum in Preston on a long-term loan. He has just received his A licence and is currently doing some work with Roy McFarland at Chesterfield Football Club.
In December 2002, the ex-England football internationals, Gary Mabbutt, Jason Dodd and Steve, visited Iran to give a one-week coaching course to young footballers and youth-team international coaches.
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'''Stefan Rehn''' (born 22 September 1966 in Stockholm) is a Swedish football midfielder and football manager.
After playing for a local club, he joined Djurgrdens IF and later English club Everton F.C. before returning to Sweden and IFK Gteborg in 1990 with which he won five Swedish Championships. He then moved to Swiss club Lausanne Sports before rejoining his old club Djurgrdens IF in 2000, winning another Championship in 2002 before retiring. He was then part of the club's coaching staff before taking the job as manager of his other previous Swedish club IFK Gteborg for the 2007 season.
Rehn was part of the third-place Swedish squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
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'''Philip "Phil" Brown''' (born 30 May 1959 in South Shields, County Durham, England) is an English former footballer and the current manager of Hull City. As a player, Brown was a right-back who made over six hundred league appearances in an eighteen-year career, but never made it to the top flight. However, as a manager, he became the first to lead Hull City to the top division in their 104-year history, winning the Championship play-offs in 2008.
Educated in the northeast, his chemistry teacher was Olympic runner Brendan Foster, who tried to encourage him to take up running over football.
Brown started his career playing Sunday league football for South Shields side Red Duster in the South Shields Business Houses League, in the same team as Ray Dunbar and Bobby Davison who went on to play for Derby County and Leeds United,.
As a professional, Brown played at full back for many years with Hartlepool United and Halifax Town (with fellow north easterner Billy Ayre at both clubs and under him at the latter),
Brown started taking his coaching badges while playing for Bolton, encouraged by Bruce Rioch.
Brown's first full time senior management position was at Derby County, where he succeeded George Burley in June 2005. His time at Derby County proved to be unsuccessful and he was sacked just seven months into his tenure in January 2006, after a 6-1 league defeat against Coventry City, followed by a 3-1 defeat to Colchester in the FA Cup fourth round. Derby were in 19th place when Brown departed.
thumb|right|150px|Brown in 2009
Brown was appointed as first-team coach at Hull City on 27 October 2006 under Phil Parkinson, and took over as joint caretaker manager alongside Colin Murphy on 4 December 2006 after Parkinson's sacking, with Hull in 22nd place in the Football League Championship. After taking Hull out of the relegation zone with three wins and a draw in the six matches as caretaker manager, he was appointed as the permanent manager of the club on 4 January 2007.
Brown went on to lead The Tigers to Championship safety and the following season Hull City won promotion to the top level of English football for the first time in the club's 104-year history, by beating Bristol City at Wembley in the Championship play-off final on 24 May 2008. Brown described this as "''the best day of my life, without a shadow of a doubt''".
Brown was rewarded with a new three-year contract, which he signed on the weekend of Hull City's first ever top-flight match, a 2-1 victory over Fulham on 16 August 2008.
The first nine games Hull spent as a top division club resulted in six wins as they occupied third place in the Premier League and were only being kept off the top by Liverpool and Arsenal having superior goal difference.
The remainder of the season was not so easy for Brown, as the team struggled to pick up the remaining points necessary to avoid relegation, and he was involved in several controversial incidents. In November 2008 he was fined -1,000 and warned about his future conduct by the FA after he admitted a charge of improper conduct. The charge related to a game against Wigan in August which Hull lost 5-0. On 26 December 2008, following a poor first half performance by Hull in a league match against Manchester City, Brown conducted his half-time team-talk on the pitch, in full view of the crowd and at the end of the pitch where the Hull supporters had been sitting.
On 24 May 2009, despite suffering a 1-0 loss to Manchester United, Brown led Hull City to survival in the Premier League due to Newcastle United losing to Aston Villa. Hull finished in 17th place, one point above Newcastle, who also lost. Brown stated that this was the greatest achievement in his managerial career and the club's history. At the end of the game, Brown famously went onto the pitch with a microphone and started singing (a modified version of) "Sloop John B" to the crowd.
In the summer of 2009 Brown looked to strengthen his side. He attempted to sign former England international striker Michael Owen and former Tiger Fraizer Campbell, but was unsuccessful. Brown did manage to sign Seyi Olofinjana, Jozy Altidore (on loan from Villarreal), Kamel Ghilas, Stephen Hunt, Paul McShane, and he also signed Ibrahima Sonko on transfer deadline day on loan from Stoke City - after the departure of Michael Turner to Sunderland. Steven Mouyokolo also joined after he was initially purchased on 30 January 2009. Free agent Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink signed for the Tigers on 3 September 2009.
Brown is married to Karen and they have two children, Jamie and Sophie.
In September 2009, Brown claimed to have saved a suicidal woman from jumping off the Humber Bridge, however The Humber Bridge Board, who operate the bridge, were unaware of the incident.
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'''John McGinlay''' (born 8 April 1964) is a Scottish former footballer who is perhaps best known for his spell at Bolton Wanderers in the mid to late 1990s.
McGinlay was born in Inverness, Scotland. He worked part time as a builder whilst playing in the Highland League for teams such as Nairn County and Elgin City. In between, he also had spells in England with Yeovil Town, then a non-league club playing in the Gola League and New Zealand club Hanimex Sports.
In 1989 he received his big break in football when the Shrewsbury Town manager Ian McNeill acted on the recommendation of his son, to bring the then 25-year old McGinlay back to English football, and this proved to be a very wise move indeed as the striker scored a number of goals in his first full season at Gay Meadow.
Bury then paid out a club record fee to take him to Gigg Lane, but he could not settle in his new surroundings, scoring just nine goals for the Division 3 side. Ironically three of those goals were to come when McGinlay scored a hat-trick against Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park, a club where he was later to become a cult hero.
In 1991 he moved south to link up with Millwall, and it was here where he first linked up with the much-respected former Scotland star Bruce Rioch, a manager whom he was later to link up with at Bolton. His short time with the Lions mirrored his spell with Bury in many ways, as people such as Malcolm Allen, Chris Armstrong, Mark Falco and Teddy Sheringham all competed for places in the Millwall forward line with McGinlay.
Early in 1992, Rioch left his post as the Millwall manager and was replaced by Mick McCarthy. First team opportunities for McGinlay became even rarer under the new regime. Bolton, by this time, had looked for an experienced manager to replace the departing Phil Neal and saw Rioch as the ideal candidate. Rioch in turn brought Keith Branagan, David Lee and McGinlay to Bolton as his first signings and they proved to be signings that would shape the future of Bolton Wanderers.
McGinlay formed a useful goalscoring partnership with Andy Walker as Bolton finished runners up to Stoke City in the old Division Two. Walker sustained a serious knee injury against Swansea City, so the goalscoring responsibilities fell very much firmly the way of McGinlay who did not disappoint.
Whilst scoring in the FA Cup games against higher opposition such as Liverpool, Everton and Arsenal, McGinlay also proved he could be consistent at league level. In 1993-94 he scored 25 goals in a mid-table Bolton team thus resulting in the first of 14 caps for Scotland.
The following year he helped Bolton get to the 1995 Football League Cup Final where they lost out to Liverpool, but the anguish felt was soon quelled with an enthralling Play-Off Final win over Reading at Wembley Stadium. Bolton had been 2-0 down but came back to win 4-3 thanks to a penalty save by Keith Branagan and goals from Owen Coyle, Mixu Paatelainen and Fabian de Freitas.
McGinlay suffered from injuries in Bolton's first crack at Premiership football, but was still Bolton's top league goalscorer that season with six goals to his credit. This could not keep the club in the top division and they were relegated after just one disappointing season.
McGinlay, a determined and passionate character, was one of the key Bolton players in 1996-97 season who ensured that Bolton regained their place in the Premiership. He shared 54 goals with strike partner Nathan Blake which helped send the Wanderers up as First Division champions with a record 98 points and 100 goals tally.
Two of these goals in April 1997, a penalty and one from open-play against Charlton Athletic, proved to be the last goals scored at the old Burnden Park stadium prior to re-location to the Reebok Stadium.
The move away from Burnden Park was to spell the beginning of the end as far as McGinlay's relationship with Bolton was concerned. Bolton manager Colin Todd had added Dean Holdsworth and Peter Beardsley to his squad for the 1997-98 season and it was clear that McGinlay would no longer be an automatic choice.
In November 1997, he moved to Bradford City for a then record -625,000 fee for the Bantams. However, injury and loss of form disrupted his spell in Yorkshire and he was never able to reach the heights of his Bolton days.
He later had short spells with Oldham Athletic and American team Cincinnati Riverhawks before moving into management with non-league sides Ilkeston Town and Gresley Rovers.
In 2004, he represented Bolton Wanderers on local radio station Tower FM. He later went on to present a celebrity edition of BBC's Cash in the Attic but moved back to America later that year.
He is an assistant coach at Cincinnati Kings USL Division Two team, and is also the boys' director of coaching for the Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club.
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'''Christopher Peter "Chris" Armstrong''' (born June 19, 1971 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear) is an English former England B international football player who has played as a striker for Wrexham (twice), Millwall, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers between 1989 and 2005.
After short spells with Wrexham and Millwall, Armstrong found a home at Selhurst Park, where he top-scored with 23 league goals as Palace were promoted to the Premiership.
In March 1995, Armstrong tested positive for cannabis, becoming the first ever Premiership player to fail a drug test. However, he had returned to the game within a month after attending a brief rehab programme. He finished the season on 16 goals, not enough to save the Eagles from relegation.
He then joined Tottenham for a fee of -4.5 million, and became, and remained for some time, Tottenham's biggest transfer, replaced only by the signing of Les Ferdinand for -6 million in 1997 (he was record-holder for Palace's most expensive player sold for even longer - only Andrew Johnson, sold for -8.6 million in 2006, has surpassed him).
Armstrong's time at Spurs was not as successful as he might have hoped. Although a reasonably frequent scorer, he never managed to gain the level of popularity that the likes of Gary Lineker and Teddy Sheringham had during their time at the club. He rounded out his career with two more unsuccessful spells, at Bolton and back at Wrexham, before retiring.
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'''Kevin Beattie''' (born Thomas Kevin Beattie in Carlisle, Cumberland, December 18, 1953) is an English former footballer, playing at central defence for both Ipswich Town and England in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Beattie came through the ranks at Ipswich and was the leading light of a talented team raised by Bobby Robson which consistently challenged for the First Division title throughout the decade. Kevin was the best defender in the league at the time.
Equally comfortable as a central defender or left full back, Beattie made his debut for England at Wembley in 1975 against Cyprus in a qualifier for the 1976 European Championships which ended in a 5-0 win. Little more than a month later, he scored with a stunning, looping header later named one of England's greatest fifty goals, as England beat Scotland 5-1, also at Wembley. Beattie played a starring role as Ipswich won the 1978 FA Cup Final with a 1-0 victory over Arsenal. He missed their triumph in the 1981 UEFA Cup Final though after suffering a broken arm in an FA Cup semi-final defeat weeks earlier to Manchester City.
Robson nicknamed Beattie "The Diamond" on the grounds that he had discovered a gem when his scouts sent him to watch the teenage Beattie play. However, Beattie's career was dogged by persistent knee injuries and accidents - he once missed a number of games through burns suffered when a home bonfire got out of control and after a testimonial in 1982, was forced to retire as his injury problems finally got the better of him. He made short-lived comebacks at Colchester United and Middlesbrough before finally retiring from professional football permanently aged 28. He then had a brief spell playing semi-professionally in Sweden with Sandvikens IF.
Beattie collected just nine full caps, which was small return for a man who was dubbed 'The new Bobby Moore' and 'better than Duncan Edwards.' Indeed Sir Bobby Robson has said he expected Beattie to become England's most capped ever player. Injuries forced him to pull out of numerous England squads and for a large part of his career he was only able to make sporadic appearances. Admirers included a who's who of English football management, including Sir Bobby Robson, Bill Shankly - who tried to sign him for his Liverpool side, Don Revie and Sir Alf Ramsey, who called him up for England U23 duty after Beattie had played less than 10 games as a professional player. He was the inaugural winner of the PFA Young Player of the Year award.
Beattie had a hard time accepting that his career was over and he has had numerous personal problems since finishing the game, although he has also worked as a coach, scout and on the after-dinner circuit. He suffered a mild stroke in 1998 but made a full recovery. Sir Bobby Robson has since paid tribute to Beattie, calling him the best English born player that he has ever seen.
Kevin Beattie did not receive a medal following Ipswich Town's UEFA Cup final win as he missed the game due to injury. This was despite the fact that he was instrumental in the club getting to the final. Following an online petition by the writer Rob Finch who published Beattie's autobiography it was announced some 27 years on that Kevin Beattie would finally receive a medal. The presentation - by UEFA President Michel Platini took place at the 2008 UEFA Cup Final between Glasgow Rangers and FC Zenit.
Beattie proudly displayed his UEFA Cup medal a few days later at The Suffolk Show and allowed those who wanted a photo with him to wear the medal.
Like many other ex-Ipswich players he settled in Suffolk following his retirement from the game.
Beattie also appeared in the film Escape to Victory as Michael Caine's body double. During filming Beattie beat Sylvester Stallone in an armwrestling competition which Stallone didn't take too well and didn't speak to Beattie for the rest of filming, especially as Stallone had only recently made a 'Rocky' film, and was beaten right & left-handed.
'''Ipswich Town'''
1982 Boston Cinema Festival for his participation in film Escape to Victory.
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'''Manuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes''' (; born 5 February 1986 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer of Cape Verdian descent, playing for Spanish club Valencia CF. He is the cousin of AS Saint-tienne midfielder Gelson Fernandes.
Fernandes grew up in the Lisbon suburb of Amadora, where he would regularly play street football with current Manchester United winger Nani as a child.Subsequently, Fernandes joined S.L. Benfica's youth system and made his first team debut during the 2003-04 season, under then-coach Jos Antonio Camacho. A central midfielder, he made an immediate impression on both Camacho and the Benfica supporters and became the club's second youngest ever goalscorer in only his second game, a 2-1 win at Gil Vicente F.C..
Fernandes became a regular first-team midfield player, often partnering Petit through 2004-05. Under the guidance of Italian manager Giovanni Trapattoni, he helped Benfica to win the league title after a 11-year drought. An influential season saw Fernandes miss just five games as Benfica lifted the championship trophy for the first time in 11 years. He also made seven appearances in the UEFA Cup before the Lisbon outfit were eliminated in the round-of-32 by eventual winners CSKA Moscow.
During the 2005-06 pre-season, Fernandes underwent surgery in Munich due to an inguinal hernia. He was treated by specialist Ulrike Muschaweck.
In the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League, Fernandes scored the equalising goal in a draw at Villarreal CF in the group stage,before Benfica were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual winners FC Barcelona.
Fernandes signed for Portsmouth on loan with a deal agreed for a permanent transfer of approximately -7 million if he fully recovered from his groin injury. A transfer was first proposed in late July 2006, but could not be concluded as Fernandes was still suffering from the injury and failed a club medical twice. In an unusual move, Benfica allowed the player to be treated at Portsmouth in the hope that he would regain fitness before the 1 September transfer deadline. After five weeks at the club, it was projected that he still needed two months recovery and so, the initial loan deal with a future fee was agreed.
Fernandes made his Portsmouth debut in the League Cup away to Mansfield Town. He scored from outside the area after just five minutes and Portsmouth won 2-1.
In January 2007, Fernandes joined Everton on loan until the end of the season. He also signed a long-term contract with Benfica in January 2007. The deal was complicated due to Fernandes being part-owned by a third party agency, but he eventually made an assured debut for his new club in the 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers on February 10, 2007, and quickly became something of a fans' favourite at Goodison. He scored his first league goal for the club on 24 February against Watford.
With Everton manager David Moyes reluctant to pay Benfica's reported -12 million asking price, Fernandes returned to Benfica in 2007, where he had several good performances during the pre-season. On 8 August 2007, it was reported that Everton had made an offer of -6 million for the player.
On 13 August 2007, it was confirmed by both Everton and Benfica that Fernandes was the subject of an acceptable bid from the English side, believed to be -6 million for Benfica's 50% share in the player, with Everton having to negotiate with Global Sports Investment for the other half of Fernandes' playing rights. Later reports indicated Everton were willing to pay -12 million for 100% of the rights.On 14 August, it was reported that he had flown to the Merseyside to complete the deal after being left out of the squad in Benfica's game, and he attended Everton's match against Blackburn on 25 August.
Adding to the fact the player's rights were partly owned by an agency, the Premier League did not agree to the transfer as Everton would only half-own Fernandes' contract. Everton were not too happy about this as the league had previously let Carlos Tvez and Javier Mascherano move to other clubs under the same agreements.
However, in a late twist on 26 August, Fernandes opted to sign a six-year contract for ''La Liga'' side Valencia CF, in a deal worth up to -18 million (-12.2 million) to Benfica.
He made his debut as a substitute during a 2-1 away win against UD Almera on 2 September 2007, and ended the season with seven league appearances, five in the starting XI.
In January 2008, he was loaned back to Everton, until the end of the season, with the club having the option to sign the midfielder permanently.
Back at Valencia for the 2008-09 season, new Valencia coach Unai Emery declared Fernandes as part of his plans. He played as a substitute in the first game of the season against RCD Mallorca, in a 3-0 home win. On 5 October 2008, Fernandes scored the only goal in a win at Real Valladolid, his first with the club. Fernandes did that season established himself as a solid central midfielder, with some great matches against teams like FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Fernandes sustained an injury in Valencia's 4 - 1 league victory over Getafe CF which ended his 2008-09 season. The injury was a breakage to his fibula.
In June 2007, Fernandes played in all games at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, scoring the opening goal for Portugal in their 4-0 win over Israel. The national outfit eventually failed Olympic qualification.
He also appeared at the 2006 edition's final stages and was an active member in the 2009 qualifying campaign.
Fernandes received his first call-up to the senior team in February 2005.He scored his first senior international goal on March 26 against Canada, in a friendly match.
He played his first non-friendly appearance against Armenia on 17 November 2007, a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match.
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'''Sylvain Distin''' (born 16 December 1977 in Bagnolet) is a French footballer who plays for English Premier League side Everton.
Distin started his career at French non-league side Joue-les-Tours before moving to Tours a year later, where he played 26 times and scored three goals. He then transferred to Gueugnon of Ligue 2, signing his first professional contract. With Gueugnon he won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2000. His performances for Gueugnon prompted Paris Saint-Germain to sign him, though his time at PSG was short-lived and after a year, Distin went on loan to Newcastle United where he made 35 appearances.
Following the loan spell, Newcastle wanted to sign Distin permanently, but he instead opted to sign for Manchester City where he could play in his preferred position of central defence, rather than left-back at Newcastle. The transfer fee was -4 million, setting a club record for a defender. Consistent performances in his first Manchester City season resulted in Distin being named the club's Player of the Year for the 2002-03 season. At the start of the 2003-04 season, Distin was named captain of Manchester City following the retirement of Ali Benarbia. In total, Distin played 207 times for Manchester City and scored six goals.
Distin left City at the end of his contract in May 2007, seeking a "fresh challenge",
After Sol Campbell's departure from Portsmouth, Distin was named the new club captain. In August 2009, Everton signed Distin from Portsmouth for a fee of about - 5 million.
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'''Adrian Neil "Aidy" Boothroyd''' (born 8 February 1971 in Baildon, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former footballer and is currently manager of Colchester United. He was manager of Watford of the Championship until 3 November 2008. He was the youngest and the second longest serving manager in the division.
As a player Boothroyd was a lower division full back, who played for Huddersfield Town, Bristol Rovers, Hearts, Mansfield Town and Peterborough United. His playing career ended at the premature age of 26 due to injury.
After ending his playing career at Peterborough United, Boothroyd was appointed coach of the Under 17, Under 19 and reserve teams at the club. His tactical nous and drive impressed, and he left Peterborough in 2001 to join Norwich City as their youth team coach under Nigel Worthington. After two years at Carrow Road, Boothroyd assumed the positions of Youth Development Officer and Technical Director at West Bromwich Albion, joining in October 2003.
He was appointed manager of Watford in March 2005 at the age of 34.
At the beginning of the 2005-06 season, Boothroyd signalled his intentions by declaring that his aim for the forthcoming campaign would be promotion to the Premier League. As the season progressed, Boothroyd's side gained more and more confidence, and come the end of the season, had cemented a place in the play-offs. After overcoming Crystal Palace in the two-legged semi-final, Boothroyd's team came up against the club where he used to coach; Leeds United. Watford won 3-0 and claimed a place in the top league of English football. The rapid improvement in Watford's results in his first season in charge led to Boothroyd winning the Championship Manager of the Month in February 2006.
A good start to the 2007-08 season saw Watford nine points clear at the top of the Championship after twelve games. The good form saw Boothroyd named Championship Manager of the Month for October 2007 after Watford maintained a 100% record. However this could not be sustained and a poor run of form in second half of the season saw Boothroyd coming in for criticism for his team selections, direct style of play and dealings in the transfer market. One win in thirteen going into the last game of the season saw Watford in danger of missing out on a play-off spot altogether but a 1-1 draw against Blackpool was enough to secure sixth place on goal difference ahead of Wolverhampton Wanderers. In their play-off semi-final against Hull City Watford lost 2-0 at Vicarage Road and 4-1 at the KC Stadium.
After missing out on an immediate return to Premier League, Boothroyd announced his intention re-build the side for next season, and also change the team's style of play.
On Wednesday 2 September 2009, Boothroyd was announced as the new manager of League One side Colchester United, succeeding Paul Lambert. In Aidy's first game as Colchester boss his team drew 0 - 0 with Southampton and the team won five of the first nine games in his charge. The first defeat came in his 10th game in a 2 - 1 defeat to Millwall. His first signing as Colchester boss was the loan of John-Joe O'Toole and his first permanent signing was Kayode Odejayi.
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}}'''Robert William Fleck''' (born 11 August 1965 in Glasgow) is a former professional footballer. He was a striker who began his career with Rangers.
Despite not being a first team regular, he scored many important goals for the club under Graeme Souness.
In 1987, Fleck was transferred for -580,000 to Norwich City in the English Football League First Division. He scored 66 goals in 181 appearances in his first spell with the club, earning a call-up to the Scotland Squad winning 4 caps, including 2 caps at the 1990 World Cup. 'Flecky' attained hero status among Norwich supporters and was voted Norwich City player of the year in 1992 at the end of the final season of his first spell at Carrow Road. He helped them finished fourth in the league in 1989, when they also reached the FA Cup semi-final, though Fleck and his team-mates were unable to compete in the following season's UEFA Cup due to the ongoing ban on English clubs in European competitions that followed the Heysel disaster of 1985. Fleck helped the Canaries reach another FA Cup semi-final in 1992, where they surprisingly lost to Second Division underdogs Sunderland.
He moved on to Chelsea for a (then) club record fee of -2.1million just before the first season of the new Premier League got underway. It was also a record sale for Norwich. The move proved unsuccessful; Fleck scored just four goals in 48 appearances and was loaned out to Bolton Wanderers and Bristol City. He missed out on a place in Chelsea's squad for the 1994 FA Cup Final, which they lost 4-0 to Manchester United.
Despite his dismal goalscoring record at Chelsea, he is remembered fondly by the club's fans, who sang a song in his honour - ''We all live in a Robert Fleck world'' - based on the lyrics of Yellow Submarine by The Beatles.
Fleck re-joined Norwich for -650,000 in September 1995 after a loan spell, but his performances were not as consistent as in the past, however, and he moved to Reading towards the end of the 1997-98 season, spending one season at the Berkshire club and scoring once in nine league games before injury ended his playing career.
After a spell with Gorleston where he won the Norfolk Senior Cup in 2001, he joined Diss Town who play in the Ridgeons League, as manager in the summer of 2002. He won the Norfolk Senior Cup again in 2003 and 2005. A poor run of form during 2006 saw him sacked on 18 October 2006.
Fleck returned to employment with Norwich City in May 2007, when he joined the club's scouting network.
Fleck is fourth in the list of Norwich City FC all-time goalscorers, behind Johnny Gavin, Terry Allcock and Iwan Roberts. In 2002, Norwich fans voted him into the club's Hall of Fame.
Fleck's nephew John is currently the youngest member of the Rangers F.C. first team squad.
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'''Stephen "Stevie" Crawford''' (born 9 January 1974 in Dunfermline, Scotland) is a professional footballer who is currently player-manager for East Fife in the Scottish Second Division.
Crawford, who plays as a striker, began his career with Raith Rovers in 1992. Two years later, Raith beat Celtic in a penalty shootout during the Coca-Cola Cup, earning Crawford a Coca-Cola Cup winner's medal. Raith also played in the UEFA Cup against Bayern Munich.
After the 1995-96 season, Crawford moved on to Millwall, where he spent a single season and scored 10 goals. Hibernian gained Crawford's help in 1997 and made it to the Scottish Premier League by 1999. Crawford moved to Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the 99-00 season, managing to score 16 goals in 25 games.
Crawford signed for the Fife side full time in July 2000 after a very successful loan the previous season. His first goal for the Pars came on the 12 of August 2000 against Perth side St. Johnstone. Crawford was Dunfermline's top scorer in his first season at East End Park, scoring 9 goals in 37 league matches. The next season was just as successful for Crawford in goal scoring terms and his goals elevated Dunfermline to finishing 6th in the league. His goal in the final game of the season against Rangers earned his side a one all draw. The 2002-03 season was perhaps Crawford's best season with the Pars. The third game of the season saw him score a hat-trick against Dundee leading to him challenging for top scorer of the season with 19 goals in 35 games. Crawford's goals again helped the Pars move up the league, helping them finish 5th overall. His final season at Dunfermline was the club most successful season in a number of years, which saw them finish 4th thanks to Crawford's 13 goals. This not only saw his side qualify for the UEFA Cup, but he also helped the Pars battle to the final of the Scottish Cup. It was at this time that Crawford decided he wanted to leave Dunfermline in order to sign for a club in England.
Crawford joined English Division One now named the Coca-Cola Championship side Plymouth Argyle. He failed to settle in England due to his lack of goals and his homesickness. After only six months in England, he returned north signing with Dundee United for -80,000. His time at Tannadice was equally short-lived though he did win a Scottish Cup runners-up medal.
=== Aberdeen and return to Dunfermline ===
After joining Aberdeen at the start of the 2005-06 season, Crawford returned to Dunfermline in August 2006, despite being a regular starter at Pittodrie and among the top league scorers at the time. He signed a two-year deal with his hometown team but failed to be as productive as he had been in his first spell with Dunfermline, scoring only 8 goals in two seasons. In April 2008, Crawford was told he would not be offered a new contract and was free to find a new club.
It was reported in July 2008 that Crawford had turned down a move to the English Championship in favour of continuing his football in Scotland. Crawford signed a two-year-deal with Scottish Second Division side East Fife a few days later. After David Baikie resigned as manager on 14 April 2009, Crawford became caretaker player-manager, and he was given the job on a permanent basis later that month.
Over the course of his career Crawford has won 25 caps for Scotland, scoring 4 goals.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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Spink began his career as an apprentice at West Ham United, but soon moved to Chelmsford City and then, at the age of just 18, to Aston Villa. It was almost five years before his big break in the first team came along, and it came on the biggest stage of all - the European Cup Final. Ten minutes into the 1982 final against Bayern Munich, Villa's first choice goalkeeper, Jimmy Rimmer, was injured and substitute keeper Spink was called into action, having only made one previous appearance in the first team. Spink performed superbly, keeping a clean sheet, and Villa won the game 1-0.
He went on to make 460 appearances for Villa before moving to neighbouring club West Bromwich Albion in 1996, almost two decades after first joining Villa. Spink became the oldest goalkeeper to appear for Albion when, at the age of 39 years and 19 days, he kept goal in a League Cup tie against Cambridge United on 27 August 1997.
After retiring as a player, Spink worked as a coach at West Bromwich Albion, and after a brief spell as manager of Forest Green Rovers, has worked under Steve Bruce at Birmingham City and Wigan Atheltic as a Goalkeeping coach. Nigel Spink followed Steve Bruce to Sunderland A.F.C. as a goalkeeper coach on 3 June 2009.
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As a player Merrington appeared in midfield for Burnley, playing 98 league games (1 goal) including a spell as captain. He later played for Bristol City before retiring and going into coaching .
Merrington was a brief caretaker manager for Sunderland A.F.C. following the departure of Jimmy Adamson in 1978, and in 1980 he again took over from Adamson as caretaker manager (for 1 game only) at Leeds.
He took charge of Southampton for the 1995-96 season and was Premiership Manager of the Month in April 1996, his only full season in management. Despite keeping the Saints clear of relegation, he left days after the end of the season to look after his ill wife and was replaced by Graeme Souness. A year later he returned to the club as a coach but left again three years later. His next stop was a brief spell working as Walsall's first-team coach alongside manager Colin Lee in 2002.
Merrington is currently a summariser for Southampton commentaries on BBC Radio Solent.
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'''Gary Charles''' (born 13 April 1970 in Newham, London) is a English former footballer who played at right-back.
Charles won two caps for the England team and turned out at club level for Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Aston Villa, S.L. Benfica, and finally West Ham United. Charles was famously fouled by Paul Gascoigne in the 1991 FA Cup Final. This was the challenge that caused Gascoigne's cruciate ligaments to tear, forcing him out of the game for several months.
After the end of his playing career, Charles struggled with alcoholism. He was twice imprisoned - first for drunken driving and soon afterwards for cutting off his electronic tag to go on holiday to the Costa del Sol. In September 2005, he was arrested and convicted for assaulting a woman in a taxi office in Clay Cross , north east Derbyshire. After the jury was unable to reach a verdict, a retrial was ordered. Between the trials Charles was jailed for turning up to court drunk At the later hearing, he admitted he had an on-going drink problem. He was subsequently fined and given a suspended sentence and a community service order.
Charles was jailed for 12 months in December 2006 after committing a public order offence whilst serving his suspended sentence.
In 2005, it was reported that Charles was in the process of writing his autobiography. However, as of January 2009, this book has not been published.
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'''Jared Francisco Borgetti Echeverra''' (born 14 August 1973) is a Mexican footballer currently playing for Monarcas Morelia. Borgetti is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Mexican national team, with 46 goals. A prolific goal scorer at club level, Borgetti is renowned for his heading ability. He is popularly known by his nickname of ''El Zorro del Desierto'' meaning "The Desert Fox" due to his first professional team and his birthplace.
Borgetti began his young career with Atlas in the Primera Divisin de Mxico on 6 March 1994 debuting in a 3-1 loss over Club Amrica. After two successful seasons, he signed with Santos Laguna, where he claimed three golden boot titles for most goals in the season in his seven year participation with club. With Santos, he won two league championships. Borgetti later signed a one-year contract with promoted team Dorados de Sinaloa, where he stated he wanted to play in his home team, before joining Pachuca, where he had little activity due to the qualifying games for the World Cup.
In the summer of 2005, Borgetti signed with English club Bolton Wanderers in the FA Premier League. He became the first Mexican player to play for an English club.
He made his official English debut in a 2-0 win over Newcastle United on 24 August 2005 and scored his first goal for the club during Bolton's first-ever UEFA Cup tie against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 15 September 2005,
After the 2005-06 season, Borgetti was released by Bolton. He eventually signed with Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad. He made his debut on 9 September 2006, scoring two goals in a 3-2 victory over Saudi team Al-Ta'ee. In December 2006, Borgetti left Al-Ittihad under a clause stating that he could leave at any time if his family was unable to adapt to Saudi Arabian culture. Teams from the leagues of France, England, and Spain showed interest in signing the player.
During a match in the 2002 World Cup, Mexico againts Italy Borgetti scored one of his most successful goals in the national team. Shortly after the 2006 World Cup, Borgetti expressed his desire to retire from the international stage. He stated that he wanted to make way for the new and younger players that would contribute to the Mexican national football team in the future. However, he has been contacted and reconsidered by the Mexican Federation due to his outstanding play in Monterrey.
In mid-December 2006, Santos Laguna showed interest in signing Borgetti and Francisco Fonseca, but unfortunately, days later, Club Amrica signed Vicente Matias Vuoso on loan to Santos. Borgetti and Fonseca turned down the club's offer and later announced that he would return to Mexico as a member of Cruz Azul under a one-year contract. In 2007, Borgetti was called upon by Hugo Snchez to represent Mexico in a series of international friendly matches and tournaments.
On 21 December 2007, it was officially announced that Borgetti would play for Monterrey for the next six months in the Mexican Clausura 2008 tournament. Borgetti scored his first goal with the ''Rayados'' in the ''Clsico Regiomontano'' against UANL Tigres, where Tigres won 3-2.
Starting on 14 January 2009, Borgetti played for Guadalajara for six months. He was brought especially to play in the 2009 Copa Libertadores. He always stated that he had accomplished one of his dreams as a footballer, to be on a team where all of the players were Mexican-born and to be on a team with the most championships in the Primera Divisin. Borgetti played seven games in the Torneo Clausura 2009 as a starter and six as a sub, barely recording 220 minutes for the club. In the Copa Libertadores, he played six out of the six games, three as a starter and three as a sub, playing a total of 366 minutes. Shortly after the season ended Borgetti was let go along with other newly recruited teammates due to the clubs disappointing season.
Since his departure from Guadalajara, Borgetti has gone on to sign with Puebla as of 13 June 2009 in time for the Apertura 2009 Tournament. In a pre-season game, Borgetti suffered a broken ribcage and had to sit out for the first four weeks of the Apertura Tournament. He scored his first goal on 9 August 2009 against Quertaro. He continued his good form by scoring a header on 22 August 2009, in a 2-1 win against Pachuca. At the end of the season Borgetti left the club to pursue another team.
On 27 December 2009 signed a one-year contract with Morelia Monarcas.
On the international stage, Borgetti first played with Mexico on 5 February 1997 against Ecuador. He would not make his mark internationally, however, until the qualification campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup began in late 2000. After the qualification campaign proved successful for Mexico, Borgetti became a regular starter within the squad and went on to score goals for his country at the 2001 Copa Amrica, the 2002 World Cup, and the 2004 Copa Amrica.
Borgetti's most successful tournament was the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. He scored three goals against Brazil and Germany and helped Mexico to a fourth place finish, and his skill of scoring from headers drew the attention of football pundits worldwide. He also provided a memorable moment of the tournament when he had to retake a penalty twice against Brazil due to various infractions. It was blocked on the third attempt, but he later scored the winning goal that resulted in a 1-0 upset. After these performances, Borgetti attracted attention from many foreign clubs, and chose a deal with Bolton Wanderers.
Borgetti has enjoyed notable success on both the club and international level. After the qualification campaign for the 2006 World Cup ended, Borgetti became his country's top goal scorer, surpassing both Luis Hernndez and Carlos Hermosillo with a record 43 goals in the 87 international appearances.
On 25 March 2007, Borgetti came off the bench, replacing Omar Bravo in a match against Paraguay. Borgetti scored two goals within 20 seconds. On 8 June 2007, Borgetti played in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring two goals. He also scored a goal in the quarter-finals against Costa Rica. In the final against the United States, Borgetti injured himself, and could not participate in the 2007 Copa Amrica, where the Mexican national team reached the third place in the Competition against Brazil and Argentina, beating Uruguay in the semi-finals of the Copa Amrica.
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'''Derek Acorah''' (born 27 January, 1950) is an English medium. He is best known for his work on ''Most Haunted'', broadcast on Living, between 2002 and 2005. He currently presents the series ''Derek Acorah'' on Sky Real Lives.
Derek Acorah (Born Derek Johnson) felt his name should be his grandmother's maiden name Acorah. He lives in Scarisbrick near Southport in North West England with his wife Gwen.
Acorah claims that his first supernatural experience came as a child when the spirit of his late grandfather - who died before Acorah was born - visited him. When he told his grandmother she was not surprised. Acorah was later to learn that she herself was a medium.
When he was 13, Acorah fulfilled a boyhood ambition to be a footballer when he signed for Wrexham, as an apprentice. Two years later he had moved on to Liverpool FC under the legendary Bill Shankly. Acorah played for the reserves, but after failing to make the first team, moved back to Wrexham, in 1959. He later had spells with Glentoran in Northern Ireland and Stockport County before trying his luck in the Australian League with the then premier Australian team ''USC Lion''.
When Acorah's football career ended due to injuries and homesickness he returned to England and to Liverpool.
Acorah's television career began in 1996 when he appeared on a magazine programme called ''Livetime'' produced by Granada Television in Manchester and broadcast on the Granada Breeze television channel. Following the success of his initial appearance on the show, he was regularly invited back to feature in a weekly segment. He later worked as a main contributor on a spin-off show called ''Psychic Livetime'' as well as ''The Psychic Zone'' was given his own show, ''Predictions with Derek Acorah'' where he would conduct readings on members of the public in their own homes.
In January 1998, Acorah, travelled to Los Angeles where he took part in various paranormal investigations both in Los Angeles itself and in Hollywood. He also conducted a live show on stage at the Vogue Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. In 2000 he returned to California to record a pilot for a new show named ''Connections with Derek Acorah''. The show involved Acorah touring the streets of Santa Monica giving impromptu readings to members of the public but the show was never picked up by any of the television networks.
In July 2001, Acorah was asked to feature in a new British television programme called ''Haunting Truths'' which was subsequently sold to Living and renamed ''Most Haunted''. He worked on the show for Six series until his departure in 2005. Acorah claims that he left the show to pursue other projects although the show's presenter, Yvette Fielding is reported to have said that he was asked to leave after Ciarn O'Keeffe, a parapsychologist for the show, fed him misinformation to which he later responded during an investigation, presenting himself as being possessed by the spirit of a fictional character.
In Spring 2003 Living also commissioned ''Antiques Ghost Show'' which shows Acorah demonstrating his supposed skills in psychometry as he unfolds the mysteries of family heirlooms.
After Acorah's departure from ''Most Haunted'', Living commissioned ''Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns''. In contrast to ''Most Haunted'' which mainly featured well known stately homes, castles and the like, this programme would involve the public and would highlight their stories of ghostly activity in less well known locations throughout the country. Derek, together with the presenter, would also knock on people's doors and offer them a private sitting in their own homes. Acorah was joined for the first two series by presenters Daniella Westbrook and Angus Purden and also by Myleene Klass and Rhodri Owen for the third and final series.
To mark the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (1605), Living commissioned a one-off programme called ''Derek Acorah's Quest for Guy Fawkes'' which broadcast on Guy Fawkes Night in 2005. Together with presenter and journalist Angus Purden, Derek travelled the country visiting key locations in order to retrace the footsteps of Guy Fawkes.
In 2007 Acorah travelled to Egypt to film ''Paranormal Egypt'' with Tessa Dunlop. This six-part series was commissioned by Living and produced by Ruggie Media. While in 2008 appeared in the feature film documentary ''Tattoos: A Scarred History''.
Derek has his own show on Sky Real Lives, named simply ''"Derek Acorah"''.
In November 2009 Acorah featured in two programmes where he attemped to make contact with the spirit of Michael Jackson, ''Michael Jackson: The Live Seance'' and ''Michael Jackson: The Search For His Spirit.''
Acorah has written numerous books explaining his experiences and detailing his life.
Acorah's credibility has been questioned following his work on ''Most Haunted''. On numerous investigations for the programme, Acorah would appear to become possessed by spirits or an evil entity or would appear lost and confused. On one such occasion, Acorah claimed to be possessed by the spirit of a man called ''Kreed Kafer''. In a later interview the programme's parapsychologist, Ciaran O' Keeffe claimed that the character was completely fictional. O' Keeffe claims that he fabricated the "Kreed Kafer" character (an anagram of "Derek faker"), and misfed the information to Acorah who subsequently presented it as fact.
Acorah has been parodied by comedian Marc Wootton in his series ''High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman''. He has also been parodied by Jon Culshaw on the TV series ''Dead Ringers'' and Dawn French's character 'Dawnie Acorah' also parodies him. His newer show, ''Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns'', is often a subject for Harry Hill on his ITV1 show, ''Harry Hill's TV Burp''. He was spoofed by Hugh Laurie on Saturday Night Live in a segment when Laurie hosted the show in 2006, and an Acorah-like psychic with bouffant blond hair, regional Northern England accent and non-existent psychic abilities appeared in series 1, Episode 3 of Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights.
He is frequently impersonated by comedian Brian Luff on various Sowerby & Luff podcasts, sometimes under the name Derek Fake-Sance.
Acorah was more recently parodied in a routine by comedian Ed Byrne in his latest DVD "Different Class" - claiming to know a couple's name after they had previously told it to him.
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'''Celestine Hycieth Babayaro''' (born August 29, 1978 in Kaduna) is a Nigerian footballer who plays left-back and is currently a free agent.
Babayaro began his playing career at Nigerian side Plateau United, before moving to Belgium giants R.S.C. Anderlecht in 1994, and eventually would make a name for himself, quickly gaining first-choice status although still a teenager.
Babayaro was purchased by Chelsea F.C. in April 1997 for -2.25m million - a club record paid for a teenager at the time. During his time there, the team won the FA Cup and Charity Shield in 2000, and reached the FA Cup finals in 2002. He faced competition from Graeme Le Saux during his seven-year spell, but managed to play over 200 games for the London side. His acrobatic celebrations with backflips were a highlight and loved by the Stamford Bridge faithful. The signing of Wayne Bridge saw Babayaro start only four English Premier League games for Chelsea in 2004-05 - their Premiership winning year.
In January 2005, he left Chelsea to join Newcastle United where he established himself as first choice left back. He scored his first and what turned out to be only Newcastle goal in a 3-1 win over Coventry City in the FA Cup.
In September 2006, Babayaro was given a three-match ban by the Football Association for slapping Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt in the face while Liverpool took a corner. The slap wasn't seen by the referee but later videos showed Babayaro punch the Dutchman in the face. Babayaro accepted the allegations and apologised to Kuyt.
On 10 February 2007, after a 2-1 win over Liverpool, then-Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder revealed that just 12 hours before kick-off, Babayaro had called him saying his younger brother David had died from tuberculosis. Despite this, Babayaro insisted he would still play and put in a solid performance which earned him praise from Newcastle manager and fans. This fine form continued into United's 3-1 away victory against Zulte Waregem, in the UEFA Cup.
Due to his many injury problems it was mutually decided, on 10 December 2007, that Babayaro should be released from his contract with immediate effect and a compensation figure was agreed.
In January 2009 Newcastle's ex-chairman Freddy Shepherd described Babayaro as a "disgrace" who "didn't pull his weight" during a televised BBC interview.
On 21 January 2008, Babayaro came to an agreement with the Los Angeles Galaxy to join them on a three-year contract, effective immediately. With this move, he re-joined Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit, whom he played for during his time at Chelsea. On March 3, he was surprisingly waived by the Galaxy after playing only 45 minutes in a pre-season friendly against FC Seoul receiving a yellow card and conceding a penalty in the process. The reason for this unexpected release is so far unknown. "After a period of evaluation, it was decided that it would be in the best interest of the club and the player to part ways,- Alexi Lalas, the team-s president and general manager, said in a statement. -It is unfortunate that it did not work out, but Ruud and our technical staff are hard at work putting together this team and difficult decisions have to be made."
During pre-season 2008, Babayaro trained with Portsmouth F.C. at the invitation of manager Harry Redknapp and with a view to the player signing for the FA Cup holders On 14 August 2008 Redknapp revealed that he would not offer Babayaro a contract at Portsmouth .
After being part of the victorious Nigerian team at the Under-17 World Championships in Japan (1993), Babayaro made his international senior debut in the Afro-Asian Championship in 1995, against Uzbekistan. The following year he was part of the Nigeria Olympic gold medal winning team at the Atlanta 96 football event, making the tournament's all-star team. He scored in the Gold Medal game itself against Argentina. After missing the entire 1997/98 Premier League season with a knee injury, Babayaro recovered just in time to make the France 98 squad. He was also Nigeria's captain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and took part in the Korea/Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Babayaro was part of Nigeria's squad for the 2004 African Nations Cup in Tunisia, but was controversially sent home, alongside Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Victor Agali for indiscipline. Although never officially announcing his retirement from international football, he has not played for the national team ever since.
'''With Nigerian Football National Team'''
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''' Ali Abdullah Harib Al Habsi''' , born December 30, 1981 in Muscat) is an Omani goalkeeper who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.
Al Habsi played three seasons for Norwegian club Lyn Oslo, and was voted Arab Goalkeeper of the Year and Norwegian Goalkeeper of the Year in 2004. He finished his Lyn career with a third-place finish in the league - his goalkeeping abilities being one of the main reasons behind this good finish.
Then Bolton Manager Sam Allardyce said: "It is very satisfying to finally sign Ali. We've been monitoring his development for quite some time and I am delighted that he has selected us ahead of a number of other high profile clubs who were keen to sign him."
Al Habsi did not make any first team appearances in his first year at Bolton, though he was on the bench a number of times, and played regularly for the reserve side.
His transfer from Lyn Oslo to Bolton in January 2006 is one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns because of the apparent conflict of interest between agent Craig Allardyce, his father Sam Allardyce - and the club itself
Al Habsi made his full Bolton debut in the 2-1 extra time League Cup victory over Fulham in September 2007.
He played excellently against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup and produced several good saves against the star studded German team.
Al Habsi made his first Premier League start against Wigan Athletic. With Jussi Jskelinen injured and needing surgery on his back, Al Habsi has snatched this opportunity and is playing valuable minutes for Bolton which are the most vital, because of Bolton's risk of being relegated from the English Premiership.
After been heavily linked to moves away from Bolton to Galatasaray after not been a key first teamer at Bolton, Al Habsi had this to say to newspaper Daily Mail:
The 2007/08 season gave Al Habsi his first league appearances, making 16 in all during Bolton's league campaign. He took the place of the injured Jussi Jskelinen, and earned praise for some notable performances that helped Bolton avoid relegation to The Championship, on the last day of the season.
In December 2008 he extended his contract with Bolton until 2013.
Ali started playing in his native Oman at the age of seventeen, and joined the ranks of the Oman under-19s squad, before he was spotted by John Burridge in 2001. Due to the difficulty of securing a work permit, he was unable to join the top English league.
He played for Oman in all of their three group matches at the 2004 AFC Asian Cup in China and also made four appearances for the team in their qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which they exited in the first group stage after finishing second in a group with Japan, India and Singapore. He was also Oman's first-choice goalkeeper at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, appearing in all of their three group matches. . Al Habsi won the award for best goalkeeper at the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations. He kept a clean sheet throughout the tournament that Oman eventually won.
Al Habsi won the Gulf Cup in Jan. 2009. It is Oman's 1st Gulf Cup ever. Al-Habsi has a huge fanbase in the entire country including expatriates.His goal-keeping skills are often considered as ace.His role in the gulf cup victory was a major one.He is considered as the best goal-keeper in the entire gulf region.
On 6 January 2010, Al Habsi made a spectacular injury time save to deny a crazed Indonesian fan in an Asian Cup qualifier to give Oman a 2-1 win. The victory kept Oman-s hopes of qualification alive while dumping Indonesia out of the cup.
Al Habsi has won the best goalkeeper award in the Gulf Cup four times in a row. This is the most ever won by an Arab goalkeeper. Al Habsi has also won the best goalkeeper award in Norway in 2004.
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'''Sean Doherty''' (born 10 February 1985 in Basingstoke) is an English footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Sligo Rovers. At one time he was considered one of the best young players in England.
Doherty started his career at Everton's youth academy before moving to Fulham in July 2001 for an undisclosed fee.
In January 2006, Doherty returned to England with Martin Foyle's Port Vale on a short-term contract, but failed to gain a first-team spot and was allowed to leave at the end of the 2005/2006 season. Doherty signed for Accrington Stanley shortly thereafter, but only played twenty league games, and was released a year later. Although he had played for Southport on a three-month loan deal from November 2006 to January 2007, he failed to impress only making seven appearances in three months.
In 2007, Doherty left England to sign a one-year deal at Belgian club Royal Antwerp. On 18 January 2008, Sean Doherty was unveiled as a Sligo Rovers player, a team that plays in the Eircom League of Ireland Premier Division. Doherty left Rovers on agreement in July 2009.
Doherty has been capped seven times by England at youth level. He has represented the under 17s and under-21s.
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'''Blessing Kaku''' (born March 5, 1978 in Ughelli, Nigeria) is a Nigerian international football player, who was a member of the national squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He played for Enosis Neon Paralimni. He has also played for K.R.C. Genk in Belgium, Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C., Maccabi Tel-Aviv, F.C. Ashdod, Maccabi Petah Tikva (all in Israel), Bolton Wanderers, and Derby County but failed to make an impact in England in his short spells with the latter two clubs.
His transfer from F.C. Ashdod to Bolton Wanderers in August 2004 is one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns because of the apparent conflict of interest between agent Craig Allardyce, his father Sam Allardyce - the then manager at Bolton - and the club itself
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Gabbidon began his career at West Bromwich Albion, joining as an apprentice in November 1996 before turning professional in July 1998.
Gabbidon signed a permanent four-year deal with Cardiff City in September 2000, for a fee of up to -500,000 depending on appearances and future honours.
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Gabbidon moved to West Ham in July 2005, as part of a deal that also took fellow defender James Collins to Upton Park.
Gabbidon had made 17 appearances for the Welsh Under-21 team, when an unexpected call up for the Welsh senior squad in the World Cup qualifier against Belarus in October 2001 prevented him from making his final appearance for the under 21 side. He was an unused substitute in that match and was again called into the senior squad for a friendly game against Argentina in February 2002 but it was not until the next month that he made his debut in a 0-0 home draw against the Czech Republic.
With West Ham United
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'''Jostein Flo''' (born October 3, 1964 in Flo, Stryn, Norway) is a Norwegian former football player, famous for his physical playing style and aerial dominance.
At club level he usually played centre-forward. For the national team he played right winger, and was instrumental for the tactics applied by former Norway coach Egil Olsen. Playing a characteristic 4-5-1 formation, the left back would often hit long crosses to Flo, who in turn would head the ball to either one of the central midfielders or to the striker.
This was known as the Flo Pass, and the Norwegian national team garnered much criticism for its perceived long-ball approach. Egil Olsen did, however, take the national team to two World Cups, and the long ball style of play is considered to have played an important role in accomplishing this.
He played for Stryn, Sogndal I.L., Molde F.K., Lierse S.K., Sheffield United F.C. and Strmsgodset I.F.. He was capped 53 times, and scored 11 goals for the Norwegian national team and was part of his country's squads at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups. Perhaps his most famous appearance for the national side was the World Cup match against Brazil on June 23 1998, when he came on as a late substitute and contributed heavily to turning a 0-1 deficit to a last-gasp 2-1 upset of the reigning World Cup champions.
Flo retired after the 2002 season, having scored 120 goals in 184 games for Strmsgodset. After his playing career, he worked with marketing for the club before he filled the role of executive director from October, 2004 to January, 2006. Flo is currently the director of football of Strmsgodset.
He is the older brother of Tore Andr Flo (who played for Chelsea and Rangers amongst other clubs) and Jarle Flo, also a former professional footballer. Hvard Flo is his cousin.
Jostein Flo was a decent high jumper in his younger days, and has a personal best jump of 2.06 metres from 1983 (2.08 m indoor from 1987).
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'''John Thomas Gordon Ruddy''' (born 24 October 1986) is an English footballer signed to Everton and currently on loan at Motherwell. Born in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, and having tried numerous positions at youth level, he eventually settled as a goalkeeper and it was in this position that he made his professional debut in the final game of the season at Leyton Orient's Brisbane Road stadium on 8 May 2004, noticeable for a clean-sheet and penalty save.
After starting his professional career at Cambridge United, he had a trial at Manchester United in November 2004, before moving to Everton in the summer of 2005 for a fee of around -250,000, reportedly rising based on appearances. This was deemed as a big move for the youngster, moving to the newly-qualified European team from relegated Cambridge United, who finished the season some 88 places below in the Football League ladder.
Ruddy, nicknamed 'Ice' by teammates, was called into the England Under-19 squad in 2005 after being scouted by England goalkeeping coach Ray Clemence and has been touted by his manager David Moyes as a future England 'keeper. For the present time however he will learn his trade behind first choice keeper Tim Howard, second choice Carlo Nash, and the young Scottish keeper Iain Turner.
In September 2005, the Ruddmeister signed for Walsall on loan, making four appearances in League One before being allowed to return to Everton. Loan spells with Rushden & Diamonds and Chester City soon followed.
Ruddy made his first team debut for Everton in February 2006, but in a rather bizarre way. Nine minutes into the match against Blackburn Rovers, Iain Turner was sent off for handling outside the area. Since Turner was substituting for injured first-choice and second-choice keepers Nigel Martyn and Richard Wright, it meant that Ruddy was the only keeper left who could play. Ruddy went on to keep a clean sheet in a 1-0 victory.
In September 2006, Ruddy was given another chance on loan. A one-month deal was agreed with Stockport County, which was extended to three months after an impressive performance. Since then he agreed another one month loan with Wrexham in February 2007 but failed to establish a place in the team during his time at the Racecourse Ground and the Red Dragons decided against extending the loan beyond the initial month. On 21 April, Ruddy completed an emergency one-week loan to League One side Bristol City and helped them move closer to promotion. In January 2009, he went out on loan till the end of the 2008-09 season at Crewe Alexandra F.C..
His many loan spells mean Ruddy played for eight clubs before he turned 21.
On 24 July 2009, Ruddy joined Scottish Premier League side Motherwell on a six-month loan deal, to vie with Michael Fraser and Sebastian Kosiorowski for the number one jersey.
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:''For the Guinean film director, see Mohamed Camara (film director).''
'''Mohammed "Mo" Camara''' (born 25 June 1975 in Conakry, Guinea) is a Guinean professional footballer, a left back who currently plays for St Mirren. He is a Guinean international.
Camara spent the early years of his professional career in French football, with Beauvais in 1993, and in 1996 went on loan to Troyes, where he played 13 league games. He made a total of 79 league appearances for Beauvais, before signing for Le Havre in August 1997, where he was sent on loan to Lille.
Camara moved to England in summer 2000 with Wolverhampton Wanderers of the First Division in a -100,000 deal. He became a cult figure amongst their fans, known for his commitment and pace despite sometimes exhibiting a lack of positional sense and ball control. A regular column from the spoof 'Mohammed Camara Appreciation Society' appeared in fanzine 'A Load of Bull' celebrating his eccentric but lovable playing style. He was a regular starter in his first two seasons with the side, but failed to make an appearance during their 2002-03 promotion success following a knee ligament injury and the signing of Denis Irwin.
He joined Burnley on a free transfer in June 2003, which gave Camara rgular playing time once again. After Steve Cotterill replaced previous manager Stan Ternent, he made the left-back focus on his crossing ability, causing a dramatic up-turn in his form at the beginning of the 2004-05 season.
Camara's form attracted interest from Scottish Premier League side Celtic, who he joined at the end of his two-year contract under the Bosman ruling at the end of the season.
After one-to-one sessions with manager Gordon Strachan, Camara started to do well and established himself as a defender in Celtic's first eleven. However after Ross Wallace was converted into a left-back, Camara was relegated to the bench and made only rare appearances. He fell further down the pecking order after the signing of right-back Mark Wilson, who was also converted to left back.
Despite earlier pledging to fight for his place at Celtic,
On 5 August 2008, Camara moved to Derby's Championship rivals Blackpool on loan until 30 August.
After the January 2009 transfer window shut, free agent Camara moved back to Scotland to sign for Scottish Premier League side St. Mirren.
Camara has made 79 appearances for Guinea.
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'''Gary James Holt''' (born 9 March 1973 in Irvine, Ayrshire) is a Scottish defensive midfielder and a former Scottish International player, who received 10 caps and scored 1 goal. He currently plays for Lowestoft Town F.C.
Holt came late to professional football, having had a spell in the Army Catering Corps as a chef and played for the British Army team prior to joining Celtic. He did not play for the Bhoys first team and moved on to Stoke City. After a brief stay, Holt returned to his boyhood favourites, Kilmarnock, where he excelled in the Ayrshire team's most consistent period of success since the 1960s. He set up home in his place of birth with his wife in the Bourtreehill part of Irvine. Despite his excellent form with Kilmarnock, international recognition proved elusive, and Holt briefly explored the option of playing for Canada in 1998. However, it eventually emerged Holt wasn't eligible for Canada, and Holt gained his first Scotland cap a year later.
In 2001, Norwich City paid -135,000 for Holt. He was voted Norwich City player of the year in 2001-02, when he also collected a number of fans' awards, including the Capital Canaries Player of the Season trophy. He was reckoned to be the best player on the pitch at The 2002 Play Off Final at The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. However, after playing well in Division One for his first three seasons with the club and helping them win promotion to the Premier League in 2004, Holt's final season with Norwich City was a difficult one. He found playing in the Premiership difficult and struggled to adapt to the higher level. Manager Nigel Worthington was criticised by supporters for keeping Holt in the team too long and some supporters made Holt a scapegoat for the team's struggles. Holt revealed towards the end of the 2004-05 season that he had received anonymous hate-mail earlier in the campaign. In his four years at Carrow Road Holt played almost 200 games for the club, and is still thought of fondly by Norwich Fans He was affectionately known by the Norwich City fans as 'three lungs' for his tireless coverage of the football pitch.
Holt spent two years with Nottingham Forest, before being released at the end of the 2006-07 season. At Forest he scored three times, with goals against Weymouth in the FA Cup,
On 28 March 2009 he lobbed Luke Daniels in the League Two match against Shrewsbury Town to score the third goal of his Wycombe Wanderers career.
On 6 October 2009 he signed for Lowestoft Town who are currently playing in the Isthmian League Division One North, at the 4th step within the non-league pyramid.
Holt made his Scotland debut on September 2, 2000 as an 89th minute substitute against Latvia in a match that Scotland won 1-0. He kept his place in the squad for the next year and a half before he was omitted from after a friendly against France that ended in a 5-0 defeat for Scotland in March 2002. He was not capped again for two years when his final cap came in a 1-1 draw against Moldova in October 2004. His only international goal came in a 4-1 win over Trinidad & Tobago in 2004.
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'''Doriva''', full name '''Dorival Guidoni Jr.''' (born May 28, 1972 in Nhandeara, So Paulo) is a recently retired Brazilian football midfielder, who last played for Amrica-SP in the Brazilian league, after a spell playing for Middlesbrough.
Prior to joining to Middlesbrough, Doriva played for So Paulo, Atltico Mineiro, Porto, Sampdoria, and Celta Vigo. He was part of the Brazil squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Despite this, Doriva was never more than a fringe player at Middlesbrough due to George Boateng being the first choice holding midfielder. His only goal for Middlesbrough came in a 2-1 victory at Notts County in the third round of the FA Cup on 8 January 2005.
In 2005 he earned a one-year contract extension, which Middlesbrough allowed to expire in July 2006. Having spent a brief period on the Blackpool books, he then signed for Amrica-SP in Brazil.
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'''Colin Terence Cooper''' (born 28 February 1967 in Durham, England) is a former English footballer, who spent most of his career at Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest.
He played as a centre back, but was equally useful at full-back. He spent the first seven years of his professional career contracted to Middlesbrough, making 188 league appearances and scoring six league goals in the process. During this time, he helped Middlesbrough through liquidation in 1986.
In the summer of 1991, he was transferred to Division Two side (renamed Division One and then the Football League Championship) Millwall for the sum of -300,000 spending two successful seasons at The Den.
After impressing several big name clubs, he decided to move to Nottingham Forest in 1993 for -1,700,000. It was at Forest where Colin arguably played the best football of his career. His form even earned him two England caps in 1995.
After experiencing the joys of two promotions and the heart-break of a relegation, "Super Coops" was re-purchased by his first club, Middlesbrough, in a -2,500,000 deal. Many people questioned the signing of the stalwart from Nottingham Forest, but Colin proved to many people that he was more than capable of playing Premier League football. He maintained a consistent level of play throughout the seven years that he spent with Middlesbrough, and could always be relied upon to do a job. He almost gave up the game in 2001 after his son, Finlay, died in an accident at the family home. In 2003-04, he spent some time on loan with Sunderland.
In 2005, Colin was awarded a one-year contract extension, which saw him play at the age of 39.
In June 2006, Colin was officially given a job with the Middlesbrough coaching staff, as the Reserve team coach, after he retired from playing. Following Steve Round's departure from the club in December 2006, Cooper was promoted to a more active role with the First team.
Following the departure of Malcolm Crosby on 17 June 2009, Cooper was promoted to Assistant Manager at Middlesbrough.
On 22 October 2009, following the departure of manager Gareth Southgate, Cooper was appointed Caretaker Manager at Middlesbrough. This position lasted just four days as Gordon Strachan was announced as the new Manager on 26 October.
Colin has recently started regularly appearing on the late night football review programme ''Soccer Night'', which is hosted by Roger Tames. During this programme, three legendary figures, representing one of each of the North-East's top three clubs (Middlesbrough, Sunderland, and Newcastle United), come to the studio and discuss recent footballing events.
''Statistics for league appearances only''
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'''Michael Christopher Fillery''' (born September 17, 1960 in Mitcham, London) is an English former professional footballer who played for Chelsea and QPR as a midfielder during the 1970s and 1980s.
Mike Fillery began his career as an apprentice with Chelsea, turning professional in August 1978, having won England schoolboy and youth honours. He made his league debut later that season, as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at home to Derby County on April 4, 1979.
He went on to play 159 games, scoring 32 goals for Chelsea, mainly in the Second Division. In August 1983 he moved to newly promoted Queens Park Rangers, managed by Terry Venables for -155,000, helping them to establish themselves as a top flight side.
He was released in the summer of 1987, having scored 9 times in 97 games for Rangers, joining Portsmouth in July 1987. Portsmouth had just been promoted to the top flight for the first time in nearly 30 years, but it lasted just one season and Fillery found himself playing Second Division football once more.
In October 1990 he moved to Oldham Athletic, but couldn't establish himself, joining Millwall on loan on the 28th of March 1991. At the beginning of the following season he found himself out in the cold at Oldham as the Latics embarked on top flight football. He joined Torquay United on loan in September 1991, playing four league games which turned out to be his last games in the Football League.
He later joined Crawley Town and was their assistant manager until August 1994 before returning to Chelsea as a coach at the club's Youth Academy
In January 2000 he was linked with the manager's post at non-league Southall, the plan being that he would be joint-manager with his former teammate Terry Fenwick, who was at the time Southall's Director of Football. However, this plan backfired when the chairman who had set up the deal was reported to have been sacked by the club's backers for not consulting them first.
In 2001, Fillery and then former Southall Football Club publicist Andy Fitzsimons were re-united on Channel East as sports pundits on the popular Asian award-winning satellite station's 'Sports Special' show: A 30-minute show presented by former SKY and TV AM correspondent Mike Bishop broadcast twice-weekly. He has also undertaken live work for Chelsea TV in more recent times during the club's European exchanges.
Fillery married his long-term fiance Pamela in 2005 and continues to live in their marital home in London in NW3.
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'''Karen Carney''' (born 1 August 1987, in Solihull) is a English football forward currently playing for Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the England women's national football team.
Carney joined Birmingham City L.F.C. at the age of 11 and played at various age levels for the club alongside the likes of Eniola Aluko, Hazzana Parnell and Laura Bassett. She made her first-team debut for Birmingham City in the FA Women's Premier League National Division against Fulham L.F.C. at the age of 14.
Carney joined Arsenal L.F.C. on 13 July 2006, and played a major part in the team that won four major honours in the 2006/07 season: the FA Women's Premier League, FA Women's Cup, FA Women's Premier League Cup, and the UEFA Women's Cup. She made 21 appearances in the Premier League in her first season and scored 10 goals. In all competitions, she made 36 appearances and scored 13 goals.
The following season saw Carney take on a greater role at Arsenal. She made 20 Premier League appearances and scored 10 goals. In all competitions, she made 34 appearances and scored 17 goals.
2008/2009 would mark Carney's final season with Arsenal. She made 13 Premier League appearances and scored 8 goals. In all competitions, she made 21 appearances and scored 12 goals.
Chicago Red Stars of the WPS made Carney their first signing on 27 January 2009. It was confirmed the following day by Arsenal.
She was selected by Chicago Red Stars in the third round (19th overall) of the 2008 WPS International Draft. She joined Head Coach Emma Hayes, who had served as Arsenal Ladies Football Club's first team assistant coach.
In the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, Carney appeared in and started 17 games (1471 minutes) and scored 2 goals while assisting on another.
Carney made her senior international debut in England's 4-1 victory over Italy in 2005, coming off the bench to score England-s fourth goal. She became the youngest player to be handed a senior debut during Hope Powell's current reign as England coach.
She then went on to become an integral part of the team at the UEFA Women's Euro 2005 later that year, including scoring a last-minute, game-winning goal in the 3-2 win over Finland, which earned her significant media attention.
Carney has won the FA National Young Player of the Year award in each of the last two seasons.
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'''David Allen Zdrilic''' (; born 13 April 1974 in Sydney) is an Croatian Australian football (soccer) player. He is currently playing for Sydney United in the NSW Premier League. He previously played for in the A-League and has also played in Switzerland, Germany, England and Scotland. He has played on thirty occasions for the Australian national team, having once scored eight goals in a single match - the second highest recorded for any Australian player.
Zdrilic represented his high school Patrician Brothers' College during his time as a teenage schoolboy and featured prominently in all teams including the A Grade squad. He had to opportunity as a child to pursue a tennis career, receiving coaching and playing in tournaments, but chose football instead. After playing through the youth ranks for St George Saints he broke into the senior side in 1993 at the age of 19. Mid-way through the NSW Super League year he signed to Sydney United for the coming National Soccer League season. He made an immediate impact shortly after joining the club, scoring four goals in four games in a preseason cup competition. However, this form didn't keep him in the attack, playing much of his first NSL season in the backline, and netting only once for the year. Zdrilic's performances improved through the 1994/95 and 1995/96 seasons, more often among the goal scorers and a regular first team selection. During this time he also studied a law degree at Sydney University.
Zdrilic's first call-up to the national team came in January 1997. After the appointment of Terry Venables as the new Socceroos coach, Australia hosted the ''Optus Cup'' a four-team tournament including an Australian squad of domestic-based players. In forming the squad, Venables had asked "who's the leading scorer in the NSL?", the answer being Zdrilic (having scored 12 goals in as many games), and he played all three matches. He continued his scoring ways in the NSL to win the Golden Boot for that season with 21 goals, United topping the table before losing the grand final to Brisbane.
His position atop the Australian league attracted attention in Europe, particularly in Switzerland with an offer to join Grasshoppers accepted, before later signing to FC Aarau. After a season at Aarau he moved to German side SSV Ulm 1846, newly promoted to the second division. Ulm's strong 98-99 season with Zdrilic a regular starter saw them promoted again into the Bundesliga, the clubs first appearance in the top flight.
Now playing in a top European league, albeit for a struggling side, earned a recall to national side in early 2000 for a tournament in Chile. He again rejoined the side in June as Australia hosted a three match series against Paraguay, which he scored his first international goal in a 2-1 win. Zdrilic remained with the side for the 2000 OFC Nations Cup, adding to his goal tally twice against Cook Islands.
Returning to club duties, Ulm had been relegated back to the second division and Zdrilic sought to remain in the top league, moving to Unterhaching. The club struggled for consistency through the 2000-01 season and was eventually relegated, Zdrilic remaining with the club on its return to 2.Bundesliga. Haching continued to struggle for results in the 01-02 season, relegated again at the end of the year. In contrast to club fortunes, Zdrilic was achieving greater success at international level throughout this time. Becoming a regular inclusion in an Australian side under Frank Farina, he was recalled for a friendly against Scotland and retained his place in the squad for the Oceania World Cup qualifiers. In Australia's second match of the tournament, he scored eight goals in a world record 31-0 win over American Samoa. He and his strike partner Archie Thompson, who scored 13 goals, broke the record for most goals scored in a senior international match. He remained in the team for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, taking part in the Socceroos memorable victories over Mexico and Brazil.
With Unterhaching in financial trouble, Zdrilic gain a release and signed on to English First Division side Walsall, where he was soon joined by fellow Australian Steve Corica. In a season restricted by a calf injury, he made 29 appearances in the league and cup (mostly off the bench) scoring five goals including the only goal against Wimbledon F.C. in the FA Cup fourth round. In May 2003 he parted from the club and after interest from other English sides and Norwegian side S.K. Brann, he signed to Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen on a one year deal, making an immediate impact with a goal 80 seconds into his debut in a pre-season friendly. His scoring rate didn't continue, netting only four times that year and falling out of favour with manager Steve Paterson, and being released by Aberdeen in May 2004. Zdrilic was particularly critical of Paterson after his departure, saying ''"I didn't enjoy my time at Aberdeen. It was a wasted year in my life and Steve Paterson was responsible."'' After being linked with Belgian clubs Lierse S.K. and K.A.A. Gent, and also 1860 Munich, he returned to 2nd Bundesliga at Eintracht Trier.
While facing difficulties at Aberdeen, his elevation back to the top flight of a European league returned him to national team contention. He was selected for a number of friendly matches and rejoined the squad in May for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, which also doubled as qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. After a goal against Tahiti, he made two more appearances against Fiji and Vanuatu, but was dropped from the squad in October for final qualifiers against Solomon Islands.
His stay at Trier was short-lived, and returned to Australia with the launch of the A-League in 2005 to be part of the inaugural Sydney FC squad, signing a three-year deal. Now back in Australia, he was included in a Socceroos side for a match on 29 March 2005 against Indonesia to benefit victims of the Boxing Day tsunami, scoring Australia's third goal in what many have tipped as his last international match. He took part in 19 of Sydney's matches in their first season, but only found the net once. n the second season he found more game time under Terry Butcher, scoring four goals from 20 appearances.
In Sydney's second salary cap dilemma in 2006, investigations surrounded Zdrilic's salary as a contributor to breaking the cap. A $50,000 invoice surfaced for services that were never rendered, linked to Zdrilic but with all parties denying knowledge.
Zdrilic remained at Sydney for the A-League 2007-08 season, in the final year of his original three-year contract. A number of matches saw him being deployed in the backline, partly due to squandering scoring opportunities when up front. Many Sydney FC fans became critical of his performances, after netting just five goals in his first two years at the club. Despite his clear intentions to add to his tally in the 2007-08 season, Zdrilic failed to score in any competitive matches all year and was released by Sydney at the end of the season.
The end of his stay with Sydney FC effectively marked the end of his career. Post Sydney FC, David is working as a football pundit for both Fox Sports News Channel and ESPN Sportscenter in Australia as well as writing a column for mX.
In 2009, David signed with his former club Sydney United who play in the NSW Premier League. He is also currently coaching the Maccabi All-Age One (AA1) football side.
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'''Daniele Salvatore "Danny" Dichio''' (born October 9, 1974 in Hammersmith, West London) is a retired English soccer player of Italian descent. He last played for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer, and is currently coaching at the Toronto FC Academy.
Dichio had the honour of scoring the first goal in Toronto FC history against the Chicago Fire on May 12, 2007. Later in that same game he became the first player in club history to be red-carded.
Dichio began his career at Queens Park Rangers, joining as an apprentice in June 1991 and turning professional in May 1993. The sale of Les Ferdinand to Newcastle United in the summer of 1995 provided Dichio with the opportunity to break into QPR's first team in the 1995-96 Premier League season. He scored on his league debut for QPR against Aston Villa, and forged a strike partnership with Kevin Gallen throughout the remainder of the season. Prior to his QPR debut, he played on loan at Barnet. Dichio moved to Italy's Serie A with Sampdoria in the close season of 1996, and soon after had a loan spell at Lecce. He returned to England to join Sunderland in 1998, helping them win promotion to the Premiership as Division One champions with 105 points in his first season, and finish seventh in the Premiership in the next two seasons.
While at Sunderland, Dichio went on loan to West Bromwich Albion at the start of the 2001-02 season.
Dichio was unable to play in the 2004 FA Cup final for Millwall, due to suspension.
In the summer of 2006, he was the subject of a bid from Brighton. Although a fee was agreed, Dichio chose to stay at Preston and fight for his place.
In April 2007, Dichio was released from his contract in order to let him join the newly created MLS club Toronto FC.
Over the next three seasons, Dichio made 59 league appearances for Toronto, plus Canadian Championship and CONCACAF Champions League games. He scored 14 goals, including the club's first ever goal and the club's last goal of its inaugural season. He managed five goals in five shots on target to start the 2008 Major League Soccer season. That same year, Dichio also cemented his association with the Thornhill Soccer Club, a non-profit club that organizes soccer leagues for age groups 4 and up, including adult leagues.
On March 18, 2009, he announced his intention retire after the 2009 Major League Soccer season and to continue living in Toronto while also pursuing coaching opportunities.
He became a permanent resident of Canada in April 2009. In mid 2009 he began working with the Toronto FC Academy.
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'''Fabrizio Ravanelli''' (born December 11, 1968) is a former Italian football player.
Ravanelli was born in Perugia. He has played with a dozen European teams, among them Perugia, Juventus, Lazio, Marseille, Middlesbrough, Derby County and Dundee F.C., as well as gaining 22 caps for the Italian national team.
Known as the "White Feather" in recognition of his prematurely whitened hair, he was one of Europe's top goalscorers in the mid 1990s. Playing for Juventus, Ravanelli won one Serie A title (1994-95), one Coppa Italia (1994-95), one SuperCoppa Italiana (1995), one Champions League (1995-96), where he scored in the final against Ajax, and one UEFA Cup (1992-93). On September 27, 1994, he memorably scored all 5 goals for Juventus against CSKA Sofia in their 5-1 win. In the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final he put Juventus 1-0 up. Ajax subsequently equalised but Juventus still won the game in a penalty shootout.
He made an immediate positive impact on moving into the English Premier League with Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough though his success was not sustained. He scored a hat-trick on his debut against Liverpool on the opening day of the 1996-97 season. Despite being one of the league's top scorers, Middlesbrough were relegated in the year that he joined. He did however help them to the final of both domestic cup competitions that season. He started both finals as Middlesbrough went down to Chelsea in the FA Cup Final and Leicester City in the League Cup Final, he scored in the final of the latter only for Emile Heskey to equalise and send the game to a replay, which Leicester subsequently won. He alienated himself from teammates and fans with his constant complaints and criticisms of the club's training regime and facilities, as well as the town itself, despite being the highest paid footballer in the Premiership at the time.
He joined Derby County in 2001 because he was still hungry, but could not save the club from relegation in 2002. Due to Derby's financial problems they had to defer his wage payments which they paid for several years. He then joined Dundee following the end of his Derby contract but was sacked after the club released all of their top earners. The only game in which Ravanelli scored for Dundee was against Clyde in a League Cup match. He ended up scoring a hat-trick.
Ravanelli's signature celebration when scoring a goal was pulling his shirt over his head and running around the field. Ravanelli has been a big opposer to the new FIFA rule put in place where a player gets a yellow card for removing his shirt during a celebration. He now works as a football pundit for SKY Italia and Mediaset.
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'''Liam Sean Daish''' (born 23 September 1968) is an Irish former football player who played as a centre-half. Since 2005 he has been head coach of Conference National team Ebbsfleet United (formerly Gravesend & Northfleet). Despite being born in England, Daish played internationally for the Republic of Ireland due to his Irish ancestry. He earned a total of five caps for his adopted country.
Daish was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and began his career with his hometown club Portsmouth F.C. However, he only made one appearance for the club's first team before he was released in 1988. He went in search of first-team football, which he found at Cambridge United. Whilst at Cambridge, Daish helped the club to successive promotions from the Fourth to the Second Division. He also made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland, on 19 February 1992 at home to Wales.
The quality of his performances for the club inspired Barry Fry to sign him for Birmingham City for a fee of -50,000 in January 1994.
Daish spent just over two years at St Andrew's, making nearly 100 appearances in all competitions. He captained the side to the Second Division championship in 1994-95 and to victory in the Football League Trophy final at Wembley. Fry, who managed him throughout his spell at Birmingham, once said of Daish that if a squadron of F-111s attacked the Birmingham penalty area he would attempt to head them away.
In February 1996, Daish joined Coventry City for a fee of -1.5m. He made an immediate impact, bolstering Coventry's shaky defence and improving their form overall. However, in the four seasons that he spent at Coventry, Daish was never a regular in the first team (he played in only 34 games for the Sky Blues). This was the result of a severe knee ligament injury which eventually forced his retirement from the professional game.
He joined non-league Havant & Waterlooville in 1999, going on to make 157 appearances (1 as substitute) in league and cup competitions, scoring 15 goals,
before his playing career was finally ended by a knee injury sustained in October 2002.
In April 2000 he took on a joint-manager role alongside Mick Jenkins after Billy Gilbert stood down. He spent three-and-a-half years in this role, during which time he took the club to the semi-final of the FA Trophy in 2003, before being sacked in January 2004 following a string of bad results.
Following this, he joined Welling United F.C. as a coach. For a time, following the dismissal of Paul Parker, Daish served as caretaker-manager of Welling but did not get the job full time, despite leading the side to three wins and a draw in his four games in charge.
Daish left Welling in February 2005 to become manager of Gravesend & Northfleet F.C., which in May 2007 was renamed Ebbsfleet United F.C., and he oversaw the club's move to a full-time playing squad.
Daish led Ebbsfleet United to a 1-0 victory in the FA Trophy final on 10 May 2008,
On December 10, 1994, Daish - then Birmingham City captain under Barry Fry - scored a goal against Chester to make it 0-4. In the ensuing celebrations, some Blues fan threw a toy trumpet onto the pitch, which Daish proceeded to play. Although he wasn't sent off, the referee booked him, taking his season's points tally to 41 and resulting in a three-match ban. Fry was not amused: "I know the referee has directives to adhere to, but to get banned through being booked for that seems a bit harsh."
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'''Shabani Christophe Nonda''' (born 6 March 1977 in Bujumbura, Burundi) is a DR Congolese international footballer who currently plays in Turkey for Galatasaray.
He began his career at Atletico Olympic in the year 1992, after playing in Tanzania with Young Africans and in South Africa with Vaal Professionals, Nonda's professional career began in Switzerland with FC Zrich in 1996. He signed for French side Stade Rennais in 1998, and later moved to AS Monaco in 2000. His performances, including those in the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final, earned him a move to Italian giants AS Roma on a three-year deal in 2005. However, he never lived up to his potential - partly due to a knee injury sustained while at Monaco - and spent the 2006-07 season on loan at English side Blackburn Rovers. While at Blackburn, Nonda announced his intention to sign a permanent deal, Blackburn opted not to sign Nonda on a permanent deal and he later signed for Turkish giant Galatasaray in August 2007 on a two-year deal. He has a young cousin, John Agvalama, who also plays football for Peninsula Strikers in the Australian Super Ligue. In 2009, he extended his contract with Galatasaray until June 2010.
Even though he was born in Burundi, Nonda holds citizenship from Democratic Republic of the Congo and to date has 49 international caps for the country. He exiled himself from international football in 2005, and returned in 2007. He scored a hat-trick against Republic of Djibouti in World Cup Qualifications in 2008
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'''Alan Stubbs''' (born 6 October 1971 in Kirkby, Merseyside) is a former English footballer, playing in central defence. He was forced to retire from professional football due to a troublesome knee injury on the August 20, 2008. The final match of his career was against Doncaster Rovers on August 9, 2008.
He is now on the coaching staff at Everton.
Stubbs started his career at Bolton Wanderers, turning professional in 1990 when they were members of the Football League Third Division. He played 23 league games that season but it was a disappointing first season at Burnden Park for Stubbs as his side missed out on automatic promotion on goal difference and were beaten by Tranmere Rovers in the playoff final. He remained a regular player in 1991-92 but this campaign brought further frustration as Bolton finished 13th in the Third Division and manager Phil Neal was dismissed to make way for Bruce Rioch.
Stubbs remained part of Rioch's plans as Bolton began 1992-93 in the new Division Two (following the creation of the FA Premier League and the renumbering of the three remaining Football League divisions) and scored twice in 42 league appearances as they sealed promotion as runners-up. He became club captain soon afterwards and in 1994-95 led them through their best season in years where they reached Wembley twice. The first vist to Wembley came in March, where they reached the Football League Cup final for the first time in their history, only to lose 2-1 to Liverpool. There was no shame in the result, however, as they lost to the first club to win the competition five times and one who finished fourth in the Premier League that season. The return to Wembley for the Division One playoff final two months later was a happier occasion for Stubbs and his colleagues, though for 75 minutes it looked as though it would be another disappointment as Bolton trailed 2-0 to Reading in the contest for a place in the Premier League. But a remarkable turnaround saw them drawing 2-2 after 90 minutes to force extra time, and they went on to win 4-3 and return to the top flight for the first time since 1980.
However, during the summer and into the beginning of the next season he made no secret of his desire to leave the club, which did not go down well with fans who made their feelings clear for the rest of the season. However, he remained with Bolton throughout their 1995-96 campaign, their first in the top flight for 16 years, which was mostly spent in the bottom two places of the table and ended with them being relegated in bottom place.
He joined Celtic on 10 July 1996 for -4,000,000, a record signing for Celtic and at the time the second biggest sale for Bolton.
Stubbs is probably best remembered for his injury time goal in a 1-1 draw with Rangers in the 1997-98 season. Many believe that this was the most important goal of the season for Celtic; they would later go on to win the League Cup, their first league title since 1988, and prevent Rangers from securing a record breaking 10 league titles in a row. He did play 11 games in their 2000-01 SPL title, but missed most of the campaign as he underwent treatment to cure testicular cancer.
He joined Everton in July 2001 after winning his battle against cancer. On his arrival at Goodison Park, Stubbs stated it had always been his dream to play for the club. Stubbs confirmed at the time part of his motive for moving to Everton was that he wanted to return home to his native Merseyside with his wife Mandy.
Stubbs quickly became a regular member of the team and excelled during his first season, as Everton finished 15th and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Stubbs continued to be a consistent performer in the heart of the Toffees defence during the 2002-03 as he helped them finish seventh in the Premier League (their highest finish since 1996) under new manager David Moyes, and 2003-04, although they dipped to 17th and narrowly avoided relegation in this campaign.
The 2004-05 season was another successful campaign for Stubbs. Although a shoulder injury kept him out in April, he made 36 appearances and even rose from defence to score - in a 2-1 win against Portsmouth. He was set to continue as a vital part of the squad in 2005-06, but refused to sign a new contract as the club were willing to offer him only a one-year deal, and later revelations suggested a "cancer clause" in the contract that Stubbs was unhappy with. It was also a successful season for Everton as a team, as they bounced back from the previous season's dismal finish and the sale of Wayne Rooney and finished fourth to qualify for the UEFA Champions League - finishing ahead of Liverpool for the first time since their most recent title win in 1987.
Stubbs signed for Sunderland on the August 2, 2005, but it was not a successful move. Despite a promising start, his form soon dipped, and he often found himself out of the team. In the weeks leading up to the January transfer window, Stubbs was constantly linked with a move back to Everton, and was spotted by the Sky Sports cameras at Goodison Park when Sunderland weren't playing.
This led to a fierce denial from Stubbs, claiming he was only at Goodison because his daughter was an Everton fan. However, Stubbs' final appearance at the Stadium of Light was to be the 3-0 victory over Northwich Victoria in the FA Cup, and Stubbs returned to Everton shortly after. He scored once for Sunderland, in a 3-1 defeat at Arsenal on 5 November 2005. This was one of the worst seasons in Sunderland's history, as they were relegated with a new Premier League record low of 3 wins and 15 points.
Stubbs returned to Everton on a free transfer on 20 January 2006 and claimed his time spent at Sunderland was like "being injured for 6 months", and said the cancer clause incident was an "unfortunate mistake." He later went on to say his denial over the transfer was a lie, and that he had cheered when new team-mate Tim Cahill scored a last minute winner for Everton against Sunderland on New Year's Eve - whilst Stubbs was still a Sunderland player. This left him very unpopular with the Sunderland fans, who booed his every touch during the 2-2 draw with Everton on April 1, 2006.
Despite the arrival of Joleon Lescott that summer, Stubbs maintained his place in starting line up and proved to be a pivotal figure behind Everton's push for a UEFA Cup place.
In September 2007 after the murder of Rhys Jones, an 11-year-old Everton fan shot dead in Croxteth, Stubbs delivered a reading at his funeral to a packed Liverpool Cathedral including members of Everton and Liverpool.
On January 31, 2008, Stubbs moved to Derby County in a 18 month deal on a free transfer. Derby's relegation from the Premiership with eleven points meant that Stubbs had been involved in the campaigns of the teams with two lowest points totals attained since the league's inception. On 20 August 2008, just after the start of Derby's 2008-09 Football League Championship campaign, it was announced that a recurring knee injury had forced him to retire from playing football.
Stubbs won an England 'B' cap on May 10, 1994 in a match against Northern Ireland 'B' at Hillsborough. England won the match 4-2.
In September 2008, not long after retiring from playing, Alan found himself back at Everton, in the role of Coach . More specifically, he's currently assisting Reserve Team Coach Andy Holden, as well as assisting with the Under 18 players.
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'''Stephen John Cotterill''', born 20 July 1964 is an English former footballer and manager. He was last employed at Burnley, where he was manager from June 2004 to November 2007.
Cotterill started his playing career in the non-leagues as a forward who could play centrally or in wide positions, playing non-professionally at clubs like Cheltenham Town, Alvechurch and Burton Albion. He then signed his first professional deal at Wimbledon after a -120,000 deal was done with Burton. It was a giant step up for Cotterill, going from the non-Leagues to the Premier League. He made 44 appearances in four years at Wimbledon and went out on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion to recapture his fitness following a horrific cruciate knee-ligament injury. This led to further games at the Dons and he turned down a -500,000 bid from Southampton before finally moving on again to Bournemouth.
Cotterill signed for Bournemouth in the summer of 1993 for the fee of -120,000. He was out of contract and this fee was set by the then Transfer Tribunal. In three years at Bournemouth he got his career back in good shape scoring 15 goals in 45 league starts for the club. While at the club he picked up three player of the season awards but had to finish his career in 1995 after another bad knee injury from which he was unable to fully recover.
Following on from Lawrie Sanchez, Sligo Rovers appointed Cotterill in 1995. He led the club to third place in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and his side also reached the League of Ireland Cup final, where they lost on penalties to Shelbourne. Cotterill also led them into Europe, playing against teams such as Nantes where they earned a 3-3 draw and another creditable 0-0 draw against Dutch outfit, Heerenveen.
Cotterill joined Cheltenham when they were still a non-league club and he built up a successful side which won promotion from the Southern Football League Premier Division to the Football Conference in his first full year at the club. He won the FA Trophy in 1998, beating Southport 1-0 in the final, and Cheltenham finished second in the Conference the same year, their first season in that league. Cheltenham won the Conference and with it promotion to the Football League the following year. His first two seasons in the Third Division saw them finish in the top half. In 2001-02,the club reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time in its history, ended only by a 1-0 away defeat to West Bromwich Albion and including the defeat of Cotterill's future club Burnley. He twice won the prestigious award of Manager of the Year during his tenure. Cotterill took Cheltenham into the Second Division that season, following a play-off victory over Rushden & Diamonds at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. He was awarded his UEFA Pro Licence in 2002.
Cotterill left Cheltenham to join Stoke City in the summer of 2002. He only managed 13 games for the club before being asked to join Sunderland as their assistant manager. As Howard Wilkinson's assistant, they were tasked with keeping Sunderland in the Premiership. However, Sunderland recorded just two league victories under the new management team and both Wilkinson and Cotterill were sacked after just 20 games in charge.
In the summer of 2004 a decision by Burnley not to renew the contract of their manager, Stan Ternent, led to Cotterill being named as the new manager of the club. In his first season at the club they reached the third round of the Football League Cup, beating Aston Villa 3-1 on the way. They also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, beating Premier League side Liverpool 1-0. After losing striker and captain Robbie Blake and young midfielder Richard Chaplow they finished 13th in the Championship. In 2005-06 he led Burnley to a 17th-place finish, again having to sell his star striker, the club's leading goal scorer Ade Akinbiyi to Sheffield United for -1.75 million.
The 2006-07 season began well, with a series of wins. Cotterill also won the Championship Manager of the Month for October. However Burnley were dealt a blow in November when leading goalscorer Andy Gray was sidelined until February. Akinbiyi was re-signed in the January transfer window, but the striker was unfit and failed to make an impact.
Cotterill eventually left the club on 8 November 2007 by mutual consent, after earning the title of longest serving manager in the league with three years seven months service. He left the club in a strong position in the league, having won five, drawn six and lost four matches, placing them five points off the play-off positions with a game in hand.
In August 2008, Steve Cotterill was offered the chance to become the Head Coach and Technical Director of USL First Division Minnesota Thunder after Amos Magee stepped down. Cotterill was offered a temporary seven-week contract with a view to a longer deal when the season ended. But because it would take two weeks to obtain a work permit, leaving only five weeks with Minnesota, Cotterill decided to turn this opportunity down.
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}}'''Robbie Foy''' (born 28 October 1985 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a professional football player.
Foy attended Oxgangs Primary School and Firrhill High School, and played for youth club Hutchison Vale, before making the move down south and signing for Liverpool in 2000. Before hand, he had spells at Hibernian and Rangers, and was at the top of every Scottish clubs shopping list and was regarded by many as, one of the "hottest young properties in Britain".
Before moving to Liverpool, reports were, that Foy attracted interest from not only Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United, but a host of top European clubs also, including Athletico Madrid and Lyon.
Foy came through the ranks at the Liverpool Academy and began training full-time at Melwood as he was a sensation during the 2003-04 season. He made his senior debut as a substitute during the pre-season win over Wrexham in July 2004, replacing Harry Kewell at half-time. He was also a substitute, albeit unused, for the first team during the Carling Cup win over Tottenham.
He is traditionally a winger and has the ability to play on the right wing as well up front but most see him at his best on the left. Foy finished the 2004-05 season at Chester City with a three-month loan spell, having been signed by Liverpool legend Ian Rush. This move allowed Foy to gain first-team experience, although he failed to find the net for the Blues, however he did help them avoid relegation.
In August 2005 Foy was again sent out on loan, this time for a five-month spell at Wrexham. He made 12 appearances for Liverpool reserves during the 2005-06 season, scoring three times. He was given a free transfer by Liverpool in May 2006 .
His agent throughout his time at Liverpool, ironically, happened to be Liverpool's greatest ever player - Kenny Dalglish.
Foy undertook a trial with SPL side Dunfermline Athletic during July 2006, but failed to gain a contract due to financial circumstances. At the end of July Foy, a Scottish U21 international, undertook a trial with Grimsby Town; he impressed during their final friendly match, but yet again, financial circumstances stopped negotiations. He signed for Scunthorpe United in August 2006, but was released by Scunthorpe United at the end of the 2006-07 season by new manager Nigel Adkins after struggling to command a place in the side in their League One championship season. His career since then though, has been plagued by injury.
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'''Fredi Bobic''' (born October 30, 1971 in Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former German football player of Slovene and Croat descent. Currently, he works as a managing director for Bulgarian Chernomorets Burgas.
Bobic was at his prime in mid-1990s at VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. In his first Bundesliga season 1994/95 he scored a goal in each of his first five games, so he became a candidate for the German national football team after only a few appearances in the first German league. In 1996 he was the Bundesliga's top scorer with 17 goals. After four years in Stuttgart, in 1999 he signed with Borussia Dortmund and was the club's top scorer in both 1999-00 and 2000-01. However, after the signings of Jan Koller and Marcio Amoroso in the summer of 2001, he soon fell out of favor and played only 3 games in the first half of 2001-02 season. Subsequently, he was loaned to the Premiership side Bolton Wanderers, where he had a successful spell, playing a key role in keeping Bolton in the Premiership. His hat trick in the 4-1 win against Ipswich at the Reebok Stadium
He has won 37 caps (10 goals) for Germany and was part of the Euro 96 winning squad. He also played at Euro 2004, having returned to the national team in 2002 after a four year absence.
Bobic signed a contract as a managing director of PFC Chernomorets Burgas on 25 March 2009, and will work in the club with his former teammate Krassimir Balakov.
-DOCSTART-	2196868
'''Ian Stuart Crook''', (born January 18, 1963 in Romford, England) is a former professional footballer who began his career with Tottenham Hotspur before making 418 appearances for Norwich City. He was an England B international. As of 21 January 2009, Crook is first team coach at Norwich City.
Chippy began his football career at Tottenham Hotspur F.C. signing with the club as a schoolboy in 1976. In 1980 Ian made his debut against Liverpool and stayed with the North London club for another six years. During that six years Ian found it difficult to break into the first team, as his position was taken by Glenn Hoddle and Ossie Ardiles. He would however receive a UEFA Cup Medal in 1984 for his part in the semi-final against Hajduk Split.
In 1986 Ian would move to Norwich City for -80 000, which would work out at as one of the best bargain buys for the club. Crook was at the hub of the most successful team in Norwich's history. During his eleven seasons at the club, he helped them to a series of top five finishes in England's top division and playing in the club's UEFA Cup run. He was a midfielder noted for his passing ability and accuracy from set-pieces. Many experts in the game believe that had Crook played for a so called bigger club, he would have played for the full England team. In a 2001 poll for Four Four Two magazine, Crook was voted as one of the best players never to have played for England.
He famously agreed to leave Norwich to join their fierce rivals Ipswich Town F.C. at the end of the 1995-96 season, even posing for photos with his new shirt, buying his children replica kits before changing his mind and re-signing for City days later. This was due to former Norwich manager Mike Walker taking over the helm at Carrow Road. Ipswich Town F.C. took it to court. The local newspaper Evening Star carried the headline "Get out of Town Crook and take that man Walker with you".
In 1997, he was signed by Eddie Thomson for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He left the club in May 1998 and transferred to Northern Spirit FC.
In 2002, Norwich fans voted Crook into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame. In September of the same year he played at Carrow Road in the club's centenary match against Harwich & Parkeston F.C.. Ian has always remained a fans favourite in Norwich, which was shown in 2008 when he was voted in the Greatest Ever Norwich City eleven.
He then played for and coached Northern Spirit FC in Australia before moving on to take his first managerial post at Newcastle Jets. In his first season in the 'Hunter region', Crook took the Jets from second bottom to second, which earned him NSL Coach of the year honours. Following his successful time in Newcastle, Crook took on the job of coaching the American Samoa national football team, a team which had never scored a goal in a competitive international fixture. In early 2004 he was then appointed assistant coach for the Australian U20s team, before joining Sydney F.C. the following November, under manager Pierre Littbarski, winning the A-League title and attending the World Club Championships in 2005. After the 04-05 season Littbarski left the club following a contract dispute, and Crook remained at the club for another six months.
During his work in Australia, he had been linked with a possible return to Norwich, notably in the close-season of 2006, when Martin Hunter was eventually appointed as coach in place of Steve Foley. Following the departure of Peter Grant from Norwich City in October 2007, Crook was again linked with the vacant manager's position.
It was reported on 5 January 2007 that Ian had accepted the assistant manager's role at Japanese second division side Avispa Fukuoka to be reunited with Littbarski, but the pair were dismissed in July 2008. He was subsequently linked with new A-League club North Queensland Thunder FC, but instead was recruited for a second spell as manager at the Newcastle Jets.
On 21 January 2009 Crook was unveiled as first team coach for Norwich City alongside new manager and former team mate Bryan Gunn.
-DOCSTART-	2199572
'''George Walter Anderson''' (born January 1893 in Cheetham, Manchester; died October 1931 in Elk City, Oklahoma) was an English football player. Anderson was a winger with Manchester United whose career started in 1911. George would go on to score 39 goals for United, and scored another 39 goals during the First World War, which were unofficial.
Anderson was involved in a match fixing scandal that ended his career. In a game at Old Trafford on 29 December 1917 against Burnley, he was accused of fixing the match after three United players complained to the team president. He was then banned from Old Trafford on 8 January 1918. On 12 January, he was again accused of fixing a match between Everton and Blackpool, and on 20 February, the Football League gave him an indefinite ban from the sport.
Anderson never returned to football and later emigrated to Elk City, Oklahoma, in the United States of America, where he remained until his death in October 1931 at the age of 38.
-DOCSTART-	2199582
'''Mark Abraham Bright''' (born 6 June 1962) is a former English footballer who is now a sports pundit and BBC London's sport presenter as well as a coach at Crystal Palace.
After a spell at Leek Town, Bright moved to Port Vale in October 1981. He made his full debut in a 2-0 home win over Torquay United, two weeks after coming on as a substitute in a goalless home draw with York City on 1 May 1982. He had earned a regular first team spot by April 1984 and scored in five successive matches, which brought him to the attention of bigger clubs. In June 1984 he was sold to Leicester City for -33,333. A fee later doubled due to a top-up clause.
He was then signed on loan to Crystal Palace by manager Steve Coppell, where he made his name as a supreme goalscorer and sophisticated striker throughout the most successful years the club has ever known. It was Bright's goals, along with those of strike partner Ian Wright that took Palace back into the top flight at the end of the decade.
'Brighty' earned the Golden Boot for the highest scorer in Division Two in 1987-88 with 24 goals.
As Palace impressed in Division One throughout 1990-91 Bright proved his supreme predatory skills at the highest level with a sequence of seven top-flight goals in just ten midwinter games as the Eagles secured their highest ever league finish. Even after Ian Wright had left the club Bright continued his great form for Palace, and his 17 Division One goals in 1991-92 was, at the time, a record return for a Palace striker in the top-flight.
Bright left Palace for Sheffield Wednesday in September 1992 in a cash plus player exchange deal involving fellow striker Paul Williams. He eventually became the Owls' highest goalscorer in the Premier League to date, scoring 48 goals between 1992 and 1996.
He was later loaned to Millwall before joining Swiss club FC Sion in January 1997. He finished his career with Charlton Athletic in 1999 after helping the club reach the Premier League the previous year, playing in their dramatic win over Sunderland in the 1998 play off final,
After retiring, Bright became a football correspondent on ''The Big Breakfast''. He currently works on the the BBC show ''Football Focus''. He also commentates on some international matches, often alongside Jonathan Pearce and Steve Wilson on ''Match of the Day''.
Bright has completed six half marathons since his retirement in 1999, all of them in the Great North Run.
Bright's father was Gambian and his mother was English, he was raised in his mother's hometown of Stoke-on-Trent.
He met British singer and actress Michelle Gayle in 1995, the couple later married in Vegas and in 2001 had a son they named Isiah. They separated in 2007, though remain on good terms.
In his spare time he enjoys playing golf (a common feature of ex-footballers) and riding motorbikes.
-DOCSTART-	2199585
'''Thomas Ronald "Tom" Manley''', (born October 7, 1912 in Northwich; died July 1988 in Brentwood, Essex), was an English football player.
He started playing football as a half back for Northwich Victoria. He joined Manchester United as an amateur in September 1930, and made his debut more than a year later on 5 December 1931 against Millwall. At United, he played various outfield positions, from fullback to forward. During his United career, he scored 41 goals in 195 appearances for the club. He moved to Brentford in July 1939. During the war, he appeared 23 times for Brentford and several times as a guest player for United. After the Football League resumed, he continued playing for Brentford, and became its captain. His last game for Brentford was on 30 September 1951. He retired from professional football in 1952 and went on to manage Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	2199597
'''Jimmy Turnbull''' (born May 23, 1884 in Bannockburn) was a Scottish football player. Jimmy started his career with Dundee F.C., Falkirk F.C., Rangers, Preston North End, before coming to Manchester United in 1907. He would help United win the 1908 league title and the 1909 FA Cup, scoring 42 goals for the club.
'''Manchester United'''
-DOCSTART-	2201395
'''Stephen Norman "Steve" Howey''' (born 26 October 1971 in dURHAM, Tyne and Wear) is a former English football player. In his playing days he was employed as a central defender.
In his club career, Howey played for Newcastle United, Manchester City, Leicester City (where he scored once against Blackburn Rovers),
A highlight of his time at Manchester City was scoring a late equaliser against rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford, in a game more remembered for the clash between Roy Keane and Alf-Inge Haaland.
Howey is still a very popular figure in Newcastle as part of a successful influx from Newcastle's youth academy which also included Steve Watson, Robbie Elliott and Lee Clark.
Howey earned four caps for England and was part of the Euro 96 squad. His brother Lee was also a footballer, principally with Newcastle's rivals Sunderland. Whilst at Newcastle he played in the 1998 FA Cup Final.
Howey had a short, unsuccessful spell as Manager of Crook Town, taking the helm in September 2006 and resigning just two months later after a poor run of results.
He followed this with a spell as a Youth Team Coach at Middlesbrough before making a playing return with National League side who he also serves in a coaching capacity.
Steve now co-presents Total Sport on BBC Newcastle with Marco Gabbiadini and Simon Pryde, every weeknight between 5:30 and 7:30.
-DOCSTART-	2201511
'''Christopher 'Chris' Charles Eric Woods''' (born 14 November 1959 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire) is a former England football goalkeeper. He now works as a goalkeeping coach at Everton.
Woods was Peter Shilton's long-time understudy in the England team in the mid to late 1980s, finally claiming the number one shirt for himself in the early 1990s. In all, he managed to accrue 43 caps in an eight year international career.
Woods was a confident, brave, and agile goalkeeper, and his association with Shilton began at an early age when he signed for Nottingham Forest as an apprentice in 1976. Over the next three years he never made an appearance for Forest as they won promotion from the Football League Second Division in 1977 - Shilton had yet to arrive at this time - and then won the Football League First Division title straightaway. Shilton came to the club in September 1977 and did not miss a match.
However, Woods was given his chance to make an impact when he was selected by manager Brian Clough to play in Forest's League Cup fixtures that season, as Shilton had already appeared for previous club Stoke City in the competition and was therefore cup-tied. Forest reached the final where they played Liverpool at Wembley and Woods was thrust on to the big stage as an unknown outside of Nottingham, the game ended 0-0. He kept a second clean sheet in the replay and a John Robertson penalty won Forest the game and the Cup.
Woods' heroics were, however, never going to displace Shilton, whose form in the First Division was such that he was only ever going to miss a match if he became injured. Forest went on to win the League Cup again in 1979, but this time Shilton played. Woods was on the bench when Forest then won the European Cup with a 1-0 win over Malm in Munich, and therefore gained a medal.
In the summer, Queens Park Rangers offered -250,000 for Woods, even though he was not yet 20 years old and had not made a First Division appearance. The move took place and Woods settled into Second Division life as QPR's first-choice goalkeeper. He played two seasons there before Norwich City offered -225,000 to take Woods to East Anglia.
As Norwich's goalkeeper, Woods firmly established himself as a top-class goalkeeper. In 1985, Norwich reached the League Cup final and Woods picked up his second winners medal when his side beat Sunderland 1-0 at Wembley, though Woods almost conceded when Sunderland player Clive Walker struck a penalty against his left-hand post. Norwich were relegated at the end of that season, but England coach Bobby Robson had seen enough to take Woods on a post-season tour of Mexico and the USA. The following season, Woods won a second division championship medal as Norwich won promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt. In 2002, he was voted into the club's Hall of Fame.
After the tournament, Woods left Norwich for Rangers in a -600,000 deal as one of the original 'English invasion' of players (others of which included Ipswich and England defender Terry Butcher) brought to Glasgow by manager Graeme Souness (although this was at least partially because English clubs had been banned from European competition following the Heysel disaster, while Rangers were virtually guaranteed an annual European place).
Woods won a Scottish League Premier Division title medal and a Scottish League Cup medal in his first season. From November 1986 to January 1987, Woods set a British record by playing 1196 consecutive minutes of competitive football without conceding a goal.
However Van der Sar conceded three goals against Gamba Osaka, in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup in Yokohama, Japan, on 18 December 2008. Unless this competition is discounted, Woods' record stands, since Van der Sar next conceded on 4 March, in a Premier League game at Newcastle United, to Peter Lvenkrands, ending his record at either 1088 or 1490 minutes. Additionally, United had played other games in which goals had been conceded, but where Van der Sar did not play.
Meanwhile, Woods won another Scottish League Cup winners medal with Rangers, even though Celtic regained the league title and won the Scottish Cup in 1987/88. Woods also suffered the ignominy of being sent off in an Old Firm game against Celtic after a spat with opposing centre forward Frank McAvennie - a misdemeanour which led to Woods and clubmate Butcher securing criminal convictions for "behaviour likely to cause a breach of the peace".
Rangers regained the Scottish Premier League in 1989, though Woods missed half the season with an ear infection which, crucially for a goalkeeper, affected his balance.
By the summer of 1991, Woods had won another Scottish title medal with Rangers. In the close season, however, manager Walter Smith, concerned at the implications of a UEFA ruling to limit the number of foreign players eligible to compete in European club competitions, opted to replace Woods with Andy Goram of Hibernian, a goalkeeper eligible to play for Scotland and therefore able to play for Rangers without breaching the 'three foreigner' rule. By that point, Woods had accumulated 24 caps as England made steady progress through their qualification for the 1992 European Championships.
Woods is one of the few goalkeepers to actually score a goal for the club.
In August 1991, Rangers accepted an offer of -1.2 million from Sheffield Wednesday manager Trevor Francis and Woods headed to Hillsborough.
Wednesday had just won the League Cup and promotion to the First Division, so Woods was back in English football's top flight again after a six-season absence.
His club career was also full of disappointments in 1993, as Wednesday reached the League Cup final again but lost 2-1 to Arsenal. A few weeks later, Woods finally played in an FA Cup final as Wednesday took on Arsenal yet again, this time drawing 1-1. They were set for another 1-1 draw in the replay and thus penalties before a last-gasp Andy Linighan header in the closing seconds of extra time made it over the line, with Woods shouldering some of the blame, and Arsenal emerged victorious again. Ironically, both Linighan and Woods were former Norwich players, and the goal meant that Norwich City, rather than Sheffield Wednesday, qualified for the UEFA Cup, the following season.
By 1996, Woods found himself out of favour at Wednesday and had a short loan spell at Reading before moving to the USA to play for Colorado Rapids.
In October 1996, Graeme Souness, now manager at Southampton negotiated his loan from Colorado Rapids as cover for Dave Beasant, with a view to a permanent transfer. This loan deal involved a 7-1 defeat at the hands of Everton, and in his fourth appearance he broke his leg at Blackburn Rovers and returned to the USA to recuperate.
He then returned to England for spells at Sunderland and Burnley before retiring from playing in 1998.
In the international fold, Woods was once again Shilton's back-up in the England team, but he was given his debut in a friendly against the USA in Los Angeles. He was rarely left out of an England squad again over the next five years.
Woods went to the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico as Shilton's potential replacement; he was not required to play and England exited in the quarter-finals.
While at Rangers, Woods received his fifth England cap - and his second start - in a 2-0 win over Yugoslavia at Wembley which inched England further towards qualification for the 1988 European Championships. Woods came on as a substitute for Shilton twice in 1987; and started two matches - a European Championships qualifier against Turkey and a goalless draw against Scotland at Hampden Park in the Rous Cup. Two more starts would follow in the subsequent season prior to the European Championships in Germany.
England suffered two embarrassing defeats in the opening brace of group games at the 1988 European Championships, and therefore Robson could afford to rest Shilton for the third and final group match, against the USSR, which had been rendered meaningless. Woods therefore played his first match in a competitive finals - his 13th in total - conceding three times.
By now, another goalkeeper had emerged as a potential successor to the ageing Shilton, with QPR's David Seaman receiving a first cap in a draw against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. However, Woods was still regarded by Robson as his primary understudy for Shilton, who had, by now, earned his 100th cap and was about to break Bobby Moore's record of 108. Also on the scene was Dave Beasant, who won two caps as a sub as Robson checked out other goalkeepers, but Woods remained Robson's first choice if ever Shilton was unable to play. As all this went on, England qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.
Robson chose Woods and Seaman as Shilton's understudies in the initial squad, but days before a hand injury to David Seaman forced Bobby Robson to drop Seaman and replace him with Beasant. England went to the semi-finals, where they lost on penalties to West Germany.
There is an urban myth that Robson had considered substituting Shilton prior to the penalty shootout which eliminated England in favour of Beasant (a renowned penalty stopper), but decided against it. However, in 1990, the rules governing substitutes stated that five substitutes (normally including one goalkeeper) had to be nominated from among a team's reserve players - with only two being allowed to come on. Woods was the only nominated goalkeeper among England's five substitutes - so there would not have been any question of Beasant replacing Shilton. (This rule was changed for the 1994 World Cup, when any player in the 22-man squad not named in the starting XI was eligible to come on as substitute).
Woods did not play in the World Cup, Robson chose to keep Shilton in the side for his 125th and final cap for England in the third place play-off match against Italy after their semi-final defeat. Robson also quit afterwards and successor Graham Taylor instantly installed Woods as his number one.
He went to the 1992 European Championships as England's first choice keeper and kept clean sheets in his first two matches. Unfortunately, England couldn't score in either so victory was crucial against hosts Sweden in the last group match. Sweden won 2-1, however, so England were eliminated and Woods had suffered major disappointment in his first (and ultimately his only) tournament as England's number one keeper.
He stayed in the side the following year as England stuttered in their qualification campaign for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, losing a crucial match in Oslo against Norway in the process. Then, after a bad defeat against the USA in Boston during a summer tour in 1993, Taylor dropped Woods and, after trying two other keepers, installed Seaman in the side. Woods, after 43 caps, would never play for England again.
Woods is now the goalkeeping coach at Everton. He took this job in 1998 under his ex-Rangers boss Walter Smith and has continued in the role under current manager David Moyes.
In 2005, Chris appeared in Sky One's The Match, replacing Neville Southall late in the second half, saving Darren Campbell's penalty. Woods also appeared in a charity England vs Germany match at Reading's Madejski Stadium in May 2006. The match was played by celebrities and former footballers, with Germany winning 4-2.
-DOCSTART-	2204898
'''Mohamed Lamine "Momo" Sissoko Gillan''' (born 22 January 1985 in Mont-Saint-Aignan) is a French-born Malian footballer who is currently playing for Juventus of the Italian Serie A and the Malian national team. Although he could have elected to play for France internationally, he chose to play for his native country Mali. Sissoko is a tough tackling defensive midfield player. He is often compared to Patrick Vieira due to their similarities in playing style.
Sissoko is the nephew of former African Footballer of the Year Salif Keta
Sissoko played for Valencia CF between 2003 and 2005. At the time, the manager of ''Los Che'' was current Liverpool coach Rafael Bentez, who eyed the Malian player as a talented youngster with obvious potential to turn into a top-notch defensive midfielder. Up until then, Sissoko had always played as a striker for AJ Auxerre, but began adapting to his new role under his new manager.
2003-04 was a very successful year for Valencia and moderately so for the Malian player. ''Los Che'' were crowned La Liga and UEFA Cup champions, while Sissoko totaled nine matches and one goal in a friendly fixture for his new club. The following year, Bentez left to coach Liverpool and was replaced by Claudio Ranieri (former Juventus manager), which led to the chance for Sissoko to firmly establish himself in the starting line-up, as the Italian manager quickly became quite fond of the newly-formed defensive midfielder. In his second season at the ''Estadio Mestalla'', Sissoko played 21 matches in the Spanish League, and made himself known to the world by his performances in La Liga and the UEFA Champions League.
Sissoko moved from Valencia to Liverpool in the summer of 2005 for a fee reported at -5.3 million. Fans of Valencia were devastated when the player they affectionately refer to as "Black Gold" decided to move on. He had been expected to sign for Liverpool's rivals Everton but ultimately plumped for the opportunity to work again with former Valencia boss, Rafael Bentez. Liverpool manager Bentez showered praise upon him when he said Sissoko possessed "incredible ability for his age" and similar qualities to Frenchman Patrick Vieira.
There were fears for Sissoko's eyesight in his right eye after his retina was severely damaged after he was accidentally kicked in the head by S.L. Benfica's Beto in the first leg of their Champions League knockout round tie in February 2006. Sissoko has made a recovery and returned in the 6th round of the FA Cup against Birmingham City wearing a pair of goggles, where Liverpool won the game 7-0.
The 2006-07 season got off to a flying start for Sissoko with victory for Liverpool in the FA Community Shield and Sissoko taking the man of the match award. Sissoko's season had been put on hold due to an arm injury he suffered at Birmingham City in the Carling Cup in early November. On 29 January 2007, it was announced that Sissoko would be fully fit for Liverpool's local derby match against Everton on 3 February . However, he made his comeback from injury by playing against Newcastle United in a game which Liverpool lost 2-1. Sissoko's first real test after coming back from injury was in the Champions League against FC Barcelona, the current title-holders at the time. Sissoko was awarded the man of the match award by UEFA. However, for the remainder of the season, he would compete for the holding position in the centre of Liverpool's midfield with newly arrived Argentine Javier Mascherano. He would be largely unsuccessful, and Mascherano started in the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final ahead of Sissoko. This led to people questioning whether he would leave Liverpool, with notable clubs such as Juventus and Barcelona reportedly interested. However, on 28 June, Sissoko signed a contract to extend his Liverpool career a further four years, keeping him at Liverpool until 2011. It was later revealed that Sissoko had indeed received an offer from Juventus, but he turned them down as Liverpool are a "bigger club".On 25 August 2007, in a match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Sissoko started in place of the injured Steven Gerrard in Liverpool's central midfield. In the match, Sissoko finally scored his first ever competitive goal in his club career, a long-range first-time effort from 25 yards out, assisted by Andriy Voronin.
On January 29 2008, Liverpool confirmed the sale of Sissoko to Juventus for a fee of -11 million. He made his first appearance for the club on 3 February 2008, coming in as a 67th minute substitution for Tiago. Sissoko scored his first goal for Juventus with an overhead kick from seven yards out in a league match against Fiorentina on 2 March 2008. It was the equalising goal as Fiorentina were leading 1-0 but Juventus eventually went on to lose that match 3-2. Sissoko is a Juventus fan favorite and regular in the starting XI. He was quoted as saying that he knew the old saying "You don't score, until you score". [sic]
-DOCSTART-	2213837
'''Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne''' (born 9 October 1978 in Dublin) is the oldest member of the popular Irish pop band, Westlife.
Before joining Sligo based band IOU, Byrne was a footballer who played for Home Farm F.C. and St. Kevins Boys F.C. in North Dublin. He became a professional football player, and joined Leeds United as a goalkeeper in 1995, and was a squad member of the FA Youth Cup winning team of 1997
He played for Leeds for two years, leaving when his contract expired in June 1997. He played in a reserve game for Scarborough F.C. and in a trial game with Cambridge United before returning to join Dublin club Shelbourne. He then signed for Cobh Ramblers playing 11 games, then St. Francis F.C., all in Ireland's League of Ireland.
On 14 May, 2009 Nicky was a substitute for a Liverpool FC Legends XI that played against an All Star XI in a Hillsborough Memorial match to mark the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. All the proceeds from the match went to the Marina Dalglish appeal.
He represented Republic of Ireland at U15, U16 and U18 levels.
In June 1998, he attended an audition for a new Irish boyband, where he was spotted by Boyzone manager Louis Walsh, and Walsh approached him to join his new venture, Westlife. He joined Westlife along with Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Brian McFadden.
Byrne also had a number 1 single in Ireland in 2002, alongside the Republic of Ireland national football team and Dustin the Turkey with the Irish World Cup anthem, 'Here Come The Good Times (Ireland)'.
His first album with Westlife was released in November, 1999, titled ''Westlife''. With Westlife, Byrne has had 14 UK number ones and 7 number one albums in the UK, and sold 40 million records worldwide.
Byrne has also co-written a few songs, along with the other band members, including:
He married his childhood sweetheart Georgina Ahern, daughter of the former Irish Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern on 5 August 2003 at the Wicklow Registry Office, Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland.
Georgina gave birth to fraternal twin sons on 20 April 2007, 6 weeks premature.
Godparents for the children are Nicky's sister Gillian Byrne and her husband Mark Gallagher and Georgina's sister Cecelia Ahern and Nicky's brother Adam Byrne.
Nicky Byrne's father, Nicky Byrne Sr, died on November 3, 2009, from a suspected heart attack at the age of 60. Westlife's promotional tour of London was cancelled as Nicky flew back to Dublin to be with his family.
A few months later his niece-in-law was born to his sister-in-law Cecelia Ahern and partner David Keoghan. It was a third grandchild for his father-in-law Bertie Ahern. The baby girl was born in the Rotunda Hospitak, Dublin on the 13th of December 2009
-DOCSTART-	2213904
'''David Haydn Raven''' (born 10 March 1985 in Birkenhead, Wirral) is an English football player, who currently plays for Carlisle United as a right sided or central defender, having signed on a free transfer from Liverpool.
He initially started playing in Tranmere Rovers's academy while attending Calday Grange Grammar School before joining Liverpool.
Raven made his first team debut with a man of the match display during the Carling Cup quarter-final win at White Hart Lane in December 2004 and went on to play in two further games: disappointing defeats to Burnley in the FA Cup Third Round and Southampton in the Barclays Premiership. He had also played in the pre-season match against Wrexham in August 2004.
He played a number of games at centre half for the reserves throughout 2004 but Rafael Bentez, having been impressed with the youngster since his arrival in the summer, saw his best position as a right back. He was a regular captain of Liverpool's reserve team, and spent the latter part of the 2005/06 seaon on loan at Tranmere.
Raven then moved to Carlisle United F.C. from Liverpool F.C. on a free transfer but his debut was a disaster lasting only half an hour before he was substituted because of injury.
After an injury-plagued first season at Carlisle, the 2007/08 season became a different story for Raven, who established himself as Carlisle's first choice right back, and also won the club's Most Improved Player of the Year award. During this season he also scored his first goal for Carlisle against Leyton Orient.
-DOCSTART-	2219607
'''John Filan''' (born 8 February 1970 in Sydney) is an Australian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He played for St. George Saints and Wollongong Wolves in the old National Soccer League in Australia before moving to England to join Cambridge United in 1993. In 1995 he signed for Coventry City, then moved on to Blackburn Rovers in 1997.
He joined Wigan Athletic in December 2001 for -600,000. Prior to the start of Wigan's debut season in the Premier League he had missed only one match for the club but was injured at the start of the 2005-06 season with Wigan's new signing Mike Pollitt taking his place in the side. Filan, however signed a new contract which kept him at the club until 2007. Seeing out his contract with Wigan, he was released at the end of the season. Whilst at Wigan he appeared as a substitute in the 2006 Football League Cup Final when Pollitt had to come off early in the first half with an injury.
Filan returned to Australia in semi-retirement, resettling in his home town of Sydney. In August 2007 agreed terms with A-League side Sydney FC as backup to Clint Bolton, however the deal fell through citing outside issues.
Filan is currently employed with Sydney as their Goalkeeper Coach and briefly came out of retirement to provide goalkeeping cover during the 2008 season.
Filan was a member of the Australian team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
As he has an Irish passport through his ancestry, he once sought to play international football for Ireland. However, FIFA ruled against it in February 1999 because he had played for the Australian Olympic team.
-DOCSTART-	2219691
'''Stephen "Steve" McMillan''' (born January 19, 1976 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer, who retired from professional football in February 2007. He played for Motherwell and Wigan Athletic.
McMillan started his career at Scottish side Motherwell in 1993. While at Motherwell, McMillan suffered a broken leg, which would lead to several injury problems in his later career. However, he quickly bounced back from that unfortunate incident to develop into an all-around defender able to move forward into attacking positions when needed. McMillan was sold to Wigan Athletic from Motherwell in March 2001 for a sum of -550,000. He was an instant hit at Wigan, but a series of injuries ruined his career. He suffered a knee injury setback in 2004, and was out of the game for almost a year, not making an appearance until late in the 2004-05 season. He was only able to make 5 appearances in Wigan's successful promotion season that season, and he lost his place to youngster Leighton Baines. McMillan only made two appearances for Wigan in their debut premiership season. He picked up a bad knee injury in the Carling Cup semi-final against Arsenal, which ruled him out for the rest of the season. A year after the knee injury, McMillan announced his retirement on 27 February 2007.
-DOCSTART-	2219728
'''Nathan Tyson''' (born 4 May 1982 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English professional football striker, who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in The Championship.
Tyson, educated at Forest School, Winnersh, began his career at Reading as part of the youth academy, gaining football league experience in loan spells at Swansea City and Cheltenham Town. During his time at Reading, Tyson predominantly operated on the left-wing, starting in nine matches, as well as seventeen as a substitute. He also appeared as a striker in Reading's reserve side. He scored his first and only goal for the club in the 2-1 home victory over Derby County, during the 2002-03 season.
Tyson represented the England Under-20 side whilst at Reading.
In December 2003, Tyson joined then Division Two side Wycombe Wanderers on a short-term loan. After impressing the manager Tony Adams, Tyson was offered a two year deal which was signed in March 2004. The transfer fee was undisclosed but is believed to have been around -100,000 with a 20% sell-on clause. Media sources have since claimed the fee was in the region of -140,000, with a 25% sell-on-clause. Two youngsters from Wycombe's Academy also transferred to Reading.
Tyson was top-scorer for Wycombe during the 2004-05 season with 22 league goals. He also won the Fans' Player of the Year Award ahead of defender Roger Johnson. He had started forty of Wycombe's forty-six league matches, whilst appearing as a substitute in two.
He began the 2005-06 season well scoring 13 goals in 19 games, making him the top scorer in the league. As a result of this he was signed in November 2005 by Football League One side Nottingham Forest on loan until January when he signed a permanent deal for the club. He signed for Nottingham Forest for -675,000, and was allocated the squad number "38".
Tyson had made 87 appearances for Wycombe, scoring 44 goals. Tyson had previously attracted interest from Sheffield Wednesday, although a potential move had broken down, for reasons currently unknown. A -700,000 offer for Tyson had been accepted by Wycombe Wanderers.
Tyson's cousin, Mark Philo, also played professional football at Wycombe, but tragically, his life was prematurely ended in a car crash, on 14 January 2006.
Tyson scored his first goal for Nottingham Forest playing against Port Vale in a league match at The City Ground, on 6 December 2005 (Tyson also managed to score in the reverse fixture against Port Vale on 18 February 2006). A deflected effort against Southend United, on his debut, had instead been ruled as a Che Wilson own goal.
A somewhat humorous misfortune has followed Tyson during his spells at various football clubs, although not directly affecting him. Alan Pardew departed as Reading manager shortly after his arrival at the club, and the departures of John Hollins (Swansea City) and Tony Adams (Wycombe) came soon after his arrival at the respective clubs. Gary Megson departed Nottingham Forest in the month following Tyson's permanent move to The City Ground. Tyson laughed off suggestions of a curse in an interview after Nottingham Forest's victory at Port Vale. While playing in the FA Cup for Forest, there was speculation of him moving to Birmingham apparently planning an -1.5m bid for the striker. On 5 August 2006, just minutes into Forest's first game of the season against Bradford, Tyson was unfortunately injured. In November 2006, he returned from the injury two months ahead of schedule. His first goal back from his knee injury came against Rotherham United on 18 November 2006. Just a few games later, he netted an eight minute first half hat-trick away at Crewe Alexandra, the quickest hat-trick in the English football league that season.
Tyson missed most of pre-season but made a surprisingly quick comeback against Leeds United on 25 August 2007 when he came on as a second half substitute, a month before he was expected back. He made his first start of the campaign in Forest's 2-0 win at Port Vale and scored his first goal of the season in the 3-2 home loss against Leicester City. He missed the bulk of the Christmas 2007 period through a hamstring injury but then returned to the team. He picked up another hamstring injury against Swindon Town but it is not yet known how long he will be on the sidelines. He scored 12 goals in all competitions in the 2007-08 season, helping Forest gain promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship, by finishing second in Football League One on a dramatic last day of the season.
Tyson stated quickly after Forest's elevation that he wanted a new deal, with his current contract ending in the summer of 2009. Manager Colin Calderwood has offered a two-year extension to the deal, with Tyson rejecting the offer to see what happens this season. He has also been subject to a -750,000 bid from Bristol City in May, 2008 but was rejected by The Reds.
During Forest's tough pre-season, however, Tyson was struck by injury to his hamstring. He made his return as a sixty-sixth minute substitute against Watford at the City Ground on 23 August 2008, taking only two minutes to score as he pounced on a Robert Earnshaw free-kick which had hit the post. It left the easiest of tap-ins from just a few yards, and in what provided to be a close game, it eventually turned out to be the winner.
On the 6 January 2009, Tyson signed a deal to keep him at Forest until the summer of 2011.
On the 22 January Tyson won FA Cup 3rd round player of the round after his excellent performance and excellent volley to beat the Premier League giants Manchester City 3-0, a goal which was named as Nottingham Forest's goal of the season.
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'''Roger Johnson''' (born 28 April 1983 in Ashford, Surrey) is an English professional football defender who currently plays for Birmingham City in the Premier League.
Johnson is a product of the Wycombe Wanderers youth set-up, joining the club at the age of 15 having previously spent time at Portsmouth and Bournemouth, and made his first-team debut for Wycombe in the final game of the 1999/2000 season against Cambridge United, becoming the youngest ever player to make a Football League appearance for the club at the time, at the age of 17 years and 8 days. The 2003-04 season saw Johnson in and out of the side under manager Tony Adams but he was still awarded the Fans' Player of the Year Award.
After the departure of Adams after one season, Johnson became a regular in the side and was handed the captaincy by new manager John Gorman when he took over in November 2004, as well as finishing second in the player of the year award to forward Nathan Tyson.
On 4 July 2006, after 182 appearances and 22 goals for Wycombe, he joined Cardiff City for a fee of -275,000, despite their local rivals Swansea City attempting to sign him, including having a -100,000 bid rejected by Wycombe.
Johnson had a strong first year at Cardiff, and after spending the first six months as a regular substitute, began to form a dominant pairing with Dutchman Glenn Loovens which saw them keep club captain Darren Purse out of the side. In the 2007/08 season he began to grab goals for the side, scoring late winners against Norwich City in the League and Brighton in the Carling Cup as well as vital equalisers against Hull City and Preston North End. Johnson scored the second goal of Cardiff's memorable 2-0 away victory over Premier League Middlesbrough in the 2007-08 FA Cup Quarter Final and his header in the Severnside Derby match against Bristol City in March 2008 was his 7th of the season. He also played in all 6 of Cardiff's matches on their way to reaching the FA Cup Final before losing 1-0 to Portsmouth and at the end of the season he was awarded the clubs player of the year award.
The summer transfer window saw prolonged interest in Johnson with both Ipswich Town and West Bromwich Albion having bids rejected. Despite the interest Johnson remained with the side into the new season although he did see his centre-back partner Glenn Loovens leave to join Celtic. On the opening day of the season, Johnson scored a late winning goal against Southampton as Cardiff came away with a 2-1 win and despite continued changes in his defensive partner, having played alongside Loovens, Purse and new signing Gbor Gyepes who forced his way into the side past Purse in November, Johnson remained the only player to have played every minute of the season for Cardiff, as well as passing the 100 appearances mark, until April 2009 when he was forced off during a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace after being hit in the throat by an elbow from Palace defender Claude Davis. After the incident Johnson suffered breathing difficulties and was forced to spend two nights in hospital as well as having daily checks throughout the following week. Davies was later found guilty of violent conduct by the FA and was banned for three matches.
Johnson was forced to miss the sides next match, a 3-1 win over Burnley, but returned for the 6-0 defeat to Preston North End the following week. On 26 April, he was awarded the clubs player of the year award for the second year in a row and was named in the Championship team of the year.
In June 2009, after two previous bids had been rejected, Cardiff accepted an offer of -5m from Birmingham City. Johnson, described by former teammate Tony Capaldi as "definitely captain material", signed a three-year deal with the club on 25 June 2009, stating "Premier League football is the dream at the start of any footballer's career so I am pleased I have been given that chance with Birmingham and I can't wait to get started." He made his debut in Birmingham's first match of the season, a 1-0 defeat at Manchester United. Johnson almost instantly formed a defensive partnership with Scott Dann and is one of only seven players in the league to start in all of their respective club's fixtures. His recent performances have seen him linked with an England call up.
As a youngster he attended Queen Elizabeths school in Wimborne which is now a specialist sports college.
He supported Chelsea along with his family, holding a season ticket for ten years.
Johnson is married to 24 year old Melissa Johnson. She's just made a new workout DVD called 'WAGs Workout'.
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'''Matthew Alan "Matt" Jackson''' (born 19 October 1971 in Leeds) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender throughout his career.
Jackson was a FA Cup winner with Everton in 1995 and was voted Norwich City player of the year in 1998.
He initially moved to Wigan on a month's loan from Norwich in November 2001 and would go on to form a central defensive partnership with Jason De Vos that was central to winning the Second Division Championship in the 2002-03 season.
After De Vos left Wigan for Ipswich Town, Jackson again formed another sound partnership with Ian Breckin and helped Wigan to their second promotion in three years when they finished runners-up in the Coca-Cola Championship in 2004-05. Following the signing of Stephane Henchoz, Jackson was not in the Wigan first team for the start of their debut Premiership debut season, and in their second season, he was also playing understudy to new signings Fitz Hall and Andy Webster. He was an unused substitute in Wigan's League Cup final defeat in 2006.
Jackson signed for Watford on 24 May 2007, after rejecting a new one-year contract with Wigan.
He spent a month on loan at Blackpool during late October and early November 2007. Watford recalled him on November 5 after an injury to Jay DeMerit. Jackson retired from football on 6 August 2008.He is currently working towards attaining coaching badges with Luton Town.
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'''Keith Ryan''' (born 25 June 1970) is an English former professional footballer, born in Northampton, who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Wycombe Wanderers.
Ryan started his career at Berkhamsted Town and was signed for Wycombe Wanderers in August 1990 by Martin O'Neill. "Rhino", as he is nicknamed, played in over 500 games for the club and scored more than 50 goals, including Wycombe's goal in the 2001 FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool.
Following the departure of manager Tony Adams in November 2004, Ryan was appointed caretaker manager until the appointment of permanent successor John Gorman. Gorman rewarded Ryan's service to the club by making him an assistant manager, along with fellow Blues legend Steve Brown. Ryan retired from professional football in April 2006.
He was promptly appointed by John Gregory, his former manager at Wycombe, as a youth team coach at Queens Park Rangers, and promoted to reserve team manager in July 2009.
A. The Wycombe appearance figures are for the Football League only, not for the Conference.
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'''Steven "Steve" Brown''' (born 6 July 1966 in Northampton) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 550 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Northampton Town and Wycombe Wanderers.
Brown started his career at Northampton Town, but left in December 1985 to join Irthlingborough Diamonds. He rejoined Northampton in July 1989 and was signed for Wycombe Wanderers in February 1994 by Martin O'Neill.
Brown retired as a player in May 2004 but was appointed as assistant to Wycombe manager John Gorman along with fellow Blues legend Keith Ryan in November 2004. After Gorman's switch to Northampton, there was speculation that Brown would follow as he had strong links to the club. However, Wycombe confirmed that Brown would be staying on to work with new manager Paul Lambert. In June 2007, Brown and Ryan left the club for what the club described as financial reasons.
In July 2007, Brown was appointed by John Gregory, his former manager at Wycombe, as youth team manager at Queens Park Rangers, a post he held until 2009.
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'''Bryan Stanley Robson''', better known as '''Pop Robson''' (born 11 November 1945) is a former much-travelled footballer, playing for Newcastle United, West Ham United, Sunderland, Chelsea and Carlisle United as a centre forward. Although diminutive, Pop was one of the most prolific goalscorers of his generation, yet was only ever an England Under-23 International, never managing to earn a full England cap.
Born in Sunderland, Robson played for Clara Vale in his youth. His first senior club was Newcastle United, and whilst there he won the Second Division title in 1964-65 and the 1969 Fairs Cup, forming a productive partnership with Welshman Wyn Davies.
In February 1971 he became West Ham's record purchase when he signed for -120,000.
He made a return to the North-East to join Sunderland in July 1974 for -145,000.
He rejoined West Ham in October 1976, coming Runner-Up to Alan Devonshire as Hammer of the Year in the 1978-79 season. During his two spells at West Ham, he made 254 appearances, scoring 104 goals.
He returned to Roker Park in June 1979 for -45,000, and was to go on to play for Sunderland on three separate occasions, his goals twice helping them to promotion, as Division 2 Champions 1976 and Runners Up in 1980.
Pop was employed as a player/coach by Carlisle and Chelsea, and at Sunderland during his third stint there. He even stepped in as caretaker manager for one game during the 1983-84 season before the arrival of Len Ashurst. In 1982 Carlisle managed promotion back to the Second Division with a young Peter Beardsley alongside Robson in attack.
Robson is perhaps most fondly remembered by the Sunderland fans for the great rescue act on the last day of the 1983-84 season at Leicester. Recalled to lead the front line at the ripe old age of 38 years and 182 days, the ''Bald Assassin'' scored his last ever goal for Sunderland in a 2-0 win that saved the team from relegation. In his three stays at the club he amassed 174 appearances (10 from the bench) and 67 goals. He also managed the club as caretaker for a single game in 1984 following the sacking of Alan Durban.
He finished his playing days at Carlisle with a career that saw him make a total of 674 appearances and score 265 goals, he also had a spell managing the club in 1985.
After his playing career finished he went into coaching, becoming assistant manager to Bobby Moncur at Hartlepool United. He was later a coach at Manchester United, before becoming youth team coach at Sunderland.
He left them in July 2000 to join Brian Kidd's team of coaches at Leeds United. He was appointed Assistant Youth Academy Coach in charge of the development of the Under-17's in July 2000, and the following season he stepped up to coach the Under-19's. He remained in the job until May 2004, when he left after Kevin Blackwell took charge of the first team.
He went on to scout for Birmingham City.
In the October 2004 issue of ''EX'', a retro magazine dedicated to former players of West Ham United, Robson reflected on his two spells at Upton Park and revealed his regret at not staying longer.
It is reported that he now owns a newsagents in the North-East of England, in Hexham, Northumberland.
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'''Olivier Bernard''' (born 14 October 1979 in Paris) is a former French footballer who announced his retirement after leaving Newcastle United on 16 May 2007.
Bernard made his name during his first spell with Newcastle after joining from Lyon. He had an evolving career with the Magpies between 2000 and 2005 even though he was at Darlington on loan in the 2000-01 season.
After a dispute over contract negotiations, Bernard left Newcastle on 31 January 2005 to join Southampton on a five month contract.
When Southampton were relegated to the Championship in 2005, Bernard's contract expired and was not renewed. After leaving Southampton, Bernard signed a two-year deal with Rangers on 1 September 2005.
After just one season with Rangers, and only nine league appearances, he was released after being made surplus to requirements by new manager Paul Le Guen.
Newcastle fans had mixed opinions when Bernard re-signed for them on 1 September 2006 after reneging on an agreement to join Leeds United.
However, his second spell on Tyneside did not turn out as well as hoped, with Bernard struggling for fitness and a series of niggling injuries preventing him from making his second debut for Newcastle. The latest injury was reported to be a hip injury.
As a result of this, on 16 May 2007 it was announced that, following the appointment of Sam Allardyce as Newcastle boss Bernard, along with Titus Bramble, Oguchi Onyewu, Craig Moore, and Pavel Srnek would not be playing for the side next season.
He trained with Toronto FC to keep his fitness up in June 2008, mainly because he is friends with former Toronto midfielder Laurent Robert.
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Stephen Edward Claridge''' (born 10 April 1966) is an English football player, pundit and coach. He plays as a forward for Conference South side Weymouth. He is also a pundit for BBC Sport football shows including ''Football Focus'' and the newly launched ''The Football League Show.''
Claridge has represented 15 different League clubs, some of them in more than one spell, and several Non-League football clubs. He has played at all levels of English football. He has also appeared in 1000 professional or semi-professional football matches.
Claridge was born in Portsmouth and grew up in Titchfield, a village near Fareham, and attended Brookfield Community School in Sarisbury Green. He was an adopted child.
Claridge initially played for Fareham Town in the Southern League. He got into Football League side Bournemouth, though Claridge again stepped down the leagues after just seven games for Bournemouth to sign for Weymouth.
In October 1988 Claridge moved to Crystal Palace, and spent two days with them before joining Division Four team Aldershot. He spent two years with the club before signing with Cambridge United for -75,000. He moved with Cambridge up into the Second Division (which later became the First Division) and stayed with the club for most of the next four years. His tempestuous relationship with manager John Beck, which was exacerbated by Claridge's gambling problems, eventually led to his being sold to Luton Town for only -120,000 in March 1992. With Luton in financial difficulties however he was sold back to Cambridge, for -190,000, just five months later (Beck having left the club by this time).
In January 1994 Claridge moved to Birmingham City, for -350,000. During 1994, he became the first player since Trevor Francis to score 20 goals in a season. Claridge then was transferred to Leicester City for -1.2 million in March 1996. It was at Leicester that Claridge reached the Premiership, scoring winning goals in both the 1996 play-off final that gave Leicester promotion and the 1997 League Cup final replay. In 1997 his autobiography ''Tales From The Boot Camps'', co-written with Ian Ridley, was first published. He became such a popular figure at Leicester, that in 2004, on the British telelvision programme Football Focus, he was voted Leicester's second greatest ever cult hero, after Steve Walsh
In 1998 Claridge joined Portsmouth on loan and, following a brief period at Wolves, signed for Portsmouth on a permanent basis. From 2000 this was as a player-manager, though Claridge's reign lasted for just twenty-five games before he was demoted. After a period on loan with Millwall, he moved to the London club on a free transfer in 2001. He spent two seasons with Millwall before returning to Weymouth as the club's new player-manager. Weymouth just missed out on promotion to the Football Conference. Following Ian Ridley's resignation as chairman, Claridge also left to return to playing league football.
In his later playing career, chronologically, Claridge played for Brighton and Hove Albion, Brentford, Wycombe Wanderers, Gillingham, Bradford City and Walsall. In the summer of 2005 he was appointed as manager of Millwall, but following board-room changes he was relieved of his duties after just 36 days, before his team had played any competitive matches. His replacement was Colin Lee. The decision to dismiss Claridge was taken by new chairman Theo Paphitis, who stated to the BBC that "we had a strong chance of being relegated under Steve". Millwall were indeed relegated from the Coca-Cola Championship that season.
At the start of the 2006-07 season Claridge didn't have a club. It was reported that Claridge had offered to play without payment in order to achieve the landmark of 1,000 games. Eventually in December 2006 he re-signed on a month-long contract with Bournemouth and his 1,000th first-team match was a 4-0 defeat to Port Vale on 9 December, at age 40.
On 16 January 2007 he signed a contract with Isthmian League Premier Division side Worthing to play in one game only, against AFC Wimbledon. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
On 30 January 2007 Claridge joined Harrow Borough and scored on his debut in a 4-4 draw against Margate .
In September 2009, Claridge came out of retirement to play unpaid for his former club, the Conference South side Weymouth, who were in severe financial difficulties.
During Claridge's time at Weymouth, he and Ian Ridley, who was club chairman at the time, were two of the subjects of a BBC documentary called ''Football Stories''. It was around the time that he left Weymouth that Claridge began to work in the media, initially for BBC Radio 5 Live. As well as co-commentating for the radio, he also works for the BBC mainly on the ''The Football League Show,''. He has also contributed scouting reports to The Guardian.
On 10 June 2008, Claridge was given a six-month suspended jail sentence for dangerous driving after speeding at 100mph near Solihull. He already had nine points on his licence .
With '''Birmingham City'''
With '''Leicester City'''
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'''Edmund Goodman''' had his playing career cut short by an injury which meant he had to have his leg amputated. After this he became Assistant Secretary to his club, Aston Villa. When Crystal Palace was founded they asked Aston Villa for help in setting up the club, Villa offered Palace Goodman and he helped to appoint the first manager and found the first Chairman. After two seasons he became manager and remained so for 23 years, becoming Crystal Palace's longest serving manager in the process. Edmund Goodman could be said to be the founding father of Crystal Palace F.C.
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'''Sean Connor''' (born 12 July 1967 in Belfast) is a former footballer and current manager of Galway United FC
Connor began his career at Distillery in the Irish League where he played for one full season before moving to Port Vale. He struggled to gain a regular first team place and went out on loan to Macclesfield Town before returning home and signing for Ards.
He was involved in a car accident soon after signing, breaking his chest bone, some ribs, puncturing his lung and damaging his left leg.
He made a his playing comeback with Cliftonville but was unable to reach the same level and eventually retired.
After spending some time as press officer for Birmingham City, Connor moved to America where he coached in the USL First Division under John McGinlay for Cincinnati Riverhawks, Boston Bulldogs and in the Eastern Indoor Soccer League with the Lafayette Swamp Cats. He also spent time coaching non-league clubs in England and scouting for Stoke City and Lincoln.
He was appointed Sligo Rovers manager in September 2004 and in November 2005 he won the League of Ireland First Division in his first season of senior management with Sligo Rovers. They then finished 5th in the Premier Division and reached the semi-final of the FAI Cup.
Connor left Sligo Rovers on 2 November 2006 and was unveiled as the manager of Bohemians on 17 November 2006. Amongst his first acts as manager were the signing of a number of promising players; Harpal Singh, Brian Murphy, and Mark Rossiter, and established performers Owen Heary and Glen Crowe. His first pre-season games in charge of Bohemians' included wins against Lisburn Distillery and Donegal Celtic, and a draw with Scottish Premier Division side Aberdeen.
His first league game in charge of Bohs came on the 9 March 2007, in a scoreless draw against Drogheda United. At first, he showed signs of turning Bohs into genuine contenders for honours with the wins against St Patricks Athletic in the league and Drogheda United in the FAI Cup the most notable victories. However some inconsistent and dour performances saw their league challenge fade away and Bohs finish without a Setanta Sports Cup place. Under his management, Bohs finished a very disappointing 3rd in the league, lost the League of Ireland Cup Final and also lost a FAI Cup semi-final.
On 19 December 2007 his contract as manager at Bohs was terminated for undisclosed reasons. He settled a high court dispute with Bohs over this dismissal in December 2008, for an undisclosed six figure sum.
On 8 December 2008 he was announced as the new manager of Dundalk. During the course of the 2009 season, his team collected an incredible 19 red cards. They ultimately finished 5th in the League, departing the club on 7th of November 2009, by mutual consent.
In October 2009, Connor was interviewed for the vacant managers position at Greenock Morton.
On the 10th of January 2010, Sean Connor returned to management, signing a 3-year contract with Galway United FC, citing it as the biggest challenge of his managerial career so far.
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'''Jemal Pierre Johnson''' (born May 3, 1985, in ) is an American-English footballer who currently plays for Stockport County on loan from Milton Keynes Dons.
Though born in the United States, Johnson's family moved to Macclesfield when he was five years old. Originally signed by Manchester United, Johnson joined Blackburn Rovers' Academy when he was 19.
Johnson made his first team debut as a substitute in Rovers' third round FA Cup tie at Cardiff City on 8 January 2005. He scored his first senior goal, in his first start on 29 January at Ewood Park, in Blackburn's fourth round victory over Colchester United.
During the 2005-06 season he spent periods on loan to Preston North End, where he scored once against Hull,
On August 31, 2007, League Two side Milton Keynes Dons paid an undisclosed fee for Johnson, and he signed a two year contract. In his first year at the club he scored some vital goals including one against Swansea City to get MK Dons into the Football League Trophy final. Johnson's contract ran out on May 19, 2009; however, he re-signed with the club on July 13, 2009.
On 18 January 2010 MK Dons announced that Johnson was to join Stockport County on loan for the remaining six months of the season alongside fellow player Jabo Ibehre
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'''Avi Nimni''' (born April 26, 1972) is Maccabi Tel Aviv's highest ever scorer and is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the Israeli national football team. His number eight (8) shirt has become so symbolic (despite him wearing the number sixteen as a youth, because Uri Malmilian wore the number 8) that the club has recently announced that his number will be retired at the end of this season.
Nimni is currently the general manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv.
When Avi was approximately 7 years old he arrived at Maccabi Tel Aviv's training facility Kiriat Shalom. Instantly he fell in love with the beautiful game. Nimni played for every Maccabi youth team and also featured for the Israeli national youth sides.
At 17 he played his first game in the Liga Leumit and was a regular for Maccabi's first team at 18. Whilst at Maccabi Nimni experienced much success becoming one of the most important players in side during this period.
In 1998 he inherited the Maccabi captaincy when the previous longserving captain Nir Klinger retired through injury. Klinger went on to become assistant coach at Maccabi.
Between the years of 1996-2001 Maccabi suffered dark times on the field winning only the Toto Cup in 1998. This was due partly to the absence of Nimni who was transferred in 1997 to Atltico Madrid. However, Nimni's time at the club was blighted by injury, and he returned to Maccabi after just 7 appearances.
A year later Nimni was loaned out to Derby County. Although Nimni set up a goal on his debut and also scored away to Everton
In 2000 the former Israel national coach, Shlomo Sharf, became Maccabi's coach. Sharf, well known for his temper, commented after the second game of the season in Maccabi's 2-2 draw to Hapoel Haifa saying "did you even see Nimni? I'm sure he didn't play! If it wasn't for the fans I would have substituted him at half-time". The next day Nimni spoke to Channel Five replied saying "there is a normal way of saying things not in a humiliating barbaric way". Sharf wanted to sell Nimni, however the chairman Lonny Herzikowicz declined the request, Sharf then resigned from his post.
At the beginning of the 2002 season Nir Klinger was appointed Head Coach of Maccabi. As a former Maccabi player he was well respected by the fans. He was nicknamed "The Soul" for playing in any situation despite being injured on many occasions.
Following Maccabi's 3-0 loss at home to Hapoel Be'er Sheva they went to play title holders Maccabi Haifa in the 14th fixture of the season. Astonishingly Klinger shocked the entire nation by naming Nimni on the bench, and replaced him with Baruch Dego. After an incredible game Maccabi emerged as 3-2 victors. Nimni remained on the bench for the remainder of the season only to watch Dego pick up the player of the season accolade.
After the 28th fixture Nimni gave an interview to a radio show claiming, "players told me that, if I played we would have had 15 points more". On hearing this Klinger sent him to the stands dropping him from the squad. During the 30th game of the season Dego broke his ankle with the fixture against Beitar Jerusalem looming. At the time Maccabi were in 1st place. They had exactly the same points as Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv but had a better goal difference of the three teams. Beitar took the lead after 32 minutes and doubled their score just a minute later. Beitar went into the half-time break 2-1 up after an own goal a minute before. Maccabi were watching the Championship slip from their grasp. However Nimni had other ideas and scored two goals leading Maccabi to a 3-2 win.
In the 32nd game Maccabi played Bnei Yehuda and Nimni scored a hat-trick and Maccabi won 5-0. After the match in an interview a reporter asked Klinger about Nimni, Klinger replied "do you want it in a phrase or a song; Avi Nimni is the king". In the final game of the season Maccabi faced Hapoel Petah Tikva. 40,000 spectators saw Nimni score leading Maccabi to a 3-0 win. Consequently they lifted the Championship. Despite being dropped earlier in the season Nimni finished the season as Maccabi's top goalscorer with 14 goals.
However not everything was rosy for Nimni. It was reported that he and teammate Tal Banin (ex-Brescia) had a bust-up. The team was divided between "Avi Nimni supporters" and "Tal Banin supporters". Nimni, Banin and Klinger all denied the reports that any altercation had occurred.
On August 13, 2003, Klinger called a press conference to be covered by all the media. He issued a statement along the lines that "the dispute between Nimni and Banin is destroing every good part in Maccabi, dividing the team, and causing nothing but anger between the players". He forced both Nimni and Banin out of the club.
The fans were outraged and for two years they came in black shirts as a sign of grief and holding signs saying: "8 is in our blood, Avi Nimni will always be in Maccabi". The fans were not satisfied despite winning the Cup and taking second place in the league resulting in the qualification to the UEFA Champions League for the first time ever.
After being kicked out at Maccabi, Nimni joined Beitar Jerusalem. He played at the Teddy Stadium for two years scoring 20 goals.
After two years of exile Nimni was brought back to maccabi in 2005 by none other than Nir Klinger, who resigned later that year.
Avi Nimni is considered as Maccabi's talisman and the fan's favourite. He started his comeback season on the right foot, by scoring the winning goal in the opening match of the season.
Nimni is Maccabi's all time top goalscorer, having scored 174 goals. He has scored 194 goals overall in the league, and he is now the number three of all time top goalscorer in Israeli football.
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'''Francis "Frank" McAvennie''' (born 22 November 1959 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish football striker.
McAvennie grew up in Milton and attended St Augustine's Secondary.
McAvennie started his playing career in Scottish Junior League football. He did not move into professional football until he joined St Mirren in 1980, after his 20th birthday.
Before turning professional, he had joined the Territorial Army and later had trials with the British Army but was not accepted for a role with them due to his inability to hit the target during shooting practices.
His strong form in Scotland attracted attention from south of the border, and John Lyall signed him for West Ham United in 1985 and he formed a formidable partnership with young English striker Tony Cottee. In his first season, he helped West Ham to their highest ever final position in English football when they came third. He scored 26 goals, one fewer than the division's top goalscorer Gary Lineker, in the English Football League. That West Ham team became known as ''The Boys of 86''. They came just four points off winning what would had been the first (and to date the only) top division title of their history.
Unfortunately, McAvennie and his team-mates were denied UEFA Cup action for the following season due to the ban on English clubs in European competitions, which had started a year earlier due to the Heysel disaster.
However, they were less successful the following season, finishing 15th, as McAvennie scored just seven goals from 36 games.
He played eight games for the Hammers in 1987-88, failing to score, before he moved to Celtic for -750,000 on 2 October 1987. He helped them win the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Cup double. The Cup Final was particularly memorable for McAvennie as he scored two late goals to beat Dundee United 2-1.
He also recaptured his goalscoring form in the league while at Parkhead, managing 15 goals in 1987-88 and a further 12 in 1988-89.
McAvennie returned to West Ham United in March 1989 in a -1.2million deal, making him their record signing. According to then Celtic manager Billy McNeill's autobiography, McAvennie wanted to return to London and his model girlfriend Jenny Blyth. McAvennie claims in his autobiography that Celtic were refusing to pay him a signing-on fee. Just before his return to Upton Park, Celtic had accepted an offer from title chasing Arsenal, whose manager George Graham was looking for a proven goalscorer to partner Alan Smith. However, McAvennie turned down the chance to join Arsenal and happily accepted John Lyall's offer shortly afterwards. While Arsenal cruised to the First Division title, West Ham were relegated to the Second Division and McAvennie failed to score a single goal in the remaining nine games of the season.
In any event this second spell in London was not as successful as his previous one. Things got worse for McAvennie and West Ham when the striker suffered a broken leg early in the 1989-90 season, following a challenge by Chris Kamara, which put him out for almost a season.
McAvennie recovered for the 1990-91 season, as West Ham won promotion and reached the FA Cup semi-finals. He played 34 league games and scored 10 goals, now partnering Trevor Morley up front (his previous West Ham strike partner Tony Cottee had departed to Everton in August 1988).
In 1992, he signed off in style at West Ham, scoring a hat-trick in his final match against Nottingham Forest, but West Ham had already been relegated. His tally for that frustrating season was just six goals from 20 league games.
McAvennie then accepted an offer from Ron Atkinson to sign for Aston Villa, but played just three games in the new Premier League alongside Dalian Atkinson before Villa signed Dean Saunders and he lost his place in the team, lingering in the squad until January 1993 as Villa were challenging for the Premier League title (they finally finished runners-up to Manchester United. McAvennie did not score for Villa.
McAvennie returned to Celtic, managed by Liam Brady, in January 1993. He scored nine goals in 19 league games that season,
In 1993-94, McAvennie managed just 11 league appearances, scoring once, as he lost his place in the team following Liam Brady's departure and the appointment of Lou Macari as manager. In February 1994, Macari loaned McAvennie to English Premier League strugglers Swindon Town, and he made just seven league appearances and failed to score as the Robins were relegated in bottom place at the end of a season in which they managed a mere five wins and conceded 100 goals. About the only bright spot of his spell at the County Ground came in March when he helped the Robins hold league leaders (and eventual double winners) Manchester United to a 2-2 draw.
He also had a short spell at Falkirk, newly promoted to the Scottish Premier Division for 1994-95, and scoring twice in three games before dropping down a division and signing for his first club St Mirren. He played seven games for St Mirren that season, failing to score, before retiring as a player at the age of 35.
McAvennie was called into the Scotland national team in December 1985 for the World Cup qualifying play-off with Australia. McAvennie scored on his debut in a 2-0 win. He was subsequently called up to the Scotland national team for the 1986 World Cup, under interim national coach Alex Ferguson following the death of Jock Stein on 10 September 1985.
More recently, he has been parodied regularly on the BBC's football comedy programme Only An Excuse with such catchphrases as "where's the burds?" - the character became so popular that there was a short lived spin-off entitled '''I, Macca'''. This derives from McAvennie's popular nickname in Scotland, "Macca".
Frank also has a place on the Saturday morning football show, Soccer AM - where the car park is named after him. During the regular spot where fans and celebrities try to kick a ball through a hole in a target, McAvennie missed; in his frustration he lashed out at the ball, which hit one of the ball boys in the face. The location has been known ever since as the '''Frank McAvennie Car Park'''.
During his playing career he reputedly enjoyed a playboy lifestyle involving drink, drugs and a good number of women.
On 12 January 2009, McAvennie received a four month suspended sentence for affray following an incident in July 2008 in which he headbutted a man in Douglas on the Isle of Man
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'''Gary Andrew Naysmith''' (born 16 November 1978 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish football defender, currently playing for Sheffield United in the Football League Championship. He is a left back who can also play on the left wing.
Raised in Loanhead, Naysmith started his senior career with Hearts, whom he joined from local side Whitehill's Colts team. He made his professional debut, aged only 17, several months later in a League Cup tie with Celtic. His opportunity arose from a suspension crisis, the ''Maroons'' having no less than four defenders (Bruno, Weir, Ritchie and Pointon) sent off in their previous match at Rangers. Despite the patchwork nature of their defense, Hearts defeated Celtic 1-0, with Naysmith earning plaudits for his mature display. Within a year he had established himself as the side's first-choice left back, displacing Neil Pointon, and in 1998 helped the Tynecastle club end their 36-year trophy-jinx by lifting the Scottish Cup. That season he was also named Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year.
A transitional season followed as the loss of Weir, McCann (both transferred) and Colin Cameron (injured) destabilised the side. Naysmith himself had to adapt to a change in the levels of expectation placed upon him, no longer allowed the defence of youthful navet. By 1999-2000 though he had rediscovered his confidence and was being touted for an international call-up. A particular highlight of that season was his display in a surprise 3-2 defeat of Celtic at Parkhead in February 2000. Hearts had trailed 2-0 before battling back to victory, with Naysmith striking a spectacular equalising goal.
As one of Hearts most valuable assets, Naysmith was also the subject of transfer speculation. Financial concerns at the club heightened these and in October 2000 it appeared that Naysmith was bound for the West Midlands when Coventry City bid for him. However, their offer was bettered by Everton at the eleventh hour, and Naysmith moved to Merseyside instead, in a -1.7 million deal.
Naysmith first became a regular under Walter Smith and then under his successor David Moyes. His mesmerising early performances cemented his place in Evertonians' hearts, who gave him the nickname "El Blanco Carlos", after the Brazilian left-back Roberto Carlos. He made 152 appearances for Everton, scoring six goals, although his ''Toffees'' career was disrupted by injury. In December 2002 he was the victim of a "blood curdling" tackle by Liverpool's Steven Gerrard.
Naysmith recovered from ankle surgery in time for the start of the 2006-07 season and an injury to Valente in the season's opening game saw him restored to the starting eleven. He kept his place after Valente returned to fitness, however it wasn't long before injury befell him again, a medial ligament strain in the game against Newcastle United on September 24, 2006 keeping him out for two months.
Throughout his time at Everton, Naysmith was linked to transfers away from the club, his skilled play frequently catching the eye of opposition scouts. At the end of the 2004-2005 season, it was rumoured that he would be leaving on a free transfer, before signing a new 3-year contract with the ''Blues''.
On 5 May 2007 Naysmith scored the third goal in a 3-0 victory over Portsmouth The win practically guaranteed that Everton would be playing in the Europe during the 07/08 season due to Everton's considerably superior goal difference over Reading.
As part of the deal that brought Phil Jagielka to Goodison Park on July 4 2007, Naysmith was given permission to speak to Sheffield United to discuss a possible move. He was signed by the Blades on July 5 for -1 million.
Naysmith, agreed terms with the Blades and signed a three-year deal at Bramall Lane ending a six-and-half-year stay with Everton. He made his full first team debut in the opening game of the 2007-08 season in a 2-2 home draw with Colchester United
Naysmith made his full Scotland debut in May 2000, in a 2-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Stephen Paul Pearson''' (born 2 October 1982 in Lanark, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Derby County in the English Championship. He is a full international for Scotland, and also played for Motherwell, Celtic and Stoke City.
Pearson was born in Lanark. As a boy, he attended Our Lady's High School in Motherwell and is one of the school's numerous footballing alumni, a list which includes such luminaries as Sir Matt Busby, Billy McNeill, and Bobby Murdoch.
Motherwell were a financially troubled club at this time and in 2002 they were placed in administration to prevent liquidation, with 19 senior players released. This period of adversity did however have one redeeming feature, as many talented young players, notably Pearson and his friend and fellow emerging talent James McFadden, gained instant elevation to first team status and a chance to develop and hone their skills more quickly than contemporaries at other clubs.
After a period of acclimatisation under new manager Terry Butcher during which Motherwell finished bottom of the SPL in the 2002-03 season, avoiding relegation only because Falkirk's Brockville Park ground failed to reach SPL standard, by December 2003 the youthful Motherwell team were comfortably in mid-table.
However, Motherwell's financial predicament ensured they were unable to refuse any reasonable offers
Pearson was unable to match these achievements in 2004-05. He increased his international tally to six caps, but his first team opportunities were limited by injury, and he played just nine games for Celtic that season.
Though Pearson had been involved in two Scottish Premier League-winning campaigns with Celtic, he struggled to hold down a regular place. English Championship side Derby County, managed by his former Motherwell manager Billy Davies, made a bid of -600,000 in August 2006, but Strachan said he was not for sale.
Pearson eventually signed a three-and-a-half-year deal for Derby on 10 January 2007 for a fee of -750,000.
Derby struggled badly following promotion and, after a promising beginning to the season Pearson soon found himself out of the side. He was loaned out to Stoke City for three months at the end of the season but only made a few appearances, though he did contribute to the club's promotion, his second in twelve months. Though the move was initially with a view to a permanent deal, Stoke decided not to follow up their interest and he returned to Derby. In July 2008, Birmingham City had a -600,000 bid accepted and Pearson agreed personal terms, but his medical examination revealed a groin tear; the clubs agreed a loan deal instead, but the player rejected this arrangement. When Pearson recovered, he won his place back in the side and scored against Swansea in a 1-1 away draw, but after a handful of starts suffered another injury which kept him out for 4 months.
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'''Kenneth "Kenny" Miller''' (born 23 December 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer playing for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Scottish national team.
Miller began his career at Hibernian before moving on to Rangers then to the English First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he won his first career honour, the 2003 First Division play-off final. After five seasons with Wolverhampton, Miller returned to Scotland, signing for the other side of the Old Firm. In his first derby match since returning to Glasgow, Miller netted the second goal in a 2-0 win for Celtic on 23 September 2006. He finished the season with a Scottish Premier League and Scottish Cup winners medal and soon after moved to Derby County. After only one season with County he returned to Scotland for the second time in his career to play with Rangers.
Miller's big break came when he signed for Hibernian, and made his debut during the end of the 1997-98 season. A loan spell at Stenhousemuir saw Miller score five doubles-10 goals-in 11 league and Scottish Cup games, before he returned to Hibernian to establish himself as a regular player. Highlights of his four years at the club included being top scorer in season 1999-00 and receiving the Scottish Young Player of the Year award in 2000.
Miller signed for Rangers at a cost of on 26 June 2000.
Three months later, Miller netted five goals (a Scottish Premier League record) during a 7-1 home defeat of St Mirren.
More goals followed against AS Monaco and Aberdeen and helped him to a tally of ten goals from just fourteen games. However, chances became limited thereafter and as the season came to a close he was to net only once more, against Brechin City in the Scottish Cup.
In September 2001, he went to Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-month loan, scoring two goals in his first two games. However, during his third appearance, Miller broke his collarbone in a fall. During the next two months, Wolves and Rangers had lengthy discussions over his future. Wolves finally secured him on a permanent transfer at a cost of -3 million, on a four and a half year deal.
In 2002-03 Miller found himself back in the starting 11, but he had only managed six goals in 19 starts. However, during the final six months of the season he scored 18 goals in his final 24 appearances of that campaign, including in the play-off final that saw the club win promotion.
In the 2003-04 season, Miller started off the season in the physiotherapy room; it was not until October that he made his first Premiership start. He went on to play in a 4-5-1 formation for the following few months, situated in a right-wing role. This led to frustration on Miller's part, and his only goals up until January came in the League, and FA Cup, against Burnley, and a double against Kidderminster. The next Saturday, Wolves beat Manchester United 1-0 with Miller hitting the winner in the 65th minute. Miller then grabbed a last minute equalizer against Liverpool the following Wednesday. Despite starting many games from then on in a striker's role, those were to be Miller's only Premier League goals and Wolves were relegated at the end of the season.
In the summer of 2004, Miller handed in a transfer request over lack of first team opportunities. Despite having a tense relationship with the Wolves manager at the time, Dave Jones, he started the 2004-05 season in good form for the club scoring seven goals in his first 10 games at Wolves. The appointment of Glenn Hoddle signalled a new start for Miller, and he formed a successful partnership with Carl Cort, ending the 2004-05 season with 21 goals.
In the summer of the 2005-06 season, his form attracted the attention of the newly promoted Premiership team Sunderland, but Wolves rejected their -1m and -1.2m offers
When Miller's contract expired at the end of that season, he transferred to Celtic for free under the Bosman ruling. He signed a pre-contract agreement in January after refusing to sign a new deal at Wolves a month earlier.
He was handed the number nine jersey upon his arrival and, despite being praised by many for his overall performances, failed to score in his first nine games for Celtic. He finally scored his first goal, against Old Firm rivals and former employers Rangers at Celtic Park in September 2006.
After speculation he would leave Celtic, Miller signed a three year deal with newly promoted Premier League club Derby County on 31 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be around -3 million, but later confirmed by Derby County manager Paul Jewell to be closer to -2.25m.
Miller started well at his new club, scoring in his first two home matches, including the winner on his league debut for the Rams against Newcastle United in a 1-0 win on 17 September 2007, a strike which won the club's Goal Of The Season award. However, following this initial success Miller netted just twice in his next 28 league fixtures.
With Derby looking likely candidates for relegation Miller expressed a desire to move just over 6 months after joining the club - with a return to Rangers a possible destination , though his manager Jewell insisted any move would have to be financially fair for Derby.
A fee of -2 million was agreed between Rangers and Derby allowing Miller to enter into discussions about a transfer back to Ibrox on 10 June 2008.
Miller made his second debut for the club on 30 July 2008 in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against FBK Kaunas, who he played during his first Rangers debut. He netted a brace in the first Old Firm game of the season on 31 August 2008. He followed this up with a further two goals against former employers Hibernian at Easter Road a month later. Miller played in the 2009 Scottish League Cup Final in March 2009 but Rangers lost the match 2-0 to Celtic after extra time. However in the same season he won a league winners medal with Rangers after winning the title on the final day of the season and followed it up with a 2009 Scottish Cup winners medal.
Miller had an injury ridden start to the 2009-10 season, but gave a Man of the Match performance in the first Old Firm game of the season, scoring both of Rangers' goals in a 2-1 win.
Miller made his international debut under Craig Brown on 25 April 2001. He was a 80th minute substitute for Scott Booth during a 1-1 friendly match against Poland. He had to wait nearly two years for his second appearance when he was selected for a 2004 UEFA European Championship qualifyier by the then manager Berti Vogts in March 2003. Miller started the match at home to Iceland and scored within the first ten minutes to give Scotland the lead.
Miller has remained a constant presence in the Scotland team under the management of Berti Vogts, Walter Smith and Alex McLeish, often playing as part of a two-man attack or as a lone striker.
He has scored goals in crucial games against several teams, including Germany and Ukraine. In 2005, Miller scored in three consecutive internationals, with goals against Austria, Italy and Norway.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first''
'''Wolverhampton Wanderers'''
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'''Robbie Winters''' (born 4 November 1974 in East Kilbride) is a Scottish footballer. He plays for Livingston F.C. in the Scottish Football League Third Division, and is contracted to the club until the summer of 2011.
Winters made his debut for Dundee United in 1992 and played 99 league games for the Terrors, scoring 19 times.
After leaving in 2002 when his contract expired, Winters played one match for Luton Town, appearing in the first half of the first match of the season, before moving to Norway with Brann. After several seasons with hints about leaving Bergen due to family issues, Winters stated on 31 October that he no longer had the motivation needed to play for SK Brann, and that he wished to leave the club in January. He was seeking a club, preferably in Scotland, but he also stated that an English Championship club would be interesting. With no contract offer, Winters returned to SK Brann to make peace with manager Mons Ivar Mjelde and fulfil his contract until December 2007. Winters' Scottish team-mate Charlie Miller did leave and subsequently joined Belgian side Lierse.
Winters left Brann after the 2008 season, to join his family who had moved back to Scotland during the summer, due to his children starting school. Winters played 178 matches for Brann, scoring 70 goals. He signed a short term deal with Clyde until the end of the season in April 2009. Winters was released by Clyde in June 2009 along with the rest of the out of contract players, due to the club's financial position.
Winters, whose younger brother David is a professional footballer, has one Scotland cap, when he appeared as a substitute in the 1-0 friendly win against Germany in Bremen, April 1999.
After a impressive performance as a trialist for Livingston against Falkirk, Falkirk manager Eddie May is rumoured to be interested in acquiring the striker - 07/08/09. Winters also played as a trialist for Ayr United, taking up the no 9 position on 15/08/09 away to Inverness, in a First Division match. He signed a professional contract with Livingston on Friday 28 August 2009.
Winters also coaches young people throughout Glasgow in his role with coaching and groupwork company A&M Training.
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'''Stephen Graham "Steve" Jones''' (born 25 October 1976) is a Northern Irish professional football player, who currently plays for Football League One side Walsall. He has been capped 29 times by Northern Ireland and played for 11 teams in both Ireland and England.
Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, Jones, an Everton fan,
Jones moved to England to play for Chorley before joing Leigh RMI, where he scored 43 goals in just over 100 games. Jones "proved to be something of a sensation for them in the Conference."
Having been watched several times by Crewe assistant manager Neil Baker, Jones was finally persuaded to sign for Crewe in time for the 2001-02 campaign. Crewe Alexandra signed Jones from Leigh RMI for -75,000 in 2001.
Although Jones made his debut in August 2001 against Manchester City, he only made six appearances in his first season at Crewe. He spent the latter part of the year on loan with Rochdale gaining more first team experience.
Following Crewe's relegation to the Second Division though, Jones' career sprang into life. He scored his first two goals for the club against Queens Park Rangers in October 2002. He went on to finish with 11 goals that season as Crewe won promotion. The following season in the First Division, he scored 16 goals and won the Crewe supporters' 'Player of the Year' award. In the 2004-05 season he scored 13 goals.
A pacy forward, Jones can also play on either wing and his versatility was a useful asset to manager Dario Gradi's squad. At the end of the 2005-06 season, Jones confirmed he would be leaving Crewe once his contract had expired in July 2006. He told the club's official website: "I've had five great years here and I cannot thank the club, the fans and the staff for all they have done for me. Crewe will always hold a special place in my heart because they gave me a chance to play in the Football League again and go on to play for Northern Ireland."
He finished the season with having the most assists in the team, with twelve in total, and four goals, which he admitted to be a disappointing record by his own standards.
On 3 May 2006, he joined 'The Clarets' on a free transfer, agreeing a three-year deal at Turf Moor due to expire at the end of the 2008-09 season.
Jones scored twice in the first game of the 2006-07 season on his competitive debut for Burnley and immediately became a first-team regular, albeit playing in a slightly unfamiliar position on the left side of attack. He became less assured of a starting place as the season progressed and he began the 2007-08 season as a substitute or squad player.
After failing to impress in recent weeks, Jones returned to former club Crewe Alexandra on 27 March 2008, on loan for the remainder of The Railwaymen's League One season. The forward was linked to a move back to Gresty Road in the January Transfer Window, but the move fell through due to Jones' knee injury.
On 17 October 2008, after playing no games under Owen Coyle, Jones moved on a month's loan to Huddersfield Town, mainly as cover for the injured Andy Booth. He made his debut the following day in the 1-1 draw against Bristol Rovers at the Galpharm Stadium. He made one further start and two substitute appearances before returing to Turf Moor on 26 November.
The following day he signed for League Two-side Bradford City until the start of 2009, following an injury to fellow winger Omar Daley. He made his debut in a 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Leyton Orient at Valley Parade two days after signing.
On 1 June 2009 it was announced that Jones had been released by Burnley at the end of his contract alongside Gabor Kiraly and Alan Mahon.
He has won a number of Northern Ireland caps, having scored his first goal against St. Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.''
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'''Daniel Van Buyten''' (born 7 February 1978 in Chimay) is a Belgian international footballer who plays as a defender and also as an emergency striker for Bayern Munich, following a June 2006 transfer from Hamburger SV.
His father Franz was a popular catcher/wrestler in Europe from 1960 to 1980. His mother Renate is German. In the 2003-04 season Van Buyten, then of Olympique Marseille, had a short term loan spell in England with Manchester City but did not make a full time move to the Premiership. In June 2006, Bayern Munich announced it had acquired Van Buyten from Bundesliga rival Hamburg, and signed him to a contract lasting through the 2009-10 season.
Van Buyten has had a highly successful first season at the Bavarian club, forming a formidable Centre-Back partnership with Brazilian Lucio. Van Buyten scored his first goal for Bayern Munich against Energie Cottbus on 9 December 2006. Bayern ran out 2-1 winners and it was Van Buyten's goal which secured the win. Van Buyten then scored his second goal for the club in the loss to Borussia Dortmund. However, Van Buyten's most valuable contribution came against AC Milan on 3 April 2007, in the first-leg of the Champions League quarter-final. Van Buyten scored two priceless away goals to level the match and giving Bayern Munich the advantage in the tie (see below). The two close range efforts doubled his tally to four goals for the season.
In the first leg of the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League quarter-final encounter against AC Milan at the San Siro, he scored twice with his left foot, once in the 78th minute to take Bayern to 1-1. Then he scored a stoppage time half-volley. This takes his tally to three total UEFA Champions League goals. He scored one for Marseille in 2003 against Real Madrid.
Whilst he was with Manchester City, he, along with players Djamel Belmadi and Vicente Vuoso, was the victim of a theft by two bankers. In total, bank workers at the Co-operative Bank stole more than -350,000 from the accounts of the three players.
In January 2006, the bank workers, Paul Sherwood, a cashier, and Paul Hanley, his supervisor, were jailed for 32 months and 12 months respectively.
Van Buyten was called-up to the national team in 2001 and was on roster for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. On 11 February 2009, he scored a rare double as the Belgians sunk Slovenia 2-0 in a friendly match.
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'''Tomasz Frankowski''' (; born 16 August 1974 in Biaystok) is a Polish footballer who plays for Jagiellonia Biaystok.
Frankowski achieved his greatest success at Wisa Krakw of Poland, where he helped fire them to a collection of domestic honours. He is well-travelled, having played for clubs in France, Japan, Spain, England, and USA.
The striker has been capped 22 times by the Polish national team, scoring 10 goals, including against England in a World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford in October 2005.
The Biaystok, Poland native began his career with his hometown team Jagiellonia Biaystok in 1991 before heading to France to play for RC Strasbourg (1993-1996), followed by a brief stint at Nagoya Grampus Eight of Japan (1996). Frankowski then returned to France to play for CFP Poitiers (1996-1997) and FC Martigues (1997-1998), before returning to his home nation to play for Wisa Krakw.
His time at Wisla brought him his greatest successes, as helped the club win five Polish Championship titles (in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005), two Polish Cups (in 2002 and 2003), and a Polish SuperCup in 2001. He was also the league's topscorer three times; in 1999, 2001 and 2005.
He eventually left Wisla in September 2005 and had a short but successful spell in Spain with Elche CF of the Segunda Divisin, scoring 8 times in just 13 appearances. This form caught the attention of Glenn Hoddle, manager of English Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Frankowski soon joined them on 25 January 2006 for -1.4 million.
However, his spell at Wolves did not go well, with Frankowski failing to score a single goal. This earned him the unenviable nickname of "the Pole with no goal" and also meant he was omitted from the 2006 World Cup squad by coach Pawe Janas. Previously, he had scored 9 goals in 11 games in the qualifying rounds for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
In August 2006, he was loaned to another Spanish Segunda Divisin side, CD Tenerife, for the 2006-07 season, where he scored on his home debut. However, at the end of his season at CD Tenerife, Frankowski returned to Wolves after the Spanish club decided not to purchase the player.
Upon returning to Molineux for training, he was challenged by manager Mick McCarthy to 'earn his transfer' to another club after no offers arrived for the striker with a year still remaining on his contract. However, he suffered a knee injury in pre-season training and was unable to attempt any action. By mutual consent, the club terminated his contract on 31 August 2007.
After a period of inactivity, he headed to join up with the Chicago Fire, finally signing a deal on 19 February 2008. He scored his first - and only - two goals for the club on 3 April 2008 during their home opener against the New England Revolution. However, as the season continued, his playing time greatly diminished, and he was regularly not even listed in the team's bench lineup. A possible cause of this was his critique of Fire Head Coach Denis Hamlett and his coaching style. On 26 November 2008, Frankowski was released to help free up their salary cap after being one of the highest paid players on the team in the 2008 season.
On 23 December 2008, Jagiellonia Biaystok announced that Frankowski would rejoin his hometown team on a two-year contract.
Frankowski has scored 10 goals in 22 appearances for the Polish national team. He made his senior international debut on 28 April 1999 in a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic and netted his first international goal the following year, against Iceland.
He was Poland's top scorer in their qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, but his declining form immediately preceding the finals meant he was omitted from the tournament squad. He returned to the international fold after this, under new coach Leo Beenhakker, but won only two further caps.
5x Polish Champion (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) with Wisa Krakw.
3x Ekstraklasa topscorer (1999, 2001, 2005)
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Powell began his career in December 1987 as a trainee at Crystal Palace but failed to become a regular with the first team. He spent time on loan at Aldershot, where he made 11 appearances, before moving on a free transfer in August 1990 to Essex club Southend United.
In six years at the club Powell made 288 first team appearances. In November 2004 a BBC poll of Southend United supporters voted Powell their all-time cult hero. One fan described him as "A very skilled, left-footed defender, who could quite possibly be considered one of the nicest men in football, a true gent."
In January 1996 Powell moved to Derby County for a fee of -750,000. He made 99 first team appearances before being transferred to Charlton Athletic in June 1998 for a fee of -825,000. Powell was a favourite of the Derby fans, and won the Supporters' Player of the Year award for season 1996/7.
While at Charlton, he made 206 first team appearances, and evidently caught the eye of Sven-Gran Eriksson, who picked him for the England team in 2001, at the unusually late age of 31. At Charlton he delighted the crowds after each home victory with his exuberant leaps of celebration.
Shortly after the start of the 2004-05 season, Powell was allowed to move to West Ham United F.C., where he played a major part in their successful promotion campaign. However, during the summer of 2005 he and West Ham were unable to agree terms for a further contract and he returned to Charlton on a one year contract, with a suggestion that he would develop his coaching skills.
Typically consistent performance belying his years throughout 2005-06 saw Powell regain his place as Charlton's first choice left back, rotated with loanee Jonathan Spector, due to Hermann Hreidarsson's move to the centre of defence. On 1 July 2006 he signed a one year contract with Premiership newcomers Watford as Aidy Boothroyd looked to add some experience to his youthful squad. He was released by the club after one year.
Powell joined League Two side Bournemouth on a trial basis in July 2008. whilst the club looked to see if he could bring much needed experience to their defence.
He made his debut against Fulham in Leicester's League Cup second round 3-2 defeat, playing the full 90 minutes.
On December 6, 2008 Powell started his 750th career appearance against former club Southend; Leicester won the game 3-0.
20 July Powell signed a contract to be a player-coach at Leicester City taking up the role of First Team Development coach also re-registering himself as a player. Although he stated he doesn't expect to play many games.
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'''Charles David Copeland''' "'''Charlie'''" '''Miller''' (born 18 March 1976 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football player who plays for Gold Coast United. He has played for clubs in Scotland, England, Norway and Australia. Miller was voted the SPFA Young Player of the Year in 1995, during his time with Rangers.
Miller started his career with Rangers and showed he was talented enough to make an impression in the 9-in-a-row team under Walter Smith. Indeed, when David Beckham scored his famous goal from the midfield against Wimbledon on 17 August 1996, he did so in boots custom-made for Miller ("CHARLIE" was embroidered on the boots), which had been given to Beckham by mistake.
A lifestyle of parties and an unhealthy diet followed, and Miller's career appeared to be on the downhill. He was loaned to Leicester City towards the end of the 1998-99 season before joining Watford for -450,000 in October 1999. Watford were relegated in their first English Premier League season with Miller unable to make an impact, making only 15 league appearances. He played one more League Cup game for the Hornets in the 2000-01 before moving to Dundee United on a free transfer. Miller enjoyed a successful spell at United, becoming a firm favourite with the fans. However, in May 2004, a contract dispute saw Miller leave the club to join ex-Dundee United player Robbie Winters at Norwegian club SK Brann.
In Brann, Miller became one of the supporters' favourite players, due to his technique and passes. Despite this, he was in and out of the team, according to manager Mons Ivar Mjelde because of defensive considerations. In 2006, he started off as one of the league's top players, but gradually received some attention off the pitch, apparently provoked by lack of confidence from the manager. He made it clear that he was unhappy as a right midfielder, the position he had played in most of the season, and eventually that he wanted to leave the club. Miller also criticised Mjelde's unusually close ties to his rival for the attacking central midfield spot, Martin Andresen. Miller refused to participate in the silver medal ceremony after the game against Ham-Kam on 29 October. Since then, he was ignored by the coach, and only played the last minute of Brann's Royal League match against Rosenborg on 7 December 2006, in which he contributed to a winning goal.
During his time at Brann he went on trial at English Championship side Cardiff City but was not offered a full deal. In early January 2007, Miller began training with Scottish First Division club St. Johnstone to top up his fitness during the Norwegian league's winter break. His contract with SK Brann was terminated after an agreement on 31 January. On 9 February, he signed a contract at the Belgian team Lierse S.K.
On 20 April 2007, he scored his first goals for Lierse against Germinal Beerschot in their fight to stay in the first division. On 27 June he signed a three-year contract with Lierse SK but was released less than a year later.
On 31 July 2008, Miller officially signed a two year deal with Australian A-League club, Brisbane Roar. On 14 September, against Perth Glory, Miller broke the A-League scoring record for the best start to a season by scoring four goals in the Roar's opening four fixtures of the 2008-09 season.
He was diagnosed with a hernia and underwent surgery. Miller returned to the first team on 17 January 2009 as a substitute against Sydney FC coming on late in the game, and made the pass that set up Sergio van Dijk's third goal of the match. On 5 December 2009, Miller's contract with the Roar was terminated by mutual consent in the middle of the 2009-10 season as the club could not guarantee Miller a contract for the 2010-11 season.
Since leaving the Roar, Miller was linked with a move to Queensland rivals, North Queensland Fury and Gold Coast United. On December 5, 2009 he was a guest at a Gold Coast United fixture sparking rumors of a potential move. Miller signed with Gold Coast on a short-term injury replacement contract.
Miller won his first and only cap for Scotland in a one all draw with Poland in 2001. Barry Nicholson, Gavin Rae and John O'Neil made their Scotland debuts in the same game. Then Scotland boss Craig Brown stated that 'Charlie Miller has always been a talented player and now I think his club manager Alex Smith has got the best out of him and this is a new challenge for him'.
Brown resigned as Scotland boss later in 2001 after failing to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. Miller was overlooked by Brown's successor Berti Vogts. Scotland captain Barry Ferguson stated that Miller 'should be in the Scotland team' but Vogts failed to heed this advice.
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'''Eoin Jess''' (born 13 December 1970 in Portsoy) is a former Scottish football player. He was capped 18 times by Scotland, scoring two goals.
His career started at Aberdeen, helping the Dons to finish second in the Scottish Premier League in the 1993-94 season. Whilst at the top of his game for Aberdeen, he was connected with moves to the likes of Parma, at the time flying high in the Italian Serie A. In 1996, he earned a move to Coventry City but this lasted just over a year, during which he scored just once in 39 Premier League games and scored an own goal in a game against Manchester United. He then returned to Aberdeen for a second spell.
He returned to the Premier League with Bradford City in 2000 but despite finishing the season as top scorer, financial problems meant he was released in 2002 following the collapse of ITV Digital. He joined Nottingham Forest in August 2002 and in his first season steered Forest into the play-offs. However they were relegated in 2005 and Jess moved on as a free agent. In July 2005 he signed with Northampton Town. Since his arrival as a player-coach the team has risen to League One. Jess was released from his contract at Northampton Town on 11 April 2007. Jess has now rejoined Nottingham Forest as a Coach for the Youth Team.
In April 2009, at the age of 38, Jess suffered a mild stroke.
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'''Frederick Barber''' (born August 26, 1963 in Ferryhill, County Durham) is an English former goalkeeper who is currently the goalkeeping coach with Bolton Wanderers and with Northern Ireland.
He began his playing career with local club Darlington, making his debut for them back in the 1982-1983 season. Thereafter he became the Quakers first choice goalkeeper for three seasons before moving to Everton as cover for the Welsh goalkeeper Neville Southall in April 1986.
Spending just six months at Goodison Park with the then English champions, he moved to Walsall for a fee of -100,000. He replaced Mark Prudhoe in the Saddlers goal for the win against Rotherham United in October 1986, and kept his place in the first team for the majority of that campaign. Despite eccentricites such as donning a mask when entering the field of player, Barber was a hugely popular figure amongst Walsall fans, and he played a crucial role in the club's Division Three play-off final replay victory in the 1987-88 season over Bristol City. Indeed, after the two-legged final had ended in a 3-3 aggregate draw, Barber saved two penalties in the subsequent penalty shootout which determined who would have home advantage in the replay. Walsall took advantage of this home advantage, and Barber kept a clean sheet as Walsall romped home to a 4-0 victory.
The purchase of Ron Green in 1989 saw Barber lose his foothold as the number one custodian at Walsall and he spent time out on loan with Peterborough United, Chester City (twice) and Blackpool over the next two years.
Indeed it was Peterborough who snapped him up on a permanent basis in the summer of 1991.
After temporary spells with Chesterfield and Colchester United it was Luton Town that signed him in the summer of 1994. However, he did not make an appearance for the Hatters due to the emergence of young goalkeeper Kelvin Davis so was on the move again.
Peterborough took him back to their club for a five-game loan spell to cover for injuries, with Ipswich Town (November 1995) and Blackpool (December 1995) doing likewise.
Birmingham City eventually secured his permanent registration in January 1996, but he was to play just two games for the Blues when covering for old Peterborough team-mate Bennett and the Dutchman Bart Griemink, before an injury forced his premature retirement from the full-time game.
In the summer of 1996 he was appointed as a part-time goalkeeper coach with Bolton, in a role which was to be made permanent a few years later. Initially, he also combined his role at the Wanderers with part time spells at West Bromwich Albion and Burnley as well as one final fling as a player with Kidderminster Harriers in 1997.
Nearly six years after his retirement he contemplated a playing comeback with Bolton as they had been short on goalkeeping cover mid-way through the 2001-2002 season. Steve Banks had been ruled out with a broken finger, thus leaving Finnish international Jussi Jskelinen as the club's only recognised goalkeeper.
Barber offered to sign a playing registration which enabled him to sit on the substitutes bench in case of an emergency, but his request was politely turned down by the Bolton manager Sam Allardyce who was willing to take the risk until Banks resumed his fitness.
This was a decision which came back to haunt Allardyce, as Jaaskelainen was sent off in the next game against Newcastle United, meaning that the Trotters midfielder Bo Hansen was required to go in the goal for most of the match.
In the winter of 2004, Barber ended his remaining commitments with West Bromwich Albion as their manager Bryan Robson appointed his former England team-mate Joe Corrigan as Albion's full time goalkeeper coach.
Robson felt that Barber's lengthy involvement with Bolton would hinder the coaching of Albion's goalkeepers, this giving Barber the chance to spend more time with the members of the Wanderers squad.
Outside of day to day training, Barber and fellow goalkeeper coach Malcolm Webster run a goalkeeping school for young and budding footballers. He also continues his freelance work for other clubs when his Bolton commitments allow, with Rochdale F.C. just one of the clubs to benefit from his expertise as a leading coach in his field.
Barber and Glynn Snodin were announced as the coaching staff to support Nigel Worthington upon his appointment as the manager of Northern Ireland on 2007-06-01.
In November 2007 speculation was rife that Barber would rejoin his friend Sam Allardyce as goalkeeping coach at Newcastle United following the departure of Terry Gennoe due to injury but Barber remained loyal to Bolton and signed a new contract. Instead the position was filled by Paul Barron.
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'''Andrew (Andy) David Townsend''' (born 23 July 1963) is a former professional footballer, who played in two World Cups for the Republic of Ireland and is now a television and radio pundit. He is considered a Republic of Ireland and Aston Villa legend, having captained his country in a World Cup Finals and having become a member of one of football's most historic and treasured groupings - Aston Villa Football Club trophy winning captains.
Starting his career at Welling United and then Weymouth, coming to prominence at age 21 when he signed with Southampton. In 1988 he moved on to Norwich City, before signing with Chelsea two years later. In 1993 he signed with Aston Villa and enjoyed four successful years before his transfer to Middlesbrough. His final club was West Bromwich Albion, where he retired in 2000.
Following his retirement as a player he became a football pundit, most notably with ITV.
Townsend was born in Maidstone, Kent, but grew up in Bexley, where he attended Upton Primary School in Bexleyheath, followed by Bexleyheath School.
He began his playing career in August 1980 with Welling United in the Athenian League, while working as a computer operator for Greenwich Borough Council
In January 1985, he was signed by Lawrie McMenemy at Southampton for -35,000
Over the next season, he was in and out of the team (then managed by Chris Nicholl) but broke his leg in a pre-season friendly against his old club Weymouth in August 1986.
In the 1987-88 he was a virtual ever-present, playing alongside Jimmy Case and Glenn Cockerill in the Southampton midfield. He was a hard-tackling, hard-working midfielder with an eye for goal. It was a shock, therefore, when Nicholl sold him to First Division rivals Norwich City in August 1988, for a fee of -300,000.
He made his debut as a substitute against Middlesbrough on 3 September 1988, before replacing the suspended Trevor Putney for his first full appearance in a 3-1 win over ''Spurs'' on 22 October.
Norwich made a handsome profit when they let Townsend join Chelsea for -1,200,000 in July 1990.
After making a total of 138 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 12 goals but winning no trophies (they never finished higher than 11th in the league while he was there), he transferred to Aston Villa in July 1993 for -2.1million.
He finally won some silverware when Villa won the 1994 League Cup, beating Manchester United 3-1. He captained Villa when they reclaimed the trophy in 1996 with a 3-0 victory over Leeds United.
In August 1997, just after the start of the 1997-98 season, he transferred to Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough for -500,000 having made 134 league appearances for ''the Villains'', scoring eight league goals.
He made 37 appearances in his first season on Teesside, scoring twice as ''Boro''' won promotion to the Premier League. In the 1998-99 season, he formed a useful partnership with Paul Gascoigne as Middlesbrough finished comfortably in mid-table in their first season back in the Premiership.
In the following season, he found it harder to get in to the first team and on 17 September 1999 he moved down a division to West Bromwich Albion for -50,000. Townsend's high wage demands prevented a move back to Norwich or a loan spell with non-league Boston United.
In his one season at West Bromwich Albion he only made 17 league appearances before a recurrent knee injury forced his retirement in July 2000, after a season in which Albion narrowly avoided relegation to Division Two.
His contribution to Norwich's successful season saw Andy selected for the Republic of Ireland, making his debut against France in February 1989.
He played in the next year's World Cup, in Italy, where he played in all five of Ireland's matches. They reached the quarter-finals, the countries strongest ever campaign. The Irish drew their three group matches - against England, Egypt and Netherlands. Scoring a penalty in the shoot-out with Romania, his country were eventually sunk by a Salvatore Schillaci goal for the hosts. They had conceded just three goals in those five games.
He was captain of the Ireland squad for the 1994 World Cup. All four teams of Group E finished on four points, they got their revenge on the Italians, but were defeated by Mexico and drew with Norway. Ireland lost 2-0 to the Dutch at the Citrus Bowl in the knock-out stage.
He can currently be seen as part of ITV Sport's live coverage, as well as on its Football League Championship highlights programme. He and Mike Parry host Talksport's Weekend Sports Breakfast programme on Sunday, and used to host the drive-time show on Fridays. They now host the mid morning discussion on talkSPORT from 10am to 1pm from Monday to Friday, having replaced Jon Gaunt, who was sacked for repeatedly calling a caller a Nazi. One oft-repeated Townsend quote from the show is his response to a question on the film ''Snakes on a Plane'': "Snakes on a plane? What's that all about?"
He also hosts ITV1's regional programme ''Soccer Night'', alongside Peter Beagrie. He has also presented BBC Radio 5 Live and written columns for the Daily Mail.
In May 1999, the press reported that he and Middlesbrough teammate Paul Gascoigne had been stopped by police on suspicion of using an air-rifle to shoot at wild animals on a "hunting expedition".
Townsend is a consultant at Harlequin Property, where he helps set up soccer schools at their Caribbean resorts. The companies impending investment into Port Vale has set in motion plans for him to become a football advisor at the club.
He is patron of the George Coller Memorial Fund. He ran in the Great North Run in 2007, finishing in a time of 2 hours and 20 minutes.
:''Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goal tally first.
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'''Dean Delaney''' (born 15 September 1980 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne. Delaney plays as a goalkeeper.
After securing a contract with English Premiership side Everton as a teenager, his first year saw him winning the FA Youth Cup. Delaney only made one appearance for ''the toffees'', unable to break into the first team in the summer of 2000 he moved to the Division Two side Port Vale.
During his four seasons with Port Vale he made 39 appearances in all competitions and was an unused substitute in the 2001 LDV Vans Trophy final against Brentford at the Millennium Stadium. He also had a two-month stint on loan to Macclesfield Town. He struggled to find a place at Port Vale and was released by manager Martin Foyle in May 2004.
Deciding to return home to Ireland's League of Ireland, Delaney joined Shelbourne in order to play first-team football. He made his Shels league debut during a 4-2 victory against Waterford United at the RSC on 24 June 2005 and earned himself a first team place. Delaney won a league winners medal with Shelbourne at the end of the 2006 season. He also represented Shelbourne in their successful years in the Champions League and UEFA Cup. Despite this success, he became a free agent as his contract at Shelbourne was not renewed due to the club's troubled financial situation.
Prior to the 2007 season, Derry City took advantage of this and offered the keeper a trial. However Delany did not join his former Shelbourne boss Pat Fenlon due to failed negotiations, and joined Waterford United on 15 March 2007 on a free transfer and quickly became ''the blues''' first choice keeper. Despite Delaney's heroics throughout the season, Waterford were relegated to the First Division at the end of the 2007 season, losing to Finn Harps in a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off. Delaney won Waterford's overall Player of the Year award but shortly after he departed Waterford to rejoin former club Shelbourne on 29 November 2007.
Delaney represented the Irish under-21s as a 17 year old in a triangular Celtic tournament involving Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Delaney looked to be Ireland's most promising young goalkeeper after the 1999 World Youth Championship, in which he was part of the "Golden Generation" of Irish youth football (which included talent such as Damien Duff, Richard Dunne and Robbie Keane), a side that eventually made it to the quarter finals of the competition. He was also part of the Irish UEFA Under-18 Championship winning squad of 1998, the following year he was eligible again and played a big part in securing a bronze medal in the third place play-off in Sweden. He made 28 appearances for the Republic of Ireland youth teams, including an impressive 21 appearances for the Irish under 21s under bosses Ian Evans and Don Givens.
He later was noticed after making a start to the 2004 season with Port Vale by the then Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr who called him into the senior international squad for a training camp before the crucial European championship qualifier against Georgia.
Known for his keen interest in music. Delaney is rhythm guitarist of Irish indie band The Novas, who are currently working on their debut album (as of January 2009).
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'''Gary Doherty''' (b. 31 January 1980, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland) is a footballer currently playing for Norwich City. He is affectionately known by many fans as either 'The Doc' or 'Ginger Pele' (which was immortalised by the publication of the football song/chants book: 'One Ginger Pele').
Doherty started his league career with Luton Town in 1997. The Republic of Ireland international made 84 appearances in total over less than three seasons with the Hatters.
He was bought by Luton old boy David Pleat then Director of Football at Tottenham Hotspur for -1million in March 2000. The player made his Spurs debut as a substitute in a 3-1 defeat at Manchester United in May 2000.
He played in the team regularly during December 2000. However, the following season started badly when he broke his leg in a League Cup match against Torquay in September. He returned before the end of the season but found it hard to break back into the side.
At Tottenham, Doherty eventually settled into a defensive role, and although he enjoyed probably his best spell after the turn of the year in 2003-04, he did not manage to consistently reach the form he exhibited before breaking his leg, and was eventually sold by Tottenham's new management team of Frank Arnesen and Jacques Santini at the start of the 2004-05 season to newly promoted Norwich City for an undisclosed fee.
At Norwich, his career started well, earning a regular place at the heart of the defence, but he lost his place in February to Jason Shackell and Norwich were eventually relegated. The following season, however, saw Doherty established as a regular choice at centre-back and his form and consistency improved considerably. Although Norwich City had a difficult and disappointing 2005-06 season, the supporters recognised Doherty's contribution by voting him Norwich City player of the year.
Doherty signed a new contract at Carrow Road until summer 2008. The 2007-08 season also started off poorly for Doherty and was injured for 2 months in October.
"It's all about superstition. Since I came to Norwich, my goal tally's been rubbish really. I used to wear 12 at Luton and Tottenham, and I used to be quite free-scoring during those times."
During the Canaries' 2008-09 pre-season tour, Doherty picked up an ankle injury that ruled him out for the first three months of the season. Having returned to the side, he scored his first league goal for more than three years on Boxing Day 2008 in a 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Although Doherty was given the captaincy at the start of the 2009-10 season by Bryan Gunn, new manager Paul Lambert dropped him from the role immediately; and he was told he had no long term future at the club. Due to injuries, Doherty returned to the starting line-up for the 4-0 home victory against Leyton Orient, on 29 September 2009. His recall coincided with an improved defensive record, with the team only conceding a single goal, from a penalty, in the three following games.
Doherty moved with his family to Luton in England at the age of six, but he came through the youth system of his native country, being part of the UEFA Under-18 Championship winning side in 1998, and the Under-20 side that got to the quarter-finals of the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Doherty has usually played as a striker for his country, and made his debut against Greece in April 2000. He was becoming a regular in the squad when he broke his leg in September 2001. He recovered in April 2002, scoring his first international goal against the U.S., but missed out on the squad for the World Cup finals. He has since featured again in the squad and has scored 4 goals in 34 appearances.
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'''Charles "Charlie" Nicholas''' (born 30 December 1961) is a former professional football player from Scotland. During his career, he played as a striker for Celtic, Arsenal, Aberdeen and Clyde, and made 20 appearances for the Scottish national football team. Since retiring as a player, he has worked as a sports journalist.
Nicholas started his career with Celtic, making his debut in 1980, at the age of 19. He had a superb 1982-83 season which saw him score fifty goals and win the Scottish Footballer of the Year and Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year awards.
Nicholas had the envious choice of being offered a contract at Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal. He had interviews at both Liverpool and Manchester United. The Scottish players at Liverpool at that time, particularly Graeme Souness, were trying their best to persuade Nicholas to join them. Nicholas later stated in his autobiography that turning down Liverpool was the biggest mistake of his career.
He moved to Arsenal in June 1983 for -800,000. However, Nicholas did not live up to the hype surrounding his move; His lifestyle in the capital was the subject of much tabloid speculation, earning him the nickname "Champagne Charlie"; he only scored 11 goals in his first season (although two were a memorable brace against Tottenham in the North London derby). Nicholas barely broke double figures in the following seasons, and fell out with Arsenal's new manager George Graham with the latter's arrival in 1986. Despite scoring both goals in Arsenal's 2-1 League Cup final victory over Liverpool in 1987, Nicholas was dropped four games into the start of the 1987-88 season, in favour of Perry Groves.
In all he scored 54 goals in 184 matches for the Gunners before he was sold to Aberdeen in January 1988 for -400,000, and rediscovered his form before returning to Celtic in 1990. He played briefly with Clyde before retiring in 1996. He won a total of 20 caps for Scotland, scoring 5 goals.
He now works as a pundit on the Sky Sports News programme Soccer Saturday, and as a part-time newspaper columnist.
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'''Craig Sinclair Gordon''' (born 31 December 1982 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing as a goalkeeper for both Sunderland and the Scotland national team.
Gordon attended Balerno Community High School from 1994 until 1999, a well known Hearts supporter since his time there. He is a graduate of Hearts' youth development programme, which in recent years has also produced fellow Scottish internationals Gary Naysmith, Allan Johnston, Paul Ritchie and Robbie Neilson.
Craig went on loan to lower league side Cowdenbeath where he played a handful of games before being recalled to the Hearts team. His first professional game was at Forthbank in a match versus Stirling Albion.
He made his debut for Hearts in a 1-1 draw with Livingston on 6 October 2002, and within 12 months had replaced Tepi Moilanen as the regular custodian of the Hearts goal. His performances during the 2003-04 season resulted in him being short-listed for the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year award, which was won by then Celtic midfielder, Stephen Pearson.
Gordon had become a Scotland regular by 2005 and his consistent displays during the 2005-06 season helped Hearts to a second place finish in the Scottish Premier League and victory in the Scottish Cup. The trophy was won in a penalty shootout against Gretna following a 1-1 draw, with Gordon saving opponent Gavin Skelton's penalty. That season he was voted Scottish Football Writers' Association Player of the Year, becoming the first Hearts player to win the award since Sandy Jardine in 1986 and also the first goalkeeper since Rangers' Andy Goram in 1993.
For much of the 2006-07 season rumours linked Gordon with a move away from Tynecastle, particularly following his involvement in the issuing of a statement against club owner Vladimir Romanov. Gordon and Paul Hartley flanked captain Steven Pressley as he read out a statement claiming there was "significant unrest" in the Hearts dressing room.
Despite Hearts' claims that he was ill, he was "dropped" to the bench for the game against Dundee United in December 2006 for what many believed to be a disciplinary measure by the club following his involvement in the "Riccarton Three" statement.
In March 2007, Gordon expressed his interest in playing for Arsenal, after reports had cited that he was linked as a candidate to succeed the veteran Jens Lehmann as Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper, stating "Arsenal is one of the top teams in Britain, in Europe, if not the world, so it is something that would definitely interest any player". Hearts failure to qualify for European competition at the season's end further increased speculation that Gordon would be sold, with Sunderland and Aston Villa rumoured suitors in July 2007.
On 8 November, Gordon was inducted into the Hearts Hall of Fame. Still only 24, he was the youngest player ever to have that honour bestowed upon him.
It was announced on 7 August 2007 that Gordon had agreed a five year contract with Sunderland, with confirmation of the move coming the following day. Gordon's move could in future set a British record transfer fee for a goalkeeper, with -7m paid up front, and -2m based on appearances. Should the fee reach -9m it would surpass the -7.8m paid by Manchester United for Fabien Barthez seven years earlier.
Gordon made his debut for Sunderland in the Premier League opening game against Tottenham Hotspur, keeping a clean sheet as the side won 1-0. In this match his rival goalkeeper, Paul Robinson, was the England first choice. It was the first time a Scotland first choice goalkeeper and an England first choice goalkeeper had faced each other in a club match since 2001, when Arsenal's David Seaman faced Tottenham's Neil Sullivan.
Even though -9 million was spent on Gordon, Sunderland manager Roy Keane dropped him to the bench, after Sunderland's 7-1 thrashing by Everton in December, Welsh goalkeeper Darren Ward took his place. He regained his place as first choice goalkeeper three games later.
In the middle of the 2008-09 season, Gordon was out for several months with a knee injury and found himself as backup to Marton Fulop. However at the start of the 2009-10 season, Gordon regained his place in the starting 11. On 7 November away at Tottenham Hotspur, he broke his arm in a collison with Jermain Defoe and faces several months on the sidelines.
Gordon made his Scotland debut in a 4-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago at Easter Road Stadium on 30 May 2004 during Berti Vogts' reign, latterly establishing himself as the first choice under Vogts' successor's Walter Smith and then Alex McLeish.
Then BBC pundit and former player Allan Preston saw him as a potential Scottish great, describing him as "one of the best goalkeepers in Europe".
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'''Robert James "Robbie" Elliott''' (born 25 December 1973 in Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) is an English former football left back who is currently the strength coach for the United States U-20 men's football team.
His favoured position was left back but he could also play in central defence or in midfield, nicknamed 'the Gosforth Roberto Carlos', thanks to his penchant for attempting tricks. He is one of the very few players to have played for both Newcastle United and Sunderland
Elliott began his career with his hometown club in 1989 as a youth trainee, signing as a professional forms at St James Park just two years later. He was one of a number of youngsters who had been blooded by the Magpies for first team action at that time, others included Steve Watson, Steve Howey, Alan Thompson and Lee Clark.
He found opportunities hard to come by in his early years at Newcastle, this mainly being due to the form of regular left-back and crowd favourite John Beresford. However, he was still very much considered to be a key part of the first team squad and one to develop by the manager at the time Kevin Keegan. In the season of 1993-94, he was capped by the England U21 team along with fellow Geordie Lee Clark, whilst also making a total of 15 appearances in the Premier League, his first in the top flight.
1994-95 saw him score his first ever Newcastle goal as a substitute in the opening day fixture against top-flight new boys Leicester City at Filbert Street. He was also on the mark in the home against Leeds United towards the latter end of that season, a season which he temporarily became the club's first choice left-back in the final few months. It looked as if he would be out of the exit door at Newcastle in 1995-96 as he made just six league appearances. Blackburn Rovers showed strong interest in signing him but he remained with the Black and White stripes in order to fight for a first team place.
In contrast 1996-97 was probably his best ever season in a Newcastle jersey, he scored seven goals as the Magpies finished as the runners-up to eventual champions Manchester United, a club whom Elliott had previously trialled with as a schoolboy.
Keegan's managerial departure from Newcastle also yielded the end of Elliott's first spell with his boyhood club. New manager Kenny Dalglish accepted a bid of around -2.5 million for Elliott from Division One champions Bolton Wanderers in July 1997, becoming their record signing at the time. Bolton had, at the time, moved to the new 25,000 all-seater Reebok Stadium arena and this looked to be a new start for Elliott as he faced the prospect of more regular first team football alongside his former Newcastle team-mates Alan Thompson, Peter Beardsley and Franz Carr, all of whom where also on Bolton's books at that time.
However disaster struck in the first ever match at the Reebok Stadium against Everton, just 30 minutes into the game Elliott landed awkwardly following a challenge by Toffees full back Tony Thomas and was stretchered off with a double fracture to his leg. Understandably Elliott was to miss the rest of that season and part of the next season, in a cruel twist of fate. Bolton had been relegated from the Premiership in his absence following an end of season drama at Chelsea.
In October 1998, Elliott's luck was to change for the better, he was named in midfield for Bolton's Worthington Cup clash away to Norwich City for his first game since that fateful first night at the Reebok Stadium. He managed to get on the scoresheet at Carrow Road as Bolton advanced to the next round of the competition and later played in a handful of league matches thereafter to boost his fitness levels further.
The end of that season saw Bolton qualify for the divisions Play-Offs, and they advanced to the final after a tricky semi-final against Ipswich Town over two legs. Elliott was to play at Wembley Stadium with Bolton in the final against Watford, but sadly the club lost the game by two goals to nil. A year later Elliott reached three semi-finals with Bolton, who were now managed by Sam Allardyce. Unfortunately, on each occasion these ended in defeat, with the Play Off match against Ipswich proving difficult for Elliott as he was sent off for a two footed challenge in what was a highly charged game against the Suffolk club.
Throughout his career at Bolton he was often touted for a possible return to the Premiership with other clubs because he was one of the club's highest paid and most experienced players. However, to his credit, he wanted to help Bolton back into the Premier League, and in his final season he did just that as the club won the 2001 Play Off Final against Preston North End at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff having finished behind the other two promoted teams Fulham and Blackburn Rovers.
Just two days after that play-off success his contract expired with Bolton and he completed a dream return to Newcastle on a Bosman transfer.
Initially, Elliott was used as a backup player in Newcastle's squad for the 2001-02 season, however he then went on to have limited chances in the 2002-03 season and then failed to make any first team appearances at all during the 2003-04 season.
However, by the 2004-05 season, injuries to the squad merited Elliott a recall to the first team football, he went on the make 17 appearances that season and scored one goal against Manchester City.
Following his release, Elliott trained with Newcastle's rivals Sunderland following an unsuccessful trial with Leeds United. With Sunderland short on left back's, Elliott signed a one month contract prior to the start of the 06/07 Football League Championship season, and made his debut in the 3-1 defeat to Southend United at Roots Hall on August 19, 2006.
After an unsuccessful spell at the Stadium of Light, Elliott was transferred to Leeds United , who originally rejected his services six months previously. Elliott confirmed after his Leeds debut in the 2-1 victory over Coventry City on 1 January 2007 that his transfer is permanent, not a loan and his contract with the club will expire at the end of the season in May. Robbie was released from leeds at the end of the 2006-07 season having only made 7 appearances for the whites.
After leaving Leeds, Elliott joined Hartlepool United in July 2007. Elliott was sent off against Doncaster Rovers on 18 August, 2007, on his home debut for two yellow cards by referee Mike Dean.
In July 2008, Elliott went back to Newcastle for his third spell at the club and become the new assistant Fitness and Conditioning coach for the club to work under senior fitness coach Mark Hulse.
In June 2009, Elliott left Newcastle United due to the turmoil regarding the take over of the club.
Elliott was a student at Gosforth High School and is a graduate of Northumbria University.
He regulaly takes his two young sons to watch the match from the club executive box. Elliott's wife owns 'Just Kidding', a clothing store aimed at infants, which currently has 3 branches across the north east
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'''Adam John Virgo''' (born January 25, 1983) is a professional footballer currently playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in League One after re-joining the club from SPL side Celtic.
From the age of seven Virgo played for the St. Aubyn's Preparatory School football team. At 13 he was awarded a sports scholarship to Ardingly College. He then moved to his home town club Brighton. In the 2004-05 season he earned nationwide coverage on his significant performances that maintained Brighton's position in the Football League Championship.
In July 2005, he completed a surprise move to Celtic for a reported -1.5 million. Virgo endured an indifferent start to his Celtic career, being substituted in his first starting appearance after conceding a penalty, which led to limited appearances for the Hoops. Virgo remained on the fringes until first-choice centre back Bobo Balde left for the African Cup Of Nations. He was given the second start of his Celtic career against Motherwell. He was awarded man of the match for his display by both broadcaster Setanta and the official Celtic website.
On 7 August 2006 he completed a season loan move to Coventry City, but on 31 August, Virgo was sent back to Celtic to continue his rehabilitation from a knee injury suffered whilst playing for Coventry.
On 17 August 2007 he moved to English Championship side Colchester United on a season long loan deal.
On 13 June 2008, it was announced that Virgo was free to leave Celtic, and seventeen days later, on 30 June 2008, Virgo re-joined Brighton on a free transfer. Virgo has since made a promising start to the 2008/09 season, netting three goals in his first two competitive appearances as well as making some eye-catching perormances. After he left Celtic, he complained that he was not given enough opportunity (just 10 starts) and also that he was not treated properly especially after the death of his father and being attacked in a burglary just a few months later.
Virgo qualifies to play for Scotland, despite having been born in Brighton. He has been selected twice by Scotland at B international level.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Howarth''' (born May 23, 1986 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England) is an English goalkeeper who plays football for Droylsden.
After gaining the distinction of England schoolboy honours in 2001, this tall and agile player was signed up by his local club Bolton under the Academy scholarship scheme where he would spend three years under the supervision of the youth coaching team.
He was given a four-year professional contract in 2005 as the understudy to more senior keepers at Bolton such as Jussi Jskelinen, Ian Walker and Ali Al Habsi.
In January 2006, Howarth joined Stockport County on a month-long loan, but returned to Bolton without any first team experience. Howarth was linked with a season-long loan move to St. Johnstone in July 2006, but after a trial the Saints dropped their interest in Howarth. In the beginning of the 2006/2007 season Howarth joined Oldham Athletic on a month-long loan, making his debut in a game against Swansea City, saving a penalty taken by Swansea icon Lee Trundle. He has since returned to The Reebok. On March 22, 2007 Horwarth joined Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season after Tony Williams' loan move to Wrexham.
On May 7, 2007, Howarth signed for Carlisle United on a two-year contract.
2 days before the 2009/10 Season Howarth signed for Droylsden, He was number two behind Craig Mawson but became the club's main Keeper when Mawson was Released.
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'''James Alexander Sinclair''' (born 22 October 1987 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English footballer who played in the Football League and the UEFA Cup for Bolton Wanderers.
As a schoolboy, Sinclair was both a promising athlete, coming second in the English Schools' championships at 200 metres and winning a Scottish decathlon title,
He broke his leg that same year, but quickly returned to fitness. During the 2006-07 season, he converted from the role of attacker to right wing back with success.
Sinclair also featured in the 2007 Peace Cup pre-season tournament, under Sammy Lee's management, used as both right back and in midfield. He made his first competitive appearance of the 2007-08 season as a very late substitute in the UEFA Cup group stage away at Red Star Belgrade in December 2007 as the Wanderers secured a victory. In May 2008 he was offered a new deal to stay at the Reebok Stadium.
Released at the end of the 2008-09 season, he was reported to be on trial with the Chicago Fire.
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'''Francis Jeffers''' (born 25 January 1981 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday.
A striker, Francis Jeffers began his career at Everton, making his debut as a half-time substitute (for Dave Watson) on Boxing Day 1997 at Old Trafford at the age of 16 years 335 days. Showing a lot of early promise and talent, he scored 20 goals in 60 matches for the Toffees. However, after a much publicised row with manager Walter Smith over a pay rise, he was dropped from the team for half a season and subsequently rarely performed as well. However, his performances had caught the eye of Arsne Wenger, who was desperate for a striker and he signed him for Arsenal in 2001 for -8 million - making him one of the club's most expensive signings yet.
However, Jeffers did not live up to the "fox in the box" tag, and his time at Arsenal was dogged by injury. He was forced out of the side by the form of fellow strikers like Thierry Henry and Sylvain Wiltord.
He returned to Everton for 2003-04 on loan, but only scored twice (with both goals coming against Fulham in the FA Cup, once in the original tie
He joined Rangers on loan on 31 August 2005 for six months but returned in December after his performances in the SPL failed to live up to expectation.
Charlton manager Alan Curbishley announced Jeffers would leave the club after his contract expired in the summer of 2006. He had been linked with moves to Bolton Wanderers, Championship side Coventry City, and even a return to Goodison Park for Everton.
Initially, Coventry City looked favourites to get his signature, only for Blackburn Rovers to offer him a contract. Unable to resist the lure of Premier League football, Jeffers signed for Blackburn on 30 June 2006 with a two-year contract. He scored his first and only Blackburn goal in the UEFA Cup against Basle.
He joined Championship side Ipswich Town on a one month loan deal on 2 March 2007, scoring his first goal for Ipswich on his full debut away at Hull City. In this match, he also received the man of the match award for scoring and setting up a goal. Ipswich went on to win the game 5-2. He returned to Blackburn after suffering a hamstring injury against Southend United, but having made a quick recovery, he was allowed to return to Ipswich on loan until the end of the 2006/07 season.
Ipswich had tried to negotiate a permanent move for Jeffers but after having two bids rejected (-250,000 and -600,000), Ipswich Chairman David Sheepshanks accused Blackburn of holding his club to ransom. Ipswich did however make a third and final bid for Jeffers but after all the wrangling between the two clubs, personal terms could not be agreed.
Jeffers joined Sheffield Wednesday on 9 August 2007 for a fee believed to be in the region of -700,000 on a three-year deal, and was given the number-9 shirt to take the place of the Scottish footballer Steve MacLean, a former fan favourite. Jeffers made his debut in an opening-day 4-1 defeat at Ipswich Town. He sustained an injury which kept him out of action for all but 20 minutes of the first month of the 2007-08 season.
On returning from injury Jeffers was originally subjected to a level of criticism by some Wednesday fans. However he managed to wipe away most of that with a 25-yard screamer against Hull City after flicking the ball on to his strike partner Deon Burton for the lay off. The goal brought an end to a six-game losing streak at the start of the 2007-08 Football League Championship season.
After a lively start against Stoke City however, Jeffers was on the end of a late tackle from Ryan Shawcross and was stretchered off with damaged ligaments. He was out for roughly three months, a big blow after he had caused Stoke's defence lots of trouble in his 40 minutes on the pitch, helping Sheffield Wednesday to a 4-2 away win.
Jeffers came back as a substitute versus Hull City, but ended up on the losing side after a 1-0 loss. Just 48 hours later Jeffers played at Hillsborough for the first time in two months, and not only played for 45 minutes of the game, but also scored the winning goal after 82 minutes from the penalty spot. This was Jeffers' second goal for the Owls.
In the summer of 2008, Jeffers had more problems with his ankle and also picked up a groin injury, leaving him injured until September 2008. Jeffers returned to first team action with a twenty five minute substitute appearance in a 6-0 defeat at Reading in mid September and then a further ten minutes against his former club Ipswich Town. Jeffers bagged his third goal for the Owls on 17 January 2009 in a 4-1 win over Charlton at Hillsborough getting his first goal for the club since New Year's Day 2008, but then got sent off in the next game against Nottingham Forest.
On 25 August 2009 Jeffers was sent off for appearing to head-butt Port Vale player Tommy Fraser during the 2-0 League Cup defeat. Manager Brian Laws considered his behaviour unacceptable, fined the player the maximum permissible, and placed him on the transfer list.
He has one full cap for England, scoring a consolation goal in a defeat at the hands of Australia in 2003.
Jeffers is also the all-time leading scorer for England Under-21s with 13 goals, a record he shares with Alan Shearer.
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'''Ian Holland McCall''' (born 30 September 1964, in Dumfries) is a Scottish former footballer and is the manager of First Division side Partick Thistle.
Ian McCall was born in Dumfries, Scotland. In his boyhood, he was a regular on the Palmerston terraces watching Queen of the South. His hopes of playing for his home town club were dashed, though, by then chairman Willie Harkness. "I played a trial game for the club, and thought I did reasonably well," McCall recalls. "Drew Busby was the manager, but I was told by Willie Harkness I might not make the grade. Instead I went to Queen's Park, and then three years after that was sold to Rangers for -250,000.
McCall began his career as a midfielder for Queen's Park in 1983, then was with Dunfermline Athletic from 1986 to 1987, and Rangers from 1987 to 1990. He was transferred to Bradford City for -200,000 before rejoining Dunfermline. His playing career also included spells with Dundee, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Happy Valley in Hong Kong and Partick Thistle back in Scotland. His final club as a player was Clydebank, where he became player-manager during the 1997-98 season. McCall never made more than 75 league appearances for one club.
McCall's early management career saw him achieve success in extremely adverse circumstances. His spell at Clydebank took place against the backdrop of an abortive scheme to relocate the club to Dublin. A brief spell at Morton, under controversial chairman Hugh Scott, was followed by a move to Airdrieonians. Promotion to the Scottish Premier League almost followed despite the financial problems that led to the club's extinction in 2002, making McCall the last manager in the club's history. Another successful spell, at Falkirk, led to McCall twice being offered the manager's job at Dundee United, which he finally accepted in January 2003. McCall's first top flight managerial opportunity had initial success, guiding the Tayside Club to a top-6 finish, but the following season he had less success and was sacked in March 2005. In November 2005, Ian McCall returned to management with his home town club Queen of the South.
After a less than auspicious start to his reign as Queen of the South manager, where McCall inherited Iain Scott's relegation-threatened side, the Palmerston outfit enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence in the early months of 2006, finally securing eight position in the league and thus avoiding having to play-off to maintain first division status. 2006/07 proved to be another season of under-achievement, and despite narrowly avoiding relegation, Ian McCall was sacked by Queen of the South, with his assistant Gordon Chisholm taking over. His departure from Queen of the South was in bitter circumstances. McCall fielded an ineligible player in Jamie Adams in a Scottish Cup run early in 2007. Queens were fined -20,000 by the SFA. Chairman Davie Rae described the fine as, "A considerable sum". McCall's departure from Queens was at the season's end.
He became manager of Partick Thistle in May 2007
Prior to his appointment at Partick, McCall worked for a number of years as a pundit for BBC Scotland. McCall commented, "I can't really slag my bosses at the BBC because they're my pals."
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'''Andrew Ducat''' (16 February 1886 - 23 July 1942) was an England and Surrey cricketer and an England footballer, being one of an elite group to have represented their country in both sports.
Ducat was born in Brixton, London, but grew up in Southend.
He joined the ground staff at the Oval in 1906, and soon became a regular member of the county team, playing alongside Tom Hayward, Jack Hobbs and Ernest Hayes. Standing 5'10" high, he was a powerful, forcing batsman, and made 52 centuries for Surrey, including 306 not out against Oxford University in 1919. He was also one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1920. He missed many matches due to injury: a broken leg in 1912 almost ended his career, and he missed the 1924 season after breaking his arm in the nets. In 1928, he made 994 runs in less than six weeks, including centuries four successive matches.
He played in only one Test, the 3rd Test against Australia at Headingley in 1921 when he was unlucky to only make 3 and 2.
In another significant "first", he was ''doubly'' out in the first innings: his bat disintegrating playing a ball bowled by Ted McDonald; the ball looped to slip where it was caught, and a bail was dislodged by a flying splinter (he was given out caught rather than hit wicket).
Ducat also had a successful football career. He started out playing for non-league Southend United before joining First Division Woolwich Arsenal in 1905.
He made his Arsenal debut on 11 February 1905, in a 2-0 win against Blackburn Rovers, playing at centre forward. After losing his place in 1906-07, he was later switched to right half and became a regular in 1907-08 and 1908-09. During his time at Arsenal, he won three caps for England, with his debut coming against Ireland in Belfast on 12 February 1910; England won 6-1. On his second appearance for England, against Wales on 14 March the same year, Ducat scored the only goal in a 1-0 win.
Ducat's ability and success with England brought attention from bigger clubs than Arsenal, who were at the time going through a financial crisis. Eventually, he was sold for -1,000 to Aston Villa in 1912, having played 188 matches and scored 21 goals for Arsenal. After suffering a broken leg in his first season at Villa, he recovered to become a stalwart in the side, captaining Villa to their sixth FA Cup win in 1919-20, beating Huddersfield Town. He also regained his England place; having not played since 1910, he won three more caps during 1920, the last coming in a 2-0 win against Ireland at Roker Park on 23 October 1920, bringing his total number of England appearances to six.
He moved to Fulham in 1921, and upon his retirement from playing in 1924, he succeeded Phil Kelso (his former boss at Arsenal) as Fulham manager. However, the Cottagers struggled with Ducat in charge, finishing 12th and 19th in the Second Division during the two seasons he was at the helm. He was sacked in 1926. After his departure from Fulham, he continued to play amateur football for the Casuals
After retiring from cricket in 1931, Ducat became cricket coach at Eton College for five years. He was also a sports reporter before his sudden death in 1942; his death came during a game at Lord's Cricket Ground, where he died of an apparent heart attack after lunch, whilst playing in a wartime cricket match between teams from his unit of the Home Guard from Surrey against another from Sussex. The match was abandoned. He was aged 56, and is the only person in history to have died during a match at Lord's.
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'''Mustafa Kemal "Muzzy" Izzet''' (born 31 October 1974 in Mile End, London) is a Turkish-English former footballer who played for Chelsea, Leicester City, Birmingham City and the Turkish national team. His father is a Turkish Cypriot, and his younger brother, Kemal Izzet, is also a footballer.
Izzet signed as a schoolboy for Chelsea, but never made a first team appearance during three years at the London club.
Izzet moved to Leicester City in March 1996 on loan for the rest of the season. He became a regular in the side, scoring one goal. When Leicester beat Crystal Palace in the play-offs, Izzet was able to make his move permanent for a fee of -800,000. He kept his place in the side for their Premier League season, which was successful for City. They came 9th in the Premier League, and won the League Cup. Izzet formed a partnership in midfield with Neil Lennon, which proved vital for Leicester.
In the 1998/99 season, Leicester came 10th in league, and reaching the League Cup Final again, but lost out to Tottenham Hotspur. The following season, Leicester came 8th, and again got to the League Cup Final, this time coming up against Tranmere Rovers, of Division One. This year they won 2-1, with Matt Elliott getting both goals. Izzet had been a regular in the side through all of this time. However, when Martin O'Neill left for Celtic, Izzet reportedly wanted to go with him. But the move never happened, and Izzet remained a Leicester player. Peter Taylor was appointed new City boss, and the team started well, being top in October. The team held on to the top four until January, when they slipped out. They were in the European places until March, until they played Wycombe. They lost 2-1 and the club's form started to slip. City ended up coming 13th. West Ham and Middlesbrough both stepped up their interest for Izzet, but he didn't leave Leicester.
The following season started with a 5-0 home defeat to newly-promoted Bolton. In autumn, Izzet handed in a transfer request prior to the club's relegation. During the summer, Middlesbrough stepped up their interest for Izzet. He rejected the move, stating he wanted to help the club climb back into the Premiership. Izzet withdrew his transfer request in March 2003,
In 2003/04, Leicester was once again battling relegation. In January 2004, Aston Villa made a bid of -750,000, which was again rejected by Izzet. At the end of the season, Leicester were relegated, and Izzet was out of contract.
Izzet joined Birmingham City in June 2004 on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal.
In late November 2009, Izzet made a surprise return to football with Thurmaston Town. This was a special one off appearance as a 'favour' to Thurmaston's Manager. Izzet stated "I really enjoyed it but that's not what my knee is telling me. I think I've frightened the life out of it".
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'''Benjamin Anthony "Ben" Foster''' (born 3 April 1983) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United and internationally for the English national team.
Born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Foster started his football career at Racing Club Warwick in 2000. He spent a season there before he joined Stoke City on 25 April 2001. During his time at Stoke, Foster had loan spells at Bristol City, Tiverton Town, Stafford Rangers, Kidderminster Harriers and Wrexham. Foster sustained a cruciate ligament injury in June 2003 while playing tennis with his brother, which sidelined him for a period of six months.
While playing for Wrexham on loan from Stoke, Foster was spotted by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who was watching his son, Darren, in the 2005 Football League Trophy Final. United had been struggling for several years to replace former goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, and Ferguson decided to move for the young Foster, making a bid of -1 million for the player. Stoke agreed a deal with United on 15 July 2005, and the transfer was completed on 19 July.
Not yet ready for first team action, Foster was sent on a season-long loan to Watford on 1 August 2005, with the expectation of a second loan the season after. Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd claimed that "he's better than current Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar" and believes that "he is going to be the best goalkeeper in the world." Manchester United manager Ferguson has suggested that Foster will succeed Edwin van der Sar as first-choice keeper at United and should eventually replace Paul Robinson as "England's next goalkeeper." Foster helped Watford reach the Premier League by beating Leeds United 3-0 in the Championship play-off final.
He re-signed for Watford on a second season-long loan on 10 August 2006 after Manchester United secured the services of Polish goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak on loan from West Bromwich Albion. Foster's performances during Watford's Premier League campaign earnt him the club's "Player of the Season" award. Aidy Boothroyd expressed his desire to keep Foster at Watford for a third season on a number of occasions during the 2006-07 season, but his hopes were dashed in January 2007 when Alex Ferguson announced his intention to bring Foster back to Old Trafford at the end of the season.
In June 2007, it was announced that Foster would undergo surgery on a cruciate ligament injury in his right knee, forcing him to miss the start of the 2007-08 season. He returned to light training towards the end of 2007, setting a February 2008 target for his return. He made a comeback in a reserves game against Middlesbrough on 6 March 2008, before making his debut for the Manchester United first team on 15 March 2008. With Edwin van der Sar injured and Tomasz Kuszczak suspended for a red card against Portsmouth in the FA Cup Sixth Round the previous Saturday, Alex Ferguson had to shelve plans to ship Foster out on loan again, and the young goalkeeper was promoted to the #1 jersey for the away match against Derby County. United won the game 1-0, with Foster making two crucial saves en route to keeping a clean sheet. Although he was impressed with Foster's performance in the game against Derby, Ferguson did not start him for the following match against Bolton Wanderers, opting for the returning Kuszczak.
After being selected as a substitute for Manchester United's opening game of the 2008-09 Champions League against Villarreal on 17 September 2008, Foster then played for the reserves against Blackburn Rovers the following day. Unfortunately, during the game, he fell awkwardly and suffered a twisted ankle, putting him out of contention for six to eight weeks. Fortunately for Foster, his recovery time was quicker than was first estimated and he returned to reserve team action on 14 October 2008, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Oldham Athletic reserves. Foster then made his first Champions League appearance - his second for the Manchester United first team - on 5 November 2008, in a 1-1 away draw to Celtic.
Foster was originally selected in Manchester United's squad for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, but after suffering a broken finger in training the day before the squad was due to depart for Japan, he was replaced by Ben Amos. On 1 March 2009, Alex Ferguson named Foster in goal for the 2009 League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. After keeping a clean sheet in normal time, Foster then made a save from Tottenham's Jamie O'Hara in the consequent penalty shoot-out. This, combined with a miss from David Bentley, gave United a 4-1 win in the shootout and the 2009 League Cup title. For his performance, Foster was given the Alan Hardaker man of the match award. It was revealed after the match that Foster had used an iPod to help with his preparations in the penalty shootout, prompting discussion about the use of technology in the game.
Foster was rewarded for his performance by being made United's second-choice goalkeeper for the remainder of the season, starting three more matches when Alex Ferguson chose to rest Edwin van der Sar ahead of important matches. However, he had been attempting to play with a ruptured ligament in his right thumb, which became aggravated, necessitating surgery which ruled him out of United's title run-in, the Champions League final against Barcelona and England's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June. Following speculation that United were in the market for a new goalkeeper to replace the soon-to-retire Edwin van der Sar, Foster signed a new four-year contract with the club. Alex Ferguson commented that Manchester United "genuinely see him [Foster] as a successor to Edwin van der Sar".
On 26 May 2006, Foster was named on the stand-by list for England's 2006 World Cup squad, because of Robert Green's injury in a "B" international against Belarus. After Foster re-signed on loan for Watford, he was called up to Steve McClaren's first England squad as one of three goalkeepers for the friendly against Greece. Since his first call-up but prior to his injury, Foster was named in every England squad, and made his England debut in the 1-0 defeat against Spain on 7 February 2007.
After not playing for England for two years and never being called to the first team, he was finally selected by Fabio Capello after his performance at the League Cup final and was a second half substitute against Slovakia in a 4-0 victory to earn his second cap.
Inconsistent performances in Manchester United's first fixtures of the 2009-10 season, as well as bruised ribs, meant that Foster was left out of Capello's initial squad for their final two World Cup qualifiers. However, after Robert Green was sent off in the match against Ukraine on 10 October, Foster was recalled in his place for the following match against Belarus. It had been expected that David James would take Green's place in the starting line-up, but James was injured in the warm-up and Foster was given his third England cap instead. England won the match 3-0, with Foster making a one-handed save from Sergei Omelyanchuk in the 63rd minute. Foster won his fourth cap against Brazil, where he played the whole game in a 1-0 loss on 14th November 2009, the friendly game was played in Qatar, with forward Nilmar scoring the only goal of the game from a header in the 47th minute.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 19 December 2009''
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'''Daniel Omoya Braaten''' (born 25 May 1982) is a Norwegian footballer of Nigerian descent who plays as a winger for Toulouse.
Born in Oslo Braaten started his career in his native Norway, first with Skeid before joining giants Rosenborg BK. Before signing for Rosenborg, Braaten had attracted interest from various clubs in Norway and abroad, and had a trial with French side RC Lens in late 2003 with Daniel Fredheim Holm. Braaten had however trained with Rosenborg as early as autumn 2002, but was still in contract with Skeid, before signing in 2004 for approximately -250,000.
Braaten had become one of the most profiled players of the Norwegian Premier League, through his colourful, untraditional and artistic playing style. He had become known especially for his individual technical skills and physical strength, and as a player who did unexpected things on the field, surprising both opposing players as well as the audience. He was famous not only for his pace, but also for his usage of the seal dribble, an incredibly hard trick involving running while bouncing (and controlling) the ball on top of the head.
On 3 August 2007 Braaten signed for Bolton Wanderers for a reported fee of -450,000 and scored his first goal in English football just over three weeks later, netting the final goal in Bolton's 3-0 win over Reading.
After a tough season in England, Braaten signed a three year contract with French side Toulouse on 25 June 2008. He was included as part of the deal which saw Johan Elmander move to Bolton. He scored his first league goal in Toulouse's 4-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain. He performed a unique celebration by spinning on his back while spinning upwards at the same time after scoring his first goal for the club.
Braaten made his debut for Norway in 2004 and has collected 22 caps since, scoring 2 goals.
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'''Darren Philip Ward''' (born 13 September 1978) is an English footballer who plays as a defender who plays for League One club Millwall.
Born in Kenton, Harrow, Ward started his career at Watford, making his debut on 20 April 1996 against arch-rivals Luton. But opportunities were scant for Ward in the next few seasons - he made eight appearances in 1996-97 and, after suffering a badly broken leg, only one appearance in each of the following two seasons.
Ward was loaned out to Q.P.R., in the 1999-2000 season, playing fifteen games, and was generally impressive. On his return to Watford he became one of Watford's first-team centre-halves, playing against teams like Manchester United and Arsenal in the club's final two months in the Premiership. On their return to Division 1, Ward continued to be a first team regular, making 40 appearances in 2000-01.
Gianluca Vialli's arrival at Vicarage Road in the summer of 2001 saw a considerable re-modelling of the side, and Ward was one the casualties. He moved to Millwall in October 2001 for -500,000 where he became a regular first team player, and was nicknamed 'The Peckham Beckham', due to the fact that his haircut is similar to that of former England captain David Beckham. At The New Den, Ward and Matthew Lawrence stood out at the central defensive position, as the Lions played in the 2004 FA Cup Final, against Manchester United. Ward played the full 90 minutes, as Millwall were beaten 3-0.
In May 2005 he moved across south-London to Crystal Palace for -1.1m, signing a three-year deal. Ward initially did well and his goalscoring form made him very popular, but by the end of his first season this good form disappeared, and by May 2007 he was out of the side, with Mark Hudson and Leon Cort preferred instead.
In July 2007, Ward joined Wolves on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee however it was announced in May 2008 that he would be one of many casualties leaving the club, after spending less than a year there. However, after showing a positive attitude, Ward was taken off the transfer list and told to fight for his place.
He went on a two month loan to Watford in September 2008, the club where he began his career, but this was halted after nine appearances when he suffered a cheekbone fracture. He scored once during his second spell at Watford, in a 3-0 win over QPR.
He joined Charlton Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2008-09 season on 30 January 2009, but was unable to prevent the team being relegated to League One. He returned to his parent club in the summer, who loaned him out again in September 2009, this time to his former team Millwall on a three-month loan, made permanent on 1 January 2010.
Darren is the brother of Coventry City's ex-West Ham United defender Elliott Ward. He turned down the opportunity of joining West Ham and the Premiership before opting for Palace, claiming he didn't want to keep his brother out of the team
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'''Jonathan Paul "Jon" Macken''' (born 7 September 1977 in Blackley, Manchester) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Barnsley. He has one international cap for the Republic of Ireland.
Macken began his career at Manchester United and signed professional in 1996, but never played a first-team game for them and left on 22 July 1997 in a -250,000 move to Preston North End in 1997 where he scored over 70 goals, twice winning the Player of the Year award. Following this success, Macken moved into the Premiership with a transfer to Manchester City in February 2002, for a fee of -5,000,000. He is most remembered at City for scoring the dramatic winner in the epic comeback win against Spurs in the 2003/04 FA Cup. With City 3-0 down and down to 10 men at half time after Joey Barton had been sent off, they struck back to make it 3-3 before Macken headed in the winner in injury time to finish off one of the best FA Cup comebacks in history.
However, he was severely hampered by a succession of injuries, and only made 27 league starts in over three years. This downturn in his career brought about a move away from Manchester and Macken joined Crystal Palace in the summer of 2005 for -1,100,000.
Initially, Macken did not get into the Palace team, and was behind England international Andrew Johnson and Republic of Ireland International Clinton Morrison. An injury to Johnson gave him a chance, initially, but then he himself got injured. His own replacement, Dougie Freedman showed good form, and despite a recovery from injury, Macken did not get back in the team.
However, things turned upwards from there. Poor form by Morrison in the run-up to the Christmas period gave Macken his chance, and he scored his first competitive goal for Palace in the game at Coventry City, on 14 October 2005 (he had previously scored in a pre-season friendly), and scored again on 26 December, at Ipswich Town, although he was later sent off.
More injuries then continued to limit his chances, and the partnership with Johnson continued to alternate between Morrison and Dougie Freedman, with many fans voicing their discontent that Macken was not living up to his price-tag. Johnson was sold to Everton, prompting the return of Sndor Torghelle to the club from his loan at Panathinaikos, creating speculation that Macken may be leaving the club, but the appointment of Peter Taylor as manager appeared to silence this. Taylor, a known fan of Macken, was reportedly trying to sign him for Hull, while he was in charge there.
Torghelle left permanently for Greece, but again his playing opportunities were limited. On deadline-day of the Summer 2006 transfer window, he made a further move to Ipswich Town in The Championship, this time on loan, being handed the number 27 shirt. The loan was finally agreed when Ipswich agreed to pay an increased proportion of his wages. Macken scored three goals for the Tractor Boys before returning to Selhurst Park.
On 31 January 2007 Macken joined Derby County on a free transfer. Derby were promoted to the Premier League at the end of the 2006-07 season, but he failed to win a regular place, or even score for The Rams, and was loaned out to Championship side Barnsley for two months in November 2007. Although he was recalled on 27 December 2007 he eventually signed a permanent deal with the Tykes on 28 January 2008 for an undisclosed six-figure fee.
Jon initially joined Barnsley on 1 November 2007, on loan from Derby. He made his debut against the club that made his name, Preston. He remained goalless for his first nine games, despite having produced a string of fine performances. On 22 December, he bagged his first Barnsley goal against promotion chasing Bristol City after a fine run and shot.
The goals were flowing for Macken and he notched a brace against Stoke on Boxing Day. First a header from a Martin Devaney corner. His second goal came courtesy of a Kayode Odejayi knock-down from another Devaney cross. He then returned to Derby after Paul Jewell took over.
He made a couple of sub appearances for the Rams but his inevitable return to Barnsley was secured on 28 January 2008 for -200,000.
The very next day, he marked his return with a fine finish in the home game with Colchester. He bagged the second goal in a 2-1 win over WBA on 9 February and he was again on the scoresheet as the Reds thrashed Ipswich on March 11.
Macken has represented the England U-20 team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, but represents the Republic of Ireland at full international level.
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'''Karim Bagheri''' (, born 20 February 1974 in Tabriz) is a professional football player, currently playing for Persepolis F.C. in the Iran Pro League. Bagheri is one of the most famous Iranian footballers in the world and is often referred to as ''Iranian Eric Cantona''. He is known as a two-footed midfielder and is famous for his powerful and thundering long range shots and free kicks.
Bagheri began his football playing for his hometown club Tractor Sazi where he impressed enough to land himself a contract with Keshavarz F.C.. On 1 August 1996 Bagheri was signed on free transfer by capital's club, Persepolis F.C., there Bagheri enjoyed much success winning numerous titles and becoming a firm fan favorite. Numerous impressive displays ended up in Bagheri attracting attention from many European clubs and on 1 August 1997 a year after he signed a contract with Persepolis Bagheri signed with German Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld along with his fellow Iranian international Ali Daei.
Bagheri's first season in Germany was not a huge success and the club was relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga. In his second season, he established himself as a starter playing in the libero position, helping the team make it back to the Bundesliga. He remained in Arminia for one more season, but returned to Persepolis again after problems with the coaching staff at Bielefeld, though Persepolis loaned him to Al-Nasr in the UAE. At that time English clubs were interested in Bagheri and Charlton Athletic of the Premiership quickly signed him for an initial fee of -400,000. He had very little success there, only playing 15 minutes during the entire season. Despite the disappointing season he had the honour of being the first Iranian to play in the Premiership. He then moved to Al Sadd in Qatar.
In 2002 he decided to return to Persepolis once again. In September 2006, many thought he had been released from the team after arguments with management and staff over the club's financial commitments and unpaid wages. Bagheri instead was disciplined but remained on the team. Bagheri has since then established himself as one of the greatest icons of Persepolis and many compare his popularity with Ali Parvin. In 2007-2008 season he captained the team to glory in the IPL after a 6 year drought.For the season 2008-09 he was injured for many matches and missed many matches.He also missed matches because of the differences he had with the coach Nelo Vingada at the end of the season.
He was first invited to Iranian national team during the 1994 World Cup qualifers, making his debut versus Pakistan on 6 June 1993. He displayed great football and soon became a starter for Iran in the midfield. He played in 1996 AFC Asian Cup for Team Melliand finished third.
He became famous though for sparking Iran's comeback against Australia in the second leg of their 1998 World Cup qualifier in 1997. He scored the first of two goals that brought new light on what seemed to be an already dark 2-0 defeat and sprung Iran back to tie the game 2-2 and eventually become the last team to qualify for the World Cup.He played in 1998 Asian Games]] and won the competition. Bagheri also had one of the strongest right-legged shots and scored many fantastic goals against opponents, such as his game-tying goal against South Korea in the quarter finals of the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon.
On 2 June 1997 he scored seven times against the Maldive Isles, and equalled the record for the most goals scored in a World Cup match, which was held by the Australian Gary Cole since 1981. Their joint record was broken on 11 April 2001 when another Australian, Archie Thompson scored 13 goals against American Samoa.
He retired from the national team with 80 caps and 47 goals for ''Team Melli'' after Iran's unsuccessful FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification campaign which ended with an aggregate defeat to Republic of Ireland in November 2001. He was called up to the national team again soon after World Cup 2006, but said he would not participate as he is retired from international football and has no plans on returning to it.
On October 9, 2008 Team Melli coach Ali Daei stated that because of Andranik Teymourian's injury Bagheri will be called up for the national team once again
On 9 November 2008 in a friendly match against Qatar, he appeared for ''Team Melli'' once again after almost seven years. Bagheri captained Iran in the 2010 World Cup match against UAE on November 19, 2008, scoring for Iran. He has been given his favorite number 6 jersey back.He played few inmportant matches for Team Melli in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against UAE and South Korea.He was invited again by Afshin Ghotbi but he stated in Navad that he only returned to Team Melli because of Ali Daei and will not participate in any more match for Team Melli.
:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.''
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'''Wilhelmus "Wim" Maria Jonk''' (born 12 October 1966 in Volendam) is a retired Dutch football player. At the height of his career, he also played for the Netherlands national team.
Jonk started his career in an amateur club in his hometown, RKAV Volendam before signing for professional club FC Volendam in 1986. As a central midfield player, he scored many goals, assisting his club to promotion to the Eredivisie in 1987 where he scored a further 5 goals. Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam monitored his progress keenly and his skills did not escape the scouts of the club, who hastened his transfer to Amsterdam in 1988.
At Ajax, he slotted into the squad easily, even scoring 6 goals in his debut season. First team chances were regular, if not abundant, but his first appearance for the Dutch national team seemed a long way away. His gameplay is not very artistic, but he has earned a reputation as a midfield anchor in the same mould as other Dutch players like Aron Winter, Erwin Koeman, Philip Cocu and Mark van Bommel. Therefore, with the Dutch 1990 FIFA World Cup squad brimming with attack-minded midfielders like Richard Witschge and Jan Wouters, he was unsurprisingly omitted from selection for the national team in the late 1980s as well as the 1990 World Cup squad. He helped Ajax to the 1992 UEFA Cup Final in which he scored to help them overcome Torino.
His pin-point passing, outstanding vision and combative and hard-working style of play earned him his debut for the Dutch national team in a 3-2 win in a friendly against Austria on 27 May 1992 and he signed on for Inter Milan in 1993 before the 1994 FIFA World Cup where he was joined by compatriot Dennis Bergkamp. The Italian club had seemingly followed their illustrious city rivals A.C. Milan into buying Dutch players in the hope to emulate Milan's success with Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Ruud Gullit in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The Dutch 1994 World Cup squad selected by then coach Dick Advocaat had been tipped to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament and Advocaat had opted for a central midfield pairing of Jonk and usually Jan Wouters or Rob Witschge, supported by speedy wingers such as Marc Overmars and Bryan Roy. In the first group game against Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands fell behind to a goal by Saudi player Fuad Amin in the 19th minute of the match before Jonk opened his World Cup scoring account by netting a 50th minute long-range effort from a good 35 metres out. Though the keeper could have saved the shot, it went in nonetheless, and the goal became one of the most spectacular of the tournament.
The Dutch went on to win the match by a goal from Gaston Taument in the 86th minute. Jonk would score another goal against the Republic of Ireland from another long-range effort and a goalkeeping blunder, in a convincing 2-0 win to help the Dutch qualify for a quarter-final meeting with Brazil.
Meanwhile, at Inter Milan, he managed 54 appearances in 2 seasons and scored 8 goals. He scored in a UEFA Cup Final again, this time as Inter won the 1994 final. However, when fellow team-mate Dennis Bergkamp left Inter for Arsenal at the end of the 1994-95 season, he felt that opportunities for a first team place at the Italian club seemed to be under threat (he was by then close to being 30 years old) and he went back to the Netherlands to sign with another Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. He stayed long enough at PSV to convince then coach Guus Hiddink to be selected for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, after being overlooked for Euro 96. At the 1998 World Cup, Jonk played in 5 of the 7 matches that the Netherlands played and did not score any goals.
With the appointment of Frank Rijkaard as the new national team coach after the 1998 World Cup, Jonk's international career seemed to be over. However, he did play once more for the Netherlands in a friendly against Denmark on 18 August 1999. Jonk finished his international career on 49 caps and 11 goals.
For the 1998-99 season, Jonk went to join English Premiership club Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of -2.5m where he was a regular starter for the relegation-threatened side. Apparently, his once-impressive performances for both club and country had gone and he was frequently injured, which caused the Wednesday fans to voice dissent about a clause in his contract which stipulated that he would automatically receive -5,000 per game which he would miss through injury. At the beginning of the 2000-01 season, he announced his retirement from the game.
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'''Scott Douglas McDonald''' (born 21 August 1983 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League side Celtic and the Australian national team.
McDonald began his career at outer suburb club, Doveton, before joining Casey Comets. He made three appearances on loan from his Victorian State League club, Cranbourne Comets, with Gippsland Falcons in the Australian National Soccer League, where he became the club's youngest ever NSL player, making his first team debut aged just fourteen.
McDonald started off as a trainee with Southampton in 2001 where he only managed one first team start and two appearances as a substitute, being loaned to Huddersfield Town (scoring once against Tranmere)
After signing for Motherwell, McDonald had a slow start, scoring only one goal during the second half of the 2003-04 season despite impressive performances. The following season he proceeded to score 15 goals. McDonald infamously scored two late goals against Celtic at the end of season 2004/05 to deny them the Scottish Premier League Championship which was instead won by their arch-rivals Rangers. In the 2005/06 season, McDonald scored 11 goals in 35 appearances, and in the following season, scored 15 goals in 32 appearances. His goal against Falkirk on 25 November 2006 was the 5000th goal in the SPL since its formation in 1998.
After a -400,000 bid from Rangers was rejected in January 2007,
In December 2007, McDonald was named BBC Sportsound Player of the Year for his eight man-of-the-match performances throughout the 2006/07 season. In his successful stint with the Steelmen, he scored 42 goals in 109 appearances.
McDonald made his competitive debut for Celtic in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying Round match against Spartak Moscow at Luzhniki Stadium, assisting Paul Hartley for Celtic's goal. The game finished 1-1. His first goal for the club came in the second leg of the tie at Celtic Park. A mistake by Spartak defender Roman Shishkin allowed McDonald to slip in and hit the ball first time past Stipe Pletikosa. Just days later away to St. Mirren, McDonald latched onto a long Gary Caldwell pass to lob Chris Smith from a tight angle and score his first SPL goal for Celtic. He followed that up in a similar way with the winning goal against AC Milan in the final minute of their UEFA Champions League clash and another last-minute winner just days later at Gretna.
In a pulsating Old Firm clash, McDonald set up a last minute goal for his Dutch strike partner Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink that kept Celtic in the 2007-08 SPL title race, before scoring a double and winning a penalty in the vital 3-2 victory over Rangers in April 2008 just two weeks later.
McDonald was rewarded with a new five-year deal in June 2008 and was nominated for SPL Player of the Year. He scored 25 goals in 36 league appearances in his first season at Celtic, and was the top goalscorer during the 2007-08 season beating the next highest goalscorer and strike partner, Vennegoor of Hesselink by 10 goals. This breakthrough season included two hat-tricks; against Dundee United, and his former club Motherwell. In total, McDonald scored 31 times in his first season at Parkhead.
McDonald wore the number 27 in his first season with Celtic but in July 2008 he was given number 7 jersey. After a sluggish start to the 2008-09 season, not scoring in any of the first four games, he opened his account against Motherwell, scoring Celtic's third goal in a 4-2 win at Fir Park. On 5 November 2008 McDonald scored the opening goal in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Celtic Park in the Champions League with a well executed lob over Ben Foster. Only three days later, McDonald continued to haunt his former club Motherwell with a low strike from outside the penalty area. Celtic won this match 2-0. On 27 December 2008, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory at Ibrox during the Old Firm derby, helping his team bring the three points home. On 27 January 2009 McDonald scored twice in the dramatic 11-10 penalty shoot-out victory against Dundee United to send Celtic through to the League Cup final, which they won 2-0 against arch rivals Rangers. This win gave McDonald his first domestic cup trophy at Celtic.
McDonald scored his 49th and 50th Celtic goals at Pittodrie against Aberdeen on 2 May as Celtic ran out 3-1 winners. On 3 July, McDonald was handed the Celtic captaincy for a pre-season game against Brisbane Roar, due to the injury to Stephen McManus and the departure of former vice-captain Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. On 5 August, he scored the opening goal against Dynamo Moscow in Russia, a game which Celtic went on to win 2-0, to progress to the final qualifying round of the Champions League. On 5 December, McDonald scored his 50th league goal for Celtic against Aberdeen. In four years with Motherwell, McDonald managed 45 goals; but in less than three years with Celtic, he has scored 65 times. On 7 January 2010, Celtic rejected a transfer bid from Premier League side Wigan Athletic for the Australian striker.
McDonald made his international debut for Australia against Bahrain on 22 February 2006 in an Asian Cup qualifier and has also represented Australia at U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels. He played in 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Until this point, McDonald had also been eligible to play for Scotland, as both of his parents are of Scottish heritage. He was a starter in the Australia squad that started off qualification for World Cup 2010 with a 3-0 win over Qatar in February, setting up a goal for Mark Bresciano. He has yet to score a goal at international level however.
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'''Erik Thorstvedt''' (born 28 October 1962 in Stavanger) is a former Norwegian professional football goalkeeper.
He has played for Eik-Tnsberg, Viking, Borussia Mnchengladbach, IFK Gteborg and Tottenham Hotspur. He was the first Norwegian to win the FA Cup when he won it with Spurs in 1991. During his time at Tottenham Eric lived in the Hertfordshire town of Hoddesdon
Thorstvedt retired in 1996 due to back injuries.
He has worked as an expert commentator/pundit for various TV-channels
Now he has a popular football show every Monday called "Matchball Mandag" on TV2 where he and guests look at games played in the Norwegian Premier League with a humorous approach.
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'''Fabian Lloyd Wilnis''' (born 23 August 1970) is a retired Dutch-Surinamese right-sided defender. He played for NAC Breda, De Graafschap, Ipswich Town and Grays Athletic.
Wilnis played for NAC Breda and De Graafschap before signing for Ipswich in 1999. The Dutchman joined the Blues from De Graafschap for -200,000 in January 1999, replacing Mauricio Taricco. Wilnis quickly established himself in the side and was a key part of George Burley's side which won promotion to the Premiership.
Wilnis scored a rare and memorable goal against Manchester United in the first home game after the return to the top flight. After Chris Makin's recruitment in 2001, Wilnis played fewer games and looked to be on his way out of the club after falling out with Burley after being substituted in the first half of the UEFA Cup tie at Helsingborg late in 2001.
Former Norwich striker Joe Royle's arrival as manager a year later saw Wilnis get his chance once more. He was a regular mainly at right-back but often at left-back and latterly at centre-half during the former England strikers tenure as manager. Wilnis scored the opening goal in the 2-0 win at Norwich City in 2003. Wilnis became one of the longest-serving players at the club. He was the supporters' Player of the Year for 2005-06.
Under Jim Magilton, Wilnis frequently found himself on the sidelines, but signed a new one-year contract in May 2007. The revival of form by Spanish defender Sito Castro and the strong partnership of Alex Bruce and Jason de Vos, made it hard for Wilnis to break back into the side. After Ipswich's final game of the 2007-08 season, Wilnis announced that he was to retire as a player, but was interested in coaching opportunities at Ipswich,
In August 2008, Wilnis signed for Grays Athletic on a one-year contract.
Wilnis made a publicised "angry rant" against Norwich City, following Norwich's 3-1 win in a 2004 East Anglia derby match.
[Wilnis] said Norwich weren't good enough to top the table, wouldn't survive in the Premier League and unless they signed 15 new players they'd be relegated by Christmas - much to the fury of City followers.
In Wilnis' 2009 autobiography, he wrote:
"I got letters saying I was a dead man and threatening to break my arms and legs if I ever set foot in Norwich. At the time, it was really frightening ... I upset and offended some of their fans and for that I really am sorry. I think the dust has settled now, though. I've only been back there for football ... and won't risk doing anything else, especially if I'm with my family."
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'''Simon William Walton''' (born 13 September 1987 in Leeds) is an English professional footballer, plays for Football League Two club Crewe Alexandra, on loan from Plymouth Argyle.
Walton started his career at hometown club Leeds United. He came to attention after being sent off in a pre-season friendly against Valencia in 2004, whilst still just sixteen. He was likened to former Elland Road heroes Alan Smith and David Batty, with whom he shares tenacity and "Leeds blood" in his veins. He made his competitive debut on 7 August 2004 against Derby County, and went on to score three goals in the 2004-05 season, Leeds' first in the Championship. Walton struggled to break into the first team during the 2005-06 season with his only appearances coming after injuries to Sean Gregan, Shaun Derry, Jonathan Douglas and Gylfi Einarsson.
In July 2006 he joined Premier League side Charlton Athletic for an initial fee of -500,000, with clauses which could create a total -1m fee. He quickly moved on loan to get some regular first-team football, moving to Ipswich Town three games into the Championship season on 18 August 2006. Walton scored several important goals for Ipswich before being loaned to another Championship side, Cardiff City, in January 2007. When playing for Cardiff, he was sent off against former club Leeds for two bookable offences.
Walton joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on 27 July 2007 in a -200,000 deal,
On 29 January 2008 Walton moved to Championship play-off hopefuls Hull City on loan for the remainder of the 2007-08 season.
On 6 August 2008, Walton signed for Plymouth Argyle, on a 4 year deal. Walton's transfer is a club record fee, estimated to be around -750,000.
On 22 December 2008 Walton was placed on the transfer list by Paul Sturrock after being sent off in a league match against Barnsley. Sturrock questioned Walton's attitude and temperament after some abject performances, and rash decisions by the player.
On 31 August 2009 he joined Crewe Alexandra on loan for the 2009-10 season.
Walton is engaged to page three girl Nicola Tappenden.
Tappenden gave birth to their first child in November 2008, a baby girl named Poppy. Walton's sister, Sophie, plays for Leeds United Ladies.
Tappenden appeared in the 2010 edition of Celebrity Big Brother in the United Kingdom.
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'''Oguchialu Chijioke "Oguchi" Onyewu''' (born May 13, 1982, in Washington, D.C.) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Milan of Italy's Serie A and the United States national team.
Onyewu's parents moved to the United States from Nigeria to attend Howard University in Washington, D.C. Onyewu has two brothers, Uche and Nonye, and two sisters, Chi-Chi and Ogechi. Growing up in Silver Spring and later Olney, Maryland, Onyewu attended St. Andrew Apostle School and Sherwood High School, where he played soccer for two years.
At and , Onyewu is the tallest outfield player in U.S. team history (two goalkeepers have been taller).
Onyewu played two years of college soccer at Clemson University, and moved to Europe in 2002, signing with FC Metz of Ligue 1 in France. In 2003, he was loaned out to La Louvire in Belgium, and to Standard Lige a year later. The move to Lige was made permanent for the 2004-05 season. After the season, he was named to the Belgian league's Best XI as well as Foreign Player of the Year for 2005.
On December 26, 2006, Onyewu was voted U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year. He was the first defender to earn the award since Alexi Lalas in 1995. Having been the subject of many transfer rumors regarding clubs throughout Europe, Onyewu finally completed a loan deal with Newcastle United on January 30, 2007, covering the remainder of the 2006-07 season. He wore the number 15 shirt, previously worn by another American Newcastle loan signing, Giuseppe Rossi. He made his debut for Newcastle against Fulham on February 3, 2007, and his home debut a week later, alongside Titus Bramble, in a 2-1 victory over Liverpool. The two formed an ill-fated partnership, making a number of costly mistakes which was ultimately to cost Onyewu his place. Following the arrival of new manager Sam Allardyce, Onyewu fell out of favor, and Newcastle decided not to make the loan deal permanent. He returned to Standard, and his play continued to improve. He made his 100th Jupiler league appearance for Standard Lige on March 14, 2008, against Germinal Beerschot, and was an intregal part of the club as they went on a 29-match unbeaten streak to win the Jupiler League in 2007-08. After the season he was named to the Belgian league Best XI for the second time. His strong form continued during the 2008-09 season. He led the Standard defense to a second consecutive Belgian league title. Standard was drawn with Anderlecht at season's end, and Standard won a two-legged playoff for the championship.
Onyewu signed a three-year contract with Milan on July 7, 2009. He is only the third American to play in Serie A, following Alexi Lalas and [[Giuseppe
Onyewu has dealt with racism during his time in Europe, even having been punched and shouted at by racist fans while playing for Standard.
Onyewu has become a mainstay on the United States national team. Prior to this, he also represented the U.S. at various youth levels, including at the 2001 World Youth Championship. He made his first appearance for the senior national team on October 13, 2004, against Panama.
Onyewu scored his first international goal in the 2005 Gold Cup, nodding home the extra time winner in the semifinal against Honduras, and was later named to the tournament Best XI.
Oguchi played for the U.S. in the 2006 World Cup, and started in all three United States games. Just before halftime of the third and final group stage match against Ghana, Onyewu conceded a penalty from which Ghana scored, and the U.S. were eliminated with the resultant 2-1 defeat.
During the 2009 Confederations Cup, Onyewu was paired with Jay DeMerit due to the injury of his normal partner, Carlos Bocanegra, who was unable to play in the group stage. Onyewu played well against Egypt, helping lead the U.S. to a 3-0 win that earned them a berth in the semifinals. He also had a standout performance in the 2-0 semifinal victory over Spain.
In a World Cup qualifier win against Costa Rica on October 14, 2009, Onyewu suffered a patellar tendon rupture, and is expected to miss three to four months.
: ''Winner'': 2007-08, 2008-09
: ''Runner-up'': 2005-06
: ''Runner-up'': 2006-07
: ''Winner'': 2005, 2007
: ''Runner-up'': 2009
: All-American: NSCAA Second Team: 2001
: Best XI: 2004-05, 2007-08
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'''Emerson Augusto Thome''' (born 30 March 1972) is a Brazilian former football player who last played for Vissel Kobe.
He first came to England towards the end of the 1997-1998 season when moving to Sheffield Wednesday from Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, who signed him from Tirsense in 94/95, when the "jesutas" stood one win away from a UEFA Cup position. Whilst at Hillsborough he became a huge favourite with the Wednesday supporters who nicknamed him "The Wall" due to his physical presence and powerful style - which was recovered from his stint at Tirsense.
In late 1999, with The Owls staring at the prospect of possible relegation in the face, he made the move to Chelsea for a fee of -2.7 million. He was to remain at Stamford Bridge for just nine months, as he found it hard to break up the tried and tested central defensive partnership of Marcel Desailly and Frank Leboeuf. Just one game into the 2000-2001 season Thome was sold to Premiership rivals Sunderland A.F.C. for a fee of around -4 million, quite a considerable profit for the Londoners. He was replaced by Winston Bogarde, a move widely regarded as one of the most disastrous transfers of all time. The sale of Thome was reputedly not sanctioned by Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli who left the club a short time later.
During his time at the Stadium of Light, Thome struggled with injuries and Sunderland were reluctant to extend his contract. A clause in his contract with Sunderland meant that a considerable sum had to be paid to Chelsea after he played 50 matches. Sunderland were not willing to pay the extra appearance based fee, hence their reasons for not playing Thome towards the end of the 2002-2003 season, a campaign which ended in relegation heartbreak.
In August 2003 he joined ambitious Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer, and became a regular campaigner for The Trotters as they finished in a healthy position in the Premier League, also reaching the final of the Carling Cup where they eventually lost to Middlesbrough at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. He was offered fresh terms to extend his stay with Bolton, but instead chose to move down a division to their near neighbours Wigan Athletic along with former team mate Per Frandsen.
This proved a good move for Thome as The Latics where promoted to the Premiership for the first time in their history in 2005. However, Thome was loaned out to Derby County in November 2005 and was released from his contract at Wigan on 7 February 2006.
Thome then decided to go to Japan to join Vissel Kobe, which was relegated to second division J2 as it finished at the bottom of the table in 2005 season. Englishman Stuart Baxter serves as manager of the club for 2006 season, which begins on March 4.
Thome announced on Nov. 29, 2007 that he would hang up his boots at the end of the 2007 season. Behind his decision, he has been troubled by repeated injuries in the 2007 season. Due to the injuries, his playing time has been limited and he could not meet his own expectation.
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'''John Aloisi''' (born 5 February 1976 in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) striker who currently plays for Sydney FC in the A-League. He is the younger brother of former Wellington Phoenix FC captain Ross Aloisi.
Aloisi could be considered one of football's quintessential journeymen. Aloisi signed for English Premiership side Coventry City in December 1998, following a high scoring start to the season for Division One side Portsmouth F.C.. The fee was a bargain at -600,000 due to Portsmouth's financial troubles at the time.
He made his debut in a 1-1 home draw with Derby, being introduced as substitute a few minutes from the end. In his short time on the pitch he came close to scoring the winning goal causing the home fans to curse their manager for not introducing the debutant earlier. In the next home game against Tottenham Hotspur, Aloisi was again on the bench. This time though he came off the bench to equalise salvaging another 1-1 draw in the process.
Aloisi's next notable performance came in a historic 4-1 win away at Villa Park against Aston Villa. This was Coventry's first ever away victory in the League against their Midlands rivals. Aloisi bagged two goals, playing his part in an excellent team performance. Aloisi started in the next game - a home match against fellow strugglers Charlton Athletic - but ended up being sent off for raising his hands against a Charlton player.
Despite being popular with the fans, Aloisi was not able to claim a regular starting place in the 1999/2000 season or the 2000/01 season due to a spate of injuries. In 1999/2000 he scored in consecutive home defeats against Manchester United and Leeds United but injuries prevented him from taking part for much of the season. In total he made just seven appearances. 2000/01 was a disappointing season for Coventry as they were relegated from the Premiership. Aloisi made 18 appearances, scoring 3 goals - notably a cracking strike in a 2-1 home victory over Tottenham Hotspur. Following relegation, Aloisi was allowed to leave Highfield Road, and came close to signing for Crystal Palace. This deal fell through and he eventually moved to Pamplona in Spain to play for CA Osasuna. He signed a 2 year deal with Alaves in the summer of 2005, after a move to Panathinaikos collapsed. He moved on a free transfer from CA Osasuna where he played from 2001. He is the only Australian to have played in the world's three biggest football leagues (England, Spain, Italy).
In 2006 Aloisi was named South Australian of the Year by The Advertiser newspaper. On 17 May 2007 it was reported that Aloisi, after rejecting an offer from Australian A-League clubs Queensland Roar and Perth Glory, was considering an offer from fellow A-League club Sydney FC. Sydney where looking to sign Aloisi as their marquee player whose salary would be exempt from the league's salary cap. This move never eventuated.
On 20 October 2007 it was announced that Aloisi had signed with the Central Coast Mariners for the remainder of season three. The Central Coast Mariners were able to not include John's wages in the salary cap due to a loop hole relating to injured players. He made his debut in the A-League on the 28 October against Sydney FC in their 3-2 defeat. After their narrow grand final lost the Central Coast Mariners had hoped Aloisi would re-sign and become their Marquee Player and captain for the 2008/09 season.
However on 3 March 2008 it was confirmed that Aloisi had signed a two year deal with Sydney FC. Although the figure has not been disclosed it is reportedly worth $1.4 million a season, making the Socceroos hero the highest-paid player based in Australia in any of the four football codes. He made his Sydney FC debut as a second half substitute for Shannon Cole on 31 August 2008 against Perth Glory at the Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney. He scored his first goal for Sydney in their 2-0 upset win over arch rivals Melbourne Victory. Aloisi was rumoured to retire after not appearing since his nightmare performance against Perth Glory, where he missed two open-goal sitters. Since then he has missed all Sydney FC's matches due to a recurring quadricep injury.
Aloisi appears on the cover of the Australian version of Pro Evolution Soccer 6.
On 18 February 2009 the Australian striker was linked with a loan move to Shanghai Shenhua (China). The player, will return to his team, Sydney FC, at the end of the Chinese Super League season. Aloisi soon after decided against a loan stint, opting instead to spend the entire pre-season with Sydney FC, under the club's new coach, Vitezslav Lavicka. Aloisi helped his selection chances with good pre-season form ahead of the 2009-10 season scoring a double against Newcastle Jets ahead of the new season. He turned around last shocking season, by scoring a double in Sydney's 3-2 win over North Queensland Fury in Townsville, in the first game of the season. But after this game aloisi has not impressed and his bad form scine leaveing the mariners and joining Sydney FC Has continued.
On 6/12/09 Aloisi impressed the SFS in which he scored in the opening 10 minutes, sweeping the ball past Justin Pasfield of the North Queensland Fury.In this game his performance was better than average, as he continually took his chances, and thus scored off one. Despite this game being well played, he has only scored 2 goals at the SFS for Sydney, something which to the locals says that he shouldn't be next seasons marquee player. The media state the match might be a revival, or just another good game amidst numerous games in which he has poorly performed.
Aloisi was the top scorer for his country at the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany scoring four goals, two against Germany and two against Argentina - earning him the bronze shoe. He also represented Australia at the 2004 Olympics as one out of three overage players - scoring three goals.
On 16 November 2005, Aloisi scored the decisive penalty-kick against Uruguay in a playoff that put Australia into the 2006 FIFA World Cup - the first time Australia had reached the World Cup finals since 1974.
He was selected in Australia's 2006 World Cup squad, and on 12 June 2006, Aloisi came off the bench to score the third goal in Australia's 3-1 victory over Japan. He became only the second Australian in history to score a goal at the World Cup Finals, after his teammate Tim Cahill.
To date John Aloisi has scored 27 goals in 54 appearances for the Australian national team. This makes him the second highest goal scorer ever for Australia, and only two goals behind the record, held by Damian Mori with 29. Aloisi has stated he will continue to play for Australia until after the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Recently, Aloisi scored in the Socceroos quarter-final match against Japan in their first ever Asian Cup in the 70th minute to give Australia the lead but the Japanese equalised two minutes later through Naohiro Takahara after a defensive blunder by defender Mark Milligan. Aloisi was substituted later on during the game as Australia lost 4-3 in penalties with Australian midfielder Harry Kewell, defender and captain, (after Mark Viduka was substituted) Lucas Neill missing spot kicks.
Aloisi's penalty kick against Uruguay in 2005, which took the Socceroos to the World Cup finals, was recently voted by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame as one of three greatest moments in Australian sporting history.
Since his return to the A-League, Aloisi's form has declined and he has been dropped from the national team.
:''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.''
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}}'''George Richard 'Gatling Gun' Hilsdon''' (10 August 1885 - 10 September 1941) was a footballer who began his career at West Ham United, making his debut in the 1903-04 season. His brother Jack Hilsdon also played for West Ham at this time. He earned his nickname through his machine gun-like goalscoring ability.
In 1906 Hilsdon was recommended to then-Chelsea manager John Tait Robertson, who had been advised that Hilsdon would be available for transfer; so enthralled was Robertson with Hilsdon's ability that he promised to turn him into Chelsea's next center forward. Hilsdon joined Chelsea later that year on -4 a week wages. He scored five goals on his debut in a 9-2 win over Glossop North End, and would later score six in an FA Cup tie with Worksop Town, a club record which remains unequaled. The club program described him as -living proof that to become a first-class footballer it is not necessary to be born north of the Tweed-.
Hilsdon scored 27 goals that season, which helped earn Chelsea promotion to the First Division in their second year of professional football. Within three years he had notched 76 goals in 99 appearances. His later days with Chelsea were hindered by problems with injuries and his personal life, including a battle with alcoholism, though he did score 19 goals in 1910-11. He became the first Chelsea player to score 100 goals, and ended his time there with 107 from 164 games. He is currently the club's 9th highest goal scorer of all time.
Hilsdon received international recognition for England, often playing alongside his Chelsea team mate, Jimmy Windridge. Shortly after joining Chelsea he was selected to play for a Football League XI, for whom he hit a hat-trick in a 6-0 win over the Irish League on his debut. He made his England debut in February 1907 against Ireland. He scored four goals for England in a 7-0 win over Hungary and two apiece in wins over Ireland, Austria, Wales and Bohemia. In all, he managed to score 14 times in just eight international games for England, eight of his goals coming from games in England's first overseas tour in 1908.
In 1912 he returned to West Ham, and was top scorer for them in the 1912-13 season, scoring 17 goals in 36 games. He was known at this point as the "old international", even though he was still only 27 years of age. Hilsdon played for West Ham until 1915, and during his two spells there he recorded 92 Southern League appearances, and scored 35 goals. Hilsdon also played in four World War I games for the East London outfit. He is also credited with helping the development of young West Ham striker Syd Puddefoot.
During the war Hilsdon tried to avoid active service and was caught by the police hiding in a chicken run, and was called up. This affected him greatly, and in the words of his son, he -copped the mustard gas at Arras.-
After the War, he worked as a teaboy on building sites, ran a pub and organised raffles in East End pubs.
He died in Leicester in 1941 and only four people came to the funeral. There is no stone to mark Hilsdon's grave. A weather vane modelled on Hilsdon is still a feature of Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home ground.
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'''Thomas Andrew "Tom" Huddlestone''' (, born 28 December 1986 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is a professional English footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national football team.
Huddlestone made his Derby debut on the opening day of the 2003-04 season in a 3-0 home defeat to Stoke City, but despite the defeat, he was voted Man of the Match.
Huddlestone signed for Tottenham in January 2005 for a fee reported to be worth up to -3 million, but remained at Derby until the summer.
Huddlestone spent a few months of the 2005-06 season on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring his first league goal, ironically at Derby,
His first start for Tottenham came on 14 September 2006, away to Slavia Prague in the UEFA Cup, a game which Tottenham won 1-0.
His first goal for Spurs came in the Carling Cup 4th Round match against Port Vale on 8 November 2006. Huddlestone scored 2 goals in this match, his second goal proving decisive in extra time, taking Tottenham through to the quarter finals of the competition.
Huddlestone got his first league goal for Spurs on 17 December 2006 against Manchester City with an excellent half-volley on 24 minutes, hit first-time after assisting with team mate Calum Davenport's first goal with a free-kick.
Huddlestone established himself as one of the most promising young English central midfielders in the premiership towards the end of the 2006-07 season and head coach Martin Jol compared Tom Huddlestone with German legend Franz Beckenbauer due to his playmaking abilities, ferocious shot power and versatility. He has also been deployed at centre back on numerous occasions for both Tottenham and the England under-21s.
On 25 December 2006, he signed a new four and a half year contract - keeping him at the club until 2011. Tom signed a new and improved five-year contract on 30 June 2008 committing his future to Tottenham Hotspur until 2013.
He came on as a substitute as Spurs beat Chelsea in the 2008 Football League Cup Final.
Having been capped at the U-17 and U-19 levels, Huddlestone was a regular in the England under-21s. He played twice in the 2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship before a red card for dissent ruled him out of the semi-final and final. In October 2008, he scored the opening goal from a free kick in the second leg of the 2009 European Championship qualifying play-offs against Wales. Although the game ended in a draw which ensured qualification for England, it was marred by his sending-off in the second half for a reckless challenge on Darcy Blake. He missed the tournament through injury.
He was called up into the England squad by coach Fabio Capello to face United States and Trinidad and Tobago in friendlies. On 14 November 2009, he received his first cap for the senior side in the 1-0 loss in a friendly match against Brazil, after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute.
He is known for his size and his superb passing range which has led to comparisons with former team-mate Michael Carrick and more recently to Tottenham legend Glenn Hoddle.
He also has a powerful shot that has enabled him score long range goals from midfield, notably when he scored twice from outside the penalty box against Fulham on 26 December, 2007
Tom Huddlestone grew up in Nottingham and he attended Greenwood Dale School in Sneinton, Nottingham.
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'''Khalid Boulahrouz''' 28 December 1981, in Maassluis, Netherlands is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Rif descent, who plays for the Netherlands and VfB Stuttgart. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition.
Boulahrouz was born into a Rifi Berber Moroccan family living in the Netherlands. He has eight siblings. As a youngster he endured much hardship, such as being sent away from the youth academies of Ajax and Haarlem. When he was sixteen his father died and he had to take responsibility for his family.
While Boulahrouz was in Switzerland preparing for the Euro 2008 quarter finals against Russia, his and his wife Sabia's prematurely born daughter Anissa died in a Lausanne hospital. He opted to play against Russia a few days later, during which the Dutch team wore black armbands in his daughter's memory.
In his youth Boulahrouz played consecutively for Excelsior Maassluis, DSOV, Ajax, Haarlem and AZ.
After a difficult period playing for different clubs, he finally found some stability at Waalwijk, where coach Martin Jol gave him the confidence he had been looking for.
After playing two seasons for RKC he moved to Hamburg to play in the German Bundesliga at the start of the 2004-05 season. While at Hamburg, he earned his nickname "Khalid der Kannibale" ("Khalid the Cannibal") for his ability to eat up the opposition.
On 18 August 2006, Chelsea agreed a fee with Hamburg to sign Boulahrouz. The fee is thought to be around -8.5 million (-12 million).
On 21 August 2006, Chelsea completed the signing of Boulahrouz. Six days later, he was handed his Premiership dbut against Blackburn Rovers. He wore the number 9 shirt, previously occupied by Hernn Crespo - this is an unconventional number for a defender, being traditionally associated with strikers, but was given to him just because it happened to be one of the numbers not currently allocated to a player by Chelsea at the time of signing.
Boulahrouz made a promising start to his Chelsea career, figuring prominently in high-profile games against Liverpool and more notably Barcelona where he dominated Ronaldinho. However, Boulahrouz gradually dropped out of favour. Boulahrouz was out for a lengthy period of time after a knee injury, followed by a shoulder injury while playing in an FA Cup tie against Norwich City.
Boulahrouz eventually dropped out of contention as the season wound down, with John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho as the first-choice defensive pairing. When Carvalho was injured against Spurs, manager Mourinho paired Terry with Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien.
Boulahrouz joined Spanish club Sevilla on a year long loan for the 2007-08 season. However, he played just six games for them and was deemed surplus to requirements. He returned to Chelsea in 2008 but was not given a squad number and made no appearances.
On 21 July 2008, Boulahrouz moved to VfB Stuttgart for a fee of around -5 million.
Boulahrouz' displays for RKC caused Marco van Basten to pick him for the Netherlands national football team. He made his international dbut on 3 September 2004 in a 3-0 win for the Netherlands against Liechtenstein, and was named in the squad for the 2006 World Cup. He has managed 22 caps for the national side, as of May 2008.
Boulahrouz was sent off from the Netherlands match against Portugal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Round of Sixteen after a second bookable offence. He was judged to have used an elbow on Portugal's Lus Figo. Referee Valentin Ivanov issued a total of 16 yellow cards and four red cards in this match, a World Cup record.
Having initially missed the cut for the Dutch Euro 2008 squad, following an injury to Liverpool's Ryan Babel, he was reinstated to the 23 man squad. He was chosen to start in the group games.
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'''Johann Smith''' (born April 25, 1987 in ) is an American soccer player who is currently signed with Croatian club Rijeka in the Prva HNL.
Smith grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut and attended the Watkinson School, where he played varsity soccer for four years, garnering All-State honors during his junior and senior campaigns. In addition, Smith also enjoyed success on the school's track and field team, once running the 100 metres in 10.5 seconds. Smith also played club soccer for Oakwood Soccer Club, and it was while playing for Oakwood that he was discovered by scouts from Bolton Wanderers; impressed by what they saw, Smith was offered a three year scholarship contract with Bolton's youth academy.
Smith was named as a Bolton substitute for games against Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic during the early part of the 2006-07 season. He made his first team debut for Bolton in their Carling Cup defeat at Charlton Athletic in October 2006, and made his Premier League debut against Manchester United on October 28, 2006, as an 85th-minute substitute for Kevin Davies.
Smith joined Carlisle United on loan in January 2007, making his debut against Doncaster Rovers as a 63rd-minute substitute, replacing Kevin Gall. He scored his first professional goal on April 29, 2007, against Swansea City.
Following his injury playing internationally for the United States, Smith missed all of Bolton's 2007 pre-season, including the Peace Cup in South Korea. When he regained his fitness, he was loaned out to League Two sides Darlington and Stockport County.
In May 2008 he was one a number of young players released by Bolton manager Gary Megson, and in June 2008 he joined Swedish side GIF Sundsvall on trial. When Sundsvall did not offer Smith a contract, he signed with Toronto FC.
Smith made his MLS debut on August 17, 2008, as a second half substitute in a 2-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls. Smith was released by Toronto FC on June 16, 2009.
In July 2009 he signed a two year contract for HNK Rijeka in the Croatian Prva Liga. Smith made his debut the same month in Rijeka's match with Luxembourg side Differdange 03 in the Europa League qualifying round when he came off the bench.
Smith was named to the United States squad for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, but a pre-tournament injury forced his removal from the team. He has since played United States U-20 team, but he has not been called up to the senior squad.
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'''Eirik Bakke''' (born 13 September 1977 in Sogndal) is a Norwegian football player. He plays on the right-hand side or centre of midfield. He currently plays for SK Brann.
Bakke played 99 matches for Sogndal. His father Svein Bakke formerly played for the team.
Bakke was bought by Leeds United in 1999 from Sogndal, then a second-tier side, for -1.75 million. After an encouraging start to his career at Leeds in 1999 and 2000, injuries and poor form meant that he never quite became a mainstay of the Leeds squad, even after the club was relegated from the Premiership in 2004.
Bakke's career has been blighted by recurrent knee injuries. Patella tendinitis kept him out of the team for the start of the 2004-05 season and he was struck with a torn cruciate ligament on his return in January 2005. In August 2005, having recovered from his injury, Bakke was loaned to Aston Villa. The loan however was ended early after Leeds told Villa that they would only let Bakke go permanently, not on loan and Doug Ellis, Villa's chairman at the time, decided that it was not worth permanently acquiring his services.
Speculation continued as to Bakke's future when he was left out of the Leeds United squad for the match against Sheffield Wednesday on 27 August 2006 with some in the press and supporters speculating that this was due to an imminent transfer. A club statement was released on 29 August 2006 by Leeds United effectively stating that Bakke had played his last game in Leeds United colours.
===Return to Norway: SK Brann (2006-)===
On 31 August 2006, Bakke signed a two-year deal with SK Brann, and returned home to Norway.
Bakke debuted for Brann on 11 September 2006 against Stabk, in a match best remembered for a two-feet tackle by Joakim Persson of Stabk on Bakke that could easily have ended Bakke's career.
Bakke started the 2007 season playing for Brann 2 in a bid to regain full fitness from his injury problems. He has experienced a bit of a stop-start season, making his first full Tippeliga start on 26 June 2007. Eirik Bakke has been mostly noticed for his no-nonsense approach and English inspired tackling in midfield, but also managed to score the winning goal against arch-rivals Rosenborg BK on 11 August 2007.
Bakke has promised Brann that when he is close to retirement he would finish his career in Norway with the club, playing a further 1-2 seasons.
He made his debut for Norway in a January 1999 friendly match against Israel, coming on as a substitute for Egil stenstad and earned 26 caps since, scoring no goals. His last international match was an March 2008 friendly match against Montenegro, coming on as a substitute for Martin Andresen.
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'''Brede Paulsen Hangeland''' (born 20 June 1981) is a Norwegian footballer, currently playing for Fulham and the Norwegian national team, of which he is the captain. The son of a Norwegian oil company worker, Hangeland was born in Houston, Texas during his parents' two-year spell in the United States . He plays as a central defender. The tall Norwegian with his characteristic calm nature is known for combining great aerial ability and physical strength with elegant technique, passing ability and pace.
Hangeland arrived at Viking from local club FK Vidar at the start of the 2001 season. He helped win the Norwegian cup in his debut season, playing as a central defensive midfielder in the 3-0 victory over rivals Bryne FK in the final. He made his national team debut as a defensive midfielder in a 1-0 win against Austria in 2002, and has played more than 50 matches for Norway, mostly as a central defender. In 2005, he was made captain of Viking. When he left Viking he had played a total of 187 games for the club.
On 16 January 2006 he signed a contract with the Danish club F.C. Copenhagen. The tall defender made an impact right from the start together with Danish captain Michael Gravgaard and the two defenders were feared. With several great performances in the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League group stage Brede Hangeland was linked with numerous big clubs around Europe. During his time at Copenhagen, Hangeland won the Danish Superliga twice and the Royal League once. He played in 63 league games, scoring 3 times and total played over 100 games in the different tournaments.
thumb|left|200px|Hangeland with Fulham
During the summer of 2007 newspapers linked him with Premier League clubs Newcastle United, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Manchester City. Hangeland refuted the rumours and said he was glad to play for Copenhagen, but finally on January 18, 2008 after days of speculation, it was officially confirmed that he had signed for Fulham, where he was reunited with his former manager from Viking, Roy Hodgson.
On 29 January 2008 he made his Fulham debut when Fulham played Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium. He was voted Man of the Match by Sky Sports after the game. Following a series of good performances he quickly became a fan's favorite at Craven Cottage. The club survived relegation in the 2007-08 season with Brede forming a formidable partnership with Aaron Hughes at the heart of Fulham's defence, a partnership that has continued to blossom during the 08/09 season with Fulham's average goals conceded per game at less than one.
On 12 August 2008 Hangeland was appointed captain of the Norwegian national football team, and on 23 August he scored his first goal for Fulham against Arsenal, with Fulham winning the game 1-0.
During the summer of 2009, media reports linked him to Arsenal, but Hangeland indicated that he was happy to remain at Fulham. On 22 October he scored his second goal for Fulham, in the Europe League match against AS Roma.
On the 27th of November 2009, due to his performances for Fulham Brede Hangeland was rewarded with a new deal with Fulham and put pen to paper on a contract that will see the Norwegian captain at Craven Cottage until the summer of 2013.
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'''Shaun Teale''' (born 10 March 1964 in Southport) is a former English footballer, most famous for being the League Cup winning captain of Aston Villa in 1994.
He was a central defender who joined Bournemouth from non-league Weymouth for -50,000 in 1989. He spent three seasons at Bournemouth before moving to Aston Villa. Upon leaving Villa he had a spell with Tranmere Rovers and was a rock in the centre of defence for Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League. He then went on to join Southport before moving into non-league coaching and management.
Teale was appointed manager of Burscough, a team in the Unibond Premier Division. Whilst he was there, the side won the 2003 FA Trophy; a Non-League counterpart of the FA Cup.
Teale left Burscough six weeks after the Trophy win, and has since managed Northwich Victoria, a Football Conference team in the 2003/04 season. Teale left Northwich at the end of the 2003/04 season.
Between February 2005 and August 2006, Teale managed Northern Premier League First Division side Chorley, before leaving to run his pub and restaurant business in Burscough.
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'''Earl Delisser Barrett''' (born 28 April 1967 in Rochdale, Lancashire) is a former English footballer, most famous for his stints with Everton, Oldham Athletic, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester City. He played mainly at right back though could also adapt to a central defensive role. He also gained three England caps whilst playing at Oldham and Aston Villa. The -1.7m Aston Villa paid for him in February 1992 remains Oldham Athletic's record transfer receipt.
As a teenager, Barrett helped Chester City to promotion from Division Four in 1985-86 while on loan.
At Oldham he helped the Lancashire side to the Division 2 title in 1991 and promotion to Division 1 (which became the Premiership a year later). He was also a member of the side that lost the League Cup Final in 1990 to Nottingham Forest at Wembley.
His greatest success as a player came with Aston Villa where in his first 6 months at the club they finished runners up in the Premiership and in 1993/94 won the League Cup beating Manchester United 3-1 at Wembley with Earl playing the full 90 minutes.
He was bought by Everton midway through the next season and although they won the FA Cup in May 1995, Barrett had already been cup tied (at Aston Villa) meaning he could not claim a winners medal. Much of his spell as Everton was dogged with a knee injury and he moved on to Sheffield Wednesday in February 1998 after making 78 appearances for the Merseysiders. Although injury again restricted him at Sheffield Wednesday the club were on a downward spiral and were relegated from the Premiership at the end of Earl's 2nd season with them upon which he retired from playing.
During his footballing career his nicknames were "The Pearl", Perliniho and 'The Earl of Barrett'.
Since retiring from playing he has obtained a degree in sports science and is now working towards his coaching badges.
He currently works at Manchester City as an Events Organiser.
In October 2008 he was spotted in the stands whilst attending a Port Vale match. It is understood that he is part of a 5-man consortium interested in taking control of the club.
On 29 July 2009 he was appointed the u16's coach at Stoke City. He was doing a similar role at former club Oldham Athletic.
Earl Barrett's brother, Floyd, played professional basketball for the Oldham Celtics during the 1990's.
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'''Simon Thomas Charlton''' (born 25 October 1971) is an English former footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing for Huddersfield Town, Southampton, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Norwich City and Oldham Athletic.
Charlton was born in Huddersfield and began his career at his home-town club Huddersfield Town where he played over a hundred games for the Terriers before moving to Premiership club Southampton for -250,000 in 1993.
From Southampton he was initially loaned to Birmingham City, before making his move permanent in 1998.
At the end of the 2005-06 season, Charlton was released by Norwich City. He left the club under something of a cloud, stating his belief that manager Nigel Worthington had made a scapegoat and an easy target out of him.
He signed a one-year deal with Oldham Athletic in August 2006. On his first appearance he conceded a penalty, which was saved, and provided the cross for the only goal of the game
He became manager of Eastern Counties League club Mildenhall Town in April 2009. He made his debut for Mildenhall Town as a substitute in a 0-0 draw with Haverhill Rovers and had a big influence on the game but couldn't scrape a win. His next appearance was as a substitute against Ilkeston Town in the FA Cup in a 4-1 loss.
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'''Barry Nicholson''' (born 24 August 1978 in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway) is a Scottish professional football midfielder currently playing for Preston North End in The Championship.
As a boy Nicholson was a supporter who watched home town club Queen of the South with this father. From playing youth football in Dumfries he then joined Rangers.
Nicholson's performances at East End Park saw him signed by Aberdeen for a fee of -250,000 in July 2005 and re-joined former boss Calderwood who had since moved to Pittodrie. The move paid dividends as his strong performances towards the end of the 2006-07 season saw him score vital goals. The most notable of these goals was the last minute equaliser against Hearts, which all but clinched third place for Aberdeen, with only two matches of the season left at that stage.
In October 2007, Nicholson scored the first hat-trick of his career, by scoring three goals against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the quarter finals of the CIS Cup, with two of these goals being penalties.
Nicholson scored the 2nd goal for Aberdeen against Queen of the South in the 2007/08 Scottish Cup semi finals. Queens won the 7 goal thriller 4-3 to make it to the final for the first in their history.
In April 2008, it was announced that Nicholson had turned down Aberdeen's final offer to stay at the club and would be leaving in the summer. He had been linked with German Bundesliga side VfL Bochum as well as Swedish Allsvenskan team IFK Gteborg, with interest from English clubs Preston North End, Plymouth Argyle, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester City. On 30 June 2008, Nicholson accepted a 2-year contract with an option of a 3rd year on a free transfer for Preston North End, subject to passing a medical.
Nicholson scored his first goal for Preston in a 2-0 pre season friendly away to Chorley.
On 22 August 2009 Nicholson sustained a suspected broken leg in the Championship game vs Peterborough United. This injury will likely keep him out the game for three to six months.
Nicholson has won 3 caps for Scotland, the first being in the friendly draw with Poland in April 2001 while the last one was in the friendly defeat to Sweden in November 2004.
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'''Roy Burns''' (born 1916) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale.
Burns began his professional career with Wolverhampton Wanderers but never made a first team appearance for the club before joining Port Vale in October 1935. He failed to nail down a regular place and played just two games before having his contract cancelled in January 1936.
He moved to Bournemouth to play for Bournemouth Trams, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and once more with Bournemouth Trams.
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'''David Anthony Lucas''' (born 23 November 1977) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Swindon Town.
As a young goalkeeper, Lucas started his career at Preston North End. He went on to spend nearly ten years as a professional at the Lancashire club, punctuated by loan appearances for Darlington and Scunthorpe. Lucas won England Under 20 and Under 21 honours whilst at Preston.
Lucas' had another spell at Sheffield Wednesday, having signed a permanent deal with the Yorkshire side in the summer of 2004 after impressing during two loan spells the previous season. During Wednesday's promotion season of 2004-05, Lucas made 41 appearances for the Owls and totalled 15 clean sheets despite twice having to battle against injuries.
Lucas started the first 18 matches of Sheffield Wednesday's 2005-06 campaign before a knee injury again ruled him out until January. His comeback was short-lived and Lucas was injured again against Millwall on 4 February 2006 after playing only two full games; the new injury again ruled him out until January 2007.
Lucas announced that he would not be renewing his contract with Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the 2005-06 season, although he continued to receive treatment at the Owls training ground whilst he was recovering from his knee injury.
He subsequently joined South Yorkshire rivals Barnsley on a free transfer in January 2007 but only made three appearances for them.
During Lucas' first game for Barnsley he came out around to punch clear a ball and clashed heads with the Derby player, Giles Barnes. Barnes picked himself up instantly, however Lucas did not. The Barnsley physio and both of Derby's physios came on to the field along with two St. John Ambulance members, and the team's doctor. He was taken off the field in a head-brace. He was then taken to hospital, and regained consciousness in the ambulance. He was advised by the doctor to rest for a minimum of eight days after sustaining concussion.
He signed for Leeds United in September 2007 on a short term contract, making his debut in the Football League Trophy 2nd Round against Darlington.
After spending much of the 2007-08 season warming the bench he began to establish himself as the first choice goalkeeper at Elland Road clearly impressing McAllister with a series of commanding displays continuing into the following season where he made a number of appearances before being dropped in December, subsequently only appearing as an unused substitute.
He signed for Swindon Town in June 2009 on a two-year contract. When the squad numbers for the forthcoming season were released, Lucas was assigned the number 1 jersey with previous incumbent Phil Smith being relegated to the number 12.
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'''Lee Bullen''' (born March 29, 1971 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Falkirk.
Bullen started his career at Meadowbank Thistle, initially as a striker. He is known as an experienced and versatile footballer, having converted to a defender mid-way through his career and having plied his trade all over the world, from Scotland and Greece to Australia and China.
He played for Golden and South China as a striker in Hong Kong Football League in mid-1990s.
Once returning home to the United Kingdom, Bullen signed for Dunfermline Athletic and spent five years at the Scottish club.
After his last spell in Scotland, Bullen was signed by Chris Turner for Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer in the summer of 2004. He immediately became an integral part of their Play-Off push after making his debut on August 7 in a 3-0 defeat on the opening day of the season at Hillsborough against Colchester United and scoring his first goal the next game on August 10, away at Blackpool to lead the team to a 2-1 victory. In November 2005 the Captain's armband was passed onto him by Chris Marsden who was forced into retirement by injury. Bullen finished his first season in Sheffield with seven league goals.
During his time at Sheffield Wednesday he played in all eleven positions for the Owls, including memorably in goal away at Millwall, and received The ''Wash & Go'' good sport award for his efforts.
In January 2008 Bullen was informed by Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws that he will probably not have his contract renewed upon its expiry at the end of the 2007-08 season.
Bullen's final appearance for Sheffield Wednesday came in a crucial relegation battle against Leicester City on the penultimate game of the season which the Owls won 3-1, sadly an injury sustained in this game denied him an appearance for the last match of the season versus Norwich City on 4 May 2008 and a chance to play at Hillsborough for the last time. He did however appear in the end of season lap-of-honour and received a spectacular reception from the fans. Bullen was given a Guard of honour by his Wednesday team mates as he left the pitch for the final time.
In May 2008, Bullen joined Scottish Premier League side Falkirk on a two-year deal.
Now Reserve Team Coach at Falkirk Football Club [SPL] as at Summer 2009, and has also been playing as a striker with Falkirk in 2009-10.
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'''Lassana Diarra''' (born 10 March 1985 in Paris, France) is a French footballer who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the French national team. His predominant position is defensive midfielder but he can also play in a more advanced role and has played at right back, which he did for Chelsea and currently for France.
In Spain, he is known as '''Lass''' to distinguish him from Real Madrid teammate Mahamadou Diarra, with whom he is not related.
Diarra suffered rejection many times as a youngster. The first at FC Nantes, where he was deemed too "small and lightweight",
Diarra started his career at Le Havre, a French football team currently playing in the Second Division. A standout in his defensive midfield role, his reputation started to grow and impressive performances saw his selection to the French U-21 squad. Along with the reputation came club interest, and Chelsea became potential suitors. With Claude Makll getting ever older, Chelsea's wide network of scouts tagged Diarra as the "new Makll" and promptly paid -1 million for his services in July 2005.
Diarra immediately became a member of Chelsea's first team squad for 2005-06, but did not get much first team football. His Chelsea debut came in the UEFA Champions League in October 2005, when he was given a brief run out as a substitute when Chelsea were 4-0 up against Real Betis. However, he was not expected nor was he expecting to come straight into the side. Learning behind a master of his position, he improved throughout the season, showing impressively when playing for the reserve team. He impressed against Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup third round, winning rave reviews from both managers, teammates, and media sources. He became a bit part player in Chelsea's first team and also completed the full 90 minutes in Chelsea's last two games of the season at Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United, as manager Jos Mourinho rotated his squad.
Diarra was named Chelsea's young player of the season for the season of 2005-06. Due to Chelsea's defensive injury setbacks during the 2006-07 season, he was often asked to play at right-back. He played full Premiership games against Blackburn Rovers, Charlton Athletic, and Middlesbrough, with some success, and also started in Chelsea's win over Arsenal in the League Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium. On 29 July, reports surfaced suggesting he could be on his way to Arsenal in pursuit of first-team football. His contract with Chelsea was due to expire in January 2008, and having made no move to extend it he was sold to Arsenal on 31 August 2007, before he could leave on a free transfer.
thumb|upright|Diarra during his period with Arsenal.
On 31 August 2007, transfer deadline day, Diarra completed a move to Arsenal for an undisclosed fee. He wore the number 8 shirt, vacated by the departure of winger Fredrik Ljungberg. On his move across London, he cited Gunners manager Arsne Wenger as one of the main reasons for joining the club, along with the style of football Arsenal play. Wenger had called the young Frenchman a ''"multi functional player",'' adding that he is a good addition to the squad.
Diarra made his Arsenal debut as a late substitute in the home leg of the 2007-08 Champions League group stage match against Sevilla FC, and his full debut against Newcastle United in the third round of the League Cup. Diarra started his first Premier League match for Arsenal against Aston Villa.
Due to the emergence of defensive midfielder Mathieu Flamini in the Arsenal side, Diarra saw limited action in the early months of Arsenal's season. Diarra expressed concerns that he was not playing and this resulted in a transfer in the January window because he has not seen enough first team football. After only five months at Arsenal, Diarra signed for Portsmouth in January 2008 for an undisclosed fee believed to be around -5.5 million.
Diarra signed for Portsmouth on 17 January 2008, citing that the lack of first team football at Arsenal would harm his chances of selection for UEFA Euro 2008.
He was given his first start against Derby, contributing to a 3-1 win at Fratton Park, wearing the number 6 shirt. He scored his first goal for the club in the following match, against FA Cup Fourth Round Championship opponents Plymouth Argyle, and his first Premier League goal two weeks later, a late winner against Bolton Wanderers. Diarra went on to play in every minute of Portsmouth's remaining FA Cup matches en route to claiming the trophy in the final. He finished the season by being included in the France squad for Euro 2008; this and the FA Cup win arguably vindicated his decision to part company with Arsenal, Diarra himself saying that it had ''"more than justified my decision."'' He played in the 2008 Community Shield against Manchester United, missing in the penalty shoot out which was won by United. On September 18, 2008 he scored Pompey's first ever goal in a major European competition. The first red card of Diarra's Premiership career came on 28 September 2008 when he was booked twice against Tottenham Hotspur at Fratton Park. In mid December 2008, Portsmouth agreed a fee with Real Madrid subject to medical that he would join them, on the 1 January 2009 for a fee of around -20 million (-18.88 million).
Portsmouth announced on 17 December 2008 that they had accepted a "substantial" offer from Real Madrid for Diarra's services
Diarra's performance for Real Madrid in his first few months earned him a spot among the starting eleven on UEFA's 2008/09 La Liga Breakthrough Team. The Madrisista joins Sevilla's Perotti as the only foreigner on the list. According to the UEFA website, Lass "joined Real Madrid in the winter transfer window with a very low profile, although in a few short months he managed to convince the demanding Madridista fan base.
Diarra scored his first official goal for Real in the 2009-2010 La Liga season opener against Deportivo, providing his side with the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win. Diarra became one of the most important players of Real Madrid, some people already consider him "the new Makll".
Diarra's physical strength allows him to take position in any spot on the pitch to make up for any defensive mismatch, and he proved to have great ball control, which allows him to act as a great assistman for his teammates".He can tackle the ball, beat opposing players in one-on-one situations, effectively controls the rhythm of the match, deliver the through ball or cross field switch of play, and shoot the ball with fierce power and accuracy when required. Due to this sort of versatility, he is called by Madrid-s La Sexta television commentators to refer to him as a 'todocampista' or a jack of all trades. He persistently runs down opposing players and fights for the ball and manages to come away with secure possession.
Diarra has been capped eighteen times for the France U-21s. Perhaps his most notable performance came in a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying match against England in November 2005. With the game deep into stoppage time and seemingly destined for extra time (the aggregate score was 2-2), Diarra received the ball in the England penalty area. A challenge from Kieran Richardson saw Diarra go down, and a penalty was given. His French teammate Jimmy Briand scored the penalty past Scott Carson and France qualified.
Diarra was selected for the France national football team by coach Raymond Domenech for a 2008 Euro qualifier away to Lithuania on 24 March 2007. He started the match, alongside Claude Makll and Jrmy Toulalan also in midfield, and played the full 90 minutes. He was also selected that year for a friendly match against Austria on 28 March 2007. Diarra's consistent club performances in 2008 meant that he was picked for the France squad for Euro 2008 - ahead of other high-calibre players such as Djibril Ciss and Mathieu Flamini. However, with France failing to progress beyond the group stages, Diarra did not feature in any of their three matches. However, following the international retirement of fellow defensive midfielder Makll, he was called up for Raymond Domenech's France squad for a 20 August 2008 friendly with Sweden.
By the end of the 2010 World Cup Qualifying campaign Diarra had made 26 appearances for France.
:* '''Winner (1):''' 2007
:* '''Winner (1):''' 2008
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'''Robert "Bob" McNab''' (born 20 July 1943 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire) is an English former footballer.
McNab started out at his local club, Huddersfield Town, playing nearly seventy times in three seasons. He was signed by Bertie Mee for Arsenal in October 1966, and immediately won a place in the Arsenal side, making his debut against Leeds United October 15, 1968 and 1969 League Cup finals (both of which Arsenal lost, to Leeds United and Swindon Town respectively).
McNab made his debut for England on November 6, 1968 against Romania; McNab made four appearances in all for England, but never became a regular. However, he certainly had success domestically, winning the 1969-70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and then the Double in 1970-71. A stalwart in the back line alongside Pat Rice and Frank McLintock, McNab played 62 matches in Arsenal's double-winning season, missing just two games.
McNab continued to play through much of the early 1970s for Arsenal, including the FA Cup final loss to Leeds United in 1972; however he missed much of the 1971-72 season due to injury (with Sammy Nelson deputising). This was referenced in the film ''Fever Pitch'', when Paul Ashworth (played by Luke Aikman) correctly predicts part of the lineup for the FA Cup Semifinal between Arsenal and Stoke City, on neutral ground at Villa Park in Birmingham: "McNab won't play. Bertie Mee wouldn't risk him."
McNab returned to play over 50 matches the following season. However, in 1973-74 he again got injured and shared the left back position with Nelson for the next two seasons. With Nelson six years his junior, by 1975 the 32-year-old McNab was told he was no longer needed at the club, and he was released on a free transfer in the summer of 1975. In total he played 365 matches for Arsenal, scoring six goals.
After leaving Arsenal, he played first for Wolves before trying his luck in the NASL in the United States with San Antonio Thunder. He then returned to England and played for Barnet, before moving back across the Atlantic to Canada to first play for, then coach the Vancouver Whitecaps, before retiring from the game completely.
McNab later emigrated to Los Angeles, California, where he still lives today, working as a property developer. In 1999 he was part of a consortium led by Milan Mandaric that took over Portsmouth in 1999, and briefly came out of retirement and took over as caretaker manager of the side after the sacking of Alan Ball in December 1999, until the appointment of Tony Pulis the following month.
As well as being a footballer, Bob McNab was a media personality in the 1970s, appearing on the panel for ITV's coverage of the 1970 World Cup, and he had a cameo role in the 1973 ''On The Buses'' episode "The Football Match". His daughter, Mercedes McNab is a notable actress.
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'''Hao Haidong''' (; born May 9, 1970, in Qingdao, Shandong) Hao is widely regarded as the best striker China has ever produced. His goals were crucial to China qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
He was transferred from Bayi FC to Dalian Shide after the 1996 season, where he played 9 seasons and eventually became the head coach before his transfer to England in January 2005. Known as the "Chinese Alan Shearer", he has won many titles and honours with Dalian Shide, notably Jia "A" Championship, the Chinese Superleague, the Chinese Super Cup and the Chinese F.A. Cup.
He held the record for the cheapest ever transfer fee, joining Sheffield United from Dalian Shide for a pound in 2005. This record was broken in 2007, when Chelsea paid a symbolic 1- buy-out clause to purchase Brazilian defender Alex from PSV, where he was playing until he could get a work permit to play in England.
His last club was at Chengdu Blades, the Chinese club recently purchased by Sheffield United Football Club in the Football League Championship. Although transferred to the Sheffield outfit in January 2005, he made little impact, suffering from injury, and worked mainly as a coach at the Academy.
He played over 100 times, including the 2002 FIFA World Cup for the Chinese national team, and is the record goalscorer with 41 goals for his country. Hao is known for his extraordinary pace and goal scoring instincts as a striker. He is widely considered to be the best striker in China in the past two decades.
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'''Anton Julian Ferdinand''' (born 18 February 1985 in Peckham, London) is a English footballer. He is currently playing for Sunderland in the English Premier League as a defender.
Born into a footballing family (both his brother Rio and cousin Les are successful players), Anton Ferdinand showed considerable talent from an early age. Like his brother, Rio Ferdinand, he preferred to play in defence. His ability in this position led to him being signed to West Ham United's famed academy.
Ferdinand joined West Ham as a trainee in December 2002
In the 2004-05 season, he cemented his first team place with several key performances (including scoring the opening goal on the final day as the Hammers beat Watford 2-1) as West Ham booked a play-off spot. West Ham went on to beat Preston in the final, earning them promotion back into the Premier League after an absence of two years. At the end of July 2005, Ferdinand decided to stay at West Ham by signing a three-year contract extension with the club.
Ferdinand won the Premier League Player of the Month award in January 2006. In the 2006 FA Cup Final against Liverpool in Cardiff, Ferdinand fell to his knees in tears after missing the decisive penalty in the shoot out.
In March 2007 it was revealed that Ferdinand had been fined two weeks wages (estimated at -45,000) for lying about his whereabouts. Ferdinand told the club he needed to go to the Isle of Wight to visit his grandmother when in fact, he went to South Carolina to celebrate his 22nd birthday. West Ham lost the following game to relegation rivals Charlton Athletic 0-4. Anton Ferdinand scored his 4th goal for West Ham when they beat Manchester United 2-1 in the 2007-2008 season, scoring the equalising goal in the 77th minute from a Mark Noble corner. His last goal for West Ham was against Fulham scoring in the 69th minute to put West Ham 2-1 ahead, which proved to be the winning goal.
On 27 August 2008, Ferdinand signed for Sunderland for an undisclosed fee reported to be around -8 million.
Sunderland manager Roy Keane also stated after the signing of Ferdinand that he views him as a future England International and believes that he could achieve this by playing for Sunderland. Ferdinand made a promising start to his Sunderland career, with fans praising the partnership formed between him and Danny Collins. Following captain Dean Whitehead's departure to Stoke City in July 2009, Nyron Nosworthy took Whitehead's vacated number 6 jersey and Ferdinand switched to number 5 from number 26. On 3 October 2009, Ferdinand scored a last minute own goal in a 2-2 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford
Ferdinand was a regular selection for England's Under-21 side, having made his dbut in a 3-1 win over Ukraine at the Riverside Stadium on 17 August 2004.
Ferdinand was selected to be part of the England squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in the Netherlands, and given the number 5 shirt. Going into the tournament whilst recovering from an injury, he made only one appearance, as substitute, in the semi-final against the hosts. The match finished 1-1 after extra time, and in the penalty shootout which followed, he scored one and missed one as the Netherlands won 13-12. This was his final U21s appearance.
In October 2006 Ferdinand was arrested on assault charges following a fracas outside a nightclub in Ilford. He was charged in November 2006 . He appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 12 November 2007 charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray, arising from this incident. It was alleged that Ferdinand had punched Emile Walker. In his defence Ferdinand said he had feared he was going to be robbed of his -64,000 watch and was defending himself.
On 20 November 2007 Ferdinand was acquitted as the jury found that he may have been acting in self defence.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 21 November 2009''
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'''Barry Hunter''' (born 18 November 1968, Coleraine, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who attended Coleraine Academical Institution.
Hunter made his name with Wrexham before transferring to Reading for -400,000. On ending his playing career at Portadown, he had a short spell as the caretaker-assistant manager at Swindon Town under Adrian Williams. Williams and Hunter were replaced by Paul Sturrock and Kevin Summerfield.
He joined Blackburn Rovers as a senior scout in 2006. Responsible for team assessments and player recruitment. Hunter co-hosts a football show on Reading107fm two nights a week. He recently achieved Certificate in Applied Management from Warwick University. He was recruited by Norwich City Manager Glenn Roeder as the clubs chief scout in June 2008.
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'''Vito Mannone''' (born March 2, 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Premier League club Arsenal.
Mannone was signed by Arsne Wenger during the summer of 2005, joining the Gunners from Atalanta on a three-year deal for a -350,000 compensation fee, as the player had not yet signed a professional contract with the Italian side. He made his Arsenal debut in a pre-season friendly against Barnet on July 16, 2005, as Arsenal ran out 4-1 winners.
On August 18, 2006, Mannone was sent out on a three-month loan to Barnsley, where he was expected to challenge Nick Colgan for the number-one spot. Mannone's time at Barnsley was not a happy one - on his debut away to Preston North End on September 22, 2006, he came on as a substitute after Colgan was sent off was unlucky to give Preston the winning goal, punching the ball onto Patrick Agyemang's head. In his next match, against Luton Town, starting in place of the suspended Colgan, he dropped a cross late on and Ahmet Brkovi scored the winner.
After suffering a knee injury, Mannone's loan period was cut short and he returned to Arsenal on October 23, 2006 for treatment.
It was rumoured that he was going to go on loan to Scottish Premier League side Inverness CT in January 2007, but the deal fell through as they could not guarantee him a first-team place. He was also linked with a loan move to then newly-promoted Scottish Premier League side Gretna in the summer of 2007, but that move fell through as well.
Mannone regularly played understudy to ukasz Fabiaski during Arsenal's 2007-08 League Cup campaign. However, he was left an unused substitute in all of the club's five matches in the competition, before they were knocked-out in the semi-finals against North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. On December 19, 2007, Arsenal announced that Mannone had signed a new long-term contract. On April 19, 2008, he was named on the bench for his first Premier League game, Arsenal's 2-0 win against Reading at the Emirates, but was left an unused substitute as Jens Lehmann played the entire match.
Following the departure of Jens Lehmann in the summer of 2008, Mannone became Arsenal's third-choice goalkeeper, behind Manuel Almunia and ukasz Fabiaski. Mannone changed his shirt number from 40 to 24 at the beginning of the 2008-09 season, after Manuel Almunia (the previous owner) was given the number 1. On July 19, 2008, he was brought on for the second half of Arsenal's 2-1 pre-season friendly win over Barnet at Underhill, keeping a clean sheet. He made a total of four pre-season appearances for Arsenal's first team in the summer of 2008, coming on as a half-time substitute in all of them.
He made his competitive debut for Arsenal's first team in their final match of the 2008-09 season, a Premier League fixture at home to Stoke City on 24 May 2009. Arsenal won the game 4-1.
With first choice stopper Manuel Almunia and back-up ukasz Fabiaski out injured, Vito made his first UEFA Champions League start against Standard Liege, in Arsenal's first group stage match on 16 September 2009. Mannone's night got off to a poor start, twice conceding within the first 5 minutes, first from a shot from outside of the box by Mangala which beat Vito at the near post and then Jovanovic who slotted home the penalty spot after he was felled by William Gallas. However, Arsenal recovered to win the match 3-2, after goals from Nicklas Bendtner, Thomas Vermaelen and Eduardo.
With Manuel Almunia struggling for fitness, Mannone made his second Premier League against Wigan on 19 September, 2009. Mannone kept a clean sheet in a 4-0 victory for Arsenal. Mannone also kept a clean sheet in the game against Fulham at Craven Cottage on 26 September 2009, in which he pulled off many good saves and almost single-handedly kept Arsenal in the game, receiving the man of the match award, where Arsenal won 1-0. Mannone said the game was the highlight of his career. He again kept a clean sheet in the 2-0 victory over Olympiacos F.C. in the Champions League on September 29.
On October 17, 2009 Mannone was selected as the starting keeper over the previous mainstay of Manuel Almunia being overlooked after missing through illness; this was commented as a vote of confidence for Mannone and questioned his own future in the first team as well as that of Almunia.
On 13 November 2009, Vito made his debut with the Italy U-21 team in a match against Hungary.
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'''Matthieu Louis-Jean''' (born 22 February 1976 in Mont-Saint-Aignan) is a French footballer, who is currently unattached after being released by Norwich City. He joined Norwich in June 2005 after several seasons at Nottingham Forest, who he joined from Le Havre AC in 1999 following a loan spell. An experienced full-back, Louis-Jean made 198 league appearances for Forest. His transfer to Norwich was a player exchange deal that saw Gary Holt move to the City Ground.
Louis-Jean made just two appearances for Norwich at the start of his first season with the club (2005-06) before injury problems ruled him out of action for the remainder of the campaign. The Frenchman was near a return to the first team, but an injury playing for the reserve team saw his recovery set-back yet again.
Norwich manager Peter Grant announced in February 2007 that Louis-Jean would be released at the end of the 2006-07 season.
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'''Michael Kojo Essien''' (also referred to as '''Mickal Essien''') (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. He is an all-round midfielder who can play multiple midfield roles (defensively and offensively). He has often been touted as a box-to-box midfielder for his ability to exert boundless energy in supporting offensive and defensive play. At Chelsea, his versatility as a player has been put to effective use in various roles. He has often been deployed as a defensive midfielder, but has also played as a centre midfielder, a right-sided lateral defender or a right-sided midfielder, even as a Right Back, and a Center Back. For the Ghana national football team, Essien has played primarily in a central midfield role, with combined opportunities to go forward or support defensive play. He also has a good eye for goal and has on occasion scored important, sometimes breath-taking goals for both club and country. One of his trademark abilities is to hit a shot from distance. Between the summer of 2007 and the summer of 2009, Essien was the most expensive African footballer on account of his -24.4 million move from French club Olympique Lyonnais to Chelsea FC. This achievement is now surpassed by Togolese player Emmanuel Adebayor, who moved from Arsenal to Manchester City for -25 million in the summer of 2009. Essien is often referred to as '''"the Bison"''' for his tough tackling style, boundless energy and physical presence on the pitch.
Born in Accra to Ghanaian parents, Aba Gyandoh and James Essien, Essien began his football career after graduating from St. Augustine's College in Cape Coast, playing in a local club in his native Ghana, called Liberty Professionals. He broke through when he played in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand.
In July 2000, Essien was signed by French club Bastia. He did not immediately command a consistent place in the team, being deployed in various positions in the back four; however, because of an injury to one of his team-mates, he was given a temporary opportunity to play in central midfield, and flourished in this new role; he was even compared to Frenchman Patrick Vieira because of his ability to go from box to box. In the 2002-03 season, he helped Bastia to qualify for the UEFA Cup, scoring six goals that season. Soon, Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon and Marseille made offers for him.
Paris Saint-Germain made Bastia the best offer and it was accepted, but Essien rejected PSG's contract offer, and instead agreed terms with Lyon, who paid Bastia -7.8 million for the transfer. At Lyon, Essien played more of a defensive midfield role, featuring regularly in the Lyon team that won the third and fourth of their ongoing string of consecutive Ligue 1 titles. He was also voted the 2005 Player of the Year by France's National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP). He was also nominated for the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year Award. He placed 22nd in 2005.
On August 14, 2005, Lyon and Chelsea agreed a -30.4 million fee for the Ghanaian, finally ending one of the longest-running transfer sagas. At the time, the fee made Essien Chelsea's most expensive signing of all time, beating the -24 million they paid for Didier Drogba the previous summer. The transfer went through on August 19. The transfer came under scrutiny in the Stevens inquiry report, which expressed concerns because of the lack of co-operation from agents Pinhas Zahavi and Barry Silkman.
He made his debut as a second half substitute against Arsenal on August 21, 2005, wearing the number 5 on his shirt and scored a volley from 30 yards out. The game ended with a 2-0 victory to Chelsea. He made an assist in his full debut against West Bromwich Albion, and he replaced the injured Claude Makll in the defensive midfield role against Sunderland in the 2-0 win on September 10, 2005. He soon cemented his place in Jos Mourinho's side, starting in 31 domestic league games, and 11 appearances in the other cup competitions.
On December 15, 2005, he was handed a two-match ban by UEFA for a controversial tackle on Dietmar Hamann, which resulted in his suspension from Chelsea's UEFA Champions League second round tie with eventual European champions Barcelona. Essien apologised to Hamann for the challenge - stating while he desires to be perceived as a player who "unsettles" opponents, he was not a malicious or an unsporting player. Hamann publicly accepted Essien's apology. In January 2006, Essien was himself stretchered off the field, after a challenge from West Ham United's captain Nigel Reo-Coker, and was sidelined for three weeks.
Essien scored his first goal for Chelsea in March 11, 2006, in a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. His second goal came on April 17, 2006, against Everton with a powerful strike after an assertive burst through the defensive line. Essien ended his maiden season in England with two goals, both in the Premier League.
Essien was nominated for the 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year Award on October 12, 2006 where he placed 22nd. One week later, he was nominated for the 2006 Ballon d'Or. He was voted as the Best African Footballer of the Year in 2006, a feat he achieved in 2005 as well. He won the 2006 BBC African footballer of the year award.
The following season Essien scored several important goals including his first UEFA Champions League goal for Chelsea in a 2-0 victory over Werder Bremen of Germany on September 12, 2006. Later in the competition, Essien scored a late winner in the quarter-final second leg against Valencia at the Mestalla to send Chelsea through to the semi-finals with a 2-1 victory on the night, and 3-2 win on aggregate. It was his first match back in the team after several weeks out with a knee injury. Essien also scored a stunning late equaliser at home against Arsenal on 10 December, 2006, as the game was going to end Chelsea's long unbeaten run.
On May 15, 2007, Chelsea fans voted Essien as Chelsea Player of the Year for his contributions in the 2006-07 season, becoming the first African to receive the honour. His late dramatic equalising goal against Arsenal was also voted as Chelsea Goal of the Season for 2006-07.
On August 13, 2007, Essien grabbed the winner with his first goal of the 2007-08 Premier League campaign, as Chelsea defeated Birmingham City, to set an English record for unbeaten league matches at home - eclipsing Liverpool's previous top-flight record of 63 set between 1978 and 1981.
On October 10, 2007, he was nominated for the prestigious 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year Award for the third consecutive year and on October 21, 2007 Essien was also for the 2007 Ballon d'Or Award for the third consecutive year as well. He was voted 15th Best Player in the World at the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year Awards. On December 12, 2007, Essien was nominated for the 2007 African Footballer of the Year a third consecutive time he had been nominated. He was Runner-up to that year's winner Frdric Kanout.
On July 22, 2008, Essien signed a new five-year deal with Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2013.
It was feared Essien would miss the 2008-09 season after sustaining anterior cruciate ligament damage on September 5 whilst playing for Ghana. However, on March 7 2009, he came on as a substitute in the second half of the FA Cup game against Coventry City. In his second game back from the knee injury, just before half time, Essien scored to give Chelsea a vital away-goal versus Juventus in the Champions League round of 16. Chelsea went on the draw the match 2-2 and through to the quarter-finals 3-2 on aggregate. He made his first league start from injury against Manchester City, and scored the only goal in the match.
On May 6 2009, Essien scored a stunning left-footed volley in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against FC Barcelona, a tie which Chelsea ultimately lost due to the away goal rule. The goal was later voted 2008-09 goal of the season by the Chelsea fans.
In the 2009-2010 season Essien put in an excellent performance against Blackburn on the 24th October 2009 and scored his first goal of the season with a swerving 35-yard shot on 52 minutes. He scored his first brace for Chelsea against Wolves with a header and a low shot from outside the box, and came close to completing his first hat-trick for the club with a flurry of second half shots, one of which was tipped onto the bar by Wolves goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.
Essien's International career started with the Ghana U-17 National team, the Black Starlets, when he played in the 1999 FIFA U-17 Championship in New Zealand and won the Bronze medal. In 2001, even though he was one of the youngest players in the tournament, Essien took part in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship with the Black Satellites in Argentina. The Satellites finished runners-up to hosts Argentina. His exceptional performances captured the attention of many and was widely tipped to be one of Africa's next rising stars. He made his competitive senior debut in the 2002 African Nations Cup against Morocco on 21 January, 2002. but had played for Ghana in a Pre-Tournament friendly against Egypt on January 4, 2002.
On May 16, 2006, Essien was selected to be part of the team that represented Ghana at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He played in midfield with team captain Stephen Appiah formerly of Fenerbahe and Sulley Ali Muntari of Internazionale. Essien played in Ghana's 0-2 defeat to Italy, their 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic, and the 2-1 victory over the United States, and helped Ghana become the only African team to reach the second round of the 2006 World Cup. However, Essien was suspended for Ghana's second round match against Brazil and could only watch as Ghana lost 0-3. Upon the team's return to Ghana, Essien said that the team had gained invaluable experience and will be aiming to make the next finals, which will be held in Africa for the first time in the tournament's history at South Africa 2010.
In the 2008 African Cup of Nations Essien turned in another brilliant performance, driving the team to the semi finals with his power-packed performances. In the quarter-final against Nigeria, when team captain John Mensah was dismissed on the stroke of the hour for a professional foul on Nigeria's Peter Odemwingie, Essien took over the captaincy for the rest of the game and eventually won 2-1. He was voted as an All-Star Player during the 2008 African Cup of Nations Tournament in Ghana. The Team of the Tournament was decided by the Technical Study Group (TSG) after careful observations of all the tournament's matches.
During an international match played against Libya on September 5, 2008 Essien ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament playing for Ghana in the World Cup qualification stage and was out of action for 6 months, missing the majority of the 2008-09 season, before returning on March 4 to play for Chelsea Reserves against Aston Villa Reserves. He scored the last goal in the 4-3 loss. He still managed to take part in 10 of Ghana's 11 qualification matches, clocking up more than 800 minutes of game time, as Ghana finished at the top of their group and have automically sealed a spot at the World Cup.
::''Scores and results table. Ghana's goal tally first:''
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'''Philip Benjamin Neil Frederick "Phil" Parkes''' (born 8 August 1950, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) is a former football goalkeeper.
He was a pupil at Dormston School from 1961 until 1966.
Beginning his football career at Walsall, he made nearly 100 appearances in the Black Country before moving to London, signing for Queens Park Rangers for -15,000 in June 1970. His QPR debut was on Saturday 22 August 1970 in a 3-1 defeat at home to Leicester City.
Parkes was part of the QPR team that reached the last eight of the FA Cup in 1974 and were League runners-up to Liverpool in 1976. Many observers consider that side, managed by Dave Sexton, the finest team never to have won the League. His club career at QPR spanned 344 league appearances (406 in all competitions). He gained his only England cap during this period, against Portugal in 1974.
Parkes was sold to West Ham United in 1979 for -500,000, a world record for a goalkeeper at the time. It is reported that Sexton, who by then was manager of Manchester United, put in six bids for the player but saw them all turned down. It was only the half million pound bid from West Ham United that QPR chairman Jim Gregory could not resist. Upon John Lyall's signing of Parkes it was thought that he was a huge risk due to the severity of the condition of his knees but his signing was to pay off as Parkes was to remain first choice keeper for the next ten years. Despite this longevity, however, he only ever gained one piece of silverware, when West Ham beat Arsenal 1-0 to win the 1980 FA Cup Final.
Parkes appeared as himself in Thunderbolt and Smokey! in the boys strip Eagle in 1982, giving a coaching session to a schoolboy striker who was having to play in goal in a cup semi-final due to the regular keeper being injured.
He left to join Ipswich Town Football Club in 1989 before moving into coaching.
In 2003, an official West Ham United members poll for the greatest West Ham XI named him as the team's goalkeeper, beating Ludek Miklosko to that position. He is considered by QPR supporters to be one of the two best goalkeepers in the club-s history, the other being David Seaman.
Parkes had great ability but was unfortunate to only ever win one England cap. He would have won a second soon after his first as, during a game against Wales in 1976, the manager Don Revie said Parkes would play the second-half, but at half-time with the score still at 0-0 Revie decided to keep Ray Clemence on. After the game Parkes went home and said to his wife he would never make himself available for England again.
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'''Nyron Paul Nosworthy''' (born 11 October 1980 in Brixton, South London) is an English born-Jamaican footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Sunderland in the Premier League.
Nosworthy - known since childhood by the nickname "Nugsy"
- began his career as a trainee at Gillingham. His first-team debut, on 28 November 1998, was unusual in that he came on as a first-half substitute but was himself substituted later in the match. The following season, he appeared regularly for Gillingham, and was a regular member of the starting eleven for the rest of his time at the club.
His primary position was at the back though sometimes played up front and was occasionally used as an emergency striker with some success,
scoring twice in one game against Crystal Palace.
Nosworthy's contract expired at the end of the 2004-05 season, which saw Gillingham relegated to League One. Keen to play at a higher level, and aware of interest from other clubs,
he chose not to accept a new deal with the club so left as a free agent.
On 13 June 2005 Nosworthy signed for Sunderland, then managed by Mick McCarthy, on a free transfer. Since then he has become something of a cult favorite with the fans for his elaborate head wear on the pitch, and also his uncanny ability to kick it hard.
Expecting to start as backup to regular right back Stephen Wright, he was introduced to the Premier League rather sooner than anticipated when Wright sustained a serious knee injury after only one game.
He took full advantage of the opportunity, starting the majority of Sunderland's games.
In January 2007, new manager Roy Keane moved Nosworthy to play at centre half instead of at full back. The player believes that the additional concentration and organisation skills required to play in central defence have improved his game.
He was voted Sunderland's Player of the Season for 2006-07 despite facing stiff competition and mainly due to his improved performances this term.
Nosworthy is the club's "Kick It Out" anti-racism campaign ambassador.
Nyron Nosworthy has stated his ambitions to play international football for Jamaica, his father's country.
and is also a strong supporter of Arsenal.
Nosworthy has become a cult figure among Sunderland fans who have created a song in his honour which goes to the tune of Amy Winehouse's 'Rehab' "They try to take the ball past Nyron, he says no, no, no. Try to take it back he'll make you look crap, no, no, no. He's got all the time, cos Keano thinks he's fine. They try to take the ball past Nyron, he says no, no, no." This is a coincidence to when he signed when local paper Sunderland echo named him Nyron Maiden in relation to Band Iron Maiden. Fans also are known to proclaim "We're Nosworthy! We're Nosworthy!" at Sunderland games. It is also not unusual to hear shouts of 'Pele' at the Stadium of Light when Nyron shows off his skills.
Nosworthy began his 2nd stint in the Premiership with Roy Keane's Sunderland, astounding critics with a superb defensive display with new central defensive partner Paul McShane.
On 4 October 2007 his ambition came true. Nyron received his first call-up to the full Jamaica squad for their games against Ghana and Honduras. This angered England manager Fabio Capello who wanted to use Nosworthy in his world cup qualifying squad due to injuries to key centre backs.
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'''Kelvin Geoffrey Davis''' (born 29 September 1976) is an English footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently playing for Southampton. He has been capped by England at Under-21 level
Davis was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire and started his career as a trainee with Luton Town, turning professional in July 1994. He joined Torquay United on loan in September 1994 as cover for the injured Ashley Bayes, making his debut in the 3-3 draw at home to Colchester United on 17 September. He also played in the 2-1 defeat at home to Barnet the following week before returning to Luton. He had a further loan spell, with Hartlepool United in August 1997.
He joined Wimbledon in July 1999 for a fee of -600,000. He joined Ipswich Town on a free transfer in July 2003, where he enjoyed the acclaim of Championship Goalkeeper of the year, helping steer Ipswich to third in the table.
Davis joined Sunderland in June 2005 for a fee of -1.25m
In an attempt to rebuild his career after his difficult spell at Sunderland, Davis joined Southampton in July 2006 for a fee reported to be around -1m. He linked up with former goalkeeping coach Malcolm Webster, who coached him during his spell at Ipswich. At Southampton, he was first choice goalkeeper for most of the 2006-07 season until a three-match ban relegated him to the bench where he remained after the return of Bartosz Biakowski. He was suspended for three games after kicking out at Stoke City's striker Jon Parkin on 10 March 2007. His current contract with Southampton runs out in 2009. His form for Saints in the first half of the 2008-09 season has been impressive, despite the club's poor form. Southampton fans have voted Davis player of the month three times in the first five months of the season on the club's official website.
On 9 July 2009, Davis turned down the opportunity to sign for Premier League side West Ham United, instead signing a new three year contract with Southampton.
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'''Thomas William "Tommy" Miller''' (born 8 January 1979 in Shotton Colliery) is an English footballer who currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday having signed a 2 year contract in May 2009. Although born in England he is eligible to represent Scotland in international football.
Miller started his career at Ipswich Town but was released as a 15 year old and was taken on by Hartlepool United where he made 160 appearances and scored 44 goals.
He was signed back to Ipswich in 2001 by manager George Burley for -750,000. He then spent 4 years at Ipswich, scoring 15 goals in 39 appearances in the 2004-05 season and helping them to an unsuccessful Championship play-off appearance.
He moved to Sunderland in June 2005 on a two-year contract. However he struggled as they returned to the Championship after just one season, finishing bottom with a record low 15 points. He started the first three games of the season under new manager Niall Quinn, but after the appointment of Roy Keane he found himself sidelined, and was loaned to Preston North End. He was released at the end of the 2006-07 season.
After being released, Miller was linked to Championship sides Stoke, Coventry and Sheffield Wednesday and League One sides Nottingham Forest and Leeds United, and also SPL side Hearts. On 19 July 2007 Miller started his third spell with Ipswich Town, signing a two-year contract with the Championship club.
At the start of the 07/08 season Miller failed to score many goals but towards the end of the season he scored 3 in the last 6 and finished his goal tally for the season on 6. He was released by Ipswich on 8 May 2009 and subsequently signed for Sheffield Wednesday. Upon completing the signing Wednesday manager Brian Laws commented, "I have made it clear that we need to add experience to our squad and Tommy certainly fits the bill. He also has the ability to go with that experience and a massive drive to succeed. I am delighted to welcome him to the club".
His first nationality is English however he is eligible to play for Scotland - although he has yet to be capped by either nation. After his good form in 2004-05 he was noticed by Scotland manager Berti Vogts and was named in a friendly squad to face Wales; however Miller missed out due to an ankle injury.
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'''Martin Paul Woods''' (born 1 January 1986 in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Doncaster Rovers. He is an attacking left-sided midfield player noted for his long range shooting and free kicks.
Woods started his career at the Leeds United academy, where he was capped by Scotland Youth. He made just one substitute appearance for the Leeds first team before a loan spell at Hartlepool United F.C..
His next move took him to Sunderland where he made eight appearances in the Premier League. He scored in his debut pre-season but failed to make a big impact and was released at the end of the 2005-06 season.
On August 1, 2006 he signed for Rotherham United for the start of the League One season.
Woods was a regular in the first team for Rotherham, receiving the man of the match award regularly. He scored his first goal against local rivals Doncaster Rovers, placing the ball into the top left corner of the net from 25 yards.
Woods scored his second goal for the club against Swansea City, with an unstoppable shot from 30 yards in the dying seconds of the match. Less than a week later he continued his excellent run of form with two superb goals during Rotherham's 4-1 victory over Bradford City. The first was an astounding free kick from over 55 yards; the second a volley from just outside the box which left the keeper helpless.
Despite his relatively short time at Rotherham United, Woods became something of a cult figure with Millers fans due to his consistent outstanding displays, and strong rapport with the crowd. In his only year at the Millers he was named player of the season. He was also given the nickname "Boy Band", for his ridiculous hair style, by a rowdy American fan during the match against Brentford.
On 5 June 2007, Woods was transferred to Doncaster Rovers, under the terms of a relegation release clause in his Rotherham contract. He elected to join them despite interest from Championship sides Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and Scunthorpe United.
On 14 February 2008, Woods joined League One side Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal.
Woods regained his place in the Doncaster Rovers side in the 2008/9 season, his hard-working, gritty performances saw him become a key player in the Rovers midfield.
Woods has been capped by Scotland at School boy, Under 17, Under 19 and Under 21 level.
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'''Benjamin Robert "Ben" Alnwick''' (born 1 January 1987) is an English footballer who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a goalkeeper. He has also been capped at under-16 and under-18 level for England. He has a younger brother called Jak Alnwick, also a goalkeeper, who plays for Newcastle United.
Alnwick was born in the small Northumberland town of Prudhoe. He spent his boyhood years playing for Prudhoe, a local youth side. He started his professional career at Sunderland, and came to prominence at the climax of their 2004-05 Football League Championship-winning season, replacing the injured Thomas Myhre for Sunderland's last three games. His performances against Leicester City and West Ham United, the games that won Sunderland promotion to the Premier League and Championship win respectively, were impressive. In November 2005, he spent a stint as the number one goalkeeper at Sunderland, replacing Kelvin Davis. Despite impressing, particularly in Sunderland's 3-2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur where he made a penalty save from Robbie Keane Alnwick was dropped in favour of Kelvin Davis. After the departure of Davis to Southampton, Alnwick was given the number one shirt for the 2006-07 season.
After a disappointing start to the season 2006-07 season, Alnwick was relegated to the substitutes bench in favour of Darren Ward by new boss Roy Keane.
Just two days after the January 2007 transfer window had opened, Alnwick joined Tottenham Hotspur for -900,000 in a deal that could rise to -1.3m and saw Mrton Flp going the other way for -500,000. In September 2007 he was loaned to League One side Luton Town on a three-month loan deal.
thumb|left|250px|Alnwick fails to save a penalty kick in an M69 derby at the Ricoh Arena
Alnwick made his league debut in an M69 Derby on 12 January, keeping a clean sheet as Leicester won 2-0 at the Walkers Stadium.
On 16 October 2008, Alnwick joined League One side Carlisle United on an initial one month loan deal and was recalled by Tottenham after the one month loan ended to become another serious option for the first team goal-keeper position. Alnwick made his debut for Tottenham in a Football League Cup semi-final second leg against Burnley, which ended in a 3-2 loss, although Tottenham won 6-4 on aggregate.
In July 2009, he signed on loan at Norwich City for three months. Alnwick made his debut in the 4-0 win over Yeovil Town and kept a clean sheet. He returned to Spurs on 5 September after picking up a hip injury that was expected to keep him out for six weeks.
Alnwick received his first call-up to the England under-21 squad ahead of the 15 August 2006 match against Moldova. Still awaiting his debut, Alnwick was named in Stuart Pearce's first squad as England under-21 coach, alongside another uncapped goalkeeper, Joe Hart. He was not chosen to start the match, on 6 February 2007, against Spain.
Alnwick was named in the first England U21 squad to play at the new Wembley against Italy U21s on 24 March 2007, but he remained an unused sub. He was also named in England's squad for the U21 European Championships in the Netherlands. He debuted a year after his first call-up, in a friendly against Romania at Ashton Gate. He came on for the second half as a substitute for Joe Hart, and kept a clean sheet.
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In 2002, Murphy returned to his local side Waterford United from Luton Town scoring his first League of Ireland goal in a 3-1 away win over rivals Kilkenny City on the 19th of September. He went on to reach a total of 8 league goals in that last "winter" season as the Blues won the League of Ireland First Division title. In the 2004 season, he notched 14 league goals in the Premier Division which earned him the PFAI Young Player of the Year . In 2005, he made his debut for the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team scoring twice in total and in May before signing a two-year contract at Sunderland.
Daryl Murphy had a one month loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday during the 05/06 season before he was recalled by Sunderland. On February 12, e scored his first Premier League goal after coming off the bench at home to Tottenham Hotspur, equalising with minutes to go. A strong pre-season performance earned him a no.11 in 2006.
In the 2006-07 season, Murphy scored 10 goals in the Coca-Cola championship despite being used sparingly for the early weeks. He netted one goal each on the opening day of the season against Coventry City and on 12 August against Plymouth Argyle though both matches were lost. Daryl Murphy scored his third goal of the season in the Black Cats' 2-1 away win over Queens Park Rangers on November 28, and then notched in successive games against Norwich City and Luton Town. Later in the season the manager Roy Keane started to consider playing Daryl Murphy alongside first choice striker David Connolly. He scored a vital goal in the last few minutes of a match against Stoke City, drawing Sunderland level 2-2. One the final day of the season, he scored two goals against Luton Town while also setting up Anthony Stokes for his goal.
He scored in a pre season friendly against Juventus in August 2007. He scored his third goal of the 2007-08 season and arguably the best of his career so far, when he unleashed an unstoppable left footed strike from 25+ yards against Wigan Athletic on 9 February 2008 at The Stadium of Light. The goal was later chosen by Match of the Day viewers as Goal of the Month for February.
On 26 April 2008, Murphy came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal in a 3-2 victory over local rivals Middlesbrough, securing Sunderland's status in the Premiership for the following season.
On 12 August 2009, the Daily Mail reported Murphy had signed for Ipswich Town for -1.25 million
Murphy won his first call up to Ireland National squad due to the absence of Robbie Keane due to injury, but was an unused substitute. He made his debut against Ecuador at the Giants Stadium on the 24th of May 2007. He has since earned 9 caps.
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'''Filipe Vilaa Oliveira''' (born 27 May 1984 in Braga) is a Portuguese footballer currently playing with Sporting Clube de Braga.
Mainly a right midfielder, he can also appear as an offensive right back.
Oliveira started his footballing career local club of Sporting de Braga, from where he moved into F.C. Porto's youth system, being part of the 2001 national championship-winning team.
Still in his teens, he was bought by Chelsea FC, for a reported cost of -500,000, making his Premiership debut at Manchester City. However, he never managed to break into the main squad and, from December 2004-January 2005, served a spell at Preston North End.
Also in 2004-05, he played once for Chelsea, as a substitute in the last game against Newcastle United. During the summer of 2005, Oliveira was loaned to Club Sport Martimo, with defender Nuno Morais in the same predicament. After the season finished, he agreed to be released from his contract and signed with the Madeira-based team.
After his second season, which included his first Portuguese topflight goal, in a 3-2 loss at neighbours C.D. Nacional, Oliveira was released and joined Leixes SC, which had just returned to the first level after several decades of absence.
In June 2008, after having helped the Matosinhos club retain its league status, Oliveira returned to Braga, now as a senior player. He appeared very rarely throughout 2008-09, one of his few chances being a 5-0 win at C.F. Os Belenenses.
Oliveira represented Portugal at every youth level. He was part of the team that finished runners-up to Italy in the 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
In the 2006 summer, he appeared, with Chelsea and Martimo teammate Morais, for the under-21s, at the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship on home soil.
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'''Richard McKinney''' (born in 18 May 1979 Ballymoney, Northern Ireland), is a goalkeeper who currently plays for Great Wakering Rovers in the Isthmian League First Division North.
He has formerly played for Ballymena United, Manchester City, Swindon Town, Colchester United, Walsall, Canvey Island, Chelmsford City and Heybridge Swifts, and represented Northern Ireland at Under-18 and Under-21 levels.
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'''Nathan Levi Fontaine Ellington''' (born 2 July 1981 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer. He is a striker and currently plays for Greek side Skoda Xanthi, on loan from Championship side Watford.
Ellington began his career with non-league Tooting and Mitcham United F.C., making 1 first team appearance at 16 years of age. He played regularly for the youth team there, but was frustrated by a lack of first team chances, so he moved to Walton & Hersham, before moving to Bristol Rovers in February 1999 for -150,000. He made his professional debut on 23 February 1999, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jamie Cureton in a 1-0 home defeat to Gillingham. He came off the bench to score his first goal on 6 March 1999, helping his team to a 2-0 win over York City. He found a growing reputation with the side, and his highest point for Rovers was scoring a hat-trick in a 3-1 win against Premiership team Derby County in the FA Cup, on 6 January 2002.
On 28 March 2002 - transfer deadline day - Ellington signed for Paul Jewell's Wigan Athletic for a then club record fee of -1.2 million.
Ellington made his West Brom (and Premier League) debut in a 4-0 away defeat at Chelsea on 24 August 2005, replacing Jonathan Greening in the second half.
After failing to settle in the area, Ellington submitted a transfer request in the 2007 January transfer window, which was reluctantly accepted by West Bromwich Albion. However, Albion chairman Jeremy Peace qualified this by stating that "...no-one will leave unless it suits us." Ellington was also still seen as an important part of the squad by manager Tony Mowbray.
Ellington's only goal for Albion in 2007-08 came in a 2-0 win away at Peterborough United in the League Cup on 28 August 2007. It proved to be his last game for the club, as he signed for Watford the following day. In all he scored 20 goals in 81 appearances for West Bromwich Albion.
On 29 August 2007, Ellington joined Watford on a four-year deal. Watford paid a club record -3.25 million for the striker, a fee that could rise to -4.25m depending on appearances.
On the 21st December 2009, Ellington signed for Greek side Xanthi FC on loan for the rest of the season.
Derby County signed Ellington on 30 May 2008 on a season long loan, with a view to him joining the Rams permanently on a free transfer at the end of the season,
In 2004, Ellington married a Bosnian woman. In an interview with The Daily Mail, Ellington acknowledged being a Muslim.
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'''Leighton John Baines''' (born 11 December 1984 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer, who plays left-back for Everton in the English Premier League. He won 16 caps for the England Under-21 team. He has also been selected for the full England Squad.
Baines made his debut for Wigan Athletic in 2002, and soon became an established member of the Wigan first team, and was a regular when Wigan earned promotion to the Premier League in 2004-05, in which he scored his first goal for the club, a spectacular strike from long-range against Ipswich Town.
Baines signed a new contract with Wigan in February 2005 despite being linked to a number of Premier League clubs, including Manchester United, Arsenal and Everton, and extended his contract again after impressive displays in his first season in the Premier League. Whilst at Wigan he started in the 2006 League Cup Final defeat to Manchester United.
He scored a vital goal for England against Germany on 6 October 2006, securing a 1-0 win in the first leg of a UEFA European U21 Championship play-off. He played all four of England's matches in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship finals.
Transfer rumours surrounded Baines throughout the summer before the 2007-08 Premier League season, as he was linked with Everton, Newcastle and Sunderland. On 25 July 2007, Baines rejected a move to Sunderland, after their bid of a reported -6 million was accepted by Wigan, with it being suggested that the player favoured a move back to his home city of Liverpool. On 6 August 2007, it was confirmed by Wigan and the player himself that Everton had completed the signing of Baines, for an initial -5 million, with another -1m in add-ons, depending on Baines' appearances for Everton.
However, he did not play regularly in his first season, making just 29 appearances in all competitions, due to an injury and the good form of Phil Jagielka and Joseph Yobo at centre back which kept Joleon Lescott at left back.
His second season at Everton saw an increase in Baines' playing time. Due to an injury to Yobo, Lescott moved to the centre of defence. Baines slotted into the left back position and performed well, providing excellent delivery and helped maintain Everton's good form, his partnership with Steven Pienaar bringing balance to the left hand side and setting up many headers for Cahill and Fellaini due to his talent for crossing.
He was voted player of the Month at Everton two months in a row in the 2008/09 season after some great performances during March and April.
Baines scored his first ever Everton goal against Portsmouth on 21 March, at Fratton Park, after 57 games (in all competitions) without scoring. The day after he received his first ever call up to the England national squad. On 30 August 2009, he scored a last minute penalty in a 2-1 win over his former team Wigan. On 17 September he captained Everton for the first time in a Europa League match against AEK Athens.
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'''Shaun Richard Maloney''' (born 24 January 1983 in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia) is a Malaysian-born Scottish footballer who plays for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League and also for the Scottish national team. He plays on either wing or up front and occasionally as an attacking midfielder. Maloney is known for his set-piece accuracy and confidence when shooting and also for being the first player to claim both the SPFA Players' Player of the Year Award and the Young Player of the Year during his first spell with Celtic.
His family moved to his mother's home-town of Aberdeen, Scotland when Maloney was 5 years old.
At a young age, Maloney found a love for sport, particularly football and tennis. By the age of 10, he had joined his first football club, Kincorth Boys' Club. He played regularly for his Primary School Team, St Joseph's. At 12, he moved to Culter Boys' Club then at 14, to Albion Boys' Club. He played a number of games for Cults Academy, where he was a student
After joining Celtic as a trainee in 1999, he made his first team debut on 29 April 2001 against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. Celtic went on to win the game 3-0. He spent the next few years trying to break into the first team, spending most of his time as a substitute.
In February 2004, Maloney picked up a cruciate ligament injury while playing for the Scotland U21 team. He returned from the injury late on in season 2004-05, starting only one game in that season.
Maloney was in lethal form for Celtic in the 2005-06 season after being moved from a striking position to the left of midfield by manager Gordon Strachan. His displays received praise from players, fans and the media throughout the year, and in recognition of his excellent season he was awarded both the SPFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards, the first time a player has won both plaudits. He also won Celtic Fans' Player of the Year, and Players Player of the Year in a season which saw him score 16 goals and contribute 28 assists from midfield.
With his contract expiring at the end of the 2006-07 season, Celtic moved to offer Maloney a new deal. However, contract negotiations continued for months, constantly breaking down due to differences between the two parties. Chief Executive Peter Lawwell asserted that Celtic "cannot keep players at any cost" while Maloney warned that "In situations like this one, both parties have to be completely happy with the outcome." He also promised that the prolonged contract talks wouldn't affect his football and that he hoped he wouldn't have to consider leaving the club in the future. With the realization that Maloney would be able to leave for free by signing a pre-contract with another club in January 2007, the Celtic support feared the worst, recalling Jackie McNamara's departure.
No new contract was agreed with Celtic and eventually a -1 million transfer to Aston Villa was agreed, where Maloney would play under his old boss Martin O'Neill.
In his first tenure, Maloney made a total of 139 appearances for the Hoops in all competitions, scoring 37 times.
Just before the transfer window closed on 31 January 2007, Maloney signed a pre-contract agreement with Aston Villa. Villa manager Martin O'Neill was keen to bring Maloney to Villa for the second half of the season however and moments before the deadline he signed for the Midlands club for a reported fee of -1m.
Maloney had trouble settling into the club but after a somewhat lacklustre start to his Villa career, he began to show his best form. Maloney has acknowledged that his football had been suffering but remained optimistic about his future at the club: "Homesickness has affected my form. I haven't played well enough to play in the team and I think that has shown, so hopefully now things can change." Both O'Neill and teammate Stiliyan Petrov, who were both at Celtic during Maloney's time there, had expressed their desire for Maloney to stay at the club despite reports linking him with a move back to Scotland.
Maloney scored a brace for Aston Villa in a 4-4 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day of 2007. However since then Maloney did not play a lot of games as half of his last season appearances were substitutions, he has also said that he would like to one day come back and play in Scotland.
On 22 August 2008, Celtic announced the signing of Maloney on a four year deal for a fee of -3 million. Maloney marked his return with a Man of the Match performance and two assists in his first match, after coming off the bench for Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink in a 3-0 victory over Falkirk at Celtic Park. Maloney scored his first goal after his return to Celtic in a 4-2 away win over Motherwell and managed his second the following week in a 3-1 away win at Kilmarnock. He finished the season with five goals, taking his total Celtic goals tally to 42.
Maloney made 20 appearances and netted 6 times for Scotland Under 21's.
Maloney made his full international debut as a half-time substitute in Scotland's 1-0 defeat to Belarus at Hampden Park on 8 October 2005. He has so far gained 15 caps for Scotland and scored his first goal for Scotland, a free-kick in the Svangaskard Stadium in a 2-0 victory over the Faroe Islands. Maloney was also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Ian William Murray''' (born 20 March 1981) is a Scottish professional association football player who is vice-captain for his boyhood home town club . Murray has represented Scotland six times.
His versatility has seen him deployed in a variety of roles in his career, without really establishing a recognised position. He is a versatile footballer who can play centre back, left back, right back, defensive midfielder, but prefers centre-back or central midfield.
Murray began his professional career with , where he was appointed captain for the 2003/04 season. He joined on a Bosman transfer in the summer of 2005. On 3 October 2006 it was revealed that Murray had been suffering from reactive arthritis and was ruled out until early 2007. His return to the team against was manager Paul Le Guen's last match in charge before leaving the club by mutual consent. His whole season was put in disarray due to the illness.
Murray signed for following his release by Rangers in August 2007. He made his Norwich debut against two days later. Murray had a difficult start to his Norwich career due to illness. He was substituted at half-time in a League Cup tie at Rochdale after a dreadful performance, with Norwich manager Grant admitting afterwards that he should not have played Murray as the player was ill. Murray's health problems continued as he was ruled out of subsequent matches. Grant left the club in October 2007 and Murray failed to establish himself in the Norwich first team under new boss Glenn Roeder.
Murray then moved back to his first club Hibernian on a contract until the end of the 2007-08 season. He subsequently signed a deal to keep him at the club until 2010.
Murray was a candidate for the Hibs captaincy after Rob Jones left for Scunthorpe United in the summer of 2009. New manager John Hughes decided to give the armband to Chris Hogg, however, with Murray to serve as Hogg's vice captain.
Midway through the 2009-10 season, Hibs opened contract talks with Murray, whose contract is due to expire in the summer of 2010. At the same time, Murray started coaching East of Scotland Football League club on a part-time basis.
Murray captained the Scotland Under-21 side; his debut for the full national team came as a substitute against Canada in October 2002, in a 3-1 win. He did not win another cap until two years later, when he came on during a World Cup 2006 qualifier at half time against Moldova, in a 1-1 draw. His only start for the national team so far was a disappointing 1-0 home defeat against Belarus, during which Murray was substituted at half time. In total he has won six caps for Scotland, although he admitted in October 2009 that he believes his international career is over after he was overlooked by George Burley for a friendly match against Japan.
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'''Robert William "Rob" Hulse''' (born 25 October 1979 in Crewe, Cheshire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Derby County in the Football League Championship.
Hulse began his career at Crewe Alexandra, having been part of the club's youth system since he was nine years old. Unfortunately, a sudden spurt in height during his late teens left Hulse with a serious back injury and was sidelined for around 12 months. When Hulse returned to fitness, he was given a two month loan to then Northern Premier League side Hyde United, where he scored nine goals in 11 appearances during the 1999-2000 season.
Hulse quickly became a fans' favourite at Crewe, thanks to his high work-rate and finishing the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons as the club's top goalscorer with 11 and 12 goals respectively. The club were relegated at the end of the 2001-02 season, but Hulse, along with Dean Ashton and Rodney Jack, proved to be too much for fellow Division Two defences to handle in 2002-03. Hulse finished as the club's top goalscorer for the third season in succession, scoring 23 goals. His performances during the season earned him the club's ''Player of the Year'' award, as well as appearing in the PFA Division Two Team of the Year.
Despite Crewe's promotion back to Division One, Hulse rejected a new contract and manager Dario Gradi decided to sell him instead of letting him go on a Bosman. A whole host of clubs were interested in Hulse. Fellow promoted club Cardiff City were close to signing Hulse for a fee believed to be in a region of -750,000, but Hulse didn't wish to sign for the Blue Birds.
Hulse joined Crewe Alexandra at the age of nine, desite living in the north-east of England.
It was West Bromwich Albion that would secure the signing of Hulse for a fee of -750,000. He made his debut for West Brom in their 4-1 defeat at Walsall, but scored his first goal for the club in the 4-0 home win over Brentford. Hulse played a key role in the club's promotion challenge prior to having a stomach injury during the Christmas period. After recovering from this injury, Hulse made a further 19 appearances, scoring a single goal.
Despite his influential role in the previous year's promotion campaign, Hulse was given little chance to prove himself in the top flight, this was because of the summer signings of Robert Earnshaw, Geoff Horsfield and Nwankwo Kanu. Hulse played seven games for West Brom during the 2004-05 season, scoring no goals in any of the games.
Having played only a mediocre amount of games in comparison to his fellow strikers at West Brom, Hulse decided to join Leeds United on loan for the final three months of the 2004-05 campaign instead of a -1.2 million switch to Stoke City. His debut was spectacular, scoring two individual goals struck from outside the box against Reading.
The success of the loan spell led to a -1.1m transfer to Leeds. Hulse scored 20 goals in 51 games. He was the club's joint top scorer with 14 goals in the 2005-06 season despite being in competition with several forwards including Robbie Blake, David Healy and Richard Cresswell for a place in the side as well as playing with an ankle injury during the start of the season.
With Leeds failing to gain promotion to the Premiership, Hulse's ambition led elsewhere and in July 2006, Leeds accepted a bid of -2.2 million from Sheffield United although the fee could have risen to -3m, beating Norwich to Hulse's signature.
Hulse scored on his debut for the Blades against Liverpool; scoring the first goal of the 2006-07 Premiership season,
On 17 March, Hulse and Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr ech challenged for the ball in a league game at Stamford Bridge, resulting in a horrific injury. Hulse almost turned in a low Keith Gillespie cross but ech raced out to smother his effort and in the collision Hulse's ankle appeared to snap beneath him. After a five-minute delay Hulse was carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital with what was thought to be a double fracture. On 20 March, it was confirmed that Hulse had fractured his left leg in two places, for which he underwent surgery.
Hulse eventually returned to the first team in December 2007 after 9 months out,
Following the end of the 2007-08 season, Hulse was strongly linked with a move away to United's Championship rivals Derby County. Although an initial move in June 2008 fell through,
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'''Mika Matti Petteri "Mixu" Paatelainen''' (born 3 February 1967 in Helsinki) is a Finnish football player and manager. He scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish national team, which makes him Finland's all time eighth most capped player and third top goalscorer. He is the eldest of three brothers, all of whom have played professional football.
In October 1987, Scottish Premier Division club Dundee United signed him from FC Haka for -100,000. He became their top scorer twice.
He was then transferred to Aberdeen for -400,000 in February 1992, and further to English club Bolton Wanderers in 1994. As Bolton gained promotion to the Premiership he became the first Finn to play in the new league. Paatelainen also played in the 1995 Football League Cup Final, in which Wanderers were beaten 2-1 by Liverpool.
Other teams he played for included English club Wolverhampton Wanderers and Scottish clubs Hibernian, St. Johnstone and St. Mirren. He also played for a season at French club RC Strasbourg. He is fondly remembered by Hibernian supporters for his hat-trick in a 6-2 victory over rivals Heart of Midlothian on 22 October 2000. During his playing career he scored 143 league goals.
Having previously worked as a coach while still playing for St. Johnstone and St. Mirren, Paatelainen was appointed full-time manager of Scottish Third Division part-time football team Cowdenbeath in August 2005. In his first season, he guided ''the Blue Brazil'' to their first league title in 67 years. He signed his brothers Markus and Mikko for the club.
On 21 October 2006, Paatelainen resigned as manager of Cowdenbeath to join Finnish club TPS. He guided TPS to third place and UEFA Intertoto Cup qualification in what was to be his only season in charge.
Paatelainen was linked with the managerial vacancy at former club Hibernian in December 2007, and he was appointed on 10 January 2008.
During the 2008-09 season, however, Paatelainen has come under increasing pressure from Hibs fans due to poor results and his favouring of a 4-3-3 system. Paatelainen eventually abandoned 4-3-3 in favour of a more orthodox 4-4-2 system.
Paatelainen's time at Bolton Wanderers led to him being mentioned in the comedy show ''Phoenix Nights''. This happened when the doormen Max & Paddy drunkenly made a prank call to their boss Brian Potter, claiming that Paatelainen worked at the Coroner's office in Bolton and that the club was on fire.
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'''Stephen Daniel Crainey''' (born 22 June 1981) is a Scottish footballer who plays for English club Blackpool. He has played in the top flights in both Scotland and England with Celtic and Southampton respetively as well as playing for Leeds United.
He is a left back and has also represented Scotland at under-21 and has been capped by the national team.
Born in Glasgow, Crainey started his playing career with Scottish Premier League side Celtic in 1997. He made a total of 58 appearances for ''the Hoops''. He scored one goal when Celtic beat Hearts 5-2 in the quarter-final of the 2000-01 League Cup on 1 November 2000.
Crainey started the 2003-04 with Celtic. On 6 February 2004 he moved to England when he signed for Premier League side Southampton. He made his debut four days later as ''the Saints'' lost 2-1 away to Arsenal. However, he was to make a total of just five Premier League appearances for Southampton.
On 6 August 2004 he joined Football League Championship side Leeds United, initially on loan before the move was made permanent four days later for a fee of -200,000. This was Leeds United's first cash signing since relegation from the Premier League in May 2004. He made his debut on 14 August in a 0-0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. He made a total of 11 appearances in the 2004-05 season. The following season he played a total of 30 games as Leeds United reached the Play-offs. However, Crainey was sent off in the 68th minute in the second leg of the semi-final, as ''the Whites'' beat Preston North End to reach the final, which they then lost 3-0 to Watford.
Crainey was a regular at the start of the 2006-07 campaign under former manager Kevin Blackwell, but played less following Blackwell's departure on 20 September 2006. Crainey featured in the heavy defeats that quickly ended John Carver's hopes of becoming the permanent Leeds manager. When new boss Dennis Wise took over, he dropped Crainey in favour of Eddie Lewis and, later, other options at left back. Crainey later regained his place, but then was dropped again before suffering an injury.
Crainey's recovery coincided with the return to fitness of loan player Robbie Elliott who was regarded as Dennis Wise's first choice left-back. Elliott featured on the bench for the game against Leicester City on 13 March 2007, in his first outing since returning from injury, but Crainey was not even included in the squad as Wise chose to start Armando S in that role. His last appearance was on 30 January 2007, in a 2-1 win over Hull City. Crainey was eventually released at the end of his Leeds contract on 15 May 2007 as ''the Whites'' were relegated to League One.
On 9 July 2007, Crainey signed for Blackpool in a one-year deal with an option for a further year.
On 13 August 2007, he was named in the Press Association's Championship "Team of the Week".
At the end of the season, he won five awards at the clubs annual presentation night on 6 May 2008:
In June 2008 Crainey was linked with a -250,000 move to fellow Championship club Burnley.
Crainey was named in The Championship "Team of the Week", along with fellow teammates Matthew Gilks and Marcel Seip, following his performance in Blackpool's 0-0 draw with Swansea City on 24 October at the Liberty Stadium.
a. ''2 league play-off appearances for Leeds United in 2006 (included in 2005-06 total)''
Crainey has been capped at under-21 and full level by Scotland. He made his full debut on 27 March 2002 as Scotland lost a friendly 5-0 to France at the Stade de France in Paris.
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'''Paul John Butler''' (born 2 November 1972, in Moston, Manchester) is an English footballer. He was most recently a player at League Two side Chester City, where he also had spells as captain and assistant-manager.
He has previously played in the Premier League for Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers. And was also a former captain of Leeds United.
Butler began his professional career at Rochdale in 1991 and remained with the club for five seasons before joining Bury. Here, he won promotion to the second flight in his first season.
After one season in the second flight with Bury, he moved to Sunderland for -1million and won the First Division championship in his first season. He featured through a full season in the Premier League in 1999/2000.
However, he found himself often left out of Sunderland's first team during the following season. To gain playing time, First Division Wolves took him on loan in late 2000, a move made permanent by incoming manager Dave Jones for -1million in January 2001. He was made club captain for the following season which saw the team mount an automatic promotion challenge, only to fall away in the final weeks into the play-offs, where they lost to Norwich. The next year saw Butler win a second promotion to the top flight though, as the club won the play-offs, beating 3-0 in the 2003 final.
He remained with the club for their solitary season in the Premier League but could not agree terms of a new contract afterward and instead joined fellow-relegated side Leeds United in July 2004. He was a first choice centre-back during manager Kevin Blackwell's reign and was made captain shortly after signing. Leeds first season was one of consolidating, the following season The 2005/06 season saw the club almost regain their place in the top division but they lost the play-off final to .
After some poor performances, loss of fitness and the sacking of manager Kevin Blackwell, new manager Dennis Wise decided to strip Butler of the captaincy after a fall out, and he was told he was free to leave Elland Road on loan until January then on a free transfer. He duly moved on loan to League Two Milton Keynes Dons in November 2006. After returning to his parent club, he was released from his contract with Leeds leaving under poor terms with Dennis Wise, and two days later signed a permanent contract with the Dons.
Butler failed to complete the season with the MK Dons though, leaving in March 2007 after only 9 further appearances. He joined Chester City four months later and quickly struck up a strong central defensive partnership with Paul Linwood, later combining playing duties with a role on the coaching staff. But he was to rarely feature after April 2008, he fell out with Chester's manager after a poor performance against his former club Leeds United in the carling cup where Butler was substituted at half time, He never played for the club again and on February 1, 2009 he agreed a deal to leave Chester and become a free agent as he continued working towards completing his coaching qualifications.
Butler made his only appearance for the Republic of Ireland (for whom he qualified via his Irish wife), in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 23 February 2000. He was pitted against the big Czech striker Jan Koller, but by half-time Ireland were 2-0 down thanks to two Koller goals. Butler was substituted at half-time and Ireland went on to win the game 3-2. Butler's international career is generally referred to in derisive terms by Irish supporters and he is often nominated in fans "worst ever Ireland XI's"
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'''Jack Hobbs''' (born 18 August 1988) is a professional English football player, currently playing for Leicester City as a defender.
From Moulton, a small village near Spalding, Lincolnshire, Hobbs played for Moulton Harrox from the age of 10. The former Spalding Grammar School student left Moulton Harrox a few years later when he joined Lincoln City. Whilst at Lincoln City he was allowed to play for Spalding Athletic for one season at under 13.
Hobbs quickly made an impression in the youth set-up and, at the age of 14, scored his first goal in his fourth appearance for the Lincoln City U19 side in a 1-1 draw with Bradford City U19 on 22 March 2003. In March 2004 he was offered and accepted a three-year scholarship with the Imps, commencing at the start of the 2004-2005 season. His progress continued to be rapid and, at the age of just 16 years and 149 days, Hobbs made his league debut on 15 January 2005 coming off the bench to play just 3 minutes of League 2 football at home for Lincoln City, in the 1-1 draw against Bristol Rovers, in the process becoming the youngest ever player to play for the Sincil Bank based club in the Football League.
Hobbs moved from Lincoln City to Liverpool for a reported -750,000 on 2 August 2005 after spending a trial there. He made his Liverpool reserves debut at the age of 16 in a mini-derby with Everton and signed a three-year professional contract with the Merseyside club on his seventeenth birthday after initially agreeing to a pre-contract with the club. The young defender spent the 2005-2006 season in the centre of midfield for the reserves having been put there by Paco Herrera. Hobbs also captained the reserves team after David Raven went on loan to Tranmere Rovers and played an important role in helping the club to win the FA Youth Cup against Manchester City.
During the summer of 2006, Hobbs made his first appearances for the first team in friendly matches against Crewe and Wrexham, before going on tour of Switzerland with the first team. He endured a nightmare match against Kaiserslautern which Liverpool lost 3-2, with Hobbs placed at fault, although he did redeem himself a few days later when he was one of only a select few to come out of a 2-0 defeat to Zrich club Grasshopper with any credibility.
On 28 April 2007, Hobbs was named amongst the substitutes for the first time in Liverpool's Premier League match against Portsmouth at Fratton Park, however he did not make it onto the pitch. Hobbs went on to represent England at under 19 level on 3 occasions at the end of the 2006-07 season. He was expected to start the game against Reading in the Carling Cup on the 25 September 2007, but he started on the bench and came on to make his first-team debut as a late substitute in a 4-2 win. Hobbs later made his first full debut with Liverpool against Cardiff City in the Carling Cup on the 31 October 2007, playing all 90 minutes and gaining praise from pundits and teammates for his composed performance. His first appearance in the Premier League came when he replaced Jamie Carragher after 51 minutes in the 4-0 win against Bolton on 2 December 2007. On the 8 December he made his first League start in place of Sami Hyypi against Reading in which Liverpool lost the game three goals to one. Following that he put in a good display against Chelsea FC, in a League Cup quarter-final tie, a match Liverpool lost 2-0.
He joined Scunthorpe on 24 January, 2008 on a season-long loan deal. He scored his first senior goal on 15 February against Stoke.
Looking to gain first team experience, Hobbs joined League One side Leicester City on another season-long loan. He scored his first goal (his second in his career) for Leicester in a 4-2 home win over Huddersfield Town on 24 January, 2009.
Alongside Leicester's League One title, Hobbs was named in the PFA League One Team of the Year and was voted Leicester City supporters club young player of the season for the 2008-09 season.
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'''James Barry "Jimmy" Walker''' (born 9 July, 1973 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire) is a professional English footballer who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur.
Walker joined Notts County as a trainee in July 1991 but failed to make a first appearance
Walker's successes at Walsall included promotion from Division Three in 1995 and from Division Two in 1999 and again 2001.
The London club acquired Walker's services from Walsall on a Bosman free transfer in the summer of 2004. Walker, who provided competition for Stephen Bywater, was the second choice goalkeeper at Upton Park but gained a regular first team place within a year of his arrival. Walker helped West Ham win promotion in 2005 but a serious knee injury in the closing stages of the play-off final saw him miss the majority of the 2005-06 season. He made his first appearance since the knee injury, and his Premiership debut at the age of 32, in a 4-2 defeat to Portsmouth in March 2006. He made only two more first team appearances but collected a FA Cup Final runners up medal as an unused substitute in May 2006. The presence of Roy Carroll and Robert Green as goalkeepers at West Ham during the 2006/07 season meant that Walker's first-team chances were limited though he remained very popular at Upton Park. He is most respected by West Ham fans for saving a penalty taken by Frank Lampard (who is an unpopular figure at Upton Park) in the League Cup in October 2004, in front of the West Ham supporters' end at Stamford Bridge.
On 27 November 2008 Walker signed on loan for Colchester United.He made his debut for Colchester on 29 November 2008 in their 2-1 victory against Northampton Town.
At the start of September 2009 at the age of 36, Walker signed a short-term contract at Tottenham Hotspur as a 3rd choice goalkeeper.
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'''Clive Richard Luke Clarke''' (born January 14, 1980 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently without a club after leaving Sunderland for health reasons. He plays primarily as a left back, but also as centre back, left midfielder or centre midfielder.
Clive played his youth football with St Josephs Boys AFC football club based in Dublin.
Clarke started playing football with local club Newtown Schoolboys in his home town of Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow. He joined Stoke City as a trainee in August 1996, making his debut against Oldham in May 1999.
Clarke signed for West Ham for a fee of -275,000 at the end of July 2005, brought to the club by the then manager, Alan Pardew, who wanted another left-sided player. He made only three appearances for West Ham
Clarke joined Sunderland as a replacement for the injured George McCartney.
Clarke later signed a three-month loan deal with Leicester City on 16 August 2007. During the Carling Cup tie between Nottingham Forest and Leicester on 28 August 2007, Clarke collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrhythmia in the changing rooms at the City Ground causing the match to be abandoned at half-time, with the score at 1-0.
In an act of sportsmanship, Leicester allowed Forest to score the opening goal on the re-match to regain the advantage they had when the first game was abandoned. Leicester players stood aside to allow Forest goalkeeper Paul Smith to take in the ball from the kick-off. Reportedly even the bookmakers decided to pay out on the scorer of the first contested goal as well as paying out on both the 3-2 official result and the 3-1 "real" scoreline.
Clarke told the BBC on September 2 that he felt lucky to be alive.
''I sat quietly in a corner of the dressing room and felt a bit queasy. I can recall Patrick Kisnorbo talking to me, but it wasn't really registering. Then I just passed out.
''When I was told what had happened, the blood drained from my body. I just thought I could have been dead, and that I might never have seen my family again.
''When you think about Sevilla player Antonio Puerta (who collapsed last Saturday and died on Tuesday), it goes without saying that a day won't pass when I don't cherish every moment in my life.''}}
Clarke told Sky Sports on September 12 that he was still hopeful of playing again, but he never made another appearance for Leicester following the incident, and he returned to Sunderland in November. He left Sunderland by mutual agreement in February 2008 after medical advice.
Clarke was a Republic of Ireland Under 21 player
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'''Paul Martyn Konchesky''' (born 15 May 1981 in Barking, Greater London) is a professional English football player currently playing for Fulham in the left-back position. Konchesky is known for having lots of pace, a great work rate and for his attacking style of play.
Konchesky studied at Eastbrook Comprehensive School in Dagenham, London and played for Great Danes YFC amateur club as well as being a product of the Senrab FC academy who have produced a whole string of players such as John Terry and Jermaine Defoe. He signed for West Ham United as a boy at the Academy. Paul is now living in Upminster with Son, Connor. He owes his surname to his Polish great-grandfather.
Konchesky joined Charlton Athletic as a trainee in August 1997.
A spate of injuries at Charlton led to Konchesky being recalled from Spurs in December 2003, when he also came off the transfer list.
In July 2005, Konchesky signed for West Ham United,
In September 2003, Konchesky joined Tottenham Hotspur on one-month loan. The loan was extended for a further month and then until January 2004. Although Konchesky was keen on a permanent move to Tottenham, no move materialised.
Konchesky joined West Ham United in July 2005
Konchesky signed a four-year contract with Fulham in July 2007 for a fee of up to -3.25 million. Konchesky played the first game of the 2008/09 season for Fulham against new Premier League team Hull City but his mistake greatly helped the opposing team score a winner after he stumbled over the ball. He missed the next game against Arsenal due to injury but returned to action the following league game against Bolton Wanderers. He scored his first goal for the club, a 35 yard thunderbolt into the top left hand corner of the net in January 2009 at Upton Park, in a 3-1 defeat against his former side West Ham United,
In September 2009 Konchesky continued his goalscoring by putting Fulham level with Everton in a 2-1 win, scoring with the aid of a deflection off Everton defender Sylvain Distin.
Konchesky made 15 appearances for the England national under-21 football team, and has two caps for senior England team. He made his England first team debut in a half-time substitution in the friendly against Australia in February 2003 and made a second appearance for England again in a half-time substitution in the friendly against Argentina in November 2005.
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'''Malcolm George "Malky" Mackay''' (born 19 February 1972) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a central defender. During his career Mackay played for Queens Park, Celtic, Norwich City, West Ham and finally Watford, where he is currently employed as manager. He also played five times for the Scottish national football team.
Mackay began his career in his native Scotland, coming through the youth ranks of Queen's Park, before joining Scottish giants Celtic in the summer of 1993. He made only 46 appearances in 5 years with the Glasgow club, and in September 1998 moved to England, joining Norwich City for a fee of -350,000 after a one-game loan spell.
At the end of the 2001/02 season Norwich fans voted Mackay in second place behind Gary Holt in the voting for Norwich City player of the year. In the 2003/04 season, his sixth at Norwich, the club was promoted to the Premier League after winning Division One, however he was released by Norwich at the end of the season. He was named in the First Division Team of the Year in the 2003/04 in which they got promoted.
Mackay signed for West Ham United, before getting a chance to play in the Premier League, for -300,000 on the 10 September 2004. He played 18 league games for the Hammers, although none after March, as West Ham reached the play-offs, beating Preston North End in the final to reach the Premier League. Again, Mackay was released before playing a top flight game.
Mackay was picked up on a free transfer by Aidy Boothroyd as part of his rebuilding of Watford and soon become one of the key figures in Boothroyd's side. Mackay's experience was an invaluable asset to Watford and alongside Clarke Carlisle and Jay Demerit, Mackay was involved in some fantastic defensive displays as well as scoring some vital goals. At the end of the 2005/06 season Mackay achieved the feat of being promoted to the Premier League for the third successive season, as Watford beat Leeds United 3-0 in the play-off final.
After having been released following his two previous promotion campaigns, Mackay was assured by Boothroyd that he would play a part in Watford's Premier League campaign, citing his experience as an important asset to the team. Although he was not a first-team regular, Mackay made 14 Premier League appearances in 2006/07. In January 2007, Mackay took his first step into coaching by being promoted to first team coach, following the departure of Dave Hockaday.
In the 2007/08 season Mackay's only first team appearance came during an FA Cup tie against Wolves in January 2008. He took over as caretaker manager at Watford on 4 November 2008 following the departure of Aidy Boothroyd but his spell in charge lasted just 5 games after former Chelsea reserve coach Brendan Rodgers was appointed on a long term basis by then Watford chairman Graham Simpson. After Brendan Rodgers resigned in June 2009, Mackay took over as the manager of Watford and vowed to give Rodgers a good old pasting just for the Watford faithful.
During his sixth and final season at Norwich, at the age of 32, Mackay earned three caps for Scotland. His debut came in a 1-0 defeat to Denmark before playing in a 1-0 victory over Estonia and a 4-1 win against Trinidad & Tobago.
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'''Elliott Leslie Ward''' (born 19 January 1985 in Harrow, Greater London) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a defender for Coventry City.
Ward came through the youth system of West Ham United, making his debut for the Under-17 side before joining the first team in August 2003. In 2004, Ward went out for two loan spells, at Peterborough United and Bristol Rovers in July and December 2004 respectively.
Ward made an impact on the West Ham first team during the second half of the 2004-05 season, while the club were in the Football League Championship. Primarily due to injuries to more established defenders such as Christian Dailly and Malky Mackay, he found himself with the opportunity of partnering Anton Ferdinand in the centre of defence.
When Ward was brought into the first team, for the 1-3 loss against Reading on 12 March 2005, the club were lying outside the playoff places and looked unlikely to make it back to the Premiership. The pairing of Ward and Ferdinand enabled the team to remain unbeaten for the rest of the season. This unbeaten run included the three playoff games, thus ensuring their return to the Premiership for the following season.
At the beginning of the 2005-06 season, to prepare for the upcoming Premiership campaign, West Ham signed a number of players, including central defenders Danny Gabbidon and James Collins from Cardiff City. Gabbidon became the preferred choice to partner Ferdinand, and this resulted in chances being few and far between for Ward. He played two League Cup games, but made only one substitute Premiership appearance (against Bolton on 27 August 2005) before being loaned out to Plymouth Argyle in November. The month-by-month loan deal lasted three months, and after playing 16 games, Ward returned to ''The Hammers'' in February 2006 playing three further games towards the end of the 2005-06 season.
Despite signing a four-year contract extension with West Ham in August 2005, Ward left the East London club in the summer of 2006, joining Coventry City for -1m.
His performances for Coventry have attracted significant interest from Charlton Athletic and Fulham, or even a move back to former club West Ham for reported -2.5 million fees. The speculation heightened when Ward was omitted from the starting line up that faced Bristol City in an F.A. Cup 3rd round tie on 6 January. Coventry manager Micky Adams vehemently denied the rumour that Ward had been dropped to avoid him being cup-tied, but insisted that Ward had picked up a hamstring strain and thus was unfit to play.
He is the brother of Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Darren Ward, who turned down the opportunity of joining West Ham and the Premiership, at the start of the 2005-06 season, instead opting for Championship side Palace, claiming he didn't want to keep his brother out of the team.
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'''Trent McClenahan''' (born 4 February 1985) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for in the Scottish Premier League. McClenahan has been capped a dozen times for the Olyroos and represented Australia at the Beijing Olympics.
He was born in Chipping Norton, New South Wales and was a student at Westfields Sports High School, playing for several local youth teams.
At the age of 16 he left Australia and signed for West Ham United after impressing in trials. He made his league debut against Crewe in August 2004, the first of three first team appearances for the club.
He went out on loan to Milton Keynes Dons in March 2005, which was extended for the duration of the 2005-06 season. In all he made over 40 first team appearances for MK Dons.
McClenahan was released by West Ham United at the end of the 2005-06 season and signed for Hereford United in August 2006. He settled into the first team in the right-back position, and despite being in competition for the position with Simon Travis, went on to make 30 first team appearances scoring once. Trent was in and out of the Hereford side in the early part of the 2007-08 season due to his international commitments, but managed to score his second goal for the club against Lincoln City. Thereafter he featured in every first team match as Hereford gained promotion to League One.
He was offered a new contract, but the deadline passed without McClenahan contacting the club.
McClenahan captained the Australia U20 side and was part of the squad for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship although the team failed to progress past the group stages, he did play in all 3 games. In November 2006 he was called up to train with the full team for a game against Ghana.
He was then called up into the Australia U23 squad, and has been capped 12 times to date. He recently featured in the Australian team that reached the final of the Intercontinental Cup. He was selected for the Olympics in Beijing.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Lomas''' (born 18 January 1974) is a former Northern Ireland international professional football player, last attached to United Counties Football League Premier Division club St Neots Town as the player/manager.
Lomas, a midfielder, first made his name with Manchester City in the 1990s but then moved to West Ham United, where he made 227 competitive appearances and became club captain. On 31 August 2005, he was released on a free transfer and joined Queens Park Rangers (QPR).
He has earned 46 caps for the Northern Ireland national team, scoring three goals.
In 2007, Lomas played a Milk Cup celebration match for a Northern Ireland Select XI against Everton. Everton won the match 2-0.
He left QPR in May 2007, and joined Gillingham on 31 July 2007.
On 9 January 2008, Gillingham manager Mark Stimson revealed that Lomas had been placed on the transfer list. On 31 January it was announced that Lomas had been released from his contract.
Since leaving Gillingham Lomas was been linked with a return to management most notably with Colchester United, where he applied but lost out to Paul Lambert.
On 23 March 2009, he was appointed as player manager of St Neots Town. He left the club in January 2010, following the departure of chairman John Delaney. However, a few days later returned after Delaney had returned as Chairman.
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'''Matthew Etherington''' (born 14 August 1981) is an English footballer. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, plays for Premier League club Stoke City.
Born in Truro, Cornwall, Etherington came through the youth ranks at Peterborough United and made his league debut aged 15 years 262 days, in a 2-1 win at Brentford on 3 May 1997.
Etherington joined Tottenham Hotspur from Peterborough in a move that saw Simon Davies join the North London club as part of the same deal. He struggled to establish himself during his three year stint at Spurs and, in 2001, spent two months on loan to Bradford City, where he made 13 appearances and scored one goal against Watford.
Etherington joined West Ham at the beginning of their two year spell in the second-tier of English football, playing the final season of the First Division and the first of the Championship. Etherington was a big hit at Upton Park, winning the "Hammer of the Year" award in his first season at the club and he played a huge part in helping the club get to the 2004 Championship play-off final by scoring in the 2-0 win over Ipswich Town in the play-off semi final second leg. However, Etherington was seen in tears at the final whistle of a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the final. The following year, West Ham reached the play-off final again, with Etherington setting up the goal in the final against Preston North End with a perfectly timed cross which was scored by Bobby Zamora, which sent West Ham back into the Premiership. He was a regular member of the team for seasons 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06, his appearances being more sporadic in the following three seasons. Etherington eventually lost his place in the starting eleven due to Gianfranco Zola's preference to play younger players. He completed 195 games for West Ham, in all competitions, scoring 18 goals, before being sold to Stoke City on 8 January 2009.
On 8 January 2009, Etherington completed a transfer, thought to be for -2million, from West Ham United to Stoke City, signing a three and a half year contract. He made his debut for Stoke City two days after his transfer, against Liverpool in the Premier League, in a game which finished goalless.
Etherington appeared for the England Under-20 team at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, playing alongside players such as Stuart Taylor, Ashley Cole, Peter Crouch and Andy Johnson. However, the team failed to score a single goal in their three group matches, and finished bottom of their group.
Etherington had a gambling addiction while he was at West Ham United, who paid him a -300,000 loan, after he accumulated debts in excess of -800,000. He also spent time at Tony Adams' Sporting Chance Clinic.
''Statistics accurate as of match played December 2009.''
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'''Gavin John Williams''' (born 20 July 1980 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan) is a Welsh international professional footballer who currently plays for Bristol City as a midfielder.
Williams started his career as a YTS player at Hereford United having previously trained with Cardiff City. He made his first team debut at the age of 17, as a substitute in the 3-0 FA Cup victory over Sittingbourne. He made twelve more appearances that season and scored his first goal against Dover Athletic in the Conference. By the 1998-99 season he was a first team regular playing in a variety of positions in midfield and up front. He was to spend five seasons at Edgar Street, notably scoring a wonder strike against Swindon Town in the 2001-02 FA Cup Second Round.
At the age of 21 he moved to Hereford's rivals Yeovil Town for the 2002-03 season, having rejected a new contract offer at Edgar Street. Hereford received a -22,500 fee for their leading goalscorer plus a 25% next sale clause, which earned the Bulls a further -62,500 in 2004.
At Huish Park he was an integral part in the squad which in that season gained promotion to the football league for the first time, scoring six goals, the same season in which his team reached the sixth round of the FA Trophy. He also won the Player of the Year award for his club, an ever present rock in the midfield.
It wasn't long before West Ham United decided to swoop for him, purchasing him in December 2004 for -250,000. But his last act in his last game for Yeovil was to be sent off.
He made his West Ham debut on Boxing Day 2004, coming on as a substitute against Nottingham Forest in a 3-2 win. He made a further nine appearances in the West Ham team, as they gained promotion to the Premiership, scoring his first goal against Leeds United. By November 2005 he had been loaned out to Ipswich Town after struggling to gain a first-team place at West Ham. The loan spell was a success and the deal was made permanent in January 2006 for a fee of -300,000.
On June 27 2008, he joined Bristol City on a two year contract for an undisclosed fee.
Williams' younger brother Lewis is a winger with Pontypridd RFC.
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Mullins was born in Reading, Berkshire and joined Crystal Palace as a trainee in August 1996.
Financial difficulties meant that the Crystal Palace were unable to make new signings for the 1999-2000 season and relied on youngsters such as Mullins and Clinton Morrison and veterans such as Andy Linighan as they successfully battled against relegation from Division One. Mullins made 49 league and cup appearances in that season and a further 51 appearances in the 2000-01 season as Palace reached the semi-final of the League Cup but narrowly escaped relegation.
An offer of over half a million for him was made by an anonymous club during the beginning of 2003 was ultimately rejected as being ''"derisory"''.
Mullins was the first signing for West Ham's newly appointed manager, Alan Pardew, and initially joined on a short-term loan to enable him to play against Nottingham Forest on the same day.
West Ham exceeded expectations in the 2005-06 season, finishing in a mid-table position and reaching the FA Cup Final, which was won by Liverpool 3-1 on penalties. Mullins, having made 42 appearances in that season, was however suspended for the final along with Luis Garca, after the pair had been sent off in a league fixture a few weeks earlier and an appeal against his dismissal was rejected by the Football Association.
On 25 January 2009 Mullins joined Portsmouth signing a three and a half year contract. He has been a regular since making 17 Premier league appearances scoring none, forming a good partnership with Sean Davis in the middle of the park.
Mullins has made three appearances for the England U-21 team against Poland U-21 in March 1999, Hungary U-21 in April 1999 and Bulgaria U-21 in June 1999.
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'''Moses Ashikodi''' (born 27 June 1987) is a Nigerian-English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ebbsfleet United.
Ashikodi started his career at Millwall. Aged fifteen years and 240 days, he became their youngest ever player when he made his debut at Brighton & Hove Albion in March 2003.
Ashikodi's career at Millwall effectively ended in February 2004 after a training ground incident that reportedly saw Ashikodi threaten a team-mate with a plastic knife.
Ashikodi joined West Ham United in August 2004 on a two year contract after impressing during a trial.
Released by West Ham, Ashikodi moved to Scottish Premier League club Rangers during the January 2006 transfer window after a successful trial period, signing a six month contract.
In January 2007, Ashikodi moved to Premier League side Watford for a nominal fee, signing a two and a half year contract.
Ashikodi was loaned to League One side Bradford City in March 2007. He played eight times for the Bantams, scoring twice. His loan spell was cut short after he sustained a broken leg in a fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion, which ruled him out for the remainder of the season.
After recovering from his broken leg, he was quickly loaned out in January 2008 to another League One side, Swindon Town, for the remainder of the 2007-08 season. He played ten times for Swindon, and scored a hat-trick for their reserves. He returned to Watford in April 2008 after a loose screw on a plate in his leg required surgery, ruling him out of the remainder of the season.
On 5 August 2008 he was loaned to League One side Hereford United until 3 January 2009. He followed in the footsteps of Theo Robinson and Toumani Diagouraga, both of whom were loaned from Watford to Hereford the previous season. He scored in his second game for the club, a 2-1 loss to Championship side Crystal Palace in the League Cup. In mid-September he had to return to Watford for treatment on an injury, but subsequently returned to Hereford. Ashikodi had made only eight first team appearances for the Bulls, with one goal scored, by the expiration of his loan deal in January 2009.
Ashikodi's contract was terminated by Watford on 2 February 2009.
Later the same month, Ashikodi played on trial for both Luton Town, scoring in the side's reserve team game against Peterborough United,
After a successful trial for Shrewsbury, Ashikodi signed until the end of the 2008-09 season.
On 31 August 2009 Ashikodi joined Conference side Kettering Town. He made his debut as a second half substitute against Altrincham, scoring once and setting up a second goal in a 2-0 victory. Ashikodi's good start to the season continued with a goal against Ebbsfleet United on 26 September 2009. Ashikodi played his last game for Kettering in the FA Cup game against Leeds United Ashikodi was substituted in the second half of the game. Much to the Kettering Town fans anger and chants to the manager of "you dont know what your doing!"
Moses turned down a higher contract offer from Kettering Town chairman to pursue league football once more.
Following his release from Kettering, Ashikodi signed for Ebbsfleet on 19 January 2010
Ashikodi has played for England at youth levels; he played in the 2002 under-16 Victory Shield, scoring in a 1-0 victory against Wales.
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'''Marlon Anderson Harewood''' (born 25 August 1979) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Aston Villa. He is a Barbadian Englishman.
Harewood started his career at Nottingham Forest. During his career there, he had loan spells at Haka and Ipswich Town before joining West Ham United in 2003 and then Aston Villa in 2007. In 2009 he also spent short periods on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United.
Harewood was a product of the Nottingham Forest youth system,
He joined West Ham United in November 2003 for a fee of -500,000. After signing for West Ham, new manager Alan Pardew hoped that the powerful striker could have a similar effect on the Hammers promotion hopes the following season. Harewood was the top scorer for West Ham in 2004-05 with 23 goals in all competitions. He returned to top flight football following West Ham's playoff victory at the end of the 2004-05 season, and the 2005-06 season saw Marlon spearheading Pardew-s Premiership attack. He scored 14 league goals, including the first top flight hat-trick of the season in a 4-0 home victory against Aston Villa and also put West Ham in front after just 52 seconds against Manchester United also at Upton Park. Harewood became one of the top scoring strikers of the 2005-2006 season and after scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup semi-final against Middlesbrough, Harewood responded by saying, ''"I can't really describe how I felt at the time; you can't put something like that into words, it's a chapter in my career that I have dreamed about doing since I was a little kid. After making the big step-up from Nottingham Forest to West Ham, I knew I had to work hard if I wanted to get to where the top strikers in the country were."''
Harewood collected an FA Cup runners-up medal with West Ham that season, after they lost on penalties following a 3-3 draw with Liverpool. He was also the club's top Premier League goalscorer with 14 goals.
Following a torrid run of results for West Ham, including a defeat to League 1 side Chesterfield in the League Cup, Harewood scored a dramatic last-minute winner against title-hopefuls Arsenal in November 2006. This subsequently resulted in a highly emotional confrontation between the two managers. In May 2007, Harewood confirmed that he would leave West Ham in the summer after falling out of favour at the club. In July, it was confirmed that Marlon was in talks at Aston Villa's training ground and his agent, Mick McGuire, said, ''"Marlon has been in talks with Villa and everything should be concluded soon. Villa have come in at the 11th hour to take him."''
Harewood joined Aston Villa on 17 July 2007 for a fee to be -4 million,
Harewood continued to be a fringe player at Aston Villa throughout the winter and eventually scored his second goal in the 2-2 draw with Liverpool in January.
His spirited substitute appearances for the club have turned around games and lead to him becoming a fan favourite at Villa Park. The chant "Feed the Hare and he will score" rang around the Madejski Stadium after he scored Villa's second against Reading on 24 February 2008.
Despite his good performances from the bench Martin O'Neill continued to use him as a "super-sub" (albeit he did start against Manchester United due to injury troubles) and he continued to score goals. He scored his first goal at Villa Park in a 4-0 victory over Bolton and scored again the following week in a 6-0 win away to Derby County. His next Villa goal didn't come until October when he scored in a 1-1 draw with Litex Lovech in the UEFA Cup.
Harewood found his chances even more limited during the 2008-09 season. He did not start a single Premier League match, and of his fourteen appearances in all competitions, eight were as a substitute. The goal against Litex Lovech was the only time he scored that season. After the arrival of Emile Heskey at Villa Park in January 2009, newspapers started speculating that his time at the club was coming to an end, with rumours of a move to Stoke, Sheffield United and Middlesbrough.thumb|Harewood with Newcastle,
He eventually left Villa on loan, joining Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Championship for the remainder of the season on 23 March 2009. He played five games for Wolves without scoring before returning to Villa Park.
On 24 September 2009, Harewood joined Championship side Newcastle United on a three-month loan until December. He made his debut on 26 September 2009 in a 4-0 win over Ipswich Town, coming on as a substitute for Nile Ranger in the 64th minute. His first goal for the Magpies came, in a 1-1 draw, against Queens Park Rangers on 30 September 2009 in the following game. He then scored a brace to help Newcastle win 3-0 against Swansea City on 28 November 2009 and keep the Magpies top of the table. He scored his fourth of the season coming in a 2-2 away draw at Barnsley. His fifth of the season came on 20 December 2009, scoring the opening goal in the 2-0 win Tyne-Tees derby at St James' Park.
Stats accurate as of 13:11, 26 December 2009.
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'''John "Jack" Lambert''' (22 May 1902 - 7 December 1940) was an English footballer.
A large and robust centre forward from Greasbrough near Rotherham, Yorkshire, Lambert was turned down by Sheffield Wednesday after a trial, so started his career playing for Rotherham County in 1922. He soon made a move to Leeds United, but spent three years there with little success. He finally came to prominence after becoming a regular goalscorer for Doncaster Rovers, joining the side in January 1925. Playing in Yorkshire, he had attracted the attention of Herbert Chapman when the latter was manager of Huddersfield Town; when Chapman became Arsenal manager, needing a quality centre-forward, he signed Lambert for -2,000 in June 1926.
Lambert made his Arsenal debut against Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park on 6 September 1926, but initially struggled, scoring only once in his first season; he was forced to play understudy to Jimmy Brain for several years. However, he got his breakthrough in 1929-30; with the aid of playmaker Alex James, Lambert scored 18 times in only 20 appearances, including Arsenal's second goal in their 1930 FA Cup Final victory over Huddersfield Town, the club's first major trophy.
The following season (1930-31) Lambert was even more successful, scoring 38 goals in just 34 games in the League, a club record at the time (which was later broken by Ted Drake) that included a total of seven hat-tricks; that season Arsenal won the First Division title for the first time in their history. Lambert continued to play for Arsenal over the next few years, scoring regularly (including five goals in a 9-2 defeat of Sheffield United, the most ever scored by an Arsenal player in a single home match); he helped Arsenal reach a third FA Cup final, a 2-1 loss to Newcastle United in 1931-32, and won a second First Division title in 1932-33, scoring 14 goals in 12 league appearances.
By now Lambert was over 30 and only a bit-part player (Ernie Coleman having led the front line through most of 1932-33), and the signing of Jimmy Dunne in September 1933 forced Lambert out of the side; his last game came on 13 September 1933 against West Bromwich Albion and he was sold in October 1933 to Fulham. In all he scored 109 goals in 161 games for the Gunners, a quite high ratio, but it wasn't enough for him ever to be selected for England.
Lambert played for two seasons for Fulham before retiring from playing in 1935. The following year he became coach of Margate (who at the time were Arsenal's "nursery" club) and returned to Arsenal in 1938 as a coach of the club's reserve side. He died at the age of 38, killed in a car accident in Enfield, Middlesex, on 7 December 1940.
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'''Scott Jamieson''' (born 13 October 1988) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Adelaide United in the Hyundai A-League.
Jamieson was born in Auburn, New South Wales. He has previously played for the Blacktown City Demons in the New South Wales Premier League and has also attended Westfields Sports High School before signing for English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers. In the summer of 2007 he made his full first team debut for Wanderers in their pre-season defeat against Hibernian.
He ended a three year stint in England with Bolton on 6 June by signing for Adelaide United on a two year deal.
Before the start of the 2009-10 A-League season, Jamieson was linked with moves to several Dutch Eredivisie clubs, but declined all offers and stated his preference in staying in Australia for another season.
During the 2009-10 January Transfer Window it has been reported that Jamieson is to trial with Cercle Brugge K.S.V.in Belgium's Jupiler Pro League.
He has represented Australia at U-17 level and was a member of Australia's squad for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
After a string of impressive performances for Adelaide, Jamieson was called into  Pim Verbeek's training squad for the match against Qatar in October 2008.
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'''George Ulyett''' (21 October 1851 in Sheffield - 18 June 1898 in Sheffield) was an English all-round cricketer, noted particularly for his very-aggressive batsmanship. A well-liked man (who, in later years, kept a pub in his native Sheffield), Ulyett was popularly known as "Happy Jack", once musing memorably that Yorkshire played him only for his good behaviour and his whistling. A fine all round sportsman, Ulyett played football in the 1882-83 and 1883-84 seasons as goalkeeper for Sheffield Wednesday.
Born in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Ulyett joined the local Pitsmoor club at the age of sixteen and, from 1871 to 1873, played as a professional in Bradford. In 1873, he made his Yorkshire debut, at Bramall Lane against Sussex, and remained a valued member of the team for the next twenty years, passing 1,000 runs in ten seasons and fifty wickets in three. He took his career-best figures of seven for thirty against Surrey in 1878 and, in 1887, made his highest score, 199 not out against Derbyshire.
Ulyett was a member James Lillywhite Junior's tour of Australia in 1876/77. After the visitors' early defeat at the hands of a XV of New South Wales, the local press pronounced them "by a long way the weakest side that have ever played in the colonies, notwithstanding the presence of Shaw, who is termed the premier bowler of England. If Ulyett, Emmett, and Hill are specimens of the best fast bowling in England, all we can say is, either they have not shown their proper form, or British bowling has sadly deteriorated." Not long after, however in an eleven-a-side first-class match against New South Wales, Ulyett scored an excellent 94 to guide Lillywhite's team to victory.
Ulyett also played in the first-ever Test match, staged at the MCG, during that tour. His first real action in Test cricket came when he held onto a catch off the bowling of James Southerton to dismiss Billy Midwinter for five. With the bat, however, Ulyett failed in the first innings, lasting just a quarter of an hour before Nat Thomson had him trapped in front; in the second innings, however, with England in dire straits, he fought hard with John Selby for about 45 minutes -- but then the rampant Tom Kendall got one through his defences and effectively brought an end to England's resistance, the match being lost by 45 runs. In bowling, Ulyett took three for 39 in the second innings, his first wicket being that of Charles Bannerman, who famously managed an incredible 165 out of Australia's first innings total of 245 (or 67.3 per cent of it, still a Test-Match record). This amazing effort finally came to an end when the toiling Ulyett let loose a sharp, rising bouncer that found its way through Bannerman's primitive gloving and struck him a blow on the index finger, splitting it open rather badly. A short delay revealed the fact that Bannerman could no longer grip his bat properly and that, therefore, he would have to retire. The Australian opener walked off, wincing from the pain in his bloodied right hand. George Ulyett, although never regarded as a truly-quick bowler, could nevertheless do real damage on occasion. Bannerman was unable to field, and, in the second innings, when Ulyett dismissed him again (this time in orthodox fashion -- bowled), he faced just nine deliveries.
In the second game, also at Melbourne, Ulyett showed his worth as a batsman, making 52 and 63 to secure an England win by four wickets. Thereafter, he was a regular pick for the England Test side, with his batting and bowling backed up by some fine displays of fielding.
Ulyett played 25 Tests in total -- it was by far the longest career of any England cricketer to play in that inaugural Test -- and several times changed the course of a match. At Lord's in 1884, in the second innings, he returned an analysis of 39.1-23-36-7 (four-ball overs) to reduce the Australians from 60/1 to 145 all out and force a remarkable innings victory.
Included in that haul was one of the most famous caughts-and-bowled ever taken. Ulyett sent down a straight half-volley to Bonnor, who drove at it with all his considerable might and got it right out of the middle of the bat. The ball flew back towards the bowler with a resounding crack. It seemed to Ulyett barely to have left his hand -- yet already it was flying back to him at what seemed like the speed of light. He had no time to judge it but held out the right hand instinctively, and the leather stuck, right in the middle of his palm. With the sound of Bonnor-s stroke still echoing about the ground, many eyes in the gallery were looking for the area near the boundary where they thought that the ball would land. The eyes of George Giffen, the non-striker, were among the wanderers, and he was certain that everyone else must be looking for it, too: indeed, a segment of the crowd, in panic, had even opened up a space in the ring in anticipation of the ball-s descent. Giffen reckoned it to have been a very mighty drive indeed -- but he could not see where it had gone. When, finally, his and other eyes were diverted back towards the pitch, they noticed Ulyett celebrating and Bonnor was departing. It soon dawned on them that Ulyett had taken the catch. Although Ulyett felt no pain in the centre of his hand, there was definitely a fair amount of it on the outside. Bonnor looked at him disgustedly, thinking it almost immoral to have done such a thing, and he walked off gloomily. The England players gathered around Ulyett in wonderment. They seemed to the ''Wisden'' correspondent to be curious as to what kind of man this was -- although they were also keen to congratulate him on his evasion of impending danger. The looks on the faces of Allan Steel and Alfred Lyttelton would stay with ''Wisden'''s man for a long time. WG Grace and Lord Harris both told Ulyett that he was foolish to have attempted to take the catch: had it hit his wrist or arm instead, that bone would surely have snapped. Giffen believed that this was one of the finest catches that he had ever seen, and, although on the team which it had adversely affected, he definitely appreciated it.
Earlier, in 1881/82, Ulyett had made his only Test century, hitting 149 at Melbourne in a drawn match.
The end of Ulyett's international career came in somewhat controversial fashion. At Lord's in 1890 he had made 74 out of 173 to shore up England's first innings after they had slumped to 20/4, putting on 72 with Maurice Read. However, he did not appear at The Oval three weeks later because the authorities at Yorkshire refused to release him from county duty, requiring him instead to play against Middlesex at Bradford. (He made 11 and did not bowl a ball.)
He played on for Yorkshire for a few more years, but bowled increasingly little and did not take a wicket after 1891. The last of his 18 hundreds came against Middlesex in 1892, and he bade a quiet farewell from the first-class game in scoring just nine at Bramall Lane in August 1893. After retirement, his health began to fail and five years later he died in Pitsmoor, aged just 46, of pneumonia contracted while attending a Yorkshire match. His popularity was shown by the turnout of 4,000 for his funeral.
"Of large build, ruddy countenance and of cheery disposition, Ulyett was a typical Yorkshireman" He was clean hitter of a cricket ball and a fast bowler with "a high action". Lyttleton also says he was not a particularly skilful bowler: "He pounded away straight and hard but I never thought that he used his head much".
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'''Shaun O'Neill Newton''' (born August 20, 1975 in Camberwell, London) is an English footballer whose favoured position is as an attacking right-sided midfielder. He is without a permanent club and is currently training with Bournemouth.
Newton started his career at second flight Charlton Athletic, and worked his way up to the first team, making his debut as a 17 year old on 14 August 1993 as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Birmingham City. He quickly became a first team regular and was a virtual ever present over the period 1995-98. This era also saw him recognised by his country, as he won three England Under-21 caps during 1996. His debut came in a 2-0 win over Moldova U21 on 31 August 1996.
He won promotion to the Premier League in 1998, after a momentous play-off final victory over Sunderland, winning on penalties after an astonishing 4-4 draw, with Newton scoring Charlton's seventh penalty. Newton had earlier scored in the semi-final success over Ipswich Town to take them to Wembley.
The midfielder's first season in the top flight was interrupted by a knee ligament injury, but although he recovered, the club's fortunes didn't and they were swiftly relegated. He regained his spot in the side in the 1999/2000 season as the club won promotion again at the first attempt as champions. He found him often on the sidelines in the Premier League though, as Claus Jensen was signed and youngster Scott Parker emerged.
Frustrated by a lack of first-team opportunities in the 2000/01 season as the team remained in Premier League, he requested a transfer in February 2001 and was placed on the transfer list. Although he remained at the club for a further six months, he finally left The Valley in August 2001, joining First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers for -850,000. In total, he had made 285 appearances for Charlton, scoring 26 goals.
Newton was signed by Dave Jones for Wolves in August 2001 for an initial fee of -850,000 rising to -1 million if Wolves were promoted with Newton in the squad. He made a bright start, scoring on his debut against Portsmouth and produced a career-best seasonal tally of goals (with 8). Despite this, a late slump saw the club fall away from the top into the play-offs where they lost to Norwich. However, the following season saw the midfielder win a third promotion to the top flight though as the club won the play-offs, beating Sheffield United 3-0 in the final.
He was a first choice in the Premier League, something that had evaded him in his Charlton days, but Wolves only managed one season at this level. He retained his place as the 2004/05 season began, but the arrival of Glenn Hoddle as manager midway through, saw his opportunities diminish and he left the club in March 2005. In total, he made 130 appearances for the Midlanders, scoring 12 times.
Newton moved from Wolves to West Ham in March 2005 for an initial fee of -10,000.
In July 2006, his career was derailed when he was banned for seven months, backdated to 20 May 2006, after testing positive for cocaine following West Ham's FA Cup semi-final victory over Middlesbrough in April 2006. He remained with the club during his ban, but only made five further appearances under his recently-arrived former Charlton manager Alan Curbishley upon his return.
Newton joined Leicester City on loan for the rest of the 2006/07 season in March 2007,
Newton spent a spell on trial at Yeovil Town in Spring 2008, but was not offered a contract. He was convicted of nine charges connected with a scam to dodge speeding tickets involving his former West Ham teammate Teddy Sheringham in July 2008, for which he received a 28-week suspended prison sentence, and a 12-month driving ban, with an order to do 180 hours of unpaid community service.
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'''Lee James Barnard''' (born 18 July 1984) is an English footballer currently playing for Southend United.
Born in Romford, London Borough of Havering in 1984, he attended Billericay's Mayflower County High School.
Barnard has played for Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Exeter City, and Stevenage Borough, all on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.
Thanks to his prodigious goalscoring rate at reserve level he was expected to make his first team debut in the 2005-06 season. He was due to make his debut in the match against Charlton Athletic on 5 February 2006. Tottenham were leading 3-0 until a Charlton goal in the 69th minute meant Martin Jol did not want to bring on another striker so Barnard had to wait. Following the match he suffered a foot sprain which kept him out of action for 5 weeks, only returning for the reserve match against Leicester City on 18 March.
On 17 April he finally got to make his Premier League debut in the 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at White Hart Lane, coming on after 77 minutes as a substitute. He also came on the following week against Bolton Wanderers.
Barnard was one of ten Spurs squad members to be struck down by food poisoning on the evening of 6 May before their crucial final game of the season against West Ham United. Unable to postpone, they went on to lose and therefore slipped to 5th. This allowed rivals Arsenal to take the fourth Champions League place for that season.
On 30 August 2007, Barnard was loaned out to League One team Crewe Alexandra for five months, after a delay due to an injury in training. Barnard made a scoring dbut in the Railwaymen's 2-0 home win over Huddersfield Town on September 8, 2007. However, he damaged ankle ligaments in late October and returned to Spurs for two months for treatment.
Southend United announced on 25 January 2008, that Barnard had signed a permanent contract that will keep him at Roots Hall until 2010. Barnard had impressed since signing for Southend, with a number of crucial goals, including a late winner at Carlisle United, who had the best home record in the league. Barnard scored his 10th goal of the season on 13 April 2009 in a 3-2 win against Northampton Town, the first Southend United player of that season to reach double figures. Southend have an impressive stat of only losing once when Barnard has scored. Barnard has scored a total of 24 goals in a total of 59 appearances for the club. Barnard scored his first hat-trick for the club in the 3-0, League One victory over Leyton Orient on 4 September 2009.
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'''Brian Flynn''', (born 12 October, 1955) is a Welsh football manager and former Welsh international player. He was a midfield player and, at 161 cm (5'3"), one of the shortest professional football players of modern times.
He is currently in charge of all Welsh youth level teams including the Under-21s. During this time he has been extremely successful, coming close to taking Wales to their first major championship in 57 years.
Flynn turned professional with Burnley, then in the old First Division, in 1972 and was a regular member of the first team from 1974. Burnley were relegated to the old Second Division in 1976 and, in 1977, he was transferred to Leeds United. He returned to Burnley from 1982 to 1984 and thereafter played for a succession of clubs; Cardiff City, Doncaster Rovers and Bury before joining Wrexham in 1988.
He earned 66 full Welsh caps between 1975 and 1984.
At Wrexham he was given the manager's job in December 1989 and held it for the next 12 years, establishing a long-running managerial team with Kevin Reeves and Joey Jones.
When Brian Flynn took over at Wrexham, they were probably the weakest side in the Football League. His first full season as manager (1990-91) was easily the worst in the club's history. They finished bottom of the Fourth Division and their league status was only saved because the league was to expand to 93 clubs for the (1991-92 season) - although the size of the league was soon reverted to 92 clubs following the resignation of Aldershot and Maidstone.
During 1991-92, Wrexham improved dramatically. They finished well up the table and achieved a shock win over defending league champions Arsenal in the Third Round of the FA Cup. More success came in 1992-93 when Wrexham finished runners-up in the new Division Three and won promotion to Division Two. A run to the FA Cup quarter finals followed in 1996-97, but the Welsh Dragons never mounted a serious challenge for promotion to Division One and by the time Flynn's reign ended in October 2001 they were heading for relegation.
A year after leaving Wrexham, Flynn made his comeback to the game by accepting the manager's job at Swansea City. The Swans were bottom of the league for much of the 2002-03 season and also on the verge of going out of business completely, just over 20 years after they had finished sixth in the old First Division. But Flynn turned the club around and victory on the final day of the season ensured their safety. Brian Flynn left Swansea City midway through the 2003-04 season.
Flynn joined the Welsh national set-up in 2004 as under-21 coach. His management of the Welsh under-21 side has seen some of the best results in its history. Flynn came agonisingly close to taking the Welsh team to the 2009 UEFA under-21 Championships, guiding the side to the top of a group containing France and Romania, including a superb away win against the latter. Unfortunately, competition rules stipulated that even group winners had to go through a two-legged play-off round in order to qualify, and Wales were knocked out 5-4 on aggregate against their neighbours, England.
In the current campaign, Wales have continued their good form under Flynn, remaining unbeaten in their first five matches and leading the group with 13 points. Their closest rivals, Hungary, have six points, with Italy and Luxembourg a further two points behind on four each. Hungary and Italy, have, however, played just three games each.
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'''Massimo Maccarone''' (born September 6, 1979 in Galliate, Province of Novara) is an Italian association football striker currently playing for A.C. Siena.
He made headlines in March 2002 when he became the first Serie B player in twenty years to be picked for the Italian national side. He is nicknamed ''Big Mac''.
Maccarone started his career at A.C. Milan youth system. On 1998, he went on loan to Modena, but did not make a single appearance. On 1999, he was transferred to Serie C team Prato, scoring 24 goals in 49 matches. In 2000, he transferred to Empoli F.C., helping the club get promoted to Serie A during the 2001-02 season. In the same period, he was one of the most outstanding players of the Italian U21 team which reached the semi-finals in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. As a result he was noticed by several teams, and was signed by English Premiership team Middlesbrough. His transfer from Empoli in July 2002 cost Middlesbrough -8.15m (-12.7m).
Despite showing fine early form in his first few matches for Middlesbrough, the remainder of his spell at the club was a struggle to justify his price tag and during the 2004-05 season he was loaned out to Serie A club Parma, moving (yet again on loan) on January 2005 to Siena.
Maccarone returned to Middlesbrough for the 2005-06 season, and despite not being a regular first-team player, endeared himself to the Middlesbrough fans, especially through his work-rate and attitude. The player's spell at Middlesbrough is remembered for two last minute winners in key UEFA Cup ties in 2006. He scored against FC Basel in the second leg of the quarterfinals, a tie in which Middlesbrough overturned a three goal deficit to win 4-3 on aggregate.
Despite these heroics, he made few appearances for Middlesbrough in the following season and in January 2007 Maccarone moved to Siena on a free transfer, with an original contract running until 2010. In February 2007 he made headlines by criticizing former ''Boro'' and then England manager Steve McClaren for his 'ineptitude', causing ''Boro'' chairman Steve Gibson to call him 'a fool'.
On February 11, 2007 he played his first Serie A match after his Siena return against Cagliari Calcio.
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'''Roy Hodgson''' (born 9 August 1947) is an English football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Fulham.
Hodgson is probably best known for guiding the Swiss national team to the 1994 World Cup and Euro 1996; before that Switzerland had not qualified for a major tournament since the 1960s. He has also coached many notable club sides, including Viking FK, Malm FF, Internazionale, Blackburn Rovers, Grasshoppers, F.C. Copenhagen and Udinese. He was appointed to his current role at Fulham in December 2007.
Hodgson has served several times as a member of UEFA's technical study group at the European Championships, and he was also a member of the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG) at the 2006 World Cup. Hodgson has also worked as a television pundit in several of the countries in which he has coached and is multilingual.
Hodgson was born in Croydon and educated at John Ruskin Grammar School. He was a moderately successful player with Crystal Palace but was never able to break into the first team, this was followed by several years in non-league football with Tonbridge, Gravesend and Northfleet and Maidstone United (where he was assistant coach).
He started his coaching career in 1976 at the Swedish top division side Halmstads BK where he spent five years, winning the league championship in 1976 and 1979. The success with Halmstad in 1976 is considered as one of the biggest surprises of all time in Swedish football. The year before Halmstad had struggled against relegation and the club was before the 1976 campaign commonly seen as a potential relegation candidate. Also through his early career, he was dubbed the nicest man in the world.
In 1980, he moved to Bristol City in his native England, where he was assistant manager and later manager. Due to the club's financial problems he was largely unsuccessful. In 1983, Hodgson moved back to Sweden to take over rebro SK. In 1985, he took over at Malm FF, which he led to five consecutive league championships, two Swedish championships (at the time the Swedish championship was decided through play-offs) as well as two Swedish Cups. Due to his successful time at Malm FF, Hodgson is even to this date highly appreciated by the club's fans who have unofficially named a section of the new Swedbank Stadion "Roys Hrna" (Roy's Corner).
Hodgson moved to Swiss side Neuchtel Xamax in 1990. His early coaching career was closely linked to that of his friend Bob Houghton; they worked together at Maidstone, Stranraer and Bristol City, and they both worked in Swedish football at the same time. The pair are credited with transforming Swedish football, bringing zonal marking for the first time.
Hodgson took over the Swiss national team from Uli Stielike on 26 January 1992.
Hodgson took the ''Schweizer Nati'' to the 1994 World Cup, losing only one game during qualification, from a group that included Italy and Portugal. This was Switzerland's first World Cup since 1966. At the 1994 World Cup, the Swiss finished runners-up in their group, qualifying for the Round of 16 where they lost to Spain.
The Swiss easily qualified for Euro '96. Hodgson left immediately after they had qualified for Euro '96, on 15 November 1995 to join Serie A side Internazionale. He had in fact been doing both jobs from October of that year. Without Hodgson, the Swiss had a difficult time at Euro '96 with defeats coming at the hands of the Netherlands and Scotland, with the Swiss finishing bottom of their group.
Before the acid of the European Championships, Roy was mostly into Dosoxy. However, he joined Italian Serie A giants Internazionale, where he worked from 1995 to 1997, reaching the UEFA Cup final in 1996-97. In the 1997 close season, he left Internazionale to manage Premiership side Blackburn Rovers, whom he guided into the UEFA Cup during his first season. He was sacked early in his second season in charge after a string of bad results saw Blackburn drop to the bottom of the league table,
In 2000, Hodgson was one of three candidates to take over as England manager, but when Sven-Gran Eriksson was chosen, he moved to Denmark and won the Superliga championship with F.C. Copenhagen in 2000-01. In 2001, he broke his contract with F.C. Copenhagen to move to Serie A side Udinese. Despite a successful start, he was fired after just six months after allegedly stating that he regretted taking up the post.
Hodgson failed to reach Euro 2008 with Finland (Finland attained 24 points and coming fourth in their group). Hodgson's Finland were praised for well organized defending but criticized for inefficient attacking. Finland played five 0-0 draws in 14 qualification games. However, Finland still had a chance to qualify in their last match, which is exceptional in Finnish football history. Hodgson's contract expired at the end of November, and although the Finnish FA expressed their willingness to extend it, Hodgson decided to move on.
having been linked to the job after the departure of Glenn Hoddle and Kevin Keegan
On 28 December 2007, Hodgson accepted the manager's post at struggling Premier League side Fulham, with his contract beginning on 30 December 2007. He initially endured a run of very poor results with the club looking to be certainties for relegation to the Championship. However, a run of 12 points from the last five games of the season secured the Cottagers' survival on the final day of the season.
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'''Alfred Baker''' (27 April 1898 - April 1955) was an English footballer.
Born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Baker was originally a miner and played for various clubs in Derbyshire as an amateur, including Eastwood Rangers. During World War I he guested for Chesterfield, Crystal Palace and Huddersfield Town, although these appearances are not considered official. In 1919 he turned professional and signed for Arsenal; according to club legend, Arsenal manager Leslie Knighton signed Baker after meeting him at the pit where he worked, thus beating rivals for the player's signature who were waiting at his home.
He made his debut for Arsenal against Newcastle United on 13 August 1919 (which was Arsenal's first-ever top flight game at Highbury). Baker played seventeen matches that season, but in 1920-21 he became a first-team regular; he also had trials for England, though it would be another seven years before he won a cap.
A utility player, "Doughy" (as he was nicknamed) played in every position for Arsenal, including as an emergency goalkeeper on several occasions, though usually played as right half. He was made club captain in 1924. In the 1924-25 season, Buchan won two Football League representative caps and also played in the Charity Shield, which was a Professionals ''v.'' Amateurs match; the Professionals won 3-1. However, when new manager Herbert Chapman arrived at the end of that season, he made Charlie Buchan captain instead of Baker; Baker continued to play for Arsenal for another five years, though.
In 1927, Baker played in Arsenal's first ever FA Cup final; however Arsenal suffered an infamous 1-0 loss to Cardiff City after a mistake by Arsenal goalkeeper Dan Lewis. The following season, he was finally capped for England, appearing against Wales on 28 November 1927; England lost 2-1. It was his only international appearance.
Baker finally won a major medal when he played in Arsenal's 1930 FA Cup final win over Huddersfield Town; by now he had nearly reached the end of his career. He played only one more game for the club (also against Huddersfield, on 7 March 1931) before retiring from the game aged 33 in the summer of 1931. In all, he played 351 matches for Arsenal, scoring 26 goals. His brother Jim Baker was also a footballer who played for Leeds United.
Baker later worked for Arsenal as a scout. He died in 1955, at the age of 56.
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'''Frederick John Titmus''' (born Somers Town, London 24 November 1932) is a former English cricketer whose first-class career spanned five decades. Although he was best known for his off spin (though at first he bowled medium pace as well), he was an accomplished lower-order batsman who deserved to be called an all-rounder, even opening the batting for England on six occasions. Outside cricket, Titmus was also a good footballer, and played professionally for Watford, having earlier played for Chelsea as a junior.
Titmus was in his school's first XI by the age of thirteen, and when sixteen he wrote to Lord's, the ground being very close to his home, to ask for a trial. He was quickly accepted onto the MCC groundstaff, and in June 1949 he was plucked straight from the groundstaff to make his first-class debut against Somerset at Bath. Although he did little in the match, his selection for the first team at such a young age was a clear sign of his potential.
1950 was Titmus' first full season of county cricket, and he performed reasonably well, taking 55 wickets including 7-34 against Minor Counties in July. His appearances in 1951 and 1952 were restricted because of his National Service obligations, although he kept his hand in with games for the Combined Services. In 1953 he returned to play for Middlesex full-time, and took 105 wickets, the first of 16 years in which he would reach three figures.
1955 was a superb year for Titmus, as he did the "double" for the first time: he took what would remain his best season's haul of 191 wickets at just 16.31, taking five or more wickets in an innings on no less than 18 occasions. 158 of these wickets were for his county, beating by four the record set up in 1900 by Albert Trott. He also passed a thousand runs for the first time, scoring 1,235 including the first of his six centuries, making 104 against Hampshire albeit in a losing cause as Middlesex lost by an innings.
A fine display for MCC against the South Africans, where he took 8-43 in the second innings, brought Titmus his England debut for the second Test at Lord's, but he took only one wicket (that of Hugh Tayfield) and failed twice with the bat; and if anything he had a worse time in the third Test at Old Trafford, making 0 and 19 and taking 0-51. He was dropped, and though he went on a non-Test tour to Pakistan with MCC that winter, full England selection was always unlikely with Jim Laker in his prime.
From 1956 to 1962 inclusive, Titmus achieved the "double" in every year except 1958, but despite the end of Laker's England career in 1959 a place in the Test team still eluded him as the selectors looked elsewhere. 1961 was his best year with the bat, as he scored 1,703 runs at a fine average of 37.02, including one hundred and no less than 14 half-centuries; he in fact passed 50 more than a hundred times in the course of his first-class career (interestingly, Don Bradman only has sixty-nine first-class fifties, albeit a hundred and seventeen first class centuries!).
His form in 1962 - 136 wickets and 1,238 runs - saw Titmus recalled to Test cricket at last, and he played in the third and fourth Tests against Pakistan. For his performances that year (including a career-best nine for 52 against Cambridge University) he was made a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in the 1963 Almanack. Titmus was retained for the Ashes tour in 1962/63, and played in all five Tests, and he had a good series in taking 21 wickets at 29.33, including 7-79 in the third Test at Sydney.
For five years Titmus remained an automatic pick for England, and he produced some outstanding displays, not least in India in 1963/64, when in the course of a five-Test series (packed into just six weeks) he picked up 27 wickets to help relieve the monotony as every game finished in a draw. In 1964 he opened the batting against Australia with Geoff Boycott at Nottingham after Edrich was injured. Meanwhile he continued to be invaluable for Middlesex, racking up 100 wickets in most years and contributing handy knocks with the bat, as well as captaining the county side between 1965 and 1968.
His place in the England side was now unchallenged, and he was appointed vice-captain for the Tour of the West Indies in 1967/68, but his run came to a shocking end in Barbados on that same tour. Having acquitted himself reasonably well in the first two Tests against West Indies, Titmus was involved in a horrific accident shortly before the Third when, whilst swimming, he caught his foot in the propellor of a boat. He lost four toes, and for a time there was a doubt whether he would play again, but by May 1968 he was once again wheeling in for Middlesex, and doubts about his fitness were dispelled as he claimed 111 victims that season and actually headed Middlesex's batting averages, though averaging under 26 an innings. However, his England spot had gone, seemingly for good.
Titmus' batting gradually became less effective, and from 1969 onwards he passed fifty only six more times, though he did make an unbeaten 112 against Warwickshire as late as 1976. His bowling, however, remained a force to be reckoned with and until 1976 he took at least 57 first-class wickets in every year.
1974/75 saw Titmus make a surprise return to the England team, as he played in four of the five Ashes Tests. Though he took only seven wickets, he hit a defiant though ultimately fruitless 61 at Perth after Thomson had ripped through the upper order. That winter also saw Titmus play his only two One Day Internationals, both against New Zealand. Both games were ruined by rain, but in the second at Wellington he took 3-53 from his seven eight-ball overs, his only ODI wickets.
Having coached in South Africa on several occasions earlier in his career, in the 1975/76 winter Titmus played for Orange Free State in that country's Currie Cup competition, and took 42 wickets at 16.30. His career was beginning to wind down, however, and 1976 was his final full year in England. After the end of that season he went to coach at Surrey, playing for that county against Kent in 1978, though he reappeared for Middlesex in 1979, 1980 and 1982. His very last appearance came by accident: attending the Middlesex v Surrey match in 1982 as a spectator, he was prevailed upon to play by Middlesex captain Mike Brearley, and the gamble paid off: Titmus took 3-43 on a pitch taking spin, and Middlesex won by 58 runs.
Titmus published his first autobiography ''Talk of the Double'' in 1964. It was typical of the anodyne cricket autobiographies of the period and revealed that he was born in Somers Town and that his family moved to Kentish Town in 1939. In his second autobiography, ''My Life in Cricket'' published in 2005, he was rather more forthright in his views of former playing colleagues and depicted five decades of his playing career with passion.
In 1985 the British band Half Man Half Biscuit paid homage to Titmus with the song "Fuckin' 'Ell It's Fred Titmus".
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'''Lee Kevin Carsley''' (born 28 February 1974 in Birmingham) is a professional footballer who plays for Birmingham City. Although born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland internationally.
Carsley began his career at Derby County where he played more than 150 games in all competitions.
Carsley enjoyed mixed fortunes during his first two seasons at Everton, but the 2004-05 season saw him become an increasingly important player within the team. He was a regular starter in the 4-1-4-1 formation, sitting just in front of the defence and just behind the midfield.
In December 2004, Carsley scored the winner in the 200th Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool. The win took Everton temporarily to second place in the Premier League. He continued to perform well and Everton ended up finishing fourth, thus gaining entry to the third qualifying stage of the Champions League.
Four minutes from the end of the 04-05 season, during a game against Bolton Wanderers, Carsley was stretchered off with a twisted knee. He was fit to resume pre-season training but was injured again at the start of the 2005-06 campaign in a pre-season friendly away to Fenerbahe S.K. keeping him out for a further 5 months.
Carsley returned to the Everton's first team for the 0-0 away draw with Charlton Athletic in April 2006. He played in the next game against Tottenham Hotspur and lined up against Chelsea also. 46 minutes into that game Carsley received a dubious straight red card for his foul on Didier Drogba, receiving a three-match suspension and ending his season.
On 3 November 2007 Carsley scored a fine goal in the 93rd minute for Everton against Birmingham City to give Everton victory after the game appeared to be heading towards a 1-1 draw. Everton eventually won 3-1.
His contract with Everton was due to expire at the end of 2007-08 season; he chose not to accept the offered extension, and signed for home-town club Birmingham City in May 2008.
At the Birmingham City end of season awards he won the Player's player of the season award, and the Junior Blues Player of the season award.
In November 2009, he was at the centre of controversy in Birmingham's Premiership match against Liverpool at Anfield. Following his tackle on David N'Gog, a penalty was awarded which Steven Gerrard converted to bring the scores level. Carsley believed that N'Gog had dived to win the penalty and described it as "an embarrassing case of cheating".
Carsley qualifies for Republic of Ireland through his grandmother, who is from Dunmanway, County Cork.
In 2004 he declared he was going to take a break from the international scene to focus both on getting back in the Everton side and on his family. In September 2005, Carsley announced that "As soon as I am playing again, I will be straight on the phone saying I want to be considered for the Ireland squad". Although he was controversially left out of the squad for a 5-2 defeat away to Cyprus, he showed he could still perform at the highest international level with a solid display against Czech Republic at Lansdowne Road in October 2006.
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Arsenal Football Club are an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London. The club were founded under the name Dial Square in 1886 by workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, and renamed Royal Arsenal shortly afterwards.
David O'Leary holds the record for the greatest number of appearances for Arsenal. Between 1975 and 1993 the Irish defender played 722 times for the club. As of 2009, seven other players have made more than 500 appearances for Arsenal, including four of the so-called "famous five" defenders of the 1990s, Tony Adams, Lee Dixon, David Seaman and Nigel Winterburn. The club's goalscoring record is held by Thierry Henry, who scored 226 goals in all competitions between 1999 and 2007. He surpassed the previous record of 185 goals, held by Ian Wright, in 2005, and became the first player to score 200 goals for Arsenal the following year.
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'''Teemu Tainio''' (born 27 November 1979 in Tornio) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Birmingham City on loan from Sunderland in the Premier League in England. He can play both as a defensive and attacking midfielder and out wide. Tainio also played at right-back under Juande Ramos at Tottenham.
Tainio was promoted to the first team of his home-town club TP-47 in Kakkonen, Finland's third division, at the age of fourteen. He was signed by Veikkausliiga club FC Haka for the 1996 season. Following a trial at Manchester United in March 1997, Tainio joined French club AJ Auxerre in 1997, and spent eight years at the club. He won the Coupe de France with Auxerre twice, and also gained UEFA Champions League experience.
With Tainio's contract with Auxerre due to expire in 2005, he became available on a free transfer. In January 2005, it was announced that he would move to Tottenham Hotspur on a seven-year deal in the summer of 2005. He became a regular for Spurs in his first season, playing in various midfield positions.
He scored his first goal for his new club in December 2005 against Newcastle United during a Premiership match at White Hart Lane.
He scored his second Spurs goal on 9 December, 2006, the third goal in the 5-1 home win against Charlton Athletic.
Tainio won the 2008 Football League Cup (also known as the Carling Cup) when Tottenham took a 2-1 extra-time win over Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in the final played on 24 February, 2008. He came on as a substitute in the 75th minute when the score was 1-1.
He joined Sunderland on the 23 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee. He became their first summer signing and the first Finnish player ever for Sunderland.
He scored his first goal for Sunderland in a second round Carling Cup game at Norwich on 24 August 2009.
Tainio joined Birmingham City on 1 September 2009, on loan for the remainder of the 2009-10 season. Having recovered from a calf injury sustained on international duty, he made his debut for the club on 13 September in a 1-0 home defeat in the Birmingham derby against Aston Villa, in which he produced a good performance in a less-familiar role at right-back.
Tainio made his debut for the Finnish national team on 5 February, 1998 against
Cyprus, and has been a regular for the team through most of the 2000s.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Saxton''' (born September 6, 1943 in Doncaster, England) is an English former footballer, manager and coach, now working as a scout for Newcastle United.
He managed Blackburn Rovers for five seasons after a playing career as a utility defender with several lower division clubs. During his managerial career, he also took charge of Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle and York City.
From 1995 until 2002 he was assistant manager to Peter Reid at Sunderland, twice helping the Wearside club to the Division One title and promotion to the Premiership. He left at the end of 2001-02 retiring from the game (temporarily it now turns out), just a few months before Reid was sacked. His successor was Adrian Heath, who lasted just a few months on the club's payroll before he was sacked along with Reid.
He spent a brief spell thereafter scouting for Bolton Wanderers on a freelance basis as the Trotters made their way into European football for the first time ever but his involvement at the Reebok Stadium was much more low key than his previous jobs.
Saxton came out of retirement in 2006 to become assistant to Niall Quinn during his time as acting manager of Sunderland. The inexperienced Quinn had played under Reid and Saxton during his days at the Stadium of Light, so he knew that Saxton's guidance and experience would suit his own ambitions for the club. Saxton reportedly asked "are we going to run the club right?" before accepting the position. When Quinn stepped back from the management role and brought in Roy Keane on 28 August 2006, Saxton agreed to stay on briefly as part of his coaching staff, before becoming Director of Scouting at the club two weeks later. He was later sacked as Keane brought in his own backroom staff.
When Sam Allardyce became manager of Newcastle United in May 2007, Saxton was brought in as a scout, but left again when Allardyce was sacked in January 2008.
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'''John Pickering''' was a former professional footballer, coach and manager.
Born in Stockton-on-Tees, John was raised in Thornaby-on-Tees where he attended Arthur Head School. He served his apprenticeship with Newcastle United but failed to make the first team and moved on to join Halifax Town in September 1965 for a fee of -1,250. A tough and uncompromising centre-half, he was a mainstay of the Halifax team during his nine years at the club. He was captain of the promotion winning team of 1969 and went on to make a record breaking total of 413 league and cup appearances for the club, including one run of 190 consecutive games. This achieved a notable family double as his uncle Barry Jackson holds the appearance record for York City.
In May 1974, Pickering was released by Halifax and joined Barnsley where he spent a single season before moving into coaching with Blackburn Rovers.
A highly respected and renowned coach his career involved spells with Blackburn Rovers, Carlisle United, Lincoln City, Newcastle United and Middlesbrough. He also had short spells as manager at both Blackburn and Lincoln.
He spent over ten years coaching with Middlesbrough, initially with the First-Team before moving to Boro's academy in 1998. He was caretaker manager of Middlesbrough for the final game of the 1993-94 season, steering the team to a 5-2 victory at Charlton Athletic and his service to Middlesbrough was recognised when Bryan Robson gave him the honour of leading the team out at Wembley for the Coca-Cola Cup final against Chelsea. He died in May 2001 after a long illness. He is fondly remembered at Middlesbrough and is one of more than 50 of the club's all-time great managers and players immortalised on the Boro Brick Road, a path outside the stadium.
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'''Jim Iley''' (born 15 December, 1935 in South Kirkby, West Yorkshire) is a former football player.
He played as a midfielder and was brought to Newcastle United from Nottingham Forest, as manager Joe Harvey tried to rebuild the side to earn promotion to the old Division One.
Iley helped Newcastle to seventh and eighth place finishes in successive seasons, before being part of the 1964/65 Division Two title-winning team, appearing in all but four games and scoring five times.
He left St James' Park in the 1968/69 season - after making a brief appearance in the Fairs Cup away to Feyenoord - and moved to Peterborough United as player/manager.
Later spells in charge of Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers, Bury and Exeter City followed - the last including some giant-killing over his former club Newcastle when the Fourth Division side beat the Toon over two legs in the 1980/81 League Cup.
Despite having to work within a small budget at Exeter, he was sacked after only 10 months in charge, after he refused to resign. This was despite a 1000 name strong petition from fans asking for him to be reinstated. He was that determined to stay in charge he even offered to buy Chairman, at the time, Clifford Hill's shares from him, however the bid was unsuccessful.
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'''Gordon Francis Lee''' (born 13 July 1934 in Cannock, Staffordshire) is a former English footballer and football manager.
Lee was a full-back who began at Hednesford Town and joined Aston Villa in October 1955. He made over 100 appearances for Villa before he was transferred to Shrewsbury Town in July 1966, later becoming a trainer-coach at Town.
Lee started his management career with Port Vale in May 1968. Succeeding Stanley Matthews, he was an archetypal modern manager; track-suited and with a focus on coaching.
In January 1974 he left for Blackburn Rovers, leading them to promotion from the Third Division. In 1975 he moved on to Newcastle United, where he led the team to the final of the League Cup in 1976.
He switched to Everton in 1977. In his first season at Everton the team finished ninth and reached the League Cup Final and the FA Cup semi-finals. In the next seasons Everton mounted serious title challenges before finishing third and fourth but the 1979-80 season was deemed a failure. Lee brought in several players who were later to become successful: Kevin Ratcliffe, Graeme Sharp and Steve McMahon. Even though he was well respected by the players, Lee was sacked by Everton's chairman Philip Carter on 6 May 1981.
Lee's next move was to Preston North End, he led the club from 1981 to 1983, when he left the English game. He took up a coaching position at Icelandic KR before returning to England with Leicester City as a coach and then assistant manager.
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'''Ken Furphy''' (born 28 May 1931 in Stockton-on-Tees) is an English former football player and manager.
Despite being on the books at Everton between 1950-1951, Furphy was a lower league player with Runcorn (1951-53) Darlington (1953-1962) and then Workington (1962-1964). He was selected to play for the Third Division North representative side in 1954/55.
In 1964, as Workington's player-manager, he led them into the Division 3 and left to become player-manager at Watford where he remained for several years, winning promotion to Division 2 for the first time in the club's history in 1969, and reaching the FA Cup semi-final a year later. He moved to Blackburn Rovers as manager in 1971 for two seasons before being announced as the new manager of Sheffield United on 9 December 1973.
Despite financial difficulties due to the building of the new South Stand, he led United to sixth place in the First Division, a 0-0 draw away to Birmingham City on the last day of the 1974-75 season left them just one point short of a UEFA cup place. However, the following season started disastrously with just one win from 11 games and his contract was terminated on 6 October 1975. Furphy left for America to manage the New York Cosmos (1975-76) in the NASL. He also coached the Miami Toros (1976-1977), the Detroit Express (1977-80) and the Washington Diplomats (1981). He has also managed the national team of Bermuda and the Cleveland Force.
During the 2000/01 season he was appointed as a "Technical Director" of Exeter City, to help then manager Noel Blake as the club battled against relegation, however this tenure was short lived and he left the club after just 6 days in the job.
He has also worked for BBC Radio Devon's sports department, commentating on local football matches.
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He managed Blackburn Rovers for seven years during which time "Jolly" Jack, a nickname given him by some of the players, led the team (nicknamed "Marshall's Misfits"), to the top of the old First Division. This feat that would not be repeated until the investment by Jack Walker in the 1990s.
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A left-winger, Duncan joined Hull City from Aberdeen Richmond in 1928 and spent his entire professional career in England.
After "guesting" for Reading, Notts County and Nottingham Forest during World War II, Duncan moved to Luton Town as a player-coach in October 1946.
Duncan ran a guest house in Brighton after his football retirement.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Ricardo Julio "Ricky" Villa''' (, born 18 August 1952 in Roque Prez, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football coach and former professional midfielder.
He played successively for Quilmes, Club Atltico Tucumn and Racing Club. Together with Ossie Ardiles, he was snapped up by Tottenham's Keith Burkinshaw after Argentina's success in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
Arriving to a ticker tape welcome at White Hart Lane, Villa scored one goal against Nottingham Forest on his debut. Villa scored 18 goals in 133 Spurs appearances, none more spectacular than his winning goal against Manchester City in the FA Cup Final replay in 1981 - for which he won the Wembley goal of the century award in 2001. He had also opened the scoring in the 8th minute of that final replay.
Today, Spurs fans recall Ricky's unique contribution wearing t-shirts with his hirsute visage morphed into Che Guevara's.
Villa played on in the United States and Colombia and Argentina before ending his career in the lower leagues of Argentine football with Defensa y Justicia.
Villa also represented Argentina in the 1991 edition of the World Cup of Masters, scoring in the opening round against England.
He dedicated himself to politics during the 1990s, but since July 2005 has been the technical secretary of Talleres de Crdoba. He resides in Villa Carlos Paz with his wife and four children. As of November 2007, it was announced by FIFA that all members of winning World Cup squads prior to 1982 would receive World Cup winners medals and this includes Villa as part of the 1978 World Cup winning squad.
On February 7 2008 Ricky Villa along with his fellow countryman Ossie Ardiles was inducted into the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame.
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'''Ronnie Radford''' (born 12 July 1943 in South Elmsall, Yorkshire) is a former English footballer who notably scored a memorable goal in the 1971-72 FA Cup for Hereford United during their famous 2-1 giant-killing of Newcastle United.
He started his footballing career at Sheffield Wednesday and later Leeds United, but did not make a first team appearance for either club. He joined Cheltenham Town where he was an ever-present in the 1963-64 season, even though he was only a part-time footballer; working during the week as a joiner. He spent one season at Rugby Town before returning to Whaddon Road in 1966. Newport County then paid -1,500 for him in 1969 , and in his first season he was voted Player of the Year by the supporters. While at Newport Ronnie scored a volley from the edge of the box against Bradford Park Avenue, which flew into the top corner. Years later Ronnie said in an interview that he believed that goal was equally as good a goal as his most famous effort.
Eventually the financial and physical strain of travelling to and from Newport led to Ronnie moving to a club closer to home. That club was Hereford United. Radford was a regular in the Hereford midfield and was part of the team that went on an incredible cup run, from the Fourth Qualifying Round to the Fourth Round Proper. In the Third Round Hereford met Newcastle United at St James' Park, and the team of part-timers came away with a 2-2 draw, after going 1-0 up in the first minute.
The much-postponed replay at Edgar Street was played on a quagmire of a pitch in front of a capacity crowd. The match was being covered by the BBC with a young John Motson commentating. It was originally scheduled for a small slot on Match of the Day later that evening. Newcastle went 1-0 ahead in the last ten minutes, and with the tie seemingly settled, Ronnie won a tackle in the Newcastle half and played a one-two with Brian Owen (who had scored the first goal at Newcastle). The return pass bobbled on the muddy surface but sat up nicely for Ronnie, and he unleased a 30-yard strike into the top corner that beat Willie McFaul to equalise. The goal sparked a pitch invasion, and the images of the muddy pitch, Radford celebrating with arms aloft and the crowd invading the pitch, have since become immortalised in FA Cup history.
Ronnie's goal is sometimes incorrectly attributed as the winning goal; indeed the match actually went to extra time. It was substitute Ricky George who got the winner and wrote his name in the history books alongside Radford, as Hereford held out for an incredible 2-1 victory which is generally considered the greatest FA Cup shock of all time. The BBC quickly switched the match to the feature slot on Match of the Day, and Radford's goal was replayed countless times and was eventually voted Goal of the Season. For many years the footage of Ronnie's wonder goal, coupled with the commentary of John Motson, was part of the Match of the Day opening titles and it arguably launched Motson's career. On the day before the match, Ronnie had been putting a roof on a house, a job to which he returned at 9am on the following Monday morning.
After bowing out of the cup to West Ham United, Hereford eventually finished runners-up and were elected to the Football League. Ronnie stayed at Hereford until July 1974 when he became player-manager at nearby Worcester City. He later played for Bath City and Forest Green Rovers but an Achilles tendon injury ended his playing career. He moved back to Yorkshire to continue his work as a carpenter and joiner, having been a part-time footballer for much of his career.
In 2002 his goal against Newcastle was voted 97th in the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments.
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Liverpool Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who currently play in the Premier League. They have played at their current home ground, Anfield, since their foundation in 1892. Liverpool entered the Lancashire League in their first season, winning the league. The club applied to The Football League, to become members of the Second Division in the following season, their application was accepted. Since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally-organised competitions.
All players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below. Some players who have played fewer matches are also listed; these are players from the club's early days, when fewer matches were played in a season, and players who fell short of the 100 total but made a significant contribution to the club's history, for instance by setting a club record. Players are listed according to the date of their first professional contracted signed with the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded, substitute appearances are included.
Ian Callaghan holds the record for overall appearances, having played 857 matches between 1958 and 1978. Ray Clemence and Emlyn Hughes are second in this list, having made 665 appearances for the club. The player who has made the most appearances in Europe is Jamie Carragher, having played 104 matches in European competition. Phil Neal has made the most consecutive appearances for the club, playing 417 matches in a row between 23 October 1976 and 24 September 1983.
Ian Rush is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 346 goals during his Liverpool career. Rush also holds the record for the most goals in a season, he scored 47 goals in all competitions during the 1983-84 season. Roger Hunt is second with 286 goals in all competitions, 245 of those goals were scored in league competition making him Liverpool's record goalscorer in the league.
In 2006, a list of 100 players, known as "100 Players who Shook the Kop" was compiled by Liverpool F.C. TV as the result of a fan survey: "Over 110,000 supporters all nominated their own personal Top 10 players in order of impact made".
''All figures are correct as of 10 November 2009.''
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B. Alex Raisbeck won two First Division titles during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
C. Donald Mackinlay won two First Division titles during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
D. Gordon Hodgson holds the club record for the most hat-tricks by a Liverpool player.
E. Willie Fagan won one First Division titles during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
F. Billy Liddell is Liverpool's oldest goalscorer.
G. Roger Hunt is Liverpool's record goalscorer in the league.
H. Ian Callaghan is Liverpool's record appearance maker in all competitions.
I. Ron Yeats won three Charity Shield's, two First Division titles and one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
J. Tommy Smith won one First Division title and UEFA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
K. Emlyn Hughes two First Division titles, two European Cup's, one UEFA Cup and one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
L. Phil Thompson won two First Division titles, one European Cup, League Cup and UEFA Super Cup.
M. Phil Neal holds the record for most consecutive matches played.
N. David Fairclough is the club's highest scoring substitute.
O. Alan Hansen won three First Division titles, two Charity Shield's, and one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
P. Graeme Souness won two First Division titles, two League Cup's and one European Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
Q. Ronnie Whelan won one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
R. Ian Rush is Liverpool's record goalscorer in all competitions, and won one League Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
S. Jan Mlby has scored the most penalties in Liverpool's history.
T. Jamie Redknapp won one FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
U. Mark Wright won one FA Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
V. Robbie Fowler score the fastest hat-trick in Liverpool's history.
W. Jamie Carragher has made the most appearances in Europe for Liverpool.
X. Michael Owen is Liverpool's youngest goalscorer.
Y. Steven Gerrard is Liverpool's record goalscorer in Europe, and won one FA Cup, European Cup, Charity Shield and UEFA Super Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
Z. Sami Hyypi won one League Cup during his tenure as Liverpool captain.
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'''Michael Francis "Mike" Pollitt''' (born 29 February 1972) is an English footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic as a goalkeeper.
Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, Pollitt began his career at Manchester United turning professional in the summer of 1990 following a two-year apprenticeship.
Pollitt joined Bury ahead of the 1991-1992 season but was forced to play a supporting role to regular custodian Gary Kelly. On 26 March 1992 he joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the season as cover for Ian Bowling following the departure of Matt Dickins to Blackburn Rovers and was not called upon to make an appearance.
He began the 1992-1993 season on loan to Football Conference side Altrincham debuting in the 1-0 home defeat to Gateshead on the 25 August 1992. He played in the next three league games before heading back to Gigg Lane.
On 24 September 1992 he rejoined Lincoln City on a month's loan to cover for Ian Bowling who fractured his foot in a 3-1 League Cup defeat away to Crystal Palace two days previously. Pollitt made his Football League debut in the 1-0 home defeat to Shrewsbury Town on 26 September 1992 and made five league appearances for the club, one of which came against his parent club Bury, before relinquishing his place to the returning Bowling. Pollitt however remained on loan at Sincil Bank and at the end of the second month, Lincoln officially took over the remainder of Pollitt's Bury contract. Following a brief sojourn to appear a further time for Altrincham in the 2-0 home victory over Welling United on 19 December 1992, he managed to displace Bowling from the Lincoln side over the Christmas fixtures and a series of impressive displays saw him rewarded with a new two year contract in March 1993. He began the 1993-1994 season as the Imps first-choice goalkeeper before briefly losing his place to John Burridge over the Christmas and New Year fixtures and permanently following the signing of Andy Leaning in March 1994. In the summer, one of the first acts of newly appointed Lincoln manager Sam Ellis was to transfer list Pollitt and fellow Farnworth born player Dave Ridings and Pollitt soon agreed a move to Darlington.
On 14 November 1995 his one-time Lincoln City manager Steve Thompson, acting as team manager with Colin Murphy as general manager, paid -75,000 to secure Pollitt's services for Notts County. In his time at Meadow Lane, Pollitt failed to dislodge regular custodian Darren Ward and had to wait until 22 February 1997 before making his County debut in a 2-0 away defeat to former club Bury.
Wigan acquired his services from Rotherham United in June 2005. Pollitt was very highly regarded at the South Yorkshire club, and whilst at Rotherham he registered the highest number of clean sheets (77) in the club's history. He was frequently referred to as "the best goalkeeper outside the Premiership" during his time at Rotherham.
Prior to Rotherham, Pollitt had also played for Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic and Sunderland but his move to Wigan (initially as cover for existing goalkeeper John Filan) following advice from Paul Barlow, gave him the chance to play Premiership football.
His outstanding performances earned him a regular first team place, and in February 2006, he helped Wigan to a place in the 2006 League Cup Final. A hamstring injury in the opening minutes of the final meant that he had to be substituted in the 15th minute, and was replaced by John Filan.
Despite being an English goalkeeper playing in the Premiership and playing a part in the success of Wigan Athletic in the 2005-2006 season, Pollitt was not considered by Sven-Gran Eriksson for inclusion in the England squad for the 2006 World Cup.
In November 2006 Pollitt joined Ipswich Town on-loan for a month. However, he was recalled by Wigan after only one game because of injury worries within the Wigan squad. He was then loaned to Burnley for a month in January 2007. He played four matches for Burnley and was recalled with one match left on his loan deal after Chris Kirkland picked up an injury. He agreed to a new one-year contract with Wigan in May 2009.
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'''Pascal Chimbonda''' (born 21 February 1979) is a French footballer who plays his club football for English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers.
Chimbonda, who is able to play at centre-back or left-back but more commonly appears at right-back, became well known to English football supporters due to his impressive displays on the pitch for Wigan Athletic, which led to Tottenham Hotspur chasing his signature in the summer season of 2006, finally landing him on transfer deadline day. Chimbonda re-signed for Tottenham in January 2009, having lasted only six months at Sunderland; but soon made the move to Blackburn after falling out of favour again at Spurs before joining Rovers back in August 2009 for a fee of about -2.5 million.
Chimbonda has one international cap for the France national football team.
Chimbonda was born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe and began his career at Le Havre AC in France in 1999, making his debut against RC Strasbourg on 29 April 2000. He spent four years with the club, until Le Havre were relegated to Ligue 2, when he transferred to Bastia. During his stay at Bastia, Chimbonda received racist taunts from his own fans after a heavy loss against AS Saint-tienne; this may have contributed to his leaving the club. However, his former teammates at Bastia firmly denied Chimbonda's accusations of racism..
After Bastia were relegated in July 2005, he left the club, turning down an offer from Olympique de Marseille, and moved to Wigan Athletic for -500,000 on a three-year contract. He cited the fact that he was "ready for a new challenge and coming to Wigan is the perfect opportunity to test myself against the best players in the world" as the reason for selecting Wigan.
After signing for Wigan, Chimbonda was one of the stars of the Latics' first ever season in the Premier League. He played 44 times for the club in all competitions and featured in all but one game of the 2005/06 Premier League season. He scored two goals for the club, both in the 2005/06 season, in consecutive league games against Fulham
He was linked with a move to a range of clubs and was subject to an offer from West Ham United based on a clause in his contract that allowed him to switch clubs for an offer of -1m - which was subsequently renegotiated and removed.
Tottenham Hotspur replied with a -2m transfer offer and then a -3m offer; however, both were rejected, as Wigan had stated that any offers below -6m would not be accepted, despite previously stating that, according to his agent Willie McKay, "they wouldn't step in the player's way if a top club came in for him".
He made his last appearance for Wigan on 26 August 2006 in a win against Reading as a substitute. He replaced Emile Heskey in the 79th minute, Heskey having scored the winning goal earlier. He eventually joined Tottenham on transfer deadline day, 31 August, 2006, after a summer of negotiations.
On 31 August 2006, Wigan Athletic accepted a bid from Tottenham Hotspur of -4.5 million, with the transfer being completed just before midnight. He made his Tottenham debut against Manchester United on 9 September 2006.
Chimbonda played in a 2-1 victory over Chelsea in which it later transpired he had played on with knee ligament damage (technical name neystas) resulting from a strong challenge by Frank Lampard in the opening minutes of the game. Tottenham manager Martin Jol singled out Chimbonda after the match as the best example of the players' spirit and character that day. However, on 14 January 2007 Chimbonda was involved in a controversial incident in his team's match against Newcastle United when he slapped Nicky Butt in the face with his glove; an incident that provoked a skirmish between the members of the two teams.
He scored the equaliser, and his first goal for Tottenham on 20 January 2007 in the 1-1 draw with Fulham.
On 26 July 2008, Chimbonda signed for Sunderland, joining up with former team mates Teemu Tainio and Steed Malbranque. Chimbonda laughably stated on arrival that he wanted to help Sunderland mount a title challenge in the next five years.
On 26 January 2009, Chimbonda underwent a medical at Tottenham Hotspur ahead of a proposed return to White Hart Lane and the deal was completed the following day. Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia declined to reveal the fee, although it is thought that Sunderland would recoup what they originally paid for Chimbonda, somewhere around the -3 million mark. His second Tottenham debut came in a 3-2 defeat against Bolton Wanderers on 31 January, where he set up Darren Bent to pull one back for Spurs, after coming on as a substitute. During this second spell with Tottenham Hotspur he appeared in 5 games in all competitions including three league starts, and the other two matches in separate competitions.
On 27 August 2009, Chimbonda joined Blackburn Rovers on a two-year contract for a undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of -2.5 million. He made his debut against West Ham United on 29 August, in the 0-0 draw.
On 18 October 2009, Chimbonda scored his first goal for the club in the East Lancashire derby against Burnley.
Despite early concerns that he would not make France's 2006 World Cup squad, he was selected on the quality of his performances, despite having no previous international experience. During a World Cup warm-up friendly match, a 2-0 win against Denmark on May 31, 2006, he appeared amongst the substitutes, appearing briefly on the pitch in the final minutes of the game, replacing Willy Sagnol in the 87th minute for his debut. Chimbonda did not make a single appearance during the 2006 World Cup, and as of 25 August 2009, his cap against Denmark is his only appearance for the national side, competitive or friendly.
In 2003, he played three matches for Guadeloupe in the Caribbean qualifiers for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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'''Ryan Anthony Taylor''' (born 19 August 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Newcastle United of the English Championship. His position is a defender.
Taylor broke into the first team as an 18 year old under Ray Mathias, originally playing as a right winger ahead of the more experienced Sean Connelly at right back. However at the end of the season Connelly departed and Taylor reverted to his more natural right back position and over the next two seasons developed into one of the best young players to come through the youth ranks at the club. During the 2004/2005 season Taylor was pivitol in the club reaching the semi-finals of the play offs, finishing as the clubs second highest scorer with 11 goals (with most goals coming from the penalty spot or one of his spectacular set pieces). Tranmere accepted an offer from Wigan of around 1.25 million plus additional clauses for Taylor in the close season and he moved to the Premier League outfit that summer.
Taylor had the worst year in his professional football career with injuries in 2006, a low point in his career. He broke his fifth metatarsal in a FA Cup match against Leeds United and then, in his first outing back, he broke his leg in a reserve clash against Newcastle United.
Taylor scored his first goal in the Premier League against Newcastle on 25 February 2007. From just outside the penalty area, Taylor let one of his specialist direct free kicks fly straight into the top corner with the returning Newcastle goalkeeper, Shay Given, left stranded after 40 minutes. Wigan went on to win the match.
In late 2007, Taylor made a resurgence into the Wigan first team, providing several excellent performances under new manager Steve Bruce, including his second Premier League goal on 26 December, with another free kick against Newcastle.
On 15 November 2008, Taylor scored yet another goal against Newcastle, a long-range shot from 20 yards. His next goal would also come against Newcastle, on Boxing Day, bringing his record to 4 goals in 4 consecutive games against Newcastle, 3 of which came from free kicks, and two consecutive goals against Newcastle on Boxing Days.
On 2 February 2009, Sky Sports reported that Taylor was at St James' Park Stadium, Newcastle's stadium, undergoing a medical, and Newcastle's website later confirmed Taylor had signed a four-and-a-half year deal with the club, and that this deal was a part exchange for Charles N'Zogbia. He made his debut in an away game for Newcastle in a 3-2 win over West Bromwich Albion. He set up the 3rd goal, his corner being headed in by Steven Taylor.
Taylor scored his first goal for Newcastle on 22 August against Crystal Palace.
Stats accurate as of 23:47, 18 January 2010.
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'''Bamberdele "Dele" Adebola''' (born 23 June 1975 in Lagos, Lagos State) is a Nigerian footballer, who plays as a striker for Nottingham Forest.
Arriving in England as a small boy with his family, Adebola was brought up in Liverpool; as a schoolboy, he played in the same representative sides as Robbie Fowler. When offered a YTS place by Liverpool, the team he supported, he believed that trying to progress as a fellow left-footed striker at the club at the same time as Fowler would not be a good idea. Consequently he accepted a similar offer from Crewe.
He made his first team debut in the 1992-93 season in the Third Division at the age of 17, and in the following season gained experience by playing on loan at Bangor City in the Welsh Premier League and Conference side Northwich Victoria. He made a significant impact for Crewe in 1996-97, his 16 goals proving crucial in the club's gaining promotion to the First Division.
He soon proved himself capable of scoring goals at that level, and attracted interest from several bigger clubs.
Disappointed when Crewe rejected an offer for him from West Ham, he made it clear to the club that he wanted to leave, and reluctantly the club made him available for transfer.
In February 1998 Adebola was signed by manager Trevor Francis for fellow First Division club Birmingham City for a fee of -1 million.
With seven goals in the remainder of that season, and scoring in each of his first five matches (in all competitions) in 1998-99, his future at Birmingham looked bright. In his first full season he scored 13 goals, but in 1999-00 he was less productive, fell out of favour, and at the end of the season was put on the transfer list. Las Palmas, newly promoted to La Liga, announced that they had signed him,
only for the move to fall through on medical grounds.
Though remaining on the transfer list, he was restored to the first team, and his goals helped Birmingham to reach the 2001 Football League Cup Final.
sustained later that season when the player slid into a goalpost, effectively marked the end of his Birmingham career. A spell on loan at Oldham towards the end of the 2001-02 season helped him back to fitness, but new manager Steve Bruce chose not to renew his contract.
He played one season at Crystal Palace under former manager Trevor Francis, where he proved his fitness, making 48 appearances in all competitions.
Again released at the end of that season, Gary McAllister took him to Coventry City, where he initially failed to find any form, finishing the season out on loan to Burnley, ironically a club that had been keen to buy him before his injury.
Another loan spell followed, this time at Bradford City where he scored three goals.
On 30 January 2008, Adebola signed an 18-month contract with Bristol City, moving for an undisclosed fee,
It was announced on the 30th June that Dele Adebola had signed a two-year deal with Nottingham Forest. He joined them on a free transfer after rejecting a one-year deal at Bristol City.
In March 1998 new Northern Ireland manager Lawrie McMenemy, on discovering Adebola to be a British citizen born abroad and therefore eligible to play for any of the home countries, selected him for his first match in charge, a friendly against Slovakia.
Adebola had to withdraw due to injury, but did express an interest in playing for the country.
He was also selected in Nigeria's provisional squad for the 1998 World Cup, but failed to make the cut.
Both Northern Ireland and Nigeria continued their pursuit of the player; in October 1998 McMenemy reported that he was unwilling to play for Nigeria, and did not want to commit to Northern Ireland because he had his sights set on playing for England.
In March 1999 McMenemy made a final abortive attempt to persuade him to play for Northern Ireland.
Despite his lack of form at club level, he was however still sufficiently highly rated by the Nigerian selectors to be included in the preliminary squad for the 2000 African Cup of Nations
and, following talks with coach Jo Bonfrere, in the squad for a World Cup qualifier in July 2000.
However he again failed to accept any of these invitations.
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'''Benjamin Kieron Burgess''' (born 9 November 1981 in Buxton, Derbyshire) is an English-born Irish footballer, who currently plays for Blackpool. He has been capped twice by the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.
Burgess began his football career at Blackburn Rovers in 1998, where he stayed until 2002, but made just two league appearances for the club. On 3 October 2000 he went on loan to North Sydney based Northern Spirit in Australia. He scored 16 goals in 27 appearances for the club. In the 2001-02 season he went on loan to Brentford, before moving to Stockport County on 16 July 2002. He had a two month loan spell at Oldham Athletic from January to March 2003, before signing for Hull City on 27 March.
He became the first Hull City player to score a hat-trick at the KC Stadium on 26 April 2003, in a match against Kidderminster Harriers. He was City's top scorer in their 2003-04 promotion campaign, scoring 18 goals and forming a partnership with Danny Allsopp. However, he suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury late in the season in a match against Huddersfield Town and did not appear in Hull's 2004-05 League One campaign until promotion had already been secured, showing sportsmanship by declining to accept any promotion award.
He soon returned to scoring despite playing two levels higher in the Championship, scoring one of two goals in the Tigers' first win of the 2005-06 season at home against Brighton & Hove Albion. However, further injury problems caused him to also miss the majority of that season and he made only two appearances.
Burgess joined Blackpool on 31 August 2006, for an initial fee of -25,000, with a further -75,000 paid after he had played 30 games. On 31 October 2006, he scored his first goals for Blackpool when he bagged a brace in a 4-4 draw with Accrington Stanley in the League Trophy.
Burgess started the 2009-10 season by scoring in ''the Seasiders'' opening day 1-1 draw with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on 8 August 2009. His 100th league appearance for the club was as a 61st-minute substitute in a goalless draw with Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on 24 October.
a. ''3 league play-off appearances for Blackpool in 2002 (included in 2001-02 total)''
a. ''1 league play-off appearances for Brentford in 2007 (included in 2006-07 total)''
c. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
Burgess played twice for the Republic of Ireland Under-21 team.
Away from football Burgess is currently studying to become a journalist. After the end of the 2007-08 season he spent time at the ''Blackpool Gazette'' as a trainee journalist on work experience,
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'''Jon-Paul McGovern''' (born October 3, 1980 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a professional footballer currently playing for Swindon Town.
McGovern started his career at Celtic, whom he joined as a trainee before moving to Livingston the following year. His time playing in Scotland was sandwiched by a loan spell at Sheffield United. He joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2004. He was a key part of the Owls' play off winning side in 2005, scoring a goal in the final and being ever present in that season and became a fan favourite amongst the Owls supporters. During the 2005/06 season though, his appearances were limited after suffering two long-term injuries. At the end of the season he was released, and subsequently signed for Milton Keynes Dons.
After only one full season with Milton Keynes, McGovern was signed by Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee - McGovern would be reunited with Paul Sturrock for whom he played under at Sheffield Wednesday. The Scotsman has signed a contract until 2010. McGovern made a fitting tribute to his MK Dons career, scoring a free-kick on his final appearance for the club in the Carling Cup 2nd round against former rivals Sheffield United.
Jon-Paul McGovern is well liked by Swindon Town F.C. fans. He is also a first team regular for the robins under Danny Wilson . However McGovern is not a regular goal scorer. He is often overlooked by Swindon Town F.C. Centre Forward Billy Paynter
In January 2010 McGovern was linked with a -750k move to Gus Poyet's Brighton and Hove Albion.
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'''Robert James "Robbie" Blake''' (born 4 March 1976) is an English footballer who plays for Burnley in the Premier League. He began his career as a striker but has increasingly been used as midfielder in the latter part of his career.
He began his professional career with Darlington in 1994 and went on to make more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing for Bradford City, Nottingham Forest, Burnley, Birmingham City and Leeds United. Blake has been the subject of many transfers throughout his career, with career total transfer fees reaching -3.6 million.
Born in Middlesbrough, England, Blake began his professional football career at Football League Two side Darlington in the 1994-95 season after signing on from the youth academy.
Blake quickly settled into the Bradford side and he scored eight goals in his first full season, first under Chris Kamara and then Paul Jewell. He was sent off in the final game of the 1997-98 season against Portsmouth meaning he was suspended for the start of the following season. But he forced his way back into the team and scored in his first game back in a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United. He and new signing Lee Mills forged a lethal partnership in attack sharing 40 goals. Blake scored 16 goals
However the following season was harder for Blake and he struggled to make an impact in the Premiership, starting just 15 games for Bradford, with a further 12 played as a substitute.
"The offer was turned down, and as no further finance is available, we must assume the deal is dead" - ''David Platt''
This was not the last transfer offer Bradford would receive as just a few months later on January 25, 2002 the club received a -1 million transfer bid from fellow Division One side Burnley and, due to Bradford's poor financial status, the club had no option but to sell the player.
Blake signed a three year contract with the Clarets but did not feature much in the remaining six months of the season due to a hernia injury.
"The position is that we made an offer for him and it's been turned down, it's as simple as that" - ''Paul Jewell''
Wigan later made a third for the player, a revised figure of -700,000. Again the Burnley board turned down this offer and no further bids were made by the Latics.
Blake made his debut for Birmingham in the FA Cup against Leeds United on January 8, 2005 as a second half substitute. Blake was confident that he could push for a starting place at Birmingham saying:
"Clinton Morrison and Emile Heskey have done fantastically well, but hopefully I can push them for a place. I can play in a few positions, behind the strikers or dropping deep, and that gives the gaffer some selections to think about. I thought if anything a bottom four team in the Premiership would come in for me but Birmingham, with the quality of players they have, was an even bigger bonus."
In an interview with BBC Sport. Blake's hopes did not materialise, he went on to play just 11 games for the club and only scored two goals.
"We have had an offer from Leeds for Robbie Blake. We are considering it and talks are ongoing. Robbie has done very well for us, but he feels he wants to play more and at Leeds he would probably play every week" - ''Steve Bruce''
Blake did not travel with his team mates on the pre-season tour as he was still in negotiations with Leeds
Blake signed a three year deal at Elland Road and commented that although moving to Leeds was stepping back a division he was looking forward to winning promotion with his new club;
"It's a step back in terms of divisions but hopefully I can get back into the Premier League with Leeds. With the quality of players we have got, I'm sure there will be no end of goals going in."
He made his debut for the club alongside Northern Ireland striker David Healy in the first match of the 2005-06 season against Millwall and scored his first goal just two days later in the Championship match against Cardiff City at Ninian Park.
Blake was one of six strikers at Leeds and was not a first team regular until the second season when Dennis Wise was appointed manager following Kevin Blackwell's departure.
Blake soon followed when he was re-signed by Burnley for a fee of -250,000 on July 13, 2007 and signed a three year deal.
With Blake back at his old club manager Steve Cotterill revealed that Blake felt he had "unfinished business" with the club and that the player needed no persuasion to sign the deal.
"With strikers, once it gets mooted that they may be on the move, it invites others to join the hunt. Being able to keep it under wraps is therefore vital, otherwise you get competitive bids coming and the price spirals. Robbie is a proven entertainer and one of the top strikers in the Championship and we know he is always going to score goals. But the really important factor is that he is happy and keen to play for Burnley."
Blake made his return debut for the club on August 11, 2007 in the opening fixture of the 2007-08 Football League Championship season against West Bromwich Albion which Burnley won 2-1.
Blake came closing to helping Burnley into the 2009 League Cup final by scoring one goal and making two more in the second leg of the side's semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur. The goals put Burnley just two minutes away from the final, before Tottenham scored twice in the final two minutes to reach the final on aggregate.
Blake returned to the top flight once again in May 2009 this time with Burnley after Burnley beat Sheffield United 1-0 in the play off final at Wembley. A match which Blake played in. Blake scored his first Premier League goal since 2005 on 19 August 2009 against the defending Premier League champions Manchester United in a 1-0 win. This was Burnley's first home game in the top flight of English football for 33 years.
'''Bradford City'''
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'''Thomas Herbert McIntosh''' (1879-1935) more commonly known as '''Thomas H. McIntosh''' was secretary manager of Darlington, Middlesbrough and Everton
He played for Darlington before becoming secretary manager in 1902. He moved to Middlesbrough nine years later where new chairman Philip Bach was charged with rebuilding the club following the match-fixing scandal involving the previous chairman Thomas Gibson-Poole and manager Andy Walker. He helped the club achieve their highest ever league position - third in the first division - but with a potential championship team taking shape his plans were interrupted by the outbreak of World War I. During the war, Boro released their players and closed down, while Ayresome Park was used as a munitions store.
McIntosh joined the Teesside Pioneers, a battalion of Alexandra, The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), formed in Middlesbrough in December 1914. He saw active service in France as a sergeant. Was commissioned and became 2nd Lieutenant 29th January 1917. When the war ended he guided Boro to the Northern Victory League title and prepared the club for a return to normality. In December 1919, however, an offer came in for his services from Everton and he left with the blessing of the Boro board.
At Everton he was most famous for spotting and signing Dixie Dean. Under McIntosh's guidance Everton won the FA Cup and Football League Championship. He died from cancer in October 1935, and was eventually replaced as secretary manager at Everton by Theo Kelly.
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'''William Laurence "Billy" Bingham, MBE''' (born 5 August 1931, Belfast) is a former footballer and football manager. He managed Northern Ireland during two separate periods as well as Greece. He is currently a scout for English Premier League side Burnley
In his playing career, Bingham was a small elusive right winger who provided fine deliveries from the flank. He joined Sunderland in 1950 for -8,000 making 227 appearances and scoring 47 goals,
He was a Northern Ireland international and played for his country in the World Cup finals 1958. He was awarded 56 full caps, a record at the time, and also scored 10 goals.
While manager of Southport the team won promotion in 1967 from the Fourth Division to the Third Division of the Football League (as it was at that time). He guided the team to second place in the Fourth Division winning promotion to the Third Division.
Bingham took over as manager in May 1973 at Everton and finished seventh in his first season. He brought in players such as Martin Dobson and Bob Latchford. Everton seemed likely to win the title again in 1975, but only won once in the last five games finishing fourth. In 1975-76 Everton finished eleventh but a run of eight league games without a win resulted in Bingham being sacked in January 1977.
Bingham managed Northern Ireland in two spells and it would be during the second that he would be best remembered as a manager. He led Northern Ireland to the World Cup finals 1982 and despite a limited squad with only one or two genuine world class players at his disposal Bingham's team stunned the host nation, Spain with a 1-0 victory.
Bingham's trademark as Northern Ireland manager harked back to his days as a player at the 1958 World cup when team captain Danny Blanchflower famously quoted that the idea was to equalise before the other team scored. Northern Ireland regularly punched above their weight under Bingham with a string of single goal victories over top European opponents, including home and away against West Germany. They qualified again for the World Cup finals 1986 but Bingham's team was an ageing one and after failing to reach the 1990 and 1994 finals he stepped down.
Amongst the numerous awards and honours granted to Bingham, he was made an MBE for services to football in 1981 and the Professional Footballers Association made him the recipient of their annual Merit Award in 1994 for "outstanding contribution" to the game. This latter makes him one of just 34 individuals so honoured since the award was inaugurated in 1974, putting him in the company of such managerial luminaries as Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Brian Clough, Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Robson, as well as playing greats like Pel, Sir Stanley Matthews, Sir Tom Finney, Sir Bobby Charlton and fellow Ulsterman George Best.
Bingham also received FIFA's "Centennial Order of Merit" in 2004, to mark 100 years since the founding of the world governing body of football.
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'''Lee Young-Pyo''' (; born 23 April 1977 in Hongcheon) is a South Korean football player, currently playing for Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal and Korea Republic national football team. He is also known to be a devout Christian, evident as he once said that a greater number of Christians on a team would make it better.
Lee is recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him: "the best left-back in Holland, and one of the best left-backs in Europe today."
He has previously played for Tottenham Hotspur, Anyang LG Cheetahs in the Korean K-League and then spent two years with PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands, earning high acclaim from PSV Coach Guus Hiddink, who had previously coached Lee and South Korea during the 2002 World Cup. Recognized as the best left-back in Holland after the 2004-2005 season, Tottenham signed him amidst heavy competition with several Serie A clubs. He transferred to Tottenham in August 2005.
In August 2006, AS Roma of Italy's Serie A tried to sign him, but he backed out at the last minute for "personal reasons." An Italian media report said religion played a part in his decision to reject the transfer offer. On 31 August, 2006, Lee held a press conference in Korea and denied that religion was a factor in his decision. He said that moving to AS Roma would have been great for him in terms of football alone but he decided against it for personal reasons that he would not reveal, despite being pressed for answers by 50 attending reporters.
On 19 November 2008, Lee became the seventh Korean player to earn 100 caps in a World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia.
Lee attended Konkuk University in Seoul and began his professional career with the Anyang Cheetahs of the Korean K-League. He featured prominently during South Korea's World Cup run and established himself on the world stage during that tournament. After a stellar 2002 World Cup, Lee followed Guus Hiddink and teammate Park Ji-Sung to PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
At PSV, Lee flourished under Hiddink's guidance and soon established himself in PSV's first team. Known for his endurance, technique, and ability in both defence and attack, Lee was widely regarded as the best left-back in the Dutch Eredivisie. Lee and his compatriot Park were instrumental in PSV Eindhoven's 2005 run to the 2005 UEFA Champions League semi-final, although to their disappointment, they were knocked out by AC Milan.
Despite PSV's persistent attempts to keep him, Lee moved to the English club Tottenham Hotspur in August 2005.
At Tottenham, Lee was an immediate hit and earned a spot on the Premier League's best eleven in his debut week. Tottenham coach Martin Jol, at the time of his signing on August 31, 2005, touted him as "the best left-back in Holland, and one of the best left-backs in Europe today."
In the beginning of 2006-07 season, Lee moved to right full-back due to Benot Assou-Ekotto's impressive pre-season performance and an injury to regular right-back Stalteri. Lee then faced increased competition when Tottenham signed French defender Pascal Chimbonda on the final day of the transfer period. Lee also suffered a knee injury and then Tottenham offered his rights to A.S. Roma of Italy's Serie A, a move which never materialised.
Lee regained his place in the first team when Assou-Ekotto's form began to falter, most notably in a very poor performance against arch-rivals Arsenal. Lee came on as a half-time substitute in that match and was a notable improvement, and was again preferred by Jol for the starting eleven, until a season-ending knee injury sustained in a UEFA Cup Quarterfinal match against Sevilla on 5 April.
On 9 August, 2007, Tottenham manager Martin Jol announced that Lee would be "fit for selection" in "one or two weeks", On 18 August 2007, Lee made his first start of the season against Derby County.
On 27 August 2008, Lee transferred to German club Borussia Dortmund for an undisclosed fee.
In December Borussia Dortmund announced, that Lee's contract was extended to Summer 2010.
On 10 July 2009, Lee signed for Al-Hilal for 1 million euros for one year, with an option by Al-Hilal to renew for a second year.
He is married to a Korean journalist and has two young daughters.
:''Results list Korea Republic's goal tally first.''
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'''Karl-Heinz Riedle''' (born 16 September 1965 in Weiler im Allgu) is a former German professional footballer, who won the FIFA World Cup with West Germany in 1990 and the UEFA Champions League in 1997 with Borussia Dortmund. Riedle ended his international career with 42 caps and 16 goals.
Riedle's youth clubs are TSV Ellhofen and SV Weiler. He started his senior career at FC Augsburg. He then moved to Blau-Weiss 90 Berlin in 1986, who had just been promoted to the Bundesliga. However, the club finished last in that season, but Riedle managed to earn the interest of his next club Werder Bremen. He played for the side, coached by Otto Rehhagel, from 1987 to 1990. He scored 18 goals in 33 games in his first season and helped Bremen to win the Bundesliga title in that year. That season, he made his debut for the West German national team as well. He was able to score against Finland in his first international match. Furthermore, Riedle and Bremen appeared in two DFB-Pokal finals (1989 & 1990), which they lost both.
In 1990, Riedle was a member of the West German side that won the World Cup. The same year, he moved to Lazio of the Italian Serie A for a transfer fee of 5.5 million pounds. One of his most memorable matches during that time period was the Euro 1992 semi-final of Germany against Sweden, in which he scored 2 goals and helped Germany to reach the final against Denmark.
Riedle returned to Germany in 1993 and joined Borussia Dortmund. He helped Dortmund to win two Bundesliga titles in 1995 and 1996. In 1997, he scored two goals in the Champions League Final to help upset Juventus 3-1.
In 1997, Riedle joined Liverpool of the English Premier League. Unable to secure a regular place in the lineup, he joined Fulham in 1999. Riedle, along with his old Liverpool manager Roy Evans, served as the caretaker manager for the end of the 1999/2000 season after Paul Bracewell had been fired in March, 2000. Riedle retired from football in 2001. He scored his last goal in a 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers in a Division One match.
Riedle's son, Alessandro, is now a footballer, playing for VfB Stuttgart.
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'''Joe Murphy''' (born 21 August 1981) is an Irish football goalkeeper for Scunthorpe United.
Born in Dublin, Murphy began his career at Tranmere before joining West Brom in July 2002.
Murphy had an excellent 2006-07 season, and was an integral part of the team that led Scunthorpe to the League One trophy. He was in the League One team of the season, and also won the golden glove (award for most clean sheets). He was also named League One player of the month for February 2007.
Murphy is a former member of the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team.
Murphy enjoyed a good set of performances during the 2008/2009 season. He put in a number of stunning performances but never caught the eye of Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trappatonni due to playing in the third tier. Murphy's performance in the Coca-Cola League 1 Play-Off Semi-Final helped the team proceed to the final due to him keeping a clean sheet in 120 minutes and saving three penalties in the following shootout. Despite this performance Murphy didn't perform his best during the final, he conceded two goals in which he was at fault, one he strayed off his line too far and was lobbed and the other he spilt an easy save. Murphy's contract was to end at the end of the 2008/2009 season and there was much speculation as to where his future lay; many reports suggested that he would be moving to a much bigger club to gain international football for Ireland. This speculation was ended when he signed a one year contract extension with the Iron and this will extend to 2011 if the Iron can remain in the Coca-Cola Championship. He told local newspapers that he signed the new deal because "He owed the club for all it has done for him."
He was selected as a member of the League One team of the year for the 2008/2009 football team
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'''Aaron Justin Lennon''' (born 16 April 1987 in Chapeltown, Leeds) is an English footballer who currently plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. At 5'5" tall, Lennon is currently the shortest player in the Premier League. He is considered to be one of the fastest players in England. He was previously at Leeds United.
A right winger, Aaron Lennon began his professional career at Leeds United, where he became the youngest player ever to appear in the Premier League at the age of 16 years and 129 days, coming off the bench at White Hart Lane against Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-1 loss in August 2003. He was then carrying on his studies at Leeds' partner school, Boston Spa School. Lennon gained an assist against Arsenal where Alan Smith got a deft touch onto Lennon's cross shot. He had been a member of the Leeds United Academy for a long time before breaking into the first team setup.
In 2001, he set a record as the youngest player ever to have his boots sponsored when he signed up with Adidas at the age of just 14. Lennon scored his only goal for Leeds against Sunderland on Boxing Day 2004 during 3-2 win. Lennon had been a regular on the bench up until that point, but when John Oster was sacked Lennon took his place and never looked back and became a regular starter after that point. His pace and skill's on the wing excited Leeds fans, and he was one of the star performers in Leeds' first season in the Championship under the management of Kevin Blackwell with his performances earning rave reviews.
His last involvement at Leeds was playing and scoring in Lucas Radebe's testamonial. His older brother Anthony was also at the Leeds Academy, but never made it into the first team as he was involved in a car accident which resulted in him losing his left arm. With Leeds' financial problems Lennon was sold to Spurs for a heavlily reduced fee, with a sell on clause inserted into the deal.
With Leeds suffering financial difficulties, Lennon made a -1 million move to Tottenham Hotspur in early June 2005 and his Spurs debut came a couple of months later in an August defeat against Chelsea. On 18 March 2006, Lennon scored his first Premier League goal in Tottenham's 2-0 victory over Birmingham City at St. Andrew's, early in the second half.
He was nominated by fellow Premiership players for the PFA Young Player of the Year for the 2005-06 season, and subsequently again in the 2006-07 season. The awards ultimately went to Wayne Rooney, and to Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United.
Lennon signed a new 5 - year deal worth -20,000 a week with Tottenham on 8 January 2007, which will keep him at the club until 2012. He signed an improved deal in March 2009 which contracts him to Spurs until 2014. For the third successive year, in the 2008-09 season, he was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year. The award was ultimately awarded to Aston Villa's Ashley Young. Lennon also won both the Tottenham Hotspur 'Player of the Season' and the 'Young Player of the Season' award in the 2008-09 season.
The lightning winger was named the supporters' Player of the Season for 2008-09. He terrorised left-backs up and down the country during his 47 games in all competitions, earning a new five-year contract at the Club in March 2009 as well as a recall to the England senior squad the same week. Aaron also scored five goals during the campaign, including a memorable last minute equaliser during a 4-4 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in October 2008.
His goals early in the 2009-10 season - against West Ham at Upton Park, and Birmingham City - kept Tottenham at the top of the league table, with four successive wins, their best start to a league season since the 1960-61 season.
On 24 October 2009, Lennon was injured in a match against Stoke; Tottenham were consequently reduced to ten men as Harry Redknapp had used all three available substitutes. However he returned on November 22 in a 9-1 victory against Wigan Athletic. He provided three assists and scored one goal. He was substituted in the 79th minute for David Bentley receiving a standing ovation from the fans at White Hart Lane.
Lennon was called up to the England U-21 team team for the first time in October 2005 and on 8 May 2006, he was picked in England's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, despite being uncapped at senior level.
He was named Man of the match in the England B match with Belarus on 25 May 2006 in England's World Cup warm-up match at the Madejski Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, which ultimately England B lost 2-1. He made his full England debut as a second-half substitute in the 6-0 win over Jamaica on 2 June.
Lennon came on as a substitute for England in their second group stage game of World Cup 2006 (his first World Cup finals appearance) against Trinidad and Tobago. England scored twice following his and Wayne Rooney's arrival on the field, winning the game 2-0. There were some suggestions amongst fans for him to replace David Beckham on the right side of midfield.
Lennon then played in the quarter-final match against Portugal, coming on as a substitute for the injured David Beckham. Lennon was then himself substituted for Jamie Carragher immediately prior to a penalty shootout, in which England lost.
Lennon also came on as a substitute against Andorra during a UEFA Euro qualifier and made an instant impact by assisting Peter Crouch's second goal after receiving the ball for the first time.
Lennon made his first start for England against Israel in a UEFA Euro qualifier on 24 March 2007 and four days later, he was again selected in the first XI against Andorra. This proved to be Lennon's last appearance for exactly two years as it wasn't until 28 March 2009 that he was selected again by England, starting in a friendly match with Slovakia at Wembley Stadium. Lennon started again for England when they played Ukraine on 1 April 2009 at Wembley Stadium, although Lennon was substituted in both games for Beckham.
He was called up for the friendly against Slovenia and the World Cup qualifier versus Croatia, following his fine form for Tottenham, and was named Nationwide Man of the Match for the 5-1 win over Croatia.
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'''William John "Willie" Boland''' (born 6 August 1975 in Ennis, County Clare) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and spent most of his career in the English Leagues.
Boland started his career with Coventry City, making over 60 league appearances, before moving to Cardiff City in 1999. Despite scoring on his debut on 7 August 1999 in a 1-1 draw with Millwall, Boland initially struggled to find form in Cardiff, his time not helped by a broken leg early into his second season at the club, sustained in a match against Barnet. It wasn't until he recovered from the injury that he began to settle in the side and the following season he was awarded the clubs player of the year award due to his performances in a three man midfield alongside Mark Bonner and Graham Kavanagh. After helping the team win promotion to Division One he gradually fell out of favour under new manager Dave Jones.
The Irishman was Cardiff City's longest serving player, having been at the club for seven years and starting over 200 games, before leaving when his contract expired in the summer of 2006. He spent a short unsuccessful time on trial at Swansea City before in August 2006 signing for Hartlepool United.
Boland became Danny Wilson's first signing. His tough-tackling is something that Wilson had been looking to add to the squad and he agreed terms at The Vic after being out of contract at Cardiff in the summer. His leadership skills and experience were another part of the reason that Pools were quick to move for him when he became available.
Boland is a hard tackling midfielder with good battling qualities; he has represented his country at Under-21 level. Boland is starting to become somewhat a cult hero at Victoria Park with his hard working performances.
Boland announced his retirement from professional football on 21 October, 2009 having not featured in a professional match for 14 months due to knee problems. His last appearance came on 23 August 2008 in a 1-0 defeat to Stockport County.
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'''Ronnie Moran''' (born 28 February 1934) is a former Liverpool captain and coach, who has twice served as caretaker manager (after the departures of Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness respectively). He was the club's longest-serving employee when he retired in 1999, and he is the only surviving member of the original Liverpool Boot Room, with Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, and Reuben Bennett having all passed on.
Moran was born in Crosby, just outside Liverpool, and began his footballing career at Liverpool as an apprentice electrician playing with the 'C' team. Originally a left back, Moran signed professional terms for manager Don Welsh in January 1952 and subsequently made his debut in a 3-2 defeat at Derby County on 22 November 1952, at the age of 18 years old.
It was in season 1955-56 that Moran established himself as Liverpool's first choice number three. The Reds were languishing in the Second Division at this time but Moran, a good marker who was rarely beaten by a winger for pace and was also something of a penalty expert, proved himself a consistent performer missing only six games between 1955 and 1959.
He was rewarded for his sterling service towards the latter part of the decade when he was handed the club captaincy. In 1961-62, after a lengthy spell on the sidelines, he played sixteen games as the Reds finally regained their top-flight status and two seasons later was part of the Division One Championship winning side missing only seven games all season.
Injury problems then began to set in and he missed out to Gerry Byrne for the left back slot in the 1965 FA Cup Final win over Leeds United. He did, however, play in the famous Anfield victory over Internazionale three days later before playing his last competitive game for the Reds in the awesome setting of the San Siro stadium when Liverpool were controversially beaten in the second leg of the European Cup semi-final.
In 1966 Moran was invited onto the coaching staff by Bill Shankly though he continued playing for Joe Fagan's reserves for a further two years, helping to bring on the younger players. He formally retired from playing during the 1968-69 season and joined the coaching staff full time, where he became a part of the famous Boot Room team. In 1971 he took charge of the reserve team and in 1972-73 guided the Reds' second string to the Central League Championship.
Moran, or 'Bugsy' as he had become known, became a vital ingredient in the Liverpool success story with his shrewd knowledge of the game and the ability to get the best out of the players. In a spectacularly successful period for the club he was a fine, loyal servant working first under Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and then Kenny Dalglish, and later for Graeme Souness and Roy Evans.
In keeping with the Boot Room traditions he never sought the limelight, never promoted himself above his colleagues or the team. He became famous on the bench for his loud voice shouting instructions to the players which could be heard in the packed Kop.
When Dalglish sensationally announced his resignation as manager in 1991, Moran was installed as 'caretaker' boss, a role he occupied for only ten games. He had placed on record an unwillingness to take the job on full-time and summarily stood down when Graeme Souness was duly appointed as Dalglish's successor.
In 1992 Moran took job as caretaker again after Graham Souness went in for a Heart Surgery. Souness's first time back was The FA Cup Final where he chose the team along with Moran. Moran had the honour and pleasure of leading Liverpool out At Wembley for The Final. Souness returned to his fulltime duties in July.
Moran remained on the coaching staff under Souness and then under friend Roy Evans when he took over as manager. Evans became the ninth manager Moran had worked under at the club in one capacity or another in his near half century of dedicated service, the full list being:
George Kay, Don Welsh, Phil Taylor, Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Roy Evans.
Ronnie Moran finally announced his retirement from football and left Liverpool in 1998. Along with the great Bob Paisley, he had filled every role imagineable at the club from player, to physio, to coach and trainer, through to manager.
Perhaps though, like his great Boot Room colleague Joe Fagan, Moran is destined to be remembered most for his years of unstinting loyalty as a coach, a key member of the Boot Room set up which was the cornerstone of English football's greatest ever success story.
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'''Mark de Vries''' (born 24 August 1975 in Paramaribo) is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Dutch Jupiler League club SC Cambuur Leeuwarden.
De Vries was born in Suriname, but when he was six months old his mother took him to live in Den Helder in the Netherlands. The towering striker played youth football for local side WGW Den Helder. In 1994, De Vries was recruited by FC Volendam where he gained four seasons experience at the top level in the Dutch Eredivisie.
De Vries spent season 1998-99 in the French Second Division with Chamois Niortais and then the Dutch First Division club Dordrecht '90 acquired his services in 1999. In his second season with the club, De Vries scored 11 times and netted 16 times the following season.
His services were now in demand and Hearts manager Craig Levein was successful in securing his transfer to the Scottish club in July 2002. De Vries played a massive part in helping Hearts reach the League Cup semi-final in February 2003 and also to secure 3rd place in the Premier League and UEFA Cup football in successive seasons. He scored 29 goals in 72 league matches for the Edinburgh club. He is well remembered by Hearts fans for scoring 4 goals on his first start against fierce city rivals Hibernian in a 5-1 victory in August 2002.
On November 6, 2003, de Vries scored the winning goal which gave Hearts a shock victory over Bordeaux, producing one of the club's best ever away results in European competition. Hearts rejected an offer from QPR for de Vries on 21 December 2004, while Sheffield United and Plymouth Argyle all expressed an interest to sign the striker after his fine performances in the UEFA Cup.
De Vries joined Leicester City on January 6, 2005 - joining Craig Levein at his new club, and becoming his first signing, alongside fellow former Hearts player Alan Maybury. Upon signing for City, de Vries said,
The striker made his debut for ''the Foxes'' in their 2-2 FA Cup third round draw with Blackpool at the Walkers Stadium on January 8, 2005. De Vries made 20 appearances for the Foxes that season, scoring his first goal for the club in a 3-1 defeat of Millwall, a goal which was to prove his only one of the season. He was employed as a lone striker in the FA Cup fifth round clash against Charlton Athletic on 19 February 2005, and was instrumental in City's progress to the quarter finals as they won 2-1.
In the first half of the 2005-06 season, he scored 9 goals, including the winning goal against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup. In a Carling Cup match against Blackpool on 20 September 2005, de Vries was made captain as he scored two goals for Leicester.
After playing 35 matches for struggling Leicester in the season up to the end of January, de Vries left the club on a loan deal to Dutch club SC Heerenveen, following the dismissal of Levein, who was replaced by Rob Kelly. De Vries rejected a permanent move to Heerenveen in the summer, instead joining fellow Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag on loan for the 2006-07 season. He only scored two goals in 27 appearances as the Dutch team were relegated to the Eerste Divisie.
On June 7, 2007, de Vries was placed on the transfer list alongside Rab Douglas. Despite this, he remained in the first team for the start of the 2007-08 season, scoring his last goal for Leicester in a 4-1 home win over on August 25. He made his last contribution for the club in a 3-2 away win over in a League Cup match on September 18, assisting the winning goal.
On 1 October 2007, De Vries joined Leeds United on loan for an initial one month period, where he provided cover for Jermaine Beckford and Tresor Kandol. He made his debut against Oldham Athletic on 2 October 2007, scoring his first goal for the club against Yeovil on 6 October 2007. On 25 October, Leeds terminated de Vries' loan contract after he suffered a broken toe. He made a total of four appearances for the club, scoring one goal. However, on November 12, 2007 he rejoined Leeds on until January 15. His time at Leicester finally came to an end when he was released by mutual consent on January 25, 2008.
De Vries joined on the same day he was released from , for the third time linking up with Craig Levein who had signed him while at Leicester just under three years ago and Hearts before that.
De Vries joined SC Cambuur Leeuwarden on August 28, 2008. He scored on his debut against FC Emmen, a game that Cambuur won 6-2, scoring the final goal of the match. He signed a two-year contract with the club, who are favorites to win the league and to move up to the Eredivisie.
Mark de Vries is, as a "pinchitter", very important for SC Cambuur, in last seasons playoffs he scored two important, winning, goals against FC Zwolle and the 1-1 in the away game against Roda JC, gaining a third and decisive game in the playoffs against that team (Roda JC) which SC Cambuur lost.
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'''John Morgan Oster''' (born 8 December 1978) is an English born Welsh international footballer, who plays with Doncaster Rovers.
Oster started his career at Grimsby Town and was very highly thought of when he burst onto the first team scene as a tricky winger, thrust into a relegation battle that was ultimately unsuccessful. While in his only first team season at Blundell Park he was seemingly thrown in at the deep end by his manager Brian Laws, but managed to pull of some outstanding performances, and memorable moments, one of them being a wonder goal in an FA Cup defeat against Sheffield Wednesday, one of a number of moments that saw the youngster linked with a big money move. Following Grimsby's relegation from the First Division , Oster was sold by The Mariners, for a fee that still remains the clubs record transfer fee received.
The Mariners sold Oster to Everton for -1.5 million in 1997,
John Oster moved to Sunderland for a fee in excess of -1 million,
Following a short spell at Burnley,
Oster made his debut for Reading against Brighton & Hove Albion on 9 August 2005 as a substitute. In January 2007, he extended his contract at the Madejski Stadium until the summer of 2008. He notched his first Premier League goal in nearly 10 years against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium where the Royals were defeated for the first time in 2007, 2-1. After a couple of years as a squad player with the Royals, including a number of Premier League sub appearances, he was released by Reading following their relegation from the Premier League, on 16 May 2008..
Before Signing for Crystal Palace, Oster had an unsuccessful trail spell at Championship rivals Preston North End. Oster signed an initial six month contract for Crystal Palace on 11 August 2008. However, following his success at the club his contract has been extended another 18 months. He scored on his debut against Hereford United in the League Cup.
He has so far had an action packed career, with off pitch incidents often over shadowing fine performances. His international career with Wales has been stop start.
Oster left Crystal Palace in the summer and went on trial with Doncaster Rovers. After a successful trial, Rovers' signed Oster on a short-term contract. Oster made his Doncaster debut on 8 August 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute against Watford.
Oster has not yet played under John Toshack, his last cap for Wales being the 2-2 draw with Northern Ireland in 2004 under previous boss Mark Hughes.
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'''Charles Murray Buchan''' (22 September 1891 - 25 June 1960) was an English football player and writer.
Born in Plumstead, London, Buchan first played as an amateur for local club Woolwich Arsenal, joining the club in December 1909. However, having impressed in reserve games, he fell out with manager George Morrell over his expenses, and declined to sign to a professional contract. Buchan instead signed for Leyton FC;
A tall, elegant centre forward, Buchan was highly successful at the Wearside club. Sunderland won the 1912-13 First Division title, and narrowly missed out on the Double, losing the FA Cup final 1-0 to Aston Villa. Frequently described as the best footballer in the country, Buchan was Sunderland's leading scorer for seven of the eight seasons from 1912-13 to 1923-24 (excluding the wartime seasons, when full competitive football was suspended). He is Sunderland's all-time record League goalscorer, with 209 goals. Buchan was also capped by England, his debut coming against Ireland on 15 February 1913. His appearances were limited by the lack of internationals due to war; he only earned six full caps, scoring four goals.
During the First World War, Buchan served with the Sherwood Foresters. He was awarded the Military Medal and on 11 September 1918 was promoted to temporary second lieutenant for the final months of the war.
In 1925, when nearly 34, Buchan and Sunderland parted company. His place in the team went to a player who hit at least 35 league goals in each of his four full seasons at Roker Park, Dave Halliday, the most prolific goals to games goal scorer in the club's history.
Buchan was re-signed by Arsenal (as they were now called). Sunderland manager Bob Kyle initially demanded a -4,000 fee, but Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman bargained him down to -2,000 plus -100 per goal scored by Buchan during his first season; he promptly scored twenty-one, thus forcing Arsenal to pay -100 more than Kyle's original demand. Buchan made his debut in a North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur on 29 August 1925.
Just as important as his goals was his contribution to Arsenal's tactics; it was Buchan who came up, along with Chapman, of rejigging Arsenal's formation to the "WM", to fully exploit the relaxation of the offside law. Buchan's idea was to move the centre half from a roaming position in midfield to a "stopper" position in defence, with one forward brought back into midfield. This meant the offside trap was no longer the responsibility of the two full-backs, but the single central defender, while the full backs were pushed wider to cover the wings. Eventually the change in tactic would bring Arsenal great success in the 1930s.
Buchan was a regular at Arsenal, despite his age, for three seasons. He captained Arsenal to their first-ever Cup final in 1927, but again was on the losing side, as Cardiff City beat the Gunners 1-0, thanks to a freak mistake by Arsenal 'keeper Dan Lewis. Buchan finally retired at the end of 1927-28, having scored 16 league goals that season despite being 36 years of age. In all he scored 56 goals in 120 matches for Arsenal; his count of 257 goals in the League, which would have been more had the First World War not intervened, makes him the Football League's sixth-top goalscorer of all time.
After retiring, Buchan became a football journalist with the ''Daily News'' (later renamed the ''News Chronicle''), wrote one of the first coaching manuals, and also commentated for the BBC. In 1947, he co-founded the Football Writers' Association, and from 1951 until his death, he edited his own football magazine, ''Charles Buchan's Football Monthly''. He published his autobiography, "A Lifetime in Football" in 1955. He died in 1960, at the age of 68, whilst holidaying in Monte Carlo.
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'''Andrew David 'Andy' Gray''' (born 15 November 1977 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire) is a professional footballer who plays for Barnsley.
He is the son of the former Scotland defender Frank Gray and nephew of Leeds United legend Eddie Gray. He started his career as a midfield player but later moved into a forward position. Gray began his career with Leeds United and has also played for Nottingham Forest, Bury, Preston North End, Oldham Athletic, Bradford City, Sheffield United, Sunderland and Burnley. He has also won two caps for Scotland against Lithuania on 2 April 2003 and New Zealand on 27 May 2003.
One of Gray's first senior appearances came for Leeds United in the 1996 League Cup final, when he was 18 years old. Leeds lost 3-0 to Aston Villa, but Gray's play suggested that he would go on to succeed at the highest level. However he has yet to match these expectations, playing his career mostly for teams in the second division of English football, or those struggling in the top flight. After leaving Leeds he joined Nottingham Forest, but scored only once against Wolverhampton Wanderers
In August 2005, Gray returned to the Premiership after he signed for Sunderland. He had a goal-scoring record of 28 goals in 65 games at Sheffield United, prompting the -1.1 million transfer to the Black Cats. However, his second stint in the Premiership was unprofitable as he scored only once in 22 appearances; that goal coming on his debut against Charlton Athletic.
On 17 March 2006, after prolonged interest from a number of clubs, he signed on loan for Burnley until the end of the season, after he was placed on the transfer list by manager Niall Quinn. His former club Leeds United were favourites to sign him but his switch to Burnley became permanent when the transfer window reopened in the summer of 2006 for around -750,000. His early form at Burnley at the end of the 2005-06 season and the start of the next suggested that he would again prove an effective goalscorer in the Championship. His 2006-07 season was disrupted by a broken metatarsal, incurred against Leeds United, but both before and after the injury he scored regularly. Burnley's long winless run that season coincided with Gray's absence through injury, demonstrating his importance to the team as a source of goals. He returned towards the end of the 2006-07 season, scoring four goals in three games as Burnley won five of their six last games. This goal-scoring form continued into the 2007-08 season.
Gray left Burnley on 18 January 2008, when he sealed an emergency loan deal with Charlton Athletic prior to a permanent move the following week.
Gray signed for Championship side Barnsley on 21st August 2009 for an undisclosed fee and made his debut the following day at Leicester City. Gray scored his first goal in 3-1 loss to Reading on 28 August 2009.
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'''Leigh Richmond "Dick" Roose''', MM, (27 November 1877 - 7 October 1916) was a Welsh international footballer who kept goal for a number of professional clubs in the Football League between 1901 and 1912. A celebrated amateur at a time when the game was played largely by professionals, Roose was renowned as one of the best players in his position in the Edwardian period. He was also well-known as a footballing eccentric, and many stories about him are still told today.
Roose was born in Holt, near Wrexham in North Wales, at a time when association football was principally confined to the north of the principality. The son of a Presbyterian minister named Richmond Leigh Roose, he was educated at Holt Academy - where in the course of one violent football match, Roose's brother Edward kicked H.G. Wells, then a teacher at the school, so hard in the back that he ruptured the future novelist's kidney and left him incapacitated for several weeks --and subsequently at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (1895-1899).
After graduating from Aberystwyth, Roose studied medicine for a short period at King's College London. Although accounts of Roose often refer to him as a doctor of bacteriology, he never qualified as a doctor.
Standing 6 ft 1 in and weighing over 13 stone, Roose was well qualified to play in goal, a specialised position that was, in the Edwardian era, particularly physically challenging.
He began his footballing career with Aberystwyth Town, playing for the club on 58 occasions. His debut came in a 6-0 win over the Shropshire team Whitchurch in October 1895, and he was carried from the pitch shoulder-high following the team's 3-0 victory over Druids in the Welsh Cup final of 1900. It was during this phase of his career that Roose was seen playing by the eminent Welsh historian Thomas Richards, who would later refer to him as ''Yr Ercwlff synfawr hwn'' ("This wondrous Hercules").
Signed by Stoke City, Roose made 147 league appearances for the Staffordshire club from 1901-1904 and 1905-1906 - the latter spell, consisting of only three games, being terminated by a broken wrist. Roose kept 40 clean sheets (that is, did not concede a goal) during his Stoke career, a remarkable record not least because his team flirted dangerously with relegation in 1901, 1902 and 1904.
'Mond Roose punctuated his two spells at Stoke with 24 appearances for Everton, whom he helped reach the semi-final of the FA Cup in 1905. He arrived part way through the 1904-05 season and replaced the Irish goalkeeper Billy Scott, who had conceded 17 goals in the first 12 games of the season. Roose kept 8 clean sheets for Everton, a record proportionately better even than that he had set at Stoke.
After leaving Everton, Roose went on to play in 91 league matches and seven cup games for Sunderland between 1907 and 1910, helping the club to finish second in the league on two occasions, and "almost single-handedly" saving the team from relegation on a third. When his Sunderland career was terminated by a second broken wrist, there was some call for Roose's services to be recognised with a testimonial. Since the player's amateur status forbade this, an illuminated address was presented instead.
In the course of his career, Roose also turned out for Port Vale and Celtic (both 1910). Other clubs he represented on at least one occasion included Druids, Huddersfield Town (1910-1911), Aston Villa (1911) and Woolwich Arsenal (1911-1912).
Roose retained his amateur status throughout his club career, but charged his clubs handsomely for his expenses.
Roose's international career began in 1900, when he played for Wales in a 2-0 defeat of Ireland. He won a total of 24 caps, turning out for his last international game against Scotland in March 1911. He was one of Wales's key players when the team won the British Home Championship for the first time in 1907. Since Wales did not play their first international match against an opponent from outside the home nations until 1933, all of Roose's games were played against England, Scotland or Ireland.
==Playing style and philosophy of goalkeeping==
Roose has been described by the ''Dictionary of Welsh Biography'' as a man who "had been thoroughly grounded in the fundamentals of his art, and gave interpretation to them in the style and manner of a man of genius". This opinion was shared by the long-serving Secretary of the Football Association, Sir Frederick Wall, who thought that Roose - "such a sensation as a goalkeeper" - was "a clever man [who] had what is sometimes described as the eccentricity of genius. His daring was seen in the goal, where he was often taking risks and emerging triumphant."
More, perhaps, than any 'keeper of his time other than Foulke, Roose possessed the size and strength to meet the robust strikers of the period on equal terms. His considerable physical presence has been compared to that of the modern Danish 'keeper Peter Schmeichel, and according to one biographer, the Welshman "enjoyed taunting experienced international forwards, some of whom felt the full force of his fist in goalmouth melees."
The ''Athletic Times'' described Roose as "dexterous though daring, valiant though volatile". Spectators, observes the ''DWB'', "could only gaze in wonder at his prehensile grip, the immense power of his punch, and the prodigious length of his goal kicks; they could only guess at the uncanny intuition by which he divined the aims of his opponents, the swift agile mind that worked behind the small, narrow eyes." Geraint Jenkins, an Aberystwyth historian who wrote a brief biographical sketch of the goalkeeper in 2000, adds that Roose boasted "sharp eyesight, startling reflexes, competitive instinct and reckless bravery", and was altogether "an extraordinarily daunting opponent".
If contemporary accounts are reliable, Jenkins continues, "the save which Roose made while representing Aberystwyth against Builth in the Leominster Cup in 1897 was at least equal to that made by Gordon Banks against Pel at Guadalajara in the 1970 FIFA World Cup."
'Mond Roose played in a daring style, often - at a time when other goalkeepers rarely strayed more than a few yards from their goals - rushing out of his penalty area to fill the position left by an errant full back. In his first international, he sprinted from his area and shoulder-charged an opposing Irish winger on the far touchline, bundling him out of play and knocking him unconscious. He also took full advantage of the rules of the day, which allowed the goalkeeper to handle the ball anywhere in his own half. It has been said that the 1912 alteration to the laws of the game, forbidding the goalkeeper to handle outside his penalty area, was directly due to the performances of Roose, who enjoyed taking part in attacks.
At his best, the Welshman was also a superb if unorthodox shot-stopper, once saving a full blooded drive from only six yards out by clamping the ball between his knees. He was extremely athletic and was reputed, by the football spectators of the day, to have the mysterious ability to change his direction while diving full length.
Roose was a famous saver of penalties. Thomas Richards (1878-1962), the renowned Welsh authority on seventeenth century Puritanism, gave an account of a save he had seen Roose execute for Aberystwyth against Glossop North End, a professional team from the Midlands League, in an FA Cup match. "One of the full backs," Richards wrote in ''Gwr o Athrylith'' (''Man of Genius''), his profile of Roose,
:"committed an unforgivable foul in the penalty box; the harsh blast of the referee's whistle, his finger pointing to one of the most calamitous places in the purgatory of this life; the penalty spot. The heavy odour of death hung over the fateful spot: did you not hear a crowd of thousands suddenly become dumb mutes, did you not see the players standing in a half circle as if they were at a graveside... Everyone holding his breath. I have always believed that Roose grew to his full height as a man in the purgatorial crisis of a penalty, drying off the clay around his feet, washing away the dross which entered his character with the gold... Arthur's sword against the bare fist. Then came the signal; the ball travelled like a bolt from the foot of the penalty taking forward, and in the blink of an eyelid, revolution, a thump, and the ball landed in the heather and gorse of the Buarth."
Physical size and agility have, nonetheless, never been sufficient, on their own, to qualify a goalkeeper for greatness, and Jimmy Ashcroft, the Woolwich Arsenal goalkeeper, contributed an appreciation of Roose which singled him out for his bravery in diving at the feet of onrushing forwards:
:"Last season when Stoke played Arsenal at Plumstead, I watched the Reds swoop down on Roose like a whirlwind. There was a scrimmage in goal and Roose was down on the ball like a shot with a heap of Arsenal and Stoke players on top of him. It was all Lombard Street [the site of the Bank of England] to a penny orange that the Reds would score. Presently from out of the ruck emerged Roose clinging to the ball, which he promptly threw away up the field. I'll bet that the thrill of triumph which went through him was ample compensation for any hard knocks he received."
For all this, Roose's popularity as a goalkeeper was based only in part on his abilities; he was also one of the great crowd-pleasers of the Edwardian period. Supporters recall him putting on gymnastic displays from his crossbar when play was safely at the other end of the pitch. At a time when other goalkeepers walked onto the pitch at the beginning of a game, Roose was also unusual in running on briskly, acknowledging the applause of the crowd. When a penalty was awarded, he frequently waved to spectators both before and after completing a save.
Roose generally carried a pair of white gloves onto the pitch but preferred, in good weather, to play with bare hands. He was regarded as unusual in insisting on playing in padded knee-bandages and a twin-peak cap.
Leigh Richmond Roose was an early example of the familiar adage that "goalkeepers are different", a point he made himself in an article on goalkeeping contributed to the four-volume 1906 work ''Association Football and the Men Who Made It''. "There is a proverb," he wrote, "which says, 'Before you go to war, say a prayer; before going to sea say two prayers; before marrying say three prayers.' One might add: 'Before deciding to become a goalkeeper say four prayers.' He's the Aunt Sally."
Considering the goalkeeping ideal, Roose added elsewhere in the same article:
:"A tall man able to get down to low shots is certainly preferable to a short one, for he can reach shots that no little man can get near, and if his bigness in stature is combined with weight he will find occasions on which his height and weight will prove of great advantage to him; yet he should not come under Dryden's description: 'Brawn without brain is thine.' He should possess quickness of eye and hand, activity and agility, and be as light on his feet as a dancing master. It's not much use for a man who can only move 'once in about two months' trying to defend a space 24 feet wide and 8 feet high against shots coming in from all possible directions, and when there is only a fraction of a second allowed to get a ball and get rid of it, by either kicking, catching or throwing out, or punching away with forwards on top of him."
"To a goalkeeper alone," Roose concluded, "is the true delight of goalkeeping known. He must be an instinctive lover of the game, otherwise goalkeeping will take it out of a man if he is not devoted to it."
Tales of Roose's eccentricities appeared frequently in newspapers and books published during his career. Some have been picked up by later writers and repeated many times, particularly in books concerning goalkeeping. A good deal of further research would be necessary to verify the truth of some of the stories, but the following were commonly told while Roose himself was still alive.
::"Roose is one of the cleanest custodians we have, but he apparently is a trifle superstitious about his football garments, for he seldom seems to trouble the charwoman with them. Considerable amusement was created at Stoke on Saturday and again at Liverpool on Monday, when it was noticed that Roose alone failed to turn out in spic and span garments. His pants, we should say, carried about them the marks of many a thrilling contest."
Roose enjoyed to the full the acclaim that his sporting exploits brought him. Contemporaries at Aberystwyth testified to his popularity with both men and women at the college, and in London, in 1905, he was acclaimed by the ''Daily Mail'' as one of the capital's most eligible bachelors - second, the newspaper suggested, only to the cricketer Jack Hobbs. When the ''Daily Mail'' invited nominations for a World XI to face another planet, Roose was selected as the World team's goalkeeper by a large majority.
Much of Roose's popularity stemmed from his extrovert character. He led - according to his nephew, Dr Cecil Jenkins - an extremely glamorous life, keeping an apartment in the centre of the capital and buying his suits on Savile Row.
"The first thing I remember," the 101-year-old Jenkins told an interviewer,
:"is him taking my mother and me just before the First World War to lunch at Scott-s restaurant in Piccadilly. He was in full morning kit with a top hat - he was real man about town. I was only about five or six and it was very exciting for a young boy like me.
:"He was very much a larger than life character who played to the gallery. When a carriage picked him up from the station to take him to the game, schoolboys would run after it.-
One newspaper voted Roose among the 10 most recognisable faces in the London of this period, and he enjoyed relationships with several women, among them the great music hall star Marie Lloyd.
For all this, Leigh Roose was prone to displays of bad temper throughout his club career, and once assaulted one of the Sunderland directors, beating him so badly that the Football Association banned him for 14 days. The early sportswriter "Tityrus" (the pen-name of JAH Catton, editor of the ''Athletic News'') recorded that during the half-time interval in Wales's heavy 1908 defeat by England, Roose - who had been injured by an opposition forward - "had an unpleasant conversation with the England selectors, who thought that the speech of the goalkeeper was not such as might be expected from a gentleman."
Although well above the age of the average recruit, Roose joined the British Army as a private of the Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1916 and served in the First World War on the Western Front, where his goalkeeping abilities resulted in his becoming a noted grenade thrower.
He was awarded the Military Medal for his bravery on the first occasion he saw action, the regimental history recording:
:"Private Leigh Roose, who had never visited the trenches before, was in the sap when the ''flammenwerfer'' attack began. He managed to get back along the trench and, though nearly choked with fumes with his clothes burnt, refused to go to the dressing station. He continued to throw bombs until his arm gave out, and then, joining the covering party, used his rifle with great effect."
His award was gazetted on 21 September 1916.
Promoted to the rank of lance corporal, Roose was killed, aged 38, towards the end of the Battle of the Somme. The exact location and manner of his death remain a matter of dispute.
His body was not recovered, and his name appears (spelled incorrectly) on the war memorial to missing soldiers at Thiepval.
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'''Cliff Britton''' was a footballer and football manager. He was born 29 August 1909 in Hanham in Bristol and died 1 December 1975.
After playing amateur football, his professional playing career began with Bristol Rovers and after making over 50 appearances Britton was signed by Everton in 1930. At first he was deemed too frail and so he was playing in the reserves in the 1931-32 Championship season, but he was one of the stars of Everton's 1933 FA Cup win. He was one of the classiest playmakers of his era, who could produce miracles with short or long passes. Dixie Dean said that he was the best crosser of the ball that he played with. Dean joked that Britton's precision ensured that the laces on the ball were turned away when Dean had to head it. Britton made 242 appearances for Everton though only scoring three goals. Between 1934 and 1937 Britton also played nine times for England.
After the war, Britton was made manager of Burnley in October 1945. He quickly steered Burnley to promotion from the Second Division in the 1946/47 season and to the 1947 FA Cup final. He was appointed manager of Everton in 1948 and was regarded as a big improvement over the previous manager Theo Kelly.
Unlike his predecessor Britton was an ex-player and was said to have easy-going approachability so confidence improved. Britton was also a disciplinarian and it was said that his ideal team would be eleven 'teetotallers'. However the Everton squad was of low quality and suffered eleven consecutive defeats in September to November of the 1950-51 season. In a desperate foray into the transfer market, Britton spent -28,000 on an uninspiring inside forward, Harry Potts from Burnley when a new centre forward was desperately needed. (He could have brought Tommy Lawton back for less money). In 1950-51 Everton were two points clear of the relegation zone but contrived to suffer a 6-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday, while Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 4-0 and so Everton were relegated on goal average.
With remarkable patience the Everton board gave Britton a vote of confidence. However in the summer of 1951, the board refused any more money for transfer fees and so Britton had to rely heavily on a policy of youth rather than on big money buys. Consequently Everton spent three seasons in the Second Division finishing 7th and a worrying 16th before being promoted as runners-up in 1953-4.
The board continued to refuse transfer funds and Britton had disagreements with them. While Britton was abroad with the team the board wanted to appoint an acting manager. The board had also interfered with other decisions, but Britton had also made several mistakes such as dropping and then selling the talismanic Dave Hickson. Eventually Britton resigned from Everton in 1956 saying that "I want all managers to have the freedom to do the job for which they were appointed." A sub-committee of the board unsuccessfully ran the Everton team for the remainder of the season until Ian Buchan was appointed.
After a six month gap Britton became manager of Preston North End. In the next five years, Preston North End flirted with winning the League championship and Britton laid the foundations of a solid youth policy. Britton took the decision that would cause Tom Finney to play some of the best football of his life. At the age of 34, Finney was made centre-forward, where he was also to play three games for England. Finney was a revelation, scoring 23 goals the 1956-57 season and Preston finished third in the First Division. The next season they went one better - runners-up to Champions Wolves. However Preston North End were relegated after the 1960/61 season and so Britton resigned.
In 1961 he became manager of Hull City. Again he relied on youth rather than the transfer market until an injection of cash in 1964 allowed him to bring in new players such as Ken Wagstaff. Consequently Hull eventually won the Third Division championship in the 1965/66 season. He continued to trust the same group of players instead of bringing in new talent and so Hull's challenge for promotion to the First Division faltered. He resigned from Hull City in 1970.
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'''Anthony Guy ("Tony") Cascarino''' (born 1 September 1962 in St Paul's Cray, Orpington, Kent, England) is a former association football player. He made his name as a striker for various British and French football clubs and for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
Since retirement, he has presented on TalkSPORT radio and written for both ''The Times'' and Ireland's ''Hot Press'' magazine.
Cascarino was born in England but represented the Republic of Ireland, qualifying through his Irish grandfather. However, he later revealed that his mother told him in 1996 that she was adopted and therefore no blood relative to the grandfather. Cascarino said in his autobiography: "I didn't qualify for Ireland. I was a fraud. A fake Irishman". However, through the adoption his mother gained the right to Irish citizenship and therefore he was indeed eligible.
Cascarino scored nineteen goals in eighty-eight international appearances, making him for a time Ireland's record caps holder. His aerial prowess fitted well with the long ball style of the team. Cascarino was an integral part of the teams that took part in the European Championship in 1988 and World Cups in 1990 and 1994.
Since retiring from football, Cascarino has become a semi-professional poker player, having appeared in the television series Celebrity Poker Club and commentating on the PartyPoker Poker Den. He has become something of a cult figure and was referenced in the song "All Your Kayfabe Friends" by Welsh band Los Campesinos! where the singer tells that "You asked if I'd be anyone from history / Fact or fiction, dead or alive / I said I'd be Tony Cascarino, circa 1995."
In December 2008 Cascarino was arrested for assaulting and threatening to kill his wife, French-born Virginie, who is the mother of two of his children. Cascarino divorced his previous wife, mother of two other children, after impregnating Virginie.
The book detailed his love of gambling, particularly playing all forms of poker, and revealed that his career had been blighted by crippling self-doubt, which he summarised as the "little voice"
He also revealed that during his time at Marseille, he and many other of the club's players were injected by club president Bernard Tapie's personal physician with an unknown substance. The physiotherapist at the time insisted the substance was legal and would provide an "adrenaline boost". Cascarino claimed that most players accepted the injections
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'''Wynton Alan Whai "Kiwi" Rufer''', CNZM (born 29 December 1962 to a Swiss father and a mother of Mori descent) was a New Zealand international footballer, and he is considered his country's greatest ever player.
After leaving Rongotai College Rufer began his playing career with Wellington United in New Zealand, before representing Stop Out and Miramar Rangers. Making his debut for New Zealand on 16 October 1980 against Kuwait, he quickly established himself in the All Whites side, and his youthful promise (he was voted New Zealand's Young Player of the Year in 1981 and 1982)
Rufer impressed and signed a professional contract on 23 October 1981
During his time in Switzerland Rufer converted to Christianity and married his wife, Lisa in 1986 - they have two sons, Caleb and Joshua. He also played for FC Aarau (Switzerland) and FC Grasshoppers, winning the Swiss Cup in 1988-1989 before moving to Werder Bremen, managed by Otto Rehhagel.
Rufer was an enormous success as part of Rehhagel's team, winning the German Cup in 1990-1991, and scoring in the 2-0 win over AS Monaco in the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1992. His partnership with Klaus Allofs played a major part in Werder's 1992-1993 Bundesliga success, and he was the joint top scorer with Ronald Koeman in the 1993-1994 UEFA Champions League tournament, winning another German Cup that season
Rufer was also voted Oceania's Player of the Year in 1989, 1990 and 1992.
During the 1994-1995 season Rufer left Bremen to join JEF United of Ichihara in the Japanese J.League, finishing as the club's leading scorer in 1995. When Rehhagel took on the task of resurrecting 1. FC Kaiserslautern's fortunes in 1996, he called upon Rufer to help fire the club back into the German top flight - Rufer's contribution helped the club win the Bundesliga II, although he left before Rehhagel won the Bundesliga the next season.
Rufer pulled on the All White strip 39 times: 23 were full A-international caps, in which he scored 12 goals.
In 1997 he returned to his homeland, joining Central United and establishing his own coaching school, Wynrs, producing Kiwi football stars such as Mario Hofmann and Michael Fitzgerald, and women's international Annalie Longo
With his brother Shane, Rufer took on player-coaching duties at North Shore United in 1998, before coaching the national Under-16 squad ahead of the 1999 Junior World Cup Finals. He was appointed player-coach of New Zealand's first professional football team, FC Kingz (later Auckland Kingz), participating in the Australian Soccer League for two seasons before retiring in 2001, having been named Oceania's Player of the Century ahead of Frank Farina (Australia) and Christian Karembeu (New Caledonia/France)
Rufer is a member of the FIFA Football Committee, with Pel, Franz Beckenbauer, Michel Platini and Sir Bobby Charlton. He is also involved with the FIFA Ambassadors Against Racism Committee. In 2005 Rufer was the first football/soccer player to be inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
Rufer founded the Wynrs football academy for young players. The academy is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
His brother Shane Rufer also represented New Zealand and Wynton's two both sons Caleb and Joshua are professional footballers.
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'''Antonio James Murray''' (born 15 September 1984 in Cambridge, England) is a semi-professional football player who is currently playing for Chelmsford City. He formerly played professionally for Ipswich Town and in Scotland for Hibernian.
As a youngster he played for the Chelsea youth team while studying at school before moving to Ipswich Town as a trainee. His league debut for Ipswich came on 4 May 2003 when he was a late substitute for Tommy Miller in Ipswich's 4-1 away to Derby County. He signed a new two-year deal with Ipswich in July 2003.
He left Ipswich to join Hibernian on a free transfer in January 2005 to replace the departing Craig Rocastle. He was initially on a six-month contract, but in March 2005 signed a new two and a half year deal with Hibs. His spell with Hibs was disrupted by injury, and he made only 13 appearances before being released at the end of the 2005/06 season.
In July 2006 he was on trial with Wycombe Wanderers, but he signed for Conference South side Histon in August 2006. He had trouble breaking into the first team at Histon in the opening months of the 2006/07 season, but later went on a scoring spree of scoring 7 goals in 9 games to help Histon to the top of the league, and into Steve Fallon's starting eleven. Histon were promoted to the Conference National at the end of that season for the first time in their history.
Born in England, Murray is also eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish father, Jamie, who played professionally for Cambridge United, Sunderland and Brentford, or for Italy, through his Italian mother. Antonio was called up to the England C squad for an International Challenge Cup game against Italy on 12 November 2008.
It was confirmed in May 2009 that Murray was being released by Histon on their official homepage, to make him a free-agent. In August 2009, Murray joined Conference South outfit Chelmsford City.
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'''Steven Kenneth Fletcher''' (born 26 March 1987 in Shrewsbury, England) is an English-born Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Burnley in the Premier League. Fletcher began his professional career with Hibernian, playing in over 150 SPL games and scoring 43 goals. Burnley paid a club record transfer fee of -3m to sign Fletcher in June 2009. He has represented Scotland seven times at full international level, scoring one goal.
Fletcher, who was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, spent much of his early years living on British Army bases in England and Germany where his Liverpudlian soldier father was based.
Fletcher made his debut for Hibs towards the end of the 2003-04 season in a 3-0 win over Kilmarnock. He became a first team regular in the 2004-05 season, playing 26 times and scoring 5 goals. In the 2005-06 season, Fletcher scored 10 goals in just 1,966 minutes on the pitch, which approximated to a goal every other game. He took on a more prominent role in the 2006-07 season after Hibs had sold star strikers Garry O'Connor and Derek Riordan. Fletcher scored in Hibernian's 5-0 Intertoto Cup win over Dinaburg and played regularly during the league season. The highlight of the season for Fletcher and Hibs was when he scored two goals in the 5-1 win over in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final.
Fletcher became Hibs' main striker during the 2007-08 season. He scored his first professional hat-trick in a 4-2 win over and he won the Scottish Football Writers' Young Player of the Year Award. Fletcher was touted for a move to Real Madrid due to Madrid's scouts watching him after he performed well for Scotland's youth sides.
On 26 June 2009, The ''Daily Mirror'' reported that Burnley had offered -2.75 million for Fletcher. A few days later, Hibs accepted an offer of -3,000,000 plus incentives based on appearances for Burnley. Fletcher completed the move when he agreed a four year contract with the Lancashire club, who paid a club record transfer fee to obtain his services. After the move was completed, former Hibs striker Keith Wright questioned whether Fletcher was ready to play in the Premier League. His first competitive goals for Burnley came when he scored a brace in a 2-1 League Cup win at Hartlepool on 25 August.
Despite his English birthplace, Fletcher chose to represent Scotland, his mother's home country. Fletcher made his debut for Scotland under-21s in the 2004-05 season. He was the top scorer in the Scotland under-19 side which reached the final of the 2006 European Championship, losing to Spain in the final. Following the well acknowledged achievements of the under-19 side, Fletcher was named by ''The Scotsman'' as one of the "ten to watch" in Scottish sport during 2007.
Fletcher was named in the full squad for the friendly match against Croatia in March 2008. Fletcher started the game, providing the assist for Kenny Miller's equaliser in a 1-1 draw, before he was substituted at half-time due to injury.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
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'''Kevin Thomson''' (born 14 October 1984) is a professional Scottish association footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and also the Scotland national football team.
Thomson grew up in Peebles, in the Scottish Borders. His first club was Peebles Thistle, who play in the Eastern Region Youth League. He then moved on to play for Edinburgh side Hutchison Vale before being signed by on a four year contract.
Whilst with Hibs he was part of a very promising group of young players who came through their youth team during the early 2000s. Players included current Rangers teammate Steven Whittaker, also Derek Riordan, Scott Brown and Garry O'Connor. Thomson established himself as a regular in the Hibs first team during the 2003-04 season and played in that season's Scottish League Cup final defeat by , but he suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury during a game against near the end of that season. The injury meant that he was out of football for almost a year, and he consequently made only four league appearances in the 2004-05 season.
In the 2005-06 season Thomson made an impressive comeback from his injury, establishing himself as one of Hibernian's most important players. He signed a long term contract (until 2010) in March 2006. Thomson was then appointed as club captain by Tony Mowbray after the previous captain Gary Caldwell left the club to join . Despite signing a long term contract with Hibs, it was still speculated that Thomson would soon leave Hibs. On 31 August 2006, Premiership club made an offer that was rejected by Hibernian.
Speculation about Thomson's future increased after he (and Scott Brown) appointed Willie McKay as his agent. McKay demanded that Hibs offer Brown and Thomson wages commensurate with the transfer fees Hibs were demanding for the players. Hibs would have needed to significantly break their pay scale in order to offer such wages. Hibs refused to meet with McKay to discuss improved contracts, which resulted in Brown submitting a written transfer request.
On 20 December 2006, made a joint offer for Brown and Thomson, which was rejected by Hibernian.
Thomson signed for Walter Smith's for a fee of -2 million on 30 January 2007. Less than two months earlier, Smith had been critical of Thomson's behaviour, calling on him to show more "responsibility", although this was a month before Smith had been appointed as Rangers manager. Thomson made his Rangers debut on 11 February in a 3-1 victory over , although he was substituted at half-time after suffering a hamstring injury.
Thomson has established himself as a regular in the Rangers first team, and has built up a reputation as a combative midfielder. He scored his first goal for Rangers in a victory over in an Old Firm match on 29 March 2008 and he played in an important part in their run to the 2008 UEFA Cup Final.
He scored his second goal of the 2008-09 season when he scored an equalising goal in injury time against at Ibrox Stadium, on 4 November 2008. In the following SPL match against at Rugby Park, a 4-0 victory for Rangers was overshadowed by Thomson suffering a serious knee injury. This injury has ruled him out for the rest of the 2008-09 season. Thomson had surgery to save his career on 31 December 2008.
Thomson made his debut appearance for Scotland in a goalless draw against Northern Ireland on 20 August 2008.
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'''Ivan Sproule''' (born 18 February 1981 in Castlederg, County Tyrone) is a Northern Irish professional association football player who plays for Bristol City in the Football League Championship. Sproule, a winger who is known for his explosive pace,
Scottish Premier League club Hibernian invited him for a trial in January 2005, in which he impressed manager Tony Mowbray and signed as a full-time professional until the end of the season, which meant that he had to give up his day job as a fabrication engineer.
The gamble of signing a player from outside professional football paid off for both Sproule and Hibs. Although he had a slow start with Hibs and it was rumoured that he would return to Northern Ireland,
Sproule hit the headlines in August 2005 by scoring a hat-trick in a 3-0 defeat of defending champions Rangers at Ibrox Stadium.
Sproule caused further damage to Rangers by helping Hibs eliminate them from the 2006 Scottish Cup. Sproule scored one goal and assisted with another, as Hibs again won 3-0 at Ibrox
Sproule joined Bristol City on a three-year contract on 27 June 2007 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be about -500,000.
Sproule was called into the Northern Ireland squad for the first time in September 2005, immediately after his hat-trick for Hibs against Rangers.
He was left out of the initial Northern Ireland squad for the matches in October 2006 with Denmark and Latvia, but was later added for the Latvia match due to call-offs by other players.
Sproule has a wife, Janet, and one son, Sam.
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'''Tinsley Lindley''' (27 October 1865 in Nottingham - 31 March 1940 in Nottingham) was an English footballer. He was considered one of the 19th century's great centre forwards. His passes and shots at goal were very precise, he was very clever and an excellent team player. An elegant and technically superb player.
He was the son of Leonard Lindley who was a lace dresser. The family lived in Clipstone Avenue, Nottingham and Lindley attended Nottingham High School between 1875 and 1883, where he first revealed his extraordinary talent.
He later attended The Leys School in Cambridge, where he turned to rugby. From 1885 to 1888 he studied at Caius College, Cambridge and during this time played football for Cambridge University, and also for the Corinthians and Casuals. In 1888, he returned to his home town to join Nottingham Forest, but during the 1889-90 season also played two league matches for local rivals Notts County.
In 1891 he also played for Crusaders and Swifts for a short while before guest-playing for Preston North End in a 4-1 defeat at Sunderland in 1892.
His many transfers were due primarily to his professional full-time career and the fact that he always remained an amateur, although many clubs wanted to hire him as a professional. He was the epitome of the 'Corinthian gentleman amateur' of his time, being an academic as well as a sportsman. He refused to wear ordinary football boots when playing, preferring walking brogues instead, declaring that boots marred his great sprinting speed.
He made his England debut on 13 March 1886, scoring in the 6-1 defeat of Ireland. It has been claimed that he holds the record for scoring in 9 consecutive England matches between 13 March 1886 and 7 April 1888. However, there is no substance whatsoever to this claim, as this includes the match against Wales on 29 March 1886, in which all contemporary reports credit the goals to George Brann, Fred Dewhurst & Andrew Amos. He did, however, score in each of the next 6 consecutive games, which is still an England record (though note that Steve Bloomer scored in 10 consecutive matches in which he played, and George Camsell in 9). In total he scored 14 (or possibly 15) international goals in just 13 games.
He also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Nottinghamshire.
On retirement from football, Lindley turned his full attention to his law practice, having been called to the Bar in 1899 while still playing. He also lectured in law at University of Nottingham and served as a County Court Judge. Lindley also stayed loyal to Nottingham Forest, serving on the committee for several years. He was awarded the OBE in 1918 and died in Nottingham in 1940 aged 74.
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'''Samuel Morrow''' (born 3 March 1985 in Derry, Northern Ireland), aka '''Sam Morrow''' or '''Sammy Morrow''', is a professional football player, and is currently without a club. Morrow, who was raised in Limavady, started as a youth at Institute FC before beginning his career at Ipswich Town were he made his debut as an 18 year old, but was released in 2004. He was then signed by former Ipswich coach Tony Mowbray for Hibernian while Mowbray was Hibs manager. Morrow only started five matches in his first season with Hibs, but proved to be useful as a substitute, scoring goals in wins over Dundee and Dundee United.
Morrow failed to command a regular place at Hibs, however, and he was loaned to Livingston during the 2005-06 season which proved very successful, with goals against Hearts and Dundee Utd. Gary Waddock, then Queens Park Rangers manager along with his assistant Alan McDonald wanted to bring Morrow south of the border and a deal was close to completion when disaster struck with him suffering cruciate ligament damage in April 2006. He started a further loan spell, with Partick Thistle, in March 2007 to help aid his comeback. At the end of the 2006-07 season Morrow was given a free transfer by Hibs, and he subsequently signed for Derry City.
In 2008 he scored a hat-trick in the League of Ireland Cup final, and was named Man Of The Match, when Derry beat Wexford 6-1, to win the competition for the 9th time. He also scored both of Derry's goals in the 2008 FAI Cup Final, a game that was subsequently lost on penalties to League Of Ireland champions Bohemians.
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'''Leroy Halirou Bohari Lita''' (born 28 December 1984), more commonly known as '''Leroy Lita''', is a Congolese-born English footballer who plays for Middlesbrough. Lita was a product of the Chelsea youth system. He failed to play for Chelsea, and moved to Bristol City and Reading, where his form helped him earn a place with the England under-21 side. He has also played on loan with Charlton Athletic and Norwich City.
Born in Kinshasa, Lita signed his first professional contract for Bristol City at the age of 18 at the start of the 2003-04 season, after being discovered by scout Roger Barton. It wasn't until Brian Tinnion took over from Danny Wilson as manager at the start of the 2004-05 season that Lita really established himself in the first team. That year he scored 29 goals in all competitions for club and one U21 international goal taking his tally to 30 for the season.
Lita moved to Reading (then in the Football League Championship) on 13 July 2005 for a then club record fee of -1 million. Lita's potential was confirmed when he hit a hat-trick against West Bromwich Albion in the third round of the FA Cup on 17 January 2006.
Lita's 2005-06 season ended early after a broken ankle, but Reading still won promotion to the Premier League that season.
Despite a promising start to life in the Premiership, in which he netted the winner against Middlesbrough on the opening day, Lita endured a barren run and lost his place in the first team. He ended his drought by scoring against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the first of ten goals in twelve games.
On 13 April 2007, Lita was banned for three games for allegedly headbutting Talal El Karkouri of Charlton Athletic on 9 April, a charge disputed by both the player and Reading's manager, Steve Coppell.
In a freak occurrence just prior to the start of the 2007-08 season, Lita was faced with a month of downtime after damaging a leg muscle as he, supposedly, stretched in bed upon waking. Coppell told the BBC: "Leroy is in a great deal of pain. It's a point of laughter but a serious business for him because he's going to be out for three or four weeks."
On 5 March 2008, Lita joined Charlton on a 28 day loan deal, after finding his first team opportunities limited at Reading during the 2007-08 season. The loan was later extended to the end of the season, but he was called back from the loan on 19 April for the last three games of the season. Lita then went to Norwich City for a month long loan on 1 October. He scored 4 goals in his initial 6 game spell including a hat-trick against Wolverhampton in a 5-2 victory. Reading and Norwich agreed to extend the loan for another 6 games until 7 December. Following Norwich's 2-0 win over local rivals Ipswich, it was announced on the 8th December that Lita would sign for a third month on loan.
Lita returned to Reading and played in the third round FA Cup tie defeat at Cardiff City.
He then made his first league appearance since August, coming on as a sub, to score a goal against Watford at home on the 9th January 2009, to make it 4-0. Later, in the same week Lita announced that he had changed for the better, and that he would stay with Reading for the promotion push.
Sheffield United had a seven figure sum accepted by Reading for Leroy Lita on 13th January 2009, but the club later withdrew from proceedings after they were not willing to pay the -1.2m signing-on fee being requested by Lita.
On 15 May 2009 Lita was told along with Michael Duberry, club captain Graeme Murty and Marcus Hahnemann that their contracts would not be renewed.
On 3 August 2009, it was announced that he would join Middlesbrough on a free transfer. He made his debut for Middlesbrough on 7 August 2009 in a 0-0 draw with Sheffield United, but had limited opportunities to score. Lita scored his first goal for Middlesbrough against Doncaster, in a 2-0 win for the Boro. He received a yellow card for removing his shirt in his subsequent celebration. He scored his second goal when returning to his old club Reading in Middlesbrough's 2-0 win on 3 October 2009. His third goal for Middlesbrough came on the 21st of November 2009 against Nottingham Forest off a rebound off a Julio Arca shot.
On the 5th of December 2009, Leroy Lita scored 2 goals in a 5-1 win against QPR, Middlesbrough's first win under new manager Gordon Strachan. Lita again received a yellow card for his goal celebration. On Boxing Day 2009, Lita received a red card for an elbow during the win against Scunthorpe, which was the first of his career.
Lita rejected the chance to play for DR Congo in favour of pursuing an international career with England, despite having previously stated he wished to represent the country of his birth. He scored on his debut for England U21 with a goal against Holland U21 in a 2-1 loss on 8 February 2005, coming on as a second half substitute. He had to wait over a year to make his second appearance, again as a substitute, in a 3-1 win over Norway on 28 February 2006. Following excellent goal-scoring form in the Premier League, Lita was awarded with a further cap as a substitute in the 2-2 draw with Spain on 6 February 2007, scoring his second goal in three international appearances.
Despite being 22, Lita was eligible to compete in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, and was called up to the squad.
In the first group game against the Czech Republic, England were awarded a penalty in the 88th minute which Lita subsequently dragged wide condemning England to a scoreless draw. However he then scored for England in each of their next three games; a 2-2 draw against Italy, a 2-0 win over Serbia, and a 1-1 (13-12) penalty shoot-out loss to Holland in the semi-finals.
After the tournament he was named in the ''UEFA Dream Team'' for the tournament.
On 30 August 2006, Lita was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm in Bristol on 27 August, but on 18 September 2006 the complaint was withdrawn and police confirmed that no further action would be taken.
Leroy Lita attended King Ethelberts School located in Birchington Kent.
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'''James "Jimmy" Ashcroft''' (12 September 1878 - 9 April 1943) was an English football goalkeeper.
Born in Liverpool, Ashcroft began his career with several local sides, briefly signing as an amateur with Everton, before moving south and joining Southern League side Gravesend United in 1899. He was quickly spotted by nearby Woolwich Arsenal of the Football League, and signed as a professional for the Gunners in June 1900.
Ashcroft immediately made his debut against Burton Swifts on 15 September 1900; although Arsenal lost 1-0, Ashcroft kept his place and remained an ever-present for that season, and the following one. In 1901-02, Ashcroft kept 17 clean sheets in 34 League matches for Woolwich Arsenal, including six clean sheets in a row (a club record, that has only been equalled once since, by Alex Manninger in 1998); Arsenal finished fourth in the Second Division that season, and third the season after that.
Ashcroft kept 20 clean sheets in 1903-04, a club record, as Arsenal gained promotion to the First Division, and in 1904-05 set a then record of 154 consecutive matches for the club (since only bettered by Tom Parker). Arsenal reached the 1905-06 and 1906-07 FA Cup semi-finals twice with Ashcroft in goal, and he also won three caps for England, playing in all three of England's British Home Championship matches of 1906 (England won twice and lost once, sharing the 1905-06 championship with Scotland). Ashcroft thus was Arsenal's first England international.
In all, Ashcroft played 303 first-class games in eight seasons for Arsenal. He was sold to Blackburn Rovers in the summer of 1908, in order to alleviate the club's financial problems at the time. For Rovers, he played over 120 times and reached another FA Cup semi-final in 1910-11, and won the First Division title in 1911-12. In 1913 he was released by Blackburn on a free transfer; unable to find a club he was forced to place an advert in ''The Athletic News'', which read:
:''J Ashcroft, goalkeeper, Blackburn Rovers, open for engagement; free transfer - Willaston Road, Walton, Liverpool.''
Ashcroft eventually signed for Tranmere Rovers, where he played for one more season before World War I intervened and all first-class football was halted; he seems to have retired from playing football at that point. He died in 1943, aged 64.
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'''Daniel "Danny" Hay''' (born 15 May 1975) is a New Zealand football (soccer) player, who plays as a central defender and captains Waitakere United in the New Zealand Football Championship.
He started the 2006-2007 season as inaugural captain for the Auckland based New Zealand Knights, but left the club in December following a falling out with management, before playing out the season with Perth Glory.
He appeared in the English Premier League and in the UEFA Champions League, playing for Leeds United.
In New Zealand he played for Green Bay/Titirangi, Waitakere United and Central United. He also played for Perth Glory in Australia and Walsall in England.
He also appeared for the New Zealand national soccer team, the ''All Whites''.
In 2007, he retired from international football in order to pursue a teaching career at Sacred Heart College in Auckland which also involves him training the First 11 and youth development teams.
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'''Arnold "Arnie" Sidebottom''' (born 1 April 1954 in Shawlands, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) is a former footballer and cricketer who played cricket for Yorkshire and played one Test match for England.
Sidebottom started off as a professional footballer, playing as a central defender. He joined Manchester United as an amateur in January 1971, and turned professional in 1972. Although he was quite effective in the air, he was only an average footballer, and this was highlighted during his time in place of the injured Jim Holton during the 1974-75 season in the Second Division
In 2007, he was voted in at Number 5 in ''The Times'' poll of the "50 Worst footballers (to grace the top division)."
Sidebottom switched to a cricketing career, and first played for Yorkshire in 1973, but did not win his cap till 1980. Test match cricket seemed to have passed him by when he went to South Africa as part of the rebel tour led by Graham Gooch in 1982, which also earned him a three-year Test ban. He also played for Orange Free State. After the ban ended, he was a surprise call up for the Trent Bridge Test in 1985, where he took 1 for 65 before limping off injured. His only wicket was that of Bob Holland. Sidebottom himself admitted that his Test selection came when he was past his prime .
He continued playing for Yorkshire until 1991 and then went into coaching. He finally left Yorkshire in 2003. His son, Ryan Sidebottom, is now an effective first class cricketer for Nottinghamshire, who has also represented England - in both Test and one day cricket.
He now coaches football and cricket to pupils at Woodhouse Grove School, West Yorkshire.
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'''James (Jim) Edward McInally''' (born 19 February 1964 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer and is currently manager of East Stirlingshire.
McInally began his career with Celtic in 1982 as a full back; while there he won youth caps and spent a period on loan with Dundee. Jim was transferred to Nottingham Forest in 1984 and joined Coventry City for -80,000 18 months later. McInally joined Dundee United from Coventry in the summer of 1986 in a joint transfer with Dave Bowman after just five games for the ''Sky Blues''.
At Tannadice, he quickly became an effective defensive midfielder and played an important part in Dundee United's run to the UEFA Cup Final in his first season. This brought him international recognition and he won the first of ten Scotland caps the next year. An outstanding and consistent performer over the following seven seasons, in 1994, in his fourth final with the club, he won a Scottish Cup winner's medal, playing as a left wing-back, a position in which he often appeared later in his career.
In 1995, following United's relegation to the Scottish Football League First Division, McInally remained in the Premier Division by joining newly-promoted Raith Rovers as player/coach. In early 1996, McInally was due to join Aberdeen in a swap deal for former ''Rover'' Peter Hetherston, and was paraded at a Pittodrie news conference. Hetherston failed a medical, however, and the move failed to proceed. A few weeks into the following season, McInally moved back to Tannadice and made sixteen appearances before moving back to Dundee as a player-coach at Dens Park.
McInally joined Sligo Rovers as manager at the start of the 1999-2000 season but early results didn't go his way and he left the club for personal reasons. He returned to Scotland and joined the coaching staff of Celtic his former club, working with the club's youth teams. McInally moved back into management as he was appointed manager of Scottish Second Division side Greenock Morton. In the 2005-06 season, he led Morton to 2nd place in the Division after which they were subsequently denied promotion by losing to Peterhead in the play-offs. McInally stated his intention to win the Second Division in the 2006-07 season, with that objective met in mid April when nearest challengers Stirling Albion fell out of mathematical contention. He won the August 2006 Second Division Manager of the Month award, along the way. He resigned in February 2008 after a run of poor results allowed Morton to slip into ninth place in the First Division.
On 13 March 2008, McInally was named the new manager of Third Division strugglers East Stirlingshire, succeeding Gordon Wylde who resigned a month earlier.
McInally was named November 2008 Manager of the Month for the Third Division by the Scottish Football League. He has since won the same award in February and September 2009
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'''Victor George "Vic" Groves''' (born November 5, 1932) is an English former footballer.
Born in Stepney, London, Groves started his career at east London non-league clubs Leytonstone and Walthamstow Avenue, and then briefly as an amateur for Tottenham Hotspur before signing professional forms with Leyton Orient in 1954. Playing as an inside forward, his regular goalscoring for Orient soon attracted the attention of Arsenal, who signed him in November 1955 for -23,000, at the time a very high figure. He scored on his debut, against Sheffield United on November 12, 1955, in a 2-1 First Division win (Don Roper grabbing the other Arsenal goal).
Despite an eye-catching start, Groves initially struggled to live up to expectations at Arsenal, his first season at the club hampered by injury, first to a knee and then to his back. It wasn't until the 1958-59 season, that he had established a regular place. Groves scored ten goals that season, and formed a useful attacking partnership with David Herd. The season after that, he was switched to wing half, where he played for the rest of his career; Groves was also made Arsenal captain, following the departure of Dave Bowen. His spell at Arsenal was continually hampered by injury; although when he did play he impressed, enough so that he was selected for the London XI that played (and lost to) Barcelona in the first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final in 1958.
Groves lost his first-team place in the 1961-62 season, although he stayed at Arsenal as a bit-part player until the summer of 1964, when he left to sign for Southern League side Canterbury City. In all he played 201 times for Arsenal, scoring 37 goals. Although he represented England at amateur and youth level, he never won a full cap.
After retiring from playing Groves left the game completely, running a pub and working in insurance. His nephew, Perry Groves, played for Arsenal in the 1980s and 1990s.
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'''David James Connolly''' (born 6 June 1977) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Southampton.
Connolly started his career with Watford where he scored 15 goals in 34 games. That impressive record earned him a move to Dutch team Feyenoord Rotterdam. He was at one point the highest paid player in Dutch football, and had loan spells at Excelsior Rotterdam and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Wimbledon in 2001 on a free transfer where he scored 42 goals in two seasons. West Ham United signed him in 2003 for -285,000 where he netted 14 goals in a single season.
Connolly signed for Leicester City in 2004 for -500,000, finishing as the club's top scorer in his first season. He managed a hat-trick against Stoke City in August 2005, prior to signing for Wigan.
On 31 August 2005, he joined newly promoted Premiership club Wigan Athletic for -2 million (with the possibility of rising to -3 million if Wigan stayed in the Premiership, which they did). He scored on his debut for Wigan in a 2-1 win at West Bromwich Albion,
In 2006, also on 31 August, Connolly linked up with his former Republic of Ireland team-mate Roy Keane at Sunderland. His first goal came against Colchester United on 18 November, when he came on as a sub and smashed the ball in off the post from about 18 yards out. Connolly ended up Sunderland's top scorer and was an integral part of their promotion in the 2006-07 season, scoring 13 goals in the campaign and scoring the final goal of the season for Sunderland against Luton Town on 6 May 2007, in the match that made Sunderland champions of the Coca-Cola Championship.
In the 2007-08 season, Connolly played just five games, three of them in the league. In the 2008-09 season, Connolly did not make a single appearance. He was released on 28 May 2009.
After being released by Sunderland in the summer of 2009 he became a free agent, before going on a trial with Queens Park Rangers. On 8 October 2009, Connolly signed a deal with League One side Southampton, lasting until the end of the 2009-10 season but capable of being extended by a further year if he hits an undisclosed number of appearances. He scored on his debut on 17 October 2009 against Oldham Athletic, and grabbed another in the next game against MK Dons, once again off the bench. He scored two in the FA Cup first round tie against Bristol Rovers, in a 3-2 victory, his first start.
Connolly has also been a regular member of the Republic of Ireland national team, since making his debut on 29 May 1996 against Portugal. He was part of the 2002 World Cup squad that lost to Spain in the round of 16, where Connolly's penalty kick was saved by Iker Casillas during the shootout. He has scored nine goals for the Republic in 41 caps and also scored once for the Republic in Niall Quinn's benefit match on 14 May 2002, against his former club, Sunderland as well as once in Mick McCarthy's testimonial on 26 May 1996 against Celtic. In the 2007-08 season Connolly failed to feature in any of Steve Staunton's panels despite being Sunderland's top goalscorer, though was called in to Giovanni Trapattoni's first 40-man squad in 2008 despite being injured at the time.
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Eastwood was born in Basildon, Essex
He is married with two children - Freddy Jr and Chardonnay.
He appealed to the British Government in August 2006 to keep his home on a travellers site in Basildon after Basildon Council refused planning permission.
Eastwood was fined by magistrates in July 2009, after he had been caught fly-tipping rubbish of which included an electricity bill and bank statements with his name on.
Eastwood began his career as a West Ham United Academy player after turning down an offer of a scholarship at Southend where he had been a promising youth player. At West Ham, Eastwood played in the same youth team as Jermain Defoe, Anton Ferdinand and Glen Johnson but was not considered good enough by the then manager Glenn Roeder and was released by the Hammers
Eastwood joined Conference South side Grays Athletic in August 2003
Eastwood joined Southend United in October 2004, initially on loan. He made his debut for the club in spectacular style, scoring the opener after 7.7 seconds, an English league record for a debut, and going on to score two more to record his first of three hat-tricks for the club as Southend beat top of the table Swansea City 4-2. Eastwood joined Southend on a permanent basis in November 2004 for an undisclosed fee in a three-year deal from Grays. He finished the 2004-05 season with 24 goals from 42 appearances in all competitions
Eastwood scored Southend United's 5,000th League goal on 2 January 2006 when he smashed home the late winner against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road as the Shrimpers went to the top of League One. He scored twice at Swansea City on 29 April 2006 to earn Southend United a 2-2 draw, a result which sealed promotion to the Football League Championship. By the end of the 2005-06 season, Eastwood was joint 18th in Southend's all-time leading goalscorers list with 49 goals, 45 of which were in the league, two in the FA Cup and two in the Football League Trophy. He was also joint top scorer with Billy Sharp in League One in 2005-06 with 23 goals.
The following season, Eastwood scored his 50th goal for the club in the Championship opener game against Stoke City. It would prove to be a difficult season for the striker and despite scoring 11 goal in the Championship,
Eastwood signed a four-year deal with Wolves in July 2007 after completing a -1.5m move from Southend. The striker started the 2007-08 season impressively, scoring his first goal for Wolves on his full debut in the League Cup first round win over Bradford City, and finishing the month with 4 goals to his name. This prolific start earned him the Championship Player of the Month Award for August. However, his goals dried up in the following months and he was often on the substitutes' bench or left out of the squad completely, with Andy Keogh, Jay Bothroyd, Kevin Kyle and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake now ahead of him in the pecking order.
He was close to a move away from Molineux to Coventry City in March 2008, but this collapsed at the last minute. He remained popular with many Wolves fans, who believed he had not been given a fair run of games, which caused a split between the fans towards the end of the season. He finished the campaign with just 3 goals in 10 league starts (35 appearances in total), prompting him to leave the club, with manager Mick McCarthy explaining, ''"It's nothing personal, but it hasn't worked out how either of us would have liked. He hasn't fitted into my team but he wants to play and will do well elsewhere. We wish him luck."''
In July 2008, he joined fellow Championship club Coventry City in a four-year deal for a reported -1.2million fee.
Eastwood made his Coventry City debut against Norwich City on 9 August 2008, Coventry won the game 2-0. Eastwood scored his first goal for the Sky Blues a week later against Barnsley in a 2-1 win for Coventry. Goals against Blackpool, Ipswich and Watford followed but it was to be another frustrating season in front of goal for the striker who towards the latter stage of the campaign was used in a left midfield role.
On 12 December 2009 he scored a hat-trick against Peterborough where the game finished 3-2. It was the first hat-trick to be scored at the Ricoh Arena.
As his paternal grandmother was born in Wales, Eastwood is eligible to play for Wales. He was selected for the squad for the international friendly against New Zealand in May 2007 and the crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Czech Republic in June, however an existing back injury did not heal as quickly as hoped and Eastwood was forced to withdraw from the squad. He was selected for the squad to play Bulgaria and went on to score his debut international goal in the first half of their 1-0 victory on August 22, 2007. John Toshack, the Wales manager, said, ''"It was a really special goal [...] Now we have got a player up front who knows his business. We have been aware of his goalscoring exploits and have worked hard to make sure he became a Wales international."'' Despite being out of favour at Wolves during the 2007-08 season, Eastwood continued to be selected for the Welsh national team and scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Luxembourg in March 2008.
2005 : League Two Play-Off Winner with Southend
2006 : League One Champions with Southend
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'''Anthony Stewart "Tony" Woodcock''' (born 6 December 1955) is a retired English international footballer who played professionally in both England and Germany as a striker. He won the European Cup in 1979 with Nottingham Forest.
Born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, Woodcock started his career at Nottingham Forest, whom he joined as an apprentice in 1974. After loan spells at Lincoln City and Doncaster Rovers, Woodcock broke into the Forest first team in 1976-77, helping the team to promotion to the First Division. Under Brian Clough, Forest went on to win the League Championship in 1978 (Woodcock winning the PFA Young Player of the Year award that year as well), and the European Cup in 1979. He also scored in Forest's victory over Southampton in the 1979 Football League Cup Final. Meanwhile, he had made his debut for England in 1978 against Northern Ireland; he would go on to win 42 caps for his country (scoring 16 goals), and play in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Woodcock was signed by West German side 1. FC Kln in the summer of 1979 (thus missing out on Forest's successful defence of their European title), where he spent three seasons, his side finishing as runners-up in the Bundesliga in 1982. He scored 28 goals in 81 matches for the German side.
He returned home after the 1982 World Cup, signing for Arsenal for -500,000. Woodcock was Arsenal's top scorer for the next four seasons, his best tally being 21 in 1983-84; he hit five in a single game against Aston Villa, a post-war record for the club, he also scored the final goal in the last ever British Home Championship . However, he suffered a serious injury in March 1985, which disrupted his career. With the arrival of George Graham, who was looking to rebuild the team, as Arsenal manager in 1986, the 30-year-old Woodcock was told he was surplus to requirements. In all, Woodcock scored 68 goals in 169 matches for the Gunners.
Woodcock returned to 1. FC Kln making 49 appearances and scoring 11 goals.
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'''Miquel "Miki" Roque Farrero ''' (born July 8, 1988 in Tremp, Lleida, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer, who played as a central defender or central midfielder for Liverpool before he was released on the 16th June 2009. He is currently playing for Betis B.
He was signed in August 2005 by Rafael Bentez from Lleida, a second division side in Spain. He is known for his long passes and positioning.
Roque came on as a substitute in both legs of the 2006 FA Youth Cup Final against Manchester City. He made his first-team debut as a late substitute for Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League against Galatasaray on December 5, 2006. Liverpool lost the game 3-2.
Roque spent the end of the 2006-07 season on loan at Oldham Athletic. He was loaned to Spanish club Xerez CD, for the whole of the 2007-08 season. In August 2008, Roque was loaned to FC Cartagena, until June 2009.
On the 16 June 2009, Liverpool confirmed that Roque has been released after a four year stay at the club. He joined Real Betis B later than summer.
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'''James McBride''' (born December 30, 1873 - 1950) was a footballer for Liverpool during the latter half of the 19th century.
Born in Renton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, McBride played for Renton wanderers and Renton F.C before being signed by Liverpool managers John McKenna & W. E. Barclay in 1892. McBride made his debut in Liverpool's first ever fixture a friendly against Rotherham Town on September 1, 1892, which Liverpool won 7-1, he also played in their first ever competitive match a Lancashire League fixture against Higher Walton 2 days later, a game in which he scored his first goal and which Liverpool, again, won this time 8-0.
McBride was a regular during Liverpool's unbeaten debut season in the Football League Second Division missing just 4 of the 28 games, a season that saw the Anfield club gain promotion to the top flight of English football replacing Newton Heath (who became Man United) whom they beat 2-0 in the test match, the equivalent of today's play-off's. He only played 5 more times for the Anfield club during their relegation back down to Division 2.
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'''Michael Carrick''' (born 28 July 1981) is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester United as a midfielder. He previously played for West Ham United and more recently Tottenham Hotspur. Distinctive features of his play identified at the time of his move to Manchester United included his inventive distribution of the ball and his passing and crossing abilities. He has so far played 20 times for the England national football team.
Carrick was born to Vince and Lynn Carrick in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear,
Having studied at Wallsend's Western Middle School and Burnside Community High School until completing his GCSE exams in 1997, he was scouted by many clubs before being taken to West Ham by Wallsend-based North East scouts Dave Mooney and Bill Gibbs, who had watched Carrick for a few years playing for Wallsend Boys' Club. Surprisingly, few clubs from the north-east, where Carrick was from, wanted to sign him, and the then West Ham manager Harry Redknapp later revealed this was because he grew so much that he became clumsy with the ball and constantly had knee pains.
Carrick's professional career began at the famous youth academy of West Ham United in 1998. A notable contribution during the 1998-99 season came from him in the FA Youth Cup final, where he helped, alongside another rising star Joe Cole, West Ham to a 9-0 victory over Coventry City, scoring two goals himself.
Carrick made his senior debut as a substitute, replacing Rio Ferdinand in a 3-0 win at Bradford City in August 1999. He spent two periods on loan that season, a couple of months at Swindon Town and a month at Birmingham City, and made a few more appearances for West Ham. But in 2000-01, his exploits in his first full season for West Ham gained widespread recognition, resulting in his being nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award (Steven Gerrard of Liverpool was the winner).
2002-03 was a season to forget for Carrick, as much of it for him was plagued by injury and West Ham were eventually relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season. Carrick decided to stay with the club, playing for them the subsequent season 2003-04 in the First Division. At the time, a number of clubs were credited with an interest in Carrick, such as Portsmouth, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. It appeared that Arsenal were winning the race to sign him, before Patrick Vieira decided to stay at the club, thus stopping any potential transfer.
Before the beginning of the 2004-05 season, Carrick then moved to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of -2.75 million in order to play in the Premier League.
thumb|Carrick (right) with John O'Shea (left) and Wayne Rooney (middle)
On 31 July 2006, Carrick moved to Manchester United. An initial bid of -10 million by United was rejected, though a later bid with a -14 million basic fee, potentially rising to -18.6 million depending on club and player success, was accepted. This potentially makes Carrick the fifth most expensive player acquired by Manchester United. He was given the number 16 shirt for Manchester United, previously worn by former captain Roy Keane.
He made his Premiership debut for United on 23 August 2006, coming on as a substitute in United's 3-0 away win over Charlton Athletic. He had sustained an injury in his original debut against Porto in the Amsterdam Tournament. He made his starting line-up debut against Watford on 26 August 2006 at Vicarage Road, in a match that United went on to win 2-1.
Carrick had started almost every game for United in the 2006-07 season. He was briefly injured in late December, at which point his "holding" role in central midfield was filled in by John O'Shea or Darren Fletcher. His first goal for Manchester United was on 13 January 2007 in a 3-1 win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford in the Premier League.
On 10 April 2007, Carrick scored two long-range right-foot curlers against Roma in United's 7-1 victory in the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League at Old Trafford. He opened the scoring with his first, thus setting United on their way to the semi finals.
With the arrivals of Owen Hargreaves and Anderson at Old Trafford for the 2007-08 season, Carrick acknowledged that he was not guaranteed a place in United's first team. Carrick suffered an injury setback in October 2007, breaking his elbow against Roma in the UEFA Champions League. On 3 November 2007, he returned to action, coming on as a substitute for Anderson against Arsenal.
Carrick's first goal of the 2007-08 season came in injury time during a 2-1 loss versus derby rivals Manchester City on 10 February. His second goal came in happier circumstances with Carrick adding the final goal in the 4-1 win over West Ham on 3 May.
On 18 April 2008, Carrick agreed to sign a new five-year contract, along with defenders Rio Ferdinand and Wes Brown, which would keep him at Old Trafford until 2013. The contract was finally signed on 17 May 2008.
On 21 May 2008, he played a full 120 minutes in a 6-5 victory over Chelsea on penalties to win the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final. He scored during the penalty shoot-out, and collected a winners medal, the first European winners medal of his career.
On 1 November 2008, Carrick scored his first goal of the 2008-09 season when he netted a powerful left-footed effort against Hull City at Old Trafford. Carrick then went on to score his second of the campaign against Stoke City, two weeks later, at Old Trafford. Carrick grabbed a late goal against Portsmouth to make it 2-0 and put the game beyond them, this was also Carrick's first goal of 2009. On 13 May 2009, Carrick netted the winner away to Wigan in the 86th minute, this put Manchester United 6 points in front with 2 games left, meaning they only need 1 more point for a third Premier League title. This was also Carrick's first United goal away from Old Trafford. On Wednesday 30 September 2009, he scored his first goal of the season in the Champions League against Bundesliga champions VfL Wolfsburg in a 2-1 home win. Due to a defensive crisis, Carrick has had to fill in at centre back since Gary Neville, himself being played there out of position, picked up an injury against West Ham United in a 4-0 away win.
thumb|Carrick (bottom) in the match against Spain on 11 February 2009
Carrick made his first senior international start in May 2005 during England's tour of the United States, having made two substitute appearances in 2001. England manager, Sven-Gran Eriksson considered Carrick to be a good option as a holding midfielder with others such as Scott Parker and Ledley King. On 8 May 2006, Eriksson named Carrick in England's squad for the 2006 World Cup. Carrick played in one World Cup game, the second round match against Ecuador, which England won 1-0. For the next game against Portugal, it was felt that a more cautious approach was needed, thus Owen Hargreaves, who was playing at right back in the Ecuador game, replaced him.
Despite his consistent form for Manchester United, Carrick continues to be overlooked by England managers due to the likes of Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Joe Cole and Gareth Barry being preferred. He started games rarely under Sven-Gran Eriksson and his successor Steve McClaren. His last appearance for England was a 2-1 defeat at home to Germany in August 2007, however he was named in Fabio Capello's squad for the game against the Czech Republic
Carrick returned to the England side on 19 November 2008 in a 2-1 friendly win over Germany in Berlin. He started alongside Gareth Barry in central midfield with Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Owen Hargreaves all injured and was named by many media sources, including ''the Guardian'' as Man of the Match.
Carrick has a brother, Graeme (born 3 April 1985), who was also at West Ham United but suffered several injuries. He is now an FA Skills Coach. He previously worked at Newcastle United's Academy, coaching the U10s and U16s.
Carrick married Lisa Roughead on 16 June 2007, the same day as England team mates Steven Gerrard and Gary Neville married their respective partners. They have a daughter, Louise, born 13 March 2008.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010''
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'''Duncan McLean''' (b. 12 September 1869, Dumbarton, Scotland - d. ca. 1950) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Everton and Liverpool in the latter years of the 19th century.
McLean played for Renton Union and Renton F.C before signing for Everton in 1890, playing a bit part in their first League title triumph the following spring. The departure of Andrew Hannah to Renton that summer gave McLean his chance to establish himself as the regular first choice right back at the club, although the club were unable to repeat the form of the previous year, finishing fifth. A summer of off the field turmoil followed in which directors, staff and players alike were forced to choose sides in a rent dispute over Anfield Road, which saw the club literally split in two.
Everton, along with the vast majority of players, staff and officials, moved out but McLean was one of only two first-teamers who chose to stay and help form the new club, Liverpool. His decision may have been a reaction to the news that Andrew Hannah was on his way back to Merseyside, which could have signalled McLean's drop back into the reserves but as fate would have it Hannah also chose the new club over his former employers with the result that Hannah and McLean became Liverpool's first ever back line partnership. At Liverpool he helped to form part of the famous "Team of the Macs", playing left-back in the first side to ever represent the Anfield club in a Lancashire League fixture, an 8-0 victory over Higher Walton on 3 September 1892, they went on to win the title and were duly elected to the Football League Division Two in 1893. McLean was also a member of the first Liverpool line-up in a Football League fixture away to Middlesbrough Ironopolis, a game which Liverpool won 2-0. They remained unbeaten and also beat Newton Heath, who became Man United in 1902, in the promotion test match, McLean, the club's penalty taker, bagged himself a very respectable 5 goals during the promotion campaign. McLean's fortunes, along with Liverpool's, took a downward dip as the Reds were relegated straight back down to the 2nd tier at the end of the 1894-95 season. McLean left Anfield in 1895 moving to Edinburgh side St Bernard's where he ended his career.
McLean played for Scotland twice, his debut coming on 21 March 1896 against Wales in a British Championship match at Carolina Port, Dundee, Scotland won 4-0.
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'''Malcolm McVean''' (7 March 1871 - 6 June 1907) was a Scottish association footballer who played as a winger. He is notable for having scored Liverpool's first ever goal, in a friendly against Rotherham Town on 1 September 1892, which Liverpool won 7-1.
He started his career with Third Lanark before he was signed by newly-formed Liverpool in 1892. As well as scoring their first ever goal, McVean was also Liverpool's captain for their first ever competitive match, in the Lancashire League against Higher Walton on 3 September 1892. Liverpool won 8-0, and Walton did not arrive until forty-five minutes after the scheduled kick-off time.
When Liverpool were admitted to the Football League a year later, it was McVean who scored their first ever goal in the League, in a 2-0 win away from home over Middlesbrough Ironopolis on 2 September 1893. He also scored twice in Liverpool's first ever victory over top flight opposition when Preston North End were beaten 3-2 in a classic FA cup upset in 1894.
In all McVean made 89 league appearances for ''the Reds'', forty-three of them in the top division where he scored eight goals in four seasons from 1893 until 1897 when he spent the end of his fourth, and final league season with Burnley where he made just four appearances.
McVean has the unusual distinction of having experienced promotion or relegation in each of his four seasons in England; Liverpool 1894 - promoted, 1895 - relegated, 1896 - promoted, Burnley, 1897 - relegated.
He left league football for his native Scotland where he joined Dundee. He also had a spell with Bedminster.
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'''Godwin Antwi Birago''' (born 7 June 1988 in Kumasi, Ghana) is a Ghanaian-Spanish professional footballer who is currently playing for Vejle BK. He can play at either centre-back or central midfield.
Antwi was born in Kumasi, Ghana. When he was 14 years old, he moved to Spain and lived there for three years. He initially played street soccer, before he entered the youth setup of Spanish club Real Zaragoza for 1 year. He eventually obtained a Spanish passport.
At 17 years of age, he was spotted by Paco Herrera, then head scout of Liverpool.
He started his Liverpool career, playing in the reserve team during the 2005-06 season. Due to a striker shortage, he initially played up front. In his usual defending position, he helped Liverpool win the 2006 FA Youth Cup, beating Manchester City in the final.
On 8 November 2006, Antwi was called up by the Under-19 Youth setup of the Spanish national team to train with them. The call-up was possible due to his Spanish passport. Despite the Spanish Under-19 call-up, Antwi can freely choose which country to represent at a senior level, before he turns 21 years old.
On 10 January 2007, Antwi was named captain of the Liverpool Reserves, for the first time and the 18-year-old led by example at the back against the experienced Neil Shipperley of Sheffield United. On March 13, it was announced that he had joined Accrington Stanley on a month's loan.
Antwi joined Hartlepool United on a season-long loan for the 2007-08 season on 29 June 2007. He scored his first goal for Hartlepool against Doncaster on 18 August 2007.
In July 2008 he joined Tranmere Rovers on loan until January 2009. Returned to Anfield only to be loaned out again in February 2009 this time to League One side Hereford United and made his debut in their 2-0 home win over Leeds United.
Antwi was released by Liverpool FC on 16th June 2009.
On December 23. Antwi signed a half-year long contract with Danish club Vejle BK.
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'''Pedro Miguel da Silva Mendes''' (; born 26 February 1979 in Guimares), known simply as '''Pedro Mendes''', is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers as a midfielder.
Starting his career with home town club Vitria de Guimares, Mendes won a UEFA Champions League medal with FC Porto in 2004. He moved to the Premier League, initially with Tottenham Hotspur, in 2004, where he famously scored a 50-yard goal against Manchester United, which was disallowed. He then moved to Scottish Premier League side Rangers in 2008 from his second English club, Portsmouth.
Mendes has been capped four times by the Portuguese national team. He earned a surprise recall to the Portugal set-up on 27 August 2008 to play against Denmark on 9 September 2008 and on 2 October 2009 for the qualifying games against Hungary on October 10 2009 and Malta on October 14.
Mendes started his professional career with Felgueiras, on a one year loan from Vitria de Guimares. He returned to Guimares and stayed for four seasons before moving on to FC Porto. At Porto, he won the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final, Portuguese Liga, and the Portuguese Super Cup under manager Jos Mourinho.
On 8 July 2004, Mendes joined Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. He was a part-exchange deal which saw Hlder Postiga moving in the opposite direction. Tottenham received -5 million for Postiga whilst paying Porto -2 million for Mendes. His debut was on 14 August in a league match at home to Liverpool. Mendes scored his first goal for the club on New Years Day 2005, during a 5-2 league defeat of Everton.
His second goal for Tottenham should have come in his next game three days later. However, Mendes was the victim of a controversial and key decision against Manchester United at Old Trafford. His speculative shot from 50 yards should have been a relatively easy catch for Roy Carroll, but the United goalkeeper fumbled the ball over his own goal line. What would have been the game's only goal was not given, as the referee deemed the ball not to have crossed the line, although TV replays showed the ball had clearly gone at least a foot over the line.
In his second season with Tottenham, Mendes was reduced to a peripheral role. He made only six appearances in the first half of the season, so it came as no surprise that in the January 2006 transfer window, then-Tottenham coach Martin Jol was looking to offload him.
thumb|right|120px|Mendes playing for Portsmouth
Mendes joined Portsmouth on 12 January 2006, in a combined deal that included Sean Davis and No Pamarot for a fee of -7.5 million. He became a pivotal player and goal scorer in the club's fight to avoid relegation. Mendes made his Portsmouth debut in a league match against Everton on 14 January. His first and second goals have earned Mendes a place in Portsmouth folklore as they came in a crucial match against Manchester City on 11 March 2006. Both goals were 25-yard shots, the first to give Portsmouth the lead on the hour mark and the second, 93rd minute, gave the club a 2-1 win.
On 23 August, during another match against City, Ben Thatcher clattered into Mendes with his elbow. Thatcher received a yellow card for the foul. The force of Thatcher's elbow knocked Mendes head-first into a billboard. The injury was so severe Mendes was knocked out and required oxygen at pitchside. He suffered a seizure while being transferred to hospital, where he spent the night. He was discharged from hospital the next day, but remained under medical supervision. But despite the seriousness of the incident, Mendes was back playing for Portsmouth two weeks after, although he did express his shock at the challenge and that he had considered quitting the game due to his injuries. Thatcher was fined and suspended by Manchester City and was charged by The Football Association, he was not however, sued by Mendes.
In the 2007-08 season, Mendes won his first and only footballing honour during his spell in English football. He started in the Portsmouth side that won the FA Cup after a 1-0 win over Cardiff City in the final on 17 May 2008.
On 15 August 2008, Mendes completed a -3 million transfer to Rangers, signing a three-year deal. He made his debut a day later, starting and winning the man of the match award in the 2-0 Scottish Premier League win over Hearts. He scored his first goal for the club in the first Old Firm match of the season on 31 August 2008. Mendes netted the fourth goal of the match, and Rangers' third, when he received the ball from a Steven Davis corner and drilled it from 30 yards out into the Celtic goal. He was named SPL Player of the Month for August after a string of impressive performances. He scored the second goal of the game in Rangers' title winning game against Dundee United in May 2009 but missed the 2009 Scottish Cup Final due to injury.
Mendes made his debut for Portugal as a 57th minute substitute for Rui Costa on 20 November 2002, during a 2-0 friendly win over Scotland. His second cap came on 12 February 2003 during a 1-0 defeat to Italy. He earned a surprise recall to the Portugal set-up on 27 August 2008. Mendes was given another surprise call up in October 2009, and started in the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Hungary, he played the full match and set up the second goal in Portugal 3-0 win.
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'''Sean Davis''' (born 20 September 1979 in Lambeth, London) is a professional English footballer who is currently playing for Bolton Wanderers as a midfielder. He is the only player to have played in all four divisions of the English Football League for the same club (Fulham).
Davis is a product of the Fulham youth system and was described by former Fulham and England boss Kevin Keegan as being a hot prospect for the future. He is one of the few players in the world to have played at all four professional levels of football in England with the same club.
He made his first-team debut for Fulham aged just 17 years and 25 days in 1996. Davis progressed under the watchful eye of managers Keegan, Jean Tigana and later Chris Coleman.
He attracted interest from Everton and Middlesbrough during that season, more so after he had handed in a transfer request citing his "ambition to further his career". However, Fulham were reluctant to sell Davis until they had found a suitable replacement. A transfer to either Everton or Middlesbrough never occurred as Davis was injured during the summer and unable to pass a medical to switch clubs, so this kept him at Fulham for the 2003/04 season.
After this, he signed for Tottenham Hotspur prior to the 2004-05 season.
He was unable to break into the Tottenham team and was later bought by Harry Redknapp in the January 2006 transfer window in a combined deal which saw Davis, Pedro Mendes, and Noe Pamarot sign for Portsmouth. While arriving at the club short of match fitness, he played an important part in Portsmouth's 2006 survival campaign, including scoring the second goal in their 4-2 win over West Ham United on 18 March 2006.
At the end of the 2005-06 campaign, Davis stated that Portsmouth supporters had yet to see his best form, and expected that after having taken part in a full pre-season, that he would be much more prepared to play a greater role in the coming season.
On 1 February 2009, Portsmouth rejected a bid in the region of -3 million for Davis from Bolton Wanderers.
Pompey manager at the time Tony Adams was keen to secure the player to a new contract with his present deal due to run until the summer of 2009.
On 1 July 2009, Bolton confirmed the signing of Sean Davis on a free transfer in a three year deal.. He made his debut in a 1-0 loss to Sunderland on 15 August.
After an exciting 2002-03 campaign in which he firmly established his position in the Fulham starting line up Davis was called up to be part of the England squad that faced Australia, although he didn't play.
During his time at Portsmouth, due to influence from team mate Linvoy Primus and the Faith in Football organisation, Davis converted to Christianity; "Since going to Portsmouth and meeting people like Linvoy Primus, who is a Christian, I have got into that and it-s been a revelation to me. There-s a big Christian group at the club and the 'Faith in Football- thing that Linvoy is involved in is fantastic."
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'''Neale James Cooper''' (born 24 November 1963, in Darjeeling, India) is a Scottish football manager and former professional player. A big, muscular player once likened to "a Sherman tank with legs", his nickname was "Godzilla" because of his ferocious tackling
He began his senior career with Aberdeen. A first-team regular from the beginning of the 1981-82 season, he starred in midfield for the Dons for five seasons in which he won two Premier Division Championships, four Scottish Cups, one League Cup, the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup under the management of Alex Ferguson. In the summer of 1986, he signed for Aston Villa but made only twenty league appearances in the next two years, partly because of injuries. In the 1988-89 season, he transferred to Rangers and quickly won the League Cup but injuries restricted him to only seventeen league appearances. In the summer of 1990, he re-joined Aberdeen but was never fit to play. Next season he signed for Reading but after only seven appearances moved to Dunfermline Athletic where he at last was able to play regulaly. After three seasons in the First Division, he moved into management with Ross County.
He guided the Staggies through two successful promotions campaigns before stepping down after a run of only one win in eleven games and joining Hartlepool United, who were newly promoted from the Third Division to the Second Division. Cooper took them to the play-offs in his first season where they lost to in the semi-finals after two last-minute goals. In his second season, Cooper took Hartlepool within points to securing another play-off spot before resigning with one match remaining. Hartlepool then went on to make the final of the play-offs, where they lost to . For the 2005-06 season, he took over the reins at who were in financial trouble and had lost the majority of their first team: but he resigned in November of that year after poor performances and an FA Cup defeat to Northern Premier League side Burscough.
In October 2006, Cooper returned to Scottish football with Second Division Peterhead, as he took on the role of first team coach under the management of Steve Paterson. When Paterson left Peterhead in early 2008, Cooper took over as manager. Peterhead narrowly missed out on the end of season playoffs for a place in the Scottish First Division in 2008 finishing 5th, however he guided the Blue Toon to 4th the following season and a playoff against 2nd bottom Airdrie United from Division One.
'''Scottish Premier League''' Champion 1983-84; 1984-85
'''Scottish Cup''' Winner 1982; 1983; 1984; 1986
'''Scottish League Cup''' Winner 1986
'''European Cup Winners Cup''' Champion 1983
'''European Super Cup''' Champion 1983
'''Scottish League Cup''' Winner 1989
'''Scottish Division One''' Champion 1996
Cooper has a 17-year-old son Alex, who is currently playing for the youth academy, after a -100,000 move from Ross County in December 2007. Alex spent the summer of 2006 at a training camp in Switzerland with , and Jose Mourinho had reportedly tracked his development.
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'''John Atyeo''' (7 February 1932 - 9 June 1993) was an English football striker who spent the majority of his career at Bristol City. He won six England caps between 1955 and 1957, scoring five goals. Atyeo made 645 appearances for Bristol City and a scored record 351 goals.
He remained a semi-professional throughout his sporting career, working also as a quantity surveyor and a mathematics teacher.
Peter John Walter Atyeo was born in Dilton Marsh, just outside of the town of Westbury, Wiltshire. As a schoolboy he excelled at football, rugby and cricket. His first competitive games were for Westbury United F. C., then Football League champions Portsmouth gave him two first team appearances in the 1950/51 season as an amateur, but he signed as a professional for Bristol City in the following season.
He enjoyed a fifteen year career with Bristol City despite offers from Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool and AC Milan which were worth around -20 million in today's money and could have made him the most expensive player in England, making 645 appearances and became Bristol City's all time top scorer with 351 goals by the time he retired in May 1966. He captained the team during their promotion winning season in 1965.
Throughout that period he played as a part-timer, working firstly as a quantity surveyor and then training to become a teacher. Atyeo won six England caps from 1955 to 1957. It was conjectured that his part time status led to his being dropped by the England selectors despite never having been on a losing side in his six international appearances, soring five goals and having scored the goal that enabled England to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.
Following his retirement from football, John became a full time mathematics teacher at Kingdown School, Warminster, where he served for over 20 years, rising to head of mathematics. He was regarded as a dedicated teacher. Atyeo also wrote a regular football column for the Plymouth based ''Sunday Independent'' newspaper.
He died at home in Warminster of heart failure on 9 June 1993.
The new stand that replaced the Park End at Ashton Gate stadium in 1994 is named the Atyeo Stand after him. Bristol City Supporters Trust are to commission a statue of Atyeo to be placed outside of Bristol City's proposed new ground, which should be built in time for the 2011-12 season.
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'''Eric Lazenby Gates''' is an English former football player born on 28 June 1955 in Ferryhill, County Durham. He was a striker.
He would start 345 times for Ipswich Town with another 39 appearances as a substitute, under Bobby Robson, scoring 96 goals and winning the UEFA cup in 1981 and FA Cup in 1978 (but didn't play in the final of the latter), and received two caps for the English national side in 1980.
During his time at Sunderland, they were relegated to the third division. The worst ever position the club has ever suffered. Eric was remembered for his strike partnership with Marco Gabbiadini, the pair scoring 42 between them as Sunderland bounced back from this low point the following season. He scored 4, in a 7-0 rout of Southend United in November 1987. Eric's final goal for Sunderland came in the 1990 Play-off semi-final win at Newcastle United, where he then set up his strike partner to seal a 2-0 win.
In 1990 he left Sunderland for Carlisle United for his final season in league football.
In all, Gates played 515 games and scored 124 goals at league level.
He worked, until recently, for Century FM on The Three Legends show. It was reported by the Evening Chronicle in May that Century FM and Gates were in dispute after Gates signed to local radio station BBC Radio Newcastle. Eric has since been replaced by ex Sunderland player Micky Horswill.
Eric has now become one of the North East's most popular after dinners speakers with his entertaining personality and stories from his football career.
'''Ipswich Town'''
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'''Richard Langley''' (born 27 December, 1979 in Harlesden, London) is an English born-Jamaican former footballer, having played most recently for Bristol Rovers. He has played for five Football League clubs and has been capped by Jamaica.
He rose through the youth system at Queens Park Rangers, signing a professional contract in 1996.
After a trial with Crystal Palace, he signed for Cardiff City in 2003 for an initial fee of -200,000 rising to around -250,000 on appearances. He returned to QPR in August 2005, but was not given a contract extension. He joined Luton on a free transfer a year later, and wore the number 17 shirt for the 2006-07 season.
Langley damaged his cruciate knee ligaments in a pre-season friendly in 2007 and missed almost the entire 2007-08 season, making a solitary appearance in the final game of the season. He left Luton at the end of June 2008 when his contract expired, and joined Bristol Rovers on a short-term contract on 21 November 2008
On 1 July 2009 he started training with Blackpool and played in pre-season games,
In 2001 Langley made his international debut for Jamaica. Despite being born in London, England he qualifies for Jamaica through his father.
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'''Anthony Randolph "Tony" Warner''' (born 11 May 1974 in Liverpool, England) is a Trinidad and Tobago international football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Hull City.
He moved to Cardiff City from Millwall in July 2004 after five years with Millwall, which he joined from Liverpool. At Liverpool he earned the nickname ''Tony Bonus'', due to him receiving many win bonuses as a non-playing substitute, without ever playing a senior game for the club. He had loan spells with Swindon Town, Celtic, where he was part of the team that defeated Rangers 5-1 and Aberdeen whilst at Anfield. At Millwall, he earned the nickname ''Denzil'', because he looked and sounded like the character Denzil from the television sitcom Only Fools and Horses. A firm ''fan favourite'', and prolific penalty stopper, which earned him his own chant from the Lions fans of, "Denzil, Denzil what's the score? Denzil, what's the score?" Warner was voted Player of the Year 2002-03 by the Millwall fans. Despite being injured and unable to keep goal for Millwall at their 2004 F.A. Cup Final appearance, the then Millwall manager Dennis Wise, insisted that he be presented with a medal. He left Millwall the next year to sign for Cardiff City where he spent two years unable to hold down a first team spot due to some poor performances and eventually fell to third in the pecking order behind Neil Alexander and Martyn Margetson. He signed on loan at Fulham when the club suffered an injury crisis and the deal was made permanent at the end of the spell.
On 10 January 2006, it was announced that Warner would join the preliminary Trinidad and Tobago squad for their 2006 World Cup campaign but he was not selected in the final 23 man squad. Warner made his debut (and to date only) appearance as a second half substitute for the ''Soca Warriors'' on 28 February 2006 against Iceland in a friendly international played at Loftus Road.
On 4 August 2006 Leeds United signed Warner on a one-month loan from Fulham as cover for the injured Neil Sullivan, making his debut in a 1-0 victory over Norwich City the following day. His initial loan period was due to end on 4 September, but on 31 August the loan deal was extended until 1 January 2007.
Warner started nearly every match for Leeds up to the sacking of manager Kevin Blackwell when new manager Dennis Wise witnessed a horrific performance by Warner in the Carling Cup against Southend United and brought in a new goalkeeper on loan, Graham Stack from Reading who kept Warner out of the side for several matches. An injury to Stack gave Warner his place back in the Leeds side, but his loan spell at Leeds drew to an end on 1 January 2007 with Leeds deciding to sign Casper Ankergren on loan to replace Warner.
Warner signed on loan for Norwich City until the end of the 2006-07 season as a replacement for the previous loan goalkeeper; Celtic's David Marshall.
On 12 August 2007, after an injury to first choice Fulham goalkeeper Antti Niemi in the warm-up before ''The Cottagers'' game at The Emirates against Arsenal, Warner was forced to be a last minute replacement for Niemi, but despite the circumstances Warner impressed and kept countless shots at bay, but two late goals denied Warner a clean sheet and Fulham lost the game 2-1.
Warner joined Championship side Barnsley on loan for a month on January transfer deadline day, as cover for Heinz Muller's injury. He made his debut in the 4-0 defeat to Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena. He was released by Fulham on 28 May 2008.
On 16 July 2008, Warner signed for Hull City on a two year deal. Warner made his debut for Hull in the FA Cup match against Millwall on 24 January 2009, where he kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 victory.
On 25 August 2009 Warner made his season debut and only second competitive start for Hull City in the 3-1 League Cup win over Southend United.
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'''Samuel Okeremute Sodje''' (born 25 May 1979) is an English-born Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for Charlton Athletic. Sodje also represents Nigeria at international level.
Sodje has three brothers (Efe, Steve, and Akpo), as well as a nephew, Onome, also playing football in England. A fourth brother, Bright, used to play rugby league.
Sodje was born in Greenwich, London and joined Margate at the beginning of the 2002-03 season and scored on his debut with a header. He quickly established himself as a huge favourite with the supporters and won the Supporters' Player of the Year award at the end of his first season with Margate.
In the summer of 2003, he went on trial at Yeovil Town and Chester City, but neither team signed him. He returned to Margate to play Conference football for the 2003-04 season and impressed once again.
At the beginning of the 2004-05 season, he moved from Margate to League One side Brentford on a free transfer. He became popular with the Brentford fans through a combination of his goal-scoring, and his crazy hairstyles. At the end of that season he won a local newspaper award for player of the season, and at the end of the 2005-06 season he was honoured with a place in the PFA League One team of the year.
It was revealed Sodje had turned down a move to Southampton on 31 January 2006, the final day of the transfer window. Much transfer speculation followed until it was announced on 12 July 2006 that Sodje would join Reading, subject to a medical; the transfer was completed on 14 July 2006.
Sodje made his Reading debut away to Wigan Athletic on 26 August 2006 because of a suspension to Ibrahima Sonko, and scored his first Reading goal against Burnley in the FA Cup on 9 January 2007.
In the summer 2007 transfer window, Sheffield Wednesday agreed a fee with Reading for Sodje, with Sodje given the opportunity to think over the move. However, Sodje eventually joined Charlton Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2007-08 season. He made his Charlton debut in the club's 2-0 victory over Norwich City as a late substitute on 18 September 2007. His performance in Charlton's 3-1 home win over Ipswich Town on 8 December 2007 earned him a place in the Championship Team of the Week.
In September 2008 Sodje joined fellow Championship side Watford on a month's loan as cover for the team's injuries. He played in one game away at Sheffield United before returning to Reading after aggravating a knee injury.
On 26 March 2009, Sodje joined Leeds United on loan for a month with an option to extend the loan until the end of the 2008-09 season.
Sodje partnered Richard Naylor at centre back and formed a strong partnership with him during his loan spell, even though Sodje only played 8 times during his loan spell with Leeds including the playoff semi finals against Millwall he quickly became a cult hero, with many Leeds fans demanding he be signed on a permanent basis. Instead Leeds signed Patrick Kisnorbo and Sodje had to look elsewhere.
On 28 May 2009, Reading told Sodje that he was free to leave the club. Sodje returned on a free transfer to the club he was on loan with two-seasons prior, Charlton Athletic. Sodje made his full debut in the 0-0 game at his former club Leeds United. The club being local to his birthplace of Greenwich, he stated that the club was 'in my blood'. On 14 November, Sodje's brother Akpo, joined him at the club on loan from Sheffield Wednesday.
He made his international debut for the Nigeria national football team in 2005 in an international friendly against Romania. After some impressive performances for Leeds United Sodje was recalled to the Nigerian squad for an international friendly against the Republic of Ireland in 2009.. Sodje started the game for Nigeria, and put in a very impressive performance before being substituted.
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'''Stuart James Nelson''' (born 17 September 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays for Aberdeen as a goalkeeper.
Born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, Nelson started his career at Cheltenham youth club FC Battledown. County Cup success led to him being spotted by Northern Premier League side Hucknall Town after a spell with Doncaster Rovers. Nelson joined Brentford from Hucknall in February 2004 for a fee of -10,000. He completed his first full season with Brentford in 2004-05, maintaining 21 clean sheets and helping the team into the promotion play-offs.
Nelson was appointed club captain for the 2006-07 season. However, a ligament injury picked up in October meant that he was unable to play again until 2007. He returned and played 6 games towards the end of the season.
He was released by Brentford on 16 May 2007. He signed for Leyton Orient in summer 2007, but left less than a year later by mutual consent due to relocating issues. On 1 August, 2008 Norwich City confirmed the signing of Nelson after he impressed Glenn Roeder while on trial at Carrow Road. He was released at the end of his one year contract the following summer having made no first team appearances.
On 27 July 2009, he signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premier League team Aberdeen.
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'''Kevin O'Connor''' (born 24 February 1982) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who is currently captain of Brentford. He is the club's longest serving player, having signed professional terms in 1999.
O'Connor has played for Brentford since signing professional terms as a 17 year old. He made his league debut in a home goalless draw against Wycombe Wanderers on 19 February 2000. His performances earned him recognition in the Republic of Ireland Under 21 squad. In the 2004-05 season he collected the club's "''Most Improved Player of the Season''" award.
O'Connor is one of the most versatile players in the Football League. He started his career as a striker, but was played on the right wing under former Brentford manager Wally Downes. Under Martin Allen, he was converted to a right-back, which many believe to be his best position. In the 2007-08 season, following the arrival of right-backs, Ben Starosta and Craig Pead, O'Connor played predominantly in central midfield. He has also been known to fill in as a centre-back and left-back in emergencies.
O'Connor is a set-piece expert, having scored several free-kicks and penalties in his career. O'Connor made his 300th start for Brentford on 7 February 2009 against Chester City at Griffin Park. As the 2008/09 season was his tenth as a Brentford player, O'Connor will be rewarded with a testimonial match at the end of the 2009/10 season against Tottenham Hotspur.
O'Connor is currently eighth in the Brentford all time appearance list, on 372 appearances.
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'''Paul Anthony Lake ''' (born 28 October 1968 in Manchester) is an English former footballer, who played for Manchester City.
Raised in the Denton area of Manchester, he attended St Thomas More School Denton. Lake was spotted by Manchester City scout Ken Barnes as a ten year old, playing against boys two or three years older. As he reached his teens he joined youth club Blue Star, who had strong links with Manchester City. Other clubs also showed interest in Lake, Manchester United inviting him on a tour of Spain. However, as a Manchester City fan Lake remained determined to play for the Blues, and signed a contract to become a Youth Training Scheme apprentice on 1 July 1985.
A member of Manchester City's FA Youth Cup winning side of 1986, Lake made his first-team debut on 24 January 1987 against Wimbledon. A versatile player, he made appearances in almost every outfield position, though midfield was generally regarded as his strongest position. Lake won six England under-21 and England B caps, the first coming in September 1988. Solid performances at this level led to many experts tipping him for a bright future in the England team, including Bobby Robson, the England coach of the time. However, a misfortune with serious injuries meant this was not to be. Installed as team captain at the centre of defence, a seemingly minor knee injury sustained near the start of the 1990/91 season following a challenge with Tony Cascarino was later diagnosed as a ruptured cruciate ligament, resulting in a two year absence. At the start of the 1992/93 season Lake made his comeback playing in midefield for the inaugural Premiership campaign, his return described by Peter Reid as, "like having a brand new -3,000,000 signing." However, after eight minutes of his second game since returning (away at Middlesbrough), the ligament snapped again. After a long struggle with injury, including 14 operations and only four reserve team appearances, Lake retired from playing in 1996. Throughout his years of injury, Lake was a figure of footballing hope for many City fans. Whenever people saw a lack of skill in defence or midfield, fans could imagine it would be better when Lake was there shoring up the fort. Tragically, this was not to be and City's great potential side including Lake, Andy Hinchcliffe, David White and Colin Hendry would never truly materialise.
Since retiring from playing, Lake has moved to the other side of the treatment table, becoming a physiotherapist. After studying physiotherapy at Salford University he had spells with Altrincham, Burnley and Oldham Athletic before Macclesfield Town, where he was the physiotherapist for five years. In November 2007 he joined the medical staff at Bolton Wanderers.
Paul left Bolton midway through the 2008-09 season and is now running his own physiotherapy practice in Greater Manchester
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'''John 'Yogi' Hughes''' (born 3 April 1943 in Coatbridge) is a Scottish former football player with Celtic, Crystal Palace and Sunderland. Hughes was nicknamed 'Yogi',
Hughes signed for from Shotts Bon Accord in 1960, and scored 189 goals in 416 appearances during his eleven seasons with the club. He was part of the Celtic squad who won the 1967 European Cup and became known as the Lisbon Lions. Although Hughes was dropped for the side who won the final, he was awarded a winners medal in recognition of the part he played in the team. He had played in the requisite number of matches to qualify for a medal, as had Joe McBride and Charlie Gallagher.
Celtic reached the European Cup final for the second time in 1970, after they defeated English champions Leeds United in both legs of the semi-final. In the first leg, Celtic beat Leeds 1-0 at Elland Road with a goal from George Connelly. The second leg, which was played at Hampden Park in front of almost 140,000 people, was won 2-1 by Celtic. Hughes scored Celtic's first goal in that match, after Billy Bremner had given Leeds an early lead and levelled the aggregate score. Celtic lost the final 2-1 after extra time to Dutch side Feyenoord, with Hughes playing the whole game. He missed a one on one chance with Feyenoord's goalkeeper in extra time.
Hughes earned eight full international caps for the Scotland national team between 1965 and 1970. He made his debut in a goalless draw with Spain at Hampden Park. Hughes moved to Crystal Palace in 1971, in a -30,000 joint deal with Willie Wallace. He scored the 1971-72 runner-up 'Goal of the Season', in a 5-1 win over Sheffield United. He joined Sunderland for -35,000 in January 1973, but injury brought a premature end to his career later that year. He only played 15 minutes of football for Sunderland.
After coaching with Baillieston, Hughes was appointed manager of Stranraer in 1975, but he left the role after just one year. In 1978, Hughes became the first international team manager of the Scottish Junior Football Association. He later ran the Condorrat Arms in Cumbernauld, but was ordered by an employment tribunal to pay thousands of pounds in compensation after closing the pub without giving notice of his decision.
Hughes' younger brother Billy was also a professional footballer and played for Sunderland at the same time as John. Billy earned his only Scotland cap five years after John's last international appearance.
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'''Kasper Peter Schmeichel''' (born 5 November 1986 in Copenhagen) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Notts County. He has played 17 games for the Denmark under-21 national team.
Schmeichel began his career with Manchester City, for whom his father, Peter Schmeichel, was playing at the time, but he had loan spells with Darlington, Bury and Falkirk before he made his City debut. Although Schmeichel appeared to have made the City #1 jersey his own at the start of the 2007-08 season, the emergence of Joe Hart resulted in Schmeichel being loaned to Cardiff City. He expressed an interest in remaining with Cardiff, but the departure of Andreas Isaksson meant that Schmeichel was recalled from his loan spell. The signing of Republic of Ireland international Shay Given in January 2009 meant that Schmeichel fell even further down the pecking order at City, and in August 2009, he was allowed to link up with former manager Sven-Gran Eriksson at Notts County. He attended Hulme Hall school in Cheadle, along with Alex Bruce, son of Steve Bruce.
Schmeichel joined Manchester City in 2002 on a long-term contract. He joined League Two side Darlington on a loan deal in January 2006, where he made his professional first team debut against Peterborough United at the 96.6 TFM Arena on 14 January 2006. Darlington won the game 2-1, with Schmeichel conceding a goal to Peterborough striker James Quinn. He gained his first clean sheet three days later against Grimsby Town. He made two further appearances before returning to Manchester City.
One month after returning to Manchester City he was loaned out again, this time to Bury in February, where he made 15 appearances in a three-month loan spell. He returned to Bury for a further three months the following season.
Schmeichel joined Scottish Premier League side Falkirk on loan from January 2007 until the end of the 2006-07 season. He was named man of the match against Rangers on 18 February 2007. He revealed in May he would have liked his loan at Falkirk extended and Falkirk expressed an interest in signing him.
Schmeichel made his Manchester City debut against West Ham United in August 2007. He played against City's rivals and his boyhood team Manchester United on the 19 August 2007 and kept a clean sheet in City's 1-0 home win. Schmeichel saved a penalty from Arsenal's Robin van Persie on 25 August 2007. Despite City losing 1-0 to Arsenal he was named man of the match. He played the first seven of Manchester City's games in the 2007-08 Premier League season, conceding only five goals.
He signed a new four-year deal with City in September 2007. This was then followed up with an agreement to go on a one-month loan with Championship side Cardiff City on 25 October 2007. He made his debut for Cardiff on 27 October 2007 in a 1-1 draw with Scunthorpe United. He was named 2007 Danish under-21 Talent of the Year.
Towards the end of the loan spell Schmeichel requested that he would be allowed to stay on at Cardiff for a longer period and on 22 November the loan spell was extended until the new year with manager Sven-Gran Eriksson stating that he could possibly stay at the club for the rest of the season providing Manchester City do not suffer an injury crisis. However, after Eriksson named Joe Hart as the number one goalkeeper at Manchester City, Andreas Isaksson requested a transfer. This meant that Eriksson would not allow Cardiff to keep Schmeichel after his initial loan period ended on the 2 January. On 31 December Eriksson threw Cardiff a lifeline by opening talks for Schmeichel to stay at Ninian Park. Schmeichel would be allowed to stay for two more matches should Andreas Isaksson not move until late in the January transfer window. Schmeichel had since stated he would like to play for Cardiff again in the future. On 3 January 2008, Schmeichel returned to Manchester City.
He joined Coventry City on loan until the end of the season on 13 March. Towards the end of the season his father, Peter Schmeichel, commented during a TV interview that his son was not happy at Manchester City and is set to leave following the end of the season.
Despite wanting to leave, Schmeichel returned to the City of Manchester Stadium at the end of the season and changed to the number 16 shirt. He repeatedly stated that he wanted to leave City and regreted signing a four year contract.
On 16 November, Schmeichel entered a game as a substitute after Joe Hart injured his ankle in the 14th minute. City went on to a 2-2 result with Hull City. On 4 January 2009, he stated in the Daily Mail newspaper that he is ready to quit the football club after falling down the pecking order at Eastlands Stadium.
On 14 August 2009, Schmeichel signed for Football League Two side Notts County in a deal that is believed to have broken the club's previous transfer record. The transfer reunited Schmeichel with his former Manchester City manager, Sven-Gran Eriksson, who had recently been appointed Director of Football at Notts County. He made his debut on 22 August and kept a clean sheet in the side's 3-0 win against Dagenham & Redbridge. He had become an instant crowd favourite after attempting a scissor kick in the last minute against Morecambe, which almost resulted in a goal.
On 23 August 2007, it was reported that The Football Association were investigating Schmeichel's international status, to see if there was any chance of him forsaking Denmark, for whom he had already played multiple youth matches, in order to play for the England national football team. However, Schmeichel stated that he would only ever play for Denmark.
Schmeichel is the son of former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, who finished his career with Manchester City. Schmeichel spent most of his childhood living in England, due to his father's playing career, and speaks with an English accent. Schmeichel speaks fluent Danish, English and Portuguese.
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'''Li Weifeng''' (; born December 1, 1978 in Changchun, Jilin) is a Chinese football defender, who has represented the Chinese national football team over 100 times. He also played in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Li is a central defender and is known for his heading ability which earned him the nickname "Da Tou" (Big Head). Aside from his soccer skills, Li is also involved in various off-the-field controversies, such as him earning two red cards for the Chinese team in the 2005 East Asian Invitation, as well as allegedly forcing out manager Chi Shangbin in Shenzhen Jianlibao, earning him the nickname "Qiu Ba" (soccer bully).
Li has previously played for Shenzhen Ping'an and had a short trial at English side Everton immediately after the 2002 World Cup, as part of an Everton deal with Chinese sponsor Kejian. However, Li was unable to convince the Everton coaching team for a permanent deal and returned to Shenzhen Jianlibao.
In the beginning of 2006, Li Weifeng left Shenzhen Jianlibao due to the club's financial difficulties, and followed many of his fellow stars out of the club. Shanghai Shenhua bought him for 6 million Renminbi Yuan, despite reported interest from Serie A team Fiorentina.
In 2008, Li tranferred from Shanghai Shenhua to Wuhan Guanggu due to a lack of playing time in the Chinese Super League runner-up, reuniting him with manager Zhu Guanghu, who also coached him in the Brazil youth team, Chinese national team, as well as Shenzhen Ping'an. Soon after the 3.5 million transfer, however, Li was involved in an on field incident, which resulted in him being suspended for 8 games by the Chinese Football Association. Already on the verge of relegation, Wuhan Guanggu amounted protests against this ruling, which the club deemed to be unjust and extremely damaging to its chance to survive in the top flight. After its efforts were proven to be futile, Wuhan Guanggu withdrew from the league and was automatically relegated, and Li was without games for the rest of the season.
Because of Wuhan Guanggu's withdrawal, most of its non-local and highly paid players were put on the transfer list at the end of the season, Li among them. Because of his reputation, high wage demand, gigantic transfer fee, and the still unserved 8 game suspension, Li was a hard commodity to move despite being perceived as heads and shoulders above rest of the Chinese defenders. But the new AFC Champions League rule came to his rescue, as it allowed all tournaments participants to have one Asian foreign player. Attracting heavy interests from both the Japanese and Korean league, Li moved to Suwon Samsung Bluewings of K-League in January 2009, for a 2-years contract as reported $400,000 USD, reuniting him with another one of his former manager. Some pundits suggested that Li moved on a free transfer because Wuhan Guanggu's withdrawal made all of its players free agents under FIFA rules (though not under Chinese rules); however, Wuhan Guanggu immediately released statements announcing its intention to obstruct the move if itlef was not at least partly remunerated,and media reports have stated that Li will pay his former club himself in order to play for the Korean outfit.
Li was sent-off in his first game for Suwon Samsung Bluewings against Sparta Prague in Hong Kong
Li, however, redeemed himself in his second official game with the Suwon Samsung Bluewings in a AFC Champions League 2009 match against Kashima Antlers by scoring the opening goal. The game ended 4-1 for the Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
Li made his first appearance for the China national football team on 22 November 1998, in a friendly match against Korea Republic.
Li was promoted to team captain by the manager Arie Haan in 2003.
In September 2006, he was thrown of the Chinese national football team for hitting a player and hence earning his sixth red card in 14 months during an AFC Champions League game with Shanghai Shenhua. His captain position in the national team was later assigned to Zheng Zhi.
:''Results list China's goal tally first.''
Suwon Bluewings
'''China'''
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'''Albert Luque Martos''' (born 11 March 1978 in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer currently playing with Mlaga CF.
He can play as either a left winger or striker.
A lifelong supporter of FC Barcelona, Luque started out in football on trial with them, but was released by the B team when he was still not aged 20. He was then taken by RCD Mallorca, and immediately sent to its B side, but eventually broke into the first team after a successful loan spell at Mlaga CF.
In 2000-01, he scored nine goals for Mallorca, helping the Balearic Islands side qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club's history, after finishing third. Luque-s extra time goal in the qualifying round against HNK Hajduk Split carried Mallorca into the first group stage.
He was transferred to Deportivo de La Corua in 2002, in a deal worth -15 million (approximately -10 million), for strikers Jos "Turu" Flores and Walter Pandiani (on loan). In his first season at ''Depor'', Luque scored the winning goal against former club Mlaga with a bicycle kick, adding another league winners against Athletic Bilbao, Racing de Santander and RCD Espanyol. He scored a total of 12 goals in that season, mostly from substitute appearances.
The 2003-04 season saw Luque's firm establishment as a Deportivo starter, as he scored the winner against Rosenborg B.K. in the Champions League qualifying round, the only goal in both legs. He also netted important goals in the competition against PSV Eindhoven, Juventus FC and A.C. Milan, adding 11 in his final season in Galicia.
In August 2005, Luque was sold to Newcastle United for a fee of -14 million (-9.5), signing a five-year contract. He made his debut against Manchester United at St. James Park, which included having a goal ruled out for offside. However, in his next game, he suffered a hamstring injury while playing against Fulham FC. Upon return from injury, he was used in a number of roles, including left midfielder, failing to live up to his large price tag.
On April 17, 2006, Luque scored his first goal for Newcastle in the Tyne-Wear derby, when he broke free from the Sunderland defence and calmly chipped goalkeeper Kelvin Davis. He commented after the game that he hoped to score before the end of the season, and thanked the team's physio for bringing him back to full fitness after injury. However, Luque played no part in Newcastle's remaining fixtures.
Luque's first competitive home goal against Lillestrom S.K. at the start of Newcastle's Intertoto Cup tournament. He added two against Liverpool's reserves in a 4-1 success in October. After having fallen low in the side's offensive pecking order, a number of injuries awarded him a start against then Serie A table-toppers U.S. Palermo on November 2, in the UEFA Cup, and rewarded then-manager Glenn Roeder's choice scoring the game's only goal with a header. Since then, however, Luque had few significant first-team appearances, by now behind the likes of Matty Pattison, a reserve/first team fringe player. In the January 2007 transfer window, Luque was even linked with a loan move to PSV, but the deal fell through, reportedly due to high wage demands.
On 23 June 2007, new Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce revealed that he would be willing to give Luque a proper chance to impress. However, this did not prevent him from awarding Luque's number 7 shirt to new signing Joey Barton, which initially left the Spaniard without a squad number. He was eventually given the number 19 jersey, previously worn at Deportivo, and used in Newcastle by defender Titus Bramble.
His transfer from Deportivo to Newcastle is one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns:
''-There remains inconsistencies in evidence provided by Graeme Souness - a former manager of the club - and Kenneth Shepherd - apparently acting in an undefined role but not as a club official - as to their respective roles in transfer negotiations.-''
''-The inquiry still has unanswered questions relating to possible payments made by agent Francis Martin, who Newcastle officials believed was working for the selling club.-'' At the end of the next month, Ajax Amsterdam agreed a fee to sign Luque.
On August 25, 2007, Ajax confirmed they had signed Luque until 2010. On September 25, he scored his first two goals for Ajax, turning the scoresheet in two minutes against VVV-Venlo, coming out injured slightly afterwards.
He was fined after a game against Feyenoord Rotterdam in November 2007 for a half-time altercation in the changing rooms with team mate Luis Surez, which caused manager Adrie Koster to substitute them both before the second half.
Just before the September 1 transfer deadline of the 2008-09 season, Luque signed a one-year loan deal with Mlaga, returning to the Andalusia outfit nine years later. On November 30, 2008, he came from the bench to open his scoring account for the club in his second spell, in a 4-2 home win over CA Osasuna, and was a crucial offensive element as the club fought for UEFA Cup qualification until the final days of the season.
On 30 July 2009, after lengthy negotiations, Mlaga signed Luque from Ajax, on a free transfer.
Luque played for Spain in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, winning a silver medal.
After a successful individual Mallorca season, he was called, still uncapped, to Spain's squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Luque made his international debut on 12 June 2002 against South Africa in a 3-2 win, and also appeared in the round-of-16 success against Republic of Ireland.
He made a brief appearance, out of position on the right-wing, in UEFA Euro 2004, in the 0-1 defeat to hosts Portugal.
His last match was on September September 7, 2005 in a 2006 World Cup qualifier against Serbia and Montenegro.
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'''Enrique de Lucas Martnez''' (born 17 August 1978) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Cartagena, mainly as an attacking midfielder.
Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, de Lucas emerged through the ranks of RCD Espanyol, making his first team debut on May 15, 1998, at Real Valladolid, in his sole appearance of the season, being immediately promoted to the main squad.
Subsequently, he became an important offensive element for the Catalonians, appearing in 30 first division matches with four goals in 2000-01, while helping the club to the season's ''Copa del Rey''.
After his contract expired in 2002, and after an unassuming loan spell at Paris Saint-Germain the previous year, de Lucas joined Chelsea FC,
He then returned to Spain, having a huge impact at Deportivo Alavs, although most of his stint was spent in the second level. He scored six goals in 40 contests, as the Basque returned to the topflight after two years, being immediately relegated the following season.
After another level two season, de Lucas became Real Murcia's first signing after it achieved a top level return in 2007, agreeing on a two-year deal. In his first year, he featured heavily, notably scoring in a 1-1 home draw against Real Madrid, but Murcia returned to the second division.
In August 2009, de Lucas had a trial with English second level side Blackpool FC, after his Murcia link had expired,
De Lucas made four appearances for the Spanish under-21 side, in a one-year span.
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'''James Martin "Jimmy" Quinn''' (born 18 November 1959 in Belfast) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer and was manager of Bournemouth.
Quinn had a club career spanning eighteen years for a number of lower division clubs, during which he was a prolific scorer at centre forward.The pinnacle of his league football career was winning the Second Division 'Golden Boot' award for the 1993-94 season, having scored 40 goals for Reading, who were promoted as champions. Quinn was known for his towering aerial presence and a keen eye for goal. Few players could arrive at the back post like Jimmy Quinn.
Jimmy Quinn began his league career at Swindon Town, John Trollope signing him from non-league Oswestry Town for -10,000 in December 1981, the first first of three spells at Swindon's County Ground. He had to wait three months for his debut, coming on as a substitute in a 2-2 draw with Walsall, on 9 March 1982. He made his full debut at the end of the season, forming an attacking partnership with Paul Rideout, in a 3-2 win over Oxford United on 4 May. Unfortunately, it didn't help Swindon, who were relegated to the Fourth Division at the end of the season, for the first time in their history.
It took Quinn another whole season before he became a first team regular. He bagged a brace in a 7-0 demolition of Kettering Town in the FA Cup, and was given his chance in the next league match, when he again scored twice against Mansfield Town. Another goal in his next game cemented his place in the starting line-up, and Quinn missed just four of the remaining matches of the season. He really shone in the FA Cup, scoring six goals in five games, including one in a 2-1 home defeat by Second Division Blackburn Rovers. His performance obviously impressed them - at the end of the season Rovers signed Quinn for -32,500.
After scoring twenty-three goals in eighty-three appearances for Rovers, Lou Macari persuaded Quinn to return to the County Ground in December 1986, for a fee of -50,000. He went straight into the starting line-up, and helped Swindon to a playoff place in the Third Division, with ten goals. Quinn missed the play-off final replay versus Gillingham through injury, but Swindon sealed promotion to the Second Division. The following season, Quinn was in fine form, scoring 31 goals in all competitions. When his contract expired in June 1988, Macari did his best to persuade Quinn to stay, but his efforts proved fruitless. Quinn agreed terms with Leicester City, and a tribunal set the fee at -210,000.
Quinn's stay at Leicester lasted less than nine months, and he scored a mere six goals from 31 appearances, most of which were as a substitute. In March 1989, he moved to Bradford City for -210,000,
He signed for Reading from Bournemouth in July 1992. He went on to make 294 appearances for the Royals, scoring 94 goals in the process. Reading were promoted from the Second Division in the summer of 1994 with the help of 35 league goals from 34-year-old Quinn (the top scorer in the entire Football League), and were comfortable in the First Division when manager Mark McGhee acrimoniously left Reading in the following December.
In total, Quinn played 578 games in the Football League, scoring 210 goals. He also scored twenty-two goals in forty-six appearances in the FA Cup, and sixteen goals in thirty-five appearances in the League Cup. In a vote to compile Reading's best-ever eleven, Quinn was voted the best striker with 35.4% of the vote.
Quinn was a full international for Northern Ireland for 11 years, winning 48 caps and scoring 12 goals, making him one of the highest scorers in their history. His goals included a volley from outside the area against Northern Ireland's neighbours Republic of Ireland, and the goal which helped Northern Ireland qualify for the 1986 World Cup; his goal against Romania in a 1-0 was followed up by a 0-0 draw against England to secure qualification for a third successive World Cup Finals. He was Reading's most capped player for several years, until Kevin Doyle beat his record of 17 international caps with the club.
Quinn was appointed joint player-manager of Reading with Mick Gooding. Under their guidance, Reading finished second in Division One, but were denied automatic promotion to the Premier League as it was being reduced from 22 teams to 20 that season. instead Reading were left to battle for Premier League football via the play offs. Jimmy scored the final goal in a 4-3 defeat to Bolton Wanderers, making Reading the only team to finish second in English football's second tier and not get promoted. He left two years later after Reading endured two difficult seasons, during which they battled against relegation. He joined Peterborough United where he scored 25 league goals in his first season and was elected to the PFA Division Three team. The downside of the season was that the 38-year-old Quinn's prolific goalscoring was not enough to achieve promotion for the Cambridgeshire club.
In October 1998, Quinn returned to Swindon as manager following the departure of Steve McMahon. Chairman Rikki Hunt declared that he wanted someone who would die for Swindon Town - he chose Quinn. Little did he know it was to be an impossible task. Quinn managed to keep Swindon in Division One in the 1998-99 season, but his first full season in charge proved to be a disaster - with the club in dire financial straits, they fell into administration, players were sold, and no money was available to replace them. Now 40 years old, Quinn was even forced to don the Swindon shirt again, taking the number 40 shirt! Swindon Town were rock bottom from mid-November until the end of the season, breaking a club record of nineteen games without a win in the process. After relegation was confirmed, Quinn was removed after six of the seven new board members decided he should go - despite the impossible circumstances. Colin Todd was appointed as manager within days, fuelling speculation that the club's new owners had done a deal before Quinn was ousted.
Following his departure from Swindon, Quinn had brief spells as a player at Northwich Victoria and Hereford United of the Football Conference, Highworth Town of the Hellenic Football League, and Hayes of the Conference. In July 2001, Quinn returned to Northwich, this time as manager, although he also appeared for the club 46 times, finding the net 8 times.
Quinn moved to recently-relegated Shrewsbury Town at the start of the 2003-04 season, and secured their immediate return to the Football League by winning the Conference playoff final. Despite being 44, Quinn made 15 Conference appearances and scored four goals.
Quinn resigned in October 2004, with Shrewsbury finding life hard back in the Football League. He returned briefly to Peterborough as assistant manager, and then became manager of Norwegian Division Three club Egersunds in December 2005. Despite a very successful spell, Quinn resigned after just 5 months, citing personal reasons. On 15 September 2006 Quinn was appointed manager of Conference National strugglers Cambridge United, signing a two-year contract, with his former Peterborough team-mate Steve Castle as his assistant. United chairman Lee Power claimed that Quinn "filled all our criteria" for the job.
After struggling with Cambridge United for much of the 2006/07 season, Quinn led them to 17th place, avoiding relegation to the Conference South on the final day of the season. After bringing in Alan Lewer as his new Assistant, he led the U's to an impressive start to the following season, which saw them top the newly-named Blue Square Premier after an unbeaten start to the season. He also oversaw a Boxing Day victory over local rivals Histon. Mark Albrighton's goal gave them a 1-0 victory at a packed Abbey Stadium, and revenge for the 5-0 thumping Histon gave the U's in the FA Trophy in December 2006.
Quinn led his Cambridge side to the Blue Square Premier play-offs in the 2007-08 season - beating Burton Albion 4-3 on aggregate in the semi-finals to set up a final against Exeter City at Wembley. "We're going up with Jimmy and Willy" became a signature tune of Cambridge United's fanbase (Quinn's assistant being the abtly named Willy Wordsworth) and was even put on tape by fan club CFU as part of the pre-final build up, as the 'Amber Army Anthem.' In June 2008, Quinn parted company with the club by mutual consent after lengthy talks with chairman Phillip Law.
On 2 September 2008, Quinn was named as the new Bournemouth manager, replacing Kevin Bond who was sacked the previous day.
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'''Claude Gnakpa Johouri''' (born 9 June 1983 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhne) is a French footballer of Ivorian descent who plays for Luton Town. He usually plays as a central defender or right-back, though has most recently been utilised as a winger to take advantage of his pace.
Gnakpa began as a youth player for Montpellier HSC, then appeared for local sides Marignane and Beaucaire, before moving abroad to play for Racing de Santander B, Deportivo Alavs B and FC Vaduz. In March 2007, Gnakpa was signed on transfer deadline day by Swindon Town boss Paul Sturrock on a short-term contract.
Gnakpa failed to play for Swindon's first team, appearing only as an unused substitute in one match, before he was released at the end of the season.
In July 2007, Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson took Gnakpa on trial.
In May 2008, it was reported that Gnakpa had rejected Peterborough's offer of an improved contract following the side's promotion to League One, and would instead search for another club. Reportedly, Gnakpa harboured interested from Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, League Two outfit Luton Town, and Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen.
However, after impressing Luton manager Mick Harford during a trial period at Kenilworth Road, he joined ''the Hatters'' prior to the start of the 2008-09 campaign, with the club starting League Two on an unprecedented -30 points.
On 5 April 2009, Gnakpa scored an extra-time winner as Luton defeated Scunthorpe United 3-2 to win the Football League Trophy at Wembley Stadium.
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'''Daniel "Dan" Lewis''' (11 December 1902 - 1965) was a Welsh football goalkeeper, who is most notable for his time playing for Arsenal.
Born in Maerdy, Glamorgan, Lewis first played for local clubs, before moving to London and joining Clapton Orient. His move to the big time came in 1924 when he joined First Division Arsenal. He made his debut for the Gunners on 15 November 1924 against Everton; Arsenal won 3-2 and Lewis remained for the next thirteen games. However, after letting in five in a match at home to Huddersfield Town on 14 February 1925, Lewis was dropped.
After Herbert Chapman arrived as Arsenal manager in 1925, Lewis shared goalkeeping duties with Jock Robson and Bill Harper, but Lewis gradually became the club's No. 1, particularly after Robson and Harper left in 1926 and 1927 respectively. He won his first cap for Wales in a 3-3 draw against England on 12 February 1927. In all he won three caps, the last of which was a 6-0 defeat by England at Stamford Bridge on 20 November 1929.
The most infamous moment of Lewis' Arsenal career was the 1927 FA Cup Final, against Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium; it was the Gunners' first Cup final, which they lost 1-0 thanks to an error by Lewis. In the 74th minute, Cardiff striker Hughie Ferguson hit a tame shot straight at Lewis, who dived down to make what should have been a comfortable save. However, Lewis fumbled the ball as he gathered it, and it slipped between his body and the crook of his elbow; Lewis turned around and tried in vain to reclaim the ball but only succeeded in knocking it with his elbow into the back of the net. Cardiff won the match 1-0, the only time a Welsh club has won the FA Cup, ironic given Lewis was a Welsh international himself. Lewis blamed his brand new jersey for the error, saying the wool was too greasy for him to grip the ball properly; since then, according to club legend, no Arsenal goalkeeper has played an FA Cup final with a New Jersey.
Lewis continued to play as Arsenal's regular goalkeeper for the next three seasons. However, when they reached Wembley for their second Cup final in 1930, Lewis was dropped by Chapman, who feared Lewis would not be able to cope with the pressure, and Charlie Preedy took his place. Arsenal beat Huddersfield 2-0 to claim their first major trophy. His confidence shattered, Lewis hardly figured at all the following season, particularly after the signings of Bill Harper (for a second spell) and Gerard Keizer. He was transferred to Gillingham in May 1931. In all he played 169 matches for Arsenal.
Lewis played only six times for Gillingham and apparently retired from professional football soon after. He died in 1965, at the age of 62.
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'''William David "Willie" Young''' (born 25 November 1951) is a Scottish former footballer.
A large, physically intimidating centre back from Edinburgh, Young first played for Aberdeen, and made 187 appearances for the Dons between 1970 and 1975. He was signed by Tottenham Hotspur in September 1975, and made 54 appearances for Spurs in two seasons. In March 1977, Young signed for Spurs' arch-rivals Arsenal for -80,000.
Young immediately became a regular in the Arsenal first team, and played in all of the Gunners' trio of FA Cup finals; after losing to Ipswich Town in 1978, Young was on the winning side the following year, with a 3-2 defeat of Manchester United. Infamously, during his third Cup final in 1980, Young hacked down West Ham United's Paul Allen when Allen was clean through on goal. At the time, there was no specific rule against committing a professional foul with a tackle from behind, meaning Young got away with a booking, instead of being sent off; Arsenal however lost the final 1-0 after a goal by Trevor Brooking.
Young continued to be Arsenal's first choice centre back until the 1981/82 season, when he lost his place to Chris Whyte. Having played 237 times for Arsenal, the 30-year-old Young then joined Nottingham Forest in December 1981 for -50,000, and played 59 times over two seasons there. In 1983 he joined Norwich City, but with injuries dogging him, he failed to secure a regular place in the side; short spells at Brighton and Darlington followed, before retiring from the game in November 1984.
Young left the game completely after his retirement, and after running a pub near Nottingham, he now owns kennels in Bottesford, Leicestershire. He can occasionally be seen on television as a football pundit on STV's ''Scotsport''.
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'''Mark James Howard''' (born 29 January 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Danish Superliga side AGF as a defender.
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Howard attended Hope High School, Salford, with fellow Manchester United youth player, Phil Bardsley. Howard began his career playing for the Barr Hill Lads Club in Salford. He signed for Manchester United as a junior player, and played a number of years in the youth and reserve teams of the club. Having failed to make an impact in the first team, Howard was amongst seven United players given a free transfer at the end of the 2005-06 season.
Howard moved to Danish Superliga champions Brndby IF. Brondby had recently hired Manchester United reserve team coach Ren Meulensteen as manager. Howard participated in training sessions and played a friendly match against German team FC Nrnberg, before signing a three-year contract with Brndby on 28 July 2006. He made his senior debut for Brndby in August 2006, and played 13 of 18 league games as Brndby finished in seventh place after the first half of the 2006-07 Superliga season.
When Meulensteen left the club in January 2007, new manager Tom Khlert brought in Danish defender Mikkel Bischoff in contention for Howard's place in the central defence. When Bischoff suffered an injury, Howard proved himself once again and continued in the starting 11 for the rest of the season. He was also a part of the Brndby team which won the 2006-07 Royal League cup on 15 March 2007. In the final match of the cup, Howard received a penalty kick, which Martin Ericsson converted to a goal, securing Brndby a 1-0 win over F.C. Copenhagen.
Having secured his place in the starting eleven during the first half of the 2007-08 season, Howard was awarded the player of the year in Brndby on 1 December 2007. On 10 December 2008, he signed a three and a half year contract with AGF.
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'''Souleymane Mamam''' (born 20 June 1985 in Lom) is a Togolese footballer who last played for Royal Antwerp in the Belgian Second Division. He plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger.
Mamam was signed by Manchester United in 2003. However, work permit regulations meant that it was not possible for Mamam to play in the United Kingdom. Mamam was therefore sent on loan to play at Royal Antwerp until he was eligible for a Belgian passport. At the end of the 2006-07 season, after four seasons of playing on loan for Antwerp, Manchester United decided not to renew his contract.
Having become a free agent, Mamam then signed a new one-year permanent deal with Royal Antwerp in time for the start of the 2007-08 season. He went on trial at Motherwell and Birmingham, but failed to secure a deal due to work permit problems. He was currently on trial with Toronto FC in the MLS.
According to official FIFA records, on 6 May 2001, he became the youngest player to ever play a World Cup qualifier when he played for Togo against Zambia at the age of 13 years and 310 days. This would give his birthdate as 30 June 1987. However, various websites, including the official website of Royal Antwerp, cite 20 June 1985 as Mamam's birthdate, which would mean he was in fact almost 16 when he played his first match for Togo.
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'''Philip James "Phil" Picken''' (born 12 November 1985 in Droylsden) is an English football player. He is a defender and midfielder, and he joined Manchester United as a junior. Picken was an important member of the reserve team at United that won the quadruple in 2005.
Picken played for Chesterfield on a loan basis from 18 August 2005 until the end of the season. He will now stay at the club on a permanent basis after being released by Manchester United.
He made 37 appearances for Chesterfield in the 2007-08 season. He fell out of favour in the Chesterfield team in 2008-09, and was consequently loaned out to Notts County. However, the Spireites' manager was sacked at the end of the season and new manager, John Sheridan gave the whole squad a clean slate and Picken soon became the first choice right back at Saltergate again.
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'''Adrian Serioux''' (born May 12, 1979 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player of Trinidadian descent who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
After playing college soccer for the University of New Haven, Serioux started his pro career with the Toronto Lynx in the A-League. He then moved to England to join Millwall. Serioux is known to have one of the longest throws in the sport, once setting up a goal against Leicester City, from a throw-in at the half way line.
Serioux joined the MLS in March 2006, signing with the MetroStars,
In May 2008, Serioux was fined $1,000 for a dangerous tackle on David Beckham, after telling ''The Sun'' newspaper that he and a few other players would be "going after" the England international midfielder.
Serioux was traded to Toronto FC on February 24, 2009 for a first round pick and allocation money.
He made his debut for Canada in an August 2004 World Cup qualification match against Guatemala. By December 2009, he earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has so far represented Canada in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
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'''Edward Patrick "Eddie" Kelly''' (born February 7, 1951 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player.
Kelly played for local side Possilpark, before moving south to join English club Arsenal as an apprentice in July 1966; he turned professional 18 months later. A regular in the reserves and for Scotland U-23 side, he made his debut for Arsenal on 6 September 1969 against Sheffield Wednesday and quickly made a name for himself. He made 16 appearances in the 1969-70 season, including scoring a goal in the Gunners' 4-3 aggregate win over Anderlecht in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final.
Better was to come the next season for the young central midfielder. Kelly made 34 appearances as Arsenal won the Double; he came on as a substitute in the FA Cup final against Liverpool, and scored the Gunners' equaliser in extra time in a goalmouth scramble (George Graham made a claim for the goal, but the replays show Kelly was the last Arsenal player to touch the ball); Kelly was the first substitute ever to score in a Cup final. Charlie George scored soon after to win the match 2-1.
Injury hampered Kelly's next two seasons at Arsenal, but he became a near-ever present in 1974-75. He was made club captain at the age of 23; only Tony Adams has captained Arsenal at a younger age. However, Kelly lost his place the following season and became quite unsettled. After making a transfer request, he joined Queens Park Rangers in September 1976, having played 222 times for Arsenal.
Kelly spent only a single season at QPR before being signed for Leicester City by former Arsenal teammate Frank McLintock in the summer of 1977. He spent three seasons at Filbert Street, playing 119 times and scoring 3 goals. Leicester were relegated to the Second Division in 1979 but then returned back to the top flight as champions the following year. He went on to have short spells at Notts County, Bournemouth and Torquay United, before retiring. He now lives in Torquay, and works for a double glazing firm.
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'''Maurice Ross''' (born 3 February 1981 in Dundee) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Aberdeen. Ross made his first senior appearance in professional football in February 2000 and has since made approximately 187 appearances at seven different clubs including Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Millwall. In his professional career he has been part of teams that have won 3 Scottish Premier League championships, 3 Scottish Cups and 3  Scottish League Cups. He plays predominantly at right-back and has been capped by Scotland 13 times.
Ross joined Rangers as a trainee and made his senior debut in a 7-1 defeat of home town team Dundee, in February 2000. He captained the Rangers Under-21s to a reserve league championship win during 2000/01. He established himself in the first team during the 2002-03 season, under Alex McLeish.
Although he signed a four year deal with Rangers in 2003, by August 2005 he had fallen out of favour at Rangers and moved to Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer. However, Ross only made two appearances for Wednesday and was loaned to Wolves only two months later. In January 2006, Wolves turned the loan into a permanent deal, signing him on a six month contract to be worth around a million pounds per season. He was released by Wolves at the end of the contract, and secured a new deal at Millwall. Ross featured in the starting eleven for the first five games and was dropped to the bench after a string of very poor performances.
In March 2007 he was signed by Viking from Stavanger, Norway. This new deal was due to see him playing at Viking the for next 3 seasons until the end of the Norwegian season late in 2009 but instead joined Turkcell Super League side Kocaelispor in early February 2009. After Kocaelispor secured their league status, Ross, along with four other players had their contracts terminated and left Kocaelispor.
On 12 October, it was announced that Ross had asked Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee if he could use the facilities at Pittodrie, in order to gain fitness and ultimately a deal with another club. He signed a short term deal with the Dons until January.
Ross was always clear that he was looking for a move abroad during his time with Aberdeen and on 11 January 2010 it was announced that he was leaving to sign for a club in China and that turned out to be Beijing Guoan. As of 12 January he was reported to be "sorting out his visa."
Berti Vogts gave him a call up to the Scotland team after making just a few appearances for Rangers. Ross made his international debut against the South Korea in 2002, and went on to feature in the team in the campaign to qualify for Euro 2004.
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'''Andrew Matthew "Andy" Reid''' (born 29 July 1982) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Sunderland. He started with youth clubs Lourdes Celtic and Cherry Orchard. He began his professional career with Nottingham Forest and played 144 games, scoring 21 goals. He moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2005, where he scored one goal in 26 appearances. In 2006, he joined Charlton Athletic, and played 38 games and scored 8 goals. In 2008, he joined Sunderland. He has represented his country at both Senior and Under-21 level.
Reid was born in Dublin, Ireland.
He has often been criticised for being overweight, and described by some fans as 'The Pie Man', but Charlton manager Les Reed claimed that he was one of the fittest on show at a game against Everton, Reed said "He is fit. You have only got to look at the amount of running he was doing and how he was still going at the end to see that."
Andy claims that when his 11year old daughter, Saoirse was born, it was really hard to cope. He was determined to go home and look after her, but after much persuasion by the childs mother and his family, he stayed in England to give the child a better life.
Saoirse and her mother are currently living in Andy`s hometown, Crumlin, Dublin.
Reid started his career with Nottingham Forest,
In the 2001-02 season Reid failed to score a goal although playing in 31 games.
He scored a goal against Sheffield United in the 2003 Football League Championship play-off semi-final on 15 May 2003, where Nottingham Forest lost the match 4-3, and 5-4 on aggregate. He scored two goals in the 3-1 win over Coventry City on 27 August 2003.
Reid scored 13 goals in the 2003-04 season, finishing as Nottingham Forest's top scorer for the season, he was also name in the PFA Division One team of the year.
He handed in a transfer request on 3 August 2004 saying "I feel I have no other choice than to formally state my desire to leave the club".
During his time at Nottingham Forest, Reid was described as one of the most talented midfielders playing in the Football League at that time. He was listed as a Legend of Nottingham Forest.
Reid went on to score 21 goals in 144 appearances.
After protracted negotiations lasting for the bulk of his last season at the club,
Reid scored his first goal for Tottenham against Aston Villa in a 5-1 win on 1 May 2005. He scored just one goal in 26 games, but started in 20 of the games.
Reid joined Charlton Athletic for a fee of around -3 million on 16 August 2006. He scored his first goal for Charlton against Everton on 25 November 2006. Following the Everton match, Charlton manager Les Reed labelled Reid as being similar to Ferenc Pusks who was part of the famous Mighty Magyars.
He scored two goals against Norwich City in a 2-0 win on 18 September 2007 both, being penalties in the space of two minutes.
"The captain Andy Reid was brilliant, he was driving us on all night", Alan Pardew said about his performance.
Reid played 38 games and scored 8 goals at his two season stay at The Valley.
On 31 January 2008, the last day of the transfer window, Reid joined Sunderland in a three and a half year deal worth -4 m, making the step up from the Football League Championship to the Premier League. Sunderland's Greg Halford went in the other direction in a six month loan spell as part of the deal. Reid also explained that he wanted Sunderland to be challenging for European places, and will not be happy fighting relegation season-after-season.
He made his debut on 9 February 2008 against Wigan Athletic, coming on as a 74th minute substitute and assisted Daryl Murphy by playing a cross field pass for him to score a goal on 9 February 2008.
Reid scored his first goal for Sunderland on 29 March 2008 in a 2-1 win over West Ham United, his 95th minute volley earned Sunderland their first back-to-back Premier League victories since December 2001. He scored his first goal of the 2008-09 campaign with a header in the 4-0 win over West Bromwich Albion. Andy Reid scored his first goals of the 2009/2010 campaign with a brace against Norwich City in the Carling Cup - where Sunderland went on to win 4-1. His impressive display won him man of the match. Reid then scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 4-1 win over Hull City, he also provided the cross which led to a Kamil Zayatte own goal to make it 4-1 to Sunderland. Reid has become a first team fixture in the Sunderland side, playing on the left side of midfield. Manager Steve Bruce has openly praised Reid for the work he did over the pre-season, he lost 9 kg in the summer break and is visibly thinner and fitter. On October 31. 2009 he scored a brilliant free kick against West Ham.
Reid was part of the team that won the U16 Nordic Cup in August 1998 and scored in the final win over England . He has also appeared for the Republic of Ireland Under-21 team where he played 5 games and scored 2 goals,
He debuted for the Republic of Ireland national football team in a 3-0 win over Canada. The first of his international goals was a free kick against Bulgaria on the 18 November 2003. His first international goal in a competitive game saw him score a shot from open play against Cyprus in a World Cup qualifier on 18 August 2004.
He also scored a consolation goal in a 2-1 friendly defeat by Italy on 17 August 2005. He also opened up the scoring in the last game at Lansdowne Road before redevelopment, a game in which Ireland won 5-0 against San Marino on 15 November 2006. He provided an assist with a low through ball for Robbie Keane in a 4-0 victory against Denmark in a friendly on 22 August 2007.
Reid believes that ex-Republic of Ireland manager, Steve Staunton, should not have been sacked, the midfielder explained, "I do not believe they should have done it. I believe he should have been given more time".
Reid is the subject of much debate in Ireland. The 27-year-old Dubliner has fallen out of favour with national boss Giovanni Trapattoni who refuses to select him for the squad.
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'''David Lloyd "Dave" Bowen''' (7 June 1928 - 25 September 1995) was a Welsh football player and manager, who captained his country to their only ever World Cup finals, in 1958.
Born in Maesteg, Bowen first played for Northampton Town. He had only played 12 times for Northampton before catching the eye of Pat Whittaker, son of Arsenal manager Tom Whittaker. He was duly signed by Arsenal in the summer of 1950 as an understudy to Joe Mercer at wing half. He made his debut against Wolves on March 24, 1951, but only made a handful of appearances between 1951 and 1954, when Mercer finally retired due to injury. In 1954-55 Bowen became a regular in the Arsenal side, and would continue to be for the rest of the decade.
In the meantime, Bowen had also made his debut for Wales, in a friendly against Yugoslavia in September 1954. Bowen went on to win 18 caps for Wales, and was the team's captain for their 1958 FIFA World Cup campaign; Wales drew all three of their group matches and qualified for the quarter-finals, where they were beaten 1-0 by Brazil, the goalscorer being a 17-year-old Pel. Along with goalkeeper Jack Kelsey, Bowen was the first Arsenal player to play in a World Cup.
Bowen's spell at Arsenal coincided with a lack of success at the club, so he did not win any major domestic honours. However, he did play for a London XI in the 1955-58 final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (forerunner of the UEFA Cup), losing 8-2 on aggregate to FC Barcelona, and was Arsenal captain in his final two seasons. In all he played 162 matches for the club, scoring twice.
In 1959, Bowen returned to Northampton Town as player-manager. Bowen would manage the Cobblers for eight years, and became known as a canny manager who signed quality players despite a tight budget. He steered Northampton from the Fourth Division to the First in just five seasons. However, the club spent only one season (1965-66) at the top, before being relegated.
Bowen left Northampton in 1967, after a second successive relegation, though he rejoined the club for a second stint as manager between 1969 and 1972, by which time they had returned to the Fourth Division. He presided over the club's famous 8-2 FA Cup defeat at the hands of Manchester United, in which George Best scored six times.
In the meantime, he had also been manager of Wales between 1964 and 1974, although the side never did reach the heights it had when he was a player. Wales however did gain a 1-1 draw away to England in the 1974 World Cup qualifiers, a result that would prove costly to England. Bowen continued to stay with Northampton, serving as general manager, secretary and finally as a club director before retiring. He also had a sideline in journalism during his managerial career.
He died in Northampton in 1995, at the age of 67. The North Stand of Northampton's Sixfields Stadium is named in his honour.
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'''Stephen Carr''' (born 29 August 1976 in Dublin), is an Irish footballer who plays for Birmingham City. He previously played for the Premier League teams Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United. He is a former International player with the Republic of Ireland. His position is right back, but had been known to deputise at left back or centre back when required.
As a fifteen year old, Carr went on trial from Stella Maris Football Club where he played his schoolboy football to Tottenham Hotspur and was signed up by then manager Ossie Ardiles. He made his debut for the club on 29 September 1993 away to Ipswich Town in the 1993-94 Premier League season. However he had to wait until the 1996-97 season to establish himself as a regular first-team player, when he made 28 appearances that campaign.
He picked up a League Cup medal with Spurs in 1999 after contributing to a 1-0 win over Leicester City in the final. The 1999-00 Premier League season was arguably his best ever as far as his performances are concerned. As well as scoring a fantastic 35-yard screamer against champions Manchester United.
His reputation continued to grow throughout the 2000-01 Premier League season, and other clubs were beginning to show interest in signing him. However, in the summer of 2001, he began to have problems with his knee and required an operation which he underwent in September of that year. He did not make any appearances in the 2001-02 Premier League season and would also miss the World Cup 2002 finals. It wasn't until October 2002 that Carr was back in training and fully fit. As he returned to form, interest from other Premiership clubs started to resurface. Carr was linked with Manchester United, and a move to Newcastle United was on the cards.
Carr signed for Newcastle United in August 2004 when then manager Bobby Robson signed him for a fee of -2 million and a contract that would last four years. Soon after he signed Bobby Robson was sacked from his managerial post by chairman Freddy Shepherd. He was replaced by Graeme Souness, who like Robson, saw Carr as a first-team player. Carr's debut for the club came in a 2-2 draw against Middlesbrough on 14 August 2004. He played in 26 league games in the 2004-05 season, scoring once. His first goal for the club came from a "fierce shot from well outside the area" against Southampton.
In the 2005-06 season, he only managed to make 19 league appearances for the club as the persistent knee injury ruled him out for two months. The team finished 7th in the league under the new management of Glenn Roeder, after Souness was sacked in January.
Carr was one of the many injury victims at Newcastle during the 2006-07 season and was out with a fractured foot for a few months. He returned for the 2-2 draw against West Ham United on 20 January 2007. However in this game he found himself filling in at an unfamiliar left-back position after impressive displays from Nolberto Solano at right-back during Carr's absence, putting question marks over Carr's future at the club. The 2007-08 season saw Carr move further back in the Newcastle pecking order, with the signings of Habib Beye and Geremi. Beye's impressive form and Carr's inability to maintain fitness resulted in Kevin Keegan deciding against renewing Carr's contract, releasing him from the club along with Peter Ramage and James Troisi.
Carr had been linked with moves to Aston Villa, Everton, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic, Hertha Berlin and Bohemians. He was also on trial with League 1 side Leicester City where he would have linked up with Nigel Pearson whom he played under at Newcastle. Having failed to find a suitable club, Carr announced his retirement from all forms of football on 1 December 2008.
However, in February 2009 he began training with Birmingham City with a view to coming out of retirement,
and signed a one-month contract with the club on 23 February.
He made his debut the following day, playing the whole of the goalless draw away to Crystal Palace.
After impressing during the initial month, Carr signed an extension until the end of the season.
Following Birmingham's promotion to the Premier League, Carr signed a new two-year contract with the club.
Carr has represented his country at Schoolboy, Youth, Under-18, Under-21 and full international levels. He missed out on the 2002 World Cup due to injury.
Carr initially retired from the international scene after the team failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, having played 39 times for his country. However he was convinced to continue playing international football by new Ireland manager Steve Staunton. Due to injuries and the sacking of Irish manager Staunton, Carr retired from international football on 14 November 2007.
:* 1998-99 League Cup
:*PFA Premiership Team of the Season: 2001, 2003
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'''Charles N'Zogbia''' (born 28 May 1986 in Harfleur, France) is a professional french footballer currently playing for the English Premier League club Wigan Athletic, who he joined in 2009 from Newcastle United.
He plays primarily as a left winger, but can also play as an attacking midfielder or a left back.
N'Zogbia was capped for the France national under-21 football team on 13 occasions.
N'Zogbia was born in Harfleur, in the Seine-Maritime department of Normandy, but was brought up in Paris in an apartment close to the Stade de France.
N'Zogbia began his career at the academy of Le Havre. When he was 17, he was spotted by former chief scout of Newcastle United, Charlie Woods, who arranged for him to have a trial at the club.
After a protracted saga involving the threat of a case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Newcastle eventually paid a nominal fee in the region of -250,000 to sign N'Zogbia from Le Havre, for compensation on youth development cost. His transfer to Newcastle officially went through on 2 September 2004, the last player to be signed by the late Sir Bobby Robson. Robson later said of him: "N'Zogbia could go to the very top with the right coaching and motivation, and I hope it is with Newcastle. I signed him as a teenager and he was one of the most naturally gifted players of that age I'd ever seen."
N'Zogbia was an instant hit on Tyneside. He developed cult status at Newcastle, where he earned the nickname 'Zog', with supporters chanting ''Zog on the Tyne'' (in reference to the Lindisfarne song ''Fog on the Tyne''), in appreciation to his contribution to the team.
His debut for the club came in a 3-0 win over Blackburn Rovers on 11 September 2004.
He found himself playing less regularly during the 2006-07, under new club manager, Glenn Roeder, who favoured Damien Duff over N'Zogbia. He also missed matches due to an injury sustained during the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on 13 December 2006 and did not return until late February 2007. He was left out of the Newcastle squad on 13 May 2007 for the final game of the season against Watford, after he refused to be used as a substitute.
Despite rumours that N'Zogbia would leave Newcastle during the summer,
In December 2008, N'Zogbia announced his desire to leave Newcastle during the January 2009 transfer window, saying "After four years at Newcastle, I want to reach a higher level of ambition. I don't think that is possible here."
On 30 January 2009, just hours ahead of the transfer deadline, Newcastle agreed a -6 million fee with Wigan Athletic for N'Zogbia. The deal involved Ryan Taylor moving to the other way to St James Park.
N'Zogbia scored his first league goal from behind the halfway-line for Wigan in the 1-2 away victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
N'Zogbia played twice for the France under-16 national side in 2002. In the summer of 2006, he was selected for the France under-21 24-man provisional squad for the European Under-21 Football Championship in Portugal. However, because of an ongoing dispute between Newcastle, Le Havre and the French FA concerning his move to The Magpies, the French coach had no choice but to leave him out of the final squad.
After impressive form for Newcastle in September 2007, he was called up to the France under-21 team. He made his debut for France under-21 on September 7, 2007 in a 1-0 victory over Wales. Congo DR had called up N'Zogbia to play for them against the France 'B' Team in February 2008, but N'Zogbia had declined the invitation so that he could have more time to think about his international football future.
The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast speculated in January 2010 that N'Zogbia might be called up for England, for whom he is now eligible through residency.
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'''Antony Caig''', known as '''Tony Caig''', (born on 11 April 1974 in Cleator Moor, Cumbria) is an English semi- professional football goalkeeper who is currently signed to both Workington A.F.C. as a goalkeeper and also to Carlisle United as their goalkeeping coach.
Caig made his name playing for Carlisle United from 1992 to 1998, the highlight of this time being the penalty saves in the LDV Vans Trophy at Wembley against Colchester United in 1997. However, the following year he was controversially allowed to leave by club owner Michael Knighton for a -5,000 fee just before the mid-season transfer deadline. He had made 244 league appearances for the club.
He then played for Blackpool between 1999 and 2001, but was never able to establish himself as a regular in the first team. He made 49 league appearancs in his two year stint at Bloomfield Road, during which time he was sent on loan to Charlton Athletic, before signing for them permanently in 2001. However, he was to make just one league appearance for them before moving to Scotland later that same year to join Scottish Premier League (SPL) club Hibernian. Again though he was not a regular starter and made just 14 league appearances in two years at the club.
In 2003 he move back to England and joined Premier League club Newcastle United. However, he spent three years at St James' Park without making a start, including a short loan spell at Barnsley and in 2006 he signed for USL First Division club, Vancouver Whitecaps in Canada on 13 April 2006.
On 20 June 2007, the Whitecaps announced that Caig would be returning to England for personal reasons despite having signed with the Whitecaps through the end of the season.
He then moved to Houston Dynamo in January 2008, where he was to serve as the backup to Pat Onstad. He made his Dynamo debut on 6 April 2008 as a substitute after Onstad was injured. He conceded three goals and also made three second-half saves in a 3-3 draw against FC Dallas. Due to Onstad's injury, Caig played again on 9 April in the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup semi-final 2nd leg against Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa. He conceded three goals again, the first a deflected shot from Armando Alonso and the third when Jairo Arrieta rounded Caig outside the penalty area when he came out to challenge for the ball, as Houston went out of the competition 3-0 on aggregate.
On 10 March 2009 he returned to England to sign for Chesterfield on a short term deal. After leaving Chesterfield, Caig signed a deal to join Workington A.F.C. in the Blue Square North.
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'''James Henry "Jimmy" Bloomfield''' (15 February 1934 - 3 April 1983) was an English football player and manager.
Born in Kensington, London, Bloomfield started his career at non-league Walthamstow Avenue before joining Second Division side Brentford in October 1952. After Brentford were relegated in 1954, Bloomfield was snapped up by Arsenal for -8,000 as a replacement for Jimmy Logie.
Bloomfield made his debut at the start of the season, against Everton on 25 August 1954, though he only played 19 times that season, and it wasn't until 1955-56 did he become a first-team regular. A powerful inside forward with a high work rate and accurate passing, Bloomfield was part of Arsenal's attack from 1955 to 1960, one of Arsenal's few stars during a mediocre period for the club. He won caps for England at U23 level (but never at full level) and the Football League XI, and also played in the London XI that lost the first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final against FC Barcelona in 1958.
Bloomfield played 227 times for Arsenal, scoring 56 goals. However, with the arrival of George Eastham in 1960, Bloomfield lost his place in the team, and was sold to Birmingham City in November that year. Bloomfield spent four seasons with the Blues, reaching and losing another Fairs Cup final in 1961 (this time to Roma). He helped Birmingham win the 1963 League Cup, scoring a goal in the final itself as Birmingham overcame local rivals Aston Villa. In the summer of 1964 he returned to Brentford, and later had spells with West Ham United, Plymouth Argyle and Leyton Orient.
In 1969 he became Orient's player-manager, and won the Third Division in his second full season, using only 18 players in the process1969-70. He was appointed by newly-promoted Leicester City in 1971, and kept the Foxes in the First Division for six years. They also reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1973-74 (which they lost, after a replay, to Liverpool). During his 6 year stint at Leicester, Bloomfield created a side of free-flowing skilful football on a shoe-string budget, featuring the likes of Frank Worthington, Keith Weller and Len Glover and is still considered one of the club's all-time great managers. After his departure in 1977, Leicester went straight down the next season under Frank McLintock.
Bloomfield returned to manage Orient again in 1977, and his second spell in charge included a run to the FA Cup semi-finals in 1977-78, where they were defeated by Bloomfield's old club Arsenal. Bloomfield left in 1981 following a dispute with the club chairman, Brian Winstone, over the sale of Nigerian international winger John Chiedozie. After that he was a coach at Luton Town, until his sudden death in Chingford, Essex, in 1983, from cancer at the age of 49.
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'''Gary Robert Caldwell''' (born 12 April 1982 in Stirling) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic and also for the Scottish national team.
Primarily considered a central defender, Caldwell has proved extremely versatile and has been deployed as a right back, defensive midfielder at various spells in his career. His brother, Steven, plays for Burnley and is also a defender.
Caldwell started his career with Celtic Boys Club. At 16 he went to England, alongside his elder brother Steven at Newcastle United. Breaking through from the reserves proved difficult, however, and in search of first team football, he went on loan to other clubs on several occasions: Darlington and Hibernian in 2001-02, then Coventry and Derby County the following season.
During the 2003-04 season, Caldwell was given a free transfer by Newcastle.
Since joining Celtic in 2006, Caldwell has helped the club win two league championships, one Scottish Cup and one League Cup, although he was subject to criticism from Celtic fans. Caldwell himself later said that this was due to injuries in his first season, and then having to play out of position at right back during the early part of the 2007-08 season (before Andreas Hinkel was signed).
Caldwell has since gained recognition and respect from the fans, becoming something of a cult hero, as shown by the chants of "heid" when he is in possession of the football.
During the 2009-10 season, however, Caldwell has had a contract dispute with the club, claiming that the club were "kidding themselves" if they thought he would accept their offer.
Caldwell eventually signed for Wigan Athletic on a four-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee on 13 January 2010.
Caldwell's full international debut for Scotland came in the first match managed by Berti Vogts, a 5-0 defeat to France at the Stade de France. He scored the only goal of the game as Scotland defeated France 1-0 at Hampden Park, on 7 October 2006 in a Euro 2008 qualifying match.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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}}'''Hope Powell''' OBE (born 8 December 1966, Lewisham, South East London) is the coach of the England women's national football team.
Powell is a fully qualified -A- License coach and in 2003 became the first woman to achieve the UEFA Pro Licence - the highest coaching award available.
Powell was educated at Bethany School and went on to take A levels at Woolwich College, including a good pass in sociology. She is the sister of former Dirty Pretty Things drummer Gary Powell.
As a player, Powell won 66 caps for England, mainly as an attacking midfielder, scoring 35 goals. She made her England debut at the age of 16, and went on to play in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, England's first World Cup appearance. She was also vice-captain of her country. At club-level, she played for Millwall Lionesses for nine years and won the FA Women's Cup three times, including a league and Cup double as captain of Croydon in 1996.
She was appointed as the first ever full-time national coach in 1998 and has led England to the 2001 European Championship, the quarter-finals of the 2005 European Championship,the 2007 World Cup Finals and the final of the 2009 European Championship. As well as managing the England Senior team, she oversees the whole set-up from Under-15s to the Under-21s, a coach mentoring scheme and The FA-s National Player Development Centre at Loughborough University. Hope has also recently been seen working on the development of Sheffield Hallams hockey team, coaching them on a regular basis.
In 2003 Powell became the first woman to be awarded the UEFA Pro Licence, studying alongside Stuart Pearce. It was speculated that Powell would become the first female manager in men's football when she was linked with the vacant managerial role at Grimsby Town in October 2009, however caretaker manager Neil Woods was appointed on a permanent basis.
In 2002 Powell was appointed OBE, and in 2003 was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of her talents.
title=England women's national football team
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'''Stephen Michael Kelly''' (born 6 September 1983) is an Irish professional footballer who plays at full back (usually right full back) for Fulham. He is a full international for the Republic of Ireland.
Kelly was born in Finglas, Dublin and joined Tottenham Hotspur through their youth programme. He was something of an understudy to Stephen Carr (who was subsequently transferred to Newcastle United) and then to Paul Stalteri. He made his Spurs first team debut in 2003 and then went on to make nearly forty Premiership appearances, scoring two league goals against Birmingham City
Birmingham City were believed to be winning the race to sign the defender in January 2006 only for Tottenham to pull the plug on the deal because they had an injury crisis in defence. Kelly did join Birmingham, however, on 28 June 2006 for an initial fee of -750,000 although it could rise to -1.25 million depending on his success with Birmingham City.
Stephen Kelly was the only outfield player in the 2007-08 Premier League season to have played every minute of every game for his club.
On 4 February 2009, Kelly joined Stoke City on loan from Birmingham City until the end of the 2008-09 season. Stoke City had to wait for 36 hours after the January transfer window shut for confirmation of the deal.
On 16 June 2009, Kelly signed a three-year contract with Fulham, making him the club's first signing of the 2009 summer window. Kelly said he was delighted to join the Cottagers and was looking forward to representing the club in both the Premier League and Europa League.
Kelly has won Irish caps at junior levels and is now a member in the Irish full team squad making his debut versus Chile. He represented the Republic of Ireland Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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'''Michael Robert Brown''' (born 25 January 1977 in Hartlepool) is a professional footballer who plays in a midfield position for Portsmouth in the Premier League.
Brown was a product of the Manchester City youth scheme before signing professionally for the club. He had two loan spells at Hartlepool United and Portsmouth before signing for Sheffield United where he scored 24 midfield goals in the 2002-03 season and won the 'Player of the Year' award. He achieved cult status with the fans there, and had his own chant of "Oh Lord Michael Brown". He is affectionately known by the name "Brown-eye".
He was bought from United by David Pleat for Spurs and proved a highly dependable if unspectacular stalwart contributing 46 appearances and three goals up until the end of the 2004-05 season. Two of these goals came in the league against Leicester
His time at Fulham got off to a slow start, plagued with injury, but just before the end of 2006, he was handed the captain's armband, a move that many saw as a surprise and wrong decision, but in his debut as captain he delivered a man of the match performance, winning the Fulham fans over. This was followed by a great performance against arch-rivals Chelsea.
He began to play more and more often following his improved performances and never-say-die attitude, and retained captaincy up until the end of the 2006-2007 season. However, Lawrie Sanchez was brought in after the departure of Chris Coleman, and in the close season, he signed many new players, including Diomansy Kamara, David Healy, Chris Baird, Paul Konchesky, Aaron Hughes, and new midfielders Lee Cook and Steven Davis. His place in the side was no longer just a formality and was made surplus to requirements. After lengthy rumours and eventually negotiations, Brown signed for Wigan Athletic on a three-year deal on 31 July 2007.
On the 28th August 2009, he joined fellow Premier League side Portsmouth for a nominal fee.
Brown was heavily featured in the Battle of Bramall Lane, a game where several Sheffield United players were sent off. He then left the field, apparently injured, in a move that raised suspicions of a deliberate attempt to get the match abandoned. This duly occurred when a second Sheffield United player left the pitch injured.
Brown was sent off after a two-footed challenge on Portsmouth midfielder, and former team mate, Sean Davis during a match between Fulham and Pompey on 1 April 2006. It was later revealed by Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp that the two players did not see "eye-to-eye" together from their time at White Hart Lane.
Manchester United fans were incensed, after an intentional two-footed foul on Ryan Giggs in their 5-1 victory over Fulham on 20 August 2006. Brown received a yellow card for this. The normally unflappable Giggs then sought retribution, bundling Brown over from behind and getting himself booked, but drawing huge applause from the crowd.
Brown was once again in controversy after he stamped on Chelsea player Ashley Cole on 23 September 2006 during Fulham's match against them. This time, however, the tackle went unpunished by the referee.
In the penultimate game of the season against Liverpool on 5 May 2007, he head-butted Xabi Alonso. The referee did not see the incident and took no action. At a Disciplinary Commission hearing on 10 May 2007, Brown received a 3 match ban relating to this incident. He denied violent conduct but the Commission found the charge to be proved.
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'''Mirano Carrilho''' (born July 19, 1975 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a football player, who moved from FC Dordrecht to MK Dons in 2005 on a short-term deal after a trial period.
Before joining MK Dons the full-back/winger made 187 appearances and scored 3 goals for previous clubs which include De Graafschap and ADO Den Haag.
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'''Steven Watt''' (born 1 May 1985 in Banff) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Ross County.
Central defender Watt began his career with Chelsea, making his Chelsea debut against Scunthorpe United in the FA Cup in January 2005. He played the full 90 minutes and earned praise from Jos Mourinho for his performance. In November 2005 Watt spent a month on loan to Barnsley, for whom he made three starts. Shortly after returning to Chelsea he was allowed to leave the Premier League club and joined Swansea on 10 January 2006.
Watt joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a season long loan to regain his match fitness. He made his debut in the CIS Cup against Arbroath. Despite a fairly solid performance, he never played again for the first team and left the club to return to Swansea City.
Watt's contract with Swansea was not extended when it expired at the end of the 2007-08 season. Following a successful trial, he signed a two year deal with Ross County in August 2008. Watt made his debut for Ross County on 16 November 2008 in the Challenge Cup Final against Airdrie United.
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'''Anthony James "Tony" Hibbert''' (born 20 February 1981) is an English footballer who currently plays for Everton. Originally a midfielder, Hibbert now plays at right back.
Hibbert was born in Merseyside and brought up in Huyton. A boyhood fan of Liverpool, he agreed to join the Youth Academy of rivals . Aged 18, he was a member of the Everton youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1998 beating 5-2 on aggregate. Three years later, he made his first team dbut for the club in a 2-0 win against West Ham United aged 21. A high challenge from Stuart Pearce into Hibbert's chest saw Everton earn a penalty.
By 2002-03 Hibbert was a regular member of the Everton first team. The ACTIM index rated him the best English right back in the 2004-05 season.
He missed the end of the 2005-06 season with a hernia problem and his preparations for the 2006-07 season were hampered after he was infected by cryptosporidium parasite, an illness contracted through infected water or food.
He was the victim of a high-profile burglary in 2006.
Hibbert is the longest serving player currently at Everton, though has never scored.
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Whelan was born in Bradford and raised in Wigan.
Whelan was a member of Blackburn Rovers' 1960 FA Cup Final team, which lost 3-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Whelan himself did not complete the game, breaking a leg during the first half. Whelan's injury is one of many serious injuries suffered by players in the 1950-60 era and was known as the Wembley hoodoo. Following his leg break, Whelan was sold to Crewe Alexandra F.C. where he played for several years before retiring to concentrate fully on his chain of supermarkets, Whelan's Discount Stores, which were sold to Ken Morrison for over a million pounds.
Whelan acquired Wigan fishing and sports store JJ Bradburns (even though JJB are the initials of previous owner John Jarvis Broughton) in 1977. He renamed the company JJB Sports and soon focused purely on sports goods. By 1980, JJB had become a chain of 7 stores, and went on to expand throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It is presently the UK's biggest sports retailer.
In 2003 JJB Sports were fined -5.5 million by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for fixing the price of the English National Team and Manchester United shirts in 2000 and 2001. Which Consumer magazine issued proceedings against JJB Sports to sue the high street retailer for damages on behalf of consumers who were affected by the price fixing.
Whelan gradually scaled down his interests in the company and in 2005 he stepped down as chairman. In January 2007 he sold -50m of shares in JJB, before selling his remaining 29% stake in June 2007. This action was in contradiction of a statement that Whelan made to the stock exchange on 26 January 2007 whereby he undertook to make no further disposals for the following 12 months. This action may now lead to an investigation by the Financial Services Authority.
In March 2009, Whelan confirmed his acquisition of JJB Fitness clubs and the stores attached to them. Instead of Wigan Athletics JJB sponsorship "the club's new stadium sponsor will be DW Sports-Fitness.Com, the 72-year-old's latest sports retail venture, and the JJB Stadium will become the DW Stadium, taking the name of its owner and his new company on 1 August."
Whelan bought Wigan Athletic in 1995 when they were a Division Three team. When Dave Whelan took over the reins he announced that he would get Wigan Athletic into the Premier League, a promise he fulfilled in 2005. This began with the Division Three title in 1997-98, the Division Two title in 2002-03 and promotion to the Premiership as Championship runners-up in 2004-05. Thanks to Whelan's resources, Wigan, who were tipped to be relegated from the Premier League in their first season, not only managed to stay up, but claimed a high league position and also reached the League Cup Final.
During his time in charge, Whelan has courted controversy. In 2005 he threatened to quit the club unless the price of policing games was reduced. In 2007, he called for the relegation of West Ham United as punishment for their incorrect registration of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano. He subsequently called for Premier League Chairman Dave Richards and chief executive Richard Scudamore to resign. An arbitration committee met to consider the affair. It ruled in favour of the Premier League.
On 5 November 2007, Wigan manager Chris Hutchings was fired by Whelan, only six months into the job, after the club had slipped into the Premier League relegation zone. However, Wigan made a recovery and finished in a respectable 14th that season, with Steve Bruce as their new manager until he left the club in June 2009.
After the announcement of Maurice Lindsay's intention to retire immediately from the club after the Warriors' loss at the hands of Catalan Dragons on the 29 July 2007 Whelan managed to persuade him to stay on until the end of the season. After the announcement of Linday's retirement however, Dave Whelan has also questioned his own position at the club and may be willing to sell the club after a proposed takeover from a "genuine Wigan fan" earlier in the year.
On 24 October 2007, it was announced that Ian Lenagan, former owner of Harlequins RL, had completed his takover of Wigan Warriors buying out Whelan's 89% stake in the club. The deal will take effect from the 1st December 2007.
On 6 September 2008, having secured fourth place in the Super League table and home advantage in their first play-off tie (versus the Bradford Bulls), it was announced that the JJB Stadium was unavailable on Friday, September 12 due to the Wigan Athletic match (versus Sunderland FC) taking place the following day, due to the heavy rain the area had suffered in recent weeks and that the pitch would be likely to be in a poor state if the two games were played within the 24 hour period. As such, the Rugby League club was forced to seek alternative venues, with options including Bolton's Reebok Stadium and Warrington's Halliwell Jones Stadium, before finally settling on Widnes' Stobart Stadium. The controversial decision of Dave Whelan to deny the Wigan Warriors and their fans home advantage has been met with hostility from the supporters of the Rugby League club.
In 2005 Dave Whelan bought Edge Hall Road, ground of Orrell Rugby Union Club. Shorty after the clubhouse was suspiciously destroyed by fire, Whelan wanted to cash in and sold off all their training fields to developers. Whelan then sold the club and left Orrell without a clubhouse or training grounds. They played their last game there in 2007. The site is now used as the Wigan Warriors High performance training facility. Wigan Warriors also play their reserve and academy games there. Orrell now play at St. John Rigby College.
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'''Lamine Diatta''' (born 2 July 1975 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Al-Ahli Sports Club.
Diatta moved to France when he was only one year old. He was the holding force in the centre of Senegal's defence, and is also tough in the air, which provides a threat in attacking set-pieces.
Before moving to Olympique Lyon in 2004, Diatta played 142 games for Stade Rennais, scoring 9 goals in that time. Before his time at Rennes, he was at Marseille, but never actually played a game for them. Diatta's first club was Toulouse FC. He spent one season there and played 25 games without scoring. In his first year (2004/2005) with Lyon he played 19 games. During his second year (2005/2006) at Lyon, he was troubled with injury and only makes 13 appearances also without goals. On August 2006, he left Lyon on free transfer in search for regular team football, settling at St. tienne.
On 7 March 2008, after a week's trial at Newcastle United, Diatta agreed a short term deal until the end of the season after buying out his contract at Beikta J.K..
Diatta joined Stoke City on trial in January 2009. On 20 March, however, he signed for Hamilton Academical on a short term deal until the end of the season.
After just one month, on 25 April, the 33 year old Senegalese defender left Hamilton to join Al-Ahli Sports Club in Qatar..
Diatta was also Senegal's captain. He played in all of Senegal's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Diatta has also played 40 games for his national side, scoring three goals.
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'''Stephen James''' "'''Steve'''" '''Moran''', (born Croydon 10 January 1961) was a pacy mobile striker who was one of the stars for Southampton during the mid 1980s. Moran was one of the finest strikers that Southampton has possessed. He had a knack of scoring some crucial goals for the club and had a fine understanding with Steve Williams and David Armstrong up front.
He made well over 200 senior appearances for Southampton, including playing for them in the UEFA Cup. In 1986-87 he joined Leicester City, although at the end of the season they were relegated to Football League Division Two. During the following season he moved to Reading and he went on to make 144 senior appearances for them. For the 1991-92 season he moved on to Exeter City and after 74 senior appearances he transferred to Hull City for 1993-94.
In 1982 he was voted PFA Young Player of the Year after a fine debut season for the Saints in which he scored 18 goals in 30 starts.
He was also capped twice for the England under-21 team.
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'''Gary Shaw''' (born 21 January 1961) was an English football striker who played for Aston Villa in the early 1980s. His goals helped Aston Villa win the English First Division championship in 1980-81 and the European Cup the following year - the only Birmingham-born player in the team. In 1981 he was voted PFA Young Player of the Year. He was also included in the 40-strong preliminary England World Cup squad for the 1982 finals; however, he was not picked in the final 22.
His promising Villa career was effectively ended after sustaining a knee injury in an away game at Nottingham Forest. After a heavy tackle, he was helped to his feet by Ian Bowyer and, in Shaw's words, something in his knee 'clicked'. After his recovery, he continued to play for Villa until 1987-88, when he was sold to Klagenfurt in Austria. He finished his career off at Kilmarnock, Shrewsbury, Walsall and the Hong Kong-based Ernest Borel FC.
Shaw gained seven caps for the England under-21s.
As a boy he lived in Meriden Drive, Kingshurst, and spent hours kicking a football round on a patch of grass opposite the Punch Bowl public house known locally as 'The Island'.
He attended Kingshurst County Junior School, in School Close, followed by Kingshurst Comprehensive in Cooks Lane.
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'''Lawrence "Laurie" Scott''' (23 April 1917 - 7 July 1999) was an English footballer.
Born in Sheffield, Scott joined Bradford City as a youth player, and played 39 times for the Bantams, mostly as a winger. In February 1937 he was signed by Arsenal, though he only played as a reserve for the first two years at the club. At the start of World War II, Scott joined the Royal Air Force as a PT instructor, but still guested as a player for the RAF, Arsenal and England in wartime matches.
By the time peace broke out, Scott had grown into being one of the country's most assured full backs, known for his pace and composure on the ball. He made his official first-team debut for Arsenal against West Ham United in the FA Cup in 1946, and his League debut on the first day of the 1946-47 season; he also made his official England debut against Ireland in September of that year. Arsenal won the First Division title in 1947-48, but after that Scott was blighted by injury; he was stricken with a bout of appendicitis in 1948, and then injured his knee whilst playing in an international for England against Wales on 10 November 1948.
Scott was out for the rest of the 1948-49 season and his appearances for Arsenal were limited for the next few seasons. However, he still figured in Arsenal's 1950 FA Cup-winning side and after a successful run in the England B side, he was picked for England's squad for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. By now though, he was 33, and had not played for his country for two years; England's first choice right-back for the entire tournament was Alf Ramsey, and Scott did not play a single minute. In 1950-51 Scott played 17 matches for Arsenal, but with his injury often recurring, he was no longer automatic first-team choice, sharing the right-back position with Walley Barnes. In all he played for Arsenal in 127 official matches (and 191 unofficial wartime matches), and 17 times for England (plus 16 wartime caps).
He joined Crystal Palace as player-manager in October 1951. He managed the Eagles for three years, but with little success; the club had to apply for re-admission to the Football League at the end of the 1953-54 season. He later had stints with non-league Hendon and Hitchin Town, reaching the semi-finals of the FA Amateur Cup twice with the latter.
He died in July 1999 after a long illness, aged 82 years.
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'''Branko Strupar''' (born 9 February 1970) is a former Croatian-Belgian football striker. In 1999, he became a naturalised Belgian by marriage. He consequently played for the Belgium national football team with whom he played 17 matches and scored 5 times.
Born in Zagreb and raised in Preko (the west of Zagreb), the first club he played for was NK pansko.
Strupar played in Belgium for K.R.C. Genk, winning promotion in the Jupiler League in 1996 and becoming champion of Belgium with the same team in 1999. He also finished Player of the Year. In 1998, he finished top scorer with 22 goals. He moved to Derby County in December 1999, where he most notably scored the first British league goal of the year 2000 after two minutes against Watford. While at Derby Strupar gained cult status with his prolific scoring ability.
Despite an excellent goals-to-games ratio when fit, injuries curtailed his Derby career, and he was eventually given a free transfer, with which he returned to Croatia for a brief spell at Dinamo Zagreb to wind up his career.
Strupar currently lives in Zagreb with his wife, daughters Dora and Laura and his son Bruno, born 16 March 2007.
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''' Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart''' (born 19 April 1987) is an English football goalkeeper with Birmingham City, on loan from Manchester City. He was a regular for the England Under-21 team and has been capped as a full international for England.
Hart was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and attended Oxon Primary School, followed by Meole Brace School Science College in Shrewsbury, where he was Head Boy in his final year. Whilst he was still a Year 11 student at the school, he travelled with the first team squad of his hometown club, Shrewsbury Town, to Exeter City on 1 February 2003. He was a non-playing substitute on that occasion and fulfilled that role again versus Rochdale at Gay Meadow on 1 March 2003, still some six weeks short of his sixteenth birthday. This match yielded Shrewsbury's final victory in a season that culminated in relegation to the Conference. During the one season that Shrewsbury spent in the Conference, Hart made his senior debut on 20 April 2004, a day after his seventeenth birthday. He played 90 minutes in the match against Gravesend & Northfleet. Four days later, he conceded three at Morecambe.
Hart did not play again until April of the following year, as Scott Howie dominated goalkeeping duties. With Shrewsbury back in the Football League (the newly-renamed League Two) and struggling, Hart played six matches and conceded four goals.
From the start of the 2005-06 season, Hart made the step up into the first team, and became the club's first choice goalkeeper, claiming the Number 1 shirt. He played a full 46 match league season, conceding 55 goals. Despite conceding more than one goal per game, Hart won plaudits for his personal performances, winning his first England U-19 cap in October 2005, as a substitute against Poland.
Hart also found admirers in the Premiership, with several top-flight scouts attending matches. On 30 November 2005, the Shropshire Star newspaper reported that Everton goalkeeping coach Chris Woods had been present at Town's previous league match, a 4-3 loss at Rochdale. Shrews boss Gary Peters said "Everton have been to watch him, but you could say the same about Arsenal, Chelsea and every other team in the Premiership". Speculation about his future continued for the duration of the season, and with the presence of their goalkeeping coach Tim Flowers at several matches, Manchester City became the most likely of his suitors.
On 7 February 2006, Hart was announced as the top League Two player in the PFA Fans' Player of the Month Awards for January 2006. Football fans voted him as the best player in the division via the website . At the PFA Awards ceremony on 23 March 2006, it was announced that Hart had been voted as League Two's best goalkeeper for 2005-06 by his fellow professionals, earning him a place in the PFA League Two Team of the Year.
With Hart in Belgium preparing to make his fifth appearance for the England U19 squad, in the Elite qualifying round for the 2006 UEFA U-19 Championship, it was announced that his move to Manchester City had been completed. England lost the match to Serbia and Montenegro and failed to qualify.
On 22 May 2006, City paid an initial -600,000 for Hart, but, depending on appearances, the fee could rise to a total of -1,500,000.
Hart made his debut for City on 14 October 2006 after injuries ruled out Andreas Isaksson and Nicky Weaver for the Premier League match against Sheffield United. He kept a clean sheet in the match, which finished goalless.
===Loaned to Tranmere Rovers and then Blackpool===
Hart spent the whole month of January 2007 on loan to League One club Tranmere Rovers. He made 6 appearances and conceded 8 goals. He was then named in his then-club manager Stuart Pearce's first squad in his part-time role as England U21 coach, alongside another goalkeeper uncapped at U21 level, Ben Alnwick. He was not chosen to start the match on 6 February 2007 against Spain, but did come on as a substitute late in the game.
In April 2007, Hart joined Blackpool on loan as cover for the injured trio of Rhys Evans, Paul Rachubka and Lewis Edge. He kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win for Blackpool at Huddersfield Town on 9 April 2007, in his first game for ''the Seasiders''. Blackpool won all five games in which Hart appeared, including a 6-3 win at Swansea City in his final game, and he helped them claim a place in the end-of-season play-offs, via which they won promotion.
thumb|right|upright|Hart playing for Manchester City in 2008On his return from a successful loan spell at Blackpool, former Manchester City manager, Sven-Gran Eriksson, named Hart as Manchester City's number 1 ahead of Andreas Isaksson. After his performance against Newcastle, Eriksson touted him as "one of the biggest talents in this country as a goalkeeper", and that he had the potential to become an England international in the future. Only months later, he made his England debut against Trinidad & Tobago on 1 June 2008. In October, he was inducted to Shropshire Schools & Colleges Football Association-s Hall of Fame along with good friend and former teammate David Edwards in recognition of their achievements. Later that month, he signed a new five-year contract.
After Isaksson's departure to PSV Eindhoven, Hart took the vacant number 1 jersey when the official squad numbers for the 2008-09 season were announced. However, his position as first-choice keeper was taken by Shay Given upon the Irishman's arrival at the club in January 2009.
Having played no games for City since Given's arrival, rumours began to emerge of a loan move away from Manchester. City secured the transfer of Stuart Taylor from Aston Villa on 23 June 2009, paving the way for Hart to leave. Manager Mark Hughes had been undecided about allowing the player to go out on loan as he was unwilling to sanction a permanent transfer. The following day it was announced that Hart would spend the 2009-10 Premier League season on loan to newly-promoted Birmingham City. He made his debut for the "Blues" in Birmingham's opening match of the season, a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United. Manager Alex McLeish credited the young goalkeeper and their defence for the club's recent performances. He played a major part in keeping a clean sheet in the 0-0 draw at home to Chelsea, where he made many crucial saves despite sustaining a knock to the head in an accidental collision with Salomon Kalou.
Hart was selected by Stuart Pearce in the preliminary England Under-21 30-man squad for Euro 2007, and later made the final 23. In the team's final friendly before the finals, Hart was selected for his first Under-21 start, and played the full 90 minutes in a 5-0 win over Slovakia at Carrow Road. However, Hart took no part in the finals, with Scott Carson playing in all of England's four fixtures.
Hart was recalled to the U21s and was first choice at the Euro 2009 finals. He started in the first two group stage matches and was rested for the last match as England had already sealed its passage to the knock-out stage. In the semifinal against Sweden, he conceded three goals in the second half as the match ended 3-3 after extra time but he made up for it by saving a penalty and scoring another as England won 5-4 on penalties. However he was suspended for the final after being controversially yellow-carded for leaving his line to talk to Mikael Lustig as the Swede stepped up to take the penalty.
Having been a regular in the England U21 squad, Hart was called up by Fabio Capello to the full England squad for the friendly matches against USA and Trinidad & Tobago. An unused substitute against USA, he made his debut against Trinidad & Tobago, on 1 June 2008 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. He came on at half time for David James with England 2-0 up, eventually running out 3-0 winners.
However, Hart's senior England debut has not netted Shrewsbury Town the expected bonus of -500,000 from Manchester City, as negotiated at part of his transfer in 2006, because it was not a competitive match.
Hart received a second call-up by Fabio Capello to face Czech Republic on 20 August 2008, but was not brought on. Hart was called up to the next England squad due to a drop-out from Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson. On 8 November, he was called up for a friendly against Brazil.
:''Last updated after match played 20 December 2009.
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'''Mordecai Sherwin''' (26 February 1851 in Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England - 3 July 1910 in Nottingham, England) was a professional footballer and cricketer who played in goal for Notts County and as a wicket-keeper for Nottinghamshire between 1878 and 1896.
As a footballer, Sherwin played in goal for County during the 1870s and early 1880s and was, according to the sportswriter "Tityrus" (the pseudonym of J.A.H. Catton, editor of the ''Athletic News''), the idol of the crowd despite his unpromising physique:
:"Although only 5ft. 9ins, and bordering on 17 stone, he was a kind of forerunner to the mighty Foulke... very nimble, as quick a custodian as he was a wicket-keeper. In one match, when the Blackburn Rovers were playing at the Trent Bridge ground, that sturdy and skillful outside right, Joseph Morris Lofthouse, thought he would have a tilt with Sherwin.
:"He charged him, and rebounded. Sherwin said: "Young man, you'll hurt yourself if you do that again." Undeterred, Lofthouse returned to the attack, but Sherwin stepped aside with the alacrity of a dancer, and the Lancashire lad found out how hard was the goalpost and how sharp its edge.
:"Sherwin was a wonder. It was the custom in those days for teams to entertain each other to dinner after a match... At one banquet Sherwin "obliged" with ''Oh, dem golden slippers'', and surprised the gathering with a jig and a somersault. At seventeen stones!"
As a cricketer, Sherwin captained Nottinghamshire in 1887 and 1888. He also played three Test matches for England on the tour to Australia in 1886/7. He was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1891.
After he retired as a cricketer, he umpired until 1901, and even stood in one Test in 1899. By trade, Sherwin was a publican. Sherwin had a wife, Emma, and at least six children, Mary, William, Emma, Ellen, Mordecai and Frederick.
The name of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous character, Sherlock Holmes, is said to have been inspired partially by Sherwin, and partially by Frank Shacklock.
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'''Thomas Edward "Tommy" Lee''' (born 3 January 1986 in Keighley, West Yorkshire) is an English football goalkeeper, who plays for Chesterfield.
Lee came to Manchester United as a junior player in 2002. In 2005, he helped United's reserve team win the quadruple. In the 2005-06 season he was loaned to Macclesfield Town for what was originally going to be a month, but was extended to three months.
Lee made his league debut away at Oxford United. During his loan period, Macclesfield boss Brian Horton told the Macclesfield Express: "Tommy has been excellent since joining us in January. I spoke to Tony Coton, United's goalkeeping coach, and Sir Alex Ferguson. Both were happy to extend Tommy's loan spell."
In August 2006, he signed a contract with Macclesfield, arriving on a free transfer from Manchester United.
On 6 January 2007, Lee kept goal for Macclesfield Town against English Champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Despite suffering an injury to his arm on a save from Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou, he continued to keep until he was awarded a Red Card and subsequently sent off after a foul on Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko. This sending off reduced Macclesfield to 10 men and signalled the beginning of the 6-1 rout of Macclesfield by the Premier League Champions.
On 22 March 2008, Lee joined Rochdale on loan from Macclesfield Town and played in Rochdale's Play Off Final appearance at Wembley Stadium against Stockport County. Lee was released by Macclesfield in May 2008, before joining Chesterfield on 1 August on a one year contract.
In September 2008, Lee was attacked during a night out in Sheffield. He required surgery after he broke his jaw during the attack, and is expected to be out of action for six weeks. After returning to action, Lee became a fans favourite at Saltergate after saving three consecutive penalties. At the end of the season, Lee won the club's Young Spireites Player of the Season award, before signing a two-year deal to keep him at Chesterfield until June 2011.
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As a player, Marginson played for the Football League clubs Blackpool, Rotherham United and Macclesfield Town. He also has extensive experience of non-league football in the north-west of England having played for Salford City, Hyde United, Stalybridge Celtic, Barrow, Chorley, Droylsden and Curzon Ashton. He spent the 2004-5 season playing in the North West Counties Football League with First Division Bacup Borough.
In terms of silverware, his most successful period was from 1996-98. In 1995-96 he won the FA Trophy at Wembley with Macclesfield Town. The following year, again with Macclesfield, he went on to win the Conference title and promotion to the football league. In 1997-98 he won the Northern Premier with Barrow AFC, scoring the title clinching goal (a rare header!) against nearest rivals Boston Utd. All this while spending his early mornings delivering milk around Rusholme and Moss Side corner shops in a clapped out old-school milk float, stopping off on-route to drop off any excess to students.
On 22 June 2005, he was appointed as the first ever manager of F.C. United of Manchester after one of their players, Joz Mitten, recommended him to the board.
Marginson is revered in Manchester for what he has done at FC United.
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'''Adam James Eckersley''' (born 7 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays primarily as a left back, but is also capable of playing at right back. Eckersley plays for Horsens of Denmark. He is the older brother of Richard Eckersley.
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Eckersley first joined Manchester United as a nine-year-old, and signed his first contract with the club in 2002. He became a professional in July 2004 and was a member of the United reserve team that won the quadruple in 2005. He made his senior team debut in the Carling Cup on 26 October 2005, starting at left back in the 4-1 home win over Barnet. Eckersley then went on loan to the Belgian Second Division club Royal Antwerp in January 2006, to gain further first team match experience. Eckersley was linked with a move to NEC of the Netherlands as a replacement for Jeffrey Leiwakabessy in April 2006, but instead he was loaned out to Brndby in August 2006. He was injured during his stay at Brndby, however, and only played six matches for the club before the loan ended on 31 December 2006.
He joined Barnsley on 8 January 2007 on loan until the end of the season, but the loan was effectively cut short in April 2007 when Eckersley returned to Manchester United after suffering a torn thigh muscle and did not play for Barnsley again. He was promoted to the first-team squad as cover for the injured Mikal Silvestre at the start of the 2007-08 season, before moving to Port Vale on a month-long loan on 12 October 2007. He made his debut in a defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 13 October 2007, in which he was sent off. However, he only made one more appearance before picking up a knee injury and returning to Manchester United for treatment.
On 1 January 2008, Eckersley moved back to Port Vale, this time on a permanent basis, becoming manager Lee Sinnott's first non-loan signing. Eckersley expressed an interest in extending his contract beyond its original six-month term, but despite scoring his first goal in English football and his first anywhere since a loan spell at Royal Antwerp in a 2-2 home draw with Yeovil Town on 29 January 2008, his contract was allowed to lapse at the end of the 2007-08 campaign, following Port Vale's relegation to League Two.
Prior to the 2008-09 season, he joined Danish Superliga team Horsens on a free transfer.
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'''Christopher David Cohen''' (born 5 March 1987) is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest.
He started his career with West Ham United in 2003 where he played in the left back position. He had a loan at Yeovil Town where he altered to a central midfield position, which lasted from 2005 until 2006. He joined the club permanently later in 2006, and spent one season with the club before joining Nottingham Forest in 2007.
Cohen was a product of the West Ham United youth system and he was scouted whilst playing for an amateur football club at the age of six.
As West Ham returned to the Premier League for the start of the 2005-06 season, Cohen found his first team chances limited. After a single League Cup appearance for the club in September,
In a combined -1.2 million deal with team-mate Arron Davies, Cohen moved to another League One side, Nottingham Forest, on 6 July 2007, signing a four year contract.
In the 2008-09 season, Cohen has impressed thus far with his consistent displays, and was praised by Charlton manager Alan Pardew after a 0-0 draw at the City Ground as being the best player on the pitch. He was voted player of the year for 2008-09 by Nottingham Forest fans.
On 22 May 2009, Cohen was rewarded for his excellent season with a new four-year contract until 2013.
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'''Nigel Shola Andre Reo-Coker''' (born 14 May 1984 in Croydon, South London) is an English footballer of Sierra Leonean descent. He is a midfielder, currently playing for Aston Villa. He is known for being a robust midfielder with good overall tackling and passing qualities. Reo-Coker came through the youth team ranks at Wimbledon, joining West Ham United in 2004 and made a move to his current club Aston Villa in 2007.
Reo-Coker was born in West Middlesex Hospital, Middlesex. As a child, Reo-Coker spent six years in Sierra Leone where his father, Ransford, was a doctor. He moved back to London with his mother Agnes-Lucinda and sisters Natalie and Vanessa and brother Glenn when his parents split up in 1990. As a child he attended Riddlesdown High School in Purley, Croydon.
Reo-Coker was spotted by London club Wimbledon at the age of 12 after representing the borough of Croydon.
After an impressive first half of the 2003-04 season, he signed for West Ham in January 2004, saying ''""It is a big club and there is the opportunity to do well and get back in the Premiership. I am delighted to have signed and really looking forward to the chance of playing. There is a lot of potential at West Ham with the players and the manager we have here."'' He quickly became a regular member of Alan Pardew's first team and was made the club captain. He scored three times to help the club win promotion in 2004-05 through the play-offs and led the team to the FA Cup Final in May 2006.
The 2006-07 Premiership campaign began less successfully for West Ham, and Reo-Coker was singled out by some groups as being the main culprit for this slump, which left West Ham perilously close to the bottom three and ultimately led to the sacking of manager Alan Pardew. Reo-Coker recovered his form in the latter part of the season and a run of seven wins in nine games saw West Ham escape relegation on the last day of the season. Reo-Coker intended to sort his future out in the summer before the 2007-08 season, saying in May 2007, ''-I do not know what my future is and need to sit down and talk with the manager and the chairman this week. I have been through the mill this season, but it has made me a stronger person and I would not have changed anything. I am a very loyal person but to play at my best I need to be happy. I made a promise to West Ham fans that I would help keep this club in the Premier League and I have done that.-'' Reo-Coker requested a transfer at the end of the 2006-07 season after the board failed to reassure him concerning his future at West Ham. Aston Villa were reported to have made a -7m bid for Reo-Coker in June and in July 2007, West Ham and Aston Villa reached an agreement in the region of -8.5 million for the signing of Reo-Coker.
thumb|right|210px|'Play fighting' with John Carew
Reo-Coker joined Aston Villa on 5 July 2007 for a reported -8.5 million, signing a four-year deal. At the press conference following the signing, he spoke of being ''"hung out to dry"'' by his former club, West Ham United, and said that his reason for joining Villa were, ''"their aspiration to play in Europe. They have a talented squad and Martin O'Neill has told me what he aims to do and I believe we can achieve it."'' Reo-Coker scored his first goal for Villa in a 5-0 League Cup 2nd round victory over Wrexham on the 28 August 2007.
Reo-Coker captained Aston Villa in the latter stages of the 2009 Peace Cup, following an injury to teammate Stiliyan Petrov. This was the case in the final, as Villa were triumphant and Reo-Coker consequently lifted the trophy. Reo-Coker would re-establish himself as a regular starter in the Villa team following the departure of Gareth Barry. However, on September 18 2009, he was involved in a training ground bust up with manager Martin O'Neill and dropped for the following day's match with Portsmouth.
Reo-Coker was first selected for the England U-21 squad against Turkey in October 2003
In May 2006, Reo-Coker was named as the standby midfield player for England's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad. However, on 22 May the FA announced that Reo-Coker would be replaced by Phil Neville as Reo-Coker's back problems made him unable to compete in the World Cup.
Reo-Coker is of Sierra Leonean descent and has stated that he would consider any future call-ups to the West African nation
He captained the England U21s throughout the 2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship. A second booking in the tournament received needlessly in the semi-final against the hosts, the Netherlands, meant he would have missed the final should England have progressed. It also meant that the match would be his final game for the team due to his age. The semi-final went to penalties and the Netherlands eventually won 13-12, with Reo-Coker's penalty being saved in the shootout.
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'''Anthony "Tony" Mark Roberts''' (born 4 August, 1969 in Holyhead, North Wales) is a Welsh professional football player, currently plays for Dagenham & Redbridge as a goalkeeper and wears shirt number 1.
Roberts was formerly the goalkeeping coach at Championship side Queens Park Rangers until he was suspended by John Gregory. He now combines his playing role with coaching the goalkeepers in Arsenal's youth setup, a role he has held since summer 2008.
Roberts attended Holyhead County School and then began his professional career at sixteen years of age as a trainee at Queens Park Rangers after playing for Holyhead United Juniors as a child. He was known to everyone in Holyhead by the nickname 'Froggit'. He progressed through the ranks to play 145 games in his eleven years at Loftus Road.
Roberts then spent a season at the New Den with Millwall before a knuckle injury in 1998 forced him to end his League career. He moved into the semi-professional game where he joined St Albans City. In 2000, after manager Garry Hill left to join Dagenham & Redbridge, Roberts followed him.
Roberts has been capped at Youth level and has also won two full international caps as goalkeeper for Wales as well as being selected 30 times as substitute goalkeeper to Neville Southall. He has also became the first Welshman to be capped at both full and semi-professional level as he helped his country win the non-league 'Home International' series twice. He also holds two U-21 caps.
Tony Roberts currently serves as the Arsenal youth academy goalkeeping coach and has done since the summer of 2008.
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}}'''Christian Bassila''' (born 5 October 1977 in Paris) is a former France under-21 international footballer.
He prefers to play in the defensive midfield position and started his career with the present French Ligue 1 Champions Lyon in the 96-97 season. Bassila joined West Ham in August 2000 on a season-long loan deal, moving from French outfit Rennes. After an indifferent 2000-01 season on loan with West Ham United where he rarely featured, he moved on to French league outfit Strasbourg where he enjoyed regular first team football till the 2004-2005 season.
Bassila was signed on a two year contract by the premiership side Sunderland on the last week of the 2005 transfer window. By the start of the 2006 season however Basilla activated a free transfer clause in his contract which allowed him to move to another club of his choice, without a transfer fee being paid to Sunderland. His move to Greek side Larisa (now named AEL 1964) came after a season of frequent injury in which Sunderland were relegated from the Premiership. In Larisa he played a dynamic defensive role in the midfield area being one of the best team players.
In 2006 he was called up to represent the national team of the Republic of the Congo by coach Noel Tosi. Since Bassila had represented France at under-21 level, however, FIFA ruled against this as he should have applied for the change in his national status before December 31, 2005.
In 2009 he captained French second division side En Avant de Guingamp to victory in the French Cup, when they beat Rennes 2-1 in the first ever all Breton final.
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'''Donald George Beaumont "Don" Roper''' (14 December 1922 - 8 June 2001) was an English footballer.
Born in Botley, Hampshire, Roper was a prolific scorer as a schoolboy. He was spotted playing parks football by Toby Keleher, assistant manager to Tom Parker, and in July 1940 was persuaded to sign for his local club, Southampton, making his debut for them during wartime matches. By the resumption of competitive football in 1946, Roper had established himself as a "two-footed powerful (right) winger".
After impressing in the Second Division in 1946-47 he was signed by Arsenal in the close season for -10,000, with George Curtis and Tom Rudkin moving in the opposite direction. Arsenal had been so keen to secure Roper's signature that their manager Tom Whittaker had made eleven visits to The Dell.
Roper immediately became a regular for the Gunners, playing 40 times and scoring ten goals in 1947-48, as Arsenal won the First Division. He switched to the left wing in 1949-50 but was displaced by Denis Compton in Arsenal's FA Cup-winning side of 1950. He regained his place the following season, and continued to be a near ever-present for Arsenal for the next five. He played in Arsenal's 1952 FA Cup Final defeat to Newcastle United, although in that match he was forced to deputise for full back Walley Barnes after Barnes was stretchered off with an injury.
In 1952-53 Roper enjoyed one of his finest seasons - winning another League title and earned a England B cap against Scotland B, although he never played for the full England side. He also scored five in a friendly match against Hibernian in 1952, which was one of the first in the country to be played under floodlights.
Roper enjoyed another two seasons as a first-team regular, but lost his Arsenal first-team place during 1955-56, dropping down to the reserves. He played 321 matches for Arsenal in total, scoring 95 goals.
He rejoined Southampton (now in the Third Division (South)) in January 1957, becoming club captain and playing alongside Derek Reeves and the young Terry Paine. At the end of the 1958-59 season Roper fell out with the club over terms and alleged promises from Ted Bates of a place as trainer and left nursing a grudge which he never overcame, refusing to attend any club reunions or even to visit The Dell.
He finished his career by playing for Weymouth and Dorchester Town, finally retiring from the game in 1963.
He also played first class cricket for Hampshire once in 1947 against Cambridge University. After retiring from the game, he settled in Southampton and worked as an engineer. He died in 2001, at the age of 78.
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'''Patrick "Pat" Fenlon''' (born 15 March 1969) is an Irish former footballer and current manager of League of Ireland club, Bohemians.
Born in Dublin, Fenlon made his League of Ireland debut for St Patrick's Athletic against Shelbourne at Harold's Cross Stadium on the 13th of September 1987. After four seasons at Pats, during which he won his first senior medal winning the League of Ireland Championship in 1989/90 under Brian Kerr (football manager), he signed for Bohemian F.C. in the summer of 1991. After two Cup wins he signed for Linfield F.C. in January 1994 .
In June 1996 he signed for his boyhood club Shamrock Rovers .
But after one season he transferred to Shelbourne F.C. thus making him one of the first players to have played for each of Dublin's "Big 4", i.e. St. Patrick's Athletic, Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers, and Bohemians.
Whilst playing for Shels he suffered a triple fracture of the shin in a match against Shamrock Rovers in Tolka Park on 12 February 1999. He recovered from this to help fire Shelbourne to the league and cup double the following season, and was voted the PFAI Player of the Year for his contribution.
Fenlon started out his management career as manager of his former club Shelbourne of Dublin. His reign at Tolka Park started in a player/manager capacity in 2002 and guided the club to second place in his inaugural season in charge.
By the start of the 2003 season, Fenlon had hung up his boots to focus solely on the management of the club. The rewards were immediate, and Fenlon took the club to their first ever back-to-back league titles, in 2003 and 2004.
The 2004 season also saw Fenlon lead his squad past Icelandic champions KR Reykjavk and Croatian high-flyers Hajduk Split and into the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League, where his Shelbourne side were eventually overturned by Spanish giants Deportivo la Corua. Following this amazing run, and participation in the First Round of the UEFA Cup against Lille OSC, Fenlon was rewarded with a contract extension.
2005 promised big things for Pat Fenlon and Shelbourne. However, things did not go exactly as planned. In spite of several big name signings, Shelbourne staggered past the season's finishing-line in a disappointing third place. One of Fenlon's former clubs, Linfield, also beat Shelbourne in the first Setanta Cup final.
2006 saw the return of success. Dogged by continuous rumours involving a move from Tolka Park during the 2006 season, Fenlon guided the club to their third league title in 4 years on 17 November 2006, with a 2-1 victory over rivals Bohemians, which saw the Dubliners claim the title on goal difference. The media in Ireland had initially been linking Fenlon with the vacant management position at Dalymount Park. However this long-standing rumour was put to rest when Bohemians appointed Sean Connor as their new manager on 17 November 2006. This was followed by reports linking Fenlon to the vacant hot-seat at Derry City left by Stephen Kenny, who had departed the Brandywell Stadium to take up the managers position at Scottish side Dunfermline Athletic.
Fenlon resigned from his position as Shelbourne manager on 5 December 2006 and the reports proved true when Derry City F.C. concluded an agreement with him within four days.
Fenlon took the managerial spot at the club that, with Shelbourne FC, he beat to first position in the 2006 League of Ireland Premier Division on 8 December, 2006. With regard to the new installation, Derry City's chief executive, Jim Roddy, stated, "Pat has a wealth of League of Ireland experience and the chairman and board of Derry City Football Club are delighted to have appointed a manager of such calibre." In response, Fenlon stated his high hopes for the future: "Derry City are a highly successful and ambitious club and I-m really looking forward to working with the players and everyone at the club."
In January, 2007, Fenlon was awarded the eircom/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland (SWAI) 'Personality of the Year' award after his success during the 2006 season with Shelbourne FC. His new team-captain at Derry City, Peter Hutton, was also included in the shortlist of six nominees for the award, as well his old team-captain at Shelbourne, Owen Heary, and the man he replaced at Derry, Stephen Kenny.
However, results did not favour Fenlon and he resigned his position after just five months.
Pat Fenlon was also manager for a series of games for the Irish Under 23 Team consisting entirely of League of Ireland players.
On 22 December 2007, Pat was appointed manager of Bohemians after the departure of Sean Connor. In 2008, within a year of his appointment, he guided Bohs to their second League of Ireland/FAI Cup double in a decade. The 19 points winning margin in the League was a new record. He won the league in 2009 with Bohs beating arch rivals Shamrock Rovers by 4 points. Bohs also won the League of Ireland Cup that year. Dundee United attempted to appoint him as their manager in January 2010, their first offer of compensation was rejected, although Fenlon stated was keen on the move a good run for Dundee United's assistant manager Peter Houston means Fenlon will be staying in Ireland.
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'''Stephen "Steve" McClaren''' (born 3 May 1961) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently manager of Dutch side Twente. He managed the Premier League side Middlesbrough with whom he won the League Cup in 2004 and finished as runners-up in the UEFA Cup in 2006. He was also assistant manager to Sir Alex Ferguson when Manchester United won the Treble in 1999.
McClaren is most widely known for being manager of England between 1 August 2006
Stephen McClaren was born in May 1961 in the village of Fulford on the outskirts of York, the son of Margaret (ne Bogg) and Brian McClaren who had married the previous year.
As a child, McClaren attended Nunthorpe Grammar School after passing his eleven plus exams, preferring it over a closer school because of the emphasis which was placed on sports.
He is married to Kathryn with whom he has three sons. As of 2006, McClaren lived in the town of Yarm in Stockton-on-Tees.
As a player, McClaren was a midfielder who spent most of his career in the lower leagues of English football. The bulk of his playing career was with , who he joined in 1979 at the age of 18 after leaving school, He went on to play 178 games scoring 16 goals before leaving in 1985. He then played for Derby County between 1985 and 1988 making 25 appearances, During 1987 he joined Lincoln City (on loan) making only 8 appearances. In 1988, he moved to Bristol City and played 61 times scoring 2 goals. His final club was Oxford United who he joined in 1989, he played 33 times before an injury forced him to retire in 1992.
After retiring from playing McClaren began his coaching career as a youth and reserve team coach at Oxford United, where Denis Smith was manager.
In early 1999, McClaren moved to Manchester United as assistant to Alex Ferguson, replacing Brian Kidd. At the time he was so unknown he was introduced by United chairman Martin Edwards as "Steve McClaridge".
In October 2000 McClaren was made a coach in the England national team by caretaker-manager Peter Taylor. He retained the position under permanent manager Sven-Gran Eriksson until November 2002, combining the job with his roles at club level. However, he returned to assist Eriksson as assistant manager shortly before Euro 2004 as Brian Kidd had undergone surgery for prostate cancer. He remained in the role up to and including the 2006 World Cup finals.
At the end of the 2000-01 season McClaren began looking for a managerial job, having decided his chances of succeeding Ferguson at Old Trafford were slim.
In the 2003-04 season, McClaren guided Boro to victory in the League Cup with a 2-1 win over Bolton Wanderers in the final. This was the club's first ever major honour and also guaranteed them qualification for a European competition for the first time in their 128-year history. In the following close season, McClaren was able to attract proven players Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Michael Reiziger and Mark Viduka to the Riverside Stadium. The signings paid dividends as the club reached the round of 16 in the UEFA Cup, having beaten more experienced sides such as S.S. Lazio, before being eliminated by Sporting Clube de Portugal. The club finished in seventh position in the Premier League-their best finish since 1975-ensuring qualification for the UEFA Cup for a second successive season.
The 2005-06 season proved to be the most eventful of McClaren's tenure at Middlesbrough.
McClaren's five year tenure on Teesside saw him establish himself as Middlesbrough's most successful manager as he made the often difficult transition from coach to manager.
After Eriksson announced in January 2006 that he would leave as England manager after the 2006 World Cup finals McClaren was placed on the Football Association's shortlist to succeed him alongside Sam Allardyce, Alan Curbishley, Martin O'Neill and Luiz Felipe Scolari. The FA first offered the position to Scolari, but he rejected the offer claiming that the role would mean excessive media intrusion in his life. McClaren was subsequently announced as Eriksson's successor on 4 May 2006 after signing a four year contract.
McClaren's first decision was to choose the new England captain. He decided to give the arm band to John Terry, the Chelsea defender and captain who at the time had 24 England caps, saying ''"I'm convinced he will prove to be one of the best captains England has ever had."'' In his first squad, McClaren dropped many of the national team's older players including Sol Campbell, David James and former captain David Beckham, saying he was planning for "a different direction." However, McClaren stated that there was still a chance that Beckham could be recalled in the future. McClaren was blessed with a relatively weak European Championship qualifying group from which to qualify, which with the exception of Croatia, was a group England were expected to win outright. After initially starting well with three wins, England hit a poor run of form between October 2006 and March 2007 with only one goal scored in five matches. During a European qualifier match against minnows Andorra in March 2007, McClaren and the England team received abuse from supporters during a poor performance in a 3-0 win. McClaren walked out of the post-match press conference following the Andorra game after only two minutes of questions, saying, ''"Gentlemen, if you want to write whatever you want to write, you can write it because that is all I am going to say. Thank you."'' England had fallen to fourth in their qualification group.
In May 2007, McClaren made a U-turn by recalling Beckham into the England squad. England subsequently had a run of four wins from six matches, which boosted the country's hopes of qualification for Euro 2008 before a defeat against Russia in October 2007, causing England's qualification fate to fall out of their hands. The FA's chief executive, Brian Barwick, gave his backing to McClaren, despite the defeat. McClaren was also backed by players Phil Neville and Steven Gerrard, his predecessor Eriksson, and the chief executive of the League Managers Association John Barnwell.
The results of other matches in England's qualification group meant that England would qualify if undefeated in their final group match against Croatia. The match was played at Wembley on 21 November 2007 and England lost 3-2; coupled with Russia's victory over Andorra, this meant that England would not be at Euro 2008. It was the first time in 14 years that England had not qualified for a major tournament, and the first time in 24 years that they had not qualified for the European Championships.
The following day, the FA held an emergency meeting at which McClaren was removed from the post of England coach along with his assistant manager Terry Venables. McClaren's tenure was the shortest of any England manager to date, spanning just 18 games in 16 months. On 14 December 2007, it was announced his post had been taken up by Fabio Capello commencing from 7 January 2008.
McClaren announced in February 2008 he would consider managing in either the Championship or abroad in his next job. In May 2008, McClaren had a brief spell coaching League Two side Darlington, assisting his former Oxford United team-mate Dave Penney.
In April 2008, the BBC announced McClaren would join them as a pundit for Euro 2008, working as analyst and co-commentator for BBC Radio 5 Live, alongside Alan Green, one of his harshest critics as England manager. The decision to employ McClaren as an 'expert analyst' was met with much criticism, notably from former BBC pundit Ian Wright. McClaren's first commentary game was Austria v Croatia on 8 June 2008, Croatia having been the team chiefly responsible for England's non-qualification for the tournament, having beaten England twice in qualifying.
In May 2008, McClaren was linked with a return to football as manager of the Dutch side Twente.
I thought it was funny actually. My kids said: 'Bloody hell, Dad'. I'm afraid it is a natural thing. You get caught up and I try to change it. But now I speak English differently. They understand you better if you speak the way they do rather than just chatter on. [As for the mickey-taking], you've got to learn to laugh.
McClaren started the 2008-09 season well, mainly by adding the ingredient of patience to a side that was used to combine swiftly. The team secured second place in the Dutch league with one match to go, reached the final of the Dutch cup and on top of that, the club survived group stages in the UEFA Cup, having beaten the Spanish side of Racing Santander 1-0 and Germany's Schalke 04, managed by McClaren's predecessor at Twente Fred Rutten, 2-1. It was the first time in 30 years that the club qualified for matches after winter in European football. On 17 May he managed Twente in the Dutch Cup final where they lost 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw against SC Heerenveen. In 2009, McClaren gave Twente a second good start to a season, even taking the team to the top of the league during October. Twente stayed top throughout November and December. In October 2009, McClaren signed a one-year contract extension with Twente. In December 2009, McClaren was linked with a move to La Liga, rather than a return to the Premier League, after the current extension to his Twente deal ends.
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'''Clifford Charles "Cliff" Holton''' (April 29, 1929 - June 4, 1996) was an English footballer.
Born in Oxford, Holton played as a full back for non-league Oxford City as a youth, before joining Arsenal in October 1947 at the age of 18. He spent three seasons in the Gunners' reserve team, eventually converting to a centre forward. He made his debut against Stoke City on December 26, 1950; initially a bit-part player, he became an established regular in the side in 1951-52 and remained there for three seasons. He was in the Arsenal side to reach the FA Cup Final in 1952.
With 22 goals (19 of them in the league) he helped Arsenal to a First Division title in 1952-53. However, he lost his place in the Arsenal side in 1954-55, before returning the following season (1955-56), having been converted into a utility man - playing in defence, midfield or up front. He continued to figure for Arsenal for another three seasons and on October 6, 1956, he scored four goals in a home match against Manchester City, becoming the first player since Jack Lambert to score more than three in a game at Highbury. In all he scored 88 goals in 217 matches for the Gunners. Although he was often tipped for an England place, he never won a cap for his country.
Holton was sold to Watford in October 1958 for -10,000, a somewhat surprising move, considering Watford were in the newly-formed Fourth Division at the time. Holton spent three seasons with the Hornets, mostly at centre forward, and scored a club record 48 goals in 1959-60, which also saw the club promoted to the Third Division. He was controversially sold to Northampton Town in 1961 where he scored a club record 36 goals in 1961-62, thus achieving the rare feat of holding the all-time goals in a season record at two different clubs.
He later played for Crystal Palace, Watford (for a second time), Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient. He finally retired in 1968, and left the game completely to take up a career in engineering. He died suddenly while on holiday in 1996, at the age of 67.
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'''Kevin Daniel Kilbane''' (; born 1 February 1977 in Preston, Lancashire) is an English born Irish footballer who plays as a left-sided midfielder for Hull City in the Premier League. He played international football for the Republic of Ireland through Irish parentage.
Kilbane made his professional debut at his hometown club, Preston North End, after making his way through the youth system at Deepdale. It wasn't long before his performances began to attract attention from other clubs, and he was sold to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -1 million in 1997. Kilbane was Albion's first -1 million player, breaking a club transfer record which had stood since 1979.
This heralded in a bright new era for Kilbane, as he quickly became a fan favourite at The Hawthorns and at the same time broke into the Irish international setup.
In December 1999, Peter Reid's Sunderland paid -2.5 million for the left winger, making him the third most expensive club signing at the time. His impact was quite literally immediate; coming off the bench on his debut against Southampton, Kilbane crossed for Kevin Phillips to score the match winner. However, this was to be Sunderland's last win until March 2000, a loss in form which came to be known as "The Curse of Kilbane".
In spite of his best efforts on the pitch, he soon became a target for the Black Cats fans to vent their frustrations, as the team's drop in form under Peter Reid continued and the team were relegated from the Premiership. The constant booing eventually proved too much for Kilbane in the summer of 2003 and after he gave the travelling Sunderland fans a two-fingered salute on a pre-season tour of France, his days at the Stadium of Light seemed numbered.
On the last day of the transfer window at the start of the 2003-04 season, Kilbane moved to Everton for just under -1 million, where he was reunited with David Moyes. The Goodison Park fans would appreciate his commitment and re-invigorate Kilbane as a player. In return, he displayed great versatility which resulted in him being deployed right across the midfield, at left back or even as a support striker, as well has his preferred left-wing position. On 26 August 2006, during his last game for Everton, he was sent off by referee Mark Halsey for two bookable offences.
On 31 August 2006, Kilbane signed a three-year deal with Wigan Athletic for an estimated fee of -2 million. On 15 April 2007, he scored his first goal for Wigan Athletic with a powerful header in the 3-3 draw against Tottenham Hotspur.
With limited first-team opportunities at Wigan due to the emergence of Maynor Figueroa and with his contract set to expire in the summer, Kilbane transferred to Hull City on 15 January 2009 for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of -500,000, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Yorkshire club.
Kilbane made his international debut against Iceland on 6 September 1997. He was chosen as part of Mick McCarthy's Ireland squad for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. The team did relatively well at the tournament, progressing to the round of 16. They lost to Spain in a penalty shootout when Iker Casillas saved Kilbane and David Connolly's penalties. He retired on the 18th of November 2009 after Irelands 2 -1 defeat to France in a World Cup qualifier play off.
He is however, jokingly known by the Irish supporters as "Zinedine Kilbane" in comparison to French playmaker Zinedine Zidane. At one point there were t-shirts with this printed on it for sale outside Lansdowne Road after international matches.
Kilbane scored his first international goal in nearly four years with a magnificent strike against the Czech Republic on 11 October 2006.
As of 14 November 2009 he is top of the list of all-time appearances for Ireland, having won over 100 caps. His appearance against Montenegro was his 50th consecutive competitive game for his country; only England's Billy Wright has achieved a longer unbroken run in competitive international football.
Stats accurate as of 20:34, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
Kilbane's brother, Farrell is also a footballer. He currently plays for Conference North club Fleetwood Town.
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'''Matthew Rhys "Matt" Holland''' (born 11 April 1974) is an English born Irish footballer, who represented Republic of Ireland at international level. He is unattached having recently been released by Charlton Athletic.
Initially rejected by Arsenal for being 'too small' he went to West Ham United where he moved up the ranks of the academy but never played for the first team. In order to gain first team football, he joined South Coast side Bournemouth in January 1995. He played a total of 116 games scoring 18 goals whilst at Dean Court, and also became captain.
In the summer of 1997, Holland joined for a fee of -800,000. He again became team captain and
captained the club into the Premier League by winning the First Division play-offs in 2000. He later captained the club to well deserved fifth place finish and qualification for the UEFA Cup in 2001, establishing himself as one of the best midfielders in the country. Though Ipswich were sadly relegated in 2002 he stayed with the club after he turned down a -4.5 million move to . His spell at Ipswich is most remembered for the consistency he showed, after playing 223 consecutive games and only missing one league match (due to international duty) in the six years he was at Portman Road.
After Ipswich failed to win promotion in 2003, Holland moved back to the Premier League by joining for an initial -750,000 fee which later rose to -900,000. Again with this move he assumed the captain's armband and was ever-present in his first season for the club. One of the longest-serving Charlton players, he claimed more than half the entire vote for the 2007-08 Fans' Player of the Year award to overwhelmingly succeed 2006-07 winner Scott Carson, who became the first ever loan player to win the award the previous season.
In July 2009, Holland had an unsuccessful trial with Colchester United following his release from Charlton.
Although born in England, he qualified to play for Ireland through his grandmother and went with Republic of Ireland to the 2002 World Cup scoring the equaliser against Cameroon in their opening game. Ireland were eliminated from this tournament in a Second Round penalty shootout against Spain and Holland was selected to take a penalty, but missed it.
Following Ireland's failure to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, he announced his retirement from international football in early February 2006 having made 49 appearances bagging 5 goals.
He was one of several players and managers (including Danny Mills and Paul Jewell) who acted as summarisers for BBC Radio Five Live during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Holland has also appeared on the BBC television program ''A Question of Sport'' and the radio quiz ''Fighting Talk''. Holland had also taken up a post as a pundit on ESPN & Sky Sports and as a presenter for the Eastern England edition of the BBC regional football show ''Late Kick Off''.
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'''Dean Lawrence Kiely''' (born 10 October 1970 in Salford, England) is an English-born Irish goalkeeper, currently playing for West Bromwich Albion. He has won ten caps for the Republic of Ireland, but has more often than not been on the bench as their substitute goalkeeper. He retired from international football in 2003 but returned to the Irish squad four years later in 2008 under Giovanni Trapattoni. Kiely has a career record of 234 clean sheets in his 725 club appearances as of 21 January 2008.
As a schoolboy he trained with West Bromwich Albion before being accepted into the FA School of Excellence at Lilleshall. After Albion he was signed by Coventry City. After failing to break into the first team at either Coventry or Ipswich Town, Kiely's career really started at York City. He made 210 league appearances for them between 1990 and 1996, and played in their shock 3-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the League Cup. Three seasons at Bury followed, making 137 league appearances in the process. He was instrumental in Bury winning the Division 2 (Now League 1) title in the 1996/97 season most notably with an 88th minute penalty save in the penultimate match of the season against . Bury requiring a point to guarantee a second automatic promotion in as many seasons had Kiely to thank after he kept the scoreline at 0-0 in a memorable day at Vicarage Road.
Kiely moved to Charlton Athletic for -1m in May 1999 and made his debut on 7 August 1999 against Barnsley.
He signed for Portsmouth in January 2006,
In November 2006 he signed a loan deal for Luton Town, making his debut in the 2-1 away defeat at Southampton.
Kiely reached the milestone of 700 senior career appearances on 1 September 2007, and recorded a clean sheet as Albion beat Barnsley 2-0.
Since relegation to the Championship Kiely has once again had to be content playing second fiddle to Carson, who was named the new club captain by new manager Roberto Di Matteo, but on 8 December 2009 he made his first Championship appearance of the season as a replacement, coming on the the sent-off Carson and saving a penalty in a 2-0 home defeat to Cardiff City. He went on to play a run of three games while Carson sat through a suspension following his headbutting of Cardiff striker Michael Chopra, against QPR (2-2), Peterborough United (2-0), and Scunthorpe United (3-1). Kiely has also been performing the duties of goalkeeper coach following the retirement of former trainer Joe Corrigan.
English-born Kiely was called up to the England under-17 squad in 1986, but later went on to represent the Republic of Ireland at full international level.
The rumours were then confirmed when he returned to the Ireland squad in Giovanni Trapattoni's first squad as manager in May 2008.
On the 28 May 2009, he walked out of the Ireland squad after boss Giovanni Trapattoni informed him that he would be replacing Shay Given with Kieren Westwood for the second half of the friendly International against Nigeria at Craven Cottage on 29 May.
Away from football, Kiely made a guest appearance on Bravo's ''Saved by the Ball'' lifestyle makeover programme in 2006, and has also worked as a match summariser for BBC Radio 5 Live. He plays golf and is interested in horse racing.
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'''Glyn Oliver Myhill''' (born November 9, 1982), commonly known as '''Boaz Myhill''', is an American-born Wales international football goalkeeper, who plays for Hull City.
Born in Modesto, California, as the son of an American father and a Welsh mother from Llangollen, Myhill moved to England at the age of one. He attended the Marches School, Oswestry.
Myhill's parents originally intended to name him Boaz, a Hebrew name which they encountered and liked while travelling in Israel, but were dissuaded from doing so by relatives. Nevertheless, Myhill has been called Boaz, rather than by his official name Glyn, throughout his life.
Myhill joined Aston Villa at the age of 12, working at Villa Park with Mark Bosnich, David James, Peter Schmeichel and Peter Enckelman.
In January 2002, a 19-year-old Myhill was signed on a month's loan by Stoke City, to provide backup to their then first-choice keeper, Neil Cutler. Myhill was recalled by Aston Villa just a week into this loan period.
Following his spell at Stoke, Myhill spent a three month period on loan at Bristol City, where he was an unused substitute for 18 of City's 19 matches during the loan period. He missed Bristol City's Football League Trophy match with Queens Park Rangers due to a call up to England's Under-20 international side.
Myhill's first-team debut arrived whilst he was on loan in November 2002, to then First Division side Bradford City. On a forgettable afternoon at Valley Parade, Sheffield United scored five goals past the young keeper.
After a brief trial period, Myhill joined Macclesfield Town for a three month loan period at the start of the 2003-04 season.
Although Macclesfield boss David Moss was eager to extend Myhill's loan period after 16 impressive appearances by the keeper, Myhill was loaned by Aston Villa to Stockport County at the end of 2003.
Hull City manager Peter Taylor moved quickly once it became apparent that Stockport County were lining up a permanent deal for Myhill. Considering Hull City to be a more appealing prospect, Myhill signed a two-and-a-half year contract with ''"The Tigers"'' on December 13, 2003 at cost of -50,000 to the East Riding club.
Since signing for Hull City, Myhill's progress has won over the Hull fans as he quickly became their first-choice 'keeper and played a key part in two back-to-back promotion seasons, which took Hull up from the old Third Division to the Football League Championship, missing only one league match in the 2004-05 season.
In the 2005-06 season, Myhill was again in fine form and again missed only one league game, through suspension after a controversial sending off for handling the ball outside his area in a game against Queens Park Rangers. In one memorable match at Stoke City he saved two penalties, prompting chants of "Myhill for England" from the travelling fans. At the end of the season he was named as the club's Player Of The Year, and was the highest-ranked goalkeeper in FourFourTwo magazine's list of the top 50 Football League players. He was rewarded with a new, improved contract running until June 2008. Myhill signed a new three-year deal with Hull City in August 2007.
After impressive performances at the start of the 2009-10 season, he was rewarded on 3 September 2009 with new contract, taking him to the end of the 2012 season. On 16 January 2010 Myhill turned in an extraordinary performance, with a string of breath-taking saves, to secure a surprise 0-0 draw at top-four Tottenham Hotspur, taking Hull City out of the relegation zone.
Myhill made international appearances for the England Youth and England U20 teams, but this did not affect his eligibility to play for USA or any of the home nations. He was offered the chance to play for Wales in early 2006, but declined due to family reasons.
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'''William "Billy" Gunn''' (born 4 December 1858 at St Anne's, Nottingham; died 29 January 1921 at Standard Hill, Nottingham) was an English sportsman who played internationally in both cricket and football. In first-class cricket, Gunn played professionally for Nottinghamshire from 1880 to 1904 and represented England in 11 Test matches. In football, he played for both Notts County and Nottingham Forest as an amateur and played twice for England, scoring one goal in the inaugural 1884 British Home Championship.
Gunn was a specialist right-handed batsman (RHB) who occasionally bowled slow underarm lobs. He was an outfielder who was noted for his accurate throwing. His most successful season was 1889, following which he was voted Wisden Batsman of the Year. He joined his Nottinghamshire colleagues Alfred Shaw and Arthur Shrewsbury in the English cricket team in Australia in 1886-87.
In his Wisden citation, Gunn was described in the following terms:
...we think we are correct in saying that no batsman of the same height has ever played in more elegant and perfect form. Even before he rose to his fame as a batsman, Gunn was one of the most brilliant fields in the country, and it was the general opinion of practical cricketers of his era that in the long field and at third man he had never had a superior. Gunn was a member of Alfred Shaw and Arthur Shrewsbury's team in Australia during the season of 1886/7, and averaged 21.8 in eleven-a-side matches, and 20.7 in all matches.
Gunn was approximately 6 ft 2 in tall and had the ability to throw a football long distances, "establishing himself as the Delap of his day by hurling the ball inhuman distances... with one hand".
Wisden described his footballing career in the following terms: "For several years Gunn was one of the most brilliant forwards in the country at Association football, but latterly gave up the game, reserving himself entirely for cricket."
Gunn founded the sports equipment firm Gunn and Moore in 1885 and became the first former professional cricketer to serve on a county club committee. His nephews, George and John Gunn, were both England Test cricketers.
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'''Josip Skoko''' (born 10 December 1975 in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia) is an Australian association football player of Croatian heritage. He is a Central Midfielder who is currently playing for Hajduk Split.
Skoko's family is of Croatian descent. He previously played for Hajduk Split (1995-Oct 99), Racing Club Genk (1999-2003) and Genlerbirlii (2003-05). In 2002, 'Joey' Skoko captained the Genk side to the Belgian First Division championship. He was also an integral member of the Genlerbirlii team, which progressed into the latter stages of the UEFA Cup in 2004.
Skoko joined English Premier League club Wigan Athletic on a free transfer at the beginning of the 2005-06 season, although he initially failed to maintain a regular place in the first team. On 7 January 2006 Skoko signed for Football League Championship side Stoke City on loan until the end of the 2005-06 season.
In the 2006-07 season, Paul Jewell showed renewed faith in Skoko giving him an extended run in the side. The transfers of Jimmy Bullard and Graham Kavanagh to Fulham and Sunderland, respectively, in the summer of 2006 left a gap in Wigan's midfield and this led to him becoming a mainstay in the Wigan Athletic midfield, partnering Paul Scharner and Denny Landzaat. He signed a new contract deal keeping him at Wigan until 2008.
However, at the end of the season it became clear that Skoko had played his last game for the club. The two main reasons were because he did not play enough games for Wigan to trigger a clause in his contract and also the impossibility of receiving a visa for his stay in England due to his international retirement with Australia. It was decided in May 2008 that Skoko's contract would not be renewed and he was subsequently released by Wigan.
Due to various work permit issues when playing in Europe, it took a longer than expected time for Skoko to put pen to paper with a club of his choice. However, on July 21, and after several weeks of speculation, Skoko had finally signed a two year deal with former club Hajduk. The decision, he said, took only minutes for the club and himself to agree terms. Skoko is relishing the chance to return to the side he made more than 100 appearances for between 1995 and 1999, with a club he describes as "a second home".
Skoko was a member of the Australian National football team for ten years, from 1997 to 2007. He made his debut for Australia against Macedonia in 1997 and was a mainstay of the ''Socceroos'' side from then on, participating in two World Cup qualifying campaigns. He also represented his country at the 2000 Olympics.
In November 2005, Skoko came on as a substitute in Australia's playoff victory over Uruguay to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He also captained a weakened Australian side against Bahrain in an Asian Cup qualifier in 2006.
On 25 May 2006, Skoko scored a cracking volley from 25m for Australia in a 1-0 friendly victory over Greece in front of 95,103 spectators at the MCG in Melbourne, which he regards as his greatest national team moment. He was selected in the squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany but did not play in any of Australia's four games.
After being named in the Australian side for a friendly match against Argentina on 11 September 2007, Skoko stated that the game would be his home farewell from international football. Skoko ended his international career 51 minutes into the match in Melbourne when he was replaced by Grosseto midfielder Carl Valeri.
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'''Dean Louis McDonald''' (born 19 February 1986) is an English professional footballer who signed for Farnborough in June 2009.
McDonald was noticed for his skill rather than size when signed by Ipswich Town from Arsenal where he started his career as a youth player. He opened his account with Ipswich against Crewe Alexandra, with the Tractor Boys going on to win the game 2-1.
McDonald is primarily an attacking midfielder, although he can play in a more of a striker role. He spent a month on loan with Hartlepool United, scoring one goal, before bring recalled due to an injury crisis at Ipswich, with Ipswich rejecting a fee for the player.
In May 2006 he signed for Gillingham on a two year contract. On his debut for his new club in August 2006 he scored the winner in a 2-1 win over Huddersfield Town.
It was announced in July 2007 that, despite having a year left on his contract with the Kent club, McDonald had agreed terms for a move to Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He scored in his first pre-season match for his new club, a 2-0 win over Qatar's U-21 team, on 11 July 2007.
Following the arrival of Craig Brewster at the club, he was restricted to just substitute appearances and was on trial during January 2008, including Gillingham and Toronto FC. Although offered a contract by Toronto FC, he decided to stay at Inverness Caledonian Thistle until the end of the 2007/08 season. Despite having a year left on his contract it was cancelled by mutual consent in July 2008.2007-08 season. He then signed for Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds in July 2008. Having been transfer-listed, he signed for Grays Athletic on loan from 20 November 2008 until January 2009. However, McDonald failed to make an appearance in the Conference National and only made three appearances in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy and Essex Senior Cup. McDonald was released by Rushden & Diamonds in January 2009, and was signed by Northwich Victoria on non-contract terms. He left Northwich Victoria after the manager, Steve King, left the club in February. This led to a short spell at Tooting & Mitcham United, which lasted until then end of the season.
On 11 October 2009 it was reported in the Non League Paper that Celtic were preparing a bid for McDonald. Scouts were watching his match for Farnborough against Cambridge City four days earlier, in which he scored his 10th goal in 10 league games.
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'''Aidan Collins''' (born 1986-10-18) is an English footballer who plays for Chelmsford City as a defender. He made over 20 appearances in the Football League and the Conference National.
Collins began his career at Ipswich and made his debut against Derby County 4-1 in May 2003. He collected a winners medal when Ipswich won the FA Youth Cup in April 2005 and made four league and cup appearances for the first-team in the 2005-06 season
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'''Michael Van Wijk''' (born in Bombay, India, 30 September 1952), is a professional sportsman, bodybuilder, actor and TV presenter in the UK.
Van Wijk is most well-known for his role as '''Wolf''' on British TV endurance sports game show ''Gladiators'', a role he held for seven years (1992-1999) but before his rise to fame he worked as a waiter in the critically acclaimed Luciano's restaurant until he secured his first contract with his long term employer 'Gladiators'.. According to a Sky One interview, producers refused to allow Van Wijk to be mean as a Gladiator, but he soon persuaded them to let him try it. This distinctive persona led him to be the most popular Gladiator in the history of the show, although he courted controversy and was once reprimanded by presenter John Fashanu for spitting in the direction of a child in the crowd.
He was also known to video game players for appearing on the cover of the computer game ''Barbarian''. He was also a victim of the 'animals' edition of the TV show ''Brass Eye''. Michael Van Wijk was spotted by a member of the Gladiators production team shortly before filming began on the first television series in 1992. He once stated on Gladiators that his favourite television show was Star Trek.
Van Wijk used to run a gym in Hayes in Bromley, London called 'Wolf's Gym'. It was open until the late nineties and included facilities geared towards body builders, wrestlers and boxers. In October 1994 he played one match for the reserve team of Gillingham F.C., playing for 73 minutes in a match against Cambridge United's reserves before going off injured. The match attracted a crowd ten times the average for the club's reserve team games.
In 1988, Van Wijk appeared in a small, featured role in Ken Russell's film ''Salome's Last Dance''.
Van Wijk, second wife, Paula, and their three children (Nico, Gina and Elena) live in Auckland, New Zealand. According to a report in the Sunday Mirror, his wife once owned ''"Chipmunks Playground and Cafe"'', an indoor adventure playground for 3-12 year olds, now sold.
After being missing from British Television screens for nine years, Van Wijk told ''Loaded'' magazine in April 2008, "I want to come back, I want to be a Gladiator again."
Most recently he appeared on the Gladiators Legends Special where he took part in alongside Ace, Hunter and Trojan.
But the standing ovation Wolf received when he reappeared in the Gladiator arena was said to have lasted for five minutes, holding up filming of the show and forcing producers to quieten the crowd. Sky could not deny any further the British public's desire for Wolf's return, and after ''Loaded'' magazine's campaign to bring the character back, Sky announced on August 29, 2008 that Wolf would return in the second series."It was like I'd never been away." said Van Wijk. "The audience was explosive and phenomenal and clearly wanted more of the Wolfman." However, he was to be a team captain rather than an actual Gladiator. The revived Gladiators was axed by Sky in May 2009.
In March 2009, Van Wijk appeared as a hospital chef in the New Zealand television soap opera "Shortland Street"
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'''Thomas Helmer''' (born 21 April 1965 in Herford, West Germany) is a former German international footballer. His preferred playing position was sweeper, but he was primarily deployed as a centre-back.
Helmer spent most of his club career with Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, and won the European Championship in 1996.
Helmer began his career with Arminia Bielefeld, playing four games late in 1984-85, in a season that ended in relegation. In the following season, he netted five goals in 35 second division matches, prompting interest from Borussia Dortmund, which signed him in 1986. A key element from the start, Helmer also scored 16 goals during his six-season stint.
In 1992, he joined FC Bayern Munich in controversial circumstances. Dortmund did not wish to sell Helmer, one of its best players, to a rival Bundesliga team, and sent him to France's Olympique Lyonnais instead. However, only three months later, Lyon sold Helmer to Bayern Munich for 7.5 million marks, at the time a record transfer fee paid by the Bavarian club. The resultant furore became so heated that German national side coach Berti Vogts threatened to drop Helmer from the Euro 92 squad because of the distraction the affair was causing.
Helmer was also an integral part (scoring seven goals in his debut season) and, eventually, captain of an ascendant Bayern Munich team of the late-90's, winning three league titles, one cup and three League cups), adding the 1996 UEFA Cup, where he scored once (against Girondins de Bordeaux in the final's first leg) in 12 games. Defensively, the team would also include, during Helmer's stay, internationals Olaf Thon, Lothar Matthus and Markus Babbel.
Upon leaving Bayern in 1999, Helmer opted to move to the Premier League. He was offered a contract by Liverpool, but chose instead to join newly promoted Sunderland on a free transfer. Sunderland manager Peter Reid hardly used him, however, and he returned to Germany on loan with Hertha BSC. Although he had appeared in the Champions League for Hertha, upon his return to Sunderland, Reid judged that -his legs had gone-, and the club bought-out his contract, with Helmer retiring immediately afterwards.
Helmer made his full international debut for Germany on 10 October 1990, a 3-1 victory in a friendly match with Sweden in Stockholm. He enjoyed great success in the  European Championship, as a starting centre-back in consecutive finals. In 1992, Germany lost surprisingly to Denmark, which had been called at the last hour, but four years later went one better, defeating the Czech Republic in extra-time at Wembley.
He also appeared in two World Cups, bowing out of international football in the second round clash of the 1998 edition against Mexico, when he was replaced before half time by Christian Ziege.
Since his retirement, Helmer worked as a sports journalist and television presenter on sports channel DSF. Additionally, he served as Germany's ambassador to children's charity -FIFA for SOS Children's Villages-, first undertaking it in 1997.
Helmer is married with the German-Moroccain actress Yasmina Filali, the couple have one child.
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'''Maxwell "Max" Woosnam''' (6 September 1892 - 14 July 1965) was an English sportsman.
Max Woosnam was born into to a wealthy family in Liverpool. The son of Charles Maxwell Woosnam, a clergyman who served as canon of Chester and Archdeacon of Macclesfield,
In 1911 Woosnam enrolled in Cambridge University. Whilst here he represented the university at football, cricket, lawn tennis, real tennis and golf (being a scratch golfer), becoming a quadruple Blue.
After Cambridge Woosnam played amateur football for the then highly successful team, Corinthians and Chelsea
In the First World War he fought alongside Siegfried Sassoon on the western front and in the Gallipoli Campaign. Woosnam took part in a number of wartime sporting events, including football matches between a team of enlisted Corinthians players and Aldershot Command, and a Military vs Queen's Club tennis match.
After the war Woosnam continued his amateur sporting career taking part in several sporting events. Following a defeat while representing Cambridge University in a tennis match against Queen's Club in April 1919, the ''Times'' remarked that "Woosnam is a player of many games, and he could excel at tennis if he could devote enough time to the game... ...tennis is a mistress who must be constantly wooed." However, Woosnam continued to divide his attention; he played football for Chelsea either side of the Queen's Club match, captaining the team. His performance for Chelsea led to selection for a North versus South international trial match. Once the football season finished Woosnam took part in several tennis tournaments. He won both the singles and doubles titles in the Cambridge University tournament, and entered Wimbledon for the first time. His tennis form in 1919 led ''The Times'' correspondent to describe his partnership with Noel Turnbull as a "doubles team of promise".
Upon moving to Manchester he signed for Manchester City on amateur terms. He made his first on 1 January 1920 against Bradford City, a match which also saw the debut of Sam Cookson. Initially he played only home matches due to other commitments. However, when Manchester City, without Woosnam, suffered a shock 3-0 FA Cup defeat to Leicester City at the end of the month, some supporters blamed Woosnam's employers, Crossley Brothers. As a result, the engineering firm ordered Woosnam not to miss another game.
Playing at centre half, Woosnam eventually became Manchester City captain at the recommendation of his team-mates. This was highly unusual for an amateur among professionals. Eventually his success allowed him to play for England (both for the amateur team and as a full international as captain). Woosnam was also selected to captain the British football team at Olympics, but refused, having already committed himself to the tennis team. He continued other sporting endeavours outside of football however, winning doubles titles at Wimbledon and the Olympics, and captaining the Great Britain Davis Cup team. After leaving Manchester City in October 1925, he continued playing football occasionally for Northwich Victoria.
He was appointed to the board of ICI, and died in 1965 of respiratory failure.
His life is chronicled in the book ''All Round Genius - The Unknown Story of Britain's Greatest Sportsman'', by Mick Collins.
Woosnam's uncle, Hylton Philipson, was a cricketer and played five Test matches for England.
He once defeated actor and film director Charlie Chaplin at table tennis playing with a butter knife instead of a bat. Besides being a pioneer for table tennis, he was very experienced at snooker too, once achieving a maximum break.
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'''Adam Smith Blacklaw''' (born 2 September 1937 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a goalkeeper.
Blacklaw joined the Burnley ground staff as a schoolboy apprentice in 1954, earning a professional contract in October of that year.
Blacklaw also represented Scotland at schoolboy, Under-23 and full international level. He made his debut in a 4-3 defeat by Norway in 1963 and gained a further two caps in 1963 and 1965 respectively.
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'''Hannu Tihinen''' (born July 1, 1976 in Keminmaa) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for FC Zrich in the Swiss Super League.
Tihinen started his career with KePs in the lower divisions before moving to Veikkausliiga club HJK for the 1997 season. He won both the Finnish championship and Finnish Cup once with HJK, and also earned UEFA Champions League experience with the club in the 1998-99 season. Tihinen then joined Norwegian club Viking in 2000. He spent two and a half seasons with Viking, while also having a brief loan spell at West Ham United in the English Premiership. Whilst at West Ham he played in their 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the 2000-01 FA Cup.
On 30 September 2009, Tihinen scored the winning goal for FC Zurich after 10 minutes against A.C. Milan in the Group C game of the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League.
Tihinen made his debut for the Finnish national team on June 5, 1999 against Turkey. He has formed Finland's regular central defensive pairing with Sami Hyypi for the most of 2000s.
Tihinen has injured his head many times during his career. Because of that he now wears helmet all the time when he is playing. He's also very good with his head, which he uses to score most of his goals.
-DOCSTART-	2571957
'''Vincenzo "Vince" Grella''' (born on 5 October 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian football (soccer) Defensive Midfielder who is currently playing his club football for Blackburn Rovers in England's Premier League and also internationally for the Australian national team. Since signing for Blackburn he has played in 27 league matches, and has participated in 31 games in all competitions since joining Rovers back in August 2008 from Italian club Torino.
He had a ten-year stint in Italy's professional leagues after beginning his career in the Australian NSL. He has been a regular for Australia since 2003, playing in his customary defensive midfield position, and was involved in both the 2006 World Cup and the 2007 Asian Cup.
Grella's friendship with Australian teammate Mark Bresciano is well known. Grella has described Bresciano as "even more than a brother"; they played together at the AIS, Carlton and Empoli, and were reunited in 2004 when Grella joined Parma, before Bresciano moved on to Palermo in 2006. Aged 19, Grella made his debut in Serie A with Empoli, in a match against Juventus at the Stadio delle Alpi, where his first job was to mark Zinedine Zidane.
Grella was named as captain of Parma for the 2006-07 season, and played a key role helping the team avoid relegation from Serie A for a second consecutive season.
On 26 August 2008, Grella joined English Premier League outfit Blackburn Rovers on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee, rumored to be around -4m (with the initial fee later revealed as -4.2m), having previously been linked to fellow Premiership club Fulham. He joined fellow Australian Brett Emerton at the club. He made his first appearance for the club in a 4-1 loss to West Ham, where he played the first 45 minutes, picking up a yellow card and providing an assist with a header for the only Blackburn goal, before being subsitituted at half-time. A calf injury kept him out of the side for a month following his debut, and he returned to the side in a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough, playing the full game in the centre of midfield. This was his home debut, and he was later named man-of-the-match for his performance.
On 8th August 2009 he signed for Saudi giants Al Shabab Club, having been released early from his contract with Rovers
Grella is a regular member of the Socceroos; he represented the Australian Under-23s at the 2000 Summer Olympics and received his first senior cap in an international friendly against England in 2003, which Australia won 3-1. In November 2005, Grella played in both legs of the World Cup play-off against Uruguay, where Australia qualified for the 2006 World Cup for the first time in 32 years. At the World Cup, Grella's displays in the heart of Australia's midfield saw him named in a preliminary squad for FIFA's team of the tournament, the only Australian to make this list.
On 13 November 2006 Grella was selected as captain for an international friendly in London against Ghana, making him the 51st player to captain the Australia football team. On 21 July 2007 in Hanoi, Vietnam, Grella was sent off in the 76th minute of Australia's 2007 Asian Cup quarter-final against Japan. Leaping for a header, Grella's forearm connected with Naohiro Takahara's head, who had come from behind Grella, sending the latter to the ground. The game was 1-1 at the time and remained that way until the end of extra time, with Japan eliminating Australia from the tournament in a penalty shoot-out.
Grella and his wife, Barbara, have twin daughters, Victoria and Sophia, born in 2002.
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'''Sorfitu Tejan "Steve" Kabba''' (born 7 March 1981 in Lambeth, London) is an English professional football player of Sierra Leonean origin. He currently plays for Burton Albion, on loan from Brentford.
Kabba started his career at Crystal Palace and was promoted to the first team at the start of the 1999-2000 season under the management of Steve Coppell. He made his first professional appearance for Palace on 4 December 1999 in the club's 2-0 league defeat against Crewe Alexandra. Kabba started the game and was substituted in the 39th minute with Richard Harris replacing him.
After struggling to break into the first team, Kabba was loaned out to Southend United for one month in October 2000. However, he didn't play a game for United. Upon his return to Palace he made his first appearance for them in just under a year when he played against Tranmere Rovers in November 2000. Despite holding down a good scoring record for the reserve side, Kabba failed to make an impact on the first team and in March 2002 he was loaned out again, this time to Luton Town. He made three substitute appearance for ''the Hatters'' before returning to Selhurst Park. He scored his first and only goal for Palace in a 2-1 win over Preston in August 2002.
At the start of the 2002-03 season, Kabba was made available for loan again, and in August 2002 he joined fellow First Division club, Grimsby Town on an initial one month loan. He made his Grimsby debut against Bradford City. He scored six goals in fourteen games for ''the Mariners''. Grimsby manager Paul Groves put forward his plans to land the striker on a permanent deal. However his performances had caught the eye of rivals Sheffield United who made an official approach to sign Kabba. In turn the Grimsby Telegraph ran a campaign which they named "Stay Steve" in which supporters were given paper pull outs to hold up on Kabba's final game for the club.
Grimsby could not compete with United's bid and this eventually saw him join ''the Blades'' in November 2002 for a fee of -250,000. In his first season his eleven goals in 33 games helped the team reach two domestic cup semi-finals and the First Division play-off final. Scoring a goal for United against rivals Leeds United. His good rapport with Grimsby fans was shattered when he goaded the clubs supporters following a goal for United in there 4-1 victory at Blundell Park.. Kabba continued his good form under Neil Warnock and after this successful first season his career was interrupted by a sequence of leg injuries allowing him just one appearance as a substitute in over a year. He returned to fitness at the end of 2004-05 Championship season.
Ultimately Kabba would appear less than 100 times in his five years at the club. During a clear out at Bramall Lane he was transfer listed on 22 December 2006 along with seven other players.
His next move was to move back down south to sign for Premier League newcomers Watford for an initial fee of -500,000 (which rose to -750,000) on 26 January 2007, signing a two-and-a-half year contract.
On 26 February 2009, Kabba joined League One side Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the season. Two days later, he made his debut for the Latics in a 3-2 victory over Millwall. He was released by Watford at the end of the 2008/09 season.
On 6 August 2009, Kabba signed for Brentford on a free transfer, after being released by Watford.
In November 2009, Kabba signed for Burton Albion on loan, making his Brewers debut on November 28 away to Gillingham in the FA Cup. Kabba's loan was extended to the end of the season after scoring 3 goals in 4 League games in his initial spell.
-DOCSTART-	2574107
'''Claus Lundekvam''' (born 22 February 1973 in Austevoll, Norway) is a former Norwegian footballer, who spent most of his career at English side Southampton. He played for Southampton in the 2003 FA Cup Final against Arsenal (which was lost 1-0).
Hailing from Austevoll, Norway, he joined Brann as a junior player with his senior debut coming in 1993. Lundekvam eventually gained a regular place as a central defender before being sold to English side Southampton in the autumn of 1996. He has played over 340 Premier League matches for Southampton, which is more Premiership appearances than any other Norwegian. He was the team's first choice for captain for several years.
Lundekvam made his debut for Norway in November 1995, but did not become a regular until 2002. He has been capped 40 times, scoring twice. His first international goal, against Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2002, was the 1,000th goal in the history of the Norwegian national team.
Claus scored only two goals during his Saints career. His first came against Wolves on 3 April 2004 in a 4-1 win, and his second against Cardiff in 2006
Lundekvam remained at Southampton even after their relegation from the FA Premier League in 2005.
He went off injured after five minutes of the first game of the 2006-07 season, away to Derby County on 6 August 2006 (being replaced in the centre of defence by Chris Baird) and missed the first two months of the season. He then enjoyed a long run in the team before another injury in March put him out for another month. In the game at St Mary's against Southend United on 6 May 2007, he fell awkwardly sustaining a serious ankle injury which has put him out of action until at least February 2008. On 18 March 2008 it was announced that his injury was such that his playing career was over.
Claus announced his retirement on 25 March 2008
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'''Dean John Hammond''' (born 7 March 1983 in Hastings) is a British football player for Southampton in League One.
During the early stages of his career at Brighton, Dean had loan spells at lower league teams twice in 2003, first to Aldershot during September, and secondly to Leyton Orient in October. He was given a six-month ultimatum at the start of the 2004-05 season by then manager Mark McGhee, Hammond impressed and was awarded a new deal that summer.
At the beginning of the 2005-06 season he was handed the vacant number 11 shirt at the club, and became a first-team regular, either playing on the left hand side of midfield or in his preferred natural position of central midfield. In the 2006-07 season he was handed the captain's armband at the club after injuries to both Richard Carpenter and Charlie Oatway. At the end of January 2007, Carpenter was released by Brighton, so Hammond became the new official club captain.
At the start of the 2007-08 season, Hammond had one-year remaining on his contact at the Withdean, manager Dean Wilkins was keen to offer Hammond a new deal, with the club and representitives for the player beginning talks in October 2007. During January 2008, it was revealed that Hammond stated that he would only sign a new deal for the club if they showed the ambition of returning to the Championship, Dick Knight truly responded with the -300,000 capture of striker Glenn Murray from Rochdale. Although this didn't persuade Dean that the club was moving forward and in the right direction, so therefore the club placed him on the transfer list with little more than a week of the transfer window remaining. On 30 January, it was revealed that Brighton had accepted an offer of -250,000 plus add-ons for the player. Hammond completed the deal the following day, moving to Colchester United.
On 19 August 2009, Hammond signed a 3 year contract with Southampton for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal against Oldham Athletic, and made the scoresheet again a week later, against MK Dons.
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'''Karl Bermingham''' (born 6 October 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League of Ireland club Monaghan United. He has also represented the Republic of Ireland at Schoolboy level.
Bermingham is a product of the Ballyoulster United youth Academy. He played for the Irish based club until moving to Manchester City's youth system. He made his league debut, however, for Lincoln City, where he spent three months on loan at the end of the 2004-5 season. At the start of the 2005-6 season he made a number of appearances in first team friendlies for Manchester City but did not play any competitive matches. During Autumn 2005 he was loaned out to Burnley, and was released by Manchester City at the end of the 2005-06 season. He had an unsuccessful trial with Dunfermline Athletic in July 2006 before signing with Newry City in October, scoring on his debut against Coleraine.
In early 2007, he was invited to join Derry City FC on trial prior to the impending kick-off of the 2007 League of Ireland season. Impressing in pre-season, he earned a one year contract with the Candystripes on 2 February.
In July 2007 he joined eircom league giants Waterford United and made his first appearance for the Blues against Shamrock Rovers on the 10 July 2007. He scored his first goal for the blues during his home debut against Sligo Rovers in a 2-1 loss.
Bermingham signed for Monaghan United for the First Division 2009 season.
-DOCSTART-	2574907
'''Anton Rogan''' (born 25 March 1966) is a former professional association football player. His playing career included spells at Lisburn Distillery, Celtic, Sunderland, Oxford United, Millwall and Blackpool.
Rogan was born in Lenadoon, west Belfast, Northern Ireland. In his youth he had played junior football for St Oliver Plunkett FC and Gaelic football for St Paul's. He began his professional career playing for Lisburn Distillery before achieving his boyhood dream of playing for Celtic in 1986. He was usually played at left full back or left side center half. In 1988 he was part of Celtic's Centenary side that won the League and Cup Double.
He transferred to Sunderland in 1991 for two years. He played for Sunderland in the 1992 FA Cup Final defeat to Liverpool. The following season he moved to Oxford United - again for two years. In 1997, he transferred to Millwall and left them for Blackpool in 1999.
The latter part of his career was hampered by hamstring injuries and it was discovered that two broken leg injuries early in his career (initially suffered as a teenager before heading to Glasgow Celtic) were the root cause of these set-backs.
He now lives in Oxford, with a wife and two sons, has retired from football and now works for the Oxford City Council. He did, however, make an appearance in central defence for Abingdon Town on 19 July 2008 in Luke Beauchamp's testimonial alongside Ian 'Gudge' Smith against Oxford United.
-DOCSTART-	2575454
}}'''Ryan Thomas Lowe''' (born 18 September 1978 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Football League Two side Bury.
Lowe played for non-league side Burscough before moving into The Football League with Shrewsbury Town in time for 2000-01. After almost five years with the Shrews (which included a season in the Nationwide Conference), Lowe switched to fellow Football League Two side Chester City on March 22, 2005.
He spent a year at Chester, which included scoring twice in a shock FA Cup 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on 3 December 2005
Lowe joined Football League One side Crewe Alexandra in time for 2006-07 season. He enjoyed a successful debut for the Railwaymen, scoring the opening goal; assisting David Vaughan's goal and earning the man of the match in Crewe's 2-2 draw with Northampton Town on August 5, 2006. Lowe continued his form over the first few games of the season, scoring a further two goals in late August. However, the arrival of Rodney Jack to the club saw him lose his starting place for much of September. He returned to the starting line up on September 30, 2006 against Carlisle United. Lowe scored his only hat-trick for Crewe as they ran out 5-1 winners at The Alexandra Stadium.
After spells in and out of the Crewe side, Lowe joined Stockport County on loan on March 27, 2008. But his transfer was not made permanent and he was not included in the side which clinched promotion in the play-off final against Rochdale at Wembley Stadium.
On July 2, 2008, Lowe returned to Chester on a two year deal, becoming the club's fifth summer signing after Anthony Barry, Jay Harris, David Mannix and Paul Taylor.
Lowe went on to comfortably finish as Chester's leading scorer with 18 goals (16 in the league), in a season which ended with the side suffering relegation from Football League Two. He received the club's player of the season award before the final match of the campaign against Darlington.
On June 10, 2009, Bury FC confirmed the signing of Lowe on free transfer Lowe got his first goal for Bury on the 18th August 2009 away at Hereford United in a 3-1 win for Bury.
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For the former Louisiana politician, see Michael Franklin "Mike" Branch.
'''Paul Michael Branch''' (born 18 October 1978) is an unattached English professional footballer. His position is striker and his most recent club was Halifax Town.
Born in Liverpool, Branch started his career with the Everton academy, before making his senior debut on 22 February 1996 as a substitute at Manchester United. He featured regularly in the first team during the 1996-97 season, scoring his only goals for the club.
He was unable to live up to early promise and was loaned to Manchester City, where he reunited with his former Everton manager Joe Royle. He made his Manchester City debut on 31 October 1998 in a 2-1 win against Colchester United. He started a further three games, but returned to Everton having failed to score a single goal.
After failing to break back into contention at Goodison Park, he was loaned to First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in late 1999. He scored four times during his loan spell here, and the deal was made permanent for -500,000. He played regularly over the remainder of the 1999-2000 season and the following campaign, but added just six further goals. During the 1999/2000 season Branch scored a controversial goal during Wolves home fixture with Nottingham Forrest, after he picked up what he thought was a loose ball played by the Forrest keeper Beasant who intended to put the ball out of play so Lee Naylor could receive treatment, in which he scored. But Beasant and other Forrest players confronted him for what he had done and fellow players and officials had to split apart the two parties. He was then forced to be substituted shortly after for his own safety. Following the arrival of Dave Jones as Wolves manager, Branch fell out of favour and had loan spells while transfer-listed with Reading and then Hull City over the next two years. He finally left Molineux to join Bradford City in July 2003 after not being offered a new contract.
His stay with Bradford City lasted just a solitary season before he joined newly-promoted Chester City. He endured a turbulent spell with the League Two club, where he was taken off the transfer list in July 2006 after appearing to patch up his differences with manager Mark Wright. But after failing to regain his place in the team, he left the club in October 2006.
Michael has stated that his toughest opponent at youth and senior level was Ian Connolly, a tough tackling no nonsense defender in the Franco Baresi mould.
-DOCSTART-	2575525
}}'''Stewart Drummond''' (born 11 December 1975 in Preston) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Morecambe. He is a central midfielder. He measures 6 foot 2 (1.88 M) tall and weighs 13 stone (182 pounds, 82.7 kg).
Signed by Chester City after a long spell with Morecambe in 2004, he went on to spend two years with the Blues and was named as the club's player of the year in 2005-06. He then opted to join Shrewsbury Town on the Bosman ruling on May 12, 2006. Drummond scored on his dbut for Town on the opening game of 2006-07, at home to Mansfield Town.
He scored his fifth goal of the season for Shrewsbury at Wembley in the Football League Two Play-off Final 2007 against Bristol Rovers, although they still lost 3-1.
Midway during the 2007/08 season, speculation linked Drummond with a move back to Morecambe, and in January 2008, it was announced that Morecambe had re-signed Drummond from Shrewsbury Town for a fee of -15,000
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'''Christopher Neil Mackenzie''' (b. May 14, 1972 in Northampton) is an English football player. He is a goalkeeper and currently plays for Hinckley United in the Conference North.
Mackenzie has also played for Hereford United and even scored a goal for them - very unusual for a goalkeeper! The goal was scored against Barnet on the opening day of the 1995/96 season and the conceding goalkeeper was none other than Maik Taylor, who was making his league dbut on that very day. As well as Shrewsbury and Hereford and several non-league clubs, Mackenzie has played in the Football League for Leyton Orient and Chester City.
Mackenzie signed for Shrewsbury on May 15, 2006 on the Bosman ruling from Chester City, where he had spent two years as predominantly first choice goalkeeper. He started the season as second choice goalkeeper behind Ryan Esson, but was handed his club dbut on August 22, 2006 in the League Cup match at Birmingham City, which Town lost 1-0. By mid-September Mackenzie had gained a spot in the starting line-up, and shortly afterwards, Esson suffered an injury in a reserve fixture, giving Mackenzie a chance to make an extended run in the team.
As Esson continued to struggle, Mackenzie found himself competing with loanee Scott Shearer for a place in the starting eleven. In the closing month of the season Shearer was being picked ahead of Mackenzie but (due to an agreement made prior to his loan signing) was not allowed to play against his parent-club Bristol Rovers in the League Two play-off final. At the age of 35, MacKenzie subsequently got his chance to line up at Wembley for the first time, though Shrewsbury succumbed to a 3-1 defeat.
On September 21, 2007 Mackenzie joined Conference side Kidderminster Harriers on a month long loan to provide cover for the injured Scott Bevan. Despite having an appalling dbut at Aggborough where he got lobbed from 40 yards this was later extended by a further month, and he returned to Shrewsbury in November. However, Mackenzie made the permanent move to Kidderminster on January 31, 2008, as part of a deal that saw Bevan move in the opposite direction.
At the end of the 07/08 season he was released by Kidderminster Harriers.
MacKenzie signed for Hinckley United in May 2008, and was almost ever present throughout the season making 49 appearance in his first year, keeping 12 clean sheets.
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'''Kevin Rapley''' (born 21 September 1977 in Reading) is an English footballer. After playing for several Football League and non-league clubs, Rapley is now playing for Witton Albion.
The striker began his career with Brentford as an apprentice, going on to make 51 Football League appearances for them. He later played in the league for Southend United (loan), Notts County, Exeter City (loan), Scunthorpe United and Colchester United, before joining Nationwide Conference side Chester City in July 2003. His first season at the club ended with Chester winning the title and promotion back to the League, where he played for one more season (but part of it was spent on loan at Forest Green Rovers). Unfortunately, he struggled to land a regular place in the Chester side throughout his time at the club and had a relatively poor scoring record, meaning it came as no surprise when he was released by the club in 2005.
Rapley's 2005-06 season started well but petered out through the season, which ended with Droylsden losing to Stafford Rangers in the Conference North play-off final on penalties. A few months later he moved to Leigh RMI, where he helped them avoid relegation from the Conference North at the end of 2006-07.
In October 2007, after 12 goals from 32 appearances at Leigh, Rapley moved to Barrow, who were also struggling in the Conference North. The fans at Barrow reacted positively to the move, believing Rapley's wealth of experience would lift them up the table and he enhanced his reputation by scoring in a 1-1 draw with Football League One side A.F.C. Bournemouth in the FA Cup First Round in November 2007.
On 3 January 2008, Rapley joined Vauxhall Motors on loan to gain match practice
Kevin Rapley is known for being one of the few players below League 2 to have a dedicated website.
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'''Marc Gabriel Degryse''' (born September 4, 1965 in Roeselare), nicknamed ''Le Lutin d'Ardooie'' ("The Imp of Ardooie") and ''The Little One'',
Degryse played with equal success in the Belgian First Division with giants Club Brugge KV and R.S.C. Anderlecht, six years apiece, moving to the latter in 1989 for a then-record -2.25 million,
He then moved for -1.5 million to Sheffield Wednesday, but left after just one season, moving to Holland with PSV Eindhoven, where he often struggled with injuries.
Degryse retired in 2002, after spells back in Belgium with K.A.A. Gent and K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, having played 543 professional matches and scored 212 clubs. He returned to Club Brugge as a technical director the following year, before he eventually resigned due to bad results in late January 2007, alongside longtime former teammate, coach Franky Van der Elst.
On the national level, Degryse played 63 matches with the Belgium national football team, and scored 23 times. He was summoned for the squads at two FIFA World Cups: 1990 and 1994, scoring twice in seven outings.
His debut came just one day after his 19th birthday, in a friendly with Argentina.
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'''Sean Peter Hessey''' (born 19 September 1978 in Whiston, South Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Macclesfield Town.
Hessey previously played for Leeds United, Wigan Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Kilmarnock, Blackpool and Chester City.
His time at Kilmarnock was a frustrating one and he did not play as often as he'd of hoped mainly due to the form of more experienced players such as Gus MacPherson and Ally Mitchell.
Hessey joined Chester after the club were promoted back to the Football League in 2004 and was a first-choice player for much of his first three years at the club, although he quite often missed games because of injury and suspension problems. The most notable was a five-match ban at the start of the 2006-07 season after an incident in the home game against Stockport County the previous season.
Chester manager Bobby Williamson, who managed Hessey at Kilmarnock, placed him on the transfer window in the summer of 2007. He did not figure in the Chester 16-man matchday squad in any game for the 2007-08 season and was allowed to join League Two rivals Macclesfield Town on 10 November 2007 in a two-month loan. In January 2008, this was extended until the end of the season.
Hessey followed up his successful loan period by signing a two year contract with Macclesfield.
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'''Rhys Karl Evans''' (born 27 January 1982) is an English association football goalkeeper who plays for Bristol Rovers. Born in Swindon, Wiltshire, he began his career with Chelsea, where he stayed five years without playing a game, but had loan spells at three other clubs. In 2003, he moved to his hometown club Swindon Town, where he ended up playing more than 100 games in three seasons. In his final season at Swindon, he won all the club's player of the season awards, but following their relegation to Football League Two, he turned down a new contract offer and instead signed for Blackpool. However, he fell out of favour after less than a year with Blackpool, and initially moved to Bradford City on loan, before he returned to London, with Millwall on a short-term contract. After his contract was not extended, he returned to Bradford City.
Evans started his career in 1998 at Chelsea, with whom he stayed until he was released 2003.
In August 2003, Evans attracted interest from another Premier League club Bolton Wanderers,
The 2005-06 season began for Evans with a knee injury, when he was forced to play early matches in pain as the club had no back-up goalkeeper available. When Swindon signed Tom Heaton on loan from Manchester United until 2 January 2006, it allowed Evans to have exploratory surgery on the knee. He also spent time at Lilleshall rehabilitation centre before his comeback to the first team in late 2005, when he again established himself. The season ended in relegation for Swindon Town to Football League Two, and Evans won a clean sweep of all the club's "player of the season" awards.
With his contract again up at the end of the season, new Swindon manager Dennis Wise, offered Evans a one-year contract,
Evans made 39 consecutive appearances in the 2006-07 league season. On 27 February 2006, he was dropped by Blackpool manager Simon Grayson in favour of then on-loan Paul Rachubka for a match at Oldham Athletic, in which Rachubka kept a clean sheet in a 1-0 win.
Following promotion to the Football League Championship Rachubka, who by then had signed permanently for the club, remained the first-choice goalkeeper. Evans' only appearances in the first part of the 2007-08 season came in the League Cup against Premier League club Derby County on 28 August 2007, which Blackpool won on penalties after the game ended 2-2 in extra time, and then in the next round of the same competition against Southend United which Blackpool won 2-1 after extra time.
On 5 October 2007, Blackpool sent Evans on a month's loan to League Two club Bradford City in order to help him resurrect his career. He made his debut for Bradford against Milton Keynes Dons, his first start in the league since February.
On 22 January 2008, Evans signed for Millwall on a free transfer until the end of the 2007-08 season.
In July 2008, he was given another chance to shine at Bradford City when he was offered a trial by manager Stuart McCall. He played several pre-season friendlies, before he signed a one-year contract on 1 August 2008 ahead of the 2008-09 season.
Evans had a trial with Bristol Rovers, eventually signing a short term contract. This is his second spell at Rovers, having featured in 2000 on loan from Chelsea. He made his second debut against Aldershot Town in the First Round of the Carling Cup. He let in one from a penalty, although he also made several vital saves to secure Rovers' passage through. He played because Steve Phillips was in Turkey discussing a move there but rejected a contract and Newcastle would not let Fraser Forster play as he is on loan from the Magpies. He also played in the following round's tie at Cardiff City, as Forster was cup-tied and Steve Phillips has been put on the transfer list, a 2-1 league defeat at Wycombe and a JPT defeat at Hereford.
Evans is now Bristol Rovers' number one goalkeeper as Fraser Forster failed to agree a new loan contract and has gone to fellow League One club Norwich City. On the 2009 transfer deadline day he signed a new one-year-deal, and is currently challenging on-loan keeper Mikkel Andersen for a place between the posts.
Evans represtened England at Under 18 and Under 20 level,
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'''Alan Reeves''' (born 19 November 1967 in Birkenhead) is a former English football player. He was known primarily as a reliable lower division centre half, although he did have English Premier league experience with Wimbledon F.C.. He also represented Gillingham F.C., Chester City F.C., Rochdale F.C. and Swindon Town, where he played out his career, also as a player/coach, before becoming assistant mananger.
Reeves served as assistant manager for Brentford F.C., from where he left with manager Scott Fitzgerald on April 10, 2007 after the club's relegation. He interviewed for the vacant Crawley Town manager role in May 2007, but was unsuccessful in receiving the job, reportedly due to differences with then chairman James Moore.
His twin brother David, also played professional football for a number of clubs and has most recently been a coach at Gainsborough Trinity.
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'''Stefani Miglioranzi''' (born September 20, 1977 in Poos de Caldas) is a Brazilian soccer player who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.
Born in Brazil, Miglioranzi moved with his family to the United States when he was 12. He attended St. John's University in New York City on an athletic scholarship, where he won the 1996 NCAA Championship and also was a member of the 1998 All-American team.
Miglioranzi was drafted by the Chicago Fire in the 1999 MLS SuperDraft, but turned down the offer, having already been offered a contract to play in England.
He went to England in 1998 to take part in trials with Everton and Portsmouth, where manager Alan Ball offered a 3 year contract. Everton and Bolton Wanderers were also heavily interested at the time.
Miglioranzi signed for Swindon in July 2002, after a successful trial spell prompted Andy King to offer him a deal. Due to worries over a serious knee injury he picked up whilst at Portsmouth, his original contract was on a month-to-month basis. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2002/03 season, in a 3-1 win over Barnsley.
Despite the fears for his fitness, Miglioranzi missed just five league games in his first season at the club, and he scored four goals in total - all of which were from the edge of the Penalty area. During this period, there were fears he would be poached, as he remained on a monthly contract - these fears were allayed in May 2003, when, after a good season, he agreed a year's deal, with a second year triggered if a certain number of appearances were reached.
A number of nagging injuries during 2003/04 meant that the extension wasn't automatically triggered. Miglioranzi had another good season, including a game in the Carling Cup match at Leeds United (where he missed one of the penalties in the shootout), and only struggled for form when he was rushed back to the first team after groin and ankle injuries kept him out of the side during January and March. Injury also meant that he missed the final game of the season, and the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Brighton and Hove Albion - nevertheless, he was offered a new two year contract in May 2004, which he signed.
Miglioranzi started the first four games of the 2004/05 season, but went off injured in the first half at Bristol City, and he missed two league games. Worse was to follow at the end of September however, when he ruptured an abductor muscle in a home match with Bradford - an injury that kept him out of the first team for nearly four months - his rehabilitation not helped by a lack of reserve team fixtures during his comeback. Eventually, he played seventy minutes of a Wiltshire Premier Shield semi-final tie against Supermarine in mid-December, giving a performance that he himself described as "appalling". It was another month before he appeared in the first team, coming on as a late substitute in a home game with Blackpool in mid-January, before being recalled to the starting line-up the following week. In truth, it was probably a bit too soon - Miglioranzi looked to lack any sort of match fitness, and he spent most of February back on the substitutes bench. He returned to the starting eleven in mid-March at table-topping Luton Town, and missed just two more matches toward the end of the season with a cyst on the back of his knee, before returning in an unfamiliar central defensive role for the final game of the campaign.
Having declared that the past season had been disappointing for him, both on the pitch and in terms of injuries, Miglioranzi saw a consultant and returned to pre-season training early in a bid to put his injury woes behind him. No sooner as he declared that he was feeling the best he had for a long time during the build-up, a sprained ankle picked up in a friendly at Aylesbury United forced him to miss the opening four matches of the season - and his campaign started as a second half substitute in a 4-2 victory over Yeovil Town at the end of August. Just a month later though, Miglioranzi's injury curse struck again, as he hobbled off part way through a home game with Bradford - the medial ligament strain he sustained keeping him out of action for over a month.
He returned to league action with a great performance in a local derby with Bristol City that the Town won 2-1 - but a dead leg he picked up in that game kept him out of the following match - he returned to action the following week and remained in the side for the rest of the year, helping the Town to an undefeated December. Miglioranzi though failed to produce the form of his first two seasons at the club, and in every match in which he featured for the rest of the season, he was either substitute, or substituted - Gareth Whalley taking over his position in mid-March. A first half substitute appearance versus MK Dons in mid-April proved to be Miglioranzi's last in a Town shirt - a knee injury that lead to surgery preventing him from featuring in any of the Town's last four matches - and come the season's end, it was a mutual decision that he would seek a fresh challenge elsewhere.
Several English clubs were rumoured to be interested in Miglioranzi after the announcement that he would leave Swindon - clubs included the Town's bitter rival Oxford United. However, Miglioranzi rejected the chance to talk to the Non-League outfit.
In 2006, Miglioranzi signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, but was traded to Columbus Crew in 2007 after making just three appearances for Galaxy. Miglioranzi spent two years in Ohio, winning the MLS Cup, the MLS Supporters' Shield and the Trillium Cup in 2008, before being traded back to Galaxy on January 9, 2008,in exchange for a conditional fourth-round selection in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.
Miglioranzi was selected by Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft on November 25, 2009.
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'''Graham Branch,''' (born 12 February 1972 in Liverpool, England) is a footballer currently playing for Northern Premier League First Division North side Colwyn Bay.
A childhood Liverpool fan, he started his footballing career across the River Mersey as a trainee with Tranmere Rovers. Having made 109 appearances for them, with loan deals at Bury and Wigan Athletic along the way, he was released on a free transfer to Stockport County for the beginning of the 1998-99 season, and quickly arrived at Turf Moor around Christmas in 1998 when signed by the colourful manager Stan Ternent, following a falling-out with then Stockport manager, Gary Megson.
Once described by Ternent as a Premiership-standard player, his inability to hold down a regular position either as a left-winger, left-sided or central defender, or striker, has seen him play mostly in the lower leagues. This coupled with a self-confessed lack of confidence has meant that the player has struggled to impress sections of the fans, even though he has played more than 200 games for the club. His unpopularity with some supporters has however been balanced with him becoming something of a cult figure, earning him regular chants of "Graham di Branchio," (in reference to the football chant given to Italian footballer Paolo Di Canio), in an effort to boost his confidence and let his more prominent abilities such as pace and height come to the fore.
The 2005-06 season held even more promise for the player after his hard work and commitment paid off after he was offered a new one year extension to his current deal. Although he only scored two goals he played a large role in many victories due to his skill and crossing abilities. The 2006-07 was widely expected to be his last with Burnley and he spent it as a little-used substitute or squad player.
On 7 May 2007, 1,809 fans turned out at Turf Moor to say goodbye to the versatile player when the current Burnley side played a 'Branch XI'. Although no official announcement had been made by that stage, Branch's departure had been confirmed by Steve Cotterill in interviews leading up to this testimonial match. His departure was confirmed on 8 May 2007.
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'''Ahmad Elrich''' (born 30 May 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian football (soccer) midfielder who is currently playing for the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League.
Ahmad began his professional career at the Parramatta Eagles, his home club. Ahmed was born just West of the club's home ground. After one season with the Parramatta Eagles, Ahmed was given a spot with new NSL club Parramatta Power in the clubs inaugural squad. Ahmed cemented a first-team spot as a free-flowing winger here, including a memorable 2003-04 season where he was one of the league's leading assist getters, and played in the Grand Final at just 22. Unfortunately his time at the Parramatta Power was cut short, as the club and NSL met its demise. Rather than wait around the State League's for the start of the new National Competition, Ahmed decided he would try his luck overseas. He moved to South Korean side Busan I'cons. After a successful season, Ahmed made his move to the big-time, the English Premier League.
Elrich signed a 3 year deal with Fulham FC in the Summer of 2005 from K-League club Busan I'cons. He was loaned out to FC Lyn Oslo from April to May 2006.
After signing for Fulham FC and making his debut against Liverpool FC, in an English Premier League game, Elrich's first team appearances were few and far between, but despite signing a 3 year contract in 2006, his Fulham FC future looked in doubt after not being given a squad number for the 2007-08 season and Fulham FC confirmed Elrich's departure on 4 September 2007.
Elrich signed a contract with the Wellington Phoenix in the A-League as their marquee player On 21 September 2007. Elrich scored his first goal, in his first home game, for the Wellington Phoenix against Central Coast Mariners on 21 October 2007, which he described as the 'best goal of his career'. Other than this extraordinary moment, it was another season to forget for one of Australia's extraordinary young-guns. At the end of the 2007-08 season, Ahmad left the Wellington Phoenix to move back to Australia, moving to Central Coast Mariners to link up with several former Parramatta Power teammates.
He represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. His inactivity for Fulham FC was seen as the key factor in him not being selected for the Australian World Cup squad.
On the 6 September 2006, Elrich suffered a serious knee injury whilst playing for Australia in an Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait.
He is of Lebanese descent and is the older brother of Newcastle United Jets player Tarek Elrich.
'''With Australia:'''
:''Results list Australia's goal tally first.''
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'''Petter Norman Rudi''' (born 17 September 1973) was a Norwegian footballer. He finished his career at Belgian club K.A.A. Gent.
A midfielder, Rudi has played with several European clubs. These are K.A.A. Gent, A.C. Perugia, Sheffield Wednesday, Lokeren, Germinal Beerschot, Austria Wien and Molde FK.
Petter Rudi was signed by David Pleat in October 1997 from Molde FK and he made his debut against Spurs; his initial style of play made him initially popular with the Wednesday fans and he became a regular starter under Ron Atkinson later that season after Pleat was sacked, he failed to score in his first season however he did score the 5-3 penalty shoot-out victory against Watford in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.
Rudi made 79 and 6 sub appearances for the owls scoring 8 goals.
During has career, Rudi has been capped 46 times for the Norway national football team
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'''Alan Joseph Mahon''' (born 4 April 1978) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Tranmere Rovers. He is a midfielder and has been capped by Ireland.
===Early career: Tranmere Rovers and Sporting Clube de Portugal===
Dublin-born Mahon, who was educated at St. James Street Christian Brothers Seconadry School in the Irish capital, joined English Football League club Tranmere Rovers in 1995. In five years at the club, Mahon made a total of 144 appearances, scoring fourteen goals. He played in the 2000 Football League Cup Final as Tranmere lost 2-1 to Leicester City at Wembley on 27 February 2000.
On 4 July 2000 he moved to Portugal, joining Portuguese Liga club Sporting Clube de Portugal on a free transfer. He played the first half in a 4-0 defeat in the Champions League to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabu Stadium on 25 October,
On 29 June 2001 he signed for Blackburn Rovers permanently for a transfer fee of -1.5M. He made his Premier League debut on 22 August in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United at Ewood Park.
After just two league appearances, in the 2002-03 season, on 20 January 2003 Mahon was sent on loan to Second Division Cardiff City for the rest of the season as ''the Bluebirds'' won promotion to the First Division. On 8 September 2003 he was loaned out to Ipswich, where he made eleven league appearances and scored one goal against Bradford
Mahon signed for Wigan Athletic on 6 February 2004, stating that he wanted regular first-team football. He made his debut the following day in a 3-1 victory over Ipswich Town at Portman Road. The following season he made 27 league appearances scoring seven goals as Wigan won promotion to the Premier League.
After starting the 2005-06 season in the first team, he dropped out of favour half-way through the campaign and was allowed to leave, despite being seen as an ongoing squad player by Paul Jewell. On 23 March 2006 he joined Burnley on loan for the rest of the 2005-06 season, making his debut the following day against Norwich City. Jimmy Bullard, a Wigan Athletic player, said that all the players wore black armbands when Mahon left the club.
After eight appearances on loan, he joined Burnley permanently on 8 June for -200,000 on a three-year contract. Burnley's then-manager Steve Cotterill described Mahon as "an absolute gem, [he is] the jewel in our crown" and it appeared that Cotterill planned to build Burnley's team around Mahon in the 2006-07 season; however, injuries and a loss of form during the 2006-07 season saw Mahon become a fringe first-team player. In the 2007-08 season, he returned to the first eleven and appeared to have regained the form that he showed when first arriving at Turf Moor. However, injuries plagued his season once again, and he started just 15 games, scoring one goal. The 2008-09 season started the same way, with his being a fringe squad player for ''the Clarets''.
On 14 March 2009, Cotterill's successor as Burnley manager, Owen Coyle, stated that fellow Championship club Blackpool had made an enquiry to take Mahon on loan for the rest of the season, saying, "I won't stand in his way because Alan needs to play. He is a terrific professional who I have so much time for and I am trying to do right by him."
In June 2009 Mahon was released by Burnley at the end of his contract, alongside Gabor Kiraly and Steve Jones.
On the 6th July 2009 he signed a three-year contract with former club Tranmere Rovers. He scored his first goal for Tranmere in a 3-2 defeat against Walsall on 12 September 2009.
Mahon made his international debut on 26 April 2000 as a 54th-minute substitute in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Greece at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.
League Cup winner: 2002
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'''Stuart Edward Ripley''' (born 20 November 1967) is a retired English footballer, who played as a winger.
With speed as his main asset, he also scored numerous goals, especially in his early career at Middlesbrough.
Ripley first made his name with Middlesbrough in the late 1980s, before achieving success in a -1.3 million move to Blackburn Rovers, helping it to the league title in the 1994-95 season and becoming a cult hero.
In the 1991-1992 season he helped Middlesbrough achieve promotion to the newly founded Premier League, as well as playing an important role in Middlesbrough getting through to the League Cup semi-final (then known as the Rumbelows Cup). They also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup losing in a replay to Portsmouth. During the summer of 1992, Ripley was signed by Blackburn Rovers who had achieved promotion along with Boro.
In 1998, aged almost 31, he moved to Southampton teaming up with legendary Matthew Le Tissier, and retiring four years later. He also served loan spells at Barnsley (twice) - scoring in his debut, a 1-2 home loss at former side Blackburn - and Sheffield Wednesday.
After finishing his playing career, having been capped twice by England whilst at Blackburn, Ripley set up the Castleford Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic, providing physiotherapy to nearby rugby league teams, as well as local football teams.
He graduated from the University of Central Lancashire in 2007, with a first class combined honours degree in Law and French.
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'''Talal El Karkouri''' (born July 8, 1976 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a Moroccan professional footballer.
He started his career in Raja Casablanca, and was discovered by French giants Paris Saint-Germain in 2000. He played in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League, but after failing to capture a regular place he was sent on loan to Aris in Greece and subsequently to Sunderland in England. In the summer of 2004 he was bought by Charlton Athletic for -1m.
El Karkouri has been capped 53 times and scored 1 goal for Morocco. He was part of the team that finished second in the 2004 African Nations Cup.
After grabbing 5 goals in his debut season with the Addicks, including the club's goal of the season against Arsenal.
On 30 December 2006, El Karkouri was yellow carded by referee Rob Styles for an act of simulation in a home match against Aston Villa involving Villa defender Olof Mellberg. He was accused of a similar act against Reading F.C. on 9 April 2007 later in the same season, this time involving Reading striker Leroy Lita, who headbutted him.
Reading boss Steve Coppell accused El Karkouri of faking a 'death roll' and claimed that he would have needed treatment in intensive care had Lita headbutted him. Lita urged the FA to do something about 'diving cheats' after being hit with the ban. He said "I didn't touch him, he went down like an idiot and it was cheating". The FA disagreed and banned the Reading striker for 3 games for violent conduct. Coppell did not apologise for his comments.
On June 10, 2007 Talal El Karkouri signed a two year contract with Qatar Sports Club.
On January 29, 2008 he announced his retirement from international football, after his team's failure to qualify for the latter stages of the 2008 African Nations Cup, and retourned on March 28, 2009 for playing the 2010 World Cup qualifications match against Gabon in Casablanca.
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'''Alan Arthur Oakes''' (born 7 September 1942 in Winsford) is an English footballer who holds Manchester City's all-time record for appearances. Thanks to a further six year stint at Chester (spent mainly as player-manager), Oakes played 776 Football League matches - the seventh most in history.
Oakes signed for Manchester City on amateur terms in 1958 at the age of fifteen, signing as a professional a year later. His first-team debut came on 14 November 1958 in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea. During the early 1960s Oakes proved to be one of the few consistent performers in a struggling City side. However, it was under the tutelage of management team Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison that Oakes blossomed. He played in all but one of the matches in Manchester City's First Division winning season in 1967-68, and by the time he had added a League Cup medal in 1976, he had become part of more trophy winning sides than any other Manchester City player in history.
His last appearance for Manchester City came on 4 May 1976, coming on as substitute for Mike Doyle against rivals Manchester United.
Amongst footballing figures of his era Oakes was renowned for his professionalism; the great Liverpool manager Bill Shankly described him as "exactly the kind of player youngsters should use as a model".
After 17 years, and a record 669 first-team appearances for Man City, Oakes moved to Chester in the summer of 1976. Although he initially signed just as a player, he was soon in charge of team affairs after manager Ken Roberts moved upstairs. Oakes was to be player-manager throughout the remainder of his six years with the club, where he continued to break playing appearance records.
In his first season at the club, Oakes led Chester to the last-16 of the FA Cup for the first time since 1891. He would repeat the feat three years later and lead the club to the Debenhams Cup title in 1977. In 1978, he came within a whisker of taking Chester into the top two divisions for the first time, as they finished just two points and places outside the three promotion spots in Division Three. Oakes was also the man to give the legendary Ian Rush his big break in the professional game, handing him his Chester debut in April 1979.
Oakes was widely regarded as having done a good job at Chester but the 1981-82 season saw ''the Blues'' relegated. Oakes left the club in March 1982 and perhaps surprisingly would never manage in the Football League again. After making an FA Cup appearance for Northwich Victoria against Scunthorpe United in December 1982.
Oakes became part of the coaching staff with Port Vale, serving as reserve team manager from January 1983. While at Vale Park, Oakes was forced to make one final Football League appearance during an injury crisis - his 776th match in the league. At 41 years and 60 days old Oakes was unable to prevent the injury ravaged team from losing to Plymouth Argyle 1-0.
In 1992, Oakes return to Chester on the coaching staff and in 1993-94 he assisted Graham Barrow and Joe Hinnigan as Chester were promoted to Division Two.
Alan Oakes is the best known member of a prominent football family. His cousin Glyn Pardoe was also a member of the Manchester City side in the 1960s and 70s, and his son Michael is a professional footballer who has played for Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers amongst others as a goalkeeper. His nephew Andy Oakes is goalkeeper at Darlington, while another nephew, Chris Blackburn, plays for Aldershot.
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'''Walter Gerardo Pandiani Urquiza''' (born April 27, 1976) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for CA Osasuna, as a striker.
Nicknamed "El Rifle", his best assets are his strength and aerial ability.
Born in Montevideo, Pandiani started his career with local C.A. Progreso, moving on to Basaez and C.A. Pearol, the latter also in the country's capital, before signing with Deportivo de La Corua in 2000. Never an undisputed starter in Galicia, he was one of the team's most important offensive elements, often scoring as a substitute (he netted 13 in the 2003-04 season).
Pandiani, who had a successful loan stint at RCD Mallorca while still at ''Depor'', moved to Birmingham City F.C. in the Premier League, also on loan, in January 2005, after a series of run-ins with then coach, Javier Irureta. He scored a goal on his debut against Southampton F.C. in a 2-1 win, and went on to score three more in the season, prompting manager Steve Bruce to sign him on a permanent contract for a fee reported as -3 million.
Failing to continue to display his previous form, Pandiani returned to Spain on January 13, 2006, after completing a move to RCD Espanyol for -1m.
For 2007-08, Pandiani joined CA Osasuna. Scarcely used in his first year, he was instrumental for the Navarrese in the following campaign, especially after the arrival, in mid-October, of coach Jos Antonio Camacho, finishing as the club's topscorer.
Despite his relatively successful career in Spain, Pandiani only received four caps for Uruguay, the first coming on March 28, 2001, in a 2002 World Cup qualifier against Paraguay, a 0-1 home defeat.
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'''Rodney Jack''' (born September 28, 1972 in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) is a professional football player from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He is best known for his spells with Torquay United and Crewe Alexandra. He has also played internationally for his country.
Jack was spotted by Torquay United manager DonO'Riordan when playing for FC Lambada, a Caribbean select side, [O'Riordan]] signed him for the Gulls on October 10, 1995. He joined Newcastle United on trial in September 1996, Kevin Keegan offering -250,000 for him, but the deal fell through due to problems with his work permit. With the attention being placed on him from higher levels it was inevitable that Jack would move on at some point, and on July 17, 1998 he moved to Crewe Alexandra for a club record fee of -650,000. He had played 110 times, scoring 30 goals for Torquay.
He immediately settled into the Crewe side, scoring 9 goals in his first season, but injuries and international call-ups hampered his progress. He is a legend at Crewe. He played 188 times and scored 42 goals for Crewe before signing for Rushden & Diamonds in 2003 playing 49 games and scoring 13 goals before following manager Brian Talbot to Oldham Athletic in 2004.
His time with Oldham was blighted by injuries and the club released him in 2005. He joined Irish side Waterford United and in the summer of 2006 he rejoined Crewe Alexandra on a one-year contract, at the end of which he was released on a free transfer. In July 2007, he trialed for Conference North side Southport, playing in a friendly against Tranmere Rovers, in which he set up the only goal of the game.
He was offered a contract by Southport manager, Peter Davenport, before returning to his home country to deal with "family commitments" which were eventually revealed as aiding his father in recovering from an illness. On returning to England he is now back training with Southport and has now joined full-time till the end of the season, his experience shone through in the 5-1 thrashing of fellow promotion chasers AFC Telford Utd. He left Southport FC towards the end of the season.
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'''Grzegorz Rasiak''' born 12 January 1979 in Szczecin, is a Polish international footballer who currently plays for Reading. Since 2002, he has played for the Poland national team.
After starting his career in his native Poland, Rasiak moved to Britain with Derby County in 2004. He subsequently had a spell with Tottenham Hotspur before joining Southampton, as well as periods on loan to Bolton Wanderers and Watford, before joining Reading in August 2009.
In the 1996-97 season Rasiak joined second division side Warta Pozna where he spent two seasons. In 1998 he moved to First Division side GKS Bechatw, before moving to Odra Wodzisaw for the 2000-01 season. The next season he moved to the club where he first achieved a level of success, Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. In three seasons at Dyskobolia he played in 66 league matches, scoring 34 goals, forming a partnership in 2003-04 with Andrzej Niedzielan.
In 2004 he was recruited by Italian club AC Siena. It then emerged that he was unable to play for the club, as they had exceeded their limit of foreign players.
Rasiak joined English Championship side Derby County on 24 September 2004 for a free transfer. In his first season with the club he scored 16 goals in 35 matches, as Derby finished in fourth place, but failed to get through the play-offs.
After failing to gain promotion, the club were under financial pressure and were forced by their bankers to raise cash, which led to Rasiak being sold to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur for a fee said to be up to -3m.
Rasiak signed on 31 August 2005, the final day of the transfer window. On his arrival, manager Martin Jol described Rasiak as "a tall target man, a hard-working, honest player with a good goal scoring record."
In February 2006, Rasiak was loaned from Spurs to Championship side Southampton, where his former Derby manager George Burley was now in charge. The deal was structured initially as a three-month loan, before becoming permanent in early May 2006, with Rasiak joining Southampton for a fee of -2m.
In the 2006-07 season he had a strong start, scoring 17 league goals by mid-January, with a further two goals in the FA cup. including scoring a brace 4 times in the league and once in the FA Cup, all in away matches. After mid-January he lost his place in the starting eleven to fellow countryman Marek Saganowski, finishing the season as the club's top goalscorer with 21 goals.
On 31 January 2008, Rasiak secured a loan move to Bolton Wanderers until the end of the season. He made his debut nine days later in a defeat to Portsmouth at the Reebok Stadium.
His second appearance came during the second half of Bolton's local derby against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park where he scored within a couple of minutes of his introduction from the substitutes bench, only for the linesman to rule the goal out for offside.
On 15 August 2008 Rasiak signed on loan with fellow Championship side Watford until the end of the 2008-09 season, with the option of a permanent transfer. He made his debut on 16 August 2008 against Charlton Athletic, coming on as a substitute for Tamas Priskin on 65 minutes. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-2 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 25 October 2008.
In January 2009, Rasiak scored in FA Cup matches against Scunthorpe United and Crystal Palace to help set up an unexpected fifth round tie against Chelsea.
He was ruled out for a month after picking up an injury against Nottingham Forest in March which was a blow to Watford as he appeared to be forging a decent partnership with Tamas Priskin. Both strikers got on the scoresheet in both of Watford's wins against Charlton Athletic and Nottingham Forest (the same match in which Rasiak got injured) that took place within three days of each other in March 2009.
In May 2009, Watford opened negotiations with Southampton to sign Rasiak permanently, but the clubs were unable to agree on a fee.
After making four appearances for the "Saints" in August 2009, he joined Reading on 27 August for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract. He scored his first goal for Reading in a 1-1 draw with his former club Watford on 26 September 2009.
Rasiak made his international debut for Poland on 10 February 2002 in a friendly match with Faroe Islands under manager Jerzy Engel. He then had to wait a year before his next international appearance under Pawe Janas, before becoming a regular in the Polish team.
Rasiak has made 37 appearances for his country, scoring on 8 occasions, and was part of the team that successfully qualified for the 2006 World Cup. He was selected for the 23-man national squad that competed at the World Cup Finals in Germany. Two years later he was not selected for the 2008 European Championships.
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'''John William Hollins''' MBE (born 16 July 1946) is an English former football player and coach. He was initially a midfield player who, later in his career, became an effective central defender.
Hollins' son, Chris Hollins is the main sport presenter on BBC Breakfast.
Born in Guildford, Surrey, Hollins was born into a footballing family - his father, grandfather and three brothers were all professional footballers as well. One brother, Dave, played international football for Wales.
He joined Chelsea as a youth player and made his debut for the Blues against Swindon Town in September 1963 aged only 17. A talented and hard-running midfielder, usually wearing the number 4 shirt, he was known for his dedicated attitude to the game and went on to become a regular and eventually club captain. Hollins played 592 games, and scored 69 goals in his first spell at Chelsea, and was part of the successful Chelsea sides of the mid-1960s and early 1970s, at one point making 167 consecutive appearances, a club record.
Hollins played in both legs of the 3-2 aggregate victory over Leicester City in League Cup final in 1965 and the loss to Tottenham in the FA Cup final two years later. In 1970, he played a significant part in Chelsea's hard-fought FA Cup final win over Leeds United, supplying the cross for Ian Hutchinson's late headed equaliser at Wembley. Chelsea eventually won 2-1 in the replay at Old Trafford. They won the Cup Winners' Cup in Athens against Real Madrid a year later, again after a replay, but Hollins missed the second match due to an injury. He was Chelsea's player of the year two years running. While at Chelsea, he also won a solitary England cap, against Spain, on 24 May 1967.
He had his most prolific goalscoring season for Chelsea in the 1971-72 season, finding the net 17 times. Chelsea also reached another League Cup final in 1972, losing to Stoke City, but declined thereafter, though Hollins remained until the side's relegation to the Second Division at the end of the 1974-75 season, when he was sold to nearby QPR.
In June 1975 he was signed by his former manager Dave Sexton for Queens Park Rangers for -80,000.He stayed at the Hoops for four seasons, playing 183 matches in total and helping them to runners-up spot in the First Division in 1975-76.
In the summer of 1979, the 33-year-old Hollins made a surprising move to Arsenal, initially as a cover player, but he ended up becoming a regular in the Arsenal side, although by now he played more often as a defender than in midfield. He played 172 matches and scored 13 goals, and was part of the Arsenal side that lost the Cup Winners' Cup final in 1980, coming on as a substitute. He did, however, miss out on a place in the squad for the same season's FA Cup final, which Arsenal also lost.
He was awarded the MBE for services to football in 1981, and also made a memorable anti-smoking commercial for television in the same year as part of a Government campaign entitled ''Look After Yourself''.
Hollins returned to Chelsea on a free transfer in 1983, and helped the club gain promotion back to the First Division in 1983-84, playing a further 30 times. He retired at the end of that season, having played 939 first-class matches in total.
Hollins was immediately appointed coach at Chelsea; a year later he became first team-manager following John Neal's retirement. Chelsea built up a strong title challenge in 1985-86 and went top in February, but a late slump in form saw them finish sixth. His side still won the Full Members Cup in the same season, though, hanging on for a 5-4 win over Manchester City at Wembley having almost let slip a 5-1 lead. The following years were less successful, as Hollins and his assistant Ernie Walley fell out with several key players, particularly David Speedie and Nigel Spackman, team morale slumped and the side began to struggle. He was sacked in March 1988 with the club in the midst of a four month run without a league win.
After leaving Chelsea in February 1989 he came out of retirement to sign for Cobh Ramblers However he only played one league game before returning to England.
He then set up his own sports promotion and agency company, before being tempted back to join the coaching staff of his old club QPR in 1993, and stepped in as caretaker manager between Stewart Houston's dismissal and Ray Harford's appointment during the 1997-98 season. He later had spells as manager of Swansea City, Rochdale and as caretaker-manager of Stockport County. After which he managed Stockport County's Chinese affiliate club Stockport Tiger Star, before becoming a pundit for BBC Radio Five Live. He was most successful in his managerial reign with Swansea City where he quickly established himself as a fan favourite and guided Swansea to the Division Three title in 1999-2000, but was sacked after they failed to sustain themselves back in Division Two. He steered Rochdale into the play-offs in 2001-02 but was notoriously sacked by fax that summer after prevaricating over a new contract.
He spent a short time as the assistant manager at Raith Rovers in 2004, under Claude Anelka - the brother of Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka. He resigned following disagreements over tactics with Anelka.
On 21 November 2005, Hollins was announced as manager of Nationwide Conference side Crawley Town after the departure of Francis Vines. He remained with the club during the financial crisis that saw them docked ten points for going into administration, but left the club on 30 October 2006 after Crawley had been beaten by Lewes in the final qualifying round for the FA Cup.
In 2007 when Kenny Jackett left Swansea City, Hollins re-applied to become the manager of Swansea City for the second time. He did not get the job as it went to Spaniard, Roberto Martnez.
In January 2008, Hollins took over as manager of Conference National side Weymouth. He was joined just days later by Alan Lewer who filled the role of Hollins' assistant for the second time as they were together at Crawley Town.
On 13 November 2008 Hollins was suspended from his duties by Weymouth, while The Blue Square Premier launched an investigation into whether there had been a breach of contract.
On 3 December 2008 Weymouth announced that Hollins had been sacked.
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}}'''Matthew Lee Richards''' (born 26 December 1984 in Harlow, Essex) is an English footballer who currently plays for League One side Walsall
Matt is a graduate of the Ipswich Town academy, and made his debut in the UEFA Cup against Avenir Beggen aged just 17. He made his first England cap in the England U21 victory over Ukraine U21 in August 2004. He played a prominent role in Joe Royle's Play-Off semi-finalist making teams in 2003/04 and 2004/05. When Club Captain Jim Magilton was made manager in 2006-07 Richards found himself out of favour.Originally regarded as a left-back, he is now much more comfortable as a midfielder, either playing on the left or in the centre.
On 18 September 2007, Matt joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on a provisional one-month loan deal , although the Seagulls had allegedly been tracking the player all through the summer of 2007.
Richards' loan deal at Brighton was extended by a further two months running up until 18 December 2007
. He played 14 League games in total during his three-month loan at the Withdean and ex-Brighton manager Dean Wilkins expressed his interest on loaning the player until the end of the 2007/08 season. On 17 January 2008, it was revealed that Richards had agreed to join Brighton on loan for the remainder of the 2007/08 season.
Matt once again rejoined Brighton on loan until the end of December 2008 on 21 July 2008.
Richards made his Ipswich return in 2009 under new manager Roy Keane starting against Cardiff in a 3-0 win at Ninian Park. . This would turn out to be his last game for the club as he was released on 14 May, 2009.
Following a successful trial at League One side Walsall, Richards penned a two-year contract with ''the Saddlers''.
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'''Richard Alan Naylor''' (born 28 February 1977 in Leeds) is an English footballer who currently plays for Leeds United, where he captains the team.
He graduated through the Ipswich Town youth academy and played for Ipswich for 14 years. Richard started out his Ipswich career as a robust centre forward making an instant impact in the mid-1990s for the Club. However a number of recurring injuries held Naylor back from achieving his full potential as a striker and he soon found himself behind Alex Mathie, James Scowcroft, David Johnson and later Marcus Stewart in the pecking order at Portman Road.
In 1999-2000 Naylor started in fine form but was once again forced onto the bench, however he would play a key role in Ipswich-s decisive Play Off Final Game against Barnsley (a club he would later join). Naylor came on as a first half substitute in the 2000 Division One Play-off Final against his future loan club Barnsley, for the injured David Johnson, and was widely credited at the time for changing the shape of the match in Ipswich's favour, scoring one and setting up another sending Ipswich back into the Premiership for the first time since 1995.
While Ipswich where riding high in the Premiership, Naylor once again found himself out of favour with then manager George Burley. Naylor continued to make sporadic appearances for Ipswich during 2000-2001 which saw Ipswich qualify for a place in the UEFA Cup. Naylor would score Ipswich-s last goal of the season against Derby County.
In 2001-2001 Naylor was out of Ipswich-s plans, despite having the opportunity to play against Italian giants Inter Milan in the UEFA Cup. He was loaned out to Barnsley and Millwall in 2002 in what seemed to many as the end of his Ipswich career.
However Ipswich where relegated in 2001-2002 by a point and as the promotion push in 2002-03 started to fizzle out, Burley was replaced by Joe Royle as Ipswich manager and with the departure of many players from the Club due to administration, Naylor was back in the picture. Royle decided to switch Naylor back to play as a centre half, a move that saw Naylor improve his performances and ironically increase his goal scoring tally for the club.
Naylor played a key role in Ipswich-s promotion pushes in 2003/04 and 2004/05 where the club would lose in the semi-finals to West Ham and went on to become a staple for Club in the less successful 2005/06. In 2006 Joe Royle left Ipswich and Naylor-s former teammate Jim Magilton took over as manager. On September 1, 2006 he was given a testimonial at Ipswich for 10 years as a professional at the club. 10,000 fans attended the game at Portman Road to see the current Ipswich team play against the Wembley 2000 XI. It finished 3 - 3 with Naylor fittingly scoring a last minute penalty. Naylor remained in the first team at Ipswich playing at the back alongside team captain Jason DeVos in 2006/07 and 2007/08. In 2008/09 his last season with the club, he was made club captain.
On 14 January 2009, Naylor joined his boyhood team Leeds United on loan from Ipswich. The move was made permanent on February 2 2009 when he joined on a free transfer. Naylor was appointed vice-captain of the club and scored his first goal for the club in the 2-0 win over Southend United.
Ian Westlake had revealed in the October/November 2006 issue of the Leeds, Leeds, Leeds magazine about Naylor that "Bam-Bam's a massive Leeds fan - he's got the white rose tattooed on his arm and sings 'Marching On Together' in the shower after training".
In July 2009 Naylor was appointed the new captain of Leeds United, following Frazer Richardson's departure in the summer . Naylor has had an operation on his back and has missed all of the 2009-10 pre season and has missed several of Leeds games in League 1. During his absence the captain's armband was temporarily passed to Jonny Howson.
Naylor made his comeback from injury playing 61 minutes in Leeds United's Reserves 2-1 win over Middlesbrough Reserves. After recovering from injury Naylor has found himself on Leeds' bench due to the impressive form of Leeds central defensive partnership.
Naylor made his return to first team action on 29 September, by starting in the game at home to Carlisle United. Naylor retained his place in the side against Charlton Athletic. Naylor missed the game against Brighton with an injury. The injury is expected to keep Naylor out of a few games. Naylor returned to the Leeds side against Accrington Stanley in the JPT. During the 2009-10 season Naylor has formed a formidable partnership with Australian International defender Patrick Kisnorbo with the two centre backs being part of one of the best defensive records in the entire English league. Naylor suffered an injury late on in the match against Hartlepool but was fit enough to start against Stockport County. Naylor captained Leeds to victory in the FA Cup 3rd round against Manchester United. After the game he said ''"It is unbelievable, a tremendous result that has been a long time coming. I am really proud of the lads. I thought we had a few chances to make it 2-0 late on. We dug in when we needed to but we also played some good football."''
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He made his debut (and only appearance) for England, against Scotland on 5 April 1879, at the age of 17 years and 252 days, which made him England's youngest-ever player at the time. He held this record for almost 124 years, until Wayne Rooney made his debut at the age of 17 years and 111 days against Australia on 12 February 2003.
Prinsep played for Clapham Rovers, and also formerly held the record for being the youngest player to play in an FA Cup final, playing in the 1879 final against Old Etonians at the age of 17 years and 245 days. This record was broken not long after his England record, by then Millwall player Curtis Weston, who played in the 2004 final aged 17 years and 119 days.
Prinsep was a descendant of the Anglo-Indian merchant John Prinsep. His namesake, the scholar James Prinsep, was his grandfather's brother.
Prinsep was commissioned into the Essex Regiment in 1882 and went on to see action in the Mahdist War. In 1884 he was awarded the Albert Medal after saving a fellow soldier from drowning in the Shaban Cataract.. In 1886, as a Lieutenant, he was seconded to the Egyptian Army. He was promoted to Captain in the Egyptian Coastguard in 1890. Most sources record that he was killed fighting in Egypt at the age of 34 although the Charterhouse School register of former pupils records that he died in "Nairn".
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'''Chris Casement''' (born 12 January 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer currently playing for Dundee.
After accomplished displays in the FA Cup, most notably against Swansea City and Watford in January 2007, Casement moved out on loan to Millwall for three months. When he did finally did join Millwall, he did not make an appearance during his month there.
In August 2008, he signed on loan with Hamilton Academical until January 2009. Chances were limited for Casement, and he returned to Ipswich having mainly been used as a substitute. On 7 January 2009, Casement signed on loan for League Two side Wycombe Wanderers for a month. This loan deal was subsequently extended, firstly to two months, then to three months. Casement returned to Ipswich before being released on 8 May.
On 22 June, it was announced that he had signed a three-year deal with Scottish First Division side Dundee.
Casement was called up to the Northern Ireland squad in May 2009, along with nine other uncapped players for the international friendly against Italy on 6 June.
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'''Scott Mitchell''' (born 2 September 1985 in Ely, Cambridgeshire) is an English professional footballer who plays for King's Lynn F.C. as a defender.
Mitchell began his career with Ipswich Town. He made his debut against Derby County in November 2003 and made four appearances for the first-team.
In August 2009 Scott Joined the ambitious Suffolk Coastal side Lowestoft Town F.C. playing in the Ryman Division 1 North league.
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'''Rory McArdle''' (born 1 May 1987, Sheffield) is an English professional footballer. He plays in central defence and is registered with Rochdale after two successful loan spells from Sheffield Wednesday. Rory first joined Rochdale in the Summer of 2005 on loan and has appeared for them in Football League Two. He has also played for Northern Ireland at under-21 level.
On 8 January 2007, McArdle signed permanently for Rochdale for an undisclosed fee on a 30 month contract. He scored a goal at Wembley in the 2008 League Two Play-Off Final but Rochdale were beaten 3-2 by Stockport County.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Brunt''' (born 14 December 1984 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish association footballer who plays for Football League Championship side West Bromwich Albion.
Chris grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he attended Newtownbreda Primary School. He then went on to study at Wellington College, a grammar school in Belfast. He began his career playing for St. Andrews FC youth football team.
Chris Brunt had trials with both English professional teams Manchester United and Middlesbrough, eventually signing for Middlesbrough, but he failed to break into the first team.
He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in March 2004 on an initial short-term deal. He said his reason for the move was that his favourite day of the week was Wednesday and he believed it to be destiny. A permanent free transfer followed soon after as Brunt signed a two-year contract at Wednesday.
He went on to hit seven goals the following season, finishing the campaign as the club's top goalscorer. During the 2006-07 campaign Brunt passed the 100 appearance mark for Wednesday, making him the club's most experienced player at the time. His impressive displays during the 2006-07 season Brunt linked with a move away from Hillsborough. With only one year remaining on his contract, negotiations between Brunt and Wednesday broke down in July 2007, due to what the club described as 'excessive wage demands'.
West Bromwich Albion had a bid accepted for Brunt on 14 August 2007. They completed the signing the next day, in a -3 million four-year deal, which includes -500,000 of performance-related add-ons. Brunt made his Albion debut as a second-half substitute in a 2-0 home win over Barnsley on September 1, 2007.
He went on to score the free kick in West Brom's 2-0 win over QPR that sealed automatic promotion.
Brunt was the clubs top scorer in the 2008/09 season, bagging 8 goals. Following the club's relegation, Brunt then signed a new three-year deal at the club.
He scored his first goal of the 2009/2010 season with a goal against Peterbrough, 18 August 2009.
Brunt then bagged a brace for West Brom in their 5-0 away win at Middlesbrough, one being a stunning 40 yard strike, 19 September 2009. He scored his 5th on the campaign in the 4-1 defeat of Bristol City, rounding the keeper and slotting home.
Brunt has won more than 20 caps for the Northern Ireland national team. He scored his first goal for his country in February 2009, when his free-kick helped Northern Ireland to a 3-0 victory over San Marino.
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
'''West Bromwich Albion'''
Brunt became a father for the first time on 1 May 2008, when his partner Cathy gave birth to a baby boy named Charlie.
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'''Franklin "Frank"''' or '''"Frankie" Simek''' (born October 13, 1984 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States) is an American soccer player who currently plays for English club Sheffield Wednesday at right back.
Simek played soccer as a child in the United States, but did not think of the game as a career until his family moved to London after his father was assigned to a position at the English office of Anheuser-Busch when Frank was 12. He was signed by Arsenal to a development contract, but decided to move back to St. Louis, where he played at Saint Louis University High School. However, during this time Arsenal called him back to play on the youth team.
While at Arsenal he rose to assume the captaincy of the reserve side, but had difficulty breaking into the first team; he found himself behind Lauren, Kolo Tour, Emmanuel Ebou and Justin Hoyte in the pecking order. He played a single match for Arsenal, in the League Cup against Wolverhampton Wanderers on December 2, 2003.
Simek joined the Owls on a free transfer from Arsenal in the summer of 2005 and made his Sheffield Wednesday debut on the opening day of the 2005-06 season away at Stoke City. He went on to win a regular starting spot, ousting fan-favourite Lee Bullen from his preferred right-back position. Simek scored his first goal in his first season at Wednesday away at Millwall. The goal gave the Owls a 1-0 win and helped them in their battle against relegation. Frank then managed to get his first home goal against Colchester in the 2006-2007. Frank has managed to gain a regular first team place at Hillsborough and is becoming a crowd favourite for his tough tackling and powerful running.
Simek signed a new contract with Sheffield Wednesday on 26 July 2007. The contract will see him remain at Hillsborough until 2010.
Frank suffered a serious ankle injury playing against Crystal Palace in December 2007. The injury kept him out of the Wednesday first team for over ten months. He made a slow return with a number of reserve team appearances followed by an appearance on the substitutes bench against Birmingham City on 25 October 2008, and then finally a return to first team football three days later when he came on as a substitute against Plymouth.
Simek received his first call up to the United States national team in 2007, and made his full debut on the international stage on March 28 in a 0-0 draw against Guatemala in Frisco, Texas. He currently has five full caps for his country. Simek came on during the CONCACAF Gold Cup final against Mexico when Jonathan Spector collided heads with Andrs Guardado and had to be substituted off. The U.S. went on the win the match 2-1 off of a volley from Benny Feilhaber immediately after Simek was substituted on.
Frank Simek was asked to co-commentate in the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg on April 15 2009, in the match of Arsenal vs. Villareal on Arsenal TV Online.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Charles Rhodes''' (born 23 August 1964 in Doncaster, Yorkshire) is a retired English football goalkeeper, and current goalkeeping coach.
Rhodes played for Oldham Athletic between 1988 and 1990, capping his time at Boundary Park with an appearance in the Football League Cup Final, which Oldham lost to Nottingham Forest. He later rejoined Oldham as goalkeeping coach.
Rhodes spent six years playing in the Scottish Premier League with Dunfermline Athletic and
Perth side St. Johnstone, and in 1995 had a brief stint on loan at Bolton Wanderers.
Rhodes was the goalkeeping coach at Ipswich Town from 2004 to May 2008. In October 2004, he became registered as an Ipswich Town player to cover for injuries. He remained a reserve keeper at Ipswich until 2008. Ipswich manager Jim Magilton praised his work with the club however after another failed promotion attempt he wanted to shake up his backroom staff. He was the last member of former Ipswich manager Joe Royle's backroom staff to leave the club. He is now the goalkeeping coach for Sheffield Wednesday.
He is the father of Huddersfield Town striker Jordan Rhodes.
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'''Darren Paul Currie''' (born 29 November 1974 in Hampstead, England) is an English professional footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge on loan from Chesterfield. He has made over 400 appearances in the Football League.
Currie, who is the nephew of former Sheffield United, Leeds United and England footballer Tony Currie,
Currie impressed Brighton manager Mark McGhee during pre-season trials in 2004 and was given a one-year contract,
Currie joined Luton Town on a free transfer from Ipswich in July 2007, signing a two-year contract, and scored on his debut against Hartlepool United in August 2007. He made 38 league and cup appearances in the 2007-08 season as Luton went into administration, suffered a ten-point penalty and were relegated. Following Luton's relegation to League Two, Currie was one of several players to be offered a free transfer in May 2008, but declared that he would not leave the club until his demands were met. After negotiating terms with Brighton & Hove Albion, Currie turned them down and signed a three year contract with League Two side Chesterfield.
On 23 November 2009, Currie joined League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a months loan
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'''Nicholas Michael "Nicky" Forster''' (born 8 September 1973) is a professional footballer currently playing for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Forster, who was born in Caterham, Surrey, was spotted playing for non-league Horley Town and invited for trials by Gillingham in December 1991. After impressing with the youth and reserve teams he signed a professional contract in May 1992, making his debut the following September. He starred for the club during the otherwise disappointing 1993-94 season, scoring 18 goals, but at the end of the season he turned down a new contract and instead joined Brentford for -320,000, a move which provoked bad feeling from Gillingham fans which persisted for many years.
While at Brentford, Forster formed prolific partnerships with Carl Asaba and Robert Taylor, both of whom would later join his former club Gillingham. He made 109 league appearances for Brentford and scored 39 goals during his time at Griffin Park.
Two years later he was on the move again, this time to Reading, where he spent six years at the club at a cost of -650,000 between 1999 and 2005. Forster receives part of the credit for salvaging Reading's 1999-2000 season, during which the club rose from Division Two's relegation zone at Christmas to a finish in the top ten under caretaker manager Alan Pardew.
Forster regards Reading's 2002-03 campaign as his best period of form during his career, when he notched 17 goals, including hattricks against Ipswich Town and Preston North End as Reading finished 4th. He scored the opening goal in the play-off semi final against Wolves, but went off injured and Reading were to lose 3-1 on aggregate.
Despite being a popular player at Reading, he was allowed to join Ipswich Town on a free transfer in 2005. Unable to replicate for Ipswich the form he showed with Reading due to several injury setbacks over the 2005-06 season, Forster signed a two year contract with Hull City on 31 August 2006 for a -250,000 transfer fee. He had been a team-mate of Hull City manager Phil Parkinson while at Reading.
During his time at Hull City, Forster made 37 appearances and scored six goals for the club;
His form helped propel him to third place in the club's Player of the Year awards for the 2006-07 season.
In January 2007, Brighton & Hove Albion made an unsuccessful -100,000 bid for Forster. However, at the end of the 2006-07 season, Forster stated his wish to move back to the south of England for family reasons, and eventually signed a three year contract with Brighton in late June 2007 for a -75,000 fee.
Forster stated his decision to drop down to Football League One from the Championship was due to the ambition shown by Brighton manager Dean Wilkins and chairman Dick Knight.
Forster was named as the new Brighton club captain after the departure of Dean Hammond during January 2008, and confirmed in the role by new manager Micky Adams for the 2008-09 season.
On October 3rd 2009, Forster was awarded the Football League One Player of The Month Award, for his impressive start to the season, netting 7 goals.
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}}'''Guy Whittingham''' (born 10 November 1964 in Evesham) is a retired professional footballer with over 450 appearances for a number of English clubs, after leaving the British Army. He spent the majority of his career at Portsmouth where he scored 99 times in 173 league appearances, including Pompey's all-time scoring record of 42 league goals in the 1992-3 season (48 in all competitions). He was known while at Fratton Park as "Corporal Punishment". Afterwards he played in the Premiership for Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday, proving to be very popular at the Owls.
In the 2000-01 season, his last as a professional, he scored for three different clubs, notching for Peterbrough (against Oldham Athletic),
Whittingham later went on to become player-manager of Newport Isle of Wight, but left them in May 2005 when the club ran into financial difficulties. He returned to management at AFC Newbury but when that club suffered financial difficulties and the loss of their ground, Whittingham left in June 2006. In August 2006 he took up a coaching role at Eastleigh. In January 2009, he joined the Portsmouth first-team coaching staff as development coach.
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'''Robert''' "'''Robbie'''" '''Slater''' (born 22 November 1964 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England) is a former Australian footballer.
Slater, a red-haired midfielder, moved to Australia as a youngster and started his playing career in Australia, with various clubs in his youth before joining St George Saints in the National Soccer League in 1982. He won the NSL with St George in 1983, and following this season he trialled with Nottingham Forest; however St George and Nottingham Forest were unable to agree terms and he returned to Australia.
He then moved to Sydney Croatia in 1987 before an aborted move to Hajduk Split was quickly followed by a transfer to Anderlecht.
Slater did not see much playing time in Belgium and moved to then Ligue 2 club Lens, which was promoted during his time at the club (1990-94). While he was at Lens he was attacked with a baseball bat by Paris Saint-Germain supporters and nearly lost his life.
At the end of the 1993-94 season Robbie moved to Blackburn Rovers, and there he became the first Australian to win the English Premier League in the 1994-95 season.
Slater, an Australian international, was the only Lancashire-born player to win a league winner's medal with Lancashire club Blackburn Rovers during the 1994/95 English Premiership season.
At the end of the 1997-98 season he moved back to Australia to captain a new team in the National Soccer League, the Northern Spirit. He would play with them until his retirement at the end of the 2000-01 season. In 2002, he was player-coach of Manly-Warringah.
He won 44 caps for the Australian national team, including the infamous 1997 World Cup qualifier against Iran.
Probably Slater's most memorable match was the World Cup qualifier between Australia and Argentina played at the Sydney Football Stadium in 1993, which also included Diego Maradona. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, but Slater's midfield performance caught the attention of the Argentine press and the team. Without any knowledge of who Slater was, he was labelled "the red one".
His final appearance for Australia was against Saudi Arabia in the 1997 Confederations Cup. He is a member of the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame.
Slater wrote an autobiographical book in the late nineties called ''The Hard Way'' on his playing career.
Slater is now an analyst and commentator for Australian Pay-TV channel Fox Sports
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'''Alan Marriott''' (born 3 September 1978 in Bedford, Bedfordshire) is an English footballer, currently playing for Mansfield Town
Marriott began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, signing a professional contract in the summer of 1997 following the completion of his two-year youth training scheme.
Released by ''Spurs'' at the completion of the 1998-99 season, Marriott linked up with Lincoln City, initially on trial and then on a three-month contract following a recommendation from one-time Lincoln manager and then Tottenham's Director of Youth, Colin Murphy. In October 1999 he agreed a two-year contract with ''the Imps'' and went on to make his first team debut on 12 February 2000 in a 2-1 home victory over Torquay United. He retained his place for the remainder of the season which culminated in him being awarded Lincoln's Young Player of the Year.
Marriott began the following season as the established number one choice and, following a series of impressive performances, was rewarded with a new three-year contract at the end of September 2000.
===140 consecutive league appearances===
A shaky start to the 2001-02 season, which saw errors in the games against Halifax Town, Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United, caused Marriott to be replaced by Paul Pettinger in the Lincoln goal. However, following a 1-0 home defeat to Bristol Rovers on 15 September 2001, Marriott was restored to first team. Although he was forced off injured at half time in the 1-0 home defeat to Southend United on 16 March 2003, it would be exactly three years, from the 1-1 away draw with Luton Town on 18 September 2001, until the 0-0 away draw with Bristol Rovers on 18 September 2004, before he would miss another league game: a total of 140 consecutive appearances. Injury would cause him to miss the 1-1 home draw with Chester City on 25 September 2004.
Following Lincoln's move into administration towards the end of the 2001-02 season, the club appointed Keith Alexander as manager. Alexander based his team around a solid defensive unit and it was, perhaps, this period which saw Marriott's best performances. Against all expectations, Lincoln reached the play-off final in the 2002-03 season, conceding just 37 league goals with Marriott keeping 18 clean sheets in the league. Despite the disappointment of defeat in the final to Bournemouth, Marriott agreed a new two-year contract in the summer of 2003.
The 2003-04 season saw Lincoln reach the play-offs once again, with Marriott to the fore with 17 clean sheets in the league, 10 of them away from Sincil Bank. Marriott's efforts were rewarded with second place in the voting for Lincoln's Player of the Season but he collected the Bill Stacey Memorial Trophy after being named Away Player of the Season.
The 2004-05 season saw a third unsuccessful tilt at the play-offs, though Marriott managed to keep 19 clean sheets in the league. He became the 28th Lincoln player to start 250 competitive games when keeping his 72nd Football League clean sheet in the 1-0 home victory over Swansea City on 9 April 2005; Lincoln manager Keith Alexander recognised the feat by making Marriott captain for the game.
The 1-1 home draw with Bury on 15 April 2006 saw Marriott become only the 13th player in Lincoln's history to have started 300 competitive matches. Lincoln marked the occasion by making Marriott captain for the game.
The 2006-07 season saw Marriott once again ever-present in the Lincoln goal, and was memorable not only for him reaching 300 league appearances but also breaking a number of the club's goalkeeping records. The 300th appearance came in the 2-2 away draw to Bury on 18 January 2007 with Marriott becoming just the ninth player in Lincoln's history to reach this figure.
2007-08 began with Marriott achieving yet another notable record: his clean sheet in the 2-0 victory against Accrington Stanley on 25 August 2007 saw him become the first goalkeeper in Lincoln's history to keep 100 clean sheets in The Football League.
===Rushden & Diamonds and Mansfield Town===
On 9 July 2008, Marriott signed for Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds.
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'''Brian Kerr''' (born 12 October 1981 in Bellshill) is a Scottish international association football player who plays for Scottish First Division side Dundee.
Kerr started his career with , but failed to hold down a regular first team place. Despite this, he won three caps for Scotland under the management of Berti Vogts. When Kerr was released by Newcastle in 2004, he signed for his home town club , despite having attracted interest from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
His career then suffered a major setback when he damaged a anterior cruciate ligament in a pre-season friendly, causing him to be out of football for almost nine months.
In 2007, Kerr left Motherwell and signed a two-year contract with .
It was reported by BBC Sport on 12 September 2008 that Kerr was in signing talks with Major League Soccer club Toronto FC. Kerr failed to agree terms with Toronto and then had unsuccessful trial periods with and . Kerr told the ''Daily Record'' during January 2009 that he may have to end his playing career due to his failure to find a new club since leaving Hibs. Soon afterwards, however, new Inverness CT manager Terry Butcher invited Kerr on trial and he was signed on 2 February.
He made his debut for Inverness against former side Hibernian in a 2-0 win and scored his first goal against Hamilton, It turned out to be a vital goal as it rescued Inverness a last minute point in a 1-1 draw against the Accies. Inverness were relegated on the last day of the season and Kerr was released.
On 29 June 2009 Kerr signed a contract with Dundee on a free transfer.
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'''Terry Burton''' (born on November 8, 1953 in Camden Town, North London) is an English football manager and coach who is currently assistant manager to Dave Jones at Cardiff. Having started his career at Arsenal, he was the captain of Arsenal's FA Youth Cup winning team in 1971, before later beginning his coaching career at the club and going on to have further backroom spells at Wimbledon, Watford and Cardiff.
Burton's playing career started as an Arsenal apprentice where he captained the 1971 FA Youth Cup winning team.
Burton returned to Arsenal as youth team coach in 1979. During his spell at the club, he was noted for having brought through future Arsenal and England captain Tony Adams, who was later linked with wanting to bring Burton to Portsmouth as his assistant having been appointed the club's manager in 2008.
After a year out of the game he was appointed reserve team coach at Wimbledon. Having been a first team coach under then manager Egil Olsen, he was temporarily charged with managing the first team after the Norwegian's dismissal with only two games remaining of the club's 1999-2000 Premiership campaign, given the task of keeping Wimbledon in the Premier League. A last minute goal from John Hartson against Aston Villa at Selhurst Park in Burton's first game in charge gave the Dons hope of staying up as long as they matched the result of Bradford City against Liverpool in the final game of the year. A defeat at Southampton on the final day of the season, and a shock 2-0 win at Valley Parade for Bradford meant that Wimbledon's fight against relegation was lost. Despite this, during pre-season Burton was given the role of first team manager permanently.
Wimbledon achieved respectable top-ten finishes in both of their first two seasons outside the top flight since 1985-86, playing a short passing game, rather than the long-ball the Dons were well known for, but never really made a serious promotion challenge. Although he was popular with the club's fans, Burton incurred the wrath of the chairman after speaking out against the club's proposed relocation to Milton Keynes, and he was promptly sacked just after the end of the 2001-02 season. He was replaced by goalkeeping coach Stuart Murdoch.
Before moving to Cardiff City, Burton had spent two years with Watford as assistant manager to Ray Lewington. His role at Vicarage Road had begun during the summer of 2002, shortly after he was sacked as manager of Wimbledon.
Burton joined Cardiff as assistant manager during the 2004-2005 season, during Lenny Lawrence's spell at the club. He has been credited at Cardiff for having brought through Aaron Ramsey, and helped recommend Ramsey to Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger, having retained a longstanding connection to the club.
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'''Kevin William Pilkington''' (born 8 March 1974 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper in the Conference for Luton Town on loan from League Two side Notts County. Noted for his shot stopping abilities, Pilkington is highly experienced in the lower leagues having played in nearly 350 games in his time at Mansfield Town and Notts County.
Pilkington started his footballing career at Manchester United, signing as an apprentice on leaving school in 1990 and featuring in their FA Youth Cup triumph in 1992, after which he signed a professional contract.
He found himself to be the third choice behind Peter Schmeichel and one of Gary Walsh, Tony Coton or Raimond van der Gouw, and although he was selected as an unused substitute in their two goalless draws with Russian side Torpedo Moscow in the 1992-93 UEFA Cup, he did not play a first team game until 16 November 1994, when he appeared as a substitute for the injured Peter Schmeichel in a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace in the FA Premier League on 16 November 1994. However, manager Alex Ferguson decided to select Gary Walsh as goalkeeper for the 10 league games in which Schmeichel was absent, meaning that Pilkington was on the substitutes bench in each of these games, and back in the reserves once Schmeichel returned to fitness and Walsh returned to the bench.
Gary Walsh was sold to Middlesbrough just before the start of the 1995-96 season, enabling Pilkington to become United's second choice goalkeeper.
Pilkington appeared in one of the most embarrassing games of United's modern history on 20 September 1995, when as the Premier League's second placed team they were beaten (though with a team mostly made up on inexperienced youngsters) 3-0 at home by Division Two strugglers York City. It was the first competitive start of his career, and he also appeared in the second leg on 3 October when a stronger United side won 3-1 at Bootham Crescent but it wasn't enough to overturn the deficit from the first leg and they suffered a humiliating exit.
His first league start came on 2 December 1995, when United drew 1-1 with Chelsea, Dennis Wise getting the better of Pilkington in the game at Old Trafford. He played a further two league games that season.
In February 1996 he joined Division Three side Rochdale on a six week loan, as the arrival of Tony Coton had reduced him to third choice goalkeeper after six months as second choice. Coton left for Sunderland just before the start of the 1996-97 season, but Pilkington's hopes of becoming second choice goalkeeper again were ended by the arrival of 33-year-old Dutchman Raimond van der Gouw.
He played no part in United's 1996-97 season, instead joining Rotherham United on a three month loan in January 1997. He played seventeen games for the Second Division club, keeping just two clean sheets in a sub-par team that finished the season seventeen points adrift of safety from relegation.
Pilkington played two games of United's disappointing 1997-98 campaign. On Boxing day he kept goal in a 2-0 defeat of Everton at Goodison Park, though two days later he conceded three at Highfield Road - Coventry City winning 3-2. He spent two months on loan with Scottish Premier League giants Celtic in the run-up to their 1998 title triumph, but he failed to make the field.
He signed with Port Vale on a free transfer in June 1998. Unable to dislodge the veteran Paul Musselwhite in the 1998-99 season, a young Pilkington played nine Division One games in mid-season, Vale losing all but two of them.
Again forced to play second fiddle in 1999-2000, he played in sixteen games, keeping three clean sheets. He was at Vale Park for the end of an era - following John Rudge's dismissal, he was first choice keeper under Brian Horton from March onwards, but was released at the end of the season.
Following a brief spell with non-league Aberystwyth Town, Pilkington joined Second Division side Wigan Athletic in early September 2000. After just six days he dropped down to Mansfield Town in the fourth tier. He played just three games for ''the Stags'' that season, before summer signing Michael Bingham from Blackburn Rovers was recruited as competition for the number 1 jersey.
Promoted to first choice keeper in 2001-02, he played almost fifty games as the club achieved promotion in third place. Early in the season, Pilkington conceded a goal in bizarre circumstances during a League Cup First Round defeat to Notts County. Opposition keeper Steve Mildenhall put a free kick into Pilkington's net from inside of his own half of the field. In a first half to forget, County's Daniel Allsopp also scored a 31st minute hat-trick.
After recovering from a broken wrist in September, he played 36 games the next season, as Mansfield came straight back down.
Pilkington played a massive 55 competitive games in 2003-04. He kept a clean sheet in the 2004 play-off final, though Huddersfield Town won 4-1 on penalties.
In 2004-05, Pilkington was busy once again, keeping goal on 46 occasions. At the end of the campaign he was out of contract. Offered a one year deal, manager Carlton Palmer was confident of his signature. However, with the new deal paying less than his previous contract he rejected the offer, despite Palmer "''95% sure he will sign''". Pilkington instead signed with League Two rivals Notts County in June 2005.
In his first season at Meadow Lane, he played 48 games. In a difficult season, the experienced keeper helped ''the Magpies'' defence to compensate for their woeful scoring record. A clean sheet kept against Oxford United on 18 March proved vital as Oxford finished 23rd, three points behind County. Had Pilkington conceded a goal that day then it eventually would have been Notts County who would have lost their Football League status for the first time in the league's history. He dislocated a shoulder in April, which caused him to miss the last games of the season.
Notts County were a lot more comfortable the following season, Pilkington making 40 appearances, all but one of them in the league. Boss Steve Thompson had some explaining to do when he dropped Pilkington in favour of Saul Deeney for a brief period in December.
In 2007-08 the club again narrowly avoided relegation into the Conference, as County finished six points ahead of Pilkington's former club Mansfield Town in 23rd place. He played 35 games and said he was in the best form of his life, when in mid-February he suffered a fractured leg. At the end of the season he signed a new two year contract.
He started the 2008-09 season as second choice keeper behind Russell Hoult. Following an injury to Hoult, Pilkington made 26 appearances as his club struggled yet again. The ten points that Notts County finished above 23rd place Chester City concealed the fact that, without point deductions for other teams, ''the Magpies'' would once again have finished six points above the relegation zone.
After a takeover at County in the summer of 2009, Pilkington found himself out in the cold as third choice goalkeeper behind new signing Kasper Schmeichel and, once again, Russell Hoult. On 12 November 2009, he signed on a one-month loan for Conference side Luton Town, later extended for a further month on 17 December, acting as cover for the injured Mark Tyler.
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'''Kelvin James Wilson''' (born 3 September 1985 in Nottingham) is an English footballer. He is a centre-back, although he can play at full-back. He currently plays for Nottingham Forest.
Wilson started his career at Notts County, making his debut for the club in a 4-0 loss to Hartlepool United on 17 April 2004. In 2004-05 he became a regular in their back-line and was named Players' player and most improved player in his first full season.
After 78 league appearances in three seasons, Wilson was judged as one of the lower league's hottest prospects. He was taken on loan in March 2006 by Preston North End, then signed up at the end of the season for a reported -300,000. He only started 16 games in the 2006-07 season and he was linked to a move to Nottingham Forest.
He subsequently signed for Nottingham Forest for -300,000, committing himself to a four-year deal at his home town club. In the 2007-08 campaign, Wilson was a virtual ever-present in defence, as he helped Forest gain automatic promotion to the Championship after finishing second in League One. He made 42 appearances, missing a few games due to a red card in Forest's 2-1 victory over Huddersfield Town and an injury towards the end of the season. Wilson helped Forest amass a total of 24 clean sheets in his first season at the club which was a league record.
In 2009, Wilson could not reproduce his League One form at Championship standard, with the season ending in a relegation battle. On April 13 2009, a red card for a head butt on Sheffield United's Greg Halford saw Wilson's season finish under a black cloud.
Wilson missed the first month of the 2009-2010 season through injury. Since his return in late September, he has performed well alongside the rest of the Forest defence, in particular Wes Morgan.
Wilson has now recaptured his form and playing well at centerback
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'''Lee Craig Frecklington''' (born 8 September 1985) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a midfielder.
Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Frecklington made his way through Lincoln City's Centre of Excellence. He was rewarded with a scholarship place in the summer of 2002, where he was guided by former Lincoln Head Coach John Schofield. Frecklington's ability has long been noted and during his schooldays he undertook trials with both Norwich City and Leeds United.
He made rapid progress in Lincoln's youth set-up and in the 2003-04 season, the second year of his scholarship, moved towards the first team first impressing against Manchester City in a friendly game and then making his debut in the Football League Trophy against Telford United in October 2003. To further his development he joined Lincoln United on work experience in January 2004. His , against Workington on 17 January, was memorable as it was abandoned due to injury to the referee.
He continued his progression in the final season of his scholarship, making his Football League debut as a substitute in the game at Rochdale on 12 February 2005 and it was no surprise that he was handed a one year professional contract by then manager Keith Alexander.
In his first season as a professional, Frecklington did not initially make the first team squad and in September 2005 he was loaned to Stamford in the Southern League Division One East to gain further experience, remaining until Lincoln recalled him in December 2005. While at Stamford he played alongside his uncle David Frecklington who had been an apprentice at Lincoln City in the mid 1990s. Upon his return to Sincil Bank he became a regular presence on the substitutes bench and on 4 February 2006 stepped off the bench to score his first league goal in the game at Stockport. His reward was his first league start the following week at home to Torquay United. Always impressing, he made 18 league appearances in the second half of the season though only three of these were starts.
In the 2006-07 season, however, he featured heavily in a very pivotal role towards Lincoln's unsuccessful push for promotion to League One, already boasting a number of exceptional performances. Frecklington was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2006-07 season.
Frecklington signed on an initial three-month loan deal with rivals Peterborough United on 6 February 2009. Frecklington made the move permanent on 15 May 2009.
In November 2006, he was named in the Republic of Ireland (B) international squad for a friendly tie with Scotland. He was allowed to play for Ireland due to fact that his maternal grandparents were born there.
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'''Fitzroy Simpson''' (born 26 February 1970 in England) is a professional English-born Jamaican footballer, who currently plays for Eastleigh in the Conference South. He is a defender or a midfielder.
He joined the youth team at English club Swindon Town in 1987, and signed a professional contract the next year. In his debut match he was sent off for punching an opponent. Before the 1992/93 season he was sold to Premier League outfit Manchester City for -500,000. After a couple of seasons he struggled to stay in the first eleven, went on loan to Bristol City and was finally transferred to Portsmouth, where he played until 1999. During this period he played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup for Jamaica.
Heart of Midlothian signed Simpson soon after the World Cup, but it was an unhappy move, and he was offered the chance to reignite his career under Ray Graydon at Walsall. Simpson helped to revive the club's season, helping them to reach the Football League Second Division play-off final, which they went on to win. However, Simpson missed this game after picking up an injury during the semi-final. He left Walsall in the summer of 2003.
In 2002-03 he played non-league football with Telford United. He went to play for Linfield in Northern Ireland, but was released in the end of June 2005, at 35 years old.
He then announced his intention to retire from football, moving to the Costa del Sol, taking a directorship in a property firm, but in the 2005/06 season he resumed his football career with Havant & Waterlooville. The experienced midfielder arrived at The Silverlake in October 2007 from Havant.
Simpson currently works as a self-employed fitness guru.
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'''Oluwaseyi George "Seyi" Olofinjana''' (born 30 June 1980) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Hull City as a midfielder. "Seyi" is a nickname for the Yoruba name "Oluwaseyi" (meaning "''God made this''").
Born in Lagos, Olofinjana started his professional football career at FC Crown Ogbomoso when he was an undergraduate in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, and later moved on to play in the Nigerian Premier League for Kwara United. During this time, he also broke into the Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles, making his debut on 6 June 2000 in a 3-2 friendly win over Malawi.
The midfielder moved to Norwegian club Brann in 2003 after graduating from the University, where he played one season, and went on to play in every game of the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, as Nigeria finished third.
He then moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers, newly-relegated from the Premier League, in a -1.7 million deal in July 2004. He had also attracted interest from FC Copenhagen, Rosenborg, Monaco and Auxerre.
He immediately became a first choice player at Molineux but struggled for consistency in performances. A back injury in Autumn 2005 kept him out for the rest of the season, forcing him to miss the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
He found his form in the 2006-07 season, however, finishing as the club's top goalscorer as they made the play-offs under Mick McCarthy. He netted Wolves' opening goal of the following campaign in a 2-1 defeat to Watford, but could not repeat his goalscoring antics of the previous season, scoring only twice more, against Burnley and Plymouth respectively. He missed part of the season as he competed in the 2008 African Cup of Nations where Nigeria lost in the quarter-finals.
In June 2008, following Wolves failure to reach the play-offs, they confirmed that they had accepted a transfer request from the player. The midfielder had signed a four-year contract in October 2007, but a release clause was inserted which had now been activated. On 26 July 2008, he gained his wish of a move to the Premier League when Stoke City signed him on a four-year deal for -3 million to play in their inaugural campaign in the division. A work permit was agreed on 1 August 2008. He scored his first goal for Stoke City in the home game against Everton on 14 September 2008. He scored his second goal for Stoke City on 1 November 2008, against Arsenal to put his team 2-0 up in a game Stoke eventually won 2-1. Olofinjana struggled to cement his place in the Stoke midfield meaning he had to settle for a place on the bench for most of the 2008-09 season. On 27 July 2009 Stoke accepted a -2.5 million bid from French side AS Monaco. In the week beginning 3 August negotiations broke down with Monaco, allowing Hull City to nip in with a -3 million bid which was accepted by the Potters. He was announced as a Hull player soon after. He scored his first goal for Hull City in their 2-1 win against his old club Stoke City on 8 November 2009.
Olofinjana is a graduate of Chemical Engineering from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, and also sat exams as part of his Masters degree in Chemical Engineering in July 2007.
''Statistics accurate as of match played on 29 December 2009.''
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'''James Richard "Jimmy" Bullard''' (born 23 October 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a midfielder. He was originally a painter decorator but turned his career to professional football at the age of 20.
James Bullard was born in East Ham, East London.
Bullard quickly established himself in the Wigan first team and was named in the PFA Division Two Team of the Year for 2002-03.
On 11 February 2006, Bullard was honoured by Sky's morning football show Soccer AM for running the length of the pitch in an attempt to score when the floodlights went out during Wigan's League Cup semi-final home leg against Arsenal and leapfrogging a pile of players in a goal mouth scramble in the Premier League against Everton F.C., resulting in him falling flat on his face. They decided to re-name the studio doors and they are now known as Jimmy Bullard's Back Door.
On 28 April 2006, it was announced that Bullard would sign for Fulham at the end of the 2005-06 season after a -2,500,000
Bullard's Fulham debut came as the team lost 5-1 to Manchester United on 20 August 2006.
On 9 September 2006, Bullard dislocated his kneecap in a match against Newcastle United. This injury was thought to keep him out for six to eight weeks. However three days later it was revealed that Bullard would in fact be out for up to nine months with cruciate knee ligament damage.
After missing a large part of the season due to injury, his return, along with club captain Brian McBride, to the team sparked Fulham in to a run of form which saw them move out of the bottom three with one game remaining, after a 2-0 victory over Birmingham City. With Fulham needing to win away at Portsmouth on the last day of the 2007-08 season to avoid relegation, it was Danny Murphy's headed goal from Bullard's free kick that gave Fulham the victory, ensuring their Premier League survival.
On 23 January 2009, Bullard completed a move to Hull City for -5 million, a record transfer fee paid by the club.
In an interview broadcast on BBC's Football Focus on 31 January 2009, Bullard discussed his reasons for leaving Fulham:
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson said "He's been seeking the type of contract we couldn't give him. I congratulate Hull and Jimmy on getting the contract he wanted. It wasn't just wage demands prompting Jimmy to go, but the length of contract too". Bullard signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Hull.
Bullard made his Hull City debut as a substitute in their 28 January 2009 match against West Ham United, but picked up a knee injury during the game. The injury was to the same knee that Bullard dislocated whilst at Fulham, but was not initially thought to be related to the prior damage. However, it was sufficiently serious to necessitate Bullard flying back to the same surgeon, Richard Steadman, in the US for further knee surgery. On 19 February 2009 it was declared that he would be out for the rest of the season after the cruciate ligament surgery. He returned to action on 6 October 2009, in a Reserve match vs Bolton Wanderers, scoring a long range effort after cutting in on the inside of a Bolton defender. His Premier League return was off the bench on 19 October 2009 against his old club, Fulham, a 2-0 defeat. He scored his first goal for Hull, a free kick, against West Ham on 21 November 2009. He also scored his second goal for the club in the same game, this time from the penalty spot.
His third goal for Hull came against Manchester City, again from the penalty spot. After the goal he imitated Hull Coach Phil Brown's famous on-pitch team talk, from the same fixture the previous season.
Against Aston Villa on 5 December 2009, Bullard went up for an aerial challenge against James Milner and landed awkwardly injuring his knee.
After a scan it was confirmed that he will be out for six to eight weeks with an injury to the left knee.
This came after receiving the player of the month accolade the Friday previous.
Although English by birth, Bullard has a German grandmother and is therefore eligible for the German national team.
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'''Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor''' (born 26 February 1984) is professional footballer born in Togo to Nigerian parents of the Yoruba ethnic group. He plays for English Premier League team Manchester City and the Togo national team as a striker. Adebayor previously played for FC Metz, AS Monaco and , and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008.
Adebayor began his career in his homeland playing for Sporting Club de Lom. He made it to the U-15 level, and was spotted by French club Metz. After a trial, Adebayor joined the club in 1999 and played at the U-17 level for two years before joining the second team.
In his first season, he played nine games and scored twice. In the 2002-03 season, Adebayor scored 17 goals in 35 games. He signed a new contract with Monaco in 2003, and he scored seven goals in 17 appearances, helping them reach the Champions League final with two goals in 10 games.
On 13 January 2006, Adebayor signed for Arsenal for a reported -3m. He was given the nickname ''"Baby Kanu"'' due to his resemblance to former Arsenal star Nwankwo Kanu, who Adebayor had idolised as a youth. On 4 February 2006, Adebayor made his Arsenal debut in a Premiership match at Birmingham City and scored after 21 minutes, with Arsenal winning 2-0.
Adebayor scored Arsenal's winning goal against Manchester United to give Arsenal a 1-0 win at Old Trafford, their first league win of the 2006-07 season. Earlier in the game, Adebayor was brought down in the six-yard box to earn Arsenal a penalty, which was taken by Gilberto Silva and saved.
He was sent off in Arsenal's 2-1 Carling Cup final loss to Chelsea. He was shown the red card after a fracas towards the end of the match involving both Chelsea and Arsenal players. It was alleged that he had thrown a punch at Frank Lampard. The FA subsequently gave him an additional one-match ban and a fine of -7,500 for failing to leave the field of play immediately, as well as a three-match ban for the red card.
On 19 January, after scoring twice against Fulham, the fans sang, ''"Adebayor, Adebayor, give him the ball, and he will score"''. After scoring a penalty during the 3-1 win over Portsmouth, his two goals against Tottenham helped Arsenal win 3-1 in the first North London derby of the season..
On the summer transfer window he was linked with a -30 million move to Milan and Barcelona,
On 18 July 2009, Adebayor signed a five-year contract with Manchester City, for a transfer fee believed to be in the region of -25 million. He scored a goal on his debut for City against Blackburn Rovers, smashing a shot from 18 yards past Paul Robinson in the third minute. On his home debut, Adebayor scored the only goal in the 17th minute in a 1-0 in over Wolverhampton Wanderers, assisted by fellow summer signing Carlos Tvez.
He scored in his third consecutive league match, heading the winner in a 1-0 away victory against Portsmouth. He then scored in his fourth consecutive match, this time against his former team, Arsenal in a 4-2 victory at the City of Manchester Stadium. In the match against Arsenal, Adebayor's former team mate Van Persie accused him of deliberately kicking him in the face, and he was later handed a three-match ban after being found guilty of violent conduct. Adebayor was also criticized for running almost the full length of the pitch to the Arsenal supporters and celebrating in front of them after scoring his goal causing an attempted pitch invasion and objects to be thrown towards him on the pitch. He was booked for this, but did later apologize. Manchester City manager Mark Hughes suggested Adebayor did it because he wanted to be loved by Manchester City fans.
thumb|upright|Adebayor playing for Togo.
Born in Togo, Adebayor was also eligible to play for Nigeria but chose to represent the country of his birth. Adebayor helped Togo qualify for the 2006 African Cup of Nations by scoring 11 goals in the qualifiers, more than any other player in the African qualifiers. On 10 February 2009, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) picked Adebayor as the African Footballer of the Year for 2008 at an awards ceremony held in Lagos, Nigeria. Adebayor beat final nominees Mohamed Aboutrika of Egypt and Ghana's Michael Essien in a vote that involved the national team coaches of CAF's 54 member-nations. It was the first time a Togolese won the award as Africa's best player. (reference 11)
Adebayor helped Togo to qualify for World Cup 2006 and started all of Togo's group matches in Germany. He did not score any goals and Togo was eliminated in the group stage. He was made captain after the qualification.
He was called up for the 2006 African Cup of Nations, where he was a substitute for the country's first match, following a row with the coach. Adebayor first vowed to leave the tournament and return home, although he later resumed training with the side. Togo were eliminated after losing all three matches. He was dropped by Togo following the row over bonus payments.
On 11 October 2008, he scored four goals in Togo's 6-0 hammering of Swaziland during the World Cup qualification rounds.
Despite being injured, Adebayor played for Togo against Cameroon. Within this match he scored the only goal for Togo to seal the win.
On 8 January 2010, Adebayor was one of the players involved when the Togo national team's bus came under a gunfire attack on the way to the African Cup of Nations in Angola. The fatal attack, in which all the players survived but three other people were killed, led to Togo withdrawing from the tournament.
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'''Anthony Vanden Borre''' (born 24 October 1987 in Likasi, Zaire) is a Belgian footballer currently playing for Portsmouth on loan from Genoa.
His natural position is in central midfield or on the right wing but he made his debut both for Anderlecht and for Belgium at right back. He prefers to play as a midfielder where his range of passing and vision can be used to great effect. He has appeared for the Belgium national football team, making his national team debut on 28 April 2004 in a friendly against Turkey where he replaced Eric Deflandre in the 90th minute. He made his debut for the senior Anderlecht squad in 2003. Anthony was a genuine product of the Anderlecht youth system, having joined their ranks at the age of 8.
In 2005 he drew attention to himself in a Champions League game against Chelsea, when he had the best attempt on goal for Anderlecht as they lost 1-0 to the English champions, striking Chelsea goalkeeper Petr ech's post around midway through the game. He finally scored his first official goal at home against K.S.V. Roeselare in a 5-1 win when he opened the scoring on 21 September 2005.
Vanden Borre joined Fiorentina, completing his move on 1 June 2007. He made his Serie A debut on 7 October against Juventus F.C.. On 19 January, Vanden Borre was on the move again. This time, joining Serie A side Genoa on loan, with Papa Waigo moving the opposite way. It is understood that Vanden Borre's rights were jointly owned by Fiorentina and Genoa. In June 2008, Genoa announced that the club had acquired the full rights of the player.
On 13 August 2009 it was announced that Vanden Borre had joined Portsmouth on a season-long loan. He made his debut for the club on 19 August 2009 against Birmingham. He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in a 3-1 Football League Cup win over Carlisle on 22 September 2009.
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'''Percy Robert Sands''' (1881 - December 1965) was an English footballer, who spent seventeen years playing for Arsenal, making him one of the club's most enduring servants.
Born in Norwood, London, Sands trained as a teacher, and joined Woolwich Arsenal (as they were then known) as an amateur in 1902. While still an amateur, he became the club's first-choice centre half in 1903-04, having made his debut against Blackpool on September 5, 1903. He would not turn fully professional for another three years, and would still work as a teacher when not playing.
Woolwich Arsenal were promoted to the First Division in 1904, and Sands was a near ever-present in the side. Although Arsenal were an undistinguished mid-table side at this time, they reached the FA Cup semi-finals two years running, in 1905-06 and 1906-07. Nicknamed "Mr Reliable", Sands stuck with the club through leaner times, including financial difficulties and then relegation in 1912-13, by which time he had been made captain of the side, and the club's move to Highbury (and its subsequent renaming) that same year.
With the advent of World War I, first-class football was suspended, but despite his age (33), Sands continued to play for Arsenal in unofficial wartime matches. He later left to serve in the Royal Army Medical Corps on the Western Front. After peace broke out, he joined Southern League side Southend United, before retiring. In all he played 350 matches for the Gunners, a record that stood until it was broken by Bob John fifteen years later.
He was never capped for England, although he was called up for trials with the squad, and also played for the Football League representative XI. He died in December 1965 aged 84.
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'''Serhiy Stanislavovych Rebrov''' (, born on 3 June 1974 in Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast) is a retired Ukrainian football forward turned midfielder, currently assistant coach at Dynamo Kyiv reserves team. Rebrov gained international fame as an attacking partner of Andriy Shevchenko at Dynamo Kyiv throughout the 1990s and remains top all-time scorer of the Ukrainian Premier League. He has been capped 75 times by Ukraine and played in the 2006 World Cup, the nation's first ever World Cup.
Rebrov joined Shakhtar Donetsk as a youth in 1990. In his debut 1991 season, then a 17-year-old, he scored 2 goals in 7 games in the USSR Premier League. In his second season, playing in the newly established Ukrainian Premier League, he became a joint 3rd goalscorer, catching the eye of Dynamo Kyiv scouts.
Rebrov moved to Dynamo Kyiv in August 1992 and has since become the highest all-time scorer in the Ukrainian Premier League. His total tally in the league with Shakhtar and Dynamo is 123 goals in 261 games.
He scored several key goals in European competitions, notably in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons of the UEFA Champions League, including a famous goal against Barcelona from a tight angle. Dynamo reached the Champions League semi-final in 1999 but lost to Bayern Munich on aggregate. In the 1999-2000 season Rebrov became a joint top scorer in the UEFA Champions League with 10 goals (including 2 goals in qualification games) as Dynamo progressed to the last sixteen before going out on head-to-head record against Real Madrid.
In June 2000 he was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for -11 million, but after the sacking of George Graham in March 2001, he was frozen out by new manager Glenn Hoddle. He went out on two consecutive loan spells to Fenerbahe and subsequently signed a one year contract with West Ham United. He scored once in the league for West Ham, the winner in a 3-2 win over Watford in November 2004.
On 1 June 2005, Rebrov became a free agent after declining to re-sign and two days later he signed a new two-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv, with the option of a one year extension. In the new 2005-06 season, Rebrov became Dynamo's top scorer with 13 goals, two behind league joint top scorers Brando and Okoduwa, despite playing in midfield. Rebrov also topped the league in points (goals plus assists) and was named player of the season according to a poll of team coaches and captains.
In July 2007 Rebrov became Dynamo captain. In the 2007-08 season he was getting less playing time, starting only 7 out of 18 matches before the winter break. His contribution in some games was heavily criticised by the press. It was reported that Rebrov could move to Arsenal Kyiv during the transfer window. However, under new coach Yuri Semin Rebrov started all games and was named best player at the close season Channel One Cup. In February 2008 Dynamo president Ihor Surkis stated that the club was planning talks with Rebrov with a view of extending his contract. Shortly thereafter Rebrov received an offer of a two-year contract from Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.
On 3 March 2008 Dynamo announced that Rebrov had signed a two-year contract with Rubin and would join the new club at the end of the season, in summer 2008. With the Russian season starting in spring, Rubin eventually agreed a $1 million compensation with Dynamo for Rebrov's early release from his contract. He was part of the team that won the Russian Premier League 2008 for the first time in Rubin's history, playing in midfield in 24 out of his team's 30 league matches and scoring 5 goals.
Rebrov's retirement was announced on 20 July 2009. At the same time he became an assistant coach at Dynamo Kyiv reserves team. During his career he played in various European Leagues with 423 games recorded and 145 goals netted. He averaged 0.343 goals per game. In the Ukrainian Premier League he played 267 games and scored 125 goals which is an average of 0.468 goals per game and 14 goals per 30-game season. Outside of Ukraine Rebrov played 156 games and scored only 20 goals, thus scoring much more at the rate of a defender than that of a striker. His best performances came between the years 1997 and 2000. During those years he scored on average twice in every three games and also scored 12 of his 15 goals for the national team.
Sergei Rebrov was at the centre of a race row in September 2008 by giving Spurs new signing Roman Pavlyuchenko some controversial advice. The former Tottenham striker reportedly warned Pavlyuchenko not to go out near White Hart Lane - because lots of "dark-skinned people" live there. According to the ''Daily Mirror'', Rebrov's comments came in an interview in Russian magazine ''Football Weekly'' on how -13.8 million signing Pavlyuchenko should adapt to British life.
Rebrov, who played for Spurs between 2000 and 2004, said: "I wouldn't go for a walk on my own around White Hart Lane. A lot of dark-skinned people live there. So naturally the crime rate is higher than anywhere else. It's not nice to be a robbery victim. So I suggest that Roman doesn't walk but drives around that area."
Rebrov's club exploits earned him a recall to the national team and a ticket to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, where he scored a long range shot against Saudi Arabia as Ukraine progressed to the quarterfinals before going down to Italy.
At the time of his retirement on 20 July 2009 he was the fourth most capped player in the Ukrainian national team's history having represented his country 75 times and was their second all-time scorer with 15 goals.
''The following table is up to date 23 June 2006.''
After retiring on 20 July 2009 Rebrov signed a contract as an Assistant Coach of the FC Dynamo Kyiv Reserves and Youth Team.
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Lambie was a regular in the Queens Park first-team by the age of 16 and became Scotland's youngest player when capped at the age of 17, in a game against Ireland which Scotland won 7-2 on 20 March 1886. He was appointed captain for the occasion, making him Scotland's thirteenth and still youngest captain. He scored in this game and made another two Scotland appearances in the days when international games were far less common than they are today. The first of these was against Ireland (again) on 19 February 1887 in a 4-1 win for Scotland, and Lambie's final game was against England on 17 March 1888. Scotland lost 5-0. His international career was effectively ended when he moved to London in May 1888, where he appeared for London Caledonians, the Corinthians and Swifts.
His brother, William Allan Lambie, was also a noted footballer with Queens Park and also played for Scotland while a teenager.
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'''Luke Paul Young''' (born 19 July 1979) is an English footballer, currently playing in the right back position for Aston Villa in the English Premier League.
Young was born in Harlow, Essex, and has an older brother, Neil Young, who is also a professional footballer and most notably played for Bournemouth. During Neil's testimonial match, Neil captained the Bournemouth team and brother Luke captained the Charlton Athletic team, who were the opponents. The final score was a 5-2 win for Charlton.
Luke's 17 year old brother, Andre Young, was found dead on 12 August 2009 whilst on holiday in Malia, Crete after sustaining head injuries. Luke has said the family are "devastated" by the loss. He said at the time: "He was a tremendous and talented person and a diligent student and this is such a waste of a promising life."
Luke's youngest brother is 16 year old Jake Young, who plays for the West Ham academy. He is a very promising player who captains England at Under-15 level.
Young started his career playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 1997, making over 50 appearances, mainly at full-back. He was transferred to Charlton in 2001, for a fee of -4 million.
He had made over 180 league appearances for Charlton, once playing alongside Mark Fish, Jorge Costa and Jonathan Fortune in a defence whose last names combined to 'Young Fish Cost a Fortune'. In the spring of 2005 he was voted player of the year by the Charlton fans.
Before Alan Curbishley left Charlton, Young had handed in a transfer request, since he and Curbishley had not got on. After Curbishley left, Young withdrew his transfer request, but after Iain Dowie was appointed manager he reinstated it, citing the club not offering him a new contract even though he still had a year left on his existing contract. The following day, Young was offered a new three year deal at The Valley. On 19 July 2006, Young signed a new four year contract at Charlton. However, Charlton had a very poor Premiership season, and went through three managers: Iain Dowie, Les Reed, and Alan Pardew (who had been dismissed by West Ham). Charlton finished 19th and were relegated to the Championship. Young requested a transfer, which was accepted. He was then linked with Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, and Middlesbrough.
thumb|right|200px|Young playing for Middlesbrough.
Young was signed by Middlesbrough for a fee of -2.5 million on a four-year deal in July 2007. He made his debut for Middlesbrough against Newcastle. His first goal for Middlesbrough, a sizzling long-distance drive into the top corner, came against his former club, Tottenham Hotspur, at The Riverside in a Premiership match on 3 November 2007, with the match ending 1-1.
Young played all but the first 3 games of the season and was nicknamed "Mr. Consistent" by Middlesbrough fans after a very good solid season on Teesside and just missed out on the Middlesbrough fans player of the season award.
On 7 August 2008, Aston Villa completed the signing of Young in a deal that could reach -6 million
Young's first call up to the England team came at the end of the 2004-05 season. His first game for England was on 28 May 2005, when he came on as substitute against the USA with 14 minutes to play. His first full appearance in an England shirt came on 3 September 2005, when he played the full 90 minutes in the World Cup qualifying game against Wales, which England won 1-0. However, due to injury Young failed to make the final England squad for the 2006 World Cup. On 21 March 2007, Steve McClaren drafted Young into the England team for the qualifiers against Israel and Andorra because of injuries to squad members.
As of 12 July 2007 he has played for his country seven times, although the last time he was capped was against Argentina in November 2005. He has been called up by both Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello, most recently for the friendly against Spain, but has played for neither.
On 11 November 2009, it emerged that Young had, in February 2009, made his unavailability for future international duties known to the Football Association on personal grounds. This retirement from international football was made public when Young rejected an offer to reverse his decision following the injury of Glen Johnson before a match against Brazil.
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'''Graham Anthony Kavanagh''' (born 2 December 1973) is an Irish footballer who is player/coach for Carlisle United, having also played for Home Farm, Middlesbrough, Stoke City, Cardiff City, Wigan Athletic, Sunderland and two loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday.
Kavanagh began his career at Home Farm, before joining Middlesbrough in 1991 but struggled to ever hold down a first team place and was sold to Stoke City in 1996, after a short loan spell at the club, for -250,000. He was eventually to move to Cardiff City in 2001 for -1m, and went on to score fifteen times in his first season at the club and help them to promotion the following year when they beat Queens Park Rangers in the Division two play-off final. He scored one of Cardiff's goals as they memorably knocked out then Premiership Leeds United in the FA Cup third round in 2002.
During the 2004-05 season Cardiff chairman Sam Hammam revealed that the club was in serious financial trouble and as such a number of players left the club to attempt to regain losses, including Kavanagh who signed for Wigan Athletic for a fee close to -400,000.
He joined Sheffield Wednesday on 21 September 2007 on a loan deal to regain his fitness
Kavanagh joined League One side Carlisle United on a month's loan on 10 October 2008.
Kavanagh has 16 international caps for the Republic of Ireland, the last of which he picked up on 16 August 2006 against the Netherlands.
Graham is married to the sister of Liam O'Brien.
With '''Cardiff City'''
With '''Wigan Athletic'''
With '''Sunderland'''
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'''Lee Henry McCulloch''' (born 14 May 1978 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish professional association football player who currently plays for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League. He was capped on 15 occasions by the Scotland national football team.
McCulloch started his career as a striker at Cumbernauld United, having previously played at Rangers boys club alongside Barry Ferguson. He was spotted by Motherwell and signed for them in the summer of 1995. McCulloch went on to score 27 goals in 147 appearances after making his debut against Raith Rovers on 24 August 1996. He scored his first and second goals in a league match against Hibernian on 31 January 1998.
After netting 12 and 9 goals in consecutive seasons for Motherwell, along with some impressive performances other clubs began to take notice of the young striker.
He signed for Wigan Athletic in March 2001 for -700,000,
During his English league career, McCulloch found himself operating more and more in a left midfield role , and indeed this is the position he mainly played in during Wigan's first season in the Premier League in 2005-06. Although rarely played as an out-and-out striker that term, he still weighed in with five league goals in thirty appearances, helping Wigan to a 10th place finish. He also appeared as a substitute for Wigan in the 2006 League Cup Final.
In January 2007, McCulloch was the subject of a -750,000 bid by Rangers. It was turned down by Wigan and labelled "derisory" by manager Paul Jewell. In May 2007, McCulloch told BBC Sport that he would relish the opportunity to play for Rangers, and the new manager at Wigan Athletic advised him that he may leave to move back to Scotland.
On 11 July 2007, Rangers revealed that they had agreed an undisclosed fee with Wigan Athletic. After agreeing personal terms and passing a medical, he signed a four-year deal later in the day with a transfer fee of -2.25m to join his boyhood heroes.
On 23 December in a match with Aberdeen, McCulloch was sent off after 37 minutes after jumping at Aberdeen's Scott Severin as a mass brawl started, after Aberdeen's Chris Clark had scythed down Rangers defender Alan Hutton. McCulloch was the only player to be dismissed in the heated match. Later that season McCulloch played in the 2008 UEFA Cup Final, the 2008 Scottish League Cup Final and the 2008 Scottish Cup Final. Rangers lost the UEFA Cup Final but won a domestic cup double.
In his second season at Ibrox, McCulloch was again plagued with injuries. However, he did also manage to play for the club at central defence and as a defensive midfielder. In the first game of the 2009-10 season McCulloch scored a wonder goal against Falkirk in a 4-1 win. The following match he scored his second goal of the season against Hearts. A header from a free kick that equalised for Rangers before Kris Boyd scored the winner from in the 89th minute. McCulloch became a regular in central midfield.
McCulloch earned his first international call-up to the Scotland national side in 2004, under the then manager Berti Vogts, and made his debut as a late substitute in a 1-1 draw with Moldova,
Since the appointment of Walter Smith in 2004, he has featured in the squad intermittently. He featured in Smith's first three matches as manager against Italy, Moldova and Belarus and was involved in the Kirin Cup matches against Bulgaria and Japan. He played in Scotland's famous 1-0 win over France in October 2006
He scored his first international goal in Scotland's Euro 2008 qualifying win over Ukraine.
McCulloch retired from international football on 8 September 2008 as he wanted to concentrate on his club commitments.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
'''Wigan Athletic'''
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'''Paul Everton Ifill''' (born 20 October 1979 in Brighton, England) is a Barbadian football midfielder, currently playing for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.
After rejection from Watford's youth team as a 16-year-old, Ifill went back to his home town, Brighton. He enrolled on a physical education course at college and played non-League football in the same Saltdean United team as his father.
He was scouted by Jeff Burnidge and Mick Beard after being tipped of by a former Millwall player and was signed by Millwall as a centre-forward.
After suffering injury at a crucial time between contracts he was given just one month to prove himself by manager Billy Bonds. Ifill responded by scoring four goals the next Saturday and two more the following week.
Injuries led to Millwall switching him to midfield, but a recurring back injury prevented him from sprinting, a basic requirement for a winger. Despite seeing a number of different specialists, he was out for three months, and was in danger of having to end his career. Fortunately, a Harley Street consultant diagnosed a pelvic flaw pressing on a nerve, the day after treatment he was able to sprint again. He was a member of the team that reached the 2004 FA Cup Final, where they lost to Manchester United.
He signed for Sheffield United in May 2005 for -800,000, after making over 200 league appearances at The New Den.
In his first season at Bramall Lane, United raced into a large lead, and despite falling behind eventual champions Reading, the Blades finished as runners-up, securing promotion to the Premier League in the process.
In the top flight, Ifill fell out of favour, and boss Neil Warnock placed him on the transfer list. During the January transfer window, Ifill left the Blades and after much competition from other clubs was unveiled by Crystal Palace, having signed for a reported -800,000 fee.
At Palace Ifill's career has stuttered, with him struggling for fitness. Warnock's appointment to the managers' post at Palace has not left him without any chances, but nevertheless Ifill has struggled to remain fit.
On 18 August 2008 Ifill and team mate Carl Fletcher were put on the transfer list by manager Neil Warnock. He was released by Crystal Palace on 6 May 2009 with eight other players.
On 21 July 2009, Ifill signed a two-year contract with New Zealand-based Wellington Phoenix of the Australian A-League. He scored his first goal for his new club in his second appearance netting a header off a pinpoint cross from Leo Bertos to help secure a 2-1 win over Perth Glory at Westpac Stadium. Ifill's second goal came against Adelaide United.
On 6 September 2009 two days after his goal against Adelaide, Ifiil signed a contract extension to keep him at the Phoenix until the end of the 2011/2012 season, with an option for an extra year.
Ifill's third goal came on 25 October 2009 as the Phoenix hammered Gold Coast United 6-0, a regular-season record for the largest win. Ifill not only scored, but provided three assists in a masterful performance.
Ifill then scored in three consecutive games for the Phoenix, resulting in two wins and a draw for the fledgling club. On 31 December 2009, Ifill scored the goals in a 2-0 win over the Central Coast Mariners, pushing the Phoenix back up to 7th position in a congested ladder.
Heading into 2010, Ifill has been at his influential best for the Phoenix, scoring eight goals and provided seven assists in 20 games. In Ifills first two games of 2010, Ifill provided the Phoenix with an surperb assist to Eugene Dadi in the Brisbane Roar match and a goal against North Queensland Fury.
Ifill plays internationally for Barbados due to parental nationality and played in two World Cup qualifying games for Barbados in June 2004 against St Kitts & Nevis.
He was recently been recalled to the squad for three Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 Group B fixtures against St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda and Anguilla at the Antigua Recreation Ground. On 24 September 2006, he scored a hat-trick for Barbados during their 7-1 Gold Cup qualifying victory over Anguilla at the Antigua Recreation Ground.
Ifill was recalled for Barbados' semifinal Group G, in which he scored twice in three games, as the hosts advanced to the finals, in Trinidad and Tobago, in January 2007.
He scored all his international goals for Barbados in the 2007 Gold cup competition. Ifill captained his country against USA in two World Cup 2010 qualifying games, which Barbados lost 9-0 on aggregate.
Ifill is the son of English and Barbadian parents, Everton and Christine. Ifill's partner is Elle Isaac and they have a baby daughter Romy born in 2006.
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'''Samuel ("Sammy") Nelson''' (born April 1, 1949 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Ireland former football player, who joined London club Arsenal on his 17th birthday in 1966.
Originally a left-winger, Nelson was later moved back into defence to become a left back. He was a regular in Arsenal's reserve side for several seasons, before making his first-team debut against Ipswich Town on October 25, 1969. However, he was understudy to the Gunners' established left back, Bob McNab, and it wasn't until McNab was injured in the 1971-72 season did he become a regular in the side. Even then, whenever McNab returned from injury, Nelson was forced to step down to being reserve.
In the meantime, Nelson had made his debut for Northern Ireland, as a sub against England on April 21, 1970. Nelson went on to win 51 international caps, including two of Northern Ireland's matches in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
McNab left Arsenal in the summer of 1975, and Nelson finally became Arsenal's first-choice left back. For the next five seasons he was a near ever-present in the Arsenal side, and he played in all three of the Gunners' successive FA Cup finals (1978, 1979 and 1980 - but only winning the middle of the three) as well the Gunners' 1980 Cup Winners' Cup loss on penalties to Valencia.
An aggressive, hard-tackling full back, Nelson was a crowd favourite and known for his cheeky sense of humour.
With the arrival of England international Kenny Sansom at the club in 1980, Nelson once again found himself in the reserves. He left Arsenal in 1981 to join Brighton & Hove Albion. He played 339 first-class matches for the Gunners in total, and scored 12 goals.
Nelson spent two seasons at Brighton; although unable to save the side from relegation in 1982-83, he did reach another Cup final (his fourth) that season, losing to Manchester United 4-0 in a replay, after a 2-2 draw in the final. Nelson retired from football that summer, and after spending a season as a coach at Brighton, he left the game completely and went into the insurance industry. He is currently a tour guide at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium as part of their "Legends Tour".
Nelson is married to Helen and they have a daughter named Emily and a son named Peter. Emily is married to English cricketer Matthew Prior, and they have a son named Jonathan.
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'''Jesse Pennington''' (23 August 1883 - 5 September 1970) was an English football player in the early part of the 20th century. He was nicknamed "Peerless Pennington".
Born in West Bromwich, Pennington was a left-back for West Bromwich Albion for 19 years, from March 1903 to May 1922. Although his career was interrupted by World War I, Pennington made 455 league appearances for the club, captaining them to the league title in 1919-1920. He had also been a part of the team promoted from the Second Division in 1911 and had received an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1912.
On the international front, Pennington earned 25 caps for England between 18 March 1907 and 10 April 1920, captaining the side on one occasion.
After retiring, he worked as a scout for West Bromwich Albion from 1950 to 1960 and was made a life member of the club in 1969, a year before he died in Kidderminster. Pennington was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations in 2004.
In 1913, Pennington was approached by Pascoe Bioletti who offered -5 per player for Albion corruptly to endeavour not to win their forthcoming game against Everton F.C. on 29 November. Pascoe's son, William Alfred Bioletti, was operator of a football betting business in Geneva.
Pennington alerted the police and after the game, which ended in a draw, he met Bioletti, ostensbily for the pay-off, at which point the police moved in to arrest Bioletti. Bioletti was sentenced to 5 months' imprisonment in 1914.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Linighan''' (born June 18, 1962) is a former English football player.
Linighan was born in Hartlepool into a footballing family - his brothers David and Brian were also professional footballers. He first played for his local side, Hartlepool United, before spells at Leeds United (1984-1986), Oldham Athletic (1986-1988) and Norwich City (1988-1990). A tall, imposing centre back, Linighan became notable for his calm performances in defence for Norwich, and was snapped up by George Graham's Arsenal for -1.2 million in the summer of 1990 (despite Arsenal already having England international defenders Tony Adams and Steve Bould in the side). Linighan had been very reluctant to leave Norwich, but was told by then-chairman Robert Chase that he was being sold.
Linighan mainly played as backup to Adams and Bould at Arsenal. In his first season, in which Arsenal won the First Division, Linighan managed to put in 10 performances, which were only just enough for him to win a medal. His biggest moment for the club came at the end of the 1992-93 season; having already beaten Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup final, Arsenal faced Wednesday again in the FA Cup final. The final finished 1-1, forcing a replay, which finished 1-1 after 90 minutes and went to extra time; with 119 minutes gone, Linighan (suffering from a broken nose after Mark Bright had struck him in the face with his elbow) came up for a corner and headed in the winner. Fittingly, it was Bright who Lingham outjumped in order to score. Thanks to his goal, Arsenal became the first club in English football to win the Cup Double. His former club, Norwich City, qualified for the UEFA Cup as a result of his cup final goal, as it meant that Arsenal qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, so the European place for the League Cup winner went to the team who had finished third in the Premier League instead.
By then, Linighan's place in the Arsenal side was further in doubt, as the club had signed Martin Keown earlier that year (Linighan had only played in the cup finals because Keown was cup-tied). Despite this, he stayed on at the club as fourth-choice centre-back, until he was sold to Crystal Palace in January 1997. He helped Palace as they won promotion to the Premiership, and became club captain. He stuck with Palace during the club's financial problems, even after they were forced to loan him to Queens Park Rangers for part of 1998-99 in order to reduce the wage bill. Linighan returned to the club after his loan spell, and was voted the fans' player of the year in 1999-2000, but after falling out with new owner Simon Jordan, he was given a free transfer in the autumn of 2000.
Linighan saw out the rest of the season with Oxford United, which ended in disappointment - United were relegated to the Third Division. Afterwards he briefly played for non-league St Albans, before retiring completely from the game to run his own plumbing business.
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'''Andrew John Barlow''' (born 24 November 1965 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English former professional football player. He played as a left-back in a career spanning fifteen years, and made more than 400 league appearances.
Barlow began his career with his hometown club, Oldham Athletic, and spent ten of his eleven years at Boundary Park playing under manager Joe Royle.
In 1995, he signed for Sam Allardyce's Blackpool, with whom he spent two years before joining Rochdale. He brought his playing career to a close at Spotland. He scored his only goal for the club, against Brighton in a 1-1 draw, with the very last touch of his professional career.
Barlow hung up his boots with Ramsbottom United.
Post-retirement, he became a coach with the PFA, a role he continues to fulfill.
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'''Thomas Robert "Tom" Parker''' (19 November 1897 - 1 November 1987) was an English football player and manager.
Born in Woolston, Southampton, Parker began playing with local sides, such as Sholing Rangers and Sholing Athletic, before joining Southern League side Southampton as an amateur in 1918, just before the end of the First World War. In his first season for the Saints, he was playing in the War League and in friendlies, and made a total of 39 appearances, scoring 12 goals, of which 10 were penalties, thus making him the club's second highest scorer behind Bill Rawlings. In 1919, after the end of hostilities, professional football restarted and for the next seven seasons he was a virtual ever-present at right back, forming a successful full-back partnership with Fred Titmuss.
Parker was described in Holley & Chalk's ''The Alphabet of the Saints'' as "never the fastest of players, he had wonderful positional sense and his tackling was always well-timed".
Southampton became founder members of the Third Division for the start of the 1920-21 season and were promoted (as champions) to the Second Division in 1922. Southampton reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1925 but in the match at Stamford Bridge on 28 March 1925 they were eliminated by Sheffield United when Parker had a dreadful afternoon, first scoring an own-goal, then suffering a rare miss from the penalty spot (shooting straight at the 'keeper) before a mix-up between him and goalkeeper Tommy Allen gave Sheffield their second goal.
During his time at Southampton, Parker also won a solitary cap for England, against France on 21 May 1925.
Eventually bigger clubs started making overtures towards Southampton for Parker's services. At first these were resisted, but with money needed to finance the purchase of The Dell, Southampton reluctantly accepted an offer of -3,250 from Herbert Chapman's Arsenal in spring 1926, and he was on his way to Highbury. In all he played 275 first-team matches for Southampton, scoring 12 goals (not including his wartime appearances).
Parker made his Arsenal debut against Blackburn Rovers on 3 April 1926. This was the first match of 172 consecutive first-team matches for Arsenal, a club record that still stands today. Reliable and assured at the back, Parker soon became Arsenal captain, and skippered the club to their first Cup final (1926-27), which they lost 1-0 to Cardiff City. Parker's luck was better with his next trip to Wembley in 1929-30 - Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 and Parker became the first Arsenal captain to lift the FA Cup trophy.
Parker went on to captain Arsenal to their 1930-31 Championship triumph, and the 1931-32 Cup final (which they lost 2-1, controversially, to Newcastle United). Throughout all this time Parker was a near ever-present in the side, missing just six league games in seven seasons with the club. However, by 1932 Parker was nearly 35, and at the start of the 1932-33 season he was replaced at right back by George Male. He made his last appearance in an Arsenal shirt on 8 October 1932 against Derby County, and left the club in 1933 to become manager of Norwich City.
In total, he played 294 matches for Arsenal, scoring 17 goals (the majority of them being penalties, as he was the club's first-choice taker for much of his career). Despite being an FA Cup and League-winning captain, he never won any further England caps to add to the one he picked up at Southampton, with Roy Goodall and Tom Cooper keeping him out of the national side.
With Parker as manager, Norwich City won the Third Division South in 1933-34 and thus promotion to the Second Division.
Parker moved back to his old club Southampton in March 1937, taking over from George Goss who had acted as manager since the previous summer without any real success. On his arrival at The Dell, with money available for new players, Parker set about building a side to push for promotion from Division 2. Over two seasons he spent -9,000 on new players, bringing in wingers Harry Osman and Billy Bevis, goalkeeper Sam Warhurst and centre-half Bill Dodgin. The most important signing, however, was when he signed Ted Bates from his former club Norwich City. Bates was later to go on to transform Southampton into a First Division team.
By 1939, Parker had built a settled side but the Second World War soon intervened and put a halt to competitive football, making all Parker's planning wasted. Parker continued as secretary-manager throughout the difficult initial years of the war, fielding sides made up mostly from guest players. In June 1943, after a row with the Saints' board, he resigned his position to take up employment outside football as a ship's surveyor in Southampton Docks with Lloyd's registry.
He later had a second, less successful spell at Norwich in the 1950s which saw the club finish at the bottom of the League.
Tom returned to his job as a ship's surveyor until he retired in 1962. Soon after retirement, he was asked by Ted Bates (who by then was Saints' manager) to take on a part-time scouting role later becoming chief scout, a post he finally relinquished in 1975. He died aged 89 in 1987.
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'''Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain''' (born June 20, 1964) is a former English goalkeeper currently employed by Watford as the club's goalkeeping coach. He made 788 league appearances during his 25-year playing career, the final 11 years and 247 appearances of which were with Watford.
Chamberlain started his career at Ipswich as a trainee, but didn't make a single appearance for the club, moving to Colchester in 1982. He spent 5 years at Layer Road before joining Everton for -80,000. However, the then 23-year old was unable to displace established Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall, and his only appearances in the 1987-88 season were during a loan spell at Tranmere. Chamberlain signed for Luton Town in the summer of 1988 whilst living in Northampton, where he ousted Les Sealey after Sealey had a poor game in the League Cup Final against Nottingham Forest. Chamberlain became first choice goalkeeper and was player of the season twice.
Signing for Sunderland in 1993, he was part of the team that was promoted in 1995-96, though for four months of the season he was not first choice goalkeeper as Sunderland had taken Shay Given on loan from Blackburn Rovers in his place.
Towards the end of the 1994-95 season, he was loaned to Liverpool as understudy to David James after previous deputy Michael Stensgaard suffered an off-the-field injury, and despite never playing a game for the Anfield side he collected a Football League Cup winner's medal as he was a non-playing substitute in the final.
Despite this, in the summer of 1996 he was allowed to join recently relegated Watford, who paid -40,000 for him. He started off unable to get in the team, but finally played when first-choice goalkeeper Kevin Miller was sold to Crystal Palace for -1,000,000 in 1997. Now the first-choice goalkeeper, he was part of the Division Two Championship winning side in 1997-98 and was instrumental in Watford's promotion to the Premier League in 1999. In the playoff semi-final second leg against Birmingham City, his save denied Birmingham a winning goal, and won the match for Watford with a penalty shootout save in sudden-death. He appeared at Wembley when Watford beat Bolton Wanderers 2-0 in the Play-Off final.
During the Premiership campaign, Chamberlain started off with an injury, and had to wait six games before he could play again. On Watford's relegation to Division One in 2001 the club signed Tottenham goalkeeper Espen Baardsen and the two players competed for the starting position through the 2001-02 season. When Gianluca Vialli arrived as Watford manager in the summer of 2002 he selected Baardsen as his first choice, but Chamberlain returned to the side after a poor run of form and kept his place.
Under Ray Lewington, he was first-choice for the whole of the 2002-03 season. In 2003-04 he started as first-choice, but lost his place to Lenny Pidgeley for several months, before regaining his place towards the end of the campaign. Chamberlain took the job of goalkeeping coach in the autumn of 2004.
Chamberlain was given a testimonial by Watford. With Chamberlain in goal Watford lost to Premiership side Charlton Athletic 2-1. Various events were run throughout the season to celebrate Chamberlain's 10 years at the club.
On 20 July 2006 he signed a new one year contract keeping him as player at Vicarage Road until summer 2007 making him, at 42, the oldest Premier League player for 2006-07 season.. On 13 May 2007, Chamberlain came on as a substitute to become one of the oldest Premier League players ever. On 19 May 2007 it was announced that Chamberlain would be retiring from playing and would concentrate on his coaching role at the club.
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'''Tony Vidmar''' (born July 4, 1970 in Adelaide) is an Australian former professional football (soccer) player of Slovenian-Italian origin. He was a member of the Australian national team, competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for his native country, and is currently Australia's third highest capped player. His brother Aurelio Vidmar was also an Australian football player.
His biggest impact in club football came whilst at Scottish side Rangers, for whom he played over 100 games and won the Scottish Championship twice, the Scottish League Cup twice and the Scottish FA Cup 3 times. A memorable goal against Italian team Parma in a Champions League qualifier in 1999 has cemented Tony's place in Rangers FC folklore. He left the club in 2002 and joined Middlesbrough on a free transfer.
He joined Welsh side Cardiff City on a free transfer in 2003 after manager Lennie Lawrence was quick to sign him after missing out the previous year after his release from Rangers. Vidmar was a fans favourite while playing in Wales for Cardiff. He joined the club from Middlesbrough in 2003 and made 73 appearances before leaving in 2005 to join Dutch side NAC Breda.
Highly criticised as one of the main weak points in the Australian defence under Frank Farina's tenure, Guus Hiddink's appointment sparked a tremendous improvement in his performance, culminating in an impressive performance in the second leg of the World Cup qualifying tie against Uruguay. Vidmar notably volunteered to take his team mate Mark Bresciano's kick in the penalty shootout (after the latter had been substituted through injury). This was successfully converted, giving Australia a 3-1 lead, and they subsequently won 4-2 on penalties.
On May 9, 2006 Vidmar announced he was withdrawing himself from World Cup team selection for medical reasons, specifically an irregular heart rhythm. Doctors discovered this irregularity was due to a blood clot in his left coronary artery. Following an operation in London, Vidmar was given the all-clear to resume his professional football career. Vidmar announced his international retirement after the friendly fixture against Paraguay on October 7, 2006, at which Australia drew 1-1.
On February 14, 2008 Vidmar announced his retirement and an end to his decorated playing career after the 2008 A-League Grand Final. The former Socceroo defender said he wanted to end speculation about his future and thought the domestic decider was the best way to end his career.
"My aim at the start of the season was to help qualify the team for the AFC Champions League and to top that now would be very difficult."
Vidmar said there had been a lot of influential players on his career, which began at Adelaide City in 1989:
"I'd like to thank everyone at the Mariners - everyone in the office to the coaching staff and my team-mates, after what happened with my medical condition it was a gamble that they took to bring me here and I'd like to thank them for giving me the opportunity to finish my career in Australia, it would definitely be nice to finish it off with a Championship."
'''With Australia:'''
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'''Alan Kernaghan''' (born 25 April 1967) is an English-born Irish former footballer. Since retiring he has become a coach and manager. Since January 2007 he has been a youth coach at Rangers.
Born in Otley, West Yorkshire, Kernaghan began his playing career as an apprentice at Middlesbrough, and went on to make 212 appearances during an eight-year period, scoring 16 goals.
In September 1993, Kernaghan was signed for Manchester City by then-boss Brian Horton. He went on loan to various clubs-Bolton Wanderers in 1994, Bradford City in 1996, and then to St. Johnstone in 1997. The Saints signed him on a permanent deal just before the end of the year, after he was given a free transfer from Manchester City. He enjoyed four years at McDiarmid Park, making 60 league appearances and scoring five goals.
Kernaghan then joined Brechin City, but his spell there was short as he made only three competitive appearances for the Glebe Park club. He then moved to Clyde, where he started as a player but was promoted to a player/manager role in the 2003-04 season. He guided Clyde to a second-placed finish in the First Division, behind Inverness Caley Thistle, a division which they led for the majority of the season. Kernaghan made 63 appearances for Clyde as a player, scoring three goals.
His next move was to Livingston as assistant manager to Allan Preston. Kernaghan was on a player/assistant manager role at the club, making four first team appearances for Livingston, but he was sacked along with Preston after a poor run of results.
Kernaghan next moved to Falkirk, where he took up a player/coach role. He made nine appearances for the Bairns but left the club on 2 September 2005, to take up the role as manager of Dundee. He was removed from the position, after an unsuccessful spell, in April 2006.
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'''Scott Barron''' (born 2 September 1985 in Preston) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Millwall. He has also played in the Football League for Ipswich Town and Wrexham.
Barron came up through Ipswich Town's academy system to make 17 senior appearances while at Portman Road, his debut coming against Brentford in the League Cup in August 2004.
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'''Steven Jerome Pienaar''' (born 17 March 1982 in Johannesburg) is a Englishn footballer currently playing for English Premier League club Everton. He can play on either the right or left wing and is also a member of the English national team. In his career, Pienaar has played for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Everton.
He was brought over to Holland in January 2001 but did not make his Eredivisie debut until 24 February 2002 - in a 1-0 victory over NAC Breda. He became a pivotal member of the Ajax team that won the Dutch League in 2002 and 2004.
In January 2006, it was announced that German club Borussia Dortmund had signed Pienaar on a three-year contract from Ajax. Seen as a replacement for Arsenal-bound Tom Rosick, Pienaar's first year with Borussia Dortmund saw him receive the number 10 shirt vacated by the Czech playmaker. Pienaar struggled at Dortmund and was never accepted by the players at the club.
Pienaar joined English club Everton on loan for 2007-08 and later signed a 3 year contract from Dortmund for a pre-agreed fee of -2 million after payment of an initial loan fee of -350,000 in April 2008. He made his Premier League debut for Everton in the latter stages of a 2-1 home victory against . He scored his first Everton goal in the 2-0 home victory over Middlesbrough in September 2007. Recently, Pienaar scored for Everton in the 81st minute to give Everton a shock lead away at Arsenal F.C. In his next Barclays Premier League match, Pienaar was outstanding after opening the scoring in a 2-0 win over 4th placed Manchester City.
He made his international debut for South Africa in a 2-0 win against Turkey in 2002 and has since accumulated 46 caps and 2 goals.
He also participated at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Pienaar grew up with his mother and two sisters and one brother in a largely coloured township on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Pienaar is commonly referred to by his nickname "The Mighty Peanut," taken from the Italian footballer Salvatore Schillaci. The people from his native Westbury and surroundings affectionately shortened the nickname to Schilo .
Steven Pienaar is being sued by his ex-girlfriend, Danielle Steeneveld, for ZAR10.8million in August 2009 for not marrying her. Steeneveld, the mother of Pienaar's daughter Skyla, claims that Pienaar broke a promise to wed and ended their two-year relationship "without just cause", also claiming that Pienaar took away her contraception so she would become pregnant and that her reputation has been tarnished as she is an unmarried mother and "emotionally traumatised".
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'''Bernard Joseph (Bernie) Slaven''' (born 13 November 1960 in Paisley) is a retired footballer who played internationally for the Republic of Ireland. The clubs he played for were: Morton, Airdrie, Queen of the South, Albion Rovers, Middlesbrough, Port Vale, and Darlington.
After leaving Greenock Morton in 1983, Slaven joined Airdrieonians and played two games before moving on to Dumfries side Queen of the South later in the year. He played two games during the Willie Harkness era: a 1-0 win over Cowdenbeath on 26 November 1983 and a goalless draw with East Fife on 10 December 1983, both at Palmerston Park. In the second game Slaven was substituted, his replacement being Billy Gordon. When later interviewed for the club, team mate George Cloy said of Slaven, "He was just a man who liked playing football. He was a nice enough guy but he wasn-t one of the more rowdy ones.-
From Queens Slaven signed for Albion Rovers later in 1983. With the Coatbridge side he scored 31 goals in the 1984-85 season, winning the 1984-85 Daily Record golden boot in the process. In 42 league appearances with Rovers Slaven hit 27 league goals. During this time as a semi-professional he was working as a gardener.
He did not leave the club on good terms.
Like Ian Dickson before him, Slaven was to play for Middlesbrough after leaving Queen of the South. Then '''Boro'' manager Willie Maddren picked Slaven up in October 1985 for a bargain price of -25,000 and he stayed until 1993.
The 1986-87 season followed the club's survival from liquidation, during this season and all future seasons at the club Slaven's consistent goalscoring gave hope to the fans. His customary goal celebration was to jump upon the fence at the Holgate End at Boro's old ground, Ayresome Park- the fans were to see this celebration many times. When the ground was knocked down in 1996, Slaven acquired a section of the fence from the Holgate End, where it now sits, by his own admission, in his back garden.
In March 1993 Bernie Slaven left the Premier League 'Boro to sign for Port Vale on a free transfer. He quickly gained the devotion of the Vale fans, scoring the goal that took Vale to their first Wembley performance in the then Autoglass sponsored Football League Trophy. In the final Slaven scored Vale-s second in the 2-1 victory over Stockport County and, to many, became a Vale legend in doing so.
Slaven left Vale Park for Darlington in February 1994, where he hit 7 league goals in 37 league games.
Slaven qualified for Republic of Ireland through his Irish grandfather.
His international career included a call-up for Jack Charlton's Ireland squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Slaven didn't play in any of the games and later admitted in his autobiography that, during the World Cup Second Round match versus Romania, he was hoping Ireland would lose so he could travel home to Middlesbrough to see his dogs. Slaven became the third player with Queen of the South among his ex-clubs to travel to the World Cup finals after George Hamilton and Sam Malcolmson.
He donned the green jersey for the last time in an international friendly against Wales. The game, which finished in a 2-1 victory for Ireland, would also be John Byrne's last international duty.
Slaven's former international teammate Tony Cascarino claimed in his autobiography that, Slaven would telephone his dog every night when away from home with the squad: "... Bernie would be howling like Lassie into the phone 'Woof, woof, aru, aru, woof!' He'd be kissing the receiver and lavishing affection - 'Hello, lovey dovey' - on a dog!"
Following his retirement, he played a handful of games for Billingham Synthonia, who held a close relationship with Middlesbrough.
He is now a presenter on '''The 3 Legends''' football phone-in on Real Radio in the North-East along with other legends Malcolm Macdonald (formerly of Newcastle United) and Micky Horswill (Sunderland). He represents Middlesbrough as their Legend.
He recently had an autobiography, ''Legend?'', published. In August 2006 he released a DVD called ''Lucky Slaven'', which features 90 of the Middlesbrough goals during his spell at the club. In October 2006, Bernie and his commentary partner Alastair Brownlee, won an award in New York for their commentary on Middlesbrough's UEFA Cup run in the 2005-06 season.
In 1999, Slaven bared his backside in Binns department store window in Middlesbrough following a bet on Century FM. He bet that if Middlesbrough beat Manchester United at Old Trafford, he would perform the dare. Middlesbrough ran out 3-2 winners, so Slaven had to go ahead with the dare, with the score painted on his cheeks.
In 2002, still a popular figure in the area, Slaven ran for the position of Mayor of Middlesbrough. Slaven admitted knowing little of politics and his campaign was ultimately unsuccessful.
In early July 2007 Middlesbrough football club sold the rights of radio coverage of all matches for the forthcoming three years to BBC Tees.
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'''Alain Didier Zokora-Dguy''' (born on 14 December 1980 in Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian footballer who plays the position of midfielder. He joined the La Liga team Sevilla FC in the summer of 2009. Zokora plays in a defensive role and is a strong tactical player in the middle of the park.
Zokora started his career in Cte d'Ivoire at the famed youth academy of Mimosas. In 2000 he moved abroad to play for Belgian team Racing Genk. In the summer of 2004 he went to play for AS Saint-tienne in France.
Zokora joined Tottenham for -8.2m in the summer of 2006 as a result of his World Cup performance for the Ivory Coast, Zokora was wanted by Chelsea, Manchester United, and Arsenal but rejected their advances as he wanted to make a move that would give him more chance of playing.
Over the 3 years he was at the club he has became a firm favourite amongst the 'Tottenham faithful'. The chant sung for Zokora, is to the theme tune of "Lets all do the Conga" Do-do-do Didier Zokora.
Although he was at the club for 3 years, he failed to score in over 130 appearances and will be best remembered for his terrible miss in the 80th minute of the 2008 Football League Cup Final after missing two clear shots on goal, the second being balloned over the bar when the goalkeeper was on the floor. Spurs went on to win the match in extra time, courtesy of a header from Jonathan Woodgate. He didn't watch Dimitar Berbatov score his penalty. He only knew he had scored through the crowd reaction. He never watches penalties because he believes it gives the taker luck. He was also part of the Tottenham side which returned to Wembley Stadium the following year to play in the 2009 Football League Cup Final this time against Manchester United. Tottenham lost this game on penalties after the sides drew 0-0 after extra time. Zokora did manage to score a penalty in the shoot-out against PSV Eindhoven in the Uefa Cup.
In the summer transfer period of 2009 Zokora signed for Sevilla FC for - 9 million euro. (c.-8 million) Zokora made his debut for Sevilla FC on August 30, 2009 in the first round of the La Liga season away to Valencia CF.
Zokora has also played 75 international matches for the Cte d'Ivoire national football team, as of October 2008.
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'''Joseph Ebenezer "Joe" Shaw''' (May 7, 1883 - September 1963) was an English football player and coach.
Born in Bury, Lancashire, Shaw first played for his home club, Bury, and then Accrington Stanley, helping the side win the Lancashire Combination. Shaw then moved south to London, joining Woolwich Arsenal in 1907.
He made his debut against Preston North End on September 28, 1907, and had soon become a regular in the Arsenal side; he was first-choice left back for the next seven seasons. Although the club had shown early promise since their promotion to the First Division in 1904, with two successive FA Cup semi-final appearances in the seasons before Shaw's arrival, they soon quickly faded. After a high of sixth place in 1908-09, Woolwich Arsenal soon found themselves in trouble, and were relegated in 1912-13.
Despite this, Shaw stayed with the club as they moved across London to Highbury, and was an ever-present in the final season (1914-15) before first-class football was suspended for World War I. He continued to play during unofficial wartime matches, and by the time competitive football had resumed, he had made the switch to right back. In 1919 he was made Arsenal captain, succeeding the recently departed Percy Sands. By this time Arsenal were back in the First Division, and Shaw continued to play until the age of 38, in 1922; he had made his 300th first-class appearance against Newcastle United on April 23, 1921 (the third player in the club's history to do so, after Sands and Roddy McEachrane).
In all he played 326 matches for the club, although he never scored a goal. After retiring from playing, he became first a coach, and then manager of the Arsenal reserve side. After the unexpected death of Herbert Chapman in January 1934, Shaw became caretaker manager of the first team for the rest of the season; Shaw carried on Chapman's good work, as Arsenal won the 1933-34 League title, the third title in the club's history. After George Allison was appointed permanent first-team manager in the summer, Shaw went back to his post as reserves manager.
Shaw remained at Arsenal through the rest of the 1930s and during the Second World War. After the war ended, he spent a brief period as a coach at Chelsea, but returned to Arsenal to become assistant manager to Tom Whittaker in 1947. He later served as a club ambassador. He retired from football in 1956, after 49 years' service for Arsenal. He died in 1963 at the age of 80.
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'''Kevin Richardson''' (born 4 December 1962) is an English former footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, playing for Everton, Watford, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Coventry City, Southampton, Barnsley and Blackpool, and also spent a season in La Liga with Real Sociedad. He was capped once for England.
Richardson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne
He moved at the start of the 1986-87 season to Watford, but only spent a season there before moving on to Arsenal for -200,000. Richardson succeeded Graham Rix on the Arsenal left wing, and played in the 1988 League Cup Final as Arsenal lost to Luton Town,
Richardson's time at Real was short. He moved back to England in the summer of 1991, signing for Ron Atkinson's Aston Villa for -450,000, and was an ever-present in his first two seasons at the club. Richardson became Villa's captain, and led the club to runners-up spot in the inaugural season of the Premier League and victory over Manchester United in the 1994 League Cup Final,
Richardson followed his old boss Atkinson to Coventry City in 1995, and spent the next two-and-a-half years at the Sky Blues repeatedly fending off relegation under both Atkinson and his successor, Gordon Strachan. He left Coventry in September 1997, and had spells at Southampton, Barnsley and finally Blackpool.
After retirement, Richardson took up coaching. He became youth team manager at Sunderland, and then Carlton Palmer's assistant at Stockport County in 2001. He returned to Sunderland as reserve team coach in 2004
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'''Charles-Hubert Itandje''' (born November 2, 1982) is a French footballer who plays for Greek club AO Kavala as a goalkeeper, on loan from Liverpool.
Born in Bobigny, Itandje began his professional career at French club RC Lens in 2001, for whom he made 170 league appearances and 21 appearances in European games. Lens were prepared to allow Itandje to leave for Liverpool after they signed two goalkeepers in the summer of 2007,
Itandje signed for Liverpool in August 2007, as cover for Pepe Reina thus allowing Scott Carson to join Aston Villa on a season-long loan to play regularly.
After the memorial service for the twentieth anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster in April 2009, complaints were made by members of the congregation that Itandje had been laughing and behaving inappropriately during the service.
On 29 August 2009 Itandje moved on loan at Kavala. Liverpool decided to let him leave on loan following the incident during the remembrance ceremony for the Hillsborough disaster.
Although Itandje's parents are from Cameroon, he elected to play for the French Under-21 side.
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'''Kamil Zayatte''' (born 7 March 1985 in Conakry) is a Guinean football defender who plays for Premier League club Hull City.
Zayatte moved from Guinea to Paris, France at the age of fifteen.
In summer 2008, Zayatte had trials with Everton and Newcastle United,
On 25 October 2008, Zayatte scored his first goal for Hull in a 3-0 win against West Bromwich Albion early in the second half, a volley from Dean Marney's right hand corner to maintain Hull's impressive start to the 2008-09 campaign.
On 23 January 2009 it was announced that Zayatte had signed permanently with Hull, on a reported three-year deal.
In his time with Hull, Zayette has scored four goals for Hull and scored four own goals.
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'''Daniel Cousin''' (born February 2, 1977) is a Gabonese international footballer who plays for Hull City as a striker.
Born in Libreville, Estuaire Province, the Cousin (pronounced ''Coo-zahn'') family moved to France when Daniel was three.
On August 9, 2007, Cousin arrived at Murray Park in Glasgow to hold contract talks over a move and signed a three-year deal for a reported fee of -750,000.
Cousin scored on his return to France, against Lyon in the UEFA Champions League on the 2 October 2007. Rangers won the match 3-0 with Cousin scoring the second goal of the game.
Cousin intensified speculation about his departure when he was reported as ridiculing his Rangers team mates over their drinking and dietary habits ahead of a crucial game with Lyon.
On 21 January 2008 it was reported that Premier League side Fulham had had a -2m bid rejected by Rangers manager Walter Smith.
On 1 May 2008, Cousin was sent off during extra time of the Fiorentina v Rangers, UEFA Cup semi-final second leg match. Despite Cousin's sending off, Rangers progressed to win the game on penalties. On 31 August, Cousin scored the opening goal in the first Old Firm match of the season. Rangers went on to win the match 4-2 and he was later sent off for two bookable offences. This later proved to be the player's final game for Rangers.
thumb|Cousin playing for Hull City in 2009
On 1 September 2008, Cousin signed for English Premier League side Hull City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around -3 million. Cousin scored his first Hull goal against Arsenal at the Emirates stadium on Saturday 27 September 2008. His header was the decisive goal and helped to exalt Hull City to a historic 2-1 victory over Arsenal. He scored against Manchester United at Old Trafford before scoring again at home to Manchester City. On 1 September 2009, a loan deal to premiership rivals Burnley FC fell through.
On 6 September 2009 he confirmed interest in sealing a loan switch to Cardiff City if Dave Jones asked for his services. On 7 January, 2010 Cousin's agent confirmed Cousin will join Queens Park Rangers on loan.
Cousin made his debut for Gabon on 23 January 2000 in a 3-1 defeat to South Africa. He participated in all three of the 2000 African Cup of Nations group matches for Gabon. On 2 September 2006 he was made captain of the national team and lead them to a 4-0 win over Madagascar.
Daniel Cousin scored the only goal in a 1-0 win at the 2010 African Cup of Nations over Cameroon
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'''Terence Martin "Terry" McFlynn''' (born 27 March 1981) is a football (soccer) player from Swatragh, Northern Ireland. He currently plays as a central midfielder for the Australian A-League team Sydney FC. He is the current vice captain.
McFlynn began his footballing career in England as an apprentice at Queens Park Rangers in 1996. McFlynn made only two first-team appearances in his five-year stay at the club - his first-team debut was made on 28 April 2001. He was released in 2001 and signed for Woking. Terry made 10 appearances for the West Surrey club scoring only once, in a short half year deal.
McFlynn moved to Margate, initially on a one month loan deal, but ended up being a useful three-year career, in November 2001. Terry quickly became a huge favourite with the Margate fans, helped by a stunning debut goal against Boston United. He made 63 appearances for the club and scoring a total of 11 goals. A hamstring injury late in 2002 saw McFlynn miss several key games and as a result was sold to Morecambe.
In 2003, McFlynn moved to Conference rivals Morecambe for -14,000 and, despite scoring on debut, he was unable to cement a spot in the team and was released in 2005, but made 35 appearances and scoring 5 goals in just 17 games.
Following the advice of former teammate and one-time New Zealand captain Chris Zoricich, McFlynn moved to Australia to play in the newly formed A-League and was signed by Sydney FC manager Pierre Littbarski after a successful trial in February 2005.
In his first season with Sydney FC McFlynn made 21 appearances and proved to be a strong and determined player. He scored a memorable first goal for the club in round five of the 2005-06 season against the Queensland Roar in which he lobbed their goalkeeper, Tom Willis, from 30 meters out to round off a 3-1 victory to Sydney FC.
Sydney FC progressed to the inaugural A-League Grand Final, which was played at the Sydney Football Stadium on 5 March 2006. Terry McFlynn played the full 90 minutes as Sydney FC defeated the Central Coast Mariners 1-0 in front of 41,689 spectators to become the inaugural A-League champions.
He failed to make an impact on the 2006-07 A-League season when he picked up a hamstring injury and as a result, only making 13 appearances, without scoring.
In the 2007-08 season he scored two more goals. One against Central Coast Mariners, in Sydney's 5-4 win and against Wellington Phoenix which Sydney won 2-0. Both of these goals were in the latter half of the season.
In February 2008 McFlynn signed a new contract with Sydney for a further two years. He scored his fourth goal in Sydney's fifth match in the A-League 2008-09, against Adelaide United in Sydney's 3-0 victory, with a volley from outside the box. Another goal for Sydney against F3 Freeway rivals Central Coast Mariners took his tally to five. In a match against Adelaide United at Hindmarsh Stadium in which he was given a straight red card he sustained five week knee injury. However, he returned to the bench in the third game against Adelaide United in their 2-0 loss at the Adelaide Oval. His sixth goal for the club came against rivals Central Coast Mariners, scoring the only goal in their 1-0. Speaking after the game McFlynn said it was his most memorable, as his first child had been born the week before, not to mention it was his first game after returning from a Thigh injury.
In November 2009 Sydney FC held a press conference to inform the public that they had re-signed McFlynn on a further 3-year contract, up until 2013. This will mean by the end of this contract, McFlynn will have been with the habourside club for 8 years. McFlynn further commented saying
"I have grown to love the club, my family is here and I see Sydney as my home."
McFlynn has played for the Northern Ireland Under-19 squad and the Northern Ireland Under-21 squad.
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'''Charles William Alcock''' (2 December 1842 - 26 February 1907) was an influential English sportsman and administrator. He was a major instigator in the development of both international football and cricket, as well as being the creator of the FA Cup.
Born in Sunderland, his family moved south at an early age. Educated at Harrow School, Alcock was a keen schoolboy footballer, and formed the ''Forest'' club with his elder brother, John, in 1859. He was then a prime mover in the 1863 foundation of Forest's more famous successor, Wanderers F.C., who were initially a predominantly Old Harrovian side. For their influence on the game of football the Wanderers were considered as early as 1870 to be the MCC of football. As a player, Alcock was renowned as a hard-working centre-forward with an accurate shot. On 6 March 1875, he captained England against Scotland, scoring a goal in a 2-2 draw.
Alcock was responsible for the first ever international soccer match (and subsequent early international games) with Scotland. The first of these took place in 1870, with later matches in 1871 and 1872. After the 1870 games there was resentment in Scotland that their team did not contain more home grown players and some of this fire was aimed at Alcock. Alcock himself was categorical about international standing of the 1870 games and where he felt responsibility lay for the inclusion of so many England-based players in the Scotland team, writing in the Scotsman newspaper:
Alcock then proceeded to offer further challenges with a Scottish team drawn from Scotland and proposed the north of England as a compromise venue to take into account travelling distances. Although not currently recognised by FIFA as official, the Scotsman newspaper described the 1870 and 1871 games as "international" and in italics. One reason for the absence of a response to Alcock's early challenges may have been different football codes being followed in Scotland at the time. A written reply to Alcock's letter above states: "Mr Alcock's challenge to meet a Scotch eleven on the borders sounds very well and is doubtless well meant. But it may not be generally well known that Mr Alcock is a very leading supporter of what is called the "association game"... devotees of the "association" rules will find no foemen worthy of their steel in Scotland". Alcock appeared to be particularly concerned about the number of players in Scottish football teams at the time, adding: "More than eleven we do not care to play as it is with greater numbers it is our opinion the game becomes less scientific and more a trial of charging and brute force... Charles W Alcock, Hon Sec of Football Association and Captain of English Eleven".
In 1872 Alcock's was behind the statement that ''In order to further the interests of the Association in Scotland, it was decided that during the current season, a team should be sent to Glasgow to play a match v Scotland'' in the FA's minutes of 3 October 1872. The 1872 international match took place between England and Scotland on 30 November, with Alcock ruled out of the England side which drew 0-0 at the West of Scotland Cricket Ground in Partick through injury. Instead he represented his country as umpire, with the England captaincy awarded to Cuthbert Ottaway.
On 20 July 1871, Alcock, in his position as FA Secretary, proposed ''That it is desirable that a Challenge Cup should be established in connection with the Association, for which all clubs belonging to the Association should be invited to compete''. Thus, the FA Cup - the world's first national football tournament, based on Alcock's experience of inter-house 'sudden death' competition at Harrow - was born. Fifteen teams took part in the first competition in 1872, with Alcock fittingly captaining the winning Wanderers side. It was only fitting that the final should be played at The Oval, since Alcock had become Secretary of Surrey CCC the previous month.
After joining the FA committee in 1866, Alcock served as FA Secretary from 1870 to 1895, before serving as Honorary Treasurer and Vice President. Alcock also refereed the 1875 and 1879 FA Cup Finals, and was the journalist responsible for compiling the first "Football Annual" in 1868.
Alcock was notable not only as an organiser and a player, but also as a key proponent and pioneer of modern football playing styles that employed teamwork and passing. In 31 March 1866 Alcock was the first soccer player ever to be ruled offside, confirming that players generally - and Alcock specifically - were probing ways of exploiting the new offside rule right from the start. As early as 1870 Alcock was the first to recognise the benefit of playing football in a "scientific" way
In 1874 Alcock was the first to advocate the predecessor of the modern passing style known as the "Combination game": "Nothing succeeds better than what I may call a 'combination game'" He attributed to Sheffield FC the beginning of the modern passing game. In a discussion on the history of a "definite scheme of attack" and "elaborate combination" in football playing style, Alcock noted (in 1891): "The perfection of the system which is in vogue at the present time however is in a very great measure the creation of the last few years. The Cambridge University eleven of 1883 were the first to illustrate the full possibilities of a systematic combination giving full scope to the defence as well as the attack"
In cricket, Alcock captained Middlesex in the first county match in 1867, before playing for Essex. He played only one first-class fixture, for MCC, in 1862 (Essex was not yet a first-class county).
Between 1872 and 1907, Alcock served as secretary of Surrey. Repeating his interest in sporting internationals, he arranged the first cricket Test Match to be played in England, England against Australia at the Kennington Oval in 1880. He also edited the ''Cricket'' newspaper for almost a quarter of a century, and edited James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual from 1872 to 1900.
Charles Alcock is buried in West Norwood Cemetery in South London SE27.
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'''Lucien Yann Sherril Aubey''' (born May 24, 1984 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo) is a Congolese football defender. He is currently at French club Rennes.
He played for France U-21 in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
He confirmed he wanted to leave Toulouse F.C after eight years of service with them, and joined finally Racing Club de Lens (July 5).
On 18 January 2008 he joined English Premiership side Portsmouth on loan for the rest of the season. He made few appearances, and was not bought by the English club because he 'lacked the special ability for the English Premier League'. He has now returned to Lens.
On 5 August 2008 he joined Stade Rennais FC for a three years contract
He made a full international debut for Congo on August 12, 2009 in a friendly against Morocco.
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He also plays as centre-back for non-league Woodbridge Town and Ipswich Town Reserves.
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'''Jaime Peters''' (born 4 May 1987 in Pickering, Ontario) is a Canadian footballer who plays in midfield for Ipswich Town.
Peters joined the youth set-up at German club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and in 2005 rejected an offer to join Chelsea , opting instead for Ipswich Town, where he received the most improved player award in the 2006-07 season.
He joined Gillingham on a one month loan in the January 2009 transfer window, and made his debut on 24 January as a substitute in a 1-0 home win over Exeter City. After three appearances, he returned to Ipswich and played his first 2008-09 game for the club in the 3-2 derby win over Norwich City on 19 April, coming on as a substitute for the injured Ben Thatcher.
Peters played for the Canadian U20 team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and was an ambassador and a member of the U20 Canadian squad in the 2007 FIFA World Youth Championship, held in Canada.
He made his senior Canadian national team debut in August 2004 at the age of 17 against Guatemala. As of 23 december 2009, he has played 21 times for Canada scoring once. He has so far represented Canada in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the 2005 and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
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'''Christopher Anthony "Chris" Billy''' is a former footballer who was born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire on January 2, 1973, and signed for his local club Huddersfield Town as a trainee on the July 1, 1991.
His last act in a Huddersfield Town shirt was to score the winning goal at Wembley Stadium which earned Huddersfield promotion via the play-off system. He then left to join Plymouth Argyle on the August 10, 1995.
Billy played for Plymouth Argyle during the club's promotional 1995-96 season, and played in 108 matches, and scored 8 goals between the August 10, 1995 until he left to join Notts County on the July 1, 1998. His time with Notts County was brief and started only three games before signing for Bury on a free transfer on the September 18, 1998. He stayed at Bury until the May 10, 2003, when he moved to Carlisle United, who were relegated to the Football Conference League during the 2003-04 season.
After only one season away from the Football League, they were promoted back to Football League Two via the playoffs where Billy scored a superb goal in the semi final home leg at Brunton Park.
On January 31, 2007, Billy joined conference club Halifax Town, on free transfer, signing a 18 month contract, after being at Brunton Park for 3- years.
After 8 months at Hailfax Town, Billy was released from his contract at The Shay, to join Conference new boys Farsley Celtic on August 30. After a lack of first team opportunities he left Throstle Nest to look for a new club. Billy joined Ossett Town, reuniting with former Huddersfield team mates Simon Collins and Simon Baldry for a brief spell before retiring.
Chris Billy, is the brother of Marlon Billy, who plays professional rugby league for Swinton Lions RL.
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'''David Craig Mackay''' (born 14 November 1934) is a former Scottish footballer and football manager. He represented Scotland at schoolboy level, won four caps at under-23 level and 22 full caps. He also played three times for the Scottish Football League representative side. He tied with Tony Book of Manchester City for the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year award in 1969 and was recently listed among the Football League 100 Legends.
Mackay was born in Edinburgh, and began his playing career with the club he supported as a boy, Heart of Midlothian. He won all three Scottish Domestic honours with the club. He captained the side in 1957-58 when they broke the senior British league goal scoring record with 132 goals for with only 29 against. He was signed by Tottenham Hotspur for -32,000 in March 1959. In 2003, football managerial legend Brian Clough described him as Tottenham Hotspur's greatest ever player. During the 1960s his fierce determination and skill contributed to the team which won the Double in 1961, further FA Cup victories in 1962 and 1967, and the Cup Winners Cup in 1963. In 1968 he was transferred to Derby County for -5,000, after Clough persuaded him to sign. In his first season at the Baseball Ground, in which the club gained promotion to the First Division, he was chosen FWA Footballer of the Year, jointly with Manchester City's Tony Book. When he was a player at Derby County, Clough made Mackay play in a sweeping role and used his influence on the team to encourage them to turn defence into attack through a passing game.
In 1971 he was appointed player-manager of Swindon Town but left after just one season to take charge of Nottingham Forest. He remained at the City Ground until October 1973, when he returned to Derby as manager following Clough's resignation. In his first season Derby finished third in the table.
In his second season in charge of Derby, he guided the team to the 1975 league title. The following season, he managed the club to a respectable fourth-place finish in the league, the semifinals of the FA Cup, and an unfortunate extra time second-round exit to Real Madrid in the 1976 European Cup. At one stage the side had been in the running for the Double. Mackay was sacked in November 1976 after a poor start to the season. A newspaper headline reading "Mackay sacked" was used as a visual prop in the British television situation comedy ''Porridge'', which featured a prison officer named Mackay.
He then had an uneventful spell as Walsall manager from March 1977 to August 1978. He then spent nine years coaching in Kuwait. He returned to the UK and was appointed manager of Doncaster Rovers in 1987. Mackay's reign at Belle Vue lasted two seasons before he moved to Birmingham City, who had just been relegated to the third tier of the league for the first time in their history. His task was simple - to get Birmingham promoted to the Second Division. But he was unsuccessful in trying to achieve this and resigned in 1991. He then returned to the Middle East for two years managing Zamalek, a Cairo club team, and then a further three years in Qatar before retiring from football altogether in 1997.
In 2004 ''The Real Mackay'' was published, an autobiography written with Martin Knight. Mackay had previously published ''Soccer My Spur'' in the early 1960s.
Mackay was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as both a player and manager, and in 2006 became an inaugural inductee of the Heart of Midlothian Hall of Fame in recognition of his success as a player in the 1950s.
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He now managers swindon town under 15s to help them with his management skills
'''John Trollope''' MBE (born 14 June 1943) was a footballer, manager and coach who served Swindon Town for over forty years.
A Swindon Town legend, Trollope holds the record for the number of league appearances made for one club - turning out for the Town in 770 games between 1960 and 1980, an achievement which saw him receive the MBE.
Trollope made his debut for the club on 20 August 1960 in a 1-1 draw with Halifax Town, when he was aged seventeen and missed two matches that season. Trollope was an ever-present in the side in the 1962/1963 season - a trend which continued for seven seasons . A run of 368 consecutive matches was brought to an end in August 1968, when he sustained a broken arm in a match at Hartlepool United. He didn't return to the team until January - by which time he had missed most of the Town's amazing League Cup run. He only appeared in the competition twice that season - in the first game against Torquay United, and in the victorious final at Wembley.
Trollope continued to be a regular member of the side right up until the 1978/1979 season, when he made sixteen appearances. He announced his retirement at the end of the season, and moved into the club's backroom staff. However, after an appalling start to the 1980/1981 season, Trollope was pushed back into action - a move which allowed him to break the appearance record - previously set at 764 appearances by Portsmouth's Jimmy Dickinson. He finally retired from the playing staff at the end of that season, and replaced Bobby Smith as the club's manager early in the following season.
His time as manager was far from successful - working on a shoestring budget, he led Swindon to their first ever relegation to Division Four. He made way for Ken Beamish near the end of the 1982/1983 season.
Even this wasn't the end of Trollope's times at Swindon - he was appointed assistant manager to Lou Macari during Easter 1985, and he took charge of the youth team under Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, John Gorman and Steve McMahon.
His son Paul Trollope became a Wales football international and is currently part of the managerial set-up at Bristol Rovers alongside Lennie Lawrence.
On July 2, 2008 it was revealed that Trollope will be returning to Swindon and will take up the role of Under 15's coach in the Centre of Excellence. Previously he had been working for Wolverhampton Wanderers. It was revelead in the Bristol Rovers matchday programme that John would be taking up a part time position alongside Darren Patterson in the Rovers youth setup.
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'''Wilfred "Wilf" Copping''' (August 17, 1909 - June 1980) was an English footballer who played for Leeds United, Arsenal and the England national team.
Copping was born in Middlecliffe, Barnsley, Yorkshire, but was rejected by his local team Barnsley, and worked for a time in the pits while playing for Middlecliffe Rovers. He eventually joined Leeds United in 1929, and made his debut at the start of the 1930-31 season, soon becoming a regular in the Leeds half-back line.
Together with his Leeds United team-mate Billy Furness, he made his debut for England, against Italy on 13 May 1933. Copping played over 160 League games for Leeds in five seasons, and won six England caps during that time.
Copping was signed by Arsenal in the summer of 1934 for -8,000, as a replacement for Bob John, and immediately took a first-team place at left half. He made his debut against Portsmouth on August 25, 1934, and was an ever-present in his first season for the club, until suffering a serious knee injury in the third-last match of the season against Everton. Copping soldiered on and remained on the pitch to ensure Arsenal won the game 2-0; this ensured the club won the 1934-35 First Division title.
Copping recovered from his injury to continue playing for Arsenal, making over 35 appearances in each of his first four seasons with the club. During his time at Highbury, Arsenal won the FA Cup in 1935-36, another League title in 1937-38, and two Charity Shields. His England career also continued, and he was one of seven Arsenal players to start England's match against Italy in November 1934 (the "Battle of Highbury") - a game for which he named man of the match. In total he won 20 caps for England between 1933 and 1939.
He remained a near-ever present for Arsenal until March 1939; with World War II looming, Copping put in a transfer request so that he could return to the North with his family. Arsenal duly complied, and Copping re-signed for Leeds United. In all he played 189 matches for Arsenal.
Copping played out the rest of the 1938-39 season with Leeds United, but war broke out in September 1939 and all first-class football was cancelled. Copping joined the Army at the start of the war, and served in North Africa, eventually becoming a Sergeant Major. He played the occasional wartime game for Leeds, but retired from playing football in 1942.
Copping was known as a hard and strong player; his most famous quote was "the first man in a tackle never gets hurt". Despite his nickname of "The Iron Man", and his image (he took to the field unshaven, a remarkably unusual practice at the time), Copping was never booked or sent off in his career.
After the war ended, Copping became a trainer and coach at various clubs, including Beerschot in Belgium, Southend United, Bristol City and Coventry City. He retired to live in Southend-on-Sea. He died in 1980, aged 70.
In 1998, the Football League, as part of its centenary season celebrations, included Copping on its list of 100 League Legends.
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'''Steven Walsh''' (born 3 November 1964) is a former professional footballer, who spent most of his career at Leicester City, currently working as a football pundit for BBC Radio Leicester. He also played for Wigan, Norwich, Tamworth and Coventry City, over a career lasting 21 years. He was a defender and an occasional striker. He is the record holder for the most red cards in the Football League, 13, an unenviable mark that he holds jointly with Roy McDonough.
Born in Fulwood, Lancashire, Walsh won the 1984-85 Freight Rover Trophy with Wigan before following Bryan Hamilton to Leicester for -100,000, where he soon established himself as a non-nonsense central defender. In 1986 he received an eleven match ban after smashing the jaw of striker David Geddis, whilst playing for Leicester against Shrewsbury, part of his often violent reputation which included a longstanding rivalry with Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Steve Bull which led to both being sent off in separate matches.
Brian Little made Walsh Leicester's club captain in 1992 and in 1992-93 started playing him as a striker.. He went on to score fifteen goals that season including one in the Division 1 play-off final against Swindon Town at the end of that season. In 1993-94 he scored twice as Leicester won the final and promotion to the Premier League over Derby County, having missed much of that season due to a cruciate knee ligament injury. Injury kept him out for most of that top flight season too, but he was returned to the captaincy by Martin O'Neill for the 1995-96 play-off final victory over Crystal Palace, a position he retained for the successful 1996-97 season, lifting the Coca-Cola Cup at Hillsborough having set up Emile Heskey's goal in the first game and Steve Claridge's winner in the replay. This was also his testimonial season, the likes of Paul Gascoigne and David Seaman playing in his benefit game. He was also captain when City lost what was now the Worthington Cup final to Tottenham Hotspur in 1999. His last ever European appearance was a 2-1 UEFA Cup defeat to Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon stadium in 1997.
Peter Taylor let Walsh leave Leicester in 2000, and after unsuccessful short spells at Norwich and Coventry he coached junior soccer schools and ran a golf course in Spain. Still a cult favourite at the club, he currently writes a weekly column for the Leicester Mercury and has formed an events company with England Rugby player Neil Back and another business partner. Walsh made an unsuccessful attempt to become the new manager of Leicester City when Gary Megson vacated the position in October 2007.
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'''Stacy William Long''' (born January 11 1985) is a professional footballer currently playing for Stevenage Borough of the English Conference National.
Born in Bromley, Kent, Long attended Bishop Challoner School and began his football career at Charlton Athletic in 1995 and progressed through the youth system at The Valley.
Just before the start of the 2005-06 season, Long joined Notts County on a one-year deal, following a successful trial at the club.
Long subsequently joined Conference National side Gravesend & Northfleet (now Ebbsfleet United) in July 2006. He made his Gravesend debut as a substitute in a 1-0 victory over Woking,
The 2008-09 season witnessed Long play a total of 49 games for the Kent side, scoring four times.
Long was named in the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in February 2007, for a friendly against a Northern Ireland XI.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''Glynn Hurst''' (born January 17, 1976 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is an English born South African professional footballer, currently playing for Hyde United.
Hurst started his career as a Tottenham Hotspur apprentice, but could not break into the first team. He joined Barnsley in 1994, where he was sent out on loan to many clubs including Swansea City, Scarborough, and Mansfield Town.
In 1997 he dropped out of the professional game and had a fruitful spell at Emley in the Northern Premier League.
Since then he has played for Ayr United and Stockport County, and was even top goalscorer for Chesterfield with 20 goals in all. After Chesterfield, Hurst played for Notts County where he was the club's top goalscorer with 15 goals in the 2004-05 season.
Despite having scored nine goals in the 2005-06 season, Hurst was released from his Notts County contract on December 29, 2005, joining Shrewsbury days later. After scoring on his Shrewsbury debut against cross-border rivals Wrexham, Hurst scored twice more in fifteen further matches before the season's end. An injury-hit pre-season saw Hurst have back and achilles problems and lose his place in the team at the start of 2006-07.
By late September he had yet to return to the first-team, and as a result Shrewsbury sent him on loan to Bury for a month, in the hope of his regaining match fitness and goalscoring form.
Hurst's Bury debut saw him hit two goals against Barnet in a 2-2 draw. After accumulating five goals in five league games, on 26 October 2006, the loan was extended until January 2007. An undisclosed transfer fee has been agreed for Hurst who, in the January 2007 transfer window, signed a permanent contract lasting until the end of 2007-08. note. On the 18th of May, it was announced that Glynn has been released by Bury at the end of his contract. Glynn recently signed for non-league outfit Gainsborough Trinity, scoring on his debut. In December 2009 he joined Hyde United.
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'''Chris Palmer''' (born 16 October 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gillingham.
Palmer was born in Derby and attended Derby Moor Community School. He began his professional career with Derby County, but did not establish himself as a first-team member so he joined Notts County in 2004, from where he went out to Hereford United on loan for a month, making three appearances. He was given a first team place on his return, making 24 appearances, and scoring four goals, for Notts County.
Palmer signed for Wycombe Wanderers in the summer of 2006. He initially held down a place in the first team, but struggled to win back his place after a shoulder injury. He went on loan to Darlington in August 2007. After being released by Wycombe he signed for Walsall on 1 August 2008, after a successful trial period with the club.
On 6 July 2009, Palmer signed a two year contract at League One side Gillingham.
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'''Matthew James Gill''' (born 8 November 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Norwich City as a midfielder.
Bon in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gill began his career as a trainee with then league two side Peterborough United. On 25 April 1998, during the 1997-98 season, Gill broke through into Peterborough's first team during a 3-1 loss to Torquay United. In over seven years at Peterborough, Gill made 149 first team appearances, scoring 5 goals.
On 3 May 2004, Gill moved to league two side Notts County for the 2004-05 season. After a tough start at Meadow Lane, Gill was placed on the transfer list by struggling manager Gary Mills. In November 2004 Mills was replaced by Ian Richardson who immediately removed him from the list. Gill went on to make 57 appearances for the Magpies before being transferred to Conference National side Exeter City on 16 January 2006 during the 2005-06 season, on a free transfer.
Since joining Exeter in 2006, Gill has quickly established himself as a first-team regular. He was sent off in the 2007 Conference National playoff final for a headbutt, becoming the first player to receive the red card at the new Wembley Stadium.
In September, he was voted League Two player of the month, after scoring four goals in four games.
Gill agreed to sign for Norwich City on 9 June 2009 on a free transfer, which came into effect on 1 July.
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'''Nathaniel Levi "Nat" Brown''' (born 15 June 1981 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Macclesfield Town who play in Coca Cola League Two.
He worked his way through the ranks at Huddersfield Town before settling down and making over 80 appearances for them without scoring a goal.
Brown is a very versatile player can play in central defence or as a striker. He has, however, also played in the central midfield role, whilst playing under former Lincoln boss, Keith Alexander.
After being released by Huddersfield, Brown was approached by several clubs, however, he opted to sign for Lincoln City. He featured heavily in Lincoln's unsuccessful Play-Off drive in the 2005/06 season, putting in some impressive performances. In 2006/07 he initially found it hard settling into the squad as he initially picked up an injury, and due to the relatively impressive performances of the current first team squad, his chances of breaking in to a regular spot were limited. Since, however, due to him coming back into fitness and other squad members falling ill of suspension and injury, he has proven himself once again and now finds himself a regular once more. On 26 June 2008, Brown left Lincoln after having his contract cancelled by mutual consent.
Brown joined league two side Macclesfield Town on a month's loan in November 2008, and found himself something of a goalscoring touch, by scoring in his first three league games. On 1 January 2009 it was announced that Nat had signed a loan deal until the end of the season due to the good performances he had been putting in for Macclesfield Town. This move was made permanent in July 2009, when he signed a 2 year deal with the Silkmen.
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'''Francis James Green''' (born 23 April 1980) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Oxford United.
Born in Nottingham, Notts, Green began his career at Ilkeston Town under the management of Keith Alexander, before going to Peterborough United. He made over 100 appearances for ''the Posh'' and scored a total of 14 goals, before linking up with his former Ilkeston boss, Alexander, at Lincoln City in 2003. He left Lincoln in 2006 to join Boston United, after a loan spell in Spring 2007, at Boston the club suffered a double relegation in 2007 from League Two to the Conference North. Green then left York Street in June 2007 to join Macclesfield Town on a two-year contract, where he again linked up with Alexander for the third time.
Green likes to play as a striker and has a lot of pace, which he can display best in the role of a right-sided attacking midfielder, however, can be equally as good on the left-side too. He frequently starts the season with a bang and then finishes with a whimper. One part of his game that makes Green noticeable too is his temperament and sometimes argumentative attitude. This was highlighted with a ridiculous sending off in Macclesfield's 4-2 win at Chesterfield in December 2008 which seemed to spell the end of Green's first team opportunities with Macclesfield.
In July 2009, Green joined Conference National side Kettering Town, only to join Oxford United on loan in November 2009. This move was then made permanent in January 2010.
-DOCSTART-	2636260
'''Edrissa Sonko''' (born 23 March 1980 in Essau) is a Gambian football midfielder, currently playing for Hereford United.
His previous clubs are Steve Biko F.C., Real de Banjul, Anderlecht, Roda JC, Walsall, Tranmere Rovers and Skoda Xanthi.
He netted his first Tranmere goal in the win at home to Accrington Stanley in the Johnstones paint trophy in September 2008. His first league goal followed just over a week later away at Huddersfield, he scored a long range volley in the 2-1 Tranmere win.
On 19 September 2009, Sonko signed a 1 year deal with Hereford United.
He has played 14 international matches and scored 7 goals for The Gambia.
-DOCSTART-	2639107
'''Steve Scoffham''' (born July 12, 1983 in Mnster, Germany) was a professional footballer. Though he was born in Germany his parents opted for him to be British. He last played professionally for Notts County. He is 5' 11" (180 cm) tall and weighs 11st 4lbs (71.73 kg)
Scoffham has been plagued with injury; when fit, he plays in attack and also in midfield roles.
He began at Gedling Town but Gary Mills fought for his signature after he had such a great goal scoring tally in the non-league.
His transfer to Notts County was assisted by a -5,000 donation from the Notts County Supporters Trust
He made a good start to his first season but suffered from a broken leg then he suffered the same break on the same leg again so did not make his comeback until 2005.
Following the 2005/2006 he was released by the new County manager Steve Thompson.
Scoffham joined Burton Albion in the Summer of 2006 on a free transfer. During November 2006, he was loaned to Alfreton Town where he re-united with Gary Mills.
It was announced on 22 September 2007, via the official that he had signed for local amateur club Attenborough FC, returning to his roots, as this is where he began his career.
In June 2009, he was set to sign for Hucknall Town. , but no deal was agreed.
-DOCSTART-	2639164
'''Saul Deeney''' (born 23 March 1983) is a footballer who plays for Derby County as a goalkeeper. He has previously represented the Republic of Ireland at Youth and under-21 level.
Born in Derry, County Londonderry,
He had a trial with Sheffield United in September 2005.
After leaving Burton in the summer of 2006, Deeney re-signed for Notts County,
Deeney has previously represented the Republic of Ireland at Youth and under-21 level.
-DOCSTART-	2639243
}}'''Mike Whitlow''' (born 13 January 1968 in Northwich, Cheshire, England) is a former professional footballer, who now works as youth team coach for Mansfield Town.
As a player, Whitlow was primarily used as left-back. He began his professional career at Leeds United, whom he joined from non-league Witton Albion in November 1988. He spent four seasons at Leeds, and played slightly below 100 games for the team. In March 1992, Whitlow was sold to Leicester City for a -250,000 teansfer fee.
At Leicester, Whitlow became a first-team regular, and was a member of the side that won the 1997 League Cup. In total, he played 180 games for the Foxes, and scored nine goals. He then moved on to Bolton Wanderers in September 1997 for a -500,000 fee. At Bolton, Whitlow is remembered for being sent off in the dramatic 2000 playoff semi-final against Ipswich Town that Ipswich went on to win 5-3 after extra time, following a Jim Magilton equaliser in the last minute of normal time. The following season, Whitlow missed most of the action because of injury, but he returned to the side just in time for the playoffs, where Bolton this time got promoted to the Premier League.
After six seasons at Bolton, with 163 first-team appearances to his name, Whitlow was released at the end of the 2002-03 season. He spent the 2003-04 season at Sheffield United, and then joined Notts County the following season as player-coach. His last competitive match for County came in March 2005, although he remained registered as a player at the club until 2007.
After leaving Notts County, Whitlow worked for Derby County's youth academy, before being appointed head of youth development at Mansfield Town in May 2009, following the departure of David Jervis.
He has 3 sons Nathan Whitlow, Ryan Whitlow and Jamie Whitlow and also has 1 daughter Megan Whitlow
-DOCSTART-	2639862
'''Christopher Paul Morgan''' (born 9 November 1977 in Barnsley) is an English footballer currently playing as a defender for Sheffield United.
He started his football career in 1996 in his home town of Barnsley and made a total of 212 appearances for ''The Reds'' in six seasons, including their only season in the Premier League, before signing for Sheffield United in July 2003.
Morgan signed for ''The Blades'' on a free transfer in the close season and made his debut in the opening game of the 2003-04 season, a 0-0 draw against Gillingham at Bramall Lane.
Morgan was shown a first half red card during the Blades' 2-0 victory over Hull City in April 2008. This means that he has the dubious honour of being the club's all-time most dismissed player having been shown red in six first team games.
Wigan Athletic player Lee McCulloch punched Morgan in the eye during a match at the JJB Stadium in December 2006, but Morgan did not complain afterwards, stating "We're all sportsmen. We're going to get knocks and black eyes. It is part and parcel of the game." Morgan was given a three-match ban for violent conduct after appearing to punch Robin van Persie in the chest during Sheffield United's match against Arsenal later the same month.
On 8 November 2008, Barnsley player Iain Hume's skull was fractured when it was caught by Morgan's elbow as the players challenged for an aerial ball.
He spent a further 48 hours in hospital two weeks later, as a precautionary measure after feeling unwell at home. In May 2009 it was reported that Barnsley F.C. and Hume were considering legal action against Morgan, who described the period since the incident as "a test of character".
-DOCSTART-	2640465
'''Charles George Male''' (May 8, 1910 - February 19, 1998) was an English footballer.
Born in West Ham, London, Male trialled with West Ham United before playing with non-league Clapton. He joined Arsenal as an amateur in November 1929, turning professional in May 1930 and made his debut in a 7-1 victory over Blackpool on December 27, 1930. Initially a left-winger or left-half, usually deputising for Bob John. Male's appearances were few and far between - three in 1930-31 (in which Arsenal won the First Division for the first time in their history) and nine in 1931-32, although he was a surprise choice at left half in the 1932 FA Cup final after Alex James was withdrawn because of injury and the side reshuffled as a result. Arsenal controversially lost 2-1 to Newcastle United, after Newcastle's equaliser had come after the ball had already gone behind for a goal kick.
In 1932, with Arsenal's current right back Tom Parker ageing and his replacement, Leslie Compton, not looking entirely assured, Male was converted from left half to right back by Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman; Male would later recount how, before being told of the switch by Chapman, he entered his office fearing for his future at the club, but Chapman convinced him not only could he play at right back, but that he was the best right back in the country.
Bolstered by Chapman's pep talk, Male slotted into the right back role easily, and he became a near ever-present for the next seven seasons; he was undisputed first-choice right back and played over 35 matches for every season in that period. During that time, Arsenal won the First Division four more times (1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35 and 1937-38), as well as the FA Cup in 1935-36.
Male's performances for club soon meant he was an international; he made his debut for England against Scotland on November 14, 1934, and went on to win nineteen caps for his country, captaining the team for six of them.
By the end of the 1930s, Male was Arsenal captain, although injuries restricted his appearances in 1938-39. However, World War II intervened when Male was 29 and at the peak of his career; he played nearly 200 wartime matches for Arsenal, as well as serving in the Royal Air Force in Palestine. Upon the resumption of League football Male was 36, but still played 15 times in Arsenal's 1947-48 First Division-winning season, and thus became the first player in League history to play in six title-winning seasons. His last match for Arsenal was an 8-0 victory over Grimsby Town in May 1948. In all he played 318 matches for the Gunners, though he never scored a goal.
After retiring from playing, Male became a coach at Arsenal, training the youth and reserve teams, and was later a scout (discovering, amongst others, Charlie George). He was still at the club to see it win its first Double in 1970-71, before retiring finally in 1975; he later emigrated to Canada to live with his son. He died in 1998, at the age of 87. Although at the time of his death in February 1998, he was reported as being the last survivor of the Herbert Chapman era, Ray Bowden survived until September that year, and to a greater age (89).
-DOCSTART-	2640722
'''Lars Christian Jacobsen''', (born 20 September 1979), and raised in Odense on Funen, is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays as a defender for English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers. He is the first choice right full back for the Danish national team.
Jacobsen started his career with local top-flight team Odense Boldklub (OB). His talent was quickly discovered, as he played 58 matches for various youth national teams, and won the 1997 ''Danish under-19 Player of the Year'' award. He made his senior debut for OB in the 1996-97 Danish Superliga season.
He got his big break-through the following season, when he played 15 first team matches, even though the club was relegated to the 1st Division. He helped the club win promotion the very next season. His most notable result with OB came in the 2002 Danish Cup final. OB won 2-0 against defending Superliga champions F.C. Copenhagen, and Jacobsen was named "Cup Fighter" (man of the match) as the club won its first trophy in nine years.
After the cup triumph, he moved abroad to play for German club Hamburger SV (HSV). HSV was no success for Jacobsen, as he played 22 German Bundesliga matches in his one and a half year at the club. In the 2003 winter transfer window, he moved back to Denmark to play for F.C. Copenhagen (FCK).
At FCK, Jacobsen was assigned the number 2 shirt, and he quickly became a part of the starting line-up, playing in different defender positions. He established himself at right full back, and in FCK's 2005-06 season, he played full time as the club won the Superliga championship; 2,970 minutes in 33 matches. He was selected by national team coach Morten Olsen for the Danish national team in spring 2006. He made his national team debut on 1 March 2006, and played all 90 minutes of the friendly match 2-0 win against Israel. He went on to play eight national team games in a row, before Morten Olsen decided to spare the FCK players in November 2006, due to FCK's tough fall schedule with several games in the international UEFA Champions League 2006-07 tournament.
Jacobsen was one of several FCK players who gathered international attention in FCK's UEFA Champions League games, and as he looked to leave the club on a free transfer in June 2007, he was rumoured to be sold in the 2006 winter transfer window. A number of European clubs were reportedly interested in buying him, among them Everton FC, Paris SG and his former club Hamburger SV. In December 2006, Jacobsen agreed with FCK to stay at the club until his contract ran out, helping the club defend the Superliga championship.
Days later he signed a contract with German club 1. FC Nuremberg starting from July 2007. His stay with the German club was troubled because of injuries, and the club also failed to stay in the German Bundesliga. He therefore requested to leave and it was granted by the club in late June 2008.
In August 2008, Jacobsen signed for English Premier League club Everton on a free transfer, on a one-year deal, and was assigned squad number 15. After missing much of his debut season after injuring his shoulder, Jacobsen made his Premier League debut on 21 March 2009, away to Portsmouth F.C. He went on to play in the 2009 FA Cup Final, coming on as a substitute at half time.
On 29 June Jacobsen joined on a 2-year-deal. Once Lars Jacobsen had signed for Blackburn he had only one target, cementing his place in at right back, however when Sam Allardyce snapped up veteran full-back Michel Salgado on a free transfer from Spanish kings Real Madrid and regular full-back Pascal Chimbonda from Tottenham Hotspur he had limited opportunities to stake a chance in the team. Although the signing of Salgado was a crude move, Jacobsen started the first Barclays Premier League home game in a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City at Ewood Park with the capacity being just over 28,000. Since then he has started only 10 Premier League games, and come on in two matches, and he has also featured against Nottingham Forest in the Carling Cup third round coming on as a second half substitute for Michel Salgado in the 61st minute, that's combining a total of 13 games in all competitions, since playing his first game for the football club back on Saturday 15 August 2009.
-DOCSTART-	2640795
'''Tobias Jan Hkan Linderoth''' (; born April 21, 1979 in Marseille, France) is a Swedish football defensive midfielder playing for Galatasaray.
Linderoth played for Stabk and then an unremarkable spell at Everton marred by injury, where he scored once against Charlton Athletic in the League Cup,
On June 12, 2007, Linderoth signed a three-year contract with the Turkish side Galatasaray, where he wears the number 6.
Linderoth is a midfield dynamo on the Swedish national team where he also is assistant captain. Tobias has competed in the UEFA European Football Championship for Sweden in the 2004 tournaments as well as the FIFA World Cups in the 2002 and 2006 tournaments. In one game at the World Cup in 2002, he ran 14.6 kilometres (9.07 miles) during the 96 minutes of the match - not an unusual feature for the always hard-working player. Another key feature is his tough, dangerous and effective tackling. He is also known for his powerful shot.
On 26 May 2008, Linderoth scored his first international goal, the only goal in a 1-0 win over Slovenia in a pre-Euro 2008 friendly warm-up.
On 6 September 2008 during a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Albania, he was injured and had to be substituted in the 6th minute. He made a promising comeback in the Turkish league against Sivasspor in November 2009, after more than 1 year after recovering.
He is the son of football coach Anders Linderoth, a former Swedish international who played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina (Tobias is born in France during Anders' spell at Marseille). Linderoth is known for his extremely high work-rate as a defensive midfielder. On 25 October 2006, Tobias and his wife Maria became parents when she gave birth to their first child.
-DOCSTART-	2641640
'''John George "Tim" Coleman''' (26 October 1881 - 20 November 1940) was an English footballer.
Coleman was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, and first played for local non-league sides, Kettering Town and then Northampton Town in 1901. He was signed by Second Division Woolwich Arsenal in the summer of 1902, and immediately became a regular goalscorer for the club.
Coleman made his debut against Preston North End on 6 September 1902, and in his first season was top scorer with 17 goals in 30 matches, as Arsenal finished third. The following season he broke his own record and scored 23 goals in 28 games, which along with strike partner Tommy Shanks' 25 goals, helped Arsenal to second spot and thus promotion to the First Division. Coleman found 1905-06, his first season at the top, tough going (he only scored five goals), but the following season he scored 15 in 34 matches. Coleman's season was topped with Arsenal reaching the FA Cup semi-finals (which they lost to Newcastle United, and his one and only cap for England, against Ireland on 16 February 1907.
Despite their success on the pitch, Woolwich Arsenal were suffering from financial difficulties, and willingly accepted a bid of -700 for Coleman from Everton in February 1908, near the end of the 1907-08 season. In total, Coleman had played 196 games for Arsenal, scoring 84 goals. Coleman was a regular during the two and a half seasons he spent at Goodison Park, helping the Toffees to runners-up spot in 1908-09, and scoring 30 goals in 71 league appearances. While at Everton, he was notable for being one the few players, along with most of the Manchester United side, to maintain their membership of the Players' Union (the forerunner of the Professional Footballers Association), in defiance of Football Association rules. After a standoff, the FA backed down.
Coleman later had spells at Sunderland (1910-11), Fulham (1911-14) and Nottingham Forest (1914-15). With the advent of World War I and the suspension of first-class football, Coleman retired from the professional game, although he still played in non-league football, most notably for Tunbridge Wells, finally retiring in 1920. He later worked as a coach, and moved to the Netherlands. He died in November 1940, at the age of 59.
-DOCSTART-	2642061
'''Mark Palios''' (born 9 November 1952 in Birkenhead) is an English chartered accountant, football administrator and former professional footballer.
Palios played in the Football League as a midfielder for Tranmere Rovers and Crewe Alexandra, and in non-league football and in the European Cup-Winners' Cup for Welsh club Bangor City.
-DOCSTART-	2643098
'''Terence William 'Terry' Fenwick''' (born 17 November 1959 in Seaham, County Durham) is an English football coach and former player. He is the current head coach for San Juan Jabloteh of the TT Pro League in Trinidad and Tobago.
He started his career at Crystal Palace and went on to play for major clubs such as Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur. During this period he was a regular for the England national football team. He became the first full back to score a goal from open play in an FA Cup Final when he equalized against Tottenham Hotspur in the 1982 final.
He holds the English record for most yellow cards, three, in a single World Cup tournament, which he achieved in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. During that World Cup, Fenwick was also noted for being passed by Diego Maradona as Maradona scored the "Goal of the Century".
Fenwick received a four-month prison sentence in 1991 after being convicted of drink-driving.
Fenwick scored all 8 of his league goals for Tottenham from the penalty spot in just one season, 1988-89. After 1990, it gradually became clear that Fenwick had witnessed his best days as a footballer. He was sent on loan to Leicester City before getting a permanent move to Swindon Town, a newly promoted Premier League team. His first season,1993-94, saw Swindon winning only 5 games of a total 42, conceding 100 goals and being relegated. Fenwick played 26 games during this season, and was noted for breaking the leg of Paul Warhurst. He played only two games the following season, was released, and ended his playing career shortly thereafter.
Following in the footsteps of many former players, Fenwick decided to try a managerial career. In 1995 he replaced Jim Smith as manager for Portsmouth. After an underwhelming first full season in charge, where the club only avoided relegation on goal difference, an improved second season saw the club miss out on a play-off spot by just one place, and they also eliminated then-Premier League Leeds United from the FA Cup. A dire third season cost Fenwick his job however, and he left with the club bottom of the Division One table.
His next manager job was at Northampton Town in 2003, where he only lasted for 7 games. Fenwick's first game saw a 1-0 lead turn into a 2-1 defeat away to Blackpool. The next five games saw just two draws and three more defeats. His last game in charge was against Bristol City. The 2-1 defeat saw calls for his departure from fans and he left the post the following Monday. He was replaced by Martin Wilkinson. That summer Fenwick was lined up to become the new manager of Luton Town, but he decided not to take the job due to uncertainty over the club's ownership.
Since his managerial days in England, Fenwick has spent a considerable amount of time in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. He has enjoyed a great degree of managerial success there, winning the country's professional football league.
-DOCSTART-	2645413
'''Hossam El Sayed Ghaly''' (born 15 December 1981 in Kafr El-Sheikh) is an Egyptian football midfielder who currently plays for Al-Nassr. Ghaly plays mainly as a central midfielder, less frequently as a right full-back and due to injuries even an outside midfielder. He has played 28 international matches for Egypt.
Ghaly is a product of El-Ahly youth team, and he broke into the first team squad in 2001. He played regularly for el-Ahly until he moved to Feyenoord Rotterdam, in 2003 despite interest from numerous other European clubs such as VfB Stuttgart and FC Nantes. The transfer fee was said to be around 1.4 million Euros.
After three troublesome seasons in The Netherlands, Ghaly joined Tottenham Hotspur in January 2006.
Ghaly was given the number 14 jersey but generally performed poorly for the club during his stay there. He scored his first goal for Spurs in the UEFA Cup against Besiktas.
His future at Tottenham was left in doubt after he pulled off his shirt and threw it to the ground after being substituted during a Premier League match against Blackburn on 10 May 2007. Ghaly had been brought on in the first half after an injury to Steed Malbranque, and rebelled when brought off. The Tottenham fans were left angry at Ghaly's reaction, singing "You're not fit to wear the shirt" and he was disciplined by the club soon after. He issued the following apology: "I am just so angry with myself," Ghaly told the official Spurs site. "I have always considered it an honour to wear the Tottenham shirt and I never intended to show any disrespect".
"I knew things weren't happening for me out there, my play was terrible and I could hear the crowd jeering me. I was so upset at the fans' reaction. I have enjoyed playing in front of the club's supporters all season and I felt I had given of my best all the time and played some decent football. It is always hard to accept being substituted after such a short period of time and I was upset and taken aback by the cheering. I am a player who plays with my heart".
"I know my reaction was totally wrong. I have apologised to the manager and I also want to apologise to the fans. I hope they don't judge me on this incident alone. I have tried hard for the club this season".
Nonetheless, he was not to play for the club again. He stated that he wished to leave Tottenham due to his frustration at being unable to play in central midfield.
He was set to move to Birmingham City for a fee of -3 million on 30 July 2007 (subject to work permit), signing a three-year contract with an option for two further years, however, on August 3, Birmingham announced they would not be completing the deal due to Ghaly's objections to Birmingham's training methods, as well as badmouthing Birmingham's players.
In January 2008, Derby County expressed an interest in Ghaly. They agreed terms with Tottenham Hotspur and the player to take him on loan until the end of the season. Ghaly made his debut during Derby's 1-0 home defeat to Wigan Athletic on 12 January. After 12 games and the relegation of Derby to the Championship, Paul Jewell revealed he would not sign him as Ghaly wished to stay in the Premiership.
Despite not being given a squad number by Juande Ramos during his time at Tottenham, new appointment Harry Redknapp issued him with a number. On the 2 January 2009, Hossam Ghaly was amongst the substitutes for Tottenham's FA Cup 3rd Round tie against Wigan Athletic at White Hart Lane. Whilst warming up and preparing to be substituted on late in the second half, Ghaly was booed by a large amount of the Tottenham supporters. In light of this, manager Harry Redknapp decided against bringing him on.
On 22 January 2009, Ghaly completed a move to Saudi club Al-Nassr on a three year deal.
-DOCSTART-	2646242
'''Mike Summerbee''' (born 15 December 1942 in Preston) is an English footballer, who played in the successful Manchester City side of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Summerbee made his league debut playing for Swindon Town in 1959 at the age of 16. He made more than 200 appearances for the Wiltshire club, scoring 38 goals. In 1965 Manchester City manager Joe Mercer signed Summerbee for a fee of -35,000. In his first Manchester City season Summerbee started every single match, the only Manchester City player to do so that season.
Playing on the right wing, Summerbee was one of the most influential players in the Manchester City side which won four trophies in three seasons from 1968-70. Something of a practical joker, Summerbee (or "Buzzer" as teammates nicknamed him) was also known for a fiery temperament, a trait described by teammate Francis Lee as "retaliating first". Summerbee left Manchester City in 1975, moving to Burnley after making more than 400 appearances for City.
Over a five year period, which encompassed the 1970 World Cup Summerbee played for England eight times, making his debut against Scotland on 24 February 1968.
Summerbee ended his footballing career at Stockport County, where he was player-manager in the 1978-79 season. In 1980 he returned to the game for a single match, playing for non-league Mossley in their 1-0 FA Cup defeat of Crewe Alexandra.
Off the pitch, Summerbee has been involved with a number a business ventures with varying degrees of success, including a period where he co-owned a menswear business with George Best.
Summerbee also starred in the cult film ''Escape to Victory'' alongside Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and Pel.
He also featured in a BBC westcountry documentary 'Six days to Saturday' about Swindon Town in 1963 and a 'Nationwide' series 'Saturday Heroes' about Manchester City.
Summerbee's son, Nicky, is also a professional footballer, who followed in his father's footsteps by playing for both Swindon Town and Manchester City. Mike's father, George, and uncle, Gordon, were both lower division players whose careers were affected by the outbreak of war. Colin Shindler described the contrasting fortunes of the three generations in "Fathers, Sons and Football".
-DOCSTART-	2646621
'''Walley Barnes''' (16 January 1920 - 4 September 1975) was a Welsh footballer and broadcaster.
Born in Brecon to English parents (his father, a soldier, was stationed there at the time), Barnes initially played as an inside-forward for Southampton in wartime games, making 32 appearances between 1941 and 1943, scoring 14 goals, before he was spotted and signed by Arsenal. He played in virtually every position on the pitch for Arsenal in wartime matches (including a match as goalkeeper), but suffered a serious knee injury incurred in 1944. Despite a poor prognosis at the time, he recovered, and forced himself back in the Arsenal side after insisting on playing a reserves match against Cambridge University. He made his League debut for the Gunners against Preston North End on 9 November 1946.
Barnes became noted for his assured performances at left-back, with his tidy distribution and effortless ability to cut out crosses. He soon found a regular place in the Arsenal side, and was part of their First Division Championship-winning side of 1947-48. By then he had also become a regular for Wales, winning his first cap against England on 18 October 1947, where he was given the unenviable task of having to mark Stanley Matthews; England won 3-0 and the young Barnes was given a harsh footballing lesson by Matthews. Unbowed, Barnes went on to win 22 caps, and became captain of his country.
Barnes switched to right back following an injury to skipper Laurie Scott, and won an FA Cup winners' medal in 1949-50 after Arsenal beat Liverpool. Two years later, Arsenal got to the Cup final again, this time against Newcastle United, but Barnes twisted his knee badly trying to tackle George Robledo and had to come off the pitch after 35 minutes; with no substitutes permitted, Arsenal were down to ten men, and went on to lose 1-0.
As a result of his Cup final injury, Barnes was out for the entire 1952-53 season (in which Arsenal won the League). Although he was back in the side for the next three seasons, his appearances were now less regular and he only played eight times in 1955-56, with Len Wills and Joe Wade competing for the same place. With age as well as past injury now counting against him, he retired from playing in the summer of 1956. In all, he played 294 matches and scored 12 goals (he was often the club's designated penalty taker).
During the last two years of his playing career, Barnes was also manager of the Welsh national team, being in the role between May 1954 and October 1956. After that, he entered the world of broadcasting, joining the BBC. He presented coverage of FA Cup finals and, with Kenneth Wolstenholme, was one of the commentators for the very first edition of ''Match of the Day'' in 1964. He also assisted Wolstenholme in the live commentary to the 1966 World Cup final of England versus Germany to which he provided sporadic expert opinion.
Walley Barnes wrote his autobiography, titled ''Captain of Wales''. He continued to serve the BBC in various capacities, until his death, at the age of 55, in 1975.
-DOCSTART-	2647112
'''William John "Bill" Edrich''' DFC (26 March 1916 in Lingwood, Norfolk - 24 April 1986 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire) was a distinguished cricketer who played for Middlesex, MCC, Norfolk and England.
Brian, Eric and Geoff and his cousin John all played first-class cricket, and locally in Norfolk the Edriches were able to raise a full team of 11.
Bill Edrich was an attacking right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler. Playing first for Norfolk in the Minor Counties at the age of 16, he qualified for Middlesex in 1937 and was an instant success, scoring more than 2,000 runs in his first full season. The following year, 1938, he scored 1,000 runs before the end of May and made the first of 39 Test match appearances, though with little success. In fact, Edrich achieved almost nothing in Tests until the final of the 1938-39 tour to South Africa at Durban, where his 219 enabled England to reach 654 for five wickets, at which point the Test was left drawn to enable the tourists to catch their ship home.
Having finally achieved Test match success, Edrich was promptly dropped for the 1939 series against the West Indians, but when cricket resumed after the Second World War, he quickly became a regular in the team, batting at No 3 and sometimes opening the bowling. He scored centuries against Australia in 1946-47, two against the South Africans in 1947, another against Australia in 1948 and a final one against New Zealand in 1949.
The postwar years were Edrich's heyday and in 1947, he broke Tom Hayward's record, scoring 3,539 runs in the season and not being much overshadowed by Denis Compton, who scored 3,816. Compton's and Edrich's aggregates remain the highest ever in an English cricket season and with the reduction in the number of first-class matches seem likely never to be overtaken. In addition to his runs, Edrich also took 67 wickets in the same season.
Edrich's Test career continued until The Ashes tour of 1954-55, but he played less regularly after 1950, when he appeared to have little answer to the West Indian spinners Sonny Ramadhin and Alf Valentine. When England retained the Ashes at Adelaide in 1954-55 the team consumed over 56 bottles of champagne and Edrich - the life and soul of any party - climbed the marble pillar in the lounge of Glenelg's Pier Hotel and sung ''Ginger''.
All told, Edrich played in 571 first-class matches between 1934 and 1958, scoring 36,985 runs, with a highest score of 267 not out. His run total puts him 29th on the all-time lists. He scored 2,440 runs for England in his 39 Test matches, with the 219 not out at Durban his best. A professional before the Second World War, he turned amateur afterwards and captained Middlesex jointly with Compton in 1951 and 1952, then remaining in sole charge from 1953 to 1957. After retiring from Middlesex, he returned to Norfolk and played Minor County cricket until he was 56, captaining the county until 1971. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1940.
Edrich played association football as an amateur for Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur during the 1930s.
In a distinguished Second World War career flying bombers with the Royal Air Force, he rose to become a Squadron Leader and a holder of the DFC.
A famously convivial man, Edrich was married five times and had two sons, Jasper and Justin. He died following a fall at his Chesham home on 24 April 1986, aged 70. The MCC named the twin stands at the Nursery End at Lord's Cricket Ground, in his and Denis Compton's honour.
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'''Jonathon Charles "Jon" Sammels''' (born 23 July 1945 in Ipswich, Suffolk) is an English former footballer.
Sammels joined Arsenal, the club he supported as a boy, in 1961. He was a regular in the reserves and a successful youth international winning seven caps for England. He made his first-team debut for the Gunners on 27 April 1963, against Blackpool. However, he only played sparingly - twice in 1963-64 and not at all in 1964-65 - and did not secure a place in the side until the departure of Geoff Strong, and later George Eastham.
Noted for his accurate passing and strong shooting, he broke through in 1965-66 and was an ever-present in the 1966-67 season. As well as being a regular for Arsenal, Sammels played for the England U23 side nine times. He played in both of Arsenal's League Cup final defeats in 1968 and 1969, before finally claiming a medal in the 1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup; he scored Arsenal's winning goal in their 4-3 victory on aggregate over RSC Anderlecht, after Arsenal had trailed 3-1 after the first leg.
However, Sammels lost his first team place in the 1970-71 season, thanks to an ankle injury and the emergence of George Graham; although he played enough games to win a First Division winner's medal, he did not take part in the Gunners' FA Cup Final win over Liverpool that completed their Double-winning season. Sammels submitted a transfer request, and he was duly sold to Leicester City. In all he played 270 matches for Arsenal, scoring 52 goals.
Sammels was a regular in the Leicester side for the next seven seasons, playing 265 matches for the Foxes, scoring 25 goals. Under Jimmy Bloomfield, Leicester were a talented and exciting side, but the only trophy they won was the 1971 Charity Shield, and they never finished above seventh in the League. Sammels left Leicester on a free transfer in 1978, and played for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the NASL for a single season. After that, he retired from the game and returned to the UK. He now works as a driving instructor in Leicester.
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'''Barry Francis Fry''' (born 7 April 1945 in Bedford, England) is an English football manager. A former Manchester United apprentice as a winger, his playing career involved brief spells with Bolton Wanderers, Luton Town and Leyton Orient, before he retired prematurely due to injury.
He has managed Dunstable Town, Bedford Town, Maidstone United, Southend United, Barnet, Birmingham City and, most recently, Peterborough United. Fry is currently director of football at Peterborough.
Barry also recently made a special guest appearance in Celebrity Big Brother as the housemate's manager in a special half-time pep-talk, as the programme was half-way through airing. The episode was broadcast on Monday 18th January 2010, but filmed on Sunday 17th.
In 1974, Dunstable Town received the financial backing of Keith Cheesman. He hired a young Barry Fry as manager, and gave him money to build up a strong team; indeed in his autobiography, Fry claims that he was often given blank, signed cheques. Of note, both Jeff Astle and George Best were brought in to play for the team (Best only actually playing three competitive games). Dunstable were promoted under Fry, but he was later dismissed by Cheeseman's successor, Billy Kitt, after a poor performance in the Southern League.
After spells at Hillingdon Borough and hometown club Bedford Town, in 1979 Fry became Barnet manager for the first of two management spells covering almost thirteen seasons. In his first spell, Barnet maintained a mid-table position in the Alliance League for six seasons before Fry left in December 1985 to manage Maidstone United. He returned to Barnet in August 1986 for a further seven seasons. Three times runners-up in the GM Vauxhall Conference, Fry achieved his first managerial success as Champions in 1990-91. Two years later he guided them towards the new Division Two (leaving two months before the end of the season to manage Southend) despite being sacked eight times and reinstated each time by controversial chairman Stan Flashman, as well as being in charge of a club which was in a precarious financial state and under threat of expulsion from the Football League.
Fry moved to Southend United in 1993 with the club bottom of Division One. Fry kept Southend up, but later in the year moved to Birmingham City. Though Birmingham were relegated in his first season, he won the Division Two championship in 1995 and also reached the finals of the Football League Trophy. During the 1995-96 season, Fry guided the Blues to the semi-finals of the League Cup but was sacked after their mid-season promotion hopes faded and the club finished 15th in Division One.
Just after leaving Birmingham, Fry became chairman-manager of Peterborough United. They were relegated to Division Three in his first season at the helm but they regained their Division Two status three years later. Fry's nine-year reign as manager came to an end in May 2005 after they were relegated again, after which time he took up a role as director of football.
Fry's prolific and often erratic dealings in the transfer market led to lifelong Birmingham City supporter Jasper Carrott claiming Fry "was probably trying to sort out the unemployment problem single-handed!" In a game against Huddersfield Town in 1995, Birmingham City took the lead, and Fry memorably leapt from the dugout and charged down the length of the touchline flailing his arms around like a windmill, before leaping into a commentators booth. Such antics were rarely seen when matches were not being shown on television.
Fry was often renowned for his attacking brand of football, although his tactics usually meant his teams conceded as many goals as they scored.
Fry starred in a documentary called ''There's Only One Barry Fry''. The programme included some of Fry's dressing room antics, including a row with Mick Bodley and his promise to get the Posh out of Division Two. Fry's Peterborough United were later the subject of Sky One's 2006 documentary series ''Big Ron Manager'' in which Ron Atkinson was bought in as a troubleshooter to help Fry and the management team during Peterborough's quest for promotion. The series was most known for seeing Peterborough manager Steve Bleasdale quit his position just 70 minutes before a match in front of his team in the dressing room. Bleasdale cited too much interference as his reason. This is thought to be mainly from Fry and Atkinson.
He recently featured in an episode of Big Brother as a manager of the Big Brother housemates.
Fry still occasionally takes charge of both legend and pro-celebrity teams whenever Birmingham City hold either testimonial or fund raising games at their home ground, St Andrews.
:Note: These figures include only those matches in ''Soccerbase'''s database.
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'''Artim akiri''' (, ) (born 23 September 1973 in Struga, SFR Yugoslavia) is a football midfielder from the Republic of Macedonia, who most recently played for FK Karabakh in Azerbijan.
He is a member of the Albanian minority.
In 1997 he moved from Vardar to Swedish side Halmstads BK, a team that won the Swedish premier league Allsvenskan the same year. Playing alongside developing star Fredrik Ljungberg.
In 2003, he moved from Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia to West Bromwich Albion in England. He made his debut in a 4-1 defeat away at local rivals Walsall. In his first home league match for Albion, akiri scored a spectacular long-range goal, helping his team to a 4-1 win over Burnley F.C..
akiri made his debut for Macedonia in a March 1996 friendly match against Malta, coming on as a late sub for Sao Miloevski, and has been capped 75 times which is a national record. He has been captain of the team for many of those years. In 2002, he scored a goal directly from a corner kick against England.
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'''Stan Nichols''' ('''Morris Stanley Nichols''' and sometimes called since his death '''Morris Nichols''') (born October 6, 1900, Stondon Massey, Essex, England - died 26 January 1961, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England) was the leading all-rounder in English cricket for much of the 1930s.
In his youth primarily a football goalkeeper who played for some time with Queen's Park Rangers, Nichols' prowess at cricket during the summer brought him to the attention of the Essex committee during the early 1920s, who recommended him as a left-handed batsman. He was engaged for 1924 but did not gain a regular place in the first eleven that year. The following year, however, Nichols gained a regular place as a promising fast bowler and batted very low in the order. He did nothing sensational apart from playing the primary role in dismissing Kent for 43 on a bad wicket at Southend in late July.
1926 was Nichols' breakthrough year, for he took 114 wickets in first-class cricket and, though he at this point often tried to bowl too fast and was sometimes wayward, his strong build meant he could bowl for long spells without tiring. Against Kent on a somewhat difficult wicket, he took ten wickets, whilst in the return with that county, he scored 57 batting at number eleven. In 1927 Nichols took 124 wickets for 23 runs each, with several strong performances: including nine for 59 against Hampshire at Chelmsford; eight for 46 against Derbyshire at Southend; and nine for 32 (4 for 12 and 5 for 20) against Somerset at Colchester.
He scored 940 runs that year, but though 1928 saw a maiden century against Hampshire, he took fewer than 70 wickets for over 35 runs apiece. 1929, however, saw Nichols establish himself as a strong all-rounder. His hard-hitting left-handed batting had become strong in front of the wicket, whilst reducing his pace made his bowling less wayward and more effective. So highly though of was Nichols that the following year he played for England in the Ashes series of 1930 but did little; however, his batting in two Representative Matches (since canonised as Tests) in New Zealand had been successful.
With Larwood, Bowes and Gubby Allen the first-choice pace bowlers by this time, Nichols had little opportunity in the following years for playing in home Tests or Ashes tours; however his county form, apart from a decline in his bowling in 1934 due to injury, remained consistent and he was rewarded by a ''Cricketer of the Year'' nomination in the 1934 ''Wisden'' after his batting and bowling gave Essex their best season since 1897. On the matting wickets of India, his bowling proved highly effective in England's first Test tour of that country. 1935, with Larwood and Voce refusing to be considered due to the Bodyline controversy of the previous three years, Farnes injured and Allen having work commitments, gave Nichols his chance to establish himself as an England player, whereupon he took six for 35 against South Africa in the First Test at Trent Bridge, and played a further 3 tests in that series. That summer also saw Nichols produce his best cricket to date with 157 wickets and over 1400 runs in all matches, including an all-round feat in a defeat of Yorkshire at Huddersfield. In this match, Nichols took 11 for 54 and made 146, and Yorkshire lost by an innings and 204 runs.
1936 saw Nichols make his only double century, against Hampshire, and take nine for 32 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, whilst 1937 and 1938 were seasons of consistent achievement culminating in an all-round performance of 159 and fifteen for 163 against Gloucestershire in the latter season. His haul of wickets in 1938 - 171 - surpassed his best and placed him within three of being leading wicket takers in England, whilst continued good form in 1939 saw Nichols obtain a Test recall against the West Indies in the last Test before World War II put a stop to county cricket.
When first-class cricket resumed in 1946, Nichols was forty-five and struggling with fitness. He played for several years in the Birmingham and District League until his health declined beyond his ability to play even one-day-a-week cricket and he retired to the spa resorts in the English Midlands. He died early in 1961 in Newark.
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'''Kevin Muscat''' (born 7 August 1973 in Crawley, England) is an Australian football (soccer) player. After beginning his professional career in the Australian National Soccer League, he played ten seasons in Britain with Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Glasgow Rangers and Millwall Football Club. A number of incidents earned Muscat a reputation as a "hard man". He has played over 50 times for Australia, and currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League.
Muscat began his career as a junior at Australian National Soccer League (NSL) club Sunshine George Cross, making his first senior appearances for that club in 1989-90.
He continued playing in the NSL for Heidelberg United in the 1991-92 season and then spent four seasons with South Melbourne Hellas.
Muscat remained at Wolves for five seasons before moving to Scotland to join Glasgow Rangers on a free transfer in July 2002.
Muscat made his international debut for Australia on the 24 September 1994 against Kuwait. He represented Australia in the U/23 football competition in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He also represented Australia in the U/20 1991 World Youth Cup Finals in Portugal and the 1993 finals in Australia.
Muscat was dropped from the squad when coach Guus Hiddink took over in 2005 and played no part in Australia's subsequent qualification for the 2006 World Cup. In August 2006, Graham Arnold recalled Muscat to the national team for an Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait. Muscat captained Australia in its 2-0 win which ensured qualification for the 2007 Asian Cup. In January 2008, newly appointed Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek selected Muscat in a squad of 22 A-League based players to train at Marconi Stadium in preparation for Australia's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.
Muscat was branded a -lowlife- and a -nobody- by ex-England striker Ian Wright, then of Nottingham Forest, in September 1999. Wright claimed he was about to shoot when he heard Dougie Freedman, Forest's other striker, shout "leave it". Wright stepped over the ball to allow Freedman to hit it, but instead Muscat (who had, according to Wright, merely impersonated Freedman) appeared to clear the ball.
Muscat was dubbed the "most hated man in football" by then Birmingham City player Martin Grainger in 2000.
In 2004, a lawsuit on Muscat brought by former Charlton player Matty Holmes resulted in a settlement of -250,000 plus costs in favour of Holmes, bringing the estimated settlement to around -750,000. Holmes had to have four operations on his leg following a tackle by Muscat in 1998, and there were initial fears that his leg might have to be amputated. The claim was settled at the High Court without any admission of liability. In a Carling Cup tie while at Millwall, he grabbed the throat of Liverpool striker Milan Baros. Also in 2004, Iwan Roberts admitted he deliberately stamped on Muscat in a match against Norwich City in revenge for his attempt to injure Craig Bellamy in 1999. Roberts was subsequently fined and suspended by the FA for his comments.
In December 2005, he was the first A-League player to appear before a FFA disciplinary hearing and was subsequently suspended for two matches for "violent conduct". At an A-league game in October 2006 Muscat clashed with then Adelaide United coach John Kosmina, knocking Kosmina from his chair while retrieving the ball. Kosmina responded by grabbing Muscat by the throat, an action for which Kosmina was suspended for four matches.
Muscat's dominant personality and aggressive style has equally won him admirers and detractors in the A-League, with former England international Terry Butcher stating ''"Every manager in the A-League would love to have Kevin, and I'm no exception".''
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'''David Sommeil''' (born August 10, 1974 in Pointe--Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a retired French footballer who last played as a defender for Ligue 1 club Valenciennes.
Sommeil started his career with non-league Saint-Lo before turning professional with SM Caen, making his professional debut on February 8, 1994 against Le Havre AC. He subsequently played for Rennes before coming to prominence with Bordeaux, where he was capped by France at 'B' level.
Sommeil was signed by Kevin Keegan for Manchester City in January 2003, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract for a fee of -3.5 million. Despite an initial run of first team games and being the first Manchester City player to score a league goal at the City of Manchester Stadium in the opening home game of the 2003-04 season,
In February 2004, he joined Olympique Marseille on loan, in a deal that brought Daniel Van Buyten to England on loan in exchange. He returned to City for the start of the 2004/05 season but was dogged by injuries during the season and only managed two appearances. Sommeil played in just 16 games in 2005-06, partly due to a fractured cheek bone, forcing him to wear a protective mask on his return, and also due to a three games ban for a challenge on Spurs' Lee Young-Pyo.
Out of contract in May 2006, after less than 50 games for City, he was one of ten players released by Manchester City, but made a quick return to  the Premiership when he signed a two-year contract with newly-promoted Sheffield United on May 24, 2006. Sommeil made just five Premier League appearances for The Blades following his move from Manchester City. On 19 July 2007, Sommeil left Sheffield United and signed a two-year deal with Ligue 1 outfit Valenciennes.
Sommeil has experience of European competition having played 18 games in the UEFA Cup for Bordeaux (14 games) and Manchester City (4 games).
During a training session on the 20th of August 2008 with his club Valenciennes FC David suffered a suspected heart attack. The 34-year-old player collapsed during the session but his exact condition was not immediately known. After six days in a coma he regained consciousness but was still to recover his speech. By October 9, Sommeil had regained the ability to speak and use both of his arms, and was able to walk again, his condition "improving".
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'''Benjamin David "Ben" Thatcher''' (born November 30, 1975 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is a professional association football player, currently with Ipswich Town. He has played for a number of English clubs, and has featured in more than 300 English league games from his position as a left-sided defender.
He represented England's under-21 national team, but has chosen to represent the Wales national team in his senior years, for whom he has earned seven caps.
As a youth, Thatcher played Sunday League football for various amateur teams in London, before attending the Football Association (FA)'s School of Excellence at Lilleshall.
Before joining the professional ranks of top flight football, Thatcher studied unsuccessfully for two years at Canterbury Christ Church University. He was a distinguished player for their University 1st team and represented England University XI. Thatcher was the first member of Canterbury Christ Church University to represent his nation.
Upon graduation, he signed his first professional contract with Millwall, making his debut in the 1993-94 season at the age of 18.The following season he established himself in the Millwall first team, and scored his first goal as a professional. He made more than 100 appearances for Millwall, and won their Player of the Year award for the 1995-96 season.
In the 1996 close season, he was transferred to Wimbledon F.C. for a fee of -1,840,000. In his first season at Wimbledon, Thatcher made only nine appearances, but played more regularly in subsequent seasons. After Wimbledon's relegation from the Premiership in the 1999-2000 season Thatcher moved to Tottenham Hotspur
Thatcher cost Tottenham Hotspur a fee of around -5 million in the Summer of 2000. A few months after the transfer, Spurs manager George Graham was sacked, and Thatcher featured less frequently under successor Glenn Hoddle, though he was a member of the Spurs team for the 2002 League Cup final.
He subsequently moved to Leicester City in a -300,000 transfer deal in the summer 2003,
After a single season at Leicester, Thatcher once again found himself in the arms of a relegated club, and moved to Manchester City. He scored once in the league for Leicester, in a 4-4 draw with his former club Spurs.
His move to Manchester City cost around -100,000. His Manchester City debut came on the opening day of the 2004-05 season against Fulham. He was initially the first choice left-back at Manchester City, but a combination of injuries and the emergence of Stephen Jordan limited him to 21 appearances in his first season for the club. In January 2005 Thatcher nearly joined Fulham for a fee of -500,000 after a series of burglaries unsettled his family, but the move fell through.
Thatcher gained notoriety on August 23, 2006, in a game between Manchester City and . Whilst challenging with Pedro Mendes for a loose ball Thatcher viciously and intentionally led with his elbow, knocking Mendes into the advertising hoardings rendering him unconscious. In the immediate aftermath Thatcher is seen to be indignant and visibly irate with his now prostrate, motionless opponent. Mendes required oxygen at pitchside and suffered a seizure while being transferred to hospital, where he spent the night. Mendes was discharged from hospital the next day, but remained under medical supervision. Thatcher, who issued a written apology to Mendes, was investigated by the FA as a result of the challenge. Greater Manchester Police noted receipt of many "statements of complaint" and also chose to investigate the matter. On August 30, Manchester City announced that Thatcher would be banned for six matches, two of which would be suspended, and fined six weeks' wages for the challenge. This punishment is separate from the sanctions made by the FA, who suspended Thatcher for eight matches, with a further fifteen game suspended ban for two years.
The incident was the second time in less than three weeks that a Thatcher elbow had hospitalised an opponent, following an incident on August 4 in a pre-season tour of China, when his challenge caused a career-threatening collapsed lung in Yang Chungang, a 20-year-old midfielder from Shanghai Shenhua. Thatcher also faces possible action from Lancashire Police over a clash with ex-Blackburn Rovers player Ralph Welch during a reserve game at Ewood Park in February 2006.
He signed for Charlton Athletic on 11 January 2007 for a reported fee of -500,000, which could rise to -750,000 depending on appearances. He played his first match for Charlton Athletic on 23 January 2007 against Middlesbrough
He joined Ipswich on 14 August 2008 on a one-year contract with an option to extend it for a further year.
During his time at Wimbledon, Thatcher played for the England under-21 team four times. However, in 2004 he opted to play for Wales, for whom he qualifies due to his Welsh grandmother. His debut international performance came against Hungary, in a 2-1 victory in March 2004, and by October 2004 he had earned seven caps for Wales.
In October 2004, John Toshack was appointed new Welsh national team coach, but Thatcher did not play any games under Toshack, due to suspensions and injuries. Thatcher did not play Wales' 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against England and Poland in early September 2005 on grounds of injury, while playing full time three days later when Manchester City met cross-city rivals Manchester United. This angered John Toshack, and Thatcher was categorically left out of the Welsh national team in September 2005. Since then, he has not been selected for Wales.
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'''Geoffrey Hugh "Geoff" Strong''' (born 19 September 1937 in Kirkheaton, Northumberland, England) is an English former footballer.
Strong played as an amateur for his local club, Stanley United, before being spotted by Arsenal; he signed for the London club as an amateur in November 1957 and turned professional the following April. He played mainly in the Gunners youth and reserve sides and his first-team debut was delayed by his National Service in April 1960; he finally started for the first team against Newcastle United on 17 September 1960, two days shy of his 23rd birthday; Arsenal won 5-0.
Strong played 19 league games that season, scoring ten goals, and played 20 the following season (1961-62), before finally becoming an automatic first-choice in 1962-63. Playing as an inside-forward or centre forward, Strong formed a lethal attacking partnership with Joe Baker and he became a regular goalscorer for the club - his record being 31 in the 1963-64 season; Baker and Strong together scored 62 that season.
However, despite Strong and Baker's goalscoring efforts, Arsenal were going through a barren patch; the best league position they achieved during this period being 7th, and they made little impact in the FA Cup. Strong made it clear he wanted to move to a more successful club. Although he was still a regular starter at the start of the 1964-65 season, in November 1964, Arsenal sold him for -40,000 to Liverpool; in all he had scored 77 goals in 137 matches for the Gunners.
Strong was thrown straight into the Liverpool side and made his debut on 7 November 1964, in a 1-1 league draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage. His first goal came a month later on 5 December in a 5-1 thumping of Burnley at Turf Moor.
After just 16 appearances in a red shirt Strong's wish for more success came to fruition, as Liverpool won the FA Cup for the first time in the club's 73 year history. Strong, who was now used as a utility man, wore the number 4 jersey as the Reds beat Leeds United 2-1 after extra time in the Wembley final; it was also his first appearance in the competition for Liverpool, as he was deputising for the injured Gordon Milne. Unfortunately for Strong and the rest of the Anfield staff the Cup final joy was short-lived, as they lost to Inter Milan 4-3 on aggregate in the semi-final of the European Cup, having led 3-1 from the first leg Italy.
Strong went on to play in almost every outfield position over the next six seasons, but he eventually settled in at left back after Gerry Byrne hung up his boots. Strong was part of the side that won the 1965-66 First Division championship, beating Leeds United into second by 6 points. He, however, missed the European Cup Winners Cup final, which Liverpool lost 2-1 to Borussia Dortmund at Hampden Park, through an injury that he picked up in the semi-final second leg win over Celtic. Strong had a major influence in the Reds reaching their first ever European final, as it was he that scored the winner, a towering header, even though he was carrying a leg injury.
Liverpool then went trophyless for a few seasons after the 1966 title win, and following a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Second Division Watford in the 6th round of the 1969-70 FA Cup, Bill Shankly decided that changes had to be made; the old guard had to be replaced by a younger generation, Strong was one of the players that was caught up in the cull. After exactly 200 games and 33 goals Strong left Liverpool on 10 August 1970 for Coventry City.
He spent a single season at Highfield Road and his experience was helpful in Noel Cantwell's young team. He formed an excellent partnership with a young Jeff Blockley and the Sky Blues set a club record by conceding only 38 league goals. He retired from playing in 1972.
After retiring, he left the game completely, and for a while ran his own hotel furnishing business; he also co-owned a pub with former Liverpool great Ian Callaghan. Strong was a firm favourite amongst the Kopites during his six-year spell at the club and was voted in at No. 98 on the Official Liverpool FC website poll, "100 Players Who Shook The Kop". He now suffers from Alzheimers disease and lives in the seaside resort of Southport, though he remains a frequent visitor to Anfield on match days.
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'''Drew Talbot''' (born 19 July, 1986 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer currently playing as a striker for Chesterfield.
Talbot started his career at Sheffield Wednesday, promoted through the academy in 2003-04. Often used as a substitute, he scored five goals in Wednesday's 2004-05 promotion season including one at Cardiff in the Football League One play-off final.
The following season proved a disappointment for Talbot, as a back injury ruled him out for most of the year. After his impressive first full season at Hillsborough, he was not to play again until September 2006, where he made a substitute appearance against Derby County in a 2-1 home defeat. During the January 2007 transfer window, Talbot signed on loan to League One side Scunthorpe United, scoring one goal in three games. However, his loan deal was cut short as he was instead transferred to Luton Town for a fee of -250,000.
He made his debut for Luton on 27 January, 2007 against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup. Talbot scored his first goal for Luton on his home league debut against his old club Sheffield Wednesday on 20 February, 2007, as well as forcing former team-mate Tommy Spurr to score an own goal. Despite a decent goal return he was unable to stop Luton avoiding relegation.
After an epic performance against Liverpool he was labelled the "Ginger Maradona".
Talbot suffered a serious knee injury in March 2008 against Cheltenham Town. He returned to full training in November 2008, and made eleven appearances for Luton in the 2008-2009 season, but scored no goals.
On 27 January 2009, he joined Chesterfield on loan until the end of the season,
On 29 July 2009, Talbot joined Chesterfield on a two-year contract after failing to agree to a new deal at Luton.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Spurr''' (born 30 September 1987) is an English footballer currently playing as a defender for Sheffield Wednesday.
Spurr, born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He joined Sheffield Wednesday full time in 2004 and in his first season established himself in the reserves and won a place on the bench for the first team. He was named Academy player of the year in the 2004-05 season and made his first team debut against Reading on 22 April 2006. He was awarded Sponsor's Man of the Match for his performance in the game.
The 2006-07 season saw Spurr hold down a regular place in the starting eleven at left back ahead of the more experienced Peter Gilbert and John Hills. In December 2006, Spurr was given a new two and a half year contract which took his contract up until the summer of 2009.
Spurr scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday against Charlton Athleic on 25 August 2007 in a 3-2 defeat. He scored his second career goal and first Hillsborough goal on 14 April 2008 against Plymouth Argyle. It proved to be the equaliser in what was a crunch game for Sheffield Wednesday and was voted Sky Sports Championship Goal of the Season.
In December 2007 Championship rivals Queens Park Rangers made an offer for Spurr, it was turned down however as he was described as a 'top asset in the playing squad.'
Spurr scored his third goal for Sheffield Wednesday against Watford in a 2-0 win at Hillsborough on 13 September 2008. Despite playing at centre back for the game due to an injury sustained by Mark Beevers, Spurr found himself 50 yards out on the left wing and played a give and go with Etienne Esajas, before sliding the ball right footed past Mart Poom from 8 yards.
Tommy scored another eye catching goal against Fulham in the FA Cup 3rd Round on Saturday the 3 January 2009, when he collected a square ball from James O'Connor to score from 30 yards.
During the 7 February 2009 Steel City derby Spurr scored his 4th goal for the club from a Michael Gray cross after just 30 seconds of the game had gone.
Spurr was handed the teams captaincy in the game on 21 February against Neil Warnock's Crystal Palace, in the absence of team captain Richard Wood. The Owls won 2-0. The last time hecaptained the owls he was substituted after 36 minutes for Mark Beevers but the owls were already 3-0 down.
On the 10th of September 2009 Tommy Spurr signed a new four year contract which was taken up till 2012
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'''Michael Colin "Mike" Newell''' (born 27 January 1965) is an English football manager and former player. He was a member of the Blackburn Rovers team which won the Premier League in 1995, and totalled -3,585,000 in transfer fees over the duration of his career. On October 18, 2009, Newell parted company with League Two Grimsby Town after one year in charge.
Newell represented 13 different clubs in his career, playing a total of 530 league games and scoring 120 goals. While playing for Blackburn against Rosenborg in the 1995-96 season, Newell scored the fastest-ever hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League, netting his three goals in a spell of only nine minutes. This was a "Perfect Hat-Trick", meaning he scored the goals with his right foot, left foot and head.
Newell was released by both Liverpool and Crewe Alexandra as a youngster, finally finding form at Wigan Athletic. After a brief period at Wigan, Newell went to Luton Town. After another successful time he moved on to Leicester City in 1987.
He established himself as a highly competent goalscorer at Filbert Street, but was unable to secure promotion to the First Division and joined Everton for -1.1million in 1989, just four years after Everton had signed another high scoring striker - Gary Lineker - from the East Midlands club.
Whereas Lineker had developed into a world class goalscorer after moving from Leicester to Everton (along with subsequent clubs FC Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur, Newell's form at Goodison Park was less spectacular as he formed a three-man strikeforce with Graeme Sharp and Tony Cottee, and with three strikers in the first eleven there was little pressure on any of them to score 20 or 30 goals a season. However, the three-man strikeforce was looking like a success as they spearheaded Everton to the top of the league in late autumn of 1989 and were starting to look like serious title contenders for perhaps the first time since Howard Kendall's departure as manager in June 1987, but Everton were unable to maintain this impressive form and dipped to sixth place in the final table. Newell had managed seven goals that season from 26 league appearances.
1990-91 began terribly for Everton. By 31 October 1990, they were a lowly 18th in the league and had endured their worst ever start to a league campaign - battling relegation exactly a year since they had led the league and looked good bets for the title. Manager Colin Harvey paid for this nightmare start to the season with his job, only to rejoin Everton a week later when Howard Kendall began his second spell as manager and appointed Harvey as his assistant in the old manager/coach partnership that had brought so much success from 1981 to 1987. Newell initially remained in favour under Kendall, scoring seven goals again that season, one of them in a 2-0 win over Manchester United on 2 March 1991 in a game best remembered for being the debut of a 17-year-old United winger called Ryan Giggs.
Despite the arrival of Peter Beardsley from Liverpool for the 1991-92 season, Newell managed to make 13 league appearances for Everton (scoring once) before his -1.1million transfer to Second Division promotion challengers Blackburn Rovers, now managed by former Liverpool player and manager Kenny Dalglish and bankrolled by the wealth of owner Jack Walker. He broke his leg soon afterwards, and Blackburn went from being Second Division leaders to having to win their final game of the season to achieve a playoff place, but Newell was fit for the playoffs and after helping them overcome Derby County in the semi-finals, he scored the penalty in their 1-0 playoff final win over his former club Leicester City at Wembley Stadium as they sealed a place in the new FA Premier League and ended their 26-year absence from the top flight of English football.
In 1992-93, Newell was Blackburn's second highest goalscorer with 13 league goals as they finished fourth in the Premier League. They had looked like championship contenders for much of the season, but Newell lacked the much-needed support up front after late December when strike partner Alan Shearer suffered a serious knee injury and missed the rest of the season. However, he managed just 6 goals in 28 games in 1993-94, battling it out with Kevin Gallacher for the role of Shearer's strike partner as Blackburn finished second. The following season, the arrival of Chris Sutton restricted him to just two Premier League starts (and nine substitute appearances) in 1994-95, when Blackburn were league champions for the first time in 81 years. However, he did narrowly meet the requirement of 10 league appearances for a title medal.
Newell scored the 1,000th goal of the Premier League era during Blackburn's 3-1 win at in April 1993, Newell also holds the record for the fastest Hat Trick in Champions League History after scoring 3 goals in 9 minutes for Blackburn against Rosenborg B.K in the 1995-96 season .
However, this spell proved to be unsuccessful, and was the beginning of a five year spell at seven different clubs. Newell left Birmingham to join West Ham United on loan in December 1996, before a similar spell at Bradford City in March 1997. Before he was loaned to West Ham, Birmingham had accepted a -750,000 bid from Bolton Wanderers for Newell, but he was unable to agree a contract and the transfer fell through.
In the summer of 1997, Newell moved to Aberdeen before drifting back into the English leagues with Crewe, Doncaster Rovers and finally Blackpool. He retired from playing in May 2001, going out on a high as Blackpool celebrated promotion as Division Three playoff winners.
Newell replaced Chris Turner as manager of Hartlepool United during the 2002-03 season, when Hartlepool were top of Division Three. After horrendous away form, the club lost a 16 point lead it held, though promotion as runners-up was still sealed. After this, and many personal differences between Newell and the board at Hartlepool, Newell's contract was not renewed in the summer of 2003, and he was replaced by Neale Cooper.
Shortly after leaving Hartlepool, he was appointed manager of Luton Town by controversial chairman John Gurney, who, having just purchased the club, sacked the popular management team of Joe Kinnear and Mick Harford. It was reported that Newell won a Pop Idol-style poll to become manager
The following season, Luton became the first ever champions of the newly-named League One, winning 98 points and gaining promotion to the Championship. Newell guided Luton to further success in the 2005-06 season, which saw Luton finish 10th in the Championship - their highest finish since they relegated from the top flight in 1992. Luton also became one of only two clubs to defeat runaway champions Reading. Newell was linked with jobs at several larger clubs, such as Leicester City,
Newell's relationship with Luton turned sour after a poor start to the 2006-07 season, in which he criticised chairman Bill Tomlins' running of the club.
Mike Newell was unveiled as the new manager of Grimsby Town at a press conference on 6 October 2008, signing a three and a half year contract at Blundell Park. Grimsby were just two places above the League Two relegation zone at the time and one of only two senior clubs in England without a victory, with only the three sides who had been docked points below them in the table.
For 2009-10, Newell was given funds to sign former loanees Peter Sweeney, Barry Conlon, Joe Widdowson and Adrian Forbes. He bolstered the ranks further with midfielder Michael Leary, striker Chris Jones and Sunderland goalkeeper Nick Colgan. The Mariners also turned down a lucrative offer from Peterborough United for captain Ryan Bennett.
Supporters were optimistic that Grimsby Town could have a successful season. However, the club only gained 10 points from their opening 13 games. A 0-2 home defeat to Rochdale on 17th October 2009 dropped the Mariners into the League Two relegation zone. Newell was dismissed the following day, despite chairman John Fenty's assertion a week earlier that certain under-performing players would be shown the door before Newell.
Newell caused a huge stir in the footballing world, when he claimed that corruption was rife in transfer deals. In particular, he claimed that he had been offered "bungs" or bribes by football agents and agreed to name the offending parties when called upon by the FA. As a result, an enquiry was launched by the FA and was headed by Lord Stevens, a former Metropolitan Police commissioner. On 20 December 2006, Stevens presented his preliminary report, which found that, although the level of corruption within English football was not a high as had been anticipated, there were several causes for concern. 17 transfer deals were still subject to further scrutiny.
Following a match against Queens Park Rangers on 11 November 2006 Newell criticised female assistant referee, Amy Rayner, using sexist comments, and later apologised. He also criticised the chairman of Luton Town FC, Bill Tomlins. For this he was reprimanded by his club, which publicly dissociated itself from the comments concerning Rayner.
Following a match against West Bromwich Albion on 12 January 2007 Newell criticised the influence of foreign players in English game, stating that it was "going soft." This was after an incident in which Luton midfielder David Bell appeared to be fouled, play continued and West Brom went on to not only equalize minutes before the end, but to claim a last gasp winner to leave Luton empty handed.
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'''Noel Brotherston''' (18 November 1956 - 6 May 1995) was a footballer.
A winger, he played in the Football League for Tottenham, Blackburn Rovers, Bury, and Scarborough, and won 27 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 3 goals. Noel played in a famous 1-0 win for Northern Ireland over Israel that allowed the team to qualify for the World Cup finals for the first time in 24 years. He also scored the winning goal against Wales in 1980 to give Northern Ireland the British Championship trophy in the Irish Football Association's centenary year. Noel was well remembered for his characteristic hairstyle that seemed to emphasise his jinking runs down the wing. He was a fans' favourite at Blackburn and became a painter and decorator in the town when he retired as a player, but died of a heart attack aged just 38.
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'''Mark Edward McGhee''' (born 25 May 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former professional footballer and current manager of Aberdeen. McGhee started his career at Greenock Morton in 1975 and since then has spent spells at clubs including Newcastle United, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Celtic, IK Brage and Reading. McGhee was part of the Aberdeen side who won the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup and 1983 UEFA Super Cup.
McGhee played for a host of Scottish and English clubs, before he had to abruptly retire because of injury. He started his playing career at Greenock Morton before moving on to Newcastle United - where he scored 36 goals in 99 appearances, including a fantastic last minute winner against Bradford, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Celtic, IK Brage and Reading and won the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1982 as well as four caps and two goals for the Scotland national football team. His greatest career moment came in 1983 when he was in the Aberdeen side that defeated Real Madrid 2-1 to lift the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup. He also scored as Aberdeen won the 1983 UEFA Super Cup.
McGhee's management career began as player-manager at third tier Reading in 1991, succeeding Ian Porterfield, after being recommended for the post by his ex-manager Alex Ferguson. He officially retired as a player in 1993 and won the Division Two title with the Royals the following season and quickly adapted to the second flight during the next campaign, taking the team as high as second place by December 1994.
This spotlighted him as an up-and-coming young manager and he was offered the chance to move to Premier League Leicester City. His move in December 1994 came despite having agreed a long term contract to remain at Reading. However, he joined with the Foxes adrift in the relegation zone and was unable to keep them up, finishing second bottom.
He remained at Filbert Street post-relegation and set about launching a promotion campaign but did not see the season out after being approached by Wolverhampton Wanderers. He left to take control at Wolves in December 1995, less than 12 months after arriving at Leicester. This was the second successive time he had walked out on his post, creating a media image of him as being disloyal and ruthlessly ambitious.
McGhee moved to Wolves on 13 December 1995, taking his assistant Colin Lee along with him, following the sacking of Graham Taylor. The club's hopes of promotion lay in tatters at the time after just 5 wins from their previous 21 games, and his first game saw another loss, as they went down 0-1 to Port Vale at Molineux.
He quickly added midfielders Simon Osborn and Steve Corica and tried to implement a more passing game than the direct tactics of his predecessor. The team enjoyed a strong start to 1996, and had lifted themselves to the verge of the play-offs by March. However, their early season form returned in the final months and they failed to win any of their final 8 fixtures, ending in 20th, just 3 points clear of relegation, marking their lowest finish since returning to the division in 1989.
McGhee was given further funds to invest in the summer and brought in Iwan Roberts and Dougie Freedman to boost the attack. The 1996/97 season duly saw them launch a promotion campaign, with ambitions of an automatic spot. However, a poor string of results in the final 10 games, allowed surprise package Barnsley to snatch second place behind runaway champions Bolton Wanderers, condemning Wolves to the play-offs. McGhee saw his team concede two late goals in a 3-1 defeat at Crystal Palace in their semi final tie, which ultimately cost them the chance of reaching the Premier League, despite a 2-1 victory in the home leg.
His failure to reach the top flight prompted a tirade from Wolves owner Sir Jack Hayward, who moaned that he would no longer be "the golden tit", supplying the club with endless finance. He cut McGhee's spending power and both Freedman and Roberts, McGhee's previous big money buys, were quickly sold off. Hayward also fired his son Jonathan as chairman, who had been instrumental in bringing McGhee to the club, thus undermining his job security.
The 1997/98 season saw the club largely outside the play-off places, ending in 9th. McGhee's high point of the campaign was their FA Cup run which saw them make the semi finals for the first time since 1981, and marked his best Cup run as a manager. However, his Wembley dream was dashed by Champions-elect Arsenal as they edged past the Midlanders 1-0 at Villa Park.
The following season started well for McGhee as he won his opening four games, but the following twelve brought just two victories. This prompted Wolves to fire him on 5 November 1998. His assistant Colin Lee took over the reigns on a temporary basis, later made permanent.
On 6 July 2000 McGhee joined Coventry City, who were at the time managed by Gordon Strachan, as a scout. After only two months he was appointed manager at third flight Millwall in September 2000, replacing the duo of Keith Stevens and Alan McLeary. McGhee swiftly won the Division Two title in his first season and led the club to the Division One play-offs in the following campaign. Here, he suffered more play-off agony as the club lost to a last minute Birmingham City goal to deny them a place in the final.
The 2002-03 season saw McGhee take the club to 9th, falling eight points short of another play-off finish. The next season saw things take a downward turn as his relationship with chairman Theo Paphitis strained and players began to be sold. McGhee left The New Den on 15 October 2003, following a 0-1 home defeat to Preston North End.
McGhee was appointed manager of Brighton and Hove Albion on 28 October 2003, just 13 days after leaving Millwall. Here, he inherited the team left by Steve Coppell who moved to one of McGhee's former clubs, Reading.
The club had been relegated to League One the previous season, but McGhee managed to regain promotion to the Championship in his first season as they won the play-offs, after beating Bristol City 1-0 in the final. He managed to keep the club in the Championship the following season in 2004/05, finishing 20th, their highest league position in 14 years.
However, he led the club to relegation the following season, when they were finally mathematically condemned at home by . McGhee was sacked as Brighton manager on 8 September 2006 after nearly three years with the club, following three consecutive defeats in the 2006-07 season.
In 2006, he was linked with the vacant managerial post at Irish club Bohemians and in February 2007 was reported to have applied for the manager's position at Swansea City.
However, on 18 June 2007, he was appointed new manager of Motherwell and to be assisted by Scott Leitch.
McGhee transformed Motherwell from a team that just avoided relegation to finishing 3rd in his first season in charge, which meant that Motherwell qualified for the UEFA Cup. This is the first time in 13 years that Motherwell have qualified for European competition. Pundits believe this is due to a fluent, attacking style of football that McGhee has introduced.
Gordon Strachan, a longtime friend and former teammate of McGhee, recommended him for the then-vacant Scotland manager's position in November 2007 due his success in previous managerial positions. However, despite making the shortlist of candidates, he eventually missed out on the post to George Burley.
His sensitive handling of the death of player Phil O'Donnell during a game with Dundee United enhanced his profile within the club, Lanarkshire and Scotland.
On 23 May 2008, Hearts made an official approach to Motherwell asking them permission to speak to McGhee about making him their new manager, which Motherwell refused. It was reported that McGhee wanted a meeting with Vladimir Romanov to seek reassurances about team selection and squad control at Hearts before moving. McGhee was expected to move, but on 26 May, Motherwell put a statement on their official site stating that McGhee will stay with them.
On 12 June 2009 McGhee was confirmed as the new manager of Aberdeen F.C. after being considered the favourite for the job by both bookmakers and fans alike.
His first competitive match in charge turned out to be a complete disaster as Aberdeen were beaten 5-1 at home by Czech team SK Sigma Olomouc in the Europa League on 30 July 2009. On 6 August 2009, they lost the return leg 3-0. This 8-1 aggregate defeat is Aberdeen's heaviest in UEFA competition.
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'''Herbert "Herbie" Roberts''' (19 February 1905 - 19 June 1944) was an English football player.
Born in Oswestry, Shropshire, Roberts first played as an amateur for his local club Oswestry Town, whilst working as a policeman. A tall, but quiet and unassuming right half, he was signed by Herbert Chapman's Arsenal in December 1926 for -200 and turned professional. He made his debut against Aston Villa on 18 April 1927, although he was not a regular in his first two seasons at the club, playing just five games.
Roberts' time came when Chapman converted him to a centre half, and he replaced Jack Butler in that position. In the new "WM" formation that Chapman and Arsenal captain Charlie Buchan pioneered, Roberts served as the tall "stopper" centre half in the middle of defence; at the time this was a new tactic, created in response to the 1925 relaxation of the offside law, but soon became a ubiquitous position in English football. Nevertheless, at the time Roberts was often abused and pilloried by opposition fans for what they saw as overly negative play.
By 1928-29, Roberts was featuring more regularly for Arsenal; however, he missed the 1929-30 FA Cup final with an injury. However, from the 1930-31 season Roberts was the undisputed first-choice centre-half at the club, making over 30 appearances for each season up until 1936-37. During this time, he won four First Division titles, and finally picked up an FA Cup medal in 1935-36 (having also played in the side that lost the 1931-32 final). During this period he also won a single cap for England, against Scotland on 28 March 1931.
Roberts' long and successful career with Arsenal came to a sudden end early on in the 1937-38 season, when he broke his leg in a match against Middlesbrough and was subsequently forced to retire. Arsenal won the First Division title for a fifth time that season, but Roberts had only played 13 matches that season, one short of the minimum required for a medal at the time. In all he played 335 matches for Arsenal, scoring 5 goals.
Upon retiring he worked as a trainer to Arsenal's reserve side. When World War II broke out, Roberts joined the Royal Fusiliers, serving as a lieutenant. He died whilst on duty at the age of 39 from erysipelas; he was the most famous of the nine Arsenal players who perished in the war.
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'''Adam Johnson''' (born 14 July 1987) is an English footballer, currently playing for Middlesbrough. He is a left-winger but can also play on the right-wing.
Though born in Sunderland, Johnson was taken in by Middlesbrough's youth academy as a teenager after being spotted by club scouts at a East Durham school-age match.
The youngster made his senior debut aged seventeen on 17 March 2005 in the UEFA Cup in the 1-0 defeat away to Sporting Lisbon. Almost six months later he made his Premiership debut, and first senior start, deputising for an injured Stewart Downing in a 2-1 home win against Arsenal. For much of the first half of the 2005-06 season he was on the bench as an unused substitute, mainly in the UEFA Cup matches. He made his second start in the competition against Litex Lovech on 15 December and set up Massimo Maccarone's first goal in a 2-0 win. For the rest of the season, he managed to make appearances, albeit as Downing's deputy or an unused substitute.
Johnson's first goal for Middlesbrough came in a midweek English Premier League game against Bolton Wanders on the 3 May 2006. He was playing due to Middlesbrough's involvement in the UEFA Cup final which was to be played a week later as Steve McClaren rested most of the first team squad. On 30 June, he signed a new four-year contract extension.
On 16 October 2006 he joined Leeds United on a month-long loan, playing five times. Later on in the season he came on as a substitute in the FA Cup replay with Bristol City and played a vital role in seeing Middlesbrough through to the next round by setting up one goal and scoring the winning penalty in the shootout.
In September 2007 Johnson joined Championship side Watford on a three month loan. He played 12 games for the club, scoring 5 times, before being recalled to Middlesbrough earlier than stipulated in the deal following some brilliant performances. Coincidentally, Watford's form dipped after his departure.
Johnson has become an integral part of Boro's now Championship side for the 2009-10 season following Downing's transfer to Aston Villa, scoring three of Boro's five goals in the first three games. He led the Boro scoring charts, with 8 goals, for the entire first half of the season despite being a winger, which led to new manager Gordon Strachan expressing his concern about overrelying on Johnson for goals. In the 18 August match at Scunthorpe, he missed a penalty awarded for a foul on Rhys Williams and scored another after being tripped by the Scunthorpe goalkeeper in the penalty box when both went for the rebound. After a bright start to the season, the highly-rated youngster became a subject of transfer rumours with several Premier League clubs reported to be interested and was linked to his hometown club Sunderland for much of the summer. The Boro management insisted that he would not be sold. However he has yet to extend his contract and his current deal ends after the 2009-10 season. On 12 December, he was substituted for Marvin Emnes after picking up a hamstring injury in the 1-0 home loss to Cardiff City but returned to score a penalty against Scunthorpe in a 3-0 win.
In recognition of his consistent performances, Johnson was voted for the North East Football Writers Young Player of the Year award, joining a string of Boro players to do so.
A former U19 international, Johnson was called-up for the 2009 UEFA U21 Championships in Sweden. He scored once in qualification and again in the first leg of the qualification play-offs against Wales U21s as the Young Lions narrowly won 5-4 on aggregate to qualify for the tournament. During the tournament he started in 2 of the 3 group stage matches. He won the Man of the Match award in the final group stage match against Germany that ended in a 1-1 draw and converted his penalty in the semifinal shoot-out win against Sweden.
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'''James Clark Morrison''' (born 25 May 1986 in Darlington, County Durham) is an English footballer, currently playing for West Bromwich Albion. His ability to run with the ball at pace makes him an effective option through the middle, as an attacking midfielder, or more often as a right winger. Although he was English-born and has represented the various England junior sides, Morrison chose to play for Scotland at full international level.
A former pupil of Hummersknott School in Darlington, Morrison is a product of Middlesbrough's youth academy. He starred in Middlesbrough's FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003-04, putting in several eye-catching performances throughout the cup run, notably scoring in the final first leg 3-0 win against Aston Villa.
His initial outings in the first team displayed some promise too. He made his first-team debut on 3 January 2004, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2-0 FA Cup victory against Notts County.
On 7 August 2007, Morrison signed a four-year contract with West Bromwich Albion, for an initial -1.5 million fee. This fee could rise by a further -700,000, depending on Morrison's appearances for the Baggies. Middlesbrough will also receive 15% of any sell-on fee.
Morrison impressed in the first team throughout the 2008/2009 season. He scored 3 goals in total over the course of the season, including his goals home and away against Aston Villa.
Morrison played at every level for England apart from the full side. Along with Leicester's Steve Howard and Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor, Morrison was one of a number of English Premiership players identified in June 2007 as being eligible to play for Scotland. He qualifies to play for the team through his grandparents. Morrison later chose to represent Scotland, claiming that he felt his "opportunities with England will be limited".
After receiving international clearance from FIFA, Morrison joined up with the Scotland squad for training in August 2007.
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'''Craig Beattie''' (born 16 January 1984) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Swansea City as a striker. His career has been hindered by injury proneness, in particular recurring hamstring problems.
Born in Glasgow, Beattie started his career as a schoolboy with Rangers, the team he supported in his youth but, after being released by manager Dick Advocaat, he joined Celtic.
Beattie was a prolific goalscorer throughout his underage Celtic career. During an under-19 pre-season friendly against prominent Irish side Derry City, Beattie scored all six goals in a 6-0 win. Afterwards, Brandywell youth coach James O'Kane said the youngster's pace, guile and finishing prowess had "simultaneously made and ruined my day".
In August 2003 he made his senior debut for the Hoops as substitute in a UEFA Champions League qualifying victory against FBK Kaunas. Beattie has featured in numerous high-profile matches - most notably in the UEFA Cup against FC Barcelona. After scoring four goals near the end of the 2004-05 season, he started the 2005-06 season by becoming the first Scot since Gerry Creaney to score in three consecutive games for Celtic. He netted seven goals in the first three months of the season but an injury suffered against Dundee United forced him out for the remainder of the season.
Due to long-term injury, particularly to the hamstring, the majority of Beattie's appearances were from the bench. He appeared as substitute in 43 games and had just 23 starts which limited his Celtic career goal tally to just 16. His last Celtic goal came against Aberdeen on 17 February 2007 in a 2-1 win.
Beattie was signed on a three-year contract by West Bromwich Albion on 3 July 2007 for an initial fee of -1.25 million with an added -500,000 depending on performance-related add-ons.
Beattie moved to Preston North End on 4 March 2008, on loan until the end of the season.
In September 2008, Beattie joined Crystal Palace on a month-long loan,
Beattie joined Sheffield United on a three-month loan in February 2009,
Beattie signed for Swansea City as a replacement for departed striker Jason Scotland on 27 August 2009. He scored his first goal on 17 October 2009 against Ipswich Town. He scored in his next game for Swansea against previous club West Bromwich Albion on 20 October.
Beattie attended Chryston High School.
Beattie made his Scotland international debut as a 75th minute substitute in a draw against Italy in September 2005.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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He was born in 1854 in Tonbridge, Kent, the son of Reverend Edward Welldon, the Second Master of Tonbridge School. He was educated at Eton and was named the Newcastle Scholar in 1873. He went on to King's College, Cambridge and whilst there was academically prominent becoming the ''Bell Scholar'' in 1874 and the ''Browne's Medallist'' in 1875 and 1876. In 1877, as well as gaining his BA degree, he was the Senior Classical and Senior Chancellor's Medallist. He became a Fellow in 1878 and in 1880 gained his MA degree.
In May 1883 he was appointed the Master of Dulwich College. In the short time he held this position he did much for Dulwich College, including the creation and institution of the school song ''Pueri Alleynienses'' which is still the song of the school today. He retired in July 1885 to take up the position of Headmaster of Harrow School, a position he held from 1885 to 1898.
Whilst at Harrow he also accepted a number of clerical positions, having been ordained as a deacon in 1883 and as a pastor in 1885, including the Select Preacher before Cambridge University (in 1885, 1888, and 1893) and the Select Preacher before Oxford University in 1886 and 1887. He was Honorary Chaplain to Queen Victoria from 1888 to 1892, and Chaplain in Ordinary from 1892 to 1898. He was the Hulsean Lecturer at Cambridge in 1897.
After leaving Harrow School he became the Bishop of Calcutta in 1898. As Bishop Welldon, then metropolitan of Calcutta, he excluded Scottish chaplains and troops from the use of garrison churches in India because these had received episcopal consecration, for which he was criticized by Robert Herbert Story. He held this position until 1902 when he resigned due to ill health and disagreement with the Viceroy, Lord Curzon.
He was a member of the Athenaeum Club.
During his life he was the author of a number of works including:
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'''James Tullis "Jimmy" Logie''' (23 November 1919 - 30 April 1984) was a Scottish footballer.
Born in Edinburgh and raised in the city's Grassmarket, Logie first played for Scottish junior side Lochore Welfare, before being signed by London giants Arsenal in June 1939. Soon afterwards World War II broke out, and Logie was called up; he served in the Royal Navy for the entire duration of the conflict, guesting for hometown St Bernards, Dunfermline Athletic and Grimsby Town when his service permitted. In 1940, he made a guest appearance, scoring once, for Southampton.
After being demobbed he rejoined Arsenal, playing several wartime matches, before making his full first-team debut against Wolves on August 31, 1946. Logie was a talented and creative player (many observers likened him to his fellow countryman Alex James, who had played for Arsenal in the 1930s), and for the next eight seasons he was a regular in the Arsenal side, playing at inside forward. He took part in all of Arsenal's early post-war successes; Arsenal won two First Division titles in 1947-48 and 1952-53, and the 1949-50 FA Cup - Logie set up both goals in a 2-0 win over Liverpool in the final. In the latter stages of his career he also served as Arsenal vice-captain, behind Joe Mercer.
Despite his success at Arsenal, Logie only ever won a single a cap for Scotland, playing against Northern Ireland on November 5, 1952. In all he played 328 matches for Arsenal, scoring 76 goals. He left the Gunners in February 1955, joining non-league Gravesend & Northfleet, as player-manager, lasting there until 1960.
After retirement Logie fell on hard times; football was not the lucrative profession it is currently, and Logie was a keen gambler. He eventually ended up working in a newsagents in Piccadilly Circus. He died in 1984, aged 64.
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:''For the Governor of Jamaica, see Lionel Smith, 1st Baronet''
'''Lionel Smith''' (August 23, 1920 - November 6, 1980) was an English footballer.
Born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, Smith played for local non-league sides before signing as an amateur with London club Arsenal F.C. in April 1939. He turned professional that summer, only for World War II to break out; Smith joined the Royal Engineers and served as a sapper, but also played in some wartime matches for Arsenal (17 in all). An injury incurred in a crane accident threatened to disrupt his career, but when first-class football resumed in 1946-47, Smith had made a full recovery, and was made captain of the Gunners' reserve side.
Smith primarily played as a full back, but his initial chances were few and far between; Arsenal already had experienced full backs in Laurie Scott and Walley Barnes. Smith made his debut at centre half, deputising for Leslie Compton, in an 8-0 victory over Grimsby Town on May 1, 1948, the final match of their 1947-48 First Division-winning season. Smith finally gained a regular place at left back, after Scott suffered a series of injuries and Barnes switched sides to cover for him.
Smith was known for his pace and the quality of his distribution (whenever possible, he eschewed "hoofing" the ball up the pitch), and finally picked up a medal when he played in the Gunners' FA Cup final victory over Liverpool in 1950. Smith got international recognition when he was picked for England for a match against Wales on November 15, 1950, making his debut at the relatively late age of 30. He went on to win six caps for his country.
Having only played once in the Gunners' 1947-48 title-winning season, Smith finally picked up a League winners' medal in 1952-53. However, by now he was 33, and his age was starting to count against him, especially with the younger Dennis Evans threatening his place. He only played ten matches in 1953-54, and at the end of that season he left the club on a free transfer. In all he had played 181 games for Arsenal, never scoring a goal.
He spent a single season at Watford, before moving to Gravesend & Northfleet as manager, where he won the 1957-58 Southern League title. Smith stepped down as Gravesend manager in 1960, and retired from football altogether. He died in 1980, aged 60.
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'''John David Wile''' (born 9 March 1947 in Sherburn, County Durham) is an English former footballer and manager.
Wile played as a central defender for Sunderland and Peterborough United, before joining West Bromwich Albion in December 1970. He spent more than 12 years at Albion, and formed a solid defensive partnership with Ally Robertson. Wile was club captain during the late 1970s and early 1980s, leading the team to two FA Cup semi-finals and a 3rd place finish in Division One. Wile was also briefly caretaker manager at Albion, taking charge following the departure of Ronnie Allen in December 1977 until the appointment of Ron Atkinson in January 1978.
His most famous moment came when he played with blood pouring from a headwound during the 1978 FA Cup semi-final against Ipswich at Highbury. After leaving Albion in June 1983, Wile returned to Peterborough as player-manager after missing out on a similar post at Bolton Wanderers a year earlier. He later returned to West Bromwich as managing director, a position he occupied from 1997 through to 2002.
In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
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McMahon was born in Doncaster, England and started his career with Sheffield Wednesday.
McMahon was signed by Notts County on a one-year deal in July 2005 following his release by Sheffield Wednesday.
McMahon was signed by York City on 18 August 2006 after he left Notts County.
McMahon joined Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity on 23 July 2007.
He was called up to the England C team for their game against Malta in February 2009.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Conference National and Conference North.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
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'''Shane McFaul''', born in Dublin on May 23 1986, is an Irish footballer currently playing for League of Ireland side, .
During his career, he has also played for Virginia Beach Mariners, UCD and Brighton
Shane started out his career with local side C.A.R.C FC before moving on to the notorious schoolboy club Cherry Orchard FC.
He played there in a successful team with the likes of Stephen Quinn, Gary Dicker, Paul Byrne and Derek Doyle.
In 2002 Shane signed a 4 year professional contract with League One side Notts County FC. After only a short few months at Meadow Lane Shane was given the number 16 squad number as a then 16 year old. He made numerous appearances as an unused substitute during that season. It was the 2003/2004 season where he really came to prominence. Making his debut at 17 as a second half replacement against Swindon Town FC, filling in at right back. Although losing 4-1 McFaul made a huge impression with his passing ability,energy and drive. More so in fact that he earned a starting spot 2 days later against Peterborough FC.
McFaul earned rave reviews after his performance and left the field to a standing ovation. His creativity on the ball and work rate caught the eye and he went on to make 8 more appearances that season.
2004/2005 saw McFaul make 37 first team appearances, filling in for 20 games at right back although performing well it was at his preferred central midfield role where he excelled. 2005/2006 saw McFaul on the way out of Meadow Lane as new manager Gujn rarson restricted his chances in the first team.
A brief stint at Virginia Beach Mariners in 2006 followed, where he was recommended by former Tottenham Hotspur star Darren Caskey. Unfortunately, the Virginia Beach Mariners went defunct so McFauls 2 year deal was retracted.
The 2007 saw McFaul linking up with former Cherry Orchard FC team mates at UCD in the Eircom Premier League. It was here he shone with fellow under 21 international Ronan Finn in the centre of the park. The highlights of the season was an outstanding performance live on television against Shamrock Rovers FC, earning not only the Man Of The Match award but a call up to the Irish Under 21s squad. A low was missing out on a FAI Cup Semi Final against Longford Town FC due to ankle ligament damage.
In the close season McFaul had successful trials at Championship side Scunthorpe FC and League One side Brighton and Hove Albion FC.
Shane agreed to join Brighton on a free transfer until the end of the 2007/08 season on the 11 January 2008.
Shane made his Brighton debut coming on as a late substitute during the 3-0 home victory over Crewe.
After 6 months of a lack of opportunites and 1 first team appearance and 6 unused substitute appearances McFaul returned to Ireland to UCD for the remainer of the 2008 season. UCD were relegated from the Premier League.
On the 6 May 2008, it was revealed that McFaul, was to be released from Brighton.
Shane returned to Ireland and re-signed for UCD on the 15 May 2008.
For the 2009 season McFaul signed with the newly founded but exciting project Sporting Fingal FC under the stewardship of former Irish International Liam Buckley.
Fingal achieved promotion to the Premier Division at the end of 2009 and better was to come as Fingal and McFaul won the FAI Cup when beating Sligo Rovers 2-1 at Tallaght Stadium.
McFaul was later named Man of the Match in the F.A.I Cup Final Vs Sligo Rovers and also
the honour of being named Sporting Fingal Player of the Year 2009 .
Shane made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut in a friendly game against Germany on the 21 August 2007. He was also an unused sub in the European Under-21 Football Championship Qualifying games against Portugal and England.
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'''Brian Peterson''' is a South African former professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1950s and 1960s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a forward.
Peterson signed for Joe Smith's Blackpool from South African club Berea Park in 1956. He made his debut for the club late in the 1956-57 season, in single-goal victory over Chelsea at Bloomfield Road on 13 April. He went on to make four further league appearances before the end of the campaign.
The following season, 1957-58, Peterson made 25 league appearances and scored four goals, including two in a 5-1 win against Leicester City at Bloomfield Road on Christmas Day. His other two goals also came in victories. He also made his debut in the FA Cup, in Blackpool's third-round exit at West Ham on 5 January.
In the summer of 1958, Joe Smith retired after 23 years as Blackpool manager. He was succeeded by former ''Seasiders'' player Ron Suart. Under Suart in the 1958-59 season, Peterson made thirteen league appearances, scoring once.
He made eighteen league appearances in 1959-60, scoring twice.
Sixteen league appearances followed in 1960-61, along with two more goals. He also made one appearance in the new League Cup competition, at Leeds United in a second-round replay.
Peterson appeared in over half of Blackpool's 52 league and cup games of 1961-62, his final season with the club. He scored seven league goals in 24 appearances. He also played his part in Blackpool's run to the semi-finals of the League Cup, making four appearances and scoring one goal in the competition. Indeed, his final appearance for the club was in the first semi-final tie, the game in which he scored, at Norwich City on 11 April.
After leaving Blackpool, Peterson returned to South Africa to play for Durban United and Durban City.
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'''Kamil Kosowski''', (born 30 August 1977 in Ostrowiec witokrzyski), is a Polish footballer playing currently for APOEL and the Poland national football team. He is an audacious winger / playmaker with good dribbling and a wide variety of passing.
He started out playing for his home town club KSZO Ostrowiec witokrzyski.
Kosowski gained renown in Poland after his performances for Wisa Krakw, in the 2002-03 UEFA Cup matches.
He moved to Kaiserslautern in Germany in 2003 and then to Southampton where he played the 2005-06 season on a year-long loan and was recalled to the Polish national team. He scored once in the league for Southampton, in a 1-1 draw with Hull.
He was selected to the 23-men national squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals held in Germany, but he played only about fifteen minutes against Ecuador.
After being on loan at A.C. ChievoVerona, Kosowski returned to Wisa Krakw and played very well for the first half of the season as the player with most assists in the first-half of the league campaign after setting up nine goals in 13 games. However on 14 January 2008, Wisa Krakw and Kosowski mutually voided the remainder of his contract as a result of not coming to a compromise on a new deal.
Kosowski signed a 2.5 year contract with Spanish second division team Cdiz CF on January 25, 2008. Cadiz finished 20th in Segunda Division (2007-08) and was relegated to Segunda Division B.
On 7 July 2008 he was transferred to APOEL from Cdiz CF and signed a 2 years contract.
In his first official appearance in APOEL, "Kosa" scored the winning goal in Cyprus Super Cup match against Anorthosis. APOEL won the match 1-0.
From his first year in the club, he helped APOEL to win the Cyprus Championship 2008-09 by playing very well, showing his world class level and fairly was one the most valuable players of the club.
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'''Ronald Leslie "Ronnie" Rooke''' (December 7, 1911 - July 1985) was an English football player and manager.
Born in Guildford, Surrey, Rooke started his playing career with Crystal Palace, who were at the time in the Third Division South. A centre forward, he mainly played for the Eagles' reserve side, only playing eighteen league matches and scoring four goals between 1932 and 1936. His main success came when he moved to Second Division Fulham in November 1936; he was the club's leading scorer for three consecutive seasons; in all he scored 57 goals in 87 league matches, including all six goals in a 6-0 FA Cup demolition of Bury, a club record.
World War II broke out at the peak of his career; Rooke joined the RAF, although he still played wartime matches for Fulham, and won an unofficial England cap in a Victory International against Wales. The Football League programme resumed in 1946, and despite being nearly 35 and having never played in the top flight, Rooke was signed by Arsenal (Cyril Grant going in the other direction), who despite their pedigree from the 1930s, were struggling to score goals.
The move was surprising, but Rooke immediately made an impact, scoring the winner on his debut against Charlton Athletic on December 14, 1946. He scored 21 goals in just 24 League matches that season, and the next season (1947-48), he scored 33 League goals, a post-war club record that has not been broken since. Arsenal won the First Division title, and Rooke was the League's top scorer.
Rooke scored another 14 goals in 1948-49, but left the Gunners in the summer of 1949 to rejoin his old club Crystal Palace, as player-manager. In all, he scored 70 goals in just 94 matches for the Gunners. As a manager, Rooke had some initial success; Palace had finished bottom of the Third Division South the previous season, but with Rooke they finished seventh in 1949-50, their best since the war, and would remain their best until they achieved promotion in 1961.
Rooke left Palace in November 1950, and became player-manager of Bedford Town in 1951, staying in that role until 1953. He returned as manager for a second spell from 1959 to 1961. He quit football entirely after that, and later worked as a porter at Luton Airport. He died in 1985 from lung cancer at the age of 73.
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'''Edwin Raymond "Ray" Bowden''' (13 September 1909 - 23 September 1998) was an English footballer.
Born in Looe, Cornwall, he played for local non-league side Looe; a prolific centre forward, despite his slight frame he scored over 100 goals in a season, including ten in a single match. He was spotted by Plymouth Argyle, and signed for the Pilgrims as an amateur in 1926; he still worked as an auctioneer in his day job. By the start of the 1928-29 season, Bowden had impressed enough to win a first-team place, and was a regular goalscorer for the club for the next five seasons; Argyle were promoted in 1929-30 from the Third Division South to the Second Division. In all he scored 83 goals in 149 league matches for Argyle, more than a goal every other game.
Bowden signed for Herbert Chapman's Arsenal in March 1933 for -4,500, as the intended replacement for David Jack. Although he did not play enough games to win a First Division winners' medal that season, he was a regular for the next two seasons, as Arsenal won two more titles on the trot. Playing mainly as an inside forward, behind Ted Drake, he still scored his fair share despite his slight build in what was a very physical game at the time; his goalscoring included a haul of 13 in 1933-34, which made him Arsenal's joint-top score in the league, along with Cliff Bastin.
In 1934-35 Bowden scored 14 league goals and also won his first cap for England, against Wales on 29 September 1934. Two months later, Bowden was one of the seven Arsenal players who played for England against World Champions Italy in the "Battle of Highbury" match, which England won 3-2. In all Bowden represented his country six times, scoring once, against Wales in February 1936.
Bowden won an FA Cup winners' medal in 1935-36, but by then his ankle was causing him problems, limiting his appearances for the club that season and the next. By the start of the 1937-38 season he had seemingly bounced back, playing ten matches in the first two months of the season, but in a reshuffle of the Arsenal side he was sold to Second Division Newcastle United in November 1937 for -5,000. In all he played 138 matches for the Gunners, scoring 48 goals.
Bowden was a regular for Newcastle United for the next two years (although the club narrowly escaped relegation in his first season). With the outbreak of World War II, first-class football was suspended, and the 30-year-old Bowden decided to call it quits. He returned to Plymouth, where he ran a sports shop with his brother Austin. He died in 1998, aged 89.
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'''Frank Moss''' (5 November 1909 - 7 February 1970) was an English football player and manager.
A goalkeeper, Moss was born in Leyland, Lancashire, and first played for Preston North End, joining them in 1928. After a year and 24 games for Preston, he joined Oldham Athletic (as an understudy to England No. 1 Jack Hacking). He played 29 league games in one-and-a-half seasons, before signing for Arsenal in November 1931 for -3,000.
Moss immediately took the first-team keeper's jersey from Charlie Preedy, and was a near ever-present for the Gunners for the next four seasons; he won a hat-trick of First Division titles (1932-33, 1933-34 and 1934-35) and played in the 1932 FA Cup Final, which Arsenal lost to Newcastle United after a controversial equaliser from Jack Allen, where the ball went behind the goal-line and out of play before being crossed back in for Allen to score.
Moss also played five times for England, making his debut on 14 April 1934 against Scotland at Wembley, keeping a clean sheet as England won 3-0. His final match for England was the "Battle of Highbury" match against World Champions Italy on 14 November 1935 at Highbury, in which seven Arsenal players started the match; England won 3-2.
Moss is also the only Arsenal goalkeeper to score in a first-class match. On 16 March 1935, in a First Division match against Everton, Moss dislocated his left shoulder; with no substitutes allowed in those days, Moss was forced to play the rest of the game on the left wing and incredibly, he scored Arsenal's first goal in a 2-0 win. That match also proved to be Moss's downfall, however. He found it hard to recover from the injury - he played five more matches in 1935-36 but the injury quickly recurred. He was finally advised to retire in the summer of 1937, at the age of only 27. He played 161 matches for Arsenal in total.
After retiring as a player, Moss was appointed manager of Hearts, where he became both the club's youngest manager and the first to enjoy complete autonomy in matters of team selection. He led his side to a second-place league finish in his first season in charge, however with the outbreak of World War II in 1940 he resigned to return home, and left football altogether. He died in 1970 at the age of 60.
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'''Joseph Phillip Yobo''' (born 6 September 1980 in Kono, Nigeria ) is a Nigerian football defender currently playing with English Premier League club Everton. He is the current assistant captain of the Nigerian national team, and engaged to former beauty queen Adaeze Igwe
He is the younger brother of former Nigeria international Albert Yobo. At the beginning of July 2008, his younger brother Norum Yobo
Joseph Stephen Yobo was born in Kano in Northern Nigeria, but he grew up in Port Harcourt and is close friends with Crewe Alexandra's George Abbey with whom he grew up.
Yobo left Nigeria for Belgium to join Standard Lige in 1998. He made his first team debut in 2000, and went on to appear 46 times for the Jupiler League club. In 2001, he was bought by French club, Olympique Marseille.
Soon after making his debut, Yobo was loaned to CD Tenerife in Spain. After around 9 months Yobo retuned to Marseille, before joining English club Everton, again on loan, in July 2002. A -1M fee was required to register the player, and he became the first signing of new manager David Moyes.
Yobo became one of the most consistent players in the Everton squad, and was one of only seven players in the entire league to play every minute of every game throughout the 2006-2007 Premier League season.
The delay, in 2006, in signing a new contract with Everton lead to rumours of a move to Arsenal,
For the UEFA Cup match against AE Larissa of Greece on October 25 2007, Yobo was named as captain in the absence of Phil Neville and thus became the first African to captain the club.On the 16 May 2009 Yobo scored his first goal of the season against West Ham United to seal a 3-1 win .
In the 2009/10 season Yobo had to adjust to his new defensive partner, Sylvain Distin, after Joleon Lescott left and Phil Jagielka became injured. On the 29 November 2009, he scored an own goal in Evertons 2-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby.
The Nigerian international played in the Super Eagles' three matches
In 2007, Yobo set up the , to help under-privileged children in Nigeria. As of 18 July 2007 he has handed out over 300 scholarship awards ranging from primary to university level. Yobo has started a football academy in the Ogoni region of Nigeria. He also runs football camps in Lagos, in conjunction with Everton Lagos F.C.
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'''Derek Robert Tapscott''' (30 June 1932 - 12 June 2008) was a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international.
Born in Barry, to Florence and Stanley, Tapscott was one of sixteen children. As a child he began attending High Street Junior School in August 1936 where he remained until leaving school at the age of 14. Having left school, he worked as a delivery boy for a local butcher and later an assistant to a television repairman before becoming an apprentice bricklayer at the age of 16.
In October 1950, he was called up for his national service, joining 4 Training Regiment of the Royal Engineers. Despite this, Tapscott was regularly granted permission to return to South Wales on match weekends to play for Barry Town. Within three months of his conscription, he became a member of the drill staff and was later promoted to Corporal. During his national service, Tapscott served alongside his future Arsenal team mate Jim Fotheringham.
Tapscott played for Barry Town as a youth whilst continuing his work as a bricklayer, before being signed by Tom Whittaker for Arsenal for -4,000 in October 1953, Having previously spent time on trial at their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. After a prolific run in the reserves, scoring thirteen goals in fifteen matches in the London Combination League, he made his first-team debut against Liverpool on 10 April 1954 and scored twice. Tapscott went on to score five more goals in as many matches that season.
The young Welsh inside forward became a regular the following season (1954-55), missing only five matches, and despite not being the centre forward was the club's top goalscorer in both 1955-56 and 1956-57 with 21 and 27 goals respectively. His form for Arsenal resulted in him being named in a London XI side to play a Basel XI in May 1956 in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
An injury sustained in the 1957-58 playing for Wales put Tapscott out of the Arsenal first team, and he struggled to oust his replacement Vic Groves once he returned to fitness. He left Arsenal in September 1958, moving to Cardiff City, having rejected a move to the club earlier in the season. In all he scored 68 goals in 132 matches for Arsenal.
Joining the "Bluebirds" for a fee of -10,000,
Tapscott was also part of the Cardiff side that played in the club's first ever European competition when they reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, including scoring the winning goal against Sporting Clube de Portugal in the second round. He played his final game for Cardiff on 6 February 1965 in a 2-0 defeat to Northampton Town as injury kept him out of the side for the remainder of the 1964-65 season and at the end of the season he was released.
Following his release, Tapscott received offers from South African side Addington and a player-manager role at Sligo Rovers but, not wanting to move away from his Cardiff home, he signed for Division Four side Newport County. However he appeared just 15 times for the club, scoring one goal during a 3-1 win over Bradford City on 7 March 1966, before leaving at the end of the 1965-66 season. He later moved into non-league football with spells at Cinderford Town, Haverfordwest County and Carmarthen Town before retiring in 1970.
Having made just one appearance for the Arsenal first team, Tapscott was named in the Wales squad for a match with Austria. On 9 May 1954 Tapscott made his Wales debut in a 2-0 defeat to Austria in Vienna. Including his debut, Tapscott played in nine consecutive matches between 1954 and 1956, scoring his first international goal during a 2-1 win over England on 22 October 1955. However, Tapscott did not go to Sweden for the tournament itself, reportedly after refusing to sign for Cardiff City. He was recalled to the Wales squad after the world cup as part of the squad for the 1959 British Home Championship, scoring in the final two matches of the competition in matches against England and Northern Ireland. In total, Tapscott won 14 caps for his country, scoring four goals.
:''Results list Wales' goal tally first.''
After retiring from playing he moved into business, working in the sporting goods trade for Gola and Diadora until his retirement in 1997, and wrote his autobiography, entitled ''Tappy''.
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'''Jonas Elmer''' (born February 28, 1988 in Zrich, Switzerland) is a Swiss footballer who currently plays for FC Aarau.
He was signed by Chelsea of the English Premier League in the summer of 2005 from Grasshoppers. He has featured regularly for the Chelsea reserve and youth teams in both the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.
Elmer made his first Chelsea first team appearance coming on from the substitutes bench in a pre-season fixture against A.C. Milan where he played the remainder of the match. His second appearance was against Wycombe Wanderers on July 13, 2005. Chelsea went on to win the game 5-1. He also came on as a substitute to make his third appearance for the club 4 days later as Chelsea F.C. beat Portuguese giants Benfica 1-0 in another pre-season fixture.
The 18-year old looked as though he may have a promising future at Chelsea and was offered a new 2-year contract by Chelsea F.C. in early April 2006. a reserve and youth teams.
Although Elmer was originally touted as a full-back, he has also played in the attack for Chelsea.
As of November 4, Jonas has started on 5 occasions for the Chelsea youth team, scoring once. He has also taken the step up to the reserve team where he has made 2 appearances. Jonas has recently played for his country at youth level, making 6 starts. Elmer was shown a red card playing for the Switzerland Under 19's against Liechtenstein.
On June 25 2007, Jonas Elmer got transferred back to Switzerland. He was offered a new 2 year contract by Aarau F.C. He has impressed for Aarau and been touted for a call up for the national side.
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'''Lars Dahl Elstrup''' (born March 24, 1963 in Rby) is a Danish former professional footballer, who played for a number of Danish clubs, as well as Dutch club Feyenoord and Luton Town in England. He played 34 matches and scored 13 goals for the Denmark national football team, and was a part of the Denmark team which won the 1992 European Championship.
Born in the village of Rby, near Randers, Lars Elstrup made his senior debut for local club Randers Sportsklub Freja in 1981. Over the next five seasons, he became a proven goalscorer in Danish football's lower divisions, and before the 1986 season Elstrup moved to the defending champions Brndby IF. He played just seven league games for Brndby, scoring twice, before he moved abroad to play for Dutch club Feyenoord. He played there for two years, but only scored nine goals for the Rotterdam outfit.
In 1988, Elstrup moved back to Denmark to play for Odense Boldklub. He scored 14 goals in 16 games in his first season at Odense, and was called up for the Danish national team by national manager Sepp Piontek.
The 1989 Danish 1st Division saw Elstrup score three times, before he left to try his hand at English football. Elstrup signed for English First Division club Luton Town on 21 August 1989 in a -850,000 transfer deal, setting a club transfer record.
After only two years in England, Elstrup moved back to Denmark to rejoin Odense. Odense only paid -200,000, despite having sold him to Luton only two years before for -650,000 more.
In 1993, Elstrup had doubts about his footballing future, as he felt he was living under the expectations of others.
Lars Elstrup made his national team debut in August 1988 against Sweden, and scored both Danish goals in a 2-1 victory.
Elstrup was part of the Denmark squad for the 1992 European Championship. He played in two matches at the tournament, and scored the winning goal in the 2-1 win against France in the group stages. He also scored one of Denmark's five penalties in the semi-final penalty shootout against Holland, though he watched from the bench as Denmark beat Germany 2-0 in the final.
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'''Daniel Owefin Amokachi''' nicknamed "The Bull" (born December 30, 1972 in Kaduna) is a former football striker from Nigeria.
While playing for Ranchers Bees, Amokachi was discovered by Nigerian national team coach Clemens Westerhof, who brought the talented player to the 1990 African Nations Cup, and soon Amokachi moved to play for Club Brugge in Belgium. He competed in the new format of the Champions League, and became the first player to score in the competition, after his goal secured a 1-0 win in the opening match in the group stage against CSKA Moscow. Performing well in Belgium and at the 1994 World Cup, Everton F.C. became interested in Amokachi and their manager Mike Walker signed him for a fee of -3,000,000 ($4,700,000).
He went on to win the FA Cup with Everton in 1995, famously infuriating manager Joe Royle by bringing himself on as a substitute then proceeding to score two goals in the semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur. He appeared in the final only briefly, late on, as a substitute but is remembered fondly for his beret wearing celebrations.
He remained at Everton until the end of the 1995-96 season, when he was transferred to Beikta of Turkey for a fee of -1.75million. He had failed to make the impact at Goodison Park that many fans had been hoping for, and had been unable to win a regular place in the first team, as Paul Rideout and Duncan Ferguson were firmly established as Everton's two strikers at this stage.
Amokachi manages Nigerian side Nasarawa United F.C. and later Enyimba Aba. In April 2007 he quit his role as assistant coach of the Nigerian national side. Amokachi was on April 10, 2008 re-appointed to Nigeria's national team, the Super Eagles, as assistant coach to Shuaibu Amodu.
He played many international matches for Nigeria, and was part of the team that participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1998 FIFA World Cup and won the 1994 African Nations Cup. He also helped win the Olympic gold medal in 1996, scoring in the Gold Medal game itself against Argentina.
Amokachi sustained an injury just ahead of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, played one game, but struggled with knee problems thereafter. After leaving Beikta in 1999, his playing career more or less ended. He signed with 1860 Munich, but the contract was cancelled after he failed a medical test. In turn he was rejected by Tranmere Rovers for the same reason. Amokachi trained with French second division side US Crteil, but the deal was hampered by injuries. American MLS team Colorado Rapids signed him in 2002, but seeing as he was not fit enough they released him before a single match was played. He went to play in the United Arab Emirates, but was denied again due to his medical condition.
In March of 2005 Daniel Amokachi was invited as a wildcard to represent Nigeria in the World Monopoly Championship in Zurich, Switzerland. Surprisingly Amokachi won the event and donated the $15,0000 prize money to charity.
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'''Gylfi Einarsson''' (born 27 October 1978 in Reykjavk) is an Icelandic football midfielder.
He started his career at Fylkir but moved to Norwegian club Lillestrm S.K. in 2000. In the 2004 season he scored 13 goals in 26 matches. When his contract expired, he was snapped up by Leeds United, who had to wait until January 2005 to sign him. Einarsson, who was originally seen as a player in the Gary Speed mould, had never been more than a bit-player at Elland Road. This was mainly due to the injury problems that he sustained during his time at the club. On 6 September 2006 Gylfi had a hip operation to remove floating bone and was out of contention for the squad for eight weeks. In January 2007, Einarsson was subject to interest from Norwegian team, Strmsgodset. Einarsson left Leeds United on the final day of the summer transfer window in the 2007/08 campaign, with his contract being terminated. He scored one league goal during his stay at Leeds, in a 1-0 win at Burnley.
Einarsson signed with the reigning Norwegian champions, SK Brann, on 25 January 2008, after a short try-out.
Einarsson made his debut for Iceland in a July 2000 friendly match against Malta as a sub for Helgi Kolvidsson. He has earned 7 caps so far.
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'''Besian Idrizaj''' (born 12 October 1987 in Baden bei Wien, Austria) is an Austrian striker who plays for Championship side Swansea City.
He signed for the Reds from LASK Linz in the summer of 2005 on a two year contract, following a trial spell. He was Austria's young player of the year in 2004/05.
At the time he declared "I have always been a Liverpool fan and it is a dream come true to play for them. If you get a chance to go to Liverpool on trial then you have to take it. You cannot ignore a trial with the reigning Champions League winners. I would even have swum across the channel just to take part."
Unfortunately 2005/06 was interrupted by injuries, however Idrizaj was expected to be a regular member of Gary Ablett and Hughie McAuley's reserve squad for the 2006/07 season. He made his debut for the first team in a pre-season friendly against Wrexham on 15 July 2006, playing for the first 45 minutes upfront as a striker, alongside fellow debutant Craig Bellamy.
After going on loan to Luton in 2007 he returned to Liverpool for the close season. On 7 July 2007, Idrizaj scored a hat trick in a friendly for the Reds against Wrexham A.F.C in a period of 26 minutes. All 3 goals were set up by Jermaine Pennant.
On 16 March 2007, Idrizaj went on loan to Championship team Luton Town, until the end of the 2006/07 season.
On 30 August 2007 he signed for Crystal Palace on a 12 month loan deal.
Idrizaj made his debut for Crystal Palace against Charlton Athletic on 1 September 2007 in the South London derby as a 72nd minute replacement for Clinton Morrison.
On 31 January 2008 he signed for Austrian Football Club Fuballclub Wacker Innsbruck on loan, from Liverpool, until the end of the 2007/08 football season, when his contract at Liverpool was terminated.
Idrizaj played two games in the German NOFV-Oberliga Sd for FC Eilenburg and cashed in his second game the Red Card.
In July 2009 Idrizaj signed a contract with the Blackburn Rovers, where he is part of the reserve team.
Swansea City took on Idrizaj on trial on the 18 August 2009 and he signed for the club on 22 August 2009. He was hailed by Swans maanger Paulo Sousa "He's not quite a striker but he is an attacking player, I know a lot about him and he is the sort of player that could fit into our squad. He signed after impressing The Swans boss in training. He was given permission to train on field during the Reading and Coventry City games. It was reported he was offered the contract during the Coventry City game on 22 August. He accepted the contract at half time. .
Idrizaj is of Albanian descent from Kosovo.
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'''Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley''' (born 8 November 1957, Forest Gate, East London, England, UK) is a football manager and former professional player.
He has worked in the English Premier League in management roles at Charlton Athletic and, more recently, West Ham United, the post from which he resigned on 3 September 2008.
'''Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley''' was one of a total of five children born to a London docker and his wife. He grew up a mile from West Ham Station.
He was educated at South West Ham Technical School.
He began his football playing career with West Ham United, joining them as an apprentice on leaving school in the summer of 1974.
After West Ham were relegated at the end of the 1977-78 season, he fell out with manager, John Lyall, and although he made a further 28 appearances for West Ham in 1978-79,
He joined local rivals Aston Villa in 1983 but a change of managers saw him transferred again to Charlton Athletic in the following year.
He began his first period at Charlton Athletic in 1984, moving to Brighton & Hove Albion in 1987. He helped them win promotion to the Second Division as Third Division runners-up in his first season.
He returned to Charlton as player/coach under the management of Lennie Lawrence in 1990 and would stay there for 16 years.
Curbishley was capped at schoolboy level for England and was a regular in the England youth team.
When Lennie Lawrence left in July 1991, Curbishley became joint manager of the club with Steve Gritt. He took sole command from June 1995 and masterminded the revival of the club's fortunes with two promotions and consolidation into the Premier League.
He gained a reputation for signing good players for low prices, such as Clive Mendonca, John Robinson, Dean Kiely, Mark Kinsella, Chris Powell, Danny Mills, Andy Hunt and Darren Bent and also proved adept at bringing young players through the ranks, such as Lee Bowyer, Richard Rufus, Scott Parker and Paul Konchesky. He celebrated his 600th game in charge of the team with a 1-0 victory at one of his old clubs, Birmingham, in September 2005. Darren Bent scored the goal.
Curbishley was named by the media as amongst the favourites to succeed Sven-Gran Eriksson when it was announced in January 2006 that Eriksson would step down as England manager after the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Several British Sunday newspapers reported in March 2006 that Curbishley had been interviewed for the job of England manager by the Football Association. The post however eventually went to Steve McClaren.
Richard Murray, chairman of Charlton Athletic, announced in April 2006 that Curbishley would leave the club at the end of the 2005/06 season.
After a short spell away from the game, which was augmented by work as a television pundit, Curbishley returned to management in December 2006 when he was appointed as manager of West Ham United. After looking certain for relegation, Curbishley led West Ham to seven wins out of their last nine games, beating Blackburn, Everton, Bolton, Wigan, Arsenal, Middlesbrough and a last-day 1-0 win at Manchester United, to keep West Ham in the Premier League. Before the start of the Premier League 2008/09 season, there was ever increasing speculation about his future at the club.
Despite the club taking 6 points out of their first 3 games, he was unhappy with the club's transfer policy after key players, Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney, were sold without his permission, a claim denied by the West Ham United board of directors, and he tendered his resignation from the post, which was accepted by the board on the 3 September 2008.
Since leaving West Ham he has resurrected his TV career despite being linked with many high profile managerial positions.
On the 3 November 2009 it was revealed that Curbishley had won his case for constructive dismissal against his former employer, West Ham United.
"''I am obviously delighted with this result''," said Curbishley.
"''I very much enjoyed my time at West Ham and never wanted to leave, but on joining the club I insisted that my contract contained a clause confirming that I would have final say on the selection of players to be transferred to and from the club"''.
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'''William "Willie" Watson''', (7 March 1920 - 23 April 2004) was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire, Leicestershire and England. He was a double international as he was also a footballer who represented England.
Born in Bolton on Dearne, Yorkshire, England, Watson, a left-handed batsman, made his debut for Yorkshire in 1939 and was a regular in the side for a dozen years after the Second World War. He made his Test match debut against the South Africans in 1951, and did well. But at a time when England was rich in batting talent, Watson rarely commanded a regular place and his 23 Test matches were spread across eight years. His most famous innings was one of 109, in almost six hours, which enabled England to save the second Test at Lord's in 1953 against the Australians when the game appeared to be lost.
Watson's cricket career received a late boost when, in 1958, he left Yorkshire and joined Leicestershire as assistant secretary and captain. He temporarily regained his England place and was also instrumental in a limited revival of the county's fortunes. He retired in 1962 though he made several appearances in 1964.
He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1954.
As a footballer, Watson was a cultured wing-half for Huddersfield Town, Sunderland and Halifax Town. He made 223 league appearances for Sunderland in his seven seasons at the club. He played for England four times, gaining his first cap in England's 9-2 victory over Northern Ireland in November 1949. He was a member of the squad for the 1950 FIFA World Cup, though he did not appear in any of the games in the tournament in Brazil. He had two spells in charge of Halifax, from 1954 to 1956 and later from 1964 to 1966 and also managed Bradford City from 1966 to 1968, where he laid the foundations of a promotion-winning team, but his biggest successes were in cricket.
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'''Stephen Christopher Corica''' (born March 24, 1973 in Innisfail, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. Playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a support striker.
Corica started playing football in his home town of Innisfail, in Far North Queensland and joining the elite player program at the Australian Institute of Sport in 1990.
Corica signed with Leicester City in the English First Division. He debuted for the club on 12 August 1995 and scored in a 2-1 win. Adding to his tally was harder to come by for following games, and in February, Corica and fellow Australian Zeljko Kalac were signed by their former Leicester manager Mark McGhee for Wolverhampton Wanderers in a joint -1.75 million deal (the component for Corica was -1.1m). Kalac was unable to gain a work permit for Wolves and returned to Australia, but Corica remained. In four-and-a-half seasons at Wolves, Corica made over 100 appearances, although hampered by a series of knee injuries.
Corica left Wolves in 2000, moving to Japan with J. League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima for two season, then returning to England at Walsall. In September 2004, unable to work his way into the first team, Walsall agreed to release him.
He finally decided to return home to Australia after spending 10 years abroad, joining new A-League club Sydney FC. It was a shaky start to the new competition for Corica, sent off in Sydney's third A-League match against Newcastle for a dangerous foul. After serving a one match suspension, he repaid the club scoring just five minutes in against , and following up with a second goal later in the match. Corica retained a place in the side for much of the year as Sydney progressed to the Grand Final. A set-up from Dwight Yorke in the second half, gave
Corica the only goal in Sydney FC's 1-0 victory over the Central Coast Mariners to help the team win the inaugural A-League Championship.
He remained with the club in 2006/07 and played a key role in Sydney's 2007 Asian Champions League campaign, scoring four goals in six matches. He is still at Sydney for the 2007/08 season.
On April 1, 2008 he signed a 1 year contract to remain at Sydney, and given his age is possible he will retire afterward. Corica had a great start to the 2008-09 A-League Season after scoring a double in the Round 2 match against Central Coast Mariners.
Corica has represented Australia at all youth (U17, U20, U23) and at national team level
He represented Australia at the FIFA U-17 World Championship in Scotland in 1989. Although his team finished last in a very tough group, he did have his moments, such as scoring against Brazil in a 3-1 loss. In 1991, he was selected for the FIFA World Youth Championship in Portugal, where Australia performed remarkably well and reached the semi finals before losing to the hosts. He then went on to play in two Olympic Games football tournament, the first being the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, where Australia made another impressive run to the semi finals, this time falling to Poland at the pemultimate stage. Four years later, he was part of the 1996 Olympics team in Atlanta. He was part of a generation of Australian players (including Paul Okon, Ned Zelic, Mark Bosnich and Zeljko Kalac) dubbed the "Golden Generation".
On April 16, 1993 Corica was given his full national team debut by Eddie Thomson (former national coach) against Kuwait in a friendly match in Singapore.
'''With Australia:'''
'''With Marconi-Fairfield:'''
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'''Jan Kromkamp''' (born August 17, 1980 in Makkinga, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer. He currently plays for PSV Eindhoven.
Kromkamp made his professional debut for Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles on September 18, 1998.
He then moved to AZ Alkmaar and was the first choice at right full back.
In the 2004-05 season he was part of the successful AZ team that reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup and finished third in the Dutch League.
At the start of the 2005-06 season, Kromkamp signed with Villarreal CF of Spain. On December 29, 2005, Villarreal agreed on a deal with Liverpool to exchange Josemi for Kromkamp.
Kromkamp made his debut for the Reds in their 5-3 victory over Luton Town in the FA Cup third round on January 7, 2006.
During his short career with Liverpool, Kromkamp found himself unable to displace Irish international Steve Finnan, although he did make a number of appearances from the bench, most notably in the 2006 FA Cup Final.
He was involved in the start of the 2006-07 campaign for Liverpool, but was sold to PSV Eindhoven on August 31, 2006, where he took over the number 2 jersey from Andr Ooijer, who was sold to Blackburn Rovers. He has made a couple of appearances for PSV against Liverpool in the champions league, but has never tasted victory over them with 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Kromkamp belongs to a new crop of Dutch players who have been brought into the Dutch national team by coach Marco van Basten (Contemporaries include Dirk Kuyt, Khalid Boulahrouz, Romeo Castelen, Barry Opdam, Hedwiges Maduro and Joris Mathijsen). He won his first cap on August 18, 2004 in a 2-2 draw against Sweden. In the following year, he continued to be the first choice at right full back in the national team.
Shortly after Kromkamp's move to Liverpool, Dutch coach Marco van Basten admitted that he would rather see Kromkamp play more regular games for his club - labelling the transfer as a bad move. Kromkamp hit back at this criticism by saying that he was very pleased to have joined Liverpool and that he would work hard to make it into Van Basten's 2006 World Cup squad. In May 2006, Van Basten announced his squad which included a place for Kromkamp, although he was not used in a single match during the tournament itself.
On May 26, 2007, Kromkamp got caught up in a brawl with two teenage boys, who allegedly punched him at a car park in Acht, Eindhoven. He suffered a broken nose and concussion. The two boys claimed that they had intervened between Kromkamp and his girlfriend, who, according to the boys, had a violent argument. The incident occurred after a friendly between non-league side Acht FC and PSV Eindhoven.
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'''Marek Saganowski''' (; born 31 October 1978) is a Polish footballer who plays as a forward for Southampton and the Polish national football team.
Saganowski was born in d, Poland and began his career in 1994 with his local club KS d, playing there for six seasons, with brief loan spells at Feyenoord in 1996 and at Hamburg in early 1997. Neither of these loan spells was a particular success and he returned to KS in the summer of 1997 to rebuild his career. In 1997-98 he made 22 appearances for KS d, but his career was interrupted by a serious motor-cycle accident in 1998 following which he was unable to walk. He slowly recovered from the injuries, and returned to playing for KS d, although his goal-scoring abilities did not recover initially.
He moved to Wisa Pock in 2000 and then to Odra Wodzisaw the following year. He switched to Legia Warszawa in January 2003 where he returned to form, scoring 41 goals in 67 games. In 2005 he moved to Portugal's Vitoria Guimaraes where he notched 12 goals in his one season there.
He has also appeared 30 times for the Polish national football team, scoring five goals. He made appearances in all three of Poland's games in Euro 2008, including two starts.
At the beginning of the 2006-07 season he moved to French club Troyes AC for -1 million, but only made six substitute appearances for them and failed to score, spending most of his time in the reserves.
Saganowski joined Southampton initially on loan on 30 January 2007 until the end of the 2006-07 season. He made a successful start to his Saints career, scoring ten goals in his first 13 league games including a hat-trick in the 6-0 defeat of Wolverhampton Wanderers on 31 March 2007. His goals helped lift the Saints out of the doldrums they were in at the end of January and push them into a play-off position. Although he featured in both play-off games he failed to score despite hitting the post as Saints went out to Derby County in a penalty shootout.
He was signed on a permanent contract in the summer of 2007, but struggled for goalscoring form in the 2007-08 season, although he scored a vital goal against Sheffield United on the final day of the season helping to keep Southampton in the Championship.
On 7 August 2008, Saganowski moved on loan for the season to the Danish SAS league club Aalborg BK. He made his debut for Aalborg on 13 August 2008 in the home match against FBK Kaunas in the Champions League third round qualifier, first leg. His first goal for Aalborg was in the Danish Cup against Brnshj BK on 27 September 2008.
In total he scored five goals in 24 league and cup matches for Aalborg, of which three goals came in 13 league appearances. He played in all six of his club-s Champions League group matches, including two against Manchester United and two against Celtic. Saganowski scored once in the Champions League, in a 6-3 defeat in Spain against Villarreal. His last match for Aalborg was the 2-2 Champions League draw at Old Trafford in December.
He returned to Southampton on 1 January 2009, and scored six times in his first seven matches following his recall to the side, against Doncaster Rovers, Norwich City and twice against Swansea City and Preston North End. He has stated his loyalty to Southampton and announced he wants to finish his career there. He said "I love the area, the city, the football club, and most of all the fans. I believe they are the greatest supporters in the country".
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'''Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek''' (; born 9 January 1981 in d, Poland) is a Polish footballer who is currently playing for Kavala F.C. He has played forty times for the Polish national football team. Smolarek plays primarily as a striker or winger.
Smolarek grew up in the Netherlands, where his father played in the Eredivisie and later worked as a coach. "Ebi" went through the Feyenoord youth system and made it all the way to the first team.
On 24 August 2007, Smolarek signed with Racing de Santander for a reported -4.8 million.
On 29 August 2008, Racing loaned Smolarek to Bolton Wanderers for the season, with a view to signing him permanently. Smolarek's debut for his new club came as the team lost 3-1 to Arsenal on 20 September 2008.
On 3 January 2009, Smolarek scored his first goal for Bolton in the FA Cup 3rd Round match away to Sunderland
Despite some interest from Bundesliga clubs at the start of the 2009-10 season,
A Polish international since 2002, Smolarek was selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup but failed to score any goals.
He was Poland's (and group A's) top scorer in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying scoring nine goals, beating Cristiano Ronaldo. Smolarek scored a hat-trick against Kazakhstan in Warsaw. He played all of the nation's matches in Switzerland and Austria, as Poland exited in the group stages.
In a memorable feat, he was the first Pole to score a goal against Portugal in 20 years, the previous one being by his father. Impressively, he scored both goals in a 2-1 win in a Euro 2008-qualifying match.
On 1 April 2009, Smolarek scored four goals against San Marino. This made him top goal scorer for group three and tied him with Belgium's Wesley Sonck for second highest goal scorer for the European Zone of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification.
Smolarek is the son of another Polish international, Wodzimierz Smolarek. He was named after Portuguese footballer Eusbio.
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'''Roderick John "Roddy" McEachrane''' (1878 - 16 November 1952) was a Scottish footballer, born in Inverness.
McEachrane moved to Canning Town, London at the age of 20, to work at the Thames Iron Works, and joined the works football team, Thames Ironworks FC. He soon settled in the side as a left half-back with a reputation for tough tackling. He was an ever-present for The Irons in the 1898-99 season, helping them to win the The Southern League Division Two title. He was again an ever-present the following season, and again during Thames Ironworks' first season under their new name, West Ham United. McEachrane was also one of the Irons' first players to turn professional and during his time as a player for the club (in both its incarnations) he amassed 113 appearances and 6 goals.
In May 1902, McEachrane moved south of the River Thames to join Second Division side Woolwich Arsenal, and was later joined by ex-West Ham team mates James Bigden and Charlie Satterthwaite. He made his debut against Preston North End on 6 September 1902, and his arrival coincided with the south London club's first period of success, as they finished third in the 1902-03 season, and then second in 1903-04, which won them promotion to the First Division. McEachrane, at left half, was near ever-present, and although the Gunners usually only occupied mid-table in their first stint in the top flight, they reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1905-06 and 1906-07.
McEachrane continued to be a stalwart in midfield for the next four seasons, as Woolwich Arsenal finished sixth in 1908-90 (McEachrane missing only two games that season), but he could not go on forever; by 1911 he was 33 and was displaced by fellow Scot Angus McKinnon. He remained at the club for another three seasons as McKinnon's understudy, although by now the club had fallen on hard times, and were relegated in 1912-13. He played his last first-team match for Woolwich Arsenal on 22 November 1913.
The arrival of World War I suspended all first-class football in England, and with it McEachrane's career finished. In all he played 346 games for Arsenal in eleven years, every single one at left half - he never scored a goal, however. He holds the Arsenal club record for the most appearances by a player without winning a cap or a medal. He died in 1952 aged 74.
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'''Ian Scott Holloway''' (born 12 March 1963) is an English former football player and current manager. He became the manager of Blackpool in May 2009. Holloway is well known amongst football fans for his informal and funny interviews, with a wide selection of quotes and soundbites beings printed.
Holloway, a midfielder, began his playing career at hometown club Bristol Rovers in 1981, going on to play for Wimbledon, Brentford, Torquay United (on loan), a second spell back at Bristol Rovers, and Queens Park Rangers. He returned for a third time to Bristol Rovers, where he became player-manager before ending his playing career in 1999. He has since managed previous club QPR, Plymouth Argyle and Leicester City.
A native of Kingswood, Bristol, Holloway grew up in Cadbury Heath, where his mother Jean still lives in the same council house. Holloway was in the same class as fellow player Gary Penrice at school and they still remain close friends today. His father Bill, an outstanding amateur footballer, was a seaman, then a factory worker. Holloway began his playing career as an apprentice with his hometown team Bristol Rovers, turning professional in March 1981 and making his league debut the same year. He usually played on the right side of midfield, and made his name as one of the more promising players in the Third Division (now League One). After four seasons at Rovers, he was transferred to Wimbledon in July 1985 for -35,000.
His stay at Wimbledon was a short one. In March 1986, after less than one year at the club, he was sold to Brentford for -25,000, where he also spent just a little over a year. In January 1987 he joined Torquay United on loan, playing 5 times. In August 1987, after two disappointing years in London, Holloway returned to Bristol Rovers for a fee of -10,000.
Back at Rovers, who were now playing "home" games at Twerton Park in Bath, and under the wing of new Rovers manager Gerry Francis, Holloway flourished. In four seasons, he missed only five games, and was a key player as Rovers gained promotion to the Second Division in 1990. When Francis was appointed manager of Premiership side QPR in 1991, one of his first signings was Holloway, for a fee of -230,000 in August 1991.
Undeterred by his previous failure to settle in London, and the fact that he had never played at the highest level before, Holloway made the most of his second spell in the English capital, and became a crowd favourite at Loftus Road with his tireless running and determination. He spent five seasons at QPR, playing more than 150 games for the club, before returning to Bristol Rovers for the third time in August 1996, this time as player-manager.
Holloway took over a club that was struggling both on and off the pitch. In his first season in charge of Rovers, he led the club to 17th place in Division Two (now League One). The next season, however, Bristol Rovers gained fifth place and made the playoffs. Despite taking a first-leg advantage of 3-1 against Northampton Town, Rovers subsequently lost 3-0 in the second leg and went out 4-3 on aggregate in the semi-finals. The 1998-99 season ended with a somewhat disappointing 13th place. Holloway retired as a player following that season, having played more than 400 matches for Bristol Rovers, to concentrate fully on management. In 1999-2000, his last full season at the club, Rovers finished 7th, narrowly missing the playoffs.
In February 2001, midway through the 2000-01 season, Holloway was appointed manager of QPR, where he was given the seemingly impossible task of keeping the now-struggling team in Division One. He failed to do so, as QPR finished second from bottom and were relegated to the third level for the first time in 34 years. Despite the relegation, Holloway stayed on and rebuilt the side. After steadying the ship in 2001-02, and a near miss in 2002-03, Holloway and QPR were promoted back to the second level in 2004, finishing second behind Plymouth Argyle.
Holloway's first full season in The Championship ended with a respectable 11th place, and during the following season 2005-06, the club continued to hover around mid-table.
Ian Holloway was suspended (sent on gardening leave) as manager by Queens Park Rangers on 6 February 2006. The reason given by the Q.P.R board was that the constant rumours linking Holloway to the vacant managerial position at Leicester City were causing too many problems for the club.
On 28 June Holloway became the manager of Plymouth Argyle, and promised to take the club to the Premier League.
Following press speculation, on 21 November 2007, Holloway submitted his resignation to the Plymouth Argyle board, with speculation that he was about to be offered the vacant managerial position at Leicester City.
On 7 February 2008, in a build up to a match against Plymouth Argyle at the Walkers Stadium, chairman Paul Stapleton spoke negatively of Holloway for allowing several high-profile players to leave the club before joining Leicester. A total of five players left Plymouth in the January transfer window, which he claimed was all Holloway's fault.
On 23 May 2008, following the club's relegation, Holloway and Leicester City parted company by mutual consent. Reflecting on his time at Leicester, he said ''"Leicester City is a marvellous club and I am as devastated as anybody that this great club suffered relegation. I gave 100% to the cause but unfortunately we ran out of time. The fans here are a different class and deserve a lot, lot better. I'd like to wish everyone connected with Leicester City well for the future - the club will always remain close to my heart."''
On 21 May 2009, it was reported that Holloway was set to be announced as the new manager of Blackpool following the departure of their caretaker manager Tony Parkes. The appointment was confirmed later the same day with Holloway signing a one-year contract with the Blackpool.
In June 2004, Holloway took part in the BBC series ''Stress Test''. The documentary addressed the fits of rage which were disrupting Holloway's home life, with the help of psychologists and an anger management expert. Holloway said afterwards: ''"If I hadn't done that programme, I wouldn't be sitting here now. Before I did it, I believed that I was a person who was kind, considerate, and believed in free speech. The anger management expert showed me I was a jumped-up, obnoxious little git who wouldn't listen at home because of what happened at work. If I'd carried on the way I was, I would have destructed everything I had."'' As a result he changed his attitude, and painted ''Promotion'', an abstract canvas in the style of Jackson Pollock which hangs in the lounge of the family home.
Holloway met fellow Bristolian Kim when she was aged 14, and after marrying nursed her through Lymph cancer. The couple have four children: William, twins Eve and Chloe, and Harriet. The twins were born profoundly deaf, as both Ian and Kim had a gene which means that they were more likely to have deaf children. The doctors told them that there was only a remote possibility of any other children being deaf, but Harriet was also born deaf.
With three children in one family deaf, it has challenged Ian and Kim to get their children the best education. But the couple made the choice to put the children first, meaning that for the last three years of his QPR career, Holloway commuted daily from Bristol to London so the children could attend a deaf school in Bristol. They then moved to St Albans when the children were of secondary school age, for the same reason. Holloway has learned to communicate via sign language, and his quirky media-loving quotes have made him a high-profile campaigner on deaf issues and concerns.
Holloway is well-known for his many strange and bizarre comments in post-match interviews, which are often quoted in the national media. His creative use of metaphors has made him one of the most popular interviewees and one of the cult personalities in English football. In June 2005 a book of his quotes, ''"Let's Have Coffee: The Tao of Ian Holloway"'', was published; and in June 2006 he came 15th in a ''Time Out'' poll of funniest Londoners.
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'''David John Court''' (born March 1, 1944 in Mitcham, Surrey) is an English former footballer, now turned coach.
Court joined Arsenal as a schoolboy in 1959, turning professional in January 1962. Initially a centre forward or inside forward, he was a regular goalscorer for the Gunners' youth and reserve sides. He made his first-team debut against Aston Villa on September 10, 1962, in a 2-1 defeat and went on to make fourteen league appearances over the next two seasons.
At the start of the 1964-65 season, Arsenal manager Billy Wright switched Court to the right wing, and he became a regular there for that season, playing 35 times, before being switched to right back in 1965-66, where again he was a regular for the season, playing 38 times. Wright was dismissed as Arsenal manager and many players left the club as a result, but Court continued to stay at the club for the next three seasons as a utility player.
Court played every position bar goalkeeper under Wright's successor Bertie Mee, although he played fewer matches - a total of only 31 over Mee's first two seasons. However, 1968-69 saw him return as a first-team regular - he played 51 matches that season, including the Gunners' League Cup Final loss to Swindon Town at Wembley Stadium.
He continued to be a regular in 1969-70, until he suffered injury midway through, and as a result he missed both legs of the Gunners' Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final triumph that season. In July 1970 Arsenal accepted a -30,000 bid for him from Luton Town; in all he had played 204 matches for Arsenal, and had scored 18 goals. He spent two seasons with Luton, before seeing out his career at Brentford. He played non league football at Barnet before retiring.
After retiring from football, he worked in the financial sector, before returning to Arsenal in 1996 as Assistant Head of Youth Development, alongside Liam Brady, and has remained in the job since.
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'''John McDermott''' (born 3 February 1969 in Middlesbrough) is a former English footballer. McDermott, who is a right-back, has played his entire career at Grimsby Town, and holds the club's all-time appearance record, having played 647 league games, 754 games overall for the Mariners. He is one of only 17 players in the history of English football to play more than 600 Football League matches for a single club. Grimsby Town FC and the Grimsby Telegraph newspaper are running a campaign for McDermott to be awarded an MBE; the Telegraph is hosting an online petition.
He was released at apprentice level. However, when the apprenticeship scheme was revamped he was re-signed as a trainee at Grimsby Town and after 13 appearances in the second division he signed professional terms. At the start of Macca's career he was a utility player but then established himself as a regular right-back for the Mariners.
Over the decades he was seen by many as a consistent performer as he won Grimsby Town 'Player of the Year' a record three times. In 1994 McDermott suffered an injury and was injured for nine months. He regained his place in the team in 1996 and was quickly becoming one of the most respected defenders outside the Premier League and was linked with moves to Sunderland AFC and Ipswich Town but did not leave his beloved Grimsby Town. McDermott has experienced it all after around 20 years at the club. In an age where players change clubs as often as golfers, it seems that Macca was a great exception, proving loyalty by repeatedly renewing his contract. One of his famous quotes on the situation of present-day footballers is:
"''If someone would rather sit in the reserves at a big club and drive around in a Ferrari rather than going out on-loan and playing, then I think it's a sad day.''"
Having said this there was a time where he was expected to move to fierce rivals Hull, but the deal never materialised.
He was appointed captain by player/manager Paul Groves, and won BBC Radio Humberside 'Sports personality of the year' award. Other great memories
for him included the notable win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Carling Cup. Further highlights followed in the 2005/2006 season as he had his second testimonial against local rivals Hull City and was included in Four,Four Two magazine's list of the top 50 players outside the Premier League
Throughout his 20-year career, McDermott has experienced promotion or relegation nine times. He considers his Man of The Match award in the Auto Windscreens Shield victory in 1998 to be the highlight of his career.
McDermott was described by one Grimsby Town fanzine as a defender who 'defends without tackling'; meant as a compliment to his ability to shackle opposition strikers without committing fouls.
McDermott announced on 20 December 2006 that he would retire at the end of the 2006-07 season. McDermott played his final home game for Grimsby on 29 April 2007 against local rivals Lincoln City. The game finished 0-0. McDermott made his final appearance for Grimsby away to Shrewsbury, the final league game of the season, and coincidentally Shrewsbury's final League game at Gay Meadow. McDermott was substituted in the 73rd minute as Grimsby fought out a 2-2 draw. Upon leaving the field, play paused briefly as both sets of fans applauded McDermott off the field.
In July 2007 McDermott applied for the vacant managers job at Boston United but was overlooked for the position, and United in turn appointed Tommy Taylor. In October 2008 McDermott distanced himself from speculation linking him to managing Grimsby Town after the sacking of Alan Buckley. McDermott then turned to coaching the Grimsby Institute Academy male and female football teams.
On 26 April 2009, John won the PFA Merit Award, one of the highest accolades in the game. In October 2009, he was once again linked with the vacant managers post at Grimsby following the sacking of Mike Newell. This time McDermott as well as Dean Windass expressed a desire to take the job.
Stats accurate as of 16:47, 28 December 2009.
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'''Afonso Alves Martins Jnior''' (born 30 January 1981) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar side Al-Sadd Sports Club. He has also been capped by Brazil. The most successful spell of his career was spent playing for Heerenveen in the Dutch league where he scored over a goal a game. This precipitated a club record move to English club Middlesbrough, the transfer completed on the last day of the transfer window in January 2008.
Alves was born on January 30, 1981, in Brazil's third biggest city, Belo Horizonte. He was brought up by his mother, Dona Eliade, and has a brother, Alexsander, and sister, Alexandra. His father died when he was nine years old.
Afonso Alves started his career with Brazilian side Atltico Mineiro. In 2002 he left Atltico Mineiro for Swedish side rgryte in Gteborg, and two years later moved to Malm, where he won the Swedish League that year. He stayed for the 2005 season, scoring 14 in 24 games, becoming the club's top-scorer for the second year running when Malm finished fifth.
He started the 2006 season with a few goals in the spring before moving to Heerenveen, where he followed in the footsteps of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Marcus Allbck, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Georgios Samaras. With a price-tag of -4.5 million, he is Heerenveen's most expensive signing in the club's history.
In 2007, he finished as top goalscorer of the Eredivisie with 34 goals (in 31 games), which is a club record. Afonso Alves is the third Brazilian to become topscorer in the Dutch first division, joining former PSV strikers Romrio and Ronaldo, and the second Brazilian who scored over 30 goals in the same competition, with Ronaldo netting 30 in the 1994-95 season. Other than finishing first in the scorers table, he was runner-up in the race for the European Golden Boot, a single point behind Roma forward Francesco Totti.
On October 7 2007, in only his second appearance of the season, Alves scored seven goals in his side's 9-0 victory over Eredivisie rivals Heracles Almelo, setting a new Eredivisie record for most goals scored in a single match.
thumb|90px|Alves with Middlesbrough
He finally ended a tense January transfer window and months of speculation when he moved to Premier League side Middlesbrough on 31 January 2008, just before the end of the transfer window for an undisclosed club record fee thought to be around -12.7m, signing a four and a half year contract.
On 7 February he was welcomed into the club by having a Brazilian Festival at the Riverside with local school Bankfields Primary School playing Samba, conducted by Richard Brown. He made his debut on 9 February, against Fulham as a second half substitute for Lee Dong-Gook. His first Middlesbrough start came on 27 February in an FA Cup home tie against Sheffield United, when he was substituted in the 73 minute. Middlesbrough eventually won the game 1-0.
His first two goals for Middlesbrough came at the Riverside Stadium on 6 April against Manchester United in a 2-2 draw.
On 4 September 2009 Alves moved to Al-Sadd on a three-year deal for -7 million.
On May 17, 2007, Alves received his first call-up for the Brazilian national team for friendlies against England and Turkey. On June 1, in the game against England, Alves was brought on to replace Kak after 71 minutes of play and very nearly scored after a Wes Brown slip. He was also part of the Brazilian squad which won the Copa America 2007 in Venezuela. Alves scored his first international goal on September 12, 2007 against Mexico in a 3-1 win.
Alves left Brazil as a 21-year-old in 2002 to move to Sweden. He has a son, Felipe Henrique, who is a footballer at Atletico Mineiro's Tupinambas Academy, and lives with Alves' former girlfriend in Brazil.
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'''Gordon Sidney Cowans''' (born 27 October 1958 in West Cornforth, County Durham) is an English retired football player and coach.
Cowans started his career at Aston Villa as an apprentice in 1974, and signed as a professional in 1976. During his time at Aston Villa, he won the League Cup, the League Championship, the European Cup and the European Super Cup.
Cowans left Aston Villa for the first time in 1985, signing for Bari. He then returned to Aston Villa in 1988 and left again in 1991 moving to Blackburn Rovers. When he left Blackburn he went back to Aston Villa, before moving to Derby County, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield United, Bradford City, Stockport County and finally Burnley.
He was also capped 10 times by England at international level scoring two goals, against Scotland and Egypt.
Cowans has returned once again to Aston Villa in a coaching role, and now looks after their youth academy.
Although born in County Durham, Cowans came to Villa as an apprentice in 1974 at 15, and was part of the talented youth team that won the FA Youth Cup, an early indication of his talent. He soon made his first team debut, on the 7 February 1976 as a substitute aged 17 whilst still an apprentice. At this time, he became a member of the England youth team. Progress continued and he was soon a regular in the Villa first team during the season Villa won the League Cup against Everton, and in 1979 he was voted PFA Young Player of the Year. In the 1980-81 season, Cowans won the league with Villa, and during the following season, the European Cup, on 26 May 1982. Cowans then broke his leg during a pre-season friendly in Spain and missed the whole 1983-84 season; upon regaining full fitness he was sold to Bari in 1985 for a fee of -250,000.
In his first spell at Villa he played 286 games scoring 42 goals. He also won the PFA young player of the year award, a league championship, a European Cup and a European Cup.
Over the course of three seasons in Italy, Cowans made 94 appearances for Bari, scoring three goals.
During Cowans' transfer to Bari, Villa had retained the option of first refusal to buy him back should Bari decide to sell him; in 1988, Graham Taylor took up this option - much to the pleasure of Villa supporters - and Villa went on to finish as runners-up in the league during the 1989/90 season, before Taylor left the club to manage England.
During his second spell at Aston Villa, Cowans made 117 appearances, scoring seven times.
Ron Atkinson sold Cowans on 28 November 1991 for -200,000 to Blackburn Rovers in which he helped them gain promotion. In his time at Ewood Park he played 50 times, scoring twice.
He then signed on a free transfer on back to his beloved Villa on 5 July 1993. By the time he had left Villa for the last time he had played a total of 453 games scoring 49 goals.
Cowans was transferred to Derby County on 3 February 1994 for -200,000. He played a total of 36 times scoring one goal.
Cowans was transferred to Wolves on the 19 December 1994 for -20,000. He made his debut on 26 December 1994 in a 4-1 defeat at Oldham Athletic aged 36. He went on to make 37 appearances for Wolves six of which were as a substitute.
Cowans played 21 times for Sheffield United, scoring no goals.
Cowans was signed by Chris Kamara in 1996 for Bradford City following their promotion to Division One. He made a total of 25 league appearances (one as substitute) and two League Cup games, without scoring, before being given a free transfer to Stockport County in March 1997.
In his short time with Stockport Cowans made seven appearances, scoring no goals.
Cowans played six times for Burnley, scoring no goals.
Cowans started his coaching career at Burnley before moving back to Villa Park for a fourth time to become youth team coach.
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'''David Bowman "Dave" Smith''' (born 22 September 1933 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer and manager.
Smith started his career as a 16 year old at First Division Burnley. After 11 years at Burnley, he had short spells at Brighton and Bristol City before retiring to take up coaching at Sheffield Wednesday. Further coaching stints followed at Newcastle United and Arsenal.
The next job was at Southend United where in his second season promotion from the Fourth Division was achieved once again, this time as runners up to Watford in 1978. Two seasons of struggle followed resulting in relegation. Once again promotion was achieved at the first attempt, this time as champions, with nine club records broken in the process. Third Division safety was then achieved and Smith's job was assured until a takeover left him out.
Sixteen months followed out of football selling insurance and applying for every vacant manager's position. Smith then took over at Third Division Plymouth Argyle in December 1984 from Johnny Hore and fifteenth position was achieved in his first part-season. The following year promotion was achieved to the Second Division as runners up to Reading. A comfortable seventh position was achieved at the higher level, one of the club's highest ever.
The summer of 1988 resulted in another move, back to Scotland and his home town club Dundee.
In 1989, Smith returned to the West Country at Torquay United before resigning on 2 April 1991. He is still employed in football and runs excellent soccer schools in the Plymouth area.
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'''Andrew Neil Webster''' (born 23 April 1982 in Dundee) is a Scottish professional association footballer currently playing for Dundee United, where he is on loan from Rangers. Webster is a Scotland international, having been capped on twenty-two occasions, scoring once.
Webster began his career at Arbroath in the Scottish Second Division. He made his debut aged 17, against Stirling Albion in the League Cup on 24 August 1999. He went on to make 24 appearances in total over nearly two seasons. His first and only goal for the club came on 17 March 2001 during a league match against Queen's Park which Arbroath won 2-0.
Little over a week later, Scottish Premier League side Dundee United confirmed they had had a "five-figure bid accepted", with the bid to be completed at the end of the season. Two days later, Webster phoned manager Alex Smith to inform he had turned down the chance to move to Tannadice.
Shortly afterwards he was signed to Hearts by then manager Craig Levein on 30 March for a reported -75,000.
Webster made football transfer history when he was the first to invoke a loophole in Article 17 of new transfer regulations FIFA had adopted to bring football's transfer system into line with EU law, enabling him to cancel his contract with Hearts in the third year of a four-year deal, with the proviso that he join a club in a foreign country and that sufficient notice be given to his former employers. Webster's transfer to Wigan Athletic was ratified by FIFA on September 4, 2006, seemingly creating a legal precedent for the conduct of international football transfers.
He made his debut in a league match against Manchester City as a second half substitute for Fitz Hall in a 4-0 win on 21 October 2006. He went on to start the next three matches but found the switch to the English Premiership difficult.
On January 4, 2007, the day Paul Le Guen left Rangers, the BBC reported that Webster would sign for the Glasgow club on a loan deal, which was confirmed the following day.
Webster missed the rest of the 2006-07 season due to an injury suffered during his first training session with Rangers. He made his debut in a post-season friendly match in May 2007, against LA Galaxy at the Home Depot Center, coming on as a substitute for Karl Svensson.
On June 29, 2007, Webster's loan deal at Rangers was extended to last until January 2008.
Webster signed a six month loan deal with English Championship side Bristol City on 18 August 2008. He made his debut against Coventry City. He returned to Rangers on 29 December 2008.
Over eight years after nearly joining Dundee United, Webster finally made the move to Tannadice in July 2009, joining on a season-long loan.
Webster has won 22 Scotland caps during his career. His last cap came against Switzerland in March 2006. He made his debut in a friendly match during the Berti Vogts era, the match ended in a 2-0 defeat to Austria. His first and only goal came in a friendly against the United States during a 1-1 draw at Hampden Park on 12 November 2005.
On 6 May 2009, Webster was selected for a Scotland B team match against a Northern Ireland B team. He played the full 90 minutes and scored the opening goal in a 3-0 win for Scotland.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
In May 2007, FIFA ruled that Webster had cancelled the contract "without just cause" and without the required full 15-day notice. FIFA suspended him for the first two matches of the 2007-08 season. They also ordered him to pay -625,000 to Hearts.
On 30 January 2008, Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Heart of Midlothian Football Club were to be awarded -150,000 for Webster's breach of contract. This amount was to be paid by Webster to the club. The arbitration board reduced the compensation from previous amount of -625,000 that Hearts appealed against.
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'''Paul James Hartley''' (born 19 October 1976 in Hamilton, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays for Championship side Bristol City. Hartley began his career as a right winger, but was moved into a central midfield position in 2002. Hartley has won trophies with both Hearts and , and has 22 caps for the Scottish national team.
Hartley started his career at Hamilton Academical in 1994, where he spent two seasons. Millwall paid -400,000 to gain his services in 1996 and he spent one season there, concurrently playing for the Scotland U21 team. He returned to Scotland in 1997, when he joined Raith Rovers for -150,000, before joining Hibernian in 1998, whom he helped win the First Division in 1998-99.
In season 1999-2000 he spent a short spell on loan at Greenock Morton.
Hibs allowed Hartley to join St. Johnstone in 2000. Manager Billy Stark started using Hartley, who had previously played mostly as a right winger, as a central attacking midfielder during the 2001-02 season. This change of position coincided with a significant upturn in Hartley's performances, but this wasn't enough to prevent St. Johnstone's relegation to the First Division in 2002. Hartley's personal success continued as he was nominated for the SPFA First Division player of the year award in 2003, but his team failed to gain promotion back to the SPL in 2003.
Hearts manager Craig Levein had noticed the improvement in Hartley's play since 2002. Hearts signed Hartley on a free transfer when his contract with St. Johnstone expired in the summer of 2003. Hartley continued to improve at Tynecastle, helping Hearts to third place in the Premier League in 2003-04 and starring in their subsequent UEFA Cup run. In January 2005, Celtic attempted to buy Hartley, but their -300,000 offer was considered significantly below Hearts valuation and was rejected. Hartley subsequently signed an improved contract with Hearts.
One of Hartley's most memorable performances was his three goals against Hearts' arch rivals Hibernian in the Scottish Cup semi-final in 2006, his first hat-trick as a professional footballer. Despite his sending off in the final, Hearts defeated Second Division outfit Gretna on penalties.
During the January 2007 transfer window, Hartley was linked with a move to Rangers
Hartley signed for Celtic for -1.1 million on a two-and-a-half-year contract, with the option for a further year, in January 2007.
Gordon Strachan usually employed Hartley in a more defensive midfield role. Hartley was one of Celtic's key players in the defence of their league title at the end of the 2007-08 season in which Celtic had to win all seven of their remaining matches, two against arch-rivals . Playing in the centre of midfield with Barry Robson, Hartley helped Celtic to their third league title in a row.
Having featured less during the 2008-09 season, Hartley was released by Celtic on 1 July 2009.
After his release by Celtic, Hartley signed for Bristol City. Hartley played his first match for the club in a friendly against Dutch team Ajax before scoring on his competitive debut in a 2-2 draw away to Preston North End.
Hartley's performances for Hearts earned him international recognition in March 2005, when he won his first Scotland cap, against Italy in the San Siro. Hartley scored his only international goal to date in a 3-0 win over Slovenia in October 2005.
Throughout Scotland's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Hartley was a regular pick in midfield, alongside his boyhood friend Barry Ferguson. Hartley started in both of Scotland's 1-0 victories over France, and was heavily praised for his all-action performance in the holding midfield role in Paris. Hartley disrupted many French attacks and he made several key blocks. This performance led club manager Gordon Strachan to start using him in the same role at Celtic, with similar successful results.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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Robbie Neilson (born 19 June 1980 in Paisley, Scotland) is a Scottish professional football player currently playing as a right back for Leicester City in the Championship.
Neilson was originally attached to Rangers, the team he supported, through their Boys Club system, however, he joined Hearts Youth Academy at 16, as he felt it offered him a better chance of eventual first-team football and career progression. With hindsight, his judgment could be viewed as a wise one, for few of his contemporaries have established themselves at Ibrox.
He had time on loan at Cowdenbeath in 1999. In August 2002 Neilson joined Dumfries club Queen of the South on loan. Neilson helped the Dumfries club consolidate their Scottish First Division status and win the 2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, beating Brechin City 2-0.
A high point in his career came in 2004 with his match-winning goal in Hearts' 2-1 away win over FC Basel in the 2004-05 UEFA Cup, his first in any competition for the club.
He is also famed for his quick thinking during his team's Scottish Cup final against Gretna in 2006. Where his tackle prevented an inevitable goal after the Gretna forward had beaten goalkeeper Craig Gordon. He also scored during the penalty shootouts in the match with, what some critics called, the best penalty of the entire shootout.
It was announced on the Hearts website, that Neilson would be inducted to the show racism the red card hall of fame for his work that he has done for the campaign.
On 4 February 2009 he was given the role of Hearts' captain after the departure of Christophe Berra. Manager Csaba Laszlo did not start contract talks with Neilson until the season drew to a close. Probably as a result of the new wage structure at Hearts, Neilson and the club could not reach an agreement for a new contract.
thumb|Neilson holding the Scottish Cup in 2006
On 15 August, Neilson made his debut in a 0-0 away draw against Ipswich Town in place of Michael Morrison at right-back, becoming the 1000th player to play for Leicester in a competitive fixture.
Neilson has been capped for Scotland U21's. He won his first full Scotland cap in the 2-0 Euro qualifier defeat to Ukraine in Kiev on October 11, 2006.
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'''Paul Okon''' (born 5 April 1972 in Sydney) is a former Australian football (soccer) player who retired after playing with Australian side Newcastle United Jets.
He previously captained the Australian National Team and has represented Australia Olympic Football Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Okon's career began at Marconi Stallions in the old NSL in Australia. He then went on to play at many European clubs including S.S. Lazio and Fiorentina in Italy's Serie A, Vicenza Calcio in Serie B, Middlesbrough F.C. and Leeds United F.C. in the English Premiership, Club Brugge, K.V. Oostende in Belgium's Jupiler League and APOEL FC in the Cypriot First Division. Okon was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2009, for his services to football in Australia.
Okon grew up in the Sydney suburb of Bossley Park. He is of German and Italian descent. He represented his high school, Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield during his time as a teenage schoolboy and featured prominently in all teams including the A Grade squad. However, his abilities did not stop at the football pitch. He set the record for high jump at the College's annual Athletics Carnival in the under 16s age group which was not broken until 2004.
Okon left Marconi Stallions in 1991 for Club Brugge, and due to a series of excellent performances at sweeper won the Belgian Golden Shoe (95/96), the Belgian Jupiler league (95/96) and two Belgian Cups (94/95 and 95/96). These performances captured the attention of some of Europe's biggest clubs, and in 1996 Dino Zoff - then coach of Italian giants SS Lazio - flew out to Belgium to personally sign the Australian, stipulating in his contract that Okon would play sweeper and promising 1st team football. However, with the departure of Roberto Di Matteo to Chelsea - forcing him to play in midfield - and a succession of knee injuries (a problem caused by a misaligned pelvis, the result of a childhood car-crash) resulted in game-time being limited. While he did return for the 1999 Scudetto decider (playing in the final game of the season against Juventus, which Lazio lost, handing the title to AC Milan) that summer he departed the Roman club.
This began a turbulent chapter of Okon's career, with spells at Fiorentina (99/00), Middlesbrough (00/02), Leeds United (02/03) & Vicenza(03/04) before returning to the country where he made his name with Oostende in 2004. After a brief spell with APOEL FC in Cyprus, Okon returned to Australia after missing out on selection for the 2006 World Cup, a victim of the change of system which resulted in their qualification.
He signed with A-League club Newcastle United Jets for the 2006-07 season. Okon fit into a well constructed Jets side and helped then make the playoffs in 2007. Due to injury concerns, Okon decided to retire from professional football in June 2007. Okon played for amateur team West Ryde Rovers's Over 35 Division 1 team in the .
On 24 June 2008, along with Alex Tobin, Alistair Edwards and Nicola Williams, Okon was a recipient of an inaugural three year scholarship under the Elite Coaching Development Program led by the FFA. As part of the program, Okon spent time at Coverciano with the Italian U-23 side under Pierluigi Casiraghi in the lead up to the 2008 Olympic Games, and spent a stint studying the youth setup of PSV Eindhoven.
On 2 September 2008 Okon was appointed assistant coach to Miron Bleiberg at Gold Coast United for their inaugural season. Before taking up his new role he took up an interim coaching role at APIA Leichhardt for their 2009 NSW Premier League season.
On 30 October 2008 Okon was appointed to lead the Australian U-18 side at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in the month of January, aimed as part of a long term view towards establishing the team for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Okon was a childhood friend of Italian striker Christian Vieri, who grew up in Australia. They both later played together at S.S. Lazio in 1998/1999.
He had a relationship with Belgian model Phaedra Hoste when he played at Club Brugge.
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'''Leon Osman''' (born 17 May 1981 in Billinge Higher End, Wigan) is an English football player currently playing for Everton.
Osman, the son of a Turkish-Cypriot father, grew up in Skelmersdale and Huyton, attending Up Holland High School and Winstanley College. He joined the Everton Academy and was part of the team that won the 1998 FA Youth Cup. Following the cup victory Osman sustained a knee injury which kept him from playing for a year.
Osman was loaned to Carlisle United in October 2002, where he scored once in the league against Macclesfield Town
He was granted a one year extension to his contract in the summer of 2003, but failed to break into the first team until the end of the 2003-04 season. Instead, he was again loaned out, this time to Derby County. He had an integral role in Derby's successful bid to avoid relegation, and manager George Burley tried to buy him from Everton. Osman was highly regarded at Derby after some heroic performances including one in a 4-2 league win over rivals Nottingham Forest.
After returning from Derby with three games remaining in Everton's season, manager David Moyes gave Osman his first start, aged 23, against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Osman took his chance and scored within 3 minutes of his debut.
Osman became a first team regular in 2004-05 playing on the right wing of a 4-1-4-1 formation. He finished the season with seven goals including two in a game against Aston Villa.
In the 2005/06 season Moyes at first preferred his new signing Simon Davies to Leon but in time he re-established himself in the team and put Davies down the pecking order. Osman scored a late equalising goal against Millwall in the FA Cup to force a replay which Everton won. Also this season Leon played in a wider variety of positions. He played on both wings, in the centre and also played off James Beattie after the sale of Marcus Bent.
Osman started the 2006/07 season in brilliant form. This prompted manager David Moyes to back the midfielder for a call up to Steve McClaren's England squad. McClaren was present at the Blackburn vs Everton match in which Osman put in a man of the match performance.
His start to the 2007-08 season began with two goals in consecutive wins against Wigan Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur. His appearance in the starting 11 for Everton is threatened by the arrival of South African loan-signing Steven Pienaar. Both players play diminutive roles but are considered to possess excellent close control and touch, with Pienaar already contributing a game-clinching goal at home to Middlesbrough.
Osman scored the second goal in Everton's 3-1 UEFA Cup Group Stage win over Larissa of Greece on 25 October 2007 at Goodison Park, striking Steven Pienaar's flick into the net from 22 yards and helping Everton to the top of the group. He subsequently won the Everton Goal of the Season Award for this superb strike. Osman then followed this with a goal against Norwegian opposition SK Brann to set up a 2-0 1st leg lead on 13 February 2008. He then scored against Wigan in a 4-0 victory.
Leon Osman scored both goals in Everton's 2-0 win over Fulham on the final day of the season to secure Everton 5th place in the Premier League for 08/09. The following season Osman captained Everton for the first time in the 4-0 Carling Cup victory away at Hull City. He marked the occasion by scoring a goal in the second half to take the score to 4-0 and cap off Everton's victory.
Osman's younger brother, Carl Osman, was also a former Everton Youth player, and now plays for Northern Premier League team, Kendal Town.
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'''John James "Jimmy" Rimmer''' (born 10 February 1948) is an English former football goalkeeper.
Born in Southport, Lancashire, Rimmer joined Manchester United as a schoolboy in 1963, turning professional two years later. He spent eleven years at Old Trafford, chiefly as Alex Stepney's understudy - he was on bench in the 1968 European Cup final. With Stepney prevalent between the sticks, Rimmer only played 46 times for United in total. In October 1973 he was loaned to Swansea City. With the Swans he impressed as first-team goalkeeper, enough so that Arsenal signed him from United in February 1974, eyeing him as a long-term replacement for Bob Wilson.
Rimmer made only one appearance in 1973-74 (keeping a clean sheet on his debut against Liverpool). After Wilson announced his retirement at the end of that season, Rimmer became Arsenal's No. 1 for the next three seasons, and was a near ever-present for the Gunners. During his time at Arsenal he also won his one and only England cap, although it was not an auspicious match - against Italy in a friendly, Rimmer let two goals in and was substituted at half-time; England went on to recover and win 3-2.
After Tottenham Hotspur manager Terry Neill took over at Arsenal, he signed Pat Jennings from his old club and Rimmer was duly sold to Aston Villa. In all he played 146 games for Arsenal. At Villa, Rimmer was No. 1 for the next six seasons, winning a First Division winners' medal in 1981. The following year Villa reached the European Cup final, but Rimmer was injured after only nine minutes and had to be replaced by the young Nigel Spink. Villa nevertheless beat Bayern Munich 1-0, meaning Rimmer was the first English player to win a European Cup winners' medal at two different clubs, despite the fact that he only ever played for nine minutes in the two matches.
Rimmer left Villa in 1983 to rejoin old club Swansea City. After retiring from playing, he became Swansea's goalkeeping coach, having a brief spell as manager following the sacking of Kevin Cullis, before being replaced by Jan Molby. He then spent several years in China, to work as goalkeeping coach for the Chinese national team and Dalian Shide. He now coaches in Canada.
Rimmer has three children Kelly (born 1973) Katie (1977) and David (1980), who plays as a defender for Swansea side Garden Village in the Welsh Football League. He is also a grandfather to Theo (born 2006).
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'''William Naismith "Billy" Blyth''' (17 June 1895 - 1 July 1968) was a Scottish footballer.
Born in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Blyth played as a schoolboy for local junior side Wemyss Athletic. He was briefly on the books of Manchester City before signing for Arsenal in May 1914. He quickly made his debut for the Gunners, in a Second Division against Huddersfield Town on 21 November 1914, a game that Arsenal lost 3-0. Blyth made twelve appearances in 1914-15 but by then World War I had broken out, and Blyth duly joined the Royal Army Service Corps, serving in France.
Upon the end of hostilities and the resumption of football in 1919, Blyth returned to Arsenal and immediately became a regular in the newly-promoted side. An energetic "midfield dynamo", Blyth usually figured on the left of midfield, as a left half or inside left. He became a mainstay in the side, with over 300 league games in ten seasons, and became club captain in 1925. He also played in the 1927 FA Cup Final, Arsenal's first cup final, which they lost 1-0 to Cardiff City). In total, he played 343 matches for Arsenal, scoring 51 goals.
He moved to Birmingham in May 1929, playing his last first-team game in September 1930 before retiring at the end of the 1930-31 season. Blyth also starred in one of the first football-related films, the 1930 production ''The Great Game''. After retiring, Blyth moved back to Scotland, and ran a pub in Port Seton. He died in Worthing, West Sussex, England in 1968 at the age of 73.
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'''Christopher John "Jack" Hays''' (12 December 1918 - 1983) was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger.
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'''Peter Andrew Shirtliff''' (born 6 April 1961) is an English football coach and former player. As a player, he made more than 500 appearances in the Football League playing as a central defender for Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Barnsley and Carlisle United.
Shirtliff was born in Hoyland, near Barnsley. He began his football career with Sheffield Wednesday, where in two spells with the club he achieved promotion from the Second Divisionin 1983-84, a third-place finish in the First Division in the 1991-92 season, and a League Cup-winners' medal in 1991,
Shirtliff retired from the game in 1997, after 18 years as a professional footballer. He has since been youth team coach at Barnsley and Leicester City. In 2005, he was appointed assistant manager at Mansfield Town. He became the manager of Mansfield following the dismissal of Carlton Palmer in September 2005,
In 2007, he was appointed assistant manager at Tranmere Rovers, and two years later took up the equivalent post at Swindon Town.
His younger brother Paul was also a professional footballer.
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'''John "Jock" Rutherford''' (12 October 1884 - 21 April 1963), also known as '''Jackie Rutherford''', was an English footballer.
Born in Percy Main, Northumberland, Rutherford was known for his longevity; he played nearly six hundred Football League and FA Cup matches, despite four seasons of football being cancelled due to World War I. He started his career at Newcastle United, making his debut in 1902 against West Bromwich Albion, scoring twice. Nicknamed "the Newcastle flyer", he spent ten seasons at the Magpies, as a right winger renowned for his pace and close control. Newcastle were a dominant force at the time; Rutherford picked up three First Division medals, and played in no fewer than five FA Cup finals (1905, 1906, 1908, 1910 and 1911), though Newcastle only won the 1910 final against Barnsley, winning 2-1 in a replay after a 1-1 draw; Rutherford himself scored the equaliser in the first match, in the very last minute of normal time.
While at Newcastle, Rutherford also played for England, making his debut against Wales on 9 April 1904. He went on to win eleven caps for his country and score three goals, making his last appearance against Bohemia (a country that technically did not exist at the time) in 1908.
At the start of the 1913-14 season, Rutherford fell out with the Newcastle management over his wages, and he was promptly sold to Woolwich Arsenal, who had just been relegated to the Second Division. He made his Arsenal debut against Nottingham Forest on 1 November 1913 and scored twice in a 3-2 win, and quickly became a regular at the side. When the First World War broke out, Rutherford continued to guest for Arsenal in wartime matches, and despite being 35 when first-class football resumed in 1919, he continued to play regularly for Arsenal (who had been promoted back to the First Division) for another four seasons.
In March 1923, Rutherford left Arsenal to become manager of Stoke City, but he only stayed at the club for four weeks, overseeing just ten matches; his tenure at Stoke remains a club record for the shortest ever managerial stint to this day. The 39-year-old Rutherford re-signed for Arsenal in September, and played over twenty matches in each of the next two seasons. He retired in the summer of 1925, but found the temptation to play football too much, and promptly signed for Arsenal for a third time in January 1926, and played for the remainder of that season. He played his final match for the Gunners against Manchester City on 20 March 1926, at the age of 41 years and 159 days. With that, Rutherford set a record, as Arsenal's oldest ever first-team player, which still stands to this day.
Rutherford left Arsenal for a final time in the summer of 1926; in all, he played 232 matches and scored 27 goals for the club. He spent a single season at Clapton Orient before finally hanging his boots up in 1927. In 1928 he came out of retirement and signed for Tunbridge Wells Rangers, playing in only one game in the FA Cup. After retiring he settled in Neasden and ran an off-licence.
His brothers, Sep and Bob, were also professional footballers, and his son, John "J. J." Rutherford, was on Arsenal's books at the same time as his father, but he only ever played one League match for the club. His great-grandson, Greg Rutherford is an athlete who won the long jump silver medal for the United Kingdom at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.
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'''Paul Michael McVeigh''' (born 6 December 1977 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who is currently playing for Norwich City.
McVeigh started his career at Tottenham Hotspur where he made 3 appearances scoring 1 goal against Coventry City. He joined Norwich City in March 2000 on a free transfer. The following season he made 6 starts and 6 substitute appearances. He also scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 home win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The following season he scored 9 goals as Norwich reached the final of the Division One play-offs. In the 2002-03 campaign he was the club's top scorer with 15 goals. Most of those goals came when he was partnering Iwan Roberts upfront, although later in the season swapped to left midfield. The following season he scored just 5 goals, but helped Norwich win promotion to the FA Premier League. During the 2004-05 season in the Premier League, McVeigh made few first team appearances, although he did get on the scoresheet at Old Trafford.
McVeigh was made available for transfer by manager Nigel Worthington at the start of the 2005-06 season and was on the bench mostly. Although towards the end of 2005 injuries forced Worthington to start McVeigh. McVeigh played very well for the remainder of the season scoring vital goals at Leeds, Leicester and Sheffield United. This got him the player of the month award in December and January and he signed a one year contract extension. he once again started off the 2006-07 season from the bench but got a run in the team when Darren Huckerby got injured. McVeigh made a bad first impression on new manager Peter Grant when he was sent off for headbutting Cardiff's Kerrea Gilbert in injury time during the 1-0 win over Cardiff. McVeigh got very few opportunities under Grant and was loaned out to Burnley for the last few months of the season where he scored 3 goals helping them to survive in the championship. McVeigh was released by Norwich at the end of the 2006-07 season.
In July 2007 McVeigh trained with the Italian Serie B side Pisa before Plymouth Argyle manager Ian Holloway gave him a trial with a view to signing him. A deal was not concluded, however, and the following month he signed for Luton Town, the ninth player Luton manager Kevin Blackwell had signed in the summer.
McVeigh was offered a free transfer after Luton were relegated at the end of the 2007-08 season, but remained at the club as he was under contract until the end of the 2008-09 season. He did not feature in Luton's 2008-09 campaign until the game against Bradford City on 4 October, but then played regularly until late December, scoring his first goal for the club in the 2-1 victory against Dagenham & Redbridge. On 19 May 2009 he began a short trial with MLS team San Jose Earthquakes in a bid to gain a contract after being released from Luton on a free transfer. After this McVeigh began training with his old club Norwich City with City manager Bryan Gunn not ruling out signing McVeigh and on 22nd July 2009, McVeigh re-signed for Norwich on a one year contract. McVeigh made his second debut for Norwich in their 5-2 victory over Wycombe.
Between 1999 and 2004 he was capped by Northern Ireland 20 times, first by Lawrie McMenemy in the 1-1 home draw with Canada on 27 April 1999 whilst a youngster at Tottenham, then on 11 occasions by Sammy McIlroy after McVeigh moved to Norwich and finally on eight more occasions by Lawrie Sanchez. He had previously won 11 caps for the under-21 side. McVeigh effectively retired from international football ("I'm putting my Northern Ireland career on hold") in
order to concentrate on reviving his club career.
In his international career, McVeigh only made 6 starts. By the time he opted out of international football, it seemed that opportunities would in any case have been limited and with Northern Ireland's later success (still managed by Sanchez, under whom McVeigh said he would not play again) there seemed little chance that McVeigh would revive his international career.
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'''Anthony Keith Book''' was an English footballer and manager who was born in Bath, 4 September 1934. Book spent a large part of his career in Non-League football with his home town club Bath City, before entering league football with Plymouth Argyle. At the age of 31, he joined First Division Manchester City, where he became captain. Under Book's captaincy, Manchester City won four trophies, making him the most decorated Manchester City captain of all-time. Book had a five year tenure as Manchester City manager from 1974-1979, and subsequently held various coaching roles at the club until 1996.
Tony Book was born in Bath, but at the age of four moved to India when his father, an officer in the Somerset Light Infantry, received an overseas posting. During World War II, Book's father served in Burma, and Book lived with his mother and brothers in army quarters in a number of places in British India, including Mumbai and Multan. In September 1945, the Book family returned to England. Tony started secondary school in Bath, and gained his first experience in competitive football when he was selected to play for both Bath boys and Somerset boys.
After leaving school at 16, Book became an apprentice bricklayer and played amateur football as an inside-forward for Peasedown Miners, until he was called up for national service in 1952. While playing for his army team Book converted to the full-back position and had a trial with Chelsea courtesy of a recommendation from army team-mate Frank Blunstone, but was not taken on. Following the completion of his national service, Book returned his bricklaying job in Bath and started playing for Frome Town.
At the close of the 1962-63 season, Allison received an offer to coach Canadian team Toronto City over the summer and took Book with him. Though Allison left after a short time to take up a position at Plymouth Argyle, Book stayed three months, in which time he was voted the best full-back in Canada.
Upon his return to England, Book was signed for Plymouth by Allison for a fee of -1,500, and Book entered the Football League for the first time at the age of 30, though Plymouth believed him to be 28 - Allison had advised Book to doctor his birth certificate as he thought the Plymouth board would not pay -1,500 for a 30 year old. After making 81 league appearances, Book followed Malcolm Allison again to Manchester City two years later, this time for a transfer fee of -17,000.
Book prospered under the management of Mercer and Allison. He made his Manchester City debut in the opening match of the 1966-67 season, a 1-1 draw with Southampton,
In the 1967 close season, Book was named captain following the transfer of previous captain Johnny Crossan to Middlesbrough, and was henceforth nicknamed ''Skip'' by his teammates. His first season as captain was a very successful one, leading Manchester City to their second league championship and playing every game. An Achilles injury sidelined Book for the first four months of the 1968-69 season, but he returned to the team in time for the start of their FA Cup run. In the week preceding the cup final, Book was named the 1969 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year Award, sharing the accolade with Dave Mackay.
In November 1973, Manchester City manager Johnny Hart resigned due to ill health, and Book took temporary responsibility for first-team affairs, and was named assistant manager when Ron Saunders became the next permanent manager. At this point Book retired from playing to concentrate on management. Saunders was sacked after less than six months, and Book again took on the caretaker role, and was appointed permanent manager one game later. The first notable victory of Book's management was a 1-0 Manchester derby win, best known for the back-heel scored by Denis Law.
As of 2008 Book is retired, but holds two honorary positions; he is Honorary President of Manchester City and Life President of the Manchester City Official Supporters Club. He was inducted into Manchester City's ''Hall of Fame'' in January 2004.
His brother Kim Book was a goalkeeper for Bournemouth, Northampton Town, Mansfield Town and Doncaster Rovers while Kim's son Steve was also a goalkeeper, principally with Cheltenham Town.
'''Manchester City''' (as player and manager)
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'''Terence Lionel Paine''' MBE (born 23 March 1939 in Winchester) is a former English footballer.
Paine made 713 football league appearances for Southampton F.C. (still a club record) and 111 for Hereford United F.C. as a winger and midfield player.
He won 19 international caps for England, and was part of the squad that won the 1966 World Cup.
Terry Paine worked as a coach-builder at Eastleigh-s British Railways depot, and played his early football for his local club, Winchester City and featured in their Amateur Cup run in 1956-57. He had trials at both Portsmouth and Arsenal (for whom he scored twice in a trial match) but Winchester-s manager was former Saints player Harry Osman who alerted Ted Bates to Paine-s potential and in August 1956, the Football Echo reported -Terry Paine, a Winchester City forward, in whom Arsenal were interested has been added to the playing staff list.-
Paine signed amateur forms with Southampton in August 1956 and then in February 1957, Saints signed Paine as a full-timer when he appeared in a reserve game against Bristol Rovers. The following month he made his League debut at home to Brentford, just a week before his 18th birthday. Paine did not score in the 3-3 draw but the crowd were impressed by his ball-juggling skills, pace and ability to use either foot. Terry-s rise to stardom was meteoric and, following just one outing in the Reserves, he was given his first team debut. A week later, on his birthday, he scored in a 1-1 draw against at Aldershot. By the end of his first season he had become a virtual regular, switching from left wing to right wing and over the next 17 years hardly missed a game.
Oozing confidence, the young winger often ruffled a few feathers among his more senior colleagues but, to a man, they all recall being impressed by his undoubted ability, if not enchanted by his brashness. With maturity, Terry gained not only respect from his peers but international recognition when he played and scored in an England Under-23 match against Holland in March 1960.
Possessing superb ball-crossing skills, Terry could -land a ball on a sixpence- and Derek Reeves and George O-Brien were the first of many forwards to capitalise on the expertise of the canny winger, when Saints marched to the 1960 Division 3 championship.
Paine was the regular replacement when a goalkeeper became injured (this was before substitutes were allowed). In the first match of the 1961-1962 season, at home to Plymouth Argyle on 19 August, Ron Reynolds broke his ankle. Paine replaced him in goal but let in 2 goals so he in turn was replaced by Cliff Huxford; unfortunately Paine was unable to create the equalising goal and Saints lost 2-1.
As Saints- fortunes prospered so did Terry-s and, after being made team captain in August 1961, he won the first of 19 full England caps in May 1963.
Over the next few seasons Terry, with help from fellow-winger John Sydenham, provided the pinpoint crosses on which forwards such as Ron Davies and Martin Chivers were to thrive. Gradually, with the almost total demise of wingers, Terry took his passing proficiencies into midfield and his dextrous distribution was partially instrumental in the launching of Mick Channon-s rise to prominence. Steering clear of serious injury in a remarkable way, Terry was often guilty of committing petty fouls and any games missed were usually the result of suspensions arising from such indiscretions.
In his Southampton career he made 709 (+ 4 as sub) league appearances, scoring 160 goals, plus a further 102 cup and other appearances, with another 27 goals. This places him 3rd on the club's list of all-time goalscorers. He was an "ever-present" for a record number of 7 seasons.
An era ended when Bates retired from management in 1973 and Paine moved to Hereford in the summer of 1974 to make a further 106 appearances thus establishing an all-time league record of 819 appearances. Tony Ford and goalkeeper Peter Shilton have since passed that figure, but the achievement contributed to Terry being awarded the MBE for his services to football and when he hung up his boots, he moved into management with non-league Cheltenham Town.
He has been honoured by having one of the hospitality suites at the St Mary's Stadium named after him.
Off the pitch, Terry had cultivated various business interests while at The Dell and was a Conservative Councillor for Bargate on Southampton Borough Councillor for three years.
Paine was recognised at England Under-23 level and scored in an England Under-23 match against Holland in March 1960. In 1963 he won his first full cap and later that year he scored a hat trick at Wembley against Northern Ireland to become the first outside-right to score 3 goals for England since Stanley Matthews in 1937. Furthermore, no forward wearing the no. 7 shirt had ever scored a hat-trick at Wembley.
Paine featured in England manager Alf Ramsey-s plans and he was one of the 22-man squad for the 1966 World Cup. He played in only one match, against Mexico, and was injured in his 19th and, as it turned out, his last international. Ramsey, of course, had now found little use for -old-fashioned- wingers.
Saints were now preparing to face the challenge of First Division football and it was ironic that all Paine-s England caps were to be won while he was a Second Division player.
In July 1974, Terry became player-coach at Hereford where, alongside manager John Sillett, and serving prolific scorer Dixie McNeil, he helped United romp away with the Division Three championship.
Upon retirement, Paine decided to remain in football concentrating on coaching, including a spell as manager of non-league Cheltenham Town, combining his role at Cheltenham with running a pub in Cheltenham town centre called the Prince of Wales on Portland Street. Much of the 1980s were spent in Johannesburg where he went on to coach Wits University Football Club, but in 1988 he returned to England to work at Coventry with John Sillett, previously his manager at Hereford.
Paine currently works as a football presenter on digital satellite TV sports channel Supersport in South Africa. He often appears alongside former Manchester United goalkeeper Gary Bailey, and normally presents English Premiership and UEFA Champions League matches.
During the run up to South Africa's successful 2010 World Cup bid, Paine was a "Bid Ambassador" and was part of the delegation in Zurich when South Africa's victory in the bidding was announced.
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4-2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners- squad members, Paine was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
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'''Joseph Joshua "Joe" Powell''' (1870 - November 29, 1896) was an English footballer who was captain of Woolwich Arsenal in their first season of League football. He is also notable for being one of the few footballers to die as a result of an injury incurred whilst playing.
Born in Bristol, Powell had joined the Army as a young man, and served in the South Staffordshire Regiment. He played football for the regimental team, and impressed enough in a match against Woolwich Arsenal in October 1892 that Arsenal bought him out of his army contract and signed him as a professional that December. Having turned professional, Arsenal had been shunned by many other clubs and county associations, and only competed in FA Cup matches and friendlies. A strong and purposeful right back, Powell immediately became a regular in the Arsenal side.
In 1893 Royal Arsenal were accepted into the Football League and joined the Second Division. Powell captained the side in its inaugural match against Newcastle United on September 2, 1893. Powell went on to play in all but two of the Gunners' League matches that season, and was a near ever-present for the next two seasons as well (missing three and five games respectively). He scored his one and only League goal for Arsenal in a 5-0 victory over Loughborough on January 4, 1896.
Powell started the 1896-97 season well; he played in eight of the club's first ten Second Division matches that season. However in a United League match against Kettering Town on November 23, he fell awkwardly and badly broke his arm. He soon contracted blood poisoning and tetanus, and despite having the arm amputated he died a week later at the age of 26. He had played 92 League and Cup matches for the club, and a further 35 senior matches in other competitions.
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'''Juliano Haus Belletti''' (born 20 June 1976 in Cascavel), is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Chelsea as a right back, although he can also play as a midfielder. He was awarded the Silver Ball by ''Placar'' for his consistently great performances for Atltico Mineiro during the 1999 Brazilian Srie A.
Belletti started his career playing as a central-midfielder in Brazil for the youth team of Cruzeiro in 1992. His professional debut happened in november of 1994. In march of 1996, he was involved in a deal that sent him and Serginho to So Paulo FC in exchange for five players: Alton, Donizete, Gilmar, Palhinha and Vitor. Playing for So Paulo, he eventually became a right-back.
In 1999, he was loaned to Atltico Mineiro. Playing as an attacking-midfielder, Belletti helped the club to finish second in the Brazilian League and managed to win a Silver Ball, award handed by Placar Magazine to the players nominated to the Brazilian League Squad of The Year (except for the best one, who takes a Golden Ball).
After returning to So Paulo, he became a regular in the Brazilian national team by playing in the right-back once again. Rumors linked him with a move to Spanish La Liga side Valencia CF in 2001, but the move fell apart at the last minute. In 2002, he finally moved to Europe with Villarreal CF. In 2004, after a successful spell at Villarreal, he signed for FC Barcelona where he became the first-choice right back and a key set-piece taker in the squad.
After winning the Spanish La Liga title in his first season, Belletti gradually fell out of favor both in Barcelona and in the national team. From being a regular in the 2004-05 season, he faced tough competition from the Catalan Oleguer Presas and spent his second season in-and-out of the first team.
Belletti scored his first and only goal with Barcelona in the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final. On 17 May 2006 at the Stade de France in Paris, Barcelona played English club Arsenal in the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final. Oleguer was preferred to start rather than Belletti, and he had to make do with a place on the substitute bench. But when manager Frank Rijkaard brought him on for Oleguer, he scored the second goal in a 2-1 come-from-behind win which gave them the 2006 Champions League crown.
His third season was marked by injuries, and competition from new rival Gianluca Zambrotta proved too much for him. He played very little in Barcelona's season that ended without silverware.
On 23 August 2007, Chelsea officially announced that Belletti had signed a three-year contract after the player agreed personal terms and passed a medical. He made his Premier League debut for Chelsea on 25 August when he came on as a substitute for John Obi Mikel in the 64th minute of their home game against Portsmouth, the game ending 1-0 to Chelsea.
He made his first start for Chelsea against Aston Villa at Villa Park. Despite a strong debut, Chelsea lost the game 2-0. Following the departure of Jos Mourinho, Belletti became a regular starter in the right-back position for Premier League, Champions League, and Carling Cup games, facing competition from Paulo Ferreira and Michael Essien for his place in the team. In his first season at Chelsea, Belletti scored two goals, both shots from long-range, the first away at Wigan Athletic in November 2007 and the second at Stamford Bridge against Tottenham Hotspur in January 2008. The latter was eventually voted by Chelsea supporters as "Chelsea Goal of the Season" in 2007-08.
Jos Bosingwa's arrival at Chelsea at the start of the 2008-09 season caused Belletti to relinquish the right-back position at Stamford Bridge. However, Luiz Felipe Scolari instead deployed Belletti as a utility player, providing valuable back-up in the central midfield, defensive midfield and right wing positions. His long-range shots have given him cult status among Chelsea supporters. In October 2008, he added to his collection of spectacular goals with a powerful shot from 30 yards into the top corner against Middlesbrough at the Riverside, his fourth league goal for the club. Belletti scored his third goal of the 2008-09 season against Stoke City, to draw the teams level before teammate Frank Lampard scored the winner in the dying seconds.
Belletti was called up for the first time in 1995 by head coach Zagallo to serve the Brazilian national team. However, his debut would happen only in 2001, becoming the second choice for the right-back behind Cafu. He was part of 2002 World Cup winning squad, playing the semi-final match against Turkey after replacing Klberson.
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'''Sylvio Mendes Campos Junior''' (born April 12, 1974 in So Paulo, Brazil), commonly known as '''Sylvinho''', sometimes alternatively spelled '''Silvinho''', is a Brazilian footballer, who currently plays for Manchester City, having previously played for Barcelona, Celta Vigo and Arsenal. He usually plays on the left as an attacking left back and is known for his overlapping runs.
He started his career at Corinthians from 1994 until 1999. In 1999 he became the first ever Brazilian player to sign for English club Arsenal. Before long he was first choice at left back displacing long-time fan-favourite Nigel Winterburn. He had a setback early on in his first season when he missed a penalty in a shootout as Arsenal crashed out of the League Cup to Middlesbrough,
In 2001 he moved to Celta Vigo and played there for three years, scoring once in the league against Barcelona, his future club.
In 2004, after a transfer fee of -2 million
He played the full 90 minutes of the victorious 2009 UEFA Champions League Final for Barcelona, having been an unused substitute in the final three years earlier.
The victorious Champions League Final on 27 May 2009 was the Brazilian's final game for the Catalan giants.
Man City visited the Camp Nou on 19 August 2009 and, having beaten Barcelona 1-0 in a friendly, held discussions about Sylvinho joining them at the end of the month, thereby joining up with countryman Robinho. It was announced on 24 August 2009 that he had signed for City on a free transfer, with a one-year contract. He made his debut against Scunthorpe United in the Carling Cup. His first league appearance came on 12th December 2009 against Bolton Wanderers, following the absence of an injured Wayne Bridge.
Although he is a Brazil international who has won thirty six caps for his country, Sylvinho has a Spanish passport, granted to him in 2004 after completing three years' residency in Spain, this allows him to bypass the non-EU player restrictions in La Liga. He had many sporadic appearances and managed to earn over 36 caps for Brazil, scoring two spectacular goals, before retiring in 2003, after just 3 years with the Brazil National Football Team. He won the 2002 FIFA World Cup with Brazil, competing for places with the likes of Cafu, Roberto Carlos, Roque Junior and Juliano Belletti. He was called up after he retired in 2003 but he wanted to focus on his club career with Celta Vigo and then with FC Barcelona.
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'''Christian Roberts''' (born October 22, 1979 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh midfielder who currently plays for Maesteg Park after retiring from professional football in September 2008, finishing his career with Swindon Town.
Christian made a name for himself at Exeter City where he scored 18 goals in 67 appearances before Bristol City decided to snap him up. He had joined Exeter from Cardiff City where he began his career as a trainee. However, he never fully established himself in the squad and was sold after being loaned out to Hereford United and Drogheda United.
After a permanent deal for Darius Henderson fell through, Swindon Town manager Andy King moved quickly to sign Roberts from local rivals Bristol City, for an initial -20,000 - the rest of the -50,000 fee being paid in instalments based on appearances and performance. Roberts made his debut the following Saturday, scoring the winner for the Town in a 1-0 win over Oldham Athletic on 16 October 2005. His second goal came just a week later, in a 2-2 draw at Barnsley - Roberts was also giving some impressive performances, most notably in the two games with Sheffield Wednesday - where firstly he played a major part in helping the Town come from 2-0 down with twelve minutes to go to win the league match 3-2, and then in mid-November, in a 4-1 victory in the FA Cup.
Part of the deal with City meant that Roberts would not be eligible to play in any of the games against them during the season, but when the two sides were drawn together in the LDV Vans Trophy, City boss Brian Tinnion gave permission for Roberts to play. Unfortunately though, a car accident on the way to the match kept him out of the game and the FA Cup tie with Notts County at the weekend, when his car was hit by a bus, then crashed into another car as he pulled out of a petrol station near the County Ground - and though he suffered minor whiplash and bruising, it was a lucky escape.
The incident was just the start of an injury-stricken period for Roberts - after being substituted during the Boxing Day win at Peterborough United, he sat the next few games out with what was thought to be a simple groin injury. A visit to a specialist in mid-January highlighted a bigger problem though, and he was forced to undergo hernia surgery. It was mid-March before he returned to the first team, coming on as a substitute at Luton Town, but the lay-off had obviously taken its toll - though he featured in all but one of the remaining games during the run-in - mainly on the right wing in an attacking five man midfield - in every one, he was either substitute or substituted during the match.
Having admitted to personal problems during the season, prior to the new campaign Roberts declared that the "little devils in my head are out of the way" - but with the arrival of Tony Thorpe and Jamie Cureton, throughout pre-season Roberts was utilised in the same wide-right berth instead of the central attacking role he preferred. Roberts sat out the season's opener, but started and scored in the following game against Oldham - when Rory Fallon returned from suspension for the next match, Roberts found himself on the bench again. Though he was brought on ten times, he didn't start another league game until the middle of October, when on his 26th birthday, he netted a penalty in a 1-1 draw with Scunthorpe - and just when it seemed that new manager Iffy Onuora was about to give Roberts a longer chance in the first team, a toe injury kept him out for the next three weeks. He returned to feature as a second half substitute against his former club Bristol City in mid-November, and though he played in the next four games, a change of formation for a relegation clash at Rotherham United saw him dropped to the bench again - and when he came on, he received a knock to the leg that again sidelined him, before flu kept him out over the Christmas period.
Early in January though, problems that had been alluded to in the past were finally confirmed when it was announced that Roberts had been suffering from an alcohol problem for over a year. As Roberts checked into the Sporting Chance clinic to receive treatment for a 28 day period, manager Onuora praised him for facing up to his problems. Surprisingly, Roberts was back in action shortly after his treatment - making four substitute appearances before the end of a season that manager Onuora had previously stated had been "written off" as far as Roberts was concerned.
After Onuora's sacking in May 2006, Roberts made an instant impression on new manager Dennis Wise - firstly, Wise bet that Roberts would score twenty goals in the coming season, offering to pay for a family holiday if he did so - and then, by installing Roberts as vice-captain for the new campaign.
This was then given to Jamie Vincent under the new management of Paul Sturrock. As well as this, his right wing first team spot was also handed to Jon-Paul McGovern and he had to settle for a squad rotation even after an impressive run in the first team.
On 25 September 2008 Roberts announced that he was retiring from professional football after he failed to recover from a micro-fracture in his knee, despite having surgery to repair it. Christian has now lined up a testimonial game with a Swindon select XI v a Chelsea XI (March 25, 2009) hoping the likes of Glenn Hoddle, Gianfranco Zola, Gus Poyet etc can appear.
In August 2009, Roberts joined Welsh Football League Division Two side Maesteg Park.
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'''Rory Fallon''' (born 20 March 1982 in Gisborne) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for English Championship team Plymouth Argyle as a striker. He is the son of former New Zealand national coach Kevin Fallon.
Fallon started his career at Barnsley, becoming a professional in 1999 after moving up through their trainee programme. He had just begun to cement his place in the first-team when he suffered a stress fracture of his foot, which saw him struggle to regain his place.
Fallon was signed for an undisclosed fee by Swindon Town in November 2003 after a number of impressive performances against them with Barnsley, which caught the eye of manager Andy King. After breaking into the team he scored a number of important goals in the 2003-04 campaign; including an overhead kick from the edge of the box to secure a point against Bristol City.
Despite the departure of Tommy Mooney, Fallon found himself regularly on the bench in the 2004-2005 season. He was loaned out to Yeovil Town to increase his confidence and he scored on his debut. He didn't manage to score in the remainder of the season, but a red card for kicking Huddersfield Town defender David Mirfin in the face meant he missed the opening two games of the following season. After Sam Parkin was sold in summer 2005, Fallon was given greater opportunities to play at Swindon, scoring on his return to action against Nottingham Forest.
He signed for League One team Swansea City in January 2006 for a fee believed to be -300,000, the second highest fee ever paid by the Welsh club. A productive year followed for the striker, scoring 13 goals in all competitions from 48 appearances. This prompted interest from Championship side Plymouth Argyle and they paid -300,000 for Fallon on 19th January 2007.
Fallon had only started a handful of games for Plymouth Argyle, and had struggled to get in to the team. He went without a competitive goal at Home Park until 19 January 2008, exactly 1 year after he signed for the club, when he scored a second half equaliser for Plymouth vs. Southampton. It was only his 4th goal for the Pilgrims. The 2007/2008 campaign saw Fallon continue to be a regular bench warmer, but he continued with his optimistic attitude that he can become a first team regular, and even rejected a -250,000 move to League One side Southend United, in January 2008.
On 29 September 2009 Fallon scored the winning goal for Argyle against Peterborough United earning the Pilgrims their first win of the season after seven straight defeats, lifting them off the bottom of the table. Fallon then scored the opening goal in Argyle's next game against Scunthorpe United which they also won 2-1.
Despite being born in New Zealand and having a father who coached New Zealand at the 1982 World Cup, Fallon chose to represent England at junior level. He did, however, represent New Zealand in an unofficial U-16 World Cup in France in 1998 where Wynton Rufer was the coach. Shortly after, he departed for England to be an apprentice at Barnsley.
In January 2006, New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert suggested that Fallon might still get a chance to represent New Zealand at senior level. Herbert claimed that the only reason why Fallon wasn-t picked was due to lack of correspondence from FIFA regarding this matter. Fallon had until he was 21 years old to get clearance from FIFA to change nationalities. It
On 3 June 2009, FIFA Congress passed a motion removing the age limit for changing associations for players who had already played for a country's national team at youth level under article 18 of the ''Regulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes''. This allowed for the possibility of Fallon again representing New Zealand.
In August 2009, Fallon was called up to the New Zealand squad for a friendly against Jordan the following month and the crucial two-legged World Cup play-off matches against Bahrain later in the year.
Fallon scored on debut in the match against Jordan, which New Zealand won 3-1.
On 14 November 2009, Fallon scored the only goal in the second leg of New Zealand's World Cup qualifier against Bahrain, to send New Zealand to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, their first appearance at the finals in 28 years.
Fallon's mother, Mere, is of Mori descent.
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'''Forbes Ernest Phillipson-Masters''' (born 14 November 1955) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a central defender for Southampton, Exeter City, Bournemouth, Luton Town, Plymouth Argyle and Bristol City.
Phillipson-Masters was born in Bournemouth.
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'''Herbert Edward 'Jim' Hammond''' was an English professional football (soccer) player for Fulham and a cricket player for Sussex.
Having been signed from non-league side Lewes F.C., Hammond played for Fulham between 1928 and 1938, scoring 150 goals in 342 games. He was once called up for duty with the national team, although never played. When he eventually retired, it was forced on him by injury.
He meanwhile had a batting average of 18.73 (4,251 runs) and a bowling average of 28.71 (428 wickets), and became an umpire in his retirement.
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'''John Dennis "Jack" Butler''' (14 August 1894 - 5 January 1961) was an English footballer.
Born in Colombo (in what is now Sri Lanka) to English parents, Butler moved back to Britain as a child. He played for Dartford and Fulham Thursday as a youth, before signing for Fulham in 1913 and moving to Arsenal in 1914. He played in the Gunners' reserve side in his first season, before World War I intervened. Butler duly signed up for the Royal Artillery and served in France during the war, and returned to Arsenal after the end of hostilities. By then he had come of age, and with the resumption of first-class football, he soon made his first-team debut for the Gunners, against Bolton Wanderers on 15 November 1919.
A tall, elegant and clean player, Butler initially played as a traditional "centre half" - i.e. as a central, deep-lying midfielder; he was in competition with the Gunner's regular centre halves, Chris Buckley and Alex Graham, but by 1924-25, he was the undisputed first-choice centre half, playing in all but three games of the club's League campaign that season. He also won his first and only cap for England, against Belgium on 8 December 1924.
Butler continued to be a near ever-present for the next four seasons, playing in every match of the Gunners' FA Cup run in 1927, where they reached the final but lost 1-0 to Cardiff City. By now, Arsenal had taken advantage of a relaxation in the offside law and had changed formation, from the traditional 2-3-5 to the new "WM"; the centre half now played in defence with the full backs as a "stopper". Although Butler had some success in the role, Arsenal's manager Herbert Chapman thought the side could do better, and in 1929-30 replaced Butler with Herbie Roberts.
Butler left Arsenal in the summer of 1930. In all he played 296 matches for the Gunners, scoring eight goals. He joined Torquay United, and stayed there for two seasons before becoming a coach at Belgian club Royal Daring, and was coach of the Belgian national side at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He later had a spell as a trainer at Leicester City, and went on to manage Torquay United (1946-1947), Crystal Palace (1947-1949) and Colchester United (1953-1955).
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'''Roland Nilsson''' (born 27 November 1963) is a Swedish football manager from Helsingborg, who currently manages Malm FF in the Allsvenskan (the top tier of Swedish football). As a player, Nilsson played 116 times for Sweden, making him second only to Thomas Ravelli in international appearances for Sweden. He also won the UEFA Cup and played in the semi-finals of the World Cup, the European Championships, and the European Cup during a career lasting over two decades.
Nilsson began his playing career, during which he played predominantly as a right back, as a seventeen year-old with his hometown club Helsingborgs IF. He quickly established himself as a first-team player with ''Di Re'', earning himself the reputation of being one of the top youngsters in Swedish football. The quality of his performances was such that in 1983 he was signed by IFK Gteborg, who at that point were the pre-eminent team in Sweden.
Despite the promise that he had shown at Helsingborg, Nilsson spent most of his first two seasons with IFK on the bench. However, he did eventually establish himself in the team, first becoming a regular starter during the 1985 season. It was during the latter end of that season that IFK began their run to the semi-final of the European Cup; IFK knocked out the likes of Fenerbahe and Aberdeen before eventually falling to FC Barcelona.
On 1 May 1986, shortly after IFK's European Cup exit, Nilsson made his international debut. Sweden's opponents in that game were Greece, the match ended 0-0. During the year that followed he played a key role in IFK's UEFA Cup success, during which the team knocked out, amongst others, Internazionale before beating Dundee United in the final. Besides this, IFK also won the Allsvenskan in 1987.
Nilsson left IFK in December 1989, joining Sheffield Wednesday of the English Football League First Division for -375,000. Despite being relegated at the end of his first season with the club, Nilsson decided to stay and helped them gain promotion at their first attempt. During the time he spent at Wednesday, Nilsson became a real favourite amongst the club's fans as his performances proved to be a catalyst for a footballing renaissance at Hillsborough. In the years that Nilsson played for the club, Wednesday won the League Cup in 1991, finished runner-up in the FA Cup and the League Cup in 1993, and played in Europe for the first time in thirty years. A number of Wednesday's fans still consider Nilsson to be the best right-back, and perhaps even the best foreigner, to ever play for the club. This was confirmed in 2007 when he came out top in a poll on Vital Football to find the club's greatest ever right-back.
While playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Nilsson also took part in two international tournaments for his country. The 1990 World Cup proved to be disastrous for Sweden, who were in the same group as Brazil, Scotland, and Costa Rica; Sweden lost all three matches 2-1. However, the team bounced back in Euro 92, which they hosted, as they reached the semi-finals. Nilsson played in all the games played by Sweden in both tournaments.
In January 1994, Nilsson announced that he was suffering from homesickness and asked to be sold to a Swedish club. His manager, Trevor Francis, convinced him to remain with the club until the end of the season in return for being given an unconditional release at that time. After leaving Sheffield Wednesday, Nilsson rejoined Helsingborg. That summer Nilsson also represented his country in the World Cup, he played every second as the team finished, somewhat surprisingly, in third place.
Nilsson spent the following three years playing for Helsingborg, during which time the club finished as runner-up in both the Allsvenskan and the Svenska Cupen. In 1996 he was awarded the Guldbollen, a trophy given each year to the best player from Sweden. At this point Nilsson had planned to see out the rest of his career with his hometown club. However, in 1997 Ron Atkinson, who had signed Nilsson when he was manager at Sheffield Wednesday, made a -200,000 offer to sign him for Coventry City, an offer that Nilsson accepted.
Despite being thirty-three, Nilsson was far from being the club's oldest player; Steve Ogrizovic and Kevin Richardson were both in their late-thirties, whilst Gordon Strachan was forty. The season started poorly for Coventry, a fact that saw Strachan replace Atkinson as manager in November 1997. The managerial change did little to improve matters with Coventry spending the entire season hovering around the relegation zone. On the final day of the season the team needed to beat Tottenham Hostpur in order to remain in the Premier League, a feat which the team pulled off.
Nilsson spent one further season at Coventry before once again returning to Helsingborg, where he spent the following two seasons. The last international tournament in which Nilsson played was Euro 2000. He started Sweden's opening game against the co-hosts, Belgium, however, he was substituted at half-time in the game with a concussion after he made an error which allowed Bart Goor to put Belgium ahead, Nilsson played no further part in the tournament. Despite this snub he played a further four games for Sweden, the last coming on 11 October 2000 against Slovakia, the result of that game, like his international debut, was 0-0.
Coventry were relegated from the Premier League in 2001, and, following a poor start to their first season in Football League Division One, Gordon Strachan was sacked. Nilsson was brought in as a player-caretaker-manager, despite having no managerial experience, in place of Strachan. Following a number of wins in his caretaker role, Nilsson was given the manager's job on a permanent basis, and the club briefly topped Division One after the turn of the new year. However, Coventry failed to live up to this early promise and the team were dogged by inconsistency for most of the season. As the Coventry fans became increasingly frustrated, Nilsson announced his retirement from playing in order to focus on managing the club. This was not to prove successful, and, with Coventry out of the playoff chase, Nilsson was sacked in April 2002. He was replaced a week later by former team-mate Gary McAllister.
After leaving Coventry, Nilsson briefly worked as a youth team coach at Helsingborg before becoming manager of GAIS on 18 December 2002. On 10 October 2007, Malm FF announced that Nilsson has signed a four-year contract as coach, replacing Sren keby. A controversial move - Malm are the main rivals of Helsingborg.
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
'''Sweden national team'''
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'''Mile Sterjovski''' (born 27 May 1979 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian footballer of Macedonian origin, who currently plays for Perth Glory and the Australian national team. Sterjovski plays mainly as a right winger or as a second striker, but has also played as a left winger and as a central midfielder.
Sterjovski began his career in Australia at Wollongong Wolves and briefly played for Illawarra Lions before making a name for himself with successful spells at Sydney United and Parramatta Power, his performances and record of 31 goals in 68 games earning him a move to French Ligue 1 side Lille OSC in 2000.
After 4 seasons at Lille, Sterjovski moved to Swiss side FC Basel, where he remained for 3 seasons. In his first season at St. Jakob-Park, Sterjovski won the Swiss Super League and in his second season was part of the team that reached the UEFA Cup Quarter-finals. Sterjovski moved to Turkey in the summer of 2007.
On 2 September 2007 Sterjovski scored on his debut after coming off the bench for his new club Genlerbirlii OFTA (now called Hacettepe Spor Kulb) in their match against Fenerbahe.
On January 9 2008, Sterjovski announced his plan to leave Turkey for personal reasons relating to his family. He announced that he was in negotiations with Premier League side Derby County and joined them after work permit problems on the 24th of January, 2008. He made his debut as a substitute against Tottenham in a 3-0 defeat, and was a regular in the side towards the end of the season, usually playing out on the right wing.
In the 2008-09 season, Sterjovski was largely frozen out of the Derby squad by manager Paul Jewell, his first appearance of the season coming on 21 October 2008 against Blackpool, in which he scored his first goal for Derby.
After initial speculation linking Sterjovski with a move to Gold Coast, he moved to Perth Glory on 11 June 2009 for an undisclosed fee on a three year contract as their marquee player.
Sterjovski made his Australian national team debut against Scotland in 2000.
Sterjovski was selected to represent Australia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. In the build-up, he made an appearance in the Australia vs. Greece friendly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and also played against Liechtenstein, scoring the first goal for the Socceroos in a 3-1 win. In the finals he started in the games against Brazil and against Croatia.
Sterjovski was selected for the first group match in Australia's 2007 Asian Cup campaign, starting against Oman and substituted in the 46th minute, which Australia drew 1-1. Due to illness Sterjovski did not feature further in Australia's failed campaign in its first Asian Cup.
Sterjovski scored against Ghana during a friendly match at the Sydney Football Stadium, but was sent off in the 85th minute after receiving a second yellow card for a tackle on Ghana's Richard Manu. He scored again on 20 August in a friendly against South Africa in which the Socceroos drew 2-2.
On the 10th June 2009, Sterjovski notched his 9th goal for Australia in a 2-0 win over Bahrain at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, in his 41st appearance for his national side.
Sterjovski and his wife Sharon have 2 sons: Luka and Sonny who was born on June 2, 2008. Also his nephew Brad Clothier is an up and coming junior star at junior level, he plays for the Mitchel Rangers in Melbourne, Australia.
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'''William James "Billy" McCullough''' (born 27 July 1935) is a Northern Ireland former footballer.
Born in Carrickfergus, McCullough first played for Portadown, before being signed in 1958 by London club Arsenal. A left back, he soon made his debut for the club, against Luton Town on 26 December 1958. He only played ten matches that season, but after Len Wills was moved to right back at the start of 1959-60, McCullough became the Gunners' regular left back.
McCullough became known for his consistency and fitness - he wore the No. 3 shirt for Arsenal for the next six seasons, missing only a handful of matches. Although Arsenal had reached third place in his first season at the club, for the rest of his career in the side the club dwelled in mid-table and never challenged for honours.
He won his first cap for Northern Ireland in a friendly against Italy on April 25, 1961, which Northern Ireland lost 3-2. He went on to appear ten times for his country, scoring no goals, with his final cap coming against England in a 2-0 defeat on 22 October 1966.
By 1965-66, McCullough had competition for his place, in the shape of the young Peter Storey. When Bertie Mee took over at Arsenal at the end of that season, looking to build a young side, he transfer listed the 31-year-old McCullough during the close season. He had played 268 matches in total for the Gunners, scoring 4 goals. He was sold to Millwall in August 1966, and later had spells at Bedford Town, Cork Celtic and Derry City.
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'''Martin Hayes''' (born March 21, 1966) is an English former footballer, now a manager.
Born in Walthamstow, London, Hayes played youth football for Essex schoolboys before joining Arsenal as an apprentice in June 1982. A promising attacking player, either up front or on the left wing, Hayes impressed in the Arsenal youth and reserve teams, and made his first-team debut against Oxford United on November 16, 1985 at the age of 19. He played another 13 matches that seasons as Graham Rix's understudy, scoring three goals. Just weeks before the end of the season, Don Howe, the manager who had given Hayes his debut, stepped down as manager following reports that Arsenal had offered his job to Terry Venables, but when the new manager was announced a few weeks later it was George Graham who took over. And fortunately for Hayes, he remained in the new manager's plans.
With the ageing Rix starting to tire, Hayes soon established himself as Arsenal's regular left winger, and in 1986-87 he was the club's top scorer with 24 goals, 12 of them being penalties; he also played in the Gunners' League Cup-winning team that year, beating Liverpool 2-1. However, he could not continue this form the following season, and only scored three times - one of them being the opening goal in the League Cup final against Luton Town. However, Hayes also hit the post from a yard out when Arsenal were 2-1 up, and Luton staged a late comeback to take the game 3-2. The arrival of Brian Marwood in March threw his first team chances into serious doubt.
Hayes began to lose his form, and although he played 17 matches of Arsenal's 1988-89 First Division campaign, 14 of them were as substitute as new arrival Brian Marwood became Arsenal's regular on the left. However, he played an adequate number of games to qualify for a title winner's medal to add to his League Cup winner's medal from two years previously. He was on the pitch as a substitute in the final game of the season when Michael Thomas famously scored the title clinching goal at Anfield.
With Alan Smith and Paul Merson dominating up front, Hayes couldn't find any way into the Arsenal side, and after another season on the fringes, he left Arsenal on 29 September 1990 to join Celtic for -650,000.
He also won several England U21 caps, but never played for the senior team.
Hayes only played seven matches for Celtic, however, and never had a lengthy spell in the first team.
In February 2009, he was appointed manager of Ryman League First Division One North side Wingate and Finchley.
He is the brother of Scunthorpe United striker Paul Hayes, who is 17 years younger than him.
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'''Stephen James Ireland''' (born 22 August 1986 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Manchester City in the English Premier League. He was also eligible for England and Italy.
Ireland started his career in Cobh, playing junior football for Cobh Ramblers, a team his father Michael had previously played for.
At the age of 15 he joined Manchester City. Ireland played for Manchester City's first team in a number of friendlies in the 2005 pre season, and made his competitive debut on the 18 September 2005 against Bolton Wanderers, coming on as an 81st minute substitute.
On 26 December, Ireland scored his first Premier League goal for City, a left footed volley from 20 yards. The goal proved to be the only goal in a vital 1-0 victory at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane. Ireland's second goal for City came against Sheffield Wednesday in the third round of FA Cup. His goal, scored just moments before the interval, was created by man of the match Joey Barton in front of 25,000 spectators at the City of Manchester Stadium. City went on to win 2-1.
On 18 February, Ireland rounded off the scoring for Manchester City in a 3-1 away win over Preston North End in the fifth round of the FA Cup with a stunning volley from outside the area.
Having started the 2007-08 Premier League season well with City, Ireland scored the only goal, a volley, in a 1-0 home win over Sunderland. His celebration for the goal courted some controversy, Ireland dropped his shorts to reveal a pair of underpants sporting the Superman logo, however the FA decided a warning would be the fairest course of action. Then in November against Reading he scored to keep Manchester City's home record at 100%. Two weeks later he was sent off in the 2-1 loss at Tottenham Hotspur and received a 3 match ban. However, Ireland erased that memory with a goal in the reverse fixture, which led Manchester City to a 2-1 home victory over Spurs. He scored his final goal of the season with a sweet strike in the 2-3 loss to Fulham. He got the ball just outside the left side of the penalty box and curved it over Kasey Keller into the top right corner. He finished the 2007-08 season with four goals.
He returned to the first team in a good individual and team performance in the 3-0 win against West Ham. He finished the match with two assists, crossing for Elano to strike home. He opened his tally in the 3-0 away win at Sunderland. He scored again the in 2-2 draw at Newcastle United on 20 October. He scored both goals in the 2-2 draw at Hull City on 16 November, and opened the score in the successive league match against Arsenal. After netting in a 2-1 win over Everton, Ireland took his seasons tally to 13 in a memorable season for the Irishman.
On 20 May 2009, he was named Manchester City's Senior Player of the Year for his blistering performances throughout the 2008-09 season and as a result has secured a new 5-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2014.. He later became the Greater Manchester player of the Year.
He opened his account in the 2009/10 Season with an opening day goal in the 0-2 win at Blackburn Rovers.
He was substituted against Fulham after complaining of dizziness throughout the game. There were fears that his vigorous training scheme he went through over the summer may have led him to have a minor cardiac arrest, although these rumours were quickly denied. In the forth round of the Carling Cup Ireland scored a curling shot against Scunthorpe United to help send his team to the quarter finals..
Ireland represented Ireland at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level,
In January 2006 Kerr was replaced as Republic of Ireland manager by Steve Staunton. In Staunton's first squad, for a match against Sweden, Ireland received a senior call up for the first time. Ireland came on a substitute in the match, replacing John O'Shea. He scored his first international goal on 7 October 2006 in a 5-2 loss to Cyprus.
On the 7 February 2007 Stephen Ireland saved the Republic of Ireland from a humiliating draw with San Marino with a last minute injury time goal. Final score was 2-1.
On 24 March 2007, he scored the first ever goal in Croke Park against Wales. This was his third international goal in just four matches. He also scored against Slovakia in Bratislava on 8 September 2007.
In September 2007, Ireland was at the centre of controversy when, in the immediate aftermath of a Republic of Ireland international match and days before their crunch game against the Czechs, coach Steve Staunton informed him of a telephone call just received from his girlfriend reporting the death of his maternal grandmother. On returning the call Staunton was able to ascertain that this was in fact a fabrication designed to excuse Ireland from international duty and allow him to return home with minimal opposition. Now consigned to deceit Ireland confirmed the dead grandmother story to Staunton who quickly consented to Ireland's compassionate leave on these grounds, a private jet was chartered for his return.
However the media quickly discovered that Ireland's grandmother was not dead, at which point Ireland announced it was his paternal grandmother who died but yet again, reporters discovered that Ireland's paternal grandmother was also still alive, and her relatives had threatened to sue one newspaper that reported her death. Ireland changed his story again, saying one of his grandfathers had divorced and it was his second wife who had died. That was also quickly discovered to be untrue.
Ireland eventually came out with the truth, admitting he had invented a reason to leave the Irish team in order to visit his girlfriend in Cork, who had a miscarriage. "I decided at that stage that I must tell the truth and admit I had told lies," Ireland said. "I realise now it was a massive mistake to say my grandmothers had died and I deeply regret it."
Irish coach Staunton was furious at Ireland. The coach's mood wasn't helped by the fact Ireland lost 1-0 to the Czechs, which effectively ended their hopes of qualifying for the Euro 2008 championships. Ireland said his girlfriend had miscarried and that "caused us to panic." The FAI as well as football fans over the country were left to wonder why he hadn't simply told the truth, as a miscarriage would have been sufficient to allow Ireland compassionate leave.
"Jessica (his girlfriend) said she was very lonely and wanted me to come home. She thought they might let me home quicker if they thought my grandmother had died," Ireland explained.
He has not played for Ireland since this controversy.
On 20 October 2008, Ireland participated in a pre-match interview on Setanta Ireland, during which he stated that he was watching the Irish team regularly and that they were doing well. He also stated he would not be back in the foreseeable future.
Giovanni Trapattoni's desire to return Ireland to the national squad has been well documented in the Irish press (he and Liam Brady have allegedly met with the player with the hope of enticing him back), and levels of frustration among the Irish public over the situation have since intensified as the player produced exceptional form at Manchester City in the 2008-09 season.
Speculation abounded that Ireland might make himself available for a call-up to the national squad to face Georgia on 11 February 2009.
On 19 February it was reported that Ireland had intimated to Manchester City team mate Shay Given that he would like to represent Ireland at the World Cup in South Africa in 2010 and that a return to the international fold was imminent, but when the Irish squad to face Bulgaria on 28 March and Italy on 1 April was announced, his name was once again omitted. Trapattoni revealed at the accompanying press conference that he himself did not believe Ireland would return, claiming that when he had met with the player months previously he had appeared withdrawn and reluctant to look the Ireland manager in the eye.
Ireland himself has now said that he will probably not return to the national team: "I always say 'never say never' because it's hard not to, but I don't think I'll ever go back."
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'''Nicholas David "Nicky" Maynard''' (born 11 December 1986 in Winsford, Cheshire) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bristol City. He attended St. Nicholas Catholic High School.
Maynard began his footballing career as a youth trainee at Crewe Alexandra's academy, famous for producing the attacking talents of David Platt, Rob Hulse and Dean Ashton, at the age of seven.
During the 2005-06 season, Maynard was loaned out to Witton Albion in January 2006, Maynard made a big impression at the non-league side, helping them to their most successful run of the season in the UniBond League. After returning to Crewe, Maynard continued to show fine form in the reserves side; by the end of the season, young Maynard made his Crewe dbut as a substitute for Michael Higdon in a 4-2 win over Millwall at the end of the 2005-06 season. He scored with his first touch in professional football, in front of Scouts representing 20 different clubs, after Michael O'Connor's shot hit the post. Eddie Johnson; Luke Varney and Steve Jones scored the other three goals for Crewe.
It seemed likely that Maynard would get his full dbut for Crewe during the 2006-07 season, with players such as Steve Jones leaving relegated Crewe for Championship side Burnley. However, some of Crewe's new signings, such as Ryan Lowe and the return of former player Rodney Jack, gave Maynard a bit of competition for a place in the first eleven. Maynard performed very well in his second year of professional football, forming a partnership with Varney where the two proved to be one of the most productive partnerships, in terms of goal scoring, in League One with a total of 33 league goals between them. During his first full season, the Englishman also picked up the "Player of the Month" award for September.
With Luke Varney gone after a -2 million transfer to Charlton Athletic, Maynard was seen as the club's main goalscoring threat. His second full season at the club, however, was brought to a stand still for four months after he suffered a bone fracture of his fibula and also damaged his ankle ligaments during the club's season opener against . In an interview with FourFourTwo magazine, Maynard admitted that he had "broke down a few times" during his four months of rehabilitation,
The striker struggled to score a goal during his initial months back in the first team, with only two goals scored in his first two months back from injury. It wasn't until the following months of February and March that the young striker got back into form and soon showed his potential by scoring in seven consecutive games including a hat-trick at senior level, his first for the club, against relegation rivals , "I've scored a couple of doubles before" he said in an interview in 2008, "so I thought it was a long time coming. I got all the lads to sign the match ball for me."
On 30 July 2008, Crewe Alexandra reportedly accepted a bid in excess of -2,000,000 from Bristol City. However the following day Crewe reported that no bid had been accepted and only negotiations between themselves and Bristol City are taking place.
On 31 July Maynard signed for Bristol City for -2,250,000, becoming their record signing. He played his first game for his new club on 1 August against Royal Antwerp at Ashton Gate, where he scored 2 goals in the first half before completing his hat-trick early in the second half. However the first half of his season at City was difficult and despite scoring 3 games into his Bristol City career, against Derby County he failed to hold down a regular first team place, often appearing as a substitute. However just before Christmas he started scoring with goals against the likes of Watford (twice) and Wolverhampton Wanderers to put Bristol City into a good run of form in which they went unbeaten in eight, before being beaten 1-0 by Doncaster Rovers.
Maynard made an explosive start to his second full campaign with the Robins, scoring 6 times in his first 7 games. He helped his side to three consecutive 1-0 victories, against Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers and away at Brentford in the Football League Cup. He also scored twice in a game to defeat recently relegated Middlesbrough. Maynard's 6th goal of the season came on the 12th of September away at Coventry City, when he scored undoubtedly his best strike so far for the club. After the ball was chested down by new signing and strike partner lvaro Saboro, Maynard struck an unstoppable 25-yard half-volley in off the crossbar past Coventry keeper Kieran Westwood to cancel out Leon Best's opener and give his side a share of the spoils at the Ricoh Arena. However, Maynard eclipsed this goal on Boxing day against QPR at Loftus Road, facing away from goal just outside the box, he collected a bouncing ball in the air, with one keep-up to control it, and another to turn two defenders, he then smashed a stunning volley into the top corner past an unmoved Radek Cerny, all without the ball hitting the floor.
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'''Wilfred "Willo" Flood''' (born 10 April 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Middlesbrough in the Football League Championship.
Flood started off his early career with Manchester City. After breaking through into the first team in 2002, he was sent out on loan spells to Rochdale and then Coventry City. His first career goal came in September 2004 when he scored Manchester City's third goal in the 7-1 trouncing of Barnsley in the League Cup.
Flood joined Cardiff City for a fee of -200,000, paid in separate instalments,
Flood's dbut resulted in a red card before half time on the opening day of the season, after collecting two cautions and his second match, for the reserves, saw him receive the same fate. On this occasion, Flood was "bizarrely sent off...for taking a quick free kick when the referee was apparently not ready."
On 15 December 2007, he scored his first goal for Dundee United against St Mirren in a 3-0 win.
Flood joined Celtic on 30 January 2009, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for Celtic against Rangers on 15 February 2009 at Celtic Park, playing for just over an hour before being substituted.
Flood left Celtic in January 2010 and joined his former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Middlesbrough along with teammates Barry Robson and Chris Killen.
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'''Jonatan Lillebror Johansson''' (born 16 August 1975, in Stockholm) is a Finnish footballer who plays for St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premier League. He plays in the position of a striker and is a regular in the Finnish national team.
Johansson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and started his career in Finland in his hometown club Pargas IF. In 1995 he moved on to the Veikkausliiga club TPS Turku. He went on to score six goals in 32 league appearances in his first season and was chosen to play in the Finland Under-21 team. In 1997 he transferred to FC Flora Tallinn, becoming the first Finnish player to move to an Estonian club. During this time he broke into the senior Finland team - his blond, curly locks earned him the nickname 'Tintti' (Tintin) with national team supporters.
He subsequently made a move to Scotland to join top Scottish club Rangers for -500,000 the same year but found it difficult to get into manager Walter Smith's side. A change of boss, with Dutchman Dick Advocaat coming in, gave him more chances and he responded by scoring 17 goals in the 1998/99 season, including eight in the Scottish Premier League and five in the UEFA Cup. He scored seven goals the following term, taking his overall tally to 24 in just 37 starts, plus 38 substitute appearances. In his time at the club he was part of the squad that won the domestic treble and double in Advocaat's first two seasons.
Johansson signed for English Premier League club Charlton in the summer of 2000 as Alan Curbishley sought to strengthen his forward-line for the club's return to the Premier League. Charlton paid -3.25 million for the striker with a further -250,000 owed if Johansson made 25 appearances and Charlton avoided relegation. Johansson scored 14 goals in his first season for Charlton even with an injury in the end of the season.
He was never able to repeat this form in later seasons, and subsequently had to settle for role as a squad player.
Johansson moved to Norwich on loan for the rest of the season in the January 2006 transfer window wanting more chances for first team football and was officially released by Charlton at the end of the season. He started his tenure at Norwich promisingly, netting against Ipswich, Derby and Stoke.
In July 2006 he signed with Swedish club Malm FF for a transfer fee of -1.1 million, where he played alongside fellow Finn Jari Litmanen. He proved to be an instant success at the Swedish club. During his first season he scored 11 goals in 14 matches, creating a dangerous offensive line with teammate Jnior.
On 13 November 2008, Johansson signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premier League side Hibernian.
It only became apparent that Johansson had signed for St. Johnstone on 27 October 2009 when he was named in the starting line-up for their Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie at home to Dundee United. He had previously been training with the club to maintain his fitness ahead of Finland's international matches earlier in the month. Johnasson has signed a short term contract which runs until January 2010. Johansson scored a winning goal for St. Johnstone against Hearts on 21 November 2009, which was his first competitive goal in Scotland for ten years, when he was with Rangers.
Johansson made his debut for the Finnish national team on 16 March 1996 against Kuwait, scoring the game's only goal. He is a regular member of the Finland squad and has won 100 caps as of October 2009. After scoring the opening goal in a World Cup qualifying match against Wales, Johansson was the victim of a bitter verbal attack by Craig Bellamy, who claimed that:
Johansson married his long-term girlfriend, former Scottish television presenter Jean Anderson in June 2008. The ''Daily Record'' newspaper reported on 11 May 2009 that Johansson had bought Skelmorlie Castle, on the Firth of Clyde, 30 miles from Glasgow, for over -1 million.
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In 1947, the nations of Great Britain joined together to form a football team, which George captained and lead to victory (6-1) against the rest of Europe.
Due to a knee injury George had to terminate his international career after 12 matches. He is held in high esteem by Middlesbrough fans, and is regarded as the greatest defender in the club's history.
After his career as a player, Hardwick served as player manager for Oldham Athletic and manager for PSV Eindhoven, and, from 1959 to 1961, the Netherlands national football team. He later managed Sunderland A.F.C. and Gateshead.
Today his legacy lives on in the form of The George Hardwick Foundation , a charity dedicated to helping carers, former carers and patients. The Patron is his wife Jennifer, who cared for George during his latter years. They have three main sites at Stockton, Middlesbrough and The University Hospital of North Tees.
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'''Paul Fairclough''' (born 31 January 1950) is the current manager of the England C national football team, formerly known as the National Game XI, England non-League team or the England semi-pro team, and also in charge of the new training ground and academy project at Barnet after resigning as manager.
Prior to Barnet he was manager of Stevenage Borough, taking them to a Conference title and a much-publicised FA Cup tie with Newcastle United.
Fairclough was appointed caretaker manager of Barnet for the final few months of the 2003-04 Conference National season, replacing the popular Martin Allen who had controversially left the North Londoners for Brentford in March 2004. Initially there was some scepticism surrounding Fairclough's appointment due to his history with rivals Stevenage Borough.
Despite some edgy performances, Fairclough kept Barnet's promotion hopes alive, cementing 4th place, setting up a playoff semifinal with Shrewsbury Town. Barnet won the first leg at Underhill 2-1 thanks to a dramatic injury-time header from Bees defender Simon Clist. The second leg was a cagey affair and the tie was eventually settled on penalties - Barnet losing 5-3 in the shootout. Although the team had failed to reach the playoff final, Fairclough was handed the job on a permanent basis shortly after by Barnet chairman Tony Kleanthous.
In his first full season as Barnet manager and determined to make up for the previous season's disappointment, Fairclough's team took the Conference by storm. Following an excellent start to the campaign, the Bees propelled themselves to the top of the division, a position they occupied for the majority of the season. His side produced some excellent performances both at Underhill and on the road, most notably perhaps the 3-1 victory over promotion rivals Carlisle United in mid-October, watched by a then record Conference crowd of 9,215. With a solid defence marshalled by captain Ian Hendon, and 29 goals from striker Giuliano Grazioli, Barnet won the Conference title, securing automatic promotion to the Football League and finishing 12 points clear of their closest challengers with a vastly superior goal difference.
In his maiden venture into League management Fairclough successfully fought off relegation back to the Conference, ensuring Barnet's Football League status with victory over Rushden & Diamonfs on the final day of the season. The highlight of the campaign undoubtedly came in late October when Fairclough's men travelled north to take on Manchester United in the third round of the League Cup.
During the 2006-07 campaign, Fairclough led Barnet to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup - the first time in the club's history. Indeed, the team's league position improved significantly on the previous season, finishing well clear of the relegation zone in 14th place. Despite this, Fairclough has expressed his disappointment with the season overall, bemoaning his side's failure to draw a "big fish" in the FA Cup which could have seen a sizable cash injection into the club. Fairclough was also critical of his team's performances on the pitch, in particular some of his side's defensive displays. As a result he has signalled his intentions for a squad shake-up in the close season, releasing a number of first team players just days after their final league match.
By the time Christmas arrived in the 2008-09 season, Barnet had only won three league matches, and would have been in dire relegation trouble had it not been for the deduction of points at the beginning of the season from Luton Town, Rotherham United and Bournemouth. After losing at home to Aldershot Town on Boxing Day, Fairclough decided it was time to step down after the game at Bournemouth on 28 December. The players responded magnificently and put in a performance which gained an important 2-0 win to finish Fairclough's reign on a high.
Whilst in a managerial position at Hertford in the late eighties, he was also an IT teacher at Onslow St Audrey's School in Hatfield having previously been head teacher in the PE department, at St. Audrey's from 1975.
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}}'''Andy Ansah''' (born 19 March 1969 in Lewisham, London) is an English football player and actor.
He played for six Football League teams in his career, most notably Southend United, where he played 157 league games and scored 33 goals during the early to mid 1990s, when they played in the new Division One following two successive promotions at the beginning of the decade. Ansah left Southend in 1996, one year before they suffered the first of two successive relegations.
As an actor, he is known for portraying a player/assistant manager also named Andy Ansah on the fictional Harchester United football team on the television series ''Dream Team''. In addition, he has served as a football consultant or football choreographer for other television series and films. Andy assisted Wayne Rooney on Wayne Rooney's Street Striker where he coined the phrase 'unbelievable tekkers' meaning unbelievable technique.
On ''Dream Team'', Ansah first joined Harchester United as a player in 1999. After his retirement he became assistant manager of Harchester for 6 years. However, when Karl Fletcher became acting manager in 2005 whilst Don Barker was recovering from heart problems, he resigned, sick of being passed over for the job of manager yet again.
In retrospect this may be considered another poor decision by the Harchester board. Drawing a comparison with off-screen alter-ego Chris Hughton may suggest that the promotion of the low key, steadfast assistant to the throne can pay bigger dividends than another sub-par Mourinho-wannabe motormouth.
The team's, and the programme's, deterioration post-Ansah, should be a warning for all.
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}}'''Robert J Campbell''' (born 23 April 1937 in Liverpool) was a football player and later manager. He began his career with Liverpool, where he also won England Youth international caps. He then moved on to Portsmouth and later Aldershot.
After injury ended his career in 1966, he turned his hand to coaching, at Portsmouth and then, with greater success, at Queens Park Rangers. He went on to work under Bertie Mee at Arsenal as first-team coach, after Steve Burtenshaw's resignation and subsequent departure to Sheffield Wednesday in 1973.
His first managerial job came at Fulham in 1976, after his former boss Alec Stock was sacked. After four mediocre years where his major achievement was a 1million GBP gross transfer profit, he was sacked when the team made a poor start to the 1980-81 season. He moved on to Portsmouth, whom he led to the Third Division title in 1982-83.
Towards the end of the 1987-88 season, Campbell was appointed assistant to manager John Hollins at Chelsea, a team in the midst of a relegation battle; one month later Hollins was sacked and Campbell appointed caretaker manager until the end of the season. Campbell was unable to turn around the club's fortunes in the eight games which remained that season, and they were relegated via the short-lived play-off system.
He made amends the following season, however, as his side romped to promotion as Second Division champions with a haul of 99 points. A year later, he led to Chelsea to a 5th place finish in the First Division, their highest league placing since 1970. He was relieved of his managerial duties after an 11th place finish and appointed personal assistant to Chelsea chairman Ken Bates in 1991.
Campbell went on to coach in Saudi Arabia.
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'''John Moore''' (born 21 December 1943 in Harthill) is a Scottish former professional footballer, best known as a player for Luton Town.
John Moore started his professional career with local club Motherwell, but after only three matches moved south to English Fourth Division team Luton Town. Moore made 274 league appearances for Luton, as the club rose to the Second Division during his time at the club. A loan spell at Brighton & Hove Albion in 1973 prompted his departure to Northampton Town, where he made 14 appearances before retiring from the game.
Moore rejoined Luton as a coach under David Pleat, and in 1986 he was promoted to manager. During the 1986-87 season, he took Luton Town to a club-best seventh place in the First Division. He resigned after just one season in management because he did not feel that it was the right career for him. Moore returned in 1991 as a coach, and stayed on the club's staff until his 60th birthday in 2003. , he is first team coach at Bedford Modern School.
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'''Richard David Chaplow''' (born 2 February 1985 in Accrington, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Preston North End.
Chaplow joined Burnley at the age of eight,
In all, Chaplow played 74 games for the Clarets, scoring seven goals before joining West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -1.5million on transfer deadline day in January 2005. The Baggies had previously attempted to force the deal through several times during the transfer window. He moved to The Hawthorns on a three-and-a-half year deal, with the option of a further season.
In February 2006, Chaplow signed a three-month loan deal with Championship side Southampton, as part of the deal which saw Nigel Quashie move the other way. He scored his only Saints goal at Brighton on 8 April 2006.
On 9 January 2008, Chaplow signed for Championship team Preston North End on a 3 year contract for -800,000 with a further -550,000 payable based on various performance-related criteria. West Brom have also inserted a 20% sell-on clause on any future sale.
On the 8 September 2008 Chaplow won the powerade championship player of the month.
Chaplow has represented England at under-19. He also captained England at under-20 level. He also played for under-21's. He became Burnley's first first-ever England under-21 international in February 2004, when he came off the bench on his debut against the Netherlands at the KC Stadium.
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'''Darren Mark Moore''' (born 22 April 1974 in Birmingham) is an English born Jamaican professional footballer. He plays for Barnsley as a defender. He is tall and weighs . He has played at international level for Jamaica, for whom he qualifies through parentage. He is also a current member of the management committee of the Professional Footballers' Association.
Birmingham-born Moore attended James Watt Primary School and Holyhead Secondary, both in Handsworth, Birmingham. He played for Holly Lane Colts and in 1989 had a trial with Walsall.
He moved to Bradford City for a fee of -310,000 in June 1997. He played 18 times during his first season with injuries limiting his starts. But in 1998-99 he started 44 games helping City to promotion into the Premier League for the first time. During the summer he refused to sign a new contract and fell out of favour with manager Paul Jewell. He played just once more for Bradford, in the Worthington Cup against Reading before Portsmouth snatched his services from a collection of other suitors, for a fee of -500,000, in November 1999. He spent less than two years at Fratton Park before returning to the Midlands with West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -750,000 on 14 September 2001.
The following day he made his Albion debut, as a 2nd-half substitute in a 2-1 win at Watford. Moore proved to be a rock at the heart of the Baggies defence as they earned promotion to the Premiership in 2001-02, and was named in the PFA Division One team of the year.
Moore struggled to hold down a regular first team place during the first half of the 2005-06 season. He was sent off in the match against Wigan Athletic on 15 January 2006, his only dismissal in over 100 games for Albion.
During his time at West Brom, Moore was mentioned in the third series of the BBC's satirical cartoon Monkey Dust. The Islamist group from West Bromwich plan to assassinate him, but fail and receive a signed miniature shirt instead.
Moore was a pivotal figure in the 2006-07 Derby side that clinched promotion back to the Premier League after a five year absence by winning the Championship playoff final 1-0 against his former club West Brom. This was the fourth time he had been part of a squad which won promotion to the Premier League, following on from his successes at West Brom (twice) and Bradford. His form that year led to him being named in the PFA Championship team of the year for 2006-07.
Moore signed for Barnsley on 2 July 2008. Barnsley manager Simon Davey said they beat off competition from several sides to land the experienced defender. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 November 2008, with a header in a 3-1 win against Charlton Athletic.
Moore has been given a variety of nicknames during his career. His first nickname ''Bruno'' originated at Torquay, due to his perceived resemblance to the boxer Frank Bruno. This nickname stuck with him while playing for Doncaster Rovers where he became a fans' favourite and Bradford City. At West Brom he was known by supporters as ''Big Dave'',
Moore is a devout Christian. He is active in the Christian charity with Linvoy Primus and Lomana Lua Lua. In 2005 Moore, along with Primus, walked the Great Wall of China to raise money for children's causes. He has raised thousands of pounds for Christian Aid and Oxfam and started to raise awareness about helping children in third world countries. Moore and Primus have organised another charity bicycle ride from Charlton to Portsmouth, via Barnet and Reading, all clubs where Primus played, to raise money for the Faith and Football charity.
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'''Andriy Viktorovych Voronin''' (, born 21 July 1979 in Odessa) is a Ukrainian footballer, who plays for FC Dynamo Moscow. He plays as a striker. His previous clubs include Chornomorets Odessa, Borussia Mnchengladbach, Mainz 05, Kln, Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool. In the 2002-03 season, Voronin became top goalscorer in the 2nd Bundesliga. At international level he has frequently played as a substitute.
Voronin left his youth club Chornomorets Odessa in 1995 to move to Germany where he joined Borussia Mnchengladbach. He made his debut in the German Bundesliga against Bayern Munich in 1997 at the age of 18 but went on to spend a couple of years mainly in Mnchengladbach's youth teams. Having played just 7 games and scored 1 goal in the top division, he saw his team relegated and after one season and just two matches in the 2nd Bundesliga joined fellow second division strugglers Mainz for a fee of -45,000.
He became Mainz' leading striker in his two seasons at the club, and in his third season became the top scorer in the 2nd Bundesliga with 20 goals. Voronin's start to the 2002-03 season with Mainz prompted the following quote from German football daily Kicker: "The star of the 23 year old forward is on a rise due to the new role he plays for the team - he has complete freedom of actions." This led to speculations about his future, with Dynamo Kyiv reported to be willing to bring him back to Ukraine.
Stuttgart, Bologna and a number of other clubs were then reported to approach his agent and Mainz initiated negotiations to extend his contract. UEFA.com described Voronin as "one of the most sought-after talents in Germany."
Kln were relegated at the end of the season, however Voronin stayed in the top flight after signing for Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer had been interested in Voronin since his time at Mainz and were also impressed with his performance for Kln in a 2-2 draw against them when Voronin scored one and created the other of Kln's goals. After that game Express called him "the only true good footballer at Kln" and Bild wrote: "Kln's only striker (Voronin) was more dangerous than Bayer's entire star attack (Schneider, Ponte, Neuville and Berbatov)."
After a successful first two seasons with Bayer as well as at the international level (culminating in participation in the 2006 World Cup in Germany where Ukraine reached the quarterfinals), Voronin's contract was running out at the end of the 2006-07 season and he was reported to have declined Bayer's offer of an extension. According to the player, he was approached by clubs from France, Spain, Italy and Scotland (Celtic were reported to be contemplating a move).
On 26 February 2007, Liverpool announced that they had signed Voronin on a free transfer and that he would join the team during the summer. Voronin was unveiled as a Liverpool player on 6 July 2007 after signing a four-year deal..
Voronin made his Premier League debut on 11 August 2007, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute against Aston Villa. A few days later on 15 August 2007, he scored his first competitive goal for Liverpool in the Champions League qualifier against Toulouse.
Liverpool manager Rafa Bentez was clearly impressed with Voronin, saying:
On 25 August 2007, Voronin scored his first Premier League goal against Sunderland in the 87th minute. He then scored his next goal in the next league game against Derby County which Liverpool comfortably won 6-0 to move top of the Premier League table. He also scored the first goal in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on 7 October 2007.
On 25 January 2008, Voronin injured his ankle during training. He underwent surgery and made a small number of appearances at the end of the season but failed to make an impact. This led to rumours that Rafa Bentez would sell him in order to raise funds for the summer 2008 transfer window, however Voronin played some of the summer friendlies scoring a total of 3 goals in the process.
On the last day of the transfer market Andriy Voronin agreed to be loaned to Hertha BSC for a season.
The official Liverpool website states that Voronin has so far failed to establish himself as a first choice regular on Merseyside and has taken up the opportunity of spending the next season in the Bundesliga, after joining on a Bosman in the summer of 2007.
He had two goals in a 2-1 victory over Bayern Mnchen on 14 February, to propel Hertha into 1st place in the Bundesliga
On 7 March he netted a hat-trick against Energie Cottbus. On 11 April 2009, following a retaliatory foul against Leon Andreasen of Hannover 96, he was sent off, receiving the 1000 red card in Bundesliga history.
Voronin was unable to secure a permanent move back to Germany during the summer of 2009, and as a result he returned to the Liverpool squad for the start of the 2009/2010 season.
On 8 January 2010, it was announced that Liverpool had accepted a -1.8 million (-2 million Euros) offer for him from FC Dynamo Moscow. Two days later Voronin officially signed for the ''Policemen''.
While at Mainz, Voronin was called up initially to Ukraine's Under-21 team and in January 2002 to the national team, at the age of 22. He made his international debut in a 4-1 friendly defeat to Romania in March 2002, however was dropped after that, with coach Leonid Buriak explaining: "I've been to Germany twice to watch him and made a conclusion Andriy cannot compete with Shevchenko, Rebrov and Vorobei as a forward. He can play in midfield as well but he still has to improve some aspects of his game. Anyway, we count on Voronin especially considering his young age."
Voronin was ultimately recalled to the national side, scoring his first international goal in a 2-0 Euro 2004 qualifying win over Greece in September 2002 and a second one in a 2-2 draw against Spain in March 2003.
He was in the Ukrainian squad for the FIFA World Cup 2006, in which Ukraine got to the quarterfinals, beaten only by the eventual winners, Italy.
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'''Brian O'Callaghan''' (born February 24, 1981 in Limerick, Ireland) likes to think of himself as a professional footballer. He is 6-01- and weighs about 19 stone.
Brian started off at Barnsley where he made over 90 appearances, but he was soon out of favour and got released. He then had a trial at Crewe Alexandra but due to injuries it was ended. He was signed by Notts County in 2005 for 1 year. On the 3rd of July, 2006, Brian signed for City on a 6 month contract and earnt a new contract at the end of the 06 season.
Brian can operate at right-back, centre-back or in the midfield area, so is a very versatile member of the team. At City he is hoping to help the team remain title contenders and also aid the team in European competition.
On January 14, 2008, he joined Conference National side Halifax Town on loan, but left on February 16.
After leaving Halifax, he featured for ya Gainsborough Trinity in pre season friendlies with a view to signing for the club.
Brian is now playing for his home town club Limerick FC in the League of Ireland first division.
He is currently without a club because he is overweight and severely lacks talent.
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'''Marlon Beresford''' (born 2 September 1969 in Lincoln, England) is an English footballer, currently a free agent after being released by Luton Town.
Beresford is known as a reliable goalkeeper across the board although has often appeared vulnerable when asked to deal with crosses and long shots. He has proven to be an adept penalty saver and has displayed this in his time at Luton Town against Premiership teams Liverpool and Everton. He has a lengthy career and vast experience at every level of English football.
He started as a trainee at Sheffield Wednesday. While he was there he was send out on loan to several clubs including Bury, Northampton Town twice and Crewe Alexandra. After failing to break into the 'Owls' first team, he was finally sold for -95,000 to Burnley.
While at Burnley he made almost 250 appearances, he impressed so much that he was then tracked and bought by Middlesbrough, but was only signed to provide goalkeeping backup. He was then loaned to Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers and a second spell at Burnley. It was here that Beresford gained the nickname 'Gorgeous George,' from fellow player Peter Swann, for his boyish good looks.
When his contract ended, he went to York City, then returned for a third period to Burnley where, despite doubts over his proficiency, he played a whole season. Marlon then used the Bosman ruling to sign for Bradford City, after which he moved to Luton Town. He impressed for Luton, becoming a fan favourite, but an FA set transfer embargo prevented The Hatters from signing him. When his loan ended he moved to Barnsley but, when Luton came out of administration and thus escaped the embargo, was re-signed for Luton in 2004 by Mike Newell.
Beresford played a key role in Luton's Championship winning side in League One in 2004-05 - the first time in his career he had picked up a championship winners medal and, due to his experience, continued making appearances throughout the 2005/06 season and contributed significantly to Luton's respectable finish of 10th place. Beresford has been part of a 2006-07 season which saw Luton finish in the bottom three of the Championship and be relegated to League One.
From October 18, 2007 to November 18, 2007 he was on loan at Oldham Athletic. He was released by Luton at the end of the 2007-08 season.
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'''Warren Feeney''' (born 17 January 1981 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a professional footballer. He currently plays for Cardiff City.
Feeney, who comes from a particularly notable footballing family, started his career when he joined St Andrews, once scoring 54 goals in one season. He then signed as a trainee with Leeds United, but was soon loaned out to Bournemouth. The loan eventually became permanent and he went on to play nearly 100 times for Bournemouth, scoring 36 goals.
Soon after he was sold to Stockport County for -45,000. He made over 30 appearances for them, scoring 15 goals even though Stockport were relegated.
Feeney was sold to Luton Town for -150,000. Feeney did not have a great start to his Luton career, scoring only 6 goals in 30 starts and 18 substitute appearances in the 2005-06 season.
In March 2007, Feeney joined Cardiff City on loan from Luton Town for the remainder of the 2006-07 season. At the end of the year he agreed a three year deal to join Cardiff at the start of next season. Feeney has so far failed to find the net in a competitive game for Cardiff since arriving at the club, his only goal so far coming in a pre-season friendly against Dutch side FC Twente.
He returned from the injury in March 2008, coming on as a 90th minute substitute for Paul Parry during a 1-0 win over Hull City but suffered another injury two weeks later during a 0-0 with West Bromwich Albion which ended his season.
In July 2009 it was reported on the BBC website that Feeney will miss the start of the 09/10 season as he will undergo hip surgery, he will also miss vital World Cup games for Northern Ireland.
His failure to find the net for Cardiff saw him loaned out on 21 August 2007 for four months to Swansea City, with a view to a permanent deal. He scored his first goal for Swansea on 2 October, in a 2-1 win over Swindon Town and began to establish himself in the side but on 15 December, while playing for Swansea in a match against Southend United he sustained an ankle injury after a heavy tackle by Lewis Hunt. His injury ended his opportunity of a permanent switch to Swansea, who had already held talks with Cardiff about a permanent deal.
Warren's grandfather, Jim Feeney had also played for Swansea in the 1940s, and also won international caps for Northern Ireland - they are the first grandfather/grandson to have played for the Swans.
In January 2008, Swansea manager Roberto Martnez put an end to the transfer speculation by stating that "it is going to be very, very difficult to agree something over Warren" meaning that he will not be moving to them in January but Martnez also mentioned that a summer move would not be out of the question.
In July 2008, Feeney joined fellow Cardiff City player Willo Flood on loan at Scottish Premier League side Dundee United. In only his third friendly game for Dundee United, he scored a hat-trick against Raith Rovers at Stark's Park, although didn't score his first competitive goal until November. In May 2009, after scoring six league goals, Feeney's groin injury ended his loan spell early.
After returning to Cardiff in the summer of the 2009-10 season, Feeney was set to join League One side Leeds United, the club where he started his career, but after failing a medical the move was called off. He returned to action on 17 October 2009, when came on as a substitute for Chris Burke during a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.
On 26 November 2009, Feeney joined Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of December. Cardiff manager Dave Jones stated that Feeney would return to Cardiff at the end of his loan spell after only playing 13 minutes for Sheffield Wednesday, during which time the manager who signed him, Brian Laws, was sacked after a string of poor results.
Feeney has now returned to his parent club Cardiff, It is thought that he maybe in for a loan move to Crisis League One club Stockport County.
Feeney is a Northern Ireland international. He scored his first international goal against Azerbaijan in September 2005, also netting in a friendly against Portugal. His third goal came against Denmark in the Euro 2008 Qualifier, heading an equaliser in the 61st minute. In April 2009, Feeney scored the only goal of the game as Northern Ireland beat Slovenia 1-0 in a World Cup Qualifier. He has also represented his country at under-21 level. He returned to the side when he came off the bench to replace Chris Burke against Crystal Palace on 17 October 2009.
Warren Feeney is close friends with ex-Leeds United team-mate Harry Kewell and the pair were best man at each others' weddings.
Warren is also a Rangers FC fan, he traveled to Manchester when the Gers played Zenit St Petersburg in the UEFA Cup final in May 2008, which Rangers lost 2-0.
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'''Rune Lange''' (born 24 June 1977) is a Norwegian football striker who currently plays for Kvik Halden.
Lange hails from the city of Troms and joined the club Flya at the age of five. As a 17-year-old, he became top scorer in the Third Division (level four) with 33 goals in 22 matches, and then moved on to play for Tromsdalen in the First Division (2nd tier). Lange stayed with the club for three seasons, during which he experienced a relegation and a season in the Second Division (3rd tier). During the summer of 1997, Lange was sold to Troms, which played in the Norwegian Premier League (1st tier). Lange scored seven goals in 11 matches for Troms during his first season, and nearly experienced another relegation, but Troms survived after having to play qualification matches. Lange also debuted for the Norwegian under-20 football team. In 1998, Lange scored 20 goals in 26 matches, and was almost sold to Coventry City. Lange stayed at Troms, however, as he could not come to an agreement with Coventry on the contract details. In 1999, Lange become top scorer of the Norwegian Premier League, scoring 23 goals. Lange also made his debut for the Norway U21s this season.
In 2000, Lange started as a player for Troms, but was sold to the Turkish side Trabzonspor in July. Lange only played 14 matches and scored seven goals in Turkey, before he was sold in April 2001 to Belgian side Club Brugge, the team where he played until 2006. In 2004, Lange debuted for the Norwegian National Team, playing against Wales. In February 2009, Lange signed for Hartlepool United on a contract until the end of the 2008-09 season.
On his third game for Hartlepool, his shoulder was popped out of place. On 13 March 2009, Lange had surgery on his injured shoulder and will not return to training for at least 6 weeks.
In the summer of 2009, he signed for Kvik Halden FK.
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'''Daniel "Dan" Smith''' (born 1986) is an English footballer.
Smith made his Sunderland debut in the Carling Cup second round against Cheltenham Town, in which he was sent off, receiving two bookings. He is notoriously remembered for a late tackle on Arsenal's Abou Diaby in a Premier League match, where the Arsenal player received a severe double break to his leg and a dislocated ankle and was out of action for eight months.
He would only make five appearances for the first team during the 2005/06 season and was then allowed to move on a two month loan to Huddersfield Town in 2006.
Smith moved to Aberdeen on 11 August 2006 from Sunderland despite having signed a 4 year deal with the club just 2 months previous. He made his debut appearance in the Dons' 1-1 draw against fellow Premier League side St Mirren. After making just 13 appearances for the Dons, he was released in the summer of 2008. After a trial spell at Darlington, Smith turned out as a trialist for First Division St Johnstone in their match against Morton on 9 August 2008.
Following that match, Saints manager Derek McInnes confirmed Smith would train with the squad for a week but that there was no guarantee of a contract as the club had an offer in for another player, Finnish international Tuomo Knnen.
Smith moved to Conference North side Gateshead on 20 November 2008 making 10 starts and 2 substitute appearances.Smith was released by Gateshead at the end of the 08/09 season..
Smith's footballing days are now over, he is currently working selling gas and electricity for a call centre in Sunderland.
Rumours suggest he may be going to the USA to try and attract attention from a MLS side, but at present he is playing local saturday league football for Ryhope CW
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'''Andrew Edward King''' (born 14 August 1956) is an English former professional footballer. He was capped twice by England at Under-21 level.
King was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, and began his career as an apprentice with his home town side, Luton Town, turning professional in July 1974. He left to join Everton in April 1976 for a fee of -35,000 and became a crowd favourite with his tremendous skills in midfield and a knack for scoring goals. Most notably he scored a spectacular goal to win Everton's first Merseyside Derby for seven years in 1978.
It was during this period that he was regularly mooted as deserving a full England international call-up in an attacking midfielder role, but he was surprisingly overlooked when several players of arguably lesser quality were making the team. It was judged that he was too much of an individual (though he was an excellent, unselfish team player) when what England required at the time was precisely that kind of exciting and unpredictable player.
He joined Queens Park Rangers in September 1980 and made his debut against Sheffield Wednesday. King was the first QPR player to score on the famous 'plastic pitch' in the opening game, although Rangers lost 1-2 to Luton Town. In all King played 30 league games for QPR scoring 9 goals before a transfer to West Bromwich Albion in September 1981.
King returned to Everton in July 1982, subsequently playing for Dutch side Cambuur Leeuwarden before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1985. He returned to Luton Town in December the same year, but made just three league appearances before moving to Aldershot in August 1986, retiring at the end of the following season.
Overall his league playing career spanned 14 years, in which he scored more than 80 goals across more than 310 league appearances.
King was appointed player/manager of Irish top division team Waterford United in January 1989. after Peter Thomas resigned. However, after playing only two league appearances he left the club by mutual consent only seven weeks later.
He then signed for Cobh Ramblers as a player.
He was appointed as manager of Mansfield Town in August 1993. He led Mansfield to the Third Division play-offs in the 1994-95 season, losing in the semi-finals to Chesterfield. They failed to build on this the following season and King left in July 1996 after Mansfield had finished in 19th place.
He later worked as a coach and a scout, and was scouting for Sunderland when, in the 2000 close season, he joined Swindon Town as assistant manager under his former Everton team-mate Colin Todd. In November 2000, after Todd had left to become assistant manager of Derby County, King took over as manager. He maintained Swindon's Second Division status that season, but was replaced by former Liverpool manager Roy Evans in June 2001. Evans remained in charge for just a few months and King was re-appointed as Swindon manager on 20 December 2001 after the arrival of new owners of the club (including the former jockey Willie Carson).
The peak of his Swindon career came in the 2003-04 season, when Swindon qualified for the Division Two playoffs, only to lose on penalties to Brighton and Hove Albion in the semi-finals.
King was eventually dismissed by Swindon on 26 September 2005, after five successive defeats had left Swindon second from bottom in Football League One.
He then worked as a scout until being appointed as manager of Conference National side Grays Athletic on 23 November 2006. However, he surprisingly resigned for personal reasons on 4 January 2007.
He was a scout for former team Everton, but on 3 December 2007 King was appointed Chief Scout at Championship side Plymouth Argyle.
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'''Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye''' (born 26 February 1978 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Stoke City in the Premier League. He plays primarily as a centre back but he can also operate as a defensive midfielder.
Faye began his career at Senegalese club ASEC Ndiambour, before leaving the then top-three team to go to Jeanne d'Arc. He then went on to join Lens in July 2002, integrating into a squad which at that time included fellow Senegalese Papa Bouba Diop, currently a member of the Premier League team Portsmouth.
Faye made his debut for Bolton Wanderers against Newcastle United where he enjoyed a memorable debut in a 2-0 home win in which, he aerially out-muscled Alan Shearer. He came on as a substitute for the injured Radhi Jadi and never looked back after an angry yet dominant display.
In the 2006-07 season Faye operated almost exclusively as a central defender following the departures of Bruno N'Gotty and Jadi to Birmingham City. Over the course of the season he developed a formidable partnership with Ivorian Abdoulaye Mt, ensuring that Bolton had a strong home defensive record before the new year. Soon after they fell away in the second half of the season only just qualifying for the UEFA Cup with sides finding a way through Faye and Meite's dominance. Faye managed to score two goals against Arsenal in successive seasons helping Bolton to 2-0
On 15 August 2007, there were stories in several newspapers stating that Faye would be moving to Newcastle United for around -2m to join up with former Manager Sam Allardyce. On 31 August 2007, Faye signed a three-year contract at Newcastle United.. Faye was presented to the Newcastle fans at half-time during the home game against Wigan Athletic on 1 September. On 24 February 2008, Faye scored his only goal for Newcastle United during the 5-1 defeat at home to Manchester United.
On 15 August 2008, Faye joined newly-promoted Premier League side Stoke City from Newcastle United for -2.25 million on a three-year contract.
Through the 2008-09 season, Faye has made numerous outstanding performances for Stoke, giving him a cult hero status with the fans. He had been made captain whilst Andy Griffin was injured and out of the side, making many fans call for him to be the full time captain, he was later appointed as full time captain after only been a Stoke player for 6 months. Faye formed a solid partnership with Ryan Shawcross at the heart of defence for Stoke, this partnership in turn helped Stoke achieve Premier League status for the following season quite comfortably after finishing 12th. In his first season Faye has created a special bond with Stoke City and its fans, Stoke City fans regularly sing 'Abdoulaye, My Lord, Abdoulaye!' to the tune of Kumbaya in recognition of Fayes on field performances. Faye told Staffordshire newspaper The Sentinel "I want to thank the fans. I love them. They are the best in the Premier League." Abdoulayes outstanding first season did not go unnoticed with fellow Stoke players and fans as he won both Players and Fans Player of the Season Award 08-09 for Stoke City.
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'''Alan O'Brien''' (born 20 February 1985) is an Irish association football player who plays for Swindon Town.
O'Brien, who plays as a winger, has represented the Republic of Ireland at full international level five times, all while he was on the books of Premier League club .
O'Brien joined from St Joseph's Boys schoolboys club in Ireland.
O'Brien made his Newcastle first team debut on 7 January 2006 in a FA Cup tie against . Wolves and were interested in signing O'Brien, but Glenn Roeder kept O'Brien due to the demands on a small Newcastle squad. O'Brien eventually made his first full Premier League appearance on 20 January 2007 against at St James' Park. He played the full 90 minutes against West Ham, but never made another first team start.
On 25 June 2007, O'Brien agreed to sign a three-year contract with Scottish Premier League side after the expiry of his contract with Newcastle United, who were entitled to compensation.
Soon after his release by Hibernian, O'Brien signed for Swindon Town.ref>, BBC Sport, 3 July 2009.
O'Brien managed four appearances for Swindon before picking up a hamstring injury in August.
O'Brien was capped by Ireland at several youth levels. After impressing during the pre-season of 2006 he received a call up to the senior squad for the first time, where he joined up with then Newcastle teammates Damien Duff, Stephen Carr, and Shay Given. He came on as a second half substitute for the friendly match against Netherlands to gain his first full international cap.
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'''David Eric Hirst''' (born 7 December 1967) is an English former professional footballer, an exciting but injury prone striker who played for Sheffield Wednesday for much of his career.
Born in Cudworth, near Barnsley, Hirst joined the Owls from Barnsley in 1986, and became a firm favourite and eventually an idol who was hero worshipped by the Barmy Army, scoring 149 goals in 358 appearances during his eleven years at the club. He was capped three times for England, and scored once.
Hirst had many famous moments during his time at Hillsborough. In 1991, Hirst scored 32 goals as Wednesday were promoted back to Division One, including a 4-goal haul against Hull City (a 5-1 win) on 1 September 1990. This form led to him being called up for the England B international against Switzerland, in which he scored both England goals in a 2-1 win. He was subsequently called into the full England squad for the tour of Australasia.
He made his international debut in the 1-0 win over Australia, but was replaced at half-time. He was named as a substitute in the next game against New Zealand, but came on at half-time and within three minutes of the restart he scored his first and only England goal.
He gained one further cap when lining up alongside Alan Shearer against France at Wembley. After an impressive first half display, he seemed likely to be given the nod ahead of Shearer to partner Gary Lineker for the second period until Shearer put England ahead on the stroke of half-time. This reprieved Shearer and after that the two players' careers took very different paths. In 1993 Hirst played in the Sheffield Wednesday team that reached both domestic Finals - they lost both to Arsenal, but Hirst scored Wednesday's equaliser in the FA Cup Final at Wembley in a 1-1 draw before Arsenal won the replay 2-1.
Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson tried six times to tempt Owls boss Trevor Francis to sell Hirst.
Hirst's later time at Wednesday was fraught with injury, and eventually ended when Sheffield Wednesday manager David Pleat sold him to Southampton after he had emerged fit once again returning to the Owls first team.
Hirst scored against old club Barnsley in their first (and only) Premiership season when the Reds were beaten 4-1 at the Dell, and proved to be the perfect foil for young Kevin Davies as Southampton once again secured their place in football's top division.
Hirst previously held the record for the fastest recorded shot, hitting the bar at 114mph against Arsenal at Highbury in September 1996. The record stood for a little over ten years until it was surpassed by Ronny of Sporting Lisbon with a 131mph shot in November 2006.
Hirst was often considered a rare breed of 'total striker' and was blessed with pace, height, heading, strength, dribbling, creativity and being in the right place at the right time. Although predominantly left footed, he had an excellent right foot too and scored some spectacular goals from range with both feet.
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
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'''Alessandro Pistone''' (born July 27, 1975 in Milan) is an Italian footballer, currently without a club.
Pistone started his career at Solbiatese and Crevalcore, two small Italian teams who in recent years have slid to the lowest tier of professional Italian football, before moving to Vicenza for the duration of the 1995-96 season. He transferred to Internazionale for season 1996-97.
After an impressive season at Internazionale, Newcastle United manager Kenny Dalglish snapped Pistone up for 4.3 million pounds in July 1997. He played in the losing 1998 FA Cup Final against Arsenal. After Dalglish was sacked, Pistone was frozen out of the team by his replacement Ruud Gullit and banished to the reserve team along with former club captain Rob Lee as well as being sent out on loan to Venezia. After Gullit was sacked, Pistone was restored to the first team by Bobby Robson,
Pistone appeared in the first match of the 2000-01 season, before being beset by a year full of injuries, including a six-month layoff for a knee injury. Throughout the following season he also suffered a major injury, thus missing most of the campaign. During the next season, however, he notched his first goal for the club against Bolton Wanderers.
Though initially his future looked bleak after David Moyes would only offer Pistone a one year contract which Pistone refused to sign but he later offered a two year contract due to a left-back crisis and having played in the vast majority of games through 2004-05, he returned to the first-team lineup for the 2005-06 season. However he soon received a cruciate knee ligament injury which ended his season prematurely.
Pistone was released by Everton at the end of the 2006-07 season on 14 May 2007.
On August 31, it was confirmed by Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate that Pistone was having trial at the Premier League club and, as Pistone was a free agent, he could be signed after the transfer deadline, giving Southgate more time to decide. It was reported on September 9, that Southgate had decided against offering Pistone a contract. Pistone also went on trial with Watford but could not convince Aidy Boothroyd to offer him a contract.. He signed for Belgian club R.A.E.C. Mons on December 6, 2007, after a successful trial, though he left at the end of the season.
With the Italian Under-21 national team he won in 1996 the European Under-21 Championship. He also played for Italy at the 1996 Olympics.
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'''Alexander Stephen "Alex" Bruce''' (born 28 September 1984) is an English professional footballer who qualifies to play for Ireland and currently plays for Ipswich Town. A central defender who occasionally plays in midfield, he is the son of Sunderland manager and former Manchester United defender Steve Bruce.
Bruce was born in Norwich. He joined Manchester United's Academy, but was released at age 16
and moved to Blackburn Rovers as a trainee. He signed his first professional contract there in 2002, and was part of their under-19 team which won the FA Premier Academy League in 2002-03.
He made his first team debut on 26 December 2004 against Hartlepool United, while on three months' loan to League One club Oldham Athletic, and was part of the Oldham team that beat Manchester City in the FA Cup on 8 January 2005. He signed on a free transfer for Birmingham City, where his father was manager, on 27 January 2005,
shortly after Robbie Savage's controversial move in the opposite direction.
After finishing his loan spell at Oldham and returning to his parent club, he joined Sheffield Wednesday again on loan until the season's end, and was instrumental in their rise to the play-off places. Having impressed Tranmere Rovers boss Brian Little during Rovers' trip to Oldham, Little swooped for a loan deal which encompassed the first half of the 2005-06 season, but the loan was terminated early by mutual consent.
Bruce made a few appearances for Birmingham following his return, but could not stop the club being relegated to the Championship. It was felt that accusations of nepotism were hindering his progress, so it was decided that in the best interests of club, manager and player Bruce should pursue his career away from his father's management.
In the summer of 2006 he moved to Ipswich Town on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract.
After a very successful start to his Ipswich footballing career he managed to collect over 10 bookings this meant a suspension of 2 games for the player. Bruce became very popular to the Town fans thank to his whole hearted display and never giving up attitude. He has been very versatile and has also been used as a defender successfully. It was due to these credentials that in early summer 2007 he was called up as an international player by the Republic of Ireland.
His form continued and this led to scouts from Italian club ACF Fiorentina looking at the player in November 2008.
Alex Bruce scored his first goal for Ipswich, away to Birmingham City, happening to be one of his former clubs, on Tuesday 24 October. The defender ended speculation he would leave Town on a free transfer, by signing a new two year contract on Monday 11 May, with the option of a further twelve months.
He scored again in a 3-1 home lose to Crystal Palace on Tuesday 18 August 2009.
On the 27th of August 2009 Ipswich confirmed that Bruce would take over as captain following the poor form of then skipper Gareth McAuley.
Qualifying through his Irish grandmother, Bruce was eligible for international football for both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as well as England, where he was born. He was called up by Northern Ireland U21s, but opted to play for the Republic of Ireland U21 instead,
He also represented Republic of Ireland B against Scotland B in November 2006.
On 23 May 2007 he made his full international debut in a friendly match against Ecuador played at Giants Stadium, New Jersey.
He captained the Ireland team which played Nottingham Forest in a challenge match at Dalymount Park on 9 October 2008.
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'''Alexander "Alex" Varney''' (born 27 December 1984) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Barnet.
Varney, the son of Charlton Athletic chief executive Peter Varney,
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'''Andreas Johansson''' (born July 5, 1978 in Vnersborg) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for AaB as an attacking midfielder.
His career began at Melleruds IF, where played for 3 seasons. During this time he played 38 times, scoring 11 goals. It was scoring 10 of these in the final season that prompted Degerfors IF to sign him for the beginning of the 1996 season. Again, he spent 3 years at the club, regularly securing a place in the team and a modest supply goals. Having moved out of favour with the team at the back end of the 1998 season, he had an unsuccessful spell at AIK, appearing only 12 times in the league, 5 of these as a sub. In 2000 he moved to Djurgrdens IF, for whom he played until 2004, during which time he saw them claim two Allsvenskan titles, and a Swedish Cup. In total he scored 45 league goals for Djurgrden during 124 league appearances.
He moved to Wigan Athletic at the beginning of calendar year 2005. His first appearance in the Wigan team was achieved against Stoke City, as a substitute replacement for Gary Teale.
In the last game at Highbury Johansson came on against Arsenal and got sent off without touching the ball after tackling fellow country man Fredrik Ljungberg in the penalty box which led to Thierry Henry's penalty and hat-trick, the last goal at the old ground.
Johansson made few appearances for Wigan and is generally considered by some a bad signing. He managed to score goals in the Premier League against Bolton Wanderers, Tottenham and Birmingham City. He had a successful Carling Cup in 2006/07 and didn't really get the chance to show his true potential under Paul Jewell. At times showed great skill and ability and with enough opportunity would have done well for the Latics.
He made his debut for Sweden in September 2002 against Latvia. He wasn't part of the Swedish squad for the 2002 World Cup, and was not selected for the 2006 World Cup perhaps given his form and lack of match fitness.
He was released from his Wigan contract by manger Chris Hutchings and was quickly snapped up by Aalborg BK on July 17, 2007.
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'''Andrew John Davies''' (born 17 December 1984) is an English footballer who currently plays for Stoke City. He has been capped for England at Under-21 level.
Davies was born in Stockton-on-Tees and went to Northfield School in Billingham near Middlesbrough. He joined Middlesbrough as a thirteen year old and moved up the ranks of the club, achieving a place in the reserve side. He signed professional terms with October 2002 after impressing in the Under-19s and as captain of the reserve team.
He made his debut on 6 November 2002, in a League Cup defeat against Ipswich Town. His Barclaycard Premiership debut came three months later in a 5-2 defeat at home to Aston Villa. He made nine further appearances during the 2003-04 season before suffering a broken leg in a reserve league game in March 2004
He made two appearances in the first half of the 2004-05 season before joining Queens Park Rangers on an initial one month's loan in January to gain some first team experience, eventually remaining there for three months. In July 2005 he was loaned out again, to Derby County. This was initially for a period of six months, although it was later extended to a full season's loan. However, an injury crisis at Middlesbrough prompted them to recall Davies in January 2006. The player had generally impressed during his time at Derby, despite being sent off on three occasions.
On his return to the Riverside he played a significant role in Middlesbough-s journey to the semi finals of the FA Cup and final of the UEFA Cup. With Gareth Southgate committing to youth in 2006-07, Davies found his way into the first team and made 23 appearances in all.
Davies signed for Southampton on 9 October 2007 on an initial 3 month loan with a view to a permanent transfer in January. On 10 January 2008 the signing was made permanent, for an undisclosed fee.
He missed the last few matches of the 2007-08 season as a result of a fractured cheek bone incurred in March 2008. Despite only playing for half a season, he was voted the Saints "player of the season".
On 19 August 2008 he signed for newly promoted Stoke City for an undisclosed fee, signing a four year contract.
Davies did not feature until the beginning of December 2008 when he made several appearances on the bench his first was an away game against Newcastle. Davies Made his Stoke City Debut against Manchester United coming on as a substitute for Rory Delap in the 72 Minute on the 26th December 2008. Davies was filling in at right back after Andy Wilkinson had been sent off for a second bookable offence. He made another substitute appearance on the 28th of December 2008 against West Ham
Davies made his first Stoke City start against Hartlepool in the F.A Cup third Round which ended in a shock 2-0 victory for the League One Side. Davies sustained a injury in the 71st minute when he fell in to the Hartlepool dugout. Davies played no further part in Stoke's 2008-09 campaign.
On 13 February 2009 Davies signed for Preston North End on a one month emergency loan.
Having failed to make the bench for Stoke at the start of the 2009-10 season Davies joined Sheffield United on a three-month loan in September 2009, making his debut in the Steel City derby. With his loan expiring in December Davies returned to Stoke having played eight times for ''The Blades''.
His elder brother, Mark is a cricketer with Durham.
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'''Gary Kelly''' (born 9 July 1974 in Drogheda, County Louth) is an Irish former professional footballer who played his entire professional career with Leeds United.
He played as a right back or a right midfielder and made 531 appearances in total for Leeds, being the only player at Leeds to make more than 500 appearances from outside the stewardship of Don Revie.
Kelly, the youngest of a family of thirteen, originally started playing football as a striker, and was reasonably successful in this position for Home Farm. However, when he joined Leeds, then boss Howard Wilkinson recognised qualities in him that would make a very good wing-back.
Kelly made his debut for Leeds in the 1991-92 season, although he did not become a regular in the side until the 1993/94 season, when Wilkinson made him his first choice right-back. By the end of that season, he had also played himself into Jack Charlton's Republic of Ireland squad that went to the 1994 World Cup in the U.S.A. He was once of the "Three Amigos" alongside Phil Babb and Jason McAteer whose youthful exuberance rejuvenated an ageing Irish squad and even scored in a 2-0 victory over Germany in a warm-up friendly before those finals. So consistent was his performances for Leeds over the following number of seasons, Kelly was installed by George Graham as his skipper in the 97/98 season, at the age of 23.
Kelly was more or less a regular either at right back or right midfield in every subsequent season he played for Leeds, except for 1998-99 when shin splints ruined his season (this injury would reoccur in subsequent seasons). But Kelly forced his way back into the Leeds first team, in 99/00, making the right back role his own, despite the signing of Danny Mills in the summer of 1999. And once again he took over as skipper when Lucas Radebe was on international duty. He was rewarded with a testimonial match in May 2002, played against Celtic. The proceeds from this match were donated to several cancer charities chosen by Kelly (mainly Teenage Cancer Charity in Leeds and Cancer Support Centre in Drogheda), in dedication to his sister, Mandy, who died from the disease in 1998. Seen by a crowd of 26,440, Celtic won this match.
Kelly won 51 international caps playing for the Republic of Ireland, before his retirement from international football. He represented them at both the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 2002 FIFA World Cup. He is also only the 10th player to ever make over 500 appearances for Leeds United, making the feat against Luton Town in Leeds' 2-1 victory at Elland Road on 25 February 2006.
Kelly played regularly in the first half of his 16th season at Leeds. But at that stage, Kelly had fallen out with Ken Bates and new Leeds manager, Dennis Wise. On 26 October 2006, Wise revealed Shaun Derry was replacing Kelly as the new Leeds vice captain.
After 16 years loyal service to the club, a presentation of a crystal cut vase was made to Kelly at the last home game of the 2006-07 season by other Leeds United legends of the past Paul Reaney, Allan Clarke, Mick Jones, and Frank Worthington. He retired at the end of the season, aged 32.
Kelly is the uncle of fellow Irish international and Leeds teammate Ian Harte. Uncle and nephew were both part of Ireland's 2002 World Cup squad.
Kelly was also regarded amongst the Leeds squad as some what of a prankster and joker, having pulled several different stunts, including wearing Nicky Byrne of Westlife's clothes for a training session when Byrne had got changed to join in with the training session
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'''Benjamin "Benjani" Mwaruwari''' (born 13 August 1978) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays for Manchester City as a striker. He was born to parents of Malawian descent and has chosen to represent his nation of birth, Zimbabwe, internationally.
Benjani began his career at the Lulu Rovers, Zimba Africa Rivers , University of Zimbabwe teams in Zimbabwe's Division one and Air Zimbabwe Jets in the country's Premier League in 1999. He moved to South African club Jomo Cosmos in 1999 where he met his mentor Jomo Sono, after impressing in the friendly match between South Africa and Zimbabwe that was played to commemorate the inauguration of Thabo Mbeki as the president of South Africa.
In 2001, he was voted PSL Player of the Season and PSL Players' Player of the Season in South Africa.
Benjani moved to Grasshoppers Zrich of Switzerland on loan in 2001. In 2002, Guy Roux took him to AJ Auxerre of France. Benjani had a good run at the start, capitalising from Djibril Ciss's absence, becoming top goalscorer in Ligue 1. Roux never played the two together, and eventually Benjani found himself surplus to requirements under Roux's successor, Jacques Santini, this time forced out of the 4-5-1 formation by Luigi Pieroni. On 5 January 2006 Premier League club Portsmouth signed him from Auxerre for -4.1 million after Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger recommended the player to Harry Redknapp.
This transfer from Auxerre to Portsmouth in January 2006 is one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns:
''-Agent Willie McKay acted for the selling club, Auxerre, in the transfer of Benjani and, for the same reason as above-'' {still awaiting clarification) ''-the inquiry is not prepared to clear these transfers at this stage.-''
''-In relation to Benjani-s transfer, the enquiry also has identified concerns regarding the role of (agent) Teni Yerima and (third party) Ralph N-Komo-''.
After failing to score in his first fourteen games for the club, Benjani finally got his first goal for Portsmouth against Wigan Athletic on 29 April 2006 in a 2-1 victory which saw Portsmouth avoid relegation from the Premier League.
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp banned Benjani from taking any further penalties after he missed a spot-kick in second-half injury time in a home game against West Ham United. He then made amends for his miss scoring in the 4-1 victory over Newcastle United to bring his total to eight for the season. He then scored his ninth of the season, albeit a consolation goal in a 4-1 defeat at Liverpool. On 19 January 2008, Benjani earned his second Portsmouth hat-trick, scoring all of his side's goals in a 3-1 victory over Derby County at Fratton Park. This took his tally for the season to 12 and subsequently resulted in him revising his target for the season, which had been 10.
Benjani's goalscoring form during the first half of the 2007-08 season cemented Manchester City manager Sven-Gran Eriksson's interest in the striker, and on 31 January 2008 he had a bid of around -8m accepted for the transfer of the player. However, it was revealed that Benjani had missed two successive planes to Manchester (supposedly due to his falling asleep at the airport), meaning he didn't arrive at the clubs training ground until 11.10pm, leaving insufficient time to complete a move before the midnight deadline. Portsmouth had already confirmed the signing of Benjani's replacement, Jermain Defoe, for a fee in the region of -9 million from Tottenham Hotspur, with the impending sale of Benjani supposedly funding the majority of the transfer.
A transfer was completed for Benjani to move to Manchester City on 5 February 2008 for a fee of -3.87 million.
After a lengthy thigh injury, Benjani made a goal scoring return for the reserves, before following this up days later by making an impact as a second half substitute, scoring what would be the winning goal in City's 3-2 win over FC Twente. He scored again in the UEFA Cup with an away goal against FC Schalke 04. His former club Portsmouth were fined -15,000 for his transfer to and from the club, after they were found to have breached transfer rules.
He entered talks with Hull City over a transfer to the club in August 2009, but negotiations ended after he failed to agree personal terms.
Under new Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini Benjani started his first game of the 2009-10 season in a third round FA Cup tie away to Middlesbrough on Saturday 2nd January 2010 during which he scored the only goal just before half time in a 1-0 win.
He is the current Zimbabwe national team captain, having taken the armband from Peter Ndlovu after the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
Benjani is the third Zimbabwean to play in the English Premiership after goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar who played for Liverpool and Ndlovu who played for Coventry City and later Sheffield United.
Benjani is a key figure in the development of football in Zimbabwe. During the run up to the 2006 African Cup of Nations, he provided the funding for the senior national team's stay in France when they were preparing for the African soccer showcase.
Many Zimbabwean journalists, including Fidel M. Bondamakara,Marvellous M Muvengwa, are of the view that Benjani's contributions will go a long way in upgrading Zimbabwean soccer standards. Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the 2008 African Cup of Nations and 2010 FIFA World Cup in neighbouring South Africa.
In the Ngonde language, his name should read Mwaluwali but because the Shona language uses 'R' in place of 'L', since 'L' is not part of the Shona alphabet, his name now reads Mwaruwari.
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}}'''Edward William J. Savage''' (born 15 November 1989) is an English footballer and former actor who took over from Stuart Stevens to play the role of Steven Beale in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Savage left ''EastEnders'' when his character was written out in 2002.
Savage, nicknamed Eddie, was born in 1989 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He plays football for Wycombe Wanderers Football Club youth team alongside his older brother Andrew, and attends John Hampden Grammar School. He also enjoys judo. He picked up the Alan Henry Gillot Award for the Best First Year Apprentice, presented by Ian Culverhouse.
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'''Andrew Derek Taylor''' (born 1 August 1986 in Hartlepool, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Middlesbrough as a left wingback.
Taylor was born in Hartlepool, County Durham. A graduate of Middlesbrough's youth academy, he started out as a left midifelder in the successful 2004 FA Youth Cup campaign with the likes of David Wheater and Adam Johnson.
Taylor was named as a substitute in several UEFA Cup games during the 2004-05 season but did not leave the bench. During the 2005-06 season, Boro reached the FA Cup Semi-Final and the Uefa Cup Final. With only Franck Queudrue able to play at left-back, Steve McClaren brought Taylor back from Bradford, where he had impressed on loan. He played in several Premiership matches and the FA Cup semi-final to save Queudrue for the UEFA Cup tie with Sevilla. His impressive form meant he was unlucky to miss out on a starting place against Sevilla.
The arrival of Julio Arca for the 2006-07 season in replacement of the Fulham-bound Queudrue saw Taylor lose his place. After Arca's injury during the first game of the season, Taylor deputised in the left back position and eventually made it his own after impressing Gareth Southgate. He stuck a partnership with fellow Boro academy graduate Stewart Downing on the left wing and is now regarded as the first choice left-back. Taylor signed a one year extension to his contract in January 2008, which would see him remain at the club until June 2011.
The 2008-09 season was a frustrating one for Taylor as he played only 20 league games due to several injuries. He ended the season on a low note as Boro were relegated after playing out a draw at home to Aston Villa. After starting the 2009-10 season on the bench, he reclaimed his spot in the starting eleven. On 12 September, he sustain an ankle ligament injury in the home win against Ipswich Town and was out for the rest of the month and October. He made the bench for the 21 November game against Nottingham Forest but did not leave the bench.
Taylor has been in the youth setup since the Under-17 level, and played at the 2003 UEFA U17 Championships with U21 teammates Mark Noble, Steven Taylor and James Milner. With England qualified for the FIFA World Youth Championship that year, he was again selected in the squad. He was a part of England's Under-19 at the 2005 European Championships, in which they finished runners-up to France. In the summer of 2009, he was called up for the 2009 UEFA U21 Championship in Sweden and finished runners-up to Germany.
In August 2009 it was announced that the footballer would be involved in a new business venture called ''Platinum Players''. The website based service will aim to connect footballers and other celebrities with companies and trades people whose reputability and trustworthiness has been validated. The site will be available by invitation-only, and will go live on 1 September 2009.
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'''Andrew James "Andy" Johnson''' (born 2 May 1974 in Bristol) is an English born Welsh international football midfielder who currently plays for King's Lynn.
He began his career at Norwich City, before joining Nottingham Forest in 1997 for -2.2m. Having made over one hundred appearances in Forest's squad, he moved on to West Bromwich Albion for -200,000 due to his contract expiring at the end of the season.
He made his Albion debut as a first-half substitute in a 1-0 defeat to Wimbledon on 22 September 2001. His first goal for the club was scored in a 3-2 defeat away at Barnsley on 28 October of the same year. His appearances for WBA ensured that they achieved the second promotion spot in the division and thus moved up to the Premier League. Johnson made his 100th league appearance for West Bromwich Albion during the 2003-04 league season, during which he also helped Albion to a second promotion in three years. He has made several appearances for his chosen country, Wales, but has yet to score a goal in international competition.
Johnson joined Leicester City in June 2006.
On 25 April 2007 it was announced that having not featured under manager Nigel Worthington Leicester had begun talks to terminate Johnson's contract early, and he was eventually released in May 2007. Johnson was signed by Barnsley on 8 June 2007.
Johnson started four Championship games for Barnsley in 2007, but lost his holding midfield position to the on-loan Brazilian Anderson De Silva, occasionally being named as a substitute. Barnsley manager Simon Davey placed Johnson on the transfer list in January 2008 and released the player from his contract twelve months later.
Before playing for Wales, he was a member of England youth team. Johnson was an unused member of England U-20 team at 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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'''Anthony Gardner''' (born 18 August 1981 in Stafford) is an English football player who currently plays as a defender for Hull City. A tall centre-back, he has represented England and been bought and sold for millions in the domestic transfer market. However, his career has been dogged with injuries, limiting his appearances.
Gardner started his career with Port Vale, where he scored four goals in 45 matches in all competitions, dbuting in October of the 1998-99 season.
Gardner signed for Tottenham Hotspur in January 2000, as a -1 million pre-emptive replacement for Sol Campbell, where he worked his way up through the reserves before making his dbut as a substitute against Derby County in March 2001. He suffered knee ligament damage at the back end of the season which ruled him out until December. Gardner scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in a 3-2 victory over local rivals West Ham United in September 2002.
More recently, Gardner was on the fringes of the Tottenham Hotspur team, playing 17 league matches in 2005-06 due to injury, and just a handful of matches in 2006-07.
At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, Gardner found himself on the teamsheet due to the ongoing injuries of Ledley King and Michael Dawson. He did manage to make an impact - in vain - by scoring his team's only goal in their second Premier League game of the season at home to Everton on 15 August 2007, which ''Spurs'' went on to lose 3-1.
On 31 January 2008, Gardner signed for Everton on loan for the remainder of the 2007-08 season, but didn't make a single appearance.
Prior to the 2008-09 season, Gardner was loaned to Hull City. The initial deal was to last until January 2009, but Hull had the option of purchasing him at any point during the loan period. Hull exercised their purchase option to make the loan move permanent in August for a fee of -2.5 million, which at the time was a club record signing.
On 23 March 2009, it was revealed that Gardner would miss the remainder of the season after x-rays revealed four fractured vertebrae in the base of his spine. The injury was sustained in the 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup at The Emirates on 17 March 2009. Moving into the 2009-10 season, following the departure of Michael Turner to Sunderland, Gardner has become a permanent feature in the centre of defence alongside Kamil Zayatte. More recently Gardner has taken over the captain's armband in the absence of regular skipper Ian Ashbee and vice-captain Nick Barmby.
Gardner has previously represented England at under-21 level, gaining one cap under David Platt.
Gardner began to impress during season 2003-04 and earned his full England debut as cover for Gareth Southgate in March 2004. Since this substitute appearance against Sweden, Gardner has not featured for the England senior team again - he was called up for the 2005 two-game tour of the USA, but was ruled out due to a foot injury.
His cousin, Jordan Fincher, is also a footballer, and is taking part in Sky1's ''Football's Next Star'' in 2010. The winner of which will win a contract with Inter Milan.
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'''Anthony "Tony" McMahon''' (born 24 March 1986 in Bishop Auckland) is an English footballer. He plays for Middlesbrough.
He was the captain of the Middlesbrough side who won the FA Youth Cup during the 2003-04 season. He has represented England at under-17 and under-18 level, and made first-team appearances during the 2005-06 pre-season.
He suffered a broken leg in a reserve game versus Liverpool in November 2006. He spent part of the 2007-08 season on loan to Blackpool. He returned to the Middlesbrough first team in May 2008 as a substitute in the 8-1 victory over Manchester City. He signed a one year contract extension in summer 2008 and moved to Sheffield Wednesday on an initial one-month loan on 21 August 2008.
McMahon was selected in the Championship Team of the Week following his performance against Watford on 13 September 2008. This was followed by agreement to extend the loan deal at Sheffield Wednesday until 15 November. However, following a sending off for violent conduct at Barnsley F.C. on 21 October he received a three-match suspension. He was immediately recalled by his parent club.
McMahon returned to Hillsborough on completion of his ban for the remaining 28 days of the 90 day loan. He scored his only goal in his time at Sheffield Wednesday against Norwich City on 29 November.
He made his first appearance of the 2008-09 season for Middlesbrough against Arsenal on 13 December.
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'''Martin Tyler''' (born 14 September 1945 in Chester) is an English football commentator who was voted as the FA Premier League Commentator of The Decade.
Tyler was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford (for his work as a commentator, he was awarded the King's Tie by the school) and at the University of East Anglia where he earned degrees in social studies and Hieroglyphics.
Tyler played football for the University of East Anglia from 1964-68. He then played centre-forward for Corinthian-Casuals in the Isthmian League before a job offer from London Weekend Television (LWT) brought his semi-professional career to an end. Since then he has been a regular member of the Commentators XI and participated in charity games, where he is proud to claim that he once scored a goal from an Andy Gray cross. He is currently assistant coach at Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian, having joined the club in January 2007 from Walton & Hersham as part of the support staff alongside manager Alan Dowson helping Kingstonian achieve promotion, as champions, of the Isthmian League First Division South for 2008-09 season.
After graduating from the University of East Anglia in the 1960s, Tyler helped in the publishing of Marshall Cavendish's Book of Football. He was also ghostwriter on soccer pundit Jimmy Hill's column in ''The Times'', and reported matches under his own name for that paper. At the urging of Hill he took a job behind the scenes on LWT's The Big Match - the first ITV football programme to make a real impact on the public. His job was solely a production role, but at one match he did his own commentary on a tape recorder and handed it in to his bosses expecting, and indeed initially gaining, little response.
However, the break did eventually come with another ITV region Southern Television. Their regular football commentator (and ITV's tennis man) Gerry Williams was indisposed and on 28 December 1974 Tyler made his commentary debut at The Dell describing a Second Division clash between Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday. It was a successful bow and six weeks later he was asked back, soon becoming a regular commentator.
In 1976 Tyler moved to Yorkshire Television to replace Keith Macklin and began to make an impression on ITV Sport bosses, who included him in the team for the 1978 World Cup. He also covered his first European Cup Final in 1979. Another change of region came in 1981 and a switch to Granada replacing Gerald Sinstadt. In 1982 he led ITV's World Cup team, covering every England game and the final alongside Ian St. John. The tournament was also memorable on a personal level because he met his future wife while on duty in Spain.
Throughout the 1980s Tyler established himself as the ITV network's number two commentator behind Brian Moore. He led the team at the 1984 European Championships and also described all the main matches at the 1986 World Cup - except the final, for which Moore flew out from London (the first time he had ever commentated on a World Cup match for ITV, having previously worked from London as anchorman). It was the frustration of playing second fiddle that saw Tyler search for pastures new and, despite his own reluctance, he signed a deal with British Satellite Broadcasting's Sports Channel in 1990 at the urging of his agent John Hockey. There he covered live FA Cup games, England internationals and the Scottish League. Tyler's voice was still heard on ITV for another two years as they carried the commentaries he provided for the Football League's overseas broadcasts. British Satellite Broadcasting's merger with Sky meant the Sports Channel became Sky Sports in 1991. Since then he has led the Sky commentary team, spearheading the network's coverage of the FA Premier League since its inception in 1992..
In April 2003 in the Premier League 10 Seasons Awards, Tyler was voted as the Premier League Commentator of The Decade by fans and a specially assembled panel of football experts. After learning of the honour Tyler stated, "I'd like to thank everybody who voted for me and express my gratitude to all my colleagues at Sky Sports. This award is as much for them as myself and reflects our approach to football. My job has also been made easier by the thousands of individuals within the game who've answered my daily requests for information with the attention and care that make this job so enjoyable."
In recent years Sky have employed a rotation policy and Tyler no longer gets the number of 'big' games he used to get (2005 Champions League final for example - he only covered this for Australian TV). He regularly covers Saturday English Premier League matches for Sky Sports' "Football First" programme, these commentaries are also carried via TWI's international feed. He works directly for TWI on the Premier League as well, mainly covering Monday night matches.
Doubts about the security of his position as Sky's number one commentator alerted rival broadcasting corporations, the BBC and Setanta Sports have reportedly tried to sign him up. As recently as January 2007 he was approached by Setanta to be their lead commentator for live Premiership football in 2007/2008 but rejected the move and has signed a new contract with Sky Sports.
Tyler has been the main voice for broadcasts on the Australian television network SBS for World Cup, Euro and European club competition matches as well as a number of Australian international matches. The 2006 World Cup final saw Tyler call his fifth World Cup Final for SBS. Through his broadcasts for SBS he can be often heard throughout Oceania and parts of east Asia. His main ambition in life is to commentate on England lifting the World Cup.
Tyler covered all four of the Barclay's Asia Trophy games in Summer 2009 which involved the teams, Beijing Guoan, Hull City, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham. Tottenham beat Hull City 3-0 in the final of the competition.
ESPN has hired Tyler to cover the 2010 World Cup for American audiences.
Although most associated with football, Tyler has commentated on other sports. He contributed to Granada TV's coverage of Roses Cricket throughout his time there and even described live netball for ITV's World Of Sport.
Tyler has had a few movie roles as a commentator. He was in the 1996 Sean Bean film ''When Saturday Comes'' and also in the "GOAL" series of films. Tyler is actually an accomplished actor and nearly considered this as a career. He had a small part in the 1988 film ''Burning Vengeance''.
Tyler is also the voice-over commentator for the FIFA video game series on PS3 and Xbox 360 alongside Andy Gray.
Tyler writes an article on the Sky Sports websites where readers can ask questions about Football usually based on statistics and form of teams. At the end of each article is a 'Tyler's Teaser' in which Martin asks the readers a question of his own. More recently, Martin has recorded his asking of these questions live from the Stadium of which he commentated in for Sky the weekend before. 'Tyler's Teaser' originally was for the readers to try and catch Martin out, in asking footballing questions of their own.
Tyler has witnessed and described many great moments in the last decade, but regards Arsenal's unbeaten season in the English Premiership in 2003/4 as the greatest he has seen, and has expressed the view that sports fans will not see another team unbeaten for a whole season in their lifetimes.
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'''Antoine Sibierski''' (born 5 August 1974) is a former French footballer who played as a striker for clubs such as Manchester City and Newcastle United
Born in Lille, Sibierski began his career at hometown club Lille OSC, where he moved up the ranks and played for four complete seasons in the first team before playing for AJ Auxerre and FC Nantes, where he won the 2000 French Cup. He then joined RC Lens, and eventually became club captain during his three-year stay.
Sibierski moved to Manchester City for a fee of -700,000 in August 2003,
He was a regular substitute for the team, having started only eighteen of the thirty-three games he participated in, during an all important first season in which he scored seven goals.
The 2005-06 season saw him fighting for a new contract at the club. Early on in the season he won a place up front due to the injury of Andrew Cole but was soon reverted back to the bench. Despite this Sibierski still signed a one-year extension to his contract at the club which was meant to last until the summer of 2007.
Newcastle United signed Sibierski on 31 August 2006 on a one-year contract, just two hours and twenty minutes before the close of the transfer window. Some fans considered the Frenchman's signing as a joke, considering the fans high expectations of signings from the previous season, in which Newcastle signed the likes of Michael Owen, Scott Parker and Emre.
He scored on his Newcastle debut in the UEFA cup first round tie against Levadia. His league debut for the club came at West Ham United on 17 September, and he scored his first domestic goal for Newcastle on 7 November against Watford in the League Cup. He scored his first league goal for the club in a 1-0 win over Portsmouth. Sibierski then went on to score his second league goal for the Magpies against Reading in a thrilling encounter in which the Magpies went on to win 3-2. His goal scoring form at the start of the season proved many doubters wrong, as Sibierski went on to be a key European figure. In Europe, Sibierski made 7 appearances and scored 4 essential goals against Levadia Tallinn, Fenerbahe, Celta Vigo and Zulte-Waregem respectively.
He quickly became a Newcastle favourite and an important member of the first team loved by the Newcastle faithful. Due to injuries on Tyneside, including England striker Michael Owen, Sibierski mainly played as a striker, where his partnership with Nigerian Obafemi Martins proved successful. He also played as an attacking midfielder in a 4-5-1 formation. He played a part in an exciting 2-2 draw with Manchester United, later saying he was disappointed not to get on the scoresheet against his former club's main rivals. He scored his first European goal of 2007 with a brilliant individual effort against Zulte-Waregem in the UEFA Cup on 15 February. Sibierski nut-megged a defender, took it round another, took it round the keeper and tapped home the last goal in a 3-1 win.
However, Newcastle were not willing to match Sibierski's wish of a new two-year contract at the club, instead offering just another one-year contract, which he rejected. Sibierski's agent Willie McKay stated that whilst negotiations were still ongoing, it looked increasingly likely that Sibierski would be leaving the club as his contract came to an end. Following his season with Newcastle, Sibierski now describes himself as a Newcastle fan.
Sibierski agreed a two-year deal with Wigan Athletic on a free transfer from Newcastle United on 4 June 2007.
However, on 12 January 2008, Sibierski scored a crucial winner within seconds of coming off the bench against Derby County with a low drive into the bottom left corner of the net from 25 yards out. He then followed this up with another spectacular goal against Chelsea, in the FA Cup.
On 1 September 2008, Sibierski joined Norwich City on loan.
He is now retired from football and is currently a football agent.
Sibierski has a wife called Isabelle, two daughters and a son. Former Lille teammate Frdric Dindeleux, who has been his friend since the age of eight, was best man at Sibierski's wedding.
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'''Asa Philip Hall''' (born 29 November 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for Luton Town. He plays in midfield.
Born in Sandwell, West Midlands, Hall started his youth career as a 7-year-old playing for Abbey Colts (later to become Halesowen Town) under the guidance of coach and manager Pete Evans, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers at the age of 12.
Hall moved from Wolves to Birmingham City,
He spent three months on loan at League Two side Boston United in the 2005-06 season where he made 12 appearances in the Football League.
In January 2008, Hall joined Shrewsbury Town of League Two on loan for the remainder of the season.
He made his debut for the Shrews on 19 January 2008 against Morecambe, and scored the first goal in a 2-0 win.
Hall was offered a permanent deal with Shrewsbury by their manager Gary Peters before his sacking in March. In May, when Hall was released by Birmingham, Peters' replacement Paul Simpson also offered him a contract. The player appeared keen to sign but eventually rejected the offer.
Hall joined Luton Town in August 2008.
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'''Barry Marc Fuller''' (born 25 September 1984 in Ashford, Kent) is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham as a defender, favoured as right-back.
He joined Charlton as an apprentice in the 2004-05 season. Fuller captained Charlton's successful reserves side, but did not feature in any games for the first team. In January 2006 he joined Barnet on loan. Fuller spent 18 months at Stevenage Borough after signing a contract in July 2006.
On 28 January 2008, Fuller signed, alongside team mate Stuart Lewis, for Gillingham, both agreeing two year contracts, reuniting with former Stevenage manager Mark Stimson.
Fuller made his debut for Gillingham in the 2-0 away defeat to Tranmere Rovers on 29 January, and became the club captain the following October.
In January 2009, Fuller was rushed to hospital suffering with bacterial pneumonia, but was back playing for Gillingham on 14 February after just five weeks out of the team, playing 90 minutes in a 2-0 defeat to Rotherham at Millmoor.
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'''Benjamin Peter "Ben" Smith''' (born 23 November 1978) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Crawley Town 
Born in Chelmsford, Smith began his career at Arsenal where he signed his first professional contract for the 1995-96 season. He never made a first team appearance at the London-based club, although he made 29 appearances and scored 4 goals for the youth team during that season.
He moved to Reading in 1996 and made his senior debut on the final day of the 1996-97 season, coming on as a substitute in a 3-2 away defeat at Manchester City. This turned out to be his only first team appearance for the Royals and he moved to Yeovil Town in March 1998.
Smith became a fans favourite at Huish Park and, despite being transfer listed in his second season, remained with the club until 2001. Smith had played a key role in Yeovil's challenge for promotion to the Football League, but an agreed new contract offer was withdrawn when manager Colin Addison was sacked. Smith moved to Southend United on a free transfer, joining his former manager David Webb.
He struggled to make an impact in his solitary season at Roots Hall and left for Hereford United, for whom he made 52 league appearances and scored 18 goals in a two-season-long spell. An injury to his shoulder meant he required an operation in March 2004, shortly before joining Shrewsbury Town. He made 24 league appearances for the Shropshire club. He joined Weymouth in January 2006, playing a significant role in the run in to the Conference South championship.
Weymouth's first Conference match in 17 years saw Smith score the opening goal, in the first minute against Tamworth. He went on to play in every first team match for the Terras up until the turn of the year, when he scored twice in a 3-2 defeat to Forest Green which turned out to be his last match for the club. The entire Weymouth squad had been transfer listed, due to financial problems, even though Smith had only recently signed a contract extension until 2009. Five league clubs expressed an interest in signing the Weymouth captain, and on 25 January 2007, Weymouth confirmed that he had rejoined Hereford United for -20,000 on a 2 and a half year contract. This was the first transfer fee that the Bulls had paid since the signing of Neil Grayson in 1997.
Smith made an impact on his return to Edgar Street against Notts County, hitting the post in the build up to the first goal and providing the assist for the second goal. He went on to play in all Hereford's remaining matches of the 2006-07 season, scoring at home to Barnet in the process. He also wore the captain's armband in many of the matches.
Smith started the vast majority of Hereford's matches in the 2007-08 season as the Bulls gained promotion to Football League One.
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'''Alexander John Kosmina''' (born 17 August 1956), known as '''John Kosmina''', is a former Australian football (soccer) player and manager. He was most recently the manager of Sydney FC. He is a member of the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame.
He played for Polonia and then West Adelaide, before signing for English side Arsenal in February 1978. However, he only played one first-team league game for the Gunners (as a substitute against Leeds United on 19 August 1978), along with 3 appearances (2 as a substitute) in that season's UEFA cup. He returned to Australia in May 1979.
On his return, he went on to become one of the National Soccer League's most prolific scorers, with stints at Adelaide City, West Adelaide (for a second time), Sydney City, Sydney Olympic and A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers before retiring in 1989. The most successful of these was with Sydney City, being part of their 1981 and 1982 championship winning teams, as well as being the league's top scorer in 1982.
After retiring, he began coaching the Warringah Dolphins in the New South Wales state leagues, before coaching NSL side Newcastle Breakers, followed by a stint at the Brisbane Strikers. Both stints were largely unsuccessful, his sides reaching the finals only once.
In 2003 he became the inaugural coach of Adelaide United. Kosmina coached United to an impressive 3rd in the final season of the NSL. Maintaining his job for the inaugural season of the Hyundai A-League, Kosmina led his side to the Minor Premiership but a poor finals series saw them finish 3rd overall. The next season saw mixed results for Kosmina and Adelaide United.
Finishing 2nd on the table behind Melbourne Victory, Adelaide managed to reach the grand final, only to be thrashed 6-0. Kosmina's criticism of the refereeing of that match, coupled with the devastating loss and a touchline ban earlier during the season for a scuffle with Victory captain Kevin Muscat, saw him forced to resign by the Adelaide board.
He was then appointed by Socceroos coach Graham Arnold as his assistant for the 2007 Asian Cup.
After the sacking of Branko Culina by the Sydney Football Club Board, Kosmina was confirmed on 24 October 2007 as the new Sydney FC coach. Since signing with Sydney FC Kosmina made an immediate impact; winning his first game with Sydney 3-2 against rivals Central Coast Mariners at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Sydney FC beat the LA Galaxy 5-3 at Sydney's Telstra Stadium in a friendly, and also won a thrilling 5-4 victory against the Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium. Following Sydney FC's poor run in the 2008/2009 season (missing the finals for the first time), John Kosmina had his contract terminated in late January 2009. He has since joined Fox Sports as a commentator and football analyst.
John also co-hosts a weekly Internet Television show ll about soccer/football with Ross Aloisi, Two Up Front for AustraliaLiveTV.com.
'''With Sydney City:'''
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'''Brian Christopher Deane''' (born 7 February 1968 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English former footballer.
Signed for -40,000 from Doncaster Rovers in the close season of 1988, Deane first played and scored for Sheffield United in an 8-1 victory against Skegness Town. His first league goal came in the Third Division in the opening game of the season against Reading but his hero status did not really start until 17 September, when both he and Tony Agana hit hat-tricks in a 6-1 victory over Chester City. It was the first double hat-trick by a United player since Harry Johnson and Arthur Mercer helped the Blades to their record 11-2 victory over Cardiff City on 1 January 1926.
Deane scored the first goal in the English Premier League for Sheffield United against Manchester United after 5 minutes on 15 August 1992. In the same game he scored a second after 50 minutes from the penalty spot as Sheffield United went on to win 2-1.
Deane won 3 caps for England whilst with Sheffield United in the early 1990s. His England debut was as a half-time substitute in a tour match against New Zealand at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland on 3 June 1991. His other England caps were against New Zealand at Athletic Park on 8 June 1991, and against Spain at Estadio El Sardinero, Santander, Cantabria on 9 September 1992.
He left Sheffield United for Leeds United for -2.9million in June 1993 - a record signing for Leeds and a record sale for the Blades.
He later re-signed for the Blades, though left in a shock move that saw him transferred to Benfica and fellow striker Jan ge Fjrtoft transferred to Barnsley F.C. on the same day.
Deane then moved to Benfica, where he played under the leadership of Graeme Souness. In his 18 matches played with Benfica, Deane managed to score 7 times. He later returned to England to play for Middlesbrough, costing the club 3 times as much as he had cost Benfica one year earlier.
In 2001 he joined Leicester City, where he scored the first competitive goal at the Walkers Stadium, scoring both goals in a 2-0 victory over Watford. He then moved to West Ham United. Here he score a last minute equalizer against Wigan Athletic on the final day of the 2003-2004 season. This goal sent Crystal Palace to the division one play-offs who ironically beat West Ham in the final. When Brian was brought on as a substitute in the match he received a standing ovation by both sets of fans. After the play-off final he ended up returning for a second spell at Leeds. He struggled to make an impact in his second period at the club but memorably scored four goals in a 6-1 thrashing of Queens Park Rangers in November 2004.
After a short spell at Sunderland, he signed for Perth Glory in the Australian A-League. He left mid-season after failing to make an impact and sustaining a long-term injury, scoring once in seven appearances. He stated that he did not want to prevent Perth Glory from signing another striker due to salary cap and squad size restrictions imposed by the league. After leaving Perth Glory, Deane re-signed for the third time at Sheffield United making him the only player Sheffield United have signed three times. In December 2005 he made two substitute appearances before retiring at the beginning of the 2006-07 season. Brian is a Sports Consultant for Blacks Solicitors LLP in Leeds.
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'''Richard Johnson''' (born April 27, 1974 in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player.
When still a teenager Johnson moved to England to seek a professional football contract. He joined the youth ranks of Watford, and made his league dbut in the closing stages of the 1991/92 season. Johnson's ability to shoot accurately and powerfully from long distance secured him the "Goal of the Season" award for the 1994/95 season, for a 30 yard shot in a game against Wolves.
Often in and out of the side for much of his early Watford career, Johnson became an integral part of Graham Taylor's re-shaped Watford side as it started the 1997/98 season. He formed a central midfield partnership with Micah Hyde that was to help drive Watford to the 1997/98 Division Two Championship. Johnson was also to show his long-range shooting skills in the 4-0 victory over rivals Luton Town at Kenilworth Road, scoring the first goal. The Hyde-Johnson axis continued into the 1998/99 season, with Johnson playing in Watford's drive to the play-offs and picking up a winners medal in the 2-0 final victory over Bolton.
Johnson was to play a limited part in Watford's first Premiership season, with injuries sustained in August and January keeping him out for two months each time.
Playing in a match against Manchester United on 29 April 2000 Johnson ruptured knee ligaments. He did not return until 28 April 2001, featuring in the final three games of the 2000/01 season. However, Johnson suffered a relapse, and he missed all of the 2001/02 season. He returned intermittently in the autumn of 2002, but after picking up another injury was sent on loan to Northampton Town for a month in February 2003 to gain fitness. He scored 1 goal - against Watford's rivals Luton - in 6 games for the Cobblers.
Returning to Watford, Johnson featured in the final few games of the season, but still struggling for fitness and a first-team place he was released in October 2003. He had played 277 times for the Hornets in 11 years at the club, scoring 22 goals. He subsequently joined Colchester, playing a singular game for the Us in the Football League Trophy. After just a month in Essex, Johnson joined Stoke. He played nine times for the Potters before joining QPR in February 2004, who were driving towards promotion from Division Two. Johnson played 11 times in Rangers' run-in, helping them to secure second position and automatic promotion.
Johnson started the 2004/05 season in the first-team, but found the step-up to the Championship too demanding and slipped out of the team at the end of August. In October 2004 he was loaned to Milton Keynes Dons for whom he played three times. Returning to QPR F.C., he was unable to regain his place and he was released at the end of the season having not played another game for the London club.
Johnson moved back to Australia, joining home-town club Newcastle United Jets in the newly-formed A-League. Johnson played a key part in Jets' first season where the team managed a respectable 4th place under then manager Richard Money, starting 20 out of 23 games. However, in the 2006 off-season he moved to A-League club New Zealand Knights for the final year of their existence.
In May 2007 he joined newly formed A-League team Wellington Phoenix FC. In 2007, Johnson was convicted of drunk driving and was sentenced to 8 months imprisonment, but appealed and was released on bail. To the relief of Johnson he won his appeal against a prison sentence shortly after and is set to join the Wellington Phoenix ahead of their debut A-League season. The Phoenix would have most certainly terminated the former Socceroos' contract if the appeal failed, while Wellington manager Ricki Herbert was quoted as saying the situation to be 'disappointing'.
On February 11, 2009, Johnson announced he would be retiring from professional football at the end of the 2008-2009 A-league season.
He won his first (and only) full cap for the Australian national team against the Czech Republic on 29 March 2000. He also played for the Australian national team twice against a Brazilian 'B' side.
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'''Laurent Delorge''' (born July 21, 1979) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Roda JC. He also served AA Gent, Coventry City, Lierse SK, RSC Anderlecht, ADO Den Haag and Ajax.
After scoring five goals in ten appearances in his Jupiler League debut season for AA Gent he was transferred to Coventry City that played in the FA Premier League. Delorge failed in his try to become a first team regular, in fact he did not play a single match in the first three seasons at the club. Only after Coventry relegated to the Football League Championship made his debut at the club. When Lierse SK offered him a contract to return to the Jupiler League in his home country he ended his foreign career straight away and soon became one of their key players. Eventually this led into a transfer which brought him into the squad of the top squad of the country, RSC Anderlecht.
While at Anderlecht he was fired on February 17, 2006 for alleged 'wrongdoing' with former club Lierse SK, in conjunction with the match-fixing investigation going on in Belgian football. Not much later he signed a 3-year contract deal with Dutch based Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag. In a disappointing season ADO was unable to remain in the Eredivisie and relegated to the Eerste Divisie. Delorge however was offered a contract at Ajax and signed a 2-year contract on May 10, 2007.
In his first year in Amsterdam he played four matches, but in his second year he didn't play a single match for Ajax. In the winter of 2009 Roda JC contracted the disappointed Delorge.
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'''Stephen Glass''' (born 23 May 1976 in Dundee) is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic, where he is the current team captain.
Glass started his career with Aberdeen where he was regarded as one of Scotland's brightest prospects. In Aberdeen's League Cup final victory against Dundee in November 1995, he set-up both goals in the Dons 2-0 success. His performance earned him the man-of-the-match award (a mountain bike) as well as a winner's medal.
Glass' impressive development earned him a move to English Premiership team Newcastle United in 1998, although a series of injuries saw him make only a limited number of appearances on Tyneside. Whilst playing for Newcastle United, he lived in Hepscott Park, Northumberland. In his first season at St James' Park, however, several eye-catching displays were rewarded with a substitutes appearance in the 1999 FA Cup Final against Manchester United at Wembley. Injury blighted his second season in the Premiership and, by the time he regained full fitness, Bobby Robson had decided that Glass was nothing more than a solid squad player. On a brighter note, the Dundonian did pick up his first - and to date, only - full international cap in Scotland's 2-1 win over the Faroes Isles at Pittodrie in October 1998.
Glass played a bit-part role in Newcastle's 2000-01 campaign - scoring the equaliser in a 1-1 home draw with Manchester Utd in December 2000 - and was offered a one-year contract extension by Sir Bobby Robson. He remained keen for first-team football, however, and neglected to stay at St James' Park.
In the summer of 2001 Glass signed for Watford on a free transfer, as part of Gianluca Vialli's new-look side. He was one of the more successful Vialli signings, and one of the few to be kept on by his successor, Ray Lewington. However, due to financial constraints Glass had to be released when his contract ended in the summer of 2003. Ironically, after this announcement was made he scored a stunning free-kick in Watford's victory over Burnley in the FA Cup quarter-final.
After leaving Watford Glass signed for Hibernian, making his debut for Hibs in the 2-1 win over Dundee United in August 2003 and also featuring in Hibs' derby win over Hearts the following week. Despite flashes of his expected pedigree, Glass' first season at Easter Road was also blighted by injury. His second season in Edinburgh, however, proved much more successful and his performances under new boss Tony Mowbray helped the club gain a European place. Only a broken wrist, which sidelined him for two league games (both of which Hibs lost) late in the season, kept Glass from appearing in every SPL match for Hibs in 2004-05 and his presence helped hold together a Hibs midfield which was weakened by lengthy injuries to star players Scott Brown, Kevin Thomson, and Guillaume Beuzelin. Along with numerous goal assists, Glass also chipped with two key goals in Hibs' league campaign: the first, a stunning volleyed winner against former club Aberdeen in December 2004, helped Hibs close the gap on the Dons in 3rd place, while his free-kick helped Hibs to a 2-1 over Dunfermline the following week.
Glass was forced to start the 2005-06 season on the bench for Hibs. Injury to left-back David Murphy in November, however, saw him drafted in as cover and his dependable performances won him his midfield berth back after the new year. Although injuries and inconsistency thwarted Hibs bid for both a top-three finish and a Scottish Cup final place, Glass nonetheless featured in Hibs' impressive wins over Rangers and Hearts in 2006. He accepted Tony Mowbray's offer of a two-year contract extension in April 2006.
Glass was overlooked for the vacant Hibs captaincy in favour of Gary Caldwell and then Kevin Thomson in 2005 and 2006, perhaps because manager Mowbray no longer saw him to be certain of automatic first-team selection. When Mowbray was succeeded as Hibs' manager by John Collins in October 2006, Glass fell further down the pecking order.
Having made only two first-team starts for Hibs during the first half of the 2006-07 season, he was allowed to move to Dunfermline Athletic to gain more regular first team football. He joined the ''Pars'' on 25 January 2007 on loan until the end of the season. After impressing Pars then-manager Stephen Kenny, Glass signed a two year contract with the Fife club. At the start of the 2008-09 season, Glass was made vice-captain to Scott Wilson by manager Jim McIntyre and for the 2009-10 season, was made captain after the departure of Scott Wilson.
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'''Mark Venus''' (born 6 April 1967 in Hartlepool) is an English football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant manager of Celtic.
His career started with his hometown team of Hartlepool United where he signed as a youngster in 1985. After a stay at Leicester City, he signed in 1987 for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Over nearly a decade at Molineux, Venus was an integral part of the club's resurrection after bankruptcy. Playing left-back and, occasionally in his preferred position of central defence, Venus helped Wolves to Divisions Four and Three championships. An often unsung player, Venus was noted for his sweet left foot.
He joined Ipswich Town in 1997 after being exchanged for Steve Sedgley. With Ipswich Town he won the 1999-2000 First Division play-offs, and then finished 5th in the Premier League, qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Ipswich were relegated in 2001-02, but Venus picked up the club's Player of the Year award. He was given a free transfer by Ipswich Town manager Joe Royle at the end of 2002-03.
Whilst playing for Cambridge United in 2003-04, he fell out with the club and played the rest of that season on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge.
Venus ended his career with Hibs, playing in one Scottish League Cup match before retiring.
Venus was hired as Hibernian assistant manager by his former Ipswich Town teammate Tony Mowbray in 2004. Venus also registered as a player for Hibs, but played in only one match before ending his playing career. He returned to the West Midlands in October 2006 by following Mowbray to West Bromwich Albion. Their first game in charge was a Black Country derby against Wolves, where Venus had spent the bulk of his playing career.
Venus was appointed Celtic assistant manager on 16 June 2009, following Mowbray's move.
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'''John Dick''' (1876 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer.
Born in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Dick first played for Airdrieonians, but in 1898 he was signed by London side Woolwich Arsenal as one of manager George Elcoat's many Scottish signings, with reserve striker James Devlin going the other way. A strong muscular centre half (in those days the centre half played in midfield), Dick immediately made his debut for the Gunners on the first day of the season (against Luton Town on September 3, 1898), and he only missed four games of his first season.
Dick was noted for his formidable stamina (he was a cross-country runner as well and once recorded a time of six-and-a-half miles in 33' 45"), and was a near ever-present in the Woolwich Arsenal side for the next six seasons; he missed only one game in 1899-1900, and although not a prolific goalscorer (he only scored thirteen times in his entire Arsenal career), he did score twice in a 12-0 demolition of Loughborough on March 12, 1900, the Gunners' record win in a competitive match.
With the arrival of Percy Sands in 1903, Dick moved to right half, and continued to be an ever-present as Arsenal won promotion from the Second Division to the First Division in 1903-04. In the meantime he had also become club captain, though by the time promotion had come round, fellow Scot Jimmy Jackson had taken over as skipper. Dick played as first-choice right half for the Gunners' first season in the top flight (and broke the 200 match barrier, one of the first Arsenal players to do so), but at the start of the 1905-06 season he lost his place to John Bigden, and stepped down to the reserves. He continued to play sporadically for the first team for the next five years, but never regained a regular place. In all, he played 262 games for Arsenal in the League and FA Cup, and 30 in other first-class matches.
In the summer of 1912 he left Arsenal to coach abroad in Prague, and became known for being one of the early pioneers of football in Czechoslovakia, where he coached Sparta Prague. His fate after that is unknown.
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'''James "Jimmy" Jackson''' (15 September 1875 - ''?'') was a Scottish-Australian football (soccer) player.
Jackson was born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland, but his family emigrated to Australia when he was two. The young Jackson grew up in Australia and played football as a youth, before returning to Scotland in 1893. He first played for junior side Newton Thistle, and then signed for Rangers in 1894, although he was only a fringe player at the club.
He was sold to Newcastle United in August 1897, and played for the Magpies for two seasons, helping them to promotion to the First Division in 1897-98. In 1899 he joined Woolwich Arsenal. He made his debut against Leicester Fosse on 2 September 1899, and for the next six seasons he was a regular at the club, playing either at left back or wing half (i.e. on one side of midfield). He was a virtual ever-present in the Gunners' 1903-04 promotion-winning season, and was captain of the club in its inaugural First Division season. In all he played 204 matches for Arsenal, scoring one goal.
Jackson left Arsenal in 1905 to become player-manager at Leyton (who had just been promoted to the Southern League), but his spell was short-lived and later that year he signed for West Ham United, before rejoining his old club Rangers in 1906. He retired to become a blacksmith, although he briefly came out of retirement to play for Morton in 1911.
Jimmy Jackson was not the only sporting member of his family. Two of his sons were footballers; the elder, James played over 200 games for Liverpool, and later became an ordained priest after retiring from football; the younger, Archie played for Sunderland and Tranmere Rovers. His nephew, also called Archie Jackson, was an Australian test cricketer.
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'''Mark Nicholas Davies''' (born 18 February 1988 in Wolverhampton) is an English football player, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League.
Davies, a former student of Pool Hayes Community School in Willenhall, is a product of Wolves' youth academy. He had already captained the England U-17 team in a European Under-17 Championship qualifier against Northern Ireland at Molineux, by the time he signed professional forms aged 17 in 2005.
The midfielder soon made his senior debut on 20 August 2005 in a 2-0 defeat at , and went on to feature frequently throughout the season, finishing it with a regular starting place in Glenn Hoddle's side.
However, he suffered a cartilage problem in pre-season that kept him on the sidelines for most of the 2006/07 season. His injury problems grew further as a shoulder problem caused him to miss all of the following season.
He made his return during pre-season for the 2008/09 season and made his first team return against Accrington Stanley in the League Cup, where he scored and gained an assist in a 3-2 win.
On 27 November 2008, Davies joined League One Leicester City on a one-month loan deal in order to regain full match fitness after almost two years out.
Davies joined Bolton Wanderers on 26 January 2009 for an undisclosed fee on a four and a half year contract. .
He made his debut for Bolton as a substitute in their 2-2 draw with local rivals Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park two days after completing his move from Wolves and made his first start against Tottenham on 31 January, the first goal coming from his free kick. His first goal came in a League Cup game at Tranmere Rovers on 25 August that year.
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'''Alexander Rooney Forbes''' (born January 21, 1925) is a Scottish former footballer.
Born in Dundee, Forbes started his career playing wartime matches with Dundee North End, before signing for Sheffield United. He was a regular for United in the first two seasons of competitive football after the war ended, and made his debut for Scotland, against England on April 12, 1947. However, he was sidelined by an attack of appendicitis midway through the 1948-49 season and could not regain his place afterwards.
Transfer-listed by the Blades, Forbes signed for Arsenal (after being persuaded by the Gunners' Archie Macaulay, who was a friend of his) in February 1948 for -15,000. He made his debut against Wolves on March 6, 1948. Nicknamed "Red" (for the colour of his hair) and known for his hard tackling, he picked up a First Division winners' medal in his first season at Arsenal (1947-48), making 11 appearances that season.
Forbes managed to eventually displace his friend Macaulay from the Arsenal side, becoming a regular for seven seasons. He went on to win a second title in 1952-53, and picked up an FA Cup winners' medal in 1949-50. He continued to also play for Scotland, eventually picking up 14 caps for his country.
He is the last surviving player from Arsenal's FA Cup winning side of 1950.
In all, Forbes played 240 games for Arsenal, scoring 20 goals. However, injury blighted his final season with the Gunners - a problem with his knee cartilage demanded an operation, which restricted him to five appearances in 1955-56. Having lost his place to Dave Bowen, Forbes moved to Leyton Orient in August 1956. He spent a season there before seeing out his career with Fulham.
After retiring from playing, Forbes spent some time coaching the Arsenal reserves and youth teams. He later emigrated to Johannesburg, South Africa, to coach children at a local private school, Yeshiva College of South Africa. He is also chairman of the South African branch of the Arsenal supporters' club.He recently had a hip replacement.
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'''Bryan Hughes''' (born 19 June 1976) is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a midfielder.
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Hughes initially made his name at Wrexham, guiding them to the FA Cup quarter finals in 1996-97 with the goals he scored on that cup run. It was his performances in the League Cup for Wrexham that caught the attention of Birmingham City.
Hughes scored against Colwyn Bay, Scunthorpe United, West Ham United and Birmingham before the Welsh outfit bowed out to Chesterfield. Shortly after that defeat Trevor Francis paid -800,000 to take him to St Andrews.
Hughes made a total of 291 appearances for the Blues, scoring 42 goals, and was an essential part of Steve Bruce's side's play-off winning season in 2002 and their first and second seasons in the Premier League, before his switch to South-East London. Whilst at Birmingham he played in the 2001 Football League Cup Final as a substitute.
Unable to sign a new deal with Birmingham, in July 2004 he moved to Charlton Athletic, signing a three year contract.
Hughes made his debut against Bolton Wanderers as a substitute for Matt Holland who was injured in the fifth minute. He bagged a brace in a 4-1 FA Cup win over Rochdale at The Valley in January 2005 - his first strikes for the club, and was on target as the Addicks stuttered past Yeovil Town in the fourth round, but the Addicks failed to progress further and they were knocked out by Leicester City, 2-1. In all, Hughes made only 10 starts all season. He did feature in the final two matches of the campaign, however, and played his part in the dramatic showdown with Crystal Palace, opening the scoring with a shot that went in off the post, as the Eagles were relegated.
In 2005-06 he became the man who caused Jos Mourinho to lose his first match at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea manager. Included in the side for the third round of the Carling Cup, Hughes scored the winning penalty in a dramatic shootout to dump the holders out of the competition - though Mourinho claimed it was technically a draw after 120 minutes.
Despite a brave bundled home goal against Blackburn Rovers in November, his first team appearances came in fits and starts in the first half of the season, and it wasn't until the visit of Arsenal on Boxing Day that Hughes established himself as manager Alan Curbishley made sweeping changes. In a match against Birmingham in early January, Hughes scored against his former club with a header. He also set up Darren Bent for a second goal.
His scoring record in cup competitions continued, as he bagged the clinching third against Brentford in round five of the League Cup, and he also notched a goal in the FA Cup replay at Middlesbrough. He actually played in all but five games of the Premier League campaign, passing 50 games for the club, and was on the scoresheet five times.
On 30 December 2006, Hughes scored the last-minute winning goal against Aston Villa providing new manager Alan Pardew with his first win for the club.
Hughes joined Championship club Hull City on a free transfer from Charlton Athletic on a three year deal on 29 June 2007,
Hughes signed for Derby County on a month long loan on 22 October 2009. Hughes made 3 appearances before returning to Hull.
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'''Calum Raymond Paul Davenport''' (born 1 January 1983) is an English football player who plays for West Ham United as a centre back.
Davenport joined Coventry City as a trainee in August 2000.
He moved to Tottenham in August 2004 for a fee of -1,300,000.
Davenport made twenty appearances for Tottenham in all competitions, scoring one goal.
Davenport joined West Ham United for an undislosed fee, reported to be -3,000,000,
On 18 January 2008, he joined Championship side Watford on a month's loan, with a view to a permanent deal.
Davenport played for the England national team at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.
In the early hours of 22 August 2009, Davenport and his mother were stabbed at her home in Kempston. Davenport was stabbed in the legs, lost 50% of the blood from his body
Due to the nature of the injury, his career is believed to be under threat. On 16 October, Gianfranco Zola reported that Davenport had returned to Chadwell Heath for light training with the team following his release from the hospital.
On 28 October 2009, Davenport was charged with assault on his sister, Cara Davenport, in the same incident in which he was stabbed. On 10 November 2009, Davenport appeared before Bedford magistrates court charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He pleaded not guilty and was bailed on the condition that he has no contact with his sister. During a hearing in December 2009, the case was committed to Luton Crown Court with the plea and directions hearing due on 25 January 2010. The magistrates court was told that he would plead not guilty.
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'''Charles "Charlie" Jones''' (12 December 1899 - April 1966) was a Welsh international footballer.
Born in Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Jones started his career at Cardiff City, but was released in the summer of 1921 after just one appearance, a 1-0 defeat to Stoke City. He joined Stockport County, and in his first season at the club (1921-22) won a Third Division North medal and promotion to the Second Division. He moved in March 1923 to First Division Oldham Athletic, but the club were relegated to the Second Division soon after he joined; Jones spent another two seasons with the Latics in the second flight, and then joined fellow Second Division side Nottingham Forest  in the summer of 1925.
Jones steadily made a name for himself as a talented left winger with Forest, making over 100 appearances for them in three years. It was also while there that he picked up the first of his eight caps for Wales, excelling in a 3-1 victory over England at Selhurst Park on 1 March 1926. In addition, he went on to captain his country several times.
Jones returned to the top flight when he was signed by Herbert Chapman for Arsenal in the summer of 1928, and he immediately became a regular, making his debut on the opening day of the season, against Sheffield Wednesday on 25 August 1928. He was a near ever-present for his first two seasons at the club, but the arrival of Alex James and Cliff Bastin in 1929 meant that Jones was squeezed out of the Arsenal attacking lineup, and as a result he missed out on being in the Gunners' 1930 FA Cup-winning side.
However, Jones proved his versatility by moving to right half, and became known as a tenacious ballwinner and committed tackler in the Arsenal midfield. With Arsenal he won three First Division winners' medals (in 1930-31, 1932-33 and 1933-34), and played in the 1931-32 FA Cup final (which Arsenal lost controversially to Newcastle United). Towards the end of his career his age was starting to catch up with him, and competition for midfield places was fierce; with players such as Bob John and Frank Hill in the Arsenal squad, Jones only played 16 matches in 1932-33. However his knowledge of the game and tactical sense were still appreciated by Arsenal managers Herbert Chapman and Joe Shaw; this meant he was a regular in the 1933-34 season, at the end of which he retired from the game, at the age of 34. In all he played 195 games for Arsenal, scoring 8 goals.
After retiring from playing, Jones was briefly manager of Notts County, from May 1934 to December 1935. However, he achieved little and after leaving the job decided to leave football entirely, and became a successful businessman. He died in 1966 at the age of 66.
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'''Christopher John "Chris" Perry''' (born 26 April 1973 in Carshalton, Greater London) is an English footballer. He is a defender and currently plays for Southampton.
Perry started his career with Wimbledon, the team he supported as a boy, and grew up within walking distance of the club's ground at Plough Lane. He debuted in the early 1990s and went on to make over 200 appearances for the club. Such was his form, he was tipped by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and Crazy Gang boss Joe Kinnear to play for England.
Perry moved from South to North London in July 1999, joining Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of -4,000,000. When teammate Sol Campbell moved to Arsenal, Perry became a first choice member of the team from the 2001-02 season, until he lost his place in the team in January 2003, after incurring a slipped disk. Three months later and upon his return he found himself amongst emerging youth players Ledley King and Anthony Gardner, and joined Charlton Athletic on loan in September 2003.
Having impressed, his move was made permanent by Alan Curbishley in November 2003,
He moved to West Bromwich Albion in July 2006,
Perry scored his first goal for Luton in a 2-1 home win over Nottingham Forest on 27 October 2007.
On 27 March 2008 he joined Southampton on loan for the rest of the season as a replacement for Andrew Davies, who broke his cheekbone and was ruled out for the remainder of the season. He was expected to go straight into the squad and make his debut against Cardiff City on 29 March.
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'''Colin Anthony Doyle''' (born June 12, 1985 in Cork, County Cork) is an Irish footballer who plays for Birmingham City as a goalkeeper.
Having signed a professional contract with Birmingham as an 18 year old, he has had loan spells at Chester City and Nottingham Forest, during neither of which he saw much first-team action. His first competitive match in English football was a 1-0 win for Chester against Rochdale on November 2, 2004 in the LDV Vans Trophy.
He played his schoolboy football in Ireland with Douglas Hall in Cork from Under 8 up to Under 15, when he joined Birmingham City. He has progressed through the Birmingham ranks and made his competitive debut against Shrewsbury Town in the 2006-07 Carling Cup, keeping a clean sheet in the 1-0 win. He followed up this appearance with his League debut against Cardiff City, where Birmingham lost 2-0. In February 2007 he started a run of first team appearances in the Championship, including a game against Wolverhampton Wanderers in which he made a series of good saves and saved a penalty in the latter stages of the game from Wolves midfielder Michael McIndoe, the game ending with Birmingham City winning 3-2 and returning to the top of the Championship. Doyle proved to be an able replacement for first choice Maik Taylor and his series of good performances helped Birmingham to promotion in 2007. His excellent form was rewarded with a place in the starting line-up for the first three games of the 2007-08 Premier League. After a difficult start however, Taylor regained his position as first-choice goalkeeper.In the 2009/2010 Premier League season he has slipped to third choice in the goalkeeping pecking order behind the on loan Joe Hart and Maik Taylor.
In August 2006, Doyle played against Greece away for Ireland Under 21s and kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 victory. To date, he has made one appearance for the senior national team, starting in a 1-1 friendly draw with Ecuador on May 23, 2007. The match was at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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'''Collins Mbesuma''' (born February 3, 1984 in Luanshya) is a Zambian footballer. He is nicknamed ''The Hurricane'' or ''Ntofontofo''.
Mbesuma was born in Luanshya. His father, Francis Kajiya, was also a football player who played as a midfielder for Zambian clubs; Green Buffaloes FC and Ndola United FC as well as the country's national team from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
The surname "Mbesuma" is adopted from his step father who raised him as he was not brought up by his biological father Kajiya.
Mbesuma made his debut for Zambia in 2003 and had won four caps by the end of that year, while at the same time being a key member of Zambia's under-23 side that almost qualified for the Athens Olympics.
His performances for the Olympic team caught the attention of Kaizer Chiefs who bought him in January from Roan United in Zambia, where he averaged a goal every other game.
He scored on his debut in South Africa's Premier Soccer League in 2004 against the Black Leopards but injured himself in the process and spent several weeks on the sidelines.
Mbesuma was named PSL Player of the Season in 2005 after scoring a sensational 35 goals in one season with Kaizer Chiefs. After such an achievement a move to a more prestigious league looked assured, and indeed it was enough to catch the eye of Sam Allardyce, manager of Bolton Wanderers (Le Mans UC72 looked to sign him but administrative problems didn't allow Mbesuma to join France). However, Collins was reluctant to take a trial at the club, feeling his quality was already proven, and so this allowed then-Portsmouth manager Alain Perrin to snap him up on a three-year contract in the summer of 2005. Work permit problems due to the low ranking of his country meant he was not given clearance to join the club until late into pre-season.
It was noted that he appeared overweight early in the season when playing for the reserve team. Collins never started a match for Portsmouth; he only came on for a total of 4 brief substitute appearances, all in the first half of the 2005/06 season. In July 2006 he began a season long loan with CS Martimo where he appeared to be regaining his form - netting in vital goals early in the season and receiving the 'Swan d'Or', an auspicious monthly Portuguese football award. However his form soon dipped and his goal tally climaxed at a total of just seven goals. He returned to Portsmouth in June 2007 after playing 23 games for the Portuguese team.
His transfer from Kaizer Chiefs to Portsmouth in August 2005 is one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns, because of the involvement of agent Willie McKay
On 4 August 2007, it was announced that Bursaspor signed Collins Mbesuma for an undisclosed amount
On 17 September 2007, Collins was fined 5000 Euros by Bursaspor for failing to return on time to his Turkish base after helping Zambia to beat South Africa in an African Cup of Nations qualifier. This kind of behaviour by Collins was condemned and described as irresponsible by the Zambian FA (FAZ) Mbesuma has a long standing reputation of poor timekeeping. This problem dates back to his time at Zambian outfit Roan United. In January 2008, Mbesuma was left off the Zambian national squad at the 2008 African Cup of Nations after being declared unfit.
On 23 May 2008, Collins Mbesuma mutually terminated his contract with Bursaspor and signed with Moroka Swallows FC.
News has been ciculating that he is set to join english league one side Carlisle United in the Janurary transfer market, he will join as soon as the African cup of nations ends he will replace the departing Vincent Pericard. Carlisle Manager Greg Abbott is a known admirer.
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'''Daniel Anthony William "Danny" Graham''' (born 12 August 1985) is an English professional footballer, who plays for Watford in the Football League Championship. He was brought up in Leam Lane in Gateshead and went to Heworth Grange Comprehensive School. Graham has represented England at under-20 level.
Graham started his career at Chester-le-Street Town, in the Northern Premier League. In 2003 he joined Middlesbrough on a permanent transfer. He scored 21 goals in 20 games for the Under-19s side, getting his first action in March 2003. In the 2004-05 season he spent time on loan at Darlington, where he made nine league appearances, scoring two goals. The following season he was loaned to Derby County and Leeds United, although he did not score a league goal for either club. In July 2006, Middlesbrough confirmed they were willing to let the once-hot prospect leave the club.
Graham made a loan move to Carlisle United until early February 2007. Graham returned to Middlesbrough on 5 February 2007, with his loan spell limited to two games due to a leg injury. Graham returned to the Brunton Park club after he recovered from injury to complete a three-month loan spell. He returned to Middlesbrough after Carlisle's match against Bristol City, where he scored Carlisle's only goal in a 3-1 defeat. During his two loan spells at Carlisle, Graham scored 7 league goals in 11 games. He was released by Middlesbrough on 10 May 2007, and signed a two-year deal with Carlisle United on 6 June 2007.
Grham started the 2007-08 season in good form, and was the division's top goalscorer from August until October. However after his goal on 13 October 2007, Graham did not score again until 2 February 2008. He made his 100th career appearance playing for Carlisle United against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on 3 March 2008, scoring the winning goal in a 1-0 victory, in a game broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Graham also started the 2008-09 season in goalscoring form, netting 13 goals between August and December. He was linked with a -250,000 move to either Preston or Huddersfield, but these rumours ultimately came to nothing. After several failed attempts by Carlisle to renew Graham's contract he joined Watford FC on a free transfer on July 2nd 2009. A tribunal later decided that Watford should pay -200,000 in compensation to Carlisle. After scoring several goals for Watford in pre-season, Graham scored on his competitive debut for the club, a 1-1 draw with Doncaster Rovers at Vicarage Road.
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'''Charles Henry Lewis''' (August 15, 1886 - 1967) was an English footballer.
Born in Plumstead, London, Lewis played for Eltham and then Maidstone United as a youth, before signing for Woolwich Arsenal in May 1907. A versatile forward, he was used by Arsenal in every attacking position, including striker and a winger. Although he only made his Arsenal debut midway through his first season, against Sunderland on December 28, 1907, he finished the 1907-08 season as the club's second-top goalscorer, with eight, one behind Peter Kyle.
For the next two seasons Lewis featured regularly, playing the majority of Woolwich Arsenal's matches. However, at the time the club were struggling in the First Division, skirting relegation in 1909-10 (finishing 18th out of 20), before financial problems forced the club to sell its best players. Arsenal finished bottom of the First Division in 1912-13 having only scored 18 League goals; Lewis was Arsenal's top scorer that season, albeit with only four goals.
By now, Lewis mainly played as a supporting striker; this combined with Arsenal's poor attacking form meant he scored relatively few goals for the club. He faithfully stayed with the club (which in the meantime had moved to Highbury and renamed themselves "The Arsenal"), as they battled for promotion from the Second Division. The arrival of World War I robbed Lewis of the peak of his career; although he played in some wartime matches, by the time peace had broken out and Arsenal had returned to Division One in 1919, he was 33. He played in five League matches in 1919-20 before dropping down to the reserves.
Lewis left Arsenal in 1921, having played 220 times for the club, scoring 34 goals. He played for Margate before retiring. He died aged 80, in 1967.
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'''Harry (Peter) Goring''' (January 2, 1927 - December 1994) was an English footballer.
Born in Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire, Goring first played for local Southern League side Cheltenham Town, making a name for himself as a prolific centre forward. He was signed by First Division Arsenal in January 1948, although he spent the next eighteen months playing in the reserve side.
After impressing on the club's tour of Brazil in the summer of 1949, Goring made his first-team debut against Chelsea on August 24, 1949; Arsenal won 2-1. In his first season, Goring was the club's second-top goalscorer in the League, with 21 goals in 29 matches. Arsenal only finished fifth that season, but did win the FA Cup, beating Liverpool 2-0 in the final; Goring started up front but did not score.
Goring continued to play up front for the Gunners (scoring 16 times the following season), but was displaced by Cliff Holton in 1951-52, and his form noticeably dropped; he only scored five goals in 19 appearances that season. However, he fought his way back into the side the following season, where he scored ten goals in 29 appearances, as Arsenal won the League on goal average.
However, in 1953-54 his goalscoring touch deserted him entirely, and he only played nine matches without scoring a single goal. Arsenal manager Tom Whittaker still had faith in Goring, and after switching him to right half, Goring became a first team regular once again. He missed only six matches over the next two seasons, and was picked for a Football Association XI that toured the West Indies in the summer of 1955.
The latter years of Goring's career were afflicted by age and injuries; in his final three seasons at the club, between 1956 and 1959, he only played 25 times - only twice in 1958-59 - as he gradually dropped down to the reserves. In all he played 240 matches for Arsenal, scoring 53 goals. Goring moved on in the summer of 1959 to Boston United in a swap deal that took Alan Ashberry to Arsenal, before retiring from playing.
After retiring from football Goring returned to Cheltenham to run the family butcher's shop, Wheeler & Goring on Tewkesbury Road. In September 1968 Goring was appointed manager of Forest Green Rovers he stayed in charge of the club for 11 seasons until he resigned in October 1979, during which time he took them from the Gloucestershire County League to Hellenic League. He died in 1994, aged 67.
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'''David James Wheater''' (born 14 February 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Middlesbrough. He is a central defender and sometime right back.
A product of the Middlesbrough youth academy, Wheater was promoted to the first team at age 17 for the 2004-05 season after tasting success in the FA Youth Cup. He and teammates Andrew Taylor, Matthew Bates and Adam Johnson were part of the team that won the 2004 FA Youth Cup and also played the previous season's final with Bates and Taylor but lost out to Manchester United.
Wheater scored 4 goals in all competitions during his breakthrough season of 2007-08.
He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three month loan in September 2006. However, he returned to Middlesbrough on 15 November, after making just one first team appearance.
He has also had loan spells at Doncaster Rovers and Darlington. During 2007/2008 pre-season Jonathan Woodgate suffered an injury that allowed fellow hometown defender David Wheater to start in his place during pre-season. Wheater's form in pre-season earned him a starting XI place for the opening day Premier League fixture - his form then continued, which triggered the transfer of Woodgate to Tottenham as Wheater became the first name on the 'Boro team sheet. Wheater was named in an understrength Middlesbrough side away to Bristol City in the FA Cup third round, when he saved his team with a goal as he burst forward from the back and scored the winner in a 2-1 at Ashton Gate. Matt Le Tissier was reporting the match on Gillette Soccer Saturday and made the following comment about the goal; "Wheater carried on his run and he came in with a right foot finish - a great finish for a centre back - it was Beckenbauer-esque!" He signed a 3-and-a-half-year contract extension in February 2008 which tied him to Middlesbrough until 2011.
Wheater experienced his best season of football during the 2007/08 season, starting as a regular for Gareth Southgate's side and becoming an imposing force at the back. At the end of the year, he won the North East Football Writers' Association Young Player of the Year and Player of the Year awards for his exploits. Unfortunately Boro were relegated at the end of the 2008-09 season but Wheater decided to stay to help the club regain promotion.
Despite being only 22, Wheater was appointed captain for the 2009-10 season. He experienced his first taste of league captaincy against Bristol City in a 2-1 loss. New manager Gordon Strachan decided to hand the captain's armband to more experienced teammate Gary O'Neill in order to let Wheater concentrate on developing his game.
Wheater has represented England at U16, U17, U18, U19 and most recently England U21's. He played at the 2004 U17 European Championships and earned his debut U21 call-up in August 2007 along with the uncapped Adam Johnson after impressing while on loan at Darlington. He was a regular in the 2009 U21 European Championship qualifying, mostly as a substitute. In October 2008 he scored the equalizer against Wales in the first leg of the play-offs and England went on to win 3-2 and 5-4 on aggregate to qualify. He was supposed to be in the squad for the tournament but withdrew after sustaining an injury.
On 20 March 2008, Wheater was called up to the England squad by boss Fabio Capello, however he was not included in the Capello's final 23.
On 15 October 2008, Wheater was called up into the England senior team as a replacement for John Terry when the England Captain withdrew due to an injury picked up playing for Chelsea. Wheater's first real taste of senior international football came when he was named as a substitute for the games against France & Trinidad and Tobago in 2008 but did not leave the bench on both occasions.
Unlike a great many of his peers, Wheater has led a public life relatively free from tabloid controversy. On April 23, 2009, however, ''The Sun'' posted on its website amateur footage of the star performing an original and animated dance routine to Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now", one of his favourite anthems, at a party. The paper described his efforts as in turn "hilarious", "side-splitting" and "clearly [...] well-rehearsed", and an anonymous onlooker was quoted: "Middlesbrough fans love David because he is a real star of the future and is a local lad, but even the biggest Boro fan probably didn't realise he was this good a mover. Centre-halves tend not to be known for their fancy footwork but David is obviously the exception."
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'''David Wright''' (born 1 May 1980 in Warrington) is an English footballer who plays for Ipswich Town.
He began his career with Crewe Alexandra where he made his debut in 1997, and became a regular in the 1998-99 season, before lending a hand in Crewe's promotion in 2002-03.
In the following season, he joined Wigan Athletic for -500,000 where he managed to achieve promotion as well.
He lost his first-team place to teammate Nicky Eaden, but continued with Wigan throughout their march to the Premier League. In search of first-team football, he joined Norwich City in 2005, playing 5 games.
Wright joined Ipswich for around -200,000 on a 3 year contract in January 2007. He made his debut against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on 13 January, and was sent off a week later in his home debut against Colchester United. He scored his first goal for the club on 22 April against Norwich in the 1-1 draw. His first home goal for Ipswich came against Bristol City in a 6-0 win in November.
Ahead of the 2008-09 season, Wright was considered for the captaincy at Ipswich Town, although missed out to Gareth McAuley. Again, in March 2009, while McAuley was suspended, Wright admitted his desire to captain Ipswich in a game against Wolverhampton Wanderers, but again missed out, this time to Tommy Miller. Ipswich drew that game 0-0. Wright missed most of the rest of the season through a hamstring injury.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, Wright fell out of favour with manager Roy Keane. He did, however, work his way back into the team at left back and on 31 October scored against Derby County at Portman Road to give Ipswich their first win of the season-the last team in the whole league to record their first win.
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'''Dean Leacock''' (born 10 June 1984 in Thornton Heath, London) is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. He currently plays for Championship side for Derby County, primarily as a centre back, but he can also play as a right back or a defensive midfielder.
Leacock made his professional dbut as an eighteen year old for Fulham in a League Cup defeat against Wigan Athletic on 4 December 2002. After playing in another League Cup defeat to Wigan Athletic on 23 September 2003, Leacock made his Premier League dbut in a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers on 28 September 2003. He made four consecutive league appearances for Fulham before his run in the team was cut short when he tore knee ligaments in the pre-match warm up before Fulham's 3-1 over Manchester United on 25 October 2003. The injury ruled him out for the season.
Leacock returned to fitness in time for the start of the 2004-05 season. On 10 September 2004, he joined Coventry City on a loan for a month, in a deal that was later extended to the end of the year. He made his dbut for Coventry in a 3-0 defeat to Leeds United on 11 September 2004. He made 1 cup and 8 league appearances for Coventry before injury prompted an early return to Fulham. He returned to Coventry on loan in January 2005 and made a further 5 league and 2 cup appearances before his spell with the club was again cut short by injury. Leacock then made 5 league and 2 cup appearances for Fulham during the 2005-06 season, signing a new contract at the end of the season.
In July 2006, Leacock was poised to join League 1 side Swansea City in a -375,000 deal, but the deal collapsed at the last minute. However on 10 August 2006, it was announced that he would join Derby County in a -375,000 transfer.
Leacock made his Derby debut in a 2-1 win over Hull City on 12 August 2006. He was a regular first team player in his first season at the East Midlands club, playing 38 league games and playing in all 3 games of the Championship playoffs as Derby were promoted to the Premiership as playoff winners.
Leacock played his first Premier League game for Derby on 18 August 2007, in a 4-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. In what would be a disastrous season for Derby that would end in relegation, Leacock played 26 League games, captaining Derby for the first time in a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool on 26 December 2007 and scoring an own goal in a 2-2 draw against his former employers Fulham on 29 March 2008.
Leacock was out of the first team picture at the start of the 2008/09 season with manager Paul Jewell telling Leacock he would listen to any offers for him. However, following Derby's disappointing start to the season, and with the retirement of Derby captain Alan Stubbs, he found himself brought back into the first eleven, and taken off the transfer list. He made his first appearance of the season in a 1-0 defeat to Southampton on 23 August 2008. Leacock subsequently started seven of Derby's eight games in an unbeaten run to take them from the bottom of the table to within reach of the playoffs by the start of October 2008, forming a good partnership with Martin Albrechtsen. On 18 October 2008 he was rewarded with a new contract to keep him at the club until 2012. After suffering a hamstring injury in Derby's 4-1 League Cup win over Brighton on 4 November 2008, Leacock went on to miss the rest of the season, and was ultimately out for eight months through hamstring and pelvis injury that at times left him unable to walk.
Leacock made his first appearance of the 2009/10 season in a 1-0 defeat to Sheffield United on 12 September 2009. He went on to play 12 out of 17 league games, before bruising his kneecap in a 2-1 defeat against Doncaster Rovers on 12 December 2009. After sitting out three games a a precaution, Leacock was ruled out for four to six weeks. After undergoing knee surgery, his comeback was delayed until the end of February 2010.
Leacock has become a firm fans' favourite at Pride Park, as a result of his constantly cool defending under pressure, which has re-generated chants of "Deano" around Pride Park, a chant formerly used to honour Derby favourites Dean Sturridge and Dean Saunders.
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'''Dean Edward Marney''' (born 31 January 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a midfielder.
Born in Barking, London, Marney is an attacking midfielder and a product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth system. Although predominantly a box to box midfielder he showed an aptitude at right back and understudied then Spurs right back Stephen Carr, and was viewed by many as the Irish international's natural successor. He really emerged onto the scene in a mid season friendly against Irish champions Bohemians putting in a man of the match performance from right back. Unable to get his start as a young player in the Tottenham team, he was loaned out early on in his career to Swindon Town.
His initial first team action for Spurs came in August 2003, against Birmingham City. By January 2004 he had joined Queens Park Rangers on loan, as by that time Spurs had strengthened their strike force. Upon his return he was handed his debut start, but that would be his only appearance until November 2004, when he joined Gillingham on loan.
When he returned to Tottenham, he was immediately thrown in at the deep end, as a last minute choice to face an Everton team on 1 January, in which he scored the first and last goals of the match in a 5-2 victory, the second being a superb 25 yard curler into the top right corner.
He struggled with form until February 2005, the month in which he participated in his first international, an England under-21 match versus Holland. He has not appeared for England since then. In the 2004-05 season he spent three months on a loan deal at Northern Irish club side Institute where he struggled to make an impact. They chose not to extend this deal and he returned to Spurs for the commencement of the 2005-06 season.
After considerable squad strengthening in the early part of the 2005-06 season, which included the signings of Edgar Davids and Jermaine Jenas, he found himself out of action, and moved for a season-long loan to Norwich City in the hope of winning them promotion back to the Premier League. However his time at Norwich City was cut short due to injury and he returned to Tottenham Hotspur on 31 October 2005.
Phil Parkinson made Marney his second signing for Hull City on the 14 July 2006, for an undisclosed fee.
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'''Emanuel Pogatetz''' (born 16 January 1983 in Graz, Styria) is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Coca Cola Championship side Middlesbrough as a defender.
Pogatetz's career started at Sturm Graz before going to Krnten and later to Bayer Leverkusen. After a short loan spell at FC Aarau, Grazer AK, and Spartak Moscow, he attempted to sign for Middlesbrough
He had also been tracked by Fulham, but during his final game on loan at Spartak Moscow, he tackled Yaroslav Kharitonskiy, leaving the Russian with a double leg fracture. He was banned for 24 weeks by the Russian Football Union
Pogatetz broke his nose, jaw, and cheekbone in an accidental clash of heads with FC Basel's Mladen Petri during the first leg of Middlesbrough's UEFA Cup quarter-final. Pogatetz was warned against returning to full training for three months for fear of risking his eyesight. He underwent successful surgery to have the fractures reset. Dr. Douglas Bryan declared himself "delighted" with the Austrian's progress.
Pogatetz was ordered to take no physical exercise for a month and to stay away from full football training for three months as of 12 April 2006. ''"It is anticipated he will make a full recovery and be back with his team-mates for pre-season training,"'' said Middlesbrough head physio Grant Downie. ''"The only disappointing thing for Manny [Pogatetz] is he won't be able to play football, and he was desperate to get back involved."'' Downie added ''"But another blow to his face would risk severe trauma and a potentially eyesight-threatening injury."''
Emanuel suffered from a hernia, for which he received corrective surgery in Munich on 24 April 2006. On 4 July, he returned to training following successful surgery on his hernia and cheek.
In the 2006-07 season, Pogatetz was forced into the centre of defence due to an injury to Chris Riggott. He has since formed impressive partnerships at the back with both Robert Huth and Jonathan Woodgate. Pogatetz was able to keep his place, even upon the returns of Woodgate and Riggott. Former England and Middlesbrough coach Steve McClaren said ''"He never, ever, gives less than 300% in performance."''
At the close of the 2007-08 season, Pogatetz was given the captain's armband on a full-time basis following his taking up of the role towards the end of the season.
Pogatetz returned in the 2009-10 season after a long injury layoff, on the 7th November in a 0-1 loss to Plymouth Argyle, only to suffer a recurrence of his cheekbone fracture with the scores tied at 0-0. He made his return to the first team against Nottingham Forest on the 21st November in a 1-1 draw. He had to wear a protective mask because of his cheekbone fracture which he picked up in the Plymouth game. He received a bang to the head in the Forest game and had to receive stitches at half time, he still completed the full 90 minutes.
Pogatetz is a regular Austrian international, having played 25 times, tallying one goal. As a left back, he was bought by Middlesbrough so as to compete with Franck Queudrue for a starting place in league games. Pogatetz is also aptly comfortable at centre back, having commanded this position at both club and international level.
In September 2006, Pogatetz was banned from playing for his country after he criticised the coach Josef Hickersberger and captain Andreas Ivanschitz after Austria drew with Costa Rica and lost to Venezuela in an international tournament played earlier in the month.
Since March 2009, he has served as the captain for the Austrian national team.
'''Middlesbrough'''
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'''Fabrice Fernandes''' (born 29 October 1979 in Aubervilliers) is a French former footballer who played for several British clubs, most particularly Southampton.
He first joined an English team in 2000, after signing a season-long loan deal at Fulham. He played for the France national under-21 football team, impressing the likes of Rangers in the process, for whom he joined on loan in March 2001, scoring on his debut for the club, from 35 yards out against Motherwell.
In December 2001, he moved to Southampton, making his debut in a defeat to Leeds United, and played in many games during the season, despite sometimes being hit with injury. He picked up an FA Cup runners-up medal in season 2002-03, and had a solid 2003-04, at the end of which he was offered a new contract to run to 2006.
However, after Southampton were relegated to the Championship under manager Harry Redknapp at the end of the 2004-05 season, Fernandes negotiated for release from his contract. The Saints needed to reduce their payroll and engaged the services of agent Willie McKay to find a new club for him. Allegedly, McKay was paid a fee of -30,000 by Southampton for his services. This transfer is amongst those being scrutinised by the Stevens enquiry into corruption in English football.
Sam Allardyce snapped him up for free at the end of August 2005 and he made his debut for Bolton in their first ever UEFA Cup game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv at the Reebok Stadium.
In February 2006 Fernandes moved to play in Israel for Beitar Jerusalem, the club owned by Arcadi Gaydamak, the father of Portsmouth owner Alexandre Gaydamak. After leaving the Jerusalem club he has had trial spells with Stoke City and Dunfermline Athletic.
In 2007 he was playing for Dinamo Bucharest (Romania) in the Romanian First League, but was released. From there he joined Le Havre, although he is yet to make a competitive appearance for the newly-promoted side.
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'''Franck Steve Songo'o''', (born 14 May 1985) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Zaragoza and also serves as a player of the Cameroonian national team.
Born in Cameroonian capital, Yaound, Songo'o started his footballing career at Spanish club, Deportivo de La Corua. The same club where his father, Jacques, was playing many matches 10 years before his sons time. At ''Depor'', Franck was spotted by Spanish giants FC Barcelona. He came through his young years at FC Barcelona's youth facility centre, La Masia. Although, not making an immediate impact on ''Bara'''s first team, he impressed other clubs. Especially from the English Premier League.
On 31 August 2005 Songo'o signed for Portsmouth for a fee of -250,000. On 13 January 2008 he made his first Premiership appearance for Portsmouth for over two years as a second-half substitute for Arnold Mvuemba against Sunderland due to the absence of many of the Hampshire side's first eleven being away at the African Cup of Nations in Ghana. Finally, all his loan deals to other clubs made an impact for the young Cameroonian.
On 20 October 2006 he joined League 1 side Bournemouth on a one-month loan but failed to make an impact.
On 8 March 2007 he signed for Championship club Preston North End on loan until the end of the season..
He became Neil Warnock's first signing at Crystal Palace at the end of October, returning to Portsmouth in the new year. On 7 March 2008 Franck joined Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on an initial one month loan deal from his parent club. Whilst making his debut for Sheffield Wednesday he showed his wealth of trickery as he performed the rainbow kick skill to bypass two QPR defenders in the last minute of the game. He scored his first goal in English football for Wednesday, scoring a late equalised against Stoke City.
In Summer 2008, Songo'o joined Spanish side Real Zaragoza, where he was given the number 11 shirt. After a successful first season with the Spanish side, Songo'o now return to La Liga-football. A chance he didn't get at Barcelona.
Although he was born in Cameroon, he has represented the French under-19 international team.
In 2008 Songo'o applied to FIFA for a change in nationality to allow him to play in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The request was granted, and Songo'o was named in the Cameroon national squad for the games.
He made his first cap for Cameroon in the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers match against Cape Verde on 6 September 2008.
The Songo'o family has raised many footballers. Franck is the son of former Cameroonian national team goalkeeper Jacques Songo'o, who featured for Spanish side Deportivo La Corua in the late 1990s and early 2000s. His brother, Yann Songo'o, is currently under contract by French side, FC Metz.
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'''Alfred John "Alf" Kirchen''' (August 26, 1913 - August 18, 1999) was an English footballer.
Born in Shouldham, Norfolk, Kirchen played for local clubs, and for his county at youth level. He was signed by Tom Parker, the manager of Second Division Norwich City in 1934 and he immediately impressed, scoring seven goals in fourteen League games, and three in four FA Cup games for the Canaries. He soon caught the eye of First Division champions Arsenal, and was signed for -6,000 in March 1935, at the age of only 21.
Kirchen arrived too late at Arsenal to pick up a League winner's medal (the club completing a hat-trick of titles that year), but he still made an immediate impact, scoring twice on his debut against Arsenal's arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur on March 6, 1935 - the match finished 6-0 to Arsenal, a record in a North London derby. A right-winger, Kirchen had to fight for a first team spot with Joe Hulme (who started the 1936 FA Cup Final ahead of him), but by the start of the 1936-37 season, Kirchen was the Gunners' first-choice right winger.
Kirchen became well-known for his pace and fierce shooting, which soon attracted international attention; he picked up three caps (and scored twice) for England on a 1937 tour of Scandinavia, his debut coming against Norway on May 14, 1937, and his final match being against Finland on May 20 of the same year. Despite these performances however, he was never picked again.
He finally picked up a League winners' medal as Arsenal won the 1937-38 title, playing nineteen games that season, but the Second World War intervened just as he was reaching the peak of his career. Kirchen served in the Royal Air Force as a PT instructor, which allowed him to continue playing wartime matches for Arsenal (he appeared 116 times, scoring 81 goals, as well as three more times for England), but a severe injury picked up in a match against West Ham United in 1943 forced his early retirement. In all, excluding wartime appearances, he played 101 official first-class matches for Arsenal, scoring 45 goals.
Kirchen later returned to his old club Norwich City, as a trainer, before leaving football to become a farmer at Thwaite St. Mary and Hedenham in south Norfolk. He later returned to Norwich as a director of the club, and also served as Honorary President of the Norfolk Arsenal Supporters Club. He also represented his country at clay pigeon shooting and was a keen player of lawn bowls. He died in 1999, several days short of what would have been his 86th birthday.
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'''Gary James Cahill''' (born 19 December 1985 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers.
Cahill started his career at AFC Dronfield, a Sunday league team in Derbyshire, where he played up until the age of 15, at that point whilst training with Derby County Academy, he signed for Aston Villa's academy.
Cahill previously played for Burnley on loan and during his spell, which began in November 2004, he was handed the accolades of Burnley's Player Of The Year and Young Player Of The Year and scored once in the league against Stoke City.
He made his Villa debut as a substitute in the 5-0 defeat at Manchester United and impressed on his first start in the local derby game against West Bromwich Albion at Villa Park on 9 April 2006.
Just a week later he scored his first goal; an overhead kick against rivals Birmingham City. Villa went on to win the match 3-1.
Cahill started the following season injured, but took advantage of an injury to Martin Laursen later in the season to force his way into the Villa team. He made several appearances for Villa during the 2006-07 Premier League season, and was widely considered to be a terrific prospect.
On 19 September 2007, Cahill joined Sheffield United on a three month loan deal.
Speculation surrounded Cahill's future in the January 2008 transfer window with Villa's city rivals Birmingham City,
Bolton Wanderers scout Colin Harvey was impressed by Cahill and on 30 January 2008, Cahill joined Bolton Wanderers on a three-and-a-half year deal. On 2 February 2008 Cahill made his league debut for Bolton in their 2-0 victory over Reading.
Cahill was one of a number of uncapped players in Stuart Pearce's first squad as England U21 coach. He was not chosen to start the match, on 6 February 2007, against Spain. His first under-21 cap for England was the first game at the new Wembley Stadium, where he partnered Anton Ferdinand at the centre of the England defence. His final of four caps came in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, where he made one appearance.
Cahill was called up to the England squad for the game against Kazakhstan on 4 June 2009 following the withdrawal of Rio Ferdinand.
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'''Gary Harkins''' (born 2 January 1985 in Greenock) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Dundee as a midfielder.
Gary Harkins started out at Blackburn Rovers. However, despite captaining the reserve side, he never played a first team competitive game. The arrival of Mark Hughes as manager of Blackburn, near the end of 2004, seemed to be fresh opportunity for Harkins. He was unexpectedly called up to play with the first team in a number of pre-season friendlies, with Hughes apparently seeing potential in his future as a centre back. However, Harkins' opportunities dried up.
He was loaned out to Huddersfield Town in April 2004 where he was featured in his first match, against Leyton Orient. However, he didn't appear to feature much in the thoughts of manager Peter Jackson, playing only one full game, and returned to Blackburn in June.
He was loaned out again in February 2005 to Bury, for whom he played five times in a month-long spell. On 12 July 2006, he joined Grimsby Town on a free transfer on a two year contract. However he left Grimsby one year later and joined Scottish First Division club Partick Thistle.
While he started out at Thistle playing as a defender, his move into midfield let him play in a more attacking role. In his two seasons at Firhill he has featured in games against SPL opposition, including several matches against Rangers, the first of which, a 1-1 draw, saw him dribble past a number of Rangers players before passing the ball through to Damon Gray, who then scored the game's opening goal.
In the 2008/2009 season, he was Thistle's top goalscorer with 11 goals, and was nominated for the First Division Player of the Year award.
After a protracted effort, Dundee finally announced that they had signed Harkins on 2 July 2009, for a fee of -150,000 plus future fees.
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'''Gary Silk''' (born 13 September 1984 in Newport, Isle of Wight) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back or defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Mansfield Town, for whom he signed on 1 August 2008.
He started his career as a youth player at Portsmouth. He made his professional debut as a player in December 2003 whilst on loan at Barnet, and since spent much of season 2004/05 on loan at Wycombe Wanderers. He was a presence in Wycombe's quarter-final LDV Vans Trophy run of 2004/05.
At the end of the 2005/06 season he was released by Portsmouth and joined Notts County, before being released on 13 May 2008.
He is now known as one of the best right backs in the division. With his no nonsense tackling and his darting forward runs, Gary makes it very difficult for both the wingers and the full backs of the opposing team.
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Keizer joined Ajax Amsterdam at the age of 16, and two years later made his debut for the side, against Stormvogels on April 1, 1929. For the first few years of his career he deputised for Ajax's No. 1 Jan de Boer, and in 1930 he moved to England, in order to improve his English.
Keizer first played as an amateur for Kent side Margate; at the time, Margate acted as a "nursery" club of sort for London giants Arsenal, and soon Keizer was spotted by Arsenal's manager, Herbert Chapman. Keizer was immediately pitched into the Arsenal first team, and played in Arsenal's first twelve First Division matches of the 1930-31 season, making his debut against Blackpool on August 30, 1930. He also played in the Gunners' Charity Shield victory over Sheffield Wednesday that season.
While playing for Arsenal, Keizer was still on the books of Ajax, and would resort to flying between England and the Netherlands after a Saturday match for Arsenal, so that he could play for Ajax's reserve side on the Sunday. This earned him the nickname ''The Flying Dutchman'' from his team-mates and the press alike.
Keizer's playing style was distinctly flamboyant, to the point of erratic; he truly lived up to the "crazy" stereotype of the goalkeeper. He never kept a clean sheet in his first-team matches at Arsenal, and with stiff competition from Arsenal's existing 'keepers, Bill Harper and Charlie Preedy, Keizer was dropped in October and never played for the first team again. He left Arsenal in July 1931 for Charlton Athletic, and later played for Queens Park Rangers.
He finally returned to Amsterdam in 1933, and became Ajax's number one for the next fifteen years; he played 302 matches for the club, despite the Second World War intervening. He also played for the Dutch national side twice, his debut coming in a 1934 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belgium, a 4-2 win that saw them reach the finals; Keizer did not make the squad for that tournament, however.
After the war, Ajax were in deep financial trouble and could not even afford their own kit. Keizer flew to London to ask his old club Arsenal for any help, and Arsenal obligingly donated a set of kit and some footballs. Ajax thus played their first matches after the war in Arsenal's red and white shirts, rather than their own. Keizer continued to make repeated trips across the Channel, but in 1947 he was discovered to be smuggling British banknotes amongst the sportswear; he was fined 30,000 guilders and sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
After his release from prison, Keizer went into business and went on to become one of Amsterdam's leading greengrocers. In 1955 he returned to Ajax, this time as a member of the club's board. He died in 1980 aged 70.
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'''Sean O'Hanlon''' (born 2 January 1983) is a professional footballer who plays for Milton Keynes Dons. He previously played for Everton before joining Swindon Town, where he was a regular in the first team squad and was made team captain after the departure of former skipper, Andy Gurney, in 2005.
One of the most notable moments of O'Hanlon's career was when he scored a towering header at Wembley Stadium in a 2-0 victory, after Keith Andrews had opened the scoring against Grimsby Town as Milton Keynes Dons won the Football League Trophy.
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'''Gary Teale''' (born 21 July 1978 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Derby County and Scotland. He has also played for Clydebank, Ayr United and Wigan Athletic. Whilst at Wigan Athletic, he was part of the first ever Wigan side to reach the top flight. He also achieved to promotion to the Premier League with Derby County.
Teale began his career at Clydebank in 1995, followed by a three year spell at Ayr United.
Teale was bought to Derby by Billy Davies to sustain Derby's push towards the Premiership and made his debut in a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on January 13, 2007, scoring his first goal with the opener in a 2-2 draw with Hull City on February 10, 2007. Despite this, he failed to hold a regular place in the Derby first team towards the end of the season and failed to make the squad for Derby's 1-0 win over W.B.A. in the 2007 playoff final which earned Derby promotion. Teale found himself in and out of the starting line up as Derby struggled to adapt to the top flight and despite playing a part in 22 games, primarily as substitute, over the 2007-08 season, he was loaned out to Championship side Plymouth Argyle by new Derby boss Paul Jewell until the end of the 2007-08 season because he needed to 'regain some confidence' Teale's loan spell at Plymouth impressed Arygle boss Paul Sturrock enough for him to want to sign the player on a permanent basis, though he was reluctant to meet Derby's -500,000 asking price. Teale was also believed to interesting Leeds United in the 2008-09 pre-season, who would offer -400,000. The 2008-09 season started in similar fashion as he was loaned out to Barnsley on a month's emergency loan deal, where he played three games. Upon his return to Derby Teale again sporadically appeared. However, with the resignation of Jewell and the appointment of Nigel Clough, Teale began to get a run in Derby's first eleven earning many accolades , with his form improving to the extent that it prevented a loan move to Motherwell in the January 2009 . He got his second goal for the club, and his first career goal for two years on February 7, 2009 with the opener in a 3-0 victory at Plymouth Argyle. Such was the upsurgence in his form, he became something of a cult hero amongst the Derby support, earning himself the nickname Tealinho. Teale opened his goalscoring account for the 2009/10 season with an 87th minute winner against Peterborough United.
Teale's impressive performances for Wigan earned him international recognition, he won his first Scotland cap in a 3-1 defeat to Switzerland on 1 March 2006. He has intermittently played for his country since, including some crucial appearances in Scotland's Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. In 2008, he was called up to George Burley's first Scotland squad alongside fellow on loan Plymouth player Russell Anderson.
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'''Stewart Ian Robson''' (born November 6, 1964 in Billericay, Essex, England) is an English former football player who now summarises for Arsenal TV and sometimes on TalkSPORT's evening Kick Off Show during the week.
He was educated at Alleyn Court Prep School in Westcliff on Sea, and Brentwood School. He was also an outstanding cricketer.
Robson showed great promise as young footballer, both in his versatility (although he usually played in midfield, he was equally adept in defence as full back or centre back) and his competitiveness; he was an enthusiastic runner and tackler. He was the Arsenal fans' 1984 Player of the Year, and made the England senior squad, but a series of injuries hampered his career - Robson had continual problems with his groin and hamstrings. He spent three months out injured in 1985-86.
After the arrival of George Graham as manager, Robson found himself frozen out of the Arsenal side, only playing five matches of the 1986-87 season, before losing his place to Steve Williams. He was sold to West Ham United in January 1987 for -650,000; in total he had played 186 matches for Arsenal, scoring 21 goals.
He started brightly at West Ham - he was a regular in the Hammers' first team for two and a half years, and Player of the Year for 1987. However, he lost his place after they were relegated in 1989, playing only eight times in the following two years. In March 1991 he joined Coventry City, and went on to make 57 league appearances for the Sky Blues, but once again, injury ruined his spell at the club; he suffered a bad knee injury playing his old club Arsenal at the start of the 1993-94 season. In summer 1995 he retired, after an entire season out injured. Following this, he went on to teach PE at Forest School in East London up until 1998.
Robson later joined Wimbledon as a youth coach, eventually moving up the ranks to become reserve team manager and then first-team coach. In 2003 he spent a short spell as first-team coach at Southend United, and in 2004 he joined Rushden & Diamonds as assistant manager. He is now the Diamonds' technical director.
In the summer holidays of 2007, Robson ran a soccer school at Alleyn Court Prep School, the result of which was a team being formed that Robson is still trying to enter in to the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers under the nation named "The peoples republic of Billericay".
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'''Craig William Burley''' (born 24 September 1971] in Ayr) is a Scottish former international association football player, who played for clubs including Chelsea, Celtic and Derby County. He is also the nephew of former Scotland manager George Burley.
A midfielder, Burley started his career with Chelsea. He was a bit-part player in his early days at Stamford Bridge but he started to become a key player for Player-Manager Glenn Hoddle and later Ruud Gullit. Burley won his first medal in 1997, as part of the Chelsea team that beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in the 1997 FA Cup Final.
During the summer of 1997, he signed for Celtic, becoming one of Wim Jansen's first signings at the club. He scored 13 goals and was part of the Celtic team that ended Rangers' run of consecutive league titles in the 1997-98 season. Burley was voted as Player of the Year by the Scottish Football Writers' Association.
Burley signed for Derby County in 1999, but he suffered a serious injury in a match against Newcastle in 2001 that kept him out of action for a year. He was released by Derby in the summer of 2003.
Burley then joined Scottish Premier League team Dundee, although his spell was short-lived as he was released when the club went into administration. Burley went on to have spells with Preston North End and Walsall before retiring.
Burley played for Scotland in the 1998 World Cup in France and scored in the 1-1 draw with Norway in the second match of the tournament. He was then sent off in the final group game against Morocco as Scotland were eliminated.
Burley continued to be a significant player under Craig Brown until the end of the unsuccessful 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign,
Burley worked as a pundit and commentator for Setanta Sports and currently ESPN.
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}}'''Geert de Vlieger''' (born October 16, 1971 in Dendermonde) is a Belgian football player who currently plays goalkeeper for Club Brugge.
He started his career in his home country playing for Anderlecht and Beveren before moving to Holland and playing for Willem II for four years between 2000 and 2004. He played in his first international for Belgium in 1999 (first selection in 1998) and has won 43 caps (55 selections) for his country.
He signed for Manchester City in June 2004, but due to an achilles injury he sustained, he missed the whole of season 2004/05 and didn't play a single game in two seasons in England. In June 2006 he signed for Zulte-Waregem to make a come-back in the Jupiler League.
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'''Geoffrey Malcolm "Geoff" Horsfield''' (born 1 November 1973) is an English professional footballer who has made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker. He is a "strong and forceful" player, able to hold the ball up in order to bring other players into the game.
Horsfield made his Football League debut with Scarborough as a teenager. Released by the club, he returned to part-time football with Halifax Town, Guiseley and Witton Albion, before a second spell at Halifax saw him help the club regain their Football League status. He moved on to Fulham, with whom he achieved promotion to the First Division, before joining Birmingham City for a club record fee. He played in the final of the 2001 League Cup with Birmingham, and the following season helped them reach the Premier League.
After a short period at Wigan Athletic in 2003, he joined West Bromwich Albion, with whom he again won promotion to the Premier League. In 2006, he moved to Sheffield United, but much of his time there was spent on loan to other clubs, namely Leeds United, Leicester City and Scunthorpe United. Horsfield announced his retirement from football in 2008 after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, but after successful treatment he resumed his career, signing a six-month contract for Lincoln City in January 2009. In July of that year he was appointed player-assistant manager at Port Vale under Micky Adams.
Horsfield was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, the son and grandson of coal miners.
While still a schoolboy he started playing football for a men's team, Athersley Recreation F.C., in the Barnsley Sunday League,
He continued playing football part-time, with Athersley, with Worsbrough Bridge in the Northern Counties East League, and with Football League club Scarborough,
Given his league debut in March 1993 by manager Ray McHale, he was released after playing 12 league matches and returned to bricklaying and part-time football.
After a nine-game spell with Halifax Town in 1994,
He moved on to Witton Albion, where he sustained a potentially career-threatening knee injury;
He made his second debut for Halifax in October 1996.
The following season, Halifax won the Conference title by a nine-point margin, thus regaining their Football League status.
Horsfield's 30 goals in 40 league games, including hat-tricks against Yeovil Town, Telford United and Hereford United, made him that season's Conference top scorer.
Together with team-mate Mark Bradshaw, Horsfield was selected for England's semi-professional representative team, for a match against their Dutch counterparts, but injury prevented him from playing.
In the Conference, Horsfield had still been working in the building trade while playing football part-time, but promotion to the Football League meant he had to give up his job to become a full-time footballer.
An initial fee of -300,000 was agreed, plus an additional -50,000 depending on appearances, and in October 1998 Horsfield joined Fulham. A clause was also included in the contract which would allow Halifax a share of the profits from any future sale.
In July 2000, Horsfield signed a five-year contract with Birmingham, who paid a club record fee of -2.25 million, -350,000 of which went to Halifax Town under the sell-on clause.
In the 2001-02 season, Horsfield was chosen Player of the Year both by Birmingham's fans and by his team-mates. His strike partnership with Stern John proved crucial in the unbeaten run which helped Birmingham reach the First Division play-offs, and he scored the equaliser against Norwich City in the play-off final, which the club went on to win on penalties to earn promotion to the Premier League.
Horsfield's first Premier League goal came in the September 2002 local derby defeat of Aston Villa.
Horsfield played in three Premier League matches for Birmingham City at the start of the 2003-04 season. When Birmingham manager Steve Bruce was unable to guarantee him a regular place in the team however, Horsfield moved on to Wigan Athletic, signing a three-year contract in September 2003. A transfer fee of -500,000 was agreed, though this could have risen to -1 million if the player had gone on to make enough appearances for Wigan. Horsfield said of the move, "I could easily have sat out the last two years of my contract at Birmingham, but that's not my style - I just want to play football."
Horsfield made his Albion debut in a 1-0 defeat away to Coventry City on 20 December 2003.
The team struggled in their first season back in the top division, while Horsfield scored just three goals in 29 league appearances. His contribution on the final day of the season against Portsmouth however, proved vital to the club's survival. Coming on as a second-half substitute, he scored with his first touch,
Horsfield enjoyed a good start to 2005-06, signing a new two year contract and scoring twice in both of Albion's first two home games,
Horsfield signed for Sheffield United on loan in February 2006,
On 3 August 2006, Horsfield signed for Leeds United on loan until Christmas with a view to a permanent move.
Horsfield's former West Bromwich Albion manager Bryan Robson became manager at Sheffield United at the start of the 2007-08 season, but Horsfield remained out of the side. His only appearances came in the League Cup, playing against Chesterfield in the first round and scoring against Milton Keynes Dons in the second.
Horsfield had a trial at Chesterfield during the summer of 2008, but rejected a move to Saltergate because he wanted to move to a club closer to his home in Leicester.
On 10 October 2008, Horsfield revealed that he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer, and was advised that his playing career was finished.
He went on to link up with Lincoln City, managed by former Halifax Town team-mate Peter Jackson, for a week's training to assess his fitness levels with a view to possibly signing for the club.
After an extended trial period, Horsfield signed a short-term playing contract with the club, to run from 2 January 2009 until the end of the 2008-09 season.
In July 2009, Port Vale's Micky Adams appointed Horsfield as player-assistant manager. Horsfield aimed to play a majority of Vale's games in the 2009-10 season
He is married to Tina and has four children: Chris, Chloe, Leah
In October 2008, Horsfield was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and advised that his playing career was over.
Shortly before he joined Port Vale, Horsfield fell victim to the swine flu pandemic.
''Last updated after match played on 29 November 2009. Data is missing prior to the 1996-97 season with Halifax Town.''
::a. One game in the West Riding County Cup, one in the West Riding Senior Cup and two in the FA Trophy
::c. Games in the First Division play-offs
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'''Lars Justin Hirschfeld''' (born on October 17, 1978 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian football goalkeeper currently playing for Vlerenga Fotball in Norway.
Hirschfeld started his career with the Edmonton Drillers, playing indoor soccer. He has also played with Energie Cottbus in Germany, Calgary Storm, and Vancouver Whitecaps.
In September 2002 he joined English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, but he rarely featured for the Spurs first team, however, and went on loan to Luton Town and Gillingham F.C. before joining Dundee United in August 2004. A move to Leicester City followed in January 2005, but Hirschfeld only made one start during the remainder of the 04/05 season.
Hirschfeld was then signed by Troms I.L. as a replacement goalkeeper for the remainder of the Norwegian 2005-season. Hirschfeld made some crucial saves during Troms's campaign to avoid relegation and was a key figure in the UEFA Cup matches against Esbjerg fB and Galatasaray, both of which were won by Troms I.L. Nordlys, a local newspaper in Troms, called Hirschfeld the greatest goalkeeper ever to play for Troms I.L., after only 6 matches at his new club. Nordlys ranked him ahead of such goal keepers as Einar Rossbach, Knut Borch, and Bjarte Flem.
The following season, Hirschfeld won the Norwegian Premier League with Rosenborg B.K., having beaten Espen Johnsen for first-string goalie at the club. Hirschfeld was in goal when Rosenborg beat Valencia CF twice in the UEFA Champions League 2007-08 group stage, recording two clean sheets in home-and-away 2-0 wins, and made a number of saves in his side's 1-1 draw away to English club Chelsea FC, the last match in charge of Chelsea for manager Jos Mourinho.
Hirschfeld played for CFR Cluj in Romania after joining from Rosenborg for -1,300,000 on 6 January 2008. With Cluj he immediately won the domestic double but he only played in 5 games in that first (half) season and he did not play at all for them in 2008/2009. He also was not included in Cluj's UEFA Champions League squad that season.
He then turned back to Energie Cottbus on 26 June 2009 and signed a contract until 30 June 2011.
On 15 January 2010 left his club Energie Cottbus and turned back to Norway who sign for Valerenga Fotball.
He made his debut for Canada in a January 2000 friendly match against Bermuda but had to compete with Pat Onstad for the national goalkeeper's jersey. By November 2009, he earned a total of 29 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented Canada in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. Hirschfeld's big break with Canada came at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where he was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament after allowing only four goals in five matches and recording an impressive semifinal shutout against the United States. This caused English club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. to take interest, and Hirschfeld signed with them in September 2002.
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'''Roger Nilsen''' (born August 8, 1969 in Troms) is a Norwegian football coach and former defender.
His career began in Troms, and he moved on to Viking where he became league champion in 1991. He was loaned to FC Kln, and soon got a permanent move to Sheffield United in England. Nilsen is best remembered for his period there. Later he had unsuccessful spells with Tottenham Hotspur and Grazer AK before he returned home to play for Molde and Bryne. He left Bryne in 2003, but continued his career in the Norwegian third division with Stavanger IF.
In 2006, he retired and took over as manager for Stavanger IF, guiding the club to promotion to the second division. At the end of the season, Nilsen left the club to take up the Assistant Manager position at Viking in the Norwegian Premier League.
Roger Nilsen is the brother of Steinar Nilsen who is the manger of SK Brann.
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'''Dwight Pezzarossi''' born (September 4, 1979 in Guatemala City, Guatemala) is a professional football forward who has played for several teams in Guatemala and other countries, currently for CSD Comunicaciones in Guatemala.
Pezzarossi, nicknamed ''El Tanque'' ("the Tank", due to his size), started his footballing career with Guatemalan lower division club ''Deportivo Escuintla''. He spent one year there before signing for a club in the top Guatemalan league, Comunicaciones.
In 2003, he became the third Guatemalan footballer ever to sign with a Spanish club, joining Racing de Ferrol. He has played for a number of different clubs in different countries including Argentinos Juniors of Argentina, Palestino of Chile, and Bolton Wanderers of England. He played for Racing de Ferrol again in 2006, before being transferred to Numancia.
A member of the Guatemala national team, he played in the World Cup qualification campaigns of 2002 and 2006.
Pezzarossi is 187 cm (6'2)tall and weighs 92 kg (14 st 6lbs)
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'''Phillip "Phil" O'Donnell''' (25 March 1972 - 29 December 2007) was a Scottish football player who played for Motherwell, Celtic and Sheffield Wednesday over the course of his career. He also earned one international cap and twice won the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year Award.
He was born on 25 March 1972 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, a few miles away from Motherwell-s Fir Park ground.
O'Donnell scored two goals in his debut for Celtic against Partick Thistle, and went on to win another Scottish Cup in 1995. He also earned his sole league winner's medal with the club in 1998, but injuries proved to be a major concern and his appearances for the club were limited. In 1999 O'Donnell was among a number of players who failed to agree terms on a new contract with Celtic chairman Fergus McCann, and instead signed for Sheffield Wednesday.
O'Donnell returned to Scotland where former club Motherwell offered him the chance to train with them again. The Fir Park outfit re-signed him in January 2004, allowing him the chance to appear alongside his nephew, David Clarkson and earning him the club nickname, "Uncle Phil".
On 29 December 2007, O'Donnell collapsed during a game against Dundee United just as he was about to be substituted. He was treated on the pitch for about five minutes by the Motherwell and Dundee United club doctors before being taken by ambulance to Wishaw General Hospital. However, he was pronounced dead at 17.18 hours. He was 35 years of age, married and had four children.
A postmortem examination was carried out on 1 January 2008 and it was revealed O'Donnell died of left ventricular failure. His funeral was on 4 January, at St Mary's church in Hamilton.
Former Scottish First Minister Jack McConnell, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, was among those to pay tribute. He hailed the midfielder as a "great professional."
Motherwell and other fans laid flowers, scarves, strips and other mementos at the gates of Fir Park.
Players in 30 December's English Premier League matches between Derby County and Blackburn Rovers, and Manchester City and Liverpool F.C., wore black bands in his honour. Sheffield Wednesday's matches at Hull City and at home to Preston North End were preceded by a minute's applause as a mark of respect to their former player, with the Hillsborough flags flying at half mast. All English Premiership ties in the New Year programme were preceded with either a minute of applause or silence in O'Donnell's memory. While playing for Everton, James McFadden, a former Motherwell player, dedicated his goal to O'Donnell in Everton's 2-0 win at Middlesbrough by pointing solemnly to his black armband and then towards the sky.
Thousands of tributes from around the world have been posted on the internet. Motherwellfc.co.uk has received hundreds of written tributes from fans as far as Korea and Ukraine, as well as many emotional messages from Sevilla F.C., comparing O'Donnell's death to the similar tragedy of Antonio Puerta earlier in the season. Sevilla F.C. director of football Ramon Rodrguez Monchi said, "This is terrible news. Right now, my thoughts are with Phil's family and everybody at Motherwell. Unfortunately, with the death of Phil O'Donnell, Motherwell have suffered a similar tragedy to ours. Antonio Puerta died at the beginning of the season and I know how terrible the whole experience is. Sevilla will be available to help in any way that we are able, to heal the pain and sadness of this tragic loss."
Motherwell announced the Main Stand at Fir Park will be renamed The Phil O'Donnell Stand as a permanent tributeand his team-mates payed their own personal tribute by having his signature embroidered on their strips for the remainder of the 2007/08 season.
On 25 May 2008, a benefit match was held at Celtic Park in memory of O'Donnell with the proceeds going to various charities. The match was between a Celtic side drawn from their 1998 title winning squad and a Motherwell side drawn from their 1991 Scottish Cup win. Other players such as David Clarkson and James McFadden played in the game. Henrik Larsson described the match as "a sad occasion but at the same time it's a kind of celebration for everything." The match finished 5-1, in front of 60,000.
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'''Lee Robert Martin''' (born 9 February 1987 in Taunton, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Ipswich Town. Martin is usually referred to as a winger, although he can also play as a central midfielder or supporting striker.
Martin began his career as a trainee with Wimbledon, where he caught the eye of many Premier League teams. Although pursued by a number of other top clubs, including Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, he signed for Manchester United on 17 December 2003, following a week-long trial in October 2003, during which time he made one appearance for the Manchester United Under-19s team. The compensation package United paid Wimbledon is estimated to be approximately -1 million, with -200k being paid up front, and the rest in instalments based on both his and Manchester United's performance.
Over the remainder of the 2003-04 season, Martin made seven more appearances for United's various youth teams, and was even named as an unused substitute for the Reserves in January 2004. The following season, Martin began as a regular in the Under-18s, but he was soon promoted to the Reserve team, where he began to flourish, scoring goals as well as setting them up, including a hat-trick in one game against Bolton Wanderers Reserves. The 2005-06 season was even more auspicious for Martin; after being named on the bench for two UEFA Champions League group games, he finally made his first team debut in the League Cup against Barnet on 26 October 2005. He was substituted after 75 minutes, allowing Darron Gibson to make his own first team debut, but he was a constant threat to the Barnet goal.
In January 2006, Martin joined United's feeder club, Belgian Second Division side Royal Antwerp in a loan deal until May 2006, to gain regular first team experience. During that short spell, he earned the Royal Antwerp Fans' Player of the Year award, and earned the fan-chosen Man of the Match award in five consecutive games. In the run-up to the 2006-07 season, Martin played in six of United's seven friendlies following their summer tour of South Africa, particularly impressing in the match against Celtic. This attracted the attention of Celtic's Glasgow rivals, Rangers, who sought to take him on loan for the first half of the season.
Seen as not quite ready for the Premier League, Martin joined the Scottish giants with a view to an extension of the loan to the end of the season. His skills instantly impressed the Rangers support, but after a succession of injuries he failed to establish himself and returned to Manchester United in December 2006, having made just 10 appearances.
On 25 January 2007, he was farmed out on loan again, this time to Stoke City. He scored his first senior goal in Stoke's 2-1 win against Southampton on 10 March 2007; it was his only goal in his 14 appearances for the club.
Martin returned to United for the 2007-08 season, and toured the Far East with the club in July 2007. He played in two of the four matches, and scored against Chinese side Guangzhou Pharmaceutical on 27 July 2007, before being replaced by Patrice Evra. He was again named as an unused substitute for the Community Shield against Chelsea on 5 August 2007. Had he played in the game, it would have been his third game in as many days, having played a total of 149 minutes over the previous two games.
On 26 September 2007, Martin started the League Cup Third Round match against Coventry City, but, with United 1-0 down at half-time, he was substituted, Fraizer Campbell his replacement. However, United conceded again and were knocked out of the cup.
On 5 October 2007, he joined Championship side Plymouth Argyle on a three-month loan deal, with Plymouth beating three other Championship clubs to his signature. He scored his first Argyle goal in the 1-0 victory over Coventry City on 20 October 2007, something Sir Alex Ferguson would have wished he'd done in the League Cup the previous month.
Martin discussed an extension to his loan with Sir Alex Ferguson on 2 January, but it was decided that Martin would return to Manchester United at the end of the spell on 5 January.
However, on 10 January 2008, Sheffield United announced that they had managed to capture Martin on loan until the end of the season. Martin made his debut for the Blades in a 2-0 away defeat to local rivals Sheffield Wednesday
In Manchester United's 2008 pre-season tour of South Arica, Martin scored United's winner against Orlando Pirates in their 1-0 win in the Vodacom Challenge.
On 13 August 2008, Martin joined Nottingham Forest on a one-month loan. That evening, he made his first appearance for Forest in their League Cup clash against Morecambe. Forest won the match 4-0, but Martin was booked in the first half. Martin scored his first competitive goal for Forest on 23 August 2008, scoring the opening goal in a 3-2 win over Watford at the City Ground. On 29 August 2008, Nottingham Forest announced an extension of the loan deal until 31 December 2008.
Upon returning from his loan, Martin was increasingly used by Ole Gunnar Solskjr in the Manchester United Reserve team as an attacking midfielder and makeshift striker, scoring five goals in the latter half of the season. He was also named as a substitute for the first team's home match against Aston Villa on 5 April 2009, but did not take to the field.
Martin made his first league start for Manchester United in the final match of the 2008-09 Premier League season at Hull City, as United rested key players for the Champions League Final.
Martin joined Ipswich Town on 6 July 2009 for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract with the club managed by former Manchester United captain Roy Keane. He made his debut for Ipswich in a friendly against Brentford on 15 July 2009, scoring a goal within eight minutes; Ipswich went on to win the game 3-1. His first competitive start for Ipswich came on 9 August 2009, in a Championship game with Coventry Martin scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 3-3 draw away to Doncaster - it was his 8th appearance for the club.
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'''Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido''' (born 1 March 1989 in Cancn, Quintana Roo) is a Mexican footballer, currently playing striker for Arsenal of the English Premier League. He also plays for the Mexico national football team.
Carlos Vela's career started with Guadalajara, alongside his brother Alejandro Vela.
After winning the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Mexico and finishing as the top scorer with five goals, Jorge Vergara, owner and president of Chivas de Guadalajara, offered to sign him. Since Vela's family lived in the then-recently-storm-stricken Cancn, Quintana Roo, he asked that the club help relocate them as a condition of his signing. Vela had previously shown his great affection to his father, whose birthday fell on the day on which Mexico beat Brazil in the final of the U-17 World Cup, by carrying the cup to his father and dedicating his Golden Boot to him.
Vela attracted interest from a number of European clubs, and eventually Arsenal won the race for his signature in November 2005 on a five-year deal for a -125k fee that will rise to -550k if he plays 50 first-team games.
At the end of the season, Vela was sent to Salamanca, in the second division, for the 2006-07 season. He would have a successful stay there, scoring eight goals and creating many of Salamanca's 53 goals.
After his loan spell with Salamanca ended, bigger clubs of La Liga, such as Levante, Osasuna and Almera were all interested in taking him on loan from Arsenal for whom he was still ineligible to play as he still had yet to receive a work permit.
On 22 May 2008, Vela was granted a work permit that allowed him to play in England. Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger confirmed that Vela would be involved with the first team in the coming season and that he predominantly views Vela as a striker in the Eduardo mould.
Vela made his competitive debut for Arsenal on 30 August 2008 in their Premier League match against Newcastle United, coming on as a substitute for Robin van Persie in the 63rd minute. Arsenal won the match 3-0. In his full debut on 23 September 2008 against Sheffield United in the League Cup, Vela scored a hat-trick in a 6-0 win, with his second goal recently voted as one of Arsenal's 50 greatest goals. The match was also notable for featuring Arsenal's youngest ever side, with an average age of 19. With this early success, Vela established himself as a fan favorite. To show their affection, Arsenal fans sing a song for him called "''Jolly Good Vela''," a variation of "''For He's a Jolly Good Fellow''."
On 8 March 2009 in the FA Cup Fifth Round tie against Burnley, Vela scored the first goal in a 3-0 win, chipping the ball over the keeper and into the goal. He scored his first goal in the Premier League for Arsenal away to Portsmouth on 2 May 2009
On 28 April 2009, he was excluded from Arsenal's training session as a precaution due to the 2009 swine flu outbreak. Vela had two friends from Mexico visit him over the weekend and Arsenal were asked to keep him away. However, he returned to training the next day after being given the all-clear.
Vela missed Arsenal's pre-season campaign after suffering an ankle injury which kept him out until September. He returned to action on 22 September by coming off the bench in Arsenal's 2-0 win by assisting the first and scoring the second goal against West Bromwich Albion in the Carling Cup.
On November 21, 2009 Vela made his first appearance this season in the Premier League away to Sunderland, playing 21 minutes after coming on as a substite for Eduardo.
Vela renewed his contract with Arsenal on 10 December 2009.
Vela played in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, held in Peru, where he helped Mexico to victory. He was a pivotal figure in the final against Brazil as Mexico triumphed 3-0. Vela subsequently finished as top scorer with five goals, claiming the Adidas Golden Boot.
During his stay at Osasuna, Vela made his full international debut for Mexico in a September 2007 friendly against Brazil. On 18 October 2007, Vela scored his first senior international goal for Mexico in a friendly against Guatemala played in Los Angeles.
Vela was called up for the two-legged playoff against Belize and the preceding friendlies. On 8 June 2008, Vela scored his second senior international goal for Mexico in a friendly against Peru at the 20th minute to help Mexico with their 4-0 victory. A match later for Mexico he scored in their qualifying opener versus Belize making the match 1-0. In the return leg against Belize he again scored the opening goal of the match and beginning the 7-0 rout in favour of Mexico.
In mid-2009, Vela was called up to play in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He scored his fifth goal in a preparation friendly for the Gold Cup against Venezuela. Vela subsequently started in Mexico's opener against Nicaragua. However, after five minutes, an opposing player tackled Vela and he fell awkwardly on his right leg. However, x-rays showed he did not break anything and could play again in the tournament. Mexico would advance to the semi-finals against Costa Rica, where Vela would make his return in the 81 minute. After extra time, the game was tied 1-1 and went to penalties. After Ochoa saved Ledezma's penalty, Vela scored Mexico's fifth penalty to send them to the final. In the Gold Cup final, Vela was brought on at half time with the score deadlocked at 0-0. Vela's inclusion immediately impacted the game and changed the pace of the game in favor of Mexico. His pacy movements, intelligent passing, and composure in front of goal allowed Mexico to defeat the US 5-0 with Vela providing the pass to Giovani Dos Santos for the first penalty, creating the second goal, scoring the third and assisting the fourth. Vela scored one goal and assisted a goal in Mexico's 4-1 win over El Salvador which meant Mexico qualified for the 2010 World Cup.
'''Mexico'''
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'''Grant Leadbitter''' (born 7 January 1986 in Chester-le-Street) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Football League Championship club Ipswich Town. He played for Sunderland from 2003 until 2009 after rising up as a product from the teams Youth Academy. In 2007 Grant Leadbitter received a call-up for England U21, and featured for them three times.
Grant Leadbitter grew up in Fence Houses as a Sunderland fan, and joined the Sunderland youth academy at the age of 16. He progressed through the ranks and represented England at the U19 level in 2002, scoring against Brazil to help England finish in the top four in the league tournament
Leadbitter's first professional appearance for Sunderland came as a substitute in a League Cup defeat against Huddersfield Town in September 2003. Before obtaining a regular first-team place at the club, he was loaned to Rotherham United in September 2005, where he scored once against Swansea
After Sunderland's relegation in 2006, Leadbitter stalled on contract talks, with many predicting he was aiming to attract the attention of a Premiership club after his impressive displays during the previous season. However, a contract was subsequently agreed with the player claiming he only ever wanted to stay with Sunderland, and henceforth, Leadbitter has played an important role in the Black Cats' revival under the management of Roy Keane. Leadbitter took part in every one of Sunderland's games in the 2006-07 season and contributed seven goals, ranking as the clubs 3rd top scorer of that season. On Sunderland's return to the Premier League Leadbitter has continued to feature regularly with Roy Keane even making comparisons with Paul Scholes (he wears the no. 18 shirt allegedly in honour of his hero Scholes). In June 2008 Leadbitter signed a new contract with Sunderland, keeping him at the club until 2011.
On October 4, 2008, Leadbitter scored a memorable goal against Arsenal after just coming off the bench. The 25 yard goal was celebrated in emotional style, as he ran over to his manager and had his head on the floor, nearly in tears. This emotional celebration was because his father, Brian Leadbitter had died just weeks beforehand, and his ashes had been buried right on that spot under the grass on Stadium of Light. "People close to me know why I went down on the floor like I did, I just want to leave it at that. The people who know me, know why I kissed that area of the ground. My dad's ashes were buried there. I don't want to go on about it. It just means a lot to me and my family. It's exactly that spot and it was always my intention to do something like that when I scored my first goal here." Leadbitter said to the press after the match.
On 1 September 2009, Leadbitter transferred to Football League Championship side Ipswich Town for a fee of -2.6 million, along with teammate Carlos Edwards.He scored his first goal against Nottingham Forest
Grant Leadbitter came on as a late substitute replacing Gabriel Agbonlahor, in a 2-0 win in England Under 21's 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification group, against Bulgaria national under-21 football team. He featured again for England U21 on 25 March 2008 and made his final appearance in a 0-0 draw against Poland U21, not being picked after that and turning 23 soon after.
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'''Avraham "Avi" Cohen''' (born 14 November 1956 in Cairo, Egypt) is a former Israeli footballer player who played in defence. He is best known for his spell playing for Liverpool in England. He is currently chairman of the Israel Professional Footballers Association.
Cohen began his playing career with Maccabi Tel Aviv before joining Liverpool for a fee of -200,000 in July 1979.
He also played for the Israeli national team 52 times, scoring 3 goals. His son Tamir is currently an international professional footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers F.C. in the Premier League and the Israeli national team.
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'''Andrejs Rubins''' (born November 26, 1978 in Riga Latvia) is a football midfielder from Latvia. He currently plays for FC Inter Baku. He also plays for the Latvia national team.
Rubins started his career in 1996 at FK Auda in the Latvian 2nd Division. The following year he moved to Sweden with sters IF where he made 11 league appearances before moving back to Latvia in 1998 to play for FC Skonto where he made 67 appearances, scoring 14 goals. In 2000 he moved to English Football League First Division club Crystal Palace. However, he made just 31 appearances in three seasons at the club, scoring twice in the League Cup against Leicester City
Rubins has played 109 international matches and scored 8 goals for the Latvia national team.
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'''Imants Bleidelis''' (born August 16, 1975 in Riga,Latvia) is a retired football midfielder from Latvia. He last played for FK Liepjas Metalurgs. He has made 106 appearances for the Latvia national team.
Bleidelis started his career at Skonto in 1992. In 1994 he played for Inter Skonto, and then between 1994 and 1999 he played 128 games scoring 24 games for Skonto. Skonto then sold him to English club, Southampton who were then in the Premier League, for -650,000,
However, he left Viborg in winter 2004 after turning down a new contract. Despite offers from two Latvian clubs, Skonto and FK Venta in 2005 he moved to Austria to play for Austrian Bundesliga Grazer AK where he signed a two year contract.
He moved back to Latvia in 2006 with FK Jrmala. In 2007 he moved to FHK Liepjas Metalurgs. Bleidelis had his contract with FK Liepjas Metalurgs terminated on 7th of July, 2008 along with another Latvian international - Andrejs Rubins.
Bleidelis has played over 106 international matches and scored ten goals for Latvia. He made his debut on 19 May 1995 against Estonia in the Baltic Cup. He played at the Euro 2004 finals and his 100th appearance came on 2 June, 2007 against Spain in UEFA European Championship qualifier.
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'''Igors Nauris Stepanovs''' (born 21 January 1976 in Ogre) is a Latvian football defender. As of April 2007 he has played 99 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Latvia national team. He made his debut in 1995, and played at Euro 2004.
He started his club career at Skonto-Metls, and has since played for Skonto Riga, Arsenal (though he never became a first team regular), K.S.K. Beveren, Grasshopper-Club Zrich and FK Jrmala. He scored once for Arsenal, in a 2-1 League Cup defeat against Ipswich Town.
On 26 January 2007 he moved on a free transfer to Danish Premier League side Esbjerg fB, but after just a year he moved on the Russian FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. He was released by Shinnik Yaroslavl on July 9th, 2008. As of April 2009 he plays for RFS/Olimps.
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'''Neale Fenn''' (born 18 January 1977) is an Irish footballer, currently plays for Bohemian F.C. .
Fenn previously played for Spurs, making his professional debut on 9 April 1997, as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. He made only 9 appearances for Spurs, including starting a memorable 3rd round FA Cup tie against Manchester United in 1997 alongside Rory Allen, which Spurs lost 2-0. He scored once for Spurs, in a League Cup tie against Carlisle in September 1997.
Fenn went on loan to several clubs including Norwich City in the First Division and was part of Brian Kerr's 1997 under-20 squad which won bronze in the FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia in 1997.
Signed for Waterford United in August 2003 where he spent the rest of the season. His form and skill saw him transferring to Cork City F.C. for the 2004 season. His 3 seasons there established him as one of the most highly regarded players in Ireland and he won his first League of Ireland Championship in 2005 in the same team as Kevin Doyle.
Fenn was signed for Bohemians after his contract with Cork City expired in November 2006, becoming the first signing of new Bohs manager Sean Connor.
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'''Ishmael Anthony Miller''' (born 5 March 1987 in Moston, Manchester) is an English footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. Miller is known for his powerful left foot. Miller was a striker in youth and reserve football, but first played for the Manchester City first team as an attacking midfielder. He is nicknamed "The Moston Menace".
He signed professionally at the beginning of the 2005-06 season, and featured in a number of pre-season games for the first team. A number of impressive displays for the reserve team led to a competitive first team debut, as a substitute in an FA Premier League match against Wigan Athletic on 18 March 2006. Miller made no further first team appearances that season, but was leading goalscorer for the reserves.
Miller featured regularly in Manchester City's first team pre-season matches in July and August 2006, including a goal in a friendly against Wrexham. He then proceeded to make substitute appearances in four of Manchester City's first six games of the season, and made his full debut on 23 September 2006 in a 2-0 victory over West Ham, and started the move which led to the opening goal.
On 18 July 2007, Miller had been linked with a move to Preston North End. On 13 August 2007, West Bromwich Albion manager, Tony Mowbray, confirmed that he is interested in taking Miller on a season-long loan.
On 15 August 2007 Miller completed a season long loan to West Brom with a view to a permanent transfer. "Ishmael will give us a different option up front," Mowbray predicted. "He's a big, quick, powerful lad who is looking for an opportunity to play more regularly. He will increase competition for places with the other strikers we've already got at the club."
Miller scored on his debut for West Bromwich Albion with an individual effort in their 2-0 home win against Preston North End on 18 August 2007. He had been on the pitch for only seven minutes, having replaced Kevin Phillips, the other scorer in the game, in the 66th minute.
In a 5 October interview on Manchester City's website, Sven Goran Eriksson, Manchester City manager confirmed that Miller is still part of his long-term plans. Amongst other things, Eriksson said, "We talked about it and we could not see why he should not have a new contract with us, but we were very keen that he go out on loan and it-s working out very well for him" (referring to Miller's new three year contract signed with Manchester City just as he went on loan), and "I saw the game (Q.P.R) on TV last Sunday, and I thought he was fantastic. When he scored he went looking for someone, which I thought it would be his family or his girlfriend - but then they showed Micah Richards jumping up and down in the crowd!" .
On the last day of the January 2008 transfer window, Miller signed on a permanent deal to West Brom on a 3- year contract, for a fee that could rise to -1.4 million.
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'''Sean Matthew Gregan''' (born 29 March 1974) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Oldham Athletic. Gregan, a defender, has played in all of the top four leagues in England.
He started his career with Darlington where he played for five years before joining Preston North End. He captained Preston to the then Nationwide Division 2 (Now League 1) title. He was signed by Gary Peters on 29 November 1996 for -350,000. While at Preston he played 255 games, scoring 15 goals and was twice named as the club's official player of the year. Preston's fans nicknamed him God because of his no-nonsense defending and his influence on the players, fans and staff at the club.
Gregan joined West Bromwich Albion in August 2002, for a fee of -2m. Pundit Rodney Marsh thought the signing uninspired, and famously commented that it was like "putting lipstick on a pig". Gregan made his Albion debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 17 August 2002. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 Hawthorns win over Southampton on 14 September 2002, after Saints goalkeeper Paul Jones failed to hold on to Gregan's 40-yard shot. Despite being a regular in the side, Gregan was unable to prevent the club's relegation from the Premiership. In 2003-04 however, he was instrumental in captaining the side to promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt, before joining Leeds United in September 2004.
Gregan had a mixed stint at Leeds, with some inconsistent performances in his favoured midfield position, however he also commanded some excellent displays at centre-back, with a no-nonsense approach to which he became accustomed to at West Brom.
His lack of first team football in the 2006-07 season due to the good form of other defenders Matthew Kilgallon, Paul Butler and Matt Heath saw him being sent on a two month loan on 3 January 2007 to League One outfit, Oldham Athletic
After a successful loan spell, Gregan signed a two and a half year contract at Oldham Athletic after being released by Leeds. His performance in Oldham's 3-0 win at Walsall on 22 September 2007 earned him a place in the League One Team of the Week.
He was released by Oldham manager Dave Penney after being deemed surplus to requirements on 12 May 2009. However, the Boundary Park supremo had a change of heart after being impressed with the players attitide and fitness levels and he was brought back to the club on a one year deal. He is now captain at the Latics and is a key feature to the defence alongside Reuben Hazell.
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'''Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle''' MBE (born 27 January 1965 in Newcastle-under-Lyme) is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played approximately 600 games in senior club football, scoring around 150 goals. He currently works in television as a commentator and pundit for ITV.
A former youth player with Stoke City, Earle broke into the professional game with Port Vale in 1982. He spent nine years at the Burslem based club, before moving on to Wimbledon in 1991, where he also spent nine years. A legend at both clubs, he made nearly 300 league games for each club, scoring 77 and 59 goals respectively. He also represented Jamaica on 33 occasions between 1997 and 2000, scoring eight international goals. He appeared in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring his nation's first ever goal in the competition.
Following his retirement in 2000, Earle has established himself in the world of football journalism. He regular appears in print, on the radio and on television.
An attacking midfielder, Earle was originally a junior player at Stoke City before moving to local rivals Port Vale, where he turned professional in 1982.
Earle made his Port Vale debut in a 1-0 defeat at Swindon Town on 28 August 1982, earning a regular first team place in August 1984. An ever-present in the 1985-86 Fourth Division promotion squad, he made 142 consecutive appearances between September 1984 and January 1987, the run coming to an end due to a groin strain. The strain led to a hernia operation in the autumn of 1987, but he returned to first team action in January 1988. A regular in the 1988-89 season, he scored both goals of the 1989 play-off final that took Vale through to the Second Division on aggregate.
In all, 'The Black Pearl', as he was affectionately known, played 357 times for ''the Valiants'' and scored 90 goals. In July 1991 he was transferred to Wimbledon for a fee of -775,000 (and 30% of any future transfer fee above that figure).
Earle played an important part in the South London club's success during the nineties, and in particular, the club's 'Crazy Gang' mentality which fostered team spirit and intimidated opposing players. Earle was known for his late runs into the box and his ability at finishing and agility at heading the ball. He was appointed team captain in 1995. Earle was a force to be reckoned with in terms of his stamina and natural fitness, and his consistency in the first 5 seasons at the Dons led to calls for international recognition, and was called up to England squad on 2 occasions but never earned a cap. He eventually ended up playing for Jamaica.
During a reserve team game for Wimbledon in 2000, Earle sustained a heavy blow to the stomach and became seriously ill with a ruptured pancreas. At the age of 35 he was forced to give up playing. His retirement coincided with the end of the 'Crazy Gang'.
Though English-born, Earle was eligible to play for Jamaica at international level because of his Jamaican heritage. Before deciding to play for Jamaica in 1997, Earle was in fact once called up to the England squad, but never actually played for England. Earle was the scorer of Jamaica's first ever World Cup goal, against Croatia, in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Since his retirement, Earle has moved into sports journalism and has worked for Capital Radio, BBC Radio 5, BBC TV, ESPN, ITV, Sky Sports and OnDigital. He has also written columns for the London ''Evening Standard'' and recently for the Stoke-on-Trent Evening Sentinel.
Earle was awarded an MBE in 1999 for his services to football. He is also an Honorary Patron for the campaign against racism, 'Show Racism the Red Card' and has appeared in television commercials promoting blood donation.
In 2005, he took part on BBC's ''Strictly African Dancing'' as part of ''Africa Lives'' season. He scored 33 and won the competition.
He has not ruled out one day heading into management with old club Port Vale, where he is considered a cult hero.
Earle attended Longton High School in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
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'''Youssef Sofiane''' (born July 8, 1984 in Villefranche-sur-Sane) is a French football player of Algerian origin who is currently playing for R.F.C. Tournai in the Belgian Second Division. He has played in England, the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Germany.
Sofiane began his footballing career in August 2000 as a trainee at AJ Auxerre.
After leaving Coventry, he played for La Louviere in the Belgian Jupiler League, Sportfreunde Siegen of the German Regionalliga, and US Lesquin in France.
Sofiane represented France at Under-15 to Under-18 level.
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'''Anthony Ronald "Tony" Stokes''' (born January 7, 1987 in London, England) is an English footballer for jpest FC.
Stokes came up through the famous West Ham United Academy along with Mark Noble and Kyel Reid. The midfielder, made his first team debut and only appearance for West Ham at the age of 18 in September 2005 as a replacement for Tom epka in the Carling Cup match against Sheffield Wednesday.
During the 2005-06 season, Stokes was loaned to Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds, where he made 19 appearances.
On 19 February 2009 Stokes joined jpest FC on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season.He made his competitive debut for Ujpest on 7 March 2009 in a 2-0 home win against Sifok. He was released by West Ham on 3 June 2009and signed for jpest FC in July 2009 ahead of the 2009-2010 Hungarian NB1 season.
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'''Michael Ferrante''' (born 28 April 1981)
He came through the ranks at the Australian Institute of Sport and from there he moved on to the youth team at West Ham. He captained the team in one of the games of the 9-0 aggregate FA Youth Cup Final triumph over Coventry in 1999. The team included Joe Cole,Michael Carrick who went on to become established Premiership and England players plus fellow Australian and current Australian international Richard Garcia.
He had a spell in Italy with Comprens Stabia and Serie C side Benevento Calcio before returning to Australia to join Fawkner Blues in 2004. He joined Melbourne's inaugural A-League squad for season 2005/06 and featured in all of Melbourne Victory league games. Following the signings of Fred and Grant Brebner he was frozen out of the squad for the second season and struggled to make appearances. He made 21 appearances for Melbourne in 2005/06, scoring one goal, and five appearances in 2006/07.
After Victory released him from his contract by mutual consent in February 2007, new A-League team Wellington Phoenix signed Ferrante on a two year deal for the start of the A-League 2007-08 season.
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'''Oleh Romanovych Luzhny''' (, born August 5, 1968 in Lviv, Ukraine) is a former Ukrainian football player, currently assistant coach at FC Dynamo Kyiv. His name is alternatively Romanised as '''Oleg Luzhny'''.
Luzhny first played for Ukrainian clubs Torpedo Lutsk (1985-88) and SKA Karpaty Lviv (1988). He signed for Dynamo Kyiv in 1989 and became a regular at right back, winning the USSR domestic double in 1990 and seven consecutive Ukrainian league titles between 1993 and 1999. He was the captain of Dynamo Kyiv's Champions League sides that defeated FC Barcelona 3-0 at home and 4-0 away in the group stage of the 1997-98 season and eliminated holders Real Madrid 3-1 on aggregate in the quarter finals en route to the semi-finals in 1998-99.
Luzhny signed for English club Arsenal in the summer of 1999 after impressing manager Arsne Wenger in Kyiv's 4-2 aggregate defeat of Arsenal in the Champions League. He was signed as cover for Lee Dixon, although he was unable to fully displace the England international. While never a regular starter with the Gunners (the young Spanish-Cameroonian Lauren was signed a year later as Dixon's long-term replacement), Luzhny still played 110 matches in four years at the club, either at right back or, less frequently, at centre back, and even captained the team once in the League Cup. In the 2001-02 season he won a double (the FA Premier League and the FA Cup) with Arsenal. His last match for the Gunners was the 2003 FA Cup Final (which Arsenal won, beating Southampton 1-0), one of Luzhny's best performances for the club.
Luzhny signed for newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer of 2003. He spent a single season there, but only made ten appearances for the side and was released by Wolves in the summer of 2004 following their relegation from the Premier League.
On the international stage, Luzhny made his debut at the age of 20 for the Soviet Union in 1989, winning eight caps but missing the 1990 World Cup because of injury. After the USSR's dissolution, Luzhny went on to play for Ukraine, playing 52 times for his country between 1992 and 2003, although his side never reached a tournament finals, losing three times in the play-offs.
Luzhny captained the national side a record 39 times and achieved immense personal recognition in his country. In December 2000 he was voted into the Ukrainian 'Team of the Century' according to a poll by The Ukrainsky Futbol weekly.
Luzhny had a brief spell at Latvian side FK Venta as player-coach in 2005, but left the club after it ran into financial problems. He has now retired from playing and in June 2006 became assistant coach at Dynamo Kyiv.
Luzhny was named interim manager of Dynamo Kyiv on the 5th of November 2007 after the resignation of Yozhef Sabo. He led the club to three league wins in three matches, including a 2-1 home victory against perennial rivals Shakhtar Donetsk, as well as into the semifinals of the Ukrainian Cup. However, during the same period Dynamo suffered heavy Champions League defeats away at Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon and at home to Roma. On December 8, 2007 Dynamo Kyiv unveiled a new permanent manager, Yuri Semin, and a few days later it was announced that Luzhny would continue as an assistant coach under the new manager.
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'''Alan Frederick Graham Skirton''' (born 23 January 1939 in Bath Somerset) is an English former footballer.
Skirton started out as a player with West Twerton Youth Club in his home city of Bath before joining Bristol City as an amateur. However, they did not retain him and he then joined hometown club Bath City in the Southern League. He soon attracted the attention of several other clubs. Arsenal won the fight for his signature, signing him in January 1959 for -5,000.
He finally made his debut for Arsenal against Burnley on 20 August 1960.
After the signing of Johnny MacLeod in the summer of 1962, Skirton was switched to the left wing, where he played for the next four seasons, albeit irregularly, as Arsenal manager Billy Wright preferred to field only one out-and-out winger. The emergence of the young George Armstrong also meant Skirton's place was under threat, and Skirton shared duties with Armstrong for his final two seasons at the club.
Nevertheless, Skirton still averaged twenty appearances a season, and made history by becoming the first Arsenal player to score a goal in a European match at Highbury, against Danish club, Stvnet on 22 October 1963. However, Wright's successor, Bertie Mee, was looking to youth as the means to success for the Gunners. After playing the first two matches of the 1966-67 season, Skirton signed Blackpool on 12 September 1966 for -65,000. He had played 154 matches for Arsenal, scoring 54 goals.
Skirton scored on his debut for Blackpool five days later in the 1966-67 season, ironically at Highbury in a 1-1 draw, although he limped off injured later in the game. Ater missing three games, he scored once in a 3-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, and two more in a 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge over Chelsea. His home debut saw ''the Seasiders'' beat Newcastle United 6-0 at Bloomfield Road with Skirton scoring twice. However, his goalscoring was not so prolific in the rest of the season and he finished the season with ten league and cup goals in 28 games.
His eight league goals that season though couldn't save ''the Seasiders'' from relegation to Division Two. In the 1967-68 season, Blackpool narrowly missed out on promotion back to the top flight, finishing third on goal difference behind Ipswich Town and Queens Park Rangers. Skirton scored 17 league goals that season.
After 17 games at the start of the1968-69 season, Blackpool manager Stan Mortensen saw the emergence of Ronnie Brown on the right wing, and he allowed Skirton to return to the West Country where he joined Bristol City for -15,000 on 20 November 1968. He went on to play for Torquay United, and South African club Durban City. He ended his career at Weymouth who he helped to win the Southern League Cup in the 1972-73 season.
Just before he retired from playing, Skirton became assistant commercial manager at Weymouth, before rejoining his old club Bath City as commercial manager in July 1974. On 14 September 1981 he joined Yeovil Town to take up the same position and remained there until his retirement in 2002.
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'''Christopher Wreh''' (born May 14, 1975 in Monrovia) is a Liberia international footballer.
A cousin of former FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah, Wreh first played for Liberian clubs Young Kotoko, La Modelle International and Invincible Eleven, before being snapped up by French side AS Monaco as a youth in 1989. A centre forward, Wreh was mainly on the fringes of the Monaco side, and spent a period on loan at Guingamp, where he played in the 1997 Coupe de France final (which Guingamp lost on penalties). In the meantime, Wreh had made his debut for Liberia in 1995, and would go on to win 36 caps for his country, scoring 11 goals.
Wreh signed for Arsenal in the summer of 1997 for -300,000, linking up with his former boss at Monaco, Arsne Wenger. Although fourth choice behind Ian Wright, Dennis Bergkamp and Nicolas Anelka, Wreh still played an important part in the Gunners' Double-winning season of 1997-98, scoring in vital 1-0 Premier League wins against Wimbledon and Bolton Wanderers, and scoring the only goal of the Gunners' FA Cup semi-final win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wreh went on to start in the 1998 FA Cup Final, and although he didn't score, Arsenal beat Newcastle United 2-0.
Despite scoring in the Charity Shield against Manchester United, Wreh couldn't sustain his previous form and he played fewer and fewer games; after the arrival of Thierry Henry and Davor uker at the club in 1999 he was squeezed out altogether. He had brief loan spells with Birmingham City, AEK Athens and Den Bosch, but none of these were made permanent. He left Arsenal in 2000, having scored 5 times in 46 matches (most of them as substitute).
Wreh's career never reached the same heights as it had at Arsenal, as he became somewhat of a journeyman footballer. He initially signed for Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal, then returned to the UK in 2001 with brief stints at Bournemouth and St Mirren, but fitness problems meant he rarely got a game. After trying his luck at Bishop's Stortford, he played for United Counties League side Buckingham Town.
In 2007, he returned to football, signing for Perseman Manokwari of the Indonesian Football League.
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'''Anders Andersson''' (born March 15, 1974 in Tomelilla) is a former Swedish football forward. He has played 27 international matches for the Swedish national team, and was a squad player for the Euro 2000 and Euro 2004. He also participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
He played for Svenstorps IF as a child, but joined Malm FF in 1990. He gradually became a star in the Swedish league, and was bought by English Premier League outfit Blackburn Rovers. There, he played four league matches, and scored once against Preston North End in the League Cup.
During his time in Benfica, he became a close personal friend of the Hungarian soccer player Mikls Fehr. While talking about the death of Feher during a Liga game against Vitria S.C., he was quoted as saying "He was only 24 and was as healthy as one could possibly be. There were never any signs that something was wrong, he was in top shape." A week after Fehr's death, Andersson signed for Belenenses.
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'''Bo Janne Andreas Jakobsson''' (born 6 October 1972) is a Swedish professional football (soccer) player in the defender position and the Defensive Midfielder. He has played 36 international matches for the Sweden national team, and was a squad player for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 European Championship.
Born in Teckomatorp, Jakobsson started his senior career as a central defender for nearby club Landskrona BoIS in 1990. He helped Landskrona win promotion for the top-flight Swedish Allsvenskan championship in 1993. Landskrona were relegated again following the Allsvenskan 1994 season, and Jakobsson moved on to Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF. He instantly commanded a place in Helsingborg's starting line-up, and made his debut for the Swedish national team in February 1996. Together with Ola Nilsson, he formed the strongest central defence in Allsvenskan for several years and in, 1999, HIF was finally able to win Allsvenskan after 58 years of waiting. Without the solid defence controlled by Jakobsson, many doubt it would have been possible.
After winning the Allsvenskan 1999 championship with HIF, he moved abroad to play for FC Hansa Rostock in the German Bundesliga in the summer 2000. He played three seasons at Rostock, missing only three of 102 league games for the club. He was called up for the Swedish squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and played fulle time in all four Swedish games before elimination. In July 2003, Jakobsson left Rostock to play for Brndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He was selected to represent Sweden at the 2004 European Championship, and played full time in the tournament, as Sweden reached the quarter-finals.
He played five games in the 2004-05 Superliga, which Brndby would go on to win, before moving to English club Southampton F.C. in the FA Premier League, scoring twice against Crystal Palace
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'''Sulleyman Ali''' "'''Sulley'''" '''Muntari''' (born 27 August 1984 in Konongo, Ghana) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Internazionale. He is a central midfielder, but can also play as left winger. He also plays for the Ghana national team, but his relationship with the Ghana Football Association has been rocky at times.
Muntari's abilities first came to light in youth tournaments, while he was playing for Liberty Professionals in Accra. He became a regular member of Ghana's U-20 team at the age of 16 as they finished runners-up at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina, losing out to the hosts in the final.. Despite impressing during a trial with Manchester United after the Tournament
He joined Udinese in 2001
In his second full season, he made 23 appearances, and increased his standing to 33 appearances the following season, although indiscipline saw him sent off three times in 16 matches in the 2006-07 season . He left Udinese for Portsmouth after 5 seasons.
Muntari had already indicated a desire to move to the Premier League, when in early 2007 transfer bids were received from Portsmouth, Milan , Juventus
, Roma and Internazionale.
He was a regular member of the first XI throughout the 2007-08 season playing 29 League matches and scoring 4 goals. He had his debut on 11 August 2007 against Derby County in an away game. His performance of note was away at Aston Villa where he scored two spectacular long-range goals. He also played 4 FA Cup matches scoring the winner from the spot in a 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the sixth round of the FA Cup. He was in the first XI that won the 2008 FA Cup Final at the Wembley Stadium. He left Fratton Park after 1 season to join Internazionale.
On 2 March 2007, it was reported in the Italian press that Inter were preparing a summer offer for the midfielder. Injuries to Esteban Cambiasso and Patrick Vieira underlined just how short of ball-winning midfielders the "Nerazzurri" were and they would remedy that problem in June 2007. Transfer consultants Marco Branca and Gabriele Oriali were looking around Europe for possible options and Muntari seemed to be their man at the insistence of then Coach Roberto Mancini, although Muntari ultimately went to Portsmouth in the summer of 2007.
But on 21 July, 2008 Italian newspaper ''La Repubblica'' reported that with the probable failure of new Inter Coach Jos Mourinho to land his former Chelsea protg Frank Lampard, Muntari was now his first choice central midfielder. The reports gathered pace in the Italian Press in the next few days that Muntari had already agreed a 4-year contract with Inter. But Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp told Sky Sports News "I don't want to sell him. He is one of my best players and is a terrific young talent" when quizzed about Inter's supposed interest in Muntari.
On 24 July 2008, ''BBC'' and ''Gazzetta dello Sport'' reported that Muntari will complete a -16 million plus bonuses move to Inter. He finally completed his move to Inter on 28 July 2008 and will wear the number 20 jersey, previously worn by lvaro Recoba for many years.
On November 22, 2008, Muntari scored the winner following a wrong shot on goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovi in the ''Derby d'Italia'' against rivals Juventus. Two weeks later, Muntari scored a backheel goal against Napoli at the San Siro after a great cross from Maicon, a match that ended 2-1 for Inter. In the very last Serie A match of the season on 31 May 2009 versus Atalanta, he opened the scoring for Inter after blasting in a Lus Figo cross from outside the penalty box. Later, his shot on goal was parried by the goalkeeper but Esteban Cambiasso scored from the rebound to make the score 3-3. Inter eventually won 4-3 and Muntari won his first ''Scudetto'' after his first season with the club.
In August 2009, his manager Jose Mourinho again found himself causing controversy after commenting that Muntari, a practising muslim, was lacking fitness and energy due to fasting during the month of Ramadan. He was reported to have said 'Muntari had some problems related to Ramadan, perhaps with this heat it's not good for him to be doing this (fasting). Ramadan has not arrived at the ideal moment for a player to play a football match.'
'A player who is a believing Christian, Jew or Muslim is certainly calmer psychologically and that improves his performance.'
However, since these comments many Muslims and non-Muslims have come out in defence of Mourinho saying that no offense was meant towards the player, but while the manager could have been more tactful in his treatment of the issue it stands to reason that a lack of food and water will affect a player's stamina and energy level.
Muntari had his first taste of an international fixture in the youth squad and was chosen for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship as Ghana took second place. He won his first senior cap against Slovenia on 17 May 2002, and became a regular fixture in the team as The Black Stars opened their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.
He was selected for the Olympic side at Athens 2004, but was sent home for disciplinary reasons. This started a dispute between Muntari and his federation, and he said that he would refuse to play for his country again, beating the record for the youngest international retirement. He retracted, making a public apology to the federation, and was selected for the 2006 World Cup squad. He played in the first two matches, a 2-0 defeat by Italy and a 2-0 win over the Czech Republic, in which he scored, but having received a yellow cards in each game, he was suspended for the game against the United States, but returned for the second round match against Brazil, in which Ghana was eliminated.
He remained a regular member of the team, and appeared in the 2008 African Cup of Nations side, scoring the winner in the first group match against Guinea and the second goal in the last group match against Morocco. He scored his 3rd goal of the tournament when he scored a freekick against Cte d'Ivoire in the 3rd place play off. His goal against Guinea, a 25m left-footed pile-driver in the 89th minute was voted one of the .
He was voted as an All-Star Player during the 2008 African Cup of Nations Tournament in Ghana. The Team of the Tournament was decided by the Technical Study Group (TSG) after careful observations of all the tournament's matches.
Although expected to play for Ghana in the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola, Muntari was excluded from the national team due to disciplinary problems. After purposefully missing an international friendly against Angola, he also snubbed a meeting with coach Milovan Rajevac. Muntari later issued a full apology to his country and coach.
'''Internazionale'''
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'''John Robert Rudge''' (born 21 October 1944) is an English former football player and football manager. He is currently working as the director of football at Stoke City.
His playing career saw him start with Huddersfield Town, but find regular football with Carlisle United in 1966. In 1969 he joined Torquay United, before moving on to Bristol Rovers three years later. He ended his career in 1977, after a three years spell with Bournemouth.
He managed Port Vale for a sixteen year period between 1983 to 1999, easily the longest spell in the club's history. He masterminded some of the club's most successful ever campaigns, but was sacked in January 1999. Following this he was made director of football at their rivals - Stoke City.
Wolverhampton-born Rudge began his professional career with Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1962. They were mid-table in 1963-64, coming close to promotion in 1964-65 and 1965-66. Rudge was still a young player coming to grip with the game, and thus only made five league appearances.
In 1966, he moved onto Second Division rivals Carlisle United. They finished third in 1966-67, but this was not enough for promotion. In 1967-68 and 1968-69 ''the Bluebirds'' gradually declined in strength. Rudge scored sixteen goals in fifty league games.
In 1969, he moved on to Third Division Torquay United. He stayed for three seasons; 1969-70, 1970-71 and 1971-72. Mid-table for his first two seasons, Rudge switched clubs after relegation in 1972. He scored 34 goals in 96 league games for ''the Gulls''. During 1969/70 and 1970/71 he was the club's top scorer with sixteen and twenty goals respectively.
He spent 1972-73 and 1973-74 with Bristol Rovers. Rovers were promoted in 1974 as Third Division runners-up. He made 70 league appearances for ''the Pirates'', scoring seventeen goals.
He saw out his playing days at Bournemouth. They suffered relegation in 1974-75, thus were a Fourth Division club in 1975-76 and 1976-77. He scored twice in 21 league games for ''the Cherries''. His career was ended at age 32, owing to an achilles-tendon injury.
Following his retirement as a player, Rudge was made a coach at old club Torquay United.
Following the sacking of McGrath in December 1983, Rudge was made caretaker manager at Port Vale.
In reality, the task in 1984-85 was to arrest the decline. Rudge achieved this aim, slashing the wage bill to offset the club's reduced income, ''the Vale'' finished 12th. Young striker Andy Jones was purchased for a few thousands pounds from Rhyl.
In 1985-86, promotion was the target. An eighteen game unbeaten run from January to April helped to win Vale a fourth place promotion place, seven points clear of fifth place Leyton Orient. At the end of the season, Rudge turned down an offer of the management job at Preston North End.
Major signings for the start of the 1986-87 season were Mark Grew and Ray Walker, who would feature heavily for the club in the coming years, as well as Paul Smith. Smith was purchased for -10,000 from Sheffield United and was sold for four times that figure to Lincoln City just over a year later. The club finished mid-table, twelve points above the drop. The winter signing of veteran Bob Hazell helped to shore up ''the Vale's'' defence. At the end of the season, Bill Bell was made the club's chairman. Also Darren Beckford was signed from Manchester City for -15,000. He would become the club's top scorer for the next four seasons.
In 1987-88, Vale were once again comfortable in mid-table. The cash-flow problem was eased by the sale of Andy Jones to Charlton Athletic for -350,000. Ten percent of this money was invested in Simon Mills from York City, who would be a firm fixture in the first team for the next five seasons. On 20 January the club achieved a famous 2-0 victory over top-flight Spurs in the FA Cup. The cup run and the sale of Jones helped to put the club in the black financially for the first time in a long time.
The 1988-89 season was highly successful, the club beating Bristol Rovers in the play-off Final. For the first time in thirty two years, Vale were in the Second Division. A new club record was set in January 1989, as Rudge purchased classy defender Dean Glover from Middlesbrough for -200,000.
To boost the side for the oncoming 1989-90 season, defender Neil Aspin was purchased from Leeds United for -150,000, Aspin would play over 300 games for Vale in the next ten years. -125,000 was splashed out on striker Nicky Cross, who would play around 150 games over the next five years. Vale fans were not used to such purchases, but compared to other teams in the division, the money spent was quite modest. Now on a par with rivals Stoke City, both league games ended as draws, though Stoke were relegated in bottom place.
Delighted with his team, he made few changes in preparation for the 1990-91 campaign. Vale once again finished comfortably in mid-table. -80,000 was spent on Dutch midfielder Robin van der Laan, over the next five years he would become a key player. In June 1992, Rudge again broke the club's transfer record, picking up striker Martin Foyle for -375,000 from Oxford United. Foyle would be a dominant figure at the club throughout the 1990s. The money for these acquisitions came from the same of midfield dynamo Robbie Earle to Wimbledon.
In 1991-92, the club finished in last place, five points short of the safety of Oxford United. The club were still a Second Division club due to the creation of the Premier League, though they were now in the third tier. Ian Taylor became another masterstroke signing. Taylor was purchased from non-league Moor Green for -15,000 in May 1992.
Rudge managed his team to Wembley twice in 1993, winning the Football League Trophy final 2-1 over Stockport County, but losing the play-off final 3-0 to West Bromwich Albion. His team had proved however that they were too good to remain in the third tier for long.
In 1993-94 the club went up in second place, also beating top-flight Southampton in the FA Cup. At the end of the season, Ian Taylor was sold to Aston Villa, becoming the club's first million pound sale.
The club consolidated their First Division status in 1994-95, finishing ten points above the drop. The money from Taylor's sale was reinvested into -225,000 Steve Guppy from Newcastle United and -15,000 striker Tony Naylor from nearby Crewe Alexandra. Both men would prove to be good buys, Naylor being a three time top scorer. At the end of the season, Van der Laan was sold to Derby County for -475,000 plus Lee Mills. -450,000 of this sum was reinvested in York City midfielder Jon McCarthy. -50,000 was also spent on midfielderIan Bogie.
In 1995-96, his team finished 12th in the First Division. Rudge had Port Vale playing some of the best football ever witnessed at Vale Park. This was mainly due to his perseverance with playing a standard 4-4-2 - employing wingers who became the focal point of much of the attacking play. The club achieved another giant-slaying by vanquishing Everton in the FA Cup. He also led Vale to the final of the Anglo-Italian Cup, where they lost out to Genoa.
In 1996-97, the club finished in eighth place, their best ever post-war finish. Once again they were the best side in the Potteries. In February he sold Guppy to Martin O'Neill's Leicester City for -850,000.
Gareth Ainsworth was purchased for -500,000 from Lincoln City at the start of the 1997-98 season. This was paid for by the sale of McCarthy to Birmingham City for -1.5 million. Vale finished a disappointing 19th, a mere point away from relegation.
At the start of the 1998-99 season, Ainsworth was sold to Wimbledon for -2 million. Mills was also sold to Bradford City for -1 million. The club came even closer to relegation, finishing above 22nd place Bury on goal difference. However Rudge had already departed, Chairman Bill Bell gave him the sack on 18 January 1999. It truly was the end of an era at Vale Park. This caused outrage amongst Port Vale fans who held a "flat cap protest" (Rudge's headwear of choice) to display their disgust.
One last present from Rudge to the Vale fans was the signing of Marcus Bent for -375,000 from Crystal Palace, just days before Rudge's sacking. However new manager Brian Horton let Bent go for nothing. In November 2000, Bent was sold by Sheffield United to Blackburn Rovers for -2 million. Another star of the late Rudge era was Anthony Gardner. Gardner was retained by Vale, and was sold to Spurs for -1 million in January 2000.
Rudge was awarded -300,000 compensation by an employment tribunal. He had been at the helm for 843 Port Vale games,
Following the dismissal, Sir Alex Ferguson said: -Every Port Vale supporter should get down on their knees and thank the Lord for John Rudge.-
Rudge was appointed as director of football at Stoke City in 1999, after turning down the same role at Port Vale.
On 2 November 2005, he had a public fall-out with then manager Johan Boskamp at Highfield Road. Rudge went down the dug-out during the 2-1 win over Coventry City to give some advice to Boskamp. The Dutchman took offence to this and said to the board 'either he goes or I go', under the belief that Rudge had overstepped the mark.
Rudge and his assistant Jan de Koning were twice suspended by Stoke, after disagreements with Boskamp. Following Boskamp's departure and the arrival of new chairman Peter Coates, Rudge was reinstated in his role.
When the club achieved promotion to the Premier League in 2007-08, Rudge was at a top-flight club for the first time since entering the game 46 years ago, in 1962.
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'''Roy Sproson''' (23 September 1930 - 24 January 1997) was an English footballer and football manager for Port Vale. A one-club man, he holds the all-time appearance record for Vale, making 837 starts (and 5 substitute appearances) for Vale between 1950 and 1972. This includes a run of 128 consecutive appearances between April 1954 and March 1957.
Sproson is a Port Vale legend, sticking with the club from its highest peaks in the early 1950s until the troughs of the last 1960s near the bottom of the Football League. He served under eight managers before taking the reins himself between 1974 and 1977. A relic of a bygone era when it was common for players to only play for a few clubs throughout their entire careers, his record for the club is unlikely ever to be equalled or bettered. He finished with around 350 more appearances for the club than his closest rival Harry Poole.
Roy Sproson was born above a greengrocer's shop at 3 Slater Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent on 23 September 1930. Legend has it he was named for the local featherweight boxer Roy Berrisford, after his father returned home from witnessing a Berrisford victory to find his wife had given birth in his absence.
The family later moved to Trent Vale, where a young Sproson played football, winning the Sentinel Shield with a 5-0 win over Port Vale.
Sproson played for Stoke City at an amateur level for twelve months in the late 1940s.
In July 1949 Sproson's time with the Royal Air Force had finished and he signed with Port Vale as a professional.
Hodgon's death in June 1951 did not keep Sproson out of the first eleven and he played most games under new manager Ivor Powell. His first goal came on 22 September in a 2-2 draw at home with Torquay United. However following the appointement of Freddie Steele in December 1951, Sproson was dropped in favour of the experienced Stan Palk. Sproson won his place back in March 1952 and never looked back.
Steele worked to develop the famous 'Iron Curtain' defence, as the Vale defence conceded just 35 times in 46 games in 1952-53. Only Second Division Huddersfield Town conceded fewer, though Vale still finished one point behind Oldham Athletic.
The 1953-54 season would live on Vale folk-lore. Sproson was one of the men that made it happen, playing in a massive 53 games. The club stormed to the Third Division North championship with a remarkable 21 conceded in 46 games (a Football League record). Sproson helped keeper Ray King keep thirty clean sheets in the league (again a record). He also played Vale's heartbreaking FA Cup semi-final defeat to West Bromwich Albion.
He had trouble adapting to life in the Second Division the following season. He made 45 appearances in 1954-55 and 44 appearances in 1955-56.
However in 1956-57 the club struggled and sank. The Iron Curtain was a thing of the past as they leaked 101 goals in the league.
In 1957-58 the club found themselves in the last ever season of the Third Division South. Norman Low couldn't bring his team to a top twelve finish, which meant the club spent 1958-59 in the new Fourth Division.
Low adopted an attacking policy, but still relied on men like Sproson to hold the fort at the back. They took the Fourth Division title in 1958-59, though Sproson spent the first half of the season on the sidelines with an ankle injury. Terry Miles took his #6 jersey, though both Alan Martin and Roy Pritchard failed to hold on to the #3 jersey, which Sproson claimed in February 1959. It was the first time in six season he played less than forty games, for the next eleven seasons he would make at least thirty games a season.
He played 49 games in 1959-60. Sproson was back. In 1960-61 he hit 51 games. In 1961-62, 1962-63 and 1963-64 he was a regular custodian in the back four, as the club tried and failed to win promotion.
In 1964-65 the veteran couldn't prevent the club from slipping back into the fourth tier, as Freddie Steele's second time in charge proved much less successful than the first.
Under Jackie Mudie and then Stanley Matthews the club struggled. Sproson was as much in demand as ever, in 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 and again in 1968-69 the club frittered about at the foot of the league.
Sproson was positively ancient in footballing terms when Gordon Lee pushed the team to promotion in 1969-70. In fact Sproson was four years Lee's senior! Lee had to regularly talk him out of retirement. With promotion, Sproson could finally rest his legs.
Named Gillette Sportsman of the Year in April 1970,
His final appearances came on 8 May in a 2-1 defeat to Rotherham United at Vale Park. He continued at the club in a coaching capacity.
Sproson finished with a grand total 837 starts and five substitute appearances, being yellow carded just twice in his professional career.
Sproson was appointed caretaker-manager of Port Vale in January 1974 (after Gordon Lee left to join Blackburn Rovers) and was appointed on a permanent basis in April of the same year.
His insisted that the players not call him 'boss' and in the spirit of Normal Low his footballing philosophy was to go out and 'entertain the public'.
The game of football became preoccupied with success, results over style, and thus he was sacked in October 1977 after a poor run of results. His replacement Bobby Smith failed to rescue Vale from relegation.
Sproson refused the club's offer of "an executive position dealing with the club's youth policy".
Sproson ran a newsagents until he died on 24 January 1997, aged 66.
The Sproson name figures prominently in Port Vale's history. Roy's older brother, Jess, played as a forward for Vale between 1940 and 1947, and his nephew, Phil (Jess's son), was a central defender between 1978 and 1989. Another brother, Clifford, had played at amateur level for Vale in the Cheshire County League. His father played professionally for Stoke during World War I.
To this day, a group of Vale fans continue to raise money to erect a statue of Roy Sproson at Vale Park. Port Vale's away kit for the 2005-06 season (in the club's old amber and black colours) bore the motto '837 - One Man One Team', embroidered on the left sleeve to honour his memory.
A street by Vale Park has been re-named 'Roy Sproson Way' in his memory.
:''Also included are five Supporters' Clubs' Trophy appearances and one Coronation Cup.
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'''Peter Dermot Doherty''' (5 June 1913 - 6 April 1990) was a Northern Irish football player and manager.
Born in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Doherty began his career with Glentoran in the Irish League. After helping Glentoran to the 1933 Irish Cup,
Manchester City started the 1936-37 season poorly, and were in the bottom half of the table until December.
Doherty scored 81 goals in 133 league appearances during his time at Maine Road. During the Second World War years of 1939-1945, Doherty served in the RAF. He remained registered as a Manchester City player, scoring 60 goals in 89 wartime matches,
He made his final move to Doncaster in 1949, where he assumed the role of player-manager. He later became manager of Northern Ireland (1951-1962), for whom he had sixteen caps as a player. He led the country to the 1958 World Cup, reaching the quarter finals.
Doherty won a league championship medal with Manchester City in 1937 and a cup winner's medal with Derby in the 1946 FA Cup Final. His performances earned him the nickname Peter 'the Great' Doherty. He was regarded by the legendary Joe Mercer as the greatest player who ever lived.
He was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
Following his death in 1990, there is a plaque to mark his birthplace in Magherafelt. It can be found at what is now a local barber's shop.
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'''Dave Clements''' (born 15 September 1945) in Larne in County Antrim, was a football player and manager from Northern Ireland. He started his career as a left winger but also played as a defensive midfielder and left full back throughout a career which lasted from 1964 to 1976 in which time he played for Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday and Everton making a total of 392 league appearances and scoring 32 goals. He played 48 times for the Northern Ireland national team between 1965 and 1976 scoring two goals.
Dave attended Larne Grammar School and excelled at both football and rugby union, during his time at the school he earned football caps for the national team at schoolboy, youth and amateur level. As a junior he played for the Larne suburban team of Millbrook before signing for Irish league club Portadown F.C. in 1961. After starring in a 2-0 Irish amateur win over Wales in January 1963 he signed for English Division One club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Dave Clements' spell as an apprentice at Wolverhampton Wanderers lasted for just over a year, however in that time he failed to break into the first team.
Despite this lack of success at Wolves, he caught the eye of Coventry City manager Jimmy Hill who paid -1,500 for the 18 year old at start of the 1964-65 season. Clements made a fine start to his City career, scoring on his debut on the 23rd of January 1965 against Northampton Town and netting eight times in his first ten matches. Two months later on the 17th March 1965, aged just 19, he earned the first of his 48 caps for the Northern Ireland national team against the Netherlands. Clements was an integral part of the Coventry side which won the Second Division championship in the 1966-67 season and then did well in the top flight. He played as an outside left for much of his time at Coventry for whom he made 228 league appearances (255 including cup games) and scored 30 goals in total over a period of seven seasons. Throughout his time at Highfield Road he continued to be a regular for the Northern Ireland team, earning 21 caps in total while with the Midlands team. His most famous moment as an international player came in October 1967 when he scored the winning goal in a Euro 68 qualifier against Scotland at Windsor Park. Coventry manager Noel Cantwell surprisingly agreed to let Clements move on after six year at the club and after rejecting a move to Hull City in February 1971, he moved to Sheffield Wednesday in August of the same year as part of a combined deal that also included Brian Joicey and cost the Yorkshire club -100,000.
He played as a left back for Wednesday and was a popular and successful player in his time there even though the club was not thriving in Division Two and would eventually drop into Division Three in 1975. His strong, robust style of play earned him the nickname "Tank" from Wednesday fans, he played 87 games for Wednesday in two seasons
He made his debut on Saturday, 22 September 1973 in a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Dave was made club captain for 1974-75, a season in which Everton were well placed to lift the First Division championship before a late slump let in Derby County. In total, Clements made 85 league appearances in his time with Everton scoring six goals (he took over as the clubs penalty taker) and became one of the most respected midfielders in the top flight. During his time at Everton he became player-manager of the Northern Ireland national side for a short time taking over from Terry Neill in 1975 and being replaced by Danny Blanchflower in 1976.
Dave Clements tenure as Northern Ireland manager lasted for eleven matches, he took over in the winter of 1974-75, part way through the qualification matches for Euro 76. He took over as manager at the age of only 29 and his first game as manager was on 16 March 1975 and was a Euro 76 qualifier against Yugoslavia in Belfast. This was the first time that Northern Ireland had played a home match in the province since 1971 and resulted in a fine 1-0 victory which put the Northern Irish in with a chance of qualification. However a home defeat to Sweden in October 1975 and a loss in Belgrade to Yugoslavia in the final group qualifier the following month stopped Northern Ireland progressing to the last eight knock out stage.
Dave Clements continued as manager into 1976, however results were disappointing culminating in Northern Ireland losing all three matches in the British Home Championship in May of that year. They lost heavily to Scotland 0-3 in Glasgow and to England 0-4 at Wembley before losing 0-1 to Wales in Swansea. The Welsh defeat was Dave Clements last game as both manager and player for the national team on 14 May 1976.
He played his last game for Everton in February 1976 and moved to the United States, having received a lucrative offer to play in the NASL for New York Cosmos where he played alongside Pel. His performances for Cosmos during 1976 ensured that Clements was named in the All-Star Honourable Mention Team for that year, he was also selected for Team America to participate in the Bicentenary Cup against Italy, Brazil and England. Dave moved to coach the Colorado Caribous in 1978 (the only year of their existence) and then to the Denver Avalanche (1981-82), St. Louis Steamers (1982-85) and Kansas City Comets (1986-87). He was named US Coach of the year in 1982 and 1987. Dave still lives in the United States, he moved out of football and has run his own Irish shop as well as working as a salesman in St. Louis, Missouri in recent years.
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'''Sydney William Owen''' (28 February 1922 - January 1999) was an English footballer and football coach.
Owen was born in Birmingham. He made 388 first-team appearances for Luton Town. In 1959 he was the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year and led Luton Town to the FA Cup Final. He became a highly valued member of Don Revie's coaching staff at Leeds United and later served Manchester United in a similar role.
He earned three caps for the England national football team. In a game of eight goals in Budapest on 23 May 1954 Ivor Broadis was the only England player to score. In reply the speed, skill and movement of the Hungary `Golden Team- featuring Ferenc Pusks, Sndor Kocsis, Zoltn Czibor, Nndor Hidegkuti and Jzsef Bozsik rattled in 7. After the game bewildered centre half Owen said, -It was like playing people from outer space-. Tom Finney commented of Ivor Broadis, "I remember when he had taken his boots off after the Budapest match, he warned everyone, "Don't touch them unless you're wearing gloves, they're red hot". Broadis added, "It's the first time I've ever come off the pitch with a sunburned tongue!""
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'''James "Jimmy" Adamson''' (born 4 April 1929) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. He was born in Ashington.
Adamson, a right-half, joined Burnley in January 1947 after playing non-league football in his native Ashington and working as a miner. His early career was interrupted by National Service, which he completed with the Royal Air Force, meaning his debut had to wait until February 1951, when Burnley played away to Bolton Wanderers. He played once for the England B team, but never made the full England side.
He was an ever-present as Burnley won the 1959-60 Football League Championship and captained the side to the 1962 FA Cup final which they lost against Tottenham Hotspur. He was also named Footballer of the Year in 1962.
Adamson formed a midfield partnership with inside-forward Jimmy McIlroy, around which much of Burnley's creative play was centred.
He retired in 1964, having played 426 league games, and joined the Burnley coaching staff. He had previously coached the England team in the 1962 World Cup in Chile and was the Football Association's preferred choice of manager ahead of Alf Ramsey but declined the offer.
In February 1970, when Burnley manager Harry Potts was made general manager, Adamson stepped up to become team manager. Burnley were relegated at the end his first full season in charge, but returned to the top-flight in 1973, winning the Second Division title.
Burnley were relegated again in 1976, although Adamson had already left that January. In May 1976 he was appointed as manager of Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam, but left the following month. In November 1976 he was made manager of Sunderland, but was unable to prevent them from relegation from the First Division.
He left Sunderland in November 1978, taking over from Jock Stein as manager of Leeds United. He left Leeds in October 1980.
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}}'''Stephen Joseph "Steve" Morrow''' (born July 2, 1970 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish former football player. He is currently International Partnerships Performance Supervisor at Arsenal Football Club, where he also played for much of the 1990s.
Morrow first played for Bangor as youth, before joining Arsenal in July 1987. A versatile utility man, who could play at full back, centre back or midfield, Morrow had loan spells at Reading, Watford and Barnet, before making his debut for Arsenal as a substitute in a First Division match on April 8, 1992 against Norwich City, in place of the injured Nigel Winterburn. In the meantime, he had already made his full international debut for Northern Ireland, in May 1990 against Uruguay; he went on to win 39 caps for his country from then until 1999.
Morrow became a semi-regular in 1992-93, as well as suffering the most notorious moment of his career. He played most of his matches in midfield (replacing the injured Paul Davis, as Arsenal got to both the League Cup and FA Cup semi-finals. Morrow started the League Cup final against Sheffield Wednesday; after falling behind to a John Harkes goal, Arsenal equalised through Paul Merson, and then Merson set up Morrow to score the winner (which was also his first goal for the club). In the celebrations after the match, Arsenal skipper Tony Adams attempted to pick up Morrow and parade him on his shoulders, but Adams slipped and Morrow awkwardly hit the ground. He broke his arm and had to be rushed to hospital.
As a result, Morrow missed the rest of that season, including the FA Cup final (also against Wednesday), where Arsenal completed the Cup Double. Before the final kicked off, Morrow received his League Cup winners' medal, making him the only player ever to have picked up a medal before a Cup final, much to the delight of football trivia buffs everywhere.
Morrow was fit enough by the start of the next season but played fewer matches (only 13, as opposed to 25 the previous season). However, one of those was the scene of an Arsenal triumph, the club's 1994 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final win over Parma; in an Arsenal midfield depleted of John Jensen, David Hillier and Martin Keown, the 23-year-old Morrow partnered 20-year-old Ian Selley in central midfield, both playing the game of their lives as Arsenal beat Parma 1-0 with an Alan Smith goal.
Morrow went on to play over 20 matches, including a second Cup Winners' Cup final (which Arsenal lost to Real Zaragoza), the following season, but never found favour under new Arsenal boss Bruce Rioch, who only gave the Irishman five matches in 1995-96. After the arrival of Arsne Wenger in 1996, Morrow was told he was surplus to requirements at Highbury, and he was loaned to Queens Park Rangers in March 1997; the deal was made permanent that summer. He played 85 games for Arsenal in total, scoring three goals.
At QPR, Morrow was initially a regular, but the club struggled, going from contenders for promotion to the Premiership to facing relegation to the Second Division. Injuries to his shoulder ligaments ruled Morrow out for most of the 1999-2000 season, and he lost his place in the side. Morrow later had a loan spell at Peterborough United, but it did not become permanent, and he was released on a free transfer in the summer of 2001.
Struggling to find a club in the UK, Morrow moved to the United States to play for Major League Soccer side Dallas Burn. He spent two seasons at Dallas (who renamed themselves FC Dallas in 2004), before retiring because of a persistent neck injury.
On February 3, 2004 he was named as an assistant coach to FC Dallas, but was forced to resign in late May due to personal reasons. However, he returned to the club on January 27, 2005 under coach Colin Clarke. When Clarke was fired on November 7, 2006, Morrow was named interim head coach. On December 11, 2006, FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock removed the 'interim' from his title. Morrow was fired as coach on May 20, 2008
On 12 September 2008 Morrow returned to Arsenal as International Partnerships - Performance Supervisor, managing Arsenal's international partnerships, which currently include the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer in the United States, BEC Tero of Thailand and Hoang Anh Gia Lai of Vietnam, and assisting Arsenal's academies in countries such as Egypt and Ghana.
He has also worked as a live match analyst for Arsenal's online webcasts.
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'''Mbulelo Mabizela''' (born 16 September 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder and defender for Platinum Stars and South Africa.
Nicknamed "Old John" for apparently showing maturity beyond his years, as he is the youngest player to captain the South African (Bafana Bafana) soccer squad at the age of twenty. Whilst he has all the ability required to be an outstanding player with good pace, strength, composure on the ball with both feet and the timing of tackles, Mabizela has sadly had a career littered with troubles.
Mabizela was released by Tottenham Hotspur after only fourteen months with the club for disciplinary problems in 2004, (Reports of him going to training while in the state of intoxication were everywhere in the British media at the time), this followed him having been stripped of the Bafana Bafana captaincy for going AWOL some three months earlier. Other troubles have included a six month ban for the use of a banned substance in 2006 and in December 2008 a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. In July 2009 Platinum Stars made a decision to terminate his contract following further problems, but after a meeting with the team head coach Steve Komphela, "Old John" was allowed to continue his career with the club.
Mabizela began his senior club career in South Africa with Orlando Pirates.
In August 2003 he joined Tottenham Hotspur after inspiring Pirates to a 2-1 win over Tottenham when the London club made a short tour of South Africa before the start of the 2003-2004 season.
In October 2003 he scored his only goal for the club (although it was a cracker) in the league match against Leicester City.
In October 2004, He had his contract cancelled by Tottenham Hotspur and was released by mutual agreement following several disciplinary infractions, including missing training sessions. He made only nine appearances in total for the club, scoring just the one goal.
After a short trial with another London club Fulham he joined Vlerenga in Norway.
Mabizela spent a season at the Norwegian club but rarely featured in their championship winning season and was released in June 2006.
In August 2006 he signed for the South African team Mamelodi Sundowns.
In December 2006, he received a six-month ban from the game for drug offences .
Following a number of disciplinary problems at Mamelodi Sundowns which resulted in him being made available for transfer, Mabizela found a new home in early 2009 when he signed a three year contract with Platinum Stars.
In June 2009 he was acquitted in the Pietermaritzburg magistrate court on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. At the time of his arrest, Mabizela was allegedly driving with an breath-alcohol level of 1,09 mg per 1 000 ml. The legal limit is 0,24 mg per 1 000 ml breath. Magistrate Dieter Schultz said Mabizela-s constitutional rights were not properly explained to him at his arrest and he was thus entitled to an acquittal.
In July 2009, Platinum Stars made an about-turn on their decision to terminate the contract of Mabizela. It was reported that the club had finally run out of patience with -OJ-, with his agent confirming they had received a letter confirming the termination of his deal with the team. However, after a lengthy meeting with head coach Steve Komphela Mabizela was back with the team and continues playing for the club.
As of October 2006 he has played 44 international matches and scored 2 goals for the South Africa national team. At the age of 20 he became the youngest national team captain ever.
A call for his return to international football was made in early December 2009, Platinum Stars coach Steve Komphela says he is happy with the progress made by Mbulelo 'OJ' Mabizela and reiterated his call for his inclusion in the Bafana Bafana set-up. Mabizela has been doing well at Stars since joining them a season ago and seems to be keeping away from the bad press of late. His impressive performances at Stars have not gone unnoticed as he has some supporters calling for his return to the national team fold. Komphela was reported as saying, "Yes I do feel Mabizela should be back in the national team now. He has been doing well and we all know his capabilities.
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'''Mike England MBE''' (born 2 December 1941 in Holywell, Wales) was a popular Welsh footballer and manager.
Mike England was a tall commanding centre-half, who could also play effectively as a centre-forward. He played for Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur, Cardiff, and for the Wales national team. At Spurs he won the inaugural 1972 UEFA Cup Final and was runner up in the same competition 2 years later, his goal in the first leg of the final unable to win the cup a second time for Spurs. He retired as a player in 1979 after playing eleven games for the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
He managed the Wales national team from 1979 to 1987. In his first match, Wales beat England 4-1 at Wrexham. Under his managership Wales came close to qualifying for several tournaments, most notably the 1986 World Cup. That year, Wales faced Scotland in a World Cup qualifier, which Wales had to win to qualify for the finals. A 1-1 draw was enough for Scotland, but their much loved manager Jock Stein had a heart attack in the dugout next to Mike England, and died shortly after. This affected Mike very much, as he has admitted freely, and he quit football management shortly afterwards to manage a nursing home in North Wales. England was awarded MBE for services to Welsh football.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Terence Charles Yorath''' (born 27 March 1950 in Cardiff, Wales) is a former footballer and has been a manager at both club and international level. He is also the father of television presenter Gabby Logan.
He represented Leeds United, Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur, Bradford City, Swansea City and the Welsh national team. He later became a football manager for Bradford City, Swansea City, Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday as well as assistant at Huddersfield Town, and also internationally managed Wales and Lebanon.
Yorath was an apprentice at Leeds United signing professional forms at the age of 17. Along with other Leeds midfield players of the time, such as Mick Bates and Terry Hibbitt, he found it difficult to establish himself ahead of Don Revie's preferred pairing of Billy Bremner and Johnny Giles. Between 1967 and 1972 he made just 14 League appearances for Leeds.
In the 1972-73 season, injuries and suspensions allowed Yorath to establish himself as a first team regular. However, his first season ended with two cup final runners-up medals; he was a substitute in the 1973 FA Cup Final, which Leeds lost 1-0 to Sunderland, and also appeared in the 1973 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, which Leeds lost in controversial circumstances to AC Milan.
Yorath finally won some silverware the following 1973-74 season, where he was a key member of the Leeds championship winning side. The 1974-75 season saw Leeds reach the final of the UEFA European Cup, but again Yorath ended up with a runners up medal as Leeds lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich in controversial circumstances.
Yorath, a defensive hard-tackling midfielder had to suffer a lot of barracking from supporters who saw him as lacking the skills of his team-mates.
Don Revie had left Leeds to manage England, and his eventual replacement Jimmy Armfield decided to dispense with Yorath's services in 1976, selling him to Coventry City for -125,000. During his time with Leeds, Yorath made 120 appearances and scored ten goals.
Terry Yorath would be captain to one of only a handful of top flight Coventry City sides that spent an entire season in the top ten. Spearheaded by the prolific strike partnership of Ian Wallace and Mick Ferguson, and ably abetted by the legendary winger Tommy Hutchison and attacking full backs Graham Oakey and Bobby MacDonald, the Sky Blues would enjoy a 7th place finish in the 1977/78 season, narrowly missing out on European football. Yorath's Coventry side containing such notables as Alan Green, McDonald and Mick Coop are still fondly remembered even today by the Sky Blue faithful. A remarkable 5-4 win over Norwich City at Highfield Road, Christmas 1977, replete with bicycle kick by Ian Wallace and last gasp penalty save by Jim Blyth, lives long in Coventry folklore. Yorath is also one of an exclusive band of Coventry City captains that can proudly boast that they were able to pull on the infamous 'Chocolate away' strip.
Yorath remained at Coventry for three years, playing 99 games and scoring three goals and was captain for most of this period. He moved onto Tottenham Hotspur in 1979 for -300,000, and then briefly to Vancouver Whitecaps in 1981, where he made 59 appearances, scoring four goals in his two seasons with the club.
Yorath picked up the first of 59 Welsh caps in 1970 against Italy, and he maintained a regular presence in the international side until 1981. Yorath also captained his country on 42 occasions.
In 1982, Yorath joined Bradford City as player/assistant coach. He was injured during the Bradford fire disaster in 1985 when he was forced to jump out of a window after evacuating supporters from a bar. He subsequently took up the manager's position at Swansea City in 1986, and led the club to promotion from the Division Four to the Division Three at the end of the 1987-88 season.
In 1989, he was appointed part-time manager of Wales, eventually taking up the post on a full-time basis whilst still managing Swansea. However, this caused conflict with the club, and Yorath left Swansea to manage Bradford. Unfortunately, he was dismissed by Bradford after just one year in charge, and returned to manage Swansea again.
In 1991, after a run of nine consecutive defeats, he left Swansea for a second time to concentrate on managing Wales. Despite some splendid results, Yorath was unable to lead his country to the 1994 World Cup finals, and was dismissed by the Welsh FA.
Yorath joined Cardiff City as General Manager in 1994, and assumed control of team affairs in November of that year when manager Eddie May was sacked. However, his time in the hotseat with the Bluebirds was brief, and he was sacked in March 1995 with the club headed for relegation. He then took over as coach of the Lebanon national team, and helped them rise 60 places in the FIFA World Rankings before leaving in 1997.
Between 1997 and 2000 he worked as a coach at Huddersfield Town and Bradford City, before joining Sheffield Wednesday as assistant to Paul Jewell. Yorath retained his position when Jewell was dismissed, and eventually became manager in 2001. However, he resigned in 2002 after a run of five defeats in six league matches saw Wednesday drop into the relegation zone.
In June 2008, Yorath returned to football when he was appointed the director of football at Isthmian League Premier Division side Margate,
Terry is the father of four children, two girls Gabby, the television broadcaster, born 1973, and Louise, born 1974, and two boys Daniel born on 25 July 1976 and Jordan born 1986. He has two grandchildren born to Gabby, Lois and Reuben born 2005. Daniel collapsed and died on 25 May 1992 in his garden, at the age of 15, as a result of an undetected heart condition just before he was due to begin a footballing career with Leeds United.
In 2004, Yorath was arrested after a car accident and charged with drink driving. Yorath knocked down 27-year-old call centre worker Raziya Aslam breaking her pelvis. Yorath pleaded guilty to all charges and received a 30-month driving ban and 60 hours community service. The trial judge had been seriously considering a prison sentence for Yorath, but his defence advised that there was a risk that Yorath would commit suicide if sent to prison. Yorath maintains that he would not have taken his own life if he had been jailed.
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'''Malcolm Alexander Allison''' (born 5 September 1927 in Dartford) is an English former football player and manager. Due to his charismatic and larger than life personality - he was known as 'Big Mal'.
Allison joined West Ham United in February 1951, after seven seasons at Charlton Athletic. A promising career as a centre-half was ended prematurely by a bout of tuberculosis. He fell ill after a game against Sheffield United on 16 September 1957 and had a lung removed in hospital. This turned out to be his last senior game for West Ham, and although he battled on in their reserve team. For a period he left football altogether, and worked first as a car salesman, then as a professional gambler and nightclub owner. He came back to football to play a final season for non-league Romford in 1963.
Allison's first taste of coaching was at West Ham, where - under Ted Fenton - he took charge of coaching sessions and acted as mentor to a young Bobby Moore. After gaining further experience of coaching at Cambridge University, Allison moved into management at non-league Bath City. He replaced the veteran Bob Hewson, who had retired. One of his first moves was to double the number of training sessions. The players, who held full-time jobs outside football, were required to train four times every week. Allison's first season as a manager was a moderate success; he led the club to a third-place finish in the league, and to a third round F.A.Cup tie with First Division Bolton Wanderers. City were leading 1-0 at Twerton Park until a late equaliser from the penalty spot. They lost the replay 3-0.
At the end of the English season Allison accepted an offer to coach in North America over the summer, with Toronto City. After a matter of weeks he was back in England. His success at Bath had alerted a number of Football League clubs, and in May 1964 he joined Plymouth Argyle, where he had been offered a -3,000 per annum salary. He soon returned to Bath to sign full-back Tony Book. However, Allison knew the Plymouth board would be reluctant to permit the purchase of a player with no League experience, who was approaching his thirtieth birthday. Allison encouraged Book to doctor his birth certificate, making him appear two years younger.
The flamboyant image, with fedora and cigar, only developed later. His management career included clubs such as Plymouth Argyle, Manchester City, Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough. He also managed overseas, in Turkey with Galatasaray (1976-1977), and in Portugal with Sporting. With the Lisbon club he won the championship title, and the Portuguese Cup, in 1981-1982. That would eventually be the only Championship title won by Sporting for the next 18 years (until the 1999-2000 season), a fact that made Allison fondly cherished to this day among Sporting Lisbon fans.
At Manchester City, Joe Mercer was named manager in July 1965. As ill health had hindered him in his previous job as manager of Aston Villa, Mercer sought a younger, energetic man to be his assistant. He offered the position to Allison, who he knew from coaching courses at Lilleshall. Allison was due to meet Raich Carter to discuss a position at Middlesbrough, but Mercer was able to arrange a meeting the day before, and persuaded Allison to accepted his offer.
The Mercer-Allison era is believed to be strongest in Manchester City's history - they won the First Division (1967-68), FA Cup (1969), League Cup (1970) and Cup Winners' Cup (1970), with a team including such greats as Colin Bell, Mike Summerbee and Francis Lee. However Allison's reputation was blighted by his second spell at the club when he sold crowd favourites such as Peter Barnes and Gary Owen and replaced them with unknowns such as Michael Robinson and Steve Daley. He is also fondly remembered at Crystal Palace for taking the then third division side to an FA Cup Semi Final in 1976, beating first division Leeds United, Chelsea and Sunderland before losing to Southampton in the semi final at Stamford Bridge. During this cup run his image was iconic, being associated with his lucky Fedora hat, large cigars and sheepskin coat.
Allison was certainly one of the most flamboyant characters in Crystal Palace's history and his time at Selhurst Park was a rollercoaster ride for Palace supporters.
On 31 March 1973 Malcolm was appointed Palace manager after previously holding the role at
Bath City, Plymouth Argyle and Manchester City where he helped the club to top domestic honours along with Joe Mercer. Despite his arrival the Eagles were relegated, losing five out of their last seven games.
Malcolm immediately instigated a huge stylistic shift both on and off the field, raising Palace's profile with his charismatic media appearances, rebranding the club-s rather homely nickname -The Glaziers- as -The Eagles-, and ending the club-s 68-year association with claret-and-blue kits. Palace-s highly recognisable red-and-blue striped home kit was introduced, and later, the all-white strip with red and blue sash, changes which still reflect in the character of the club today.
The following season, 1974, was even more disastrous because of a second successive relegation.
Malcolm completely restructured the side in an attempt to halt the club's decline and he angered many fans with his decision to replace favourite John Jackson in the Palace goal. Malcolm's larger than life image was a mixed blessing in Division Three for it raised hopes and aspirations of supporters while also serving to motivate other clubs when they visited SE25.
However 1975-76 was the most successful season for Malcolm at Selhurst Park as he spurred his side on to an FA Cup semi-final appearance. Brilliant victories against higher league opposition in the shape of Leeds United, Chelsea and Sunderland led to the club's first FA Cup semi-final appearance but unfortunately eventual winners Southampton proved too strong in the match which was played at Stamford Bridge.
With the team failing to reach Wembley and win promotion (despite building up a big lead in the league table in the early part of the season) Malcolm resigned in May 1976. He returned to the club in 1980-81 for a two-month period in a doomed attempt to avoid relegation from the top flight.
In January 2007 Crystal Palace fans organised a tribute to Allison, which they named 'Fedora Day'. Fans set up a campaign on , an unofficial forum dedicated to the club, to mark the 31st anniversary of the famous FA Cup run which Allison masterminded. The date chosen was that of the game against Preston North End in the 4th Round of the FA Cup on 27 January 2007. Fans sporting Allison's favoured Fedoras smoked cigars and drank champagne while cheering on their side. This generated major national press coverage, including ''The Sun'' newspaper, Crystal Palace - managed by Peter Taylor, a star of the 1976 side - were unable to match their predecessors and were knocked out of the cup 2-0.
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'''Charles Adolphus Williams''' MBE (23 December 1927-2 September 2006) was a mixed-race English professional footballer (one of the first black players in British football after the Second World War
He became famous from his appearances on Granada Television's ''The Comedians'' and ATV's ''The Golden Shot'', delivering his catchphrase, "me old flower" in his broad Yorkshire accent.
Williams was born in Royston, a small mining village near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. His father, also Charles, had come to England in 1914 from Barbados,
After the First World War, his father settled in Royston, where he sold groceries from a horse and cart, and married a local girl, Doris Cook. His father had been forced to give up his job as a greengrocer as a result of trench foot acquired in France, and depended on National Assistance.
After leaving school aged 14, Williams worked at Upton Colliery during the Second World War, a reserved occupation. He played football for the colliery team, before turning professional, and signing for Doncaster Rovers in 1948, aged 19. A centre-half, he played for the first team in 1950, but then remained in the reserves until 1955, when he became an established first team player for four years.
He played 171 times for Rovers in total, but scored only one goal, in a second division game away to Barnsley on 24 March 1956.
He married twice. He was first married to Audrey Crump on April Fool's Day, 1 April 1957. They had two children. He later married his second wife, Janice, who survived him.
Following his retirement from the game in 1959, Williams tried his hand as a singer in local working men's clubs, but it was his comic chat between the songs that was best received, so he decided to move into comedy full-time. He eventually became Britain's first well-known black television comedian.
Williams' comedy was often at his own expense, and particularly his colour. He used to respond to heckling by saying: "If you don't shut up, I'll come and move in next door to you".
He reached the pinnacle of his comedy career in the early 1970s. In 1972, he spent a six-month season at the London Palladium; presented his own show, ''It's Charlie Williams'', on Granada Television; appeared on ''This is Your Life''; and appeared at the Royal Variety Performance. In 1973, he presented a one-off special ''Charlie Williams Show'' on BBC2, and published an autobiography, ''Ee-I've Had Some Laughs''. He was also the host of ATV's popular game show ''The Golden Shot'' for a short six-month period from late 1973 to early 1974, although he often struggled to hold together this rather chaotic live show, and it ultimately had a detrimental effect on his career.
By the late 1970s and early 1980s, his brand of humour was becoming old-fashioned, and his career declined. He caused offence to some by defending the Robertson's golliwog trade mark, and for saying that immigrants to the UK should conform to the British way of life.
Williams became a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1999 for his charity work. He was given a lifetime achievement award at the Black Comedy Awards in 2000, where it was recognised that he had "broken down barriers".
Williams died on 2 September 2006 at Barnsley General Hospital. He had suffered from Parkinson's disease and dementia for some time.
His influence can still be felt today - the character of DC Glen Fletcher from the popular BBC series ''Life on Mars'' was inspired by Williams, according to the writers.
His song "''That's What I Should Have Said''" has received lots of airplay on Barnsley radio station Dearne FM. Copies of the single are being pressed for general release on CD.
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'''Timothy "Tim" Krul''' (born 3 April 1988) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Newcastle United.
Krul signed for Newcastle in July, 2005, on a three year deal from ADO Den Haag. He played in the Under-17 European Championship for the Netherlands in Tuscany in May, 2005, and has since become a member of the Dutch under-21 squad. He made his first senior appearance for Newcastle in a pre-season defeat to PSV Eindhoven on July 29, 2006.
Following the injury to Newcastle's first-choice goalkeeper, Shay Given, he was on the bench for a few games while Steve Harper kept goal. Krul made his Newcastle debut in the UEFA Cup game on November 2, away to Palermo. His debut was hailed by critics as he displayed his shot-stopping abilities, saving efforts from Giuseppe Biava and David Di Michele and recording a clean sheet in the process.
He injured himself in the warm up against Palermo, and then aggravated that injury in the warm up before a game against Watford. He required two cartilage operations as a result, keeping him out of action for almost 6 months. He returned to action in April 2007.
On 13 June 2007, he signed a new four year contract with Newcastle. In the same month, he was part of the Dutch Under-21 squad that won the European Championships and also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
On 3 August 2007, Krul joined Scottish side Falkirk on loan originally until 1 January 2008, though it was later extended until the end of the season after a number of impressive performances. The following day he made his debut for Falkirk and kept a clean sheet as the team won 4-0 against Gretna.
In the two games immediately following his debut, he conceded 4 goals against Celtic and 7 goals against Rangers at Ibrox. Krul was sent off for the first time in his professional career on 2 January 2008, after reacting badly to an opponent's challenge. Shortly afterwards he was injured, suffering a dislocated shoulder during a Scottish Cup defeat against Aberdeen, and resulting in him missing the rest of the season.
On 21 November 2008, Krul joined Carlisle United on a one month loan from Newcastle, to replace Ben Alnwick who had rejoined Tottenham Hotspur. The loan deal was extended for a further month in December with Krul returning to Newcastle in January.
Krul returned to Newcastle as the backup goalkeeper to first choice Steve Harper. He made his senior league debut on 8 August 2009 in the first Football League Championship game of the season away to West Bromwich Albion, coming on as a half time substitute for the injured Harper and making a string of world class saves in a 1-1 draw. Following this match, ''The Guardian'' called him "an excellent reserve goalkeeper".. He later played the full Football League Cup match against Huddersfield Town, on 26 August 2009, in which Newcastle won 4-3. Krul also started the 2-0 league cup defeat to Peterborough, where despite being on the losing side he put on an impressive performance. Against Swansea FC on 28 November he again came on to replace the injured Steve Harper at half time.On january 2 he played in the FA cup third round tie against plymouth argyle,game ended 0-0.He then played in the replay at St.James's Park on january 13 and went on to win the match 3-0.
Krul represented the Netherlands national football team at U17 level at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru. He represented the U21's at the 2008 Toulon Tournament and is a regular in the side for the 2011 European Championship qualifying campaign.
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'''Philippe Charles Lucien Christanval''' (born 31 August 1978 in Paris) is a retired French football player of Guadeloupian origin who most recently played for Fulham as a centre back.
His career began at AS Monaco in 1999, where he made 81 appearances, scoring one goal. Here he also won the French title in the 1999/00 season and made several UEFA Champions League appearances.
He was then snapped up by FC Barcelona for a -6.5million fee in June 2001. He had a terrible time from then on attempting to cope with various injuries, particularly following his 2003 move to Marseille.
Having spent two weeks on trial at Arsenal, Arsne Wenger opted not to sign him. He then joined rival London team, Fulham. Upon his signing, Chris Coleman stated:
"Philippe is a player I have been looking at since I have been Fulham manager. I have always admired him. He was excellent at Barcelona but then had problems with injury and fell out of favour with the last few managers he has had."
"His quality is there - you can see that. He makes the right decisions. For me the best defenders make the right decisions more often than not and he fits into that category."
In his first appearances at Fulham, he found himself playing in defensive midfield. He was quite successful with an enforcement partnership with Papa Bouba Diop. His qualities were obvious; despite being a centre back, he had good vision and passing ability. More recently he has found himself back in the centre half role. His first Premiership goal was a late equalizer in a 3-3 draw with West Ham United on 13 January 2006.
At the end of season 2007/2008 Christanval was released by Fulham and was offered a trial with Premier League club Blackburn Rovers as Christanval was a free agent he would be allowed to join any other club outside the FIFA regulated transfer window. He was however released from Fulham having had an injury plagued 2007/2008 season. He has since been linked with a move to Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. On 09 April 2009 retired from his professional football career, formerly was free agent and found no club.
Christanval was a part of the France side in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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'''Jody Morris''' (born 22 December 1978 in Hammersmith, London) is an English football midfielder. He is currently playing for Scottish club St. Johnstone. He has previously played for Chelsea, Leeds United, Rotherham United and Millwall.
Morris came through the youth ranks at Chelsea, alongside his close friend John Terry.
While at Chelsea he made 124 League appearances and was a late substitute in the 2000 FA Cup Final, receiving a winner's medal. He was also briefly made captain of the club by manager Gianluca Vialli. However, he was never a first team regular, finding himself behind players such as Roberto di Matteo, Dennis Wise, Didier Deschamps and Emmanuel Petit.
He was offered a new five-year contract with Chelsea in 2003 but chose to turn it down.
Morris made 70 first-team appearances for Millwall before fracturing his cheekbone and then suffered cruciate knee ligament damage at Derby County on his comeback game towards the end of the 2005-06 campaign. He signed a new one-year deal in June 2006, with the club having an additional one-year option. In June 2007 Morris was released by Millwall. Morris then had a brief trial period at Charlton Athletic, and trained with League Two side Brentford in a bid to earn himself a contract at the West London club.
In 2007 he was nominated at Number 47 in ''The Times'' poll of the "50 Worst footballers (to grace the Premier League)."
Morris signed for Scottish side St. Johnstone on a short-term deal at the end of February 2008, playing under Derek McInnes, his former teammate at Millwall during the 2006-07 season. He scored a goal on his debut against Dundee. He played in the club's Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Rangers in April 2008 but was one of two Saints players to miss in the penalty shoot-out. After a successful five months at McDiarmid Park, Morris signed a two-year deal with the Perth side at the end of the season. He was part of the title-winning team that in May 2009 gained promotion to the Scottish Premier League after a seven-year absence.
Morris has had a bad image over several legal and ethical issues. Chronologically, these include allegations that: he was one of a group of Chelsea players who drunkenly abused American tourists at Heathrow Airport within hours of the 9/11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon; that he was involved in a drunken brawl (in 2002); that he was involved in a sexual assault (in 2003), both for which the charges were dropped. He was also arrested for drunk-driving on 1 November 2006, after driving the wrong way down a one-way street. Morris, who had one previous conviction for drunk-driving, was disqualified from driving for four years, given 80 hours community service and a two-year suspended jail sentence.
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'''Reto Ziegler''' (born January 16, 1986 in Geneva) is a Swiss footballer who plays for Sampdoria.
Ziegler began his football career with Servette FC, before signing with one of Switzerland's biggest clubs, Grasshopper-Club Zrich.
After two years in Zrich, Ziegler was in the summer of 2004 signed by Tottenham Hotspur to a contract initially meant to begin on January 1, 2005, when his contract with Grasshoppers expired. But the two clubs, reportedly by initiative of then-Tottenham sporting director Frank Arnesen, were able to agree to an immediate transfer, and Reto joined Tottenham in late August of that year.
Despite being just 18 years old, he soon made his debut and became an important member of the team under both coach Jacques Santini, who left in October after just a few months in charge, and his successor, Martin Jol. He featured mostly at left midfield but also played a few games as left full-back, often switching position with Timothe Atouba, another versatile left-sided player with the team at the time.
He featured in 31 games in all competitions that season, including 23 in the Premier League. He showed great promise and improvement, and became popular with the fans for his attack-minded play on the left side and good passing ability. Some of his most memorable moments from that season came in the home loss to Arsenal, when near the end of the game he played a delicate chipped pass to Frdric Kanout, who scored to make it 4-5, and in the New Year's Day game against Everton, where he scored his first goal en route to a 5-2 Tottenham win.
In the summer of 2005, he was sent on loan to Hamburger SV of the German Bundesliga, where he featured in 11 games and three UEFA Cup games, but was criticised by manager Thomas Doll for a poor attitude and rarely played more than a few minutes per game. He was recalled from the loan by Tottenham in January 2006, only to be put back out on loan, this time at another Premiership team, Wigan Athletic. He played until the end of the 2005-06 season, getting five starts and five substitute appearances in the Premier League and one start in the FA Cup, performing well but not spectacularly. He also appeared as a substitute for Wigan in the 2006 Football League Cup Final.
Ziegler returned to Tottenham for the 2006-07 season and featured in four games, including starts in the Carling Cup and UEFA Cup. On January 31, 2007 he joined Sampdoria on loan until the end of the season.
On February 18, 2007, Ziegler played his first Serie A match for Sampdoria against Parma
Ziegler finally managed to retain his place more regularly during the first half of the 2009-10 season. After a string of substitute appearances, he became first-choice left back. During the winter transfer window, he was linked with a move to Juventus. Having just secured his place in the starting eleven, he refuted the transfer rumours saying that he wanted to continue his run in the starting line-up in hopes of being selected for the upcoming World Cup.
Ziegler was a former youth international. He made his full debut for Switzerland in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification game against France on March 26, 2005, helping his team secure a point through a 0-0 draw at the Stade de France. He gained two more caps before drifting out of the frame, and was not named to Switzerland's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored a late free kick against the Netherlands in September 2008 to send Switzerland through to the play-off round of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. On November 19, 2008, Ziegler scored his first senior goal for Switzerland, a powerful left-footed strike against Finland which won the match.
Ziegler's brother Ronald is also a footballer and plays for Swiss side ES FC Malley.
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'''Chinedum "Nedum" Onuoha''' (born 12 November 1986 in Warri) is an English footballer of Nigerian descent. He currently plays for Manchester City and the England national under-21 football team, though appearances have been limited due to injuries. He is a defender, typically a centre back, but he can also play at right-back or left-back.
Born in Nigeria, Onuoha was raised in Manchester, England. He went to Nelson Street Primary School Miles Platting followed by Hulme Grammar Private School in Oldham. He achieved an impressive eight 'A' and two 'B' grades at GCSE. He then completed his studies at Xaverian College Manchester where he achieved three 'A' grades at A-level. An outstanding junior sprinter; aged 14 he finished in second place in the final of the 2001 English School's Athletics Association Junior 100 metres contest, clocking 11.09 seconds and beating current Great-Britain sprinter Craig Pickering.
He is also currently the co-national record holder for boys under 15 standing triple jump, in the Sports Hall events held annually throughout the UK, the record is held with international long jumper Jonathan Moore.
He is also known to have supported Manchester City as a boy and attended the Manchester City youth academy.
Onuoha played regularly for Manchester City's reserves in the 2003-04 season, and had his first involvement with the Manchester City first team in the 2004-05 pre-season, playing in a friendly against Bury. He made his first team debut against Arsenal in the Carling Cup on 27 October 2004, at the age of 17. He made his Premier League debut as a substitute on 1 November 2004 at home to Norwich City. Though Onuoha's natural position is centre-half, manager Kevin Keegan initially played him at right back with the intention of improving his passing ability.
Onuoha made 18 appearances in his debut season, but suffered a series of injuries during the 2005-06 season, meaning he played only 12 games.
Due to several injuries throughout the 2006-07 season, Onuoha was brought into the team for several long periods of time. He soon established himself and was rewarded with a new four-year contract.
He captained the Manchester City side to a 2-1 victory over Bristol City in the Carling Cup 2nd round. He scored his first goal for City at home against Tottenham Hotspur on 16 March 2008 in a 2-1 win.
The first half of the 2008-09 season was an injury plagued time for Onuoha, missing most matches, however after City's 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest in the F.A. Cup, he started every single game until the end of the season, forming an effective partnership with Richard Dunne in the centre of defence.
On the 29th of July 2009 Nedum agreed a new 5-year deal with Manchester City.
Onuoha is a regular in the England U-21 side, making his debut on 12 October 2005. He was part of the squad participating in the 2007 European Under 21s Championship in the Netherlands. During the Championships Onuoha was subjected to racist abuse from Serbian fans, but received praise for maintaining his conduct amid provocation. He was a regular at centre back, partnering Steven Taylor. During the semi-final against the Netherlands, he limped off with an injury and England were down to ten men as all three of the permitted substitutions had been made; they lost 13-12 on penalties. He captained the England Under-21 team for the first time in a 0-0 draw with Poland Under-21s. In the summer of 2009 he took part in the European Championships and played his last match for the U-21's.
In March 2007, Onuoha received an international callup from Nigeria, but has announced he would like to represent England at full international level.
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Ken Charlery obtained legendary status in his first spell at Peterborough United by scoring two goals in the 1992 3rd Division Play Off Final including an 89th minute winner. Ken left Posh in the 1992/93 season to sign for Watford but returned the following year for a second spell at the club but was unable to save them from relegation to the old Second Division. He was named as captain by new Posh manager, John Still for the 1994/95 season; he was voted player of the year, the second time he'd received the accolade. He moved to Birmingham in 1995 but was back for a third spell with Posh in 1996. In the 1996/97 season he endured a run of twenty-four scoreless games, which saw him depart for the final time. He is still known affectionately as King Kenny at London Road.
He was working as Assistant Manager at Harrow Borough, before joining Peterborough United as an assistant coach to help Andy Legg and Barry Fry with coaching responsibilities until the end of the 2005-2006 season.
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'''Gary George Alexander''' (born 15 August 1979 in Lambeth) is an English footballer who plays for League One side Millwall.
He began his career with West Ham United, but his first taste of proper football came with a very successful loan spell at Exeter City in the 1999/2000 season. Alexander scored 16 goals in 37 league games for the Grecians, and this convinced Swindon Town to sign him for -500,000 In July 2000.
Alexander's time at Swindon was not a success, though, and he moved to ambitious Hull City a year later. A superb first season saw him score 23 goals, but the following season he was not as prolific. In January 2003 he moved to Leyton Orient where he soon became a first team regular. Alexander rejected a new deal in May 2007. On 1 July 2007 he joined Millwall, the team he supported as a boy.
On 24 May 2009 Alexander scored twice for Millwall in the 2008-2009 League One play-off final. The first of which being described as one of Wembley's best ever goals, old or new. However, he was unable to prevent Millwall losing 3-2 to Scunthorpe United, despite Alexander's two goals giving Millwall a 2-1 half-time lead. He missed an absolute sitter to put Millwall 3-1 up and claim his hatrick.
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'''Bryan Hamilton''' (born 31 December 1946) is a Northern Irish former professional football player and manager. He gained 50 caps for Northern Ireland between 1969 and 1980, and later managed the national team for four years.
Born in Belfast, Hamilton began his career at Distillery, before moving on to Linfield. He was named Ulster Footballer of the Year and Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year for the 1970/71 season. In 1971 he signed for Ipswich Town, where he spent five years and made over 150 appearances for the club. In 1976 he signed for Everton, before moving onto short spells at Millwall and Swindon Town.
Hamilton became player/manager of Tranmere Rovers in 1980. The club remained in the Fourth Division throughout this period, with three top half finishes during his five-year period in charge, culminating in a finish of 6th in 1984-85.
He was appointed manager of Wigan Athletic in 1985. The 1985-86 season saw Wigan emerge as contenders for promotion to the Second Division, a feat which looked likely for virtually the entire campaign. However, when Wigan had completed their fixtures Derby County had three games in hand, two of which would be won to pip the Latics by a single point. His achievements with Wigan did not go unnoticed, and he would move to Leicester City soon afterwards. However, he was unable to keep Leicester in the First Division and soon left the club, briefly returned to Wigan in 1987.
Hamilton was appointed manager of Northern Ireland in 1994, succeeding Billy Bingham. In the Euro 96 qualifiers, Northern Ireland were in contention for qualification and were only narrowly pipped into second place by the Republic of Ireland. The 1998 World Cup qualifiers provided a far worse return despite a promising early draw with Germany - who would later beat Northern Ireland for the first time in two decades - and Hamilton left the job at the end of the qualifiers.
In April 2000 he was appointed manager of Norwich City, but resigned on 4 December. He returned to Ipswich as coach in 2001, but left the club in 2002. In November 2006, he was appointed Technical Director of the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association.
Hamilton is now a media pundit working mainly with Eurosport, BBC Radio 5 Live, Setanta Sports, Today FM, Sky Sports and Anglia Television.
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'''David Graham''' (born 6 October 1978) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Ilkeston Town. His favoured position is as a forward, although he can also play in midfield. He has been capped at Under-21 level by his country.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Graham began his career with Rangers, making his debut in the 5-3 away win against Shelbourne in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg. He made four further appearances, all as a substitute before moving to Dunfermline Athletic in November 1998. He joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan in January 2001, before moving to Torquay United on loan in March that year. He settled in well at Torquay United, helping the Devon side retain their league status on the final day of the season in the crucial game at Barnet. In July that year he signed permanently for Torquay and played a major role in turning the club's fortunes around, culminating in automatic promotion at the end of the 2003-04 season.
Not surprisingly his form had been noticed by larger clubs than Torquay United and he moved to Wigan Athletic in June 2004 for a fee of -215,000. Despite helping Wigan to the English Premier League he moved to Sheffield Wednesday in August 2005 for a fee of -250,000.
A slow start to his career at Hillsborough led him to sign on loan at Huddersfield Town on 23 January 2006, until the end of the season. He scored nine goals in seventeen appearances for Huddersfield Town, helping them to ensure a play-off place in League One, if not quite automatic promotion.
Graham was blocked from Wednesday's 2006 tour of the United States, visa restrictions due to a minor police offence nine years previously preventing his entry to the country. Wednesday accepted an undisclosed bid for Graham from Blackpool on 27 July 2006, but he turned down the move, instead joining Bradford City on a five-month loan deal.
After returning from his unsuccessful spell at Bradford, Graham again found it hard to break into Wednesday's first team under Brian Laws not making a single starting appearance for the first team. Although he impressed, scoring freely in the reserves. On 21 March it was announced that Graham would be returning to the team bottom of the football league where he first made a name for himself, on a loan until the end of the season, at Torquay United. In a bid to preserve their Football League status and hopfully impress Brian Laws enough to warrant a place on the team sheet. It later became clear that Graham had been transfer listed, fined two weeks wages and sent to Torquay due to a, 'serious breach of club discipline'. Graham was unable to prevent Torquay's relegation from the Football League.
He finished his Wednesday career with three goals in 26 appearances.
At the end of the 2006-07 season Graham was told he had no future at the club and made available for transfer. He joined Gillingham on trial in July 2007. He was released by Sheffield Wednesday on 6 August 2007 and signed for Gillingham on a one year contract the following day. He made his debut for Gillingham on 11 August 2007 against Cheltenham Town, as his side went down 1-0. He scored his first goals for the club on 2 October when he scored two in a 3-1 defeat of Leyton Orient. On 31 January, it was announced that he had been released from his contract.
On 27 June 2008, Graham agreed to join former manager Peter Jackson at Lincoln City on a six-month deal. He made his debut against Rotherham United in a 1-0 defeat, and played ten games, eight as substitute, but failed to score during his six months.
In March 2009 he signed for Sheffield of the Northern Premier League and currently plays for Conference North outfit Ilkeston Town.
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'''Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton''' (born 2 September 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Newcastle United.
Barton was born in Huyton, Merseyside and raised in a working-class area.
His career and life have been marred by numerous controversial incidents and disciplinary problems,
Born in Liverpool, Barton is the oldest of four brothers.
Barton pursued his dreams of becoming a professional footballer by joining Everton's youth system, but played for Liverpool when he was 14. He underwent trials at Nottingham Forest, but was rejected when it was decided he was too small to become a footballer. Barton said his rejection by clubs only made him more determined to succeed as a footballer and prove his detractors wrong.
Barton would have made his debut for the City first-team in November 2002 against Middlesbrough, had he not lost his shirt after leaving it on the substitutes bench at half-time. He eventually made his first-team debut for the club against Bolton Wanderers on 5 April 2003. His first senior goal came two weeks later in a 0-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Good Friday. He ended the 2002-03 season with a run of seven consecutive starts.
After impressing in his first season at City, Barton was offered a new one-year contract at the club by manager Kevin Keegan, which he signed in April 2003.
An FA Cup match against Tottenham saw Barton receive the first red card of his career in unusual circumstances: at half-time, with his club 3-0 down, he argued with the referee and was sent off although the match was not in progress. In the second half, despite playing with 10 men, Barton's team-mates achieved an unlikely 4-3 victory. Barton left the City of Manchester Stadium in anger on 17 April, after not being named in the team to play Southampton. However he featured regularly in the 2003-04 season, which he completed with 39 appearances and one goal. His displays impressed City's supporters, and at the end of the 2003-04 season he was awarded with the club's Young Player of the Year award.
Barton sparked a ten-man brawl in a friendly match against Doncaster Rovers on 25 July 2004 after "hacking" at an opposition player.
The following summer, Barton was sent home from a pre-season tournament in Thailand after assaulting a 15-year-old Everton supporter who had provoked Barton by verbally abusing him and kicking his shin.
Barton handed in a written transfer request in January 2006, which the club rejected. The following day, they also rejected a verbal offer for Barton from Middlesbrough, with Stuart Pearce asserting that a deal could still be made to keep him at the club. During the following week, Barton admitted that he was "a little bit impetuous" in making such a request and agreed to begin negotiations on a new contract at City. He was rewarded with a new four-year deal, which he signed on 25 July, ending speculation about his future.
His behaviour appeared to improve after his participation at the Sporting Chance clinic. However, on 30 September 2006, television cameras captured Barton exposing his backside to Everton fans, following City's injury-time equaliser in a game at Goodison Park. Barton had received abuse from Everton supporters throughout the match and the gesture has since been described as "light-hearted" and "inoffensive" by people involved in football.
Barton's agent Willie McKay revealed in January 2007 that if any team offered at least -5.5 million for Barton, it would trigger a release clause in his contract that would mean City would have to allow Barton to talk to the interested club.
Following impressive form at club level, Barton received his first call-up to the full England squad on 2 February 2007 for a friendly match against Spain,
Barton later received support over his comments and Steven Gerrard, one of the players whom Barton had criticised, praised him for his honesty.
Barton displayed his outspokenness once again on 22 April 2007 when he publicly criticised City's performances during the 2006-07 season, and described some of the players the club had signed as "substandard". Following his comments, City's manager Stuart Pearce banned him from speaking to the media.
Barton was fined -100,000 and suspended by City until the end of the 2006-07 season on 1 May 2007, following an incident during training when he assaulted his team mate Ousmane Dabo.
Following offers from Newcastle United and West Ham United, Barton joined Newcastle on 14 June 2007 for a fee of -5.8 million.
Barton's subsequent conviction for the earlier assault on Ousmane Dabo at Manchester City was handed out while serving this sentence.
It was a brief stint back in the playing squad, with Barton banned for six games, with a further suspended six-game ban, for his assault on Dabo. After serving his ban, he played 75 minutes in a reserve game and said he wanted to transform his image to become a role model, before he returned to action in the Tyne-Wear derby on 25 October. He was booed by Sunderland fans and had missiles thrown at him as he warmed up, as Newcastle lost 2-1. Without him, Newcastle had not recorded a league victory since the second game of the season, but Barton scored a penalty in his second game back to lift the club out of the relegation zone. The suspended six-game ban was nearly brought into action when Barton appeared to flick Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor in the club's next game, but the FA decided not to punish Barton. However, further allegations that Barton had made a racist remark to Agbonlahor were cause enough for the FA to reconsider this decision. In Newcastle's 2-2 draw with Wigan on 15 November 2008, Barton was injured after a tackle from Lee Cattermole. It was later confirmed that Barton would be out for two months.
In his first appearance in over three months on 3 May 2009, Barton was sent off late in the 3-0 loss to Liverpool at Anfield for a two-footed sliding challenge on Xabi Alonso. The red card ruled Barton out of Newcastle's remaining three games of the season, with the club in danger of relegation from the Premier League. Shearer raised doubts about Barton's future at the club, saying "I think it would be wrong to discuss his future now, but I'm not very happy." On 5 May, Newcastle United announced the suspension of Barton indefinitely, and Barton was told to stay away from the club. As a result, Barton's future at Newcastle United is currently in doubt. The club suspension was widely reportedly to have resulted not directly from the red card, but from a dressing room confrontation with Shearer and assistant Iain Dowie following the game. Shearer said he made a mistake putting Barton back into the team, and that his tackle was "a coward's tackle", to which Barton replied that he was "the best player at the club", and Shearer had to play him. Shearer said that Barton wasn't, that he was "shit". Barton replied that Shearer was "a shit manager with shit tactics". When Dowie intervened, Barton called him "a prick". Barton was reportedly transfer listed, with former manager Sam Allardyce reported to have been interested in taking Barton to Blackburn Rovers. Barton's counsellor has said that Barton "would love to work with Alan Shearer again" and "feels very much that he owes the club and the fans."
Barton has stayed on with Newcastle United but suffered an injury to his foot in the 3-1 win against Plymouth. It is thought he will make a return in early February. Previous to his injury Barton had been deployed as a right winger due to Kevin Nolan and Alan Smith's form in central midfield.
Early in his career, Barton mainly played a defensive role,
Barton has been described as having a good work ethic and the ability to carry the ball and retain possession for the team.
Barton has been described as a tough tackler, a style reflected in the high number of fouls he has committed during his career.
Barton's half brother, Michael Barton, was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment for his involvement in the racially motivated murder of Anthony Walker in 2005.
Barton, himself is a patron of the Tamsin Gulvin Fund,
He is good friend of the boxer Ricky Hatton and has supported him in some of his fights, and has trained with him. He is also a friend of Oasis band member Noel Gallagher, and has dated glamour model Amanda Harrington.
Barton has found himself at the centre of controversy outside football. In May 2005 he broke a 35-year-old pedestrian's leg while driving his car through Liverpool city centre at 2 am. He was arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage after an alleged argument with a taxi driver in Liverpool while going to his hotel after a match on 13 March 2007. He was cleared of this charge in May 2008. On 27 December 2007, Barton was arrested on suspicion of assault in the Church Street area of Liverpool city centre following an incident which took place at 5:30 am. He was remanded in custody on 28 December since the alleged offence was committed whilst he was on bail for two prior offences; the presiding magistrate noted "I also have to consider the safety of the public - you lashed out indiscriminately".
He was later charged with common assault and affray, and was sentenced to six months in prison on 20 May 2008. Barton admitted to having an addiction to alcohol and claimed he wanted to achieve "total abstinence" in order to improve his behaviour.
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'''Johan Erik Calvin Elmander''' ['juan l'mndr] (born 27 May 1981 in Alingss) is a Swedish football player, who plays as a striker for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League having joined in a record -8.2 million deal from French club Toulouse in the Ligue 1 Championship. Elmander has scored eleven goals in 38 games for the Swedish national team, and was chosen to represent his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008.
Elmander started his career as a striker for Swedish clubs but changed to a center midfielder Holmalunds IF and rgryte, before making the move to Dutch club Feyenoord at the age of 18 where he continued to be used as a midfielder. Although never a first team regular, he came on as a substitute in the 2002 UEFA Cup final 3-2 win against German team Borussia Dortmund.
Elmander was subsequently put on loan back in Sweden with Djurgrden, where he won the Double of both Allsvenskan championship and Swedish Cup title in 2002 and Allsvenskan in 2003, however he wasn't awarded any medal since he played too few matches. He also debuted for the Swedish national team, in a February 2002 friendly match against Greece. In 2003, he was loaned out to Feyenoord's Dutch league rivals NAC Breda.
Before the 2004-05 season, he was bought by Danish Superliga outfit Brndby. Despite not scoring as many goals for the club as was expected, he was the playmaker and creative spark of the Brndby team in the 2004-05 Superliga season, playing mainly as the a free roaming forward behind the sole striker in Laudrup's 4-3-3 formation. The team won the Double of both the Danish Superliga and the Danish Cup title, and Elmander was voted Brndby's ''Player of the Year''.
In his two seasons at Brndby, Elmander scored 22 goals in 58 Danish Superliga games, attracting the attention of several clubs throughout Europe. He was called up to represent Sweden at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he played two games. Elmander signed a four-year contract with French side Toulouse for an undisclosed fee of around EUR 4,500,000 on 7 July 2006.
Elmander scored 11 goals in his first season with Toulouse FC and was nominated as player of the year by his fellow players. This award was subsequently won by Olympique Lyonnais player Florent Malouda. The season was very successful with Elmander guiding Toulouse FC to third place and a berth in the qualifying rounds of UEFA Champions League.
On 27 June 2008, Elmander completed a move to Premier League club Bolton Wanderers, for an -8.2 million fee, with the deal including Daniel Braaten moving to Toulouse FC. He signed a three-year deal, before being given the number 9 shirt by manager Gary Megson.
On 1 August 2008, Elmander made his Bolton debut, at the Keepmoat Stadium, in a friendly match against Doncaster, where he scored two goals, one in each half of the match. His first Premier League goal, a header, came on his competitive debut, against Stoke on 16 August 2008 in a 3-1 win. Elmander played 30 games in 2008-09 season, scored 5 goals and 2 assists.
From December 2008 to September 2009, Elmander went on a nine-month goal drought, which ended during the Carling Cup fixture against West Ham as he scored in extra-time. His first league goal in 11 months came in a 5-1 defeat to Aston Villa.
Elmander has two brothers Peter and Patrik who also play professional football in Sweden.
Elmander was married on December 27, 2007 to highschool sweetheart Amanda Calvin in a lavish ceremony in her home town of Hemsj, Sweden. The couple had over 200 guests including fellow former teammates Kim Kllstrm and Jon Jnsson. At their wedding, Swedish-idol Christoffer Hiding performed. In August 2008, the couple announced the birth of their first child.
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'''Francis Vincent Benali''' (born 30 December 1968) is an English professional footballer and coach who spent virtually his whole career at Southampton.
Benali was born in Southampton and attended Bellemoor School. He played for Winsor United in the Southampton Tyro League. At this level he was playing as a forward and was a prolific goal-scorer, being an early developer and quicker and stronger than most footballers of his age. He was selected to represent Southampton and Hampshire Schools, and progressed to the England schoolboy team, scoring on his debut against Northern Ireland and making nine appearances at this level.
As a schoolboy, Benali regularly attended matches at The Dell and signed for his local club as an apprentice in July 1985, along with Matthew Le Tissier. He was initially played as a forward but as other players caught up with him, it became clear to coach David Merrington and first-team manager Chris Nicholl that his future in professional football lay as a defender.
He signed as a professional on 5 January 1987, and made his first-team debut as a substitute at home to Derby County on 1 October 1988. In the 1988-89 season, he made three starts and four substitute appearances. He gradually made the left-back position his own over the next few seasons. He was recognised as a tough-tackling defender who rarely ventured forward.
His distribution was somewhat wayward and his crosses when going forward rarely reached their intended target. Nonetheless, he rapidly gained a cult status amongst Saints- supporters for his whole-hearted commitment to the club and his dedication to the cause.
Unfortunately, he gained a poor reputation amongst officials, and regularly received yellow cards for challenges which were deemed to be outside the rules, and was sent-off 11 times, including on 7 February 1993 at White Hart Lane in a 2-4 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur for a high challenge on Nick Barmby.
His status amongst the supporters was such that his testimonial match in 1997 was a sell-out and the supporters witnessed his first goal as a first team player, when he drove the ball in from well outside the goal area.
Like many defenders, he scored several own-goals, the most spectacular being on 30 March 1994 in a 1-3 defeat at home to Oldham Athletic when he made a diving header at the near post and put the ball past his own goal-keeper Dave Beasant; a goal any forward would have been proud of.
His only FA Premier League goal came on 13 December 1997 with a header from a Matthew Le Tissier free-kick against Leicester City at The Dell.
During his long career at Southampton, several players were signed to replace him at left-back, including John Beresford, Patrick Colleter and Simon Charlton, but Benali saw them all off. In January 2001, under manager Glenn Hoddle, Benali went out on loan to Nottingham Forest in order to help their manager David Platt cope with an injury crisis. He made an impressive 15 starts in this time, adding some experience to the youthful Forest backline. Forest wanted to sign Benali but were unable to meet the terms, so he returned to Southampton at the end of the three month loan period.
Benali had lost his regular slot to Wayne Bridge who had come through the Saints Academy at the end of the 1990s and Bridge did not miss a league game between March 2000 and January 2003. In the 2001-02 season, Benali made no first team starts with only three substitute appearances and manager Gordon Strachan offered him a free transfer in order to obtain first-team football. Benali decided to stay at Southampton and when Bridge was injured in January 2003, Benali returned to the starting line-up making two league appearances as well as two in the F.A. Cup against Millwall. Although Benali did not appear in the F.A. Cup final on 17 May 2003, he was awarded a runners-up medal for his two appearances in Round 4.
His final appearance in the Southampton first-team came as a substitute in the inaugural Ted Bates trophy match in January 2004 against Bayern Munich.
In the summer of 2005, after Southampton had been relegated from the Premiership, Benali (now aged 36) was invited by manager Harry Redknapp to join Southampton's pre-season training and played in a friendly against Eastleigh, but nothing further materialised. He then retired from playing after 20 years at the club.
During his time at Southampton, he made 389 first-team appearances, but only scored once in his professional career, a header at the far post. He never won any major honours at the Saints, as the highest they finished during his time was seventh in the old First Division in 1990 and they never won a cup competition while he was there.
In July 2003, Benali joined the coaching staff at St. Mary's and took charge of the under-12 side at the Academy.
On the departure of Harry Redknapp in December 2005, Benali and Matthew Le Tissier put themselves forward as joint candidates for the vacant position, but were not interviewed by chairman Rupert Lowe.
With Matthew Le Tissier, Benali was the founder in October 2003 of the True Greats website. He was a partner in Kuti's Brasserie, an Indian Restaurant in Southampton, before selling his shares to focus on his other business interests.
He is a partner in a property development company - Luken Homes - with his father-in-law. The company was set up in 2002 and is named after Benali's children, Luke and Kenzie.
As a player, he was regularly involved in community affairs in Southampton, and since retiring from full-time football has become patron of a Saints community programme
He is also patron of the following charities:
Francis Benali has won a national award - for curries. Benali picked up a Golden Curry prize for the Bangladeshi cuisine at his Southampton restaurant.
In April 2004, Francis appeared for Testwood Baptist Church in the Roger Frapwell Testimonial Match at BAT ground, Totton, near Southampton. Also in that team were former Saints managers Alan Ball and Dave Merrington. The game was played with the proceeds going to local charity SCRATCH.
He signed for non-league club Eastleigh, just outside Southampton, in the summer of 2006, and played 22 games in two seasons before he finally retired from playing in 2008.
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'''Ricardo Jorge Ceclia Batista''' (born November 19, 1986 in Setbal, Portugal) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal, having previously played for English Premier League club, Fulham F.C., and his home club, Vitria de Setbal. His only full appearance for Fulham coming in a League Cup match in September 2005 against Lincoln City, Fulham won the match 5-4, but Batista's performance was error-prone and gifted the visitors several goals, he was soon loaned out afterwards and never played for Fulham again.
On July 16, he signed with Sporting, for a fee of -150.000.
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'''David Raymond Carney''' (born 30 November 1983 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a left back for FC Twente in Holland's Eredivisie and for Australia.
Carney went to Robert Townson Primary School in Campbelltown, New South Wales, along with Australian women's team member Heather Garriock.
At the age of 16, David Carney moved to England after impressing in a trial match and signing for Everton There he played in various youth and reserve teams alongside Manchester United star Wayne Rooney, most notably at the 2002 FA Youth Cup final. After not securing a permanent contract at Everton F.C., he left the club in 2003. David Moyes told Carney upon releasing him "...sometimes you need to take one step back to take another one forward." He had brief stints on month-to-month contracts at Oldham Athletic, Halifax Town and finally Hamilton Academical before electing to return to Australia.
Carney trialled for newly formed A-League side Sydney FC in March 2005 and was signed to a one year deal after impressing coach Pierre Littbarski. He was an immediate success at the club, scoring twice at the Club World Championship Australian Qualifying Tournament, including the only goal of the final, and again at the Oceania Club Championship to help ensure the club's qualification for the Club World Championship. On 16 December 2005, Carney scored the winning goal against African champions El Ahly to secure Sydney FC 5th place at the tournament.
In the 2005-06 A-League season, Carney was an essential part of Sydney FC's success. He made 24 appearances (22 starts), scoring 6 goals and creating a further 6 assists. His dribbling and occasional goal poaching made Carney a genuine crowd favourite at Sydney FC, earned him the nickname "Super David Carney" or "Super Dave" and attracted the attention of clubs in Europe.
Carney's initial contract expired at the end of the 2006 season, and after strong rumours linking a move to Romanian club FC Steaua Bucureti , he was offered trials in Germany at Bundesliga side Mnchengladbach and promoted second division club Alemannia Aachen. Despite scoring twice in a trial match and being offered a deal by Aachen he decided against signing for the club, citing ''"the language factor"'' as the main reason for declining the move.
He remained loyal to Sydney FC and re-signed for another season. A shoulder injury required surgery and sidelined him for the early part of the season. He made 14 appearances (12 starts), scoring one goal and providing 2 assists. Carney played in Sydney FC's appearances in the AFC Champions League and his good form was rewarded with selection in the Australian national football team to play a friendly match against Uruguay in Sydney, and in the AFC Asian Cup tournament in Thailand and Malaysia.
FourFourTwo magazine reported on 29 July 2007 that Carney had left - with his club's leave - for a trial and transfer talks with Football League Championship side Sheffield United, reportedly offering a three-year contract. This was confirmed on the 4 August, for a transfer fee of AU$125,000. He was unveiled as a new signing at Sheffield United before their friendly game with Nottingham Forest alongside fellow Summer signing James Beattie.
Carney played 90 minutes in each of Sheffield United's first two Football League Cup ties, setting up two goals. He made his first starting appearance in the Championship for Sheffield United in a 2-0 defeat at Bristol City on 6 October 2007. Carney was the Blades' stand out player in their League Cup defeat to Premiership contenders Arsenal and has since played a role in their victories against Ipswich, Stoke City, Charlton Athletic and Coventry in the Championship. These performances and his displays in the Australian national team reportedly led to interest from German clubs Bayern Munich, VfL Bochum and Kaiserslautern; and a -2.3 million bid from Belgian champions Anderlecht.
Carney steered Sheffield United past Barclays Premier League side Bolton, securing a position in the fourth round of the FA Cup, with the only goal of the third round tie.
Having been rested for the fourth round tie with Manchester City, Carney scored the equaliser for the Blades in their league match against Watford in January 2008 followed by a slick finish for the equaliser at Colchester United in the same week before flying out to Melbourne for Australia's first World Cup qualifier on 6 February.
Since Kevin Blackwell became manager of Sheffield United in February 2008, Carney was -effectively frozen out of the first team.- In August 2009, it has been speculated that Blackwell was so eager to leave Carney out of the first team that he named a squad one substitute short, despite Carney recently scoring a cracking goal whilst on international duty.
On 28 January, 2009 it was announced that Carney would be joining Norwich City on loan until the end of the season, becoming Bryan Gunn's first signing as Norwich manager. Carney would link up again with new first-team coach Ian Crook, with whom he worked at Sydney FC. Carney made his first appearance for the club coming on as a substitute in the 3-3 away draw to Wolves on the 3 February.
On August 27, It was reported by Sky Sports that Sheffield United agreed to the sale of Carney to Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente. It is reported to be a two year deal with a third year extension option.
Carney made the Australian squad for the trip to Bahrain in February 2006 to play in the Socceroos first ever match in Asia, and made his full dbut as a second half substitute. Carney played in his second full international against Kuwait in Sydney, Australia in August 2006. Carney played a full game in the Socceroos 3-0 win over Qatar in their first 2010 World Cup qualifier on 6 February 2008.
Carney recently chose to play for Australia in the 2008 Olympic Games, rather than staying in the UK to concentrate on the forthcoming season with Sheffield United, putting a question mark over his future at Bramall Lane.
On the 14th of October 2009, in the Asian Cup qualifier against Oman, Carney came on as a substitute for Harry Kewell in the 80th minute.
During the Asian Cup championship, Carney was selected to play in the starting line-up for Australia against co-host nation Thailand in the final game of the group matches. Australia won 4-0 and advanced to the quarter finals of the competition, where they faced Japan. Carney played from start to finish in the Asian Cup quarter final, a match that ended 1-1 after 90 minutes, and remained the same score after 30 minutes of extra time. Japan won 4-3 after penalties were taken to break the deadlock with Carney striking Australia's third and final penalty goal. During the Asian Cup, David Carney was played at left full back, impressing in both matches. He subsequently played in left back in Australia's 1-0 defeat against Argentina in September 2007. In his next international, against Nigeria in November 2007, Carney scored from 30 yards to give the Socceroos a 1-0 win.
In June 2009, Carney was an impressive figure in the team that beat Bahrain to secure qualification to the World Cup Finals in 2010. He scored the second goal in their 2-0 victory in Sydney and was then rested for the final group game against Japan in Melbourne the following week due to being on a yellow card.
On 12 August 2009, Carney played in the Australian side that comprehensively beat the Republic of Ireland 3-0 in Limerick. Carney scored the third goal of the game with a stunning 35 yard drive into the top corner.
Australian magazine FourFourTwo named Carney as the Socceroo's Player of the Season for 2007-08 ahead of established Premiership players Tim Cahill, Harry Kewell, Lucas Neill and Mark Viduka.
:''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.''
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'''Carl Veart''' (born 21 May 1970 in Whyalla, South Australia, Australia) is a former Australian football (soccer) player who last played as a striker for Adelaide United.
He previously played in England for Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Millwall. During his time at Crystal Palace he earned the affectionate title of "goal machine".
He scored the first ever goal in the newly formed Hyundai A-League against the Newcastle United Jets in a 1-0 opening day victory.
Veart retired from football on 23 May 2007, after Adelaide United's match against Vietnamese team Gach Dong Tam Long An in the AFC Champions League.
He still works at Adelaide United, as the Specialist Coach.
He made his debut for the Socceroos in 1992 and played 18 'A' matches, scoring 7 goals.
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'''Stuart Parnaby''' (born July 19, 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Birmingham City as a right-back. Born in Durham, Parnaby graduated from Middlesbrough F.C.'s Academy, run by his father, Dave Parnaby, and went on to make more than 100 appearances for Middlesbrough's first team before joining Birmingham in 2007.
Parnaby began his senior career for Middlesbrough in September 2000 in a League Cup match against Macclesfield Town. The next month, he was loaned to Halifax Town, during which time he played six games and won Division Three's Player of the Month award.
Parnaby did not feature in the 2001-02 season, due to long-lasting injuries. Again, during the 2003-04 season, he found himself struggling to feature in the team after a four-month layoff for a knee injury. The following year he played in over half Middlesbrough's Premier League matches, and in 2005-06 he played a full part in their progress to the semifinal of the FA Cup and the final of the UEFA Cup, in which he started. He was first choice right-back at the start of the 2006-07 season, but the form and performances of fellow defenders Andrew Davies and Abel Xavier made him lose his place in the starting line-up.
Parnaby was signed by Birmingham City F.C. on a free transfer and penned a three year contract when he joined the club on June 1 2007.
In the FA Barclaycard Premiership 2007-2008 season Parnaby struggled with former injuries and a loss of form meaning that former-Spurs player Stephen Kelly was able to capture the jersey. Kelly managed to retain the jersey for the whole of the Premiership campaign being the only player of the season to play every Premiership game. However in pre-season in preparation for the 2008-2009 season the Ireland national football team player picked up a slight groin strain prompting the club to take a closer look at Parnaby.
Alex McLeish the Birmingham manager allowed Parnaby to play the first game of the season versus Sheffield United after Birmingham's relegation to the Championship.
When Birmingham played the first match, after the promotion in Premier League 2009-2010 season, Parnaby vas a substitute against Portsmouth. Despite this, he was part of the victory with 1-0, after he replaced Gregory Vignal.
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'''Stephen Craig "Steve" Watson''' (born 1 April 1974 in North Shields, England) is an English footballer, currently is a free agent after being released by Sheffield Wednesday on 15 May 2009.
Watson began his career with Newcastle United, playing on a regular basis. At the time of his debut, as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat to Wolves on November 10 1990 he was the youngest person ever to play for Newcastle,
Watson featured prominently during 1991 / 1992 season as Kevin Keegan returned to Newcastle and relegation to the old Third Division was famously avoided. During his seven years at the club, he wore a jersey with every shirt number 2-11 at least once, earning a reputation as a key all round capable footballer integral to ''The Entertainers'' style of play
Watson remained in the Newcastle first team picture under Kevin Keegan and his successor Kenny Dalglish, but was sold by Ruud Gullit to the surprise of Newcastle fans in a desperate attempt to make funds available. Steve was hugely popular with the Newcastle faithful and years later the feeling amongst the Toon Army is that 'Watto' should never have left. Whilst at Newcastle he played in the 1998 FA Cup Final.
Steve Watson was transferred to Aston Villa for -4m in October 1998. At Villa he scored once against Southampton in the League Cup.
He moved to Everton in the summer of 2000 in a -2.5m deal.
Watson was signed by West Bromwich Albion prior to the 2005-06 season.
On 9 February 2007, he joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season and made his debut away at Burnley in a 1-1 draw on 10 February at Turf Moor. Before he joined them, the Yorkshire side had lost five matches in a row. However, they won six, drew four and only lost once when Watson was in the side. He was primarily signed by Brian Laws due to his versatility to play in central midfield alongside playmaker Glenn Whelan, but also excelled when called upon at centre-back. Due to a clause in his contract, he missed Wednesday's 1-0 victory over his parent club West Brom and was then re-called with only two games remaining to avoid him helping Wednesday into the play-offs at the expense of West Brom. Watson moved to Wednesday permanently in July 2007 on a free transfer.
he was released from sheffield wednesday on may 14th 2009. He is currently assistant to caretaker manager Sean Mcauley at Sheffield Wednesday.
On 2 July 2008 it was announced that Watson would succeed Lee Bullen as club captain for the season, taking charge of off-the-field matters, with Richard Wood retaining his role as team captain and being responsible for on-the-field affairs.
-DOCSTART-	2861367
'''Neil Sullivan''' (born 24 February 1970 in Sutton, Greater London) is an English-born Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Sullivan currently plays for Doncaster Rovers after signing on a permanent basis from Leeds United at the end of the 2006-07 season, following two loan moves to Doncaster.
Sullivan began his career with local club Wimbledon in 1988, amassing a total of 224 appearances between 1988 and 2000. It was during his tenure at Wimbledon that Sullivan was often acknowledged as one of the best goalkeepers in the league, establishing his name among other world-class goalkeepers in the same league, such as David Seaman, Peter Schmeichel, Mark Bosnich, Nigel Martyn, Neville Southall, Shay Given, and Tim Flowers, to name a few. His remarkable ability even had Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson nominating him as one of the potential successors to replace Schmeichel at United, when he left the club after the 1998-99 season.
He also played one game on loan for Crystal Palace in 1992. In 2000, Sullivan moved to Tottenham from Wimbledon, where he made over 80 appearances. He then moved to Chelsea in the 2003-04 season, playing 8 times for them.
Sullivan has also been capped 28 times by Scotland. He was named in the Scottish squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, but was an unused substitute in all of Scotland's three matches.
He is also famous for being the goalkeeper against whom David Beckham scored a goal from the halfway line, while he was off his line. The goal was later chosen as goal of the decade in 2003.
Throughout his career he has been well known for his crowd interaction, often asking the crowd to shout boom after he has taken goal kicks or free kicks in his own half.
In June 2004, he was signed by Championship team Leeds United. by manager Kevin Blackwell to replace Paul Robinson who had left Leeds to join Tottenham. Sullivan beat off competition for number one spot from young goalkeeper Scott Carson. In his first season (2004-05), he was voted as the club's Player of the Year after some superb saves throughout the season, including saving several penalties for Leeds. Leeds finished 10 points off the playoffs after a season of rebuilding. In his second season at Leeds, Leeds reached the playoff final against Watford, with Sullivan again having a decent season. But the playoff final ended in disaster for Sullivan with Leeds losing 3-0 to Watford and Sullivan being at fault for the third goal.
Due to an injury picked up in the pre-season match against Nottingham Forest Sullivan made few appearances in the 2006-07 campaign for Leeds, with loan goalkeeper Tony Warner filling in whilst Sullivan was injured. Kevin Blackwell was sacked and replaced by Dennis Wise. Wise decided to sign Graham Stack on loan to compete with Warner and Sullivan. On 23 November 2006 he moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers. His loan was however cut short and he returned to Leeds on 21 December 2006. Manager Dennis Wise told the press after Leeds' 2-1 victory against Coventry City that Sullivan had put on weight, and his performances were not as good, hence his loan to Doncaster. Leeds signed Casper Ankergren as the new number one goalkeeper. And Sullivan re-signed on loan for Doncaster Rovers in February 2007. After the end of his loan at Doncaster Sullivan returned to Leeds but was released at the end of his contract.
On 15 May 2007, returning to Doncaster shortly afterwards. He has since then been the first team keeper and his consistent performances throughout the 2007/8 season helped Doncaster to promotion. He made an error in the 2-1 loss to Yeovil Town on 21 March 2008, mis-controlling a backpass which led to a Yeovil goal, but the disappointment of this mistake was over-shadowed by a very successful season between the sticks, in which Sullivan kept an impressive 20 clean sheets. .
He overcame this to help Doncaster win promotion to the Championship with a playoff final win over former club Leeds United, leaving them in the First Division of the Football League for at least another year.
Sullivan was also credited with a superb man-of-the-match performance against Aston Villa on 24 January 2009 which gave Doncaster a 0-0 draw that helped keep them in the FA Cup .
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'''Iain Edward Hume''' (born 30 October 1983 in Edinburgh) is a professional Association football player who plays for Barnsley.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Hume plays internationally for Canada.
Hume, who was linked with moves to Preston North End and Sheffield Wednesday prior to signing for Leicester, helped his previous club, Tranmere Rovers claim the scalp of Bolton Wanderers in an FA Cup campaign. He scored the winner in a replay at the Reebok Stadium as Tranmere went on to reach the quarter finals in 2004.
Signed on transfer deadline day at the end of August 2005, striker Hume became Craig Levein's most expensive signing in his first year as manager. The 22-year-old was born in Edinburgh but plays his international football for Canada and has been tracked by Levein for some time. He was bought as a direct replacement for David Connolly who moved to Wigan the same day.
Hume put pen-to-paper on a three-year deal after leaving Tranmere Rovers where he made 176 appearances, scoring 37 goals. His best season for Tranmere was during the 2004-05 campaign where he finished top scorer with 16 goals. He made his debut there at the age of 16 and Levein said: "He is a young player and fits into the profile of the squad. I am excited that we managed to capture him ahead of other interested clubs. He is a player that we have been watching for some time now but we always thought he was out of our price range."
The fee for Hume was an initial -500,000 that could rise to -750,000. He progressed through the youth ranks at Tranmere and spent the last 18 months of his career at Prenton Park under the guidance of former City boss Brian Little. Hume said:
Hume signed a new 3 year deal on June 5, 2007 to stay at the club. He scored his first goal of the 2007/08 season against Watford on August 25, and was named in the Championship Team of the Week two days later. The goal was voted Goal of the Season on April 28, 2008.
Despite scoring a goal in his 100th match for Leicester on December 11, his team still lost 3-1 to Ipswich. Hume scored his 30th goal for Leicester on 16 February 2008, beating 4-0.
Despite announcing that he would stay at Leicester, on June 25, Barnsley secured the -1.2m signing of Hume and he soon signalled his intent to live up to the price tag he had been signed for. He was recently handed the new number 7 shirt, taking the number from Sam Togwell. On the opening day of the season, Hume scored just five minutes into his Barnsley debut away to Queens Park Rangers, however Barnsley lost the game 2-1.
Hume was sent off on his home debut for Barnsley, a 2-1 defeat to Coventry City on 16 August 2008.
Hume then scored his second goal for Barnsley in front of the Oakwell crowd with a stunning strike against Derby County. He then scored the 4th of Barnsley's 4-1 win over local rivals Doncaster Rovers, also at Oakwell, with a curling 30yard strike past Neil Sullivan.
He scored his fourth Reds goal in the home game with rivals Sheffield Wednesday. Barnsley ended up winning 2-1.
On 8 November 2008, he sustained a fractured skull and internal bleeding following an elbow to the head, prior to challenging for the ball, from Chris Morgan against Sheffield United. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. He underwent surgery after the incident.
Sheffield United issued a statement following the injury to Hume:
''"Sheffield United are saddened and concerned to hear that Barnsley striker Iain Hume is being monitored in a high dependency unit following last Saturday's fixture, and we wish him a speedy and full recovery."''
On 11 November Hume was moved out of the high dependency unit at Manchester Hospital and into a normal ward. Reds manager Simon Davey visited Iain and said he was ''"in a bad way, very groggy, but talking"''. He was released from hospital on 17 November to continue his convalescence at home but subsequently re-admitted after feeling unwell. According to Sky Sports News this was due to an infection which was treated with antibiotics. Following due observation he was discharged once again.
Hume has now returned to light training with the Barnsley squad participating in running and finishing activities.
Hume made his long awaited return to the Reds first team with a 50th minute substitute appearance against Gainsborough on July 21 2009, his first appearance for nearly nine months.
Hume played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina, alongside Atiba Hutchinson and Mike Klukowski among others. He was also part of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship Quarter-finalists squad for Canada where he scored three goals and was voted player of the tournament.
He made his senior debut for Canada in a February 2003 friendly match against Libya. By December 2009, he earned a total of 28 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented Canada in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
Coming on as a substitute in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final versus the United States, he made an immediate impact, making his presence known through a few tough tackles and a remarkable goal, snapping Canada's 705-minute scoring drought in matches versus the United States. Minutes later he kept Canada within a goal's reach courtesy of an unbelievable goal-line clearance with his heel, to deny Clint Dempsey an apparent goal.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
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'''James Peter Wesolowski''' (born 25 August 1987) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Hamilton Academical on loan from Leicester City. He plays in Europe with a Polish passport, having dual nationality. An injury-prone player, Wesolowski has suffered two broken legs and a broken ankle in his career so far.
Wesolowski played for Australian side Northern Spirit before signing for Leicester City in 2002. After showing a lot of potential in the reserves, James played for Leicester in a pre-season friendly against Celtic in 2005, but suffered a broken leg due to a challenge from Bobo Balde.
The departure of Joey Gujnsson gave Wesolowski the opportunity to become a first team regular, although he still faced stiff competition from then-teammates Stephen Hughes and Andy Johnson for the central midfield spot. He scored his first senior goal in a 4-3 FA Cup defeat to Fulham on 17 January 2007.
In July 2007, Wesolowski agreed to a contract extension with Leicester that would see him remain at the club until 2011. He scored his second goal of his career in a 1-0 League Cup win over Accrington Stanley on 14 August 2007,
Wesolowski lost his place in the first team the following season, playing just four cup matches. On 2 October 2008, he joined Cheltenham Town on a three-month loan deal, linking up with former Leicester manager Martin Allen and fellow loanee Barry Hayles, with the option of being recalled after the first month.
On 4 August, 2009, Wesolowski joined SPL side Hamilton Academical on loan for an initial six-month period,
Wesolowski received international acclaim at the end of the 2004-05 season after competing for Australia in the FIFA World Youth Championship and was labelled "a star in the making" by the Australian Football Federation.
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'''Anders Svensson''' (; born 17 July 1976 in Gteborg, Sweden) is a Swedish international football player playing for IF Elfsborg from Sweden. He is a playmaker or left midfielder well known for his passing and dead balls. He is currently the captain of the Swedish National Team.
Svensson was born in Gothenburg to parents Bertil and Gun Svensson. Svensson has one brother named Thomas. His father Bertil was his coach at Guldheden IK. He grew up watching English football on television. In 1980, Svensson played for Hestrafors IF where he played for ten years.
Svensson began playing football at Guldhedens IK when he was around five. He played at Guldhedens IK for ten years, until he moved to Bors, where he began to play for IF Elfsborg.
As his role on the pitch is that of an offensive midfielder, although at Southampton he also played on the left of midfield. He made his breakthrough while playing for IF Elfsborg in the late 1990s before moving to English side Southampton in 2001.
Svensson moved to Southampton on 14 June 2001 for a -750,000 transfer fee. In England, he was a key player for Southampton however near the end he was rarely a starter in Gordon Strachan's starting-11. He played for Southampton in the 2003 FA Cup final against Arsenal (which was lost 1-0).
During his time for the Saints, Svensson made 140 appearances.Despite chairman Rupert Lowe allegedly offered a new contract, Svensson turned don the offer to return to his former club IF Elfsborg.
He rejoined IF Elfsborg in 2005, where he is currently the captain.
In 1996, he debuted in the Under 21 team. In 1998, he played in the U-21 championships along with Jrgen Pettersson, Yksel Osmanovski, Daniel Andersson, and Fredrik Ljungberg.
He debuted for the Swedish national side against South Africa in 1999.
He is known to be a very good free-kick taker, which he showed in the Football World Cup 2002 in South Korea/Japan, where he scored a fabulous free kick goal against Argentina which effectively eliminated the opponent in the group stages. He set up the opening goal for Henrik Larsson against Senegal through an in-swinging corner. He nearly scored a golden goal in extra time but his shot from inside the box was unfortunately denied by the post. He played for Sweden in the Euro 2004 as well the World Cup 2006.
However, he found form for the national team during the Euro 2008 Qualifying stage. He played 11 games with 2 goals and 1 assist which lead Sweden to the Euro 2008. During Euro 2008 Svennson played every minute of every game, but didn't find form. His frustration showed giving a few free kicks away on their last game in the tournament. After Henrik Larsson retired and Ibrahimovic saying he is unsure about his future in the national team, Anders Svensson was the team captain for Sweden in a frendly against Italy (0-1).And will probably be the captain if Ibrahimovic does not continue to play for Sweden.
Svensson enjoyed a two year relationship with model Anine Bing while playing for Southampon. The pair met in London where she was modeling at the time.
Svensson is now married to Emma Johansson. The two were married in July 2007 at Thorsborgs. Svensson is friends with Daniel Alexandersson, Johan Kalrsson, Marcus Allback and Niclas Alexandersson who were at his wedding.
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'''Paul Steven Jones''' (born 18 April 1967) is a Welsh international footballer. A goalkeeper, Jones is currently unattached.
Born in Chirk near Wrexham, Jones started his career at Kidderminster Harriers in 1986 and then moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of -60,000 in 1991. He only managed to play 44 games before moving on to Stockport County in 1996 where he was ever present in the 1996-97 season.
When Stockport County manager Dave Jones joined Southampton as manager, he signed Jones. He won Southampton player of the season in 1998 and earned a call up to Wales and became the number one goalkeeper. He played for Southampton in the 2003 FA Cup final against Arsenal (which was lost 1-0) coming on as substitute for the injured Antti Niemi. He was the first ever goalkeeper to make a substitute appearance in an FA Cup final. He made his international debut against Scotland on 27 May 1997, coming on as a half-time substitute for Andy Marriott. He earned a total of 50 caps.
He left Southampton in 2003 and briefly joined Liverpool during a goalkeeping injury crisis before re-joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2004.
He was loaned out to Watford in December 2004. In January 2006, Wolves cancelled Jones' contract by mutual consent. In February 2006, he joined Queens Park Rangers for the rest of the 2005-06 season. Due to his success at the club he was given a one-year extension to his contract that would last up until May 2007. When this contract expired Jones was released by the London club and later signed for non-league Bognor Regis Town.
Jones won his 50th Welsh cap against Slovakia on 7 October 2006 but had a match to forget. Wales were beaten 5-1, their worst home result for 98 years and he was beaten from long range on three occasions. He marked the occasion with 50 shaved in his hair.
==Wales national team goalkeeping coach==
After being released by Queens Park Rangers, Jones was offered a rolling contract as the Welsh national team's goalkeeping coach. Manager John Toshack was quick to offer this to Jones due to his commitment to the squad during Toshack's reign as Head Coach.
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'''Kerry Michael Dixon''' (born 24 July 1961, in Luton) is a retired English professional footballer who played most notably for Chelsea and England.
A tall and athletic striker who had pace, an impressive heading ability and was effective with both feet, Dixon started out as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur but was released before ever playing for the club.
After spells with Chesham United and Dunstable, he got his first taste of League football with Reading, who signed him for -20,000 in 1980. He scored 51 league goals in 116 appearances for the then Third Division club, including four in a 7-5 defeat at Doncaster Rovers in September 1982.
After his Reading days, Dixon signed with Chelsea in August 1983 by manager John Neal. Chelsea chairman Ken Bates initially hesitated when faced with the -150,000 transfer fee plus a -25,000 clause if Dixon ever played for the England national side, but relented and the deal went ahead. Dixon arrived as part of Neal's radical re-building of the side and was joined in the same summer by Pat Nevin, Nigel Spackman, Joe McLaughlin and Eddie Niedzwiecki.
Dixon's impact at Chelsea was immediate; he scored two goals on his debut against Derby County and added 32 more through the season as the club romped to promotion as Second Division champions. Chelsea clinched promotion with a 5-0 win against Leeds United, in which Dixon scored a hat-trick. He struck up an impressive partnership with fiery Scot and fellow striker David Speedie, despite initial personal problems between the two, and also linked up well with winger Nevin; between them the trio scored almost 200 goals over the next three years. His impact on the First Division the following season was equally impressive, scoring with a memorable volley in the opening match against Arsenal at Highbury in a 1-1 draw. Dixon eventually finished up as joint top scorer (alongside Gary Lineker) with 24 league goals while Chelsea finished 6th in the final table. In the same season, he hit a further eight goals in the League Cup as Chelsea reached the semi-finals, where they surprisingly lost to Sunderland. In his first two seasons at Chelsea he scored a total of 70 goals in just 101 games.
Chelsea challenged for the title in the 1985-86 season but Dixon suffered torn stomach muscles during an FA Cup tie against Liverpool in January, which did much to damage their chances. They eventually finished 6th again, though he did score twice in a 2-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. The injury also took away much of Dixon's pace and he was never quite the same player again.
Chelsea struggled in the following years after a series of clashes between key players and the management saw the promotion-winning side gradually broken up. Dixon himself was dropped from the side after losing form and was close to joining Chelsea's London rivals Arsenal, though the deal eventually collapsed after Bates' intervention. Chelsea were relegated in 1988, an event which, ironically, rejuvenated his career with the club. He scored 25 league goals as Chelsea returned to the First Division as champions at the first attempt in 1988-89. A year later he scored a further 26, including a final day hat-trick against Millwall, to help Chelsea finish 5th, their highest league position since 1970.
With 193 goals in total to his name, Dixon is Chelsea's second highest goal scorer of all time, behind only Bobby Tambling. He is also 7th in the club's all-time appearances list.
Dixon left Chelsea in 1992 and joined Southampton in a -575,000 deal, where he briefly linked up with Speedie again, though not with the same success. During his time at Southhampton he only managed 9 league appearances and 2 goals.
He left Southampton in February 1993 to join Luton Town on a free transfer. The highlight of his time at Luton was reaching the FA Cup semi-finals in 1994, where he faced his old side Chelsea and lost 2-0. He scored 20 goals in 88 appearances for Luton.
In March 1995, Dixon joined Millwall in a -5,000 transfer deal. After 31 appearances and nine goals, he was sold to Watford for -25,000 in the January transfer window of 1996. Dixon appeared in 11 matches for Watford.
The final league club he played for was Doncaster Rovers during the 1996-97 season. He appeared in 16 matches for the Rovers, scoring three times.
His scoring feats earned him an England call-up; he made his debut against Mexico in 1985 during a friendly international tournament in Mexico City. Three days later Dixon scored twice and set up Bryan Robson for the other in England's 3-0 win over West Germany. He scored two more four days later against the USA in Los Angeles.
After his injury in 1985, he was nevertheless selected in the England squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup but the presence of Lineker and Peter Beardsley in the side limited him to a six-minute substitute appearance against Poland. He played only one more game for England after that, and finished his international career with eight caps and four goals.
After his playing days were over, he became Doncaster's player-manager, but was sacked in August 1997. Later that season Dixon appeared for Basildon United in the Essex Senior Football League before injuring himself whilst scoring a goal against Great Wakering Rovers.
===Boreham Wood, Letchworth and Hitchin Town===
Since then, Dixon has had stints coaching non-league sides Boreham Wood, Letchworth, and Hitchin Town.
Nowadays he is up to many things. He is the official patron of the fan site
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'''Benedict Iroha''' (born November 29, 1969) is a former Nigerian football (soccer) defender. Playing for the Nigerian national team, he was featured in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup as well as when they won the 1994 African Nations Cup.
He was originally a midfielder before national coach Clemens Westerhof converted him to play left back. His club career in Europe was largely unsuccessful, and Iroha was allocated to San Jose Clash in 1996. The next season he was traded to DC United, where he won the league title. After a move to Spanish side Elche CF in 1997, he moved to Watford in December 1998, playing 10 games for the Hertfordshire side. Unfortunately a problem with bunions forced him to the sidelines, and he retired in March 2000. After retiring he returned to the USA to coach in the youth department of FC Dallas.
Most recently, he was an assistant with the Nigerian U-17 team that won the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and head coach of Nigeria's Dolphins FC. He currently is on the staff of Heartland of Owerri.
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'''Michael Barrington Ricketts''' (born 4 December 1978) is an English football player who has most recently played for Tranmere Rovers in League One. He plays as a striker and he has been capped once by England. On 14 August 2009 Ricketts signed a one year contract at Tranmere Rovers.
Ricketts began his career at Walsall, for whom he signed in 1996. He made 90 league appearances for them, scoring 15 times.
In July 2000, then First Division side Bolton Wanderers signed him for -500,000. He started his Bolton career in impressive style, scoring 24 times as Bolton won promotion to the Premiership through the playoffs. His finest moments at Bolton Wanderers include sealing victory against Preston North End in the Division One Play Off Final in 2001 and scoring the winning goal at Old Trafford in a 2-1 win for Bolton over Manchester United in the 2001-02 Premier League season.
Ricketts continued scoring in his first season in the Premiership, hitting 15 goals by February, and this form led to his call-up for England's friendly against Holland in February 2002. Ricketts played 45 minutes in that game but failed to score.
Ricketts then fell out with his manager Sam Allardyce and subsequently did not feature in the team very often.
In January 2003, Middlesbrough spent -3 million to sign him from Bolton. He failed to recapture his goal-scoring form, netting just four times in 38 matches. While at Middlesbrough he did, however, win the League Cup in the 2003-04 season, coincidentally against Bolton.
In June 2004, he signed for Championship side Leeds United on a free transfer. Ricketts failed to impress, failing to score in 25 league appearances, although he did manage a solitary goal in the League Cup against Swindon Town.
===Loans to Stoke, Cardiff and Burnley===
He was then loaned out to Stoke City in February, but also failed to impress there, and returned to Leeds. He made five more appearances, scoring once against Oldham Athletic, again in the League Cup.
On 30 June 2006, Ricketts signed a two-year deal with Championship side Southend United with an option to extend for another year. A clause in the contract he signed stated that he was prohibited from playing against Leeds United. However after only a couple of months into the new season, Southend released Ricketts on the basis that he was overweight and had put on weight since joining the club, questioning his level of fitness.
After leaving Southend, Ricketts joined Preston North End, playing a handful games for their first team. In March 2007 he scored the winner against Ipswich Town.
On 2 November 2007, he returned to his first club Walsall on a three-month loan deal from Oldham. He made his second debut for Walsall in a league match against Cheltenham Town on 3 November. On 31 January 2008, transfer deadline day, Ricketts had his contract cancelled by Oldham Athletic.
It was announced on 12 March that he was on trial at Southampton. In March and April 2008 Ricketts spent time on trial at the San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS, having also had an earlier trial with Columbus Crew, but failed to earn a permanent deal at either side.
On 24 July 2008, Ricketts once again rejoined Walsall and scored nine goals in his third spell there. However, at the end of the season he was released.
On 14 August 2009, it was announced that Ricketts had signed a one year deal with Tranmere Rovers (his 11th professional club). Ricketts stated playing for John Barnes was a major factor in his decision to join the club. He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a League Cup game against his former club Bolton Wanderers on 25 August. He scored his first goal for Tranmere in a 2-1 defeat at Exeter City on 19 September 2009.
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'''Donald Oliver Hutchison''' (born 9 May 1971 in Gateshead, England) is a Scottish football player. He plays in either midfield or attacking positions and has earned 26 caps for the Scottish national team.
Hutchison started his career at Hartlepool United as a trainee, but was quickly spotted by the big guns and moved to Liverpool in 1990. He moved on to West Ham after not making much impact at  Liverpool, before moving to Sheffield United after two seasons at the Boleyn Ground. He is one of a small group of players that have played for both Liverpool and Everton, after joining the Toffees in March 1998. He was an important player and team captain, before he was sold to Sunderland for -2.5 million in July 2000 after failing to agree to a new contract.
Hutchison signed for West Ham United for a club record transfer fee of -5 million in August 2001. He had previously broken the club's record transfer fee - -1.5 million - when he signed for his spell at the club in August 1994. Hutchison sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury in February 2002. When he finally regained full fitness, he found himself out of favour, having missed most of the 2003-04 season through injury, and was unable to force his way back into the first team in the 2004-05 season.
Hutchison joined Millwall in August 2005 after being released at the start of the 2005-06 season by West Ham. He spent barely three months at the New Den, during which time he struggled to hold down a regular place in the starting XI.
He left Millwall by mutual consent in November 2005 and signed for Coventry City, saying''"I have left because of a lack of first-team football. At my age I need to be playing regularly."'' In January 2006, he was given a contract until the end of the 2006-07 season,
He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2006-07 season after an ankle injury restricted his appearances for the first team, and signed for Luton on a one year deal in July 2007. After scoring once for Luton in the Football League Trophy against Northampton,
Hutchison played an important role in Scotland's qualifying campaign for Euro 2000. He scored at Wembley in the 1-0 play-off win over England. Scotland went on to miss out on qualification, losing the play-off 2-1 on aggregate.
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'''Julius Aghahowa''' (born 12 February 1982 in Benin City, Nigeria) is a football striker from Nigeria who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League as a striker.
Aghahowa began his career with the Police Machines, a local police team, and went on to Bendel Insurance FC. He signed for Danish lower division team Herning Fremad before the 1999 African Youth Championship, but Aghahowa performed so well there that he wanted to play for a bigger club. He ended up with the Tunisian champions, Esprance, when he procured a contract with the Tunisians which predated the Herning Fremad contract.
In the middle of the 2000-01 season, Aghahowa transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk, who soon won the Ukrainian league championship. Aghahowa won the game for Shakhtar in the 2006 Ukrainian Championship against Dynamo Kyiv, heading the winner in extra-time and being named man of the match. His performance in the final has been widely seen as the "saving grace" of his career at Shakhtar, with his future at the club looking bleak earlier in the season. After playing over six years for Shakhtar Donetsk, Aghahowa left for Wigan.
His work permit was passed and on 30 January 2007 he signed for Wigan for an undisclosed fee,
On 4 July 2009 Shakhtar Donetsk have signed the Nigerian forward on a free transfer after he was released by Turkish club Kayserispor. Aghahowa has already played for Shakhtar from 2000 to 2007 and now has declared a great desire to play for his old club.
'''Tunisian League:''' 2000
'''Ukrainian Premier League:''' 2002, 2005, 2006
Aghahowa has played 32 matches and scored 14 goals for the Nigerian national team, including their only goal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup against Sweden. He became Nigeria's top goalscorer at the 2002 African Nations Cup. He also played at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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'''Mark William Ward''' (born 10 October 1962) is a former footballer from Liverpool. He started his career as a youth player with Everton F.C. and then played for Oldham Athletic, West Ham United, Manchester City, Everton, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, Ayr United, Wigan Athletic, Dundee, Valur and Northwich Victoria.
After the end of his football career he became involved in the supply of cocaine in Liverpool. He was arrested after 4 kg (9 lb) of cocaine were found during a raid at a house in Prescot, Merseyside, in May 2005. In October 2005 he was jailed for eight years. He was released from Kirkham Prison in May 2009 having served four years, in Kirkham and in Walton Prison.
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'''Solomon Sebastian "Sol" Davis''' (born 4 September 1979 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) is an English footballer, who plays for to English club Kettering Town on loan from Milton Keynes Dons.
Davis is a left-back who played over 130 times for Swindon Town before being transferred to Luton Town in August 2002, bought by then manager Joe Kinnear.
Davis was named Players' Player of the Year following the club's League One winning campaign in 2004-05 in which Davis scored twice - his first ever goals in professional football.
At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, Davis found himself out of favour with new Luton boss Kevin Blackwell and was subsequently placed on the transfer list. Davis joined League Two side Peterborough United on a two-month loan on 24 September 2007,
In the 2008-09 season, Davis made 24 league appearances for Luton as the Hatters were relegated out of The Football League. He was not offered a new contract at the end of the year, and was released on 27 May 2009.
On 17 July 2009, Davis joined Grimsby Town on trial. Later that day he played in the clubs 3-2 South West Challenge Cup victory over Yeovil Town.
In August 2009 he signed short-term contract with Milton Keynes Dons.
Following that, in November 2009, he joined Kettering Town on loan by appointment of manager-player Lee Harper, along side MK Dons midfielder Ritchie Partridge.
On 28 October 2006, it was revealed that Davis had suffered a stroke whilst traveling to his team's match at Ipswich Town on the next day. He was taken into the specialist unit at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. The squad had been on their way to the Belstead Brook hotel in Ipswich on Saturday when Davis lost feeling in his left side and this was affecting his speech. Davis however returned to action and started in the game against Cardiff City on 1 January, 2007.
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'''Richard "Ricky" Sbragia''' (born 26 May 1956) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. He was most recently manager of Sunderland although he resigned from the post in 2009 after guiding them to safety in the Premier League.
Sbragia was born in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire and is of Italian descent.
He retired from playing in 1987 and commenced his coaching career with York as youth-team coach and obtained his Football Association coaching badge in May 1990.
Sbragia rejoined Sunderland's coaching staff in November 2007,
On 22nd July 2009, it was announced Ricky Sbragia would stay at Sunderland to take on the new role of being the club's chief scout.
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'''Harry Chapman''' (born Kiveton Park, near Rotherham, Yorkshire, 1879, died 29 April 1916) was an English footballer, who played for Sheffield Wednesday in the early 20th century. He was the brother of Herbert Chapman, the manager of both Huddersfield Town and Arsenal. Although Herbert went on to become a great manager, Harry was by far the better player, and put in a man of the match performance in the 1907 FA Cup final, which saw Sheffield Wednesday lift the trophy for the second time. He joined Hull City A.F.C. at the end of the 1910-11 season where he spent one season.
After retiring from playing, he had a stint as Hull City manager between April 1913 and September 1914; the club finished seventh in Division Two in 1913-14. He died of tuberculosis at the age of 37, in 1916.
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}}'''Ronald "Ronnie" Campbell Simpson''' (11 October 1930 - 19 April 2004) was a Scottish football (soccer) goalkeeper. He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, where he was one of the Lisbon Lions, the first British team to win the European Cup in 1967.
Simpson started his senior career with amateur club Queen's Park. When at Queens Park, Simpson was selected by Matt Busby to play for the Great Britain side in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Simpson moved to and Third Lanark, and then Newcastle United. He won the FA Cup twice with Newcastle, after taking over as their regular goalkeeper from Jack Fairbrother. He then returned to Scotland with Hibernian.
Thought to be in the last throes of his career, he was transferred to Celtic in 1965 as cover for John Fallon. Simpson's anticipation, handling and maintaining his concentration during long periods of inactivity, made him an ideal goalkeeper for the attack-minded Celtic; and he soon won the Celtic number one place from Fallon. The highlight of his time at Celtic was winning the 1967 European Cup Final. Although having little to do during the match, his fancy footwork when dealing with a backpass was one of the highlights of the match.In 2002 he was in Celtics Greatest ever team and beat Patrick Bonner to the best Celtic Goalkeeper ever.
Simpson also played for the Scotland national football team, making his debut at the age of 36 in the famous win over England 3-2 in 1967.
Simpson's father Jimmy Simpson also played for Scotland, and enjoyed notable success as a centre-half for Rangers and Dundee United in the 1930s. After he retired as a player, he was manager of Hamilton Academical for a year. He also served on the pools panel, which guessed results of postponed matches in periods of exceptionally bad weather. He was also a Conservative Councillor on Edinburgh City Council in the 1970s.
He died from a heart attack on 19 April 2004.
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Theo James Walcott''' (born 16 March 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal as a striker and the England national team.
Walcott was born in Stanmore, Greater London, but grew up in the small village of Compton near Newbury, where he played for A.F.C. Newbury and went to The Downs School secondary school. Walcott scored more than 100 goals in his one and only season for Newbury, before leaving there for Swindon Town and later for Southampton. Nike agreed to a sponsorship deal with Walcott when he was fourteen years old.
In the 2004-05 season, he starred in the Southampton youth side that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup against Ipswich Town. In addition, he became the youngest person to play in the Southampton reserve team at 15 years and 175 days, when he came off the bench against Watford in September 2004. However, he did not play in the Premier League, as Southampton were relegated to the Championship at the end of the 2004-05 season.
Before the start of the 2005-06 season, Walcott linked up with the first team's tour of Scotland, just two weeks after leaving school. The striker then went on to become the youngest-ever player to play for the Southampton first team at 16 years and 143 days, after coming on as a substitute in Southampton's 0-0 draw at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League Championship.
Walcott made his full first team dbut away to Leeds United on 18 October 2005, scoring his first senior goal in the same game. He scored again away at Millwall four days later, and yet again in his full home debut against Stoke City the following Saturday. His rapid rise to fame also led him to be named amongst the top three finalists for the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year Young Personality award on 11 December 2005.
Before breaking into the Southampton first team, Walcott's massive potential was showcased in the 2005 MATCH Annual. His performances soon attracted attention from the British media, who saw him as one of the most promising young English talents of his time. Following intense speculation that Walcott would move to the Premier League and media reports linking him with some of the league's top clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton eventually caved and accepted a bid from Arsenal for Walcott.
thumb|120px|upright|Walcott in 2007
Walcott transferred to Arsenal on 20 January 2006, for a fee of -5 million, rising to -12 million depending on appearances for club and country, at the time this was a record fee for a teenager. He signed a pre-contract agreement to sign a professional contract on his 17th birthday on 16 March 2006, and was given the number 32 shirt in the process.
Following his surprise and controversial selection in the England squad for the World Cup 2006, he made his Premier League dbut on 19 August 2006, the first day of the 2006-07 season, coming on as a substitute against Aston Villa and setting up a goal for Gilberto Silva.
A UEFA Champions League debut came in the second leg of Arsenal's third qualifying round match against Dinamo Zagreb, where Walcott became the youngest ever Arsenal player to appear in European competition, a record previously held by Cesc Fbregas, and since beaten by Jack Wilshere. Within minutes of coming on he received his first yellow card in Arsenal colours for taking a shot several seconds after the referee had already blown for offside. During stoppage time his cross beat the Dinamo defence and Mathieu Flamini scored, giving Walcott a record of two assists in two substitute appearances. His first start came in a home league game against Watford on 14 October 2006. Walcott's exploits with Arsenal and with the England team earned him the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award at the end of 2006.
Walcott's first goal for Arsenal came in the 2007 League Cup Final against Chelsea at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on 25 February 2007, but his eleventh minute strike was overshadowed by events later on in the match as Didier Drogba scored twice to give Chelsea a 2-1 victory and three players were dismissed following a mass brawl.
Walcott's first home goals were scored in a Champions League match against Slavia Prague, which Arsenal won 7-0, as well as setting up a goal for Fbregas.
Following comparisons to former team-mate Thierry Henry,
On 18 November 2008, Walcott dislocated his right shoulder while training with England for a friendly against Germany. He made a full recovery by April 2009, scoring against Wigan to equalise before starting the second leg tie against Villarreal, where he scored in the 10th minute after receiving a pass from captain Fbregas and flicking the ball over the goalkeeper. Arsenal won 4-1 on aggregate.
In the next match, an FA Cup Semi-Final against Chelsea, Walcott put Arsenal ahead in the first half, although they eventually lost 2-1. Three days later, Walcott came off to the bench to run half the length of the field before squaring for Andrei Arshavin to put Arsenal 4-3 up against Liverpool in the 91st minute, although the match finished 4-4. Recently he signed a new contract, reported to last four years.
Walcott was a surprise inclusion in Sven-Gran Eriksson's preliminary England squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, announced on 8 May 2006. Even with first-choice strikers Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen both recovering from injury, Walcott was selected over established Premier League strikers such as Darren Bent (the highest-scoring English forward in the Premier League in the 2005-06 season), Andy Johnson (the top English goalscorer in the Premier League in the 2004-05 season), Dean Ashton (like Bent, already an established player at England Under-21 level) and England squad regular Jermain Defoe.
Walcott came on as a second half substitute on 25 May 2006 for the England B team against Belarus. On 30 May 2006, he became the youngest ever England player in a full international by appearing in England's friendly against Hungary at Old Trafford, aged 17 years and 75 days. England won the match 3-1.
Despite being one of only two fully fit strikers in the England squad, he did not play during the tournament. Eriksson defended his decision, claiming that the experience has served him well for future tournaments.
Following the end of the World Cup tournament, Eriksson left his position as England manager. New appointment Steve McClaren, put Walcott into the England Under-21s, claiming he was "toughening up" on his squad selections.
On 15 August 2006, Walcott became the youngest player ever to score for the England national Under-21 football team when he scored the opener after three minutes in England's 2-2 draw with Moldova at Ipswich Town's ground Portman Road. The game against Moldova was his first cap for the England Under-21s.
Walcott scored two goals against Germany to seal qualification for England to the Under-21 European Championships, in the playoff second leg in October 2006, with his second drawing comparisons with Thierry Henry.
On 6 September 2008, Walcott made his first competitive start in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra, and in the following match against Croatia on 10 September he opened his senior international goals tally and became the youngest player in history to score a hat-trick for England.
Over the summer of 2009, Walcott participated in England Under-21 team's European Cup campaign despite protestations from his club manager, Arsene Wenger. Wenger complained that Walcott's participation in the tournament as well as matches with the senior squad would lead to burn out and injury.
:''Scores and results list. England's goal tally first.''
Walcott was born to a Jamaican father and an English mother. His family made a cameo appearance in the 2007 film ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. Theo himself was due to appear as well, but his commitments to Arsenal forced him to drop out.
Walcott and his father are both Liverpool fans. Walcott has never hidden the fact that he's a massive Liverpool supporter and even when Chelsea laid out the red carpet for him as a youngster, he used the opportunity to meet his real idols:
Theo Walcott has been involved with the UK charities Build a School and Best Beginnings.
On 6 April 2008, Walcott was a torchbearer for the Olympic Flame for Beijing 2008 as it was paraded around London. He was the second last torchbearer just before Dame Kelly Holmes.
He is in a long-term relationship with Melanie Slade. The couple got together after meeting in 2006 at the WestQuay shopping centre in Southampton.
His cousin Jacob Walcott is a trainee at Reading and a member of the England national under-17 football team appearing in the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
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'''Leon Leroy Knight''' (born 16 September 1982 in Hackney, London) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish Football League club Queen of the South.
Knight was born in Hackney, London, to a Jamaican mother and St. Lucian father, and was educated at Raine's Foundation School, Bethnal Green,
Knight was a good all-round sportsman and a third dan black belt in karate as a child.
He played schoolboy football for his school, the Hackney & Tower Hamlets District team and Senrab, and had trials with Charlton and Tottenham Hotspur before joining Chelsea as a trainee.
Knight began his career as a trainee at Chelsea (where he made one appearance in the UEFA Cup against Levski Sofia), spending loan periods at Queens Park Rangers, Huddersfield Town,
During his spell at Huddersfield, he reignited the Terriers' Play-Off push and formed an unlikely partnership with local hero Andy Booth, earning himself the nickname 'Neon Light'. Unfortunately, he was sent off in the penultimate game of the season and was suspended for the Play-Off games.
Although his transfer was initially free, -50,000 was to be paid if Brighton were promoted. It was Knight himself who secured this, with his penalty against Bristol City in the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in 2004.
After falling out with Brighton manager Mark McGhee, Knight moved to Swansea City in January 2006, and scored a hat-trick on his debut against Milton Keynes Dons.
Knight's stay at the Liberty Stadium was short-lived, as he was placed on the transfer list in October 2006, due to a poor attitude.
After a short spell on loan with Barnsley, joined Milton Keynes Dons in January 2007.
In January 2008, Knight signed for Wycombe Wanderers, just one year after joining MK Dons.
On 19 August 2008, Knight's contract was "terminated by mutual consent", after he scored five goals in 20 appearances during his short stay with Wycombe.
Knight signed for Rushden & Diamonds on 24 August 2008. but was transfer listed on 29 October, along with Lee Tomlin, Curtis Woodhouse, Andy Burgess, Phil Gulliver, Sagi Burton, Lee Phillips and Dean McDonald, after the club's poor start to the season.
On 12 December, Rushden & Diamonds confirmed that Knight had been sacked after continuous breachs of conduct between November and December 2008. Despite the contract termination, Knight was prevented from joining another club, until the term of his contract had expired. Rushden have confirmed that they are not allowing any club to sign Knight on a free transfer and that they must pay a transfer fee to Rushden. The FA confirmed and validated this, meaning Leon Knight could not play at any level of football until 2011-12 season. The official date was not confirmed.
On 13 January 2009, Knight joined Greek club, Thrasivoulos Filis, on a six-month contract.
He made his Super League debut on 25 January as a second half sub playing 20 minutes against Skoda Xanthi. Knight made only 2 appearances as a sub since then, his last coming on 8 February 2009. Knight had not been involved in any game for the club in over 3 months and looked certain to leave Thrasivoulos when his contract expired at the end of the current season. After his contract expired he went on trial with Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes.
Knight joined Hamilton Academical on 21 August making his SPL dbut against Aberdeen as a second half substitute the following day. He made one start and six substitute appearances for the Lanarkshire side. He was sent off for his role in a tunnel brawl after a win over Heart of Midlothian despite being an unused substitute during the game. Knight was released by Hamilton on 14 January 2010.
On 15 January 2010 Knight was signed by manager Gordon Chisholm for Dumfries club Queen of the South until the end of the season.
Knight has played for England at under 19 and under 20 level.
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'''Leonard Edward "Len" Wills''' (born November 8, 1927) is an English former football player.
Born in Hackney, London, Wills first played for the youth teams of non-league Eton Manor, before being signed by Arsenal in October 1949. For the next four years he played in the Gunners' reserve team, playing either at right half or right back. In October 1953, Arsenal's regular right back, Joe Wade, damaged his knee, and Wills promptly stepped up to replace him, making his debut against Tottenham Hotspur on October 10, 1953 - Arsenal won 4-1.
Wills played so well that he replaced Wade for the rest of that season, playing 30 matches, and another 24 in 1954-55. However, the Gunners signed Stan Charlton in November 1955 and he displaced Wills out of the Arsenal first team. Wills became a bit-part player for the next couple of seasons, deputising for Charlton at right back or Dennis Evans at left back.
After Charlton left the club in 1958, Wills regained the right back position, and became a regular in the side for the next three seasons, but by 1961 his age was starting to count against him. Youngsters Dave Bacuzzi and Eddie Magill shared the right-back spot during 1961-62, with Wills not getting a single game. He left the club on a free transfer at the end of that season, signing for Romford. In all he played 208 games for Arsenal, scoring 4 goals. He never won a major trophy at Arsenal (arriving in the first team just after the Gunners' 1952-53 title triumph), although he did play in the Gunners' 1953-54 Charity Shield win over Blackpool.
After retiring from playing, Wills left the game completely and had a highly successful second career in the DIY retail trade.And i currently living in epping in essex.
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'''Adam David Proudlock''' (born 9 May 1981 in Wellington, Telford, Shropshire) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Grimsby Town.
Proudlock began his career as a trainee with Wolves in August 1998. He had a loan spell at Scottish side Clyde at the start of the 2000/01 season to gain first team experience. There, he scored a hat trick on his professional debut on 5 August 2000 against . He scored five times in six games for Clyde and was named Scottish Division One player of the month for August 2000.
He found himself mostly relegated to the substitutes bench in the 2001/02 season after manager Dave Jones spent heavily in the close season on new attacking players. He scored a hat trick against in October 2001, which earned praise from Jones, but these ended up his only goals of the season. A knee injury suffered in December 2001 that required surgery interrupted his season,
Opportunities were limited at Molineux and he joined Tranmere on loan in October 2002
Proudlock joined Sheffield Wednesday on a three-year permanent deal in September 2003. He scored nine times during the 2003/04 season for his new club but suffered a broken leg in a training ground accident in November 2004, and did not play again in the 2004/05 season.
Proudlock was given a short-term contract by Ipswich in January 2006 until the end of the 2005/06 season. However, he made only two further substitute appearances for Ipswich to add to the seven that he made while on loan. Proudlock was released from the Portman Road club at the end of the 2005-2006 campaign.
Adam joined Stockport County on non-contract terms in August 2006. He agreed a permanent deal to the end of the 2007/08 season with Stockport in December 2006, and made 26 league and cup appearances for Stockport in the 2006/07 season, scoring six goals. The following season he scored ten goals as Stockport reached and won the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium in May 2008. However, a week later he was released by the club as his contract expired,
Following his release by County, Adam joined Darlingtonin July 2008 on a free transfer.
On November 6, 2008 Proudlock joined Grimsby Town on an initial two month loan with a view to a permanent move.
He made his debut in the FA Cup defeat to Morecambe. He managed to score his first goal for the club in a 2-1 away defeat against Port Vale, and after impressing manager Mike Newell in his loan stay, Proudlock was reported to be a target for the club in the January transfer window. Adam made his move to Grimsby a permanent one by signing for the club until the end of the 2010-2011 season in January 2009. His strike partnership with fellow newcomer Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro resulted in Adam scoring a hat-trick against local rivals Lincoln City in a 5-1 victory on 7th March 2009. Following the arrival of loan striker Barry Conlon, Proudlock found himself playing second fiddle to him and Akpa-Akpro in the remaining games of the season, but his goals and performances were a great help in helping the club eventually stave off relegation from the Football League. Adam finished the 2008/09 season as the clubs top goalscorer, with a total of 8.
'''Wolverhampton Wanderers'''
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
'''Stockport County'''
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'''Victor Alexander Barton''' (6 October 1867 in Hound, Netley, Hampshire, England - 23 March 1906 in Belle Vue, Southampton, Hampshire, England) was a cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club in 1889 and 1890 before committing himself to the Army. It was while he was in the Army that he was selected for the second England team to tour in 1891-92, which was a team that travelled to South Africa. The other side went to Australia. It was on the 1891-92 tour that Barton played one match that was later to be recognised as a Test match.
He later went on to play for Hampshire between 1895 and 1902. Bedevilled by ill-health, Barton died aged 39.
Barton also played football as a goalkeeper, making one appearance for Southampton St. Mary's in the semi-final of the Hampshire Senior Cup in February 1893. In the match, played at the County Ground, Southampton, the Saints defeated Portsmouth 2-0. Barton was injured by the time of the final on 11 March and was replaced by Ralph Ruffell, with Southampton going down 2-1 to local rivals Freemantle.
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'''Thomas John Mooney''' (born 11 August 1971 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire) is a former professional English football player who played as a striker.
Mooney began his professional career at Aston Villa, but was released in 1990 without ever playing for the first team. Mooney then joined Scarborough, where he made a name for himself, scoring 40 goals in 129 first-team appearances. After three years at Scarborough, he moved to Southend United for a reported -100,000.
After just one season at Southend he arrived at Watford - initially on loan, before eventually signing for -95,000 in July 1994 as a 'makeweight' alongside midfielder Derek Payne, with Keith Dublin moving in the opposite direction.
In his early days at the club, under manager Glenn Roeder, he failed to cement a successful striking partnership with Jamie Moralee and soon found himself in the reserves or on the bench. He eventually ended up playing as part of the defensive line during the Second Division championship-winning campaign of 1997-98.
Mooney started the 1998-99 season in a defensive role, but slipped out of the side as Watford reverted to 4-4-2. Meanwhile Watford, after a good start, had fallen out of the play-off positions as the season drew to a close. On 3 April 1999 during a home league match against Tranmere Rovers Watford manager Graham Taylor brought on Mooney as part of a triple substitution. The effect was almost immediate with Mooney whipping in a cross for Peter Kennedy to half volley home, as Watford went on to win 2-1.
Taylor picked Mooney for the following week's away fixture against Birmingham City in his favoured striker's role. He scored the first and made the second in a 2-0 win. Watford went on to reach the play-offs gaining 19 points (out of a maximum 21) from their last seven games with Mooney scoring in every game bar one. He went on to give valuable performances in both legs of the subsequent play off semi final (against Birmingham) and the final against Bolton Wanderers at Wembley Stadium, despite not scoring in either.
Watford-s inaugural Premiership season started brightly enough for Mooney, who scored the only goal in front of The Kop at Anfield to secure a memorable away win against Liverpool. He then grabbed another the following week at home to Bradford City. He was injured in a 1-0 win against Gianluca Vialli's Chelsea in mid-September. He was only able to make eight appearances as Watford were relegated.
A return to the First Division in 2000 witnessed a fully fit Mooney back as centre forward. He became the first player in nearly a decade to score twenty league goals for the club. This achievement was enough to earn Mooney his second Player of the Season award.
In May 2006 Mooney became the fourth inductee into the Watford Hall of Fame, alongside Luther Blissett, John McClelland and Tony Coton.
Out of contract with Watford, Mooney took up the offer of a better contract to play for Birmingham City, playing for the West Midlands club from June 2001 to July 2003 and making a total of 29 league starts. He featured heavily in the side that took Birmingham from the First Division to the FA Premier League via the playoffs in the 2001-2002 season. However Mooney played just one game in the top division before being loaned to Stoke City. Two other loans followed that season for Sheffield United and Derby County.
Mooney then moved to Swindon Town for the 2003-2004 season. Mooney played a crucial part in Swindon reaching the play-offs that season, scoring 20 goals and setting up many more. Swindon lost in the play-off semi-final to Brighton & Hove Albion, with Mooney missing his kick in the penalty shootout when keeper Ben Roberts just tipped it around the post. Then in the summer of 2004, he transferred to Swindon's rivals Oxford United, having failed to agree a new contract with Swindon. He was Oxford's top scorer for the club in 2004-2005.
In the summer of 2005 Mooney signed for Wycombe Wanderers, on a two year contract. His first season at Wycombe started superbly, scoring a volley against Carlisle United on his debut but ended in misery as he limped out of Wycombe's play-off semi final against Cheltenham, which Wycombe went on to lose. He was also captain of the side. Mooney also played in the biggest game of the latter part of his career when he played for Wycombe in the League Cup semi-final against Chelsea (both legs) including making the flick header to Jermaine Easter which resulted in a 1-1 draw in the first leg at Adams Park. Wycombe went on to lose the second leg 4-0 at Stamford Bridge
In July 2007 Mooney rejected a contract with Wycombe saying that they had not made enough changes to have a good chance of promotion the following season. He subsequently signed for newly-promoted League One side Walsall.
Mooney's contract expires at the end of the 2007/08 season, and the player rejected the chance of an extension with the club. It was announced in June 2008 that Tommy had joined Segunda Divisin B side UD Marbella. but has since retired.
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'''David James Price''' (born June 23, 1955) is an English former footballer.
Born in Caterham, Surrey, Price was snapped up by Arsenal in 1970 having been already known as a prodigious young midfielder (he was captain of the England schoolboys team). He spent the next few years in the Gunners' youth and reserve sides, winning the FA Youth Cup in 1971. He had made his first-team debut aged 17 in a First Division match against Leeds United on May 9, 1973 but even after this, he still played mainly in the reserves for the next few years.
After a loan spell at Peterborough United, Price fully broke into the Arsenal first team in 1977-78, playing 51 matches that season (he had only made 13 appearances in four years before then). His regular spell in the Arsenal side coincided with the Gunners' FA Cup runs of the late 1970s, reaching the Cup final three seasons running between 1978 and 1980 - Price played in all three but Arsenal only won the one in 1979, 3-2 against Manchester United; Price set up Brian Talbot for the opening goal. Price also played in Arsenal's Cup Winners' Cup defeat at the hands of Valencia in 1980, on penalties after a 0-0 draw.
Price surprisingly lost his place to the veteran John Hollins at the start of the 1980-81 season, and was sold to Crystal Palace in March 1981, in a part-exchange deal which saw Peter Nicholas move the other way. In all he played 176 games for Arsenal, scoring 19 goals.
Price's spell at Crystal Palace was not a happy one, being hampered by injury; he only made 27 League appearances in two seasons, and after a brief spell at Leyton Orient, he quit the game because of injury, at the early age of 28. He is now a taxi driver in Croydon.
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'''Tyrone Michael J. Berry''' (born 11 March 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Forest Green Rovers as a winger.
Born in Brixton, London, Berry went to primary school at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary school on Brixton Hill, and attended St. Thomas the Apostle College on the border between Nunhead and Peckham, alongside West Ham United midfielder Nigel Quashie.
Berry started his career at Crystal Palace in the youth and reserve teams level, making his first team debut as a 78th minute substitute in a 3-0 victory over Walsall on 23 August 2005.
In January 2007 he was told he could leave Rushden and was sent out on loan to Conference South team Lewes.
Berry joined Stevenage Borough on 5 December 2007,
He signed for Gillingham on a month-long contract shortly before the start of the 2008-09 season.
Berry plays as a winger and is able to play on either flank.
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'''Marco Reich''' (born 30 December 1977) is a German footballer currently playing for WAC St. Andr.
He made his professional debut in October 1996 with Kaiserslautern in the Second Bundesliga and subsequently played five seasons for the club, four of them in the Bundesliga after they were promoted there in 1997. He also won the Bundesliga champions title with Kaiserslautern in 1998.
In the summer of 2001, he moved to Kln and spent one season with the club, making 24 Bundesliga appearances without scoring a goal. He then moved to Werder Bremen next summer, subsequently spending one season and a half with the club, but only making 17 Bundesliga appearances with no goals scored before moving to Derby County of then Football League First Division in January 2004. At Derby, he spent a bit more than one season and a half before moving to Crystal Palace in September 2005. The highlight of his time at Palace was arguably when he scored the winning goal to knock European champions Liverpool out of the 2005/06 Carling Cup.
Reich also won one international cap for Germany, playing 78 minutes in their 3-3 draw with Colombia in a friendly match played in Miami, Florida on 9 February 1999.
He has a reputation for starting strongly at clubs, before fading away and falling out of favour, as has been the case with his last three clubs. At Werder Bremen, he was earmarked as the replacement for Oliver Bierhoff in the German national team, before losing his first-team place and moving to Derby County on a free transfer. There, a series of virtuoso performances helped to keep the club in the Championship,and he also gave many autographs to fans. He eventually left the club in much the same way as Werder Bremen, signing for Crystal Palace. Marco then moved to German side Kickers Offenbach on 30 January 2007 on a free transfer.
He joined Walsall on a free transfer in August 2008 after being released by Offenbach following their relegation from the second tier of German football.
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'''Christopher John "Chris" McCann''' (born 21 July 1987 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Burnley.
Brought over to Lancashire from the Irish club Home Farm, Chris progressed through the youth system at Burnley, and made his senior debut in the 2005-06 season, coming onto the pitch as an early substitute in the 4-0 win against Coventry City on 13 August 2005.
McCann scored his first senior goal on 27 September 2005, in the 3-0 win against Ipswich Town.
He started the 2006-07 season in the first-team squad, but reverted to the substitutes' bench after a few games as he sought to confirm his potential at Championship level. However, injuries saw him pressed into action as an emergency centre-back and left-back and he took these opportunities - re-establishing himself in the first-team line-up. In 2008-09, McCann was linked with a possible move to a Premier League club. In 2009-10, he picked up an injury sidelining him for 3 months.
On 20 November 2007, McCann opted out of the Irish U21 squad to play Bulgaria two hours prior to kick-off, claiming he was wasting his time having been selected on the bench.
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'''Ibrahima Bakayoko''' (born December 31, 1976 in Seguela) is a striker for the Cte d'Ivoire and the Greek Superleague minors PAS Giannina.
Playing in France with Montpellier Hrault Sport Club, Bakayoko was rated highly enough by then Everton manager Walter Smith that Smith was willing to pay -4.5m for Bakayoko's services in October 1998. However, he failed to impress in the 23 games he played, only finding the net 4 times; Everton fans referred to Ibrahima affectionately as 'Baka-joke-o' due to his appalling performance on the football field. He was sold for -4m in June 1999 to Olympique de Marseille.
A spell in Spain with Osasuna followed, before Bakayoko returned for a third spell in France, this time representing FC Istres, before he moved over the Alps to Italy, first with Livorno and then with Messina.On January 28, 2007 he played his first Serie A match for Messina against Ascoli.
In the summer of 2007 he joined Greek Superleague outfit AE Larissa. On 20 September 2007 he scored from 30 yards for his new side in the UEFA Cup first round first leg against English Premiership side Blackburn. On June 19, 2008 he joined PAOK for a year. He has scored many vital goals so far this season saving PAOK many points in the dying minutes. This made PAOK fans love him and sing his name in every match he's playing. They also Nicknamed him Baka-goal.
Following a short transfer thriller after his contract expired, Bakayoko signed a two-years contract for the newly-promoted PAS Giannina on July 27, 2009.
Bakayoko is a former international for Cte d'Ivoire. He made his first appearance for ''The Elephants'' in 1996.
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'''Stan Cullis''' (25 October 1916 - 28 February 2001) was a professional footballer and manager, most notably for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Cullis joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as a teenager after a trial at Bolton Wanderers, signing professionally within a week of his arrival. He quickly moved up through the youth and reserve ranks and made his senior debut on 16 February 1935 in a 2-3 defeat at Huddersfield Town. He had to wait until the 1936-37 season though before he became first choice, when he replaced Bill Morris, and swiftly became club captain.
Cullis led the team to become one of the top teams in England, finishing runners-up in the league in 1938 and 1939 Wolves had the chance to win The Double but 5 wins in the last 11 matches the team lost the championship by 5 points to Everton and reaching the FA Cup Final then losing 4-1 to Portsmouth thus Wolves became the first English club to achieve ''The Double Horror''.
When the Second World War started it took away many of the best years of Cullis' career.
He won a call-up to the England team, and made his international debut on 23 October 1937 in a 5-1 success against Ireland. Due to the outbreak of the war, he won only 12 full caps (once as captain), although he also played in 20 wartime internationals (10 as captain).
When England played Germany in Berlin on 14 May 1938, Cullis refused to join the rest of his team mates in performing a Nazi salute prior to the match. Cullis, the only player to refuse, was dropped from the team; England won the match 6-3.
During the conflict, he served as a PT instructor in both Britain and Italy, and also managed 34 wartime appearances for Wolves in regional competitions, as well as guesting for Aldershot, Fulham and Liverpool. Shortly after, he also managed briefly Fredrikstad in 1946.
When competitive football resumed in England in 1946-47, Cullis played just one more season for Wolves in which the club once again narrowly missed out on a first league title. He then announced his retirement due to injury and was appointed assistant to manager Ted Vizard, after having made 171 appearances in total for the club.
In June 1948, aged just 31, Cullis became manager of Wolves and presided over the most successful era in the club's history. In his first season in charge, he became the youngest manager to win the FA Cup at Wembley as Wolves beat Leicester City to win their first major trophy since 1908. Five years later Wolves overhauled local rivals West Bromwich Albion to win their first league title.
Cullis' team restored some pride to English football after the national team's thrashings at the hands of Hungary when they beat the star-studded Honvd side in a friendly, and Cullis' comments that his team were "champions of the world" played a large part in the formation of European club competitions.
Cullis led Wolves to two more league titles, in 1958 and 1959, and they narrowly missed the hat-trick in 1960 by losing by 1 point to Burnley, while also winning the FA Cup again in 1960 avoiding a repeat of the 1939 Double Horror season, sealing their position as one of the dominant teams of the era. The 1960s saw Wolves begin to struggle, and Cullis was surprisingly sacked in September 1964, declaring that he would not work in football again, despite an offer from Juventus.
After a short spell working as a sales representative, he did return to the game as manager of Birmingham City in December 1965, but could not reproduce the success he had enjoyed at Wolves. Cullis retired from football in March 1970, and took up a post with a travel agency in Malvern, his adopted home town.
He died on 28 February 2001 at the age of 84.
Tributes to Cullis include the naming of a stand (the Stan Cullis Stand) at Wolves' Molineux Stadium, and in 2003 he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his impact as a manager.
==Wolverhampton Wanderers career statistics==
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'''Colin McMenamin''' (born 12 February 1981 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays with Scottish club Dundee as a striker.
Having moved to Dumfries as a boy, McMenamin signed school boy terms with local side Queen of the South. McMenamin played in the same team as Chris Doig.
Beginning his senior career in 1999 at Dumfries and Galloway club Annan Athletic, one of the top Scottish non-league clubs, he was signed by English Premier League club Newcastle United after one season.
After two seasons without a senior appearance for Newcastle, he returned to Scotland on a free transfer to Livingston in August 2002. In three seasons with the SPL club he scored 10 goals in 50 league appearances. McMenamin also went on loan to Falkirk for half a season (August 2003-December 2003) during this period; he scored 4 in 16 for the Division One club.
Remembering him from his time as Bobby Robson's assistant at Newcastle, the then Shrewsbury Town assistant manager Mick Wadsworth recommended him to Gary Peters (Shrewsbury manager) who snapped him up on a free transfer in August 2005.
McMenamin was a first-choice regular with the Shropshire club, averaging one goal every four games. With 10 goals in 40 starts he was the club's top scorer in the 2005-06 League Two season.
He joined Gretna in August 2006 on a free transfer, making his debut as a substitute for James Grady in the 6-0 win at home to Hamilton on August 5, 2006. He scored his first goals for Gretna in his second game for the club, scoring two goals in the 2-1 victory away to Clyde on August 13, 2006.. He re-joined Livingston on loan in November 2007.
It was announced, at the Dundee F.C. AGM on 22 January 2008, that he had signed for Dundee
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'''Roy Thomas Frank Bentley''' (born 17 May 1924) is a retired English football player who played most notably for Chelsea and the England national side. He later became a manager. Bentley was, for a time, one of England's top centre forwards.
Bentley served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and afterwards briefly played for both Bristol City and Bristol Rovers before signing for Newcastle United in 1946. He was with the club for less than two years, but formed a key part of one of the most impressive forward lines of the era, alongside Jackie Milburn, Len Shackleton and Charlie Wayman. He reached an FA Cup semi-final with the club in the 1946-47 season, but they were beaten 4-0 by eventual winners Charlton Athletic.
In January 1948, Bentley signed for London side Chelsea for -12,500, partially because he had been advised by his doctor that a move south would be a remedy for the lung problems he occasionally suffered from. He arrived at Chelsea as a replacement for Tommy Lawton - who, coincidentally, also moved to Chelsea in search of a cure for lung trouble - and was initially compared unfavourably with his predecessor. His Chelsea career took off slowly as he struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar style of play. They lost 2-4 at home to Huddersfield Town on his debut and he scored just three goals in his first four months with the club.
From there, however, Bentley's fortunes changed. He was an early exponent of the deep-lying centre forward position, an unorthodox tactic which often unsettled opposing defenders. This, combined with a strong heading ability and a powerful shot, saw him score 23 goals in his first full season with Chelsea, making him the club's top scorer, for which he also earned his first England call-up. Though Chelsea's league form during his time there was often patchy, he played a key part in their first major FA Cup run for almost two decades in 1950. He scored two goals in a 3-0 fifth round win against Chesterfield while in the quarter-final against Manchester United his thunderous shot from 30 yards clinched a 2-0 win. Chelsea were eventually knocked out in the semi-finals by Arsenal, despite Bentley giving them a 2-0 lead. During his time at Chelsea, he was picked for the London XI in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
After another semi-final loss in 1952, again to Arsenal, Ted Drake arrived as Chelsea's new manager. Within three years, Bentley had achieved one of the highlights of his playing career, captaining Chelsea to their first League title, in 1954-55. In addition to being captain, he scored 21 league goals during the season, including a hat-trick against Newcastle and two crucial strikes in a 4-3 win against principal rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bentley remained with Chelsea for only one more season and was one of the first to leave as the ageing championship-winning side was gradually broken up by Drake.
Having scored 150 goals in 367 appearances, Bentley is currently joint third in Chelsea's all-time goalscorers list, level with Peter Osgood. He was top scorer at the club in each of his eight full seasons there.
Bentley signed for Chelsea's West London neighbours Fulham in 1956. At Fulham, Bentley was successfully converted into a centre-half, and they reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1958, where he was once again on the losing side. In 1960 he left Fulham but again stayed in West London, this time moving to Queens Park Rangers, where he saw out the remainder of his playing career.
Bentley was an England international for six years. He made his debut against Sweden and played for his country at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, including the infamous 1-0 defeat to the USA. He scored the winning goal against Scotland in qualifying for that tournament to deny the Scots a place, for which he was dubbed "the man who robbed Scotland of Rio." In November 1954 he scored a hat-trick against Wales. He earned twelve England caps and scored nine goals.
Following his retirement from playing, Bentley moved into management. He took over at Reading and later Swansea City, winning promotion to the old Third Division with the latter. He returned to Reading in 1977, this time as club secretary.
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'''Simon John Yeo''' (born 10 October 1973 in Stockport, Cheshire) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Harrogate Town.
After leaving school, Yeo began a two-year YTS as a carpet fitter before, in May 1992, joining the army with the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment. His army career included tours of Bosnia and Northern Ireland.
After leaving the army, he supplemented his semi-professional football career with numerous jobs such as working on building sites, making toilet seats and being a postman in his home town of Stockport. Whilst serving out his final army days in Northern Ireland, his football career began in earnest. Whilst based at Clogher he played for Fivemiletown United, being part of the team who lost the 1995 Mulhern Cup Final, a competition organised by the Fermanagh & Western FA, to Enniskillen Rangers.
He remained with Coleraine for the remainder of the 1997-98 season before joining the then Northern Premier League Premier Division side Hyde United. In September 1998 he joined Atherton Collieries
Yeo enjoyed two spells with Lincoln City separated by a period playing for the New Zealand Knights in the newly formed A-League. Yeo severed his contract with the Knights because of personal issues. He is something of a cult hero in Lincoln because of his vital goals at the end of the 2002-03 season. He came off the bench to score against Torquay United to put the Lincoln into the Division Three playoffs. Yeo again came to Lincoln's rescue in the playoff semi-final first leg against Scunthorpe United. With the scores tied at 3-3 with 20 minutes remaining Yeo again came off the bench to score 2 goals which put Lincoln firmly in the driving seat. Yeo scored again in the away leg to send them to the final at the Millennium Stadium, which they lost.
Yeo joined Chester from Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee in January 2007, making his debut in a 1-0 win at Accrington Stanley. He was a regular in the starting line-up for the remainder of the season but has tended to be on the bench in the 2007-08 season. On 3 January 2008, he moved to Bury in a long-term loan deal. However, he failed to start a game for the Shakers and he was released by Chester at the end of the season.
On 23 May 2008 it was announced that he would be joining up with his former Manager Keith Alexander once again as he signed with Macclesfield Town, and after one season with Macclesfield, on 5 May 2009 Yeo announced his retirement from football.
In December 2009, Yeo signed for Harrogate Town of the Blue Square North.
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'''Sean Devine''' (born September 6, 1972 in Lewisham, England) is an Irish football striker who plays for Lynn-Avon United based in Auckland, New Zealand.
After crossing paths with Mick McCarthy at Millwall, he went to Cyprus where he signed for Omonia Nicosia in the summer of 1995. However, in October of the same year he returned to London and signed for Barnet.
Devine was Barnet's top scorer for three seasons and in 1996 he was offered a trial at Premiership club West Ham. However, the high profile transfer was cancelled after he was struck down by groin and hernia problems which kept him out of action for eight months. Devine had scored 16 goals before Christmas that season and he returned to fitness only after a rehabilitation spell at Lilleshall during the summer of 1997. Devine continued to score goals for Barnet and managed to break the club's league goalscoring record but an alleged fall-out with Bees Manager John Still brought an end to his future at Underhill.
In April 1999, after a successful loan spell at the club, Devine signed for Wycombe Wanderers for a fee of -200,000. He scored 8 goals in 12 league appearances that season that must a major contributing factor to Wtycombe's last day escape from relegation in the 1998/99 season. Devine also set a Wycombe club record for most goals in a single season by scoring 23 goals during the 1999/2000 campaign. However, a knee injury caused him to miss the whole of the 2000/01 season and after that he was unable to regain his old goalscoring form at the club. Devine stayed for two more years and went on to become Wycombe's all-time record Football League goalscorer, a record he had now achieved for two clubs. During the 2002/03 season, Devine began to fall out of favour with Wycombe manager Lawrie Sanchez and this led to the player requesting a transfer away from the club. Sanchez felt that Devine was no longer the same player since his injury and accepted a -70,000 offer from Exeter City, with the deal being concluded in January 2003.
In January 2005, Devine captained his Exeter side in an FA Cup third round match against Manchester United at Old Trafford, in which the non-league side secured a famous 0-0 result. After that season, Devine left England and signed for the New Zealand Knights, where he stayed until the club was dissolved in January 2007.
Devine also played as an Irish B international in a team that included Robbie Keane and Damien Duff in February 1998.
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'''Danny Milosevic''' (Serbian Cyrilic: ''' ''') (born 26 June 1978 in Melbourne, Australia) is a football (soccer) player who was most recently a goalkeeper for the New Zealand Knights in the Hyundai A-League before joining West Australian club Inglewood United. A former Australian Under-23 international at the 2000 Olympic Games and under 17,20 youth international, Danny came to the Knights after five years at Leeds United in England where he was understudy to goalkeepers of such pedigree as Nigel Martyn and Paul Robinson.
Danny started off his professional career with the Canberra Cosmos in the old NSL and captained the Under 20 Australian side to the World Youth Cup in 1997 as well as playing in Germany before joining Perth Glory where he was a high profile signing under popular new coach Bernd Stange in 1998. Whilst having a strong start to his time in Perth and gaining cult hero status, an incident against the Gippsland Falcons where he ran to push an opponent left him as a benchwarmer for the rest of the season.
Danny moved to Leeds United F.C. for 110,000 pounds after only one season at the Perth Glory and he hardly ever got a chance with the likes of England number two Nigel Martyn and now England number one Paul Robinson ahead of him. Following a glut of loan periods he was released by Leeds United F.C. and was signed up on a pay as you play contract in Scotland with Celtic F.C.. After only a couple of weeks and with the two better keepers at Celtic F.C. out, Danny was set for a call up for the starting XI but an illness called depression had marred his health during that period and decided to seek assistance for the impairment. The Scottish press had set about defaming him due to the incident with Celtic.Danny had made a decision to seek treatment.
Danny never returned to Glasgow, and was without a club until he joined the New Zealand Knights for the inaugural A-League season on the advice of former glory team mate Danny Hay. The Knights first season was a disaster, despite Milosevic's often valiant efforts in keeping scorelines below 10-0 and more like 3-0. A change in management for the second season saw two able goalkeepers brought in as competition (Mark Paston and Michael Turnbull), yet Milosevic still started the season as the club's #1. However the poor morale and politics at the club and increasing strain on them to promote people who were not dedicated to the club and its plight saw Milosevic demoted to the bench with All-Whites keeper Paston ahead of him. Before the close of the A-League's second season Milosevic was forced out of the club by internal politics of the boardroom and coaching staff.
Danny is keen to revive his career as a professional footballer.
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'''Andreas Claes Andersson''' (born 10 April 1974 in Stockholm) is a Swedish f$ootballer. He retired in 2005, but has started playing for lower league side FC Andrea Doria in Sweden. He was capped 42 times and scored 8 goals for Sweden, and he played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Injury problems caused him to retire on August 1, 2005, but he stated that he would continue in football as a coach.
During his career he was a goal-getting striker. In 1996 he won the Swedish league title and became league top scorer (19 goals) with IFK Gteborg. He played abroad with AC Milan and Newcastle United before returning to Sweden. Whilst at Newcastle he played in the 1998 FA Cup Final.
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'''Peter Jackson''' (born 6 April 1961 in Bradford, England) is a former footballer and current football manager; most recently in charge of Lincoln City until his sacking on 2nd September 2009.
He played as a central defender for Bradford City, Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town, Chester City and Halifax Town, enjoying a strong rapport with most supporters and often was club captain. He also enjoyed rugby and played this as an amateur before moving to a solid central defender
In May 1985, Jackson collected the Division Three championship with Bradford City, but his day was to turn into a nightmare when 56 spectators were killed in a horrendous stand fire while playing Lincoln City. Jackson was a regular at funerals of spectators in the weeks that followed.
Jackson moved to Huddersfield Town in 1990. He became club-captain under Eoin Hand, Ian Ross and Neil Warnock, he was Reserve Team Coach, along with Kevin Blackwell, in 1993 at Huddersfield until the end of the 1993/94 season. He left Huddersfield for Chester in 1994.
He returned to Huddersfield Town when they gave him the opportunity to become manager in October 1997 replacing Brian Horton, after spending a few weeks playing for neighbours Halifax Town and putting them on course for a return to the Football League. He was assisted at Huddersfield by former Welsh manager Terry Yorath. In his first two seasons in charge he helped Town avoid relegation, and helped them to 10th place in Division One. However he was controversially sacked by owner Barry Rubery in 1999 to make way for Steve Bruce.
In 2003, he was re-appointed manager of a Huddersfield Town that had slid down to Division Three and were emerging from administration. In the 2003-04 season, Jackson put his faith in a squad containing promising young players. Town finished fourth to gain a place in the play-offs. Town eventually beat Mansfield Town on penalties in the play-off final to be promoted in Jackson's first season back. The 2004-05 season saw Town finished ninth, just missing out the play-off places for promotion to the Championship. Town had a great start to the 2005-06 campaign with Jackson winning Manager of the Month for August 2005 and after eventually finishing fourth and making the League One Play-Offs, they lost 3-2 to Barnsley on aggregate. On 18 May 2006, he signed a two-year extension to his contract that would have seen him managing the club until 2009.
Jackson was sent to the stands on 12 August 2006 after grabbing Bristol City's Lee Johnson around the throat in a touchline altercation 10 minutes from time in Huddersfield's 2-1 win over Bristol City. On 30 August 2006, it was announced that the Football Association would charge Jackson over the incident and Jackson said he would appeal against the charge. He lost the appeal, but was forced to pay -300, rather than serve a touchline ban.
On 6 March 2007, Jackson left Huddersfield with his contract cancelled by mutual consent. Jackson's last game in charge was a 5-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on 3 March 2007. A statement from the board said: "The Board's clearly stated minimum aim at the start of the season was to achieve a Play-Off position, but unfortunately due to our form and the inability to attract key players, this objective is now looking remote."
On 30 October 2007, he was appointed as manager of League Two side Lincoln City who were bottom of the Football League.
He returned to action and in January 2009 signed a new contract with Lincoln to keep him at the club until 2011.
After a 1-0 loss in a Johnson's Paint Trophy game to Darlington on September 1st 2009, Lincoln City parted company with Peter Jackson along with assistant Iffy Onoura. The Lincoln board cited the club's poor home form over the previous season and poor start to the present season as reasons for their decision.
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'''Jan Jonas Jakob Eriksson''' (born 24 August 1967 in Sundsvall) is a former footballer from Sweden. He played 35 matches and scored 4 goals for the national team. 2 of those goals came at the Euro 1992. He was selected for the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad, but didn't play. Eriksson was also selected for the Swedish 1994 FIFA World Cup squad but had to leave the team just before the start of the tournament because of an injury. He was replaced by Teddy Lucic.
He was awarded Guldbollen in 1992. Eriksson's father Jan-ke Eriksson and younger brother Patrik Eriksson-Ohlsson are also footballers.
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'''Teddy Mark Sime Lui''' (; born April 15, 1973 in Biskopsgrden, Gothenburg) is a Swedish football defender, currently playing for Elfsborg.
Lucic was born on April 15, 1973] in Biskopsgrden, Gothenburg to Croatian father, Kreso, and Finnish mother, Annis. Lucic inherited his talent from his father Kreso who was also a football player. In 1966, Kreso moved to Sweden where he played football. In 1971, his father was offered to play for [[Halmstads BK but declined because he thought he was too old, at age 27. The Lucic family decided to reside in Sweden but visited Croatia and Finland often.
As a boy, Lucic attended the Bjursltt School in Hisingen, which is only 500 meters from where BK Hcken have their exercise equipment. Due to his parents heritage, Lucic had Yugoslavian passport rather than a Swedish one, which prevented him from playing in Swedish Junior Team.
Lui has played for a number of elite clubs in Sweden during his playing career. He began playing Lundby IF as an 18-year-old for whom he played 44 times in the Swedish league and scored an impressive 10 goals from fullback. He moved to Vstra Frlunda IF in 1993 for a two year spell in which he played 68 matches. In 1996 he moved on to IFK Gteborg where he met with great success, landing the Swedish championship in his first season.
Lui went abroad to Italy upon leaving IFK Gteborg in 1998. However, he found his opportunities limited at his new club and consequently made just 9 league appearances in the Serie A in a two-year spell.
Lui returned to Sweden in 2000, signing for AIK Fotboll. He had far more opportunities back in his home nation, where he made 58 appearances and scored 4 times. He left the club in 2003 to move to Germany.
Lui's period at AIK Fotboll was broken up by a loan spell at English club Leeds United, starting in 2002. During his time in England he made a total of 17 league appearances and scored one goal, in a 3-2 defeat at Chelsea in January 2003. His loan spell ended in 2003 after Leeds decided not to sign him on a permanent deal. AIK had offered Lui to a number of clubs.
Lui signed for Bayer Leverkusen directly from Leeds in May 2003. In two years between 2003 and 2005 he played 11 times for the club.
Teddy Lui went back to Sweden for a second time to sign for BK Hcken, where he made 70 appearances and scored 8 goals. In 2008, Lui moved again to the ninth club of his career, IF Elfsborg where he has been a regular in the starting eleven ever since.
Lui has played 86 times for the Swedish national team, mostly as a full back. Since 2004 he has played as centre back. Lui played in Euro 2004, and the 1994, 2002 and 2006 World Cups. Against Germany, in what turned out to be Sweden's final 2006 World Cup match, he was given two yellow cards by Brazilian referee Carlos Eugnio Simon, and dismissed from the match in the 35th minute.
Due to his multinational background, Lui had the option to turn out for two other countries - his mother is Finnish and his father Croatian. Teddy is fluent in Croatian and also speaks some Finnish. He has a summer cottage in Lappeenranta, Finland, and is a fan of Lappeenranta-based first division football team Rakuunat and ice hockey team SaiPa.
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'''Stephen Michael Bywater''', (born 7 June 1981 in Manchester) is an English professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He has made appearances for seven clubs, most notably his current club Derby County, where he won the 2007 Championship Playoff final and West Ham United, where he spent eight seasons and made over 60 appearances. He is also a former England Under-21 international.
Bywater attended the Blue Coat School, Oldham as a boy and started his career in August 1997 with Rochdale. His only first team appearance was against Carlisle United in an Autoglass Trophy game which Rochdale lost 6-1. He was brought to West Ham as a 17 year old by Harry Redknapp in February 1998 for -250,000, rising to -1.75m depending on performances and achievements. He graduated through the youth set-up and featured in West Ham's 1999 FA Youth Cup winning team along with Joe Cole and Michael Carrick.
He spent the next two seasons learning from former Manchester United, Aston Villa and Coventry City goalkeeper Les Sealey and sitting in the pecking order behind Craig Forrest, Bernard Lama and Shaka Hislop. With first team opportunities limited, Bywater joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan in September 1999, making two appearances, and then went to Hull City on loan in November 1999, making four appearances.
Wolves signed Bywater on loan in July 2001 to ease a goalkeeping crisis but he returned to West Ham the following month having not made an appearance for Wolves other than on the bench in the opening game of the season against Portsmouth. His chances to move up the pecking order were limited with the club signing David James in July 2001 and the retention of Shaka Hislop as James was injured on international duty in August 2001, and he did not make a single appearance for West Ham in the 2001-02 season nor in the 2002-03 season.
Eventually, after the club was relegated in 2002-03 and David James moved to Manchester City in January 2004, Bywater became a regular starter in the first-team, making 23 appearances as West Ham reached the First Division play-off final, where they were beaten 1-0 by Crystal Palace.
He soon had to share the role of the club's primary keeper with Jimmy Walker who was brought in from Walsall in June 2004 to provide competition for Bywater. Bywater made 39 league and cup appearances in the 2004-05 season for West Ham as the club were promoted to the Premiership,
The signing of Roy Carroll in June 2005 and the re-signing of Shaka Hislop on a one-year contract in July 2005 once again limited Bywater's first-team opportunities and he joined Coventry City in August 2005, on loan until the end of the year, where he made 14 appearances.
Bywater joined Derby County in August 2006 on an initial emergency loan deal for two weeks and signed a permanent three-year deal two weeks later for a fee of -225,000.
In June 2007, Bywater reiterated his desire to play for England and his hopes to be noticed in the 2007-08 season, saying ''"I grew up with a few of the lads like Paul Robinson, Rob Green and Chris Kirkland and they are good but I don't think they are anything special. I do believe if I play well and have a good season, I will be up there in contention. I am confident but not cocky."'' After a first half of the season that saw Derby County rooted to the foot of the Premier League, Bywater joined Ipswich Town on loan in January 2008 for the rest of the season.
Despite playing second fiddle to Roy Carroll for the start of the 2008-09 season, Bywater regained and retained his place in the team after Carroll was sent off against Norwich City. His form was good enough that he held the number 1 position for the rest of the season and signed a new 3 year contract with Derby on 13 January 2009. He made his 100th appearance for the club away to Blackpool on 8 August 2009, keeping a clean sheet. In December 2009, after keeping two successive clean sheets, manager Nigel Clough praised Bywater's performances in the two games: "Stephen has been exemplary. He is fully fit and approaching the peak of his career. He has a good temperament, which is probably a factor of his age. He works hard in training and, like all goalkeepers, he is a bit daft."
Bywater made his England U19 debut during 1999 and rotated in the role with both Paul Robinson and Chris Kirkland. He later progressed to the U21 team with the same group of players though by that time both Kirkland and Robinson had become established league players. Injuries had limited his opportunities with both a broken finger and later on a fractured wrist holding up his development and limiting his opportunities. He made six appearances for the U21 team.
Bywater was tipped to be called up for the England squad after Derby's promotion to the Premier League in 2006/07, but he wasn't picked. Derby County manager Nigel Clough believes Bywater has an outside chance of making the World Cup in South Africa in 2010 as a 3rd choice goalkeeper for the England squad.
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'''Lloyd Ekow Sam''' (born September 27, 1984 in Leeds) is a professional English footballer who plays in midfield. He is currently playing for Charlton Athletic.
Sam was born in Leeds but Lloyd and his family moved to London two months later. In his first season of youth football for Jets FC, midfielder Lloyd scored five hat-tricks and 23 goals in 25 games. This attracted Charlton scouts- attention, leading to Lloyd signing School of Excellence forms in 1995.
However, Lloyd-s family-s emigration to Senegal curtailed his involvement in Charlton-s youth set up and it was at the Dakar Academy where he was to nurture his footballing talent as well as track and field and volleyball. Lloyd-s all-round athletic ability is by his list of sporting achievements whilst dvdlvl at Dakar Academy: he holds the West African Schools- record for the 100m. And the 200m. And 400m, 800m, 1,500m, 4x100m relay and the long jump.
In 1998, Lloyd was asked to attend a trial at Italian side Empoli , with his older brother Andrew. However, neither was successful and, when Lloyd-s family returned to London in 1998, he was offered trials at both Wimbledon and Arsenal, but instead re-joined Charlton on Academy terms.
His brother, Andrew, currently plays for Dartford.
Sam became a professional in 2003 at the age of 18 but it was two years before he made his debut for Charlton against Crystal Palace on the final day of the 2004-05 season. Before this, he spent time on loan with Leyton Orient in the Third Division. He later had loan spells with Sheffield Wednesday and Southend United in the Championship.
The 2007-08 season saw Sam received an opportunity to break into Charlton's first-team. He started the season well, scoring his first ever goals against Stockport County and Coventry City but was sent-off in October 2007 following a clash with Ian Ashbee of Hull City.
Sam has also played for the England U20 team. He scored once for the national team, against Russia in a match at his home stadium, The Valley, in 2005.
FA Cup and League Cup also counted
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'''Osei Omari Kwende Sankofa''' (born 19 March 1985 in London, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Southend United. He plays as a defender who can play anywhere across the backline. His father was born in Jamaica and his mother was born in England of Jamaican descent. Sankofa attended Graveney School until the age of 16.
Sankofa made his Charlton Athletic debut in the 4-1 defeat to Manchester United in the 2002-03 season. The next season he was an unused substitute on more than one occasion. He went on loan at Bristol City. On 11 November 2005, he was sent off against Swindon Town for a professional foul on Hameur Bouazza.
Sankofa was sent off again whilst playing against Arsenal on 2 January 2007 for a professional foul on Robin Van Persie. He subsequently got the initial one match ban extended by one match for what the FA deemed to be a "frivolous" appeal. On 8 June 2007, he signed a new one year contract with Charlton. In January 2008, Sankofa was loaned out to Brentford on a one month deal, which was later extended until the end of the season.
In May 2008, Sankofa was released by Charlton.
On 23 June 2008, Sankofa joined Southend United on a free transfer.
He has been capped for England at the under-16, under-18 and under-19 levels.
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'''Darren Asherton Byfield''' (born 29 September 1976) is an English-born professional footballer of Jamaican descent who plays for Walsall. His predominant position is as a forward.
Byfield started his career at Aston Villa, coming through the ranks to make 10 first team appearances in all competitions. During his time at Villa Park Byfield went on loan to Preston, Northampton, Cambridge United and Blackpool to gain first team experience. It was at Preston that Byfield scored his first career goal, on his debut, in a 4-1 victory over local rivals Burnley on 7th November 1998.
During the summer of 2000, Byfield turned down a number of offers to join Walsall on a permanent deal. While at Walsall, Byfield scored the winning goal in the 109th minute in the 2001 Second Division play-off Final, giving Walsall a 3-2 victory over Reading.
Byfield's time at Walsall came to an end in March 2002 when Rotherham United paid -50,000 for his services. 22 league goals in just under 2 years at Millmoor earned Byfield a move to Sunderland in February 2004. Byfield scored 5 goals for Sunderland, helping them to the the play-offs after finishing in 3rd place, but unfortunatley losing to Crystal Palace in the Play Off semi-final on penalties. It was during this time that Byfield earned his 6 caps for Jamaica.
Byfield was surplus to requirements at the Stadium of Light, and Gillingham were quick to snap up the striker in July 2004. Byfield scored 14 goals during Gillingham's 2005-06 campaign, one short of the target set by manager Ronnie Jepson. His contract with Gillingham was not renewed at the end of the season, and on 8 June, it was announced that he had rejected a deal to stay with the club and instead joined rivals Millwall.
Byfield's 19 goals in League One for Millwall earned him a move to newly promoted Bristol City. City performed above all expectations in 2007-08, with Byfield's 8 goals helping them to the play-offs. However, the final ended in defeat to Hull City at Wembley. On 26 May 2008, Byfield and several other players were released by Bristol City after failing to earn promotion to the Premier League. On 15 July, he joined Doncaster Rovers on a two-year deal. He made his debut with the Rovers on 30 August 2008 in a 1-0 win versus Coventry City.
After only four months with Doncaster, Byfield signed on loan with Oldham Athletic on 14 November on a one month loan, though it was later extended until January 2009-a deal which excited Byfield. His Latics debut came in a 1-0 win versus Northampton, in which Byfield received a yellow card. His first goal for Oldham on Boxing Day against Crewe Alexandra, scoring the opening goal in a 3-0 victory. He returned to Doncaster at the end of the season but was released from his contract on 7 May.
On the 6 August 2009, it was announced that Byfield had joined Oldham Athletic on a short term deal. He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the 2009-10 season, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute in a 0-0 draw. However, after four appearances with no goals, he was released from Oldham on 25 August.
Three days following his release from Oldham, Byfield returned to Walsall on 28 August. He was given a contract through January 2010, with an option to extend it until the end of the 2009-10 season.. Byfield scored his first goal back at Walsall in a 3-2 win at Tranmere Rovers.
His wife is the singer Jamelia, with whom he has a daughter named Tiani born 21 October 2005. To his embarrassment, she revealed on ''Soccer AM'' that his nickname is "Baby Boy". On Tuesday, 9 October 2007 the couple announced their engagement.
On 3rd November 2009 a statement came out saying that the couple were filing for divorce.
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'''Jimmy Melia''' (born Liverpool, Merseyside, England on 1 November 1937) is a former English footballer who spent most of his career playing for Liverpool and went on to became a manager.
Jimmy joined the Reds straight from St. Anthony's School
Although Jimmy received rave reviews about his performance, Welsh held him back and brought him in to the set up slowly; it wasn't until the following season that he got a real run in the side starting 27 matches. Melia followed this up with a 36 match season scoring 10 goals; he had made his name and would be difficult to shift.
Melia, along with the rest of the staff at Anfield, would feel dejection three seasons on the run as they just missed out on promotion on each occasion. It was all too much for manager Phil Taylor who resigned in 1959. He was followed by the man who would return Liverpool to the top division, Bill Shankly.
Shankly liked Melia and used him as part of his plan for Liverpool to rule English football. The first attempt at promotion fell short again by eight points as Cardiff City finished second behind champions Aston Villa. The frustration continued in 1960-61 as, for a fifth straight time, Liverpool finished third, seven points adrift of winners Ipswich Town and six short of Sheffield United.
Something had to change to break the third spot hoodoo, so Shankly went north of the border to buy Ian St John from Motherwell and Ron Yeats from Dundee United. These two along with the likes of Alan A'Court, Gerry Byrne, Gordon Milne, Ian Callaghan, Ronnie Moran, Roger Hunt and Melia, who was an ever-present, scoring thirteen goals, would help guide the club to the second Division title by a clear eight points over Leyton Orient.
Melia flourished in the first Division and played thirty nine times as Liverpool finished a very respectable eighth place. Unfortunately for the red half of Merseyside Everton won the league and were seventeen points better.
During this spell Jimmy caught the eye of England manager Alf Ramsey who gave him his debut on 6 April 1963 in the 2-1 British Championship loss at Wembley to Scotland. Melia's one and only goal came in his second and final appearance for his country, on 5 June 1963 at St. Jakob Park, Basel as England beat Switzerland 8-1.
The next season Liverpool won the championship by four points from Manchester United. Melia, now aged 27, could add a championship medal to the second division title medal he already owned. By this time, however, he had joined Wolves, moving in the March, but had played enough games for Liverpool to get the medal.
His stay in the Midlands was a short one. While he had a good run in the first team, this came to an abrupt end when manager Stan Cullis was sacked and replaced by Andy Beattie. Beattie decided that Melia was not the type of player he wanted and quickly offloaded him to Southampton.
In December 1964, Melia was signed for a fee of -30000 by Southampton's manager Ted Bates "who was keen to acquire his scheming visionary skills".
He remained an ever-present for Southampton in their first season in Division 1, as they narrowly hung on to their place in the top flight, with Melia's crosses helping Ron Davies and Martin Chivers score 37 and 14 goals respectively, adding four for himself, the best being a header in a 2-1 victory over Arsenal on 27 December 1966.
He continued to make a valuable contribution to the team but lost his place to Mick Channon and in November 1968 he moved on to Aldershot for a -10000 fee and the player managers job.
In his four years at The Dell he made a total of 152 appearances, scoring twelve goals
Melia moved on from Aldershot in February 1972 to take up a similar role at Crewe Alexandra; after retiring as a player in May 1972, he took on the managerial role at Gresty Road full-time. While at Aldershot Melia gained a reputation for his hard-hitting and occasionally controversial column in the club's match day programme.
He went on to manage Brighton & Hove Albion during the 1982-83 season where his greatest managerial feat occurred when he took them to the 1983 FA Cup Final. The run took Melia back to his old stomping ground of Anfield where a goal from another ex Liverpool player Jimmy Case won the game. During the cup run Melia became famous for his 'disco' style of dress and his glamorous younger girlfriend, Val Lloyd. Brighton lost the final to Manchester United and were also relegated from the first division. Melia, who had only been appointed as an interim manager, did not receive a permanent contract.
Melia went on to spells in charge of Southport, Portuguese side Beleneses and Stockport County.
In 1989 Jimmy had a stint in youth training when he travelled to Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates where he set up an academy. He currently coaches youth teams for Liverpool FC America (youth soccer) in The Colony, Texas. He had gone to America to coach in the 1970s, as an assistant to Laurie Callaway with the Southern California Lazers in 1978 and head coach of the Cleveland Cobras in 1979.
'''Brighton & Hove Albion'''
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'''Kevin Alexander Gall''' (born 4 February 1982) is a Welsh footballer who plays for York City as a striker.
Gall, a former Welsh under-21 international, started his career with Newcastle United, before being released in 2001 and signing for Bristol Rovers. After 50 league games for Rovers he moved on to Yeovil Town in 2003. He spent three years at Yeovil, before joining Carlisle United in 2006. He had numerous loan spells late into his time there, before being released in 2009.
Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Gall played for Cardiff City as a trainee before signing for Newcastle United in 1997, who had to pay Cardiff -150,000 in compensation.
On 28 January 2008 he joined League Two side Darlington on a one-month loan.
Gall is a former Wales schoolboy, youth and under-21 international. He was called into the under-21 team for the game against Norway in September 2001,
Gall plays as a striker, although he is versatile and is also able to play as a winger.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy and FA Trophy.
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'''Philippe Julien Albert''' (born 10 August 1967 in Bouillon) is a former Belgian football defender. He played with R. Charleroi S.C., KV Mechelen, R.S.C. Anderlecht and Newcastle United in England. Albert made 41 appearances for the Belgium national football team, and he played in the 1994 World Cup.
He started his Carrer with Charleroi before moving to Mechelen where his performances won him Belgian Golden Shoe and a move to Anderlecht. While playing at Anderlecht he won the Belgian League twice and helped his national side qualify for the world cup.
He came to world wide attention at the 1994 World Cup, where he played in four of Belgium's matches, scoring in his first game against Netherlands and in the second round match against Germany, which Belgium lost 3-2. After his good performances he was purchased by Kevin Keegan's Newcastle United for -2.6m.
He claims he had a change to move to Juventus or Fiorentina the year before but turned it down because he did not like the a hot climate or having to play on Sundays. Having been a fan of Liverpool and Kevin Keegan in his youth he choose to move to an attacking Newcastle team that had achieved 3rd in the Premier League the year before.
He was a cult hero at Newcastle United due to his less-than-defensive tendencies in "the Entertainers" central defence, would often make runs forward and be found roaming on the edge of the box. His most famous moment arguably being when he scored an audacious chip over Peter Schmeichel in a 5-0 win over Manchester United.
Fans at Newcastle created a terrace chant for the player, singing "Phillipe, Phillipe Albert, everyone knows his name" to the words of the song used in the soundtrack to the 1970s children's TV series The Adventures of Rupert Bear.
On leaving Newcastle in 1999, Albert returned to Belgian club Charleroi but lasted just one season before retiring from playing.
He is now working as a pundit for Belgian TV.
Albert also runs a successful fruit and vegetable company in Belgium.
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'''Gilles De Bilde''' (born June 9, 1971 in Zellik) is a former Belgian footballer who played as a striker. At club level, he played for K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst, Anderlecht, Sheffield Wednesday, PSV and Lierse.
At K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst, he won the 1994 Belgian Player of the Year and hit 21 goals in 33 games in 1994-95, prompting R.S.C. Anderlecht to sign the volatile De Bilde in 1995, who responded scoring 22 goals in 46 league games.
De Bilde gained somewhat of a reputation of ''enfant terrible'', after he hit a player of his former team, Krist Porte, during an Anderlecht-Aalst game. That scandal, plus another incident when he punched two nurses after he was denied access to a hospital room where his father had been taken following a brain haemorrhage, prompted De Bilde to accept a move abroad, with Dutch side PSV Eindhoven paying -3millon in August 1997. He scored 24 goals in 49 league matches.
A -3million move to Sheffield Wednesday in August 1999 settled De Bilde down. His combative style made him initially popular with Owls fans. He also became the club's leading goal scorer that season scoring 11 goals. In October, he ended a nine-month exile from the national side having walked out. De Bilde scored 13 goals in his 59 league games for ''the Owls'', adding four games on loan at Aston Villa.
Despite an initially fruitful start to his spell with Sheffield Wednesday, De Bilde's association with the side's decline as a footballing force and the perception that he was a mercenary figure who cared little about the club's fortunes made him a particular hate figure for Wednesday fans. De Bilde became synonymous with the crop of players who received hefty salaries yet failed to perform to the expected standard. This was especially the case following the club's relegation to the old Division One (nowadays known as the Football League Championship).
Then-Sheffield manager Paul Jewell claimed that, during his time at Wednesday, De Bilde turned down a loan deal because there was no-one to look after his dogs. The striker rejoined Anderlecht in 2001 on a free transfer and played in the UEFA Champions League before moving on to SK Lierse in 2003. His love for "man's best friends" got him into trouble again in September 2006. He missed a match for his club at the time, Willebroek Meerhof (of the Belgian Third Division), due to the death of his pet dog.
De Bilde played 25 times for Belgium, scoring two goals. He made the squad for Euro 2000 but only made a single substitute appearance, in the 0-2 loss against Turkey.
After retiring, De Bilde became a regular football analyst in Belgian TV-programmes commenting the Champions League and the domestic league. He also appeared as a model for Belgian fashion designer Dirk Bikkembergs, and appeared regularly in TV shows around celebrity challenges like ''Dancing on Ice'', ''Celebrity Shock'' and others.
In 2009 he had his own show, called Homeless World Cup. In this show he is the coach of the Belgian soccer team for homeless people, while they participated the Homeless World Cup 2008.
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'''Alf-Inge Rasdal "Alfie" Hland''' (born 23 November 1972 in Stavanger) is a retired Norwegian football defender. He played his club football for Bryne FK, and later played for Nottingham Forest F.C., Leeds United F.C. and Manchester City F.C.. Hland won 34 caps for Norway, and is one of six players to have played for the Norwegian national team without ever playing in the domestic top division.
Hland is often remembered best for being a victim of a disgusting tackle by Roy Keane. In 1997, when Manchester United were losing to Haaland's Leeds United team, Keane attempted to tackle Hland late in the game. In the process, Keane injured his anterior cruciate ligament. As Keane lay prone on the ground, Hland criticised Keane for the tackle and suggested that he was feigning injury to avoid punishment. Keane was booked as he was stretchered off the field. Three and a half years later, in 2001, Keane fouled Hland, high up on his right knee. Initially, Keane was simply fined -5000 and received a 3-match ban. However, in his biography he admitted that he wanted to "hurt" Hland as revenge for the taunting he received years previously. After this revelation, Keane received an additional 5 game ban, and -150,000 fine. Hland retired through injury, co-incidentally to the other knee, in 2002.
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'''Bill Joyce''' (born April 8, 1877 in Prestonpans) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.
Joyce started his career at Greenock Morton before moving to England and Bolton Wanderers in 1884, where he suffered a broken leg in 1896.
Joyce played for Tottenham, scoring 26 goals in 38 games, before joining Thames Ironworks for the 1899-1900 season (the club's last season before becoming West Ham United). He made 28 Southern League appearances for the club, scoring 11 goals, including three goals in a 5-1 away test match against Fulham on 30 April 1900. He also averaged a goal a game in seven FA Cup appearances that season.
Joyce went on to join Portsmouth as a replacement for Sandy Brown. A year later, he moved to Burton United and made 29 appearances over two seasons.
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'''Sergio Ral Torres''' (born 8 November 1983) is an Argentine professional footballer, currently playing for Peterborough United. He was signed from Wycombe Wanderers in July 2008. He holds an Italian passport, since his grandmother was Italian.
He began his career at Argentine minnows Banfield de Mar del Plata, but after two seasons he decided to leave the club in order to become a professional footballer in England. He funded his own trip to England in 2004 with the aim of impressing Brighton & Hove Albion during a two week trial.
In July 2005 Basingstoke Town played a pre-season friendly match against Wycombe Wanderers, during which Sergio impressed then manager John Gorman and was offered a two-year contract.
Sergio made his debut for Wycombe Wanderers a few weeks into the 2005/2006 season and scored his first goal for the club in the 2-0 victory over Notts County in January 2006.
However he was then only able to make 49 first-team appearances due to injuries. This meant he missed all but two matches in Wycombe's run to the Carling Cup semi final.
Torres, who had signed a contract lasting until 2010 at Adams Park, was voted the 76th best player outside the Premier League by ''FourFourTwo'' magazine.
In July 2008, Torres was signed by Peterborough United for a fee reported to be in excess of -100,000
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'''Patrick Suffo Kengn''' (born January 17, 1978 in Ebolowa, Cameroon) is a footballer who currently is a free agent.
He has played in France, England, Spain and the U.A.E. before joining Norwegian team Odd Grenland in 2005. His form immediately helped Odd Grenland climb away from the relegation zone. In October of that year he was supposed to sign a contract with rivals, Vlerenga, but he did not. During February 2006 he signed a short-term contract with Israeli team Maccabi Petah Tikva but was subsequently released at the end of this period.
His career has been littered with disciplinary problems; whilst at French club Nantes he was banned from playing for eight months for lashing out at a referee.
At Sheffield United he was told that he had no future with them after his part in a 21-man mass brawl during the First Division game dubbed as the Battle of Bramall Lane against West Bromwich Albion on March 18, 2002. This game had to be abandoned as Sheffield United were reduced to six players due to three red cards and two injuries. Suffo was one of the three who were sent off as he head-butted one of the opposition players. Suffo was sent to Spanish Second Division side Numancia on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 22nd July 2008, Suffo featured in a pre-season friendly for League One side Walsall against Aston Villa. He scored in this game to add to the two goals he notched the previous week in a game against Worcester.
In November 2008, Suffo signed a pay as you play with Wrexham, making his debut as a substitute during a 1-0 defeat to Kidderminster Harriers. His first goal for the club came in his second appearance when he converted a penalty during a 2-1 win over Kettering Town.
Suffo has played at international level for the Cameroon national team, won the gold medal for football at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia and played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, where he was sent off in the final group game against Germany.
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'''Albert Junior Hillyard Andrew Mendes''' (born 15 September 1976), more commonly known as '''Junior Mendes''', is a footballer who plays as a striker, for .
Born in Balham, London, In the past he has played for Chelsea, St. Mirren (twice), Carlisle United (loan), Dunfermline Athletic, Mansfield Town, Northampton Town (loan), Grimsby Town (loan), and Huddersfield Town.
Mendes' had a spell at Grimsby Town, both upfront and out wide. He certainly had the requisite workrate demanded from then boss Russell Slade, but failed to find the net as the Mariners hunted desperately for points to guarantee automatic promotion. Then in the play-off final, star striker Michael Reddy was subbed off through injury, and Mendes and the his other team mates where unable to make themselves the Mariners hero.
Mendes was released by his parent club Huddersfield following their defeat to Barnsley in the 2006 League One play-off semi-final. He made a free transfer to Notts County on 29 June 2006. He left Notts on 28 August 2007. He signed for Conference National team Aldershot Town on 28 February 2008 for the remainder of the 2007-08 season, and signed a six month contract extension at the end of May.
He signed for Stevenage Borough in March 2009 on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season.
In 2004, Mendes played for Montserrat in two CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying games against Saint Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda; both games were lost, and he scored one goal.
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'''Lee Christopher Trundle''' (born 10 October 1976 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for Swansea City, on loan from Bristol City. He is eligible to play for either England or the Republic of Ireland but has not yet made an international appearance.
Trundle attended St Edmund Of Canterbury Catholic High School in Huyton
Trundle was a late entrant into professional and league football, playing for non-league teams Burscough, Stalybridge Celtic, Southport, Bamber Bridge and Chorley before joining Welsh Premier League club Rhyl in 2000.
Within six months, he had been snapped up by Brian Flynn to play for Wrexham where he played 78 games (plus a further 24 as substitute) in all competitions and scored 30 goals in a little over two years. A goalscoring account which was started by a bicycle kick to start a second half comeback from 2-0 which culminated in a 3-2 victory for Wrexham against Walsall on 24 February 2001.
In summer 2003, Trundle received a free transfer and moved south to link up with Flynn who had now become manager of Swansea City.
In his time at Swansea, Trundle became a minor celebrity in the game, with his extrovert displays of skill (or "showboating") bringing him to national attention via the Soccer AM television show on Sky Sports. Tim Lovejoy revealed in his autobiography that Trundle himself regularly contacted the show with footage of himself in action.
In October 2005, he was the subject of a -750,000 transfer bid by Sheffield Wednesday which Swansea rejected. Days later, he signed an image rights contract with his club, offering a portion of revenues from merchandise featuring his image.
Despite the best efforts of Swansea City, Lee Trundle agreed to sign for Bristol City on 27 July 2007, although the deal was not officially completed until 30 July due to an administrative error.
Trundle joined Leeds United on a one month loan on 9 January 2009 and was allocated the number 35 shirt. Fromer Swansea teamate Andy Robinson (footballer) played a big part in recommending Leeds to Trundle.
On 27 August 2009, Trundle joined his former club Swansea City on loan until 1 January 2010.
Trundle has revealed he is determined to force his way into the international scene by earning a call up for Republic of Ireland, for whom he qualifies through his grandfather.
Trundle has been an avid Everton fan since he was a child.
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'''Frank Penn''' was a football (soccer) player and one-club man for Fulham. He joined the club in 1915 and, 19 years later played his last game for them in 1934, against West Ham United. By this time, he had played 460 times for the club, at the time a club record, which since then has only been surpassed by three players.
Penn was a winger noted for his speed and crossing ability. He also contributed a number of goals to the club. After his retirement, he lent his physiotherapy skills to the club (he qualified as a physio while still playing), and worked for the club for a further 26 years, from 1939 to 1965. He was unlucky to never win a full England cap, having been picked for various wartime representative teams.
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'''Caesar Augustus Llewellyn Jenkyns''' (24 August 1866 - 23 July 1941) was a Welsh footballer.
Born in Builth Wells, Jenkyns played for a range of English clubs, as well as winning eight caps for Wales. After playing for several amateur sides in the Birmingham area, Jenkyns joined Small Heath (later renamed Birmingham) in 1888, and was at the club as they first joined the Football Alliance in 1889 and then became founder members of the Football League Second Division in 1892. By now he had made his debut for Wales and was club captain; he skippered Small Heath to promotion to the First Division in 1894, beating Darwen 3-1 in a test match.
Known as one of the most rugged defenders of his era, he was sent off four times whilst playing for Small Heath and that at a time when such occurrences were extremely rare. His career at Small Heath ended in March 1895 when he was released after an incident at Derby where, after being ordered from the field, he attempted to assault two spectators. Jenkyns moved to London in April 1895, joining Woolwich Arsenal, who had joined the Second Division less than two years ago. He was immediately made Arsenal captain, and made his mark in Arsenal history by becoming the club's first ever international player, after winning a cap for Wales against Scotland on 21 March 1896.
Playing at centre-half (which in those days was a midfield position), Jenkyns scored six times in 27 matches for Arsenal and was regarded by the club as one of their star players. However, his stay at the Gunners did not last long; in the summer of 1896 he moved to Newton Heath (who later became Manchester United). He spent two seasons with the Manchester club, helping them to runners-up position in the Second Division in 1897. He finished his career with a spell at Walsall. After retirement he ran a public house in Moxley before joining the police force.
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'''Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber''' (; born 11 December 1972) is a retired football striker from Saudi Arabia well known as playing the majority of his career with Al-Hilal. He is his country's record international goalscorer and has appeared in four different World Cup Finals, and scored three goals in 1994 and 1998, and against Tunisia in 2006.
Al-Jaber is often cited as Al-Hilal's most famous player, after spending nearly 20 years with the club. He joined the club aged 15 and during two decades as a senior player, helped them to win 6 league titles, 6 Crown Prince Cups and 2 Asian Champions League titles among other honours. He was also top goalscorer in the Saudi Premier League twice (in 1989-90 and 1992-93).
On 21 January 2008, Al-Hilal held a testimonial for Al-Jaber against English Premier League club Manchester United. Al Jaber scored a penalty en route to a 3-2 victory over the visitors in his last game for the club.
On 22 August 2000, English First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers agreed terms to sign Al-Jaber after impressing Wolves' boss Colin Lee in a trial. The deal consisted of an initial five-month loan period with the option to buy for a reported -1.2 million at its conclusion and made him the first Saudi player to play in England.
However, the move was fraught with complications and setbacks. It took almost a month for his international clearance to arrive before he could make his Wolves debut on 16 September 2000 coming on as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Wimbledon. He did the same in the following two league games (and played a full League Cup match) before having to leave to appear in the Asian Cup with his country. However, he returned from international duty carrying a groin injury that left him on the sidelines for a further month and drew a furious reaction from Wolves after learning of the injections he had been given while away to enable him to complete the tournament.
Al-Jaber regained his fitness but managed only one further substitute appearance in the first team, annoying his Saudi club. He returned home on compassionate leave after his father became ill over the Christmas period, and upon returning to Molineux discovered Colin Lee had been sacked as manager and replaced by Dave Jones. Jones asked for his trial to be extended to allow him chance to personally evaluate the player but when his parent club Al-Hilal refused, he returned home after just eight months and five (goalless) appearances in England. Despite his failure to make an impression, he later said: "I learned everything at Wolves and was really happy to have had that time there.
Al-Jaber scored 44 times in 163 appearances over a 14-year international career. He competed in four FIFA World Cups-appearing in the 1994, 1998, 2002, and the 2006 World Cups. His record of 163 caps is second only to Mohamed Al-Deayea in his country's history.
He received his first cap for the Saudi national team on 11 September 1992 in a 1-1 draw with Syria in the Arab Nations Cup. He took until his 19th game to score his first international goal when he netted in a 6-0 rout of Macau on 1 May 1993 in a World Cup 1994 qualifier. Saudi Arabia subsequently qualified for the 1994 World Cup Finals, their first World Cup appearance. Al-Jaber appeared in two group games in the USA, scoring from the penalty spot against Morocco in a 2-1 win.
He was part of the squad that won the 1996 Asian Cup before reaching his second World Cup Finals in 1998. He played in all three games in which the Saudi side appeared in France, scoring a second World Cup goal when he netted in a 2-2 draw with South Africa. This made him the first Asian player to score in two consecutive World Cups.
After gaining a runners-up medal in the 2000 Asian Cup, he appeared in the 2002 World Cup but only played in one game, an 0-8 hammering by Germany. He was ruled out of the rest of the competition when his appendix burst and he had to be rushed to hospital.
Following this disappointment, he decided to retire from international football but was tempted back by Saudi Arabia-s Argentine coach Gabriel Calderon in early 2005 for their 2006 World Cup campaign. He scored three times in four qualifying games to help reach the finals. He appeared in all three games the Saudis played in the tournament in Germany and scored in their opening match against Tunisia to give them a 2-1 lead but the match ended 2-2. After failing to advance to the knockout stages, Al-Jaber announced his international retirement.
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'''Luc Nilis''' (born 25 May 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football striker. He ended his career early in the 2000-01 season after he broke his leg in a match with his club Aston Villa following a clash with Ipswich Town goalkeeper Richard Wright.
His former clubs include K.F.C. Winterslag, R.S.C. Anderlecht, PSV Eindhoven.
During his time with PSV, Nilis formed one of the deadliest partnerships in Europe with team-mate Ruud van Nistelrooij. In the 1998-1999 season, Nilis and van Nistelrooij scored 55 league goals between them. van Nistelrooij finished as top-scorer, Nilis came second. In the following season, Nilis' last for PSV, they scored 48 league goals between them.
Also, he is always remembered by Ronaldo, when asked, as the best attack partner he has ever had on the pitch, even though Ronaldo only spent little time at PSV Eindhoven and, after that, played along with loads of star players in a long career at the top. Ruud van Nistelrooy has also stated on several occasions that Nilis was one of the best players, if not the best, he had ever played with.
Nilis played 56 times for the Belgian national team, scoring 10 times. A prolific goalscorer with his clubs, he scored his first goal for Belgium only on his 24th cap (a 9-0 win against Zambia).
Nilis played in the 1994 World Cup, the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 which Belgium co-hosted with The Netherlands. He is currently assigned as a trainer with PSV. In this job he is responsible for training the attackers of the club. His son, Arne, plays for the PSV reserve team.
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'''Peter Nicholas''' (born November 10, 1959) is a former Wales international footballer, now football manager.
Nicholas was born in Newport, but his first professional club was Crystal Palace, with whom he began in 1976 as a youth player. He spent five seasons at Selhurst Park, and played over 150 matches for the Eagles, picking up the Second Division title up in 1978-79. In the meantime he had made his debut for Wales, and would go on to win 73 caps for his country, scoring 2 goals. Originally a centre half, he later was moved forward into midfield and became known as a tough-tackling and uncompromising defensive midfielder.
However, despite his best efforts the Eagles could not sustain their place in the top flight and Nicholas was sold to Arsenal in March 1981 for -500,000, shortly before Palace's relegation back to the Second Division. At Arsenal, Nicholas went straight into the first team and didn't finish on a losing side for the rest of the 1980-81 season. He made 41 appearances the next season, and became captain of Wales as well. However, a series of injuries in the 1982-83 season meant his place in the Arsenal side became uncertain. In all, he played 80 matches for Arsenal, scoring three goals.
Looking for first team football, he returned to Palace on loan in August 1983 and at the end of that season the move was made permanent for -150,000. However, his second spell at Palace was not as successful, and he signed for Luton Town in 1985. He played over 100 games for the Hatters and his form noticeably improved; he was signed by Aberdeen for -350,000 in 1987. In 1987-88, he reached the Scottish League Cup final, against Rangers; the match finished 3-3 and Nicholas missed a penalty in the ensuing shootout, which meant Aberdeen went home empty-handed. He later had spells with Chelsea (winning another Second Division winners' medal), and Watford before retiring in 1993.
After retirement, he became Chelsea's youth coach, before returning to his old club Crystal Palace to take the same role there. He was later promoted to assistant manager at Palace, before moving to League of Wales side Barry Town, where he won the title in 2001. He was also manager of Newport County from 2002 until 2004. From August 2005 to April 2009 he was manager of Llanelli and won the Welsh Premier League title. He was then replaced by Andy Legg.
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He was elected Footballer of the Year in Belgium in 1999, when he won the Belgian Championship as a striker with Racing Genk, scoring 17 goals during the season.
He then went on to play for Fenerbahe SK (Turkey), UD Las Palmas (Spain), Stoke City (England), K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder and C.S. Vis (both Belgium).
Oulare signed for Stoke City in England in 2002 and scored the winning goal, with his bottom, in extra time of the play off semi final against Cardiff City to send his team into the final at the Millennium Stadium.
In November 2006, a girl and a woman have been intoxicated in a house in Brussels, which Oulare actually owns. It appeared that he was a slumlord.
The house, rented to 10 families for 500 euros each, has been officially declared unhealthy then evacuated.
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'''Djombo "Dany" N'Guessan''' (born 11 August 1987) is a French professional footballer currently playing for Leicester City.
He is an attacking player by nature, and plays often on the left-hand side, although he can also play on the right and up front or just just behind strikers.
N'Guessan, a product of the famous AJ Auxerre youth academy, joined Rangers on two-year contract in July 2005, the club beating off competition from Valencia, Olympique de Marseille, Bordeaux and Manchester City to secure his signature. Awarded the squad number 50, N'Guessan first made the first team squad as an unused substitute in the 3-2 defeat at Aberdeen on 14 August 2005 and went on to make a further six unused appearances on the bench during the Scottish Premier League season. He spent the first half of the 2006/07 season on loan to Boston United, and was then sold to Lincoln City on 23 January 2007. He completed a move to Leicester City on June 26, 2009, signing a three-year contract.
N'Guessan made his competitive debut for Leicester on August 8, coming on as a half time substitute for Andy King against Swansea City, scoring the winning goal as Leicester won 2-1.
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'''"Willie" Iam McFaul''' (born January 10, 1943 in Coleraine) is a former Northern Irish football player and now coach.
McFaul joined Newcastle United from Linfield F.C. in his native Northern Ireland in 1966 after impressing in a friendly match.
He went on to serve Newcastle as player, coach, assistant manager and then finally, in 1985, as manager. He was sacked in October 1988 after a poor start saw early season optimism turn into an ultimately futile struggle against relegation.
His reputation was as a caring and loyal manager, who got the best out of a number of players including Peter Beardsley and Paul Goddard. His biggest contribution to the game was probably his decision to make Paul Gascoigne an integral part of the first team despite being only 18 at the time. McFaul has since managed teams in Northern Ireland and worked as the coach of the national team of Guam. In Northern Ireland he managed his hometown club Coleraine who are very close to his heart. Sadly things didn't go to plan and his spell as manager coincided with a lowly period in Coleraine very proud history. He did, however, discover Paul Gaston, who went on to captain Coleraine and play over 600 games for the club. It is said that McFaul discovered two great footballing talents; Paul Gascoigne and Paul Gaston!
McFaul is now working as a scout for Norwich City, professional connections having been made with Norwich Manager Glenn Roeder during Roeder's time as Newcastle United Manager.
Many Northern Ireland fans reflect that his true ability was never fully seen at international level due to it being the Pat Jennings era.
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'''Theodore Whitmore''' (born 5 August 1972 in Montego Bay) is a football midfielder from Jamaica. He is acting as player/coach of Seba United and is currently manager for the Jamaica national football team.
He was injured in the car accident that led to the death of Reggae Boyz' teammate Stephen Malcolm. After the accident he was charged with manslaughter, of which he was later acquitted.
Very skillful and creative for a player of his tall frame, he started his club career at Montego Bay Boys Club, and has since played for Violet Kickers and Seba United in his native Jamaica. He was signed on a free by English league side Hull City where he played together with compatriot Ian Goodison until the accident in Jamaica cut short his Hull career. Scottish team Livingston acquired his services in 2003, and in June 2004 he signed for Tranmere Rovers. He had his contract terminated in January 2006 by mutual consent. He returned to Jamaica to become player/coach for his former team Seba United.
Whitmore made his debut in a November 1993 friendly match against the United States, coming on as a late substitute for Hector Wright. He's earned 105 official international caps and scored 24 goals for the Jamaican national team. He was the Reggae Boyz' midfield general during the second half of the 1990s, playing as a major catalyst for the Jamaicans as they advanced to their first and only World Cup in 1998. Although Jamaica was eliminated in the first round, Whitmore scored two goals in Jamaica's lone win of the competition, a 2-1 victory against Japan. In that same year he was named Caribbean Footballer of the Year. His last international match was also against the United States, a 1-1 away draw on 17 November 2004 during 2006 World Cup qualification in which he was substituted for Jason Euell in the 72nd minute.
When Whitmore returned to Seba United in 2006 he returned as both a player and a coach. He was then brought on as interim manager of the Jamaica national team after the firing of former manager Bora Milutinovi in November 2007; Jamaica won both games, friendlies against El Salvador and Guatemala, under his watch.
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'''Ian Goodison''' (born November 21, 1972 in Montego Bay) is a football defender from Jamaica.
Nicknamed 'Pepe', the big Jamaican made his first faray into English football via then Third Division side Hull City, when he was signed along with fellow countryman and good friend Theo Whitmore by Brian Little. The Jamaican impressed during his time at Hull, epitomised by the fact that he was their Player of the Season for the 2000-01 season (his first in English football). Despite his impressive start Little's depature as manager was followed by that of Goodison who returned to Jamaica to play for Seba United.
He wasn't out of English football long though, and Goodison joined Tranmere from Seba United on a short term deal midway through the 2003-04 campaign (February 2004) for his second spell in English football, again working alongside his former Hull boss Brian Little. During Little's reign he spent most his time out of position at left back where he looked like a fish out of water. But after an injury to former Tranmere captain Michael Jackson (recently released from Blackpool), Goodison played centreback for the last few games of the 2005-06 season where he impressed with a series of man-of-the-match performances.
After Little's departure at the end of the 2005-06 season, Goodison briefly left the club when his contract was not renewed, before being re-signed under current manager Ronnie Moore. Since then he has become possibly the most important player in the team - without him Tranmere struggle to win. Under Moore he has been made club captain (a role he played for Jamaica in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, where he led them to their first ever World Cup victory over Japan), won player of the year in the 2006-07 season and 2007-08 season, been named best player in the Northwest three years running (2006-09) and earned himself a new two-and-a-half year contract in November 2006. He is regarded by many fans as one of Tranmere's greatest ever defenders. He recently signed a new 2 year contract with the club which will run out in 2011.
He made his debut for the Jamaica national football team in a March 1996 friendly match against Guatemala and immediately scored his first international goal. As of November 2008 he has collected a country all-time record of 113 caps and scored 9 goals. 45 of those games were in World Cup qualification and in the 1998 tournament.
His girlfriend gave birth to their first child in November 2008, a boy named Lesvaldo.
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'''Joe Haverty''' (17 February 1936 - 7 February 2009) was an Irish football player.
Haverty played for Home Farm and St Patrick's Athletic, before signing for Arsenal in July 1954. He almost immediately made his debut, while still only 18, against Everton on 25 August 1954, though he only managed another seven matches that season, and eight the one after that.
His breakthrough in the Arsenal side came in 1956-57, as he became the Gunners' first choice left-winger, playing 32 times and scoring 9 goals. By now he had also made his debut for the Republic of Ireland, against the Netherlands on 10 May 1955.
Haverty also played in the London XI that contested the first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1955-58; however, although he played against Lausanne Sports in the semi-finals (and scored a goal in the 3-2 aggregate win), he did not make the cut for the final against Barcelona, which London lost 6-1 on aggregate.
Back trouble meant he missed some of Arsenal's matches during this time, but put in 37 appearances and 8 goals in 1959-60, his best season for the club. However, the next season he was made to share the left wing position with Alan Skirton. Haverty was unhappy with the lack of a regular first-team place, and put in a transfer request; he was sold to Blackburn Rovers in August 1961 for -25,000. In all, he played 122 matches for Arsenal, scoring 26 goals.
Haverty spent a single season with Blackburn, before having spells in the lower divisions with Millwall and Bristol Rovers, with a brief spell at Celtic in between. He moved back to his native Ireland to play for Shelbourne, with whom he won the last of his seven full international caps. He then moved abroad in December 1966 to play for American side Chicago Spurs (later Kansas City Spurs) in the NASL, and then returned to sign for Shamrock Rovers in 1969, where he made two appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In August 1971 he signed for Drogheda .
In 2000 he was inaugurated into the Football Association of Ireland's Hall of Fame. He died on 7 February 2009, in London, aged 72.
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}}'''Andrew John "Andy" Woodman''' (born 11 August 1971) is an English football coach and former player. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Charlton Athletic. As a player, his highest claim to fame was being goalkeeper for Northampton Town when they won the Division Three playoffs in 1997.
Woodman played for a number of clubs in his career, starting out at Crystal Palace in the 1989-90 season, he stayed with them for several years, until 1993-94. He then moved to Exeter City. His spell at Exeter was cut short following two red cards in quick succession, one against Leyton Orient for violent conduct, and secondly against Colchester United in the FA Cup, for deliberate handball outside the area, when after making a total hash of a back pass he decided to dive on the ball with both hands. Exeter fans never forgave him for this, and when he later played in goal for Northampton in a home game with Exeter he was forced to endure repeated chants of "We remember Colchester" from the away fans behind his goal.
Following his red cards he moved to Northampton Town which lasted until 1998-99. Woodman is regarded as something of a cult figure at Sixfields after this time there, and was granted a testimonial by the club in summer 2007. He was also on loan to Brentford during this time, and moved there on a free during 1998-99.
While at Brentford he was loaned to several clubs; Peterborough United (1999-2000), Southend United (2000-01) and Colchester United (2000-01).
He joined Colchester on a free transfer in the 2001-02 season, and was loaned to Oxford United in that season. Woodman then moved into non-league football with Stevenage Borough in 2004-05, as well as Redbridge, Thurrock and a trial at Torquay United. He joined Rushden & Diamonds in the 2005-06 season, but injured his Achilles tendon early on in the season, which ruled him out for a number of months.
In the spring of 2006 he was appointed assistant manager at Rushden and Diamonds. When the club was relegated at the end of that season, he chose to join his old team-mate Alan Pardew's staff at West Ham United. When Pardew moved to Charlton Athletic, Woodman joined him in the summer of 2007 as goalkeeping coach.
He is a close friend of ex-England international and ex-Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate, with whom he has written a book about life in the youth ranks of Crystal Palace, their first club. The book is called ''Woody & Nord: A Football Friendship'', and describes an enduring friendship forged in the Palace youth team that has survived Southgate and Woodman's wildly differing fortunes in the professional game. The book won the Sporting Book of the Year Award for 2004 from the National Sporting Club.
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'''Johannes Franciscus "Hans" van Breukelen''' (born October 4, 1956 in Utrecht) is a former footballer from the Netherlands.
Van Breukelen was a goalkeeper for PSV Eindhoven and the Dutch national team during the 1980s. His professional debut came for FC Utrecht in March 1977, and he became their first-choice keeper in the 1978-79 season, helping them to a KNVB Cup final in 1982.
After playing well he was called up to the national team, making his debut against Germany in October 11, 1980. Two years later, in September 1982, he was bought by English team Nottingham Forest for -200 000 as a replacement for Peter Shilton. Keeping a clean sheet in his debut, things went well for van Breukelen, until he sustained an injury which sidelined him for almost four months. Having recovered from the injury towards the end of March 1983, he once again played regularly and helped Forest to an unbeaten spell of nine league matches, securing a place in the UEFA cup.
In the 1983-84 season van Breukelen played 36 of 42 league matches, helping the team to a league position of third (six points behind Liverpool) and a UEFA Cup semi final, where they were eliminated by Anderlecht in what turned out to be an infamous tie.
After two seasons in England, Van Breukelen returned to the Netherlands and PSV Eindhoven. Here he became Dutch champion four times in a row (1986-1989). 1988 was a great year for van Breukelen as his team won the European Champion Clubs' Cup, in the final he saved a crucial penalty kick during the shootout.
In addition, he helped the national team win the European Championship for the first time, defeating the Soviet Union by 2-0 in the final. Again by stopping a penalty by Igor Belanov in the match.
Van Breukelen also played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 1992 European Championship where the Netherlands lost to Denmark in the semi final. That match was van Breukelen's 73rd and last on the international level. He took two more league titles (1991 and 1992) with PSV, and retired after the 1993-94 season.
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'''Patrick Kevin Francis Michael Nevin''' (born 6 September 1963 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer. In a 20-year career he played for Clyde, Chelsea, Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Kilmarnock and Motherwell as a winger.
Nevin trained with Celtic as a youngster, but was rejected for being too small.
Nevin joined Chelsea in the summer of 1983 for -95,000, joining fellow new recruits Kerry Dixon, Nigel Spackman, David Speedie and Eddie Niedzwiecki in manager John Neal's new-look Chelsea side. Nevin's skill and pace made him a pivotal player at Chelsea and a firm favourite with the fans.
In 1983-84, he scored 14 goals, created numerous others for the likes of Dixon and Speedie and put in some dazzling performances - during a 4-0 win over Newcastle United, he tormented the opposition defence, leaving five defenders trailing in his wake - as Chelsea won promotion as Second Division champions. In the same season he was voted Chelsea's player of the year. Chelsea finished a respectable sixth in the First Division the following year and reached the Milk Cup semi-finals, where Nevin was once again the star turn, setting up three goals in the quarter-final against Sheffield Wednesday as Chelsea came back from 3-0 down to draw 4-4; he also set up the winner for Speedie in the replay. The club were in the title race for much of the next season, with Nevin scoring a late equaliser against Liverpool at Anfield and a crucial header against West Ham United to seal a 2-1 win, though a late collapse saw Chelsea finish sixth. A year later, the club's performances dropped and they finished 14th, though Nevin was again voted Chelsea player of the year.
Chelsea were relegated in 1988 and Nevin was sold to Everton for -925,000. He scored 20 goals in 138 appearances for the club, but struggled to re-capture his previous form with manager Colin Harvey adopting a far more rigid system. He helped the side reach the FA Cup final in 1989, scoring the winner against Norwich City in the semi-final, but they lost 3-2 in the final to arch-rivals Liverpool. Howard Kendall returned to the club as manager in 1990; he and Nevin openly disagreed with each other, which reduced Nevin's playing opportunities, as did the arrival of new wingers Robert Warzycha and Mark Ward.
Nevin spent time on loan with fellow Merseyside club Tranmere Rovers, then in the second tier of English football, before signing permanently in 1992. The club competed in the Division One play-offs in three consecutive seasons (1992-1993, 1993-1994 and 1994-1995) but on each occasion they were eliminated in the semi-final.
In 1997, Nevin returned to Scotland and played for Kilmarnock and later Motherwell before retiring in 2000.
In 1981 while playing for Clyde, he travelled to Finland to play for the Scotland under-19 team at the European Youth Championships and was named player of the tournament after helping Scotland win it.
Nevin won 28 caps for the Scottish national side, making his debut against Romania in 1986. He scored five goals in a ten-year international career and played at Euro 92, but was not selected in the final squads for the 1986 or 1990 World Cups. He made his final appearance for Scotland in 1996.
He had a stint as chief executive of Motherwell but the club were hit hard by the collapse of the SPL's television deal and went into administration.
He now works as a television football analyst for BBC Scotland's ''Sportscene'' and Channel Five, a co-commentator for BBC Radio Five Live and as a newspaper columnist. In 1997 he published a book, ''In Ma Head, Son'', which was co-written with psychologist Dr George Sik. The book covers his career at Tranmere during the 1996-97 season and eschews the typical footballer's autobiography being a dialogue with Sik which explores his worries, motivation and troubles as he comes to the end of his playing career.
He has an arts degree from Glasgow Caledonian University. He was noted during his playing days for being somewhat different from the stereotypical footballer, especially through his interest in literature and the arts, and in his musical tastes, preferring The Fall and Joy Division to Phil Collins or Lionel Richie. As such, he was interviewed by the ''NME'' and was a guest presenter on Radio City during his Everton and Tranmere career. This alternative image was the inspiration for the formation, with his permission, of the team Pat Nevin's Haircut which competed in the internal Edinburgh University leagues from 1987 to 1991. It won the 1988 ''The Guardian'' "Soccer Diary" award for the worst football shirt in the UK: pink, with small blue rectangular shapes.
Nevin now lives in the Borders, with his wife and two children. He participated in the "Alan Doyle and Son" show at the Borders General Hospital Radio on 7 February 2008 alongside Zander Law and local singer songwriter Jesse Rae. He is also good friends with former Hollyoaks actor and local celebrity Barry Foy.
Nevin grew up supporting Celtic,
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'''Stuart Young''' (born December 16, 1972 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) is an English football (soccer) player.
Young-s senior football career began at Arsenal FC in 1990, before moving to his home town of Hull City in 1991. He spent two seasons at the Tigers, before spells at Northampton Town in 1993, Scarborough FC 1994, Scunthorpe United between 1994 to 1996 before joining Blyth Spartans . Young then headed overseas to Singapore where he had three successful seasons. He joined S League side Woodlands Wellington from 1996 to 1997. In his last season in Singapore, he finished as the league's top goal scorer with Home United FC.
In 1999, he rejoined Woodlands Wellington before joining Australian team Wollongong Wolves in the old NSL the same year. The move proved to be a successful one for the striker and he enjoyed five special years in NSW, captaining the side from 2002-04 and winning two NSL Championships along the way. He is the Wollongong Wolves' highest ever goal scorer with 60 goals.
His move to the Perth Glory for the inaugural A-league season endured some early hiccups due to the club's then manager Steve McMahon's reluctance to play the veteran striker. It was suggested that McMahon's apathy towards him resulted from the fact that Young was not one of his signings. During the couple of occasions in which he was used by McMahon, he was substituted on late during the game and this was also indicative of McMahon's belief that his usefulness to the team was limited.
During the 2005 season, Young was offered a trial by Queensland Roar FC who sensed that he had been shut out at Glory, but this did not result in a position in the playing squad. However, newly appointed Glory manager, Ron Smith, had taken a far more positive outlook on Young's services, and this had resulted in increased playing time.
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'''Simon Colosimo''' (born on 8 January 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian association football player who plays as a central defender for Sydney FC.
Colosimo completed the Australian Institute of Sport football program in 1997 and signed with new National Soccer League club Carlton for their inaugural year. Interest had been shown from Bayern Munich and Panathinaikos to sign Colosimo, but a knee injury sustained while on Socceroos duty kept him out of the game for most of the 1999/00 season, but made his return on 14 March 2000 to score against South Melbourne, who would eventually acquire the midfielder after the demise of the Carlton club.
After a year at Souths he sought a move to Europe and joined English side Manchester City for a season followed by a move to Belgium with Royal Antwerp. Unable to settle, he returned to Australia in 2002 to join Perth Glory in the NSL for a season, then moved to Parramatta Power until the demise of the league in 2004.
Along with a number of Australian players he made a move into Asia in the newly restructured Malaysia Super League at Pahang FA, helping them win the 2004 championship.
He was enticed back to Australia with the relaunch of the A-League returning to Perth Glory signing a three year deal. Colosimo received MVP for Perth Glory for the 2006-07 season.
Colosimo joined Turkish club Sivasspor on a four-month loan during the A-League off-season, and returned to Perth Glory for the start of the A-League 2007-08 season, and was handed the Perth Glory captaincy.
With his contract at Glory at an end, Colosimo was linked with a move to Sydney FC in 2008, receiving a hostile reception from Perth supporters who let him know he was no longer welcome and was dropped from the starting side for some final matches. Unable to reach a contract agreement, Perth released him from the club on 22 January 2008.
It was announced by Sydney FC that Colosimo had signed a two year deal, and he joined the club from the start of the 2008-09 season. Colosimo has become a standout performer as a centreback, with consistent performances impressing through the new 2009-2010 season.
Colosimo first entered the Australian national selection framework at Under-20 level in 1997 while at the AIS. This led quickly to a national team debut in 1998 against Fiji at just 19 years of age. He remained in the national focus, selected as part of the squad at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Later that year he was called up by then Socceroo manager Raul Blanco to make an appearance in the Socceroos friendly against Manchester United on 18 July at the MCG. What started as a spirited game finished in horror for Simon, as Andy Cole lunged into a tackle with his leg raised and studs showing, felling the Australian midfielder in full-flight. Simon was stretchered off in pain by stewards, and was diagnosed with having sustained tears to his anterior cruciate and medial ligaments, needing a complete knee reconstruction. He underwent surgery soon after, which included his anterior cruciate being replaced with a piece of his hamstring tendon. A long rehabilitation process began, in which Simon would not kick a ball for six months. There was talk at the time of impending legal action against the unsympathetic Cole by Carlton's General Manager Lou Sticca, though no formal proceedings were ever entered into.
Following his recovery, he was selected for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and was part of the national team squad for the 2005 Confederations Cup. Colosimo was selected in matches leading up to the Asian Cup 2007, but was not included in the squad for the final tournament although he was named as a standby reserve.
Colosimo is of Italian descent, he has a wife, Bianca with whom he has a child called James.
He is first cousin to Australian actor Vince Colosimo.
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'''Dennis Joseph Evans''' (18 May 1930 - 23 February 2000) was an English football player.
Born in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, Evans first played junior football for his hometown club, Ellesmere Port. He had an unsuccessful trial with Wolves, before signing for London side Arsenal and moving to Harringay in January 1951. After two years in the reserve and youth sides, he made his first-team debut for Arsenal against Huddersfield Town on 22 August 1953. Although, only a bit-part player that season, the next season he became Arsenal's regular left back, succeeding Walley Barnes.
Evans was an Arsenal regular for the rest of the decade, and he was an ever-present in 1955-56. During this time, he scored one of the most memorable own goals in football history; towards the end of a match against Blackpool on 17 December 1955, which Arsenal were winning 4-0, Evans heard a whistle from the crowd, and mistakenly thought the referee had blown for full-time. He kicked the ball in triumph, which ended up flying past Arsenal goalkeeper Con Sullivan and into his own net; the goal stood but Arsenal held on to win 4-1.
With a calm composure, physical strength and a powerful left foot, Evans was rarely out of the Arsenal side during this time, and became Arsenal's preferred penalty taker in 1956; he scored twelve goals for the club in his 207 appearances, including seven in 1958-59. He even deputised for goalkeeper Jack Kelsey after the Welshman was injured in an FA Cup match in 1959. For a short spell he was also Arsenal captain, and he played for the London XI in the 1955-58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup semi-finals. However, the Gunners were going through a lean spell and were unable to challenge for honours, meaning Evans never won a medal.
Evans was Arsenal's first choice left back right up until a match against Wolves on 29 August 1959, in which he broke his ankle. After recovering, he was not quite the same player he was. With Billy McCullough coming through to replace him, he made only six more appearances for the first team that season (his last coming against Tottenham Hotspur on 16 January 1960), before stepping down to the Arsenal reserve side. He remained an Arsenal player until 1963, helping to coach to the youth and reserve teams, and later had a spell at Luton Town doing the same. After that he left football entirely and later worked as chauffeur. He died in 2000, aged 69.
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'''David Tarka''' (born 11 February 1983 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He last played as a central defender for A-League club Perth Glory.
David was an Australian youth international and was an Australian schoolboy international in 1999. David helped the Australia under 20 team qualify for the 2003 World Youth Championships in the UAE and played in the Australia under 23 team's 2004 Olympic Games Qualifiers. David turned down a chance for a trial at West Ham in April 2003, instead staying in Australia to help Perth Glory win the NSL championship. In the middle of 2003 Tarka moved to Nottingham Forest in England for a fee of -100,000.
He has been released from Perth Glory after subsequent injury problems.
David earned his two full international caps against Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in 2004 and his excellent performances in the 2006/2007 A-League season has led to talk of a recall to the Socceroos for the talented defender. Unfortunately for David a serious knee injury was sustained during his first game of the season ageinst Newcastle United Jets which saw him miss all games of that season.
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'''Jamie Richard Harnwell''' (born 21 July 1977 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a centre half for Perth Glory FC.
Jaime Harnwell joined Perth Glory in 1998 from Western Australia State League side Sorrento FC and quickly joined the starting eleven.
In 2003 Harnwell had a one-month contract with Leyton Orient in Football League Two, which was not extended. He then played a game for Welling United at Southern Football League Premier Division. At the end of the 2003 English football season, Harnwell returned to Perth and rejoined the Perth Glory. After playing with the Glory in the 2003/2004 season of the National Soccer League, the NSL was disbanded, and Harnwell had the option to continue his career overseas in England. Harnwell played for Western Australian State League club Sorrento FC with his younger brother Todd while he waited for the A-League to begin.
Harnwell was named as team captain for the inaugural A-League season. Harnwell skippered the side until the 2007/08 season, when the captaincy was taken on by Simon Colosimo.
During the 2006/07 A-League season, Glory coach Ron Smith used Harnwell in a striking capacity and Harnwell scored the opening goal in the 2-1 win over Newcastle Jets. On 26 November Harnwell netted the first hat-trick of the A-League season in the 4-1 win against the New Zealand Knights.
On 28 December 2006, following a 0-0 draw with Adelaide United, Harnwell and Glory team mate Adrian Webster had an altercation, with the latter punching Harnwell. Both players were reprimanded by Perth Glory, fined half a week's wages and given a suspended one match ban. Against Adelaide in November 2007, Harnwell played his 200th game for the Glory, the third player to do so after Bobby Despotovski and Scott Miller.
On 14 February 2008, Harnwell moved to Liechtenstein's only professional club, FC Vaduz, and signed a loan contract until the end of season. He will play in Swiss Challenge League.
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'''Gary David Peters''' (born 3 August 1954 in Carshalton, London) is an English former professional footballer and now manager. He is currently unattached to a club after departing as manager of Shrewsbury Town by mutual consent.
Peters had a moderately successful playing career as a defender including spells at Aldershot (twice), Reading (twice), Fulham (twice) and Wimbledon. Originally rejected as a trainee at Aldershot, he began his career at Southern League Guildford City before moving on to Reading as a right-back in 1975, winning promotion to Division 3 in his first season. After failing to agree terms on a contract extension, Peters left the club in 1978, having made 156 appearances.
A Football League tribunal decided upon a transfer fee of -25,000 as Peters moved to Fulham. After 64 appearances for the club, Peters then joined Wimbledon, who had spent the previous four years moving between the third and fourth divisions, after being elected into the Football League in 1977. In his first full season for -''The Dons''- (1982-83) Peters helped the club to promotion as Fourth Division champions. The following year Wimbledon, with Peters now club captain, won promotion again and reached Division Two. However, he did not play for the club at this higher level as he was released to join fourth division Aldershot.
Peters rejoined his original club, Aldershot, for the 1984-85 season, where he played in central defence. However, he stayed for just one campaign, in which he made only 23 appearances, before leaving to rejoin Reading. His first season back at Elm Park saw the club clinch promotion to Division Two. Peters made nearly a hundred appearances for -''The Royals''- in his second spell, where he also coached the youth team. He returned to Fulham, and played sporadically over two further seasons before retiring in 1990.
Following his retirement as player, Peters took on roles as assistant manager at Fulham, Cambridge and Preston North End. After the departure of John Beck in late 1993-94, Peters was promoted to manager at Preston, who at the time were third from bottom of Division Three. Under Beck, Preston had played the long-ball system, but with Peters in charge the team played a more attractive passing game. He also changed their fortunes, as Preston won promotion to Division Two in 1996. During his time at Preston, Peters brought in players such as David Beckham (on loan) and Jon Macken. In 1997 he sold Kevin Kilbane for a club record fee of -1.2m. Jon Macken would eventually be sold by the club for another record, -5m, after scoring more than 70 goals for the club.
In early 1998, with Preston sinking back towards Division Three, and having finished fifteenth two years running, Peters resigned and David Moyes was promoted to become their new manager. A month later, after considering his future, Peters rejoined Preston as the club's Centre of Excellence Manager. He set about developing the club's Centre of Excellence, nurturing the talents of local 9-16-year-olds. Recent graduates of the Preston academy include Paul McKenna and Andrew Lonergan. But with the Centre of Excellence ticking over, Preston chose to make Peters redundant, in a cost-cutting measure.
Exeter City quickly secured his services and issued him with the challenge, with just 13 matches of the 2002-03 season remaining, of preserving their league status. Peters lost this challenge, but Exeter lost only three of those 13 games. With the club in financial turmoil, the Chairman and Vice-Chairman both resigned after they had been arrested as part of an investigation of club finances. Possibly facing a large points penalty for going into administration, having to release a large number of the playing staff ''and'' being unable to sign any new players, Peters resigned four days later. Peters joined Everton, where David Moyes was now manager, as a scout.
In November 2004, Peters took over the reins at Shrewsbury Town. The club had been promoted out of the Football Conference in the summer of 2004 under Jimmy Quinn but were struggling in the newly-titled "League Two", and had been knocked out of the FA Cup by non league Histon.
Peters appointed the much-travelled Mick Wadsworth as his assistant in January 2005, and Shrewsbury finished 21st out of 24 that season, 11 points above the relegated Kidderminster. Going into the 2005-06 season, Shrewsbury were favourites for relegation, and after a poor start to the season it looked a likelihood. But Peters turned Shrewsbury's fortunes upwards, with the club even knocking Football League Championship club Brighton out of the League Cup and taking Sheffield United, also of the Championship, to a penalty shootout in the same competition. Towards the end of the season, a consistently good run of results gave Town a chance of reaching the playoffs, though the club eventually finishing tenth.
Despite being linked with the vacant managerial post at League One Tranmere Rovers, Peters agreed a two year extension to his contract on 17 May 2006, which now ran until the end of the 2008-09 season. He finished the 2006-07 season by taking Shrewsbury to the play-off final at the new Wembley Stadium, after knocking out the highly fancied Milton Keynes Dons. However, Town lost 3-1 to Bristol Rovers in the final, ensuring another season in the fourth tier.
The 2007-08 season saw Peters managing the club at its new home, New Meadow. However, the new location failed to bring a positive effect on the field as the club faltered after a bright start. On 3 March 2008, after collecting just 6 points from 12 matches , Peters parted company with the club by mutual consent. His final game had been a 4-1 defeat at Barnet and was less than a season after a Wembley appearance.
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'''Jamie Coyne''' (born 2 January 1981 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a right full back for the A-League club Perth Glory. He is also the younger brother of Chris Coyne who also plays for Perth Glory.
After standing out at state league level with Perth S.C. after returning from West Ham and then starring with Perth Glory in the old NSL, Jamie went to play in Holland. After a stop start time in Holland with ADO Den Haag he decided to play with Perth Glory again in the inaugural A-League season but he has not yet hit the heights of his previous stint with the club when he was part of the team that won the 2003 and 2004 NSL grand finals. On his day, Coyne is one of the club's best crossers of the ball and has been touted as a future international representative by Stan Lazaridis.
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'''Stephen Joseph "Steve" McMahon, Jr.''' (b. July 31, 1984, Southport, Merseyside) is an English footballer.
McMahon is the son of Steve McMahon, the former Liverpool player and former manager of Perth Glory and Blackpool.
McMahon, Jr. played a total of 26 games for Blackpool F.C. between 2001 and 2004 and played 6 games for Kidderminster Harriers F.C. in a loan deal from Blackpool F.C. in 2004. At Perth Glory in 2005 he played a total of twelve games. Perth Glory coach Steve McMahon was criticised for bringing his son Steve to Perth Glory. Some fans and media claimed it was nepotism.
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'''Nick Ward''' (born 24 March 1985 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He last played as an attacking midfielder for Championship side Queens Park Rangers before signing for A-League club Melbourne Victory.
His efforts in the inaugural A-League season of 2005-06 resulted in him becoming the first player to win the A-League's Rising Star Award with Perth Glory, along with also winning the Perth Supporter's Player of the Year, and also the Smokefree WA Coach's Award.
Following the end of the first A-League season, Nick Ward had trials with Leicester City and Brentford however, much to the annoyance of Football Federation Australia, he joined Queens Park Rangers in the English Championship prior to the 2006-07 season.
On 31 January 2007, the last day of the transfer window, Ward joined Brighton on loan for the remainder of the 2006-07 season. On 17 February 2007, Ward scored his first goal for the Albion in their 2-1 home win over Nottingham Forest before returning to Queens Park Rangers.
On 4 December 2007, Ward's contract with Queens Park Rangers was terminated by mutual consent. He joined Melbourne Victory before further signing on as the Victory's youth marquee in a two-year deal. On 11 January 2008, Ward scored his first goal for the Melbourne Victory in their 3-0 home win over Wellington Phoenix.
After his season had concluded with Perth Glory, Ward was selected by Australia in an extended squad for its opening Asian Cup qualifier with Bahrain. Ward was named on the bench, but did not play on the field.
In December 2006 the then Socceroos manager Graham Arnold believed that Ward (lacking game time under the management of Queens Park Rangers at the time) should be playing continental European competitions (eg. Belgium, Netherlands), where there was (in Arnold's opinion) better ball delivery and midfield play than in the English Championship.
His exclusion from the Olyroos squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics was a major disappointment
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'''Luke John Rodgers''' (born 1 January 1982 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Notts County.
Rodgers initially played for Shrewsbury Town, rising through the ranks to break into the first team as a youth player. He became a firm fan favourite at Gay Meadow as he scored 73 goals in just under 200 appearances for the Shropshire side in all competitions, including 20+ in each of two consecutive seasons (2001-02, 2002-03) and four club hat-tricks. After helping Shrewsbury back into the Football League in 2003-04 with 14 goals his last season at the club wasn't quite as good with Rodgers suffering a few injuries and netting just 7 goals.
Rodgers turned down Shrewsbury's offer of a one-year contract, and moved to Crewe Alexandra for a tribunal-decided fee during the 2005 summer. Shrewsbury received -100,000 from the tribunal with two add-ons of -20,000 based on appearances; however, due to his brief spell at Crewe, Shrewsbury only received the first of these.
Despite a good goals-starts ratio at Crewe in their 2005-06 relegation season, he was never a favourite of Dario Gradi and was third choice behind free-scoring Luke Varney and Nicky Maynard at the start of the 2006-07 season. This resulted in him asking for a transfer and in January 2007, after just 39 appearances and 9 goals, he moved to local rivals Port Vale for -30,000.
After just three appearances for the Valiants he got injured and only played a total of 10 games before the end of the season however in that time he still scored 3 goals. Ironically his first came against Crewe in a 3-0 win for at Vale Park. He almost became the first Port Vale player for many years to score in all the pre season friendly matches. Before the 2007-08 season in the 6 friendlies he played he scored in 5 of the games but was denied in the sixth by former club Shrewsbury as Port Vale lost 1-0, with Rodgers falling over the ball, when clean through on goal, prompting much derision from his previous fans. During the 2007-08 season Rodgers was the club's top scorer with 12 goals, but famously missed two penalties in Vales defeat to Chasetown in the 2nd round of the FA Cup.
In November 2008, there was talk of Rodgers moving to Yeovil Town, yet the move stalled as the two clubs had difficulties reaching a transfer fee. However a loan deal was made which would take Rodgers to Yeovil until the January transfer window when the club have the option of purchasing him for -30,000 fee, with a 10 per cent sell-on clause. He was released from his contract by mutual consent from the ''Valiants'' on January 9, after a bust-up with manager Dean Glover.
Rodgers signed for Yeovil on 15 January 2009 until the end of the season. He left the club at the end of the season after his contract had expired.
After leaving Yeovil Town, Rodgers signed for Notts County on 21 July 2009 on a two-year deal. Rodgers made a slow start to the season making eight appearances without scoring. However, Rodgers broke out of the barren spell in fine style on 29 September, scoring all three goals in a 3-0 victory over Lincoln City.
Rodgers was arrested in January 2002 after allegedly assaulting Hartlepool United defender Chris Westwood, having confronting the player in the Victoria Park car park.
In April 2003, Rodgers was ordered to carry out 100 hours community service and pay -5,000 in compensation by Warwick Crown Court after a firework set by Rodgers misfired and hit a 16-year-old girl, causing significant damage to the girl's face. The incident occurred outside the Spitfire Inn pub, Castle Bromwich in October 2002.
Rodgers was given an 'adult caution for a public order offence' by the Somerset Police Force, after an incident in April 2009. On 1 October 2009, Rodgers was arrested and bailed in connection with a disturbance in the Nottingham city centre, following a drinking session with his Notts County teammates.
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'''Richard Money''' (born on 13 October 1955 in Lowestoft, England) is a former English football player turned manager, currently of Luton Town.
Money began his career at Scunthorpe United as a defender, later playing for Liverpool and Fulham, among others, during the 1970's and 1980's. At Liverpool he was an unused substitute in the 1981 European Cup Final, having played in the semi-final.
Money became manager of Scunthorpe United in the early 1990s, but enjoyed little success, and was later named Head of Youth Development at Aston Villa and First Team Coach at Coventry City.
Money returned to England to become manager of Walsall in May 2006, signing a two-year contract.
Money resigned from Walsall on 22 April 2008, after it was confirmed the club could not reach the League One play-offs.
On the 24 June 2008 it was confirmed that Money would become Newcastle United's Academy Director.
On 30 October 2009, Money was announced as manager of Conference side Luton Town, the club he had once played for in the 1982-83 season.
:''Competitive matches only. Correct as of 2 January 2010.''
-DOCSTART-	2967689
'''Gary Lewin''' (born 16 May 1964 in East Ham, London) is the current permanent first-team physiotherapist for the England national football team. He was formerly head physiotherapist at Arsenal Football Club, having been at the club between 1980 and 2008.
He joined Arsenal as a young goalkeeper aged 16, and became reserve-team physio at the age of 19, after a one year spell at Barnet as a player. He trained at Guy's Hospital School of Physiotherapy from 1983 to 1986, before returning to Arsenal in 1986 as first -team physiotherapist.
He has a BSc (hons) in Biology, a Diploma in Physiotherapy, is a Member of the College of Sports Physiotherapists, and is a State Registered Physiotherapist.
During the 2007 Football League Cup Final on 25 February 2007, Lewin was close to the incident where Chelsea skipper John Terry was hit in the face by Abou Diaby's foot during a corner in the Arsenal penalty area. Terry swallowed his tongue and Lewin was the first physio that rushed over and assisted Terry, possibly saving his life. This is not the only time he has done this - in 1989, he almost had to break David Rocastle's jaw to perform the same life-saving treatment. More recently, Lewin has been credited by Arsenal's striker Eduardo da Silva with saving da Silva's foot and career after a broken leg suffered on February 23, 2008.
Lewin was first-team physio at Arsenal for 22 years, and from 1996 onwards was also physio for the England national football team as well. His time at Arsenal came to an end when he became the Head of Physiotherapy to the England Senior Men's Football Team for the Football Association on 1 August 2008.
Lewin's years of loyal service to Arsenal endeared him to Arsenal fans, who were known to chant 'There's only one Gary Lewin,' on many occasions.
Following Gary Lewin's switch to the full time England job, his cousin Colin Lewin has taken over at Arsenal.
-DOCSTART-	2969279
'''Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo''' (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian footballer of Mauritian and Italian heritage who plays for Leeds United in League One of the English Football League. Kisnorbo is also an Australian international with 17 caps to his name.
Kisnorbo plays at centre-back but in the past he has also played as a defensive midfielder.
Patrick Kisnorbo was born in Melbourne to a Mauritian father and an Italian mother who was from Trieste.
Kisnorbo began playing football as a youth in his hometown with Essendon City and Bulleen. He then played in the South Melbourne youth team for two seasons before being selected for the senior team, which was competing in the now defunct National Soccer League.
Following the collapse of the Australian National Soccer League, he made his move from South Melbourne Football Club (FC) to the Edinburgh-based Scottish Premier League club Hearts in July 2003, signing a two-year contract. He was recommended to Hearts by former player Dave McPherson.
Kisnorbo also played in the UEFA Cup against such clubs as Bordeaux,
Kisnorbo joined Leicester City in April 2005 after leaving Hearts,
Kisnorbo's first goal for Leicester came on 15 October 2005 against Watford at Vicarage Road, which turned out to be the match winner. His initial appearances for Leicester were as a midfielder, and at first he failed to adjust and was booed by his own fans during a 2-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.
Transfer speculation linked Kisnorbo to Wigan Athletic at the end of the 2005-06 season season, but he decided to extend his stay with Leicester by signing a new three-year contract,
In the 2007-08 season, Kisnorbo was relegated to League One with the club, but was also on the receiving end of no less than three controversial refereeing decisions. His first was a goal against Scunthorpe United on 20 October, which referee Scott Mathieson ruled out for an offside, depriving Leicester of an away win. Video replay showed that Kisnorbo's disallowed goal was actually onside, greatly frustrating him, while Leicester coach Gerry Taggart commented "We have all seen the replay of Patrick's goal in the dressing room and he is clearly not offside."
Further misfortune came when Kisnorbo suffered damaged knee ligaments in 3-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 26 April 2008,
Kisnorbo returned to action the following season in a 3-0 reserve team win over Rushden and Diamonds on 2 October.
It was reported on 28 April that manager Nigel Pearson told Kisnorbo he could leave on a free transfer the following summer as the club began their preparations for their Championship campaign the following season.
On 22 July 2009, Kisnorbo signed for Leeds United on a two-year contract.
Kisnorbo scored his first goal for Leeds against Millwall, having returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous game against Norwich City having picked up an illness on international duty. His international call ups along with other internationals at Leeds resulted in games against Swindon Town and Bristol Rovers being postponed. Kisnorbo missed the games against Kettering Town, Oldham Athletic and local rivals Huddersfield Town through an injury he picked up in training. Kisnorbo had not recovered from injury to be able to have a part in the squad in the FA Cup replay to Kettering. Kisnorbo returned to the Leeds starting line up against Brentford.
Kisnorbo plyed against Manchester United when Leeds won 1-0 away at Old Trafford on 3 January in the FA Cup, during which he and Richard Naylor "bolted the door against the assaults of Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov", after which he was described as a hero. Kisnorbo missed the JPT Northern Final first leg loss against Carlisle United with a calf injury.
Kisnorbo was part of Australia's 2001 Youth World Cup campaign, playing five matches for the under-20 team in Oceania qualifiers, including a goal against Papua New Guinea. He remained on the squad for the finals, appearing in all the matches leading up to Australia's second-round elimination at the hands of Brazil. His performances in the under-20 level led to his first international appearance on 6 July 2002 against Vanuatu in Australia's first match of the 2002 OFC Nations Cup.
In 2004 Kisnorbo was again selected for the squad for the Oceania Cup. In Australia's last group match against Solomon Islands he was sent off for receiving two yellow cards, ending his tournament. He declined to join the "Olyroos" squad for an Olympic preparation tour in July, electing to concentrate on cementing a place at Hearts in the pre-season. This decision harmed his national team aspirations, as he was left out of the squad that eventually lost to Iraq in the quarter-finals.
Kisnorbo made appearances for Australia in friendlies against Ghana, Denmark, China and Uruguay. These performances led to his selection for the Australian 2007 AFC Asian Cup squad, playing in the first two group matches against Oman and Iraq. After Australia tied the first match and lost the second, Kisnorbo was dropped from the starting line-up amongst a host of changes. He played no further part in the tournament as Australia were eventually knocked out by Japan.
It was widely regarded that Kisnorbo's poor performance at the Asian Cup had ruined his chances of ever returning to international level, and he remained outside the Australian national squad for over two years, however, following admirable performances with his new club Leeds United, Kisnorbo regained his international place in 2009 and started in a 3-0 friendly win over Republic of Ireland on 12 August 2009, nearly scoring a goal in the 22nd minute when his header was saved at pointblank range by goalkeeper Shay Given.
-DOCSTART-	2970314
'''Liam Vaughan H. Fontaine''' (born 7 January 1986 in Beckenham, Greater London) is an English football player currently playing for Bristol City, in the Football League Championship.
He has represented England at Under-16 and Under-17 level, played for Fulham, mainly playing when injuries prevent more experienced players from playing. However, he made a couple of appearances during his breakthrough season, 2004-05, his debut coming against Southampton at St. Mary's on 5 January, albeit with Fontaine on the pitch for only a few minutes. The game was drawn 3-3.
Fontaine also spent some time at Yeovil Town earlier in that season. His loan move was initially for a single month, but later was extended by a further two months. He enjoyed a further loan spell in the latter part of the 2004-05 season with Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League.
After being brought to Yeovil by then manager Gary Johnson, Fontaine then went back to Fulham until he was brought to Bristol City on loan by his former Yeovil manager Johnson. The loan spell was made permanent at the end of that season with Bristol City having to pay Fulham an undisclosed fee through tribunal.
-DOCSTART-	2970389
'''Christopher "Chris" Paul James''' (born 4 July 1987) is a New Zealand footballer who is currently registered as a free agent. His contract was not renewed by Finnish club Tampere United at the end of the 2009 season after two years at the club.
James, predominantly an attacking midfielder is also able to play very well on both sides of the field as a left or right winger.
James' first professional contract was with Premier League Fulham FC. Although he never made a senior first-team appearance, he made many appearances for the reserve side.
In February 2008, he signed two-year contract with Tampere United. Even though the 2008 season wasn't a very successful one for his team, James debut season was quite impressive, in 17 league games he scored 3 goals and also provided 4 assists.
He played for the England youth team but has now chosen to play for the country of his birth, New Zealand. Ricki Herbert included him in the "All Whites" squad for the friendly match against then-World Champions Brazil on June 5 2006, which they lost 4-0. He has made a number of appearances for his country since his debut,
Impressive performances in these matches has won him the New Zealand Soccer International Young Men-s Player of the Year award for 2006. He was a member of the New Zealand under-20 team that qualified for the under-20 World Cup in Canada, scoring seven goals in six games including a hat-trick against Samoa. It was the first time New Zealand had a team qualify for the under-20 world cup.
James was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa.
-DOCSTART-	2972393
'''Dariusz Adamczuk''' (born 20 October 1969 in Szczecin) is a Polish former professional footballer who started his career with Pogo Szczecin during the 1987-88 season, before moving on to play for Eintracht Frankfurt, Dundee, Udinese Calcio and Belenenses.
It was in the 1999-00 season that he would get his big break, signing on a free transfer for Scottish champions Rangers from Dundee. His spell at Rangers was largely unsuccessful. Adamczuk retired in 2002, then returned in 2006 to play for Pogo Szczecin Nowa.
He was a member of the Poland team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
In eleven caps for Poland, his solitary goal was against England in 1993 during a World Cup qualifier at the Stadion Slaski in Chorzow.
-DOCSTART-	2973827
'''Lee Martyn Naylor''' (born 19 March 1980 in Bloxwich, West Midlands) is an English footballer, currently playing for Celtic. His usual position is left back.
Naylor was born in Bloxwich, and educated at Sneyd Comprehensive School, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers upon leaving school in 1996. He made his debut on 12 October 1997, in a 1-0 defeat at Birmingham City. Playing left-back, he went onto establish himself as a first team regular in the following years and was part of the team that won promotion to the Premier League in 2002-03 via the playoffs. During this time, he also represented the England Under-21s.
He was the Wolves' only ever present player in their Premier League campaign of 2003-04 that saw them relegated. After making the drop, he remained at the club for two further seasons, where he improved further under the management of Glenn Hoddle and attracted the interests of other clubs.
He signed for Celtic on 23 August 2006 for -600,000 (plus Charlie Mulgrew) on a three-year contract and immediately became the team's first choice left back, winning the SPL October Player of the Month award in the. Naylor's form was recognised with a nomination for the SPFA Players' Player of the Year award for 2007. He won the League and Cup double in his first season with the club and appeared in all their UEFA Champions League games. He scored his first goal for Celtic with his weaker right foot in a 2-0 win against Hibernian on 1 March 2008. He scored his second goal for Celtic against Dundee United, a late left-footed volley to give Celtic a 2-2 draw on 2 March 2009.
Naylor's brother, Martyn Naylor, is also a professional footballer and plays for Rhyl in the Welsh Premier League.
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'''David Lloyd''' (born 18 March 1947) is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley. He is known through the cricketing world as '''"Bumble"''' due to the similarity between his facial profile and "Bumblies", characters of Michael Bentine's children's television programmes.
A left-handed batsman and left-arm spin bowler, he played nine Tests, with a highest score of 214 not out, and eight One Day International matches. In first class cricket he was a successful all-rounder, scoring a career aggregate of more than 19,000 runs and taking 237 wickets. He captained his county from 1973 to 1977.
Lloyd was born in Accrington, Lancashire in March 1947, and was educated at Accrington Secondary Technical School.
Lloyd had an extensive playing career, with over 407 first-class matches and 288 one day games. He scored nearly 27,000 runs and took 276 wickets in his career for Lancashire and England, and took 423 catches. His batting average of 33.33 in all first-class cricket, and bowling average of 30.26, illustrate his capability as a successful all-rounder.
Lloyd played his first first-class match for Lancashire on 12 June 1965 in a County Championship match against Middlesex at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester.
Lloyd made his debut in one day matches on 22 June 1966 - the only one day match he would play that season. It was a Gillette cup quarter-final against Somerset at Taunton cricket ground.
1968 saw Lloyd score his first century for Lancashire, against Cambridge University on 8 June. He scored 148 not out in a rain-affected draw. Lloyd would later state to ''The Sunday Times'' that this was the moment when he realised he wanted to be a cricketer.
Lloyd became a regular one-day player for Lancashire in 1969, playing 16 matches that year and scoring 342 runs at 22.80.
Lloyd collected three consecutive winner's medals for the Gillette Cup in 1970, 1971 and 1972 following finals victories over Sussex, Kent and Warwickshire.
Lloyd returned from Australia in 1975 following injury, and led Lancashire to their fourth Gillette title of the 1970s.
Lloyd stepped down from the Lancashire captaincy in 1977, and was awarded a benefit year for 1978 which saw a then-record -40,171 raised.
Lloyd made his England ODI debut on 7 September 1973 at The Oval, London against the West Indies under the captaincy of Mike Denness. In this 55-over match, England were reduced to 189/9, Lloyd making only eight before being run out. The West Indies reached the target from 42.2 overs, for the loss of only two wickets. He was nevertheless called up to the Test squad for the second Test against India on 20 June 1974 at Lord's. Opening the batting in place of Geoffrey Boycott,
Lloyd kept his place for the third Test against India at Edgbaston on 4 July. Batting first, and with the first day lost to rain, India were dismissed for 165 and by the end of day two, England were 117/0, with both Amiss and Lloyd not out with half-centuries. The next day, Amiss was dismissed for 79, however while in partnership with Denness (100) and Keith Fletcher (51*), Lloyd went on to score 214* from 396 balls,
Lloyd then faced Pakistan at Headingley on 25 July and Lord's on 8 August, making 48, nine, 23 and 12* as both matches ended in draws.
Lloyd then travelled to Australia to face the home team for the 1974-75 Ashes series. The first two Test matches took place in December. During the first, on December 13 at Perth, he scored 49 and 35 as Australia took a nine wicket victory. On December 26 they met again at Melbourne cricket ground, for a drawn match where Lloyd score 14 and 44. The following day, England and Australia played an ODI match at Melbourne. Lloyd made 49 from 95 balls as England won by three wickets.
He was, however, recalled for two ODI matches in 1978 and 1980. The first, on 26 May 1978, was against Pakistan at The Oval, where he scored 34 from 61 balls, and the second and final match was on 28 May 1980 against the West Indies at Headingley.
Lloyd has been a life long supporter of Accrington Stanley F. C., and played for them during the 1960s.
Following his retirement in 1983, Lloyd umpired first-class and List-A matches from 1985 to 1987.
Lloyd became Lancashire head coach in 1993, and went on to guide Lancashire to their third Benson and Hedges Cup title.
In 1995, Lloyd came into conflict with Dermot Reeve, then coach of Somerset, while in the Old Trafford committee room. He stated, according to Reeve in his biography ''Winnings Ways'': "I don't like you Reeve. I never have liked you. You get right up my nose and if you come anywhere near me, I'll rearrange yours."
Lloyd became England's coach in 1996, and saw England to Test series victories against India, New Zealand and South Africa, as well as ODI victories against India, Pakistan and the West Indies.
In the winter tour to Zimbabwe, after two close draws, Lloyd generated controversy with his post-match statements.
With his contract extended to 1997, he oversaw a 3-0 victory over Australia in the Texaco Trophy, and victory in the first Test of the 1997 Ashes series at Edgbaston, however the next three Tests were victories for Australia, allowing them to retain the Ashes despite England taking victory in the sixth and final match.
In September 1998, Lloyd received criticism from the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Sri Lanka Cricket Board for calling Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan a "chucker", as well as for frequent outbursts following poor England performances. He initially announced that he was stepping down from the coaching role during the 1998-99 Ashes series in Australia following the appointment of Graham Gooch as tour manager, however in March 1999 he stated that that year's Cricket World Cup would signal his retirement after talks with the ECB revealed that his contract was not to be renewed. He immediately joined Sky Sports as a commentator.
The ECB Chairman Lord MacLaurin reported to the media that "We owe David a huge debt for the job he has done as England coach since taking over the role in 1996. During his time in the job, David has introduced many innovations that mean we are now world leaders in several aspects of our approach to the game at international level. It would be a fitting send-off for him if we could lift the World Cup for the first time this summer."
In 2000, Lloyd published his autobiography, ''Anything but Murder'', published by Harper Collins. The book received criticism on 15 May 2000, from former England batsman Graham Thorpe who reacted to Lloyd's criticism of him and his influence on the team at a moment when Thorpe had been left out of a match against Zimbabwe. Lloyd also criticised Nasser Hussain and Andy Caddick; Hussain as poor in his preparation for Test matches, and Caddick as insecure about his cricket. Lloyd later stated that he had "been taken a little bit by surprise by the criticism of the reference to players."
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'''Richard "Ricki" Lloyd Herbert''' (born April 10, 1961) is a former New Zealand football (soccer) player who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. He is currently head coach of both the New Zealand national team, and A-League club side Wellington Phoenix.
Herbert represented New Zealand at various age group levels and gained 61 full international caps from 1980-1989, scoring seven goals.
Herbert made his full international debt in a 4-0 win over Mexico on 20 August 1980 at the age of 21, and featured in all 15 matches of the All Whites- World Cup qualifying campaign which for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. Herbert was a substitute for the loss against Scotland, but was reinstated to the starting eleven for both USSR and Brazil as New Zealand failed to claim any points in their first World Cup finals appearance.
At club level, he represented a number of teams in his homeland and played in the Australian league. He had his greatest success with Mt Wellington AFC where he won three league championships during two spells with the club and two Chatham Cup triumphs.
He also had a spell in English football with Wolverhampton Wanderers from 1984-86, where he made 49 appearances in total. He was signed by manager Tommy Docherty who had previously coached Herbert while manager of Sydney Olympic. However, his time at the club coincided with them sliding down the leagues; Herbert was part of the team relegated to the third tier in 1985, but left in March 1986 shortly before a successive relegation after falling out with new manager Sammy Chapman.
Herbert began his coaching career at Papakura City AFC in 1990, before taking over at neighbouring Papatoetoe AFC in 1993. From 1996 he took charge of Central United in the National Summer League, finishing mid table in his first season in charge. In both 1997 and 1998, Herbert took Central United to victory in the Chatham Cup and finished a close second in the league. In 1999, New Zealand reverted to separate North Island and South Island leagues, with the winners of each playing off for title of New Zealand Champion. Central United, winners of the North Island Soccer League, defeated the South Island winner, Dunedin Technical, 3-1, after extra time, in the championship final.
Herbert's domestic success attracted attention from NZ football association, and in 1999 he was appointed coach of the under-23 Oly-Whites qualifying campaign for the Sydney Olympics. An appointment of assistant national coach followed in 2001. In 2003 Herbert took charge of the New Zealand U-17 team.
As Director of Technical Development, Herbert was again responsible for New Zealand Olympic campaign in 2004, although they failed to qualify for the finals in Athens.
Herbert was appointed All Whites coach on 25 February 2005, replacing Mick Waitt after being his assistant since 2003, with his first game in charge being scheduled in June that year as a friendly against arch rival Australia.
As national coach, the All Whites won their first match in Europe when beating Georgia 3-1 in Germany in May 2006. On that tour, which included a 4-0 loss to Brazil, the All Whites drew 1-1 with Estonia in Tallinn.
Herbert was honoured ''New Zealand Coach of the Year'' for 2007. Herbert led the New Zealand national football team to the victory in the 2008 OFC Nations Cup, qualifing for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa. Herbert is the second manager to take New Zealand to the Fifa World Cup when his side qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup by winning World Cup qualifying play-off against Bahrain.
In December 2006, after FFA announced that it had revoked the 2006 season A-League licence held by the Knights' owners, Herbert took over the reins of the now defunct New Zealand Knights under an arrangement between the FFA and NZ Soccer whereby the national body would step in to manage the club to meet their commitments for the remaining five games of the season. In that time the franchise won three matches, drew one and lost to competition winners Melbourne Victory.
In 2007 the new A-League franchise, Wellington Phoenix was granted a three-year license, and owner Terry Serepisos and Herbert immediately confirmed as head coach.
Herbert holds a UEFA 'A' International Coaching Licence,
A biography of Herbert's life, ''A New Fire'', written by Russell Gray, was published in New Zealand by Harper Collins in 2009.
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'''Ceri Evans''' (born October 2, 1963 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand football (soccer) player who frequently represented his country as a central defender in the 1980s and 90s. Evans attended Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar, where he studied medicine and played for Oxford United FC.
Evans headed to the UK in 1988 to study Psychology at Oxford University. Dr Ceri Evans is now a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist working for the Canterbury
Regional Forensic Service and a Clinical Senior Lecturer with the Christchurch
School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He holds academic qualifications
including Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with distinction from
the University of Otago, Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology from Oxford
University (which he attended via a Rhodes Scholarship), Master of Science with
Merit in Psychiatric Research and Methods from the University of London, and a
PhD in Forensic Psychiatry from the University of London. He trained in psychiatry
at the Maudsley Hospital in London. He became a member of the Royal College
of Psychiatrists in 1998 and completed specialist training as a forensic psychiatrist
on the South Thames training scheme. He returned to New Zealand in 2003 to
work as a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Auckland, also
working part-time as a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at the Mason Clinic. In
2005, he took up his current post with the Canterbury District Health Board. His
academic interests include perpetrator-s memory of violent offending, violence
risk assessment, homicide and mental illness, and prison psychiatry. He is Course
Convener for a postgraduate course in forensic psychiatry.
Evans made his full All Whites debut in a 5-1 win over Kuwait on 16 October, 1980
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'''Chris Zoricich''' (born May 3, 1969 in Auckland) was a New Zealand soccer player who represented his country in the 1980s and 90s. Born to Croat parents, he began playing soccer in his native Auckland for Blockhouse Bay Under-7's and went on to play over 50 times for his country.
"Zorro" began his senior career with Papatoetoe in Auckland before moving to Leyton Orient in England between 1990-1993. He made 59 first team appearances there, and 12 as a substitute during his time in East London, before he was made to return home due to work permit restrictions. A group of Orient fans protested outside the home office to try to keep him in the country.
In 1994, Chris returned to New Zealand to play for Central United, a Croatian-influenced team. His brother, Michael (who played Davis Cup tennis for New Zealand), and his father, Ivan, also turned out for Central at various points. However it was not long before Zoricich was on the move again, this time to Brisbane Strikers in the Australian National Soccer League. He spent two seasons in Australia before heading to England to try his luck again. He made one appearance for Welling United in the Vauxhall Conference and also had a trial spell with Chelsea, at that time managed by Ruud Gullit. During his time at Stamford Bridge, Chris never made the first team but was a regular in the reserve side's defence.
Chris returned to Australia to re-sign for the Brisbane Strikers in 1997, after the club had won the NSL championship on their home ground. He then ended his NSL career by playing for Newcastle Breakers and Newcastle United, before returning to England as his English wife was homesick. After trialling with League Two side, Mansfield Town, he signed for Margate in the Nationwide Conference and then moved on to St Albans City in the Conference South Division. This was followed by short spells at Harlow Town, Boreham Wood, Heybridge Swifts and Wealdstone.
Zoricich made his international debut against Israel on 27 March 1988.
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'''Jason Batty''' (born in Auckland, March 23, 1971) is a retired, successful New Zealand football  goalkeeper who frequently represented his country in the 1990s. He later coached Dartmouth College in the U.S. and served as the Director of Goalkeeping for Texas Premier SC.
Batty made 12 appearances for the Football Kingz in their inaugral season in the NSL 1n 1999 before a brief spell in England with Grimsby Town on a non contract basis in October 2000. He failed to dislodge regular shot stopper Danny Coyne and understudy Steve Croudson. After only three months
he left the club and joined Scunthorpe United on similar terms but left a few months later after failing to make an appearance. He then briefly played for Stalybridge Celtic.
He is currently the goalkeeper coach for the San Jose Earthquakes.
Batty made his New Zealand A-international debut in a 3-0 win over Singapore on February 21, 1995, and quickly became first choice goalkeeper.
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'''John Alec "Johnnie" Jackson''' (born 15 August 1982) is an English footballer currently playing for Notts County. He usually plays as a central midfielder.
Jackson began his career at Tottenham Hotspur in 1999, signing professional terms in 2000; however he rarely broke into the first-team, scoring once in the league in a 4-2 win at Charlton Athletic in February 2004.
In the summer of 2006 he was released by Tottenham. He was soon signed for free by Colchester, who were recently promoted to the Championship, and whom he had played for on loan in 2003. He scored his first goal for the club in February 2007, when Colchester lost 2-1 against West Brom.
During the 2008-09 season with Colchester United, Jackson did not play as many games as he first hoped with a back injury that was aggravated during the 1-1 draw against Milton Keynes Dons.
On 17 August 2009, Jackson signed for Notts County. He scored his first goal for Notts County in the 3-0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge on 22 August 2009.
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'''George Berry''' (born 19 November 1957 in Rostrup, Germany) is a former Welsh international footballer, who played as a centre back. He was a tough-tackling defender also noted for his distinctive afro haircut.
Berry began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers as an apprentice in April 1974, turning professional on his 18th birthday. He made his first team debut for the club on 7 May 1977 in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea, which won the club the Second Division championship.
He was only a peripheral figure in the following season, but became a regular in the 1978/79 season. The season also saw him earn a call-up to the Welsh national team to play his country of birth West Germany - despite his birthplace, his mother was Welsh; his father Jamaican - in a European Championship qualifier which the Germans won 2-0 on 2 May 1979. In doing so, he became the first black player ever to represent Wales.
The defender remained a first choice throughout the next few years, winning the fans' player of the year award in 1979 and the 1980 League Cup, when Wolves beat reigning European champions Nottingham Forest 1-0 at Wembley.
The club suffered relegation though in 1981/82 and Berry was sold to Stoke City, for whom he made the most appearances in his career. He spent eight years there - 3 in the top flight - and captained the club.
George was also voted Stoke City's all-time cult hero by Football Focus viewers.
Berry won with 41% of the vote, ahead of fellow Stoke favourites Mark Stein and Denis Smith.
When Stoke dropped to the third tier in 1990, Berry joined Peterborough United, with whom he was promoted from the (old) Division 4, scoring the vital last day equaliser which achieved it.
He moved onto Preston North End for the following season, but after failing to adapt to the club's plastic pitch, was loaned to Aldershot. The club went bankrupt mid-season though had to withdraw from the Football League, which, apart from a brief stint in Portugal, effectively ended Berry's professional career.
Since retiring from playing, he has hosted his own local radio show and now works for the PFA as the Senior Commercial Executive at their Manchester offices and for FIFPro. He has also studied Business Studies at Staffordshire University.
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'''Micah Lincoln Richards''' (born 24 June 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City in the Premier League. A versatile defender, Richards can play in defence or in central midfield but has become known as a right back. On making his full England debut in November 2006, he was the youngest defender ever to be called up to the England squad.
Though his parents lived in Manchester, Richards was born in Birmingham as his parents were visiting relatives in the area at the time. Richards grew up in the Chapeltown district of Leeds, where he attended Archbishop Cranmer CofE Primary School. His potential was spotted by the school-s football coach David Moore, who drafted him into the school team at the age of seven.
Richards played for the Leeds United youth system as a striker, but he was released when he was around eight years old.He also represented Leeds Schools FA(Leeds City Boys) at a young age. He later played for the Oldham Athletic youth system, moving to Manchester City in 2001 as a 14-year old, with Oldham reputedly having a 20% sell on clause. In July 2006 Manchester City reportedly tried to buy out the clause, but Oldham refused. He also attended the Brazilian Soccer Schools scheme and retains strong links with this programme, with his father Lincoln actually running a Brazilian Soccer School in Chapeltown, Leeds.
He made his first team debut on 22 October 2005 against Arsenal, coming on as a substitute
Richards came to national prominence when his 94th minute headed goal in a televised FA Cup fixture against Aston Villa gained City a replay. Following the game, an emotional Richards was interviewed by Garth Crooks live on BBC One. During the interview, he was asked about his goal and used the phrase "fucking hell", and then continued with the interview.
During the 2005-06 season, Richards captained the Manchester City youth team which reached the final of the FA Youth Cup. Richards missed the first leg of the final as he was on first team duty, but returned for the second leg. He helped his side to a 2-0 win over Liverpool, but Liverpool youth won the trophy 3-2 on aggregate.
In July 2006, Manchester City rejected a bid of -5 million for Richards from Tottenham Hotspur.
Richards lost his temper with manager Stuart Pearce in front of Sky TV cameras after he was substituted during the Blues' 1-0 defeat at the Madejski Stadium against Reading on 11 September 2006. The teenage defender had to be calmed down by Paul Dickov after hurling his shirt out of the dug-out and following it up with a volley of abuse.
Richards' second City goal was also an injury time equalizer, this time in a 1-1 draw with Everton at Goodison Park on 30 September 2006. He started the 2007-08 season playing at centre-back. He put in a man of the match performance against Manchester United on the 19 August 2007. This prompted extremely high praise not only from the English media, but more importantly from his boss, former England manager Sven-Gran Eriksson. He was named Premier League Player of the Month for August.
He captained the team for the first time on 16 September 2007 against Aston Villa in the absence of teammate Richard Dunne, making Richards the youngest ever City first team captain, beating the 21-year-old Steve Redmond. In February 2008, he signed an improved contract to last until June 2013. At the end of February, he damaged cartilage in his right knee, putting him out for the rest of the season.
On 17 July 2008, Richards played his first full match back from injury in the 2-2 win against EB/Streymur in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. On 24 August 2008, he was knocked unconscious after a clash of heads with teammate Tal Ben Haim. The match was stopped for eight minutes while he received treatment on the pitch. He was later given the all clear after a scan and he left hospital on the same day as the incident. He returned for the second-round UEFA Qualifying clash against FC Midtjylland on 28 August 2008, playing in a new holding midfield role.
On 22 March 2009 Richards netted his first of the 2008-09 season with a header in a man of the match performance giving a 1-0 victory over Sunderland at the City of Manchester Stadium. On 11 July 2009 Eurosport reported he had been diagnosed with swine flu while on holiday in Cyprus. He was kept in isolation after his trip to Ayia Napa, but has now made a full recovery. Max Clifford claimed that Richards was the first known professional footballer to contract the H1N1 virus. However, it was reported on 2 July by the BBC that two Scottish footballers had caught the virus.In the 09-10 season, Micah Richards had two disallowed goals against Portsmouth and Fulham. In Manchester City's 4-2 win over Arsenal, Micah Richards headed in a goal from a Bellamy free kick. The ball hit the post, then went off Almunia and into the net. The goal was initially given as an own goal, however the goal was later given to Richards. He then found the net once again with Manchester City's 3-3 draw with Bolton Wanderers. In the 4-1 Victory over Blackburn, Richards stormed past 5 players before laying to striker Benjani, who hit the post, only for Richards to follow up and score.
In November 2006, Richards received a call-up to the England squad for a friendly against the Netherlands after playing only 28 professional club matches. He had previously won three caps for the England under-21 team, and was chosen to start the game on 15 November 2006 against the Netherlands after regular right back Gary Neville withdrew through injury. It made him England's youngest-ever defender, breaking the record previously held by Rio Ferdinand. He scored his first international goal in the qualifying-round match of Euro 2008 against Israel with a header on 8 September 2007. On 15 June 2009 Richards scored a header against Finland in the UEFA Under-21 Championship.
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'''Gabriel Ngalula Mbuyi''' (born June 1, 1982), sometimes referred to as '''Junior''', is a Belgian football defensive midfielder.
He showed promise in his 28 games at Anderlecht, but a long injury saw him lose his place to Yves Vanderhaeghe and Besnik Hasi. In the 2004-05 season, he was thus loaned to R.A.E.C. Mons, that relegated to second division at the end of the season. He played 15 matches for Mons. He was loaned again to Stoke City F.C. in England for the 2005-06 season.
He signed a permanent deal with Standard Liege as part of the Mohammed Tchite transfer to Anderlecht in the 2006-07 season. He played one match for Standard, in the UEFA Cup qualification, it was a very short match for him (one minute).
As of the 2007-08 season, he plays for K.S.V. Roeselare.
He is the brother of Floribert Ngalula, a former Anderlecht player who was transferred early to Manchester United F.C..
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'''Kiatisuk "Zico" Senamuang''' (Thai  ) (born August 11, 1973, in Udon Thani) is a former football striker from Thailand who played between April 1993 and October 2007.
He played with Perlis FA in Malaysia before joining English team Huddersfield Town in 1999 in what some believed to be a publicity stunt by then manager Steve Bruce. After one season, in which he did not feature in the Huddersfield Town first team squad, he left English football for Rajpracha Sports Club in Thailand, later joining Singapore Armed Forces FC where he scored 15 goals in 20 games. In March 2002 he moved once again to become a star in Vietnam with Hoang Anh-Gia Lai, where he helped win the league title several times. Senamuang was in fact awarded a medal for his contributions to Vietnamese football. He returned to play for Thailand national football Team in King's Cup in which he leaded team win since 2000. He now retired and was a coach of Chula-Sinthana FC.
Senamuang played 130 international matches and scored 65 goals for the national team. Both numbers are the international records. But in fact, there is confusion about the caps and goals of Kiatisuk due to some real caps and goals of him was not accepted by FIFA. Nonetheless, for the statistic of Thailand, Kiatsuk scored 100 goals for the national team.
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'''Ernest 'Nudger' Needham''' (21 January 1873 - 8 March 1936) was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football 14 times for England and captained the side in 1901.
He was an outstanding left half who played for Sheffield United from 1891 until 1910. He was instrumental in their promotion campaign of 1892-93 and then captained their team from 1895 to 1905. Under his captaincy, United won the Football League First Division in 1898 and the FA Cup in 1899 and 1902.
He played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1901 to 1912.
Needham was born at Whittington Moor, Chesterfield. Having previously played as a forward for Waverley F.C. and Staveley Wanderers, Needham agreed to sign for United when they met his club, Staveley Town on 10 February 1891.
He made his debut for the Blades on 5 September 1891, in a pre-season game against Woolwich Arsenal. Originally a right winger, injuries during his first season saw him move to left half.
Short yet solidly built and blessed with immense stamina, he was fast, resolute and brave. His consistently accomplished and energetic displays made him the star of the side and won him the title, 'the prince of half backs'. Writer Alfred Gibson made the following comments about Needham in 1906:
"There is one thing which has made Earnest Needham stand out of the common run of halves; he is neither a constructive nor a destructive half-back alone; he is both at once. One moment you will see him falling back to the defence of his own goal, or checking the speedy rush of his wing; the next, he is up with his forwards, feeding them to a nicety, and always making the best of every opening. Where he gets his pace from is a mystery. He never seems to be racing, yet he must be moving at racing pace; he never seems to be exhausted, yet in a big game he is practically doing three men's work."
A fine shot, Needham possessed great ball control: ''"This is one of the secrets of his greatness for very seldom when he has the ball is he deprived of it, whilst the accuracy of his wing passes, and the telling force of his punches straight across the field to an unprotected wing, spell danger to any kind of defence."''
After 554 appearances, including 464 League games and 49 F.A. Cup ties, Needham retired from football. His final game for United came on 22 January 1910 against Bolton Wanderers, and with Needham having played in every season in the Football League that United had played, it marked the end of a golden era for the Blades that they have never since matched.
Although Needham was missed by his native club Derby County, his nephew George Wright Needham did play a few games for The Rams.
Needham made his debut for England against Scotland in April 1894. He was an England regular for many years and the first Sheffield United player to captain the England national side. He represented England 16 times, and the Football League ten times.
Needham was a left-hand batsman who played 340 innings in 186 first class matches. He scored 6550 runs at 20.15, including seven centuries with a top score of 159. He was an occasional wicket-keeper, and as a right-arm medium pace bowler bowled 21 overs without taking a wicket.
Before playing for Derbyshire, Needham is recorded playing in a match for Liverpool and District against Cambridge University in 1898. He made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1901 against a South African team, and scored 57 in his first innings but was out for a duck in the second. He played regularly every season until 1911. In 1903 he made his first century against Hampshire. He scored 47 in his one innings in the game at Chesterfield in 1904 when visitors Essex set an unwanted record by losing despite amassing 597 in their first innings. In 1907 Needham scored 119 against Hampshire and in 1908 scored three centuries. He scored 104 against Worcestershire and in one match against Essex scored 107 and 104, although this was not enough to stave off defeat. In 1910 he made his top score of 159 against Leicestershire and in 1911 he made 103 against Nottinghamshire. In 1912 he played only three games for Derbyshire.
Needham wrote a book called "Association Football" which was published in 1901.
'''Sheffield United'''
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'''James Dunne''' (3 September 1905 - 14 November 1949), commonly referred to as '''Jimmy Dunne''', was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Sheffield United, Arsenal, Southampton and Shamrock Rovers. Dunne was also a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI.
Dunne was the first Irishman to figure prominently in the English League scoring records. In the 1930-31 season he scored 41 league goals for Sheffield United. This became a club record and remains the most league goals scored by an Irishman during a single English League season. Dunne also scored 30 or more First Division goals in three consecutive seasons between 1930 and 1933. He excelled at either centre forward or inside forward and was outstanding with his head. On 27 September 1930 he scored a hat-trick of headers against Portsmouth. He was a fringe member of the great Arsenal side of the 1930s before finishing his career at Shamrock Rovers.
Dunne died suddenly from a heart attack, at the age of 44, on 14 November 1949. His two sons, Tommy and Jimmy, also played in the League of Ireland for St. Patrick's Athletic. Tommy also played for Shamrock Rovers. His nephew, another Tommy Dunne, also played for Rovers and another nephew Christy Doyle, played for Shelbourne and the Republic of Ireland.
Dunne initially played junior football. However his career was put on hold during the Irish Civil War when he was interned by the Irish Free State authorities for alleged Republican sympathies. His brother, Christy, was an active Republican. He subsequently joined Shamrock Rovers but found himself confined to the reserves. He did, however do enough to impress a scout, who recommended him to New Brighton, then playing in the English Third Division North. Dunne joined New Brighton in November 1925 and made an instant impact, scoring six goals in eight league games.
Dunne soon attracted the interest of First Division side Sheffield United who signed him in February 1926. However this marked the start of another apprenticeship in the reserves. He made his first team debut in a 4-0 home win against Arsenal on 4 September 1926 but he struggled to hold a regular place and in his first three seasons played just eleven league games. His first goal came against Derby County on 15 October 1927. Dunne had to wait three years before he became an established member of the United team and at one stage they put him on the transfer list. It was not until the 1929-30 season that Dunne became a goalscoring sensation. His first hat-trick against Leicester City in a 3-3 draw on 7 September 1929 was followed by successive four-goal hauls against West Ham United on New Year's Day (4-2) and Leicester City (7-1) three days later. He scored another hat-trick against Blackburn Rovers on 3 March. He finished the season as the clubs top goalscorer with 36 goals in 39 games and his goals helped United avoid relegation on goal average.
Dunne was subsequently top goalscorer at United for four consecutive seasons between 1929 and 1933. This included scoring over 30 First Division goals in three consecutive seasons between 1930 and 1933. His best season was 1930-31, when he scored 41 league goals plus a further nine in other competitions; his 41 goal haul remains the record tally in the English League by an Irishman. Between 24 October 1931 and 1 January 1932 he scored in twelve successive games with a haul of 18 goals.
Dunne-s goalscoring form with Sheffield United soon attracted the interest of Arsenal. In early 1932 they offered United -10,000 for Dunne but were turned down. However in September 1933, after United hit financial trouble, they accepted a reduced fee of -8,250. Dunne made his debut for Arsenal against Middlesbrough on 30 September 1933 in a 6-0 win, and went on to score 9 goals in 23 league games during the 1933-34 season, helping Arsenal win the First Division title. However, the arrival of Ted Drake in the summer of 1934 saw Dunne lose his place in the Arsenal first team, and he would only play another 8 games over the next two seasons. Dunne was dubbed "the most expensive reserve player in English football" in the press, although his Arsenal colleagues clearly recognised his talents, with Cliff Bastin remarking he was "one of the best five centre forwards I had ever seen".
In July 1936 Dunne signed for Southampton and was their leading scorer during the 1936-37 season scoring 14 league goals in 36 games. His goals helped Southampton avoid relegation to the Third Division. Dunne turned down the opportunity to renew his contract at Southampton and opted to return to Shamrock Rovers. Eighteen months after leaving the club, Dunne was given a rousing salute by Southampton dockers as he passed through the port with the Ireland team
In 1937 Dunne returned to Shamrock Rovers as player-manager and was the inspiration behind Rovers winning League of Ireland titles in 1938 and 1939. He won 9 caps during this spell at Milltown. He also helped Rovers win the FAI Cup in 1940. On 31 August 1942 Rovers played Belfast Celtic in a testimonial for Dunne which ended in a 2-2 draw. Dunne went on to coach Bohemians between 1942 and 1947 before returning to Rovers once again.
When Dunne began his international career in 1928 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Dunne, played for both teams.
Between 1928 and 1932 Dunne made 7 appearances and scored 4 goals for the IFA XI. Dunne made his debut for the IFA XI on 2 February 1928 in a 2-1 defeat against Wales. He won his second cap for the IFA XI on 20 October 1930 against England and scored in a 5-1 defeat. During 1931 he scored a further three goals for the IFA XI and as a result scored 4 goals in four consecutive appearances.
Between 1930 and 1939 Dunne also made 15 appearances and scored 13 goals for the FAI XI. He made his debut for the FAI XI on 11 May 1930 in an away game against Belgium. Dunne marked his debut with a brilliant all round performance, scoring twice in a 3-1 win. He also scored on his home debut for the FAI XI on 17 March 1936 in a 1-0 win against Switzerland. In May 1936, during a European tour, he scored five goals for the FAI XI. On 3 May he scored twice in a 3-3 draw with Hungary. On 3 May he also scored in a 4-1 defeat to a Rhineland XI and then on 9 May scored twice in a 5-1 win against Luxembourg. On 10 October 1937 Dunne scored for the FAI XI in a World Cup qualifier against Norway. Norway, who won the game 3-2, later complained that Dunne was ineligible, having played for the IFA XI, who were not members of FIFA. The complaint was subsequently withdraw and on 7 November, Dunne scored in the return which finished as a 3-3 draw. He scored his last goal for the FAI XI in a 3-2 win over Poland on 13 November 1938 and made last appearance against Germany on 23 May 1939.
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'''James (Jimmy) Hagan''' (21 January 1918 - 26 February 1998) was an English football player and manager born in Washington, County Durham, England. He played between 1938 and 1958 for Sheffield United and once for England. As manager he had his greatest successes with S.L. Benfica in the early 1970s.
Just one full England cap, 1948 versus Denmark in Copenhagen (0-0), does not do justice to one of the finest British footballers of his era. A two-footed inside forward with an astonishing repertoire of tricks, Jimmy was also a regular goalscorer. His career was interrupted by World War II, but he remains a legend amongst Sheffield United fans for his performances during nearly 20 years service at "the Lane".
Following in the footsteps of his father, a former Newcastle United player, Hagan represented England at schoolboy level and after spells with Washington Colliery and Usworth Colliery; he joined the groundstaff of Liverpool before leaving for Derby County at fifteen years of age. He stayed at the Baseball Ground until the age of twenty when United's manager Teddy Davison met his Derby counterpart George Jobey and haggled over the -3,000 asking price, eventually agreeing to pay -2,925.
With a weekly wage of -7 per week plus a first-team appearance fee of -1, Hagan made his debut two days later on 5 November 1938 in a 2-1 victory against Swansea Town in Division 2. His first goal came 21 days later at Bramall Lane in a 3-1 victory over West Ham United. His first hat-trick for the club came in the last game of the 1938-39 season, with United needing to win to gain promotion instead of local rivals Sheffield Wednesday who having played all their 42 games were one point ahead on 53 with a superior goal average. Promotion was secured with a 6-1 win, Hagan contributing a goal.
After the war, Hagan initially refused to re-sign for United, missing the first four games of the 1946-47 season. Having got a job as a trainee chartered surveyor he only rejoined the team on a part-time basis. He continued to play for United until 1958, as captain between 1946 and 1949, despite United accepting what would have been a British record transfer fee of -32,500 from Wednesday in February 1951. Hagan rejected the transfer and Wednesday were relegated to the Second Division.
He finally retired after playing against his former club - Derby County on September 14, 1957, having scored 117 league goals in 361 league matches. His testimonial game was played on 10 March 1958 between a Sheffield XI and an International XI.
Hagan started his managerial career with Peterborough United where he worked between 1958 and 1962. His period in charge saw Peterborough United promoted to the Football League for the first time, and, in 1960-61, their first season in the league, they won Division 4, scoring 134 goals. This remains a records numbers of goals scored in the English leagues.. After leaving Peterborough, he joined West Bromwich Albion in 1963 leading the team to the Football League Cup in 1966. Sliding fortunes in the season thereafter put an end to this assignment.
His greatest successes were with S.L. Benfica in Lisbon where he led the club between 1970 and 1973 to three successive Portuguese championships and once to the national cup, a record no coach has since been able to repeat at the helm of the ''guias''. In this period Benfica also attracted Europe-wide attention when the team reached the semi-finals of the European Cup of Champions, where the team was only narrowly defeated 0-1 on aggregate by the legendary Ajax of that era.
In 1972-73 Benfica became the only ever club in Portugal to last a whole season without defeat and won 28 matches - 23 consecutively - out of 30, and drew two. In that year Eusbio also became Europe's top scorer with 40 goals, in what was his penultimate season as a Benfica player. The team scored 101 goals, breaking 100 only for the second time in their history.
Jimmy Hagan separated from the club in September 1973 after an argument concerning the line-up for the testimonial match for Eusbio. Eusbio, with whom Hagan enjoyed a lifelong friendship since those days, described the coach as "a strong disciplinarian".
"All the players thought his training schedules were too punishing and some were physically sick after the first training session. But after a while, they realised it was worth it as we started winning games. He gave us the extra strength and he is the reason Benfica won three successive championships."
In 1975, he managed Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia for the First Portuguese League. In Lisbon he also managed Benfica's local rivals Sporting in the 1976-77 season. He also had spells at Vitoria de Setubal, Belenenses and Boavista where he won the Portuguese Cup.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Johnstone''' (7 September 1929 - 22 August 2001) was a Scottish association football player, mainly remembered as one of the Hibernian ''Famous Five.''
In Hibs' rich history, no group of players has ever achieved greater fame than the Famous Five: Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, they forged a front line that was the scourge of defences throughout Scotland.
Johnstone was the first of the five to leave Hibs, when he was sold to Manchester City in 1955. He also enjoyed success with the English club, becoming the first player to score in successive FA Cup Finals, in 1955 and 1956. Johnstone, who is also fondly remembered by supporters of Oldham Athletic, won 17 caps for Scotland.
Bobby Johnstone, known to his mates as 'Nicker', signed for Hibs in 1946 from Selkirk and had two spells with them. Having signed for Hibs, Bobby received rave reviews while playing for the reserves and was given his first chance in the first team in April 1949, when they played a friendly against Nithsdale Wanderers at Sanquhar. The Famous Five were born!
However, at the start of the 1949-50 season in August it was Bobby Combe in possession of the jersey. His big chance came in October after Hibs half backs got the blame for losing to Dunfermline in the League Cup semi final at Tynecastle. The entire half back line were dropped and Bobby was given his chance. Therefore, the Famous Five made their collective debut on 15 October 1949 against Queen of the South, with Hibs winning 2-0.
Along with Gordon Smith, Bobby picked up Scottish League winners medals in 1951 and 1952. He also played in a Scottish League Cup final.
He left in 1955 to join Manchester City for the hefty sum of -22,000.
Bobby was the only one of the Famous Five to play in England. He scored in back-to-back FA Cup Finals for Manchester City, losing in 1955 to and winning in 1956 against Birmingham City. Johnstone was the first player to score in consecutive FA Cup Finals at Wembley. He played alongside future Hibs manager Dave Ewing in both finals.
Johnstone returned to Hibs in 1959 for -6,000. Bobby is remembered most for his first spell with Hibs, yet he inspired them to a couple of incredible wins on his return, even though he had put on a few pounds and was a little less mobile. However, the brain had not slowed down any and his prompting enabled the team to score 10 goals at Firhill against Partick Thistle and another 11 at Broomfield against Airdrie.
After his second spell with Hibs he went south again to join Oldham Athletic and is widely regarded as one of their greatest ever players.
Bernard Halford was assistant secretary in those magical days of the early 1960s and recalled, "He transformed the club, no doubt about that. He had the crowds flocking down Sheepfoot Lane, even though Athletic had dropped into the Fourth Division. I think it was the only period in my life when I regularly told lies. On match days the phone never stopped ringing. -Is Johnstone playing?- Bobby might have been sitting in my office with his ankle in plaster, but I had to say he was playing, otherwise the fans wouldn-t have turned up. It really was as cut and dried as that."
Not until the summer of 1965, some 19 years after his senior career had started, did Bobby finally retire. He may have been the unsung hero of the Famous Five, but he left the stage having gathered honours by the handful.
Of his thirteen international caps, probably the most memorable was scoring on his debut against England at Wembley in a 3-2 win in which Lawrie Reilly also scored. From Scotland's 22 man 1954 World Cup squad, Scotland decided to take only 13 of the 22 to the finals. Johnstone was in the 13 but withdrew through injury. Staying at home on reserve were the likes of Bobby Combe and Jimmy Binning. George Hamilton was also on reserve but travelled after Johnstone's withdrawal.
Bobby also collected international goals against Northern Ireland, Wales, Sweden and Finland. As well as winning 17 international caps for Scotland, Bobby also represented the Scottish League on 6 occasions. He also played for Great Britain against a "Rest of Europe" side.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Borislav Bisserov Mihaylov''' (or Mikhailov) (born 12 February 1963) is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper. He was captain of the Bulgaria national team during their surprising fourth-place run at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well their participation in Euro 96. He also played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and is currently the all-time appearance leader for the Bulgaria national team with 102 caps (60 as captain). He played for teams like Belenenses, in Portugal, and Mulhouse, in France.
In 1995 he joined the then-English First Division team Reading for a then club record -800,000, replacing the departed club favourite Shaka Hislop. Apparently, he joined Reading after seeing the team play at Wembley in the 1995 First Division Playoff Final between Reading and Bolton Wanderers, believing the 80,000 capacity stadium to be Reading's home ground. However his time at the club was marked by a series of injuries, and his club career in England never took off. In England, he was also known under the nicknames ''Boris'', ''Bobby'', and ''Wiggy'', the latter due to Mikhailov's wig.
After retiring from active sports he started a career in football administration. He was vice-president of the Bulgarian Football Union from 2001 until 2005, when he replaced Ivan Slavkov as president.
In 1998 he married Maria Petrova, a former prominent rhythmic gymnast. Mikhailov is also the father of Liverpool goalkeeper Nikolay Mikhailov, who is currently on a loan spell at Dutch side FC Twente.
-DOCSTART-	2986796
'''Trevor Hockey''' (1 May 1943 - 2 April 1987) was a professional footballer. His professional career spanned 16 years, seven clubs and almost 600 appearances, plus nine international caps for Wales.
Born in Keighley, Hockey turned professional with Bradford City in May 1960. He left Valley Parade for Nottingham Forest in November 1961, but after just two years at the City Ground, Hockey was on the move again, this time to Newcastle United where he collected a Second Division winners medal in 1965.
Now transformed from a winger into a central midfielder, Hockey joined Birmingham City in November 1965 in a -25,000 deal. He went on to make 231 appearances for the Blues scoring 13 goals. He was also the club captain when he was transferred to Sheffield United for -40,000 in January 1971.
He made his debut in a 2-1 away victory against Oxford United and, following instructions "to battle, to win the ball, and give it to Currie" he instantly became a Bramall Lane cult figure on the pitch with his beatle-style haircut, beard and tough tackling. He played a large part in ensuring that United was promoted that year, including the scoring first goal in a 2-0 win, against Millwall on 13 April, sat down after colliding with the goalkeeper.
His United career virtually ended with a broken leg against Manchester City on 12 February 1972. Struggling to regain his place in the first team, he made his final appearance on 30 December 1972 before Norwich City secured his services in February 1973, swapping him for Scottish striker Jimmy Bone.
However, after just six months with The Canaries, Hockey was back playing his football in Birmingham, this time for Aston Villa. After just a year at Villa Park he was on the move again, this time returning to his first club Bradford City. Hockey drifted into semi-professional football after leaving Bradford and played four Cheshire League games for Ashton United during the 1977-78 season.
In March 1976, Hockey became player-manager at Athlone Town before taking his footballing talents across the pond and a spell with San Diego Jaws in the North American Soccer League. Hockey returned to England the following year and took on the managers role at non-league Stalybridge Celtic before another spell in the States as coach with both San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles Quicksilvers.
In 1981, he returned home to reform Keighley Town, a side that had played in the old Yorkshire League after the Second World War. Hockey's intention was to guide Keighley Town into the Northern Premier League by the end of the decade. Based at Utley, Town were accepted into the West Riding County Amateur league's first division. Keighley won the league in their first season back. However, their ground was deemed not acceptable for the league's premier division. Town defeated Shamrocks 3-1 in the Keighley FA Cup final, before going on to beat Silsden 2-0 in the revived Keighley Charity Cup final at the end of the season. In the years that followed, Town would win the County Amateur league premier title, and would be joined by Silsden in that league - yet by the end of the decade Town would again be defunct, Town's demise around the same time as Hockey's death.
He died of a heart attack shortly after taking part in a five-a-side tournament in Keighley on 2 April 1987, aged 43.
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'''Patrick Richard "Paddy" McCarthy''' (born May 31, 1983) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Crystal Palace.
McCarthy joined Leicester City in March 2005 for a fee of -100,000 from Manchester City, signing a three-year contract.
Paddy became a favourite with the Leicester fans, due to his no-nonsense style of play, and in July 2006 was named club captain for 2006-07 season. He moved to Charlton Athletic for a fee of -650,000 at the end of that season,
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'''James Baillie "Jimmy" Nichol''' (born Tollcross, 7 April 1903, died Portsmouth 24 November 1954) was a Scottish association football player. He played professionally for Gillingham and Portsmouth between 1925 and 1938. In total he made over 400 appearances in the Football League.
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'''Gareth John Williams''' (born 16 December 1981) is a Scottish professional footballer of Welsh descent, who currently is a free agent after being released by Watford.
Williams started his career at Nottingham Forest, a product of Paul Hart's successful youth system alongside Jermaine Jenas and David Prutton. While at Forest, Williams was described as the "best passer at the club" by former City Ground boss David Platt.
Williams signed a three year deal with Leicester City in July 2004, in a -500,000 move. With his contract up at the end of the season, he joined Watford for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2007.
On 3 February 2007 he played his first Premiership match for Watford against Bolton Wanderers.
Williams has captained the Scotland Under-21 team and won the first of his five full caps against Nigeria at Pittodrie in April 2002. Until this point, he had been eligible to play for Wales.
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'''Frank Soo''' (12 March 1914 - 25 January 1991) was an English professional football player and manager of mixed Chinese and English parentage. Soo played as an inside forward.
Soo was born in Buxton, Derbyshire,
Having later lived in several countries, his address at the time of his death was given as New Cheadle Hospital, Cheadle, Staffordshire.
Soo began his career with Prescot Cables, moving to Stoke City in January 1933. By the time of the Second World War, Soo had established himself as a crowd favourite at Stoke,playing alongside such celebrated players as Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele. During the war, he guested for Everton, Chelsea, Reading, Millwall and Brentford and played nine times for the England national football team between 1942 and 1945 (in Wartime and Victory internationals), the first non-white person ever to play for the national team (albeit in semi-official matches only) and the only person of East Asian descent to date. He also played for several FA representative teams not officially described as "England".
In September 1945, after playing 173 league games for Stoke, Soo moved to Leicester City for a fee of -4,600, rejoining the manager who had signed him for Stoke, Tom Mather. He moved to Luton Town in July 1946 for a fee of -5,000, playing a further 71 league games before joining non-league Chelmsford City directly from Luton for a reported fee of -2,500 in the 1948-1949 season for whom he made 82 first team appearances and scored 10 goals,mostly directly from free kicks.
In April1950 he was appointed as manager of Padova, a post he held until July 1952.
In October 1950 he gave a talk at Littleport Town FC in Littleport, Cambridgeshire)
He was subsequently coach of Padova for the end of the 1950/51 season and the start of the 1951/52 season.
Later in 1952 he became coach of the Norway national football team and then Swedish side IFK Eskilstuna, taking over at rebro SK in 1953, Djurgrdens IF in 1954, Oddevold in 1956 and AIK in 1958
In June 1959 he was appointed as manager of Scunthorpe United, but left in May 1960 after his one season in charge had seen Scunthorpe finish a respectable 15th in Division Two. Afterwards he had a spell as manager of St Albans City.
He also had a spell as manager of the Israel national team.
:9 May 1942: Wales 1 - England 0 (Ninian Park, Cardiff, attendance 30,000)
:25 September 1943: England 8 - Wales 3 (Wembley Stadium, London, attendance 80,000)
:22 April 1944: Scotland 2 - England 3 (Hampden Park, Glasgow, attendance 133,000)
:30 September 1944: France XI 0 - FA Services XI 5 (Parc des Princes, Paris, attendance 30,000)
:1 October 1944: Belgium 0 - FA Services XI 3 (Stade du Daring Club, Brussels, attendance 28,000)
:14 October 1944: England 6 - Scotland 2 (Wembley Stadium, London, attendance 90,000)
:3 February 1945: England 3 - Scotland 2 (Villa Park, Birmingham, attendance 65,780)
:14 April 1945: Scotland 1 - England 6 (Hampden Park, Glasgow, attendance 133,000)
:26 May 1945: England 2 - France 2 (Wembley Stadium, London, attendance 65,000) ("Victory International")
:21 July 1945: Switzerland 3 - England 1 (Neufeld Stadion, Bern, attendance 35,000) (Unofficial international - Swiss FA 50th anniversary)
:15 September 1945: Ireland 0 - England 1 (Windsor Park, Belfast, attendance 45,061)
:20 October 1945: England 0 - Wales 1 (The Hawthorns, Birmingham, attendance 54,611)
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'''Darren Shaun Bazeley''' (born October 5, 1972 in Northampton, England) is an English football (soccer) player who plays in Waitakere United of New Zealand. He plays as either a right full back or right-sided defensive midfielder. He remained in New Zealand and is now an Area Coach for West Auckland with United Soccer 1.
Bazeley was born in Northampton, England and began playing football at a young age with local team Northampton Orion. From 11 to 13 years old, Bazeley attended weekly training sessions with the School of Excellence - a coaching scheme run by the FA. It was through these sessions that Bazeley was scouted by Watford F.C., trialling with them before signing at the age of 14. Bazeley played in the youth team at Watford for several seasons, making his first-team debut at the age of 17, coming on as a substitute in the final match of the 1989-90 season against Hull City A.F.C. Bazeley made sporadic first-team appearances throughout the 1990-91 season with Watford, and before the 1991-92 season became a full professional. Bazeley's first top-grade goal came in September 1991, away at Barnsley F.C., and finished the season with a total of six goals from his 34 appearances. At the end of the season, Bazeley broke into the England Under-21 national team, making his first (and only) appearance, playing 20 minutes in a 2-2 friendly draw against Hungary. Bazeley played 22 matches in the 1992-93 season before tearing his medial collateral ligament during 1993-94, which saw him play a total of just 10 matches in that season. Under Glenn Roeder, Watford finished seventh in Division 1 in 1994-95, with Bazeley scoring four goals in his 28 appearances. The following season, however, saw Watford relegated to Division 2 in the final match of the 1995-96 season. Bazeley spent two seasons with Watford in Division 2 under Graham Taylor, winning the Division 2 Championship in 1997-98, then making the play-offs for promotion to the FA Premier League the following season. Bazeley scored in the penalty shootout against Birmingham City F.C. to put Watford in the play-off final against Bolton Wanderers F.C., which they won 2-0 to earn a move to the top flight.
This marked the end of Bazeley's contract with Watford, and instead of re-signing to join them in the Premiership, he chose to end his 10-year, 239-game career with the Hornets. Bazeley's time at Watford saw him net 27 goals, including a hat-trick at Southend. Bazeley's departure left fans with mixed feelings, recalling times of "exquisite brilliance" but also frustration at his tendency to provide inaccurate and unsuccessful crosses into the penalty area. Bazeley moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. on a free transfer, where he played every minute of every league match for the Wolves in the 1999-2000 season. By the end of 2000-01, Bazeley had notched up 80 games and four goals with Wolverhampton, before twisting his knee and tearing his cartilage in a match against Sheffield Wednesday F.C., and subsequently did not play a match in the 2001-02 season. Bazeley's future was somewhat uncertain until his former manager at Watford and Wolves, Colin Lee, moved to Walsall F.C., with Bazeley following on a free transfer in Summer 2002. Bazeley won the fans' "best new signing award" in 2002-03, his first season with the club.
Bazeley signed with the re-invented New Zealand Knights for the new Australian A-League, alongside former Wolves and Walsall teammate Neil Emblen. Bazeley played every minute of New Zealand's 21 A-League matches in the 2005-06 season, and took over the captaincy from Danny Hay when the defender transferred to Perth Glory FC midseason. Bazeley stayed with the Knights for 2006-07 until the club's dissolution.
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''' Ronnie Rodney Bull''' (born 26 December 1980) is an English footballer who plays as a left full back. He can also play as a left-sided or central midfielder. He plays for Grays Athletic.
Bull started his career with Millwall, playing in the same youth side as Tim Cahill and Lucas Neill. He made fifty appearances by the end of the 2003-04 season. By this point, he had completed loan spells with Yeovil Town and Brentford. In 2004 he left Millwall to join Grimsby Town. Bull stayed for a season, before moving to New Zealand to play for the New Zealand Knights in the newly-formed A-League.
Bull left the club in November 2005 to return to the UK, less than halfway through the Knights' disastrous first season. In 2006 he returned to Millwall to train, attempting to increase his fitness after injury.
On his return to England, he signed with Rushden & Diamonds. He left Rushden in November 2006 to join Grays Athletic. He then signed for Crawley Town during the January 2007 transfer window, and scored on his debut against Aldershot Town.
Bull left Crawley in January 2008 after he was told he was surplus to requirements. He subsequently signed for Ebbsfleet United, but he was released at the end of the 2007-08 season.
He joined Fisher Athletic in October 2008 but made just a handful of appearances before joining Exeter City. It was announced in January 2009 that he was to stay with the League Two side until the end of the 2008-09 season.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, Bull rejoined for Grays Athletic along with eight other players.
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'''Neil Emblen''' (born 19 June 1971) is an English football (soccer) player who plays for and is coach of New Zealand club Waitakere United.
Emblen had spent the majority of his career in English football with Millwall, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Walsall.
Emblen started his career as a youth player at Tonbridge Angels F.C. before moving to Sittingbourne F.C. and then Millwall for a fee of -210,000 including Michael Harle. After spending a year with the Lions, Emblen was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers for -600,000, where he would become a regular during his three years at Molineux.
A -2,000,000 move to Crystal Palace beckoned in 1997 but would last just one season, and in 1998, after scoring two goals for Palace in the FA Cup against Scunthorpe United,
Emblen started just six games in a two-year spell with the Canaries because of chronic knee injury problems and spent the last few months of his contract on loan to Walsall (in two separate spells), whom he joined permanently on a two-year deal in June 2003. Upon leaving Walsall in 2005, Emblen moved to New Zealand to join the now-defunct New Zealand Knights. After the Knights ceased playing, Emblen moved to Waitakere United.
He was appointed head coach of Waitakere United in June 2009.
His brother, Paul Emblen, was also a professional footballer, playing for Charlton Athletic and Wycombe Wanderers.
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'''Benjamin "Ben" Collett''' (born 11 September 1984) is an English former association footballer who played as a central midfielder for Manchester United, New Zealand Knights and AGOVV Apeldoorn. Collett joined AGOVV from now-defunct A-League club the New Zealand Knights in 2006 after being released from Manchester United.
Born in Bury, Greater Manchester, Collett began his football career with Manchester United, signing a trainee contract with the club in July 2001. He became a regular in the club's Under-17 side, progressing to the Under-19 team in 2002. For his performances during the 2002-03 season, Collett received the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award. The season culminated with triumph over Middlesbrough in the FA Youth Cup, in which Collett scored a goal in the first leg of the final at the Riverside Stadium.
A week after the team's FA Youth Cup triumph, Collett was selected for a reserve team game against Middlesbrough on 1 May 2003. However, following a tackle by Middlesbrough's Gary Smith, his leg was broken in two places and he was replaced by Kieran Richardson. The injury eventually forced Collett's retirement from football, after spells with the New Zealand Knights and AGOVV Apeldoorn. In May 2008, he began legal proceedings against Smith and Middlesbrough, with Jan Levinson as his solicitor and Richard Hartley QC and Jonathan Boyle as barristers. Levinson had previously prosecuted on behalf of Gordon Watson in the first -1 million football injury compensation claim.
The case was won in August 2008, and Collett was awarded an initial sum of -4.3 million in compensation, with the total "unlikely to be less than -4.5 million". Alex Ferguson, Brian McClair, Howard Wilkinson and Gary Neville attended the hearing, where they claimed that Collett was an "A-Class" footballer and had every chance of being a first team regular at Manchester United and a household name.
-DOCSTART-	2993964
'''Daniele Amadeo "Danny" Tiatto''' (born 22 May 1973 in Werribee, Victoria) is an Australian professional football (soccer) who formerly played for Leicester City. He has signed a contract for the 2007/2008 Hyundai A-League, to play for the Brisbane Roar.
Tiatto commenced his senior career with Bulleen in the Victorian Premier League, eventually impressing enough to secure a move to the National Soccer League with Melbourne Knights. There he signalled his ability as a dashing left winger, helping the Knights in their golden era as they claimed back-to-back championships. In 1996 he joined Salernitana of the Italian Serie B on a temporary basis, but did not earn a permanent contract. A spell at Swiss club Baden followed, before Tiatto moved to the UK with a loan move to Stoke City. It was during Tiatto's stint with Stoke that he developed his 'Hardman' like attitude, through fearless tackles and a generally aggressive nature.
In the summer of 1998 Tiatto was signed by Manchester City for a fee of -300,000. Tiatto struggled to hold down a first team place during his first season at Manchester City, partially due to indiscipline. The next season was more successful for Tiatto, making 35 appearances as Manchester City gained promotion to the Premiership. The 2000/01 season saw Manchester City relegated, however, Tiatto performed well for the struggling club, and won Manchester City's Player of the Year award for the season. The 2001/02 season saw Tiatto again form part of a promotion winning side. On the return to the top division Tiatto again found his first team opportunities limited. A sending off against Blackburn Rovers six minutes after coming on a substitute resulted in a long exile from the first team. Injuries also restricted appearances, with Tiatto making just 13 starts in the final two years of his time at Manchester City. Tiatto signed for Leicester City on a 2 year deal in the summer of 2004, after his contract Manchester City expired.
During his time at Maine Road Tiatto was famously the subject of a Kevin Keegan quote notorious for its apparent lack of sense; "As far as I'm concerned, Danny Tiatto doesn't exist."
Usually employed as a left-winger for Leicester City, Tiatto played anywhere down the left side, or in central midfield. He was a firm favourite with Leicester City fans and he was voted Leicester City's 2005 Player of the Season by supporters. However, Tiatto had a bad season in the 2005-2006 season, mainly due to indiscipline and injury. He didn't play well when he was played and some fans were not happy he signed a new 1 year deal in June 2006.
Tiatto was the Leicester City club captain, having taken over the armband from Matt Elliott when the Scottish defender retired in 2005, before losing it to Paddy McCarthy at the end of the 2005/06 season.
In February 2007 Tiatto signed a pre-contract agreement with Brisbane Roar FC in the Hyundai A-League for the 2007-08 season. On 1 July Tiatto made his debut for the Roar coming on as a substitute against South African team Supersport United. Tiatto featured prominently in his sides two all draw against Adelaide United in Round One of the 2007/08 A-League season. However Tiatto was subsequently cited after the match for serious conduct relating to an ugly incident with Adelaide United defender Richie Alagich, and received a two match suspension.
During round 21 Danny Tiatto scored his first goal for Brisbane Roar with a superb strike against Perth Glory. Soon after he threw his support behind axed keeper Liam Reddy to return in place of stand-in keeper Griffin McMaster for the A-league finals.
Tiatto won 25 caps for the Australian national team (scoring 1 goal) before his retirement from international football in October 2005. He also represented Australia at under 23 level when he played at the 1996 Olympic Games.
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'''Paul John Henderson''' (born 22 April 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian football goalkeeper who is currently playing for North Queensland Fury having been released by Leicester City.
Henderson started his career in club football in Australia. He played in the New South Wales Premier League for Sutherland before signing for NSL club Northern Spirit until the club became defunct in 2004.
Henderson then moved to England in July 2004 and had an unsuccessful trial with Blackpool, before signing for Bradford City in August on a one-year contract.
Henderson's form later attracted the interest of Nottingham Forest, who sent scouts to assess him. However, a 4-1 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons convinced the club to think otherwise, while then-manager of Bradford Colin Todd believed Henderson was distracted by the transfer news.
Henderson signed a two-year contract with Leicester City on a free transfer in the summer of 2005.
Henderson was brought to Leicester as an understudy to Rab Douglas, stating he was "willing to fight for his place" and the he felt Leicester was a club "moving in the right direction". After Douglas came under criticism for inconsistent performances, Henderson had a run of matches in the first team under new boss Rob Kelly, making 15 appearances during the 2005-06 season.
At the start of the 2006-07 season, Henderson played himself into the first choice position, and despite losing his place for a short term to Conrad Logan he soon regained his spot in the team. Despite conceding 36 goals in 28 league games, Leicester nevertheless survived relegation. With Henderson's contract close to expiring, he attracted the interest of Wigan, Aston Villa and Norwich in the January transfer window.
With the loan signings of goalkeepers Mrton Flp and Ben Alnwick, Henderson spent much of the 2007-08 season on the substitute's bench. He managed to play a total of 14 league games, conceding 16 goals and making 5 clean sheets as Leicester were relegated at the end of the season.
In the 2008-09 season, Henderson's first team place was shared with loan signing David Martin. He started the first game of the season against Milton Keynes Dons, keeping a clean sheet in a 2-0 victory. On September 23, 2008, he saved two shots from a penalty shootout in a Johnstone's Paint Trophy match against Lincoln, with Leicester winning 3-1 on penalties.
On April 28, it was reported that manager Nigel Pearson had told Henderson he can leave the following summer alongside fellow Australian Patrick Kisnorbo as the club begin their preparations for their Championship campaign the following season.
Henderson was signed up by Australian side North Queensland Fury after being released by Leicester City. His form for North Queensland has so far been mixed. Henderson played an instrumental role when the Fury defeated Gold Coast United 2-0 on October 31 2009, after Gold Coast defeated the Fury 5-0 in their other meeting earlier in the season.
Henderson has never played at international level to date. However, he was placed on standby by an initial draft from the Australia national team on 26 September 2006 for forthcoming matches against Paraguay on October 7 and Bahrain the following Wednesday.
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}}'''Jason Wilcox''' (born 12 March 1971 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
Wilcox grew up in Bolton and he did so until moving to Blackburn aged sixteen after his father wrote to the Lancashire club asking for a trial. After impressing at training on Sunday, Wilcox signed a contract on Monday, playing in the FA Youth Cup final only weeks after Blackburn's Youth Team Manager, Jim Furnell, described him as "one of the best young wingers in English football."
Wilcox began his career at Blackburn Rovers, clocking up over 300 games, even captaining the club, and scoring 33 goals in the process. Here, Wilcox grew in stature and went on to become on of the best players in the Premier League, however a string of injuries restricted international prowess. Nonetheless, during his time at Blackburn there was always high interest in him, with clubs such as Manchester United and Arsenal constantly trailing him. It wasn't just on the pitch where he was starting to make an impression. In the dressing room and around the training ground he forged a reputation as the club joker, keeping the troops amused with an entertaining repertoire of impersonations, and practical jokes.
Wilcox suffered the lows of relegation while at Blackburn, but also enjoyed the success of winning the Premiership title in 1995.
He was Blackburn's longest serving player at the time of joining Leeds United in a -4m deal in December 1999. Many Blackburn fans were disgruntled at the clubs willingness to let a star player leave for a relatively cheap price, however the club had just been relegated and therefore saw it as good business. Wilcox played in his usual position as a left sided midfielder, forcing Harry Kewell to move into a more advanced position, helping the Yorkshire side to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, where they lost to Galatasaray. A year later he was part of the club's run to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, where they lost again, this time to Valencia. He made 106 appearances, scoring 6 goals. At Leeds, Wilcox had a similar reputation as he did at Blackburn, as being a dominant leader on the pitch, but a light-hearted entertainer off it.
In 2004 after the relegation of Leeds Wilcox was signed on a free by Leicester. He initially signed a one year deal which was extended by another year in the summer of 2005. Wilcox made a good start to his Leicester career, but unfortunately picked up a horrific cruciate ligament injury in October 2004. It was feared it would end his season but hard work paid off and he returned in City's 3-1 win over Millwall on April 2, 2005. He scored once for Leicester, his goal coming in a 3-2 win over Shffield United in September 2004.
He won his first England cap in a 3-0 win over Hungary in 1996. He went on to play against France and Argentina. These turned out to be his only 3 caps. He made the squad for Euro 2000 but did not play through injury. He also made two appearances for the B team, against Chile and Hong Kong. Wilcox was seen by many as the answer to England's Left-Wing problems, however he rarely got opportunities to impress, due to a long list of injuries, which some say restricted his potential as a player.
As a 14-year-old brought up in Bolton, Wilcox was a black belt in Judo and even represented England.
After retiring from football, Wilcox took some time out from the game, before joining the staff of BBC Radio Lancashire commentating on many games, as well as having his own weekly column in the Lancashire Telegraph, he also manages local Sunday league team Swinton.
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'''William "Bill" Dodgin''' (4 November 1931 - June 2000) was an English former football player and manager.
Dodgin was born in Wardley, County Durham, the son of footballer Bill Dodgin, Sr. He began his career as an amateur, before signing for Southampton, whom his father managed. When Dodgin Sr. moved to Fulham in 1949, his son followed him there, although he still had to wait two years before making his debut in December 1951, against Preston North End at left back.
He soon switched to right back, but could not prevent Fulham from being relegated to the Second Division. Feeling the pressure from the fans (who questioned whether he would have been picked, were his father not manager), Dodgin transferred to Arsenal in December 1952, having played 35 League matches for the Cottagers. By now, he was a centre half, and after a spell in the reserves he made his debut against Bolton Wanderers on 15 April 1953.
After the departure of regular centre half Ray Daniel to Sunderland that summer, Dodgin became first choice at the back for Arsenal, missing only three matches that season. However, despite his height Dodgin was a rather cumbersome defender, and could not live up to the performances of his predecessor. He was dropped at the start of 1954-55 in favour of Jim Fotheringham. He returned in 1956-57 and was a regular in the side for the next four seasons; in total he played 208 matches for Arsenal, scoring just one goal. All through this time, Arsenal were going through a barren patch, and apart from a third place finish in 1958-59, they were never close to winning a trophy. Although Dodgin played for (and captained) England at U23 level, he never appeared for the first team.
Dodgin was given a free transfer in March 1961 and returned to his old club Fulham, helping them to an FA Cup semi-final the next season. However, he broke his leg in a match against Aston Villa in 1962 and the injury effectively ended his career; he played only seven more games, his last game coming against his other old club, Arsenal.
After retiring from the game, Dodgin became a coach first at Millwall, then at Queens Park Rangers, where he helped the club to its 1967 League Cup win. He was promoted to manager in January 1968, but was unable to save QPR from relegation, and took the manager's job at Fulham in December that year. Although the club were relegated from the First Division to the Third in successive seasons, Dodgin stayed with the club and led them to promotion to the Second Division in 1971. However, Fulham struggled to stay afloat in the Second Division, and despite avoiding relegation in 1972 he resigned.
Dodgin later managed Northampton Town and Brentford, winning promotion from the Fourth Division with both clubs. He then managed Northampton Town for a second, less successful spell, and finally Woking before retiring. He died after a long battle with Alzheimers in 2000, aged 68.
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'''William "Bill" Dodgin''' (17 April 1909 - 16 October 1999) was an English football player.
Born in Gateshead, Dodgin played for Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City, Charlton Athletic, Bristol Rovers, Clapton Orient and Southampton, although his career was curtailed by the Second World War.
After retiring as a player, he became coach and then later manager of Southampton, before joining Fulham and then Brentford. He had a spell as a coach at Sampdoria, before returning home to manage his old club Bristol Rovers.
His son, Bill Dodgin, Jr., was also a football player and manager, who played under his father at Southampton and Fulham.
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'''Richard James Michael Stearman''' (born 19 August 1987) is an English football defender, who plays for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. He is a versatile defender, being able to play in any defensive slot although primarily a right back or centre half.
Stearman, born in Wolverhampton and raised in Leicestershire, joined the Leicester City youth academy in 1998 having been spotted playing for his local side Harborough Town. Equally adept at playing at right-back or centre-back, he signed his first professional contract in 2004, shortly after having won Leicester's Young Player of the Year award in 2003-04.
Stearman made his senior debut aged 17, on 30 October 2004 in a goalless draw at Cardiff, and finished his first season with 8 appearances. He became a first team regular in 2005-06, and attracted a bid from Sunderland, rejected by then-manager Rob Kelly, who said he was unwilling to part with one of his players he considered a hot prospect. He remained with the club for two more seasons, and won both Player of the Year and Player's Player of the Year awards in 2007-08.
After Leicester were relegated to League One, Stearman signed for Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 25 June 2008 in a four year deal. He made his debut for Wolves in a 2-2 draw at on 9 August 2008. Towards the latter end of 2008 saw Stearman partnering England under-21's team-mate Michael Mancienne in defence. After a poor run of form, Mick McCarthy dropped him to the bench to be replaced by the experienced Jody Craddock for the promotion run in. Wolves went on to concede only one goal in five games keeping Stearman on the bench. On 3 May, he scored his first goal for the club, an injury time winner against Doncaster Rovers,
On 29 August 2009 Stearman scored his first Premier League goal against Hull City.
Stearman has represented England at Under-17 level in the 2004 European Championships and also at the Under-18 level. He was first called up by the England under-21 squad in November 2007 for the 2009 European Championship qualifiers, however he was an unused substitute in the games. He later received a second call-up from the under-21s when he was selected for a European Championship qualifier against Portugal in September 2008. However, he was again an unused substitute in the game, and again in the qualifying play-offs against Wales in October 2008.
He finally made his debut in a 2-0 friendly win over the Czech Republic under-21s on 18 November 2008, and a 3-2 defeat to Ecuador on 11 February 2009. Stuart Pearce included him in the squad for the 2009 UEFA U21 championships when centre half and captain Steven Taylor withdrew due to injury.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Moncur''' (born 19 January 1945, in Perth) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is most famous for his role as captain of Newcastle United F.C. in the late 1960s, and of the Scottish national side in the early 1970s.
Moncur made his full league debut as an 18-year-old in a Division Two clash between Newcastle and Luton in 1963. However, he proved to be something of a slow developer and was nearly sold to Norwich for as little as -25,000. This deal fell through and made Bobby more determined than ever to improve his game. In 1971, his revival complete in some style, manager Joe Harvey described him as "the supreme sweeper and a most valuable asset both to Newcastle United and Scotland".
Bobby played a total of 296 times in the famous black and white shirt, scoring three goals - all in the two-legged final of the 1969 Fairs Cup. He also played 16 times for Scotland between his debut in 1968, against the Netherlands, and 1972. In 1974 he was transferred to Sunderland, moving again to Carlisle United in 1976, where he ended his playing career.
Moncur then started a career as a manager, initially with Carlisle, before moving to Heart of Midlothian in 1980. He led the side to the First Division title in 1979-80 but was unable to save them from relegation again the following season. He moved south to assume control of Plymouth Argyle in 1981, where he stayed for two years, before short spells with Whitley Bay and Hartlepool United, leaving the last position in 1989.
Bobby Moncur captained the United team that won the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final, against Ujpesti Dozsa. Over the two legs he scored two goals in the first game and one more in the second leg, with Newcastle running out 6 - 2 winners.
Nowadays, Bobby makes semi-frequent appearances on Sky TV as a football pundit. He currently holds the record of being the last Newcastle United captain to lift silverware with the club, and is frequently quoted as wanting to lose this honour as quickly as possible. He is currently commentator on CenturyFM for the Newcastle United matches.
Moncur is married to Camille and together they have two children, Paul and Angela. In September 2007, Moncur was diagnosed with cancer of the colon, but nine months later he was told he was cancer free.
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'''Dariusz Dziekanowski''' (born 30 September 1962 in Warsaw) is a Polish football trainer and former player. He started his career at Polonia Warszawa, between 1973-79, throughout the youth set-up and into a very young first team, but went to KS d from 1979-83.
Having not impressed the coach during his final season he moved to Widzew d in 1985. However, the following year he was selected in the Poland FIFA World Cup squad. He won the Polish Cup in 1989. He also had a minor career in archery, in 1988. He decided to move to Celtic in 1989 and became a fan favourite after scoring an amazing four goals in a nail-biting European Cup Winners' Cup tie against Partizan Belgrade. He left Celtic to join Bristol City in 1992.
Troubled years followed where he travelled all around Europe, but eventually he found himself settled back in Warsaw in his retirement season of 1996/97. Since his retirement, he has worked in Polish television as a football commentator. From July 2006 to May 2008 he was an assistant to Leo Beenhakker for the Poland national football team.
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'''Fabrice Ndala Muamba''' (born 6 April 1988) is an English footballer. He is a midfielder who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers.
Muamba was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). His father fled the country in 1994 because of his political views and arrived in England seeking asylum. In 1999 he was granted indefinite leave to remain, at which time he was joined by the rest of the family.
Muamba was associated with Arsenal's youth system as a schoolboy from 2002, joining their Academy as a first-year scholar in August 2004. He signed his first professional contract in October 2005 and made his first team debut on 25 October in a League Cup tie against Sunderland,in front of a 47,000 crowd at the Stadium of Light.
In August 2006, Muamba joined Birmingham City on a season-long loan. After a slow start, his energetic style of play, which has been likened to that of his hero Patrick Vieira,
On 11 May 2007 Muamba made his move to Birmingham City permanent,
He scored his first goal for the club, a close-range volley from a corner, on 12 March 2008 in a 4-2 defeat at Portsmouth.
On 16 June 2008 Muamba joined Premier League Bolton Wanderers for a fee of -5 million, with add-ons worth a further -750,000, on a four-year contract.
As a naturalised British citizen, Muamba is eligible to play for any of the Home Nations. He has represented England at all under-age levels, and captained the U-19 team.
He received his first call-up for England U-21 for the friendly against Romania U-21 on 21 August 2007 at Ashton Gate, Bristol,
and made his debut as a second-half substitute.
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'''Stephen William Henry "Steve" Lovell''' (born 6 December 1980 in Amersham) is an English professional association footballer, who currently plays for
Lovell started his career in 1998 when he joined Bournemouth, but then surprisingly signed for Portsmouth for -250,000 despite only making a few brief appearances. He then went on loan to Exeter City, Sheffield United and Queens Park Rangers.
Lovell signed for Scottish Premier League club Dundee in the summer of 2002. He spent three seasons at Dens Park, scoring 35 goals in 98 competitive appearances.
In the summer of 2005, following Dundee's relegation from the Scottish Premier League, Lovell signed for Aberdeen. He made his dbut against Kilmarnock on 8 August 2005; his first goal came against rivals Rangers and he went on to score a further nine that season.
Lovell formed the habit of scoring late goals for Aberdeen, becoming something of a "supersub". These late goals included two in separate matches against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, which maintained Aberdeen's unbeaten record against that opponent. Lovell also scored a consolation goal in the second leg of Aberdeen's UEFA Cup 2007-08 match against FC Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena.
In April 2008, he was told by Jimmy Calderwood that he would not be offered a new contract by Aberdeen and would be free to leave in the summer. It was reported on 18 July that Hibernian, Kilmarnock and Falkirk were all interested in signing him. In August 2008, Lovell signed for Falkirk on a one-year deal with the option of a further one. He scored his first goal against Queen of the South in a CIS Cup ite, scoring his first league goal against Hamilton Accies the following Saturday.
In May 2009, it was reported Lovell had undertaken a medical at Tannadice Park ahead of a proposed move to Dundee United, although United manager Craig Levein later refuted the story and Lovell admitted he knew "absolutely nothing about it". On 27 June 2009 he was unlawfully released from his contract by new manager Eddie May, despite being the clubs top goal scorer. He recently spoke of plans to sue the club over their breach of contract. The court date is pending.
Lovell is the 10th top SPL goal scorer of all time and is one of only 2 players in the top ten who have never played for the old firm.
In 2008, Lovell became engaged to Scottish singer/songwriter Amy Macdonald. He is the half brother of AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe.
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'''Mark Anthony Fish''' (born 14 March 1974 in Cape Town) is a retired South African footballer.
Fish started his career in his native South Africa under the guidance of renowned coach Steve Coetsee, playing for Arcadia Shepherds, an amateur team based at the Caledonian Stadium in Pretoria. He was spotted by then Jomo Cosmos coach Roy Matthews and turned professional as a striker. It was at Cosmos that he was converted into a central defender and went on to become one of the most promising defenders in South Africa at the time.
In 1994 Fish was signed by Orlando Pirates after Cosmos were relegated. At Pirates he arguably played the best football of his career under the tutelage of Mike Makaab. He also won the league championship at Pirates, as well as the ''BP Top Eight Cup'' in 1994, the 1995 ''African Champions League'' and the 1995 ''Bobsave Super Bowl'' (then the premier cup in South Africa). In 1996 he was part of the history making South African national team to have won the African Cup of Nations at the first attempt after South Africa's readmission to FIFA in 1992.
Soon foreign scouts came knocking and he was signed by Lazio of Italy, after he turned down an opportunity to play for his boyhood club, Manchester United. However he did move to England after just one season at Lazio to become the highest paid player at Bolton Wanderers. Fish was a mainstay in Bolton's back four for much of their first season back in the Premiership, he received praise from both team mates and those whom he played against, most notably Manchester United forward Andrew Cole. Despite Fish's efforts Bolton were relegated on the last day of the season despite having accumulated 40 points, normally enough to stave off the drop. Once playing back in the lower leagues Fish applied himself well, quickly gaining a cult status amongst the Bolton faithful, backed up by his nickname "Feesh", and a particularly eyecatching headgear in the shape of a giant Blue fish being made available in club stores. However, new suitors soon came calling, and only after the appointment of Sam Allardyce did Fish's star begin to fall in the North of Lancashire. Fish soon followed his Danish team mate Claus Jensen and at Alan Curbishley's second time of asking moved to Charlton Athletic in a -700,000 move in November 2000. "The Big Fish" as he was affectionately known throughout his playing career went on to make 102 Premiership appearances for the Addicks, scoring three times.
In 2005 he began to fall out of favour at Charlton. He went on to have a very short loan spell (45 mins) at Ipswich Town in the 2005-06 season but a severe cruciate ligament injury led to Fish announcing his retirement.
Fish returned to football when he signed a six-month contract with his first club Jomo Cosmos in early 2007 but did not play an official game due to his low level of fitness.
Internationally, Fish is best remembered as being a crucial part of South Africa's victorious national soccer squad when they won the African Cup of Nations in 1996. In total he won 62 caps for the South African national team, scoring twice.
He made his international debut in a friendly game against Mexico on 6 October 1993.
He is married to Loui Fish (ne Visser), a former lingerie model and well known socialite. They have two sons, Luke Fish (born in Bolton) & Zeke Fish.
Fish has returned from Europe to his homeland South Africa and has been actively involved in charity work, much of it aimed at the development of African soccer and the eradication of African poverty. He was one of a handful of Ambassadors in South Africa's successful bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
In August 2008 Fish's wife, Loui, and his ten-year-old son, Luke, were at their Mooikloof home with friends when five men, armed with an assortment of weapons including an AK-47, burst into their house.
He has recently filed for divorce from his wife for the second time since 2006. The couple is currently involved in a court battle.
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'''Guy Bates''' (born 31 October 1985 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English footballer who plays for Drogheda United in the League of Ireland.
Bates joined his hometown club Newcastle United at the age of 8 in 1993. He worked his way through the ranks, setting several junior goalscoring records during that time
Bates played and scored regularly in the Jets' pre-season campaign, but did not make his A-League debut until round 4 of the competition, playing 64 minutes in a 4-0 victory over New Zealand Knights. The match was one of just three appearances Bates made in the 2005-06 season, and in November 2005, Bates was released by the club by mutual agreement, citing a lack of match time for wanting to leave. Bates returned home to England in the hope of joining another club during the European January transfer window. Bates trialled at both English League Two club Darlington and Belgian club K.V. Mechelen, receiving an offer from the latter after scoring a hat-trick in a trial game.
Bates signed for League of Ireland Premier Division leaders Drogheda United 31 July 2007. Scored the winner against Cork City which won the title for Drogheda for the first time ever in October 2007.
Bates played for R.A.A. Louviroise in the third division of Belgium before rejoining Drogheda on 8 July 2009.
Bates' name can be seen on the Newcastle United reserve team sheet in the movie Goal! He can be briefly seen during a match scene.
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'''Harold Thomas William "Wally" Hardinge''', born 25 February 1886, and died at Cambridge on 8 May 1965, was a cricketer who played for Kent and England. He was also a football international for England.
In a first-class cricket career lasting more than 30 years from the age of 16, Hardinge, a right-handed opening batsman, scored 33,519 runs and 75 centuries. His run total puts him 45th on the all-time list of runmakers, and he passed 1,000 runs for a season 18 times. His one appearance in Test cricket came against Warwick Armstrong's 1921 Australians in a match where Jack Hobbs had to withdraw on the opening day because of appendicitis. Hardinge scored 25 and 5 and was not picked again.
Hardinge continued to score heavily in county cricket, his best season being 1928 when, at 42 years of age, he scored 2,446 runs at an average just under 60 runs per innings. He scored centuries in four consecutive innings in 1913 and four times scored centuries in both innings of a match. in 1921, he became only the third cricketer, after C. B. Fry and Warwick Armstrong, to score a double-century and a century in the same match. He bowled slow left arm spinners well enough to take 371 career wickets. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1915.
As a footballer, Hardinge played as an inside forward. He started out at various amateur clubs in Kent before signing for Newcastle United in May 1905. After two and a half years there, mainly as a reserve (he played only nine league matches), he moved to Sheffield United for -350. There he flourished, becoming one of the trickiest inside forwards in the game, scoring nearly 50 goals in just under 150 league matches. While at Bramall Lane he won one England cap, against Scotland in 1910.
In the summer of 1913 Hardinge returned to the south, signing for Woolwich Arsenal (who had just moved into their new Highbury ground, and would drop the "Woolwich" from their name a year later), and played there until the outbreak of World War I. Hardinge served as a Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Navy, and upon being demobbed after the end of the war, played another season at Arsenal before dropping down to the reserves. He hung up his boots in 1921, having played 55 times and scored 14 goals for the Gunners first team.
After retiring from cricket, Hardinge worked for John Wisden & Co. He also had a spell as a coach of Tottenham Hotspur's reserve team in the 1930s and for a short period became caretaker manager of the First Team in 1935 after the rapid departure of Percy Smith.
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'''Thomas William "Tommy" Smith''' (born 22 May 1980) is an English professional association footballer, normally used as a right winger or a striker. Smith started his career at Watford, where his younger brother Jack was also a trainee. He played a part in Watford's consecutive promotions from the Second Division, reaching the Premier League in 1999. Although Watford were relegated in 2000, Smith represented his country at under-21 level the following season. He left Watford to join Sunderland on a free transfer in 2003, before moving to Derby County in 2004. He was voted Derby Player of the year in 2006, before re-joining Watford. After the club's relegation in his first season back at Vicarage Road, Smith's subsequent performances earned him consecutive Watford Player of the Season awards in 2007-08 and 2008-09. At the start of the following season he was sold to Premier League side Portsmouth. Smith has a good disciplinary record; he has received 16 yellow cards in career spanning 13 years, and has never been sent off.
Smith was born in 1980, in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. His father Dave was a former Watford youth team player, and helped coach with the academy during his son's time there.
Smith has been with his wife Nina since leaving school. They married in 2005, and have two children.
As a boy Smith trained with Millwall, Sheffield United, who had a base in Amersham, and Watford, who he was with until he 12.
Although Watford were relegated in 1999-2000, Smith remained at the club, playing under Gianluca Vialli and Ray Lewington, and scoring on his sole appearance for the England under-21 team in a 6-1 win against Georgia under-21. Watford finished in the bottom half of the First Division for three consecutive seasons, but individually Smith progressed; in 2002-03 he finished as Watford's second highest goalscorer, with nine goals in all competitions. This included crucial goals in Watford's 2003 FA Cup run. His re-taken penalty against Sunderland was the only goal of the fifth round tie, and he also scored the winning goal against Burnley in the quarter final, having recovered from a car crash. However he was dropped to the bench for Watford's 2003 FA Cup semi-final with Southampton, with on-loan striker Michael Chopra chosen instead. He later admitted that this had left him "devastated".
Smith chose to leave Watford at the end of the 2002-03 season. However, as he was under the age of 24, he was unable to leave without a fee being paid, and so Watford had to employ him on a monthly contract.
Smith made his Derby debut in a league game against Leeds United. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers. Derby reached the Championship play-offs in Smith's first season at Pride Park. However, they were defeated 2-0 at Preston in the first leg of the semi finals. In the second leg, at Pride Park, Smith was substituted at half time. The game finished goalless, meaning that Preston progessed to the final. Smith came second in the voting for Player of the year behind Inigo Idiakez, but did win the inaugural ''Derbyshire Fair Play award.'' Derby's form deteriorated in 2005-06, with the club finishing 20th in the table, and eliminated early from both cup competitions. However, this time Smith became the club's Player of the year.
Smith scored his first league goal of his second spell at Watford on 26 December 2006, against Arsenal at Vicarage Road. However, this wasn't enough to prevent a 2-1 defeat. Watford reached the last four of the FA Cup in 2007, and in contrast to 2003, Smith was selected to start for Watford in the semi-final. However, for the second time in his career Smith was on the losing side, this time 4-1 to Manchester United. At the end of the 2006-07 season Smith finished sixth in the voting for the club's Player of the Season awards, behind runaway winner Ben Foster. However, Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd named Smith as his "outfield player of the season." After relegation from the Premier League, Smith had a successful season in the Championship, with seven goals and nine assists earning him the 2008 Watford Player of the Season award. One of his goals was the equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Blackpool on the last day of the regular season, which secured Watford's place in the 2007-08 Championship play-offs. Smith played in both legs of the semi finals, where they were defeated 6-1 on aggregate by Hull City.
One of his best seasons was the 2008-09 season, in which he scored seventeen league goals and made nine assists. As well as finishing as the club's top scorer, he was named Player of the Season for the second year running, as Watford finished 13th.
On 27 August 2009, it was confirmed that Tommy Smith had signed a four year deal with Premier League Club Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of -1.8m. He later admitted that he was close to signing for Championship side Reading but chose Portsmouth instead.
As a young child Smith played as a central midfielder, before converting to a striker at age 12.
I-ve liked Tommy for a long time. He-s clever, infectious, enthusiastic and a hard worker. He can play as a centre-forward, behind the centre-forward or out wide, so covers a lot of positions. He-s going to be a great asset to us.
''Dash (-) indicates that club did not participate in competition. Statistics correct as of game played 12 January 2010.''
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Golborne-born Hart played for Manchester City as an inside-forward in 169 Football League matches, between 1947 and 1960, scoring 67 goals. He succeeded Malcolm Allison as the club's manager for six months during the 1973-1974 season, before retiring following a pancreatic attack.
His son, Paul, became a centre-half and he has also followed his father into management.
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currentclub = Bristol Rovers (First-team coach)
'''Paul Jonathan Trollope''' (born 3 June 1972) is an English born Welsh international football player and coach. He is currently the first team coach and manager of Bristol Rovers.
He is the son of former Swindon defender John Trollope and began his career at Swindon as a trainee, turning professional in December 1989, but failed to make the first team. He joined Torquay United on loan in March 1992 and signed on a free transfer for the Plainmoor side that summer. after 106 league games and 16 goals for Torquay, he was a regular under manager Don O'Riordan and started to attract Premier League clubs and moved to Derby County in December 1994 for a fee of -100,000. He had loan spells with Grimsby Town in August 1996 and Crystal Palace in October 1996 and made his full international debut for Wales in May 1997 in a 1-0 victory at Kilmarnock. He went on to earn nine full caps.
He moved to Fulham in November 1997 for a fee of -600,000 and left the Cottagers five years later. The move saw him join Coventry City on a free transfer in March 2002 after losing his place at Craven Cottage. He stayed only a few months at Highfield Road, moving to Northampton Town in July 2002 after being released at the end of the season.
In June 2004 he moved to on a free transfer. In his second season he became caretaker manager and was then appointed First-team coach in a two-tier managerial structure, alongside Director of Football Lennie Lawrence in November 2005. His first season in charge ended in a respectable midtable position of 12th place in League Two. The following year Rovers reached the Football League Trophy final but lost to . They made up for this loss by winning promotion to League One via the play-offs.
In the 2007-08 season, Trollope steered Bristol Rovers to mid-table security after a shaky start. Rovers also made the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in 50 years under his stewardship.
In September 2009, following more success at Bristol Rovers, he signed a new one-year deal, keeping him at the club until 2010, as well as changing his title to 'manager'.
:''As at 07:05, 11 December 2009 (UTC)''
Known in the local Bristol paper the Evening Post and by gasheads alike as "Trolls"
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'''Thomas Stephen "Tommy" Caton''' (6 October 1962 - 30 April 1993) was an English football player.
Born in Kirkby, Liverpool, Caton was a centre half who played for (and captained) England schoolboys, before signing for Manchester City as an apprentice in 1978. He made his debut on Saturday 18 August 1979 aged 16, and soon became a regular in the City side, playing in the 1981 FA Cup Final, when still only 18 years old, and when team mate Tommy Hutchison put City in the lead it looked as though Caton was on his way to collect a winner's medal, but when Tottenham levelled as a result of Hutchison's own goal, a replay was forced and City lost it 3-2.
He reached 100 First Division games on 6 March 1982, at the age of 19 years and 5 months he was the youngest player in Football League history to achieve this feat. He was also named City's Player of the Year for 1981/82. Caton scored eight times during his spell at Maine Road, the first one coming in a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on Saturday 13 March 1982 and he also scored two goals in one game against Arsenal on Saturday 4 December 1982. He scored his final City goal at Gay Meadow, home of Shrewsbury Town in a 3-1 City win on Saturday 5 November 1983.
A season after he came close to collecting an FA Cup winner's medal, Caton was looking like a good bet for a Football League First Division title winner's medal as City went top of the league just after Christmas in 1981, but a dismal second half of the season meant they finished mid table and were left without even a UEFA Cup place. The lacklusture form continued into the 1982-83 season, at the end of which City were beaten 1-0 at home on the final day of the season by Luton Town, meaning that City were relegated and Luton stayed up. Caton was unwilling to remain at City now they were a Second Division club, and handed in a transfer request, but began the 1983-84 season still at Maine Road and he remained there until 1 December 1983 when he joined Arsenal for -500,000. He arrived just 15 days before the dismissal of manager Terry Neill, who was succeeded by Don Howe.
He made his debut against West Bromwich Albion two days later. However, after playing as a first team regular in his first two years at Arsenal as David O'Leary's partner, he was usurped by the young Tony Adams and Martin Keown during the 1985-86 season, at the end of which Don Howe stepped down to be succeeded by George Graham as manager.
Caton scored three goals in 95 appearances for Arsenal, but had not played a first team game in almost a year before he was sold to Oxford United for -100,000 in February 1987. He was named club captain soon after his arrival and helped United avoid relegation from the First Division during his opening months at the Manor Ground, but was unable to save them from the drop a year later. He also missed out on what would be his last chance of silverware when Oxford United were knocked out of the Football League Cup in the semi finals.
He remained at Oxford until 18 November 1988, when he was sold to Charlton Athletic for -100,000 in order to play in the First Division again.
Caton stayed with Charlton after their relegation from the First Division in 1990, but was injured the following January and never played first team football again. He finally announced his retirement in March 1993 having failed to make a full recovery. He had played 57 league games for the Addicks, scoring five goals.
Just a month later, on 30 April 1993, he suddenly died of a heart attack at the age of 30. He had three children, including a son Andy who went on to play for Swindon Town, a son called stephen who went on to an amazing career and a daughter claire who went on to be a nurse serving the country. everyone misses tommy very much and wishes he could be here! he is always tought about!
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'''Nicholas Crittenden''' (born 11 November 1978) is a professional footballer currently playing for Dorchester Town. He usually plays as a right midfielder.
He was a Chelsea youth team player before being released in August 2000 after making just two substitute appearances. he was loaned out to Plymouth Argyle in 1998 in order to gain first team experience. He joined the then Conference side Yeovil Town on professional terms. He was with Yeovil for 3 years, winning the Football Conference and the FA Trophy during his time with the Glovers. He played 163 games and scored some important goals for Yeovil, including one against Blackpool in the FA Trophy and the goal that won the game away at Bristol Rovers in 2003.
After 4 seasons, he moved on from Yeovil, joining Aldershot Town in 2004. With Aldershot, he played in the Conference play-off Final at the end of the 2004-2005 season which Aldershot lost on penalties. He moved to rivals Weymouth on a free transfer for the 2006-2007 season.
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'''Gunnar Halle''' (born 11 August 1965) is a Norwegian football manager and former player. A right back, he played for many years professionally in England and for the Norwegian national team. In total he was capped 64 times and scored five international goals, including a memorable hat-trick against San Marino, and was included in the squads for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Born in Larvik, Vestfold, Norway, from 1981 to 1984 Halle attended the popular elite sports programme at Bjerke Videregende Skole.
Halle started his Norwegian Premier League career in Lillestrm in 1985 when he joined from Larvik Turn. He quickly became a team regular, and helped win the league titles in 1986 and 1989. In the spring of 1991 he was sold to Oldham Athletic for -250,000, where he played over 200 matches and is regarded as one of the clubs finest players during their Premiership days. Halle joined Leeds United for -500,000 in the winter of 1996, and three seasons later he moved to Bradford City where he stayed another three seasons, scoring twice against Darlington in the League Cup
Halle played one and a half seasons for Lillestrm before rounding off his career as player-coach for Third Division side Aurskog/Finstadbru in the 2004 season. In the 2005 and 2006 seasons Halle worked as the Lillestrm assistant coach, but was sacked on 13 November 2006 along with head coach Uwe Rsler. The pair were soon hired to coach Viking.
In December 2008, he moved to FC Lyn Oslo as assistant manager. In August 2009 he stepped up to manager following the termination of Kent Bergersen's contract.
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'''Spase Dilevski''' (born May 13, 1985 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player of ethnic Macedonian origin whose adaptability means he can play as a defender (right and left sided), right wing-back or a right winger. He currently plays for FC Universitatea Craiova in the Liga I competition.
Dilevski started his career as a junior for Victorian lower league team Sydenham Park where he was coached by Tony Ivanov and eventually played in their seniors at a very young age. After showing obvious talent and out-classing others many years his senior, the Victorian Institute of Sport recruited him.
Dilevski was recruited by European clubs Tottenham Hotspur and PSV Eindhoven early in his career. After Tottenham offered him an extension on his contract, he chose to move out of England in order to get get some first team experience in Australia. Recently, after his stint in the A League in Australia, he has moved to Romania where he has struggled for game time. In 2008, the new manager of Craiova decided to use him as a defensive midfielder, and Dilevski played well on the new position, becoming one of the key players in the team.
He was on the Australian roster for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2005 as well as the 2004 Summer Olympics.
After having an injury ravaged 2006/7 season, Dilevski was a member of the Olyroos Squad (under the tutelage of Rob Baan) in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but eventually missed out on a place in the final squad for the tournament.
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'''Royce Brownlie''' (born January 28, 1980) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He last played as a striker for the Wellington Phoenix.
Royce Brownlie was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and began his football career at the Queensland Academy of Sport, representing them in the National Youth League in the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons. Brownlie scored a hat-trick in QAS's 4-1 win over UTS Olympic in round seven of 1996-97, and several goals in the following season to earn his call-up to the Brisbane Strikers senior team for the end of the 1997-98 National Soccer League season. Brownlie made five appearances for the Strikers in 1997-98, but none the following season, and so moved to the Brisbane Premier League to play for the Brisbane Lions. The 2000 BPL season was a large success for Brownlie, as he scored 12 goals in just 11 appearances for the Lions, as well as making his representative debut and scoring a goal for Queensland against his home state in September.
Brownlie then signed with Marconi Stallions for 2000-01, scoring 6 goals in 24 appearances in his first season with the Sydney club. He made his true breakthrough the following season though, breaking an NSL scoring record by notching up 8 goals in a series of 4 matches, and ending the 2001-02 season with 11 goals from his 15 appearances. His success earned him an invitation to trial with English club Sheffield Wednesday, and whilst on the verge of a contract offer, he broke his cheekbone and missed the opportunity. Upon recovery, Brownlie remained in England to trial with Brentford, Portsmouth, Oldham Athletic and Swindon Town throughout August 2002, and despite scoring a goal for Swindon in a friendly against Spanish side Sporting de Gijn after just 86 seconds, he returned to Australia without a contract.
After training with Perth Glory in the lead-up to the 2002-03 season, Brownlie eventually signed for Parramatta Power when contract negotiations with Perth broke down. Despite Parramatta finishing third, Brownlie had a disappointing season personally. He was in the starting line-up just four times, and scored once - in Parramatta's 2-0 win over his old club Brisbane in round 8. This prompted Brownlie to return to the Strikers for the 2003-04 season, but he was hampered by injuries which forced him to undergo surgery on his knee, and he scored just three times in 21 appearances.Royce now playes for Peninsula Power in the Brisbane Premier League.
In February 2005, Brownlie was announced as one of the first eleven signings at new club Queensland Roar,. He began playing for them in the annual Silver Boot competition, scoring a hat-trick against Pine Rivers in an early 7-1 victory, and the equaliser in the final against Rochedale Rovers. Brownlie's scoring form continued in the North Queensland Challenge Cup, scoring in Queensland's 2-1 win over the Central Coast Mariners in Townsville. Despite suffering a rib injury in a 5-0 Pre-season Cup win over New Zealand, Brownlie recovered in time for Queensland's 2005-06 A-League season opener. Dropped in favour of Reece Tollenaere, Brownlie missed the following two rounds, and after earning a call-up into the starting line-up against Sydney FC, was struck by three onsets of a virus within a month, which also affected other members of the Queensland squad. Brownlie returned to the first team in round 8, and scored against Adelaide United the following week, but was hit by virus again and forced out of the squad. Following a further short absence, a suspension to fellow striker Michael Baird saw Brownlie return to the team against New Zealand, and he picked up his second league goal of the season.
The introduction of Brazilian striker Reinaldo to the Roar in early 2006, however, again forced Brownlie out of the squad and he played just twice more before the end of the season. Citing his proneness to injury and illness,
Four years after his first attempt, Brownlie trialled with Swindon Town again, and this time scored five goals in his first two trial matches for the Robins. On July 27, 2006 he signed for Swindon Town for their 2006-07 season in the English League Two. He scored his first league goal for the club on his debut, with a last-minute blistering strike against Barnet, shortly after an equaliser by Ricky Shakes, to seal a 2-1 victory. Brownlie earned a red card in Swindon Town's Carling Cup match against Brentford, and since his mandatory one-match suspension, has been deployed as a wide right midfielder by Paul Sturrock. Brownlie was released by Swindon Town on May 9, 2007 after an unsuccessful loan period at Chester City.
On 19 May 2007, Brownlie signed for A-league club Wellington Phoenix on a two year contract but left the club on 4 March 2008 after struggling to gain a spot in the first team and will return to Brisbane to pursue a career in the construction industry.
Royce has since signed for Peninsula Power in the brisbane Premier League alongside his brother paul, Royce is also an assistant coach with the power and netted 8 goals in 12 games in 2009 season.
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'''Jonathan Richter''' (born April 12, 1983 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player currently playing for Queensland State League side Brisbane Strikers, where he plays as a midfielder.
Jonti started his career with Australian club Northern Spirit of the old National Soccer League in 2002.
Richter spent two seasons with Northern Spirit, in which he made 44 appearances, finding the net on seven occasions.
Jonti became a free agent when the club enduring major financial problems, and the club folded at the end of the 2003/2004 National Soccer League season.
Richter was picked up by newly formed A-League club in time for the start of the new 2005 in A-League.
Jonti spent the whole season with , making 17 appearances and scoring one goal.
Jonti's next venture was with A-League club , who he joined for the 2006 season.
Richter made 18 appearances, but failed to score, and found himself without a club when became defunct.
He and several other players were locked in a legal battle with the now defunct New Zealand Knights owners, Soccer New Zealand, and the Football Federation of Australia over lost wages. The latter two took over the running of the club for the remainder of the 2006-2007 A-league season. With the advice of the PFA (Professional Footballers Union) and FifaPro there was no action taken against any party due to court and legal costs as well as lack of enough evidence to gain a positive result for the players.
Jonti failed to find a new club in the A-League and joined New South Wales Premier League side Manly United.
Richter failed to settle with Manly United and at the end of the season, he returned to his hometown of Brisbane in October 2007.
Jonti joined Conference North side Tamworth on 30 October 2007, along with former Tamworth old boy Graeme Law, who joined on a months loan from Conference National side Farsley Celtic.
Richter knew Tamworth manager Gary Mills who tried to sign the young winger while he was on trial with Mills' former club Notts County, and hopes with the guidance of his new boss, Jonti can make a name for himself in the English game.
Richter played on and off throughout the season for Tamworth, he left at the end of the 2007/08 season, following the end of his contract.
Richter now plays for Hyundai Queensland State League side Brisbane Strikers, The Brisbane Strikers are coached by Richter's former Queensland Roar team mate Stuart McLaren.
Jonti had returned to Australia after he sustained a serious foot injury while playing in the England with Conference North Side Tamworth, which has kept him from the field for almost 18 months.
Richter has represented Australia U20's in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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'''Russell James Anderson''' (born 25 October 1978) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Championship side Derby County as a defender. He spent the majority of his career playing for Aberdeen in his native Scotland, whom he represented at international level, before moving to England and playing for Sunderland, Plymouth Argyle and Burnley.
Anderson grew up in the Mannofield area of Aberdeen and attended Aberdeen Grammar School. He began his career with local club Aberdeen, and broke through the ranks to make his dbut in the first team in 1997; scoring his first goal for the club in 2000, in a 4-0 win over Hibernian. He went on to establish himself as a rock at the heart of the defence. A solid, reliable centre-back, he became a real fans' favourite and amassed over three hundred appearances for Aberdeen.
In 2003, he was appointed club captain, a role he held for four years before departing the club for Sunderland in June 2007.
In the 2005-06 season, he won the most league man-of-the-match awards from BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.
In 2006, Anderson celebrated ten years at the club with a testimonial match against Everton, a match where the Aberdeen fans showed their respect for his considerable ability and loyalty, with 12,000 fans attending the match. Despite Aberdeen leading 2-1, Everton won 3-2.
Despite having stated his desire to remain at Aberdeen for the rest of his career,
Anderson made his first appearance for Sunderland in a friendly match against Italian side Juventus on 4 August 2007. He came on as a substitute at the Stadium of Light with fifteen minutes of the match remaining. On 18 August 2007, he made his Premier League dbut as a substitute against Wigan Athletic, where he gave away a penalty for a mis-timed tackle in a 3-0 defeat. This would prove to be his only Premier League appearance for Sunderland, as his next two years at the club would be blighted by injury. His second and last appearance for the club came against Luton in the FA Cup on 28 August 2007. Anderson, making his full dbut, ruptured his ankle ligaments. After having reconstructive surgery, Anderson was ruled out for three months.
On 19 February 2008, Anderson joined Plymouth Argyle on a one month loan, which was later extended until the end of the 2007-08 season. He made his dbut for Plymouth away to Southampton on 19 February 2008, with Plymouth winning 2-0. Anderson went on to play in all 14 of Plymouth's final league games of the season during his spell at the club.
On 26 August 2008, Anderson joined Burnley on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season. He made his Burnley dbut on 30 August 2008 in a 0-0 draw against his former club Plymouth. Anderson played four consecutive league games for Burnley, but in his fifth game for the club, a League Cup tie against Fulham on 23 September 2008, he suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury that ruled him out for the rest of the season.
After spending 14 months out injured, Anderson finally made his comeback in a reserve game against Wigan on 1 December 2009. Anderson's contract was due to expire at the end of the 2009-10 season, and it was reported on 30 December 2009 that Sunderland were considering paying off the remainder of his contract, which would allow Anderson to sign on a free transfer for another club in the January transfer window. On 31 December, Anderson was reported to be in talks with Hibernian and an "unnamed Championship club", later revealed to be Derby County. Reports of Anderson leaving were confirmed on 14 January 2010, as Sunderland released Anderson from his contract.
On 15 January 2010, Derby County announced that they had signed Anderson on a contract until the end of the 2009-10 season. He made his debut as a second half substitute in a 3-0 win at Peterborough United the following day.
Anderson so far has played for the Scottish national side on eleven occasions and was both a youth and under-21 international. He won his first cap against Iceland in October 2002, coming on as a late substitute.
Anderson collected the Best Defender Award 05/06 after a run of consistent performances for Aberdeen.
In November 2006, he won the Scottish Player of the Month award for the first time in his career.
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'''Matthew Stephen "Matt" Elliott''' (born 1 November 1968) is a former professional footballer, most notably as a defender for Leicester City. Although English born, he was never selected to play internationally for England, and played for Scotland (eligible due to his Scottish grandmother)
Elliott was an instant success at Leicester, and went on to captain the side. He was in fact the first person to captain the Foxes at their new Walkers Stadium in 2002. Elliott usually played as a central defender, though he was also an effective emergency centre forward due to his bustling physique and bruising style of play.
Highlights of his career include scoring both goals for Leicester in their victorious League Cup final against Tranmere Rovers in 2000.
Elliott began his career in non-league football with Leatherhead and Epsom & Ewell, before getting his first taste of professional football with Charlton Athletic. Unable to break into the Charlton first-team, he moved to Torquay United within a year. He then worked his way up the ladder, signing for Scunthorpe United in March 1992, moving on to Oxford United in November 1993, and finally getting his chance in the Premiership when he was signed by Leicester City in early 1997 for a transfer fee of -1.6 million, which to this day remains Oxford's record sale.
When Martin O'Neill left to manage Celtic in July 2001, he made an attempt to lure Elliott to the club in a -3.5 million bid (O'Neill would raid his former club for the likes of Neil Lennon and Steve Guppy).
He had a loan spell at Ipswich Town before his retirement. His final season was thwarted by a knee injury, and after making only three appearances, Elliott retired from football in January 2005.
Elliott won eighteen caps for the Scotland national team, scoring one goal which was a header from an Allan Johnston cross in a 2-0 win against San Marino. He made sixteen starts and two appearances from the bench, including his debut against France in November 1997. He was in the Scotland squad for the 1998 World Cup although he did not appear in any of the games.
On 9 June 2008, Elliott was unveiled as the new assistant manager to former Torquay team-mate Dean Edwards at Unibond Premier team Hednesford Town. After a season that saw the Pitmen finish just outside the play-offs, Elliott stepped down from his position at Keys Park in May 2009 to concentrate on other business interests.
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'''Anthony Philip David Terry Frank Donald Stanley Gerry Gordon Stephen James Oatway''' (born 28 November 1973), more commonly known as '''Charlie Oatway''', is an English former footballer. Oatway retired from the professional game in August 2007. He was assistant manager and a player at Havant & Waterlooville but departed the club in June 2009. He is currently first team coach at Brighton & Hove Albion.
Following yet another serious injury, Oatway retired from playing with immediate effect on 2 August 2007. Oatway's career at Brighton was successful. He won the Third Division championship in 2001, the Second Division championship in 2002 and was a Second Division play-off champion in 2004.
Following his professional retirement, Oatway joined Conference South team Havant & Waterlooville as a player and assistant manager. He departed the Hawks in June 2009
Oatway's full name is Anthony Philip David Terry Frank Donald Stanley Gerry Gordon Stephen James Oatway. The reason behind this rather unusual name is the fact that both his parents were big Queens Park Rangers fans, and decided to give their son the names of QPR's entire 1973 first team squad.
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'''Marcus Tristam Bean''' (born 2 November 1984 in Hammersmith) is an English footballer currently plays for Brentford.
Bean did not make a first-team appearance for Blackpool between the Seasiders' over Aldershot in the third round of the FA Cup on 6 January 2007 and their league victory at Bradford City on 26 March, and joined Rotherham United on a one-month loan on 9 August 2007.
On 7 May 2008, Bean was released by Blackpool.
On 19 May 2008, Bean signed for Brentford and scored 9 league goals in The Bees Coca Cola League Two winning season from central midfield.
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}}'''Charles 'Charlie' Cooke''' (born 14 October 1942 in St Monans, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer. He was a talented and skilful winger who played for Aberdeen, Dundee, Chelsea and Crystal Palace before ending his career in the United States.
Cooke began his professional career with Aberdeen in 1960 and moved to Dundee in December 1964, where he was voted player of the year. He signed for Chelsea in April 1966 for a then club record of -72,000 as part of manager Tommy Docherty's restructuring of the Chelsea side, which saw him take the place of Terry Venables in the side. He made his debut in May 1966 during a 2-0 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup win over FC Barcelona. On his league debut the following season against West Ham United, Cooke waltzed past England's World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore en route to scoring the winner for Chelsea. His debut season saw Chelsea reach the FA Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur (Cooke's cross had created Tony Hateley's winner for Chelsea in the semi-final against Leeds United). Cooke had a fierce shot tipped over the bar by Pat Jennings early on, but Chelsea generally underperformed and lost 2-1.
In the early 1970s, Cooke was one of the star players in a flamboyant, glamourous and often self-destructive Chelsea side, alongside the likes of Peter Bonetti, Peter Osgood, Alan Hudson and Ian Hutchinson. They reached another FA Cup final, against Leeds United, in 1970. The first game ended 2-2 and, with Chelsea trailing 1-0 in the replay at Old Trafford with the clock running down, Cooke's run and chipped pass set up Osgood's equaliser with a diving header; Chelsea eventually won 2-1 after extra time. The Cup Winners' Cup was added in 1971 with a replayed win over Real Madrid in Athens. Chelsea reached a third consecutive cup final in 1972, this time the League Cup, and though Cooke again created the equaliser for Osgood, Chelsea lost to Stoke City.
He was sold to Crystal Palace shortly afterwards for -85,000 and made 44 appearances for the South London side, but returned to Chelsea a year later. By that stage, the club were in decline and were relegated in 1974-75, though Cooke's experience proved invaluable in helping manager and ex-team mate Eddie McCreadie's young side earn promotion again in 1976-77. In his two spells at Chelsea, Cooke made 373 appearances, scoring 30 goals.
He was a Scotland international, winning 16 caps. He made his debut in a 4-1 win over Wales in 1965 and played his final match in 1975 against Portugal. Cooke left Chelsea for the second and final time in July 1978 to play for numerous American teams, including the Memphis Rogues, Los Angeles Aztecs and California Surf in the now-defunct NASL.
In 1980, he replaced his old Chelsea team mate, Eddie McCreadie, as the head coach of the Memphis Rogues. After new ownership moved the team to Calgary, Cooke himself moved to the California Surf where he played one last outdoor season. After this however, he continued to play in the indoor leagues, making his last appearance in the 1985-86 season for the Dallas Sidekicks.
He now runs a soccer school in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2006, his autobiography ''The Bonnie Prince'', written with Martin Knight, was published.
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'''Yaniv Katan''' (; born January 27, 1981 in Kiryat Ata, Israel) is an Israeli international football forward and winger. He is currently contracted to Maccabi Haifa.
Katan grew up in Haifa most of his life and then moved to Tel Aviv shortly after his parents divorced. His parents are Iraqi immigrants who moved from Baghdad in 1951.
Katan joined Maccabi Haifa's youth set up at the age of 9. He quickly moved up the club's ranks, becoming a regular in Haifa's senior squad at the age of 16. In 2002, during the second leg of the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round against FC Haka, he temporarily became the second Israeli (after Alon Mizrahi) to score a hat-trick in Europe - only for Haifa to be suspended for fielding an ineligible player and the scoreline reversed. The following season Maccabi reached the groups stages, and Katan opened the scoring against Manchester United twice: both in Maccabi's 2-5 away loss and in its 3-0 home win (which was played in Cyprus for security reasons).
In December 2005, Katan signed a four-year contract with West Ham United, where he joined up with Israeli international team mate Yossi Benayoun. The transfer, which was officially completed during the January 2006 transfer window, involved a cut-price fee of -100,000, as Katan had only six months left on his Maccabi contract.
At the end of the 2005-06 season, Yaniv moved back to Maccabi Haifa in a loan deal, with a view to a permanent move, after Alan Pardew reportedly told him he was no longer in his plans. He returned to Israel and made his loan deal permanent by signing a new four year deal with Haifa.
Katan has represented Israel at Under-17, Under-21 and senior levels.
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'''Archibald Colin "Archie" Gray''' (24 August 1878 - ''?'') was a Scottish footballer.
Gray began his career at local junior clubs Govan Columbia and Glasgow Ashfield, before joining Edinburgh side Hibernian in 1899. He spent five seasons with Hibs, winning the 1902 Scottish Cup. Gray made 18 league appearances and scored two goals as Hibs then won the 1902-03 Scottish First Division title. He also won his one and only cap for Scotland on 21 March 1903, against Ireland; Scotland lost 2-0.
In the summer of 1904 Gray moved south to London to join Woolwich Arsenal, who had just been promoted to the First Division for the first time. Gray made his debut in Arsenal's very first First Division match, against Newcastle United on September 3, 1904, and immediately became the club's first-choice right back for the next five seasons; Woolwich Arsenal reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup twice (in 1905-06 and 1906-07), while in the League they usually occupied a comfortable spot in mid-table.
Gray lost his regular place to fellow Scot Duncan McDonald in 1909, but he returned to the team during the 1910-11 season. He played in both full back positions, often as cover for Joe Shaw. However, having passed the age of 30 he found his place came under threat from newer, younger players (such as John Peart), and he was largely left out in the 1911-12 season. He played his final first-class match, his 200th, against Notts County on 23 December 1911. In spring 1912 he was transferred for -250 to Second Division Fulham, where he played 25 matches in three seasons, before his retirement in 1915.
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'''Emmanuel Olisadebe''' (born 22 December 1978 in Warri) is a Nigerian football striker and a former player of the Polish national team, who plays for the Chinese club Henan Construction. He played for the Polish national football team after becoming a citizen of Poland after the President of PZPN (Polish FA) and the country's President were persuaded to do so by Zbigniew Boniek, a former Polish international midfielder.
Olisadebe began playing for Polonia Warszawa during the 1997/98 league season where in his first season he played in 13 league games
Olisadebe made a move to for 3 million euro to Panathinaikos where he scored 24 goals in 82 matches
Olisadebe is very much loved by fans of Panathinaikos. He has a song dedicated to him.Olisadebe would have loved to play a vital role for his team but this ambition was short lived by the arrival of coach Alberto Malezzani, who preferred other strikers to Olisadebe. Because of the good time Olisadebe spent in Greece he currently lives there.
Portsmouth's manager Harry Redknapp called upon Olisadebe, along with Benjani Mwaruwari, to provide the attacking force needed to stay out of the bottom three. Portsmouth signed him on a "pay as you play" deal; unfortunately Olisadebe only played two games while at Portsmouth F.C. - he was plagued by injury and scored no goals during his short spell there. His contract was terminated after 4 months, at which point he travelled to Xanthi, where he wasn't given a chance to play. Unfortunately for Olisadebe, the president of Xanthi football club, Mr Panopoulos, decided the player's services were no longer needed. Olisadebe played only a few games. It is said that Mr Panopoulos had ego problems with the player.
Olisadebe, being unhappy, decided to break his contract and travel to Cyprus in order to revive his career.
He then featured for APOP Kinyras Peyia FC where he played in the 2007/08 season where he played in 17 games scoring 6 goals
In 2008 he was offered a deal with Chinese Super League club Henan Construction. In his second match with Henan, the third round of 2008 Chinese Super League against Liaoning, he scored 2 goals and was highly praised by the Chinese sports media.
Olisadebe's first season at Henan was personally successful when he became the second top scorer in the Chinese super league with 12 goals in 26 games.
On September 27, Olisadebe scored the opening goal for Henan in a 2-0 win over Shanghai Shenhua to regain lead in the league less than ten minutes before injuring his knee. Initial diagnosis showed that he had torn his cruciate ligament of the left knee, and the injury could end his entire football career. Further results confirmed that he injured his patellar ligament and would only miss the rest of the season.
Olisadebe has had two fantastic seasons in China.He was nominated for the MVP awards two years cosecutively only to be 2nd in both occasions.Due to his performanc he has been granted by the government of Henan province citizenship.
In 2002, Olisadebe broke the record for the greatest number of goals scored by a Polish player in a single World Cup qualifying tournament (8). For the two years prior to his World Cup debut, Olisadebe was on an incredible run, charging Poland through World Cup qualifiers. In Poland's match against Ukraine in Kiev during Poland's bid to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986 Olisadebe scored twice, leading Poland to an unexpected 3-1 victory.
Olisadebe then scored two goals the next March in Oslo against the Norwegians to secure Poland as the leader of group 5.
Olisadebe was a contender for the FIFA World Footballer of the Year 2001 receiving one point in the voting.
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'''Idan Tal''' (; born September 13, 1975 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli association football (soccer) player who currently plays for Beitar Jerusalem.
Idan Tal started his career at Maccabi Petah Tikva during the 1996-97 season and played 71 games until his move to Hapoel Tel Aviv in the midst of the 1998-99 season, winning the state cup, first title after 11 years for the club. He played 14 games until the end of the season before moving on again, this time to CP Mrida for the 1999-2000 season.
Returning the following season to Maccabi Petah Tikva, he played 7 more games before moving to Everton in October 2000. After just 29 games he was sent to Rayo Vallecano in Spain in January 2003, playing 6 games before returning to Israel to Maccabi Haifa.
On 9 November 2005 Idan Tal received French citizenship, a process that took him five years to complete. His eligibility came through his wife Doreen, who is of French descent. The fact that Tal had acquired a European passport and his contract was ending with Maccabi Haifa at the end of the season allowed him to renegotiate a return to Europe on free transfer and not to count as a foreign player. In July 2006, he left the Israeli champions to return to England to play for Bolton Wanderers, alongside the Israeli defender Tal Ben Haim.
In July 2007, Tal moved back to Israel, to play for Beitar Jerusalem, after making just 16 appearances, 12 as a substitute, for Bolton's first-team, scoring only one goal against Doncaster Rovers in the FA Cup.
Tal has earned 69 caps for the Israeli National Team, scoring 5 goals.
-DOCSTART-	3051245
'''Wayne St John O'Sullivan''' (born February 25, 1974 in Akrotiri, Cyprus) was an Irish football (soccer) player and now assistant manager at Wellington Phoenix.
O'Sullivan was part of the regular first eleven for Plymouth Argyle. At the time Plymouth were placed low in the Nationwide Division 3 (now Football League Two), he along with Paul McGregor and Martin Phillips were considered the most consistent players at the time. But in the summer of 2000 he headed to Australia to continue his playing career.
Following the demise of the old National Soccer League competition and the creation of the Hyundai A-League, O'Sullivan signed with Central Coast Mariners in 2005. At the club, he was a favorite among fans for his tenacity and energy on the field. After an inconsistent 2006-07 season with The Mariners, during which he was often deployed as a right-back, instead of his preferred right-midfield position, the hard-working midfielder/defender was released.
Although there is some controversy surrounding Lawrie McKinna's decision to release O'Sullivan, it was believed by many in the Mariners camp that he was past his best and for the club to continue to grow in a developing league, his release was necessary.
After being released by Central Coast Mariners, Wayne had spent months, trying to find a spot in another football team to continue his playing career.
He holds an Asian Federation Advance Level (FIFA) 'B' coaching licence and in July will graduate from Sydney University with a masters degree in education, specialising in coaching.
On Friday, 18 May 2007, Wayne was named Assistant Coach for A-league club the Wellington Phoenix on a two year deal. He works alongside Ricki Herbert,Luciano Trani and Former Celtic Goalkeeper Jonathan Gould
-DOCSTART-	3051900
'''Mark Stephen Howard''' (born 21 September 1986) is an English footballer who plays for St. Mirren as a goalkeeper.
Born in Southwark, London, Howard started his career with Arsenal but he never made an appearance for the first team, although he was an unused substitute during the 2005 FA Community Shield. He was loaned to Scottish Premier League club Falkirk in January 2006, where he made eight appearances. After his loan period ended in the summer, he was released by Arsenal. He was offered a permanent contract with Falkirk, but instead decided to join Cardiff City.
Howard only made two appearances for Cardiff, against The New Saints in an FAW Premier Cup match and against Barnet in a League Cup match. In each of these games, he blundered, and Cardiff were eliminated from both competitions. He therefore gained a reputation as being unreliable. He joined Swansea City on loan for a month in January 2007 and he was released by Cardiff at the end of the 2006-07 season.
Howard then joined St. Mirren.
-DOCSTART-	3051931
'''Nicklas Bendtner''' (born 16 January 1988) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a striker for English club Arsenal in the Premier League, and the Denmark national football team. His preferred position is centre forward but has been played on the right side of coach Arsne Wenger's 4-3-3 formation. He is currently the Danish Football Player of the Year for 2009.
Born in Copenhagen, Bendtner started playing football for Copenhagen clubs B.93 and FC Copenhagen's feeder club Kjbenhavns Boldklub. He scored four goals in six Danish national youth team matches, before joining English club Arsenal in the summer of 2004. He formed a prolific strike partnership in the reserves, with teammate Arturo Lupoli. Bendtner's first team debut for Arsenal came on October 25, 2005, in a League Cup match against Sunderland A.F.C. at the Stadium of Light, as a substitute for Quincy Owusu-Abeyie in the final minutes.
Bendtner was loaned out to Birmingham City in August 2006, with the loan initially lasting until January 2007.
The loan to Birmingham was extended through the end of the 2006-07 season.
Bendtner signed a new five-year contract with Arsenal in May 2007,
In his first match at the Emirates Stadium, a friendly versus Paris Saint Germain in the inaugural pre-season Emirates Cup tournament, Bendtner scored a goal, and assisted in another by Mathieu Flamini. His first competitive strike for the Gunners was the game winning goal in a 2-0 result versus Newcastle United on 25 September 2007 during a Carling Cup match. On 23 October, he scored his debut Champions League goal came in the 89th minute against Slavia Prague just over 20 minutes after coming on as a substitute, finishing off a back-heeled pass from Emmanuel Ebou to complete the 7-0 thrashing.
His first Premier League start came at Everton on 29 December 2007. In the game he was sent off for two bookable offences. After suspension ended, Bendtner scored his first FA Cup goal against Burnley on January 6, 2008. Arsenal won the game 2-0.
Bendtner's first Premier League goal came on 22 December 2007 in a 2-1 Arsenal victory against Tottenham, at The Emirates Stadium. He headed the winning goal from a Cesc Fbregas corner just 1.8 seconds (official time) after coming on as a substitute for Emmanuel Ebou, breaking the previous record.
During the season, Wenger tried to partner Bendtner with Emmanuel Adebayor whenever Robin van Persie was rested. However, Bendtner and Adebayor did not get along well. It became apparent during the 2008 Carling Cup semifinal replay away at Tottenham Hotspur when the pair had a heated on-pitch altercation with the scoreline at 4-1 to the Spurs and referee Howard Webb, then captain William Gallas and other teammates had to intervene and separate the two. Adebayor later apologized on Arsenal's website and the FA declined to take any formal action against the duo.
Bendtner also scored a last minute equaliser against Aston Villa to keep Arsenal top of the table.
The main highlight of his pre-season was scoring four goals in the first-half of Arsenal's 10-2 victory against Burgenland XI on Tuesday 29 July 2008. He scored his first Premier League goal of the 2008-09 season against Bolton Wanderers on 20 September 2008 at the Reebok Stadium.
On 5 May 2009 the 21-year-old was controversially shown leaving a night club hours after Arsenal's 3-1 home defeat by Manchester United in the Champions League semi-final. Bendtner was pictured with his belt undone and jeans pulled down. "I may be young, but my actions were a poor error of judgment and something I deeply regret," said the Dane. Bendtner was a second-half substitute for Arsenal, who lost 4-1 on aggregate to defending champions United.
Bendtner started the new season by announcing a change in his Arsenal squad number for the 2009/10 season. "Before the season starts I wanted to change my squad number from 26 which I've obviously had for a number of seasons. I chose to move to 52 because it's a special number to me personally, and I hope that it brings me good luck for the new season. I appreciate that a good number of fans have bought their kits for 2009/10 already with names and numbers printed up so I'd like to personally cover the cost of replacing anyone's shirt that has my previous number. It means a lot to see supporters wearing your name and number, and I want to ensure people aren't inconvenienced by the change."
On 15 August 2009, the opening day of the 2009-10 Premier League season, Bendtner wore number 52 in a match against Everton, and set the record for the highest squad number worn by a player in the Premier League.
On 16 September 2009, Bendtner scored his first goal of the season in the Champions League group stage in a 3-2 away win against Standard Lige. He scored his first league goal of the season in Arsenal's 6-2 win over Blackburn Rovers. On 28 October 2009, he scored the winning goal in the Carling Cup in a 2-1 win against Liverpool.
On November 10, 2009, Bendtner underwent groin surgery in Germany after aggravating a groin injury on October 31 playing against Tottenham Hotspur. He is expected to be out for up to four weeks.
Bendtner started his national team career by scoring three goals in three starts for the Denmark under-16 national team in February 2004. He then scored six goals in 15 games for the Denmark under-17 national team, and was named 2004 Danish Under-17 Player of the Year.
Bendtner was the youngest player selected for the Danish under-21 national squad for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship tournament. He replaced Morten Rasmussen in the Danish starting line-up. He got his under-21 debut on 17 May 2006, at the age of 18, scoring both goals in a Danish 2-0 victory over Spain under-21 team in a friendly match. When Bendtner was substituted with Rasmussen during the game against the Netherlands under-21 team, Bendtner told the press he found Rasmussen a lesser player. Bendtner was reprimanded, but played the rest of the tournament before Denmark were eliminated.
On 16 August 2006 Bendtner earned his first senior cap for the Danish national team, still only 18 years old, making him the seventh youngest player on the Danish senior national team ever. He was in the starting lineup for his debut game, a friendly match against Poland. He scored a goal after 30 minutes, helping Denmark to a 2-0 win. On 1 September 2006, he played his second national team game, and came on as a substitute in a friendly match against Portugal. He scored the final goal in a 4-2 win for Denmark. Bendtner then earned a spot in the starting line on the Danish national team scoring, two goals in UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying.
In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Bendtner scored an 84th minute 1-1 equaliser against Portugal - a match Denmark would later go on to win 3-2. He scored again against Portugal in the reverse fixture which ended 1-1. He then scored a header four days later against Albania. Nicklas assisted Jakob Poulsen's goal in Denmark's 1-0 win over Sweden which meant they qualified for the 2010 World Cup. He ended the campaign with 3 goals. For his contribution, he was voted Danish Player of the Year and his goal against Portugal won the Goal of the Year award.
:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''
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'''Matthew Thomas Connolly''' (born 24 September 1987 in Barnet) is a footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Queens Park Rangers having moved there from Arsenal on 2 January 2008.
He started his career as a youth at Arsenal, eventually making the reserve side. In September 2006 he was made captain of Arsenal's reserves. He made his first-team debut for Arsenal on 24 October 2006, starting a Carling Cup third round match against West Bromwich Albion.
On 23 November 2006 Arsenal announced he was going on loan to Bournemouth until 2 January 2007. In total he played seven games for Bournemouth (five in League One and two in the FA Cup), and scored his first goal at senior level in a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, on 5 December 2006. He returned to Arsenal as scheduled at the start of January 2007, and came on as substitute for Armand Traor against Liverpool in the League Cup Quarter-Finals on 9 January.
On 9 July 2007 Arsenal announced he would be spending the whole of the 2007-08 season on loan to Colchester United, although he eventually was recalled midway through the loan on 2 January 2008. The same day, his transfer to Queens Park Rangers was announced, after finding first team chances too difficult.
In the meantime, in November, he received his first call-up to the England U-21 squad, where he joined Arsenal teammate Theo Walcott.
-DOCSTART-	3051991
'''Kerrea Kuche Gilbert''' (; born 28 February 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a full back, on loan from Arsenal.
Gilbert was born in Hammersmith, Greater London, and until the 2005-06 season he usually played in Arsenal's youth and reserve teams. However, after injuries to various members of Arsenal's defence, Gilbert was drafted in as cover. He made his first team debut on 29 November 2005 against Reading in the League Cup, and on 7 December he played in a UEFA Champions League match against Ajax Amsterdam, coming on as a substitute at left back for the injured Lauren.
With Arsenal's injury problems continuing, he started in Arsenal's FA Cup win over Cardiff City on 7 January 2006 in which he was noted for his pace, which was the start of a six-match run of appearances. He made his Premier League debut on 21 January 2006 in a 1-0 away loss at Everton and played in both legs of Arsenal's League Cup semi-final against Wigan Athletic, in which he contributed to the first Arsenal goal by crossing to Thierry Henry, who headed home; Arsenal lost the tie on away goals after drawing 2-2.
However, Gilbert was himself injured in Arsenal's 3-2 home defeat to West Ham United on 1 February 2006, and was ruled out for two months, ending his run in the team. As of April 2006 he has played nine times for Arsenal.
On 21 July 2006, Gilbert was loaned to Championship team Cardiff City for the 2006-07 season.
He joined Southend United on a six-month loan deal on 30 July 2007.
After returning to Arsenal, Gilbert was given the squad number 46 and named as an unused substitute in Arsenal's Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers on 11 February 2008.
On 10 July 2008, Gilbert joined Leicester City on a season-long loan deal for 2008-09.
For the 2009-10 season, Gilbert returned to Arsenal. He appeared in Arsenal's 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup, playing the full 90 minutes. Kerrea also appeared in the 2-1 League Cup win over Liverpool He also started in his first European game for four years, in an away fixture to Olympiakos, in what was the youngest ever team to play in the Champions League with an average age of 21, beating the previous record held by Ajax.
On 15 January 2010, Gilbert joined Championship side Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season.
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'''James "Jim" Furnell''' (born 23 November 1937 in Clitheroe, Lancashire) was an English football player, who played as a goalkeeper.
Furnell started his career at his local club Burnley, signing at the age of 17. As third-choice keeper he only played twice in eight seasons at Turf Moor, before being signed by Liverpool in February 1962. Furnell immediately took the No. 1 jersey at Liverpool, playing all 13 of the club's remaining matches that seasons, as they won a Second Division title and promotion to the First Division. However, after breaking his finger in a training ground accident early in the 1962-63 season, he lost his place to Tommy Lawrence. He played two matches in 1963-64 before being sold to Arsenal for -15,000 in November 1963.
Furnell immediately slotted into the Arsenal first team, making his debut the day after he signed, on 23 November 1963 against Blackpool; the match finished 5-3 to Arsenal. Furnell went on to become the long-term successor to Jack Kelsey, playing as Arsenal's No. 1 for the next five seasons (aside from 1964-65, when he shared the spot with Tony Burns). Under manager Billy Wright, however, Arsenal struggled to make an impact in either the League or the Cups.
With the promotion of Bertie Mee to manager in 1966, Arsenal's form began to pick up, although Furnell didn't stay at the club long enough to enjoy it. Although he played in the 1967-68 League Cup Final against Leeds United (which Arsenal lost 1-0), in the following match, an FA Cup tie against Birmingham City, he made an error which let in Birmingham's equaliser. He was dropped (with Bob Wilson taking his place), and never played for the Arsenal first team again.
He was sold in September 1968 for -8,000 to Rotherham United; he had played 167 matches for Arsenal in total. After two years with Rotherham he moved to Plymouth Argyle in 1970, and became a fans' favourite at the club, playing there for five and a half years before his retirement in the summer of 1976. As part of the club's centenary in 2003, Furnell was named as goalkeeper in the Pilgrims' all-time greatest XI by the club's fans.
After retiring as a player, he was a coach at Plymouth before joining Blackburn Rovers in 1981; he served as a coach there until his retirement in 1998.
In a 2007 web poll, Furnell was named Plymouth's best goalkeeper of all time.
-DOCSTART-	3070620
}}'''Andrew Nesbit Wilson''' (14 February 1896 - 15 October 1973) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers and Sporting Club Nmois.
Wilson was born in Newmains, Lanarkshire and joined Middlesbrough from junior side Cambuslang Rangers in 1914 but his early career was interrupted by the First World War, during which he guested for Hearts. When the War ended, he played with Dunfermline Athletic when they were part of the rebel Central League, a body outside of Scottish Football League jurisdiction. When this league was absorbed by the SFL in 1921, those players previously contracted to a Scottish or English league side were obliged to return to whichever side held their registration as part of the agreement. Thus Wilson returned to Middlesbrough in time for the 1921-22 season.
After a season in which he was the League's top scorer, Wilson joined David Calderhead's Chelsea in November 1923 for -6,500, ending the 1923-24 season as both Middlesbrough and Chelsea's top scorer. He made 253 appearances for Chelsea and scored 52 goals in the next eight years before joining QPR in 1931. After a two-season sojourn in France, he would briefly manage Walsall before accepting a series of coaching positions, including at Chelsea and Gravesend and Northfleet.
Wilson was capped 12 times by Scotland between 1920 and 1923, averaging a goal per appearance.
Wilson was also proficient at several other sports. He had a single-figure golf handicap, compiled century breaks at snooker and played bowls internationally for England.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
-DOCSTART-	3073060
'''Philippe Clement''' (born March 22, 1974 in Antwerp) is a Belgian football defender who currently plays for Germinal Beerschot. He also plays a defensive midfielder. His former clubs include Beerschot, Genk, Coventry City in England and Club Brugge. Clement played 38 times with Belgium as of August 3, 2005 and was in the team for the Euro 2000 and the 1998 World Cup.
-DOCSTART-	3074098
'''Bernard Peter (Bernie) Wright''' (born 17 September 1952), nicknamed '''Bernie the Bolt''', is an English former footballer.
Birmingham born Wright became a professional at Walsall after leaving Birmingham City in 1971. The next year he signed for First Division Everton, but only played 11 times for the club before having his contract terminated for 'serious misconduct' after a drunken training ground incident.
Returning to Third Division Walsall in 1972, he became a favourite with the fans scoring 38 goals in 152 league games during his four years at Fellows Park. He joined Bradford City in 1976, where he scored 13 goals in 66 league games.
In June 1978 Fourth Division Port Vale paid ''the Bantams'' -9,000 for his services. Scoring on his debut, a 1-1 draw at Chester in a League Cup game on 16 August 1978. He became a regular in the team and was top scorer in the 1978-79 season with 15 strikes, he was voted Player of the Year for this achievement. The 27 year old lost his first team place in March 1980 and dropped out of the Football League two months later, joining Kidderminster Harriers on a free transfer. He later played for Trowbridge Town, Cheltenham Town, Worcester City and Gloucester City.
Wright later became a forklift truck supervisor and part-time referee in the Central Warwickshire Sunday Leagues.
-DOCSTART-	3075251
'''Serafim Michael Theoklitos''' (born February 11, 1981 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian footballer who currently plays for Norwich City.
Theoklitos made several appearances in the Australian National Soccer League before moving away as a youngster to Blackpool in England where he played three games due to an injury sustained early after his arrival. He then moved back to Australia to play in the Victorian Premier League for Bulleen Zebras. In a VPL final, he saved three of four penalties to help Bulleen to victory. He joined Melbourne Victory FC for their inaugural season in the 2005-06 A-League.
In the 2006-07 A-League season, Theoklitos kept ten clean-sheets from 21 games and attracted interested from both the Australia and Greece national associations, but has not made a senior appearance for either country.
In the 2008-09 season, Theoklitos played an integral part in Melbourne Victory's premiership and grand final success by keeping five clean sheets at the end of the season. His form earned him a another call-up to the Australian national squad for the match against Kuwait on 5 March 2009 but didn't play.
In May 2009, Theoklitos declined a contract extension and in July 2009 it was confirmed that he would be leaving Melbourne Victory, with his contract expiring on 30 July. In early July 2009 signed a two year contract with Norwich City.
On 8 August, 2009, Theoklitos endured a disastrous debut for Norwich against Colchester United at Carrow Road, conceding five goals before half-time and seven in total. He missed his punch for the first goal, palmed a shot straight into the path of Clive Platt for the second and failed to save a free-kick for the fourth.
He has not played since and his City career declined further as he failed to turn up for a Football League Trophy game against Gillingham.
Although selected by Australia on two occasions, he has yet to make an appearance for the Socceroos. With Greek ancestry he has also received interest from their national association but so far has only featured for Australia.
Theoklitos attended High School at Balwyn High School. He is of Greek ancestry. He has two brothers: Theo (eldest) and Andrew (middle) Theoklitos.
-DOCSTART-	3075298
'''Daniel Piorkowski''' (born 12 January 1984) is an Australian football (soccer) player of Polish descent who plays as a defender for A-League club Gold Coast United Football Club.
His progress as a footballer was delayed by a knee reconstruction, sustained during his playing days with ex NSL club Melbourne Knights. Daniel also was a member of the Australian Under 20 Side and missed out on a place in the Under-20 World Cup due to a knee reconstruction.
After signing for Melbourne Victory, Piorkowski made 11 appearances and was signed to a new two-year deal in April 2006. Piorkowski was an important part of the Victory defence during their premiership winning season in 06/07 along with Adrian Leijer and Rodrigo Vargas. He unfortunately injured his knee during the season and did not feature in the finals series. On February 13, 2008 he was tabled a new contract by Victory but remained undecided whether to stay with the club. On May 13, 2008 he finally decided to pursue his ambitions of playing in Europe.
On September 13, 2008 he signed a short deal after a week long trial to cover injured defender Shaun Ontong.
On November 20, 2008 he joined Gold Coast United on a two-year deal.
-DOCSTART-	3075328
'''Adrian Leijer''' (born 25 March 1986 in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian association football player who currently plays as a centre back for Hyundai A-League side Melbourne Victory.
Leijer was born, and largely grew up in, the New South Wales town of Dubbo to a family of Dutch and English heritage. He played from Under 10 - Under 14 with SASS Strikers Junior Soccer Club in the Dubbo & District Soccer Association. Whilst with SASS, he represented Western New South Wales and New South Wales Country in football.
When Leijer was 15 years old his family moved south to Jan Juc on Victoria's surf coast and attended Belmont High School where he joined the Geelong Soccer team and represented the U-15's Victorian Country team. Ian Greener, then Head of Coaching & Development at the Victorian Soccer Federation, spotted his talent and recommended him to the head coach of the Victorian Institute of Sport Football program, Ernie Merrick.
Leijer spent two years at the Victorian Institute of Sport and then moved on to the Melbourne Knights for the last season of the now defunct National Soccer League, where he made 18 appearances during a season where the club finished second last in the competition.
While still training at the VIS, Leijer and his future team mate Kristian Sarkies were selected to trial with Everton Football Club in the English Premier League for three weeks. However, they both failed to impress and returned home to Australia.
Upon his return to Australia, he was signed by Melbourne Victory, a team in the new A-League competition. His former VIS coach Ernie Merrick, who had taken the reins at Melbourne Victory, stated; "Adrian is a reliable and uncompromising defender with a football maturity beyond his years. He is already part of the senior leadership group within the club and is the second youngest player in the squad,"
The club's first season was reminiscent of Leijer's time at the Melbourne Knights as Melbourne Victory finished second last overall. Leijer, however, played 20 games for the club, only missing their final game against the New Zealand Knights through suspension. At the end of the season he was awarded the Players' Player of the Year and Clubman of the Year awards.
Melbourne Victory's second season was more successful, starting with seven straight wins and culminating in a 6-0 victory over Adelaide United in the Grand Final. At the A-League's end of season awards, Leijer won Young Player of the Year.
On the 2 August 2007, Melbourne Victory confirmed that English Premier League team Fulham FC had made a bid for the then 21-year old. Leijer accepted and signed a 3 year contract for an undisclosed fee.
Leijer consistently played for the Fulham FC reserve team throughout the 2007-2008 season and was also included in the squads to face both Liverpool and Reading, but stayed on the bench both times. Following Adrian's return to Fulham after an unsuccessful Olympic campaign with the Australian U/23's team, Leijer returned without having played any games in the Olympic tournament. Whilst tipped by Fulham reserve coach Billy McKinlay to make a greater impact in the first team that season, Adrian missed most of the clubs pre-season due to the Olympic tournament and only made the bench once, in a Carling Cup defeat to Burnley.
On 2 February 2009, it was announced that Leijer has moved on loan to Norwich City until the end of the 2008-09 season, becoming Norwich City's 40th loan signing since they were relegated in their 2004-2005 campaign. This loan spell was mostly unsuccessful for Leijer, since it did not result in him seeing a great deal of first team action.
It was announced that Leijer would return again to Australia during their 09-10 season, after being re-signed by his former Melbourne Victory for three years. Melbourne had suffered shallow defensive stocks with numerous key players unavailable prior to the announcement. After a promising start, slotting straight back in to the side hours after landing, current captain Kevin Muscat commented on his potential to be a key figure in the club.
Adrian Leijer's first taste of the senior international scene was when he was selected by Guus Hiddink to train with the Socceroos before the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. After his short training stint with the senior team he continued being selected for Young Socceroos squads. He is currently a regular member of the Australia national under-23 football team, the Olyroos.
Leijer earned his first cap for the senior Australian national team against Singapore on March 22, 2008.
-DOCSTART-	3075367
'''Daniel Allsopp''' better known as Danny Allsopp (born on 10 August 1978 in Melbourne) is an Australian footballer who currently plays as a striker for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
He is currently Melbourne Victory's second highest, and the A-League's third highest all-time goalscorer, behind former team mate Archie Thompson and Shane Smeltz.
Allsopp started his professional football career with Croydon City F.C. in the Victorian Premier League competition, having been selected from the Victorian Institute of Sport in 1999
Allsopp then moved to England to trial for Second Division club Manchester City, and after scoring in City's first friendly match against Newquay as well as some reserve team matches, he was signed for the club for the 1998-99 season. Allsopp's four goals in 25 games saw Manchester City promoted to the First Division, but he struggled to find a regular place in the team as the team in the 1999-2000 season, and was loaned out to Notts County.
He was loaned to Wrexham in early 2000, and scored four goals in just three league matches by end of the 1999-2000 season. The following season he went on loan to Bristol Rovers, where he failed to score a goal in his four league appearances. Allsopp returned on loan to Notts County, and scored four goals in three matches before being bought for -300,000 by the club. In a three-season career, he scored 50 goals in 111 appearances (in all matches) before signing with Hull City for 2003-04. The move provided more success for Allsopp, as he scored 15 goals in his first season and seven in 2004-05 as a regular in the line-up.
Allsopp negotiated an early release from Hull, and decided to return to Australia to play for new club Melbourne Victory under Ernie Merrick, who had coached Allsopp during his time at the VIS. Despite making 20 starts in the 2005-06 season, Allsopp was not nearly as prolific as at his previous clubs, and only managed three goals for the year. The season featured Allsopp's 250th match in all league competitions.
The 2006-07 season saw a remarkable turnaround in Allsopp's scoring record at Melbourne. He finished the season as the league Golden Boot winner as highest scorer in the home and away fixtures. His tally of 11 made him the first A-League player to score a double figure tally and was one goal more than second place, teammate Archie Thompson. His 35 shots on target was also the equal highest with Newcastle Jets midfielder Nick Carle.
During the 2009-10 A-League season it was confirmed that Allsopp had signed with Qatari side, Al-Rayyan Sports Club, for an undisclosed fee.
On 22 September 2009, Allsopp made his debut for Al-Rayyan against Al-Kharatiyat, providing an assist for Amara Diane's goal.
Allsopp joined Major League Soccer club D.C. United on January 18, 2010.
In 1995 he made his name in the under-17 World Championship, where he was tied top scorer with five goals, including one in Australia's 3-1 loss to eventual runners-up Brazil. His performance opened the door for his entrance into the Australian National Soccer League, signing with South Melbourne. He stayed with the club until 1997, having scored two goals in his 20 appearances.
Allsopp represented Australia again, this time at under-20 level in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia, with Australia making it through to the second round before being knocked out by Japan. On his return he was signed for Carlton SC, but was loaned out to VPL club Port Melbourne Sharks.
Meanwhile, Allsopp had become a regular member of Australia's under-23 national team (the "Olyroos") in 1999, and played three matches for one goal in 2000, but was not selected in the squad for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Allsopp finally earned his first call-up to the Australia senior squad for a friendly match against Uruguay on June 2007 and came on as a 78th minute substitute in the 2-1 defeat by the South Americans. On May 23 he got his second international appearance for Australia when he came on as a substitute for James Troisi in a friendly against Ghana.
National coach Pim Verbeek described Allsopp's performance against Indonesia in February 2009 as "absolutely hopeless".
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'''Andrew Keith Petterson''' (born 26 September 1969 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia) is a former Australian football player who plays for ECU Joondalup in the Western Australian state league.
Petterson began his career in his native Australia, leaving East Fremantle Tricolore in 1989 to join English side Swindon Town. He spent time with Luton Town (where he notably scored two goals) and Ipswich Town before joining Charlton Athletic in July 1994 for a fee of -85,000.
He was third-choice keeper for most of the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons, behind Mike Salmon and American Mike Ammann, spending time on loan with Bradford City, Ipswich Town, and Colchester United. However, with both Salmon and Ammann injured towards the end of the 1995-96 season, Petterson played well enough in the final nine games, conceding only five goals, to earn a new contract. He began the following season as Salmon's deputy, but after his return to the side in January 1997 became first choice, winning the club's player of the year award at the end of the season. The start of the 1997-98 season saw Petterson as Charlton's first choice keeper, but lost his place to first Salmon and then Sasa Ilic and was allowed to join Portsmouth on loan in November 1998 as cover for Alan Knight.
Petterson stayed until February, helping Pompey survive relegation in 1999 and signed for Portsmouth on a free transfer in July 1999. He struggled to establish himself at Fratton Park and had loan spells with Wolverhampton Wanderers (February to May 2000) and Torquay United (March to April 2001). He failed to make the Pompey first team at all in the 2001-02 season, behind Dave Beasant and Yoshi Kawaguchi and was allowed to join West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer in March 2002. At the Hawthorns he was understudy to Russell Hoult, as he had been at Portsmouth, and failed to make the first team and was released at the end of the season., joining Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2002. He was released by Brighton in December 2002 and later played in the League of Ireland for Derry City until being released in April 2003.
He moved on to Bournemouth in December 2003 and to Rushden & Diamonds in September 2004 on non-contract terms. However, Petterson joined Southend United a week later, playing just once before a free transfer move to Walsall in January 2004.
On his Walsall debut Petterson conceded six goals (although none could be attributed to Petterson), and went on to concede a further four goals over the next two games. Walsall were relegated at the end of the season and Petterson was released in May 2004.
Petterson joined Notts County in December 2004, but was released at the end of January 2005. Two months later he joined Conference National side Farnborough Town.
He returned to Australia, joining A-League outfit Newcastle United Jets before returning to Perth to play for semi profesional outfit ECU Joondalup.
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'''Allan Picken''' was born in New South Wales, Sydney on 17 September 1981. He is a professional footballer and plays in the centre of defence.
Picken started his career at Sydney FC playing in the youth team but moved to Newcastle Jets after then manager Richard Money signed him. On 31 July 2006 Picken moved to England to once again link up with manager Richard Money who paid for $AU50,000 (-20,390) for the defender's services. He only managed two appearances for the Saddlers due to a long term knee problem aggrovated by playing and making his debut against Rochdale on the opening day of the 2006-2007 season in which Walsall won 1-0 thanks to a Martin Butler goal. Allan Picken was very impressive that day. Picken's Walsall contract was ended in April 2007, three months before it was due to expire. Picken moved back to Australia to fully recover from his knee problem. Walsall said that they would welcome Picken back sometime in the future if his knee fully recovers.
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Players in Everton's early history are also included despite not necessarily playing 100 matches.
For a list of all Everton players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Everton F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Everton F.C. article.
Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.
''Appearance figures as of 12 June 2009''
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'''Gary Phillips''' (born 20 September 1961) is a retired football goalkeeper and manager of Hemel Hempstead Town.
He started his career as a schoolboy at Southampton before moving to non-League Chalfont St Peter in 1978. He moved to Brighton & Hove Albion the same year. Phillips joined West Bromwich Albion in 1979, but failed to make an appearance in two years. He dropped back into non-League football signing for Barnet in 1981 before being sold to Brentford for -5,000. He then joined Reading, where he was loaned out to Barnet and Hereford United.
Phillps rejoined Barnet on a permanent basis in 1989, where he eventually became player-manager in 1993. He was appointed as player-manager of Aylesbury United in March 1996, but left in November 2007, before returning as player-manager in October 1999. In between appointments at Aylesbury, Phillips had a spell playing for Aldershot Town. He left Aylesbury in November 2001. Phillips joined Hemel Hempstead Town as manager in 2001, but quit after just 17 games. After a number of coaching roles, he was appointed as manager of Grays Athletic until the end of the 2008-09 season, before being reappointed as manager the following season taking over from Craig Edwards. He left Grays in early September, after the club announced their intentions to look for a new manager. Phillips was appointed manager of Hemel Hempstead Town in October.
Phillips started his footballing life as a centre forward until the age of 13 when he played as goalkeeper for his school team.
On his 17th birthday he signed for West Bromwich Albion, failing to make an appearance.
Phillips then had a spell at Reading, before rejoining Barnet on loan in 1988 to provide cover for injured goalkeepers Steve Humphries and Andy Lomas.
Following the departure of manager Barry Fry to Southend United, Phillps was appointed as player-manager by new chairman Ricky George, at the start of the 1993-94 season.
On 21 March 1996, Phillips joined Aylesbury United as player-manager, taking over from Steve Ketteridge.
Phillips arrived at Grays as a coach, before being promoted to assistant manager in September 2008.
Hemel Hempstead Town announced Phillips had been appointed as manager after former manager Dennis Grenne stepped down.
Phillips was born in St Albans, where he still lives.
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'''Lee Mark Grant''' (born 31 December 1985) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He played for York City, Aston Villa and Southport.
Born in York, North Yorkshire, Grant started his career with hometown club York City as an apprentice and made his first team debut after coming on as an 88th minute substitute in a 3-0 victory over Bristol Rovers.
He rejoined York on a month's loan in November 2004 and made his debut in a 1-0 defeat to Woking in the Conference National on 20 November.
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'''Alexander Matthew "Alex" Inglethorpe''' (born 14 November 1971 in Epsom, England) is an English former footballer, who played for Watford, Leyton Orient, Exeter City and Barnet. He is now youth coach at Tottenham Hotspur.
An attacking midfielder or striker, Inglethorpe began his playing career at Watford. However, despite staying at the club for five years, he made only two starts and ten substitute appearances in league matches. Following a loan spell at Barnet in 1995, he signed for Leyton Orient. In 2000 he moved to Exeter City, where he ended his professional career following a brief loan spell at Canvey Island, for whom he played only a single match in the FA Cup.
After a spell as player/manager at Leatherhead, Inglethorpe returned to Leyton Orient as U-19 coach in January 2004. He was appointed manager of Exeter in October 2004. During his tenure at Exeter the club drew 0-0 with Manchester United in the FA Cup. Whilst managing in non-League he also served as Assistant Manager of the England National Game XI, but left the post in October 2005 as he was unhappy with claims he used the post to tap up other clubs' players.
In June 2006 he left Exeter to join the coaching staff at Tottenham, having also been offered the manager's job at MK Dons. Following the sacking of Martin Jol, he served as assistant to caretaker manager Clive Allen until the appointment of Juande Ramos. After Ramos was sacked, Inglethorpe was due to take charge of the Tottenham team for a league match against Bolton, though this was prevented by the quick appointment of Harry Redknapp.
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'''Chris Kamara''' (born 25 December 1957 in Middlesbrough) is a retired English footballer. He ended his playing career in 1995 and last managed a club in 1998. He is now best known for being a presenter and football analyst on Sky Sports.
Kamara was born in Middlesbrough to a father of Sierra Leone roots. After serving with the British Royal Navy, Kamara joined Portsmouth in 1975, beginning a professional footballing career that saw him move between nine clubs, scoring 71 goals in 641 league appearances.
After acquiring a reputation as a hard man as a player, this continued into his forays as a manager, resulting with him being censured for his conduct. Kamara spent short spells as manager of Stoke City and Bradford City, nearly relegating the former and the latter being the club he ended his playing career with. He steered ''the Bantams'' to promotion in the 1995-96 season through the play-offs, and is very highly thought of at Valley Parade.
Chris is a great friend of Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson who he grew up with on Middlesbrough's Park End council estate.
Kamara presents Sky Sports' ''Goals On Sunday'' show and provides additional commentary on some of Sky's televised matches. Perhaps he is most renowned for the Soccer Saturday programme, where he usually appears over live video link providing brief updates on the match he is watching. He also guests on Soccer AM where he brings live link ups hours before games from various stadia and inevitably gives away both teams' line ups and tactics. He is often known for his amusing live commentaries and becoming overexcited and exclaiming "Unbelievable, Jeff!" to host Jeff Stelling, a phrase which has become his trademark catchphrase. The pair own a racehorse with the same name.
On 1 April 2007, as an April Fools joke, Kamara announced that his time as presenter of Goals on Sunday had come to an end, and that he had signed a contract to become first-team manager at Bradford City - while not earning as much money as he did with Sky, he claimed that he was doing it for the love, not the money.
After a continued spell on both Goals on Sunday and Soccer Saturday, Chris Kamara declared his interest in the vacant Sheffield Wednesday managerial post, while asking for time to mull his options, which includes a player/manager deal at the Sheffield club.
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'''Benjamin "Ben" Wright''' (born 1 July 1980 in Mnster, Germany) is an English footballer, currently playing for Macclesfield Town.
Ben began his career in the youth system at Deeping Rangers and was also part of the Deepings School team which won the Lincolnshire Schools County Cup in 1999. He was soon snapped up by local football conference side Kettering Town and began to attract scouts from the football league, appearing twice for Leeds United in the FA Premier Academy Under-19 League
Ben spent the majority of his time at Bristol City in first the youth team and then the reserves. He found first-team opportunities hard to come by, though he did spend a week on trial with Bolton Wanderers and a month on loan with Woking.
In April 2001, Ben linked up with his former manager Benny Lennartsson at Norwegian club Viking. he spent two seasons with Viking and attracted attention when he scored a 90th minute header against Chelsea in a UEFA Cup First Round, First Leg, match at Stamford Bridge in September 2002. Though Viking lost the game 2-1, it was a vital away goal and put pressure on Chelsea for the away leg which they subsequently lost 4-2.
For the 2003 Norwegian season, Ben linked up with I.K. Start and went on to spent five seasons with the club, finishing as the club's leading goalscorer when they won the First Division title and promotion to the Tippeligaen in 2004. In September 2005, he suffered a broken left leg in training, an injury that kept him out of much of the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Recovering fitness, he spent the remainder of the 2006 season on loan to the Norwegian championship side Moss FK.
In the summer of 2007, Ben elected to return to England and trialled with Barnet. He was spotted by the Lincoln City management and turned down a contract offer from Barnet to join Lincoln at the beginning of August 2007. Wright ended the season as top goal scorer for Lincoln, netting 15 league goals. He was released on 5 May 2009, and on 18 May it was announced that he had signed for Macclesfield Town on a one year deal.
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'''William "Billy" Ayre''' (7 May 1952 - 16 April 2002) was an English footballer who played for three different clubs in a sixteen-year professional career, making over three hundred League appearances in the process. After retiring from the playing side of the game, he became a manager, and took the helm at five different clubs between 1984 and 2000. He guided Blackpool to two successive play-off finals, in 1991 and 1992, during his four years in charge of the club.
Billy Ayre was born in the Gateshead suburb of Crookhill. After trying his hand at refereeing in his teenage years, he played for several years in non-League football at two amateur clubs in County Durham: Crook Town and Bishop Auckland.
Ayre began his professional playing career at Scarborough in 1975 whilst balancing a teaching profession
Ayre played in over one hundred league games and score 27 goals for Hartlepool. He made his debut for ''Pools'' on 13 August 1977, in a 3-0 defeat at Grimsby Town in the League Cup.
In Ayre's second season at Hartlepool, 1978-79, he made 42 league appearances and scored five goals. In 1979-80, he made 43 league appearances and score nine goals. In his final season at the club, 1980-81, he made ten league appearances and scored one goal before he was sold to Halifax Town. He played against Hartlepool in Halifax's visit to Victoria Park later in the season.
At Halifax, Ayre made 63 league appearances and scored five goals in his first spell at The Shay.
The summer of 1982 saw Ayre move again, this time to Mansfield Town, where he spent two seasons, making 67 league appearances and scoring seven goals. He scored a headed goal on his first-team debut in a Football League Trophy tie at Field Mill.
Ayre re-joined Halifax for a second spell in 1984. In two years, he made 32 league appearances and scored two goals. He brought his playing career to a close with the club in 1986.
In October 1984, Ayre took over as caretaker-manager of Halifax for less than a month. Mick Jones was installed on 10 November.
In December 1986, Ayre became manager of Halifax again, this time on a full-time basis. Three years later, just before the end of the 1989-90 season, he was sacked, having failed to get them out of the league's basement division.
He was soon appointed assistant manager to Graham Carr at Blackpool, and when Carr was sacked in November 1990, Ayre was promoted in his place. His first game in charge was a draw at Hereford United on 1 December 1990. As Roy Calley wrote in his 1992 book, ''Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992'', Ayre, almost unknown outside the lower leagues, was "greeted reservedly by Blackpool supporters, yet in the space of two years [had] become the club's most popular - and certainly most successful - boss since Stan Mortensen". On matchdays, he wore the number 15 Blackpool shirt, in the days when only three substitutes (numbers 12 to 14) were permitted for league games.
When Carr left, Blackpool were lying in eighteenth position in the Division Four table; six months later, however, the team had qualified for the play-offs after losing only five of their remaining thirty games. It was during this period that two new (and still existing) club records were set: thirteen consecutive home wins in what turned out to be a twenty-four-game unbeaten run at Bloomfield Road. Their good fortune came undone at the last hurdle, however, when they lost in a penalty shoot-out to Torquay United in the final at Wembley and remained in the Fourth Division for another season. (In an interview at the final whistle, Ayre said, "I've never had a worse moment in my life, never mind football.")
Ayre was able to keep largely the same team together and guided them back to Wembley the following 1991-92 season in which they finally gained promotion after another, more successful penalties experience. Scunthorpe United were the unlucky team on this occasion. Blackpool had booked their place in the new Division Two. Ayre dedicated the victory to his parents, who died the previous year.
The following season saw the Seasiders finish in a lowly eighteenth position after winning only twelve of their forty-six games.
On the final day of the 1993-94 season, Blackpool avoided relegation by a single point by virtue of beating Leyton Orient 4-1 at Bloomfield Road. Ayre was sacked in June by then-chairman Owen Oyston after the Seasiders failed to impress at their new level. He was succeeded by Sam Allardyce. Ayre's league record in his three-and-a-half years at Bloomfield Road: 191 games, 77 wins, 70 draws, 44 losses.
Ayre achieved not only promotion but subsequently survival with very little financial backing from Oyston. During this period, players such as Alan Wright, Paul Groves, and, most notably, Trevor Sinclair all left the club for bigger and better things. Despite this, Ayre's sides battled, grafted, and occasionally shocked sides with far greater resources at their disposal. As demonstrated in the retrospective DVD ''The Seasiders'', a feature of the Geordie's time at Bloomfield Road was his "ticker-tape entrance" in games at Bloomfield Road - fans throwing paper aloft whilst Ayre made his way across to the dugout on the east side of the ground. He would acknowledge the fans, then clench his fists, urging the Seasiders faithful to back his lads, eliciting a raucous cheer from the fans.
Ayre's next stop was Scarborough, where he arrived in August 1994, some twenty years after playing for the Yorkshiremen. His reign at the McCain Stadium lasted just four months, after he was sacked for failing to turn around the Division Three strugglers.
A short-but-successful stint at non-League Southport followed during the 1994-95 season. Ayre had guided the Sandgrounders to a third-placed finishing position.
In March 1996, Ayre was asked by new Swansea City boss Jan Mlby to be his assistant, but the duo arrived too late to prevent the Swans from sliding into Division Three. They reached the play-off final a year later, but a last-minute goal saw them lose to Northampton Town and miss out on promotion. Ayre and Mlby were both sacked soon after the disappointment.
Ayre then assisted Frank Burrows at Cardiff City and helped them to promotion to Division Two in 1998-99.
After a month-long break while having a benign tumor removed, Ayre was installed to the manager's seat at Cardiff when Burrows resigned in January 2000. "This came as a complete shock," he said at the time. "I was on the motorway driving back to South Wales when the chairman rang me. I want to keep the job, and I hope I'm given the chance to prove myself."
"There will be changes," he continued. "I will be tweaking a few things, and we will be looking at the playing system. I'm still stunned about what has happened, but we have to revitalise and rejuvenate the team quickly. Frank Burrows brought me to Cardiff and did everything within his power for the club. But we have to look forward, we have to work quickly. That's what Frank would want."
Regarding the tumor, Ayre said: "That wasn't something which bothered me too much. That may sound strange, but it was outside my control, so I got on with things. Now the Cardiff City job has been given to me, albeit temporarily for now, and that ''is'' within my control. I haven't spoken to Frank yet, because he has gone away. But I will talk to him soon."
Also regarding his tumor, he stated: "I'm not at all frightened. I know the risks. The odds of people not even surviving the treatment are 20-1, but that doesn't bother me. I've backed a few 20-1 winners in my time. One in four people get cancer, and I'm pleased it's me and not somebody else in my family. I'd rather take it, because I think I can deal with it."
Ayre stayed on beyond the end of the season despite the Bluebirds falling back into Division Three. He was demoted to assistant manager when owner Sam Hammam installed Bobby Gould in August 2000. His services were disposed of completely two months later when Alan Cork was put in charge of first-team affairs and Gould was appointed general manager.
Ayre's final job in football came within weeks of leaving Cardiff. He joined Division Two side Bury as assistant to Andy Preece, who played for him at Blackpool, but in the spring of 2001 it was found that the lymph node cancer he had initially been diagnosed with in 1995 had returned. Graham Barrow was given the temporary job of assistant manager while Ayre received treatment for his illness, and he appeared to be recovering; however, he suffered a setback in early 2002.
Ayre died on 16 April 2002, just under a month shy of his fiftieth birthday. His wife, Elaine, and children, David and Rachel, were at his bedside at the family's home in Ormskirk, Lancashire.
During a Tranmere Rovers v. Cardiff City league encounter , the away fans rang out an impromptu rendition of "There's Only One Billy Ayre", followed by spontaneous applause, in honour of their former manager. Mark Bonner, who Ayre nurtured through from the Blackpool youth ranks, was in the Cardiff team that day.
Ayre's funeral took place on 21 April at St. Cuthbert's Church in Halsall, near Ormskirk,
|thumb|left|Ayre with two Blackpool fans outside Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in May 2001, just under a year before his death.
During the service, Revd. Heather Penman related an event that had touched Ayre during the final year of his life. On 26 May 2001, Ayre had attended the Football League Two play-off final between Blackpool and Leyton Orient at the Millennium Stadium in his then-home, Cardiff. As he was walking to the stadium, he was spotted by some Blackpool fans, who proceeded to pick up their former manager and carry him shoulder-high into the stadium.
"He was a fantastic fella, I couldn't speak highly enough about him," said Phil Brown, who played alongside Ayre at Hartlepool United and Halifax Town and under him at the latter. "He tried to play the game the way it should be played. He had a funny side to him that not many people saw, and had the ability to turn a serious situation and make light of it. He was the salt of the earth, a man you could trust with your life. There weren't many people like him."
:''League games only. Only statistics that are available are listed.''
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}}'''Ian James Gould''' (born 19 August 1957 in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England) is a first-class and  Elite Panel cricket umpire and a former English cricketer.
He represented Middlesex (1975-1980 and 1996), Sussex (1981-1991) and Auckland in 1979/80 as a left-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper. He captained Sussex in 1987. He returned to Middlesex as a county coach between 1991 and 2000. He is now an ECB cricket umpire.
He toured the West Indies with the England Young Cricketers in 1976. He played 18 One Day Internationals for England in 1983 including that year's World Cup as a wicketkeeper/batsman. Wicket keeper Bob Taylor represented England in Test matches during 1983.
Ian also played cricket in Devon, where he represented Budleigh Salterton and Exmouth but struggled to find form on the slower wickets in the South West.
Gould also played football as a goalkeeper representing Slough Town and Arsenal, thus earning himself the nickname "Gunner".
As an Umpire, Gould was appointed to stand in 3 matches of the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. He umpired his first test match - South Africa v Bangladesh at Bloemfontein, Nov 19-22, 2008. Gould was promoted to the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires in 2009.
Gould's passion for football was reaffirmed in July 2009 when he took over as chairman of Southern Football League club Burnham FC. In a press briefing, Gould confirmed to reporters that he was in it for the long haul, with the objective of pushing the Club towards Conference League football. More importantly, Gould is intent on developing the corporate side of the Burnham brand and conference centre facilities.
Elsewhere, his son Michael Gould has played cricket for Sussex second eleven.
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'''Einar Jan Aas''' (born 12 October 1955 in Moss) is a former footballer from Norway. He was a profiled central defender and the first Norwegian to play professionally in England and Germany.
Aas started his career in Moss FK in 1973. In 1976 they were promoted to the Norwegian Premier League, and ''Verdens Gang'' named him ''central defender of the year'' in 1977 and 1979.
His professional career started at Bayern Munich, where he stayed for the 1979-80 season. Midway through the following season he was transferred to Nottingham Forest, at the time managed by Brian Clough. A broken leg put a premature end to his stay at the City Ground. He returned to Moss in 1984, and helped the club win its first and to date only League title in 1987, before retiring as a player.
Aas debuted in the national team in 1978, and played 35 international matches in total, scoring three goals.
He has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.
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'''Erland Johnsen''' (born 5 April 1967 in Moss) is a Norwegian football coach and former player.
His playing career began in Moss, and he later joined Bayern Munich as a professional. During his two seasons at the club he won two championships in 1989 and 1990. In December 1989, he transferred to English team Chelsea, where he played for eight seasons and was voted player of the year for the club in 1995. Whilst at Chelsea he played in the 1994 FA Cup Final. Shortly after winning the 1997 FA Cup, he returned to his native Norway where he played for Rosenborg and finally Strmsgodset before retiring in June 1999.
Johnsen was a central defender who was capped 19 times for the Norwegian national team, participating in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also won 5 caps during Norway's unsuccessful qualification campaign for 1988 Olympics, although these are not recognized as full internationals by FIFA. He made 16 under-21 appearances for Norway. Perhaps the most famous moment in Johnsen's career came on November 15, 1989, during a match between Norway and Scotland, at Hampden Park, where he scored a goal from the middle of the pitch. The goal went around the world, even making CNN's "Play of the Day". It also caught the interest of Chelsea FC who purchased Johnsen later that same year. Legendary Scottish goalkeeper Jim Leighton said about the shot twenty years later: "I'm never allowed to forget about it in Scotland, it is the furthest I've ever lost a goal from." Johnsen reconstructed the goal together with Leighton in 2009 on the Norwegian sports entertainment show Golden Goal.
Johnsen remained with Strmsgodset as a trainer for the next three years. He has had spells as coach with Moss (2002-2003), Follo (2003-2006) and is currently with Lillestrm.
After Lillestrm SK coach Tom Nordlie resigned on the 29 May 2008 Johnsen stepped in as caretaker, together with former Chelsea FC teammate Frode Grods.
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'''Nick Carle''' (b. 23 November 1981 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football player currently playing for Crystal Palace. He is a left footed attacking midfielder of Chilean origin.
As a junior Carle won 5 national futsal titles. During his days as a teenage schoolboy, he played football for his high school, Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield. Even at this stage, Carle displayed much promise and potential as a footballer. His most notable football achievement at school level was helping his school win the much coveted Bill Turner Cup competition in 1996.
Carle began his career as a 15 year old at Sydney Olympic in the NSL, making his NSL debut on October 5, 1997. After coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute, he scored an injury time winner against Marconi Stallions. He had a brief stint at French club Troyes before returning to Australia with Marconi Stallions and Ryde City Gunners.
When the A-League was formed in 2005 Carle joined the Newcastle Jets. He starred for the Jets in the first two seasons of the A-League with his fancy footwork and exceptional close-control, and he became undoubtedly the favourite player of the Jets fans. Carle played as an attacking midfielder during his time at the Newcastle Jets and wore the number 10 jersey.
In February 2007 Carle won the prestigious Johnny Warren Medal for the players' player of the year for his performance throughout the A-League 2006-07 season, beating Melbourne Victory's Daniel Allsopp, Archie Thompson and Kevin Muscat. Carle also won the goal of the year award for his 70-metre run followed by a strike from 20 metres with the outside of his left boot, which proved to be the winning goal in the Round 10 clash against Adelaide United (Adelaide had only seconds earlier missed a penalty to win the match). He was also named 'A-League Player of the Year' on popular Australian football site pintculture.com, beating Melbourne Victory player Kevin Muscat by one vote.
At the end of the 2006-07 season Carle expressed his concern that the A-League season was not long enough. He felt that playing more games would improve his chances of selection for the national team and said that offers from Europe would be tempting. Despite being initially linked with Fenerbahe in the media, Carle eventually signed with Socceroo Josip Skoko's former club Genlerbirlii. The Turkcell Super League club paid a transfer fee of about $650,000 for Carle, with the Newcastle Jets also receiving a percentage of any further transfer fees should Carle be sold by the Turkish club. The Newcastle Jets received a total of $800,000 for Carle after his transfer to Bristol City.
In early January 2008 Carle transferred to Football League Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee after impressing against Nigeria in an international friendly.
Carle's stay at Ashton Gate was short-lived however, moving to Crystal Palace for -1m less than six months later. The move contributed to the London club overstetching itself financially and as a result they have been unable to repay all of Carle's fee to the Bristol club. On his return to Ashton Gate, Carle was involved in a fracas as the players left the pitch and a water bottle was thrown at him by a Bristol City player. Allegedly, Michael McIndoe approached Carle as the Palace team was getting on the bus and received a punch in the nose for his antagonism. McIndoe was, allegedly, bleeding heavily from the nose.
He just recently played in the Carling Cup against EPL side Manchester City, where they were unfortunantly knocked out of the Cup after a spirited display by the Eagles.
It is believed that Carle will leave the Eagles during the January transfer window, and head to China to play on loan, in order to increase his chances of going to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup.
Carle began his international career playing for Australia at under-17 level before representing Australia at the under-20s 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He also later played for the under-23s but missed out on selection for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
He earned his first senior cap against Venezuela in 2004 coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute replacing David Zdrilic. However it was his only appearance for the senior national team for three years. Carle regularly missed selection under Frank Farina and did not feature at all under Guus Hiddink. Carle's form for the Jets in the 2006-07 A-League season saw calls for new coach Graham Arnold to bring him back into the national team. Carle ended three years in exile from the national squad by coming on as a substitute in a friendly against China in March 2007, and also made an appearance against Uruguay in June.
Graham Arnold selected Carle in the Australian squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He made an
appearance as a substitute during Australia's match against Japan, scoring in the penalty shoot out.
Carle made his first starting appearance for the Socceroos against Nigeria at Craven Cottage, London on 18 November 2007. He put in a strong performance along with fellow former A-League player David Carney who had a cracker and scored the winning goal.
As a result of continued speculation in regards to his club form, Carle has been omitted from the World Cup Qualifers since Pim Verbeek has been coach with his pragmatic style. His international career appeared to be over and there was little chance of him having any role in the national team but has defied critics and Verbeek to play in the green and gold, he finally made a brief cameo for the national team after 18 months of being left out of the squad.
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'''Steven Laurie''' (born October 30, 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a defender. He has previously played in England with West Ham United's youth academy and Peterborough United.
He returned to Australia after being lured back by former Glasgow Rangers player and then coach Stuart Munro to play for NSL powerhouse South Melbourne FC in the last season of the National Soccer League (NSL). He was one of the first six signings for the newly formed Hyundai A-League club Sydney FC, although later he was released from his contract via mutual consent. The inaugural coach of Sydney FC was German World Cup winner Pierre Littbarski and Laurie fell out. Players at Sydney FC that Laurie joined included former Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke.
After returning to Victoria, Laurie played for South Melbourne once more as well as a season at Oakliegh Cannons. Then Steve Laurie moved to Alona Magic and was promoted to captain in 2009 and led the Club to championship win over highly fancied Dandenong Thunder coached by Laurie's former coach at South Melbourne and then Oakliegh Cannons Stuart Munro. 2009 was a watershed season for Laurie as the giant defender had an injury free season and was able to show all football fans why he had been on West Ham's books as a youngster.
A number of A-League Clubs have chased Laurie after the Victorian Premier league finals finished but Laurie has set his sights on winning a contract in Asia.
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'''Petter Belsvik''' (born October 2, 1967) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. With 159 goals in the Norwegian Premier League he ranks second in the all-time statistics, behind Harald Brattbakk. He has never appeared for the Norwegian national team.
Belsvik is a so-called journeyman footballer, with spells in many clubs. He started his career in Faaberg, and played top league football for Molde, Ham-Kam, Start, Stabk, Rosenborg, Vlerenga and Lillestrm. At the end of his career as a footballer he also had a short stay at the Norwegian amateur side Heming.
His impact on football abroad has been limited, with only short spells in Southend United, AaB and Austria Vienna.
Belsvik is currently a part of the Lillestrm coaching team.
He became cup champion with Stabk in 1998 and league champion with Rosenborg in 2000.
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'''Richard Glynn "Ritchie" Jones''' (born 26 September 1986 in Manchester) is an English footballer. He is a midfielder, preferring to play in the centre of midfield. He plays for Hartlepool United, having signed on a free transfer in July 2008 after being released by Manchester United.
A Manchester United player from the age of nine, Jones made five appearances for the Manchester United first team, playing in the FA Cup and League Cup. During his time at United, he also went on loan to a number of lower league teams in order to gain first team experience. He has made league starts for Colchester United and Barnsley in 2006-07, Yeovil Town in the 2007-08 season and, in 2006, went on loan to Belgium's Royal Antwerp for a month.
Jones was a member of the Manchester United F.C. Academy from the age of nine, and scored the golden goal to win the Milk Cup in 2003, beating Preston in the final. He captained United's Youth Cup team and was part of the United reserve side that won four trophies in 2004-05, and three trophies in 2005-06.
Jones has also played for England at every level from Under-15 to Under-20, scoring the winning goal for the Under-17 side in the Nordic Championship final in Sweden. He was a member of the England Under-19 squad that reached the final of the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in July 2005, before losing out to France. He acted as captain during some of these matches.
Jones appeared for the Manchester United first team five times during his career with the club. He made his senior debut for United on 26 October 2005 in a Carling Cup game against Barnet. Jones was also named as a substitute in a Champions league game away to French team Lille. This was followed by a place on the bench against Aston Villa in the Premier League, and then another appearance away to Birmingham in the League Cup.
His next appearance was in a highly emotional night against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford, when he came on for the last half hour and almost scored in a game that was dedicated to the late George Best. His last appearance before going on loan for first team experience was away to Burton Albion in the FA Cup, although the match ended as a scoreless draw. In the 2004-05 season, Jones played for United's reserve side in the Central League and the Premier Reserve League, both of which United won. His goals also helped United get to the final of two cup competitions.
In January 2006, Jones was sent on loan to Manchester United's "feeder club", Belgian Second Division club Royal Antwerp, in order to gain further first team experience. However, after playing just two games for Antwerp, his loan spell was cut short to provide cover for an injury-hit United midfield.
At the start of the 2006-07 season, Jones made two more first team appearances, playing in pre-season friendlies against Preston North End and Macclesfield Town, in which he was credited with an assist for Wayne Rooney's goal. He then played in United's 2-1 League Cup win over Crewe Alexandra, in which his cross set up Ole Gunnar Solskjr to score United's first goal.
In October 2006, he was loaned to Colchester United for a month to help provide cover for injuries at the Championship club. His performances earned him praise from the Colchester United manager, Geraint Williams, saying Jones was a credit to his club, and though Jones expressed a desire to remain at Colchester, he returned to Manchester United at the end of his loan. In February 2007, he joined fellow Manchester United youngster Adam Eckersley on loan at Barnsley until 7 May 2007. He was given the number 10 shirt, and made four appearances for the Tykes before returning to Manchester United.
At the start of the 2007-08 season, Jones played in a pre-season friendly alongside Owen Hargreaves in midfield against Peterborough United. Manchester United won 3-1, with Jones scoring one of the goals. However, on 14 August 2007, Jones signed for Yeovil Town on a short term loan until 31 December 2007 to gain further first team football. He made his debut for Yeovil on 18 August 2007 against Port Vale. It was his cross that led to the only goal in a 1-0 win for Yeovil. On 28 December 2007, Jones returned to Manchester United as planned to compete for his place in United's first team.
In March 2008, Jones went on trial with Championship side Burnley for a week. Burnley manager Owen Coyle said he liked the look of Jones, but felt it inappropriate to say any more while Jones is under contract at another club.
On 27 June 2008, it was announced that Jones was to be released by Manchester United at the end of his contract on 30 June. On 4 July 2008, Jones signed for Hartlepool United on a free transfer. He came second in a end-of-season fans vote for 'Young Player of the Year' before extending his contract at the club in May 2009.
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'''Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson''' (born 25 October 1987) is an Irish footballer who plays for Manchester United, having previously been loaned out to Royal Antwerp and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In 2007, Gibson, who was born in Derry, was at the centre of a dispute between the Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Football Association, after he opted to play for the Republic of Ireland instead of Northern Ireland. The issue was referred to FIFA and was discussed in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
A former pupil of St Columb's College, Gibson played junior football in the Derry and District League, and then with Institute F.C. before joining Manchester United in 2004. He made his senior debut for United on 26 October 2005 in a League Cup game against Barnet, coming on as a substitute for Lee Martin. During the 2005-06 season he played regularly for Manchester United Reserves, helping them win a treble. He made 19 appearances, scoring twice. In May 2006, he won the prestigious Jimmy Murphy Award as United's youth player of the year and then played regularly for the United senior team during their pre-season summer games. Together with Dong Fangzhuo, Jonny Evans, Fraizer Campbell and Danny Simpson, he was one of several United players who spent the 2006-07 season on loan at Royal Antwerp. In October 2007, he was loaned out again, this time to Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he spent the majority of the 2007-08 season. At Wolves he scored once, against Burnley on 8 December 2007.
Gibson made his Premier League debut on 15 November 2008, appearing as a second half substitute against Stoke City, before making his UEFA Champions League debut ten days later, coming on as a substitute for Darren Fletcher against Villarreal on 25 November 2008. In December 2008, he travelled with the United squad to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, where, despite not making any appearances, he picked up a winners' medal. On 4 January 2009, Gibson scored his first goal for the club, firing home United's third in a 3-0 victory over Southampton in the FA Cup Third Round. He then got another in the Fifth Round of the competition, scoring United's second goal in a 4-1 win away to Derby County on 15 February 2009, winning the "man of the match" award in the process. On 1 March 2009, Gibson started in the centre of midfield alongside Paul Scholes against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2009 Football League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, playing the full initial 90 minutes before being replaced by Ryan Giggs at the start of extra time. The match finished goalless at the end of extra time, and United went on to win 4-1 on penalties, granting Gibson the second cup winners' medal of his career. On 24 May, he scored his first league goal for Manchester United in the last game of the 2008-09 Premier League season against Hull City. From the left wing, Federico Macheda played the ball to Gibson on the edge of the penalty area, and the Irish international fired the ball into the far side of the goal from around 25 yards. In response to performances during the season, Gibson was rewarded with a three-year extension to his Manchester United contract, tying him to the club until at least 2012.
Gibson impressed with his midfield ability during a lot of United's fixtures, however the young crop of United stars came under some fire when they lost United's 4 year unbeaten home record in Europe, losing 1-0 to Beikta at Old Trafford. On 1 December 2009, six days on from their embarassing defeat in the Champions League, Gibson responded to the criticism by scoring both of United's goals in a 2-0 win against Tottenham to send United through the the Semi-finals of the League Cup. On 5 December, Gibson then went on to score his third goal in a week, netting a fantastic long range shot in a 4-0 away win against West Ham.
Gibson was at the centre of a dispute between the Irish Football Association and the Football Association of Ireland over the eligibility of players born within Northern Ireland to represent the Republic of Ireland. Normally, players not born within the territory of the Association they wish to represent must demonstrate to FIFA that they have a valid "connection" (ancestry or residence) with that territory. However, the unique position in Northern Ireland, whereby citizenship of the Republic of Ireland is the "birthright" of every person born on the island of Ireland if they so wish, meant that Gibson was eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland at international level. As a result, Gibson was approached to represent both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at international level..
In the wake of the controversy which this dispute engendered, certain other players from Northern Ireland have sought to take advantage of this application of the eligibility rules by FIFA. However, this does not (as yet, at least) appear to have "opened the floodgates", since of the three other senior players who sought to declare for the Republic of Ireland, Tony Kane and Michael O'Connor both reversed their initial decision and reverted to Northern Ireland and it turns out that a third, Marc Wilson, who opted to stay with the Republic of Ireland, has in any case a grandparent who was born in the Republic.
Gibson initially represented Northern Ireland at Under-16 level and was included in Victory Shield squads. However, he was dropped from the team after attending trials with Manchester United and subsequently switched allegiance to the Republic of Ireland. Before Gibson made his senior international debut for the Republic of Ireland, Nigel Worthington, the Northern Ireland manager, made an unsuccessful attempt to persuade him to switch his allegiances back.
Gibson first represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17 level. Then during the 2005-06 season he captained both the Republic of Ireland under-19 and under-21 squads. On 14 November 2006, he also played for Republic of Ireland B in a 0-0 draw against Scotland B. In 2007, Gibson was included in several senior Republic of Ireland squads for Euro 2008 qualifiers, before he eventually made his debut in a 4-0 win against Denmark. During the away friendly, he came on as half-time substitute, replacing Andy Reid. In the 54th minute, Gibson fired a shot from outside the penalty area that the Danish keeper, Jesper Christiansen, could only palm away, allowing Shane Long to follow up and score the Republic's third goal. Gibson won his second full cap on 8 September 2007 in an away game against Slovakia. The Euro 2008 qualifier, which finished as a 2-2 draw, saw him again used as substitute, this time replacing Aiden McGeady after 61 minutes.
Gibson made his first start for the Republic of Ireland national team in a 1-0 win at home to Cyprus on 15 October 2008. After Steven Reid dropped out of the Irish squad due to injury, Gibson was called up to provide extra physicality in the centre of the Irish midfield. Manager Giovanni Trapattoni also cited Gibson's confidence on the football pitch as the reason for choosing him ahead of Liam Miller and Andy Reid.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 10th January 2010''
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'''Fraizer Lee Campbell''' (born 13 September 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Sunderland as a striker. He previously played for Manchester United and played for Tottenham Hotspur on loan in the 2008-09 season as part of the deal that sent Dimitar Berbatov the opposite way.
Campbell signed for the Manchester United Academy on 1 July 2004, and made an immediate impact, scoring 14 goals in 22 starts for the Under-18s. His performances for the youth team also led to him playing five times for the Reserves, for whom he scored once. The following season, he made a further 13 appearances for the Under-18s, scoring nine goals, but his major impact came for the Reserves. Campbell was the Reserve team's joint second-top scorer with nine goals (behind Giuseppe Rossi, who scored 26 goals in 25 games), helping the team on their way to a Reserve Treble of Premier Reserve League, North/South Play-off Shield and Manchester Senior Cup.
In November 2005, Campbell was handed the number 51 shirt at Manchester United, and was named in the matchday squad for the FA Cup Third Round match against Burton Albion in January 2006. Campbell signed his first professional contract with the club on 22 March 2006, and on 9 May, he was named as a substitute for Roy Keane's testimonial match at Old Trafford, coming on as a 75th-minute replacement for Kieran Richardson. Later that summer, he scored his first goal for the club after he had come on as a substitute for Wayne Rooney in a friendly against Macclesfield Town.
Campbell joined Manchester United's Belgian affiliate club, Royal Antwerp, for the duration of the 2006-07 season, where his goal-scoring success resulted in the fans giving him the nickname "Super Campbell". On 8 August 2007, Campbell scored a clever volley against Glentoran in a pre-season friendly, and on 19 August 2007, he was named on the bench for the Manchester derby against Manchester City. He came on in the 73rd minute for Michael Carrick to make his senior debut.
Campbell enjoyed another productive loan spell in 2007-08, this time at Hull City in the Football League Championship. He initially joined City in October 2007 on loan until mid-January 2008, and scored twice on his home debut in a 3-0 victory over Barnsley. Following his match-winning display against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day 2007, in which he scored one goal and set up another, Hull expressed their interest in extending Campbell's loan until the end of the season. The loan extension was completed on 28 December 2007.
Campbell finished the season as Hull City's top scorer, with 15 goals. On 24 May 2008, he played in the Hull City team that achieved promotion to the top flight for the first time in their 104-year history, providing the assist for Dean Windass' goal in a 1-0 win over Bristol City in the Championship Playoff Final at Wembley Stadium. He described the loan move as "the best move of my career", saying "This is exactly why I came out on loan", "It's like a fairytale really. You come away on loan and you never really know what to expect but we've done really well, both as a team and on a personal level".
Hull City expressed a strong desire to retain Campbell's services for the 2008-09 season. Hull chairman Paul Duffen had described Campbell as "too good for the Championship", but following their promotion Hull were hoping to secure either a permanent move or another season-long loan, depending on Manchester United's willingness to let him go. However, Campbell repeatedly expressed the desire to return to Old Trafford and try to break into the first team.
In July 2008, Campbell was selected to tour South Africa with the Manchester United first team, and scored the team's fourth goal in a 4-0 win over Kaizer Chiefs in the final of the 2008 Vodacom Challenge. He also scored the winning goal in Ole Gunnar Solskjr's testimonial match against Espanyol on 2 August. After the game, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson indicated that Campbell would remain at the club for the duration of the season, stating "Fraizer's future is here". On 17 August 2008, Campbell started alongside Wayne Rooney for the opening game of the season in a 1-1 draw against Newcastle United.
On 1 September 2008, transfer deadline day, Hull City bid a club record fee of -7m for Campbell. However, he instead signed for Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan deal, as part of the transfer of Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United for -30.75 million.
In June 2009 Hull City returned with a -6m bid for Campbell, which was accepted by Manchester United. However, the striker said he would not decide on his future until completion of England's participation in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
On 11 July 2009, Campbell signed a four-year contract with Sunderland after Manchester United had accepted a -3.5 million bid, potentially rising to -6 million, a few days earlier. Campbell scored his first goal for the club from the penalty spot in a friendly against Peterborough United. He then went on to score his first competitive goal for the club, scoring the second in a 2-0 Carling Cup victory over Birmingham City.
During his loan spell at Hull, Campbell received his first call-up to the England Under-21 team, coming on as a substitute in a match against Poland on 25 March 2008. He scored his first international goal on 18 November 2008 in a 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic Under-21s, and opened the scoring in the second group game of the U-21s tournament, against Spain, in Sweden on 18 June 2009. He was sent off in the semi final vs Sweden for a wild lunge,
''Statistics accurate as of match played 2 January 2010''
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'''David James Webb''' (born 9 April 1946) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. David has a son, Daniel Webb, who is also a professional footballer.
David Webb was born in Stratford, London and began his career as an amateur with West Ham United, but on failing to make the grade joined Leyton Orient in May 1963. His league debut came in the 1964-65 season, launching what would be a long career in league football. In March 1966, after 62 games (3 goals) for Orient, he moved to Southampton, with George O'Brien going in the opposite direction. He scored twice in 75 games for the Saints, including a goal on his debut to equalise in a vital 1-1 draw at promotion rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining Chelsea in February 1968.
It was with Chelsea that Webb really made his name in football, in particular for his role in Chelsea's win in the 1970 FA Cup final against Leeds United at Old Trafford. During the first game at Wembley, Webb, playing at right-back, had a nightmare and was tormented throughout the match by the nimble and tricky Leeds winger Eddie Gray as Chelsea were somewhat fortunate to emerge with a 2-2 draw. Manager Dave Sexton made a tactical switch for the replay, moving Webb to the centre to partner John Dempsey while the more uncompromising Ron Harris was detailed to mark Gray. Webb - and Chelsea overall - performed markedly better in the replay and it was he who proved the unlikely hero, heading in the winner from an Ian Hutchinson throw-in in extra time.
The following year Chelsea beat Real Madrid in another replay to win the European Cup Winners Cup. Although he spent much of his Chelsea career as a right back, he also played in central defence (his original position) and occasionally as a centre forward, once hitting a hat-trick against Ipswich Town in December 1968. He even played as a goalkeeper for an entire match, also against Ipswich, on 27 December 1971, keeping a clean sheet in the process.
He finally left Chelsea in July 1974, having scored 21 times in 230 games, joining Queens Park Rangers for -120,000, helping Rangers to the runners-up spot in the Football League in the 1975-76 season, their best ever position. Seven goals in 116 games for Rangers were followed by a -50,000 move to Leicester City in September 1977. He stayed just over a year at Filbert Street, playing 33 games for the Foxes before joining Derby County in December 1978, his Derby debut coming on the 23rd of December in a goalless draw at home to Aston Villa. He left the Baseball Ground in May 1980, after 26 games for the Rams (1 goal), joining Bournemouth.
He played only 11 times for Bournemouth, but in December 1980 was appointed manager, guiding them to promotion to the third division in 1982. He held the position until 10 February 1982, when he was sacked after a 9-0 defeat away to Lincoln City.
In February 1984, after a spell out of the game working as a self-employed salesman, he was appointed manager of Torquay United in succession to Bruce Rioch. At the end of the 1983-84 season, Torquay finished in 9th place and were looking to progress. The following season they finished bottom and Webb himself was forced out of retirement, scoring once in his 2 league appearances that season. On 21 August 1985, Webb became managing director at Torquay, appointing first John Sims and then Stuart Morgan to manage the team. Torquay finished bottom again the following season. His spell in charge is not fondly remembered, the team had two disastrous seasons; five of United's better players were released as soon as he took over, others such as Keith Curle were sold cheaply, and replaced by vastly inferior players; the club colours changed to blue; and a stand at Plainmoor caught fire.
Webb left Torquay to manage Southend United on 17 June 1986. He left Southend in March 1987, just two months before they won promotion to the Third Division. He was re-appointed in November 1988 but couldn't save the club from relegation back to the Fourth Division. He guided Southend to promotion from the old Fourth Division in 1990 and from the Third Division a year later. They briefly topped the Second Division in January 1992 but fell away to mid-table during the final weeks of the season, Webb having resigned in March 1992 and leaving the club at the end of the season.
Webb returned to Chelsea as manager in February 1993 on a short-term contract to replace Ian Porterfield - another former player. The club were in freefall, without a league win in over two months and threatened with relegation. Under Webb, performances and results gradually improved and the team eventually finished a comfortable 11th in the Premiership. But the club's board did not renew his contract and appointed Glenn Hoddle instead.
Webb returned to the game within days, taking the manager's job at Brentford, who had just been relegated to Division Two, in May 1993. He remained in charge for four years before quitting, after two play-off appearances had failed to get them back into Division One.
In March 2000 he took over as manager of Yeovil Town, but resigned in September 2000 to take over at Southend United again. He left Southend in October 2001 due to ill health, but returned again, as caretaker manager, in November 2003, in between Steve Wignall leaving and Steve Tilson taking over.
Webb bought Yeovil Town from Jon Goddard-Watts in December 2005, taking over the role of Chief Executive from Chairman John Fry. He resigned from this position in February 2006 and has since sold his shares to John Fry.
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'''Ulrich van Gobbel''' (born January 16, 1971 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a former Dutch football player who played as a defender for Feyenoord Rotterdam (where he had two spells), Galatasaray and Southampton. At Southampton he scored two goals, with one coming against Lincoln City in the League Cup
Van Gobbel received a 4 month prison sentence for buying cars on credit and selling them on without paying the car company. Although the Dutch police have not been able to locate Van Gobbel, it is believed he is in Suriname.
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'''Peter Kopteff''' (born 10 April 1979 in Helsinki) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Aalesund in the Norwegian Tippeliga. He usually plays in the position of left winger.
He avoided the Finnish army service by taking a Hungarian passport.
Kopteff moved to Utrecht in the summer of 2006 from English club Stoke City. He has previously played for Jazz Pori and HJK Helsinki in Finland and for Viking in Norway.
31 August 2008, Kopteff signed a short-term contract to play for Aalesund for the remainder of the 2008 season. The contract was later extended through 2009.
Kopteff used to be a regular squad member of the Finland national football team. Due to his lack of first-team football caused by an injury during his second season in Utrecht, he hasn't played international football since 2007, only limiting him to occasional call-ups. He has been capped 39 times and scored once. He was recalled to the national team in April 2009 against Norway.
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'''Roy Leslie McFarland''' (born 5 April 1948) is an English football manager who was also a player, notably at Derby County where he played 434 league games helping him to earn 28 caps for England.
Born in Liverpool, McFarland was a player for Tranmere Rovers, Derby County and Bradford City. He represented England at full international level. Brian Clough and Peter Taylor signed him for Derby on August 25, 1967.
He was famous during the late 1960s and 1970s as a central defender in the Derby side which won promotion to the First Division and followed this success with two league titles. In addition, he also won 28 caps for England.
He is noted for having the earliest known booking for time wasting when he humourously kicked the ball out of play after Derby had taken the lead against Liverpool in a game Derby were very unlikely to win.
He was NOT responsible for putting Wodzimierz Lubaski, Poland's best striker at the time, out of footbal for two years after an apparent poor tackle damaged Lubaski's cruciate ligament during a World Cup qualifying match in October 1973. Lubanski missed the 1974 FIFA World Cup where Poland captured third place, but recently Lubanski himself wrote in his memoirs published in Poland that his leg got injured without McFarland's involvement as a result of an earlier injury and resultant insuffiecient preparation for the big game.
He came on in a short substitute appearance in a match for Ted Mcminn
McFarland started his managerial career at Bradford City as player manager when he took over from George Mulhall in May 1981. He played 40 games for Bradford in a brief spell as manager which brought the club promotion in 1981-82 via the runners-up spot in the Fourth Division. The season included a nine-game winning run, which was a club record at the time. McFarland's reign was a launchpad for the club during the 1980s but he left in controversial circumstances with allegations former club Derby County had tapped up him and assistant Mick Jones. Derby eventually had to pay a large fine and compensation for taking the pair back to the Baseball Ground.
He became assistant manager at the club during Arthur Cox's reign as manager, and was promoted to the manager's seat when Cox quit in October 1993.
McFarland lasted two seasons as Derby manager, with significant amounts of money having been spent on the team. In his first season, they reached the Division One play-off final but lost 2-1 to neighbours Leicester City. They missed out on the playoffs a year later and McFarland moved to Bolton Wanderers.
Bolton had just been promoted to the Premier League under previous manager Bruce Rioch, and McFarland was unable to establish them at this level despite making several new signings. He was dismissed in January 1996 after just six months in charge, with Bolton bottom of the Premiership and heading for relegation.
McFarland's next management job came at Cambridge United, where he arrived just before Christmas in 1996. In his third season, 1998-99, they won promotion as Third Division runners-up. He remained in charge for two years before being replaced by John Beck in February 2001.
He took over as manager of Torquay United in July 2001, but resigned in April 2002 after Torquay chairman Mike Bateson decided that if McFarland was to have an assistant he had to have a playing one, meaning McFarland's assistant David Preece had to leave.
From June 2003 to March 2007, McFarland was manager of Chesterfield and did well to keep the famous club in the third tier of the league, with Chesterfield's severe lack of resources, when most pundits have tipped them for relegation. He left the club after the poor set of results on 12 March 2007, leaving caretaker boss Lee Richardson to try and save the struggling Chesterfield.
In 2009, after a spell out of football McFarland was appointed the caretaker manager until the end of the 2008-09 season of Burton Albion on 6 January, filling the gap created by Nigel Clough who had moved along the A38 to McFarland's former club Derby County earlier in the day.
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'''Frederick John "Jack" Durston''', born Clophill, Bedfordshire, on July 11, 1893 and died at Southall, Middlesex, on April 8, 1965, was a cricketer who played for Middlesex and England.
A tall fast bowler with the ability to make the ball "break back" after pitching, Durston came to the fore in Middlesex's County Championship-winning seasons of 1920 and 1921, having played only a handful of matches before then. In both years, he took more than 100 wickets and, after taking 11 wickets in the county's game against the all-conquering 1921 Australian cricket team led by Warwick Armstrong, he was picked for the second Test match on his home ground, Lord's. But though he took five wickets for 136 runs in the match, he was dropped and never played for England again.
Durston played for Middlesex until 1933, turning increasingly to off-spin as he got older and stouter. In all, he took 1,314 wickets. His batting improved with age, and in 1927 he shared an unbroken ninth-wicket partnership of 160 with Patsy Hendren against Essex at Leyton that remains a Middlesex record.
He also played soccer as a goalkeeper for Brentford F.C.
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'''Leslie Hewitt Gay''', born at Brighton on 24 March 1871 and died at Sidmouth, Devon, on 1 November 1949, was a cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Hampshire, Somerset and England. As a footballer, he played for Cambridge University, the Corinthians and England.
An intermittent cricketer who had left the first-class game by 1904, Gay kept wicket for Cambridge in the Varsity match against Oxford University in 1892 and 1893, and after four games for Somerset in 1894 he was picked for the 1894-95 tour to Australia under Andrew Stoddart. Chosen only for the first Test match, he scored 33 and four and took three catches with one stumping. He then disappeared from first-class cricket until a brief nine-match return with Hampshire in 1900.
As a football player, he represented Cambridge University as goalkeeper against Oxford University in 1892 and appeared for England against Scotland in 1893 and 1894, and against Wales in 1894.
Gay's cousin, Kingsmill Key, captained Surrey in the 1890s.
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'''Markus''' "'''Mako'''" '''Heikkinen''' (born October 13, 1978 in Katrineholm) is a Swedish born, Finnish footballer, who currently plays for SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga. Heikkinen can play either as a defensive midfielder or central defender.
An integral part of the Luton side that finished 10th in The Championship in the 2005-2006 season, Heikkinen collected four awards - the Player of the Year trophy, Players- Player of the Season, Internet Player of the Season and the Luton News Player of the Season.
His previous clubs include OPS, TPS Turku, MyPa, HJK, Portsmouth, Aberdeen and Luton Town.
During his two years with Aberdeen, Heikkinen was popular and important player, who usually featured in central midfield, where he had a reputation as a tough tackling and dependable player. Despite repeated attempts by Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood to get the player to sign a new deal, he indicated that he was unsettled at Aberdeen and wanted to move on.
On 29 December 2006, in a game for Luton against Birmingham City he was feared to have a compound fracture of the fibula, however it was in fact a nasty gash down his leg, after a late challenge by midfielder Fabrice Muamba. He returned to action against Stoke City on February 17, 2007.
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'''Petr Mikolanda''' (born September 12, 1984) is a football player from the Czech Republic. He is an under 21 international centre forward who has been contracted to Viktoria ikov and English Premiership club West Ham United.
Mikolanda joined West Ham in July 2005 having scored 13 goals in the Czech second division in the 2004-05 season for Viktoria ikov. He joined Football League Two side Northampton Town on loan in September 2005, where he made three league and cup appearances.
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'''Eduard "Ed" Franciscus de Goeij''', usually referred to as '''Ed de Goey''' in the English media (born 20 December 1966) is a Dutch former football goalkeeper. He was most recently a coach at Queens Park Rangers. In a 20-year career, he played for Sparta Rotterdam, Feyenoord, Chelsea and Stoke City.
He signed for Feyenoord in 1990 and stayed there for seven years. During his time in Rotterdam, De Goey missed a total of just eight games and won one Eredivisie title (in 1993) and four KNVB Cups in 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1995. He was awarded the Dutch Golden Shoe in 1994.
De Goey joined Chelsea in June 1997 from Feyenoord for -2,250,000, which at the time made him the most expensive goalkeeper in the Premier League. He was first choice goalkeeper for most of his time in West London, and was a member of the sides that won the League Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup (both in 1998) and the FA Cup in 2000. In 1999-00 he set club records for most appearances (59) and clean sheets (27) during a season, both since surpassed by Frank Lampard and Petr ech respectively. De Goey later lost his place in the side to Italian Carlo Cudicini and made just 25 appearances in his final three seasons. He joined Stoke City on a free transfer in 2003 having played in 179 games for Chelsea and kept 71 clean sheets.
He stayed with Stoke until May 2006, making 56 appearances in total.
He was a Dutch international and won 50 caps.The highlight of his career or any Dutch player to date was winning Euro 88 and played alongside some of the very great names in Dutch football history. De Goey played in every game for his country at USA '94 as the Netherlands reached the quarter-finals, losing to eventual winners Brazil.
On 6 July 2007, De Goey joined  Queens Park Rangers as a first team coach, but chairman Gianni Paladini terminated his contract on 6 December 2007.
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'''George Frederick Wheldon''' (1 November 1869 - 13 January 1924) was an English sportsman. He was sometimes known as '''Fred''' or '''Freddie Wheldon'''. In football, he was an inside-forward for England and several Football League clubs, in particular for Small Heath and Aston Villa. In cricket, he was a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, who played county cricket for Worcestershire in their early seasons in the first-class game.
After retiring from sport, he became a publican in Worcester, where he died at the age of 54.
"Diamond" Freddie Wheldon, an inside-left with good footwork and an eye for goal, joined Small Heath, then playing in the Football Alliance, in February 1890. In the following six seasons he missed only one League game. In 1892-93, the inaugural season of the Football League Second Division, he scored Small Heath's first ever Football League goal, and his 25 goals in 22 appearances that season did much to help the club to the Division Championship; they failed to win promotion via the Test Match system then in operation. He scored over 20 goals again the next season, and this time the club were promoted. On Small Heath's relegation in 1895-96, Wheldon joined reigning First Division champions Aston Villa for a fee of -350.
In his first season he was Aston Villa's leading scorer, and in 1897-98 he was the League's top scorer with 21.
During his four seasons at the club they won three League titles, including the League/FA Cup Double in 1896-97. Wheldon also won four England caps during this period, scoring six goals.
At the end of the 1899-1900 season he moved to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -100, which made him the first player to play for all three major Birmingham-area clubs. He later represented several other clubs for short periods, and retired from football in January 1907 at the age of 37.
Born in Langley Green (then in Worcestershire), Wheldon made his debut in Worcestershire's maiden first-class game, against Yorkshire in May 1899. He made a useful 49 not out in the first innings, and held two catches in Yorkshire's second. Wheldon played in 14 matches in total that season, scoring 541 runs at an average of 33.81 including three half-centuries.
The following season Wheldon had a rather thinner year, averaging under 20 despite making exactly 100 against Hampshire and in the process sharing in a sixth-wicket stand of 186 with William Lowe. 1901 was worse still, as he did not pass 51 in 26 innings, and 1902 was little better, but he returned to form at last in 1903 with 969 runs - the most of his career - including 112 against Somerset. He also collected his only first-class stumping that year, against Yorkshire: Thomas Straw had been due to keep wicket, but was delayed in arriving at the ground, so Wheldon replaced him both in the team and behind the stumps.
Wheldon passed 900 runs again in 1904, also collecting 40 catches - by far the most in a season in his career - and making 103 against Leicestershire, but thereafter his form fell away rapidly and in 1905 he recorded a disastrous aggregate of 237 runs in 18 innings, dropping out of the team in late July. He did return for 1906, but again his form was poor and though he made an unbeaten 89 batting at number nine against Warwickshire (out of 633; again Wheldon kept wicket) his next highest score was 31 and he played no more after the end of the season.
Wheldon's grandson John Spilsbury played a single first-class match for Worcestershire in 1952.
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'''Nikolaos "Nikos" Dabizas''' (born 3 August 1973 in Ptolemaida) is a Greek professional footballer and former Newcastle United, Leicester City and Olympiacos defender, who now plays for Larissa. He was also in Greece's 2004 European Football Championship winning squad.
Dabizas spent his days playing football and helping in his father's company. His first contact with football came when he was sixteen, although he never dreamt of becoming a professional footballer. However, fate had other plans for him. He played for a year as an amateur at the local team of Amydeo called Hermes, which was enough to give him the ticket to a team in the third division and a professional contract, as he joined Pontioi Verias, as an 18-year-old, where he remained for three consecutive seasons, playing one year on the third division and two in the second. His big career break came when he was 21. He got an offer from Olympiacos, one of the biggest teams in Greece.
He moved to Piraeus, the well-known port of Athens, and helped his new team win the Greek championship twice, something they hadn't done in ten years. He also took part in his first UEFA Champions League games. After three-and-a-half seasons with Olympiacos he received an offer from Newcastle United, which opened him the doors to the English football fields, in the Premier League.
He signed with Newcastle in March 1998. His initial four-year contract, which was to expire in 2002, was renewed well ahead of time and was to see Dabizas in the team until June 2004. He famously scored Newcastle's winning goal in the 1-0 victory in the local derby against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on February 24, 2002. Whilst at Newcastle he played in both the 1998 and 1999 FA Cup Finals.
Being left out of the first squad since the spring of 2003, Dabizas had no option but to seek a transfer. A car accident prevented him from moving during the summer transfer window. Still the decision to move was enforced as he did not see any action when the new season started. He turned down a contract from Arsenal and he accepted an offer from Leicester City in January 2004.
Dabizas played regularly for Leicester as they battled to stay in the Premier League, but their efforts were not proven to be adequate and the team was relegated to Division One. It seemed like it was going to turn out to be a very disappointing season, but the season was far from over. Dabizas was selected for the 2004 European Football Championship Greek squad but never saw any action as an injury kept him at the sidelines. To everyone's surprise, Greece went on to win the tournament, ending a season that had many turning points.
After Euro 2004, Dabizas had to choose whether he would stay with Leicester for one more season or get a transfer to another club (there was a term in his contract allowing him to transfer if City was relegated). He chose to continue with Leicester and help the team return to the Premier League. Dabizas scored twice during his spell at Leicester, once in the league against Sheffield United
As Dabizas wanted to make a change in his career, he started looking for a new team. In August 2005, he signed a three year contract with Larissa. In 2007, he won Larissa's second Greek cup, after a great personal performance in the final, being the captain.
'''Greece'''
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'''Federico Ezequiel Turienzo''' (born February 6, 1983 in La Plata) is an Argentine football player. He is a 6'2" tall, 12 stone striker who currently plays for Cavese in Italy.
Turienzo played for Argentine side Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata from 2002 to August 2005, when he moved to Brighton & Hove Albion, having been recommended to the club by former Juventus star Zibi Boniek, he signed a two-year contract.
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'''Samuel James "Sam" Togwell''' (born 14 October 1984 in Maidenhead, Berkshire) is an English football player who currently plays for Scunthorpe United in the Football League Championship.
Togwell started out at Crystal Palace, making his senior debut as a substitute on 22 December 2002 at Millmoor. Palace beat Rotherham United 3-1, returning to London with three First Division points.
He didn't get another game in the 2002-03 or 2003-04 seasons, mainly due to a broken leg, so joined League Two Oxford United on loan in October 2004. He made five appearances before returning to Selhurst Park the next month. In March 2005 he went back into the basement division to join Northampton Town on loan. He made eight appearances, before his loan deal was extended to cover the play-offs. Southend United defeated ''the Cobblers'' in the semi-finals, before beating Lincoln City in the final.
Togwell, by now captain of the Reserve side, played the in the opening three rounds of the League Cup in 2005-06, including a 2-1 defeat of Liverpool. In November 2005, he joined League One Port Vale on a six week loan deal. He impressed at Vale Park, especially on 6 January when he scored both goals of a FA Cup third round defeat of Doncaster Rovers. Having already had the loan extended once, Martin Foyle managed to extend the deal until the end of the season after Togwell played some excellent football in January. In March, Vale made Palace an offer, in order to sign the young midfielder permanently in the summer. The next month, with Togwell and Vale agreed on personal terms, chairman Bill Bratt admitted that the two clubs were a long way from agreeing a deal, with Palace demanding a large sum in transfer fees. The cash-strapped club were forced to abandon hope of signing Togwell, though handed him the club's ''"Young Player of The Year"'' award in recognition of his performances in his 32 games that season.
His tenure at Palace did not last much longer, however, as he left for Barnsley in July 2006 for an undisclosed fee. Togwell made his League debut for Barnsley on 5 August 2006, in a 2-1 defeat at Cardiff City. He made 46 appearances in 2006-07, including both Championship clashes with former club Palace, both of which finished 2-0 for the home side.
Battling with Bobby Hassell and new signing Anderson Silva de Frana for a first team place, he found life tough at Oakwell the next season. In all he played 27 games, three of which came in the club's impressive FA Cup run, which was ended by eventually runners-up Cardiff City in the semi-finals.
He joined Scunthorpe United on a free transfer in August, signing a two year deal. The young striker was optimistic of the club's future, predicting promotion. His prophecy was fulfilled at Wembley, as ''the Iron'' defeated Millwall 3-2 in the play-off final.
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'''Winston Bogarde''' (born 22 October 1970 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch professional footballer.
With the latter side, he garnered worldwide attention as, although he received almost no playing time (no league appearances whatsoever in his last three seasons combined), he preferred to see out his lucrative contract.
Bogarde started his career at amateur Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging, as a winger,
Bogarde signed for country giants AFC Ajax in 1994; after a first slow season (he did not leave the bench in the club's victorious Champions League final), he became a defensive stalwart.
A.C. Milan signed Bogarde from Ajax for 1997-98, but he only made three league appearances throughout his short stay. In January 1998, he moved to compatriot Louis van Gaal's FC Barcelona, appearing in 19 matches in the second part of the season, as ''Bara'' won the league (and the cup).
As the Dutch influence at Nou Camp was reducing, so was Bogarde's, who only managed one league contest in his second season (partly due to injuries), although he bounced back for a third respectable one (21 matches, two goals).
Bogarde signed for Chelsea F.C. in 2000-01, after following the advice of compatriot Mario Melchiot to join him at the London club. He was signed when Gianluca Vialli was manager - although the latter had no idea the transfer was happening, it arguably being conducted by general manager Colin Hutchinson. Emerson Thome, also a centre-back, was shipped off to Sunderland AFC. Only weeks after signing his contract with the club, newly-appointed manager Claudio Ranieri wanted the player to leave.
According to Bogarde, it would be next to impossible to find a team that would offer him a contract comparable to the one he had at Chelsea; he was astounded at the salary Chelsea had agreed on since it is a fact that his value has depreciated severely due to lack of first-team action. Bogarde decided to stay at Chelsea honouring his contract to the letter (as he could not get a similar salary anwhere else) and appearing to training every day, but only played for the team very sparingly. Of his contract he said, 'Why should I throw fifteen million Euro away when it is already mine? At the moment I signed it was in fact my money, my contract'. In the end, he only appeared eleven times during his four-year contract, reportedly earning -40,000 a week during this period. Furthermore, Chelsea won a domestic trophy during this period triggering a bonus payment in agreement with his contract, despite Bogarde not featuring at all for Chelsea that season.
During his period at Chelsea, the club repeatedly tried to offload Bogarde, because of his inflated wages. When there were no takers, Chelsea demoted him to the reserve and youth teams, in an effort to force Bogarde to leave. He also became a figure of ridicule in the English press for his alleged selfishness. Of the derision he received at the hands of the press, Bogarde responded, 'This world is about money, so when you are offered those millions you take them. Few people will ever earn so many. I am one of the few fortunates who do. I may be one of the worst buys in the history of the Premiership, but I don't care.'
On 8 November 2005, Bogarde announced his retirement from professional football, having failed to reach an agreement with a club since leaving Chelsea.
Courtesy of steady performances at Ajax, Bogarde was summoned to UEFA Euro 1996 by Holland manager Guus Hiddink, who also included him in the squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. A starter in the first competition, he only backed-up Arthur Numan in the second.
Bogarde had the chance to feature in his first start at a World Cup match against Brazil in the semifinals, after starter Numan was suspended in the previous encounter against Argentina, but he sustained a serious shin injury during training and was hospitalised, being replaced by Philip Cocu. This competition was also where Bogarde was viewed as detrimental to the Dutch team's morale as, after the second round match against Yugoslavia, he was seen forcibly pushing his fellow teammates, Edwin van der Sar and Numan, who were joining to celebrate Edgar Davids' winning goal (2-1).
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'''James''' "'''Jim'''" '''Cannon''' (born 2 October 1953) is a retired Scottish footballer.
He was, along with several other promising young Scottish players, signed as a junior for Crystal Palace F.C. by then manager Bert Head. He made a goalscoring debut on March 31, 1973 against Chelsea and went on to make 660 appearances for the club, beating Terry Long's record in the 1984-85 season.
A cultured centre half who could also play at left back or in midfield, he eventually left the club at the end of the 1987-88 season (15 seasons after his debut), having been captain for the previous ten seasons, and, following a short spell with Bristol Rovers he retired from the professional game to set up the successful company ''ICS Builders'' in the Croydon area.
From the 2005-06 season onwards, he made a return to Palace, in the hospitality department, hosting the executive boxes at Selhurst Park on matchdays.
In 2005, Jim was voted into Palace's Centenary XI, and was only just pipped to "The Player of The Century" award by Ian Wright.
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'''Julian Andrew Dicks''' (born 8 August 1968), is a retired football player and manager of Conference National club Grays Athletic.
He played left-back for Birmingham City, West Ham (twice), Liverpool and Canvey Island. He was known as a "hard man" (his nickname was "The Terminator") and tough tackler in possession of a cultured left foot and a fierce shot in regular demand as a penalty and free-kick taker. He scored 10 goals for West Ham in the 1995-96 season, which is the best return for a defender in the Premier League. He was voted West Ham's player of the year four times between 1990 and 1997.
He started his footballing career at Birmingham City, joining them as an apprentice in 1985, and had turned professional when West Ham bought him for -300,000 in 1988 and gave him the chance of First Division football that Birmingham's relegation in 1986 had denied him, and although they were relegated in his first season at Upton Park, he helped them win promotion two years later.
Dicks was often cautioned and sent-off by referees. His first red-card was in a match versus Wimbledon in the Football League Cup in the 1989-90 season. It was an infamous encounter which included an on-pitch brawl between the opposing players. The following season Dicks first sustained the knee injury that would eventually end his career. Indeed, Dicks recovered from the injury remarkably quickly and returned in the second half of the 1991-92 season and was made captain of the side, when still only 23. But, despite his presence, the team finished bottom of the First Division and missed out on the first season of the Premier League. The 1992-93 season was an eventful one for Dicks, mainly for the wrong reasons. He was sent off three times and picked up a string of bookings which saw him miss significant periods of the season and he was subsequently stripped of the captaincy of West Ham by manager Billy Bonds. One notable challenge for which he was sent off was on Derby County midfielder Ted McMinn. Despite this, he earned a Division One runners-up medal as West Ham reached the Premier League.
Liverpool manager Graeme Souness bought him in 1993 in a swap deal which involved David Burrows and Mike Marsh moving to West Ham. Dicks was not a success at Liverpool and he transferred back to West Ham after just one season, although Dicks has the honour of being the last Liverpool player to score in front of the standing Spion Kop in a 1-0 win against Ipswich Town near the end of the 1993-94 season.
On re-signing Dicks, manager Harry Redknapp commented that he believed that his chairman thought he "was off his rocker" because Dicks was considerably heavier than when he had departed for Liverpool a year earlier. Dicks played a major part in helping to keep West Ham in the Premier League in 1994-95 and again in 1996-97, including scoring twice in a pulsating London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at The Boleyn Ground that West Ham won 4-3. In 1995-96 he was the club's joint top Premier League scorer with 10 goals as they finished 10th - their highest final position since 1986.
Another knee injury resulted in him missing the entire 1997-98 season. He did return to action in the 1998-99 season and West Ham finished fifth to qualify for the UEFA Cup, but his injury problems failed to go away and he was restricted to just nine Premier League games. West Ham then terminated his contract and he retired from professional football after a 14-year career, 11 years of which had been spent at West Ham. In two spells at West Ham, he had played 315 competitive games and scored 64 goals, many of them penalties.
After retiring as a footballer, Dicks took up golf and soon turned professional, but was forced to give this career up due to his knee injury. He does, however, still play golf recreationally. In 2001 he made a brief return to football after signing for non-League Canvey Island, but played only four matches. He went on to run the Shepherd & Dog Public House in Langham, near Colchester, Essex, before moving to Spain.
Dicks returned to football on 5 January 2009 when he was appointed manager of Eastern Counties League side Wivenhoe Town, but left the club shortly after the end of that season by mutual consent.
Conference National club Grays Athletic announced Dicks as their new manager on 15 September.
==Julian Dicks Junior Football Alliance==
Dicks created his junior football alliance to work with local junior football leagues across the UK, the main intention being to raise financial support as well as increase the levels of local awareness of these leagues. The company is aiming to raise over -50,000 per year for junior football within the next three years.
Dicks met his wife Kay in 1985 and they married in 1988. They had twin daughters Jessica and Katie in December 1988. The couple were married for 13 years until divorcing in 2001. His brother, Grantley is also a former footballer and coach.
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'''Steve MacLean''' (born 23 August 1982 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Plymouth Argyle. Maclean grew up in Peebles.
He began his career at Rangers and had a successful loan spell at Scunthorpe United (where he was given the nickname 'The Loan Ranger') scoring 25 goals but despite this manager Alex McLeish deemed that he was not "a first team prospect" and placed him on the transfer list.
On 7 July 2004, MacLean joined Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around -125,000, and signed a three year deal.
MacLean was a popular figure amongst Sheffield Wednesday fans, who affectionately referred to him as "Macca". He scored 20 goals in his first season, including a hat-trick against Doncaster Rovers, Wednesday's first away hat-trick for 32 years. He was the first Sheffield Wednesday player to hit the 20 goal mark in one season since Mark Bright in 1994. He also scored a crucial penalty under pressure in the League One play-off final in 2005. These exploits lead to him picking up a couple of fan's player of the season awards.
MacLean sustained a broken leg on the eve of the club's Championship campaign in August 2005, but returned in the latter part of the season to score two penalties for Wednesday, first at home to rivals Sheffield United in a 2-1 defeat and then against league champions Reading, which earned the Owls a 1-1 draw.
MacLean sustained another injury setback in August 2006 after scoring in a 1-1 draw against Burnley, but made a comeback a month later in the defeat to Derby County.
He finished the 2006-2007 season with 13 goals from 22 first team starts and 22 substitute appearances, making him the club's joint top goal scorer for the season with Deon Burton and showing signs of returning to the form in which he played with in 2004-2005. MacLean is a clinical finisher and was a much loved player amongst Owls fans.
On 22 June 2007 it was announced that MacLean had signed for Sheffield Wednesday's Championship rivals Cardiff City, after failing to agree a new contract at Hillsborough. The move was a surprise to many Owls fans as MacLean was rumoured to have declared his willingness and desire to remain at the club. Speculation arose during the prolonged contract-talks with Wednesday that MacLean was demanding a significant pay-rise from that of his previous contract. It is possible that another stumbling block which prevented Sheffield Wednesday renewing MacLean's contract, was a clause in his contract which would grant former club Rangers -50,000 if he re-signed.
MacLean began the season as Cardiff's leading striker after Robbie Fowler was deemed not fit enough to play in some of the team's opening games. Famous for having never missed a penalty in his career, he came to Cardiff to miss one on his debut, leaving his new club to lose 1-0 to Stoke City on the first game of the season. He scored his first goal for the Bluebirds in the next game away to Queens Park Rangers, as Cardiff won 2-0.
After finding himself out of favour at Cardiff, since struggling to find the net at start to the season, MacLean officially signed a three and a half year deal with Plymouth Argyle on 18 January 2008 and reunited himself with former Sheffield Wednesday manager Paul Sturrock. The fee was -500,000, a record signing for Argyle. He made his debut for the club the next day in a 1-1 draw against Southampton and scored his first goal for the club on 12 February in the 6th minute against Barnsley in a 3-0 win at Home Park. In October 2009 Maclean was informed by Plymouth manager Paul Sturrock that he was free to look for a new club. On 28th December he joined Heart of Midlothian F.C. on trial.
He has been capped by Scotland at Under-21 level, and has been tipped to win full honours in the future.
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'''Glenn David Whelan''' (born 13 January 1984 in Dublin) is an Irish professional football player, currently playing for Stoke City in the English Premier League. He started his career at Manchester City but didn't make any league appearances and moved on to play for Sheffield Wednesday, with whom he won promotion to the Championship in May 2005. Whelan usually plays in the role of a midfield playmaker.
Whelan started his career with Manchester City, making one solitary appearance in the UEFA Cup against Total Network Solutions in August 2003, before joining Bury on a one-month loan the following month. After appearing in the Republic of Ireland's World Youth Cup campaign in November and December, he returned to Bury on another one-month loan on 24 December 2003.
Whelan joined Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer in the summer of 2004. He was vital in securing a play-off place for the club, starting a total of 41 games and scoring four goals. Whelan was voted "man of the match" in the League One play-off final against Hartlepool at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff after scoring the game-winning third goal for Wednesday. After Wednesday won promotion to the Championship Whelan was trialled as captain by Paul Sturrock after club captain Lee Bullen was injured.
In July 2006, Whelan was placed on the transfer list by Sturrock following increased competition for places in the Wednesday midfield after the arrival of Wade Small, Kenny Lunt and Yoann Folly. He was subsequently removed from the transfer list by the following manager Brian Laws. Whelan repaid the faith shown in him with seven goals, most notably "screamers" against Leicester, Southampton & Luton. He then went on to win a number of 'Player of the year' awards for the club's 2006-07 season.
Whelan joined Stoke City on 30 January 2008 for -500,000, signing a three and a half year contract. Whelan made his first Stoke City appearance in a Championship match against Cardiff on the 2nd February 2008 when he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute for Mamady Sidibe. Whelan made his first Stoke City League start the following game against Wolves, on 9 February 2009. Whelan scored his first goal for Stoke in the 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace on 7 April 2008. Whelan played 14 times for Stoke City in the 2007-2008 season as Stoke finished 2nd and were promoted to the Premier League.
Whelan started the club's first game in the Premier League against Bolton. Whelan didn't have a good game and as a result he didn't feature much in the first team, only playing in Carling Cup fixtures and even Reserve games. Despite this setback, Whelan was still a regular in the Irish National Side. In December 2008 Whelan was being linked with a move away from the Britannia Stadium but Whelan revealed that he wanted to stay. Whelan did manage to force his way back into the first team and he became an important player in Stoke's successful fight for survival.
Whelan scored a last minute equaliser away against Aston Villa on the 1 March. Whelan is now considered an integral part of Stoke's team, he is a regular in every match squad, starting most games. Whelan signed a new four-year contract with Stoke on 15 September 2009. He scored his first goal of the season against Tottenham Hotspur which earned the win for Stoke.
He represented the Republic of Ireland Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and has been capped 14 times by the Irish Under 21s, captaining the side on many of these occasions.
His first cap for the Republic of Ireland B national football team came on 20 November 2007 against Scotland. Whelan made his debut for the senior team against Serbia in May 2008 and scored his first international goal against Georgia in Mainz, Germany on 6 September 2008. Since the appointment of Giovanni Trappatoni, Whelan became a key member of the squad and made 11 straight appearances despite previously being considered an "also-ran".
He scored his second goal for Ireland against Italy with a spectacular strike from almost 25 yards on 10 October 2009 in a 2-2 draw.
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'''Nikola Jerkan''' (born December 8, 1964) is a former football defender from Croatia.
Jerkan was born in Split and started playing football professionally for NK Zagreb. In 1983 he moved to Dinamo Vinkovci where he would spend three years before moving to Hajduk Split in 1986. In 1988 he started playing for the first team and played two seasons before he moved to Real Oviedo in Spain in 1990. In 1991, in his second season there, he was selected for the best defender of La Liga.
He played for the Croatian national football team between 1992 and 1997, attaining 31 caps and scoring one goal (against Lithuania in Zagreb during the qualifications for Euro 96). He played three games at the Euro 96 and was at that point established in the centre of the Croatian defence.
Jerkan joined Nottingham Forest in the summer of 1996 for a fee of -1million. Jerkan's time at Nottingham Forest was traumatic. He struggled to hold down a first-team place and after the departure of Frank Clark never hit it off with new manager Dave Bassett.
He went on a year-long loan to Rapid Vienna of Austria at the start of the 1997-98 season and was never seen in the English game again. He spent the 1998/99 season at the City Ground but played no games.
In 1999 he moved Charleroi where he played during the next two seasons, and then retired. He then moved to live in Oviedo.
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'''Bryan Edward Steven Roy''' (born February 12, 1970 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired Dutch footballer and current football coach in the Ajax Amsterdam youth team system. He started his professional playing career in Ajax in 1987, winning the UEFA Cup in 1992.
In 1993, Roy was traded to the Italian club Foggia and replaced as leftwinger by Marc Overmars. During his time there, he represented his country at the 1994 World Cup, scoring once as the Netherlands reached the quarter-finals. After the World Cup, he moved to England after Nottingham Forest paid their record fee of -2.9million for his services.
Roy's first season at the City Ground was a success, as he provided a strong partner for Stan Collymore. He helped the newly promoted side finish an impressive third in the Premiership and qualify for the UEFA Cup - the first time Forest had achieved European qualification in the post-Heysel era. Collymore was sold to Liverpool in the summer of 1995, although Forest did reach the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. His first-team opportunities were limited by injury and disappointing form in 1996-97, and Roy decided that he had seen enough of England.
After Forest's 1996-97 season ended in relegation from the Premiership, Roy moved to Germany in a -1.5million switch to Hertha BSC. In 2000 he returned to his homeland and turned out for NAC Breda, where he remained until hanging up his boots in 2002. Roy picked up 32 international caps for Holland, scoring nine goals.
Bryan Roy is now coaching at Ajax in their famous youth system, Roy is in charge of the 10 year olds.
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He learned the game as a youth and was selected to Scottish Junior League on a tour of the North of Scotland. In 1947 he signed with the Welsh club Wrexham A.F.C., then in the Third Division North of the English Football League, but he only played seven games for them before moving to the U.S. in 1949 to stay with his sister.
McIlvenny excelled with the Philadelphia Nationals of the American Soccer League, where he teamed up with U.S. national team captain Walter Bahr, and was selected to join the national team during their 1950 World Cup appearance. He was given the honor of being captain for the game against England "because he was British." Although he was not a U.S. citizen, he had declared his intention of becoming one and thus was eligible to play, according to the rules of the United States Soccer Football Association at the time.
However, he never did gain citizenship. Earlier that same year, he had played in an All-Star game against Manchester United and his play attracted the attention of United manager Matt Busby, who offered him a spot on the team after the World Cup. Upon his return to England, the English press called him "The Yank from the Tail of the Bank" (a reference to the sand bank that finishes at Greenock). He only had two appearances for them, however, and transferred to Waterford United of the League of Ireland instead. He played for them for four years and then returned to England to play for Headington United, after which he retired from playing and ran a football school.
In the movie ''The Game of Their Lives'' that depicted the U.S. victory over England, McIlvenny (played by U.S. soccer player John Harkes) was given a much smaller role and the captainship was given to Walter Bahr instead. McIlvenny's widow, Sheila, was reported as saying: "It's disappointing, but what do you expect from Hollywood?... It is not the true story, not at all. I think he would have accepted it, but I don't think he would have been happy with it because it wasn't the truth."
He was enshrined in the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame, along with the other members of the 1950 World Cup team, in 1976.
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'''Eric Young''' (born 25 March 1960 in Singapore) is a Welsh retired footballer, who was a strong, commanding centre half nicknamed "Ninja" due to his ever-present brown headband.
Young started his career at non-league Southall and then moved to Slough Town where his commanding style was noticed by a number of league clubs; he played for Slough for 3 seasons (Slough Town also produced the former Chelsea centre half Micky Droy). Young was eventually signed by Brighton & Hove Albion in 1982. During the period in non league football Young continued with his accountancy training. He made his league debut in the first match of the 1982-83 season and went on to make 126 appearances for the club, scoring 10 goals before transferring to Wimbledon for -70,000 on the eve of the 1987-88 season.
He became a firm favourite at Wimbledon and had a formidable central defensive partnership with Andy Thorn, playing in their famous victory over Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup Final. After 99 appearances and 9 goals for the club he was sold to Crystal Palace for -850,000 (at the time a huge fee for a 30 year old). At Palace he played some of the best football of his career, and resumed the Thorn/Young defensive partnership that had been so successful with Wimbledon. Eric was a mainstay in the team that finished third in the old first division (now the Premiership) and kept his place in the side until a public fall out with manager Alan Smith at the beginning of the ill fated 1994-95 season that saw him dropped until the final five matches of that campaign.
After 161 appearances and 15 goals for Palace he then joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a free transfer before retiring, and is now working as an accountant in Slough. Eric won 31 caps for Wales, for whom he qualified due to being born in Singapore but holding a British passport.
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'''Martin Andresen''' (born 2 February 1977 in Krkstad) is a Norwegian football midfielder and manager.
Martin Andresen was a regular on many Norwegian national youth teams while playing for Moss, Viking and Stabk Fotball from 1995-1999. After the 1999 season, Andresen was sold to Premier League club Wimbledon in a deal worth -1,8 million. But like many of the other Norwegians in the club, his stay became short and unsuccessful. He did however score once against Liverpool.
After a brilliant 2003 season, where Stabk captured the bronze medals in the Norwegian Premier League, Andresen was loaned out to the Premiership club Blackburn Rovers from February-August 2004, but did not sign a longer deal with the English club. Andresen once again decided to return to Stabk to save the club from relegation from the Norwegian Premier League, but despite that Andresen played even while injured, Stabk couldn't save their spot in the highest Norwegian league. Andresen, not willing to play in the Adeccoliga, asked to be sold. Many clubs in Norway were interested in the newly appointed national team captain, but the high price scared many away, including the champions Rosenborg. Vlerenga looked set to capture Andresen just before Christmas 2004, but Brann, with help from local investors signed the midfielder on 23 December 2004.
Martin Andresen became the most expensive transfer in Brann history, in a deal worth ca. 15.000.000 NOK (- 1.310.000). After a disappointing first season, much ruined by injuries, Andresen made it clear that he would be "fit for fight" in 2006. In the pre-season he was appointed captain for Brann, clearly showing his importance for the club on and off the field. In 2006, Brann had their best season opening ever, much thanks to Andresen directing his teammates from his central midfielder position. He has in recent games been captain of the Norwegian national team, playing in central midfield. In 2007 Brann won the Norwegian League, with Andresen as captain. He was described as the most valuable player by many Norwegian pundits. He was also named in the Team of the Year.
Andresen was announced as the new manager of Vlerenga on 6 November 2007 while still under contract with Brann for the remainder of the year. Brann terminated their working relationship with Andresen the day after. He signed a three year long contract with Vlerenga as player and manager. After head coach Tor Ole Skullerud resigned in 2009, Andresen became the first player/head coach in the Norwegian Premier League since Kjetil Rekdal (also Vlerenga) in 2002.
He made his debut for Norway in 15 August 2001 friendly match against Turkey and has earned 41 caps since, scoring 3 goals.
Martin Andresen is an heir to the Norwegian furniture manufacturer Skeidar.
He is also a keen bridge player.. In December 2009 he partnered Tor Helness to win one of the side events in the North American Bridge Championships in San Diego.
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'''John Anthony Devine''' (born November 11, 1958 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer.
Born in Dublin, Devine joined London club Arsenal in November 1974 as an apprentice. Part of a large young Irish contingent at Arsenal (which also included Liam Brady, David O'Leary and Frank Stapleton), Devine turned professional in 1976. A full back who preferred playing on the right, he made his debut for the Gunners on April 22, 1978, deputising for Pat Rice.
With Rice and Sammy Nelson occupying the Arsenal full back positions most of the time, Devine didn't break into the first team straight away, although he did play in the 1980 FA Cup Final (which Arsenal lost 1-0 to West Ham United) in preference to Nelson. However, Nelson returned to the Arsenal side for the Gunners' Cup Winners Cup final against Valencia, which Devine missed. After Rice left for Watford in the summer of 1980, Devine stepped up to become Arsenal's regular right-back, playing 44 times in 1980-81. However, his tenure there didn't last; after Devine was out of the side with injury, John Hollins was moved back into defence as cover, and Devine could not reclaim his place once he had regained fitness. He played only 23 games in his final two seasons at Arsenal.
Devine was capped for the Republic of Ireland at every level, winning thirty caps in all, with thirteen of those coming for the senior side. He made his senior debut on September 26, 1979 against Czechoslovakia, and his last cap came against Norway on October 17, 1984. He never played in a World Cup or European Championship finals, as Ireland did not qualify for any tournaments during that time, although most of his caps were won in European and World cup Qualifying games.
Devine left Arsenal in the summer of 1983, having played 111 first-team matches for the club in nine years. He joined Norwich City, and played 69 games in two seasons for the Canaries, and was an unused sub in the Canaries' League Cup final win in 1984-85. He then had a stint at Stoke City, but after breaking his leg his career was effectively over. He had brief spells at Norwegian club I.K. Start, before signing for Shamrock Rovers in 1989, making his League of Ireland debut on the 26th of November. He played in the first game at the RDS Arena in September 1990 and helped Rovers to the FAI Cup final in 1991 before signing for Indian side East Bengal.
He became a coach and then caretaker manager at Shelbourne after Eamonn Gregg was sacked in November 1994 . Shelbourne's close ties with Manchester United led to Devine working with the English club, and he has been United's head of youth development in Ireland since 1997.
He was married to Miss Ireland 1980, Michelle Rocca in 1981 and the couple had two daughters, Danielle and Natasha, before divorcing in 1990.
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'''Augustus Cassius "Gus" Caesar''' (born March 5, 1966) is an English former football player.
Born in Tottenham, London, Caesar joined Arsenal in August 1982, turning professional in February 1984. Despite breaking his ankle early on in his career, Caesar showed a lot of promise playing for the Gunners youth side, as a defender who could either play at full back, or more usually in the centre of defence. His Arsenal debut came in a match away to Manchester United at Old Trafford on December 21, 1985, for the suspended Viv Anderson; Arsenal kept a clean sheet and Caesar turned in a strong performance marking United winger Jesper Olsen, as they won 1-0.
Caesar continued as a bit-part player at Arsenal for the next eighteen months, playing mainly as a substitute, coming on in the last few minutes of a match, giving rise to the nickname "the five minute man". However, he shone enough to be called up for the England U21 side in 1987, winning three caps. When David O'Leary sustained an injury during the 1987-88 season, Caesar became a semi-regular in the side, playing 25 matches that season. However, for all his talent he was a nervy and unconfident player, lacking assurance when one-on-one with an attacker, and prone to making high-profile mistakes.
Caesar's most infamous match for Arsenal was the 1988 League Cup final against Luton Town at Wembley. Arsenal were 2-1 up with seven minutes left when Caesar miskicked a clearance from his own penalty area, allowing Luton's Danny Wilson to bundle the ball home in the ensuing chaos; Luton went on to score a last-minute winner and Arsenal lost 3-2. Caesar, who had been selected by George Graham to play in the final largely because David O'Leary was unavailable due to injury, later reflected that he had himself been carrying hernia and ankle injuries at the time, but was determined to play regardless.
After that, Caesar's career at Arsenal was effectively finished. George Graham signed Steve Bould (and later Andy Linighan), and Caesar only played five more matches for the side in two seasons. He became so unpopular with Arsenal fans that some of them booed him when he did take to the field. Even today, he is still regarded by many as one of the club's worst-ever players, and in 2007 he was voted in at Number 3 in ''The Times'' poll of the 50 worst footballers to play in the English top flight. He was also voted the Worst Player Ever to play for Arsenal in the fanzine The Gooner.
In 1992, Arsenal fan Nick Hornby, in his book ''Fever Pitch'', muses on Caesar's downfall, pointing out that he had considerable talent as a youth (or else Arsenal would have never signed him in the first place). Likening it to his own frustrations as a (then) failed writer, Hornby concluded that talent and determination alone were not enough to bring about success:
:"To get where he did, Gus Caesar clearly had more talent than nearly everyone of his generation... and it still wasn't quite enough. [...] Gus must have known he was good, just as any pop band who has ever played the Marquee know they are destined for Madison Square Garden and an NME front cover, and just as any writer who has sent off a completed manuscript to Faber and Faber knows that he is two years away from the Booker. You trust that feeling with your life, you feel the strength and determination it gives you coursing through your veins like heroin... and it doesn't mean anything at all."
Having played 50 matches for Arsenal in five years, Caesar left the Gunners in June 1991 on a free transfer (having previously been on loan to Queens Park Rangers for several months). He then embarked on a journeyman's career, playing for Cambridge United, Bristol City, Airdrieonians and Colchester United.
While at Colchester United, Caesar enjoyed something of a renaissance. After a string of poor performances for the club, his form - particularly his reading of the game - improved significantly, and he contributed a run of composed appearances in central defence in the 1994/95 season that won over many fans at Layer Road.
Caesar finished his career in Hong Kong. Since his retirement in 2001, he has played in several "Football Masters" tournaments in East Asia, alongside many other fellow ex-professionals. He now splits his time between Hong Kong, where he works in the finance industry, and Essex in his native England.
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'''Lee Peacock''' (born 9 October 1976) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Swindon Town.
He was an integral part of the 2004-05 play-off winning Sheffield Wednesday side.
Previously he played for Carlisle United, Mansfield Town, Manchester City and Bristol City before joining the Robins in 2004.
In December 2005 however he was told by manager Paul Sturrock that his contract would not be renewed at the end of the 2005-06 season.
Having settled his contract at Sheffield Wednesday, Swindon Town manager Iffy Onuora persuaded Peacock to sign a two-and-a-half year deal at Swindon in January 2006, after he had turned down a strong approach from Walsall as he wanted to move south for family reasons. Peacock made his debut as a goalscoring substitute - coming on with fifteen minutes to go in a home match with Bournemouth on 21 January, he scored a last minute goal that wrapped the game up for the Town at 4-2.
Despite only scoring one more goal during the rest of the campaign, his honest, hard-working attitude made him a firm favourite with the Town fans almost immediately. Despite a knee injury picked up at Colchester United in mid-March, he attempted to play through the pain barrier - until hobbling off just before half-time in a match against Swansea City on 11 April. By now, it was obvious that Peacock needed surgery, but he decided to take a role described by Onuora as "super sub" - making two further cameo appearances in the following two matches. When the Town's relegation to League Two was confirmed, Peacock was rested before going under the knife during the close season.
Peacock went under the knife at the end of Swindon relegation season but returned successfully and was the Town's top goalscorer by October, before being switched to a midfield role. On 24 April 2007, Peacock was named the PFA's Fans' Player of the Year in League Two.
Peacock made his return to League football on 17 October 2009, in a match against Hartlepool United after 8 months of treatment and recovery. He had previously made a substitute appearance in a Football League Trophy match against Exeter on 6 October 2009 as part of his recovery.
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'''Elano Ralph Blumer ''' (born 14 June 1981 in Iracempolis, So Paulo), commonly known as '''Elano''', is a Brazilian footballer, who currently plays for Turkish Sper Lig side Galatasaray and the Brazilian national team.
Elano is a playmaker, who has the ability to play anywhere down the right flank or the centre of the field. He also has the ability to score from distance, especially with free kicks, and has been noted for his dribbling skills, vision, and superb penalty taking skills where he rarely misses.
Elano began his career with Guarani of Campinas in So Paulo state. After a short spell with Limeira's Internacional, he joined Santos, the former club of Pel, where he played alongside Robinho, Diego, and Alex. Elano soon gained a reputation as a talented goal scoring midfielder, forming part of the Santos side, which won the Campeonato Brasileiro in 2004. Three years at Santos produced 33 goals and earned the player a transfer to the Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk.
Although he was not a regular in his first season in Ukraine, Elano went on to establish his credentials as a key player and exceptional form saw him become the first player from the Ukrainian Premier League to represent the Brazilian national team, when he was called up for the Brazil versus Norway game on 16 August 2006. During his time at Shakhtar Donetsk, Elano also played in a friendly match between Brazil and Argentina at the Emirates Stadium, in which he scored two goals, with Kak scoring the other goal in a 3-0 win over Argentina.
On 2 August 2007, paid -8 million for Elano, who signed a four-year contract.
He was assigned with the squad number 11, previously allocated to Darius Vassell, who instead wore the number 12 shirt.
On 29 September 2007, Elano scored his first goal for City in a 3-1 win over . He added two more goals on 7 October 2007 in Manchester City's 3-1 win over , one from open play about 25 yards out, and the other a curling free-kick from just outside the penalty area. He continued his good form by scoring the only goal in a match against and converting a late penalty in the League Cup victory at . On 2 January 2008, he scored the first goal of 2008 at St James' Park in Manchester City's 2-0 victory over Newcastle. On 16 January, in the FA Cup third round, Elano scored the winning goal as Manchester City knocked West Ham out of the competition and progressed to the fourth round. On 2 February, Elano got his fifth yellow card of the season when they played against , a week earlier, which meant he could not play in the 2-1 victory over rivals . In the end month of March and beginning off April 2008, Elano scored three penalties against in the 3-1 defeat and in the 2-1 win over Sunderland, but also against Bolton in the second round of the League Cup.
His performances at the end of the 2007-08 season pleased the then manager Sven-Gran Eriksson who claimed that the ''"Real Elano is Back."'' Elano has proved himself to be extremely versatile, playing in many positions for Manchester City throughout the 2007-08 season, including full-back in the 3-1 home win against . Elano finished the season with a goal in the 8-1 defeat at on the last day of the Premier League. His first season saw him score 10 goals and as many assists in all competitions.
Elano has had a fairly quiet pre-season, returning a bit later due to international duty. He had a good performance in the 1-0 friendly win over Milan on 9 August 2008, creating many chances with his dominant free role in midfield. He continued his good form with a finish from the penalty spot in the 4-2 loss at . He followed up with two goals in the 3-0 home win against West Ham United, making him joint top scorer with Gabriel Agbonlahor at the end of week two in the Premier League. However, with the high-profile return of Shaun Wright-Phillips to the club and the transfer of his fellow Brazilian, Robinho to the club in the early part of the 2008-09 season, there is doubt as to whether he will maintain his dominant midfield position at the club. During Robinho's first match for the club, a 3-1 defeat against , Elano was on the bench and was not called on to the pitch. He has been playing a left-central midfield role in Mark Hughes' new look side, requiring him to act as a support between Javier Garrido and Robinho. He scored a goal from 25 yards against Omonia Nicosia on 2 October 2008, to help Manchester City qualify into the group stages of the UEFA Cup. After mixed performances off the bench, he continued his 100% penalty record with a goal from the spot with one in the UEFA Cup quarter-final match with Hamburg on 16 April 2009, another three days later in the 4-2 win over , and then again in a 3-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers on 2 May.
Elano joined Galatasaray on 30 July 2009, signing a four-year contract with the Turkish giants. He was greeted at the airport by over 1,300 fans. Elano has the number 9 shirt, previously belonging to Turkey and Galatasaray player Hakan Sukur. He made his debut on 20 August 2009 in a Europa League play-off game against Estonian side Levadia Tallinn, coming on as a sub in the 69 minute.
Elano capped for 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament in January 2004.
His international debut was in October 2004. He has since gone on to earn 35 caps with the Brazilian national team and scored six goals. He scored his first two international goals in the 2006 friendly 3-0 win against Argentina on 3 September.
In 2007, Elano participated in the Copa Amrica, playing four games for Brazil, including the final against Argentina, during which he assisted a goal before being subbed due to injury.
He has had recent call-ups from Brazil coach, Dunga, seeing him play a creative central midfield role in the 4-0 win against Venezuela. He assisted for Adriano for his goal.
On 19 November 2008, Elano scored in the 6-2 victory over Portugal in a friendly match. Elano scored his sixth international goal against Italy with an all set up by ex-teammate, Robinho, who went on to score Brazil's second goal. Elano setup the winning goal for Lcio, completing a stunning second-half comeback in the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup against the United States, bringing a 3rd trophy to the ''Seleo''. Since his debut he has gone on to play 34 times for Brazil with his last game on 5 July 2009 against the USA.
On 14 November 2009, Elano made an assist in a friendly game against England. Nilmar ran between two defenders to head a long pass from Elano past goalkeeper Ben Foster and put the five-time champions ahead. Brazil defeated England with 1-0.
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'''Valon Behrami''' (born 19 April 1985) is a Swiss football midfielder. He plays for West Ham United in England and also represents the Switzerland national football team.
Behrami was born in Titova Mitrovica, Kosovo, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia to ethnic Albanian parents. When Behrami was five, his parents both lost their jobs; his mother Halime as a secretary and his father Ragip as a manager of a plastics company.
Behrami started out playing football with Swiss club sides FC Stabio, FC Chiasso and FC Lugano. After a number of impressive appearances with FC Lugano, he was jointly signed by Italian teams Genoa and Udinese in the 2003-04 season, and played for Genoa in the Serie B championship. In the 2004-05 season, Genoa bought out Udinese' rights to the player and loaned him out to Hellas Verona, again in Serie B. After an impressive season with Hellas Verona, Lazio signed him in the summer of 2005.
Despite his clearance hitting Rodrigo Taddei's head and ricocheting into Lazio's goal to concede their first goal of the match, his 92nd minute winning goal etched Behrami's name into Lazio's history books as they won the Derby della Capitale on 19 March 2008 and virtually finished the Scudetto hopes for rivals A.S. Roma.
On 23 July 2008, West Ham United announced the capture of Behrami from Lazio, with the player signing a five year contract for a fee of -5 million. Behrami made his debut for West Ham in the 2-1 home win over Wigan Athletic on
16 August 2008. He scored his first goal for West Ham in the 1-0 away win against Sunderland on 23 November 2008..
On 1 March 2009, during the home win over Man City, he suffered a serious leg injury that required oxygen to be administered on the field during a six minute break in play. His knee and ankle twisted badly when his studs caught in the turf resulting in a premature end to his 2008-09 season.
Behrami made his comeback as a substitute on 4 October 2009 against Fulham and has been in the starting eleven ever since. A versatile player, he usually plays on the right midfield and has formed a partnership with Jack Collison who plays on the left.
Behrami has also been capped for the Switzerland national football team at the Under-18, Under-19 and "A" levels.
For the Swiss national team, Behrami scored a key goal against Turkey in the ''Stade de Suisse'' in the 1st leg of their World Cup 2006 qualifer playoff tie.
During the 2006 World Cup, he endured a groin injury which put him on the sidelines for the first two group matches. In the third match against Korea Republic, he was substituted late in the game in the 88th minute. He did not participate in the loss to Ukraine in the last 16 knockout round of matches.
Behrami was in the starting eleven of Switzerland for all three matches during the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship playing a total of 272 minutes.
:''Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.''
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'''Brian Simon Laws ''' (born 14 October 1961) is an English former footballer and current manager of  Burnley.
Playing as a defender, Laws made over 100 appearances for Burnley, Middlesbrough, and Nottingham Forest. In 1994, Laws became player-manager of Grimsby Town before taking a similar position with Scunthorpe United in 1997. For the next nine years, Laws served as manager of Scunthorpe, guiding them to promotion twice. In 2006, Laws accepted the managerial role at Sheffield Wednesday, lasting three years in the job until he was sacked. However, after only a brief spell out of the game, Burnley appointed Laws as their manager, giving Laws his first chance to manage in the Premier League.
Born in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, Laws began playing football at the famous Wallsend Boys Club in his native Newcastle upon Tyne.
Laws was part of Brian Clough's successful Nottingham Forest team for six seasons, playing mainly as right full-back. He is sometimes credited as Forest's second-best right-back of all time
Forest were relegated from the First Division at the end of the 1992-93 season and Clough retired, a year and a half later and with reduced first team opportunities, Laws left on a free transfer to become player-manager at Grimsby Town. In his time at the City Ground, Laws was one of the Forest players who had to cope with the horrors of the Hillsborough disaster during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool. Laws played in the rescheduled game at Old Trafford, which Liverpool won 3-1.
Laws started his management career at Grimsby Town in 1994, replacing Alan Buckley who had moved to West Bromwich Albion. Laws' management of Town was initially successful, but deteriorated after he clashed with Grimsby player Ivano Bonetti. Laws reportedly threw a plate of chicken wings at the Italian following a 3-2 defeat at Luton Town in February 1996. Laws was sacked by Grimsby after a poor start to the 96-97 season. He then had a short spell as a player with Darlington before taking charge of Scunthorpe United.
At Scunthorpe Laws achieved promotion twice, in 1999 and 2005 respectively. He was sacked by the club in March 2004 but was reinstated three weeks later, leading them to promotion the following season.
After nearly 10 years at Scunthorpe Laws left the club in November 2006 to take over the manager's job at Sheffield Wednesday. Ex-Wednesday chairman Dave Allen, in an interview made before hiring Laws, admitted that he liked him because of his Brian Clough management style. He said "I like him, he comes from the Clough camp, I-m a great admirer of the Clough camp".
On 7 February 2009, Laws became the first Sheffield Wednesday Manager for 95 years to do the league double over their neighbours Sheffield United, therefore making sure his name goes down in Wednesday history. Laws however came under increasing pressure from Wednesday fans to depart at the start of December, after a poor run of results which saw the Owls drop to 20th along with four straight home defeats. Laws left Sheffield Wednesday on 13 December 2009 by mutual consent after a run of bad results.
In January 2010, Laws was linked with a return to his first club Burnley as manager, this following the departure of Owen Coyle to Bolton Wanderers. On 13 January, Laws was appointed as the new manager of Burnley.
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'''Amadou Konte''' (born 13 January 1981 in Bamako) is a Malian-French footballer currently contracted with Bitonto.
Konte started his career in the football academy of French side RC Strasbourg before moving to Portuguese giants FC Porto. He didn't make a first team breakthrough in FC Porto though, and moved again, firstly to CF Villanovense in Spain, then Olympique Noisy-le-Sec in CFA and Patern in Serie C1.
In the summer of 2004 Konte signed for Cambridge United and scored 3 goals in 9 appearances. This was enough to prompt interest from Hibernian F.C., who signed him during the January 2005 transfer window, and he made his debut in a 3-0 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium the next month. His first goal was a late equaliser against Motherwell in March, earning Hibs a crucial point in their successful quest to qualify for European competition.
The 2005-06 season was less rewarding for Konte though, as he endured inconsistent form, infrequent appearances and a lack of goals. This led to him being ironically dubbed the "Mali Magician" by some Hibs fans. When Konte again again struggled to gain first team action in the first part of the 2006-07 season his release was widely anticipated. In January 2007, he joined Messiniakos of Greek 2nd division.
In summer 2007, he signed for Potenza S.C. of Serie C1, and in January 2008, he was loaned to Spezia.
On September 2009, after a nine-month stint with Turate, he was signed by Sicilian fallen giants Messina on a free transfer.
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'''Dr. Kenneth Robert John "Kenny" Deuchar''' (born 6 July 1980) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a striker for St. Johnstone. In 2005, Deuchar equalled Jimmy Greaves's British record of six league hat-tricks in a single season. He is also a practicing medical doctor.
Deuchar was born in Stirling and began his part-time footballing career at Falkirk, but after suffering a string of injuries, including two broken legs, he left to join East Fife. He led East Fife to promotion, whilst also working as a full time doctor, but he had the desire to pursue a full-time football career.
He was offered a place at big spending Scottish Third Division club Gretna, and signed immediately. In his first season he led Gretna to the Second Division smashing records along the way. He shattered the record for most league goals in a season of 24 with 38 goals in only 30 games. During a friendly against Threave Rovers in 2006 he managed to score eleven goals in an 18-0 thrashing. He has not completely left medicine behind, as he continued to work one day a week at a Scottish hospital while at Gretna and worked one day a week at Wishaw General Infirmary before his move to the U.S.
Jeff Stelling, host of Sky Sports' ''Soccer Saturday'' programme, always makes reference to "The Good Doctor" having scored a goal whenever Deuchar's name appears on the vidiprinter.
During the 2006-07 season, he fell out of favour, but still managed to score 4 goals in 9 matches. On 1 December 2006, Gretna officially announced that Deuchar had requested a transfer.
On 31 January 2007, he joined Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season and on 24 February 2007, Deuchar scored his first goal for Northampton in their 3-0 victory over Rotherham, which was his first goal in English football.
On 30 August 2007, Deuchar joined St. Johnstone on emergency loan until 3 December 2007. During this three-month period he scored ten goals in fourteen games and helped the Saints to a Challenge Cup win, their first cup success in their history. On 3 December, he returned to Gretna and scored six goals in his eleven SPL games for the bottom club.
On 26 February 2008, Deuchar signed with Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake. His final game with Gretna saw him score 2 goals against Rangers, but Gretna lost 4 - 2.
On 19 January 2009, Deuchar joined SPL side Hamilton Academical after negotiating his release from Real Salt Lake, on a short-term contract.
On 4 June 2009, Deuchar signed for SPL newcomers St. Johnstone, eighteen months after being on loan to the club
Deuchar is a company director in Town House Restaurants Ltd which owns and operates the Wheelhouse restaurant, located close to the Falkirk Wheel in Falkirk and the new Boathouse restaurant at Auchinstary basin, in Kilsyth.
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'''Ian Durrant''' (born 29 October 1966 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers, Kilmarnock and the Scotland national team. Durrant is a coach of the Rangers first team, helping with training and also scouts on European and SPL opponents as well as taking an active role with the reserve-team.
Durrant started his career at Rangers and made his debut against Greenock Morton in April 1985. The following season, he was a regular fixture in the Rangers team and scored in his Old Firm debut that season. In October 1988 Durrant suffered a career-threatening knee injury in a match with Aberdeen at Pittodrie. A brilliant challenge by Aberdeen's Neil Simpson left him out of competitive football for almost three years. He made his return in April 1991 in a reserve fixture against Hibernian and was welcomed back by 30,ooo Rangers fans. Durrant went on to play a part in both Rangers 1992/93 Champions League and Rangers' run of finally equaling Celtics nine successive league championships, which was clinched in 1997.
In 1998, along with fellow Rangers teammate Ally McCoist, Durrant transferred to Kilmarnock. He spent four years at Rugby Park before retiring and becoming coach of the youth team.
Durrant made his international debut on 9 September 1987 against Hungary, eventually winning 20 caps for Scotland. His final match was against Republic of Ireland on 30 May 2000.
In 2005 he returned to Rangers as coach of the under-19s and, later, the reserve team. Following the resignation of Paul Le Guen as Rangers manager on 4 January 2007, Durrant was temporarily elevated to the manager position at Rangers until Walter Smith was re-appointed. He lost his only game in charge of the first team, which was a Scottish Cup tie, 3-2 at the hands of Dunfermline Athletic. Durrant is thought to be in the running for the vacant manager's position at Kilmarnock FC; where he spent 4 seasons on the playing staff, since Jim Jefferies left the post on 11th January 2010.
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'''Gilberto da Silva Melo''', (born 25 April 1976 in Rio de Janeiro), more commonly known as '''Gilberto''' is a Brazilian football player, who is currently playing for Brazilian club Cruzeiro. He has played at left back for the majority of his career. Gilberto's brothers, Nildeson and Nlio, are also football players.
Having started his career in his native Brazil, playing for Amrica-RJ, Flamengo and Cruzeiro, Ronaldo recommended him to Italian Serie A club Inter, who responded by buying him. However, he soon left for Vasco da Gama. He also played with Grmio and So Caetano.
Gilberto returned to Europe in 2004 with Hertha BSC.
Gilberto signed for Tottenham Hotspur from Hertha on 31 January 2008. After an initial period out injured, he made his Spurs debut against PSV in the UEFA Cup on 6 March 2008, but was replaced by Jamie O'Hara at half-time, after he had made a mistake that allowed PSV to score the game's only goal. Spurs manager Juande Ramos stated after the match that Gilberto was substituted not because of the error, but rather because he is still recovering from his calf injury. Nevertheless, in playing, he became the first Brazilian to play for Spurs at first-team level, with their previous Brazilian players Rodrigo Defendi and Diego Bortolozzo only featuring in the reserve team. In Spurs' next game, Gilberto came on as a substitute to score the team's third goal in a 4-0 win over West Ham United in the Premier League.
Gilberto played his first full Spurs match against Bolton Wanderers at White Hart Lane on 26 April 2008. He then played potentially his last match on 19 December 2008 against Spartak Moscow: Gilberto was taken off at half time.
On 17 July 2009, Brazilian club Cruzeiro announced Gilberto will sign a 2-year contract after a medical. Tottenham Hotspur announced his contract was mutually terminated on 24 July. He was unvieled to press on 29 July after the medical on the same day.
He played for Brazil in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and scored against Japan in the group stages, his first goal for the national side, having made his debut for the team against Nigeria on 11 June 2003. Gilberto also featured as Brazil's first choice left back in the Copa America 2007. Due to club performance, he was not call-up to national team since June 2008, lost his place to Klber then Andr Santos.
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'''Birkir Kristinsson''' (born 15 October, 1964) is a former Icelandic football goalkeeper.
He started his career with Vestmannaeyjar team BV, and also played with KR, A and Fram in the Icelandic league before moving to SK Brann in 1996, where he is still considered as a hero, after his efforts in the cupwinnercup in 1997, where SK Brann reached the quarter finals.
He earned 74 caps for the Iceland national football team, over a period of sixteen years. His last international match was against Italy in Reykjavk in August 2004, where Iceland beat Italy 2-0. Birkir Kristinsson was 40 years old at that time.
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'''Christian Hanson''' (born 3 August 1981 in Middlesbrough) is an English footballer. A left-footed central defender, he has represented England at schools and youth level.
Hanson began his career as a trainee with his local club, Middlesbrough, turning professional in August 2000. His development was interrupted by injury and he joined Cambridge United on loan on 22 March 2001, making his league debut on 31 March in a 4-1 defeat away to Peterborough United. On 5 September 2001 he played as a triallist for Grimsby Town reserves against Blackpool reserves and later in the month joined Portsmouth on trial, but neither trial spell led to a permanent move.
In November 2001, Hanson joined Torquay United on a month's loan, prompting manager Roy McFarland to revert to a 4-4-2 formation to allow Hanson to make his Torquay debut the following day in a 2-0 defeat against Halifax Town at The Shay. His loan deal was cancelled by Torquay on 4 January 2002 after he admitted being out drinking alcohol in Torquay on New Year's Eve with a number of teammates, the night before a league match. Torquay defender Martin McNeil was sacked by the club at the same time for the same reason. He returned to Middlesbrough, but was released at the end of the season, joining non-league side Spennymoor United after trials with Sheffield United, Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers.
He joined Havant & Waterlooville in October 2002,
He returned to the Football League in December 2004 when he joined Port Vale, having been on trial with Oxford United the previous month. He played five times for Vale and was released at the end of the season. He had a trials with Leyton Orient before rejoining Billingham Synthonia in August 2005, moving to Dunston Federation Brewery in late September 2005.
He joined Leyton Orient, initially on non-contract terms, in October 2005. However, he made just two appearances, both as a substitute and was released in January 2006 when he joined Grays Athletic. He was released by Grays in May 2006 despite being a regular during his time at the club. Hanson featured in Chester City's 2-0 loss to Stoke City in a friendly on 11 July 2006. He joined Gateshead in August 2006, but was transfer-listed in January 2007. He returned to Spennymoor before the end of the season, helping them to promotion to the Northern League Division One.
He rejoined Billingham Synthonia in August 2008, and was a regular in their Northern League side.
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'''Jason Demetriou''' (born 18 November 1987 in Newham, London) is an English-born Cypriot international footballer currently playing for Leyton Orient also known as The O's. He wears squad number 11 and plays on the right side of midfield but is mainly deployed as a winger.
Demetriou came through the youth ranks at Leyton Orient and signed his first full professional contract with the team in July 2006. He made his league debut in November 2006 when he came off the bench in a 0-0 draw with fellow League One side Yeovil Town. He went on to make 24 appearances in his first year, in both league and cup competitions, mostly as a substitute.
This season  Jason Demetriou was a break through season winning the young talent award for Leyton Orient. Jason himself has given much credit to ex-manager Martin Ling for giving him the chance to prove himself at this level of football particularly in the 07/08 season.
Despite Leyton Orient struggling throughout the season so far, Demetriou's performances have impressed the fans and he has been linked with big money moves away to Premiership and Championship clubs Plymouth Arglye and Charlton Athletic. The Orient playmaker has publicly stated his intent to stay at Brisbane Road. He was also awarded the fans player of the year.
He can also play on the left hand side of midfield or wing.
On January 20, 2009 he was called up to Cyprus squad for the first time by manager Angelos Anastasiadis. He made his debut against Serbia in a 0-2 home defeat coming on as a sub for Demetris Christofi on 10 February. On 11 February Jason made his second appearance and first full debut against Slovakia, where he assisted two goals in a 3-2 win for Cyprus.
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'''Aiden Palmer''' (born 2 January 1987 in Enfield) is an English footballer currently playing for Cambridge United. He had been released by Leyton Orient after his contract expired and had previously been part of the England under-19 set-up.
After struggling to keep a first-team place at Orient, Palmer went on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge on 27 January 2009, and stayed for a month. He made his debut on the same day in the Daggers' 1-1 draw at Grimsby Town. On his return, he made no further appearances for Orient, and was released at the end of the season.
He was subsequently sentenced to 22 months in jail for violent disorder, after being involved with gangs. He joined Bishop's Stortford after his release.
On 11 January 2010, Palmer signed for Cambridge United on a free transfer until the end of the season, a move that re-united him with Martin Ling, his former manager at Leyton Orient. On 17 January 2010, Palmer made his debut for Cambridge United against  Eastbourne Borough and received the man of the match award.
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'''Efe Echanomi''' (born 27 September 1986 in Nigeria) is a football striker who is unattached. He signed for Grays Athletic from Tiptree United in November 2008 before leaving in December. Echanomi began his career playing for Leyton Orient, who were his first professional club, in late 2004 and had scored eight league goals in 34 appearances.
Echanomi spent 15 months injured due to having broken his leg in a freak accident before a home game against Chester City in December 2005. Warming up with some other players he caught his studs in the turn and suffered a horrendous injury. He made his long awaited comeback as a substitute against Doncaster Rovers in April 2007.
He signed for Tiptree United on 29 August 2008 but left the club in November to sign for Grays Athletic on non-contract terms.
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'''Jabo Ibehre''' (born 28 January 1983 in Islington, England) is a football striker who currently plays on loan at English League One side Stockport County
from Milton Keynes Dons.
Ibehre signed for Leyton Orient in March 2000, having previously been a trainee at the club. Ibehre made over 100 appearances for the club, making his 99th start on 11 February 2006. Ibehre scored 30 goals whilst with the club, but on the 6 May 2008 he was released.
In August 2006, Brighton & Hove Albion and Wycombe Wanderers had both offered -100,000 for Ibehre's services, and although Orient accepted the bid, Ibehre decided to stay at the club. Ibehre found it difficult to sustain a place in the Leyton Orient line-up in the 2006-07 season, especially with the loan signings of Ryan Jarvis and James Walker.
In October 2007, he became the player to have started the most amount of matches from the bench in Orient colour's in a 5-0 home defeat to Swansea City, the first home 5-0 home defeat in the league since the Second World War.
He scored his last goal for Orient in a 3-1 win against Bristol Rovers on 3 May 2008, which was consequently his last game for the club. He left Orient, having scored 41 goals in 242 appearances in all competitions for the club.
On 2 July 2008, Ibehre signed for Midlands club Walsall on a one-year deal. On 10 June 2009, Ibehre signed a contract for Milton Keynes Dons after his deal at Walsall expired. He scored Walsall's goal in the 1-0 win at Stadium:MK, the goal proved to be crutial as it would cost the Dons automatic promotion.
Ibehre joined Southend United on a one-month loan on 26 November 2009. He made 4 appearances for the Shrimpers without scoring and was sent off in his final appearance against Exeter.
On 18 January 2010 MK Dons announced that Ibehre was to join Stockport County on loan for the remaining six months of the season alongside fellow player Jemal Johnson
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'''Stephen Brian "Steve" Tilson''' (born 27 July 1966 in Wickford, England) an English football manager and former player. He is currently in charge of Southend United, who play in League One.
Tilson began his footballing career with non-league side Witham Town before being signed by then Southend manager David Webb. During the 1990s, Tilson appeared in just under 250 matches and played in the side that won two consecutive promotions in the early part of the decade. Tilson played continually for Southend, except for a loan spell at Brentford, until 1998, when he signed for Canvey Island, serving as club captain during his 4-year spell with the team.
In 2002, Tilson moved back to Southend, this time to head a newly created "Centre of Excellence". Tilson worked to develop Southend's youth until the sacking of Steve Wignall in November 2003. With the club in danger of relegation to the Football Conference, Tilson was named caretaker-manager by chairman Ron Martin and proceeded to take Southend clear of danger. Also in the same season, Tilson led Southend to the first ever national cup final in the club's history, losing to Blackpool 2-0 in the Football League Trophy Final. In March 2004 Tilson was offered the job of manager on a full-time basis, and accepted the offer.
In the following two seasons, Tilson took Southend to two consecutive promotions from League Two to the Championship. Southend also reached another Football League Trophy Final in 2005, but lost to Wrexham. Tilson's success saw him linked with jobs at West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City, but he remained with Southend. In November 2006, Southend achieved a notable victory over eventual Premier League champions Manchester United in the League Cup,
On 3 January 2009, Tilson led Southend to a 1-1 FA Cup third round draw away at Chelsea. Peter Clarke scoring a very late birthday equaliser. On 28 October 2009, following the club being threatened with administration and on-loan midfielder Lee Sawyer returning to Chelsea, Tilson came out of retirement to play for Southend in the Essex Senior Cup.
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'''Paul Josef Herbert Scharner''' (born 11 March 1980 in Scheibbs) is an Austrian footballer, who plays for the English football team Wigan Athletic FC.
In the Austrian Bundesliga, Scharner played for Austria Wien and SV Salzburg, before joining Norwegian club SK Brann in 2004.
He was voted player of the year by the Brann fans in 2005, and one of the best players on all the major player rankings in Norwegian newspapers and TV channels in 2005. All together, his time in Norway was very successful, and soon, clubs from bigger leagues were keen to sign him.
Scharner signed a 3.5 year deal with Wigan Athletic in 22 December 2005, and joined the squad after the holidays. Wigan agreed a fee of -2,500,000 (-3,700,000, 29,500,000 NOK), making it the biggest transfer in SK Brann's history.
In his first match for Wigan, Scharner scored the winning goal against Arsenal in the Carling Cup. He went on to start in the final for Wigan that season.
On 22 March he became the first Wigan Athletic player to play 100 Premier League games which he played against Hull City.
On 30 August 2009 he scored his first goal of the season against Everton. After a 5-0 defeat to Manchester United, Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has preferred to use Scharner in an attacking midfield role. Scharner was a part of the team in November 2009 that lost against Tottenham 9-1 , scoring Wigan's only goal in the fixture, but arguably using handball to control the ball before shooting.
Scharner retired from playing international football for his country after falling out with the Austrian FA (FB). He labelled the set-up a shambles and blamed the unprofessional set-up of the national FA as the reason behind his decision.
In 2008 he showed interest in returning to the Austrian squad, and also had a personal meeting with head coach Josef Hickersberger regarding a possible return, but didn't show up in the Austrian 31-player preselection for the UEFA Euro 2008. Scharner made his comeback under the new coach Karel Brckner in August 2008.
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'''Christian Kalvenes''' (born 8 March 1977) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Burnley.
Kalvenes was born in Bergen, and started his senior career with SK Brann, but played only one match. His breakthrough in the Norwegian Premier League came with Sogndal for whom he made 67 appearances scoring 4 goals. In 2003 he returned to SK Brann where he managed only 11 appearances and no goals in 3 years.
On 2 August 2006, Kalvenes joined Dundee United for a fee of around -50,000.
In January 2008, it was reported that Kalvenes was likely to leave United at the end of his contract and return to Norway;
On 26 June 2008 Kalvenes signed for Burnley on a free transfer. His move to Burnley came as a surprise as it was believed that he would be heading back home to Norway, as stated by the player when he left Dundee Utd at the end of the 2007-2008 season. He scored his first goal for Burnley on Tuesday 3 March 2009 in a 1-0 away win to Blackpool
He played an important part in helping Burnley gain promotion from the Coca-Cola Championship to the Premier League via the play-offs.
On his Premiership debut in August 2009, he became the first Premiership player from the city of Bergen.
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'''Vegard Heggem''' (born 13 July 1975 in Trondheim) is a former Norway international footballer. On elite level he played for Rosenborg and English club Liverpool, and he was capped 20 times for the national team. He is best remembered by some for the goal in the away match against AC Milan in the 1996 UEFA Champions League, when Rosenborg sensationally beat the Italian giant team, thereby advancing to the Champions League quarter final.
Heggem got his national team debut 25 February 1998 against France, scoring a goal. He was selected for the 1998 FIFA World Cup squad, but spent the entire tournament as a substitute. After the World Cup, Heggem transferred to Liverpool FC for -3.5m
He is currently the owner and manager of a salmon fishing business at the river Orkla in Sr-Trndelag. He is also an Official Patron of AFC Liverpool, an independent football club owned and run by Liverpool FC supporters. He is also a regular at Liverpool home matches, and was also at the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul.
After hearing that The Sun newspaper had printed quotes from him claiming to be an exclusive, Vegard released the following statement to Liverpool fans via a variety of fan forums. The reason Vegard Heggem released the statement at all, is the controversial relationship between Liverpudlians and The Sun following the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
:It's been brought to my attention that the Sun has printed a story with quotes from me. I want to state that I am aware of the history between the Sun Newspaper and Liverpool FC, and I would never give an interview to this newspaper. I gave an interview to a journalist from the Swedish newspaper "Dagens nyheter" on Wednesday where I commented on Steven Gerrard, and the quotes are taken from this interview. I am very sad that this has happened, and I hope that Liverpoolfc.tv: Official Web Site will assist me in getting a message out to the fans of Liverpool FC that an interview with the Sun never took place.
In the 2002 book ''Folkets Fotballbok. De strste yeblikkene'' (The People's Football Book. The Greatest Moments) (ISBN 82-994467-2-4) penned by sports writer Oddleiv Moe, his goal against AC Milan at San Siro was named one of the twelve greatest moments in Norwegian football history. The chapter devoted to his goal was named ''Mirakelet p San Siro'' (The miracle at San Siro).
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'''Gustavo Augusto "Gus" Poyet Domnguez''' (; born November 15, 1967 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a former Uruguay international footballer and current manager of English side Brighton & Hove Albion. During his playing career, Poyet featured for teams including Real Zaragoza, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. After his playing career ended he moved into coaching, with spells as assistant manager to Dennis Wise at Swindon Town and Leeds United. Poyet was also assistant manager to Juande Ramos at Tottenham. Although his name is spelt with the 't' at the end of Poyet, this is a silent letter and is common in many South American surnames.
A powerful and prolific goalscoring midfielder, Poyet moved to Zaragoza in 1990. His team won the Copa del Rey in 1994 and the Cup Winners' Cup a year later, beating Arsenal in the final. He became Zaragoza's longest-serving foreign player. He scored an impressive 60 goals in 240 games for the club. Poyet joined Chelsea on a free transfer in June 1997.
Not long into his first season at Chelsea, he suffered cruciate ligament damage but recovered to play in the team's successful Cup Winners' Cup final against VfB Stuttgart. The following year he contributed 14 goals - making him the club's 2nd highest scorer - to help Chelsea finish 3rd in the Premiership, including a crucial headed goal in 1-0 win against Leeds United. He also scored the winner for Chelsea in the 1998 UEFA Super Cup against Real Madrid. In 1999-00, he scored 18 goals (which again made him Chelsea's 2nd highest scorer), with a scissors-kick volley against Sunderland, a long range strike against SS Lazio and both of Chelsea's goals in the FA Cup semi-final against Newcastle United among the most memorable, as the team won the FA Cup and reached the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
With the arrival of new manager Claudio Ranieri in September 2000, Chelsea was a team in transition. With Ranieri seeking to reduce the average age of the squad, Poyet became surplus to requirements and requested a transfer. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in May 2001 for around -2.2m. In 145 appearances for Chelsea, Poyet scored 49 goals.
Poyet scored 14 goals in his debut season for Spurs and helped his team reach the League Cup final, but they lost 2-1 to Blackburn Rovers. His time at the club was blighted by injuries and he again sustained cruciate ligament damage in August 2002 but still managed 23 goals in 98 games, although these stats are completely different from the ones in the table on the right.
He was also a Uruguay international and helped his country win the Copa Amrica in 1995 (and in doing so was voted player of the tournament). He won 23 caps.
In July 2006, he became a player and assistant manager at Swindon Town alongside ex-Chelsea team mate, Dennis Wise. Both Poyet and Wise were given permission to talk about forming the new Leeds United management team on 23 October 2006 and looked set to take the place of caretaker manager, John Carver, until Swindon Town withdrew permission due to disagreements over compensation. On the 24th October 2006, Poyet was confirmed as assistant manager of Leeds with Dennis Wise as the manager. He fast became regarded as a cult hero with his wit and charm with the fans behind the team's bench. Poyet was reportedly considering coming out of retirement and playing professionally again for Leeds, following his appearance in two of the club's friendly matches whilst on a mid-winter training camp in Cyprus (January 2007). During one of these games he scored a volley described by United's manager Dennis Wise as "stunning".
On 29 October 2007 Poyet rejoined his former club Tottenham Hotspur to work alongside new head coach Juande Ramos as a first team coach with Marcos lvarez as a fitness coach. During his first season as Assistant Manager at White Hart Lane, he won the 2008 Carling Cup, beating Chelsea 2-1 after extra time after a penalty from Dimitar Berbatov in normal time and a header early into extra time from Jonathan Woodgate.
On 25 October 2008, Poyet parted company with Tottenham Hotspur along with Manager Juande Ramos, first team coach Marcos lvarez and sporting director Damien Comolli.
On 10 November 2009, Poyet was announced as the new manager of English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on a one and a half year contract.
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During his career, Cundy played for Chelsea (1988-92, 41 league appearances), Tottenham Hotspur (loan in 1992, 1992-November 96, with 28 games), Crystal Palace (one month-loan, 1995), Bristol City (another 30-day loan, 1996), Ipswich Town (after a loan, November 1996-99) and Portsmouth.
Cundy is famously remembered for the "freak" goal that he scored against Ipswich Town in a Premiership match for Tottenham, in 1992-93. In an attempt to clear the ball away on the half-way line from Jason Dozzell (who would later sign for Spurs), he managed a wind-assisted effort that ended up flying over 'keeper Craig Forrest and into the back of the net. The goal was captured live on Sky Sports and put Spurs 1-0 up, in a match that would finish 1-1.
Cundy was forced to retire in 2000 due to injuries, and subsequently became a presenter on talkSPORT, regularly appearing with Ian Danter and Alvin Martin on ''Football First'', between 12:00pm-5:00pm. He also occasionally co-hosted ''Evening Kick-Off'', subbing in for any regular member, while appearing regularly as a pundit on Chelsea TV.
He also made a TV appearance on the British food programme ''Ready Steady Cook'' alongside fellow footballer Graeme Le Saux. The programme was aired on 9 February 2009.
Cundy is married to actress/presenter wife Lizzie Cundy . The couple have two sons, and the family lives in Upton Grey, Hampshire. In 1997, Cundy was diagnosed with testicular cancer, from which he later recovered.
Cundy was erroneously reported to have died by TalkSport radio DJ Andy Goldstein on Saturday, October 18 2008, after Cundy did not make it to a TalkSport show. The report, which Goldstein later admitted was meant as a joke, resulted in several fans of Chelsea Football Club putting down flowers outside Stamford Bridge the following day.
Additionally, Cundy has spoken out in support of many charities including Act Against Bullying. and now also runs a company with Clive Walker.
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thumb|right|200px|Agger in action against Manchester City.
'''Daniel Munthe Agger''' (born 12 December 1984) is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays as a central defender for English club Liverpool. He started his senior career at Danish club Brndby IF in July 2004, with whom he won the 2005 Danish Superliga championship. Since his international debut in June 2005, he has been capped 29 times and scored 3 goals for the Danish national team.
Born in Hvidovre, Daniel Agger began his youth career at Rosenhj BK. At 12 years old he joined the youth team of Danish Superliga club Brndby IF.
In July 2004, he was moved from the youth squad to the first team, following the departure of Swedish international defender Andreas Jakobsson.
Daniel Agger quickly established himself not only as a first team regular, but as one of the key components in the team that won the Danish Superliga 2004-05 championship.
Despite his relative youth, he played with great authority and class under the guidance of Brndby team captain Per Nielsen, and after the first half of the season Agger was named 2004 "talent of the year" by Spillerforeningen (the Danish equivalent of the English PFA).
After the successful Superliga 2004-05 season, Agger was called up to the senior Danish national football team for the 1-0 friendly win against Finland on 2 June 2005, playing the full match.
Agger spent the next national team match on the bench before playing the full 4-1 friendly win on 17 August 2005 over England alongside Per Nielsen, where he caused problems for the English forwards, most notably Wayne Rooney. He played the whole 90 minutes in the next two national team matches, before an injury sustained in the Danish Superliga 2005-06 season in September forced him out for the remainder of 2005. Only 20 years of age, Daniel Agger was awarded the Danish "talent of the year" of all sports on 6 December 2005.
Agger was long linked to a transfer to a bigger club, and in the January 2006 transfer window, Agger was looking to join English Premier League team Liverpool, the defending UEFA Champions League champions.
His first half season at Liverpool saw injuries limit him to 4 first-team appearances during Spring 2006. In May 2006, he played 10 games and scored 3 goals for the Danish under-21 national team, for which he was selected to play in the 2006 European Under-21 Championship tournament.
At the start of the 2006-07 season, Agger played the full game as Liverpool won the 2006 FA Community Shield. Still adapting to the English game, he established himself in Liverpool's first team squad, competing with Liverpool vice-captain Jamie Carragher and former Finnish team captain Sami Hyypi for the two starting places in the central defence. Agger scored his first goal for Liverpool on 26 August 2006 in a 2-1 win against West Ham United. Agger was allowed to run unchallenged toward the Kop-end goal and scored from out. Liverpool manager Rafael Bentez commented he was not surprised and that Agger has frequently scored such goals in training.
Agger scored his second goal for the club in a Football League Cup away game against Birmingham City with a volley from close range during the seven minutes of first-half stoppage time. His third was against Arsenal, scoring a header in a 4-1 victory played on 31 March 2007. In the first semi-final of the 2006-07 Champions League, Agger received some criticism as Liverpool lost to Chelsea 1-0, after Chelsea striker Didier Drogba managed to dribble past him before making the assist to win the game.
Agger started the 2007 pre-season in scoring fashion, scoring two goals in four games, including a left footed-finish against Hong Kong outfit South China. However, he suffered a metatarsal injury in September, again losing his place to Hyypi. In January 2008, Agger began training and was attempting to regain match fitness, however a recurrence of the injury in his second metatarsal again ruled him out of action. After being examined by several specialists, it was reported on Liverpool's official website that Agger would miss the remainder of the season to undergo surgery on his foot.
Agger returned to full training in the pre-season at Melwood and on 12 July 2008 Agger made his playing return with as a substitute in Liverpool's friendly win over neighbours Tranmere Rovers. Agger stated after the match: "I am almost starting my career at Liverpool all over again". Agger was in the starting line up in Liverpool's first game of the season against Standard Liege in the Champions League qualifiers. The game ended 0-0. Agger then found himself sidelined the rest of August and much of September, and was not even included in the squad to face Manchester United. This led to rumours of a verbal exchange between Agger and Liverpool manager Bentez. However, Bentez insisted that there was no rift between Agger and himself.
After a month without playing, Agger returned to the starting line up against Crewe Alexandra in the Carling Cup. Agger played the full 90 minutes and marked his return by scoring the first goal from a free kick outside the box. Liverpool won the game 2-1.
Profiting in part from krtel's injury, Agger returned to the starting line up against Wigan for his first Premier League match of the season. Agger was, however, at least partly to blame for Wigan taking the lead when he lost the ball to Zaki after a pass from goalkeeper Reina. Agger redeemed himself by setting up Dirk Kuyt for the equaliser. Liverpool eventually won the match 3-2. On April 11, 2009, Agger scored the third goal for Liverpool from 30 yards against Blackburn Rovers. Liverpool went on to win 4-0. Agger celebrated, like the others who had scored in the match, by pointing to the sky in memory of victims in the Hillsborough disaster.
In May 2009, Agger signed a new four-year deal worth -80,000-a-week which if fulfilled will see him remain with Liverpool F.C. until at least 2014.
Agger underwent surgery for a recurring back injury in August 2009 and made his return on 25 October 2009 for the 2-0 win over rivals Manchester United on Anfield Road.
thumb|150px|right|Daniel Agger.
Agger se;ected Volbeat's ''The Garden's Tale'' as his choice for the "LFC Athens 2007 Playlist" in the build up of Liverpool's 2007 UEFA Champions League Final appearance.
In 2007, Agger bought two restaurants on Lark Lane in Liverpool, one a Mexican Restaurant and the other an Italian. The Mexican restaurant is Que Pasa and the Italian was called 52 Lark Lane but has since changed to Tirano, serving Mediterranean food. Back in Denmark, Agger owns a pub with his uncle.
Daniel's younger cousin Nicolaj Agger is also a footballer who plays for Brndby IF.
:''Up to date, as of 29 December 2009.''
:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''
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'''Scott Andrew Sinclair''' (born 25 March 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic as a striker, on loan from Chelsea. He made his league debut for Chelsea on 6 May 2007, when he came off the bench to replace Shaun Wright-Phillips for the final ten minutes of the game against Arsenal.
Born in Bath, Somerset, Sinclair had been a member of the Bristol Rovers youth system since the age of nine, striker Scott Sinclair made his first team debut for Rovers at the age of 15 against Leyton Orient as a substitute for Junior Agogo.
Chelsea signed the player in July 2005, and in November 2005 a tribunal awarded Bristol Rovers compensation in the amount of -200,000 and up to an extra -750,000 may become due depending on how successful he is at his new club. Chelsea will also have to pay Bristol Rovers 15% of any profit they make if they sell him.
Sinclair was called up for Chelsea's squad to play Macclesfield Town in the FA Cup on 6 January 2007, however he stayed on the bench. His debut came just four days later, coming on as a substitute in a League Cup game against Wycombe Wanderers.
He scored his 1st goal for Chelsea in the 37th minute against Hull City in the League Cup Third Round, to help Chelsea win 4-0. Notably, he provided the assist for Frank Lampard's 100th goal for Chelsea, in a 3-1 victory over Huddersfield in the FA Cup.
During the January transfer window Sinclair was signed on a month's loan by Plymouth Argyle, whose manager Ian Holloway had noticed him as a 10-year old prospect at former club Bristol Rovers. He made his debut as a substitute in the 3-2 victory over Coventry City at Home Park. In his second game, the FA Cup 4th round tie against Barnet, he scored a fine individual goal to seal a 2-0 victory, taking the ball half the length of the pitch before beating the goalkeeper and scoring a smashing goal.
Sinclair also scored against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux to put Plymouth 1-0 up in the game, which they eventually drew 2-2.
On 17 February 2007 Sinclair scored the second goal, with a looping header from a David Norris cross, as Argyle defeated Derby County 2-0 in their FA Cup 5th round tie.
On 17 March, Sinclair scored another individual goal, taking the ball down the pitch before lobbing the goalkeeper, to seal victory in a 1-0 home win over Crystal Palace.
On 6 May 2007 he was named in the Chelsea squad to face Arsenal, which was one of Chelsea's most crucial matches of the season as anything but a win would have handed Manchester United the Premier League title. Sinclair came on as a substitute for Shaun Wright-Phillips but was unable to stop Chelsea drawing 1-1. He made his first start for Chelsea in the following Premier League game against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Sinclair suffered a broken metatarsal after a challenge from Wes Brown.
For the season 07/08 Sinclair was awarded the number 17 shirt, a change from the number 49 that he had worn previously. The club have indicated that he will not be sent out on loan again (even though Chelsea have not followed up on that indication) and so will be challenging for a first-team place during the coming season. He came on as a second half substitute for Joe Cole during Chelsea's FA Community Shield game against Manchester United.
Sinclair was rewarded with a new four year deal on 15 August 2007. Later that year, on 25 September he scored his first senior goal for the club in a 4-0 win against Hull City in the Carling Cup. He was picked in the starting eleven against Leicester City in the 4th round of the Carling Cup. Sinclair assisted Frank Lampard with the equaliser to make the score 1-1, and then later on in the match was denied only by the post with one of his shots.
Sinclair played his first game back with Chelsea shortly after his loan with QPR ended. Sinclair started for the Blues and was later subbed off by Joe Cole in a 2-0 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
On 6 November, it was confirmed that Queens Park Rangers had won the battle to sign Scott on loan with eight other Championship clubs also looking to get him. Sinclair's last goal for Plymouth was against Crystal Palace, and he followed this up by scoring his first for QPR against ''the Eagles.
Leicester City manager Ian Holloway revealed on 5 February 2008 that he wanted to sign Sinclair on a loan deal, having previously signed him while managing at Plymouth Argyle. However, Chelsea rejected the loan offer, because they wanted Sinclair to sign for a club which was near the top of the Championship table.
On 28 February 2008, Sinclair joined Charlton Athletic on loan. Finding his first team opportunities limited at Charlton, Sinclair made just three appearances off the bench.
On 27 March 2008, Sinclair joined Crystal Palace on loan until the end of the 2007/08 season, scoring twice against Hull
Sinclair has been offered a chance by then new manager Scolari to prove himself as a first team player, although he stills plays in most of the Reserve's matches. On 8 August 2008, Sinclair was handed the number 16 for Chelsea, swapping with Jos Bosingwa who was given Sinclair's previous number 17. He is the second youngest player in the Chelsea first team, older than the youngest striker Franco di Santo by thirteen days. He made his first league appearance of the season at Middlesbrough on 18 October in Chelsea's 5-0 win.
In January 2009, Sinclair joined Championship club Birmingham City on loan for an initial period of one month,
On 17 May 2009, he was included in the substitute bench by Interim Manager Guus Hiddink in a game against Blackburn. Sinclair was selected by new coach Carlo Ancelotti to travel to the United States for a pre-season tour, and featured in two matches.
It was announced on 6th August 2009 that Scott Sinclair would be spending the 2009-2010 season on loan at Premier League side Wigan Athletic.
He was selected for the England U19s team for their matches during October 2007. Sinclair, along with Andy Carroll and Ryan Bertrand, was sent home after breaking a team curfew.
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'''Florent Johan Malouda''' (born 13 June 1980 in Cayenne, French Guiana) is a French footballer currently playing as a left winger for Chelsea in the Premier League and the French national team. He is a left winger who can also play as a second striker or behind the front two.
Florent Malouda signed for Chelsea in July 2007 after beating off stiff competition from around Europe including Real Madrid. The French winger joined Chelsea from Lyon for an undisclosed fee said to be around -13.5 million. He joined them on a four and a half year deal.
A street footballer in his teen years, Malouda gradually developed into an impressive football talent, able to penetrate defences with his technical skills and imaginative play.
Malouda soon attracted the interest of scouts from French club Chteauroux and he soon moved to Paris to join the club. Despite the difficulties of living far away from home, Malouda was able to continue his studies and play professional football. Malouda played 57 games for Chteauroux, making his senior debut at the age of 16 in the French Ligue 2.
Malouda was then signed by top division side Guingamp following Chteauroux's inability to secure a Ligue 1 berth. It was in Guingamp where his talent was showcased in French top-flight football. Under the tutelage of coach Guy Lacombe, Malouda demonstrated his tremendous ability and formed a superb assister and finisher combination with then team-mate Didier Drogba.
Malouda's performances at Guingamp began catching the attention of French giants Olympique Lyonnais who, after claiming their second consecutive title during the 2002-03 season, decided to sign Malouda. In an outstanding Lyon team containing Juninho, Michael Essien, Grgory Coupet, and Mahamadou Diarra, Malouda established himself on the left side of Lyon's attack, forming great link-ups with all of Lyon's strikers. His performances for Lyon finally earned him a much deserved call up to the French national team.
The highlights of Malouda's career at Lyon were a man of the match display against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League and his 10 goals which led Lyon to their sixth consecutive Ligue 1 title, both during the 2006-07 season.
He also won the Ligue 1 Player of the Year that season, succeeding teammate Juninho, Lille OSC's Abdul Kader Keta, Toulouse FC's Johan Elmander and RC Lens' Seydou Keta to the accolade.
Malouda made public his wish to leave Lyon at the end of the 2006-07 season, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid showing interest in the winger. On 29 June 2007, Malouda told Lyon based newspaper ''Le Progres'' that he has his heart set on a move to Chelsea, confirming that Chelsea had lodged a -17 million bid for him. Malouda later repeated this comment in an interview with the ''Daily Star''. On 5 July 2007, Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon told ''Sky Sports News'' that Chelsea had been in discussions with Lyon regarding Malouda's transfer and were hoping to tie up the deal before Chelsea's pre-season tour in the USA.
On 8 July 2007, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas announced that Lyon had accepted an undisclosed bid, rumoured to be around -20,000,000/-13,500,000, from Chelsea for Malouda. Chelsea later officially revealed that Malouda would be traveling to London on 9 July for a medical and to discuss personal terms. Malouda had looked set to join Liverpool until the Premiership rivals Chelsea intervened, and the opportunity to play for Liverpool faded. At 7pm on the same day, Malouda officially signed a three-year contract with the club. He was handed the number 15 shirt. Chelsea manager Jos Mourinho described Malouda as a mature and proven player who was up to the challenge of adapting to the fast pace of English football, and hinted that Malouda would be fielded in tandem with Dutch winger Arjen Robben.
In his first game for Chelsea, a pre-season friendly against Mexican side C.F. Amrica, Malouda scored the equaliser and set up John Terry for the winning goal as Chelsea went on to win 2-1.
Malouda made his competitive debut for Chelsea against Manchester United in the 2007 FA Community Shield on 5 August 2007 in a 1-1 draw, despite Chelsea going on to lose on penalties, he scored in what was an impressive display.
Malouda started against Birmingham City on 12 August on the left wing, a position previously adopted by Arjen Robben and Joe Cole. Malouda scored Chelsea's second goal in a 3-2 victory, before being replaced by Steve Sidwell in the 83rd minute.
On 19 August, Malouda won a dubious penalty decision from referee Rob Styles in a Premier League game against Liverpool. Replays of the incident indicated Malouda had backed into the Liverpool defender, Jamie Carragher, after trying to leave the ball for the unmarked Didier Drogba. The penalty kick was given and Frank Lampard scored. Referee Rob Styles was dropped from the next weekend Premier League games as a result of this incident and some other contentious decisions during the game.
He scored against Schalke 04 in his first Champions League game for Chelsea, squeezing the ball through keeper Manuel Neuer's legs after turning his marker Rafinha. On 23 January, Malouda set up Joe Cole with a long pass to score against Everton in the Carling Cup, Chelsea won 3-1 on aggregate. On 5 May 2008, Malouda scored his second Premier League goal in the penultimate game of the season against Newcastle United, converting Frank Lampard's through ball.
thumb|left|150px|Malouda playing for Chelsea in 2009.
Malouda scored his first two goals in the Luis Felipe Scolari era against French team Girondins de Bordeaux in the Champions League group stages on 16 September 2008, and in the Carling Cup third round tie against Portsmouth. Both games went on to be 4-0 victories for Chelsea. His first league goal of the season was against Middlesbrough in a 5-0 win. The Frenchman scored the crucial second goal in a 2-0 win against Newcastle United, scoring from Frank Lampard's pass in what was almost a carbon copy of he goal he scored at Saint James' Park the previous season
Malouda's impressive form in the last half of the season prompted interest from FC Barcelona and AC Milan
100px|thumb|left|Malouda celbrating a Chelsea goalAlthough on June 23, 2009, Malouda proved his loyalty by signing a four year contract with Chelsea which will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2013..
Since the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti in the 2009/2010 season Malouda has found himself playing in a more central role on the left of Ancelotti's preferred diamond formation in midfield.
On 12 September 2009 against Stoke City he grabbed the winner on the 94th minute to get Chelsea all three points.
On October 4, 2009, Malouda scored the final goal in a 2-0 win over Liverpool. Malouda continued his fine form scoring the second goal in a 4-0 win over Bolton in the Carling Cup. On 3 November Malouda made his 100th appearance for Chelsea in a Champions League match against Atletico Madrid.
On November 21, 2009, Malouda scored the first goal in a 4-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, which was in the 4th minute and from 20 yards out. On December 25, 2009 Malouda was sent off for the first time this season for tackling Stephen Carr in a league game against Birmingham City at St Andrews.
On 16 January, Malouda scored a superb solo goal against Sunderland in a 7-2 win.
Despite being left out of the starting line-up regularly during the 2009-10, Malouda has generally impressed when given the chance. To date he has managed an impressive 6 goals and 4 assists in all competitions.
Malouda made his debut for France on 17 November 2004 in a match against Poland. He then became a regular for his country, scoring his first goal for his country on May 31, 2005 against Hungary.
After playing almost throughout France's qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Malouda earned a call up to the final squad. Malouda continued to play regularly in the tournament, where the French eventually lost on penalties to Italy in the final. He won a penalty for France in that game which was converted by Zindine Zidane. To date, Malouda has scored three goals in 42 appearances for the French national team.
Malouda's younger brother Lesly is also professional footballer, he is former Ligue 1 player and current member of the Ligue 2 team from Dijon FCO.
He is married to his longtime Brazilian girlfriend Florencia. They have a son, Aaron, and two daughters, Kelys and Satya.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Hughton''' (born 11 December 1958 in Stratford, London) is a professional association football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Football League Championship club Newcastle United.
After making his professional debut at age 18, Hughton spent most of his playing career with Tottenham Hotspur, leaving in 1990 after 13 years. He also earned 53 caps for the Republic of Ireland national team, starting all three games in UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany. After relatively brief spells with West Ham and Brentford, Hughton retired from playing in 1993 aged 34.
From 1993 to 2007 Hughton served as a coach and then assistant manager for Tottenham. He joined Newcastle as first team coach in 2008, and following their relegation, Hughton as caretaker manager took charge of their first season in the Championship, before being announced as permanent manager in October 2009.
A product of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.'s youth system, the left back debuted for the first team aged 18, and amassed (all competitions included) more than 300 appearances. Although he played at left back, Hughton usually wore the no. 2 shirt. He played three more seasons, two at West Ham United and 1992-1993 with Brentford F.C., before retiring at the age of 34.
Hughton won 53 caps for the Republic of Ireland from 1979 to 1991. He was part of the nation's final squads for Euro 1988 (playing all three matches) and 1990 World Cup (where he did not play, Chris Morris playing instead) .
Hughton was awarded a testimonial which was played on May 29, 1995 at Lansdowne Road. He would also serve as the national team's assistant manager under Brian Kerr, from February 2003 to October 2005.
Hughton was the first black footballer to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level.
From June 1993 to October 2007, Hughton was a coach at Tottenham Hotspur F.C., initially in charge of the under-21 team, then the reserve side in 1999, being promoted to the first team two years later. In his time at Spurs, he served under ten different managers, who include; Ray Clemence, Doug Livermore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Gerry Francis, Christian Gross, George Graham, Glenn Hoddle, David Pleat, Jacques Santini and Martin Jol. He also served as caretaker manager on two separate occasions.
With Hughton on board (under Dutchman Jol), Tottenham finished in fifth place for two consecutive seasons (2005-06 and 2006-07), while also reaching the semifinals of the 2007 Carling Cup. In the same season, ''Spurs'' narrowly lost in the FA Cup quarterfinals against Chelsea FC. Internationally, the side bowed out to eventual UEFA Cup winners Sevilla FC, also in the last-eight round.
On 25 October 2007, Hughton was sacked as assistant manager along with Jol, following a UEFA Cup home defeat (in the group stages) to Getafe CF.
On 22 February 2008, he was appointed first team coach at Newcastle United by director of football Dennis Wise, joining Kevin Keegan's coaching staff, working primarily on defense with Steve Round. In his first game, Newcastle beat former club Tottenham Hotspur 4-1, at White Hart Lane.
On 8 September 2008 Hughton was named caretaker manager of Newcastle following the departures of Keegan, Terry McDermott and Adam Sadler.
During the off season of 2009 owner Mike Ashley announced he was selling the club, Hughton was again left with the job of caretaker manager, when the club failed to further secure the services of Alan Shearer. This was followed by a statement from Llambias saying "Mike Ashley feels it would be unwise to appoint a team manager when the club is for sale", leaving Hughton in charge for the start of the 2009 - 2010 season. Hughton's first two games in charge of the new season saw inspired performances in a 1-1 draw with West Brom away from home and a memorable 3-0 win against Reading at home, which ended in Shola Ameobi getting his first ever hat trick. He continued Newcastle's unbeaten start of the new season with a 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday which also featured his first transfer signing of the season the on loan Danny Simpson.
Hughton has also completed the recent transfer/return of Peter Lovenkrands on the 1 September 2009 after he departed the club in May 2009, and the loan signings of Blackburn Rovers defender Zurab Khizanishvili
and Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood.
A positive start to the 2009 - 2010 campaign saw Hughton win successive manager of the month awards for August and September and then again in November.
===Newcastle United - Tenure as Permanent Manager===
On 27th October 2009, Hughton was named the permanent manager of Newcastle United after being offered an 18 month contract. Hughton's first game in charge as permanent manager of Newcastle United resulted in a 1-0 win against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. He made his first signing as permanent manager by recruiting former PSG winger Fabrice Pancrate as a free agent. Since the win at Sheffield United, Hughton went on to win 5 consecutive matches in a row against Peterborough United, Preston North End, Swansea City, Watford and Coventry City before slipping up in a 2-2 draw to Barnsley. Hughton continued his run of 11 games unbeaten as manager in the Championship with a 2-0 Tyne-Tees derby victory over Middlesbrough, a 2-2 draw against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough and a 0-0 draw against Derby County at St.James' Park.
Despite being relatively new to the managerial post, Hughton claimed three Manager of the Month awards (August, September and November). He has also been praised for bringing some stability to the side in the midst of Newcastle's off-the-pitch ownership issues.
Hughton's brother Henry played for Crystal Palace, for (Leyton) Orient, and alongside Chris for Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team in 1981, while son Cian played for Tottenham Hotspur, and currently represents the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team. Cian signed a 6 month professional contract with Lincoln City on 27 July 2009.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Peter Richard Sillett''' (1 February 1933 - 13 March 1998) was an English footballer. He played for Chelsea and Southampton as a right back, and made three appearances for England.
He was the older brother of John Sillett, who managed Coventry City to FA Cup success in 1987. Sir Stanley Matthews once said that Sillett was the best full-back he ever played against.
Peter was the son of Charlie Sillett (who was a full-back with Southampton from 1931-1938) and inherited his father-s skills. He joined the Saints in January 1949 and soon afterwards gained England Youth recognition.
Extremely well-built, he weighed over 13 stone when only 18. Peter matured quickly into a full-back of some distinction.
In 1953, while he was doing his National Service in the RAF he came up against Stanley Matthews when Saints took Blackpool, the eventual winners, to an FA Cup replay.
Unfortunately, Southampton were facing mounting debts and, with this fact known to many of the country-s top clubs, it wasn-t too long before Sillett, together with his younger brother John, was -induced- to join Ted Drake's Chelsea, for a fee of -12,000.
In his two seasons at The Dell, he made 59 appearances and scored 4 goals.
Sillett signed for Chelsea in 1953 and became club's established full-back when fit. A strong defender with a powerful shot, he scored 34 goals for Chelsea, an unusually high tally for a full-back in that era, and is acclaimed for scoring what is widely perceived as the 1954-55 title-winning goal. During a match against Chelsea's principal rivals, Wolves on Easter Saturday 1955 in front of a crowd of 75,043, Chelsea were awarded a penalty with that game at 0-0 after Wolves captain Billy Wright had handled the ball in the penalty area. Sillett stepped up to take it and nervelessly smashed the ball past goalkeeper Bert Williams to give Chelsea a 1-0 win and complete a league double over Wolves, one of five goals he netted in the run-in. Chelsea went on to wrap up the title in their next home game, against Sheffield Wednesday.
Playing in London, Peter continued to attract rave notices and England Under-23 caps were followed by his first full international against France in May 1955. He also turned out for the representative London XI in the 1955-58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup alongside Chelsea team mates Ken Armstrong, Derek Saunders and Jim Lewis, during which the side reached the final, though they lost on aggregate to FC Barcelona
He remained with Chelsea until June 1962, when new manager Tommy Docherty made a series of sweeping changes to the playing squad, and made a total 288 appearances for Chelsea.
Sillett was also an England international, winning three caps, and was in England-s squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
He moved to Guildford City in 1962 and from 1965 to 1973 was player-manager at Ashford Town before arthritis forced him to quit the game, although he continued as manager/coach for various clubs until 1987.
In 1998, he died aged 65 after a long battle against cancer.
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}}'''Eric "The Rabbit" Parsons''' (born 9 November 1923 in Worthing, England) is a former footballer who played for West Ham United, Chelsea and Brentford.
A winger and crowd favourite whose blistering pace earned him the nickname "the Rabbit", Parsons started his career with West Ham United, spotted by the club during a game against West Ham Boys at Upton Park while playing for Worthing Boys. He played his first game for the Irons on 4 January 1947, in a Division Two game against Leicester City, then his second a week later against the same club in the FA Cup. He was an ever-present during the 1947-48 and 1948-49 seasons, and made a total of 152 appearances for the club, scoring 35 goals. His last game came against Notts County on 25 November 1950.
He served in Montgomery's Eighth Army during the Second World War.
Parsons joined Chelsea in November 1950 for a then club record fee of -23,000. A pacy winger, Parsons was unfortunate to play in an era of great English wingers, such as Stanley Matthews and Tom Finney, which limited his international opportunities to two "England B" caps. Nevertheless, Parsons formed an important part of Ted Drake's Chelsea side of the early 1950's, as both goalscorer and creator. Despite this, he was often on the receiving end of abuse from sections of the Chelsea crowd. He played in every game of Chelsea's Championship-winning side in 1955 and contributed 11 goals, including two in the 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday which clinched the title. During the title celebrations and speeches following the win over Wednesday, he finally won over the crowd at Stamford Bridge, who chanted ''"We want Rabbit."''
Parsons left Chelsea in 1956 for Brentford. He sustained a broken leg while at the club, but still managed to take his total to over 400 League appearances before retiring from football. He continues to live in his home town of Worthing.
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'''John "Johnny/Jock" McNichol''' (born 20 August 1925, Kilmarnock, Scotland) is a former footballer.
McNicol was a forward who played for Newcastle United, Brighton, Chelsea and Crystal Palace.
Signed by Newcastle while playing for semi-professional Highlanders Clachnacuddin, McNichol then joined Brighton after being offered a -2-a-week pay rise. There he impressed future Chelsea manager Ted Drake by scoring a hat-trick against Reading and Drake later made McNichol his first signing for the Blues in August 1952.
He was a near ever-present in Chelsea's First Division-winning team in 1955 and scored 14 goals. He stayed at the club for three more seasons, but later lost his place in the side to Jimmy Greaves. He then moved to Crystal Palace in March 1958, having made 202 appearances for Chelsea and scored 66 goals.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Birchall''' CM (born 5 May 1984 in Stafford) is an English-born Trinidadian footballer who currently plays in midfield for Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy.
Forging his career with local club Port Vale, he earned worldwide recognition by playing at the 2006 FIFA World Cup for - the country of his mother's birth. His exploits lead to a move up the leagues to Coventry City later that year. After short loan spells with Scottish side St. Mirren and Carlisle United, he moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion. In 2009 he moved to the United States to sign with MLS giants Los Angeles Galaxy.
Stafford-born Christopher Birchall attended Alleyne's High School in Stone, Staffordshire.
Birchall started his career with Port Vale, having been associated with the Burslem based club since the age of nine. He made his debut under Brian Horton on 12 September 2001, replacing Neil Brisco 79 minutes into a 2-0 Second Round exit of the League Cup at Charlton Athletic's The Valley stadium. On 20 April 2002 he made his league debut, again replacing Brisco, this time in a 1-0 defeat by Brighton at Vale Park.
He made two Second Division appearances in 2002-03, both away defeats.
The teenager earned his first start on 18 October 2003, he was taken off at half-time for Ian Armstrong, as he watched his teammates lose 5-1 at home to Plymouth Argyle. He also played in both games of the club's First Round FA Cup struggle over minnows Ford United. In all he made thirteen appearances in 2003-04.
It was throughout the 2004-05 campaign that Birchall showed his potential, scoring seven goals in 39 games. His first senior goal was a 76th minute winner against Swindon Town on 19 October. He also scored a brace against Tranmere Rovers on 7 December in a 3-1 home win. At the end of the season he was voted the Young Player of the Year.
Birchall scored twice in 32 appearances in the 2005-06 season. However one of them, a 22nd minute winner over Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup, was enough to book ''the Vale'' a Third Round encounter with Doncaster Rovers, which left the club one win away from a lucrative encounter with Aston Villa at Villa Park.
In July 2006, with the World Cup still in progress, Martin Foyle denied reports that his young midfielder would be exiting Vale Park, specifically for Ipswich Town. The next month Birchall was snapped up by Micky Adams' Coventry City for a fee of -300,000 (rising to -325,000 with bonuses), signing a three year deal with the ''Sky Blues''. He scored his first ''Sky Blues'' goal against Norwich City with a low drive. He made 28 appearances in the second tier that season.
In August 2007, Birchall signed with St Mirren on loan until January 2008. However he returned to Coventry in early December, after suffering a hamstring injury. He only played just two games for the ''Sky Blues'' following his return.
Not a part of Chris Coleman's plans for 2008-09, John Ward of Carlisle United expressed an interest in August 2008, and had admitted speaking to the player's agent. He had also been linked with a return on loan to his former club, Port Vale. In November, Birchall signed for Carlisle on loan until the end of the year, having taken advice from teammate Keiren Westwood. When returning to Coventry, he agreed to have his contract terminated by mutual consent. The midfielder also opted not to return to Carlisle, after negotiations with an unnamed American club. In January 2009, Birchall joined English League One side Brighton and Hove Albion on an initial week-trial with a view to earning a contract. He later signed a contract until the end of the season, teaming up with his old Coventry boss Micky Adams. Three months later Brighton chairman Dick Knight blocked a move to Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy, telling Birchall he would not be allowed to leave the club on a free transfer. Despite this setback, Birchall seemed set on a move to the American franchise. He was freed from Brighton in May 2009 - along with thirteen other professionals. Later that month Birchall agreed a four-year contract with the LA Galaxy. He made his official MLS debut on July 16, 2009, replacing David Beckham 70 minutes into a game against the New York Red Bulls. During the off-season he returned to Vale Park for fitness training.
Although born in England, Birchall has represented Trinidad and Tobago at international level. He is eligible for that country because his mother was born in Port of Spain.
Birchall's agent was spreading word around that he could in fact play for his mother's homeland. He was first made aware of the interest in him by Trini' international central defender Dennis Lawrence, who walked over to him during a Port Vale - Wrexham (Lawrence's club at the time) league match to enquire if he was indeed eligible to play for the ''Soca Warriors'' by saying "I hear you've got some 'Trini' blood in you?". Lawrence then passed Birchall's contact details onto the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation, and Birchall was called up to the full Trinidad & Tobago squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Panama and Mexico, following a couple of friendlies against Bermuda. After making his debut for the national side, Birchall became the first white player to represent the country in sixty years.
The "Prince of Port-of-Spain", West Indies cricketer Brian Lara, was also credited for helping the TTFA hear about Birchall after Ashley Giles made a comment about having some West Indian blood in his family. When asked by the press in Trinidad and Tobago why he qualified to play for them he replied "Me mum". This memorable response gave rise to his ''Soca Warrior'' nickname, -Me Mum-.
Undoubtedly his most important contribution to the ''Soca Warriors'' came on 12 November 2005, in their home (first) leg of their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off against Bahrain. Bahrain's Salman Ghuloom had scored in the 72nd minute and were poised to take a 1-0 lead back home for the second leg, but five minutes later, Birchall fired in a stunning goal from well outside the penalty area to equalise. The ''Soca Warriors'' went on to win the return leg of the play-off in Bahrain 1-0 (on a goal from Lawrence) and advance to their first ever World Cup finals.
In the World Cup he played all three of the country's games; against Sweden, England and Paraguay. Playing against the likes of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney was a particularly special moment for the player who had spent his life living in England.
Following their return from the 2006 World Cup, each member of the Trinidad and Tobago national team was awarded the country's second highest honour, the Chaconia Medal in gold, plus TT$1,000,000 (about -87,500 (one quarter in cash, the rest in unit trusts)). He is therefore entitled to suffix his name "C.M." if he wishes. ''Soca Warrior'' fans have also penned a rap song in his honour.
In 2006, Birchall and Stoke City star Andy Wilkinson invested -200,000 into Zenn Club, a nightclub in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. However in July 2008 the club was closed due to debts. The club later re-opened under new management.
Birchall and his girlfriend, Lucy Mulroy, had their first child, Ashley Edward Birchall, on 28 April 2009.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''FA Cup and League Cup equivalents are included in totals for Scottish and American clubs.''
:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.''
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'''Philip Harrington''' (born 23 November 1963, Bangor, Gwynedd) is a Welsh goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach for Cork City Football Club. Previous clubs have included Cobh Ramblers, Chester City, Blackpool, Preston North End, Rhyl, and Chesterfield.
Although he was born in Bangor, Harrington grew up in nearby Caernarfon and it was while on the books of Caernarfon Town that he was spotted by Chester coach Cliff Sear and joined the Football League club on schoolboy terms.
Harrington made his first-team debut for Chester in a 3-1 home win over Huddersfield Town on February 20, 1982.
Three months of 1984-85 were spent on loan at Oxford United without making any appearances.
Made his Cork debut on 4 September 1988.
"Biscuits", as he is nicknamed, made a return to action in the 2005 season, coming on for the injured Michael Devine in the away Uefa Cup tie against Ekranas. He managed to keep a clean sheet in that game and marked another shut out against Drogheda in a league match in United Park which City won on their march to league glory.
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'''Alan Ainscow''' (born 15 July 1953) is an English former professional footballer.
Bolton-born Ainscow began his career with Blackpool as an apprentice, making his debut when then-''Seasiders'' manager, Bob Stokoe, picked him to play in the 1971 Anglo-Italian Cup. Ainscow played in the competition's final, on 12 June 1971 against Bologna at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, which Blackpool won 2-1 after extra time.
His league debut came at the start of the 1971-72 season when he scored in a Second Division match against Swindon Town at Bloomfield Road.
Ainscow played again in the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1972. He scored one goal in Blackpool's 10-0 victory over Lanerossi Vicenza on 10 June 1971 at Bloomfield Road, as Blackpool again reached the final, this time losing out 3-1 to A.S. Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in front of a crowd of 75,000.
It took a while for him to become a regular in the Blackpool first team; though after the departure of Tommy Hutchison, he became almost an ever-present in the line-up.
Ainscow could play on either flank, although he later found himself lying deeper. In the 1972-73 season, he was the club's joint top scorer with Alan Suddick. Also that same season he scored his only hat-trick, when Blackpool beat local rivals Preston North End 3-0 at Deepdale on 19 December 1972.
In July 1978, after 192 league appearances for Blackpool and 28 goals,
Three years later, in August 1981, he joined Everton for a fee of -250,000.
In 1989 he moved to Rochdale, and in 1990 he moved into non-League football with Horwich RMI.
After a long spell out of the game, Ainscow was appointed as joint coach to the Under-17 team of Burscough in August 2005.
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'''William Beveridge "Billy" Liddell''' (10 January 1922 - 3 July 2001) was a Scottish footballer who played his entire professional career with Liverpool FC. He signed with the club as a teenager in 1938 and retired in 1961, having scored 228 goals in 534 appearances (placing Liddell fourth and 11th in the respective club rankings as of October 2008). He became Liverpool's leading goalscorer in eight out of nine seasons from 1949 to 1958,
With Liverpool, Liddell won a league championship in 1947 and featured in the club's 1950 FA Cup Final defeat to Arsenal. He represented Scotland at international level on 28 occasions. While serving as a Royal Air Force navigator during the Second World War, Liddell continued his career by appearing in unofficial games for Liverpool and guesting for various teams in the United Kingdom and Canada. After his retirement from football, Liddell occupied himself as a Justice of the Peace (from 1958), bursar of Liverpool University, and voluntary worker. He died in 2001.
Primarily a left winger, Liddell's versatility enabled him to play comfortably on the opposite flank, as a centre forward, and inside forward. Liddell became noted for his strong physique, acceleration, powerful shot,
Born in Townhill, near Dunfermline, Liddell was the eldest of coal miner James and wife Montgomery's six children.
As a pupil at Dunfermline High School, Liddell became a reluctant rugby player, under the guidance of retired Welsh international Ronnie Boon, while continuing to play football for local teams and Scotland Schoolboys. By the age of 16, Liddell had progressed sufficiently to earn a contract with Lochgelly Violet and be sought after by Liverpool, Hamilton Academical, and Partick Thistle. Liverpool manager George Kay became interested in signing Liddell on the recommendation of defender Matt Busby, who learned of the teenager on a golf trip with Alex Herd after the latter forwent one of their rounds to take Willie McAndrew, manager of Hamilton, to watch him play for Lochgelly. When Busby asked for an explanation, Herd told him a contract had not been agreed because limited resources prevented Hamilton from offering Liddell the assurances his parents insisted upon. Instead, Liddell signed for Liverpool as an amateur and became a professional in 1939 on a weekly wage of -3.
Liddell entered the youth team on his arrival in 1938. Before he established himself in the side, Liddell had been frustrated at the frequent rotation of players until trainer Albert Shelley advised him to be patient. An injury incurred in a match against Blackburn Rovers threatened to end his career prematurely when he struck his knee against concrete near the corner flag after being challenged while running with the ball. Doctors informed him of the extent of tissue damage, causing Liddell anxiety about his future, and he remained in Blackburn for two weeks, living in the family home of a colleague, before he could return to Liverpool to continue his recovery. The Second World War precluded a debut for Liddell, as the Football Association suspended competitive football from the abandoned 1939-1940 season and instituted a regional system in its place. Until the cessation of hostilities in 1945, Liddell guested for various domestic sides when unavailable for Liverpool and represented select teams, including a Football Association XI and Scottish Services XI. Liddell was capped eight times for Scotland during the war and on his debut scored in a 5-4 win over England in 1942.
With Liverpool, Liddell competed in the various regional leagues that the FA assigned the club to and scored 82 goals in 152 matches. He had debuted on 1 January 1940 against Crewe Alexandra, scoring after two minutes in a 7-3 win.
He wasn't a Matthews or a Finney. He was direct, no frills. Even when you had taken the ball from him he'd have another bite at you.
Liddell's official debut came in the third round of the FA Cup, the first competitive tournament to be organised in post-war England. He started in the first leg against Chester City on 5 January 1946 and scored his first goal in the 30th minute. The match ended in a 2-0 win and featured several additional debutants, including Bob Paisley who would forge a chemistry with Liddell as a left half. League football completed its first full season under the provisional North and South divisional system, which facilitated the restoration of national football for the 1946-47 season.
In his inaugural season of competitive football, Liddell established himself in the senior team and contributed to Liverpool's first championship since 1923. Positioned on the left wing, he appeared in 34 matches, scored seven goals,
Liverpool were unable to replicate their league success in the 1947-48 season and occupied 11th place on its conclusion in May 1948. The club subsequently embarked on a second tour of North America, playing against domestic sides and Sweden's Djurgrden in exhibition matches. Guaranteed $30,000 for the tour, Liverpool became the first side to play another foreign club in the United States.
Liddell had been at the forefront of the club's progression through each round to ensure their first ever appearance at Wembley, playing in all seven games and scoring twice. Demand for tickets far exceeded supply. More than 100,000 applications were made for the club's allocation of only 8,000 tickets. When played on 29 April 100,000 spectators were in attendance to witness Arsenal defeat Liverpool 2-0. Constant marking by Alex Forbes had contained the Liverpool winger for much of the 90 minutes,
In 1950, Liddell became one of many players to be offered a transfer to Colombia by agents representing Independiente Santa Fe and Club Deportivo Los Millonarios. The clubs belonged to the DIMAYOR, unrecognised by FIFA because of a dispute between the league and the domestic governing body. Restrictions in England limited the weekly wage to -12 in the season and -10 during the summer and impeded a player's ability to transfer to another club, which caused much discontent in British football until the system was reformed in the 1960s. Liddell chose to reject the contract offer, reportedly estimated at -12,000; his wife Phyllis later attributed the decision to club loyalty and the recent birth of twins. He later recalled how tempting the proposal had been and acknowledged a decision would have more challenging to make had it not been for the births.
Liverpool manager George Kay resigned in January 1951 because of declining health and was replaced by former guest player Don Welsh. Before Kay's resignation, Liverpool had not recorded a win in ten matches between September and November until Liddell scored a deciding goal in a 1-0 defeat of Chelsea in December. The inconsistency continued for the rest of the season and Liverpool lost 3-1 to Third Division South Norwich City in the FA Cup third round. Liverpool arranged to tour Sweden at the end of the season and Eddie Spicer broke his leg in a 4-1 win against Malm. The club again underperformed in the 1951-52 season, in which Liddell scored a goal against Huddersfield Town described by contemporary media as the "shot of a lifetime" and reported in detail by the Liverpool Echo. When awarded a free kick outside the penalty box, Liverpool opted to have Kevin Baron take it instead of Liddell as was usual. Baron passed it to Liddell who struck the ball with such force after a momentary pause that the shot surprised the Huddersfield defence and goalkeeper Harry Mills, and silenced spectators. Still played as a winger, Liddell finished the season with 19 goals in 40 league appearances. Liverpool only avoided relegation in the 1952-53 season by defeating Chelsea in the club's final fixture in April 1953.
Liverpool's decline culminated in relegation to the Second Division in the 1953-54 season; Liverpool finished bottom of the table with 28 points. They had conceded 97 goals and for a period of 14 months failed to record an away win in 24 consecutive matches - a sequence broken in April 1954 against Manchester City. Despite the club's descent, Liddell elected to stay rather than accept a lucrative transfer.
Liddell assumed the captaincy in the 1955-56 season,
As he approached the twilight of his career, Liddell slowed as a player and his appearances from the 1958-59 season became infrequent. He sought to mitigate his declining pace by adopting a deeper approach with a "more thoughtful passing game".
When the club began to struggle in the 1959-60 season, Phil Taylor resigned to be replaced by Bill Shankly in December 1959. Having missed the season opener in August, Liddell replaced Bimpson for the match against Bristol City and scored a brace in a 4-2 win in which he had numerous chances to complete a hat-trick, among them two disallowed goals and a penalty taken by Jimmy Melia which the crowd had urged Liddell to take. He continued to be selected until an injury sustained in September granted Roger Hunt the opportunity to score on his debut against Scunthorpe United in the league.
For the match against Bristol Rovers in April, Liddell was replaced by an 18-year-old Ian Callaghan, considered by the former to be his successor. Callaghan received a standing ovation at the end of the match and would ultimately break Liddell's appearances record as a participant in 640 league matches on his departure in 1978. Liddell's last appearance in the league came in the 1960-61 season in a 1-0 defeat to Southampton, which gave him the distinction of being the oldest footballer to play for the club in a senior match (at 38 years and 224 days) until Kenny Dalglish in 1990. To recognise his 22-year service, Liverpool organised a testimonial in September between the club and an International XI at Anfield which attracted an attendance of 38,789. The match generated -6,340 in revenue, enabling Liddell to purchase a home. He ended his career in the reserves and played his final game on 29 April 1961, scoring one of his side's five goals against Blackburn. As of 2008, Liddell remains the oldest player to score for Liverpool (at 38 years and 55 days), and is ranked as the club's fourth highest goalscorer, bettered only by Ian Rush, Roger Hunt, and Gordon Hodgson.
Liddell debuted for Scotland in a 5-4 wartime win over England at Hampden Park in which he nullified Tommy Lawton's opening goal. He gained several more wartime caps and four goals, two of which were registered against Switzerland in a 3-1 win. On 19 October 1946, Liddell officially represented Scotland in a British Home Championship match against Wales at the Racecourse Ground. At international level, Liddell was predominantly played as an outside left, in competition with Lawrie Reilly and Willie Ormond who were contracted to clubs in Scotland. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) denied Liddell and his teammates the opportunity to participate in the 1950 World Cup, hosted by Brazil, because of an earlier decision not to sanction involvement as British Home Championship runners-up. Football's governing organisation FIFA had offered to include the championship's first and second placed sides in the World Cup but the SFA's decision meant qualification depended on its final match against England on 25 May 1950. At Hampden Park, before a crowd of more than 130,000, Scotland conceded the game's solitary goal to Roy Bentley in the 63rd minute, when only a draw had been required to secure joint first-place. Despite pressure from players, the SFA maintained their position and the country did not enter the tournament.
Qualification for the 1954 World Cup remained identical; however, the SFA decided to authorise World Cup participation regardless of whether Scotland were winners or runners-up in the British Home Championship.
Liddell became one of only two players (the other being Stanley Matthews) to twice be selected for a Great Britain XI when he played against the Rest of Europe in 1947 and 1955.
Liddell settled in Liverpool with Phyllis and their twin sons, and resided in Merseyside until his death. When his father died in January 1951, Liddell arranged for his mother, sister and younger brothers to relocate to the city, concentrating his family in the region. While still a player, Liddell was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Liverpool in 1958 and contributed a column to the Echo's football edition. He became occupied with voluntary work which entailed him being an occasional disc jockey for the Women's Voluntary Service at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, working for local youth clubs, and teaching at a Sunday school. Although religious, Liddell had not been a lay preacher as some believed. His wife dismissed it as a misapprehension and recalled that, while Liddell had abstained from drinking and smoking, he did not object to others doing so in his presence and never "rammed any of his views down people's throats." After leaving the club, Liddell served as assistant permanent secretary and bursar to the University of Liverpool until 1984,
While he had no desire to be a manager, Liddell, as a shareholder, had wanted to become a Liverpool director; however, his repeated applications to board elections were unsuccessful.
On 4 November 2004, his widow Phyllis and Ian Callaghan unveiled a commemorative plaque adjacent to the club's museum at Anfield. Liddell's biographer John Keith, who also presented on BBC Radio Merseyside, had proposed the memorial to then chairman David Moores and chief executive Rick Parry. Further recognition came in a poll of more than 110,000 people conducted in 2006 by Liverpool's official website to determine a list of 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, in which Liddell attained sixth place. When Liverpool approached former players to identify their personal favourites as a complement to the list, Ian Callaghan, Tommy Smith, David Johnson, and Roy Evans included Liddell in their "top five". In 2007 the Billy Liddell Memorial Group was set up with the aim of having the great man honoured in his own country and home village. The group set up with the aims of having Billy inducted into the SFA Hall of Fame, the renaming of Townhill Sports Complex to the Billy Liddell Sport Complex and the erection of a lasting memorial to Liddell. An online petition to the Scottish Parliament, to have Liddell inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame was successful in November 2008 when he was one of eight inductees for the year.
The renaming of the sports complex also took place in 2007 and work on the memorial garden and cairn almost complete. (Oct 2009.)
A campaign to have him honoured with a memorial in Townhill is ongoing.
In 2002, former Liverpool Reserve player Jimmy Rolfe loaned to Anfield Museum a No. 11 shirt worn by Liddell, which he acquired from trainer Albert Shelly on leaving for Chester in 1953.
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'''Alan Francis McLoughlin''' (born 20 April 1967 in Manchester, England) is a former Irish coach, and former professional footballer, playing as a midfielder.
McLoughlin began his career as a trainee at Manchester United, before joining Swindon Town in August 1986. However, his footballing style didn't fit with then manager Lou Macari's "long ball" style, and just seven months and nine appearances later, he moved to Torquay United on loan. His Swindon career looked to be over when he returned to Torquay at the start of the following season for another loan spell, but following suspensions to other players McLoughlin was given another chance in the first team and soon established himself as a regular for Swindon.
It was under Macari's successor as manager, Ossie Ardiles, that McLoughlin really blossomed. He was an ever present in Ardiles' first season, scoring sixteen goals. He capped off a fine season by scoring the winning goal in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium against Sunderland. McLoughlin's performances won him international recognition, and he was named in the Ireland squad for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. He made two appearances in the tournament, coming on as a substitute in the matches with England and Egypt.
However, before the next season began, Swindon were demoted by the Football League for making irregular payments to players. With the club in financial trouble, players had to be sold, and McLoughlin left for Southampton in December 1990, for a club record -1 million. However he failed to find the same level of form that he had at Swindon, and he was loaned first to Aston Villa and then to Portsmouth. The latter were impressed enough by McLoughlin to make a bid for him, and so in February 1992 he moved to Fratton Park for -400,000 after making only 29 appearances for the Saints. He helped Portsmouth to the 1992 FA Cup semi final, but they lost on a penalty shootout to Liverpool.
It was at Portsmouth that he eventually became club captain. While at the club, McLoughlin represented the Republic of Ireland at the 1994 World Cup. McLoughlin scored a goal against the Northern Ireland national football team at Windsor Park in a 1993 World Cup qualifer. This happened when the ROI was down 1-0 due to a goal scored by Jimmy Quinn of Northern Ireland. McLouglin's goal qualified the Republic of Ireland team for the upcoming World Cup in the United States. He was the first Portsmouth player to be included in any World Cup squad since the 1958 tournament - nine years before McLoughlin himself was born.
In December 1999 he was sold to Wigan Athletic for -260,000. However injuries prevented him from making a major impact and he moved on a free transfer to Rochdale F.C. in December 2001, having made only 12 starts (plus 10 as a sub) for Wigan, scoring three goals. He scored once in the league against Gillingham
With his career winding down McLoughlin joined Forest Green as a player-coach for the 2002-03 season. At the end of the season McLoughlin retired from playing to concentrate on coaching with the club. He was capped 42 times for the Republic of Ireland.
He is currently a co-commentator on Portsmouth-based radio station The Quay.
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'''Con Boutsianis''' (born 27 December 1971, Melbourne) is a Australian Football (soccer) player and former International, noted for his ability in dead ball situations. Con is known affectionately by fans as 'Boutsi'.
Boutsianis began his career with South Melbourne in the National Soccer League in 1989, and soon established himself as a goalscoring midfielder. He left South at the end of the 1994/95 season to join Heidelberg United for the 1996 Victorian Premier League season, before joining Collingwood Warriors for their one and only season in the NSL.
Following the club's demise at the end of the 1996/97 season, he had a short stint in the VPL with Bentleigh Greens, before rejoining South Melbourne for the 1997/98 NSL season. He played a crucial role in the grand final against Carlton, scoring the controversial winning goal after coming on as a substitute. Paul Trimboli sent a long ball forward, finding Boutsianis in pursuit behind Carlton defender Sean Douglas. Boutsianis seemed to push Douglas to the ground before collecting the ball and proceeding to beat Carlton goalkeeper Dean Anastasiadis.
The controversy was added to further as unbeknownst to most in the crowd, Boutsianis had been implicated in the robbery of Melbourne's Shark Fin restaurant as the getaway driver, in the lead up to the game. In 2001 the case reached its conclusion with no conviction being recorded against Boutsianis, though he was placed on 2 years probation and lost his place with Bolton Wanderers of England as a result.
Despite being the hero of the grand final, Boutsianis went over to Perth Glory for the next two seasons, arguably reaching his peak as a player, scoring 25 goals in 49 appearances. A short unsuccessful stint with Bolton Wanderers followed, and he returned to play with South Melbourne in the 2000/01 side which finished runner-up to Wollongong, continuing his career best form scoring 14 goals in 30 games.
Boutsianis would leave South for a 3rd time the next season, along with South coach Mike Petersen and South teammate Andy Vlahos to join the Football Kingz. Boutsianis ended up playing no games for the club, and sought a return to South during the season. The Kingz eventually relented, on condition that he not play in the fixture between the two sides, at that time holding down the bottom two spots on the table. Boutsianis ended up taking the field and scoring the winner late in the game, and all up scored 8 goals in 15 games to take South from bottom of the table to fifth spot and into the finals.
The season though would be the beginning of the end for Boutsianis as a formidable player, as for the next 2 seasons he struggled to reach the potency he was known for, and he ended up playing for several clubs in the VPL, and eventually signing with Oakleigh Cannons for the remainder of what was thought would be his last season. Oakleigh's exit from the 2006 VPL finals brought an end to Boutsianis' career, but he donned the boots again for the Cannons in the 2007 season.
In 2009 Boutsianis signed for Essendon United, who play in the Victorian Provisional North/West 1 league. He scored on his home debut with a trademark left foot strike against Whittlesea United at Aberfeldie Park.
Boutsianis has four international caps for Australia. His first cap came during the 2002 World Cup qualification match against Tonga, which Australia won 22-0, breaking the world record for the largest win in international match. Boutsianis came on as a substitute and scored a goal in that match. On the next match, against American Samoa, he was named as starter and scored three goals as Australia went on to break their own record by winning 31-0. The first goal was scored direct from a corner kick, where Boutsianis cross curled and ended up behind the goal line. He then made two more appearances for Australia, the last one came on August 2001 in a match against Japan.
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'''Lee Robert Croft''' (born 21 June 1985 in Billinge Higher End, Wigan, Greater Manchester), is an English footballer who plays as a right winger in the Championship for Derby County. He has previously played for Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and Norwich City. He also appears on Soccer AM as "Lee Croft, Story Teller", telling stories that end with the catch phrase "You can't handle the truth!"
Croft's first club was Manchester City, who he joined as a twelve year old after scout Eric Mullenden spotted him playing for junior team Garswood United.
Croft turned professional aged seventeen, but did not break into the first team straight away. In November 2004 Croft went to Oldham Athletic on loan in order to gain first-team experience. He made his senior debut on 14 November 2004 in an FA Cup tie against Thurrock, in which he won his side a penalty.
His first team debut for Manchester City was on 7 March 2005 against Bolton Wanderers, coming on as a substitute in Kevin Keegan's final game as Manchester City manager, and made a further six substitute appearances that season. In April 2005 he signed a one-year contract extension.
On 28 July 2006 he signed for Norwich City for a fee of -600,000 and scored his first goal for the club on 12 August 2006 in a 3-2 win against Luton at Carrow Road.
Croft continued his good start at Carrow Road with another goal in the 5-1 demolition of Barnsley on 26 August 2006 and was seen by many City fans as providing balance to the team on the right-hand side that had been missing for some time. On 28 October 2006, however, it was announced that Croft would be absent from first team duties for a possible 6 weeks following an injury during Norwich's 5-0 defeat at Stoke City. After making his return from injury, Croft went for a long period without scoring, but finally got on the scoresheet with a goal in another game against Barnsley at Oakwell on 3 March 2007. In the 2008-09 season, Croft became a key player for the side, and scored in the East Anglian derby match against Ipswich Town in December 2008 and went on to be voted the club's player of the season.
After Norwich City's relegation Croft decided against signing a new contact, which alerted Derby County manager Nigel Clough. After entering into negotiations with Derby, Croft was released early from his contract by mutual consent. Croft signed for Derby on a three year contract on 25 June, 4 days after his 24th birthday.
Croft has been capped at schoolboy level by England more times than any other player. He played in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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'''Simon Nicholas Grayson''' (born 16 December 1969) is an English football manager and former player who is manager of Leeds United.
Throughout his playing career he primarily operated on the right side of defence, but he was also utilised in midfield.
Born in Ripon, North Yorkshire, he is the brother of former cricketer Paul Grayson and his nickname is ''Larry'', after his namesake Larry Grayson.
He started playing football for Bedale FC. Grayson began his career at Leeds United in June 1988 as both a defender and a midfielder. However, he did not manage to make the big breakthrough at Leeds, playing just twice in four years. He signed for Leicester City in March 1992 and went on to make 229 appearances in five years. During his time at Filbert Street the team won the League Cup in 1997 and was voted the club's player of the season in the same year. Grayson moved to Aston Villa in 1997 and made another 49 Premier League appearances at Villa Park. He then signed for Blackburn Rovers in July 1999, where he made 34 appearances in his first season. He lost his place in the team the following season and spent most of the next two years on loan, with spells at Sheffield Wednesday, Stockport County, Notts County and Bradford City. Grayson signed for Blackpool on a free transfer on 19 July 2002. He made more than 100 appearances for the ''Seasiders'' and captained the side. He started his career at Blackpool in the right-back berth, but was moved to midfield by former boss Colin Hendry to bolster an area of weakness.
Grayson moved into coaching in the 2004-05 season, managing the reserve squad at Bloomfield Road with some success before he was named caretaker manager of the first team in November 2005, following the departure of Colin Hendry. After diverting Blackpool away from relegation that season he was given the job on a permanent basis for the start of the 2006-07 season. Grayson retired from playing at the end of the 2005-06 season to focus purely on the managerial side of the game.
In late 2006, he led Blackpool to only one defeat in fourteen league games, a sequence that included five wins out of six, resulting in their appearance in the four play-off positions. The run also brought attendances of more than 7,000 to Bloomfield Road. This led to Grayson being awarded the Manager of the Month award for December.
thumb|left|150px|Grayson during his time as manager of Blackpool
On 6 January 2007, he guided Blackpool to the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time in 17 years, after beating Aldershot Town 4-2 at Bloomfield Road. They were knocked out by Norwich City, who beat them 3-2 after extra time, in a replay at Carrow Road on 13 February, narrowly missing out on a trip to London to face Chelsea in the last sixteen.
Grayson received his second League One ''Manager of the Month'' award of the 2006-07 season in May 2007.
In October 2007, Grayson guided Blackpool to the fourth round of the League Cup for the club's first time in 35 years. They were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, where Spurs won 2-0. In December 2007 Grayson signed a two-and-a-half-year contract, following two years working without a formal contract. In May 2008, Blackpool finished nineteenth in the Championship, their highest finish in the Football League since 1971-72.
Grayson was heavily linked with the vacant managerial post at , with whom he started his playing career, following the sacking of Gary McAllister in December 2008,
Grayson's first game in charge was at Elland Road on Boxing Day against one of his former clubs, Leicester City, who were top of the league. Leeds were sitting in 9th place, on the back of five straight defeats, but a late equaliser from Robert Snodgrass gave Grayson's new club a 1-1 draw.
Grayson and Leeds started the 2009-10 season with an unbeaten run in all competitions, which included seven victories and a draw in League One and saw the club progress to the third round of the League Cup, before losing 1-0 to . In that season's FA Cup, Grayson led Leeds to a 1-0 victory away to , their first win at Old Trafford since 1981.
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}}'''Ali Benarbia''' (born October 8, 1968 in Oran, Algeria) is a former Algerian footballer, who came to France at a young age and began his career at FC Martigues in 1987. He was part of the side that was promoted to Ligue 1 in 1993, operating as a midfielder.
Benarbia joined AS Monaco FC in 1995, winning a championship in 1997, and then moved to FC Girondins de Bordeaux in 1998. At Bordeaux, Benarbia won the championship again in the 1998-99 season and was crowned player of the year in France. Surprisingly he was sold to Paris Saint-Germain after this triumph, although he failed to capture the same form there.
Benarbia left France in 2001 and was signed on a free transfer by Manchester City F.C., whose manager Kevin Keegan was familiar with him from when he scored two goals for Monaco against Keegan's Newcastle United. He became a firm favourite amongst the supporters as City won the Football League First Division and promotion back to the Premiership, winning the club's player of the year award and being named in the select side for the Division. He was made captain the following season, although he found the pace of the Premier League harder and was much less influential in his second season. He played his final game in a City shirt in 2003 against FC Barcelona in a game to mark the opening of the City of Manchester Stadium, before announcing his retirement.
Only five days after this announcement, on July 27, Benarbia signed up to play for Al-Rayyan of Qatar. After two years with the club, he moved on to play for Nadi Qatar before announcing his retirement a year later.
Benarbia, a French citizen, had initially wanted to represent France internationally, although eventually he gave up and accepted the call up to the Algerian national side, making his debut at the 2002 African Cup of Nations in a Group 4 game against Burkina Faso. He has since represented his country a number of times.
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'''Graham Barrow''' (born Chorley, Lancashire, 13 June 1954) is an English former footballer who has since become a lower division manager. He is currently part of the coaching staff at Premier League side Wigan Athletic, where he has previously been both a player and manager.
Barrow first entered the Football League at the relatively late age of 27 in 1981 when he signed for Wigan Athletic from Altrincham, having earlier played for Chorley and Southport. He became a vital part of manager Larry Lloyd's promotion winning side, playing as a hard man in midfield, and further endeared himself to Wigan fans by putting in a man of the match performance in the Freight Rover Trophy final at Wembley Stadium in 1985 despite playing in the unfamiliar position of forward. He left the club for Chester City in 1986 for -6,000,
Barrow had a difficult start at Chester, suffering five bookings in his first seven games,
Barrow began his managerial career with Chester City in 1992 (as player-manager), after collecting seven points from four games in caretaker charge. Although the team was relegated to the Football League Third Division in 1993, Barrow inspired the Blues to bounce back the next season and gain promotion, but he resigned in the summer of 1994 amid frustration at key players leaving and a lack of financial backing from the board.
He returned to Wigan as manager early in 1994-95 and rescued the Latics from relegation to the Football Conference. He was in charge of Rochdale from 1996 to 1999, although the club failed to gain any success and he left after a third successive bottom half placing. A spell as assistant-manager at Notts County followed before returning to Chester as manager on 31 May 2000, shortly after their relegation to the Nationwide Conference.
He was manager of Bury, from January 2004 after a spell as assistant-manager to Andy Preece. However the club did not progress satisfactorily and as a result Barrow was dismissed in September 2005.
He returned to Chester at the end of the season, becoming assistant to manager Mark Wright. They were sacked together on 29 April 2007.
He returned to working in football the following January, when he continued his trend of going back to former clubs in north-west England by becoming assistant-manager to Graham Heathcote at Altrincham.
Barrow is scheduled to have a testimonial at Chester in the near-future, as a reward for his long service to the club.
In July 2009, Barrow returned to Wigan as first-team coach under new manager Roberto Martinez.
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'''Eduardo Alves da Silva''' (born 25 February 1983), commonly known simply as '''Eduardo''', is a Brazilian born-Croatian footballer who plays for English Premier League club Arsenal and the Croatia national team.
Eduardo grew up in the Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Bangu and made his first steps in club football with CBF Nova Kennedy and Bangu Atltico Clube, although he did not play regularly in the youth categories. He was later noticed by Dinamo Zagreb's scouts and joined the club's youth squad in September 1999. Eduardo stayed at Dinamo on trial until December 1999 and returned to the club in February 2000, starting to play regularly for their under-17 squad. Eduardo found his way to the first team in the summer of 2001, despite suffering some injuries early in his career.
After making his first-team debut with Dinamo in the 2001-02 season, Eduardo was loaned for one season to Croatian second division side Inker Zaprei (now Inter Zaprei) in 2002-03 to see more first-team action, scoring 10 goals in 15 league appearances for the club.
Coming back from loan at Inter Zaprei for the 2003-04 season, Eduardo quickly established himself as a regular in Dinamo Zagreb's first team. He was subsequently named the best player of the Croatian league in 2004 as well as in 2006 and 2007, when he was one of the key players in Dinamo Zagreb's team that won two consecutive titles in the Croatian league as well as one title in the Croatian Cup. In 2006, he also helped Dinamo winning the Croatian Supercup, scoring two goals in their 4-1 victory over Rijeka.
thumb|upright|130px|left|Eduardo taking a free kick for Dinamo
In the 2006-07 season, he scored five goals in six matches for Dinamo Zagreb in two qualifying rounds for the UEFA Champions League and in the first round of the UEFA Cup. After netting a brace in Dinamo Zagreb's 4-1 away win at Ekranas, he went on to score the first European goal at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium in London on 23 August 2006 as Dinamo Zagreb suffered a 5-1 aggregate defeat in the third qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League. He also scored both goals in Dinamo's 5-2 aggregate defeat to AJ Auxerre in the first round of the UEFA Cup in September 2006.
Eduardo performed best for Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian championship, netting 18 goals in 18 matches until the winter break of the 2006-07 season, including three braces and a hat-trick, and adding another seven assists to his tally. In addition to this, he was the only player who appeared in all of the club's 18 matches before the winter break, also being in the starting lineup in each of the 18 matches. In mid-November 2006, he scored two hat-tricks in two consecutive matches he played for Croatia and Dinamo Zagreb in a period of four days.
In Dinamo's 4-0 derby win over Zagreb on 12 May 2007, Eduardo scored his 30th and 31st league goals of the 2006-07 season and became the most successful Croatian league goalscorer of all time, breaking a 13-year-old record set by former Dinamo Zagreb striker Goran Vlaovi with 29 goals scored for the club in the 1993-94 season. He finished the league season with 34 goals in 32 appearances. In the final league match of the season on 19 May 2007, he became the first player ever to score a hat-trick in the Eternal derby between Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split, netting all three goals as Dinamo won the match 3-0.
thumb|120px|upright|Eduardo training with Arsenal
On 3 July 2007, Arsenal confirmed that terms had been agreed with Dinamo Zagreb for the transfer of Eduardo for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around -7.5 million, subject to receiving a work permit.
Eduardo made his Premier League debut on 19 August 2007 in Arsenal's 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers. Ten days later, he netted his first competitive goal for the Gunners in their UEFA Champions League qualifier against Sparta Prague, which Arsenal won 3-0. Eduardo scored his first group-stage goal in the Champions League on 19 September 2007 against Sevilla. While still fighting to find his place as a regular in the Premier League for Arsenal, Eduardo continued to display his goalscoring abilities in the Carling Cup, scoring two braces in two consecutive matches for the club, against Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers, and helping them to reach the semi-finals of the competition. Eduardo found more playing time in all competitions due to Robin Van Persie's lengthy injury and found himself partnering Emmanuel Adebayor more often.
Eduardo finally managed to find his place in Arsenal's starting line-up in the Premier League over Christmas and New Year period, scoring his first two Premier League goals in a 4-1 win at Everton on 29 December 2007, first levelling the score and then putting Arsenal 2-1 up in the opening 15 minutes of the second half. On New Year's Day 2008, he opened the scoring after only 72 seconds of the match against West Ham United; Arsenal went on to win 2-0. On the first weekend of the new year, he had a successful FA Cup debut as Arsenal faced Championship side Burnley on the road, first scoring the opening goal early on, and then setting up a second for Nicklas Bendtner midway through the second half. In the following three matches in January, he set up three more goals, providing two assists and winning a penalty. He went on to help Arsenal to return to the top of the Premier League in early February, scoring a skilful over-the-shoulder flick in a 3-1 away victory over Manchester City and assisting Philippe Senderos for an early goal in a 2-0 win over Blackburn at the Emirates.
On 23 February 2008, Eduardo suffered a broken left fibula and an open dislocation of his left ankle in a match against Birmingham City, following a tackle by Martin Taylor, for which Taylor was sent off.
On 16 February 2009, Eduardo started against Cardiff City in the FA Cup, scoring in the 21st minute and converted a penalty in the second half.
A week later, Eduardo was accused of simulation by the Scottish FA chief executive Gordon Smith to win a penalty in the 3-1 Champions League win over Celtic; Smith also demanded a ban for the Croat.
He was subsequently punished with a two-match European ban, but this was rescinded on appeal.
Eduardo later scored the winning goal in Arsenal's 3-2 win over Standard Lige on 16 September 2009.
On 18 November 2009, Eduardo signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal. He then scored his second Premier League goal of the season against Hull City on 19 December and scored again in the 4-1 win over Portsmouth on 30 December.
On 3 January 2010, Eduardo headed the winner in a 2-1 victory over West Ham to put Arsenal in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
In 2002, Eduardo took Croatian nationality and was first called up to play for the country's Under-21 team at the finals tournament of the 2004 European Under-21 Championship in Germany. He appeared in all three of Croatia's matches before they were eliminated from the tournament in the group stage. Eduardo also scored one goal in his international debut against Serbia and Montenegro national under-21 side. Eduardo was also called up to the Croatia team for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship qualifiers, in which he made a total of nine appearances and scored seven goals. However, Croatia failed to qualify for the final tournament after losing 5-2 on aggregate to Serbia and Montenegro in the play-offs, where Eduardo scored both of Croatia's goals. He won a total of twelve international caps and scored eight goals.
In the meantime, he was also called up a couple of times to play for the Croatia national football team. He made his international debut at senior level as a second-half substitute in the team's friendly match against the Republic of Ireland on 16 November 2004 at the age of 21. In 2005, he appeared in another two friendly matches for the Croatian team and also played in both of the team's two matches at the 2006 Carlsberg Cup in Hong Kong. He scored his first international goal for Croatia at the tournament, netting the third goal in the team's 4-0 victory over hosts Hong Kong in the third-place play-off on 1 February 2006. He was subsequently also a candidate for joining the national team at the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany, but in the end did not get called up by the team's then-coach, Zlatko Kranjar, who commented that Eduardo "is a young player", that he "does not diminish his value" by not selecting him, and that he "most seriously counts on him in future matches".
After the 2006 World Cup, Eduardo returned to the national team under new coach Slaven Bili and started Croatia's friendly match against Italy on 16 August 2006, scoring the first goal in Croatia's 2-0 victory. He would later establish himself as one of the key players in Croatia's qualifying campaign for the Euro 2008. He made his competitive debut at senior international level in Croatia's goalless away draw against Russia on 6 September 2006 and went on to score his first competitive international goal for Croatia on 11 October 2006 in their 2-0 home win against England, when he opened the scoring by sending a looping header over the stranded Paul Robinson. In the following qualifier, away to Israel on 15 November 2006, Eduardo netted a hat-trick to help Croatia to drive home a narrow 4-3 victory over the strong Israeli side.
In Croatia's next qualifier, their first competitive game of the year 2007, at home against the sturdy Macedonian outfit on 24 March 2007, Eduardo scored the winner in the 88th minute to hand Croatia a 2-1 victory after trailing 1-0 at halftime. He went on to be Croatia's saviour in both of their qualifiers against Estonia, scoring all three goals in Croatia's 1-0 away and 2-0 home victories, as well as in their final home qualifier against Israel on 13 October 2007, where he netted the only goal in Croatia's 1-0 victory. He also set up Ivica Oli to score Croatia's 2nd goal in their 3-2 victory over England at Wembley-a win which saw England fail to qualify for Euro 2008. He finished the qualifying campaign with 10 goals in 12 matches and was the second-best goalscorer of the competition, after Northern Ireland's David Healy with 13 goals.
At Croatia's opening game of Euro 2008 against Austria, banners were shown in the crowd in respect for the faithful striker. His national team manager Slaven Bili also dedicated Croatia's performance to him.
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'''Dean Constantine Sturridge''' (born July 26, 1973 in Birmingham, England) is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.
Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on January 11, 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.
He gained more first team action over the next years, particularly at lowly Torquay United during a loan spell in the 1994-95 season. He then returned to score 20 goals that fired Derby to the Premier League. His first year in the top flight was also successful, scoring 11 league goals, including one of the goals of the season against Arsenal.
He played five seasons in the Premier League for the club, and is their record goalscorer in the Premier League era (32 Premier League goals). After 9 years service, he left for local rivals Leicester City in January 2001 for -375,000.
Sturridge's time at Leicester was far less successful than at Derby, and the subsequent big money (-5million) buy of Ade Akinbiyi saw his place often under threat. He scored 7 goals during 25 appearances in total before being loaned to First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 2001, just 10 months after his arrival at Filbert Street.
His time at Wolves started brightly as he netted four times in his opening two games. This convinced the club to make the loan permanent after the initial month and he signed for -350,000 on Christmas Eve 2001.
His goalscoring form continued throughout the season, and he finished as the club's leading goalscorer with 21 goals in total, which took them to the play-offs. The following season saw him notch another 11 which again helped the team achieve a play-off finish, where they won promotion to the Premier League after a 3-0 final win over Sheffield United.
The striker didn't enjoy much of the team's top flight season as a combination of injuries and new arrivals sidelined him for all but 5 games, and he was loaned out to Sheffield United.
He was unable to put his injury problems behind him though and never regained a regular starting place for Wolves again. He moved on to Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer in March 2005.
Here, his injury problems continued and he was only able to appear in 11 matches for the team, and never scored for them. In December 2005, it was announced that he would be leaving the club.
On June 26, 2006 Sturridge joined Kidderminster Harriers on a one-year deal along with former Tamworth goalkeeper Scott Bevan, possibly becoming the biggest name player the club have ever signed.
Sturridge's time at Kidderminster didn't work out well, despite initially earning praise from his new manager Mark Yates over his positive attitude. He featured in six matches without finding the net, before suffering an Achilles tendon injury which ended his season prematurely.
He was not offered a new contract at the end of season.
Sturridge was acting as match summariser for BBC Radio Derby, following the sudden departure of Ted McMinn after the first match of the 2007-08 season. In this role he co-commentates, alongside Ross Fletcher, on all games played by his old club, Derby County. However on the last game of the season, he revealed that he would not be returning to this role for the 2008-09 season as he wanted to focus on his coaching work.
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'''Owen Columba Coyle''' (born 14 July 1966) is a Scottish-Irish professional association football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Bolton Wanderers.
Paisley-born Coyle began his career at Dumbarton. He played for a number of Scottish teams as well as a spell at English club Bolton Wanderers. Upon retiring from playing, he managed Falkirk and St. Johnstone before heading to then Championship side Burnley. In his first full season in charge, Burnley won promotion to the Premier League.
Coyle has one cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team, having qualified through Irish descent.
A prolific striker yet equally adept midfielder, Coyle began his senior career with Dumbarton in 1985, where he played alongside his brothers Joe and Tommy. In 1988 he joined Clydebank, then in March 1990 a -175,000 transfer took him to Airdrieonians. This move was instantly successful, Coyle scoring a hat-trick on his debut and going on to finish as the Scottish League's top scorer for 1989-90. Over the next two seasons his goals helped Airdrie to promotion, a Scottish Cup final appearance, and an appearance in the 1992-1993 European Cup Winners' Cup - as Scottish Cup winners Rangers, had won the Scottish Premier Division title and qualified for the European Cup.
In the summer of 1993, Bolton Wanderers paid -250,000 to sign Coyle, and his two year spell in England included promotion and a brief chance to play in the FA Premier League. However, in October 1995, a -400,000 transfer fee took him to Dundee United, where he was once again part of a promotion-winning side, scoring the winning goal in extra time in the second leg of the playoff against Partick Thistle.
Coyle's next moves were to Motherwell in January 1997, after a move to Hibernian fell through, and then on to Dunfermline Athletic in March 1999. After losing his place in the Dunfermline team, he went on loan to Ross County prior to rejoining Airdrie in 2001. When they went into liquidation in 2002, Coyle joined Falkirk, being promoted to co-player-manager alongside John Hughes in 2003. After leaving this post he returned to Dundee United, primarily in a coaching capacity but also registering as a player. A lack of first team opportunities, however, led to him being loaned out to Airdrieonians' successors, Airdrie United, and this move was subsequently made on a permanent basis. He also took up the post of assistant manager to Sandy Stewart, who now acts as his assistant at Bolton.
He played in an emergency for Burnley Reserves on 9 April 2009, scoring with a lob in a 2-0 win against Accrington Stanley, helping them win the Reserve League title. On 7 October, Coyle played again for Burnley Reserves in a 1-0 defeat to the Liverpool Reserves at Prenton Park.
Despite being born in Scotland, Coyle was never picked for his country of birth. Because of his Irish ancestry, he was eligible to play for the Irish national team, and when he was offered a place in the squad, he accepted, earning one full international cap, in a friendly match played against Holland in Tilburg in April 1994. The match ended in a 1-0 victory for the Republic, with Coyle coming on to replace the goalscorer Tommy Coyne in the 83rd minute.
In April 2005, Coyle was named as the new manager of . In March 2006, he was awarded Manager of the Month for the Scottish First Division for his team's performance. Coyle led St. Johnstone to a 2-0 victory over Rangers at Ibrox to reach the semi-finals of the Scottish League Cup. It was their first win over the Glasgow club at Ibrox in 35 years. St. Johnstone lost 3-1 after extra time to Hibernian in that semi-final. Saints also reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup thanks to away wins against SPL clubs and , but lost 2-1 to Celtic at Hampden in the semi-final.
In the same season, Saints also competed for the First Division championship and promotion to the SPL. On 30 March 2007, Coyle was awarded his second Scottish First Division Manager of the Month award of the 2006-07 season. Saints took the title fight with to the final day of the season, and only a last minute goal by James Grady that gave Gretna victory at denied Saints promotion.
Coyle signed a one-year extension to his contract with St. Johnstone in July 2007, which would have kept him at the club until the end of the 2009-10 season. In the early part of the 2007-08 season, Coyle led Saints to the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup. He accepted an offer from in the week before the final and left the club. Coyle's assistant Sandy Stewart took charge of the team for the final, which was won 3-2 against .
On 21 November 2007, Burnley were granted permission to discuss their managerial vacancy with Coyle after a compensation fee was agreed with St. Johnstone. He was appointed as Burnley's new manager the following day. Coyle was given a reference by then Scotland manager Alex McLeish to support his Burnley application, and was also recommended by Bolton chairman Phil Gartside after they appointed Gary Megson as their new manager, as Coyle was Gartside's 2nd choice for the Bolton job after Megson.
In September 2008, former England striker Andrew Cole credited Coyle as the reason he re-thought his decision to retire from playing at the end of the 2007-08 season. Cole spent three months on loan at Burnley that season, and Cole stated, "I went to Burnley and spoke to Owen and got a great vibe. He brought the best out of me and made me feel a lot younger than my age."
He won the September 2008 Championship Manager of the Month award after leading Burnley to 5 wins and a draw, which included a League Cup win over Premier League side Fulham. In November Burnley secured a victory over Premier League side Chelsea on penalties at Stamford Bridge to put them in the quarter-finals of the League Cup. In the quarter-final, Burnley defeated 2-0. They were knocked out in the semi-finals in dramatic fashion, after overturning a 4-1 deficit by winning 3-0 at Turf Moor after 90minutes. Burnley were little more than three minutes away from a famous win and a trip to Wembley, when Roman Pavlyuchenko scored to win the tie in extra time for Tottenham Hotspur.
Burnley, under Coyle, won promotion to the Premier League by beating Sheffield United 1-0 in the Championship Play-off Final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2009.
The 2009-10 season will be the first time they have played in top tier of English football for 33 years. Coyle has added to his squad by signing Tyrone Mears for -500,000 & Steven Fletcher for a club record fee of -3,000,000 and also David Edgar signed on a free transfer from Newcastle United on 1 July 2009.
After speculation linking Coyle with the vacant manger's position at Celtic, on 18 June 2009, Coyle signed a contract extension at Turf Moor to stay with Burnley until the end of the 2012-13 season.
On 19 August 2009, Burnley defeated the defending Premier League champions Manchester United 1-0 at Turf Moor in their first top-flight match at home for 33 years. They went on to win their first four home games with wins against Everton 1-0 Birmingham 2-1 and Sunderland 3-1 and lose their first 5 away games.
In January 2010 Bolton Wanderers expressed their interest in Owen Coyle becoming their new manager to replace the recently sacked Gary Megson, with Coyle expressing a desire to take up the position and leave Burnley. The next day Burnley's chairman announced that Owen Coyle had left the club. On 8 January 2010 it was announced that Coyle had been appointed as manager of Bolton Wanderers. His first game in charge was a 2-0 home defeat to Arsenal.
Coyle made an appearance in the Scottish football film ''A Shot at Glory'', in 2000, alongside ''The Godfather'' star Robert Duvall, Michael Keaton and Ally McCoist.
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'''Gabriel Zakuani''' (born 31 May 1986 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese professional footballer, currently playing for Peterborough United.
Zakuani moved to London in 1992 where Leyton Orient spotted him playing in one of his school matches as a 14 year old. After two seasons in the Youth Team, the 16-year-old was given his first team debut in a match against Bury in March 2003.
In the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons he become a regular in Martin Ling's plans, making the central defence position his own at Orient. He scored three goals in almost 100 first team appearances for Orient.
In January 2006, Zakuani was part of the Leyton Orient side that overcame Fulham, 2-1, in the FA Cup third round. Zakuani and his team mates were eventually knocked out of the Cup by another Premier League outfit, Charlton Athletic.
In July 2006, he was signed by Fulham for a fee of -1m, rising to -1.5m depending on appearances, on a four-year contract. The fee represented a club record for Leyton Orient.
On 25 November 2008 it was confirmed that he would make his loan move at Peterborough United a permanent one when the transfer window re-opened on 1 January 2009. The fee was estimated to be under the record signing fee of -400,000 which Peterborough paid for Joe Lewis.
Zakuani signed for Stoke City on loan for the remainder of the 2006-07 season. Despite being a natural centre back, Zakuani also deputised as a right back during his loan spell.
On 31 August 2007, Zakuani again signed for Stoke on loan, this time for the rest of the 2007-08 season.
Zakuani returned to Fulham at the end of his loan and was then sent to Peterborough United on a three-month loan where he partnered Craig Morgan in the Posh back four.
Zakuani made his international debut for the Democratic Republic of Congo in August 2005 against Guinea.
Away from football, in 2007, Zakuani appeared in Dizzee Rascal's music video for his single Flex. Gabriel is also the father of Destiny Cecile Zakuani, his daughter, and a second child, born in March 2009 with his girlfriend Carlene Leopard. He has five siblings, his sister Angela, his brother Steve, his younger brother Sosthene, his sister Admira and the youngest of the Zakuani family, Claudia. He also grew up with Serge Zakuani, his cousin who is now more like a brother to him.
Steve Zakuani is also a footballer who came through the Arsenal academy, before playing collegiate soccer with the University of Akron and in the USL Premier Development League with Cleveland Internationals. He currently plays for the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.
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'''Nathan Wesley Ashton''' (born 30 January 1987 in Plaistow, London) is an English footballer who is currently without a club, having left AFC Wimbledon in November 2009. He is an ex-England youth international, whose consistency has brought him several call-ups to the England Under-20 squad.
In the early part of the 2004-05 season Ashton had an ankle injury, but having shaken this off, he made his first appearances for Charlton Athletic's youth team in the 2005-06 season. Having been named on the bench the previous match, Nathan made his first-team debut in the League Cup against Carlisle United on 19 September 2006.
Ashton signed for Fulham in August 2007,
On 27 March 2008, he joined Crystal Palace on loan until the end of the season
He joined Wycombe Wanderers on 25 July on a two-year deal, though he left on 30 May 2009 with his contract being cancelled by mutual consent after Ashton expressed a desire to play football more regularly.
On Thursday 29 October 2009, it was announced that he had joined AFC Wimbledon on a short term contract, with a view to a longer deal.
He made his debut for AFC Wimbledon against Chester City on Saturday 31 October at the Deva Stadium. However, he left the Dons in search of first team football just two weeks later.
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'''Joseph Peter "Joe" Lewis''' (born 6 October 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a goalkeeper, having made a -400,000 transfer from Norwich City on 8 January 2008.
Born in Broome, Norfolk, Lewis had been involved with Norwich City from the age of eight when he was spotted by Colin Watts, the club-s youth recruitment officer. In August 2003 he agreed to join Norwich as a scholar at the culmination of his studies at Bungay High School in the summer of 2004.
However, before he had completed his studies and at the age of just 15 years and 356 days old, he experienced life with the first team squad when a knee injury to Paul Crichton saw Lewis handed a place on the bench for the 2-1 home victory over Crystal Palace on 27 September 2003.
The 2004-05 season saw Lewis begin as a full-time scholar though this period was short as in October he signed a three-year contract to become a professional.
Lewis finally had an opportunity of first team football when he joined Stockport County in March 2007 for the remainder of the 2006-07 season,
On 31 July 2007, Lewis joined Morecambe on loan until 31 December 2007 to gain more first-team experience. He was also named for the first time to the England Under-21 squad on 30 August.
Following his return from loan at Morecambe, Lewis was subject to a -400,000 bid from Peterborough United. Norwich accepted the bid, and the player completed the transfer on 8 January 2008 and gained promotion with the club.
On 13 April 2009, Lewis was made to face a penalty three times against Millwall in an unusual refereeing decision. After David Martin for Millwall was tripped and a penalty awarded against Peterborough, Lewis was judged by the Assistant Referee to have moved off his line before the ball had been struck by Gary Alexander not once, but twice. On both occasions Lewis saved the penalty. At the third attempt, Millwall replaced the unsuccessful Alexander with David Martin, who scored and this time the penalty stood. Speaking on Sky Sports News after the event, ex-referee Dermot Gallagher commented that whilst the Assistant was consistently working to the letter of the law, his decisions were harsh.
On the 2nd January 2010, Lewis was in goal for Peterborough's 4-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in the 3rd round of the F.A. Cup. Despite the heavy defeat, Lewis made a string of saves which - to his surprise - encouraged praise from the Tottenham fans, chanting "Tottenham's No.2". This might have been the result of a rumour claiming that the Peterborough goalkeeper is a target for Spurs in the January transfer window to cover the currently injured Carlo Cudicini.
Lewis made his debut for the England under-21s on 15 May 2008, in a friendly against Wales. He replaced Joe Hart at half time and carried through a clean sheet, in a game that saw England win 2-0.
In May 2008, he received a surprise call-up to the senior England squad, for the friendlies against Trinidad and Tobago and the United States although Lewis was an unused substitute for both of these games.
On 18 August, he started and played for the under-21 England side at Hull City's KC Stadium.
He made his third appearance for the under-21s in a friendly against the Czech Republic only to come off with an ankle injury after 33 minutes. He came on from the bench on the game against Azerbaijan coming on for Lee Cattermole as an outfield player.
His favourite pre-match meal is Spaghetti Carbonara because it is full of carbohydrates which is good energy for the game and also because it tastes good.
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'''Stuart Elliott''' (born 23 July 1978 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish professional footballer currently playing for Hamilton Academical. He plays as a left-winger, and is known for being one of the best attacking headers of the ball outside the top flight. He has strong religious beliefs and celebrates his goals with a somersault and a point to the heavens.
Elliott started his career at St Andrews FC, from Belfast, then moved on to Glentoran (also in Northern Ireland) before joining Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.
He became a fans favourite at Fir Park and his impressive performances earned him his first cap for Northern Ireland against Malta in September 2002. In May 2002, Motherwell went into administration and as a result had to sell many of their best players. During his time at the club, Elliott scored 22 goals in 77 appearances.
Elliott joined Hull City for -230,000 and in his first season finished as the club's top scorer in 2002/03 with 12 goals. In 2003/04, he continued to impress and again hit double figures for his club. As Hull City clinched a place in The Championship in 2004/05, Elliott enjoyed a fantastic season netting 27 goals in the league (which earned him the golden boot, albeit shared with Dean Windass) as well as 2 in the cup, while also starring for Northern Ireland. This goal scoring tally is perhaps made all the more impressive given that Elliott does not play as a striker and was out for 6 weeks with an injury during mid-season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Elliott was unable to maintain this incredible goal scoring form in the Championship. In fact, he found himself in-and-out of the team, but despite this he still finished 2005/06 as Hull's top scorer with 7 league goals. In 2006 it was revealed that he was suffering from a form of exercise-induced asthma, which affects his ability to perform for the full ninety minutes. In 2006/07 he was mainly used as an 'impact player' coming off the bench late in the game, such as in the January 13 match against QPR when he came on with eleven minutes to go and scored twice to give the Tigers a 2-1 victory.
On 31 January 2008, Elliott signed for Doncaster Rovers on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent deal. Elliott had already snubbed moves to Southend United and Darlington, citing a desire to remain in the local area. He signed a 2 year deal with Doncaster Rovers on 1 July. On 27 September 2008, Elliott became one of three men in the Rovers team to successfully hit the bar on the "Crossbar Challenge" on Soccer am. On 8 January 2009 Elliott joined Grimsby Town on a one month loan deal, this was extended for another month with Elliott eventually returning on 8 March.
Elliot was released by Doncaster on 1 January 2010 and signed for Hamilton Academical two days later until the end of the season.
Elliott has earned 36 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 4 goals including an impressive free kick against Azerbaijan. He played in Northern Ireland's famous victory over England but soon after began to struggle for his place in the team due to emerging young talents Sammy Clingan and Chris Brunt.
Elliott attended Ashfield Boys School in his native East Belfast, and worked as a window cleaner before becoming a full-time footballer. He was nicknamed "Zico" by fans of Glentoran, after the legendary Brazilian player of the 1980s. He is a born-again Christian, belonging to Living Hope Christian Church in Hull, where he is a frequent speaker. There are only three churches of this denomination in the world; these being in Belfast, Motherwell and Hull, which by no coincidence correspond exactly to where he has played his club football. Elliott is married with 2 children.
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'''William Prunier''' (born 14 August 1967 in Montreuil) is a French former footballer, who played in the centre back position.
Prunier was a product of a famous AJ Auxerre youth team which also included Eric Cantona, Basile Boli, Pascal Vahirua and Daniel Dutuel, all under the tutelage of Guy Roux. After spending many years at Auxerre, he later moved on to Olympique Marseille and FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He also earned 1 cap for France in August 1992, a 2-0 loss to Brazil.
In the 1995-96 season, Prunier had a fleeting and forgettable tenure at Manchester United. Having bought out his contract with Bordeaux, he joined the Old Trafford club on a trial basis where he was reunited with Cantona. At the time, the manager Alex Ferguson had been looking for a continental-style defender with good passing skills. However, his arrival coincided with an injury crisis that saw the three first-choice centre-backs Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister and David May all unavailable. Prunier was hastily drafted into the first team even though Ferguson had originally intended to use him in reserve team matches only during his trial.
Prunier made his Manchester United debut against Queens Park Rangers on 30 December 1995 partnering Gary Neville in defence. He generally impressed in the match helping set up a goal for Andy Cole and hitting a powerful shot against the bar. His second game against Tottenham Hotspur on 1 January 1996, however, was a disaster for him and the club. With Peter Schmeichel injured in the warm-up and Denis Irwin also unavailable, he was part of a makeshift defence which conceded 4 goals in a humiliating loss. Prunier has ever since been made something of a scapegoat for the defeat. Despite the defeat, Ferguson offered him an extended trial, but Prunier declined and decided he would look elsewhere.
After leaving Manchester United, Prunier moved on to FC Kbenhavn in Denmark and also had spells at Napoli in Italy and K.V. Kortrijk in Belgium before returning to France with Toulouse FC where he won the Ligue 2 title in 2003. After a brief spell in the United Arab Emirates, he retired from football in 2004 and is currently a coach at AS Cannes. On 4 February 2007, he appeared on Sky Sports giving an intro and his point of view on the 4-1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur in 1996.
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'''Dean Shiels''' (born 1 February 1985) is a Northern Irish professional football player who plays for Doncaster Rovers in the Football League Championship. Shiels has represented Northern Ireland eight times at full international level.
Shiels started his career at Arsenal, but made no first team appearances for the club before signing for Hibernian in 2004. In early 2006, Shiels had an operation to remove his right eye, which had been blind since a domestic accident when he was eight years old. The damaged eye was causing headaches and it was agreed that surgery was the best solution. In November 2008, St. Mirren apologised to Shiels after one of their supporters verbally abused him regarding his disability during a match at Love Street. Hearts also criticised their supporters after they taunted Shiels about his disability during an Edinburgh derby match.
Shiels returned to action after his eye operation later in 2006. He re-established himself in Hibs' first team squad in the 2006-07 season, scoring in the team's first two league matches. He scored his first hat-trick for Hibs on 12 January 2008 in a 3-0 win over in the Scottish Cup, but Shiels struggled to establish himself as a Hibs first team regular throughout his time at Easter Road.
Shiels, whose contract with Hibernian was due to expire in the summer of 2009, signed for Doncaster Rovers on 2 February 2009.
Shiels won his first Northern Ireland cap against Portugal in November 2005. He was recalled to the squad for the match against Scotland in August 2008 after an absence of 18 months. Shiels appeared as a second half substitute in the goalless draw at Hampden Park.
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}}'''Gary Owen''' (born 7 July 1958 in St Helens, Lancashire) is a retired English football midfielder. With 22 caps, he is one of the most capped players for England Under-21s, but never made it into the senior team. He was also capped seven times for England B. With the under-21s he won the 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, in which he scored two goals in the final against West Germany.
Owen started his career with Manchester City, with whom he turned professional in 1975 and made his debut aged 17, against Wolves in March 1976. After winning the League Cup earlier in the year, in October 1976 Owen scored his first goal, against West Ham.
In 1979 Owen was sold, as part of City manager Malcolm Allison's clear-out, to West Bromwich Albion for -450,000*, despite being a strong fans' favourite. At WBA, he was a regular, and although a midfielder, was awarded the number 10 shirt usually reserved for a striker, and he was also the club's first choice penalty-taker.
He suffered two broken ankles and meningitis in the 1984-85 season, and the following year, 1985-86, lost his place in the side due to his injuries. West Bromwich were relegated, and Owen joined Panionios in Greece for 1986-87. For the 1987-88 season he returned to England for year with Sheffield Wednesday. He ended his career in season 1988-89 with APOEL, Cyprus. Before going to Cyprus, he also played two games for Hammarby IF, Sweden in 1988. It was two away games against Malm FF and rgryte IS for a total of 157 minutes.
Currently, Owen works as a journalist in Manchester, providing opinion on his beloved Manchester City in the Manchester Evening News and on local radio station, Century FM. He also has an art dealership, "Gary Owen Fine Art".
(*) According to some sources, the fee was -550,000.
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'''Joe Harvey''' (11 June 1918 - February 1989) was an English football player and later manager. He spent much of his career at Newcastle United; he was the club's longest serving captain, manager, and, as of the 2008 - 09 season the last to win a major trophy.
He quickly established himself in Newcastle's young side and after an impressive debut against Barnsley was made captain of the side. Before playing for Newcastle Harvey was an established inside forward, at Newcastle he began to settle in the half-back position. At the end of his first season with the club he was demobbed. Partly thanks to his time as a sergeant, he was an authoritative figure amongst the Newcastle players who had the utmost respect for him. However, his time at the club was not without controversy. In the 1946-47 he was memorably suspended by the club's directors, along with team mate Len Shackleton, after going on strike against the quality of accommodation the club had provided the team. Both players were forced to make a public apology for their actions. Harvey was also believed to have been involved in the illegal selling of tickets for the 1952 FA Cup Final, although he was never charged for this.
Despite the controversy he was still a popular player amongst the supporters because of his attitude and displays on the pitch. In the 1947-48 he was a big part of the team that gained promotion to the First Division, only missing five games throughout the whole campaign. He captained the team to two successive FA Cup victories in 1951 and 1952. He retired from playing on 1 May 1953 at the age of 34, despite still being a first-team regular. His final game was a 1-0 win over Aston Villa. However his involvement in football and Newcastle was far from over as he worked towards becoming a coach. He began attending coaching sessions set up by Walter Winterbottom soon after retiring from playing. These sessions helped him to continue working at Newcastle as a trainer for two years. During this time he watched from the sidelines as the club won the FA Cup for the third time in a five year period.
Wanting to find his way into top-level management, Harvey took control of struggling Barrow. Keeping the club in the league proved near impossible; the squad consisted of just five players upon his appointment. Consequently Harvey had to apply for re-election by goal average only in 1955-56. He soon left Barrow and was appointed manager of Workington in 1956, where he initially struggled too, but Harvey's influence gradually saw the Workington nearing promotion. He applied for the vacant manager's job at his beloved Newcastle United in 1958, but lost out to Charlie Mitten. The position became available again in 1962 and this time Harvey was successful in his application.
Harvey was appointed manager In June 1962 with his old Newcastle United teammate Jackie Milburn playing an important role in Harvey getting the job. The club was In a poor state and stuck In the 2nd division after relegation from the top flight in the 1960-61 season, Harvey immediately began rebuilding the side with good signings like Jim Iley,Ron McGarry and bringing youngsters Bobby Moncur and David Craig into the first team.Newcastle finished 7th In his first season In charge and then 8th In 1963-64,with Harvey splashing big money out on Wales defender Ollie Burton and Sunderland captain and England International Stan Anderson.With the new look team In place and the addition of some more youngsters like Bryan 'Pop' Robson and Frank Clark Newcastle stormed to the 2nd division title In 1964-65.The championship was clinched by beating Bolton Wanderers In April 1965 at St James' Park In front of a crowd of 60,000.After four years away Newcastle were back In the top flight and the form of local lad Alan Suddick with 15 goals ensured a 15th place finish. The 1966-67 season began with Harvey breaking the club transfer record In signing Wyn Davies from Bolton Wanderers for -80,000.Another Important signing followed with Northern Ireland goalkeeper Willie McFaul arriving from Linfield for just -7,000 after impressing on trial. Newcastle finished 20th and just avoided relegation with Harvey making the controversial decision to sell crowd favourite Alan Suddick to Blackpool for -63,000 to fund the signings of Tommy Robson from Chelsea,John McNamee from Hibernian and Dave Elliot. Two summer signings including Scottish international Jackie Sinclair for a big fee of -67,500 from Leicester City meant that Newcastle fared better in 67-68 and in early February Newcastle were just 2 points of 1st place eventually finishing 10th with just 2 defeats at home all season, their best home record since 1949-50,this also meant Harvey had qualified Newcastle United for the Fairs Cup and their first ever outing Into European football.1968-69 was another improvement In the league with a 9th place finish, the real drama was saved for the Fairs Cup with Newcastle winning the trophy in their first ever season in Europe. In the first round Newcastle were drawn against Dutch side Feyenoord,the 1st leg at St James' Park was all Newcastle as they won 4-0
with 21 year old Geoff Allen giving a masterfull wing display and destroying Dutch fullback Van der Heide. A 2-0 defeat In Rotterdam could not stop them going through 4-2 on aggregate.Feyenoord would win the European Cup the next season, Round 2 saw Portugal's Sporting Lisbon being paired with Newcastle, a 1-1 draw In Lisbon was followed by a 1-0 win at St James' Park with 'Pop' Robson scoring a stunning early volley as Harvey's men went through 2-1 on aggergate, to avoid confusion with Sporting's green and white hoops Newcastle wore a Real Madrid style all white kit.Real Zaragoza were up next in Round 3 with the 1st leg In Spain bizarrely being played on New Year's Day ended in a 3-2 loss, but a 2-1 win on Tyneside with 'Pop' Robson scoring another 30 yard screamer meant that Newcastle United, the team that were given no chance of winning the competition were now through to the quarter finals. A 6-4 win over 2 legs against Vitoria Setubal set up a 'Battle Of Britain' v Rangers In the semi's,Willie McFaul was the hero of the first leg saving a late penalty from John Greig to earn a tight 0-0 draw. The 2nd leg at gallowgate was a tense affair, but a goal from Jim Scott calmed Newcastle down and Jackie Sinclair added a late 2nd for a 2-0 win. The final was against top Hungarian side Ujpest Dosza.Newcastle were underdogs against a team that included Hungary stars Ferenc Bene and Laszlo Fazekas,but these two would not affect the outcome of this final, It was captain courageous Bobby Moncur who hit two goals as Newcastle won the first leg 3-0.The heroes of the 2nd leg were Moncur again with 1 goal and squad players Alan Foggon and Preban Arentoft who scored the other two In a memorable 3-2 win and a very impressive 6-2 aggregate win. Harvey spent the -100,000 prize money on signing Aberdeen playmaker Jimmy Smith who would get the nickname 'Jinky Jimmy' off Newcastle fans because of his stylish skills. Another Impressive finish of 7th In the league made up for the disappointment of going out in the qurter finals of the defence of the Fairs Cup on away goals to Anderlecht.By 1971 the Fairs Cup heroes were starting to fade and It was clear Harvey had to build a new younger team, out went 'Pop' Robson to West Ham United for -120,000,his replacement was a young 21 year old striker called Malcolm Macdonald who cost a club record -180,000 from Luton Town,Wyn Davies at 29 was also moved on to Manchester City as well as Arentoft and Keith Dyson.In Their place came exciting crowd pleasing players Terry Hibbitt,a skillful left winger from Leeds United and Tony Green a Scotland International schemer who signed from Blackpool and added flair and craft to the team. The last player Harvey signed at this time was John Tudor who was signed for a bargain -888 from Sheffield United and he proved to be an outstanding strike partner for Macdonald. With the new look side In place, Newcastle finished 11th In 1971-72,for 1972-1973 Harvey again used Newcastle's excellent youth system and brought through young fullbacks Alan Kennedy and Irving Nattrass,Newcastle Improved and finished 8th, just missing out on qualifying for the UEFA Cup.On a sad note Tony Green was forced to retire at just 26 because of constant knee Injuries, Harvey used the compensation money Newcastle got to sign his replacement Terry McDermott from Bury.1973-74 was a big season for Newcastle United,the new attacking team put together by Harvey was being tipped to take one of the major honours come the season's end. By November Newcastle were 2nd In the league, but they fell away to finish 15th,In the League cup they were knocked out In Round 3,so It was down to the FA Cup.Hendon were first up In Round three and a shock 2-2 draw at home meant that Newcastle had to go through a replay at Vicarage Road to see off the Non League side 3-0.Scunthorpe United were next up In Round four, and another shock 1-1 draw at St James' meant another replay against lower league opposition. Macdonald scored twice In the replay to crush Scunthorpe's hopes In a 3-0 win, Round Five saw a difficult away draw to West Brom,on a quagmire of a pitch and In front of the TV Cameras, Newcastle were majestic winning 3-0 with Macdonald scoring again,Burnley at Hillsborough In the semi final, Macdonald scored two and Newcastle won 2-0,Harvey would sign Burnley defender Geoff Nulty for the next season after impressing In this game. Newcastle United were through to their first FA Cup final since 1955,where they would play Bill Shankly's Liverpool team. Newcastle had a poor build up to final with preparations not going to plan, the tracksuit tops the players were meant to be wearing did not turn up, and they had to wear an unkind looking purple outfit as they walked out at Wembley Stadium.Malcolm Macdonald was the key man for Newcastle, he had scored In every round and scored a total of 8 goals In the Competition. Liverpool played well Newcastle did not, they coasted to a 3-0 win with Kevin Keegan scoring twice. It was the end of an era for Harvey, the next season he signed Mickey Burns and paid Sheffield Wednesday a club record -200,000 for Tommy Craig,but Newcastle could only finish a low 15th,despite getting some kind of revenge on Liverpool,beating them 4-1 at St James' Park. At the end of the 1974-1975 season the fans were getting restless that Newcastle United were not back right at the top of English Football,so Harvey resigned on June 1, 1975,exactly 13 years after he took over as manager.
After over 20 years as a player and manager at Newcastle United, Harvey stayed In close contact with the club. In 1980 as results got worse the fans were calling for Harvey's return and he stepped In as caretaker for 2 matches following Bill McGarry's sacking. New manager Arthur Cox used Harvey as an Important part of bringing Kevin Keegan to Newcastle United as a player In 1982.He died suddenly of a heart attack In 1989.
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'''Dennis Lawrence''' (born 1 August 1974) is a Trinidad and Tobago football player who is currently playing for San Juan Jabloteh after releasing from Football League Championship outfit Swansea City.
Lawrence signed for Wrexham for a fee of -100,000 in 2001, joining from Defence Force of his native Trinidad, becoming the third Trinidadian at Wrexham along with Hector Sam and Carlos Edwards. Before signing for Wrexham, he had trials at Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers.
After some poor performances when he first joined the club, Lawrence went on to become a valued and popular player at the Welsh club, winning the 2003-04 Player of the Season award. He has also become the first Wrexham player to play at a World Cup, starting all three of his country's games.
He signed for Swansea City on 16 August 2006 after Swansea had lost central defender and skipper Garry Monk to injury. He made an impressive Swansea debut in a 2-0 win over Doncaster Rovers winning the Man of the Match award.
On the 30th September 2008 it was announced he had joined Crewe Alexandra on a 4 month loan until January. On 30th December 2008 the loan was extened until the end of the 2008-09 campaign, but he returned to the Liberty Stadium at the end of his loan spell on May 2.
Lawrence was released from his contract after two years with Swansea City on May 4th, with his former loan employers Crewe Alexandra interested in a permanent move.
In September 2009 He signed a deal to play for San Juan Jabloteh in his native Trinidad.
Lawrence has been an important player for the Trinidad and Tobago national team, having made his debut on 18 March 2000. He was awarded the MVP (Most Valuable Player) award at the 2001 Caribbean Cup, which Trinidad and Tobago won. On 16 November 2005, he (in his 61st cap) scored the goal against Bahrain that awarded Trinidad and Tobago a ticket to the 2006 World Cup. He played every minute of his country's campaign in Germany as the Soca Warriors secured an impressive 0-0 draw against Sweden and gave England a run for their money.
He is also the player who approached Port Vale's Chris Birchall and asked him if he was interested in representing Trinidad and Tobago (Chris' mother was born there).
After a failed qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Lawrence, who had succeeded Dwight Yorke as national captain, announced his retirement from international football with 89 caps under his belt.
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'''Ian Buchanan McPherson''' (26 July 1920 - March 1983) was a Scottish footballer.
A native of Glasgow, McPherson first joined Rangers as a youth player, although World War II intervened during the early part of his career, and all competitive football was suspended. McPherson left Rangers to serve in the RAF, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. After returning from duty, he joined Notts County in 1945, playing in regional wartime leagues. After a single season with the Magpies, McPherson was signed by Arsenal in August 1946 (in part-exchange for Reg Cumner), in time for the resumption of competitive League football that autumn.
He made his Arsenal debut against Wolves in the club's first post-war First Division match, on August 31, 1946; Arsenal lost 6-1, their biggest League defeat in nearly twenty years. Although the Gunners had been the dominant force in English football in the 1930s, they struggled in their first season after the war, only finishing 13th; McPherson played 40 times that season on the right wing.
However, with the appointment of Tom Whittaker as manager in the summer of 1947 the Gunners immediately went back to winning ways, and McPherson was a regular in the First Division Championship-winning of 1947-48, playing 29 League matches, mostly on the right wing but also the left after Denis Compton was injured. Characterised by his pace, physical strength and powerful shooting (but also known for his inconsistent form, much to the frustration of Arsenal's fans), McPherson continued to be a regular in the Arsenal side for the next three seasons, although he missed Arsenal's only other success at the time, the 1950 FA Cup final, with Freddie Cox and Denis Compton playing on the wings that day.
Having passed the age of thirty and with his place under threat from the likes of Cox and Arthur Milton. McPherson left Arsenal in the summer of 1951, returning to his old club Notts County. In total, he played 163 matches for the Gunners, scoring 21 goals. Despite being a regular in a First Division-winning side, he was never considered for a Scotland cap, perhaps because of his inconsistent form. He spent two seasons at Notts County before spells at Brentford, then non-league Bedford Town and Cambridge United. He died in 1983, aged 62.
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'''John Barnwell''' (born 24 December 1938) is an Irish former football player and manager. He is the current chief executive of the League Managers Association.
Born in Dublin, Barnwell first played as an amateur for Bohemians, before moving to Arsenal in 1955; he turned professional in November 1956. A regular in both the Arsenal and Irish youth sides, he made his debut for the Arsenal first team against Sunderland on 13 April 1957.
Soon after Barnwell was called up for National Service, and did not play again for Arsenal till midway through the 1958-59 season. A semi-regular in the Arsenal side for the next six seasons, Barnwell initially played as an inside forward, behind the main strikers, but during 1961-62 he was switched to a more defensive wing half position. He couldn't maintain his place in the side and was dropped.
However, Barnwell returned in 1962-63, playing 37 games at wing half, only to lose form again the following season, however, and he was dropped from the side. Unable to find his way back into the Arsenal first team again, he moved to Nottingham Forest in March 1964 for -40,000. In total, he played 151 matches for Arsenal, scoring 24 goals.
Barnwell played for Forest for six seasons, where he properly settled into a defensive midfield role; he did not win any major honours at Forest either, although they came close in 1966-67 - finishing as First Division runners-up and FA Cup semi-finalists. He played 186 matches, scoring 22 goals, for Forest. He left for Sheffield United in 1970, but after a brief stint (playing nine games and scoring twice), he retired due to a persistent ankle injury.
After retiring, Barnwell moved into coaching, becoming a coach under Noel Cantwell at Peterborough United, helping the club to promotion to the old Third Division. Barnwell succeeded Cantwell in 1977, and narrowly missed out on reaching the Second Division in his first and only season. He left United in 1978 after a dispute with the club's board, but soon joined Wolves, taking the club to an FA Cup semi-final against his old club Arsenal in 1979, and then victory in the 1980 League Cup final against Forest. This was despite Barnwell being involved in a horrific car accident, in which he fractured his skull.
However, Wolves could not maintain this form, finishing 18th in 1980-81. With the club bottom of the First Division in January 1982, he resigned. He moved abroad, coaching in Saudi Arabia and later managing Greek side AEK Athens (1983-1984). He then returned back to England to manage Notts County (1987-1988), Walsall (1989-1990) and Northampton Town (1993-1994). After that, he semi-retired from management, before becoming manager of Grantham Town in February 1996 and he then took up his current post as LMA chief executive in July 1996. Barnwell is now a life Vice President of the LMA, and is involved in various businesses related to football. He describes his passion as ' The game, the people in it, and its future'.
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'''Charles Oliver "Charlie" Satterthwaite''' (1877 - May 1948) was an English football player.
Born in Cockermouth, Cumberland, Satterthwaite played as a youth for local sides Black Diamond and Workington before joining Football League side Bury in 1896, moving to Burton Swifts a year later. A striker known for his powerful shooting, he made enough of a name for himself to be signed by Liverpool in 1899.
He made his Liverpool debut away to Nottingham Forest on December 16, 1899, and scored on his home debut against Glossop North End on December 23. He continued to play for Liverpool that season, scoring five goals in 18 matches, and scored five in 22 matches the following season as Liverpool won the 1900-01 First Division title. However, after losing his place early in the 1901-02 season, he moved on to New Brompton (later renamed Gillingham) and then Southern League side Thames Ironworks (who later became West Ham United) in the 1903 close season.
After a season at the Irons, scoring 18 goals in 36 matches, Satterthwaite joined Woolwich Arsenal in the summer of 1904, with Arsenal having just been promoted to the First Division. Satterthwaite made his debut in Arsenal's very first top-flight match, away to Newcastle United on September 3, 1904; Arsenal lost 3-0. On September 24, 1904, Satterthwaite scored Arsenal's very first goal in the top flight, in a 2-0 win over Wolves.
Satterthwaite was a first-team regular for Woolwich Arsenal for the next three seasons; although the newly-promoted club were unable to challenge for the First Division title, they made a strong showing in the FA Cup, reaching the semi-finals in 1905-06 and 1906-07. Satterthwaite was Arsenal's top scorer in both the 1904-05 and 1906-07 seasons with 11 and 19 goals, respectively. However, his age was catching up with him and between 1907 and 1910 he played fewer first-team matches. Nevertheless, upon his retirement in the summer of 1910 at the age of 33, he had played 141 matches for Arsenal, scoring 48 goals.
He died in 1948, aged 70. His brother, Joe Satterthwaite, also played for Woolwich Arsenal (making them the first pair of brothers to do so), although he was mainly a reserve player, only playing 5 first-class matches.
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Furniss' football career began in the 1880s, before the advent of formal League football, when he played for the team which would later become Ardwick AFC and Manchester City. Whilst in his mid-twenties, Furniss suffered a leg injury which meant he could no longer play football. However, Furniss wished to remained part of the formative club, and took on organisational tasks. By the time the club had named itself ''Ardwick AFC'' in 1887, Furniss had gained considerable influence within the club, and was largely responsible for Ardwick's move to a new ground at Hyde Road.
In 1889, Furniss was named secretary-manager of Ardwick, and led the team to win the Manchester Cup in successive years. This success played a large part in Ardwick gaining admittance to the Football League as members of the newly formed Second Division in 1892. Under Furniss, Ardwick finished fifth in the inaugural Second Division season. At this point Furniss relinquished his duty of managing the team in order to concentrate on off-the-field affairs, handing the management role to Joshua Parlby.
Ardwick became embroiled in financial troubles in 1894, resulting in the club reforming as Manchester City F.C., and Furniss took on the responsibility of resolving the financial situation. He used his own money to pay many Ardwick creditors, and had to postpone his wedding for three years as a result.
Furniss was twice chairman of Manchester City, first for a brief period in 1916, and also from 1921 to 1928. As chairman, Furniss again oversaw a move of ground, as Manchester City moved from Hyde Road to Maine Road in 1923.
In addition to his football interests, Furniss also ran a tourist attraction in Marple.
Furniss died in 1941 in Fallowfield, and was survived by three daughters.
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'''Colin Fyfe Miller''' (born 4 October 1964 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire) is a Scottish-born Canadian professional football coach who captained the Canadian national team several times while earning 61 caps (scoring 5 goals) in total.
Moving to Vancouver at he age of 10, Miller began his professional playing career as an 18 year old, joining the Toronto Blizzard of the NASL in 1982. After playing 23 games over three seasons with the Blizzard, Miller joined Scottish giants Rangers, where he spent the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons, appearing in four first-team games.
Miller played in 61 games and scored three goals for Football League side Doncaster Rovers in 1986-87 and 1987-88, for Scottish Football League club Hamilton Academical 199 times over six seasons (1989-94), St. Johnstone in 12 games in 1994, Heart of Midlothian 16 games in 1994-95, Dunfermline 62 times over three seasons (1995-98), Ayr United six times in 1998, and eight times as a player-manager of Academical in 1998-99. Miller also played two summer seasons for the Hamilton Steelers in the Canadian Soccer League, playing 27 times 1988 and 11 times 1990.
Miller made his national team debut against Scotland in June 1983 and was a squad member for Canada's only World Cup finals appearance in 1986 although he did not play. He has represented Canada in 26 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. His final international was a November 1997 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica, a game in which seven other national team veterans finished their international career.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
He became Canada's assistant coach in the early 2000s and interim head coach in 2003-04. Miller was a youth soccer coach with the Abbotsford Soccer Association in the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, specifically the Abbotsford Rangers USL Premier Development League side, until 2007. On 3 July 2007, it was announced that Colin Miller was hired as assistant first-team coach of Derby County, an English club playing the 2007-08 season in English Premier League. On 2 April 2008, Miller was introduced as the Head Coach and Director of Soccer Operations for the Victoria Highlanders of the USL Premier Development League.
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'''Stephen Robert Jordan''' (born 6 March 1982 in Warrington, England), is an English footballer, currently playing for Burnley as a defender.
During his first two seasons at Manchester City, Jordan failed to make any first team starts and as a result was loaned out to then Football League Two side Cambridge United F.C on 5 October 2002 for 3 months.
In the summer of 2004 Peterborough United made an offer for Jordan who was out of contract at Manchester City, as he was under 24 at the time Peterborough would have been required to pay compensation to Man City under the Bosman ruling.
The following season Jordan did break into the first team, making 19 Premier League starts in the later stages of the season and as the player was only on a 12 month contract his new manager, Stuart Pearce urged the player to "commit his future" to the club. Jordan finally committed on 29 May 2005 when he signed a two year long contract with City.
Over the next two seasons at City Jordan made fewer and fewer appearances, starting just 30 league games,
Jordan married his long term girlfriend, Katy Lewis, on the 1st May 2008. They have one child together, a daughter, Heidi, who was born in September 2009.
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'''Michael "Mick" Wadsworth''' (born 3 November 1950 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is an English football coach and former player, who most recently had the role of manager of Chester City Football Club from June to September 2009.
Wadsworth was, for a very short time, a player. But with his league playing experience limited to around thirty appearances for Scunthorpe United in the 1976-77 season, it is for coaching that he is best known.
A non-league playing career with clubs including Gainsborough Trinity and Mossley ended at Frickley Athletic, where Wadsworth was player-manager. Wadsworth was then employed by the FA until commencing his club management career in 1993.
In 1985, Wadsworth was appointed as an FA regional coach in the north-west region of England, a position he would hold until 1991, when he became a Technical Co-ordinator on the FA's Excellence Programme, working on the futures of promising youngsters. Between 1988 and 1992, he was also an official match observer for the England national team under Bobby Robson and then Graham Taylor.
Wadsworth also coached some of the FA's representative teams during his time in their employ, including a coaching role with the national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He spent two years as manager of the England non-league team, five years as manager of the England youth team and had a coaching role with the England U-21 team.
In 1993, Wadsworth was offered a coaching role at PSV Eindhoven, but couldn't accept due to a lack of Dutch coaching credentials. In August, however he was appointed Carlisle United manager. Carlisle finished 7th in Division Three and made the playoffs, but lost in the semi-final. The following season Carlisle reached the Auto Windscreens Trophy final but lost to Barry Fry's Birmingham City. In the league the club finished 1st in Division Three, winning promotion.
After a poor start to 1995-96 in Division Two, Wadsworth resigned from his post as Director of Coaching.
In January 1996 Wadsworth became the assistant to the inexperienced Gary Megson at Norwich City. Norwich were to finish the season 16th of 24 in Division One. At the end of the disastrous season he moved to Scarborough as manager and took the club to the play-off semi-finals in his second season.
=====Colchester United Manager and St Kitts & Nevis Coach=====
In January 1999 Wadsworth left Scarborough to manage Colchester United, who finished 18th in Division Two that May. In the close-season, Wadsworth held a short-term coaching role with St. Kitts & Nevis. Not long afterwards, however, Wadsworth resigned from Colchester, on 25 August 1999.
=====Newcastle United Assistant Manager=====
After leaving Colchester, Wadsworth spent two weeks working with Steve Coppell at Crystal Palace before becoming assistant manager to Sir Bobby Robson at Newcastle United.
In May 2000, Newcastle finished 11th in the Premier League, a position they would repeat in 2001.
=====Southampton Assistant Manager, Oldham Manager=====
Wadsworth was to leave Newcastle in June 2001, without telling Sir Bobby, to become assistant manager to Stuart Gray at Southampton. In November the duo were sacked after a very poor start to the season. The following month he was appointed manager of Oldham Athletic but was fired at the end of the season after finishing ninth in Division Two.
After Lou Macari and Joe Jordan's dismissal Wadsworth was appointed manager of Huddersfield Town in July 2002, after being recommended to chairman David Taylor for the job. Firstly he brought in Dave Wilkes as his First Team Coach and former Barnsley keeper Dave Watson but by January 2003 he was sacked but as Wadsworth and the club could not agree a severance package, he was reinstated until March.
In November 2003 he was appointed manager of Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of African Nations Cup, for which they had qualified. He was sacked from "The Simbas" on 2 February 2004, the day after the team had lost their third of three matches in the tournament.
In June 2004, he was appointed manager of Portuguese club Beira-Mar, but left in September amid claims of boardroom interference. Wadsworth re-surfaced at Shrewsbury Town in January 2005 as assistant manager to Gary Peters and remained with the club until March 2006.
Wadsworth was appointed Director of Club Development at Scottish side Gretna in July 2006, and he later took on a dual role as Director of Football and assistant manager when David Irons was appointed as Gretna's new manager in July 2007. On 19 May 2008, forty members of staff at Gretna, including Wadsworth, were laid off due to financial difficulties and after relegation.
He was appointed Chester City manager on 29 June 2009. After just two wins in 13 Football Conference games, Wadworth was sacked.
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}}'''David Hillier''' (born December 18, 1969) is an English former footballer.
Hillier was born in Blackheath, London and had played schoolboy football for his region before joining Arsenal in January 1984 as an associated schoolboy. He later became a trainee and turned professional in February 1988; Hillier captained the Arsenal side which beat Doncaster Rovers in the 1988 FA Youth Cup final. He progressed to the club's reserve side, winning the Football Combination in 1989-90, before making his first-team debut in a League Cup tie against Chester City on September 25, 1990.
Hillier became a frequent, though not first-choice, player in the Arsenal side that season, making 16 appearances in central midfield, as Arsenal won the First Division title with only a single defeat. The following two seasons Hillier became more of a regular fixture; he played 43 matches in 1992-93, and made a name for himself as a combative, strong midfielder who would make up for any shortcomings in skill with his workrate. However, a leg injury near the end of the season meant he missed both the League Cup and FA Cup finals that season; Arsenal won both, the first time an English club had completed the Cup Double.
Hillier returned the next season but another injury forced him to miss the club's 1994 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final victory over Parma. By now he was less of a regular in the Arsenal side, especially after the signing of Stefan Schwarz, although Hillier did finally play a cup final for Arsenal, featuring in the Gunners' unsuccessful defence of their Cup Winners Cup title in 1995, losing 2-1 to Real Zaragoza.
Despite this, Hillier's form had clearly declined since his early days at the club, and he was a marginal player under Bruce Rioch. Additionally, Hillier's behaviour off the pitch had started to concern the management. In March 1995, a drugs test at the Arsenal training ground revealed that Hillier had taken cannabis, but he avoided punishment after explaining that traces of the drug had entered his bloodstream after smoking a spiked cigarette. A bizarre incident at Gatwick Airport, where he was caught stealing -3,000 of another passenger's luggage, further damaged his Arsenal career; he was later fined and ordered to pay costs by magistrates. When Arsne Wenger succeeded Rioch in autumn 1996, Hillier was already on the transfer list and did not feature in Wenger's future plans for the side. Having played 142 matches for Arsenal (scoring two goals), Hillier was sold to Portsmouth for -250,000.
Hillier played 61 matches in two and a half years for Pompey, before moving to Second Division Bristol Rovers in February 1999. However, his spell here was not a success and he was released in 2002; he had a spell at Barnet before retiring in 2003. He now works as a fireman in the Bristol area and manages non-league team, Oldland Abbotonians.
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'''Tomasz Hajto''' (born 16 October 1972 in Makw Podhalaski) is a Polish footballer who is currently with KS d. He plays as a defender.
Having begun his career playing for Halniak Makw Podhalaski, he moved to Gral ywiec before making his big break in 1991 with Hutnik Krakw. His prowess as a youngster was noticed by many, and in 1993-94 he was transferred to Grnik Zabrze.
Hajto was soon to create interest from other countries, most particularly Germany and England, but it was to the former that he was first transferred. He first played for MSV Duisburg for two seasons. After the team was relegated to 2. Bundesliga, Hajto was transferred to FC Schalke 04, where he played until 2004. He then signed a two year contract with 1. FC Nuremberg. As he hadn't met the expectations he was transferred to Southampton in summer 2005. In January 2006 his contract with Southampton was cancelled, enabling him to sign for Derby County on an eighteen month contract, however this deal was also terminated early, after only four months at the club.
Hajto participated in the 2002 Football World Cup in Korea and Japan. He has scored 6 goals in 62 caps for Poland, as of December 2005.
Tomasz Hajto is married and has one son (Mateusz) and a daughter (Wiktoria).
In January 2008, Hajto was found guilty of manslaughter after speeding in his car and killing a female pedestrian at a zebra crossing on a street in Lodz. Pleading guilty to the charges, he was given a suspended 2-year jail sentence, ordered to pay a fine of 7,000 Polish Zlotys and given a one-year driving ban. He had earlier been fined in 2004 for dealing in smuggled cigarettes.
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'''Peter James McParland, MBE''' (b. 25 April 1934, Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a former professional footballer.
McParland was spotted playing for Dundalk in the League of Ireland by Aston Villa manager George Martin. Martin signed McParland for a fee of -3,880.
During his time with Aston Villa, McParland won the FA Cup in 1957, scoring twice in the final against Manchester United but also becoming involved in a controversial incident in which he shoulder charged (at the time a legitimate form of challenge) the Manchester United keeper after only 6 minutes which left United's goalkeeper, Ray Wood, unconscious with a broken cheekbone. Wood left the pitch for a period and returned after a while (substitutes had not yet been introduced) but was a virtual passenger in an outfield position for most of the match before returning to goal as United chased the game.
He also won the Second Division title in 1960 and the League Cup in 1961 while with Aston Villa.He was coach of AEL LIMASSOL
===Wolverhampton Wanderers & Plymouth Argyle===
Following Aston Villa, McParland joined local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1962. Although he was only there for one season, he did manage to score 10 goals in 21 games. The following season McParland moved on to Plymouth Argyle, his third and final English league club (although he later turned out for Worcester City in the old Southern League), before hanging up his boots.
McParland played for the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League in 1967 and 1968.
McParland represented Northern Ireland 34 times and scored twice in his debut against Wales in 1953-54 season.
He also starred for Northern Ireland in the 1958 FIFA World Cup in which he scored five goals and helped his team to the quarter-finals. France defeated Northern Ireland 4-0 in the quarter-final.
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'''Colin Kazim-Richards''' (born 26 August 1986, Leytonstone, London, England), also known as '''Colin Kzım''' or '''Kzım Kzım''' in Turkey, is an English-born footballer who plays for Fenerbahe in the Sper Lig and internationally for Turkey having qualified for Turkish nationality through his mother's ethnicity.
Kazim-Richards attended Stoneydown Park Primary School in Walthamstow, where he developed an interest in football, which continued into his secondary education at Aveling Park, Walthamstow. His mother is a Turkish Cypriot (which enabled him to join the Turkish national team), and his father is of Antiguan descent.
Kazim-Richards began his professional career at Bury, after joining the club at the age of 15 and progressing through the club's youth team and centre of excellence. He broke into the first team in the 2004-2005 season, and his performances caught the attention of larger clubs.
At the age of 19, he was signed on a three-year contract by Brighton & Hove Albion for -250,000. The contract was signed after a fan of the club, Aaron Berry, won the sum for the club in a competition run by Coca-Cola which, in turn, led to Kazim-Richards being dubbed the "Coca-Cola Kid". He was often brought on as a second-half substitute, and by the end of the 2005-2006 season, he had scored six league goals for the club, including its 5,000th league goal. He submitted a transfer request after being omitted from the starting line-up of Brighton's opening match as they began their campaign in 2006-2007 against Rotherham.
Subsequently, Brighton sold him to Sheffield United for -150,000 on 31 August 2006, the deadline day for the transfer window. Kazim-Richards signed a three-year deal with the Blades after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms. He scored once for Sheffield United, in a 2-2 draw with Bolton Wanderers in November 2006.
On 15 June 2007, Kazim-Richards signed a four-year contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahe. He scored his second UEFA Champions League goal for Fenerbahe in the quarter-final first leg against Chelsea on 2 April 2008.
French football club Toulouse revealed on the 18th of January 2010 that Kazim will sign a six month loan contract between January and June.
Kazim-Richards scored and was credited with an assist in his debut for the Turkey under-21 team in a victory against Switzerland on 24 March 2007. On 30 April, the Turkish national coach Fatih Terim declared that Kazim-Richards would play for the senior team.
Terim called him up for matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brazil. He received his first senior international cap in a 0-0 friendly draw against Brazil on 5 June 2007, a game in which he played 38 minutes. He was a member of Turkey's Euro 2008 squad, playing in all five matches as the side reached the semi-finals.
Colin's football career in Turkey hasn't stopped short of bringing debate and comdemnation amongst the Turkish media. Around December 2009, Kazim-Richards was involved in an accidental car crash which broke his right wrist. On Sky Sports he had revealed that he had not worn his seat belt at the time of the crash
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''' Ricardinho''', real name '''Ricardo Luiz Pozzi Rodrigues''' (born May 23, 1976 in So Paulo) is a Brazilian football player currently playing for Atltico Mineiro. He is usually a deep-lying paymaker. He is best known for his accurate passing and technique.
Ricardinho has earned 23 caps for the Brazilian national team, the first in March 28, 2000 in a match against Colombia. He was called up by Luiz Felipe Scolari for the 2002 FIFA World Cup as a late replacement for Emerson who was injured before the tournament began. He appeared three matches as a substitute during the tournament as Brazil won the World Cup for the record fifth time.
On August 17, 2005, he scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Croatia, an equalizer in the 41st minute as Brazil drew 1-1 with Croatia.
He was selected by Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira among the 23 footballers to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He appeared in two matches as a substitute, against Japan and Ghana. In the latter, he made an assist to a late goal scored by midfielder Z Roberto.
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'''Anthony Stokes''' (born 25 July 1988 in Dublin)
Stokes began his career with Arsenal, but established himself with a successful loan spell with Falkirk in 2006,
Stokes broke into the Arsenal reserves at only 15 years old after joining from Shelbourne. Stokes made his first-team debut as a substitute in Arsenal's League Cup tie against Sunderland on 25 October 2005, coming on for Arturo Lupoli in the 88th minute which Arsenal won 3-0.
In the summer of 2006, he trained with Sunderland with a view to a loan move, but the then Sunderland manager Niall Quinn decided against it due to Sunderland's large squad depth and lack of reserve team.
Eventually, Arsenal agreed a loan deal with Falkirk that saw Stokes play for the Scottish side until the end of 2006. Stokes scored his first goal for Falkirk in a 1-0 victory at Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 19 September 2006, in the CIS Cup third round. He followed that up on October 21 with two more goals against Inverness. On 28 October 2006, he scored his first competitive hat-trick during Falkirk's 5-1 victory over Dundee United, and then scored another hat-trick in the following match against Dunfermline Athletic, to take his tally to an impressive nine goals in just four games, equalling a record previously held by Paul Derjone.
This hat-trick wrote himself into Falkirk's history book, with Falkirk enjoying success over their Fife rivals. Having become the first player to score back to back hat-tricks in the SPL, Stokes then hit a third in his final game for Falkirk, a 3-1 home victory over Inverness on 30 December. On 7 November, Stokes scored an equaliser for Falkirk in the 100th minute of the CIS Insurance Cup against Celtic, Falkirk going through 5-4 on penalties. His continuing good form saw him named ''Young Player of the Month'' for October and November. By the end of December 2006 he had scored 16 goals in 18 league and cup appearances and reports linked him with a move to Celtic. However, when his loan at Falkirk expired on 31 December 2006, he returned to Arsenal.
Stokes was transferred to Sunderland for a -2 million fee in January 2007.
Stokes was banned from The Glass Spider in Sunderland, a late closing bar/club after Roy Keane blamed the club for being a distraction that was affecting his training. The barring was revoked after a season and Stokes received a complimentary bottle of champagne. Stokes then scored his first Premier League goal; a last-minute winner against Derby County that took Sunderland out of the relegation zone.
On 17 October 2008, Stokes agreed a 3 month loan deal to Sheffield United, with the possibility of extending it for the season. Stokes again took the shirt that was previously vacated by Jon Stead, this time number 8. Stokes made his debut for the Blades in the local derby against Sheffield Wednesday a few days later, coming on as a second half substitute.
In March 2009 he joined Crystal Palace on loan, scoring a superb solo effort after his first start against Preston North End.
Stokes joined Hibernian for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around -500,000, in August 2009.
Stokes earned his first cap for the Republic of Ireland in their 2-1 win away to San Marino on 7 February 2007, coming on as a substitute.
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'''Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink''' (; born 7 November 1978) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Hull City and the Dutch national team as a striker.
Born in Oldenzaal, Vennegoor of Hesselink scored 59 league goals for FC Twente over the course of five seasons. In mid-2001, he was signed by Eredivisie-rivals PSV.
Vennegoor of Hesselink scored 22 times for PSV during his first season with the club. His second and third seasons at PSV proved less fruitful, with 8 and 12 goals, respectively. At the end of the 2003-04 season, he was told he could leave the club, but stayed on, and in 2004-05, Vennegoor of Hesselink scored 19 goals in 28 matches. He also earned a recall to the national team in March 2005 after an absence of almost five years.
On 24 August 2006, Vennegoor of Hesselink left PSV and signed a three-year deal with Scottish champions Celtic, with the option of a further year, for a fee of around -3.4 million. He scored the winning goal on his debut after coming on as a substitute against Hibernian. In his next game, against Aberdeen, he scored the winner from outside the box in a 1-0 win. He then scored his first European goal for Celtic in the UEFA Champions League against Manchester United just four days later. Injuries subsequently curtailed his appearances but he found his form late on, scoring his first hat-trick for the Bhoys against St. Mirren and a last minute winner against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, before being sent off with a second booking after leaving the field of play to celebrate with the Celtic fans. He ended the season with 18 goals to his name and also SPL and Scottish Cup winners medals.
The new season started well for Vennegoor of Hesselink, scoring 5 goals in the first 6 League games. After shaking off injury, he started to find some form and by January his performances improved immensely, delivering a Man of the Match performance and scoring against Kilmarnock in a 5-1 thrashing in the Scottish Cup. He followed that up with a goal against Hearts on 16 February and then a stunning diving header against FC Barcelona four days later to give Celtic a 1-0 lead in the Champions League Round of 16 first-leg at Celtic Park. On 16 April Vennegoor of Hesselink scored his first Old Firm goal against Rangers at Celtic Park in injury-time to give Celtic a 2-1 win. Many saw that goal as the major turning point in Celtic's incredible comeback to win the league. On 22 May, the last day of the season, he scored what proved to be the league-winning goal with a powerful header off a corner kick against Dundee United at Tannadice. It was Vennegoor of Hesselink's 20th goal of the season and rounded off another successful year for both player and club, as the big striker and teammate Scott McDonald struck up an extremely productive partnership, leading most strike pairings in the United Kingdom in goals for almost the entire season, a total of 40 scored by the pair combined in the league alone and 51 in total.
The next season started slowly for Vennegoor of Hesselink, and he was sent off in a 4-2 home defeated by Rangers at Parkhead, just three minutes after coming on as a substitute. He scored his first goals of the 2008-09 season on 27 September against Aberdeen in a 3-2 win at Parkhead, with his second being a last minute winner. Vennegoor of Hesselink then went on a long goal drought (mainly due to the fact that he was out injured for over three months) until 4 April 2009 when he scored Celtic's fourth goal in a 4-0 win against Hamilton with a simple tap-in. He scored again four days later in another 4-0 victory with another simple tap-in, this time the second against Falkirk. The big striker then made it three goals in three games when he scored the opening goal against Hearts at Tynecastle with less than 25 seconds on the clock. The game ended 1-1 with Bruno Aguiar scoring the equaliser for Hearts. It was then four in four when he scored a 43rd minute opener in a 2-0 win at home to Aberdeen. Celtic did not lose any games in which Vennegoor of Hesselink scored in the 2008/09 season. Despite this, he was released by Celtic at the end of his contract in July 2009.
Vennegoor of Hesselink was linked with Championship team Bristol City but manager Gary Johnson said that his wage would have had to drop by a third.
Vennegoor of Hesselink signed a two-year contract for Hull City on 3 September 2009. His first appearance was against Sunderland on 12 September 2009 when he came on as a substitute for Craig Fagan.
He scored his first goal for the club with the opening goal in the 2-1 home win against Wigan Athletic on 3 October 2009.
He also gained another winner with a last minute strike against Stoke after coming on as a substitute.
Vennegoor of Hesselink is a squad regular for the Netherlands. He made his international debut on 11 October 2000 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands' 2-0 World Cup qualifier defeat against Portugal. His first international goal came against Thailand on 6 June 2007 in a friendly match at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok. He was included in the Dutch squads to play at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, when he made a late appearance as a substitute in the second-round game against Portugal, and at UEFA Euro 2008, where he appeared against Romania.
:''Scores and results list Netherlands goal tally first''
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink's name derives from the 17th century, when two farming families in the Enschede area of the Netherlands intermarried. Both the Vennegoor and Hesselink names carried equal social weight, and so - rather than choose between them - they chose to use both. "Of" in Dutch translates to "or" in English, which would mean that a strict translation of his name would read 'Jan Vennegoor or Hesselink'. This could be considered as having the same effect as the double-barrelling of English surnames.
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'''Emmett Friars''' (born September 14, 1985 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Irish Premier League side Newry City, where he played as a defender.
Emmett began his career as a trainee with Notts County, but failed to establish himself in the first team. He made 14 appearances and scored one goal whilst at the club, but was released at the end of the 2005/06 season.
He spent the start of the 2005/06 season playing on loan for non-league team AFC Telford United in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
On December 23, 2006, Friars was sent out on loan to Hinckley United for the remainder of the 2006/07 season.
In May 2007, Tamworth general manager Russell Moore confirmed that Friars would not be with the club for the 2007/08 season, and that the former Notts County defender had returned to Northern Ireland.
Friars recently trained with Cliftonville, where his brother Sean plays, but was not offered a contract. He has since joined Newry City. He was Newry City's Player of the Year for the season 2007/08.
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'''Michael Husbands''' (born 13 November 1983) is an English professional footballer. He is of Saint Lucian descent and was at one point considered for selection for the Saint Lucia national team.
Husbands, a forward, began his career at Aston Villa, where he was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning team of 2002. He joined Hereford United on loan in December 2002, he made five substitute appearances over his 2 months at Edgar Street.
He was allowed to join Southend United in July 2003; he spent two years at the club, but played only 16 games due to a number of injuries including a pelvic problem. In August 2005 he joined Bristol Rovers for a short spell on a non-contract basis before moving on to Walsall the next month and then Port Vale in October 2005.
Husbands made 47 league appearances for ''the Valiants''. The highlight of his time at Vale Park was on 26 September 2006 against Nottingham Forest, he scored within 14 seconds - the fastest goal of that season.
He was released by Port Vale in July 2007, and joined Macclesfield Town, where he became Ian Brightwell's first signing as manager. He joined Telford United of the Conference North on a one month loan in November, which was extended by a month after he impressed at New Bucks Head, before the loan was eventually extended until the end of the season. Husbands made 25 appearances for the Shropshire side scoring three times. Telford rejected the opportunity to sign him permanently at the end of the campaign and so after a trial at Cheltenham Town in July, he opted to join Oxford United in the Conference National in August 2008. Manager Darren Patterson urged him to make the most of this opportunity, saying, "For whatever reason he's had lots of clubs, but you can see his sharpness. Maybe this is the last chance saloon for Michael. He needs a club where he plays regularly and scores goals." However he was released by Oxford at the end of the month after his contract expired.
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'''Wayne Henderson''' (born 16 September 1983) is an Irish goalkeeper, currently playing for Preston North End.
Born in Dublin, Henderson comes from a family of goalkeepers. His father Paddy Henderson (footballer) played for Shamrock Rovers in the 1960s, and older brothers Dave and Stephen played with great success in the League of Ireland in the 1980s and 1990s. His nephews Sam Henderson playing at schoolboy level and Stephen currently playing for Bristol City.Wayne is currently engaged to his long term girlfriend. The great Irish boxer wacker henderson was Wayne's uncle. Henderson's favourite song is the dubliners monto. He is known to sing it as one of his party tricks. He is a keen harmonica player and is known to be seen playing it on Dublins hal'penny bridge during the summer months.
Henderson played schoolboy football for Dublin side Cherry Orchard, before joining Aston Villa in 2001. He did not play for Villa's first team, but he wore the number 1 shirt in their FA Youth Cup win in 2002. During his time at Villa, Henderson was loaned out several times: to Tamworth in March 2004; Wycombe Wanderers (April-May 2004), Notts County (August to October 2004 and December 2004 to January 2005), and Brighton and Hove Albion (August to December 2005).
Following his loan spell at Brighton, he was purchased by the club in January 2005 for -20,000, which would have risen to -35,000 if they stayed in the Football League Championship in the 2005-2006 season.
On 30 January 2007, Henderson handed in a transfer request at the Seagulls after losing his first-team place to Michel Kuipers, and on 31 January he joined Preston North End for a fee of -150,000, which could rise to -250,000 depending on first-team and international appearances.
However, after only a handful of appearances for Preston North End, Wayne picked up a serious back injury in August 2007. He was expected to return to training in time for pre season the following season, however complications with the injury kept him out for longer than expected. In October 2008, he returned to the reserve team but after a couple of appearances, the back injury returned and he is still out injured 18 months after the original injury occurred.
On February 27 2009 Wayne signed an initial one month loan deal with Grimsby Town. The Mariners had meant to sign Shane Supple from Ipswich Town on the previous day, but the deal fell through. Henderson was signed by Grimsby boss Mike Newell to fill the boots of current keeper Phil Barnes whose recent performances had dipped. Henderson was an integral part of the Grimsby side that managed to stave off relegation from the Football League.
Henderson represented Republic of Ireland U-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was the first-choice goalkeeper for the Republic of Ireland Under-21 football team.
On 16 February 2006 Henderson received his first senior call up to the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut on 1 March 2006, playing in the second half of the 3-0 win over Sweden. He received his second cap in the 0-1 defeat to Chile, although keeping a clean sheet.
Henderson was also called up to face the Czech Republic in a Euro 2008 qualifer in October 2006; the final score was 1-1, and against San Marino in a Euro 2008 qualifier, finishing 2 - 1 to Ireland.
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'''Angus Ian MacPherson''' (born 11 October 1968 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer and is the current manager of St Mirren.
MacPherson started his career as a youth player with Rangers, but was unable to break in to the first team, spending a period on loan to English side Exeter City.
In 1991 he moved to Kilmarnock, where he would enjoy the most successful period of his career becoming a regular fixture in the Rugby Park first team. He went on to play over 350 games at Kilmarnock and also was in the side that won the Scottish Cup with a 1-0 win over Falkirk at Ibrox Stadium.
MacPherson left Kilmarnock in 2001 to join Dunfermline Athletic for two seasons before moving to St Mirren as player/assistant manager in 2003.
MacPherson was then appointed as player/manager on 18 December 2003 after the resignation of John Coughlin. He retired from playing to concentrate solely on management at the end of the 2003/04 season.
MacPherson guided St. Mirren to 2nd in 2004-05 finishing behind Falkirk. This was a significant improvement for the club having finished seventh the previous season. In the following season MacPherson guided St Mirren back to the Scottish Premier League having finished top of the First Division. He also guided the team to a 2-1 win in the Scottish League Challenge Cup final against Hamilton Academical with Simon Lappin and John Sutton netting the goals, becoming the only St. Mirren manager to win a domestic double.
In the 2006-07 season he retained St Mirren's place in the SPL, following a brief relegation fight. In the second last game of the season St. Mirren's place in the SPL was confirmed courtesy of a 3-2 win over Motherwell despite having been 2-0 down. This coupled with other results saw one of MacPhersons former clubs, Dunfermline relegated to the First Division.
In the following season MacPherson became the first St Mirren manager to be knocked out of both the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup by teams from a lower league in the same season. Despite these set-backs he retained St. Mirren's SPL status with 10th place in the division. This was St. Mirren's highest finish since the 1990/91 season, finishing one place above MacPherson's former club Kilmarnock and relegated Gretna.
In the 2008-09 season he led St Mirren to a famous win over Rangers at Love Street with Stephen McGinn netting the only goal of the game.
The win over Celtic meant St. Mirren were the only club to manage to beat both halves of the Old Firm that season. Despite the promising results, the move to a new stadium proved a burden on the club, and MacPherson's side were pushed into a fierce 5 team relegation battle. A penultimate weekend win away to Falkirk, made it unlikely the club would be relegated, however a final day defeat to Hamilton, coupled with Falkirk's win at Inverness, meant that St. Mirren and Inverness finished level on points. St Mirren stayed in the top flight on goal difference, MacPherson's side being 2 goals better off than Inverness who were relegated.
The departure of Celtic Manager Gordon Strachan over the close season of 2009 meant that MacPherson became the 3rd longest serving manager in Scottish Football and the 2nd longest serving manager in the SPL. In January 2010, after Jim Jeffries resignation as Kilmarnock manager, Gus became the longest serving manager in the league.
MacPherson infamously shouted at Scotland U21 star Stephen McGinn in every game, which led to a spat between the two men. MacPherson called McGinn "lazy" ; McGinn in turn called him a "baldy hun" and a "useless shite". McGinn left St Mirren in 2010.
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'''Robert Betts''', (born 21 December 1981 in Doncaster) is a semi-professional footballer. He made his debut for Doncaster Rovers when he was just 16, during the 1997/98 season, when a Doncaster side made up mostly of players from the youth team and non-league football were relegated from The Football League. He made 3 appearances that season, and impressed enough to earn a move to Premiership side Coventry City. Here he settled into their youth system, appearing on the losing side in two FA Youth Cup Finals. He made a few appearances in the Premiership, and had loan spells at Plymouth Argyle and Lincoln City. Coventry's relegation from the Premiership in 2001 gave him more opportunities to play, but he was still on the fringes of the team, and was released in June 2003. He scored once during his stay at Coventry, his goal coming in the 8-0 League Cup rout of Rushden & Diamonds.
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'''Frank Burrows''' (born 30 January 1944 in Larkhall) is a Scottish soccer manager, and former player.
Frank Burrows began his football career at Scottish club Raith Rovers. In 1965 he moved south to England and joined Scunthorpe United. Impressive performances as a defender for Scunthorpe led to him being signed by Swindon Town F.C. for the 1968-69 season as a replacement for the departing Mel Nurse. Burrows was a major factor in helping Swindon to their most successful ever season in which they won promotion and the League Cup.
Burrows played alongside team captain Stan Harland in the middle of a defence that conceded just 35 goals in 46 League matches. He went on to make over 350 appearances for Swindon. At the start of the 1973-74 season he was made a player coach, such was the feeling that he was a natural leader as well as a solid defender.
The 1975-76 season saw his coaching come more into prominence. The season had not gone well for Swindon with a defeat at the hands of Tooting & Mitcham United in the FA Cup and a slide down the Football League Division Three table into a perilous position.
Ambitious as a manager, Burrows left Swindon to be appointed Assistant Manager to Jimmy Dickinson at Portsmouth. When Dickinson resigned in 1979 Burrows replaced him. Burrows enjoyed success at Portsmouth as a manager winning promotion from the fourth division in May 1980, after leaving the club in 1982 he spent time as assistant manager at Sunderland, before being appointed manager at Cardiff City in May 1986. Burrows arrived to a Cardiff side demoralized by two successive relegations under former manager Alan Durban that had left the club in the bottom rung of the Football League. Burrows brought in his own coaching staff, including former City manager Jimmy Goodfellow, Bobby Smith and Gavin Tait, and set to work revitalising a side that had dropped the new depths.
Burrows managed to lead City to promotion in the 1987-88 season, but the side struggled in the old Third Division and following disagreements with the Board of Directors, Burrows resigned in August 1989. Later that year, he returned to Portsmouth as assistant manager to John Gregory, before being appointed manager in 1990. However, he left the following year after a string of poor performances. Burrows then arrived at Swansea City in March 1991, and enjoyed a productive four-year spell as manager of the Swans. However, a falling out with the board led to Burrows departure in July 1995, being succeeded in the position by his assistant, Bobby Smith.
He was then on the coaching staff at West Ham United, working under manager Harry Redknapp before returning to Cardiff City as manager in February 1998, succeeding Kenny Hibbitt in the manager's position. Under Burrows, Cardiff won promotion to the old Division Two in the 1998-99 season, but the team found themselves struggling to stay out of the relegation zone, and Burrows resigned in February 2000, being succeeded by his assistant Billy Ayre.
From 2000 until 2004, Burrows was assistant manager to Gary Megson at West Bromwich Albion and helped them win promotion to the Premiership twice. In 2001 Burrows was diagnosed with cancer of the kidney, and spent several weeks away from The Hawthorns in order to recover from major surgery.
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'''Peter Hynes''' (born November 28, 1983 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for League of Ireland First Division club Longford Town. He also works as a lorry driver.
Hynes began his career as a trainee with Aston Villa where he played in Villa's 2002 FA Youth Cup winning side and turned professional in November 2000. In need of first-team experience, he joined Doncaster Rovers on loan in December 2003, making his league debut on 13 December 2003 when he came on as a late substitute for Gregg Blundell in Rovers' 3-1 defeat away to Cheltenham Town. He played in four further games for Rovers, all as a substitute, with his only goal coming in his final game, a 5-0 win at home to Leyton Orient on 10 January 2004.
Later that month he joined Cheltenham Town on a month's loan, playing four times before returning to Villa. He was released at the end of the season, joining Conference side Tamworth in June 2004 but left in July without playing a single game for the Lambs.
Hynes joined Dublin City as John Gill's last signing before relinquishing managerial duties at Dublin City and was deployed primarily as a striker by Gill's successors Roddy Collins and Dermot Keely.
Despite scoring the late winner which consummated Dublin City's memorable reversal of a 0-2 deficit into a 3-2 victory away to Derry City late in the 2004 season.
In contrast to his uninspired form with Dublin City, Hynes proved markedly more productive in the colours of Dundalk, whom he joined in 2005, scoring six goals from midfield in 2005. He formed, alongside Philip Hughes (with whom he played at Dublin City) one half of a prolific forward pairing which manoeuvred Dundalk into a strong position in the League of Ireland First Division. However, he was released by Dundalk following a breach of club discipline on 14 November 2006.
In January 2007 he joined Newry City, but just over a month later on 28 February (the transfer deadline day for League of Ireland clubs), he signed for Derry City. The clubs agreed that Hynes would move for free but the agreement also contained a clause which would allow his former club to claim 30% of any future transfer fee if the player was to be sold on.
However, Hynes was not initially eligible to play for Derry City as FIFA's rules stated that no player could play for more than two different clubs between 1 July of one season and 30 June of the following year. In Hynes' case, he had already played for both Dundalk and Newry City between 1 July, 2006 and his signing for Derry City in February, 2007. The Football Association of Ireland argued that, as they ran a league with an unconventional Summer season, such a state of affairs ought to be permissible for players playing in the League of Ireland. With two weeks of the league season completed the association had yet to come to an agreement with FIFA. The player's clearance eventually came on 5 April.
When Hynes was finally granted eligibility to play for Derry he struggled to make an impact with the candystripes. He was loaned out during the July transfer window to UCD for whom he made 8 appearances. Hynes parted ways with Derry City at the end of the 2007 season to join new League of Ireland franchise Sporting Fingal who were making their debut in the 2008 First Division. Hynes was a regular figure in the Sporting Fingal squad where he formed a successful partnership with Robbie Doyle. In all competitions Hynes contributed 11 goals in 38 games alongside numerous assists for the new league outfit as they finished 3rd in the First Division. Hynes fell out of favour towards the end of the season with Sporting and could not agree a contract for the 2009 season. He did not wait long to find a new club as he signed for Shelbourne on December 23, 2008. Hynes made his Shelbourne debut on March 6, 2009 during a 2-1 victory over Wexford Youths at Tolka Park. On April 13, 2009, he scored his first Shelbourne goal during an League of Ireland Cup 1st round tie against his former club Dundalk at Tolka Park, a match Shelbourne won 3-0. Hynes finished the 2009 season as a First Division runner-up with Shelbourne and scored 6 goals in 33 league and cup appearances over the course of the season for Shels. He departed Shelbourne at the end of the season and he signed for Longford Town on 11 January 2010.
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'''Colin Jenkins Marshall''' (born October 25, 1984) is a Scottish footballer. He is currently playing for Tiverton Town, having left Ayr United, in March 2008. He is a midfielder.
Marshall began his career with Aston Villa, for whom he won the FA Youth Cup in 2002. He spent the 2003-04 season on loan at Clyde, before being released in the summer. Over the next two seasons he had short spells at St. Johnstone, Falkirk, Airdrie United, Stranraer and Dundee. He signed for Forfar at the beginning of August 2006, but left the club by mutual consent at the end of the month.
On 13 November 2008, Marshall played a trial match for Morton against a Celtic XI replacing David MacGregor for the final ten minutes.
Marshall currently plays for Southern League Premier side Tiverton Town
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'''James Kevin O'Connor''', (born 1 September 1979 in Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday as a midfielder. He has played for the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.
O'Connor began his career at Stoke City, where he won the Player of the Year award in the 2002-03 season
His form at the start of the 2006-07 season at Burnley was among the best of his career. However, by the start of the 2007-08 season he seemed to be relegated to a squad player's role.
The departure of Steve Cotterill as Burnley manager brought Owen Coyle in and he immediately restored O'Connor to the starting eleven. O'Connor responded by resuming his previous good form as the team's results improved. He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2007-08 season but when O'Connor asked for more time to consider his options, Coyle withdrew the offer and released him. O'Connor confirmed in an interview on BBC Radio Lancashire on 23 May that he was about to start a coaching course before deciding on his future.
O'Connor confirmed his move to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on 27 June 2008 following a month of speculation surrounding the move in the press.
O'Connor has played for the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.
O'Connor's younger brother, Danny, is also a professional footballer. He currently plays for Shamrock Rovers.
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}}'''Steven Foley-Sheridan''' (or '''Steven Foley''', born 10 February 1986 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer with AFC Bournemouth. He plays in midfield and featured in Aston Villa's FA Youth Cup win in 2002, and in their run to the final two years later. He joined from Aston Villa to Bournemouth on loan in late 2005. He later signed a permanent deal at Bournemouth. He played his schoolboy football with Stella Maris Football Club
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'''Ryan Lee Amoo''' (born 11 October 1983 in Leicester), is an English footballer currently playing for Thurnby Rangers.
A utility player by nature, Amoo has demonstrated that playing in the defensive line and in particular anywhere across the middle of the pitch as his strong points, most notably on the right.
Amoo began his career with Aston Villa, featuring in the FA Youth Cup winning side of 2002. In March 2004 he moved on to Northampton Town
At this point, Amoo was involved in a six-month relationship with the reality television star Jade Goody
In July 2006, Amoo was offered a trial with Lincoln City whose then Director of Football John Deehan had worked with Amoo at Northampton. The trial was successful with Amoo agreeing a one-year contract with the Imps.
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'''David Scullion''' (born 27 April 1984 in Lurgan) is a Northern Ireland footballer currently playing for Derry City .
A midfielder who began his career at Portadown F.C.. Aged 16, and after only 10 league appearances at Shamrock Park he signed for Aston Villa. At Villa, he was part of the 2002 FA Youth Cup winning side, but was unable to break into the first team.
David returned home and joined hometown club Glenavon, before moving to Dungannon Swifts in 2003.
Under Joe McAree, Scullion was a key member of the Dungannon Swifts team and played a huge role in guiding the Swifts to a 4th place finish in the Carnegie Premier league in the 2005/06 campaign and with that success brought Dungannon Setanta cup football and the season after the clubs first ever European outing against Icelandic Opposition.
David was also a key member of Roy Millar's Northern Ireland Under 21 squad for the 2005/06 season and retained his place for the European qualifiers at the start of the new domestic season. Scullion is an attacking midfielder and finished his last season with the Swifts with 13 goals.
He joined Glentoran on 16 June 2007 for a fee believed to be around the -10,000 mark and scored 15 goals in 64 appearances in his Glentoran career.
On February 23rd 2009, Scullion joined Derry City FC in a one year deal on the last day of the League of Ireland transfer window.
Scored in the Europa League in August 2009 .
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'''Nicky George Nicolau''' (born 12 October 1983 in Camden Town, Greater London) is an English/Cypriot footballer currently playing for Woking.
Nicolau started his career with Arsenal, winning the FA Youth Cup in 2001, but never broke into the first team.
He joined Southend United on loan in March 2004, and made the move permanent that summer. In the 2004-05 season, Nicolau helped Southend reach a second consecutive Football League Trophy final, and win promotion from League 2 via the playoffs. However a falling out with Southend manager Steve Tilson saw him axed from the team.
Nicolau moved to Swindon Town in summer 2005. He had a loan spell at Hereford United where he made 11 appearances, scoring 1 goal and was released by Swindon at the end of the 2005-06 season.
Nicolau spent the following season at Barnet, and was released by the club after one season, before manager Paul Fairclough changed his mind and decided to offer Nicolau a new contract. He left the club at the end of the 2007-08 season after turning down a new contract. After spells on trial with Weymouth and Brighton, he moved on trial with Grimsby Town in August 2008 and played in a behind closed doors friendly against Winterton Rangers but despite impressing in the game, manager Alan Buckley decided to let Nicolau leave the club the following day. Nicolau re-signed for the Bees in September 2008, turning down an offer from Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus as he would have to complete national service,
In September 2009 he joined Woking on a non-contract basis, before signing a contract until the end of the season shortly after.
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'''Steven James "Steve" Sidwell''' (born 14 December 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Sidwell was born in Wandsworth, London. He was part of the Arsenal youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2000 and 2001. One of his team mates during these years was James Harper, who he would go on to play with at Reading. He had successful loan spells with Brentford and Brighton, but was unable to break into the Arsenal first team.
Sidwell moved to Reading for an undisclosed fee on a four-and-a-half year deal in January 2003.
In 2004, Four Four Two Magazine voted him the best player outside the Premier League.
A vital part of Reading's Championship-winning 2005-06 squad, in April 2006 Sidwell was named in the ''Championship Team of the Year'' by the Professional Footballers' Association, keeping the place he had been given the previous year.
In the summer of 2006, Sidwell rejected a contract extension, and it was rumoured that he might be sold to Everton, Charlton Athletic or Manchester City, as his contract was due to run out at the end of the 2006-07 season. Reading decided to keep Sidwell for their inaugural season in the Premier League, and risk losing him without a transfer fee when his contract ran out.
Over the course of the season, he was linked with a number of high profile clubs. After the last game of the season, Reading manager Steve Coppell confirmed that Sidwell had left the club and knew who he had signed for, but refused to say.
Sidwell joined Chelsea on 1 July 2007 on a free transfer from Reading, and was given squad number 9 for the 2007-08 season. In his first interview after joining Chelsea, Sidwell stated that he had not come to Chelsea to 'make up the numbers', and that he believed training and playing alongside top players like Michael Essien and Frank Lampard would only help him improve.
He made his debut for Chelsea in a 2-1 win over Mexican side Club Amrica in a friendly match in Stanford, California, during Chelsea's summer 2007 tour of the United States. His Premiership debut for Chelsea came on 12 August 2007 in a 3-2 victory against Birmingham City when he replaced Florent Malouda in the 83rd minute, and he scored his only goal for the club on 26 September 2007, in a 4-0 win away to Hull City in the third round of the Football League Cup.
At the end of the 2007-08 season, Sidwell became linked to several Premier League clubs, including Everton, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough.
thumb|right|200px|Steve Sidwell (left) and Nicky Shorey (right) during an open training session at Villa Park
On 10 July 2008, Sidwell signed a three-year deal with Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of -5m. He made his debut for the club in a pre-season game against FC Zrich, playing the first 45 minutes, in a match which Villa lost 2-1. On 19 July 2008, Sidwell scored an own goal for Odense in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 in a 2-2 draw at Fionia Park. A week later he made his home debut in the return leg of the fixture, with Villa winning 1-0 on the day, and 3-2 on aggregate. Sidwell scored on his Premier League debut for Aston Villa against Wigan Athletic after coming on as a late substitute in a match which Villa won 4-0.
Sidwell scored his third goal of the season just 34 seconds into the Premier League match against Everton on 7 December 2008. Villa won the match 3-2.
Sidwell married Krystell on 19 June 2005. Within days of returning from their honeymoon, Steve had a tattoo of the wedding vows he had written for Krystell placed on his back. Their first son Harry was born in April 2006. His second son, Rocko, was born on December 4, 2008 a few days before he scored a goal against Everton in the Barclays Premier League. Steve also enjoys Crazy Golf and recently won a celebrity tournament where he was partnered by fellow ginger star Mick Hucknell.
His brother, Lee Sidwell, is a footballer. He played for AFC Wimbledon during the 2002-03 campaign, their inaugural season in the Combined Counties Football League Division One, and also won the award for Player of the Year during that season. He left the club in September 2004 to join Whyteleafe, though he no longer plays for them. He has also played for Netherne (now Coulsdon United) and Chipstead.
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'''Rohan Ricketts''' (born 22 December 1982 in Clapham, England) is an English footballer, currently training with Sheffield United.
Ricketts started out with Arsenal, with whom he won the FA Youth Cup in 2000 and 2001. He made one appearance for them, in the League Cup, against Manchester United.
In 2002 he made the unusual step of joining Arsenal's rivals Tottenham Hotspur, and became just the fourth player to make the switch from Arsenal to Tottenham Hotspur and only the twelfth to appear for both sides since their formation.
Ricketts didn't play a single game in his first season, but was a first-team regular in 2003-04 and his form saw him agree a one-year contract extension with the club in December 2003. Tord Grip was impressed with his ability and there was talk of him being called up to the senior England squad, but following on from Glenn Hoddle's sacking as Tottenham manager, Ricketts found his first team opportunities limited, despite being named Player of the Month in August and September for Tottenham. He scored one league goal during his time at Spurs, in a 2-1 win over Aston Villa in November 2003.
The following season, under Jacques Santini and then Martin Jol, he found appearances harder to come by and had two loan spells, first at Coventry City, and then Wolverhampton Wanderers, linking up with his former manager, Glenn Hoddle. He scored once for Wolves, in a 2-1 win over Reading on 30 April 2005.
In the summer of 2005 he moved to Molineux on a permanent basis. He had a loan spell at Queens Park Rangers in 2007 and was released by Wolves in May of the same year.
Ricketts signed a two-year deal with Championship side Barnsley in July 2007 but was released on 11 April 2008. That same day he was signed by Toronto FC of Major League Soccer.
Rohan Ricketts scored his first two goals for Toronto FC against the Colorado Rapids on 14 June 2008. In 2008 Ricketts made 26 starts (27 total appearances) and scored four goals in the regular season; he added two more goals in the Canadian Championship.
In 2009, Ricketts was pushed down Toronto FC's depth chart due to the arrivals of Canadian international Dwayne DeRosario and young American Sam Cronin; in June, Toronto released Ricketts, clearing the salary cap space necessary for the club to sign Canadian international Ali Gerba.
Following his release from Toronto, Ricketts reportedly spurned interest from several English clubs to go on trial with Aberdeen in August 2009 . Ricketts reportedly impressed during his trialin particular in Aberdeen's 1-0 win over Hull City in a preseason friendly matchbut budgetary constraints reportedly complicated the potential signing, and Ricketts ultimately did not remain with the club .
American rapper 50 Cent is known to be a fan of Ricketts, and has been seen sporting the midfielder's shirt.
Rohan and American sports and entertainment artist Dylan Ross, are currently partnering to create very limited edition and signed artwork of today's greatest football stars and entertainers.
Rohan is also a known user of social networking site Twitter, under the username rohanricketts. He was involved in a controversy, dubbed "Twitter-gate" by Toronto FC fans when statements of displeasure with the amount of playing time he was receiving were posted on his twitter account, he alleges that it was someone else who posted the messages.
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'''Ross McCormack''' (born 18 August 1986 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Welsh football club Cardiff City and the Scotland national team. He plays as either a striker or a winger.
Despite being a Celtic supporter, McCormack started his career at Rangers where, coincidentally, he made his first appearance in May 2004 against future club Motherwell at the age of 18. McCormack scored his first goal for the club in the final match of the 2003-04 season against Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park.
In 2005-06 he scored an equalizing goal in a 1-1 draw with FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League, in what was his first European appearance for the club.
Despite his memorable goal against FC Porto, McCormack was sent out on-loan to English League One club Doncaster Rovers in order to gain first team experience. He scored five times for Doncaster, the pick of them coming against Hartlepool United which kept Doncaster Rovers' play-off hopes alive.
At the start of season 2006-07 McCormack was told he did not feature in new Rangers manager Paul Le Guen's plans and was released. Motherwell bought him 10 July 2006 for an undisclosed fee. However, his first season at Motherwell was severely hampered by a virus and numerous other injuries. He returned to fitness the following season and became a fixture in the Motherwell first team, where he found himself better suited to playing in a 4-3-3 formation, receiving the October 2007 Young Player of the Month award. The season also saw an improvement in his goal tally as he scored a total of 11 goals, although he reached the tally on 16 February with a brace against Gretna and suffered a goal drought through the remaining 14 games of the season.
In January 2008, McCormack was linked with a move to Premier League sides Wigan Athletic, even coming as close as having a contract ready to be signed with the club, and Middlesbrough but no deal was agreed and he eventually signed for Football League Championship side Cardiff City on the 28 June on a free transfer, although the clubs would later agree on a compensation fee of -120,000. On his arrival, McCormack stated that one of the biggest reasons that persuaded him to sign for the club, alongside the chance to play first-team football and the group of Scottish players on the clubs books, was the presence of his idol Robbie Fowler, only for the former England international to leave the club soon after.
McCormack's first goal for Cardiff was in a pre-season tournament (Algarve Cup) against Vitria de Guimares, where he scored two in a 2-1 win. He made his League debut on the opening day of the season in a 2-1 victory over Southampton and went on to score his first competitive goal for Cardiff in a 1-1 draw against one of his former clubs in Doncaster Rovers the following week. He scored his first brace for Cardiff against Norwich City in a game which finished 2-2, and a penalty in the Carling Cup game against MK Dons marked out a successful start to his first season with Cardiff with 4 goals in 5 games. His scoring run continued and, on 28 October, he scored a 25-yard free kick in a 2-0 win over Blackpool to take his tally to ten league goals for the season, equalling the total of league goals he scored during his time at Motherwell in just three months. On 1 November, after scoring Cardiff's only goal of the game, he was taken off during a 2-1 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers after suffering a grade one tear of his hamstring which was expected to rule him out for between 3-4 weeks.
Directly after the injury McCormack stated that he would be returning ahead of schedule and was targeting a match against Crystal Palace 2 weeks after the injury as his return game, but two days prior to the game he felt a pull on his hamstring while taking part in training and would not make his return to the first team until 25 November when he converted a penalty, won by loanee Michael Chopra, who re-signed for the club later that season, during a 2-2 draw with Reading. A second penalty in two games saw him score in the South Wales derby against Swansea City as the match ended 2-2 but he suffered a second hamstring tear in two months when he was forced off in the first half of a 2-0 win over Preston North End on 6 December, ruling him out for three weeks. Following his return, he went on to finish the season as the clubs top scorer with 23 goals in all competitions and joint 2nd place Championship top scorer. His final goals of the season in a 3-1 win over Burnley were the last goals scored at Ninian Park by a Cardiff player in a competitive competition.
On 23 July 2009 it was reported Ross McCormack handed in a transfer request to Cardiff City. This was denied by his agent who claimed that there is a 'gentleman's agreement' in his contract that stipulates that he can speak to any Premier League club who bid for his services. Bids from Hull City and Portsmouth were later rejected and McCormack remained with Cardiff, playing in the opening day 4-0 win over Scunthorpe United. In the following fixture he picked up a hamstring injury which was expected to sideline him for 8 weeks, all but ending any transfer away from the club. He made his return on 4 October 2009, coming on as a substitute in place of Michael Chopra during a 4-0 win over Watford. He made his 50th Cardiff appearance in 3-2 loss to South Wales rivals Swansea City on 7 November 2009, before making his 50th league appearance for the club one month later in a 4-4 draw with Peterborough United on 28 December 2009.
McCormack made his debut for the Scotland U21 in 2006. He scored his first goal for the side on 11 October 2007 against Lithuania and scored again in his next appearance, a 4-0 victory over Slovenia U21's. To date McCormack has won a total of ten caps for the under-21 side.
He made his debut for the senior side on 30 May 2008 when he came on as a substitute during a 3-1 defeat against Czech Republic. His second call-up for the national side came in November 2008 when he was named in the squad to face Argentina but he was forced to withdraw due to a hamstring injury. McCormack was called up again in March 2009 for the Fifa World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Netherlands and Iceland. He started both matches, scoring his first goal for Scotland in a 2-1 win over Iceland on the 1 April 2009.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
On 27 October 2009, McCormack was arrested in Cardiff Bay on a drink-driving charge after crashing his Range Rover into metal railings in the early hours of the morning. Following an appearance at Cardiff Magistrates Court on 9 November, his case was adjourned to a later date. On 23 November, McCormack pleaded guilty to the charge and was banned from driving for 17 months and fined -2,600.
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'''Ivan Golac''' (Serbian Cyrillic: a oa )(born 15 June 1950) is a former football player and manager from former Yugoslavia.
A Yugoslav international right back, he is best known as a player and manager of FK Partizan, of Belgrade. In the United Kingdom he is remembered as one of Southampton's first foreign imports and as a Scottish Cup-winning manager with Dundee United.
Born in Koprivnica, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Golac moved to Belgrade where he joined the youth section of FK Partizan in his early teens and eventually graduated to the first team. He made over 350 appearances for the club and won League championship medals in 1976 and 1978. During this era, he also made his debut for the national team, but that match against Algeria in 1976 proved to be his only one at international level.
The year of 1978 would prove to be a watershed in Golac's career. He had reached the age of 28, when Yugoslavia's Communist authorities would allow players to move abroad; it was also the year in which English football's restrictions on foreign players were lifted. That summer Ivan Golac became one of the first of the new imports when Southampton manager Lawrie McMenemy paid a bargain -50,000 to bring him to England. Over the next few seasons, his technical skills and attacking full back play made him a cult figure at The Dell. His time at Southampton included an appearance at Wembley in the 1979 League Cup Final.
The relationship turned sour in 1982 when a contract dispute between player and club led to Golac going out on loan to AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City. A brief spell back in Yugoslavia with minor level club FK Belasica was followed by a transfer back to Southampton in 1984. His return to the club was unspectacular, and after another period on loan, this time at Portsmouth, Golac retired in 1986.
Following the end of his playing days, Golac turned to coaching, where his laid-back, positive style led to further successes. Returning to Partizan, he became assistant to manager Momilo Vukoti in 1989 and helped the club to Yugoslav Cup success that year. The following September, he had an extraordinary debut in management when Vukoti was taken ill on the eve of a Cup Winners' Cup tie against Celtic in Glasgow, with Partizan leading 2-1 from the first leg. An astonishing match saw Golac's team progress on away goals after a 5-4 victory for Celtic.
Golac remained in charge at Partizan for the rest of the season before parting company with the club. He still had a home in Hampshire, and returned to Britain in search of work. After being unsuccessfully shortlisted for the manager's job at old adversaries Celtic, he had a brief spell in charge of Torquay United during 1992. Then, in July 1993, he was announced as the surprise choice to succeed legendary Dundee United manager Jim McLean.
The Scottish sporting media quickly latched on to Golac, whose hippyish public image - he took United players to "smell the flowers" in Camperdown Park during training sessions, and claimed to have learned English from listening to Rolling Stones records - was in pointed contrast to the austere reputation of his predecessor, McLean. Against the odds, Golac's confident approach led underdogs United to Scottish Cup success at the end of his first season in charge, defeating hot favourites Rangers 1-0 in the final. It was the first time Dundee United had won the trophy, having lost in the final six times under McLean.
Despite the Cup triumph, poor League form and the fraught relationship between Golac and McLean (who remained club chairman) led to his departure from the club less than a year later. Since then, he has held several managerial posts around Europe without recording any significant achievements, having been in charge at A Akranes in Iceland, FK Sartid in Serbia and FC Karpaty Lviv in Ukraine. In January 1994, he had been linked with Southampton for a possible return as manager following the departure of Ian Branfoot, but the job went to Alan Ball instead.
Outside football, Golac has in recent years also had a spell running a chocolate factory in Belgrade. Today, he and his wife Bratislava live mainly in Vienna.
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'''Neil Docherty McCann''' (born 8 November 1974 in Greenock, Inverclyde) is a former Scottish professional footballer who made 26 appearances for Scotland.
McCann started his career with Dundee before moving on to Heart of Midlothian in 1996. He helped the Tynecastle side win the Scottish Cup in 1998, their first trophy in 36 years, before moving to Rangers later that year. He scored two goals against Rangers' arch-rivals Celtic, the team he supported as a child, on 2 May 1999 to clinch the SPL title.
He joined Southampton on 5 August 2003, for -1.5 million, but a series of injuries made it difficult for him to maintain his place in the team, scoring only once in the League Cup against Northampton.
He sustained a serious injury while playing in his first match since returning to Hearts against Kilmarnock.
He returned from injury for the UEFA Champions League qualifier against iroki Brijeg of Bosnia. However, on 25 August 2007, he suffered a double leg break during Heart's loss to Celtic in a tackle on Scott Brown. Brown was unharmed in the tackle.
On 14 May 2008, it was announced that McCann had signed for SPL rivals Falkirk. He scored on his debut against former club Hearts,
He made his debut for Scotland on 5 September 1998, as a late substitute for Ally McCoist in a 0-0 draw away to Lithuania. His first appearance in the starting line-up was on 31 March 1999 in a 2-1 home defeat to the Czech Republic. He scored three goals for Scotland, including two in consecutive matches in September 2003 during the qualifying rounds for Euro 2004. He continued to play regularly for Scotland until November 2005.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Jerome William Thomas''' (born 23 March 1983) is an English footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion predominantly as a left winger, but can also operate centrally. He has made more than 100 appearances in the Premier League and Football League, playing for Queens Park Rangers, Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth.
Born in Wembley, London, Thomas played for Luton Town as a schoolboy, before joining Arsenal.
Thomas signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Charlton Athletic on 2 February 2004, for a transfer fee of -100,000.
Thomas appeared in both of Charlton's first two games of the 2008-09 season,
Thomas did not return to Portsmouth's first team however until the final game of the season (a 1-0 defeat at Wigan). On 1 July 2009 he was released by Portsmouth, having made only three first team appearances (including one during his initial loan spell).
During the summer of 2009 he had trials with two Premier League teams, Hull City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He scored for Hull in a 6-0 victory over North Ferriby United, but was not offered a contract by either Hull or Wolves.
On 13 August 2009, Thomas signed for Championship team West Bromwich Albion as a free agent.
In his first game back from the resulting three-match suspension, on 17 October 2009, Thomas was named as man of the match after scoring two goals in West Brom's 3-1 win over Reading.
Despite being mentioned in rapper Kano's song London Town, from the 2007 album of the same name, Thomas is not Kano's cousin. Thomas denied the relationship in a Coca-Cola Football League podcast posted 21 October, 2009. Said Thomas, "I get asked this all the time. Apparently it's on Wikipedia." Thomas went on to state that former teammate and friend Jon Fortune is Kano's cousin.
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'''Alex Bailey''' (born September 21, 1983 in Newham, London) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Halifax Town on non-contract terms.
A right-back, Bailey began as an Arsenal trainee, winning the FA Youth Cup in 2001, but was released by the Gunners and signed by Chesterfield prior to the start of the 2004-05 season. He remained at Saltergate for three years.
Alex Bailey Attended St Bonaventures RC School from age 11 to 14. Alex played for the schgool football team and captained while he attended St Bons. Alex attended St Bonaventures alongside other notably footballers such as Jermaine Defoe of Tottenham Hotspurs and Clayton Fortune, who plays for Rushden & Diamonds on loan from Darlington. Alex was spotted and subsequently taken in as an Arsenal trainee thereafter.
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'''Benjamin Francis "Ben" Chorley''' (born 30 September 1982 in Sidcup, England), is an English footballer currently with Leyton Orient.
A central-defender, Chorley was originally an Arsenal trainee, where he won the FA Youth Cup in 2001. He joined Milton Keynes Dons in 2003, when they were still known as Wimbledon, having previously been on loan with Brentford.
It was announced on 26 October 2006 that he had joined Gillingham on a 3 month loan. He made his debut for Gillingham as a second half sub for Andrew Crofts in a 2-0 home win over Carlisle United on October 18. His first goal was the winner in a 3-2 away win over Tranmere Rovers on 23 December 2006.
On the 10 January 2007 he signed another loan contract at Gillingham for the rest of the season, days after finishing his previous loan spell. It was announced on 8 May 2007 that Chorley's loan with Gillingham was not to be renewed. Later the same day, it was announced that his contract with the Dons had been terminated by mutual consent.
In July 2007 he joined Tranmere Rovers, signing a two-year contract. He was in and out of the Rovers team in his first year, facing competition from Antony Kay for a centre back spot. He got his first goal for the club in the 2-1 win away at Southend United in October 2007.
On 17 June 2009, Leyton Orient signed Chorley on a two year deal from Tranmere Rovers.
Chorley has one daughter, Dolly, born in 2008.
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}}'''Liam Christopher Chilvers''' (born Chelmsford, 6 November 1981) is a professional footballer with Preston North End.
Chilvers is a product of Arsenal's youth set up, and featured in their FA Youth Cup win of 2000. A defender, he was loaned out several times by Arsenal, to Northampton Town, Notts County, KSK Beveren and twice to Colchester.
In 2004 he signed for Colchester on a permanent basis but despite helping the club achieve promotion to the Championship in 2005/06, he turned down a new two-year deal at Layer Road.
He joined Preston North End on a two-year deal in July 2006 on a Bosman free transfer, with an option for a further two years. Liam struck an impressive partnership with Sean St Ledger. He was ruled out for 12 months with an injury sustained in a warm-up, but has made an impressive return in 2009.
Liam is said to be enjoying his time with Preston North End and the fans are delighted with his performances.
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'''David James Noble''' (born 2 February 1982 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer, who plays for Exeter City.
His career began as a trainee at Arsenal, with whom he won the FA Youth Cup in 2000 in a man of the match performance. His first senior appearance was on loan at Watford, who he played for a season (2001-02), during Gianluca Vialli's reign. In 2003 he joined newly relegated West Ham United, but found his opportunities limited and failed to force himself into first team reckoning. He moved on to Boston United a year later.
In January 2006, he moved to Bristol City for -80,000, after enjoying a successful loan spell there. On February 13, 2007, he scored against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup Fourth Round Replay. But his most important strikes were the two goals he scored against Rotherham on 5 May 2007 which took City back into the second-highest tier of English football; the Championship.
Noble also scored in the Championship play-off semi-final against Crystal Palace, when his stoppage time strike from 30 yards gave Bristol City the advantage going into the second leg.
He joined Yeovil Town on loan from Bristol City on 25 March 2009, before being released on 31 May 2009.
On 4 January 2010, Noble signed for League One side Exeter City.
Noble played in a Scotland future team match against Turkey on 25 February 2003.
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'''John Halls''' (born 14 February 1982) is a professional footballer currently with Aldershot Town. He is primarily a right-sided full back but is also capable of playing in midfield and other defensive positions.
His career began in Arsenal's youth set-up, where he featured in the FA Youth Cup-winning team of 2000. However, the young defender found first-team football at Highbury hard to come by, making only a few League Cup appearances for the club. The first of these League Cup appearances was as a substitute against Manchester United in November 2001, a game in which Halls was dismissed for two bookable offences.
Like many Arsenal juniors, he was frequently loaned out; firstly to Colchester United in January 2002 where he made six first-team appearances.
The player spent the entire 2002-03 season playing for KSK Beveren in Belgium's Second Division along with fellow Arsenal youngsters Graham Stack, Steve Sidwell and Liam Chilvers. These loans came about as part of an agreement between the two clubs which existed between 2001 and 2006.
In October 2003, Halls was loaned out again, this time to Stoke City, making his debut in the home match versus Nottingham Forest on 4 October.
After impressing manager Tony Pulis during his loan spell Halls joined Stoke City on a permanent basis in December 2003 and spent a little over two years at the Britannia Stadium before his departure in January 2006.
During this period he featured in a total of 66 games (plus eight whilst on loan) and scored two goals. Both of these goals were scored in consecutive matches during August 2005. The first came in a 4-2 defeat at Leicester City, whilst the second was notched in a 1-0 defeat of Millwall. Halls also accumulated a total of three red cards during his time at Stoke.
His last appearance in a Stoke shirt was on the 28 December 2005 at home to Leeds United.
Halls' contract was due to expire in the summer of 2006 but the player had expressed a desire to seek pastures new, provoking a number of clubs to show an interest in capturing his signature.
High-flying Reading paid an initial fee of 250,000 for Halls' services on 19 January 2006. Fellow Championship sides Crystal Palace and Southampton had both shown interest in signing Halls at the time.
Halls made his Reading debut in the fourth round FA Cup tie versus Birmingham City on 28 January 2006. The match finished 1-1, with Birmingham proceeding to the next round after a replay. He had to bide his time until making his league bow in April 2006, against his former club, Stoke, he also scored in this game, helping Reading to a 3-1 victory..
The player found his first team chances limited after Reading's promotion in 2006. In the 2006-07 season he did not make a single Premier League appearance, having to settle for two League Cup appearances. His chances of breaking into the first team were hampered by an achilles injury which plagued him throughout the season.
Halls' one and only Premier League appearance to date was away at Bolton Wanderers in August 2007. This was followed by two more League Cup run-out's, one of which was a game at home to Liverpool in which Halls scored. As first team opportunities again proved scarce at the Madejski Stadium he was loaned out on three separate occasions in the 2007-08 season. Halls was loaned out to Championship sides Preston North End,, Crystal Palace, and Sheffield United making a handful of appearances for each.
Despite Reading's relegation into the Championship, Halls was released by the club on 16 May 2008. During his two and a half year stay at Reading he made eight first-team appearances, the majority of which came in cup competitions.
On 19 July, Halls featured in a pre-season match for Blackpool, with whom he was on trial. The match was played at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground and finished goalless.
On 26 August, it was announced on the official Sheffield Wednesday website that Halls had joined the club on trial. Halls would play in a friendly against Shrewsbury Town on the 27 August. Halls was rejected by Sheffield Wednesday after failing to impress in that game against Shrewsbury Town.
Halls joined Brentford on a one-year deal on 25 September 2008. He featured 23 times for the club before being released at the end of the season.
The summer of 2009 saw Halls leave Griffin Park and he joined Aldershot Town FC as a trialist. The club confirmed on the 28th July 2009 that Halls had signed a two year contract. Halls was allocated the number 11 shirt for the 2009-10 season and on the 6th August Gary Waddock announced that Halls would be the vice-captain for the season.
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'''Graham Barrett''' (born 6 October 1981 in Dublin) is an Irish international footballer who currently plays for League of Ireland side, Shamrock Rovers.
Barrett started his career with Arsenal, and featured in their FA Youth Cup winning side of 2000. He made three first team appearances for Arsenal, and had loan spells at Bristol Rovers, Crewe Alexandra, Colchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion. He moved to Coventry City on a permanent basis in the summer of 2003, but was in and out of the first team during his time there. He had a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday as a replacement for the injured Steve MacLean towards the end of the 2004-05 season and scored on his debut.
In summer 2005, Barrett was loaned to Scottish side Livingston, at the instigation of then-new manager Paul Lambert, but his career was disrupted by a serious knee ligament injury early during the 2005-6 season, and he was released by Coventry when his contract ended in June 2006. Barrett signed for Falkirk before the 2006-07 season on a two year contract, again sufering injury problems which excluded him for much of his first season there. Barrett was released by Falkirk in January 2009, despite scoring two goals in his last appearance for the club.
Graham signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 2009. Making his debut against Galway United on the 29th August. . Scored his first goal for the Hoops in his 7th league game .
His father Gary played for Rovers in the early 80s .
Useful as both a midfielder or a forward, Barret has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth and senior level. He was part of the side that won the UEFA Under-16 Championship in 1998. Barrett later won six caps and scored two goals for the senior team between 2002 and 2004.
:''Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.''
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'''Jonathan Osei-Kuffour''' (or '''Jo Kuffour'''), (born 17 November 1981 in Edmonton, Greater London), is an English-born Ghanaian professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Bristol Rovers.
After secondary school at St. Ignatius College, Enfield, he joined Arsenal as a trainee, winning the FA Youth Cup in 2000. He failed to break into the first team at Highbury and was allowed to join Swindon Town on loan in August 2001. His league debut came on 25 August as a substitute as Swindon lost 2-0 at home to Oldham Athletic. He left Arsenal at the end of the 2001-02 season and joined Torquay United, initially on non-contract terms, in October 2002. His Torquay debut came as a substitute in the 4-1 home defeat to Hull City. He quickly became a regular in Leroy Rosenior's side, scoring ten times in the 2003-04 side that won automatic promotion to the third tier of English football. He remained with Torquay, until 16 June 2006 when he joined Brentford on a free transfer, linking up again with Leroy Rosenior.
Kuffour's club form was rewarded with a call-up to the Ghana squad for the game against Nigeria on February 6, 2006. He was one of the few shining lights in a disastrous 2006/7 season for Brentford, scoring 12 league goals despite the team finishing bottom of the table.
Kuffour signed for Bournemouth on June 19, 2007 on a Bosman free transfer after rejecting a new contract offer from Brentford that would have made him the best paid player at the club. It's since been suggested that Kuffour rejected approaches from Swindon Town, Bristol City and Preston North End in order to secure the Bournemouth transfer. It was also revealed that he rejected a move to Huddersfield Town, because it was too far north and that he would only move north if it was to a Championship side.
On the 29th of August 2008, Bristol Rovers announced they had signed Kuffour on a three year deal. He has made a massive impact at Rovers, including a stunning volley at Leicester City and a last-minute equaliser against Leeds United, scoring 16 goals in the process.
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'''Ryan Guno Babel''' (born 19 December 1986)
Ryan Babel, born 19 December 1986, grew up in Bijlmermeer, Amsterdam and was interested in football from a young age. Inspired by the local footballing talent, including Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard, Babel played for nearby youth-teams S.V Diemen, then Fortius. In 1997, he attended a youth selection day with AFC Ajax. He made it through the first selection round, but failed to progress any further.
Playing as a forward, on 1 February 2004, just one and a half months after his 17th birthday, Ajax coach Ronald Koeman gave Babel his first team debut in Ajax's 4-0 home win over ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie.
In July 2005, Babel signed a new contract with Ajax. He started the new season by scoring the winning goal in Ajax's 2-1 defeat of PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Super Cup. Babel scored in both legs of the Champions League third qualifying round against Brndby as Ajax made it to the group stage. 2005-06 was a tougher season for Babel in general though as he managed only two league goals. He did however continue to feature for the national team, and scored his second goal against Italy in November. At the end of the season, Babel came on as a second-half substitute in Ajax's 2-1 victory over PSV in the Dutch Cup final.
Babel marked the start of 2006-07 with another Dutch Super Cup winners medal, as Ajax defeated PSV 3-1. Babel was linked with Arsenal and Newcastle United during the January transfer window of the 2006-07 season but no move materialised. Amidst the transfer speculation, Babel agreed to a new three-year deal with Ajax on 2 February 2007.
On 10 July 2007 it was reported that Liverpool F.C. had made a -14 million offer to the Amsterdam club. On 12 July it was reported that Liverpool and Ajax had agreed a fee in the region of -11.5 million, and later Liverpool confirmed that Babel would sign a five year contract on 13 July.
He made his Premier League debut in the 2007-08 Premier League curtain raiser against Aston Villa away after coming on off the bench. A week later and he made his Anfield debut, coming off the bench against Chelsea. On 1 September Babel scored his first goal for Liverpool against Derby County.
Liverpool and Celtic legend Kenny Dalglish has said that Babel has the ability to terrorise defenders in the Premier League with his pace and trickery with the ball. On 13 September 2008, Babel came off the bench to score the winner for Liverpool in a 2-1 victory over Manchester United, his first goal of the 2008-09 season Babel scored his second goal of the season in Liverpool's 5-1 victory over Newcastle United on 28 December 2008.
On the 20 September 2009 against West Ham, Babel came off the bench for Dirk Kuyt. At this stage the score was 2-2. Babel picked up the ball and did well to beat the full-back and sent in a delightful cross for Fernando Torres to head home the winner. Babel, who has been criticized in the past for his work rate and attitude, earned praise for his efforts in the West Ham game. Many Liverpool fans hope this signals the return of the form he showed in his first season that saw him quickly become a fan favourite.
On 27 September 2009, Babel scored two goals against Hull City coming off the bench for Fernando Torres to round up a match which ended 6-1 for Liverpool. On 4 November 2009, Babel scored the opening goal against Lyon in a Champions League game, a strike from 25 yards in a 1-1 draw. Former Liverpool player Alan Hansen called upon Babel to play like he did against Lyon, as he still possesses the ability to be a 'top player'.
On 6 January 2010, it was reported that Liverpool rejected an -8 million offer from Birmingham City F.C for Babel.
Babel took part in the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Babel scored two goals in four games as the Netherlands reached the quarter-finals. There they were defeated by Nigeria, 10-9 in a penalty shoot-out (Babel scored his penalty).
Later that season, Babel made his international debut on 26 March 2005, away against Romania. He entered the game as a first-half substitute for Arjen Robben and went on to score the second goal in a 2-0 victory.
In 2006, Marco van Basten included Babel in the Dutch squad for 2006 FIFA World Cup. Due to a knee injury however, Babel only featured once, as a second-half substitute for Ruud van Nistelrooy in the group match against Argentina. Van Basten has been quoted as saying Babel "has all the potential to become the next Thierry Henry".
In June 2007, Babel was part of the Netherlands under-21 team competing in the UEFA Under-21 Championship, being held in the Netherlands. In the group stage, Babel scored a penalty against Portugal, helping the Dutch to secure a semi-final spot and thus qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. His second tournament goal came during his man of the match performance in the final as the Netherlands defeated Serbia 4-1 to retain their title.
In May 2008, Babel was selected for the Dutch squad which will compete in the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament. On 31 May, it was announced that Babel had been withdrawn from the squad after tearing ankle ligaments in training. Van Basten added then-Chelsea defender Khalid Boulahrouz to his squad in place of Babel.
On August 7, 2009, Babel was called up to compete for the Dutch squad in a friendly match against England on August 12.
Ryan Babel also raps under the name Rio. He cooperated with Dutch rappers such as Lange Frans, Baas B, Darryl, Ali B and U-Niq. He has also recorded a rap song with the Dutch Real Madrid star Royston Drenthe.
Ryan Babel is going to be on Sway DaSafo's new album as a featured artist.
He also was a judge on Juice FM's Next Big Urban Star competition - organised by Liverpool radio station 107.6 Juice FM in September/October 2009. Ryan picked 17 year old Chelcee Grimes from Liverpool as the winner. She will now win a six month mentorship with Ryan Babel including studio time and career development from Ryan.
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}}'''Cuthbert James "Pinky" Burnup''' (21 November 1875 - 5 April 1960) was an amateur cricketer and footballer who gained fame through his participation in sports around the turn of the century. An English international in football, Burnup is more renowned as a Kent cricketer but his abilities never resulted in international selection despite immense early promise.
Burnup was born at Blackheath, Kent, the son of J M Burnup. He was educated at Malvern School and Clare College, Cambridge and gained a blue in football and cricket at Cambridge University. A cautious opening batsman and occasional bowler, Burnup was in the Cambridge side for three years from 1896. Upon graduating from University he maintained an active interest in both sports, a cricketer of great promise in his youth and being selected to play for his -home- county of Kent becoming a footballer with the Corinthians going on tour with -Pa- Jackson-s club to South Africa in 1896, his absence from the Kent side that year being keenly felt.
Such was his abilities as a footballer, and such was the influence of the amateur game on the Football Association at the time that Burnup was selected to represent England in the Auld Enemy match in Glasgow on 4 April 1896 in the 2-1 defeat. But this was a galling defeat that did much to signal the end of the reliance of the Football Association on amateur footballers. It was his only game for England.
His appearances for Kent coincided with their rise as the pre-eminent County side in English cricket. His greatest talent lay with the willow, although he was a fair bowler. His abilities with the bat earned him considerable fame and there was clamour for an England place. But this was never to be. He played for Kent until 1907, making 1,000 runs in a season eight times. His best season was 1902 when he scored 2,048 runs. He was captain of Kent in 1903 and was also named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in that year. Burnup also appears in the record books as the only first class bowler to have 10 runs scored off one ball. This happened when he was playing for MCC against Derbyshire in 1900 and bowling to Samuel Hill Wood.
Burnup captained Kent CC on their North American tour of the United States in 1903 and later for Ashford.
Burnup died at North End, Golders Green, Middlesex at the age of 84.
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'''Samuel (Sam) Hardy''' was a former England-international (football) goalkeeper.
In 1902, Chesterfield manager Jack Hoskin beat Derby County to sign Hardy, doing so under a lamp post in Newbold. Hardy, something of a shrewd character, wouldn't sign the forms until Hoskin promised to pay him 18 shillings (90p) when the original offer was a mere 5 shillings (25p). Hardy soon gained himself a reputation for being unfazeable and it wasn't long before he started attracting the attention of the top clubs in the country.
Liverpool manager Tom Watson had witnessed him play against his side in a 2nd Division fixture at Anfield and although Liverpool won the match 6-1 Watson remembered that if it hadn't have been for the performance of Hardy that day, Liverpool could well have gone on to record their biggest ever result. After just 77 appearances, in which he kept 30 clean-sheets, Watson approached both Chesterfield and Hardy and signed him for -500 in the May of 1905. After Ned Doig had begun the season as number 1 Sam came in to make his debut for the 9th game of the campaign on the 21 October 1912 at Anfield in a league match against Nottingham Forest, Liverpool won the game 4-1 and Hardy established himself as the Reds number 1.
By the end of his first season he had bagged a Football League First Division championship medal as Liverpool won their second title in 5 years. Hardy made 30 league (and 5 cup) appearances during the 1905-06 season as the Reds beat Preston North End by 4 points in the 2 points for a win system.
In 1907 Sam caught the eye of the Football Association committee who gave him his debut on the 14 October at Goodison Park, Ireland were the opponents and Hardy gained his first clean-sheet as England won 1-0.
Sam became one of the best goalkeepers of his generation over the next few seasons and by the time he was allowed to leave Anfield in 1912 he had earned himself the nickname 'Safe and Steady Sam.' He had made 239 appearances between the sticks for the Reds when he left for Villa for -1500 where he won 2 FA Cups in 1913 and 1920.
Like so many other professionals his career was interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War, Sam kept his eye in during the conflict playing for his own club, Villa, 4 times, Plymouth Argyle, Nottingham Forest and the Royal Naval barracks Plymouth.
Hardy became a member of the P.F.A in 1921 and also left Villa after making 183 appearances. He joined Nottingham Forest for -1000 and helped them to the 2nd Division title by the end of his first season at the club in 1922, he played 102 times for Forest before injury ended his distinguished career when just shy of his 40th birthday.
By the end of his international days Sam had played for an incredible 14 years as England's premier goalkeeper earning himself a more than respectable 21 caps, if he were to be playing in today's modern game, which includes World Cup's, European Championship's and a whole host of friendlies, Sam would have gone on to earn well over 100 caps.
Upon retirement Sam became a publican, keeping pubs and billiard halls in the Chesterfield area, and remained so right up until his death aged 83 on the 24 October 1966. Sam's nephew Jack Hardy played for Chesterfield and Lincoln while his grandson, Eddie Hardy, directly emulated Sam by playing in goal for Chesterfield.
Many goalkeeping experts regard Sam Hardy as the greatest keeper of all, a statement that goes along way to be backed up by Hardy appearing on the BBC's , he also got voted in at No.94 in the official Liverpool Football Club web site poll .
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'''James Francis E. O'Connor''' (born 20 November 1984 in Birmingham) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Doncaster Rovers.
O'Connor went to Wheelers Lane Boys School in Birmingham between 1996 and 2001. P.E teacher Mr Alan Miller joined the Aston Villa youth set-up in 1997 and recommended O'Connor, who then was known as a creative midfield player. O'Connor joined Aston Villa and established himself as a strong defender, featuring in the 2002 FA Youth Cup win. He missed the first leg of the semi-final but returned to face a Wayne Rooney-inspired Everton in the final after a car crash early in the year had ruled him out for a number of months. A loan spell at Port Vale allowed him to gain first team experience.
Not making the grade at Villa, he joined Bournemouth on loan at the start of the 2004-05 season and in January 2005 signed permanently, after Villa agreed to a free transfer. O'Connor quickly became an integral part of the team and first team regular, making his name as a tough tackler and promising player.
In May 2006, he was sold to Doncaster Rovers for -130,000 due to Bournemouth's financial difficulties. He made a very good start to his Rovers career in the 2006-07 season with consistent performances throughout the season in defence. In the 2007-08 season, O'Connor began to excel in the Doncaster side, playing in the right-back slot, providing width and speed to the Rovers attacks, as well as playing his part as a key player in a solid defence. O'Connor's first goal in his Doncaster career was the third of a resounding 4-0 victory away at Brentford in December 2006.
O'Connor pledged his future to Doncaster in July 2008 by signing an extension to his contract, ensuring him a place at the club until at least 2011.
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'''Ross Wallace''' (born 23 May 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Preston North End as a winger.
Wallace was born in Dundee, Scotland and started his career with Celtic where he played as a left midfielder but under his former manager Gordon Strachan he played at left back for the reserves and eventually the first team. He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 5-0 win over Dunfermline Athletic on 8 November 2003.
Towards the end of the 2005-06 season, new signing Mark Wilson replaced him at left back even though it is not his natural position. Wallace did, however, play the whole of the Scottish League Cup Final at left back because Wilson was cup tied after having played in the competition for Dundee United. Alan Thompson once said that Wallace was likely to succeed him in the future at left midfield, netting a hat-trick in that position in an 8-1 League Cup rout of Falkirk in the 2004-2005 season.
He joined Sunderland from Celtic on 31 August 2006 along with teammate Stanislav Varga. He made his first team dbut on 9 September against Derby County and scored the winner in a 2-1 win. His arrival on Wearside saw him keep the number 33 that he wore at Celtic, which had previously belonged to former Sunderland favourite Julio Arca (now with Middlesbrough).
He had made an excellent start as a Sunderland player with a match-winning goal on his dbut at Derby and again at Hull City. On both occasions he removed his shirt after scoring, which at Hull earned him a second yellow card and his second red card of the season. He later apologised and promised not to do it again.
Sunderland fans were more than pleased with the promising form Wallace showed throughout the 2006-07 campaign as Sunderland won the Championship. His early formed did tail towards the back of the season only for him to re-find his form as the season ended. The left-wing position had been highly contested between Ross and team-mate Tobias Hysn.
Wallace started the season as Sunderland's first choice left-back despite several new defenders joining the club during the pre-season. On 11 August 2007 Ross lined up against Tottenham Hotspur on the first game of the season and successfully provided the 93rd minute assist that enabled Michael Chopra to score and Sunderland to win the game. This form has continued into the second game away to Birmingham City when once again Ross played an integral part in the decisive goal when he provided the free kick that eventually led to Stern John's late equaliser. The match finished 2-2.
He scored his first goal of the season against Reading at the Stadium of Light in a 2-1 victory for Sunderland, scoring again on a 3-2 loss to Arsenal scoring the first ever goal for Sunderland at their first ever game at the Emirates Stadium. Despite his impressive season so far, Roy Keane stated he would consider offers for Wallace. On 18 January 2008 it was reported that Wallace had sustained an Anterior Cruciate Ligament knee injury and would therefore miss the rest of the 2007-08 football season.
In the 2008 summer transfer market it was announced that Wallace had rejected an offer from Preston North End so that he could fight for his place in the Sunderland squad. But due to the summer signings of Sunderland, Keane has told Wallace that he is even further down the pecking order and unlikely to get many games next season. Wallace signed a year long loan at Preston with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season. Wallace soon became a fan favourite, due the number of times he has provided excellent crosses, mainly to Jon Parkin. Wallace signed a permanent four-and-a-half year contract with Preston on 12 January 2009. Ever since that permanent deal Wallace has played a vital part in Preston's promotion campaign.
On 13 August 2007, two Sunderland players were called into the Scotland national team: defender Russell Anderson and goalkeeper Craig Gordon. Although pleased with the two nominated players, many Sunderland fans expressed disappointment in the fact that Wallace had once again been overlooked for the squad, especially as he had started the new season so well and that Scotland manager Alex McLeish had selected four goalkeepers in his squad. Wallace was called up to the Scotland squad to play Japan in October 2009.
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'''Paul Anthony Wotton''' (born 17 August 1977 in Plymouth, Devon) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Southampton, having spent most of his career with Plymouth Argyle, where he is considered the clubs most successful captain.
Wotton was born in Plymouth, Devon, and started his playing career with his hometown club. His first season for Plymouth Argyle was also his first as a professional, under Neil Warnock in 1994-95. After Argyle were relegated from the Second Division at the end of the 1997-98 season following defeat at Burnley he famously vowed that he would be part of the side that won promotion, and captained the side to the title with a record 102 points in 2001-02 whilst being named in the PFA Division Three team of the year . Two seasons later he again lifted some silverware, this time the Division Two championship. He was named the player of the season for Argyle for the following 2004-05 season, in which the team finished 17th. He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Carlisle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.
Wotton can be described as a solid and mature defender with a ferocious shot taking ability that results in him taking the majority of free-kicks and penalties. Playing at centre back during Argyle's Third and Second Division championship winning seasons, his slight lack of pace means that in the Championship he now tends to play a holding midfield role just in front of the defence. He was the top-scorer in 2004-05 with 12 league goals, an excellent return for a non-striker, and again in 2005-06 with 8 goals. Despite his claimed love of the club Paul actually requested to be sold to Northampton Town at the start of the 2001-02 campaign. Northampton, however, refused to offer him a contract, thus he stayed with the Pilgrims.
In the summer of 2006 he was involved in an incident with young striker Chris Zebroski, which required Wotton to have more than a hundred stitches in his head. Zebroski was sacked early in the 2006-07 season as a result of this, having been found guilty of gross misconduct. Zebroski said Wotton was bullying him for a while prior to the incident.
In the Championship match against Hull City on 9 December 2006 he damaged his cruciate and medial ligaments to his left knee and missed the rest of the 2006-07 Championship season. He returned from injury in time for Paul Sturrock's return to the club as manager, and after making a handful of substitute appearances he returned to the side for his first start in 15 months in the 2-1 win at Bristol City on 15 March 2008.
His autobiography, ''My Journey: The First Ten Years'' was published in 2004.
In June 2008, Wotton was released by Plymouth. On 18 June he joined Southampton.
In his first start he came up against former club Plymouth's arch rivals, Exeter City, in the first round of a Carling Cup match that Southampton comfortably won 3-1.
'''Plymouth Argyle'''
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'''Christopher John "Chris" Nicholl''' (born 12 October 1946) is an English-born former footballer and manager of Northern Irish ancestry.
Nicholl was born in Macclesfield. He played for Witton Albion, Burnley (1965-1968) (no league appearances), Halifax Town (1968-1969) (42 league appearances, 3 goals) and Luton Town (1969-1972) (97 league appearances, 6 goals), before establishing himself as a centre-half with Aston Villa (1972-1977) (210 league appearances, 11 goals). He captained the side to victory over Everton in the 1976/1977 League Cup after two final replays. The second replay is remembered for Nicholl scoring one of the greatest goals in any Aston Villa match, a forty yard left footer which helped take the match to extra time.
In a Division One game against Leicester City in 1976, he scored all 4 goals in a 2-2 draw.
He signed for Southampton F.C. in June 1977 and became the backbone of a successful side. He scored eight goals in 228 league appearances, before joining Grimsby Town in August 1983, for whom he made 70 league appearances in three years.
He won 51 Northern Ireland full international caps.
He returned to Southampton as the club's manager when Lawrie McMenemy resigned in August 1985. He kept the Saints in the First Division but despite having players of the calibre of Danny and Rod Wallace, Alan Shearer and Matthew Le Tissier in his squad, he tended to be too cautious. During his 6 seasons in charge, Saints were under-achievers and his best result was in 1989-90 with a finish in 7th place achieved largely thanks to 20 goals from Le Tissier and 18 from Rod Wallace.
Nicholl did achieve a modicum of cup success with Saints losing 2-0 (after extra-time) in the semi-final of the FA Cup to Liverpool on 5 April 1986 and again to Liverpool in the semi-final of the League Cup the following season.
The following season Saints finished in 14th place and Nicholl was sacked in May 1991 and replaced by Ian Branfoot. Thus ended a period of managerial stability, with only 3 managers in 36 years and started Southampton's managerial merry-go-round which saw them appoint 12 managers over the next 15 years.
It was three years before Nicholl returned to football. Early in the 1994-95 season he replaced Kenny Hibbitt as manager of Walsall FC and his first season at the club was successful as they were promoted from Division Three as runners-up. The Saddlers finished in the top half of Division Two during the next two seasons but Nicholl quit in May 1997 after failing to get Walsall into Division One, citing family reasons.
He made a brief return to Walsall as then-manager Ray Graydon's assistant in November 2001, but left in January 2002 through loyalty to Graydon, who had been sacked. He is now a regular at the Bescot Stadium, both as a supporter and as the correspondent for PA Sport.
Following the sacking of former Walsall player-manager Paul Merson in February 2006, Nicholl offered his services to the club within hours of Merson's departure. Nicholl remains popular amongst Walsall fans, but was not offered the manager's job - which later went to former Birmingham City captain Kevan Broadhurst.
In 1998, he was invited to work alongside Lawrie McMenemy as assistant manager of Northern Ireland where he spent the next two years.
Chris is currently the manager of Aston Villa Old Stars, who regularly play in testimonial and charity matches. The squad includes former Villa stars such as Gordon Cowans, Tony Morley and Des Bremner.
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'''Albert Ferrer i Llopis''' (; born 6 June 1970 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a former Spanish footballer, who played as a right defender.
Having represented local FC Barcelona for almost a decade, he went on to appear for England's Chelsea until his retirement.
A pacy and tough-tackling defender, "Chapi" Ferrer began his career professional career with FC Barcelona B, then serving a loan with CD Tenerife in 1989-90, making his ''La Liga'' debuts at age 19.
He returned to the main squad the following summer, and became the club's first-choice right-back, remaining as such for the following eight years, in which he scored once; he often partnered another club graduate, Sergi Barjun, in the defensive wings.
Ferrer was a key member of the famous ''Dream Team'' and, during his time in Catalonia, won five leagues, a European Cup, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two domestic cups, four Supercups and two UEFA Super Cups.
As the Dutch dominance at the ''Camp Nou'' - in terms of players - was still an important one (the club was coached by Louis van Gaal), Ferrer left the club in June 1998 amongst other club greats, as Guillermo Amor, moving to Chelsea for -2.2 million, and quickly established himself in the side, helping the club qualify for its first ever Champions League campaign, in his first season. Chelsea won the FA Cup the following year (but he missed the final through injury) and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League; during the run in the latter, he played in 14 of the club's 16 games, and scored his only goal for Chelsea, in a 2-0 win against Hertha Berlin.
A combination of injuries and manager Gianluca Vialli's squad rotation policy reduced Ferrer's opportunities in the following season and he made only 14 league appearances. The club reached another FA Cup final in 2002 (which he again missed, though this time through not being selected). Out of favour and facing strong competition from younger defenders at the club, Ferrer made just seven league appearances in his final two years at Chelsea and left in May 2003, upon the expiry of his contract, playing 113 overall games for the London-based club, and retiring shortly after, at 33.
Ferrer was a Spanish international on 36 occasions. His debut came on September 4, 1991, in a friendly win with Uruguay (2-1) in Oviedo. Spain did not qualify for UEFA Euro 1992.
Subsequently, Ferrer was an everpresent figure in the national side, appearing as starter at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and playing once in the 1998 edition, the 2-3 group stage loss against Nigeria, missing UEFA Euro 1996 and 2000 through injury (with ''Bara'' teammate Sergi on the other flank in all these tournaments).
In 1992, Ferrer was first-choice for the Olympic team that won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics, held in his hometown.
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'''Yves Makabu-Makalambay''' (born 31 January 1986) is a Belgian association football goalkeeper who plays for Hibernian of the Scottish Premier League. He stands nearly 2 metres tall. His parents are from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yves grew up in Brussels in the same neighbourhood as fellow footballers Vincent Kompany, Faris Haroun, Anthony Vanden Borre and Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo.
Makalambay signed for Chelsea as a youth. He went on loan to Watford in February 2006 to cover for the suspended Ben Foster. Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd suggested that he was interested in signing Makalambay in some capacity for the 2006-07 season, but this did not come to fruition.
After he returned to Chelsea from the loan spell at Watford, he made the bench in Chelsea's win over Barcelona due to injuries to Petr ech and Carlo Cudicini. With the arrival of Magnus Hedman at Chelsea, Yves was relegated to fifth choice goalkeeper at the club.
Makalambay signed for SPL club Hibernian in June 2007.
Makalambay has received some criticism at times for his performances for Hibs, but he claimed during an interview with the ''Daily Record'' in December 2008 that he is under greater scrutiny than goalkeepers of other Scottish Premier League clubs.
Makalambay lost his place to new signing Graham Stack in the 2009-10 season.
In January 2008, Makalambay was called up by Belgium. He was then selected for their squad in the 2008 Olympic Games. Makalambay played in only one match during the Olympics, when he came on as a substitute for Logan Bailly during their 3-2 victory over Italy in the quarter final. Belgium eventually finished in fourth place, Makalambay missing out on a medal due to Belgian defeats by Nigeria and Brazil.
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'''Alberto Tarantini''' (born 3 December 1955 in Ezeiza) is an Argentine former football player. He played as a defensive left back early in his career, and later as a wing back.
Noted for his technical ability as well as stamina, Tarantini was best known for his fiery temper.
He rose through the Boca Juniors youth divisions in the early 1970s, and was noted for his afro hairdo and his large front teeth, which earned him the nickname ''conejo'' ("rabbit").
Tarantini was part of the under-23 team that won the 1975 Toulon tournament, together with Jorge Valdano, Amrico Gallego, and others, with Csar Menotti as coach. He became the left-back of the Argentina national football team after Jorge Carrascosa left the team (the book ''El DT del Proceso'' by Gasparini and Ponsico claims that ''the wolf'' Carrascosa declined to play for the dictatorship). He was also, at 22, the youngest player of that team.
A few months before the 1978 FIFA World Cup, he had a contractual dispute with Boca that left him clubless, as Boca management pressured all Argentine clubs into denying him a new contract. After some good performances during the World Cup (he scored a goal in the 6-0 victory against Peru) he was signed by Birmingham City for -295,000. His spell in England was overshadowed by poor discipline, with Tarantini flattening Manchester United striker Brian Greenhoff, and famously ending his 23-game spell in Birmingham by wading into the crowd to punch a heckler.
After his return to Argentina he played for Talleres de Crdoba, River Plate (where he had good performances as a full-back), and European teams SC Bastia, Toulouse and FC St. Gallen.
In 1982 Tarantini was voted into the Top Ten of the South America Player of the Year awards.
Tarantini also played the 1982 FIFA World Cup for Argentina, and retired from the national team immediately there after.
Tarantini's love of nightlife was noted by gossip columnists; for many years he was the husband of fashion model Patricia ''Pata'' Villanueva.
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'''Corrado Grabbi''' (born July 29, 1975 in Turin) is an Italian football player. He plays as a striker, most recently for Bellinzona.
Grabbi began his career with Juventus youth team. He was promoted to first team and scored on his debut against Lazio, in one of his total two appearances in the 1994-1995 season. Unable to break into the team, because of his young age and
the contemporary explosion of Alessandro Del Piero, he was loaned to Lucchese (76 games, 88 goals) and then Chievo (18 games, 2 goals) before switching to Modena. There he found some real form, scoring 88 times in 70 appearances. This performance saw him signed by Ternana, where he played for one season before been loaned to Ravenna Calcio where he scored 13 goals. Back to Ternana he was again a regular scorer, with 91 goals in 84 games and became idol for the local supporters, who still remember him as the best player to ever have played for
His brilliant season with Ternana saw him attract attention of various Serie A clubs, including Udinese and AC Milan. But apparently Luciano Moggi of Juventus, who had previously pressured Grabbi to change his agent and join GEA World with no success, made it impossible for Ciccio to play in Italy, so in 2001 he was signed by Blackburn Rovers for a record fee of -6.75 million in July 2001, but due to injuries and personal reasons, he failed to repeat this progress, scoring just once in fourteen league games, his goal coming in a 1-0 win over Everton.
In the same interview, Grabbi stated that the only person who he became friends with in this time was Tugay Kerimolu.
During a loan spell back in Italy with Messina, he scored 2 goals in the final game of the season and saved Messina from relegation. Upon his return to England, he failed to reignite his form, and after a further 16 games and three goals (against Liverpool in the league,
After spending 1 year without a team, trying to recover from the injury caused by a rare form of foot disease (Leveraus Morb) which had afflicted him for the past 3 seasons, he joined Genoa of Serie C1/A in September 2005. With his new team, he gained promotion to Serie B on playoffs scoring 9 goals in 25 games.
Before the return playoff final, Grabbi announced he was considering retiring from football, because of his physical conditions, but later he declared he was persuaded to go on by the Genoa supporters and fellow players, as well as club president Enrico Preziosi. Preziosi though decided then that Genoa did not need Grabbi anymore, so during the 2007 winter transfer window, Grabbi signed for Arezzo, still in Serie B, after having never made a single appearance in the first half of the season for Genoa. After relegation with Arezzo, scoring no goals, Grabbi signed a contract with AC Bellinzona, a team from the Swiss Challenge League (second division). Ciccio scored the winning goal (his first after more than 1 year) in the Swiss Cup game Bellinzona-Gossau: 2-1.
Grabbi was also directly involved in the Calciopoli scandal of summer 2006 as a victim: It was in fact only then that Ciccio could tell the media what Luciano Moggi had done to affect his career: after Ciccio Grabbi had refused to drop his Agent in favour of Luciano Moggi's son, Moggi told him "''you will never play football again, if not in my garden!''" Grabbi was propriety of Juventus until he was sold to Ternana.
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'''Paul Devlin''' (born April 14, 1972) is an English-born Scottish international professional footballer, currently playing for Stratford Town.
Born in Birmingham, Devlin began to play competitive football for Boldmere St. Michaels Reserves in the early 1980s. He joined Stafford Rangers in 1991, following his release by Tamworth, in just one season playing for the club Devlin was spotted by a number of Football League scouts.
Devlin then made the massive leap up to the top tier of English football, by joining Football League First Division side Notts County on February 22, 1992, to work under the guidance of Neil Warnock.
Although Devlin had limited chances in his first season the club suffered the pain of relegation from the Football League First Division by finishing 21st. With the Premier League been formed the following season the club were effectively relegated to the same league although they were now in the second tier of English football.
The following season didn't look much better for Notts County and Devlin as the club were again involved in a relegation battle, manager Neil Warnock left the club and Mike Walker came in and put a stop to the club's drop by steering the club to a 17th place finish.
The following season Devlin began to show his form and his performances shot the club to a 7th place finish and missed out on the play-offs by one position.
County, now under the guidance of Russell Slade, finished bottom of the Football League First Division and were relegated, this was Devlin's second relegation in four seasons with the club.
Devlin, however stayed loyal to the club and began the 1995/96 season in the Football League Second Division and some of the impressive displays that Devlin had showed previously returned and sent Notts County to the top end of the table and an instant return to the First Division looked on the cards, but Devlin was a wanted man and in January 1996 his form was enough to attract the attention of Birmingham City, who signed him for a fee of -250,000.
During his time with Notts County Devlin made a total of 141 appearances and scored 25 goals.
Devlin's Birmingham City career got off to a great start and the player showed he was still more than capable of playing in the First Division by scoring a further seven times for the club before the end of the 1995/96 season.
The following season Devlin scored 16 times, and he contributed a further five goals. In total Devlin played 76 games scoring 28 goals.
Devlin joined Sheffield United in February 1998, signed by Steve Thompson for -200,000. After a string of substitute appearances he made his full debut on 13 April in a 1-1 draw away at Swindon Town. He scored his first goal for the Blades in another away draw later that month, this time finishing 3-3 at Tranmere Rovers.
Devlin showed himself to be a hard-working player, but with a habit of getting booked, picking up 11 yellow cards in his first season with the club. This fitted in with the Blades' physical style. He notched 24 goals in his 145 games for the club. November 1998 briefly saw him loaned back to Notts County where he played a further five times.
In February 2002, Devlin was to return to Birmingham, manager Steve Bruce signing him to provide cover for his main strikers. This second spell, including promotion to the Premier League, saw Devlin play 77 times, scoring seven goals, however at the end of the 2003/04 season he was released.
Soon after Devlin joined Ray Lewington and Watford. He added steel and experience to the Championship side. During his first season, the 2003/04 season he made 39 appearances and scored 3 goals, the club finished in 16th position in the table.
The 2004/05 was an eventful one for Watford and Devlin in his second season with the club, again Devlin was a regular with the club, but after February he didn't play for the club again that season due to injury. Lewington found himself on his way out in March, much to the anger of many Watford fans, who believed that the dismissal was harsh and that he had done his best with resources available to him, even so Watford hired Leeds United coach Aidy Boothroyd for his first taste as a manager. Boothroyd masterminded the club to safety when relegation had looked a certainty. During the season Devlin made 17 appearances and scored just once, with Watford finishing 18th and avoiding relegation.
The 2005/06 was Devlins chance to try and impress new manager Boothroyd, who had failed to see him play the previous season with the injury coming when it did. It turned out to be Devlin's last season as a Watford player, he returned to the squad at the start of the season, and played as a regular for the season and made 23 appearances and scored two goals, before Boothroyd allowed him to leave on a free transfer to Walsall on January 17, 2006.
Devlin's Walsall career took the worst possible start when he was injured on his debut just a week later. Upon his return to the first team he was sent off for an elbow to the face of an opponent in a 2-2 draw with Scunthorpe United. After just eight appearances for Walsall, Devlin asked to be released after being left on the bench by then manager Kevan Broadhurst for a game against A.F.C. Bournemouth in April 2006. It was a controversial move, coming as it did whilst Walsall were in the midst of a struggle to remain in League One, in which they ultimately failed.
Devlin joined Irish side Bohemians in July 2006 where he was signed until the end of the Irish season. He left the club in late August 2006 following the dismissal of ''Gypsies'' manager, Gareth Farrelly.
On September 7, 2006, Devlin returned back to his roots by joining his youth team club, Tamworth. This bridged a 16 year gap away from the club. However on October 4, and just four appearances under his belt, it was announced that Devlin had left the club by mutual consent, as he was unable to commit the necessary time.
He then had a brief stint with Sutton Coldfield Town before signing for Halesowen Town on February 19, 2007, where he played in midfield. He joined Rugby Town as player/assistant manager in January 2008, but left for personal reasons after little more than a week in the post.
Devlin rejoined Sutton Coldfield Town at the end of March 2008 - the fourth time he had returned to a former club, the previous three being Notts County, Birmingham City and Tamworth - but left at the start of the 2008-09 season citing a "breakdown in communication" with the manager.
He joined Stratford Town in October 2008, marking his debut with the equalising goal in a 2-2 draw against Rocester.
Devlin won the first of his 10 Scotland caps in the 2002 friendly against Canada, and last played for them in September 2003, against the Faroe Islands in a Euro 2004 qualifying match.
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'''Thomas''' "'''Tommy'''" '''Hutchison''' (born 22 September 1947 in Cardenden, Fife) is a Scottish former footballer.
Beginning his career with Alloa Athletic, he joined Stan Mortensen's Blackpool in February 1968 for just over -10,000. Almost immediately, he took the place of Graham Oates at outside-left, making his debut against Plymouth on March 30.
The Scot was brought in to bolster the Seasiders' flagging promotion drive, and out of the final nine games of the 1967-68 season, they won eight. Promotion was missed on the final day, but 'Hutch' had been impressive throughout.
When Bob Stokoe took over as manager from Mortensen, he worked on Hutchison's crossing ability, believing it to be his only weak spot.
In 1972, Coventry City offered -140,000 cash plus Billy Rafferty for Hutchison's services. He signed for the Midlands club, and remained at Highfield Road for eight years, playing 355 games and scoring 30 goals. During his Time at Coventry he played probably the best football of his career, winning all of his 17 Scottish caps while at the club. Nicknamed "Mr Magic" by the club chairman, Derrick Robins, Tommy was an instant hit with the fans. He had mesmerising dribbling skills and would often destroy opposing full backs. Had he played for a more "fashionable team" there is little doubt that he would have won many more international caps and been more widely recognised for the wonderful player he was. His affection for the club he played most games for was demonsrated in his return to Highfield Road for Michael Gynn 's testimonial game in 2005. Leaving the pitch at half time of this game, having given a memorable virtuoso performance at the age of 59, thinking that he would not appear in the second half, Tommy knelt down and kissed the pitch.
Hutchison joined Manchester City for a fee of -47,000 in 1980. In May 1981, he scored for both sides in the FA Cup Final, as Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 with Manchester City. He was not the first to do this - Bert Turner had done so in the 1946 final for Charlton and Derby.
Hutchison later played for Bulova of Hong Kong and Seattle Sounders (US) before returning to the UK, joining Burnley in 1983 and moving to Swansea City in 1985, serving as manager for six months after the club went into liquidation. He is in the record books as the oldest player to have played for Swansea, playing against Southend United in March 1991 at the age of 43 years, five months and 19 days. In late May and early June 1984, Hutchison made three guest appearances for Manchester United on their summer tour of Australia, playing against Australia, Nottingham Forest and Juventus. He then made another guest appearance for the club the following May, when he played in Peter Foley's testimonial against an Oxford United XI.
He left Swansea near the end of the 1990-91 season, and joined Merthyr Tydfil, where he spent another three years before finally retiring from the game in May 1994, at the age of 46, having played more than a thousand first-team games in his career.
Hutchison was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Capped 17 times for Scotland, Hutchison appeared at the 1974 World Cup.
He was surprisingly not selected for the 1978 World Cup, at a time when was at the peak of his form playing for top-flight Coventry City. His high-profile team-mate Ian Wallace was also not selected, even though they had proved a formidable strike partnership at the highest level. Many Scotland fans of a certain age have long-rued this decision, as Ally McLeod's team relied almost solely on Kenny Dalglish and Archie Gemmill in forward positions with only limited alternatives on the bench. It is generally considered that both Hutchison and Wallace's selection would have given Scotland a far better chance of progressing to the next round of the competition.
On retiring from league football at the age of 43, he joined non-league Merthyr Tydfil. He still lives in south Wales and now works as a football development officer for Bristol City. A poll by the ''Coventry Evening Telegraph'' voted him the most popular Coventry player of the club's First Division era.
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'''Jonathan Jay Fortune''' (born 23 August 1980) is a professional footballer, who plays in the centre of defence for Sheffield United.
After coming through the Charlton youth ranks and two loan spells at Mansfield Town, Fortune made his Charlton dbut during the 2001-02 season and has been a regular figure in the Charlton first team since.
He was loaned to Stoke City in January prior to the transfer deadline.
On 2 August, it was revealed that Charlton had accepted a bid from Stoke City for Fortune.
Fortune was criticised by his own manager after he punched Ipswich Town player Alan Lee in an off the ball incident after the final whistle on 8 December. Pardew claimed "It was a stupid thing for him to do. He will be fined and it will cost him his place in the team."
Fortune joined Sheffield United on trial, and featured in a 3-0 friendly win at Bury in July 2009.
His cousin is the UK rapper Kano. He comes from a footballing family, his cousin is Clayton Fortune and his uncle is Leo Fortune-West.
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'''William Harry (Bill) McGarry''' (10 June 1927 - 15 March 2005) was an English international football player and manager.
Former teammate Roy Sproson said that: "he was everything that a manager could want in a player. Magnificently fit, Bill was aggressive, busy, good in the air and a player of tremendous enthusiasm for the game. He gave 100 per cent effort for all of 90 minutes" and that he also used to "underrate himself".
McGarry began his career at local non-league club Northwood Mission, based in Hanley, before joining Port Vale as an amateur in April 1945, signing professional forms in June of that year. He made his debut on a 1945 Boxing day 1-0 home defeat to Walsall and by November 1947 he was playing regular first team football. He was an ever-present throughout the 1949-50 season, but was sold to First Division Huddersfield Town for -12,000 in March 1951.
At Huddersfield he built a reputation as a tough-tackling, sturdy wing-half.
After a decade of service at Huddersfield Town, he headed south to become Bournemouth's first player-manager.
McGarry's performances at Huddersfield won him first an England "B" appearance place
His post as player-manager at Bournemouth (then Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic) in 1961 was the start of a long career in management for McGarry. In July 1963, he took the reins at Watford, taking them to the verge of promotion to the Second Division in his only full season, before moving to Ipswich Town in September 1964. He had built up a reputation as a tough, no nonsense manager.
He took Ipswich back into the top flight, winning the Second Division title in 1967-68. Just months into the new campaign though, he walked out to take charge at fellow First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 1968.
After a stumbling 1960s, the club were revived under McGarry as he took the team all the way to the UEFA Cup Final in 1972 and success in the 1974 League Cup final, as well as two top-five league finishes.
He headed abroad to coach the Saudi Arabian national team but soon returned to England to manage Newcastle United in November 1977. He could not stop ''the Magpies'' suffering relegation that season, and he could only take the team to two mid-table finishes in the Second Division before being fired just weeks into the 1980-81 season after his team were knocked out of the League Cup by Third Division Bury.
McGarry then served in a variety of posts, with spells as a scout at Brighton, Zambian Power Dynamos FC as a coach, the Zambian national team as manager and a period as coach in South Africa. He returned to former club Wolves in September 1985, but walked out after just 61 days after a fall-out with the Bhatti Brothers. After a spell outside the game, he moved back to South Africa as coach in Bophuthatswana.
After a long battle against illness, he died on 15 March 2005, aged 77. He had one son and one daughter.
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'''Frans Thijssen''' (born 23 January 1952 in Malden, Gelderland) is a former Dutch international footballer. He started his professional career in 1970 with NEC Nijmegen. In 1973 he moved to FC Twente, where the midfielder played for nearly six seasons.
Thijssen won fourteen caps for Holland between 1975 and 1981.
In 1979, he moved to England to sign for Ipswich Town, and in 1981 was voted PFA Player of the Year as he helped Ipswich Town win the UEFA Cup, scoring one goal in each of the two legs of the final. He played a big part in their run to the semi finals of the FA Cup, and they also finished second in the league that season. He helped them finished second again the following year, but a year later he departed from Portman Road after four years to sign for Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest, but he was not nearly as successful at the City Ground as he had been in East Anglia, and he had left the club within months.
He also had a stint in the NASL with the Vancouver Whitecaps. In 1984 he returned to his native country, to play for Fortuna Sittard (1984-1987), FC Groningen (1987-1988) and Vitesse Arnhem (1988-1991).
After his active career he became a football manager. In 1997 he became manager for the Swedish club Malm FF and spent two years there.
After several seasons without success, Thijssen was sacked as manager for Malm FF during the middle of season 98. At the time of his dismissal Malm was in danger of being relegated to the first division(Superettan) for the first time in the club's history. Thijssen was replaced by Roland Andersson and Thomas Sjberg.
'''Ipswich Town'''
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'''Robert Burnitt "Bobby" Ferguson''' (born January 8, 1938 in Dudley) is an English former footballer. He played as a full-back for Newcastle United, Derby County, Cardiff City and Newport County and also football manager, coach and scout. In the 1970-71 season he was player-manager at Newport County A.F.C..
He was coach of the Ipswich team than won the FA Youth Cup in the 1970s and followed Cyril Lea after the 1978 FA Cup final win at Wembley, as 1st team coach, leading them to winning the UEFA Cup in 1981.
He took over as manager of Ipswich Town in the summer of 1982 following the departure of his fellow Geordie, Bobby Robson who left Ipswich to become manager of England. He kept his job after relegation from the First Division in 1986 but was replaced by John Duncan the following year, after Ipswich failed to win promotion.
He was appointed 1st team coach at Sunderland when his former Ipswich player Terry Butcher became manager, he later acted as a scout for them in SE England.
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'''Mick Stockwell''' (b. 14 February 1965 in Chelmsford) is a former professional footballer.
He spent the majority of his professional career playing for Ipswich Town as a midfielder, renowned for his reliability and stamina. Micky Stockwell played every position during his career apart from Goalkeeper. Fans fondly remember his goals against Wimbledon in the Premiership as a striker. His nickname "Stumper" was given to him by Sir Bobby Robson after he stumped Robson out during a Cricket match.
A firm favourite with the fans, he played for Ipswich for fifteen years and made over 550 appearances. He went on to end his professional career at Colchester United.
Micky Stockwell was part of the very successful youth system set up by Sir Bobby Robson at Ipswich Town. He also represented England at Youth level.
Micky Stockwell was a highly rated player during his Ipswich Town career. Mick Stockwell played 607 games for Ipswich from 1982 to 2000 scoring 44 goals. He started out with Ipswich in the early 1980s under Sir Bobby Robson. By the late 1980s he had established himself as a first-team player. He played a vital role in the 1991/1992 Second Division championship winning team and featured in the very first season of the new English Premiership. Micky Stockwell was granted a testimonial game by Ipswich in 1994. Whilst playing in the Premiership he was one of Ipswich-s highest rated players until Ipswich where relegated in 1994. Stockwell remained as a mainstay with the Tractor Boys for the remainder of the 1990s failing to win the First Division Play Offs in 1996/97, 1997/98 and 1998/99. However in his last season with Ipswich he was part of the team that finally won the First Division Play Offs in 1999/00 before being released. As an Ipswich player he was also an FA Cup Quarter Finalist and League Cup Semi-Finalist.
After his release in 2000 both Norwich City and Colchester United attempted to sign Stockwell. He looked set to sign for Ipswich-s local rivals Norwich however the deal collapsed after he was made to wait an extra week by Norwich before signing. Due to this Stockwell instead opted to join Colchester United.
Micky Stockwell signed for Colchester in 2000 and instantly made an impact. He went on to play 145 games for Colchester scoring 24 goals. He was a vital part in Phil Parkinsons Colchester team until he retired in 2003 due to a major back injury. After a long career Micky Stockwell finished his career in football after playing over 700 professional games scoring 68 goals.
Phil Parkinson (former Colchester United manager): ''"If you play to the age of 38 in football you must have something special and Mick's professionalism has enabled him to play that long. He's played more than 700 games and you don't play that many games without having a great career."''
After retirement from the professional game, in 2003 he became a Woodbridge Town player later becoming in 2004 the manager. He was manager until October 2007 where Mick and Woodbridge town came to an mutual agreement to part company.
He can still be found playing Masters Football for Ipswich Town, and he has even won the London Masters as an Ipswich player.
Mick was on SKY SPORTS "Where are they now" series in May 2008 and is now a kitchen fitter and has passed his UEFA coaching exams and one day would like to get back into football.
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'''(David) Geraint Williams''' (born 5 January 1962 in Cwmparc) is manager of Leyton Orient and a former professional footballer who also played for Wales.
Amongst the clubs he played for were Bristol Rovers, Derby County, Ipswich Town and finally Colchester United. Geraint played in centre midfield and was considered a steady, defensive midfielder. When he retired from playing he stayed at Layer Road to become assistant manager in 2000. In July 2006, Geraint took charge of the U's, replacing out going manager Phil Parkinson. He had previously managed Colchester on a four-week caretaker basis during the 2002-03 season prior to Parkinson's appointment.
Colchester were among most people's favourites to be relegated from the Football League Championship in the 2006-07 season, as they had the smallest ground in the division - it was also their first season in the second tier of the English league. After a slow start, they entered a run of consistent good form and were in the challenge for a playoff place. They finished 10 in the Championship - above more favoured sides such as Crystal Palace, Leicester City and most notably the relegated Leeds United. However the club were unable to sustain their success as they were relegated the following season. Following a poor start to the 2008-09 season, where the club fell to second from bottom of League One, he left his post on 22 September 2008 after discussions with the Chairman. Williams was appointed manager of Leyton Orient in February 2009 and will aim to keep their League One status. He started very well and managed to help Leyton Orient to 5 wins from his first 8 games in charge, including wins over teams such as Crewe Alexandra, Brighton & Hove Albion and Carlisle United.
He is a life-long fan of Cardiff City.
He married his wife Lynne on the 6th of July 1985 at St David's Church, Ton Pentre. They had their first child together David Rhys Williams on the 5th of November 1988, shortly followed by their daughter Bethan Louise Williams on the 31st of December 1990, both born in Derby.
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He spent the majority of his career playing in England for Ipswich Town but also had spells at FC Etar Veliko Tarnovo, Sporting Lisbon, CSKA Sofia and Luton Town, before finishing his career in English non-league football with Hendon and Carshalton Athletic. He played in the World Cup in 1994 and scored in the penalty shootout against Mexico. He played also at Euro 1996.
Bontcho ran a cafe/bar in West Kensington, London called 'Strikers', however according to The Sofia Echo it may have ceased trading.
Bontcho came out of retirement in 2006 to play for Hendon, then scoring his first goal since his return to the club on the 14th March 2007 against Hayes in the Middlesex Senior Cup.
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'''Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell''' (born 9 December 1967) is an English former professional association footballer who made more than 500 Football League appearances for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Northampton Town and Colchester United. During his time at Ipswich Town, he became the youngest player to score in the old Football League First Division and represented his country for the under-21 team.
Dozzell has also managed two non-league football clubs, both in the Eastern Counties Football League-Ipswich Wanderers and Leiston. As of October 2008, he is not managing a club.
Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, in 1967, Dozzell attended the local Chantry High School. He has supported local charities, including acting as a patron for ''"Operation Santa Claus"'', run in conjunction with radio station SGR-FM. He played for a "Town Legends" side against a Soccer AM team in 2005 to raise money for the Academy, where his son, Andre, was in the under-10s team. In 2007 he was found guilty of driving with excess alcohol and was banned for three years.
Playing football for the Langham Lions in the Colchester Youth League, Dozzell was noted as a "prolific schoolboy scorer", and was signed on schoolboy terms for Ipswich Town by Bobby Robson despite interest from West Ham United and Nottingham Forest.
In the 1988-89 season, Dozzell finished as the club's joint top-scorer (with John Wark and Dalian Atkinson), scoring 13 goals from 37 appearances. The following two seasons saw Dozzell as a regular starter for the team, with 18 goals from 88 appearances.
In August 1993, Dozzell was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for -1.9m;
Dozzell retired from professional football in 2001 as a result of persistent injuries, in particular an ongoing toe problem. However, he continued playing with non-league clubs; a brief spell with Canvey Island reunited him with former Colchester and Ipswich player Neil Gregory. Canvey Island released him and he moved on to an even shorter stay with Grays Athletic, who signed him alongside Carl Leaburn. This was followed by a move back to Ipswich and into management.
Dozzell took his first step into management with Eastern Counties Football League club Ipswich Wanderers in 2003. In his role as player-manager, he moved to play in defence and secured an eighth place finish in the league during his first season with the club. The following season, he led them to the league title and promotion to the Eastern Counties League Premier Division. The 2005-06 season saw Dozzell lead the newly promoted club to seventh in the league,
Dozzell went on to manage Leiston,
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'''Adam Lee Newton''' (born 4 December 1980 in Ascot, Berkshire) is an English-born Saint Kittitian and Nevisian professional footballer, currently playing for Luton Town in the Conference. Although he has represented England at under-21 level, Newton has been a member of the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team since 2004.
Newton began his career as a youth player with West Ham United, where he was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning squad in 1999, scoring in the second leg of the final in a 9-0 aggregate win over Coventry City. He signed a professional contract in August 1998, but struggled to establish himself in the team. He was loaned to Portsmouth in July 1999 and made his league debut the following month in a 2-1 win against Sheffield United. Newton returned to West Ham at the end of August and on 25 September 1999 made his Premier League debut for West Ham, appearing as a substitute for Marc Keller in a 1-0 away defeat to Coventry City. Later that season, he appeared as a substitute in West Ham's 3-1 win away to NK Osijek in the UEFA Cup, and in April 2000 was a late substitute for Scott Minto in a 5-0 win at home to Coventry. These were, however, to be his only first team games for ''the Hammers''. Newton joined Division Two side Notts County on loan in November 2000 until the end of the season, making 20 league appearances and scoring once against Oxford United on his debut.
Newton joined Peterborough United, then in Division Two, on a free transfer in May 2002.
Newton joined League Two side Brentford on a one-year contract from 1 July 2008.
On 28 May 2009, Newton signed a two-year contract with Luton Town.
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'''Terrell Forbes''' (born 17 August 1981 in Southwark, England) is an English professional footballer who plays for Yeovil Town. He was a member of the West Ham United 1999 FA Youth Cup winning team and gained promotion from Division Two with Queens Park Rangers in 2004.
Forbes was born in Southwark, London in 1981 and began his career as a youth player at West Ham, featuring in their 1999 FA Youth Cup win. However, he was unable to break into West Ham's first team, and after a loan spell with Bournemouth in 1999 where he made four league and cup appearances, he joined Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer in July 2001.
Forbes joined Grimsby Town on a short-term contract in September 2004, which was later extended to the end of the season. He made 34 league and cup appearances in the 2004-05 season for Grimsby but opted to leave Grimsby to play in a division higher with Oldham Athletic, signing a two-year contract with Oldham in May 2005.
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'''Robert Marc Jones''' (born November 5, 1971 in Wrexham, Wales) is a Welsh-born former England international footballer who made his name whilst he was with Liverpool.
Jones began his career with Crewe Alexandra, signing professional forms at the age of 17 on the 20 December 1988 when Crewe were in Division Four.
The right-back settled quickly, quietly going about his defensive duties until being spotted during the 1991-92 season , accidentally, by Liverpool manager Graeme Souness who was at Gresty Road looking at a different player. Jones' performance was so good that it prompted Souness to act straight away, he put in an offer of -300,000 which was accepted, so on the 4 October 1991, a month before his 20th birthday, he became a Liverpool player.
Although Jones had not been through the Liverpool YTS ranks like his new young and upcoming team mates Steve McManaman and Mike Marsh, nor become a popular player despite coming from another club (as with the case like Jamie Redknapp), because Jones had grown up a Liverpool supporter mainly because his grandfather, Bill Jones had played for the Reds between 1938 and 1954 and was part of the squad that won the first post-Second World War championship in 1947, Jones was given a warm welcome at the elite Liverpool setup at the time, for his sheer passion.
Jones' debut for the Reds came on the 6 October 1991 just 48 hours after he had signed on at Anfield. In an intense game against rivals Man United at Old Trafford with the exciting young talent Ryan Giggs on the left flank in outstanding form. Jones impressed in the way he handled Giggs' threat in this game, earning plaudits and enhancing his reputation. By the end of the season he had gained his first international cap and had helped the Reds to the final of the FA Cup at Wembley, a final that saw Liverpool beat Sunderland 2-0.
At Liverpool, he was nicknamed Trigger, after the dim-witted ''Only Fools and Horses'' character and over the next four seasons was a regular member of the Liverpool starting line-up and in the sides that beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 in the 1995 Football League Cup final and lost 1-0 to Man United in the 1996 FA Cup final. During this period he established himself as one of the best full-backs in the country, alongside United's Gary Neville with whom he was in direct competition with for the full-back berth at international level.
When Liverpool signed midfielder Jason McAteer, who arrived in 1995, Roy Evans converted McAteer to full-back and employed Jones on the left-side in a wingback role as Liverpool changed from their normal 4-4-2 to an attack-minded 5-3-2 formation. Liverpool produced some great football during this time, but still failed to win the league.
After the 1996 FA Cup final, Jones was advised to take a six-month break from football due to back problems. He returned to action, but the next two seasons were plagued by injuries, and in February 1998 he played what was to be his last game for Liverpool. An injury in his left knee couldn't be fixed, despite three operations, and at the end of the 1998-99 season, in which he hadn't played a game, he was released on a free transfer. Jones had played 243 times for the Reds but never scored a goal.
He joined West Ham United, on non-contract terms, on the 17 July 1999, and featured for them in a single Intertoto Cup game, but it was clear that the knee injury had severely affected him and he retired on the 28 August 1999 aged just 27.
At international level Jones was eligible to play for Wales, as he was born in Wrexham, but it was Graham Taylor who selected him and gave him his international debut for England in the 2-0 win over France at Wembley on the 19 February 1992. Injury forced Jones to miss the 1992 European Championships when many thought he would be the first choice right-back. Jones went on to win eight international caps.
Since his retirement Jones has left football, and runs a children's nursery in Warrington.
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'''Christopher Mark Kiwomya''' (born 2 December 1969 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire) is a former professional footballer of Ugandan descent, the brother of fellow player Andy Kiwomya.
He was at Ipswich Town as a trainee and played over 250 games, and was the club's top scorer in the 1991-92 season in which Ipswich were promoted from the old Second Division. In total he scored over 50 goals for the East Anglian club, working in partnership with Jason Dozzell. Whilst at Ipswich he played for England U21s, preventing him playing for the Uganda national team, which he qualified for through his parentage.
He signed for Arsenal in a -1.25million deal in February 1995, as one of George Graham's last signings for the club, along with John Hartson. He made his debut against Everton on 14 January 1995, but failed to make a lasting impression at Arsenal; although he scored three goals in 17 appearances in 1994-95, he did not play for the club again after that season. Graham had been sacked in February for a highly-publicised "bungs" incident, and Stewart Houston had remained in charge until the appointment of Bruce Rioch after the end of the season. The acquisition of David Platt, as well as competition from the likes of Ray Parlour and John Jensen, left Kiwomya way down the pecking order.
He spent 1996-97 on loan at Le Havre AC of France, making 7 appearances without scoring. He also spent time with Selangor FA in the Malaysian league. In August 1998, more than three years after his last game for Arsenal, he finally left Highbury on a free transfer and signed for QPR. He played for QPR for three seasons, scoring 30 times in almost 100 appearances before joining AaB Aalborg in Denmark in 2001, again on a free transfer. His contract was cancelled later that year after he failed to secure a first team place and he returned to England to trial for Grimsby Town and Sheffield United, but failed to secure a contract with either.
In July 2008 he was appointed as head chef at Ipswich Town.
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'''Ian Paul Marshall''' (born March 20, 1966) is a former professional footballer.
Marshall made his name playing as a defender and striker for Oldham Athletic but started his career as an apprentice with hometown club Everton. After four years he signed for Oldham for -200,000 and scored nearly 50 goals in almost 200 appearances before joining Ipswich Town in 1993 for -750,000.
At Portman Road he scored 38 times in just over 90 appearances before being sold to Leicester City for -800,000 in 1996. He played for the Foxes for four seasons, notching up 26 goals in 61 games. He left on a free transfer to Bolton. While at Leicester, Marshall was part of the 2000 League Cup winning team, coming on as a substitute in the final.
After helping the Wanderers to the Premiership he went on loan to Blackpool before making the move to Bloomfield Road permanent in January 2002. He helped Blackpool secure the LDV Vans Trophy at the Millennium Stadium. He scored once for Blackpool, in a 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town in February 2002.
He retired from professional football in May 2002.
Marshall and his family currently live in Pasadena, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He owned a restaurant in the community, Sam's Place, named after his wife; the restaurant, however, folded in 2008. He is also responsible for the creation of the Pasadena Eagles Football Club, which has also since folded.
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'''Izzy Iriekpen''' (born 14 May 1982 in East London) is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently without a club after leaving Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical. In November 2009 he was training with Peterborough United and played for their reserves.
Iriekpen joined West Ham United as a trainee in August 1998
Iriekpen joined Swansea City on a free transfer in August 2003, signing an 18-month contract in November 2003. An ankle injury requiring surgery in July 2004 meant that he missed pre-season training but despite this, he helped Swansea to automatic promotion from League 2 in May 2005. He signed a further two-year contract in May 2005, tying him to the club until 2007. A serious knee injury sustained during a match against Nottingham Forest in February 2006, which saw Iriekpen stretchered off and needing an operation, ruled him out for the rest of the 2005-06 season. He had made 118 league and cup appearances for the club scoring five goals when he was dropped to the bench and fined following his arrest outside a Swansea nightclub in November 2006. Frustrated with the lack of games and with his contract ending at the end of the 2006-07 season, Iriekpen asked for a transfer in January 2007 which the Swans accepted, but withdrew his request the following month after returning to the side. At the end of the season, Iriekpen rejected an offer by Swansea of a one-year contract, describing it as ''"an insult"'', and left the club. He had made a total of 137 league and cup appearances for Swansea, scoring eight goals.
Iriekpen signed a two-year contract with Scunthorpe United on 19 June 2007, with the option of a third year.
He scored on his debut against Charlton Athletic.
He was also given captaincy of the team for the 2008/09 season.
On 30 December, Sky Sports reported Iriekpen asked to be placed on the transfer list and published a statement from the former Captain about his future plans.
Izzy parted company with Scunthorpe on 16 January 2009 having his contract terminated by mutual consent.
On 26 January Gary Johnson, Bristol City manager, confirmed Iriekpen was on trial at the west country club with a view to signing a permanent deal. Iriekpen was due to sign for Hamilton Academicals however he turned down this move in order to train with Bristol City. On 29 January 2009 joined Bristol City until the end of the 2008-2009 season.
Iriekpen was released by Bristol City on 1 July 2009.
On 26 July 2009, Iriekpen signed a two-year contract with Hamilton Academical but left due to family reasons on 29 August 2009.
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'''Stevland Dennis Angus''' (born 16 September 1980), is an English footballer.
Angus was born in Essex in 1980 and began his career as a trainee with West Ham United, featuring in their 1999 FA Youth Cup win, and turning professional in August 1999.
In July 2001, Angus joined Cambridge United on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.
Angus joined Conference side Grays Athletic in September 2005, where he made 13 league and cup appearances. He joined Barnet on loan in January 2006, remaining there until the end of the season but not making any appearances due to injury.
He joined Conference South side Fisher Athletic in October 2007.
In August 2008, he joined Conference South side Braintree Town but was released in late September. He then joined Concord Rangers in the Isthmian League Division One North, before moving to Bishop's Stortford later in the season.
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'''Claus Thomsen''' (born May 31, 1970 in Aarhus) is a Danish former professional footballer, who most notably won the Danish Cup with AGF Aarhus, and played abroad for English teams Ipswich Town and Everton, as well as Wolfsburg in Germany. He played 20 matches for Danish national team, including the 1992 Summer Olympics and Euro 96.
The 6' 3" defender and midfield player started his career at AGF Aarhus in Denmark. He made his debut for the Danish under-21 national team in May 1989, and was a part of the Aarhus team which won the 1992 Danish Cup. He was selected to represent Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he played all three of Denmark's matches, and scored a goal against Mexico.
In June 1994, he moved abroad to play for English club Ipswich Town, in a transfer deal worth -250,000. He was called up for his Danish national team debut, by national coach Richard Mller Nielsen, in April 1995. Thomsen was called up to the Danish national squad for the 1996 European Championship, and played in all Denmark's three matches before elimination. He made a total 97 appearances and scored 8 goals for Ipswich. He was one of the stronger players in the weakest side in Ipswich Towns history. In his first season he was relegated with Ipswich in 1994/5 and a major part of the side that missed the First Division Play Offs in 1995-96 however as Ipswich were looking to improve their side in 1997 he was sold to Premiership Everton, for -900,000, in January 1997.
After little more than a year at Everton, he moved back to Denmark for -500,000 in March 1998, to play for Akademisk Boldklub (AB). He only stayed at AB for six months, before moving abroad once again. He joined German club VFL Wolfsburg in September 1998. In April 1999, Thomsen ended his Danish national team career, citing a lacking energy surplus. Due to injury problems, he saw very little playing time in his last years at Wolfsburg, and ended his career in April 2002.
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'''Alan Taylor''' (born November 14, 1953 in Hinckley, Leicestershire) is an English former professional footballer best known for his goalscoring exploits with West Ham United in their FA Cup success of 1975, culminating in two goals in that season's final.
Taylor, a quick centre forward, was rejected by Preston North End as a youth player and drifted into non-league football in Lancashire. Eventually his reputation with Morecambe and Lancaster City as a goalscorer prompted Rochdale into making a move for him, taking Taylor into the full-time game for the first time.
At the end of 1974, West Ham manager John Lyall decided to trust his judgement and pay Rochdale -40,000 after seeing Taylor score ten goals in five games for Rochdale. Taylor signed for the club on his 21st birthday. With some good fortune, Taylor was able to play in West Ham's FA Cup campaign when they joined the competition at the third round stage in January 1975, even though Rochdale's lower league status meant that they had started two round earlier. Taylor had been injured during Rochdale's FA Cup matches and was therefore not cup-tied.
West Ham made progress to the quarter finals and Taylor scored both goals as they beat Arsenal 2-0 at Highbury. The semi-final against Ipswich Town ended goalless and went to a replay at Stamford Bridge, with Taylor again scoring both goals in a 2-1 win, the second of which clinched a place in the Wembley final with just eight minutes to go.
In the final, West Ham played Fulham, who were a division below them, and the game was tightly-contested until Taylor stepped in with two goals which won West Ham the FA Cup.
In the 61st minute, Billy Jennings hit a low, outswinging shot from 25 yards which Fulham goalkeeper Peter Mellor could only parry across his goal. Taylor, following up, had to check his run to reach the rebound, but managed to get his foot around the ball and plant a low drive through the unfortunate Mellor's legs and into the net.
Three minutes later, Graham Paddon again hit a vicious shot from a wide left position at the Fulham goal, but this time it was more directly at Mellor, who stopped it but failed to hold on. Once more, Taylor was following up and he instinctively guided the rebound into the top of the net. It has been widely claimed that Mellor made two goalkeeping errors which gave Taylor his moments of glory, although in truth only on the second occasion was Taylor given a chance to score as a result of Mellor making an error. On the first occasion, Mellor's mistake came in trying to save Taylor's shot, as opposed to presenting Taylor with the chance in the first place.
Taylor made all the headlines as West Ham won 2-0, especially as he had scored three consecutive FA Cup braces and had been a player in the lowest division of English football just six months previously. He was subjected to much "rags to riches"-style features in the press in the days after the final.
His West Ham career quickly peaked with 13 goals the following season and a contribution towards West Ham's consequent European Cup Winners' Cup campaign, coming on as a substitute in the final against Anderlecht, which the Belgian side won 4-2.
Injuries took their toll on Taylor afterwards and he lost his place at West Ham, who were relegated in 1978. Taylor left for Norwich City in 1979, and had subsequent periods at Cambridge United, Hull City, Burnley and Bury, plus some time in Canada at Vancouver Whitecaps. He ended his career back at Norwich.
Taylor retired in 1989. He now runs a newsagents business in Norwich with his wife Jeanette, whom he married a month after the Wembley victory. They have a son, Gary.
It took eleven years before another player - Ian Rush in 1986 - scored two goals in the FA Cup final, although two (Ricardo Villa in 1981 and Bryan Robson in 1983) had done so in replays in the interim.
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'''Steven Preben Arthur "Steve" Simonsen''' (born 3 April 1979) is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City as a goalkeeper. He was born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear.
Simonsen grew up a supporter of Sunderland and started his career at Tranmere Rovers in August 1996 as a trainee. By November 1996 Simonsen had already made his League debut for the club, against the club he would later sign for, Stoke City.
After just 42 league and cup appearances for their first team, he was bought by Everton for a record breaking -3.3 million in September 1998 (both clubs were under control of Peter Johnson at the time). At this point Simonsen was considered one of the most promising young goalkeepers in the country.
However, Simonsen struggled to make it into the Everton first team on a regular basis and in his five seasons at Everton, he was in the starting line-up just 35 times with another two substitute appearances. His Everton debut did not come until the 1999-00 season, a League Cup tie against Oxford United where he made a less than impressive debut. Simonsen only featured again in the Everton side once during the 1999-00 campaign. In July 2001 Simonsen was also rumoured to be involved in a transfer to Wigan Athletic, however the deal fell through.
Simonsen did not get a chance to prove himself again until the 2001-02 season, when he made 25 League starts for Everton and became a regular starter. However the appointment of manager David Moyes meant that Simonsen rarely got a chance to play for Everton again, making only three league starts during his last two seasons. Simonsen later rejected a one-year contract extension and was thus released by the club in May 2004.
Simonsen signed for Stoke City in July 2004 on a free transfer and was the club's ever present first choice goalkeeper since, having made over 150 league appearances for the Potters. Simonsen was named as Stoke City player's player of the season in 2004-05 season and was rewarded with a new three-year contract until July 2008.
In the 2006-07 season, Steve Simonsen became the record holder for most consecutive clean sheets at Stoke City (seven); these clean sheets consisted of four home matches and three away matches. The home matches were against: Coventry City, West Bromwich Albion, Cardiff City and Queen Park Rangers. The three away matches were against: Crystal Palace, Hull City and Coventry City again. Simonsen also achieved the same feat during his time at Tranmere Rovers.
Simonsen signed a new contract with Stoke on 31 July 2007, which will keep him at the club until June 2010. On the opening day of the 2007-08 season, Simonsen helped Stoke to a 1-0 win over Cardiff City with a string of saves, including a penalty save from Steven MacLean. Simonsen played an important part in Stoke's promotion to the Premier League, however he lost his place to new signing, Dane Thomas Srensen at the start of the 2008-09 season. Simonsen played second role to Sorensen throughout the season playing only when he was injured which amounted to just five appearances. These matches were against Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa and Arsenal. The 2009-10 season started in the same manner for Simonsen however with a injury to Sorensen at home to Chelsea, Simonsen made his first appearance of the season. His next start for Stoke came at White Hart Lane as Sorensen failed to overcome a virus. Simonsen produced a man of the match performance and helped Stoke to a 1-0 win over Tottenham.
Simonsen has appeared for the England Under 21s, winning 4 caps. He was once dubbed as a future England number 1.
Simonsen is the son of a Danish seaman. Steve is a keen student of the political world and Jimmy Saville 'fixed it' for Steve to meet his hero Michael Heseltine in April 1986.
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'''James Benjamin Scowcroft''' (born 15 November 1975 in Bury St Edmunds) is a footballer who plays for Leyton Orient in League One.
He started his career as a youth at Ipswich Town and progressed to become the regular first team centre forward, gaining five England Under-21 caps in the process. From 1994 to 2001 he played over 200 games for the club, scoring nearly 50 goals but creating many more from his 'deep' target-man position.
At the end of the 2000-01 season, he was sold to Leicester City for -3m, where he played over 150 games for the relatively slight return of less than 30 goals, though Scowcroft has never been an out-and-out goalscorer.
Although initially identified by his passport photo and investigated by Spanish police following an alleged clash between three German women of African origin and the Leicester City squad at La Manga golf club, Scowcroft was released on bail and subsequently cleared of all charges. He was loaned back to Ipswich in the spring of 2005.
Scowcroft was then signed by Coventry City on a free transfer. He played on the right wing for Coventry for the 2005-06 season.
He left Coventry City to join Crystal Palace for -500,000 in July 2006. Scowcroft was released by Crystal Palace on 6 May 2009.
A local West Midlands paper, the Express & Star Wolverhampton, reported that Scowcroft was set to sign for West Bromwich Albion pending a successful trial session, but he subsequently joined Leyton Orient.
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'''Ian John Westlake''' (born 10 July 1983) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for English League One team Wycombe Wanderers.
Born in Clacton-on-Sea, Westlake progressed through the youth ranks at Ipswich Town, signing professional forms with the club during the summer of 2002. Westlake made his debut for Ipswich, coming on as a substitute in a 1-0 home defeat to Gillingham on 26 October, 2002. Westlake made a further three appearances for Ipswich during the 2002-03 season. During the 2003-04 season, Westlake made a further 43 appearances for Ipswich and also scored 7 goals , the first of which came during the 3-4 home defeat to Gillingham on 1 November, 2003. Westlake made a total of 125 appearances for Ipswich, scoring 17 goals.
On 4 August, 2006, Westlake transferred to Leeds United for a fee of -400,000 plus the transfer of former Brighton left-back Dan Harding to Ipswich in a part-exchange deal. Westlake made his debut on 5 August, 2006, coming on as a substitute during the 1-0 home victory over Norwich City. In total, Westlake made 29 appearances for Leeds during the 2006-07 season, in which the Yorkshire club were relegated from the Championship.
During the 2007-08 season, Westlake made 23 appearances for Leeds and scored his only goal for the club when netting the last-minute winning goal in a 1-0 away win at Oldham Athletic on 2 October, 2007.
On the 3 March, 2008, it was revealed that Westlake had agreed an initial one-month loan deal at League One play-off rivals Brighton & Hove Albion.
On the 3 April, 2008, Westlake, Leeds United and Brighton & Hove Albion agreed that the player would remain on loan at the Withdean for the remainder of the 2007-08 season. In total, Westlake made 11 appearances for Brighton, scoring 2 goals.
On 24 October, 2008, Westlake joined League One side Cheltenham Town on an initial three-month loan deal. Westlake made his debut the following day during the 3-1 away defeat to MK Dons. During his loan spell at Cheltenham, Westlake played 14 games and scored 1 goal during the 2-1 away victory at Leyton Orient.
On 24 January, 2009, Westlake had his contract terminated at Leeds United by mutual consent. Later that day, Westlake signed a contract with Cheltenham Town for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. Westlake also scored on the day of his permament debut for Cheltenham during the 2-2 home draw with Brighton & Hove Albion.
With Cheltenham Town suffering from financial difficulties, Westlake joined League One side Oldham Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2008-09 season on 19 March, 2009. Westlake made his debut for Oldham on 25 March, 2009, during a 2-0 home defeat to Tranmere Rovers. In total, Westlake made 5 appearances for the club.
On 15 July, 2009, Westlake signed a two-year contract with recently promoted League One side Wycombe Wanderers.
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'''Dean Peter Bowditch''' (born 15 June 1986 in Hertfordshire) is an English footballer who plays for Yeovil Town.
He made his Ipswich Town first team debut in March 2003, aged 16, when he came off the bench against local rivals Norwich City, a match which Ipswich won 2-0. The following season, becoming the youngest Ipswich player to score a hat-trick, against Watford. He picked up the Dale Roberts award as the best performer from the academy for 2003-04. A series of injuries saw Bowditch feature less for the Ipswich first team and he was loaned to Burnley, Wycombe and Brighton. On 22 November 2008 he signed a one-month loan deal at Northampton Town.
On 11 February 2008, Bowditch agreed to re-join Brighton on loan, initially for one-month. On 31 October 2008, he joined Brentford on loan until January 2009, with an option to be recalled after one month.
Ipswich released Bowditch at the end of the 2008-09 season.
Dean signed a one-year deal with League One club Yeovil on July 30, 2009.<ref
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'''Darryl Knights''' (born 1 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Kidderminster Harriers as a striker.
Born in Ipswich, Knights was a product of the youth system at Ipswich Town
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'''William Charles''' "'''Billy'''" '''Clarke''' (born 13 December 1987) is an Irish footballer who plays in England for Blackpool. He is a striker and has played for Ireland at various levels up to under-21.
Born in Cork, Clarke is a product of the Ipswich Town Academy and signed professional for the club in May 2005. He made his professional dbut as a substitute against Cardiff City in late November 2005. He won the Irish Examiner Junior Sports Star of the year award for Soccer in 2005 and was nominated for the Irish Under-19 Player of the Year award in 2006. He also made a big contribution to Ipswich's youth team in winning the FA Youth Cup in 2005.
At the end of the 2005-06 season he was sent on loan to Colchester United to gain first team experience, playing six league games. During the January 2008 transfer window, he joined Scottish side Falkirk on loan. He scored his first goal, a late winner, in a crucial match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
After returning to Ipswich Clarke scored his first league goal in the 2-1 victory over Southampton and followed it up three days later with the winning goal in the 2-1 victory over Coventry City. He also scored in a 3-1 victory over Essex side, Southend United.
Clarke was transfer-listed and on 8 August 2008 went to Darlington on one month's loan, which was extended to January 2009. He scored four times against Macclesfield Town on 30 August 2008. He also scored a vital goal in the Carling Cup against Walsall, knocking the League One side out of the cup.
He joined Northampton Town on a month's loan in January 2009. He scored a hat-trick on his debut in a 5-1 victory over Crewe Alexandra. It was the first hat-trick scored by a ''Cobblers'' player since 2002.
Clarke joined Brentford on loan in the run-in to their attempt to win promotion out of League Two. He was recruited mainly to cover for the absence of fellow Ipswich loanee Jordan Rhodes, who was injured. Clarke scored his first goal for ''the Bees'' in the 1-1 draw at Bradford City. He ended his loan spell scoring six goals in eight games. He had scored 18 goals overall during his three loan spells that season with Darlington, Northampton and Brentford. He was nominated twice during the season for the League Two Player of the Month.
Clarke was released by new Ipswich manager Roy Keane on 8 May 2009.
On 26 June Clarke signed for fellow Championship side Blackpool on a two-year contract with an option for a further year; his contract starting on 1 July, once his Ipswich contract expired.
His first game for ''the Seasiders'' was a pre-season friendly against non-league side Burscough on 11 July. Two days later he scored the second goal as Blackpool beat Barnstaple Town 5-0 in a 2009 South West Challenge Cup group stage match.
On 8 August Clarke made his league debut as a 73rd-minute substitute as Blackpool started the 2009-10 season with a 1-1 draw with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. He scored his first goal for ''the Seasiders'' in a 4-3 defeat to Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in the third round of the 2009-10 League Cup on 22 September. His first league start came in the 2-0 win over Plymouth Argyle at Bloomfield Road on 17 October. His first league goal came after just 23 seconds of the West Lancashire derby 1-1 draw wih Preston North End on 30 November.
a. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
Clarke has played at various levels for the Republic of Ireland. He has made 45 appearances at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 scoring 14 goals. In May 2008 he played in the inaugural Intercontinental Cup in Malaysia.
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'''Paul David Cooper''' (born 21 December 1953) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and was on the winning side in the 1978 FA Cup Final and the 1981 UEFA Cup Final with Ipswich Town.
Born in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, Cooper started his professional career as an apprentice with Birmingham City. After playing 17 league matches for the club, in 1974 he moved to Ipswich Town, where he spent the majority of his career and represented the club more than 550 times in all competitions. He was renowned amongst the fans at Portman Road for his ability to save penalties. In 1979-80 he saved 8 out of 10.
He left the club in 1987 and finished his professional career with nearly two seasons at Leicester City and a season each at Manchester City and Stockport County.
Paul and his wife now operate a golfing holidays company in Tenerife.
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'''Raymond Crawford''' (born 13 July 1936 in Portsmouth) is a former English international footballer, who played as a striker in a career that saw him score over 300 goals at club level.
Crawford began his career as a trainee at his hometown club Portsmouth. He made his league debut on 24 August 1957 in a goalless draw with Burnley. He managed 19 appearances for the club at senior level before joining second flight Ipswich Town in August 1958.
A prolific striker, he helped Ipswich to win back-to-back titles, the Second Division in 1959/60 and the First Division in 1961/62. In the latter season, he was joint leading scorer in Division One - alongside Derek Kevan of West Bromwich Albion - with 33 goals. During this time, he won the first of his two England caps, becoming the first Ipswich Town player to be capped for England.
He was sold to Wolves in September 1963 where he scored 41 goals in 61 appearances (in total), before moving to rivals West Brom in January 1965, shortly before Wolves dropped out of the top flight. He failed to establish himself though at The Hawthorns and rejoined Ipswich in March 1965, where he played another three full seasons, lifting his tally for the club to 259 goals in all competitions.
He joined Charlton in March 1969, but soon dropped into the non-league with Kettering Town. He signed for Colchester United in June 1970 for -3,000 and in his only season with the club, scored 24 goals from 45 appearances. Most notably, he scored two goals for Colchester United in a giant-killing 3-2 victory against Leeds United in the fifth round of the FA Cup in 1971.
Crawford left English football after this season, heading to Durban City in South Africa, leaving an exceptional scoring rate in the Football League of 289 goals in 476 games. In his only season in South Africa, he won the cup and came finished runner-up in the league.
He became youth-team coach at Brighton in 1972 but left after Brian Clough became manager the following year. He then worked as youth team club at his former side Portsmouth until 1979 and later managed non-league Fareham Town for a short while beforein retiring from the game in 1984, and becoming a merchandising rep.
In 2007, he published his autobiography entitled "Curse of the Jungle Boy".
Crawford now works as a summariser on BBC Suffolk commentaries on Ipswich away matches.
Crawford's international career was surprisingly brief, winning only two caps. He made his international debut against Northern Ireland on 22 November 1961 and played in their next fixture, versus Austria on 4 April 1962, where he opened the scoring in a 3-1 win. It can be argued that Crawford's low amount of caps was due to the fact that he was around when Jimmy Greaves was also creating a reputation as a proflic goalscorer.
He also represented the Football League.
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'''Paul Goddard''' (b. 12 October 1959 in Harlington, Middlesex) is a former professional footballer and football manager.
During his playing career, he gained caps for England U21s (scoring five times) and earned a single full cap for the England team against Iceland in June 1982 (scoring once).
A QPR youth, Goddard was West Ham's record signing when he moved to Upton Park for -800,000 in 1980.
He then moved to Newcastle in October 1986
, Paul lives with his family in East Bergholt, Suffolk and since 2005 has worked for the Stellar Group for their football agency.
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'''Gareth Wyn Roberts''' (born 6 February 1978 in Wrexham, Clwyd) is a Welsh international footballer with Doncaster Rovers.
Roberts was originally a Liverpool trainee, and featured in their FA Youth Cup winning side of 1996. He was released, however, in 1999, and was brought to Greek side Panionios by former Liverpool star Ronnie Whelan. His stay there was very brief, and he joined Tranmere Rovers on loan in August 1999, making the move permanent three months later. He was at Prenton Park until 2006 after that, he joined Doncaster Rovers, while at Prenton Park he starred in their cup runs of 2000 and 2001, and winning 9 caps for his country. He usually plays at left-back. He played a key role in Doncaster Rovers promotion campaign in 2007-08, netting four goals from left-back. Whilst at Tranmere he played in the 2000 Football League Cup Final.
In June 2008, Roberts put pen-to-paper on a new contract with Doncaster, keeping him at the club until 2010.
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He was just 15 when he made his debut for Shelbourne F.C. alongside his elder brother Eddie. During seven years at Tolka Park he won the League of Ireland Championship and the FAI Cup.
He moved to Cambridge City in August 1964 and was capped at U23 level in 1966. He then moved to Ipswich Town in July 1966 and played for the club at right full back for six seasons, before moving to Birmingham City in November 1971.
He represented his country 17 times scoring once. Also won three amateur caps.
After he retired from playing football, he was incarcerated at Her Majesty's pleasure after being indicted for tax avoidance and fraud. He managed Shels for most of the 1975/76 season following the departure of the long-serving Gerry Doyle.
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'''Paul Ian Parry''' (born 19 August, 1980 in Chepstow) is a Welsh professional footballer and former Wales international who currently plays for Football League Championship side Preston North End. He plays as either a winger or striker.
Parry suffers from a severe fear of flying (aviophobia) which, like other footballers such as Dennis Bergkamp, has caused problems during his career due to his inability to sometimes travel with the Wales team to far-away countries. He manages to overcome by taking tablets. It has also caused problems in his club career when his teams have travelled to opposite ends of Great Britain. He has often managed to get around the problem by travelling the long distances by car.
As a youngster he attended Chepstow Comprehensive School.
Parry started his career at Bristol City where he spent two years as a schoolboy, before joining Hereford United as a YTS trainee. He made his league debut for Hereford on 7 November 1998, coming on as a substitute in a 3-2 defeat away to Leek Town. His profile was raised after an excellent FA Cup performance against Leicester City in the 1999/00 season. In this match, Parry so nearly scored the winning goal when he dribbled past 5 Leicester players and hit the post when one-on-one with goalkeeper Tim Flowers.
He was Hereford's leading goalscorer in the 2002-03 season. On 19 December, 2003, under the watchful eye of Cardiff City manager Lennie Lawrence, Parry scored a hat-trick for Hereford in a 7-1 rout over Forest Green. Soon after, Cardiff signed him for an initial fee of -75,000, which would increase depending on appearances. Parry's final appearance for Hereford saw him score the winning goal in added time against Stevenage Borough.
He quickly became a firm favourite with the Bluebirds fans under manager Lennie Lawrence. During this time Parry came close to leaving after the club revealed that it had large financial problems. He was linked with a move to Yeovil Town, who had tracked Parry from his days at Hereford United, but he eventually managed to avoid the cull of players, which included club captain Graham Kavanagh and star players Jobi McAnuff and Peter Thorne. He had continued to improve under new manager Dave Jones where, at the time of Parry's departure, was the longest serving first team player at the club and was a huge favourite with the Bluebirds fans.
Parry began the 2007/08 season in fine form, forcing summer signing Trevor Sinclair out of the team with his impressive displays. His continuing good form also found him finding the net more often for Cardiff with goals against Queens Park Rangers, Burnley, Ipswich Town and Sheffield United leaving him as the Bluebirds joint top scorer by late December. His good form in the season and Cardiff's financial trouble saw several other Championship sides enquire about him, Norwich City even having a -750,000 offer rejected, but Parry stated that he did not wish to leave Cardiff. January saw Parry return to the club he started his playing career at, Hereford United, when the two sides met in the fourth round of the FA Cup, with Cardiff winning 2-1.
Towards the end of the season, with a lack of strikers at the club, Parry was used primarily as a striker, playing alongside either Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Steve Thompson, and he would go on to finish the season as the clubs joint top scorer, along with Joe Ledley, with 11 goals in all competitions. In April he suffered a hamstring injury during a 0-0 draw against West Bromwich Albion and he was forced to miss the remaining league games of the season as well as the FA Cup semi-final win over Barnsley. The injury meant he was forced into a long wait over his chances of appearing in the final, but he did eventually manage to return in time and played all 90 minutes in a 1-0 defeat to Portsmouth.
After stating his intent to be a regular as a forward for the club, Parry opened his goalscoring account early in the 2008-09 season, scoring both goals in a 2-1 win over Bournemouth in the first round of the League Cup, the teams second game of the season on 12 August. However Parry soon reverted back to playing as a winger due to the partnership of Ross McCormack and Jay Bothroyd and was forced to wait until 4 October before scoring his first league goal of the season in a 1-1 draw with Blackpool. In February 2009, Parry made his 200th appearance in all competitions for Cardiff when he played in a 4-0 defeat to Arsenal in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
On 3 August 2009, Parry joined Championship rivals Preston North End for a fee of around -300,000. He made his debut against Bristol City in a 2-2 draw at Deepdale and scored his first goal for the Lilywhites in his fourth appearance during a 3-0 victory over Barnsley on 18 August.
Parry made his international debut for Wales on 18 February, 2004, coming on as a substitute in the 4-0 win over Scotland. It capped a remarkable rise for the midfielder who, at the time, had only made five appearances since joining Cardiff and had been playing Conference football six weeks earlier. He scored his first international goal in the 1-0 win over Canada on 30 May, 2004.
In August 2007 Parry was called up to the Wales squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Germany and Slovakia but pulled out of the squad for personal reasons, which were later revealed to be due to going through a stressful divorce and custody battle. His decision was branded "silly" by former Cardiff player Jason Perry. However on 15 January, 2008 Parry stated that he would return to play for Wales if he was called upon by Toshack. Parry returned to international football to win one more cap in a friendly match against Georgia before causing another shock by announcing his retirement from internationals at the age of 28, later stating that he felt like a "spare part" in the Wales team after being overlooked during a world cup qualifying match against Azerbaijan.
During his time at Hereford Parry also played for the Wales semi-professional team.
Parry's main position is as a winger on either the left or right side. However he can also play as a striker, which he has done on several occasions for Cardiff. He likes to cut inside and shoot at goal.
Paul Parry is rather amusingly called "Porn Darry" in Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 due to the game having to use made up names for the Welsh National team.
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'''Dermot Curtis''' (26 August 1932 - 1 November 2008) was a former Irish international footballer. He represented his country 17 times, playing at centre-forward.
Curtis was playing in the League of Ireland for Shelbourne when he first hit the headlines. On September 19, at Dalymount Park the League of Ireland held a star studded English League XI to a 3-3 draw with Curtis notching the vital third goal .
He made his full international debut for Republic of Ireland at home to Denmark on 3 October 1956 in which he scored. In December that year he joined Bristol City for -8,000 where he was to score 16 league goals in only 26 games. In September 1958 he joined Ipswich Town, playing in the side that won promtion to Division One in 1961, and the league championship the following season. However, the form of Ray Crawford and Ted Phillips limited his chances at Portman Road, and in August 1963 he moved to Exeter City after only 41 league games (in which he scored 17 times).
On 23 September 1963 he became the first Exeter player to be capped for his country as he earned his 17th and final international cap in a 0-0 draw with Austria in Vienna. After 91 league appearances (in which he scored 23 goals), Curtis moved to Torquay United, signing in August 1966. However, his move to Plainmoor was not a great success as in his only season he made just 12 league appearances, scoring just a single goal. In June 1967 he returned to Exeter City, where his league career was to end after a further 66 league appearances in which he scored 10 goals. He later played non-league football for Bideford.
Curtis died in Exeter on 1 November 2008, after a long illness.
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'''Jamie Cassidy''' (born 21 November 1977 in Liverpool) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Cambridge United.
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'''Jonathan Philip Robert "Jon" Newby''' (born 28 November 1978) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Northwich Victoria.
Known for his lightning pace, Newby began his career with Liverpool, and was involved in their FA Youth Cup win of 1996. He made four appearances for Liverpool (only one of which was in the Premier League against Middlesbrough), and was loaned out to Crewe Alexandra (March 2000), Sheffield United (August 2000), and Bury (February 2001). This final loan move was made permanent, with Bury getting him on a free transfer on March 20th, 2001. In summer 2003 he moved on to Huddersfield, but the move was not a success, and following a loan spell at York City, he returned to Bury a year later. He had a loan spell with Kidderminster Harriers during the 2005/06 season, but later returned to Gigg Lane. "''Newbs''" as he is affectionately known by the Gigg Lane fans was released in May 2006 after failing to break his way back into the first team. He subsequently joined Wrexhamfor a short spell before leaving the club in December 2006. He joined Southport the following month but was released in May after the club were relegated from the Conference National. Newby signed for Morecambe after a trial period in August 2007.
His first professional hat-trick came against Rotherham United in March 2008, scoring all three goals in the first half and helped Morecambe to a 5-1 victory in a surprising good season for the club. This was also Morecambe's first hat-trick in the football league.After a great season at Morecambe where he finished joint top scorer he was released by manager Sammy McIlroy to the fans dismay.
A strange statistical anomaly makes weird reading, Newby has been loaned out seven times in his career, yet failed to score at six of those clubs.
Newby signed for Scottish First Division side Greenock Morton in July 2008, before going on to score a double that evening in a friendly match against Threave Rovers. He scored on his competitive debut, a 1-1 draw at Broadwood against Clyde
Newby was loaned to Nigel Clough's Burton Albion, as he was travelling up to Greenock from his home in England, just before the 1 September transfer window deadline.
Clough confirmed after the win over York City that Newby's loan would not be extended past mid-January 2009.
Despite him not having played in the last two games, Newby's loan was extended until the end of January, when the situation will be re-assessed. Despite limited first team appearances under the new manager, Roy McFarland has stated that he is pleased with what he has seen of Newby in training and has signed him until the end of the season.
Newby won the first senior medal of his career as Burton Albion won the Blue Square Premier despite defeat to Torquay United on 26 April 2009.
He will be released after the end of the 2008-2009 season, this was confirmed by Davie Irons on the 8 May in the Greenock Telegraph.
After his release from Morton, Newby signed for Blue Square North club Northwich Victoria in July 2009.
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'''Bobby Stokes''' (30 January 1951 - 30 May 1995) was an English footballer, well known for scoring the winning goal in the 83rd minute of the FA Cup Final for Southampton F.C. against Manchester United in 1976.
Stokes was born in Portsmouth on 30 January 1951. It is ironic that he was born in the city whose team rivals Southampton, the one he was most famous for playing for, although he did go on to play for Portsmouth at the end of his career. Stokes quickly became a target for a number of clubs and looked likely to sign for Portsmouth. However, he signed for the Saints in September 1966 as an apprentice, turning professional in February 1968. He struggled to get into the first team as a young player but made his debut on 7 April 1969, scoring against Burnley. However, that was one of only two goals he scored that season and next season (1970-71), ravaged by injury, he only played one game. During the 1971-72 season he played 41 times and scored 7 times. He continued to impress in the next few years, despite suffering relegation in 1974 with the team.
Stokes had an average league campaign, putting in 8 goals. However, the season would be remembered for Saints reaching the FA Cup Final. Stokes scored against Blackpool F.C. in the fourth round in a 3-1 victory. In the fifth round, Saints were drawn against West Bromwich Albion and were forced to put out a significantly weakened team because of a stomach virus which affected many of the first team. Stokes was not one of the ill however, and he scored a late equaliser in the game to draw it 1-1. Saints subsequently won the replay. Southampton's place in the final was sealed with a semi-final defeat of Crystal Palace F.C.
Southampton faced Football League First Division Manchester United F.C. in the final. Stokes scored the only goal of the game, placing his shot accurately into the corner of the net past Alex Stepney in the United goal. Initial thoughts were that he was offside but replays show that he was not. The result remains Saints' highest success as a club. He won a new car for scoring the first goal in the cup final; he had apparently started taking driving lessons prior to the final, fully expecting to win the vehicle.
Durng 1976-77, his final season with Southampton, Stokes scored only 11 appearances and 1 goal. He left Saints with the club still in the Football League Second Division to join Southampton F.C.'s bitter rivals, Portsmouth F.C. Just one year after joining them, he left Portsmouth F.C. to play for Cheltenham Town F.C. in England.
Stokes next moved over to the U.S.A. to play for Washington Diplomats. He played alongside fellow imports Jim Steele, his teammate in the 1976 final, Tommy O'Hara, Wim Jansen and Johan Cruyff.
Stokes took an active interest in horse racing after his career in football had ended, and remained a popular and well respected figure, at least in the red half of Hampshire. Bobby worked in a cafe on the harbour in Portsmouth. He died aged 44, on 30 May 1995 after contracting pneumonia, on the same day as Ted Drake, another football legend who started his professional career at Southampton. He has been honoured by having one of the luxury hospitality suites at the St Mary's Stadium named after him, and Stokes Court, one of the buildings on the site of Southampton's former ground,  The Dell.
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'''Michael James Stewart''' OBE (born 16 September 1932 in Herne Hill, London, England) is a former English cricketer. He was awarded the OBE in 1998 for services to cricket.
Micky Stewart played first-class cricket for Surrey County Cricket Club from 1954 to 1972 and also appeared in eight Test matches for the England national cricket team between 1962 and 1964. A right-handed opening batsman, Micky Stewart averaged 35.00 with the bat in Test cricket with a highest score of 87.
He was an outstanding close catcher, particularly at short leg. In 1957 he took 77 catches during the season, only one short of Walter Hammond's record. Against Northamptonshire that year he held seven catches in an innings. It was partly for his fielding that he was selected as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in their 1958 edition.
From 1959 to 1966 he had a successful opening partnership for Surrey with John Edrich, before moving down the batting order to number three. The pair also opened together for England on a couple of occasions.
He captained Surrey from 1963 to 1972, winning the Championship in 1971. He served as cricket manager of Surrey (1979-1986), England (1986-1992) and director of coaching for the ECB (1992-1997).
During a winter tour of New Zealand by England, Stewart controversially got involved in an argument with a TV cameraman who was filming footage of an injured David Lawrence on a stretcher; an England player also joined in the fracas.
He was also a footballer, playing outside right for Charlton Athletic, Wimbledon F.C. and Corinthian Casuals.
He is the father of former England wicket-keeper Alec Stewart.
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'''Daniel Joseph Griffin''' (born 10 August, 1977 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Livingston. He is primarily a defender, but he can play in midfield.
He started his club career in Scotland with St. Johnstone in 1993. It was while he was with the McDiarmid Park club that Griffin made his international debut against Germany in a 1-1 draw on 29 May 1996 in Belfast and scored his first international goal in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland on 25 May 1999.
In the following months, English club Derby County offered St. Johnstone -1,000,000 for their 18-year-old centre-back. Griffin was beginning to develop a good relationship with St. Johnstone and he felt there was much more he could learn from Paul Sturrock,
After seven years in Perth, Griffin followed manager Paul Sturrock to Tayside rivals Dundee United, for whom he would eventually become captain. Following injury problems, Griffin lost his regular place and joined English side Stockport County in 2004 as a free agent. After being released by Stockport, in December 2005 he signed for Aberdeen. Just four months later, however, he was informed that the club would not be renewing his contract at the end of the season.
In June 2006, Griffin became one of new Dundee manager Alex Rae's first signings, agreeing a two-year contract. On 8 January 2007 he left the club by mutual consent and joined Ross County a week later. Griffin was released by Ross County after suffering more injuries.
Griffin is married to Kirsty, with whom he has a daughter, Olivia, and a son, Jamie.
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'''Allan Hunter''' (born 30 June 1946 in Northern Ireland) is a former international footballer.
As a central defender, Hunter spent the majority of his professional career at Ipswich Town, making over 350 appearances in his eleven years at the club, which included playing in the victorious 1978 FA Cup Final.
He also played for Coleraine F.C., Oldham Athletic, Blackburn Rovers and Colchester United. His nephew was manager of Rushden & Diamonds.
Like many other ex-Ipswich players, he settled in Suffolk following his retirement from the game. He made 51 appearances for his country, making him Ipswich Town's most capped international player, and also played alongside such notables as Alan Ball, Colin Bell, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore and Emlyn Hughes for the "New European Common Market" against the "Old ECM" in a match celebrating the admission to the European Common Market of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark in 1973.
'''Ipswich Town'''
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'''Michael Richard Hill''' (13 December 1947 - 23 June 2008) was a Welsh international footballer who played as a forward.
Hereford-born Hill started his career with and joined Sheffield United in September 1965. His first-team chances were limited, making just 37 appearances for the Yorkshire club in four years. He scored nine goals, his second in a Sheffield Derby game at the end of the 1966-67 season.
Hill moved to Ipswich Town for -33,000 in October 1969, where he scored 20 goals in 77 appearances. He was transferred for -35,000 to Crystal Palace in December 1973, where he made a further 45 appearances, hitting the net another six times.
He was a traditional target man for most of his career who earned the nickname 'Mick The Flick' for his propensity to move the ball quickly and with guile when he received it.
His first-team career ended with a total of 33 goals in 159 games.
In 1971, Hill picked up two international caps for Wales against Czechoslovakia and Romania in the UEFA European Football Championship qualifying competition.
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'''David Anthony Johnson''' (born 15 August 1976 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a retired footballer.
He is now working behind the scenes at Nottingham Forest. In March 2007 he signed for Conference North side Hucknall Town. In the summer of 2007 he was forced to quit all football due to injury.
Johnson started his career off with Manchester United as a trainee, but was released in 1995 after helping them win the FA Youth Cup. With United did not make a first team appearance, but did feature as an unused substitute in the Champions League against Galatasaray.
He then moved to Bury, where he began his professional career. He scored 25 goals in just over 80 appearances before being brought by Ipswich Town for -1 million. During his time at Gigg Lane, he helped Bury win two successive promotions which took them from Division Three to Division One.
He scored 24 goals in his first season with the club. He continued to score on a regular basis for them until David Platt then purchased him for Nottingham Forest in 2001 for -3 million.
Johnson only managed three goals in his first 19 appearances for the Reds, but in his second season (2002-03) with the club, he scored 29 goals in 46 games. This goalscoring feat helped propel Forest into the play-offs (where they eventually lost out to Sheffield United).
He went on to score another eight goals in 17 appearances before he suffered a career threatening injury when he broke his leg in two places. It kept him out of action for almost a year.
When he returned to action, he only managed six goals over 30 appearances which saw him drop down the pecking order. Gary Megson put him on the transfer list when Forest where relegated to League One. Unlike the other four who were put on the list with him, Johnson managed to return to the first team and scored three goals in 12 starts. Then, just after he scored his 50th goal in a Forest shirt, he sustained another career threatening injury.
This time it was for a back problem in which he had to have two operations. It was a dislodged spinal disk in his back that had also trapped a nerve and it kept him out of action since early December and did not play for the rest of the season. He scored 50 goals in just under 120 appearances for Forest. He has had a variety of different hair styles during his time at Forest, including short hair, dreadlocks, afro, shaven and even bleach blonde but his most recent is the dreadlocks tied back in a pony tail.
Despite there being doubts over his Forest career, he was on the road to recovery and was reassured by the club that he will see out the rest of his contract. He was forced to retire, due to the advice of the doctors, after the back problem continued.
Johnson later played for and coached East Midlands Counties League club, Dunkirk.
His international career has been notable by the fact that he played for Jamaica against United States, before being invited to join the Welsh squad. Injury prevented him from playing, and in the meantime he pledged his future to Scotland before it was confirmed he was ineligible to play for them. He was also considered to play for England during his Ipswich days, making one appearance for the England B team.
Johnson, along with former Nottingham Forest player James Beaumont now works for Umbro in sports sponsorship helping pro footballers tie up sponsorship deals with them.
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He played for Leyton Orient and Ipswich Town, and was responsible for team selection at Portman Road for two months between the departure of Bill McGarry and the arrival of Bobby Robson.
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Born in Dagenham, O'Callaghan played for Millwall FC (two spells), Ipswich Town, Portsmouth FC and Southend United.
O'Callaghan was sold to Ipswich after playing just fifteen games for ''The Lions'', for -250,000, on 17 January 1980. Millwall re-signed him from Portsmouth for -80,000, on June 5, 1987. He picked 21 caps for his country, scoring once.
O'Callaghan appeared in the 1981 movie Escape to Victory, cast in the unfamiliar role of goalkeeper.
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'''Russell Charles Osman''' (born 14 February 1959) is an English former international footballer.
Osman was born in Repton, Derbyshire, the son of Rex Osman who played a handful of games for Derby County in the early 1950s. Russell Osman played nearly 400 games for Ipswich Town and represented his country 11 times.
Osman also played for England Schoolboys at Rugby Union.
Later in his playing career he was player-manager of Bristol City (1993-94), and later managed Cardiff City (1996-98). He had a brief role as joint caretaker manager of Bristol Rovers in 2004.
On 2 November 2007, he was appointed as assistant manager at Exeter City, replacing Joe Gallen. This appointment was initially only temporary until the beginning of January 2008 with Osman citing TV commitments (with British Eurosport) during the Africa Cup of Nations for his reasons but on 7 January 2008 it was confirmed that Osman would now commit himself to Exeter until the end of the 2007-08 season and would commence his role as Assistant Manager to Manager Paul Tisdale upon returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.
He also played one of the prisoner-of-war footballers in ''Escape to Victory''. The 1981 film also included soccer legend Pel, American actor Sylvester Stallone, British actor Michael Caine and ex-soccer player Ossie Ardiles. The film was based on a game between an Allied team and a Nazi German team during World War II.
Osman has 3 sons: Tom, Ben, and Toby. Ben and Toby are twins. Ben is currently with Forest Green Rovers whilst Toby is with fellow Conference National outfit Salisbury City.
'''Ipswich Town'''
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'''Daniel James (Danny) Sonner''' (born 9 January 1972 in Wigan) is an English-born Northern Irish former international footballer.
A much-travelled midfielder, despite 18 years of professional football he has never spent more than two seasons at any one club. He has played for numerous English clubs, predominantly at the Midlands and also played in Germany. In the latter part of his career he was easily recognizable due to his iconic long hair.
Starting his professional career with Third Division Wigan Athletic in 1990, Sonner never made a first team appearance and so signed with Fourth Division Burnley in March 1991. He barely featured at Turf Moor during their table-topping 1991-92 season and so was loaned out to Bury, back in the fourth tier, in November 1992, staying for the rest of the season.
Making little impact in the English leagues, he packed his bags and moved to Germany for the start of the 1993-94 season. Signing with Oberliga side Viktoria Kln, he spent the following season with BFC Preussen, both teams were in the depths of the German Football League. He spent the 1995-96 season with FC Erzgebirge Aue in the Regionalliga Nordost. It was whilst at Erzebirge that he was plucked from obscurity by Ipswich Town manager George Burley. Sonner would spend the 1996-97 season in the English First Division.
In two seasons with the club he played 56 league games, half of which were substitute appearances. However he and Burley soon fell out and Sonner was on the move to Sheffield Wednesday in October 1998 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around -75,000. Once again Sonner had fell on his feet, spending the 1998-99 season in the Premier League. However Wednesday suffered relegation at the end of the 1999-2000 season. Sonner was not retained for the following season after failing to agree a new contract and was forced to search for a new club.
He soon signed for Birmingham City, where he helped the club to the 2001 League Cup Final. In the quarter finals he had given his old club some food for thought, scoring in a 2-0 victory over ''the Owls'' on 12 December 2000. In the final he was replaced by Bryan Hughes after 71 minutes and was forced to watch his team lose the penalty shootout to Liverpool 5-4, after a 1-1 draw in normal time. In a play-off semi-final defeat at Preston North End's Deepdale, Sonner, teammate Michael Johnson and boss Trevor Francis were all charged with misconduct by the FA, Sonner and Johnson were also charged for using abusive language. Sonner was fined -1,000 following a hearing.
He was released by Birmingham at the end of the 2001-02 season. He played his last game for the club on 7 November 2001 and was sent off in front of the St Andrews faithful 77 minutes after a poor challenge on Phil Gilchrist into a 1-0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion. He therefore played no part in the 2002 play-off final.
After training with Wolverhampton Wanderers, he spent the 2002-03 season with Walsall. He got off to a bad start, wrestling opposition player Tommy Smith to the ground in a 2-0 defeat at Watford, earning a red card and causing manager Colin Lee to brand his behaviour "a disgrace". He managed to recover his reputation, scoring four goals in 28 games. After getting released at the end of the season by the cash-strapped club, he considered a move to Carlisle United, before opting for Nottingham Forest.
He was with Forest throughout the 2003-04 season, playing 32 games over all competitions. At Forest, a bad miss caused the late Brian Clough to say: "I wish I'd been out there. I scored 250 goals in 271 games and I could have put that in with my you-know-what!" Sonner was keen to stay at the City Ground, but was released by manager Joe Kinnear at the end of the season. Sonner received an offer from Eintracht Frankfurt, a trial at Kidderminster Harriers and an offer from Portadown. Instead he spent the 2004-05 season at League One Peterborough United. He spent February to May of that season on loan with Port Vale, making 13 appearances.
Impressing on his loan spell, he signed with Vale permanently for the start of the 2005-06 season. A regular under Martin Foyle, he also spent the 2006-07 season at Vale Park, where he and Tony Dinning became the old heads at the centre of the park. Sonner was popular with the fans and in fact played more games for the club than he did for any other club. However, at the age of 35, Sonner rejected Vale's contract offer, claiming that offer was too low paying. He said: "I deserve a rise and a decent offer. The club wants me to play for next to nothing. If they carry on paying Conference wages, then the club is going nowhere. They talk about promotion, but don't want to keep players."
He moved on to former club Walsall, but due to injury he played just seven games of the 2007-08 season before leaving the club in September 2007. In January 2008, Sonner and fellow ''Saddlers'' team mate, Paul Hall both joined League Two strugglers Wrexham. He was released by Wrexham in May 2008, following the club's relegation to the Conference.
Sonner has represented Northern Ireland 13 times.
He earned his first cap on 10 September 1997 in a 1-0 defeat to Albania in Zrich. His second cap came in a 3-0 home loss to Germany on 27 March 1999 in a Euro 2000 qualifier. The rest of his caps were all friendlies.
His first start for Northern Ireland came in Belfast on 26 April 2000, his sixth cap, the Irish beat the Hungarians 1-0.
After three years away from the international scene, he was recalled in February 2004. He played six games in 2004 after being recalled, his last one coming in a goalless draw with Switzerland on 18 August.
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'''Colin Viljoen''' (born 20 June 1948) is a South Africa-born former footballer who played in midfield for Ipswich Town, Manchester City and Chelsea. He also won two caps for England.
Born in Johannesburg, Viljoen was signed from Johannesburg Rangers' colts team by Ipswich in 1966.
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'''Trevor Whymark''' (b. 4 May 1950 in Burston) is a former English international footballer. In the first round of the 1977 UEFA Cup, Whymark scored four goals against Landskrona BoIS as Ipswich routed them, 7-1. Whymark was the leading goal scorer when he tore ligaments in his knee in a Boxing Day fixture at Norwich City on December 26, 1977. Whymark missed all but the final game of the 1978 season (against Wolves). He later played for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League, and made his mark on that team by scoring both goals in the club's 2 - 1 victory in Soccer Bowl 1979.
Whymark played a single game for England, a game against Luxembourg in 1977.
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'''Michael Terence O'Brien''' (born August 10, 1893 - died September 21, 1940), commonly referred to as '''Mick O'Brien''', was an Irish footballer and coach whose career took him to at least seventeen different clubs. A well built six footer, O'Brien was highly regarded as a centre-half. O'Brien was a dual international and played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI. In April 1927 O'Brien made his debut for the FAI XI, four days after he made his last appearance for the IFA XI. During the 1930s O'Brien managed both Queens Park Rangers and Ipswich Town.
O'Brien did not play soccer until he was 18 when his family settled in South Shields in Tyne and Wear. He then played for several clubs in the North East of England, including Blyth Spartans, before attracting the interest of Celtic. However after failing to make it into the Celtic first team he joined Brentford in December 1914. During the First World War, O'Brien served in both the Royal Navy and the Royal Flying Corps .
Between 1919 and 1933, O'Brien went onto make 370 English League appearances, scoring 19 goals, for eight different clubs. These included Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City , Hull City, Walsall, Norwich City and Watford. Although best known as a centre half, he was also capable of playing in the forward line and, while playing as an inside-left, he scored twice for an English League XI against a British Army XI in 1921 . In 1926 he also had a brief spell playing for Brooklyn Wanderers, making 7 appearances in the American Soccer League .
During the years O'Brien played international football, there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including O'Brien, played for both teams.
Between 1921 and 1927, while playing for Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City and Hull City, O'Brien made 10 appearances for the IFA XI. He made his international debut on February 2, 1921 at Windsor Park in a 2-0 defeat against Scotland. His team mates on the day included Bill Lacey and Louis Bookman. On February 13, 1926, on his ninth appearance, he helped the IFA XI to a 3-0 win against Wales. This was the only time O'Brien played in a winning IFA XI. He made his last appearance for the IFA XI on April 19, 1927 in a 2-2 draw with Wales .
Between 1927 and 1932 O'Brien also made 4 appearances for the FAI XI. O'Brien was playing for four different clubs - Derby County, Walsall, Norwich City and Watford - when he won each of his four FAI caps. He made his debut for the FAI XI on April 23, 1927, four days after he made his last appearance for the IFA XI. Despite the FAI XI losing 2-1 in the friendly against Italy B at Lansdowne Road, O'Brien was noted for his performance. The game also saw him, together with, Tommy Muldoon, Harry Duggan and Joe Kendrick, become one of the first four English League based players to represent the FAI XI. He subsequently played twice for the FAI XI against Belgium in 1929 and 1930, helping them to 4-0 and 3-1 victories respectively. He won his last cap for the FAI XI on May 5, 1932 against the Netherlands. The now veteran O'Brien put in a commanding performance as he captained a young FAI XI that included Paddy Moore, Alex Stevenson and Jimmy Kelly to a 2-0 win .
After retiring as a player O'Brien became a coach, managing Queens Park Rangers between 1933 and 1935. He led the club to fourth place in Third Division South in the 1933-34 season. However a poor season in 1934-35 led to his dismissal. After a spell as assistant manager at Brentford, O'Brien then took charge at Ipswich Town on May 29, 1936. He became the club-s first professional manager and during the subsequent 1936-37 season they made their professional debut in the Southern League and finished as champions. In later years O'Brien worked as a coach for Middlesex FA .
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'''Karl Levi D. Henry''' (born 26 November 1982) is an English football midfielder, currently playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.
Born in Wolverhampton, Henry began his career as a youth player with Stoke City, making his first team debut on 7 February 2001 in a Football League Trophy win over . He did not feature again until the following season though, when he became a regular player as the club won promotion from the third tier via the play-offs. This time also saw him selected for England under 18, 20 and 21 squads.
Henry was loaned out to Cheltenham Town during the 2003-04 season, after falling from favour at the ''Potters''. He won his place back for the following season, but was again largely left on the sidelines in 2005-06 under new coach Johan Boskamp. Stoke had originally announced he would be released at the season's conclusion, but, after the return of his former manager Tony Pulis, they decided to offer him a new contract.
By this time Henry was officially a free agent although still training with . The club allowed him to go on trial at Wolves, whom he subsequently joined permanently after a compensation package of -100,000, rising to -175,000 based on appearances, with a 15 per cent sell-on clause was agreed in August 2006.
His first season at his home town club was a success as Henry held down a first team place, often covering as a right-back. However, a bruised spleen suffered in March 2007 ruled him out for the rest of the season, missing the team's Championship play-off games. He returned for the next season and featured in 44 games, his highest seasonal tally to date, but missed out on another play-off finish on goal difference.
The 2008-09 season has gone very well for Henry and his boyhood club Wolves. After a record equalling start to the season, Wolves sat pretty at the top of the table with Henry captaining them in the absence of the experienced Jody Craddock. With his gritty displays often gaining credit for doing the 'dirty work' in the centre of midfield alongside summer recruit David Jones. Henry was part of the starting 11 against QPR resulting in Wolves promotion. On 3 May 2009 Henry alongside club captain Jody Craddock, lifted the Championship trophy as captain of Wolves on after the 1-0 result against Doncaster Rovers.
On 27 May 2009 he signed a new four-year deal to keep him at the club until 2013.
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'''James "Jimmy" Forsyth''' (18 October 1904 - 1982) was a Scottish football player, trainer and physiotherapist, who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League playing as a left half or inside left for Portsmouth, Gillingham and Millwall. Born in Armadale, West Lothian, he began his playing career in his native Scotland with Armadale and Bathgate,
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'''Ibrahim "Ibou" Ba''' (born November 12, 1973 in Dakar, Senegal) is a retired French professional football player of Senegalese descent.
He played as a right midfielder. Ba was born in Senegal but his family moved to France when he was a child. Although he had dual nationality, he elected to play for his adoptive nation's national team, rather than the county of his birth.
In the period from 1996 to 1998, Ba was considered to be one of the hottest young talents in the world after consistently impressing with Bordeaux.
Ibrahim Ngom Ba is the son of Ibrahima Ba, a Senegalese international footballer. Ba Snr. spent his late career in France, and helped Le Havre AC promoted in 1979 and last played for SC Abbeville.
He started his career with French club Le Havre AC in 1991, before moving to fellow Ligue 1 outfit Bordeaux in 1996. He reached the final of Coupe de la Ligue with Bordeaux, and made his French national team debut on January 22, 1997 against Portugal, scoring one goal in the 2-0 victory.
After the 1997-1998 football season, a host of clubs was after the signature of Ba, including Barcelona, Milan, and Manchester United. He was sold to Italian club Milan after just one season at Bordeaux.
His first season in Milan was to become his best; he played 31 matches and scored one goal. His most memorable moment for the French national team came in the June 1997 friendly match with Brazil in Paris. He took a free kick 35 yards from goal, and his swerving shot forced Brazilian goalkeeper Claudio Taffarel to drop the ball in front of French striker Marc Keller, who went on to score.
Ba was seen as a hot prospect, who arguably did not live up to his promise. To his great dismay, he was left out of France's 1998 FIFA World Cup squad, when France became World Champions on home soil. That might be seen as the beginning of his downfall. Over the subsequent years, Ba did not play many games for Milan and went on loan to Italian team AC Perugia in 1999-2000 season, where he broke a leg and had to miss four matches for headbutting an opponent. He underwent another loan deal back in France with Olympique de Marseille in 2001.
In 2003, he finally left Milan and joined Bolton Wanderers in England.
He failed to make an impression at Bolton, and moved on to Turkey after just one season, joining aykur Rizespor on a one-year deal on 24 August 2004.
In 6 February 2005, Ba was surprisingly signed by Swedish side Djurgrdens IF on a two-year contract. He was a spectacular signing for the club, and caused much interest in Sweden, and it was thought that a less prestigious league might bring back Ba's old ability. Djurgrden won the league in his first season, but Ba failed to impress fans and commentators, spending a lot of time on the bench. In early 2006, it was decided that his contract would be terminated and he subsequently left Djurgrden in January of that year.
At the start of 2007 Ba returned to Italy to train with Serie C2 team Varese to help with his fitness. In June 2007, after having travelled to Athens together with the AC Milan squad to attend the UEFA Champions League final they won against English Premiership side Liverpool,, Ibrahim Ba agreed a one-year contract with his former club.
During the 2007-2008 season, making only one appearance in the Coppa Italia as a substitute, he retired from the game. After the season Ba accepted a job as a scout for Milan in Africa.
His brother Fabien Ba (*22/10/1994 in Paris) plays currently for the Giovanissimi Nazionali of his former club A.C. Milan.
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'''Charles Luke McAlister''' (born 28 August 1983 in Waitara) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays first five-eighths (fly-half) and second five-eighths (inside centre).
McAlister was born in Waitara, New Zealand, and attended Westlake Boys High School, where he played first five-eighths. He played for Silverdale in their North Harbour premier competition. He made his All Blacks debut aged 21, versus the British and Irish Lions in 2005.
Following the announcement of his inclusion in the All Blacks squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, it was announced on 23 July 2007 that McAlister would be joining Guinness Premiership side Sale Sharks after the World Cup on a two-year deal. It was also reported that he had turned down offers from both Munster and Toulouse to join Sale.
McAlister played in four of the All Blacks' five matches at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, including the 20-18 quarter-final loss to France, in which he was controversially sent to the sin bin for an obstruction. France converted the resulting penalty, and the sin-binning was cited by many New Zealand fans as one of the reasons why their team lost the match. Over the course of the tournament, McAlister accumulated a total of 17 points.
In June 2006, his father, Charlie, resigned his position as head coach of the Manawatu team in the Air New Zealand Cup. Charlie McAlister is a former rugby league player, and Luke McAlister lived in the Manchester area from the age of four to 13 while his father played rugby league for Oldham, Castleford and the Sheffield Eagles, during which time Luke was a member of the Manchester United Academy.
It was announced on 27 February 2009 McAlister would be returning to New Zealand to play with the aim of playing for the All Blacks in the IVECO Series and the Tri Nations of 2009. He appeared for the All Blacks as a substitute for Stephen Donald against France in Wellington on 20 June 2009.
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'''John Pearson Duncan''' (born 22 February 1949 in Dundee) is a Scottish footballer and football manager.
He played as a centre-forward for Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Scunthorpe United and the Scottish Football League.
Duncan has managed Scunthorpe United, Hartlepool United, Chesterfield and Ipswich Town. He took over as manager of Ipswich Town in the summer of 1987 following the departure of Bobby Ferguson.
After leaving Ipswich Town, Duncan took up a career in schoolteaching in Suffolk before returning to Chesterfield, where he achieved Division Three playoff glory in 1995 and reached the F.A Cup semi finals in 1997. He was sacked three years later upon their relegation back to Division Three.
He is currently manager of Loughborough University's non-league football side in the Midland Football Combination Premier Division.
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'''Kevin Anthony Lisbie''' (born 17 October 1978 in Hackney, England) is an English footballer who qualifies to play international football for Jamaica, currently signed to Ipswich Town but on loan to Colchester United.
He made his professional debut for Charlton Athletic football club during the 1996-97 season. He joined Queens Park Rangers on a months loan in December 2000.
Lisbie made a month's loan move to Norwich City in September 2005 and was recalled by Charlton in October.
Lisbie was released by Charlton in July and joined Colchester United in August 2007, following a successful trial period.
He returned to Colchester United on a season long loan on 3 August 2009.
On his second debut for Colchester United he scored two goals to help Colchester beat recently relegated Norwich 7-1.
He has represented the Jamaican national team.
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'''Alan Willey''' (born October 18, 1956 at Houghton-le-Spring, England) was a soccer player originally from England who spent most of his playing career in the United States. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
The second-leading goal scorer in the history of the NASL (North American Soccer League), Alan played most of his career with the Minnesota Kicks and was inducted to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2003.
Willey began his career with English football club, Middlesbrough in 1974. In the NASL he played for the Minnesota Kicks (1976 to 1981), the Montreal Manic (1982 to 1983) and the Minnesota Strikers (1984).
He finished his NASL career with 129 goals in 238 games and an additional 13 goals in 26 play-off games. He memorably scored five goals in a play-off game against the New York Cosmos in 1978. His nickname was 'The Artful Dodger'.
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'''Jimmy Nielsen''' (born August 6, 1977 in Aalborg) is a Danish professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Vejle Boldklub after being released by Leicester City. Until June 2007, he played 398 games for Danish team Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB). Playing every match for AaB in the Danish Superliga since 1997, Nielsen won the 1999 Superliga championship with AaB. Nielsen has on occasion featured in the Danish national team setup as an unused substitute. He won the 1998 and 2004 Danish ''Goalkeeper of the Year'' award.
Born in Aalborg, Jimmy Nielsen started his career in local club B 52/Aalborg FC. He played youth football for AaB, before signing for English club Millwall in 1994. He did not play for the club and moved back to Denmark, settling in at AaB in 1995. He made his senior debut in 1996, quickly becoming the starting goalkeeper in AaB. Nielsen was one of the cornerstones of AaB, culminating in the Danish Superliga 1998-99 championship. During a session with the Denmark national under-21 football team in 1999, Nielsen and u-21 teammates Allan Kierstein Jepsen and Peter Degn went to the Munkebjerg casino in Vejle at night to gamble. They were subsequently excluded from all national team practices, a ban that lasted several years. This earned Nielsen the nickname ''Casino-Jimmy''.
In April 2004, Nielsen and fellow teammate David Nielsen raked up a debt of -160,000 with Aalborg bookies. AaB director Lynge Jakobsen decided to help them both out financially, as well as giving the team counseling for gambling addiction. Nielsen continued as a stalwart in the AaB team, and was eventually named team captain. In 2006, Nielsen published an autobiography called ''1000 p rd'' (lit. "1000 on red").
Nielsen signed a full-time contract with Leicester City on June 4, 2007. He joined via Martin Allen's agent, who claimed he was "another Peter Schmeichel". However, he was left in the reserve squad following the arrival of Hungarian goalkeeper Mrton Flp. As a result, Nielsen revealed he planned to leave the club during the January transfer window, and was given the green light to do so on November 14. He left the club on January 22, 2008 having his contract terminated by mutual consent without ever having played for the club.
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'''Marcos David Painter''' (born 17 August 1986) is a footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion as a defender, on loan from Swansea City.
Born in Birmingham, Painter was brought up in the Chelmsley Wood area of Solihull and attended the Archbishop Grimshaw secondary school.
Painter is a product of the Academy at Birmingham City and has been capped for the Republic of Ireland at Under 19, 20 and Under 21 level.
The tough-tackling defender was handed a new one-year professional contract at the start of the 2005/06 season and got a taste of the first team action during the club's pre-season tour of Norway. During a game against Brann, he launched a two footed tackle on Slovenian international, Fabijan Cipot, causing a career threatening injury. Surprisingly Painter only received a yellow card. He made his first team debut against Scunthorpe United in the League Cup in September 2005.
At the beginning of the 2006-07 season, Painter played in two league and cup games to increase his total appearances to seven games. In November 2006 he joined Swansea City on a month's loan to cover for the injured Tom Williams. In January, after playing eight league games, the Swans extended his loan for a third month with a view to making the move permanent.
After Birmingham manager Steve Bruce admitted that Painter would have trouble getting back into the first team, the player moved permanently to Swansea on 31 January 2007 for an initial fee of -25,000 with a further -25,000 to be paid a year later. Swansea City will also pay an additional sum if promoted. He has since established himself as Swansea's first choice left back. After an off the ball incident Painter susutained cruciate ligament damage in his right knee following the 3-0 win over Southampton on 25 October 2008. He did not feature for Swansea for the rest of the season through injury. He joined Brighton & Hove Albion on loan until the end of the 2009-10 season in January 2010.
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'''Mathew Mark Birley''' (born 26 July 1986 in Bromsgrove, England) is an English professional footballer who plays for Worcester City, where he plays as a midfielder.
Nicknamed 'Bugsy', local-born Birley came through Birmingham City's Academy set-up and was a regular in the Reserve side in the 2004-05 season. He earned a one-year professional contract in the summer of 2005, which was extended for a further year in 2006.
A midfielder who can play on either wing, Birley has also chipped in with numerous goals of his own for the Reserves, including the opener in the 2005 Birmingham Senior Cup final.
Birley, made his Premiership debut on 31 December 2005, when he came on as a substitute for Emile Heskey in the match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge that resulted in a 2-0 win for the London side.
In November 2006 he joined Lincoln City on loan,
In May 2007 underwent a trial at A.F.C. Bournemouth where he featured for the reserve team. On 14 May 2007 he was released from his contract at Birmingham City.
Birley later signed for Southern League Premier outfit Bromsgrove Rovers. Matt scored on his debut for the club during their League game at home to Mangotsfield United.
In October 2008, it was confirmed that Mathew Birley had joined Conference North side Tamworth. Birley made his debut coming on as an 81st minute substitute for Gareth Sheldon in the teams 4-1 away win at Workington on 18 October 2008.
In June 2009, he moved to King's Lynn
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'''Peter Till''' (born September 7, 1985) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Walsall. Till plays primarily as a right winger but he can also play up-front, where he sometimes drifts out wide to receive the ball.
Till came through the Birmingham City Academy set-up when he joined the club as a schoolboy and earned a two-year professional contract in the summer of 2005. He was included in the matchday squad on a few occasions during 2004/05 as the '17th man' for Birmingham City. He was loaned to Scunthorpe United in October, 2005, , initially for a month, although the loan deal was extended until January, 2006. During January, 2006, Till went out on loan again, this time to Boston United. On 6 October, 2006, Till joined Leyton Orient on a month's loan. On 23 November, 2006, Till joined Grimsby Town on an initial month's loan, along with Stoke City duo Martin Paterson and Anthony Pulis. After impressing then-manager Alan Buckley during his loan at Blundell Park, Grimsby attempted to sign Till on a permament transfer.
On 5 January, 2007, Till transferred to Grimsby Town on a permament deal. Till became an integral part of Buckley's side and played out the 2006-2007 campaign as the clubs first choice right winger. In the 2007-2008 season, Till was again an important member of the team, and his form helped the club have a decent run in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy which saw Grimsby meet MK Dons in the final. However, ''the Mariners'' were beaten 2-0 in the game at Wembley Stadium. In August, 2008, Till scored in the local derby against League Two rivals Lincoln City at Sincil Bank in a 1-1 draw. Following the dismissal of Alan Buckley in September, 2008, his replacement Mike Newell began a re-shuffle and clearout. Till was one of these players, and after several months of reserve team football, he was made available for loan. Till joined Chesterfield on a one month loan deal on 15 January, however this deal was extended until the end of the 2008-2009 season. On 30 April, Till, along with teammate Tom Newey, were told that that their contracts would not be renewed by the club.
On 23 July, 2009, Till signed for League One side Walsall on a one-year contract, following a successful trial with the club.
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'''Francis Stanley "Stan" Ternent''' (born 16 June 1946) is an English former footballer and manager. He managed Blackpool, Hull City, Bury, Burnley and Gillingham. He is currently a scout for Sunderland.
In his playing days, Ternent donned the colours of Burnley and Carlisle United. Upon retiring, he became a coach at Sunderland, firstly, then Blackpool, assisting Bob Stokoe. Ternent himself became manager of the Tangerines in 1979, his first such role, and Blackpool's sixth manager in a decade.
Immediately upon his appointment at Bloomfield Road, Ternent began to reshape the team, spending large sums on new players. Jack Ashurst was purchased from Sunderland for a then-club-record -116,000. Fellow newcomers included Dave Bamber, Colin Morris, Peter Noble and Tom McAlister. Despite the fresh faces, the Seasiders' fortunes didn't improve, and by early 1980 they were in the bottom half of the Third Division. He was sacked on 1 February 1980. He remains Blackpool's second-shortest-serving manager (ahead of Graham Carr), with just 29 Football League matches in charge.
He served as part of the coaching staff at Bradford City before his next role as manager came nine years later, at Hull City from 1989 to 1991. He lost his job in January 1991, a few months before the club suffered relegation from the Second Division. From 1991 to 1993 he was assistant manager to Ian Porterfield and then David Webb at Chelsea before again being made redundant.
Ternent was not out of the game for long. He moved from the Premier League to Division Three in a matter of weeks, becoming Mike Walsh's right-hand man at Bury. When Walsh quit in October 1995, Ternent moved up to the manager's seat, and seven months later he took them to Division Two as third-placed team in Division Three. A year later they won the Division Two championship and survived the first season in Division One; however, Ternent left Gigg Lane at the end of the 1997-98 season to take charge of Burnley in Division Two.
In Ternent's second season as Clarets manager, 1999-2000 and after a clear out, the club finished second in Division Two and won automatic promotion. He remained in charge for another four seasons, but the club's board did not renew his contract after the 2003-04 campaign and he left the club after six years, having failed to get them into the Premier League.
Ternent made a brief comeback in 2004-05 with Gillingham, taking Ronnie Jepson from Burnley to be his assistant; however, his short-term contract as manager was not renewed, as despite a heroic attempt at survival they were relegated to the First Division. Ternent quit Gillingham in May 2005.
In January 2007, Ternent faced assault charges after being accused of headbutting a man at Burnley Cricket Club in August 2006.
In November 2007, he was appointed to the backroom staff of new Derby County manager Paul Jewell. He left this role on 24 April 2008 to take up the reigns at Huddersfield Town in place of Andy Ritchie, who had been relieved of his duties at the beginning of the month. Ex-Town player Ronnie Jepson, appointed on the same day, became his assistant. He officially started his new job on 28 April, leaving Gerry Murphy in charge of Town's last home game against Walsall on 26 April and their last away game at Luton Town on 3 May.
Backed by a large budget, Ternent signed Keigan Parker, Jim Goodwin, Andy Butler, Chris Lucketti, Michael Flynn, Gary Roberts and David Unsworth during the opening weeks of 2008-09 pre-season. On 4 November, Ternent left the Galpharm Stadium after just over six months in charge of the Terriers.
In September 2009 he became a scout for Sunderland.
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'''John Sillett''' (born 20 July 1936 in Southampton) is a former football player and manager.
His father Charlie Sillett was a footballer (playing at full-back) with Southampton between 1931 and 1938. He is the younger brother of Peter Sillett, also a footballer.
Sillett played for Chelsea, Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle. He won the Championship with Chelsea in 1955, playing alongside his brother. Between 1954 and 1956 he did his National Service in the RAMC at the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, London.
He was manager of Coventry City from 1986 until 1990. He managed the Sky Blues to their finest moment on 16 May 1987, when they unexpectedly beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the FA Cup final at Wembley. It was the club's first appearance in an FA Cup final.
John was a larger than life character, well known in the footballing world. He played a large part in the history of both Hereford United and Coventry City, helping both teams to historic wins.
Sillett-s playing days saw him and his elder-brother Peter, follow in his father-s footsteps, and sign for their hometown side, Southampton, although John never played for the first team. After their brief spells with the south coast team, they both moved on to Chelsea as teenagers, where John would enjoy the highlight of his playing career, winning the Championship title in 1955.
Whilst at Stamford Bridge, Sillett played over 100 games but scored just the single goal. Sillett finally departed Chelsea after the arrival of Tommy Docherty, deciding to move on to Coventry City in June 1962 who were at the time being managed by Jimmy Hill.
During his spell at Highfield Road, Sillett played his part in winning the Third Division title in 1963-64, but his playing days were limited after suffering a back problem.
In July 1966 Sillett joined Plymouth Argyle, where he would eventually end his playing career.
After retirement John stayed with football and moved into coaching. Whilst a member of Bristol City's coaching staff, John applied for the vacant manager-s job at newly promoted Hereford United, and in June 1973, John took over from United-s outgoing, giantkilling-manager, Colin Addison.
Sillett-s first spell at Edgar Street started off brightly. During his first season he managed to guide his team into a respectable mid-table position, a vast improvement on the clubs 18th position the year previously.
It was the following season however, in 1975-76, that Sillett-s managerial skills really shone through. Helped by the inspirational signing of Dixie McNeil, Sillett soon guided Hereford to the Third Division title.
Promotion to Division 2 still remains as United-s highest achievement, and it happened during a glorious spell for the Bulls. Just four years previously, United had enjoyed their epic FA Cup victory over Newcastle United, and now the new breed of players and staff at Edgar Street had added further silverware to the club's trophy cabinet.
The glory years weren-t set to last for Sillett though, as he became the first manager in history to see his side promoted from Division Three into Division Two, and suffer relegation back to where they came from the following season (1976-77). United had won just eight Division Two matches all season, finishing rock bottom in 22nd place.
Sillett managed to hold on to the managerial reins despite the club's relegation from Division Two, but not for long, in February, mid-way through the 1977-78 season, Sillett resigned from his post at Edgar Street. Tony Ford was introduced as the club's caretaker manager, but he failed to put a halt to United-s decline, and eventually saw them relegated for the second successive season, dropping back down into Division Four.
After Sillett-s departure from Edgar Street his career went quiet, but he ended up back at the Highfield Road in 1983 after Bobby Gould - himself an ex-Hereford manager - invited -Snozz- to join him on the coaching staff at Coventry. Sillett-s first spell at Coventry on the coaching side was brief though, with him lasting just a single year alongside Gould, before leaving due to a poor period of form.
Sillett wasn-t away from the Sky Blues for long however, with Don Mackay calling him back two years later in 1985. This time it was Mackay-s time that was limited and when Mackay departed in 1986 John Sillett was appointed chief coach alongside George Curtis.
It was under this regime that Coventry flourished after years of under-achievement, and with a side built under both the Gould and Mackay periods, the fresh input of Curtis and Sillett, and an improved style of football under their leadership led to some good times knocking on Coventry-s door.
On 16 May 1987 Coventry managed to secure a cup final showdown against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley. It would be an understatement to say that Coventry were underdogs, but in true FA Cup tradition the underdogs shone through, winning the game 3-2.
Coventry-s celebrations along the touchline of Wembley, led by their chief coach, Sillett, will be an enduring piece of TV footage, and like the Radford/George celebrations of 1972 never fails to get an airing each time Cup fever hits the screens.
Sillett-s efforts in guiding Coventry to their first ever major cup win was rewarded with promotion to first team manager, and two months after the Wembley final Sillett made his first major signing of his Sky-Blue managerial career. David Speedie was signed from Chelsea for just under -800,000, and as if he didn-t want to disappoint, the occasion bought out a typical Sillett quote. -Coventry City have shopped at Woolworth-s for too long, from now on we-re shopping at Harrods-.
The following years saw Sillett manage a relatively successful Coventry side, with relegation battles seemingly a thing of the past for the Highfield Road faithful. But life was not all plain sailing, Coventry suffered famous FA Cup defeats of their own, with their defeat to Sutton United ranking as one of the all time cup upsets in English football.
In November 1990, Sillett was given his marching orders from Highfield Road, after he indicated his intention not to renew his contract beyond that season, but it was not a goodbye to football, or indeed Coventry, as he would soon return in the near future.
In 1991 - with the United board looking to rekindle the glory years of the early 1970s - Sillett returned to Edgar Street, but his time was brief and unsuccessful, with him leaving at the end of his first full season (1991-92) after failing to lead Hereford to anything other than their customary 17th placing in the league.
His second stint as United manager was his last major involvement with football, and he later became a well known and popular part of Central TV-s weekly football coverage. Sillett has always kept his hand in with the competitive side of football however, mainly with numerous scouting duties, which has led to him having roles on the scouting team of England Sven-Gran Eriksson.
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'''Geoff Thomas''' born Manchester, England (5 August 1964) is a former English footballer, who won nine caps for the full England team and captained Crystal Palace to the FA Cup final in 1990. He is the Founder of the Geoff Thomas Foundation, a charity that raises funds to fight cancer, a disease of which Thomas has suffered.
Geoff Thomas was plucked from relative obscurity by Crewe Alexandra Football Club, and, under the guidance of manager Dario Gradi, was moulded into an England International. However, the real challenge of Thomas' life came when his career had ended, with a fight against leukemia.
After playing non-league football in his teenage years, Thomas gambled on a career in professional football in 1982 by taking a pay cut from his job as an electrician, to sign full time with Rochdale in 1982. He was by no means a regular at Spotland, however, and in the two seasons he spent at Rochdale he made only 12 appearances, scoring just once. That said, Thomas was still something of an unknown quantity when Dario signed him on a free transfer in March 1984, but he was quickly to become a favourite at Gresty Road.
After three substitute appearances, Geoff made his full debut on 28 April 1984 in a 3-0 home win over Tranmere Rovers, and marked the occasion with his first goal for the club. A tough-tackling player, who could operate in central midfield or out on the right, Thomas proved to be the backbone of the Dario Gradi's teams during his early tenure at the club, with the Alex finishing mid-table in the old Fourth Division.
However, he was to spend just two and a half seasons at Gresty Road, playing 137 times for the club, but his midfield displays attracted attention from a host of clubs. He finally decided to move to Crystal Palace in June 1987, when Steve Coppell paid -50,000 for his services, and his career continued to flourish.
Thomas made an immediate impact at Selhurst Park, collecting the Supporters` Player-of-the-Season award in his first season, and helping his side to promotion to the top flight in his second year at the club.
His third year at Palace was even better, as Geoff enjoyed top-flight football for the first team, and captained the Eagles in the 1990 FA Cup Final at Wembley, where they drew 3-3 with Manchester United, before losing in a replay.
Perhaps the crowning glory of his career was the 1990-91 season, when he was a crucial member of the Palace squad who finished in an incredible third place in the top flight. It was the club's best ever finishing position, and Thomas was rewarded again with the Supporters` Player-of-the-Year trophy.
More personal honours where just around the corner, however, when, in May 1991, Geoff was handed his first England cap when he was picked by Graham Taylor in a European Championship Qualfying game against Turkey in Izmir.
He also represented his country against USSR, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia that year, and went on to win nine caps for his country, his last coming against France at Wembley in 1992.
His Palace career eventually ended in June 1993, six years and 249 appearances after first arriving from Crewe, when Palace were relegated from the Premier League, and he was signed for -800,000 by Wolverhampton Wanderers by Graham Turner.
Sadly, injury was about to blight Geoff's career, and frustrating times where to follow. He made just two appearances in his first season at Molineux, and made a total of just 54 appearances in the four seasons he spent in the Black Country, before his release on a free transfer in 1997.
Difficult times, injury wise, continued at Nottingham Forest (27 appearances in two seasons), and Barnsley (where he was mostly used as a substitute), as Geoff struggled to get a run of games in the side.
He also had a brief stint with Notts County at the end of the 2000-01 season, before returning to Crewe Alexandra where he made his final seventeen appearances as a professional footballer. His return to Crewe was hampered by injuries and he could not stop them losing their Championship status at the end of the season.
After a year in retirement, the footballing world was shocked, in June 2003, when Thomas revealed he had been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia,
On 6 April 2006, the players from the 1990 final all took part in a re-run of the match, in aid of Leukemia Research, at Selhurst Park. Manchester United won the game 3-1, including goals from Neil Webb (2), Ian Wright, and Mark Robins.
On 16 March 2007, a "''Geoff Thomas Foundation Charity XI''" took on a team of celebrities in the first ever match at the new Wembley Stadium, with Mark Bright and Simon Jordan scoring the goals in a 2-0 win; and, three days later, a Palace team similar to the one of the previous year took on a Liverpool team of the time, a re-run of the epic semi-final game that saw Palace win 4-3 in extra-time. The re-run again took place at Selhurst Park, and this time finished 1-1 with Phil Babb opening the scoring, and Bright scoring for the second time in three days to level things up.
At present, Geoff is in the process of establishing "''The Geoff Thomas Foundation''", a charity that will raise funds for the treatment of cancer.
In 2005, Geoff was voted in Palace's Centenary XI, and was then given a ''Special Achievement Award'' for his services to the club as captain in 2008.
In 2007, Geoff Thomas announced his intention to ride the Tour de France route again.
In 2008 Thomas published a biography Riding Through The Storm and has toured a number of book stores meeting fans and talking about his campaign (covered on )
: My Fight Back to Fitness on the Tour de France:
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'''Steve Marlet''' (born 10 January 1974 in Pithiviers, France) is a French footballer who is currently unattached. The forward was capped 23 times and scored six goals for the French national team.
Marlet held the record for Fulham's biggest transfer fee until July 2008, as Fulham paid -11.5 million for the player back in 2001-02, to Olympique Lyonnais. He only managed 11 goals in 54 games, as then-manager Jean Tigana was dismissed during the season. He played just one game in the 2003-04 season for Fulham as well as scoring in that game before he was loaned out to Olympique de Marseille for 18 months, with his sizeable contract still being paid by the English team, before his contract was cancelled. Marlet's terrible performances for Fulham led to chairman Mohammed Al Fayed taking Tigana to court for the overpayment of Marlet. It was suspected that Tigana, who had ties to Olympique Lyonnais, signed Marlet for an exorbitant fee, taking a cut of the fee himself. The charges were quickly dropped.
Marlet joined FC Lorient in August 2006 from VfL Wolfsburg. After being released by Lorient, he went on trial with Ipswich Town and the Chicago Fire.
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'''Bernard Mendy''' (born 20 August 1981) is a French footballer of Senegalese origin who plays for Hull City. He is a right back/right wing-back who is known for his pace and constant overlapping runs.
Born in vreux, Eure, a great fan of Paris Saint-Germain since his childhood,
When he came back from England in 2003, the new manager of PSG, Vahid Halilhodzic, decided to give him an opportunity to assert himself by using him as a first choice. That year, Mendy played one of his best seasons and was rewarded by playing his first match with the French national team against Brazil. However, he was not selected for the country's 2006 FIFA World Cup roster. In 2008, he scored the decisive goal in the final of the Coupe de la Ligue against RC Lens in a 2-1 victory, calmly stroking the ball home from the penalty spot.
Mendy had stated his desire to play to return to the English Premier League to play for his favourite football club, Manchester United. Instead, on 20 June 2008, it was reported by BBC Radio Humberside that Hull City had offered Mendy a three-year deal to join the newly promoted English club. He accepted the offer and joined Hull City for training in Italy.
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'''Steven Archibald''' (born 27 September 1956 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish footballer and manager.
He first came to prominence playing in midfield for Scottish First Division side Clyde, but was converted to striker when he signed for Aberdeen, forging a prolific partnership with Joe Harper. After winning the Scottish Premier Division title in 1980, he had a four year spell with London club Tottenham Hotspur, where he won FA Cup winners medals in 1981 and 1982 and the UEFA Cup in 1984, where he scored his penalty in the final as Spurs overcame Anderlecht in a shootout. He also scored for Spurs in their defeat to Liverpool in the 1982 Football League Cup Final.
Archibald scored 77 goals in 189 appearances for Spurs between 1980 and 1984, forming successful striking partnerships with Garth Crooks and Mark Falco.
In 1984 he joined Barcelona, where he was a popular figure until restrictions on fielding foreign players led to him being excluded from the squad in favour of Gary Lineker and Mark Hughes. He was loaned out to Blackburn Rovers for a spell prior to a surprise return to Scottish football with Hibernian. After a brief return to the Spanish Liga with RCD Espanyol, he joined St Mirren and was influential in bringing former ''Bara'' teammate Victor Muoz to the club.
Archibald's later career saw him make a handful of appearances at a number of clubs in Scotland, England and Ireland, including a nostalgic return to Clyde.
He was a member of the Scottish national team at the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.
On 15 November 2009 he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.
== Management and the Airdrie experiment ==
Archibald's time at East Fife saw the club gain promotion to the First Division, and was also notable for the acquisition of Trinidad and Tobago internationalists Arnold Dwarika and Craig Demmin. However, he was sacked in 1996 and retired to his home in Spain for the next few years, working on a number of business interests, including as a football agent.
In 2000 Archibald re-emerged in Scottish football when he mounted a bid to buy financially troubled First Division club Airdrieonians. Archibald was allowed to take over the running of the club after being awarded preferred bidder status by the administrators. He installed himself as manager and, using his contacts in Europe, introduced a contingent of Spaniards and other foreign players to the squad.
Although Airdrie supporters were impressed by Archibald and the skills of the imports, he ultimately failed to conclude the purchase of the club, leading to the departure of himself and the foreign players in March 2001, and causing them to narrowly miss out on relegation to the Second Division. They had also been expelled from the Scottish Cup for failing to fulfill a fixture. Airdrieonians went out of business on 1 May 2002, although a new club called Airdrie United was formed and took 's place in the Scottish Football League.
Archibald appeared twice on the same episode of Top of the Pops in 1982, firstly singing ''We Have a Dream'' with the Scotland World Cup squad starring B. A. Robertson and then alongside his Tottenham Hotspur team mates and Chas & Dave singing ''Tottenham Tottenham''.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Garth Anthony Crooks''' OBE (born 10 March 1958 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is a retired English football player of Jamaican ancestry. He works in broadcasting with the BBC as a journalist.
The striker began his career at hometown club , scoring 48 goals in 147 appearances. He became most famous following a high-profile transfer to in 1980, where he formed a successful striking partnership with Steve Archibald. With Crooks leading the line, Spurs won two FA Cups and the 1984 UEFA Cup, won against Anderlecht (he was an unused substitute in the final's second leg). Crooks is frequently credited as the first black player to score in an FA Cup final for his equalising goal in a 3-2 win over in 1981, though this was pre-dated by Mike Trebilcock in 1966. He later enjoyed a loan at as well as spells at West Bromwich Albion and Charlton Athletic, before a knee injury forced his retirement in 1990.
In 1988, he became the first black chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association but gave up the role after retiring in 1990.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Stephen John "Steve" Perryman''' MBE (born 21 December, 1951 in Ealing, London) is a former English international football player and current manager who is best remembered for his successes with Tottenham Hotspur during the 1970s and early 1980s. Perryman was voted Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year in 1982 and made a club record 854 first team appearances for Tottenham Hotspur.
A midfielder and occasional defender, Perryman played in a club record 854 first team appearances, in all competitions for Tottenham Hotspur between 1969 and 1986. During his seventeen year career with the north London club, Perryman collected many medals, winning the UEFA Cup in 1972 and 1984, the FA Cup in 1981 and 1982 and the League Cup in 1971 and 1973.
After leaving White Hart Lane Perryman moved to Oxford United in 1986, then Brentford as player-manager in the same year, before retiring in 1990.
Perryman became manager of Watford F.C. from 1990-93 saving them from relegation in the early years, before managing I.K. Start in Norway (1995), Shimizu S-Pulse, (1996-2000) and Kashiwa Reysol in Japan (2001-2002). He also served as caretaker manager for Spurs in November 1994.
As a coach he has won the J.League stage championship (1999 2nd Stage) and the Asian Cup Winners Cup (2000), both with Shimizu S-Pulse. He then worked at Exeter City with no official title to help them stay in the then football Division 3. After this he returned to Japan to manage J.League side Kashiwa Reysol. At present he is director of football at Exeter City.
Perryman lent his name to a brand of Sports stores in the 1980s which were concentrated in the West London area and sported the Tottenham Hotspur cockerel. There were stores in Ruislip, Greenford and Hayes (Middlesex). A store in Bergen, Norway, also opened in the early 1980s, and that is still running.
Perryman made a solitary appearance for England, appearing as a 70th minute substitute against Iceland on 2 June 1982.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Dennis Mortimer''' (born 5 April 1952 in Liverpool, England) is an English former footballer and distinguished captain of Aston Villa.
Mortimer began his career with Coventry City, where he came through the ranks and made over 200 appearances as a promising midfielder. It was his accomplished displays for Coventry which attracted the attention of several top clubs, and he joined Villa in 1975. Mortimer captained Villa to the European Cup in 1982. A 1-0 victory against Bayern Munich in the De Kuip Stadium was courtesy of a Peter Withe goal. From 1975 to 1985 he made 403 appearances for Villa scoring 36 goals.
Mortimer was capped by England under-23 and England B but was never capped for the full England team, often described as 'the best player never to get an England cap'.
After leaving Villa, Mortimer moved to Brighton but was only there a year before returning to the Midlands with Birmingham City, thereby breaking the second-city taboo by playing for City and Villa. During the 1988-89 season, Mortimer was player manager of non-league outfit Redditch United before moving into coaching, becoming assistant manager to Ossie Ardiles at West Bromwich Albion.
He worked for The Professional Football Associations as regional director of coaching in the Midlands area and has help to develop many of Englands top young players and coaches.
Mortimer has been responsible for the progression of top young English coach Alex Penny.
Mortimer is also a director at Wolverhampton Wanderers Women FC.
Mortimer regularly attends Aston Villa games to this day and sometimes provides commentary on the club's games with the club's radio station, The Villan. He is regarded as one of Aston Villa's greatest ever players.
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'''Tom Curry''' (1 September 1894 - 6 February 1958) was an English footballer who played as a half back for Newcastle United and Stockport County in the 1920s. After retiring from playing, he became the club trainer at Carlisle United; he remained in that job for four years, before becoming the trainer for Manchester United, a position he held until his death.
Born in South Shields, County Durham, Curry began his football career with his local side, Newcastle United. He played as a half-back, making 221 appearances between 1919 and 1929, and scoring five goals. In 1929, he moved to Stockport County, for whom he played for one season; he scored once in 19 league appearances for Stockport.
In 1930, Curry retired from playing football and began to focus on coaching; he was soon appointed as the trainer of Carlisle United. After four years with Carlisle, Curry was picked up by Manchester United, who were then managed by Scott Duncan. Football was suspended due to the Second World War in 1939, and when it started up again, Curry had a new manager in Matt Busby.
In 1958, Curry travelled to Yugoslavia with the Manchester United team for a European Cup quarter-final second leg against Red Star Belgrade. On the way back, the plane carrying the team stopped in Munich for refuelling. However, due to slush on the runway, the plane was unsuccessful in its third take-off attempt and crashed, killing more than half of the passengers, including Curry. The incident, which came to be known as the Munich air disaster, also claimed the lives of eight Manchester United players.
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'''Herbert''' "'''Bert'''" '''Whalley''' (6 August 1912 - 6 February 1958) was a professional footballer for Manchester United from 1935 till 1946, later serving as coach for the club. He died in the 1958 Munich air disaster, aged 45.
Bert was born in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, he first played for Stalybridge Celtic before making his debut for Manchester United in 1935 as a left half, the war years prevented him from playing more than the 35 times he did for them. He was made first team coach when Matt Busby was made manager. Bill Foulkes pays a glowing tribute to him in his autobiography.
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'''Stefan Maierhofer''' (born 16 August 1982 in Gablitz, Lower Austria) is an Austrian footballer, who plays for English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. At he is currently the tallest player in the Premier League.
Maierhofer was initially trained as a restaurant specialist/cook. The tall striker joined Bayern Munich's reserve team from Austrian side SV Langenrohr in July 2005, and signed a professional contract with the club one year later, eventually making two Bundesliga appearances as a late substitute, during 2006-07. In two seasons with Bayern Munich's reserve team, he scored 21 goals in 42 Regionalliga appearances and was the team's top goalscorer in both seasons.
In January 2007, Maierhofer moved to 2nd Bundesliga side TuS Koblenz until the end of the season, scoring three goals in 14 league appearances. In July 2007, he signed a two-year contract with another team in the division, SpVgg Greuther Frth, but the club sent him on a six-month loan to Austrian Bundesliga's Rapid Vienna in January 2008.
He helped Rapid win the 2008 Bundesliga title, after scoring seven goals in 11 league matches for the club, including braces in a 2-0 derby win over Austria Vienna and a 7-0 away win against the club's main title rivals Red Bull Salzburg. Consequently, Rapid decided to make the deal permanent and signed Maierhofer on a three-year contract.
The 2008-09 season saw his best goalscoring return as he struck 27 goals, including two in Champions League qualifiers, helping the club end the league campaign as runners-up.
He signed for newly-promoted English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee - reportedly an initial -1.8m - on 31 August 2009. He scored on his debut in a 3-1 defeat at .
Maierhofer's good performances during his initial loan spell at Rapid Vienna secured him his first call-up to the Austrian national team in April 2008, when he was named to the country's preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 finals.However, he would not make the final cut.
On 20 August 2008, he eventually made his international debut, in a 2-2 friendly against Italy, in Nice. He scored his first international goal when he scored inside the first minute against the Faroe Islands on 5 September 2009.
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'''Sean Taylor''' (born 9 December 1985 in Wansbeck, Northumberland) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Blackpool, on loan from Sunderland, for whom he did not make a first-team appearance. He moved into non-League football with Ashington in January 2007.
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'''Iain Robert Turner''' (born 26 January 1984 in Stirling, Stirling) is a Scottish football goalkeeper who plays for Everton.
Turner arrived at Everton after impressing with his local team, Stirling Albion, signing for -50,000 in January 2003. He had been interesting a number of other teams prior to this, including Charlton Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur. The Scotland under-21 international, also capped at under-16 and under-18 level, has spent time gaining experience on loan at Chester City (where he won a Nationwide Conference championship medal in 2004), Doncaster Rovers, Wycombe Wanderers and Crystal Palace.
Turner found national fame when he was sent off after only nine minutes during his Premier League debut for the Toffees against Blackburn Rovers. He bizarrely picked up a header from one of his own defenders, Alan Stubbs, outside the penalty area.
He signed for Sheffield Wednesday on a month's loan in February 2007 making his debut at home in the win against Southend United on 24 February 2007. Prior to Turner signing for Sheffield Wednesday, the club had failed to win in nine games. His arrival at the club sparked an upturn in form and he helped them to avoid defeat in each of the eleven games in which he played during his loan spell.
Turner has been part of the Scotland senior squad on numerous occasions but has yet to be capped. He represented the Scotland B side in May 2009.
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'''Kelly Alexandre Youga''' (born 22 September 1985 in Bangui) is a football player from the Central African Republic, playing for Charlton Athletic.
Having previously played for Olympique Lyonnais,training with French internationals Eric Abidal, Karim Benzema and Florent Malouda amongst others, he transferred to Charlton Athletic on a free transfer in July 2005 after finishing his school exams. Before playing a game for Charlton, in October 2005 he was loaned to Bristol City, where he played four times for the first team. In 2007 he was loaned to Bradford City until the end of the 2006-07 season,
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}}'''George Robert Mills''' (born 29 December 1908 in Deptford, died 15 July 1970) was an English footballer, principally for Chelsea.
He signed for Chelsea as an amateur in 1929 from Bromley and stayed at the club for the rest of his career. He was a prolific goal scorer in his time there, notching 125 goals in 239 games. Despite often being overlooked by more glamorous, but less reliable, forwards such as Hughie Gallacher and Joe Bambrick, he remained loyal to the club.
In his debut season, Mills scored 14 goals in 20 games for Chelsea, helping them achieve promotion to the First Division. His best season was in 1936-37, when he scored 22 goals in 32 appearances, which earned him an England call-up. He won three international caps for England and scored three goals, all of which came in a 5-1 win against Northern Ireland on 23 October 1937.
Mills was the first Chelsea player to score over 100 league goals, a feat only five others have since matched, and is currently the club's 7th highest goal scorer of all time. He is also the last Chelsea player to have scored a hat-trick against Liverpool, which came in a 6-1 win in August 1937. Upon retiring he became a coach at Chelsea.
He later worked in the City of London for a printing company. He died while on holiday in Torquay in 1970.
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'''Curtis Eugene Davies''' (born 15 March 1985 in London) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender. He currently plays for Aston Villa and has previously played for Luton Town, where he began his career, and West Bromwich Albion.
Davies was born in Leytonstone, to an English mother and a Sierra Leonean Creole father.
He made six appearances in the league during the 2003-04 season, with the away performance at QPR particularly good. The next season Davies achieved his first promotion as he appeared in 44 league games for the Hatters, scoring his first senior goal in the title-clinching win at Wrexham. Davies was named League One Player of the Year for that season,
The next season Davies only managed six games, and a goal in his final game at home to Millwall before his impressive displays saw him signed by then-Premier League side West Bromwich Albion on 31 August 2005 for a fee of -3 million.
Davies had an impressive first season for West Brom, making 35 starts and scoring two goals. However, he was unable to stop West Brom being relegated. On 28 July 2006 he pledged his future to West Brom, by signing a new four-year deal.
In 2006-07 Davies became West Brom captain on a permanent basis, having worn the armband on several occasions during the previous season.
On 21 June, Davies had a transfer request rejected by West Brom. Davies subsequently handed in two further transfer requests, both of which were rejected.
On 31 August 2007, Davies signed for Aston Villa on a season long loan, with a view to a permanent transfer in the summer of 2008.
Davies made his Premier League debut with Villa in the 2-0 home victory against Derby County on 3 November. He scored on his first Premier League start in a 2-1 away victory at Wigan Athletic on 29 December 2007.
On 1 March 2008 Davies suffered a season ending ruptured achilles tendon against Arsenal in a 1-1 draw and was thought to be out for around six months.
His move to Villa was made permanent on 3 July 2008, with Davies signing a four-year contract. The fee was undisclosed but has been quoted variously at between -8-10 million.
Davies captained Aston Villa for the first time on 6 November 2008, in the 1-0 UEFA Cup win against Slavia Prague,
Davies started in the team's first game at home against Wigan in the opening day of the season. The team lost 2-0 at Villa Park in a very disappointing and unsuccessful game with goals from Hugo Rodallega and Jason Koumas. However the team's next league game was away at Anfield, Davies scored the second goal of the game with a header off of a corner-kick in first half stoppage time. Davies' recurring shoulder problems prompted an operation in September 2009, forcing the player out of the side for a few months. During his absence, Villa brought in defenders James Collins from West Ham United and Richard Dunne from Manchester City.
Davies made his England under-21 debut on 28 February 2006, against Norway U21s. He was named in Fabio Capello's first provisional England squad. Davies initially expressed shock at the news of his call-up. He has since been named in other England squads but has yet to make his full debut.
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'''Andrew Timothy "Andy" Ritchie''' (born 28 November 1960 in Manchester, Lancashire) is an English former footballer and manager.
Ritchie started his career in 1977-78 with Manchester United, and later played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Leeds United, Oldham Athletic and Scarborough, making 661 appearances (88 as substitute) and scoring 210 goals. He played his last game, for Oldham, in the 1998-99 season. According to Chris Kamara, Ritchie earnt the nickname "Stitches" during his playing and managerial career. His actual nickname 'Stitch' came from the amount of times Ritchie would pull up whilst training (with Oldham as a player) complaining of a stitch. Ritchie is regarded as one of Oldham's finest ever footballers, and is also an ex-manager of the club. During the 89/90 "pinch me season" when The Latics got to the final of the League Cup and the semi-final of the FA Cup he was the clubs top scorer with 28 goals. Most noteably in the 2-2 draw at Southampton he scored in the dying seconds to keep The Latics in the competition, also the equaliser in the replay of the FA Cup semi final against his former club which forced the game into extra time (although the result ended 2-1 to Man Utd)
He is still very highly regarded by the Latics fans who still chant his name with the song "Andy Ritchie's Magic"
Following the sacking of Graeme Sharp, he returned to Oldham in March 1997 initially as Neil Warnock's assistant, but Warnock left to manage Bury at the end of the following season and Ritchie was appointed Manager. His first season the team struggled with a small budget he had to rely mostly on youth players and the club survived relegation to the first team and the prospect of being the first Founder Members of the Premier League to be relegated to the bottom Division. The following season despite a bad start he managed to turn the fortunes around with some impressive displays, most notably the endings of top of the table Wigan's unbeaten record. The 00/01 season was similar to the previous season with the club recovering from a poor start but the signing of David Eyres and Tony Carss helped steer the club to midtable safety. In the summer of 2001 the club was taken over by businessman Chris Moore, initially the club started the 01/02 season well but following a poor run of results he was dismissed in November.
After a successful spell back at Elland Road in charge of Youth Development, Ritchie left to become Paul Hart's assistant at Barnsley. After Hart was sacked in March 2005, Ritchie's successful spell as caretaker manager led to him being confirmed as full time manager in May 2005.
Ritchie was approached by Sheffield Wednesday about their vacant manager's position, following the sacking of Paul Sturrock in October 2006. However, the request was turned down by Barnsley.
Ritchie was appointed Huddersfield Town manager on 11 April 2007.
He is currently doing punditry for BBC Radio Leeds, and was in the frame for the vacant manager's job at Football League Two side Grimsby Town, following the sacking of Alan Buckley.However Ritchie was overlooked for the job which in turn went to Mike Newell.
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}}'''John Harris''' (30 June 1917 - 24 July 1988
Harris was born to be a footballer, being the son of former Scottish international centre-forward and Newcastle United player Neil Harris.
He played for Swindon Town before moving to Swansea Town in 1934 when the side was managed by his father. In 1939, he played for both Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Like most players in his era, his Football League appearance tally is much lower than it would have been had war not broken out but he continued to play for several years afterwards.
Between 1939 and 1943, he made 121 guest appearances for Southampton, scoring 15 goals.
He joined Chelsea on loan from Wolves during the Second World War and in September 1945 signed permanently for -5,000. A tough-tackling but skillful centre-half, Harris was a regular in the Chelsea side throughout his career and was club captain until Roy Bentley took over the role. He was a member of Chelsea's 1954-55 First Division-winning side, making 31 appearances that season. In eleven years, he made 364 appearances and scored 14 goals.
He left Chelsea in April 1956 to become player-manager of Chester City before retiring to concentrate on management. He took over from Joe Mercer as manager of Sheffield United on 20 April 1959 and finished the season third, seven points behind second placed Fulham. His first full season finished in fourth place.
Harris was a quiet dignified man and, moulded his players into a highly efficient team without fuss, always shunning the limelight. To him, the team was more important than the manager. This attitude produced a harmonious dressing room and, as a result, effective and attractive performances on the field of play.
Finally in 1961, his Sheffield United team won promotion from the Second Division as runners-up to Ipswich Town, mainly due to his purchase of Welsh international winger Len Allchurch for -12,500 from Swansea. Under Harris, United enjoyed numerous runs in the FA Cup (reaching the semi-finals in 1961 for the first time since 1936) and the League Cup.
Despite financial problems, he led United to fifth place in the first season back in the top division, and over the next few years relied on a steady flow of youngsters graduating from the Northern Intermediate league team to replace players sold in order to remain in profit.
After years of mid-table finishes, he was "promoted" to General Manager in August 1968 after the team had been relegated the previous season, replaced by Arthur Rowley. However, Rowley was sacked within a year and Harris returned as manager in August 1969.
In the ensuing years, he made astute and highly effective signings with players such as Tony Currie, Alan Woodward, Len Badger, Geoff Salmons, Eddie Colquhoun, Bill Dearden and Gil Reece all signing for the Blades, and resulted in Sheffield United winning promotion from the Second Division in 1970-71.
Harris understood the principle of getting the right man for the job and, this was typified by his signing of Trevor Hockey to boost United's promotion challenge in 1971.
Sheffield United started the 1971-72 season in great form and, under the guidance of Harris they stayed top of the First Division with an unbeaten run of eleven games from the start of the season.
Harris resigned in December 1973 to become the club's Senior Executive. In June 1977 he finally left United and was soon acting as scout for Sheffield Wednesday. He later became a lay preacher.
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'''Peter Thomas Taylor''' (2 July 1928 - 4 October 1990) was an English football goalkeeper and more notably, a football manager. His name is synonymous with Brian Clough, whom he served as assistant manager at various clubs in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Playing twenty years of professional football, he started in the Nottingham Forest reserves, before making his name at Coventry City from 1950 to 1955. He then spent six years as Middlesbrough's first choice 'keeper, making 140 league appearances for the side. He saw out his career with Port Vale in 1961/62.
His first management position was at non-league Burton Albion from 1962 to 1965. Following this he spent nine years as Brian Clough's number 2 at Hartlepool United, Derby County and Brighton & Hove Albion. From 1974 to 1976 he was Brighton manager, choosing not to team up again with Clough until 1976, at Nottingham Forest. The pair enjoyed a highly successful partnership, and were going strong at Forest until Taylor retired in May 1982. Six months later he took the top job at Derby County, where he remained until his permanent retirement in 1984.
A Nottingham local, Taylor started his career with Nottingham Forest, though never made a first team league appearance. In 1950 he joined Coventry City, where he kept goal in 86 league games in five years before moving on to Middlesbrough. He spent six years with the club, making 140 league appearances. At Middlesbrough, Taylor met Brian Clough, an up-and-coming young striker. Spotting Clough's potential he helped him achieve a first team place.
In June 1961, Port Vale paid '''Boro'' -750 for his services. Largely unneeded at Vale, Ken Hancock being a virtual ever-present from 1960 to 1964, Taylor's only appearance was in a 2-1 defeat at Bradford Park Avenue on 3 February 1962. He left on a free transfer for Burton Albion in May 1962, where he began his management career.
In October 1962, Taylor was offered the manager's job at Burton Albion. He created one of the most successful sides in Burton's history, winning the Southern League Cup in 1964. A year later he became Clough's assistant manager at Hartlepools (now Hartlepool). Before their arrival, the club had been forced to apply for re-election to the Football League four times in the previous six years. The two gradually turned around the club's fortunes, leading them to an 8th place finish in the Fourth Division.
While Clough inspired and motivated the team, it was Taylor who had the uncanny ability to spot talent and potential. Clough once said of his colleague: "I'm not equipped to manage successfully without Peter Taylor. I am the shop window and he is the goods in the back." Taylor himself described their partnership as: "We just gelled together, we filled in the gaps...My strength was buying and selecting the right player, then Brian's man management would shape the player."
In May 1967 both men left to join Derby County. The team they built at Hartlepools was promoted the following year. At Derby, Taylor and Clough proceeded to re-build the side with Taylor instrumental in signing players such as Dave Mackay and Roy McFarland. Derby were promoted to the First Division in 1969. They finished fourth in 1970 and won the League Championship in 1972 - the first in the club's history. Derby reached the semi-finals of the European Cup the following season, controversially losing to Juventus. On 15 October 1973, both he and Clough resigned, partially after a dispute with the Derby board over Taylor's crucial but largely undefined role, although numerous reasons were behind Clough and Taylor's resignation. There were protests over this at Derby's next home game against Leicester City on 20 October 1973, as the Derby fans demanded the reinstatement of both Clough and Taylor.
The two then took over at Third Division Brighton on 1 November 1973, though this time with less success. Just after Clough and Taylor were appointed, the team lost 4-0 at home to Walton & Hersham in an FA Cup replay and then 8-2 at home to Bristol Rovers on 1 December 1973. Brighton finished 19th in the final table that season, narrowly avoiding relegation to the old Fourth Division.
Clough left for Leeds United in July 1974, but Taylor refused to go with Clough and he stayed on at the South coast club for a further two seasons, guiding the team to a 4th place finish in 1975-76. On 16 July 1976, Taylor resigned as manager and joined with Clough once again, who had by this time moved on to Nottingham Forest. A year later Brighton were promoted to the Second Division under Alan Mullery and in 1978-79 they reached the First Division.
Within a year of Taylor's arrival, Forest were promoted to the First Division. In 1977, Taylor and Clough decided to replace John Middleton with Peter Shilton, whom they purchased for -270,000, Taylor reasoned: "Shilton wins you matches."
Taylor retired in May 1982 after Forest finished 12th in the league and were knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round by Wrexham, but took over as manager of Derby six months later in November of that year, to the great surprise of most people in the game.
It appears that the relationship started to fracture in the Autumn of 1980 when Taylor published "With Clough by Taylor", an autobiography which was largely based on Taylor's work with Clough. He did not consult with or tell Clough that he was writing the book at the time.
Although they initially parted on good terms, Taylor's relationship with Clough was finally damaged permanently after a dispute over the transfer of John Robertson from Forest to Derby in May 1983, when Taylor apparently didn't tell Clough was on holiday.
Clough and Taylor would never speak to one another again.
Peter Taylor died suddenly whilst on holiday in Costa De Los Pinos, Majorca, aged 62 on 4 October 1990. When told of Taylor's death by Ron Fenton, Clough apparently didn't speak, put the phone down on him and cried heavily.
Clough paid tribute to Taylor when he was awarded the freedom of the city of Nottingham in March 1993, saying that "I have only one regret today, and that is that me mate isn't here with me". He also paid tribute to Taylor in September 1999 when a bust of himself was unveiled at the City Ground, saying that he would like the "The Brian Clough" stand to be renamed the "Brian Clough and Peter Taylor Stand" in recognition of the big contribution Taylor made to the partnership.
He was portrayed by Timothy Spall in The Damned United, a multi-million pound film based on Clough's ill-fated spell at Leeds United.
Derby County are considering erecting a statue of Taylor and Clough together outside Pride Park. Clough is already honoured with statues in Nottingham and Middlesbrough.
In October 2009, Taylor's family complained that not enough had been done to recognize his achievements, in particular his daughter, Wendy Dickinson, bemoaned Nottingham Forest having his "contribution... written out of the history".
In January 2010 Wendy Dickinson appealed for help to write a new book about her father. She has asked for former players, fans and neighbours to contact her with anecdotes about her late father.
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'''Morten Skoubo''' (born June 30, 1980) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Roda JC on loan from FC Utrecht. Skoubo's strength on the playing field is most notably his physical strength, height and heading power, which makes him a typical targetman in the attack. He has played four games for the Danish national team and scored a single goal.
Born in Struer, Skoubo played for a number of lower league clubs. He played eight games and scored three goals for the Danish under-21 national team. Skoubo's breakthrough came in the Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland, when he scored 19 goals in 27 games during the 2001-02 season. When prolific German club Borussia Mnchengladbach wanted him in the team at the start of the next season, Skoubo made the switch. While in Mnchengladbach, he made his debut for the Danish national team on June 11, 2003.
His club career in Mnchengladbach never took off and he was loaned out to English team West Bromwich Albion in January 2004. He was back at Gladbach again after six months, having only played two games for West Bromwich. For the Danish Superliga 2004-05 season, Danish Superliga runners-up Brndby IF were looking for new strikers, following a season of poor goal-scoring. Skoubo moved back to Denmark in a -600,000 transfer deal.
In Brndby he regained his good form from his Midtjylland days, and Skoubo formed a good partnership with Swedish international Johan Elmander, Skoubo playing as the targetman and Elmander playing in a deep-lying role, which was successful in securing the Double for Brndby, winning both the Danish Superliga championship as well as the Danish Cup. In his one and a half years at the club, Skoubo scored 29 goals in 63 competitive matches, including 2 goals in 3 matches in the UEFA Cup 2005-06 tournament. In January 2006, Skoubo signed for Spanish club Real Sociedad in a transfer deal worth -2,500,000.
On February 19, 2006, he scored the fifth fastest goal in La Liga history, bagging a goal after just 11 seconds against Valencia CF, even though the game was lost 1-2.
In August 2008, Skoubo was transferred to Dutch Eredivisie FC Utrecht.
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'''Sean William Dundee''' (born 7 December 1972 in Durban) is a South African-born soccer player holding a German passport.
The striker began his football career in South Africa with local team Bayview Durban and D'Alberton Callies Durban, before he moved to Germany and Stuttgarter Kickers in 1992. After spending the 1994-95 season with TSF Ditzingen he signed with Bundesliga team Karlsruher SC.
Developing to one of the ace goalscorers in the German league, he scored 16 goals in 1995-96 and 17 goals in 1996-97. Looking in retrospect he scored 61 goals in 162 Bundesliga games. Dundee went as far as switching nationality to Germany, but was however never used by the national team.
In July 1998, he joined English Premier League club Liverpool for -2million, as joint managers Gerard Houllier and Roy Evans needed an extra striker to cover for the injured Robbie Fowler, who unavailable until the winter. However, Dundee failed to break up the partnership of Karl-Heinz Riedle and Michael Owen during the first quarter of the season, and when Fowler returned from injury his chances of first team action were looking even more remote. He only played three games in the league for Liverpool (all of them as a substitute during the final weeks of the campaign as their bid for a UEFA Cup place slipped away) and after the end of the season he returned to Germany in a -1million move to VFB Stuttgart.
On his profile on the official Liverpool website Dundee is introduced as "labelled in certain quarters as quite possibly the worst player to have ever donned the red of Liverpool" and it also reveals that "Dundee had publicly declared in a newspaper interview that he was 'as fast as Michael Owen.' Liverpool fans would soon find out that this was not to be the case."
Still struggling to regain his old form, he moved to Austrian team Austria Wien in 2003. He didn't score in 18 games and therefore returned to KSC in 2004. Starting with the season 2006-07 he has signed a two years contract with the team of Kickers Offenbach. Before finishing the contract term he moved back to Stuttgarter Kickers in January 2007.
After leaving his German club he signed for AmaZulu in his native Durban on 17 August 2008.
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'''Alexander "Alex" Galloway Raisbeck''' (26 December 1878 - 12 March 1949) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, leading them to two Football League Championships.
Born in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Raisbeck played for Hibernian and Stoke before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in May 1898. Making his debut in a Football League Division One match against Sheffield Wednesday on 3 September 1898, the centre-half eventually became club captain and led Liverpool to the championship in 1900-1901 and 1905-1906. While at Liverpool, he won 8 caps for Scotland and captained his country on 5 occasions.
After leaving the club in 1909, Raisbeck played for Partick Thistle and Hamilton Academical, where he eventually became manager, and went on to manage Bristol City, Halifax Town, Chester and Bath City, before returning to Liverpool as a scout.
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'''Pierluigi Casiraghi''' (born 4 March 1969) is an Italian former footballer who played as a striker. Since retirement he has become a football manager and is currently in this role for the Italy national under-21 football team.
Casiraghi was born in Monza, Lombardy, and began his career with his home-town side, A.C. Monza, in 1985. The side were relegated to Serie C in his first season, but he helped them achieve promotion back to Serie B in 1988. He moved to Serie A giants Juventus in 1989, having scored 28 goals in 94 games for Monza.
His goalscoring record in Turin was modest, achieving a best tally of 8 goals in 24 appearances in the 1990-1 season and a total of 20 in 98 games for the club. While at Juventus, he helped the side win two UEFA Cups (in 1990 and 1993) and one Italian Cup, also in 1990. He scored in the first leg of the 1990 UEFA Cup Final to help them beat Fiorentina. He earned his first international cap for Italy during his spell with Juventus.
He signed for Lazio in 1993 and scored 41 goals in a five-year spell. His most successful season was in 1996-7, when he scored 14 goals in 28 Serie A games. With Lazio, he won another Italian Cup, in 1998. He found his opportunities limited in his final season, with manager Sven-Gran Eriksson preferring Alen Boki and Roberto Mancini in attack and sought a move away.
Casiraghi joined English side Chelsea in May 1998 for -5.4million. His time in West London proved luckless, and ultimately only scored one competitive goal for the club, which came against Liverpool in a 1-1 draw at Anfield.
As an Italian international, Casiraghi won 44 caps and scored 13 goals, making his debut in February 1991 against Belgium. He was a member of the Italy squad that reached the final of USA 94, playing in the group games against Norway and Mexico and the semi-final against Bulgaria. He was also a member of the Italy side at Euro 96, scoring both goals in a 2-1 win against Russia, but was guilty of missing a late chance against the Czech Republic that could have proved vital to the group standings, and as such the side was knocked out in the first round. Despite sealing Italy's qualification for France 98 with the only goal in a play-off against Russia in November 1997, he failed to make the squad.
He became manager of Italian Serie C2 side A.C. Legnano in May 2003. On July 24, 2006, he was appointed joint coach of the Italian Under-21 national team alongside former Chelsea team mate Gianfranco Zola, succeeding Claudio Gentile.
In his coaching tenure, Casiraghi led the ''azzurrini'' into the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, ending in fifth place after having eliminated Spain U-21 in the qualifying phase. He was successively confirmed for the 2008 Olympic Games campaign, which ended in the quarter-finals with a 3-2 loss to Belgium. He will guide the Italian under-21 team to the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Sweden after having defeated Israel U-21 3-1 on aggregate.
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'''Davy Larmour''' (born August 23, 1977 in Dundonald) is a football player with Larne F.C.. He plays as a forward.
He began his career with Liverpool, and won the FA Youth Cup in 1996, but was released shortly after. He spent one year with Doncaster Rovers before returning to Northern Ireland.
He signed for Crusaders F.C. on a two year deal after being released from Linfield F.C. in the summer of 2006. He had been with Linfield since 1997.
After his contract expired at Crusaders in Summer 2008, Larmour joined Glenavon on an original 6 month deal in order to prove his fitness following major knee surgery.Larne F.C manager Paul Millar then signed Larmour from Crusaders for a fee around 19 Pounds.
His immense pace and intelligence saw his pre season tally rise to 11 goals in 12 games. He is sure to entend this almost goal a game average into the league, with supporters hoping for a successful season at Inver Park.
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'''Andrew John "Andy" Parkinson''' (born May 27, 1979 in Liverpool, Merseyside) footballer who plays as a midfielder for Conference National club Cambridge United.
A pacy winger, Parkinson began as a Liverpool trainee, winning the FA Youth Cup in 1996, but was released shortly after. He signed for Tranmere Rovers, where he spent seven years, and featured in their cup runs of 2000 and 2001. He played in the 2000 Football League Cup Final.
He moved to Sheffield United in 2003, but was unable to get into the first team, and had two loan spells with Notts County. In July 2004 he signed for Grimsby Town, where he spent two seasons and was a losing finalist in the 2006 League Two play-offs, before signing again for Notts County in June 2006.
Andy signed for Cambridge United on 2 July 2008 on a free transfer after being released by Notts County at the end of the 07/08 season and quickly established himself as a fan favourite.
However, he injured his anterior crutiate ligament in training in the days following his first appearance for Cambridge and was ruled out for the rest of the 2007/08 season. However, he made an exceptional recovery and returned to the first team squad in March 2009 as a substitute in Cambridge's 2-0 home win against Burton Albion. He later paid tribute to the work and skill Greg Reid, the Cambridge United physio, for the speed and quality of his recovery.
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'''Rhys David Weston''' (born 27 October 1980 in Kingston upon Thames) is an English-born Welsh footballer who currently plays for Walsall in League One. He is considered to be a good tackler and is well known for his aerial ability. He is perhaps best known for his six years at Cardiff City from 2000 to 2006.
Weston played for Arsenal as a youth player, he made his footballing debut in the League Cup against Middlesbrough on 30 November 1999, Arsne Wenger bringing him on at half time to replace Oleh Luzhny. His first start came on 14 May 2000 at St James' Park, he was taken off for fellow youngster Brian McGovern after 67 minutes, Newcastle United finished 4-2 winners. It was the final league game of the season and neither side had anything to play for other than pride. It was to be his only top flight appearance.
His first and final senior game at Highbury was on 1 November 2000 in a 2-1 defeat to Ipswich Town in the League Cup third round. He was taken off to give Lee Canoville his debut on 74 minutes. Cardiff City chairman Sam Hammam saw Weston's potential and signed him for -300,000 in November 2000. The Welsh club were then in the basement division and had strong promotion ambitions. Weston made his Ninian Park debut on 22 November, Cardiff coming from behind to beat Lincoln City 3-2. He settled into the first team well and played another 31 games that season as the club finished 2nd behind Brighton & Hove Albion.
''The Bluebirds'' hopes of back-to-back promotions were ended by Stoke City in the play-offs in 2001-02. Weston played 40+ games that season, also picking up eight cautions along the way. At the seasons end he signed a long-term contract with the club.
Cardiff managed to break out of the Second Division in 2002-03 via a 1-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers in the play-off final. Weston picked up ten yellow cards that season, but also scored his first senior goal on 26 October with a last minute effort of a 4-0 home win over Tranmere Rovers.
Weston and Cardiff adapted well to life in the First Division, though he played only 24 league games during the 2003-04 campaign. The defender remained upbeat throughout the campaign. His season was hampered by a knee injury in October 2003 which needed surgery. In March 2004 he then damaged the cartilage in his other knee.
In the 2004-05 season (the first season of the Football League Championship) he played 25 games. In April 2005 he suffered an ankle injury which sidelined him for the rest of the season. At the end of the season Weston was one of five players who took "substantial reductions in their wages" in order to pave the way for the arrival of Darren Purse.
The 2005-06 season was rather more successful for Weston as he hit 30 league games, this was in part due to some defensive departures from the previous season. He also revisited Highbury in an FA Cup encounter on 7 January, though ''the Gunners'' ran out 2-1 winners thanks to a brace from Robert Pirs. In July 2006 he was left out of the club's pre-season tour of Canada.
Cardiff were consistently finished in mid-table, though Weston's time at Cardiff was limited and he played his final game for the club on 22 August 2006, in a 2-0 defeat by League Two Barnet, Trsor Kandol scoring both goals. Weston was replaced by youngster Darcy Blake at half time. Weston was released at the end of the month and joined Viking F.K. in the Norwegian Premier League. His first (and final) match with the Norwegian club lasted just 12 minutes, Weston dislocated his shoulder and was taken off. Weston signed with League One Port Vale in February 2007 after a trial period, he played fifteen games under Martin Foyle before being released at the end of the season.
Weston was signed by Walsall on 16 July 2007. He made his debut for the club on 18 August in 1-0 defeat at Leyton Orient. Weston hit fifty games in 2007-08 before penning a two year deal in March.
On 20 September 2008 he was sent off for the first time in his career, it was a bad tempered affair at Brighton's Withdean Stadium, Weston was dismissed after 15 minutes and was followed by teammate Netan Sansara on 33 minutes, though a 44th minute Dwayne Mattis header earned ''the Saddlers'' a 1-0 win. Weston played 31 games that season and scored the third goal of his career on Boxing day, with a 64th minute winner over Stockport County at the Bescot Stadium.
Reports from their Thorp Arch training ground say Weston has been under going a medical with a view to signing for Simon Grayson's Leeds United as a move for free agent Sam Sodje has broken down due to the club being unable to meet the player's wage demands.
Weston won seven caps for Wales between 2000 and 2005 and also won at least four caps for the under-21 side. Born in England, he qualified for Wales due to his father being born in South Wales.
His first senior cap came against Portugal on 2 June 2000, Wales recording a 3-0 loss. He was a late substitute for Gareth Roberts.
Weston then went into an under-21 side that fared poorly in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. The young Welsh drew one and lost nine, Weston played in four of these games. On 1 September he played in a defeat 4-1 to Belarus. On 6 October he played in a 2-0 defeat to Norway, four days later he played in a 2-1 defeat to Poland. On 23 March 2001 he was part of a Wales side that lost 1-0 to Armenia.
His next call-up for the senior team was for a friendly with Croatia on 21 August 2002. He was a 60th minute substitute for Darren Barnard, the game finished 1-1. He earned three caps in the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying group stage. He played the last 20 minutes of a 2-0 win over Azerbaijan on 20 November 2002, coming on for Mark Delaney. His first senior start came on 12 February 2003, though he was taken off for Matthew Jones 60 minutes into a 2-2 draw with Serbia and Montenegro. He also played in the 10 September 2003 game with Finland; 72 minutes into the Finland game he was taken off for Andy Johnson and watched from the bench as the game finished 1-1, the draw was enough to book Wales a play-off encounter with Russia.
His last game for Wales was also John Toshack's first game as coach. Toshack brought Weston on for Rob Edwards after 49 minutes in a 2-0 win over Hungary on 9 February 2005. Toshack also called him into the squad for a November 2005 friendly with Cyprus, though Weston did not make it onto the pitch. His final international call-up was on 1 March 2006 in a goalless draw with Paraguay, Weston remained on the bench.
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'''Peter Clifford William James Beadle''' (born 13 May 1972 in Lambeth) is an English former footballer, now a manager.
A striker, he made his debut with Gillingham while still a teenager and showed much promise, earning a move to Premiership side Tottenham in 1992. However, he never made a first team appearance for Spurs, and after loan spells at Bournemouth and Southend, he left to join Watford in September 1994. This move was not a success, however, and a year later he signed for Bristol Rovers. At Rovers his career started to take off, with 43 goals in two and a half years. Brief spells at Port Vale and Notts County followed, and in September 1999 he returned to Bristol, this time with Rovers' rivals, City. He stayed there for four years, winning the LDV Vans Trophy in 2003, but during that time they were unable to achieve promotion from the Second Division. Following his release in 2003 he had brief spells with Brentford (10 minutes into his debut, he was sent off and never played for Brentford again) and Barnet, before joining non-league side Team Bath. In June 2004 he moved from Bath to become player-commercial manager at Clevedon Town.
In October 2005, Beadle replaced John Cornforth as manager of Conference South club side Newport County. Beadle successfully stabilised the team in his first season, avoiding the threat of relegation.
In the 2006-07 season Newport progressed through the FA Cup qualifying rounds to face Swansea City in the FA Cup First Round. After 15 minutes Beadle was sent off by referee Anthony Bates after Beadle disputed a free-kick awarded to Swansea. As he left the field, Beadle made an abusive comment to the fourth official whilst at the same time, the assistant referee who had been involved in the incident, was hit on the head by a coin thrown from the crowd and had to be taken to hospital where he underwent surgery for damage to an artery. Newport lost 3-1 and whilst being interviewed by the BBC on Match of the Day that evening he denied all knowledge of the incident stating "I didn't see him. As far as I'm concerned it's all over, it's finished for me now".
Subsequently, both Newport County and Beadle received heavy punishments from the Welsh FA. Newport were fined -3,000 after being found guilty of failing to control the crowd and Beadle received a seven-match touchline ban after accepting misconduct charges. Beadle was also fined -1,500, half of which was suspended subject to good behaviour.
Under Beadle Newport twice narrowly missed out on the Conference South promotion play-offs in the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons after last-day defeats. In the same seasons Newport twice appeared in the FAW Premier Cup final, winning the 2008 final. However, on 27 April 2008 Beadle was sacked by Newport County after failing to reach the playoffs the previous day.
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He formerly played for UD Horadada, who compete in the Valencian Preferente in Spain, but in January 2009 left the club on mutual terms due to the economical down turn as the main board members, property developers Piensa, went into liquidation and forced Horadada to cut back dramatically.
He helped Portsmouth to the 1992 FA Cup semi final, but they lost on a penalty shootout to Liverpool.
He is currently working as a coach for Cheltenham Town F.C. under 16's
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'''John Allen King''' (born 15 April 1938 in Marylebone, London) is an English former football player and manager. He is widely regarded as being the most successful manager in the history of Tranmere Rovers, and he had a stand at Prenton Park named in his honour in 2002.
King started his career at Everton in 1957 and played close to 50 games over his three year associational with the club. In 1960 he moved on to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, before signing with Tranmere Rovers later in the year. Over eights years with Tranmere he made well over 200 appearances before joining Port Vale in June 1968. At Vale too he was a first team regular, even playing in a goalless home draw with Swansea Town on 18 October 1969, despite having chickenpox at the time.
King was first appointed as Tranmere manager in 1975, but was sacked in 1980.
He was appointed manager of Tranmere for a second time by Peter Johnson towards the end of the 1986-87 season, with the club fighting not to finish bottom of the Fourth Division and be relegated from the Football League. Safety was only guaranteed in the last game of the season with a 1-0 home win over , with Tranmere's winning goal scored by midfielder Gary Williams.
From there, King took Tranmere up two divisions, and the club narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League.
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'''Nicholas Gerald 'Nick' Chadwick''' (born 26 October 1982 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Chester City.
Chadwick started his career as a promising youth player at Everton, scoring 48 goals in 75 appearances in his first three seasons in the junior ranks.
Chadwick was highly regarded at Everton and tipped for a big future in the game, but ultimately failed to secure a regular first team place at Goodison Park. He scored three league goals for Everton, all of which came in April 2002 against Bolton,
He scored Argyle's fastest ever goal after 11 seconds against Crystal Palace in a Championship match on 17 December 2005.
It was announced in April 2008 that Chadwick, along with five other Argyle players, were going to be released when their contracts expired in June. After trials with Walsall and Cheltenham Town, he signed for League One side Hereford United on 10 September 2008. He went on to score a penalty on his debut for the Bulls, against Scunthorpe United.. On 8 January 2009 Hereford decided against renewing his contract and he was subsequently released, though he signed for Shrewsbury Town the day after on a contract until the end of the season. He was released on 25 May after Shrewsbury lost in the League Two Play-Off final against Gillingham. He went on to have a trial at Darlington in the pre-season , but failed to secure a move.
On 14 August he signed for Chester City. The following day he made his debut for his new club as a substitute and scored in a 4-2 loss to Cambridge United.
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'''Paul Warhurst''' (born 26 September 1969, Stockport, Cheshire) is an English former football player. He was primarily as a defender, but has also played in midfield or as a striker at various points in his career. Having played for 16 different clubs through his career, Warhurst is regarded as one of the quintessential journeymen of English football.
Warhurst began his career as a trainee at Manchester City in 1988, he was added to the clubs first team squad at the beginning of the 1988/89 season, but by October he found himself frozen out of the squad and he was sold.
He joined Oldham Athletic for a fee of -10,000 There he became a first team regular, featuring in the team's memorable run to the semi-finals of the 1990 FA Cup. After 86 appearances (scoring twice), he began to capture the eye of bigger clubs and he played out the 1990/91 season as his final season for the club in.
Sheffield Wednesday came in for Warhurst in the summer of 1991, for -750,000. He began his career at the club as a solid defender, but midway through his second season, injuries to David Hirst and Mark Bright saw Warhurst employed as an emergency striker. In a phenomenal sequence, he scored 12 goals in as many games, and after four years as a defender, was called up to the England national side as a striker. Warhurst was injured, however, and missed an opportunity to win his first cap. His scoring ratio inevitably slowed down, and when Hirst returned to action, Warhurst fell out with manager Trevor Francis, who wanted the player to return to defensive duties. In the summer of 1993, Warhurst was transfer-listed and left the club, having scored 18 goals in 88 games for Wednesday.
Following his departure from Sheffield, Paul signed for Blackburn for -2.7 million. Ironically, he played primarily as a defender for Blackburn, but injuries ruined his spell there. He did, however, play occasionally as a forward. While at Ewood Park, Warhurst was part of arguably the most successful squad in the clubs history. He played amongst the likes of Alan Shearer, Chris Sutton, Tim Flowers, Colin Hendry, Henning Berg and Graeme Le Saux and he picked up an English Premier League winners' medal in the 1994/95 season, as Rovers edged rivals Manchester United to the title. The following season, Rovers struggled to retain their title as Manchester United won back the honours, finishing ahead of Newcastle United. Blackburn could only manage to finish in 7th place. The following season saw the club finish in the bottom half of the league down in 13th, as the club initially seemed to struggle following the loss of Shearer to Newcastle United. In the summer of 1997, after 74 games for Blackburn (yielding 4 goals), Warhurst left Blackburn.
Paul made a switch to Crystal Palace for the 1997/98 season, as the club had recently earned promotion back to the top flight. Palace suffered relegation, though, in their first season back since 1995, but Paul remained with the club despite losing their status as a Premier League club. He made 30 appearances, scoring four times, before being loaned to Bolton Wanderers in November 1998.
Following a successful spell at Bolton, this led to the Lancashire team signing him permanently for -800,000 in January 1999. Warhurst became an integral part of The Trotters midfield, and In 2000/01 he helped Bolton gain promotion to the Premier League under Sam Allardyce. Despite this Warhurst kept his place in the team, despite injuries starting to mount, other players such as Youri Djorkaeff were brought in and in the end, even if Paul was fit he struggled to break into the first team. Stoke City signed Warhurst on loan from Bolton for two months in the close of the 2002/03 season and at the end of the season Warhurst was released by Sam Allardyce after 100 club appearances.
In October 2003, Warhurst signed a short term deal for Second Division side Chesterfield and made his debut in a 3-0 home victory over Swindon Town. However after only playing 6 times and scoring one goal in all competitions he was released from his monthly rolling contract after only playing for the club for 4 weeks.
His next port of call was to link up with fellow Second Division side Barnsley. He made his club debut in the Yorkshire derby against his former club Sheffield Wednesday. In a 1-1 draw, Warhurst was sent off against the club where he arguably made a name for himself. Following the completion of three other league games, Barnsley also opted to release the veteran player from his contract.
In February 2004 Warhurst joined Division Three relegation strugglers Carlisle United on non contract terms. He played in the clubs 1-1 away draw with Macclesfield Town and after the game he left the club.
In March 2004, he was signed by new Grimsby Town manager Nicky Law, as well as a wave of new players brought to the club to stave off the threat of relegation. In his debut after playing well all game, he headed into his own net to give AFC Bournemouth a 1-1 draw at Blundell Park. Paul was used as a forward, midfielder and a centre back for The Mariners, who eventually released him a the end of the season after playing in 7 games.
Following his release from Grimsby in the summer, Warhurst struggled to find himself a new club, until landing a short term deal with Blackpool following a successful trial. Warhurst managed to stay with the club for 3 months, playing 6 times in that period until he was released yet again.
In April 2005 he moved to have his first taste of Non League football, having signed a one month contract with Conference club Forest Green Rovers. He played in the clubs final 6 games of the season before leaving the club at the close of the 2004/05 season.
In August 2005 he moved back into The Football League and signed for Welsh side Wrexham, where he added experience to their otherwise young side. He managed to play in 13 games for the club before being released in March 2006.
Upon his release from Wrexham, Paul signed a short term deal with fellow League Two side Barnet as well adding much needed experience to his new club, who were managed by Paul Fairclough. Warhurst played out the remainder of the 2005/06 season for the club, and was given a one year deal for the following season. Paul managed to chalk up 23 games in all competitions during the 2006/07 season and completed his first full season for one club only since playing for Bolton Wanderers in the 2001/02 season, this had ended a spell of moving from club to club ever since his release by The Trotters in the summer of 2003.
Warhurst was released by Barnet following the conclusion of the 2006/07 season and in September 2007 he joined Northwich Victoria and on 17 September took over as caretaker manager following Neil Redfearn's resignation. Despite initially being favourite to be permanent manager, he left the club before the appointment was decided. Warhurst has since retired from football and is now living with his wife and children.
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'''Casper Ankergren''' (born 9 November 1979 in Kge, Sjlland) is a Danish professional football player. He plays as a goalkeeper for English third flight club Leeds United. He played three matches for the Danish under-21 national team and had one call up to the Danish national team in 2006 but this has been his only involvement in the national side and he remains uncapped.
Ankergren started his career with Kge BK in the second flight Danish 1st Division, and represented Denmark at various youth levels. In January 2001, he moved to Brndby IF in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. He made his debut in October 2001, and therefore played only one match as Brndby won the 2001-02 Superliga title. Ankergren got his breakthrough with Brndby following the retirement of club legend Mogens Krogh in December 2002. He played the second half of the 2002-03 season and helped the club win the 2003 Danish Cup.
For the 2003-04 season, Brndby bought top goalkeeper Karim Zaza who became their first choice, leaving Ankergren to spend the season as back-up keeper. At the start of the 2004-05 season, Zaza suffered an injury and Ankergren played the entire season as Brndby's starting goalkeeper, even after Zaza had recovered. Ankergren finished the season setting a league record 18 clean sheets in 32 games, and helped Brndby win the Double of both the 2004-05 Superliga and 2005 Danish Cup titles.
He started the 2005-06 season in the Brndby goal, but at the winter interval, Zaza was once again selected as first choice keeper. However, Zaza left the club in the summer of 2006, and Ankergren signed a new three-year contract with the club. Brndby had a disappointing start to the 2006-07 season, sitting in seventh place at the winter break. However, Ankergren was called up to the Danish national team by national manager Morten Olsen in October 2006, where he served as a back-up goalkeeper for Jesper Christiansen. When Brndby bought former Danish international goalkeeper Stephan Andersen, who had signed for Leeds earlier in the season but then had his loan deal was terminated immediately after clubs couldn't agree a recall option, in the January 2007 transfer window, Ankergren announced his decision to leave the club.
In January 2007, he signed a loan deal with English club Leeds United
Ankergren transferred to Leeds for an undisclosed fee from Brondby, signing a three year contract on 6 August 2007
Casper played in Leeds' first match at the new Wembley Stadium, the 1-0 play-off final defeat to Doncaster Rovers. He pulled off a string of impressive one-handed saves to keep his side in the match.
Casper took part in Leeds' pre-season tour of Ireland for the 2008-09 season but was rested on occasions to give understudies David Lucas and Alan Martin first team goalkeeping experience. He started the first four games of the full season but failed to keep a clean sheet as his team conceded 6 goals. He was dropped for the Carling Cup tie against Crystal Palace in favour of Lucas, which Leeds went on to win 4-0, and missed out in the subsequent 2-2 draw with Bristol Rovers. He was also dropped for the 5-2 win over Crewe Alexandra again in favour of Lucas, but returned to being first choice keeper under new manager Simon Grayson.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, Ankergren was Leeds' number two goalkeeper behind Shane Higgs. Ankergren made his first appearance of the 2009-10 season coming on as a substitute for Higgs who suffered an injury during the game, opening the door for Ankergren to start a few games after Higgs was ruled out with a thigh injury. Leeds signed goalkeeper Frank Fielding as backup to Ankergren whilst Higgs is injured. Ankergen made his first start of the season against Carlisle United. Ankergren started a second successive game with Higgs still out and he kept a clean sheet in the game against Charlton Athletic. Ankergren has continued to deputise for the injured Higgs and has played 11 games in all competitions with 6 clean sheets so far. He has the most appearances of all the players still at Leeds United and is the second longest serving player currently at the club behind Rui Marques. David Martin came into the side for the JPT game against Accrington Stanley with Ankergren dropping to the bench, but he returned to the starting line-up against Southampton and kept another clean sheet.
Ankergren put in a heroic performance against Premiership side Manchester United when Leeds won 1-0 away as Old Trafford on 3 January 2010 in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, with Ankergren making some fantastic saves from several Manchester players.
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'''Andrea Ferretti''' (born 18 September 1986 in Parma) is an Italian footballer. He plays as a striker, currently with Pavia.
He came through the youth academy of Italian club Parma before being offered a trial at Football League Championship club Cardiff City, after becoming highly recommended by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. After a successful trial and scoring a goal in a pre-season win in Scotland, Andrea was signed on a 2-year professional contract and handed the number 26 shirt.
In August 2006, having yet to start a game or score a goal for the Bluebirds first team, Andrea was loaned out to Football League One club Scunthorpe United for an initial one-month period. His squad number for Scunthorpe was 23 before returning to his parent club in early September of the same year after his loan came to an end.
On 12 April 2007, Ferretti parted company with Cardiff by mutual consent.
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'''Jason Koumas''' (born 25 September 1979 in Wrexham) is a professional football player for Premier League outfit Wigan Athletic. Formerly of Tranmere Rovers, Cardiff City (loan) and West Bromwich Albion, he is a former Welsh international. Koumas (Greek αα α) is of Greek Cypriot descent.
Koumas operates as a midfield playmaker, creating goals for others as well as scoring many himself. He was selected in both the 2005-06 and 2006-07 Football League Championship team of the season.
Koumas played youth football at the Liverpool Academy with players such as Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen. However, he did not sign Youth Training Scheme forms with the club, instead opting to join Tranmere Rovers.
Koumas made his professional debut for Tranmere Rovers in the 1998-99 season. A series of impressive performances over the next four years won him many plaudits, including a place in the PFA Division Two team of the year for 2001-02.
A successful first season at Premiership level, including sensational solo goals against Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers, saw Koumas win the club's Player of the Season award.
Cardiff City then attempted to negotiate a transfer fee for Koumas before the start of the 2006-07 season, however they failed to come to an agreement with West Brom. Koumas was effectively on strike throughout the negotiations and refused to return to the Hawthorns, even resorting to training on his own away from the club. On 23 August, Koumas made a U-turn in his West Bromwich Albion career by signing a new three year deal at the club.
In July 2007, West Brom agreed a fee of -5.3 million from Wigan Athletic, stating that it was a head turning offer. Koumas completed the move to Wigan on 10 July. He made his Wigan debut on 11 August 2007 in a 2-1 defeat away at Everton.
The son of a Greek Cypriot chip shop owner, Koumas was eligible to play for both Cyprus and Wales. When he received call ups for both countries, he opted for the latter. Koumas has played 34 times for his country, since making his international debut against Ukraine in 2001. He was part of Mark Hughes's Welsh team which narrowly missed out on qualification for Euro 2004, losing 1-0 to Russia in the play-offs.
His international career was blighted by his persistent failure to turn up to training. Most recently, he pulled out of a squad get-together in San Sebastian in May 2006. However, manager John Toshack accepted his reasons, and Koumas himself vowed to improve his poor attendance record.
He came back onto the international scene with three goals in two matches, one against Cyprus in October 2006 which set Wales on their way to a 3-1 victory, and a spectacular brace in November 2006 against Liechtenstein which saw Wales run out comfortable 4-0 winners. John Toshack has since announced that Koumas will be one of his key components as Wales attempt to qualify for Euro 2008 and the World Cup in 2010
Koumas captained his country for the first time on 1 June 2008, as Wales lost 2-0 to the Netherlands.
Koumas missed a penalty for Wales in a World Cup Qualifier against Azerbaijan.
He retired from international football on 6 September, 2009,
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'''John Paul Durnin''' (born 18 August 1965) is an English former footballer. He scored 96 goals in 465 league appearances over a career spanning close to two decades.
Durnin's career began with Liverpool in 1986, when he was signed from local non-league side Waterloo Dock for -500. A midfielder or striker, he was a regular in the Liverpool Reserves but couldn't break into the first team, making only two appearances, both in the Football League Cup. In October 1988 he was loaned out to West Bromwich Albion, and moved permanently to Oxford for a -225,000 fee the following February. He spent four and a half years with Oxford, amassing over 150 league appearances before being snapped up by Portsmouth for -200,000 in 1993. He spent seven seasons with ''Pompey'', making almost 200 appearances for the club.
His final season at Portsmouth saw him loaned out to Blackpool and then Carlisle. He signed a permanent deal with Carlisle in February 2000 but was released the following summer.
He spent the following season with League newcomers Kidderminster Harriers, before joining League of Wales side Rhyl as player-coach in July 2001. By December he was back in the English Football League, linking up with his former manager Brian Horton at Port Vale. He played there for 18 months, also helping out in a coaching capacity before he left in May 2003. He then spent one season with Conference side Accrington Stanley before he retired in 2004.
In July 2006, he joined the coaching staff of Southport but left in October of that year.
He is now a regular for the Liverpool Masters team.
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'''Daniel "Danny" O'Donnell''' (born March 10, 1986 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer, currently playing as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.
O-Donnell was 16 years old when he was spotted by Liverpool playing in a local amateur league. He joined Liverpool in 2002, and moved up through the ranks, and was captain of the under-18 side. He was promoted to train with the first-team at Melwood in 2005. He was included in the Liverpool squad for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, and was given the number 5 shirt for the tournament.
O'Donnell featured in Liverpool's pre season friendlies against Wrexham and Crewe and excelled on both occasions. He played well enough to impress Crewe to make a move to get him on loan. It was announced on August 7, 2006 that he would join Crewe on a six-month loan deal and would wear the number 37 shirt. His loan deal was extended in December 2006. On 13 June, he signed for Crewe permanently and has been in and out of the team ever since. for a fee rising to -100,000.
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'''David Thomas Michael Prutton''' (born 12 September 1981) is an English footballer, currently playing for Leeds United, having previously played for Nottingham Forest and Southampton, as well as representing England at Under 21 level 25 times.
Prutton was born in Hull, and came through the hugely successful Nottingham Forest youth system, going on to make 155 appearances for the club where his career started. Having starred for Nottingham Forest and in the England under-21 squad the versatile midfielder was signed by Southampton, then of the Premiership, on the final day of the transfer window for -2.5 million in 2003.
Prutton is a versatile player, having played across the midfield and at right-back for Southampton, and despite being a very important player in the 2002-03 season missed out on the FA Cup Final as he was cup-tied having played for Nottingham Forest against West Ham in the third round. Despite only being at Southampton for less than four months Prutton played 12 games for Southampton and impressed in Gordon Strachan-s squad.
In the 2003-04 season Prutton featured heavily for Southampton, playing 30 games and scoring one goal against Charlton Athletic, on the last day of the season.
The 2004-05 season was one to forget, despite scoring 2 goals (one against European champions Liverpool) and playing 28 games in all competitions. Following Southampton's home game with Arsenal on 26 February 2005, Prutton was charged by the FA on two counts for the events following his red card for a tackle on Robert Pirs. First was for his failure to leave the field of play promptly following his dismissal and his attempt to remonstrate with the assistant referee, during which he pushed the referee on at least one occasion. The second charge relates to his threatening words and/or behaviour towards a match official. Prutton was handed a 10-match ban and fined -6,000 after admitting the two charges of improper conduct. Prutton returned on the final day of the season for Southampton's game against Manchester United, which the side needed to win to stay in the Premiership. Southampton lost the game 1-2 and the club were relegated to the Football League Championship.
In 2005-06 the versatile midfielder-s season was marred by a broken metatarsal which he picked up in September against Queens Park Rangers.
A lack of first team opportunities forced him to seek employment elsewhere and in January 2007 he left Southampton to return to Nottingham Forest. In total he played 94 games for the Saints, scoring 5 goals. He was released by Southampton on 23 May 2007.
Narrowly beating the transfer deadline, Prutton re-joined his old club in January 2007 on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent move if Forest were promoted. He had piqued interest from Championship clubs Leeds United and his home-town club, Hull City.
On 14 April, Prutton scored his first Forest goal since returning to the club against Brentford in a league match, heading in the first of Forest's four second-half goals to inspire a fightback that would win Forest the game 4-2, despite being 2-0 down after 50 minutes. He was sent-off in 90th minute of the League One play-off semi-final second leg match against Yeovil Town on 18 May 2007, leaving Forest with 10-men for extra time.
Prutton joined Leeds United on trial during pre-season 2007 and officially joined the club on 7 August 2007. Prutton scored his first goal for Leeds against Swansea City on 22 September 2007 in a 2-0 victory as Leeds notched up their seventh consecutive victory. Prutton generally played in a right midfield role during Dennis Wise's rule at the club. When Gary McAllister became manager, Prutton was moved to his natural central midfield role, and put in several man-of-the-match performances.
With 7 substitutes now required for the 2009-10 season, Prutton has made the bench regularly, and has came on as a substitute in some of Leeds' games so far this season. When Prutton came on as a substitute against Wycombe Wanderers, the Leeds fans chanted 'You're not Jesus anymore', in response to him cutting his hair and his beard, and thus losing his Jesus-like image. Prutton made substitute appearances against Grimsby and Brighton & Hove Albion providing an assist for Neil Kilkenny's goal in the latter game. Prutton made a rare start for Leeds in the League game against Oldham Athletic. It is the first league game Prutton has started since Simon Grayson's first game against Leicester City on boxing day. Prutton started for Leeds in the JPT game against Accrington Stanley and provided an assist for Hogan Ephraim's goal.
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'''Samuele Dalla Bona''' (born February 6, 1981 in San Don di Piave, Venice) commonly referred to as '''Sam Dalla Bona''' is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Greek Super League side Iraklis Thessaloniki.
By the time he was 17 years-old, he was captain of the under 18 national side, and was signed by English football club Chelsea in October 1998. Dalla Bona's move to London saw the FIGC amend the legislation regarding the sale of their young players.
The young midfielder was brought into the youth and reserve team squads at Chelsea first, gaining a reputation for prolific goalscoring with 16 reserve team goals, winning the club golden boot in 1998-99. In the same season, he was voted Chelsea's young player of the year.
He made his senior team debut for the club against Feyenoord in the Champions League a year later. With the departure of older midfielders Dennis Wise and Gustavo Poyet in 2001 and some impressive performances, Dalla Bona got an extended run in the side, making 32 appearances in that season and scoring 2 goals. He also played during some of the matches in Chelsea's 2001-02 FA Cup run; the team were eventual runners-up to Arsenal, though Dalla Bona didn't play in the final.
The following season, Dalla Bona turned down a contract extension, citing his desire to return to Italy, and was placed on the transfer list. Consequently, Dalla Bona fell out of favour and was forced to train with the reserves by Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri.
Dalla Bona had decided to move back to his home nation of Italy. Numerous clubs were interested in the player, including his home town club Venezia who had a -5 million offer accepted but Dalla Bona decided his future lay elsewhere and turned down the opportunity.
He moved to AC Milan for around -1million in July 2002, having played 73 games for Chelsea in all competitions and scored 6 goals. Dalla Bona made his Serie A debut on 6 October 2002 as Milan defeated Torino 6-0. During his first season at Milan, he received Champions League and Coppa Italia winners medals along with the rest of the squad.
Facing competition from a star-studded AC Milan midfield containing the likes of Gennaro Gattuso, Clarence Seedorf and Andrea Pirlo, Dalla Bona's opportunities at the club were limited and he spent various seasons on loan at different clubs in Italy, the first of which was a year long loan at Bologna. The following season he was loaned to Lecce having made just a handful of appearances for Milan and in 2005 he was loaned to Sampdoria for a season.
At the end of the championship he returned to AC Milan but after a few weeks he was bought by Napoli, then in the Italian Serie B league. Dalla Bona had a positive start at Napoli, with the club performing well in Serie B. His contributions to the team included a particularly stunning goal, a left footed volley from outside the box against Treviso. However, as Napoli made their return to Serie A, Dalla Bona was again regularly left out of the starting line, with Napoli signing new players.
On 4 February 2009, Dalla Bona announced that he had left Napoli and was hoping to train with West Ham United in order to secure a permanent contract under former Chelsea team-mate Gianfranco Zola. Dalla Bona announced he had rejected an offer from Serie B side Triestina because of this. He ultimately failed to secure a contact with West Ham and after another unsuccessful training spell with Fulham, he returned to Napoli.
On August 7, 2009 Iraklis have signed the Italian midfielder on loan from Napoli for a season.
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'''Tuomas Haapala''' (born April 20, 1979 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who is currently playing for HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga as a defensive midfielder.
Haapala has previously played for FC Lahti (2000-03) and MyPa (2004-05) in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. He won the Finnish Cup with MyPa in 2004, and captained the club to the Finnish championship in 2005. After an excellent 2005 season, Haapala was invited for a trial with Manchester City. After two weeks at the club, manager Stuart Pearce decided to offer him a contract to the end of the 2005-06 season. However, Haapala failed to break into the first team, and made only reserve team appearances. After his long try-out in Manchester he signed for Sandefjord Fotball. In August 2007 he joined HJK Helsinki.
Haapala played his first game for the Finnish national team on October 12, 2005 against Estonia.
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'''Scott Patrick Hiley''' (born September 27, 1968 in Plymouth, England) is an English former footballer.
A defender, mainly at right-back, Hiley first came through the Exeter City youth system in 1986. He was a key part of Exeter's Division 4 winning side of 1989-90, and in 1993 he followed manager Terry Cooper to Birmingham City.
Hiley spent three injury-hit years with Birmingham, and in February 1996 was a surprise loan signing for Premiership side Man City. Two months later the move was made permanent, but he found first-team opportunitites limited and sat in the reserves for two years as City slid down the leagues.
In August 1998 he returned to the Premiership with Southampton (where Terry Cooper was working in a scouting role), and spent 18 months there, before joining rival club Portsmouth in December 1999. He was a popular player at Portsmouth, captaining the side and winning the player of the year award in his first full season, but the team was not successful.
When Harry Redknapp was appointed manager in 2002, he cleared out most of the old squad and built a new team. While Portsmouth won the First Division title, Hiley returned to Exeter in November for his second spell. He was one of the club's better players in the 2002-03 season, but he couldn't stop the side being relegated from the Football League. He remained with Exeter after relegation and, in 2003, joined the coaching staff. He continued to be a first-team regular until October 2005. During his second spell at Exeter Hiley played for them in the FA Cup against Manchester United and became somewhat of a local hero when he nutmegged the world famous Cristiano Ronaldo.
When Hiley left the club in February 2006, his contract was terminated by mutual consent, he had spent over 10 years at St James Park his two separate spells with the Grecians and had started almost 400 games for the club.
In August 2006, he was signed by Crawley Town after a successful pre-season trial period. He left the club after a year.
In September 2008, he signed for Tiverton Town after being brought to Ladysmead by manager Martyn Rogers as cover for what was proven, over the 2007 season, to be an injury-jinxed right-back spot. He also featured a few times for Cullompton Rangers during the 08/09 season.
Scott now runs a Bed & Breakfast with his wife Tina in the village of Clyst St Mary just outside Exeter. He still attends Exeter City matches at their St James's Park home and features for the Exeter City legends team.
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'''Amdy Moustapha Faye''' (born 12 March 1977 in Dakar) is a Senegalese football player. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Stoke City.
Due to a misprint in his passport when he first registered to play in England, his first name has sometimes been incorrectly spelled '''Amady'''
Faye began his career at French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco FC, and then had spells with ES Frejus and AJ Auxerre. He played for Senegal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, before transferring to Portsmouth for -1.5 million in August 2003.
The exact fee has not been disclosed but is thought to be about -1.5m.
He made his debut for Portsmouth in a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa. However, a knee injury picked up at the end of October threatened to rule him out for five months of the 2003-04 season. He returned in December, but after just three games suffered a relapse and was out until the end of January. Due to the injury, Faye was not selected by Senegal for the 2004 African Nations Cup but he made 31 appearances for Pompey in his debut campaign. Since recovering from injury he has reclaimed his place as a regular in the Senegalese national team.
Faye was transferred to Newcastle United in January 2005.
Faye joined Scottish side Rangers on a season-long loan in August 2007
Faye made his Stoke City debut in a 3-2 in over Aston Villa he was substituted on the 72nd minute by fellow Senegal player Salif Diao. In his second game against Middlesbrough Faye carelessly got himself sent off after diving into a two-footed tackle on Mohamed Shawky. Following this, Faye failed to establish himself in the team mainly being used as a substitute. Faye played in 21 matches for Stoke with the last being a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.
Faye played in Stoke's 1-0 Carling Cup victory over Leyton Orient this being his only appearance so far in the 2009-10 season.
Faye was arrested by City of London Police on 28 November 2007 along with Harry Redknapp, Milan Mandaric, Peter Storrie and Willie McKay over allegations of corruption.
His transfer from Portsmouth to Newcastle United in January 2005 was one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns:
''-There remains inconsistencies in evidence provided by Graeme Souness - a former manager of the club - and Kenneth Shepherd - apparently acting in an undefined role but not as a club official - as to their respective roles in transfer negotiations.-''
''-The inquiry is still awaiting clarification from agent Willie McKay-''.
However, the Stevens enquiry later issued two clarifications. It said of Souness: "We wish to make it clear that inconsistencies did not exist within the evidence given by Graeme Souness to Quest concerning his role in transfers covered by the Inquiry during his time as manager of Newcastle United FC and neither the Premier League nor do Quest have any concerns in this regard". Then, on 7 November 2007, Quest issued the following statement about McKay: "Further to the key findings from the final Quest report published on 15 June 2007 by the Premier League, Quest would like to emphasise that, in that report, it was clear that no evidence of irregular payments was found in the transfers in the inquiry period which involved the agent Willie McKay. Quest would also like to thank Mr McKay for his cooperation with the inquiry."
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Doggart was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. He was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and Cambridge. He saw active service in the army during the First World War, before going to university.
He played cricket as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium fast bowler for Cambridge University (1919-1922) (where he was awarded a "Blue" in 1921 and 1922), Durham in 1924 and Middlesex in 1925.
He was a useful footballer as an inside-forward. He appeared in the Cambridge football XI in 1920 and 1921, gained a full international cap for England versus Belgium in 1924 and took part in four Amateur Internationals. He was a leading forward for the Corinthians, scoring the goal by which they defeated Blackburn Rovers in Round 1 of the FA Cup in January 1924. He also represented Bishop Auckland F.C. and the Casuals F.C..
He was a committee member of Sussex CCC and of the full M.C.C. Committee. He was also a successful football administrator and served as the Chairman of the F.A. from 1961 to 1963. He died suddenly while chairing the annual meeting of the Football Association at Lancaster Gate, Bayswater. He was 66.
His brother Jimmy Doggart became a distinguished ear, nose and throat surgeon and his eldest son G.H.G. Doggart became a successful cricketer, administrator and schoolmaster.
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'''Gary Sawyer''' (born 5th July 1985 in Bideford, Devon) is an English footballer who currently plays as a defender for Plymouth Argyle.
In the 2003/04 season, Sawyer had a loan spell with Weymouth, but made only one appearance. In summer 2004, he joined Exeter City, initially on a season long loan, which was then extended for a second season.
Sawyer returned from his loan spell at the end of 2005-06 season, and signed a new three-year deal in November 2006. He was entered into the first-team during the 2006-07 season, making his league debut for Argyle on 28 November 2006, in a home match against Luton Town.
Sawyer was named Argyle's Young Player of the Season in 2007, after appearing for the first-team.
A few months later, in July 2007, Sawyer signed a new three-year deal deal, contractually keeping him at the club until 2010. Sawyer went on to be a regular starter for the Pilgrims throughout the 2007-08 season, scoring his first goal for Argyle, against Colchester, on 4 March 2008.
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'''Mrcio dos Santos Gaia''', commonly known as '''Santos Gaia''', (born 8 September 1978) is a Brazilian footballer from So Mateus who plays for Truro City as a defender.
Gaia, a defender, holds a Spanish passport (gained through marriage), which means he doesn't require a work permit to play in England. He signed for English side Exeter City in August 2002. He made 33 League Two appearances during his first season, which saw Exeter relegated from the Football League, however he remained with the club despite the exodus of many other first team members. The 2004-05 season saw him among the club's top scorers, unusually for a defender, with nine goals, all of which were scored in the first half of the season.
On 26 June 2006, Gaia signed a two year contract with Conference side Stevenage Borough where he was a first-team regular. During his time at Broadhall Way, he was part of the side that defeated Kidderminster Harriers in the 2007 FA Trophy final.
Santos Gaia signed for Grays Athletic on loan on 22 November 2007 until 1 January 2008, when the deal was made permanent for -10,000.
He signed for Halifax Town on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season, where he made a total of nine Conference National appearances. The defender was released from Grays Athletic at the end of the season along with Nicky Eyre, Danny Knowles, Cameron Mawer and Charley Hearn.
On 20 May 2008, Gaia signed for Weymouth alongside Pierre Joseph-Dubois.
On 26 February 2009, Gaia joined Crawley Town, signing until the end of the season. In June 2009, Gaia turned down a sizeable offer from Rushden & Diamonds and joined Cornish side Truro City instead.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Murdoch''' (17 August 1944 - 15 May 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic and was one of the Lisbon Lions, the Celtic team who won the European Cup in 1967. He and Bertie Auld formed Celtic's brilliant central midfield.
During his time at Celtic, he won eight Scottish League titles, four Scottish Cups and five League Cups, as well as the European Cup medal. He also played in the 1970 European Cup Final, when Celtic lost 2-1 to Feyenoord. His later years with Celtic were marked with injury problems but his importance to the success of a great Celtic team was such that when Jock Stein was asked when he thought Celtic might win the European Cup again he replied ''"when Bobby Murdoch is fit"''
He left Celtic in 1973, and joined Middlesbrough, as Jack Charlton's first signing, and tutored the young Graeme Souness. He made 125 appearances for Middlesbrough before his retirement from active play in 1976. He then took up the role of juniors' coach.
He won a total of 12 caps for the Scotland national team, scoring 6 goals.
He had a brief, unsuccessful, spell as manager of Middlesbrough between 1981 and 1982, ending with his departure shortly after the club were relegated to Division Two. His job at Middlesbrough had been made difficult by the fact that the club had sold star players such as Craig Johnston, David Armstrong and Mark Proctor, leaving a badly weakened squad. Of those signings made, only Dutch midfielder Heini Otto proved successful.
Murdoch then had an unsuccessful spell as a publican that ended in debt but in his last years he had a role helping at Celtic Park with match-day hospitality.
He died, aged 56, following a stroke, in the Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow. He is one of the Celtic greats.
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'''Patrick "Pat" Dunne''' (born 9 February 1943 in Dublin) is a former Irish professional football goalkeeper. He played internationally for the Republic of Ireland and professionally in both Ireland and England.
Dunne played in Dublin with Stella Maris Football Club in Drumcondra before playing in England for Everton before returning to Ireland with Shamrock Rovers, making his debut, along with Jackie Mooney against Shelbourne F.C. at Dalymount Park on 22 August 1962. He played in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that season and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup the following season against Valencia giving him a total of 4 European appearances. During this season Pat played in all 22 league games where Rovers only lost once winning every trophy except the Top Four Cup.
He left Milltown to join Manchester United in May 1964 for a fee of -10,500, winning a league title medal in his first season. Dunne made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in a World Cup qualifier against Spain at Dalymount Park in May, 1965.
In February 1967 he joined Plymouth Argyle, costing the Devon side -5,000. Dunne was Argyle's player of the season in 1967-68. Pat was a guest player on Rovers' American tour in the summer of 1967 where he was voted goalkeeper of the tournament.
He rejoined Rovers in November 1970. He became the first player to be shown a red card in League of Ireland football when he was sent off on the 1st of September 1974 in a League Cup match against Shelbourne. During this time he even started taking penalties for the club scoring one against Cork Hibs on the 10th of December 1972.
Pat Dunne travelled to Japan in September 1975 with the Rovers team that played three matches on that tour and they beat the Japanese international side 3-2 in one of them. He vied with Alan O'Neill for the goalkeeping spot over the next two seasons but when Johnny Giles arrived in the summer of 1977 it wasn't long before Pat was on his way from Rovers. Pat played in Giles' first match in charge in August 1977 but he left during the season and became player-manager of Thurles Town. Later was player-manager at Shelbourne.
On the international front Pat made one Under-23 appearance for his country, against France in 1965. He joined brother Tony Dunne on the pitch against Spain in November 1965. In total he won five full caps, three against Spain, and kept one clean sheet.
Pat's son Derek, also a goalkeeper, played briefly for Waterford United in 1989.
In 2004 Dunne was appointed as goalkeeping coach at Shamrock Rovers. On 5 November 2004, Dunne collapsed on the pitch during the warm up before the match against local rivals Bohemian.
In October 2006 Dunne was sued over allegations of assault.
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He began his playing career with West Bromwich Albion in 1968, but left three years later without having played a first-team game. He spent a season at Shrewsbury Town before making the big move to Manchester United. He played in their Second Division championship winning side in 1975 but was sold to Sunderland a year later. In 1976, he played for the Miami Toros of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He returned to the NASL with the Detroit Express in 1980. He finished his career with Coventry City, enjoying a four-year spell at the club before injury brought his career to an end at the age of 30.
Played in all three initial group games for Scotland in the 1974 World Cup competition, in which the team did not lose, winning 2-0 against Zaire and drawing twice, including a memorable 0-0 draw with then world champions Brazil, yet still failing to progress to the second round due to goal difference. Scotland's third game resulted in a 1-1 draw with the then Yugoslavia.
Holton stayed in Coventry after retiring from professional football, working as a pub landlord. He died in October, 1993, aged 42, after suffering a heart attack at the wheel of his car.
Sheffield Wednesday: May 1981 - July 1982
He was also a junior at Glasgow Celtic and played for Detroit Express on loan from Coventry City during the 1980-81 close season (JD)
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'''Carlo Domenico Sartori''' (born 10 February 1948) is an Italian former footballer.
Born in Caderzone, the Sartoris moved to Manchester when Carlo was a child, and he grew up in the Collyhurst area of the city. He came through the Manchester United and was one of the first non-British players to come up through the junior ranks at the club. He signed as an apprentice with the club in July 1963, at the age of 15, turned professional at the age of 17, and made his debut for the club in 1967, coming on as a substitute for Francis Burns in a 2-2 away draw against Tottenham Hotspur. He left in 1973, with a total of 55 appearances and 6 goals for Manchester United, for Bologna and would also play for Lecco, SPAL 1907, Rimini and Trentino before retiring in 1984.
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'''Alfred John''' "'''Alf'''" '''Schofield''' (born 1873 in Liverpool) was an English football player.
Schofield came to Newton Heath in 1900 from Everton F.C. as a replacement for Billy Bryant. He went on to score 35 goals in 179 games for United before retiring in 1906.
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'''Robert "Bertie" Auld''' (born 23 March 1938) is a Scottish former football player and manager, most notable as member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions side of 1967. As a player, he made more than 200 appearances in the Scottish League playing for Celtic, Dumbarton and Hibernian, and more than 100 in the Football League in England with Birmingham City. He also earned three caps for Scotland early in his career. As manager, he took charge of Partick Thistle, Hibernian, Hamilton Academical and Dumbarton.
Auld was born in Maryhill, Glasgow.
He first joined Celtic in March 1955 from local side Maryhill Harp, where he was converted from a fullback into a winger. However his headstrong character and poor discipline impeded his progress and after spending a season on loan to Dumbarton, he was sold to Birmingham City in 1961 for -15,000. With the Midlands club he won a League Cup medal in 1963, as well as appearing in the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1960-61, in which Birmingham were beaten 4-2 on aggregate by A.S. Roma.
In 1965 Auld returned to Celtic in a -12,000 deal, possibly on the initiative of Jock Stein. No longer considered a winger, he now formed a partnership with Bobby Murdoch and provided the midfield muscle for the team. He became an integral part of the side that won nine League titles, as well as the 1967 European Cup. Prior to the final, against Italian giants Internazionale, Auld instigated a rendition of The Celtic Song whilst in the tunnel, much to the bemusement of the Inter players.
Auld left Celtic again in 1971 this time joining Hibernian on a free transfer. While at Easter Road he combined his playing role with one as a trainer, eventually focusing solely on the latter role.
He started a career as a manager in 1974, when appointed by Partick Thistle, where he would stay for six seasons.
He returned to Edinburgh as Hibs manager in 1980, in an attempt to revive the club following their relegation in the 1979-80 season. He succeeded in this end but was replaced by Pat Stanton in 1982. He then briefly managed Hamilton Academical before returning to manage Partick for a second time between 1983 and 1986. His final appointment was with Dumbarton.
The former midfielder is now a regular guest on the official television channel of Celtic FC: Celtic TV. He is renowned for his quick wit, and willingness to 'go against the grain' when commenting on club affairs.
In November 2009 Auld was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.
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Born in Birmingham, West Midlands, he is a graduate of the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth academy. He made his first team debut with Wolves in 2000 and he was named the supporters' Young Player of the Year two years running. By the 2002 he was a first team regular, playing in nearly all Wolves' games. The team was promoted to the FA Premier League in 2003 but a knee injury ruled him out for the season and the team was relegated. He was named in the Championship team of the year for the 2005-06 season.
He moved to Premier League side Everton and made his debut in August 2006. He was voted player's Player of the Season by his teammates in the following two seasons. In 2007-08 he also scored a number of goals for the team, finishing with 8 league goals. Lescott completed his move to Manchester City on 25 August 2009.
Internationally, Lescott represented England at various youth levels before making his first team debut in 2007 against Estonia in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
His first-team debut came as a 17-year-old in the 2000-01 season against Sheffield Wednesday at Molineux stadium on 13 August 2000. At the end of his first season, Lescott was named the Supporters' Young Player of the Year by the Wolves fans; an award he also won in the subsequent 2001-02 season.
Lescott started to become a regular fixture in the Wolves team. During the 2002-03 season he missed only one league match and played in each of the club's FA Cup fixtures. He was also a member of the team that defeated Sheffield United 3-0 at the Millennium Stadium to win promotion to the FA Premier League for the 2003-04 season. Lescott declared this to be the proudest moment of his career.
Despite Wolves gaining promotion, Lescott along with Matt Murray was unable to participate in the 2003-04 season due to knee surgery, preventing him from competing in the Premier League. Wolves were subsequently relegated and, upon completing his rehabilitation, Lescott returned to compete in the Championship.
In October 2005, Lescott agreed a two-and-a-half-year extension to his contract at Wolves. At the conclusion of the 2005-06 season he was named in the Championship team of the season, voted for by his fellow professionals, and also picked up the Wolves Player of the Year award.
Lescott was sold to Everton at the start of the 2006-07 season for an immediate payment of -2 million, followed by a further -2 million paid in installments and a final -1 million contingent on appearances. The transfer was slightly delayed as Everton asked for extra medical checks to be taken on Lescott's knee following the reconstruction of the joint earlier in his career. Lescott was Everton's third summer signing after Tim Howard and Andrew Johnson. Everton sold Per Krldrup in January 2006 and Matteo Ferrari returned to A.S. Roma at the conclusion of his loan making Lescott one of only four senior centre backs at the club.
Lescott made his Everton debut in August 2006 during a victory over Watford and his his first start of the season away to Tottenham Hotspur, after Alan Stubbs injured his groin in the previous game against Blackburn. The game was Everton's first victory at White Hart Lane in two decades, and Lescott was named man of the match. Lescott started again in the next match, the 204th Merseyside derby, a 3-0 victory for Everton. Lescott's first Everton goal came in a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa at Villa Park on 2 April 2007. Lescott was voted the Player's Player of the Season 2006-07 by his teammates. He also finished a very close second behind Mikel Arteta in the fans Player of the Season.
The start of the 2007-08 season saw Lescott score three goals in the first eight games of the season. He didn't quite manage to continue scoring at that rate, but he ended the campaign with 10 goals in all competitions and the highest shot-to-goal ratio in the Premier League: 42.1%.
On 8 May 2008, at the end of season awards, Lescott was voted Everton's Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year.
Prior to the final home game of the season against Newcastle, on 11 May 2008, Lescott was also awarded the Player of the Year award by the Everton Disabled Supporters Association. The EDSA labelled Lescott "Mr Consistency" for his performances over the 2007-08 season. He is also only the second Everton player to have ever been awarded the honour twice.
The start of the 2007-08 season saw Lescott move to the left-back position after Joseph Yobo and Phil Jagielka's successful partnership at the centre of Everton's defence provided manager David Moyes with a selection dilemma. On 7 December 2008 Lescott played superbly against Aston Villa scoring two goals, even though Everton lost 3-2.
On 25 January 2009 Lescott scored Everton's only goal - a close-range header - in the FA Cup 4th Round meeting with Liverpool. The match ended as a 1-1 draw, but Everton went through by scoring the replay's only goal in extra-time on 4 February.
Following the end of the 2008-09 season privately attempted to sign Lescott, but Everton publicly rejected 2 offers from the club. On 11 August 2009, Lescott submitted a formal written transfer request, which was immediately rejected by Everton. The ongoing saga came to an end when Lescott finally moved to Manchester City for a fee speculated to be between -22--24 million, Everton immediately replaced him with Sylvan Distan Lescott signed a five-year contract with Manchester City on 25 August 2009.
Lescott joined Manchester City and took his place amongst a group of other high-profile signings such as Carlos Tvez and Emmanuel Adebayor. He made his debut for the club on 27 August, in the 2-0 League Cup away victory against Crystal Palace. He scored his first City goal in a 2-2 draw with Fulham on 25 October 2009.
Lescott has represented England at Under-18, Under-20, Under-21 and England B levels. After his first season for Everton, Lescott made his England B debut against Albania at Burnley's Turf Moor on 25 May 2007, he replaced Reading's Nicky Shorey in the 73rd minute.
On 3 September 2007, Lescott received a call-up to Steve McClaren's England squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers with Israel and Russia.
Lescott was given his international senior debut against Estonia on 13 October 2007 - replacing Rio Ferdinand at half-time - with England winning 3-0. His second cap - and first start - was the Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia, which England lost 2-1. On 16 November Joleon made his second international start against Austria in a friendly, England won the game 1-0 and Joleon made a composed performance at the heart of defence.
Lescott made his first England appearance under new manager Fabio Capello on 26 March 2008 in a friendly match against France, coming on as a substitute at half time for skipper John Terry.
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'''Michael "Micky" Quinn''' (born 2 May 1962 in Everton, Liverpool) is a former football player. He was predominantly a centre forward during his career.
Quinn began his career as an apprentice with Derby County on leaving school in 1978, but left after just one season and turned professional on joining Wigan Athletic in September 1979. Shortly afterwards he came to the attention of Social Security after being reported for claiming unemployment benefit while being employed full-time by Wigan Athletic. He had decided to continue signing on and claiming unemployment benefit to help his family, but quickly withdrew his claim and arranged to pay back the money in installments.
After helping Wigan gain promotion to the Third Division in 1982, he was transferred to Stockport County, where he established himself as a regular goalscorer before joining Second Division Oldham Athletic in January 1984.
Quinn joined Portsmouth in March 1986 but they just missed out on promotion to the First Division. In April 1986, he was found guilty of drink-driving and received a -100 fine as well as a one-year driving ban. He breached the driving ban twice later that year, and on 19 January 1987 was sentenced to 21 days in prison, but was freed after serving 14 days.
Despite this, he was Portsmouth's top goalscorer with 24 goals in all competitions as they finished Second Division runners-up and reclaimed the First Division place that they had last held in the late 1950s. However, Portsmouth were relegated back to the Second Division after one season. Quinn stayed at Fratton Park for the 1988/89 season and scored 20 league goals, but Portsmouth finished 20th in the league and their good early season form was perhaps all that saved them from a second successive relegation. Halfway through the season, manager Alan Ball had left to be succeeded by John Gregory, and this transition was largely blamed for Portsmouth's slump in form. Gregory did appoint Quinn as the new first team captain and when his contract expired at the end of the season, he was offered a new deal but rejected the offer and put in a transfer request.
Newcastle United manager Jim Smith paid -680,000 for Quinn in July 1989, just after their relegation to the Second Division. Portsmouth manager John Gregory had demanded -1.5million for Quinn, but Smith had offered just -250,000 and the fee was set by a tribunal. Other clubs interested in signing Quinn at the time included Watford and Manchester City.
He scored four goals on his debut in a 5-2 home win over Leeds United on 19 August and finished as the Football League's top goalscorer in 1989/90 with 34 league goals. He managed 39 in all competitions. Newcastle were beaten to the automatic promotion places by Leeds and Sheffield United, and their promotion hopes were ended when they lost to Sunderland in the playoffs. He scored 20 goals for them the following season, but the club's league form slumped and they finished 10th. Before the season ended, Quinn and his team-mates had a new manager after Jim Smith resigned to be succeeded by Ossie Ardiles.
Quinn was ruled out of action for three months when in October 1991 he suffered a knee injury, and managed just seven goals in 22 games. 1991-92 was arguably the worst season in Newcastle United's history as they only narrowly avoided relegation to the third tier of the English league. Ardiles was sacked on 5 February 1992 to be succeeded by Kevin Keegan, but Quinn fell out with Keegan soon afterwards over newspaper speculation that Quinn had condemned the set-up as a "shambles". When the 1992-93 season began, Quinn was no longer a first choice player in the team and on 20 November 1992 he was sold to Coventry City for -250,000 after an undisclosed bid from Aston Villa was rejected.
During his first six months at Highfield Road, Quinn scored 17 Premier League goals - 10 of them in his first 6 games. His performances were not enough to bring Coventry City beyond 15th place in the final table (although they had occupied fourth place at one stage), but they improved to 11th place the following season with Quinn scoring eight league goals, starting the 1993/94 season with a hat-trick against Arsenal in a 3-0 away win.
Quinn had been seriously considered for inclusion into the England football squad in early-1993, at a time when Alan Shearer and David Hirst were both unavailable due to injuries, but the international call-up from Graham Taylor never materialised. Upon leaving Coventry, Quinn had a brief spell playing in Greece with PAOK Thessaloniki FC. Around this time, his youngest brother Sean (a former apprentice footballer with Liverpool and later Portsmouth) died suddenly at the age of 26. Shortly afterwards, his mother Patricia died of cancer aged 52.
However, Quinn was dropped from the team at the end of August after falling out with manager Phil Neal following his dismissal against Blackburn Rovers in the third game of the season, and within two weeks he was pushed further down the pecking order by the arrival of -2 million striker Dion Dublin.
He had unproductive loan spells with Plymouth Argyle (in November 1994) and Watford (in March 1995) before new manager Ron Atkinson gave him a free transfer on 1 May 1995.
Quinn appeared on BBC TV's Football Focus as part of their 'Cult Heroes' series in 2005, inspired by his relatively prolific two seasons as Highfield Road. Whilst at Coventry, he was nicknamed 'Sumo' and famously quoted that he was the Premier League's "fastest player over a yard". He attracted the crowd chant of "Who Ate All the Pies?" due to his physique, which he used as the title of his 2003 autobiography. Other nicknames included "Sumo" and "Bob", the latter from football fans who claimed that he bore a physical resemblance to the television presenter Bob Carolgees.
Quinn was seriously considered for inclusion into the England football squad in early-1993, at a time when Alan Shearer and David Hirst were both unavailable due to injuries, but the call-up from Graham Taylor never happened. On leaving Coventry, Quinn had a brief spell playing in Greece with PAOK Thessaloniki FC. Around this time, his youngest brother Sean (a former apprentice footballer with Liverpool and later Portsmouth) died suddenly at the age of 26. Shortly afterwards, his mother Patricia died of cancer aged 52.
Quinn applied for the manager's job at Burnley in 1996, but it went to Adrian Heath instead, and he decided to retire from football and concentrate on his career as a racehorse trainer.
Following his retirement from football in 1996, Quinn became a professional racehorse trainer and now has stables at Newmarket, Suffolk. He also covers horse racing and football for the radio station TalkSPORT.
Quinn was the first of four children born to Michael and Patricia Quinn. He was born in the Everton area of Liverpool, but in 1967 the family was rehoused to a new council house on Cantril Farm.
He has one son, Michael (born 1980), twin daughters, Melissa and Natasha (born 1988) and another daughter Mia who was born in 2007.
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'''David Danskin''' (9 January 1863 - 4 August 1948) was a Scottish mechanical engineer and footballer. He was a principal founding member of Dial Square FC, later renamed Royal Arsenal, the team that are today known as Arsenal.
Born in Burntisland, Fife, Danskin grew up in Kirkcaldy. He played as an amateur for Kirkcaldy Wanderers, and amongst their players were Jack McBean and Peter Connolly, two players who would later join Danskin at Royal Arsenal. In 1885 Danskin moved to London to find work, and took a job at the Dial Square workshop at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. There he met several football enthusiasts, amongst them Jack Humble and former Nottingham Forest players Fred Beardsley and Morris Bates. Together with Humble, Danskin is generally credited as the driving force behind the formation of a works football team, Dial Square FC.
Danskin organised a whip-round amongst his fellow enthusiasts and purchased Dial Square's first football, and captained the team in their very first match against Eastern Wanderers on December 11, 1886; Dial Square won 6-0. Danskin continued to play for Royal Arsenal, as the club were soon renamed afterwards, for the next two years. However after an injury incurred in a match against Clapton in January 1889, Danskin elected to step down from the side and only played a few more rare occasions after that.
Arsenal turned professional in 1891, and although Danskin stood for election to the club's committee in 1892, he did not succeed in getting elected. He ended his official association with Arsenal and later became associated with a new works team from the area, Royal Ordnance Factories, which folded in ''c.'' 1896. He also officiated as a referee in local matches. He was still fond enough of Arsenal to attend their games, and his son Billy used to sell programmes at their Manor Ground as a child.
He later started up his own bicycle manufacturing business in Plumstead, before moving to Coventry in 1907 to work for the Standard Motor Company. In his later life he was troubled by ill-health, caused by injuries to his legs in his footballing days, and took early retirement. Nevertheless, he was one of the few founding members of Arsenal to live to see the club's rise to success in the 1930s; he reportedly cheered the side's 1936 FA Cup win from his sickbed, whilst listening to the radio commentary. After many years of ill-health, he died in a hospice in Warwick in 1948, at the age of 85.
In 2007, to commemorate his role in the club's history, the Arsenal Scotland Supporters Club dedicated a blue plaque to Danskin, near his birthplace in Burntisland.
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'''John Patrick Ward''' (born 7 April 1951) is an English former footballer and manager. He was appointed assistant manager at Colchester United in September 2009, assisting Aidy Boothroyd who was appointed manager 2 days previously.
As a player, Ward spent the bulk of his career as a forward at Lincoln City where he scored more than 100 goals between 1970 and 1979. He also had spells at Watford, Grimsby and Workington.
Following his retirement from playing, Ward was assistant manager to Graham Taylor at Watford from 1982 and then followed Taylor to Aston Villa in 1987. After Taylor became England manager in 1990, Ward remained at Villa for a further year and a half under Jozef Venglos and then Ron Atkinson. In late 1991, Ward heard that , then a struggling fourth division club, had just sacked their manager. He happened to mention to his former boss Taylor in a phone call that he felt York would be a good club to start his own managerial career at, and Taylor in turn contacted the York City board (who had been considering appointing Billy McEwan as manager) and recommended that they hire Ward, which they did. After his appointment, Ward turned York around and in the 1992-93 season and had them challenging for automatic promotion for much of the season. He left before the season ended, and promotion via the play-offs was achieved by his successor, Alan Little.
He later managed both Bristol clubs, Bristol Rovers and Bristol City, and was assistant to Adrian Heath at Burnley.
In 1998 Ward became assistant manager to Colin Lee at Wolverhampton Wanderers. After Lee's departure, he had a brief spell as caretaker manager before reverting to assistant under Dave Jones. He helped the club win promotion to the Premier League in 2003 but left the club at the end of the season. Ward was appointed Cheltenham Town manager in November 2003 and in 2006 guided the club to promotion into League One. After keeping the Robins in League One the following season, he moved to Carlisle United in October 2007.
Ward was then appointed as Stockport County's assistant manager after the appointment of Gary Ablett as Stockport boss.
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'''Christopher Todd''' (born 22 August 1981 in Swansea, Wales), is a professional footballer, who plays for Newport County on loan from Torquay United.
Todd, a central defender, began his career as a trainee with his home town club, Swansea City, turning professional in August 1999. He made his debut on March 10, 2001 in a 1-1 draw at home to Northampton Town and went on to make 46 appearances before being released in June 2002.
He then moved to Ireland, joining Drogheda United, before returning to English football with Exeter in January 2003. Although he was unable to prevent Exeter being relegated from the Football League that season, he remained with the club, and was consistently a first-team regular.
Upon Glenn Cronin's departure during the 2006 off-season, Todd was appointed captain of Exeter City for the 2006-07 season.
Todd joined local rivals Torquay United in June 2007 for a fee of -7,500 and quickly became a regular in the newly-relegated Conference National side.
On November 19, 2008, it was announced that Todd had been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia. With his treatment going well, Todd returned to training and in on 2 February 2009 joined Salisbury City on loan in order to regain match fitness.
After a successful loan spell at Salisbury, he returned to Torquay for the last month of the 2008-09 season. Todd went straight back into the first team, to great delight from the Torquay fans. During this month, he won the 'Man of the Match' award for the Blue Square Premier Play-off Final, helping Torquay win the game and win promotion into League 2.
However, the following season, Todd lost his place in the first team about a quarter of the way through the season and found himself sitting on the bench. This was when Salisbury took him back on loan, after being given special dispensation by the Conference board due to an injury and suspension crisis.
In January 2010 Todd joined Conference South leaders Newport County on loan for the remainder of the 2009-10 season .
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'''Matthew Shaun Kilgallon''' (born 8 January 1984 in York) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Sheffield United.
A product of the youth set-up at Leeds, Kilgallon first made a senior appearance for Leeds in 2004, scoring two goals that season and working his way into the England Under-21 set-up. Once Leeds had dropped to the Championship, Killa (his nick-name from his team mates) began to make more appearances and held down a more regular place in the 1st eleven. In his first season in the championship, Kilgallon was mainly playing left back with Paul Butler and Sean Gregan the main centre back partnership. Kilgallon also displaced Clarke Carlisle and Michael Duberry in the pecking order. He played a major role in the club's run through to the 2006 championship play-offs, helping them make the final. Which Leeds lost 3-0 against Watford.
Kilgallon played most of Leeds's matches of the first half of the 2006-07 season under Kevin Blackwell and new manager Dennis Wise's new look Leeds team, keeping experienced centre-backs Paul Butler, Sean Gregan and Hayden Foxe out of the team. Leeds were struggling both on and off the pitch and Kilgallon was also losing form.
Having been the subject of a failed -1 million bid from Premiership side Reading at the start of the 2006-07 season, but Leeds insisted he wasnt for sale, he was finally transferred to Sheffield United during that seasons January transfer window with Leeds needing the funds.
Kilgallon signed for Sheffield United on January 8 2007 for -1.75 million rising to -2 million and with a 20% sell on clause.
Having been used sparingly in the Premiership, Kilgallon fared better in the Championship and under new management. Having become first choice in the centre of defence he still had to wait until December 2007 to score a goal for the Blades when he netted the winner in a 1-0 home victory over local rivals Barnsley.
Kilgallon started the next season as regular first choice in defence once more, but with his contract due to expire the following summer he rejected new terms with the club meaning his future was dogged by speculation throughout the year.
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'''Frazer Richardson''' (born 29 October 1982 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic after being released by Leeds United in June 2009. He had been their longest-serving player, and in 2009 was the only member of the Leeds squad who was with the club when relegated from the Premiership in 2004.
Richardson made his Leeds debut as a second-half substitute against Hapoel Tel Aviv during the 2002-03 UEFA Cup campaign. He made his full debut against Arsenal at right full-back, a position he was tipped to have on a permanent basis after the retirement of Gary Kelly. Since then, Richardson has covered a variety of roles for Leeds. He spent two spells on loan at Stoke City in 2003, scoring once against West Ham.
Richardson scored his first ever Leeds goal on his second start for the club, the goal turning out to be the winner against Derby County in Leeds' first game of the 2004-05 campaign (because the game was a 12:15 kick-off on Sky Sports, this was actually the first ever goal in the newly rebranded "Coca-Cola Football League Championship"). Richardson was then replaced on the right of midfield (from where he scored his debut goal) by John Oster. However, an injury to Stephen Crainey meant Richardson was given a chance to establish himself at left full-back. However, his spell was short lived after Manager Kevin Blackwell chose to play the likes of Danny Pugh and Matthew Kilgallon in that position.
Prior to the 2005-06 campaign, Richardson was subject to two bids from Sunderland, both which were rejected immediately by Leeds' chairman, Ken Bates. Several months later, Richardson signed a new contract with Leeds, pledging his future to the club until August 2008.
That season, Richardson infrequently played on the right of midfield - competing for his position with Ian Moore (himself preferring to play as a forward), Jonathan Douglas, and David Healy (who preferred to play out of position rather than as a substitute). Richardson scored in the Play-Off semi final away leg win against Preston North End for Leeds in May 2006, playing in an unusual attacking wide right position, though he reverted to a more familiar role for the Play-Off final defeat against Watford a few weeks later. In the 2006-07 season, Richardson hardly featured under Blackwell in the Leeds team at all due to injuries. Under new manager Dennis Wise, Richardson played more regularly in the Leeds starting lineup, replacing the injured Gary Kelly at right back.
On the retirement on Kelly, Richardson was given the number two shirt and finally became the club's first choice right back. Despite rumours of a transfer away from Elland Road to Wolverhampton Wanderers or Burnley, it is apparent that Richardson stayed at the club, having started all the club's matches in the 2007-08 season until injury ruled him out on February 2, scoring a wonder goal at Elland Road in the January thrashing of Northampton Town. He is currently the club's longest serving player, being the only player to have still been at the club when David O'Leary was in charge.
Under former Leeds manager Gary McAllister, Richardson also played in the left-back position, playing a few games there as a replacement for on-loan Leicester City defender Alan Sheehan. After a poor performance in this position against Cheltenham Town, Richardson was booed off the pitch by Leeds fans and didn't play for a few weeks after. He returned in his usual right-back position as a replacement for the injured Darren Kenton in their 1-0 win over Doncaster Rovers, and played well.
Frazer was appointed Leeds captain in August 2008 by McAllister, and remained club captain despite injury under new manager Simon Grayson.. Richardson made his final appearance for Leeds as a late substitute against Northampton Town, this was to be his first game for Leeds for several weeks, and also it proved to be his last appearance for the Elland Road side.
Leeds United confirmed on 16 June 2009 that they would not continue contract negotiations with him due to the signing of former Northampton captain Jason Crowe. Frazer has been released due to his contract ending on June 30 2009.
On 9 July it was announced that Richardson had signed for Charlton Athletic on a free transfer on a two-year deal.
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'''Daniel Adam''' "'''Danny'''" '''Pugh''' (born 19 October 1982 in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Stoke City who he signed for from Preston North End, in a deal worth -500,000 and a three-and-a-half-year deal.
After making few appearances for his former club, Manchester United, Pugh became the first player signed under new Leeds United manager Kevin Blackwell as part-exchange for former Leeds favourite Alan Smith. Pugh was signed as a utility player - his ability to play on the left side of midfield or defence was to be a key factor in a Leeds squad which only had four players remaining from the season before.
His Leeds career started well: for the first half of the season he held down the left midfield position in a 4-4-2 formation, and had been the club's top scorer until the arrival of David Healy from Preston North End. Pugh was then switched to left full back after an injury to Stephen Crainey and a dip in form from Frazer Richardson. However, Pugh subsequently fell out of favour at Leeds. Blackwell's decision to switch to a 4-3-3 formation meant that Pugh's position was taken by David Healy and, with Matthew Kilgallon occupying the left full back position, Pugh was dropped to the bench.
Pugh was sold to Preston in June 2006 for a fee of -250,000, his last few months at Leeds having been spent almost entirely out of the first team (he had made only five appearance in his final six months with the club). Pugh was a regular in the first team, playing tucked in off the left flank or occasionally as an out-and-out central midfielder.
On 2 November 2007, it was announced that Stoke City had signed Pugh, initially on loan with a view to a permanent move in January. Manager Tony Pulis was "delighted to have signed a quality left-sided midfielder". The move was made permanent on 3 January 2008, with Stoke paying Preston -500,000 for Pugh's services. Pugh has been a regular since joining the club, playing as left-sided midfielder and left back. He has also deputised in centre midfield, winning man of the match awards in games against Watford and Newcastle United.
Pugh struggled to establish himself in the side during the 2008-09 season with most of his appearances coming off the bench. He scored his first goal for City in a 2-0 win over Rotherham United in the Carling Cup. Due to injury to Danny Higginbotham towards the end of the season Pugh took his place at right back for the final few matches against Fulham, Wigan Athletic and Arsenal. Despite not playing much Pugh signed a one year contract extension keeping him at Stoke until 2012.
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'''Stephen Charles "Steve" Williams''' (born 12 July 1958 in Romford, England) is an English former football midfielder.
Williams started out as an apprentice with Southampton, having been a product of the Saints- London Selection Centre and joining the club straight from school.
He turned professional in 1975 and made his debut, in a 1-0 victory away to local rivals, Portsmouth aged 17 on 6 April 1976, replacing Peter Osgood, who had been dropped for disciplinary reasons. (This result helped condemn Portsmouth to relegation to Division 2.)
He went on to establish himself as a talented midfielder, particularly with his passing ability and composure on the ball. In his first full season, 1976-77, he was voted -player of the year- and earned recognition for England at under-21 level.
In the 1978-79 season, he was an ever-present in Saints- run to the 1979 League Cup final (which they lost 3-2 to Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest).
He succeeded Alan Ball as team captain and led The Saints to an F.A. Cup semi-final and to runners-up position in the 1983-84 First Division.
Unfortunately, the following season, manager Lawrie McMenemy was becoming disillusioned with Southampton, feeling that he had taken the club as far as he could. This disillusionment spread to several key players including Williams, leading to a transfer request. In December 1984 he was transferred to Arsenal for a club record -550,000.
In all, he played 349 times for Southampton, scoring 27 goals.
He also won six caps for England, his debut coming against Australia on 12 June 1983. He also won four caps for the England 'B' team.
In December 1984 Williams moved to Arsenal (the club he supported as a boy) for -550,000. After making his debut in a North London derby match against Tottenham Hotspur on 1 January 1985, Williams was a regular for the rest of the season, playing another seventeen matches and showing the same promising form he had shown at Southampton. However, his next season, 1985-86, he suffered toe and hamstring injuries which limited his appearances in the side.
By the time he had recovered, George Graham had taken over as Arsenal manager, and initially Williams thrived, playing on the right hand side of midfield, alongside a young David Rocastle. In Graham's first season, Arsenal reached and won the League Cup final, beating Liverpool, meaning Williams picked up his first winner's medal. Williams continued to play through the next season, but after Arsenal lost to Manchester United in January 1988, Williams was dropped to allow Michael Thomas to push forward into midfield, with new signing Lee Dixon taking over his place at right back. Unable to reclaim his place in the side, Williams fell out with Graham, and in July 1988 he moved to Luton Town. In all he played 121 games for Arsenal, scoring five goals.
Williams spent three seasons at Luton, before finishing his career at Exeter City, where he was also assistant manager to his former Southampton colleague, Alan Ball. His spell in management was not a happy experience and he retired in 1993, after a brief playing spell at Derry City where he made his League of Ireland debut against Shamrock Rovers on 10 October 1993.
After retiring from football, he went into the magazine publishing business in Exeter. This turned out to be a very successful venture and he eventually sold out to a partner.
In 2003, he was involved in property development in Devon.
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'''William "Billy" Milne''' (November 24, 1895 - July 1975) was an Scottish footballer who played for Arsenal, before becoming a long-standing member of the club's backroom staff.
Born in Buckie, Banffshire, Milne started his career at his hometown club, Buckie Thistle, although his career was interrupted early on by World War I. During the war, Milne served with the Seaforth Highlanders in France and won the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1918. After hostilities ceased, Milne returned to Buckie, and a name for himself as a tireless and enthusiastic wing half (what would today be approximately a midfield position).
In September 1921 he made the long journey south to join London side Arsenal. Milne made his debut for Arsenal away to Cardiff City on December 27, 1921, but only played another four games that season. However, the following season he became an established regular in the Arsenal side, as a right half, and continued to play there for another four seasons. However, after the arrival of Alf Baker he was dropped; he was a bit-part player for the next few seasons, but in a match against Huddersfield Town on April 2, 1927 he broke his leg and his playing career was effectively finished. In all he played 124 times for Arsenal, scoring three goals.
Milne's tenaciousness and high levels of fitness led Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman to retain Milne's services, appointing him as assistant trainer to Tom Whittaker. During World War II he was stationed as an ARP warden at Highbury and was present the night the stadium was bombed with incendiary devices; Milne helped put out the resulting fire and saved the stadium from even more serious damage.
Milne continued to hold the assistant trainer's position until Whittaker himself became Arsenal manager in 1947, upon which Milne became first-team trainer, and later club physiotherapist; he also served the England team in a similar capacity. He fully retired in 1960 and was succeeded by Bertie Mee, who would later become Arsenal's Double-winning manager. He died in 1975, at the age of 79.
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'''John Burridge''' (born 3 December 1951 in Workington, Cumberland) is an English former professional football goalkeeper who played for 29 different clubs in a career that lasted nearly 30 years. Overall, Burridge played 771 league games in the English and Scottish leagues, and several more at non-league level. Burridge (nicknamed ''Budgie''), played for fifteen Football League teams, which is a still-existing record.
Burridge began his professional career at his hometown club, Workington, signing-up at the age of 16. He played his first league game in 1969. In 1971, he was transferred to Blackpool, where he spent four seasons. It was with the Seasiders that he won his first honour: the Anglo-Italian Cup. Blackpool beat Bologna 2-1, after extra time, at the latter's Stadio Comunale on 12 June 1971. Burridge's performance earned him the praise of the normally highly-critical Italian fans.
In 1975 Burridge joined Aston Villa. He was signed by Ron Saunders and spent two seasons at Villa Park, winning the League Cup Final with them, but eventually lost his place to Jimmy Rimmer. He had a short but successful loan spell at Southend United before joining Crystal Palace in 1977 signed by Terry Venables. After two and a half seasons at Palace, he joined London rivals Queens Park Rangers, again signed by Terry Venables. He was dropped in favour of Peter Hucker for the 1982 FA Cup Final.
In the summer of 1982, Burridge joined his seventh club, Wolverhampton, whom he helped gain promotion as champions to the top flight, only to be relegated the following season. He left Wolves in 1984 to join Sheffield United signed by Ian Porterfield. He also had a loan spell at Derby signed by Arthur Cox, shortly before joining the Blades.
Burridge spent three seasons at Sheffield United before joining Southampton in 1987 signed by Chris Nicholl. Two years later, he moved to Newcastle United. After two years at Newcastle United, he moved north of the border to join Hibernian, where he won a Scottish League Cup winners' medal. After two years in Edinburgh, Burridge returned to Newcastle for a second spell at the club in 1993 signed by Kevin Keegan.
Despite being past 40, Burridge refused to hang up his gloves, and continued moving across the country for short spells at any club that requested his services. Between 1993 and 1997, Burridge played for no fewer than fourteen clubs. They were, in chronological order: Scarborough, Lincoln, Aberdeen, Dumbarton, Falkirk, Manchester City (with whom he became, at 43 years, 4 months and 26 days, the oldest player to appear in the Premier League. He also started three more games after this - his last appearance was for Manchester City v QPR on 14 May 1995), Notts County, Witton Albion, Darlington, Grimsby, Gateshead, Northampton, Queen of the South, Blyth Spartans and finally Scarborough again. These spells usually lasted no more than one or two games as an emergency goalkeeper. Burridge finally retired from the game in late 1997, at the age of 45.
Burridge was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Burridge 'discovered' Oman international goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi aged 16 in his first spell on the coaching staff of the Oman national football team and was instrumental in the player's transfer to Bolton Wanderers in January 2006. He has also coached English national goalkeepers Tim Flowers, Nigel Martyn and Paul Robinson.
Burridge worked as a goalkeeping coach for Al Ain Football Club in the United Arab Emirates. He is also a regular guest for an English Premier League show on the regional sports channel ART Prime Sports and a regular pundit on Starhub, Singapore's . He is also a writer in the football column of Singapore newspaper, ''The New Paper''. Burridge had a spell as a backup commentator along with Rob Lee for Ten Sports UEFA Champions League fixtures and resident pundit on ''The Football Channel'' in Singapore, before returning to coach the Oman national team as goalkeeper coach.
Burridge is married to Janet, whom he met while with Blackpool. His son, Tom, played ice hockey for Blackburn Hawks.
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Whitbread played football as a forward for Lancaster City in the Northern Premier League while a student at Lancaster University. He scored a hat-trick on his debut for the club, and scored their early goal in what became a 2-1 defeat to Football League opponents Notts County in the first round proper of the 1972-73 FA Cup.
Whitbread was a member of the first ever England team at semi-professional level. He won six caps, scoring twice, between 1979 and 1981.
Whitbread trained as a teacher before moving into football management, having gained his coaching qualifications while still a player.
On his return to England he worked at Liverpool's Youth Academy, becoming head of recruitment, a post he held until 2007.
His son Zak, born in Houston, Texas, while Whitbread was working in the USA, became a professional footballer after developing in the Liverpool academy.
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'''Jason Joseph Euell''' (born 6 February 1977) is a Jamaican-English football player. He plays for Blackpool as a midfielder having previously been a forward. He has been capped by Jamaica.
He has spent most of his career playing in the Premier League, with all but one season between 1995 and 2007 in the top flight - firstly with Wimbledon, where he spent six years, including one season in the First Division, then Charlton Athletic for five years, before a season with Middlesbrough. Since then he has played in the second tier of football in England, initially with Southampton, where he spent two years, before his move to Blackpool in 2009.
Born in Lambeth, London, Euell rose through the ranks at the Wimbledon youth academy. After scoring on his debut in October 1995 against Southampton as an 18 year old,
He established himself as a regular first team player in the 1998-99 season, making a total of 43 appearances, including 33 in the league and scoring ten goals. The following season he made a total of 45 appearances, scoring five goals. However, ''the Dons'' finished in 18th place and so were relegated to the First Division.
He spent the 2000-01 season with Wimbledon in the First Division and scored 19 goals in 36 league games, his highest season tally of goals.
Euell made a total of 181 appearances, scoring 47 goals in six years with ''the Dons''.
In July 2001, Charlton Athletic signed him for a club record fee of -4.75 million, bringing him back to the Premier League.
On 19 November Euell scored a first half brace in a 4-4 home draw with West Ham United. He scored both goals in a 2-1 home win over Chelsea on 2 March 2002. In the 2001-02 season he made a total of 40 appearances, scoring 13 goals as ''the Addicks'' finished in 14th place in the Premier League.
In his first three season with ''the Addicks'' Euell was top scorer. However, in the 2004-05 season he scored only twice and just once in 2005-06, after he missed much of the season with a shoulder injury, and then failed to get back into the first team.
Euell joined Middlesbrough on 31 August 2006 for -300,000. His first game in a Boro shirt was a 1-1 draw with Arsenal on 9 September 2006 at the Emirates Stadium. Euell set up James Morrision to give Middlesbrough a 1-0 lead before Thierry Henry equalized. However, his stay at the Riverside Stadium lasted just one season, during which he made a total of 20 appearances, but failing to score. He started the 2007-08 season with Boro. However, after not figuring in manager Gareth Southgate's plans, his contract with the club was cancelled in late August 2007.
On 31 August 2007 Euell moved to Championship club Southampton on a free transfer.
In the 2008-09 season Euell made 24 appearances, scoring two goals, both of which came in a 3-0 win over Ipswich Town at Portman Road on 3 March 2009. Southampton finished second bottom of the Championship in 23rd and were relegated to League One.
Euell made a total of 65 appearances in two seasons with ''the Saints'', scoring five goals.
It was reported on 19 July 2009 that Euell was about to sign for Championship side Blackpool.
On 8 August he made his debut, and captained the team, as ''the Seasiders'' started the 2009-10 season with a 1-1 draw with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. His first goal came in ''the Seasiders'' 2-1 win over Newcastle united at Bloomfield Road on 16 September.
During a League Cup match between Blackpool and Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 22 September, Euell, who at the time was sat on the substitutes bench was racially abused by a Stoke fan, who was ejected from the stadium and subsequently arrested by Staffordshire Police, before being released pending inquiries.
In the wake of the incident, Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp called for fans who racially abuse players to be imprisoned, saying: ''"That is disgusting - there's no place for that in the game. Surely we can't have that sort of behaviour now? Anyone who does it should be put in prison - not banned from football. Stick them where they belong, in the nut-house. It's wrong."''
Euell was capped by the England under-20 team. He was in the squad for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia. After being an unused substitute for England's opening game in Group F, a 2-1 victory over Cte d'Ivoire on 18 June,
Euell qualified to play for Jamaica as his father was born there. And in July 2004, after attending a match between Jamaica and Haiti, Euell committed himself to play for the Jamaican national team, saying, "The last few weeks have really made me want to play for Jamaica. There is a World Cup to play for and it would just be amazing to be part of a tournament like that."
He went on to make a total of four appearances for Jamaica, scoring one goal.
Euell is deaf in his left ear. He has not though let his hearing impairement stand in his way. Talking about this in 2006, he said, "It's never been an issue for me in terms of my football although, socially, it can occasionally have a bit of an impact. I think I tend to be a bit more aware of what's going on around me on the football pitch because I am deaf in one ear. Maybe that's led to some of my other senses becoming heightened a bit. It hasn't stopped me from doing anything at all on the football pitch. It didn't stop me developing as a youngster and I'm sure it won't stop me continuing to develop in the future."
He is an ambassador for the National Deaf Awareness in Sport Alliance, attending various functions and fund raising events.
On 27 June 2009 it was revealed that Hugo Property Assets, a property management company owned by Euell was in financial difficulty.
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'''Malcolm Neil Jed Christie''' (born 11 April 1979 in Stamford, Lincolnshire) is an English footballer who is a free agent. He has previously played for Nuneaton Borough, Derby County, Middlesbrough and Leeds United and has earned 11 England under-21 caps.
Christie first played football as a youth in the Peterborough area, and started his career at Northborough, moving onto non-League clubs Deeping Rangers and Nuneaton Borough. Whilst playing in non-League football he was also a supermarket shelf stacker.
Christie's big break came in October 1998 when he was purchased by Derby County manager Jim Smith. By 2000, Christie had established himself as a first team player at Derby County.
He spent one more season with Derby after they were relegated from the FA Premier League before Middlesbrough signed him for -1.5 million in January 2003. His chances were limited at his new club due to several long term injuries. In 2006, although unable to play due to injury, Christie was invited back to Nuneaton Borough as guest of honour for their FA Cup third round tie against Middlesbrough. Nuneaton went on to shock their visitors by producing a 1-1 draw, and earning a replay at the Riverside Stadium.
On 25 November 2006, after returning from his injuries, manager Gareth Southgate gave Christie a start against Aston Villa at Villa Park. Christie scored on his return in the 43rd minute in a match which finished 1-1.
Middlesbrough subsequently released Christie when his contract expired in June 2007. He started a trial period with Hull City on 11 September 2007. However, he was not offered a contract at the end of his two-month trial. Also, in midseason, Malcolm rejected a contract offer from Nigel Clough, then manager of Burton Albion.
In January 2008, he began a trial with Leeds United, but picked up an injury which scuppered any deal. In September, he began using the training facilities at Leeds United in a bid to gain full fitness with the blessing of Leeds' manager Gary McAllister; although, at the time, the offer was considered to be a courtesy, and not intended to be a trial
On 13 October, 2008, however, he was cleared to play in a reserves fixture for Leeds against Scunthorpe United.
Christie scored his first goal for Leeds United on the 28th December, in the 3-1 victory away from home, against Stockport County. He left the club of his own accord on 29 January 2008.
Christie was offered a contract with Burton Albion, but he felt the deal was too poor, and he felt he didn't want to move down too far. It has been rumoured that Christie has been offered contracts by Kidderminster Harriers and Luton Town, but rumours say that he could return to his old club Nuneaton Borough, now known as Nuneaton Town.
It's believed that Malcolm has been training with Mansfield since October, Malcolm is to said that he's been offered a contract by Mansfield & as signed till end of the season on 11th January 2010.
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'''Clayton Ince''' (born July 12, 1972) is a Trinidadian football goalkeeper who plays for English League One side Walsall. He is his country's most capped goalkeeper with 79 caps for Trinidad and Tobago to date, his debut coming on April 4, 1997 against Barbados (the game ended in a 1-0 defeat for Trinidad and Tobago).
Ince was born in Arima. Somewhat unusually, he began his footballing career as a defender before converting to become a goalkeeper. He played in goal when Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Portugal, although the tournament did not go too well for him (he conceded a total of 12 goals in his nation's three group matches).
Ince began his playing career with the Chaguaramas-based club Defence Force, where he quickly established himself as one of the top goalkeepers in the Caribbean. In 1997 he was named as the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation's Player of the Year, he has also twice been named as the Best Goalkeeper at the bi-annual Caribbean Cup.
In 1999 he went on trial to the Welsh club Wrexham (who play in the English Football League). Although he played well whilst on trial, the club could not afford to offer him a contract. However, in September of the same year he was offered a contract by Crewe Alexandra, which was accepted by Ince.
Ince spent most of his first two seasons at Crewe as understudy to Jason Kearton, the exception being a one-month loan spell at Dundee, during which time he did not actually play. After returning to Crewe in November 2000 he was placed on the transfer list, the only club who actively tried to sign him was Wrexham, whose bid failed due to a lack of funds. He was removed from the transfer list in the summer of 2001 when Kearton left the club, Ince went on to establish himself as Crewe's first-choice goalkeeper during the 2000-01 season.
After playing in over 200 games for the club, Ince left Crewe in the summer of 2005 following the expiry of his contract. He signed for fellow Championship side Coventry City on a Bosman transfer. He failed to establish himself as a first-choice with the club, serving as understudy to successive loan signings Stephen Bywater and Mrton Flp.
Following Trinidad and Tobago's qualification for the 2006 World Cup, Ince made it publicly known that he wanted to leave Coventry on loan in order to play first-team football. He has stated that without this his place in the Trinidad and Tobago squad for the tournament would be jeopardised; although he was no longer his country's first choice goalkeeper, the tournament perhaps represented his last realistic chance of appearing at the World Cup.
In July 2006, Ince signed for Walsall following a successful trial spell. He is currently Walsall's first choice goalkeeper and received the League One player of the Month award in November. In an interview with Walsall's official website, Ince stated that he saw the move to Walsall as the springboard to win further international caps, and has indeed regained his spot as Trinidad and Tobago's first-choice goalkeeper following the retirement of Shaka Hislop and the unavailability of injury-prone Kelvin Jack, who were ahead of him in the pecking order at the World Cup. Following Trinidad & Tobago's failure to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Ince has since been considering retiring from international football, stating that it wouldn't be practical to continue playing friendlies and that he wouldn't realistically be around for the 2014 campaign.
Ince was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2006-07 season, and also named Walsall's Player of the Season for the 2008-09 season. Ince is a favourite with the Walsall fans for his numerous displays that save the team from losing.
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'''Kevin Francis Bartlett''' (born 12 October 1962 in Portsmouth) is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward.
Bartlett started his career with his hometown club Portsmouth but struggled to make an impact and dropped into non-league football with Fareham Town before being spotted by Cardiff City manager Frank Burrows. He signed for Cardiff in September 1986 and made an impression straight away, scoring twice in 4-0 win in the Welsh Cup over Taffs Well followed by another two goals against Cambridge United in a 3-0 victory three days later. Eventually he left the Bluebirds to sign for West Bromwich Albion where he only remained for one year before moving on to Notts County. After several prolific years he spent a short time on loan at Port Vale before moving to Cambridge United. He retired a few months after joining the club due to injury.
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'''John''' "'''Jackie'''" '''Carr''' (26 November 1892 - 10 May 1942) was an English professional footballer. He made 449 league appearances for Middlesbrough, scoring 81 times. He was also capped twice for England.
Born in South Bank, near Middlesbrough, Carr signed a professional contract with his hometown club on 25 January 1911, after having already played as an amateur. He had four brothers, all of whom played for Middlesbrough: Walter and Henry, who signed as amateurs, and William and George, who both signed professional contracts for the club.
His debut came on 2 January 1911 against Nottingham Forest in a 2-2 draw. Carr scored both goals in front of a crowd of 15,000. That was the only appearance he made that season, his next game not coming until 27 January 1912. He made only three further appearances that season, scoring one goal.
Carr made his mark the following season with 16 goals in 30 appearances, before going on to score 59 further times for Middlesbrough.
After 20 years of service to Middlesbrough, Carr was transferred to Blackpool on 14 May 1930, for the sum of -500. He spent a season at Blackpool before moving on to Hartlepools United in 1931 firstly as player/coach and retired as a player in 1932.
Carr was capped twice for England. His debut, against Ireland in Belfast on 25 October 1919, ended in a 1-1 draw, and his second and final cap came four years later against Wales at Cardiff on 5 March 1923. The game finished 2-2.
Carr started his managerial career as a player/coach at Hartlepools United in 1931. He took over as manager in 1932.
Carr was subsequently manager at Tranmere Rovers (1935-1936) and Darlington (1938-1942).
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'''Reginald Garnet "Tim" Williamson''' (6 June 1884 in North Ormesby, Middlesbrough - 1 August 1943 in Redcar) was an English football player who made 602 appearances as a goalkeeper for Middlesbrough, scoring two goals, as well as 7 appearances for England.
While he was young, Williamson played centre-forward for Coatham Grammar School. He also played at amateur level for Redcar Juniors and Redcar Crusaders before he kept goal for Middlesbrough in a friendly game versus Cliftonville as a 17 year old.
Middlesbrough were very interested in signing him as a professional, but he only agreed under the condition that they allowed him to continue his interest in becoming a qualified draughtsman. Williamson's first competitive appearance for the club was in a game versus Crook Town in the Northern Football Alliance on 1 January 1902, with his league debut coming in a home game against Bristol City on 19 April of the same year. Initially an understudy for Scottish international Rab Macfarlane, he gained a regular place in 1903-04 and never looked back.
Tim's Middlesbrough service saw him make 602 appearances in all competitions, of which 130 were consecutive. His appearance total is still a Middlesbrough record. He was nicknamed "Tiny", due to him being barely tall. He played in the last game at Linthorpe Road and the first league game at Ayresome Park. He scored two goals, both from the penalty spot, though after he missed one against West Ham United he never took another, after feeling the risk of racing back to his own goal was both too risky and tiring.
He was Middlesbrough's first capped goalkeeper, gaining seven full England caps. His first came against Ireland in February 1905 in the first international to be played at Ayresome Park, in which he scored an own goal. His next appearance did not come for six more years, with the brilliance of Sam Hardy keeping him out of the team.
Williamson's reserved occupation meant that he was exempt from a call-up for World War I. The Football League refused to sanction his benefit later on, on the grounds that those years during the war did not count towards his Middlesbrough service. He did eventually receive a game however, versus Chelsea.
His final game came on 24 March 1923, a 1-0 defeat to Cardiff City. At 38 years and 9 months old, he would be the oldest player to represent Boro until Bryan Robson broke that record 74 years later.
On retirement, he was paid a sum of -1000, as well as a silver tea and coffee service from Middlesbrough chairman Philip Bach. Tim continued to keep goal for a works team, however. Not interested in watching football, he spent his free time playing golf and taking his sporting gun to Teesmouth.
He died on 1 August 1943 at North Ormesby Hospital following an operation, and is buried in Coatham Churchyard.
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'''Lee John Miller''' (born 18 May 1983 in Lanark, South Lanarkshire) is a Scottish professional footballer. He currently plays for Scottish Premier League team Aberdeen as a striker.
Miller began his professional career with Falkirk, who were playing in the Scottish First Division at the time. His form with Falkirk attracted the attention of English side Bristol City, who paid -300,000 to secure his services in July 2003. However, he failed to make a major impact and scored only 8 goals in 42 games during the 2003-04 season. After playing in 7 games with no goals during the 2004-05 season, Miller was transfer listed with an asking price of -50,000.
Miller was loaned by Heart of Midlothian in January 2005 and stayed with the Edinburgh club until the end of the season. He proved to be worth the -50,000 asking price, putting in several eye-catching performances for Hearts and scoring 8 goals in 18 league appearances. Hearts then attempted to secure Miller on a permanent deal, however his good form while on loan caused Bristol City to up their initial asking price. Aberdeen and Hearts both had offers accepted but Miller eventually joined Dundee United for -225,000 in June 2005.
At the start of the 2006-07 season, after refusing to play in a reserve match, United allowed him to join Aberdeen on a free transfer in August 2006. Miller scored 13 goals in the 2007-08 season finishing as Aberdeen's top scorer and in May 2008, signed a two-year contract extension with the Pittodrie side. He has become a fan favourite at Pittodrie Miller scored his first goal of the season against Hearts at Pittodrie, and went on to score the only goal in Aberdeen's 1-0 triumph over Rangers FC at home.
Miller has three caps for Scotland, the first during his time at Dundee United against Japan in the 2006 Kirin Cup and the second with Aberdeen against Argentina in a friendly in November 2008.
In September 2009, he was due to join up with the Scotland squad for the World Cup Qualifier against Holland, in the Netherlands, but a hamstring injury ruled him out. He started the friendly match on 10 October against Japan in Yokohama.
Miller was named Clydesdale Bank Premier League player of the month for December 2008.
Miller was the subject of a police report in April 2007 after baring his backside to visiting Dundee United supporters during a 4-2 defeat. Less than a year later, in March 2008, Miller was charged with driving dangerously at speeds of up to 120mph, appearing in court in September and due to be on trial on 29 April. In September 2009, Miller was stripped of his licence, banned from driving for a year and fined -600. He was also ordered to sit an extended driving test before being allowed to regain his licence.
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'''Adeola Peter Oluwatoyin "Ade" Akinbiyi''' (born 10 October 1974) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Notts County.
Born in England, Akinbiyi qualifies to play for the Nigeria national football team through his parents, and earned one cap for Nigeria.
Akinbiyi is currently Leicester City's record signing (-5.5 million). As of September 2009, he has moved for a total of more than -11.5 million during his career.
Akinbiyi has had a much-travelled career with many different clubs with transfer fees totalling almost -16 million. He began his career as a trainee at Norwich City, where he worked his way up into the first team in 1992. He made his dbut on 3 November 1993 as a substitute against German giants Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup. The match ended 1-1, meaning that Norwich won the second round tie 3-2 on aggregate and went on to face Inter Milan, who eliminated them.
He was loaned to Hereford United and Brighton & Hove Albion before completing a -250,000 move to Gillingham in 1997. He scored 29 goals in 67 league and cup games for the Gills and was quickly transferred to newly-promoted Division One side Bristol City for -1.2m.
Stiker's stock continued to rise and after scoring 21 goals for Bristol City in the 1998-99 season, Wolverhampton Wanderers paid a club record -3.5million for him in September 1999 in an attempt to replace Robbie Keane. He played only one season at Molineux, finishing as the club's top goalscorer with 16 goals but Wolves just missed out on a playoff place.
Ten months after arriving at Wolves, he departed to Premier League club Leicester City for -5.5 million, a decision he would later regret.
His was subsequenttly transferred to Crystal Palace -2.2m in February 2002. On arrival he took the surprisingly high number 55 shirt, adding a very small plus sign between the numbers to signify his preferred shirt number, 10, which was already taken. Having scored just one goal in 14 league and cup appearances, he was loaned out to Stoke City in 2003. He scored twice - the second goal coming in the last game of the 2002-03 season, when ''the Potters'' beat Reading 1-0 to retain their second tier status. He later joined on a permanent basis, on a free transfer.
Akinbiyi completed a -600,000 move to Burnley in February 2005, but marked his debut by getting sent off within two minutes for head butting Sunderland player George McCartney. After netting 16 times for ''the Clarets'', he moved to Sheffield United for a then club record -1.75 million in January 2006.
He scored on his debut for ''the Blades'' against Derby County, and endeared himself to fans by scoring in his first Steel City derby at Hillsborough. After winning promotion, Akinbiyi made only five appearances for ''the Blades'' in the Premier League in 2006. It was also reported that he was involved in a training ground bust-up with team-mate Claude Davis in October 2006 following a 2-0 defeat against Everton in which Davis had been sent off.
Akinbiyi was soon resold to Burnley in January 2007 for a fee of -650,000 with a further -100,000 to be paid in the summer of 2007. His second debut for the Clarets was more successful, scoring a goal against top flight Reading in the FA Cup.
During the rest of the 2006-07 season, Akinbiyi was not as successful as during his first spell at Turf Moor, scoring three goals. This was attributed by Steve Cotterill to Akinbiyi having spent too much time in the weights room at Sheffield United and as a result being too bulky. He was given the number nine shirt for the 2007-08 season but found himself behind Andy Gray and Robbie Blake as a first choice striker. Since going back to Burnley, Akinbiyi has lacked consistent form, finding goals harder to come by. His hard work and endeavour have made him a firm fans' favourite.
Speaking in the run up to a league game aganist Leicester City, Akinbiyi said he 'regretted' his move to Leicester, saying that he wished he had spent another year at Wolves
On 26 March 2009, Akinbiyi was reported to be in talks about a move to the United States to join Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.
To make room on the roster for Luis ngel Landn, the club's first Desginated Player, the Dynamo released Akinbiyi on 20 August 2009.
After his release by Houston, Akinbiyi agreed terms with League Two side Notts County.
Born in Hackney, London to Nigerian parents, Akinbiyi qualified to play internationally for , and through his birthplace for . He was called up on three separate occasions for , playing once in 1999 against in London
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'''Michael Wayne Duberry''' (born 14 October 1975 in Enfield) is an English footballer currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers. He attended Enfield Grammar School in north London.
Duberry started his career at Chelsea where he was a trainee and made his dbut during the 1993-94 season, before a brief loan period with Bournemouth. Duberry made a total of 115 appearances for Chelsea and scored 3 goals, including one in a 2-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in November 1996.
However, he again failed to break into the first team, as the likes of Jonathan Woodgate, Dominic Matteo and Rio Ferdinand took Leeds to the Champions League semi-finals. He was involved in a court case with Leeds team-mates Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer. The first season in which he played regularly for Leeds was 2003-04, as by this time Lucas Radebe had become increasingly injury-prone and crippling debt had forced the sales of Ferdinand and Woodgate. Unfortunately, however, Duberry failed to impress in a defence often made up of loan signings (such as Zoumana Camara and Didier Domi) and then youth-team players (such as Frazer Richardson and Matthew Kilgallon).
When Leeds suffered relegation to the Football League he stayed on for a season until Leeds manager, Kevin Blackwell allowed him to move to Stoke City where he went on to become a first team regular and club captain. All 80 of his appearances for the club were as a starter, not once did he feature on the bench. He scored once for Stoke, in a 2-0 win over Crewe Alexandra.
On 31 January 2007, Duberry signed for Reading, who invoked a clause in his contract that allowed him to leave Stoke for a Premier League club if a set fee was received, rumoured to be in the region of -800,000. He made his league dbut for Reading on 24 February 2007 in their 2-1 defeat away to Middlesbrough.
On May 15, 2009, Reading announced that they would not be renewing Duberry's contract, and on July 10, 2009, he signed a two year contract with Wycombe Wanderers, being appointed club captain shortly afterwards.
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'''Anthony "Tony" Ford MBE''' (born 14 May 1959 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire) is a former English footballer. Through most of his career, Ford was a right-sided midfielder, but in the later years of his career, he was converted to right-back. In a career that spanned 26 years, Ford played no less than 931 league matches, which is the all-time record for matches played in the English league by an outfield player. Only goalkeeper Peter Shilton (1005 matches) has played more. Ford is in fact the only outfield player in English football to have ever passed 1000 games in competitive matches (league and cup). The only league ground he had not played on when he retired was White Hart Lane.
Ford began his career at his hometown club Grimsby Town, where he made his first-team debut as a 16-year-old in October 1975. He spent 11 years at Blundell Park, where he made his name as one of the most talented players outside the top division. In 1986, he left Grimsby. He first had a short loan spell at Sunderland, and later joined Stoke in a permanent deal.
Ford spent two and a half years at Stoke, before being transferred to West Bromwich midway through the 1988-89 season. After three years at The Hawthorns, he rejoined Grimsby in late 1991. His second spell at Blundell Park lasted three seasons, and he left the club at the end of the 1993-94 season, having played 423 league games for the club, which at the time placed him second on the club's career appearance list behind Keith Jobling (he has since been passed on that list by John McDermott and Paul Groves).
In 1994, Ford joined Grimsby's arch-rivals Scunthorpe, where he played two seasons. When he was released at the end of the 1995-96 season, it seemed like his career at league level had come to an end. However, after a short spell at non-league side Barrow, he was asked by Steve Parkin, a former teammate at Stoke and WBA, who had recently been appointed manager at Mansfield to become his assistant. This allowed Ford to continue his playing career, and in early 1999, he played his 825th career league game, breaking Terry Paine's record for career appearances by an outfield player.
In the summer of 1999, Parkin resigned as Mansfield manager to take a similar job at Rochdale. Once again, he appointed Ford as his assistant, and despite now being well past 40, Ford continued to play regularly. He finally retired from playing in November 2001 when he and Parkin took up the same positions at Barnsley understandably feeling himself unequal to Division One football once more. He was sacked along with Parkin some 11 months later but in August 2003 he returned to his old role at Rochdale under new manager Alan Buckley. He kept his job when Buckley made way for Parkin on 31 December 2003 but was sacked along with the latter three years later.
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'''Stefan Beinlich''' (born 13 January 1972) is a retired German footballer, who played as a central midfielder.
His main asset was a powerful long-range shot, and he often scored from free kicks.
Beinlich was born in East Berlin, and started playing football with local amateurs Berliner FC Dynamo and SG Bergmann-Borsig, then had an unassuming stint in England with Aston Villa, appearing very rarely during his three-year stay.
In 1994, he moved to F.C. Hansa Rostock, helping it promote in his first year, and scoring 19 times in the following two top level seasons combined (34 in total). Beinlich continued to display excellent football in his three seasons with Bayer 04 Leverkusen; in his last year, he tied a career-best 11 goals (in the first division) as the club lost the league to FC Bayern Munich on goal difference.
After three years apiece with Hertha BSC and Hamburger SV, with relative playing time, Beinlich retired in 2008, after two seasons with former side Hansa. He had to retire due to knee problems, and totalled 288 games in the first division, scoring 56 goals.
Beinlich's international debut for Germany occurred on 2 September 1998 against Malta, playing the whole 2-1 friendly win.
His last two matches were in 2000, also friendlies, before and after the European Championship, for which he was not picked.
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'''Ian Patrick Harte''' (born 31 August 1977) is an Irish international footballer, with 64 international caps and who currently plays as a left back for Carlisle United. Best known for his spell at Leeds United and also his ability to score goals from long range, including being a free kick specialist.
Born in Drogheda, where he attended St. Olivers Community College winning many sports titles (at both GAA and football) at all levels. Harte started out at St. Kevins FC in Whitehall in Dublin at U/12 where his brother Michael had played for 3yrs already. Arguably, playing in the most competitive underage league in both the UK and Ireland, The DDSL (Dublin and District Schoolboys League). Harte joined Leeds United from Home Farm in 1995. He played for Leeds for nine seasons and was an integral part of their team and cult hero alongside his uncle Gary Kelly. When Leeds bought Dominic Matteo it looked as though Harte might become second choice. Matteo though ended up playing at centre half and Harte kept his place on the left. In the 1999-2000 season he helped Leeds reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, playing twelve games, scoring one goal. He then helped them reach the same stage of the UEFA Champions League in the 2000-01 season, playing 17 games and scoring three goals in the competition.
Harte is also a proficient left-footed free kick and penalty taker, which was demonstrated in the vital league game against Arsenal in the 2002-03 season, where he scored Leeds' second goal from a 25-yard free kick. Leeds went on to win that game 3-2 and barely avoided relegation.
Harte scored at Highbury for three seasons in a row - 00/01, 01/02 and 02/03. Arguably, Harte's most memorable moment at Leeds was scoring a free kick against Deportivo in the Champions League quarter final first leg at Elland Road. Harte's later career at Elland Road, was not so successful, as his lack of pace was exposed and his goals started to dry up. He did score a penalty against Portsmouth but Leeds went on to lose that game and it was during his last season at Leeds, they were relegated to the Championship.
Despite rumours, earlier in his career, that clubs including Barcelona and A.C. Milan were offering Leeds as much as -11 million for his services, in the end it was Spanish La Liga club Levante that signed him from Leeds United in 2004, following the financial crisis at Leeds.
Harte scored Levante's first La Liga goal in 41 years in a 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad. Unfortunately, Harte suffered a groin injury in January which sidelined him for most of the remainder of the season. Levante, in their first season in La Liga since 1965, were up to 5th position at one point (when Harte was healthy), but they still suffered relegation on the final day of the 2004-05 La Liga season due to a loss to Villareal. The following season in the Segunda Divisin was successful for both Harte and Levante as Harte was consistently first choice left back, he scored nine goals in all competitions, and Levante were promoted back to La Liga at their first attempt. However in the following season in La Liga, Harte was injured in August and failed to regain his place in the team once he returned from injury in January. This time though Levante finished in 15th place and were safe from relegation.
Before the start of the 2007-08 La Liga season, Levante coach Abel Resino told Harte that he was not in his plans, and Harte and the club agreed to terminate the remaining 12 months of his contract.
On 29 August 2007, after a trial period, it was announced that Harte had joined former national team mate Roy Keane at Sunderland.
During summer 2008 Harte spent time on trial at Wolverhampton Wanderers but rejected their eventual offer of a month-to-month contract
On 22 October 2008, it was announced that Harte was on a one-week trial with Norwegian Premier League club Vlerenga hoping to impress manager Martin Andresen.
After spending a few weeks on trial with Championship club Blackpool, Harte signed for them on 11 December 2008 on a month-to-month contract basis.
Harte then agreed a contract with Scottish Premier League club until the end of the 2008/09 season, but then unexpectedly pulled out of the move 24 hours later.
On 26 March 2009, Harte signed a contract to the end of the season with Carlisle United and made his debut a couple of days later at home to Northampton Town. He won man of the match for his impressive performance but did not play for a month after breaking two fingers during the game. He returned to action on 25 April 2009, scoring a free kick in the 1-1 draw against Cheltenham.
On 25th November Ipswich Town were believed to have bid for Harte to get him on loan, Harte had previously played with Ipswich's manager Roy Keane for the national side, and Keane had also signed him for Sunderland previously. Harte scored his 8th goal of the season against Hartlepool.
Harte has played for the Republic of Ireland on 64 occasions, scoring eleven goals. He was handed his international debut in 1996 against Croatia having made just four appearances for Leeds and earned a regular starting berth for the 1998 World Cup qualifying campaign.
However, as his club career flourished post 1998, Harte found himself out of the reckoning at international level though he returned for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers and was the only player to play every minute as Ireland reached the World Cup for the first time in eight years. He also notched up four goals during the campaign, from left back, including a penalty against Iran in the play-off though he struggled at the World Cup because of a toe injury and the emergence of John O'Shea restricted his appearances under Brian Kerr.
He was recalled to the team for the home match against Israel on 4 June 2005 and the away game in the Faroe Islands four days later. Harte scored in both games, which marked his return to the Irish senior football set-up.
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'''Kevin Paul Pressman (HERO)''' (born 6 November 1967 in Fareham, Hampshire) is an English former football goalkeeper, currently the player/goalkeeping coach at Scunthorpe United and also joint manager of Belper Town F.C. Reserves. In total, Pressman made 513 career appearances in the league for nine different clubs in a career that spanned three decades.
Pressman is best remembered as the long-time goalkeeper of Sheffield Wednesday, where he spent 19 seasons, playing 478 matches in all competitions including the UEFA Cup. Pressman made over 200 starts in the Premier League alone and is currently
Pressman signed his first professional contract for the Owls on his 18th birthday in 1985 and made his debut versus Southampton on 5 September 1987. He had supported Wednesday since childhood. Pressman's career was nearly wrecked on New Year's Day 1990 when he suffered cruciate knee-ligament damage which sidelined him for over eight months. He was unlucky not to play in the 1991 League Cup Final victory against Manchester United, as he had played in every round of the competition that year-as well as a significant amount of league matches-up until the Semi-Final stage where he was replaced by more senior goalkeeper and future Wednesday manager Chris Turner. Pressman was on the substitutes bench at three further Wembley finals, all in 1993. The League Cup Final, FA Cup Final and FA Cup Final Replay, all against Arsenal and resulting in defeats in both competitions for Wednesday.
In his prime, Pressman was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the Premiership. He had a tendency to play particularly well in Steel City Derby games. He also became known for both saving and scoring penalties, most notably the winner in a shoot-out against Watford in the FA Cup in 1998. Pressman entered the record books on 13 August 2000 when he was sent off after just 13 seconds in a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The dismissal, given for handling outside the area, was the fastest ever in English football history
Pressman showed great resilience to fend off many fellow goalkeepers for the number 1 shirt at Hillsborough, outlasting Chris Turner, Chris Woods and Pavel Srnek to name just a few. His last game for the Owls came on the final day of the 2003-04 season at Hillsborough against QPR.
In the summer of 2005, Pressman was signed by Mansfield Town,
Pressman announced his retirement from the game in July 2006 after being released by Mansfield Town although there were some rumours that he would return to Wednesday in a coaching role. He is now a member of Sheffield Wednesday's Masters team and is rightly considered to be a legend at Hillsborough where he was affectionately know as 'Big Kev'.
At the end of September 2006 Pressman signed a short-term deal with Northern-Irish side Portadown FC, who had a goalkeeping crisis. He impressed Ports fans with some impressive displays between the sticks despite his age of 39 and helped the club in their rise up the league table.
Despite training in Doncaster during the week and flying to Northern Ireland for matches, Pressman signed a contract extension with Portadown FC in late December 2006 that kept him at the club until the end of the 2006-07 season. At the end of that season Kevin decided to call time on his impressive career after winning Portadown's 'Player of the Season' award.
He is presently goalkeeping coach at Scunthorpe United. He remains a registered player and has recently appeared on the substitutes bench.
In May 2008 he also became joint manager of Belper Town F.C. Reserves.
Pressman was never capped at senior level even though he was called up to the senior squad on numerous occasions, but did play for England at Under-21 level as well as winning three "B" caps between 1994-1998.
Pressman is the part of the world wide Just4keepers coaching school. He coaches youngsters in South Yorkshire. He holds an FA B coaching licence. In May 2007 he was appointed as goalkeeping coach at Championship side Scunthorpe United.
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'''Richard Ian Barker''' (born 30 May 1975 in Sheffield) is a retired English footballer. Barker has never played at the highest level, but is an experienced striker in the lower leagues. He is the brother of Plymouth Argyle defender Chris Barker.
Barker began his career at Sheffield Wednesday, but only played in the Intertoto Cup for the first team. He was sold by the Owls in 1997 to Northern Irish side Linfield after loan spells at Doncaster and Ards, before returning home to play for Brighton. He played two seasons at Brighton, scoring 12 goals, before moving to Macclesfield on a free transfer in 1999.
At Macclesfield, Barker scored 23 goals in 58 league games. He was signed by Rotherham in January 2001, and helped the Millers gain promotion to the Championship. He was mostly used as a substitute by Rotherham, and was allowed to move to Mansfield Town on a free transfer in November 2004.
Barker soon became a fan favourite at Field Mill, scoring 10 goals in his first season at the club. In the summer of 2005, he was named team captain, and he leads by example with his professionalism and work-rate. Barker was the Stags' top scorer in 2005-06 with a career-best 23 goals, including two goals against his old club Rotherham in the FA Cup first round.
In the summer of 2006, Barker signed a contract extension with Mansfield which tied him with the club until the end of the 2008-09 season. However in January 2007 he joined Hartlepool United F.C. during the January transfer window.
He re-joined Rotherham United on the 3rd October 2008, on an emergency loan in January 2009. He scored on his second Millers debut in the 4-1 over Grimsby Town after coming off the bench. "The Tank", as he is affectionately known to Millers fans, made his move permanent on the 1st January 2009. Due to a knee injury in January 2009 he decided to hang up his boots on 29th May 2009.
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'''Giles Christopher Coke''' (born 3 June 1986 in London, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell as a midfielder.
He started his career as a youth player at Queens Park Rangers, before joining non-league side Kingstonian with older brother Jon, who is still playing there. Giles was soon snapped up by Mansfield Town, and subsequently bought by Northampton Town in the summer of 2007. In 2009 he signed for Motherwell.
His name was linked with several Championship clubs, including Southampton, Reading, Norwich City, Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, Coke decided to remain at Mansfield for a further year, signing a new one-year deal with Mansfield in the summer of 2006. He signed for Northampton Town on 2 July 2007 on a two-year contract.
Coke's contract with Northampton expired in the summer of 2009. On 21 July, he signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premier League club Motherwell, becoming new manager Jim Gannon's third signing. Northampton claim that the player's agent had accepted a deal with that club on the player's behalf, and were taking advice as to whether compensation should be due from Motherwell.
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}}'''Kevin Kwaku Osei-Kuffour Amankwaah''' (born 19 May 1982) is a Ghanaian-English footballer, currently playing at right back for Swindon Town. He has had many injuries including a car crash in 2002. He was born in Harrow, London, but has stated his desire to play internationally for Ghana who he qualifies for through his parents.
He began his career as a trainee with Bristol City, turning professional in January 2000. He made his first team debut on 18 March 2000, replacing Matt Hewlett as a late substitute in the 1-1 draw away to Oldham Athletic and soon became a regular squad member.
Amankwaah received neck injuries in a car crash in March 2002 when he and teammate Aaron Brown were travelling in a car driven by former City trainee Rohan King which collided with another vehicle. He was given a new two-year contract while injured, but struggled to re-establish himself at Ashton Gate after returning from injury, having loan spells at Torquay United in January 2003, and Cheltenham Town in August 2003.
He eventually left Ashton Gate in February 2005, when he signed for Yeovil Town, initially on loan, and then on a permanent basis. Amankwaah signed for Swansea City in July 2006 for a fee of -250,000.
He left to join Swindon Town in June 2008.
Amankwaah was at the centre of controversy when he made a remark about Milwall player Neil Harris' taunting him about his battle with testicular cancer during a match between Millwall and Swindon. Amankwaah then apologised after the game after his remark was made public and also made a donation to Everymans Cancer Charity, Harris accepted the apology, but after Amankwaah tried to justify his claims for saying the remark, Harris then removed his acceptance of apology.
Amankwaah's mother, Rose, represented Ghana in the Commonwealth Games, gaining a Bronze medal in the 4 X 100m relay in 1974 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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'''Jonathan Blondel''' (born April 3, 1984, Ypres) is a Belgian football midfielder who currently plays for Club Brugge. He is a skillful defensive midfielder. Blondel started his career at Royal Excelsior Mouscron, before signing to the English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on August 7, 2002. Unfortunately for Blondel, his time at White Hart Lane was not as active as expected, and after only two substitute appearances he left for Bruges on January 28, 2004.
Blondel has been capped on two occasions for the Belgian national football team, and has a large number of under-21 and under-19 international appearances to his name. Blondel also, shortly before joining Tottenham, had a trial with the English giants Manchester United.
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'''Malvin Ginah Kamara''' (born 17 November 1983 in Plumstead, London) is an English-born Sierra Leonean international footballer who plays as a midfielder. He most recently played for Conference National side Barrow from September-December 2009.
He started his career with Wimbledon/Milton Keynes Dons, before moving on to Cardiff City in 2006. The next year he switched to Port Vale, before ending up at Huddersfield Town. He has over 150 appearances to his name in the Football League.
Kamara came through Wimbledon's youth setup, joining on a professional basis in January 2003. His debut came on 21 April 2003 at Selhurst Park, in a 2-0 win over Preston North End. He was a 72nd minute substitute for Patrick Agyemang.
He managed to establish himself as a semi-regular in the 2003-04 season, playing 27 First Division games. His first goal came in a 2-1 home defeat to Sunderland on 6 April. His second game eleven days later, in a 3-2 win at the Valley Parade, opening the scoring against Bradford City after just five minutes. He stuck with the club through their transformation into the Milton Keynes Dons, in the summer of 2004.
He made 29 appearances in the MK Dons first ever season, scoring once in the League Cup in a 3-0 at Peterborough United and once in the league against Walsall.
He was to play 30 games the following season, as the club suffered relegation from League One. In July 2006, after finding out he would not be offered a new contract at the club, Kamara moved on to Cardiff City.
He made sixteen appearances for Championship side Cardiff, though made just four starts. In January 2007, he transferred to Port Vale for a nominal fee and made fourteen league starts before the season's end. His stay at Vale Park proved to be a short one however, as in June 2007 he signed with Huddersfield Town.
Regular first team football followed in the 2007-08 season as he played fifty games over all competitions for the Yorkshire based club. He scored five goals, including two against Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup First Round tie at the Crown Ground. These goals proved vital in what was a 3-2 win, helping the club to eventually reach the Fifth Round, where they were beaten 3-1 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
He joined League Two side Grimsby Town on loan in September 2008, making his debut for the club in a 1-0 defeat by Barnet at Blundell Park on 28 September. He returned to the Galpharm on 25 October, after playing just two matches at Grimsby. He was released by Huddersfield in May 2009, his three appearances for the club during the 2008-09 season a stark contrast to his virtual ever-presence the season previous.
In August 2009, he joined old-club Port Vale on trial, hoping to impress mew manager Micky Adams. The trial ended quickly however, Adams instead opting to look at other options, and Kamara with an offer of a trial at an unnamed League One club.
On 25 September 2009, it was announced that Kamara had signed for Conference National side Barrow A.F.C.. He made his debut in Barrow's 3-0 away defeat at Salisbury on 26th September 2009. Kamara scored on his home debut on 29th September 2009, a 3-1 win over Mansfield Town. Despite being a regular starter in the side, Kamara was released due to personal reasons at the start of December, though he may yet return to Barrow.
On 3 June 2007, he picked up his first cap for Sierra Leone in a 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Togo in Freetown, which Sierra Leone lost 1-0.
The son of Albert and Winifred Kamara, he has an elder brother and a half-sister, as well as a twin-brother Michael, who is the lead singer of funk band Nexus. Kamara himself is something of a soul singer, having taken the mic at a charity concert in January 2005.
He has an odd ritual of watching Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory before every game in order to calm his nerves.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
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'''Alejandro (Alex) Sabella''' (born 5 November 1954 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football player.
Sabella rose through the junior divisions of River Plate in the early 1970s, when his position, and the number 10 jersey, were owned by Norberto Alonso. His style reflected Alonso's, with emphasis on individual technique and short passes. His slow pace gained him the nickname of ''Pachorra'' (''lunfardo'' for "slowcoach"). In 1975, River Plate achieved its first title after a 18-year drought, and Alonso became the fans' undisputed hero. Sabella felt his talents were not exploited properly, but in 1976 he got his break when Alonso was transferred to Olympique Marseille. He played a key role when River won the 1977 Metropolitano championship. Nevertheless, when Alonso returned to River Plate, Sabella was again relegated to the bench.
English club Sheffield United had tried to sign the teenage Diego Maradona from Argentinos Juniors, which did not accept the -180,000 United were offering. So United turned to Sabella, and they signed him for -160,000 on July 19, 1978. He made his debut for the Blades against Leyton Orient on 19 August 1978.
He played for United until 1980, but unfortunately his superb ball control resulted in fewer goals than were expected, just 8 League goals from 76 appearances. After relegation to the Third Division, manager Harry Haslam agreed a fee of -600,000 with Second Division club Sunderland, however, Sabella had ambitions to play in the First Division and refused to go. His final appearance for United came with a goal in the County Cup (a regional competition between South Yorkshire teams) Final victory over Sheffield Wednesday on May 8, 1980.
During the close season he was finally sold to Leeds United for -400,000. He played for Leeds without much success between 1978-80.
In December 1981 he started looking for an Argentine club, and was sold to Estudiantes de La Plata. Under coach Carlos Bilardo, the team reached the semi-finals of the 1982 Nacional tournament (Sabella was injured in the first semi-final match against Quilmes) and then, together with Marcelo Trobbiani, Jos Daniel Ponce, and Miguel Angel Russo, made up the solid midfield of the Estudiantes team that went on to win two back-to-back championship titles.
When Bilardo was put in charge of the Argentina National Football Team, Sabella competed for his place with veterans Norberto Alonso, Ricardo Bochini, younger players like Carlos Tapia, Jorge Burruchaga, and the eventual 1986 World Cup championship playmaker, Diego Maradona. All in all, Sabella played four times for the national team, playing in the Copa Amrica 1983 but not making the cut for the 1986 World Cup.
Sabella moved to Brazilian Grmio FPA, where he played from 1985 to 1986. He then returned to Estudiantes, but retired after a short spell with Ferro Carril Oeste in 1988.
His nicknames were ''el mago'' (the magician) and ''pachorra'' (sloth) because of his perceived slowness during play (though he could become a fast dribbler and passer given the right situation).
After retirement, Sabella became a coach, but has worked mostly as field assistant for Daniel Passarella. The duo coached the Argentina national team, Italian side Parma AC, the Uruguay national football team, Mexican Monterrey, and Brazilian Corinthians. In 2006, they were hired back by River Plate, which finished in third place in the ''Apertura'' tournament.
On 15 March 2009, Sabella assumed as coach of Estudiantes de La Plata, where he won the 2009 Copa Libertadores.
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'''Fan Zhiyi''' (; born on January 22, 1970
Fan's biggest strengths is his superb fitness, hardworking ethics as well as his excellent positional play as a central defender. The six-foot tall defender is known for his tough tackling and superb aerial ability especially from set-piece plays.
A folk hero and football icon in his native country, Fan was a regular fixture in the People's Republic of China national team and has captained the national team on numerous occasions. He is the anchor of the defence and has been capped 109 times for his country before his international retirement.
In Fan's early playing days for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese First Division, Fan's versatility as a player meant he played in several positions until he settled into central defense as a sweeper. As a provisional striker, he became the league top scorer with 15 goals in season 1995.
In season 1998/99, Fan made national headlines when he left Shanghai to join English First Division side Crystal Palace, where he, along with Sun Jihai, became the first Chinese footballers to play in the English leagues. Fan soon established himself as an important player at Palace and was popular with the Palace fans and staff, as well as winning Palace many new fans in the UK and back in China. He was also captain of the Crystal Palace team for a while and scored several goals, especially as headers. In 2001, he attracted the attention of Liverpool F.C. due to his strong performances both for club and country. The coach of Crystal Palace decided to allow Fan Zhiyi to go on transfer because Fan was spending too much time for the China national football team during the World Cup 2002 qualifiers.
After securing 2002 World Cup qualification for the PRC in October 2001, Fan was transferred to Scottish Premiership outfit Dundee F.C. for -350,000. He managed to score against Celtic F.C. at Celtic Park during a 3-1 loss with a good long-distance shot after positioning himself well when he received a pass from Nacho Novo.
In March 2002, he moved from Dundee FC to join Shanghai Zhongyuan on loan.
After a spell on trial at Gillingham, Fan joined English Second Division side Cardiff City in November 2002.
In October 2003 the much-travelled veteran returned to Asia and signed a one-year contract to become player-coach of Hong Kong side Buler Rangers. However his stay in Hong Kong lasted just several months, as in early 2004 he moved back across the border to become the captain of Chinese Division-1 side Zhuhai Zhongbang in Zhuhai. The team was promoted to Super League one year later and renamed to Shanghai Zhongbang.
On a final note, Fan has often stated his desire to move into coaching once he hangs up his boots for good.
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'''Daniel Luke "Danny" Senda''' (born 17 April 1981 in Harrow, Greater London) is an English professional football defender who is currently playing for Millwall.
Senda started his career as an apprentice with Southampton. He joined Wycombe during the 1998/99 season. he was originally a striker and he made his Wycombe debut as a substitute during the home game with Oldham Athletic in March 1999 but had to wait until January 2000 for his full debut. He scored his first goal at first team level during the 3-1 victory at Wrexham the following month. He was subsequently converted to a right wing back role by Lawrie Sanchez and became a first team regular and a favourite with the fans.
The arrival of Tony Adams as Wycombe boss in November 2003 saw the player eventually preferred in a right midfield position and impressed enough to be awarded a new two year contract in April 2004.
With the arrival of John Gorman in November 2004, Senda was employed as a right full back and enjoyed much success working on the right flank with winger Kevin Betsy. Senda was then out of contract with Wycombe Wanderers and had been due to sign for Luton Town but that deal failed to materialise. Senda publicly criticised his agent claiming his agent wanted 'too much' from the deal. Senda subsequently sacked his agent.
He also had trials with Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers before finally completing a deadline day deal with Millwall on 31 August 2006.
Senda was injured in the final game of the season on 3 May 2008 against Swindon at The County Ground. In a brief interview with the South London Press, Senda thanked the Swindon fans for applauding him off the pitch and Lions supporters and players for their support since the injury stating: "It was quite humbling." He spent 16 months on the sidelines before his contract expired at the end of the 2008-09 season. He was then offered a one month contract on 27 July 2009 in order to prove his fitness.
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'''Mark Anthony Kinsella''' (born 12 August 1972) is an Irish professional football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career. He is currently First-Team Coach of Charlton Athletic.
Kinsella joined Colchester United as a 17-year-old (he was actually signed by the legendary ex-Rangers manager Jock Wallace) and played there for seven seasons, including two in the Vauxhall Conference, and played at Wembley in 1992 when Colchester won the F.A Trophy. He was nicknamed 'Sheedy' by the fans, in honour of the Everton player, and is among the club's most revered former players. He moved to Charlton Athletic in September 1996 for -150,000. At Charlton he captained the team to a dramatic victory over Sunderland in the 1998 Division 1 Play Off Final, with Kinsella scoring one of the penalties in the shootout. Following relegation after only one season in the Premiership, Kinsella lifted the First Division championship trophy with Charlton the following year. In 2001 he suffered an injury, which allowed Scott Parker to take his place in the team. Kinsella could not reclaim his place in the Charlton first team after coming back from injury, so he was sold to Aston Villa in 2002, for a fee of -1m.
Kinsella is remembered by Charlton fans as a turning point in their recent history, he was the first player in the modern era to stay with Charlton when his performances placed him as a top ten midfielder in the country via the Carling Opta Statistics. His skill, talent and sometimes individual carrying of the team in the 1998-99 season places him above that of Richard Rufus, Clive Mendonca, Andy Hunt and John Robinson in Charlton's list of greats in the late 90's teams.
Kinsella moved to West Bromwich Albion in January 2004, on a short-term contract until the end of the season.
He now as recent as 2008 still plays for Aston Villa Former Players Team, Also known as the AVFPA.
Kinsella won 48 caps for the Irish national team, scoring 3 times and was named Irish Footballer of the Year on one occasion. He also captained the side in a friendly against Finland in November 2000.
While still a player at Walsall, Kinsella took on the additional roles of reserve-team manager and first-team coach. He was appointed development coach at Charlton Athletic in December 2006, with responsibility for the development of young professional players, liaison with the academy and the managing the reserve team.
In 2008 when Alan Pardew left Charlton by mutual consent, Kinsella left his post as Reserve team manager, being replaced by U18 Youth Coach Damian Matthew, to adopt a more senior role in the first team, helping Caretaker manager Phil Parkinson, while a replacement for Pardew was found. In December 2008 Parkinson was confirmed as the new Charlton manager, and Kinsella assumed the role of First Team Coach permantently.
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'''Paul Peter Robinson''' (born 14 December 1978 in Watford) is an English football player. He currently plays for Bolton Wanderers on loan from West Bromwich Albion, having started his career with Watford. He is a left-sided defender who can also play at centre back.
Robinson, a product of Watford's youth system, made his debut as a second minute substitute in a 1-1 draw against Watford's arch-rivals Luton Town on 29 October 1996, aged just 17. He had previously captained the First XI team of St. Michael's Catholic High School into the English Schools' Football National Final at Tranmere Rovers.
In a match against Port Vale on the 29 April 1999, Robinson made a poor tackle on Vale player, Stewart Talbot, breaking Talbot's leg. The injury kept Talbot out of the game for 10 months and resulted in legal action from the player. Out of 252 Watford appearances he was booked 63 times and sent off three times. One of these sendings off came in the 1998-99 play-off semi-final against Birmingham City, which saw him miss the second leg. He did feature, however, in the club's 2-0 play-off victory against future employers Bolton Wanderers.
Robinson made 32 appearances for Watford in their Premiership season, and stayed with the club when they returned to Division One. In 2001-02, under new manager Gianluca Vialli, Robinson adopted a more disciplined attitude, which continued under the reign of Ray Lewington.
In October 2003 Robinson was sold to West Bromwich Albion for an initial -250,000 fee, which later rose to -375,000 due to Robinson making the requisite number of appearances as well as Albion being promoted to the Premiership.
Robinson was touted as a potential England left back by Bryan Robson and others. His first goal for West Brom was an injury-time headed equaliser at Villa Park in April 2005,
In June 2006 Watford attempted to re-sign the player from West Brom for -1.4m. However this was rejected by manager Bryan Robson and chairman Jeremy Peace, with Robinson considered vital if the team was to realise its ambition of a quick return to the Premier League. Robinson ultimately committed his future to Albion by signing a new three-year contract in July 2006.
On October 28, 2006, Birmingham City captain Damien Johnson's jaw was broken in two places in a collision with Robinson during a local derby. The incident drew criticism from Birmingham manager Steve Bruce, who believed Robinson's use of the elbow to be a deliberate act.
Robinson was the subject of a -1.5 Million bid from Premiership team Wigan Athletic in August 2007 as a replacement for Leighton Baines, who had been sold to Everton. The move fell through however, when he failed a medical at the JJB Stadium.
On 12 July 2009, Robinson completed a season-long loan move to Bolton Wanderers to be re-united with his former manager Gary Megson. The player explained that he had joined Bolton on a three year contract, the first year being on loan and the deal to become permanent in the summer of 2010 when Bolton would pay West Brom a fee of -1 million .
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'''Gareth Farrelly''' (born 28 August 1975 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer.
Farrelly played his schoolboy football with Home Farm. Aston Villa signed him as a 16-year-old in 1992, and he made his Villa dbut in September 1995. He moved to Everton in July 1997 for approximately -700,000, scoring the goal that preserved their Premier League status on the final day of the 1997-98 season. However, he was soon on the move to Bolton, initially on loan. He won promotion back to the Premier League with Bolton in 2001 (scoring the opening goal for them in the Play Off Final), but then fell out of favour. He was subsequently loaned out to Rotherham, Burnley, Bradford City, and latterly Wigan. He made his full international dbut for Ireland as a 21-year-old, and has six caps.
Farrelly joined Bohemian in late August 2004 as player-manager, making his dbut as a late substitute in the 1-0 home win v Cork City on 17 September 2004.
He was sacked on 30 August 2006 following Bohemian's elimination from the FAI Cup at the hands of Shamrock Rovers, in which he missed a penalty late in the game.
Farrelly then had a short spell with Leicester City. He left the Foxes after they ended their interest in him. On 24 November 2006, he joined Blackpool on a short-term contract, which expired in February 2007.
On 15 February 2007, he agreed to sign for eircom League of Ireland Premier Division side Cork City on a two-year contract (explanation on this case here: FIFA 2) .
On 12 May 2008 Farrelly underwent a serious operation to remove a tumour from his pancreas. His manager Alan Matthews reported: "Gareth has had major surgery and remains in intensive care in Warwick hospital." The operation was an apparent success.
Settled his case against Cork City for unfair dismissal in October 2009 .
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'''Duncan Nichol Shearer''' (born on 28 August 1962 in Fort William) is a former Scottish footballer and the brother of fellow former player Dave Shearer. He played shinty as well as football as a youth.
Shearer began his career as a twenty-year-old striker at Highland League club Clachnacuddin. From there, he moved to Chelsea in 1983, before going on to play for a number of English clubs including Huddersfield, Swindon Town and Blackburn Rovers.
He left Chelsea at the end of the 1985-86 season after only appearing in two League games for the London club (scoring one goal) and signed to Second Division Huddersfield, scoring a hat-trick in his first full game for the club (A 3-1 win against Barnsley) and was top goalscorer for 1986-87 and 1987-1988 whilst also being named the teams Player of the Year for 1987 and being including in the publication Huddersfield Town F.C. - The Fans' Favourites on the clubs centenary in 2008.
He was approached by Lou Macari and offered a club record fee of -250,000 to join Swindon in 1988 to fill the striker position left following Dave Bamber and Jimmy Quinn exiting the Wiltshire club.
In 1992 the powerfully-built forward signed for Aberdeen at a price of -500,000 where he made the biggest impression and was nicknamed "Deadly Dunc" for his strike-rate. He formed partnerships with other strikers such as Eoin Jess, Scott Booth and Billy Dodds during his time at Pittodrie, and made 116 full league appearances, scoring fifty-three goals. In 1995 he won the Scottish League Cup with Aberdeen. He also appeared in the Scottish Cup final in 1993, when the Dons were beaten 2-1 by Rangers.
At the age of 35 he joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 1997, where he played for two and a half seasons, notching up forty-eight appearances and nineteen goals. In season 1999-00 he began to concentrate more on coaching than playing, and was in the dugout when Caley Thistle famously beat Glasgow Celtic 3-1 in the Scottish Cup in 2000.
In 2001 he joined amateur league side "The Harlequin" while coaching at ICT, infamously asking another player if they could run, replying with "good as i'm not" before beginning his management career.
Shearer later retired from playing and in 2000 he became assistant to then Caley Thistle manager Steve Paterson after the departure of former assistant manager Alex Caldwell to Elgin City. In December 2002 both Paterson and Shearer left Caley Thistle to take up management roles at Aberdeen. However, this did not prove to be a happy homecoming for Shearer, as Aberdeen struggled in the SPL and were put out of the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage by Livingston. Steve Paterson and Duncan Shearer left the club in 2004.
Shearer was appointed as manager of Highland League side Buckie Thistle in October 2004.
On 20 April 2008, he was sacked as manager of Buckie Thistle, just one day after a disappointing home defeat to Cove Rangers which all but ended Thistle's hopes of winning the league championship.
During Shearer's reign as manager he managed to win the Aberdeenshire Cup twice and the Aberdeenshire Shield once but in the end it was his failure to win the league which led to his sacking.
During his playing career Shearer was capped 7 times for Scotland between 1994 and 1995, scoring 2 goals.
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'''Colin Lee''' (born 12 June 1956 in Torquay, Devon) is an English football manager and former footballer. He is currently Chief Executive of Conference National side Torquay United and President of Buckfastleigh Rangers Football & Social Club.
Colin Lee began his football career with Buckfastleigh Rangers and then as an apprentice with Bristol City, turning professional in July 1974, but failed to break into the first team. He joined Hereford United on loan in November 1974, playing 9 times before returning to the reserves at Ashton Gate. He moved to Torquay United in January 1977, quickly establishing himself in Frank O'Farrell's side and attracting attention from higher level clubs.
In October 1977, after 14 goals in 35 games he left Plainmoor to join Tottenham Hotspur for -60,000, making an immediate impact by scoring 4 goals on his debut in a 9-0 win over Bristol Rovers. In January 1980 he moved to Chelsea for a fee of -200,000, having scored 18 times in 62 games for Spurs. He stayed at Stamford Bridge for over seven years, scoring 36 goals in 185 league games, playing as a central defender towards the end of his time there.
In July 1987 a fee of -17,500 took him to Brentford where he combined his playing duties with that of his position of youth development officer. He retired from playing in the summer of 1989 after 1 goal in 24 games.
He was appointed youth coach at Watford before taking over as manager in March 1990. However, he was sacked in November the following season after a dismal start had seen Watford win only two games when they had been hoping for a promotion challenge in the Second Division.
In 1991, Lee returned to the game as youth coach at Reading, later becoming assistant manager to Mark McGhee. He helped them win the Division Two championship in 1994 and followed McGhee to Leicester a few months later. When McGhee ended his year-long reign at Filbert Street to take charge of Wolves, Lee again followed.
During Lee's time as coach, Wolves were semi finalists in the Division One playoffs and the F.A Cup, and Lee was promoted to the manager's seat in November 1998, after McGhee was sacked. His initial caretaker spell beginning with a 6-1 win against Bristol City at Ashton Gate. The next two seasons saw Wolves just miss out on the Division One playoffs, and he was sacked in December 2000 with the Midlanders struggling in the bottom half of the division.
After leaving Molineux he joined Leeds United as a scout, a job he held until March 2001, when he was called in by Torquay United chairman Mike Bateson as a consultant to the under pressure manager Wes Saunders in a desperate battle to keep Torquay out of the Conference. When Saunders was sacked soon after (on the 28th of March 2001), Lee took over as caretaker-manager until the end of the season, and guided the side to the heights of 21st place and safety thanks to a nerve-wracking win at Barnet on the final day of the season which saw Barnet relegated.
After much negotiating at the end of the season, Lee verbally agreed to become the new manager of Torquay. However, on the 2nd of July, the day on which he was expected to formally sign his contract, he turned down the offer, leaving Torquay managerless less than a week before the start of pre-season training. The reason he gave that he was still looking for a job at a higher level, although in November 2001 he was still scouting for Leeds United, as well as working for both television and radio. The following month he was appointed first team coach at Second Division Wigan Athletic.
In January 2002, Lee was named as manager of Division One strugglers Walsall, and against all odds kept them clear of relegation for the next two seasons. However, he was sacked in March 2004 after allegedly talking to Plymouth Argyle about the possibility of replacing Paul Sturrock as manager, and his successor Paul Merson was unable to stave off relegation. While Walsall actually gave permission for Lee to speak to Plymouth, and Lee publicly turned the job down, Walsall owner Jeff Bonser claimed that if Lee was truly committed then he wouldn't have even spoke to Plymouth, and that as his actions were tantamount to misconduct, he would not receive any compensation (though Bonser eventually paid up Lee's contract after intervention from the League Managers Association).
Colin Lee began his fourth full-time manager's job in July 2005 with Millwall, succeeding Steve Claridge who had been sacked after just 36 days at the helm by the club's new owners. But Millwall were bottom for much of the first half of the 2005-06 Championship campaign, and just before Christmas he became Director of Football. Defender David Tuttle took over the managerial duties, with Lee leaving Millwall in January 2006.
In January 2007 he returned to the coaching staff at Torquay United, taking temporary control of playing matters with the departure of Lubos Kubik in early February, he was then appointed Director of Football on the 6 February on a three year contract, making his first act the appointment of former Torquay United and England player Keith Curle as the replacement for Kubik. Lee and Curle were unable to save Torquay from relegation and Lee was made redundant on 14 May 2007 after club owner Mike Bateson stood down as chairman. However, Lee returned to Torquay United, this time as Chief Executive, on 25 May 2007 after Bateson's sale of the club to a local consortium headed by Cris Boyce. On 2 June 2007. He appointed former Torquay player Paul Buckle as the new team manager.
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'''Michael "Mike" Steven Lapper''' was (born August 28, 1970 in Huntington Beach, California) is a retired American soccer defender. During his fifteen year career, most of it spent as a sweeper, he played in England, Germany and the United States. He earned 44 caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national soccer team between 1991 and 1995. He was part of the U.S. teams at both the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Lapper played youth soccer with Joe-Max Moore in the North Huntington Beach Untouchables youth club. He later played collegiate soccer at UCLA from 1988 to 1991. While a Bruin, Lapper won the 1990 National Championship, earning first team All American honors. While in college, Lapper also played with the local Los Angeles Heat of the Western Soccer League in 1988 and 1989. He was a WSL First Team All Star in 1989.
Lapper made his debut for the United States on April 7, 1991 against South Korea.
Lapper played for the U.S. 1991 Pan American Games gold medal soccer team team, the 1992 Summer Olympics soccer team and the 1995 Copa America team which placed fourth at that tournament. In 1993, he played every U.S. game as a sweeper. When Bora Milutinovi moved to a flat-back four defensive scheme, Lapper found himself relegated to the bench in favor of Alexi Lalas. However, he did make the U.S. team which played as host in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. This team advanced to the second round where it lost to Brazil, but Lapper failed to enter any of the U.S. games.
He played several more matches at the end of 1994 and into 1995, but on August 16, 1995, he earned his last cap in a losing match to Sweden. He ended his national team career with 44 and scored one goal.
Lapper began his professional career in 1994 with German Second Division club VfL Wolfsburg in Germany (1994-95). On a side note, he scored in his debut game with that team. He continued to start for Wolfsburg until coach Eckhard Krautzun, who had sought Lapper's services, was fired by team management. Lapper soon found himself in the position of so many American players in Europe during those years. The new manager, Gerd Roggensack, had no interest in American soccer players and Lapper found himself unable to even make the substitute list. At the time that Krautzin was fired, Wolfsburg stood at the top of the German Second Division. By the end of the season, it had slipped to fourth and failed to win promotion to the First Division. Lapper requested a transfer and in 1995, the team sent him to British Second Division club Southend United for -100,000. At the time Southend was pushing for promotion to the Premiership, but when it actually faced demotion to the second division in 1997, Lapper left Southend to sign with Major League Soccer (MLS).However he did have a final stint within English football,when Halifax Town signed him on a rolling contract in late 1999. However his time at the club proved unsuccessful and he soon returned to the U.S
When Lapper signed with MLS, the league allocated him in June 1997 to the Columbus Crew of the (MLS). While with that team, he played 110 games, starting 99, until his retirement in 2002. Additionally, he scored 5 goals and assisted on 10 more.
After retiring from playing, he joined the Columbus Crew's front office as the Director of Soccer Business Development, which focuses on the growth of the Crew's camps, clinics and soccer academies. During the 2005 season he officially joined the coaching staff.
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'''Peter Joseph Rodrigues''' (born 21 January 1944) is a retired footballer, best remembered as the captain of Southampton's 1976 FA Cup winning team.
Rodrigues was born in Cardiff, Wales and originally turned out for his local schools. He went on to be selected for both Cardiff Schoolboys and for Welsh schoolboys, before signing for Cardiff City as a professional in May 1961. Rodrigues almost left the side before ever making a professional appearance for the club when Newport County offered -500 to take him to Somerton Park but the offer was turned down by Cardiff. He went on to make his debut in a 3-3 draw with Southampton in September 1963 and for the next three seasons he was a virtual ever-present in the side. Unfortunatley Rodrigues was unhappy with the standard of football at the club and decided to leave.
==Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday==
Peter joined Leicester City in December 1965. Peter was signed to fill the right back position, moving John Sjoberg into the centre of the field. Rodrigues was an established Welsh international when he arrived at City for a club record fee of -42,500. Rodrigues- attacking full back play set a standard to City's play in the next decade and when Steve Whitworth replaced Rodrigues he played with the same passion to go forward. Rodrigues was a fine over-lapping full-back who was renowned for his sliding tackles. He played in City's losing 1969 FA Cup final, missing arguably their best chance on the day, before leaving to join Sheffield Wednesday in October 1970.
Peter made 139 league appearances for Leicester scoring 6 goals, plus a further 29 cup appearances.
Rodrigues was signed on a free transfer by Southampton at the age of 30 in 1975, after being released from his contract by Sheffield Wednesday. The Welsh international full-back was signed by Lawrie McMenemy as cover for Steve Mills who had been injured in a car crash and was out of action for a lengthy period of time. Peter's first season at The Dell could not have been better with the side winning their first and only FA Cup. Rodrigues started at right-back in the Wembley final where Southampton beat Manchester United 1-0. However, Rodrigues' second year at The Dell saw his playing days ended with a persistent knee injury.
He made 59 league appearances for Saints scoring 3 goals, plus a further 13 cup and other appearances.
After retirement from football Rodrigues became the landlord of the King Rufus pub in Eling. In 1987, Peter moved back to Wales to take over another pub and set up a soccer school in Denby.
He later returned to Southampton to manage the Conservative Club where he stayed for 8 years until the death of his wife, Lin. In 2002, Peter moved to Alicante in Spain for a few years, but after re-marrying (to Kate) he has now settled back in Southampton where he now works as a driver.
In October 2004, Peter-s daughter placed his FA Cup winner-s medal up for auction. The medal sold for -10,200 and was initially said to have been purchased by a mystery bidder, but it was subsequently announced that the medal had been purchased by Southampton Football Club.
For the full story of the medal auction see
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'''Eric Fred Brook''' (27 November 1907 - 29 March 1965) was an English footballer who played in the outside left position. He is the all time record goalscorer for Manchester City in all competitions and was an England international. Brook was a muscular player with 'one of the fiercest shots in pre-war football'
forward for Manchester City and England'.
Brook was born in the Yorkshire town of Mexborough in 1907. After playing amateur football for Wath Athletic, Brook began his professional football career with nearby Barnsley, playing in the outside left position. Brook has been described as an 'unorthodox' outside left 'with a licence to roam'
In 1928 Brook and team mate Fred Tilson were transferred to Manchester City for a combined fee of -6,000, the pair making their debuts on 17 March against Grimsby Town. Brook and Tilson joined a strong forward line at the club that included two England internationals in Tommy Johnson, Billy Austin and Frank Roberts. The team also included the England international centre half Sam Cowan and the Scotland captain Jimmy McMullan. Brook scored his first goal for his new team in a 5-3 victory against Clapton Orient. Frank Roberts scored a hat trick in this game. In his first season for Manchester City Brook played 12 times and scored 2 goals helping the team to earn promotion to the First Division.
In the 1928-1929 football season he made 42 appearances and scored 14 times. His team mate, Tommy Johnson, scored a club record of 38 league goals that season. Brook's 'workmanlike' club form earned him a call up to the England in 1929 and he made his first appearance for his nation against Ireland. Brook was part of a strong England forward line which included Middlesbrough's George Camsell, Leicester City's Hugh Adcock and Ernie Hine and Birmingham City's Joe Bradford. England won the match by three goals to nil with two goals from George Camsell and one from Ernie Hine. Brook went on to play for England a total of 18 times, scoring 10 goals. He may have played more times for his country but faced competition from Arsenal's Cliff Bastin. However, the versatility of both players meant that they often played together for England, usually with Bastin playing in the inside left position. The only players to have scored more goals for England, prior to the second world war, who did not play in the centre forward or inside forward positions were Cliff Bastin and Charles Bambridge. Only twelve players in total scored more goals for England than Brook prior to the second world war.In addition to playing eighteen times for England, Brook often competed in trial matches for the Rest of England against the national team.
In the 1929-1930 football season Brook helped Manchester City to third in the league. The City team had been strengthened by the acquisition of the outside right Ernie Toseland and the wing half Matt Busby. In the 1930-1931 football season City bought the prolific Scottish centre forward Dave Halliday from Arsenal as a replacement for Tommy Johnson. Despite this Brook was the club's top scorer that season with 16 goals. He was also the club's top scorer in the 1935-1936 football season. He often played in the centre forward position for his club and has been compared to Don Revie in this position
Brook played in consecutive FA Cup finals in the mid 1930's collecting a winners medal on the second occasion. In the 1933 FA Cup Final he was part of the Manchester City team that was defeated three goals to nil by Everton who were captained by his England team mate Dixie Dean. The Everton team also included former City player Tommy Johnson. Brook was in fine form in that years competition scoring two against Walsall in the fourth round and a hat trick against Bolton Wanderers in the fifth round. In the semi final against Derby County he set up two goals in a 3-2 victory. For the first goal, he 'beat international full-back Cooper and centred for right winger Toseland to score from close range'
In the 1934 British Home Championship, Brook scored in every one of England's matches
In the same year, Brook was involved in the famous Battle of Highbury international against the world champions Italy. The England team had not competed in the 1934 World Cup and were considered, in England, to be the real world champions. Seven of the eleven players who played for England that day played for Arsenal (Frank Moss, George Male, Eddie Hapgood, Wilf Copping, Ray Bowden, Ted Drake and Cliff Bastin). Brook, Cliff Britton, Jack Barker and a young Stanley Matthews were the other four England players. The only other occasion when seven players from the same club have been on the pitch for England was in a game in 2001 when seven Manchester United players appeared against Albania (though two of the United players, namely Teddy Sherringham and Wes Brown, had come on as substitutes). Brook and Bastin caused the Italians 'an infinite amount of trouble by their passing and quick shooting'. Brook missed a penalty in the match but redeemed himself by scoring two goals to help England to a 3-2 victory.. He scored his first goal by heading the ball past Carlo Ceresoli after a precise cross from Stanley Matthews. He scored his second goal of the game from a free kick which Stanley Matthews described as being like a 'thunderbolt'. England's third goal was scored by Arsenal's Ted Drake. Italy's two goals came in the second half and were both scored by Giuseppe Meazza. Stanley Matthews remembered the game as the most violent that he had been involved in, in his long career. Brook finished the first half with a broken arm while Drake had two black eyes. Brook is only one of four England players to have scored more than one goal in a game against Italy, the others being Mick Channon, Gerry Hitchens and Tom Finney.
In the 1934-1935 football season Brook scored 17 goals and City finished fourth in the league, ten points behind champions Arsenal. In the 1935 British Home Championship Brook scored once and Tilson scored twice for England in a 4-0 victory against Wales at Ninian Park. England won the Home Championship that year despite suffering a 2-0 defeat against Scotland. Brook was one of three City players who appeared for England against Wales and then Ireland, the other two being Jackie Bray and Fred Tilson. This would not occur again until 1972 when Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Rodney Marsh all played for England against West Germany. Brook also scored for the Rest of England in a trial match against the national team in March 1935. The result was a 2-2 draw, with Ted Drake scoring a brace for England and Bobby Gurney scoring the other goal for the rest.
In the following season, Brook was Manchester City's top scorer with 13 goals. Matt Busby and Sam Cowan had left the City team in this season but Sam Barkas had been brought in from Bradford City. City's forwards had had an unsuccessful season and the team finished ninth in the league. Peter Doherty was bought from Blackpool to address the lack of goals. Doherty had an immediate impact on the team. Doherty scored two goals and Brook scored a hat trick as City defeated Bolton Wanderers 7-0 in March of that season. In the British Home Championship of 1936, Brook and Matthews both scored once and Tilson scored twice in a 3-1 victory over Ireland at Windsor Park. In the game against Scotland, Brook was part of a Engalnd forward line which included Sammy Crooks, Bobby Barclay, George Camsell and Cliff Bastin. The result was a 1-1 draw, with Camsell scoring his sixteenth goal for England. The draw meant that Scotland won the championship that season. In the same year, Brook scored in the 6-2 demolition of Hungary. Ted Drake scored a hat trick and Raich Carter and Cliff Britton scored the other goals.
In the 1936-1937 football season Brook was an ever present in the first Manchester City side to win the League Championship. The team went on an unbeaten run after Christmas, winning 14 times and drawing 6 games. The championship was won at Maine Road with a 4-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday. Brook scored the first of his two goals in this game with a 'sizzling drive' which was described by one report as 'not so much a goal as a piece of forked lightning'. Brook scored 20 goals in this season and was the club's second highest scorer behind Peter Doherty who scored 30. He was also the highest scoring winger in the league that season. In the 1938 British Home Championship Brook played alongside City team mate Sam Barkas in a 5-1 victory over Ireland. Brook's goal in the 75th minute was to be the last for his national team. The other goals were scored by George Mills (who scored a hat trick) and Willie Hall. Brook made his final appearance for England in a 2-1 victory over Wales. England won the championship that season.
In the 1937-1938 football season Brook was part of the City team that were relegated from the first division despite scoring more goals than any other team. Brook scored 16 goals that season. Brook made his last appearance for Manchester City in the 1939-1940 football season. He scored his last goal for City in a 6-1 victory against Wrexham in the Western Regional League in 1939, the second world war having disrupted the normal league programme. In over eleven years with Manchester City, Brook scored 178 goals in 494 appearances, making him the all time highest Manchester City goalscorer, ahead of Tommy Johnson who scored 166 in all competitions and Colin Bell who scored 152 goals in all competitions. Only five players have appeared for Manchester City more times than Eric Brook: Alan Oakes, Joe Corrigan, Mike Doyle, Bert Trautmann and Colin Bell. Of the 157 league goals Brook scored for City, 145 were scored in the first division. The only left wingers to have scored more goals in the top flight of English football are Cliff Bastin who scored 150 and Grenville Morris who scored 153. The highest scoring right winger in the history of the top flight is Tom Finney who scored 164 goals for Preston North End. Only 91 players have scored more goals than Brook in the top division of English football.
Brook, like his City team mate Frank Swift, was selected to represent England in wartime interntaionals. Brook won two wartime caps in games against Wales and South Africa in 1939. In the match against Wales, Brook played alongside his Manchester City team mates Frank Swift and Bert Sproston. The England team also included Joe Mercer who would go on to manage Manchester City in the 1960s. In 1940, Brook was selected to represent England in a wartime international against Scotland. Whilst travelling to the match, he and Sam Barkas were involved in a car crash. Brook suffered a fractured skull. Brook and Barkas were replaced in the England team by Joe Richardson and the Scottish International Tommy Pearson. As a consequence of his fractured skull, Brook was unable to head a ball and decided to retire from football. His England team mates Frank Swift, Raich Carter, Stanley Matthews, Cliff Bastin and Tommy Lawton were able to continue their careers after the war. In contrast Brook became a coach driver in his home town of Mexborough. Later in his life he also spent time working as a publican in Halifax, and as a crane operator. He died at home in Wythenshawe in March 1965.
Brook is regarded as one of the finest players to have graced the English game and has been inducted into the Manchester City FC hall of fame along with Billy Meredith, Tommy Johnson, Sam Cowan, Fred Tilson, Frank Swift, Peter Doherty, Roy Clarke, Bert Trautmann, Ken Barnes, Roy Paul, Alan Oakes, Neil Young, Mike Summerbee, Colin Bell, Tony Book, Francis Lee, Joe Corrigan, Paul Lake and Niall Quinn. In 1977 the Manchester City Council named eleven streets in a new estate in Moss Side after famous City players including Brook, Frank Swift, Fred Tilson, Sam Cowan, Horace Barnes, Max Woosnam, Tommy Browell, Jimmy McMullan, Sam Cookson, Billy Meredith and Tommy Johnson. He is listed as the eighth greatest ever City player on the Times website and seventh in Ian Penney's book ''The Essential History of Manchester City'' .
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'''Paul Gallacher''' born in Paisley (16 August 1979) is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Scottish Premier League side St Mirren. He is the son of Jim Gallacher, a goalkeeper who played Scottish League Football for 22 years between 1968 and 1990, firstly with Arbroath and more famously with Clydebank.
Gallacher started his career with Dundee United and spent seven years with the club. He had a short loan spell at Airdrieonians in 1999 but became first choice with Dundee United at the start of 2001, replacing Alan Combe in the team. Gallacher was highly regarded by United supporters, who claimed at the time that he was 'Scotland's Number One' goalkeeper.
Gallacher was a regular for Berti Vogts' Scotland teams, winning 7 caps.
Gallacher left Dundee United to join Norwich City in July 2004 on a free transfer. The Canaries had just been promoted to the Premiership. He looked to be second-choice goalkeeper under Robert Green, but just days before the start of the Premiership season, City signed Darren Ward and pushed Gallacher down to third choice.
He had a loan spell at Gillingham in 2004 but was recalled after an injury to Ward. Gallacher was on the bench for City a couple of times but never came on. In March 2005 he joined Paul Sturrock's Sheffield Wednesday on loan and performed well but was sent off against Bristol City in his 8th game and soon thereafter lost his place. He did not play in the play-off final win against Hartlepool United, although he was on the bench.
Gallacher played in the last few matches of the 2005-06 season for Norwich following an injury to Robert Green. There was speculation concerning Gallacher's future as his contract was due to expire in the summer of 2006, however his impressive performances at the end of that season led to him being offered a new two year deal, which he subsequently signed.
Green was still unfit at the start of the 2006-07 season, and Gallacher retained his place in the side. When Green then signed for Premiership team West Ham, his position as first-choice keeper seemed assumed.
Previous manager Nigel Worthington was sacked in October. Peter Grant was installed as the new manager and when watching his first city game from the stands against QPR, Gallacher was at fault for a last minute QPR equaliser. This led to Grant signing Jamie Ashdown on loan for a month. However Ashdown was sent off in his second game and Gallacher regained his place after this. Gallacher injured his foot against Hull and Lee Camp on loan from Derby came in for three games.
In January 2007 in the 3-1 defeat against Plymouth Gallacher was at fault for two of the goals. After this Grant once again brought in another keeper on loan in Scotland international David Marshall. Marshall was supposed to be at City for the rest of the season but in the 4-0 FA cup defeat to Chelsea Marshall was injured and ruled out for the rest of the season. Once again Gallacher was first choice keeper. However after three games Gallacher made another mistake in the match against Luton Tony Warner was brough in on loan and he became Cities 5th goalkeeper of the season. Warner went on to play in the remaining games of the season.
Gallacher was 4th choice keeper going into the 2007-08 season and his future at Norwich looked very bleak. He was loaned out to Dunfermline until January but in January his City contract was terminated
On the 20 August 2007, Gallacher moved back North on loan to Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic to help with their goalkeeping crisis. He has since helped them earn valuable points with stunning penalty saves against Dundee and Queen of the South. He is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers outside the SPL.
On the 31 December 2007, Paul Gallacher's contract with Norwich City was terminated by mutual consent with immediate effect. One day later, it was officially announced that Gallacher had joined Dunfermline Athletic until the end of the season. After being arguably the best keeper in the division for most of the season, Gallacher signed a new contract with the Pars until 2011.
On the 29th of June 2009 St Mirren football club had signed Gallacher from Dunfermline on a two year deal which will see Gallacher once again play in the Scottish Premier League.
Following an excellent start to the season, Gallacher was called up to the Scotland International squad for the friendly match against Wales.
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Born in Selkirk, McMahon started his career with Woodburn F.C. then Darlington St Augustines
McMahon eventually followed the path of other former Hibernian favourites, such as Willie Groves, to Celtic Park in 1891. He played for the Glasgow team until 1903, making at least 217 appearances and scoring 171 goals. Equally adept at centre forward or inside left, he won three Scottish Cup medals, in 1892, 1899 and 1900, and four Scottish League medals, in 1893, 1894, 1896 and 1898. His first moment of glory came in the 1892 Scottish Cup Final replay, when he scored two goals in the 5-1 victory over Queen's Park. He also scored in the 1899 cup final when Celtic beat Rangers 2-0, and in the 1900 final when they beat Queen's Park 4-3.
In 1892, following his cup final display, McMahon returned to professional football in England with Nottingham Forest but, after concerted efforts from the Celtic committee, returned to Glasgow without having played for the East Midlands side.
McMahon played six times for Scotland between 1892 and 1902 and scored four goals in the 11-0 rout of Ireland in 1901. He also represented the Scottish Football League on eight occasions.
McMahon eventually left Celtic in 1903, joining Partick Thistle where he retired a year later. He earned several sobriquets during his playing days, such as the "''prince of dribblers''"
John Cairney recounts that when the President died, Glasgow news-vendors decried "McMahon deid! McMahon deid!" in an effort to increase custom. This proved successful as many concerned Glaswegians purchased the paper under the assumption that the story referred to the popular Celtic player, rather than the far-removed foreign politician.
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'''Ian Woan''' (born 14 December 1967 in Heswall, Wirral) is an English former footballer in the mid-1990s who is currently coach of the Under 18s at Portsmouth.
Woan started his career in 1985 at Manchester City but never made a start for the then First Division club. After playing in the lower leagues for five years, his big break came, aged 22, when on 14 March 1990 he joined Nottingham Forest for a fee of -80,000 from Runcorn.
Woan was frustrated not to make an appearance for the Midlanders in the latter half of the 89/90 season but his endeavour was rewarded almost ten months after joining the twice European Champions. Woan made his debut for The Reds on 2 January 1991 as a substitute in the 6-2 victory over Norwich City and went on to make 12 appearances that season adding 3 league goals to the team-s cause. Woan successfully forced himself into first team contention with consistent displays down the left wing as Forest reached the FA Cup Final, and started as Forest recorded 16 goals in just 3 games. While considered to be lacking pace and work-rate, this was more than compensated by his fierce shooting and elegant passing.
Praised for his attacking flair, crossing and shooting ability, but questioned over his work-rate and team ethic, Woan established himself as one of the most prominent figures in the Forest team. His guile and ability helped the team finish in 3rd place in the 94/95 season booking a UEFA Cup place for the following year.
A strong European cup run saw Forest reach the last 8 of the competition, but despite Forest team-mate Steve Stone being called up to the Three Lions squad, Woan never received the call. This despite the fact Woan was one of the few naturally talented English left footed midfielders plying his trade in the top flight. Nethertheless, the 95/96 season was to prove a high point for the winger and in hindsight probably his greatest ever campaign. Forest mounted two quarter-final cup runs - in the FA and UEFA Cups - but finished a disappointing 9th in the league and failed to qualify for Europe.
Woan produced some of his best displays that season culminating in probably his finest individual performance for Forest when Woan netted two free kicks at Home in the 5th round of the FA Cup. Woan later confided "I knew I wouldn't stand a chance [of taking the free kicks] had Stuart [Pearce] not been injured."
Woan did not disappoint. The first free kick from 25 yards was struck to perfection beating Ian Walker in the Spurs' goal. The second free kick was even better. Steve Stone was brought down by Ronny Rosenthal just outside the box as the winger attempted a wide dash into the box but was upended. The ball was placed on the right hand line of the penalty box and Woan had the audacity to attempt a shot at goal from such a tight position. Woan sent in a crashing left-footed effort that proved unsavable for England goalkeeper Walker for the second time that night. The commentator who was covering the match for TV famously said the line "Ian Woan makes them moan" after this goal was scored.
Woan later admitted, "I've tried that a hundred times and it always ends up in the Trent!" Forest drew the game 2-2 and went on to win the replay at White Hart Lane 3-1 on penalties with Woan converting his spot kick after a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane. The Home game had initially been postponed due to snow which meant soon after their victory, Forest faced Aston Villa in the quarter-finals and were disappointed to lose 1-0.
It was a disappointing end to a marvellous season for Nottingham Forest, but Woan still had one final contribution to make that season. Newcastle United - clinging on to their hopes for a first Premier League title - badly needing a win at the City Ground on 2 May 1996, but a typical long distance effort from Woan was to deny the Toon Army who drew the game 1-1 and subsequently lost the title to Manchester United.
Along with Frank Clark's departure in December 1996, Woan's Forest career began to suffer although the winger was the only player to remain with the Reds for the entirety of the 90-s decade. During his ten year spell at the club, Woan made 189 league appearances - as well as 32 substitute appearance - delivering 31 goals during his time. The midfielder was considered a dead ball specialist - although Stuart Pearce was often above him in the pecking order - as well as possessing a deadly long range shot and good crossing ability.
Upon leaving Forest in 2000, and after a short trial with Bolton Wanderers, Woan signed for Swindon Town and in the 2000/01 season, producing 3 goals from 25 appearances in a successful stint. A year later Woan found himself joining American outfit Columbus Crew. Married to an American wife, the then 33 year old winger endured a difficult season in Major League Soccer with the team winning just two of their eight opening matches. This led to the replacing of Tom Fitzgerland, the man who had secured Woan's signature in America. Without Fitzgerald, Woan was less in demand and his American dream petered out in unexplosive fashion. At the end of the season, Woan was traded to the Miami Fusion and finished out his MLS career with them.
Unsurprisingly, Woan returned to England and signed for struggling Shrewsbury Town who languished at the bottom of the Third Division (now League Two). Woan enjoyed linking up with ex-Forest striker Nigel Jemson and the pair notably inspired the Shrews to one of their greatest ever results. The Shropshire outfit defeated Everton - who featured a young Wayne Rooney - in January 2003 in the third round of the FA Cup with Jemson scoring twice. It was Woan's last minute cross that insured the Premiership side-s fate but the Shrews were to be knocked out 4-0 by Chelsea the next round in a televised match. Shrewsbury Town were relegated that season and Woan returned to America.
Woan joined the Syracuse Salty Dogs of the A-League (the U.S. second tier) and competed in another season in the States before deciding to return to England and back to Swindon Town where he had played so well following his glory days at Nottingham Forest. Woan is now a qualified coach and was in charge of the under 18 side at the County Ground until deciding to move to Rushden & Diamonds as first team coach for Paul Hart in July 2006. Following the sacking of Hart later on in 2006, Woan then returned to Nottingham Forest, chrged with coaching some of the youngsters coming through the Forest Academy. In March 2007 he was signed for Hucknall Town by one-time team-mate Andy Legg, but did play in any games.
On 7 July 2007, it was announced that Woan had joined Premier League outfit Portsmouth as coach of their Under-18s. In December 2009, he was appointed joint Caretaker Manager at Portsmouth along with Paul Groves, following the dismissal of Paul Hart. His appointment only lasted several days, and he moved aside for the arrival of Avram Grant as the full time manager.
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'''Noel Blake''' (born 12 January 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a retired footballer. He played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Shrewsbury Town, Birmingham City, Portsmouth, Leeds United, Stoke City, Bradford City and Exeter City, and in the Scottish Football League for Dundee.
He became Exeter's player-manager in 2000, but left in 2001.
A qualified coach, holder of the UEFA Pro Licence, Blake was appointed in February 2007 as one of the Football Association's National Coaches to work with players in England's youth teams and to assist with coach education.
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'''Toni Kallio''' (born August 9 1978 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish footballer, who currently plays for English side Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in the Premier League.
He started out as a winger, but during his time at Norwegian club Molde was changed into a defender. He is known for his forward runs and good heading, given his tall frame. However, he is also known for making occasional blunders in the national team as he has been forced to play out of his preferred position.
Before joining Molde he played for Jazz, TPV and HJK in Finland's Veikkausliiga. He won the Norwegian Cup in 2005. In 2007, he briefly went on trial at Lokomotiv Moscow and played 3 times. In 2007 he moved to Young Boys in Switzerland.
On 31 January 2008, Kallio signed a contract at Fulham, together with Jari Litmanen. He made his Fulham debut the following season against Arsenal, in which he helped secure a 1-0 victory. He was immediately awarded the Man of the Match award by visitors of the BBC website.
Kallio joined Sheffield United in a one month loan deal in late November 2009
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'''Alexander "Alex" Manninger''' (born 4 June 1977) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Juventus in the Serie A.
Manninger first played as a youth for SV Austria Salzburg. In the 1995-96 season he was sent on loan at Vorwrts Steyr, and played his first top-level game away against Grazer AK. After a strong performance in goal, Grazer decided to sign him as backup goalkeeper in summer 1996. Manninger's first match was a baptism of fire; after first-choice goalkeeper Franz Almer fell ill before the autumn 1996 UEFA Cup second round game against Internazionale, Manninger found himself making his debut in the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. He put in a strong performance and pulled off several high-quality saves as GAK narrowly lost 1-0. In the return leg, GAK won 1-0 to level the aggregate score at 1-1, but lost in the resulting penalty shoot-out.
After that, he remained first-choice for the rest of the 1996-97 season and was signed by Arsenal in June 1997 as cover for David Seaman. During the 1997-98 season Seaman suffered a long spell out injured and Manninger ably covered for him, enjoying a spell of eight clean sheets in a row in the league, a club record. The last of these was against Bolton Wanderers, where Arsenal won 1-0. In March 1998 he was named Premier League Player of the Month, a first for an understudy goalkeeper in the Premier League. However, Manninger had to make way for Seaman once the Englishman returned from injury.
Manninger continued to deputise for Seaman for the next three seasons, but without a consistent run in the side he was unable to maximise his potential. In all he made only 64 appearances over four seasons for Arsenal. After the Gunners bought Richard Wright in 2001, Manninger became number three at Arsenal, and spent the 2001-02 season on loan at Fiorentina, making 24 appearances.
In July 2002 RCD Espanyol signed Manninger on a four-year deal for -960,000.
Manninger joined Torino in January 2003,
At the end of the 2007-08 season he returned from Italy to sign for FC Red Bull Salzburg on free transfer, but did not stay for long. In July 2008, Manninger moved back to Italy with Udinese, but stayed with the club for only a few weeks before signing for Juventus as backup for Gianluigi Buffon. He is the second goalkeeper purchased by the Turin club during summer 2008, along with Antonio Chimenti, also from Udinese. Due to a long-term injury to Juventus and Italy no.1 Gianluigi Buffon, Manninger had been Juventus's leading keeper from early October 2008 through February 2009.
Manninger made his debut for Austria in an August 1999 friendly match against Sweden and was member of the Austrian Euro 2008 squad. He has so far as of August 2008 earned 32 caps and retired after ten years from International football for the Austria national football team on 5 August 2009.
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:''For other "Daniel Carvalho", See Daniel da Silva Carvalho.''
'''Daniel da Cruz Carvalho''' (born November 2, 1976 in Lisbon), aka '''Dani''', is a former Portuguese footballer, who played mainly as a forward.
A skilled offensive player whose career was cut short by poor professional judgment, Dani began his career with local club Sporting Clube de Portugal, making his first team debuts in 1994-95, aged just 17, in a team which also included Lus Figo, Ricardo S Pinto and Bulgarian Krassimir Balakov, and helped the capital side to the 1994-95 Portuguese Cup.
In January 1996, he served a small stint in the Premier League with West Ham United, scoring two goals (at Tottenham Hotspur
After a brief spell with S.L. Benfica, Dani signed for Atltico Madrid, in Spain's second level, teaming up with compatriot Hugo Leal. After the ''colchoneros'' returned to the Spanish top flight, Dani was pretty much absent for the majority of the campaign and, after failing to find a new team, definitely retired from football in early 2004, at only 27.
Dani had nine caps for Portugal, the first coming on December 12, 1995, in a 1-1 friendly tie with England, and the last on March 29, 2000, in a 2-1 success over Denmark (also friendly).
Previously, he appeared for the nation at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship in Qatar, being awarded the second place in both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards, while also competing at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where Portugal reached a final fourth place.
Already during his footballing days, Dani worked regularly as a model. After retiring, he also worked on TV, in sporting and non-sporting situations.
"Dani is so good-looking I don't know whether to play him or fuck him" - Harry Redknapp, former West Ham manager
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'''Jorge Paulo Cadete Santos Reis''' (born 27 August 1968 in Pemba, former Overseas Province of Mozambique, now Mozambique), known as '''Cadete''', is a former Portuguese footballer, who played as a striker.
Born to Portuguese settlers, he was groomed in Sporting Clube de Portugal's prolific youth system, and later was noted while at Celtic FC, as he led the goalscoring charts in 1996-97.
Cadete began his footballing career with Associao Academica de Santarm at age 15, scoring an amazing 43 goals in just 18 games. His exploits alerted first division giants Sporting Clube de Portugal and S.L. Benfica, with the former winning the race to sign the promising youngster, as Cadete cited the quality of the club's youth department and the presence of Manuel Petronilho and Manuel Ferro as influential factors.
He broke into the senior team at in 1987-88, making six starts. He was sent on loan to Vitria de Setbal during the next season, where he scored 10 times. His skill quickly brought him back to Sporting in 1989-90, where he would play for the following five complete seasons uninterrupted, helping the capital side to the 1995 Portuguese Cup - 2-0 against C.S. Martimo - his only piece of silverware (in 1992-93, he was the national championship's topscorer, with 18 goals); he finished his Sporting career with 70 goals in over 180 appearances overall.
Towards the end of his Sporting spell, Cadete was also loaned, now to Italy's Brescia Calcio, in November 1994. He remained with the Serie A side for exactly one year, and only managed one goal in 13 appearances.
In April 1996, after a lengthy transfer wrangle, Cadete's contract was rescinded and he signed for Celtic FC on a free transfer, in the middle of the 1995-96 season, and went on to eventually gain star status. His debut came against Aberdeen at Celtic Park; Cadete came off the bench to score Celtic's fifth goal in a 5-0 victory, thus becoming an instant hit.
Cadete's transfer to Celtic turned out to be controversial. Despite being signed prior to the transfer deadline, the Scottish Football Association delayed processing his registration in time for a Scottish Cup tie against Rangers at Ibrox. Following a complaint from Celtic chairman Fergus McCann, SFA chief Jim Farry was relieved of his duties after being found guilty of deliberately holding back the player's registration.
The following season, Cadete's only full in Scotland, was unarguably the greatest of his career. The player finished the year as the country's top scorer with 33 goals in 44 appearances in all competitions and, to his great pride, without the aid of penalty kicks. Despite this, his side lost the league title to arch-rivals Rangers. Cadete played his last match against Dundee United at the end the season, where he bowed to the Celtic fans before kissing the turf, sparking rumours of an imminent departure.
Celtic manager Tommy Burns made way for new coach Wim Jansen, and Cadete remained a Celtic player throughout the close season. Then, citing mental health issues and a failure to adjust to life in Scotland without his family, he requested a transfer. After failing to show for pre-season training, he was transferred to ''La Liga'' outfit Celta de Vigo for a fee of around -3,500,000. Along with Pierre van Hooijdonk and Paolo Di Canio, Cadete was labelled as one of the "Three Amigos" by Celtic chairman McCann.
Cadete played for Celta Vigo in one full season and, in January 1999, moved to Benfica, alongside former Celtic teammate Van Hooijdonk. In January of the following year, he joined newly promoted English Premier League side Bradford City on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for the club coming on as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa at Valley Parade, and amassed a further four games in the same predicament (plus two starts), without scoring.
In 2000-01, Cadete was loaned to Lisbon-based C.F. Estrela da Amadora. As newly promoted St. Mirren FC looked for a striker to bolster their chance of top flight survival, Cadete almost made a return to the country. However, the proposed January switch fell through and he remained in Estrela, subsequently seeing out his Benfica contract without any impact whatsoever.
Following his release from Benfica, Cadete found himself without a club. After failing to find a club for the new season he retired from football at the relatively young age of 33. He went on to make an appearance on the celebrity version of the Big Brother reality TV show.
===Return to football, return to Scotland===
At the start of 2003-04 season, Cadete decided to end his footballing exile and, at the age of 35, began his search for a new club. He returned to Scotland to make a guest appearance on Tam Cowan's Scottish football show "Offside", where he spoke of his love for Celtic and how he regretted leaving. He also invited Celtic boss Martin O'Neill to give him a trial for his former club.
His return to the public eye in Scotland prompted rookie co-managers Derek Whyte and Gerry Britton to take a gamble on the striker. He signed a short term contract for SPL relegation battlers Partick Thistle in late January 2004, ending his 18-month exile from the game. The move was controversial however, as Cadete had already agreed to sign for Raith Rovers, even being photographed in the team shirt by the media. He made his debut for the ''Jags'' on 22 February against former club Celtic, and received a mixed reception, with jeers from some Celtic fans as he came off the bench due to the manner of his Celtic departure six years earlier.
Following his debut, Cadete returned to old ways when he reported back for training 24 hours late and was subsequently disciplined by the club. He was a shadow of his former self and scored only once for Thistle in the eight first team appearances he made for the club, and subsequently was not offered a contract extension. He attempted to find a new club with hopes of playing in the Scottish second level, the English Football League, Japan or Qatar, but nothing came of it.
In 2004-05, Cadete returned to Portugal, joining third category's Clube Desportivo Pinhalnovense, where he stayed until his retirement at the end of the season. He cited the major factor in signing for the club was working with coach Paco Fortes.
In the following three years, Cadete played amateur football in the Beja region, with ''So Marcos da Ataboeira'', being rejoined by some former professionals in the country, namely former Benfica's and S.C. Farense Hassan Nader.
Cadete obtained 33 caps for the Portuguese national team scoring five goals, 22 while at Sporting, nine while at Celtic and two as a Celta player. His first game came on 29 August 1990, a 0-0 draw in a friendly against Germany.
He was chosen for the UEFA Euro 1996 finals by Antnio Oliveira, after playing the last game in the qualifying rounds as a substitute, and netting in the decisive 3-0 home win against Republic of Ireland.
Cadete's last game was a 0-3 defeat to England, on April 22, 1998, in another friendly match.
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'''Darren John Purse''' (born 14 February, 1977) is an English professional football player who is currently playing for Football League Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.
Purse was born in in Stepney, London and attended Cardinal Pole RC School in Hackney.
Before moving to Oxford Purse had a loanspell at Finnish second division club BK-IFK (now Vasa IFK) in the summer of 1996. Purse played just a handful of games for the club because of his move from Leyton to Oxford that summer.
Purse spent just eighteen months with Oxford before he joined Birmingham City for -700,000, despite interest from his former Oxford manager Denis Smith who was then in charge of West Bromwich Albion, in 1997 and his spell included an appearance at the 2001 Football League Cup Final as well as promotion to the FA Premier League. During the League Cup final, Purse scored a 90th minute equalizer in the 2001 League Cup from the penalty spot to take the game to extra time. Birmingham eventually lost on penalties.
Purse moved to West Bromwich Albion for -750,000 in the summer of 2004.
In July 2005, Purse moved to Cardiff City where he was appointed team captain.
On 28 August, 2007 he received an injury to his knee cartilage after the 1-0 Carling Cup win over Leyton Orient. It was expected that he would be unavailable for up to four weeks, but he contracted an infection during an operation on the injured knee that delayed his return for a much longer period and caused him to lose weight alarmingly. He made his return to first team football in October, in a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers and went on to score a headed goal in the 2-1 League Cup defeat against Liverpool on 31 October. The 2007-08 season turned into a disappointment for Purse as he was forced out of the side by Cardiff fan favourite Roger Johnson. This being one of a series of blows to strike the veteran centre back in recent times. He scored several own goals including a spectacular volleyed pass back that proved too powerful for Cardiff goalkeeper Peter Enckelman. He was also labelled a "muppet" by Burnley forward Andrew Cole, after Purse was sent off for what was deemed a dangerous tackle against Cole, although Cardiff manager Dave Jones defended the player and the ban was later overturned.
Purse began the following season remaining on the bench but, in August 2008, Glenn Loovens was sold to Celtic and he returned to the starting line-up alongside Roger Johnson. He spent three months in the first team before losing his place in the side again, this time to Hungarian international Gbor Gyepes who was signed as a replacement for Loovens, after a 2-1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle on 22 November after which Cardiff manager Dave Jones slammed the defensive performance of the team. Purse responded by criticizing his manager and stating that he did not deserve to be dropped from the side. His comments led to him being dropped from the side completely for the South Wales derby match against Swansea City on 30 November before being recalled to the bench for the following game.
In January Purse was told that he could leave the club if a replacement could be signed during the January transfer window and was allowed to open talks with fellow Championship side Norwich City, but Cardiff could not find a suitable replacement in time and the move was cancelled. At the end of the season Purse was not offered an extension to his contract and left the club.
Following his release, it was announced that Purse had signed for Sheffield Wednesday, and was named team captain. He played poorly for most of the season although many fans thought that his goal against coventry would mean a change in form he failed to improve. He made his debut in a 2-2 draw with Barnsley on the opening day of the season.
Purse is a former England under-21 international.
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'''Pierre Sanitarib Issa''' (born September 11, 1975, Germiston, South Africa) is a South African footballer of Lebanese descent.
He is best known in England for his spell with Watford in 2001-02. Signed by new manager Gianluca Vialli from Olympique Marseille he was one of the most highly paid players in Watford's history. However, he was an expensive flop and was put on the club's transfer list on 14 February 2002, only five months after he had signed for the club. He never played for Watford again, but is still one of only three Watford players to play in a World Cup whilst registered with the club.
Issa started his footballing career with Marseille in 1995 and went on to play in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final. He moved to Chelsea on loan in January 2001, although he did not play a game for the London club. After leaving Watford in the summer of 2002, he signed for Olympic Beirut, but was released in the 2002-03 season. He signed for Ionikos FC of Greece and now plays for OFI Crete, also in Greece.
He has played 47 times for South Africa since making his debut on 15 November 1997 against Germany. In the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he scored an own goal against France.
While at Watford, Issa was memorably dropped by his stretcher bearers after an injury in a home game against Birmingham City.
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'''Harpal Singh Purewal''', more commonly known as '''Harpal Singh''', (born 15 September 1981) is an English footballer. He has also played for Leeds United, Stockport County, Sligo Rovers, Bohemians and Dundalk.
Singh was born in Bradford, England. Although he started out with Leeds United, George Graham was once quoted saying 'Liverpool F.C may have Michael Owen but we have Harpal Singh', he made his professional debut when he went to play for Bury at Wrexham during his loan spell for Bury. He also played for Bristol City and Bradford City and twice more at Bury all on loan, before he moved to Stockport County in 2005. Singh's favourite position is left winger. In 2006, he was released by County manager Jim Gannon to sign for Sligo Rovers. He scored once for Stockport, in a 4-2 win over Northampton.
In January 2007, Singh signed for Bohemians but has spent the majority of his time at Dalymount Park on the sidelines with injury. After being a bit-part player in Bohs' Double winning season of 2008, he was released by the club when his contract expired in December 2008.
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'''Olukayode "Kayode" Odejayi''' (born 21 February 1982) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Colchester United as a striker.
Boen in Ibadan, Oyo State, Odejayi started his career as a trainee at Bristol City. He has also played for Forest Green Rovers , Cheltenham and Barnsley he has also enjoyed loans spells at Forest Green Rovers, Scunthorpe and  Colchester .
Odejayi, a striker, was at Bristol City as a trainee, before moving on to Conference side Forest Green Rovers in 2002. 2002-03 turned out to be Rovers' best ever season since their foundation in 1890, and Odejayi was a key figure, scoring 13 goals as the club finished ninth.
This brought him to the attention of Cheltenham Town, and then-manager Bobby Gould signed him that summer. His first two seasons were a struggle but in his third season (2005-06) he played almost every game as Cheltenham stormed to the play-off final, winning 1-0 against fancied Grimsby Town. He came to national attention in January 2006 when Cheltenham faced Newcastle United in the FA Cup 4th round. Odejayi was outstanding, giving French international defender Jean-Alain Boumsong no end of problems during the game. Following the game he was linked with a move to Championship team Plymouth Argyle however the move never materialised.
On 31 May 2007, Odejayi moved to Barnsley for a fee of -200,000, a Cheltenham record for a sale of a player. Forest Green Rovers will receive a windfall from the transfer as part of the terms of Odejayi's Cheltenham deal.
He scored in the Reds' first friendly against Morecambe in a 2-1 defeat. He then bagged a brace against Portuguese side Louletano DC in a 3-2 win. In a 3-1 victory against Buxton he bagged his fourth goal in three games.
Kayode netted his first competitive goal for Barnsley against Scunthorpe United which effectively sealed a 2-0 victory for the Reds.
Odejayi was booed off by his own fans against Southampton, after he missed a string of chances at goal. He himself admitted about his poor performances and promised the fans he would step it up and he did in the FA Cup quarter finals. Bobby Hassell and Barnsley manager Simon Davey have both publicly given the striker their backing.
He will now unquestionably go down in folklore of Barnsley Football Club, as the scorer of one of the most important goals in their history when he secured a 1-0 victory at Oakwell, in the quarter finals of the FA Cup 2008 against Chelsea. On April 6, 2008 in the FA Cup Semi Final against Cardiff City he missed a glorious chance to score when he was put clean through on goal only to shoot wide, costing Barnsley the chance to equalise and possibly reach the FA Cup Final for the first time since 1912.
In January 2009, there was talk of him being pursued by Barnsley's South Yorkshire neighbours, Rotherham United.
On 26 February he was loaned to Scunthorpe. He played in 6 games scoring 1 goal against Walsall.
He was loaned to Colchester United on 16 September 2009 on an 3 month emergency loan. He made a big impression at the Weston Homes Community Stadium Winning 2 Penalties in his first game against Hartlepool United and scoring a brace against high flying Charlton Athletic he also scored against Huddersfield Town,  Leyton Orient, Wycombe Wanderers, Bromley and Oldham Athletic. He also set up John-Joe O'Toole's first Colchester goal in a 1 - 1 draw against Tranmere Rovers , Odejayi also assisted on Simon Hackney's goal against Bromley, His loan spell ended on 19 December with him scoring 7 goals in 16 games 6 of which came in the league. Odejayi's form resulted in him being signed by Aidy Boothroyd thus becoming Aidy's first permanent signing for Colchester.
On 24 December 2009 it was announced that Odejayi had signed for an undisclosed fee on a deal that would end in June 2012.
In Summer 2008, he earned his first ever call up to the Nigerian national team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-1 friendly draw against Austria.
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'''Joe Hayes''' (20 January 1936 - 4 February 1999) was an English footballer who played as a striker for Manchester City F.C. and scored the opening goal in the 1956 FA Cup Final.
Hayes was born in Kearsley, near Bolton, Lancashire in 1936, and worked in a cotton mill and a coal mine prior to becoming a footballer. In August 1953 he had a trial with Manchester City, and made his debut two months later against Tottenham. The teenage Hayes appeared in the 1955 FA Cup Final, but finished on the losing side. 12 months later Manchester City reached the final again, and Hayes scored the first goal in a 3-1 win. Hayes was a regular goalscorer in the late 1950s and early 1960s, until a knee injury occurring in September 1963 had a noticeable effect on his abilities, after which first team opportunities became limited. He was transferred to Barnsley in the 1965 close season, and later went on to play for Wigan Athletic. In total, Hayes scored 152 goals in 363 appearances for Manchester City, making him the third highest Manchester City goalscorer of all time.
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'''Andrew Frampton''' (born 3 September 1979) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Millwall. He plays Left full back. He played for Crystal Palace from 1998 until 2002 appearing in 36 games for Palace in all competitions.
He then joined Brentford, where he played in 164 first team games scoring seven goals. He was appointed Brentford's vice-captain for the 2006-07 season.
On 27 June 2007, he joined Millwall for an undisclosed fee.. His Millwall career began slowly, with a number of defensive mistakes drawing criticism from the Millwall faithful in his first season. He has since won over the Millwall supporters, however, with a series of strong, gutsy displays, culminating in Frampton winning the player of the season award for the 2008-9 season.
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'''Richard Bryan "Ricky" Newman''' (born 5 August 1970 in Guildford, Surrey) is an English former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
His career has spanned over 13 years, having started with Crystal Palace in 1992. He played for Palace until 1995 when he joined Millwall where he stayed until 1999 when he left for Reading. He moved to Brentford in 2005.
Brentford released Newman on 17 May 2006, and he proceeded to join Aldershot Town afterwards. He was given a player-coach role at the end of the 2007-08 season, where his main role is to oversee reserve team operations.
Ricky currently plays for Cranleigh Reserves after leaving Aldershot Town in the summer of 2009.
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'''Akwasi Osei "Lloyd" Owusu''' (born December 12, 1976) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Australian A-League club Adelaide United. He is a centre-forward, and was Brentford's top goalscorer in recent times, notching up 87 goals in all competitions in two spells (1998-2002 and 2005-2007).
Owusu started his career at non-league side Slough Town before being signed by then Brentford manager Ron Noades in 1998. Owusu was an instant success, scoring 24 goals in 53 games in all competitions, leading the scoring charts in Nationwide Division Three (now Football League Two). Owusu was less successful in the 1999/2000 campaign, netting 13 goals in 44 games in all competitions. He struggled in the 2000/01 season also, scoring just 10 goals in 34 games. He returned to form with a bang in 2001/02, scoring 22 goals and helping Brentford reach the Division Two playoff final at the Millennium Stadium. Brentford lost 2-0 to Stoke and Owusu's contract was not renewed.
Championship side Sheffield Wednesday took the chance to sign Owusu on a free transfer upon his release from Brentford. Lloyd became an instant Wednesday legend when after coming on the pitch as a substitute in the fierce derby match against Sheffield United, he placed a header past Blades keeper Paddy Kenny with his first touch in a Wednesday shirt (which earned him the nickname of "one-touch Owusu"), and the Owls went on to win the match 2-0. Sadly for Lloyd he did not really break into the first team, starting only 13 games out of a possible 34 in all competitions in the 2002/3 season, finishing the season with a disappointing total of 4 goals. He continued to be used sparingly in the 2003/4 season and was signed on loan by Reading where his loan move became permanent in the summer of 2004. In the 2004/5 season, Owusu finished with an impressive record of 6 goals in 14 league starts.
Brentford manager Martin Allen signed Owusu on a free transfer in the summer of 2005, stressing that Owusu was signed not due to his popularity at Brentford but on footballing ability alone. As of 18 April 2006, Owusu has scored 14 goals in 47 appearances in all competitions in the 2005/6 season. During this time Owusu came under scrutiny from the fans after pictures were published in the newspapers showing him wearing a Colchester United shirt. This scandal led to many sections of the Griffin Park faithful booing Owusu's every touch, no doubt a contributing factor in his decision to leave.
Even though he had only earned his first cap for the Ghana national football team in 2005, Owusu was hopeful of playing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the first World Cup which his country had qualified for. However, on Wednesday April 26, 2006, in a rare appearance for Ghana, Owusu tore a groin muscle in a friendly match against VfB Stuttgart . As a result of the injury, Owusu could not finish the rest of the that season, and he was no longer in contention to play in the World Cup.
===Yeovil, Cheltenham Town and Brighton & Hove Albion===
Owusu subsequently required a further operation. Owusu finally made his comeback for Brentford against Rotherham in a 1-0 defeat at Griffin Park on March 17, 2007, nearly scoring with his first touch however his comeback was short-lived as he was released on May 16, 2007.
Owusu ended his search for a new club (and Yeovil manager Russell Slade's search for a target man) by signing for The Glovers on July 6, 2007 on a free transfer on a one-year deal.
On transfer deadline day on September 1, 2008 Owusu joined Coca-Cola League 1 side Cheltenham Town for free, on a one year deal.
On 2 March, 2009, Owusu was allowed to leave Cheltenham after the club were forced to cut costs to join Brighton & Hove Albion on loan until the end of the season. Owusu scored 7 goals in 14 League appearances for Brighton, ensuring they avoided relegation from League One and as a result he was named as the Powerade League One player of the month for April 2009.
On 4 June, 2009, Owusu signed for A-League side Adelaide United on a two-year deal which began on 1 July, 2009
Owusu made his long-awaited debut for the Australian club on 21 August, 2009, as a 58th minute substitute for fellow team-mate,  Daniel Mullen. He scored his first goal for Adelaide United in a 3-3 draw to North Queensland at Hindmarsh Stadium the following week.
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'''Ryan Vincent Peters''' (born 21 August 1987 in Wandsworth) is a former professional footballer currently playing for Braintree Town.
He can play at right wing or centre forward. In his first senior appearance he scored a debut goal against Sheffield Wednesday in 2005 for Brentford.
Since signing professional terms with Brentford, he has had loan spells with Gravesend and Crawley. He also had a loan spell with AFC Wimbledon on loan on March 23, 2007 towards the end of the 2006/07 season. He again found first team opportunities limited in the 2007/08 season and embarked on another loan spell, this time with Margate. Margate signed Peters on a permanent deal on January 23, 2008.
He signed for Braintree Town on 15 May 2009.
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'''Dudley Junior''' "'''D. J.'''" '''Campbell''' (born 12 November 1981) is an English football forward currently playing for Derby County (on loan from Leicester City)
Born in London, Campbell started his career at Aston Villa as a trainee,
On 20 May 2001 he signed for Conference National club Stevenage Borough. In two years at the club he made 23 league appearances, scoring three goals. In August 2002 Campbell was placed on the transfer list at his own request in order to gain regular first-team football, with the club chairman, Phill Wallace, saying, "He's a very talented lad, and has every chance of playing higher so we won't let him go unless the terms are right for us."
On 4 February 2003 he moved to Yeading on a free transfer,
He helped the club win promotion as champions of Division One North in the 2002-03 season. His skills were showcased in the 2004-05 FA Cup against Newcastle United on 9 January 2005, a game which was televised on BBC One.
At the end of the season, on 7 June Brentford manager Martin Allen signed him for the League One club
On 28 January 2006 Campbell scored two goals to lead Brentford to a 2-1 victory over Premier League club Sunderland in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Three days later, Campbell was sold to Premier League club Birmingham City for -500,000,
He made his Premier League debut as a substitute on 4 February 2006, playing the final 20 minutes in a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal.
On 1 April 2007, after being included in the squad due to an injury to the club's new loan signing Andrew Cole he scored twice as a substitute, as they beat local rivals Coventry City 3-0; manager Steve Bruce stated, "I made a big mistake by leaving him out of the 16 and I had to admit that to him and apologise to him for that. ... He keeps knocking on the door and I'm obviously going to have to put him right in my thoughts again."
Campbell started twenty games for ''the Blues'' that season, scoring twelve goals in all competitions as they were promoted back to the Premier League.
On 20 July 2007, Campbell signed a four-year contract with Championship club Leicester City for an initial fee of -1.6 million,
Leicester were relegated at the end of the season after Campbell had made a total of 32 league appearances,
After struggling to get a regular place in the first team in League One,
Campbell attracted the attention of Coventry City,
Campbell has played for the England National Game XI (now known as England C) - the national team that represents England at non-league level.
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'''Jay Anthony Tabb''' (born 21 February 1984) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Reading.
Tabb can play on either wing, in central midfield, and occasionally centre forward. He has regularly played in the centre forward position for the Republic of Ireland Under-21 team.
Tabb was born in Tooting, Greater London and was released from Crystal Palace as a junior at the age of 16, after being deemed, at 5' 7", too short to play professional football. Undeterred, he signed for Brentford.
Tabb made 114 starts for Brentford and 42 appearances from the substitutes bench scoring 24 goals for the Bees. In May 2006, Tabb chose to leave Brentford in pursuit of football at a higher level. Tabb was placed on the transfer list on 18 May. One day later, Tabb was called up to the full Republic of Ireland squad. He was signed by Coventry City on 30 June.
Tabb wore number 21 for Coventry and made his debut as a substitute against Cardiff City on 12 August, coming on for the injured Adam Virgo who himself was a substitute.
On 23 April 2008, Tabb was awarded the Player of the Year accolade for his services to Coventry City during the 2007-08 season.
On 19 January 2009, Tabb signed for Reading, who were, at the time, managed by Tabb's former boss Steve Coppell. The transfer fee was undisclosed. Tabb was given the squad number 37 by Reading. Manager Steve Coppell said, "He is a player I know well, and I am certain he will supplement our squad as we go into this final third of the season."
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'''Michael Dobson''' (born 9 April 1981, Isleworth, London) is an English professional footballer currently without a club.
Dobson came through the youth ranks at Brentford, a club whom his father George had played for, and spent six years at the club, including a couple of years as club captain. One of the highlights of his time at Griffin Park was scoring the opening goal in the 2001 LDV Vans Trophy Final against Port Vale at the Millennium Stadium. Vale went on to win the match 2-1. He joined Reading on loan in the 2005-06 season. At the end of the season, Dobson was released by Brentford and subsequently signed for Walsall on 6 June 2006. He was released by the Saddlers on May 7, 2008.
One of Dobson's strengths is his versatility. He can play at right back, central midfield, and central defence if required.
Dobson now runs his own business called Flexercise. His business specialises in personal training and sports massaging therapy.
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'''Mark Antony Wilson''' (born 9 February 1979 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire) is an English professional football midfielder, who is currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He has represented England at Under-21 level.
Wilson began his career as a trainee with Manchester United, turning professional in August 1997. He joined Wrexham on loan in February 1998 until the end of that season and made his league debut for Wrexham on 24 February 1998 when he came on as a 38th minute substitute for injured goalkeeper Mark Cartwright in the game away to Burnley. With the score at 1-1 and no reserve keeper on the bench, midfielder Gareth Owen went in goal and Wrexham went on to win with Wilson scoring the winner.
He finally made his Manchester United debut on 28 October, starting the 2-0 League Cup win at home to Bury, and played once more, again in the League Cup that season. He failed to establish himself at Old Trafford, although did play in the Champions League and the Premier League before leaving to join Middlesbrough in August 2001 for -1.5 million, as part of a -3.5 million deal that also took his teammate Jonathan Greening to the Riverside. Unable to settle at Boro, scoring twice in the League Cup against Northampton
He was released by Dallas in August 2006 and returned to England, having an unsuccessful trial with Bradford City in October that year. He joined Doncaster Rovers on a short term contract the following month, and during the January 2007 transfer window signed an 18 month deal with Rovers. In November 2008, he joined Tranmere Rovers on a one month loan deal before returning to the Keepmoat Stadium.
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'''Che Bunce''' (born 29 August 1975 in Auckland) is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who is currently the player-coach for Waikato FC in the NZFC.
In April 2006 he signed for New Zealand Knights where he was captain for the A-League 2006-07 season.
Bunce was on trial at Scottish Premier League side Dundee United in late January 2007,
Bunce played for the New Zealand U-23 and made 29 appearances for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites from 1998, scoring 2 goals.
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'''Albert Iremonger''' (15 June 1884 - 9 March 1958) was a county-class cricketer, goalkeeper and brother of England international cricketer James Iremonger.
Albert Iremonger was born in Wilford, Nottinghamshire on 15 June 1884. He was the younger brother of James Iremonger.
Although Iremonger never played at an international level, he was widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his time and is a local legend in his home county of Nottinghamshire. It is also believed Iremonger was the tallest player in the league at the time, measuring 6 ft 6 in
Albert Iremonger signed for Notts County F.C. from local minnows Notts Jardines, making his debut against Sheffield Wednesday on 1 April 1905. In total he made 564 appearances for the club (making 222 consecutive appearances which ended in suspension) and holds the club record for this. Spending 21 years with the club, he totalled 37 FA Cup appearances over 22 seasons before leaving the club to join Lincoln City F.C..
His exceptional performances for the club earned him a Football League cap in 1912. As a testament to his character and legendary status within the community, a road behind the club grounds was named for him. It is still said amongst Notts County F.C. fans that he had "hands like the claws of a JCB".
Albert Iremonger signed for Lincoln City F.C. aged 42, becoming their oldest ever player. Although he was a short-term signing, he made 35 appearances for the club from 1926 to 1927.
Iremonger was well noted for his outspoken nature on the football pitch, which led to the end of his 222 consecutive appearances for Notts County F.C.. He would often leave his goal-mouth to argue decisions made by match officials sometimes situated in the centre of the pitch.
Iremonger played county cricket for Nottinghamshire, his career spanning between 1906 to 1910. He played with a right-handed batting and bowling style.
Albert Iremonger and his wife Margaret Iremonger fathered Albert Harvey Iremonger in 1920, who went on to become a Sergeant-Pilot in the RAF. He was killed in action on 14 July 1943, aged 23.
Much later on in his life, during the 1940s, Iremonger was the landlord of the Cremorne
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'''Heremaia ("Harry") Ngata''' (born 24 August 1971 in Wanganui) is a New Zealand soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Ngata began his career with Hull City in England, and may have been the first Maori footballer to play in the English league..
Ngata won 1998 New Zealand Players' Player of the Year award, whilst playing with North Shore United, where he won the club's Player of the Year award twice.
One of the most successful parts of his career was the five years that he spent playing for the Kingz in the Australian NSL, where he became very popular.
Ngata scored New Zealand's goal in his full All Whites debut, a 1-3 loss against Saudi Arabia on April 28, 1993. He was included in the New Zealand side for the 1999 Confederations Cup finals tournament and he ended his international playing career with 28 A-international caps and 3 goals to his credit, his final cap a substitute appearance in a 7-0 win over Vanuatu on June 13, 2001.
Ngata works occasionally as a football commentator for SKY TV in New Zealand.
He has worked in the role of Sports Ambassador for the SPARC organisation (Sport & Recreation New Zealand).
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'''Stu Riddle''' (born 23 May 1976 in Luton, England) is a New Zealand football (soccer) player.
Less than a year after leaving high school at Wellington's Scots College, Riddle shot to prominence after a high scoring debut season with Wellington United in the New Zealand Superclub competition.
At the age of 19 Riddle was the youngest member of Bobby Clark's 1996 New Zealand Olympic Team where he made four appearances including one as a substitute in a 1-0 victory over then Oceania rivals Australia where ex Fulham midfielder Simon Elliott scored the only goal of the game at Adelaide's Hindmarsh Stadium.
After brief stints with several clubs including Chelmsford City in the UK, Riddle turned to the US College system and spent 2 successful years with the Myrtle Beach based Coastal Carolina University before being snapped up by Kiwi football icon Wynton Rufer for the Football Kingz debut season in the National Soccer League in 1999.
Although he signed a 2 year contract Riddle struggled to regularly feature in the Kingz side and only managed 9 appearances with a return of 2 goals both of which came away from home against Adelaide United and Brisbane Strikers.
Better form would be found in the lower United States leagues with Riddle being a mainstay of the Laurie Calloway coached Des Moines Menace side that would achieve an undefeated season in the 2002 USL Premier Development League competition.
Riddle turned to the UK again in the hope of being signed by a Football League side but again struggled with the higher level of play and had short spells at Oxford City and Greenock Morton before being re-united with former Kingz teammates Marcus Stergiopoulos and Levent Osman at the Melbourne based Altona Magic in the Victorian Premier League.
Despite a good scoring record he fell out of favour with the management of the Macedonian flavoured club and returned to the United States.
In 2006 he became a coach in the United Soccer Leagues when he accepted a player-coaching job with Kalamazoo Kingdom in the USL Premier Development League, United States elite development league.
In 2008 he served as the head coach for the Kalamazoo Outrage in the USL Premier Development League, United States elite development league team in the franchises inaugural year. On July 13, 2008 the Kalamazoo Outrage qualified for the 2008 USL Premier Development League play offs in their inaugural year.
Riddle guided his side to 2nd place in the Central Conferences Midwest Division narrowly finishing behind the Chicago Fire Premier in the regular season standings. His side would get their revenge eliminating the Chicago Fire Premier from the 2008 play offs by virtue of a 2-0 victory at Toyota Park on July 22.
Their fairy tale run would continue under Riddle and they defeated perennial USL Premier Development League powerhouse the Michigan Bucks on July 26 to advance to the national quarter finals where the Thunder Bay Chill would end the Outrage's season.
Riddle became the 6th Head Coach of Western Michigan University when he was named the men's soccer coach on January 30, 2009. With this announcement he became the first New Zealander to be a head men's soccer coach at NCAA Division 1 level.
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'''Jonathan Alan Gould''' (born July 18, 1968 in Paddington, London, England) is a former Scottish international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently an assistant coach for New Zealand-based side Wellington Phoenix FC of the Australian A-League.
Gould is the son of former Wales manager Bobby Gould. He made his name with Coventry City for whom he played 27 games between 1992 and 1996. First under his father and later under Phil Neal. He was given a free transfer by the Sky Blues in 1996 and joined 2nd Division Bradford City on deadline day. In May 1996 he played in Bradford City's 2-0 play off final victory against Notts County at Wembley. The following season he was replaced at Bradford by Mark Schwarzer. Celtic plucked him from Bradford City's reserves in August 1997 to become one of the mainstays of the great championship winning side. Hampered by injury in 1998-99, Gould was the undisputed first-choice goalkeeper at Parkhead for sometime despite the arrival of Dmitri Kharine. Gould also broke into the Scotland squad, deputising for Neil Sullivan in the Euro 2000 campaign (despite admitting in an interview in a Scotland programme that six years ago he didn't know he was Scottish.). However, with the arrival of Martin O'Neill, he lost his place in the Celtic first team and left Scotland to join Preston North End on a free transfer in January 2003.
At the start of the 2004-05 season Gould went on loan to Hereford United where he made 15 appearances. He then signed for Bristol City on a free transfer in 2005 but after three months was released and it was then that he decided to retire from European football.
After becoming a member of staff at Hawke's Bay United, Gould played occasionally for the team in the NZFC.
As recently as 30 August 2009, Gould donned the gloves again, this time for the Wellington Phoenix in their 2-0 loss away to Sydney FC. Gould was on the bench as the reserve keeper due to the club's number one, Mark Paston being unavailable due to the birth of his first child. Had he come on, he would have been the oldest player to make an A-League appearance.
Gould is now retired from playing football (see above for exceptions to this rule). In 2006 he became manager of New Zealand club Hawke's Bay United, assisted by his father Bobby Gould.. In 2009, he left this role to take up an assistant coaching position with Wellington Phoenix FC.
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'''Jonathan Perry''' (born November 22, 1976 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a New Zealand soccer player who plays as a Defender.
Perry played for the New Zealand national soccer team, the All Whites, collecting 28 caps (2 goals) in official FIFA internationals.
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'''Paul Bosvelt''' (born March 26, 1970 in Doetinchem) is a former Dutch footballer.
Bosvelt worked his way through the Dutch leagues with Go Ahead Eagles and FC Twente before making his big move to Feyenoord in 1997.
Bosvelt went on to develop a reputation as a fearsome midfield general at de Kuip, making 167 top-flight appearances and leading the side to the Eredivisie title in 1999 and in the 2002, guided his team to UEFA Cup victory as a captain. In 2003, Bosvelt joined English Premiership side Manchester City where he became an important player, but after 2 seasons he returned home to play for SC Heerenveen.
Bosvelt obtained 24 caps for the Netherlands national football team. He played for Holland on the European Championships of 2000 and 2004. During Euro 2000, he reached the semi final with the Dutch team, hosted in his home country and Belgium. Bosvelt missed an important penalty kick in the penalty shootout in the semi-finals, which led to defeat against Italy. After Euro 2004, to which he was called as a last-minute substitute, he decided to retire from international football.
Bosvelt retired from professional football on May 13, 2007, after a loss with SC Heerenveen (0-4) against Ajax Amsterdam. He played a total number of 523 games in the Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie).
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'''Gregory "Greg" Halford''' (born 8 December 1984, in Chelmsford) is an English professional footballer currently for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Halford started his football career in July 2001 when he joined Colchester United's youth team.
Halford continued his progress at Colchester, picking up the Young Player of the Year award for the 2004-05 season,
In over 150 games in five years for the first team at Layer Road, he gained the reputation of being a 'utility man' having played in defence, midfield and attack for club and country, his last manager, Geraint Williams, preferring to play him at right back. He also had a reputation for a long throw, with a high percentage of Colchester's goals in the 2005-06 season coming from Halford's long throw. He said "I tried measuring it one time - it was half the pitch, 50 yards."
After helping the U's to gain promotion to the Championship last term, Halford handed in a transfer request in August 2006 after interest from several Premier League clubs. Keen to prove himself at a higher level, the England U20 international stated his wish to play in the Premier League, but the transfer request was rejected despite Halford reporting that Colchester had received a "big offer" from Sheffield United. He was linked with a number of Premier League clubs, but on 30 January 2007, Reading completed the signing of Halford for an undisclosed fee, believed to be at least -2.25million, on a contract that would keep him at Reading until June 2010. His debut for Reading came as a substitute appearance in their 0-0 home draw with Portsmouth on 17 March 2007, where he played for the last few minutes on the left wing. He made his full debut in Reading's 1-0 defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur on 1 April 2007, where he conceded a penalty due to a controversial hand ball decision.
Halford signed a four year deal with Sunderland after making only three appearances for Reading in his short spell there. He was confirmed as Sunderland's first signing of the summer transfer window on 11 June 2007, and cost the club -3.5 million. Keane had previously tracked Halford and was extremely pleased to capture him, rating him very highly and expecting much from him in the 2007-08 season.
He made his debut for Sunderland in a 2-0 friendly victory over Football League Two team Darlington on 18 July 2007, with his league debut coming on 15 August 2007 in a 2-2 draw with Birmingham City at St Andrews.
However, on 11 January 2008, it was announced that Sunderland would listen to offers, following reported interest in him from Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic. He moved on-loan to Charlton at the end of January 2008, scoring twice against West Bromwich Albion
On 2nd July 2008 Halford agreed to a one season loan deal for Sheffield United
Halford signed for newly-promoted Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 3 July 2009 in a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 15 August 2009 against West Ham United. So far, his Wolves career has seen him play in various roles, most notably on the right of midfield or at right back. His long throw has become an important part of the Wolves attack, and it-s believed to be one of the reasons as to why the Molineux pitch was narrowed over the summer before the 09-10 season kicked off.
Halford has been capped for England at U20 level, making his debut against Portugal in the Toulon Tournament on 4 June 2005, and scoring his first international goal in a 3-0 win against South Korea on 6 June 2005.
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'''Christopher Martin "Chris" Casper''' (born 28 April 1975 in Burnley, Lancashire) is an English football manager and former player, formerly in charge of Football League Two club Bury. He was the youngest manager in the top four tiers of the English football league system, and is the son of former Burnley striker Frank Casper. He is currently the assistant manager of Grimsby Town, after replacing Brian Stein on the 1st December 2009.
Casper joined Manchester United as a trainee in 1991 and signed professional terms in January 1993, making his United debut in the League Cup game against Port Vale at Old Trafford on 5 October 1994. Casper was a product of the same United youth setup that sparked the careers of players such as David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt. He served as captain of the England youth team, and was a member of the European Championship winning side in 1993. He also appeared for the England Under 21 side in Toulon in 1996. Casper later had several spells on loan at Bournemouth and Swindon Town before leaving the club in 1998.
Casper completed a move too Reading in 1998. He was playing for Reading against Cardiff City in a Division Two fixture in the 1999-2000 when he suffered a double leg fracture. This was the last professional game that Casper, then aged 24, ever played, as he later announced his retirement after failing to recover sufficiently from the injury.
While undergoing rehabilitation at the University of Bath, he coached Team Bath along with Paul Tisdale,and it was that side that reached the first round of the FA Cup in 2002-03.
He left to join Bury as youth coach before taking charge of the reserves in the 2004-05 season. At the beginning of the 2005-06 season, with six defeats from the first nine games, he replaced Graham Barrow as manager. Casper offered to resign in 2006 when Bury were thrown out of the FA Cup in the 2006-07 season for fielding an ineligible player, but this was rejected by the club's board. After a run of poor results he was fired in January 2008.
Five months later, he was appointed youth team coach at fellow League Two side Bradford City, taking over from Jon Pepper.
On the 1st December 2009, Casper was appointed Assistant Manager to Neil Woods at Grimsby Town, replacing Brian Stein.
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:''This article refers to the New Zealand footballer. Go here for other people named Lee Jones.''
'''Lee Jones''' (born 21 February 1975 in Castor Bay) is a New Zealand soccer player.
Jones made 5 appearances for the New Zealand national soccer team, the All Whites, his debut coming in a 9-1 win over Papua New Guinea on July 7, 2002.
In 1994, he won the New Zealand championship with North Shore United.
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'''Jeff Campbell''' (born 25 August 1979) is a New Zealand soccer player who has represented his country at U20, U23 and senior levels.
In September 2006, Jeff signed for the NZFC's Waitakere United franchise for the 2006-2007 season.The following season he joined Auckland City FC.
Jeffs father, Clive Campbell also represented New Zealand at international level.
The attacking midfielder made his debut for the All Whites against Jamaica in January 2000 and collected 16 caps (5 goals).
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'''Clive Paul Mendonca''' (born 9 September 1968 in Islington, London) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is the nephew of former West Indian cricketer Ivor Mendonca.
Mendonca started his career with Sheffield United, before spells with Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United and Sheffield United again. Mendonca then moved to Grimsby Town in 1992, initially on loan. Mendonca scored 60 goals in 166 appearances for Grimsby, and is considered to be their best striker in recent history.
Mendonca scored another hat-trick in Charlton's first home game in the Premier League, a 5-0 win against Southampton. However, Mendonca started to suffer a series of injury problems, with his final appearance for Charlton coming in the first half of the 1999-2000 season against Queens Park Rangers. Although a possible return to Grimsby was mooted,
In 2004 he won both the BBC's "Grimsby's cult heroes" and "Charlton's cult heroes" polls with 52% and 43% respectively.
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'''Marcus Stergiopoulos''' (born 12 June 1974 in Melbourne) is an Australian of ethnic Greek descent. He is a football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder.
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}}'''Gerard 'Gerry' Creaney''' (born 13 April 1970 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker.
Creaney began his career with Celtic, signing from the boys club and making his debut in the first team in 1989. He played 113 times for the club, scoring 36 goals. It was during this time that he was capped for Scotland under-21, for whom he reached the 1992 European under-21 Championship semi-finals. At club level, he never fully established himself as a first choice striker with veterans such as Frank McAvennie and Charlie Nicholas still featuring prominently in the first team. Creaney's sole honour during his time in Glasgow was as a runner-up in the 1990-91 Scottish League Cup.
Creaney was transferred to Portsmouth in January 1994, going on to score 30 goals in just over 60 matches and earning a -1.5m move to Manchester City eighteen months later. The move gave Creaney an opportunity to play Premier League football where, despite scoring on his debut, he failed to prosper, scoring only four goals in his 21 City appearances. He was loaned out to Oldham, Ipswich, Burnley and Chesterfield whilst at Maine Road before being released in 1999. He had brief spells at St. Mirren, Notts County, Finnish side TPV, Raith Rovers and Clydebank before retiring in December 2000.
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}}'''Scott David Smith''' (born March 6, 1975 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who plays as a defender.
He has played for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites, making his debut in 1998 against Chile and collecting his 28th and final cap (no goals scored) in official FIFA matches against France in the Confederations Cup 2003.
Scott began the 2006-07 campaign back at Ryman League side, Kingstonian, but was released and is now playing for Bisley FC in the Hellenic League.
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'''David "Dave" Mulligan''' (born 24 March 1982) is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who plays in the Australian A-League for the Wellington Phoenix FC and is a New Zealand international. He made over 180 appearances in the English Football League between 2000 and 2008.
Mulligan started his club career at Barnsley in 2000 making 65 league appearances for the club. He was released by Barnsley in October 2003, and joined Doncaster Rovers five months later in February 2004, where he made 77 appearances for the club. In June 2006, Mulligan signed for Championship side Scunthorpe United. He joined Grimsby Town on a one-month loan in November 2007, and then joined Port Vale on a free transfer in January 2008. He signed a two-year contract with Wellington Phoenix FC on July 21, 2008.
He plays for the New Zealand national soccer team,
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'''Christian "Kris" Bouckenooghe''' (born February 7, 1977) is a New Zealand soccer player of Belgian and Cook Island Mori descent. He plays as a defender for Roeselare in the lower divisions of Belgian football.
He was born in the Cook Islands of a Cook Island Mori mother and a Belgian father, subsequently moving to New Zealand as a child, where he played his youth soccer. He has played for New Zealand at age-group level, including a play-off series against the South African under-23 team to qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, scoring in the NZ team's narrow 3-4 and 0-1 losses in that series. All of his early career was spent as a midfielder or striker, until converting to defence at K.S.V. Roeselare in Belgium. His first professional club was Rotherham in England, who signed him as a teenager on the recommendation of former New Zealand national coach and ex Rotherham player, Kevin Fallon. From there he signed for KSV Roeselare in the 1990s, his first of two periods with the club. He is the first New Zealander to play in the Belgian First Division.
Bouckenooghe played 34 A-internationals for the New Zealand national soccer team, the All Whites scoring 1 goal.
His career highlights include playing at both the 1999 and 2003 Confederations Cup in Mexico and France respectively, which New Zealand qualified for as Oceania champions after beating Australia, previously the dominant power in the region.
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'''Christopher John "Chris" Killen''' (born 8 October 1981 in Wellington) is a New Zealand international
Killen grew up in the Wellington suburb of Island Bay. As a youth he attended Rongotai College. Killen represented the college in junior grades, and was selected to tour Australia with the New Zealand Secondary Schools representative team in 1998, along with future All Whites Leo Bertos and Tony Lochhead.
Killen played his club football for Miramar Rangers, whose coach arranged a trial with Manchester City.
He joined Oldham Athletic in July 2002
In January 2006, Killen joined Hibernian on a free transfer.
His first home goal was the opener in a 7-0 win against Livingston four days later.
Following the departure of strikers Garry O'Connor and Derek Riordan, Killen was expected to be an important player for Hibs in 2006-07. By December 2006 he had scored 11 goals, including two in a 2-1 win over Rangers.
Killen was expected to sign for Cardiff City,
After that, however, he found chances hard to come by as he found himself behind Scott McDonald, Georgios Samaras and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink in selection. Killen played mostly for the Celtic reserve team, but he scored a goal against in a pre-season friendly in May 2008. He hardly featured in the first team at all, leading to him being loaned out to Norwich City. At the end of the 2008-09 season, however, manager Gordon Strachan resigned from his position, and Celtic replaced him with Tony Mowbray, who had previously managed Killen at Hibernian.
Killen's hopes of regaining a first team place at Celtic for the 2009-10 season were boosted in pre-season friendly matches, as he scored two goals against Brisbane Roar
On 31 January 2009 Killen joined Championship side Norwich City on loan for the remainder of the 2008-09 season.
Killen left Celtic in January 2010 and joined his former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Middlesbrough along with teammates Willo Flood and Barry Robson.
Killen made his international debut for New Zealand during the 2000 OFC Nations Cup against Tahiti,
Killen was included in the New Zealand U-23 squad for their first appearance at the Olympic Games as one of 3 over age players, alongside Ryan Nelsen and Simon Elliott
He was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa. Killen scored twice in their final warm up game, a 4-3 defeat against world champions Italy.
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'''Shane Smeltz''' (born in 29 September 1981) is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for the A-League team Gold Coast United.
Smeltz played for a variety of professional Australian clubs before trying his luck in England with Mansfield Town in 2005. Before signing for English side Halifax Town, Shane Smeltz played in 61 competitive matches for AFC Wimbledon, including 11 as a substitute, and scored 26 goals.
Smeltz returned to New Zealand in 2007 signing a two-year deal with the Wellington Phoenix. In his first season he finished second in the Golden Boot race with nine goals from 19 appearances. In the 2008-09 season, Smeltz scored a record equalling 12 goals for the A-League season proper, resulting in the A-League Golden Boot 2008/09 and also goal of the season for his winning strike against Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium in round 13. The game finished 2-1.
In November 2008 the Phoenix lost its battle to retain Smeltz for the 2009 season as he signed a three-year deal with Hyundai A-League expansion club Gold Coast United
Smeltz scored nine goals on his Gold Coast United debut as Miron Bleiberg's men recorded a 12-1 victory in their inaugural outing, a friendly against Mudgeeraba SC.
On 8 August 2009, Smeltz scored his club's first goal in their first A-League game against Brisbane Roar. In the following week Shane Smeltz scored an impressive four goals against North Queensland Fury, which included a penalty. Smeltz and Gold Coast recorded their first loss to the Newcastle Jets at the next round, notable for being the only game he had not scored a goal.
A week later, Smeltz rebounded from his clubs first loss to help in the win against Sydney FC. In the process he added another two goals to his tally taking him to an outstanding 8 goals from 5 games, his single man goal count was greater than any other clubs overall amount in the league.
With 19 A League goals to his name, he is currently the record holder for most A League goals in the season. The previous holder was Melbourne Victory striker Archie Thompson with 15 goals.
Smeltz has played for the under 20, 23 and full New Zealand national team.
In May 2007, he was the scorer of both New Zealand's goals in an impressive 2-2 draw against Wales.
He also became the first AFC Wimbledon player to win international honours, and the first to become an international goalscorer (on 25 April 2006), when he netted in an away friendly against Chile.
Following his impressive goal scoring form with the Phoenix in the A-League as well as consistent performances for the All Whites, Smeltz was voted New Zealand footballer of the year on 19 November 2007, ahead of English premier league star Ryan Nelsen and Celtic striker Chris Killen.
After the Oceania Football Confederation had apparently taken away the Oceania Player of the year, Smeltz was also named the Oceania player of the year 2007, in December 2008.
Smeltz was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa.
:''Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first''
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'''Kevin Eddie Lewis Betsy''' (born 20 March 1978) is an English professional footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers. He is of Seychellois descent but has rejected the chance to play for the Seychelles national team.
Betsy started his career at Woking, represening England at semi professional level and being named Conference Player of the Year in 1998, before Kevin Keegan moved in to sign him for Fulham during the 1998-99 season for -150,000. He made his debut at Anfield against Liverpool and spent three years at Fulham and also played in the Premiership for Fulham under Jean Tigana. He had loan spells at Bournemouth and Hull City before Barnsley came in for him in March 2002 for a fee of -200,000. He made over 90 appearances for the club and scored 17 goals and was the clubs top goal scorer in 2002-03 season with 11 goals. After a short loan spell at Hartlepool United he signed for Oldham Athletic in September 2004. After turning down Oldham's offer of a new contract, Betsy moved to Wycombe Wanderers in July 2005, signing a two year contract.
In January 2007, it was announced that Betsy had joined League One Bristol City for an initial fee of -150,000. He was ever present in the city line up helping the Robins gain Promotion to Championship. With opportunities limited in the Championship, Betsy joined Yeovil Town on loan in October 2007.
On 31 January 2008, Betsy joined Walsall for the rest of the season on loan.
On 1 September 2009, just 188 seconds before the close of the window, Betsy re-signed on loan for Wycombe Wanderers until 2 January 2010.
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'''Keith Knight''' (born 16 February 1969 in Cheltenham) is an English footballer. He plays in either right wing back or midfield positions and is currently with Swindon Supermarine. He played professionally in the Football League for Reading and in the Netherlands for BV Veendam. He represented England seven times at Under-18 level and played for the England National Game XI in the 1993-94 and 1995-96 seasons.
Knight began his career as a junior with Cheltenham Town, then managed by John Murphy, before joining Reading in September 1988 for a fee of -7,000. He picked up England caps at youth level and scored on his Reading debut, against Southend United. He was later on the verge of joining Sunderland, but the eal fell through as Knight required a hernia operation. On his release by Reading he joined Gloucester City, then managed by Brian Godfrey, but stayed only a short time before being offered a professional contract by Dutch side BV Veendam.
On his return to England, Knight was signed again by Murphy, by now in charge of Trowbridge Town. He had a loan spell with Yeovil Town before following Murphy to Gloucester City in August 1994. He joined Cheltenham Town on loan in the 1996-97 season and moved to Halesowen Town in October 1996. He later rejoined Cheltenham where he was a member of their side that won the FA Trophy in 1998 and the Conference and with it promotion to the Football League in 1999.
Knight didn't follow Cheltenham into the League, moving to Worcester City in the 1999 close season. he subsequently played for Witney Town, Clevedon Town, Swindon Supermarine and Cirencester Town before rejoining Gloucester City in June 2003 as player-coach.
He left in January 2006 to join Cinderford Town, initially as a player, before becoming player-coach and stepping up to player-manager in July 2007. However, he resigned as Cindeford manager on 3 October 2007.
He rejoined Swindon Supermarine in October 2007.
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'''Espen Baardsen''' (born 7 December 1977 in San Rafael, California, USA) is a former footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States to Norwegian parents, he was selected for the USA under-18 national team before switching his international eligibility to Norway because of his dual nationality.
In 1995 Baardsen was spotted by English team Tottenham Hotspur while he was playing for the San Francisco United All Blacks of the USISL. Tottenham offered him a contract. He made his debut for the team in the spring of 1997 against Liverpool at Anfield. Despite good performances, including a 0-0 draw away to rivals Arsenal, he was unable to become the team's first-choice keeper. Baardsen won the Worthington Cup with Spurs in 1999.
In 2000 Baardsen was signed by Watford for -1.25 million to get regular first-team football. However, towards the end of the 2000-01 season he lost his place in the team to veteran Alec Chamberlain. Although he returned to the side under new manager Gianluca Vialli in 2001-02, he was again displaced by Chamberlain.
In 2002, he went on a short loan spell to Everton. In his sole game for the club he conceded 4 goals in a 4-3 loss to his former club Tottenham Hotspur. Baardsen retired from the game aged only 25 and went travelling around the world for a year, claiming he had lost interest in the game. He is currently a partner and fund manager for Eclectica Asset Management, a He is a frequent guest on the business television network, CNBC.
At international level, Baardsen played more than 20 matches for the Norwegian Under-21 team, and also won four caps for the senior national team. Baardsen won a bronze medal in the European Under-21 Championship held in Romania in 1998 during which he received the 'Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament' award. He made his debut for Norway in a September 1998 European Championship qualifying match against Latvia. Before that match, he was already part of Norway's 1998 World Cup squad as third-choice goalkeeper. This was despite the fact that he has never lived in Norway in his entire life. His last international match was a January 2000 friendly game against Iceland.
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'''Michael Christian Oakes''' (born 30 October, 1973 in Northwich) is an English former professional football goalkeeper who is currently working with Wrexham as a goalkeeping coach. He is the son of former Manchester City footballer Alan Oakes.
Oakes began his career in Aston Villa's youth system. He played nineteen games for Gloucester City in 1992-93 and then had a loan spell at Scarborough in 1994 playing one league game. He finally got his chance to appear in Villa's first team at the start of the 1996/97 season. He made his debut on 17 August 1996 in a 2-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, aged 22, deputising for the injured Mark Bosnich.
Bosnich's injury record, and speculation he would be leaving to join Manchester United, gave Oakes opportunities over the next three seasons and he amassed 60 appearances in total for the club. He also won six England Under-21 caps during his spell at Villa Park. However, he was never considered as their first-choice number one, and after the club splashed out on David James following Bosnich's eventual departure in 1999, Oakes requested a move.
Oakes made the short journey to First Division club Wolves in October 1999 for -450,000, and soon ousted long-serving Mike Stowell as number one at Molineux. He remained as the first-team goalkeeper until September 2002, when he suffered a shoulder injury and was replaced by rookie Matt Murray. Murray's impressive form kept Oakes out on his return, and he was not in the starting line-up for Wolves' play-off success against Sheffield United at the Millennium Stadium in May 2003.
However, the fortunes of the two keepers turned in August 2003, when Murray sustained a back injury, and Oakes stepped into the breach for Wanderers' inaugural Premier League campaign. He performed admirably in what was a tough season, but was controversially replaced by new signing Paul Jones in January 2004.
Oakes regained his place in October 2004, post-relegation, but his subsequent form was not as impressive as it had previously been and he once again lost his place in October 2005, to Stefan Postma. Although Postma was later released, Murray's return to fitness meant that Oakes continued as deputy in 2006/07. He was given a free transfer in May 2007 after 220 appearances in total. Upon his release, Oakes drew praise from his former colleague Murray, stating that "I learned a lot from him and he has always been very supportive of me. Whoever signs him is going to have a top keeper."
In July 2007, Oakes signed for Cardiff City on a one-year deal, linking up his former Wolves manager Dave Jones. He began the season on the bench but moved into the starting XI after several errors from the on-loan Ross Turnbull. With Turnbull returning from loan back to Middlesbrough, Oakes found his only competition to be Irishman David Forde and continued in the number one spot.
However, Kasper Schmeichel was taken on loan from Manchester City in late October, which again relegated Oakes to the bench, save one League Cup defeat at Liverpool due to Schmeichel's ineligibility. After Schmeichel returned to his parent club in early January, Oakes was called upon again by Cardiff, but Peter Enckelman was swiftly signed on loan from Blackburn Rovers for the rest of the season. Oakes was released at the season's conclusion, his final involvement being as an unused substitute in their FA Cup Final defeat to Portsmouth.
He is currently working at Conference National side Wrexham as a goalkeeping coach.
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'''Mark Kennedy''' (born 15 May 1976 in Clonsilla, Dublin) is an Irish footballer who plays as a left winger or a left back. He is currently signed to Cardiff City in the Football League Championship.
Kennedy began his professional career at Millwall, making his senior debut on 24 April 1992 in a 1-0 win over Charlton. He developed over his three-year stay at The Den, and broke into the Republic of Ireland Under-21 side. He particularly gained attention for a powerful run and goal at Highbury that eliminated Arsenal from the FA Cup in 1995.
He eventually left to join Liverpool in March 1995 for an initial -1.5 million fee (potentially rising to -2.3 m), making him then the most expensive teenage footballer in British history.
However, opportunities at Anfield were scarce, and he managed just 18 appearances over three seasons, which also saw him loaned to Queens Park Rangers to gain first team action. He found a permanent route to regular football when he moved back to the capital with Wimbledon in 1998, for -1.75 million, but he stayed for just one season with the "Dons", scoring once against Bolton in the League Cup,
He won promotion to the Premier League with Manchester City in his first season, but the following year saw the club relegated and manager Joe Royle sacked. When Kevin Keegan took the reins, he sought to rebuild the squad and decided Kennedy was not part of his plans, selling him to fellow second flight club Wolverhampton Wanderers for -2 million.
He looked set for another promotion in his first season at Molineux, but a groin tear ruled him out of the run-in and the team dropped into the play-off zone in his absence, where they lost to Norwich. However, the following season saw them achieve the aim of promotion, with Kennedy scoring the opening goal in their 3-0 Division One Play-off final win over Sheffield United.
The Midlands club were unable to remain in the top flight beyond a solitary season though, and soon found themselves with a new manager, with Glenn Hoddle replacing Dave Jones in late 2004. Hoddle preferred to play Kennedy in a more restrained left midfield role, rather than his original position on the wing.
With Hoddle departing in Summer 2006, so did Kennedy, after refusing the terms of a reduced contract, he moved back to Selhurst Park on a free transfer to play under new manager Peter Taylor at Crystal Palace.
Kennedy spent the majority of the 2006-07 season in Palace's first team line-up, but largely disappointed fans, despite scoring against Derby County.
He was signed by his former Wolves manager Dave Jones at Cardiff City on 10 July 2008. With club stalwart Joe Ledley cemented in the left midfield role, Kennedy's started the season at left-back in place of the injured Tony Capaldi but an injury to Kennedy himself meant he missed around half of the opening two months. However following his return, he remained as first choice left back for the majority of the season.
The following season, he started the opening game of the season but injury meant he did not feature again until September during a 1-0 loss to Newcastle United where he remained on the bench, but he started the next game at Reading. He made his 400th Career Club start against Sheffield Wednesday on 26 September 2009. He made his 50th League Cardiff appearance on 5 December 2009, coming on as a substitute for injured Anthony Gerrard in a 1-0 win over Preston North End
Kennedy has 34 caps for the Republic of Ireland, scoring four times. He made his international debut on 6 September 1995 in a 1-3 defeat in Austria, but never established himself as a regular player over seven years involved with the national side.
His brother Brendan Kennedy played in the League of Ireland for a number of years for clubs including Shamrock Rovers and Kildare County.
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'''Derek Parkin''' (born 2 January 1948 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former football player who made a record number of appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers (609).
Parkin made his Football League debut on 7 November 1964 for Huddersfield Town against , aged 16.
In February 1968, he became the costliest full-back in Britain when he joined First Division side Wolves for -80,000. He made his club debut on 24 February 1968 against his hometown side .
Over 14 years at Molineux, he made a record amount of senior appearances - 609, including 501 league games, also a club record. He played 50 or more competitive matches in a season for Wolves no fewer than five times - another record - and in seasons 1968-69 and 1969-70, he took part in every single league and cup match played by the club. His long service saw him receive a testimonial match in 1979 and become one of the initial inductees into the club's Hall of Fame.
He appeared in two Wembley Cup Finals, collecting a winner's medal each time as Wolves won the League Cup in both 1974 and 1980, and also earned a Second Division championship medal in 1976-77.
The full-back made five appearances for the England Under-23 side between 1969 and 1971. He was called up to the full team in 1971 for a European Championship qualifier in Malta, but did not appear in the match.
He finally left Wolves to join Stoke City in March 1982 on a free transfer and played out a final 14 months before retiring.
After his footballing career ended in May 1983, he moved into landscape gardening.
Matthews, Tony; "Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record", ''Breedon Books'', 2008; ISBN 9781859836323
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'''Alexander Derek Dougan''' (20 January 1938 - 24 June 2007) was a Northern Irish professional footballer. Dougan played for several clubs, but had his longest association with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In 18 years in the English League, Dougan scored 294 goals in 685 matches, including 95 in 258 for Wolves. He began his career as a wing-half / central defender before being converted to a centre-forward. During his career, Dougan scored hat-tricks in the First Division, the Second Division, the Third Division, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the UEFA Cup and scored more English League goals than any other Irishman.
On 24 June 2007, Dougan died at the age of 69 from a heart attack at his home in Wolverhampton. His funeral was held on 5 July 2007 at St. Peter's Church, Wolverhampton, and the service was transmitted to a crowd of mourners outside the church with loudspeakers.
He was the first ever player to score against San Marino in international competition, netting two for Northern Ireland during a 7-0 friendly victory in 1963. It was the first ever competitive fixture to be played by San Marino (their team was only formed in 1962) and they have not won a single match since.
Dougan made 76 appearances and scored 17 goals for Distillery, helping them win the Irish Cup in 1956, before joining Portsmouth for a fee of -4,000 in August 1957. Dougan made 33 league appearances and scored 9 league goals for Portsmouth, playing a further three games for them in the FA Cup.
He then moved to Blackburn Rovers in March 1959 for a fee of -15,000 and scored on his debut in a 1-1 draw away to Arsenal. 'Doog', went onto to play for Rovers in the 1960 FA Cup Final against his future club Wolves, despite having asked for a transfer on the eve of the match. It was his brace in the semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday that had secured Rovers' passage to Wembley and Dougan famously went on to score four goals in a 6-2 victory over West Ham.
After two and a half years at Ewood Park, Dougan went to Aston Villa in July 1961. Two years later he moved to Peterborough United before signing for Leicester City in May 1965, where he stayed for just under two seasons.
Dougan joined Wolverhampton Wanderers for -50,000 in March 1967. In just over eight seasons at Wolves, he made 323 senior appearances and scored 123 goals, placing him as their eighth highest goalscorer of all-time.
He marked his home debut by scoring a hat-trick against Hull City on 25 March 1967, in a season that saw him help Wolves clinch promotion from the Second Division. He was then leading marksman at Wolves in 1967-68, 1968-69 and 1971-72. He also netted a hat-trick in the UEFA Cup against Acadmica, becoming the only Wolves player to date to have scored a hat-trick in a major European competition. His tally of 12 goals in European competition is also a club record. Four days before that game, Dougan had also netted three goals when Wolves beat Nottingham Forest in a league match.
During his time at Wolves, Dougan formed successful partnerships with Peter Knowles, Hugh Curran, Bobby Gould and then John Richards and in 1974 collected a League Cup winners medal. Dougan also played for Wolves in the United States when, playing as the Los Angeles Wolves, they won the United Soccer Association title in 1967, and in 1969, playing as Kansas City Spurs, they won the NASL International Cup.
Dougan was a beloved personality of the game and idolised by the Molineux crowd for his sometimes audacious antics and opinionated views on the game and, in particular, a professional players lot within the Football Association ''vis a vis'' their ownership or "free agency" rights. Dougan was known for his traditional centre forward heading prowess but was surprisingly adept with his feet despite his gangly height. This was particularly evident during his "de rigueur" move of playing a ball to the corner flag and achieving a very high percentage of corner kicks.
He played for Wolves until his retirement from league football in 1975, when he went into management with non-league Kettering Town. He was honored with a testimonial by the club against a Don Revie Select Xl on 20 October 1975.
Dougan represented Northern Ireland at schoolboy, U-19, amateur and B level as a wing-half and centre-defender. Dougan won 43 senior caps and scored 8 goals for Northern Ireland. He made his international debut on 8 June 1958 in 1-0 win against Czechoslovakia during the 1958 FIFA World Cup, his country's first-ever World Cup finals match. He made his final appearance for Northern Ireland on 14 February 1973 in a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cyprus.
Together with Pat Jennings and Martin O'Neill, Dougan was also one of seven Northern Ireland internationals to feature in a "Shamrock Rovers" XI against Brazil in an exhibition match in July 1973. Dougan scored one of Rovers goals in the 4-3 defeat. The Rovers XI was actually an All-Ireland team, which also featured Republic of Ireland internationals. The Northern Ireland-based IFA had opposed the staging of the game, with the FAI also having reservations (according to Republic manager Liam Tuohy).
Dougan, who had helped organise it, was subsequently to allege that his involvement in this game meant he never played for Northern Ireland again,
During the 1970 FIFA World Cup Dougan was a panelist for ITV. He served as chairman of the Professional Footballers Association from 1970 to 1978 and was instrumental in the establishment of players rights and free agency. Dougan believed passionately that players should control their own destiny and used his position as Chairman of the PFA to further players rights. Many of football's modern elite have benefited from Dougan's passionate perseverance of this issue and this may well be reflected upon as his lasting, albeit controversial, legacy.
In August 1982 he became chief executive and later chairman of Wolves, as part of a consortium that saved the club from liquidation, a position he retained until 1985. He stood as a parliamentary candidate for East Belfast in the 1997 election, but got only 1.4% of the vote. In December 2005, Dougan helped carry the coffin of George Best with a number of other Northern Ireland teammates. On 14 June 2006, he appeared on the BBC political show ''Question Time'', as a representative of United Kingdom Independence Party.
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'''Burton O'Brien''' (born June 10, 1981, in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former Scotland Under-21 midfielder currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Falkirk.
O'Brien started his career at St Mirren before moving to Blackburn Rovers in 1999. After making one solitary appearance he moved back to Scotland to play for Livingston, becoming an integral part of the League Cup winning side in 2004. In the 2005-06 pre-season he decided to move to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.
Burton began to show his class towards the end of the 2005-06 season with Wednesday, scoring crucial second goals against Preston North End and Brighton and Hove Albion. It was announced on May 14, 2008 that Wednesday would not be renewing O'Brien's contract. On June 30, 2008, O'Brien signed for Scottish Premier League side Falkirk.
Married and wears tape to cover ring each match.
Takes most free-kicks for Falkirk FC and set up Carl Finnigan's goal in the 1-0 win over Royal Antwerp FC on the 1st of August 2009. Also scored in 4-1 win over Hamilton Academical FC in 2008.
O'Brien has been capped at under-21 level for Scotland. His application to switch nationalities in order to represent South Africa was rejected by FIFA in 2005, as he was too old to apply.
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'''Alan Quinn''' (born 13 June 1979 in Dublin) is a professional footballer from the Republic of Ireland. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Ipswich in the Football League Championship.
He is one of nine brothers; both Stephen and Keith were on the books at Alan's former club, Sheffield United while another brother, Gerry, played for St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland. Quinn has also played for Sheffield Wednesday, and is the only player to have scored for both teams in the Steel City derby.
Quinn played youth football in Dublin for Manortown United and Cherry Orchard.
Quinn started his English club career at Sheffield Wednesday, making his first appearance as a substitute during 1997-98 and his first start the following season. After two games in his first two seasons his career took off during 1999-00 and he eventually played 178 League and Cup games for Wednesday, scoring 17 times.
After 6 games on loan to Sunderland, and winning an Internet player of the year award for the 2002-03 season he moved to Wednesday's rivals Sheffield United on a free transfer in 2004.
After a couple of substitute appearances he made his full debut for the Blades in a 1-0 away victory at Preston North End on 8 August 2004.
With the Blades promoted to the Premier League for the 2006-07 season he couldn't hold down a regular spot, with his younger brother Stephen being preferred ahead of him for a time. Despite that Quinn made 19 Premier League appearances that season and was rewarded in July 2007 with a contract extension until 2010.
Following United's relegation back to the Championship, Alan failed to impress new manager Bryan Robson enough to convince him that he was worth a place in the first team and made only a handful of appearances. The club allowed him to leave during the January transfer window, ironically agreeing the deal the day before the Steel City Derby against his former club Sheffield Wedsnesday.
He left the club having played 109 games and scored eleven goals.
On 18 January 2008 Quinn signed for Ipswich Town on an emergency loan, after an undisclosed fee was agreed. The transfer was made permanent on 23 January 2008, with Quinn signing a three and a half year contract. He was allocated the number 25 shirt and scored just four minutes into his second appearance for Ipswich against his former team Sheffield Wednesday.
At Youth level he won the 1998 U-18 European Championships with Republic of Ireland in a team that also featured Robbie Keane and Richard Dunne, scoring in the final. the match finished 1-1 AET with Rep. Of Ireland winning on penalties.
Quinn won his first senior cap for the Republic of Ireland against Norway on 30 April 2003 and currently has 8 caps.
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'''Carl Edward Richard Cort''' (born 1 November 1977 in Southwark) is an English footballer who plays as a forward. In August 2009 he signed for League 1 Brentford on a free transfer.
He has previously played for Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester City, UD Marbella and Norwich City.
He is the older brother of Leon Cort who is currently playing for Stoke City.
Cort, born in London of Guyanese descent, began his career with Wimbledon as a teenager. He went on loan to Lincoln City, and when he came back to the Dons, he scored in the first minute of his full debut against Newcastle United in September 1997. A place in the England under-21s soon followed.
Newcastle boss Bobby Robson paid -7million for Cort in the summer of 2000. He is one of six English players who have made a -7 million transfer and never played for England, the others being Dean Richards, Kevin Davies, Nigel Reo-Coker, Curtis Davies and Anton Ferdinand.
He scored on his home debut against Derby County for Newcastle, but unfortunately struggled with hamstring problems and underwent surgery after only a few appearances for his new club. He did eventually return to the first team in March 2001, and went on to score five goals in ten appearances before the season ended.
In 2001-02, injury ruined his season again. Cort was ruled out until March due to injuries to his ankle and knee. He travelled to the United States for specialist treatment and was treated by the same surgeon who treated future team-mate Joleon Lescott. The injuries appeared to take their toll, and Cort struggled to make an impact in the Premier League.
Having recovered from injury, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for -2 million during January 2004. He scored five goals for his new club that season but could not prevent relegation from the top flight. In the 2004-05 season, his form improved and he scored 16 goals in 40 appearances. Wolves had an indifferent season in 2005-06. Cort began the season well, scoring nine goals in the first 11 matches. Injury interrupted his season again, and by the end of May, Cort had added only two more to his tally, totalling 11 goals in 24 appearances. After the following campaign was again plagued by injury, he was released by Wolves in May 2007.
On 8 June 2007, Cort signed a two year contract with Leicester City.
Cort returned to England when he signed for Norwich City on 9 December 2008 until the end of the 2008-09 season.
After leaving Norwich, Cort went on trial with Wycombe Wanderers but was not offered a contract.
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'''Mark Morris''' (born 26 September 1962 in Carshalton) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Wimbledon,
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'''Ifem "Iffy" Onuora''' (born 28 July 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a coach and ex-professional footballer born in Scotland of Nigerian descent. His last job was assistant manager at Lincoln City and acted as manager during the absence, due to illness, of Peter Jackson.
Ifem Onuora was a journeyman striker who got his professional break playing for Huddersfield Town, he went on to play just under 200 times for The Terriers, and scored over 30 goals for the club before he was transferred to Mansfield Town in 1994.
Onoura stayed with The Stags until Gillingham paid -25,000 for him in August 1996. It was at Priestfield Stadium where Onuora's goal scoring ability started to show, as he notched himself a tally of just under 30 goals in an 18 month stay with the club, before the Gills cashed in on their big front man by selling him to Swindon Town in March 1998. More goal scoring success was on the cards and he remained at the club until he secured a move back to Gillingham in January 2000, following a short loan spell.
Onuora went on to feature heavily for The Gills for the next two seasons before Neil Warnock tempted the player into moving to Bramall Lane to sign a two year deal with Sheffield United. However football for Onoura was rare with the club and he only made 8 appearances in both league and cup competitions, scoring one goal. In August 2003, it was announced that he would be carrying on with The Blades, but was loan listed where he signed for Wycombe Wanderers at the start of the season on a one month loan deal.
After appearing six times for The Chairboys, Onuora returned to Sheffield, only to be poached by Paul Groves to sign for Grimsby Town also on a one month loan. After a reasonable month with Grimsby, Onuora made his move to Blundell Park a permanent one, with the club pairing him up front with Michael Boulding in the absence of the injured Phil Jevons.
This seemed to work as a jinx for Onuora, as despite earning himself a permanent deal, his performances slipped and he was singled out by the clubs supporters for booing, something which the player later spoke publicly about to the Grimsby Telegraph. Following the club's huge dip in form, Paul Groves was dismissed from his managerial duties and Onuora was to be the first player shown the door, after only signing a permanent deal 4 months previously.
He made his next port of call Tranmere Rovers but after 3 league appearances, the club decided to release him a month later. On the 25 March 2004, Onuora signed professional terms once again for Huddersfield Town, who were his first career club. He played 5 times for The Terriers, scoring an important goal in the play-off semi final against Lincoln City but didn't make an appearance in the final at the Millennium Stadium.
In July 2004, Paul Merson hired Onoura as a player/coach for Walsall, but this was short lived, and he was released in October 2004 and subsequently retired from playing. He scored 133 goals in nearly 500 professional matches.
Upon retiring in 2004, Onuora moved into coaching. In July 2007 he successfully completed the final part of the UEFA Pro Licence course and joined a group of only 111 coaches holding the game-s top qualification
His coaching career began when he was appointed first-team coach at Walsall in July 2004 but his contract was terminated by Walsall's manager Paul Merson in October 2004, with Merson feeling a more experienced coach was required
Later in the 2004-05 season, Onuora became a coach and youth development officer at Swindon Town. When Andy King was sacked after a poor start to season 2005/06, Onuora was appointed as Swindon's caretaker manager. In December 2005, Ron Atkinson, who had previously been fired from TV jobs for making racist remarks, was reportedly appointed to work alongside Onuora - one of the league's few black managers. Onuora later denied that this was the case, claiming that Atkinson was at the club to film a fly-on-the-wall documentary called ''Big Ron Manager''.
Dennis Wise later became the new Swindon manager and Onoura was offered the chance to stay in a reduced capacity but he turned down that offer and left the club.
He returned to Gillingham in June 2007 as a first team coach. When manager Ronnie Jepson resigned in September 2007 he was named, initially alongside Mick Docherty, as joint caretaker manager.
As of March 1, 2008, he became Lincoln's acting manager
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'''Graham Richard James Roope''' (12 July 1946 - 26 November 2006) was an English Test cricketer.
Roope was born in Fareham in Hampshire. He was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire, and played for Public Schools against Combined Services at Lord's in 1963 and 1964. He played Minor Counties cricket for Berkshire in 1963, before making his county cricket debut for Surrey in 1964. He received his Surrey cap in 1969. He was tall and wiry, with distinctive curly hair. He was an all-rounder: an outstanding slip fielder, often said to be one of the best of his generation, he was also an attacking middle-order batsman and a medium-pace bowler. He took 50 first-class wickets in 1968, and 5-14 against the touring West Indians in 1969, but bowled less later in his career. He was a member of the Surrey sides that won the County Championship in 1971, making a major contribution with 1,641 runs and an exceptional 59 catches in all first-class matches, and the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1974. He retired from full-time first-class cricket after the 1982 season, and played his last first-class match in 1986. In a career of 403 first-class matches, he scored 19,116 runs at 36.90 and took 225 wickets at 37.35, as well as holding 599 catches and making two stumpings as a substitute wicket-keeper. He scored over 1,000 runs in a season on eight occasions. Roope was remembered by former team-mate Geoff Arnold as "having an astounding ability to predict the weather - he would regularly forecast rain when there was not a cloud in the sky".
It is often said that Roope was at the non-striking end when both John Edrich and later Geoff Boycott reached their 100th centuries in first-class cricket in 1977. Although the second is certainly correct, achieved at 5.49pm on the first day of the 4th Ashes Test at Headingley on 11 August, when Roope had to take evasive action to avoid a straight-hit four off the bowling of Greg Chappell to bring up Boycott's century, a close inspection of the record books indicates that Roope had swapped batting positions with Geoff Howarth for the match against Derbyshire at The Oval on 12 July, and Howarth was at the crease when Edrich scored the necessary runs off the bowling of Alan Hill shortly after play should have ended at 5:30pm on the third and final day.
He toured India and Pakistan with the England cricket team in 1972-73, making his Test debut in the 4th Test against India at Kanpur. He played at home against New Zealand and West Indies in 1973, making two Test half-centuries, but was not then selected until the 4th and final Ashes Test against Australia at The Oval in 1975. After a first-inning duck, he made his best Test score of 77 in the second innings, enabling England to save the match against Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson and Max Walker, despite a first innings deficit of 431 runs. He then fell out of favour again, before returning for the 4th and 5th Ashes Tests in 1977. He scored three further half-centuries on tour to Pakistan and New Zealand in 1977-78, and one more playing at home against Pakistan in 1978. His last Test appearance was in the 1st Test against New Zealand at home later in 1978. In all, he played 21 Tests and eight One Day Internationals for England, and was on the losing side in only two Tests and one ODI.
Roope also played Non-League football as goalkeeper for a number of clubs including Corinthian Casuals, Wimbledon, Hayes, Guildford City, Ramsgate, Kingstonian, Woking, and Margate.He also played as amateur in the Mid Sussex League For Ardingly and Cuckfield and the Mid Sussex League Representative side in 1984 and 1985
He played again for Berkshire from 1983 to 1988, after retiring from Surrey. He moved to Yorkshire, where he became a coach at Ampleforth College and Woodhouse Grove School, and played for Hall Park in the Airedale and Wharfedale League. He was also a cricket commentator for BBC Radio Leeds.
He was married three times, with a son and two daughters. He died suddenly in St George's, Grenada, while on a charity cricket tour.
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'''Jake David Robinson''' (born 23 October 1986 in Brighton) is an English footballer who is currently contracted to League Two team Shrewsbury Town. Robinson plays either as a winger or striker.
A product of Brighton & Hove Albion's youth system, he made his debut in September 2003 against Middlesbrough, in a Carling Cup 2nd Round tie at the Riverside Stadium, and became Brighton's youngest ever scorer (aged 16) three weeks later in a cup match against Forest Green Rovers.
On 28 October 2006, Robinson scored his first hat-trick for Brighton in a League One game against Huddersfield Town,
After finding first-team opportunities difficult at Brighton, Robinson re-joined Aldershot Town on loan for a second loan spell until the end of the season during February 2009.
Robinson scored on his second debut for Aldershot Town during the 3-2 defeat against Exeter City on 14 February 2009, and made 19 appearances in total, scoring just four goals.
It was announced on 12 May 2009, that Robinson would be leaving Brighton after the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2009.
Robinson agreed to join League Two side Shrewsbury Town on a two-year contract .
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'''Martin Djetou''', (born December 15, 1974 in Brogohla, Cte d'Ivoire), is a former Ivorian-French football player.
He has also played for French clubs Monaco, Nice, Strasbourg and FC Istres-Ville-Nouvelle. Prior to his brief spell at Bolton, his only other experience in English football came by the way of a two year loan spell at Fulham where he amassed over half a century of appearances (and scored the winner against Leeds in a 1-0 win in December 2002
The Cte d'Ivoire-born Djetou has won full international honours with France, the country he grew up and was member of the Football at the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996.
In 2007 Djetou opened a beauty parlour in the town of Illkirch (Espace Djtou).
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'''Craig Gardner''' (born 25 November 1986 in Solihull, West Midlands) is an English footballer, who plays for Premier League club Aston Villa as a Midfielder or Right Back.
Gardner turned professional on 31 January 2005.
Before Gardner made his Premiership debut on December 26, 2005 he played for the youth team Yardley Kings. This was all before joining Aston Villa's youth system which then later took him to his debut, when he came on as a substitute for Steven Davis against Everton F.C. at Villa Park. He scored his first professional goal for Villa in the 3-1 away win on April 14 against Middlesbrough.
In August 2007, Gardner signed a new four year deal, which keeps him at Aston Villa until June 2011.
On 1 October 2007 he scored two goals in two games with two free-kicks. First he scored away to Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-4 draw
On 1 December 2007, Gardner scored the opener in a home match against Arsenal. Villa went on to lose the match 2-1.
Gardner has so far only made one appearance in the 2009-10 due to a groin injury.
On the 4th January 2010 it was announced that Birmingham City were preparing a -3.5 million bid. However it was revealed that Aston Villa had turned down the bid for the youngster.
Gardner's younger brother Gary is a 2nd year scholar in the Aston Villa academy and is also an England youth international.
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'''Sean William Joyce''' (born February 15, 1967 in Conisborough, Yorkshire) is an English former professional footballer and is currently manager of Devon non-league side Bideford of the Western Football League.
Sean Joyce began his career as an apprentice with Doncaster Rovers, making his debut prior to turning professional in September 1986. In November 1986 he joined Exeter City on loan to gain additional experience and returned to Doncaster, going on to make 41 appearances and score twice.
He moved to Torquay United on a free transfer in August 1988, playing at Wembley Stadium in the Sherpa Van Trophy Final against Bolton Wanderers, and again at Wembley in the 1991 play-off final victory on penalties against Blackpool. He remained with the Gulls after their relegation the following season before leaving league football, joining Elmore, having made 158 league appearances, scoring 15 goals, for the Gulls.
He later played for Taunton Town, but was released by Taunton in April 1998 and joined Bideford, then managed by former Torquay teammate Dean Edwards. In November 1998 he stepped up from club captain when he was appointed player-manager, though a knee injury soon made his role that of only being the manager, and he guided Bideford away from the danger of relegation. He has since made Bideford one of the top teams in the Western League and a serious challenger to Taunton Town's dominance of the competition since Tiverton Town's promotion.
Still based in the Torbay area Sean combines his football duties with his own local business concerns.
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During his studies at Hartlepool Manor School of Technology he played for Hartlepool United (1999). He moved to Luton Town in 2006 for a fee of -500,000 and then joined Leyton Orient a year later in 2007 on a free transfer. He also had a short loan spell at Boston United in 2004.
Born in Hartlepool in the North East of England,
He then progressed through to Manor College of Technology and he was once again recognized as a football player by the school-s headmaster, Alan White, a teacher who had previously taught Steve Harper and Paul Kitson. Boyd also played for five years with a Sunday League team called Hartlepool St. Francis, where he started off by playing in central defence and helped the team win several trophies in the Teesside Junior Alliance league. Boyd caught the eye of Middlesbrough who sent scouts to watch him and gave him a trial.
While at Hartlepool-s youth team he quickly impressed the coaching staff of Mick Smith and Billy Horner. Despite having been in the youth team only for a short amount of time, he was given a surprising last minute call up to the first team at only 16 years of age. Boyd eventually made his debut against Shrewsbury Town and was an immediate success after coming on a substitute and scoring a dramatic last minute goal from a tight angle in his debut game.
Boyd-s lack of first team appearances prompted the newly appointed Hartlepool manager Neale Cooper to loan him to Boston United in order to gain match practice. During his time at Boston, Boyd won critical acclaim from Boston manager Neil Thompson and played a total of 14 matches scoring four goals before returning to Hartlepool.
Boyd was a surprise inclusion in the team to face Stockport and came on as a substitute after 45 minutes. The next game away at Grimsby Town saw Boyd get his first start of the season for Pools and score two goals. Boyd kept his place in the team and continued to score for the remainder of the season and notched an impressive 12 goals in 10 starts.
The following season Boyd became one of League One's top goalscorers
On 28 July 2006, Boyd signed a three-year contract with Luton Town after Hartlepool accepted a bid in the range of -500,000.
However, Boyd showed few signs of adapting to Championship football, leaving many Luton fans frustrated with Boyd's lack of form after such a big money move for a club of Luton's financial situation. Boyd ended an unhappy spell with ''The Hatters'' by being released from his contract, after Town were relegated to League One.
Boyd was signed by Leyton Orient on 24 July 2007 on a two-year deal, following his release from Luton.
Boyd had talks with Huddersfield Town at the beginning of the January 2009 transfer window, however he failed to agree personal terms. He signed for Hartlepool United for his second spell with the club on 1 May 2009.
He notched his first goal back at Hartlepool in extra time of a first round Carling Cup win over Coventry on 12 August 2009. It was the only goal of the tie.
Boyd has also become famous for his behaviour off the pitch after the ex-boyfriend of a woman he was in bed with caught them and assaulted him. Boyd was then forced to flee semi-naked across a "posh estate" and suffered bruises and injuries to his feet.
With Hartlepool United
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'''Doug McMahon''' (1917, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - 1997) was signed by England's famous Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1938. He made his Football League debut on 1 January 1939 against Blackpool.
He played with Wolves until 1940 and the interruption of play in England due to World War II. During the 1939-40 West Midlands (Regional) League play, McMahon had an impressive nine goals in six games for the Wolves 'A' team, when league play was halted. During the war, McMahon served with Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserves. In England he guested for Chester, scoring six times against Stockport County in December 1939 .
In 1946 McMahon played for the Chicago Vikings in the newly formed North American Professional Soccer League. He played for Eastern Canada selects against the Eastern United States in 1947 and 1948 and then Scotland in 1949. In 1948, McMahon won a Canadian championship medal with Montreal Carsteel, in a season in which he scored a Canadian record 71 goals.
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'''Fred Whittaker''' (born October 12, 1923 in Vancouver, Canada) is a retired lacrosse and soccer player from British Columbia, Canada. He was signed by the English club Notts County in 1946 and scored five goals in ten games for them in that year. Back in Canada he led Vancouver North Shore United to the national championship in 1949 and played eleven times for and coached the British Columbia All-Stars.
In 2002 he was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.
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'''Ronald David "Ronnie" Moore''' (born 29 January 1953 in Liverpool) is an English football manager and former player. He is widely considered one of the greatest Rotherham United players of all time, and went on to manage the millers for seven years. His time in charge saw unprecedented success, gaining two successive promotions and, against all odds, maintaining Championship football for three years. After spells at Oldham and Tranmere, he made his return to Rotherham United on 24th September 2009. He is also the father of Tranmere Rovers striker Ian Thomas-Moore.
Ronnie Moore was born in Liverpool and he began his playing career with local side Tranmere Rovers as a centre-half, before making a successful switch to centre-forward.
He also played for Cardiff City where his somewhat disappointing goalscoring record of six goals led some fans to sport badges bearing the legend "I Saw Ronnie Moore Score".
He later played for Rotherham United, Charlton Athletic and Rochdale, before returning to Tranmere, where he finished his career.
In a recent poll, Moore was voted as Rotherham's greatest ever player, beating the likes of Mark Robins and Paul Hurst.
Moore's first managerial post was a two-month caretaker spell at Tranmere, while still acting as a player. After later acting as assistant manager to John King, he replaced Steve Joel as the manager of Conference side Southport in the 1996/1997 season, before beginning his first full-time managerial role in 1997 at Rotherham United. He proved a success at Millmoor, taking the club from the Third Division to the First Division in successive seasons. Moore helped keep Rotherham at this level for three years but left the club early in 2005.
Moore then joined in March 2005, and the club did enough to avoid relegation in his first season. He achieved a mid-table place the following year but parted company with Oldham because of poor season ticket sales.
He started in charge of Rovers by bringing in 9 players in the close season, including Chris Shuker and Paul McLaren. In his first year at Rovers he guided his team to a 9th place finish in League One, after looking set for a play off place for most of the year. Again he shuffled things around in the summer with Kevn Ellison and Jason McAteer amongst the departures. In came goalkeeper Danny Coyne, defenders Antony Kay & Ben Chorley and midielder Adnan Ahmed. In his second year it was another near miss, this time Rovers finished 11th after being top in mid-October. Injuries seemed to be against Ronnie also as his two key wingers Chris Shuker & Steve Davies were ruled out for long spells. He did enough in his first two years at the club to earn a new contract in May 2007. His first signing of the summer was Gareth Edds, a midfielder from MK Dons, who signed on the 10th June 2008.
After spending most of the 2008/9 season in mid-table, Tranmere made a late surge and went to Scunthorpe in their final match, needing a win to reach the play-offs. They led 1-0 until conceding an equaliser two minutes fron time. Scunthorpe went on to win the play-offs and earn promotion to the Championship. Despite this, Ronnie was surprisingly sacked by Tranmere on the 5th of June 2009 - again due to falling attendances.
A press conference was called for 10.30am Friday 25 September 2009 to confirm Moore's return as Rotherham United manager, assisted by former teammate Jimmy Mullen. The following day, Ronnie was unveiled to the millers faithful at the home game against Barnet, to a massive standing ovation. This inspired a 3-0 victory, which saw the South Yorkshire side dominate from start to finish. His first win came just a week later against Crewe, after a shock defeat at the hands of Northampton Town midweek.
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'''Alan Meggs Lee''' (born 21 August 1978 in Galway) is a professional footballer currently playing for Championship club Crystal Palace. He also plays internationally for the Republic of Ireland.
He is considered something of a cult hero at Rotherham United, who he played for over a three year period.
Lee began his career as a trainee with Aston Villa, turning professional in August 1995, although was never quite good enough for the first team at Villa Park. His league debut came after joining Torquay United on loan in November 1998, scoring three times in nine games. In March 1999 he joined Port Vale on a two month loan. He left Villa in July 1999 when Burnley signed him for -200,000. He moved to Rotherham United for -150,000 in November 2000 after a short loan spell. He scored 36 times in 114 games for the Millmoor side before moving Cardiff City in August 2003 for a fee of -850,000, just days after impressing Cardiff manager Lennie Lawrence in a goalless draw on the opening day of the season. Rotherham's manager Ronnie Moore prophesied that "Alan Lee can and will do better than Cardiff".
He found himself struggling with injuries at Ninian Park and largely out of first team contention. In January 2006 joined Ipswich Town for -100,000. He scored his second career hat-trick in a 5-0 win against Luton Town on 29 October 2006. He penned a new deal with the club in August 2007, but in January 2008 there was speculation of a move back to Burnley for -900,000 but the Ipswich chairman and Alan Lee himself denied these rumours. He completed his his season tally of 12 goals with the winner in Ipswich's 1-0 win against Hull City on the final day of the season.
In August 2008, Lee moved again, leaving Ipswich for Crystal Palace for a fee of around -640,000. In March 2009, he moved out on loan to Norwich City, his spell lasting for the rest of the season. Norwich went close to signing Lee permanently six years previously, but lost out to Cardiff. His performances at Norwich earned him public praise from skipper Gary Doherty.
On the 31st August 2009 Lee scored his 100th league goal against Peterborough United.
An Irish under-21 international, he was said to have been overlooked whilst at Rotherham. But was utilised for his country whilst with Cardiff.
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'''William "Billy" Whitehurst''' (born 10 June, 1959 in Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire) was an English professional footballer during the 1980s-1990s.
Whitehurst started his career playing for a number of local teams, one being Mexborough Town in the semi-professional leagues, whilst working for the local council as a bricklayer. He eventually made the move into the professional ranks with Hull City in 1980 and after a shaky start soon cemented his place as one of the most popular players to have ever played for the club. His upturn in form had not gone un-noticed and he joined Newcastle United in 1985 as their then record signing. Despite playing in a side featuring Peter Beardsley and Paul Gascoigne, the move did not work out and following a spat with his own supporters Whitehurst joined Oxford United, where it was rumoured he supplemented his football earnings by engaging in bare knuckle boxing bouts with local Gypsies.
The move there was similarly disappointing and Whitehurst became something of a footballing wanderer, playing for a further six football league clubs. Spells at Reading, Sunderland, Sheffield United, Stoke City, Doncaster Rovers, Crewe Alexandra and a second spell at Hull City produced mixed results. However, Whitehurst's hard man persona and colourful off field antics ensured he always caused a reaction and cemented his place as something of a cult figure within the game. Whitehurst ended his playing days abroad, playing in Northern Ireland, Australia and in Hong Kong with South China A.A. (1992-1993) before a long-standing knee injury caused his retirement in 1993.
After his football career ended Whitehurst ran several pubs in his native South Yorkshire, however he gave up his licence following an alleged assault on a customer for which he was eventually found not guilty. Whitehurst again hit the headlines in 2005 when he was convicted of a -12,000 benefit fraud after failing to declare a footballer's pension whilst he claimed unemployment benefit. Whitehurst claimed the matter was an oversight and he was given a probation order. In mitigation he also admitted to a long standing addiction to gambling which had cost him much of his earnings as a footballer. Today he does occasional work on building sites and trains greyhounds. He has made forays into the after-dinner-speaking circuit and is planning an autobiography entitled "Football's hardest man."
It has been printed in the press that both Vinnie Jones and Neil "Razor" Ruddock consider Billy as the toughest player they have come across.
In his autobiography, 'A Matter of Opinion' (Bantam Books 2000) the Scotland and Liverpool defender Alan Hansen says of Billy Whitehurst: "He was six feet tall and weighed more than thirteen stone and he knew how to exploit this. Indeed. because of his power in the air, aggression and courage, he was one of the opposing strikers who frightened me the most - and I do mean frightened".
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'''Joel Porter''' (born 25 December 1978) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a striker for the Hyundai A-League team Gold Coast United. He had played for Hartlepool United in Football League One until the end the 2008/2009 season, leaving for Australia on a free transfer.
Before joining Hartlepool United, Porter had previously played for Croydon Kings, West Adelaide, Melbourne Knights and Sydney Olympic. During his final season at Sydney Olympic Porter managed to score 6 goals in 19 starts, having played many of those matches as a midfielder.
Porter decided to look to Europe in a bid to find a club. Porter almost signed for Rayo Vallecano but the Spanish La Liga club were unprepared to take a gamble by signing him after doubts arouse over his fitness. After previously having trials in England with Wigan Athletic and Sunderland, before visa problems prevented them, Porter finally signed for Hartlepool.
Porter made his Hartlepool dbut against Swindon Town and scored his first goal against Burton Albion shortly afterwards during a live televised FA Cup match. Hartlepool manager Neale Cooper decided to offer him an 18-month contract at the end of 2003. However Porter struggled to score in his first season and only notched up 5 goals in 31 appearances. Porter's fifth goal for the club was perhaps one of the most important as it earned Hartlepool a draw in the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Bristol City.
During the following 2004/2005 season, Porter became a fan favourite and was a massive success. After a slow start he forced his way into the team after coming on as a substitute against Doncaster Rovers and scoring two late goals. This earned him a place alongside Adam Boyd in the Hartlepool line-up. He then went on to notch 14 goals in 37 appearances. Porter's performances earned him the Hartlepool United's Fans' Player of the Year award. His performances attracted the attention of a host of Australian clubs such as Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix FC who wanted to see him return home to play in the newly formed A-League. Porter was closely linked to sign with the Phoenix, however Hartlepool elected to invoke the team option to resign him for one more year.
In the 2005/06 season, Porter struggled with a long-term knee injury that lasted 10 months and prevented him from playing for the majority of the season. Porter returned to Hartlepool squad after 10 months injured and came on as a substitute against Huddersfield, scoring after 6 minutes to mark his return. However, his return could not prevent Hartlepool from being relegated from Football League One. He helped Hartlepool win promotion back to the Football League One the following season and helped Pools survive in the third tier the following two seasons.
On April 24, 2009 Porter announced he was leaving Hartlepool United for Gold Coast United.
However he has joined Southend United on loan until October 11th 2009 due to Alex Revell joining swindon town
Porter also represented Australia in the 2002 Oceania Cup where he went on to make 4 appearances for the Socceroos, scoring 6 goals in the process and finished as his country's top scorer. Porter was gifted the chance to play in the tournament as Soccer Australia couldn't afford to fund for its bigger overseas stars to play.
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'''Johannes ("Hans") Segers''' (born 30 October 1961) is a Dutch goalkeeper, who is famous for his playing career in England.
Segers was born in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant. His early career was with home-town club PSV Eindhoven, before being signed for Nottingham Forest by Brian Clough during 1984. Although he played four seasons with Nottingham Forest, his final season included loan spells with Sheffield United, Stoke City and Dunfermline Athletic.
His career revived when he was signed as replacement for Dave Beasant by Wimbledon, and from 1988 until 1996 was first choice goalkeeper making 265 league appearances. In 1994 he was accused of involvement in match fixing, together with Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar, Wimbledon striker John Fashanu and a Malaysian businessman. The case was referred to Winchester Crown Court for a criminal trial in 1997 but all four defendants were cleared.
In December 1997, Grobbelaar and Segers were found guilty by the Football Association of breaching betting regulations.
From 1996 to 1998, Segers was a goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Woking before ending his playing career at Tottenham Hotspur in 2001. He was goalkeeper-coach at Tottenham Hotspur until 26 October 2007 when he was asked to stand down with immediate effect following the sacking of Martin Jol.
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'''Mervyn Day''' (born Chelmsford, Essex, 26 June 1955) is a former professional football (soccer) goalkeeper.
He was educated at Kings Road Primary School,attended also by another famous West Ham player,Geoff Hurst, and King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford.
He represented Essex Schools at all levels and was even picked for the England Schools squad six times, though he never got to see action. By the age of 15 the word had spread that there was a young man worth watching and Ipswich, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and West Ham United dispatched scouts to investigate. Ron Greenwood's West Ham United won the race and Day signed youth forms in July 1971.
In February 1973 he signed a professional contract with West Ham and on 29 August 1973 he made his debut in a draw against Ipswich Town.
Day became the first team goalkeeper soon after, and, in 1975, he became the youngest goalkeeper ever to appear in an FA Cup Final, aged 20 years old, in their FA Cup victory over Fulham. He was credited with the PFA Young Player of the Year Award that same season, to this day, the only goalkeeper to win the award. He was tipped as the next great England goalkeeper. In 1976 he appeared in the Cup Winners' Cup Final which West Ham lost 4-2 to Anderlecht in a sold out Heysel Stadium. However, a loss of form and injuries saw him drop out of the side, and Phil Parkes' performances were good enough to keep Day out when he regained fitness.
In July 1979 he moved to Leyton Orient for -100,000, where he displaced John Jackson from between the posts.
When Eddie Gray, then manager of Leeds United, signed him in 1985, he proved to be an excellent buy and was a key figure in Billy Bremner's side in the 1987 run to the FA Cup semi-final and League play-offs. He remained first choice keeper for Howard Wilkinson, and picked up a Division 2 winners medal as promotion was finally achieved in 1990. With the re-signing of John Lukic, Day was relegated to the reserves and bench, and only made 5 more appearances for the first team.
After retiring, he was manager of Carlisle United and lead them to promotion into Division Two in 1997, but left shortly after due to a falling out with the Chairman, Michael Knighton, who replaced Day as manager.
He was first team coach to Alan Curbishley at Charlton Athletic for many years before he and Curbishley both left the club at the end of the 2005-06 season. On December 13, 2006, he was again named as Curbishley's number two after the former was unveiled as the new West Ham manager but left the club at the same time as Curbishley in September 2008.
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'''David Thomas Kelly''' (born in Birmingham, England, 25 November 1965) is a retired footballer and current Assistant Manager of Nottingham Forest. As a child, Kelly suffered from Perthes Disease, but recovered to forge a long and successful career in professional football.
Kelly turned out for Walsall, West Ham United, Leicester City, Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sunderland, Tranmere Rovers, Sheffield United, Motherwell, Mansfield Town and Derry City F.C., retiring in 2002.
He was a top goalscorer for Walsall when they won promotion to the Second Division via the playoffs in 1988, but was transferred to West Ham United soon afterwards, having scored 63 goals in 147 games for Walsall since making his debut for them in 1983. He was a regular player at West Ham United, helping them reach the Football League Cup semi-finals in the 1989-90 season and taking them to the verge of the Second Division playoffs that year, but managed just seven goals in 41 games before being sold to Second Division strugglers Leicester City in the autumn of 1990. He recaptured his form at Filbert Street, helping them avoid relegation in 1990-91 and mount a challenge for promotion in 1991-92. He had a strong goalscoring record in the East Midlands, so it was a surprise when halfway through the 1991-92 season he accepted an offer from Ossie Ardiles to sign for Newcastle United, who were battling against relegation in the division. He scored 10 league goals for the Magpies that season as they avoided relegation, and was their leading scorer with 25 league goals when they won promotion from to the Premier League as Division One champions in the 1992-93 season, but was transferred to Wolves in fear of losing his first-team place at St James's Park following the return of Peter Beardsley.
Kelly played well in his first two seasons in the Black Country, but lost his first team place to Don Goodman in the autumn of 1995 and this led to him asking for a transfer. He signed for Sunderland in a -1million deal as manager Peter Reid was piecing together a side capable of reaching the Premier League.
He helped Sunderland win the Division One title in 1995-96, and although he remained a regular player in their 1996-97 Premier League campaign he failed to score a single league goal all season and his days on Wearside were numbered.
Upon completing his move to Tranmere Rovers in the summer of 1997, Kelly quickly became a firm fan's favourite. Starting 69 league matches for the Rovers with a further 19 substitute appearances Kelly also featured in 7 FA Cup and 17 League Cup games for the Superwhites. Kelly scored 35 goals for Tranmere. His most prolific season was the 1999-2000 season. Kelly featured prominently in Rovers' League Cup Run which ultimately led to them reaching the final and losing 2-1 to Leicester City. Kelly scored the goal for Rovers in that final and finished the season as the competition's top scorer. Kelly made a brief but unsuccessful return to Tranmere as assistant manager in 2002 many Tranmere fans still hold Kelly in high esteem even after he abandoned Tranmere to seek glory at Sheffield United, a bigger club. However, his only season at Bramall Lane was not a success, as he scored just six goals in 35 league games and when the season ended he accepted an offer to sign for Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League. His six goals in 19 games went some way to ensuring Motherwell's league safety, so it was something of a surprise when he accepted an offer to return to the English league in Division Three with Mansfield Town. He scored four goals in 17 games as the Stags leapfrogged Cheltenham Town in the race for the final automatic promotion place. However, Kelly left the club after their promotion, and instead crossed the Irish Sea to complete his playing career with Derry City, scoring twice in seven games before retiring from playing in 2002 and returning to England as assistant manager of Tranmere Rovers.
David Kelly is a unique player as he was actually applauded while running onto St James' Park as a substitute in the colours of rivals Sunderland, which is usually an extremely fierce game filled with hatred, Kelly lists this as his second favourite and proudest moment as a footballer.
In his final game of professional football, Kelly helped Derry City to victory over Shamrock Rovers in the 2002 FAI Cup final, departing for Dublin Airport immediately after the final whistle sounded at Tolka Park in order to assume his duties as newly-appointed assistant manager at Tranmere Rovers.
He was born in Birmingham, England but chose to play for the Republic of Ireland due to his ancestry, picking up 26 caps and scoring 9 goals (including a hat trick on his debut against Israel). His most famous goal for Ireland came in a February 1995 friendly clash against England in which Ireland won 1-0, with Kelly scoring just before the half hour mark. The game was abandoned shortly thereafter due to a riot started by right-wing extremists amongst the English fans.
After retiring as a footballer he became a coach and has consistently worked with Billy Davies, as a player at Motherwell and being part of Davies' backroom staff at Sheffield United Preston North End, Derby County and Nottingham Forest.
He was named as assistant manager to Davies at Derby in July 2007, a few weeks after the club achieved promotion to the Premier League after Davies had spent the majority of the 2006-07 season trying to secure Kelly from Preston, who placed him on gardening leave following Davies' move to Derby. He left the club, with Davies, just four months later when Davies left the club by mutual consent following a disastrous start to the 2007-08 season. He followed Davies to Nottingham Forest, again being named as assistant manager on 1 January 2009.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Taylor''' (born 14 March 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Sheffield United.
Born in Blackburn, England, Taylor attended St. Bede's RC High School in Blackburn and is a product of Blackburn Rovers Youth Academy. Having represented England at both under-19 and under-20 level, Taylor signed a new three-year deal with Blackburn Rovers in September 2005.
Whilst at Blackburn, Taylor has had loan spells at Queens Park Rangers, Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town (from 31 January 2007 to 5 April 2007) and Tranmere Rovers. Tranmere decided to make his loan move permanent, signing him on a two and a half-year contract for an undisclosed fee in the January 2008 transfer window. Taylor made 30 league appearances in total for Tranmere during the 2007/08 season, scoring a single goal, a half volley against Crewe on New Year's Day 2008. His only goal of the 2008/09 season came at home to Colchester, he curled in a long range free kick.
Taylor was transferred to Sheffield United in July 2009 for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around -400,000.
He made his full debut for The Blades came in the opening game of the season in August 2009; a 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough.
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'''Mark Nelson Paston''' (born December 13, 1976) is a New Zealand football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for the Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.
His senior career began with Napier City Rovers before he moved to the United Kingdom in 2003 to join Bradford City. He followed this with a season at Walsall and then St Johnstone, before returning to New Zealand with the New Zealand Knights.
Mark Paston signed for Hyundai A-League club Wellington Phoenix in 2007 from the New Zealand Knights. Paston made his debut for the Phoenix against Adelaide United where they lost 4-1. Paston was often the Phoenix second choice goalkeeper but when Glen Moss left to Melbourne Victory Paston was given his opportunity to become the Phoenixs first choice goalkeeper.
Mark Paston signed a new one year contract at the beginning of the 2009 keeping him at the Phoenix untill the end of the 2009/2010 season. Paston played a large part in the Phoenix's undefeated home streak A-League record by keeping clean sheets agaisnt Central Coast Mariners and Gold Coast United.
On 10 December 2009 Paston suffered a tibia fracture that will keep him sidelined for four to six weeks and possibly the rest of the season.
Paston, having represented New Zealand at Under-23 level, made his full All Whites debut at the age of 20 in a 5-0 loss to Indonesia on 21 September 1997, but did not feature in another full international until 2003, Jason Batty, Michael Utting and later Ross Nicholson being preferred choices.
He was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa, where he was second choice as Moss played in all three games. However, Moss's suspension from international football for improper conduct meant that Paston played in the World Cup Qualification playoff against Bahrain. On 10 October 2009 Paston kept a clean sheet in the first leg in Riffa, and in the return leg on 14 November 2009 he was Man of the Match, saving a penalty from Sayed Mohamed Adnan in the 51st minute which was enough to secure New Zealand a 1-0 win in Wellington, enabling them to qualify for the World Cup for only the second time in their history.
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'''Leonida Christos "Leo" Bertos''' (born 20 December 1981) is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who plays for Wellington Phoenix as a midfielder.
Leo's father was born in Greece, his mother born in New Zealand and his grandfather is from Romania but he chose to represent his place of birth, New Zealand. He grew up in the Wellington suburb of Miramar and attended Holy Cross primary school.
Bertos started his career in Barnsley's youth team,
He had a reasonably successful two year spell at Rochdale scoring the goal in a 1-0 win at Kidderminster that secured their League status in 2003-04 but fell out of favour the following year and was released. After failing to impress in a short spell at Chester City he dropped into non-league football.
He signed for Perth Glory for the 2006/2007 A-League season on a two year deal and attempted to add depth in midfield that lacked consistency and a dominant factor in 2006-07, replacing star midfield player Nick Ward. Leo's pace and crosses on the wing has contributed nine assists this season to be among the top of the A-League in that statistic. Many fans bemoaned the fact he lacked to find the back of the net though despite a number of good scoring opportunities.
Bertos explored opportunities elsewhere during the A-League off season and Glory manager Ron Smith had allowed him to trial with Greek club Skoda Xanthi before returning to Perth Glory.
On January 24 2008, Bertos signed a 2 year deal with his hometown club Wellington Phoenix. Bertos scored his first goal for Wellington against Sydney FC on the 7th November 2008. On 1 October 2009, Bertos has extended his contract to another three years for the Wellington Phoenix.
He made his international debut against Iran in October 2003
Bertos is known for his dribbling and quality skills on the ball. This was shown in the New Zealand vs Brazil game when he dribbled around two defenders to win a corner and then gained a real confidence booster by receiving a pat on the back by a Brazilian defender. In the first game of the New Zealand vs Malaysia series (which New Zealand won 2-0), Leo received man of the match for his magnificent dribbling performance where he dominated the Malaysian defence.He was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa.
On November 14, 2009 Bertos provided the corner in which Rory Fallon headed home against Bahrain in Wellington to give New Zealand a spot in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and win the 2-legged aggregate play-off 1-0, following a goaless draw in Manama.
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'''Allan Pearce''' (born 7 April 1983 in Wellington) is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who plays as a striker. In the 2004/05 season he played for Waitakere United, scoring 6 goals.
Allan Pearce joined Barnsley on a three-year scholarship in December 1999 and progressed through the academy ranks at the club and into the reserves.
In October 2002 he signed professionally for Lincoln City where he made a number of League 2 appearances
In September 2006, Allan re-signed with Waitakere United after a short spell playing in England again, this time with Worksop Town when they were in the Conference North Division.
Pearce has represented New Zealand at under 17 and under 23 level.
He made his full All Whites debut in a 3-1 World Cup qualifier win over New Caledonia on September 06, 2008.
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'''Phillip "Phil" Jevons''' (born August 1, 1979 in Liverpool, England) is an English football player. He is currently with Football League One side Huddersfield Town. As of July 22, 2009, he is on loan at Football League Two side Morecambe. He is notably remembered by some football fans for his 45 yard goal in extra time for Grimsby Town whilst playing against his home town club of Liverpool in the English League Cup in 2001.
Jevons is a product of the Everton F.C. Academy and became one of the stars of their youth side, scoring 55 goals in 91 youth team games and winning the FA Youth Cup in 1998. Despite his reputation for frequently scoring in the youth and reserve side, He failed to make much impact on the first team squad, however he managed to feature in several Premiership games. He became a part of the Everton youth team squad that started such professional careers as Francis Jeffers and Danny Cadamarteri. But where as Jeffers stayed on and made an impact at Goodison Park, Jevons was transfer listed and left the club at the end of the 2000-2001 season.
On July 2001, he was sold to Grimsby Town for -250,000. Town were currently playing in the Football League First Division, and Jevons was one of the first signings of the new campaign for manager Lennie Lawrence. He became an instant hit at Blundell Park as Grimsby fired themselves to the top of the league within the first 5 games of the season, notably his partnership with youngster Jonathan Rowan had shown early promise. He is fondly remembered by Town fans for scoring a stunning long-range goal in extra time of a 2-1 League Cup win at Liverpool, which was the Mariners' first-ever victory at Anfield.
He joined Yeovil Town on a free transfer in June 2004 and became an integral part of manager Gary Johnson's squad as Yeovil launched an assault on promotion from League Two. His partnership with Bartosz Tarachulski was arguably one of the strongest in the league that season. He became leading scorer for the club - in 2005 and was also the joint top scorer in all four divisions with 27 league goals. Ultimately at the end of the season he earned promotion to League One. Jevons had a consolidation season in 2005-2006 as Yeovil adapted to League One football, at the end of the season, Gary Johnson quit as the clubs manager and this also paved the way for Phil's departure from Huish Park.
He joined Bristol City after a free transfer from Yeovil Town in the summer of 2006, following Gary Johnson to Ashton Gate. Once again Jevons romped his way through League One, earning goals that would see the club promoted to the Coca Cola Championship league. After promotion though, Jevons slipped out of contention in the squad and on 22 November 2007 he went to Huddersfield Town on a month's loan.
He made his debut on 24 November, as a substitute in Town's 1-0 loss against Leyton Orient at the Galpharm Stadium. On 1 December he scored his first two goals in a 3-0 against his former club, Grimsby Town to send Huddersfield through to the third round of the FA Cup. His first league goal for the Terriers came against his parent club's rivals, Bristol Rovers. Then on Christmas Eve, Jevons's loan was extended until 19 January 2008. However, on 10 January Jevons was signed for -100,000, that could double to -200,000 depending on appearances and whether Town win promotion, on a deal that takes him until summer 2010.
On July 22, 2009 Jevons signed for Morecambe on a season-long loan deal, along with teammate Ian Craney. He got his first goal for the Shrimps in their 5-2 defeat by Burton Albion on August 15, 2009.
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'''Philip Nathan Ifil''' (born 18 November 1986 in Willesden, London) is an English footballer, currently playing at Colchester United.
As a schoolboy he attended Gladstone Park Primary School and Willesden High.
A full-back, he made his debut for Tottenham Hotspur against Liverpool on the first day of the 2004-05 season, he has so far made three appearances in the Premier League, twice in the 2004-05 season. He had to wait a year and a half until April 2007 for his next appearance in the 2006-07 season in the teams 3-3 draw with Wigan Athletic.
He represented England U20 at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
On 28 September 2007 he joined English Championship side Southampton on a three-month loan deal. On 10 January 2008 he was transferred from Tottenham Hotspur to Colchester United for an undisclosed six figure fee, with various add-ons.
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'''Robert Burch''' (born 8 October 1983) is an English football player who plays as a goalkeeper. Signed by Lincoln City on the 30th June.
Robert Burch turned professional with Tottenham Hotspur in July 2002 and spent a further five years at the club after signing professional forms.
During that time Burch was loaned out to Conference clubs Woking, in 2003, and Stevenage Borough, in 2004, in order to gain some first-team experience. He was also loaned to West Ham United in December 2004, but despite being an unused substitute on six occasions, he failed to make a first-team appearance for the Upton Park club. Indeed, frustration was the name of the game for Burch as injuries restricted him to just seven reserve team appearances in 2004-05.
Burch was back on loan in 2005-06 with a stint at Bristol City but, again, a senior debut eluded him. He finally made his debut on loan at Barnet when he was signed on an emergency 28-day loan on 30 January 2007. He made his dbut for the Bees against Notts County .
Burch was released from his contract by Tottenham on 19 May 2007 and signed for Sheffield Wednesday on 2 July 2007. He made his Wednesday debut on 28 August 2007 in a 2-1 League Cup second round victory over Hartlepool United. He was released by the club at the end of the season after playing just three competitive matches. Burch agreed to sign for Lincoln City on June 30 2008.
in the 09/10 season in the first 2 games he got man of the match. He is soon to be out of contract at City and may look to leave for a higher tiered team in January 2010, when the transfer window opens.
Burch is a former England Under-20 keeper.
Burch proposed to his girlfriend on the ''This Morning'' television programme on 14 February 2008. She is a producer on the show, and he surprised her backstage with a little help from Fern Britton The couple were married in 2009.
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'''Richard Joseph "Richie" Partridge''' (born 12 September 1980) is an Irish footballer who plays for Stockport County.
Born in Dublin, Partridge started playing football as a trainee with Liverpool on 1 August 2000. He suffered many injuries during his spell at Liverpool and failed to make a Premier League appearance. However, he played in three League Cup ties for Liverpool, the first being an 8-0 demolition of Stoke City in November 2000.
On 20 March 2001, he was loaned to Bristol Rovers where he made six appearances and scored a goal against Wrexham.
While at Anfield, Partridge spent an entire season, from 27 September 2002 to 1 April 2003, on loan at Coventry City and was voted fans player of the season 2003-04. Partridge was released by Liverpool at the back of the 2004-05 season.
Partridge signed for Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer on 29 July 2005. However on 4 May 2006, it was announced that, after failing to hit a consistent run of form, his contract would not be renewed upon expiry at the end of the season. He scored once for Wednesday, in a League Cup tie with Stockport County.
He subsequently joined Rotherham on 30 June, and played 36 times for the Millers in 2006-07. He was released at the end of the season and subsequently signed for Chester on 21 June.
Partridge made his Chester debut in a 0-0 draw with Chesterfield on 11 August 2007, with his first goal coming against Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Trophy the following month. In the following weeks he enhanced his reputation as a lively winger with an eye for goal, most notably after scoring two very well taken goals in Chester's 2-1 win at Stockport County on October 20. However, he managed just two more goals during the rest of the season season and struggled to establish a first-team starting place in the 2008-09 season, as Chester were relegated from The Football League.
On 21 July 2009, Partridge joined Milton Keynes Dons on a one-year contract. Partridge then joined Kettering Town on loan alongside fellow MK Don player Sol Davis on 26 November 2009.
On 18 January 2010 MK Dons announced that Partridge had been released and was to join Stockport County for the remaining six months of the season alongside fellow released player Danny Swailes
Partridge is a former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international.
Partridge is the brother-in-law of Michael Owen and son-in-law of former Chester striker Terry Owen. He studied at the University of Salford for a degree in Physiotherapy and graduated in 2009 with a first class degree. He is now studying for a Masters degree in Football Rehabilitation.
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'''Errol Gilmour Crossan''' (born on October 6, 1930 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian former soccer player, who played in the English Football League.
When Crossan was eight his family moved to the Isle of Man and when they returned to Canada in 1949 he began playing with Ted Myles' Marpole Athletic Club in the first division of the Vancouver and District junior and juvenile soccer association. Later he graduated to the New Westminster Royals of the Pacific Coast Soccer League and helped the club win the national championship in 1953. In November 1953, English Club Liverpool opened negotiations for his transfer but could not agree on terms and in January 1954 he signed for Manchester City. One year later he was transferred to Gillingham where he played in 76 games and scored 16 goals.
Crossan then moved on to Southend United where he played in 40 games and scored 11 goals. Norwich City signed him in September 1958 for -6,000 and he used his devastating speed to join the ranks of a band of goalscoring wingers at Carrow Road, appearing in 116 games and scoring 32 goals. "Cowboy", as he was known to his team mates, is now part of the club's folklore, once scoring in seven successive matches including the FA Cup wins in 1959 against Manchester United and Cardiff City, part of the club's legendary run to the FA Cup semi-finals as a third division team. The following season he helped Norwich win promotion to division two. In 2002 he was inducted into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame. Finally, with London club Leyton Orient he played in ten games in total and scored two goals. During his career in England, Crossan appeared in 240 games for four different clubs and scored 61 goals.
Crossan returned to Canada in 1961 and signed for Toronto City in the old Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League, before retiring from football. After he finished playing, he worked for 30 years as a supervisor for Canadian Forest Products.
'''New Westminster Royals'''
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'''Andrew Jamie "Andy" Bishop''' (born 19 October 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Bury as a striker.
Bishop was born on 19 October 1982 and started his footballing career at Walsall in August 2002.
He was signed by Rochdale on a month's loan in November 2003.
He joined Yeovil Town on a month's loan in February 2004.
Bishop was signed by York City in July 2004, after rejecting a new deal at Walsall.
Bishop was signed by Bury on a free transfer on 8 May 2006, signing a two-year contract.
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'''Matthew William "Matt" Murray''' (born 2 May 1981) is an English football goalkeeper, signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. His career has been plagued by knee injuries which have dramatically reduced the amount of games he has been available for.
Born in Solihull, Murray spent several seasons of his early career as a youth trainee out of contention through injury. He suffered a cruciate knee injury just twenty minutes into a loan spell at non-league Kingstonian in October 2000.
He was promoted into Wolves' first team on 31 August 2002 against Wimbledon, deputising for the injured Michael Oakes, and then keeping his place through that season. The season ended with him producing a man-of-the-match performance in the Play-off final in May 2003, where he produced a number of vital saves to help the club win promotion to the Premier League, the pick being a second-half penalty save from Michael Brown.
He followed this up by debuting for England Under-21s, against Slovakia U21, before a foot fracture wrecked his second season. In the three years that followed the success of 2002-03, he only played seven games for Wolves due to a variety of injuries.
The goalkeeper next played in January 2005 but soon suffered another break to his foot, ruling him out for a further year. By March 2006 he was fit enough to be sent on loan to Tranmere Rovers, but was called back to Wolves within a month because of possible injuries to other goalkeepers.
He started his first game for Wolves in almost sixteen months on the final day of the season at Norwich City, and managed to retain his place at the beginning of the 2006-07 season, where he was largely accredited with Wolves' impressive start to the season, due to a catalogue of good performances allowing for five of their first seven games to end 1-0.
Due to Murray's excellent form during the season he was rewarded with a new three-and-a-half year contract in December 2006, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2009-10 season; the same month also saw him received the PFA Championship Player of the Month award. At the end of the season, he was named in the Championship Team of the Year at the 2006-07 PFA Awards dinner and also voted the PFA Fans' Player of the Year for the division. He was also voted Wolves' Player of the Season as they reached the play-offs.
The 2006-07 season ended on a sour note as he fractured his shoulder on the eve of his club's vital play-off game. After spending the summer recuperating from this injury, he suffered another setback from a cruciate (left) knee injury in pre-season training. He underwent two operations for this, and missed the whole of the 2007-08 campaign while undergoing rehabilitation with the aim of returning for the new season. However, inflammation in his knee then delayed his comeback further still. By the time he recovered, fellow academy graduate Wayne Hennessey had established himself as first choice.
With Hennessey and back up Carl Ikeme both playing well, Murray's chances of regaining the number one spot became even slimmer. On 12 November 2008, he joined League One Hereford United on loan, to complete his return to first-team action, but managed just two full games before injury again struck. He suffered a ruptured patella tendon in his right knee during a match against , which will again keep him on the sidelines for the foreseeable future.
Murray is now fit for wolverhampton wanderers since August 2009
. On the 19th November 2009 Murray started his first game back for Wolves playing in a reserve game, but he felt discomfort in his knee and was substituted after just 23 minutes.
Murray has represented England five times at under-21 level. He may also be eligible to play for Nigeria, through his biological father, although this has not been confirmed by the footballing authorities.
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'''Sam Chedgzoy''' (27 January 1889 in Ellesmere Port, England; died 7 January 1967 in Montreal, Canada) was an English football player who changed the laws of the game. He played professionally for Everton F.C., the New Bedford Whalers and Montreal Carsteel. He also earned eight caps with the English national team.
Chedgzoy began his professional career with Everton F.C. in 1910, spending sixteen season with the Blues, predominantly was a right wing forward. Everton were runners up in the then top division, Division 1, in the 1911/12 season; and won the championship 1914/15. In total, Chedgzoy made 300 appearances (279 in league play) for Everton. He scored thirty-six goals, with thirty-three coming in league games.
In 1926, he forced a change in the laws of the game when he scored by dribbling the ball in from a corner kick. Prior to 1924 a goal could ''only'' be scored from a corner kick if another player made contact with the ball. In that year, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) changed the laws of football so that a goal could be scored directly from a corner kick (without another player touching the ball). However, the wording of the new law was vague. A Liverpool Echo sports journalist, Ernest Edwards, informed the Everton side of the lack of precision in the new rules. During a game against Tottenham Hotspur, Everton gained a corner kick that Chedgzoy took. Instead of crossing the ball in, he dribbled the ball into the penalty area and scored while the other players and referee looked on in shock - and then he successfully persuaded the referee that the rules permitted this way of scoring a goal. After deliberation by the Football Association, it was decided that the goal was legal, and the law was amended making it clear that the player taking the corner could only strike the ball ''once'' before another player must make contact. This ensures that corner kicks cannot become corner dribbles, but also permits a goal to be scored direct from a corner.
Chedgzoy earned his first cap with England in a 2-1 loss to Wales on 15 March 1920. He went on play a total of eight games with England, his last a 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland on 22 October 1924.
In 1926, Chedgzoy emigrated to the United States where he signed with New Bedford Whalers of the American Soccer League.
Chedgzoy gained his first taste of Canada while vacationing there in 1922. In 1924, he spent the English League off season as manager of the Grenadier Guards, a Canadian armed forces team which competed in the Interprovincial League. When he left the Whalers in 1930, Len Peto, owner of Montreal Carsteel hired Chedgzoy as the team-s player-coach. Carsteel played in the Canadian National Soccer League. In his ten years with the club, he took them to seven league finals, losing the first four before winning the 1936, 1939 and 1940 titles. He made his final appearance as a player for Carsteel in the Canadian Club Final in 1939 at the age of fifty. He remained in Montreal until his death.
Chedgzoy was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005.
His son, Sydney (1911 - 1983), was also a footballer who played for various clubs in the 1930s.
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'''Terry Dunfield''' (born 20 February 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian footballer, currently playing for Shrewsbury Town.
Dunfield made his only Premier League appearance against Chelsea for Manchester City in 2001. He came on in the 36th minute due to an injury. In 2002, he was loaned to Bury, who would later buy him from Man City. However, he was inconsistent for Bury, and they decided not to renew his contract and moved to Worcester City.
Dunfield signed for Macclesfield Town in July 2007 after a trial period during pre-season.
Dunfield then went on to sign for Shrewsbury Town in January 2009 for -65,000 after lengthy negotiations.
Fans have created a " I Love Terry Dunfield " website in his honour.
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'''Ryan Townsend''' (born 2 September 1985, Manchester , England) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He is currently playing for Western Australia State League club Mandurah City.
Ryan was born in Manchester, in the United Kingdom, but was raised in Perth, Australia. After growing up in Australia he returned to the UK having earned a place in Burnley FC's youth development set-up. Ryan could have stayed at Burnley but they could not extend his contract due to ECU Joondalup (his club in Perth) demanding a large development fee. Ryan instead returned to Perth where he started to train with Perth Glory before playing two games in 2005 on a short term contract. Ryan then joined Wanneroo City in the Football West State League, before he was offered a full time contract with Perth Glory in place of Daniel Vasilevski for the A-League 2006-07 season. He was released four games before the end of the A-League season after a single appearance and then decided to play in Indonesia with Persiba Balikpapan until 2008.
He has played for the Australian U20 side, the "Young Socceroos", three times. A highlight for Ryan was scoring against Japan the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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'''Kevin Hunt''' (born July 4, 1975 in Chatham ) is a former English professional football player.
Hunt started his career with Queens Park Rangers. He has also played for Gillingham, Sittingbourne F.C., Hong Kong Rangers and in Singapore.
In December 1998, Hunt made his debut for Bohemians at Turners Cross against Cork City F.C.. Hunt quickly established himself as a dominant force in the League of Ireland, helping to steer a struggling Bohemians side away from relegation.
The following season, Bohemians came close to the league title and losing in the FAI Cup Final in a replay to Shelbourne.
The following season, 2000-01, Hunt became club captain and led Bohemians through the greatest season in its history. In the early season Bohemians progressed in the UEFA Cup, with impressive results including victories in Scotland against Aberdeen and in Germany against Kaiserslautern, before guiding the club to its first league title since 1978.
One week later, Hunt led the team out in Tolka Park for the FAI Cup Final, which Bohemian won, capping a historic Double for the club.
While the 2001-02 season was disappointing for the champions, Hunt earned a runners up medal in the FAI Cup.
Hunt won his second league winners medal as Bohemians, leading the league from start to finish. He was also voted the League's Player of the Year for 2003 at the FAI's annual awards ceremony.
Kevin made 282 league appearances for Bohemian and scoring 21 goals.
He still occasionally appears in content on Bohemians.ie and attends matches.
Kevin retired from football on the July 17, 2008 due to family circumstances, having made a total of 364 appearances for the club, scoring 22 goals in the process. A testimonial match was held for him at Dalymount Park on Sunday October 12, featuring a Bohemians XI and a Republic of Ireland XI. The game ended in a 4 - 3 victory for the Bohemians XI, who were captained one last time by Kevin.
After retiring from Bohemians he joined Manchester City working as a scout for the club. He is still regarded as one of the best to have played in the League of Ireland.
Kevin and his wife Faye have two children together, Holly & Sienna Marie.
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'''John Smith''' (1939-1988) was a footballer, a West Ham Academy product who was born in Shoreditch, London. He made 136 appearances for the club between 1956 and 1960, playing right half and inside right. He scored 23 goals for the East London club before being transferred to Tottenham Hotspur where he was one of 17 players to represent the club in their Double winning season of 1960-61 . Smith played in the Swindon Town side which beat Arsenal in the 1969 Football League Cup Final.
At the time of his death he was the steward of McVitie's social club in Park Royal, North West London.
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'''Johnny Dick''' (born March 19, 1930 in Govan, died 2000) was a Scottish footballer.
Born in Glasgow, he became a prolific goalscorer and became the first West Ham United player to play for the Scottish national team. He joined West Ham from Crittall Athletic while on National Service. Between 1953 and 1962, Dick made 351 appearances for the club, mainly at inside left. He scored 166 goals for West Ham, placing him joint third on the club's all-time top scorers list. He eventually moved to Brentford for -17,500. He was later in charge of West Ham Juniors. John died in 2000.
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'''Peter Canero''' (born January 18, 1981 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder, and who last played for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. He is of Spanish descent.
Canero came up through the youth ranks with Kilmarnock in 1997, making his first-team debut in August 1999 as a late substitute in the home league win over Aberdeen. Featuring in nearly a dozen matches that season, Canero began season 2000-01 as a first-team regular, scoring his first goals for the club in February 2001 in the League Cup semi-final win against St Mirren and subsequent league win against St Johnstone. Canero scored for Scotland under-21 at the start of the 2002-03 season and between January and March 2003, scored five goals in six league appearances. By December 2003, Canero was establishing himself as a promising player and with his contract expiring in June 2004, was offered a new three-year deal in December 2003, which amounted to a "60% pay rise". In mid-January, however, Canero was linked with a move to Premier League side Leicester City and he signed shortly afterwards in a -250,000 deal.
Canero didn't make his Leicester debut until mid-March, appearing as a late substitute in the win at Birmingham City and went on to appear in around half of the remaining fixtures that season, starting once as Leicester were relegated. After undergoing a hip operation and missing the last two games of the season, Canero struggled to make an impact in the first team, featuring only six times before the New Year. His last appearance came in November 2004 and after being an unused substitute on several occasions, was released by mutual consent in July 2005, despite featuring for the first time in eight months in an earlier pre-season friendly. He moved to Dundee United on a short-term deal in September, before signing with the MetroStars in January 2006.
Canero has been capped for Scotland on youth levels, and was given his first cap for the senior team in April 2004 as an early substitute in the friendly match against Denmark.
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John Benson's long career in football began with Stockport Boys before signing as an apprentice with Manchester City. He turned professional with the Maine Road side in July 1961 and made 44 league appearances before moving to Torquay United in June 1964. He established himself as a regular in the Torquay side and was a member of the 1965-66 promotion side, Torquay finishing 3rd in Division Four. After 240 league games and 7 goals, Benson left for Bournemouth in October 1970 and was appointed captain by manager John Bond. He played four games on loan with Exeter City in March 1973, before moving to Norwich City in December 1973 where he made 37 appearances scoring a solitary league goal. He returned to Bournemouth in January 1975 to become player-manager and made another 57 league appearances. He failed to save the Cherries from relegation at the end of his first season, and led them to 6th place the following year. However, this was the nearest the Cherries would get to winning back their Division Three status under Benson as they finished 13th and 17th the following years. The 1978-79 season looked to be going the same way and he was replaced at Dean Court by Alec Stock.
In January 1979, Benson returned to Norwich City to act as youth team coach and scout, working under his former colleague from Bournemouth and Torquay, John Bond. In October 1980, he followed Bond to Manchester City as his assistant and briefly took over as manager after Bond's dismissal on 9 February 1983. At the end of the season, with City relegated after a home defeat by Luton Town (which resulted in Luton manager David Pleat dancing on the pitch), Benson was replaced by Billy McNeill. He rejoined John Bond as coach to Bond's Burnley team, and again replaced Bond as manager in August 1984. His spell in charge at Turf Moor lasted until May 1985, when he was sacked after Burnley's relegation.
He subsequently took coaching jobs in Dubai and with Naser in Kuwait. In 1990 he was appointed Chief Scout at Barnsley, a post he held until April 1984 when he returned to Norwich City assisting then manager John Deehan with administrative duties, whilst also coaching the Norwich goalkeepers. Deehan resigned in April 1995, and was replaced by Martin O'Neill, Deehan subsequently being appointed manager of Wigan Athletic. In October 1995, Benson became Deehan's assistant at Wigan. In the summer of 1998, Deehan left to coach at Sheffield United, with Benson taking over as caretaker. He was offered the job, but declined on the grounds of ill-health, Ray Mathias taking over instead, with Benson remaining in an advisory capacity. With expectations high and Wigan missing out on promotion, Matthias was sacked, and on the 1st of June 1999 Benson was appointed as Wigan's manager. As Wigan settled into their new home at the JJB Stadium, Benson's side went 26 league games undefeated, before losing at home to Oldham Athletic on the 7th of January 2000, Benson picking up 2 Manager of the Month awards in the process. Towards the end of the season Wigan lost their form and found themselves in the play-off final at Wembley against Gillingham. A few days prior to the game, Benson had announced he was stepping down but remained to lead his team out at Wembley and ultimately a 3-2 defeat after being 2-1 up with only 7 minutes of extra time remaining. In June 2000 Bruce Rioch took over as Wigan manager, with Benson appointed as general manager. In April 2001, Rioch was replaced by Steve Bruce and Benson's role changed to that of youth development officer. A month later Bruce also left, and the consequent arrival as Paul Jewell resulted in Benson being given the title of Director of Football. On the 10th of December 2001 he resigned from his post at Wigan to link up again, this time as assistant manager, with Steve Bruce, when Bruce finally completed his acrimonius move from Crystal Palace to Birmingham City. He later became General Manager at Birmingham, but left on 2 June 2006 to rejoin Wigan Athletic, his role described by the BBC as linking the playing and administrative sides of the club
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'''Folawiyo "Fola" Onibuje''' (born 25 September 1984 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who was last attached to Grays Athletic.
Although born in Nigeria, he was educated at Chiswick Community School in West London.
He represented Great Britain on the athletics track at the 200m and 400m sprints. He earned a contract with Cambridge United for the 2005-06 season after impressing with three goals in as many games in pre-season friendlies. This followed unsuccessful spells at Huddersfield Town, Barnsley and Peterborough Town, however having established himself as a first-team player and regular goal scorer at Cambridge he was released at the end of 2005-06.
Onibuje became Swindon manager's Dennis Wise second signing of the 2006 pre-season - signing a three-month contract, which was later extended to a year in late August of the same year. He signed for Brentford on a two-month loan on 10 November 2006 to cover for injured target man Lloyd Owusu, after he was considered surplus to requirements by newly appointed Swindon boss Paul Sturrock. He was recalled by Swindon on 30 December 2006 but on 1 January 2007 he moved clubs again, this time to Wycombe Wanderers. He then signed for St Albans City.
He was released by Wycombe Wanderers on 27 July 2007 with a year still remaining on his contract after failing to impress manager Paul Lambert. He was announced as a non-contract player for Shrewsbury Town on 10 August 2007 however, whilst he impressed, scoring in a reserve game, manager Gary Peters opted not to offer a full-time contract and released him in order to find a new club.
After training with Conference North side Southport he joined Macclesfield Town in February 2008 on non-contract forms to become Keith Alexander's first signing for the club. However, he was released after making only 1 substitute appearance for the Silkmen.
Onibuje joined Accrington Stanley at the beginning of the 2008-09 season, but made just four substitute league appearances before manager John Coleman released him the following month. He has since had an unsuccessful trial at Bournemouth. Joined Weymouth in March 2009 until the end of the season. He then moved on to Woking, before signing for Grays Athletic on 15 October.
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'''Jamie Darryl O'Hara''' (born 25 September 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur.
As a schoolboy, he trained with the Arsenal academy before moving to Tottenham Hotspur's academy in 2003.
On 13 January 2006 it was announced he had joined Chesterfield on a three month loan agreement. His Football League debut came on 14 January 2006 at Doncaster Rovers in a 1-1 draw. He scored five goals during his loan spell.
In 2004-05 he featured in every game in the FA Youth Cup, scoring once against Everton from a free kick in addition to playing in 14 U18 matches and 18 reserve matches.
On 24 August 2007, he joined the team he supports, Millwall on a month-long loan deal which was subsequently extended.
O'Hara subsequently returned to Spurs after a very successful loan spell at Millwall which attracted the attention of new manager, Juande Ramos, and made his debut as a substitute against Portsmouth on 15 December 2007, assisting for the game's winning goal, and his full debut against former club Arsenal on 22 December 2007.
He scored his first Tottenham goal on 21 February 2008 in the UEFA Cup competition against Slavia Prague at White Hart Lane, and his first league goal on 22 March 2008, against Portsmouth. On 11 May 2008, O'Hara was named the One Hotspur Junior Young Player of the Year and was presented with the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust Breakthrough Award for his performance during the 2007-08 season. He signed a new three-year deal to keep him at Tottenham until 2011 at the end of the 2007-08 season.
O'Hara scored his first goal of the 2008-09 season for Tottenham against Newcastle United in the fourth round of the League Cup, which Tottenham won 2-1 after team mate Roman Pavlyuchenko scored his first goal for the club.
In the League Cup semi-final first leg versus Burnley, O'Hara replaced David Bentley at half-time with Spurs trailing 1-0. Within 90 seconds he set up a Michael Dawson headed goal with a corner, then scored himself with a volley under the keeper. He added to this with a free-kick that was inadvertently deflected into the goal by a Burnley defender. Spurs won the game 4-1.
He also stepped up to take the first penalty kick in the League Cup Final against Manchester United, after the match finished 0-0 after extra time, but his effort was saved by Ben Foster. Spurs eventually lost the shootout 4-1.
He then came on as a substitute in the following Premier League game three days later, a 4-0 victory against Middlesbrough, to which he said: "The reception from the fans was pretty amazing. It really made me feel part of the Club and all its tradition. It gave me goosebumps to be honest".
On 28 August 2009, O'Hara signed a new four-year contract with Tottenham, and also joined Portsmouth on loan until January 2010, with an option to remain at Fratton Park until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Portsmouth against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on 7 November 2009 in a game which Portsmouth still lost.
O'Hara was called up to the England U21 squad for their game against Republic of Ireland on the 5 February 2008, but did not take the field. He did gain his first U21 cap on 25 March 2008 ,in a 0-0 friendly against Poland. He gained another cap on 15 May 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute in the fifty-seventh minute, in a 2-0 victory over Wales, a match in which Theo Walcott and Spurs team-mate Tom Huddlestone scored.
On 5 June 2009, article 18 of the Regulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes was amended by FIFA Congress to allow players who have competed as a junior for one country to still follow an international career with another. This opens the door for O'Hara to officially declare for the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
O'Hara is currently dating former Miss England model Danielle Lloyd. On 1st December 2009, the couple announced their engagement.
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'''Luke Wilkshire''' (born 2 October 1981 in Wollongong, Australia) is an Australian association footballer who plays for Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Premier League. He is a very versatile player, playing regularly as a central midfielder for his club, but can also be deployed on the right side of defence.
Wilkshire played his junior football with his home town club of Albion Park and attended Albion Park High School. He moved on to represent his region by joining the Wollongong Wolves youth setup and spending several seasons there. Wilkshire then travelled to Canberra to spend a year at the AIS football program, Australia's elite sports academy. He then moved overseas and was part of Middlesbrough's youth system. He made several senior appearances for them in the Premier League, including a sending off against Arsenal, and also started in an FA Cup semi-final, but ultimately never established himself in the first team. In search of regular football, Wilkshire decided on a move to Second Division club Bristol City.
His solid performances at the 2006 FIFA World Cup earned him a trial and subsequent three-year deal with Dutch top flight club FC Twente despite reported interest from other Dutch clubs, including Ajax and PSV Eindhoven. His league debut for FC Twente ended badly when he was sent off. However, Wilkshire would go on to play regularly in the 2006-07 campaign which saw FC Twente qualify for the UEFA Cup. Subsequently, in the 2007-08 campaign, FC Twente and Wilkshire accomplished an even bigger achievement: for the first time in the club history, FC Twente qualified for the preliminary round of the Champions League.
On 26 August 2008, Wilkshire moved to Russian side Dynamo Moscow for a reported -6 million transfer fee; while other sources suggested transfer fee was only -2 million. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Dynamo Moscow on 31 August 2008, playing the full 90 minutes against FC Moscow at the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow. He scored his first goal for Dynamo from a penalty on 27 September 2008, playing against Krylya Sovetov in Samara, Russia.
Wilkshire has represented Australia at youth level earlier in his career, playing in the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, and in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
Three years of regular first-team football for Bristol City allowed Wilkshire to mature his game and improve his versatility; so much so that former Australia coach Guus Hiddink described him as a "modern player", also claiming he was one of the most technically gifted players in the Socceroo side. Wilkshire was selected in Australia's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and started against Japan and Italy.
On the 14th of November 2009 Wilkshire scored his first goal for his country in a 2-1 win over Oman in an Asian Cup Qualifier, in Muscat, Oman. Despite Australia going down to 10-men and conceding a penalty to go down 1-0, Wilkshire scored the equaliser in the 43rd minute. He was then involved in the second goal in the 82nd minute putting a lovely left-footed ball over the Omani defense to set David Carney free who then put in a terrific cross to Brett Emerton who made no mistake and won the game for Australia 2-1.
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'''Timothy "Tim" Sherwood''' (born 6 February 1969 in St Albans) is an English former professional footballer who was captain of Blackburn Rovers' Premiership title-winning side. He also made three appearances for the England national team and is currently assistant first-team coach of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.
Sherwood made his debut for Watford against Sheffield Wednesday on 12 September 1987. 31 more league appearances followed in Division Two. He moved to Norwich City in July 1989 and notched up a total of 88 games and 13 goals in Norwich colours before joining Blackburn Rovers in February 1992.
As one of Kenny Dalglish's first signings for Blackburn, he initially struggled to make the first team but became an integral part of Dalglish's big spending Rovers side. Under Sherwood's captaincy, Blackburn finished second in the Premiership in 1993-94 before winning it the following season. At this point it was a surprise that he did not gain international recognition, adding only an England B cap to the England Under 21 honours he picked up whilst at Norwich. During his time at the club Dalglish had wanted to sign both Zinedine Zidane and Christophe Dugarry who were playing in France for FC Girondins de Bordeaux, however Rovers Chairman Jack Walker reportedly said to Dalglish: "Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood?"
With Sherwood unsettled in 1999 and having family and business links in Hertfordshire, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal were the firm favourites for his signature, with George Graham again prepared to offer -4million for his services. This speculation became reality in the first week of February 1999 as Sherwood joined Spurs reportedly for -3million. He made his debut as an 87th minute substitute for Mauricio Taricco in the 0-0 draw with Coventry on 6 February 1999. Sherwood won a runners-up medal with Tottenham Hotspur in the 2002 League Cup Final, ironically being beaten by his old club Blackburn.
In January 2003, Sherwood informed the press that he had had a major argument with Spurs manager Glenn Hoddle and that Hoddle had told him that he would never play for the club again. He left Tottenham, moving to Portsmouth on an initial four month contract on 29 January 2003. Upon signing he immediately became a regular in the side that went on to win the First Division Championship that season, scoring once in the process against Millwall.
Sherwood signed for Peter Reid's Coventry City on 9 July 2004 and vowed to win his third promotion to the Premiership. Coventry were not promoted, and at the end of the season announced that Tim could leave on a free transfer. He parted company with the Sky Blues by mutual consent on 1 July 2005.
He was reported on 27 October 2008 to be considering a job offer as a coach with Tottenham Hotspur by new manager Harry Redknapp. He took up the offer and joined the Spurs coaching staff on 31 October 2008.
Sherwood made an impressive dbut at the age of 30 for England in their 3-1 victory over Poland at Wembley on 27 March 1999, his debut being handed to him by new England manager Kevin Keegan. However, Tim only made a total of 3 full England appearances.
Before joining the coaching staff at Spurs Sherwood was a pundit for Setanta Sports on their Premier League coverage. Since 2005 has run Icon Magazine with Jamie Redknapp and Louise Redknapp, a role he will maintain alongside his responsibilities at White Hart Lane.
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}}'''Morton Peto Betts''' (b. 30 August 1847, Bloomsbury, d. 19 April 1914, Menton, France) was a leading English sportsman of the late 19th century. He was notable for scoring the first goal in an English FA Cup Final.
His sporting career also featured first-class cricket for Middlesex (1 match) and Kent (2 matches). Switching between football and cricket duties frequently, he is also associated with Essex. He played for Essex in 1884, before they became a first-class county, and he acted as secretary of the Essex CCC from 1887 to 1890.
Betts' most notable moment came when he scored the winning goal in the 1872 FA Cup Final for Wanderers F.C., the first ever final of the tournament. In the match, he played under the pseudonym ''A.H. Chequer''. This was because Betts was cup-tied for the match; he had begun the tournament registered with Harrow Chequers (a team associated with Harrow School). They had withdrawn prior to the first game but, under the rules of the time, Betts could not play with another club in the same tournament. Betts' goal was a relatively simple 'tap-in', coming as a result of Robert Vidal's successful dribble through the Royal Engineers' defence.
Betts usually played football as a full-back, though his one appearance for England national team (against Scotland in 1877) was as a goalkeeper. By this time, he was with the Old Harrovians Football Club.
For twenty years, Betts was a board member of the Football Association.
He spent his final years living in France, and died aged 66, shortly before the outbreak of World War I.
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'''Mark Stephen Yeates''' (born 11 January 1985) is an Irish footballer who plays for Sheffield United. He can operate either as a striker or a winger. He has three under-21 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
Yeates started his career at Tottenham Hotspur, but first played professional football in loan spells with Brighton & Hove Albion and Swindon Town during the 2003-04 season. Loaned to Swindon as part of the transfer to Spurs of Swindon player Leigh Mills, Yeates only played four games before being returned to White Hart Lane after a disagreement with then manager Andy King. He made his Spurs debut against Wolves on the final day of the 2003-04 Premier League season, setting up a goal for Robbie Keane. He made three first team appearances for Spurs.
During the 2005-06 season Yeates played on long term loan at Colchester United scoring five league goals as they achieved promotion from League One.
Prior to 2006-07 Yeates signed a two-year contract extension with Spurs. He joined Championship team Hull City on a season-long loan, but hardly featured for them before returning to his parent club midway through the season.
He then signed a loan contract until the end of the 2006-07 season with another Championship side, Leicester City. He scored on his Leicester debut at the Walkers Stadium in a 1-1 draw with Luton Town. On 25 April 2007, having only featured 16 times for Leicester, and not once under caretaker manager Nigel Worthington, he was allowed to return to Spurs after being deemed surplus to requirements.
On 3 July 2007 he completed a permanent move to Colchester United.
He made his debut for Middlesbrough on 7 August 2009 in a 0-0 draw with Sheffield United. In and out of the team in the first part of the season he scored what turned out to be his only goal for Middlesbrough in their 5-1 win over QPR in December 2009. However, after finding himself surplus to requirements under new boss Gordon Strachan, Yeates signed for Boro's Championship rivals Sheffield United.
His late father Stephen played for Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers (two goals in 11 appearances in 1989-90), Athlone Town and Kilkenny City.
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'''Mounir El Hamdaoui''' (born July 14, 1984 in Rotterdam, Holland) is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer who plays as a forward for AZ in the Netherlands.
He signed a three and a half year contract with Tottenham Hotspur and moved from Excelsior Rotterdam in January 2005. He never made an appearance in the Premier League but featured in the Peace Cup in July 2005 in which Tottenham lifted the trophy following a 3-1 win against Olympique Lyonnais. He also scored 2 goals on his debut in a friendly against Northampton Town and scored against Aldershot Town on his first team debut in another friendly.
In September 2005 he joined Derby County on loan appearing 6 times, scoring 2 goals before a dislocated shoulder forced the loan to be cut short and he returned to Spurs. Derby continued to monitor his progress and in January 2006 he returned to Pride Park for another loan spell. Unfortunately, this too was to be disrupted due to injury, a groin problem forcing him to return to Tottenham in early March. This second loan deal was not cancelled, but after returning to duty with Derby in April, a further injury problem prematurely ended his season.
In June 2006, El-Hamdaoui moved back to his native Netherlands to play for Willem II, due to a lack of opportunities at Spurs. After an impressive start, scoring three goals in four matches he again suffered an injury, which prevented him playing for six months.
On 31 August 2007, El Hamdaoui signed with AZ Alkmaar until 2012. In September 2008 he scored three goals in one half against his old club, in a 2-5 AZ win.
Although being born in the Netherlands and having played for their Under-21 side he has pledged his international future to Morocco. El Hamdaoui has played his only game with Morocco B in 2005 against Saudi Arabia.
On 6 November 2006, El Hamdaoui stated in an interview to Dutch football magazine Voetbal International that he, at one point, wanted to play senior international football for the Moroccan national side.
He has been selected to join the Moroccan national team and made his first international cap with the team on 11 February 2009 against the Czech Republic. His appearance against the Czech Republic was a success, as his technical skills charmed the Moroccan fans, who are known for favoring technical football. Moroccan fans at Mohamed V stadium were chanting "Allez Hamdaoui" throughout the game. The following day, Moroccan press praised his performance and welcomed him as a "much needed addition" to the Moroccan team. El Hamdaoui struck his first goal in the 84' minute in a 1-2 loss to Gabon.
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'''David Owen Vaughan''' (born 18 February 1983) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Blackpool. He can play either as a midfielder or as defender.
Vaughan previously played for Crewe Alexandra, where he spent seven years between 2000 and 2007. He then spent one season playing in Spain with Real Sociedad.
He plays internationally for Wales, having previously played for the Welsh under-19 and under-21 sides earlier in his career.
Born in Abergele, Denbighshire, Vaughan began his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra. Initially an attacking full-back, manager Dario Gradi turned him into a left-sided midfielder. Vaughan made his debut on 19 August 2000 in a 0-0 draw with Blackburn Rovers. It was to be his only appearance in the 2000-01 season. The following season he made 16 appearances
The 2002-03 season saw Vaughan make 40 appearances, scoring four goals as Crewe finished second in the Second Division and so were promoted to the First Division. He also scored the first goal in an 8-0 win over Doncaster Rovers in the Football League Trophy on 10 December 2002. Sixteen days later he scored his first league goal in a 4-0 win over Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road.
The 2003-04 season saw Vaughan make 33 appearances as Crewe finished 18th in the First Division. The following season he made 48 appearances and scored six goals in what was now the Championship as Crewe avoided relegation only on goal difference. In 2005-06 Crewe were relegated to League One Vaughan making a total of 36 appearances, scoring five goals.
Back in League One, Vaughan made a total of 35 appearancs in 2006-07, scoring four goals. He played one game at the start of 2007-08, then on 17 August, Crewe accepted a -300,000 bid from Spanish side Real Sociedad for Vaughan.
The transfer was completed on 23 August 2007, after Vaughan had held talks with Chris Coleman.
On 4 August 2008, Vaughan moved back to England, joining Championship side Blackpool for a fee of -200,000. He signed a two-year contract, with the option of a further year.
He made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' on 9 August 2008 as a second-half substitute in a single-goal home defeat to Bristol City at Bloomfield Road. His first goal for the club came in the 2-3 home defeat to Doncaster Rovers on 7 February 2009. He made a total of 35 appearances that season.
His first goal of the 2009-10 season came in the 2-0 win over Plymouth Argyle at Bloomfield Road against on 17 October 2009.
a. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''b
Vaughan made two appearances for Wales under-19's in 2002, scoring one goal. Between 2002 and 2005 he made eight appearances for Wales uner-21's, scoring three goals.
He made his Wales debut in a 2-0 away defeat by the United States on 26 May 2003, playing 90 minutes. He has been capped 19 times by Wales.
His first appearance in 2009 came in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 10 October, a 1-2 defeat to Finland at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
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'''Mikkel Bischoff''' (born February 3, 1982 in Copenhagen) is a Danish professional footballer of Kenyan descent who plays for Brndby IF in the Danish Superliga. At 6'4"/1.93 m he adds height to any defence and can play at full back or even as a striker. He has played four games for the Denmark under-21 national team.
Mikkel Bischoff made his senior debut with Danish club Akademisk Boldklub, where he played just eleven Danish league games. On 15 May 2002, he moved abroad to join English club Manchester City for a fee of -750,000. He was the fourth Dane to sign for Manchester City in less than a year, with Peter Schmeichel, Niclas Jensen and Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard at City already. Bischoff's capture was part of a move to strengthen the team's prospects for the future, and Bischoff made his debut for the Danish under-21 national team upon his arrival at City. After making his one and only league appearance for City against Blackburn Rovers in September 2002, he underwent a hernia operation, and was unable to make an impression for the club. He was under the knife again in the summer of 2003 after picking up a foot injury playing for the Denmark under-21 side.
Things did not get much better for Bischoff during the 2003-04 season. He returned for just one game - making an appearance in the starting lineup for the second-leg UEFA Cup victory over League of Wales club TNS in August. He picked up an injury and was ruled out until the new year. Bischoff then recovered and returned to the reserves, but sustained another injury and was out again until the final week of the season when he returned to training.
At the end of September 2004, Mikkel joined Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on a month-long loan deal, in order to gain some valuable first team experience. After seven appearances and a goal against Nottingham Forest,
Bischoff returned to Manchester City at the end of the season, but after another half year as a substitute, he signed a loan deal with Sheffield Wednesday in March 2006 and made his "Owls" debut against QPR the following day. In spite of suffering yet another injury, Bischoff played his part in helping Wednesday avoid relegation from the Football League Championship. At the end of the season, he was released by Manchester City, along with nine teammates, following the expiry of his contract. He went on to sign for Coventry City several weeks later, in June 2006. After three games in seven months, Bischoff moved back to Denmark on a free transfer in the January 2007 transfer window, in order to play for Brndby IF.While in Brndby IF he has suffered several injuries and he has not been able to gain a regular place in the first team.
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'''Michael Reddy''' (born March 24, 1980 in Kilkenny,Ireland) is a former professional footballer who notably played for Sunderland and Grimsby Town. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level. Reddy retired from professional football in 2007 after failing to regain his fitness following three operations from a hip injury he endured while playing with Grimsby Town in 2006.
He made his League of Ireland debut for his local senior side on the 17th of March 1998 against Dundalk at the age of 17, scoring 2 goals giving Kilkenny City a 2-1 win.
A striker, Reddy signed for Sunderland, from Kilkenny City in 1999. He spent five years on Wearside, a time typified with many injury problems and loan spells; between 2001 and his departure in 2004, he was loaned out to Swindon, Hull, Barnsley, York, and twice to Sheffield Wednesday. He made 18 appearances for Sunderland, scoring twice and became an instant hero when he scored a late equaliser against rivals Middlesbrough. He was highly thought of by manager Peter Reid who rated Reddy as the 'most exciting young player' he had ever worked with and was valued at in 2001. He received the clubs Young Player of the Year award and was also called in to the full Irish Squad in the same season. Michael's career at Sunderland came to an abrupt end after he ruptured his medial ligament in a training ground accident.
In July 2004 Reddy signed for Grimsby Town as one of the first new signings under the newly installed manager Russell Slade. He was a huge signing for the cash strapped and relegation hit club, as well as the addition of winger Andy Parkinson who had joined the club a few days previously. Reddy's first season was somewhat disappointing as the player was still recovering from a medial ligament injury and struggled to regain full fitness. Despite this Reddy was utilised as Town's favoured striker, mainly playing alongside Martin Gritton, Matt Harrold or Colin Cramb throughout this season. Notably though he did finish the season on a high bagging a hat trick against already doomed Kidderminster Harriers. He managed 9 goals throughout the season which was seen as a slightly disappointing season for all at the club, having seen the club finish in a lowly 18th place.
The 2005/2006 campaign began with Grimsby firing on all cylinders. With Reddy the star in a strong team that never dropped out of the top 4 all season. His ability to run with the ball, make play, create and score goals earned him cult status amongst the clubs supporters. His impressive partnership with new signing Gary Jones was arguably one of the best in the league. Both Reddy and Jones managed to find the net 31 times throughout the season. During the season, the club had a decent run in the Carling Cup defeating both Derby County and Tottenham Hotspur, before losing too Newcastle United. Michael was involved in all three games. Reddy's impressive performances had also earned him the right named in the League 2 Team of the Year. But in a twist of luck, Reddy's season was cruelly interrupted by a hip injury in March and as a result the striker did not complete another ninety minutes for the remainder of the campaign.The Mariners faltered and fell out of the automatic promotion places on the final day of the season. Reddy was deemed fit enough to take part in the Play-Off campaign, but it was goals from Gary Jones and Ben Futcher that defeated Lincoln City in the semi final stages. Slade opted to play Reddy from the start in the final at the Millenium Stadium against Cheltenham Town ,but luck fell against him as he was substituted with concussion after a clash of heads. Grimsby attempted to use Junior Mendes and Gary Cohen to help cater for Jones in attack, but without Reddy, the club went on to lose the game 1-0, ending all hopes of promotion after a promising season.
After failing to secure promotion, his manager Russell Slade resigned, and Reddy requested to be put on the transfer list, this was followed by several press reports linking him with a move to newly promoted Premiership side Sheffield United. Though eventually it was Leeds United and Bristol City who made more of a forward approach for the player. Grimsby had also made the signing of striker Isaiah Rankin in the hope of combining the pair in an attempt to make a second assault on promotion from League Two, but Michael still had to contend with his hip injury, which was still being largely persistent. The injury was rumoured to be so bad that it possibly threatened to end his career altogether. Reddy managed to play the odd game, and soon Slade's replacement as manager Graham Rodger was dismissed by the club after a poor start to the season. In turn the club appointed Alan Buckley as his successor , the new Grimsby boss made it clear he wanted to keep Reddy who had by now had undergone hip surgery. Buckley aimed to stick by him through his injury troubles and help the player back to fitness, but with Reddy still harboring the interests of leaving Blundell Park, he subsequently snubbed fresh contract talks in favour of listening to potential offers from Bristol City. Due to the continued hip problem, City had by now had lost interest altogether in signing him. However Leyton Orient had also made an official approach for Reddy's services, but this came to nothing in the end. Reddy had failed to respond well from his hip surgery and was forced to retire from the game.
Former Grimsby manager Russell Slade, who was the manager of Yeovil Town offered to help the player with his rehabilitation after he had a second hip operation. Reddy remained with Yeovil for several weeks before leaving the club. After an unsuccessful third hip operation Michael accepted defeat and was forced to retire from professional football. Despite ridiculous rumours circulating he took up playing in Greenland with FC Malamuk and then a spell playing in the Falkland Islands, Reddy has actually completed his UEFA B coaching licence with the English FA in 2009.
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'''Alou Diarra''' (born July 15, 1981 in Villepinte) is a French footballer of Malian descent. He currently plays for Bordeaux as a defensive midfielder or centre back.
Diarra started out at CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, before moving to Bayern Munich in 2000. He did not play any matches for Bayern's first team, and spent a period on loan to SC Freiburg. In 2002 he was signed by Liverpool, but never played a competitive match for them, instead, he had loan spells at Le Havre AC and SC Bastia.
He spent the whole of the 2004-05 season on loan at RC Lens, before making the move permanent in the close season. At Lens, he became a first-team regular, and made his dbut for France; as of October 18, 2009, he has 21 caps for his country. This included coming on as a second half substitute for Patrick Vieira in the 2006 World Cup Final against Italy, which France went on to lose on penalties 5-3. Following the World Cup, he was involved in rumours of a transfer to Italian side, A.S. Roma during the 2006 Summer Transfer window. However he finally went to Lyon to replace the departed Mahamadou Diarra who was sold to Real Madrid for -17,700,000.
Following a disappointing season at Lyon, Diarra was linked with a move to English sides Manchester City, Portsmouth, Newcastle United and German outfit Werder Bremen. On July 19, 2007, Olympique Lyonnais agreed to transfer Diarra to Bordeaux at a fee of -7.75m. Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said: "We have come to an agreement with Bordeaux and he will join them." Diarra replaced the departed Rio Antonio Mavuba.
Diarra made his debut for Bordeaux in their first Ligue 1 match of the season against his former club Lens. He played the full 90 minutes in the victory picking up a yellow card in the process. Diarra scored his first goal for Bordeaux on August 29, 2007 against FC Metz. It was the only goal of the match.
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'''Neil John Mustoe''' (born November 5, 1976 in Gloucester) plays football for Southern Premier League side Gloucester City A.F.C. as a defensive midfielder. First signed for City at the start of the 2002-03 season but left in January 2003 to join Stevenage Borough, and soon afterwards, Yeovil Town. He re-signed for the club in August 2003.
Gloucester born, Mustoe achieved most boyhood dreams by signing for Manchester United on leaving school in 1993 and subsequently earning Schoolboy International honours. He won the FA Youth Cup in 1995 while at Old Trafford, and became professional soon afterwards, but Alex Ferguson never selected him for a first-team game and he joined Wigan Athletic in December 1997, later turning out for Cambridge United for four seasons, but was released in summer 2002 as part of cost-cutting measures following the ITV Digital collapse.
He became joint Caretaker-Manager of non-league Gloucester City, with Adie Harris, on 5 January 2006 following the resignation of Chris Burns until the appointment of Tim Harris from Merthyr Tydfil on 11 January 2006.
Mustoe captained his home town club to win the Southern Football League play offs with a 1-0 win over Farnborough Town to earn promotion to the Conference North in May 2009.
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Around the late 1950s he went into broadcasting and was a regular BBC radio commentator by 1960. During the 1960s he also commentated for BBC television and Southern Television. Although most of his commentaries were on football, he also covered tennis, especially Wimbledon.
He was a summariser on England's 1966 FIFA World Cup victory as well as the FA Cup Final in 1967 and 1968. He commentated on the event from 1969 to 1975. He reached his peak around the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he was broadcasting almost every week, covering European finals and England matches, as well as a number of league title deciders (Arsenal's victory at Tottenham Hotspur in 1971, and Wolves' defeat of Leeds which handed the title to Derby County in 1972). He also co-wrote the books ''Masters of Soccer'' and ''Wickets, Tries and Goals''.
By the mid-1970s, his career was somewhat in decline as the emergence of Alan Parry was denying him the chance to commentate on matches such as England vs Scotland in 1975, and the controversial European Cup final in which Bayern Munich beat Leeds United four days later. However he continued to cover tennis during the summer of 1975, and was still broadcasting regularly when he died suddenly from a heart attack in Reading on 30 January 1976, aged 57. A library at the Blue Coat School in Reading is named after him, as is the award that Reading F.C. give to the outstanding schoolboy in their Academy for future players.
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'''John Sharp''' (15 February 1878, Hereford - 28 January 1938, Wavertree, Liverpool) was an English sportsman of outstanding talent who is most famous for his 9 year playing career at Everton F.C. from 1900-09 which saw him win two caps for his country as well as being a gifted cricketer who played in 3 Tests for England in 1909.
His position on the football pitch was right winger and he was renowned for his lightning fast pace.
After being signed from Aston Villa F.C. Jack went on to be a Championship runner up on three occasions with Everton, scored a goal in the club's 2-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the 1907 FA Cup Final and was an FA Cup winner one year previously against Newcastle United.
His portrait appeared on 14 editions of cigarette packets, the mark of a popular sportsman at the time.
When his playing career ended, Jack became a director of Everton Football Club, a position he held with distinction for many years. He started a successful sports shop in Whitechapel Liverpool, which existed until the 1980s before being taken over by JJB Sports and later closed. His shop was the official supplier of playing strips to both Everton and Liverpool for many years.
His brother Bertram was also a footballer with Aston Villa, Everton and Southampton who later became a director of Everton F.C. as well as a cricketer with Herefordshire County Cricket Club.
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'''Claude Percival Buckenham''', (born January 16, 1876, at Herne Hill, London, and died February 23, 1937, at Dundee, Scotland), was a cricketer who played for Essex and England.
Tall and gangling, and with a toothcomb moustache, Buckenham was a fast bowler and a useful lower order batsman. He played for Essex from 1899 to 1914, but suffered, particularly in his early years, from slipshod fielding which meant, according to his obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, he was more expensive than he perhaps deserved.
The 1906 season was the first in which he took more than 100 wickets, and he played several representative matches over the next few English seasons without breaking into the Test match team in England. His only Test experience came on the 1909-10 tour to South Africa, under the captaincy of H. D. G. Leveson Gower. In four Tests, he took 21 wickets at 28 runs apiece, including five for 115 in the first South African innings of the third Test at Johannesburg. But though he had his most productive season in 1911, with 134 first-class wickets, he was considered too old for the 1911-12 tour to Australia.
Buckenham was a good amateur footballer and played county soccer for Essex. He played right-back for the Upton Park F.C. team that won the inaugural Olympic football tournament in 1900.
Buckenham retired in 1914 to become professional at the Scottish club Forfarshire and after serving with Royal Garrison Artillery in the First World War he became cricket coach at Repton School.
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'''Henry Howell''' (29 November 1890, Hockley, Birmingham, Warwickshire - 9 July 1932, Selly Oak, Warwickshire) was an English footballer and cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1920 to 1924.
Howell played for Burslem Swifts and Wolverhampton Wanderers, during the war he guested for both Stoke and Port Vale. Despite only being a guest he was ''the Valiants'' top scorer during the 1918-19 season with nine goals. He returned to ''Wolves'' in the summer of 1919 and later played for Southampton (without making any first-team appearances), Northfleet, Accrington Stanley (on trial) and Macclesfield Town.
For a brief period after World War I Howell was the leading professional fast bowler in England and he was chosen as the spearhead of the disastrous 1920/1921 Ashes tour. However, the immensely higher class of Australian batting compared to that of counties like Northamptonshire, Derbyshire and Worcestershire meant that the low averages of most stock professional bowlers during 1920 (and subsequent seasons) were a very false guide to their ability on Australian wickets against high-class batting. Like all the other English bowlers available to tour, Howell was a complete failure, averaging over fifty runs a wicket for all first-class matches (which some blamed on the poor support of slip fieldsmen). He did play two further Tests in 1921 and 1924 with equally little success.
As a fast bowler, Howell had a long run modelled on the great Tom Richardson and at his best or on wickets softened by showers could deliver a similar break-back to that great bowler. However, Howell lacked Richardson's beautiful build and could never deliver the ball from so high a height, so that against top batsmen he was rarely half as dangerous. He had no pretensions as a batsman, and was not a strong field.
Howell first came to notice in 1914 with several notable performances, when he formed a strong pace attack with Frank Foster, Field and the tragic Percy Jeeves. 1919, with Foster and Jeeves gone and Field far too old for a full season's cricket, was exceptionally difficult for Howell and he was almost always expensive, but in 1920 he jumped to be easily the leading fast bowler in England. He was picked for the Players against the Gentlemen and took six wickets for forty runs, yet it was clear to critics that he lacked the height to get up on the best pitches - and of course, this was born out during the ensuing winter.
In 1921, Howell bowled in deadly form at the beginning of the year: five for 47 on a good pitch against the powerful Yorkshire batting was enough to ensure his berth in the first Test side at Trent Bridge. However, he did very poorly and injury then kept him out of cricket for six weeks - after which a change to softer pitches gave England's selectors their first relief after eight matches of unmitigated disaster and Howell, though his pace and break were as pronounced as ever in August, did not have a further chance.
During the following four years, Howell was always the mainstay of the Warwickshire attack, and sometimes the value of his pace was discounted because he could never enjoy much rest. At times, however, he could bowl with even greater pace and spin than in 1920. Examples include when he bowled Hampshire out for 15 in a sensational match at Edgbaston in 1922 and when he took all ten Yorkshire wickets for 51 on an admittedly rain-ruined pitch a year later. A superb performance for the Players against the Gentlemen at Lord's in 1924 and some surprising efforts in a very wet summer for Warwickshire saw Howell picked for a second Australian tour in 1924/1925, but he did no better than before and played none of the Tests. Then in 1925, apart from a few deadly days against weak batting and one wonderful effort against Hampshire where he took nine for 32 on a good wicket, Howell was generally very expensive after recovering from an early injury.
It was still a surprise when Howell announced he would be playing no more because he could not stand the strain of county cricket - and at a time when Warwickshire were as dependent upon him as ever. Moving to the leagues, Howell did play some midweek matches for the county in 1927 and 1928, doing very well in the first year (beating even Larwood in the averages) but failing completely in 1928. Though still engaged for 1929, Howell played no cricket and soon declined in health, dying less than four years after he played his last match.
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'''Joseph William Henry Makepeace''' (22 August 1881, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire - 19 December 1952, Bebington, Cheshire) was an English sportsman who appeared for his country four times at each of cricket and football. He is one of just 12 double internationals.
Makepeace played in four Tests for England in the 1920/21 Ashes. His first class career with Lancashire lasted from 1906 to 1930. "I count Makepeace amongst the immortals of Lancashire and Yorkshire cricket," wrote Neville Cardus.
After his retirement from playing, he spent two decades as county coach.
Makepeace made four appearances as a wing-half for the England national football team between 1906 and 1912 whilst on the books of Everton, winning the F A cup in 1906.
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'''Paul Anderson''' (born 23 July 1988 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire) is a footballer playing for Nottingham Forest. He plays primarily as a winger and can operate on either flank.
He has been capped by England at Under-19 level.
Anderson attended Brownlow County Primary School then John Ferneley High School and then King Edward School in Melton Mowbray. As a schoolboy he was attached to West Bromwich Albion but they declined to offer him a professional contract believing he would never make the grade. After this setback Anderson then decided to join Hull City, the club his father Phil Anderson had played for. His performances for their academy team caught the eye of Liverpool who took him to Anfield on an extended trial.
In November 11, 2005 Liverpool's official website announced that a swap deal was arranged for Liverpool's John Welsh to move to Hull, while Anderson went the other way after impressing during a trial.
Anderson was a regular in the Liverpool U-18 team which won the 2006 FA Youth Cup and his performances led some to compare him to Michael Owen.
He earned his first call up to the senior team in March 2006 when he was an unused substitute in Liverpool's Champions League Round of 16 second leg against Benfica. On 15 July 2006, Anderson made a memorable debut for the Liverpool's first team in a pre-season friendly against Wrexham. Anderson scored an early goal in the fifth minute to set Liverpool on their way to a 2-0 victory.
On 1 July 2008, immediately prior to his loan to Nottingham Forest, Anderson signed a new three-year contract.
Anderson joined League One side Swansea City on loan for the 2007-08 season. After a successful season with the Welsh outfit, Anderson was rewarded by being named Swansea Young Player of the Year scoring 10 goals in all competitions. Swansea manager Roberto Martnez expressed his desire to sign the winger on a permanent basis. Swansea faced competition for the player from Nottingham Forest who were also understood to be interested in the player.
On 26 June 2008 it was announced that Anderson was to join Forest on a season long loan. After suffering with injury, Anderson eventually made his Forest debut against Queens Park Rangers on 18 October 2008. He scored his first goal for the club in November, in the 2-1 home defeat against Norwich City. His second goal came in a 2-0 home win against Plymouth.
On 23 January 2009, in an FA Cup fourth round qualifier, between Derby County and Nottingham Forest, Anderson suffered what was deemed an horrific injury in the second half of the game. Anderson fell awkwardly after a challenge by Derby's Paul Connolly and suffered a broken arm and dislocated wrist. He returned only four weeks after, and contributed in helping Forest secure Championship status, finishing 19th.
In May 2009, Liverpool accepted a bid from Swansea. However, due to Roberto Martinez leaving Swansea, Personal Negotiations were never reached and Forest signed the winger on a permanent basis for a fee of -250,000 on June 30 2009.
The 20-year old signed a three-year deal, becoming Forest's third confirmed signing in two days..
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'''Douglas John Insole''', born 18 April 1926 in Clapton in east London, is a former cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Essex and in nine Test matches for England, five of them on the 1956-57 tour of South Africa where he was vice-captain to Peter May. After retiring from playing, he was prominent in cricket administration and served as chairman of the England selectors and as president of the MCC.
Insole was captain of cricket at Cambridge University and went on to captain Essex for many years. He played as a wicket-keeper, batsmen, and as a bowler. He was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1956. He was President of the MCC for the twelve months beginning 1 October 2006. For his many services to cricket, Doug Insole was appointed CBE in 1979.
Insole was chairman of selectors for the England Cricket team in the 1960s during which Geoffrey Boycott was dropped in 1967 after having scored 246 not out. Boycott admitted to still feeling aggrieved about this, over 40 years later, during commenting on the third Test between New Zealand and England at Napier on 24 March 2008.
Insole was a first team footballer for the amateur Corinthian-Casuals F.C.
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'''Andrew Roger Melville''' (born 29 November 1968 in Swansea) is a former Wales international footballer. In the early years of his career, he played in midfield. He was later converted into a central defender.
He started his career at Swansea City before earning a move to Oxford United in July 1990 for -275,000. He later went on to play for Sunderland, Bradford City F.C. and Fulham, before finishing his career with short spells at West Ham United and Nottingham Forest.
He won 65 caps for the Welsh national team, scoring three times.
Andy Melville coaches the Oxford Brookes University football club first team
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The second cousin of fellow professional Bruce Dyer, Lloyd Dyer emerged as a product of the West Bromwich Albion youth system, though he initially struggled to break into the first team. He made his Albion debut in a 3-1 League Cup defeat away at Wigan Athletic on 2 October 2002, but it was the only first team match he played in 2002-03. In September 2003 he spent a month on loan to Kidderminster Harriers.
Dyer left West Bromwich Albion for Millwall during the January 2006 transfer window,
His performances during October 2007 earned him the League Two Player of the Month award. Awards panel chairman Chris Kamara said "One of Lloyd Dyer's great strengths is his energy; he's able to motor up and down the left side all day and provides terrific service to his strikers. He's also added goals to his game this month"
On July 1, 2008 Lloyd joined Leicester City on a three-year contract, becoming manager Nigel Pearson's second signing after Michael Morrison.
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'''Martin Albrechtsen''' (born on 31 March 1980 in Vrlse, Denmark) is a Danish professional football player, currently playing for the Danish superliga team FC Midtjylland.
Albrechtsen started his career at Akademisk Boldklub (AB). Alongside later Danish international Peter Lvenkrands, he was called up for the Danish under-19 national team in September 1997. In February 1998 they both signed their first professional contracts with AB, joining the senior squad which competed in the Danish Superliga championship. Albrechtsen was a part of the AB team which won the 1999 Danish Cup, and he was named 2000 Danish ''under-21 Talent of the Year''. He made his debut for the Denmark national football team under national team manager Morten Olsen in April 2001. As AB struggled financially, Albrechtsen was sold to defending Superliga champions F.C. Copenhagen (FCK) in a DKK 9 million transfer deal in January 2002.
Albrechtsen signed a 4--year contract with Copenhagen, looking to replace former team captain Jacob Laursen in the central defence. He helped FCK win the 2003 and 2004 Danish Superliga championships, as well as the 2004 Danish Cup trophy. His performances for the club led to two additional national team matches, but after an unimpressive effort during the 0-2 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina in April 2003, his national team career went on a hiatus.
In June 2004, he moved abroad to play for English club West Bromwich Albion in the FA Premier League. He was bought by W.B.A. in a -2.5 million transfer deal, making him the most expensive player the club had ever bought.
Despite being signed as a central-defender, Albrechtsen had, prior to the 2007-08 season, been utilised mainly as a full-back. In August 2007 however, Albion manager Tony Mowbray decided to move the Danish player back into the centre of defence.
After failing to agree terms with West Brom on a new deal, Albrechsten joined Derby County on a Bosman free transfer, signing a two-year contract with the club on 30 June 2008.
Albrechtsen's fine start to his Derby career saw him nominated for the September Championship Player Of The Month award, though he lost out to Reading's Kevin Doyle. The following month he underwent a hernia operation and kept him away from first team action for around a month.
Albrechtsen has two children, Justin and Cassandra. He had their names displayed on a specially designed pair of football boots, which he wore in a league match against Sheffield United in February 2008. The boots were a present from his girlfriend Camilla.
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'''Lee Barry Cattermole''' (born 21 March 1988 in Stockton-on-Tees) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Sunderland in the Premier League. His preferred position is in central midfield in front of the back four and is known for his no-nonsense, hard-tackling midfield play.
"Catts" was born in Stockton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire. He joined the youth academy of regional Premier League club Middlesbrough at the age of 10, working his way up before signing his professional contract when he was 17.
Cattermole made his debut in the Tyne-Tees derby against Newcastle United on 2 January 2006, playing the full 90 minutes in a match that finished 2-2 in which the England youth international received the Man of the Match award. Former manager Steve McClaren later hailed his performance stating, "When we needed people to stand up and be counted, it took a 17-year-old to bring everyone together."
After a 0-4 home defeat to Aston Villa he was captured on camera in tears and had to be consoled by captain Gareth Southgate. However, after this game the team went on to win seven out of their next eight games, advancing to the quarter-finals of both the FA and UEFA cups and defeating Premier League champions Chelsea 3-0, only their second league defeat of the season. Cattermole scored his first league goal for Middlesbrough on 2 April, in a 1-0 victory away at Manchester City, and played for Middlesbrough in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final.
Cattermole became Middlesbrough's youngest ever captain when he skippered the side in their 1-0 defeat away against Fulham on 7 May. During the game, Middlesbrough's oldest ever player, Colin Cooper, came on as a substitute and Cattermole sportingly gave up the captain's role, without instruction, to Cooper, who was playing his last game before retirement.
On 20 October, Cattermole signed a new four-year deal to keep him at Middlesbrough until 2010.
On 29 July 2008, Cattermole signed for Wigan Athletic on a three year deal in a transfer worth -3.5 million. He made his debut against West Ham United in a 2-1 loss. Cattermole scored his first goal for Wigan in a 4-1 Carling Cup win over Ipswich Town on 24 September 2008.
On 12 August 2009, it was announced that Cattermole had completed a medical at Sunderland and signed for a fee of -6 million. The midfielder joined the club on a four-year contract, reuniting with former Wigan coach Steve Bruce. He made his debut in a 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers, in which he won Sunderland's man of the match. He then in the next few games of the season became popular amongst the fans despite missing several games with a heel injury. On 17 October 2009, he injured his knee in the win over Liverpool and was ruled out for twelve weeks. He returned as a second-half substitute for Jordan Henderson on December 15th in a 0-2 loss against Aston Villa. He then played the full match and captained the side in the 4-3 defeat to Manchester City.
Cattermole received his first call-up to the England under-21 squad for the October 2006 play-offs against Germany. Cattermole now appears to be first choice in the U-21 midfield.
Cattermole scored his first international goal and the first goal of the U-21 European Championships on 15 June 2009 against Finland. The goal was set up by Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor. Lee went on to score his third in an England shirt when they came from behind to defeat Macedonia u21 in a 2-1 win with a goal in the 83rd minute sealing the victory after an impressive goal from Freddie Sears.
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'''Marc Stephen John Bircham''' (born May 11, 1978 in Wembley) is a retired Canadian defensive midfielder footballer, who currently works as Youth Manager by Queens Park Rangers F.C..
London-born Bircham started his professional career at Millwall and after 6 seasons joined Queens Park Rangers where he became a crowd favourite. Bircham used to be known for his unusual hairstyle - a dyed blue and white streak down the centre of his hair from when he played for QPR and a red and white streak while playing for Canada. QPR fans sang a song to the tune of ''I love you baby''
''"We love you Bircham because you got blue hair, we love you Bircham because you're everywhere, we love you Bircham because you're Rangers through and through"''
In 2007 he moved to Yeovil Town. After a series of ankle injuries in the 2008-09 season it was revealed that Marc has quit football and is going to set up a youth coaching camp in Cyprus.
Bircham was eligible to play for Canada, because one of his grandfathers was born in Winnipeg. He made his debut for Canada in an April 1999 friendly match against Northern Ireland in Belfast. That meant that he is the only player to have played for a country without actually visiting it when his first cap - as well as his first and only goal - came. He scored that goal only 8 minutes after coming on as a substitute for another player making his debut, Davide Xausa. He went on to earn 17 caps for his adopted country.
He has represented Canada in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. His final international was a June 2004 World Cup qualification match against Belize.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
After becoming a QPR youth coach at the start of the 2009-10 season, he was put in temporary charge with fellow Youth Coach Steve Gallen due to manager Jim Magilton's suspension on 9 December 2009.
Birchams wife Jadene, took part in reality television series WAGs Boutique on ITV2. They have three children; boys Sonny and Frankie and a baby girl, Layla-Rose. They live in Hemel Hempstead.
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'''Jonathan Amar D'Laryea''' (born 3 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Northwich Victoria as a midfielder. He made over 90 appearances in the Football League for Mansfield Town between 2005 and 2008.
D'Laryea is a graduate of Manchester City's Academy where he signed for the club at aged 9, he made one senior appearance for Manchester City in a Carling Cup defeat against Arsenal in October 2004. He joined Mansfield Town in October 2005 on an initial one-month loan, which was extended by a further two months. After impressing during the loan spell, D'Laryea joined Mansfield Town for a nominal fee on a two-and-a-half year contract in January 2006. An ankle injury sustained in the summer of 2007 kept D'Laryea out of the side until November 2007, but by the end of the 2007-08 season, D'Laryea had made over 100 appearances in all competitions for Mansfield.
On 27 August, D'Laryea received an England C call up by manager Paul Fairclough along with his Mansfield Town team mate Nathan Arnold.
On 23 November, D'Laryea signed permanently for Northwich Victoria after a successful loan spell.
His twin brother, Nathan, currently plays for Hyde United in the Conference North. The D'Laryea brothers are of Ghanaian descent.
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'''Melvyn "Mel" Machin''' (born 16 April 1945 in Newcastle-under-Lyme) is an English former footballer and manager. He made a large impact at Norwich City, being voted into their Hall of Fame in 2002, as well as spending six years in charge at Bournemouth.
Despite being a Stoke City fan,
In July 1966 he joined Gillingham, where he attained regular first team football. After 156 league matches and 11 goals, Machin was signed in 1970 by Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, at the time managed by John Bond.
His spell at Bournemouth was finished after 110 matches in December 1973, when he followed Bond to Norwich City, despite interest from Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace.
After retiring as a player, Norwich then invited him to join their coaching set-up. He worked as youth team and reserve team coach, and then was promoted to chief coach before being appointed as assistant to manager Ken Brown. The partnership finished in May 1987, when he accepted an offer to manage Manchester City.
After two seasons in charge, he got the club promoted to Division One with a young and promising squad. In the first season in the top-flight, his team beat local rivals Manchester United by 5-1 on 23 September 1989, in what Alex Ferguson described as the lowest point of his career. Despite the victory, two months later, on 27 November, Machin was sacked by chairman Peter Swales as the club was bottom of the division. He became Barnsley manager on 29 December but resigned on 5 May 1993, as he was disillusioned with the club policy of selling their best players in order to make ends meet.
Machin then worked as a scout for West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool before he was appointed manager of Bournemouth in August 1994. In his first season at the helm he managed to keep the club in the Second Division despite a start with seven consecutive defeats and a serious financial crisis, this feat later became known as "The Great Escape". In 1998, Bournemouth lost to Grimsby Town in the Auto Windscreens Shield final in their first ever Wembley appearance. In August 2000, he became director of football role and later retired on 29 August 2002,
On 28 January 2003, Machin came out of retirement to assist Mick Wadsworth at the helm of Huddersfield Town. Two months later he was promoted to the manager role as Wadsworth was sacked. Machin and Huddersfield parted ways at the end of the season as he failed to avoid relegation to the Third Division.
In December 2007, a growing number of Bournemouth supporters were calling for the help of Mel Machin to again rescue them from a poor season which had seen them gain 13 points from 17 games and be dumped out of the FA Cup in the second round by Millwall.
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'''Victor Martin Watson''' (10 November 1897 Girton, Cambridgeshire - 3 August 1988 Girton, Cambridgeshire) was an English footballer who played most of his club football for West Ham United.
Watson, a centre forward, played 505 times for West Ham between 1920 and 1936. The club paid just -50 for Vic from Wellingborough, bringing him in to provide cover for Syd Puddefoot.
Vic Watson is the club's record goalscorer with 326 goals, a feat unlikely to be bettered in the modern era. He once scored six, in an 8-2 home win against Leeds on 9 February 1929, scored four goals on three occasions, and managed 13 hat-tricks while at West Ham.
Watson gained two international caps with England in 1923 and a further three caps in 1930, scoring 4 goals in total, including 2 against Scotland in the 1930 British Home Championship.
He spent one season (1935-36) with Southampton before retiring and he was the club's top scorer with 14 goals in 36 league appearances.
Upon retiring, he became a market gardener in Girton. He died in August 1988 at the age of 90.
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'''Gary Owers''' (born 3 October 1968 in Gateshead) is an English former professional footballer and was previously manager of Forest Green Rovers of the Nationwide Conference. He is currently the Assistant Manager at League Two side Aldershot Town.
Owers began his career with Sunderland, making his debut in 1986 and playing in the 1992 FA Cup Final, in which Sunderland lost to Liverpool. In December 1994 Owers moved to Bristol City for a free of -250,000, and he spent four years there, before moving to Sam Allardyce's Notts County in the summer of 1998. In 2000 Owers signed a new two year deal with Notts County. He was released by Notts County at the of the 2001-02 season and was signed by Nigel Spink, the manager of Forest Green Rovers in August 2002.
Owers became player-coach at Bath City in October 2003. He was appointed as Bath's new manager the following month, and led them to sixth place in the Southern League Premier Division in 2005-2006, missing out on the play-offs on goal difference.
Owers replaced Alan Lewer as manager of Forest Green Rovers in May 2005 after they had been relegated from the Conference. However, they got a surprise reprieve as Northwich's ground failed to meet Conference rules, meaning they were relegated with Forest Green taking their place.
In his first season in charge of Forest Green Rovers, he led the team to 19th place in the Conference avoiding relegation on the last day of the season with a 2-0 victory over Stevenage Borough. However, the 2006-2007 started off disastrously and Owers was sacked in August 2006 after losing the first four fixtures. He was in charge for just 15 months.
He joined Weston-super-Mare as a player and in February 2007 took over as caretaker-manager. The following month Owers was appointed as Weston's new manager and confirmed that he was still willing to play.
On leaving Weston in the 2007 close season he joined Minehead as a player. He spent the end of the 2008-09 season playing for Yate Town Reserves in the Gloucestershire County League.
On 11 November 2009 Aldershot Town Manager Kevin Dillon, confirmed that Owers was to be his new Assistant Manager at Aldershot Town.
Owers is also known for his hard work in the community with sport for the disabled.
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}}'''Rodrigo Defendi''' (born 16 June 1986), is a Brazilian-Italian footballer who plays as a central defender.
A young centre-half signed from the Brazilian club Cruzeiro, the appropriately named Defendi is renowned for a deft left foot and a dominance in the air. He was first spotted as a 16-year-old by the then Tottenham Hotspur Director of Sport Frank Arnesen.
He became the first player signed under the ill-fated Frank Arnesen and Jacques Santini era at Spurs from Cruzeiro for a fee of -600,000 on July 3 2004, although he had to wait for his passport to arrive in August for the deal to be officially completed. He failed to make a first team appearance for Tottenham but has featured in a number of reserve team matches.
He was deemed surplus to requirements by Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Jol, as he was first allowed to travel back to Brazil to seek a contract with a new club which proved unsuccessful, before he was farmed out on loan to Udinese Calcio in January 2006. He made two league appearances before leaving for A.S. Roma in August 2006, again on loan. He made an appearance in the Champions League and in the Coppa Italia for the capital club, but didn't manage to play a league game in Serie A.
Defendi returned to Tottenham Hotpur from AS Roma after his loan period ended. On August 9 2007 Tottenham announced his departure to the Italian Serie B club U.S. Avellino on a permanent transfer.
Defendi became free agent after the bankruptcy of Avellino.
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'''Steffen Freund''' (born 19 January 1970 in Brandenburg) is a German former professional football player. He played as a defensive midfielder.
He started his career at Stahl Brandenburg, coming through their youth system. In 1991 he was transferred to FC Schalke 04 and he established himself as an important midfield player. Schalke were forced to sell Freund due to financial reasons in 1993 to Borussia Dortmund where he stayed until 1999. During his time at Dortmund, he won the league twice in 1995 and 1996 and gained a champions league medal in 1997. After this he transferred to English premiership club Tottenham Hotspur where he stayed until 2003 and is famous for having never scored a goal, but he was adored by the Spurs fans. He did however win the League Cup with Spurs in 1999. At the tail end of his career he went on to have short spells at FC Kaiserslautern and Leicester City.On the 4th of December 2009 Steffen was inducted into the Tottenham Hotspur hall of fame alongside Darren Anderton, Although not the greatest player Steffen was a fans favourite and was welcomed by all fans into the hall of fame.
Between 1995 and 1998, he won 21 caps for the German national team. He won Euro 1996 with Germany and also competed in the World Cup 1998.
On December 5, 2007, he was named as a new assistant to Nigeria coach Berti Vogts. On 6 July 2009 was announced Freund will work as Head Coach of the Germany U-16 and signed here an one year contract.
In 2006 he appeared alongside Boris Becker in a special England v. Germany edition of the popular panel show ''They Think It's All Over''.
Freund is married with one son and one daughter and currently lives in the town of Potsdam.
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'''George Paul O'Callaghan, Jr.''', (born 5 September 1979 in Cork, County Cork) is an Irish football player who plays as an attacking midfielder/striker. Released by English League One side Yeovil Town on 1 January 2010, he is a free agent.
O'Callaghan started his career with Port Vale in 1995, he made 41 appearances for the club before joining Cork City in 2002. He spent five years at his home town club, making 150 league appearances. This was followed by a return to English football with Ipswich Town, before a brief return to Cork in 2008. In the summer of 2008 he signed with Tranmere Rovers, before brief spells with Dundalk and Yeovil Town in 2009.
O'Callaghan went on trial with Port Vale at the age of 15 and was signed up almost immediately. After two years, the Corkman was offered a professional contract. O'Callaghan was on the point of breaking into the first team in the 1998-99 season, until John Rudge was sacked. Brian Horton took over as manager and O'Callaghan was put back into the youth squad. Thirteen months later he made a return to the senior squad, scoring in a draw with Crewe Alexandra. He stayed in the side for the rest of the season and signed a new two year deal with the club despite an offer from Tottenham Hotspur. Port Vale were relegated to Division 2 that year. O'Callaghan was top scorer seven games into the 2000-01 season but was suddenly dropped after a 3-0 loss to Cardiff City. It would be his last game for ''the Vale''.
He returned home to Cork in 2002 after his contract ended at Port Vale. Shortly after, he signed for his hometown club Cork City making his debut in the opening game of the 2002-03 season against Shelbourne in 3-0 home win in which he scored. Together with new signing John O'Flynn, they formed a notable striking partnership. Following the arrival of Neale Fenn in 2004, O'Callaghan was moved to midfield by then manager Pat Dolan, to accommodate the new player.
In 2005, Cork City picked up their first league title in 12 years and O'Callaghan picked up a winners medal. He scored 11 goals in all competitions and was also announced as the eircom League Player of the Year for 2005.
In July 2006 he was given time off for personal reasons, this is believed to be due to a falling out between himself and manager Damien Richardson.
In September 2006, O'Callaghan joined English club Ipswich Town on trial with a view to a permanent deal. He remained training at Ipswich for the following two months, unable to formally sign because of UEFA's transfer window system. In mid-January 2007, the clubs finally negotiated a deal despite strong words on both sides, concluding in an undisclosed fee (speculated to be around -60,000) which saw him sign an 18-month contract with Ipswich. On his full Ipswich debut he was sent off playing in the FA Cup against Watford, after an alleged stamp on defender Danny Shittu, but Ipswich viewed the red card as harsh, and O'Callaghan's club announced that they would contest referee Steve Bennett's decision to show the red card. The case was heard at an appeals panel and the decision reached was to allow O'Callaghan to escape a further three match ban. On 7 May 2007 O'Callaghan scored his first goal for Ipswich in the 5-1 win over Barnsley.
In August 2007, Ipswich agreed terms with Brighton & Hove Albion to sell O'Callaghan for around -60,000, rising to -75,000 based on appearances, although this transfer fell through as the club and player were unable to reach an agreement on personal terms, but the player did move to the Withdean on loan until the end of December 2007. He rejected the chance to sign permanently at Brighton, stating that chairman Dick Knight was being unrealistic with the wages he was offering O'Callaghan and fellow striker Bas Savage. Both players left the club at the end of December 2007.
In January 2008 he was released from Ipswich, having played just 12 games for the club, manager Jim Magilton explained: "George is a great lad but he's 28 now and needs to be playing regular first-team football. We have not been able to give him that here and we won't stand in his way of moving on now."
On 31 January 2008 O'Callaghan returned home to Cork City, signing a three year deal under new manager Alan Mathews. O'Callaghan made his debut in a friendly against Shelbourne on 7 February. He then made his competitive debut against Dungannon Swifts in the Setanta Cup on 26 February, scoring two goals.
After only half a season at Cork City, it was announced on 9 July that O'Callaghan, along with ex-teammate Bas Savage, had joined Tranmere Rovers on a two year contract. However on 13 February 2009, O'Callaghan had his contract cancelled by Tranmere Rovers after suffering personal problems and failing to settle at the club.
Returning to his native Ireland, O'Callaghan signed for in February 2009. It was clarified that he had left the club by May.
After just four months with , Yeovil Town confirmed they had signed O'Callaghan in July 2009. On 23 December 2009 it was announced that his contract would not be renewed, after seven starts and five substitute appearances in six months, leaving him without a club.
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At the end of February 2008 he began a one month loan spell at Folkestone Invicta a team currently playing in the Ryman Premier Division (also known as the Isthmian League Premier Division).
He currently plays in the Eastern Counties Football League alongside former Colchester player Tom Devaux
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'''Joel Griffiths''' (born 21 August 1979) is an Australian association football player who should be playing for the Newcastle Jets in the A-league, but is currently in a transfer dispute.
He played for Sydney United, Parramatta Power and Newcastle United in the now defunct National Soccer League. He also had a brief stint with Leeds United where he made two appearances.
He joined the Newcastle Jets on 31 July, 2006, for an undisclosed fee after a brief spell in England with Leeds United, having signed from Swiss club Neuchatel Xamax on 17 January 2006. He only managed two substitute appearances for Leeds and Griffiths attributed the lack of first team football to the perceived animosity from ex-Leeds manager Kevin Blackwell who only provided "non stop criticism".
After joining the Newcastle Jets in the 2006-07 season Griffiths quickly formed the basis of the team that underwent a strong resurgence under new coach Gary van Egmond. His memorable performances include scoring two goals in extra time against Perth Glory in round 20 to draw the game at 3-3. At the end of the regular season Griffiths had contributed a total of 6 goals for the Jets. The Jets would finish third in the regular season and be narrowly knocked out of the chance to play in the AFC Champions League and the 2006-07 Grand Final.
In the 2007-08 Joel's twin brother Adam Griffiths joined the team. With the loss of key attacking players such as Nick Carle, Milton Rodriguez and Vaughan Coveny, Griffiths became the key to the Jets attack throughout the season. Early in the season Griffiths controversially assaulted a linesman, which he was awarded a yellow card for, narrowly escaping harsh punishment due to FIFA regulations. His performances on the pitch quickly lead him to be the focus of much media attention, with Griffiths remaining in career best form for much of the season.
2 stunning goals against Melbourne Victory in round 17 saw him called into the training squad for the A-League based Socceroos, but later had to withdraw from the squad due to injury. At the end of Griffith's outstanding regular season he had scored 12 goals, which earned him the A-League Golden Boot award. Finishing 2nd in the regular season on goal difference, the Jets later went on to win the Grand Final.
With the conclusion of the season, Griffiths joined J-League division 2 side Avispa Fukuoka on a loan spell. On 5 March 2008, it was announced that he joined the Japanese club on loan. In July he returned to Newcastle.
Joel was set to become the Newcastle million dollar man, and play as a marquee player. However this was cancelled, with Griffiths joining brother Ryan at Chinese club Beijing Guoan on a year long loan.
Joel was suspended for 5 matches earlier in the 2009 CSL season for elbowing an opposing player, and then later on the year, given a 7 week suspension for making a gesture towards opposing supporters. Although contacted to the Newcastle Jets for another two years, Griffiths is currently refusing to attend training.
After impressing on loan at Beijing Guoan, he has now joined them on permanent basis. Newcastle Jets have agreed to an undisclosed fee.
He represented Australia at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Nigeria. Griffiths made his debut for the full national team on 9 October 2005 against Jamaica, scoring a goal before celebrating by hopping up and down like a Kangaroo. This was Australia's final warm up match before their World Cup qualifier playoff match against Uruguay.
In January 2008, he was named in the 22-man Socceroos squad for the training camp at Sydney, but did not play the World Cup Qualifying match against Qatar due to injury.
He married his childhood sweetheart, Bianca Jensen, in December 2007. His daughter, Gizelle Janson Griffiths, was born on April 29, 2009.
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'''Patrice Latyr Evra''' (born 15 May 1981) is a French international footballer, who plays for English Premiership side Manchester United and the French national team. He is a left wingback who can also operate on the left wing.
The son of a diplomat, Evra was born in Dakar, Senegal, and arrived in Europe through Brussels from Senegal when he was six years old. He was raised in Les Ulis, Essonne, France, where he lived with his family from 1984 to 1998 before seizing his first footballing opportunity leading him to Marsala, Sicily, Italy.
During his teenage years, Evra began his career as a winger for Paris Saint-Germain's youth system. Though he never received a professional contract, he was spotted by a scout for small Italian-side Marsala, eventually receiving a contract with the club. In 27 appearances with the side while playing as an attacking winger, Evra scored six goals. The next season, he found himself with Monza in Serie B, but only made three appearances.
Evra returned to France for Nice in Ligue 2. In his first several matches, he played as a centre forward. Due to injuries within the club, he was made to play as a left back during a game versus Stade Lavallois. In several matches after, manager Sandro Salvioni utilized Evra in defence. During the remainder of the season, Salvioni continued to alternate him between the two positions. Evra shone in defence, consequently being named Ligue 2's best left back.
AS Monaco, impressed by Evra's defensive efforts, signed him from Nice for an undisclosed fee by manager Didier Deschamps. He quickly became part of the regular defence with Sebastien Squillaci, Gal Givet, and Julien Rodriguez. In his first season with the club, Monaco reached the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final but were defeated 3-0 by Porto, a game in which Evra played the full 90 minutes. His performances led to his call-up for international duty for the French national team.
In 2005, Evra was named captain on several occasions. Monaco would struggle through the season, being knocked out of the qualifying rounds of the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League and lying in the bottom half of Ligue 1 table for most of the season.
Evra signed for Manchester United on 10 January 2006, joining for a transfer fee of around -5.5 million from AS Monaco, putting pen to paper on a three-and-a-half year contract. Evra's arrival signalled Alex Ferguson's intention to shore up a United defence that had suffered since the sidelining of Gabriel Heinze. During his first meeting with the club after signing, he asked captain Gary Neville where the nearest church was.
He made his debut for Manchester United four days after signing in a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League. He did not have the best of debuts as he was substituted at half time. He played his home debut in a 1-0 win against Liverpool the following Wednesday. Evra initially had some problems adapting to the English game, but by midway through the 2006-07 season his form had greatly improved and he established himself as a regular first-teamer. On 29 November, he scored his first goal for the club in a Premiership match against Everton at Old Trafford. After a spell out of the squad, Evra made his comeback on 10 April 2007 in the Champions League match against Roma at Old Trafford, contributing to the Red Devils' 7-1 thrashing of the visitors with the final goal, his first in the Champions League. Due to his efforts, Evra earned a place in the PFA Team of the Year.
During United's 07-08 season, Evra became a key member of United's defence. Though making 47 appearances in all competitions, the highest in his career, he did not manage to score a goal. United clinched their second consecutive Premier League title on the final day, edging Chelsea by two points. He made 10 appearances in United's run in the UEFA Champions League, including an appearance in the Final as United defeated Chelsea 6-5 on penalties, following a 1-1 draw after extra time. On 12 June, Evra signed a four-year contract extension with United, a deal that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2012.
Evra was ever-present in Manchester United's first 14 league games in 2008-09. However, on 5 December 2008, he was handed a four-match ban - due to start on 22 December 2008 - and a -15,000 fine after he was found guilty of improper conduct by the Football Association. The charge related to an incident that occurred during the warm-down after the match between Chelsea and Manchester United on 26 April 2008, wherein a clash ensued between United's players and Chelsea's groundsmen.
At Euro 2008, Evra was left out of the starting line up in the first fixture against Romania to accommodate the Barcelona left back ric Abidal. He was then called in for the next game against the Netherlands after a poor 0-0 draw against the Romanians. France lost 4-1 in a thrilling encounter. The final group game was a must-win against Italy. France lost 2-0 and were eliminated in the group stage. After the game, cameras caught Evra and team mate Patrick Vieira in an altercation in the tunnel.
Evra is married to Sandra with whom he has a son, Lenny.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010''
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'''Kjetil Osvold''' (born June 5, 1961 in lesund) is a retired Norwegian footballer. Between 1984 and 1989 he scored 2 goals in 37 caps for Norway. On club level he played for Start, Lillestrm, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Djurgrden, PAOK og Skeid.
A midfielder was known for his technical abilities, he performed a nutmeg on legend player Diego Maradona in a 1986 friendly match. People also remembered him for hitting the stadium clock on rsen stadium from a corner kick.
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'''Shane Peter Higgs''' (born 13 May 1977) is an English footballer who plays for Leeds United as a goalkeeper. He is Leeds' current number one goalkeeper.
He spent a single season with Worcester, before being signed by Cheltenham Town for -10,000 in 1999, after impressing in an FA XI v Dr Martens League representative match in 1998. He spent nearly four years as reserve to Steve Book, making only a handful of appearances, before finally breaking into the first team in March 2003.
He then become their firm number one and winning the club's Player of the Year award twice. Whilst at Cheltenham he gained two promotions and was a fixture in Cheltenhams first team for many years. His spell at Cheltenham came to an end when he joined Wolves on loan and after his contract expired at Cheltenham he left the club to join Leeds United on a free transfer.
He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Championship on a month's loan on 27 November 2008,
He joined League One side Leeds United on a free transfer on 3 July, 2009, signing a one-year contract.
Higgs suffered an injury against Milton Keynes Dons and had to be replaced by understudy Casper Ankergren. It was revealed Higgs injury was a thigh injury and he is expected to miss a few games as a result. Higgs missed his first Leeds United game after his thigh injury ruled him out of the next few Leeds games. He is hoping to make his Leeds return in the game against Norwich City. Higgs returned from injury and started the game against Norwich but suffered a recurrence of his thigh injury and had to be substituted and was replaced by his understudy Casper Ankergren. He signed a new contract with Leeds in November 2009, which contracted him at the club until June 2011.
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'''Steve Kim Book''' (born 7 July 1969, in Bournemouth, Dorset) is an English professional football goalkeeper playing for Tiverton Town. He has previously played for Mangotsfield United while being the goalkeeping coach at Bristol Rovers. He began his second spell as a Bristol Rovers player in 2007, being registered as a player after Rovers' backup goalkeeper, Mike Green, broke a finger in a reserve match.
The son of a former professional goalkeeper, Kim Book, and nephew of the former Manchester City manager Tony Book, Steve began his career on the South-West non league circuit with clubs such as Paulton Rovers, Welton Rovers, Frome Town and Weston-super-Mare. He moved on to Bath City and spent the initial part of the 1993/4 at Brighton without breaking into the first team though he did make a couple of appearances for Slough Town whilst on loan there. A change of management saw him return to the non-league scene with Frome Town before a period at Lincoln City where he was an unused substitute in a couple of League Cup ties in the 1994/95 season.
In September 1994 he joined Forest Green Rovers, although his number of appearances are unknown he spent three years at the Nailsworth club before an -8,000 fee took him to Cheltenham Town in July 1997.
He was the first choice goalkeeper at Cheltenham for seven years, leading them to promotion into the League, a F A Trophy win, then into Nationwide Division 2 via the playoffs in 2002. His career at Cheltenham also seen him win England semi-pro honors and The Conference Team of the year 98-99. Could win you a game with some outstanding reflex saves and a habit of saving penalties.
He left Cheltenham in the summer of 2004 and joined Swindon Town.
===Swindon Town, Bristol Rovers and Non-League===
After a season at Swindon, Steve dropped out of the professional game and joined Cirencester Town whilst concentrating upon his coaching career. In October 2005 he replaced Phil Kite as the goalkeeping coach at Bristol Rovers, allowing Kite to concentrate fully on his role as physio, and in November 2005 signed non-contract terms with the club to provide experienced goalkeeping cover. As a player, he joined Mangotsfield in the summer of 2006 and on August 26 scored the first goal of his career when a sliced free-kick from his own area managed to outfox the Rugby Town goalkeeper. In 2008 he joined Southern Premier League side Tiverton Town. Is still goalkeeping coach at Bristol Rovers and holds the LEVEL 2 coaching badge, UEFA C goalkeeping and UEFA B goalkeeping license.
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'''Leroy Rosenior''' (born 24 August 1964 in Clapham, London) is a professional football coach and pundit. He is a former professional footballer whose clubs included Fulham, Queens Park Rangers (for whom he appeared as a substitute in the 1986 League Cup Final), Bristol City and West Ham United.
As one of the few black football managers in England, Rosenior has spoken openly about the racism that he experienced as a player and a manager. He has said that there is a glass ceiling holding back qualified black coaches from getting the top jobs.
Rosenior has managed clubs including Merthyr Tydfil, Torquay, Brentford and was assistant to Gary Peters at Shrewsbury Town.
His son, Liam, is a professional footballer.
Rosenior was a striker for most of his career although towards the end of his playing days at Gloucester City he also turned out at centre-back, even in goal in a match against . He started at Fulham, also playing for Queens Park Rangers, West Ham United, Charlton Athletic, Bristol City and Fleet Town.
He played for England at Under-16 and Under-21 level but changed allegiance to Sierra Leone to gain one cap for the country.
After a period as Bristol City's youth team coach Rosenior's first managerial post was with Southern League Premier side Gloucester City. His first full season in charge saw Gloucester lose a 3rd replay in the FA Trophy semi-final to and defeat on the final day of the season to cost a place in the Football Conference with local rivals being promoted. Rosenior left the following season, taking over Bristol City's reserve side.
Rosenior returned to non-league, managing before moving to from July 2002 to January 2006, when he left the club by mutual consent after the 3-1 home defeat to Rochdale. In his second season in charge he took Torquay to promotion to Football League One, but was unable to keep them there, experiencing relegation on the last day of the season. The return to Football League Two heralded the departure of Alex Russell and Adebayo Akinfenwa, two of the club's best players. After languishing near the bottom of the league for half the season, Leroy eventually left the club by mutual consent.
In March 2006, he was named first team coach at , acting as assistant to manager Gary Peters. He left in June 2006 to take up the managerial position at Brentford, succeeding Martin Allen. Twenty years earlier he had replaced Allen when he came on as a substitute for in the 1986 League Cup final. Five months after his appointment, Rosenior left the club., after a run of 16 games without a win, which culminated in a 4-0 home defeat to Crewe.
He was scheduled to take charge of the Sierra Leone national side for a friendly against Leyton Orient in May 2007,, which they won 4-2
Rosenior returned to Torquay United as head coach on 17 May 2007, replacing Keith Curle
Rosenior works as a presenter and pundit on G-Sports, an African Pay-Per-View channel, and for the BBC's coverage of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. Other punditry work has included BBC Radio 5 Live and The Football League Show.
Rosenior is a leading anti-racism campaigner in British football and travels the country working as an ambassador for the ''Show Racism the Red Card'' campaign.
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'''Carl Neil Fletcher''' (born 7 April 1980 in Surrey Heath, England) is a former Wales international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Plymouth Argyle of the Football League Championship.
After playing football for Oakdale Middle School (1988-1992), Fletcher moved onto being Captain of his local football team in Poole, Dorset, UK.
Fletcher started his career at English club Bournemouth, making his debut in February 1998 as a 17 year-old. He made 185 league starts for the south-coast club, including captaining the side to a 5-2 victory over Lincoln City in the 2003 Division 3 playoff final and scoring 2 of the goals himself, before earning a move to West Ham United in 2004 for -275,000.
Fletcher then played in the Premier League after West Ham won promotion the season he signed for them. He also had a month-long loan spell at Watford. Upon his return from Watford in October 2005, he made 12 league appearances for West Ham. On 13 May 2006, Fletcher was drafted into the West Ham team to face Liverpool in the FA Cup Final due to the suspension of Hayden Mullins.
The FA Cup final proved to be his last competitive match for the Hammers, however, as he signed for Crystal Palace in that summer, for -400,000. He was immediately appointed as captain by then-manager Peter Taylor. After Neil Warnock took over, the captaincy went to Mark Hudson.
Fletcher captained Wales for the first time on 28 May 2009 against Iceland. However, he was substituted after just 41 minutes after damaging his ankle ligaments.
After Neil Warnock was appointed as manager Fletcher found first-team opportunities limited, starting many games on the substitutes bench, which eventually led to Fletcher and team mate Paul Ifill being placed on the transfer list in August 2008. Fletcher was signed on loan by Nottingham Forest in October of that year due to their ever growing injury list. However, he only made five appearances in this period and due to a problematic back injury, was sent back to Palace.
Fletcher signed a month long emergency loan deal with Plymouth Argyle on 20 February 2009, scoring on his debut against Sheffield United. A string of commanding performances led to the loan being extended a month later until the end of the 2008-09 campaign. Following his release by Crystal Palace in May 2009, Fletcher signed a two-year contract with Plymouth.
'''Third Division Play-off Final'''
'''Championship Play-off Final'''
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'''Ross Izale "Rossi" Jarvis''' (born 11 March 1988 in Fakenham, Norfolk) is an English professional footballer who plays for Luton Town, primarily as a midfielder.
Jarvis began his career as a trainee with Norwich City, making history as the youngest player to appear in their reserve side when aged only 14.
His first start for Norwich came in an FA Cup Third Round defeat at home to West Ham United on 7 January 2006. He played the whole game, but failed to appear in the Norwich first-team again that season.
The two Jarvis brothers played together for Norwich on only one occasion - a League Cup tie against Rotherham United on 19 September 2006.
It would be almost a year on from the League Cup game at Rotherham until Jarvis next played a competitive game for Norwich. With suspensions to Dion Dublin, Jason Shackell, and Julien Brellier, Jarvis started in a League Cup Third Round tie on 25 September 2007 away to then Premier League high-flyers Manchester City, along with fellow academy graduate Michael Spillane. Both players performances drew high praise from the media, as Norwich lost the game 1-0.
Jarvis signed for League Two side Luton Town, who had been hit with a 30 point deduction, on 7 August 2008.
In 2006 and 2007, Jarvis played in eight games for the England under-19 team in their unsuccessful European Under-19 Championship qualification campaigns, as well as in two friendly matches.
Now in non-league football with Luton, Jarvis was eligible to be called into the England C squad for friendlies against both Hungary under-23's and Poland under-23's in September and November 2009. He played in both, including captaining the side to a 2-1 victory in Poland.
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'''Damian Michael Spencer''' (born 19 September 1981) is a professional footballer, who plays for Conference National club Kettering Town, having signed from Cheltenham Town. He is a striker. He has previous experience with Bristol City, from whom he joined Cheltenham in 2002. He had previously had a loan spell with Exeter City.
In January 2008, he was set to join fellow League One side Crewe Alexandra for -150,000. However, a long-standing knee injury meant that he failed his medical examination, which meant that the potential transfer collapsed.
He joined Brentford on loan on 20 March 2009, after financial constraints forced his parent club Cheltenham to reduce their wage bill. In July 2009, Damian left Cheltenham Town, and signed for Kettering Town.
He was signed on loan in November 2009 to Blue Square Premier side Kidderminster Harriers.
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'''Tommy Knarvik''' (born 1 November 1979) is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Troms IL.
He most known for his period in SK Brann. In his early years, Knarvik was a junior player in Leeds United, where he won the junior FA cup in 2000. He was also awarded the title of "Young Player of the Year" in Leeds United, in strong competition against such players as Jonathan Woodgate and Harry Kewell.
After a few good seasons in Brann, his performance dropped. He was loaned out to Bryne FK but the manager there did not offer a regular contract. Brann then let him go, and Knarvik got a chance in the Adeccoliga club Sogndal. Once again, he did not perform as expected and played only one season in Sogndal. He has since played for Sandefjord Fotball.
On November 14, 2007 Troms announced that they had signed Knarvik on a 4 year contract.
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'''Rati Aleksidze''' (born August 3, 1978 in Tbilsi) is a football striker from Georgia, who plays for Gyri ETO FC.
His club career started in Dinamo Tbilisi in the 1996/97 season. His goalscoring abilities helped them win the league titles in 1997, 1998, 1999 as well as the 1997 cup. During his Dinamo career Aleksidze scored 33 goals in 71 appearances, and especially the 12 goals in 14 games in the 1999/00 season attracted the interest of bigger European clubs. He was taken on trial to English team Chelsea, who decided to buy him. Aleksidze found first team opportunities at Chelsea hard to come by, however, as he only played in two league games. Released by Chelsea in September 2001, he eventually returned to Dinamo where he did score 9 goals in his first season. In 2004 he was bought by Russian team FC Rostov then retired from professional career and returned to Georgia. In July 2008 gived his comeback and plays for FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi, in January 2009 joined than to Hungary club Gyri ETO FC.
Due to career difficulties he lost his place on the national team, where scored 2 goals in 19 caps between 1998 and 2004.
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'''Peter Simon Barnes''' (born 10 June 1957) is an English former footballer, and the son of footballer Ken Barnes.
Born in Manchester, Barnes made his debut for Manchester City in 1974-75, and scored in the 1976 League Cup final at the age of 19. In the same year, he was voted Young Player of the Year by the Professional Footballers Association. Barnes was sold by Malcolm Allison in 1979, and joined West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -752,000 - a club transfer record that was not broken for nearly 20 years.
Barnes was Albion's leading scorer in 1979-80, but he struggled to emulate this form after signing for Leeds United in 1981. Leeds manager Allan Clarke played him as a striker, but Barnes failed to adapt to his new role, scoring only one goal. Barnes was a regular with England at the time but apparently unpopular with his team-mates, who took advantage of his club troubles in pressuring manager Ron Greenwood to drop him.
When Leeds were relegated in 1982 he was loaned to Spanish club Real Betis for a season, but didn't relish the climate and returned to Leeds the following year. After 27 games and 4 goals in the Second Division, he was sold to Coventry City for -50,000, where he scored 8 goals in 29 games. Ron Atkinson subsequently signed him for Manchester United, where he was effectively an understudy to Danish winger Jesper Olsen. Barnes managed only 25 appearances during his two years at Manchester United, and scored 10 goals.
Atkinson was replaced as Manchester United manager by Alex Ferguson, who quickly fell out with Barnes. He was transferred back to Manchester City in 1987, but soon fell out of favour and was loaned out to Bolton Wanderers and Port Vale. His league career petered out with brief spells at Hull City, Bolton again and Sunderland. He moved on to Tampa Bay Rowdies in the American Professional Soccer League and, after failing to persuade Bury he was worth a contract, drifted into non-league football with Mossley.
After retiring from playing, Barnes had a spell managing Runcorn and has since worked behind the scenes at Manchester City and for local radio.
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'''Neil Clement''' (born 3 October 1978 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career playing for West Bromwich Albion. He participated in a club record three promotions. His customary position was in defence, but he was also a versatile player who occupied several different positions for Albion. Clement made 300 appearances for Albion in all competitions, the most of any Albion player in the 2000s and more than any other Albion player in the 21st century thus far. He was also known as a set piece specialist, having scored several goals from free-kicks and penalties. Later in his career, Clement was affected by knee injuries and was forced to retire in January 2010.
The son of Dave Clement, the former QPR and England full-back of the 1970s, Neil Clement was born in Reading, Berkshire but later attended Dorridge Junior School in the West Midlands.
In 1999-2000, Clement continued to struggle in his attempt to break into the Chelsea first team. In November 1999 he was loaned out to Brentford, making his dbut in a 4-1 defeat to Bournemouth on 23 November. He returned to Chelsea in January 2000, making one further substitute appearance as the Blues beat Gillingham 5-0 in an FA Cup quarter-final in February.
On transfer deadline day in March 2000, Clement joined West Bromwich Albion on loan for the rest of the season, making his Albion dbut in a 2-1 defeat to Manchester City at Maine Road on 25 March. His performances in Albion's successful attempt to avoid relegation from Division One earned him a permanent transfer in July, in a move costing -150,000.
Clement scored his first goal for his new club in a 2-1 first leg win in the League Cup away at Derby County on 19 September 2000. He also scored in the second leg a week later, but Albion lost the tie 5-4 on aggregate. His first league goal for the Baggies came in a 3-2 Hawthorns defeat to Norwich City on 14 October 2000. In all, Clement appeared 52 times for Albion in 2000-01, missing just one game in all competitions and winning the club's Player of the Season award. Albion reached the promotion play-offs, losing in the semi-final to Bolton Wanderers. Clement was again a key player for Albion during 2001-02. As well as converting penalties in Albion's FA Cup victories against Premiership sides Sunderland and Leicester, he missed only one league game as Albion won promotion to the top flight. His efforts were recognised when he was named in the PFA Division One team of the year.
Clement featured heavily once more in 2002-03, missing only two games all season, and although Albion were relegated, he played his part in a second promotion in 2003-04. He scored in successive games at the start of the 2004-05 Premiership season, netting against both Blackburn and Aston Villa. In January 2005 Clement signed a new five-and-a-half year contract, which would keep him at The Hawthorns until 2010.
At the end of February 2008, Clement joined Hull City on loan,
Clement was ruled out for the entire 2008-09 season following a new knee injury sustained in Albion's final pre-season match, against Real Mallorca.
Clement is married to Rebecca. The couple have two daughters, Olivia and Ruby.
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'''Keith Robert Gillespie''' (born 18 February 1975 in Larne, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays in midfield for Irish League side Glentoran.
His first years were spent in Islandmagee, County Antrim where he attended Whitehead Primary School. He later moved to Bangor, County Down where he attended Rathmore Primary School and Bangor Grammar School. He was scouted playing for St Andrews FC from Belfast, and was the first professional footballer to come from this club.
Gillespie signed for Manchester United on leaving school in the summer of 1991, being a member of the FA Youth Cup winning side in 1992. Also in that team were Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham, Gary Neville and Robbie Savage.
Gillespie made his debut for Manchester United in the 1992-93 season, and scored his first goal for the club against Bury in a 2-0 FA Cup third round triumph on 5 January 1993.
Occasional appearances for United followed over the next two years, but he was never able to displace Andrei Kanchelskis as United's first-choice right winger.
After a loan spell at Wigan Athletic in 1993-94, he moved to Newcastle United on 10 January 1995, as a -1million component in the 7 million deal (-6million cash) which took Andrew Cole to Old Trafford. Ironically, Gillespie had scored one of United's goals against Newcastle in the 2-0 victory at Old Trafford which had knocked Kevin Keegan's side off the top of the Premier League table less than three months earlier.
Gillespie stayed at Newcastle for three-and-a-half years and during this time he played 143 games, including 15 European ties (in both the Champions League and UEFA Cup) and scored 13 goals. In both the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons he helped Newcastle to finish second in the Premier League (runners up to Gillespie's former club, Manchester United, on both occasions), being a key member of "The Entertainers".
In his final full season at Newcastle, the 1997-98 season, Gillespie helped Newcastle to reach the FA Cup final. However, he was not in the squad for the final and Newcastle lost to Arsenal The following season saw Gillespie depart Tyneside in a -2.3million move to Blackburn Rovers.
===Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City===
Five seasons at Ewood Park brought another 138 games and 6 goals as well as another loan spell at Wigan Athletic, bringing his total appearances for Athletic to 15 from which he scored 4 goals. He then moved to Leicester City on a free transfer playing 48 games and scoring two goals in two seasons. In his time at Blackburn he started in the 2002 Football League Cup Final in which they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1.
Gillespie signed for Sheffield United on 5 August 2005, signing a one-year contract. This was then extended to June 2007 a month later. In his first season at the club, Gillespie played a role in Sheffield United's successful promotion campaign to the Premier League.
Gillespie's most memorable goal for Sheffield United came against Charlton, where he scored the winner in the 88th minute with a stunning volley from 25 yards. This goal was also a nominee for the December goal of the month competition, but Paul Scholes eventually won.
On 20 January 2007, during a Premiership match against Reading at the Madejski Stadium, Gillespie was sent off for violent conduct (elbowing Reading's Stephen Hunt) twelve seconds after coming on as a substitute. As he made his way off the pitch, Gillespie pushed Hunt in the face. He thereby achieved the dubious honour of becoming the fastest sending-off of a substitute in English football. He was sent off before the ball had come back into play, and so technically sent off being on the pitch for zero seconds of play.
The day after this incident, he stunned Sheffield United when he handed in a transfer request to the chief executive Terry Robinson but in July that year Gillespie recanted and signed a new two-year contract.
In July 2008 he limped out of a pre-season friendly at Bury and missed the start of the 2008-2009 season.
Despite being recalled to the Blades Gillespie failed to make another appearance and on 30 January 2009 his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
Gillespie impressed McCall during training and told the manager he was very keen to gain match experience; as a result, Gillespie signed for Bradford City in March for the rest of the 2008-09 season.
In 2009, Gillespie made a shock move to the east Belfast club, Glentoran. It was believed that Gillespie's agents approched Glentoran. Keith scored his first goal for Glentoran in a 1-1 draw with Institute on the 22nd September 2009. Keith is believed to be on a -1,000 p/w wage, which is being paid for by the Glentoran sponsor, FonaCab.
Gillespie made his debut for Glentoran against Bohemians in the Setanta Cup on 29th August 2009, before making his league debut against Coleraine on 1st September 2009. He scored his first goal at The Oval against Institute on 22nd September.
He is currently 4th place in the list of appearances for Northern Ireland with 86 caps. He made his debut in September 1994 in a 2-1 home defeat by Portugal. He played an important role in his country's 3-2 qualifying win against Spain at Windsor Park on 6 September 2006. Gillespie was investigated by the Irish FA for his involvement in a fracas with George McCartney on the trip back home from a game in Iceland. He has not been involved with the Northern Ireland set-up since being omitted from squad to face San Marino in February 2009
Manager Nigel Worthington has stated that Keith Gillespie will no longer be considered for international selection.
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'''Brett Ryan Ormerod''' (born 18 October 1976) is an English professional football player. He plays as a forward for Blackpool.
===Early career: Accrington Stanley and Blackpool===
Born in Blackburn, Lancashire Ormerod as released by hometown club, Blackburn Rovers, and began his career at Accrington Stanley in 1995 playing semi-professionally. He made 52 league appearances, scoring 32 goals. While at Accrington he worked in a cotton mill to supplement playing part-time in non-league football. He was spotted playing by Gordon Strachan who vowed that his first task in getting back into management would be to buy Ormerod.
He signed for Blackpool, who were then in the Second Division, on 21 March 1997 for -50,000,
He spent four years with Blackpool, however, he suffered a badly broken leg, breaking his tibia and fibula, in October 1999 that kept him out of the team in the 1999-2000 season when the club were relegated to the Third Division, something Ormerod would later describe as, "''probably the lowest point of my career''".
After a couple of seasons back in the Second Division, he was linked with a move to Wigan Athletic in November 2001, who were reported to have bid -1.5m for him. They were one of four clubs to have made an approach for Ormerod, with Premier League club Southampton having had a -1m bid rejected. Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston said on the club's official website, "''We don't have to sell Brett and we don't need to sell him. It's testament to the club's achievements and how the team are playing that other clubs are looking at players at this club.''"
Gordon Strachan, then Southampton manager had kept his word about signing Ormerod,
On 13 April 2003, after enduring a 24 game goalless drought Ormerod scored one goal and laid up another as Southampton beat Watford 2-1 in the semi-final of the 2002-03 FA Cup at Villa Park.
Ormerod found first-team opportunities limited at Southampton and on 19 September 2004, in an attempt to secure some first-team football, he joined Leeds United on a one month loan deal,
After Southampton finished bottom of the Premer League in 2004-05 and were relegated to the Championship, he was able to play more often after the sale of several teammates who had been keeping him out of the team. Ormerod said of his time with the club, "''I had some of the best years of my career at Southampton. Its a big club with great supporters. If I had my time again I would do exactly the same again, particularly as I got to play in a cup final.''"
On 27 January 2006, Ormerod was snapped up on a free transfer by Preston North End, the arch-rivals of his former club Blackpool.
On 8 May, he broke his leg, ten minutes into Preston's 0-2 playoff semi-final second leg defeat to Leeds United, following a tackle by Leeds' Jonathan Douglas.
After making twenty league and cup appearances, scoring one goal in the 2007-08 season, Ormerod signed on loan for Nottingham Forest on 7 March 2008, until the end of the season.
On 15 October 2008 he joined League One club Oldham Athletic on a one month loan deal, after falling out of favour at Preston and without making one appearance in the 2008-09 season.
On 30 January 2009, after being released by Preston by mutual consent, Ormerod once again signed for their West Lancashire rivals Blackpool on a permanent deal until the end of the 2008-09 season.
On 7 March 2009 he scored the first goal in Blackpool's 2-0 victory over Norwich City at Bloomfield Road. It was his 100th league goal and his first goal since returning to the club.
On 24 June Ormerod signed a new one year contract, with an option for a further year, with Blackpool manager Ian Holloway saying, "''I am delighted that Brett has signed again. He was a key player in the side that did well for the club towards the end of last season. He wants to be here, and is everything Blackpool stands for.''"
a. ''Exact details for his Accrington Stanley appearances not known, so all included in one season
b. ''3 league play-off appearances for Blackpool in 2001 (included in 2000-01 total)''
c. ''2 league play-off appearances for Preston North End in 2006 (included in 2005-06 total)''
d. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
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Humphreys started his career with Sheffield Wednesday in 1996. Whilst with the club, he was loaned out to Scunthorpe United and Cardiff City. He left the club in 2001 and joined Cambridge United for a short period, after which he joined current club Hartlepool United. He joined Port Vale on loan in 2006.
Humphreys was introduced to football from an early age, his grandfather, Ernest Humphreys, played for Millwall, Motherwell and St. Mirren. His dad, John Humphreys, also had trials with Sheffield United.
Humphreys grew up as a Sheffield United fan and joined their academy, which he described as a "dream come true". However, they released him when we he was 13.
Humphreys then played for the Sheffield Boys and was one of their few players who did not play for a professional club. However, that soon changed when Humphreys was scouted by a Sheffield Wednesday scout and he joined their centre of excellence.
In 1995, after leaving Newfield Secondary School, Humphreys became part of Sheffield Wednesday-s youth squad. For the youth squad Humphreys played as a left winger and was offered a professional contract.
Humphreys played the first game and scored twice. He then played in the second game against FC Utrecht and scored again. Johan Cruijff was the guest of honour for that game and he praised Humphreys and said he was the next Marco van Basten. It was during this pre season tour that he was taken under the wing and guidance of Wednesday legend Chris Waddle. After scoring 4 goals in his first 5 premier league games lifting Wednesday to the top of the league, David Pleat decided to release his mentor Waddle. Humphries didn't score another league goal all season (only notching a hat-trick in a League Cup game against Grimsby Town in a 7-1 win).
His form linked him to a -4 million transfer to Leeds United.
For the next two seasons, after Sheffield Wednesday signed an influx of foreign players such as Paolo Di Canio and Benito Carbone, Humphreys failed to hold down a regular place and he only played a total of 31 games in those two seasons.
Hartlepool United manager Chris Turner then offered Humphreys the chance to train with the club. Shortly after Humphreys signed a new contract with the club, much to the dismay of Cambridge fans who wanted him to stay and described him as "a big loss".
When Humphreys returned to pre-season training for the following season, he was playfully teased over his penalty miss.
The following two seasons once again saw Humphreys as an ever-present in the Hartlepool side under new manager Neale Cooper. In the 2003-04 season, Hartlepool once again made the play-offs, only to go out after conceding two last minute goals to Bristol City, a memory which Humphreys described as more painful than Cheltenham.
In the 2004-05 season, Humphreys helped Hartlepool once again make the play-offs. During the play-off semi-final against Tranmere, Humphreys had the task of taking a penalty for Hartlepool in sudden death. This was the first time Humphreys had taken a penalty since his crucial miss at Cheltenham. This time he scored and sent Hartlepool through to the play-off final against his old club Sheffield Wednesday.
The following season, 2005-06, saw Humphreys become the first player to make 200 consecutive league appearances for Hartlepool.
For the 2006-07 season, Danny Wilson was appointed the new manager, Wilson had previously managed Humphreys at Sheffield Wednesday. On 22 August 2006, Humphreys was dropped for Hartlepool-s match against Hereford United. After making 230 consecutive appearances, this was the first time Humphreys had not played since October 2001. Shortly after that match, Humphreys joined Port Vale on a month's loan.
After a bad start to the season, Hartlepool were struggling near the lower reaches of the table. However, this changed against Accrington Stanley when Humphreys scored a spectacular last minute winner.
At the end of the 2007-08, Ritchie was voted Player of The Year, Player of the 2000s and Hartlepool United's Player of the Century. On September 26 2009 during Hartlepool's convincing 3-0 win over Walsall Ritchie played his 413th game for Pools equalling Hen Johnson's record and moved Ritchie into 4th place in the all time appearance table.
Ritchie Humphreys is regarded as a legend by the Hartlepool United faithful.
With Hartlepool United
From Tears to Cheers: Ritchie Humphreys' Hartlepool United Promotion Diary , ''Ritchie Humphreys, Cheers Promotions ''
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'''Dimitrios Konstantopoulos''' (born 29 November, 1978 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek football goalkeeper, who plays for Coventry City.
Konstantopoulos was given a trial at Hartlepool United in 2003 by the then manager Neale Cooper after previously playing for Portuguese team SC Farense and Greece-s under 21 national team. After impressing in reserve matches, and due to the forthcoming departure of Hartlepool-s number 2 keeper Anthony Williams, Konstantopoulos was offered an 18-month contract.
Konstantopoulos spent the majority of his first season playing for Hartlepool-s reserve team and as a substitute. In the following 2004-2005 season, Dimi finally made his debut in the 2-1 League Cup win over Macclesfield Town on 24 August 2004. After impressing, Dimi then made his league debut in the 2-1 win against Colchester United six days later and his performances displaced Jim Provett as Hartlepool-s first choice keeper. During this season, Dimi went on to make 6 appearances in cup competitions and 28 in the league. One of his most crucial performances came in the second leg of the play-off semi-final against Tranmere Rovers, in this match Dimi pulled off a number of spectacular saves to keep Hartlepool in the match. When the match went to penalties Dimi saved twice to help put Hartlepool through to the play-off final. During this season, Dimi won the Hartlepool United Disabled Supporters Association(HUDSA) Community Player of the Year.
Konstantopoulos was signed by Coventry City on 30 June 2007.
On Monday 24 March 2008 Konstantopoulos signed for Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the 2007/08 season. He then ruptured his tendon in his right leg on his first day of training at The City Ground. The keeper's Forest career was over before it started.
On 24 October 2008, Konstantopoulos signed for Swansea City on a 1 month emergency loan deal after Swansea's first choice keeper Dorus de Vries suffered a double fracture to his jaw against Queens Park Rangers. He made his Swansea debut against Doncaster Rovers on 1 November, saving a penalty in the 85th minute. He made a total of 5 appearances before the return of de Vries meant he was dropped to the bench before being recalled to Coventry due to a goalkeeper crisis, appearing on the bench in the clubs 2-0 win over Kidderminster Harriers.
He returned to Swansea on a second loan spell in January, making just one appearance in the FA Cup, keeping a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Portsmouth. Swansea attempted to extend his loan deal beyond the end of the transfer window but the deal was unable to be completed in time due to adverse weather conditions.
After returning to Coventry, Konstantopoulos was again loaned out, this time to Swansea's local rivals Cardiff City until the end of the season as cover for Finland international Peter Enckelman who was ruled out for up to two months after undergoing knee surgery. With second choice goalkeeper Tom Heaton also being ruled out through injury, Konstantopoulos was handed his debut on 22 February against Wolverhampton Wanderers which ended in a 2-2 draw after the Greek keeper scored an own goal after dropping a cross from Wolves midfielder Kyel Reid into his own net. Konstantopoulos continued in goal with a draw against Queens Park Rangers and a defeat to Southampton before winning his first games with the club after recording consecutive wins over Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers. However his Cardiff career took another knock after a second blunder in his first month during a 2-0 defeat to Norwich City when he failed to clear a long pass and was tackled by Dave Mooney to concede the first goal of the game. His errors led to Cardiff manager Dave Jones signing Stuart Taylor on loan from Aston Villa to replace him and, despite remaining with the side for the rest of the season, he did not make another appearance before returning to Coventry.
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'''Mark Roland Tinkler''' (born 24 October 1974 in Bishop Auckland, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Whitby Town.
Tinkler started his career in Leeds United-s youth team. Tinkler was part of the youth team that made the FA Youth Cup Final and played against a Manchester United side that fielded a mass of future internationals including David Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt. Leeds United won 4-1 on aggregate. In 1993 Tinkler was promoted to the first team aged 18 and made his debut in the 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United. However, Tinkler found his opportunities scarce at Leeds and he was mostly used as midfield cover. In his first four seasons at Leeds, Tinkler started just 19 first team matches and made 5 substitute appearances.
During the 1996/97 season, In order to gain more first team appearances Tinkler was loaned to York City. Tinkler made 9 appearances for the Minstermen. After being sold by Leeds, he joined them permanently for a fee of -75,000. Mark Tinkler went on to play a key role for York in the 1997/98 season and played in all but 2 of their 46 league matches, scoring 4 goals in the process. Tinkler made a similar impact for the following season and added another 36 league appearances to his tally.
When York-s ex-manager Alan Little became the new manager of Southend, Mark Tinkler decided to follow him and he was signed in time for the 1999/00 season. Mark Tinkler-s first season at Southend was a successful one and he managed to make 41 league appearances. Mark Tinkler started his second season at Southend strongly but it was unfortunately cut short after he fell off his ladder.
The following season saw Tinkler sign for Hartlepool despite protests from the Southend fans. Tinkler-s Hartlepool debut came against Scunthorpe and he immediately cemented his place in the first team and he formed a formidable partnership alongside Paul Stephenson and Tommy Miller. He managed to play a pivotal role in helping Hartlepool make the play-offs making 30 appearances, scoring 3 goals.
The following season saw Tinkler score more goals than he had done previously in his whole career as he managed to notch up 9 goals and once again help Hartlepool make the play-offs. Tinkler followed this season through and was part of Hartlepool-s promotion winning team and he once again broke his goals season totally, this time notching 13 goals in 45 starts. One of Tinkler-s most notable performances came in the 4-3 win against Wrexham where he managed to score his first hattrick. During the following seasons, Tinkler would once again play a vital part in Hartlepool-s team as he helped establish them in League 1. Unfortunately, injury has hampered Tinkler-s career and he has struggled to play the amount of games that he had done previously. He was released by Hartlepool in May 2007 and joined Scottish First Division side Livingston in July 2007. He was released by Livingston when his contract expired in May 2008 and joined Whitby Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division in June.
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'''Thomas Butler''' (born 25 April 1981 in Dublin) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Swansea City in the Championship. He has played for the Republic of Ireland at under-21 and senior level.
Thomas Butler started his career at Sunderland.
As a youngster Thomas Butler forged himself a reputation as one of the Republic of Ireland's brightest stars and he gained acclaim when he was named the Republic of Ireland's Under-15 Player of the Year in 1997. By the time he was 18, he travelled to South Africa to play in 1999 World Youth Cup for his country. Thomas Butler was then signed professional by Peter Reid for Sunderland.
Shortly after, Thomas Butler made his debut during Sunderland-s 3-2 win over Walsall during the 1999/2000 season after coming on as a substitute. Thomas Butler was on the verge of breaking into the first team and was successful for the reserves. This earned him a chance to make his first league appearance after once again coming on as a substitute against West Ham.
However the following season saw Thomas Butler struggling to make an impact and he was loaned to Darlington to gain match practice. For Darlington he made ten appearances but despite his popularity amongst the fans his loan move was not extended and Butler returned to Sunderland. The following seasons saw Butler make just 17 starts and 12 substitute appearances. Despite the lack of games, Butler was called up the Republic of Ireland team by Mick McCarthy and made his senior international debut in the 3-0 win against Finland.
Butler left Sunderland due to unspecified personal reasons, returning to Ireland and stating his intention to leave professional football. While Sunderland were initially sympathetic to his situation, he eventually threatened them with legal action for breach of contract.
Having reconsidered his future, Butler joined Dunfermline on trial, subsequently signing and making eight starts and six substitute appearances. However, he wasn-t offered an extended contract and was forced to look elsewhere.
In 2005, Butler then joined Hartlepool United on a short-term contract. He made his debut against Blackpool. Butler made an impressive start to his Hartlepool career and scored his professional goal in the 3-0 win against Swindon. Butler then signed permanently for Hartlepool for 2005-06 season, but in the July 2006 signed for Swansea City following Hartlepool's relegation.
Thomas scored twice and won a penalty in Swansea's 3-0 win over Premiership side Sheffield United in the 2006-07 FA Cup third round tie at Bramall Lane.
'''Swansea City'''
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'''Michael -Mickey- Barron ''' (born 22 December 1974 in Chester le Street) was a professinal footballer after his retirement in 2008.
Micky Barron started his career at Middlesbrough. Despite spending 4 years at the club, Barron only made 3 appearances and found his chances of breaking into the first team limited. This forced Barron to look elsewhere and he was allowed to go on loan to Hartlepool United. Barron made his debut for Hartlepool against Carlisle United. During his loan spell Barron made 14 appearances. Middlesbrough then released Barron and he signed permanently for Hartlepool.
From 1999 to 2005, Barron has spent the majority of that term as club captain and made over 326 appearances for the club and has the eighth most total number of appearances for the club. . To celebrate 10 seasons with the club, a series of events were held such as testimonial dinner with Bobby Robson as guest speaker. However, Micky Barron could only attend the later stages of the dinner as he was involved in a reserve team match while trying to make his comeback from injury, and a testimonal against Leeds United which Hartlepool won 2-1. During his time on the sidelines, Micky Barron became a regular special guest commentator on Pool-s World, the Hartlepool United audio commentary service.Mickey Barron Signed a New contract in June 2007. . He retired at the end of the 2007-08 season, he is currently the Hartlepool youth team coach.
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'''Kevin Edward Ramshay Doyle''' (born 18 September 1983 in Adamstown, County Wexford, Ireland) is an Irish footballer who plays for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. He has previously played for St Patrick's Athletic and Cork City in his homeland before he moved to English side Reading.
Doyle signed for his first professional club St Patrick's Athletic in September 2001. Doyle initially played for the club's under 18 side but within months had made his League of Ireland dbut. He then had a successful spell with Cork City which he joined in February 2003. Doyle scored 25 goals for Cork City where he began playing on the right-wing but soon reverted to his natural position of striker. He also scored two goals from six appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
On 7 June 2005, Doyle signed for Reading on a two year deal from Cork City for -117,000 (about -78,000). Despite having left Cork City, Doyle received a championship medal when they won the League of Ireland Premier Division in November 2005. Originally, he was signed as a back-up, but an injury to Dave Kitson gave him an opportunity in the first team which he retained thanks to a number of important goals (including one in the very match he replaced Kitson). He became an intrinsic part of Reading's Championship-winning 2005-06 squad, and according to the Actim Index was one of the top players in the Championship. He was named the official Reading FC player of the season for 2005-06. In April 2006, he was also named as ''Championship Fans' Player Of The Year'' and one of the ''Championship Team of the Year'' by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).
Doyle played an important role for Reading in the 2006-07 Premier League season. His first Premiership goal came in the Royals' 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa, when he headed Reading in to a third-minute lead. Doyle began to show a great threat in the air, during the year 2007 he scored more headers than any other player in England's leagues. Reading were relegated in the 2007-08 season, but they managed to hold onto Doyle and many of their top players.
On 1st September 2008, he was linked with a move to Aston Villa but in the end they didn't make any bid for him, so he remained at Reading.
Doyle remained at Reading to try and help them bounce back to the top flight in the 2008-09 season. The club failed to achieve this after finishing fourth and losing in the play-offs to .
Doyle joined newly-promoted Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee, reported to be a club record -6.5 million, in a four-year deal on 30 June 2009. On 21 July he underwent an operation to remove a hernia which would keep him out for two weeks. After picking up a further minor injury whilst playing for the Republic of Ireland, Doyle was forced to sit out the start of the 2009-10 premiership campaign before making his Wolves debut as a half-time substitute at Manchester City. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2-1 home win against Fulham on 20 September 2009.
Doyle has played for the Republic of Ireland U21 team, making his debut on 2 February 2004 against Portugal. With 11 caps, and scoring six goals making him joint top scorer at that grade, he was also a member of the Irish FIFA World Youth Championship squad in 2003.
He was called up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad in October 2005, making his full international debut against Sweden at Lansdowne Road on 1 March 2006. His first start in a competitive international was against Germany on 2 September 2006 in a Euro 2008 qualifier. With this appearance, his family also won a -100 bet at 100/1 they had placed two years earlier on Doyle playing competitively for Ireland.
Doyle scored his first goal for Ireland against San Marino in November 2006. He was then named the official Football Association of Ireland ''Young Player of 2006'' on 4 February 2007, also receiving a nomination for the senior award.
His second goal came in a 1-0 victory over Slovakia at Croke Park in March 2007. He also scored against Ecuador on 23 May 2007 securing a valiant 1-1 draw against the South Americans, and he scored his best goal for Ireland, with a long-range left-foot shot into the top corner to the keeper's right, in a 2-2 draw against Slovakia on 9 September 2007 in the 2008 European Championships qualifying game in Bratislava. His fifth international goal and fourth in the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign came away to Wales as Ireland drew 2-2.
During 2010 World Cup qualifying, Doyle established himself as Robbie Keane's ideal strike partner in the national team's attacking quartet that included Damien Duff and Aiden McGeady. He played in 8 of the 10 games, scoring two goals, including the first in a 2-1 win in the opening game against Georgia. He also scored against Cyprus, his seventh international goal, in a 2-1 win in Nicosia. In the absence of Robbie Keane, Shay Given and other players who had been allowed to return to their clubs, Doyle captained Ireland for the first time in a friendly against South Africa on the 8 September 2009.
Doyle has been nominated as the Football Association of Ireland ''Player of the Year'' for 2007,
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'''John Arnold''' (30 November 1907, Cowley, Oxford - 4 April 1984, Southampton, Hampshire) was an English cricketer who played in one Test in 1931.
John Arnold was an attacking opening batsman for Hampshire for 20 years from 1930, when he qualified by residence, having previously played Minor Counties cricket for Oxfordshire. He scored 1,000 runs in his first full first-class season and missed out on that feat only once in his career. In 1934, he scored 2,261 runs at an average of 48 runs per innings, the only time he passed 2,000 runs in a season. His one poor season, 1938, led to him not being re-engaged by Hampshire, but the county had second thoughts and he returned for the 1939 season and for five more seasons after the Second World War. He fell ill during the 1950 season, and retired without playing again. He was a first-class umpire for 14 seasons from 1961.
Arnold played only one Test match: with Fred Bakewell, he formed an experimental opening partnership for England against New Zealand at Lord's in 1931, following the retirement from Test cricket of Jack Hobbs and injury to Herbert Sutcliffe. The move was not a success. Arnold was out for 0 in the first innings, and though he scored 34 in the second, he was replaced by the returning Sutcliffe for the second Test. He did not play Test cricket again.
Arnold also played soccer for Southampton and Fulham and won one international cap for England in 1932-33. He is therefore one of only 12 double cricket and soccer internationals for England. His cap came in the Home International game against Scotland in Glasgow, which Scotland won 2-1. The English scorer was George Hunt of Tottenham Hotspur. Arnold player in the number 11 shirt.
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'''Charles John Barnett''' (July 3, 1910, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - May 28, 1993, Stroud, Gloucestershire) was an English cricketer who played in 20 Tests from 1933 to 1948.
One of the most stylish batsman of the 1930s, Barnett began his career in the middle order for Gloucestershire but made his name as an opener after the retirement of A.E. Dipper in 1932. The greater responsibility added a tighter defence to his flashing array of drives and cuts and he was picked for England against the West Indies in 1933. He marked his debut with a half century at number 8 and passed 2,000 runs for the season. Although he remained vulnerable to an early dismissal, once set he was a formidable player and he recorded 48 centuries in all, 11 sixes in an innings of 194 against Somerset in 1934 a testament to the power of his stroke play. He failed to pass 1,500 runs in only two seasons and gradually developed his left arm medium pace as a useful adjunct to his batting. He scored two Test centuries, putting on 219 for the first wicket with Len Hutton against Australia at Trent Bridge in 1938 as England compiled 658 for eight, but his career, like so many others, was stymied by the Second World War. He returned after the war in four more tests with little success, retired from the county game to take up a league engagement for Rochdale and later ran his own meat and poultry business. He was one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in 1937. He also played football for Cheltenham Town F.C.
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'''Laurence Barnard (Laurie) Fishlock''' (2 January 1907, Battersea, London - 25 June 1986, Sutton, London) was an English cricketer who played in four Tests from 1936 to 1947. A specialist batsman, he achieved little in those four matches, but might have had a much more substantial Test career had he not lost six of what should have been his best years to World War II .
He joined the staff of Surrey in 1930, and made his first-class debut the following season. However he did not play in a substantial mumber of matches until 1934, when he made 598 runs with an average of 31.47. In 1935 he was a regular member of the side and passed 1,000 runs for the first time, and scored his first three hundreds. The following year he came right to the fore. He made 2,129 runs at an average of 53.22. He was selected for the Players at Lord's, played in two Test trials and was selected for two Tests against India. He was selected for the following winter's tour of Australia, but missed six weeks through a broken bone in his right hand and thus missed his chance to press for a Test place. During the 1937 season, he switched to opening the batting for Surrey, and occupied that batting position for most of the remainder of his career. He continued to score heavily, and was selected for a Test trial in 1938, in which he made a hundred, but even so could not force his way into the Test team.
He had trained as an engineer, and during World War Two he made aircraft parts for the RAF. After the war, he had a fine season in 1946, with 2,241 runs at an average of 50.47. As a result, he played in one Test against India and was selected as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in the 1947 edition. He went on the 1946-7 tour of Australia and played in his fourth and final Test. In 1948 he made his highest score, 253 against Leicestershire at Leicester. In his final seaon of 1952 he still made his 1,000 runs and helped Surrey to win the Championship, the first of their record sequence of seven victories. Later he was a coach at Trinity School of John Whitgift, Croydon and St Dunstan's College.
Fishlock also played professional football as a winger, including three seasons (1929-1932) with Crystal Palace and two with Southampton (1934-1936). Prior to turning professional, he had played in amateur international fixtures for England.
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'''Lorik Cana''' [], (born 27 July 1983) is an Albanian footballer. He is a defensive midfielder, who plays for Sunderland in the English Premier League and the Albania national football team. He is also the club captain at Sunderland and vice-captain for Albania at international level. He carved his reputation as a strong, tenacious tackler and a leader on the field during his duration in France with Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Marseille.
At Paris Saint-Germain he spent three years working through the ranks of the French club. Lorik finally broke into their first team in 2003 and quickly became one of their main players. During the 2003-2004 season he played 32 games and scored one goal, as the team won the Coupe de France and finished second in the French Division 1 league, proving to be one of the most successful seasons of his career so far. This was repeated the next season when he also played 32 games for the Paris team and scored one goal.
However, at the beginning of the 2005-06 season, there was a change of coach at Paris Saint-Germain and Cana fell out of favour. This prompted him to move to the south of France to join the most successful club in French history, Olympique de Marseille. Since joining Olympique de Marseille, he has cemented his place in the starting eleven, and scored the winning goal in the first match between his new club (Olympique de Marseille) and his former club (Paris Saint-Germain). He also became team captain since the departure of the former captain Habib Beye to Newcastle United during the summer of 2007.
Cana joined Sunderland on a four-year contract for a fee of over -5 million on 24 July 2009.
Lorik Cana was eligible to play for either Switzerland, Albania or France as he has all three passports,. Cana has been involved with the Albania national football team since early 2003, after receiving a call-up byfrom their federation. He accepted the invitation and made his international debut on 11 June, at the age of just 19. On 12 September 2007, he was sent off by referee Mike Riley in the 87th minute of Albania's home game against the Netherlands national football team after clashing with Wesley Sneijder and Ruud van Nistelrooy. Since his first call-up to the team he has made 36 appearances and scored 1 goal for Albania.
At the moment he is in relationship with Zana Krasniqi, the beauty queen, fashion model and the first Miss Universe Kosovo since the state's declaration of independence on 17 February 2008 where she made it to 6th place.
He also is a UNO-ambassador against poverty.
After his football career he wants to study Albanology.
He is the son of former footballer Agim Cana.
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'''James "Jimmy" Frizzell''' (born 16 February 1937) is a former Scottish association football player and manager.
Frizzell was appointed a patron of Oldham Athletic's supporters' trust, Trust Oldham in 2004.
Frizzell began his playing career at Greenock Morton as a forward in 1957. Three years later, he joined Oldham Athletic, where he played 318 matches and scored 57 goals in the wing-half and full-back roles.
A managerial career was started in March 1970 when Frizzell became manager of Oldham Athletic, following a spell as a coach under Jack Rowley. At the time, the club was near the bottom of Division Four, with the distinct possibility of having to re-apply for League status. He then guided the team to nine wins and six draws in the remaining 22 matches and a comfortable midtable finish. In the following season Oldham achieved promotion to the Division Three and in 1974 they won the divisional league championship. Despite his success at the helm of the club, Frizzell was dismissed in early 1982. He was at the time the second longest serving manager in the Football League.
After a year unemployed, Frizzell was invited to join Manchester City as an assistant to Billy McNeill. He became manager after the exit of his former boss in October 1986. Frizzell was sacked in May 1987 as the team was relegated to the Division Two under a serious financial crisis. He returned to the club in 1994 to work as chief scout but left in 1998.
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'''Wayne Anthony Allison''' (born 16 October 1968 in Huddersfield) is an English former footballer and coach. In a career spanning over 20 years; he has previously played for eight clubs and scored more than 200 goals. He is a centre forward and is nicknamed the "Chief".
As a child Allison played for home town club Westend Juniors and was the first player from the club to turn professional. His first team was Halifax Town, whom he joined as trainee in August 1986, playing first games before signing a professional contract in July 1987.
Allison joined Watford for -250,000 in July 1989, one of three players signed by Steve Harrison from Halifax during his tenure.
Swindon Town manager Steve McMahon signed Allison in 1995 for a fee set by tribunal of -475,000.
In July 2002 Allison moved on a free transfer to Sheffield United. Although he had been offered a better deal at Third Division side Boston, he opted for a the challenge of gaining promotion for the First Division club. He was a regular in a side that reached season both domestic cup semi finals in the 2002-03 season. He started in both the FA Cup semi final against Arsenal and in both legs of the League Cup against Liverpool. He made the last transfer of his career to Chesterfield on 25 June 2004 on a free transfer.
On 25 February 2008, Allison left Chesterfield due to limited playing options as well as lack of support from the board for his application as assistant manager. After completing both his UEFA 'A' and 'B' licenses Allison also passed his Certificate of Applied Management in the summer of 2008 before starting the first year of his pro license in June.
In August 2008, Allison began helping manager Simon Davies at Chester City and he was confirmed as assistant manager early the following month.
After Davies was sacked on 10 November 2008, Allison became Chester's caretaker manager but he informed the club he would not be applying for the position on a permanent basis.
He was appointed as a coach by Tranmere Rovers on October 2009 to work alongside the stand in manager Les Parry, after the sacking of John Barnes OBE.
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'''Derek Asamoah''' (born 1 May 1981) is a Ghanaian professional footballer. Having had a career in English football, he is currently playing for Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Sofia. Asamoah is a Forward with bags of pace. He can also operate on either wing.
Asamoah learned his trade at the Protec Football Academy in North London. Whilst at the Academy, he played for semi-Professional side Hampton and Richmond, before moving to Slough Town in 2001.
Asamoah then gained a trial through the Protec Academy at Northampton Town, in which he signed his first professional contract. After an impressive first season at Sixfields, he was offered a new improved contract but Asamoah turned it down in favor of a move to Mansfield Town. He had a difficult time at Mansfield Town and fell out with manager Carlton Palmer. He was transfer-listed and moved to Lincoln City.
Asamoah struggled to enjoy his spell at Lincoln City and scored very few goals, which led to boss Keith Alexander loaning him out to struggling Chester City.
Asamoah was in his most prolific season yet, almost using his own two feet saving Chester from the drop with 9 goals in 18 matches and at one stage in the season, he had 7 goals in 4 matches. Having rejected a permanent deal with chester, asamoah left the Deva Stadium and was released by Lincoln City.
In search of a new club, Asamoah trialled with both Doncaster Rovers and Scunthorpe United during July 2006, but on August 3, 2006, Shrewsbury Town announced that he had signed for them and turned town Scunthorpe United.
In 2006-07 Asamoah netted 10 times in the league as Shrewsbury Town qualified for the League Two play-offs in 7th place.
In August 2007, Asamoah moved to French League 1 side OGC Nice in a controversial transfer, where he went AWOL from Shrewsbury Town in order to sign with the French club, with no clearance from Shrewsbury Town, the FA or the Football League. Asamoah moved for a figure of -50,000.
Following the transfer, Shrewsbury manager Gary Peters claimed Asamoah's conduct was that of a 'selfish player and a selfish person', and revealed Asamoah would have been sacked by Shrewsbury Town had his deal with Nice fallen through.
Asamoah had a few spells on the sidelines in France and ended the season with no appearances for Nice, for the 2008-09 he again failed to make a single appearance for the first team, as a result of this, he has not played domestic football in over 18 months.
At the end of January Asamoah left the club my mutual consent, where he began training with Yeovil
On April 2, 2009 it was confirmed that he had a trial at Scottish side Hamilton becoming the third Shrewsbury Town player to feature on their books after Colin Cramb and cult hero Victor Kasule. Asamoah made his debut for the Scottish side against Celtic, in a 6-0 thumping. At the end of the season asamoah decided change would be best for him and left Hamilton Accademical for Bulgaria.
In August 2009 Asamoah signed contract with Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Sofia.
In October 2006, Asamoah was named in the Ghana national football team squad for friendlies against Japan and South Korea, in which he made his International debut, he has now gone on to make another 3 appearanes for Ghana and will be now looking to gain a place in Milovan Rajevac's squads for the 2010 African Cup of Nations and Fifa World Cup .
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In 1972 he became the first English football player to successfully challenge a fine and suspension by the Football Association in the English courts. He was sent off in a game apparently for kicking an opponent, however TV evidence showed that he was innocent; nevertheless the FA noticed something else which he had done and upheld the disciplinary action on the basis of that without allowing him to present a defence. The courts ruled against the FA, and the PFA established the rights of players to legal representation in disciplinary cases.
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'''Kenneth Vincent "Kenny" Lunt''' (born 20 November 1979) is an English professional footballer, who plays for Hereford United. He is sometimes nicknamed "Lenny", as a result of a spoonerism of his name.
Lunt is one of many players to emerge from the Crewe Alexandra Academy - alongside Dean Ashton, Rob Hulse and Danny Murphy - nurtured by then manager, Dario Gradi and Crewe Alexandra "Centre of Excellence" manager Bill Prendergast. Having attended the National School at Lilleshall, in the same group of players as Michael Owen, Wes Brown and Michael Ball, Lunt made his Crewe debut on the first day of the 1997-98 season against Swindon Town. He went on to score on his home debut, hitting a 6th-minute volley against Bury in the Coca-Cola Cup.
Lunt completed more than seven years of first team football at Gresty Road, and was previously club captain at Crewe (replacing David Brammer, sold to Stoke City on a free transfer) - a role he shared with Steve Foster.
During Crewe's 2002-03 season in the Football League Second Division Lunt headed the rankings of goal assists. He is also adept at free-kicks from distance, scoring several spectacular goals from outside the penalty box. During his time at Crewe, Lunt racked up over 400 appearances for the club.
Like other Crewe players, Lunt attracted attention from other clubs, including Leeds United, Reading and some Premiership clubs.
In May 2006, Sheffield Wednesday beat competition from several other Championship clubs to sign Lunt on a free transfer, offering him a three year deal. Lunt made his debut for the Owls in their 1-0 defeat to Luton Town.
It was reported in October 2006 that Lunt was on his way out of the club after not being in Paul Sturrock's plans and a loan move to Stoke was in the offing. But under Brian Laws, Lunt was retained despite some inconsistent performances in midfield.
In February 2008 Lunt rejoined Crewe Alexandra on loan until the end of the season.
By the beginning of the 2008/09 season it became obvious that Lunt had no first team future at Sheffield Wednesday. Manager Brian Laws said so publicly in early September. It subsequently came to light that, having spoken of a desire to play competitive games, when the opportunity had arisen Lunt had refused to depart.
On 8 May 2009 Lunt and Sheffield Wednesday F.C. reached a mutual agreement to terminate his playing contract with immediate effect.
On 23 June 2009 Lunt signed a one-year contract with Football League Two club Hereford United and was given the captain's armband. He was stripped of the captaincy of the club following a half-time bust up with management during a Carling Cup match at Portsmouth.
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'''Samuel Gary "Sammy" Igoe''' (born 30 September 1975 in Spelthorne, Surrey) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for A.F.C. Bournemouth. He started his career with Portsmouth, and after spells with Reading, Luton Town and Swindon Town. Igoe signed for Millwall in August 2005 but he struggled to maintain a first team place after Steve Claridge was sacked as manager.
Igoe impressed Bristol Rovers manager Paul Trollope during a loan spell at the club at the end of the 2005-06 season, and in the summer of 2006 he signed for the club on a permanent basis.
The next season he became a regular in midfield and became irreplaceable as such. The highlight of the season came right at the end, he scored the last goal in the play off final, in the 3-1 win against Shrewsbury Town at Wembley Stadium, on 26 May, running almost the entire length of the pitch to score it.
Igoe was given a loan spell at Hereford United, joining on 27 March 2008. When he returned from his loan spell at the end of the 2007-08 season he was released from his contract with Bristol Rovers, along with Chris Carruthers.
Igoe then signed a one year contract with Bournemouth after impressing whilst on trial.
The skillfull playmaker is now well known as Sammey The Lizard Igoe
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'''Kakhaber Tskhadadze''' (, born September 7, 1968 in Rustavi) is a Georgian football coach and former player.
His club career started in 1986 in Dinamo Tbilisi. He became known in Western Europe with German team Eintracht Frankfurt, who he joined in 1992. After a couple of successful seasons he gradually found himself struggling for a first team place, and in 1997 he joined Alania Vladikavkaz. After a short time he was bought by English team Manchester City, where he teamed up with fellow Georgians Murtaz Shelia (a former teammate) and Georgi Kinkladze. Tskhadadze's time at the Manchester club was fraught with injury forcing the team to buy other central defenders such as Andy Morrison. In March 2000 he was released from the club. He then played for Lokomotiv Tbilisi and Anzhi Makhachkala until he retired and was appointed head coach for Dinamo Tbilisi.
In 1992 he played 6 caps and scored 1 goal for CIS, including one appearance at the Euro 92. The defender later became a part of the recently-formed Georgian national team, and played 25 matches in total, captaining the side. His only goal for Georgia came in a 1997 World Cup Qualifier against Poland, and his last match was played on May 30, 1998 against Russia.
He coached FC Dinamo Tbilisi in 2006.
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'''Daniel Peter''' "'''Danny'''" '''Simpson''' (born 4 January 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Manchester United. A product of the Manchester United academy, Simpson has also played for Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers in England and Royal Antwerp in Belgium.
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Simpson played for Parkwyddn J.F.C. in Eccles as a youth before being picked up by Manchester United. He is a product of the Manchester United youth system, having come up through the ranks into the reserve squad in 2005.
Simpson made his debut against South African team Kaizer Chiefs on 18 July 2006, which the Reds won 1-0. Manager Alex Ferguson claimed that Simpson looked "anything but a player making his first start for Manchester United". Simpson spent the first half of the 2006-07 season back on loan at Royal Antwerp and returned to Manchester United in January 2007.
Simpson signed a new contract with Manchester United in September 2007 that would keep him at the club until 2010. He made his first competitive appearance for United on 26 September 2007 in the 2-0 Carling Cup loss to Coventry City, and soon after made his Premier League debut on 6 October 2007 against Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford, coming on as a 30th-minute substitute for the injured John O'Shea. He set up the fourth goal with a well flighted cross for Wayne Rooney. The match ended with a 4-0 win to United. His European debut came on 23 October 2007, when he came on as an 80th-minute substitute for Ryan Giggs against Dynamo Kyiv. His first European start was in the reverse fixture against Dynamo Kyiv on 7 November 2007; United won the game 4-0.
In early January 2006, he was sent on loan, along with three other United youths, to the Belgian second division club Royal Antwerp for the remainder of the season, to gain match experience.
In 2007, he joined his team mate, Jonny Evans, on loan at Sunderland.
On 21 March 2008, Simpson signed a loan deal with Ipswich Town. With Gary Neville on the verge of returning to the Manchester United first team, United manager Alex Ferguson decided it was best for Simpson to get as much first team football as possible, something that would be quite hard to come by at Old Trafford with both Gary Neville and Wes Brown ahead of Simpson in the pecking order.
On 4 August 2008, Simpson signed for Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal. Simpson made his Blackburn debut on 27 August 2008, playing in Rovers' 4-1 win over Grimsby Town in the League Cup Second Round. His Premier League debut for Blackburn Rovers came almost three weeks later, on 13 September 2008, in a 4-0 defeat at home to Arsenal.
With the exception of Blackburn's League Cup Fifth Round defeat by Manchester United, which he was forced to miss because of a clause in his loan agreement, Simpson was ever-present for Blackburn during their League Cup and FA Cup campaigns. He also played in 11 out of the 14 league matches for which he was eligible prior to Christmas 2008, although he was named on the bench for the other three. After Christmas, Simpson only played in one further league match, another 4-0 defeat to Arsenal, and in early May 2009, with his first team opportunities limited at Blackburn, the loan agreement was terminated early and he returned to train with Manchester United.
On 14 August 2009, Simpson joined Newcastle United on loan until January 2010 and made his debut in a 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at St. James' Park. He scored his first goal for Newcastle against Peterborough United on 7 November 2009.
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'''Jamie Victory''' (born 14 November 1975) is a former English footballer. He played as a defender and was recently released by Cheltenham Town F.C., where he wore the number three shirt and usually acted as a left full back. He was born in Hackney.
Early in his career he spent time at West Ham's youth system. He signed on at Cheltenham on a free transfer from A.F.C. Bournemouth in 1995.
At the start of the 2006-07 season, Jamie had a testimonial game featuring the current Cheltenham Town team against a team of Cheltenham Town Legends including Julian Alsop, Mike Duff, Martin Devaney, and Steve Book among others.
In May 2007, he was released by Cheltenham after eleven years with the club, and in February 2008 he retired from professional football, as the result of a recurrent pevlic injury and is currently working at the radiography department at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
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'''John Francis Finnigan''' (born 29 March 1976) is an English footballer who is player-manager for Kidderminster Harriers. Finnigan joined Cheltenham from Lincoln City in 2002 and has gone on to be a key player for the club, wearing the number 8 shirt. He is a firm fan favourite with his tough tackling, all action style, but has become increasingly hampered by injury he was put on the transfer list by Cheltenham after the 08/09 season. The season after arriving at Kidderminster he took charge of the team as manager on an interim basis following the departure of Mark Yates to Cheltenham.
Born in Wakefield, Finnigan had been at Lincoln City for four years, following a successful loan spell from Nottingham Forest, where he was a trainee.
In close season 2009, John was released by Cheltenham, with the remaining one year on his contract cancelled by mutual consent, quoting 'it was time to move on'. He signed for Conference National side Kidderminster Harriers on a two-year contract. Finnigan's performances in the Harriers shirt since signing have been fitful, and have led many fans to question why an ageing midfielder was signed on relatively considerable terms for a conference side.
Finnigan was appointed as temporary manager of Kidderminster Harriers on 23 December 2009 following the departure of Mark Yates to Cheltenham Town.
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'''James "Jim" Herriot''' (born 20 December 1939 in Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish international footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for clubs in both Scotland and England.
Herriot joined Dunfermline Athletic from junior side Douglasdale in 1958, becoming the ''Pars'' established number 1 when Eddie Connachan left for Middlesbrough in 1963. Herriot's performances also drew interest from English scouts and, having helped the side to the 1965 Scottish Cup final, he was transferred to Birmingham City for -18,000. During his playing days at St. Andrews Herriot adopted the American Football technique of applying boot polish under and around his eyes to reduce the effects of glare from the sun.
Herriot was a fixture in the City side during the next four years and would eventually gain international recognition. He made his Scotland debut in October 1968, during a 1-0 defeat of Denmark in Copenhagen, and played a further 7 times for the national side. His last cap came just a year after his first, in a 3-2 defeat by West Germany in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Hamburg.
By 1970 Herriot had fallen from favour at St Andrews and, following a loan spell with Mansfield Town, he left for South African side Durban City. He returned to Britain in 1971, joining Eddie Turnbull's developing Hibernian side. With Hibs he would win his first career honour, the 1972-73 League Cup, as well as the fledgling Drybrough Cup on two occasions.
He left the Edinburgh side to join St Mirren in 1973, then moved to Partick Thistle in 1975. After a spell on loan with Greenock Morton in October 1975 he returned to Dunfermline Athletic in early 1976 before joining Morton permanently for the 1976-77 season. He retired from the game in the summer of 1977.
Herriot is probably best-known today for giving his name to the writer James Herriot, a Yorkshire vet whose real name was Alf Wight. Wight needed a pen-name to comply with professional rules banning advertising and chose Jim Herriot's name after seeing him play exceptionally well for Birmingham City in a televised match against Manchester United. Jim Herriot is actually a trained bricklayer.
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'''James "Jim" Provett''' (born 22 December 1982 in Trimdon) is a football goalkeeper, who plays for Gateshead in Blue Square Premier.
Jim Provett came through Hartlepool United's youth development programme, the same programme that developed players such as Adam Boyd and Antony Sweeney. It was there where he developed into a good shot-stopper and he was offered a professional contract by the then manager Chris Turner in 2001. Provett-s professional contract saw the departure of Martin Hollund who was released.
In 2002, Provett made his debut against Tranmere Rovers in the LDV Vans Cup. However during his debut he conceded five goals, which was one of the worst debuts by any Hartlepool keeper. For the remainder of the season Provett struggled to dislodge Anthony Williams who played in all of Hartlepool's league games.
During the following 2003-04 season Provett was handed his opportunity to impress in the League Cup against Sheffield Wednesday. During this match he made a save during a penalty shoot out to win Hartlepool the match. He kept his place in the team for the remainder of the season and was named the Hartlepool's Players' Player and Fans' Player of the Season.
For the start of the 2004-05 season Provett was given the number one goalkeepers shirt. He started the first few games of the season but soon faced stiff competition from Dimitrious Konstantopolous who eventually overtook him as Hartlepool's first choice keeper. As the season approached its final quarter Provett handed in a transfer request due to lack of first team appearances. However, he withdrew this request the week before Hartlepool played the second leg of the play-off semi-final.
After failing to make the first team for the following two seasons, Provett stalled on a new contract. However, before he resigned Hartlepool withdrew their offer and he left the club. In July 2007, he joined Bury on trial. After passing a medical, Provett joined Bury and was their new number one keeper. He was released by Bury FC after making 41 appearances for the club at the end of the 2007-08 season.
On 3 July 2008, Harrogate Town released the news that Provett had signed for them. He became the number 1 for Harrogate Town and made a reputation for producing great save after great save. However due to cost cutting measures the entire Harrogate squad was put up for sale. Provett was transferred to Gateshead on 11 February 2009.
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'''Antony Thomas Sweeney''' (born 5 September 1983 in Stockton-on-Tees) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hartlepool United in League One.
Antony Sweeney grew up as a Liverpool fan and his favourite player was Robbie Fowler. After developing into a good footballer, he joined Hartlepool-s Youth Development programme, the same programme that developed players such as Adam Boyd and Jim Provett into first team regulars. He established himself as a hot prospect whilst in the youth team and was offered a permanent contract under Chris Turner to stop him going elsewhere.
In the 2001-02 season, Sweeney made his debut in the 3-0 win over York City after coming on as a substitute. On the first day of the following season, Sweeney made his first Hartlepool start in the 3-1 win over Carlisle United. However despite his potential Sweeney found it difficult to establish himself as permanent fixture in the team and spent the majority of the following two seasons in the reserves.
However towards the end of the 2003-04 season, Sweeney was given a chance to cement his place in the first team due to injuries. Soon after, Sweeney quickly scored his first goal against former manager Mike Newell's Luton Town. Sweeney's second goal for the club gained him even more recognition as it was in front of Sky TV cameras in the second leg of the play-off semi-final against Bristol City.
Sweeney's next season would prove to be even more action-packed as he played in 44 of Hartlepool's 46 league matches. He received his first red card against Milton Keynes Dons after a tussle with Izale McLeod but he more than made up for it when he scored his first hattrick against Chesterfield in his next appearance. Sweeney's deceiving runs from midfield enabled him to get in behind opposition defences and this helped him to notch up 12 goals for the season, making him Hartlepool's highest scoring midfield player. This made him one of the front-runners for both Hartlepool's Fans' and Players' Player of the Year, but he missed out to Joel Porter and Adam Boyd respectively.
Sweeney started the 2007-2008 season a bit inconsistently but has now formed a formidable partnerside in midfield with Gary Liddle. He scored five goals in the first half of the season from midfield.
This season however Sweeney has been one of only a few Pools players to perform to a high standard consistently, despite playing in an unfamiliar right back berth. But recently he returned to his attacking Midfield role and showed what he can do with a brace against Millwall, including a 20 yard rocket. But his goals wasn't enough for Pools, because diabolical. shambolic defence misakes left the Lions the chance to return to London with 3 points.
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'''Eifion Wyn Williams''' (born 15 November 1975 in Bangor, Gwynedd, north Wales) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Jarrow Roofing as a midfielder/striker after coming out of retirement. He has recently retired whilst playing for Wrexham . He has represented Wales at B- level.
Williams was born in Bangor in North Wales and began his career as a Wolverhampton Wanderers apprentice. However, things didn-t work out and he moved back to Anglesey and joined League of Wales side Caernarfon Town, while working on a building site. Williams scored freely for Caernarfon and this attracted the attention of bigger clubs. On the eve of the 1997-98 season, Williams left Caernarfon for Barry Town, then the only professional side in the League of Wales, breaking their transfer fee in the process at a cost of -25,000. He immediately began scoring regularly, including one against Dynamo Kiev in the UEFA Champions League
Williams also helped Barry Town record their highest win when he contributed 4 goals to help Barry Town beat Conwy United 9-0. Williams- performances and goal scoring record attracted scouts from English football league clubs.
On March 25, 1999, after over 200 League of Wales goals in four seasons, Torquay United paid -70,000 (breaking their transfer record) to sign Williams, beating off competition from a number of clubs, possibly helped by his Barry teammates Lee Barrow and Paul Mitchell, both former Torquay players, passing on happy memories of Plainmoor. He made his league debut against Hartlepool United and made an instant impact as he became only the second Torquay player to score a hat-trick on his debut (the first being Peter Laraman in the 6-2 defeat of Barnsley in September, 1961). Unfortunately this led to massive expectations being placed on Williams' shoulders, for example, Neville Southall, in goal for Torquay that day, predicted, "He can go all the way to the Premiership."
Injuries later affected his form, causing him to play with a broken toe for part of 2000-01, although he still managed nine goals in a dismal season. He was placed on the transfer list on November 2, 2001 by mutual consent after finding himself playing mainly as a substitute in Roy McFarland's side and left to join Hartlepool United on March 5, 2002 for a fee of -30,000.
Williams spent his first weeks with Hartlepool playing for the reserves in order to gain match fitness. However it wasn-t long before Williams made his Hartlepool debut against Bristol Rovers after coming on as a substitute, replacing Gordon Watson. As the season reached its climax, Williams notched 5 goals in 10 appearances to help Pools make the play-offs.
The following season saw Williams play in 45 of Hartlepool-s 46 league matches. Due to the injury of Gordon Watson he became Hartlepool-s first choice striker and finished as Hartlepool-s top scorer, scoring 15 goals in 45 games and helped Hartlepool get automatic promotion.
William-s first season in League 1 saw him repeat the success of the previous season as he participated in 41 games and scored 13 goals despite playing right wing for a large majority of the season. His performances earned him a call up to Mark Hughes- Welsh national side. However the season would end bitterly for Williams as he picked up an injury during Hartlepool-s play-off defeat to Bristol City and missed out on the opportunity to play for his country.
Williams- spent the majority of the 2004/05 season on the right wing with manager Neale Cooper preferring the partnership of Adam Boyd and Joel Porter up front. This reduced his goal scoring record as he only managed to notch 5 goals in 41 appearances. However he did manage to equalise for Hartlepool in their play-off final against Sheffield Wednesday.
The 2005/2006 season saw Williams once again playing up front due to the injuries of Adam Boyd, Joel Porter and James Brown. During this season he managed to score 8 goals.
Williams was released from his Hartlepool United contract at the end of the 2006-07 season.
Williams was signed by League Two side Wrexham on a two-year contract on 11 June 2007.
Eifion retired during the 2007/08 football season and is returning to the north-east of England to be with his family..
However, Eifion came out of retirement to sign for North-East Northern League Division One club Jarrow Roofing.
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'''Michael John Nelson''' (born 23 March, 1980 in Gateshead) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Football League One side Norwich City.
Nelson started his playing career as a semi-professional, playing for non league teams such as Spennymoor United, Leek Town and Bishop Auckland. Nelson-s performances attracted the attention of league clubs who sent scouts to watch him. Nelson was given a trial at Hartlepool but he was not offered a contract by the then Hartlepool manager Chris Turner. However Nelson was offered a contract at Bury by manager Andy Preece after Bury scout Peter Ward convinced him to give Nelson a chance.
Once Nelson had settled down to professional football, he gradually became a first team regular and during his first full season at Bury he managed to play 31 of the clubs 46 league matches, scoring 2 goals in the process. Nelson formed a defensive partnership with Danny Swailes. However during the season Nelson suffered what he described as --the worst injury of his career-- after suffering a collapsed lung and several cracked ribs after a collision during Bury-s match against Wigan Athletic. Nelson had to have a drain inserted into his chest for several days while he was hospitalised. The injury threatened to keep him sidelined for three months but remarkably Nelson was able to resume training less than three weeks later.
Despite being dropped early on, Nelson-s second season turned out to be even more successful as he played in 40 of Bury-s 46 matches, scoring 5 goals. Nelson was made club captain and his performances earned him the respect of the club-s players and fans. Nelson made a clean sweep at the Bury end of season awards, as he picked up Forever Bury Player of the season, Billy Ayre Website Player of the Season, Players Player of the Season and Disabled Player of the Season. During that season, Bury manager Andy Preece hailed Nelson as "the best centre-half in Division Three". . However, Bury failed to gain promotion to League 1 as they missed out during the play-offs and Nelson was offered the chance to play in a higher division by several League 1 clubs.
The following season, Nelson joined Hartlepool United on the same day that Neale Cooper was appointed manager for a fee of around -70,000. Nelson was seen as natural replacement for Graeme Lee who had joined Sheffield Wednesday. Nelson started strongly for Hartlepool and scored the winner from 30 yards during his debut in Hartlepool-s 4-3 win over Peterborough. This goal almost earned him another award as it was on the shortlist for Hartlepool-s Goal of the Season. He was also voted September-s Player of the Month on the official Hartlepool website. Nelson began to form a strong partnership with Chris Westwood and the pair played together for the majority of Hartlepool-s games. Nelson went onto to play in 40 of Hartlepool-s league matches and played in both legs of Hartlepool-s play-off semi final match against Bristol City. Nelson was in contention for Hartlepool-s Fans and Players- Player of the season but he missed out to Jim Provett on both occasions.
However Nelson failed to maintain this through to the 2004/5 season and he handed in a transfer request. His agent claimed that he-d been -promised- a better deal. This triggered a feud with Hartlepool chairman Ken Hodcroft who criticised Nelson and his agent. Nelson was missing in several of Hartlepool-s matches and was rumoured to be signing for Hull City for a fee of around -100,000. However Nelson withdrew his transfer request and was reinstalled into the starting line-up. His performances earned him an improved contract and he was offered a new three-year contract that would tie him to the club until 2008.
Nelson-s third season of the club saw him receiving his first red card for Hartlepool after he retaliated and elbowed Jack Lester during Hartlepool-s defeat to Nottingham Forest. Nelson has also told his team-mates to stop moaning about their luck and start getting results, "We shouldn't be saying every week how unlucky we have been; we had chances and should have scored".
Nelson is the favoured central defender alongside Ben Clark and their partnership has been outstanding during the 2006/2007 campaign. They played a major part in the 18 game unbeaten run along with Dimitrios Konstantopoulos in goal.
The 2006-07 season saw Nelson take the captain's armband in the absence on Michael Barron. Nelson was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2006-07 season..
On 19 June, 2009, Nelson agreed to join League One newcomers Norwich City on a two year deal once his contract at Hartlepool expired at the end of the month. Nelson made his debut in the 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Colchester. Nelson did not play for the first team until the game against his former club Hartlepool in which he grabbed his first of the season and first for Norwich.
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'''Neil Wilkinson''' (born 12 October 1985 in Bridlington, Humberside) is a professional footballer.
Neil Wikinson started his career in Hartlepool's youth team.
His performances in both midfield and defence earned him the position of youth team captain. As youth team captain Wikinson lead his team to glory as they became the under 19 champions of the Dallas Cup. The following season saw Neil Wilkinson establish himself as a regular in the reserve team.
In order to gain match practice, Wikinson has been on loan to both Gateshead and Blyth Spartans. Neil Wilkinson failed to break in the first team and was released from Hartlepool in May, 2006.
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'''Jack Lloyd Wilkinson''' (born September 12, 1985 in Beverley, England) is an English footballer.
Wilkinson managed to break into the reserve team at Hartlepool United and went out on loan to  Scarborough, Whitby and Bishop Auckland in order to gain match practice. Jack who was the first of the two to break in the first team when he was rewarded by manager Neale Cooper for his performances. In 2003, Jack made his first team debut against his former loanee club Whitby in the FA Cup. Jack went on to make a total of 2 starts and 2 substitute appearances for the first team, scoring twice. Unfortunately in 2004, Jack picked up an injury and was out for three months. During this time Jack was over-taken in the pecking order for strikers and this led to him being released from the club in May, 2006.
After being released by Hartlepool, Wilkinson had a trial with York City.
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'''Samuel Cowan''' (10 May 1901 - 4 October 1964) was an English football player and manager. A relative latecomer to the sport, Cowan did not play football until he was 17 and was 22 by the time he turned professional. He made his league debut for Doncaster Rovers in 1923, and signed for First Division Manchester City the following season.
Cowan played centre half for Manchester City for 11 seasons, captaining the team in the early to mid 1930s. He is the only player to have represented Manchester City in three FA Cup finals, as a runner-up in 1926 and 1933, and as a winner in 1934. Internationally, he gained three England caps between 1926 and 1931. In total he played 407 times for Manchester City, putting him 12th in terms of all-time appearances. In 1935, he transferred to Bradford City, and subsequently moved to Mossley as player-manager.
In 1938, Cowan joined Brighton & Hove Albion as a coach, and set up a physiotherapy business. He returned to Manchester City as manager in 1946, winning the Second Division in his only season in charge. He continued to work in sports and physiotherapy until his death in 1964.
Cowan was born on 10 May 1901 in Chesterfield, but moved further north in his early years and was raised in Adwick le Street near Doncaster.
In 1923, Cowan gained his first professional contract following a successful trial at his local league club, Doncaster Rovers of the Third Division (North).
Cowan made his Manchester City debut in a 2-2 draw against Birmingham City on 20 December 1924, and scored his first goal for the club two weeks later, against Nottingham Forest. He played in all but one of the remaining league matches that season, 21 in total.
Starting all but four of Manchester City's matches in the 1925-26 season, Cowan was a key part of the team which reached the 1926 FA Cup Final, winning several ties by wide margins en route. However, in the final City were beaten 1-0 by Bolton Wanderers. Further disappointment followed in the league, when after a campaign characterised by erratic form, City were relegated on the final day of the season. By this time Cowan's reputation as a competent centre-back had grown, and he received an international call-up. He made his England debut on 24 May 1926 playing an unfamiliar left-half role in a 5-3 win against Belgium.
In the 1926-27 season, Cowan made 27 appearances as his club sought an immediate return to the top division. The race for promotion went to the final match, with Manchester City and Portsmouth both in contention for the second of the two promotion places. Cowan played in a resounding City win, an 8-0 victory against Bradford City. The watching crowd believed the result to be sufficient for promotion, but Portsmouth's match had been delayed by 15 minutes and was still in progress. A late Portsmouth goal meant the final scoreline in their match was a 5-1 win, enough to give Portsmouth second place on goal average by a margin of one two-hundredth of a goal. The club won the Second Division championship the following season, gaining promotion to the top flight. The Second Division championship was Cowan's first honour in professional football.
In the early 1930s, Cowan became Manchester City captain, succeeding Jimmy McMullan. During his captaincy the club reached two further FA Cup finals. The first of these was in 1933, against Everton. During the match Cowan was up against Everton captain Dixie Dean. Both players were renowned for their heading ability. Matt Busby claimed that Cowan could "head a ball as far as most of us could kick it", but Dean prevailed in the aerial battle, scoring Everton's second goal with a header. The ''Daily Mail'' observed that Dean's presence gave Cowan a dilemma: "He was torn between a determination not to leave Dean and a desire to help his forwards. He broke down between the two." Everton were 3-0 victors, but when Cowan received his runner's up medal from the Duke of York, he remarked that he would come back next year to win. True to Cowan's word, City returned to Wembley the following year. In the 1934 FA Cup Final, Cowan became the first and thus far only Manchester City player to represent the club in three FA Cup finals.
Cowan's final season at Maine Road was 1934-35, in which he was ever-present. His final match for the club was a 5-0 defeat of Wolverhampton Wanderers on 4 May 1935. In total he made 407 appearances for Manchester City, scoring 24 goals. As of 2008 he ranks 12th all-time for Manchester City appearances. Bob Donnelly was signed to replace him in the 1935 close season, and Bradford City signed Cowan for a fee of -2,000 in October 1935. At the time the transfer fee was the second highest ever paid by the club.
Bradford City were struggling in the Second Division at the time of Cowan's signing, having won just one of their first ten games of the 1935-36 season. Cowan made his debut for them on 19 October 1935 in a 2-2 draw with Swindon Town, but it was not until Cowan's third game that Bradford won their second game. Cowan missed just three of the club's remaining games of the season, playing 29 league games and three FA Cup games as City finished 12th.
In 1937, Cowan was appointed player-manager at Mossley. He led the club to the seventh place in the Cheshire League and to the Manchester Challenge Shield title. On the pitch, he played 39 matches and scored one goal.
In November 1946, Cowan became Manchester City manager, succeeding Wilf Wild, who moved to a purely administrative role.
Cowan later worked as a physiotherapist for cricket club Sussex CCC and ice hockey team Brighton Tigers. As a trainer with the Tigers he was named in the British National League All Star team for three years running from 1956 to 1958.
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'''Lee David Johnson''' (born 7 June 1981 in Newmarket, Suffolk) is an English professional footballer, a midfielder, currently playing for Championship club Derby County on loan from fellow Championship side Bristol City.
Although born in England, Johnson is eligible to play for the Scotland national team through his parentage but has yet to be capped by either at international level.
Johnson started his career as a youth player with Arsenal, but left the club aged 17 after falling out with one of the club's coaches.
Johnson joined Scottish Premier League club Hearts on 11 January 2006 for -50,000, signing a two-and-a-half year contract.
Less than two months after Johnson joined Hearts, the man who signed him, Graham Rix, was sacked. After that Johnson had only made one substitute appearance for the club. In August 2006 he left to re-join his father, Gary, at Bristol City.
On 12 August 2006, Huddersfield Town manager Peter Jackson was sent to the stands after grabbing Johnson around the throat in a touchline incident 10 minutes from full-time. Johnson was part of the City team that won promotion to the Football League Championship in the 2006-07 season.
In the 2007-08 season Lee enjoyed his best season for Bristol City as they pushed for promotion to the English Premier League. Johnson was a solid figure in the team during their run to the play-off final, a game in which his side lost 1-0 to Hull City and missed out on promotion.
On January 1, 2010, Johnson joined fellow Championship side Derby County on an initial one month's loan. He played his first game for Derby the next day in an F.A. Cup game away at Millwall, a game which ended 1-1.
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'''Darryl Alexander Duffy''' (born 16 April 1984 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing as a striker for Bristol Rovers.
Duffy started his career as a youth player for Rangers and made his debut in the Scottish Premier League against Dundee United. However, limited first team opportunities saw Duffy leave Glasgow, firstly on loan to Brechin City, and then to join Scottish First Division club Falkirk. In his first season at Falkirk, he finished top scorer in the First Division with 17 goals and helped his side to promotion to the Scottish Premier League.
He started the 2005-06 season in good form, scoring 9 goals in the first half of the season and was attracting interest from several clubs. After prolonged interest, Hull City signed Duffy from Falkirk on 10 January 2006 for -250,000.
However, with limited opportunities at Hull, particularly after the departure of manager Peter Taylor, he joined Hartlepool United on loan in November 2006, scoring 5 goals in 10 games for the then League Two side.
An even more productive loan spell followed in February 2007, when Duffy joined League One side Swansea City on loan, scoring 5 goals in 5 starts as the Swans narrowly missed out on the playoffs. In July 2007 Duffy joined Swansea permanently, signing a three-year contract for an initial fee of -200,000.
Bristol Rovers signed Duffy from Swansea on 3 July 2008 for a transfer fee in the region of -100,000. Duffy has wasted no time in showing Bristol Rovers' fans what he can do after grabbing a brace in a 6-1 over Hereford United and a goal at Elland Road against Leeds United, in a 2-2 draw. At the end of the 2008-09 season, Duffy had scored 13 goals for Rovers.
To date, Duffy's international career peaked while he was at Falkirk.
Duffy earned international recognition by being selected for Scotland B against Poland and Turkey during the 2005 Future Cup.
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'''Albert John Watkins''' (born 21 April 1922 in Usk, Monmouthshire) is a former Welsh cricketer who played for England in 15 Tests from 1948 to 1952.
Born Albert John Watkins, he is known as Allan or Al and made his debut for Glamorgan just three weeks after his seventeenth birthday in 1939, as World War II loomed. He was a left-handed batsman, medium to fast left-arm bowler and a brilliant close fielder, particularly at backward short leg (see story 'Cometh the hour, cometh the man' at
He was the first Glamorgan cricketer to score a century in Test Cricket for England and played at the highest level until 1961, when he was 39 years old.
He was voted 'Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year' in 1951-2.
He went on to coach school cricket very successfully, most notably at Oundle school and Framlingham.
He also played football for Cardiff City and Plymouth Argyle.
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'''Paul Jones''' (born 28 June 1986) is a professional footballer with Football League One side Exeter City.
Jones, a goalkeeper, began his career as a trainee with League Two side Leyton Orient. Despite never breaking into their first team, Jones was thought highly of by then youth coach Alex Inglethorpe.
When Alex Inglethorpe was appointed manager of Conference side Exeter City in Autumn 2004, one of his first moves was to bring Paul Jones in on loan. Arriving part way through the 2004-05 season, Jones quickly established himself as City's first choice keeper, making 23 appearances.
On 1 July 2005, Inglethorpe acquired Jones from Orient, and signed him to a permanent deal.
At the end of the 2005-06 season, Inglethorpe left Exeter and was replaced by new manager Paul Tisdale. During the pre-season, Jones was forced to compete for his spot with then backup keeper, and former Exeter youth trainee Martin Rice. Days prior to Exeter's first match of the season, Tisdale selected Rice as his first choice keeper. Jones has since become Exeter's second choice keeper. He returned to the first-team for the 2007 Conference playoff final, in which he saved a penalty - becoming the first person to do so at the new Wembley Stadium. Exeter failed to win the final though and during the next season, Jones figured mostly as an understudy to Rice's replacement Andy Marriott. He was chosen in the first team again for the play-offs and this time, Exeter managed to win the final at Wembley, with Jones keeping a clean sheet.
In the 2008-09 season he played in all 46 Football League Two matches for Exeter City. Also he won the 2008-09 player of the season award for Exeter City after many stunning performances in goal throughout the season.
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'''Dean William Moxey''' (born Exeter, January 14, 1986) is a English professional footballer who currently plays for Derby County. He is predominantly a left winger, although he is also able to play as a left back. He has been capped by England at semi-professional level.
Moxey began his career as a trainee with Exeter City, joining the club at the age of 11. He was a turnstile operator at St James Park on the day in 2003 when the club were relegated from the Football League.
Upon their relegation from the Football League in 2003, many senior players departed, giving Moxey and other trainees their share of first-team action. Moxey was considered one of the best youth players to emerge during this period. He made his debut on 18th October 2003 against Conference side Woking and quickly established himself as a first team regular.
Moxey started to achieve recognition with his part in Exter's 2005 FA Cup run. It was Moxey's stunning 50 yard goal against Football League One side Doncaster Rovers that had helped City into the third round and led to Moxey being voted Player of the Round.
In 2007/08, Moxey turned in a man of the match performance at Wembley in the Conference play-off final to help Exeter City win promotion through the play-offs back to the Football League. At the age of just 22, that Wembley appearance was Moxey's 150th for his home-town club. Upon their return to league football, Moxey played 43 times, scoring 4 goals, as he was instrumental in Exeter's promotion to League One.
Exeter confirmed on May 19, 2009 that they had received an offer - believed to be around -200,000 - for Moxey from Derby County
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'''Daniel Lewis "Danny" Haynes''' (born 19 January 1988 in Peckham) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for Bristol City.
Educated at St. Thomas the Apostle College, he was a product of the youth academy at Charlton Athletic before signing a deal to play for Ipswich. Haynes' popularity with the fans was dramatically increased on 5 February 2006, when he scored the winner in the last minute for Ipswich against arch-rivals Norwich City, having now scored against Norwich City at every level he's been at in the Ipswich set-up.
On the 19 November 2006 he scored a brace against Norwich to hand his side a 3-1 victory to gain cult status among the Suffolk supporters at the age of only 18. He signed a new contract with Ipswich in October 2007, which expires in 2010. Haynes had established himself in the "super sub" role under new Town boss Jim Magilton, who liked to use him late on in games to exploit tiring defenders with his lightning pace. However, as the season has progressed the youngster has found himself starting more games, either up front or out on the wing. According to various media sources Haynes is being watched by a number of Premiership clubs.
Through his East Anglian Derby adventures he has been given the nickname "Canary Crusher" having scored the winning goals in 3 of the 5 games against Norwich City he's played in, the most recent being on 13 April 2008 where he scored what turned out to be the winner, having also had his cross turned in to the Norwich City net by their own defender Alex Pearce. In total he's scored 4 goals against them at Championship level, but that should've been far more after the recent derby having squandered 2 or 3 gilt-edged chances. Jim Magilton was quoted to have joked "I would have strangled him!" when asked about the possibility of an undeserved late equaliser from Norwich City. He also scored against fellow rivals Colchester United in a 3-1 win at Portman Road during the 07/08 season.
On 13 July 2009, Haynes transferred to Bristol City for an undisclosed fee.
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'''Daniel Mark "Danny" Woodards''' (born October 8, 1983 in Forest Gate, Greater London) is an English professional footballer with English League One side MK Dons.
Woodards, a defender, began his career as a trainee with Chelsea, but was released during the summer of 2005 without making an appearance for the club. After spending a short time on trial with League Two side Wycombe Wanderers, he signed on non-contract terms for English Conference side Exeter City on 29 October 2005. Woodards was able to impress former Exeter City manager Alex Inglethorpe enough to secure a contract through the 2006-07 season.
During his time with Exeter, Woodards proved himself to be a versatile and talented player. Able to play both as a right-back and right-sided winger, he quickly established himself as Exeter's first choice right-back.
After rejecting a series of new contracts from Exeter during the 2006-07 season, Woodards when on trial with League One side Yeovil Town during the January transfer window. Glovers manager Russell Slade was reportedly interested in signing the English defender, but it was Dario Gradi of fellow League One side Crewe Alexandra who managed to sign Woodards for a fee of -30,000 and a 20% sell-on clause.
He has recently signed a two year deal at MK Dons after his contract expired.
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'''Chris Vinnicombe''' (born 20 October 1970 in Exeter) is a professional footballer and manager currently with non-league side Witheridge as a player-manager.
===Exeter City and Rangers (1986-1994)===
Vinnicombe is a product of Exeter City's youth system, and made his professional debut for the club in 1989. After just four months with his first club, Scottish giants Rangers paid -150,000 for Vinnicombe on 3 November 1989.
Vinnicombe won a Scottish Premier League winners' medal in 1991, but over the next few years found it harder to break into Rangers' very successful side, and on 30 June 1994, after only 27 appearances in nearly five years, he joined Burnley for -200,000.
===Burnley and Wycombe Wanderers (1994-2004)===
Chris spent four years at Burnley, making 114 appearances and scoring 4 goals, before moving on to Wycombe Wanderers in the summer of 1998 on a free transfer.
After a slow start at Adams Park, Vinnicombe became a successful player at Wycombe, and under Lawrie Sanchez became the club's first choice left-back. He featured in the club's remarkable run to the FA Cup semi-final in 2001 and the following year he was voted "Supporters' Player of the Year". After Wycombe's relegation from the Second Division in 2004, new manager Tony Adams decided to clear out much of the existing team, and after making over 250 appearances, Vinnicombe was one of the players to leave, on 1 July.
===Tiverton Town, Exeter City and Tiverton Town again (2004-2008)===
Upon being released from Wanderers, Vinnicombe returned to Devon, joining non-league side Tiverton Town for a year before returning to St. James' Park on 12 August 2005.
Chris returned to Tiverton in 2006 for his second attempt with the club. During this time he also took charge of the Tiverton Town academy, a programme set up in association with the East Devon College which is based in Tiverton. He was voted the "Manager's Player of the Year" for the 2006-07 season and received the titles of "Travel Club Player of the Year", "Supporters' Player of the Year" and "WWW Player of the Year" in the subsequent season. By the beginning of the 2008-09 season, Vinnicombe was the manager of the Tiverton Under-18s squad.
Vinnicombe joined Witheridge, who are in the South-West Peninsula Premier Division,in 2008 as player-manager taking charge at a time when Witheridge were struggling at the foot of the table but under Vinnicombe's guidance managed to finish the season in 11th place.. He makes occasional appearances for Tiverton Town when required and available.
Vinnicombe played for the England under-21 in 1991 team, for whom he won 12 caps, some of which were as captain.
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'''David Edward Martin''' (born 22 January 1986 in Romford, London Borough of Havering), is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper with Leeds United on loan from Liverpool. He has played for the England under-17, England under-19 and England under-20 teams.
Martin is the son of former West Ham United player, Alvin Martin. His brother, Joe is also a footballer with Blackpool.
Martin started his career as a youth-team player with Tottenham Hotspur where he originally played as defender.
On 23 February 2007 he was signed by Football League Two club, Accrington Stanley on loan for a month.
On 6 November 2007 Martin was on the bench when Liverpool beat Turkish club, Beikta 8-0 at Anfield in their UEFA Champions League group match.
On 4 August 2008, Martin joined League One team Leicester City on a six-month loan,
Rafa Benitez named Martin in Liverpool's 28-man squad for the 09/10 Champions League group stage.
On 16 October 2009 he joined Tranmere Rovers on loan for a month.
26 November, Martin joined Leeds United on loan until 28 December, he will provide cover for the injured Shane Higgs and provide competition with Casper Ankergren and Alan Martin. Liverpool decided to not allow Martin to be available for Leeds' FA Cup games. Martin was named on the bench against Oldham Athletic meaning he replaced Alan Martin as Leeds' sub goalkeeper whilst Shane Higgs is injured. Martin was again unavailable for Leeds in the FA Cup, in the replay against Kettering Town with the winner facing Manchester United at Old Trafford. Martin was named on the bench against Brentford, he took his place on the bench ahead of Alan Martin.
Martin made his debut for Leeds in the JPT Semi final at Elland Road against Accrington Stanley. On Christmas eve Martin extended his loan by a further month (January 30th), and Liverpool also gave him permission to play for Leeds against Manchester United in the FA Cup. The loan extension was largely to do with Leeds number 1 Shane Higgs suffering a further setback in his recovery from injury.
Martin played for the England under-17 at the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in 2003.
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'''Vassiriki Abou Diaby''' (born 11 May 1986) is a French international footballer of Ivorian descent currently playing for Arsenal. His natural position is as a central midfielder, but on occasions has played as a left-sided midfielder and second striker for his club.
Diaby was born in Paris and began playing for his local club Red Star Paris before joining Paris Saint-Germain at age 13 despite being a Marseille supporter, subsequently leaving the club two years later. While attending Paris-Saint-Germain, he also regularly attended classes at the famed Clairefontaine academy. He joined Auxerre in 2002 and was a member of the Auxerre team that won the national U-16 championship that year. His coach at the time, Christian Henna, described him as a "very good technician, elegant, quick". He developed into a tall, powerful midfielder. Diaby signed as a professional at Auxerre, playing seven matches in 2004-05 and six in the first half of 2005-06. His first match for Auxerre's first team came as a last-minute substitute against Rennes on 14 August 2004.
Before joining Arsenal, Diaby reportedly turned down a move to Arsenal London's rivals Chelsea. He was given the number 2 shirt at Arsenal, vacant since the retirement of Lee Dixon. On 1 April 2006, Diaby came off the bench to score his first goal for Arsenal in their 5-0 rout of Aston Villa, after being set-up by fellow Arsenal newcomer Emmanuel Adebayor.
On 12 December 2007, Diaby opened the scoring for Arsenal in their 2-1 win against Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League.
He scored his first Premier League goal of the season in the 2-2 draw with Aston Villa on 26 December 2008.
Diaby started the season on the bench but a back injury to fellow Arsenal midfielder Denlson
Diaby grabbed his sixth goal of the season against Aston Villa F.C on 27 December 2009, almost exactly a year after he scored his first Premier League goal, coincidently also against Villa.
Diaby was capped 14 times for the France U-19 side, captaining the team in their successful U-19 European Championship campaign in 2005. In February 2006, he made his dbut with the France U-21 squad.
Diaby had been expected to play in the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final against FC Barcelona, as well as the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006, but he missed out due to a broken and dislocated ankle.
On 15 March 2007, he was called up to the French senior squad for their two forthcoming fixtures, making his dbut for France on 24 March when he came on for Florent Malouda in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Lithuania. He gained a starting place in the following match, playing 57 minutes against Austria, the game ending in a 1-0 victory for France.
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'''Tony Patrick McParland''' (born September 20, 1982 in Rutherglen) is a Scottish football player who is currently without a club, after being released from Livingston on the 20th of November 2009. His contract was terminated by the club after he failed to make the Livingston first team during the 2009-10 season.
He is a defender or midfielder who was a Celtic youth player. In the 2006 January transfer window he completed a transfer to Barnsley, for who he made eight substitute appearances for Barnsley. He joined Wycombe Wanderers in January 2007, initially on loan before making the move permanent later in the month.
He was released by Wycombe in 2008, and then signed for Livingston on a two year deal, but was released in November 2009. McParland was named on the bench as a trialist by manager Gordon Chisholm for Dumfries club, Queen of the South on 12th December 2009. However McParland did not cross the white line on to the pitch.
He is a former Scotland under 17, 18 and 21 international.
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'''Charles Patrick "Charlie" Mulgrew''' (born 6 March 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer, who currently plays for Aberdeen in the SPL. He is primarily a left back, but he can also operate as a left winger. Mulgrew is a cousin of Canadian lacrosse player Sean Greenhalgh, Who plays for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League.
Having progressed through Celtic's youth system, Mulgrew turned professional in July 2002. By January 2006 he had yet to make his debut for the club's first team, so in order for him to gain competitive experience he was loaned out to fellow SPL side Dundee United for the remainder of the 2005/06 season.
A successful spell at Tannadice saw him feature regularly, scoring 2 goals (both free kicks) in 14 appearances and being named SPL Young Player of the Month for February. He then returned to Celtic hoping to force his way into first team contention, but was transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers shortly thereafter without ever appearing for the Bhoys.
Mulgrew joined Wolves in part exchange for left back Lee Naylor on 23 August 2006. He made his debut for the club on 10 September in a 1-0 win at Leeds United. However, injury kept him out of most of the campaign and he was unable to force his way back into first team contention afterwards.
He was loaned out to English Second Division side Southend United at the end of the January Transfer window for the remainder of the 2007-08 season, which saw the club lose in the play-offs to Doncaster. He scored his first goal for the club against Carlisle United.
He was due to join Swindon Town in July 2008, for a fee estimated to be around -150,000, however he pulled out of the move. He eventually left for Aberdeen on 15 July 2008, where he signed a two-year deal.
Mulgrew scored the only goal against Motherwell at Fir Park on 16 August with a left footed freekick, in what was his second competitive match for Aberdeen. He scored two goals - a volley and a free kick - against Celtic in a 3-2 defeat on 19 September. Mulgrew has gone on to cement his reputation as one of the best set-piece takers in the country by scoring another another five goals - all of them free kicks - for Aberdeen.
Mulgrew has represented Scotland at all levels up to and including Under-21. In October of 2009, Mulgrew rejected a new contract.
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'''Diarmuid O'Carroll''' (born March 16, 1987 in Killarney, Ireland) is a football player currently playing for Airdrie United.
A product of the Celtic Youth Academy, O'Carroll plays as a striker. He had featured for Celtic's reserve side on several occasions, but did not play for the first team. In 2007 he had a loan spell with Ross County F.C. and, in July 2008, it was announced that O'Carroll had signed a one year deal with Morecambe.
O'Carroll was released at the end of the season.
In September 2009, he signed a one year deal with Airdrie United.
In July 2007 it was rumoured that O Carroll had been offered a lucrative modelling contract with Irish retail giants, Dunnes Stores. In an interview with Celtic View earlier this year, the young striker confirmed the story and decided against taking the job in order to concentrate on his football. However the player did appear in a poster campaign for Celtic leisure wear in early 2008.
O Carroll is also noted for his support of good causes. In the summer of 2008 he took part in a 10k fun run to raise money for local charities in the Killarney area.
As a boy O Carroll was famous locally for his love of Mr. Freeze's ice pops. When he was 9 years old he was chosen out of hundreds of youngsters to take part in a commercial for the product. This wouldn't be O Carrolls last appearance in front of the camera. He also took part in a docu-drama for Irish broadcaster TG4, detailing his first year as a professional football in Scotland.
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'''Darren O'Dea''' [pronounced ''O'D''] (born 4 February 1987 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish club Celtic.
O'Dea made his first team debut for Celtic in the Scottish League Cup against St. Mirren in September 2006.
He made his first league starting appearance against Dunfermline Athletic in December 2006, just four days after making his Champions League debut against Copenhagen as a substitute, replacing the injured Stephen McManus.
He scored his first goal for Celtic against Dundee United on 26 December 2006. He followed that with a goal on 2 January 2007, against Kilmarnock.
O'Dea played an important role for Celtic in the 2006-07 season. He played more than 10 games and received an SPL winner's medal. His most notable performance was in the UEFA Champions League Last 16 tie against AC Milan in the San Siro. Celtic held Milan before Kak scored an extra time wonder goal for Milan. After the game, Paolo Maldini praised the young central defender's performance. He impressed manager Gordon Strachan enough to be awarded a new three-year contract, with the option of a further year on 13 March 2007.
On 15 March 2009, O'Dea scored in the Scottish League Cup final victory over Old Firm rivals Rangers with a header just 90 seconds into extra time before Aiden McGeady's last minute penalty made it a 2-0 win.
On 1 September 2009, O'Dea joined English Championship side Reading on loan until 1 January 2010 but not before signing a three-year contract extension. He made his debut for the Royals on 12 September in a home draw against Doncaster Rovers. After failing to impress at Reading, O'Dea returned to Celtic. On 16 January, he started against Falkirk in a 1-1 draw.
O'Dea played for the Irish U19 and U21 teams. He was called up to the full international squad within 12 months.
He was called up to the Irish under 21 international squad by manager Don Givens on 3 March 2007 and served as team captain. However less than a week later he was named in the full international squad for Ireland's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying matches on 24 March and 28 March.
On 13 May 2008, O'Dea was called into Giovanni Trapattoni's first squad as Ireland manager and he has since been called into the squad for the Bulgaria and Italy matches.
On 8 September 2009, he made his debut for the senior side in the 1-0 win against South Africa in a friendly match after coming on as a substitute for Paul McShane in the second half.
Son of John and Anne O'Dea. Darren's mother represented Ireland in basketball.
Darren attended St Aloysius' College, Glasgow, before attending Clonkeen College where he played alongside former Wolves youngster Aidan Lyons and played for Home Farm, based in his hometown Dublin, at schoolboy level alongside fellow Irish underage internationals Owen Garvan, Shane Supple and Chris McCann. In 2003, Darren choose to continue his career in Scotland with Celtic, ignoring the advances of Premier League sides Aston Villa, Manchester City and Liverpool.
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'''Scott Cuthbert''' (born 15 June 1987 in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Football League One club Swindon Town.
Cuthbert came through the ranks at Celtic and captained the Under-19's and Reserve teams. He had a one month loan spell at Scottish Football League First Division club Livingston during the 2006-07 season before making his first-team debut for Celtic in August 2008, appearing in a pre-season friendly against Manchester City at Celtic Park. Later that month, he joined St. Mirren on a season-long loan, making his debut against Kilmarnock at Love Street.
On 13 July, it was announced that he had signed for Swindon Town. Cuthbert made his debut for Swindon on the opening day of the season against Gillingham, but was left out for four games until Swindon faced Wolves in the League Cup, and has held down a regular place in the starting squad since. Cuthbert scored his first goal for Swindon on 29 August, scoring the first goal in a 2-1 win against Southend United.
Cuthbert was captain of the  Scotland under-19 team that reached the final of the UEFA under-19 Championships in 2006 and the Scotland under-20 team that played at 2007 Under-20 World Cup in Canada. He represented the Scotland B side in May 2009.
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'''Clement Arthur Milton''' (10 March 1928 - 25 April 2007
Milton was born in Bedminster, in Bristol, and was educated at Cotham Grammar School also in Bristol. A natural sportsman, he became School Captain of cricket, football and rugby union. He also showed talent at mathematics, but decided to pursue sporting glory rather than attend university.
Milton played for Stapleton Cricket Club as an all-rounder, and then started to play for Gloucestershire Second XI. He made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in June 1948, against Northants. He went on to play county cricket in 585 matches over 26 years until he retired in 1974.
Milton was 12th man in the Ashes series against Australia in 1953 and was named as 12th man for the first Test against South Africa in 1955 (though forced to withdraw through injury). He played six Tests for England between 1958 and 1959. He made his Test debut in the third Test against New Zealand on 3 July 1958 at Headingley. He opened the batting with MJK Smith (another double international, at cricket and rugby), scoring 104 not out. He was the first Gloucestershire player to score a century on his England Test debut since W.G. Grace. He was also the first England player to remain on the playing field the whole of a Test match: he fielded throughout New Zealand's first innings, then opened the batting for England and ended undefeated, and fielded again through New Zealand's second innings, as England won by an innings and 71 runs. He lost his place for the 4th Test, but returned for the 5th Test at the Oval. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1959.
Milton was part of the England side that toured Australia that winter, playing in the 1st Test at Sydney and the 3rd Test at Melbourne, but he struggled, and returned home with an injured finger. He played in the first two Tests against India in 1959, ending his short Test career in the 2nd Test at Lord's that June.
Milton never played Test cricket again, but he continued to achieve success in county cricket. In all, he took 79 first-class wickets with his right-arm medium pace bowling, and his football fitness and quick reflexes also made him a notably fast runner in the field, taking 758 catches, but he was mainly a prolific opening batsman from 1951, noted for his running between the wickets. He scored over 32,000 first-class runs at the relatively low batting average of 33.66 runs, passing 1,000 runs in 16 seasons. He played 1,017 innings for Gloucestershire, a record for the county. Perhaps his best season was 1967, when, aged 39, he scored 7 centuries and passed 2,000 runs. He was Gloucestershire captain in 1968.
He was a coach at Oxford University after his retirement.
He joined Arsenal as an amateur in April 1945, turning professional the next year. National Service meant Milton had to break his football career for two years between 1946 and 1948, but he returned to Arsenal afterwards and continued to play in Arsenal's reserve side. He made his first-team debut against Aston Villa on his 23rd birthday, 10 March 1951. He went on to become a regular for Arsenal at right half and outside-right.
After making only twelve League appearances, Milton was called up for England, and won his first and only cap, in a 2-2 draw against Austria on 28 November 1951. Milton went on to win the First Division title with Arsenal in 1952-53, but soon after faced competition for his place from Danny Clapton and Derek Tapscott.
In all, Milton played 84 matches for Arsenal, scoring 21 goals. After only being a bit-part player for two seasons, he moved to Bristol City in February 1955 for a transfer fee of -4,000. He helped them win promotion to Division Two. After 15 matches at Bristol, he retired from football altogether in the summer of 1955 to concentrate on his cricket career.
He married Joan, the daughter of his first landlady as a young recruit at Arsenal. After his sporting career ended, Milton became a postman in Bristol, where he was a big fan of greyhound racing. He also played golf, off a handicap of four, and snooker and billiards.
He received an honorary MA from Bristol University in 2002. He died at the age of 79 in hospital, shortly after suffering a heart attack in his house in Bristol on the morning of 25 April 2007.
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'''Kenneth "Ken" Taylor''' (born August 21, 1935, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) is a former English cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1959 to 1964. He was renowned as a good player of spin and was one of the best cover fielders of his generation while his medium pace 'darts' broke many a stubborn partnership for his captains Ray Illingworth and Brian Close.
An important member of the highly successful Yorkshire team which dominated the County Championship in the 1960s, winning 7 titles between 1959 and 1968. Taylor also played football for Huddersfield Town and Bradford Park Avenue in the winter and appeared for England under 23s.
He made his first appearance for Yorkshire at 17, won his county cap at 21 and played for England at 23, opening the batting against India with Arthur Milton. He was dropped after two matches but reappeared in 1964 after an epic innings of 160 at Sheffield against the visiting Australians. Unfortunately he broke a finger in that match and was not selected for his country again.
A professional artist by trade he studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. After retiring from cricket he taught art in Norfolk for over thirty years.
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'''Nigel de Jong''' (born 30 November 1984) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Netherlands national team. He is the son of former Dutch football international Jerry de Jong.
On 19 October 2002, de Jong made his debut for the Ajax first team. He quickly made an impact and became a favourite with the fans. A versatile right-footed player, he was preferred choice in both midfield and defence but later on in his career he was sitting on the reserves bench more often than being in the starting line-up.
In January 2006, de Jong signed on with the German club Hamburg. He has since made a significant impact in the German Bundesliga by scoring a winning goal condemning Bayern Munich to their first defeat of any kind at Bayern's new home ground.
On 21 January 2009, de Jong moved to Manchester City for -16 million and was given the number 34 shirt. He made his debut for the club against Newcastle United on 28 January 2009 and went on to establish himself as the team's holding midfielder. De Jong went on to make 16 starting appearances in the Premier League that season, a good tally for only half a season at Eastlands.
De Jong started the 2009-10 season on the bench for the first three games, however, he was given a start against Arsenal on 12 September 2009 in a 4-2 win and has since retained his place in the side, impressing with his physical performances alongside Gareth Barry. On 5 December 2009, after a unlikely 2-1 win against Chelsea F.C., Nigel picked up the Man of the Match honors and deemed his performance "As good a ninety minutes as I have played in my career." Since the appointment of Roberto Mancini as City boss, de Jong has started every league game being a key figure in all of them. With their resurgence in form, de Jong believes they can not only find themselves in a Champions League spot come the end of the season, but challening for the Premier League title.
On 31 March 2004, de Jong made his debut with the Netherlands in a friendly game against France. He was overlooked for the squad that went to play in Euro 2004, and missed the 2006 World Cup with a knee injury.
He was picked by Marco van Basten to play for the Dutch national team at Euro 2008. He played the full 90 minutes in the Netherlands' 3-0 victory over Italy, in which he was given a yellow card for a foul on Massimo Ambrosini. He also played the full 90 minutes in the 4-1 victory over France on 13 June 2008. During the tournament, he was played as a "screening midfielder," partnering with Orlando Engelaar in van Basten's new 4-2-3-1 formation. The team conceded only one goal in the group stage.
He scored his first international goal against Iceland on 6 June 2009 in a World Cup qualifying match.
''Scores list Netherland's tally first.''
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'''Seth Art Maurice Johnson''' (born 12 March 1979 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is a former England international footballer, currently without a club after his second spell as a player with Derby County.
When he was young, Johnson attended Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School. He began his career as a trainee with Crewe Alexandra, turning professional in 1996. A hard working midfielder, Johnson's potential led Derby to offer -3 million for his signature in 1999. The transfer went through, but Johnson's loyalty to Crewe meant he insisted on staying to help their relegation fight, delaying his move to Derby by two months. In the end, Crewe avoided relegation by a single point. His continued progress led to a solitary appearance for England, against Italy in November 2000, and further interest in his services. Big spending Leeds United ultimately paid -7 million to acquire Johnson in 2001, but a series of horrendous injury problems restricted him to around 50 appearances in four years at Leeds.
Johnson was released by Leeds in August 2005. It is believed they did this due to clauses in the deal signing him stating that they must pay a further fee to Derby after starting 50 league appearances and due to his large -37,000 a week wages which Leeds couldn't afford after their financial crisis.
Johnson returned to Derby County where the fans' favourite successfully resurrected his career and played his final game for the club at Wembley Stadium, where he helped the club win promotion to the Premier League. However, during the play off final Johnson injured his knee, a huge blow to his chances of playing with Derby in the Premier League the next season. On 1 June 2007, it was announced that he, along with seven other players, had been released.
On November 17, 2009 Johnson was said to be in talks with League One Leyton Orient about a possible move to the club.
On 25th November 2009 Johnson failed a Medical at Leyton Orient
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'''Derek Mountfield''' (born 2 November 1962 in Liverpool) is an English former football player, who played as a centre-back.
His time at top-flight clubs Everton and subsequently Aston Villa were where he gained most fame, as both clubs enjoyed successful periods and pushed for honours during his time there.
After turning professional, Liverpool-born Mountfield spent a season-and-a-half at local club Tranmere Rovers before moving across the Mersey to play for Everton. He signed for -30,000 prior to the 1982-83 season.
A fast and strong defender, Mountfield was a composed footballer who could make important contributions at both ends of the pitch.
At Everton he formed a defensive partnership with fellow defender Kevin Ratcliffe and the club leapt to FA Cup glory in 1984 against Watford, followed by League Championship glory in 1984-85. Everton also reached the FA Cup final that season, and won the European Cup Winners Cup in Rotterdam. He also won another League Championship winners medal in 1987. In league matches, he scored an average of one goal every 5.6 matches - an incredible average for a defender. In one season he scored 14 goals in all competitions.
After suffering a few serious injuries he was sold to Aston Villa, where he scored a still impressive 9 goals in 90 appearances in two-and-a-half seasons. He signed for a fee of -450,000. Villa, newly promoted in 1988, struggled in Mountfield's first season but finished second in the league in 1990.
Mountfield's career slowed down after leaving Villa for Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 1991. He stayed for three-and-a-half years, playing 80 league games, but found himself moving to lower-ranked clubs after that.
His last consistent spell in league football was as player, coach and captain of West Midlands side, Walsall. Indeed, such was the measure of respect he was held in by many at the club, he was one of the favourites to replace Jan Sorensen as manager in the summer of 1998. However, the job went to former Aston Villa winger Ray Graydon, and Mountfield left the club to pursue his managerial ambitions.
In 2000, League of Ireland team appointed former boss Colin Murphy (footballer) as successor to local legend Dave Barry. Colin Murphy stayed for one Super Cup game before departing to . In the lurch, facing a UEFA Cup tie in Lausanne, the club brought in Derek Mountfield. Mountfield had a turbulent ride in his first managerial appointment, the team lacking consistency, goals and luck. After relative success in preceding seasons crowds again dwindled as the team struggled and the increasingly unpopular Mountfield was sacked in January, after just six months in charge and a 4-0 defeat at home to . Liam Murphy took over and the team embarked on a 13-game unbeaten run that brought an Intertoto ticket and a tenth Munster Cup success. Mountfield is today remembered by some in Cork as a manager who was out of his depth and by others as a good manager who perhaps was ahead of his time - had not yet become a fully professional side and rumours abounded of Mountfield's unpopularity with some of the older semi-pros in the squad. Cork would finally make the leap to professionalism in a few short years, attaining the League title in 2005, with Mountfield's first signing, goalkeeper Mick Devine an integral part of the side's great defence which earned them the title.
He now works as part of the PE staff at Pensby High School A Specialist Sports College, Wirral.
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'''Michael "Mick" Lyons''' (born 12 December 1951 in Liverpool, England) is an English former footballer in the 1970s and 1980s. He is most famous as captain of Everton during this period. Lyons is currently managing Stirling Lions in the Western Australian Premier League.
Lyons was educated at the all-boys' De La Salle School (Liverpool).
Lyons signed on as a professional at Everton in 1970 after having served an apprenticeship at the club. He made his First Division first team debut in 1971. Utilized mostly as a defender, Lyons would be pushed forward into an attacking role in the last 10 minutes of a game.
Lyons was not considered the most technically gifted of players but more than made up for it by his desire to play for Everton, the club he supported when he was a boy. Lyons' versatility made him a very useful player, he could play anywhere down the middle and was once Everton's top goalscorer.
Lyons moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1982. Lyons appeared for The Owls 129 times, scoring 12 goals. Lyons helped Sheffield Wednesday to promotion to the from the Second Division.
It was at Everton that Lyons is best remembered and revered for his commitment and dedication to 'the cause'. Lyons famously dived under Norman Hunter's boot to score from inside the six yard box in a league game against Leeds United.
Lyons won one England 'B' cap in 1978.
Lyons has had three management spells with Grimsby Town, Canberra Cosmos and is the current manager of the Stirling Lions of the Football West Premier League team in Perth, Western Australia.
Lyons became player-manager of Grimsby Town in 1985, replacing David Booth. The side could never get above mid-table and finished 15th. The 1986-87 season began well and most of the season was spent in the top half and on the fringes of the play-off race. However, a run of 8 losses and 2 draws in the last 10 games meant that Grimsby fell from 8th to 21st and the first of two consecutive relegations. Lyons ended as one of the most unpopular managers in the club's history.
Appointed coach of Canberra Cosmos in Australia's NSL in 1995, a 9th placed finish in his first season showed sporadic promise, but this was not maintained as the club finished last the following season.
Lyons was appointed as the manager of the Lions on the 28th of April, 2004 and continues in this position.
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'''Mark William Philo''' (5 October 1984 - 14 January 2006) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Bracknell, Berkshire and spent his whole professional career at Wycombe Wanderers.
Philo joined Wycombe at the age of 15, having been on the books of both West Ham and Crystal Palace. He made his debut for the Wycombe first team in February 2004 under Tony Adams and signed a contract until the summer of 2005, which was extended to June 2007 by John Gorman. He played 17 matches for the club's first team.
Philo suffered two broken ankles in consecutive years reducing the games he play for the club severely, first a broken right ankle then a hairline fracture to his left leg at in pre-season game before the 2005/6 season. Philo was only weeks away from a first team start when he died.
Philo died at age 21, from head injuries sustained in a car accident on 14 January 2006. He was taken to hospital after his Vauxhall Astra car was involved in a head-on collision with a Renault Mgane at the junction of Sandhurst Road and Finchampstead Road in Wokingham, Berkshire at about 1:20 that morning. He was rushed to the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading but he died at about 4:20 that afternoon.
His manager, John Gorman, paid tribute to him by saying, "He was a fantastic kid. He lived for football and always had a smile on his face."
The Wycombe players held up a banner for Philo after their League Cup game against Chelsea at Adams Park on 10 January 2007.
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'''George Ebialimosa Ndah''' (born 23 December 1974 in Camberwell, England) is a retired English football player from Asaba, Nigeria and a cousin to Ndubuisi Ndah of former Rangers International.
Ndah began his footballing days as an apprentice at Crystal Palace turning professional there in August, 1992 and before that a youth at Dulwich Hamlet. His older brother Jamie was also a footballer.
During his days at Selhurst Park he was loaned out twice. The first time was in 1995, when he played 15 games for Bournemouth, then, two years later, he had a short spell at Gillingham, one that was curtailed by illness.
Ndah moved to Swindon Town for -500,000 in November, 1997, and in his two years with the Wiltshire side, he was a firm favourite of the crowd there. He departed for Wolverhampton Wanderers in October, 1999, brought about by financial problems at the County Ground. He signed for Wolves at a cost of -1 million.
Unfortunately his Wolves career suffered an early blow when his leg was broken by Matt Carbon during only his third game, against local rivals West Bromwich Albion. He recovered from his broken leg and knee and groin injuries to resume his Molineux career in the autumn of 2000 and soon made himself a popular figure with the Molineux faithful - especially after his two goal return in the home victory over West Bromwich Albion. Injuries again scotched hopes for a better 2001/02. Ndah made just one start that term, although he did score the winner in a 2-1 home win over Rotherham United in January 2002.
Despite missing part of pre-season, the striker enjoyed a brighter 2002/03. He made a total of 30 appearances in Wolves' promotion-winning season, scoring 11 goals. Ndah became something of a hero as Wolves progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, with him netting four goals in the first three rounds of the competition. One of these strikes, a fine solo effort against Leicester City in a game that Wolves won 4-1, drew him to the widespread attention of the media.
Injury again blighted the end of Ndah's season. He pulled up with a knee problem in the play-off first leg against Reading, which kept him out of the final. He later underwent exploratory surgery to try and solve the problem. Due to the rehabilitation period, Ndah missed the pre-season training camp in Spain and instead worked through an intensive programme at Lilleshall.
He failed to recover to the point where he was able to make any contribution to the 2003/04 season.
He signed a 12-month contract extension in the close season of 2004 before heading off on the pre-season tour of Norway, where he played his first match in over a year but a catalogue of niggling muscle injuries again stopped Ndah from making his mark in 2004/05.
However, Glenn Hoddle offered the striker a lifeline in the form of a new contract in the summer of 2005 and he enjoyed a strong pre-season. He made his first League appearance in over two years when he came on as a substitute to a standing ovation in Wolves' win over Crystal Palace in the first home game of the new campaign.
Ndah was a regular in the squad in the first half of 2005/06 and scored his first goal in two and a half years, away to Derby in November. However, he suffered a serious knee injury at Sheffield Wednesday in December, and failed to make a return to first-team football.
Ndah announced his retirement with immediate effect on 28 April 2006 due to another season plagued with injury.
George was called up to the Nigeria national team in 1999, but had to miss the trip due to injury.
Ndah now owns "Creative Sports Management", a company he set up about 16 months ago.
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'''Jeffrey Jude Kenna''' (born 27 August 1970) is an Irish football manager and former player who played the largest part of his career as a defender with Southampton and Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. He has managed Galway United and St Patrick's Athletic.
Kenna was born in Dublin, but began his club career in England, beginning at Southampton in 1989. In March 1995 he moved to Blackburn Rovers for a fee of -1.5 million, playing a part in the run-in to the club's Premier League title that year.
In 2001, after falling out of favour at Ewood Park he had spells on loan to Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Birmingham City, joining the latter on a permanent basis in February 2002. Kenna scored three goals for Birmingham City. The first of which came against Tottenham Hotspur at St. Andrews when Kenna cut inside from the left to drill a shot past Kasey Keller. Kenna then scored against Manchester City on Boxing Day of 2003 as he headed home after a Robbie Savage freekick hit the post. Birmingham won this game 2-1. Kenna also scored later that season against Southampton, after playing a neat one-two with Clinton Morrison.
He joined Derby County on a free transfer in March 2004, and was appointed club captain 2005, but was released at the end of the season in May 2006. In August 2006 he sealed a move to Kidderminster Harriers in the Conference National. Along with Steve Guppy, he became the first player to play at both Wembley stadiums, having played twice at the old ground, when he played for Kidderminster in their defeat to Stevenage in the FA Trophy Final 2007.
Kenna was named Galway United manager (taking over from his former Republic of Ireland U21 international team-mate Tony Cousins) in a press conference on 21 April 2008. He lost his first match in charge 3-2 versus Bray Wanderers.
At the time taking over at United, the club were bottom of the table and haemorrhaging money. Due to league financial regulations a lot of the senior players were sold onto other clubs to ensure that the clubs salary expenditure fell within league requirements. On 15 July 2008, Kenna officially (albeit somewhat reluctantly) became player-manager at Galway United.
Galway were forced to rely on a lot of young inexperienced players, but as the season drew to a climax Kenna engendered a real team spirit in the side to the extent that over the last seven games United collected five wins, a draw and one loss. This enabled Galway to garner seventeen crucial points and narrowly avoid relegation to the First Division, pipping Finn Harps by a single point.. A wonderful feather in the cap of this fledgeling manager (he had also led the club to the last four of both the League Cup and the FAI Cup), Kenna was understood to be contracted for another season with Galway but decided to quit during the winter period.
He took the position of St. Patricks' Athletic manager on 14 January 2009. His first competitive match was a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of his previous club whose new manager, Ian Foster, had been Kenna's assistant the season before. Indifferent league form (which included two more defeats at the hands of Galway) combined with the fact that he was commuting between Dublin and the UK saw Kenna come under pressure from the St. Pat's fans quite quickly, but a run to the Fourth Qualifying Round of the Europa League (which included a victory over Russian side Krylya Sovetov) appeared to have
However, a 2-0 loss at home to First Division Waterford United in the quarter final of the FAI Cup ultimately led to Kenna's resignation as St. Patrick's Athletic manager on 18 September 2009.
Jeff is the brother of heavyweight boxer Colin Kenna and second cousin of football manager Pat Scully. His father Liam is a former Irish snooker international. Since his days at Birmingham City Kenna's family have been settled in the West Midlands and he commutes to Ireland for training activities.
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}}'''Edward Graham "Eddie" McCreadie''' (born 15 April 1940 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer who played at left-back, mainly for Chelsea. He later became a manager.
McCreadie started his footballing career with amateur Scottish side Drumchapel before moving to Clydebank Juniors and then East Stirling. After turning down a move to Fulham, he was signed for Chelsea in 1962 by then-manager Tommy Docherty for -5000 to help the club's push for promotion from the Second Division. The club were promoted that year and McCreadie became a fixture in the Chelsea defence for the next decade.
A talented and pacy attacking full-back with impressive timing, McCreadie featured strongly in the flamboyant Chelsea sides of the 1960s and 1970s alongside the likes of Ron Harris, Bobby Tambling, Peter Osgood and Charlie Cooke. While he only scored five goals for the club throughout his career, McCreadie scored a memorable winner in the League Cup final of 1965 in which he dribbled 80 yards up the pitch before slotting the ball past Leicester City goalkeeper Gordon Banks to give his side a 3-2 first leg lead, which ultimately won the trophy for his club as the second leg at Filbert Street ended in a 0-0 draw.
After a string of high-league placings and near misses in the cups (including defeat in the 1967 FA Cup final) but no more silverware, McCreadie won the FA Cup with Chelsea in 1970, where a move involving him won the throw-in which created David Webb's winner in the replayed final against Leeds United at Old Trafford. The side won the Cup Winners' Cup the following season, but McCreadie missed the final in Athens through injury.
He was also a Scotland international, winning 23 caps between 1965 and 1969 after making his debut against England. He played in Scotland's famous 3-2 win over world champions England at Wembley in 1967, after which the Scots declared themselves the new unofficial world champions.
Upon his retirement from playing in 1973, McCreadie joined the coaching staff at Chelsea having made 410 appearances for the club. In April 1975 he was appointed manager but by this stage the team was in decline with the club heavily in debt and he couldn't prevent relegation to the Second Division. Nevertheless, McCreadie re-built the side - taking the captaincy from Harris and giving it to 18-year old Ray Wilkins in the process - and with no money to spend put together a team of youth players and veterans from the club's heyday. Chelsea were promoted back to the First Division in 1977. It was then that he lost his job in somewhat bizarre circumstances. Having won promotion, his request for a company car was rejected by chairman Brian Mears, so he resigned. Mears then relented and offered him the car but with his sense of Scottish pride he did not come back to the club as he had already made his mind up.
McCreadie left for the North American Soccer League in the late 1970s and was appointed manager of the Memphis Rogues, with whom he played one game in 1979, and later the indoor Cleveland Force before finally retiring from football in 1985. He continues to live in the United States.
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'''David Robert Smith''' (October 5, 1934, Fishponds, Bristol - December 17, 2003, Bristol) was an English cricketer who played in five Tests in India in 1961-62.
David Smith was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a medium-fast right-arm bowler who played for Gloucestershire for 15 seasons from 1956, usually opening the bowling in partnership with Tony Brown. He was a successful county bowler at slightly above medium-pace, able to move the ball off the seam in both directions, and in five seasons he took more than 100 wickets, with a best of 143 wickets in 1960. In a team that was packed with all-rounders, Smith tended to bat fairly low, but he occasionally made useful runs, often in fairly forthright style.
Smith's only Test cricket came on a long and by modern standards arduous MCC tour that started in Pakistan, moved on to India, took in Sri Lanka and then returned to Pakistan, in 1961-62. Leading England fast bowlers such as Fred Trueman and Brian Statham opted out of the tour, and Smith was one of three seam bowlers whose only experience of Test cricket came on the tour - the others were Butch White and Alan Brown. Smith played in only the five Indian Tests, missing the three in Pakistan, and took only six wickets in a series dominated by spin bowling. The regular Test fast bowlers resumed their careers in the 1962 English season and Smith was never selected again.
Smith was also a footballer who played at outside-left for Bristol City and Millwall .
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'''John Christopher Balderstone''' (November 16, 1940, Longwood, Huddersfield - March 6, 2000, Carlisle, Cumberland) was an English professional in two sports. First he was a footballer playing mostly in midfield for Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United, Doncaster Rovers and Queen of the South. He also played and umpired first class cricket making it to international level - he in played in two Tests in 1976 and umpired two ODIs from 1994 to 1998. In a long club career he was a key part of the five trophy winning Leicestershire side of the early and mid 1970s.
A quick thinking, skilful, cultured player, Baldertsone's football career started with Huddersfield Town where he was signed by Bill Shankly in May 1958. He had to wait until Denis Law left the club for Manchester City for a first team opportunity and made his first team debut in March 1959 and scored in a 2-1 defeat away to Cardiff City. All Balderstone's time at Huddersfield was spent in the second tier of English football.
In June 1965 he moved for -6,000 to Carlisle United who had just been promoted to the second tier of English football for the first time in their history. Again scoring on his debut, the second minute opener in a 4-1 home win over Norwich City, this gave him the distinction of the club's first ever goal in the second flight of English football. He stayed with Carlisle for the next 11 years, the club's most successful period where not only was he a key player but also became club captain.
His most notable cup run was in the 1969-70 League Cup where Carlisle made it to the semi final. He enjoyed other successes in cup competitions, "In 1970 we beat Manchester City in the League Cup when they had Lee, Bell and Summerbee. And in '74 we beat Sunderland at Roker Park in the FA Cup when they were the Cup holders. We played against Liverpool in the next round and took them to a replay."
In 1973-74 Balderstone enjoyed promotion to the First Division, then the highest level in the English football pyramid. It was Balderstone's penalty against Pat Jennings and Tottenham Hotspur that had Carlisle briefly topping England's Football League after the first 3 games of the 1974-75 season. However, Carlisle were relegated at the end of the season, the only relegation in Balderstone's career.
===Doncaster Rovers & Queen of the South===
Balderstone joined Doncaster Rovers at the end of his season in the top division to play a season for Donny.
Balderstone's next club was in Scotland. "Queen of the South rang me up. Carlisle used to play practice matches against them and they remembered me. I caught the train to Dumfries from Leicester every Friday night. It was quite a trek but it gave me another couple of years football." When George Cloy and Crawford Boyd were each later interviewed for the Queen of the South website, each commented on Balderstone's ability with the ball. Cloy in particular said Balderstone's passing ability was the best in Cloy's entire career at Queens.
He later played for non-league Enderby Town.
Balderstone first appeared in first-class cricket on 10th June 1961 against Glamorgan for the strong Yorkshire side of the decade. It was from 1963 when he started to play regularly but only during the football closed-season as a slow left arm spin bowler and a lower-order batsman. Balderstone was also an exceptional fielder. His football career, however, took precedence and he did not appear in more than 11 matches in any season as Yorkshire were County Champions five times between '61 & '68. Before he followed Ray Illingworth to Leicestershire in 1971, his career batting average was less than 18 runs per innings.
Balderstone later remembered, "Ray Illingworth took me to Leicestershire. I might be a decent bloke on the outside but he knew I was mentally hard through football. Cricketers might think they're pretty hard but they're not compared to footballers. It was a great move for me."
Better things were suggested in two, again, short seasons in 1971 and 1972. Leicestershire won their first-ever trophy, the first ever Benson and Hedges Cup, at Lord's in 1972. In a final where other batsmen struggled, Balderstone took the man of the match Gold Award with the day's top score. Going to the crease at 58 for 3 and the match in the balance, Balderstone's 41 not out steadied the ship and seen his side safely home. This marked the beginning of Leicestershire's first ever golden era with 5 trophies in 5 season's, all with Balderstone at the core of the side.
In 1973 Balderstone played his first full season of cricket and jumped right to the front-rank of English batsmen, making 1,222 runs at an average of 42. He passed the 1,000-run mark in 10 of the next 12 seasons, batting either in the middle order or as an opening batsman. His runs were an important part of Leicestershire's first County Championship success in 1975, and he weighed in with 43 useful wickets in that season too.
In 1974 he top scored for his side in the Benson and Hedges final again but this wasn't enough to save them from defeat against Surrey. Silverware was picked up though as winners of the 40 overs Sunday league competition to better the runners up spot of two years before.
In the game when Leicestershire won their first ever County Championship, on September 15 1975, Balderstone was batting on 51 not out against Derbyshire at Chesterfield. After close of play he changed into his football kit to play for Doncaster Rovers in an evening match 30 miles away (a 1-1 draw with Brentford). Thus he is the only player to have played League Football and first class cricket on the same day. He then returned to Chesterfield to complete a century the following morning and take three wickets to wrap up the title. To add to that season's success was another Benson & Hedges victory.
1977 was the last trophy of Leicestershire's first great period with a second Sunday League victory.
Among his many personal notes was in 1976, he did the hat-trick against Sussex at Eastbourne; five years later, against Essex at Grace Road, Leicestershire's home ground, he shared an unbroken county record second wicket stand of 289 with David Gower.
Having had a delayed cricket career, Balderstone played on for Leicestershire into his mid-40s without noticeably losing batting form or his fielding athleticism. Though he bowled less frequently from 1980 onwards, his batting helped take Leicestershire to runners up in the 1982 County Championship. He picked up a sixth and final winners' medal with a third Benson & Hedges victory in 1985. This makes him winner of the highest number of medals in the club's history. Balderstone was given a testimonial benefit season in 1984 and played on for Leicestershire until 1986.
In 1976 Balderstone was called into the England Test team to make his international debut aged 35 having focused in his younger days on football. Against other international sides he might have played more Tests, for he was chosen on the strength of consistent quality performances for Leicestershire. It was his misfortune, however, to come up against the West Indies just as they were reaching that level of intimidation they were to maintain for the next two decades. Against the fearsome pace of Andy Roberts and Michael Holding he struggled, like so many other English batsmen: his four innings produced only 39 runs. He did though score 35 from sticking it out for 3 1/2 hours at the crease on his test debut. In his second test, at a parched Oval, he encountered Michael Holding and one of the finest fast-bowling performances in history. Opposing fast bowler Vanburn Holder later said, "I played against him when we had a pretty ferocious attack and he never blinked. He had plenty of courage."
Balderstone moved directly into umpiring the season after he stopped playing, standing in two one-day internationals in the mid-1990s.
Chris Balderstone died suddenly at his home in Carlisle on March 6th 2000, having suffered from prostate cancer.
Barrie Leadbeater, the umpires' chairman and a close friend, said: 'He was a fine, positive player who won a lot of friends by his approach. He was a gentleman in everything he did on and off the field and his death came as a tremendous shock. He will be sadly missed. There was a refreshing honesty about everything he did and he was a true sportsman of the like we don't see today.'
Vanburn Holder like Balderstone became an umpire and stood in Balderstone's last game as an umpire at Canterbury. Holder said: 'He was a great companion, a fine umpire and an exceptional sportsman."
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'''Paul Ritchie''' (born August 21, 1975 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish footballer who is currently unattached and without a club.
Beginning his career with Heart of Midlothian in 1992, Ritchie quickly gained a reputation as a promising defender, gaining a regular first team place and winning Scotland under-21 caps. The highlight of his time at Hearts was undoubtedly the club's Scottish Cup win in 1998. Persistent speculation linked him with a move to Rangers, particularly with his Hearts contract due to expire in 2000. The Tynecastle club, however, were unwilling to allow him to move to a rival cheaply, and he spent time with Bolton Wanderers on a short term contract and appeared in both the FA Cup and League Cup Semi Finals before finally joining Rangers on a Bosman free transfer in June 2000.
However, Rangers manager Dick Advocaat then elected to sell Ritchie to Manchester City for a fee of -500,000 just two months later, without him ever playing a first team match for the club. Ritchie would spend three years with City, but struggled throughout to earn a regular place in their team, spending time out on loan with Portsmouth and Derby County. In August 2003 he left on a free transfer and joined Walsall, where despite suffering relegation he was at least able to play regular first team football again, forcing himself back into the international reckoning with some inspirational performances. However, whilst at Walsall he was caught up in a contract dispute with owner Jeff Bonser, indirectly leading to the dismissal of Saddler's manager Colin Lee.
In the summer of 2004 he moved on again, signing a short term contract with Dundee United, which was later extended despite injury problems limiting his appearances at first. For a while he was regularly captaining the team, but in April 2006 United manager Craig Brewster announced Ritchie was free to leave the club at the end of the season, despite having a year of his contract left to run. His departure was finally confirmed in August 2006. He then moved to Omonia Nicosia but left at the end of the season. Ritchie moved to Dundee as youth coach in summer 2007 but left in November.
In 2009, Ritchie signed with Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division in the United States. In June 2009 it was announced that Ritchie had left the club, having made just one first team appearance.
Ritchie represented Scotland seven times. He made his debut in a friendly win against Germany in April 1999. His next cap against the Czech Republic saw him score his only international goal. Within a year he had taken his cap total to six, but thereafter a lack of first team football at Manchester City saw him drop out of contention. He won only one more cap, against Wales in 2004 following some fine displays for Walsall.
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'''Benjamin "Ben" Clark''':) (born 24 January 1983 in Shotley Bridge, England) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender or midfielder for Hartlepool United in League One. He is eligible to play for England.
Clark began his career as a trainee for Manchester United, but became homesick and signed for Sunderland in August 1999. He made his Sunderland debut in a 2-1 Worthington Cup win away to Luton Town in September 2000. However, Clark saw his opportunities at Sunderland limited and he only made 11 appearances in his first three seasons and mainly found himself playing for the reserves. Despite the lack of appearances for his league side, Clark represented England as a defender up until under-20 level and he captained the under-19s.
Mick McCarthy tipped Clark to play an important role in Sunderland's promotion campaign. However, he decided to let Clark look for new clubs in order to pursue his career. In the 2004-05 season, Clark was signed by Neale Cooper and moved to Hartlepool United. Shortly afterwards he made his debut against Peterborough. However, a series of injuries disrupted his first season at the club and Clark found it difficult to gain a regular starting place in the team and was used a utility player to cover injuries in defence and midfield. Despite this Clark went onto make more first team appearances for Hartlepool than he had done in his whole career, making 25 league appearances and 6 in the cup. He is now the favoured central defender alongside Michael Nelson, the pair playing a major part in an 18-game unbeaten run, along with Dimitrious Konstantopolous in goal.
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'''Roudolphe Douala M'bele''' (born 25 September 1978 in Douala), known as '''Douala''', is a Cameroonian footballer who is currently unattached.
He is mainly a winger but he can also operate as a forward.
Douala started his professional career at AS Saint-tienne, but did not make any league appearances for the French club, moving to Portugal when he was 20, signing with Boavista FC.
After two loans, at Gil Vicente F.C. and Unio de Leiria (where he first made an impact in the national championship), Douala moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal, scoring five league goals in his debut season, while also helping the ''Lions'' to the season's UEFA Cup final. Never an undisputed starter, however, he would be loaned for 2006-07 to England's Portsmouth F.C. on the very last day of the summer transfer window, with a view to a permanent signing.
Speculation during the 2007 winter transfer window had linked Douala with a move away from the club, with the player reportedly frustrated at his lack of first team opportunities at Fratton Park. A move never materialized, however, and Douala recently revealed that "On the last day of the transfer window two clubs were calling me all day, but I said 'I want to stay'".
He returned to Sporting when his loan contract ended and, on 14 July 2007, rejoined old club Saint-tienne for an undisclosed fee.After only one season where he appeared sparingly, Douala left for FC Asteras Tripolis in Greece.A fruitless spell soon followed and, after agreeing a release from his contract, he signed with English club Plymouth Argyle on 22 March 2009, for the remainder of the 2008-09 campaign,making his debut as a substitute in the Pilgrims' 4-0 home win against Coventry City, on 11 April. However, he was unsuccessful in securing a long-term contract, and was released.
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'''Robert William "Rob" Jones''' (born 3 November 1979) is an English association football player who is a defender at Scunthorpe United. He started his career playing non-league football in his native north-east while working as a PE teacher.
signed Jones on a free transfer from Stockport in July 2004 after impressing on trial. In his first season, Jones struggled to cement his place in the first team, but he then played a central role in the team in his second season. After a 1-0 victory over in the League Cup during September 2005, Jones was carried off the pitch by Grimsby fans. The club reached the play-off final, only to lose 1-0 to . Grimsby agreed a deal to sell Jones to Scottish Premier League club during the summer of 2006.
Jones signed for on a four year contract in June 2006. He was very well received by Hibs supporters, who created his own individual song to the tune of "Gold" by Spandau Ballet. Jones was made captain of Hibernian in January 2007, replacing Kevin Thomson.
Jones went on to captain Hibs to their first piece of silverware in 16 years by beating 5-1 in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final. He opened the scoring in that match with a header from a corner kick. Due to his height, Jones is effective in the air both defensively and at attacking set pieces. As of January 2009, Jones has scored ten goals in Scottish Premier League matches.
BBC Sport reported in the summer of 2007 that Jones had been angered by Hibs turning down an offer for him from Leeds United. were also interested in Jones at the same time. made a "six figure offer" for Jones during January 2009, but this was rejected by Hibs.
The 2009 close season saw Jones linked with several Championship clubs including Derby, Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and Swansea. He eventually signed for Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed "club record" fee.
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'''Anthony McNamee''' (born 13 July 1983 in Lambeth, London) is an English footballer. He is a left-sided midfielder and currently plays for Norwich City.
McNamee started his career at Watford. He was given his debut by manager Gianluca Vialli on 16 March 2002 at home to Coventry City in a 3-0 First Division win. He continued to make substitute appearances for the remainder of the season, making his first start against Gillingham on the final day of the season, scoring his first professional goal in the process. Despite only making seven appearances that season, it was enough to scoop him the 2001-02 Young Player of the Season award. McNamee continued to feature under new manager Ray Lewington, making 24 appearances in the 2002-03 season. However, concerns about his asthma meant that he was limited to a place on the bench, as it was feared he wouldn't be able to last 90 minutes.
These fears, along with his physical stature put pressure on his footballing career, and he only made two appearances for Watford in the 2003-04 season. McNamee was loaned to Conference side Barnet in December 2003, but failed to make much of an impression.
McNamee made a number of appearances towards the end of the 2004-05 season, under both Lewington and new manager Aidy Boothroyd. He extended his contract until 2008, and played more frequently as Watford finished third in the Championship. He was on the bench for the play-off semi-final legs against Crystal Palace, but did not play, and he was left out of the 16 for the final against Leeds United, where Watford clinched promotion to the Premiership. In February 2006, McNamee was selected for Peter Taylor's Under-21 Football League squad to face Italy's Serie B team, but didn't make the final team.
McNamee made seven appearances for Watford in the middle of their 2006-07 Premiership season, and also scored the only goal in their fourth round FA Cup victory at West Ham United. Watford would go on to reach the semi-finals of the competition, but McNamee played no further part and was sent on loan to League One side Crewe Alexandra in March 2007 for the remainder of the season. He played five times for the Railwaymen.
Watford returned to the Championship for the 2007-08 season, but McNamee only featured in two League Cup games. On 18 January 2008, was sold to League One side Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee. In total he made 103 appearances for Watford, 60 of those from the bench.
McNamee made his debut for Swindon in a 0-0 draw with Crewe Alexandra in January 2008. He scored his first goal for Swindon in April 2008 in a 6-0 win over Port Vale.
During a pre-season friendly with Portsmouth, he impressed Harry Redknapp, who praised him, saying "If he can produce that every week he won't be here long but can he do it regular?". His form continued into the start of the season, as rumours circulated that scouts across the country had their eyes on three Swindon Town players, Peter Brezovan, Simon Cox and Anthony McNamee.
In September 2009, Danny Wilson issued a "hands off" warning as rumours circulated that recently relegated Norwich City were tabling an offer for McNamee. He told the Swindon Advertiser "Macca-s going nowhere. If we wanted him to go he would have gone already, so that answers everything. He-s going nowhere at all".
He later signed on an emergency loan to Norwich City with a view to a permanent transfer from Swindon Town to the formerly mentioned football club in the January transfer window. He made his debut on December 5th 2009 against Oldham Athletic as a substitute on the 82 minute in a 2-0 win for Norwich City at Carrow Road. McNamee made a further appearance later in the month against Millwall in another 2-0 win for Norwich City at Carrow Road as a substitute in the 85 minute in his last game as a loan player for the club.
On January 4th 2010 McNamee signed for Norwich City making his loan move to the club permanent.
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'''Andrew George "Andy" Hinchcliffe''' (born 5 February 1969 in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is a former English footballer. Formerly of Manchester City, Everton and Sheffield Wednesday, he played as a left sided defender or wing back.
Whilst at City, Hinchcliffe was one of the scorers in the Manchester derby on 23 September 1989 in a 5-1 victory over Manchester United.
Hinchcliffe now works as a football commentator on Key 103 and ''Magic 1152 Manchester'', summarising on all Manchester City games.
Like his Everton team-mate, Duncan Ferguson, Hinchcliffe has inspired a composition by the Finnish composer Osmo Tapio Rihl, who wrote an orchestral work titled ''Hinchcliffe Thumper - Tha' Bloody Intermezzo'' in 1993. The work was premiered in Malm, Sweden in 1994.
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Born in Bow, London, Bastard played for the now-defunct Upton Park football club, between 1873 and 1887; he also played for Trojans and Leyton
Bastard's debut as an international player came after his debut as a referee; he played for England as an outside right against Scotland on 13 March 1880; Scotland won 5-4 in a match that saw England mount a late rally to come back from 5-2 down.
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'''Stefan Trevor Oakes''' (born 6 September 1978) is an English footballer, who plays for Lincoln City in Football League Two after rejecting a new contract at Wycombe Wanderers.
Oakes' brother Scott was also a professional footballer. Their father Trevor Oakes was a guitarist in the band Showaddywaddy.
A left-footed midfielder, Oakes began his career at Leicester City. While at Leicester, he was part of the 2000 League Cup winning side. He then moved to Notts County after short spells at Walsall and Crewe. Despite being a regular starter and fans' favourite at Notts County, he rejected a new contract in the summer of 2005 and moved to their League Two rivals, Wycombe Wanderers.
Oakes was a regular in the Wycombe first team during the 2005-06 season. On 9 June 2008, Oakes agreed to join Lincoln City on a two year deal after declining a new contract at Wycombe Wanderers.
On 29th May 2009, following the signing of Richard Butcher, Oakes was told that he was free to leave Lincoln City by Imps' boss Peter Jackson.
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'''David Lee Fox''' (born 13 December, 1983, in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Colchester United after joining on 1 July 2009.
Fox, a midfielder, has also played for the England Under-20s.
Fox signed a professional contract with Manchester United on 13 December 2000 (his 17th birthday). He was loaned to League Two side Shrewsbury Town in October 2004. He made his professional debut in a 1-0 home defeat to Rushden & Diamonds, then scored a goal in his second game, a 4-1 defeat at Leyton Orient. He played two games for Shrewsbury.
He also spent time on loan to United's feeder club in Belgium, Royal Antwerp, and captained Manchester United's FA Premier Reserve League North side. In his time with United, Fox made 56 Reserve League North appearances, scoring three goals.
Fox signed for Blackpool on a free trasfer in January 2006. He scored his first goal for ''the Seasiders'' on 4 February 2006, in a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road.
On 9 June, 2009, Fox was one of eight Blackpool players released by new manager Ian Holloway. He joined Colchester United on 1 July.
Fox made his league debut for Colchester on 8 August, 2009, in their incredible 7-1 victory away at Norwich City, in which he scored a fine free-kick. Fox also added a second goal to his tally for Colchester On his home debut Against Yeovil. His 3rd goal came in the 2 -2 draw against  Oldham .
Fox played for England Under-20s in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Fox's father is the former Stoke City goalkeeper Peter Fox, who is currently Blackpool's goalkeeping coach.
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'''Marcus Thomas J. Hall''' (born 24 March 1976 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an English football player, who currently plays for Coventry City.
Hall has played for Coventry City for most of his career, coming through the ranks to make his debut in 1994. He left the club to join Nottingham Forest in the 2002-03 season, but only played one game for Forest before moving to Southampton where he failed to make an appearance. He then spent three seasons at Stoke City, but returned to Highfield Road in 2005.
On 2 August 2009, Hall was granted a testimonial match against Everton following 10 years of service with Coventry which ended in a 2-2 draw.
Hall has never been sold for a fee, instead moving between clubs on free transfers.
Hall was capped by England U21s.
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'''Albert Riera Ortega''' (born 15 April 1982 in Manacor, Balearic Islands) is a Spanish footballer who is currently playing his club football for the English Barclays Premier League side Liverpool, and internationally for the Spain National Football Team as a left winger. He is known for his thunderous shots and pace running up and down the left wing.
Riera started his professional career with hometown RCD Mallorca, but could only amass 11 ''La Liga'' appearances in his first two seasons combined. In 2002-03, already an undisputed starter, he helped the Balearic Islands outfit to the Spanish Cup, and scored four goals in the league, from 35 contests.
In the summer of 2003, Riera moved to Girondins de Bordeaux, where he was a first team regular for two seasons. He made more than fifty league appearances for the French club, and scored four goals.
Riera returned to Spain in 2005, when he signed for RCD Espanyol. In his first season, he played only eight league matches, prompting a January 2006 move to Manchester City, where he was also unable to establish himself in the first team, scoring once against Newcastle United.
During that season, which included an almost 100% successful run in the UEFA Cup (Espanyol lost on penalties to Sevilla FC in the final, with Riera scoring in regulation time), Riera displayed a vast array of skills, netting eight goals in 41 matches between the two competitions combined. At the season's closure, he renewed his link to the club until 2011.
thumb|upright|Riera (left) with Cristiano Ronaldo.
On 1 September 2008 (transfer deadline day), Riera signed a four-year deal with Liverpool, for a fee of -8 million, being given the number 11 jersey. He made his league debut on the 13th, playing 72 minutes of a 2-1 home win against Manchester United, and scored his first goal for Liverpool as they beat Wigan Athletic 3-2 on 18 October, adding another in the UEFA Champions League at PSV Eindhoven, on December 9 (3-1 win). He also scored Liverpool's first goal in 2009 and his first FA Cup one, on 3 January, against Preston North End.
Later during that season, he scored against Aston Villa in a 5-0 home win, on March 22, 2009. He found the net with a half volley after goalkeeper's Pepe Reina long goal kick.
Riera made his debut for the Spanish national team on October 13, 2007, in an Euro 2008 qualifier against Denmark, and scored from outside the box in a 3-1 away win. However, he failed to make the final cut for the final stages, where the nation emerged victorious.
Riera was again called for the squad for the October qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after Sevilla's Diego Capel withdrew with an injury. In the following year, on April 1, he scored a last minute winner in Turkey (2-1).
Manager Vicente Del Bosque named Riera in the squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. He and left-back Joan Capdevila played a vital role, especially in Spain's opening game against New Zealand, a 5-0 routing, linking up to set up all five goals.
Riera's younger brother, Sito, is also a footballer. He too represented Espanyol, albeit only with the B side.
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'''Joseph Thomas Corrigan''' (born 18 November 1948 in Manchester), is a former football goalkeeper who played for Manchester City and England. He was until last season the goalkeeping coach at West Bromwich Albion.
Corrigan joined Manchester City as a youth player in 1966. He made his debut in 1967, in a League Cup match against Blackpool. Corrigan established himself in the first team during the 1969-70 season, and was part of the Manchester City team which won a cup double of the European Cup Winners Cup and the League Cup. He was also a member of the 1976 League Cup winning side. His debut appearance for England came on 28 May 1976 against Italy, the first of a total of 9 caps, and he was part of the England squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Corrigan also appeared for Manchester City in the 1981 FA Cup Final defeat by Tottenham Hotspur. He would undoubtedly have played more time for England if his chances had not been limited by Peter Shilton and Ray Clemence. In total Corrigan made 592 appearances for Manchester City, a figure beaten only by Alan Oakes, and a club record for a goalkeeper. He also won Manchester City's Player of the Year award three times, a feat matched only by Richard Dunne.
In 1983 Corrigan was sold to American club Seattle Sounders for -30,000. Corrigan stayed in the US only a few months, making 29 Appearances before returning to England with Brighton. At the end of his career he also had spells on loan at Stoke City and Norwich. Corrigan retired in 1985 following a neck injury. He has subsequently held coaching positions at a number of clubs, including Liverpool and Celtic. He is remembered as one of Manchester City's best goalkeepers along with Frank Swift and Bert Trautmann.
After retiring from football, Joe Corrigan was for a time the Goalkeeping Coach at Liverpool, from 1994 until the arrival of Rafael Bentez in 2004.
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'''Derek John McInnes''' (born 5 July 1971 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish football player and manager. He is currently the manager of St. Johnstone, having last played in December 2007. McInnes featured prominently for Greenock Morton, Rangers, West Bromwich Albion and Dundee United during his playing career. He won two caps for the Scotland national football team while with West Brom.
He began his professional career in 1988 at Greenock Morton, where he played in 221 league games in seven seasons before moving to Rangers. He spent almost five years at Ibrox, amassing 53 appearances for the club. During his time in Glasgow, McInnes had a loan spell at English club Stockport County, where he made 13 league appearances. He was also briefly at French side Toulouse.
McInnes joined West Bromwich Albion in the summer of 2000, but a cruciate ligament injury ended his season in October. He returned the following season to captain Albion to a place in the Premier League. He also won Albion's Goal of the Season award at the end of the promotion campaign, for his 25-yard strike against Sheffield United in the Battle of Bramall Lane. McInnes played in the majority of Albion's Premier League games during 2002-03 but was unable to prevent them from being relegated. In all he made 100 appearances and scored six times for the West Midlands side.
McInnes joined Dundee United on 11 July 2003, and was immediately installed as team captain by manager Ian McCall. In his first full season at Tannadice, McInnes missed only three league and one cup game. He helped the club to a fifth-place finish in the Scottish Premier League and scored twice - his first coming in the Scottish Cup against Dunfermline and his second in a league match against Hearts. After an unsteady start to the 2004-05 season, McInnes began to take control again in the centre of midfield. He then picked up an injury with a third of the season remaining but managed to return to the first team for the Scottish Cup final at the end of the season.
In April 2006, United manager Craig Brewster announced that McInnes was free to leave the club at the end of the season, despite having a year of his contract left to run.
On 24 June 2006, it was announced that McInnes had finally come to an agreement to be released from his contract and he subsequently joined Millwall. The then-Lions boss Nigel Spackman gave McInnes the captain's armband with the comment: "Every Millwall player on that pitch should be a Derek McInnes."
McInnes left Millwall on a free transfer during the January 2007 transfer window, returning to Scotland to sign for St. Johnstone late on New Year's Day.
International recognition came late to McInnes as he made his Scotland debut on 21 August 2002, coming on for the last ten minutes against Denmark in a friendly. Three months later, against Portugal, he was sub again, coming on midway through the first half.
McInnes was appointed manager of St. Johnstone on 27 November 2007, after the previous management team of Owen Coyle and Sandy Stewart had departed for Burnley.
During the 2009/10 close season, McInnes was linked with the managerial positions at West Bromwich Albion and Watford.
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'''Justin Charles Edinburgh''' (born 18 December 1969) is a former English professional football player and football manager. He is currently manager at Rushden & Diamonds. He acquired the nickname "Musselburgh" as a player because Musselburgh is 'just in Edinburgh'. He has previously managed a number of football teams including Billericay Town, Fisher Athletic and Grays Athletic.
A defender, usually employed as a left-back, Edinburgh started his career as a trainee with Southend United, turning professional in August 1988. He moved to Tottenham Hotspur for -150,000 in January 1990, initially on loan so that he could stay at Southend for the remainder of their successful promotion challenge. He joined Spurs permanently in July 1990, making his debut for them on 10 November 1990, as a substitute in a 4-2 win at home to Wimbledon. He played for Spurs for most of the 1990s, winning an FA Cup winner's medal in 1991 and a League Cup winner's medal in 1999. This second medal was awarded to Edinburgh despite his being sent off in the final for raising his arms to Robbie Savage, as the post-match analysis showed that Savage had distinctly overreacted to a minimal contact and that the red card was unjustly awarded.
In total, he made 190 league appearances (and 23 as substitute) for Tottenham, scoring a solitary goal.
Edinburgh left London for Portsmouth in March 2000 for a fee of -175,000, playing 35 league games over the next two years, scoring once against Sheffield United,
In January 2006 he left Billericay to become manager of semi-professional side Fisher Athletic. Fisher finished third in the Isthmian League Premier Division in season 2005-06 and beat Hampton & Richmond 3-0 in the play-off final to win promotion to Conference South.
Edinburgh left Fisher by mutual consent in November 2006. He subsequently joined Grays Athletic as assistant manager to Andy King and took over as manager on 4 January 2007 after King's resignation. However, Edinburgh's first match in charge ended in disappointment as his team lost 3-1 to Southport.
In 2006, Edinburgh was a coach in the football reality TV show "Football Saved My Life", along with Neil Ruddock.
His reign as manager of Grays Athletic came to an end on 20 February 2008, when his contract was terminated by mutual consent, leaving the club 14th in the Conference National.
Edinburgh later became a scout for Nottingham Forest for his friend and former Tottenham Hotspur colleague Colin Calderwood.
On 9 April 2008 it was announced that Edinburgh would become Colin Lippiatt's assistant at Woking following the departure of Frank Gray and Gerry Murphy. His contract was not renewed for the 2008-09 season.
In October 2008, he became assistant manager at Rushden & Diamonds. He was appointed as caretaker manager of Rushden following Garry Hill's resignation as manager. On 24 April 2009, Edinburgh was appointed manager of Rushden & Diamonds on a permanent basis. He helped guide Rushden to their highest finish in a league table since the 2002-03 season.
Edinburgh also owns two Toni & Guy hair salons with his business partner, Jim Shaw.
:* 1991 FA Cup
:* 1999 League Cup
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'''James Robert "Jimmy" Richardson''' (8 February 1911 - 28 August 1964) was an English footballer, best known for his time playing as a forward for Newcastle United.
Jimmy Richardson joined Newcastle in April 1928 from Blyth Spartans, making his debut at home to Blackburn Rovers on September 4, 1929,
Richardson played in the 1932 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium against Arsenal, in what became known as the "Over The Line" final. While United were 1-0 down, Richardson chased a ball down the wing to the goal line and crossed it to teammate Jack Allen who scored. The referee ruled that that the ball had not gone out of play, even though photographic evidence later showed that the ball had actually crossed the line , and the goal stood. Newcastle later scored a second to win the game 2-1. The event is often cited as an example by those who believe video replays should be used in matches to help referees make decisions. In March 2003 his medal from that game sold for -6,462 in an auction at Christie's.
He earned two caps for the England national football team, both in May 1933, against Italy and Switzerland.
In October 1934 he joined Huddersfield Town for a fee of -4,000, returning to Newcastle United in 1937 and later playing for Millwall and Leyton Orient.
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'''Ronald "Ronnie" Wallwork''' (born 10 September 1977) is an English professional footballer who can play as either a defender or a midfielder. An England under-20 international, he began his career at Manchester United, where he made his professional debut in 1997. He never fully established himself in the United first team however, and was loaned out to Carlisle United and Stockport County. During a further loan spell at Royal Antwerp, he was banned from football for life for attacking a Belgian referee, although the ban was later substantially reduced.
In 2002, Wallwork moved to West Bromwich Albion, where he was the Player of the Year for 2004-05. He was not always a regular in the side however, and spent time on loan at Bradford City, Barnsley and Huddersfield Town. His spell at Barnsley was cut short when he was stabbed in a nightclub, causing him to miss more than two months of the 2006-07 season. Wallwork was transferred to Sheffield Wednesday in January 2008, but was released just four months later and has since been without a club.
Born in Newton Heath, Manchester, Wallwork attended The Football Association's School of Excellence at Lilleshall as a teenager.
By the start of the 1997-98 season, he had become a regular in the Manchester United reserve team and made his senior debut on 25 October 1997, when he came on as a 64th minute substitute for Gary Pallister in the 7-0 home win against Barnsley. Later that season, Wallwork was loaned out twice: firstly to Carlisle United, where he scored his first goal in professional football, and then to Stockport County. He joined Royal Antwerp on loan during the following season and helped them to reach the play-offs, but their hopes of promotion to the First Division were ended by a defeat to La Louvire.
The 1999-2000 season saw Wallwork make further progress at Manchester United as he made seven appearances for the first team, mostly as a defensive midfielder. Then, in 2000-01, he amassed enough league appearances to qualify for a Premier League winner's medal.
In July 2002, Wallwork moved on to West Bromwich Albion on a Bosman free transfer, becoming the first player signed by Albion following their promotion to the Premier League.
Back in the top division, Wallwork was still unable to force his way back into Albion manager Gary Megson's matchday squad. However when Bryan Robson, who had managed the player at Bradford, replaced Megson in November 2004, Wallwork became an integral part of the team. Robson referred to Wallwork as "an intelligent footballer" who could "sit, pass the ball and change the direction of a game" from central midfield.
The following season Wallwork played in 31 out of 38 Premiership games,
On 30 November 2006, Wallwork was attacked while on a night out with his girlfriend Amy Broadbent at the Sugar Lounge night club in Manchester. He was approached by a former boyfriend of Broadbent, Robert Rimmer, who asked him to leave. When Wallwork refused to do so, Rimmer used a fish knife to stab the footballer seven times in the hand, back and stomach.
Wallwork was loaned out to Huddersfield Town on 27 September 2007; here he joined up once more with manager Andy Ritchie, who had brought him to Barnsley the season before.
On 11 January 2008, Wallwork signed for Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer until the end of the season, with a view to an extension afterwards. He made his debut the following day, coming on as a half-time substitute for Steve Watson in a 1-0 defeat away at Cardiff City. He lost his place in the team to new signing Adam Bolder, and although he came on as an early substitute for Graham Kavanagh against Charlton Athletic on 12 February 2008, he did not play for nearly another month until his appearance in a 2-1 victory against Queens Park Rangers. Wallwork played just seven games for Wednesday,
Wallwork runs a clothes business, D&R Designers, in Failsworth, Greater Manchester. In 2007, the business was burgled, with hundreds of pounds worth of goods stolen.
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}}'''Alan Anthony Hudson''' (born 21 June 1951 in Chelsea, London) is a former English footballer.
Born and brought up near the King's Road, Hudson was rejected by boyhood club Fulham as a schoolboy before signing for Chelsea Juniors. Injury denied him the chance to become Chelsea's youngest ever player aged 16 and he eventually made his senior debut 9 months later on 1 February 1969 in a 5-0 loss against Southampton.
Hudson found himself in a Chelsea side noted for its flair and skill, complete with equally flamboyant footballers such as Peter Osgood and Charlie Cooke. It was during the 1969-70 season that he established himself as the team's playmaker, creating goals for Osgood and Ian Hutchinson, and enabling Chelsea to finish 3rd in the First Division.
He played in every match in Chelsea's run to the FA Cup final in 1970, but missed the final itself due to another injury when they beat Leeds United 2-1 in a replay at Old Trafford, having drawn 2-2 at Wembley. He did, however, play a major role in Chelsea's replayed European Cup Winners' Cup final win against Real Madrid in Athens a year later.
The debt burden caused by the building of the then new East Stand resulted in the sale of key players, and a spiral of decline began. Chelsea lost 2-1 to Stoke City in the 1972 League Cup final at Wembley, whilst a falling-out with manager Dave Sexton resulted in both Hudson and Osgood being placed on the transfer list in January 1974. Within a month, Hudson had joined Stoke City for -240,000, and his career with Chelsea was over at the age of 22.
Stoke manager Tony Waddington saw Hudson as the final piece of the jigsaw that would turn Stoke City into genuine championship challengers in 1975. Hudson played some of the best football of his career under Waddington's shrewd leadership as Stoke finished just four points away from eventual champions Derby County in his first season with the Potteries club.
Owing to a ban from international football after refusing to tour with the England under-23 side, Hudson didn't make his England debut until 1975, when sparkling performances earned him two call ups by then England manager Don Revie. He starred in the team that beat World Champions West Germany 2-0 at Wembley, and then in the 5-0 destruction of Cyprus. However, injuries and clashes with Revie meant that those two caps were the only ones he earned.
Financial troubles at Stoke forced Hudson's sale to Arsenal in December 1976 for -200,000. He helped Arsenal reach the 1978 FA Cup Final, which they lost 1-0 to Ipswich Town, but differences with the Arsenal manager Terry Neill meant that he moved to the Seattle Sounders of the NASL for -100,000 at the age of 27. In the fall of 1979, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. Hudson subsequently moved on to Hrcules CF of Spain before returning to Chelsea, then in the Second Division, although illness and injury denied him the chance to play for them again. There was also a nostalgic return to Stoke, where he helped the club avoid relegation from the old First Division in the 1983-84 season.
Since his retirement, Hudson has suffered a series of setbacks. He had problems with alcoholism and was also declared bankrupt. In December 1997, Hudson suffered multiple injuries when run over by a car. He spent two months in a coma and the doctors treating him were doubtful as to whether he would walk again, but he eventually completed a full recovery.
His autobiography ''The Working Man's Ballet'' was a critical success and led to work as a columnist on the ''Stoke Evening Sentinel'' and ''The Sporting Life''. A further book ''The Tinker and The Talisman'' was self-published in 2003. In 2004 Hudson appeared as himself in a cameo appearance in the British film ''The Football Factory''.
In June 2006, Hudson joined Radio Napa in Cyprus, where he commentated on the FIFA World Cup in Germany. In 2008 Alan Hudson released his 3rd book titled "The Waddington Years" which described his great friendship with former Stoke City manager Tony Waddington.
His son Anthony Hudson is also a former professional footballer, and currently the manager of Real Maryland FC of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States.
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'''Cornelius 'Neil' Franklin''' (24 January 1922 - 9 February 1996) was an English footballer.
Franklin turned professional in January 1939, and his career was just about to take off only to be put on hold by the suspension of League football because of the Second World War.
During the war he made 186 appearances for Stoke City in friendly and regional fixtures as well as representing England in wartime internationals.
When peacetime soccer resumed he was generally regarded as the country's best centre-half, and went on to make 142 League and 20 FA Cup appearances for Stoke, as well as winning 27 full England caps. By 1950, however, he was ready to leave Stoke - he was unhappy with the -20 a week maximum wage limit imposed by the FA, and felt the local air was not conducive to healthy living, as the local pottery kilns continually belched out their smoke and fumes. He wanted to move his family away to a cleaner climate, but what no-one envisaged was that would mean not just another club, but another continent.
In the summer of 1950 Franklin broke his contract with Stoke City and left the country for Colombia, to play for Independiente Santa Fe of Bogot. He was on a -5,000 per year contract, with -35 win bonuses - a small fortune in the 1950s. However, Colombia was outside FIFA jurisdiction and their FA was considered a rebel authority. The situation was further aggravated when Franklin, who had just won his 27th consecutive England cap, declined to join the squad for the 1950 World Cup finals in neighbouring Brazil. Political and social unrest in Colombia made it hard for Franklin and his family to settle, and they returned to England after just four weeks.
A suspension from league football followed and he never played for Stoke or England again. In February 1951, he moved to Second Division club Hull City for -22,500, at the time a world record fee for a defender.
After leaving Hull, he had brief spells with Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County and Macclesfield Town and also tried management at Colchester United. He later ran a pub called the ''Dog and Doublet'' in Sandon, Staffordshire and died in 1996 aged 74.
Billy Wright, when selecting his Dream Team for the 50th Anniversary of the Footballer Of The Year award, had no hesitation in selecting Neil Franklin:
:''Neil was a superb stylist with an instinctive positional sense. His international career ended when he was suspended for becoming a mercenary in the outlawed Bogot league. If Neil had been satisfied with the maximum -20 he was earning at Stoke City, he would have played for England for at least another four years, and I often wonder what difference that would have made to my career.''
Tom Finney also selected Neil Franklin for his Dream Team:
:''(Neil Franklin was) the best centre-half I ever played with or against. Just before the 1950 World Cup, he went off to play in Colombia, thinking he was going to make a bit of money, but it didn't work out. When he came back, the FA were furious and clubs wouldn't touch him. He was still good enough to play for England, though. It was very sad.''
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'''Tesfaye Walda Simeon "Tes" Bramble''' (born 20 July 1980 in Ipswich, England) is an English footballer who plays for Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Leiston. He made over 200 appearances in the Football League, scoring 43 goals, between 2001 and 2007, and played international football for Montserrat.
Bramble, who is the brother of footballer Titus Bramble, started his career at Chelmsford City and went to Southern Premier League outfit Cambridge City before signing for Southend United in January 2001.
Bramble was called up by Montserrat in November 2004 and made his international debut in a Caribbean Cup qualifier against Antigua and Barbuda in which he scored but was unable to prevent Montserrat losing 5-4.
Bramble spent two months on loan at Cambridge United, where he scored three times in nine games,
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'''Harry Potts''' (22 October 1920 - 16 January 1996) was an English football player and manager.
Born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, as was another well-known name in football, Bob Paisley. The duo spent much of their childhood playing various sports, but it was football that Potts loved most. A promising young footballer as well as a good scholar, he was forced to choose between sport and studies, and he chose football as his career.
Potts joined Burnley, who had one of the first youth-development systems in football; however, his own development was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, which came before he could make his dbut for the club. He served for the British Army mainly in India as a P.T. instructor. Although playing for the club a few times in wartime fixtures, his first league action for Burnley came after its conclusion. He took time to return to the form that saw him regarded as a promising youngster, but he eventually became a success as a Burnley player.
He made his Burnley first-team dbut on 31 August 1946, in a position then referred to as "inside-left", which would now be considered as one of the striker positions. He wore the number 10 shirt associated with that position, and played in all but two of Burnley's 42 games in Division Two that season, becoming the club's leading goalscorer with fifteen goals. The Clarets finished second in the table and were promoted. They also reached the FA Cup Final at Wembley. Potts played all nine of Burnley's cup games, including the final, which Charlton Athletic won 1-0.
In the following season, the challenge of top-flight football did not seem to slow his progression. Burnley finished third, and Potts scored 14 goals in the 38-game season. Burnley settled into a mid-table position over the next few years, and Potts added to his tally of goals. He eventually got 47 from 165 matches, before moving to Everton in October 1950. His next Burnley match would have been a trip to his native Sunderland. In his stead, future Burnley star Jimmy McIlroy would make his dbut at inside-left.
Everton were relegated in his first season with the Liverpool-based club. They were promoted in 1954 and then spent two top-flight seasons in mid-table. He ended his career as a player at Everton in 1956, having scored 15 in 59 League games for the club.
After Potts left Everton, he was offered a coaching job at Leeds United but turned it down. After working for Wolves as chief scout, Potts took the more senior position of manager, albeit at a less prestigious club, Shrewsbury. He spent just over half a season at the Shropshire club before Burnley lured him back to become their manager in February 1958.
Burnley finished 1957-58 in sixth position and in his first full season in charge (1958-59) Burnley finished 7th. Potts made his first cash signing for the club, left back Alex Elder. His second cash signing was made eight years later.
1959-60 brought Burnley's their second league championship success (their first came in 1921). The following season the club represented England in the European Cup, reaching the quarter-finals. In 1962 Burnley were runners-up in both the FA Cup and First Division.
In 1963, when forced to sell Jimmy McIlroy to raise funds for the club, Potts's relationship with Burnley fans suffered. This dissipated, and Potts stayed on to steer the Clarets to European competition again, in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (now the UEFA Cup) in 1966-67.
21 February 1970, saw Burnley thrash Nottingham Forest 5-0 at Turf Moor. It was to be Potts-s last game as manager. He moved into a more executive position of General Manager. This was an unwanted and unhappy move for Potts, and he left Burnley just over two years later.
In December 1972, Potts became manager of Division Two side Blackpool. He guided the Seasiders to a 7th-placed finish in the league, while his former club, Burnley, won the championship. His first full season in charge, 1973-74, almost ended in success. After leading Sunderland 1-0 with only seven minutes to go in their final match of the season, the team lost 2-1 and missed out on the third promotion place, which was filled by Carlisle.
At Blackpool, Potts bought wisely but expensively, most notably on players such as John Evanson, Wyn Davies, and Paul Hart. The club demanded an instant return of results, and Potts walked a tightrope for the remainder of his Bloomfield Road career.
By the end of the 1975-76 campaign, chants of "Potts out" began to be heard, and with the team managing to finish only tenth, the board sacked him in May. One of the highlights of his time at the seaside occurred earlier in 1976, when Blackpool beat his former club Burnley in the third round of the FA Cup, a result which expedited the departure of Jimmy Adamson as the Clarets' manager. Adamson was Burnley captain when Potts led the club to the Championship in 1960.
Potts was re-hired by Burnley, becoming their chief scout in 1976. After a poor start to the season, the Burnley manager Joe Brown was sacked in February (1977) and Potts became manager for the second time.
1977 saw Burnley avoid relegation by five points. 1977-78 saw them finish mid-table and so did 1978-79, a season which saw them win the Anglo-Scottish Cup. The following season (1979-80) began badly, and Potts was sacked after 11 winless games. Burnley were relegated to Division Three at the end of the season.
Potts died on 16 January 1996, aged 75, after a long illness. Before his illness got too restrictive, he was often seen watching Burnley as a fan. Burnley F.C. remembered him on his funeral day, as the 1959-60 Championship-winning side, plus many of his former players and colleagues (not to mention Burnley supporters) gathered at the Turf Moor stadium to pay their respect as his cortge stopped outside the stadium. The streets had been blocked to traffic for this occasion.
His name is remembered daily in Burnley, as the street on which the stadium is situated has been renamed "Harry Potts Way".
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'''Jean-Michel (Mich) d'Avray''' (born 19 February 1962 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former professional association footballer who spent the majority of his playing career at Ipswich Town. He is currently a development coach with South African Premier Soccer League club Bloemfontein Celtic.
D'Avray's professional football career began when he made his debut for Ipswich Town against Southampton at Portman Road in November 1979.
While playing for Ipswich, d'Avray won two caps for England at Under-21 level. He scored once, against Italy to help England into the final of the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
D'Avray started his managerial career in 1991 with the Moroka Swallows in Johannesburg where he remained for just one season before moving to the Cape Town Spurs. He was awarded the South African Coach of the Year award in 1993 before leading the Spurs to a league and cup double in the 1993-94 season.
In 1998 he moved to Australia to join A-League team Perth Glory as assistant manager before becoming manager in 2001. He led the team to the league title in 2003 and 2004. and succeeded Lawrie McKinna as National Soccer League (NSL) Coach of the Year, winning the accolade in the 2003-04 season, the final time the award was made.
D'Avray became Technical director of the Glory in 2005 but held the position for just one season. He joined Bloemfontein Celtic at the start of the 2008-09 season. In January 2009 he was replaced as Coach by Owen da Gama after a poor run of performances that left Celtic close to relegation. D'Avray remained on the staff as a development coach.
He is married to his wife Maria and has 2 children. He holds a UEFA Pro Licence.
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'''Francesco "Frank" Talia''' (born 20 July 1972 in Melbourne) is an Australian former professional football goalkeeper, who last played for Wycombe Wanderers in Football League Two.
Talia began his career at Australian club Sunshine Georgies before moving to Blackburn Rovers in August 1992.
Although he was at the club for three years, Talia did not make any first-team appearances for Blackburn and moved to Swindon Town in September 1995 after a loan spell at Hartlepool United.
For a while, he was Blackburn's second choice goalkeeper behind Bobby Mimms before the arrival of Tim Flowers in November 1993, and had been issued with the number 13 shirt with the introduction of squad numbers for the 1993-94 season in the FA Premier League. He made several appearances as a non-playing substitute, the last at Wembley Stadium in August 1995 when he watched from the bench as Blackburn (Premier League champions) were beaten 1-0 by Everton in the FA Charity Shield.
Talia made over 100 appearances in five years at Swindon before moving to Sheffield United in September 2000, where he made six appearances.
Lawrie Sanchez signed Talia for Wycombe in August 2002 on a free transfer as cover for regular Wycombe goalkeeper Martin Taylor. His chance came against Bristol City after Taylor developed a back problem and he continued in goal after Taylor gashed his knee at the Wycombe's training ground. Talia then made over 100 appearances for the club, depite being sidelined when he sliced his toe with a lawn-mower in 2004 and a knee injury that side-lined him for six months in August 2006,.
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'''Paul Laurence Terry''' (born 4 March 1979) is an English professional footballer, who plays for Rushden & Diamonds. He made 206 appearances in the Football League for Yeovil Town and Leyton Orient between 2003 and 2009.
Terry began his footballing career in 1999 with Dagenham & Redbridge for whom he made 130 appearances in all competitions in four years,
Terry signed for League Two side Yeovil Town in August 2003. He made 155 league and cup appearances for Yeovil in four years,
In June 2007, after his contract with Yeovil expired, he joined League One side Leyton Orient on a one-year contract. Terry made 49 appearances for Orient in the 2007-08 season and signed a new one-year contract in June 2008, and scored his only league goal for Orient the following season in the 2-0 win at Walsall on 6 September 2008. He made 81 appearances in total for Orient before he was one of eight players released by Orient manager Geraint Williams at the end of the 2008-09 season.
Terry signed for Conference National club Grays Athletic on 10 August 2009. He made three appearances for Grays before joining fellow Conference side Rushden & Diamonds on 31 August until the end of the 2009-10 season.
He is the older brother of Chelsea and England captain and centre-back John Terry,
Each season Paul and John have a competition run by Soccer AM on who will score the most goals in the season, called the "Terry-Terry Cup". Although Paul is a midfielder and his brother is a defender, John has won the trophy every season since it was introduced.
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}}'''Riccardo Scimeca''' (born 13 June 1975, Leamington Spa) is an English former professional footballer who played for Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City in a career spanning 16 years, making over 400 appearances. During his career, he also attained one cap for the England B team.
Scimeca started his career at Aston Villa, coming through the club's youth system, as a centre forward and was largely a squad player until his move to Nottingham Forest in 1999 for a fee of -2.5m.
He moved on to Leicester City in 2003,
In his first year at Ninian Park, Scimeca became an important part of the Cardiff side under manager Dave Jones and also developed something of a goal scoring touch which he admitted surprised him. At the beginning of the 2007-08 season he was sidelined with a groin injury and started the season on the treatment table. He attempted a comeback in August in a reserve match against Plymouth Argyle but only lasted twelve minutes after suffering a recurrence of the injury. He again came close to a return in December 2007 after having an operation on his groin injury but suffered another setback after he contracted the MRSA virus after the incision failed to fully heal. He made his long awaited return for Cardiff on 19 February 2008, by playing for 45 minutes against Newport County in the FAW Premier Cup, his first appearance for the Bluebirds for nearly a year. He went on to make a total of 11 appearances in all competitions during the season, mostly as a substitute in order to return to match fitness.
The start of the 2008-09 season looked to be more promising for Scimeca as he began the season fully fit and an injury to Gavin Rae saw him back into the first team early in the year, but he went on to suffer another injury setback after seriously damaging ankle ligaments during a 2-1 victory over Milton Keynes Dons in the second round of the Football League Cup. He returned to the squad for the first time on 22 November 2008 when he was named on the bench for a 2-1 defeat against Plymouth Argyle but did not make an appearance until the following week when he came on as a late substitute in the South Wales derby against Swansea City on 6 December. Despite his return, he made just two more appearances for the side during the rest of the season. In the 2009-10 season Scimeca made his 400th career appearance against his former club Aston Villa on 23 September 2009 in the League Cup. He returned to the starting line-up on 5 December in a 1-0 win over Preston North End and played in the following game against his former club West Bromwich Albion, where Cardiff won 2-0. After suffering a recurrence of a groin injury, Scimeca announced his retirement as a player on 17 December 2009.
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'''Alfred James Conn''' (born 5 April 1952 in Kirkcaldy) is a former Scottish professional footballer, who was the first post-World War II player to play for both Rangers and Celtic.
Conn made his senior debut for Rangers against Dundalk in the Fairs Cup tournament in November 1968. He was part of the Rangers team which lifted the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972 and also helped the Ibrox team win the Scottish Cup in 1973, scoring their second goal in a 3-2 final victory over Celtic at Hampden Park. He later, in 1977, won another Scottish Cup medal with Celtic when they defeated Rangers 1-0 in the final.
In between his stints with Celtic and Rangers he played for Tottenham Hotspur football club from 1974-1977. He was the last player to be signed by their manager Bill Nicholson. Despite playing only 35 games and scoring 6 goals, he was a huge fan favourite, dubbed the "King of White Hart Lane" after scoring a hat-trick on his debut in a 5-2 win at Newcastle. He was involved in an infamous match against Leeds United the final game of the 1974-75 season which Spurs had to win to be certain of staying in the First Division. Leeds were preparing for the European Cup Final and clearly not fully committed as Tottenham went 2-0 up. At one point Conn stopped the play and sat on the ball. Leeds captain Billy Bremner approached him and according to Conn said "cut that out or we start playing! ".
Conn is the son of the famous footballer Alfie Conn senior, who was one of the 'Terrible Trio' of Heart of Midlothian in the 1950s. Conn Jr. followed in his father's footsteps by signing for the Tynecastle club in 1980, following a short spell playing indoor football in the United States with Pittsburgh Spirit.
Conn wound down his career, which included two appearances for the Scottish national side, with short spells at Blackpool and Motherwell before retiring in 1983.
On 5 February 2007 Conn was included in the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame.
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'''George Edward Wade''' (20 September 1869 - 29 November 1954), better known by his stage name, '''George Robey''', was an English music hall comedian and star. He was marketed as the "Prime Minister of Mirth".
Robey was born into a middle class family - his father George was a civil engineer. His father's foreign assignments lead to his first studies at the University of Leipzig, then Cambridge University. He did not graduate, but joined a firm associated with the Birmingham tramway, as a clerk. He earned small fees from performing music and song at local venues, adopting the stage name "Robey" from a firm of builders, finally changing it by deed-poll.
Robey's London dbut was made at the Royal Aquarium, as assistant to ''Professor Kennedy'', a burlesque mesmerist, in 1891. In this act he sang songs, pretending to be under hypnosis. He was soon performing in his own act, and was booked at the Oxford Music Hall in June 1891, aged 21.
Like many of his time, Robey's act consisted of patter and song, with elaborate stage costumes, often appearing in drag. He was renowned for his double entendres, and ordering his audience to "Desist" and "Kindly temper your hilarity with a modicum of reserve", in the manner adopted by later comedians such as Frankie Howerd. Naturally, these exhortations had the opposite effect.
During World War I he was known for his enthusiastic participation in recruitment drives for the army. In one theatre he promised "a shiny florin for every recruit who signs on tonight". He raised over -500,000 for war charities and at the end of the war he was offered a knighthood for his services, but declined, accepting a CBE.
He appeared in April 1916 at the Alhambra Theatre in the musical/revue ''The Bing Boys Are Here''. He was given the leading male part, Lucius Bing, opposite Violet Loraine as Emma. It became one of the most popular musicals of the time. His duet with Loraine ''If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)'' became a "signature song" of the era and endured as a pop standard.
Robey continued to raise money for charity, raising over -2m for war savings in World War II, and in 1954 finally accepted a knighthood.
Robey was also an artist, and a number of pen and ink self-caricatures are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
Robey also appeared in films. Among his most notable roles were Sancho Panza in both the 1923 and 1933 film versions of ''Don Quixote'', as Ali Baba in the 1934 film version of the musical comedy ''Chu Chin Chow'', and as the dying Falstaff in Laurence Olivier's film version of Shakespeare's ''Henry V ''.
Robey appeared in the early sound films ''And Very Nice Too'' and ''Good Queen Bess'' (both 1913), made in the Kinoplasticon process, where the film was synchronized with phonograph records. He also wrote and starred in two Lee De Forest Phonofilm sound-on-film productions, ''Safety First'' (1928) and ''Mrs. Mephistopheles'' (1929).
Robey also had a brief association with Chelsea Football Club. Following a friendly match involving the club, in which he played and scored, he was awarded an amateur contract.
In December 1905, George Robey brought a team of professional football players to Springfield Park, Wigan for a charity match against Wigan Town (1905-08) in aid of the Chief Constable-s "Clog and Stocking Fund".
In 1909, Robey was hired by Manchester United to present the kits specially made for the 1909 FA Cup Final to the players, before providing the post-match entertainment after their 1-0 victory over Bristol City.
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'''Ian Hutchinson''' (4 August 1948 - 19 September 2002) was an English footballer who spent most of his injury-plagued career with Chelsea.
Hutchinson was born in Derby and started his career with non-league Burton Albion before signing for Cambridge United. In July 1968 he joined Chelsea for the modest sum of -5000. Chelsea coach Ron Suart had journeyed to Cambridge to watch a goalkeeper, but instead recommended Hutchinson to manager Dave Sexton.
Hutchinson was a striker noted for his impressive heading ability and for taking long throw-ins. On his debut against Ipswich Town, he sent in a series of long throws which reached the opposite side of the penalty area, confusing both the opposing defenders and the crowd and one of which an Ipswich defender inadvertently put into his own net. At Chelsea he proved to be the perfect foil for the more technically gifted Peter Osgood after a sparkling debut partnership in which both players scored in a 3-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday. During the 1969-70 season they scored 53 goals between them. That season turned out to be Hutchinson's most successful, as he scored an impressive 16 goals in 26 league appearances.
Hutchinson is most notable for his part in Chelsea winning the FA Cup that same season. In the notoriously physical final against Leeds United, he was often in the thick of the action. In the first match at Wembley his headed flick-on teed up Peter Houseman for Chelsea's first equaliser and he was later floored by a poor challenge from Leeds' Norman Hunter. Leeds took the lead with six minutes to go, but two minutes later Hutchinson, still limping from Hunter's challenge, headed in John Hollins' cross to take the game to a replay. Two weeks later at Old Trafford, with the game tied at 1-1 going into extra time, Hutchinson launched one of his trademark long throw-ins into the Leeds penalty area and it was headed in by David Webb to win the cup for Chelsea.
Despite more impressive performances in the following years at Chelsea, the remainder of his career was blighted by injuries, including two broken legs, a broken arm, a broken toe and persistent knee trouble, which kept him out of the side's successful Cup Winners' Cup run the following year and limited him to just 4 appearances in the 1972-73 season. He retired in July 1976 aged 27, having been unable to conquer his injury woes. He made 144 appearances for Chelsea and scored 58 goals.
He died in September 2002 after a long illness.
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'''Martin Latka''' (born 28 September 1984) is a Czech footballer who plays central defence for Panionios Athens. He began his career with SK Dynamo esk Budjovice, joining Slavia Prague in 2003. On January 30, 2006, he joined Birmingham City on loan until the end of the season. He played 6 full games. However, in that season Birmingham were relegated and Latka returned back to Slavia.
In January 2009, Latka joined Panionions.
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'''Clint Easton''' (born 1 October 1977 in Barking) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Ebbsfleet United in the Conference National.
Easton started his career at Watford; making nearly 80 appearances in seven years at the club. During this time he represented England at under-20 level twice during the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. He moved to Norwich City in June 2001 for a fee that had the potential of being -100,000. Easton played for Norwich in the 2002 division one play-off final, scoring a penalty in the shoot-out (which Norwich lost 4-2) after the match had ended 1-1. He played in just over 50 matches for the Canaries before being released in the summer of 2004 following the club's promotion to the Premiership.
Easton was signed by Wycombe manager Tony Adams in July 2004 and played regularly in the left midfield position. However, with the arrival of John Gorman as manager in November 2004, he was more regularly used in a left full back position. Despite this, Easton still managed to score three goals in the 2005/6 season.
On 29 June 2006, it was announced that Easton had signed a one year contract with Gillingham, with the option of a further year.
He made his debut for Gillingham in a 2-1 Carling Cup defeat away to Millwall on 22 August and scored his first goal in a 2-1 home win on 12 September, also against Millwall. On 8 May, Gillingham announced they had released Easton.
On 19 July 2007 he signed for Hereford United, going on to score in his second game. He added a further two goals as Hereford gained promotion to Football League One. He did not feature for the Bulls at all in 2009, and was released by mutual consent on 3 April 2009.
Easton signed on with Ebbsfleet United on 23 October 2009.
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'''William 'Billy' Dodds''' (born 5 February 1969 -) is a Scottish former professional footballer, currently working as strikers coach at Dumfries club Queen of the South. Dodds also has media work as a pundit for BBC Scotland and a weekly column in ''The Scottish Sun'' tabloid newspaper.
He also has a keen interest in horse racing. His horse, ''Lampion du Bost'' (which he co-owns with former Rangers team mate Craig Moore), won its first race in the UK on 25 November 2007 in the "prestigious" Grand Sefton Chase over the Grand National fences at Aintree, winning the pair "tens of thousands".
Born in New Cumnock, Dodds first appeared on the books of English club Chelsea in 1986 but had his first taste of professional football in a successful loan period at Partick Thistle in 1987-88. After making only three appearances for the London club he was transferred to Dundee in 1989. It was during his time at Dens Park that Dodds became prolific, netting nearly 70 league goals in his 174 appearances, winning a Scottish First Division title in the 1991-92 season.
Dodds moved to St. Johnstone in January 1994 but moved to Aberdeen within six months. During his time at Pittodrie, he was part of the side that won the 1995-96 Scottish League Cup, scoring as ''The Dons'' beat his former club Dundee in the November 1995 final. Within a year, Dodds gained his first Scotland cap against Latvia, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute in the October 1996 World Cup Qualifier win in Riga.
Dodds remained at Aberdeen until September 1998, when he was used - along with -700,000 - in a swap deal to bring Robbie Winters to Pittodrie from Dundee United.
Dodds enjoyed something of a rebirth when Aberdeen offered him and cash for Winters. Restored to playing as a striker, Dodds' full debut for United saw a hat-trick against former club St. Johnstone, earning him instant hero status. During his time at Tannadice, he scored 25 goals in 45 league appearances.
It was in December 1999, less than fifteen months after joining United, that Dodds was signed for -1.3m by the then-manager of Rangers, Dick Advocaat. Dodds proved an instant success at Ibrox, scoring goals domestically and in European competition, and although later in his stay at Ibrox his first team opportunities dried up, Dodds proved a key member of the team that won The League Championship and Cup double in 2000 and Scottish Cup and League Cup double in 2002.
In January 2003, frustrated by the lack of first team chances under new Rangers manager Alex McLeish, Dodds returned to Dundee United in another swap deal that saw Steven Thompson move in the opposite direction. On Dodds' second debut for United, wearing his familiar no.14 shirt, he scored the first equaliser in United's 2-2 draw at home to Kilmarnock.
During 2005, Billy Dodds signed a new contract at Dundee United that would see him work with manager Gordon Chisholm, as both player and first team coach. Dodds moved into midfield and later sweeper as his pace began to slow down, but as Chisholm steered Dundee United away from relegation, Dodds' vision and playmaking skills proved a valuable asset.
After only seven months in the job, Gordon Chisholm was sacked as manager of Dundee United on 10 January 2006. Billy Dodds took over as caretaker manager for one match, a 2-1 win against Falkirk in the Premier League. When Inverness CT player/manager Craig Brewster took over the side the following week, Dodds parted company with the club, signing for Second Division side Partick Thistle as a player on 20 January; however, he left after only three matches.
His form at Dundee United attracted the attentions of Scotland coach Craig Brown, who restored Dodds to the Scotland squad after a twelve month absence. During his time with United, he featured in ten competitive international matches, including the playoff matches against England, scoring four times.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first''
Gordon Chisholm appointed Billy Dodds as strikers coach at Queen of the South.
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'''Sergio Peter''' (born 12 October 1986 in Mannheim, Baden-Wrttemberg) is a German footballer.
Peter began his career with SV Mannheim-Schnau and joined in 2003 Waldhof Mannheim. After a successful year with Waldhof Mannheim left Peter the club and signed a contract with Youth Academy Brockhall in July 2004.
Peter came through the Youth Academy at Blackburn Rovers and joined Belgian side Cercle Brugge on loan from January 2005 until the end of the season. He only made a couple of appearances but he signed a professional contract with Blackburn on 7 July 2005.
Playing predominantly as a left-sided midfielder, Peter impressed in the Blackburn reserves, soon forcing his way into the first team. Peter made his full debut in the FA Cup Third Round tie with Queens Park Rangers on 7 January 2006, a game Blackburn won 3-0, with Peter setting up all three goals and named man of the match.
It was revealed by Blackburn Rovers on 2 January 2009 that Sergio was expected to sign for Sparta Prague within 24 hours.
Sergio failed to make impression in his first months spent with Sparta and now he only plays for the reserves. The team assistant manager Martin Hasek said that the main problem is Sergio's poor fitness condition. Till the end of April, he just appeared in one game, being substituted after just 45 minutes.
In summer 2009, Sparta Prague released Sergio Peter for his unprofessionality.
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'''Emmanuel Ugochukwu Ezenwa Panther''' (born 11 May 1984) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Morecambe as a midfielder, on loan from Exeter City.
He then joined Partick Thistle following his release,
He signed for York City in August 2005 after a trial.
Panther said he was enjoying "a new lease of life" after being asked to play in a more advanced role for York City, saying "I'm playing in a slightly different position to what I've been used to," he explained. "The manager has put me in a more attacking position and in a way it's given me a new lease of life."
He signed for Exeter City on a three-year deal in May, following the club's promotion back to the Football League.
He is the son of Nigerian boxer Cyril Panther.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Hunt''' (born 9 June 1970 in West Thurrock, Essex) is a former English footballer.
Hunt started his career in non-league football, whilst training in business and tourism management, with King's Lynn and Kettering Town before being signed by then manager Jim Smith for Newcastle United in 1991. Smith departed soon after, and Hunt continued to play under Ossie Ardiles. After Ardiles left, Hunt failed to get on with new manager Kevin Keegan, and departed for West Bromwich Albion, where Ardiles was now the manager. Hunt scored a hat-trick on his home debut for Albion in March 1993 against Brighton. He scored in the Second Division play-off final in 1993 at Wembley as West Brom beat Port Vale 3-0 to gain promotion.
Hunt was a regular over the next five seasons, creating an effective partnership with Bob Taylor, but West Brom failed to gain another promotion. In 1998, he joined Charlton Athletic, who had just been promoted to the Premier League, on a free transfer. Charlton were relegated in Hunt's first season with them, but in his second season Hunt scored twenty four goals as Charlton won Division One to win promotion back to the Premiership. However, he was forced to retire early from football during the 2000-01 season due to chronic fatigue syndrome. Hunt returned to Charlton briefly in 2003 to try and earn another contract, and played in three reserve games, but was not offered a contract.
Hunt now runs the Belize Jungle Dome and Green Dragon Adventure Travel, a pair of adventure travel companies in Belize, with his wife, former MTV presenter Simone Angel. Hunt also maintains a blog which details how he became a professional footballer, and his thoughts on different football issues.
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'''Darren Way''' (born 21 November 1979 in Plymouth) is an English footballer, currently playing for Yeovil Town. Darren is a hard tackling midfielder who is nicknamed "Weasel" by Yeovil fans.
A promising early career was ruined by injuries. He joined Norwich as an associate schoolboy in 1994 and progressed through the Norwich youth and reserve team ranks. He played for England Under-16's (Schoolboys) six times during the 1995/1996 season. He then signed a one year professional contract with Norwich City in May 1999 and sat on the bench for many first team matches. He was released at the end of the 1999/2000 season after failing to make a first team appearance for the club.
He signed for Yeovil in August 2000 and soon became a firm fan's favourite. He soon became nicknamed "Weasel" for his hard working attitude. He helped Yeovil battle for the conference title which eventually they lost due to losing 3-2 at Hereford thus gifting the Conference title to Rushden & Diamonds.
Thanks to his good performances he was called up for the England C for their friendly against Belgium. However illness prevented an appearance.
In his next season he helped Yeovil gain promotion to the football league including scoring the first goal in the 4-0 thrashing of Doncaster.
Two seasons later his impressive performances saw him named in the League Two Divisional team of the season with Yeovil gaining promotion. This brought him to the attention of lots of bigger clubs.
In the January transfer window he departed Yeovil after five and a half years of service.
On 20 January 2006, Way signed for Swansea City for a fee of -150,000. After joining the Swans he suffered a series of injuries which restricted him to only 21 appearances for the club during his two-and-a-half years with them. In January 2007 he had an operation on a shin injury that he had sustained the previous October. The injury kept him out for over a year. He was loaned back to Yeovil, where he made his return from injury, in November 2007. He spent five weeks with his former club before returning to Swansea, where he made a further four appearances during the second-half of the season.
On 8 July 2008 he signed a two-year contract with Yeovil, marking the beginning of his third spell with the club. His comeback started well scoring two goals in 15 games and turning out some good performances.
On 17 December 2008, Way was involved in a serious accident on the A3088 Cartgate link road between the A303 and Yeovil whilst a passenger in a car. He was airlifted to Dorchester Hospital where his condition is described as serious but stable. It was later revealed that he had sustained breaks in his arm, leg and hip. He is hoping that one day soon he will be able to resume his footballing career. On 22 January 2009, Way was discharged from Yeovil hospital, after having in excess of 8 operations, marking a huge step on his road to recovery. Although he is still in a wheelchair.
During half-time at the Oldham Athletic game, 21 February 2009, he came on the pitch in his wheelchair and did a lap of honour as the next stage in his recovery.
On the 4th July 2009 Way played in the dying seconds of Terry Skiverton's testemonial match. This was the first time he had played since before his injury.
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'''Steve Flack''' (born May 29, 1971) is an English footballer, most recently with Exeter City, where he spent 10 years, a long time by lower league standards.
Born in Cambridge, he joined the club from Cardiff City in 1996 and was formerly a professional boxer and stand up comedian before starting his playing career with Foxton and then Cambridge City. He then joined Cardiff in 1995 before linking up with the Grecians for -10,000 in 1996. During his time at St. James Park, he has been chased by numerous clubs, including Hull City and Bristol Rovers, who put in a 6-figure offers for the striker. "Flacky" was an extremely popular cult figure amongst the City faithful and scored some vital goals in the time that he was at the club. In his final season at Exeter he was increasingly used as a squad player, with most of his appearances coming from the substitutes bench, and he was released on a free transfer in May 2006.
Flack's reign at St James Park was perhaps typified by a comment made by former manager John Cornforth. After Flack had scored a 35 yard belter in a game, Cornforth remarked that "the lads in the changing room are saying that he was trying to control it". This prompted the popular terrace chant, "Steve Flack/From the halfway line."
On May 26, 2006 Steve signed for Exeter neighbours Tiverton Town as a player/coach, but in December of the same year he joined Conference South club Dorchester Town.
He now plays local league football for Devon side Tipton St John.
His biggest game so far for Tipton came in the Grandisson Cup Final on the 13th May 2008. They lost 3-0 to Sidmouth Town Reserves. The cup was later won by Colyton fc who beat tipton on their way to the trophy with some stirling performances. In the pre-mentioned game Flack was widely criticised for being overweight and poor throughout the game to which he replied i'm a big fish in a little pond playing this non-league football.
In the season 2008-09 he helped Tipton win the Devon & Exeter League Senior 3 title. The winning margin of 13 points shows how dominant Tipton were that season. Winning 22 of there 26 games, drawing 1 and losing only 3. Tipton were the highest scorers and conceded the least enabling them to finish with the best goal difference record in the league.
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'''Tim Harris''' (born October 17, 1959) is an English football manager. He is currently assistant-manager of Newport County.
Harris was born in Dymock in Gloucestershire. He was a professional football player for several clubs, including Shrewsbury, Newport County, Cheltenham, Redditch and as a goalkeeper for Gloucester City in the late 1970s. He was an assistant manager at Gloucester City twice, and has previous experience as a manager with Forest Green, Cinderford, Newport County and Merthyr.
In 2006 Harris was appointed as First Team Manager at Gloucester City, saving them from certain relegation and finishing in a respectable 13th place. In 2008 Harris moved 'upstairs' and became General Manager, handing over the first team manager job to assistant David Mehew. Gloucester City gained promotion to the Blue Square Conference in the season 2009/10, via a play-off win at Farnborough. In the week after, it was announced that he would leave 'the Tigers' and take up the General Manager's job at Newport County.
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'''Ryan James Clarke''' (born 30 April 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a goalkeeper. He previously trained with the England under-18 squad in La Manga.
Born in Bristol, Clarke started his career with Football League Two side Bristol Rovers, where he also had spells on loan at Kidderminster Harriers, Southend United and Forest Green Rovers.
Having joined Salisbury City from Bristol Rovers in August 2006 he became their first choice goalkeeper and played 106 games in the next two seasons playing a huge part in Salisbury's success in the following seasons.
In the summer of 2008, he broke his metatarsal whilst on holiday.
Clarke joined Oxford United on 26 May 2009.
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'''Damon Peter Searle''' (born 26 October, 1971) is a Welsh professional footballer. He is a left-sided defender and midfielder currently without a club after leaving Welsh Premier League side Haverfordwest County.
Searle began his career as a trainee at his home town club Cardiff City. It was here that he spent the major part of his career before leaving on a free transfer to sign for Stockport County. In the following years he left Stockport and played for Carlisle United, during which time he had a short loan spell at Rochdale, before moving to Southend United as a replacement for, the previous seasons player of the year, Nathan Jones. He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Plymouth Argyle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.
He spent the rest of his career in the lower leagues with Forest Green Rovers before moving back to his home country by signing for Newport County and captained the side on several occasions. During his time at Newport they twice narrowly missed out on the promotion play-offs and twice appeared in the FAW Premier Cup final, winning the 2008 final. Searle was released by Newport at the end of the 2007-08 season and went on to sign for Carmarthen Town.
In February 2009 Searle left Carmarthen and signed for his home town club Barry Town. However he left the club at the end of the season and joined Haverfordwest County where he remained until January 2010.
Searle is also currently on the coaching staff of local Barry Team Cadoxton Imps. He also works with the Cardiff City Premier Club and Commercial Departments.
Searle is a former Wales under-21 international.
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'''Arthur Edward Hufton''' (b. Southwell, Nottinghamshire, 25 November 1892, died 2 February 1967), better known as '''Ted Hufton''', was an England international goalkeeper who earned six caps for his country.
He began his playing career at Atlas and Norfolk Works in Sheffield, before becoming a Sheffield United player.
He transferred to West Ham United in 1915 for a -350 fee and went on to play for the club until 1932, becoming a Hammers legend. He made 456 appearances for West Ham, ranking him twelfth in the list of loyal servants to the club. 54 of those appearances were made during competitions held during the First World War, and he even had to play at right back for one of these games. He joined the Coldstream Guards during the war and was wounded in action.
He was part of the West Ham team that were elected to The Football League for the first time in 1919, and went on to win promotion to the First Division during the 1922-23 season. He also appeared in the famous White Horse Final, the first FA Cup final at the brand new Wembley Stadium.
He made his international debut against Belgium on 1 November 1923, the game finishing 2-2. In only his third game for his country, an England team that was packed with many big stars, including Dixie Dean, Roy Goodall and Joe Bradford was beaten at home 5-1 by Scotland. It is probable that this mauling affected his long term England career, even though at the time he was considered by many to be the best goalkeeper in the world. He earned his final cap as an England player on 15 May 1929 when England lost to Spain, who narrowly edged a 4-3 victory.
Ted Hufton finished his playing career with Watford.
''"Ted Hufton, the goalkeeper, was another of my heroes, and he was always in the Press Room after a match at Upton Park, dispensing yarns and memories with the utmost amiability." - Ted Fenton, West Ham United Manager.''
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'''Guy Roland Demel''' (born 13 June 1981 in Orsay, Paris) is a French born Ivorian football defender currently playing for Hamburger SV.
Demel started his professional career in the French Ligue 2 with Nmes Olympique. He was discovered and bought by Arsenal, and spent a year there before being transferred to Borussia Dortmund. He left Arsenal claiming he was homesick and therefore observers were baffled at his move to Dortmund. He debuted in the Bundesliga in 2003, and left Dortmund to join Hamburg in 2005, after struggling to hold down a first team place.
While at Hamburg, Demel has played regularly as both a right back and a midfielder. On 4 May 2006, he signed a new contract with Hamburg, tying him to the club until 2010.
In 2004 Demel, a French citizen, acquired an Ivorian passport. He has since been selected for the national team, playing at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, and being named to the squad for the 2006 World Cup finals.
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'''Ian Timothy Frodsham''' (22 December 1975 - 2 January 1995) was an English footballer who was at Liverpool. He joined the club as an under-11, from Brookfield School in Kirkby. He signed his professional contract at 17, and played regularly with the Liverpool reserves. He died at age 19 from a spinal tumour.
Liverpool Football Academy's indoor arena is named the Ian Frodsham Indoor Arena, and the club's young player of the year award is named the '''Ian Frodsham Memorial Award'''. There is also an '''Ian Frodsham Tournament''' held at the Academy for school children in the Kirkby area.
In Christmas 2008, Liverpool youngster Stephen Darby won the Ian Frodsham Young Player Of The Year Award, for "his good development and progression over the last 12 months, and his outstanding off-the-field behaviour". The award was given by the Official Liverpool Supporters Club.
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'''Christopher Nicholas Day''' (born 28 July 1975 in Walthamstow, London) is an English professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Conference National side Stevenage Borough.
Born in Walthamstow, London, Day started his career at Tottenham Hotspur as a trainee and progressed through the youth system at the North London club.
In the summer of 1997, Day joined Watford after just one season at Selhurst Park. He was part of the deal that saw Kevin Miller move to Palace.
During the 1999-00 season, Day featured 11 times for the club in the Premiership.
In the summer of 2001, Day joined Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer, following his release from Watford.
The 2003-04 season witnessed Day feature a total of 34 times for QPR.
Although he played two more games for QPR on his return, Day was allowed to leave for Oldham Athletic a week before the start of the 2005-06 season.
In August 2008, Day signed for Conference National side Stevenage Borough on a two-year deal.
Day, along with his wife, own a pub in Stevenage, located just over a mile away from Broadhall Way.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League,Football Conference and Southern Football League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''Marco Gabbiadini''' (born 20 January 1968) is an English-Italian former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly -3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs.
Gabbiadini was born to an English mother and an Italian father in Nottingham, and was educated at Nunthorpe Grammar School in York. He started his professional career at York City after being signed as an apprentice by Denis Smith at the age of 16 in 1982. His talent was spotted immediately and shortly afterwards he was quickly drafted into the England Under 18 team in order to avoid being tied to playing for Italy, the birthplace of his father. By the time Gabbiadini was 17 he had made his York City debut in the 3-0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers. From then on he quickly established himself in the first team and went onto notch 18 goals in 50 starts and 21 sub appearances for the Minstermen. He also scored his first hat-trick at the age of 18 during York's 4-1 Freight Rover Trophy victory against Darlington.
However the departure of manager and mentor Denis Smith would see him leave York in order to follow Denis Smith to Sunderland for a transfer fee of -80,000. Sunderland had been relegated to Third Division and needed a goalscorer to help fire them back to Second Division and Gabbiadini was seen by Smith as the perfect signing. Despite this Gabbiadini's signing was seen as risky, as in order to raise funds to sign him, Smith had to sell one of Sunderland's most popular players, midfielder Mark Proctor, to Sheffield Wednesday. Gabbiadini made his Sunderland debut in the 2-0 defeat to Chester City. In the match after, he scored his first two goals against Fulham. He would quickly establish himself as a key player and a crowd favourite for Sunderland by scoring on a regular basis. In his first season at the club Gabbiadini scored 21 goals in 31 appearances to help fire Sunderland to the Third Division championship and he became such an important player that manager Denis Smith once said, "If I agreed to sell Marco, then I might as well sack myself". Gabbiadini's form for Sunderland earned him a place in the England under-20 team and he went on tour with them in Brazil.
Gabbiadini's second season at Sunderland was just as successful in the Second Division and he proved that he could score at a higher level. However his disciplinary record was brought to light as he received his first red card in the FA Cup replay defeat to Oxford United. Gabbiadini's red card was blamed for Sunderland's defeat as it made them a man down and put them at a disadvantage. Months later, Gabbiadini's discipline would once against be put under the spot light when he lashed out and assaulted an Ipswich Town player while celebrating a hat-trick. Despite missing 11 games through suspension Gabbiadini finished as Sunderland's top scorer, notching 18 goals. He also became Sunderland's first player to win the North East Player of the Year award, which was decided by football writers.
Next season would see his form continue as Sunderland followed up their previous year with another promotion challenge, and Gabbiandini contributed with a lot of goals.
Gabbiadini found it more difficult in the First Division and he would struggle to score as regularly as previous seasons. He notched just 9 goals in 31 games, which at the time was his lowest total for any club and Sunderland were relegated. Despite his lack of form, Gabbiadini still managed to get a call up to the England B squad.
Shortly after the start of the 1991-92 season, Gabbiadini was sold to Crystal Palace for a club record transfer fee of -1.8 million. He was seen as a replacement for Ian Wright, who joined Arsenal for -2.5million in September 1991.
However, Gabbiadini failed to live up to expectation and he made just 25 starts and scored just seven goals before transferring to Derby County for -1 million four months later, which made Derby the third club that he had played for in the space of a season. In its bid to mount a serious promotion challenge, Derby County invested heavily in players around the period of Gabbiadini's arrival. Gabbiadini's first full season at the Baseball Ground, saw him featuring up-front alongside fellow million pound and strikers Paul Kitson and Tommy Johnson, signings from Leicester City and Notts County, respectively. During Gabbiadini's first full season at Derby, he was named Derby's Player of the Year. He would become an established first team player for Derby up until the team got promoted to the Premiership.
In order to survive relegation Derby sought to bring in new players and Gabbiadini found his first team opportunities limited and he was also hampered by knee injuries. He played just 14 games for the rams and saw himself being loaned out to Birmingham City and Oxford United. His loan spell at Birmingham was cut short after he suffered another injury.
Gabbiadini then decided to move abroad and signed for the Greek side Panionios. Despite signing a year contract, he became unsettled and moved back to England.
He was then offered a contract at Stoke City on a monthly basis. Gabbiadini failed to impress for Stoke and scored just once in nine appearances and he was not offered a permanent contract.
This saw Gabbiadini return to York in order to resurrect his career. However while at York he only made 7 appearances, scoring just one goal. York manager, Alan Little, told the board that Gabbiadini was "past his best" and they decided not to offer him an extended contract.
Gabbiadini then joined his eighth club Darlington, where he spent a further two-years of his career. Gabbiadini was an immediate success for Darlington and he went on to score more than 50 goals for the club. During his second season, Gabbiadini helped Darlington reach the play-offs. However after the first semi-final leg against Hartlepool, Gabbiadini was assaulted by a fan. During that season he was also named as Sky Sports Division Three Player of the Season and he would later be named as Darlington's greatest ever player. Despite his success at Darlington, Gabbiadini decided to leave the club in order to play at a higher level with Northampton Town.
During his first season at Northampton, Gabbiadini established himself in the first team and played in all of their league teams. However, he only managed to score six league goals. During the next two seasons for Northampton, injuries stalled Gabbiadini's progress and he would find it more difficult to establish himself as a regular first team player. He also found himself often used as a midfield rather than as a striker. At the end of Gabbiadini's third season his contract was not renewed despite him scoring 14 goals and finishing as Northampton's top scorer. Gabbiadini participated in over 100 league and cup games for Northampton and scored over 30 goals.
Gabbiadini's availability alerted his former club, Darlington, who offered him a contract and even let him train with them. However, Gabbiadini decided to sign for arch rivals Hartlepool United instead. Gabbiadini's signing was initially met with discontent as a Hartlepool fan had previously assaulted him and he was considered an enemy of the club. However, Gabbiadini won the fans over by scoring seven goals in 12 starts and six substitute appearances. His final two goals were in Hartlepool's 4-0 FA Cup victory over Whitby Town. Gabbiadini then suffered knee injuries and was advised by doctors not to continue playing and was then denied to play against his old club Sunderland in Hartlepool's FA Cup match. Gabbiadini announced his retirement in January 2004 after making over 750 appearances in all competitions.
Since retiring, Gabbiadini is now currently running a restored Victorian hotel in York with his family. The hotel won Guest House of the Year in the 1999 at the York Tourism Awards. Gabbiadini has also hinted that he would be interested in television work and was a Sky pundit for Hartlepool's play-off match against Bristol City in 2004.
Since August 2009, Marco has co-presented Total Sport on BBC Newcastle with Steve Howey and Simon Pryde. The show is on air every weeknight between 5:30 and 7:30.
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'''William "Billy" Henderson''' (5 January 1900 - 1934) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Whitburn, County Durham.
Billy Henderson, a right-back, began his career with his local side Whitburn from whom he joined Brighton & Hove Albion. He moved to Aberdare Athletic and played 19 league games in Aberdare's first ever season in the Football League (1921-22).
He left Aberdare mid-way during the season, in January 1922, to join West Ham United and was part of the West Ham team that won promotion to the First Division. He also appeared in the famous White Horse Final, the first FA Cup final to be held at the brand new Wembley Stadium, during the 1922-23 season. He was an ever-present for the Hammers during the 1923-24 season. He left in 1928, having played 183 times and scored one goal.
Henderson was only 34 years old when he died from tuberculosis.
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'''"Jack" Young''' (1895 in Tyne and Wear - 1952) was a defender and winger who played for Southend United, West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers.
West Ham signed him for -600 from Southend in 1919, and he played for the club 138 times, scoring 3 goals.
He was part of the West Ham team that won promotion to the First Division and also appeared in the famous White Horse Final, the first FA Cup final to be held at the brand new Wembley Stadium, during the 1922-23 season.
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Bishop transferred to West Ham United in 1920 and was part of the West Ham team that won promotion to the First Division and also appeared in the famous White Horse Final, the first FA Cup final at the brand new Wembley Stadium, during the 1922-23 season.
He played for them until 1926, making 172 appearances and netting 10 goals. He became known affectionately by the fans of West Ham as ''Sticks''.
Bishop went on to play club football for Leicester City where he gained England international recognition, winning 4 caps, the first of them against Scotland on 2 April 1927. He also scored one goal for England in the 86th minute of a match against Luxembourg on 21 May 1927 which England won 5-2.
He moved to Chelsea in June 1928 for -4,500 and made over 100 appearances for the club before retiring in May 1933.
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'''Adrian Webster''' (born 10 October 1980 in Hastings, New Zealand) is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who plays for Blyth Spartans. He has represented New Zealand at full international level.
Webster's family moved to Australia when he was a toddler and he was brought up there.
He returned to England in 1996 and joined Charlton Athletic as a trainee. He turned professional in August 1998, but failed to make the first team squad and was released. He was briefly with Faversham Town before joining Colchester United in May 1999. However, with Colchester in the midst of a financial crisis, he was released before he had made his debut. He then played for Ashford Town and Welling United.
He joined Torquay United on trial in February 2002, but was not offered a contract. He joined Margate in August 2002, but played just once, as a late substitute for John Keister as Margate drew 1-1 at home to Morecambe in the Conference on 17 August. He joined Maidstone United later the same month.
He returned to Australia in 2003 to play for St George Saints where in the last match of the season he snapped a medial ligaments in his knee.
However, David Hodgson, Darlington's manager, saw potential in Webster and decided to give him an opportunity to regain fitness at his club which eventually led to Webster signing for Darlington in October 2004. He made his league debut on 6 November, as a late substitute for Craig Hignett who had scored both goals as Darlington won 2-1 away to Rushden & Diamonds.
Webster was released by Darlington in May 2006 and returned to Australia. He was signed by A-League club Perth Glory where he played every game in a failed campaign to make the final series.
After leaving Perth Glory, he had a brief spell with Blacktown City Demons before returning to England to work as a personal trainer in Teesside, close to his pregnant girlfriend's home.
He moved to Conference North rivals Blyth Spartans at the start of October 2007, but left in April 2008
Webster made his international debut for New Zealand in a 0-1 loss to Australia in London on 9 June 2005. In 2006 he returned to New Zealand for the first time since his childhood, for the two match series against Malaysia. He has made a total of five official international appearances for New Zealand.
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'''David Robert Speedie''' (born 20 February 1960 in Glenrothes, Scotland) is a retired Scottish footballer who played for several clubs in England during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably Chelsea, Coventry City, Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers. He accumulated more than 500 football league appearances and scored almost 150 goals in a 14 year professional career. He also earned ten international caps for Scotland.
Born in Scotland but raised in Yorkshire, Speedie worked as a coalminer before signing professional terms with Barnsley in 1978. Without having scored a single goal for Barnsley in 21 appearances, he moved to Darlington in 1980, where his talent first became apparent. Just two years later, he was spotted by then-Chelsea manager John Neal, who signed him for -80,000 in May 1982.
Speedie is arguably most notable for his five-year stint at Chelsea where he formed a prolific strike partnership with Kerry Dixon. Speedie's strength, scoring prowess, work-rate and unlikely heading ability (he was only 5 ft 7 in tall) perfectly complemented both Dixon and winger Pat Nevin as the trio notched up almost 200 goals between them in three years. Before the arrival of Nevin and Dixon, however, Speedie had played an important part in Chelsea's survival in the Second Division a year earlier, with his seven goals (including two on his debut against Oldham Athletic) that season proving crucial. In 1986, he became the first player since Geoff Hurst to score a hat-trick at Wembley, as Chelsea defeated Manchester City 5-4 in the Full Members Cup final.
Having scored 64 goals in 205 appearances for the West London side, Speedie joined Coventry City for -750,000 in July 1987 following a disagreement with manager John Hollins. His first appearance was in the 1987 Charity Shield against Everton where he narrowly missed out on scoring on his debut. This statistic would be rectified just a week later however when in an effective replay of the 87 Cup Final against Spurs at Highfield Road Speedie scored with a fine low shot past Clemence to set the Sky Blues up for a 2-1 win. Whilst Coventry were hampered in their post Cup final season by a disintegrating pitch, Speedie earned the notable distinction of scoring a hat-trick whilst finishing on the losing side in a 3-4 defeat against Middlesbrough. Often in the thick of the action, and blessed with a useful attacking team, he combined with the aerial strength of Cyrille Regis and the wide options of David Smith, David Phillips,Micky Gynn and Brian Borrows to score some memorable goals. His chipped winning goal at Carrow Road a week after the Sutton Utd debacle, against a high-flying Norwich City side, was almost universally described in the press as 'sublime' . This became the Speedie trademark at Coventry and was used to great effect against the likes of Wimbledon and Southampton. He was a key component in an impressive Coventry City side in the 1988/89 campaign, beating the champions-elect Arsenal and riding as high as 3rd in the league as late as February. They would only lose 5 games on their travels that season-winning the same number away from home. Their 7th place finish was only the third time a top 8 place had been achieved. The latter half of his spell at Coventry would see him drop back into a deeper midfield role which led to a significant reduction in his goals tally. He enjoyed just under four years at Coventry, none of which were relegation battles, scoring 35 goals (Cup and league). This equalled his Chelsea strike rate and enabled him to maintain a presence in the Scottish international side. His indiscipline and habit of courting controversy was always a major weakness. Speedie left Highfield Road amid the turbulent and transitional autumn/winter period of 1990/91, which would see manager John Sillett replaced by Terry Butcher. Yet Speedie's indomitable fighting spirit, and his ability to convert spectacular chips and headers to win seemingly lost games, always ensured he was adored by the Sky Blues fans. He ranks as one of the most popular Coventry City strikers of the modern era.
After 1991, Speedie joined a succession of clubs, including Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, West Ham United, Southampton and finally Leicester City, where his short temper and poor disciplinary record often ensured a quick departure. The highlight of this, the journeyman phase of his career, must surely be the significant contribution he made to the 1991/2 Blackburn Rovers promotion winning team, from the then 2nd Division. It is still fondly remembered by Rovers fans, and included a hat-trick against Newcastle Utd and several spectacular goals. His final day hat-trick against Plymouth Argyle fired Rovers into the play-offs and would be a major step towards the new Premiership/Walker era. He would eventually be involved in a transfer/exchange deal to Southampton involving Alan Shearer. He later played for a number of non-league clubs including Stamford AFC and Hendon where he made 5 appearances whilst failing to score. Indeed his most impressive 45 minutes came as a replacement goalkeeper for the 2nd half of Hendon's first game of the 1996/7 season against Sutton United after first choice Scott Ashcroft got injured just before half time. He retired having scored 150 career goals.
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'''Glenn Cronin''' (born September 14, 1981 in Ballyfermot) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Bohemian F.C. in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland.
He is a product of Exeter's youth system, making his debut in 2001, before going onto become a key part of Exeter's first team, playing in central midfield. Following the Grecians' relegation from the English Football League in 2003 he was made club captain, and despite injury problems that kept him out for much of the 2004/05 season.
In July 2006, Cronin signed a contract with Football League Two club Chester City. He missed much of the 2006/07 season with a foot injury. After working his way to recovery, a further foot injury in July 2007 ultimately casued Chester to release him from his contract on 21 November 2007.
Cronin signed for Bohemians on 27/2/08 and has slotted seamlessly into the side as Bohs marched to the 2008 Premier Division title. Glen also added an FAI Cup winners medal as Bohs done the "Double" by beating Derry City on penalties after a 2-2 draw.
2009 was also a successful season for Cronin and Bohs as the Gypsies won the League of Ireland Cup in the September as they beat Waterford United 3-1 at the RSC.. The success didn't end there though as they won the first back-to-back titles in the club's 119 year history, beating rivals Shamrock Rovers by 4 points.
He has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth and under-21 levels.
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'''Stuart Ian Nicholson''' (born February 3, 1987 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Northern Football League Division One side West Allotment Celtic, where he plays as a striker.
Stuart was also a former England Under-19 international.
Nicholson, made his debut for West Bromwich Albion on 17 January 2006, coming on as an extra-time substitute in a 3-2 FA Cup defeat away at Reading. He made his Premiership debut four days later in the 1-0 loss against Sunderland at The Hawthorns, when he replaced Nathan Ellington, whom he describes as his childhood hero.
Nicholson joined Bristol Rovers on loan in November 2006. Unusually for someone born in the north-east of England, he has been a fan of the club since being given a Bristol Rovers shirt as a present when he was 14.
He scored a brace on 17 March 2007 against Notts County and followed it up with the winner against Stockport County on 20 March, both games at the Memorial Stadium. A stomach injury then kept him out of the team, and his loan spell was cut short in April when he returned to West Brom to have a hernia operation.
In August 2007 Nicholson joined Shrewsbury Town on a scheduled season-long loan.
On 18 January 2008 Nicholson joined Wrexham on a three month loan deal.
He signed for Newcastle Blue Star in August 2008.
On 7 November Nicholson joined A.F.C. Bournemouth on a week's trial, having been made available for transfer by Newcastle Blue Star after making only five substitute appearances up to that point in the 2008-09 season. After having been released by Blue Star midway through the 2008-09 season, Nicholson trained with Blyth Spartans
Nicholson's next move was a return to the midlands to team up with Conference North side Tamworth in January, 2009. Stuart made his debut for Tamworth on 27 January 2009 against King's Lynn in a home Conference North fixture in a year that Tamworth won promotion to the Conference National. On 11 September 2009 Nicholson joined AFC Telford United of the Conference North on a one month loan.
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'''John Ritchie''' (12 July 1941 - 23 February 2007) was an English footballer.
Born in Kettering, Ritchie is Stoke City's top marksman of all-time having scored 176 goals in 343 games during two spells at the club, from June 1962 to November 1966, and from July 1969 to May 1975.
It was reported that Stoke manager Tony Waddington bought Ritchie for -2,500 purely on a scout's recommendation. In 1966, after scoring 30 goals in 47 games, he was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for -70,000, but was re-signed for -45,000 less than three years later.
Ritchie led Stoke's attack over the next few seasons, notably during 1970/1971 and 1971/1972, scoring 37 goals as Stoke City twice reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, and won the League Cup.
His career was brought to an end in 1975 by a double leg fracture and, after retiring from football, he concentrated on his pottery business based in Stoke.
John Ritchie died on 23 February 2007 at the age of 65.
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'''Eric Thomas Skeels''' (born 27 October 1939) is an English former footballer. He played 528 games in the Football League, mostly for Stoke City.
Reputed to have written to Stoke City for a trial while playing as an amateur at Stockport County. He made his City debut in 1959, and subsequently played for the club for the next seventeen years, amassing a club record total of 606 appearances, 507 in the League.
He became known as 'Mr Dependable' and could play in either the full-back or left-half positions, helping the club to win the Second Division title in 1963 and finish League Cup runners-up in 1964.
He left in 1976, aged thirty six, and after a short spell in America with Seattle Sounders joined Stoke's rivals Port Vale in September 1976. He played just five games of Vale's 1976-77 campaign before being handed a free transfer in May 1977, moving to local non-league Leek Town.
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'''John Brackstone''' (born 9 February 1985 in Hartlepool) is a footballer who plays as a left back. He currently plays for Blyth Spartans having been signed from near neighbours Gateshead on 20 February 2009. Prior to playing for Gateshead, Brackstone played for  Darlington and Hartlepool United. He is also known as a set-piece specialist.
John Brackstone came through Hartlepool-s Youth Development programme, following in the footsteps of Antony Sweeney, Jim Provett and Adam Boyd. Brackstone played regularly for the reserves but broke his leg during the 2002/2003 season. However he recovered and impressed the then manager Neale Cooper enough to give him an opportunity in the first team, his debut being against Blackpool in 2003. Brackers went on to make more first team appearances and scored his first goal from a free kick against Whitby Town in the F.A. Cup during the same season. Despite being a fringe first team player, Brackstone was allowed to take part in the Youth Team that won the Dallas Cup in 2004. However in 2004, in-growing toenail problems and Glandular Fever disrupted Brackstone-s season and he has struggled to establish himself as a regular first team player. He was released in May 2007. In the same month, Darlington manager, Dave Penney, signed Brackstone on a free transfer.
After one season at Darlington, Brackstone was released and signed for Gateshead on May 30, 2008.
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'''Mathew James "Matty" Robson''' (born 23 January 1985 in Durham) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a left winger for  Carlisle United in League One.
Matty Robson came through Hartlepool-s Youth Development programme, following in the footsteps of Antony Sweeney, Jim Provett and Adam Boyd. While playing for the youth team, Matty Robson gained the reputation of being a quick and pacey winger with a keen eye for set pieces. However, he was promoted to the first team in order to fill Hartlepool-s -problem position- of left back by Neale Cooper. He scored on his debut in Hartlepool-s first match of the 2003/04 campaign against Peterborough United. During that season Robson went on to make 26 league and cup appearances. The following season saw Matty Robson make even more appearances, participating 34 league and cup matches and scoring 3 goals. These appearances included the televised play-off final against Sheffield Wednesday.
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'''David John Foley''' (born 12 July 1987 in South Shields) is an English professional footballer who, as of 2007, plays as a striker for Hartlepool United in League One.
Foley was trained as a scholar in Hartlepool's youth academy, the same academy that brought football the likes of Adam Boyd. As a scholar, he represented the first team on several occasions and became Hartlepool's youngest ever player when he came on as a substitute against Port Vale at the age of 16. Foley also played a key role in Hartlepool's Under 19s Dallas Cup winning team in 2004. Foley has not yet scored a league goal but is known to score in cup matches, most notably against Premier League side Stoke City which earned Hartlepool a famous 2-0 victory.
In August 2009 Foley joined Conference National side Barrow A.F.C. on a months loan.
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'''Darrell James Clarke''' (born 16 December 1977 in Mansfield) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Conference National side Salisbury City.
Clarke started his career at Mansfield Town when he joined their youth set up at the age of just ten. He made his way through the ranks and was offered a professional contract at the club in 1995. While at Mansfield he became a fan favourite, which was partly because he was a home grown talent. He made over 150 league and cup appearances for the club, scoring 27 goals. As his contract ran to its end, he attracted the attention of several other clubs and he was offered a contract at Hartlepool United by Chris Turner. Clarke found it difficult to leave Field Mill but believed that a new move could kick start his career and stop him from becoming stale.
Clarke signed for Hartlepool in July 2001 on a free transfer, courtesy of the Bosman ruling, but Hartlepool still had to pay -80,000 as he was under 24. He was seen by many as the replacement for Tommy Miller. Clarke originally failed to cement his place in the starting 11 and found himself in and out of the team, making 26 league starts and 9 substitute appearances. However he still managed to score 7 league goals, including a hat-trick in a 7-1 win over Swansea.
The following season was much more successful for Clarke and he played in nearly all of Hartlepool-s matches and added another 7 goals to his tally in Hartlepool-s promotion winning campaign. The arrival of manager Neale Cooper saw Clarke-s opportunities in the first team limited as Eifion Williams was preferred on the right wing. Clarke only started 23 league matches but he still managed to make a further 12 substitute appearances.
In the 2004-05 season, Clarke suffered a knee injury that prevented him from taking part in any of Hartlepool-s league games. However, he did make an appearance for Stockport County during a loan spell, but this was cut short as Clarke picked up another knee problem.
In September 2005 Clarke was loaned to Port Vale, again just playing the one game.
In July 2006 he was loaned to Rochdale, where he made 12 appearances. He was released by 'Pool in May 2007.
On 3 July 2007 he signed for newly promoted Conference National outfit Salisbury City. He was strongly influenced by former team mate Tommy Widdrington to make the switch South and was the third signing made by Nick Holmes. He helped the club avoid relegation in the 2008-09 season, which was a good achievement for the club.
At the beginning of the 2009-10 season he became Salisbury's most senior player and was duly given the captain's armband by First Team Manager, Tommy Widdrington. This added to his club duties as he'd already been given the job of 'Football in the Community Officer' in 2008.
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'''James Peter Brown''' (born 3 January 1987 in Cramlington) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hartlepool United in League One.
Brown joined the Hartlepool youth set-up from Cramlington Juniors football Club. However, he joined too late to go through the Youth Scholarship system and was subsequently offered a temporary deal. He was part of the successful Hartlepool under 19s side that won the Dallas CupXXV in 2004. James Brown was included on the substitutes bench for Hartlepool-s match against Bournemouth on the last day of the 2004-05 season. He was expected to play a part in the Hartlepool-s 2005-06 campaign and participated regularly during pre-season.
However during pre-season, Brown ruptured his cruciate ligament against Hibernian and missed the majority of the subsequent season. On the 6th May 2006 Brown made his comeback and debut for the club, coming off the bench to score in the 1-1 draw with Port Vale at Victoria Park. The game was bittersweet for Brown as Hartlepool's failure to win saw them relegated to League 2. James's finishing earned him his first professional contract with the Club in 2006.During the 2006-07 campaign, he played nearly all of Hartlepool's games on the right wing.
Jeff Stelling of Sky Sports, a Hartlepool fan, has been known to exclaim "I feel good!" when Brown scores for Hartlepool, a reference to the more famous James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)".
Brown's goals on the opening day of the 2008/09 season against Colchester United led to Jeff Stelling revealing a James Brown singing and dancing doll toy with bobbing head singing "I feel good"..
Over the summer of 2008 James has been linked with a series of higher league clubs after beginning the season in sensational form in his preferred central striking position. However on the 23rd of August 2008, Brown signed a new long term contract with Hartlepool, before the match with Stockport county.. This does not seem to have lowered the interest in the striker as Celtic manager Gordon Strachan personally took in the 3-1 Carling Cup win over West Brom. Strachan has been linked with a reported -3million move to take Brown
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'''Charles George "Charlie" Wright''' (born 11 December 1938 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish-born Hong Kong former footballer and manager.
Wright was caretaker manager and then manager of Bolton Wanderers in the 1984/1985 season. His first game as full time manager was a 2-0 win against Plymouth Argyle. However the good times did not last long and Wright was quickly replaced by ex-Liverpool and England defender Phil Neal.
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'''John McGovern''' (born 28 October 1949 in Montrose) is a Scottish former association football player and manager. McGovern is most famous for being part of the Nottingham Forest side that won the European Cup twice, under the management of Brian Clough.
Although McGovern was born in Scotland, he moved with his family to Hartlepool at the age of seven. He was a fine all-round athlete from an early age, but it was at rugby rather than football that he first excelled. At school in Hartlepool, he was the fly half and captain of the first XV. Switching to the round-ball code at 15, he was signed on apprentice forms by Brian Clough and in Hartlepool's first team at the age of 16.
At the age of 19 he became the youngest player to play in all four divisions of the Football League and during his playing career he won promotion with Hartlepool United, Derby County and Nottingham Forest. He also won two Scottish U23 caps, and was to go on a play over 500 league games during his career. He forged a long-lasting relationship with manager, Brian Clough, and assistant-manager, Peter Taylor, at both Derby County and Nottingham Forest, who recognised his footballing ability, despite his missing a muscle in his back.
After winning a League Championship medal at Derby County, and then a brief spell at Leeds United, John went on to be Captain of Nottingham Forest where he won the League Championship again along with two League Cups and two European Cups.
John has been Player Manager at Bolton Wanderers, Assistant Manager at Plymouth Argyle and Hull City, Joint Manager at Rotherham United (with Archie Gemmill), and he was also Manager of Woking F.C. from 1997 to 1998.
He continues to coach lads of all ages around the world including workers in the oil fields of Azerbaijan and girls and boys attending summer schools in the USA. He is now an after dinner speaker, and a pundit on BBC Radio Nottingham.
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'''George Mulhall''' (born 8 May 1936) is a Scottish former footballer and manager.
Born in Falkirk, Scotland, Mulhall played as outside left who played at Aberdeen and Sunderland and was capped three times for Scotland before he became a manager for Bradford City, Bolton Wanderers and Halifax Town.
Two of George Mulhall's elder brothers had forged professional careers with Falkirk and Albion Rovers by the time he signed for Aberdeen on his 17th birthday.
In October 1959 he earned his first international cap when he scored in a 4-0 win over Northern Ireland. In September 1962 he signed for Sunderland for -25,000.
Mulhall moved into coaching upon his playing retirement first becoming trainer-coach at Halifax Town where he was promoted to first team manager in 1972. He was in charged until September 1974. A month later he moved to Bolton Wanderers where he spent four years as coach and assistant manager.
In November 1978 he moved to Bradford City to replace John Napier as manager. In his first full season he guided the club to 5th in Division Four before he was tempted back to Bolton in March 1981. He managed Bolton for one year until he was fired among rumours that he was to be replaced by Pel. He served as scout at Ipswich Town and assistant manager at Tranmere Rovers. He later returned to Halifax Town as joint manager with Kieran O'Regan.
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'''John''' "'''Fash'''" '''Fashanu''' ( ) (born 18 September 1962 in Kensington, London) is a British television presenter and ex-footballer of Nigerian (paternal) and Guyanese (maternal) descent. In his former career, he was a centre-forward.
Fashanu is the son of a Nigerian barrister living in England. When his parents split up he was sent, together with his older brother Justin to a Barnardo's home. When he was five, he and his brother were fostered by Alf and Betty Jackson and were brought up in Shropham near Attleborough, Norfolk.
Fashanu's footballing career began at Norwich City in 1979. He had brief loan spell with Crystal Palace and also played in the English off-season in New Zealand with Miramar Rangers, before joining Lincoln City and later Millwall. He made his Millwall debut on 15 December 1984. Fashanu played 65 overall games for The Lions, scoring 19 goals. His fame grew considerably from 1986 when he joined Wimbledon, at that time the self-proclaimed "Crazy Gang" which had gained several promotions in rapid succession. In 1988, Fashanu helped Wimbledon win the FA Cup, beating Liverpool in a final that was billed as a "rags versus riches" affair, although the two clubs were separated by just six places in the First Division. He also scored Wimbledon's goal as Liverpool defeated them 2-1 in that year's Charity Shield. Fashanu claimed two England caps - against Chile and Scotland in a friendly tournament in May 1989. During his time at Wimbledon, Fashanu scored 126 goals, but he still lags behind Alan Cork, the club's leading goalscorer. Whilst at Wimbledon he almost blinded Gary Mabbutt, then Spurs captain, with the use of his trademark elbow.
In the summer of 1994 Fashanu moved to Aston Villa. In 1995 he hit the front pages as well as the back when ''The Sun'' published allegations of match fixing against Fashanu, fellow Wimbledon player Hans Segers and Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar. Although all three players were eventually cleared of the allegations, they were ordered to pay their own legal costs.
Following retirement from the game through injury, Fashanu became a television presenter. He presented the UK edition of ''Gladiators'' alongside Ulrika Jonsson in the mid-1990s. In 2003 he came second in the second series of ''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!''. Later that year he presented ''Fash's Football Challenge'', a reality television show that followed Fashanu managing an amateur football team. Also in 2003, he fronted a six-part series for ITV1 based on the American format ''Man vs. Beast'', however following protests from animal rights groups, the series was never broadcast. He is now host of Deal or No Deal Nigeria'', airing on M-Net Africa.
Since retirement Fashanu has also maintained his sporting connections, becoming involved with the Nigeria Football Association, and as chairman of Welsh football team Barry Town for a year, vacating this post in 2003.
In 2000, he also compiled, all with an investigator, a report on corruption in Nigeria in the 1980s and 1990s that came to be known as the Fashanu Report.
In September 2005 Wimbledon Old Players- Association was launched. John is involved in the Wimbledon Old Players' Association, an organisation set up by the Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association. He said: "It-s going to be great to be back as part of the Wimbledon family. As an ex-Wimbledon player, I know all about the heroics of the likes of Roy Law and Dickie Guy in the old days, as well as what the new boys have been doing at AFC Wimbledon".
John is the younger brother of Justin Fashanu, the first openly gay professional English footballer. John famously disowned his brother, telling ''The Voice'' newspaper: "My gay brother is an outcast". Justin Fashanu committed suicide in 1998.
In 2007, ''The Times'' voted him 22nd out of the 50 worst footballers to have graced the Premiership in the modern epoch.
In August 2009, Fashanu, who in 2000 accused Bob Minton and Ibrahim Babangida of stealing money from Nigeria, apologized saying "I can say it again and again, that there was nothing like debt buy-back or any billions stacked away in any account anywhere." Minton said that Fashanu was given false information by the Church of Scientology to attack him.
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'''John Neal''' (born 3 April 1932 in County Durham) is a former English football player and manager.
Neal was a full-back whose playing career included numerous clubs, including Hull City, Southend United and Swindon Town. His career peaked at Aston Villa, with whom he won the Second Division championship in 1960 and the inaugural League Cup a year later.
In 1968, after retiring, Neal was appointed manager of Wrexham, leading the club into the quarter-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1972 following a Welsh Cup triumph. Two years later, Neal also took the club to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. He later succeeded Jack Charlton at Middlesbrough but left after a disagreement with the board over transfer policy.
Neal was appointed manager of Chelsea in May 1981, with Ian McNeill as his assistant, and inherited a club in turmoil. His early years at the club were unsuccessful, with the side narrowly avoiding relegation to the Third Division during the 1982-83 season with a dramatic win against Bolton Wanderers. However, Neal also proved a shrewd judge of talent as he signed impressive players such as David Speedie, Kerry Dixon, Pat Nevin, Nigel Spackman and Eddie Niedzwiecki for a combined total of less than -500,000. In 1984, just a year after nearly falling to the Third Division, Chelsea were promoted as Second Division champions.
Upon returning to the top tier, the club consolidated its position under Neal and for a time were challenging for a place in Europe (though the events at Heysel that season would have rendered European qualification immaterial anyway). Having finished a nonetheless impressive 6th, Neal retired at the end of the season due to ill-health and underwent heart surgery in 1986. He now lives in Wrexham.
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'''Chris Hackett''' (born 1 March 1983) is an English professional footballer currently playing for English League One club Millwall. He plays on the right wing, and was a former Oxfordshire county sprint champion.
He started his career with Oxford United where he made his debut against Wigan Athletic in April 2000. On 24 January 2006 he joined former Oxford Manager Graham Rix at Scottish Premier League club Hearts in a -20,000 deal. Press speculation had linked Hackett with a move to Hearts' city rivals Hibernian, who were interested in him before his aforementioned transfer to Hearts.
During his time at Tynecastle, Hackett found first team opportunities limited to one start and one substitute appearance. His chances were not helped after Graham Rix was sacked less than two months after signing him
In July 2006 Hackett held talks with Oxford Uniteds hated rivals Swindon Town, although eventually the deal fell through after talks broke down over wage demands. It was rumoured Hackett was demanding a similar contract to the one he was on at Hearts. Distraught that the deal had fallen through, his agent starting sounding out lower league clubs in England, Cardiff, Bristol City and Hull City were all said to be interested, but in the end Hackett chose to sign for Millwall on 2 August 2006. On 22 September 2008, Hackett committed his long-term future to Millwall, signing a new deal which expires in 2010. Hackett had spent most of the previous season on the injury list after suffering knee ligament damage.
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'''Wayne Junior Robert Thomas''' (born 17 May 1979) is an English professional footballer. He can line up both in the centre of defence and at right-back and is currently playing for Southampton.
Thomas was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, and began his career playing for Torquay United. He would go on to make over one hundred league appearances for them, and one season managed to be ever-present, starting all forty-four league games. His performances soon brought attention from larger clubs, with  Stoke City, then in the Second Division, winning the race for his signature in the summer of 2000, paying a transfer fee of -200,000.
He proved to be an astute signing by Gudjon Thordarson and in the 2001-02 season helped Stoke achieve promotion through the play-offs with a 2-0 win at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff against Brentford. Despite the promotion, Thordarson was sacked and replaced by Steve Cotterill. Cotterill was manager for just six months before he resigned amidst much controversy to become assistant manager at Sunderland.
After a short spell under the caretaker manager Dave Kevan, Tony Pulis would become the new manager of Stoke. Thomas' career would flourish under Pulis and so, with his contract running out in the summer of 2005, several Championship clubs were looking to sign the powerful defender on a Bosman transfer. The race was eventually won by Cotterill, then managing Burnley after Cotterill flew out to Thomas' holiday home in Florida to persuade him.
His first season as a Burnley player was an unsuccessful one, as he was hit with two serious injuries; first tearing his knee ligaments and then, after a surprisingly quick recovery, breaking his second metatarsal bone. This second injury ended his season. He scored his first and what turned out to be only goal for Burnley against Coventry City on 13 August 2005.
Thomas had a difficult start to the season, being deemed at least partially at fault for some goals conceded and being sent off twice before the end of September, however Cotterill showed faith in Thomas by retaining him as captain on his return from suspension. Although his form improved, he was replaced as captain in February 2007 by recent signing Steven Caldwell.
In July 2007, The News of the World reported that Coventry City manager Iain Dowie was to make an improved bid for the defender after having an initial -200,000 offer turned down by Burnley. Then in August 2007, Thomas signed for Southampton in a -1.2 million deal.
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'''John McGreal''' (born 2 June 1972 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an English footballer who is an experienced central defender. He was educated in Liverpool at the all-boys' De La Salle School.
Having been the linchpin of Ipswich's rise to premiership success, and playing European football John was released after injury and signed for the Clarets in the summer of 2004. He made 139 appearances for Town having previously played for Tranmere Rovers where he was one of the highest rated defenders in the First Division before his -650,000 move to Ipswich Town.
McGreal joined Burnley in 2004 and proved to be an excellent signing and was a key figure in improving the team's defensive record in the 2004/05 season. He played alongside Gary Cahill, on loan from Aston Villa and was key in the young central-defender's growth and development. McGreal is known for his aerial ability, commanding nature and tough, no-nonsense attitude. Despite his attributes, he was pushed out of the Burnley first team towards the end of the 2005/06 season by Mike Duff. A combination of injuries and strength in depth in Burnley's squad at centre-back saw McGreal used less frequently in the 2006-07 season. He was not offered a contract at the end of the 2006-07 season and was released on 8 May 2007.
He is currently playing for Tandidge League team Addiscombe Corinthians.
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'''Jon Harley''' (born September 26, 1979 in Maidstone, Kent) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for Watford of the Football League Championship.
Harley started his career with Chelsea, making his debut against Derby County in April 1998. Despite some impressive performances, especially in the 1999-2000 season, during which he was a member of Chelsea's FA Cup winning squad, albeit as an unused substitute in the final, he was unable to establish himself in the London side. He therefore signed for newly-promoted Fulham in August 2001 for -3.5million after a loan spell with Wimbledon. He made 42 appearances for Chelsea and scored two goals.
Harley was equally unable to establish himself in the Fulham side, making just 19 league starts in three seasons and scoring once against Aston Villa.
Harley managed to establish himself as the club's first choice left-back, starting with a series of impressive performances. He is known for his attacking intent and often gets forward to offer support down the left-wing. Harley is also an excellent set-piece taker and was vital to many of Burnley's free-kick 'routines'. Despite his ability, his form dipped mid-season but later recovered to end the campaign with a number of solid performances, culminating in his winning the "Player of the Season" award. He remained almost ever-present during his second season with Burnley.
At the start of the 2007-08 season, Harley found himself playing in the unaccustomed position of left-sided midfielder or on the bench, replaced by new signing Stephen Jordan. However, an injury to Jordan allowed him to regain his place and this coincided with a run of much-improved results for Burnley. However on the 9th March 2008, Harley failed to agree a new deal with Burnley, signalling his intent to leave the club during the following summer.
On July 17, 2008, Harley signed a 2-year-deal with Watford. On 4 October 2008, Harley scored his first Watford league goal, scoring in the 12th minute in a home game against Preston North End. Watford went on to win the game 2-1.
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'''Micah Anthony Hyde''' (born 10 November 1974) is an English-born Jamaican footballer who plays for Barnet.
Born in Upton Park in the London Borough of Newham, he played for the youth team of Brimsdown Rovers alongside David Beckham. He joined Watford in 1997 after a move from Cambridge United. Having made well over 200 appearances for Watford, he was sold to Burnley in mid-2004.
Hyde became an established Championship player and was largely considered one of Burnley's most consistent performers over the last two years. His hard-working play in the centre of the park made him almost ever-present in the side. In the 2004-05 season, he ensured himself of a place in Burnley's history when he scored the equalising goal away at Blackburn Rovers, Burnley's local rivals, in a FA Cup game.
At the end of the 2005-06 season, he was placed on the transfer list by Burnley manager Steve Cotterill along with three other players; Gifton Noel-Williams, Daniel Karbassiyoon and Duane Courtney, but due to his efforts in pre-season was once again welcomed back to the first-team squad and taken off the list.
On 11 January 2007, he moved to Peterborough United for an initial fee of -75,000 plus an extra -25,000 if Peterborough were promoted in that season. In the 2008-09 season Hyde lost the captaincy at Peterborough to Craig Morgan. Manager, Darren Ferguson, said his reason for this was that he was going to use Micah Hyde 'more sparingly' this term. It was announced after their FA Cup match against Tranmere Rovers on 29 November 2008, that Hyde had his contract cancelled by mutual consent after rejecting loan moves to Barnet, Notts County and Stevenage Borough.
In December 2008 Gillingham manager Mark Stimson took Hyde on trial, with a view to signing the player in the January transfer window. He signed a contract with Woking until the end of the 2008-09 season, on 27 February. He made his debut a day later against Burton Albion. He was released after Woking's relegation and signed a one year deal with Barnet in July 2009.
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'''Romain Larrieu''' (born 31 August 1976 in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes) is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Football League Championship club Plymouth Argyle. He is their current longest serving player, having joined them in 2000.
Larrieu started his career in his native France at Montpellier, but finding it impossible to dislodge the experienced French international Bruno Martini, he decided to move on. His next club was ASOA Valence where he played with another future Plymouth player, David Friio, until their relegation into the French Third Division when Larrieu was released along with Friio in the summer of 2000.
Following a six-month break he was recommended to Argyle's manager, Paul Sturrock and was signed on a one-month trial contract, making his debut on December 6, in the Football League Trophy versus Bristol City. Having been signed as a back-up keeper, he played 14 league games following injury to regular goalkeeper Jon Sheffield and despite obvious rustiness and nerves he was rewarded with a permanent contract.
Larrieu was surprisingly made first choice for the 2001-02 season but this decision proved to be a masterstroke. Plymouth became champions of Division Three (now League 2) with Larrieu conceding only 28 goals, keeping 27 clean-sheets (a club record) and pulling off many a fine save. He was also named in the PFA Division Three team of the year
The following season (2005-06) Larrieu resumed duties as first choice goalkeeper playing in 45 of the 46 league fixtures again putting in impressive displays. In the 2006-07 season, he suffered with testicular cancer, and after his recovery,he was allowed to go out on loan to Gillingham.
He made his debut for Gillingham in a 2-0 away defeat to Swansea City on 23 January 2007. What was originally intended to be a short term loan was extended until mid-April, because of injury to Gillingham goalkeeper Kelvin Jack.
The 2007-08 season was another disappointment for Larrieu. With McCormick continuing to be the first choice goalkeeper, Larrieu was sent on loan to Yeovil Town for a month long loan, where he made six appearances in the league for them. After some impressive form he returned to Plymouth and established himself as the number one goalkeeper until Christmas, where a second bout of ill health ended up ruling him out for the rest of the season, meaning he was only able to play 15 games for Plymouth all year.
Larrieu began the 2008-09 season behind former Arsenal man Graham Stack, but returned to the side in the 2-1 win at Watford and kept his place for the remainder of the season, proving to be as influential as ever in his 40 league appearances. In recognition of his performances throughout the season, Larrieu was voted as Plymouth Argyle Player of the Year by the clubs supporters. As of the 2009-10 season he will be club captain.
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'''Eddie Niedzwiecki''' (born 3 May 1959 in Bangor) is a retired Welsh footballer of Polish origin who played as a goalkeeper for Wrexham and Chelsea. His surname is usually ).
Starting at Wrexham at the age of 14, Niedzwiecki stayed with the club until the summer of 1983, when he was signed for Chelsea by former Wrexham manager, John Neal. He quickly won a regular place in the Chelsea starting line-up and was impressive as the side romped to the Second Division title in his first season. He also earned two caps for Wales during his playing career.
Niedzwiecki was forced to retire aged 28, after failing to recover from numerous injury problems. He later went on to become a coach at Chelsea, leaving the club in November 2000 after the arrival of Claudio Ranieri. He joined Arsenal the following month, succeeding the late George Armstrong as reserve team coach. He also worked part-time as coach with Wales during this time. In September 2004, he joined Blackburn Rovers, under Mark Hughes, as first-team coach. Four years later, when Hughes left for Man City, he was among the several backroom staff from Blackburn to follow him in making the switch. However he became unemployed on 19 December 2009 when Mark Hughes and his complete backroom staff were relieved of their duties at the club.
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'''William Dennis "Billy" Williams''' (27 September 1905 - 1993) was a footballer. He was born in Leytonstone.
He became the youngest ever professional at 15 years of age, when in 1921 he signed for West Ham United from Fairbairn House. The forward made 44 appearances and scored 9 goals for West Ham before joining Chelsea in 1927.
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'''Anthony Philip "Tony" Coton''' (born 19 May 1961 in Tamworth) is an English former footballer who made 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing as a goalkeeper for Birmingham City, Watford, Manchester City and Sunderland. He was renowned for his excellent reflexes and shot-stopping abilities.
Coton started his professional career at Birmingham City in 1978, having signed from Mile Oak Rovers the previous year. He made his Football League debut as a 19-year-old, on 27 December 1980 in the First Division match against Sunderland. His first touch of the ball was to save a penalty awarded after 54 seconds.
Birmingham were relegated from the First Division at the end of the next season, but Coton found his way back into the top flight with a transfer to Watford, for a sum of -300,000. He soon replaced Steve Sherwood in Watford's goal and at the end of his second full season at Vicarage Road he won the Hornets' Player of the Season and Display of the Season awards, the latter for a clean sheet against Liverpool. He went on to become Watford Player of the Season for an unprecedented third time in 1989-90.
Before the start of the 1990-91 season, Coton was bought for just under -1,000,000 by Manchester City manager Howard Kendall. At the time, he was one of the most expensive goalkeepers to be signed by any British club.
He went on to win the City Player of the Year award in both the 1991-92 and 1993-94 seasons. He also won an England B cap during his time at City. They finished fifth in the First Division during his first two seasons at Maine Road and ninth in the first season of the Premier League. However, they dipped to 16th in 1993-94 and 17th in 1994-95, although he remained first-choice goalkeeper under subsequent managers Peter Reid and Brian Horton.
Coton's time at Manchester City was cut short by injury in 1995, and the signing of Eike Immel. In 1996, he moved across the city to Manchester United for -500,000, a record fee for a transfer between United and City. He never played a first team game for United and moved on to Sunderland after just six months, for a fee of -300,000.
He made a few impressive performances for his new club (who had just been promoted to the Premier League as Division One champions) before breaking his leg in five places during a league match against Southampton. The injury marked the end of his career, although in April 2004 he was brought in as emergency goalkeeping cover by Hereford United for a Conference fixture.
From 1997 to 2007, Coton was goalkeeping coach at Manchester United, establishing himself as one of the best coaches in his field. He was forced to step down from the position in December 2007 due to a knee injury that stopped him participating in training sessions. He had had two operations in four months in order to correct his ongoing knee problems, but after discussions with his surgeon and the Manchester United medical staff, they agreed that retirement was the best option. Coton remained at Manchester United until the end of his contract in June 2008, but with reduced coaching responsibilities.
He went on to become a player's agent.
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'''Glyn Thompson''' (born 24 February 1981 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) is an English footballer who is currently with Newport County. He plays as a goalkeeper.
Shrewsbury is his hometown club, where he began his career as a youth player. He got his senior dbut as a 19-year-old under manager Jake King, in a 3-0 away win over Torquay United on the last day of the 1998-99 Division Three season. He made one more appearance for the club - a 3-0 League Cup defeat to Sheffield United - before joining Fulham for a -50,000 fee in October 1999.
Fulham sent him on loan to Mansfield Town January 2000. He made 16 appearances (with 5 clean sheets) before his loan spell ended in May of that year. Shrewsbury was again his next club, but he was only drafted in on loan as cover, and didn't play.
He spent three months on loan to Northampton Town and made 10 league appearances. Northampton made the move permanent, but Thompson was only to start eight more league matches in the following two years. Chesterfield of League One bought him on a free transfer in March 2005.
A 1-1 draw with Swindon Town on the final day of the 2004-05 season was his only match for the Derbyshire club. Before the 2005-06 season began, Thompson rejoined ''The Shrews''. He spent the whole season as second-choice keeper behind Joe Hart and as a result opted to leave at the season's end, in order to find first-team action. On June 29 he signed for Hereford United.
Shortly after his arrival at Edgar Street, he picked up an injury and so missed out on the opportunity to play when first choice keeper Wayne Brown was injured in the first league game. When he recovered from his injury, loanee Scott Tynan was preferred as first choice keeper until the return of Brown. Glyn made only one appearance for the first team in the 2006-07 season. This came in the JP Trophy against his former club Shrewsbury, and he also appeared for the reserves and in the HFA Senior Cup. He was released at the end of the season and joined Hereford United but did not make a first team appearance.
In July 2007 he signed for Newport County who play in the Blue Square Conference South.
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'''Patrick Collins''' (born February 4, 1985) is a footballer currently unnattached after his release by Darlington. He signed for the club in the summer of 2006 upon his release from Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. As a youngster Collins started at Sunderland before being signed by Wednesday in the summer of 2004 after being released by the Black Cats. He made an appearance in the Owls' playoff final victory over Hartlepool United. He was loaned out to Swindon Town at the start of the 2005-06 season and briefly returned to Hillsborough towards the end of the season, moving from his right-back position to a new role in central midfield. At the end of the season Collins was told that he could leave Hillsborough by then manager Paul Sturrock. He has since recently been released by Darlington.
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
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'''Kelvin Langmead''' (born 23 March 1985 in Coventry) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for English League Two club Shrewsbury Town. He wears the number 8 shirt for the club and began his career as a striker, but since September 2006 has been employed rather successfully as a central defender.
Langmead began his career as a trainee at Preston North End. He spent a month on loan to Tamworth in the Football Conference, where he played two matches in September 2003.
His second loan spell from Preston was later in the same season, and was at Div.3 (IV) club Carlisle. He played 11 matches, his league dbut coming in a 4-1 defeat at Torquay on 6 March 2004. His first goal was at Mansfield in a 3-2 win on April 24.
In September 2004 Langmead was again sent out on loan, to Kidderminster Harriers in the newly named League Two. He played 11 matches for the Harriers and scored one goal. He returned to Preston to make his only appearance for the club, coming on as a substitute in the Championship game against Millwall (1-1, 13 November 2004).
Two weeks after his Preston dbut, he debuted for Shrewsbury, shortly after the appointment of former Preston manager and youth development chief Gary Peters as Shrews manager. Langmead played just three matches for the Shropshire club (scoring one goal) before making the move a permanent one, signing on a free transfer.
Langmead then made more than 80 appearances in League Two for Shrewsbury as a striker, and although far from prolific, he improved his scoring rate. In September 2006, after noticing his aerial ability when defending corners, Gary Peters trialled him at centre-back in a reserve fixture. He was then utilised in this position for the first team, and was recognised in the League Two team of the week for his performance against Macclesfield Town on 6 October 2006. Langmead's success in this position saw him play out the rest of the season at centre-back, as Shrewsbury reached the League Two play-off final. Langmead also earned the Player of the Season award as voted for by both players and fans, for his consistency that term.
The following season, Salop's first at the New Meadow was not quite as successful for Langmead. With frequent changes of central defensive partner, his form suffered somewhat. He missed the final seven games of the season due to an operation on an injured knee, but returned to fitness in time for the start of pre-season training.
At the start of the 2008-09 season, Langmead struggled to gain a place in the first team, as Paul Simpson preferred a central defensive partnership of Mike Jackson and Graham Coughlan. However, in the latter half of the campaign he regained a regular place, playing alongside Coughlan at the heart of the defence. The season ended in heartache for Langmead as Shrewsbury lost in the League Two play-off final for the second time in three years. In June 2009 he signed a new two-year contract.
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'''Benjamin Alexander (Ben) Herd''' (born 21 June 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a full back for League Two side Aldershot Town.
Starting his Football League career with Watford in 2003, he made his name at Shrewsbury Town between 2005 and 2009. In July 2009 he signed with Aldershot Town.
Herd began his career as a trainee at Watford. He signed his first professional contract with the Championship club in March 2003, but was two years later, having never played a game for the club.
In June 2005, Herd signed for League Two club Shrewsbury Town, following a recommendation from Herd's former Watford manager Ray Lewington. He made his Shrewsbury dbut on 6 August in a 1-0 defeat at home to Rochdale. He was almost ever-present for Shrewsbury in his first season with the club.
In the 2006-07 season injuries restricted Herd to 31 league appearances. However he was a late inclusion in the Shrewsbury side for the League Two play-off final at Wembley, after Luke Jones picked up an injury in the warm-up. Shrewsbury went on to lose the game 3-1. He signed a fresh two year contract at the end of the season.
In the 2007-08 season, Herd was again almost ever-present, missing just one league match through suspension.
The 2008-09 season started well for Herd, with the wing back in superb form, but a suspension meant that he was replaced by Darren Moss. Moss maintained a rich vein of form, resulting in Herd playing just five times after mid-November and getting released at the season's end. Herd was very disappointed that his contract would not be renewed, so he posted a goodbye and thank you message to the fans on the blue and amber forum.
After receiving interest from numerous clubs, Herd signed a two year contract with League Two side Aldershot Town in July 2009, to his great relief.
In the summer of 2009, Herd helped to coach Shropshire youngsters, along with teammates David Edwards, Gavin Cowan, Stuart Whitehead and Ben Davies.
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'''Neil Sorvel''' (born 2 March 1973 in Whiston, Merseyside, is an English footballer who currently plays for English Conference North club Droylsden and currently resides in his home town of Widnes. He is a midfielder.
He began his league career with Crewe Alexandra, after progressing through their famous youth academy. However, he only made a handful of league appearances, before being released by manager Dario Gradi. He then joined Macclesfield Town, where he spent six years. In this period Macclesfield finished first in the Football Conference in 1995, but were denied promotion due to their stadium, which did not meet league standards. Promotions did come in 1997 and in 1998, as Macclesfield climbed to tier 3 of English football. Sorvel was instrumental to the success of Macc during this time as he was part of a formidable midfield. Relegation down to Division Three followed in 1999. Sorvel left on a free transfer in July 1999, having become a regular for the club over six seasons.
A return to Division One (subsequently named the Championship) Crewe Alexandra followed, where he played almost every game over six seasons.
Dropping down two levels to join Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer, he made his dbut for the club on 6 August 2005 in a 1-0 defeat at home to Rochdale. After being a first team regular for the 2005-06 season and the opening part of the 2006-07 season, Sorvel fell out of favour with Shrewsbury manager Gary Peters, and lost his place in the first team. This caused him to accept a free move to then-Conference club Morecambe in January 2007. Morecambe were promoted to Football League Two for the first time in their history at the end of that season.
Sorvel was loaned out to Southport in the 2007-08 season, before being released on 2 June 2008.
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'''Gary McDonald''' (born 10 April 1982 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.
He started his career at Kilmarnock, making his debut in the 2001-02 season and has been capped by Scotland at Under-21 level.
Gary McDonald was also capped in a Scotland B international against Poland at his home ground, Rugby Park in 2005, scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 victory. In July 2006, McDonald became John Sheridan's first signing as Oldham manager. On 5 January 2008, McDonald scored from in Oldham's 1-0 win over Premier League side Everton in the third round of the FA Cup. Interviewed on ''Match of the Day'' after the match, McDonald described the goal as the best of his career.
In late April 2008, McDonald agreed a pre-contract agreement to sign for Aberdeen in the summer.
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'''David James Nugent''' (born 28 July 1985 in Huyton, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Premier League club Burnley on loan from Portsmouth. Before joining Portsmouth he made a total of 182 appearances in the Football League playing for Bury and Preston North End. While a Preston player he made his debut for the England national football team. He is currently with Portsmouth Born Chloe Tee.
Nugent, was a member of the Liverpool youth academy but left in 2001, aged 15, without being offered a professional contract. It was only once he changed his position that he then became a professional with Bury, joining the club's successful Youth and Centre of Excellence department. After making his debut as a substitute against Port Vale in March 2002 at the age of just 16, Nugent initially struggled to live up to his early potential, but an explosive start to the 2004-05 Football League Two campaign saw several larger clubs take an interest.
Although a target for rivals Burnley, Nugent opted to join Preston North End rather than Northampton Town from Bury in January 2005 for a fee of -100,000 and proved himself more than worthy at Championship level.
He scored 10 league goals in 32 Championship appearances in 2005-06, as Preston finished fourth, losing to Leeds United in the playoff semi-final, thus failing to gain promotion. Despite transfer speculation, Nugent spent the following season at Preston, scoring 15 goals in 43 appearances, and winning England recognition. Preston finished seventh in 2006-07.
Nugent left Preston during the summer of 2007.
After both Sunderland and Portsmouth had bids in the region of -6 million accepted for the player, Nugent was eventually unveiled as a Pompey player at a press conference alongside John Utaka on July 11, 2007. However, rumours followed just weeks later that Derby County were considering a bid for Nugent and that he would be leaving Portsmouth in the same transfer window he arrived in. His subsequent stay at Portsmouth, although not auspicious, is considered a failure. In a post-match press conference following a Carling Cup game early on in Nugent's Pompey career, in which he scored his first goal for the club, Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp publicly stated Nugent would be free to leave the club if the right offer came in to help fund a move for more players. However, Nugent stated he wanted to stay at Portsmouth.
A possible loan deal to Ipswich fell through in early March 2008 with Jim Magilton, the Ipswich manager, left questioning Nugent's integrity.
On 17 May 2008, David Nugent was used as a substitute for John Utaka in the 69th minute of the 127th FA Cup final, where he played on the right of midfield. Portsmouth went on to win the FA Cup 1-0 against Cardiff City.
Nugent scored his first league goal for Portsmouth on 18 January 2009, after 18 months at the club, in a 1-1 draw with Tottenham.
On 5 August 2009, it was reported that Nugent had been involved in an alleged bust-up with fellow team mate Marc Wilson during Portsmouth's pre-season trip to Portugal. Both players were sent home and subsequently fined two weeks' wages by the club.
On 31 August 2009, Portsmouth manager Paul Hart confirmed his doubts over Nugent's ability in the Premiership. On 1 September 2009 it was reported that Nugent was in talks with Burnley about a loan move. Thirty minutes after the transfer window closed it was reported that Burnley had signed Nugent on a six-month-long loan deal with a view to a permanent move, subject to Premier League clearance.
On Saturday 12 September 2009 he made his debut for the Clarets when he replaced Martin Paterson 70 minutes into the game against Liverpool at Anfield. After coming on as a second half substitute for the Clarets on his home debut against Sunderland, Nugent scored two goals, helping Burnley to a 3-1 win.Nugent scored his third goal of the season against Bolton.
He made his debut for England U21s against Wales in February 2005. He scored his first goal for the team on his debut, in the 2-2 draw with Moldova on 15 August 2006. Teamed up front again with Arsenal's young Theo Walcott, he scored his second goal for England U21s in the 3-2 win over Switzerland on 6 September 2006 that advanced the team into the play-off round of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He scored his third goal for the U21s against Spain on 6 February 2007 in a 2-2 draw, Stuart Pearce's first game as coach.
On 19 March 2007, following much speculation after Steve McClaren confirmed he had been watching Nugent, David was called into the full England squad to replace the injured Darren Bent of Charlton Athletic.
On 28 March 2007, Nugent made his debut as a late substitute for England in a Euro 2008 qualifying match against Andorra in Barcelona and marked the occasion with a late ninetieth minute goal, tapping in Jermain Defoe's effort on into the back of the net. Nugent, in his post-match press interview, expressed genuine satisfaction over having accomplished a "1 Goal/1 Cap" national team record. Since then, Nugent has failed to secure another outing with the English Senior Team.
He was the first Preston North End player to play for the national team since Tom Finney some 49 years previously and the first England national team footballer from a club playing outside of football's top flight since David James of West Ham in 2003. He was also the first non-Premier League outfield player since Michael Gray of Sunderland in 1999.
Nugent is one of three players to have exactly one substitute appearance and one goal for England, the others being Paul Goddard and Francis Jeffers.
In June 2007, he represented the Under-21s in the UEFA Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands.
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'''Julien Brellier''' (born 10 January 1982, in chirolles, Isre) is a French professional footballer who is currently playing for FC Sion. His previous club, Norwich City, terminated his contract on 11 January 2008. He is a defensive midfielder who plays just in front of the back four.
Brellier started his career at French club Montpellier and was recruited by Italian giants Internazionale Milan in 2000. He made a limited number of appearances with Inter and was loaned out to Lecco and Legnano before joining Venezia, initially under a co-ownership agreement. He played part of the 2004-05 season with Salernitana and was released in May 2005.
Brellier was given a trial by Hearts, where he impressed manager George Burley and was signed on a two year deal by the Edinburgh side in August.
Brellier quickly became a firm favourite with the Hearts fans: his unspectacular, diligent covering role in midfield allowing fellow midfielders Paul Hartley and Rudi Skcel greater attacking freedom, from which they scored a combined total of 30 league goals during the 2005-06 season. By the latter part of that season a giant French flag, with the words "Le Juge" emblazoned across it, became a regular spectacle at Hearts' home stadium Tynecastle, while the crowd took to singing his name to the tune of Verdi's La donna  mobile.
Despite Brellier being one of the most popular players at Tynecastle, it was frequently reported in the media that Hearts' owner Vladimir Romanov did not share the supporters' high opinion of him.
After the signing of Bruno Aguiar, Brellier was used more often as a substitute and, in an April 2006 interview, he suggested he was unhappy with the treatment he had received. However in June 2006 it was confirmed that Brellier had agreed to extend his stay with Hearts until 2007.
The 2006-07 season continued in a similar vein to the previous year for Brellier, with the Frenchman starting less than half of Hearts' games. His cause was not helped by a controversial sending-off in the Maroons Champions League qualifying round defeat to AEK Athens Following much speculation during the season, in May 2007 it was confirmed that he would leave Hearts, after rejecting a final contract offer.
On the 14 June, Brellier's agent, the brother of former Manchester United star Eric Cantona, confirmed that the player was in talks over a possible move to Rangers. However, he joined Norwich on 3 July, signing a two-year deal.
Brellier was sent off for the first time in his Norwich career on 22 September 2007 in a 2-0 defeat at Wolves. He was unable to establish himself in the first team under new manager Glenn Roeder and the club terminated his contract on 11 January 2008. He subsequently signed for FC Sion.
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'''Stanley Anderson''' (born 27 February 1933, in Horden) a former English football player and manager. An England international who earned two caps while at Sunderland, he also played for Newcastle and Middlesbrough, becoming the first player to captain all three big north-east clubs. He succeeded Raich Carter as Middlesbrough manager in April 1966 and remained at the club until resigning in April 1973 to be replaced by Jack Charlton. In his time the club were relegated from and promoted to the Football League second division.
After leaving Middlesbrough he managed in Greece for AEK Athens FC and Panathinaikos FC and in England, where he became boss at QPR, Doncaster Rovers and Bolton Wanderers before giving up management after resigning in 1981.
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'''Ian Denzil Greaves''' (26 May 1932 - 2 January 2009) was an English football player and manager. He was born in Crompton, Lancashire. He won a League Championship medal and an FA Cup runners-up medal while playing fullback for Manchester United between 1953 and 1960
. But for injury, he would have probably been involved in the Munich air disaster
He took over the reins at Huddersfield Town in 1968
After leaving Huddersfield in the summer of 1974 he joined Bolton Wanderers as assistant to Jimmy Armfield and when Armfield took over the vacant manager's position at Leeds United he was promoted to the top job, taking over a squad that included Sam Allardyce and Peter Reid. In his time there he again won promotion to the top division and also reached the League Cup semi-final while the club were still in the second division. Unfortunately, Bolton's First Division performance was disappointing and Greaves was sacked in early 1980.
An 18-month spell at Oxford United followed, before he took charge of First Division Wolves in February 1982. However, the team were in the relegation zone at the time of his appointment and he was unable to prevent the drop, winning just five of his 20 games. Bankruptcy struck in the summer and saw a new regime eventually take control who opted to replace Greaves.
Greaves' final managerial job was in the lower leagues at Mansfield Town where he spent six years, guiding the Stags to promotion in 1985-86, and winning the Freight Rover Trophy at Wembley in 1987.
He died in Ainsworth on 2 January 2009.
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Meadows was also caretaker manager of a number of other clubs, notably Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers. His longest appointment was a two-and-a-half year spell at Stockport County in the late 1960s, and he returned there for a season in 1974. In between, he had a bizarre 81-day spell in charge of Bolton in 1971 as team manager to Nat Lofthouse's general managership. This spell saw the club virtually condemned to their first-ever period in the Third Division.
Jimmy Meadows played for Manchester City in their 1955 FA Cup Final defeat to Newcastle. He was injured in the 17th minute in an attempted tackle down by his own corner flag. As substitutes weren't allowed in the English game until 1965-66, City had to play the rest of the game with ten players resulting in Newcastle winning 3-1. Meadows frequently went on tour with England during his international career.
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'''William "Bill" Ridding''' (4 April 1911 in Heswall, Cheshire - 1981) was an English football player and manager, most notably in a 17 year period managing Bolton Wanderers between 1951 and 1968, in which the club won the 1958 FA Cup.
Ridding, known as "Nibbler", started his playing career at Tranmere Rovers in 1928, where he had his most successful run, scoring 12 goals in 13 games, before being transferred to Manchester City in early 1930, for -3,500. He only made a handful of appearances for City before, in 1931, he was transferred to cross-town rivals Manchester United, then playing in the Second Division.
In the 1932-33 season he was United's top scorer with eleven goals. He would go on to score league 14 goals for United in 42 matches before retiring due to injury in 1934 (aged 23), although he subsequently had brief spells at Northampton Town in 1934, Tranmere Rovers and Oldham Athletic in 1935.
In 1939, Ridding was appointed manager of Tranmere Rovers. However, due to the outbreak of the Second World War he only took charge of twenty matches in his six year spell as manager.
Ridding replaced Walter Rowley, who resigned due to ill health, in October 1950 as manager of Bolton Wanderers. The 1950-51 season saw a significant improvement in Bolton-s league performance, finishing eighth, six places higher than the previous season. The following season they finished three places higher in fifth. An FA Cup final appearance followed a year later; however they lost a thrilling encounter against a Stanley Matthews inspired Blackpool team 4-3. Another fifth place finish came in the 1953-54 league season as well as a run to the quarter finals of the cup. The 1954-55 season saw Bolton struggle for form in the league, narrowly escaping relegation, finishing the season in eighteenth place. Bill Ridding-s men bounced back the following season to finish in a respectful eighth position, following that up with a ninth place the next year.
The 1957-58 saw Bolton win their fourth and, to date, last FA Cup with a victory over a post Munich Manchester United. Nat Lofthouse scored twice in a 2-0 win. The team that won the cup had cost just -110 in signing-on fees.
The FA Cup victory inspired Bolton in the league as they embarked on their finest league performance in 33 years, finishing the 1958-59 season in fourth position. The year later they finished sixth a position it would take another forty five years to replicate.
A slow and gradual demise in Bolton's fortunes started from here, linked somewhat to Lofthouse's retirement and respective finishes of eighteenth, eleventh and eighteenth foreshadowed what was to come. Ridding also missed out on signing Alan Ball, who joined Bolton on a trial in 1961. Ridding rejected Ball on the grounds that, at 5 ft 6 ins, he was too small to make the grade as a footballer, advising him that "You'll make a good little jockey!"
The 1963-64 season proved to be the nadir of Ridding's times at the club as a twenty first place finish condemned Bolton to relegation, their first time out of the top flight since 1935. In the 1964-65 season Bolton narrowly missed out on promotion back to the top flight, finishing the season in third position. Positions became gradually worse, with Bolton finishing ninth, twice, and then twelfth, at the time the clubs worst ever position. Ridding left Bolton just before the start of the next season and was replaced by Lofthouse.
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'''Walter James Rowley''' (14 April 1891 - 22 March 1976) was an English footballer around World War I and a manager during and after World War II.
Rowley played village football before joining Oldham Athletic of the Football League First Division. He moved on to Bolton Wanderers in 1913. During the war he played for Port Vale for two 1919 games in the war league before returning to Bolton.
Rowley became a coach with Bolton before he took over as manager at the latter end of World War II, before the League proper started, during his reign the club won the Football League North War Cup. Rowley remained as manager until 1950 but had to resign due to ill health. He was made a life member of the club for his 37 years of service as player, coach and manager.
Fully recovered he took over at Middlesbrough in 1952 but ill health again forced him to resign in March 1954. Fully fit again he returned to management at Shrewsbury Town in 1955 and remained there until 1957 before leaving the game.
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Stevenson first played for Third Lanark, before joining Woolwich Arsenal in May 1894. He spent a single season with the Reds, playing at half-back for the first seven Second Division matches of the season, before being dropped. He was released by Woolwich Arsenal in March 1895 and joined Old Castle Swifts F.C.. They soon folded and Stevenson returned to Scotland, before being called up to play for the newly established Thames Ironworks F.C. team, who later went on to become West Ham United.
He was instantly installed as their first ever club captain, and Stevenson went on to play for "The Irons" for a season and a half. On his influence as a player for both Woolwich Arsenal and Thames Ironworks, this is written:
:''"Robert Stevenson, a full back of merit, who captained the Arsenal team in their early Second Division struggles, was among those who helped to build warships when the suggestion of a football club was made at the Thames Iron Works, and he was the first captain of the team. There was not much of him in the way of physique, but he was a wonderfully good player and invaluable as an advisor to the fathers of the club."
:: - ''Association Football And The Men Who Made It'', by Dickford and Gibson (1905)
Halfway during The Irons' second campaign of 1896-97 Stevenson once again returned to Scotland, joining Arthurlie.
# This is contradicted by ''Arsenal Who's Who'', by Jeff Harris and Tony Hogg (1995, ISBN 1-899429-03-4), which makes no mention of Stevenson's captaincy of Arsenal, which was unlikely given that he only played seven competitive matches for the club. They instead indicate that Joe Powell was Woolwich Arsenal's captain between 1893 and 1895, though it is possible that Stevenson deputised for Powell at some point during his brief stay at the club.
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'''Jared Hodgkiss''' (born 15 November 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back. He is currently with Forest Green Rovers after being released by English Championship side West Brom. His boyhood hero was Paul Gascoigne.
Hodgkiss made his senior debut in the FA Cup third round match against Reading on 17 January 2006 at the Madejski Stadium. His Premiership debut came on 7 May, coming on for Steve Watson on the last match day of the season, at Goodison Park against Everton. In August 2007 Hodgkiss signed a new two-year deal at Albion. His full league debut was in a 2-1 win away at Leicester City on 8 December 2007.
In August 2008 he joined Aberdeen on a loan deal until January 2009 and made eight appearances for the Scottish side.
Hodgkiss was released by West Brom in the summer of 2009. Since his release from West Brom, Hodgkiss has been looking for a new league club whilst maintaining his match fitness by playing for Market Drayton in the Northern Premier League Division One South.
In October 2009 Hodgkiss signed for Conference National side Forest Green Rovers. Hodgkiss scored his first goal for the club in a FA Cup first round proper 1-1 draw with Mansfield Town.
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'''Robert Mark "Rob" Elvins''' (born 17 September 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Worcester City as a striker.
Elvins was born in Alvechurch, Worcestershire and progressed through the youth system at West Bromwich Albion. He played a number of times for the reserve team and won the club's Young Player of the Year award for the 2004-05 season.
Elvins was signed by Aldershot Town on 27 June 2007 after being released by West Brom at the end of the 2006-07 season.
Following his release by Aldershot, Elvins had trials with Rushden & Diamonds and Kidderminster Harriers,
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup and FA Trophy, Football League Trophy.
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'''Robert John "Rob" Davies''' (born 24 March 1987) is a Welsh footballer. He plays for Worcester City. Prior to that, he played for Wrexham A.F.C., and signed for West Bromwich Albion in the 2003-04 season for a nominal fee. Davies has also represented Wales at the Under-17,19 and 21.
Davies made his senior debut for West Brom in the FA Cup third round replay against Reading F.C. on 17 January, 2006 at the Madejski Stadium, at the age of 18 years, which Albion lost 3-2 after extra time.
In November 2006 he moved to Kidderminster Harriers on loan for a month, while in March 2007 he was taken on trial by Colchester United.
He was released by Albion at the end of the 2006-07 season, and was offered a two year contract at Spanish side Barakaldo CF.
He joined Oxford United in the Conference National on a short-term deal in July 2008 after a trial at the club.
Following his release by Oxford on 28 August 2008, he joined Blue Square South outfit Worcester City and signed a 1 year deal.
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'''George Sage''' was an English footballer who played as an outside or inside forward. He played for Old Castle Swifts F.C. until their demise in 1895. A few months later his contract was picked up by Thames Ironworks F.C., the club that later became West Ham United F.C.
It is likely that he played in 'The Irons' first ever game against Royal Ordnance, and was a regular during the first half of the season. He was also part of the Thames Ironworks team that lost their first ever competitive fixture against Chatham Town in the FA Cup on 12 October 1895.
Sage won the West Ham Charity Cup with the club in 1896.
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'''John Bumstead''' (born 27 November 1958 in Rotherhithe, London) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Chelsea, where he spent most of his career, and Charlton Athletic.
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'''David Martin Norris''' (born 22 February 1981 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central or right sided midfielder for Football League Championship club Ipswich Town.
Norris started his career at Boston United, which was a non-league club at the time. 'Nosher', as he was known, was a popular goal-scoring midfielder and his performances soon attracted the attentions of league clubs. Bolton Wanderers paid Boston -50,000 for the 18 year old in February 2000.
Described by Sam Allardyce as "one for the future", Norris found first team appearances very rare. He was loaned back to Boston within a month of signing to keep himself match fit. He was loaned once again in 2002 to Hull City, for a month, playing 6 games (3 as a sub) and scoring 1 goal. After only making 2 appearances for Bolton in the League Cup and FA Cup, he was loaned to Plymouth Argyle. He had his loan extended to the full three months and was then signed for a fee of -25,000 in October 2002.
He has since acquired the new nickname of "Chuck", and became an integral part of Argyle-s promotion to The Championship in 2004. At the end of the 2005/06 season Norris was named Plymouth Argyle Fans Player of the Season, scoring a goal in the 3-2 win over Sunderland in August.
Norris qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland, through his mother, who has family in Kildare. Though he has never been selected to play for them, he was contacted by Steve Staunton (Ireland's former manager) about playing.
In the January 2008 transfer window Ipswich Town had two bids rejected by the Plymouth board despite Norris handing in a transfer request. Ipswich lodged one final, increased bid which was finally accepted after brokering a deal with Bolton that would allow Plymouth to receive more than the 50% Norris' clause initially gave them. Norris finally signed for Ipswich Town on 31 January 2008 for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until 2011.
He scored his first goal for the club in the 1-1 draw with Southampton away from home.
In November 2008 Norris was heavily criticised for a controversial goal celebration against Blackpool, interpreted as a show of support for jailed friend and former Plymouth goalkeeper Luke McCormick. McCormick was returning from Norris' wedding in June 2008 when he fell asleep at the wheel due to the effects of alcohol and caused the deaths of two young boys. He was sentenced to seven years and four months prison time in October of that year.
The family of the bereaved took offence at Norris' gesture and he was subsequently fined and warned by Ipswich. He was once again caught out when he told the Ipswich website he had not intended the celebration as a show of support to Luke McCormick and the statement was later changed by the club, adding further to the controversy. The statement now reads that the celebration was in fact a message to Luke McCormick. Later that week it was revealed that Norris was fined -25000 by Ipswich and would make a face-to-face apology to Phil and Amanda Peak (the parents of the two boys).
''Updated to games played as of 9 August, 2009.''
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'''Abdou Sall''' (born November 1, 1980) is a Senegalese footballer who last played for 2. Fuball-Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli.
He played for Forest Green Rovers of the Nationwide Conference in the 2005-6 season. Sall is a central defender, who joined in Summer 2005 from League Two team Kidderminster Harriers on a free transfer.
He has previously spent time with Oxford United and Nuneaton Borough. Sall played in Germany with 2. Fuball-Bundesliga side F.C. St. Pauli until 2008.
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'''Jon Richardson''' (born 29 August 1975 in Nottingham) is a professional footballer, who is currently playing for Worcester City. A central defender, he was originally a trainee at Exeter City, making his debut in 1994. He impressed straight away, and went on to make almost 250 league appearances for the Grecians over the next 6 years, many of which were as club captain.
In 2000, after a disappointing season, City manager Noel Blake decided to clear out much of the squad, and, to many people's surprise, Richardson was one of the players to go. He got a decent move, though, joining then Second Division side Oxford United for -5,000.
He was a first-team regular in his first season at Oxford, but despite personally putting in reasonable performances, Oxford were relegated, adrift at the bottom of the league with only 27 points. The following season, new manager Mark Wright attempted to rebuild the squad, and in doing so brought in a couple of centre-backs (Phil Bolland and Scott Guyett) from his former club, Southport. This limited Rico's appearances and he found himself on the bench for most games. Even when Ian Atkins replaced Wright after only 6 months, he couldn't find a place in the team, and was released the following summer.
At this point he joined Forest Green Rovers, where he remained until May 2006 making well over 100 appearances and having a spell as captain. He was released on a free transfer before linking up with the Grecians once again. He was largely used as a backup during his time at Exeter, which ended after he turned down a new one year contract offered to him in 2008 and decided to concentrate on his physiotherapy degree
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He was a trainee and professional with Oxford United and has had experience with Conference club Gravesend & Northfleet. He joined Chippenham Town in July 2006.
In February 2007 Adam Garner became famous for becoming the first ever British football player to be owned by a commercial brand. Eidos Interactive, developers of Championship Manager, discovered that Bedford's manager, Nick Plautener, was using the game to scout players. Because the player was too expensive, the brand stepped in and held talks with the defender. The deal, which included an immediate loan to Bedford Town, was signed on 6 February 2007.
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'''Matthew John Gadsby''' (6 September 1979 - 9 September 2006) was an English professional footballer. Born in Sutton Coldfield, he played for Walsall, Mansfield Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Forest Green and Hinckley United as a defender and midfielder.
He signed for Hinckley United in 2006 from Football Conference side Forest Green Rovers.
Gadsby had previously played at clubs including Walsall, where he graduated from the youth team and played in the Division Two Play-off final of 2001, when Walsall defeated Reading 3-2. After being released by Walsall, he signed for Mansfield Town.
Gadsby collapsed on the pitch on 9 September 2006, playing for Hinckley United in a Conference North game against Harrogate Town. Despite efforts by paramedics to revive him,
Hinckley United-s next game away at Moor Green was postponed after his death. The club, after consultation with the Football Conference, also decided to withdraw the number five shirt worn by Gadsby for the remainder of the season. It was replaced by the number 18 shirt in the starting line-up.
A remembrance area was set up at the Marston's Stadium by the turnstiles, and a memorial game was played on 29 October 2006, at the Newton Regis recreational ground, between Tamworth Sunday league team Newton Thistle and a Leicester City old stars side.
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'''Paul Steven Wanless''' (born 14 December 1973 in Banbury) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Oxford United, Lincoln City and Cambridge United.
Wanless began his career as a trainee at Oxford United, coming through the ranks to make a handful of first team appearances before moving to Lincoln City in 1995 on a free transfer. His chances with Lincoln were limited and he spent some time out on loan at non-league side Woking.
Wanless then left Lincoln and moved to Cambridge United, where he made nearly 350 appearances in all competitions over a seven-year period
In 2005 Wanless then moved to Conference National side Forest Green Rovers where he was a pivotal part of Rovers' successful relegation battle, finishing the season as top scorer despite playing in midfield. As a result he was voted supporters' player of the year.
Wanless had a short spell as caretaker manager of Forest Green in 2007 when Gary Owers left the club, during which he took control of two matches, both drawn. After spending a season as assistant to the new manager, Jim Harvey, he left Forest Green in May 2007 and moved to the Welsh Premier League as player-coach at Llanelli. He was then made assistant manager, and coached the side in the Uefa Champions League in a qualifying match against the Latvian champions, FK Ventspils, but left the club after two years when manager Andy Legg appointed Steve Jenkins as his assistant.
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'''Tommy Wright''' (born 29 August 1963 in Belfast) is a former Northern Ireland football goalkeeper who is currently the manager of Irish League side Lisburn Distillery and goalkeeping coach at Shamrock Rovers.
He's the former manager of Ballymena United, and has also managed Limavady United. Prior to this he was also a coach at Linfield. On 23 May 2008 he was appointed as goalkeeping coach at Norwich City. His spell at Norwich ended when manager Glenn Roeder was sacked.
In his playing days he won 31 caps for his country in a ten year period from 1989 to 1999. He will forever be remembered for his performance in Nuremberg in 1996 as Northern Ireland claimed a famous 1-1 draw against reigning European Champions, Germany, in a World Cup qualifier. The circumstances surrounding it make that performance even more astounding. Wright hadn-t played an international match in almost two-and-a-half years to that point and had just returned to club action on loan at Reading after a prolonged injury nightmare.
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'''John Thomas Archer Woods''' was an Essex County cricketer, as well as a footballer who played right wing for Old Castle Swifts before joining Thames Ironworks, the team that became West Ham United, in their very first season of 1895-96. Woods is featured in Thames Ironworks' very first team photograph in 1895. John Woods was also the cousin of champion jockey Fred Archer.
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'''James "Jamie" Lindsay''' (born c. 1870 in Scotland) was a football player who played at inside or centre forward. He played for Old Castle Swifts F.C. until 1895, before transferring to the newly formed Thames Ironworks F.C.. He played in a number of games for the club, including their first ever fixture against Royal Ordnance, and their very first FA Cup game, against Chatham Town.
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Furnell played for Old Castle Swifts F.C. until 1895 when they folded. He then joined the newly formed Thames Ironworks F.C. He made regular appearances for the London League side, and played in all three of the club's FA Cup games during the 1897-98 season. He moved on to Hammersmith Athletic in 1898-99. In 1912, he made a public appearance at Cabungcal High School, Newport News, VA, to promote his "Play Fair, Play Right" Organization.
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'''Richard Paul Hope''' (born 22 June 1978) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He played for Darlington, Northampton Town, York City, Chester City and Shrewsbury Town, Wrexham and Grimsby Town, making over 350 appearances in the Football League.
Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Hope began his career as a trainee at Blackburn Rovers but made no appearances for the club.
Hope made over 150 appearances in four-and-a-half seasons at Northampton, helping the club to automatic promotion to the Second Division in 2000. Following the club's relegation to the Third Division at the end of the 2002-03 season, Hope was released by Northampton and joined York City on a one-month contract in August 2003. He then signed a three-month contract in the following month. He stayed at York for the rest of the season but after the club was relegated to the Conference National at the end of the 2003-04 season, he joined Conference champions Chester City on a two-year contract.
Hope made 28 appearances in League Two for Chester in the 2004-05 season,
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He played for many local teams and was a schoolboy player of some repute, winning two medals as a right back with Park School.
Upon leaving school he joined Forest Swift Juniors as a centre forward, before moving on to captain Plaistow Melville. Charlie Dove continued to make his name at Upton Park F.C. and with South West Ham, being regarded as an exceptional talent.
Charlie was an employee of Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, working as an apprentice to the riveters and jumped at the chance to play for the newly-formed Thames Ironworks F.C. in 1895. The half a crown (12-p) membership would have been a third of his weekly wage.
A local paper featured this following article about Charlie Dove during the 1897-1898 season.
:''"FOOTBALL SKETCHES - 1. Charlie Dove (Thames Ironworks) If not absolutely the finest right half back in Essex, the subject of our sketch is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant men in the country in that position. Even when joining them his true position was not apparent. He played centre forward and full back and it was not until he had occupied nearly every place - with the exception of goal - that his worth as a right half was demonstrated. In this berth he plays a brilliant game, full of resource and the Thames Limited combination sadly missed him in their opening matches. However, he is expected to be fit and able to turn out on Saturday against Brentford, when he will considerably strengthen the team." - East Ham Echo, prior to the away game against Brentford on 23 April 1898.''
On 31 December 1898 Charlie Dove completed the distinction of playing in every position for the club when he deputised for goalkeeper Tommy Moore in an away game against Maidenhead. He even kept a clean sheet and the Thames Ironworks won 4-0.
Dove was an important part of the Thames team that won successive London League and Southern League Division Two titles, and had a connection with the club adopting claret and blue as their colours. Charlie had got the kits for the club at a very cheap price of -3.10s. They had come from his father William Dove, who was a professional sprinter of national repute, as well as being one of the coaches at Thames Ironworks. During the summer of 1899, Bill Dove had been at a fair in Birmingham, close to Villa Park, the home ground of Aston Villa. The scrawny looking Dove had been challenged to a race against four Villa players, who wagered money that one of them would win. Bill Dove defeated them, and when they were unable to pay the bet one of the Villa players, who was responsible for washing the team's kit, offered a complete side's 'uniforms' to Dove in payment of the bet. The Aston Villa player subsequently reported to his club that the kit was 'missing'.
Charlie Dove would continue to be a major player for Thames Ironworks, and it's later incarnation of West Ham United until his controversial transfer in 1901 to arch-rivals Millwall F.C.. In 1902 Dove unfortunately suffered an injury which ended his playing career.
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'''Paul Elliott MBE''' (born 18 March 1964 in Lewisham, London) is a former footballer who played as a defender.
Starting his career with Charlton Athletic in the early 1980s, Elliott signed for First Division Luton Town in 1982. He then joined Aston Villa (in 1985) and spent two years at Italian club Pisa before joining Celtic in 1989. In his final season at Parkhead, Elliott was awarded the Scottish Footballer of the Year award. In the summer of 1991, he signed for Chelsea for -1,400,000.
In September 1992, Elliott sustained a serious knee injury, resulting from a challenge by Liverpool's Dean Saunders. He never played again and on 10 May 1994 - just four days before Chelsea lost to Manchester United in their first FA Cup final since 1970 - Elliott announced his retirement after failing to recover from the injury. Player and club had been confident of a return to action in 1993-94 and he had been issued with the number 22 shirt with the introduction of squad numbers in the FA Premier League.
Just after his retirement, Elliott filed a lawsuit against Saunders seeking damages for the career-ending injury. However, he lost the case.
Elliott was often a pundit on Football Italia.
Along with Mark Walters of Rangers and Bobo Balde of Celtic, Elliott was subjected to racist abuse from opposition fans. In 2003, Elliott was awarded the MBE for his work with young players and his involvement with anti-racism initiatives in football.
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'''John Kelly Deans''' (born in Johnstone 30 July 1946), commonly known as '''Dixie Deans''' was a Scottish footballer. He played centre-forward for Celtic in the 1970s, under the management of Jock Stein, and was a prolific goal-scorer. He was nicknamed "Dixie" in honour of the great English & Everton F.C. centre-forward Dixie Dean.
Deans joined Motherwell from Neilston Juniors in 1965 and spent six seasons with the Fir Park side.
He is probably best remembered for the part he played in the semi final of the 1971-72 European Cup, where Celtic were paired with Internazionale, who they had beaten in Lisbon five years earlier. The two legs and extra-time failed to yield a single goal and so the tie proceeded to penalties.
Dixie, who had come on as a substitute, took the first for Celtic, firing it high over the bar. Inter then scored all five of their penalties and moved onto the final against AFC Ajax.
Deans earned two caps for the Scotland national football team in 1975 but a year later was transferred to Luton Town in a -20,000 deal. He spent a month on loan to Carlisle United in 1977 and played briefly with League of Ireland side Shelbourne (5 league games, no goals) before moving to Australia to play for Adelaide City.
Deans is now a match-day host at Celtic Park, where he entertains corporate facility guests along with other Celtic legends. He is also involved with business interests in Glasgow, owning "Dixie's" pub in Rutherglen as well as being involved with former Celtic player Tommy Callaghan in the firm Esperanza Property Development, a company that buys, renovates and sells properties throughout Central Scotland.
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'''Alexander Thomas "Alex" Meechan''' (born 29 January 1980) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Droylsden
Meechan was born in in Plymouth, England and attended St Boniface's Catholic College. He was an Associate Schoolboy at Norwich City in the 1994-95 season.
Meechan was signed by Forest Green Rovers in 2001.
Meechan was signed by Halifax Town in November 2004.
Meechan was signed by York City on 10 July 2007
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'''Zema Abbey''' (born 17 April 1977) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a striker. He plays for Halesowen Town. He has a degree in Sports Science and Leisure Management from the University of Bedfordshire. His younger brother Nathan is also a professional footballer.
Born in Luton, Abbey began his career with Arlesey Town, before spending a season each at both Baldock Town and Hitchin Town, before joining Cambridge United in February 2000. He soon established himself in the Cambridge side, earning a -350,000 move to Norwich City in December 2000. However his time at Carrow Road was marred by two career threatening knee injuries, causing him to miss most of the 2003-04 promotion season, though he was given a championship medal at the end of the season. He was given a three month contract to prove his fitness at the start of the following season. He spent September 2004 on loan at Boston United, moving to Wycombe Wanderers on a free transfer the following month. In November 2004 he moved to Bradford City on a short-term deal.
He joined Forest Green Rovers in August 2005, playing 26 times before being released in April 2006.
He joined Kettering Town in August 2006 in time for the start of the 2006-07 Conference North season, but was released in November 2006.
In January 2007 he signed for Barton Rovers He signed for Halesowen Town in November 2007. He was linked with a move to Corby Town in December 2008, but remained with Halesowen. At the start of the 2009/10 season he returned to Arlesey Town where he was appointed player/assistant manager.
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'''Bruno Teixeira''' (born October 8, 1982) is a Portuguese footballer, most recently with Forest Green Rovers F.C. in England. He was a fans favourite at The Lawn Ground, having been recommended to Forest Green boss Gary Owers by former Yeovil Town F.C. manager Gary Johnson.
Teixeira spent a season with Forest Green and was a fans favourite because of his dazzling ball skills and his spectacular goals. This included scoring from 40 yards against Morecambe F.C. as well as a vital goal against Stevenage Borough to keep Rovers in the Conference National on the last day of the season.
Teixeira was originally with Portuguese club Leca F.C. and moved to England after impressing on trial with Forest Green in pre season. He could speak little English and was released at the end of the season to the dismay of some supporters.
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'''Mark Beesley''' (born 5 December 1980 in Burscough, Lancashire) is a professional footballer currently playing for Cambridge United as a centre-forward.
He began his career at Preston North End before spending three and a half seasons at Chester. Beesley scored 16 times in 2001-02 to help Chester avoid relegation from the Nationwide Conference, but by the start of the 2003-04 he was out of favour with manager Mark Wright. After a spell out on loan at Southport, Beesley was surprisingly allowed to join Chester's title rivals Hereford United in December 2003.
Beesley made 15 appearances for the Bulls, scoring in Hereford's record-equalling 9-0 win over Dagenham, and against his former club in the 2-1 win over Chester. However, by this point Chester had sealed the Conference title at Hereford's expense and Beesley was to lose out in the play-offs to Aldershot Town.
He joined Forest Green on 8 June 2004 where he has been unlucky with injuries, missing nearly an entire season with a knee injury. In August 2006 he returned to the North West when he began a loan spell with Lancaster City. Beesley has since settled back at Forest Green, where he has struck up a potent partnership with the prolific Stuart Fleetwood.
He signed for Cambridge United in January 2008 for a five figure fee.
He signed a one month loan deal to Join Chester City, where he made his Debut in a 1-0 defeat to Rushden & Diamonds.
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'''Scott Rendell''' (born 21 October 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Peterborough United. His position is striker.
Rendell was born in Ashford, Surrey but lived in Basingstoke, Hampshire, and he started his career with Staines Albion where he played until the age of 16. After Staines, Scott was signed to the books of Aldershot Town before joining nearby Reading. Unable to break into the Reading first team, he was loaned back to Aldershot, and had work experience loans at Forest Green Rovers and Hayes.
Rendell scored Forest Green's first ever goal as a professional football club on the opening day of the 2005-06 season, against Cambridge United, who he would later go on to sign for. He had a spell with Crawley Town initially on loan before making the move permanent until the end of the 2006-07 season before joining Cambridge in the summer of 2007 becoming a face in the process. Scott started the season as a substitute, but after an injury to fellow United striker Lee Boylan, he was given a first team opportunity and had scored 22 goals by mid-February.
On 18 February 2008, Rendell became a heel after he joined Cambridge's rivals, Peterborough United on loan with a view to a permanent transfer for a fee of -115,000. The move was made permament in May.
However, after failing to make an impact at London Road due to the success of the pairing of Craig Mackail-Smith and Aaron McLean, Rendell joined Yeovil Town on loan for one month. When this deal expired, Rendell became a tweener when he rejoined his former club, Cambridge, on an initial loan until January 2009. This had appeared to have been renewed after discussions between the chairmans of both clubs until the end of the 2008-09 season, with no recall clause.
In July 2009, Rendell signed for League Two side Torquay United on a year long loan.
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'''Jonathan ''Jonny'' Hayes''' (born 9 July 1987 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Hayes started his career at Reading's Youth Academy, but with first team opportunities being limited, he went on loan to Forest Green Rovers in February 2006 and scored on his dbut in the FA Trophy against Dorchester Town. He spent a month on loan at Chesterfield in October 2006 without making an appearance, and then joined MK Dons on 10 January 2007 until the end of the 2006-07 season.
On 6 June 2007, he was released by Reading at the end of his contract. He joined Leicester City on a three year deal on July 4, 2007, making his league debut against Blackpool on 11 August.
He got his first start on 1 December against Southampton
on the wing and played a good game showing his speed and determination in an under performing Leicester side.
On 7 January 2008, Hayes joined Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season.
On 13 October 2008, Hayes joined Cheltenham Town on a trial period, with a view to a loan move, a move which was confirmed on 20 October 2008.
On July 20, 2009 Hayes was released from his Leicester contract by mutual consent.
After his release from Leicester City F.C. and a successful trial period he joined Scottish First Division side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 22 July 2009.
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'''Michael Brough''' (born 1 August 1981) is a professional footballer who plays for Mansfield Town. Although born in England, he has represented Wales at under-21 level.
Brough began his career as a trainee with Notts County, turning professional in August 1998. In December 1999 he joined Spalding United on loan before returning to Meadow Lane. His league debut came on 7 March, 2000 in a 1-0 win away to Gillingham.
He fell out of favour at Notts County and was allowed to join Macclesfield Town on trial in January 2004, after being told that his short-term contract would not be renewed. He also had a trial with Lincoln City the following month.
He was released by Notts County in March 2004 and joined Stevenage Borough,
He made his Torquay debut in August 2008, playing in the 3-1 defeat away to Crawley Town, after which he lost his place, starting only one other game that season. On 2 February 2009, Brough joined Salisbury City on loan, along with fellow Torquay defender Chris Todd.
Brough joined Mansfield Town permanently in January 2010, having previously joined on a loan spell.
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'''Julian Mark Alsop''' (born 28 May 1973) is an English professional footballer born in Nuneaton. A tall, strong striker, Alsop first came to prominence with Bristol Rovers before joining Swansea City in 1998 for -30,000 immediately following a loan deal.
He signed for Cheltenham Town from Swansea and was less than prolific in his first season, but his 2nd year with the club proved to be a revelation. His partnership with Tony Naylor led to Alsop scoring 26 goals, including the second goal as Cheltenham beat Rushden and Diamonds 3-1 in the Division Three play-off final. His third and final season with the club was beset by injuries and he left Cheltenham for Oxford United at the end of 2002-03.
Alsop was sacked by Oxford in October 2004 after an incident involving a youth team player, and in January 2005, by which time he had spent time at Northampton Town and Forest Green Rovers, he was banned by the Football Association until the end of the season.
When the ban was over he signed for Nationwide Conference side Forest Green Rovers. After a brief spell at fellow Conference team Tamworth he returned to Forest Green Rovers.
He signed for Conference South team Newport County in July 2006 after being released from his part time job at Lidls. During his time at Newport they twice narrowly missed out on the promotion play-offs and twice appeared in the FAW Premier Cup final, winning the 2008 final. Alsop was released by Newport at the end of the 2007-08 season.
Other clubs include Halesowen and Northampton Town.
Alsop signed for Cirencester Town after being released from Newport County on a free transfer but left the side after several months to sign for Bishops Cleeve.
On 20 July 2009, Alsop signed a non-contract, month-by month agreement with Cheltenham Town, after playing in the first three pre-season friendlies for the club.
He came off the bench on 18 August away at Rochdale to score a 90th minute winning goal in a 1-0 victory for Cheltenham Town. He is now targeting the club's all time football league goal scorers record.
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}}'''Guy Madjo''' (born June 1, 1984) is a Cameroonian footballer, currently playing in Chinese football with Guangdong Sunray Cave.
He started his English club career at Petersfield Town He went on to score 12 goals in 15 games in the 2004/05 season before attracting the attention of higher league clubs.
He joined Forest Green Rovers on loan from local side Bristol City of Football League One, then signed permanently when Bristol City showed their intention not to keep him. He was a consistent goalscorer for the Rovers with quick feet and plenty of snap-shots. Madjo left Forest Green in August 2006 and joined Stafford Rangers. Guy Madjo was the first ever full time player at Stafford Rangers.
Madjo joined Crawley Town on June 28, 2007. He enjoyed a great first few months of the 2007-08 season, with 11 league goals in 18 games. It was this form that led League One club Cheltenham Town to bring him in on a one month loan on November 21, 2007, with a view to a permanent move.
On January 11, 2008, it was announced that Madjo had returned from his loan spell and signed a permanent deal with Shrewsbury for -20,000. In July 2008 Madjo was told that he did not figure in new manager Paul Simpson's immediate plans, being left behind as the club travelled to Spain on a pre-season training camp.
On the 4th December Guy Madjo became the new face of TK Max across Europe, a deal worth a reported -200,000
In November 2007, Madjo earned a call-up to the Cameroonian national football team after Samuel Eto'o was forced to withdraw following a thigh injury.
In May 2008 he was again called up to represent his country, as part of a Cameroonian under-23 training camp ahead of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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'''James "Jamie" Tolley''' (born 12 May 1983 in Ludlow, Shropshire) is an English born Welsh footballer, currently playing for Hereford United.
Tolley began his career as a trainee with Shrewsbury Town, and made his dbut for the club on 20 November 1999. Aged just 16 years 193 days, he became the youngest player in Shrewsbury's history.
Until October 2005 he was a regular in the Wales under-21 team, having made his first appearance aged 18.
By the end of the 2005-06 season Tolley had allowed his contract to expire. After failing to receive the interest he had hoped for, Tolley eventually joined Macclesfield, a week into the 2006-07 season. Although he was out-of-contract, as he was under 24 and spent his development years at Shrewsbury, a transfer fee had to be paid. This was revealed to be a five-figure sum that didn't meet Shrewsbury's valuation, but Tolley was allowed to leave in the best interests of both the club and the player, according to manager Gary Peters.
Tolley made his Macclesfield debut in their 2-1 defeat at home to Milton Keynes Dons on August 12, 2006, having signed for the club two days earlier.
At the end of the 2007-08 season, Tolley rejected the offer of a new contract with the Silkmen. He trialled with Luton Town, but returned to Macclesfield later that summer, signing a six-month contract.. Tolley was offered an additional 6 month contract in January 2009 to help the Silkmen cover the sale of Terry Dunfield. However, further injuries and ineffective performances in the period resulted in Tolley being released by manager Keith Alexander at the end of the 2008/09 season.
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'''Christopher Gerald Bart-Williams''' (born June 16, 1974 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean-born English former footballer. His position was defence or midfield.
Although born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Bart-Williams grew up in North London and attended St. David's School and St Katharine in Hornsey. He represented his school, borough (Haringey), county (Middlesex), and adopted country (England) at youth level and went on to play for England under 21s and was called up to train with the senior squad although he never won a full England cap.
He is currently an assistant coach for SoccerPlus Connecticut, a women's team in the WPSL in America. He also will be working at Quinnipiac University as an assistant coach for the soccer team.
When he was just 16 years old, Bart-Williams launched his professional career with Leyton Orient. Chris made 36 appearances with the club and scored twice.
Sheffield Wednesday showed interest in him and subsequently bought him for the record sum of -275,000. Once with Sheffield Wednesday, Bart-Williams got a place in the first team immediately despite his young age. He began his career playing as an offensive midfielder.
Bart-Williams played for Wednesday as a substitute in the 1993 FA Cup Final replacing Chris Waddle in the first game and Roland Nilsson towards the end of the replay.
After four years, he moved to Nottingham Forest for the sum of -2.5 million. Bart-Williams had a successful spell with Forest, and even though he played as a defensive midfielder he managed to score a number of goals, and was often clinical from free kicks and penalties.
During a game in 2000, Forest tried to experiment their formation by playing 3-5-2 and played Bart-Williams as a sweeper, this experiment turned out to be a successful one as Nottingham Forest won 5-0.
In 2001, Forest found themselves in financial difficulties and had to sell their better players. Bart-Williams turned down moves to Southampton and Birmingham City and was consigned to the reserves at Forest after the club's directors banned manager Paul Hart from picking him.
In December 2001, Bart-Williams left Forest, signing for Charlton Athletic, initially on a short-term contract. In May 2002 he signed a new two year deal at the club.
After spending two seasons with Charlton, Bart-Williams moved to Ipswich Town, initially on loan in September 2003, and then permanently for the rest of the 2003-04 season. He was released the end of the season and decided to move away from English football.
Next for Bart-Williams was a move to APOEL in Cyprus in September 2004. He had been linked with a return to Nottingham Forest, although the rumour was denied by Forest.
After unsuccessful attempts to lure Paul Gascoigne to the club, on August 6, 2005 Maltese team Marsaxlokk signed Bart-Williams. But he managed only eight appearances and was sent home only two months into his three-year contract.
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'''Efetobore "Efe" Sodje''' (born 5 October 1972 in Greenwich, England) is a footballer who is currently playing for Bury. He is a central defender. He has featured at international level for Nigeria and was in the squad for the 2000 African Cup of Nations and the 2002 World Cup.
Sodje scored on his Football League debut, which was also Macclesfield Town's first game in the League. He had signed for Macclesfield from Stevenage Borough, who had been in the previous years Conference title race with Macclesfield and Kidderminster Harriers.
Sodje left Southend following their relegation from the Championship in the 2006-07 season.
On 10 July 2007, he joined League One side Gillingham on a two-year deal, and made his debut in the 1-0 away defeat to Cheltenham Town on 11 August. In February 2008 he joined Bury on loan until the end of the season, and was transfer listed on 5 June 2008.
It was announced on 1 July 2008, that his contract had been terminated by Gillingham.
He is from a footballing family, with two brothers in the football league - Sam, a defender with Charlton Athletic, and Akpo, a striker with Sheffield Wednesday. Their cousin Onome, also a striker, is at Barnsley. His other two brothers Steve and Bright also play sports in England (football and rugby league, respectively).
Sodje is famous for wearing a bandana while playing, something he started doing in 1994 at the request of his mother.
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'''Paul Andrew "Ocker" Davies''' (born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire 9 October 1960) is a retired English association football player.
Davies first played professional football for Cardiff City before joining Trowbridge Town and Dutch club S.C. Hercules (Enschede) before signing for his home town side Kidderminster Harriers for -1,500 in 1983.
A centre forward, Davies remained a free-scoring stalwart in various Harriers teams under long-serving Harriers' manager Graham Allner throughout the eighties and into the nineties, courtesy of Allner's free flowing 4-3-3 'total football' strategy. League sides made various approaches to sign the centre forward (including Cardiff City, Walsall and Wolves) but Davies remained with the Conference side though 656 games, scoring 307 goals, and becoming the Conference all-time top goal-scorer.
With fellow strikers Kim Casey and Mick Tuohy, Davies had arguably his best spell in 1985-87 when the Harriers scored 99 goals in one season, with Davies scoring both goals in Kidderminster's 2-1 FA Trophy Final success against Burton Albion. 1986-87 then saw Davies joint-top scorer in the Conference with 26 goals.
He finally left Harriers in 1999 to join Graham Allner as assistant at Worcester City.
In 2004 Paul Davies was voted by fans the Harriers "cult hero" on BBC TV's ''Football Focus'' weekly mobile phone vote.
Paul Davies used to be manager of Southern League Division One (Midlands) side Stourport Swifts F.C.
-DOCSTART-	3886151
}}'''Kenneth John Shellito''' (born 18 April 1940 in East Ham, London) is a former English football player and manager who now works in a coaching role for the Asian Football Confederation, based in Kuala Lumpur. He is also a Malaysian Permanent Resident.
Shellito spent his entire playing career at Chelsea, signing for the club from Chelsea Juniors at the age of 17 and making his professional debut two years later against Nottingham Forest. He featured in Tommy Docherty's re-built Chelsea side of the early 1960s as an attacking full-back, helping the club win promotion from the Second Division in 1962-63. However, as the side began to challenge for honors Shellito suffered a serious knee injury and despite several attempted comebacks, was forced to retire prematurely.
Shellito made one appearance for England, against Czechoslovakia in 1963. He also played in the England vs the Rest of the World XI match in 1963, arranged to celebrate the centenary of The Football Association.
Upon his retirement, Shellito joined the Chelsea coaching staff and took charge of the club's youth academy in 1968. In the summer of 1977, he was appointed manager of Chelsea, succeeding his former partner at full-back, Eddie McCreadie. He managed to keep Chelsea in the First Division in 1977-78, but the highlight of his tenure was a shock 4-2 win over reigning European champions Liverpool in the FA Cup. He left the club less than a year later, with the side at the bottom of the First Division and facing relegation.
He was later manager of Cambridge United, before becoming a coach in Malaysia.
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'''Kevin Philip Sharp''' (born September 19, 1974 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian-born footballer who plays as a left-back for Harrogate Town.
He began his career as at French club AJ Auxerre, but left in 1992 for England, where he has spent the vast majority of his career. His first English club was Leeds United, joining for a -60,000 fee. He made just 17 league appearances in three years at the Yorkshire club, then one of the top clubs in England.
Moving to Wigan Athletic in November 1995 for a -100,000 fee, he made 217 appearances in six years. Wigan won promotion to Division Two in 1997.
In November 2001 he joined Wrexham on a free transfer. He played just 15 times for the Welsh club, and Wrexham were relegated from Division Two that season. In August 2002, Sharp left for Huddersfield Town on another free transfer. Sharp played regularly, but again his club were relegated from Division Two. Yet again moving to a Division 2 club on a free transfer and yet again relegated, Sharp completed an unhappy hat-trick with Scunthorpe United.
A season in the newly-renamed fourth tier of English football, Football League Two, ended in promotion for Scunthorpe, but Sharp was to stay in the division. He had made 46 league appearances - exactly half of Scunthorpe's league matches over the two years with the club. Sharp joined Shrewsbury prior to the 2005-06 season, with manager Gary Peters installed him as club captain. However, in early 2006, loss of form resulted in Shrewsbury fans turning against him, and Peters was forced to drop him from the team at the end of February 2006. Playing on only two further occasions in the following six weeks, he was released.
Sharp joined Hamilton Academical, in the Scottish Football League First Division, on an amateur basis in November 2006. He made his debut against Livingston in December 2006. Kevin was released by the club at the end of January 2007 due to the return of other experienced players in his position.
He represented England at the youth level.
He then joined Northwich Victoria, where he was a player-coach. In June 2009 Sharp was appointed as player/assistant manager at Harrogate Town FC of the Conference North.
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'''Nathanael "Nathan" Abbey''' (born July 11, 1978) is an English professional football goalkeeper.
Abbey was born in Islington, London and began his football career as a trainee with Luton Town, turning professional in August 1995. His first team debut came on 26 August 1997 in the League Cup first round second leg tie at home to Colchester United, a 1-1 draw taking the Hatters into the second round. Later that season he had a spell on loan to Football Conference side Woking. He had to wait until January 1999 for this next first team appearance for Luton, playing in the 3-0 defeat at home to Walsall in the Auto Windscreens Shield. His league debut came the following month, on 6 February, playing in the 2-1 win away to Burnley.
He began the 1999-2000 season as Luton's first choice goalkeeper, previous first choice Kelvin Davis having been sold to Wimbledon to aid Luton's financial problems, and remained a regular throughout the season. In the summer of 2000, Luton manager Ricky Hill signed Mark Ovendale and chose him to start the season in place of Abbey. However, Abbey soon regained his place in the side, though spent most of the season in and out of the side as first Lil Fuccillo and then Joe Kinnear took over as Luton manager.
With Luton relegated to the bottom flight of the Football League, Abbey was released by Luton and joined Chesterfield in August 2001. He was an ever-present the following season and won the Chesterfield Player of the Year Award, but left after failing to agree a new contract.
He joined Northampton Town in August 2002 and signed a contract extension until the end of the season, but struggled to establish himself and was released at the end of the season having played only eight games. He returned to Luton on trial, but signed for Conference side Stevenage Borough in July 2003. He played six Conference games before returning to Luton Town in October 2003. He was released by Luton manager Mike Newell the following month, joining Macclesfield Town, where he again failed to make the first team and was released, joining non-league Hayes in December 2003. Abbey had similar experiences on moving to Ipswich Town later the same month and Burnley in January 2004.
In July 2004, Abbey signed for Boston United, playing 61 league games over the next season and a half. He had a spell on loan with Leyton Orient in December 2005 and moved to Bristol City on a free transfer in February 2006 after being released by Boston at the end of January. He made just one appearance for City, as a substitute for Adriano Basso in the 1-0 defeat away to Southend United on May 6, 2005, before being released at the end of the season.
He signed for Torquay United in July 2006 and was soon installed as first choice goalkeeper by Torquay manager Ian Atkins.
Despite being ever-present in the Torquay goal from the start of the 2006-07 season, Abbey was only offered a one-month extension to his existing six month contract and left the club at the end of his contract on 28 December 2006. His last game for Torquay came on 26 December 2006 at home to Milton Keynes Dons, where Torquay manager Lubos Kubik decided to substitute him for debutant keeper Martin Horsell with seven minutes of the game remaining and Torquay 2-0 down.
Abbey signed for Brentford on 29 December 2006 on an emergency loan as regular goalkeepers Stuart Nelson and Clark Masters were injured. He signed a permanent contract on 26 January 2007. He made sixteen appearances for the Bees before being released on 16 May 2007. He signed for Milton Keynes shortly before the start of the 2007-08 season. He made his debut for MK Dons coming on as a sub against Cheltenham when regular keeper Willy Gueret was sent off.. After 2 seasons he was released by MK Dons.
His brother, Zema, is also a professional footballer.
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'''Nabil Abidallah''' (born 5 August 1982 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He played in midfield.
His career started at Ajax in 1999, from where he moved to Ipswich Town,where he only played twice in the league both of which coming on as a substitute against Everton and Brentford, in 2000. He stayed with Town for four years making a total of six appearances, before being given a free transfer to Northampton Town. He also played for Heybridge Swifts F.C. and Clacton Town F.C., before returning to the Netherlands to play for V.V. Aalsmeer.
He is now playing for the Swedish team Fssbergs IF in Division Two.
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'''Ruben Zadkovich''' (born 23 May 1986 in Bulli, New South Wales) is an Australian football player who attended Woonona High School in Wollongong NSW and is currently playing for Derby County.
Zadkovich had previously played for Football League Two club Notts County, as well as Queens Park Rangers and Australian side Wollongong Wolves. He has also made several appearances for the Young Socceroos, most notably at the FIFA World Youth Championship.
Following his time in England, Zadkovich returned to Australia in late 2005 and trialled for Sydney FC. He travelled with the squad to the FIFA Club World Championship and despite not making an appearance he impressed coach Littbarski, being called in as a short-term replacement for injured Ufuk Talay late in the season. After a 12 minute debut off the bench against Queensland Roar, Ruben impressed with his first start against Perth Glory (which included a goal), playing one game in Sydney's run to the inaugural A-League championship, earning him a two year full-time contract. He was allowed to leave the club in March 2008.
On 17 April 2008, it was revealed Zadkovich had signed a two year deal with English club Derby County, although his registration was unable to be completed before 1 July. Zadkovich made his Derby debut as a second half substitute against Norwich City at Pride Park in October 2008, in a match which Derby won 3-1.
Zadkovich made his debut at right-back in the last home game of 1st round 2010 World Cup Qualifications, against China, at ANZ Stadium on 22 June 2008. Australia lost this match 1-0, with Zadkovich giving away a penalty in the second half.
Zadkovich took part in the 2008 Olympics as part of Australia's national team (Olyroos). He scored from close range in a 1-1 draw with Serbia, Australia's only goal in an unsuccessful campaign. He also played against Argentina in what was Australia's best performance of the tournament.
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'''Samassi Abou''' (born 4 April 1973 in Gagnoa) is a professional footballer from Cte d'Ivoire, who plays as a forward. He played internationally for the French under-21 team.
Abou started playing in France for FC Martigues, before moving to Lyon. In October 1997, after a spell at AS Cannes, he made the move to English football, signing for West Ham United for -250,000. In 31 appearances he scored six times, before being released to Ipswich Town in December 1998.
In October 1999, he signed for Walsall, an unsuccessful spell which lasted little over a month. He also spent time on loan at Troyes, and played in Scotland for three months at Kilmarnock.
Abou continued his career back in France, playing for Ajaccio and Lorient.
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Alsop was born in born Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire. After leaving school, he signed for Latteridge F.C. for a time, before signing professionally for Bath City F.C. in August 1923. In December 1929 he moved to Coventry City for two seasons, making 16 appearances and scoring four times. In October 1931 he started the first of two spells at Walsall F.C., which lasted four years, and during which he made 160 appearances and scored 126 times.
After Walsall, he moved to West Bromwich Albion in November 1935 for two seasons, but his first team opportunities were severely limited by the form of W. G. Richardson and Harry 'Popeye' Jones. His only appearance for the club was against Huddersfield Town in a Division One match, in November 1935.
Alsop signed for Ipswich Town in June 1937 for 18 months, during which he made 11 appearances, and scored three times. He ended his career with a second spell at Walsall, from October 1938 to 1947, making 35 league appearances and scoring 25 times.
He is remembered perhaps most fondly by Walsall fans. He was a part of one of the greatest FA Cup upsets of all time, when The Saddlers defeated the mighty Arsenal 2-0 in January 1933. After retiring, Alsop stayed in the Walsall area, becoming groundsman and trainer at Fellows Park. A stand was named after him at Walsall's new Bescot Stadium; but little over 10 years later the name would disappear as the stand naming rights were sold first to Purple Loans and then, currently, Floors-to-Go.
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'''George Rowlands Antonio''' (20 October 1914, in Whitchurch, Shropshire - 1997), was an English professional footballer who started with non-league Oswestry Town, then in 1935 signed for Stoke City playing 84 times and scoring 13 goals. During WW2 he guested for Nottingham Forest making 3 appearances in 1939-40 and 7 appearances (2 goals) in 1940-41. In the 1945-1946 season, he guested for Ipswich Town, before joining Derby County in 1946. In the year he was at Derby he played 18 matches and scored twice. He joined Doncaster Rovers for the 1948-1949 season appearing 34 times and scoring 7, then signed for Mansfield Town from 1949 to 1950 playing 67, scoring 2. He finished his career again with Oswestry Town. His testimonial (1968) at Berriew FC in Mid Wales attracted a huge crowd as Sir Stanley Matthews brought a Port Vale team to play. George was an inside forward or right half.
Berriew Football Club's player of the season award is now known as the George Antonio player of the season award in recognition if their most famous player. The first award winner was Chris Gethin in 2007. The award was then won in 2008 by goalkeeper Rob Bloor.
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'''Richard 'Richie' Appleby''' (born September 18, 1975 in Middlesbrough) is an English former professional footballer who played in either midfield or as a forward.
His career started in August 1994 with Newcastle United in their youth team, whence he signed on loan to Darlington for a year. He signed for Ipswich Town in December 1995, then nine months later in August 1996 he signed for Swansea City. He spent five years at Swansea, making a total of 139 appearances and scoring 14 goals. From November 2001 until June 2002 he played for Kidderminster Harriers, then joined Hull City for two years, where he fell out of favour with supporters due to his constant claims of being injured, contradicting the opinions of both club medical staff, and manager Peter Taylor. He then left to rejoin Kidderminster. He only spent two months there before joining Forest Green Rovers in October 2004. He left Forest Green in May 2005. He then signed for Welsh Premier League full timers Llanelli in March 2006. He has now signed for Waunarlwydd Football Club, as a second striker.
'''Swansea City'''
'''Kidderminster Harriers'''
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# In differing sources this players' name is given as '''E. G. Hatton''' as well as '''E. G. Hutton'''.
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'''Gordon West''' (born 24 April 1943 in Darfield, South Yorkshire) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.
He made his debut for Blackpool at the age of 17. After 33 games for Blackpool he signed for Everton for -27,000 in March 1962, replacing Albert Dunlop.
He was a regular in the Everton teams that won championship in 1962-3 and in 1969-70 and the FA Cup in 1966.
West was an athletic and reliable goalkeeper and probably ranks alongside Ted Sagar and Neville Southall as one of the best Everton goalkeepers. West had a good rapport with Liverpool fans. It became traditional at Anfield 'derby' matches for a Liverpool fan to jump from the Kop and present West with a handbag before the match. West, along with Chelsea's Peter Bonetti, specialised in a one-armed throw which could reach similar distances to a drop kick. During long periods of inactivity he would often occupy himself by cleaning the mud off his boots on his goalposts. At the end of a match, all four posts would bear signs that Gordon West had been there!
He made 402 appearances for Everton and retired in 1973.
He came out of retirement after three years to play briefly for cross-Mersey rivals Tranmere Rovers. He played for Tranmere Rovers 17 times.
West won three caps for England, though turned down a place in the 1970 FIFA World Cup squad because he wanted to stay at home with his family.
After giving up football, West worked in security at RAF Woodvale and is now an after dinner speaker.
Former Everton and Wales goalkeeper Neville Southall is campaigning for West to be rewarded with a testimonial game by Everton for his eleven years of service.
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'''James (Jimmy) Gabriel''' (born 10 October 1940 in Dundee) is a Scottish former football midfielder who earned two caps with the Scotland national football team. Chiefly associated with English club Everton, Gabriel played extensively in Scotland and England before ending his career with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. He then became a coach in both England and the USA, where he lives today.
Jimmy Gabriel first came to the attention of Dundee when he played at right-half for the Scotland under-15 schoolboys in an international at Dens Park. His talent shone through and Dundee manager Willie Thornton snapped him up after the game, despite interest from several other top clubs.
He was initially loaned out to Dundee North End Juniors, but was recalled to Dens Park a year later. He made his debut for Dundee as a 17 year old on 13 August 1958 in a 2-1 Scottish League Cup victory over Motherwell.
He was to remain a first team regular at Dundee, going on to make 67 appearances. In March 1960, Bob Shankly had taken over as manager at Dundee and, although he wanted to keep Gabriel, was unable to refuse the offer of -27,000 from Everton-s manager, Johnny Carey. This made Jimmy the most expensive player to leave Scotland.
Gabriel joined Everton after three years at Dundee in March 1960. Although it took him some time to settle in to the pace of the English game, there was a steely determination about the young Scot that was to stand him in good stead. Gabriel became a strong influence in the Everton side as a powerful right-half whose preference for a defensive role made him a useful partner in the midfield for the more attacking Brian Harris on the left.
He played 304 games for Everton, scoring 37 goals and won two Scottish caps. He won the championship in 1962-3 and the FA Cup in 1966 with Everton.
By 1967, he was being challenged for his place in the side by Alan Ball and the emerging Howard Kendall. Southampton's manager Ted Bates tried to sign him initially in March 1967 but Gabriel was reluctant to move South. Eventually, when it was clear that Kendall was to be first-choice, Gabriel agreed to sign for the Saints in July, joining them for a fee of -42,500.
At Southampton, Gabriel was a vital part of the defence alongside John McGrath and Denis Hollywood and helped Saints avoid relegation several times. He was a tough defender but had skill to match. He was occasionally drafted in as an emergency striker with some degree of success.
He played a total of 224 matches for the Saints, scoring 27 goals.
===Bournemouth, Swindon and Brentford===
He left The Dell at the end of the 1971-72 season to join Bournemouth.
He also spent a short period on loan at Swindon Town before finishing his UK playing career at Brentford.
In 1974 Gabriel moved to the United States where he joined the Seattle Sounders of the NASL as a player/assistant coach. That season he anchored the Sounders defense and earned second team NASL All Star recognition. In 1976 the Sounders moved to the newly built Kingdome where he scored the first goal in the stadium's history. The goal, a fabulous header off a cross from Tommy Jenkins, his former Southampton team mate, came against Pel and the New York Cosmos. In 1977, Gabriel replaced John Best as head coach of the Sounders. Even as a coach, he continued to suit up to play, seeing time in two games in 1977 and one in 1979.
===Seattle Sounders and San Jose Earthquakes===
Prior to becoming head coach of the Sounders, Gabriel had acted as an assistant coach and head of the Sounders reserve team program. When he became head coach he had several Sounder legends including Mike England, Geoff Hurst and Bobby Moore on his team. Under his guidance, Seattle made it to the championship game only to fall to the hated New York Cosmos. He was unable to replicate his first year success and in 1980, the Sounders replaced him with Alan Hinton. Gabriel then went on to coach George Best and the San Jose Earthquakes (NASL) from 1980-1982 for one outdoor season and two indoor seasons.
On returning to Britain in 1986, he spent three years as coach to Bournemouth, before going back to Goodison Park in 1990, where he became the assistant to Colin Harvey at Everton.
He was briefly caretaker manager of Everton for one game in November 1990 and for seven games between December 1993 and January 1994.
He continued coaching Everton's reserves until 1997.
Gabriel returned to Seattle in 1997 where he became an assistant to Dean Wurzberger, who played for Gabriel on the Sounders reserve teams in the 1970s, on the Washington Huskies men's and women's teams. Both teams won the 2000 Pac-10 championships. Gabriel has also been the coaching director of the Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association and has worked in certifying coaches for the State Association. He and his wife, Pat, now reside in Kirkland, Washington.
Gabriel also served several years as an assistant coach with the Sounders. On 2 October 2005, the Sounders defeated the Richmond Kickers to take the U.S. Second Division championship. On this high note, Gabriel retired from the Sounders.
On 29 March 2009, Gabriel was honored by the new Seattle Sounders FC MLS club with the "Golden Scarf" award for his services to soccer in Seattle. He received the scarf at a ceremony on the pitch before the Sounders' second game, versus Real Salt Lake.
Gabriel earned two caps with Scotland and six more as captain of the U-23 Scottish Team.
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'''Jeremy Christie''' (born 22 May 1983) is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who is currently a free agent. Christie can play in midfield or as a defender. Previously, he signed for Perth Glory for the 2006/2007 A-league season from the New Zealand Knights where he was said to be pleased to be playing alongside fellow countryman Leo Bertos.
Christie has played for a number of teams since making his professional debut for New Zealand outfit Northland in 1999. Since then he has played with England's Barnsley (00-02), Australia's Football King's (03-04), and New Zealand's Onehunga sports (04), New Zealand Knights (05-06) and Perth Glory (06-07). Most recently, Christie played for Wellington Phoenix (07-09)
Christie represented New Zealand U-17 at the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in New Zealand in 1999.
He made his full All Whites debut with a substitute appearance in a 0-1 loss to Australia on 9 June 2005
-DOCSTART-	3901048
'''David Paul Murphy''' (born 1 March 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays for Birmingham City. Murphy, born in Hartlepool, County Durham, is a defender who plays at left back.
Murphy started his career with Middlesbrough, and had a spell on loan at Barnsley. He scored once during his time at Middlesbrough, during a League Cup tie with Northampton in September 2001.
Murphy went on to become an important part of a relatively successful Hibernian side, which won the CIS Cup in 2007. On 6 October 2007, Murphy scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium to send Hibernian top of the league for the first time in seven years.
On 17 January 2008, Murphy signed for Birmingham City for a fee of -1.5 million.
He made his first-team debut on 2 February 2008 in the Premier League against Derby County,
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish said that while he was Scotland's manager, he had investigated whether Murphy was eligible to play for Scotland. It turned out that Murphy had no Scottish ancestors and was therefore ineligible.
Murphy himself looked into whether he could play for the Republic of Ireland, but it transpired that he was also ineligible for them because his closest relation, a great-grandparent, was one generation too far back to confer qualification.
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'''Alun Armstrong''' (born 22 February 1975 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear) is an English professional footballer.
Armstrong's first club was Newcastle United, where in October 1993 he came up from their youth team. He left in June 1994 having not played for them, and signed to Stockport County for -50,000. In 200 games for them, he scored 62 goals. In February 1998 he joined Middlesbrough for -1.6m. He stayed until 2000, when in March he joined Huddersfield Town for three months on loan. In December 2000 he joined Ipswich Town for -500,000. In the three years he was at Ipswich he scored 19 goals in 94 appearances, including a header in Ipswich's 1-0 win over Inter Milan in the 2001-02 UEFA Cup. Armstrong described the goal as "probably the most important of my career, as long as we get a result out there (In the return leg)". Ipswich were knocked out 4-2 on aggregate. From December 2003 until March 2004 he was on loan to Bradford City, and in September 2004 he joined Darlington on a free transfer. He left Darlington in June 2005, yet re-signed for them in August 2006 to join the club on a second spell, before leaving them again at the end of the 2006-07 season. He signed for Newcastle Blue Star in the UniBond Division One North before being released days after receiving a red card against Gateshead.
In the game Fifa 99 he was depicted as black.
-DOCSTART-	3908080
'''Raymond "Stubby" Stubbs''' (born Wallasey, Wirral, 1956) is a broadcaster and former footballer. He works for ESPN, presenting live Premier League and Scottish Premier League matches, having joined the satellite sports channel from the BBC in 2009.
He was initially a professional footballer, leaving Calday Grange Grammar School to join Tranmere Rovers for five years. He also played for Bangor City between 1978 and 1980. After ending his playing career with Tranmere, he stayed with the club in an administrative capacity and then spent three years with BBC Radio Merseyside as a reporter and presenter.
In 1986, Stubbs moved to BBC Manchester as an assistant producer, working on sports including snooker, darts and bowls, and on the quiz show ''A Question of Sport''. He also worked as a producer, reporter and presenter on BBC Two's investigative sports series ''On The Line'', which took him to Italy in 1990 to report on England football fans at the World Cup.
Later that year, Stubbs began working as a reporter on ''Grandstand'', ''Match of the Day'' and ''Sportsnight''. He reported from the Irish camp during the 1994 FIFA World Cup in America, and was the BBC's reporter-in-residence in the England camp during Euro 96 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Stubbs was a co-presenter at all the subsequent major international tournaments between 2000 and 2008 as well as the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
Other programmes he hosted included two editions of Match of the Day Extra at the start of the 1998-99 season, a round-up of the latest sports news at the beginning of Grandstand, coverage of the live FA Cup draws and 6-0-6, the football phone-in on BBC Radio 5 Live. He also reported for BBC One's ''On Side'' as well as occasionally reporting for both Football Focus, after leaving the programme as presenter in 2004, and Match Of The Day Live.
Stubbs worked for the BBC for 26 years, presenting and reporting on a number of sports, including football, darts and snooker. He fronted ''Football Focus'' from 1999 until 2004, leaving to become the presenter of Score on the BBC Red Button (formerly BBCi) as well as Final Score on BBC One. He also presented live matches for the BBC and either worked as a presenter or reporter at all 10 of the major international tournaments from 1990 until 2008.
He was a stand-in presenter on both Match of the Day (since the start of the Premier League in 1992) and Match of the Day 2 (since the show started in 2004) and became the BBC's England reporter in 2007. As well as covering football, Stubbs also fronted the BBC's darts coverage, co-hosted the BBC's snooker coverage with Hazel Irvine and presented and reported on other BBC sports programmes, such as ''Grandstand'' and ''Sportsnight''.
In 2009, Stubbs left the BBC after over 26 years, to join ESPN. Stubbs said "The opportunity of joining one of the world's leading sports broadcasters on day one of the new ESPN channel in the UK was just too good to turn down."
During the Liverpool - Wolverhampton Wanderers game on Boxing Day 2009 he was taken ill at half time and taken to hospital as a precaution.
Stubbs has been a big supporter of ''Sport Relief'' and has become the project's action hero. In 2002, he was dropped 100 feet into a pile of boxes; in 2004, he was suspended from a crane, and swung into a giant ball of dung; and, in 2006, was tied to a post and bombarded by 15,000 bouncy balls.
In 2007, Stubbs took part in ''Comic Relief does Fame Academy'', and made it to the last five, before being struck down by an upper respiratory tract infection. Despite his illness, he still performed twice on the night, before being voted out by three of his fellow students so he could go home and recover. Stubbs also takes part in the Great North Run each year for charity, and is an honorary member of Gateshead Harriers.
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'''Christopher Andrew 'Chris' Barker''' (born 2 March 1980 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer who plays for Plymouth Argyle. His brother Richard Barker is a former striker.
Barker, a defender, has previously played for Barnsley, Cardiff and Queens Park Rangers.
Barker began his professional career at Barnsley, winning the club's young player of the year award in his first full season. After beating off competition for his place from Mateo Corbo, Barker was again awarded the clubs young player of the year award, becoming the first player to win the award on two occasions. After appearing in over 100 games for the club, on 12 July 2002, 22-year-old Barker joined Cardiff City, in a deal which was thought to be worth an initial -500,000, with an extra -100,000 if Cardiff achieved promotion.
After dropping down a division to sign for the club, Barker helped the team win promotion in his first year. He remained first choice left back for the majority of the next few years, joining Stoke City on loan in August 2004 for three months only to be recalled after one, and was voted the Cardiff City supporters' player of the season in 2004-05.
On 18 August 2006, Barker was signed on loan by Colchester United, until January 2007. This was later extended until the end of the season. However the move didn't become permanent at the end of his loan spell, but he is still regarded as a very popular and much respected player with the fans at Layer Road.
On 5 June 2007, Barker signed for Queens Park Rangers, in a two-year deal, on a free transfer.
On the 9 August 2008, Barker signed an initial emergency loan deal for Plymouth Argyle, allowing him to make his Argyle debut later that day, with a starting place in the club's opening game of the 2008-09 season, against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Two days later, the signing was made permanent, with Barker signing a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.
Barker is a supporter of Sheffield United.
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'''Ognjen Koroman''' (Serbian Cyrillic:  ) born September 19, 1978 in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a Serbian footballer. He plays for Korean club Incheon United.
A talented midfielder who can operate wide on either flank, Koroman began his career at FK Radniki Kragujevac. He moved from OFK Beograd to Russian club Dynamo Moscow in 2002, and subsequently played for fellow Russian clubs FC Krylia Sovetov Samara and FC Terek Grozny, scoring 16 goals in 94 matches there.
In January 2006 Koroman moved on loan to English club Portsmouth, scoring on the final day of the season against Liverpool.
He followed that up with a good World Cup for Serbia which included an outstanding performance against Holland. However he was the subject of criticism during the tournament after he was yellow carded for twice waving an imaginary card and urging the referee to book an opponent.
In August 2006 Koroman was re-signed on a season long loan deal to Portsmouth, however after falling out favour at Portsmouth nd seeing little action, he signed for Red Star Belgrade on February 6, 2007, in a seven month loan deal. In August 2007 he signed a 3-year contract with Red Star Belgrade. He also made a debut as team captain in the Serbian Superliga first round match against FK ukariki Stankom, replacing Dejan Milovanovi who was the team captain for the last 18 months. In June 2009, he left Red Star Belgrade and signed a contract with Incheon United, a club whose coach is Ilija Petkovi
:''Results list Serbia's goal tally first.''
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}}'''Peter Houseman''' (24 December 1945 - 20 March 1977) was an English footballer.
Born in Battersea, Houseman signed professional terms with Chelsea in 1963, having played for the Chelsea Juniors. He made his debut for the club in the 1963-64 season in a 3-2 win over Sheffield United but made only sporadic appearances in his early years at Chelsea, with manager Tommy Docherty unconvinced by him. A section of the Chelsea crowd were also unconvinced by Houseman's performances, and he was often singled out for abuse throughout his time there. He featured in no more than twelve games per season in his first three years with Chelsea and missed out on the club's FA Cup final loss to Tottenham Hotspur in 1967.
However, an injury to John Boyle helped Houseman gradually establish himself as a regular in the side on the left wing, often acting as the team's "water-carrier" and providing service for the likes of Ian Hutchinson and Peter Osgood. He didn't miss a match during the 1969-70 season. His most significant contribution to Chelsea came in their FA Cup success in 1970. Chelsea faced Burnley in the fourth round; after a draw a Stamford Bridge, the side travelled to Burnley's home ground, Turf Moor, for the replay and, with eighteen minutes left, were trailing 1-0. Houseman picked up the ball in his own half and dribbled through the Burnley midfield, riding several challenges. He reached the opposition penalty area and smashed a shot into the top corner to equalise. In extra time, Houseman provided the cross for Tommy Baldwin to put Chelsea ahead, and then completed the comeback by scoring the third.
During the semi-final against Watford, with the Second Division side holding Chelsea at 1-1, Houseman again played a key part, crossing for Osgood to give Chelsea a 2-1 lead and then adding two more himself in an eventual 5-1 win. Chelsea faced Leeds United in the final, and it was Houseman who scored Chelsea's first equaliser just before half time, his low shot from 25 yards benefiting from the poor pitch to elude Leeds goalkeeper Gary Sprake, though he spent much of the game trying to cover the team's over-stretched defence. The match ended 2-2 and Chelsea won the replay at Old Trafford to take the cup.
Chelsea won the Cup Winners' Cup a year later, with Houseman an ever-present, helping the side overturn a 0-2 quarter-final deficit to beat Bruges 4-2 on aggregate with the first goal and then playing in both finals against Real Madrid in Athens, with Chelsea winning 2-1 in the replay. Chelsea reached the League Cup final in 1972, though Houseman was denied a hat-trick of cup-winners medals as they unexpectedly lost to Stoke City at Wembley. The club declined as a force thereafter, but he remained with Chelsea until their relegation in 1975.
He left the club in May 1975 to join Oxford United after playing almost 350 games for the Londoners, and scoring 39 goals. His time with Oxford was less successful, with the club being relegated from the Second Division in 1975-76. He made 72 appearances for the club and scored twice.
He was killed along with his wife and two friends in a car crash on the A40 near Oxford in March 1977 whilst driving home from a fund-raising event. A testimonial match between the 1970 and 1977 Chelsea teams was arranged to raise money for their orphans, with a crowd of almost 17,000 in attendance.
He was a hero in the village of Oakley in Hampshire, where he set up and coached a youth football team. There is now a youth league named after him in the area.
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'''Neal Christopher Ardley''' (born 1 September 1972 in Epsom) is an English former professional footballer who played either as a right-back or right midfielder. He was capped at Under-21 level by England.
Ardley spent the majority of his career with Wimbledon. He left in 2002, with the club in financial trouble. He joined Watford and played for the club for three seasons, making appearances an FA Cup semi final in 2003 and a League Cup semi-final in 2005.
He joined Cardiff City in March 2005, a day before the sacking of Watford manager Ray Lewington. He scored his first and only goal for Cardiff against Leicester City on 19 April 2005.
Ardley announced his retirement from professional football on 30 August 2007 after a series of injuries.
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'''Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu''' (born 26 December 1982) is a Congolese professional footballer, formerly an under-21 international, who is unattached.
He has played for Amiens SC, Sheffield Wednesday, Preston North End, Colchester United, Cardiff City, Gillingham, Bradford City and had two spells at Darlington.
Ndumbu-Nsungu (also known as "Dave" to the Darlington fans) started his career in France with Amiens SC before he joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2003 initially on loan before signing permanently four months later for a fee of -50,000. In 35 league appearances, 11 as a substitute, he scored 10 goals, making him the club's top goalscorer in the 2003-04 season. This form attracted the attention of West Ham United manager Alan Pardew and it was reported in ''The Sun'' that he was ready to make a -1 million bid, but it never materialised. He won the club's player of the season award, but failed to find favour with the new manager Paul Sturrock and spent time on a short loan with Championship side Preston North End before being released.
After a spell at Colchester United, he joined Darlington at the start of the 2005-06 season, where he scored 10 goals in 21 league appearances. He moved to Cardiff City in January 2006, where he made 11 appearances including seven as substitute. He was released at the end of the season and signed by Gillingham. He scored his first goal for Gillingham away to Blackpool on 26 August 2006 in a game which ended 1-1. He struggled to hold down a place in the team during his first season at the club and was sent on loan to Bradford City the next season. He made his debut on 10 August 2007 and scored an equaliser to secure a 1-1 draw against Macclesfield Town. He played 18 league games, scoring six league goals for Bradford but his loan was not extended when it expired at the end of 2007 partly because of financial reasons.
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'''Charlie Ashcroft''' (born 3 July 1926 in Chorley, Lancashire) is an English former footballer, born. His first club was Eccleston Juniors, who he left in May 1946 for Liverpool He stayed with them for nine years, appearing 87 times. In June 1955 he signed for Ipswich Town, staying for only a season before leaving for Coventry City his last club.
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'''Leonard Victor Astill''' (30 December 1916 - 1988) was an English footballer. He was born in Wolverhampton.
Astill began his career with hometown club Wolves, who he made just 2 appearances for (in April/May 1935), before joining Blackburn Rovers for -3,000 in 1936. After a year in the Second Division at Blackburn, again without any significant first team action, he signed for Ipswich Town of the Southern League in June 1937.
He had his best season so far at Ipswich, but again moved on after just a year, joining his final side, the recently-formed Colchester United, in May 1938.
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'''Ian Leslie Atkins''' (born 16 January 1957 in Sheldon, Birmingham) is a former English professional football manager, and former professional footballer.
Ian Atkins began his career as an apprentice with Shrewsbury Town, when he left school in 1973. He turned professional in January 1975. In seven years at the club, he made 279 appearances and scored 58 times, helping them win the Third Division championship in 1979. He helped them avoid relegation in the next three seasons before his transfer to Sunderland for a fee of -80,000 before the start of the 1982-83. Shrewsbury, against all odds, retained their Second Division status for seven seasons after Atkins left.
Atkins stayed at Roker Park for two two years, before he moved to Everton in October 1984 for a fee of -70,000. His stay with Everton lasted just one year, and he played only a minimal part in the league title and European Cup Winners' Cup triumphs.
In September 1985 he was sold to Ipswich Town for -100,000. In the three years he was at Town he played 77 matches and scored four goals, but was unable to prevent relegation to the Second Division and by the time he signed for Birmingham City in March 1988 (in a -50,000 deal) Ipswich had still not reclaimed their First Division place.
In the summer of 1990, Atkins was appointed player-manager of Colchester United who had just been relegated to the GM Vauxhall Conference. Despite being one of the few teams with a full-time squad, Colchester finished runners-up to Barnet. Atkins left Layer Road in July 1991 to return to Birmingham City as player-assistant manager under Terry Cooper, while Roy McDonough took over at Colchester and guided them to promotion back to the Football League as Conference champions.
In December 1992, Atkins took over as manager at Cambridge United, but was unable to prevent their relegation from the new Division One and was dismissed in May 1993. He then had a short second spell as a player at Sunderland, before he ended his playing days at Doncaster Rovers in Division Three.
In October 1994, he was appointed manager of Northampton Town. In the 1996-97 season, he guided Northampton Town to promotion by winning the Division Three promotion playoffs. They reached the Division Two playoff final the following season losing out to Grimsby Town.
The 1998-99 season saw Northampton relegated to Division Three-the third season in a row that the previous year's playoff losers had been relegated. Atkins handed in his resignation early in the 1999-2000 season, and his successor Kevin Wilson guided the Cobblers to promotion.
He was appointed manager of Division Three strugglers Chester City in January 2000, but he quit six months later, after the club were relegated to the Conference after 69 years in The Football League. Most of the damage had been inflicted before Atkins arrived, as he came within a whisker of overturning a major points deficit inherited from the time chairman Terry Smith had been manager. Atkins later had a year-long spell in charge of Carlisle United (who had survived at Chester's expense) between June 2000 and July 2001, helping them beat the drop to the Conference in difficult circumstances.
Atkins left Carlisle to become assistant manager to Alan Cork at Cardiff City in July 2001,
Atkins was at Bristol Rovers for just over a year, and he was sacked after a disappointing start to the 2005-06 season. He returned to management in April 2006 when he was handed the seemingly impossible task of keeping Torquay United in The Football League.
However, on November 27, 2006, Atkins was replaced as manager by former Czech World Cup star Lubo Kubk.
Atkins was offered the role of Director of Football,
For the 2007-2008 season, Atkins joined Tom Ross on the Birmingham radio station BRMB to co-commentate on Birmingham City matches.
He now works for AFC Sunderland as a recruitment officer (scout).
He joined BBC Radio Suffolk as a summariser for their coverage of Ipswich Town F.C. for the 2009-10 season.
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}}'''Trevor Ford''' (October 1, 1923 - May 29, 2003) was a Welsh international center forward who played for Aston Villa, Cardiff City, Sunderland and Swansea Town. He was born and died in Swansea.
In October 1950, 27-year-old Ford was the subject of British football transfer record when he signed for 'Bank of England' club Sunderland for -30,000 from Aston Villa. He was a footballing celebrity at the time due to his prolific scoring record. He made 128 appearances for Villa between January 1947 and October 1950 scoring 61 goals.
At Sunderland, he failed to gel on the pitch with team-mate, and former record-breaking signing Len Shackleton. He signed for Cardiff City in December 1953 for -29,500, a club record fee at the time. He spent 3 years at the club before retiring, aged 33. Ford still holds the club record for the fastest goal scored, which he set on 23 October 1954 against Charlton Athletic, after just fifteen seconds. After leaving the club in 1956 he revealed in his autobiography that he was involved in an illegal-payments scandal while at Sunderland, which saw the club suffer heavy financial penalties; Ford was temporarily suspended from the game.
After deciding to come out of retirement, with the suspension in place he was forced to look overseas for a club, signing for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. He eventually won his case for reinstatement, returning to The Football League with a brief spell at Newport County. He ended a long-career playing his football at Romford.
He was capped 38 times for Wales, becoming their all-time joint aggregate goal-scorer with 23 goals. He was not included in the Welsh squad for the 1958 World Cup following his suspension from the game.
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'''Daniel Andrew "Dan" Harding''' (born 23 December 1983 in Gloucester) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Southampton. He is also a former England U21 international.
Harding joined the Brighton & Hove Albion youth scheme in 1999 aged sixteen. After a successful run in the reserves and the youth side he finally made the left back position at Brighton his own. After an impressive two seasons, and with England's U21 coach Peter Taylor and a host of Premier League clubs taking an interest in him, Harding was preparing to move on.
On 7 June 2005, Harding reportedly cut short a holiday, to sign a three year-contract with Leeds United on a free transfer. Since he was under 24 years-old, Brighton were entitled to compensation which was to be decided by a tribunal. On 28 July, Leeds United were order to pay up to -850,000 in compensation to Brighton. An initial payment of -450,000 was paid by Leeds with a further -400,000 dependant on appearances, international caps and promotion success.
After only one season at Leeds United, Harding moved to Ipswich Town in a part-exchange deal for Ian Westlake on 4 August, 2006. Leeds also paid Ipswich -400,000 and a further -100,000 was dependant on Westlake's appearances. After initially playing regularly he lost his place in the team and was transfer listed.
On 7 August, 2008, he moved to Southend United on a six-month loan deal with a view to a permanent move. On 29 January 2009, he joined Reading on loan for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. In May 2009, after talks with Ipswich's new manager Roy Keane, Harding was told his contract would not be renewed and that he would be released from the club.
On 21 July 2009, he signed a two year deal with Southampton, becoming new manager Alan Pardew's first signing. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw with Brentford on 22 August 2009.
Harding scored his second goal for the club on 12 December against Tranmere Rovers.
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'''Michael James "Mick" Buxton''' (born 29 May 1943) is a former footballer and football manager in England. He has managed Huddersfield Town, Scunthorpe United and Sunderland.
During his playing career, Buxton played in the Football League for both Burnley and Halifax Town, making a total of 53 professional appearances in nine seasons.
Buxton was appointed manager of Huddersfield Town in 1978. He would go on to be one of the most successful managers in the club's recent history, winning promotion to the Third Division in 1980 and the Second Division in 1983. The Terriers would remain in the second tier for five seasons, but Buxton was sacked on 23 December 1986, to be replaced by Steve Smith. Buxton returned to Town in 1993 as coach under Ian Ross.
Scunthorpe United would be Buxton's next managerial appointment. He remained there for four years, with the team occasionally mounting a promotion challenge in this period. He left by mutual consent on 31 January 1991. He returned to Scunthorpe in 1996, but left the following year.
Following the dismissal of Terry Butcher with the side in the relegation zone, Buxton would be appointed Sunderland manager in 1993. A tightening of the team's defence led to an improvement in results and Sunderland finished the 1993-94 season in 12th place. Although a reasonable defensive record was maintained the following season, Sunderland were entangled in a relegation struggle and Buxton would be replaced by Peter Reid.
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'''Malcolm Crosby''' (born 4 July 1954) is an English former footballer and manager.
Born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, Crosby played his football for Aldershot, making 258 appearances between 1971 and 1980 and netting 21 goals. In an exchange deal involving Ian MacDonald he moved to York City and was a vital part of their 1984, record breaking, 4th division champions team. He also had a loan spell at Wrexham.
He became an assistant manager to Denis Smith at York City, and followed Smith when he became manager at Sunderland in 1988.
When Smith was sacked in 1991, Crosby took over as a caretaker manager until a replacement could be found. Sunderland struggled to find a new manager, and during this protracted period, Crosby took Sunderland to only the 4th FA Cup Final in their history. After sympathetic calls from fans, Crosby was formally offered the manager's post. Sunderland lost the final 2-0 to Liverpool. Despite reaching the Cup Final, Crosby failed to inspire Sunderland in the league, and he was sacked in January 1993 to be replaced by Terry Butcher.
Crosby has also briefly managed Oxford United where he was also an assistant, worked as an assistant manager at West Brom, and as an assistant to Jim Smith at Derby County.
In July 2004 Steve McClaren appointed Crosby as reserve team manager at Middlesbrough. When McClaren was appointed as England manager in the summer of 2006, new Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate appointed Crosby as assistant manager. He was released by Middlesbrough in June 2009, following their relegation to the Championship
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'''Len Ashurst''' (born 10 March 1939 in Liverpool) is a former footballer, manager and football administrator in England.
As a player, Ashurst was a left-sided defender. He joined Liverpool in 1953 as an apprentice. After being released, he joined Sunderland in 1957, where he would go on to spend 14 years. He made his debut the following year against Ipswich Town and went on to make 458 appearances for the club; putting him 2nd in the all time appearances list in Sunderland's history, and one of only two outfield players to top 400 appearances. He scored four Sunderland goals during his time at the club.
In the late sixties, alongside Jimmy Montgomery, Cecil Irwin, Martin Harvey, Charlie Hurley and Jim McNab, Ashurst formed one of the most notable and most settled back fives in Sunderland's history.
After receiving a testimonial match against Newcastle United, Len was given a free-transfer to Hartlepool United where he became a player-coach. After finally retiring from playing in 1973, Ashurst managed Gillingham, Sheffield Wednesday, Newport County and Cardiff City before returning to Sunderland as manager in March 1984.
Ashurst was manager of Newport County from 1978 to 1982, the most successful period in the clubs history. Newport were promoted to the Third Division in the 1979-80 season and won the Welsh Cup, entitling them to play in the 1980-81 season European Cup Winners' Cup, reaching the quarter finals. Ashurst was sacked by Newport County in February 1982.
His time as Sunderland manager was not successful, despite taking them to their first ever League Cup final. Performance in the league was poor and Sunderland were relegated from the first division. Ashurst was sacked in May 1985.
After the Sunderland job, Ashurst went on to become a coach with Kuwait national football team and later the Qatar national football team.
After returning to England, he was assistant manager of Blackpool, and then in September 1989 he returned for a second spell as manager of Cardiff City following the departure of Frank Burrows. He spent two years in Ninian Park before resigning in 1991 as the team struggled both on and off the pitch. His last managerial role was a one year stay at Weymouth.
Since the mid 1990s, Ashurst has been heavily involved in an administrator's role at the Football Association specifically with regards to the Academy system.
Ashurst published his autobiography 'Left Back in Time' in March 2009.
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'''Terence Willis "Terry" Austin''' (born February 1, 1954 in Isleworth) is an English former professional footballer.
He started playing at Crystal Palace for their juniors, but in May 1973 was sold to Ipswich Town. He was with Town for three years, moving in October 1976 to Plymouth Argyle From Plymouth he was transferred to Walsall in March 1978, and thence to Mansfield Town where he had his career best season, appearing 84 times, and scoring 31 goals. In December 1980 he moved again to Huddersfield Town where he played for two years. He was sold to Doncaster Rovers in September 1982, and from there, he transferred in August 1983 to Northampton Town where he finished his playing career.
He returned to Mansfield once his playing days were over where he is a financial advisor.
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'''Jonas Axeldal''' (born 2 September 1970) is a Swedish former professional footballer. He played for U.S. Foggia, before moving to Ipswich Town, and then to Cambridge United where he retired.
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'''Roy Bailey''' (26 May 1932 - April 1993) was an English-born professional footballer.
Bailey was born in Epsom, Surrey, the fifth child in a family of thirteen. During World War II, he was evacuated to Somerset, and was educated in Weston-super-Mare, before returning to his native Surrey at the age of 15. He played for Tottenham Juniors; however, it was a long way to travel from Epsom to North London, so he joined nearby Crystal Palace as an Amateur. During his National Service, he served in Germany, where he represented B.A.O.R., also reaching the quarter finals of the Army Cup.
He made his League debut against Torquay United at the age of 17 when Palace lost 3-1. However, he did not make regular appearances until after his Army days. He signed for Ipswich Town on the day before the transfer deadline in March 1956, and came into the League side in the Easter local derby match with Norwich City at Carrow Road. He conceded two goals in the first three minutes. Despite this start, he soon displaced George McMillan as the Town's regular 'keeper, and won Championship medals in the First, Second, and Third Divisions of the Football League. He became a qualified M.C.C. coach and F.A. coach.
During the summer, he played cricket for Ipswich and East Suffolk, one of the leading clubs in Suffolk, for whom he kept wicket. He also ran the Ipswich footballers' darts team, which played weekly matches against local clubs.
His son, Gary Bailey, was a goalkeeper for Manchester United and helped them win 2 FA Cups in the 1980s, and was also capped twice by England, before retiring due to injury in 1987.
Roy Bailey, Larry Carberry, John Elsworthy, Ted Phillips, and Jimmy Leadbetter became the first, and remain the only, players who have won First, Second, and Third Division Championship medals with the same club.
He moved to South Africa in 1964 on retiring as a player, and lived there until he died in April 1993 at the age of 60.
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'''Harry Baird''' (August 17, 1913, Belfast, Ireland; died May 22, 1973) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played for, among others, Linfield, Manchester United, Huddersfield Town and Ipswich Town. As an international, Baird was also called up by both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI, but only played for the latter.
After a successful career with Linfield, where he won an Irish League title and Irish Cup, Baird was signed by Manchester United in January 1937 for a fee of -3,500. He joined a struggling side and could do little to prevent United from being relegated at the end of the 1936-37 season. However the following season, together with Johnny Carey, Jack Rowley, Tommy Breen, Stan Pearson and Tommy Bamford, he helped United gain promotion back to the First Division. Together with Bamford, he finished as United's joint top goalscorer that season, both players scoring 15 goals each. Baird then joined Huddersfield Town in September 1938 and while there helped them reach the semi-final of the FA Cup in 1939.
During the Second World War, Baird served in the RAF and guested with several clubs, including his former club Linfield and Ipswich Town, who he would eventually sign for when the war finished. At the time Ipswich were playing in the English Third Division South. Baird made his debut for Ipswich on August 31 1946 in an away game against Leyton Orient. He went onto make 216 league appearances for Ipswich, scoring 6 goals. He also played a further 18 games and scored a further goal for them in the FA Cup. Baird retired as a player during the 1951-52 season, making his final appearance for Ipswich at Crystal Palace on October 20 1951. He subsequently became a coach at the club.
When Baird was playing there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era played for both teams. However each association challenged the selection policy of their rival and Baird found himself caught in the middle of one of several disputes.
In May 1938 Baird, together with Jackie Brown and Walter McMillen, was one of three Northern Ireland - born players called up by the FAI XI to play in two friendlies against Czechoslovakia and Poland. However the IFA objected and Baird subsequently received a telegram from the English FA ordering him not to accept the offer on the grounds he was not born in the Irish Free State. Baird was bitterly disappointed at missing the chance of an international debut and was keen to play for financial reasons as much as anything. He was neutral about the dispute and was willing to play for either team. However facing suspension from the English FA, he eventually declined the FAI offer.
While playing for Huddersfield Town, Baird subsequently made his only appearance for the IFA XI on November 16 1938, in a 7-0 defeat to England at Old Trafford. The Second World War effectively put an end to Baird-s international career. Earlier while playing for Linfield, Baird also represented the Irish League XI on two occasions in 1936. He scored on his debut against the Scottish League XI at Ibrox and then later assisted them to a 3-2 win against the English League XI.
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'''Clive Baker''' (born 14 March 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Norwich City, Barnsley and Coventry City in the Football League and for Ipswich Town in the Premier League.
Baker was born in North Walsham, Norfolk.
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'''Kieron Baker''' (born 29 October 1949) is a former professional footballer, a goalkeeper from the Isle of Wight. In a relatively short career, he played for four clubs. First was Fulham F.C. in the mid 1960s. He left Fulham in 1967 to go to Bournemouth where he stayed for 11 years making 217 appearances for them. He went on loan to Brentford F.C. for a short period in 1973, then in August 1978 he signed for Ipswich Town F.C. where he ended his career.
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'''Ilie Dumitrescu''' (born 6 January 1969 in Bucharest) is a former Romanian football player, currently manager. A tricky forward, he shot to fame when his frontline partnership with Gheorghe Hagi and Florin Rducioiu led the Romania national football team to the 1994 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal, eliminating Argentina en route.
Dumitrescu joined the Steaua Bucureti Academy in 1977 at the age of 8, making his way through all the youth teams and play for the first squad in April 1987. Even now he is renowned as the best player Steaua Bucureti Academy ever produced along with Dan Petrescu.
After making his debut in Divizia A he is loaned to FC Olt to gain more experience. At Steaua, a team which won the European Cup in the previous year was no room for an 18-year-old. But at FC Olt was a different story, as Ilie did catch the first eleven from the very beginning, playing as left full back. This was not, however, a position he enjoyed, as he was a creative player. During his time with FC Olt Mircea Lucescu the famous Romanian coach noticed him and predicted a fruitful career.
It was just like Lucescu said. Once returned to Steaua Bucureti, full with talent and ambition, he makes himself way to the first eleven at the age of only 19, becoming an important part of the squad, playing alongside big names such as Marius Lctu and Gheorghe Hagi.
In 1989 he makes debut for Romania, being used as a substitute in a game against Greece. From there the 1990 FIFA World Cup was only one step away, an opportunity he could not miss.
Despite playing two games in Italy, Dumitrescu's services are not requested by a Western European club and he returned to play for his old team and, as captain, leads it to winning the championship in 1993 and playing in the quarterfinals of the Cup Winners' Cup in the same year.
1994 was a World Cup year and Dumitrescu was there, playing all the five games his team played in America and scoring two very important goals against Argentina, the first after 11 minutes, a stunning free kick from a tight angle curled over the Argentine goal keeper, and then 9 minutes later to regain the lead after Argentina had quickly drew level through a penalty, slick passing from the yellow maestros to leave Dumitresu to slot the ball in the net. Dumitrescu also got the assist for the final goal to play a great ball after a great run to Hagi who scored a vital goal which proved o be the winner. His performance opened the doors to the quarter-finals, the best performance Romania ever gained.
Impressed by his performance in America, the representatives of Tottenham Hotspur were keen to offer him a contract. Unfortunately his career will never be the same.
Just days after becoming a Tottenham Hotspur player, Dumitrescu found his name involved in a scandal. Keen to get sales, the British tabloid News of the World wrote an article about Ilie chasing the services of a prostitute. The story proved to be untrue, but it was enough to send him in loan to Sevilla FC, with an option to buy for the La Liga side.
Dumitrescu had a good time in Southern Spain and the coach of Sevilla wanted him but the club baulked at the demanded transfer fee, leaving the player no choice but to return to Tottenham.
After playing for them in the first half of the 1995 - 96 championship, Dumitrescu was sold to West Ham United, where Harry Redknapp wanted to make him the player he once was. But for various reasons he could not as Dumitrescu now had some issues regarding the work permit and when it came it was too late and the contract with the London team was broken, leaving him free agent.
In the summer of 1996 he signed a contract with Club Amrica and then after one year he switched to the rivals of Atlante F.C..
After two years in Mexico, Dumitrescu returns to Steaua Bucureti in 1998 but at the end of the first half of the season announced his retirement as a professional player. He was then only 29.
In 1998 he established a company called ''Sport & Business World'', as he was keen to start a new career as a player agent. It was however a very short career without any relevant success.
In 2001 he was requested by Oelul Galai, from Romania's Divizia A, to take over as team coach. It was the beginning of a new career for Dumitrescu. From Galai he moved to FC Braov and then Cypriot side Alki Larnaca in 2001-02, where he promoted them in the Cypriot First Division and his team did very well until the middle of the season and beating the best teams of Cyprus. However at the end of the season his team finished 11th. He was taking the role of head coach of the Romanian Under 21 side. During those years, he also managed FCM Bacu.
Three years after becoming coach, he left Romania in 2003 and went again to Cyprus, this time for Apollon Limassol, a team that became 11th the year before. After a great first round, his team, by playing catenaccio, won the 12 of the first 13 matches and won the unofficial title of the winter champions and he, personally, was awarded as the best trainer of Cyprus for the year 2004. However after that his team began losing the following games. After those defeats, he was asked by AEK Athens FC to become their manager, and since he was ambitious for a better career he left Apollon, to become AEK Athens manager on February 2004.
He remained in Greece, and he coached then Egaleo from the Greek Super League. The next three years found him at Akratitos, Kallithea and PAOK from Thessaloniki.
He has recently been criticized for the style of play adopted by his recent team PAOK, which was reminiscent of Catenaccio, the ultra-defensive style of play that many Italian teams used in the 1960s. After more criticism by the PAOK fans, Dumitrescu announced his resignation from the club on 3 October 2006.
In 2009 he returned back for a short period at Panthrakikos.
Ilie Dumitrescu is an art lover and has his own art gallery in Bucharest.
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'''Paul Kenneth Dalglish''' (born February 17, 1977 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional soccer player. He is currently the head coach of the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL First Division.
Dalglish, son of former Scotland international Kenny Dalglish, started his career as a youth player with Celtic before joining Liverpool, but made no appearances for either of his father's former clubs.
Dalglish was then signed by his father for Newcastle United, he made 14 appearances, scoring two goals against Tranmere Rovers in the League Cup
Dalglish went on to have spells with Blackpool and Linfield and loan periods with Scunthorpe and Wigan Athletic.
After this, Dalglish considered a media career, which resulted in finding himself a small interview slot on cult Saturday-morning Sky Sports program ''Soccer AM'', although this was short-lived due to the resurgence of his football career.
Having considered retiring from football, Dalglish was given a lifeline when newly-appointed Livingston manager Paul Lambert signed him and, despite struggling near the bottom of the Scottish Premier League, Dalglish impressed, scoring in a narrow 2-1 defeat to Celtic.
Dalglish's performances attracted the attention of Hibernian manager Tony Mowbray, and despite having originally sought a contract extension with Livingston on the final day of the January 2006 transfer window, he joined the Edinburgh club for nothing. After being sidelined with injuries, Dalglish left Hibs in August 2006 to play for Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo. On 5 November 2006, the Dynamo defeated the Colorado Rapids 3-1 in the Western Conference final to earn a spot in its first MLS Cup as the Houston Dynamo. Dalglish scored twice and was named Man of the Match. However, he struggled with injuries and was released by Dynamo in the 2007 post-season.
He had talks with a few clubs in February 2008 including Scottish club Kilmarnock, with whom he signed a contract till the end of the season. His spell was plagued with injuries again and he retired at the end of the season.
Dalglish began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the Houston Dynamo Academy, simultaneously acting as Director of the amateur Space City Futbol Club.
He was appointed as head coach of the North American Soccer League expansion team Tampa Bay Rowdies on 18 November, 2009.
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'''Colin Cameron''' (born 23 October 1972 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dundee. He is also known by the nickname 'Mickey'.
Cameron is famous for being part of the Raith Rovers side that won the Scottish League Cup in 1995, leading to the team's first and only foray in Europe, which included the memorable ties against German giants Bayern Munich. He also won two First Division championships with Raith, and won the Scottish Cup with Hearts in 1998.
He has been capped 28 times for Scotland, scoring twice (against Lithuania and San Marino). He made his international debut on April 28, 1999, in a 1-0 friendly win in Germany and featured in (unsuccessful) qualifying campaigns for the 2000 and 2004 European Championships and 2002 and 2006 World Cups.
Cameron was brought up in the Links area of Kirkcaldy, very close to Stark's Park, the ground of Raith Rovers. He attended Balwearie High School in Kirkcaldy until December 1988 and then joined Raith Rovers. Cameron spent most of the 1991-92 season on loan to Irish side Sligo Rovers, before becoming a regular in the Raith side. He was part of the team who famously defeated Celtic on penalties to win the 1994-95 League Cup. The following season, he played in both legs of the subsequent European ties against eventual UEFA Cup winners Bayern Munich. Tasting two titles (and a relegation in-between), Cameron made just over 150 league appearances for Rovers before leaving in March 1996.
Cameron joined Hearts in a -400,000 exchange deal, with John Millar joining Raith as a make weight. Like his previous club, Cameron made just over 150 league appearances, becoming club captain before heading to England in August 2001 with Wolves in a -1.75m deal. During his stay at Hearts, Cameron scored the opening penalty against Rangers in the 1998 Scottish Cup final, which Hearts went on to win 2-1.
At Wolves, Cameron was a fans' favourite, mainly because of his effort and determination. With 23 goals in 168 appearances, Cameron was not a regular goalscorer but contributed some important goals, including the goal that gave the club their first ever Premier League victory in a 1-0 success over , and Wolves never lost a match in which he scored. He was a first choice player throughout almost all his time there as he helped the side win promotion to the top flight via the playoffs in 2003, and played for a season at that level before spending two further seasons in the second tier attempting to win promotion back.
By 2006, Cameron's time at Molineux was over, not featuring in manager Glenn Hoddle's future plans at the club. He spent some time on loan to Millwall, before being recalled by Wolves - then in a faltering promotion campaign - and played in their final five games of the season. His performances gained him the support of many fans to remain at the club, but he was not offered a new contract and moved to fellow Championship team Coventry City on a free transfer in June 2006.
Cameron signed a one-year deal with Coventry City for the 2006/07 season. He appeared in most of Coventry's games in that season, although mostly as a substitute, scoring two league goals (both penalties), and one from open play in the FA Cup. He suffered an Achilles injury midway through the campaign and managed only two league games in the New Year, before being told he would be released.
He had trials with League Two club Milton Keynes Dons, managed by his former Wolves team-mate Paul Ince, and signed a contract for the 2007/08 season, establishing himself as a regular first team player and helping the Dons to lift both the Football League Trophy and the League Two title in that season. However, he was not retained by the club after this campaign.
Cameron returned to his native Scotland in July 2008, signing for Dundee, at the time managed by anoher former Wolves team-mate, Alex Rae. After being plagued by constant knee trouble, Cameron's debut for the club came in a closed door game against Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill which Dundee won 2-1. In early November, Cameron again injured his left knee and had to spend around four months on the sidelines following a subsequent operation. To help to get him back to full fitness for his long awaited return to the Dundee first team and to aid his recovery from the trouble, new manager Jocky Scott confirmed on 8 January 2009 that Cameron had joined Second Division side Arbroath on a month's loan deal.
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Chris Barnard, a midfielder, began his career as an apprentice at Southend United, turning professional in August 1965 and playing 8 times in the league the following season (4 as substitute). In July 1966 he moved to Ipswich Town on a free transfer, but failed to win a regular place at Portman Road, appearing only 21 times in the league in 4 years. In October 1970, Torquay United paid -8,000 for his services, some of which was repaid in January 1971 when he scored twice as the Gulls came from 3-0 down to beat Lincoln City 4-3 in the FA Cup. In January 1972, after 32 league games (3 goals) for the Gulls, he moved to Charlton Athletic on a free transfer, but made only one substitute appearance before leaving. He finished his career with non-league side Chelmsford City
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In an experimental 'floodlit friendly' on 16 March 1896, Thames Ironworks F.C. faced Woolwich Arsenal for the first time. George Gresham scored twice, in a game that Woolwich Arsenal won 5-3.
He was a regular for three seasons for the "The Irons", and was part of the team that were London League champions in the 1897-98 season and Southern League Division Two champions the following year.
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'''Robert Wright Walker''', known as '''Roy Walker''' (born 1957) is a Northern Irish football manager and former player. He is currently manager of Irish Premier League side Ballymena United.
Born to a working class family in east Belfast, Walker began his career with Ards, before moving to Luton Town in England. He finished his playing career with Crusaders.
He later became manager of Crusaders, in 1994. He won the League title twice with them, before moving to Glenavon. After leaving Glenavon on July 31, 2000 he became a pundit for BBC Radio Ulster. Walker is also a Born-again Christian.
A boy-hood Glentoran fan, In February 2006 he was widely linked to the then vacant Glentoran job, and was actually offered the job by the club. He had to turn it down due to church and business commitments, but said he was flattered to be linked with the job. The job eventually went to Paul Millar.
In May 2007 Millar was sacked as manager of Glentoran, and Walker finally realised his dream of being appointed Glens manager on 24 May. However, Walker had informed the Glentoran board before his appointment that he did not have the relevant UEFA "A" coaching badge to compete in Europe, the board informed him that this was not an issue and he was therefore Glentoran manager. Less than 48 hours later, it appeared that this was a problem for Glentoran and Walker was informed by then Glentoran Director For Football Tom Dick, that Alan McDonald (at the time Glentoran 1st team Coach) had been appointed caretaker manager. Roy Walker was not fired as Glentoran manager, and the resulting days became a media circus at the club, with some directors resigning.
On 29 May, Alan McDonald was appointed Glentoran manager. Roy Walker then issued a statement in the ''Belfast Telegraph'', informing the fans of the entire situation, and revealing that he believed he was still Glentoran manager. He also revealed that he had been offered a place on the Glentoran board, but McDonald refused to be part of the club if Walker assumed that position. No board member issued a statement at that time, leaving many Glentoran fans unsure of the situation. The board later released a statement saying that Walker was considering a place on the Glentoran board.
On 20 May 2008, Walker was announced as the new manager of Ballymena United, following another convoluted managerial situation. After the resignation of previous manager Tommy Wright, Ballymena had initially announced Wright's assistant Jim Grattan as his successor until the appointment was vetoed by Grattan's full time employers, the Irish Football Association.
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'''Neil John Ashton''' (born 15 April 1985 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who joined Chester City in the summer of 2009.
Ashton has previously played for Tranmere Rovers, Shrewsbury Town and Macclesfield Town.
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'''Lee Thompson''' (born 25 March 1982 in Sheffield, England) is a professional football (soccer) midfielder currently playing for Boston United. He made almost 100 appearances in Football League Two for Boston United between 2002 and 2005.
Thompson, who is a former England youth international,
Thompson joined Conference National club Kidderminster Harriers in July 2005 and, after a slow start to the season, established himself in the first-team, making 34 appearances for Kidderminster in the 2005-06 season.
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'''Taiwo Leo Awuonda Atieno''' (born 6 August 1985 in Brixton) is an English-born Kenya international soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.
He previously played in the Football League for Walsall, Rochdale, Chester City and Darlington, and in the USL First Division for the Puerto Rico Islanders. He first appeared for the Kenya national team in June 2009.
The son of Moussa Awounda, a former ''Nation Newspapers'' correspondent, and Bridget Mary Glaisher,
He had loan spells at Rochdale, Chester City, Kidderminster Harriers, and Darlington. Atieno was released by the club at the end of the 2005-06 season following their relegation from League One.
He played three games for Dagenham & Redbridge before signing for Conference National club Tamworth in August 2006.
Atieno left Tamworth after the 2006-07 season, moving to the United States to join USL First Division team Puerto Rico Islanders.
Signing in July, Atieno started his spell well, scoring 7 goals in 12 games. The Islanders surpassed expectations reaching the semi finals of the USL playoffs. Atieno providing 2 goals against an experienced Montreal Impact side. In the 2008 campaign Atieno scored a historic goal advancing Puerto Rico Islanders to CONCACAF Champions League group stages. Islanders over came a 2:1 deficit to knock out the Primera Divisin de Costa Rica L.D.Alajuelense. L.D. Alajuelense was the first Costa Rican team to win a CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1986.
In March 2009, Atieno joined Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division; he had been traded to Charleston Battery during the off-season, but had not played for them.
In January 2009 Atieno declared his desire to play for the Kenya national football team, telling a reporter for the Kenyan newspaper ''Daily Nation'' "It has been my dream to play for Kenya since I was 13".
Atieno has an identical twin brother, Kehinde Roberts, who plays basketball at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
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'''Marc Anthony Pugh''' (born 2 April 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Hereford United. He plays mainly as an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger and as a striker.
Pugh started his career with Burnley, where he progressed through the youth ranks. He was released by the club before being able to make his debut for the first-team and signed a short-term contract with Bury. He later signed a professional contract at the club and he later rejected an extended contract, eventually signing for Shrewsbury Town.
Pugh was born in Bacup, Lancashire and attended All Saints Catholic Language College in Rawtenstall.
Having just been released from Burnley, Pugh started looking for a new club, and was eventually offered a place at League Two side Bury on a short-term contract following a three week long trial at the club.
With many clubs interested in his services,
After struggling to feature in the team at the start of the 2008-09 season,
Four days after his release from Shrewsbury, Pugh re-joined Hereford on a permanent basis, signing a one-year contract on 30 June 2009.
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Thompson attended King Edward VII School in Sheffield and joined Sheffield United's Centre of Excellence at the age of nine. He progressed to being a trainee with United and turned professional in July 2000. He made his first team debut on 22 August 2000 as United beat Lincoln City 6-1 in a first round first leg League Cup tie, Thompson replacing David Kelly as a 73rd minute substitute. He started the second leg, a 1-0 away defeat for United.
Unable to establish himself in the first team, Thompson joined Lincoln City on loan in October 2002, making his debut in a 4-3 Football League Trophy win at home to York City on 22 October. He played two further games for Lincoln, a draw at home to Bury in the league and a defeat at home to Shrewsbury Town in the Football League Trophy, before returning to Sheffield United in November 2002. He played in the FA Cup fourth round, as United won 4-3 at home to Ipswich Town with a last minute winner from Paul Peschisolido, but this would be his final appearance for Sheffield United. In March 2003 he joined Doncaster Rovers on loan until the end of the season, but played just once in the Conference National for them, in a 1-1 draw at home to Morecambe. He was released by Sheffield United in May 2003.
He moved to Huddersfield Town in July 2003, but made only two first team appearances, starting the 2-2 draw at home to Cambridge United on the opening day of the season and coming on as a second-half substitute for Andy Holdsworth in the 3-0 win at home to Northampton Town on 13 September.
A move to Scarborough followed in June 2004, where he was an ever-present the following season.
He rejected a new contract with Scarborough in June 2005, joining Halifax Town on a monthly contract in August 2005. In October 2005 he signed a contract until the end of that season and was called up to the England semi-professional squad. He signed a further contract extension to the end of the following season in February 2006. In November 2006 he accused Northwich Victoria captain Stuart Elliott of racial abuse and an official complaint was lodged with the Football Association. Elliott was later cleared.
It was later reported that he was a possible target for Halifax's Conference rivals York City,
Thompson signed for Torquay United on a two-year contract on 20 May 2008,
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'''Daniel Vaughn''' "'''Danny'''" '''Webber''' (born 28 December 1981) is an English football player who currently plays as a striker for Portsmouth. Born in Manchester, Webber began his career as a trainee with Manchester United, but failed to cement a first team place and spent loan spells with Port Vale and Watford before joining Watford on a permanent basis. After two years with Watford, Webber joined Sheffield United for the second half of the 2004-05 season. That loan also became a permanent transfer at the end of the season, and during the 2005-06 season, Webber's goals helped Sheffield United to promotion to the Premier League for 2006-07. Three years later, after scoring just 20 goals in 107 appearances for the Blades, Webber's contract was allowed to expire and he was released from the club.
After a number of appearances for the club's youth team during the 1997-98 season, Webber began his footballing career as a trainee at Manchester United in July 1998. After scoring 16 goals in 11 appearances for the Under-17 side, including five goals against Fulham, Webber was rewarded with a professional contract on 28 December 1998. Despite only scoring one more goal between then and the end of the 1998-99 season, Webber finished as the Under-17s' top scorer. He progressed to the Under-19s in 1999-2000, for whom he scored 11 goals in 14 appearances. He also made his first appearances for the reserve team during that season, playing in matches against Bradford City, Newcastle United and Manchester City. In 2000-01, Webber established himself in the reserve side, scoring six goals in 20 appearances, and made his debut for the first team in November 2000 in a League Cup match against Sunderland. He made a second appearance for Manchester United in the League Cup in November 2001,
Webber joined Watford on a three-year contract in the summer of 2003. He made 31 league and cup appearances in the 2003-04 season, scoring five goals, with a shoulder injury suffered in training in February 2004 restricting his appearance for the rest of the season. Webber made a good start to the 2004-05 season, scoring nine goals by mid-October 2004, with manager Ray Lewington saying, "He has got mind and body right this year and is showing the potential we all knew he had. He is doing extremely well. And this season Danny is scoring tap ins as well as spectacular goals." However, his season was interrupted by a dislocated shoulder suffered during a match against Gillingham in November 2004, and he was later dropped from the first team in March 2005 owing to poor form. Shortly afterwards, he joined Sheffield United on loan.
Webber initially joined Sheffield United on loan in March 2005 with Danny Cullip moving in the opposite direction.
During the 2005-06 season, Webber scored ten goals, helping Sheffield United to win automatic promotion from the Championship to the Premier League. In the 2006-07 season he played 22 games in the Premier League scoring three goals, including the winning goals against Newcastle United and Watford.
After ''the Blades''' relegation Webber continued to appear regularly but struggled with injuries and an inability to turn appearances into goals. By the 2008/09 season he was in the final year of his contract and hoped to secure a new deal with the club but more injuries saw him drop out of the first team reckoning. After the club missed out on promotion Webber was released after his contract expired.
In September 2009 Webber signed for Portsmouth who were looking for attacking options. He signed outside the transfer window as he was a free agent. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 League Cup victory over Carlisle United on 22 September 2009.
Webber has played for England at under-20 level.
In April 2007 he announced his desire to play international football for Wales.
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Brian was an inside forward who started his league career at Everton where he only made one appearance before joining Scunthorpe United in June 1960. He made his League debut for the Iron on the opening day of the season away to Charlton Athletic on 20 August, scoring on his home debut five days later against Ipswich Town.
He partnered ace marksman Barrie Thomas in the Iron's attack and helped them nearly reach the top flight when finishing 4th in the Second Division in 1961-62. This is Scunthorpe's highest ever position and resulted in him being spotted by the Welsh Under-23 selectors, becoming the first United player ever to receive such an honour. His last League game for the Iron was at home to Portsmouth on 21 September 1963.
Preston North End fancied the skillful, well-built schemer and paid -8,000 for him in October 1963. He made his debut for Preston a couple of weeks later away at Northampton Town. He scored ten goals in his first fourteen League games for the club, including a hat trick against Ipswich Town in a 5-1 away win. In the 1965-66 season, Brian was Preston's leading goalscorer including a four minute hat trick in the last game of the season: a 9-0 win against Cardiff City.
His goalscoring exploits did not go unnoticed, as he certainly impressed the Welsh selectors after joining the famous Lilliewhites, gaining three full international caps. Two of these were in 1964: against Northern Ireland in April 1964 at Swansea, scoring one goal on his international debut, and against Denmark in Copenhagen in the October. His third and final Welsh appearance came against Italy in Florence in May 1965, Brian getting the consolation goal in a 4-1 defeat. Everton apart, his entire career was spent with clubs outside the First Division. His biggest disappointment was on signing for Second Division Preston, and not being in the side that made its way to Wembley, losing in the FA Cup Final to West Ham United, after scoring in the sixth round victory over Oxford United. He did, however, help Preston finish third in the Second Division, just missing out on promotion.
Brian was transferred, along with Brian Greenhalgh, to Aston Villa in September 1967. He scored on his Villa debut, and he and Greenhalgh scored 18 goals between them in their first 17 games in Villa colours. Unfortunately, despite their efforts, Villa were relegated to the Third Division at the end of the 1969-70 season for the first time in the club's history. He managed to play and Captain Villa at Wembley in the 1970-71 League Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspur while they were still a Third Division side, but finished on the Runners-up side. Villa also just missed out on promotion, finishing in fourth place in the League.
He joined Bristol Rovers from Aston Villa for -35,000 and Ray Graydon in part-exchange in September 1971. At Eastville he became an immediate inspiration to a young, developing Rovers team. One early highlight was a hat trick in a 7-1 home win over Bradford City. In the 1972-73 pre-season Watney Cup tournament Brian was a member of the team that beat Sheffield United in the final 7-6 on penalties, after the game finished scoreless in front of 19,768 spectators.
Brian also played his part in Rovers famous 2-1 victory at Old Trafford over Manchester United in a third round League Cup replay, the United team including the likes of Bobby Charlton, George Best and Brian Kidd. He helped Bristol Rovers to sixth and fifth places in the Third Division in consecutive seasons. They reached the fifth round of the League Cup in 1971-72 after beating three Second Division teams in Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and Queens Park Rangers before losing to First Division opponents and eventual winners Stoke City.
In total Brian scored 16 goals in 81 league games for Rovers, prior to joining Newport County for -10,000 in June 1973 and becoming County's record signing at the time. 1973-4 saw him ever-present in the County side making 46 league appearances and scoring 7 goals, including a hat trick against Workington Reds in a 4-0 home win. Brian left Newport at the end of the 1974-75 season having scored 18 goals in a total of 118 appearances for the club . He then had a short spell with Portland Timbers prior to him trying his hand in management for the first time, joining Bath City in July 1976. As a player-manager he guided Bath to fourth position in the Southern League in his first season, and then to the Championship in 1977-78. That year he also took Bath to the 1st round of the FA Cup, losing to Plymouth Argyle in a replay.
His success with Bath did not go unnoticed, and in the middle of the following season he was approached by Exeter City, and left to succeed Bobby Saxton as Exeter manager in January 1979. He stayed for three and a half years until resigning in June 1983. Brian's most glorious success there came in the 1980-81 season, guiding the Devon club into the sixth round of the FA Cup for only the second time in their history. During their cup run they overcame First Division Leicester City 3-1 and Second Division Newcastle United 4-0, both in replays at St James Park, before losing to First Division Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, with Graham Roberts and Paul Miller scoring in their club's 2-0 victory. Spurs went on to win the cup that year. Brian took Exeter to ninth in the League during his first season and eighth in 1979-80, City's best ever finish in the Division 3/4 structure. Unfortunately he quit at the end of the 1982-83 season after Exeter marginally avoided relegation to the Fourth Division.
He had further managerial success at both Weymouth and Bath City again before joining Gloucester City in 1987. He guided them to the Southern League Midlands title in 1988-89 and won the Manager of the Year award.
The 1989-90 season saw Brian take Gloucester City to the second round of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history, losing 0-1 at home to Cardiff City after a 2-2 draw at Ninian Park. The Tigers also finished ninth in the Premier Division. The following year he built a side that came within three minutes of the Southern League title and promotion to the GM Vauxhall Conference, eventually finishing runners-up to Farnborough Town after the Hampshire side scored a late goal at Atherstone Town to give them the Championship on the last day of the season.
Sadly, Brian was sacked in 1991 following the breakup of his side due to financial problems. He was to return in February 1992 for a further spell before leaving the club in April 1994.
Brian remained involved in football with Shortwood United before moving onto Cinderford Town, and then taking up scouting for Newport AFC.
He returned once more to Gloucester City as assistant manager, originally to Tommy Callinan until he resigned in 2001, and then with Chris Burns who took the chance to begin his football management career.
Brian retired at the end of the 2002-03 season to start a new life in Cyprus, and saw his long service to football rewarded with a testimonial between Gloucester City and Aston Villa.
Wrexham (trial), Chester (junior), Tranmere (junior), Flint Alexandra, Everton, Scunthorpe United, Preston NE, Aston Villa, Bristol Rovers, Newport County
Wales (1964-65, 3 caps - 2 goals), U23 (1 cap)
Brian Godfrey Testimonial Match Programme: Gloucester City vs Aston Villa XI on 4 August 2004.
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'''David Barnes''' (born 16 November 1961 in Paddington, London) is an English former professional footballer, who was affected badly by injury in the latter years of his career.
Barnes began as an apprentice at Coventry City in May 1979, making a total of 13 appearances for the club. He left Highfield Road in April 1982 to join Ipswich Town and spent two years at Portman Road before his -35,000 transfer in October 1984 to Wolves.
He spent three full seasons at Molineux, becoming a regular first team player for the first time in his career, but also suffering two successive relegations. He reached the Division 4 play-offs in his final full season, but the team lost out to Aldershot. Ironically, Aldershot was his next club as he moved to the newly-promoted Third Division side in the second week of the 1987/88 season for -25,000. In total, he made 107 appearances for Wolves, scoring 4 times.
After two years at Aldershot in the third tier, he moved on to Sheffield United in July 1989 for -50,000. Here, he helped them to promotion to the top flight in his first season. He played 107 games over four-and-a-half years at Bramall Lane before leaving in January 1994 to sign for Watford, again for -50,000.
However, the defender managed just 16 games over his two seasons with the ''Hornets'' as injuries took their toll. He was given a free transfer when Watford were relegated to the third tier in 1996, and he joined Colchester United. He played 11 times over the course of eight months with the club before retiring through injury in March 1997.
Despite leaving Sheffield United over ten years ago, he still lines up in the red and white stripes when he plays for the Blades' Masters team.
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'''Peter David Trego''' (born 12 June 1981 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset) is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He is a big hitting all-rounder who is capable of taking a one-day match away from opposing teams in the latter stages.
Towards the end of the 2000 season, Trego was selected as part of the English U-19 cricket team to play the touring Sri Lankan U-19 cricket team. He appeared in all three One Day Internationals (ODIs), scoring a half century and taking four wickets as he did so. He also played in the first Test, scoring 90, and taking 1/48 in the match.
He remained at Somerset for another two season before joining Kent for the 2003 season. Then, after a season playing for Worcestershire Second XI, he joined Middlesex for the 2005 season. He returned to Somerset in 2006. His maiden first-class century was 140 against West Indies 'A' in 2002. He scored 3 Championship centuries for Somerset in 2006 including 135 against Derbyshire. His best first-class bowling performance was 6-59 for Middlesex against Nottinghamshire in 2005.
Trego also plays football as a goalkeeper to a reasonable level. During the 2004-05 season, he made 41 appearances for Margate, and became only the third goalkeeper in the club's history to score when he found the net from a free kick within his own half. He has also played for Weston-super-Mare,
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:''For the association footballer of the 1950s and '60s for Bolton Wanderers, and Port Vale, see Dennis Bailey''
'''Dennis Lincoln Bailey''' (born 13 December 1965 in Lambeth, London) is an English former professional footballer.
Bailey started his career at Watford playing their youth and reserve sides between 1982 and 1984.
Bailey signed for Queens Park Rangers for -175,000 in July 1991.
On 1 January 1992 he scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win away at league leaders Manchester United; one of the last league games to be broadcast live by ITV. He is the last player to have achieved the feat in the league at Old Trafford. The only other player to achieve the same was Real Madrid's Ronaldo in the 2002-03 UEFA Champions League.
In total Bailey played 39 league games for QPR, scoring 10 goals. He was soon frozen out of the first team by the likes of Garry Penrice and Bradley Allen, and in October 1993 he was loaned to Charlton Athletic and later that season to Watford.
Bailey was loaned to Brentford in January 1995, before signing for Gillingham in August of the same year,
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'''Wade Patrick Elliott''' (born 14 December 1978 in Southampton, England)
Elliott began playing football as a youth player at Southampton where he also represented England School Boys.
After joining the League One side towards the end of the 1998/1999 season Elliott scored 3 goals in the 12 games he played. In the following seasons at the club he began to have more and more of an impact, winning the player of the year award in his first full season.
Elliott's first season at Burnley got off to a slow start, he made just 23 starts for the club and scored 3 goals. However in his next two seasons he became one of the clubs most influential players, winning play of the year awards for two consecutive seasons.
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'''Daniel "Danny" Coyne''' (born 27 August 1973) is a Welsh international footballer who plays for Middlesbrough as a goalkeeper.
Born in Prestatyn, Denbighshire,
He signed for Burnley in July 2004 on a three-year contract from Leicester. He had previously struggled to hold down a starting place for Wales, winning 11 caps in 10 years but at Burnley he had managed to finally secure his first team place after several fine performances in the 2004-05 season.
After recovering from an injury sustained at Queens Park Rangers in that season, he went into the 2005-06 season as first choice for Wales' FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He then suffered a knee injury in the game against Brighton & Hove Albion on 24 September 2005 and did not play again that season. Coyne was not yet deemed fully-fit by Burnley manager Steve Cotterill at the start of the 2005-06 season, although he was selected at the start of the season for the Welsh squad before he had played again for Burnley.
Once again, an injury and the good form of Brian Jensen saw him relegated to substitute and Coyne talked openly of the possibility of leaving Burnley at the end of his contract at the close of the 2006-07 season. This was confirmed on 8 May.
Coyne was re-signed by his original club, Tranmere Rovers, on 3 July 2007 on a free transfer. Coyne immediately re-established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper, missing just five league games in his first season back at Prenton Park. Described by his manager Ronnie Moore as "The best goal keeper in League One" Coyne has played nearly every game as Tranmere's first choice goalkeeper this season, only injury thwarting every game. So far he has helped Tranmere to continue to push for a play off place. He recorded 20 clean sheets to secure the division-s Golden Glove prize.
On 6 July 2009 Coyne joined Middlesbrough on a two-year deal, to challenge Brad Jones as the regular first team goalkeeper.
It was soon established that manager Gareth Southgate found Coyne far superior in his goalkeeping experience to Brad who when returning from a short injury layoff was left on the bench.
The 2009/10 season started well for the shot stopper; who was the only keeper in the CocaCola Championship to keep clean sheets in the first four games of the season. However, he hasn't made any appearances since a five-goal thrashing at WBA.
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'''Kaba Diawara''' (born December 16, 1975 in Toulon) is a French-born Guinean footballer, who played for AC Arles-Avignon.
His club career has been quite unstable, having played briefly for three English clubs (Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United) as well as in Spain and Qatar. Diawara only scored once in English football, despite having three spells there. His sole goal coming for Blackburn in a 6-1 League Cup win over Rochdale.
The striker played for the French national U-21 team, but chose to represent Guinea at senior level. He scored two goals in the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
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'''Martyn Walter Margetson''' (born 8 September 1971 in West Neath) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international, currently working for Football League Championship side Cardiff City as a goalkeeping coach.
A youth player at Manchester City, where he went on to appear over 50 times, he spent time on loan at Bristol Rovers, Bolton Wanderers and Luton Town before moving to Southend United on a permanent basis in 1998 where he remained for one season, joining Huddersfield Town in 1999. After signing for Cardiff City in 2002, he went on to win his first and only cap for Wales in a friendly with Canada in May 2004. He retired from playing at the end of the 2006-07 season, becoming a full-time goalkeeper coach at Cardiff City.
Margetson began his career with Manchester City, signing as a YTS trainee at the age of 18. where he featured largely as understudy during a downturn in the club's fortunes. His full debut came in May 1990, deputising for the suspended Tony Coton in a Manchester derby at Old Trafford, and he retained his place for the following match against Sunderland. In the next two seasons he made four appearances, but did not make a single first team appearance in the two seasons after. His next first team appearance was an unusual one. In a League Cup match against Wycombe, Manchester City had used both outfield substitutes when Richard Edghill sustained an injury and could not continue. Margetson, the only remaining substitute, was introduced as a striker for the final few minutes of the match.
Unfortunately, despite performing well in the run-in to the club's relegation battle to the 3rd-tier of English football in 1998, he was guilty of picking up a back pass to concede a free-kick inside the penalty area against Queens Park Rangers. He proceeded to hand the ball to the opposing forward Mike Sheron who then quickly took the free kick, passing to a team-mate who stroked the ball into an unguarded net. This goal proved the difference between the two teams at the end of the season and City were relegated in QPR's stead.
Margetson moved on at the end of season on a free transfer for a spell with Southend United, making his debut on 8 August 1998 in a 2-1 victory over Scarborough. However, he remained at Roots Hall for just one season after losing his place in the side to Mel Capleton.
He came close to signing for Division Two side Blackpool, before eventually joining Huddersfield Town in August 1999. Finding himself as back-up to Nico Vaesen, Margetson was forced to wait until April 2001 to make his debut for Huddersfield during a 2-0 defeat to Blackburn Rovers after Vaesen was shown a red card for handball. Following the sale of Vaesen to Birmingham City in the summer of 2001, Margetson took over as first choice goalkeeper for the 2001-02 season and played in every game as they reached the play-offs after finishing sixth, suffering defeat to Brentford, but was released at the end of the season.
He joined Cardiff City on trial during a pre-season tour in Scotland, before eventually signing a permanent deal at Ninian Park. He made his debut for Cardiff on 11 September 2002 in a 5-1 victory over Boston United in the Football League Cup. Margetson spent the majority of his first season as back-up to Neil Alexander, but made a bigger impact during the 2003-04 season, making 25 appearances in all competitions and was rewarded with a new two-year contract, rejecting an approach from the club's South Wales rivals Swansea City. However, after beginning the 2004-05 season as first choice goalkeeper, he lost his place after spending missing most of the season with injury due to undergoing knee surgery and the removal of two discs from his back.
During the 2005-06 season, he made just two appearances in League Cup ties against Macclesfield Town and Leicester City. Out of contract at the end of the season, Margetson was initially not offered a new deal but, following the departure of the clubs goalkeeping coach George Wood, he signed a new one-year deal to take over as a player-coach, rejecting a second offer from Swansea City. He remained as back-up to Neil Alexander throughout the season and announced his retirement at the end of year, becoming the clubs full-time goalkeeper coach.
Having won seven caps at under-21 level, his last appearance coming in 1993, earlier in his career, he was called-up to the Wales senior side by manager Mark Hughes for the first time in his career in March 2004 for a friendly match with Hungary, but remained on the bench. Two months later, Margetson received his second call-up for friendly matches with Norway and Canada. An unused substitute against Norway, Margetson was handed his international debut on 30 May 2004 when he replaced Danny Coyne at half-time during a 1-0 win over Canada. He later received two further call-ups in 2005 under new manager John Toshack for matches against Slovenia and Azerbaijan but was an unused substitute in both games.
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'''Ibrahima Sonko''' (born 22 January 1981 in Bignona) is a professional footballer. He currently plays in central defence for Hull City in the Premier League. His cousin Bacary Sagna also plays in the Premier League, for Arsenal.
Sonko started his career at Saint-tienne in France, before moving to Grenoble. He then joined English club Brentford in 2002, before leaving to join Reading on a Bosman transfer in 2004. He quickly became a fans' favourite, being nicknamed Superman for his prodigious leaps into the air to powerfully head the ball away. "Sonko is Superman" t-shirts have been made available by Reading.
Sonko's first season in the Premier League was eventful. He received a straight red card against Aston Villa for tripping Luke Moore in the penalty area, meaning Reading lost 2-1. Royals coach Kevin Dillon condemned the referee's actions, saying ''"The reaction of the referee was disappointing. It was a penalty, fair enough, but the referee sprinted across. He couldn't wait to get his red card out"''.
He was the subject of further controversy in a match against Chelsea on 14 October 2006, when his challenge left goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini unconscious.
On 11 December 2006, Sonko signed an extension to his contract with Reading, keeping him at the Madejski Stadium until the summer of 2010.
However, on 20 January 2007 he injured knee ligaments when he fell awkwardly whilst playing for Reading in their 3-1 home win against Sheffield United, and it was subsequently announced that he would miss the rest of the 2006-07 season. He returned to first team action on 20 October 2007 in a 4-2 defeat away to Blackburn Rovers.
Sonko, along with teammates Emerse Fae refused to play in a reserve match at the end of the 2007-08 season and was suspended for their last 2 matches.
Sonko signed for Midlands-based club Stoke City for a fee of -2 million, which could rise -2.25 million depending on appearances, on 29 August 2008.
Ibrahima made his Stoke City Debut on 14 September 2008 in a 3-2 defeat to Everton
On 1 September 2009 Sonko joined Hull City on a season-long loan deal. Sonko made his debut for Hull on the 12 September 2009, in a 4-1 loss away to Sunderland.
Sonko was born in Senegal, but moved to France when he was six months and 14 days old. Despite this, Sonko initially elected to play for the Senegal national team. He represented Senegal at U23 level, but declined his call-up to their African Cup of Nations squad of 2006, opting instead to help Reading's ultimately successful bid for promotion to the English Premier League. He then announced that he would play for France if selected, but if called up to the Senegal squad before a French call-up, he would play for the African team.
Sonko was named in Senegal's provisional 38-man squad for the African Cup of Nations, which runs from 20 January to 10 February 2008. Senegal coach Henryk Kasperczak also included Sonko in his final 23-man squad making him the only uncapped player in the squad. He finally made his debut for Senegal on 12 January 2008 in their 3-1 win over Namibia in Dakar; he played the entire game in the centre of defence.
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'''Graeme Stuart Murty''' (born 13 November 1974) is a footballer who plays for Southampton as a right back. He has made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing for York City, Reading and Charlton Athletic. His contract with Reading expired at the end of the 2008-09 season, and in August 2009 he joined League One club Southampton.
Though born in Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, England, Murty qualifies for the Scotland national football team through his family, and has won four full caps.
Murty joined York City's youth training scheme in 1991, following trials with Aston Villa, Leeds United and Stockport County.
He joined Reading in the summer of 1998 for a fee of -700,000,
On 1 December 2006, Murty signed a two year extension to his contract with Reading, keeping him at the Madejski Stadium until the summer of 2009,
In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Murty was voted the best right back with 56.4% of the vote. Murty also won the BBC South Sports Personality of the Year award, at a ceremony in Southampton on 3 December 2006 where John Madejski and Steve Coppell were also honoured.
He joined Charlton Athletic on a month's loan on 6 January 2009 to allow him to improve his match fitness.
On 15 May 2009, Graeme, along with Michael Duberry, Marcus Hahnemann and Leroy Lita were told they would not be offered a new contract by Reading.
In this announcement the club said, "Graeme Murty and Marcus Hahnemann were integral members of the team throughout Steve Coppell's managerial reign, and they will both forever hold a significant place in the Club's history. Graeme was a fantastic captain and the memories of him lifting the Championship trophy at the end of our promotion season will never be forgotten by any Reading fan." Murty will also be remembered for his charity work while at the club. The club said "He will be known as an ambassador with all of his charity work and work in the local community".
On 3 July 2009, Murty joined League One outfit Southampton on a 2 week trial with a view to a permanent deal. He signed a one-year contract with Southampton after impressing on 5 August & was handed the number 16 shirt.
Murty was born in England, however he qualifies to play for Scotland through his family. He has been capped four times by Scotland, with his first coming against Wales in 2004. He was in the Scotland team for the Kirin Cup in Japan in May 2006, and earned his second cap in their 5-1 win against Bulgaria on 11 May 2006. He won his third cap in Scotland's second (and final) game of the tournament against Japan, a 0-0 draw that secured the Kirin Cup for Scotland.
He was a surprise starter for Scotland's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match away to Georgia on 17 October 2007, which Scotland lost 2-0.
On 30 January 2008, Murty was one of nine defenders called up by new Scotland boss George Burley for his first get-together, a training camp between 3 February and 5 February 2008 at Loch Lomond.
He co-hosts the Andrew Peach Show on BBC Radio Berkshire every Monday morning from 8am. There is a podcast of this available on iTunes. The show was nominated for a 2009 Sony Radio Academy Award, although they did not win.
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'''Nicholas "Nicky" Shorey''' (born 19 February 1981 in Romford, Greater London) is an English footballer, playing in the left back position for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship, on loan from Aston Villa. Shorey is one of the few players to have played in all four professional divisions of the English football league system.
Shorey started his career at Leyton Orient as an apprentice in 1998, but after breaking into the Orient first team with occasional appearances in the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons, he caught the eye of Reading's manager at the time, Alan Pardew.
Shorey signed for Reading for an initial fee of -25,000 on 10 February 2001, and quickly went on to establish himself as a regular in Reading's first team. In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Shorey was voted the best left back with 53.1% of the vote.[21] However, at one stage, Shorey was near to having his left foot amputated due to an infection. He was on a drip for three months but came through the treatment and made a full recovery.[22]
On 1 August 2006, he committed his future to the club, signing a new deal to stay at the club until June 2009.
The Premier League 2006-07 season was an important one in Shorey's career as it saw him achieve his first English international cap. He helped Reading reach an impressive 8th position in the table in their first ever season in the English top flight. On 5 May 2007, it was announced that he had taken second place in the 2006-07 ''Player of the Season'' vote by the Reading fans.
Given these feats Shorey was linked with a move to a number of other Premiership clubs at the end of 2006-07 season. Reports Shorey had turned down an improved contract offer spurred these rumours. Eventually the player confirmed he had no intentions of leaving Reading.
Reading's 2007-08 season relegation to the Championship resparked rumours Shorey leaving the club with Aston Villa and Portsmouth reportedly interested.
On 7 August 2008 Aston Villa completed the signing of Shorey on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, but Shorey has not ruled out a return to Reading later in his career. Nicky Shorey will provide cover for injured Wilfred Bouma, also will wear the number 21 which was worn by Gary Cahill. He made his Villa debut in a 4-1 away win against FH Hafnarfjordur in the UEFA Cup.
Shorey was at fault in Villa's back four against Middlesbrough in November, making an error that helped hand Boro a 2-1 victory at Villa Park. He was dropped for a good part of the season, with Luke Young switching to left-back; Carlos Cullar, Craig Gardner, Nigel Reo-Coker and James Milner all operated as right-backs to cater for Young's switch to the left. However, mounting defensive issues (notably in the 5-0 defeat at Liverpool) later led to Shorey's return to the side and Young's return to the right-back position.
Many reports in the media throughout 2009 suggested that Shorey was unsure whether or not his future lay at Villa Park, despite manager Martin O'Neill claiming previously that he had plans for the former Reading defender. Nonetheless, Shorey began the 2009-10 season in the Villa first team, starting in Villa's four opening games. On September 1 2009, it was rumoured that Shorey would make a season-long loan move to Portsmouth. Having travelled to Fratton Park, both parties were unable to conclude a deal, and Shorey remained with Aston Villa.
After falling out of favour at Aston Villa following the signing of Stephen Warnock from Blackburn Rovers, Nottingham Forest announced the loan signing of Shorey for a month on November 24, 2009. He soon became a regular at left back as Forest kept challenging for promotion at the top of the table. His loan deal expires at the end of January with Villa manager Martin O'Neill saying that he had no intention of selling Shorey.
Following good performances for Reading during the 2006-07 season, the Reading supporters introduced a "Shorey For England" song. As the season progressed, the media started to pay attention to then uncapped player.
Shorey was called up to the England B squad to play Albania at Burnley's Turf Moor ground on 25 May 2007, and started the match, before being substituted after 73 minutes (Shorey was replaced by Joleon Lescott) with all the goals already having been scored in a 3-1 win for England.
Pundits had suggested that Shorey could make the step up to the senior squad, and on 26 May 2007, Steve McClaren selected him in his England squad to face Brazil in a friendly match, and Estonia in a Euro 2008 qualifier. He made his full England dbut in a 1-1 draw against Brazil at Wembley on 1 June 2007, impressing many, but did not make the bench for the match against Estonia. This first England cap was the day before his wedding which was held in the local town of Shinfield, just outside Reading.
On 22 August 2007, Shorey earned his second full international cap in a 2-1 friendly loss to Germany at Wembley.
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'''Brynjar Bjrn Gunnarsson''' (born 16 October 1975 in Reykjavk) is an Icelandic footballer. His position is midfielder or defender, and he plays professionally for Reading.
Gnnarsson has previously played for Nottingham Forest, Stoke City and Watford in England as well as Vlerenga in Norway, rgryte IS in Sweden and KR Reykjavk in Iceland.
In 1999, Stoke City paid a club-record fee of -600,000 for Gunnarsson. He spent four years at the Britannia Stadium, making over 150 appearances, before moving onto Nottingham Forest on a free transfer in 2003.
However, he did not impress at the City Ground and was loaned back to Stoke just months later before Watford signed him in the summer of 2004, taking advantage of another Bosman move.
Gunnarsson signed for Watford in the summer of 2004, after being released by Forest. He made 43 appearances in an impressive first season. However, Ray Lewington's replacement as Watford manager, Adrian Boothroyd, to some raised eyebrows from the Watford support, allowed Gumarsson to leave for Reading for a nominal fee in the summer of 2005. Boothroyd gave the justification that Gunnarsson was too similar to his central midfield partner, Gavin Mahon, and of lesser quality.
On 13 November 2006, Gunnarsson signed a contract extension to keep him at Reading until June 2008.
Gunnarsson may not be considered as a first team regular by most, but he has scored plenty of important goals. Notable goals include an impressive strike against Liverpool, an equalising goal against Manchester United in the 2006-07 season's FA Cup and a winning goal in the dying moments against Sheffield United in the 2005-06 Championship season.
On 13 January 2010 Gunnarsson cemented his reputation as a club legend after a breathtaking performance to knock Liverpool F.C. out of the FA Cup. Gunnarsson's dummy and nutmeg past the imposing Liverpool defence and his subsequent perfect cross to set up Shane Long won the tie in extra time, leading to the town of Reading to declare the next day 14 January as a town holiday called Brynjar Gunnarsson day.
Gunnarsson made his debut for Iceland in a June 1997 World Cup qualifying match against Macedonia. He has been capped more than 70 times for Iceland, scoring four goals.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Baldwin''' (born 10 June 1945 in Gateshead) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Arsenal, Chelsea, Millwall, Manchester United and Brentford.
Baldwin was born in Gateshead and played for Wrekenton Juniors before joining Arsenal.
He scored 16 goals in each of the next two seasons, but those years finished trophy-less.
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}}'''John Cornforth''' (born October 7, 1967, Whitley Bay, Northumberland) is a former Wales international football player and is now a coach, most recently Head Coach at English League Two side Torquay United F.C. Originally from Whitley Bay in the north-east of England, Cornforth and his family have been settled in Devon for some time.
Cornforth usually appeared in midfield during his playing days. He made a total of 322 starts for his various clubs over his career, scoring 36 goals in the process. At one point he commanded a transfer fee of -350,000, in his 1996 transfer from Swansea to Birmingham City. Originally a Newcastle United fan, his four and a half years and nearly 200 games for Swansea led him to declare himself 'a true Jack'.
Cornforth was eligible to play for the Wales national football team due to his paternal grandmother, who was from Llantrisant. He gained two caps before a cruciate ligament injury hampered any chances of further caps.
In July 2004 he joined the coaching team (unpaid) at his local side Crediton United.
In September 2004 he took over as manager of Newport County.
In January 2006 Cornforth took over as caretaker manager at Torquay United from Leroy Rosenior with the side deep in relegation trouble and soon after was appointed as manager until the end of the season. The side's form worsened however, and Ian Atkins replaced Cornforth in April, having joined the club as an advisor to Cornforth the previous month. Against all odds, Atkins managed to rescue the side and lift them a comfortable three points clear from relegation.
In August 2007, Cornforth rejoined his local side Crediton United as an advisor. The following month he was reported to be combining this role with working as a milk tanker driver, while hoping for a return to football management at a higher level.
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'''Edward John Ikem 'Eddie' Newton''' (born 13 December 1971 in Hammersmith, Greater London) is a former English footballer who played most notably for Chelsea as a defensive midfielder. He is currently assistant head coach at English football club West Bromwich Albion.
After making his way through the Chelsea youth system he was loaned out to Cardiff City in January 1992, making his debut in a 4-0 win over Chesterfield. Unfortunately Cardiff fell three points short of a play-off place and Newton returned to Chelsea. He played for Chelsea in the 1994 FA Cup Final, but his foul on Ryan Giggs in the second half saw him cautioned and led to Manchester United receiving a penalty which was scored by Eric Cantona. Chelsea went on to lose 4-0 but United had won the double to qualify for the European Cup, allowing Chelsea to play European football for the first time in the 1970s with a place in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Newton was part of the team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994-95 competition and also the semi-finals of the 1995-96 FA Cup.
Newton famously scored Chelsea's second, clinching, goal in the 1997 FA Cup final to seal a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough. He won the Cup Winners' Cup and League Cup with the club a year later, but was thereafter hampered in his quest for a starting place by injuries and manager Gianluca Vialli's signing of French World Cup-winning midfielder Didier Deschamps.
He joined Birmingham City in July 1999 on a free transfer before spending short spells at various lower league clubs, including Oxford United and Barnet. He later retired due to a knee injury and converted to Islam. and married his Turkish/Swedish wife Zeliha Newton in 2003. He is business director of New Vision Sports Ltd, which offers grass root multi sports for children, after school clubs, personal training and holiday schemes. Newton also hosted Football Icon 1 and 2 alongside Jamie Redknapp.
On 2 July 2008 Newton was appointed assistant manager to Roberto Di Matteo at Milton Keynes Dons.
A year later, on 30 June 2009, Di Matteo was appointed head coach of West Bromwich Albion and it was reported that Newton would be joining him at the club as assistant head coach
:*Winner (1): 1997
:*Runner-up (1): 1994
:*Winner (1): 1998
:*Winner (1): 1998
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'''Glen Matthew Little''' (born 15 October 1975) is an English footballer born in Wimbledon who plays as a right winger for Sheffield United. He previously played for Burnley, Bolton Wanderers, Derry City, Glentoran, Crystal Palace, Reading and most recently Portsmouth.
He made his Derry debut on 20 November 1994 on loan from Palace. While at Irish Premier League club Glentoran, Little gained the status of cult hero. Considered the best footballer to play in the Irish League in the 1990s, Little scored a memorable goal to win the 1996 Irish Cup.
He moved from Glentoran to Burnley, a far cry from his native city of London. Little was a key player in the Burnley side for many years, despite being frozen out during Chris Waddle's spell as the Clarets' manager. Waddle's assistant Glenn Roeder commented that Little 'wasn't fit to lace Waddle's boots'.
After Stan Ternent's arrival at Turf Moor, Little became a fixture in the right-wing slot, linking up especially well with full-back Dean West. In Burnley's 1999-2000 Division Two promotion season, Little scored a memorable goal at home to Bristol Rovers. He also helped Burnley beat Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup in 2002 after a game-turning performance when brought on as a substitute.
In September 2003 he moved to Bolton Wanderers on loan in a deal which involved Delroy Facey and Gareth Farrelly moving to Burnley. Little made his Premiership debut for the Trotters against Wolverhampton Wanderers and set up the equalising goal for Kevin Davies but his time with Sam Allardyce's team was brief.
After eight years at Burnley, Little left on a Bosman transfer to sign for Reading. Some Burnley fans felt that Little 'sold out' and left in order to receive a higher wage, leading to a very mixed reaction on his return to Turf Moor.
Little moved to Reading in the summer of 2004, having previously had a loan spell at the club in 2003. Unusually for a player of his height, he is known for his running at defenders and crossing ability. Little's talents were widely regarded as one of the main reasons behind Reading's promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2005-06 season, with Little scoring 5 goals (including a delightful chip against Plymouth Argyle) and setting up 14, more than any other player in the league.
Little started the 2006-07 season on the sidelines due to an injury sustained during the close season. Seol Ki-Hyeon took Little's place in the Reading team while he was out injured, but due to an injury to Dave Kitson, Seol was pushed up front, freeing the right wing for Little to return to the starting line-up.
On 27 November 2006, Little signed a one year extension to his contract with Reading, keeping him at the Madejski Stadium until the summer of 2008.
Following Reading's narrow relegation in 2008, and Little's injuries leading to a lack of first team action during the 2007-08 season, he opted to sign for Portsmouth on a one-year contract, on 20 June 2008. However, he found opurtunities limited at Pompey, so in March 2009 he rejoined Reading on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season.
He opted to choose number 77 for Reading, but it was rejected by the Football League and so was given the number 52. However, Reading failed to gain promotion so Little returned to Portsmouth. He was released at the end of the 2008-09 season.
In July 2009 Little had a trial with Sheffield United and subsequently signed a one year contract at Bramall Lane.
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'''James Alan John Harper''' (born 9 November 1980 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) is a professional footballer playing in central midfield for Sheffield United on loan from Reading in the Football League Championship.
Harper attended the Anglo European School in Ingatestone, Essex. He started his career as a trainee with Arsenal, but as his first team opportunities were limited, he first went on loan to Cardiff City, before signing permanently for Reading for an undisclosed fee, said to be "a substantial six-figure fee" at the end of February 2001.
After helping Reading to win the 2005-06 Football League Championship, and thus win promotion to the Premier League, he scored his first Premiership goals for Reading in a clash with Newcastle United at St James' Park, scoring twice despite losing 3-2.
At the start of July 2007, Harper signed an improved three-year contract to keep him at Reading until the end of the 2009-10 season.
Harper joined Sheffield United in September 2009, on loan until the end of the season.
Harper rejected the chance to go to the 2006 FIFA World Cup with Ghana, saying: "I've never even been to Ghana." He would have qualified to play for Ghana because his mother was born there.
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'''Shane Patrick Long''' (born 22 January 1987) is an Irish professional footballer with Reading. Before concentrating on soccer, he was an Under-18 hurler with Tipperary GAA in the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship.
Long was born in Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland.. He was a talented hurler and appeared in two All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (Under 18) semi-finals with Tipperary at Croke Park, being regarded as a pacey and promising forward.
Long was also playing soccer at this time, and started his career in the game with Tipperary club St Kevins's in 1998, joining Cahir Park in 2000. Soon after he was discovered and brought to Cork City with a scholarship on 1 July 2004 by Pat Dolan. When ready, Long was called to the first team squad for the 2005 season when manager Pat Dolan was replaced by Damien Richardson, and the new manager awarded him his senior dbut in the Setanta Sports Cup in March 2005. However, following Dolan's consultation with his brother, Reading coach Eamonn Dolan, Reading made bids for both Long and Kevin Doyle. Cork were forced to sell Doyle due to a contract clause, but the circumstances surrounding Long's transfer were not disclosed. Long signed as a Reading player on 7 June 2005.
In Reading's Championship-winning 2005-06 campaign, he scored three goals in 10 substitute appearances, making his first league start on 17 April 2006 in the 3-1 home victory against Stoke City. For the first season, he was mostly second choice in the pecking order behind fellow Irishman Kevin Doyle, Dave Kitson and Leroy Lita. He started all of the games in Reading's FA Cup campaign and scored one goal.
On 4 July 2007, Long signed an improved four-year contract to keep him at Reading until the end of the 2010-11 season.
On 16 March 2008, in a 2-1 defeat at Anfield against Liverpool Long was involved in an incident as to where he flung his shirt to the ground, citing frustration at his performance and frustration with the match officials, after being subbed by manager Steve Coppell. In the post match interview, Steve Coppell made a stern point in that "It will not happen again." Long made a fulsome apology on the official club website.
His 2008 ended happily after scoring an equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Southampton, before ending the season with a brace in a 2-0 victory at Norwich City.
In 2010 FA Cup third round replay match against Liverpool. Shane Long was clipped by Yossi Benayoun to win a 93 minute penalty as Liverpool led 1-0 at Anfield to bring the match into extra time. Shane Long then scored a glancing header in the 100th minute in front of the Anfield Kop from a cross supplied by Gunarsson, which sent Reading into the Fourth round of the FA Cup to play at home against Burnley FC
Long's form for Reading in the 2005-06 season earned him four Republic of Ireland U19 caps.
Due to injuries to his Reading team mate Kevin Doyle and Sunderland's Stephen Elliott, he earned his first senior cap for the Republic of Ireland in their 2-1 win away to San Marino on 7 February 2007. When Long earned his second cap as a substitute against Slovakia on 28 March 2007 he became the first person to play both hurling and international football at Croke Park, having been part of the Tipperary team for the All-Ireland Minor semi-finals in 2003 and 2004.
Long scored his first international goal in a friendly 1-1 draw against Bolivia on 26 May 2007., and followed this with a brace in Ireland's 4-0 win over Denmark on 22 August 2007.
He has been nominated as the Football Association of Ireland ''Young Player of the Year'' for 2007.
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'''Stephen Patrick Hunt''' (born 1 August 1981 in Portlaoise, County Laois) is an Irish footballer who plays for Hull City in the Premier League. His position is left midfield, although he can also play at left back and as an attacking midfielder. He previously played for Brentford, Crystal Palace and Reading. He is sponsored by Puma. His younger brother, Noel Hunt, is also a footballer.
Hunt became known for his creative and skilful play as well as his work rate as a winger. Although born in Laois, Hunt grew up in Clonea-Power, Waterford. He was a talented under-age hurler and soccer player. He played for Waterford hurlers at under-15 and under-16 levels.
In 2005 Hunt rejected a new contract and decided to leave Brentford. After agreeing to join Bradford City, late interest from Reading, then in the Football League Championship, made him change his mind.
Hunt was unfortunate to be denied more starting appearances in his first Reading season by the form of Bobby Convey. He still made a good contribution, appearing from the bench, as Reading marched to the Championship title and promotion to the Premiership during the 2005-06 season.
On 14 October 2006, while lunging for a ball, Hunt's knee collided with Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr ech at the Madejski Stadium, resulting in ech undergoing surgery for a depressed fracture of the skull.
On 9 July 2007, Hunt signed an improved three year contract to keep him at Reading until the end of the 2009-10 season.
During the January 2008 transfer window, Reading rejected -2.5 million,
On 4 February 2009, Reading confirmed that Hunt had signed a new three and a half year contract, that would keep him at the club until the summer of 2012. However, on 9 June 2009, Hunt announced his intention to leave Reading in the hope securing a move back to the Premier League.
On 13 August 2009 it was confirmed that Hunt had signed for Hull City for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around the region of -3.5 million. He scored his first goal for the club 28 minutes into his debut against Chelsea on 15 August 2009.
Hunt earned his first cap for the Republic of Ireland in their 2-1 win away to San Marino on 7 February 2007, coming on as a substitute. He earned his second cap in their 1-0 home win against Wales on 24 March 2007, again coming on as a substitute.
Hunt then made a substitute appearance in Ireland's 1-0 defeat to the Czech Republic on 12 September 2007. However, he was sent off by Greek referee Kyros Vassaras following a challenge on Jan Polk, with later reports suggesting this was a harsh decision as Hunt had appeared to win the ball.
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'''Calum Daniel Willock''' (born 29 October 1981 in Lambeth, London) is an English-born Saint Kittitan and Nevisian footballer, who currently plays for Conference National club Crawley Town.
A striker, Willock started his career at Fulham, making his professional debut as a substitute in the First Division on 4 November 2000, in a 3-0 over Huddersfield Town at Craven Cottage. The youngster played no further part in the season.
He played two games of the 2001-02 season, both against Blackburn Rovers, both times the home side winning. In November 2002, he was loaned out to Queens Park Rangers of the Second Division, playing three games.
At the start of the 2003-04 season he joined Fourth Division club Bristol Rovers. In two months he made just five appearances, all as a substitute, though at age 21 he had now played at every level of the Football League. In October 2003, he joined Peterborough United of the Third Division on loan. He scored his first professional goal on 1 November in a 2-2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion at London Road. On 17 December the loan deal was made permanent for an undisclosed fee. He finished the season with nine goals for ''the Posh''.
He started the 2004-05 season struggling with hamstring trouble, also fighting a calf injury at the end of the season, as well as rumours of a big money move to Gillingham. Despite all this he finished the season with 14 goals, though this was not enough to save Peterborough from relegation to League Two.
Willock was signed by Brentford on the last day of the 2006 January transfer window as a replacement for D. J. Campbell, for an undisclosed fee. The fee was later revealed to be -50,000, as well as 20% of any future transfer fee the club might receive over -50,000. ''The Bees'' finished the 2005-06 in third place in League One, though failed to gain promotion. Despite being on the transfer list and interest from Mark Wright of Chester City, Willock was a regular in the Brentford team in the 2006-07 season, due to the serious groin injury sustained by striker Lloyd Owusu. After the signing of Neil Shipperley, Willock dropped to the bench. He was released by Brentford in May 2007.
In August 2007, Willock had a trial with Martin Foyle's Port Vale. He was soon signed on a short term deal, due to finish at the end of the year. The first ten games of his 2007-08 season went without a goal before he scored in an FA Cup encounter with Morecambe. He was to score a further three goals in nine games before being released in January 2008 by new manager Lee Sinnott, after Willock rejected a longer contract at the club. He quickly signed for Stevenage Borough of the Conference National.
Willock struck four times in 32 games during the 2008-09 season. He was an unused substitute in the FA Trophy 2009 final. He was released by Stevenage in May 2009. On 28 July, Willock scored twice for AFC Wimbledon in a friendly against a Fulham XI. However, a day later it was announced that Willock would not be joining the club as both parties were unable to reach an agreement regarding Willock's contract demands. He joined Crawley Town on a short-team contract in September.
Willock represents Saint Kitts & Nevis at international level, earning a total of three caps so far.
He scored twice against Barbados in a 3-2 win on 19 June 2004 in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification qualifying game.
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}}'''Marvin Leon St.Clair Robinson''' (born 11 April 1980 in Crewe) is a British professional footballer. He is currently playing for Nantwich Town in the Northern Premier League
He went to school at Wolverhampton Grammar School from 1991-1998 and whilst there represented England U18 schoolboys. He signed professional terms with Premier League Derby County in June 1998 and made his debut live on Sky against Arsenal at Highbury in April 1999. Later that year he made his full league debut against Manchester United in a 2-1 defeat.His progress was greatly hampered by a badly broken leg, suffered whilst on a productive loan at Stoke City in Sept 2000, which took him 18 months to recover from. In 2002 he came back to score Derby's last goal in the Premier League to date vs Sunderland. He signed for Oxford Utd in Sept 2006 and rejoined his former Derby boss. However, having been given countless opportunities to prove himself at the U's, Big Marv was badly short of form and failed to make a positive impression at the club. In September 2007, Marvin went out on loan at Cambridge United.
On 14 October 2007 while on loan to Cambridge United, Robinson broke a leg and bruised his lungs in a car crash. As a result of this, his current club, Oxford United terminated his loan with Cambridge so he can recover at his own club. To aide his recovery, Robinson began training with Kettering Town
, the Kettering goal coming courtesy of their Chairman Imraan Ladak. After a second, and final, appearance for the club in a 3-2 Setanta Shield defeat to A.F.C. Telford United on 20 January 2009
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Now an accomplished author and sports consultant, Derek lives in Valrico, FL, and runs a soccer camp. In the early 70-s, he scored a key goal for Chelsea against Manchester City helping them win the semi-final match in the 1970/71 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. He later played with Millwall as well before joining the NASL.
Smethurst scored 75 goals in just over 100 games in the NASL. Derek led the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL in goals scored for the three years he played with them, and he scored a hat-trick for the Sounders in a home game against the Portland Timbers on June 30, 1979.
Derek Smethurst also played in the NFL pre-season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a placekicker and wore the jersey #3 in 1977.
Smethurst played soccer in his native South Africa with Addington and Durban City. From a sporting family, his father Norman was a soccer Springbok in the 1930s and brother Peter played for Johannesburg Ramblers and Blackpool.
Smethurst was the first South African to win a European championship. He was the first foreign born player to win a European championship in England.
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'''Richard Anthony Lee''' (born 5 October 1982 in Oxford) is an English footballer. He is a goalkeeper and currently plays for Watford.
Lee came through Watford's academy, and became second choice goalkeeper after Ray Lewington's appointment as manager at the beginning of the 2002-03 season. He made his debut in February 2003 against Preston North End, after first choice Alec Chamberlain was rested before an FA Cup quarter final. He went on to make four more appearances that season.
At the beginning of the 2003-04 season it seemed like Lee may become Watford's first-choice goalkeeper, after he started many of the club's pre-season games. However he started the season on the bench and in a training session he broke his arm, and was out injured for a period of months. By the time of his return, loanee Lenny Pidgeley had established himself in the side, with Chamberlain as his deputy.
For the 2004-05 season Lee became Watford's first-choice goalkeeper, although he was injured for Watford's League Cup semi-final against Liverpool.
Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd's decision to loan Lee to Blackburn Rovers for the 2005-06 season was met with questions from many fans. Lee spent the season as third choice goalkeeper behind Brad Friedel and Peter Enckelman. Lee returned to Watford following the conclusion of the loan deal, with both clubs unable to agree upon a transfer fee.
On his return to Watford, Lee spent most of the 2006-07 Premier League season as backup to on loan goalkeeper Ben Foster, though he played in the FA Cup semi final against Manchester United as Foster was ineligible to play against his parent club.
At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, Lee again found himself as backup as during the close season Mart Poom had been signed from Arsenal. Lee was eventually given his chance in the first team and managed to dislodge Poom and establish himself as Watford's first choice keeper. He was also given the responsibility of captaining the side for a time.
On 31 August 2006, Lee appeared on the BBC programme Dragons' Den, where he and a partner managed to sell 50% of the equity in their company "Dr. Cap" to the entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne for an investment of -150,000.
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'''William "Billy" Townley''', (14 February 1866 - 30 May 1950 in Blackpool, England), was an English football (soccer) player and coach.
He scored the first hat-trick in the history of the FA Cup final, but his lasting legacy is defined as an important pioneer of the game in Germany and as a journeyman coach on the continent.
Townley's career as a player began with Blackburn Olympic F.C. He joined Blackburn Rovers in 1886 and won the FA Cup with the club in 1890 and 1891. In the first of these title appearances against The Wednesday, the outside left made history by contributing three goals in a 6-1 victory, earning the distinction of becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in an FA Cup final. He scored another goal in the successful defence of the title as the Rovers overcame Notts County 3-1 the following year. Townley's total of four goals in FA Cup finals has to date only been bettered once, by Liverpool's Ian Rush, who scored five goals in three finals appearances in the 1980s.
Townley was capped twice for England, in 1889 and 1890, scoring two goals in the second of those matches, which was a 9-1 victory over Ireland. In 1894 he moved to Darwen and played there for six years before joining Manchester City, where his playing career ended after he suffered a serious head injury.
At the end of his playing years Townley took up coaching as a profession, and as the oppoutunities were limited in England he left for the continent where football was beginning to develop a serious following. In Germany, as in the rest of Europe at the time, the game was strictly amateur in character and players often had contribute to team expenses. For a club to have a coach was not yet a matter of course, but rather a luxury, as it was more common then for a senior player or club functionary to fill the role and carry out the tasks of a coach. Coaches were often hired for special occasions only, or for a brief period to help develop the skills of a team, before they moved on.
Townley's first coaching job was with DFC Prague who were beaten by VfB Leipzig in Germany's first national championship staged in 1903. He later joined Karlsruher FV, losing finalists in 1905, and led them to a their only national title in 1910.
The following year he was hired by the northern Bavarian club SpVgg Frth. This club owned the most advanced facilities in Germany and was quickly becoming the largest club in the country with a membership approaching 3,000. Two months after his arrival Frth lost against English side Newcastle United only 1-2. He guided the club to its first two Bavarian championships (''Ostkreismeisterschaft'') which heralded the onset of a golden era that would last into the 1930s which saw the club become one of the most dominant football sides in the country.
In December 1913 Townley got the call from Bayern Munich, but on a loan arrangement he re-joined to Frth in April of the following year to guide the that club through the national championship rounds. In the final Frth captured its first national title, defeating defending champions VfB Leipzig, holders of a then record three German titles. It is not clear, but he may then have returned to Munich, before the horrors of World War I overtook the continent, obscuring knowledge of Townley's activities during this period.
He re-emerged with Bayern in 1919 and coached there until 1921, helping the club earn local and regional titles. It appears he was loaned to the Swiss club FC St. Gallen in August 1920 for what was probably a summer training camp. Townley's two tenures in Munich coincided with the first two terms of legendary Bayern President Kurt Landauer who oversaw the club's first national title victory in 1932 during his third term with the Austrian Richard Dombi - of later Feyenoord fame - as coach.
Afterward Townley moved to SV Waldhof in Mannheim where he spent two months aiding in the club's preparations for the South German Championship. The team's campaign was cut short by eventual national champions 1. FC Nuremberg. It then appears that he may have coached in Sweden before joining SC Victoria Hamburg where he and his son, playing as a striker, spent a couple of seasons. In 1923 William Townley returned to St. Gallen where he stayed until February 1925.
Townley interrupted his time in Switzerland for a four month stint with the Dutch national team to guide them through the 1924 Olympics in Paris. In the semi-finals the Netherlands lost a closely fought match to Uruguay - the dominant side of that era who counted the legendary Andrade and Pedro Cea in their ranks - and had to settle for fourth place.
In May 1926 Townley rejoined SpVgg Frth for the championship final in which they overcame Hertha Berlin to win their second national title - the third national title to his credit. A year later he was coaching 1925 finalists FSV Frankfurt and spent some time working with nearby Union Niederrad.
In 1930 Townley returned for a third time to Frth, with the club winning the South German Championship before being ousted from the national playoffs in the quarterfinals by the defending champions Hertha Berlin.
Now in his mid-60s, Townley took up his last known posting in 1932 with Arminia Hannover, then a strong regional side. Arminia defeated Dresdner SC in a quarterfinal match, but lost in the next round at home to eventual champions Fortuna Dsseldorf, starring the legendary Paul Janes. This marks the zenith of Arminia's achievement and the last significant role of a great pioneer of the game in Germany.
William Townley died in Blackpool, England in 1950 at the age of 84.
23/02/1889 - British Home Championship - Stoke: '''England - Wales'''	4-1
15/03/1890 - British Home Championship - Belfast: '''Ireland - England''' 9-1 (2 goals by Townley)
'''Blackburn Rovers'''
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'''Attilio Lombardo''' (born 6 January 1966 in Santa Maria la Fossa, in the Province of Caserta), is a retired football player turned manager.
Attilio started his career at Pergocrema, in Italy's Serie C2, in 1983, before moving up to Serie B side Cremonese, in 1985, where he made a name for himself, as a more-than-capable right sided winger.
In 1989, he got his first taste of Serie A football, with Sampdoria. Playing alongside such players as Gianluca Vialli, Roberto Mancini, Pietro Vierchowod, Gianluca Pagliuca, and under manager Vujadin Boskov, Attilio won several domestic trophies, picking up medals for the Coppa Italia (1989), the Cup Winners' Cup (1990), Serie A (1991), the Supercoppa Italiana (1991), and a second Coppa Italia win (1994). He also played in the Sampdoria side that reached and lost the European Cup Final to Barcelona in 1992.
In 1995, Attilio made a move to champions Juventus. Unfortunately, Attilio had problems with injuries during his two-year spell, but still picked up winner's medals for the UEFA Champions League (1996), the Intercontinental Cup (1996), and the European Super Cup (1996).
In 1997, Attilio was on the move again, joining Premiership new-boys Crystal Palace. Given that this was a far smaller club than Juve, he instantly became the star-player, and scored on his debut at Everton. In early 1998, Mark Goldberg assumed control of the club, and manager Steve Coppell moved to the Director of Football post. Attilio, along with Swedish international Tomas Brolin, was appointed as caretaker player-manager, for the rest of the season.
Attilio's season was curtailed by injury whilst with the Italian national squad in November (a recall came his way due to sparkling form with the Londoners). At the time of the injury Palace were 10th in the table, but by the time he came back to the first team, in April, they were bottom of the league. Palace were subsequently relegated to the First Division (now The Championship), even though Lombardo's return lead them to their only two home league wins of the season. Lombardo who was popular with the Palace's supporters but in reality Lombardo's injuries meant that he struggled to produce his very best form.
Attilio decided to stay following relegation as Palace started poorly under new manager Terry Venables. A severe financial crisis and a need to cut Palace's wage bill resulted in Lombardo leaving in January 1999 to join a S S Lazio team managed by Sven-Goran Eriksson
At Lazio, he resumed his streak of domestic and European cup competition victories, gaining second medals for the Cup Winners Cup (1999), Serie A (2000), the Supercoppa Italiana (2000), the Coppa Italia (2000), and the European Super Cup (1999).
In January 2001, Attilio left Lazio, to re-join Sampdoria, where he would finish his career and go into coaching at the youth level.
During his career, Attilio gained 19 caps for the Italian national side, between 1990 and 1997, but injury and competition meant he was rarely a regular.
In 2005, Attilio was voted into Palace's Centenary XI, despite having only made 49 appearances for the Eagles (far less than any of the other ten players, showing how highly Palace fans held ''The Bald Eagle'').
Following his retirement from active football, he stayed at Sampdoria until June 2006 as youth team coach.
In 2006, he was appointed manager of Swiss side FC Chiasso. He resigned in May 2007, citing lack of motivation.
On April 2008 he was appointed at the helm of Tuscan Serie C2 club Castelnuovo. He stayed at the club for the remainder of the season, leading the small Tuscan club to escape relegation through playoffs. He then was in charge of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Legnano for the 2008-09 season, but did not manage to save his side from relegation.
Lombardo was appointed in July 2009 as new head coach of Spezia in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, but unexpectedly resigned later on October despite his team being in third place in the league table.
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'''Gordon Duffield Smith''' (born 29 December 1954 in Kilwinning) is a former football player who played for Rangers and Brighton & Hove Albion. After retiring as a player, he worked as a football agent and BBC football pundit before being appointed chief executive of the Scottish Football Association in 2007.
Smith started his career with Kilmarnock. He was known as Casper (after the ghost) for the way he 'ghosted ' past defenders in his path. He was sold to Rangers in 1977 for -65,000. In his first season with Rangers, Smith won the domestic treble, scoring 27 goals from midfield. He was sold to Brighton & Hove Albion in 1980 for a record transfer fee of -440,000. He returned to Rangers on loan in December 1982 for the Scottish League Cup final, a match lost to Celtic. He made three appearances during his loan spell, without scoring.
However he did score for Brighton in the 1983 FA Cup Final as they drew 2-2 with Manchester United, although Brighton lost the replay 4-0. In the final minute of the match Smith was through on goal, but his shot was saved by Manchester United goalkeeper Gary Bailey. The legendary radio commentator Peter Jones bellowed "and Smith must score!" as he took the shot, an infamous soundbite that has haunted him since and overshadowed some notable playing achievements.
On leaving Brighton in March 1984, Smith went on to Manchester City where he finished top scorer (with 12 League goals) in their 1984-85 promotion campaign to the top Division.
Smith went on to play at the top level in Austria with Admira Wacker, in Switzerland with FC Basel before retiring as a player in 1988.
Smith had a spell as assistant manager of St. Mirren between 1990 and 1993 before beginning careers in the media and as a football agent. He represented many players, including Scotland players Paul Lambert and Kenny Miller. Smith relinquished these two careers to take up the position of SFA chief executive, which had been vacated by David Taylor moving to UEFA, in June 2007.
Smith was a well known commentator on TV and Radio. He once suggested that there was "an agenda against Rangers", the team he formerly played for.
In 2005 Smith published an autobiography entitled "And Smith Did Score", the royalties from which he donated to children's charities.
Smith has a Degree in Business Studies, an "A" Licence in Coaching and a Football Management Certificate. He worked for BBC Scotland from 1993 as a football analyst on both radio and television until taking up his appointment with the Scottish Football Association in June 2007.
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'''Robert Owen "Rob" Edwards''' (born 25 December 1982) is an English-born Welsh international footballer, with Blackpool. He a defender.
Born in Madeley, Shropshire, Edwards, started his career as an apprentice at Aston Villa, and worked his way up to his first-team debut on 28 December 2002, in a 1-0 home win over Middlesbrough.
Edwards then joined Derby County on loan in January 2004, where he stayed until the end of the season. He scored one goal for the club against Gillingham on 17 January, and played ten games.
In May 2004 Edwards was told by then Aston Villa manager, David O'Leary, that he could leave the club.
Edwards made the short journey across the Midlands and joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2004 in a three year deal for -150,000.
The defender gained more playing time in the 2005-06 campaign after Jackie McNamara's first season with the club was curtailed by injury, allowing Edwards to step in. He played the majority of the following season under new manager Mick McCarthy but suffered knee ligament damage in April 2007.
On 5 September 2007 in a reserve team match against Walsall he again suffered knee ligament injury.
He was placed on the transfer list in May 2008, despite having one year still to run on his contract.
On 6 August 2008, he left Wolves to join Blackpool, signing a two year contract with an option for a further year for an undisclosed fee.
On 29 August, Blackpool manager Simon Grayson confirmed that Edwards would be team captain for the season.
Edwards represented England at youth level, but not in a UEFA-recognised game, so qualified for Wales as his parents are both Welsh.
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'''Patrick Joseph O'Connell''' (8 March 1887 - 27 February 1959), also known as '''Paddy O'Connell''' or '''Patricio O'Connell''', was an Irish footballer and manager. He played as a defender, most notably, for Belfast Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City and Manchester United. As an international he captained Ireland and was a member of the team that won the 1914 British Home Championship. However O'Connell is probably best remembered for managing several clubs in La Liga. In 1935 he led Real Betis to their one and only La Liga title and during the Spanish Civil War he took FC Barcelona on a tour of North America. Despite these successes, he died destitute in London in 1959.
O'Connell played junior football in his home city of Dublin with several clubs, including Frankfort, later to become founder members of the League of Ireland, and Stranville Rovers, before joining Belfast Celtic
A terrific performer in the heart of the defence, O'Connell made his English First Division debut for Sheffield Wednesday against Bury on the last day of the 1908-09 season. However in subsequent seasons he was unable to establish himself as a regular in the Wednesday first team due to competition from English McConnell, Jimmy Spoors and Bob McSkimming. As a result he made just 21 senior appearances, 18 in the league and 3 in the FA Cup. However while with Wednesday, O'Connell made two of his six international appearances for Ireland
O'Connell left Sheffield Wednesday for Hull City in March 1912 and subsequently made 58 Second Division appearances for City during the 1912-13 and 1913-14 seasons. While with City he also made a further three appearances for Ireland
O'Connell's impressive performances with Ireland attracted the attention of Manchester United who he signed for in May 1914 for a fee of -1,000
O'Connell's time at United saw the club finish eighteen out of twenty, narrowly avoiding relegation by a single point. He also became embroiled in the infamous 1915 British football betting scandal. On April 2, 1915 relegation threatened United defeated mid-table Liverpool 2-0 in a home league game. It subsequently emerged that the game was fixed by a small group of players from both sides. David Goldblatt argues that the players concern was not who went up or down the league, but due the First World War, that there would be no league at all the following season. Believing they would soon be unemployed, the players arranged a betting pool and backed United to win 2-0. This was the score when O'Connell took a penalty which went well wide
An Irishman and the Politics of Spanish Football'' (2008) Jimmy Burns
In August 1919 O'Connell moved to Dumbarton and during the 1919-20 season made 31 league appearances and played twice in the Scottish Cup. He made his Scottish League debut as a right-half in a 1-1 draw with Ayr United on August 16, 1919, the opening day of the season. His first three appearances for Dumbarton were at right-half while all the rest were at centre-half, with the exception of the home game against Hamilton Academicals on September 27, 1919 when he again played at right-half. He made his final appearance for Dumbarton in a 4-3 away defeat against Aberdeen on April 24 1920 .
O'Connell finished his playing career with Ashington. During his first season with the club, 1920-21, they played in the North Eastern League and finished ninth out of twenty teams. The 1921-22 season saw O'Connell appointed player-coach and Ashington playing in the English Division Three North. O'Connell saw massive changes at Ashington with the clubs league status having changed. Their home ground was upgraded from a typical non-league venue containing no more than a simple seated and covered stand to a stadium designed for 20,000. O'Connell played in the clubs first ever English League fixture, a 1-0 win against Grimsby Town in front of 9,000 supporters. Ashington eventually finished the season in a respectable tenth position with O'Connell making his last appearance for the club in a 2-2 home draw against Southport . In January 1921, while with Ashington, O'Connell also represented the North Eastern League against the Central League
Between 1912 and 1919 O'Connell played 6 times for Ireland. He made his international debut on February 10 1912 in a 6-1 defeat against England at Dalymount Park. His team mates on the day included, among others, Billy Scott, Val Harris and Bill Lacey. On March 16, 1912 he also played in the 4-l defeat against Scotland at Windsor Park. In 1914 together with Harris, Lacey, Louis Bookman and Billy Gillespie, he was a member of the Irish team that won the 1914 British Home Championship. After beating Wales 2-1 away on January 19 , Ireland then beat England 3-0 at Ayresome Park on February 14. O'Connell then captained the team, while playing with a broken arm, as a ten man Ireland clinched the title with a 1-1 draw against Scotland at Windsor Park on March 14. He made his last appearance for Ireland in a 1919 Victory international against Scotland
An Irishman and the Politics of Spanish Football'' (2008) Jimmy Burns
In 1922 O'Connell succeeded Fred Pentland as the manager of Racing de Santander. He subsequently guided the team to five regional titles and in 1928 they became founding members of La Liga. He would later return to Racing for a second spell as manager between 1948 and 1949
An Irishman and the Politics of Spanish Football'' (2008) Jimmy Burns
From September 1929 until May 1931 O'Connell managed Real Oviedo in the Segunda Divisin
Between 1931 and 1935 O'Connell managed Real Betis, at the time known as ''Betis Balompie''. After leading them to the Segunda Divisin title in 1932 he then guided Betis, with a team that included Lecue, to their one and only La Liga title in 1935. Betis won the title on April 28, 1935 with a 5-0 win against O'Connell's former team Racing de Santander. The night before the game, which was played in Santander, O'Connell visited the Racing squad at a hotel where they were staying and allegedly tried to persuade them to lose the game. Betis had to beat Racing to overtake their rivals Real Madrid
O'Connell's success with Real Betis attracted the interest of FC Barcelona who appointed him as successor to Franz Platko for the 1935-36 season . With a squad that included Josep Escol, Domnec Balmanya, Joan Josep Nogus and Enrique Fernndez, O'Connell guided Bara to the Campionat de Catalunya and the Copa de Espaa final. In the final they played Real Madrid and with Real leading 2-1, Escol was denied a late equalizer after a spectacular save by Ricardo Zamora.
During the 1936-37 season La Liga was suspended because of the Spanish Civil War. However clubs in the Republican area of Spain competed in the Mediterranean League and, under O'Connell, FC Barcelona won this title. During the summer of 1937 O'Connell took the club on tour to North America. In Mexico they played against, among others, Club Amrica, Atlante F.C., Necaxa and a Mexican XI. In the United States, they played against Brooklyn Hispano, Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic and an American Soccer League XI. They finished the tour with a game against a ''Hebrew XI'' .
In financial terms this tour saved the club, but O'Connell returned to Spain with only four players after the others chose to go into exile in Mexico and France. By the 1937-38 season the Republican area was reduced in size and a second Mediterranean League was impossible to organise. However a Lliga Catalana, featuring just Catalan teams, was organised. Despite a depleted squad, O'Connell and FC Barcelona won both the Lliga Catalana and the Campionat de Catalunya
An Irishman and the Politics of Spanish Football'' (2008) Jimmy Burns
O'Connell went onto manage Sevilla FC between 1942 and 1945. During his first season in charge, 1942-43, he guided the club to second place in La Liga
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'''John Fitzgerald''' (born February 10, 1984 Cabinteely, Dublin) is an Irish football player who currently plays for Melbourne Knights.
Fitzgerald started his career with Park Celtic. He later moved to St.Josephs Boys and then Blackburn Rovers. He represented Republic of Ireland Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
He joined Galway United F.C. from Bury F.C..
Fitzgerald captained Galway United on several occasions.
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'''John Akin Salako''' (born 11 February 1969 in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria) is an English former professional football player who played for a variety of clubs and has also represented England at senior level. He was a part of the Crystal Palace team which reached the 1990 FA Cup Final. A severe knee injury sustained against Leeds United in 1991 put him out for nearly a year, and he was never the same player again. He continued playing for another 14 years, but appearances were hampered by recurring injuries. He finished his career at Brentford F.C.
As a teenager, he lived in Westerham, Kent and was a student at The Wildernesse School in Sevenoaks, where he excelled at football. He now lives in Woldingham, Surrey and works as a matchday correspondent on Sky Sports, and also coaches former club Palace's under 13 team, working with former teammate Mark Bright.
In 2005, John was voted into Palace's Centenary XI. He is affectionately known as "Salad" at Crystal Palace.
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'''Carl Edward Asaba''' (born 28 January 1973 in London) is an English professional football player who plays as a striker. He is currently unaffiliated with any club, having had previous failed trials at Leeds United and Leicester City.
Asaba first came to prominence at Brentford, debuting in 1994 after joining the club from Dulwich Hamlet. His goalscoring soon attracted attention and Reading signed him for a club record -800,000 on 7 August 1997. He did not make an impact for Reading scoring eight league goals from 32 appearances, and subsequently moved on to Gillingham for another club record fee of -600,000.
He finished top scorer for Gillingham in season 1998-99 with 20 league goals and scored the opening goal in the final of the Football League One play-offs at Wembley, but much of the rest of his time at Priestfield Stadium was dogged by injuries. On 9 March 2001 he signed for Sheffield United for -92,500.
He became a favourite at Bramall Lane when he scored the second goal with a deft glancing header in a 2-1 win against local rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. He played a key role in the Blades reaching the Football League promotion play-offs with memorable late winners in home victories against Nottingham Forest and Leicester City respectively, and a hat-trick at Brighton & Hove Albion after coming on as a substitute.
On 5 August 2003 he was transferred to Stoke City. He made 70 league appearances for Stoke scoring nine league goals.
On 25 August 2005, Asaba joined Millwall in a free transfer, when then Stoke manager Johan Boskamp deemed him surplus to requirements. He spent one year with the London club scoring three league goals from 21 appearances.
Attended St. Edwards College in Liverpool.
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'''Robert Ullathorne''' (born 11 October 1971 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) is former a professional footballer, most recently playing for Conference North side Tamworth, where he played as a defender.
He played most of his professional games for Norwich City.
Predominantly a left-sided defender or midfielder Robert Ullathorne was a successful product of Norwich City youth team. He chose to join Norwich City despite having schoolboy trials with the likes of Everton, Cambridge United, West Ham United and Luton Town.
Ullathorne made his first start for Norwich on 22 April 1991 in an away fixture against Nottingham Forest, he went on to make a total of 115 appearances, scoring seven goals in the process.
He was primarily a squad player making the most of his appearances ironically in his last season with the club, but was out of contract at the end of 1995/96 season.
After spending six seasons with Norwich, Robert was subject of interest from Crystal Palace but took opportunity of a move to Spanish Segunda Divisin side CA Osasuna on a free transfer, where he was joined by fellow Englishman Jamie Pollock who arrived from Middlesbrough.
Ullathorne spent just over nine months with the club before leaving to return to England.
On 17 February 1997 Robert returned to the Premier League to play for Leicester City in a deal worth -600,000. Ullathorne was only eleven minutes of his debut against Wimbledon in a Coca Cola Cup semi-final, when he suffered a suspected broken ankle and was substituted.
Ullathorne recovered, but it was reported that he was unhappy at Leicester and sought a transfer despite regular spots in the Leicester City first team. Robert had an impressive game for Leicester in the 1999 League Cup final where he kept David Ginola quiet throughout the game. However Tottenham Hotspur won the game with a last minute goal depriving Robert of silverware.
Ullathorne's career with Leicester was thrown into disaray when he broke his leg at Chelsea on 18 March 1999 which raised real questions about his future as a footballer and fears that he might be thrown onto the soccer scrapheap. Ullathorne left the club at the end of the 1999/00 season, joining Newcastle United briefly on trial before signing for Sheffield United.
On 2 July 2007 Ullathorne was re-united with his former Notts County manager Gary Mills at Conference North side Tamworth, agreeing a non contract deal.
In a busy day in the transfer market for the club, Ullathorne was also joined at the club by former Notts County team mate Jake Sheridan, as well as another former Notts County team mate Matthew Williams who committed himself to the club for a further season, following initial doubts over his future with the club.
It was announced on 21 August 2007 that Robert Ullathorne registration with Tamworth had been cancelled following a meeting with manager Gary Mills. It was also confirmed that Ullathorne had decided retired from football, and concentrate on a new career away from full time training, and football. During his short time with the club, Robert failed to make a single league appearance.
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'''Richard Paul Wesley Cresswell''' (born 20 September 1977) is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield United. Cresswell is a centre-forward who has adapted to life as a left midfielder.
Born in Bridlington, England, Cresswell went to Moorfield Primary School (Bridlington), where he first started to play football. He was a regular in the school football team and it became clear how talented he was. Cresswell began his career at Scarborough F.C. before soon moving to York City, where he made his first team debut against Bradford City on 20 January 1996.
It was at Preston where Cresswell would enjoy his best goal return, in the 2004-2005 season. He scored a total of 23 goals in 52 games, which helped Preston to reach the Championship Play-offs, where they were beaten by West Ham United.
Cresswell was purchased by Leeds United on the final day of the 2005 summer transfer window. It was confirmed on 31 August that Leeds had indeed signed Cresswell, for a fee of -1,150,000. After signing, Cresswell made it known that he was a lifelong Leeds United supporter, and did not want to miss a chance to join his favourite club.
It did not take Cresswell long to find the net for his new club, scoring two goals in Leeds' Carling Cup defeat of Rotherham United, in only his second start. These goals meant that Leeds won a Yorkshire Derby for the first time in four years and immediately endeared Cresswell to Leeds fans. However, Cresswell suffered ruptured knee ligaments in a match against Derby County, just a week later. This injury kept Cresswell out of action for ten weeks, missing a total of thirteen games.
Once Cresswell returned from injury, it did not take him long to rediscover his scoring touch, scoring in his second match back, against Coventry City. Cresswell scored four more goals, making him Leeds' joint third top scorer, with Robbie Blake. Another knee injury though, this time before a match with Derby again slowed his and Leeds' progress. Although a six week lay off was initially predicted after surgery, it turned out to be worse and he was eventually ruled out for the rest of the season. He was ruled out of the playoff final after being sent off in Leeds' 2-0 (Leeds advance 3-1) second leg victory over former club Preston.
In the 2006-07 season, Cresswell got another injury which ruled him out of action for a few months, after a few games, one goal and in many Leeds' fans opinions, several diabolical performances, Cresswell got another injury and was kept out until February. He made his comeback as a substitute against Crystal Palace, and it was believed that his return would be instrumental in ensuring Leeds United's safety in the Championship this season. Despite some much improved performances from Cresswell, amongst others, Leeds United were now resigned to relegation to the third tier for the first time in their history. After a few games working his way back to full fitness, Cresswell netted 2 goals in successive matches, including a potentially vital winner against fellow relegation rivals Luton Town, and firmly established himself as one of the fans favourites once again. He scored for Leeds in the last home game of the season - the 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town.
Stoke City manager Tony Pulis confirmed the signing of Cresswell after the 2-0 friendly defeat by Aston Villa on 1 August 2007. Cresswell officially signed a 3-year deal for an undisclosed fee on August 3. Cresswell scored two goals as Stoke beat Crystal Palace 3-1.
Cresswell made 42 league appearances for Stoke City in the 2007/08 season, scoring 11 goals. He even scored the last ever goal at Colchester United's Layer Road ground in a 1-0 win. Cresswell has regularly been used on the right wing by Stoke manager Tony Pulis even though his natural position is as a striker. However despite this Cresswell managed to score eleven goals during the 07/08 season helping the club to Promotion the Premier League.
During the 08/09 season Cresswell was once again forced to play as a right winger. He played in 30 games but failed to score a single goal.
This led to increasing unpopularity amongst the fans and he was booed by Stoke fans in a match between Stoke and Fulham on 25 April 2009
Cresswell joined Sheffield United on a three month loan at the end of September 2009 and made his debut the same evening against Ipswich Town.
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'''Nicholas "Nick" Pickering''' (born 4 August 1963 in South Shields) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Sunderland, Coventry City, Derby County, Darlington and Burnley. He was capped once for the England national team, against Australia in 1983, and was part of the England U21 team that won the 1984 European under-21 championships and reached the semi-final two years later. As a Coventry City player he was on the winning side in the 1987 FA Cup Final.
Since retiring as a player he has been involved in youth coaching, and working on the radio in the North East.
In his first season in Sunderland's first team he had the honour of being voted both the club's young player of the year and player of the year by the fans.
In 1992 Nick and Olwin gave birth to James Pickering, He has been since given the nick name Mr Moo.
James is currently a amateur poker player. He hosts poker games at the Pickering residence at Sunirise (Cleadon), where the sun always rises.
Jose Mourinho said to James "I believe you are the special one!, I believe!"
Nick has recently developed a rare condition commonly known as "tan-my-pot", which could be very dangerous. we understand that this is a genetic problem, and early signs of this are being noticed on his younger moose james; who also has traces of the disease
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'''Charles "Charlie" Alexander Aitken''' (born 5 January 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer.
Aitken is the all-time record appearance holder at English club Aston Villa. He played for Villa from August 1959 until May 1976, a period of 17 seasons. He was a member of the 1975 League Cup winning team, having been a runner-up in 1971. He spent the last two seasons of his professional career in the NASL with the New York Cosmos.
FA Charity Shield
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'''Steven Paul "Steve" Foley''' (born 21 June 1953 in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Colchester United.
Foley began his football career as a trainee with Colchester United. He played for Colchester for ten years, scoring 54 goals from 283 games in the Football League, and then played for Braintree Town.
He joined Norwich City in 1996, appointed by manager Mike Walker, who had worked with Foley at Colchester, and had spent ten years with the club in various roles when his coaching contract was terminated with immediate effect in May 2006. Chairman Roger Munby said that, although Foley's input had been "invaluable", it was time to "freshen up the coaching set-up", though the press suggested that Foley was being made the scapegoat for the team's poor performance during the 2005-06 season. Foley then joined the coaching staff at Norwich City's rivals Ipswich Town.
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}}'''Murtaz Shelia''' (born March 25, 1969) is a former football defender who was capped 29 times for Georgia between 1994 and 1998.
His clubs included Dinamo Tbilisi, 1. FC Saarbrcken, Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz, Manchester City and Lokomotivi Tbilisi. With Dinamo Tbilisi, Shelia formed part of a Georgian league championship winning team for five years in a row, from 1991 to 1995. In 1995 he joined Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz of the Russian league, where, as one of five Georgians on the books of the North Ossetians, he helped the club win the Russian league title in his first season.
Two years later Shelia joined English club Manchester City, where his former Dinamo Tbilisi team-mate Georgi Kinkladze was the star player. He marked his debut with a goal at Birmingham City, though Manchester City lost the match 2-1.
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'''Darren Ward''' (born 11 May 1974) is a former Welsh international football goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach at Preston North End.
Born in Worksop, Ward began his professional career with Mansfield Town, where he made 97 appearances, and helping them reach the play-offs. He moved to Notts County for -150,000 in July 1995, where he would go on to make his most appearances. During a six season stay, he played over 300 games for the Meadow Lane club.
He moved across the River Trent in 2001 to join local rivals Nottingham Forest. He spent three seasons in the First Division with Forest as they strove for promotion back to the Premier League, but a play-off spot in 2003 was as near as they managed.
He finally got his opportunity to play in the top flight when he joined newly-promoted Norwich City in a two-year deal in August 2004.
He was released at the end of the 2005/06 season after not signing a new contract at the club, and on 4 August 2006, he signed a contract at Sunderland.
Ward found himself replaced by -9million new signing Craig Gordon upon Sunderland's return to the Premier League, but did manage three appearances, keeping a clean sheet in his first, a 1-0 win over Derby. During the January 2008 winter transfer window, he rejected a move to Scottish giants Rangers, preferring to stay and fight to be the first-choice keeper at the Stadium of Light.
He failed to break back into the first team at Sunderland the following season and joined of the Championship in March 2009 on loan for the remainder of the campaign.
He was released by Sunderland on 28 May 2009 and subsequently announced his playing retirement.. On 12th October 2009 it was announced that Ward was the new goalkeeping coach for Peterborough United replacing countryman Andy Dibble who departed from the role for 'Personal Reasons'.
Ward won five caps for the Welsh national team before announcing his international retirement in May 2007.
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'''Jurgen Romano Colin''' (born 20 January 1981) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for RKC Waalwijk in the Dutch first division, as a defender.
Born in Utrecht, Colin started his professional career at PSV Eindhoven after coming from amateur side HMS. His debut came on August 22, 2001 in a 3-2 home win over FC Den Bosch. He went on to play three more matches before he was sent on loan to K.R.C. Genk, with whom he won the 2001-02 Belgian League.
The following season, Colin was sent on loan again, to NAC Breda, for which he played every game during 2002-03. He returned to PSV and became a full squad member, gaining a total of 20 appearances that season. NAC Breda showed interest in purchasing him, which was immediately agreed by both player and employer. Colin's solid performances in 2004-05 earned him a transfer to Football League Championship side Norwich City.
Colin had a difficult first season at Norwich and struggled for form, eventually losing his place at right-back to Craig Fleming. He was re-instated to the team at the start of the 2006-07 season and ultimately retained his status. However, when new club manager Peter Grant took over, Colin lost his place to versatile midfielder Andy Hughes.
In early July 2007, Colin was invited to a three-week trial with Dutch league giants AFC Ajax. On the 30th, the move was finalised for a fee of -100,000. At Ajax, he first appeared in the Dutch Supercup (''Johan Cruijff-schaal'') 1-0 win over former side PSV, winning his second career trophy.
However, after having appeared sparingly during the season, Colin moved to ''La Liga'' outfit Sporting de Gijn in August 2008, signing a one-year link. Beginning the season in the starting XI, he was dropped after a 1-7 thrashing at Real Madrid.
On 25 August 2009, Colin moved for free to RKC Waalwijk, also in Holland's top level.
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'''Colin Campbell McKechnie Veitch''' (22 May 1881 - 26 August 1938) was an English football player in the early 20th century for Newcastle United and manager of Bradford City.
Veitch was born in the Heaton area of Newcastle upon Tyne. At school he was both a gifted scholar and footballer, becoming the first captain of Newcastle Schools in 1895.
After enrolling at the city's Rutherford College, Veitch appeared for the College team, regarded at the time as one of the finest amateur teams in North East England, where he attracted the attention of Newcastle United for who he at first signed for as an amateur before turning professional in the summer of 1899.
Veitch made his debut in October 1899, a match which Newcastle United lost 1-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
For a short spell, Veitch considered giving up his football career to pursue an academic career, but after a spell in the reserves, playing under the pseudonym of 'Hamilton' he changed his mind.
Renowned for his versatility, Veitch captained the successful United side which won League Championships in 1905, 1907 and 1909, the FA Cup in 1910 and were FA Cup finalists in 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1911, and also represented England on six occasions.
Despite a dispute with Newcastle United in 1911, Veitch continued to play for the club until the outbreak of World War I. After the war, he returned to St James' Park to become a coach, and in 1924 formed the junior side, Newcastle Swifts, the pioneers of the current Newcastle United juniors system. Veitch was sacked in 1926, ending a 26 year association with United.
In August 1926, Veitch was appointed manager of Bradford City. In his first season the club was relegated to Division Three (North). The following season City recorded their then record victory, 9-1 over Nelson and were mounting a promotion challenge. But in January 1927 Veitch resigned, deciding that football management was not for him.
Away from football, Veitch was a great lover of the arts who as well as becoming involved in the Newcastle People's Theatre was also a playwright, composer, conductor and producer, who counted George Bernard Shaw amongst his circle of friends.
Veitch was also very politically aware and was approached to stand as a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party. Although he turned the proposal down, he did become a union activist for the Professional Footballers Association and was the PFA's chairman for a number of years.
After resigning from Bradford City he returned to Tyneside and became a journalist with the Evening Chronicle. In 1929 he was banned from the St James' Park press box.
In 1938, Veitch contracted pneumonia and died aged 57 in Berne, Switzerland whilst on a recuperation holiday.
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Dickson Paul Etuhu''' (born 8 June 1982 in Kano, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays for Fulham as a defensive midfielder. Etuhu's younger brother Kelvin is also a footballer.
Etuhu signed for Preston North End from Manchester City in 2002 for -300,000. He had started just 11 league games for City. He was very much a bit-part player during Preston's successful season of 2004-2005, when the Whites reached the play-off final. Despite his side losing to West Ham United, he attracted the attention of Premiership clubs Everton and West Brom.
Norwich City signed him during the January transfer window for -450,000 after a loan deal initially brought him to the club. Many Norwich fans objected to the signing as most of his performances for the club during his loan spell had been poor. His form began to improve towards the end of the season and in the early stages of the 2006-07 campaign.
Etuhu scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2-0 win against Torquay United in a League Cup match on 23 August 2006, and got his first league goal for the club in a 3-3 draw at Southend United on 12 September 2006. On 21 October 2006 he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Cardiff at Carrow Road to help his new manager Peter Grant win his first home game after replacing Nigel Worthington.
It was incorrectly reported during September 2006 that following the 3-1 defeat at Plymouth Argyle, Etuhu and team-mate Youssef Safri traded punches on the team bus on their return journey to East Anglia.
Etuhu signed for newly promoted Sunderland in a deal worth -1.5m in the summer of 2007. On February 9, 2008, Etuhu scored his first goal for Sunderland in their home match against Wigan. It came from a free kick floated in by Dean Whitehead, opening the scoring in the 2-0 defeat of the Latics.
On 29 August 2008 Etuhu announced that he was having a medical with Premier League side Fulham, before joining for a fee of around -1.5 million. Etuhu scored his first goal for Fulham on Easter Sunday 2009 in a game against his former club Manchester City in the 59th minute to put Fulham up 2-1 after a goal from American Clint Dempsey in the 50th minute.
He scored his first goal in European Competition, and his first goal at Craven Cottage, the week after his first son was born with a header to put Fulham 1-0 up against Lithuanian team FK Vetra.
It was announced in late September 2007 that Etuhu had been called up to play for his country on October 14. He first played in two friendlies for his country and he then made his competitive international debut in the African Cup of Nations in January 2008. Dickson was also eligible to have played for England.
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'''Ernest Sydney "Syd" King''' (born Chatham, Kent, 1873, died 1933) was a footballer and manager, and one of the most important figures in the early history of West Ham United.
He started his career as a full back with Northfleet and once scored three own-goals when playing against Swindon Town.
He transferred to New Brompton in 1897 and spent two seasons there before joining Thames Ironworks in 1899. He was considered one of the best full backs in the Southern League and "The Irons" had to immediately turn down Derby County's offer for the player.
Syd' King recorded 16 appearances in their first season in the Southern League Division One, also making seven appearances in the FA Cup that year, an impressive run that ended in a 1-2 home defeat against arch-rivals Millwall Athletic.
In 1900 he was retained as a member of the squad after the club's transition to West Ham United, and continued to play for them until 1903, recording 69 league and 7 FA Cup appearances in total.
At the start of his last season as a player he had been appointed club secretary, although he was already considered to be a 'manager' of the club.
On the eve of the 1904-05 season a small postcard of the team photograph was issued and featured the following text from King on its reverse endorsing Oxo:
:''"When training, Oxo is the only beverage used by our team and all speak of the supreme strength and power of endurance which they have derived from its use." - E. S. King, Secretary, West Ham United F.C.''
His tenure at West Ham included their election to the football league in 1919,
which coincided with a personal cheque from the board for -1,500 that paid tribute to his twenty years of service for the club. His basic wage was also raised to -10 a week.
February 1922 saw the controversial sale of West Ham legend Syd Puddefoot to Falkirk for a record -5,000. For negotiating the transfer, Syd King received a -300 bonus. By this time he was also on a -100 annual bonus.
The following season West Ham reached the FA Cup Final for the first time, losing to Bolton Wanderers but also assured their place in the top division finishing as Division Two runners up. An edition of local newspaper ''East Ham Echo'' proclaimed at the time that:
Following promotion Syd King instilled a period of consolidation for West Ham in the First Division, the highlight of which was the 1926-1927 season when West Ham finished in 6th place in Division One. This performance was not equalled by the Hammers until the 1958-1959 season during Ted Fenton's tenure. Part of the reason that this consistency was possible, was due to Syd King signing players that went on to become West Ham legends and record holders, as well as England internationals, including Jimmy Ruffell, Ted Hufton & Vic Watson.
Syd King was appointed a shareholder of West Ham United in 1931, but the team was relegated in the 1931-32 season back to Division Two. On 5 November 1932 West Ham lost their ninth game of the next season, against Bradford Park Avenue, and at the same day's board meeting, according to one board member, ''"during the discussion on the team, (King) was "drunk and insubordinate."'' It was no secret that King "liked a drink", but he already been appeased by the board many times over the issue. On the following day they announced that:
:"It was unanimously decided that until further notice C. Paynter be given sole control of players and that E. S. King be notified accordingly."
It was also postulated by the board, but never confirmed, that King had been syphoning off West Ham funds for himself. He was suspended for three months without pay and also banned from entering the Boleyn Ground. Following a board meeting on 3 January 1933 his contract was terminated permanently, and he was given an ex-gratia payment of -3 a week.
Although comparatively rich for an ex-player working in football, King's reputation as well as his career were in tatters. Within a month of the sacking he committed suicide by drinking alcohol mixed with a corrosive liquid.
The inquest into his death declared that he had taken his life 'while of unsound mind', and had been suffering from persecution delusions. According to his son at the inquest, his depression had begun when the team were relegated in the summer of 1932, and that his paranoia had followed on from that.
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'''Joseph William Bache''' (8 February 1880 - 10 November 1960), born in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, was a footballer who played for Aston Villa.
Joe Bache was a prolific centre forward for Aston Villa between 1900 and 1919. He played for the England national team seven times, and during that period scored four goals for his country, one in each of his first four appearances.
He was one of Aston Villa's all-time greatest forwards, enjoying a successful career at the club, winning an FA Cup winners medal in both 1905 and 1913. He was also a vital part of the Villa team that won the League Championship in 1910. Bache appeared for the team 474 times and had scored a total of 185 goals at the end of his career.
Joe briefly made a comeback as player/coach for Grimsby Town in 1920, playing 5 games, scoring 1 goal.
His son, David Bache became a famous car stylist producing many designs, mainly for Rover.
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'''Mark Stallard''' (born 24 October 1974) is a retired English professional footballer who last played for Conference North side Corby Town as a striker. He made more than 450 appearances in the Football League between 1991 and 2008, scoring 134 goals.
Born in Derby, Stallard began his career as a trainee in the town with Derby County in 1991.
Stallard joined Barnsley in January 2004
Stallard was one of four players released by Lincoln City at the end of the 2007-08 season,
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'''Carsten Fredgaard''' (born May 20, 1976) is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for AB in the Danish First Division. His position is on the left, mainly as midfielder, but can also act both as a fullback or a winger. He has played a single game for the Danish national team, and has represented his country 13 times on the various national youth squads.
Fredgaard started his career with Lyngby Boldklub, whom he represented on the national under-19 and under-21 national teams. He scored 16 goals in the 1998-99 Superliga season, which prompted English club Sunderland AFC to offer Lyngby a - 1,500,000 million transfer deal. Fredgaard signed his first full-time professional contract at age 22, when he moved to Sunderland for the 1999-00 season. His time at Sunderland was not successful, bringing only a single appearance in the English Premier League.
Despite some impressive Worthington Cup showings that saw him score two brilliant goals against Walsall,
In July 2001, Fredgaard moved back to Denmark, as F.C. Copenhagen bought him in a - 500,000 transfer deal.
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'''James Alan Irvine''' (born 12 July 1958), more commonly known as '''Alan Irvine''', is a Scottish former footballer who is the manager of Sheffield Wednesday.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Irvine studied for qualifications as an insurance broker whilst playing for Queen's Park. He went on to play for Everton, Crystal Palace, Dundee United and Blackburn Rovers.
Irvine returned to Goodison Park 18 years after leaving as a player to join the coaching staff. He was also formerly academy director at Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United, where he coached players such as Steven Taylor and Peter Ramage.
Irvine took over as manager of Preston North End on 20 November 2007 with Preston in a relegation battle.
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'''Gary McSheffrey''' (born 13 August 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Birmingham City as a striker or left winger.
McSheffrey was born in Coventry, and began his football career at home town club Coventry City. When he made his first-team dbut against local rivals Aston Villa at the age of 16 years and 198 days on February 27, 1999, a game that Coventry won 4-1, he became the youngest player ever to play in the Premier League. He held the record for over four years until Aaron Lennon made his Leeds United debut at a younger age in August 2003.
During his time at Coventry he spent loan spells at Luton Town, Stockport County (scoring once against Burnley)
Playing primarily on the left wing in the 2005-06 season, McSheffrey ended up amongst the top scorers in the Football League Championship with 15 league goals. It was form like this that brought him to the attention of local rivals Birmingham City during the summer of 2006. After weeks of bidding, Coventry accepted an offer valued at -4 million. This has since been estimated at -2.3m cash with a further -1.3m depending on promotion and appearances.
Following his move to Birmingham McSheffrey featured in the Championship team of the month and won the Player of the Month award for October 2006. He scored his first hat-trick for his new club in a league match against Preston North End on December 9, 2006.
On December 2, 2007 he converted a penalty in Birmingham's 3-2 win against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane to score his first goal in the Premier League.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Craig''' (born 21 November 1950 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently the head coach of Belgian club Charleroi. Craig had an 18 year playing career as a midfielder, playing over 100 league games for English clubs and . Towards the end of his playing career he became a coach, and he has worked for clubs including , Celtic, Aberdeen and Newcastle.
Craig was a talented midfielder who started his playing career at Aberdeen. In 1969 Sheffield Wednesday paid -100,000 for his services, a club record transfer fee at the time, as well as a British record for a teenager. Craig was a favourite with the fans during his time at Hillsborough and was seen by many as the highlight of what was a poor Sheffield Wednesday team. Craig scored 37 league goals for Wednesday, including many from the penalty spot. During his time at the club, Wednesday were relegated from the top flight following Craig's first full season, and they continued to struggle in Division Two, finally being relegated again shortly after he left for Newcastle United in 1974.
After leaving Newcastle he went on to join Ron Saunders' Aston Villa, however, his relatively unsuccessful stay was short lived as Saunders was clearing the decks in order to turn Villa into the Championship and European Cup winning force of the early 1980s. He was capped once by Scotland, against Switzerland in 1976. He subsequently moved on to Swansea City, Carlisle United and Hibernian before becoming a coach.
After retiring as a player, Craig was made assistant manager to John Blackley at Hibernian. He was then Billy McNeill's assistant manager at Celtic, where they won the championship in their centenary year. A spell at Aberdeen as assistant to Roy Aitken followed, before he took up the coaching role of Scotland's Under-21 team.
Craig spent time as a first team coach of Newcastle United, until he was released in September 2006. He was then chosen by John Collins to be his assistant at Hibernian. Following Collins' resignation, Craig acted as the caretaker manager for four games, but he left the club following the appointment of Mixu Paatelainen as manager. Craig joined Charleroi as assistant coach to John Collins in December 2008. On 20 November 2009, he was appointed as head coach of Charleroi.
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'''John Spencer''' (born 11 September 1970, Glasgow, Scotland) is a former professional football (soccer) who last played in Major League Soccer for the Colorado Rapids. He is currently an assistant coach for the Houston Dynamo.
Spencer started his career at Rangers, signing with the club in 1985. His signature, even as a school boy who had yet to play a competitive senior match, proved controversial; Spencer was Catholic and the club had a strong Protestant culture. Spencer made his debut for Rangers in 1987, appearing 13 times and scoring twice. Although an energetic and committed performer, Spencer struggled to make headway at Rangers at a time when the club was dominating Scottish football. In 1988, he was loaned by then manager Graeme Souness to Morton, where he made four appearances (scoring once) before returning to Ibrox. Spencer remained a fringe player at Ibrox and after a further loan spell with Lai Sun of Hong Kong was sold in 1992 to Chelsea for a fee of -450,000.
It was at Chelsea that Spencer enjoyed perhaps the most consistent period of success in an otherwise itinerant and injury-blighted career. Between 1992 and 1996, Spencer made 103 appearances and scored 36 goals. Spencer featured in the Chelsea team which lost 4-0 to Manchester United in the 1994 FA Cup Final.
In November 1996, recently appointed Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit sold Spencer for -2.5 million to Queens Park Rangers, then in the second tier of English football, the First Division. Spencer appeared 56 times and scored a respectable 25 goals, but QPR failed to gain promotion to the English Premier League after Spencer's initial season, and in his second flirted with relegation.
In 1998 he moved to Everton, initially on loan, but subsequently for a fee of -1.5 million. Re-united with Walter Smith, his former manager at Rangers, Spencer's career at Everton quickly stalled, as his new club struggled to avoid relegation from the Premiership. After only eight months and nine games he was loaned to Motherwell.
In 1999, Spencer's move to Motherwell was made permanent, for a club-record fee of -500,000. Spencer's signing was seen as evidence of a raised level ambition at Fir Park. Scoring 21 times in 81 appearances spread over three seasons, Spencer's time at Motherwell was marked by initial optimism but eventual disappointment, as initial promise was tempered by a series of injuries. His final season, 2000-01, saw a return of only three goals. As Motherwell sought desperately to cut costs, Spencer was sold to Colorado Rapids on 21 February 2001.
Spencer made an impressive MLS debut with the Rapids. In his first year, he started 22 games, and finished the year with 14 goals and seven assists, and was subsequently named to the MLS Best XI. Spencer's second year was less impressive and once more hampered by injuries, but he still finished with five goals and four assists in only 13 games. He returned to form in 2003, however, leading the team in scoring again with 14 goals and five assists, winning a place in the MLS Best XI, as well as ranking as a finalist for the MLS MVP Award.
Spencer began to show his age in 2004, however, as injuries kept him out of several games, and he was not particularly impressive in the games he was available; he finished the season with four goals and one assist in 19 starts. He retired after the season.
On August 30th, 2009, Spencer was inducted into the Rapids Gallery of Honor at halftime of the Dynamo's 1-0 loss to the Rapids
Spencer's prominence at Chelsea saw him gain the first of 14 caps for the Scottish national team, appearing as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Russia at Hampden Park in Scotland's successful campaign to qualify for the 1996 European Championships.
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'''Dean Christopher Holdsworth''' (born 8 November 1968 in Walthamstow, London) is an English former professional football player, now manager at Welsh club Newport County, who play in English Conference South.
His twin brother David is also an ex-professional footballer, now managing Mansfield Town, having taken up his position in December 2008.
Dean Holdsworth primarily played as a striker, although in the latter part of his career he tended to play off the front man. He had a good shot on him and had a decent turn of pace.
Holdsworth earned an England B cap in the 4-2 win against Northern Ireland B on May 10, 1994 at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, scoring the 1st goal for England's B team.
Holdsworth started his career at Watford and had several loan spells out of the club before joining Brentford.
At Brentford he was to prove himself as a prolific goalscorer, scoring 38 goals in the Third Division championship winning season of 1991-92. This proved to be his final season with the club, as his exploits led to much interest from higher level clubs and he signed for Wimbledon in the summer of 1992 for -650,000, making an immediate impact in his first season at the Dons with 16 goals, forming a solid partnership with John Fashanu. He quickly established himself as one of the Premiership's top finishers in his first few seasons at the club. However in his last few seasons at Selhurst Park he struggled to find his consistency and he signed for Bolton in October 1997 for 3.5 million pounds, which was a record signing for Bolton at that time. He made 97 league appearances and scored 39 times for the Trotters. After Bolton he signed for Coventry City, having previously been on loan at the club. At Coventry he failed to score in the league, but scored once in the FA Cup against Cardiff City.
He also had a spell at Derby County, where he was signed as assistant manager, but played as a striker during an injury crisis,
Holdsworth joined Newport County on a short term contract in February 2007 and was released at the end of the 2006-07 season.
Holdsworth was appointed as player-manager of Isthmian League club Redbridge in July 2007.
He then made a return to Newport County in May 2008 as their new manager in succession to Peter Beadle after handing in his resignation at Redbridge. He also relocated to Worcester to accommodate his new role at Newport County. After an initial poor start to the first season under Holdsworth, Newport improved in the second half of the season to finish 10th in the league. Holdsworth was awarded the Blue Square South Manager of the Month award for April 2009.
In September 2009 Holdsworth was again awarded the Blue Square South Manager of the Month for September 2009 after Newport County started the 2008-09 season with a run of 13 league matches unbeaten. Holdsworth also won the award for November 2009.
Holdsworth was involved in tabloid scandal in 1996 when he had a highly publicised extramarital affair with topless model Linsey Dawn McKenzie, who was then aged 17.
In December 1999 he was sentenced to 18 months probation for punching his wife Samantha Holdsworth.
Holdworth appeared in reality television series ''Deadline'' where ten celebrities had to produce their own weekly celebrity magazine. He was the sixth celebrity to be sacked by Janet Street-Porter.
Holdsworth participated in the second series of Sky One reality TV series Cirque De Celebrit. He was voted out by the judges in the first episode on Sunday, 7 October 2007. Tamara (another contestant) joined him in the bottom two, but was voted to stay in the competition by the three judges. However, because of a technical fault with the voting, Dean was asked to re-join the show.
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'''Stuart Whitehead''' (born 17 July 1976 in Bromsgrove) is an English footballer who plays for English Conference North club AFC Telford United. He plays as a right-back or centre-back.
Whitehead began his career at his hometown club Bromsgrove Rovers. After a season with the club, he joined then-Premiership Bolton Wanderers in 1995 on a free transfer.
Bolton were relegated in his first season with them, but won promotion back to the Premier League in the following season. After another top-flight season, Bolton and Whitehead parted company, with Whitehead never appearing for the club.
A regular starting role at Carlisle United followed, with Carlisle spending the whole period near the bottom of the Football League. He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Plymouth Argyle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.
In his two seasons with the club, Whitehead became Shrewsbury's first-choice right-back, making 70 appearances for the Shropshire club. However, on 14 April 2006 he was released by Shrewsbury to allow the emergence of Gavin Cadwallader. Whitehead agreed to join Conference club Kidderminster Harriers on a two-year contract in the summer of 2006.
In his first season Whitehead played well and was a vital part of the FA Trophy run to the finals. He lead the team out on 12 May hoping to lift the trophy but, unfortunately he will go down in history as the first captain to lose a competitive match at Wembley.
Whitehead left Kidderminster by mutual consent on 31 January 2008 and subsequently made his return to the New Bucks Head, signing an 18-month deal with Conference North side AFC Telford United.
At the start of the 2008/2009 season, Staurt got named the New AFC Telford Captain.
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'''Daryl Fordyce''' (born on 2 January 1987 in Sandy Row, Belfast) is a Northern Irish professional football player. He currently plays for Glentoran.
He has recently played for St Andrews and Lisburn Youth in his homeland of Northern Ireland, winning major trophies with both teams when he was younger. He played for Rangers before moving to Portsmouth.
Working his way up through the club's youth ranks, Fordyce spent the second half of the 2005-06 season on loan at AFC Bournemouth before going back to Portsmouth. In July 2007, he signed for Glentoran in Northern Ireland.
Fordyce has represented Northern Ireland at Under-19 international, scoring both goals in their 2-1 European U19 Championship victory over Moldova in October 2005. He also scored four goals for Northern Ireland U-19 against Serbia & Montenegro.
He has made 5 appearances for the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team, scoring against Germany in November 2006.
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'''Ephraim "Jock" Dodds''' (7 September 1915 - 23 February 2007) was a Scottish professional football player. He played in the 1936 FA Cup Final, and, at the time of his death, he was thought to be the oldest surviving player to have played in a final at Wembley Stadium.
Dodds was born in Grangemouth. His father died when he was two years old. His family moved to Durham in 1927 after his mother remarried. Four years later, at the age of 16, he began his career at First Division Huddersfield Town as a centre forward.
In 1934, after just two years with the Terriers, and after a short spell with Lincoln City, he took a free transfer to Second Division Sheffield United. Dodds later became the Blades' leading scorer for four successive seasons, netting a total of 130 goals in just 203 appearances.
His debut came on 15 September 1934, against Burnley but despite playing and scoring regularly in the following months, the club was unconvinced that he was yet of first-team quality. The club made an enquiry into the return of former player Jimmy Dunne, who found himself out of favour at Arsenal after he had been sold, but this came to nothing due to a cartilage injury. Dodds secured his position by scoring four goals in the next game, a 6-1 victory against Southampton on 16 February 1935. Dodds' prolific goalscoring helped the club reached the 1936 FA Cup Final. Dodds almost scored in the final, hitting the crossbar with a header. It was said by Ernest Jackson that he would have scored nine times out of ten from such a position and Dodds himself claimed that he had been pushed in the back by Wilf Copping. United ultimately lost the final to Arsenal, 1-0, thanks to a goal by Ted Drake
Big, strong and quick, Dodds worked hard at his game and was duly rewarded. His 100th league goal came in his 154th appearance, against Tottenham Hotspur on 12 September 1938. His last appearance for the Blades came against city rivals Sheffield Wednesday on 4 March 1939. Dodds moved to First Division Blackpool in March 1939 for -10,500, citing family reasons as the source of his transfer request. Despite his departure, Sheffield were finally promoted out of the Second Division at the end of the 1938-9 season.
Dodds made his Seasiders debut on 11 March 1939, in a defeat at Charlton Athletic, scoring Blackpool's only goal. He went on to score four in a home win over Middlesbrough and quickly became a favourite. The Second World War intervened, and the Football League programme was abandoned. Dodds joined the Royal Air Force, and was stationed in Blackpool as a PT instructor. He continued to play for Blackpool, with most of his goals in the war years coming in regional competitions. In the North Regional League, he scored 65 goals in 1941-2, and then 47 goals in 1942-3. In 1943, Blackpool beat Sheffield Wednesday over two legs to win the League Cup North, and then defeated League Cup South champions Arsenal 4-2, mainly thanks to right winger Stanley Matthews. He scored eight goals against Stockport County in 1941, and seven goals against Tranmere Rovers in 1942, including a hat-trick in just 2- minutes.
During World war II, Dodds played guest matches for Manchester United, Fulham and West Ham.
In seven years at Bloomfield Road, Dodds scored well over 200 goals, including 66 in 1941-2 alone.
He signed for Irish side, Shamrock Rovers in August 1946 and scored twice on his debut at Milltown on the 8th of September. In total he played five games, two in the Dublin City Cup and three in the League of Ireland Shield scoring four goals before being sold to Everton in November 1946 for -7,750. Everton were in desperate need of a centre forward after Dixie Dean retired and Tommy Lawton moved to Chelsea. Dodds scored 36 goals in 55 league appearances for the Toffees in 1946-8. He was sold to his former club Lincoln City in October 1948 for -6,000, where he ended his playing career.
Dodds was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Dodds made all eight of his international appearances for Scotland during the wartime period. On 18 April 1942, he netted a hat-trick in a 5-4 win over England at Hampden Park in front of a crowd of 91,000. Bill Shankly hit Scotland's winning goal.
After retiring as a player, he tried to recruit players to go to Bogot, to play in a new league outside FIFA control. He was banned by the Football Association in July 1950 for bringing the game into disrepute, but was later cleared. He decided against taking up positions in football management, and concentrated on business interests in Blackpool.
Dodd's wife died in 2005, and he died in Blackpool two years later.
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}}'''Alan Hodgkinson''' MBE (born 16 August 1936 in Maltby, England) is a former footballer who played in the position of goalkeeper. At just over 5 foot 9 inches, Alan was on the small side for a goalkeeper, but made up for the lack of inches by his perfect positional play.
He signed for Sheffield United from Worksop Town on 1 August 1953, and made 675 first team (576 league) appearances for the Blades between 1953 and 1971, his first being a friendly game against Clyde on 6 April 1954.
Hodgkinson made his league dbut in Division One in a 2-1 away victory against Newcastle United on 28 August 1954 but despite showing his undoubted potential, the presence of number one goalkeeper, Ted Burgin until 1957 and National Service limited his opportunities for the first team.
However, the arrival of Joe Mercer as manager established Hodgkinson's place as first-choice goalie in the side behind the defensive line of Cec Coldwell, Graham Shaw, Brian Richardson, Joe Shaw and Gerry Summers. In season 1966-67, he won the Sheffield United Supporters player of the year award. His brilliance and reliability made sure of his place until the signing of John Hope in 1971. His final appearance was, like his first, in a friendly, on 23 January 1971 against Chesterfield.
Hodgkinson was also an England International at full and under-23 levels, making his debut for both during the 1956-57 season. His first full England cap came against Scotland in 1957 and he also played against Denmark, and Republic of Ireland (twice in World Cup qualifying games). He was in England's squad for the 1958 World Cup in Sweden but did not feature in any of their games.
Hodgkinson moved on to professional coaching and is credited with bringing Peter Schmeichel to Manchester United, Hodgkinson worked at United for seven years before becoming Scotland national team goalkeeping coach where he tutored players such as Jim Leighton and Neil Sullivan and coaches Alex Pennyand Steve Mcviegh. He also had a spell as a youth goalkeeping coach at Rangers. After a spell with Coventry City, Hodgkinson moved to Oxford United working with Jim Smith, Billy Turley and trialist Craig Johnson.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.
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'''Keith Curle''' (born 14 November 1963 in Bristol) is an English former professional football player, who is currently a coach at Crystal Palace.
Curle began his career at hometown club Bristol Rovers, for whom he made a goalscoring debut on 29 August 1981 in the (old) Third Division against Chester. He left two seasons later to join Torquay for -5,000 but remained at Plainmoor only a four months before returning to his native city, this time with Bristol City.
The ''Robins'' won promotion from the fourth tier at the end of the 1983/84 season soon after Curle's arrival. He remained with the club for three full seasons in the third flight, amassing 128 appearances in total. He finally left Ashton Gate to join Reading for -150,000 in October 1987.
After a year at Reading - which saw relegation from the Second Division - he made a -500,000 move to Division One and FA Cup holders Wimbledon. He spent two and a half years battling with the ''Crazy Gang'' before Manchester City paid a club record -2.5million for him in August 1991. This was the joint highest fee paid for a defender by a British club at the time, and one of the highest paid for a player of any position.
His first season at Maine Road saw a 5th place league finish and earned him a call-up to the England squad, debuting on 29 April 1992 as a substitute in a 2-2 friendly draw against the CIS in Moscow. After starting in a further warm-up game (a 1-0 win over Hungary), he was selected for the squad for Euro '92. Here, he covered at right-back in their opening goalless group game against Denmark, but played no further part as the nation crashed out at the first stage and was not selected again.
Back with his club, Curle was promoted to club captain but they were unable to match their 5th place finish after manager Peter Reid was fired and eventually suffered relegation in the 1995/96 season. Curle remained with the club during pre-season for the following campaign but was soon stripped of his captaincy and transfer-listed before being sold to Wolves in August 1996 for -650,000.
He spent four seasons at Molineux as the club tried to win promotion to the Premier League. His first season with the team saw them lose in the play-offs to Crystal Palace, but they failed to qualify for them in his subsequent seasons. He was however made club captain and led to the side to an FA Cup semi-final in 1998, where they lost to eventual double winners Arsenal.
The promise of a coaching role saw him move to Sheffield United in 2000 and he spent two years working with manager Neil Warnock in this capacity. He joined Barnsley in 2002 but stayed just two months before ending his contract by mutual consent and joining third flight club Mansfield Town, where he was soon appointed player-manager. He played through the remainder of the 2002/03 season before focusing solely on management.
Curle began his management career as player-manager of Mansfield Town in December 2002 after the firing of Stuart Watkiss. He took over with the side struggling in the relegation zone and could not prevent the drop to the fourth tier, but took them to the play-off final in his first full season in charge, where they lost on penalties to Huddersfield.
He was controversially sacked in December 2004 after allegations that he bullied a youth-team player. However, in August 2006, Curle won a case for wrongful dismissal against the club and was awarded undisclosed damages. The judge in the case cleared Curle of any wrongdoing, and described Mansfield's disciplinary process as a "sham".
Despite the outcome of his hearing not yet being clear, he appointed as manager of Chester City in May 2005 and began brightly with the club challenging for promotion from League Two and eliminating Nottingham Forest from the FA Cup. However, a disastrous losing run of 11 games in 12 cost Curle his job in February 2006 after just nine months in charge.
In February 2007, he was appointed "Head Coach" (effectively manager under Director of Football Colin Lee, his former manager at Wolves) at Torquay United, where he had played earlier in his career. He was on a short-term contract that ended in the summer of 2007. After failing to save Torquay from relegation, Curle's contract was not renewed and he was replaced by Leroy Rosenior
Curle reunited with Neil Warnock, when the latter was appointed manager of Championship side Crystal Palace in October 2007 and immediately brought Curle into his coaching team.
Recently (when?) overlooked for the manager's job at Burton Albion after Nigel Clough's departure to Derby. Has sinced been linked with vacant managers job at Northampton (when?).
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Below is a '''list of notable footballers who have played for Newcastle United'''. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes the club's founder members, players from the club's pre-Football League days, when they played fewer matches in a season than the present day, and some players who fell just short of the 100 total but made significant contributions to the club's history (e.g. Keegan, Ferdinand, Asprilla).
''Players are listed according to the date they signed for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.'' ''Statistics correct as of 10 December 2008.''
NOTE: Please do not simply add one to appearance figures for current players after a match; these statistics may not have been updated for several weeks and may be out of date. Please check a source such as the Soccerbase website for the correct figures.
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'''Kenneth Brown''' (born February 16, 1934 in Forest Gate, London) is an English former footballer and manager who played professionally for West Ham United in the 1950s and 1960s.
Ken Brown was playing for local Dagenham side Neville United when he signed professional for West Ham United on October 16, 1951. He quickly made his way into the reserve side, but first team football was much harder to come by, his debut eventually coming in February 1953 against Rotherham United as a replacement for Malcolm Allison. His first five years as a professional saw him only make occasional appearances for the Hammers, although national service between 1952 and 1954 did not help.
He started the 1957-58 season as first-choice in the centre of the West Ham defence, and remained there, missing only one game as West Ham won the Second Division title. On November 18, 1959, Brown made his only appearance for England, a 2-1 victory over Northern Ireland at Wembley. He was a member of the 1964 FA Cup winning side, and the following year was back at Wembley as part of the European Cup Winners' Cup winning side, playing alongside Bobby Moore.
In May 1967, after receiving a testimonial from West Ham, he followed his friend John Bond to Torquay United for a fee of -4000. He had played 386 league games and scored 4 goals. He played 42 league games for Torquay, scoring once, before moving to Southern League Hereford United, then managed by Welsh legend John Charles, in May 1969 for one final season as a player.
When John Bond was appointed manager of Bournemouth in 1970, Brown was appointed as his assistant manager, and in November 1973, Brown followed Bond to Norwich City, again acting as assistant manager. In October 1980, Bond left to manage Manchester City and Brown took over the reins at Norwich, though was unable to stop them being relegated. The following season Norwich were promoted back to Division One at the first attempt. They won the League Cup in 1985, but were relegated at the end of the season, only to bounce back at the first attempt again the following season as Second Division champions.
Their next season back in the top flight saw Brown lead his side to 5th place, then Norwich's highest ever final position until Mike Walker's days when they finished 3rd and a far cry from the usual relegation battles. The following season, Norwich started badly - due mainly to the departure of Brown's assistant Mel Machin, with whom he had forged a successful partnership - and after a poor run of form Norwich chairman Robert Chase sacked Brown on 9 November 1987. In addition to his success on the pitch at Norwich, he had displayed a great ability for spotting talent at lower league clubs and in the reserve sides of other top flight clubs. The likes of Dave Watson, Steve Bruce, Ian Crook, Mike Phelan and Bryan Gunn were all brought to the club by Brown.
In early December 1987 he looked after the Shrewsbury Town side for one match, but decided against taking the job permanently and took time out of football instead. In July 1988 he was appointed manager of Plymouth Argyle, where one of his signings was his son Kenny Junior from Norwich City, who would later be sold to West Ham United for -170,000. Brown was controversially sacked as Plymouth manager in February 1990, and decided to once more take time away form football. In 1994 he was approached by England manager Terry Venables to work part-time as a scout, a duty he has since also performed for Glenn Hoddle and Kevin Keegan, whilst maintaining his business interest in the Lakenham Leisure Centre in Norwich.
In February 2004 he was guest of honour at Carrow Road for the home game against West Ham to celebrate the opening of a new stand, when a special presentation was made to Brown to commemorate his 70th birthday.
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'''Paul James Reid''' (born 6 July 1979) is a professional football (soccer) player who plays for A-League club Adelaide United. Reid previously played for Wollongong Wolves during their championship winning seasons before moving to England where he played for six years with Bradford City and Brighton & Hove Albion before returning to Australia.
Born in Sydney, Australia, Reid began his football career in Australia for Wollongong Wolves in 1998. He become a cult hero during his time at the Wollongong Wolves after scoring the last minute equiliser in the 2000 grand final against Perth Glory. The Wolves went on to win the game 7-6 on penalties.
Reid had usually played in the right-back position in defence for the Seagulls, but the player has stated his preferred position is in the centre of midfield. Near the start of the 2006-07 season, Reid suffered a serious knee injury which saw him sidelined for nearly a year, but the player did return for the start of the 2007-08 pre-season. On May 6, 2008, it was confirmed that Reid, along with experienced trio Kerry Mayo, Gary Hart and Guy Butters were to be released from the club.
He was expected to sign with Perth Glory for the 2008-09 A-League season,
Reid made his first senior international debut for the Socceroos on 28 January 2009 in a AFC Asian Cup qualifing match versus Indonesia.
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'''Kerry Mayo''' (born 21 September 1977 in Cuckfield, West Sussex) is a former English footballer. Mayo usually played as a left back.
Mayo was a trainee with Brighton & Hove Albion and signed a professional contract with them in July 1996. Mayo is one of only a handful of players to have played for the club at three different home grounds, the Goldstone Ground, Priestfield Stadium and the Withdean Stadium.
Mayo had won two championship medals with Brighton in 2001 and 2002 and was runner-up for the Player of the Year Award in 2003, losing out to Danny Cullip.
On 6 May 2008, it was confirmed that Mayo, along with experienced trio Guy Butters, Gary Hart and Paul Reid had been released from the club by former manager Dean Wilkins. Hart and Mayo signed new contracts after impressing during pre-season under new manager Micky Adams. Both men had been at the club when Adams had his first spell in charge of Brighton.
In September 2008 Mayo joined Conference National team Lewes on loan for a month. Mayo returned to Brighton on the 10th October after suffering cruciate knee ligament damage
It was announced on May 12, 2009, that Mayo would be leaving Brighton after the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2009. During his 14 years at Brighton, Mayo played in 367 league games and scored 12 goals. On 14 July, 2009, Mayo announced his retirement from professional football after failing to recover from a groin injury.
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Gillespie was born in Kerrykeel, Donegal, Ireland. He is United's most capped  player with 25 for Ireland.
He held the IFA's record for most international goals scored for 78 years with 13 goals. Gillespie's record was eventually equalled by Colin Clarke in 1992 and broken by David Healy in 2004.
Gillespie started his footballing career with Institute F.C.. In 1910, he was about to sign for Linfield when Leeds City manager Frank Scott-Walford persuaded him to turn professional and join the West Yorkshire club.
Sheffield United signed Gillespie from Leeds City in December 1912 for -500 for the maximum wage, then -4 per week.
He was held in such high regard in his home country that when he left United in 1932 to become player-manager of Derry City they changed their strip to red and white stripes in reverence to him and the Blades.
He remained at Derry until 1940, taking on the role of full team manager during that time. A fierce looking inside forward, Billy was team captain of Sheffield United between 1923 and 1930, leading United's FA Cup triumph in 1925.
He had been denied another FA Cup Winner's medal in 1915 when he missed United's victory with a broken leg, received in the first game of the season against Sunderland on 2 September 1914.
His first cap came in 1913, his two goals giving Ireland their very first victory over England.
In 1914, he was a part of the Ireland side that won the British Home Championship outright after gaining wins over England and Wales and a draw against Scotland at Windsor Park.
Gillespie is one of three players to have scored 7 goals against England.
Ivan Sharpe, a leading columnist of the day, who wrote in the Athletic News about the 1925 FA Cup Final pointed out:
''Never has Gillespie's generalship been more marked. No player on view trapped the ball so surely, retained it with such good judgement, and exhibited such power and precision in sending it either to the left or right wing or more delicately down the middle. Sheffield United played wonderfully well but special praise is due to Gillespie, the Man who waves a wand and whose influence has played such a vital part in United's capture of the Cup.''
Billy died in Bexley, Kent on 2 July 1981, aged 89.
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'''Paul Stephenson''' (born 2 January 1968) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger/ central midfielder for Newcastle United, Millwall, Gillingham, Brentford and York City before he ended his career with Hartlepool United. During his footballing career he made a combined total of over 500 appearances. He is now the Development Coach at Football League One side Huddersfield Town.
Paul Stephenson was born in Wallsend. He started his career as an apprentice at Newcastle United in the same youth team that brought through the likes of Paul Gascoigne. Along with Gascoigne he represented England at youth level. While at Newcastle he earned the reputation of being a fast and skilful winger. He made his debut at the age of 17 and went on to make 63 starts and 4 substitute appearances for the club. However, Stephenson was one of many highly regarded stars that were sold in the late 80s.
In 1988, Stephenson was sold to Millwall for a fee of around -300,000. He spent his first four seasons playing regularly for Milwall in the same team as the likes of Teddy Sheringham and Tony Cascarino. However after the arrival of new manager Mick McCarthy, Stephenson-s first team opportunities were limited and found himself being loaned to Gillingham where he made 12 league starts and scored 2 goals. Stephenson returned to Millwall but he failed to force his way back into the first team. While at Millwall, Stephenson made a total of 98 league appearances and scored 6 goals.
Midway through the 1993/94 season, Stephenson was sold to Brentford for -30k. During his two and a half seasons at Brentford, Stephenson played regularly and made 70 appearances for the club. However, he decided to move back up north and joined York City for -35k, which the then manager Alan Little has cited as a `bargain'. However Stephenson-s first season at the club was disrupted by two severe injuries, a broken arm and hairline fracture of the leg. During his 3 seasons at York, Stephenson established himself as York-s first choice right winger and he made just under 100 appearances for the club, scoring 5 times. However, Alan Little reluctantly placed him on the transfer list along with several other first team players in order to raise much needed funds before his contract ran out. Hartlepool along with his former club Brentford both made offers but Alan Little delayed the transfer in order to try and use the winger to help aid York-s play-off bid. However, York failed to make the play-offs and Stephenson took the opportunity to move closer to his Newcastle roots and joined Hartlepool in March 1998.
After Stephenson-s retirement, he immediately joined the coaching staff at Hartlepool and became an assistant youth team coach. Following Martin Scott-s promotion to the assistant manager-s position, Stephenson was made the main Youth Team coach. While youth team coach, Stephenson guided the youth team to victory in the Under 19-s section of Dallas Cup. Towards the end of the 2005/6 season Stephenson was appointed as Hartlepool-s temporary manager due to the dismissal of Martin Scott from the club. His first game in charge was against Rotherham where he guided the team to a goalless draw and in his second game he managed to guide the team to a 1-0 victory over Chesterfield. He was undefeated in his first five games in charge. However, despite some improved performances Hartlepool slipped back into the relegation zone and were eventually relegated on the last day of the season. Stephenson stated that he did not want to take over as manager and wanted to remain a coach, and he has since returned to his job as youth team coach. However upon the arrival of new Norwich manager Glenn Roeder and his attempts to create his own backroom staff Stephenson was offered the job in early November. Nevertheless despite some trouble with the Hartlepool chairman regarding compensation, Glenn Roeder was ultimately successful with the appointment and Stephenson commenced work with the Canaries in December 2007.
Following Roeder's departure in 2009, Stephenson left the club and joined Roeder's assistant Lee Clark as Development Coach at Football League One side Huddersfield Town.
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'''Andrew Ronald Edward Surman''' (born 20 August 1986) is a South African-born English footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Surman was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, where his British parents had moved whilst his father worked for an insurance company. His parents returned to Southampton in 1995, and he joined Tyro League club Hedge End Rangers, where he was spotted by Southampton scouts and invited to join the Saints academy. He attended St. Mary's College in Bitterne and captained the football team.
He was the youngest player ever to play for the Saints Reserves until Theo Walcott took his record. He scored on his league debut when on loan to Walsall during the 2004-05 season, and, when he rejoined the Saints at the beginning of the 2005-06 season, he performed well on their pre-season tour of Scotland. He then enjoyed a successful loan spell with Bournemouth between August 2005 and January 2006, playing in every league game for the team, and scoring six goals. He might have figured in Southampton's FA Cup tie against MK Dons, but was cup-tied having played earlier in the season for Bournemouth against Tamworth.
He made his full team debut for Southampton on 25 January 2006 under new manager George Burley at home to Crystal Palace, and in the next league game scored his first Southampton goal in a 2-1 defeat against Plymouth Argyle. On 17 February 2007, he scored a hat-trick (two strikes from outside the penalty box and a penalty) in the 5-2 victory over Barnsley.
He became a vital part of the Southampton first team over the 2006-07 Season, and was a part of their unsuccessful play-off bid, losing on penalties to Derby County after a 4-4 aggregate draw, where his great strike wasn't enough to take Saints to Wembley.
Although qualified to play for South Africa, he was selected for the England U21 team for the European Championship qualifiers away to Montenegro on 7 September and Bulgaria on 11 September. In the match against Montenegro he came on as a second-half substitute and scored the final goal in a 3-0 victory, tapping the ball home in stoppage time from a knock-down by former Saints' trainee Dexter Blackstock.
Surman joined newly promoted Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in a three-year deal, plus another year-s option, for a fee worth around -1.2m rising to -2m, on 1 July 2009. He made his debut on 18 August 2009 against Wigan Athletic, coming on for Greg Halford. Surman made his first Premier League start on 21 November 2009 against Chelsea.
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'''John Alexander "Alec" Mackie''' (23 February 1903 - June 1984) was a Northern Ireland football player.
Born in Monkstown, County Antrim, Mackie started out at Monkstown and Forth River in Belfast, before being spotted by Arsenal in 1922. Bizarrely, Mackie demanded a pet monkey in place of a signing-on fee, a request Arsenal managed to satisfy thanks to chairman Sir Henry Norris's contacts in international trade.
Mackie was a young, strong right back, and made his debut on 9 December 1922 against Birmingham City. He soon became a regular in the Arsenal side, making 23 league appearances that season and 31 the next. He also made his debut for Ireland, against Wales on 14 April 1923. However, he became injured early on in 1924-25 and missed most of that season. Although Mackie would return to first-team football, managing 35 league appearances in 1925-26, future Arsenal skipper Tom Parker joined in spring 1926 and soon ousted Mackie from the side altogether.
Mackie played two more seasons for Arsenal, mostly in the reserves, before leaving for Portsmouth in 1928. In all he made 119 appearances for Arsenal, scoring one goal. At Portsmouth, Mackie became a stalwart for the next seven seasons; he made over 250 league appearances for Pompey, and played in two FA Cup Finals - against Bolton Wanderers in 1929 and Manchester City in 1934, losing both. He also won two more caps for Northern Ireland. He left Portsmouth in 1936, and finished his career at non-league Northampton Town and then Sittingbourne. He died in 1984 at the age of 81.
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'''Paul Linwood''' (born October 24, 1983 in Birkenhead, England) is a professional footballer currently playing in Football League Two for Grimsby Town. Linwood plays as a central defender.
He was educated in Wirral at Hilbre High School.Linwood was with hometown club Tranmere Rovers from 2002 to 2006, having been a trainee previously. He made his first-team debut in a LDV Vans Trophy tie at Blackpool in October 2003, with his Football League debut following a few days later in a 2-1 win over Oldham Athletic. Linwood spent the start of the 2005-2006 season on loan to Wrexham, before enjoying a short spell back in the Tranmere first-team.
In the summer of 2006 he opted to join neighbours Chester City, with a -15,000 transfer fee set at tribunal. He made his Chester debut as the Blues beat Accrington Stanley on August 5, 2006, the club he would score his first league goal for Chester against later in the season. He also found the net in a Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie at Chesterfield during the campaign. As he became an established figure at the Deva Stadium, he was voted the Chester City's player of the season for 2007-08. He was named the official captain after a contract dispute involving fellow defender Paul Butler, a role he maintained during the 2008-09 campaign. The season saw him score twice in 43 league matches as the club suffered relegation from The Football League.
On 3 July 2009, Linwood signed a three-year contract at League Two side Grimsby Town.
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'''Dino Seremet''' (born August 16, 1980) is a Slovenian football (soccer) goalkeeper who is currently contracted to Greek side Larissa. Seremet has also previously spent a loan spell at Tranmere Rovers F.C. and Doncaster Rovers F.C., while contracted to Luton Town F.C.. Whilst in loan to Tranmere, Seremet has been their first-choice goalkeeper. He became notable when signing for Luton in July 2004, though Seremet failed to break into the first-team at the English side, making only 6 first-team appearances.
Seremet signed a two-year contract with Larissa on May 30, 2008. Upon signing, he declared himself very happy to make his dream come true to play for such a big and well-supported club.
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'''Samuel "Sam" Baldock''' (born 15 March 1989 in Bedford, England) is an English professional football striker who is currently contracted to Milton Keynes Dons.
He grew up in the village of Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire, while attending the Royal Latin School in Buckingham.
Baldock joined MK Dons as a trainee in July 2004. Danny Wilson handed Baldock his first team debut on 20 December 2005 in the 2-1 Football League Trophy loss to Colchester United as a late substitute in his only appearance of the season.
Martin Allen as Dons manager for the 2006/07 season gave Baldock two further games in the first team in his only year in charge. Baldock failed to score as a substitute in either game as the Dons lost 4-1 away to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Football League Trophy and drew 1-1 at home to Mansfield Town.
As Paul Ince took the role as manager, Baldock became more involved in matches, first making a substitute appearance in the FA Cup away to Crewe Alexandra, before making 5 substitute appearances in League Two. He also made his full debut in the Football League Trophy victory over Gillingham FC, and made 2 further appearances as a substitute, including one in the Trophy final at Wembley Stadium, helping MK Dons win their first ever trophy.
As new manager Roberto Di Matteo joined MK Dons as manager, Baldock made his break-through season as he become a regular in the first-team, scoring his first senior goal in the Dons' 2-1 loss against Reading in a friendly match at stadium:mk on 19 July 2008. He then made his first competitive start in the MK Dons opening Day Coca Cola League One defeat to Leicester City on 9 August 2008. During the season he got known by the fans as "Super Sam".
Baldock's first competitive goal came as the Dons beat Norwich City 1-0 in the Football League Cup at stadium:mk on 12 August 2008. Baldock's continued presence in the first team led to him featuring in the League One top scorers charts.
On 26 August 2009, Baldock was called up to an initial 30-man squad for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. Later, on 11 September, he made the final squad of 21 players, MK Dons chairman Pete Winkelman commented: "The standard of players he will now be rubbing shoulders with underlines what a wonderful talent he is."
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'''Georgios Samaras''' (; born 21 February 1985 in Heraklion) is a Greek footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League side Celtic and also for the Greece national team.
Samaras moved to the Netherlands together with his father (ex-professional footballer Ioannis Samaras) at the age of 16, signing for Heerenveen. He made his first team debut in the 2003-04 season, starting a total of ten matches. This was followed by another successful two seasons in the Dutch top flight before some Premier League clubs started showing interest in the striker. After interest from teams like Arsenal, he joined Manchester City for a fee that was close to -6 million.
His Manchester City debut came in as a substitute against Newcastle United, and he scored his first goal in English football on 12 February 2006 in a 3-2 victory over Charlton Athletic. Following a good start with Manchester City, Samaras had a lacklustre first season in the Premier League during 2006-07, scoring only 6 goals from 42 appearances (most of which were made as a substitute). The highlight of his season was scoring two late goals in a 2-1 victory over Everton. Although Samaras was criticised by some journalists for his lack of goals, Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce (who rarely started the Greek), always maintained that he would develop in to a great striker, saying "Georgios is a 21-year-old playing in the Premier League for the first time in his life. He's a young man learning the game in the hardest league to learn".
Following the departure of Pearce, Samaras did not feature in the Premier League for Manchester City in the first two months of the 2007-08 season under new manager Sven-Gran Eriksson. Some reports claimed that he was on his way out following the signing of eight new players by the new City manager. However, Samaras refused to leave even after early interest from Middlesbrough, preferring to fight for his place in the Manchester City team. On 25 September 2007, Samaras got his first game of the 2007-08 season for City in the League Cup game against Norwich City. Samaras repaid the manager's faith in him by scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute. Samaras featured in a few more Premier League games following that, earning the his manager's praises for his work ethic, professionalism and willingness to fight for his place in the team. However transfer speculation continued from teams like Birmingham City.
Tranfer speculation surrounding Samaras continued and on 28 January 2008 the striker signed for Celtic on loan until the end of the season. It was confirmed that he would wear the number 9 jersey. The Greek striker confirmed that as well as helping Celtic, one of the reasons he moved was in order to get more games so that he would be considered for the Greek national team in the UEFA Euro 2008 competition. Samaras scored on his debut for Celtic, coming on as a sub during a 5-1 Scottish Cup victory over Kilmarnock. His successful start continued with goals against Hibernian, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Gretna in his first few games. The season ended in triumph for Samaras with Celtic becoming SPL champions on the last day of the league, gaining Samaras his first Championship medal. In total he scored six goals for Celtic in 21 appearances during his loan spell.
On 15 July he signed permanently from Manchester City after agreeing a three-year contract with the Scottish club for an undisclosed fee of around -1.5m.
Samaras scored his first two goals of the 2008-09 season against Falkirk on 23 August. Following some impressive performances, Samaras was named SPL Player of the Month for September. On 26 July 2009, he scored a wonder goal, running from just inside his own half before slotting home, in the 2-0 win against Tottenham in the Wembley Cup. He scored a brilliant goal which baffled the keeper in injury time against Dynamo Moscow in the Champions League knock-out stages - his first European goal - which led to Celtic's qualification for the Play-off round.
Samaras was eligible to play for Australia as a youngster. His father Ioannis Samaras was born in Melbourne but eventually moved to Greece at the age of 13 and had a successful career in football himself, playing for Panathinaikos and the national team. His grandfather (also Georgios) was one of the founding members of South Melbourne. Although technically eligible, the opportunity to play for Australia was never pursued as Samaras chose to play for the country of his nationality.
He made his debut for Greece just a week after his 21st birthday on 28 February 2006 in a friendly game against Belarus, in which he scored the only goal of the game. He featured in Greece's Euro 2008 qualifiers and was a member of the unsuccessful Greek squad at the finals. Samaras' fourth international goal went on to be a crucial one, when he scored the winning goal in a World Cup 2010 qualifier against Israel in front of his hometown crowd in Heraklion.
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'''Sydney Walter "Syd" Hoar''' (28 November 1895 - May 1967) was an English footballer.
Hoar was born in Leagrave, Luton, Bedfordshire, and joined his local side, Luton Town as a fifteen-year-old in 1911. He was a regular in the Hatters youth team up until the outbreak of World War I, when he joined the Army and served in the trenches of Northern France. After being gassed in an attack, he was invalided out of the war, and his football career looked in doubt. However, he managed to recover fully and returned to Luton Town after the end of the war, making himself known as a winger who could play on either flank. Hoar played over 150 league matches for Luton between 1919 and 1924, as they played in the Southern League and later the Third Division South.
In late 1924, Hoar joined Arsenal for -3,000, making his debut against Cardiff City on November 29, 1924, and went on to make nineteen appearances that season; he also had trials with England but never made it into the first team. By now, Hoar played more often on the right than the left, but the arrival of Joe Hulme put in 1926 forced him out of the Arsenal first team and he spent most of 1926-27 on the sidelines. However, Hoar forced himself back in the side towards the end of the season, taking over Sam Haden's spot on the left wing. Despite an injury in Arsenal's last game of that season, against Aston Villa, Hoar regained fitness in time to play in the FA Cup Final against Cardiff City; however he had a poor match and Arsenal lost 1-0 after a freak error by goalkeeper Dan Lewis.
Hoar continued to be a regular on the Arsenal left wing for another season, missing only four games in 1927-28 and scoring nine times. But in the close season, Arsenal signed Welsh international Charlie Jones, and Hoar played only six matches in 1928-29. He left Arsenal in September 1929 for Clapton Orient for a fee of -1,000. In all, he played 117 matches for Arsenal and scored 18 goals. Hoar was at Orient for a single season, before retiring in the summer of 1930. He died in 1967, at the age of 71.
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'''Alan Woodward''' (b. September 7, 1946 in Chapeltown, Sheffield -) was a professional footballer who played in the position of outside right for Sheffield United over a 16 year period between 1962-1978.
Woodward or ''Woody'' as he was nicknamed, will be best remembered for his powerful shots. He was also dead-ball specialist, especially effective with corners, and scored directly from them on many occasions. Wearing the No.7 shirt; he possessed pace, power and skill and was a local lad who, it is often said, missed out on international recognition because of his temperament. He also played in the Sheffield United goal to cover for injuries.
His first appearances for Sheffield United came in the their two County Cup (a regional competition for teams in South Yorkshire) fixtures of season 1963-64, against Rotherham United in the semi-final and Barnsley in the final. The County Cup competition was won by United 4-3 with Woodward scoring the first goal of the game and the first of his first team career.
His League debut came against Liverpool at Anfield on October 7, 1964 and his first goal came on October 31 against Leeds United at Elland Road. He also scored 4 goals (including a penalty) in a 7-0 home victory against Ipswich Town on November 27, 1971. He finally left United at the start of season 1978-79, his final goal being a penalty against River Plate of Argentina, in order to play for the Tulsa Roughnecks, where he was nicknamed "the Boomer" for his strong, high arching and accurate passes and shots on goal, in the North American Soccer League. He finished his playing career with the Memphis Rogues in the United States.
He remains the Blades leading post-war scorer and made a total of 536 league appearances for United.
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'''Christopher Anderson "Chris" Whyte''' (born 2 September 1961) is an English former footballer. He made nearly 350 appearances in the Football League for a variety of clubs, and was capped by England at under-21 level.
Whyte is particularly well regarded in the city of Leeds, where he was a pivitol part of the league title winning Leeds United side of 1992.
Born in Islington, London, Whyte started his career as a youth player at Arsenal, turning professional in September 1978. A defender who played at centre half (but also less often at full back), he made his Arsenal first-team debut against Manchester City on 17 October 1981. He went on to start all but one of Arsenal's league matches that season, forming a strong central defensive partnership with David O'Leary. Whyte stood out with his coolness and confidence, as well as his timing and good judgement of the game. Whyte continued to play the following season, and won four caps for the England under-21 side.
However, after Arsenal's shock League Cup lost to Walsall in November 1983 (and the subsequent dismissal of Terry Neill), Whyte was dropped from the side in favour of new signing Tommy Caton; the emergence of Tony Adams forced Whyte further down the pecking order at Highbury. He didn't play a single game during 1984-85 (instead being loaned out to Crystal Palace) and although he had a brief run as an emergency striker in 1985-86, he was given a free transfer at the end of that season. In all he played 113 matches for Arsenal, scoring eight goals.
No domestic club offered Whyte a contract, and disenchanted, he left for the United States and played for two years in the Major Indoor Soccer League for New York Express and Los Angeles Lazers. In the summer of 1988, Whyte was offered a return to England by Second Division West Bromwich Albion. Whyte made his Albion debut in a League Cup tie against Peterborough United in September 1988, and ended the 1988-89 season as the club's Player of the Year.
Whyte returned to the top flight in 1990, when he was signed for -400,000 by Howard Wilkinson's Leeds United. He was a near-ever present for the next three seasons, putting in 146 appearances as Leeds won the 1991-92 First Division title. In 1993 he moved to Birmingham City, winning the 1994-95 Second Division title with the Blues. After a brief spell at Coventry City (on loan), Whyte left Birmingham in 1996, and subsequently played for Charlton Athletic, Leyton Orient, Oxford United and Rushden & Diamonds.
He then returned to the United States for a spell with the Raleigh Express in the A-League before returning to England to play under former Arsenal teammate Ian Allinson, manager of Harlow Town of Rymans League Division One.
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'''Byron Joseph Anthony''' (born 20 September 1984 in Newport) is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Bristol Rovers as a defender.
Anthony, a product of Cardiff City's youth system, has been capped several times by Wales at Under-21 level. His chances for the senior Cardiff City side were few and far between, however, with his only appearances coming in the League Cup. Unusually for a defender, he scored on his professional debut, in a game against Milton Keynes Dons.
In February 2006, Anthony joined Football Conference side Forest Green Rovers on a month's loan.
After being released by Cardiff, he joined Bristol Rovers on 1 July 2006, linking up with former Cardiff manager Lennie Lawrence.
Byron Anthony is known among Bristol Rovers fans as 'Lord Byron Of The Anthony' or 'Lord Byron' or 'The Lord' for short, a nickname awarded in recognition of his performances for the first team, helping Bristol Rovers to their promotion from League Two in the 2006-07 season.
He suffered a setback at the start of Rovers 2007-08 campaign in League One in October when he sustained a broken metatarsal in the club's match against Bournemouth in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy and was expected to be out for twelve weeks.
On 25 April 2009 in a match against Swindon Town he suffered severe concussion, resulting in his inability to remember his name.
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'''Neil "The Cavoder" Cox''' (born 8 October 1971 in Scunthorpe) is a retired English professional footballer. He has spent most of his career playing as a central defender or right-back his final club was League One outfit Crewe Alexandra. Cox signed for Crewe in June 2006 after being released by Cardiff City.
Cox has also played for Scunthorpe United, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Watford, and Bolton Wanderers. He has also been capped at Under-21 level by England.
Cox retired at the end of the season and the home game against Oldham Athletic was his final game of his career. His retirement could see him take up a coaching role at an unnamed Premiership club.
Cox is now a property developer in Portugal according to "where are they now" shown on sky sports.
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'''Nathan Alexander Blake''' (born 27 January 1972, Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer, who played in the English Premier League for several clubs and also represented his country at international level.
Nathan Blake is the only player to have suffered the most relegations in the Premier League, having been demoted on 5 separate occasions.
Blake was a trainee at Chelsea but was released in 1990, without graduating to the first team. He moved back to his home-city club Cardiff City after this, where he quickly made his senior debut against Bristol Rovers in March. He quickly rose to being a first team regular in 1990/91 and went on to become a firm favourite with fans.
He helped the club to the Third Division title in 1992/93, scoring 11 times, and made a strong start to life in the third tier the next season, scoring 14 goals in 20 games. It was during this season that he rose to national prominence when he scored a spectacular goal against Manchester City to send them crashing out of the FA Cup. This form attracted Premier League Sheffield United to snap him up for -300,000 in February 1993. In total, he scored 40 goals in 164 appearances for the Welsh side.
Blake scored five goals in the remainder of Sheffield United's top flight campaign, but could not halt relegation. He then finished as the ''Blades''' top scorer in the next two seasons, but neither season saw the club mount a serious promotion challenge in Division One. During the 1995/96 campaign, his goalscoring again won him a move to the Premier League, as he joined Bolton Wanderers in December 1995 in a -1,200,000 deal (including Mark Patterson).
Blake failed to make an immediate impact at Bolton Wanderers and only managed one league goal as they dropped out of the Premier League after a solitary season. He rediscovered his goalscoring prowess in the 1996/97 campaign though, as he notched 19 league goals to fire Bolton back to the top flight as champions. The next season saw his best seasonal tally in the top flight as he bagged 12 goals, however this couldn't prevent yet another relegation for the club after one season.
He started the 1998/99 season brightly, with 6 goals in the opening 12 games, which won him his third move back to the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers in a -4.25m deal in October 1998. History repeated itself though for Blake as he again suffered the drop in a season that saw him manage just 3 goals.
The striker remained at Ewood Park for two full seasons, the second of which saw him again win promotion, but he managed only 9 goals over these seasons. He started the club's return in the top flight, and scored their opening goal away at Derby County, but was swiftly returned to Division One when he was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2001 for an initial -1.5m fee.
Blake quickly refound his form at First Division Wolves, scoring on his debut against Stockport, and ending the season with 11 goals. However, he missed out on another promotion as the club suffered a late slump to fall into the play-offs where they lost to Norwich. The next season saw Blake better his tally, as his 12 goals helped the club go one step further as they won the play-offs. Blake himself scored in the 3-0 final win over his former club Sheffield United, held in his homecity of Cardiff.
His final crack at the Premier League was hindered by a year of niggling injuries that kept him sidelined for the majority of the games. He managed just one goal, against Newcastle United, from 13 appearances as the club proved unable to survive. This relegation gave Blake the unenviable distinction of the player suffering the most Premier League relegations, with five different seasons ending in the drop (1994, 96, 98, 99, 2004).
Blake was released by Wolves upon their relegation in 2004, after making 85 appearances, scoring 26 times in all competitions. He joined fellow relegated club Leicester City on a one-year contract after having also had a trial at Sunderland. His opportunities here were mostly only as a substitute and he never scored a league goal for the ''Foxes''. Failing to make an impact, he was instead loaned out to Leeds United in January 2005, where he managed the final goal of his league career against Coventry City. His loan was cut short by a ruptured hampstring and he returned to Leicester, but did not feature again before being released by the club in June 2005.
His professional career derailed as he was given a six-month suspension in August 2005 for testing positive for a recreational drug. After serving his suspension, he had a trial at Stoke City but decided he was unwilling to commit to playing full-time anymore. Instead, he spent two months playing for non-league Newport County, where he had originally been a trainee, before his deal ended in October 2006.
He then retired from playing to focus on running his own property management company in his native Wales.
Blake won 29 caps for Wales, scoring 4 times. He made his debut on 9 March 1994 in a 1-3 friendly loss to Norway, that marked the only game of John Toshack's first spell in charge. He scored his first goal against Moldova in a 1-3 Euro 96 qualifying defeat. His other three international goals came against Turkey (August 1997), Norway (October 2000) and Poland (June 2001). He also set the unfortunate record of being the first player to score an international goal at Wales' Millennium Stadium when he put through his own net against Finland on 29 March 2000.
He announced his retirement in September 2004, 10 months after playing his final match in the Euro 2004 play-off loss to Russia.
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'''Gordon Scott Durie''' (born 6 December 1965 in Paisley), known as '''Jukebox''' after the TV programme 'Jukebox Jury', is a Scottish former professional footballer, a utility player who usually played as a striker.
During his career he played for; East Fife, Hibernian, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers and Hearts. He was also capped 43 times by Scotland, scoring 7 goals
The most successful point of his career came while playing for Rangers where he was part of the 9-leagues in a row winning side of 1996-97. His most famous match was marked by scoring a hat-trick in the 1995-96 Scottish Cup final to help Rangers beat Hearts 5-1.
His son, Scott, is currently on the books as a youth player at Rangers, playing in the centre-back position.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala''' (born 16 February 1982), often referred to as '''JP Kalala''', is a Congolese football midfielder, who is currently playing for Yeovil Town. His predominant position is as a midfielder.
Jean-Paul Kalala, started his career with French club OGC Nice in 1999, but it took him until 2003 to gain a promotion to the clubs first team. After only 2 league appearances he was released at the end of the 2004-2005 season after spending six years at the club playing for both the first team and the B side.
He then moved to England and joined Grimsby Town in June 2005 initially on a trial along with several other French league players. His first appearance for Grimsby, was in a 1-1 draw against Rotherham United in pre-season in which Kalala hit the post from 25 yards. On July 1, 2005 he made his move to Grimsby a permanent one. Kalala was a regular in the first team, sitting in a central midfield role with Paul Bolland. Kalala's early season performances helped Town to become early pace setters in League Two.
He famously scored a wonder goal that sent Premiership side Tottenham Hotspur out of the League Cup. The goal came in the 87th minute of play when Andy Parkinson's inswinging corner connected with Kalala who volleyed home from the edge of the area. The goal saw Grimsby win the game 1-0 and setup a tie with Newcastle United in the third round.
Jean-Paul eventually lost his place in the starting eleven to Ciaran Toner, after Kalala went to the African Nations Cup to represent the Democratic Republic Of Congo. Incidentally Kalala did not even manage to get on the pitch during the competition. On his return to Blundell Park, he found it tough going to dislodge Toner from the first team. Mariners boss Russell Slade had also signed Curtis Woodhouse, another centralised midfielder who played in the same natural position to Jean-Paul. Grimsby failed to gain automatic promotion, and thus settled for a place in the play-offs. They eventually were knocked out by Cheltenham Town in the final, losing 1-0 at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff. JP was only an unused substitute in this game.
Following Grimsby's failure to secure promotion, Kalala opted to leave the club. He moved up a league and joined Yeovil Town soon after on a free transfer, where he followed Grimsby manager Russell Slade and goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall to Huish Park. After one season with the Somerset club, where he was part of the side that reached the playoff final, but like the previous season with Grimsby, he was on the losing side. Following the conclusion of the 2006-2007 campaign JP was released by Russell Slade, the man who initially brought him to England.
Following his release from Yeovil, Kalala moved again on a free to League One side Oldham Athletic, signing a two-year contract for the club on 28 June 2007. He made his first team debut for the Latics on 11 August in a 2-1 victory over Swansea City. Three days later, he would score his first goal for the club in a 4-1 victory over Mansfield Town in the League Cup. On 19 January 2008, Kalala returned to Huish Park in a League One clash versus Yeovil Town, his first trip back to his former club. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.
On 13 May, after returning from his Grimsby Town loan, Kalala was released by Oldham, after the club decided not to renew his contract.
On 30 October 2008 it was announced that Kalala would return to Grimsby, He joined his former side, struggling in League Two, and at and opposite end of the table to when he left them. He joined the club on an initial loan deal until January 3 and was Mike Newell's first signing as the new manager of the club. In his first game back he scored Grimsby's only goal in a 2-1 defeat against Darlington. It was announced in late December Newell's desire to sign Kalala on a permanent basis along with fellow loanees Adam Proudlock and Rob Atkinson.
Yeovil Town resigned Kalala in August 2009.
Kalala was part of the Congolese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. In 2006 he was again part of the squad that reached the quarter-finals, but did not get on the pitch.
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'''Richard Brush''' (born November 26, 1984 in Birmingham, England) is a football (soccer) goalkeeper currently playing for Sligo Rovers F.C. in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Brush has also previously played for Coventry City , Tamworth , Nuneaton Borough (both whilst on loan from Coventry City, notably in his sole game for Nuneaton Borough he saved a penalty ultimately leading them to victory) and Shrewsbury Town.
Brush made his full League debut for Sligo Rovers against Shelbourne in July 2006.
since the 2007 season he has made the number 1 jersey his own,fending off competition from tomislav arcaba,pat jennings jr,ciran kelly and michael schlingemann.
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'''Adnan Farooq Ahmed''' (Urdu: ; born 7 June 1984) is a professional footballer who plays in the Hungarian top flight for Ferencvrosi TC. Ahmed is a British Asian of Pakistani descent. Because of his Pakistani parentage he was eligible to represent Pakistan at an international level.
Initially part of Bury youth academy, as well as a two year stint at Manchester United Academy afterwards, Adnan chose to join Huddersfield Town where he turned professional.
Despite making a few appearances for the club in league and cup competitions since turning professional, Ahmed's career has been hampered by persistent injury troubles.
Ahmed has the unfortunate distinction of being the very first player to be sent off at the Keepmoat Stadium, the new home of Doncaster Rovers. He was shown the red card for a two footed challenge on Rovers' Mark McCammon, the scorer of the very first goal in the stadium during Huddersfield's 3-0 defeat on 1 January 2007.
In January 2007, Ahmed went to Lincoln City, who had shown an interest in him, on a one week trial with Huddersfield manager Peter Jackson saying "It will be a good experience for him and will hopefully make him appreciate what he's got here". However, no deal was done between the clubs and as a result the player returned to Huddersfield.
On May 9, 2007, he was released from the club.
On 25 May 2007, it was announced that Adnan had joined Tranmere Rovers side on a free transfer, becoming manager Ronnie Moore's first summer signing of 2007. He made his debut coming on as a substitute in the 2nd half at home in a 1-1 draw with Yeovil Town on 1 September 2007. However, competition for places in midfield saw him make just five further appearances during his debut season with the club.
Because of lack any real first team opportunities, Adnan went on loan to Conference National side Mansfield Town at the end of October 2008, making his first team debut in a 2-0 defeat away to Torquay United on 1 November 2008. He became an instant hit with the Mansfield fans scoring a penalty in the 3-0 win against Salisbury City, also scoring a diving header against Weymouth to set up a 2-1 victory. Following his return to Tranmere, he joined Port Vale on trial. He went on loan to Vale on 21 January 2009. Ahmed opened his account with the Valiants by scoring the match winner in a 2-0 win at Macclesfield Town on February 25, 2009. He returned to Tranmere in late March after Vale manager Dean Glover rejected the opportunity to extend his loan, despite impressing fans with his performances.
In July 2009, having impressed coaching staff during pre-season trial matches at Hungarian team Ferencvros TC, Adnan Ahmed signed a two year deal with the team to play in Hungarian National Championship I. He played his first competitive game for the team in a 2-0 win over Disgyri VTK in the Hungarian League Cup on July 29, 2009.
Adnan Ahmed received his first formal call up to the Pakistan national football team squad for their World Cup 2010 preliminaries against Iraq on 22 October 2007 in Lahore, where he made his debut in a hefty 7-0 loss, and 28 October 2007 for the return leg in Aleppo, Syria
Adnan also took part in the 2009 SAFF Cup hosted by Bangladesh, but it was again disappointment as Pakistan crashed out in the group stages once again; Adnan playing 2 games in which he missed a late crucial penalty in the 0-1 loss against Sri Lanka.
:''Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first.''
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'''Ernest Clarke Williamson''' (24 May 1890 - 30 April 1964) was an English football goalkeeper.
Born in Murton, County Durham, Williamson began his career at local sides before moving to London in 1913 to join Croydon Common. During World War I he served in the Royal Army Service Corps and also turned out for various teams as a guest, including over 120 appearances for Arsenal. After the war ended, Williamson officially signed for Arsenal, who had just been promoted to the First Division; after sharing the keeper's jersey with Stephen Dunn in 1919-20 he made it his own the following season, playing 33 of the Gunners' 42 matches in 1920-21, and only missing one match the season after that.
His consistency for Arsenal brought the attention of the England selectors, and he became Arsenal's first post-First World War international, playing in both of England's matches away to Sweden on 21 May and 24 May 1923. However, by this time his Arsenal place was under threat; after conceding fourteen goals first in five matches during 1922-23 he had been dropped in favour of Dunn, and later Jock Robson. In June 1923 he left Arsenal for free to go to Norwich City. In all he played 113 official first-class matches for Arsenal, in addition to his unofficial wartime matches.
After playing for Division Three South Norwich for two seasons, Williamson retired from football altogether in 1925. He died in 1964, aged 73.
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'''John Hardy "Jock" Robson''' (April 15, 1899 - 1995) was a Scottish football goalkeeper.
Born in Innerleithen, Tweeddale, Robson played as a goalkeeper despite only standing at 5-8-. Robson had served in the First World War with the Seaforth Highlanders; after returning home he played for local side Vale of Leithen. In November 1921, Robson was signed by Arsenal, and initially was the club's third-choice goalkeeper behind Ernest Williamson and Stephen Dunn. With little experience and his lack of height, he was never expected to be thrust into the first team, but after first Williamson and then Dunn suffered poor form, Robson made his debut for Arsenal against Bolton Wanderers on December 26, 1922. Arsenal won 5-0 and Robson kept his place.
Robson played for the rest of the 1922-23 season, keeping twelve clean sheets in twenty matches, and he became an ever-present in the Arsenal side for the next season and a half; Arsenal were by no means a top side at this time, flirting dangerously with relegation in 1924 and 1925, but Robson's athletic keeping helped keep them up. However, after Welsh international Dan Lewis joined Arsenal in late 1924, Robson had to share goalkeeping duties with him,
Robson started the 1925-26 season as first-choice but after new Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman signed Bill Harper in November 1925, Robson's days at Arsenal were numbered. He made his last first-team appearance in a 5-2 win against Manchester City on November 7, 1925. After spending the rest of the season in the reserves, Robson left Arsenal in August 1926 for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. In all, he played 101 matches for Arsenal.
-DOCSTART-	4062006
'''Matthew Claude Mills''' (born 14 July 1986 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English football centre back, who currently plays for Reading.
His youngest brother, Joseph, was a trainee at Southampton, and made his first team debut in 2008. His other brothers, Jon-Paul and Jamie both play for Hellenic Football League side Witney United.
The promising England U19 defender signed for Manchester City from Southampton on a three-and-a-half-year deal in January 2006. A tall, athletic and composed centre back, Mills linked up again with City reserve boss Steve Wigley, who worked with the youngster during his spell in charge of Saints' Academy. Mills displayed his potential during a handful of Football League Championship appearances for the south-coast club, whilst also enjoying loan spells at Bournemouth and Coventry City. On 26 January 2007, he joined Colchester United on loan, returning in April.
On 17 August 2007, Mills joined Doncaster Rovers on a six month loan deal, linking up with manager Sean O'Driscoll for a second time in his career. He had his loan spell cut short on 21 November 2007, but he then rejoined Doncaster on loan following his spell out through injury and stayed at the South Yorkshire club for the rest of the season. He was part of the starting eleven which won promotion to the Championship, beating Leeds United at Wembley Stadium in the Football League One Play-off Final in May 2008.
He expressed his desire to join Doncaster Rovers after winning promotion at Wembley and was expected to sign in the close season. After two months of speculation about his future, and his move to Doncaster Rovers in doubt after a change of manager at Manchester City, he was eventually unveiled as Doncaster Rovers' record signing when he signed a three year contract with Doncaster on 30 July 2008. Doncaster Rovers paid -300,000 for his services which smashed the club's transfer record, previously set with the signing of James Hayter for -200,000 in 2007. On signing permanently for Doncaster Rovers, Mills was given the number 5 shirt which had been vacated by the departure of Graeme Lee; Mills had previously worn number 22 when he was on loan with the club.
In the summer of 2009, Mills had attracted the interest of a number of bigger clubs including Birmingham City and Newcastle United. However on 10 June 2009, Nottingham Forest put in an offer of -2,000,000 for Mills which was rejected by Doncaster Rovers.. A subsequent offer from fellow Championship side Reading was accepted, however, and Mills left Doncaster in August 2009.
On 5 August 2009, Mills was officially unveiled as a Reading player, signing a three-year contract. The exact transfer fee was left undisclosed, however the transfer fee is believed to be somewhere in the region of -2,000,000. Mills made his debut for Reading in a 0-0 draw against Swansea City on 18 August 2009.
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'''Michael James Jackson''' (born 4 December 1973 in Runcorn, Cheshire) is a retired English professional football defender
Jackson started his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 1992. During his development at Crewe, Jackson went on to play for his home town club Runcorn FC, during a loan spell and played several key games for Runcorn FC in the GM Vauxhall Conference. He signed for Bury in August 1993 on a free transfer where he stayed until 1997 making 125 league appearances and scoring nine goals. In March 1997 he signed for Preston North End for a fee of -125,000. In seven years at the club, he made 251 league appearances and scored 17 goals. While at Preston, he had a one-month loan spell at Tranmere Rovers from December 2002 to January 2003. Then, in May 2004, he signed for Tranmere Rovers on a free transfer, making 84 appearances in two years at the club. In June 2006, Jackson joined Blackpool on a free transfer.
Jackson scored his first goal for Blackpool on 19 August 2006, in an 4-2 league win at Bristol City.
On 7 May 2008 he was released by Blackpool.
On 23 June 2008, it was reported that Jackson was about to sign a two-year contract with Shrewsbury.
Shrewsbury Town announced on 13 January 2010 that Jackson had retired from playing due to a persistent knee injury, as a specialist advised him not to risk his long term health by continuing. However, he will remain at the club until the end of the 2009-10 season in a coaching capacity.
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'''Robert Anthony Kelly''' (born December 21, 1964) is an English former footballer and manager. he is the assistant manager at Sheffield Wednesday .He was previously manager of Leicester City.
Kelly began his career at Leicester City, making his debut as a 19-year-old in a home game against Sunderland A.F.C. at the end of the 1983/84 season. After making 18 starts for the Foxes (plus nine substitute appearances) and scoring one goal, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1986. During his spell at Wolves they achieved two successive league championship wins. As a youngster, he also received a call up to represent the Republic of Ireland at youth level.
In 1989, Kelly was forced to retire aged just 24 after sustaining a back injury, and initially took the job of youth team coach at Wolves. He then trained as a journalist at the Wolverhampton Express & Star, before returning to football, first back in the Wolves coaching set-up, then moving to Watford as youth team coach, Blackburn Rovers as Academy Director, and then Leicester City.
After the sacking of Leicester manager Craig Levein, following 18 months in charge, Kelly stepped up from his assistant manager role to take control on a caretaker basis.
In his first ten games in charge, his team took 21 points from a possible 30, steering the side up the Championship table and away from the threat of relegation to League One. He was awarded the Championship Manager of the Month award for March 2006. This followed wins over relegation rivals Hull City and Millwall, as well as victory against Luton Town and a creditable draw against Premiership-bound Reading. In recognition of his achievements, on 14 April 2006 he signed a one-year rolling contract, confirming his status as manager.
On 11 April 2007 Kelly was sacked due to a poor run of results, his final game being a 3-0 defeat away to Plymouth Argyle. He was replaced by Nigel Worthington until the end of the season.
In May 2007 he joined Preston North End as part of the club's coaching staff. On 13 November 2007 he stepped up from his position as assistant manager to become caretaker manager, after the sacking of manager Paul Simpson. However, Kelly spent just a week in the temporary position and didn't oversee any first team action, as Alan Irvine was appointed as the Club's new manager on 20 November 2007, meaning Kelly reverted to his role as assistant.
Kelly again acted as caretaker manager following the departure of Alan Irvine in December 2009, a 7-0 FA Cup win over Colchester his only game in charge. However, he left the club following the appointment of Darren Ferguson as manager, only to be re-united with Alan Irvine at Sheffield Wednesday once more as assistant manager.
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'''Bedi Buval''' (born 16 June 1986 in Domont, France) is a French footballer who is currently on the books of Panionios F.C. in the Super League Greece.
Buval joined Bolton Wanderers at the age of 16 from the French team AS Nancy Lorraine, but he never quite made the Bolton first team squad due to a recurring knee injury which has dented his hopes of career progression. Buval is a striker by trade.
In November 2006 he moved to French club Red Star Paris.
In July 2007, he signed a 2-year contract with Danish Superliga club Randers FC.
Bedi Buval was signed after a trial period for Randers to succeed profile Djiby Fall who Randers had sold for an impressive 15 million Danish kroner.
Buval struggled to become a first team regular and with Sren Berg and Marc Nygaard (two former Danish internationals) joining the team during the winter break, he received additional competition. Eventually, Buval fought his way to the starting lineup as a result of Berg moving down to right midfield due to a lack of succees as a striker. Buval finished his first season in Randers having scored 7 goals in 27 games.
Buval (and Randers) started the new season in great form scoring three goals in the first three matches which made him top goalscorer of the league at the time (a titled shared with Randers teammate Tidiane Sane). Although having received competition from a new offensive player Tiago Targino (former Portuguese under-21 international), Buval has maintained his place in the starting lineup.
Despite Buvals success, Randers director Jacob Nielsen has spoken of his desire to add a fast forward to compliment tankforward Marc Nygaard in the attack.
Bedi Buval was signed after a trial period in 30 July 2009.
On January 13 2010 it was announced that he had completed a transfer to Panionios , signing a three-and-a-half year deal.
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'''Robert Sissons''' (born 29 September 1988 in Stockport) is an English footballer who most recently played for Bolton Wanderers. A midfielder, he made his first team debut for Bolton in the 3rd Round of the 2005/06 FA Cup competition in January 2006, against Watford at Vicarage Road, coming on as a substitute for Bruno N'Gotty. Sissons has representative honours at both Rugby Union and Cricket. He has been capped by England at Under 17 and Under 18 level.
During the 2008-09 season, Sissons was named on the substitutes bench for Bolton's F.A. Premier League win against Hull City but did not get any playing time.
On 15 June 2009 it was confirmed that Sissons would be leaving Bolton at the end of his contract. The other players released from the Reebok Stadium club where Nathan Woolfe and James Sinclair.
Post-Bolton he has accepted a place at Manchester University to study Law.
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'''Gabriel Alejandro Paletta''' (born 15 February, 1986 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine central defender, who currently plays for Boca Juniors.
Paletta came through the youth divisions of Club Atltico Banfield and reached the first team in 2005. When Banfield qualified for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores, they altered their 25 man squad for the event to include Paletta and immediately threw him into action against the Colombian team Independiente Medelln. Paletta played well and Banfield progressed, but Paletta was to play no further part in the tournament after being called up to the Argentina Under-20 team to participate in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Paletta signed for Liverpool at 21 years of age, the club was believed to have paid a fee of -2 million. He agreed to sign with the club in February of 2006 and signed his contract for a 4-year deal on July 4, 2006, making Paletta the second Argentine to play for the Merseyside club, after Mauricio Pellegrino. He scored his first and what turned out to be only Liverpool goal in the Carling Cup against Reading on 25 October 2006.
Paletta returned to Argentina after one year with Liverpool to join Boca Juniors. He debuted for the club on August 29, 2007. Paletta played in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup Final in which Boca Juniors lost 4-2 against AC Milan. Upon his return in early 2008, he scored against arch rivals River Plate in the Superclsico of the ''Torneo de Verano's Copa Revancha'', he also featured in the 2008 Copa Libertadores where Boca Juniors reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Fluminense.
During the Apertura Tournament of 2008, in a 1-0 win against Arsenal de Sarandi on November 9, Paletta was ruled out of play for six months after tearing the cruciate ligament in his right knee, the injury was a vital incident to occur leading up to the final stages of the Apertura as Paletta's team mate Martin Palermo had also suffered the same injury in August. Paletta returned to the scene in May of 2009 against Velez Sarsfield and unfortunately suffered an ankle sprain after just 17 minutes.
In August 2009 Paletta failed to move to Italy due to Palermo failing to agree the price of the player.. Despite expressing his desire of returning to Europe he became a regular in the first team of Boca Juniors through out the Torneo Apertura of 2009.
In 2005, Paletta was selected for the Argentina U-20 team to participate in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. He started in all seven games of the tournament, playing in the heart of the Argentine defence, alongside Lionel Messi and Sergio Agero. Argentina went on to win the tournament and Paletta's performances attracted the attention of Liverpool.
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Murrell was born in Hounslow, Middlesex. He was a right-handed batsman, left-arm bowler and wicketkeeper, who played 378 first-class cricket matches for Kent (1899-1905), MCC (1901-1919) and Middlesex (1906-1926). He scored 6,633 runs and as a prolific wicketkeeper, made 835 dismissals (564 caught and 271 stumped). After retiring, he was the 1st XI scorer for Middlesex from 1946 until his death at West Wickham, Kent, aged 72.
He also played football for Woolwich Arsenal. After playing for local sides in Kent and Middlesex, he joined the Reds in October 1898, making his first-team debut against Small Heath on March 31, 1900; he played mainly as a full back filling in for injured regulars Jimmy Jackson and David McNichol. He left Arsenal for Clapton Orient in the summer of 1900, having played 6 first-team games for them.
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'''David Alexander Edwards''' (born 3 February 1986) is an English-born Welsh international football who plays for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. A right or central midfielder, he is known for his energetic runs and work rate.
Born in Shrewsbury, Edwards started as an apprentice at his hometown club, Shrewsbury Town and made his debut on the final match of 2002-03 season, coming on as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat at home to Scunthorpe United on 3 May as the Shrews were relegated from The Football League.
He did not play a large role in Shrewsbury's promotion-winning campaign from the Football Conference, but did enjoy a run of games in the second half of the season. Upon the club's return to the Football League, he became first choice, a role he retained for three successive seasons at Gay Meadow. Towards the end of the 2006-07 season, Edwards was the subject of transfer speculation, after rejecting an offered extension to his Shrewsbury contract. He was then controversially left out of the play-off final against Bristol Rovers by then-manager Gary Peters despite playing an important role in their run to the final. The Shrews went on to lose 3-1 and missed out on promotion to League One.
On 26 June 2007, Edwards signed for Luton Town on a three-year deal. As he was under 24, Shrewsbury commanded a compensation fee to cover his youth development. The eventual fee was agreed at a tribunal, but clubs reported differing figures; Luton claiming it was -250,000 , with Shrewsbury reporting -250,000 as the initial payment, plus a further -150,000 based on appearances.
Edwards made 19 league appearances for Luton Town in League One. However, the club was struggling financially and were only able to pay their players' weekly wages twice in three months, hence a 10-point deduction. He became linked with Championship sides Watford and Nottingham Forest after some good performances in the FA Cup tie against Liverpool. Luton accepted a -675,000 offer from Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 16 January, he signed a two and a half year deal.
Two days after signing, Edwards made a goalscoring debut for Wolves on 18 January, in a 2-0 win at Scunthorpe United, the club he had faced in his Shrewsbury debut. However, injuries kept him from playing a regular role in the remainder of the season. He returned fit for the following season, but found new signing David Jones often preferred alongside captain Karl Henry in central midfield; however, Edwards still started half the season's games as they won promotion to the Premier League. With a year left on his contract, he signed a contract extention until 2012.
Edwards became a regular in the team after promotion, with a string of good performances including the winning goal against Fulham. Unfortunately for Edwards, he was substituted in the 2nd half of the Tottenham Hotspur game and it has been reported that he has suffered ankle ligament damage which is expected to keep him on the sidelines until March 2010.
Despite his English birthplace, Edwards chose to represent Wales at international level, qualifying through his Welsh father.
Edwards had previously played for the Wales U17 and U19 teams making his U21 debut against Cyprus on 16 May 2006. He had been selected for the under-21 squad for an earlier friendly against Northern Ireland on 28 February 2006, but missed the match through injury. He made his full international debut on 17 November 2007 against the Republic of Ireland as a substitute in a 2-2 Euro 2008 qualifier.
On 10 October 2008, Edwards scored the opening goal in a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein, and against Azerbaijan on 6 June 2009. He ended the campaign with two goals. Following Wales' disappointing qualifying campaign, he was called up again for the 14 November friendly against Scotland, a 3-0 win, and opened the scoring with a close-range finish from Aaron Ramsey's assist.
:''Scores and results list. Wales's goal tally first.''
Includes Johnstone's Paint Trophy
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'''John Mark Eustace''' (born 3 November 1979 in Solihull) is an English football player, currently playing for Watford, as a central midfielder.
Eustace began his career as a trainee at Coventry City. Despite the fact that he was at the club for seven years, he only recorded 98 appearances in all competitions due to injuries. At 19 he went out on loan to Dundee United to gain first team experience. He played eleven matches and scored one goal, becoming a firm favourite with United fans who voted him their young player of the year.
He returned to Coventry where he began to establish himself in the first team. In the 2000-01 season, he appeared in 32 league games. Despite his efforts, the club were relegated from the Premier League. At the start of the next season, he was named as captain by manager Gordon Strachan. However on 8 September 2001, Eustace was struck down with a knee injury during Coventry's league defeat to Grimsby which kept him sidelined for 7 months. He returned to action in April 2002
Eustace's Stoke career started brightly. He made his debut at Stoke in a 3-0 win over Derby County at the start of the 2003-04 season and the midfielder helped the side to 11th place in the Championship, scoring five goals. Unfortunately, injury problems restricted him to a handful of appearances over the next two seasons - in The Potters 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic in February 2005 , Eustace suffered a knee injury and was then substituted, in only his 8th appearance of the season. It later became clear that Eustace's injury would keep him out for at least the rest of the season. He missed the rest of the 2004-05 season and all of the 2005-06 season because of the injury. However, Eustace signed a 1 year contract extension at the beginning of the season, which lasted until the end of the 2006-07 season.
Eustace returned from his long injury lay off in June 2006. He made his first appearance for Stoke City in over 18 months in their 2-0 friendly win over local opposition Newcastle Town. On 13 October 2006, Eustace joined Hereford United on loan to gain first team football to aid his comeback.
Eustace returned to the Stoke starting line up in the 3rd round FA Cup match against Millwall. On 11 February 2007, he started his first league match of the season in Stoke's 1-0 loss to Birmingham City. In total, Eustace made 23 league appearances over the course of the season for Stoke and Hereford. Eustace later signed a one-year contract extension with the club, to take him up until the summer of 2008.
On 31 January 2008, Eustace joined Watford from Stoke City for a fee of -250,000. Since signing, Eustace has impressed the Hornets fans with his tough tackling, no-nonsense attitude, and his passing skills and composure on the ball - something Watford had lacked in the centre of midfield before his arrival. On 20 September 2008, Eustace "scored" a bizarre opening own goal in the game between  Watford and Reading, where a goalmouth scramble saw the ball go nowhere near the goal line, despite the linesman flagging for a goal to the bemusement of everyone in the ground. A corner from Stephen Hunt bounced off of Eustace and was hooked back by Noel Hunt. What could have been a debatable corner for Reading, initially given as a goal kick, was actually then given as a goal. The game ended Watford 2-2 Reading.
On 9 March 2009 he joined Championship rivals Derby County on loan until the end of the 2008/09 season, in order to help solve the Rams' midfield injury crisis. He made his Derby debut in the 1-1 draw away to Southampton, and scored against his parent club on the final day of the season. However, Eustace failed to secure a permanent move to Derby at the end of his loan spell with the club and returned to Watford at the beginning of May. However, Derby manager Nigel Clough said "He's got a year left at Watford. If he's still in the same situation at the start of next season, needing a loan, then we might look at that."
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'''Carl Hoefkens''' (born 6 October 1978) is a Belgian footballer who is playing in Club Brugge and for the Belgian national team.
Born in in Lier, Belgium, Hoefkens started his career at K. Lierse S.K. and played there for six years. He made his breakthrough with Lierse in first class and won the Belgian Cup in 1999, beating Standard Lige in the final with 3-1. Afterwards, he made a move to Lommel but his move turned into a nightmare, when Lommel went broke in 2003. In the summer of 2003, he came to Germinal Beerschot, the first class team of the Belgian city of Antwerp. There, he became one of the pillars of the team. In his second season at Germinal Beerschot, he won the cup in the final against FC Bruges, then champions of Belgium. Hoefkens is still appreciated by Beerschot fans; a group of fans from the club have travelled to England on numerous occasions to watch him play.
In the summer of 2005 Stoke City manager, Johan Boskamp snapped him up for an undisclosed fee.
Hoefkens received acclaim for his performances in his first season in English football. He became a fans favourite at Stoke and was crowned 'Fans' Player of the year (2005-06). He then won his 9th cap for his country against Kazakhstan (0-0).
During the January 2007 transfer window he was linked with a return to Belgium, with Club Brugge reportedly interested in him. He was also penalty taker for Stoke before the arrival of Danny Higginbotham, however he still maintained a 100% record for the club. Hoefkens impressed both manager and fans alike with his technical ability during the 2006-07 season. He was also praised for his versatility, as he operated as a winger or a central midfielder on occasions in the latter stages of the season.
It was feared that Hoefkens had broken a bone in his foot in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Portugal however a scan revealed that there was no damage.
Stoke accepted a bid for Hoefkens from West Bromwich Albion on 4 August 2007.
Hoefkens was released in the summer of 2009.
On 25 August 2009 Club Brugge have signed the former West Bromwich Albion's Belgian right-back on a two-year deal.
He can play as either a centre back or a right back.
Hoefkens has played for his country twenty two times and has scored one goal. He also represented Belgium in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. Hoefkens wears the number 13 shirt for his country.
Hoefkens is married and has two sons: Milan was born in 2002 or 2003 and Valentino was born in 2005 or 2006. Hoefkens can speak Dutch, English, French, German and Italian.
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''' Hugh Scott Robertson''' (born 19 March 1975 in Aberdeen) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a left sided defender for Culter in junior football.
Robertson started his career playing for the junior football team, Lewis United. His performances caught the eye of Aberdeen who signed him in 1993. While at Aberdeen, Shugy made 22 Premier appearances, scoring twice. However, he never quite established himself as a first team regular and he was sold to Dundee in January 1997.
He started brightly for Dundee and played in 15 of the team-s remaining fixtures. However, he failed to figure in Dundee-s following promotion season, which was partly due to a family bereavement. His lack of first team football saw manager John McCormack loan him to Brechin City and Inverness. It looked as though Robertson was heading out of the club until he was surprisingly recalled to the side for the December win at Tynecastle. This saw Robertson rediscover his form and Robertson become a regular for the remainder of the season 1998-99 season. However in 2000, Robertson once again gradually found his first team opportunities limited and he spent two months on loan to Ayr United before he was signed by Neale Cooper for Ross County in February 2001.
Robertson formed a strong relationship with manager Neale Cooper and he found himself playing regular football for the next three years. Robertson played over league 100 games, scoring 13 goals. He was played in a number of positions and he even found himself playing up front for a short period of time. Despite his popularity amongst the Ross County fans, Hugh Robertson decided to follow his former manager Neale Cooper and signed for Hartlepool United in January 2004.
Robertson made his Hartlepool debut against Barnsley and initially seemed to lack pace and stamina during his first few games at Hartlepool and the fans were unsure of whether he would be a success. However, Robertson won the fans over in a memorable performance against Blackpool. This match saw Hugh Robertson take a several free kicks that were inches away from going in. As the match entered its final quarter Robertson stepped up and took another free kick and scored. However, the goal was disallowed as the referee had deemed it to have been taken too early. Not to be deterred, Robertson retook the free kick and scored, placing the ball in almost an identical position.
Robertson continued scoring from free kicks and long distances and this earned him cult status amongst the Hartlepool fans who began calling him -Hugh the Hammer-. Robertson scored yet another memorable long distance goal, this time against Luton. As the ball spun towards him from open play, Robertson smashed the ball into the back the of the net. Robertson hit the ball so powerfully that it gave the keeper little time to react and by the time he had dived the ball was already in the net. This goal earned him the 2004 Hartlepool United Goal of the Season award and it is widely regarded as one of the best Hartlepool goals of the club-s history. In his first season at the club Robertson scored 4 goals despite only arriving towards the end. All of these goals bar one were from outside the box. Despite his record from free kicks, Robertson claimed that he has never practiced free kicks.
Robertson started the 2004-05 season in much the same fashion and scored another free kick against Bradford City on the opening day. However, Robertson-s season was cut short after a niggling foot and ankle injury required surgery and kept him out for the majority of the season. The following season saw Robertson finally regain fitness and he appeared in the match against Bournemouth.
However, Robertson suffered from the same recurring injury and was once again injured. He was released from Hartlepool shortly after, and in August 2006 rejoined his former club Ross County. In the summer of 2007, Robertson was given a one-year contract extension with County after impressing in the 2006 season.
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'''Luke James Joyce''' (born 9 July 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays for Accrington Stanley as a central midfielder.
Joyce was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester. He started his football career with Wigan Athletic in June 2003, but only played one game for the first team, in the third round FA Cup replay against Leeds United in the 2005-06 season.
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West Ham United
'''Edward "Ted" Fenton''' (7 November 1914 - 12 July 1992) was manager of English football club West Ham United between 1950 and 1961.
A prolific goal scorer as a schoolboy Fenton joined West Ham schoolboys eleven and won an England schoolboys eleven cap against Scotland, at Ibrox Park, in 1929. He made his West Ham debut in 1932 and played regularly until the outbreak of World War II. He joined the Army and served as a PT instructor in North Africa and Burma.
Mainly as a wing half, but also as a utility player, Fenton made 179 appearances and scored 19 goals in first class games for the Hammers. He also made 204 appearances and scored 44 goals during World War II fixtures.
At the end of the war Fenton went on to become player-manager at Southern League team Colchester United.
He returned to Upton Park in 1948 to become assistant manager to Charlie Paynter before becoming manager of West Ham in 1950.
During his time Fenton was responsible for establishing "The Academy" and the development of youth teams
Seven of the West Ham 1964 FA Cup winning team had either been signed by Ted Fenton from other clubs, or had worked their way up from the Academy during his time as manager.
Following his exit from West Ham, Fenton had four undistinguished years as manager of Southend United before his dismissal in May 1965. He never returned to football following his sacking by Southend.
His brother Benny Fenton was also a West Ham United player and later managed Millwall.
In 1992 he died following a car crash near Peterborough.
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'''Ashley Renaldo Chambers''' (born 1 March 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Leicester City as a striker.
Born in Leicester, Leicestershire, Chambers joined Leicester aged eight. After playing for the Leicester under-18s and reserves he became Leicester City's youngest ever first team player after making his debut on 20 September 2005 aged 15 years and 203 days.
He came on as a substitute in a League Cup second round win over Blackpool.
On 21 August 2009, Chambers joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan until 2 January 2010.
He has represented England at under-17 level and scored a hat-trick on his debut against the Faroe Islands in the Nordic tournament in the summer of 2005. Chambers then represented the England under-18 side against Andorra and scored twice in a 5-2 win.
He made his debut for the England under-19 team in a 3-0 defeat to Spain at Bournemouth on 10 February 2009.
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'''Felix Bastians''' (born May 9, 1988) is a German footballer for German club SC Freiburg. He can play as either a Wingback or Winger.
Bastians began his career with SG Wattenscheid 09, VfL Bochum and then Borussia Dortmund. In November 2004 at 16 years old he signed for English club Nottingham Forest.
Bastians spent most of his time in England out on loan. He played for Football Conference clubs Northwich Victoria and Halifax Town where he scored 5 goals overall for the two sides, including a goal on his debut at St Albans City. While playing for Halifax Town he was named "Man of the Match" 3 times. He was recalled to the Forest squad by Colin Calderwood for extra cover for the end of season run in.
He joined Gillingham on 22 March 2007 on a loan until the end of the 2006-07 season. He made his Gillingham debut in the 5-0 away defeat to Carlisle United on 24 March 2007 and scored his first goal in a 3-2 away defeat to Rotherham United on 07 April 2007.
Bastians was part of the successful Forest reserve side who won the Pontins Holiday League Championship title for the 2006-2007 season, beating Rotherham 2-0 in the play-off final, Bastians scored a number of goals throughout the season to help his side lift the title.
He joined Chesterfield on a month's loan in October 2007.
He is the third youngest player ever to play for Forest, behind Gary Mills and Craig Westcarr.
Bastians had been linked with FC Schalke 04, Leeds and League One newcomers Hereford United. But he eventually made a move to Swiss Super League side Young Boys Bern.
On 10 August 2008 he scored his first goal for his new team, the equaliser in a 2-1 win against Neuchatel Xamax in front of over 16,000 supporters at the Stade de Suisse in Bern.
After just one year with Young Boys Bern he left on 07 July 2009 in order to transfer to SC Freiburg. Since his return to Germany, Bastians has swapped his position as a Winger to a defender, being mainly used as a centre back alongside Pavel Krma.
He has represented Germany at U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-19 level and is an U-21 international where he has yet to win his first cap. Bastians has a sweet-left foot, although he can competently use his right, and can play in a number of positions in midfield, on the wing or up front. His main attributes are his pace and strength and he is able to hold the ball up well as well as turn a defender with his pace.
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}}'''Ronald William "Ronnie" Starling''' (11 October 1909 - December 17, 1991) was an English footballer whose career lasted from 1926 to 1946. Starling was an inside forward who made 413 appearances in all competitions, never a high scoring inside forward he was a player who created chances for other players, notching a modest 65 goals throughout his career. His ball carrying ability earned him the nickname of "The Man with the Fluttering Feet".
Born in Pelaw, Tyne and Wear, Ronnie Starling represented Durham County schools as a youth and began working in the coal mines in the north-east at the age of 14, firstly at Usworth colliery and then Washington Colliery. He was spotted by Hull City manager Billy McCracken while playing amateur football for Washington Colliery and signed for the Yorkshire club in October 1926 at the age of 18.
Starling initially worked in the club offices whilst playing for the club as an amateur. He was part of the side which reached the FA Cup semi-final in the 1929-30 season, losing to Arsenal after a replay. Despite their good cup form that season the team struggled in Division Two and were heading for relegation when soon after the semi-final he returned to his native North-East with a -3,750 move to Newcastle United in May 1930.
Starling was a regular in the Newcastle team in his first season at St James' Park (1930-31) making 38 appearances however the following campaign he only made 15 appearances losing his place in the side before Christmas to new signing Harry McMenemy. He took no part all in Newcastle's FA Cup run which saw the team beat Arsenal 2-1 in the final and on June 25 1932 he signed for Sheffield Wednesday in a -3,250 deal.
Starling was signed by Bob Brown but within a year Billy Walker was in charge. Walker made Starling club captain and played him in a central midfield role prompting him to produce the best football of his career. He played for ''The Owls'' for four-and-a-half years, as Wednesday finished third in Division One two seasons running and captained their 1935 FA Cup-winning team. In April 1933, he won his first England cap, playing as inside right in the 2-1 defeat by Scotland. As Wednesday struggled near the bottom of Division One, Starling joined Aston Villa for -6,900 on January 6 1937, just a day after they had rejected a huge bid for Jackie Robinson from Arsenal.
Starling was a prominent member of Villa's 1937-38 side which won promotion to Division One. During his time with Villa he made his second England appearance on April 17 1937, also against Scotland, as inside left in the 3-1 defeat. He remained on the books at Villa Park throughout World War II winning the Football League North in 1944, although he did make guest appearances for Northampton Town, Walsall and Sheffield Wednesday during the conflict. After the war he made single appearances in the League and FA Cup in 1946 before losing his place in the team and finally retiring in 1948, aged 39.
After retiring as a player, he spent time as a coach with Nottingham Forest before retiring from football altogether, becoming a newsagent, with a shop on Middlewood Road near to Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground.
Sheffield Wednesday won the 1991 Football League Cup Final, Wednesday's first trophy since Ronnie Starling lifted the FA Cup in 1935. Starling was photographed for the Sheffield Star newspaper with the trophy and Wednesday players shortly before his death on 17 December 1991, aged 82.
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'''Lee Crooks''' (born January 14, 1978 in Wakefield, England) is a professional footballer who now plays for Ossett Town in the Northern League Premier Division. He plays in midfield.
Crooks began his career at Manchester City as a product of the youth scheme, and helped them to two promotions. He then joined Barnsley after falling out of favour with Joe Royle. He played more than 50 league appearances for them, without scoring before being transferred to Bradford City where he came a first team regular making 44 league appearances scoring one goal in the 2004-05 season.
Crooks joined Notts County on loan during the 2005-06 season, looking for a permanent deal. However, after being released by Bradford in the summer of 2006, he joined Rochdale.
He left Rochdale by mutual consent on 26 March 2008, partly due to lack of first team chances, but also to prepare for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for Macmillan Cancer Support in June, with friend Chris Grayston.
Crooks is also a former England youth international.
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He only played once for Notts County, in the Football League Trophy 5-2 defeat at Northampton Town in October 2005.
Chilaka was bought to Notts County by the youth team coach after the two had been together at Rushden & Diamonds.
He is currently at Hull University, captaining and managing the team due to their ex-manager leaving. He also plays for England Universities.
In the summer of 2007 Chibuzor had a successful trial with Hull City but decided to finish his university course of Human Biology. He played for Bridlington Town in the 2008-9 season.
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'''Adam James Hammill''' (born 25 January 1988) is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley. He can play on either wing or behind the striker.
Hammill was born in Liverpool and was a member of the Youth Academy at Liverpool, and after appearing for the youth and reserves teams, he was promoted to Melwood on a full-time basis.
Hammill was part of the Liverpool team that defeated Manchester City in the 2006 FA Youth Cup final.
On 18 January 2007, he completed a move to Scottish side Dunfermline Athletic, until the end of the season, re-uniting with his former teammate Calum Woods.
On 12 July, Hammill joined Southampton on a season-long loan, following interest from Celtic and other English clubs.
On 18 July 2008, Hammill signed a new three-year contract at Liverpool; later that day it was announced that he would go on a six-month loan to Blackpool to gain more first team experience.
He moved to Barnsley on loan until the end of the season on 1 February 2009. He scored his first league goal against Plymouth on 3 May 2009. Following a successful loan spell at Oakwell, Barnsley launched a bid which was turned down immediately as liverpool wanted to see what Hammill could offer during pre-season. Barnsley made a second, successful, bid on 10 August 2009. Hammill signed a three-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2012.
Hammill made his debut for Barnsley in a 1-0 win over Lincoln City at Sincil Bank in a Carling Cup first round tie on 11 August 2009. He scored his first goal of the 2009 season for Barnsley, away at Derby County, as the Reds got their first win of the season under new manager Mark Robins, 3-2. Hammill's goal was a sublime curling effort from the edge of the box.
Along with then Liverpool teammates Craig Lindfield and Paul Anderson, Hammill was called up for the England under-19 team in 2006, and scored his first Under-19 international goal in the win against Switzerland in November 2006.
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'''Frederick William Beardsley''' (1856 - 1939) was an English footballer, chiefly associated with the foundation of Arsenal Football Club.
Born in Nottingham, Beardsley started working at a government munitions factory in Chilwell. In his spare time he was a keen goalkeeper, and played for Nottingham Forest as an amateur. In 1884, he kept goal in their FA Cup semi-final against Queen's Park; the match went to a replay at Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, which Forest lost 3-0. Beardsley was sacked by his employers for taking time off without permission, and as a result he moved to London to work at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. He was later joined by Morris Bates, another former Forest player.
Keen to continue playing, Beardsley soon joined a local attempt to form a football club; in 1884 he briefly played for a team known as Woolwich Union, but this side soon disbanded. After the arrival of other keen football enthusiasts, such as David Danskin and Jack Humble to the Arsenal, another attempt to form a football club followed; under Danskin's leadership they formed a works football team called Dial Square; the team would eventually become the modern-day Arsenal Football Club.
Beardsley kept goal in Dial Square's very first match against Eastern Wanderers on December 11, 1886; Dial Square were soon renamed Royal Arsenal, but Beardsley continued to guest for Nottingham Forest in matches such as FA Cup ties, and his old team-mate Bates helped as an umpire. On one trip to Forest, Beardsley and Bates managed to obtain a set of kit, giving Arsenal the red colours they still wear today.
Beardsley played for Royal Arsenal up until the 1890-91 season, when he was replaced by Edmund Bee; he played 67 first-class matches in regional leagues and cup competitions (his career predated Arsenal's entry into the Football League), and a further two FA Cup ties, including Arsenal's very first FA Cup match, a qualifying round match against Lyndhurst on October 5, 1889. He also kept goal in Royal Arsenal's Kent Senior Cup and London Charity Shield wins of 1890.
Beardsley remained an amateur throughout his playing career, and continued to work in the engineering profession; as well as the Royal Arsenal he also worked for Siemens, but was dismissed for taking too much time off to play football. Beardsley acted as a club committee member at the club during his playing career, and after his retirement from playing in 1891, he was elected club vice-chairman. He served on Woolwich Arsenal's (as they had been renamed) board of directors for the next two decades, and also worked for the side as a scout. His association with the club ended in 1910, when Arsenal fell into financial trouble and voluntary liquidation; they were bought out by a consortium led by Sir Henry Norris, but Beardsley did not join the reformed Arsenal board.
In 1913, after Arsenal had moved to Highbury, Beardsley joined the committee at Charlton Athletic, but left after a disagreement over the club's style of play (which he thought too defensive). Eventually he opened a tobacconists shop in Woolwich, on Nile Street, and lived in a house in Coxwell Road in Plumstead until his death. He died in 1939 at the age of 82.
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'''Christopher Gregory Makin''' (born 8 May 1973 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) was an English professional footballer. He spent the final part of his career at Southampton, but is perhaps most famous for his spell at Sunderland. He played as a defender.
Makin attended Prestwich High School in his hometown until the age of 14 when he went to The Lilleshall School of Excellence.
His previous clubs are Oldham Athletic, Olympique de Marseille, Sunderland, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Wigan Athletic, Derby County, Reading and Southampton.
While playing for Sunderland, he dated model and TV presenter Melanie Sykes for six months in 2000 after meeting her in London's trendy Met Bar after playing against Arsenal on 15 January 2000.
On 23 April 2008, on advice from his doctor, Makin retired from football after failing to overcome a hip injury which had prevented him playing since September 2007.
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At schoolboy level, he won honours with Ilford and London, and also had a trial for England Schools. In 1937, his last season as a schoolboy, he scored 102 goals for his school team Loxford, and 128 in total, including a game that saw him score 12 goals, three games where he scored 9 goals, and 8 in another.
He first joined West Ham on 3 August 1937 as an office junior, earning 25 shillings a week plus 2/6d expenses. He trained with the team two or three afternoons a week, and went on to join Romford on loan to gain more experience. In an interview with Colin Benson, Chapman recalls one of his first experiences in the West Ham first team, in a war-time game against London rivals Arsenal. "I played outside right against Arsenal and it was truly a marvellous thing to be on the same field as the likes of George Swindin, Eddie Hapgood, the Compton brothers and the rest. I was 16 and scored in a convincing 6-0 win. What a day that was for me".
Chapman appeared in the second round second leg of the Football League War Cup in 1940, a 3-0 win over Leicester, and earned a 30/- (-1.50) match fee for the game. He was also in the squad for the final against Blackburn Rovers, but did not play.
He won a winners medal with the junior side in the London Junior Combination at the age of 19.
He was given a professional contract in September 1942 but, due to the war and his involvement with the Royal Engineers, he was not available to play for West Ham on a full-time basis until January 1947, although he competed in the Kent League for Gillingham while he was stationed at Chatham. While at Gillingham, he scored 9 goals in one week against Chelsea, and then 7 the next against the RAF. He made a total of 26 war-time appearances for West Ham, scoring 8 goals. He also played for the Royal Engineers All-England XI.
After the war, his opportunities in the West Ham first team were limited by the presence of players such as Eric Parsons, Terry Woodgate, Kenny Bainbridge and Harry Hooper, and were not helped by a persistent back injury. He scored his first league goal during his debut, a home game against Coventry City during the 1948-49 season. He made 1 FA Cup appearance against Luton on 8 January 1949. He played his last of 7 senior league games for West Ham the same season, having scored 3 goals for the club.
After leaving the playing staff, Chapman continued his involvement with the club's administrative affairs, and became West Ham's club secretary in 1956, following Frank Cearns' retirement. He was promoted to Chief Executive in 1980. In 1974 he was a recipient of the Football League Secretaries and Managers Association Long Service Award, and also the Canon League Loyalty Award in August 1984. He retired in the summer of 1986 after 49 years of service for the East London club. He returned to Gillingham in an advisory capacity less than a month after retiring, and made a dozen trips to the Priestfield Stadium to help advance the clubs administrative systems and matchday organisation. His testimonial match between West Ham and Terry Venables' International IX took place on 9 August 1987. He died in 2002.
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'''Peter Eustace''' (born 31 July 1944) is an English former football player and manager. As a player, he made 340 appearances in the Football League representing Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United, Rotherham United and Peterborough United.
Eustace was born in Stocksbridge, Yorkshire, and began his career as a trainee with Sheffield Wednesday. He made his debut in the 1962-63 season, and played more than 200 games in all competitions,
He moved into management in November 1988 at Sheffield Wednesday, being promoted from assistant manager after Howard Wilkinson moved to Leeds United. Eustace was sacked after just three months and replaced by Ron Atkinson. He returned to football at Leyton Orient, working under Frank Clark, who moved from manager to managing director in 1991. Clark moved to Nottingham Forest in 1993, and Eustace was sacked a year later when the club failed to reach the play-offs.
Eustace returned to Sheffield Wednesday as a scout during Chris Turner's brief managerial tenure, but was made redundant as part of an overhaul of the coaching staff in 2006. His claim for unfair dismissal was rejected by an industrial tribunal.
He was for a time landlord of a pub in Hope, Derbyshire.
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'''John Joseph Sheridan''' (born 1 October 1964) is an former English-born Republic of Ireland international footballer, currently manager of League Two side Chesterfield. He is also the brother of Barrow manager and former footballer Darren Sheridan.
After not making any appearances for Manchester City, he began his football career at Leeds United in the 1982-83 season. During his time at Sheffield Wednesday, he scored the winning goal in the 1991 Football League Cup Final in a 1-0 victory over Manchester United.
Born in Stretford, Lancashire, Sheridan began his career with Leeds United in 1982, playing 267 times and scoring 52 goals. He was a cult hero at Leeds with his free-kick and passing ability and was the bright shining light in a dark time for the Yorkshire club. After falling out with new manager Howard Wilkinson, he was sold to Nottingham Forest in August 1989. He made only one appearance for Forest (in a League Cup tie against Huddersfield) before joining Sheffield Wednesday in November of the same year. It was with Sheffield Wednesday that Sheridan played arguably the best football of his career, scoring 33 goals in 243 appearances. Sheridan will always be remembered by Wednesday faithful for his "rocket" goal in their 1-0 win over Manchester United in the 1991 Football League Cup Final. Ironically, Sheridan is a lifelong Manchester United supporter.
Towards the end of his Wednesday career, he joined Birmingham City on loan for four games. After playing 36 times and scoring two goals for Bolton Wanderers between 1996 and 1998, Sheridan looked to be on the verge of calling time on his career when he joined non-league Doncaster Rovers in 1998, making just eight appearances into the Conference following their relegation from the Football League, before he accepted Andy Ritchie's offer of a senior comeback with Oldham Athletic, where he played a further 162 games, scoring 17 goals, most from set-pieces or the penalty spot. An emotional return to Hillsborough in August 2003 where he scored to secure a draw saw Sheridan applauded off the field by both sets of fans.
Sheridan also won 34 caps for the Republic of Ireland, scoring five times. He also scored the 100th Irish international goal at Lansdowne Road in 1994 against Bolivia.
Sheridan was part of the squad that travelled to Euro 88 but didn't feature in any of Ireland's three games. Sheridan was also part of two world cup squads in 1990 and 1994. He played just one game as a substitute in 1990 and started in all 4 matches in 1994 including a win over Italy in the opening game. Ireland won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Ray Houghton, Sheridan also hit the bar during the game.
In Qualifying Sheridan scored one goal against Spain but as a result of goal difference this was actually an important goal despite Ireland losing 3-1. Had Ireland lost 3-0 they wouldn't have qualified.
Following the departure of Iain Dowie to Crystal Palace in late 2003, Sheridan took over the coaching of the Oldham first team, along with fellow-veteran David Eyres, before they were both replaced by Brian Talbot. On 1 June 2006, Talbot's successor, Ronnie Moore, was himself shown the door, and Sheridan stepped in to fill in the manager's position on a permanent basis.
On 7 December 2006, Sheridan was named Football League One Manager of the Month. He guided Oldham to sixth place in League One in 2006-07, and their promotion challenge was ended in the play-off semifinals by eventual winners Blackpool.
They finished eighth the following season, but had made a far more convincing bid for promotion during the 2008-09 season. On 9 March 2009, reports surfaced of a fight involving players and Sheridan at a racetrack, which Sheridan reported as being "overblown." Despite the incidents, Sheridan remained with the club for the next game, a 6-2 loss to Milton Keynes Dons. The following day, following a talk between Sheridan and Oldham managing director Simon Corney, Sheridan agreed to leave the club. He was immediately replaced with former Oldham manager Joe Royle. Sheridan later admitted that a series of poor results had led to his departure from Oldham.
On 9 June 2009, after much deliberation, Sheridan was named as manager of Chesterfield in League Two. Signing a three-year contract with the club, he brought assistant Tommy Wright and goalkeeper Mark Crossley along with him.
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'''Jay Denny''' (born 6 January 1986 in , United States) is an American-English footballer, currently playing for Southern League Premier Division side Halesowen Town, where he plays as a midfielder.
Denny's parents are both English, and he has lived in England since 1994. He began his career as a trainee with Stoke City at thirteen years of age, he was awarded an academy scholarship at sixteen and a professional contract at eighteen. Denny appeared on the Stoke City first team bench on eight occasions without getting any time on the pitch.
He spent a total of six years with Stoke City.
He joined League Two side Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer.
Denny started for Shrewsbury Town on the opening day of the 2005/06 season, in a 1-0 defeat at home to Rochdale. He made a total of eighteen appearances for Shrewsbury Town, nine starts and nine from the bench.
Denny scored two goals for Shrewsbury Town in the 3-2 Football League Cup victory against Brighton and Hove Albion, an equaliser in the eighty-ninth minute and the winner in extra time, sending Shrewsbury into the third round of the competition for the first time in many years. Disappointed at being dropped after this cup victory with fleeting appearances off the bench, he notified of his intention not to renew a new contract and subsequently the club agreed to a mutual termination of contract on 8 April 2006.
Denny then joined Conference North club Nuneaton Borough and made his debut in a Birmingham Senior Cup match against Racing Club Warwick in October 2006. Denny spent one season with Nuneaton Borough. He started twenty games for Boro and made a further seven appearances, scoring three goals, one winning goal of the season with a strike against Stalybridge Celtic.
Denny was offered a contract in the United States with the Richmond Kickers but he eventually decided against the move after making a trip to Virginia.
On 27 June 2007 Jay signed for Southern League Premier Division side Halesowen Town and made his debut in a friendly in a 2-0 loss to Walsall. He went on to make a total of forty-six appearances for the Yeltz, making more than any other player in that season. He played under managers Martin O'Connor and Morrel Maison. Martin O'Connor persuaded Denny to join Halesowen after O'Connor learned that he had agreed to join Brackley Town on non-contract terms.
Denny scored five goals for Halesowen in the 2007-2008 season, one was a late equaliser at Kings Lynn, the eventual champions and another away at Team Bath in a 3-0 league victory. Denny forged a formidable midfield partnership with Darren Caskey.
Halesowen Town were beaten in the play off final by Team Bath, the goal being scored in the final minute of playing time. Halesowen had to play three games in five days after the league refused to delay the final. The manager of Team Bath agreed that this was a decision that gave his team an unfair advantage and eventually led to Team Bath being promoted. Jay played 98 games in two seasons at Halesowen, scoring 15 goals in the process. The Yeltz suffered major financial problems and just missed out on the playoffs.
Denny left in the close season to join Shamrock Rovers on trial and impressed in the 1-0 defeat of Scottish Premier League outfit Hibernian. On Dennys return to England he decided to join Leamington but only a short spell away from the Grove Halesowen Town were pleased to announce that Jay Denny returned to help Matty Clarke bolster his midfield now the clubs off the field problems were solved.
Denny made various appearances for the United States U-17s and U-20s national teams. He captained the U-20 squad on two occasions in a tournament in Ireland. Denny was not selected for the U-20s World Cup squad when he missed the final training camp in Los Angeles because of professional commitments, this coincided with a change of national coaches prior to the competition and subsequently he was not selected for the squad.
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'''Barry McConnell''' (born 1 January 1977 in Exeter) is an English footballer, currently playing for Southern Football League Premier Division side Truro City. He is primarily a right sided defender or midfielder.
He originally came through Exeter City's youth system in 1995, and was a first-team player for almost 10 years, featuring in a variety of positions. He also had a testimonial match against Charlton Athletic in which a host of big names played such as Danny Murphy. Exeter lost the game 4-1 and McConnell didn't start but he came on to convert a penalty.
Upon his departure in December 2005, he spent a brief period with Tamworth before moving to Forest Green Rovers whom he left at the end of the 2005/2006 season.
He began the 2006-2007 season with Tiverton Town and had a short spell with Weston-super-Mare before signing an 18 month contract with Dorchester in February 2007, but Dorchester later released him.
In the 2007-2008 season McConnell again linked up with Weston after being signed by new manager Tony Ricketts. This marked his third stint at the club and he featured regularly in the first team. He made over 30 appearances for the club before signing with Truro after the close of the 2007-2008 season.
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'''Raymond "Ray" Mathias''' (born 13 December 1946) is an English football coach and former player. He has spent most of his career in the lower leagues of English football but is currently without a role - after being relieved of his duties as former manager Paul Ince also left the club.
Born in Liverpool, Mathias spent his entire playing career with from 1964 to 1985 and earning two testimonials in the process; a true one-club man, making 567 Football League appearances. His time at Tranmere was not very fruitful, his most notable achievement being winning promotion from the Fourth Division in the 1975-76 season.
After retiring from playing, Mathias joined the coaching staff at and spent three years in charge of the Latics from 1986-89. The highlight of this spell was leading Wigan to the FA Cup quarter-finals in 1987. He later returned to Tranmere as a coach but then returned to Wigan as manager for the 1998-99 season; despite leading the club to victory in the Football League Trophy final at Wembley and the Second Division play-offs he lost his job shortly afterwards.
After once again becoming part of the managerial set-up at Tranmere and spells as caretaker manager, he was finally handed the reins on a permanent basis in 2002 but sacked a year later. Mathias then had an unsuccessful caretaker spell at Chester City in 2004 and briefly worked as assistant manager at Bury in 2005. In October 2006 he was appointed as assistant manager to Paul Ince at League Two strugglers . The pair were able to guide the Silkmen to an unlikely survival before moving to where they achieved more success, winning the League Two championship and the Football League Trophy. They subsequently moved on to top flight team in June 2008.
On 18th Of December 2008 Ray Matthias was relieved of his duties along with Archie Knox following the sacking of Paul Ince and the subsequent arrival of Sam Allardyce as the new Rovers manager.
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'''Archibald Renwick "Archie" Macaulay''' (30 July 1915 - 10 June 1993) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Born in Falkirk, Macaulay started his playing career with Rangers, where he became a regular at the age of only 18. Playing as an inside right, he won a Scottish Cup medal in 1935-36 and a Scottish League Championship medal the year after. In 1937 he was transferred to West Ham United for -6,000; the Second World War interrupted his career somewhat but he still won a Wartime Cup medal in 1940 and played five unofficial wartime matches for Scotland.
Macaulay was signed by Brentford in October 1946, and made his official Scotland debut (against England at Wembley Stadium on April 12, 1947). By this time he had been converted to a wing half, Brentford were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 1946-47 season, and he was signed by Arsenal in July 1947 for -10,000. Macaulay made his Arsenal debut against Sunderland on 23 August 1947 and in his first season with the Gunners, he played 40 league matches and won a First Division Championship medal.
He continued to play for Arsenal as a near ever-present for the next two seasons, although he missed out Arsenal's 1950 FA Cup triumph after manager Tom Whittaker preferred fellow Scot Alex Forbes in the final. Macaulay left Arsenal for Fulham in June 1950; in all he made 108 appearances in three seasons, scoring one goal. He also won six more caps for Scotland while at Arsenal, bringing his total tally to seven. He spent three season at Fulham, though he could not save them from relegation to Division Two in 1951-52. He moved to Guildford City after that, to become the club's player-manager.
In 1957 he succeeded Tom Parker as manager of Norwich City, where he led the Third Division side to the FA Cup semi-finals in 1959 in one of the most famous FA Cup runs of all time, and promotion to the Second Division the following year. In 1961 he moved on to West Bromwich Albion, though the Baggies did little under his two-year reign, instead enjoying mid-table obscurity.
Macaulay finished his managerial career at Brighton & Hove Albion between 1963 and 1968, leading the club to promotion from the Fourth Division in 1965. After that, he left football management completely, and later worked as a traffic warden. He died in June 1993, aged 77.
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'''Daniel Robert "Danny" Clapton''' (July 22, 1934 - June 16 1986) was an English footballer.
Born in Stepney, London, Clapton first started out as an amateur with Leytonstone before joining Arsenal in August 1953. He made his debut in a 1-0 win over Chelsea on December 25, 1954, and by the end of the 1954-55 he was Arsenal's first choice right-winger, taking Arthur Milton's place. He became a near ever-present for Arsenal for the next four seasons (aside from 1957-58, where he was out injured for a third of the season), helping Arsenal to third place in 1958-59, their highest league position in six years.
Clapton was also called up for England, playing a solitary international match against Wales on November 26, 1958 at Villa Park, which finished 2-2. Arsenal played a friendly match later that day against Juventus at Highbury, and Clapton played in that match as well, alongside team-mate Jack Kelsey, who earlier in the day had been in goal for Wales.
After Arsenal signed Jackie Henderson and Alan Skirton, Clapton had to be content with sharing the right wing position in 1959-60 and 1960-61. Arsenal then signed Johnny MacLeod in the summer of 1961, and Clapton lost his place in the side altogether (only playing five matches in 1961-62) and was sold to Luton Town in September 1962. In all he played 225 matches for Arsenal, scoring 27 goals.
Clapton's spell at Luton was uneventful; he later moved to Australia to play for Sydney side Corinthians. He returned to England in 1970 and later ran a pub in Hackney. His younger brother Dennis was also a footballer, but never achieved the same success, making only five league appearances for Arsenal and Northampton Town. He died aged 51, in 1986.
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'''Lionel Sebastin Scaloni''' (born May 16, 1978 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for S.S. Lazio, in the Italian first division.
A player of wide range, he can appear as both a right defender or midfielder. Due to his Italian descent, he holds a passport of that country, and another from Spain, due to the lengthy period spent playing there.
Scaloni began his career in the Argentine league with Newell's Old Boys and then Estudiantes de La Plata, before joining Spain's Deportivo de La Corua in March 1998.
Regularly used with the Galicians over a seven 1/2-years stint, he competed with Manuel Pablo and Vctor for both starting spots on the right flank. However, due to injury, he could only appear in 14 league contests as ''Depor'' managed its first league title.
After falling out with then manager Joaqun Caparrs, Scaloni joined Premiership team West Ham United on loan, on 31 January 2006, the final day of the transfer window, in an attempt to heighten his options to attend the upcoming 2006 FIFA World Cup. He took the #2 shirt from the departed Tom epka, and made his league debut for the East Londoners against Sunderland, on February 4, while also helping the side reach the season's FA Cup final, a penalty shootout loss to Liverpool FC.
Scaloni left West Ham after a permanent move could not be agreed. Deportivo released him on September 1, 2006, alongside striker Diego Tristn, one day after the close of the Summer transfer window. However, due to the fact there were no limitations for free agents, two weeks later he signed a one-year contract at Racing de Santander, being essential as the Cantabrians achieved a final midtable position.
In July 2007, Scaloni moved to Italy with S.S. Lazio, on a five-year deal. However, in January of the following year, he returned to Spain, signing a one 1/2 loan link with RCD Mallorca, thus returning to the Romans in July 2009.
After making his debuts in 2003, Scaloni was named in the Argentine squad for a friendly match against Croatia on March 1, 2006, and was also a surprise selection for the 2006 World Cup, taking the place of veteran Javier Zanetti, whom also appeared mainly as a right-back.
His only appearance of the tournament would be the extra time round-of-16 win against Mexico, on June 24, 2006, at the ''Zentralstadion'' (playing the full 120 minutes).
Scaloni's younger brother, Mauro, also belonged to Deportivo, but never made it past its B squad.
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'''Peter Sidney Beagrie''' (born 28 November 1965 in Middlesbrough) is a former English footballer who played as a left-winger. He played for ten different clubs at professional level including Everton, Manchester City and Bradford City, ending his career in 2006, with a brief stint at Grimsby Town aged 40. He is well remembered for his somersault goal celebration.
Beagrie started his professional footballing career as an apprentice at Middlesbrough in 1983. Beagrie fell out of favour with the fans at Middlesbrough for being one of only two players (the other was then club captain Don O'Riordan) to cut ties with the club during infamous liquidation in 1986.
His next port of call was to sign on for Sheffield United for -35,000.
Beagrie remained with the club through the forming of the Premier League.
Beagrie left Bradford at the end of the 2000-01 season when City lost their Premier League status; he would then drop down three leagues to join Scunthorpe United. He was a regular in the Scunthorpe team for the duration of his stay with the Iron.
He was to make his final appearance for the Iron in a 1-1 away draw with Oldham Athletic on 6 May 2006. He was replaced in the 68th minute of the game by Steve Torpey and this would mark the end of an era for both player and club.
In 2005, he was named as one of Scunthorpe's 'cult heroes' in a poll conducted by BBC Sport.
===Grimsby, retirement and media career===
Beagrie left Scunthorpe United in June 2006, supposedly to concentrate on his media involvement with Sky Sports which had increased in latter years - but on 11 July 2006, he signed a one-year deal with Scunthorpe's local rivals, Grimsby Town in a player-coach capacity. His job was to aid new manager Graham Rodger and his new assistant Stuart Watkiss at Blundell Park. He made his first appearance for the club in a 1-0 friendly win over Gainsborough Trinity in a game in which he setup the only goal of the game for his former Bradford team mate Isaiah Rankin. His league debut for the club was in a 3-2 win over Boston United on the opening day of the season. Grimsby struggled to make ground in the early stages of the season, and Beagrie often found himself playing a cameo role in first team affairs. In October 2006, Beagrie's contract was cancelled by mutual consent. Following this his retirement from football was announced during the ''You're On Sky Sports'' programme on 30 October 2006.
He is now known for his media work for both Sky Sports and the ITV programme ''Soccer Night''. He also appears on the football phone-in show ''You're On Sky Sports'', usually on Monday nights. Beagrie has also made numerous appearances on the Sky Sports programme Soccer AM and every time he is mentioned on the show its presenters and other crew members rejoice with the phrase "Peter Beagrie is Mint".
He has a regular column on the Sky Sports website.
He lives in Harrogate, North Yorkshire with his wife Lynn, son Sam and daughters, Rebecca and Charlotte.
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'''John Gillespie "Jackie" Henderson''' (17 January 1932 - 26 January 2005) was a Scottish footballer.
Henderson was born in Glasgow but signed for Portsmouth as a 17 year old. After serving his National Service he made his Portsmouth debut against Sunderland in January 1951. Initially a centre forward, he also played deeper as an inside forward and left-winger. A physical player known for his pace and fast crosses and shots, he was a regular goalscorer for Pompey for seven years, and soon attracted the attention of the Scotland national side management.
He made his international debut in a friendly at home to Sweden on May 6, 1953, which Scotland lost 2-1; it was the first of seven caps, which included being a member of Scotland's 22 man 1954 World Cup squad. Scotland decided to take only 13 of the 22 to the finals with Henderson staying at home on reserve with the likes of Bobby Combe and Jimmy Binning. Inside forward George Hamilton was also on reserve but travelled after Bobby Johnstone withdrew through injury. Henderson's only goal for Scotland came in a 3-1 win over Northern Ireland on October 3, 1953. His final cap for Scotland came against Northern Ireland on November 5, 1958, which Scotland drew 2-2.
In the meantime, Henderson had moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in March 1958, but never really settled, making only nine appearances. Wolves won the First Division title that season but Henderson did not qualify for a medal. In October 1958 he moved on to Arsenal for -30,000, and made his debut against West Bromwich Albion at Highbury on October 4, where he scored twice in a thrilling 4-3 win. Injury marred his first season with the Gunners (though he still scored twelve times), but he returned to become a first-team regular in the 1959-60 and 1960-61 seasons. Although Arsenal finished third in the league in his first season, under George Swindin they were usually a mid-table side.
Swindin's tinkering with the Arsenal attacking lineup meant the versatile Henderson was unable to hold down any particular position in the side, and midway through the 1961-62 season Henderson was transferred to Fulham for -15,000. He had played 111 games for Arsenal in total, scoring 29 goals. In his first season Fulham reached the FA Cup semi-finals, only to lose narrowly to Burnley, and he helped keep the Cottagers up for two seasons. Henderson was a Fulham regular up until March 1963, when he broke his leg. Despite an attempted comeback, he was unsuccessful and retired from professional football in 1964. He continued to play for amateur sides, including Poole Town and Dorchester Town, until 1971.
After retiring from playing, he left the game completely and settled in Dorset, working for a local builders' merchant. He died in 2005, at the age of 73.
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'''Patrik "Totte" Gerrbrand''' (born 27 April 1981 in lvsj) is a Swedish professional footballer who currently plays for Hammarby IF in Sweden. He signed for the club in June 2009 after having been released on 15 June 2009 by Fredrikstad in the Norwegian Premier League.
A central defender, Gerrbrand began playing football for lvsj AIK before heading to Hammarby as at 14 years of age. He played through the youth ranks before making his professional debut in 2000, and played for five more seasons, winning the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2001. In July 2005 he signed for Leicester City, making 21 appearances in all competitions for the Championship side during the 2005/2006 season.
Gerrbrand signed for the Norwegian club in July 2006, transferring from Leicester City because he didn't have a future for the first-team. He signed a 3 and a half year contract with Fredrikstad. He played most of Fredikstad's games until the 2009 season, where he only played in two of their first thirteen games and was released by mutual consent on 15 June 2009..
Just a few days after he left FFK, he signed for his youth and favourite club Hammarby IF. He signed a two and a half year-contract with "Bajen".
Gerrbrand made 7 appearances for the Swedish Under-21 team, but has yet to play in a senior international match.
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'''Kevin Ball''' aka 'The Hatchet' (born 12 November 1964 in Hastings) is a former professional footballer and now coach. Between 6 March and 8 May 2006 Ball acted as Sunderland caretaker manager for the last ten games of the 2005-06 season following the sacking of Mick McCarthy, taking five points from these games. Although Ball expressed his interest in the manager's job on a full-time basis, incoming chairman Niall Quinn was keen for the club to appoint a 'world-class manager' following the club's takeover by the Drumaville Consortium, effectively ruling Ball out of the running. While speculation linked him with subsequent managerial vacancies at Colchester and Darlington, Ball remained at Sunderland under the new regime, returning to his former post of Assistant Academy Manager.
Ball began his career in central defence but was converted in his later career into a central midfielder. Ball is one of Sunderland's best-loved former players due to his committed style of play, playing 389 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 27 goals. He also had spells with Portsmouth and, after leaving Sunderland, Fulham and Burnley. Whilst at Sunderland, he played in the 1992 FA Cup Final where they lost to Liverpool.
Ball's time at Burnley is probably best remembered for a trademark tackle on David Dunn in a derby match against Blackburn that inflamed an already-volatile crowd.
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'''Andrew James "Andy" Caton''' (born 3 December 1987) in Oxfordshire is an English footballer who plays in midfield. He is the son of the former Arsenal, Oxford United, Charlton Athletic and Manchester City defender Tommy Caton. He was five years old when his father died.
Caton signed for Swindon Town football club as a first year scholar during pre-season in 2004. He was previously a youth team player at the Southampton centre of excellence and was top scorer for Hellenic league outfit North Leigh during the 2003/04 season.
He impressed during pre-season - scoring goals against Newbury and Cirencester for the youth team, and then scoring his debut first team goal for Swindon Town in a game against Bristol Rovers- so when Lloyd Opara picked up a thigh strain, with the Town only having three professional strikers on the books, Caton was handed a place on the bench for the opening game of the season, at the age of 16. He took his chance well, coming on as a late substitute, and scoring a last minute consolation goal, as the Town went down 2-1 at Wrexham.
Caton stayed on the fringes of the first team throughout the season, making his full debut in an Football League Trophy win at Exeter in October, and a total of seven substitute appearances - before his full league debut on the last day of the season, a 1-1 draw with Chesterfield. During the season, he was also part of the youth squad that won the Youth Alliance South West Conference title and the Alliance Cup - partnering Ashan Holgate up front in the victorious final tie at Burnley.
With a small squad for the 2005/06 season, it appeared as though manager Andy King would be ready to utilise Caton more throughout the season, and he was one of the few youth team players given a squad number in preparation. Unfortunately though, that was as far as it went - early in September, Caton picked up a knee injury playing for the under 18's, later confirmed to be cruciate ligament damage, predicted to force him out of action for the rest of the season. Recovering quickly, Caton returned to light training in December, but just two months later, he cracked his skull in a car accident that knocked back his recovery - though he did manage to appear in twenty minutes of reserve action before the season was out. As a result of his disrupted final year, the club successfully applied for an extension to his scholarship, running to February 2007. Andy has been out of action again recently with a hamstring injury.
In February 2007, Swindon Town announced they were offering Caton a new contract running to Christmas 2007. He was then released by the club after the extension ran out.
At the start of the 2008/09 he started playing for Team Bath. In August 2009, after Team Bath had quit the Conference South he signed for ex-Team Bath youth team coach Matty Hale at Weymouth. He made his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Thurrock. He left the club in September 2009.
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'''Michael William Tonge''' (born 7 April 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Preston North End as a midfielder, on loan from Stoke City.
Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club and now plays for Stoke City.
Born in Manchester, Greater Manchester,
Good performances led to an England youth international call-up and by the end of 2003 interest from clubs such as Liverpool, especially after scoring two goals to help the Blades to a 2-1 win in the first leg of the Semi-Final of the League Cup against the Merseyside team.
A highly rated midfielder during the 2002-03 season who has since never really lived up to the form shown in that season. During the 2002/03 season Sheffield United reached both English cup semi finals and the league play-off final, and Tonge was a key man throughout. Playing on the left wing Tonge had many outstanding moments, including mesmeric performances against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, Norwich City, Wolves, Reading, Derby, Liverpool in the League Cup and in particular the home game 3-1 win against Millwall, where Tonge single handedly tore the Millwall defence to shreds with his dribbling ability. This performance is still thought of by Blades fans as one of the best individual performances by a Sheffield United player in recent years. He ended the season with the young player of the year award and speculation on his future at the club, with Liverpool reportedly interested after his two goals against them earlier in the season.
The following season much was again expected of Tonge, with a newly improved contract Blades fans were delighted to still have him at the club following the clubs failure to reach the premiership. 2003-04 saw Tonge impressively notch up over 15 assists but only 4 league goals. With the loss of Michael Brown much of the expectation lay solely on Tonge's still young shoulders, and the pressure at times showed. Still, the season saw him show some excellent individual performances, with the West Brom away 2-0 win being a highlight. Tonge ended the season coming 2nd in the player of the year award, and speculation on his future was again rife.
Season 2004-05 was a disappointing one for Tonge, poor form and criticism from sections of the crowd hinded his progress, however his performance live on the BBC against Aston Villa in the FA Cup was a reminder of the great talent he possessed. The following season, he played in 33 games during the 2005-06 promotion campaign and his goal against Sheffield Wednesday on 18 February 2006 was selected as the Capital One Goal of the Season. Tonge was in outstanding form from December onwards and his new permanent position in central midfield looked like being the breakthrough Tonge had needed for a few years. In July 2006, Tonge signed a two-year extension to his contract which would take him through to the end of the 2007-08 season. He ended the 2005-06 campaign with 3 goals and 3 assists.
During the season 2006-07 in the premiership Tonge made some telling contributions including a spectacular free kick against West Ham United but whilst his technical play is praised, he has also been accused of poor consistency and a lack of confidence in the midfield for the Blades. He scored his first Premiership goal against Fulham on 30 January 2007. Tonge ended the Premiership season with some excellent individual performances, particularly against West Ham United, Watford and Charlton Athletic. Overall though, Tonge looked comfortable at Premiership level.
During the summer there were rumours of possible moves to Birmingham City and Derby County, Tonge has however always stayed loyal to his Sheffield United roots.
The 2007/08 season has so far been a bitter disappointment for Sheffield United and the players, with manager Bryan Robson ending up getting fired. Tonge has suffered along with the rest of the side, many poor and inconsistent performances have once again troubled him. However, since new manager Kevin Blackwell took control of the side Tonge has been in excellent form, showing the ability all Sheffield United fans know he is capable of. He has so far scored only once this season.
On 1 September 2008 Tonge signed for Premier League side Stoke City for a fee believed to be in region of -2 million, which could eventually rise to -2.5 million. On 19 November 2009 he signed a loan deal with Preston North End and made his debut on the 23rd November against Newcastle United in the Coca Cola Championship.
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}}'''Nicholas Anthony Montgomery''' (born 28 October 1981 in Leeds, England) is an footballer who plays in a midfield position for Sheffield United, and formerly for the Scotland U21s.
Coming through the youth ranks at Bramall Lane, Montgomery made his debut at Carrow Road against Norwich City
Montgomery was an integral member of the 2005/06 squad that saw the Blades being promoted back to the FA Premier League. As a result of his hard work over the season he was runner-up to Phil Jagielka in the club's Player of Year awards. Despite being linked to a -400,000 move to Championship club Middlesbrough in the 2009 pre season.
Despite being born in Leeds, Montgomery is eligible to play for Scotland and featured for the Scotland U21 side in 2003. He made his debut in a 1-0 victory over Austria on 29 April and his second and last appearance in another 1-0 victory, this time over Croatia on 18 November of that year. He subsequently appeared for a team of Scotland Futures in 2005, featuring in a 2-0 defeat of Poland in December.
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'''Philip Nikodem "Phil" Jagielka''' (born 17 August 1982 in Sale, Greater Manchester) is an English international footballer who currently plays for Everton in the Premier League. He played regularly in central midfield and central defence for his first club Sheffield United, but he generally plays in central defence for Everton. In emergencies he has even played as a goalkeeper.
Jagielka started his career with Sheffield United, joining current team, Everton, in 2007 for a fee of -4m. He is a former England under-21 international, being capped six times and scoring 2 goals for the team. He has also gained recognition for both the England B team and the full England team.
Jagielka first impressed youth scouts whilst playing for his local team Hale Barns United in Altrincham . He predominantly played midfield during his time with the club.
Jagielka joined the youth academy at Sheffield United, making his way through the youth ranks before making his first team debut on 5 May 2000 against Swindon Town in the final League match of the 1999-2000 season, whilst still a trainee. He was rewarded with a professional contract the following day and having progressed well at the start of the following season, he signed a three-year deal with the club in January 2001.
He established himself in the Sheffield United first-team in the 2002-03 season and started to attract the attention of other clubs, including Leeds United, who were linked with a -6m joint bid for Jagielka and United team mate Michael Brown, but Sheffield United said they would resist any attempts to sign the players.
Jagielka stated in April 2005 he was happy to stay at United, despite several Premier League clubs being interested in signing him.
Jagielka signed a new three-year deal with United in August 2006.
By the end of the 2006-07 season, he had made 133 consecutive league appearances for United,
Jagielka eventually signed for Everton on 4 July 2007, in a deal worth -4 million,
In July 2008, Jagielka was given the number 6 shirt for the following season which was previously worn by Mikel Arteta, as Arteta was given number 10. He started the new Premier League campaign in smashing form with eye catching displays at the heart of Everton's defence, which has led to him being placed back in the England squad. As of 24 January, he had not missed a minute of the 08/09 Premiership season until he got injured in a 2-1 home defeat to Manchester City. He won Player of the Month for February and won Evertons fans and club player of the season. Jagielka scored the winning penalty for Everton in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-final of the FA Cup against Manchester United on 19 April 2009, but he should have conceded a penalty for a foul on Danny Welbeck after 68 minutes, which provoked a humorously aggressive response from Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.
Unfortunately, Jagielka ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) playing against Manchester City on the 25th of April. He missed the 2009 FA Cup Final, which his penalty in the shoot out took Everton to. Jagielka had surgery in 2009 and was expected to be out until early 2010 and only began jogging again after the injury in January 2010, almost 8 months after the injury.
On 22 May 2009, he signed a new 5 year contract with Everton.
Jagielka is a former member of the England under-21 team, and scored in a 2-0 victory over Slovakia at the Stadium of Light in June 2003.
On 10 May 2007, Jagielka was named in the England squad for the first time, to play a 'B' international against Albania. Starting on the bench, he replaced future Everton team mate, Phil Neville at right back at the beginning of the second half.
On 11 May 2008, Jagielka was named in the senior England squad for the first time for the friendlies with United States and Trinidad and Tobago. He subsequently expressed his delight at the call up and publicly thanked everyone at Everton for their help.
On 1 June 2008, Jagielka got his first international cap for the senior team against Trinidad and Tobago after being brought on as a substitute.
Jagielka was once again named in the England Squad for the friendly match against European champions Spain, 11 February 2009, and subsequently played for the first 45 minutes, after an impressive string of performances at club level publicly praised by manager David Moyes after the FA Cup fourth round replay tie between Everton and Liverpool.
Jagielka is of Polish descent.
His older brother is Stephen Jagielka who currently plays for AFC Telford United.
He is married to Emily and they have 2 children together.
In 24 September 2009, his house in Knutsford was burgled and he was threatened at knife point. The intruders took jewelry and his car key, but the car was recovered and nobody was hurt.
He was named the inaugural Championship Player of the Year for the 2005-06 season.
At the end of the 2008-09 Premier League season, Jagielka was named Everton Player of the Season.
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'''Robert Kozluk''' (born 5 August 1977 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire) is an English football player currently playing for Barnsley. Although he plays predominantly at right back, Kozluk can also operate on the left when needed.
A former England under 21 international, Kozluk started his career at Derby County, where he played 22 games. In March 1999 he moved to Sheffield United as part of a swap deal that took Vass Borbokis to Derby. During his time at Sheffield United, Kozluk has had loan spells at Huddersfield Town and Preston North End.
He was released by Sheffield United at the end of the 2006-07 season, having played just 19 games during the Premiership season. At the time of his departure he was United's longest serving player having made over 200 League and Cup games for the club. He scored two league goals during his time at Sheffield United against Grimsby
In July 2007, Kozluk signed for Championship side Barnsley on a free transfer, after rejecting interest from Leeds United.
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'''Leigh David Bromby''' (born June 2, 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Leeds United in Football League One. He can play as a central defender or right back. He's one of very few players to have played over 100 games for each of the steel city rivals Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday. He is also well known for his trademark long throw.
Born in Dewsbury, Bromby started his footballing career at Liversedge before being spotted by Sheffield Wednesday. He then progressed through the Sheffield Wednesday youth academy, and in September 1999 joined Mansfield Town on loan for three months. He made his Football League debut on 12 December 1999 in a 0-0 draw at Barnet. He scored his first career goal in a 3-1 home win over Southend United in January 2000.
Bromby made his Wednesday debut the following season; on 23 December 2000 as substitute in a 1-0 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers. He went on to make 20 appearances that season.
He spent part of the 2002-03 season on loan at Norwich City
Bromby made his dbut for Sheffield United against Leicester City at Bramall Lane on 7 August 2004 in a 4-1 win for the Blades. He played in all 46 league matches that season and scored his fist senior goal for the club in the same game a diving header at the far post.
On 15 August 2006, he signed a new three year contract with United, with an option for a further year.
Bromby spent much of the 2007-08 season on the sidelines, making only 15 appearances. His longest spell in the side was in January 2008, when he played 6 games in which United lost only once.
On 31 January 2008 he moved to Watford signing a three and a half year contract, for a fee of -600,000 rising to -850,000 based on appearances.
Ironically, having returned to Bramall Lane, just as his first spell at the club ended with an appearance against Watford, his first game back with the Blades also saw him appear as a second half substitute against ''The Hornets'' despite them still being his current employers.
Only a few weeks after re-signing for Sheffield United, and after failing to make a league appearance under manager Kevin Blackwell, Bromby moved to Leeds United for an undisclosed fee at the end of the August transfer window. Bromby was brought up as a Leeds United fan as a child, so the move helped fulfill a dream of playing for his boyhood heroes. He made his Leeds debut in the 2-0 league victory over Stockport County.
Bromby scored his first goal for his boyhood team Leeds in the match against Stockport County with a superb goal in the 90th minute to put Leeds 3-2 ahead.
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'''Michael James Duff''' (born January 11, 1979 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish international footballer who plays for Burnley. He plays in the centre of defence or at right-back.
Although born in Belfast Michael Duff was raised in Bedale, North Yorkshire. As a school boy he represented North Yorkshire and joined the Darlington Football Club School of Excellence before moving to Cheltenham in 1994.
Spotted by Cheltenham Town scout Derek Bragg playing for Carterton Town and moved to Cheltenham Town. After a brief loan spell at Cirencester Town Michael made his debut for Cheltenham Town in 1997 and went on to play 242 games and scored 15 times including a 93rd minute winner in a 3-2 victory at home to Yeovil in 1999 that secured Cheltenham Town promotion to the Football League.
On July 5, 2004, he made a -30,000 switch to Burnley where he became a regular, if not always automatic, first-team choice. Over the next couple of seasons he established himself as first choice right-back, although he had equally often played at centre-back. His first Burnley goal was credited in a Carling Cup game against Carlisle United, even though it might equally have been credited as an own goal. He finally got incontrovertibly on the score-sheet on October 14, 2006 against Hull City.
Duff was part of two of Northern Ireland's finest international moments of recent years; as a late substitute in their 1-0 victory over England on September 7 2005 and then in a 3-2 victory over Spain on September 6 2006.
In the 2007-08 season Duff picked up a serious injury after the Championship match against Crystal Palace F.C and ruled out for a long period of time. He suffered multiple ligament damage and hamstring damage as well as a cruciate knee injury.. Duff returned to play a cameo role at the end of the 2007-08 season. Duff started his first Premier League match on Boxing Day 2009 against Bolton at Turf Moor, having made his debut as a substitute in the preceeding game versus Wolves.
Duff's younger brother, Shane, plays for Cheltenham Town.
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.
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'''Brian Paldan Jensen''' (born 8 June 1975 in Nrrebro, Denmark) is a Danish professional football goalkeeper who plays for Burnley. Jensen has never played for either the youth or senior Denmark national football team. He is often referred to by his nickname, "The Beast".
Born and raised in Nrrebro, Jensen began playing football as a defender in the youth team of B 93. As the youth team goalkeeper lacked height, the keeper job was given to the "biggest and dumbest" player of the team, according to Jensen himself.
While waiting for his Alkmaar contract to run out, Jensen trained with Division One side West Bromwich Albion, where his imposing stature earned him the nickname 'The Beast'. When West Brom first choice keeper Chris Adamson was asked to comment on Jensen, he told reporters he was "nothing but a beast".
He joined Burnley on 30 June 2003 on a free transfer. During his first season at Burnley, he was the only goalkeeper on their books. The club avoided relegation by just two points, finishing in 19th position in the last ever season of the Nationwide Football League. He has played 123 games for "the Clarets", putting in some good performances during this time. After the arrival of Danny Coyne in the summer of 2004, he found himself second choice keeper at Turf Moor, but through hard work and two serious injuries to Coyne in two seasons, he earned his place back in the starting line-up. Following impressive form in autumn 2004, Jensen critizised national team manager Morten Olsen for not having watched him play, when Jensen thought he had earned a place in the Danish national squad. One possible explanation is that although he is one of the best shot-stopping goalkeepers in the English league, his kicking is regarded as less assured.
Jensen found himself second choice to Coyne throughout 2004 to 2006, but Coyne's injuries meant that Jensen played most matches. After a run of performances in which Jensen was deemed at fault for a number of goals Burnley manager Steve Cotterill brought goalkeeper Michael Pollitt on loan to Turf Moor in January 2007. In response to being left out of the Burnley team for a match at Southampton, Jensen wanted to leave the club, and on 22 January 2007 Burnley placed him on the transfer list. However, by April of that year, Jensen had not only re-established himself as the club's first-choice but his relationship with Cotterill had improved and he was taken off the transfer list.
Burnley brought in another goalkeeper, Gabor Kiraly, before the 2007-08 season and Jensen found himself once again seemingly second choice, spending four months out of the team from mid-September. He returned to regular first team action in January 2008. Jensen then had an excellent run of form in goal for the Clarets, notably saving two penalties to help Burnley beat Chelsea in the fourth round of the Carling Cup. He kept goal in the 2009 Championship play-off Final, in which Burnley beat Sheffield United 1-0 at Wembley Stadium to secure a place in the Premier League.
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'''Garreth O'Connor''' (born 10 November 1978 in Dublin) is a Irish footballer, who is currently playing at St. Patrick's Athletic.
He started out playing for Bannow Celtic in Dublin where he soon caught the attention of Belvedere Boys, a well known schoolboy club. He started his senior career in the Bohemians "B" team but with a breakthrough to the first team proving elusive, he moved to Shamrock Rovers making his debut on 14 March 1999 against Derry City. He then returned to Bohemians where he played for just one season (1999-20), gaining an FAI Cup Runners up medal before being snapped up on a free transfer by English Football League One club AFC Bournemouth, where he played 168 league games and scored 24 goals.
In May 2005 he moved on a Bosman transfer to play in the Football League Championship with Burnley where he played regularly during the 2005-06 season, mainly scoring his goals from set-pieces. One of his most memorable goals was a 25 yard free-kick against Wolverhampton Wanderers, in a match which Burnley won 1-0. However, his appearances became less regular during the second half of the season and he spent the 2006-07 season as a little used substitute and squad player. He did though score Burnley's second goal in the 3-2 defeat at Reading after coming on as a substitute. He was placed on the transfer list at the end of that season. On 12 June 2007 O'Connor returned to Bournemouth on trial with the possibility of a season long loan. However, this did not happen and he returned to Burnley. There he found himself frozen out of the first-team squad by Steve Cotterill and not even given a squad number. One of new manager Owen Coyle's first actions in regards his first-team squad was to give O'Connor a first team squad number for the remainder of the 2007-08 season. Nevertheless, O'Connor was released at the end of the season.
On 6 October 2008, O'Connor signed for League Two side Luton Town after a three week trial. Luton boss Mick Harford had been impressed by O'Connor's performances in reserve games, scoring three goals in two games. Rather unfortunately, Garreth never made the impact at Kenilworth Road that had been hoped for, and after just 7 appearances for Luton Town (3 coming in the League), he was released by manager Mick Harford as the January 2008 transfer window opened. With money tight, Harford released both Garreth and fellow midfielder Kevin Watson from their deals, thus freeing up money to bring in some new faces.
On the eve of the 2009 season, O'Connor returned back to Dublin and signed for St. Patrick's Athletic after unsuccessful trials with Bohemians and Dundalk.
Garreth scored a memorable goal in the 1-2 defeat to Steaua Bucureti in the Europa League play-off during St Pats 2009 European campaign.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Armstrong''' (born August 5, 1982 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a professional footballer, who currently plays for Reading in the Football League Championship. He is the younger brother of former Sunderland and Burnley midfielder Gordon Armstrong.
A former England U20s full-back, and current Scotland B International, Armstrong is a tough tackler despite only standing at 5ft 9in (1.75 Metres).
He started his career at Bury as a trainee in August 1999, playing 33 games and scoring 1 goal before joining Oldham Athletic for -200,000 in October 2001, in only his second season as a first-team player. After playing a further 75 games and scoring his second goal, he was signed by Sheffield United for -100,000 in July 2003 during a financial crisis at Oldham.
Having signed for the Blades in the summer Armstrong made his debut in the first game of the 2003-04 season, a 0-0 draw with Gillingham at Bramall Lane.
After a brief spell at Blackpool to improve his match fitness earlier in the season
Armstrong was a regular starter over the next two seasons but was often asked to fill in across the field, playing both in the centre and out wide in midfield and defence. He succumbed to several injuries which kept him sidelined through this period
With his first team options limited at Bramall Lane he was allowed to leave and signed for Reading in August 2008 for an initial fee of -500,000 with the potential for it to rise to -800,000 depending on conditions.
Armstrong made his debut for the Royals in the 4-2 home win over Crystal Palace on 30 August 2008. Since then, he has become a first team regular and scored his first league goal for Reading against Watford on 9 January 2009. He was voted Player of the Season for the 2008/09 season.
Although born in Newcastle, Armstrong qualifies for Scotland through his grandmother. And despite appearing for England's under-20 side in the 2002 Toulon Tournament, FIFA have now allowed him to represent Scotland.
Armstrong received an international cap for Scotland B, after being included in the starting eleven in a 1-1 draw, against the Republic of Ireland B team, at the Excelsior Stadium on November 20, 2007.
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'''Matthew Charles "Matty" Fryatt''' (born 5 March 1986) is an English footballer currently playing as a striker for Leicester City.
Fryatt currently holds the record for fastest ever goal scored by a Leicester player when he scored after 9 seconds in a 2-1 defeat to Preston North End on 15 April 2006. He also holds the record for the quickest ever Walsall goal, also 9 seconds in a 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth in the 2004-05 season.
Fryatt broke two further records during his time at Leicester in the 2008-09 season. His first was becoming the first player in 42 years to score 20 goals before Christmas, and another being the first in 83 years to hit hat-tricks in successive matches.
Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Fryatt rose through the ranks from youth level at Walsall, making his first team debut in September 2003 as a substitute against Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup before moving to Carlisle United on loan to gain vital first team experience. The move proved successful, and the young striker returned to Walsall to claim a regular first team place as the 2003-04 season came to a close.
Fryatt made a total of 49 league starts for the Saddlers, scoring 27 goals in the process. Fryatt also collected the Goal of the Season and the Player of the Season awards at Walsall at the end of the 2004-05 season.
Fryatt joined Leicester City from Walsall for an undisclosed fee (thought to be around -350,000) in January 2006. He had scored 18 goals for Walsall prior to signing a three-and-a-half year contract with Leicester. Fryatt was handed the number 12 shirt, which he also wore at Walsall. He made his debut in a 2-1 away defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 14 January, scoring his first goal in a 2-1 home defeat to Cardiff City on 21 January. He scored a total of six league goals, helping Leicester end their last home game of the season with a 1-0 win over Plymouth Argyle on April 22.
Fryatt was picked by the BBC as Leicester's key player for the 2006-07 season, remarking that he "has the attitude and talent to play in the Premiership".
His form worsened in the 2007-08 season, scoring only 2 goals in 30 league games and receiving one red card as Leicester were relegated from the Championship.
thumb|Steve Howard and Matty Fryatt. The strike duo was effective in League One, with Fryatt scoring 32 goals in all competitions
Fryatt made a positive start to the 2008-09 season, scoring five goals in four league games, earning him a nomination for League One player of the month for August. He went on to score 20 goals before Christmas, the first Leicester player in 42 years (since Derek Dougan in 1966) to do so.
Following tense media speculation linking Fryatt with a move away from Leicester,
The BBC Sport remarked on August 6 that Fryatt's "progress in the Championship could also be key to City's chances."
Fryatt made his debut for the England U19 team on 9 September 2004 against Republic of Ireland, coming on as a half-time substitute and assisting a goal in a 2-0 win.
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'''Edward "Ted" Burgin''' (born 29 April 1927 in Bradfield, Yorkshire)
Burgin started his career with Alford Town. Following a trial he signed for Sheffield United in March 1949.
After 314 appearances for United, including 281 League games and 20 FA Cup ties, he moved to Doncaster Rovers for a -3,000 fee, as replacement for Harry Gregg who had joined Manchester United. After only five first-team games, he broke his collarbone.
During his time with Sheffield United, Burgin was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the country. He toured Australia with the Football Association's team in 1951, was a reserve for England's match with Austria in 1951, won two caps for England B in 1954 and was selected in England's squad for the 1954 World Cup, although he did not feature in any of their matches.
A. While Burgin's Doncaster Rovers F.C. profile says he was tall,
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'''Joseph "Joe" Shaw''' (23 June 1928 - 18 November 2007) was an English footballer who played for Sheffield United between 1945 and 1966. He also worked as a manager, being in charge of York City from 1967-1968 and Chesterfield from 1973-1976.
He made 714 appearances for United in all competitions, including 632 in the League and 53 FA Cup ties, all three being club records. Shaw was a former Durham County schoolboy who joined United from Upton Colliery as an inside-forward and later successfully converted into a half-back.
He played for United in two wartime fixtures in the Football League North during the 1944-45 season. The first game was a 3-1 victory over Huddersfield Town on 2 April 1945 when Shaw was just 16 years and 285 days old.
His League debut came in a Division One game against Liverpool on 30 August 1948, with United severely short of players, as a left-back. United lost 2-1, mainly against 10 men. Shaw was off the field with a bleeding nose when the first went in after around 21 minutes, missing a quarter of an hour of the first half and the majority of the second.
In the next few years he played at wing half and right half, but after two heavy defeats in season 1954-55, Reg Freeman decided to select him at centre half. He was described as hard-working, the pivot of United's "double banking" defensive system, where his lack of height never let him down owing to his superb anticipation and ability to read the game.
He was so successful that he was selected for the position for the Football League although the England cap that many thought he deserved was never awarded. In 1951, he also toured Australia with an F.A team.
His 600th League appearance came on 6 February 1965 in a 2-1 victory over West Ham United and his last game was against the same team on 19 February 1966. He had three spells as team captain, 1954-1956, 1957 and 1964-1965.
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'''Temuri "Temur" Ketsbaia''' (born March 18, 1968 in Gali) is a Georgian football manager and former player. As a player he represented the Georgian national team and played for Dinamo Tbilisi, Anorthosis Famagusta, AEK, Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Dundee.
Born in Gali, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, he began his career with minor Georgian team Dinamo Sukhumi before transferring to Dinamo Tbilisi, the country's biggest team. He came to prominence whilst with Dinamo and earned a move to Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta FC in 1992 and then to Greece with AEK Athens FC, winning the Greek Cup with the club.
Under the Bosman ruling, Ketsbaia became a free agent and joined Newcastle United in the summer of 1997. A popular figure with the fans, Ketsbaia is not only remembered for his performance, but also for his bizarre celebrations, such as aggressively kicking the advertising hoardings (McDonald's and Adidas ones specifically) after scoring a goal against Bolton Wanderers.
As a Newcastle player, he participated in the 1998 and 1999 FA Cup Final against Arsenal and Manchester United. Although Newcastle lost 2-0 on both occasions, these matches were the highlight of his football career. On both occasions he played as a striker alongside Alan Shearer.
In the summer of 1997 newly signed Ketsbaia scored a goal in extra-time against Croatia Zagreb and won a place for Newcastle United in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.
He left St James' Park in 2000 to sign for Wolverhampton Wanderers and in 2001 joined Dundee during a time when the club began to spend at unheard of levels.
He returned to Anorthosis in the Summer of 2002 as a player-coach. He became player-manager in January 2004. In his first summer he bought 11 players, mostly well-known ones, who helped the team win the championship title in Ketsbaia's first full-season as a manager.
In the summer of 2005, Ketsbaia entered the Cypriot football hall of fame as Anorthosis beat Turkish side Trabzonspor in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, despite being underdogs. However the following season was a disaster for Ketsbaia and Anorthosis as they finished 4th in the league and failed to qualify for Europe. In the summer of 2004, he made massive changes to the squad, bringing in eleven new players. He was hoping to re-establish Anorthosis as the dominant force in Cypriot football.
On June 30, 2007, Ketsbaia announced his retirement from professional football. His last match before retiring was held on July 14.
On September 28, 2008, he threw his name in the ring for the vacant Newcastle managers position. In an interview with the Sunday Mirror, he said: "I had a great opportunity to play at Newcastle as a player, so why not as a manager?"
In the 2008-09 season, Anorthosis, having Ketsbaia at the wheel, was the first Cypriot team in history to reach the group stage of UEFA Champions League, after defeating Olympiakos 3-1 on aggregate in the third qualifying round. In the group stages they beat the Greek team Panathinaikos 3-1, drew both games with Werder Bremen. They drew (3-3) at home, and lost away 0-1 to Internazionale Milan. In the final game they had the opportunity of finishing second, but Anorthosis lost 0-1 away to Panathinaikos. With Inter (who had already qualified) losing 2-1 away to Werder they finished in fourth place, missing out on a place in the UEFA Cup.
In the week before the match club directors had gone to the police complaining of financial irregularites being carried out by the club President who was forced to resign, despite support from Ketsbaia and club supporters. Ketsbaia was reported as saying that he was no longer interested in coaching the team if the President was no longer running the club.
In April 2009, Ketsbaia stood down as coach of Anorthosis Famagusta. On 25 May 2009 the chairman of Olympiacos announced that Ketsbaia had been appointed the club's manager on a three year deal, replacing Ernesto Valverde; however, on 15 September 2009, Ketsbaia and Olympiacos parted company following early criticism from the club's supporters, despite Olympiakos not conceding a goal during his tenure.
In November 2009 he was announced as manager of the Georgian national side, which he represented 49 times as a player. He claimed that while he could not promise a major tournament in the near future, the team would fight to reach one.
''Last updated: 15 September 2009''
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'''Stanley Bowles''' (born 24 December 1948 in Collyhurst, Manchester, England) was a leading English footballer who gained a reputation as one of the game's greatest mavericks.
Bowles began his career at Manchester City, although his fiery temper resulted in him being released after a series of off-field incidents. After a brief and unsuccessful stay at Bury, he was signed by Ernie Tagg, manager of Crewe Alexandra, then in the Fourth Division, where his skill caught the eye of a number of bigger clubs. In October 1971 he was signed by Carlisle United, at the time a Second Division club, scoring 13 goals in 36 appearances for the Cumbrians. After a managerial change at the club, he joined Queens Park Rangers (QPR) for -112,000 in September 1972.
He replaced in the team another QPR folk-hero, Rodney Marsh, who had been transferred to Bowles' first club Manchester City six months before. Bowles took over Marsh's number 10 shirt, which other players had been reluctant to wear in fear of being compared to Marsh. Bowles had no qualms about taking the shirt, primarily because he said that, coming from the North, he had never heard of Marsh. Bowles is also the life chairman of the Queens Park Rangers supporters group L.S.A (Loyal Supporters Association).
Bowles was often regarded as something of a character both on and off the pitch. Bowles has been known to cite a notable incident in his playing days involving the famous FA Cup trophy. Having won the FA Cup competition four days prior, Sunderland were parading the trophy at Roker Park on May 9, 1973 when they met QPR in the old Division 2. The trophy had been placed on a table at the side of the pitch when Bowles tore straight across the park and claims to have kicked the ball at it full speed, sending the Cup flying through the air. According to Stan, the crowd predictably went ballistic, but he had the last laugh by scoring two goals in the match which ended in a pitch invasion. Some reports suggest that some of the QPR players had laid bets as to who could hit the trophy first. However this version of events has been disputed and, according to Gordon Jago (QPR's manager at the time), it was Bowles's teammate, defender Tony Hazell, who struck the cup with an accidental clearance.
However with his playing flair and undoubted natural ability it was inevitable that international recognition would soon come. He made his international debut against Portugal in April 1974 in Sir Alf Ramsey's last match in charge. Overall he won only five caps for England, all while playing for QPR (playing for three different managers: Sir Alf Ramsey, Joe Mercer and Don Revie) and scored his only international goal in a 2-0 win over Wales at Ninian Park in 1974.
Bowles spent just over seven years at QPR, playing a central role in arguably the club's greatest ever team, that which finished as league runners-up in 1975-76 under Dave Sexton. A 2004 fans poll saw him voted the club's all-time greatest player. He left QPR in 1979 to join Nottingham Forest, although he failed to settle under the management of Brian Clough and was sold in 1981 to Leyton Orient for -100,000. He joined Brentford the following year and remained at the club until his retirement in 1984. Post-retirement, he continued to play at non-league level for Epping Town.
His 1996 autobiography revealed the extent of his drinking, womanizing and gambling during his playing days, and also helped to secure a role as a pundit on Sky Sports, where he again replaced Rodney Marsh.
Something of a cult icon because of his chaotic personal life, he is amongst the few footballers to have a single released bearing his name, in this case the 2004 release by the The Others. He has also written betting columns in the national press and a column in 'lads' mag' ''Loaded'' and also appears on the after dinner speaker circuit.
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'''Dave Rogers''' (born 25 August 1975 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer playing for Lisburn Distillery in the IFA Carling Premiership.
With his previous club, Shelbourne, he had quite a successful spell. He joined them from Dutch club Cambuur Leeuwarden in June 2003. Rogers made his debut that same month against Derry, the club he would later join in the future, and quickly established himself as a key player in the side of Pat Fenlon, who was the Shelbourne manager at the time.
The Liverpudlian player won the League of Ireland championship with Shelbourne in 2003, 2004, and 2006.
"Scouser", as he is known to some, was one of the favourite players of the club's fans, especially after his volley in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round against the Croatian champions Hajduk Split.
His goal spurred Shels on to a famous victory and made the Reds the first (and, as of yet, only) Irish team to make it to the Champions League third qualifying round. However, the club, downtrodden with financial difficulties and unable to sustain its first-team squad by early 2007, had to let Rogers go.
His former manager, Fenlon, who had taken the managerial position at Derry City in December 2006, convinced him that the Brandywell was the new place for him, and his signing of a two-year contract was announced by Derry on 28 January 2007.
He made his debut for his new club during a pre-season friendly game against Newry City prior to the beginning of the League of Ireland 2007 season.
He then signed for St. Patricks Athletic during the June transfer market and played in their UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round against OB Odense of Denmark.
Rogers had earlier played in the Football League for Chester City, Peterborough United, Scunthorpe United and Carlisle United, and was at Tranmere Rovers without playing in the league. He also played in Scotland for Ayr United and Dundee.
Rogers joined Sporting Fingal on loan from St. Patricks Athletic on the 27th of February 2008.
He returned to the Saints on the 1st of July. On the 22 of November he along with 8 other St Patricks Athletic players were relieved of their contracts.
On the 9th of February 2009, Rogers completed a successful trial and signed with for the 2009 season. On the 22nd May 2009, Rogers was sent off in a match with St. Patrick's Athletic when he pulled down his shorts and 'mooned' the St. Pat's fans. The next day Board of Management released him due to gross misconduct.
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'''Henry Albert''' "'''Bert'''" '''White''' (8 August 1895 - 27 November 1972) was an English footballer.
White was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, and first played for Brentford as an amateur, before World War I intervened. White served in the Royal Fusiliers while continuing to be on Brentford's books; after first-class football resumed in 1919 though, he joined newly-promoted Arsenal, making his debut in Arsenal's very first match after their promotion back to the First Division, against Newcastle United on 30 August 1919.
White soon made a name for himself as a reasonably prolific striker, and he was Arsenal's top scorer in 1919-20 with fifteen league goals, as the Gunners finished tenth in their first season back at the top; he impressed enough to play in a trial for England, although ultimately he never won a cap. After a quiet season in 1920-21 (scoring just ten times), White scored nineteen goals the following season, making him again Arsenal's top scorer, even though the club's poor defence meant they only finished 17th. However, in 1922-23 he (and Arsenal) suffered a slump in form, and after being replaced by converted full back Bob Turnbull midway through the season, he was sold to Blackpool in March 1923. In all he played 109 games for Arsenal, scoring 45 goals.
After leaving Arsenal, White embarked on a journeyman's career; as well as playing for Blackpool he went on to have spells at Fulham, Walsall (twice), Nelson, Stafford Rangers and Thames before retiring in 1930. He was also a cricketer of some note, playing eight matches for Warwickshire in 1923. He died in 1972, aged 77.
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'''Ronald Suart''' (born in Barrow-in-Furness in 1920) is an English former football player and manager.
Suart was a full-back at Blackpool - playing alongside fellow defenders George Farrow and Harry Johnston in a team also including Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen - and later Blackburn Rovers (transferring in 1949) before retiring in 1955. Blackpool reached the 1948 FA Cup Final, but he missed it through injury.
He took over at Wigan Athletic as player-manager and then went to Scunthorpe & Lindsey United in 1956. After leading the club to promotion as Division Three North champions in 1957-58 he returned to Blackpool, the first ex-Seasider to go back to the club as manager, who were then in the First Division.
Suart managed to retain Blackpool's place in the top tier for the next eight seasons and reached the League Cup semi-finals in 1962, losing to eventual winners Norwich City. While at Blackpool, he also helped to unearth future England internationals Alan Ball, Ray Charnley, and Emlyn Hughes, though with the abolition of the maximum wage and the new freedom which players had, he was unable to prevent many of his star players moving on. He resigned in January 1967, four months before Blackpool were relegated to Division Two, and was succeeded by Stan Mortensen. He remains Blackpool's second-longest-serving manager behind Joe Smith.
Suart became assistant manager to Tommy Docherty at Chelsea, where he spent seven years. Docherty left the club in October, and Suart briefly became caretaker manager. His services were retained by new manager Dave Sexton. He was with the club as they won the FA Cup in 1970 and the in Cup Winners' Cup in 1971, but declined thereafter. When Sexton was sacked in October 1974 after a poor start to the season, Suart took charge of the first team. However, he was unable to prevent the club's slide towards relegation and was replaced by Eddie McCreadie the following April. He later became a scout at Wimbledon but, with the club in heavy financial trouble, 82-year-old Suart was released in February 2002.
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}}'''Clive Walker''' (born 26 May 1957 in Oxford, England) is a retired English footballer. His playing career spanned some 1,000 league and cup games for Chelsea, Sunderland, Fulham and Brighton before enjoying a renaissance in the Conference with Woking and Cheltenham Town.
Walker was an old-fashioned winger with pace who used to terrorise full backs on a weekly basis. He began his career with Chelsea, playing in the same side as the likes of Ray Wilkins. He first broke into the Chelsea team during the 1977-78 season, but they were in the Second Division for most of his time there. He nonetheless played a big role in several key matches for the club in this period.
He put in Man of the Match performances against European champions Liverpool in the FA Cup in 1978 and 1982 as the Blues pulled off two famous upsets; he scored twice in a 4-2 win in 1978 and set up a late clincher for Colin Lee in a 2-0 win in 1982. With Chelsea facing relegation to the Third Division in 1982-83, and with it potential financial meltdown, Walker also scored a last minute winner against fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers in the penultimate game of the season to ensure the club's survival. In 1979, Chelsea sent him on loan to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League.
Walker left Chelsea at the end of the 1983-84 season following a contract dispute, and signed for Sunderland. He returned to haunt his old side the following season in the Milk Cup, when the teams were drawn together in the semi-finals. In the second leg at Stamford Bridge, Walker inspired Sunderland to a 3-2 win, giving them a 5-2 aggregate lead, which provoked a near-riot; at one point a Chelsea fan entered the pitch and chased Walker. In the final at Wembley, however, Sunderland lost 1-0 to Norwich City, with Walker missing a penalty.
Walker currently holds the record for the oldest player to play for his last club, Cheltenham Town.
Walker worked under many managers including names such as Jim Smith, Dave Sexton, Geoff Hurst, Danny Blanchflower, John Neal, Eddie McCreadie and Steve Cotterill.
Walker finally called time on a 24-year career in 2000 and is currently working as an analyst for the radio station BBC London 94.9. Clive is also now a co-director of with Jason Cundy.
He also makes appearances on Chelsea TV.
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'''Bradley "Brad" Jones''' (born 19 March 1982 in Armadale) is an Australian football player. He is a goalkeeper who currently plays for Middlesbrough, having previously played for Bayswater City SC, in his native Australia."
Jones was signed from Bayswater City SC in Western Australia in 2000 by Middlesbrough. He made his first-team debut in the FA Cup third round against Notts County in 2004 and later that season won a League Cup winners medal.
He has had loan spells at several clubs; in the 2001/2002 season he played two games for Irish club side Shelbourne, He made his dbut against local rivals Bohemian at Dalymount Park and conceded 4 goals in a 6-4 victory. Later he had loan spells at Stockport County and Blackpool. In the 2005-06 season, playing for Middlesbrough, Jones saved a Ruud van Nistelrooy penalty which left the match against Manchester United level at 0-0.
In August 2006, Jones was loaned out to Sheffield Wednesday for a period of 3 months. He made a somewhat up-and-down start to his loan spell, making some vital saves as well as conceding penalties in successive games against Plymouth Argyle and Leeds United and seeing red for his part in the latter. On 21 October, his own fans turned on him and attacked him by throwing coins and other missiles during the home game against Queens Park Rangers.
With his mentor in Mark Schwarzer moving to Fulham, Jones became first choice goalkeeper at Middlesbrough. He picked up an injury in the second game of the 2008-09 season, and subsequently missed the next two games. Jones regained his place in the Middlesbrough first team in January 2009. He is currently first-choice at the club.
Jones received his first senior international call up on 5 February 2007 to replace Mark Schwarzer for a friendly game.
Jones earned his first senior international start on 2 June against Uruguay. Uruguay went on to claim a 2-1 win after Jones went to catch a cross, the ball going through his hands and landing in the path of lvaro Recoba to head into an empty, unguarded goal.
Jones was part of the Australia's dbut campaign in the 2007 Asian Cup, but he did got a start in any of their games.
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'''Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham''' (born 29 December 1978 in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer who currently plays as a defender for Stoke City.
Higginbotham started his career at Manchester United but he was unable to break into the first team and was sent to Royal Antwerp on a loan spell. During this time, Higginbotham, was banned from football for a year after an alleged attack on a referee. A Belgian court reduced Higginbotham's ban to four months.
Higginbotham's desire to play regular first team football led to him making a -2m move to Derby County - a large sum for a young player with just four top flight games to his name. Higginbotham made his Derby debut in a 2-2 draw against Southampton, and went on to help Derby avoid relegation at the end of the 2000-01 season. The 2001-02 season was less successful, as although he won the fans' Player of the Year Award, Derby were relegated at the end of the traumatic campaign in which they were managed by three different men - Jim Smith (who resigned in October), Colin Todd (promoted from assistant manager after Smith's resignation) and John Gregory (brought in as Todd's successor).
It was always expected that Higginbotham would eventually move, unless Derby did well enough to gain promotion back to the Premier League. In January 2003, with Derby struggling in Division One, he moved to Southampton on loan, joining permanently in February. Higginbotham had made 86 appearances for Derby, scoring 3 times.
Following Derby's relegation from the Premier League, Higginbotham moved to Southampton in January 2003 on loan until the end of the 2002-03 season. The move was made permanent in February 2003 for a fee of -1.5 million. He featured in the Saints' FA cup run in 2002-03, but was an unused substitute for the final against Arsenal. After two and a half seasons at Southampton he rejected a new contract and as a result was placed on the transfer list.
Higginbotham joined Stoke City on 3 August 2006 for an initial fee of -225,000, and quickly cemented a regular place in the starting line-up. Higginbotham has played left back on numerous occasions, however the majority of his appearances have been as a centre back (his preferred position). In February 2007, he was awarded the club captaincy following Michael Duberry's departure to Reading.
On 28 August 2007 it was announced that a bid from Sunderland had been accepted by Stoke City, after Higginbotham had handed a transfer request to the club.
On 10 November 2007, Higginbotham scored the opening goal for Sunderland which was believed to come off his ear in a 1-1 draw with arch-rivals Newcastle United at the Stadium of Light. Higginbotham re-joined Premier League newcomers Stoke on transfer deadline day.
Higginbotham rejoined Stoke, now playing in the Premier League, on 1 September 2008 for a fee of -2.5 million. On 19 October Higginbotham scored his first goal after rejoining them, against Tottenham Hotspur. The goal came when Tom Soares (on his Stoke debut) was brought down in the penalty area by left-back Gareth Bale. Bale was given a straight red card for the offence and Higginbotham scored the resulting penalty. Stoke went on to win the match 2-1.
Higginbotham was an ever present at right-back for Stoke City, playing in 28 league matches as the team successfully fought for survival. However Higginbotham missed the final five games of the season due to a back injury.
''Statistics accurate as of match played October 2009''
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'''Darren Edward Kenton''' (born 13 September 1978) is an English footballer who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.
Kenton was born in Wandsworth and started his career at Norwich City in 1997. He played 158 league games and scored nine goals for the Canaries in the old Football League First Division.
Kenton signed for Southampton in 2003 on a free transfer. Kenton scored his only goal for Southampton in an FA Cup match against MK Dons on 7 January 2006.
Having been released by Southampton in May 2006, he joined Leicester City on 27 June 2006, a team for which he had previously had a loan spell in 2005.
He started the 2006-07 Championship season as a first-team regular, despite scoring an own goal against West Bromwich Albion in his sixth game for the club. He struggled with injury towards the end of the season. On 31 March 2007 he scored his first goal for the club in a 4-2 defeat away to Stoke City
On 19 June 2007 Kenton was placed on the transfer list by then manager Martin Allen. However, the injury of Stephen Clemence and James Wesolowski on 23 October 2007 saw a recall into the senior squad, playing in midfield position. He was regularly involved in the first team in November and December 2007.
On 10 January 2008, Kenton joined League One side Leeds United on a one month loan deal He then had his Leicester contract terminated by mutual consent on 31 January 2008 and he joined Leeds permanently on the same day. He played 12 games for the club as they finished sixth, but he did not play in their play-off campaign and he was released at the end of the season.
On 2 October 2008, Kenton joined Cheltenham Town, he signed at the same time as former Leicester team mate James Wesolowski and linked up with former Leicester manager Martin Allen. He made 13 league appearances before turning down an extended contract and consequently left the club on 6 January 2009. He scored once for Cheltenham, in a 4-3 win over Colchester United.
After an unsuccessful trial with Toronto FC in February 2009, Kenton joined Rochester Rhinos on a one-year contract on 9 April.
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'''Julian Jostin Joachim''' (born 20 September 1974) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker. Currently playing for non league side Quorn. Over the course of his career in professional football, he has scored over 100 league goals and accumulated over 450 league appearances. Whilst at Aston Villa he played in the 2000 FA Cup Final.
Joachim came through the youth system at Leicester City before being sold to Aston Villa in 1996 for -1.5 million, making his debut for them as a substitute against on 24 February 1996. After five seasons in the Premiership, Joachim dropped down a division to play for the relegated Coventry City in a deal that saw Villa exchange Joachim plus -2m for Mustapha Hadji.
In 2004 Joachim moved to Leeds United, a club heavily in debt and in the process of rebuilding an inexpensive team, on a free transfer. He made 10 starts and 17 substitute appearances in the league for Leeds that year, but could only deliver two goals before being loaned out to Walsall for the final two months of the season.
After turning down Walsall he dropped down another division to League Two. Joachim spent the 2005-06 season with Boston United whom he joined in July 2005.
Budget cuts following King's Lynns's demotion to the Unibond Premier Division in May 2009, resulted in Julian not being offered fresh terms for the 2009-2010 season. Local reports in June 2009 linked him with a return Boston United. According to reports in the Non League Paper in July 2009, Julian, now living in Leicester, has no intention of retiring and hopes to resume his career. He briefly played as an amateur in The Leicestershire Senior League For Thurmaston Town at the start of the 2009-10 season, but a couple of weeks later he signed semi professional terms with non league club Quorn
Joachim starred in the England National Under-18 side that won the European U-18 Championships in 1993.
He also had nine England Under-21 caps to his name before he was called up by St. Vincent and the Grenadines to represent them at senior level. However, due to him playing for England at U21 level he was ineligible to play for the Caribbean team, only being informed of this upon arrival in St. Vincent for a World Cup qualifier in April 2000.
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'''Andrei Sergeyevich Arshavin''' (; sometimes romanized as '''Andrey'''; born 29 May 1981 in Leningrad) is a Russian football forward who plays for Arsenal of the English Premier League and as captain of the Russian national team.
The 2006 Russian footballer of the year is a versatile attacking midfielder who can also play as a second striker or winger. Arshavin gained international attention during his breakthrough performance at the UEFA Euro 2008 championship in Austria-Switzerland which resulted in his inclusion in the Team of the Tournament.
Arshavin enjoyed a successful start to his career at Arsenal, becoming Premier League Player of the Month in April 2009
and Arsenal's player of the month in March and April 2009. During the 2008-09 season, he scored six goals in 12 league appearances for Arsenal. In a match against Liverpool, Arshavin became the first player to score four league goals at Anfield since 1946. Former Arsenal forward Dennis Bergkamp has speculated that Arshavin has "every chance of becoming a favourite of the London fans".
Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin was born in St. Petersburg, then called Leningrad, on 29 May 1981 to a typical Russian working class family. His father Sergey was a gifted amateur footballer. Arshavin survived an accident that could have potentially killed him when he was hit by a car as a child. His upbringing was made a lot harder when his parents divorced when he was aged 12, with Andrei having to sleep on the floor of a cramped flat with his mother Tatiana. It was his father who persuaded him to pursue a career in football after his own failure to become a professional football player. Arshavin began playing football at an early age and at seven years of age he was enrolled in the ''Smena'' football academy of Zenit Saint Petersburg, his hometown club. As a schoolboy before football became his sole focus, he was also a promising draughts player. Arshavin's father died of heart failure at the age of 40.
In 2000, Arshavin was included in the Zenit first-team squad, making his debut in a 3-0 away win over English side Bradford City in the Intertoto Cup.
In the 2007 Russian Premier League season, ''Shava'' ('''' in Russian), as he was nicknamed by Zenit fans, guided his Zenit Saint Petersburg side to the title, starting all 30 matches, scoring 11 goals and providing 11 assists (the most in the Russian Premier League that year) along the way.
In October 2008, Arshavin was nominated for the prestigious Ballon d'Or award, along with 29 others including compatriot Yuri Zhirkov.
Arshavin's performances in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Euro 2008 brought him to the attention of several European clubs. However, interest had already been expressed in January 2008 by Newcastle United boss Sam Allardyce but he was sacked as manager as the transfer window opened. In June 2008, FC Barcelona had their -15 million offer for the player turned down by Zenit. Tottenham Hotspur's -16 million offer in August also fell short of Zenit's -22 million asking price. Zenit's unwillingness to compromise on their asking price caused discontent from both Arshavin, who said the 2008 season was definitely going to be his last with Zenit, and his agent Stephen Pridmore.
thumb|left|upright|Arshavin (left) in training with Thomas Vermaelen
During the January 2009 transfer window, Arshavin was persistently pursued by English Premier League club Arsenal. On the 2 February transfer deadline day, Arshavin was staying in a Hertfordshire hotel, just a few miles from the Arsenal training ground. At around 10am, he left the hotel and was rumoured to be heading back to Russia but, with less than an hour of the transfer window left, a bid from Arsenal was finally accepted by Zenit. By this point, he had agreed personal terms and passed a medical but a compensation payment by Arshavin himself to Zenit was supposedly holding up the deal. The deal was further complicated by poor weather in England which had delayed the Premier League's registration process, eventually forcing the league to extend the deadline beyond 5pm. The deal was not confirmed until the following day (3 February) nearly 24 hours after the formal transfer deadline had passed, with Arsenal announcing "a long-term deal" for an undisclosed fee. On the same day, Zenit's official web site claimed that Zenit received an official FA letter confirming Andrei Arshavin's registration as an English Premier League player. He wore the number 23 shirt, last worn by Sol Campbell. Because he played for Zenit in the 2008-09 Champions League, he was cup-tied and could not play for Arsenal in the knockout phase.
thumb|right|Arshavin in action for Arsenal
Arshavin made his debut for Arsenal against Sunderland on 21 February 2009 in the Premier League. The game ended 0-0, though Arshavin was unlucky not to score in the game, coming close twice. Arshavin was substituted in the 61st minute for Carlos Vela. On 3 March 2009, Arshavin made his first telling contribution to a Premier League game against West Bromwich Albion by setting up a goal for Kolo Tour in the 38th minute via a free-kick, the second goal in a 3-1 victory. On 14 March 2009, Arshavin scored his first Arsenal goal against Blackburn Rovers in the 65th minute of the game. He later provided an assist to Emmanuel Ebou for the third goal of the game, which ended 4-0 to Arsenal. Arshavin took his goal tally in an Arsenal shirt to three during a 4-1 victory over Wigan Athletic on 11 April 2009.
On 21 April 2009, Arshavin was named Man of the Match when he scored all four Arsenal goals in a tight match against Liverpool at Anfield, which ended 4-4. It was a thrilling encounter, and the first time Arshavin had scored four goals in a game in his career. He is also the first player to score four goals in a single league match at Anfield since Dennis Westcott for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1946, and is only the sixth player in Premier League history to score four goals in an away match. Arshavin captained Arsenal for the first time on 2 May 2009 in an away match against Portsmouth where they won 3-0 with Arshavin gaining two assists and a contentious penalty. On 8 May, he was named Premier League Player of the Month for April. He was also voted as Arsenal's Player Of the Month for April and came second in Arsenal's Player of the Season Poll despite only playing in the second half of the season and playing in fewer than a quarter of Arsenal's matches all season.
The Russian came off the bench to score two goals in Arsenal's 2-1 pre-season victory on 1 August over Atletico Madrid in the Emirates Cup. Arsene Wenger commented afterwards that "[Arshavin] knows how English football works," adding "He knows as well that now he's part of the team from the start. I believe the team knows as well how important (he is) and how big an impact he can have on the results." Earlier in the pre-season schedule, Arshavin had scored in a 2-2 away draw with Barnet. " On 26 August 2009, Arshavin scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Arsenal in the 74th minute in the 3-1 win over Celtic. He also scored a 30 yard shot in Arsenal's 2-1 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 29 August 2009, his first goal of the 2009-10 Premier League. Later the same month, he scored in Arsenal 6-2 win over Blackburn in the Premier League. In early December, Arshavin put in an excellent display against Stoke City, playing in an unfamiliar role as centre-forward left vacant after Robin Van Persie's injury. He won a penalty which Fabregas missed before scoring himself and later assisted the second goal. On 13 December 2009, Arshavin scored a spectacular winner as Arsenal came from behind to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield.
Arshavin debuted for the Russian national team on 17 May 2002 in a match against Belarus. His first goal with the squad came in a friendly match versus Romania on 13 February 2003. Since then, he has managed to score in every competition which Russia has participated in. He was Russia's captain in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia. On the 11th June 2009 Arshavin was made first choice captain of Russia by manager Guus Hiddink.
Arshavin was included in Russia's Euro 2008 squad by manager Guus Hiddink, despite being unable to play in the first two group matches due to suspension.
In the next match, the quarter-final against the Netherlands, Arshavin repeated the feat with his part in Russia's two goals in the second half of extra time, providing the cross for Dmitri Torbinski's goal and scoring his own four minutes later. Russia consequently reached the semi-finals with a 3-1 victory. For both of these games, UEFA awarded him Man of the Match. However, Arshavin could not repeat the heroics in the semi-final against eventual winners Spain, which Russia lost 3-0. Despite this, Arshavin was named in UEFA's squad for Euro 2008.
Arshavin captained the team to a second place finish in their group, scoring 3 goals in ten games. He provided the assist for Diniyar Bilyaletdinov's second goal to seal a 2-1 win over Slovenia in the first leg of the qualification play-offs. Despite this, Russia lost the second leg 1-0, knocking them out off the World Cup finals on away goals.
:''Scores and results list. Russia's goal tally first.''
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'''Christian Gustavo Bassedas''' (born 16 February 1973 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football midfielder who acts as manager (not to confuse with coach) for Vlez Srsfield of the Argentine Primera Divisin.
Bassedas is most notable for his spell at Vlez Srsfield, where he made 267 appearances for the club, giving him the eleventh most appearances in their history.
Bassedas is a product of Vlez Srsfield youth divisions, club where he debuted professionally on March 3, 1991. He played as an attacking midfielder, and was an important part of Vlez most successful years during the 1990s. He won four national championships with the club, and five international (including the 1994 Intercontinental Cup, where he was a starter in the 2-0 victory over A.C. Milan).
In 2000 he joined English Premier League side Newcastle United for -3,500,000. He played for them in the period 2000-2003, though on loan to Tenerife briefly during the 2001-02 season. He scored once in the league for Newcastle in a 3-1 defeat at Chelsea in January 2001.
In 2003 he joined Argentine Newell's Old Boys, but after two months of pre-season training he decided to retire from football at the age of 30.
He later worked for Fox Sports en Latinoamrica as a commentator of England's FA Premier League matches.
For the end of 2008, Bassedas was appointed manager of Vlez Srsfield (not to be confused with coach, his position would be a link between the coaching staff and the directive board). His first order of business was to recommend Ricardo Gareca to fill the coaching spot. He was also essential in the negotiations to join Maximiliano Moralez, Sebastin Domnguez and Joaqun Larrivey to the club. On his first season as manager, Vlez won the Clausura 09.
Bassedas played for the Argentine national team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, but was not part of the squad for the World Cup. He also won a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics and a gold medal at the 1995 Pan Americans, where he captained the team.
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'''Mikel Alonso Olano''' (born 16 May 1980 in Tolosa, Basque Country) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for CD Tenerife, as a midfielder.
The first son of former Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona player Periko Alonso, Alonso grew up surrounded by football; he and his younger brother, Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso, who also played with Real Sociedad, would go training with their father when he was playing for CE Sabadell FC. Influenced by his father, Alonso followed his example and became a professional footballer at the Basque side.
A product of Real Sociedad's youth ranks, as younger brother Xabi, Alonso made his debut in the first division on 22 April 2001, against Real Valladolid. However, the presence of his sibling and Mikel Aranburu in central midfield meant that he was restricted to a supporting role. Alonso was sent on loan to second level's CD Numancia for the 2003-04 season but, while he was dedicated to the Soria team's bid for promotion, he remained keen to establish himself at Real Sociedad, returning at the end of the season. Under the management of Jos Mari Bakero, Alonso's importance to the team was demonstrated in 2005-06, when he was the club's most used footballer, playing in 37 matches.
After brother Xabi had already settled in England with Liverpool FC (having arrived during the summer of 2004), Alonso also decided to move to the Premier League. He joined Bolton Wanderers, another team in north-west England, on a loan deal on 10 July 2007 with the option of a permanent deal at the end of the season. However, a change of club management meant Alonso fell out of favour and, under new coach Gary Megson, he only made two first team appearances. At the end of the season Bolton opted not to make the loan deal a permanent one.
Alonso went back to Spain for 2008-09 but, upon his return to San Sebastin, discovered he was not a part of coach Juan Manuel Lillo's plans and was sent on trial to Olympiacos FC. The trial was unsuccessful, however, and Real Sociedad exercised their right to buy the remainder of his contract, releasing him as a free agent.
Following his release from Real Sociedad, Swansea City boss Roberto Martnez offered the fellow Spaniard a chance to regain fitness. After his brother highly recommended both coach Martnez and the move to Swansea, Alonso accepted the offer and joined the squad in training.
However, Alonso would not remain in Wales and, in late January 2009, moved to second division outfit CD Tenerife, after being contacted regarding a season-long contract. He accepted the offer and stated that he had "heard good things" about Tenerife. However, he remained a fan of his former club Real Sociedad, stating that, although the team were rivals to Tenerife, he hoped they gained promotion.
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'''Matthew Hockley''' (born 5 June 1982) is an English former professional footballer, currently playing for Bideford. He can play in defence or midfield.
Hockley was born in Paignton, Devon and joined Torquay United as a trainee. He turned professional in July 2000 and made his first team debut in the 1-1 draw at home to Southend United in the FA Cup 1st Round on November 18, 2000. His league debut came the following week in a 2-1 home win against Barnet. He made sporadic appearance over the next two seasons before becoming a regular under Leroy Rosenior, missing only one game in the 2003-04 promotion season. He is nicknamed 'Pitbull' due to his tenacious tackling.
In May 2005, he accepted a new contract with Torquay and in the 2006-07 season made his 200th first team appearance for the Gulls. His 200th league appearance came on March 2, 2007 in a 1-1 draw away to Chester City, Hockley replacing Lloyd Kerry as a late substitute.
Torquay were relegated to the Conference National at the end of the 2006-07 season, but Hockley chose to remain with the club, agreeing a new contract with new Torquay manager Paul Buckle. He was an unused substitute in Torquay's FA Trophy Final defeat at Wembley in May 2008, and was released by Torquay three days later.
Hockley joined Truro City in June 2008. After 1 season at Truro City he then moved onto Bideford on a free transfer.
His brother Wayne was also a professional with Torquay United.
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'''Carl Yaya Priso''', (born Cameroon, 10 July 1979) is a French professional footballer. He plays as a forward and now plays for Trelissac in fifth league in France.
His professional football career began in France with Poissy, moving on to Parisian side Red Star 93 and then German side Chemnitz in July 2004. He played just four times for Chemnitz in the German Regional League before joining Italian side Magna Grecia in January 2005.
Leroy Rosenior signed him on a free transfer for Torquay United in August 2005 at the same time as two other French players, Morike Sako and Mamadoli Sow. His Torquay debut came on 13 August 2005 in a 3-0 defeat away to Mansfield Town. He made 2 more first team appearances before a foot injury kept him out of action. He was one of six players transfer-listed by Rosernior in October 2005 and was released by new manager Ian Atkins at the end of the 2005-06 season without making any further appearances for the Gulls.
In October 2007, Priso joined Crawley Town on trial, playing in their Sussex Senior Cup win. Later that month he had trials with Shrewsbury Town
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'''Kevin Hill''' (born 6 March 1976 in Exeter) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Dorchester Town. He primarily plays in midfield, but has also featured in defence and up front.
Hill was born in Exeter and was playing for non-league side Torrington, and working in a local supermarket, when Kevin Hodges signed him for Torquay United in August 1997. He made his league debut on August 9, 1997 in a 2-1 defeat away to Macclesfield Town, Macclesfield's first game as a league side after promotion from the Conference.
He quickly became a regular in the side and has remained so under a number of different managers. In the 2000-01 season, he was Torquay's leading goalscorer, including a crucial goal in the last game of the season away to Barnet, which saw Barnet relegated to the Conference and Torquay surviving. The circle was turned when he was a regular in the 2003-04 promotion winning side under Leroy Rosenior. In February 2006 he played his 400th game for Torquay against Bury in a 0-0 draw .
Hill was awarded a testimonial in 2007, culminating in a match with local rivals Plymouth Argyle at Plainmoor and his loyalty to the club led to him being sent a letter by FIFA president Sepp Blatter. He struggled to establish himself under new manager Paul Buckle and in February 2008 was linked with a loan move to Dorchester Town, but chose to stay with Torquay.
On Monday 5 May 2008, Hill made his record equalling 473rd appearance for Torquay United in a play-off semi final defeat (1-4 on the day 3-5 on aggregate) at home to local rivals Exeter City. He marked the occasion by scoring Torquays goal. He beat the appearance record, previously held by Dennis Lewis, on 10 May 2008 by coming on as a late substitute for Tim Sills in the FA Trophy final between Torquay and Ebbsfleet United, a game which Ebbsfleet won 1-0, thanks to a goal from former Torquay forward Chris McPhee.
On 17 June 2008, Hill signed for Conference South side Dorchester Town, on a two-year deal.
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'''Martin Francis Gritton''' (born 1 June 1978) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Chesterfield.
Although born in Glasgow, Gritton moved to South-West England at an early age and was playing for Cornish non-league side Porthleven while studying at the University of Portsmouth. He impressed Plymouth Argyle manager Kevin Hodges in a trial in the summer of 1998 and joined the Pilgrims initially on a non-contract deal to allow him to complete his degree. His league debut came as a substitute on the 8 August 1998 in Plymouth's 2-1 home win against Rochdale. Although doing enough to earn himself a full-time deal at Home Park, he never fully established himself in the starting line-up and was allowed out on loan, to Yeovil Town in February 2001 and to Irish side Shelbourne in November 2001.
In August 2002, after playing only twice in Plymouth's 2001-02 promotion side, he joined Torquay United on loan, signing permanently on a free transfer the following month. He settled in well at Plainmoor scoring 16 times in his first season and helping the Gulls to automatic promotion the following season. With Torquay struggling in the higher division and looking to cut costs he was allowed to move to Grimsby Town in December 2004 for a nominal fee.
Although linked with a return to Torquay United, he joined Lincoln City on January 30 2006.. The timing of this move meant that he played against Torquay United in two consecutive games. He was mostly used as a substitute in the 2006-07 season due to the form of Jamie Forrester.
In January 2007 he joined Mansfield Town on loan for the remainder of the 2006-07 season. On January 30, 2007, he scored a hat trick against his former club Torquay. He was released on a free transfer the following May, joining Macclesfield a few weeks later.
On 8 January 2009, Chesterfield purchased Gritton from Macclesfield Town for a fee of -40,000 on a 2 and a half year deal.
Gritton is the brother of former Adorable drummer Kevin Gritton.
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'''Omatsone "Sone" Aluko''' (born 19 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for Aberdeen. He plays as a left winger or a forward.
Born in England, Aluko was capped by England at all levels up to under-19 before accepting an offer to play for Nigeria.
On expiry of the initial loan, it was extended to keep Aluko at Aberdeen for the rest of the season.
In February 2008, as part of a performance which earned him the man-of-the-match award, he scored Aberdeen's second goal - his first in European competition - in a 2-2 draw against FC Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup Round of 32.
Aluko signed for Blackpool on a month's emergency loan on 8 August 2008, and made his debut the following day as a late substitute in ''the Seasiders'' 1-0 home defeat to Bristol City.
On transfer deadline day, 1 September 2008, Aluko returned to Aberdeen on a permanent basis, signing a three-year contract for a fee of -50,000 with the Pittodrie club. He made his return in a 2-1 home defeat to Hamilton on 13 September, and scored his first goal since rejoining the club to clinch Aberdeen's first home win of the season, a single-goal victory over Kilmarnock on 1 November. Aluko went on to win the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month award for November 2008. He is a fan favourite of Aberdeen fans due to his skills and ability to get past opposition players. Recentely he has been in the papers after going AWOL from the club to play in the U-20 World Cup, against McGhee's wishes, which has put his future at Aberdeen in doubt.
Aluko represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 level before making his debut for the England under-19 team on 11 September 2007 in a friendly against Belarus under-19. He was involved in two of the goals in a 4-0 win.
Aluko was called up to the Nigerian national team for a friendly against the Republic of Ireland on 29 May 2009, an offer which with the support of his family he chose to accept.
Aluko's older sister, Eniola, is also a footballer who has played for England's women football team at full international level.
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'''Paul Malcolm Adcock''' (born 2 May 1972) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a forward.
Adcock was born in Ilminster, Somerset. He began his career as an apprentice with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional on 7 August 1990. He made his league debut for the Pilgrims on 18 September 1990 in a 2-2 draw with Oxford United at Home Park.
He failed to establish himself in the Plymouth side, making only 21 league appearances in the following 3 years until his release by manager Peter Shilton in the 1993 close season, when he joined Bath City. On his debut for Bath in August 1993, he scored three goals, with his form in the conference (averaging a goal very other game) leading to a second chance at league football when Torquay United signed him on 16 August 1996.
However, hampered by a foot injury and a loss of confidence, he played only once, as a second-half substitute for Rodney Jack in the 3-3 League Cup draw at home to Bristol City on 28 August, before being released and returning to non-league football. He initially returned to Bath City, before joining Gloucester City, managed by Leroy Rosenior in November 1996. Gloucester underwent many changes during the short period of time Adcock was at the club, mainly due to the serious financial difficulties the club was facing. Adcock subsequently joined Weymouth, originally on loan on 31 March 1998, and on a Bosman free transfer in the 1998 close-season.
He stayed with the Terras until the summer of 2000 when his contract was not renewed. He had spent much of the previous season out with a hernia groin injury, and was unhappy about being released without the chance to prove his fitness. He subsequently joined Saltash United where he played alongside another former Torquay player, Michael Preston. He subsequently played for Devon non-league side Tavistock, while working as a scaffolder, receiving the Chairman's player of the year award for the 2003-2004 season and was still with the club in the 2005-06 season, scoring three league goals
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'''Paul Mark Reid''' (born 18 February 1982 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is an English football defender who plays for Colchester United.
Reid started his career with Carlisle United making 22 appearances, he then moved to Rangers in 2000, before going on loan to Preston North End. In 2000 Reid represented the England national under-19 football team at Under 19 level and was capped against Holland. In January 2003, Reid then went on loan to Northampton Town, making his debut against Barnsley at Oakwell. A permanent move was made when he signed the following summer. Having impressed the management and fans significantly during his time with the team, Reid was made captain during his last season with Northampton. He made 84 appearances scoring 3 goals as a Northampton player.
During Paul Hart's first summer as the Barnsley manager, he quickly snapped up Reid to make him a Barnsley player. Reid spent most of his first season at Oakwell, flirting with the midfield and defence and he was one of the most impressive players during the 2004-2005 campaign. When Andy Ritchie took charge of the Barnsley team, Reid was made captain at the beginning of the 2005-2006 season (only his second season at the club) which saw him go on to be one of the most successful captain's in Barnsley's recent history with them winning the League One Play Off Final at the Millennium Stadium - May 27, 2006.
Reid signed a 2 year contract extension in May 2007 to remain at Barnsley, despite interest from several English Championship clubs, following Barnsley's successful relegation battle in 2006/07. However, after losing his place in the team in 2007/08, it was announced by manager Simon Davey on 8 January 2008 that Reid had been placed on the transfer list by Barnsley.
Reid went on loan to Carlisle United on March 27, 2008 until the end of the season as the Cumbrians look for cover in the last 8 games which will determine if they are promoted to the Championship.
Reid was however released by Barnsley on June 30, 2008, after having his contract terminated by mutual consent.
On July 1, he signed a contract with Colchester United, joining on a free transfer.
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'''Guillaume Beuzelin''' (born 14 April 1979 in Le Havre, Haute-Normandie) is a French professional footballer, who plays for Cypriot Second Division club Olympiakos Nicosia. He previously played for Le Havre, AS Beauvais, Hibernian, Coventry City and Hamilton Academical.
Beuzelin joined Hibernian in 2004, having been released by his previous club Le Havre. He quickly became a favourite of the Hibs support, despite missing a significant number of games through injury. He was part of the team who won the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final.
Beuzelin signed for Coventry after his contract with Hibs expired at the end of the 2007-08 season. He signed a one year deal, with a club option for a further year.
After leaving Coventry, Beuzelin started training with Celtic, and he played in a friendly match against Cork City. After a trial with MK Dons, Beuzelin started training with Hamilton, and signed for the club on 29 September.
After being released by Hamilton at the end of 2009, he signed in early January for Cypriot team Olympiakos Nicosia.
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He captained the team for a while but failed to hold down a place in the team which ultimately returned to the Premiership. He was succeeded as captain of the team by Andy Morrison and transferred to Crystal Palace F.C., later spent a spell on loan to Birmingham City F.C. On March 1, 2002 Jamie Pollock announced his retirement from professional football. Pollock, 28, had been without a club since he left Crystal Palace by mutual consent. He was training with Grimsby Town FC but opted instead to play non-league football and become a director in his family's glass-making business.
He is currently the manager of non-league Spennymoor United FC, this being his second spell as manager following his successful reign in 2003, which saw the club promoted to the UniBond Premier Division. He also coaches a Nunthorpe Junior team that plays in the Teesside Junior Alliance - North Riding League.
As well as being a football manager, he is co-owner of a Glass and Glazing company based in Middlesbrough near the Transporter Bridge called Polton Glass. He is a co-owner with his Father-in-law. Among his employees is Matthew Hyson, who once played for Hartlepool United as a striker, but unfortunately never scored, and was eventually dropped.
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'''John Robert Scales''' (born 4 July 1966 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire) is an English former professional football player who played as a central defender.
As a schoolboy, Scales attended Rossett School from 1978-1983.
He started his career at Bristol Rovers before earning a move to Wimbledon in July 1987 after just two seasons at his original club.
He became part of the Wimbledon crazy gang that graced the top flight of English football and that won the FA Cup in the famous 1988 final. Scales played as a substitute in the final, though unusually playing as a forward.
John made a -3.5 million transfer to Liverpool in September 1994, he says that the highlight of his time there was his 3 England caps and the game at Anfield when they beat Newcastle United 4-3 in April 1996. John has said that although the Liverpool team he was in had the talent to win the Premiership they lacked the focus & discipline need to be champions.
In 1996 Liverpool accepted an offer from Leeds United for John and Tottenham Hotspur also had an offer accepted so John decided to again join up with Tottenham Hotspur manager Gerry Francis who he had played for whilst at Bristol Rovers. John had a disappointing time at Tottenham Hotspur due to injuries, being in and out of the team and the instability of the club. He scored once during his time at Tottenham with his goal ironically coming against former club Liverpool in the League Cup in November 1998.
He won 3 caps for the English national team in 1995.
He was England coach for the Danone Nations Cup in 2007.
Later in his career, Scales went on to Coach the England Beach Soccer team.
Scales is a member of the Wimbledon Old Players Association and has played for the AFC Wimbledon Masters XI.
John was recently featured on the Sky Sports series ''Where are they now?'', he is now a company chairman with an events management company "Be Sport" (
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'''Marco Jlio Castanheira Afonso Alves Ferreira''' (born March 12, 1978 in Vimioso) is a Portuguese footballer currently playing for Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. in the Greek second division, as a winger.
Primarily known for his speed, Ferreira started his career at F.C. Tirsense, then in the second division. In 1998, he moved to Atltico Madrid B, but only lasted a few months in Spain, finishing the season at Yokohama Flugels.
Ferreira would go on to represent F.C. Paos de Ferreira, where he was a key player, spending the following three 1/2 seasons at Vitria de Setbal. In January 2003, he joined F.C. Porto, being part of the Jos Mourinho-led squad that defeated Celtic F.C. in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final, replacing Capucho in the 98th minute.
After that, Ferreira was loaned to Vitria de Guimares for the 2004-05 season. In the following year he made the same move, now to F.C. Penafiel, but was released in January 2006 and promptly signed with S.L. Benfica, until June 2009. While in Lisbon, he was unable to establish himself as a first-team player, and was placed on the transfer list.
On 31 August 2007, Ferreira joined English club on loan until the end of the year,
In August 2008, Ferreira signed with Greek side Ethnikos Piraeus FC.
Ferreira's debut for Portugal came in a friendly against Tunisia, in October 2002. He went on to gain a further three caps in a three-year span.
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'''Joseph Montgomery Harper''' (born 11 January 1948) is a Scottish former footballer, mainly remembered for his two spells with Aberdeen, during which he became the club's record goalscorer.
Harper started his professional career with home-town club Morton, and returned to the club after a brief, unhappy spell with Huddersfield Town. He had at times a difficult relationship with some Morton supporters, but most fans recognised his ability and enthusiasm.
In 1969, Aberdeen manager Eddie Turnbull paid -40,000 to sign Harper for Aberdeen and in his first season with the ''Dons'' he helped them win the Scottish Cup for the second time in their history. Harper opened the scoring from the penalty spot as overwhelming pre-match favourites Celtic were defeated 3-1. He rapidly developed a reputation as a prodigious goalscorer and following a record-breaking haul of 33 goals in 34 league games in the 1971-72 season was the subject of much interest from English scouts.
Everton paid -180,000 for his services in December 1972 but his time in English football was not as productive as his Pittodrie spell and he returned to Scotland with Hibernian in early 1974, for the second time signed by Eddie Turnbull who had by this stage moved to Easter Road. Harper rediscovered his Aberdeen-era form in Edinburgh and scored a hat-trick in the 1975-76 League Cup final. However John "Dixie" Deans also scored a hat-trick that day, and Celtic defeated Hibs 6-3.
Harper returned to Aberdeen under Ally MacLeod for the start of the 1976-77 season in a -50,000 deal and inspired instant success, the ''Dons'' defeating Celtic 2-1 (after extra time) to win the League Cup in November. Harper made further final appearances in each of the next two seasons, as Aberdeen lost both the 1977-78 Scottish Cup final and the 1978-79 League Cup final to Rangers, by a scoreline of 2-1 on each occasion. By the 1979-80 season he was considered a veteran and no longer a regular in the ''Dons'' first team but his seven goals helped Aberdeen to their first league title since 1954-55. He left Pittodrie after only one appearance the following season.
In total Harper scored 199 (since amended to 205 goals) competitive goals for Aberdeen, a club record. Of that total, 122 were scored in league fixtures, 70 in domestic cup games (including the Drybrough Cup) and 7 in European competition. His iconic status amongst Aberdeen supporters was recognised when he was amongst the first players to be inducted to the club's "Hall of Fame". Joe's notoriety with Aberdeen fans also earned him the title 'King of the Beach End'(traditional home end at Pittodrie).
Harper first played for Scotland against Denmark in October 1972, scoring on his debut in a 4-1 win. He played in Scotland's next game but then fell out of the international reckoning, only earning a recall in 1975. By coincidence, the occasion was another away match with Denmark but this was overshadowed by a controversial off-field incident as Harper and several team-mates were involved in a disturbance at a Copenhagen night club , leading the Scottish Football Association to issue him with a life ban from the national team. The ban was later lifted, and he was selected in the Scotland World Cup squad in 1978, appearing against Iran as Scotland exited in the first round.
In 1981 Harper was appointed manager of then Highland League side Peterhead. He helped the ''Blue Toon'' to a second place league finish but his reported wages were beyond the club's means and he was replaced for the 1982-83 season by former Pittodrie team-mate Dave Smith.
Harper can be heard on Aberdeen's Original 106 radio station as part of their sports team, providing coverage and analysis on Dons games, football in general and other sporting matters.
Harper has also been a columnist for the Aberdeen Evening Express for the last 10 years. His hard hitting column appears every Wednesday.
In 2008, Harper was preparing his autobiography, which was being written along with Evening Express sports editor Charlie Allan. In 2009 Harper was appointed honourary Club President of Aberdeenshire Amateur League side Halliburton AFC.
Harry Reid (2005), ''The Final Whistle?'', Birlinn, ISBN 1-84158-362-6
''King Joey'', Joe Harper with Charlie Allan, Birlinn (2008) ISBN 13: 978 1 84158 767 7
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'''Matthew "Matty" Pattison''' (born October 27, 1986 in Johannesburg) is a South African professional footballer, who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League.
Pattison, who was born in Sandton, began to play football at an early age. He and his family then moved to England in 1997, when he was eleven years old. He joined Newcastle Youth Academy at the age of fourteen.
He got his first taste of senior football in a pre-season friendly match against Celtic in August 2004. Unfortunately, Pattison was put on the sideline for the whole 2004-2005 season with two knee ligament injuries that threatened to end his career before it had really begun.
However, he showed his resilience and made his competitive first team debut on February 25, 2006 in a Premiership match against Everton, coming on as a substitute. Pattison made his first start for the club later in the same season against West Bromwich Albion, before being substituted after 80 minutes. Pattison was later named man of the match for the impressive contribution he made during the 3-0 win.
Pattison joined Norwich for a short loan period in November 2007, following ex-manager Glenn Roeder. After making 10 appearances and impressing, the deal was made permanent once the transfer window opened on January 4, 2008 for an undisclosed fee, on a three and a half year contract.
However it was revealed during his resulting court case that he was fully clothed at the time of his arrest.
Pattison did not score during his first year with Norwich, despite striking the goal frame on a number of occasions. His first goal finally came in the 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest on November 22, 2008, and was quickly followed up with another against Crystal Palace three days later. He then scored the second goal against local rivals Ipswich Town on December 7 to take his tally to three in four games.
On 3 August 2009 Pattison was reported by South African media to be leaving Norwich to play in South Africa, either for Mamelodi Sundowns or Orlando Pirates. On the 6th August Pattison returned to his native South Africa to join Mamelodi Sundowns for an undisclosed fee in hope of breaking into the South African national team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Although having been called up to the senior squad several times, Pattison is still uncapped. He was selected for the 29-man squad for a training camp in Durban from January 15-28.
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'''Scott Derek Severin''' (born 15 February 1979 in Stirling) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Watford in the Football League Championship. Severin has previously played for Heart of Midlothian and Aberdeen, where he was club captain for two seasons. He has also made 15 appearances for Scotland national football team. During his career, Severin has played as a defensive midfielder, centre back, right back and also as a striker for both Aberdeen and Hearts, and once as an emergency goalkeeper in a game for Hearts, following an injury to Teuvo Moilanen.
Severin started his career at Heart of Midlothian. He made his debut as a substitute in Hearts' 3-1 victory over Dundee United on 6 April 1999, and his first starting appearance came three weeks later in a 4-0 win against Motherwell. Severin started to play regularly for Hearts in the 1999-2000 season, making 28 appearances in all competitions and scoring his first professional goal in a Scottish League Cup match against Queen of the South. Hearts finished the season in third place, earning them qualification for the UEFA Cup. In his first ever continental match, Severin scored Hearts' first goal in their 2-0 UEFA Cup Qualifying victory over Icelandic side BV. The following season Scotland manager Craig Brown gave Severin his international debut in a World Cup qualifier against Latvia in 2001.
In July 2004 Severin left Hearts on the expiration of his contract, and became Jimmy Calderwood's first signing at Aberdeen.
In June 2009 the ''Watford Observer'' announced he would be moving on a free transfer to Watford. Watford later confirmed that he would sign on 1 July 2009. Severin scored his first goal for Watford in a first round Carling Cup tie at Underhill Stadium against Barnet on 11 August 2009.
''All statistics correct as of 5 November 2009''
As of 29 October 2009, Severin has played 15 times for the Scotland national football team.
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'''Stephen Dennis "Steve" Kember''' (born 8 September 1948 in Croydon, South London) was a footballer who played in the centre of midfield during his career, before going into management. He has a long affiliation with Crystal Palace FC.
In 1963, Steve joined Crystal Palace, as an apprentice, and in 1965, on his 17th birthday, he was rewarded with a professional contract.
By the end of the decade, he was a regular in the Palace midfield, and became a fans' favourite by scoring the winning goal in the home tie with Fulham, in 1969, that secured promotion to the First Division for the first time in the club's history. That season, Kember was one of only three players who played in every game.
In the top flight, Steve continued to impress, gaining England U23 caps, and in the summer of 1971, having helped Palace to survival, Steve replaced John Sewell as captain, following his departure to Orient.
However, the captaincy was short-lived, and Kember joined Chelsea for a record fee of -170,000 in September.
At Chelsea, Steve quickly stamped his authority on a place in the starting line-up, playing most of the West-London club's games, that season.
However, Chelsea then fell into decline, and were eventually relegated to the Second Division, at the end of the 1974-75 season. With relegation comes and inevitable sell-off of stars, and Kember moved back to the top-flight, to Leicester City, shortly after Chelsea's relegation.
At first, he was a regular in Leicester's first team line up, but after two seasons, he was little more than a squad player, only appearing in half of Leicester's games in the 1977-78 season.
Early in the 1978-79 season, Terry Venables signed him back to Crystal Palace. While Kember had been away, the south London club's fortunes had taken a dramatic turn for the worst, being relegated to the Second Division in 1974, and again, to the Third, the following year. They had been promoted in the 1976-77 season, but were still a long way behind where they were when Kember left.
Venables' signing of Steve was intended to be as a squad player, but Kember's experience added so much to the side that he quickly became a regular in the first XI. So much so that Palace were promoted back to the First Division, at the end of the season.
Venables then decided that Kember was not good enough for the First Division, so he moved on again, this time to Canadian side, the Vancouver Whitecaps.
He had a largely un-noteworthy couple of seasons in Canada, and in the summer of 1981 he returned to Palace again (who had a new chairman, Ron Noades), this time as a coach for the Youth setup.
Noades quickly became tired of manager Dario Gradi, who had only been appointed in the summer. With the club looming over successive relegations once again, Gradi was dismissed in November, and Kember got his first taste of management.
He had a relatively successful period, taking the club on an FA Cup run to the Fifth Round, and achieving Second Division survival with a game to spare.
However, for reasons unknown, he was replaced with the highly unpopular Alan Mullery. Kember said of the matter that he was "away on holiday at the time" and thus wasn't even notified of his dismissal.
He then joined non-league Whyteleafe in November 1986, as manager, helping them to the Third Qualifying Round of the FA Cup in the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons. In the former, "The Leafe" were also promoted, to the Isthmian League Division One.
In the summer of 1993, Kember resigned (to be replaced by former Palace team-mate Paul Hinshelwood) and once again went back to Palace, as a member of the coaching staff.
He stayed in that role until April 2001, when, with Palace once again looming over relegation to the third tier, manager Alan Smith was sacked by new chairman Simon Jordan, and Kember was made caretaker for the remaining two games.
With two games left in the season, and Palace six points short of survival, it seemed that only a miracle would keep them up.
However, Kember made changes to the side, and after a last-gasp win at Stockport County, Palace survived.
In honour of this achievement, chairman Jordan said that Kember would now have a "job for life" at Palace.
However, this was not the managerial job just yet. Steve Bruce took over, and Kember was made his assistant.
Bruce's tenure only lasted a couple of months, and, after Kember was again made caretaker (this time with Terry Bullivant), Trevor Francis took over. Francis was unpopular with the fans in his 14 months with the club, and was eventually sacked in February 2003, with Kember again being made caretaker, this time alone.
At the end of the season, Kember was made manager full-time, and Palace's 2003-04 season got off to a flying start, the club winning all three of their opening games, to top the table. However, this excellent form soon ended, and by November, Palace were in 20th, and only two points above the drop-zone after losing 5-0 at newly-promoted Wigan Athletic. Jordan saw this as the final straw, and Kember was sacked, clearly revoking Jordan's "job for life" pledge.
However, Kember refuses to hold a grudge against the club, and can be seen at Selhurst Park as a spectator, on occasions.
At the moment, it is known that Kember is scouting for Fulham, in between coaching cricket, football and general health related fitness at Whitgift School in Croydon.
He has three sons, Matthew, Robbie, and Paul. Robbie and Paul came through the Youth system at Palace, and went on into non-league football, while Matthew started out at Whyteleafe. Robbie had spells with Woking, Basingstoke, Crawley, Lewes, Tonbridge Angels and Eastbourne Borough, but now plays for Hampton and Richmond FC under Alan Devonshire. Hampton and Richmond narrowly missed out on being promoted to the Conference after a 3-2 defeat to Hayes and Yeading in the Blue Square South Final on 7 May 2009.Then Robbie moved to Bromley FC.Steve's other sons, Matthew and Paul, are believed to be retired.
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'''Alan William Sealey''' (born Hampton, London, UK, 24 February 1942 - died February 1996) was an English football player. Sealey, an outside right, initially played for Leyton Orient in 1960, before moving to West Ham United, in a player exchange for Dave Dunmore, where he played from 1961 to 1967.
Sealey scored both goals in West Ham's 2-0 win against against TSV 1860 Munich in the 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup final at Wembley Stadium. He had previously scored just three goals for the East London club that season.
Sealey's top flight career virtually ended within a year of this. He was playing cricket with team-mates during a rest in pre-season training, and broke his leg while falling over a wooden bench. He ended his league career playing for Plymouth Argyle in 1967, but continued playing with non-league sides Romford and Bedford Town.
His family maintained its close connection to West Ham United, with his nephew, Les, and grand nephews signing for the team. He died in February 1996 from a heart attack, aged 53, just over five years before the same condition claimed the life of Les Sealey (aged 43).
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'''Ricky Hill''' is a former English footballer, coach and manager. He was born in Paddington on 5 March 1959.
Ricky made 436 League appearances for Luton Town, scoring 54 goals in the process, from 1975 to 1988. He earned 3 full England caps during this time. In 1987-88, he helped Luton win their first - and only to date - major trophy as they achieved a shock 3-2 over Arsenal in the Football League Cup final. In 1988 he moved on a free transfer to French club Le Havre.
In 1990 he transferred to Leicester City for -100,000, rejoining David Pleat for a brief spell, before heading abroad to be player/coach with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the US. As a player-coach where he took them to two national championships and was named 1992 'Coach of the Year' and named in the APSL (American Professional Soccer League) All-Star team.
On his return to England, Ricky had a brief spell as a player with non-league Chertsey Town.
He returned to the US for two seasons at Cocoa Expos before going into coaching full-time back in England.
In 1996, he was appointed the youth team coach (under-19) at Sheffield Wednesday again by David Pleat. He then had a spell coaching youth (under-17) at Tottenham Hotspur.
In July 2000 he was named manager of Luton, but unfortunately the team did not perform well and he was relieved of his duties in November.
Ricky spent two years as a footballers' agent before getting back into coaching with Trinidad & Tobago side San Juan Jabloteh. He was voted the 2003 T&T Pro League Coach of the Year after leading Jabloteh to a successful defence of the league title and also captured the FCB Cup. Under Hill, Jabloteh also became Caribbean football champions for the first time in 2003 and they also reached the quarter-final stage of the CONCACAF Club Championship in his first year as coach. Ricky left Trinidad and Tobago in 2004 to return to England.
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'''Justin Bryant''' (born August 24, 1966 in Melbourne, Florida) is an American writer and former U.S. minor league soccer goalkeeper.
Bryant grew up in Florida, and attended Radford University in Radford, Virginia. While at Radford, he played on the men's soccer team from 1984 to 1986.
Bryant elected to pursue a career as a professional soccer goalkeeper. In 1987, He moved to England and signed with Boreham Wood FC. He returned to the U.S. that same year to play for the Orlando Lions of the recently established American Soccer League. In 1989, he moved to Scotland to play forDunfermline Athletic but was unable to obtain a work permit. In 1990 he returned to Boreham Wood FC, where he made 23 appearances for the reserve team. In 1995, he spent a single season with the Cocoa Expos in the U.S.. The Expos reached the USISL Premier League final, where they lost 3-1 to the Richmond Kickers.
In 1997, Bryant decided to give up his playing career, and moved to Elon College and completed his bachelor's degree in English. The college then hired him as the assistant coach for the women's soccer team. Based on an idea for a book he had conceived while visiting his father in South Africa, he wrote a novel, Season Of Ash, published in 2004 by ENC Press, and has continued to write, producing short fiction published in such literary journals as Thin Air, The Chiron Review, The Rockhurst Review and Snowbound. His work has also been anthologized by Gorsky Press, Spotted Cow Press and Key Porter Books. He has written about soccer for Green Pitch Magazine, Red Issue, and Bookable Offense. He is currently in the MFA Creative Writing program at New York University.
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Wright was born at Oxford and moved to Derby in 1881 to become a teacher at St Anne's School. He first played for the Napier Cricket Club, a pub team based at 'Sir Charles Napier' in Derby and then for the Derby Midland Club. He played for Derbyshire from 1883 through to 1909, his career including the period from 1888 to 1894 when Derbyshire were demoted from first-class status because of poor results. They were reinstated in 1894 and admitted to the County Championship in 1895. He captained Derbyshire for part of 1906 and for the whole season in 1907, although the team finished bottom of the Championship in both seasons.
Wright was a right-handed batsman and a renowned fieldsman at point. He also occasionally kept wicket. Wright made almost 15,000 runs for Derbyshire at an average of 26 runs per innings. His best seasons came as he got older: he scored 1,000 runs in a season six times, the first when he was 37 years old, and his best season of all was 1905, when in all matches he scored 1,855 runs, at an average of more than 42 runs per innings. The citation as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in the 1906 edition of Wisden paid tribute not just to his run-getting at the age of 43, but also his continued quick reactions as a fielder.
Wright's football career began at the Derby Midland Club, in their inaugural season of 1881. He performed consistently at half-back, and was invited to join Derby County when it was formed in 1884. His early games for Derby County were before the League was formed, but he made four appearances during the first Football League season of 1888-89.
Wright died at Normanton, Derbyshire at the age of nearly 91.
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'''Garry Nelson''' (born 16 January 1961) is an English former footballer, born in Braintree, Essex, who played in the Football League for Southend United, Swindon Town, Plymouth Argyle, Brighton & Hove Albion, Charlton Athletic and Torquay United (as player/assistant manager) between 1979 and 1997. He played as a striker or on the left wing. He was named in Plymouth Argyle's team of the century.
Despite playing more than 600 games in the Football League, Nelson is perhaps best known for writing the two books, ''Left Foot Forward'' and ''Left Foot in the Grave''. The books are both written in diary form, chronicling a season with Charlton (1994-95) and Torquay (1996-97) respectively. The books have been acclaimed as showing the real life of "ordinary" professional footballers, became best-sellers, and each was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. After retiring from the game in 1997, Nelson became commercial executive of the Professional Footballers Association. As of 2009, he was still playing football, regularly turning out for Old Southendians in the Southend Borough Combination Veterans League and Charlton Athletic veterans.
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'''Victor Chinedu Anichebe''' (born 23 April 1988 in Lagos, Lagos State) is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for Everton. Anichebe was born in Nigeria, but moved to Liverpool aged one, his family lived initially in Toxteth before settling in Crosby. He has been described as a fast and powerful player, in the mould of a "traditional" centre forward, although has played on the right of midfield.
Anichebe is a product of Everton's Youth Academy and made his reserve team debut as a 15 year-old. Anichebe made his first team debut less than two years later on 28 January 2006, as a substitute in the 89th minute of Everton's FA Cup 4th round tie against Chelsea, replacing Simon Davies. Victor signed his first professional contract with Everton in April 2006, putting pen to paper on a deal that would keep him at Goodison Park until 2008.
His second Everton appearance came on 22 April 2006 when he was brought on with five minutes to go against Birmingham City F.C.. On May 2006, Anichebe picked up the 'Reserve Player of the season Award' for the 2005-06 season. Shortly after, on May 7, he scored his first Premiership goal against West Bromwich Albion. The 18-year-old turned his man and shot through the legs of Albion keeper, Tomasz Kuszczak.
Anichebe quickly became a fan favourite at Everton as he topped the 2006-07 pre-season scoring chart with four goals in six appearances including a brace at Bury. Anichebe scored his first two Premiership goals of the 2006-07 campaign in a 3-0 win against Newcastle United F.C. on 30 December 2006. On 2 May 2007, it was announced that Anichebe had extended his current contract with Everton until the summer of 2011.
In the 2007-08 season, the teenage striker struck four times in the UEFA Cup, against Metalist Kharkiv, Greek side Larissa, German's 1. FC Nuremberg and SK Brann of Norway after coming on as a late second half substitute in many of the games. He was dubbed Everton's European "Secret Weapon" by the fans and media because of his success in the competition. His success in the UEFA cup is believed to be because of European defenders inabilities to deal with his fast-pace and strength.
On 7 May 2008, Anichebe was voted by Everton fans to be the young player of the season for 2007/08. Although a striker, manager David Moyes has occasionally called upon Anichebe to play in the right midfield position.
Hull City made a bid for Anichebe in the January 2009 transfer window, but although the out-of-favour Anichebe was willing to make the switch, David Moyes blocked the move. Media speculation suggested that Anichebe will make the move in the summer, for a fee of around -4 million.
Anichebe made his debut for Nigeria on March 26, 2008 in an Olympic games qualifying match against South Africa. Anichebe came off the bench to score the final goal in a 3-0 victory for Nigeria.
He made his first start for Nigeria alongside fellow Everton player Yakubu in a friendly against Austria on 27 May 2008 being replaced at half time.
He was selected to represent Nigeria at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games and on 10 August 2008 he scored Nigeria's second goal in their match against Japan. Nigeria eventually reached the final, which they lost 1-0 to Argentina, with Anichebe receiving a silver medal.
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'''William (Bill) Ellis Bailiff''' was a footballer born in Ruabon in north-east Wales in 1882. A goalkeeper, he started his playing career with Ruabon before moving on to Druids (in nearby Cefn Mawr), Northampton Town, Treharris Athletic, Bristol City and Llanelli. He received three international caps for Wales in 1913 against Ireland, Scotland and England and, following the First World War, he won his fourth and final international cap against Ireland in 1920. He died in Aberdare in 1972.
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Williams also played in The Football League for Bristol City, Wrexham, Barrow, Bradford Park Avenue, Stockport County and Chester. His non-league clubs included Northwich Victoria, Oswestry Town, Witton Albion, Sandbach Ramblers, Colwyn Bay and Rossendale United
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'''Fabrice Pancrate''' (born 2 May 1980 in Paris) is a French football player who currently plays for Newcastle United.
Pancrate started his professional career in Louhans-Cuiseaux in 1999 where he played two matches. He then went to Guingamp from 2000 until 2002 playing six matches. After a brief spell he transferred to Le Mans where he scored eight times in 64 appearances. On 2 August 2005, Pancrate was sold to Paris Saint-Germain for -2,000,000 and played 91 matches, scoring 10 in the domestic league. In 2007 he went on loan from February until May to Real Betis in the Spanish La Liga.
On 4 February 2007, he played his first La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao. After five years he was released by Paris Saint-Germain.
It was reported on 14 November 2009, by France Football that Pancrate was undertaking a trial at English Championship club Newcastle United. On 17 November, he played 80 minutes in a reserve game for Newcastle, setting up one goal. On 21 November, Pancrate signed a contract with Newcastle until the end of the season with an option to extend. Pancrate made his debut for Newcastle coming on as a substitute in the 3-0 win over Swansea City. He scored his first goal, after producing an impressive bit of skill before mullering the ball in off the crossbar in a 2-0 home victory over Watford after coming on as a substitute on 5 December 2009.
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'''Richard Shaw''' (born 11 September 1968 in Brentford, Middlesex) is an English former professional football player, and currently a coach for Millwall.
Shaw started his career at Crystal Palace, coming up through their youth system. He enjoyed a brief loan spell to Hull City before becoming a major part of the first team, playing in the 1990 FA Cup Final. Crystal Palace were a ''Yo-yo-club'' at the time, hence Shaw experienced several promotions and relegations in his time at the club, though he was an ever-present in the line-up during that time. One of his more infamous moments in a Palace shirt came in January 1995, during the Eagles' home fixture against Manchester United. United midfielder Eric Cantona attempted to get on the end of a long clearance by Peter Schmeichel and was obstructed by Shaw. The Frenchman retaliated by kicking Shaw and was sent off. On his way from the pitch Cantona launched a 'kung-fu' style kick against a Crystal Palace fan, Matthew Simmons, followed by a series of punches . The event has become a famous part of English football's history for the wrong reasons.
Despite Shaw's best efforts throughout the season (for which he was named "''Player of the Year''"), Palace were relegated back to Division One, and after the Cantona affair Shaw felt he needed to leave the club, moving to Coventry City in November 1995 for -1m. He performed consistently well for Coventry over 10 years, making over 350 appearances and scored his first and only goal for Coventry after over 250 games against Gillingham in May 2004.
He then moved back to south London, signing for League One side Millwall. He made himself an ever-present in the side over the next season, winning the club's "''Player of the Year''" award in the process, the third club at which he had won this accolade. Shaw was appointed caretaker manager in October 2007 after the sacking of Willie Donachie
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'''Kenneth Armstrong''' (3 June 1924 - 13 June 1984) was an English footballer who represented both England and New Zealand at national level.
Born in Bradford, Armstrong served in the RAF during the Second World War. He was a versatile, tough-tackling and energetic midfielder who played mainly for Chelsea, joining the club from Bradford Rovers in 1946 for a fee of 100 guineas. Armstrong was a key member of Ted Drake's 1954-55 Championship-winning Chelsea side, making 39 appearances that season. He played in over 400 games (including a then-club record 362 league games) for the West London club and scored 30 goals.
After leaving Chelsea in 1957 Armstrong emigrated to Gisborne, New Zealand and continued to play football there for several local clubs, including Eastern Suburbs and North Shore United, and won four Chatham Cups. He then took over as manager at Mount Wellington, winning two league titles (in 1972 and 1974) and another Chatham Cup, in 1973. He played his last game in 1971, aged almost 47. Armstrong was later appointed chief coach of the national side.
Armstrong was a member of England's 1954 World Cup squad but did not travel to Switzerland, remaining in England as one of five players on reserve status. He won a solitary England cap, against Scotland at Wembley in England's famous 7-2 win in the British Home Championship in April 1955.
After emigrating to New Zealand, Armstrong played a significant part in developing football in his adopted country and played 13 times for the national side,
Armstrong's family is well represented in international football. Sons Ron and Brian also represented the All Whites, while Ron's daughter Bridgette Armstrong represented New Zealand at senior level and at the 2008 FIFA U-17 and FIFA U-20 Women's World Cups.
Armstrong died in 1984 and his ashes were scattered at Stamford Bridge.
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'''Andrew Jonathan Morrell''' (born 28 September 1974 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Bury.
Brought up in Market Bosworth, and attending Twycross House School, he played for the Leicestershire County Cricket Club from under-15 to under-19 level. He then decided to make the move north to University of Newcastle to study Sports science. It was then that he started playing for Newcastle Blue Star.
Morrell's first big break came when he started talking to Sky Sports presenter Rob McCaffrey, and it turned out that Rob was helping to write the autobiography of Joey Jones, who was then Wrexham's first-team coach, and so Rob arranged for him to have a trial at the club.
After a week's trial he was kept on at Wrexham and was coached by their striking coach Ian Rush, from whom he learnt a great deal. With his new strike partner Lee Trundle he scored 34 league goals in only 45 games in the 2002-03 season, making him top scorer in all four divisions that year, having only scored two goals the entire previous season. This caught the eye of Coventry City manager Gary McAllister who signed him on a free transfer that summer.
Morrell scored nine goals in 19 starts in his first season with Coventry; however, this decreased to six goals the following season following a transition to a wide midfield position.
Morrell signed for Blackpool on a free transfer on 15 August 2006, after failing to make an appearance for Coventry during the first three games of the 2006-07 season.
On 5 May 2007, he scored four goals in Blackpool's 6-3 victory at Swansea City.
On 7 May 2008, Morrell was offered a new contract by Blackpool.
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Jimmy started his career with a local amateur team Hamilton Central, and it was in 1913 when at a train station he was asked to play for Bolton Wanderers Reserves as they were a man short. He accepted the offer but despite playing 7 games for the clubs first team that season and the next it was not until 1919 after the end of World War I despite contacting the infamous trench foot when serving during the war, that Jimmy properly signed for the club and became a professional.
Jimmy went on to have a long and prosperous career with the Wanderers playing 375 games in all completions, scoring 5 goals, he also collected 3 FA Cup Winners Medals in 1923, 1926 and 1929, captaining the team in the 1929 final. At the peak of his career Jimmy also picked up 6 caps for England, making his debut in 1923 against France in Paris.
Jimmy retired at the end of the 1931-32 season and went into coaching, he coached at Dordrecht in Holland and Altringham in the lower leagues before becoming Southport-s trainer in 1936. Jimmy retired from the game a few years later were he became manager of the Scarisbrick Hotel in Southport. He died in October 1971, aged 76.
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'''Robert Hamilton "Bob" Turnbull''' (22 June 1894 - 1946) was a Scottish footballer.
Turnbull was originally a soldier, serving in the Royal Corps of Signals, and joined Arsenal in 1921 as an amateur. He was originally a left back and made his debut on 27 December 1921 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park; Arsenal lost 3-4 in a tightly-fought game. Turnbull only played occasionally at this stage, making only five appearances in the 1921-22 season. The following season he played a little more regularly, featuring in eight of the Gunners' first fifteen matches. At this point in time, mid-November, Arsenal were bottom of the table, having only won four matches.
With Arsenal's regular striker Henry White out of form and no money available to buy a replacement, Arsenal manager Leslie Knighton switched Turnbull from defence to up front, and the gamble paid off; Turnbull scored 21 league goals that season, including two four-goal hauls against Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool. Turnbull's goals saved Arsenal from relegation and they eventually finished a comfortable 11th. An additional goal in the FA Cup against Liverpool brought Turnbull's total for the season to 22, which was then a top-flight record for an Arsenal player.
However, his blistering form could not last, and he only scored six goals in 1923-24. The arrival of Harry Woods forced Turnbull out of the Arsenal side altogether and he was sold to Charlton Athletic in November 1924; in all he had scored 28 goals in 66 matches for Arsenal. After just three months at The Valley, he was sold on Chelsea, where he rediscovered his form. In less than three seasons he scored 58 goals in only 87 first-team games.
After leaving Chelsea in 1928 he had brief spells at Clapton Orient, Southend United and Crystal Palace. After retiring, he stayed on with Palace as a trainer, until his death in 1946 aged 52.
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'''James Ashley Chambers''' (born 20 November 1980 in Sandwell, West Midlands) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He is predominantly a right-back, although he has played at centre-back, left-back and right-wing in his career.
Chambers' early career mirrored that of his twin brother Adam. Both played for Grove Vale, whom they joined in 1996, before signing for West Bromwich Albion as apprentices in July 1997.
With few chances available at the newly promoted Premiership side, he was allowed to move to Championship side Watford on loan in August 2004. He impressed manager Ray Lewington enough to sign him on a permanent three-year contract in a deal worth up to -250,000. Chambers started regularly in his first season at the club and also featured in the club's run to the League Cup semi-finals that year. He scored his two career goals to date the 4th round 5-2 victory over Premiership side Southampton, and played in the quarter-final victory over Portsmouth and semi-final defeat to Liverpool.
Chambers competed with Lloyd Doyley for the right-back spot in 2005-06, as well as spending some time playing at left-back. Watford reached the play-offs, finishing third, and Chambers started on the right-wing in the semi-final first leg against Crystal Palace, putting in an impressive display. He kept his place for the second leg and the final, against Leeds United, where his deflected strike led to an own goal by Leeds goalkeeper Neil Sullivan. Watford won 3-0, and were promoted to the Premiership.
Chambers started Watford's first game in the top-flight, a 2-1 loss to Everton where he was substituted at half-time. Aside from a League Cup appearance against Accrington Stanley, he did not play another first team match until he joined Cardiff on a month's loan in October 2006.
He returned to the Watford side at right-back, but sustained an injury against Newcastle United that kept him out of the team until March. He featured sporadically after that, as Watford were relegated from the Premiership, but did play in the side's FA Cup quarter-final victory over Plymouth Argyle and semi-final loss to Manchester United.
In June 2007 Chambers turned down a new contract at Watford to sign a three year contract with fellow Championship side Leicester City.
On 4 August 2008, Chambers signed a three-year-deal with Doncaster Rovers. Chambers had a clause in his contract at Leicester allowing him to move on a free transfer should the club be relegated. This clause was activated following the Foxes relegation into Coca Cola League One.
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'''Philip Lee Jones''', known as '''Lee Jones''' (born May 29, 1973) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a centre-forward. Born in Wrexham, he began his career with his hometown club, making his debut during the 1990/91 season. He showed much potential, which in March 1992, earned him a move to Liverpool, aged 18. He failed to break into Liverpool's first team though, and made just four appearances in 5 years, due in part to suffering two broken legs. He was loaned out to Crewe, twice back to Wrexham, and in March 1997, to Tranmere Rovers. It was this loan spell that led to a permanent transfer, for -100,000 in May of the same year. He spent three years with Tranmere, the last of which saw them reach the League Cup final, but by this time Jones was out of favour, and was not involved in the final. In July 2000 he moved onto Barnsley, but things didn't work out there and in March 2002, he returned to Wrexham for a fourth spell. His third game back saw him put five past Cambridge United, but his next few years were marred by injury. In the summer of 2004 he was released, subsequently joining League of Wales side Caernarfon Town. After a brief spell as joint-caretaker manager at Caernarfon (with Kenny Irons), he signed for the NEWI Cefn Druids in November 2006.
Jones has represented Wales at Youth, Under-21 and B level, and won two caps for the senior side.
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'''William Butler''' (17 March 1900 - 11 July 1966) was an English professional footballer who was most famously a winger for Bolton Wanderers in the 1920s.
Billy Butler was born in Atherton, Lancashire. He had never played for any form of organised football team prior to joining the army. He played as a centre-forward for his regiment and on leaving the army he joined his hometown club Atherton at the age of 19. He moved to Bolton Wanderers in April 1920 and, on moving to the right wing, soon established himself. He played in the 1923 FA Cup Final victory over West Ham United, the famous first Wembley final, and the following year, on 12 April 1924, made his England debut against Scotland.
It was to be his only appearance for the England national team, but he was back at Wembley again for the 1926 FA Cup Final win over Manchester City, and picked up his third winners medal in 1929, scoring the opening goal in the 2-0 defeat of Portsmouth.
On Bolton's relegation in 1933, Butler asked for a transfer and left to join his former Bolton team-mate Joe Smith, who by now was manager of Reading. He had played 449 games for Bolton, scoring 74 goals.
In August 1935, Smith left to manage Blackpool and Butler took over the reigns at Reading and carried on with the good work Smith had started. Reading never finished below 6th place in Division Three (South) during Butler's tenure and were heading for another top five finish when he resigned in February 1939.
He became manager of Guildford City, but then the war intervened and Butler joined the RAF as a PT instructor. With the war over, Butler was appointed manager of Torquay United in August 1945, but left Plainmoor in May 1946 before league football had resumed.
He subsequently moved to South Africa to manage Johannesburg Rangers, where he discovered the future Wolves defender Eddie Stuart. He was later a coach for the Pietermaritzburg & District Football Association and then a coach for the Rhodesian Football Association
Butler died in Durban in July 1966, aged 66.
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'''Edward 'Ted' Vizard''' (7 June 1889 - 25 December 1973) was a Wales international footballer who became a manager. He spent almost all his playing career at Bolton Wanderers.
Vizard joined Bolton Wanderers in September 1910 from Barry Town, making his debut later that year. From here, he never looked back making the outside left position his own for the next 18 seasons. In total, he made 512 appearances for the Trotters scoring 70 goals.
During his time at Bolton, he appeared in the 1923, 1926 and 1929 FA Cup Finals, all three victoriously. He remained in the team until retiring in 1931 aged 41, becoming the oldest player to play for the club (a record only broken in 1995 by Peter Shilton).
He was amongst the first eleven players to be placed in the Bolton Wanderers Hall of Fame in 2002.
Vizard also won 22 international caps for Wales.
Vizard went into management after his playing days were over. He first managed the Bolton -A- team before taking charge of Swindon Town in 1933.
Vizard was offered the club manager's position after the board decided that 65 year old Sam Allen should be relieved of some of his responsibilities, and a full time team manager should be appointed. He joined on a salary of -6 per week.
Vizard's first action was to release almost the entire first team squad, leaving only Arthur Briggs, Alec Lambie, Cyril Quinn and Harry Cousins - even the legendary Harry Morris was allowed to leave. To replace them, Vizard was allowed just -200 to spend in the transfer market, and with it he bought Tom Duckworth and Rollo Jack from his former club, Bolton.
After a promising first season, which saw the Town finish eighth in Division Three, performances began to slip. Two seasons later in 1935/36, after a disastrous cup defeat to non-league Southall and a season finish of 19th, Vizard offered his resignation to the board, but they persuaded him to stay.
They were rewarded with respectable mid-table positions for the following three seasons. Vizard also broke the four-figure transfer barrier for the first time - signing Ben Morton from .
After the 1938/39 season, Vizard left the club to take the reins at Queens Park Rangers, succeeding Billy Birrell. Due to the outbreak of World War II causing the suspension of league football, he never had the chance to manage them in a competitive game. Despite this they were relatively successful in wartime football and in 1944 he replaced Major Frank Buckley as manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Despite taking them to third place in the First Division in the first peacetime season in 1946/47, he was replaced by Stan Cullis in June 1948.
He later managed non-league Cradley Heath before leaving to run a pub in Wolverhampton. Vizard died in Wolverhampton on Christmas Day 1973, aged 84.
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'''Jordan Barrington Stewart''' (born 3 March 1982 in Birmingham) is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Sheffield United. He plays either as a left-back or left-winger, and if required, can play at centre-back.
Stewart started his career at Leicester City, where he was relegated twice and once promoted to the Premier League. Whilst at Leicester he also spent a loan spell at Bristol Rovers. He joined Watford in 2005, and was part of a side that won promotion to Premier League, before being subsequently relegated. He left the club in 2008 and subsequently signed for Derby.
Stewart has stated he wishes to end his career playing for LA Galaxy in MLS and plans to buy a house there.
Stewart started his career at Leicester City, signing professional terms in the summer of 1999. He made his debut for the club against West Ham United on 22 January 2000. He made one more appearance for Leicester that season before being loaned to Division Two side Bristol Rovers, for whom he made four appearances. Semi-regular appearances from the bench followed in the 2001-02 season, before he established himself as a member of the first-team in 2002-03, after the club's relegation to Division One.
On 4 August 2002, Stewart scored the first goal at Leicester's new Walkers Stadium, in a friendly match with Athletic Bilbao. Leicester's return to the Premiership in 2003-04 saw fewer games for Stewart, although he did score a memorable goal against Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium in Leicester's 3-0 win in November 2003. Relegation again saw Stewart hold down a starting position in 2004-05.
Stewart became Adrian Boothroyd's signing for Watford, joining for -125,000 in July 2005.
Stewart was a first-team regular through the club's 2006-07 Premiership campaign. Pre-season press speculation linked Stewart with a move to Rangers, but no move came to fruition.
Watford were relegated, and started their 2007-08 Championship season away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Stewart scored his first goal for the club, a deflected free-kick, to equalise in an eventual 2-1 win. Up to the end of 2007, he started every league game in the campaign. He scored his second goal for the club on his 26th birthday, in a 2-2 draw away at Burnley. On 7 May 2008 Watford announced ahead of their play-off game with Hull City that they had agreed to release Stewart early from his contract.
On 30 May 2008 Stewart, along with former Watford teammate Nathan Ellington, signed for Derby County. He signed a three year contract with the club, who had just been relegated from the Premier League.
Stewart started the 2008-09 season as second choice left back, behind Jay McEveley, but soon established himself as first choice. With McEveley joining Preston and Charlton on loan, he became an ever-present in the Derby side. Stewart scored his first goal for Derby in the 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday, a stunning 30 yard strike. In his next home game, he scored another spectacular goal, this one coming against Preston. Once McEveley had returned from his loan spells at the end of January, he re-established himself as first choice left back and after Derby's FA Cup defeat to Manchester United, Stewart only played one more game for the first team, against Charlton on 25 April. Even with McEveley suffering an injury that ruled him out for the season in early April, Stewart was unable to re-establish himself as Lewin Nyatanga was preferred at left back.
On the final day of the 2009 Summer transfer window, Stewart held talks with Sheffield United over a possible move to the Bramall Lane club. The deal was finalised later the same day, with Lee Hendrie moving in the opposite direction.
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'''Madjid Bougherra''' (; born 7 October 1982) is a French-born Algerian footballer who currently plays for Rangers and the Algeria national team. He is a defender, who can also play as a midfielder.
He joined Rangers in July 2008 after a stint in English football with Crewe Alexandra, Sheffield Wednesday and Charlton Athletic. Before that Bougherra played his football in the country of his birth with Gueugnon.
Bougherra began his career at AS Quetigny in 1999, spending a season at the club before moving to local club AS Longvic. He stayed there for two seasons before joining French side Gueugnon in July 2002.
Bougherra joined English First Division club Crewe Alexandra on loan at the end of January 2006. He managed to get into the Crewe record books as his agent, Charles Collymore recommended the Algerian defender to the South Cheshire club and was given -5,000 by the club, making him the first agent to receive a fee from Crewe.
After a number of impressive performances, including a goal in the 4-1 win over Coventry City,
Bougherra's performances at Crewe had attracted interest from a number of clubs in England, including some from the Premier League. He signed for another Championship club, Sheffield Wednesday, in May 2006 on a permanent deal. The fee was undisclosed, but according to then-manager Paul Sturrock it was not as much as the reported -300,000.
Bougherra made a big impact at Hillsborough after making his debut on 5 August 2006 against Preston North End, winning the Player of the Month award in only his second month at the club and captaining the team for the first time against Queens Park Rangers at home in October 2006. He also scored twice for the Owls against Ipswich
During the January 2007 transfer window, Bougherra was linked with several Premier League clubs. Sheffield Wednesday rejected a -1.3 million offer from Charlton Athletic, whilst Reading, Everton and Birmingham City were also rumoured to be interested. Eventually the Owls accepted an increased offer of -2.5m from Charlton for Bougherra, who completed his move to The Valley on 28 January 2007.
Bougherra was linked the summer of 2008 with a transfer window to several clubs and West Bromwich Albion made an offer of around -2.5 million for Bougherra which was accepted by Charlton. However, Bougherra chose not to join Albion, saying that the absence of West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace during negotiations was a major factor; Peace commented that his presence was not required for the transfer to go through. He eventually joined Rangers instead, signing a four-year deal for -2.5 million on 31 July.
Bougherra made his Rangers debut on 9 August 2008 in a Scottish Premier League match against Falkirk. He scored his first goal on 28 September 2008 in a 3-0 win against Hibernian. Bougherra was a major influence in the Rangers side and his presence in the defence gave the club stability after losing Carlos Cullar to Aston Villa. Bougherra was sent off in a 2-1 win over Aberdeen after a challenge with Jamie Langfield. The red card was overturned and Bougherra was made available for the title decider against Dundee United the following weekend which Rangers won 3-0, winning them the title. Bougherra ended his first season in Scottish football by winning the Scottish Cup in a 1-0 win over Falkirk. Bougherra has become a fans favourite at Rangers due to his consistent and impressive performances.
On 16 September 2009, Bougherra scored a solo goal in the 77th minute to make it 1-1 against Stuttgart in the group stage of the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League, earning Rangers a vital away point. The goal came on Bougherra's European debut for the club. After playing for Algeria against Rwanda in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier Bougherra returned to Scotland two days late and was subsequently dropped for a league match away to St Johnstone on 17 October. He was late returning from international duty again in November after being caught up in Algeria's World Cup celebrations.
Despite growing up in Dijon, France, Bougherra decided to play for the country of his grandfather's birth. He has been capped by Algeria on 30 occasions, scoring twice. He made his debut on 2 July 2007, where he scored his first goal in a 2-2 draw against Cape Verde. His second goal came on 20 June 2009, a header from a free kick in the 2010 World Cup Qualifier against Zambia, which ended in a 2-0 win, putting them top of their group.
:''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.''
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Robertson was a central defender whose career included brief stints at Everton and Southampton before moving to Rangers, where he won three consecutive Championships. He was also a Scotland international, winning 16 caps between 1898 and 1905 and scoring 2 goals, both of which came against Wales.
In April 1905, Robertson became the first ever manager of the newly-formed Chelsea Football Club but continued to play as well. It was Robertson who scored Chelsea's first competitive goal, in a 1-0 win at Blackpool. In his first season, he led the club to a third place finish in the Second Division. He then surprisingly resigned from the club (third in the table at the time) on 27 November 1906. Chelsea were promoted to the top flight at the end of that season under caretaker secretary-manager William Lewis. Soon afterwards Robertson became player-manager of Glossop, where he remained until summer 1909, when he became reserve-team manager at Manchester United.
He died in Wiltshire in January 1935.
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'''Graham Laurence Shaw''', (born July 9, 1934 in Sheffield - died. 1998) was an English football player who played for Sheffield United between 1951-1967, in the position of left-back.
Shaw was developed by Oaks Fold ''(a Sheffield United nursery club in the 1950s)'', after having played for Sheffield Schoolboys, chiefly at half-back. He signed professional forms for United when he was 17. A calm stylish player, who had pace and tackled well, he could place his clearances.
Shaw made his debut for the Blades at Hillsborough on January 5, 1951 in front of a crowd of 65,384, United won the match 3-1. He was also part of the United team which beat Sheffield Wednesday 7-3 on September 8, 1951 at Bramall Lane.
Shaw went on to become an England International and made 5 appearances for the national side. His first cap was against U.S.S.R. at Wembley on October 22, 1958. It was a match England won 5-0. He went on to make 4 more appearances for England between 1958 and 1962.
In 1967, Shaw left United and joined Doncaster Rovers making 22 appearances for the Rovers.
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'''Lewin John Nyatanga''' (born August 18, 1988, Burton upon Trent, England) is a Wales international footballer who plays as a defender for Bristol City.
Nyatanga developed as a player through Derby's academy, signing professional terms for the club in August 2005 and making his senior debut in a League Cup tie against Grimsby Town, going on to feature in over half of Derby's league games during the 2005-06 season, primarily at centreback, scoring his first goal a 2-1 win over Stoke City.
Despite starting the 2006-07 season in the first team picture, Nyatanga lost his place in the first team and was loaned out to fellow Championship side Sunderland for four months in October 2006. Whilst at Sunderland, Nyatanga played left back due to an injury to Stephen Wright and Clive Clarke leaving on loan. Sunderland boss Roy Keane was reportedly interested in signing Nyatanga in a -1.5m move in January 2007. Derby manager Billy Davies said there was a possibility that Nyatanga could join Sunderland permanently, however, no bid was ever tabled by Sunderland.
Nyatanaga returned to Derby in January 2007, only to join Barnsley a month later on a three month loan deal.
Nyatanga signed a new 4-year contract in the summer of 2007, and returned to Barnsley on a six-month loan shortly after. He formed an impressive partnership with Dennis Souza at the heart of Barnsley's defence, but was recalled by Derby in January 2008. On January 19, 2008, Nyatanga scored on his Premier League debut at Portsmouth in the 5th minute, which gave Derby a 1-0 lead, though Derby went on to lose the game 3-1 after a Benjani hat-trick. That was to be his only Premier League game of the season and his first of only 3 appearances for Derby that season, as he was sent back out on loan to Barnsley for the remainder of the 2007-8 season.
During the 2008-09 season, Nyatanga was initially out of the first team picture, behind Martin Albrechtsen and Dean Leacock. A season-ending injury to Leacock gave Nyatanga a chance to establish himself and he featured predominantly from November onwards, going on to make 30 league appearances, scoring once - the first in a 3-1 hammering of fierce local rivals Nottingham Forest. He also played in the League Cup semi final 1st leg against Manchester United, a game which Derby won 1-0.
On 14 July, 2009, Nyatanga signed for Bristol City and agreed a four-year deal.
Although born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, Nyatanga qualifies for Wales through parentage, having been born to a Zimbabwean father and Welsh mother. Nyatanga holds the records for being the youngest captain and youngest player ever to play for the Welsh Under-21s. On March 1 2006, aged 17 years and 195 days, he made his full international debut for Wales in a friendly match against Paraguay in Cardiff, breaking Ryan Green's record as the youngest ever Welsh international. Despite his inexperience, with only 17 first team appearances for Derby behind him, he played "a key role" in the goalless draw. Wales' match against Trinidad and Tobago in May 2006 marked Nyatanga's second international appearance, and also saw his age record broken by 16 year old teammate Gareth Bale.
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'''Philip Andrew Babb''' (born 30 November 1970 in Lambeth, London) is a former English-born Irish professional footballer, who played mainly as a central defender.
Babb began his career with Millwall F.C. as a trainee, but failed to make an appearance for the first team before signing for Bradford City in the summer of 1990, after their relegation to the Football League Third Division.
He scored on his debut for the club, as a substitute, a 2-1 win over Reading F.C. in the league, on 8 September 1990. He would make 34 appearances with 10 goals in the league alone - making him one of the highest scoring defenders in The Football League that season.
Babb's good form continued into the following season, as he played in all 46 league games and scored four goals. However, he was unable to lift Bradford into promotion, and when Coventry City made a -500,000 bid for him at the end of the season, he accepted, and the transfer went ahead on 21 July 1992.
Babb went straight into the first team at Highfield Road, as the "Sky Blues" became founder members of the Premier League, and defied all the odds to avoid relegation in 1992-93. Although they finished 15th in the final table, they had spent much of the season in the top five and managed a string of impressive results - particularly a 5-1 home win over Liverpool. Babb's strong form continued into 1993-94, as he helped Coventry finish 11th. He played three games for them in the following campaign, before completing a -3.6million move to Liverpool on September 1, 1994. At the time, he was the most expensive defender in English football.
Babb struggled to adapt to the tactics employed by manager Roy Evans, although he did play regularly as the club finished fourth in 1995 (also winning the Football League Cup), third in 1996 (adding a presence in the season's FA Cup), fourth in 1997 (after leading the table for most of the season until late January), and third in 1998.
Babb fell out of favour with new boss Grard Houllier, who took over at the start of the 1998-99 season, and had a loan spell at Tranmere Rovers before leaving the club on a Bosman transfer in the summer of 2000. He signed for Sporting Clube de Portugal, and was voted the best defender in his second season, as the ''Lions'' conquered both the league and cup. He later moved to Sunderland AFC, overseeing their relegation in 2003, and retired a year later, as the club narrowly missed out on promotion, also suffering an FA Cup semi-final defeat.
Babb's career hit controversy in August 2000, when he and Mark Kennedy were ordered home from the Republic of Ireland squad after appearing in court accused of causing criminal damage, causing a breach of the peace and being drunk and disorderly. They were rolling across car bonnets while replicating scenes from Starsky and Hutch, but unfortunately chose an unmarked police car.
Babb earned 35 full international caps, including four complete matches at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, as the nation reached the last-16. His final match for Ireland was an Euro 2004 qualifier against Russia, played in Moscow. He would come into the game as an 85th-minute substitute, with his first touch of the ball being diverted behind Irish goalkeeper Shay Given for an own goal. The Republic of Ireland lost the game 4-2, with ironically all three of manager Mick McCarthy's substitutes (Gary Doherty, Clinton Morrison and Babb) "scoring".
In 2006, Babb helped to save the award-winning publication Golf Punk Magazine. He, alongside former Sunderland teammates Thomas Sorensen, Michael Gray, Jason McAteer and Stephen Wright, had been an earlier investor in the publication.
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'''David Wetherall''' (born 14 March 1971) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender, finishing his playing career with Bradford City at the end of the 2007-08 season. Born in Sheffield, he supported Sheffield Wednesday as a child, and started his playing career there. Before he made a league appearance for Sheffield Wednesday, he transferred to Leeds United and made more than 200 appearances. After this he joined Bradford City for a then-club record fee of -1.4 million and played every minute of every match in his first season for the club. Relegation from the Premier League soon followed and the club went into administration in 2002 but when Stuart McCall departed for Sheffield United, Wetherall became the team captain. Wetherall missed several games through injury in the seasons that followed and Bradford City were further relegated to League One in 2004 and then to League Two in 2007. He played his final game in professional football on 3 May 2008 against Wycombe Wanderers.
After two spells as caretaker manager of Bradford City, he is now part of the club's coaching setup. Wetherall was inducted into Show Racism The Red Card's hall of fame for his involvement in their anti-racism campaign.
Wilkinson, by then Leeds United manager, returned to his former club in July 1991 to sign two young centre-backs, Jon Newsome first and Wetherall a few days later, for a combined fee of -275,000.
Wetherall made his first start for Leeds in the newly-formed Premier League in September 1992 against Southampton, scored his first goal for the club the following March to secure a draw at home to Chelsea and finished the 1992-93 season with 13 league appearances. He "noticed a massive difference in [his] fitness coming in full-time after just having two blasts a week."
In the 1996-97 season, Wetherall played less regularly as new manager George Graham experimented with defensive combinations, though by the following season he had re-established himself in the starting eleven,
When David O'Leary replaced Graham as manager it became clear that his centre-back pairing of choice would be Lucas Radebe and the 18-year-old Jonathan Woodgate, so Wetherall decided to leave Leeds for a club where he could play regular first-team football.
Bradford City signed Wetherall for a club record -1.4 million, to give experience to a side who had just been promoted to the Premier League. Wetherall was aged just 28, but manager Paul Jewell had made a number of signings aged over 30, prompting journalists to call his team "Dad's Army".
thumb|left|McCall, who reinstated Wetherall as captain when he returned to manage the club in 2007
The 2000-01 season started early for Bradford after chairman Geoffrey Richmond decided to enter the Intertoto Cup. Wetherall did not play in the team's first game away at FK Atlantas, and after playing in the second leg and the two third round games, he missed the semi-final with Zenit St Petersburg because of an ankle injury.
Wetherall's start to the 2001-02 season was hampered by a groin injury and his first full game of the campaign came on 14 September 2001 when he scored in a 5-1 Division One victory over Gillingham, which put Bradford second in the table.
Wetherall was one of 19 senior first-team players to be laid off by chairman Richmond in May 2002,
Wetherall kept off his injury problems and played in the first 15 games of the 2003-04 season, but was ruled out for two months after suffering medial ligament damage,
Despite the club's relegation to League One and another spell in administration, Wetherall turned down a move away from Bradford City after snubbing Coventry City during the 2004 summer.
In October 2006, days after playing his 250th game for Bradford, he signed a new deal keeping him at the club until 2010 with a clause allowing him to move into a coaching role when his playing career ended or continue playing beyond 2010.
When he took over as Bradford caretaker manager, Wetherall stepped down as captain and instead handed the armband to centre back partner Mark Bower.
Wetherall was one of four senior players to act as Bradford City manager for two weeks during November 2003, following the sacking of Nicky Law.
Wetherall holds the UEFA B coaching licence and returned to the Bradford City coaching set up during the summer of 2008.
Wetherall was inducted into Show Racism The Red Card's hall of fame in December 2007 for his work with their anti-racism campaign. He had become involved with the campaign with former colleague Gunnar Halle while they played at Leeds United. On 30 August 2009 he took part in a charity football match, that included many former Bradford City and Leeds United players, to raise money for Martin House Children's Hospice.
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'''Peter Atherton''' (born 6 April 1970 in Wigan, Lancashire), is an English former professional English footballer who plays as both a defender and a midfielder. He is presently assistant manager at Halifax Town, although on 16 October 2007, he came out of playing retirement to appear for the Shaymen.
Most famous for captaining Sheffield Wednesday, Atherton started his career at hometown club Wigan Athletic as a trainee and spent three years there before attracting the attention of Coventry City. Atherton was lured away from Wednesday by Bradford City after relegation on the Bosman ruling where he also spent a spell on loan at Birmingham City. After being released by Bradford on a free transfer he finished his career at Halifax Town, where injury forced him to retire from professional football after playing only 14 games for the club, but came out of retirement because of Halifax's injury crisis and was named as a substitute for their home game against Grays Athletic on 16 October 2007.
In June 2007, Atherton was appointed assistant manager of Halifax Town, replacing Wayne Jacobs. He had previously been coaching in Wigan Athletic's youth set-up.
He also played for Sheffield Wednesday in their 2006 Masters Football campaign, and Wigan Athletic in 2007.
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'''Andrew Stuart Murray McCall''' (born 10 June 1964), usually known as '''Stuart McCall''', is a former footballer who played in central midfield. He played a total of 763 league games during his career, the 13th highest of all British footballers. He is now a football manager, in charge of League Two side Bradford City.
McCall started his professional career with Bradford City, where he made his senior debut in 1982. He played six seasons at Valley Parade, during which time he won the Division Three championship, a title which was overshadowed by the Bradford fire disaster when 56 people died and in which his father Andy was injured. After missing out on promotion in 1987-88, McCall moved to Everton, for whom he scored twice but finished on the losing side in the 1989 FA Cup Final. In 1991, he moved to Rangers, with whom he spent seven seasons and won six league titles, three Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups. McCall returned to Bradford City as captain to take them into the top division of English football for the first time in 77 years. After four seasons he moved to Sheffield United, where he retired as a player in 2005.
Despite being born in Leeds, England, McCall qualified to play for Scotland through his Scottish father and won 40 caps for Scotland, and he scored one goal in the 1990 World Cup in Italy. He played in two European Championships but his international career ended after he was left out of the 1998 World Cup squad.
McCall was part of the coaching staff during his second spell at Bradford City, briefly serving as caretaker-player manager in 2000. He continued his coaching at Sheffield United and was assistant manager to Neil Warnock until May 2007, when he returned to Bradford City for a third time, this time as manager on 1 June 2007.
Stuart McCall was born on 10 June 1964 in Leeds, England, to Scottish parents Andy, a former professional footballer, and Jean McCall.
McCall came through City's youth system after he was signed by George Mulhall in 1980 from Farsley Celtic at the age of 16,
During the summer of 1984, Cherry made the two key signings of central defender Dave Evans and right winger John Hendrie to build on the previous season's high finish.
For the following 19 months, the club played games away from Valley Parade. Cherry and the players became a close-knit team, attending funerals of the victims and other engagements in the months that followed, and the club's 13th place finish in Division Two in 1985-86 was hailed a major achievement.
Dolan brought in Paul Tomlinson, Brian Mitchell and Lee Sinnott in a bid to help McCall and Hendrie realise their dreams with City.
His departure was soured when he was forced to go to the Football League with a Professional Footballers' Association representative to win -8,327.15 of an unpaid signing-on fee.
McCall joined Everton at a time when its former triumphant side of the mid 1980s had broken up, following the ban on English sides competing in Europe, which marked the start of a period of underachievement at Goodison Park.
McCall made a second appearance in an Everton shirt at Valley Parade, when he was invited by former teammate Mark Ellis to bring a side for his testimonial. In three seasons at Everton, McCall played 103 league games as well as earned his first caps with Scotland but he failed to lift any trophies as the club finished eighth, sixth and ninth in the league. Apart from the FA Cup final defeat in 1989, the closest he came to winning a trophy at Everton was in the 1989-90 season, when Everton topped the league in late autumn and remained in contention for the title for the most the rest of the season until disappointing form in the run-in saw them finish sixth.
In 1991, Rangers paid -1.2 million for McCall.
In February 2008, McCall became the 71st inductee into the Rangers hall of fame. McCall's former teammate and Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist presented him with the award.
McCall still had one year left on his Rangers contract in 1998, but much of the team that Walter Smith had built had left and McCall was allowed to leave on a free transfer by new manager Dick Advocaat, as long as he joined an English club.
Bradford were expected to struggle in their first season in the top flight for 77 years.
McCall stayed on for one more season before he was released by manager Nicky Law in May 2002, shortly before the club went into administration for the first time after finishing 15th in Division One. Laws had taken over from Jim Jeffries five months earlier.
On 2 July 2002 McCall joined Sheffield United, where he played an integral part in their first-team side, despite being 38, and also coached the reserves to the league title.
thumb|upright|right|McCall (blue) playing for Scotland against Netherlands at Euro 96]]
McCall was picked for England and Scotland under 21 sides on the same day in 1984,
Later the same year, McCall was called up to the Scottish senior team. He won his first cap on 28 March 1990 in a 1-0 friendly victory over Argentina.
McCall represented Scotland at the European Championships in 1992, when they again failed to go beyond the group stage after defeats to Netherlands and Germany, and in 1996 when they were edged out in the first round by Netherlands.
In July 2000, McCall accepted his first coaching role, when he was appointed assistant manager to Chris Hutchings at Bradford City, after Hutchings was promoted from the role to replace Paul Jewell as City manager.
After leaving Bradford City, he joined Sheffield United, where he also took up a coaching role.
McCall admitted in his autobiography, ''The Real McCall'', he wanted to manage Bradford.
He had been linked with the manager's position at Bradford City on numerous previous occasions,
Bradford had just 13 players when McCall took over,
I thought I would be able to get the people I wanted to get in. Looking back I should have realised I would be coming into the unknown. I think I am confident in my ability to lead other people but I probably got carried away. I think I got caught up in all the euphoria at the time, if I am being honest.}}
Despite City finishing outside the play-off places, they were again installed as favourites for promotion by bookmakers for the 2008-09 season.
As a result of maintaining a place in the promotion places during the first half of the season and his "stabling influence" on the club, chairmen Julian Rhodes and Mark Lawn offered McCall a new contract in January 2009.
McCall was a box-to-box midfielder characterised by his tireless running,
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'''Robert Page''' (born September 3, 1974 in Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Football League Two side Chesterfield. He plays as a central defender.
Page started his career at Watford. Over the course of his 8 seasons at Vicarage Road he helped the club from Division 2 to the Premier League. Club captain Page was voted Watford Player of the Season as Watford were relegated from the Premier League in 1999-2000, before being transferred to Sheffield United in 2001. He moved to Cardiff City in 2004, but left after only making a handful of appearances. He was signed on a free transfer by Coventry manager Micky Adams and was, for a time, team captain. Page has also gained 41 caps for Wales, captaining the side once, before he retired from international football in September 2006.
In early 2007, Page was involved in a training incident at Coventry City, as a result of which Michael Doyle lost three teeth and Page broke a bone in his hand.
On January 21, 2008, he joined Huddersfield Town after finding himself down the pecking order at the Ricoh Arena. On January 26, he made his Town debut in the FA Cup 4th Round win at Oldham Athletic. He made his Town league debut three days later in the 1-0 win over Bournemouth at the Galpharm Stadium.
Since arriving from Coventry, Page has played in 4 games for Huddersfield and in those 4 games, they have recorded 4 wins with 4 clean sheets. Many Town fans see the signing of Page as the turning point of Town's season, for which many thought would only be highlighted by their impressive FA Cup run. That run ended at Brunton Park against Carlisle United on February 12, 2008, but the game was notable for two reasons. First, Carlisle won 2-1, making it their 10th consecutive home win, which is a record for them, and secondly, Page scored his first goal for the Terriers. On March 1, 2008, he was sent off against league leaders Swansea City at the Galpharm Stadium where Town lost 1-0.
Following Andy Ritchie's departure as manager of the Terriers, caretaker manager Gerry Murphy made Page captain of the team until the end of the season, replacing previous captain Jon Worthington. However, it was then revealed on May 2, that contract talks had broken down between Page and new manager Stan Ternent and Page is now possibly looking at other clubs, which would be seen as a big blow to the Terriers. It was then revealed two days later that Page had agreed a pre-contract agreement at Football League Two side Chesterfield. Manager Lee Richardson had tried to sign him before he moved to Huddersfield in January, so was relieved that he finally got his man. Page was initially captain of Chesterfield, but after a string of poor performances and a red card at Dagenham & Redbridge, Page was dropped from the squad and his captaincy was relinquished.
In July 2009, Page was offered a player-coach role at Port Vale under Micky Adams, but he decided to stay at Chesterfield despite not featuring in the second half of the 2008/9 season. Chesterfield manager, Lee Richardson was relieved of his duties in May 2009, and his replacement, John Sheridan returned Ian Breckin to the club, who formed a strong early defensive partnership with Page.
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'''Andrew John "Andy" Whing''' (born 20 September 1984 in Birmingham) is a professional footballer who signed for League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer on 6 June 2007 after being released by Coventry City at the end of May 2007. Andy previously spent 2 months on loan at Brighton during the 2006/07 season.
Andrew Whing scored the last ever goal for Coventry City at Highfield Road in the 6-2 win over Derby County in the 2004-05 season.
In a unique incident in 2005, Whing picked up an injury whilst eating.
Whing initially joined Brighton & Hove Albion on loan on 8 October 2006, initially for one month, but the club and fans alike were impressed by what they saw of Whing and the club extended his spell at the Withdean twice more. Whing was recalled by Coventry on 27 December, as the team looked to reinvigorate themselves following a run of three straight defeats. Brighton then tried unsuccessfully to sign Whing on a permanent basis during the January transfer window.
Whing eventually rejoined Brighton on a permanent basis during the summer of 2007 after his contract ended at Coventry.
After helping Brighton avoid relegation, Whing was overwhelmingly voted Brighton's player of the year for the 2008-09 season, receiving a staggering 77% of the vote
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He played for Raith Rovers and Middlesbrough, winning the Second Division title with the latter in 1927, before moving into management. He returned to Raith to become manager before leaving for Bournemouth in 1930 and then Queens Park Rangers in 1935. After guiding Rangers to 3rd place in Division Three South in 1938, he was appointed manager of First Division Chelsea shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War.
During his time at Chelsea, the club consistently finished in mid-table, and narrowly missed out on relegation to the Second Division in 1951 on goal average. However, Birrell guided Chelsea to two FA Cup semi-finals, in 1950 and 1952, on both occasions losing out to Arsenal in replays. He retired following the latter defeat. He also played a significant part in the development of the club's youth system, which was to pay dividends for future managers.
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'''Charles Wayman''' (16 May 1922 - 26 February 2006) was an English footballer.
Wayman, who was born in Chilton, Bishop Auckland, was a prolific centre-forward in the first decade after the Second World War. Newcastle United signed him from Spennymoor United in September 1941, while he was working as a miner at Chilton Colliery. He later formed a great partnership with Ted Bates at Southampton. In total, he played for five Football League clubs between 1941 and 1958. A knee injury forced his retirement from league football. He later coached Evenwood Town and became a sales manager for the Scottish and Newcastle brewery.
His brother, Frank, was also a professional footballer.
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'''Rufus Emanuel Brevett''' (born 24 September 1969 in Derby) is an English former professional football player who played as a defender. He has recently retired from professional football, last playing for Oxford United.
He started at Doncaster Rovers before moving to Queens Park Rangers in February 1991 for a fee of -275,000. This stood as the highest transfer fee received for any player at Doncaster Rovers until the 2009/2010 Season.
He made his QPR debut in March 1991 against Tottenham and in all played 153 league games for QPR. After QPR's relegation from the FA Premier League Brevett stayed with the club, later moving to Fulham, a team with which he was able to re-enter England's top league.
Later he played for West Ham United in their unsuccesfful relegation battle, before he moved on to Plymouth Argyle. At West Ham he scored once against Crewe Alexandra in August 2004.
On 8 September 2006 he signed for Oxford United on a month-by-month contract which was extended for the full season. He featured regularly in Oxford's promotion run, but his contract was not renewed after the season's end. In May 2007 Rufus announced his retirement from playing football.
In October 2008 Rufus joined Combined Counties League Premier Division team Bedfont as Assistant Manager.
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'''Barrington Edward "Barry" Hayles''' (born 17 April 1972) is an English-born Jamaican football player currently playing for Cheltenham Town. He is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur.
Hayles was first noticed as a Stevenage player in their FA Cup run before earning a move to Bristol Rovers in 1997. After just one season with the Pirates, Hayles moved to Fulham for a fee of -2 million in 1998, helping the club through two promotions to get to the Premier League and in the process becoming a big crowd favourite. In 2004, he was released on a free transfer to Sheffield United, but was only there a couple of months before he moved to Millwall for a nominal fee.
He was signed by Plymouth Argyle by new manager Ian Holloway for a fee of -100,000 prior to the 2006/2007 season, where he quickly established himself as a supporters' favourite after a hugely impressive start which earned him the nickname "The Ox in the box". He made his Plymouth Argyle debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he also scored his first goal for Plymouth Argyle. He was lucky to have the goal put down as his name as it appeared to be headed over the line by fellow team mate Nick Chadwick. He has an enviable record of never being on a losing side when scoring for Argyle (14 goals, 7 wins and 7 draws) up to Saturday 28 April 2007.
In the 2007-08 season, Hayles decided he would leave Plymouth at the end of the season.
On December 31, 2007, Hayles joined Leicester City on an emergency loan deal, which became permanent for a fee of -150,000 on January 2,
On August 12, 2008, Hayles joined Cheltenham Town on loan for a month,
Hayles had a brief run in the first team upon his return to Leicester, but failed to score a single goal. He was nonetheless presented with a medal on April 24 after Leicester had won the League One title.
On May 29, Hayles was released at the end of his contract by Leicester alongside Paul Henderson, Marc Edworthy, Patrick Kisnorbo and Bruno N'Gotty.
On 13th July 2009 Barry Hayles joined Cheltenham Town.
Hayles has played at least ten times for Jamaica, making his debut against Cuba on 10 June, 2001. Although he never announced his retirement from international football, the national team has not called him up since 2005.
''Football League Playoffs'' and ''Football League Trophy''
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'''Scott Sellars''' (born 27 November 1965 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English former professional football player, who is the coach of the Manchester City U18 team after previously holding the role of assistant manager at Chesterfield in the League Two.
Sellars started his career at Leeds United, coming up through their youth system and making his first appearance in 1983. He asked for a transfer and joined Blackburn Rovers in 1986, where he won a Full Members Cup medal, was capped at England under-23 level, won promotion for them and enjoyed six successful years, making 245 appearances and scoring 41 goal before leaving to rejoin Leeds in 1992. Unfortunately he struggled with injuries so he soon moved north to Newcastle United.
After helping Newcastle gain promotion to the Premier League, he helped establish the club as the 'entertainers' during the 1993-94 season with some sterling displays. After a 3-0 victory over Liverpool, arguably the finest performance of his ''Magpies'' career, in which he set up 2 goals for Andrew Cole, Sellars soon found himself out of favour with the club, and joined Bolton Wanderers in 1995. He also did well at Bolton and was part of their Division 1 title success in 1997, but in 1999 he opted to switch to Huddersfield Town. He played 54 games for the Terriers, scoring two goals before he left to join Danish side AGF Aarhus on a free transfer in April 2001. Unfortunately, he still struggled with injuries so when his contract expired in December 2001, he returned to England.
Sellars signed for Mansfield Town close to the transfer deadline in March 2002 to help them in their promotion push. Although he started as a regular in the side in 2002-03, suspension and injury meant that he was only involved in coaching and working with the youngsters from November to the end of the season.
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'''Amr Hassan Zaki''' (born 1 April 1983 in Mansoura, Egypt) is a Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker and is currently signed to English Premier League club Hull City on loan from Zamalek.
Zaki started his career at El Mansoura before moving to ENPPI for the 2003-04 season. At ENPPI, he became the Egyptian Premier League top goalscorer for the 2004-05 season and helped the club win its first trophy, the 2005 Egyptian Cup, as well as being runners-up in the Egyptian Premier League, their best position ever.
After impressing in the 2006 African Cup of Nations, Zaki caught the attention of many clubs, such as El Zamalek and Al-Ahly
In 2006, Zaki moved back to the Egyptian Premier League and signed to play for El Zamalek. Owing to his powerful physical displays as a forward, fans nicknamed him the "Bulldozer" and newspapers nicknamed him the "Egyptian Gladiator".
On 22 July 2008, Wigan Athletic completed a one-year loan deal to bring Zaki to the JJB Stadium for a sum of -1.5 million. After scoring two goals in his two pre-season appearances for Wigan,
Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan likened Zaki to Alan Shearer:
Former Wigan manager Steve Bruce has also been highly impressed with Zaki, and has told the press he believes he is "awesome".
In April 2009, Zaki failed to return to Wigan from one of Egypt's World Cup qualification matches, leading his former-club manager, Steve Bruce, to label him as the most unprofessional player he had ever worked with. His late returns from international duty led to Bruce publicly branding Zaki "highly unprofessional" and fining him the maximum amount permitted, which he has done on more than one occasion;
However, Bruce said that repeatedly fining him does not seem to alter his poor behaviour. Bruce subsequently confirmed on 17 May 2009 that the club will not be taking up the option of making his loan deal permanent.
Zaki returned to Egyptian Premier League side El Zamalek for the 2009-10 season. During the summer transfer window, he turned down a move to English Premier League side Portsmouth, who had been strongly linked with the player. This is largely criticized in the English press because his refusal was due to the presence of an Algerian and two Israeli's on the team. During his time at El Zamalek he struggled with injuries, the lack of scoring goals, and a spot on the team.
On 17 January 2010, Zaki passed a medical with Hull City moving to the club on a 5 month loan.
Zaki plays for the Egyptian National Team. In the 2006 African Cup of Nations Zaki scored the winning goal for Egypt in the semi-final against Senegal late in the second half, with his first touch moments after coming off the bench to replace a visibly irate Mido - whose argument with coach Hassan Shehata held up play and resulted in a six month international ban from the Egyptian Football Association for the player. Egypt later went on to win their fifth continental title.
Zaki repeated his strong performances two years later in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring a goal against Zambia in the group stage and another in the quarter final against Angola. Additionally, he scored another header and then added another goal in the semi-final match against Ivory Coast. Egypt again went on to win the title for a record sixth time. He was chosen in the CAN 2008 All Star Starting XI.
===African Footballer of the Year nomination===
Zaki was nominated for the African Footballer of the Year award on 14 October 2008, along with international teammate and playmaker Mohamed Aboutrika, due to his good form in the English Premier League. However, the accolade was awarded to Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor then of Arsenal.
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'''Brian Jason Wilson''' (born 9 May 1983 in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer currently playing for Bristol City in the Football League Championship.
Wilson had previously played for Cheltenham Town and Stoke City He can play as a defender as well as a midfielder.
He scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 1-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday on 1 September 2007.
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'''Cyril "Ces" Podd''' (born 7 August 1952) is a retired international footballer from Saint Kitts and Nevis who played professionally in England. He was one of the first black players to establish themselves in English football.
A student at the Bradford College of Art, Podd made his professional debut in September 1970 for Bradford City. Over the next 14 years Podd made a total of 565 appearances for City in all competitions - a club record. He signed for Halifax Town in August 1984, and later played with Scarborough - with whom he secured promotion to the football league - and Ossett Town.
Podd played internationally for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Podd coached the Saint Kitts and Nevis national side between 1999 and 2002.
Podd owns his own salsa-dancing company called X-ces.
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'''David Calderhead''' (19 June 1864, in Hurlford, - 9 January 1938 in London) was a Scottish footballer who later became a manager, notably of Chelsea.
Calderhead was a central defender and played for various clubs, including Dumfries team Queen of the South Wanderers. Calderhead won a Scotland cap, in a 7-0 win against Ireland at Ibrox in the British Home Championship in March 1889. This attracted Notts County. With County he played in 2 FA Cup finals.
The Blackburn Rovers side of Thomas Mitchell were 3-1 winners in 1891.
He then moved into management, taking over at Lincoln City in 1900. In leading his side to a shock replayed win over Chelsea in the first round of 1906-07 FA Cup, he impressed the West London club's board enough for them to appoint him manager later that year. Norrie Fairgray made the same move in the same year to play for Calderhead at both clubs.
Calderhead was Chelsea's first full-time secretary-manager and spent almost 26 years at the club, making him the club's longest-serving manager. In his time there, the team were relegated twice, in 1909-10 and subsequently re-promoted as Second Division runners-up.
He took Chelsea to their first FA Cup final, in 1915, but in a match overshadowed by the First World War they were beaten by Sheffield United 0-3 at Old Trafford. The club later reached two more semi-finals under Calderhead and were on course for a domestic double in 1919-20 but ultimately finished 3rd in the First Division and were denied in the FA Cup by Aston Villa.
A second relegation ensued in 1923-24 before the side of Willie Ferguson, Tommy Law and Andy Wilson endured a succession of near misses before securing promotion in 1929-30.
Calderhead was notoriously shy of the media, earning the nickname "The Sphinx of Stamford Bridge". But he was not afraid to spend headline-making transfer fees on star strikers (especially fellow Scots), bringing the likes of Hughie Gallacher, Alex Jackson and Alec Cheyne to Stamford Bridge. Despite the glamour of the squad, trophies remained elusive. 1931-32 brought a further FA Cup semi final. Tommy Lang inspired Newcastle to a 2 goal lead and despite Gallacher pulling a goal back, Newcastle progressed to the final.
Calderhead holds the record at Chelsea for managing games - 966.
His son, also called David, played for Chelsea while Calderhead was manager and later managed Lincoln City.
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'''Tommy Wright''' (born '''Thomas Elliott White''' on 10 January 1966 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) is a retired Scottish footballer. Having work previously as assistant manager of Oldham Athletic he was announced to follow John Sheridan to League Two side Chesterfield to again serve as his assistant, in June 2009
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'''Thomas 'Tommy' Wright''' (born 28 September 1984 in Leicester, Leicestershire) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Aberdeen.
Wright started his career at home town club Leicester City, where he made twenty-four appearances. Mainly used as a substitute for the Foxes, he made his breakthrough during the 2002-03, when he scored two Championship goals including a winning strike against Nottingham Forest.
Wright spent two loan spells with Brentford the following season, netting three times in twenty-five appearances for the Bees. His first goal for Brentford came against Hartlepool United. Wright then moved out on loan to Blackpool in August 2005. Once again his first goal for his new club was against Darlington's local rivals Hartlepool.
Following Wright's loan spell at Blackpool, Barnsley agreed a fee with Leicester for the services of the six foot forward and he signed permanently for them in early 2006. The Reds had to beat off some stiff competition to land the player. He made his bow for Barnsley against Chesterfield and became a regular for the Tykes at the start of the 2006-07 campaign.
Barnsley's promotion to the Football League Championship saw Wright figure more from the bench for the Oakwell based side during the 2006-07 season and in November he was sent out on loan to League Two side Walsall,
On August 8 2008, Wright moved on transfer to Aberdeen FC for a fee of -75,000 Wright caused a stir in his first appearance in an Aberdeen shirt, receiving a yellow card for a reckless challenge, and was involved in a suspected headbutt attempt on Motherwell defender Stephen Craigan. In his second first team appearance, in which he played for the last 4 minutes in a Rangers match, he was giving a warning by the referee for his only action during the game, a sliding tackle.
He scored his first senior goal for Aberdeen with a spectacular effort from the edge of the area in a Scottish Cup fifth round tie against East Fife at Pittodrie. Shortly after, in early March 2009, he netted his first Scottish Premier League goal, a quite stunning header from the edge of the area for a last minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with St. Mirren FC. His header against St. Mirren FC has been referred to as one of the best headers ever seen. He also scored 2 well taken goals against Fraserburgh FC in a friendly match at the Bellslea Park, Fraserburgh.
He represented England U-20s at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Not to be confused with another Tommy Wright, who played for Leicester City in the 1990s.
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'''Frank Bowyer''' (b. April 1922,  Chesterton, Staffordshire; died 1999) was an English footballer.
He joined Stoke City in June, 1937, soon after leaving school. World War II disrupted his career, and it was not until February 1948, at the age of 26, that he finally played in the Football League and FA Cup competitions. He went on to make 436 senior appearances, netting 149 goals, to become one of the top marksmen in Stoke's history.
Bowyer was never fully capped for England, but did represent his country in an English FA tour of Canada in 1950. After 23 years with Stoke, Bowyer finally left the club in 1960 and became player/manager of Macclesfield Town before retiring in 1963.
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'''Daniel Andrew 'Danny' Hall''' (born 14 November 1983, in Ashton-under-Lyne) is an English footballer who plays for Chesterfield.
Hall was born in the town of Ashton-under-Lyne, and grew up in Dukinfield in Cheshire. He attended Globe Lane County Primary School and Audenshaw High School.
As a young lad he played for Stalybridge Celtic, and was later picked up by the Tameside Centre of Excellence. From there he picked up a YTS with the Oldham Athletic youth team, which led to him signing a professional contract with Oldham Athletic in 1999.
Rumours spread early in his career of a possible move to the Premier League with either Bolton Wanderers or Blackburn Rovers, but a string of injuries, culminating in a long period of absence due to patella tendinitis, proved to be a frustration to his progress.
He spent one month's loan at Scarborough in 2003, only playing the first half of one game before returning to Oldham Athletic.
After making a total of 78 appearances for Oldham, he joined Shrewsbury Town on 13 May 2006. After joining Shrewsbury Town, Hall commented on his delight at signing for a club who are ambitious and also seem to be heading in the right direction under manager Gary Peters. Gary Peters claims to have been following the progress of Danny for around 3 years, starting during his time at Everton. At this time Hall was 19 years old and just making his step up to first team football at Oldham.
Hall made his Shrewsbury debut in the 2006-07 opener against Mansfield Town, which finished 2-2. He went on to make a total of 27 league appearances over the course of the season.
On 10 January 2008 he completed a move to Scottish Premier League side Gretna until the end of the season. Hall was one of forty remaining employees made redundant by Gretna on 19 May 2008, shortly before the club was forced out of business due to financial problems.
Hall signed a one-year contract with Chesterfield on 4 July 2008. In November 2009, he moved to Darlington on a loan deal until the end of the year.
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Born in St Helens, Woods started out with his hometown club, non-league St Helens Town, before joining Norwich City (then playing in the Southern League) in 1912. World War I broke out just as Woods' career started to take off; after serving in the Tank Corps in France, he returned to England to join Second Division side South Shields in 1919. Woods' performances for them, as a prolific centre-forward, brought the attention of nearby giants Newcastle United, and he joined the Magpies in January 1922 for the (then) enormous sum of -2,600.
However, Woods failed to make the grade at Newcastle, playing only sixteen times in eighteen months, and was eventually sold to Arsenal for the much lower fee of -750 in July 1923. Woods made his debut against his old club Newcastle on August 25, 1923 and soon became a regular, if not totally prolific goalscorer for Arsenal. He finished as the club's top goalscorer in his first season (1923-24) with ten, and then managing another twelve goals in 1924-25, although by now he was being eclipsed by the newly-signed Jimmy Brain. After Herbert Chapman took over that summer, Woods found himself out of the first team, and after a fruitless 1925-26 he left the club in August 1926 for Luton Town. In all he played 75 games for Arsenal, scoring 22 goals.
Woods spent four years at Luton before returning to the North to finish his playing days at North Shields. His fate after that is unknown.
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Scott was a middle-order batsman who played fairly regularly for Middlesex from 1878 to 1893, heading the batting averages in several seasons, though by modern standards his figures appear modest. His best season was 1892, when he scored 1015 runs at an average of 39 runs per innings, and against Gloucestershire at Lord's that season he scored 224, then regarded as a colossal score. He did well that season in both Gentlemen v Players matches at Lord's and The Oval, and was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1893.
But at the end of the 1893 season he retired to become a stockbroker.
He also played football and played for Clapham Rovers in the 1879 FA Cup Final, losing 1-0 to the Old Etonians.
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'''Graham Robert Alexander''' (born 10 October 1971 in Coventry, England) is a Scottish international footballer, currently playing for Burnley as
Alexander began his career in the late 1980s as a youth player with Scunthorpe United. He made his first-team debut on 27 April 1991, coming on as a substitute for Mark Hine, and signed his first professional contract the same year. In 1991-92, he established himself as a member of Scunthorpe's first team, usually playing at right-back. Alexander made over 200 appearances at Scunthorpe before moving to Luton Town for a transfer fee of -100,000. He went on to make a similar number of appearances with Luton in his four years with the club.
In 1999 two clubs were vying for his signature; Burnley and Preston North End. Both clubs made offers for the player but Alexander opted for a move to Preston. He became a first team regular at Deepdale, eventually club captain and an established set-piece taker, particularly in penalties.
During the summer of 2007 a number of clubs were linked with Alexander including Crystal Palace who had a -50,000 bid turned down by Preston, who said;
"He is club captain and a vital member of this squad and certainly not a player we will allow to leave."
On 29 August 2007, he made a surprise move to local rivals Burnley almost nine years after they had originally tried to sign him. The reasons cited for his departure were that Preston would not extend his contract by another year, so when offered a two year contract by Burnley the player accepted and made a -200,000 move to Turf Moor.
"We don't particularly want to sell Graham but he has the comfort of a two-year contract at Burnley whereas he only has one year here at Deepdale. We quite possibly would have renewed Graham's contract, he's a fit man."
The -200,000 transfer money was made up of -100,000 payable in 2007 and the final -100,000 payable in the summer of 2008.
On 29 June 2009, Alexander signed a new one-year contract with Burnley, and on 15 August 2009 he became the oldest player to make a Premier League debut. On 19 September 2009, Alexander scored his first Premier League goal, a penalty, in a 3-1 win at home to Sunderland. On 31 October 2009, Alexander scored both goals in a 2-0 home win against Hull City. A week later he then scored the first for Burnley, from the spot, at Manchester City in a thrilling 3-3 draw. Notably in this game, Alexander was eleven years older than the referee, Stuart Attwell, who is the youngest ever referee in the English Premier League.On 16th December 2009, he scored his 100th league goal. He scored an equaliser against Arsenal, sending keeper Manuel Almunia, the wrong way.
Although Alexander was born in England, he was eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish father. Alexander said that playing for Scotland was one of his main ambitions in football. This ambition was fulfilled when he made his debut on 17 April 2002 in a 2-1 friendly defeat to Nigeria at Pittodrie Stadium.
:''League column includes play-off matches and goals
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
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'''Benito Carbone''' (born August 14, 1971 in Bagnara) is an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward, winger or midfielder, currently playing for Pavia in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.
Carbone began his career in 1989 with Torino in his native Italy, and became a journeyman for the next few years before being signed by Sheffield Wednesday in 1996 for -3 million from Internazionale. Carbone became the club's highest goal scorer for the 1998-99 season scoring nine goals and was voted the fans` favourite player.
After a contract dispute with Wednesday at the start of the 1999-2000 season, he joined Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee and played for a season at Villa Park, earning an FA Cup runners up medal after Villa lost 1-0 in the final to Chelsea. He had previously scored a hat-trick against Leeds United in an earlier round, including a spectacular long range strike from 35 yards. At the start of the 2000-01 season, he joined Bradford City on a free transfer. Despite some disillusionment over his wages, he scored some memorable goals and endeared himself to the Valley Parade faithful. Bradford City were relegated and although he played the start of the following season with them as well as pledging his future to them, he later moved on loan to first Derby County, where he scored once against former club Aston Villa,
Carbone received much criticism from the media throughout his time in England. Some writers and pundits accused him of being a mercenary due to Carbone moving clubs on a regular occurrence. He was, however, very popular with the fans of his clubs, particularly at Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford City. He also waived much of the money owed to him after he had moved to Como which helped City survive in the administration of 2002.
After a one-year stint with Vicenza, Carbone signed for a four-game guest contract with the Australian team Sydney FC. He capped his first game against Adelaide United off with two assists and a goal. He was a potential replacement for Dwight Yorke, who was the previous marquee player at the club and after his debut many believed would be better than Yorke.
During Carbone's third guest game, he pulled a hamstring muscle that ruled him out of football for at least seven weeks, ending his short lived career with Sydney. Carbone failed to reach an agreement with Sydney for a long term contract.
Upon returning to Italy, Carbone joined northern side Pavia in August 2007. In his first season back in the lower leagues, Carbone scored just 5 goals in 29 appearances as Pavia finished fourth from bottom.
Benito Carbone was called up to the Aston Villa Masters team on 13 June 2009, and took part in the Midlands Masters, where his team lost in the final to Wolverhampton Wanderers. On a personal achievement he was awarded player of the tournament and golden boot (winner scoring sevens goals in total), and when interviewed he said he would like to return to English football.
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'''Bradley James Orr''' (born 1 November 1982 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English defender currently playing for Bristol City. He has played for the club since July 2004, joining on a free transfer from Newcastle United.
Orr attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School which also produced players such as Steven Gerrard, Colin Harvey, and David Nugent.
Orr has also played for Burnley on loan from Newcastle.
Orr scored his first Bristol City goal against Yeovil Town. Although he was signed as a central midfielder he was converted to right-back in 2005/2006 and has played most of his recent games in that position.
On 29 August 2006 Orr was sent off for attempting to head-butt his own teammate, Louis Carey, during a game against Northampton Town.
On 1 September 2006 Orr was sentenced to 28 days in jail relating to an incident outside the popular Bristol nightclub 'Romeo Browns' the previous October. Also jailed in relation to the same incident were fellow teammates Steve Brooker for 28 days, and David Partridge for 2 months. Orr and Brooker were released on September 14 2006, serving only half of their original sentence. He scored against Manchester City in the Carling Cup second round.
He was named in the PFA's Championship team of the season 2007/08.
According to media sources, he broke his cheekbone in the play-off final against Hull City.
On November 27, 2008, Bristol City decided to place Orr on the transfer list, due to rejecting several contract offers.
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'''Alexander Wilson''' (October 29, 1908 - April 1971) was a Scottish footballer.
Wilson was born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire and after starting at Overton Athletic as a junior player, joined Greenock Morton in 1927. He spent six seasons at the 'Ton, and was in the side that won promotion to the Scottish First Division in 1928-29.
In May 1933 he was signed by Arsenal, initially as cover for Frank Moss. He made his debut against Aston Villa on March 10, 1934 after Moss picked up an injury; Arsenal won 3-2. Wilson remained a fringe player in his first two seasons for Arsenal, playing only fifteen times, including the last nine games of the 1934-35 season after Moss dislocated his shoulder - although Arsenal won the First Division, Wilson did not qualify for a medal.
Moss's injury did not heal and Wilson found himself as the Gunners' No. 1 throughout the 1935-36 season; he played 43 matches that season and kept goal in that season's FA Cup final against Sheffield United, which Arsenal won 1-0 thanks to a Ted Drake goal. However, Wilson's performances were not strong enough for manager George Allison's liking, and Arsenal signed not one but two goalkeepers that summer, George Swindin and Frank Boulton.
Wilson only played two matches in 1936-37, and ten in 1937-38 - in which Arsenal won the title again, but Wilson again missed out on a medal. He looked to have become the club's third-choice goalkeeper; nevertheless he stayed on, and after Boulton was sold in 1938 Wilson and Swindin shared the goalkeeper's jersey for 1938-39, with Wilson playing 22 and Swindin 22 matches that season. However, then World War II intervened, and competitive football was halted. Wilson returned to Scotland in 1941, joining St Mirren. In all he played 90 matches for Arsenal.
He later had a brief spell at Brighton & Hove Albion, playing a single Third Division South match in 1947-48. After retiring from playing Wilson pursued a career s a trainer and physiotherapist, starting out at Brighton before going to work for Birmingham City, Sunderland and Blackpool, as well as Kent County Cricket Club. He emigrated to the United States in 1967 and worked as a physio for the Boston Beacons of the NASL. He died in Boston at 1971, aged 62.
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'''Frederick James Arthur "Freddie" Cox''' DFC (November 1, 1920 - August 1973) was an English football player and manager.
Born in Reading, Berkshire, Cox signed as an 18-year-old for Tottenham Hotspur in 1938. A tricky and talented winger who usually played on the right, he made his Spurs debut in a Second Division match against Swansea Town in November 1938. However, soon after he broke into the first team, the Second World War broke out and all competitive football was suspended. Cox served as a fighter pilot for the Royal Air Force (while in his spare time guesting for his hometown club Reading), and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. After peace broke out, Cox returned to Spurs and played another three seasons for them before moving to their North London rivals Arsenal for -12,000 in September 1949.
Cox made his Arsenal debut straight away, on 7 September 1949 against West Bromwich Albion and became an immediate regular in the Arsenal side. Cox's efforts were most evident in the FA Cup. In the semi-final, against Chelsea, Cox scored the first goal in a 2-2 draw, and went on to score the only goal in Arsenal's 1-0 victory in the replay. In the final, against Liverpool, Cox laid on a cross for Reg Lewis to score the only goal of the game, winning the Cup for Arsenal.
Two years later, Arsenal again played Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals, and again Cox proved crucial - he scored Arsenal's goal in a 1-1 draw, and in the replay he scored twice as Arsenal ran out 3-0 winners. However, the 1952 final was not to be a repeat of two years earlier; against Newcastle United, an injury-ravaged Arsenal side playing most of the match with ten men (after Walley Barnes was stretchered off) lost 1-0.
Despite these cup exploits Cox was never an ever-present in the Arsenal side; he first faced competition from Ian McPherson for the right-wing spot, and then the talented youngster Arthur Milton. After only managing nine matches in the 1952-53 season for Arsenal he sought pastures new and was transferred to West Bromwich Albion to become player-coach. In all he played 94 matches for Arsenal, scoring 16 goals.
Cox only played four matches for the Baggies but remained in the coaching staff as assistant to Vic Buckingham. In 1956 he moved on to Third Division South side Bournemouth to become manager; Bournemouth fare reasonably steadily in the league, and pulled off a giant-killing feat in beating Spurs in the FA Cup in 1956-57. In 1958 he moved along the coast to become Portsmouth's manager; here he was less successful as Portsmouth were relegated from the First Division in his first season, and Cox was sacked in February 1961.
After a spell out of football, Cox took up the reins at Fourth Division Gillingham in 1962, and had an immediate impact, taking a side that had finished 20th the previous season up to fifth place (missing out on a promotion place on goal average). Cox's Gillingham side became renowned for their defensive discipline and unadventurous style, and the following season, 1963-64, Cox's Gillingham finished top and won promotion to the Third Division. The next season they started well and looked set to win a second successive promotion before slumping late on and finishing seventh. Cox resigned just before Christmas 1965 and rejoined his old club Bournemouth, who were also in the Third Division. After finishing as high as fourth in 1968-69, Bournemouth were relegated in 1969-70 after his old club Gillingham won on the last day of the season, condemning the Cherries to the drop instead. Cox was sacked that summer and never worked in football again. He died in 1973, aged 52.
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'''Dean Horrix''' (21 November 1961 - 11 March 1990), was an English footballer.
He joined Millwall as a striker and made 65 league appearances plus 7 as substitute, scoring 19 goals. He was sold to Gillingham in 1983 and joined Reading later the same year. He formed a successful striking partnership with Trevor Senior and was very popular with the fans. He was part of the team that won the Simod Cup (sponsored name of the Full Members Cup) in 1988, then rejoined Millwall in 1988, but did not get many first-team opportunities. Horrix was sold to Bristol City in March 1990, but died the following week in a car crash. His wife Carol was driving the car but survived.
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'''James Forrest''' (born 22 September 1944 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish professional football striker who played for Rangers, Preston, Aberdeen and Hong Kong Rangers.
Forrest came to Rangers as a schoolboy, and was sent for a short period to Drumchapel Amateurs for development. In coming in to the first-team, he displaced Jimmy Millar as the successful early 1960s Rangers side was breaking up. He was known as a prolific goalscorer - in total scoring 145 goals in his 163 games for Rangers, his 50th goal for the club coming in his 45th appearance. He set a record of 57 goals scored in the 1964-65 season, still unmatched to this day. He also holds the record for number of goals scored for Rangers in a League Cup match, scoring 5 in a 7-1 victory over Hamilton Accies on October 30, 1965.
His Rangers career came to an end shortly after the infamous Scottish Cup defeat to Berwick Rangers in January 1967. He and George McLean were deemed entirely to blame, and both were dropped and transferred within weeks. After spending a year at Preston, he had a 5 year stint at Aberdeen, where he received a 1970 Scottish Cup winner's medal, before transferring to Hong Kong Rangers in 1973.
Forrest's cousin, Alex Willoughby, was also a professional footballer. Amazingly, the two were team-mates at Drumchapel, Rangers, Aberdeen and Hong Kong Rangers.
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'''Glenn Helder''' (born 28 October 1968 in Leiden) is a former Dutch footballer. He was a product of Ajax Amsterdam's youth system, though to get first team football he moved to Sparta Rotterdam in 1989 where he played 93 games, scoring nine goals. In 1993 he moved to Vitesse Arnhem where he played 52 games, scoring 12 goals and attracting the interest of English club Arsenal.
Helder joined Arsenal on 14 February 1995 and made his debut in a 1-0 home win against Nottingham Forest on 21 February. He was the final signing made by George Graham, who left a week after his arrival. Helder was with Arsenal until October 1997, and his time there was comparatively disappointing -- he made 27 league appearances plus 12 as a substitute, scoring one goal (which came in a 3-2 win over Middlesbrough FC). In late 1996, Arsenal sent him on loan to Benfica where he sustained a serious injury. Returning to the club, he found that he had been replaced by Marc Overmars and was unable to break back into the first team.
After leaving Arsenal, Helder's career was somewhat eclectic; he moved to NAC Breda in his native Netherlands; after a short spell there he went to play in China for Dalian Wanda, but returned to Breda quite soon afterwards. He did not stay long in his second spell at Breda before moving on to MTK Hungria FC in Hungary. He soon returned home to have a trial with FC Dordrecht, who did not give him a contract, and he eventually signed for RBC Roosendaal, and ended his career at TOP Oss. He also earned four caps for the Netherlands national football team.
After his professional career he played for Dutch amateur clubs ''Neptunus'' (2003/04) ''SHO'' (2004/05) and ''Bergen'' (2005/06).
In an interview in 1999 he stated that during his stay at NAC he tried to commit suicide because of problems resulting from compulsive gambling. However, he continues to gamble, and is sometimes seen playing poker on the British Five television station, representing the Netherlands. He also represents Arsenal in Masters Football tournaments.
In July 2006, Helder made a surprise appearance for Arsenal in Dennis Bergkamp's final ever game, a testimonial against Ajax.
Helder was imprisoned in September 2007, on account of threatening his ex-girlfriend and physically abusing her current partner. In March 2008, Helder accepted to be treated at , an institute for ambulant forensic psychiatry in Haarlem, in order to convince his judge that chances of relapse need not be feared. The judge still has to decide if Helder will need to enter treatment. Earlier psychological investigation concluded that Helder suffers from ''"a Narcissistic personality disorder with hints of borderline"''. Helder himself disagrees with this conclusion.
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'''Edward John Paul "Eddie" McGoldrick''' (b. 30 April 1965, Islington, England) is a former Irish footballer whose clubs included most notably Crystal Palace, Arsenal and Manchester City. He was also capped at international level for the Republic of Ireland; he was a member of Ireland's 1994 World Cup squad though he did not play in the tournament.
He started out at non league side Kettering Town, but following a transfer to Nuneaton Borough he established himself as a utility player in the early 1980s, before moving into the Football League with Northampton Town, where he collected a Fourth Division title medal in 1987.
McGoldrick then had a successful spell at Crystal Palace where he played 147 times, scoring 11 goals; he is best remembered by Palace fans for the cross that set up Ian Wright's goal to secure promotion to the First Division in Palace's 4-3 aggregate victory over Blackburn Rovers in the 1988-89 Second Division playoff final. He also won a Zenith Data Systems Cup winners medal in 1990-91, when Palace also recorded their best-ever finish of third place in the league. He did however miss out on Palace's appearance in the 1990 FA Cup Final.
McGoldrick moved to Arsenal after Crystal Palace's relegation from the Premier League in 1993, linking up with Wright once again, and made his debut in the Charity Shield against Manchester United on 7 August 1993. However, his time there was less successful; after playing 38 games in the 1993-94 season, including a substitute appearance in Arsenal's European Cup Winners' Cup final win over Parma, he was less of a regular the following season, and in 1995-96 he played only one match. In all he played 57 times for Arsenal, scoring one goal.
He left Arsenal for Manchester City in 1996. The move was initially on loan, becoming permanent in on 18 October 1996 following a -300,000 transfer. McGoldrick joined the club amid a whirlwind of managerial changes. Initially signed on loan by caretaker-manager Asa Hartford (who took over from Alan Ball), his permanent move was the only signing of Steve Coppell's 32-day reign, and he played under two more managers before the end of the season. McGoldrick spent two seasons with City, but was consigned to the reserves for much of his final season at the club, a loan spell at Stockport County providing his only first-team action for 1998. He retired from professional football in 1999, though he had short spells as manager of Corby Town in 2000 and Bashley in 2003.
Prior to becoming player-manager at Corby Town he had a brief spell as commercial manager. In 2008 he was confirmed as the under-14s manager at Northampton Town, and the following year he stepped up to become manager of the club's youth team.
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Now plays veterans football for Great Wakering Rovers
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'''Brian Marwood''' (born 2 February 1960) is an English former footballer.
Born in Seaham, County Durham, Marwood started his career at Hull City, joining in 1976 as an apprentice and making his way up through the youth and reserve ranks. A pacy and tricky winger, he made his debut aged 19 in a Third Division match against Mansfield Town on January 12, 1980. He spent five seasons with the Tigers, during which time they were relegated to the Fourth Division and then promoted back to the third. After 1983-84, in which Hull got to the Associate Members' Cup final and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Second Division, Marwood was signed by Sheffield Wednesday for -115,000. In all he played 191 times for Hull and scored 53 goals.
At Wednesday, he became known as one of the First Division's most consistent and productive wingers, thanks to his pace and close ball control. The newly-promoted Owls had a strong return to the top-flight, finishing eighth and fifth in Marwood's first two seasons at the club, although Wednesday were unable to compete in the 1986-87 UEFA Cup due to the ban on English clubs in European competitions as a result of the Heysel disaster in 1985.
Despite Wednesday's form tailing off after that, Marwood still shone in the side and he was signed by Arsenal for -800,000 in March 1988, as manager George Graham was searching for a more dependable alternative to the erratic and injury prone Martin Hayes. He made his Arsenal debut against Oxford United on March 30, 1988.
Marwood's impact at Arsenal was nearly immediate; his crosses supplied striker Alan Smith with goals throughout the 1988-89 season, in which Arsenal won the First Division title for the first time since 1971; Smith himself credits Marwood as being the most prolific supplier of assists while he was at Arsenal. During this time, Marwood firmly established himself as the club's first choice left winger ahead of Martin Hayes. Unfortunately for Marwood, injury forced him to miss the last five matches of the season, which included Arsenal's title-winning match against Liverpool at Anfield. Nevertheless, he still took away a league-winners medal with 31 appearances that season, and his performances earned him an England cap, in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia on November 16, 1988. However, with the ban on English clubs in Europe still in place, Marwood was unable to have a crack at the European Cup.
However, injury restricted Marwood's chances in the 1989-90 season, and he only managed nineteen matches that season. After Arsenal signed Swedish international winger Anders Limpar in the summer of 1990, it was clear Marwood would no longer be an automatic first choice. He was sold to Sheffield United for -350,000 in September 1990; in all he played 60 matches for Arsenal, scoring 17 goals.
In three seasons at United, Marwood only managed 22 appearances, and was loaned to Middlesbrough before making a permanent move to Swindon Town midway through 1992-93; Marwood played eleven times as Swindon won promotion to the FA Premier League, but was released by the club that summer. He finished his career at Barnet where he spent one season, playing 23 games as Barnet were relegated from Division Two. In the meantime, he was also chairman of the Professional Footballers Association between 1990 and 1993.
Since retirement, Marwood has written his autobiography, ''The Life of Brian'' (ISBN 1-85158-367-X), and has become a commentator on BBC Radio Five Live, Sky Sports and STAR Sports. He worked as a marketing manager for Nike and was seen on Sky Sports News defending their product with regards to the strength of boot with regards to Wayne Rooney's constant metatarsal injuries. Since then, he has joined Manchester City with the title of football administrator, being an ex-colleague of current executive chairman, Garry Cook, at Nike.
His son James currently plays for the youth team of Newcastle United.
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'''Sir Hubert Ashton''' KBE MC (born in Calcutta, India on 13 February 1898 and died at South Weald, Essex on 17 June 1979) was a British cricketer and politician.
As a cricketer, Ashton was a sound right-hand batsman in the outstanding Cambridge University sides in the years just after the First World War, in which he had been commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery and won the Military Cross, and he played for Essex in the vacations. In both 1921 and 1922 he scored more than 1,000 runs and at the end of the 1922 season, after just three years in first-class cricket, Ashton was averaging more than 46 runs per innings. His most famous exploit, though, was as a member of the amateur side assembled by Archie MacLaren to take on the hitherto-invincible 1921 Australian cricket team at Eastbourne. Bowled out for just 43 runs in the first innings, the so-called "England XI" were, at 60 for four wickets in their second innings, still 71 behind when Ashton was joined by Aubrey Faulkner. Ashton hit 75 in 72 minutes, Faulkner made 153 and McLaren's side won the match by 28 runs. Ashton was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1922 largely on account of this innings.
In addition to his cricketing career, Ashton was also an accomplished footballer, playing as a full-back for West Bromwich Albion, the Corinthians, Bristol Rovers and Clapton Orient.
At the end of the 1922 cricket season, though, Ashton joined the Burmah Oil company and his appearances thereafter were sporadic. He played for India and for Burma against the MCC side led by Arthur Gilligan that toured India in 1926-27; he reappeared for several Essex matches in 1927; and there were a handful of first-class games across the 1930s, the last in 1939.
Ashton later pursued a different career, first in cricket administration, as president of Essex from 1941, and then in national UK politics. He was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament for Chelmsford at the 1950 general elections and held the seat at three further UK general elections, before retiring in 1964. He was knighted in 1959 and it was as Sir Hubert Ashton that he became MCC president in 1960-61.
Ashton's three brothers, Gilbert, Percy and Claude, also played first-class cricket; Gilbert, Hubert and Claude captained Cambridge University in the three consecutive seasons from 1921 to 1923.
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'''Raymond Atteveld''' (born September 8, 1966 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch footballer who could play as a full back or in midfield. He is currently coach of ADO Den Haag in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Atteveld played for HFC Haarlem before moving to England to join Everton.
He made his debut for Everton on December 2, 1989 against Coventry City in a 2-0 home win for Everton. During his career at Everton he made 41 league appearances from the outset and a further 10 as a substitute, scoring only one goal. Atteveld is one of two Dutchmen to have played for Everton, the other being Andy van der Meyde.
Atteveld was one of the first foreigners to get a regular first-team place in the Everton squad although he struggled to make a name of himself in the English game. Atteveld is remembered by Evertonians for stripping down to his underpants during an end of season lap of honour and throwing his kit into the crowd.
He joined West Ham United on loan, and became the first Dutch player in the club's history when he made played his only league game for the club on February 22, 1992 (a 2-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday). He made two FA Cup appearances for the club, for the Fifth Round games against Sunderland on February 15 and February 26. He was fired on October 7, 2008 by Roda JC due to bad performances in the first five matches of the Dutch League.
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}}'''Ian Selley''' (born 14 June 1974) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Dorchester Town.
Selley joined Arsenal in 1990 as a trainee and won a South East Counties League title medal and Floodlit Cup Winners medal in his first season. He made his first-team debut at the age of eighteen in a 1-0 defeat against Blackburn Rovers in September 1992. Selley played nine games for Arsenal in the 1992-93 season and fifteen games in the 1993-94 season. Injuries to several key players gave Selley his most famous appearance for the club, when he was the youngest player on the field in Arsenal's 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final victory over Parma. He had previously been a substitute in Arsenal's 1993 Coca Cola Cup final victory over Sheffield Wednesday, the first trophy in their Cup double that season.
In February 1995 Selley broke his leg playing against Leicester City, which forced him out for the entire 1996-97 season. Despite reports that he would be a part of Arsne Wenger's new side he was sold to Fulham in 1997 for -500,000, after playing 42 games for Arsenal.
Unfortunately for him, he broke his leg a second time after playing just three games for Fulham and moved to Wimbledon in July 2000. However Wimbledon were facing financial difficulties, and a bonus payment clause in his contract meant the club couldn't always afford to play him. Selley started just one game with three substitute appearances for Wimbledon.
In February 2002 he was loaned to Southend United where he enjoyed more success, playing fourteen games in the 2000-01 season. He went on loan to Southend again in the 2002-03 season, playing 11 times.
Selley was released by Wimbledon in May 2003 and signed for Woking where he became an integral member of the team. Despite an injury against Kettering Town in the FA Trophy in 2004 which kept him out for ten games, he featured consistently and earned a reputation as a dead-ball specialist - he converted six goals from the spot in the 2003-04 season and two free kicks. At the start of the 2005-06 season his form was rather indifferent and it was revealed that he was recovering from a hernia operation. This did not prevent him from playing and he signed another one-year deal to keep him at Woking and provide much needed experience as the club sought a play-off place for promotion from the Conference National to the Football League.
Despite his injuries, Selley has become known as a player who does not shirk tackles. He picked up nine yellow cards in his time at Southend United and has shown no signs of lessening the physical side of his game, picking up ten bookings in his first season at Woking, six the season after that and four in the following season. Injury ruled him out of much of the 2006-07 season, and he was eventually released by Woking at the end of the season.
Following his release from Kingfield Stadium, Selley joined Lewes in July 2007. He then signed non-contract terms for Grays Athletic on 22 November 2007, reportedly wanting first team football. It was revealed that Sutton United manager, Ernie Howe, tried to sign Selley as a player-coach but he proved to be too expensive.
Selley left Grays Athletic to join Isthmian League Premier Division side Maidstone United on 7 March 2008, helping them to avoid relegation. He then joined Croydon Athletic in December 2008.
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'''Allan Nielsen''' (born March 13, 1971 in Esbjerg, Denmark) is a Danish former professional football player whose most notable period of football was four years at English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur with whom he won the 1999 League Cup, scoring the winning goal.
He was also an integral part of the Denmark national football team from 1996 to 2001, playing a total of 44 matches and scoring 7 goals. He competed for Denmark in the international 1996 European Championship (Euro 1996), 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 tournaments.
Having never played a senior match, Nielsen moved abroad in 1989 to play for German Bundesliga team Bayern Munich at the age of 18. In his three years at the club, he played only six minutes in a single game in May 1991, as he came on as a substitute in a 7-3 win against Hertha Berlin. Failing to break through at Bayern Munich, he left the club in the summer 1991. Nielsen initially signed a three-year contract with FC Sion in June 1991, but he never played a game for the club. He swiftly moved back to Denmark, to play with Odense BK in the Danish Superliga championship, where he debuted in September 1991.
At Odense, he was a part of the team that won the 1993 Danish Cup and he was then brought to league rivals FC Copenhagen in 1994. He played a single season for the club, where he was team captain, before he moved to main rivals Brndby IF in 1995. In his year at Brndby, the club won the 1995-96 Danish Superliga championship, and Nielsen was named Brndby IF ''1995 Player of the Year''. He was called up for the Danish national team under national manager Richard Mller Nielsen. Nielsen made his debut against Armenia on 16 August 1995. He came on as a substitute and following 45 seconds on the pitch, he scored the second goal in Denmark's 2-0 win. He was called up to represent Denmark at the Euro '96 tournament hosted by England, where he scored one goal in his only match, the 3-0 win against Turkey.
After Euro 1996, Brndby received a transfer fee of -1.65 million, when Nielsen moved to England to play for FA Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He played nearly 100 league matches for Tottenham, and he was a pivotal player when the club won the 1999 League Cup. In the final minute, he scored a diving header to give Tottenham a 1-0 win against Leicester City, and Nielsen was subsequently honoured as "Man of the Match". Following controversies with Tottenham manager George Graham, Nielsen moved down a league in March 2000, when he was loaned out to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English First Division in a three month deal. During his time at Tottenham, he represented the Danish national team in five games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring a single goal against South Africa, as well as in two games at the Euro 2000 tournament.
He permanently moved away from Tottenham after Euro 2000, in July 2000, to play for English First Division team Watford, where he stayed for three seasons. In 2003 he returned to Denmark for the Superliga relegation battlers Herflge Boldklub in a role as player/assistant coach. Following a bad first half of the 2003-04 season, head coach Johnny Petersen was fired and Nielsen was promoted to player/coach, in a coaching partnership with former national team player and Esbjerg native Michael Schjnberg. They managed to finish just above the relegation zone at the end of the season. For the subsequent 2004-05 season, Nielsen decided to focus exclusively on coaching, but to no avail as Herflge was relegated, and he announced his coaching days were over.
Nielsen has bought the rights for the Monta brand in Denmark and arranges Street Football events.
:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''
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'''Edgar Wallace Chadwick''' (14 June 1869 - 14 February 1942) was a left-sided footballer who had a long and distinguished career with Everton during the 1890s. He was also the national coach for the Netherlands from 1908 to 1913.
His cousin, Arthur Chadwick, also played for England and Southampton, while another cousin Albert Chadwick played for Everton.
Born in Blackburn, he started his career at 15 with Little Dots FC, before signing as a professional with Blackburn Olympic in 1886. After one season at Olympic, he then joined Blackburn Rovers where he spent the 1887-88 season before signing for Everton in July 1888.
He signed for Everton in time for the inaugural Football League season of 1888-89. He was an ever-present in Everton-s first two years as a Football League team in which they finished in 8th place and then as runners-up, with Chadwick contributing 6 and 9 goals. In the following season, 1890-91, Everton won the League Championship with Chadwick contributing 10 goals and assisting fellow forwards, Fred Geary and Alf Milward to score 20 and 12 respectively as Everton were also the top scorers with a total of 63 goals from 22 games.
Chadwick was nicknamed -Hooky-, as his frequent trick was to run with the ball parallel with the goal line, drawing the goalkeeper in the direction of the post, before hooking the ball into the opposite corner of the net.
In 1893, Everton reached the final of the FA Cup, played at Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester, where they were defeated 1-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Over the next few seasons, Everton continued to be a major force in the Football League, coming runner-up in 1894-95 and reaching another Cup final in 1897 played at Crystal Palace where again they were defeated, this time by Aston Villa, 3-2.
Chadwick spent two further seasons at Everton before joining Burnley in May 1899.
In all, he spent eleven years with Everton, making 270 league appearances, plus a further 30 in the FA Cup, contributing 97 league and 13 cup goals. His goals tally ranks him 8th in the all-time list of Everton goal-scorers and makes him the earliest of Everton-s football -legends-.
He was a short, but fearsome and intelligent competitor and his contribution to Everton-s League winning team was recognised by a call up to the England team (alongside Alf Milward) for the British Home Championship match against Wales on 7 March 1891. England were comfortable 4-1 winners with Chadwick and Milward claiming a goal each. Chadwick went on to make a total of seven appearances for England, scoring 3 goals.
His season at Burnley was not a great success and although Chadwick was the team-s top scorer with 10 goals, he could not prevent them being relegated to the Second Division. In a match against Glossop North End in December 1899, Chadwick scored all 3 goals in a 3-1 victory.
In August 1900 he moved to Southern League Southampton where he was re-united with his former Everton left-wing colleague Alf Milward. Chadwick and Milward-s partnership contributed 26 goals (14 and 12 respectively) as Southampton once again took the Southern League championship. In the following season, Southampton reached the FA Cup final which they lost in a replay to Sheffield United.
In May 1902 he sought fresh fields, but as Burnley still held his Football League registration he had to pay them -35 to release him to join Liverpool where he stayed for two seasons before moving on to Blackpool in 1904. He was an ever-present for Blackpool in his one season with the club, and was also the club's top scorer with eight goals.
He then played out his career with a season at Glossop North End before dropping out of the league to join Darwen where his long career finally ended in 1908 aged 39.
After hanging up his boots in 1908, he moved to the continent where he coached in Germany (briefly) before moving to the Netherlands where he coached various club sides including The Hague and Haarlem sides.
In 1908, Chadwick was approached to become coach of the Dutch national team. The experts are in disagreement as to whether Chadwick, or his predecessor Cees van Hasselt, should be considered as the first manager of the Dutch national team although it is generally considered that Van Hasselt was more a willing amateur than a proper coach.
Chadwick was appointed manager of the Netherlands in order to prepare the team for the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London. As Hungary had pulled out of the tournament, the Netherlands had a bye into the semi-finals where they met Great Britain. This match ended in a 4-0 defeat (with all 4 goals coming from Harold Stapley who later spent 6 seasons with Glossop North End); and the Netherlands then played Sweden for the bronze medal, winning 2-0, as a result of which the Dutch gained their first international success.
Chadwick managed the Dutch national team for 24 games (generally friendlies against Belgium) winning 14. Gradually, the performances improved during his period as manager. In 1909 they met the England amateur side and were defeated 9-1 (with 6 goals from Vivian Woodward who was an amateur who spent 6 seasons with Chelsea), but against Belgium, Germany and Sweden good results were obtained.
During the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm (where eleven teams participated in the football tournament, against only six in 1908) the Dutch defeated Sweden and Austria, but lost in the semi-final 4-1 to Denmark. In the play-off for the bronze medal Finland were crushed 9-0 with Jan Vos scoring five goals.
The greatest success of Chadwick-s career as Dutch manager came on 24 March 1913, in a friendly against the English amateurs, which resulted in a 2-1 victory. Both Dutch goals came from Huug de Groot. After the match Vivian Woodward generously conceded: "The best team won."
Chadwick led the Dutch national team once more, in November 1913, when the English gained their revenge with a 2-1 victory.
He was also the coach of Sparta Rotterdam, with whom he won the 1915 Netherlands championship.
After World War I, he returned to Blackburn and reverted to his original trade as a baker. In December 1923, he applied for the manager-s job at Blackpool, but after being on a short-list of two, he lost out to Frank Buckley.
'''Netherlands'''
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'''Derek William Temple''' (born 13 November 1938) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Everton and Preston North End in the Football League. He was capped once for England.
Temple was transferred to Preston North End for in 1967 for a -35,000 fee.
He played once for the England team, selected by Alf Ramsey for the game on 12 May 1965 against West Germany which England won 1-0.
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'''Stephen John "Steve" Gritt''' (born 31 October 1957 in Bournemouth) is a former English football player and manager. His playing career included spells at Charlton Athletic, Bournemouth and Walsall.
Gritt spent most of his playing career with Charlton Athletic, after joining from home town club Bournemouth in 1977. In his first spell with Charlton, he experienced one relegation to the Third Division (1980), one promotion to the Second Division (1981) and one promotion to the First Division (1986). In 1989 he moved to Walsall for a brief spell but soon returned to Charlton. In his second spell, he experienced another relegation in 1990.
In all, Gritt made 435 appearances for Charlton, with 26 goals, placing him fifth on Charlton's all time appearance list. He played a further two seasons after being appointed manager, retiring in 1993. He later had brief spells with non-league teams Welling United and Tooting & Mitcham after leaving Charlton in 1995.
Gritt was named as joint player-manager of Charlton in 1991, alongside Alan Curbishley. In his four year tenure, Gritt helped to lay the foundations for future successes under Curbishley, who succeeded him as sole manager in 1995. Several key players were debuted under the joint managers, including Lee Bowyer, John Robinson, Richard Rufus and Shaun Newton, and went on to be important components of Charlton's successful team of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Gritt was made manager of Brighton & Hove Albion in 1996, who were at the time eleven points adrift at the bottom of the Football League. He was able to turn Brighton's form around, and they successfully avoided relegation to the Conference on the final day of the 1996-97 season. Brighton were never in danger of relegation the following season, but the club's board had higher expectations and Gritt was fired in 1998. Nevertheless, Gritt is still fondly remembered by the Seagulls' supporters.
Gritt later moved to Millwall and became reserve-team manager. In 2000, he had a short spell as caretaker manager of the Lions and was then assistant manager to Mark McGhee until 2003. In June 2004, Gritt returned to Charlton in the role of academy manager.
It is little known that Gritt's first attempt at football management was in 1980 as manager of amateur Medway Area Sunday League team Hever Farm.
This was whilst still a player with Charlton Athletic whose Manager decided the two did not mix and he was ordered to quit managing the little amateur team.
Gritt suffered a tragedy on 7 December 2002 when his 18-year-old daughter Hayley died as a result of cancer. Hayley had been a lifelong supporter and a season ticket holder at The Valley, even after her father's departure from the club in 1995.
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'''William "Willie" MacFadyen''' (23 June 1904 - 1971) was a Scottish football player and manager. A goalscoring centre forward, his 52 league goals for Motherwell's 1931-32 championship winning side remains the record goals total for a single season in Scottish League history. He also topped the scoring charts again the following season, netting 45 times. In total, he scored 251 league goals for Motherwell - the eighth-best top flight total in Scottish League history.
Born in Owertown,North Lanarkshire, MacFadyen played junior football for Wishaw YMCA before beginning his Motherwell career in 1921. Before establishing himself at Fir Park, he spent periods on loan with Bo'ness and Clyde. As well as the 1932 league title, he gained two Scottish Cup runners-up medals while at Motherwell, in 1931 and 1933. He appeared for Scotland twice during 1933, against Wales and Austria. Despite scoring in both matches, he wasn't selected for international duty again, although he did also represent the Scottish League against the Irish League in 1934, scoring twice.
After leaving Motherwell, he played for Huddersfield Town, for whom he appeared in the 1938 FA Cup Final, and Clapton Orient. During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Air Force and was a guest player for Blackpool, Huddersfield, Nottingham Forest and Rochdale.
In October 1945, MacFadyen was appointed as secretary-manager of Dundee United, a position he would hold for nine years. While he led the club to a memorable Scottish Cup giant killing against Celtic in 1949, he also oversaw United's record defeat when they lost 12-1 against the team where MacFadyen had been idolised as a player, Motherwell. He resigned from his post not long afterwards, in August 1954.
The Dundee United job was to be his last in football. After leaving the game, he worked as a physiotherapist and chiropodist. MacFadyen died in 1971.
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'''John Murdoch "Johnny" MacLeod''' (born 23 November 1938) is a Scottish association football player.
Born in Edinburgh, MacLeod started his career at his local club, Hibernian, and played 85 times for the Edinburgh side between 1957 and 1961, where he made a name for himself as a talented right-winger. He also earned four caps for Scotland, all in 1961, the first being the famous 9-3 defeat at the hands of England and the last being a 4-0 defeat by Czechoslovakia in a 1962 World Cup qualifier.
In July 1961 MacLeod was signed by Arsenal for -40,000 (then a record fee for a winger) and made his debut against Burnley on 19 August 1961. He became a regular for the next three seasons, playing over thirty games in each. In total, he made 112 appearances for Arsenal, scoring 27 goals, despite manager Billy Wright's policy of usually employing only one winger on the pitch. Arsenal were not particularly successful at this time, usually finishing around mid-table, although they did make their European debut, in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, in 1963-64. MacLeod scored the opening goal in Arsenal's very first European match, a 7-1 thrashing of Stvnet on 25 September 1963.
In September 1964, with the young George Armstrong pushing for a place in the side, Arsenal found MacLeod surplus to requirements and sold him to Aston Villa for -35,000. He spent four seasons at Villa Park making 123 league appearances, before moving to Belgium to play for KV Mechelen in 1968. In 1971 he returned to his native Scotland to see out his career at Raith Rovers. He retired from playing in 1972.
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'''Lee Anderson Grant''' (born 27 January 1983) is an English football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Sheffield Wednesday. Grant has also previously played for the England national under-21 football team, and spent seven years at Derby County.
Born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, Grant is a Watford fan, and dreamed of playing for the club as a child.
He has been widely praised by the Media during the 2008/09 season and the England goalkeeping coaches Ray Clemence and Franco Tancredi have visited Hillsborough on more than one occasion to take a closer look at the 'keeper. Grant has been tipped by many to win full honours for England in the future.
Grant made his debut for Derby County in the 2002-03 season in a Championship game against Burnley on 7 September 2002, replacing the injured Andy Oakes. He went on to win the club's ''Young Player of the Year'' award at the end of the season after playing a total of thirty games.
Grant finally made his debut for England under-21s on 9 September 2003 after Chris Kirkland injured himself during the pre-match warm-up prior to the European Championship qualifier against Portugal,
Derby's young 'keeper Lee Camp was given a chance during the 2004-05 pre-season after a highly successful loan spell at QPR the previous season.
Grant's woes were added to when he suffered a wrist injury in training in March 2005.
Grant was given a chance by new Derby boss Phil Brown during the 2005-06 pre-season, but was again relegated to the bench by the start of the season. He played his first game of the season on 24 August 2005 as Derby crashed out of the League Cup at the hands of Grimsby Town.
After playing just three games in 18 months, Grant was allowed to join Championship club Burnley on a one-month loan on 15 November 2005 as cover for the suspended Brian Jensen.
On 31 January 2006 he was loaned by Derby to League One team Oldham Athletic on a deal until the end of the season.
Grant was again given a chance during the 2006-07 pre-season, and Derby manager Billy Davies awarded him with a starting place for the club's second league game of the season against Stoke City on 8 August 2006. However, the arrival of Stephen Bywater on 12 August 2006 further limited Grant's first team opportunities. Following Bywater picking up a thigh injury and Camp's loan move to Norwich City, Grant was able to string together six appearances in September and October 2006, but after Bywater's return to fitness he was again left out of the team until his final appearance for Derby against Ipswich Town on 14 April 2007 when he replaced Bywater who had been shown the red card. Bywater was handed a one-match ban, however Lee Camp was recalled from his loan and took his place in the following match. Grant's contract expired on 2 July 2007 and an extension was not offered by Derby.
Grant signed a three-year contract with Championship club Sheffield Wednesday on 2 July 2007, joining at the same time as another young 'keeper, Robert Burch.
Grant played an integral part in maintaining Sheffield Wednesday's Championship status during the 2007-08 campaign with many excellent performances including a crucial and memorable save on the final day against Norwich City at Hillsborough.
In the 2008/09 campaign, Grant won PFA Fans' Championship player of the Month on top of being Wednesdays' current player of the year. In the second Steel City derby of the season Grant pulled off another memorable save from Billy Sharp holding onto Wednesdays' 2-1 lead and complete their first League double over the Blades for 95 Years.
On 15th January 2009, England goalkeeping coach Martin Thomas hinted on a visit to the Owls Middlewood Road training ground that Lee Grant was on the national teams radar, quoting "Lee Grant is certainly in our system. He has the ability, he's a great professional and I'm sure he has the ambition. We just hope he continues to progress and eventually move into the England squad"
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'''Sam Williams''' (born 9 June 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Yeovil Town.
Naturally a defensive midfielder before the start of the 2005-06 season, Williams took straight into the role of an attacker, after injuries to strikers. Although never having started a first team game for Aston Villa, Williams was a regular scorer for the clubs reserves.
WIlliams was sent on loan multiple times to gain first team experience, his first loan spell being at Wrexham where he scored on his debut against Wycombe Wanderers.
In November 2008, Williams spent a month on loan at League One side Colchester United, again scoring on his debut in a 1-0 victory over Bournemouth.
In January 2009 he joined Walsall on another single month loan deal. He returned to Villa on 26 February due to a hip injury, although Saddlers boss Chris Hutchings refused to rule out Williams returning to the Bescot Stadium again.
Williams then joined Brentford on an initial one month loan with a view to extend the deal. He came on as a substitute on his dbut against Barnet and missed a sitter, however 4 days later he came on again as a substitute and scored the goal in front on 10,672 fans which saw Brentford snatch a point in the 3-3 draw with Wycombe Wanderers.
Sam joined Yeovil Town on the 21st July 2009 on a two year deal after impressing whilst on trail at the club.
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'''Danny Sean Guthrie''' (born 18 April 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Newcastle United as a midfielder.
His displays in Liverpool's Academy side earned him a call-up to the England schoolboy side. He was a regular captain of the reserve squad.
Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Guthrie attended Thomas Telford School from the age of 11 until he was 16 while he was also a part of the Manchester United youth academy. He was a member of a very successful football squad at his school, winning many County Cups and reaching the semi-finals in the English School's National Football Tournament. Guthrie then left Shropshire to live on Merseyside at the age of 16 to further his footballing career at Liverpool.
His first appearance with the Liverpool senior team came in the summer 2006 pre-season friendly at Wrexham, where he played as a left midfielder. He made his competitive first-team debut after being named on the bench in a Football League Cup tie against Reading on 25 October 2006, coming on as a 62nd minute substitute for Mohamed Sissoko. A month later he made his Premier League debut, again as a substitute, against Portsmouth. He started his first match for Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League against Galatasaray on 5 December, which ended in a 3-2 away defeat for Liverpool.
On 2 March 2007 Guthrie signed for Southampton on an emergency loan deal until the end of the month
Guthrie spent the 2007-08 season with Bolton Wanderers, who at the start of the season were managed by former Liverpool player and coach Sammy Lee. Lee left the club by mutual consent in October, and there was speculation that Guthrie would not stay at Bolton for the rest of his loan spell, However, Gary Megson showed faith in Guthrie when he took over and he played intermittently. He scored on his Bolton debut against Fulham in the League Cup.
Guthrie signed for Newcastle on 11 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of -2.5m, on a four year contract. His new manager, Kevin Keegan, compared him to former Newcastle favourites Rob Lee and Paul Bracewell.. Guthrie made his debut for Newcastle in a pre-season game against Hartlepool United, where he came on at half time and managed to score one goal and create another. He added to this on 6 August, by scoring against PSV Eindhoven at St. James' Park on his home debut. On 17 August, Guthrie made his competitive debut alongside fellow debutants Jons Gutirrez and Fabricio Coloccini in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford. On 13 September Guthrie received a late red card being sent off in a home loss to Hull City, following a cynical hack at Craig Fagan, who was later revealed to have broken his leg. He scored his first Premier League goal for Newcastle on 14 December as part of a 3-0 away win against Portsmouth. His second goal came on 26 December from the penalty spot as part of a 2-1 away loss to Wigan Athletic.
In the 2008-09 season, Guthrie featured regularly and formed a midfield partnership with Nicky Butt prolonged by an injury sustained by Joey Barton, the former Manchester City player having temporarily kept Guthrie out of the starting line-up following a return from suspension. For his performances during the season he gained praise from the media and fans alike, becoming a surprise favourite with the Toon Army as a result.
Guthrie became more of a regular in the 2009-10 season as Newcastle, relegated from the Premiership ,began life in The Coca-Cola Championship. He scored 3 goals in 3 games, netting in the 4-3 Carling Cup win over Huddersfield Town, scoring also in the 2-2 draw against West brom and then, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Leicester City.
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'''Lee Anthony Peltier''' (born December 11, 1986 in Liverpool) is an English footballer, currently playing for Huddersfield Town, having started his career with Liverpool. He can play as a defender or a midfielder.
Peltier attended St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School in Toxteth, Liverpool where the football team excelled, winning the Merseyside Schools Cup in 1996. He was a regular member of Liverpool's reserve team squad and was highly rated by the Melwood staff. In August 2006 he was named in the first-team squad for the first time, as an unused substitute for a Champions League qualifier against Maccabi Haifa. Two months later he made his debut in a League Cup tie against Reading on 25 October 2006.
He made his UEFA Champions League debut for Liverpool against Galatasaray on 5 December 2006. He played the full ninety minutes at right back, Liverpool lost 3-2.
On 16 March 2007, Peltier was subject to an emergency loan cover agreement, and transferred to Hull City until the end of the season.
On 14 July 2007, Peltier scored his first goal for Liverpool against Crewe Alexandra in a pre-season friendly.
Peltier was signed on loan by Yeovil Town on 29 July.
His loan spell ended on 31 December 2007, but Yeovil remained keen to bring him back for the remainder of the season,
On 30 June 2009, he joined fellow Football League One side Huddersfield Town on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, taking up the number 2 shirt vacated by Andy Holdsworth. He made his debut in the 2-2 draw against Southend United at Roots Hall on 8 August 2009.
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'''Gabriel "Gabby" Imuetinyan Agbonlahor''' (born 13 October 1986 in Erdington, Birmingham) is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa of the Premier League. He is of Nigerian and Scottish descent. Agbonlahor is a product of Aston Villa's Academy system.
Agbonlahor was given his Premiership dbut on 18 March 2006 at the age of 19, under former Villa manager David O'Leary, against Everton at Goodison Park. O'Leary was forced to delve into the youth academy because of a lack of senior strikers due to injury, thus earning Agbonlahor a rare start. He scored on his dbut after 63 minutes, although Villa went on to lose the match 4-1.
In five pre-season games of the 2006-07 season, Agbonlahor netted four goals in five games for Aston Villa. After netting a quick double salvo against Walsall (the first a near-post header, the latter a close range finish) in a 5-0 victory. Agbonlahor also netted in the second match of Aston Villa's tour against NEC, which turned out to be a consolation goal, in a 2-1 victory for NEC.
Agbonlahor started the season on the right wing in Martin O'Neill's new-look Villa side, and would be part of the team that managed a get a point from the first Premiership game at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium. Agbonlahor's first goal of the season came at home against Charlton Athletic, in a 2-0 win. On 30 September, Agbonlahor scored a crucial equaliser against Premiership champions Chelsea just before half-time, heading in Liam Ridgewell's cross with a glancing header to earn Villa a 1-1 draw.
Agbonlahor also provided cup heroics in 2006, scoring an extra-time injury-time winner to beat Leicester City 3-2 at the Walkers Stadium. The following game, he scored a consolation effort in Villa's first loss of the season, on 28 October, ten games in.
Agbonlahor completed his run of scoring against the Big Four, when he added Manchester United to a list of his victims that included Chelsea and Liverpool. Aston Villa were beaten 3-1 in the game at Old Trafford. Agbonlahor then scored deep into injury time in the following game, against Watford on 20 January, to end a Villa winless run that stretched back to 11 November.
Agbonlahor had played every minute of Aston Villa's campaign in 2006-07, until he was replaced by Patrik Berger, in the 2-0 away fixture against Reading, on 10 February 2007. The following match was the first of the season that Agbonlahor did not start - he instead appeared from the bench, replacing new Villa signing Shaun Maloney. Manager Martin O'Neill suggested that Agbonlahor, who had been playing out of position on the right wing for much of the season, had done superbly, and being dropped from the first 11 was in order to rest him, and alleviate growing crowd pressure.
Following this break, Agbonlahor went on a killing spree. He scored from the right-wing against Everton on 2 April, to gain Villa a valuable point. Following this match, Agbonlahor signed a new-four year contract at Aston Villa. The following Saturday, in the absence of John Carew, he was moved back to his natural position at centre forward and again found his name on the scoresheet.
Agbonlahor made it three in a row on Easter Monday, again scoring an equaliser, adjudged to have crossed the line by assistant referee Dave Richardson.
Agbonlahor also scored the vital second goal in the match between Aston Villa and Chelsea on 2 September, in which Villa won 2-0. Agbonlahor scored the winning goal in the 86th minute of the Birmingham Derby, 60 seconds after saving the ball on the line from a Liam Ridgewell shot. After 13 games, Agbonlahor was the clubs top goal scorer, with six Premier League goals. On 7 December it was announced that Agbonlahor had won the Barclays Premier League Player of the month award and Manager Martin O'Neill had won the Manager of the month award for the same month.
On 12 April 2008, Agbonlahor scored the fourth goal against Derby County in a 6-0 victory at Pride Park in the Premier league. In the Birmingham derby on 20 April 2008, he scored the fifth and final goal in the 5-1 victory.
On 15 August 2008, Aston Villa announced that Agbonlahor had signed a new four-year deal, tying him to the club until 2012.
Following his contract extension, on 17 August 2008, Agbonlahor scored a "perfect" hat-trick (scoring goals with his head, right foot and left foot) against Manchester City in Villa's opening game of the 2008-09 season at Villa Park. The three goals were netted in the space of seven minutes, making it the second-fastest hat-trick in the history of the Premier League. He was later named man of the match for this performance, which led to a 4-2 victory.
Early in the season he began to form a successful strike partnership with team-mate John Carew, this demonstrated in the Premier League away games against West Bromwich Albion and Wigan Athletic where both players scored in both games and provided assists. On 3 November, Agbonlahor was at the centre of a controversy with Newcastle United's Joey Barton when, during the match, Barton appeared to brush his fingers on Agbonlahor's face. It later emerged that Barton's attack might have been race-orientated but, after careful consideration by both Aston Villa and the FA, no further action was taken. On 8 November, it emerged in some national newspapers that the reason Agbonlahor decided not to pursue legal action against Barton was because he "felt sorry" for him. On 15 November, he scored once and played a part in the other goal, when Aston Villa beat Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium. He scored a brace against Bolton Wanderers on 13 December. Agbonlahor notched his tenth league goal of the season in the 90th minute in a 2-0 win against Blackburn Rovers on 7 February.
However, this was a high point in a dismal run of form in which he scored just 1 goal in 12 league games. Some fans began to get frustrated with Agbonlahor and in Villa's home defeat against Spurs there were some sarcastic cheers as he was substituted off by Martin O'Neill. He was subsequently dropped to the bench for Villa's next game away to Liverpool which Villa lost 5-0. After the heavy defeat to Liverpool and despite his lack of form Agbonlahor was recalled to the starting 11 and went on to score a goal against Manchester United on 5 April in a 3-2 defeat for Villa. Gabriel Agbonlahor was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year with fellow team mate Ashley Young winning the honour.
Agbonlahor's first goal of the 2009-10 season came at home in a 2-0 victory over Fulham on 30 August 2009. The striker brought the ball from the centre of the field to strike, left-footed, past Mark Schwarzer from around 20 yards out.
The striker scored the only goal in the season's opening Second City Derby against Birmingham City, netting an open header past Joe Hart as a result of a free kick taken by Ashley Young. Agbonlahor scored his third goal of the season scoring in a 2-0 win against Portsmouth FC. He scored his fourth and fifth consecutive goals of the season against Cardiff City in the Carling Cup and Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League. His next goal came on 24 October 2009 against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux in the Premier League. Fellow Villa forward Emile Heskey played the ball into the penalty area where Agbonlahor turned a defender and fired the ball low past Wolverhampton goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey. The game finished 1-1.
He scored the only goal in the 1-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford, heading in a cross from Ashley Young after 21 mins, providing Villa's first league win at Old Trafford since 1983
Agbonlahor's ancestry qualifies him to play for Scotland or Nigeria at International level, but he chose to play for his homeland of England.
On 20 September 2006, Agbonlahor was pencilled in as a player in the Nigeria U20 team for the match against Rwanda. He turned down the chance, whilst not ruling out playing for the country in the future. He later pledged his future to England.
On 28 September 2006, Agbonlahor received his first call-up to the England U21 squad, and won his first U21 cap as a substitute against Germany U21 on 6 October.
Agbonlahor was then omitted from the England's U21 Championship squad, by manager Stuart Pearce, on 30 May 2007, as a result of missing the England U21 training camp in Spain. David Bentley, also included in the England first team lineup, took his place.
Agbonlahor was later recalled to the side by Pearce, in September 2007, netting his first goal for the under-21s, by scoring the second in a 3-0 victory, over Montenegro U21.
On 1 February, Agbonlahor was named in Fabio Capello's 23-man England squad to play Switzerland in February 2008, although a hamstring injury forced him to withdraw from the game.
Agbonlahor was also an unused substitute in England's respective 2-0 and 3-0 friendly victories against the United States and Trinidad & Tobago in May-June 2008.
On 15 November 2008, he was called up to Fabio Capello's squad for the upcoming match against Germany in Berlin, joining three other Aston Villa players in the squad; Ashley Young, Curtis Davies and Gareth Barry. On 19 November, he was named to start against Germany. He played for 76 minutes, had a goal disallowed and received high praise from John Terry. Terry declared Agbonlahor in his post-match interview "a nightmare to play against".
On 11 February 2009 he was in the starting line up against Spain, he played for 75 minutes before being substituted for debutant Carlton Cole.
On 31 March 2009 he was called into the England squad to face Ukraine in a World cup qualifier after Darren Bent limped out of training with an injury. Bent was the third England striker to drop out of the squad through injury, after Emile Heskey and Carlton Cole.
On 15 October 2009 he started for England against Belarus and was replaced in the 66th minute and was replaced by Carlton Cole. Agbonlahor playing in his first competitive international, managed to assist a goal.
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'''Calum Woods''' (born 5 February 1987 in Liverpool) is an English footballer, currently playing for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish First Division.
Woods joined Liverpool youth academy at the age of 10 but failed to break into the first team and was given a free transfer in May 2006.
He signed for Dunfermline Athletic after a trial spell alongside fellow former Liverpool player Robbie Foy and played 13 games for the club in his first season. On the 7 March 2008, manager Jim McIntyre confirmed that Woods had signed a two-year contract extension.
He scored his first goal for Dunfermline on 4 November 2008 when he scored the opener at Airdrie United.
Woods became the centre of controversy after he was fielded as a substitute when suspended during Dunfermline's 7-1 Scottish Cup fourth round victory over Stenhousemuir.
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'''Conal James Platt''' (born 14 October 1986) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays for Forest Green Rovers as a striker. He is noted as an attacking footballer and his best position is centre forward or left forward.
Platt has one older brother and two younger sisters. He is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland due to his Irish descent from his grandfather, Timothy Bryan. He was discovered by a Liverpool scout whilst playing for Fulwood and Cadley boys football club.
He played for Preston Schoolboys aged 14-15, one of the most successful schoolboy teams Preston ever had, and Platt was noted as the best player in the team. Aged 16 he went on to play for Lancashire Schools, Northwest Counties Schools and was finally selected for the English Schools squad (teams are selected on where you go school not on nationality). He was also an Irish Youth international.
After finishing his high school studies at Our Lady's High School he continued his studies on a scholarship at Liverpool Football Academy. After regular appearances with both the youth team and Liverpool reserves although he was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2005 season.
He joined Bournemouth in May 2006 and made his debut after coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute in a 3-1 defeat to Southend United in the League Cup.
Platt joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan in February 2008 where he made a total of 10 appearances.
On 20 May 2008 it was announced that Platt had joined Forest Green Rovers.
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'''Thomas "Tom" Clarke''' (born December 21, 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town in Football League One. Clarke is tall. He plays in defence or midfield.
Born in Halifax, Clarke is a product of the Huddersfield academy and has played for England under 18s and under 19s. Clarke's brother, Nathan Clarke, is also a professional footballer with Huddersfield. Clarke can play in defence or midfield, but prefers to play centre back.
He ruptured a ligament in his left knee during Huddersfield Town's League One home match against Carlisle United, on 14 October 2006, and has only played one game for the Terriers since then. That game was Town's 4-1 defeat by Grimsby Town in the Football League Trophy in September 2007.
Clarke joined Conference National side Halifax Town on loan on 21 February 2008, in a bid to regain much needed match practice. He made his debut for the Shaymen in their 0-0 draw at The Shay against Stafford Rangers on 23 February 2008. His first goal for the Shaymen came in their 3-1 win over Histon at Bridge Road on 8 March 2008. He returned to Huddersfield on 23 March 2008, trying to return to the first-team fold. His first appearance since returning from Halifax was in Huddersfield's 1-0 win over Tranmere Rovers on 19 April 2008.
He signed on a month-long loan with League Two-side Bradford City in October 2008. He made his debut the following day against Grimsby Town, when he came on as a first-half substitute for Omar Daley, following defender Matthew Clarke's sending off. City were leading 1-0 at the time and won the game 3-1.
Following the injury sustained by regular right-back Andy Holdsworth, Clarke has found himself back in the first-team frame under Lee Clark and scored his first away goal for Huddersfield in a 2-1 win at Glanford Park against Scunthorpe United on 10 April 2009.
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'''Nathan Clarke''' (born November 30, 1983 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England) is a professional footballer who currently plays in central defence for Huddersfield Town in League One in England.
He began his first-team career at Town aged just 17. Within weeks, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4-2 loss against Blackpool.
He is 6' 1". He was linked with a move to Premier League newcomers Wigan Athletic in late 2005 but never moved.
He was runner-up in the Huddersfield Town 'Player of the Year' 2005-06 and is vice-captain of the team.
Clarke has been selected in FourFourTwo's Top 50 Football League Players at 43 in March 2006, down from 40 in the list in March 2005.
His brother is fellow Huddersfield Town player Tom Clarke.
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'''Wayne Quinn''' (born 19 November 1976 in Truro) is an English ex-professional football player who played as a defender.
He started his career at Sheffield United, breaking into their first team in 1997. In 2001 he was loaned to Newcastle United, who later purchased him for -800,000. After a difficult time at the club, scoring only once against Lokeren in the Intertoto Cup,
Quinn played for England's Under 21 team, and also played for England's 'B' side. He usually played at left full-back but could play as a left-sided midfielder.
Since he left West Ham United at the age of 28, he has not been able to find another pro club. It was reported in the ''Plymouth Evening Herald'' that Quinn was offered a trial by English Championship club Plymouth Argyle but declined the opportunity, preferring to play amateur football in Cornwall.
He played for Penzance F.C. in Cornwall.
Along with Gary Marks, he has recently been announced as part of the managerial set up at Hayle FC's SWPL team for the up coming season.
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'''Matthew Anthony "Matt" Derbyshire''' (born 14 April 1986 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is an English footballer currently playing for Olympiacos F.C..
Derbyshire joined his boyhood team Blackburn Rovers from local club Great Harwood Town in 2003 for a small fee, having scored 18 goals in nine appearances. He had previously worked in the club's community office, coaching young children. He rejected a move to Manchester United in favour of Blackburn as he felt his first team opportunities would be greater there.
He has had loan spells at Plymouth Argyle but did not manage to score in any of his 13 games, resulting in Mark Hughes ending the player's loan early. He then joined Wrexham on loan for the final three months of the season where he made a name for himself hitting the net on 10 occasions from 16 appearances.
He opened his senior goal account for the first team in a 3-0 against Wigan Athletic on 1 January 2007 before extending his tally further with the opener away to Everton in a 4-1 FA Cup Third Round victory on 7 January. He made his first Premiership start against Arsenal on the 13 January. He scored his third goal in four games against Manchester City on 20 January.
He continued his impressive form for Blackburn scoring two goals against Luton Town in the FA Cup 4th Round on 27 January and providing an assist for another. Derbyshire has also scored against Manchester United taking advantage of a Sam Whitton error and slotting the ball in to give Blackburn a 1-0 lead, although they went onto lose the match 4-1.
He finished his first Premier League season with 9 goals in all competitions, during 14 starts and 16 substitute appearances. In the 2008 season, Derbyshire scored in the first match of the season, against Middlesbrough, coming on as a substitute to score a winner for Blackburn, with the match ending with a 2-1 victory for Blackburn.
On 1 March 2008, he scored a late stoppage time winner against Newcastle United by slotting the ball past Steve Harper and on 20 September, he again scored another late winner against Fulham by putting away a poachers goal assisted by Roque Santa Cruz.
On 28 January 2009, Derbyshire moved to Greek champions Olympiacos on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season. He made his first appearance for the club as a substitute in the first leg of a Greek Cup match at PAOK's Toumba Stadium. In the return match, his home debut, Derbyshire scored a goal in extra time, securing progress to the next round (Greek Cup, Semi-Finals 2008-09).
Matt Derbyshire made his Greek Super League debut on 14 February 2009 in a 2-1 home victory over Aris as a 80th minute substitute for Diogo Luis Santo. On 15 March 2009, Matt scored his first Greek Super League goal for Olympiacos in a 5-0 win over Iraklis with his first touch of the ball, after coming on for Luciano Galletti in 81st minute adding his second goal (and Olympiacos' fifth) just five minutes later. The following week he started the match against Panionios and played the whole 90 minutes, scoring in a 2-3 away win.
On 2 May 2009, Derbyshire played a pivotal role in the Greek Cup final against cross-city rivals AEK Athens. With Olympiakos 2-0 down, Derbyshire was brought on at half-time. Three minutes after coming on, Derbyshire scored for Olympiakos. The game then went to 2-2 before AEK Athens had seemingly scored the winning goal in stoppage time. However, with the last touch of the game, Derbyshire popped up to head in the equaliser in the sixth minute of added time, bringing the score to 3-3, after having suffered a concussion following a clash with an opponent. It was obvious during celebrations that he was not fully aware, and he stated afterwards that he realised he had scored from the cheers of fans. Olympiakos went on to win the match 15-14 on penalties, and Derbyshire was handed the Man of the match award for his efforts.
On 18 June 2009, Blackburn Rovers and Olympiacos agreed a fee for the permanent transfer of Derbyshire to Greece. Derbyshire signed a four year contract with the Greek team on 23 June 2009.
On 1 February 2007, Derbyshire was called up to the England Under-21 squad by new manager Stuart Pearce, for the match against Spain on 6 February. He was subsequently injured playing for Blackburn against Sheffield United on 3 February, and therefore missed joining up with the squad.
However, Derbyshire was fit enough to be included in England's Under-21 match against Italy at the new Wembley Stadium on 24 March. He scored England's third goal in a thrilling 3-3 draw. During the group stage of the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, he was the scorer of a controversial goal against the Serbian under-21 team. He did not kick the ball out when Serbian defender Slobodan Rajkovi was down injured and went on to score England's second goal of the game, proceeding to celebrate in taunting fashion; in his defence, Derbyshire claimed he did not see the injured player. He took part in the epic semi-final shootout against hosts Netherlands, scoring his first but having his second penalty saved as England lost 13-12. On 28 March 2009, Derbyshire played the second half for England as they beat Norway 5-0, scoring two goals.
On 27 February 2008, Derbyshire's Irish wife, Melissa Norman, gave birth to twin boys, Callum and Braidn.
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'''Eddie Nolan''' (born 5 August 1988 in Waterford) is an Irish footballer playing for Preston North End. Having impressed in his first season at Blackburn Rovers's youth team, he became a regular member of the reserve squad in his second season. Nolan made his full debut in the UEFA Cup tie against AS Nancy on 13 December 2006, coming on as a substitute for Andy Todd.
On 19 March 2007 he signed a one month loan with Stockport County.
Eddie then returned to Ewood Park following a two month loan spell with Hartlepool.
On the 6 October 2008 he joined Preston North End on a three month loan deal. Nolan signed a permanent three-and-a-half-year contract on the 2 January 2009.
He has been capped for his country at all levels, he also currently captains the under 21 team. He has also played in a 'B' team game against Nottingham Forest. On 7 February 2009 he received his first call up to the full senior team to play Georgia on 11 February 2009.
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'''Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson''' (born 17 May 1988 in Gvle, Sweden) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League as either a left back or a left winger. He signed from Hgaborgs BK for a nominal fee in January 2006 after a trial period. His agent is the former Sweden international player Stefan Schwarz.
He has a twin brother, Marcus, who plays for Halmstads BK in Allsvenskan.
Olsson began his playing career in Sweden working his way through the youth setup at the club in 2005-2006. His talent attracted the attention of football clubs in Europe, and in January 2006, English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers signed him for their youth academy.
He made his Blackburn debut in the UEFA Cup qualifier in the 2007-08 season as a late substitution for Stephen Warnock.
He made his Premier League debut against Derby County on 30 December 2007, coming on as an 84th minute substitute for Morten Gamst Pedersen. He was voted Blackburn's Young Player of the Year for the season 2007-08.
In May 2008, Olsson signed a new four-year deal, keeping him at Blackburn until summer 2012.
On 24 September 2008, Olsson scored his first Blackburn goal, scoring the winning goal in a Carling Cup tie against Everton. The goal turned out to be the only goal of the match.
On 23 November Olsson was sent off for two yellow card offenses on Tottenham Hotspur winger Aaron Lennon.
Olsson has played several matches for Sweden's under 18 and under 21 national squads.
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'''Gavin Cowan''' (born 24 May 1981 in Hanover, Germany) is an English footballer. He plays as a centre-back for AFC Telford United. And is the seocnd captain for the club
Cowan began his career at non-league Braintree Town and moved to Canvey Island in 2003. He fell out of favour with Canvey Island manager Jeff King and in early 2005 was sent out on loan to Nuneaton Borough.
Impressing for the Football Conference side, he was spotted by Shrewsbury Town who signed him on a permanent deal in March 2005.
Shrewsbury did not use him regularly, with Cowan playing 15 times in the 2005-06 season. Early into the 2006-07 season he was sent out on loan to Kidderminster Harriers to gain more experience.. He was recalled from this loan a few days short of the agreed month, in order to give him more preparation time for Shrewsbury's next league game, for which he appeared on the bench.
Shrewsbury Town cancelled his contract on January 1, 2007, allowing him to join Grays Athletic. In March 2007, Cowan returned to Nuneaton Borough on one month's loan. Cowan was released by Grays Athletic by mutual consent on 9 June 2007.
Finally after two loan previous spells in his career, Gavin returned to Nuneaton Borough signing a two year contract on 17 June 2007 ready for the club's Blue Square Northern promotion campaign ahead. Cowan's contract with Nuneaton was however announced to have been cancelled by mutual consent on 30 May 2008.
After returning to Essex briefly Gavin decided Shropshire was the place for him and so returned opting to come out of full-time football signing a two year at Nuneaton Borough while looking to pursue a career in sports development.
Currently studying for a sports science degree at Shrewsbury College Gavin has taken his coaching badges and been involved with the Football Association helping to coach children of all ages and abilities. Gavin has now signed for AFC Telford which has enabled him to combine football with studying and coaching which he is hoping will all benefit him in his desire to give something back into a game that has been so good to him.
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'''Sam Ashton''' (born 9 October 1986) is an English footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for English non-league side F.C. United of Manchester.
Ashton began his professional football career at Bolton Wanderers and, on 7 January 2006, was named as the substitute keeper for Bolton's FA Cup Third Round tie against Watford. However, he came on for the last few minutes of the match as a striker, replacing Jared Borgetti. Ashton also made 18 apps for the Bolton Wanderers Reserves during his time at the Reebok.
Described by his boss as "the best and most staunch Bolton Wanderers fan in our camp", then Bolton manager Sam Allardyce explained: "He wears a massive tattoo with the club badge on it. He comes from the heart of Bolton and he loves the club so much and is so passionate.
"He just asked if he could get on for a couple of minutes. We were always ready to play him outfield as he has played at right-back and centre-back for the youth team.
"I thought it would be a perfect late Christmas present."
Towards the end of the 2005-06 season he was told that he was free to leave Bolton and spent considerable time on trial with non-league sides such as Cambridge United and Radcliffe Borough.
On 26 July 2006, he made his debut for FC United of Manchester in a friendly against Bury. He has since made his competitive debut for FC United against St Helens Town, in the first game of the 2006-07 North West Counties Football League Division 1 season, keeping a clean sheet with an impressive performance in a 2-0 victory for the away team, played at Knowsley Road. After 140 appearances for the club, he reached a landmark 50th clean sheet on 4 April 2009 against North Ferriby United.
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'''Darren Randolph''' (born 12 May 1987) is an Irish football goalkeeper playing for Charlton Athletic. He is a Republic of Ireland U-21 international and has also been in the senior Republic of Ireland squad. Randolph has also represented Ireland at basketball.
Randolph was born in Bray and played school football with Ardmore Rovers. He joined Charlton in the summer of 2003 by virtue of the links between the Irish and English clubs.
In the last game of the 2006-07 season, Randolph played his first game for Charlton Athletic's first team in an away match against Liverpool. Even though Charlton were already relegated, Randolph put in a sound performance and limited Liverpool to two goals, one of which was a penalty kick in the 90th minute for a 2-2 draw.
Randolph's most recent league match was in a Championship fixture for Charlton at Sheffield Wednesday on 17 January 2009, where he conceded four goals.. His last senior game for the club was in the first round of the FA Cup against Northwich Victoria.
Randolph spent the beginning of the 2005-06 season on loan at Accrington Stanley and earned himself a 2 year contract at Charlton. In August and September 2006 he spent a month on loan at League One Gillingham.
On 11 July 2008, Randolph joined Hereford United on a season long loan,
In his Hereford Times column Graham Turner said that it was a situation that he had never experienced before in nearly 30 years of management, and it was not what he expected from a professional player.
Randolph has represented Ireland at U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U21 and B levels.
His father Ed Randolph played basketball for UCD Marian and was one of the first American imports to the Irish Basketball League.
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'''Robert "Rob" Elliot''' (born 30 April 1986) is an English-born Irish football goalkeeper, currently playing for Charlton Athletic.
Elliot began his career with non-league side Erith Town before moving to Charlton Athletic, the team he had supported as a child, when he was 17. After becoming a professional player with the Addicks in 2004 he was sent out on loan twice during the 2004-05 season; first to Bishop's Stortford and then Notts County, where he made his Football League debut.
The following season, Elliot spent most of the season on loan at the famous Conference National side Accrington Stanley, replacing following Charlton 'keeper Darren Randolph who had been on loan at Stanley earlier in the year. He was part of the Accrington Stanley team which won promotion to the Football League as runaway champions, saving a vital penalty in the match which guaranteed them promotion. He joined Stanley again on loan during the 2006-07 season, but failed to displace Ian Dunbavin as the club's first choice goalkeeper.
Back at Charlton, Elliot was considered to be behind Nicky Weaver and Darren Randolph for most of the 2007-08 season. After Randolph moved to Bury on loan Elliot was promoted to second choice. He made an unexpected debut for Charlton on 5 April 2008 after Weaver had been sent off in a match against Plymouth Argyle. He made his first start for Charlton in a League Cup defeat to in August 2008. During the 2008-09 season, he displaced Weaver and established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper. A string of impressive performances contributing to a record breaking start to a season for Charlton in 2009-10 led to him signing a contract extension committing him to the club till 2012
Elliot made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland Under 19 team.
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'''James Luke Newton Walker''' (born 25 November 1987) is an English footballer playing for Southend United.
Walker was released by Charlton in 2006, but was invited back on a trial by new manager Iain Dowie during pre-season, and he impressed by scoring against Millwall, Germinal Beerschot and Hibernian, earning a new one-year contract.
He has loan spells with Hartlepool United, Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient, Notts County and Yeovil Town. He is a former England under-18 international.
On 23 November 2006, Walker joined Leyton Orient on a two-month loan deal. He scored with his final touch for the club in a 5-2 away win against Millwall on 20 February 2007. He joined Notts County on loan in March 2007 and later joined Yeovil Town on a three-month loan in October 2007.
After returning in January 2008, he was close to joining another League One side, Southend United, for -200,000. However, the move was cancelled after he was discovered to have an irregular heart rhythm after he failed a medical. The following month he was signed on loan by Southend and scored on his debut against Bournemouth.
In Southend United's second leg play off game against Doncaster Rovers, Walker hit the crossbar. Southend United were later beaten 5-1.
At the start of Southend United's 2008-09 season, Walker was used a winger rather than a striker. On 13 December 2008, in Southend United's League One game against Huddersfield Town, Walker missed a penalty which would have put Southend on level terms, instead Southend slipped to a 1-0 defeat. On 20 January 2009, Walker came off the bench against Leyton Orient to rescue a point in the 6th minute of injury time with a superb individual effort after taking on four defenders.
On 22 September 2009, Walker joined Hereford United on a month-loan spell.. He made his debut in 4-1 loss to Rochdale on 26 September 2009. He then scored his first goal against Dagenham & Redbridge on 3 October 2009.
Hereford were keen to extend Walker's loan but after his initial month he wanted to return to Southend to fight for his place in their side.
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'''Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard''' (ne ''Kevin Stuhr Larsen'', born May 23, 1983) is a Danish professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Randers FC.
He spent his youth years in various Danish clubs. He made his debut for the Danish under-16 youth national team in September 1998, and went on to represent various youth national teams for 28 matches. In July 2002 he moved from Farum BK to Manchester City F.C.. In the 2002-03 season, he made five full appearances and two substitute appearances for the club, replacing David Seaman both times when coming on as a substitute. He was loaned out to Blackpool FC for a month in January 2005.
Stuhr Ellegaard moved to Germany to play for Hertha BSC in summer 2005, but had a hard time forcing his way into the starting line-up, and moved in summer 2007 to Danish Randers FC as a free agent.
In his first half season at Randers, Ellegaard only conceded 15 goals in 18 matches. Following his success, he was selected for the national team as fourth-choice goalkeeper.
Stuhr continued his success as first-choice keeper in the 2008/2009 season.
He has played a combined total of 56 games for the various Danish youth national football teams and was selected to represent the Danish under-21 national team at the UEFA U-21 Championship tournament in May 2006.
On August 31, 2008 Stuhr was selected for the national team due to a cancellation from FCK keeper Jesper Christiansen.
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'''Colin Greenall''' (born December 30, 1963 in Billinge, Lancashire
At Blackpool, Greenall made his professional debut on August 23, 1980, at the age of 16 years and 237 days, becoming the club's then-youngest-ever league player (a record broken by Trevor Sinclair in 1989). Three days later, he appeared in a League Cup game against Everton at Goodison Park.
Greenall was one of a host of young players brought to Blackpool by Alan Ball during his short managerial reign at the seaside. Unlike most of the others, however, he remained at the club for years and developed into a dependable defender. He eventually took over the central role, combining with captain Steve Hetzke and Mike Conroy to form a successful defensive partnership.
Greenall won England Youth honours and, at 20, was voted the Fourth Division's Player of the Year by the PFA.
After 183 league appearances in just over five years, Greenall had a contractual dispute with Blackpool, and in September 1986 he moved to Third Division Gillingham for -40,000. Blackpool had lost one of their most influential players.
Greenall joined Oxford in February 1988 for -235,000, and the U's soon made him skipper following the departure of Tommy Caton, as he enjoyed a brief taste of top-flight football before they were relegated at the end of the season.
In July 1990, he moved to Bury for -100,000 after a loan spell at Gigg Lane, before departing for Preston North End during 1991-92 - a move in his favour as Preston narrowly beat the drop from Division Three while Bury were relegated. Unfortunately Preston would follow suit 12 months later.
After a happy year at Chester (where he won promotion and player of the season in 1993-94) and a spell with Lincoln, Greenall joined Wigan in 1995. At Wigan, he helped guide the team to Third Division success as an ever-present captain in 1997. After coming out of retirement, Greenall made his Wembley debut in 1999 when he defied his advancing years to help Wigan beat Millwall 1-0 to win the Auto Windscreens Shield.
In 2001, Greenall became caretaker-manager of Wigan for six games, losing only once, but he did not get the job permanently and was to lose his coaching job at Wigan shortly afterwards. He returned to playing with Rossendale United while searching for new coaching opportunities.
In June 2002 he was appointed Head of Youth Development at Rochdale and in June 2004 Director of the Centre of Excellence at Rochdale. In August 2005 he was appointed to the role of Coach Education Manager at the Lancashire FA.
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'''Mark Anthony Hughes''' (born 9 December 1986) is an English footballer, who plays in defence for Walsall.
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, he joined Everton at the age of seven and progressed to the rank of reserve team captain. Although he plays as a central defender, he is very capable of being a regular goal scorer, both from the penalty spot and in open play.
Hughes spent a period of 2006 out on loan at Stockport County in League 2. He signed a new 1 year deal with Everton in April 2006 to keep him at the club until the summer of 2007.
He was a regular captain for the reserves team and made two appearance in the Everton first team when he played at centre back in the Football League Cup game against Peterborough United on 20 September 2006 and Everton won 2-1, as well as making his Premier League debut on 3 December 2006, being substituted on in the final minutes of a 2-0 victory over West Ham United at Goodison Park.
He moved to Northampton on 31 January 2007 for an undisclosed fee and signed a two year contract. He became a first choice centreback under Stuart Gray, and scored his first goal for the club against Rotherham United on 24 March.
In June 2009 he did not take up an offer of a new contract with Northampton Town. On 8 July, Hughes signed for League One club Walsall on a free transfer.
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'''Gary Croft''' (born 17 February 1974 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England) is a retired English football player. He is most famous nationwide for being the first footballer to play whilst wearing an electronic tag, when playing for Ipswich Town.
Croft made his England under-21s debut against Brazil under-21s on 6 June 1995, David Beckham also made his debut in the same match.
Croft started out as a young pro playing for Grimsby Town in 1992, and his decent performances earned respect from Premiership teams. Croft started as a left-back, but also appeared at right back and, when the squad was injury hit, in central midfield, left midfield, right midfield and even as a support striker. His versatility and composure on the ball led to a transfer in 1996 to Blackburn Rovers who paid Grimsby -1.6 million for his services.
Although not usually a regular for the Rovers, Croft made over 50 appearances for the club and played Premiership football for them until he made a move to Ipswich Town in 1999.
Croft returned to the Premiership with the Tractor Boys in 2000, and was a first team regular in the side managed by George Burley. It was while at Ipswich that Croft became the first footballer to play whilst wearing an electronic tag. Injury problems hampered the second half of Croft's time at Ipswich and after a loan spell with Wigan Athletic he was released.
Following his release from Portman Road, Croft moved to Wales and signed for Cardiff City. However, following more injury woe, Croft was sidelined for the majority of his stay at Ninian Park and, following his team's rise up the league table, he was deemed surplus to requirements and was released at the end of the 2004/2005 season.
In July 2005, Croft made a return to his first club Grimsby Town joining first on trial, and then two weeks later signing on a permanent basis. He struggled to break into the Grimsby side in his preferred position of left back due to the good performances of Tom Newey, but, due to an injury to veteran John McDermott, Croft played the majority of his first season at right back under Russell Slade. After two seasons at Grimsby, Croft was released by new manager Alan Buckley. There was acrimony between the two, with the local press running an interview with Croft, but Buckley denying there had been any problems.
In a surprise move Croft's next port of call, was Lincoln City following a trial with Burton Albion. Croft was released after twelve months at Sincil Bank after suffering further injuries an receiving several red cards.
In June 2008 he was reported to be in discussions with Hucknall Town, with a move to the USA to play in the National Soccer League also mooted. Neither options came to fruition and Croft retired from the game. He is currently obtaining his UEFA coaches badges, has also joined the Compass FM commentary team as expert summariser for Grimsby Town's matches, and continues to be involved with a local Grimsby/Cleethorpes area Estate Agent that he and relatives founded around the time of his second Mariners spell.
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'''Christian Seargeant''' (born 13 September 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for The New Saints in the Welsh Premier League.
Born in Liverpool, Seargeant began his career with the youth teams of Everton. At 14 he became the youngest ever player to play in Everton's Under 17 Academy side. His performances in the Reserves - including the 2004 final of the Liverpool Senior Cup, and scoring the winning goal in the semi-final of the Liverpool Senior Cup in March 2005 - merited a call up to the first team squad in July 2005, and although he never made a first-team appearance, he did make the bench for a Champions League qualifier match against Villarreal CF in August 2005. He left Everton in 2006, and joined Welsh Premier League side Connah's Quay Nomads in September 2006. Joined Bangor City in 2007, and moved in June 2009 to The New Saints. While at Bangor, Seargeant won the Welsh Cup twice and played in the UEFA Cup.
Seargeant's father is former Everton footballer Steve Seargeant.
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'''Francesco Baiano''' (born 24 February 1968 in Naples) is an Italian professional footballer. He is a well-known striker famous for his shooting technique.
During his career, Baiano played for several clubs including Foggia, which made him famous at the Serie A level, Fiorentina, being part of the so-called ''Ba-Ba'' strikers duo together with Gabriel Batistuta (he scored 29 goals in 118 games for Fiorentina), and Derby County. He joined Derby in 1997 along with Stefano Eranio and together were among the first group of Italian footballers to play in the Premier League. He hit 16 goals in 64 games in a resurgent Derby team and was named as one of their best ever imports by the fans.
Baiano went on to play for Sangiovannese of Serie C1, a team he joined in 2002.
He won two international caps, both in late 1991, scoring no goals.
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'''Wayne Jacobs''' (born 3 February 1969 in Sheffield) is a retired English football defender who is assistant manager at Bradford City.
During his career he played for Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City, Rotherham United, Bradford City and Halifax Town, for whom he was also assistant manager.
On 29 June 2007 it was announced that Jacobs would be returning to Bradford as assistant manager under Stuart McCall.
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'''Clive Linton Platt''' (born October 27, 1977 in Wolverhampton, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Colchester United, having previously played for Peterborough United, Notts County, Rochdale, Walsall, and Milton Keynes Dons.
Platt was born in Wolverhampton and began his playing career with Walsall as an apprentice in 1995. A spell of just 32 games over 4 years saw him loaned to Rochdale in 1999, a loan that secured him a permanent deal for a fee of -100,000 then a club record. Platt went onto make 163 appearances and score 27 goals for the club.
In 2003, Platt signed a monthly deal with Notts County, where he scored just 3 times despite being a first team regular. An indifferent year at Peterborough United followed, where Platt scored just six times.
Platt joined relegation-threatened MK Dons in January 2005 and scored vital goals that year to help save the Dons from relegation, under the guidance of Danny Wilson. However, the 2005-06 season wasn't much better for MK Dons, as they fought relegation again. Platt had a relatively fruitless campaign, but a good run of form towards the end of the season saw him finish second in the League One Player of the Month award for May, and almost save the Dons from relegation.
The 2006-07 season saw MK Dons fighting for promotion from League Two. This turned out to be Platt's best season in terms of strike-rate, with him finding the net 18 times, before suffering an injury that caused him to miss the first leg of a play-off game against Shrewsbury Town and have an indifferent second leg.
In July 2007, Platt was sold to Championship side Colchester United for -300,000 six times Colchester's previous transfer record. Before the transfer, Colchester had recently lost star goal-scorers Chris Iwelumo and Jamie Cureton to Charlton Athletic and Norwich City respectively.
In the 2007-08 Season he was paired upfront with Kevin Lisbie Scoring 8 Goals. However in the 2008-09 Season he had many different strike partners including Steven Gillespie, Mark Yeates, Scott Vernon, Jermaine Easster and many others he notched in 10 Goals that season. In the 2009-10 season he was once again paired upfront with Kevin Lisbie and scored 2 goals on the opening day of the season.
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'''Lee Ashcroft''' (born 7 September 1972) is a former England under-21 professional footballer who now plays as a striker and manages Kendal Town of the Northern Premier League premier division.
He made his Football League debut aged 18 in 1990 for Preston North End. He played for England U-21s whilst at Preston. In August 1993 he moved to West Bromwich Albion for -250,000. He scored a vital headed goal on the final day of the 1993-94 season, in a 1-0 win at Portsmouth, to keep Albion in Division One. Ashcroft was loaned out to Notts County in 1995. He was loaned out again in 1996, this time to his former club Preston North End, whom he then re-joined on a permanent deal.
After Preston, Ashcroft moved to Grimsby Town for -500,000. He was not a particularly popular figure at Grimsby, due mainly to a poor first season during which he was frequently injured, and did no justice to his large transfer fee, which is still the Grimsby record.
While at Wigan, Ashcroft was loaned out to Port Vale in October 2002,
On 12 May 1992 in Budapest, Lee came on as a substitute for his only Under-21 cap against Hungary in a 2-2 draw. He played alongside several future full internationals including Ian Walker and Andy Cole.
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Hunt started his career with Mexborough before he joined Second Division Middlesbrough Ironopolis in 1893, playing there for a single season and scoring 5 goals in 11 appearances; however, in the summer of 1894 Ironopolis were forced to disband after they were made homeless. Hunt spent a year out of the game before joining Darwen in 1895, and was an instant hit, being the club's top goalscorer in 1895-96 and 1896-97, scoring 27 goals in 57 league matches.
In May 1897 Hunt joined fellow Second Division side Woolwich Arsenal, and was just as successful as he had been at Darwen; he was Arsenal's top scorer with fifteen in both 1897-98 and 1898-99, as Arsenal finished fifth and seventh respectively. However, after Arsenal signed Frank Lloyd in the summer of 1899, Hunt had to be content with sharing his first-team place, and lost his form. In the summer of 1900, unhappy with his situation at Arsenal, he left to join Southern League West Ham United, and spent two seasons there.
In October 1902 he rejoined Woolwich Arsenal, but was unable to recapture his old form and only played three games before moving on to another Southern League club, Fulham, eight months after returning. Together in both spells, he scored 35 goals for Arsenal in 81 appearances. He later played for Burton United and then Shildon Athletic before retiring in 1907.
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'''Mark R. Halsey''' (born July 8, 1961) is an English football referee in the Premier League. He was formerly based in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, latterly in Bolton, Lancashire.
Mark Halsey, a native of Hertfordshire, spent 12 years playing non-league football before he started refereeing in 1989. In December 1984 he played one game for Barnet before joining St Albans City and in the early 1990s Halsey would train with Barnet in Potters Bar to keep himself prepared for the rigours of officiating top flight games.
Halsey has been a National List referee for the Football League since the mid-1990s.
Also in that year, he was promoted to Premier League referee, his first match in this competition being the 1-1 draw between Wimbledon and Coventry City on August 14, 1999.
In 2000, he was added to the FIFA List of referees, officiating in the Toulon Under-21 tournament in the same year. In 2001 he was a referee for the football tournament at the World Student Games in Beijing, and in 2002 at the FIFA World Disabled Championships, held in Japan.
Also in 2002, he was appointed as fourth official to Mike Riley for the FA Cup Final on May 4, 2002 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, where Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-0, the goals coming from Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg.
In 2004, he took control of his first major FIFA appointment, the match between Belgium and France.
He also owns, with his wife Michelle, an Italian restaurant called Sottovento which is based in Farnworth (near Bolton)
On 19 May 2009, he appeared on the ITV show "60 Minute Makeover", with his home getting a makeover to the tune of -20,000.
In August 2009 it was announced Halsey was suffering from lymphoma of the glands and had undergone surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his throat, of which is currently in remission. He is hoping to return to refereeing later on in the 2009/2010 season, with the ambition to referee the FA Cup Final.
The only incident of note which Halsey was required to act upon was the guidance given by assistant referee Martin Yerby, which led to the Tottenham penalty kick, awarded in the 70th minute when Chelsea's Wayne Bridge handled the ball, and which cancelled out their first half goal by Didier Drogba.
Some Chelsea players and staff were also unhappy with the timing of the full time whistle. The fourth official showed three minutes of injury time to be played, and Halsey blew the whistle just as Salomon Kalou was entering the Spurs penalty area with the ball. However, Law 5 of the Laws of the Game indicates that the referee may blow his whistle at any time, and he therefore does not have to wait for an attack to finish. Kalou hit the post with his shot and the game was over.
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'''Matthew David Bates''' (born 10 December 1986 in Stockton) is an English professional football player who currently plays as a defender for Middlesbrough.
Born in Stockton-on-Tees and raised in Eaglescliffe, Bates began playing at Manchester United's centre of excellence in Birtley since the age of nine. Several years later, the centre was closed down and he was taken in by his hometown club Middlesbrough. After tasting FA Youth Cup success in 2003-04, he was promoted to the first team and made his debut on 6 December 2004, coming on as an injury time replacement for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in a 3-2 win over Manchester City. After a successful loan spell at Darlington, he made a breakthrough, making 28 appearances and played alongside former manager Gareth Southgate.
Bates had been tipped by some to be Southgate's successfor but an injury while on loan at Ipswich in November 2006 prematurely ended his 2006-07 season. He was seriously injured in his second game, tearing his cruciate ligament and partially tearing his medial ligament and returned to Boro. After recovering in January 2008, Bates moved on loan to Norwich City for two months. He later returned to Middlesbrough after suffering from another knee injury which has resulted in him needing an operation for the third time in just 18 months. He scored his first league goal for Middlesbrough in a crucial 3-1 win over relegation rivals Hull on 11 April 2009.
Following Middlesbrough's relegation from the Premier League in the 2008-09 season, rumours arose regarding his future with them. However, despite a number of Premier League clubs being interested, he opted to stay at Middlesbrough signed a new three-year deal at the Riverside outfit.
On 25 July, Bates suffered the fourth serious knee injury of his career and could be sidelined for the rest of the year. He went for surgery in September and is confirmed to be out for the entire season.
Bates hit the tabloid headlines in September 2006 when private photographs of him were posted on the internet, one of which showed him wearing a pair of skimpy briefs, another kneeling in front of a mirror, naked apart from a pair of socks, with his penis semi-erect. It is understood that he had taken the pictures himself over a period of months for the benefit of his then girlfriend.
'''Middlesbrough'''
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'''Christopher James "Chris" Lucketti''' (born 28 September 1971 in Littleborough, Rochdale, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays as a central defender for Huddersfield Town in Football League One.
===Halifax Town, Bury and Huddersfield Town===
Lucketti started with Halifax Town and made 78 appearances for them between 1991-93. In 1993, he moved to Bury where he made a total of 235 first team appearances, winning back to back promotions in the 1995/96 and 1996/97 seasons. In 1999, he joined Huddersfield Town and made 76 appearances for The Terriers. In 2010, former Huddersfield and then-Sunderland manager Steve Bruce admitted that he brought in Chris Lucketti as an alternative to John Terry, who he had successfully bid for but could not tempt to join the club. John Terry would later become captain of both Chelsea and the England national football team.
Lucketti moved to Preston North End in a -750,000 deal from Huddersfield at the start of the 2001-02 season and he played over 200 times for the club. In the 2004-05 season, he formed formidable partnerships with both Claude Davis and Youl Mawene in the Preston defence, helping his team to the Play-off final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
In March 2006, Lucketti joined Sheffield United for the remainder of the 2005-06 season
Lucketti made his first team debut for the Blades whilst on loan, appearing in the 1-1 home draw with Leeds United on 18 April 2006.
On 13 January 2007, he made his Premiership debut at the age of 35 against Portsmouth
On 27 March 2008 he signed on loan until the end of the season for Southampton by new manager Kevin Blackwell, making four appearances for The Saints. Under the terms of his loan deal he was eligible to play in the final game of the season between Sheffield United and Southampton, a match which both sides desperately needed to win to try and finish in the play offs and to avoid relegation respectively,
On 4 July 2008, Lucketti signed a two-year deal at Football League One side Huddersfield Town, seven years after leaving them to join Preston North End. He returned on a free, after Sheffield United agreed to cancel the last year of his contract.
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'''Paul David Hopkins''' (born 29 November 1986 in Liverpool) was a English footballer who played in the Football League for Darlington. He also played for Waterford United in the League of Ireland and for Bangor City in the Welsh Premier League.
Hopkins, a striker who can also play on the right wing,
Hopkins signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Waterford United in July 2006,
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'''Patrick Joseph Gerard Boyle''' (born 20 March 1987 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer currently playing as a left back for Scottish First Division side Partick Thistle. He has represented his country at under 19 level.
Boyle signed terms for Everton's academy in 2003, from Scottish side Livingston. He performed well in his first two years for the academy and reserves and in July 2005 the defender was rewarded with a one year professional contract. Boyle was named on the substitutes bench for a FA Cup 4th Round tie against Chelsea in March 2006. In the summer of 2006 he signed a one year extension to his contract and made his first appearances for the first team in the 2006 pre-season.
Boyle joined Championship side Norwich City on a one month loan deal and made his debut for the club on 16 September against Crystal Palace at Carrow Road. His loan spell at Norwich ended on October 17 due to Boyle picking up a back injury. This injury caused him to miss the remainder of the 2006/07 season.
He signed for League One side on 21 January on loan. After impressing in his first month Boyle's contract was extended by a further 2 months making him a part of the Alex squad until April 19th 2008 After making a total of 17 appearances for Crewe Alexandra, Boyle returned to Everton.
On 14 May 2008 he was, along with many other young players, released by Everton.
After appearing as a trialist in 3 matches, on 31 January 2009, Boyle signed with  Scottish Third Division side Dumbarton. In the remainder of the 2008-09 season he made 17 league appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals. This contribution helped Dumbarton win the Third Division championship, and promotion to the Second Division.
Boyle signed for Partick Thistle on 9 July 2009 on a 2 year contract.
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'''Laurence Wilson''' (born 10 October 1986 in Liverpool) is an English footballer currently playing for Morecambe F.C..He was previously on the books at Everton and has played for England at all youth levels up to and including under-19.
Wilson is a graduate of the Everton F.C. Academy. He usually plays on the right wing, but can also play left-back. In November 2004, Wilson signed an 18-month professional contract with Everton. He never played for the first-team, but he did make it to the bench, and was an unused substitute in the Champions League qualifier against Villarreal.
In January 2006, Wilson joined Mansfield Town on loan until the end of the season. He made his Football League debut in a 2-2 draw at Wycombe Wanderers in February 2006 as a substitute and started the remaining 14 games of Mansfield's season afterwards, scoring in a 2-2 derby draw at Notts County.
Wilson became a crowd favourite at Field Mill. It was widely believed that he would join Mansfield permanently if he was released by Everton, especially after commenting that "Mansfield is just the type of club I would like to join if things don't work out [at Everton]. I've enjoyed playing here and the fans have been good to me."
Wilson was indeed released by Everton at the end of the 2005-06 season, and was offered a two-year contract by Mansfield. However, to the disappointment of the Mansfield fans, it was announced on 11 May 2006 that Wilson had snubbed the Stags and signed for League Two rivals Chester City - one of the clubs closest geographically to Everton.
Wilson made his league debut for Chester in a 2-0 opening day win over Accrington Stanley on August 5, 2006 and he would predominantly play in the left wing back slot for the remainder of the season. He started 34 of Chester's 46 league games, scoring in a 4-1 win over Lincoln City in December 2006. He also found the net four times in cup football.
Following the arrival of Bobby Williamson as Chester manager in May 2007, the side switched from a regular 3-5-2 formation to 4-4-2, with Wilson playing in the left-back slot. He remained a first-choice player during 2007-08 and scored a spectacular 30-yard free kick in Chester's 2-1 win at Macclesfield Town in September 2007. The 2008-09 campaign saw Wilson score once in 34 league appearances as the club suffered relegation from Football League Two. Following the final match of the season, Wilson was released from his contract at Chester.
On July 14th 2009 Wilson signed a two-year deal with League 2 side Morecambe F.C.
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'''Trond Andersen''' (born 6 January 1975 in Kristiansund, Norway) is a former Norwegian footballer, who played as a central defender or holding midfielder. He is most notable for his time in England at Wimbledon.
He started his career in Norway with Clausenengen and Molde before playing for Wimbledon. He moved to Denmark to play for Aalborg in the Danish Superliga in 2003, before being bought by rivals Brndby in September 2005. In April 2006, he suffered a knee injury. As he had not recovered by March 2007, Andersen considered retiring from the game.
Andersen played 38 matches for the Norway national football team. He was in roster for Euro 2000. His last international match was an April 2005 friendly match against Estonia.
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'''Noel Whelan''' (born 30 December 1974) is an English professional footballer who plays for Football League Two side Darlington. He has previously played for a number of league clubs including Leeds United and Middlesbrough.
Born in Leeds, Whelan started off with home town team Leeds United, coming through the youth team with a number of other talented youngsters. He made his debut in the first season of the FA Premier League, in the 1992-93 season. The following season, he made sixteen appearances but had to wait until the 1994-95 season to get his first goals, where he scored seven times in 23 appearances. He played just eight league games in 1995 and failed to score. His ability with Leeds earned him two caps for the England under-21 team, where he managed to score one goal.
In December 1995, Whelan was signed by Coventry City manager Ron Atkinson for around -2m. Atkinson's assistant Gordon Strachan, a former team mate of Whelan at Leeds, played a big role in securing the signing. Whelan made his debut in midfield in a 4-1 derby defeat against Aston Villa at Villa Park.
In his second game, against Everton at Coventry's Highfield Road stadium, Whelan played as a striker alongside talisman Dion Dublin, and scored the winning goal with a cool finish, which would become his trademark for the rest of the season. Further goals came in the away win at Burnden Park against Bolton Wanderers, and in the New Year's Day home draw with Southampton. The latter was a "Goal of the Month" contender on the BBC's Match of the Day. It saw Whelan dribble the ball from just inside the Southampton half, and beat several players before shooting past the keeper.
Whelan played regularly for "the Sky Blues" throughout the 1996-97 season without providing the spark of the previous season, as the club again struggled to avoid relegation. His reputation as the bright young thing was usurped by his new strike partner Darren Huckerby.
The Sky Blues form improved markedly in the 1997-98 season as they rose to mid-table respectability in the Premiership under manager Gordon Strachan, with Noel Whelan playing a key role in midfield. With Dublin and Huckerby scoring regularly upfront, Whelan played in a wide left midfield role, scoring the opener in a notable home win over Manchester United, and the home draw with Arsenal.
Whelan started the 1998-99 season in midfield, but moved back upfront following the departure of Dion Dublin to Aston Villa. Back in an attacking position, Whelan struck up a good partnership with Darren Huckerby, bringing his best goal return in the process, and prompting some Coventry City fans to demand his inclusion in the England national team squad.
Coventry fans were expecting a great deal of the Whelan-Huckerby partnership in the 1999-2000 season but were to be disappointed as first Whelan sustained a bad injury in pre-season and Huckerby was sold to Leeds United. Whelan would miss most of the first half of the season as Gordon Strachan built an exciting new team featuring Robbie Keane, and the Moroccan duo Moustapha Hadji and Youssef Chippo. Whelan did manage to get back into the team near the end of the season but it was clear he was no longer first choice, with Keane and Cedric Roussel establishing themselves as first choice strikers.
In the close season, Whelan was sold to Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough for -2.2m. His debut was at Highfield Road as a substitute in Boro's 3-1 victory on the opening day of the 2000-01 season. The three-year spell with Boro would be the last time Whelan would spend more than one season with any club. He did, however, enjoy a brilliant run of form, possibly the best of his career, which includes a goal against Manchester United in the FA Cup in Middlesbrough's 2-0 victory, after which he celebrated by simply giving the "Leeds Salute", because of his love of the West Yorkshire club and their bitter rivalry with his opponents that day.
Following a short loan spell with Crystal Palace, where he netted three times in eight appearances, Whelan left Middlesbrough to join Millwall, managing four goals in fifteen appearances. Whelan left Millwall and signed for his fourth club that season, joining Derby County.
The goalless spell at Derby saw Whelan sign for Scottish club Aberdeen at the start of the 2004-05 season and he would score five times in twenty appearances for the Pittodrie side. His one-year contract passed without renewal and Whelan moved back to England to start the 2005-06 season at Football League Two club Boston United, where he scored four goals in fifteen games. Following his admission to the Sporting Chance alcoholism treatment clinic in early January 2006, Whelan left Boston and spend the last two months of the season in the Scottish Premier League with Livingston, where he couldn't prevent the side from being relegated into the Scottish First Division.
Whelan stayed in the Scottish Premier League, as he signed a one-year contract with Dunfermline Athletic in July 2006, making his first competitive start on 29 July against Heart of Midlothian in a 2-1 defeat. Unfortunately, he had to leave the field injured after just three minutes. After six months out injured Dunfermline terminated their contract with Whelan by mutual consent on 4 January 2007. The following day's papers linked him with a move to First Division leaders Gretna to spearhead them in their charge for Scottish Premier League football. Since then Whelan has assisted in coaching at Dunfermline, whilst studying for coaching badges; he is said to be interested in a career in management.
He joined Conference North side Harrogate Town on 11 December 2008.
In October 2009, Whelan joined League Two's bottom-placed side Darlington on non-contract basis, to become new manager Steve Staunton's first signing. He made his debut for Darlington against third-placed Dagenham & Redbridge but he was substituted by Curtis Main before half-time because of a muscle strain injury, in a game which Darlington lost 2-0.
Whelan competed in an episode of Celebrity Masterchef, broadcast in July 2008, but was eliminated in the first round.
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'''Gifton Noel-Williams''' (born January 21, 1980 in Islington) is an English footballer, currently without a club.
Noel-Williams started his professional career at Watford where he spent a seven year spell playing 127 games and scoring 43 goals. Aged 19, he was Watford's top goalscorer in the 1998-99 season, at the end of which they were promoted to the Premier League. However, his season ended in February 1999, when he was seriously injured by a challenge from Sunderland defender, Paul Butler.
Noel-Williams joined Stoke City on a free transfer on 2 June 2003, playing 83 games and scoring 23 goals in two years. He was Stoke's top goalscorer in the 2004-05 season, scoring 11 goals.
On the 14 June 2005 Noel-Williams joined Burnley on a free transfer. He spent the latter part of the 2005-06 season on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion before returning to Burnley at the end of the season. He remained a Burnley player, despite being made available for a transfer throughout the close season, and, after an improvement in form was taken off the transfer list on 22 September 2006.
On 12 September 2006 Noel-Williams scored his first ever professional hat-trick in Burnley's 4-2 victory over Barnsley. He played 56 times for the Clarets scoring 7 goals, the last against Leeds United in November 2006.
On 31 January 2007 Noel-Williams joined Real Murcia for a fee of around -50,000, signing an 18-month deal and becoming only the second English player to represent the Spanish side, after Tom Thompson, who was player-coach in the 1920s. Upon Real Murcia's promotion to La Liga, Noel-Williams was transferred to Elche CF who finished 18 points behind Murcia in the Segunda Divisin.
In 2008 Noel-Williams returned to England, signing a short-term contract with League One side Millwall. He was subsequently loaned to another club in the division, Yeovil Town
In January 2009 Noel-Williams moved to the United States to join American team Austin Aztex FC, signing a two year contract. The club has a co-operation agreement with Noel-Williams' former club, Stoke City. He was released by the Aztex at the end of the 2009 season..
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'''Facundo Sava''' (born 7 March 1974 in Ituzaing) is an Argentine professional football player who currently plays as a striker for Quilmes of the Argentine 2nd division. He is perhaps best known for his legendary goal celebration where he donned a mask which was stored in one of his socks. He is also eligible to play for the Palestine national football team.
He started his career at Ferro Carril Oeste before earning a move to Boca Juniors in 1996. It wasn't long after his move to Boca, that he was sold on to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. In 2002, Sava was sold to Fulham for -2 million; from there, he enjoyed a loan spell to Celta Vigo. After a permanent move to Celta Vigo, he helped them secure promotion to the Spanish First Division. He then moved to another Spanish second division team; Lorca Deportiva, but returned to Argentina in the middle of 2006 to play for Racing Club de Avellaneda.
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'''Jonathan Grant''' "'''Jonny'''" '''Evans''' (born 2 January 1988) is a Northern Irish football centre back who currently plays for Manchester United in the Premier League. Evans was born in Belfast and started his career at Greenisland FC, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. He progressed through Manchester United's football Academy to play in several foreign tours in the summer of 2006. He then went on loan to Royal Antwerp and had two spells with Sunderland. He made his Manchester United first team debut in the 2007-08 League Cup and, became a regular first-team squad member the following season.
Evans was scouted while playing for Greenisland FC, the same club that his brother, Corry, and Craig Cathcart played for before moving to Manchester United. At the age of nine, he was invited to attend the Manchester United Centre of Excellence in Belfast, before being invited for a trial in Manchester a year later. Rule changes within The Football Association at the time meant that clubs were limited to players who lived within an hour and a half of the club, so Evans' opportunities were limited. However, the Evans family soon relocated to Manchester, allowing Jonny to train with Manchester United full-time. Evans progressed through Manchester United's Academy, featuring in two of the club's three games during the 2006 summer tour of South Africa, as well as domestic friendlies against Celtic and Preston North End. Evans also made a surprise appearance in the Amsterdam Tournament against Ajax. Evans spent the first half of the 2006-07 season on loan at Manchester United's Belgian feeder club Royal Antwerp, alongside fellow youngsters Darron Gibson, Danny Simpson and Fraizer Campbell.
In December 2006, Evans agreed to join Sunderland on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season, with Manchester United and Antwerp team-mate Danny Simpson joining on a similar deal in the January transfer window. The pair helped Sunderland clinch the Football League Championship title, with Evans winning the club's "Youth Player of the Year" award at the end of the season. Although manager Roy Keane was hopeful of re-signing Evans on loan following promotion to the Premier League, it was confirmed in June 2007 that Evans would be staying at Manchester United to push for a place in the first team.
On 4 January 2008, Evans rejoined Sunderland on loan for the second time, and was immediately drafted into the first team squad. Evans played the 90 minutes in his first game, losing 3-0 to Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup. Evans was criticised for granting Wigan the second goal of the game, for which he lost the ball on the edge of his own box, resulting in a deflected own goal by Paul McShane. His half-season with Sunderland was generally successful, however, and the team avoided relegation.
Evans made his Manchester United debut on 26 September 2007 against Coventry City in the Football League Cup. Unfortunately, his debut ended in a 2-0 defeat. He then appeared as a late substitute for Gerard Piqu in a UEFA Champions League match at home to Dynamo Kyiv on 7 November 2007 to secure Manchester United's qualification to the knockout stage of the competition. He subsequently made his first Champions League start on 12 December 2007 against Roma.
Evans made his league debut for United against Chelsea on 21 September 2008, filling in for Nemanja Vidi who was unavailable due to suspension. The game ended 1-1. In December 2008, Evans made two substitute appearances for Manchester United at the FIFA Club World Cup, including one in the final after Nemanja Vidi was sent off shortly after half time. Evans continued to deputise throughout the rest of the season, appearing in a number of league games and in the League Cup final.
Despite having not yet made his senior debut for Manchester United, Evans was called up to the Northern Ireland squad for the first time in September 2006, making his debut in the memorable 3-2 victory over Spain. Evans has since retained his place in the squad.
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.''
Evans' younger brother, Corry, is a Manchester United Academy midfielder.
Evans attended Belfast High School in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, before moving to Ashton-on-Mersey High School in Manchester once he had been signed by Manchester United. He holds nine GCSEs, all A* or A grades.
On 19 December 2007, Evans was arrested in connection to an alleged rape that occurred at the hotel where Manchester United's Christmas party was held. On 8 March 2008, it was reported that Evans would not be prosecuted for any offence.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010''
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'''Danny Adams''' (born 3 January 1976 in Altrincham) is a professional footballer who plays left back for Morecambe in Football League Two.
Adams turned professional in 1999 and has played for Macclesfield Town, Stockport County and Huddersfield Town.
On 12 January 2007, the Huddersfield manager Peter Jackson told Adams along with two other team mates (Pawe Abbott and Martin McIntosh) that they were for sale. After telling this to the players, Peter Jackson told them to keep quiet about this but Adams thought that this was wrong and he told BBC Radio Leeds later that night. As a result of that Adams was then dropped from the first-team for the game against Cheltenham Town the next day and his contract was canceled by mutual agreement on 23 January.
On 21 February 2007, Adams joined his former boss at Stockport, Sammy McIlroy, at then Conference side Morecambe on a deal until the end of the 2006-07 season. Following their promotion to League 2, Adams signed a two-year contract at the club.
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'''Andrew David "Andy" Booth''' (born 6 December 1973 in Huddersfield, England) is a retired professional footballer. Whilst at Huddersfield he announced his retirement on 22 April 2009, but remains at the club as an ambassador.
Booth was born in Huddersfield, England. At the age of 11 he attended King James' Grammar School and is still sung about in the schools song. He later went on to Greenhead college where he achieved 4 grade A's, in Cooking, Driving, Drilling and Football. Andy began his career playing for his home town club as a trainee, making his first team debut as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat at Fulham in March 1992, but had to wait until November that year to score his first goal (in a 2-2 draw at Blackpool) for the club. A few more goals followed in the 1992-93 season, but it was the season after, the last at Huddersfield Town's Leeds Road ground, that he really forced his way into the first team.
The next season was probably the best of Booth's career. Partnered with Ronnie Jepson, Booth netted 29 goals, of which six came in two hat-tricks, and finished the season by scoring one more in the play-offs, guiding the Terriers to promotion into Division One. His efforts got him international recognition and earned him an England debut for the England Under-21s. The next season, in which Huddersfield finished just outside the playoff spots in the division above proved to be the last Booth would play for Huddersfield after four seasons, during which he had scored 53 league goals for the club.
In the summer of 1996, Sheffield Wednesday bought Booth for a then club record transfer, -2.7 million, and his goal-scoring form continued into the Premiership, scoring 13 goals for the Owls as they finished seventh in his first season making him the club's highest goal scorer for that season. In his second season with Wednesday, he scored only seven goals and Booth was never to reach double figures in the Premiership again. Despite this, Booth had many highlights at Sheffield Wednesday including a hat-trick on following an operation, against Bolton Wanderers.
Booth stayed with Wednesday until 2001, a period which included their relegation from the top flight. It was during his final season with the Owls that he made his final Premiership appearances, during a loan spell with Tottenham Hotspur, and his Wednesday career came to an end shortly after his return to Hillsborough.
In March 2001, Huddersfield Town were struggling towards the bottom of Division One. On 22 March they paid Sheffield Wednesday -200,000 for the services of Booth, who returned with the intention of scoring the goals that would help him avoid his second successive relegation, and keep the club he had supported as a boy in the division he helped them reach. Sadly his goals were not sufficient and Huddersfield Town were relegated.
In his first full season back with the club, he helped them into the play-offs. Despite another goal for Booth, Huddersfield lost to Brentford and were denied the opportunity to bounce straight back. Worse was to follow next season, when Booth's six goals did little to help his team avoid relegation, and they fell into the bottom division for the first time since 1980.
Despite this setback, Booth stayed with Huddersfield Town and his experienced head was crucial in guiding a team of youngsters through a difficult season, culminating in a drop into the play-offs on the last day of the season. This time, though, Huddersfield were victorious at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Now plying their trade in League One, Huddersfield have been in the upper reaches of that league since their return. Booth has scored 23 goals in that period, including his 100th league goal for the club (after which a DVD was released showing all 100 goals) and a hat-trick, all headers, on 18 March 2006 against Rotherham United.
At the end of the 2005-06 season, following another play-off appearance (defeat against Barnsley over two legs), Booth had scored 12 goals for Huddersfield Town.
To commemorate Booth's service to the club, Town played a testimonial match against Spanish La Liga side Real Sociedad on 25 July 2006. The game finished 0-0 in front of over 7,000 people.
On 1 February 2007, he signed a one year extension to his contract till the summer of 2008. On 15 February 2008, Huddersfield Town fans gave a petition to Parliament that would allow a statue of him to be erected in Huddersfield. On 26 April 2008, he became the first player to sign a contract extension under new manager Stan Ternent, which will kept him at the club until the summer of 2009.
On 13 April 2009, BBC Moto GP presenter Matt Roberts interviewed reigning champion Valentino Rossi over a game of table football. -I told Rossi beforehand that I was playing with my dream strike force of Gerrard, Gascoigne and Andy Booth. -He picked up on this and in the interview said that after Ibrahimovi, Andy Booth is the number two striker in the world.-
On 22 April 2009, Booth announced his intention to retire from playing and become an ambassador for the club. His playing registration will be kept by the club, in case he is required in the future.
On 25 April 2009, in his final appearance at the Galpharm Stadium, Booth was made captain of the Huddersfield team. He opened the scoring in a 2-2 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion to score his 149th goal for the club. After being substituted in the last few minutes of the match, Booth earned a standing ovation from both Huddersfield and Brigton fans.
The following week, in his final match for the Terriers, he scored his 150th goal for the club in the 1-1 draw against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road. That puts him in 3rd place on the all-time list behind Jimmy Glazzard and George Brown. His 452 appearances put him in 4th place on the appearances list.
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'''Robert 'Bob' Davidson''' (born 25 March 1986) is a Scottish professional association football player currently playing as a striker.
Davidson started his career at Rangers, and after progressing through the Ibrox side's youth ranks, he made his debut against Dunfermline in May 2004 as part of an experimental team fielded by manager Alex McLeish at the end of a disappointing season. He made one other appearance, against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in a 1-1 draw in season 2004-05.
He was loaned to Boston United in England at the start of the 2006-07 season, returning to Rangers in January. However, at the behest of new manager Walter Smith he was allowed to leave on a free transfer, joining Dundee in January 2007. Davidson failed to have his contract renewed when it expired in 2009.
Bob Davidson appeared as a trialist for Clyde Football Club in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League on Saturday 22nd. October, 2009 against Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stafium. The game finished 1-1.
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'''Gareth McAuley''' (born 5 December 1979) is a Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Ipswich Town.
Coming from Glenoe outside of Larne and nicknamed "Big G", Gareth began his career at Linfield and spent some time in early 2000 on loan at Ballyclare Comrades. After four years at Linfield, he moved to Crusaders in the summer of 2000. After two successful seasons, he moved to Coleraine. During this period, he worked as a window draftsman.
In the summer of 2004, Gareth decided to move into the English professional leagues and signed for Lincoln City. With Lincoln already boasting one of the strongest defences in League Two at the time of McAuley's arrival, he did not walk straight into the first team. His first few appearances for the club were all as a substitute, and often in the roll of a target man striker.
However, when Dean West was dropped from the squad and club captain Paul Morgan sidelined with injury, McAuley moved into central defence to partner Ben Futcher. He immediately drew the plaudits for his excellent performances, which included a man of the match display against Derby County. He thereafter battled for a starting centre back roll with fellow giant Jamie McCombe for much of the season.
However, in March 2005, McAuley earnt a starting roll as the right full back, replacing the perpetually out of form fan favourite Matthew Bloomer. He continued to play in this position for the rest of the season, helping Lincoln to the play off final, not just with his exceptional defensive performances, but with 5 goals, including both in a 2-1 aggregate victory over Macclesfield in the play off semi final.
The 2005/2006 season however saw him cement a spot in the centre of the Imps defence. With Ben Futcher leaving on a free transfer to join rivals Boston United, McAuley took his place. He enjoyed a fantastic season, which culminated ultimately in play off defeat for Lincoln again, but saw him named in the League Two Team of the Year, and also caught the attention of a number of bigger clubs.
The lure of playing at a higher level saw McAuley reject Lincoln City's offer of a new contract in the summer of 2006, and he moved on a free transfer to Leicester City.
McAuley signed for Leicester City on 5 June 2006, after reaching the end of his contract at Lincoln, signing a three-year deal. He scored his first senior goal for Leicester on January 17 in a 4-3 defeat to Fulham in the FA Cup, and was also on the scoresheet against Ipswich Town on February 10, heading in both as Leicester won 2-0.
In the 2007-08 season, McAuley was appointed captain in a 0-0 draw against on October 2, 2007, following Stephen Clemence's injury. He scored his fourth goal on 5 October against Sheffield Wednesday, helping Leicester earn their second only league win of the season, and was then named in the Championship Team of the Week three days later. McAuley is one of three players (DJ Campbell & Carl Cort) who netted in three goals against in a League Cup match on October 31 at Stamford Bridge, but could not prevent his side from losing 4-3.
In January 2008, manager Jim Magilton made two bids to sign McAuley, but both of these were turned down.
McAuley signed for Ipswich Town on 18 June 2008 and was named captain for the 08/09 season.
McAuley's first and only international appearance in the B team was a 2-1 defeat to Scotland B in May 2003. He received his first cap against Germany as his team lost 4-1 in a friendly match on 4 June 2005.
McAuley contemplated international retirement after being left out of the squad to face Sweden on 17 October 2007. But on 9 October, Nigel Worthington recalled him to the squad. McAuley made his comeback against Sweden on October 17, drawing 1-1. He was also part of the squad that defeated Denmark 2-1 in a memorable victory on November 17, keeping the national team's hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2008.
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'''Ralph Gaudie''' (1876 - ?) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. His playing career is often mixed up the career of his brother, Richard Gaudie, who played for Aston Villa.
Gaudie was born in Guisborough, Yorkshire and first signed for his local club South Bank, before making the step up to professionalism with Sheffield United. He played six times and scored twice in the 1897-98 season as United won the First Division title, but did not pick up a winners' medal.
He moved to Second Division Woolwich Arsenal in October 1899, where he became a regular straight away, and ended the season as Arsenal's top scorer with fifteen goals (including a hat-trick in Arsenal's record league victory, 12-0 against Loughborough). Gaudie's 1900-01 season was blighted by illness and injury, yet he was still the club's top scorer for a second season in a row, this time with eight goals. His ill health did not improve, and on medical advice he quit the game in the summer of 1901. In all he played 50 matches for Arsenal, scoring 23 goals.
However, he made a brief comeback with Manchester United two years later, and played eight matches in the course of the 1903-04 season. However, he did not score any goals, and decided to quit football for a second time at the end of that season. He later moved to South Africa, seeking a warmer climate due to his poor health; there he became a journalist.
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'''George Albert Bond''' (born Ilford, 11 February 1910 - 1982) was an English professional association football player. He played for Millwall and Gillingham between 1931 and 1936, making 69 appearances in the Football League, before emigrating to Malta.
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'''Joseph "Joe" Payne''' (17 January 1914 - 22 April 1975) was an English international footballer, best known as the scorer of 10 goals in a match for Luton Town against Bristol Rovers on 13 April 1936. As of 2009, this is still a record in The Football League. Payne later played for Chelsea and, after missing six years of his career to the Second World War, West Ham United.
thumb|left|1936: Payne (white shirt, left) scores one of his record-breaking 10 goals in one match
Payne, born in Brimington Common near Chesterfield, England, was spotted playing as a centre-forward for Bolsover Colliery and signed by Luton Town where he was loaned out to Biggleswade Town as a wing-half. Due to injuries to other team members, Payne was played at centre-forward for Luton Town on 13 April 1936 in a match against Bristol Rovers and scored 10 goals in that game (a 12-0 Luton win), still a Football League record as of 2009. The following season he scored a record 55 goals as the Hatters won the Third Division South championship. In 1937 he made his only appearance for England, scoring two goals in the 8-0 victory over Finland. A year later he was bought by Chelsea for a large fee, but his career was then interrupted by the Second World War. Following the conflict, Payne spent a short spell at West Ham United before retiring.
A plaque commemorating Payne, who died on 22 April 1975, aged 61, is affixed to the outside of the Miner's Arms public house in Brimington Common, Derbyshire, adjacent the site of the house, now demolished, where he used to live.
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}}'''Royston James Clarke''' (1 June 1925 - 13 March 2006) was a Welsh footballer who played for Cardiff City, Manchester City, Stockport County and Wales as a winger.
An outstanding schoolboy sportsman, Clarke became a miner during the Second World War, playing amateur football in his spare time. He signed amateur forms with Cardiff City in 1942, becoming a professional when league football resumed after the war. Part of the Cardiff side which won promotion from Division Three (South) in 1946-47, he signed for Second Division Manchester City in May 1947, Cardiff receiving -12,000 for the player. Manchester City had just secured promotion with matches to spare, resulting in Clarke achieving an unusual feat of playing in three different divisions in consecutive matches.
Clarke was a Manchester City regular for the next decade, making 349 league appearances. He was part of the Manchester City team which reached consecutive FA Cup finals in the 1950s, winning in 1956. In 1958 Clarke moved to Stockport County, and later had a spell as manager of Northwich Victoria. After retiring from football he ran a sports shop, and subsequently returned to Manchester City, where he ran the social club for nearly 25 years. He died in 2006, after a long illness with Alzheimer's disease.
Roy Clarke was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, to a mining family. At school he excelled at sports, representing Wales in a schoolboy baseball international,
Clarke played as an outside-left for Cardiff City in 39 league matches, scoring 11 goals (1942-1947). When league football resumed after the war, Clarke was an integral part of the Cardiff City team which gained promotion from the Third Division in 1946-47. In May 1947 he transferred to newly crowned Second Division champions Manchester City, the fee -12,000.
In the 1954-55 season Manchester City had success using a tactical system known as the Revie Plan, in which Don Revie was used as a deep-lying centre-forward. Clarke was one of the players to benefit from this system, with interplay between Clarke and Revie prominent. A long run in the FA Cup followed. Clarke scored the winning goal in a semi-final against Sunderland, heading in a Joe Hayes cross to send City to Wembley, but suffered a knee injury late in the match. After missing five matches Clarke returned to the starting line-up, but he aggravated the injury in the final league match of the season. The knee required an operation, causing him to miss the 1955 FA Cup Final.
Manchester City reached the FA cup final again the following season, Clarke played all but one match of the cup run, and supplied a cross for the winning goal in both the quarter-final (against Everton), and the semi-final (against Tottenham Hotspur).
By the 1957-58 season injuries had taken their toll upon Clarke and first team appearances were sparse, though he became one of the first players to gain from a new benefit; upon completing ten years' service for the club he was given a cheque for -1,000.
He later managed Northwich Victoria for a brief period, before returning to Manchester, where he opened a sports shop in Fallowfield. Through his friendship with Bert Trautmann he gained a contract to become the first Adidas merchant in the area, but the shop closed a few years later as Clarke wished to concentrate upon activities at Manchester City. Clarke became the manager of the Manchester City social club in 1966; he and his wife Kathleen ran the social club together for nearly 25 years.
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'''Thomas Gemmell''' (born 16 October 1943) is a former Scottish footballer and manager.
He played as left-sided fullback and had powerful shooting ability. In October 1961, he joined Celtic from Coltness United. He was one of the 'Lisbon Lions' who won the European Cup in 1967. In the final he scored a spectacular goal that was Celtic's equaliser. He also scored in the 1970 European Cup Final and is currently one of only two British footballers to score in two different European Cup Finals - the other being Phil Neal of Liverpool. He made 418 appearances for Celtic and scored 64 goals. This total comprised 247 league (37 goals), 43 cup (5 goals), 74 league cup (10 goals) and 54 European (12 goals) appearances. His record for penalties was 34 goals from 37 attempts.
In December 1971, Gemmell was transferred to Nottingham Forest to cover for Liam O'Kane. After a short stint in America, he returned to Scotland in July 1973, and won the Scottish League Cup against former team, Celtic. He later managed Dundee and Albion Rovers.
He made his international debut for Scotland against England in April 1966. The following year, he played in the famous 3-2 victory over World Champions England at Wembley Stadium. He won 18 caps and scored one goal from the penalty spot against Cyprus in an 8-0 in a 1970 World Cup qualifier.
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Gordon Milne, was born in Preston, Lancashire, England and is the son of the former Preston player Jimmy Milne, and son to Jesse Milne. He was a nephew to Richard Forbes Sutherland, and cousin to Richard William Sutherland and Walter Sutherland.
He had a successful playing career with amateur side Morecambe, Preston North End, Liverpool (1960-1967), Blackpool (1967-1970) and Wigan Athletic (1970).
He was one of Bill Shankly's first signings, when he moved from Preston North End for -16,000 in August 1960. He made his debut in the 1-0 2nd Division defeat at Anfield by Southampton on the 31 August 1960, he scored his first goal in the 10th minute of a 2-1 league win over Newcastle United at St James Park on the 20 September 1961.
Milne was a successful right-half for Liverpool during the 1960s and played a prominent role in Liverpool's rise from the old Second Division, forming a partnership with Gerry Byrne. While at Anfield, he won First Division Championship medals in 1963-64 and 1965-66, a Second Division Championship medal in 1961-62 and two shared Charity Shield triumphs in 1964 and 1965.
Milne unfortunately, missed the 1965 F.A.Cup triumph in 1965 through injury, but played a major role just a few days later as the Reds entertained Inter Milan in the first leg of the European Cup semi final. Master tactician Shankly sent out the injured pair Milne and Gerry Byrne to parade the F.A Cup before the kick-off. The Reds went on to win the match 3-1 but were beaten 3-0 in the return leg.
Milne was selected to represent England at wing-half 14 times making his debut for Alf Ramsey's team in a prestigious friendly with Brazil at Wembley in a game that took place on the 8 May 1963 and finished one-all.
Milne turned to management and coaching with Wigan Athletic as player/manager in August 1970. He finished playing and took on the management full-time at Wigan from 1970 to 1972 and guided them to the Northern Premier League and a F.A.Cup run, which ended with a narrow defeat to Manchester City at Maine Road.
Milne also became the part-time manager of the England Youth team in 1972, helping them to win the European Youth Championship that year.
Milne joined Joe Mercer at Coventry City as team manager in June 1972, taking full control in 1974, upon Mercer's elevation to the Board. He was shortlisted for the England management role following the departure of Sir Alf Ramsey, but was overlooked in favour of Don Revie. He continued at Coventry until 1981, producing several exciting teams and securing the club's First Division status. The 1977-78 season saw Coventry's most exciting top flight team. Gordon Milne settled on an attacking 4-2-4 formation which produced splendid results and performances. A side containing Tommy Hutchison, Mick Ferguson, Ian Wallace, Terry Yorath, Graham Oakey, Bobby MacDonald and Jim Blyth played scintillating attacking football that swept many teams aside, often by large margins of victory.
Milne became boss at Leicester City in August 1982, winning promotion in 1982-83 and staying until 1986. He has also managed Beikta in Turkey (1987-1994) (where he won three successive titles, during the early 1990s), and Nagoya Grampus Eight in Japan before returning to Turkey to take charge of Trabzonspor.
Milne then accepted the role of Director of Football at Newcastle United, and worked alongside manager Bobby Robson between 1999 and 2004.
After a spell as chief executive of the League Managers Association, Milne was employed as Director of Football at Beikta JK Istanbul, Turkey in 2006.
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'''Joseph Morris Bates''' (1864 - September 6, 1905), usually known as '''Morris Bates''', was an English footballer.
Bates first played as an amateur for Nottingham Forest, before moving south to London to take up work at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich (along with former team-mate Fred Beardsley). There, he met several other keen football fans, including Jack Humble and David Danskin, and together they formed Dial Square Football Club in 1886; the club were soon renamed Royal Arsenal, and are today known simply as Arsenal. Bates continued to officiate as an umpire at some of Forest's games; with Fred Beardsley, he was responsible for obtaining a set of red kit from their old club Forest, giving Arsenal the colours they still wear today.
Bates played 73 first-team matches for Royal Arsenal, mainly as a full-back, in the FA Cup (including the Gunners' very first FA Cup tie, against Lyndhurst on October 5, 1889) and various regional competitions. Bates went on to become Arsenal's captain and earned the nickname "The Iron Man", with a reputation for his powerful heading of the ball, in an era when footballs were far heavier and more dangerous to head than they are now. He skippered Arsenal to their first trophy wins - the Kent Senior Cup and London Charity Cup in 1890.
Bates was 36 by the time of the cup wins and decided he was getting too old for the game; he quit playing for the Royal Arsenal first team in the summer of 1890. Unlike Beardsley or Danskin, he did not maintain his association with the club after retiring, as no mention of him is made in subsequent records. He continued to work at the Royal Arsenal, specialising in Maxim guns, until his death from tuberculosis aged just 41.
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'''Adrian "Ady" Williams''' (born 16 August 1971, in Reading, England) is a Wales international footballer.
Williams started his career with Reading, making his first appearance in the 1991-92 season. This first spell at Reading saw him established as a firm fans favourite. His talent and youth saw him play in every position for The Royals, from centre-forward to emergency goalkeeper, wearing every shirt number from 1-11 in the process. He was a regular in the side that missed out on promotion to the Premier League, eventually losing to Bolton Wanderers in the 1994-95 First Division Play-off Final at Wembley.
In 1996 he was signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he remained until the 1999-2000 season. His time at Molineux was largely interrupted by injury; he made just 36 appearances in over three seasons.
He returned to Reading during the 1999-2000 season and played a crucial part in their rejuvenation under Alan Pardew and their promotion to back to the First Division in 2001-02. In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Williams was voted the best centre back with 59.9% of the vote .
Despite being a firm favourite at the Madejski Stadium he chose to move to Championship rivals Coventry City on a free transfer in Autumn 2004, having been refused the contract he wanted with Reading. Signed by Peter Reid to replace Calum Davenport and Muhamed Konji, Williams went on to make 23 appearances in League and Cup, scoring goals in a 2-1 win at Millmoor against Rotherham United, and in a 2-1 home defeat by Queens Park Rangers.
He started the 2005-06 season out of the Sky Blues side and joined struggling Millwall on loan for three months. Following the end of this loan spell, Williams returned to the Coventry side for the home game against his old club Wolves on 2 January 2006, playing a key defensive role in a 2-0 home win. This performance, and other similar performances put him right back in the first team picture at the Ricoh Arena.
Williams joined Swindon Town in the summer of 2006, and following the resignation of Dave Tuttle as caretaker manager, Williams briefly held that position himself until the appointment of Paul Sturrock on 7 November 2006.
On the 3rd of May 2008 he decided that the Swindon Town vs Millwall game would be his last, ending his 19-year career span, although ultimately he was not selected on the day. .
Williams joined Weston-super-Mare in June 2009, though has yet to play a game for the Seagulls. In his spare time, he pens occasional in the form of regional newspaper columns.
Williams was born in Reading but qualified to play for Wales through his father. He made seven international appearances during his first spell with Reading, including one at home to Moldova in 1995 alongside fellow Reading player Lee Nogan. Five more caps followed whilst at Wolverhampton Wanderers, including scoring his first international goal during a 2-1 win over Denmark, and in November 2002 he received his first international call-up for three years when he was selected for a squad to take on Azerbaijan. On 26 May 2003 Williams played the full 90 minutes as Wales lost 2-0 against the USA in an international friendly at the Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California, his first international start for four years. He was an unused substitute for a number of matches including an away defeat to Italy in the San Siro, while he missed the play-off with Russia through injury.
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}}'''John Robinson''' (born 29 August, 1971) was a Welsh international footballer. He was born in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia and raised in England from 1976, by his Glasgow-born father and Southern Rhodesian mother.
Robinson, a winger, began his career at Brighton & Hove Albion. In 1992, he moved to Charlton Athletic for a fee of -75,000, where he would spend the bulk of his career. In eleven years at Charlton, he helped the Addicks to two promotions and also enjoyed three seasons of Premier League football. He played in their dramatic win over Sunderland in the 1998 play off final, winning 7-6 on penalties after a 4-4 draw, with Robinson himself scoring one of the penalties. Robinson was released at the end of the 2002-03 season and joined Cardiff City. He later had spells with Gillingham, Crawley Town and Lewes
He won Under-21 and full international caps for Wales. Winner of Welsh player of the year, he was committed and a fans favourite. Robinson possessed honesty, determination and grit coupled with a good level of skill.
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'''Michael "Mike" Flanagan''' (born Ilford, Essex, November 9, 1952
Flanagan made his debut for Charlton Athletic in the 1971-72 season and formed a successful partnership with Derek Hales, although the pair were once sent off in an FA Cup tie for fighting with each other)
During the summer of 1978 Flanagan crossed the Atlantic and signed for the New England Tea Men of the NASL, and subsequently scored 30 goals in 28 league appearances. He also won the MVP award (Most Valuable Player) for the 1978 season.
In summer 1979 he joined Crystal Palace for -650,000 where he played 56 games scoring 8 goals. December 1980 saw him join Queens Park Rangers. He was capped three times by England 'B', scoring once. Whilst at QPR he played in the 1982 FA Cup Final.
In the 1990s after Flanagan had retired, he managed Gillingham, and his manager at Margate was one of the players who played under him at Priestfield, Robin Trott. He also had a spell as manager of Waterford United.
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Patterson began his playing career with West Bromwich Albion around the time of their relegation from the First Division in 1986, but failed to make a first-team appearance and was signed by Bryan Hamilton for Wigan Athletic early in the 1989-90 season.
Patterson proved a success in defence for Wigan, making 57 Third Division appearances and scored five goals before being transferred to Crystal Palace at the end of the 1991-92 season. Patterson enjoyed a longer spell at Palace and played for the club in the FA Premier League before joining Luton Town in a -230,000 deal in August 1995. During his time at Selhurst Park, he had seen Palace relegated from the inaugural Premier League in 1992-93, promoted back as Division One champions in 1993-94, and relegated back in 1994-95 at the end of a dramatic season in which Palace also reached the semi-finals of both major domestic cup competitions. He was sent off in the FA Cup semi-final for fighting with Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane.
He made 66 appearances for Luton (and also had a loan spell at Preston North End) before leaving on a Bosman ruling free transfer in the Summer of 1998 to join Dundee United. At Kenilworth Road he endured the disappointment of relegation from Division One in his first season and playoff defeat in Division Two during his second.
He returned south of the border in December 2000 when he signed for Division Three strugglers York City. 14 months later he signed for his final club Oxford United.
After his move to Crystal Palace, Patterson made his debut for the Northern Ireland national team. He went on to win 17 caps whilst at Palace, Luton and Dundee United.
After retiring from the game Patterson remained at Oxford as youth team coach. He served as caretaker manager of the club following the departure of Graham Rix, although he was ultimately overlooked for the job in favour of Ramn Daz. He was finally appointed manager of the club on a full-time basis in March 2006 following the departure of Brian Talbot. However, no sooner had Patterson been appointed than he lost the job to Jim Smith following the sale of the club by Firoz Kassam to Nick Merry. Patterson managed the club for only eight days, and in doing so became perhaps the shortest-serving manager in the history of the English league. While Bill Lambton and Tim Ward both had periods in charge of a club that lasted three and seven days respectively, but neither man actually signed a contract to manage the club, whereas Patterson did. Leroy Rosenior later managed an even shorter stint at Torquay United in 2007, being fired only 10 minutes after signing his contract, but Torquay were no longer a League club by that point.
In December 2006, Patterson was offered the vacant manager's job at Brentford; however, caretaker manager Scott Fitzgerald was appointed on a permanent basis after Patterson declined their terms.
In May 2009 Patterson was appointed Head of Youth at Coca-Cola League One side Bristol Rovers looking after all young players from 8-18 years of age.
After becoming first team coach in April 2007, he was appointed Oxford United's manager on 9 November 2007 after Jim Smith resigned. He was sacked on 30 November 2008 following a poor start to the 2008-09 season.
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'''Paul William Gerrard''' (born 22 January 1973 in Heywood, Lancashire), is an English football goalkeeper who is currently goalkeeping coach at Stockport County as well as second-choice goalkeeper. He is also a former England Under 21 international.
Gerrard is not to be confused with the brother of Steven Gerrard, the current Liverpool and England midfielder.
Gerrard started his career as a goalkeeping apprentice at Oldham Athletic. He made his Premiership debut at the age of 19 on 5 December 1992 in a 3-2 defeat at Queens Park Rangers. In all, he made 118 League appearances for The Latics
Nearly 2 years after Joe Royle had left Oldham for Everton, he returned to buy Gerrard for -1 million in July 1996, He made his debut for Everton as a half-time substitute for Neville Southall in a 7-1 win at home to Southampton on 16 November 1996.
When Royle left Everton, Neville Southall returned as first choice goalkeeper for Everton and Gerrard decided to go on loan to Oxford United in 1997 for regular first team action. However, soon afterwards Howard Kendall took over for his second spell as team manager at Goodison Park and recalled Gerrard from Oxford. Despite this, he only played a small number of games.
Royle, now at Ipswich, swooped to sign Gerrard on loan, although he returned to Everton after an injury to first choice goalkeeper Thomas Myhre in the 2002-03 season. In 2003-04, he was signed on loan by Sheffield United. He played a total of 16 games for the Blades, before joining Nottingham Forest on loan in March 2004 for the final two months of the season.
In the summer of 2004, Gerrard signed permanently for Nottingham Forest despite Ipswich Town and Leeds being interested. His first season was a disaster with the club being relegated to League One.
Despite ending the 2004-05 season as first-choice goalkeeper and Player of the Year at Forest, Gerrard found himself as second choice goalkeeper behind new signing Rune Pedersen. Although he handed in a transfer request, Gerrard returned to first team action at the end of August in a 3-1 win against Gillingham. Gerrard was again dropped from the first team when manager Gary Megson signed Russell Hoult on loan from West Bromwich Albion. However, Hoult was recalled by West Brom in October and Gerrard returned as number one.
By February 2006, Forest were a few points adrift of the play-offs, but on 15 February Gerrard limped off in a 3-0 defeat against former club Oldham Athletic, and a day later Megson resigned as manager of Nottingham Forest. He played only one game under Ian McParland and Frank Barlow due to a knee injury. Gerrard was released from Forest at the end of the 2005-06 season to free up some money on the wage bill.
On 27 September 2006, he signed a four-month contract with the Blades to add depth to the goalkeeping department. The 33-year-old, who had a loan spell at Bramall Lane in 2003, was signed to provide cover for Paddy Kenny and Ian Bennett. On 1 January 2007, Gerrard made his Premiership debut for Sheffield United against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. He made two further appearances for the Blades, but was released at the end of the 2006-07 season.
On 6 August 2007, he was re-signed on a 12-month deal by new Sheffield United manager Bryan Robson for the upcoming Championship campaign. On 24 January 2008, he signed on loan for Blackpool until the end of the 2007-08 season.
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'''Westley Nathan "Wes" Morgan''' (born 21 January 1984 in Nottingham) is an English footballer, currently playing for Nottingham Forest.
Having been rejected by Forest's near neighbours Notts County at the age of 15, Morgan had contemplated abandoning football as a career option, but then the chance came to join Forest, the team he supported growing up.
Following a series of stellar performances in the youth team that included a spell on loan at  Kidderminster Harriers from 27 February 2003 to 4 May 2003 when he played five games and scored once against  Cambridge Utd, the central defender made his debut on 12 August 2003 against Port Vale at the age of 19, and throughout the 2003-04 season managed to hold down a place in the first team, playing alongside several partners including ex-England international Des Walker, and Michael Dawson, who also went on to play for the national side.
Over the past five years, Morgan has gone on to become the longest-serving current player at the City Ground, and has made over 200 appearances for the club in all competitions. In the 2007-08 campaign, Morgan was a virtual ever-present in defence, as he helped Forest gain automatic promotion finishing second in the league, as Forest were promoted from League One to the Championship. His only goal of the season came in a 2-0 victory at Tranmere Rovers. Morgan helped Forest keep 24 clean sheets in all that season, the record for the league, helping him secure his first honour of his career.
Although this was so, Morgan found it hard to adapt back into the Championship in the early stages of the 2008-09 season, losing the form that had created the backbone of success in the Forest defence throughout the previous season. Following this, came his first red card in over a year, for two bookable offenses against Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on 27 September 2008. However as the season progressed further Morgan redeveloped his form from the previous term, culminating in his first goal of the season - a towering header in Forest's 2-0 away win at Southampton on 20 December. At the end of the 2008-2009 season he has made a total of 274 appearances in all competitions, including 255 starts.
In his spare time, Morgan takes a great interest in Ballet and has seen approximately 34 Ballet shows in his lifetime. As a child, Morgan was a keen dancer despite his large frame. Morgan also appeared in several television commercials in Lithuania, promoting local product BELSHINA Tires. It was reported that Morgan received free tires for his Range Rover as part of this deal.
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'''Ian Breckin''' (born 24 July 1975 in Rotherham) is an English footballer.
Breckin started his career with his hometown club Rotherham United as a trainee, before signing pro in 1993. He made over 130 appearances for them and scored six goals. He was then sold to Chesterfield for -100,000 in 1997. He spent five years at Saltergate, making over 200 appearances.
He moved to Wigan Athletic in 2002 and became a key player in the side that won promotion to the Premier League. During his time at the club he became a fans favourite for his passionate performances and outstanding defending, earning him the nickname "Breckinbauer" (a reference to German footballer Franz Beckenbauer).
He never got the chance to play in the Premier League and instead signed for League One side Nottingham Forest, in a -350,000 deal, with his team-mate Nicky Eaden joining him on a free transfer. He never scored in a Wigan shirt but he was the top scorer for Nottingham Forest as he reached the target he set with 10 goals.
Shortly after he arrived at the City Ground he was made team captain, after Gareth Taylor put in a string of poor performances and was dropped from the first team. He made more appearances for Forest than any other player in the 2005-06 season. Breckin has been solid at the centre of defence while pairing up with Wes Morgan and was the most consistent performer for Forest in the 2005-06 season, scoring a total of ten goals. At the end of April 2006, he was crowned Nottingham Forest's Player of the Year, receiving 42% of the votes from Forest fans. He also won the Football League One Player of the Month for April.
Breckin missed the start of the 2007-08 campaign with an injury after two years playing in every Forest league game. But he recovered and was recalled to the first-team following the injury of Wes Morgan and helped Forest into second spot at Christmas and scored his first goal of the season in Forest's 4-1 home win against Southend United. Breckin made his 100th Forest league appearance in their 2-0 victory against Crewe Alexandra, but was then dropped to the bench in favour of Wes Morgan, only making a handful of starts and coming off the bench often towards the end of the season. He did however help Forest keep a league record of 24 clean sheets in the 2007-08 season, helping them secure promotion to the Championship.
Breckin's contract with Nottingham Forest is due to end in the summer of 2009, but in December 2008 he was transfer-listed by the club. After manager Colin Calderwood was sacked however, Breckin put in impressive performances under John Pemberton and Billy Davies, and after the 2-0 home win to Plymouth Argyle he was removed from the transfer list. However, Billy Davies stated on the clubs official website that Ian Breckin would play his last ever game for Nottingham Forest in the clubs end of season finale against Southampton, as he would not be renewing Breckin's contract.
Breckin was given a standing ovation following the Southampton game, which Nottingham Forest, won 3-1.
Breckin joined Chesterfield on 25 June 2009 and was appointed club captain.
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'''Julian Llewelyn Bennett''' (born December 17, 1984 in Nottingham, England) is an English footballer. He is a left-back, currently playing for Nottingham Forest.
Bennett, who is a Nottingham Forest fan, joined Forest as a youth but was released when he was 15 years old. He went onto join Walsall soon after and eventually became a first-team player. He made over 40 appearances for the club before he got the chance to return to Nottingham Forest, signing a five-year deal.
Forest manager Colin Calderwood didn't play him regularly earlier in the 2006-07 season, but he eventually established himself as the first-choice left-back.
In the 2007-08 season, the signing of Matt Lockwood put Bennett's chances to maintain his defensive position under pressure. However, due to injury to Lockwood, he scored his first goal of the season in Forest's 2-1 loss at Luton Town. He received praise from Colin Calderwood after assisting both goals in Forest's 2-0 success against Tranmere Rovers after admitting it would be difficult to take him out of the team with Lockwood nearing a return. But he then an injury in late November that kept him sidelined him until the new year
On January 12, 2008, Bennett put pen to paper on a new two-and-a-half year deal, committing to the club until the summer of 2010. On return to fitness, he managed to dislodge Matt Lockwood from the starting line-up and continued in the same vein of form. He netted two goals in two games in February 2008 against Millwall and Leeds, including a goal-line clearance at Elland Road. He scored in the last game of the season, the first in Forest's 3-2 victory over Yeovil at the City Ground, which saw Forest finish second in League One in a dramatic last day of the season, and promotion to the Championship. His form in defence helped Forest keep 24 clean sheets that season, a league record. He was named in the League One team of the year along with fellow team mate Kris Commons, as well as being voted player of the year by the Forest supporters. He is very popular with The Reds supporters, renouned for his no-nonsense defending which have made him a cult figure on the banks of the Trent. After an injury sustained in the 4-2 home defeat at the hands of Doncaster Rovers he was ruled out for the rest of the season.
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Dates and figures are for the individual's career with Chelsea only.
Figures are for all competitive matches and include substitute appearances.
''For a list of all Chelsea players with a wikipedia article, see :Category:Chelsea F.C. players.''
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'''Michael Doyle''' (born 8 August 1981 in Dublin) is an Irish football midfielder. Currently playing for Leeds United on a season long loan from Coventry City. Doyle is known for his workrate and his tough tackling style. He started his career at Celtic and has also played in Denmark for AGF Aarhus. He has also been capped once by the Republic of Ireland.
Doyle began his career as a trainee at Celtic turning full professional for them in August 1998. He and fellow Celtic teammate Liam Miller had a spell on loan in the Danish Premier League at club AGF Aarhus, with Doyle playing 22 League games and scoring 4 goals for the Danish side. During his time at Celtic Doyle failed to make a single league appearance for the first team.
After the loan spell ended, the tenacious central midfielder was then signed for Coventry by Gary McAllister after a successful trial, having been recommended by McAllister's assistant Eric Black who worked with Doyle at Celtic.
Doyle made his debut against Peterborough United in the Football League Cup in August 2003, and scored in his appearance away against Ipswich Town in a 1-1 draw. Doyle played regularly throughout the season either side under the management of both McAllister and his successor Black.
Under Peter Reid, Doyle continued to play whenever fit, forging a useful partnership with captain Stephen Hughes. After Reid's departure Doyle continued to be favoured by new manager Micky Adams, scoring in the crucial away win at Watford, as the side avoided relegation from the Championship.
In 2005/06 Doyle continued to play regularly, captaining the side on a number of occasions since Christmas, notably in the 2-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. This came in his first match after a suspension for his dismissal in the previous home game against Crewe Alexandra for arguing with the referee. Doyle was named permanent captain of Coventry by Iain Dowie. Doyle was part of the Coventry team that beat Manchester United in the League Cup at Old Trafford, which remains one of the most famous League Cup upset's in recent years.
During the 2008/09 season Doyle was a regular under Chris Coleman, starting 39 games for Coventry in all competitions. But due to the signing of Sammy Clingan from Norwich in the summer of 2009, Doyle found his first team place under threat, the reason for him wishing to seek guaranteed first team football elsewhere.
On 6 August Doyle joined Leeds United on a season long loan from Coventry City. He made his first team debut for Leeds in the first game of the season win against Exeter City.
Since joining Leeds United Michael Doyle has started every game for Leeds United. He almost scored in the 4-1 win over Gillingham but his shot rebounded off the crossbar and allowed teammate Jermaine Beckford to score the rebound.
Doyle said in an interview to Yorkshire Evening Post on 2 October that he would love to make his loan move from Coventry permanent, and he hoped that if he could impress manager Simon Grayson enough and earn Leeds promotion that it would help his chances in securing a permanent contract at the Elland Road club. Doyle had his first ban for Leeds United as a result of picking up 5 yellow cards, and missed a Football League Trophy game for Leeds. But returned for the next match in the heart of centre midfield. Doyle dropped to Leeds' bench against Accrington Stanley in the JPT. Doyle returned to the first team for Leeds in the following game against Southampton. In his first 6 months at Leeds Doyle has been a regular starter partnering either Neil Kilkenny or Jonathan Howson in centre midfield, with Doyle only missing games through suspension or being rested by Simon Grayson for squad rotation. He is still yet to score his first goal for Leeds.
Doyle put in a heroic performance against Manchester United when Leeds won 1-0 away to Old Trafford on January 3rd in the FA Cup. It is the second time Doyle has been part of a side who has beaten Manchester United in a cup competition.
Doyle made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2006, but it remains his only cap to date. In 2007 he did play for the Republic of Ireland B Team.
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Smith was educated at Charterhouse School, one of the principal nurseries of the Association Football game, and learned many of the skills that subsequently brought him fame while boarding at the school. He went on to study at Keble College, Oxford and was by profession a school teacher.
Smith played football for Oxford University, representing the team from his freshman year, winning three out of four Varsity matches played against Cambridge, and captaining Oxford in his final year. On going down from university, he joined the Corinthians, then the best-known amateur football club in Britain and one not only renowned for its promotion of the ideals of sportsmanship and fair play, but also fully capable of meeting the best professional teams of the day on equal terms. Smith's scoring record for the club - 113 goals in 131 matches - remains one of the best strike rates in the history of the game, equating to one goal for every 104 minutes played.
In the course of his club career, Smith captained Corinthian in the first Sheriff of London Charity Shield fixture, a competition created to match the best professional and amateur teams in Britain. The match, played in 1898 against Sheffield United, proved controversial and with the score standing at 1-1 after 90 minutes, the professional side declined to play extra time because they had disagreed with several of the referee's decisions. Smith also scored the winning goal in Corinthian's memorable 2-1 Charity Shield win against the professionals of Aston Villa played at Crystal Palace in November 1900.
Smith captained the England team on at least 13, and possibly as many as 16, occasions (early records are inexact) between 1896 and 1901, winning at least eight games, possibly as many as ten, and drawing two. His most productive game in an England shirt came in February 1899, when he netted three times in only five minutes and four times in all during the 13-2 demolition of Ireland.
"Fine fellows they were," the great Welsh player Billy Meredith wrote of the Smith-led, all-amateur England forward line of 1895,
:"some six feet three in their socks and carrying plenty of weight with their inches. And they were not afraid to use their weight either, as some of us discovered. All in true sporting fashion, of course, for they were just as ready to take as to give hard knocks. Every man of them could run like a deer and before the game was over most of us were crying bellows to mend. Most of them were Corinthian stars and they played the Corinthian game. 'Twas a grand sight to see their forward line sweeping down the field, though probably our backs didn't think so."
G.O. Smith's official record - at a time when only three internationals (against Scotland, Wales and Ireland) were played each year - was 20 caps and 11 international goals in the period 1894 to 1900. Some authorities, including the author of the article on Smith published in the Dictionary of National Biography, credit him with 21 caps, one of which was won in the unofficial 12-0 victory over Germany in 1901. That game was Smith's last appearance in an England shirt.
G.O. Smith was renowned throughout his playing career for his exceptional balance and timing, and was further noted for his close control of the ball.
Unlike the majority of centre forwards of the day, Smith also excelled at passing. "He was," his obituary in ''The Times'' contended, "a maker rather than a scorer of goals," and the skill that, more than any other, set him apart from his contemporaries was his ability to draw defenders around him and then slide an accurate pass to an unmarked team-mate well positioned to score. Steve Bloomer, Smith's professional colleague in several international matches, remarked that it was for this reason that he would rather play alongside Smith than any other centre forward.
Physically, Smith seemed unprepossessing. Though standing nearly 5 feet 11 inches, a good height for the day, he was of slight build, suffered from asthma and lacked the obvious brawn that had characterised predecessors in the England team such as W.N. "Nuts" Cobbold in a period in which body-checking and other rough tactics were considered fair play. He was also noted for his reluctance to head the ball, stating that he would be happy to see the practice banned. "G.O." atoned for these deficiencies by positioning himself intelligently and by shooting accurately, and - so his obituary observed - "invariably low", though opponents testified that he was also "hard as a whipcord" and by no means easy to shake off the ball.
By the time of his retirement, Smith was perhaps the most admired figure in the English game, familiarly known to several generations of schoolboys simply by his initials at a time when only one other sportsman - the cricketer W.G. Grace - was so recognised. Despite the emergence of later, equally capable centre forwards in a more recognisably modern mould - most notably Vivian Woodward, Smith's successor in the England team - his abilities were recalled and praised well into the 1940s. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics, a scholarly group based in Wiesbaden, describes him as "the most brilliant, indeed perfect, footballer in the world around the turn of the century".
"G.O." was, according to contemporaries, unusually popular among professional footballers who were generally wary of the leading amateurs, not least because - wrote Sir Frederick Wall, the long-serving Secretary of the Football Association - he was "a man without petty pride". Steve Bloomer, Wall recalled, "had an intense admiration" for his England striking partner, and Bloomer himself remarked that, unlike the majority of amateurs of the day, Smith was invariably courteous to his professional team-mates (and social inferiors): "He was the finest type of amateur, one who would always shake hands with us professionals in a manner which said plainly he was pleased to meet them."
In his youth, G.O. Smith was also a noted cricketer, representing Oxford University and scoring a match-winning 132 runs in the fourth innings of the 1896 Varsity Match to win the game against Cambridge. He batted right-handed. showing excellent timing with his drives and cutting beautifully, bowled reasonably well, and fielded at cover point. In the field he moved - his obituary in Wisden noted - "gracefully with quickness in all he did."
Smith retired from football shortly after his final international appearance and became a schoolmaster at Ludgrove School, a preparatory school recognised as one of the principal feeder institutions for Eton College. In later life, he rose to the position of joint headmaster of the school, sharing the duties with his fellow England captain, and great friend, William Oakley. He also taught at Lancing College and died, aged 71, in retirement in Lymington, Hampshire.
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'''Rabbi "Raby" Howell''' (12 October 1869 - 1937) was a nineteenth century professional footballer who played for Sheffield United and Liverpool, and won two England caps. He was notable as the first Romani to play for England.
Howell was born in a Romani caravan in Wincobank, Sheffield, and became a highly skilled player despite his small size (5 feet 5 inches or 1.65 metres), playing as a nippy half-back or inside right. He began his career with the Sheffield club Ecclesfield and also played for Rotherham Swifts before signing, with three other Swifts players, for Second Division Sheffield United in 1890. He won promotion with the Blades, and, in 1897-98, a Championship medal. He played for 5 years with United, making 155 appearances for the club with 6 goals.
In April 1898 Howell was transferred to Liverpool FC for a fee of -200, making his debut for the club in a game against Aston Villa. He played 68 times for Liverpool, scoring no goals. Three years later the player moved on to Preston North End, where his career was ended by broken leg in 1903.
"Rab Howell," observed the player's Sheffield United team-mate Ernest Needham,
:''"a gypsy by birth, perhaps owes some of his inexhaustible vitality to his lucky parentage. Certain it is that no man is more untiring. In his right-hand position this light-weight player (9st.12lbs or 57.3kg.) always excels. He rejoices at meeting the best of forward wings, and should the outside man indulge in dribbling he sticks to him like a leech. Many duels have I seen between him and [Fred] Spiksley [of Sheffield Wednesday], and generally Howell has come off best. Unfortunately he is a little too fond of keeping the ball too long, and loses many opportunities."''
Howell scored once for the national team on his debut in the 9-0 rout of Ireland in April 1895, and also played in the win against Scotland four years later.
'''Sheffield United'''
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'''Frank James Clarke''' (born 15 July 1942) is the eldest of five brothers who all played in the Football League.
Clarke was born in Willenhall, Staffordshire. After playing non-league football for Willlenhall Town, he played in the Football League as a centre forward for Shrewsbury Town, Queens Park Rangers, Ipswich Town, and Carlisle United.
His younger brothers Allan, Derek, Kelvin and Wayne all played in the Football League, and Frank is the only one of the five who did not represent Walsall.
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'''William Nevill Cobbold''' (4 February 1862 - 8 April 1922), familiarly known as '''"Nuts" Cobbold''', was one of the leading footballers of the Victorian era and on several occasions a member of the England national football team. As late as 1922, at the time of his death, he could be described as "the most famous association football forward of all time", and certainly - in the words of his ''Times'' obituary - "the most individually brilliant dribbler, the player who could most often put in those thrusts that no skill could parry".
Born in Long Melford, England, the son of a vicar, "Nuts" was educated at Charterhouse School, one of the great nurseries of the association game, and Jesus College, Cambridge. He represented Cambridge University, Old Carthusians, and the Corinthians. While at university, Cobbold played in four consecutive varsity matches against Oxford University, winning each of them. His nickname, given to him during his time at school, was awarded - thought C.B. Fry - "possibly because he was the very best Kentish cob quality, all kernel and extremely hard to crack."
Cobbold starred on his international debut in England's 7-0 demolition of Ireland in February 1883, scoring twice in three minutes, and was frequently described as the trickiest and most elegant forward in the world at this time. "If one were to ask, Who were the three greatest forwards of all time?" wrote William Pickford and Alfred Gibson in 1906, "no matter what other two were named, W.N. Cobbold would perhaps come first to the lips."
Playing generally at inside left, "Nuts" was considered to have the ideal build for a striker of his period. "The best type of forward player," wrote Montague Shearman in 1887, "is the fast, sturdy man of medium height, like W.N. Cobbold the Cantab." It was true, Pickford and Gibson went on, that Cobbold was pre-eminently an old-style dribbling forward, who had learned his football in the years before the advent of the "combination" (passing) game at the end of the 1870s: "In those days 'dribbling' was the great game, and one only passed the ball when one was completely hemmed in, and not always even then." But "Nuts" was far more than a mere dribbler, the authors stressed:
:"He was essentially a scoring forward, and one, too, that made most of his own chances. One could not, for instance, conceive a greater contrast in style than Cobbold and Bloomer, both inside forwards. The former was almost continuously on the ball, while the Derby man seems to be doing nothing, and doing it well, for the greater part of the game. When Cobbold got possession of the ball he seemed to keep it glued to his toe, darting hither and thither as he pursued a tortuous course towards goal. One man was practically powerless to stop him. Two men might stay his career by dividing their attentions between the man and the ball, but they were not always successful even then. Very frequently Cobbold would shoulder his way through a whole crowd of the opposition and emerge triumphant with the ball at his toe. He was built for hard, strenuous play."
G.O. Smith, the great centre forward who followed Cobbold to Charterhouse and into the England team, concurred with Pickford and Gibson, recalling "Nuts" in April 1943 with the comment: "I put him first among all the forwards I have known." Smith's verdict - coming from a noted student of the game and a man who had played with and against strikers of the calibre of Steve Bloomer and Billy Meredith - may be considered to restore the now almost entirely forgotten Cobbold firmly to the foremost ranks of footballers of all periods.
Cobbold's other great attribute was his speed. In his prime he was a considerable sprinter, his obituary in ''The Times'' recalling: "Who that ever saw him speeding away down Parker's Piece will ever forget it? He was extraordinarily hard to stop and extremely fast." Although in essence a one-paced player, lacking the ability - so conspicuously displayed by Stanley Matthews - to stop, start and accelerate, Cobbold nonetheless possessed the exceptional ball control required to make him a most daunting opponent. "No man that ever played," wrote Pickford and Gibson, "could control the ball so effectively as Cobbold could when travelling at full speed... [He was] inimitable, the finest and fastest dribbler the Association game has known."
To his abilities as a runner and a dribbler, moreover, must be added great prowess as a goalscorer. Cobbold was renowned for his marksmanship, and it was commented that, given two feet of goal to aim at, "Nuts" would invariably hit the target. The striker had, most contemporaries agreed, one of the fiercest shots yet seen. "He could shoot in any position," was the verdict of Pickford and Gibson, "and he sent the ball in like a charge from a hundred-ton gun."
Cobbold anticipated the professional game in one respect (noted Edward Grayson, the historian of the early amateurs), "for in order to avoid getting hurt, he turned out swathed in rubber bandages and ankle guards." He belonged, nonetheless, resolutely to the earliest period of Association Football, disdaining - in common with many footballers of his generation - the aerial game, then regarded as a novel and distasteful innovation, and "eliminating all heading from his play." "Nuts" also declined to modify his dribbling style with the advent of new tactics for "passing forward" in the early 1880s - partly, speculated Pickford and Gibson, "because in his day they had not been sufficiently developed and partly because he himself was a man of infinite resource." Those who had seen the player in his prime sometimes debated how "Nuts" would have fared against the better organised defences of the 1890s. "The chances," Gibson and Pickford concluded in their assessment, "are that against three of our strongest half-backs he would have had to considerably modify his methods."
Cobbold accumulated a total of nine England caps, a good number at a time when only three international matches were played each year, scoring six England goals in total. His final international appearance came in a narrow March 1887 defeat to Scotland.
Although regarded by his friend G.O. Smith as scarcely in the first rank of cricketers, Cobbold played once for Kent, scoring four runs, and, after his retirement from football, persisted with cricket and took up golf. Playing against lesser opposition "Nuts" could be a formidable batsman; the first wicket partnership of 440 runs he notched with WR Gray for West Wratting, a small village in Cambridgeshire, against Fitzwilliam Hostel in 1891 remains, more than a century later, among the ten highest ever recorded in minor cricket.
In later life he was a schoolteacher, working principally as a "crammer" who specialised in preparing boys for entrance to the British Army. Cobbold suffered considerably from ill health in the years leading to his death - problems his obituarist attributed to his capacity for sheer hard work. He died at West Wratting.
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'''Leslie Nicholas "Nicky" Southall''' (born 28 January 1972), is a professional football player who has played in all tiers of English league football and currently plays for
Conference South side Dover Athletic.
A former pupil of Coulby Newham Secondary School, he has used his second given name since childhood. He started his career as a left-winger, but has played in most positions, including goalkeeper.
Southall was spotted playing Sunday football for Nunthorpe Boys and was offered a trial at Newcastle United. After realising he'd have little chance of breaking into the Newcastle team he left and joined Darlington on schoolboy terms.
Darlington let him go but he resumed his career with Hartlepool United where he was a regular in the first team for four seasons. Every one of his 130 appearances for Hartlepool was as a member of the starting line-up, and he scored 28 goals.
He was transferred to Grimsby Town for -40,000 and played 55 times, scoring nine goals. On his home debut he had to play in goal after the Grimsby keeper was sent off - allegedly, the other players forced him in because he had the same surname as legendary Everton keeper Neville Southall.
Grimsby manager Brian Laws signed the Italian Ivano Bonetti as Southall's replacement just months after Southall himself had arrived at Blundell Park, forcing Southall out of the first-team altogether for much of the mid-season. He often failed to even make the bench and at one point was even asked to do co-commentary for the local media stations.
After Bonetti had a disagreement with Laws, Southall was given a chance to re-establish himself in the first-team. After scoring an own-goal against Stoke City during Grimsby's relegation run-in the 96/97 season, Southall was frozen out of the first team in the 1997-98 season.
He then moved on a free transfer to Gillingham, where he became a popular figure. He made almost 200 appearances for the Gills and scored 29 goals, including a goal nominated for ''Goal of the Month'' against then Premiership side Sheffield Wednesday to knock them out of the FA Cup.
After this spell at Gillingham he moved to the Premiership with Bolton Wanderers. He thereby became one of the few footballers to play in all four divisions of the Football League system. He made just over 20 appearances for them and scored once, against Newcastle United. He went on loan to Norwich City for a brief spell as he looked to secure a permanent move away from the Premiership.
He caused a stir at Gillingham by making a welcome return there on a free transfer. He made a further 90 appearances but failed to recapture the form which had previously made him a cult hero there.
Gillingham were relegated to League One at the end of the 2004-05 season after being held to a draw by Nottingham Forest. He was out-of-contract and Gillingham did not retain his services, but Nottingham Forest offered the 33-year old a two year contract shortly after.
In the 2005-06 season, he came second in the club Player of the Season vote, behind Ian Breckin, with 18% of the votes. He finished the season with eight goals as Forest narrowly missed out on a play-off place.
At the end of the 2006-07 season he was due to be out of contract. Forest fans were keen to see his contract renewed, however, on 31 January 2007 it was announced that he had rejoined Gillingham for a third spell on a 2- year deal.
Southall made his third debut for Gillingham in the 3-1 away defeat to Huddersfield Town on 3 February.
Southall rejoined Dover Athletic during the 2009 pre-season on trial, playing in a handful of friendlies before signing on a permanent deal. In August 2009, Southall scored his first goal for Dover with a well struck free kick to give his side the lead in an encounter against Dorchester Town.
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'''Eugen Bopp''' (born 5 September 1983) is a Ukrainian-born German footballer who most recently played for Crewe Alexandra. He was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR but has German nationality. He is an attacking midfield player with a reputation for scoring spectacular goals from long distance, and is something of a cult figure amongst Nottingham Forest and Rotherham United supporters.
Eugen Bopp moved to Germany when he was very young and joined Bayern Munich as a youth. Bopp, knowing that he would find it hard to get in to the Bayern first team, happily switched life in Munich to join Nottingham Forest. Despite not playing a great deal of games in his Forest career he became something of a cult figure at Forest, and is still a favourite with the fans.
He played over 60 games for Nottingham, but only half of those were in the starting line-up in his four years at the club gaining 11 goals in total. He is probably best known during his time at Forest, for when he came on as a late substitute against Gillingham on the last day of the 2004-05 season to score a goal, which ultimately took Gillingham down to the third tier of English football along with previously relegated Nottingham Forest and Rotherham United.
Following his release from Nottingham Forest, he was taken on trial by Rotherham United for the majority of the South Yorkshire club's pre-season. After an impressive trial spell he signed a short term contract on 3 August 2006 and was given the number 25 shirt. As a result of his continued excellent performances on the pitch (and one spectacular goal against Scunthorpe United F.C.), Bopp was offered a contract extension until the end of the season. He played in 30 games for the Millers (24 league, 5 FA Cup, and 1 League Cup matches) and scored 5 goals.
Bopp was signed by Crewe Alexandra on 30 May 2007.
Bopp was a surprise inclusion in the Portsmouth squad for the first 2009/10 pre-season friendly away to Havant and Waterlooville. Bopp played the entire second half and scored both of Portsmouth's goals in a 2-2 draw. .
After an injury crisis, Portsmouth were eager to sign Bopp ahead of a Premier League match against Wigan on the 31st of October 2009. However, the Premier League refused to register the player because of Portsmouth's debts and a transfer embargo was placed on the club.
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'''John William Spicer''' (born 13 September 1983 in Romford, Greater London) is an English footballer, who plays for Doncaster Rovers.
He started his career with Arsenal, but could only manage a single League Cup appearance, as a substitute against Rotherham United on 28 October 2003. He later went on a four month loan spell at Bournemouth, starting on 10 September 2004.
At Bournemouth, he played 19 games and scored four goals; impressed with his form, Bournemouth signed him permanently on 17 December. He played another 31 games and scored further four goals for the League One club over the next eight months.
This form earned him a -35,000 move to Burnley (who capitalised on a get-out clause in his contract with Bournemouth) at the start of the 2005-06 season, joining them on 27 August 2005.
The highlight of Spicer's first season at Burnley was taking over as goalkeeper after Burnley's Brian Jensen was sent off in a match at Luton Town. Despite having no previous experience as a goalkeeper, Spicer played well enough during his hour in goal to ensure a famous 3-2 victory.
Spicer spent the 2006-07 season as a squad player; his most significant contribution that season being the only goal in a victory at Birmingham City.
In the 2007-08 season Spicer once again started as a substitute, but forced his way into the team before an injury allowed other midfielders to stake their claim at a time which coincided with much-improved Burnley results. He joined Doncaster Rovers in June 2008.
In July 2009, it was announced that Spicer would change his shirt number with Doncaster Rovers, switching from number 20 to number 10, which had been vacated by the departure of Gareth Taylor.
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'''Allan Johnston''' (born 14 December 1973) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for St Mirren as a left winger. He has played 18 games and scored twice for Scotland.
Johnston began his career with Heart of Midlothian, becoming a first-team regular in the mid-1990s. In January 1996, Johnston scored his first career hat-trick, scoring all three goals in a 3-0 win against Rangers at Ibrox. During the summer, having picked up a Scottish Cup runners-up medal, Johnston moved to French club Rennes, although he finished the season with FA Premier League side Sunderland as they were relegated to the Football League First Division. Although Sunderland were defeated in the 1998 play-off final, the club won the title the following season. During the summer of 1999, with just one year left on his contract, Johnston began negotiations about an extension. During this time, interest in Johnston was expressed by Rangers and after negotiations broke down with Sunderland, Johnston stated his desire to move to Glasgow. Despite previously being a first-team regular he never appeared for Sunderland in 1999-00 season and was subsequently loaned to Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers, the latter with whom he appeared in both the F.A. Cup and League Cup Semi-Finals.
At the end of the 1999-00 season, having not featured for Sunderland in the entire campaign, Johnston moved to Rangers on a free transfer, scoring on his debut in a Champions League qualifying match. Little over twelve month later, in late August 2001 and with the FA Premier League season already underway, Johnston moved to Middlesbrough in a -600,000 deal, making his debut in the derby defeat to Newcastle United the following weekend. Johnston scored in his second match but failed to score again all season, missing February and March due to injury. The following season, Johnston spent much of the season on loan with Sheffield Wednesday, scoring twice, having only played in two League Cup matches for ''Boro''. subsequently missing the entire 2003-04 season.
Johnston signed for Kilmarnock in August 2004, reuniting him with former Hearts management team Jim Jefferies and Billy Brown. In April 2007, with his contract about to expire, Johnston agreed a new two-year deal, which wasn't extended upon its expiry in June 2009, resulting in his release from Rugby Park.
On 8 August 2009, Johnston played in a trial match for St. Mirren against Wigan Athletic. After the match, manager Gus MacPherson said that he would love to sign him, but felt he might be out of their price range. He signed for Saints on 22 September.
Johnston made 18 appearances for Scotland between 1999 and 2002, and has also been capped at under-21 level.
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'''Gavin Keith Peacock''' (born 18 November 1967 in Eltham, London) is a former English professional football player who played primarily in midfield but often as a striker. He then worked in the media as a pundit, and in September 2008 relocated to Canada to study Christianity in order to have a future career in the church.
The son of footballer Keith Peacock, Peacock attended Bexley Grammar School as a child.
Peacock started his career at Queens Park Rangers. He moved to in 1987 in a move which was started by his father, Keith, Gillingham's manager. Shortly after joining, his father was sacked by the club but Gavin remained on as a player. He was signed by Harry Redknapp for
Bournemouth in 1989 before moving to a year later. They were in the Second Division at the time and were founder members of the new Division One on the creation of the new FA Premier League in 1992, and in the 1992-93 season he helped them win the Division One title. He was sold to Chelsea for -1.5million soon afterwards.
Peacock famously scored both home and away for Chelsea in 1-0 victories over Manchester United in the 1993-94 season. Both sides met again in the FA Cup Final, and with the score at 0-0, Peacock hit the crossbar from 25 yards and missed a golden opportunity to gain silverware. Manchester United went on to win the final 4-0 and achieve the double. Peacock finished joint top scorer that season with an impressive 14 goals from midfield. He helped them reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1995 and the FA Cup semi finals in 1996.
Peacock returned to Queens Park Rangers in 1996, having lost his place in the Chelsea team to new signing Robert Di Matteo.
He made a brief return to the Premier League in 2001 after going on loan to Charlton Athletic in 2001, where his father was now assistant manager. Peacock returned to QPR for the 2001/2 season, at the end of which he retired, having made 196 appearances in total for the club. By this stage, however, they were in Division Two.
After retiring, Peacock worked with the BBC, regularly appearing as a pundit on ''Football Focus'', ''Score'', ''Match of the Day 2'', BBC Radio 5 Live's comedy game show Fighting Talk and the BBC Radio 4 comedy show "One". He also hosted a weekly podcast on the official Chelsea website.
Influenced by the positive change he saw in his mother when she became a Christian, and already a believer in God, he started attending the local Methodist church at the age of 18. From then on, his Christian faith became central to his life. He presented a feature on ''Football Focus'' about faith in the game in December 2006. He also presented ''Songs of Praise'' on February 10, 2008, at the same time as his coverage of the African Cup of Nations final. Having studied theology from September 2006 at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, after completing his commentary duties at Euro 2008, he moved to Canada for a three-year masters course in Divinity at Ambrose Seminary. Peacock's aim is to become a pastor, vicar or minister depending on which denomination he chooses to follow.
Married to Amanda, the couple have two children: son, Jake (b 1993), and daughter, Ava (b 1996). They had a house in Bexley, Kent before Peacock started his studies, and a small holiday home in Canada in the Rocky Mountains.
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'''James 'Jim' McIntyre''' (born 24 May 1972 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish footballer who is currently player-manager for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish First Division. He normally plays either as a striker or on the left of midfield.
McIntyre began his senior career in England, after having unsuccessful trials with Hearts and Dundee United, and serving a three-year joinery apprenticeship, signing for Bristol City in 1991. While there, he had a loan spell with Exeter City in 1993. Later that year he returned to Scotland, signing for Airdrieonians. In March 1996 he joined Kilmarnock and went on to be part of the Killie side that won the Scottish Cup in 1997. McIntyre was instrumental in the club reaching the final, having scored the winning goal in the semi-final replay against Dundee United.
In March 1998, McIntyre was transferred to Reading for a fee of -440,000, and the following month appeared for Scotland in a 'B' international against Norway. However, his career at Reading failed to take off and he was released at the end of his contract in 2001. This led to another return to Scottish football, signing for Dundee United in July. Although his initial contract was for a two year period, he twice extended his stay at Tannadice. However, it was announced by United manager Craig Brewster in April 2006 that McIntyre would be free to leave the club at the end of the season.
In July 2006, McIntyre signed for Dunfermline after negotiating a termination of his United contract. He scored a decisive penalty kick against Hibernian at Hampden Park in a Tennents Scottish Cup Semi Final replay allowing Dunfermline to progress to the Final with a 1-0 Victory. After being appointed as Pars manager at the start of 2008, McIntyre didn't make an appearance for the club until November 2008 due to injury.
On 4 December 2007, McIntyre was appointed caretaker head-coach of Dunfermline, following the sacking of the incumbent manager of the Club, Stephen Kenny. McIntyre's first match in charge was a home clash against Clyde on 8 December, when Dunfermline came from behind to claim a 1-1 draw, a result repeated the next week away at Partick Thistle, where Stephen Glass also missed a penalty.
He was appointed as Dunfermline manager on a full time basis on the 3 January 2008, signing a two-and-a-half year deal after an impressive run of four successive victories. After four straight wins, McInytre was awarded the First Division Manager of the Month award for December. He again won the award, this time for Dunfermline's unbeaten run in September 2008.
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'''Anthony M.''' "'''Tony'''" '''Whelan''' (; born 20 November 1952) is a former Manchester United footballer who currently works as the club's assistant academy director, responsible for the Under-9 to Under-16 player development programme.
Whelan was born in Salford, Lancashire, and grew up as a Manchester City fan in Wythenshawe, South Manchester. After the family moved to Partington, Whelan attended St Paul's Secondary Modern School in Urmston, where he captained his school team, as well as the local schoolboy representative team, Stretford Boys. Whilst playing for Stretford Boys, Whelan was spotted by Manchester United scout Joe Armstrong and invited to sign associated schoolboy forms in 1967.
He signed apprentice professional forms upon leaving school in July 1968 and advanced through the various junior teams featuring in the FA Youth Cup team that reached the semi-finals in both 1969 and 1970. They also won the prestigious FC Blue Stars Youth Tournament in Zurich, Switzerland in May 1969. He signed as a full professional in December 1969 and, in May 1970, aged just 17, he was selected to go on the first team's three week tour of Bermuda, Canada and the United States, where he played against Eintracht Frankfurt and the Bermuda national football team. The remainder of his tenure with the club was spent on the fringes of the first team, playing for the Reserves, for whom he was the leading scorer in 1971-72.
In February 1973, Whelan was on the verge of signing for Bolton Wanderers when his mother received a phone call from Manchester City manager Malcolm Allison. He was offered a month-long trial with the club, and within three weeks he had been offered a professional contract and was making his debut against West Ham United, starting up front with Francis Lee on 17 March 1973. However, Whelan only made five more appearances for City over the next sixteen months before departing for Rochdale in July 1974. In his first season with Rochdale, Whelan was voted as the club's Player of the Year. In the second season he became, jointly with Clive Charles of Cardiff City, the first black player to receive a PFA divisional award being named by his fellow pros in their all-star team. He scored 20 goals in 130 first team outings for Rochdale. In between, he played the 1976 season for coach Ron Newman's Los Angeles Skyhawks, helping them win the American Soccer League Championship.
Whelan went back to the United States in April 1977 to play for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers from 1977 to 1979, and from 1982 to 1983, during which time they won the Eastern Division title and reached the American Conference final in 1978. During his two spells with the club, he played over a hundred games and had the dual role of Director of Youth Development from 1982 to 1983. He also received the honorary citizenship of Plantation, Florida for services to the youth of the community (1978).
Whelan was also selected for the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "All Strikers Team" (1 December 1983) which included such luminaries as George Best, Gerd Mller, Tefilo Cubillas and Brian Kidd. Whelan was transferred to the Atlanta Chiefs for the 1980 and 1981 seasons and helped them win divisional titles, both indoor and outdoor, in 1981. During his time in America, he played in over 170 matches in the NASL.
Whelan was also the recipient of the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in two nationally televised games in 1978.
Following the demise of the Atlanta Chiefs franchise in 1981, Whelan spent the 1981-82 season in the MISL playing for the Philadelphia Fever before they folded at the end of the season.
Upon returning to England in November 1983, Whelan continued to coach young players part-time on Manchester City's Community Football Programme between 1987 and 1990. In September 1990, he was invited by Brian Kidd to join Manchester United's Centre of Excellence as a coach, and joined the full-time staff in September 1998 when the Academy was established. His time as a player included, Whelan has been involved with the club for over 20 years.
Over the years, Whelan has gained several coaching qualifications, as well as a Bachelors degree in humanities from the Open University, and a Masters degree in sociology from Manchester Metropolitan University. He also wrote the foreword to ''The First Black Footballer: Arthur Wharton 1865-1930 An Absence of Memory'' (1998) and is the author of ''The Birth of the Babes: Manchester United Youth Policy 1950-1957'', which explores the impact of youth development and the building of the Busby Babes side at Manchester United.
In March 2008, ''The Voice'' included him on a list of the 30 most influential black people in English football in recognition of his work developing elite young players. In October 2008, he received an award at the House of Lords from Kick It Out acknowledging his inclusion in the list.
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'''Melvyn Charles''' (born 14 May 1935) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He played at both centre forward and centre half, and is the brother of John Charles and father of ex-footballer Jeremy Charles.
A native of Swansea, Charles started out at his local club Swansea Town, and between 1952 and 1959 he played over 250 first-team matches for the Second Division side.
Having become highly sought-after by the top clubs, like his brother, Charles was signed by Arsenal in March 1959 for -40,000 (plus two other players, David Dodson and Peter Davies, going the other way). He made his debut against Sheffield United on 22 August 1959, but a cartilage injury forced him to miss nearly half of the 1959-60 season. Injury continued to afflict him throughout 1960-61, requiring him to undergo two operations.
Charles finally got a regular run in the Arsenal side at the start of the 1961-62 season, playing up front in sixteen of Arsenal's first eighteen matches, scoring eleven goals. However, his form tailed off and he was replaced by up and coming youngster Geoff Strong midway through the season. In February 1962 he was sold to Cardiff City, having played just 64 matches in three seasons for Arsenal, scoring 28 goals.
Charles spent two seasons at Cardiff, playing 81 league matches before moving on to Porthmadog. He was bought by Port Vale for -1,250 and returned to the Football League in a 1-0 defeat at Crewe Alexandra on 3 February 1967. After six further games it was apparent he no longer had the fire-power Vale were hoping for and Charles returned to Wales on a free transfer to Oswestry Town in May 1967, later playing for Haverfordwest.
Charles made his debut for Wales whilst with Swansea, and played in Wales' 1958 World Cup campaign, the only time they have reached the finals of the competition. In all he won 31 caps for his country and scored six goals, four of them coming against Northern Ireland in a match for the 1961 British Home Championship.
Charles wrote an autobiography, published in early 2009.
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'''Derek Clarke''' (born 19 February 1950) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Walsall, Wolverhampton Wanderers,Oxford United, where he spent the majority of his career, Orient and Carlisle United.
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'''Kelvin Leslie Clarke''' (born 16 July 1957) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Walsall. Clarke was born in Willenhall, the fourth of five brothers (Frank, Allan, Derek and Wayne) who all went on to play League football. He was signed by Walsall as an apprentice, and turned professional in July 1975. He made nine league appearances, without scoring, before an ankle injury forced his retirement in 1978.
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'''Wayne Clarke''' (born 28 February 1961) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a striker. He made nearly 450 appearances in the Football League for several different clubs, scoring nearly 150 goals. He is the youngest of five brothers, Frank, Allan, Derek, and Kelvin being the others, who all went on to play league football.
Clarke was born in Wolverhampton. He joined home-town club Wolverhampton Wanderers as an associate schoolboy on his 15th birthday in 1976, despite competition from leading clubs, and became an apprentice when he left school the following year. He also represented England at schoolboy and youth level.
He signed his first professional contract in March 1978,
Clarke scored 19 goals in his first season at Birmingham, which made him their leading scorer. His 17 league goals made a major contribution to the club winning the 1984-85 Second Division title. His season in the top flight with Birmingham was interrupted by suspension and minor injuries, and he only managed five goals as the side were relegated, which included scoring twice in Birmingham's 3-0 win in the local derby away to Aston Villa. In 1986-87, Clarke again scored 19 goals, which again made him leading scorer. With Birmingham struggling to avoid further relegation to the Third Division and in financial difficulties, the club accepted an offer from Everton who were in need of an emergency replacement for the injured Graeme Sharp.
Clarke's five goals in ten games, notably the winning goal away at Arsenal not long after he joined, in the remainder of the 1986-87 season was enough to earn him a championship medal.
At the end of the 1988-89 season, during which he helped his club to reach the FA Cup final but did not play in it, Everton brought in Mike Newell from Leicester City in part exchange for Clarke and -500,000.
His return to the Second Division was brief. After just 11 league games and one goal, Clarke returned to the top flight with Manchester City, managed by Howard Kendall who had bought him for Everton three years earlier. He moved in a part-exchange deal valued at -650,000 which saw David Oldfield join Leicester.
He was unable to claim a regular place in the City side. While at Maine Road he was loaned to Shrewsbury Town, where he scored six goals in seven games, then to Stoke City, and then back to Wolves, where he was viewed as a potential partner for Steve Bull. However his first appearance for the club lasted just 20 minutes before he punctured a lung, returned to Manchester City, and on his return to fitness was not allowed out on loan again.
Clarke's next move came in the summer of 1992 when he joined Walsall in Division Three. He was the fourth of the brothers to play for Walsall, and the move meant he had played in all four divisions of the Football League. He was the club's top scorer in the 1992-93 season with 21 goals in 39 games, helping them to a playoff position, but they were heavily defeated in the playoff semifinal by Crewe Alexandra and Clarke was sold to local rivals Shrewsbury Town, managed by former Wolves goalkeeper Fred Davies.
Clarke spent two seasons at Gay Meadow. The 1993-94 season brought the Division Three title and promotion to Division Two, and by the time the club released him at the end of the 1994-95 season, he had scored 22 goals in 59 games.
He was appointed player-manager of Telford United in the Conference in July 1995, and resigned 18 months later after a spell of poor results, though with the club in mid-table.
In June 1997 he applied for the vacant manager's post at former club Walsall, but was unsuccessful.
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}}'''Simon Peter Tracey''' (born 9 December 1967 in Woolwich) is an English former professional football player who played as a goalkeeper. He is now goalkeeping coach at Barnsley.
Tracey played most of his professional career at Sheffield United. He started out as a goalkeeper at Wimbledon in 1985. After only making one appearance for the Wimbledon first team in 4 years at the club, he was sold on to Sheffield United in 1988 for -75,000. He was an ever-present in United's promotion season of 1989-90 and remained first-choice in Division One.
Tracey played 382 games for Sheffield United until 2003. His playing days came to an end when he suffered an injury during pre-season to the 2002-2003 season and once recovered, summer signing Paddy Kenny had cemented his place in the first team. This led to Tracey retiring from football. His games were limited by the arrival of Alan Kelly in the summer of 1992 for the first season of the new FA Premier League. During this time he had loan spells at several clubs, including Manchester City, Norwich, Nottingham Forest and his old team Wimbledon.
The loan spell that he spent at Norwich City during the 1994-95 season was a nightmare for Tracey. He made three appearances - in the first he ran mindlessly out of his area allowing Coventry to score an easy goal, in the second he was stretchered off with an injury and in the third he let in five goals in an FA Cup tie at Everton. In 2000 when he played at Norwich for Sheffield United he made a similar charge from his area that allowed Norwich striker Craig Bellamy to score.
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'''Georges Santos''' (born 15 August 1970 in Marseille) is a French-born Cape Verde professional footballer, currently without a club.
Santos turned professional with Toulon, before moving to England to join Tranmere Rovers in 1998. On transfer-deadline day in 1999-2000 he moved to West Bromwich Albion, where he helped the club preserve their Division One status. Refusing to commit to a long-term deal at Albion, he signed for Sheffield United the following summer.
Santos joined Grimsby Town in December 2002, signing a deal until the end of the season.
Santos joined Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2006.
On 31 August 2007 he joined Chesterfield for a month on non-contract terms.
Santos, although born in France, qualifies to play for Cape Verde through his parents, who are both originally from the islands. He made his international dbut for Cape Verde on 6 September 2002 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Mauritania.
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'''Mark McKeever''' (born 16 November 1978, Derry, Northern Ireland) is a former professional and semi-professional football player who last played for Conference South club Weston-super-Mare.
McKeever began his football career with Norwich City as a youth team player. He was eventually released and moved on to Peterborough United with ex-Canaries coach Kit Carson. McKeever became a trainee with the club, but after only 3 appearances he was transferred to Sheffield Wednesday in April 1997 with David Billington for -1,000,000.
McKeever made three appearances in the Premier League and was looking to break into the first team before a foot injury prematurely ended his season. He was subsequently sent on loan to Bristol Rovers and later Reading.
McKeever made his 6th appearance for Wednesday in an FA Cup tie against Bristol City in December 1999. A year later, Mark was linked with a return to Bristol Rovers after Rovers had supposedly tabled a -100,000 bid for him. But the permanent move did not materialise.
McKeever did move to Bristol Rovers on loan for two months in 2001. In March 2001, the move was made permanent, with McKeever moving south on a free transfer. He spent 2 years with Rovers before being released in May 2003. He then joined Weston-super-Mare in August 2003, for whom he played for a period of three years before signing for Bath City in May 2006.
Bath City sent Mark on loan in January 2008 to Mangotsfield United, but he was soon transferred to fellow Conference South club Weston-super-Mare in March 2008 for his second stint with the club.
On 18 August, 2009, he was forced to retire following injury.
He has been capped by the Republic of Ireland at Under-18 level (12 caps) and by their Under-21s (4 caps).
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'''Curtis Woodhouse''' (born 17 April 1980) is an English professional footballer and boxer. Woodhouse plays football as a central midfielder for Harrogate Town, and competes as a welterweight boxer. His career in the Football League spanned across nine seasons, earning four caps for the England under-21 football team. Woodhouse's professional boxing record stands at ten wins, five of which by knock-out and one defeat.
He started his footballing career with York City's centre of excellence before joining Sheffield United. In November 2001, he was transferred to Birmingham City for a fee of -1 million, before joining Rotherham United in January 2003, on loan for five months. He then joined Peterborough United on a free transfer in October 2003. In May 2005, he joined Hull City for -25,000, before joining Grimsby Town just eight months later in January 2006. He retired at the end of the 2006-07 season.
Woodhouse stated that he had "fallen out of love" with football and decided to turn to professional boxing, despite no previous experience. In September 2006, he won his first professional boxing match, defeating Dean Marcantonio, on points, knocking him down twice in the final round. His only defeat was to Jay Morris in April 2009, losing 37-36 on points.
He was convicted of assaulting a police officer and of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour in April 2006. As a result, he had his boxing license suspended for five months by the British Boxing Board of Control, despite the incident happening before he was under the BBBofC's jurisdiction. Woodhouse returned to football in November 2006, joining Rushden & Diamonds in the Conference National before moving to Mansfield Town in January 2009. After leaving them, he moved to Harrogate Town.
Woodhouse began his footballing career at York City's centre of excellence, before being transferred to Sheffield United for an initial compensation fee of -2,200.
He made his debut for Birmingham City on 3 February 2001, in a 2-1 home victory against Norwich City.
Woodhouse signed for Peterborough United on 14 October 2003,
He joined Hull City in May 2005, the club he supported as a child,
Despite consistent performances, by December 2005 he had lost his place and there was speculation that he had fallen out with Taylor and wanted to leave; this was strongly denied by the player: "I'm shocked that people are saying I want to go. I'm very happy here. ... It's taken me long enough to get to Hull so I'm not going to walk out after a few months, or whatever."
In the January 2006 transfer window, he joined Grimsby Town on a two year deal,
Woodhouse had a history of theft, robbery and affray, and said that he had "fallen out of love" with football.
After only one professional fight, Woodhouse returned to football in November 2006, signing for Rushden & Diamonds, who were playing in the Conference National, the highest-tier of non-league football.
He then returned to Rushden on 1 March 2007,
After defeating Wayne Downing in 57 seconds on 21 June 2008,
He signed for Mansfield Town on 5 January on a contract until the end of the 2008-09 season.
On 13 January 2010, in an interview to the ''Grimsby Telegraph'' Woodhouse commented he would definatley consider a move back to former club Grimsby Town after expressing his dismay at The Mariners languising near the bottom of the League Two, within danger of being relegated from the Football League. He commented "If they are looking for a central midfielder, though, they are welcome to give me a call".
Woodhouse was born in Beverley and raised in Driffield.
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'''Dimitrios Papadopoulos''' (; born 20 October 1981 in Gagarin (about 100 km from Tashkent), Uzbekistan - then part of Soviet Union) is a Greek footballer, currently playing for Dinamo Zagreb.
He started his career from the youth academies of Greek minnows Akratitos, and made his debut in 1999, contributing to the team's promotion to Alfa Ethniki in 2001 for its first time in history.
Shorthly after he was transferred to Burnley in England, where he stayed for 2 seasons, playing a total of 35 games and scoring 6 goals. On 20 August 2002 he won his first cap for Greece.
In July 2003 he moved to Greek giants Panathinaikos. He starred in his very first season with the team, becoming its top scorer with 17 goals in 26 games in the 2003/4 double winning season for Panathinaikos which marked the team's first championship honor in almost 10 years of Olympiakos domination in Greek championship.
He was subsequently voted best footballer of that year in the league and was awarded a place in the Euro 2004 Greek squad that went on to win the tournament. He played in the game against Russia and had a contribution in Greece goal that determined its qualification to the next round. He also took part in the Greek Olympic Football team during the Olympic Games of Athens 2004 in the very same summer.
He has been since an integral part of Panathinaikos offense signing a 3 year extension with the team in the summer of 2006 and his stellar performances were one of the reasons that the team's board let fellow start Michalis Konstantinou leave the team. Thus far he has earned 20 caps scoring twice for the national team.
On November 13, 2008 Serie A club Lecce announced to have signed Papadopoulos in a free transfer.
He made his Italian Serie A debut for Lecce on January 18, 2009 in a home match at the Stadio Via del Mare against Genoa C.F.C. coming on as a substitute for Gianni Munari late in the match. He scored his first goal in the Serie A on April 19 against A.S. Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.
On June 26 2009 he signed a three year contract worth 650 000- per year with the Croatian champion Dinamo Zagreb. Dimitrios Papadopoulos start to play more regulary, in the new club and he is still looking for his best performance to achieve the Croatian League and the Croatian Cup for Dinamo Zagreb.
Dimitrios Papadopoulos made his debut in the Greek National Team the 20 November 2002 against Repubblic of Ireland and he was included in the squad of Euro 2004 that went on to win the tournament. His pass for the goal of Zisis Vryzas allowed Greece to pass the turn and qualify against France and then become Champion of Euro 2004. As Euro 2004 winners, Dimitrios Papadopoulos was included in the Greek squad for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany. Otto Rehhagel inclued him also for qualification to the UEFA Euro 2008 in Switzerland and Austria.
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'''Greece'''
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'''Nii Odartey Lamptey''' (born 10 December 1974 in Tema) is a former Ghanaian football player. He is known foremost for his erratic career, in which he became a superstar as a teenager and then suffered a long string of failures which burnt him out well before his time. Lamptey has been used as a byword for a cautionary tale of putting too much pressure on young players to be successful.
Nii Lamptey was born in Tema, but grew up in the two biggest Ghanaian cities, Accra and Kumasi.
When Lamptey was eight, his parents divorced, and his stepfather threw him out of the household. Lamptey found refuge in a Muslim football camp and converted from Christianity to Islam to qualify for entry.
Lamptey first began to attract global attention in 1991 he led Ghana to win the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship with the team known as the ''Black Starlets'' after playing in the 1989 version as a 15 year old. He won the - the Golden Ball award although the competition included Argentina's Juan Sebastian Vern and Marcelo Gallardo and Italy's Alessandro del Piero, Lamptey's star shone more brilliantly than them all, as he dominated everyone in the competition. He was subsequently touted as the next Pel; by Pel himself. He scored four goals in that Tournament.
The adidas Golden Ball could only go to one of the members of the victorious Ghanaian side, and so it was, with Nii Odartey Lamptey taking home a very special souvenir from his Italian sojourn. Lamptey was the beating heart of a very good side. His fast feet, speed of thought, and clever interplay with captain Alex Opoku and fellow midfielders Mohammed Gargo and Emmanuel Duah were on display for all to see. His willingness to get into the box was critical too, and his four goals made him joint top-goalscorer . See also 1991 Ghana U-17 Ghana Squad
In recognition of his exquisite football he displayed at the FIFA U-17 Tournament, he was named the 1991 African Footballer of the Year.
Dutch football Coach Aad de Mos signed Lamptey as a 15-year-old and brought him to Belgian giants R.S.C. Anderlecht from Youth team, Young Corners in Accra, Ghana.
He was hailed as the new Pel and age limit rules in Belgium were changed to allow him to debut at the age of 16 for Anderlecht..Lamptey signed his first contract at Anderlecht when he was 16, becoming the youngest-ever player to play in the Belgian league. He quickly established himself as a prolific scorer, dazzling onlookers with his flashy play and obvious talent. After two highly spectacular seasons, he was transferred to PSV Eindhoven, where he made a similar impact and awed fans and experts with his game. At age 19 already, Lamptey had fulfilled the dream of many African teenagers, namely becoming a professional footballer, going into the ''Promised Land'' (Europe) and becoming rich and famous.
Lamptey's brilliance led an enterprising and unpredictable Ghana's U-20 team, known as the "Black Satellites" to win the and then lost the of the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Australia to Brazil, who came from a goal down to win the trophy at the death, 2-1. He also scored in the against Portugal, which Ghana won 2-0.
''FIFA.com'' said this in a May 2000 article "...in Australia they called for superlatives. The team had been excellently coached by Fred Osam-Duodu, and their skills and flair made each of their matches something spectacular. An almost endless list of talent: Ahinful, Gargo, Addo, Kuffour, Duah, Lamptey, Akonnor..., now among the stars of today with their various big clubs in Europe. How can I forget that comment made in the post match press conference by David Burnside, the English coach, to a crowd of experienced journalists, after his side, England had been knocked out by the amazing Ghanaians: "If one of you can stand up and tell me how to beat this Ghana team and their trainer, I'll be the happiest man in Australia." No-one dared ask him any more questions. It was an admission of impotence and at the same time a tribute to that young African side, going on their way at incredible speed. "Maybe that's the football of tomorrow," laughed one of the older English journalists...". Tournament Information . Ghana squad
In the Summer of 1992, young superstar Nii Lamptey led Ghana to win a Bronze medal at the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics football tournament.. Ghana, who had the youngest team by far in the competition (the average age of the squad was 18.8 years), were surprise bronze medallists, becoming the first African nation to earn a medal. They did so in a victory over yet another surprise, Australia.
Lamptey thus led Ghana to success at any Youth International Tournament in which he played.
At just 16 years, Nii Lamptey scored on his senior debut International for Ghana in a 1992 African Cup of Nations Qualifying home match against Togo in the 43rd minute. Ghana won the match 2-0.
He became a regular International and his superb performances earned him a starting spot in the --Black Stars--, forming a potent attacking force together with team captain Abedi Pele and Super striker Tony Yeboah. Ghana lost the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations to Ivory Coast on a marathon penalty shoot-out in Senegal, a game the mercurial Lamptey started at just 17 years. He continued to blossom at senior International level at such a young age, playing any and every Ghana International game since then.
His international career with Ghana dried up after he was sent off in the 1996 African Cup of Nations Semi-final game against South Africa on 31 January 1996. The Black Stars finished fourth, after losing to Zambia in the 3rd Place play-off game without the suspended Lamptey.
Lamptey did not play for Ghana again after they lost 8-2 to Brazil in So Jos do Rio Preto, Brazil, 27 March 1996 in a Pre-1996 Summer Olympics friendly match. Many observers believe that the numerous back and forth travels to Africa for International matches, stalled his young career at Club level. His career later went into a slump.
Ron Atkinson bought Lamptey to Aston Villa in the summer of 1994. This move came as a surprise, as PSV was a more successful club than Aston Villa at the time, Lamptey, being one of the star players of PSV.
However, on German TV (see below), Lamptey recalled that when he came to Europe, he signed an exclusive marketing contract with an Italian player agent. Naive as he was, he thought that the agent only acted in his best interest. In fact, the player agent was "a shady character who held Lamptey's transfer rights like a slave owner held his slave" (quote by a fellow German player agent, and an opinion also supported by Lamptey's trainer Otto Pfister). He thought only of where to sell Lamptey for the best price, to bag ~25% of the transfer sum for himself, and so he sold him to Aston Villa. Too late Lamptey realized that the exclusive contract was a trap he could not flee.
He failed to impress at Villa Park, however, and following Atkinson's dismissal as Villa boss, he re-signed Lamptey for his new club Coventry City. His time at Coventry further proved that Lamptey was not cut out for Premiership football, and another engagement in Venice was also a flop. Lamptey went on to join a string of lower status clubs. This began a vicious circle that the honest but naive Lamptey could not break.
===Decline, odyssey and personal tragedy===
Lamptey joined Venezia in Italy and later Unin de Santa Fe in Argentina. There, he and his wife had their third child, Diego. But soon, Diego died of a rare disease. A major emotional blow was also the fact that Lamptey wanted to bury his son in Ghana, but the authorities declined. Heartbroken, Lamptey temporarily stopped with football.
After unsuccessful stints at Ankaragc and Unio Leiria, Lamptey got himself a new German player agent who transferred him to SpVgg Greuther Frth. However, Lamptey and his wife were unhappy there, unable to live through the culture shock in Germany. Lamptey was not entirely unsuccessful, being a reliable backup, but was found too fragile for the rough Second Bundesliga. He was also reportedly ignored by his German colleagues, and once, a colleague flat out refused to sleep in the same hotel room as him. This blatant racism shocked Lamptey, but even worse was the fact that his child Lisa also died soon after birth. Also Lamptey's second dead child was buried abroad, in Germany. The Lampteys soon left for Asia.
Lamptey then joined Shandong Luneng Tai Shan in China. He described his time there as the happiest time of his life, finally being accepted and loved by fans and experts again. He then moved to Al-Nasr and then back to Ghana to Kumasi Asante Kotoko, becoming the first Ghanaian star to return to his roots again as a player.
Lamptey has said that despite everything, he does not feel like a loser, but rather as a hardened survivor who refuses to be destroyed. He has also founded a school, which bears his name and is his whole pride. As a father who has lost two kids, he wants to make other children happy and give back to society. As of 2008, his school boasts of almost 400 pupils.
On 5 March 2007 Lamptey signed for South African side Jomo Cosmos , played here between 1 December 2007.
Lamptey is married and has fathered four children, however two of them, Diego and Lisa, died soon after birth. His younger brother Nathaniel Lamptey played in the German lower division.
On 19 February 2009 signed a contract as Assistant from Sekondi Wise Fighters, here will assisted the new Head Coach Charles Akonnor.
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Alec Stock was born in Peasedown St John and played as an inside-forward for Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic and QPR before the Second World War and guested for several other clubs during the hostilities. He joined Yeovil Town in 1946.
He came to prominence as the player/manager of Yeovil Town during a historic F.A.Cup run in 1949. They had thrilling victories over Bury and Sunderland, before losing to Manchester United in the fifth round. He later managed Leyton Orient (1949-1959), AS Roma, QPR (1959-1965) (general manager 1965-1968), Luton Town (1968-1972), Fulham (1972-1976) and AFC Bournemouth (1979-1980). He was also the assistant manager of Arsenal for 53 days during the 1955/1956 season and was a director of QPR (1977-1979). He was asked to manage the Third Division South team against the North in 1955/56.
It was perhaps Alec's time as manager of Queens Park Rangers where he is most fondly remembered. It was during his spell in the 1960s that coincided with the development of the club with chairman Jim Gregory. The team enjoyed unprecedented success in 1967 and 1968 winning consecutive promotions with the club reaching the First Division for the first time and becoming the first Third Division team to win the Football League Cup in 1967 beating then First Division West Bromwich Albion 3-2 in a come from behind win. Stock had a focus on youth bringing many of the team through the clubs youth system (including Frank Sibley, Tony Hazell, Roger Morgan, Ian Morgan and Mick Leach) as well as blending characters such as Rodney Marsh and Mark Lazarus into the set up.
With internal pressures mounting in the club following the 1967/68 season however, Stock was absent for 3 months, suffering from asthma. In his book 'A Little Thing Called Pride' Stock tells how Jim Gregory sacked him in 1968 for being ill, just as he thought he was about to return to the helm and save Rangers from relegation. He later had success with Luton Town who he helped to promotion from the Third Division and also with Fulham when he led them to the 1975 FA Cup Final.
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'''Carlos Daniel ''Lobo'' Cordone''' (born 6 January 1974 in General Rodrguez), is a former Argentine professional football player who played as a striker.
Cordone started his career at Vlez Srsfield and played there for six seasons before moving to Racing Club de Avellaneda in 2000, later that year he moved to Newcastle United for a fee of -500,000, however he did not live up to expectations at Newcastle and only played for the club for one season. He scored three goals against Derby County,
In 2001 Cordone returned to Argentina to play for Argentinos Juniors, after one season with them he moved to San Lorenzo where he helped the club to win the Copa Sudamericana in 2002.
Towards the end of his career he has played for Argentino de Merlo in the Metropolitan 4th division and Independiente Rivadavia in the 3rd division Interior.
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'''Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland''' (29 July 1883 - 16 March 1962) was an English footballer and manager. He played as a forward for, among others, Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers, Middlesbrough and England. However he is best remembered for his career as a manager in Spain where he coached several clubs including Athletic Bilbao and Athletic Madrid. He also had brief spells as coach of Germany, France and Spain. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp on the outskirts of Berlin in Germany.
Pentland earned the nickname ''El Bombn'', due to his bowler hat, while at Athletic Bilbao. He is still the club's most successful manager to date, winning two La Liga titles and the Copa del Rey on five occasions. He returned to England before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and briefly worked as an assistant manager at Brentford and then as manager of Barrow A.F.C.. In 1959 Athletic invited Pentland back to Spain for a testimonial game against Chelsea and awarded him a Distinguished Members medal. When he died in 1962, Athletic held a memorial service in his honour at San Mams. He was buried at Lytchett Matravers in Dorset.
Before joining Blackpool in 1903, Pentland worked as a gun makers assistant and played for several junior clubs in the Birmingham area. After a brief spell with Blackpool he quickly transferred to Blackburn Rovers where he played until 1906. Among his fellow players at Blackburn was Samuel Wolstenholme. After a season at Brentford he joined Queens Park Rangers and helped them win the Southern League in 1908. He subsequently played in the FA Charity Shield game against English League champions Manchester United. In 1908 he joined Middlesbrough F.C. where his team mates included Alf Common and Steve Bloomer. While at Middlesbrough, he also won five caps for England. Playing alongside Vivian Woodward, he helped England win the British Home Championship in 1909. In 1912 he joined Halifax Town as a player coach and then finished his playing career with a spell at Stoke City.
After retiring as a player, Pentland went to Berlin in 1914 to take charge of the German Olympic football team. However within a few months, the First World War broke out and he was subsequently interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spandau district of Berlin. The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. Cup and league competitions were organised and as many as 1,000 attended the bigger games. Pentland was prominent in organising and playing football within the camp. He was chairman of the Ruhleben Football Association and regularly contributed to football articles in the camp magazine.
Pentland was one of several former professional footballers at Ruhleben. Others included former club team mates and fellow England internationals, Samuel Wolstenholme and Steve Bloomer, veteran England international Fred Spiksley, a Scotland international, John Cameron, a German international Edwin Dutton, and John Brearley, once of Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. On 2 May 1915 an ''England XI'' featuring Pentland, Wolstenholme, Brearley and Bloomer played a ''World XI'' captained by Cameron. Towards the end of the war an international triangular tournament called the ''Coupe de Allies'' , featuring a ''British XI'', a ''French XI'' and a ''Belgium XI'', was organised. Pentland remained in the camp until the end of the war and then returned to England. While recuperating in the West Country he met and later married his nurse, a war widow working as a VAD.
In 1920 Pentland coached France at the Olympic Games. France received a bye to the quarter-final stages where they beat Italy 3-1. However in the semi-finals they lost 4-1 to Czechoslovakia. The final stages of the tournament descended into farce and France missed out on the opportunity to win the silver medal. The host nation, Belgium won the gold medal by default after Czechoslovakia walked off in protest during the final, unhappy with the performance of the referee. As a result they were disqualified and a second consolation tournament was organised to decide the silver and bronze medallists. However France and Pentland, presuming the competition was over, had already returned home and Spain eventually won the silver medal.
In 1920 Pentland joined Racing de Santander but after one season he was poached by Athletic Bilbao. He revolutionised the way Athletic played, favouring the short-passing game and in 1923 he led the club to victory in the Copa del Rey. However in 1925 he left Athletic and went onto coach Athletic Madrid, leading them to the Copa final in 1926. He then left the Madrid club for one season and coached Real Oviedo. In 1927 he returned to Athletic Madrid and guided them to victory in the Campeonato del Centro. He was also manager at the Madrid side during the inaugural La Liga season. In May 1929 he helped coach Spain (under manager Jos Mara Mateos) when they beat England 4-3 at Athletic Madrid-s Metropolitano Stadium. As a result Spain became the first non-British team to beat England.
In 1929 Pentland rejoined Athletic Bilbao. He subsequently led them to La Liga/Copa del Rey doubles in 1930 and 1931. He also guided the club as they won the Copa del Rey four times in a row between 1930 and 1933 and finished as La Liga runners-up in 1932 and 1933. Pentland-s Athletic were notable for their prolific goalscorers including Bata and Guillermo Gorostiza. In 1931 he also masterminded Athletic-s 12-1 victory over FC Barcelona, the latter-s worst ever defeat. In 1933 he joined Athletic Madrid for a third time but returned to England at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
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'''Paul McGuinness''' (born 2 March 1966 in Manchester) is the son of former Manchester United player and manager Wilf McGuinness. He is currently Manchester United's Under-18s manager and assistant director of their youth academy for 17-21 year olds.
McGuinness holds a PhD in sports science gained from Loughborough University. He studied at Loughborough with Manchester United's fitness coach, Tony Strudwick.
As a player, McGuinness was a midfielder who made 20 Football League appearances with Crewe Alexandra (1986-87) and Chester City (1991-92). He also spent time with Manchester United (where he progressed through the youth ranks) and Bury without appearing in league games for them.
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'''Michael Owen Johnson''' born (4 July 1973) is a former footballer who played as a defender. He made more than 550 appearances playing in the Football League and Premier League, including more than 250 games for Birmingham City and more than 100 each for Notts County, the club where he began his professional career, and for Derby County. Although born in Nottingham, England, he is a full Jamaican international and has played 12 times for the Jamaican national team. He retired as a player at the end of the 2008-09 season, and took up the post of youth team manager with Notts County.
At Birmingham City he played in the 2001 Football League Cup Final against Liverpool. He joined Derby in August 2003 after playing one season in the Premier League with Birmingham.
He was a fans favourite at all his clubs most notably Birmingham, where he picked up the nickname "Magic" (in reference to Earvin "Magic" Johnson, the American basketball player), for his often immense performances. During his time at Birmingham he was known as a quick, clever centre-back. Johnson was known for his incredible leap, which scored him a number of goals for Birmingham. He also played in the 2001 Worthington Cup final.
Leaving Birmingham on a free transfer, he signed a three year contract with Derby County. He was named captain in 2005, a role he held until 2006 when he was named club captain. He signed a new two year contract in 2006.
In September 2007 Johnson joined Sheffield Wednesday on an emergency loan deal. He made his debut on 22 September and made an impact as Wednesday picked up their first points of the season (which was 9 games old) in a 1-0 win against Hull City at Hillsborough. His loan was extended for a third and final month in November 2007.
On 26 December 2008, Johnson returned to the Derby team to face Liverpool coming on as a first half substitute. His return was greeted by Derby fans with chants of ''There's only one Michael Johnson''.
On 29 February 2008 Johnson returned to the team where he started his career, Notts County, on loan for the remainder of the season. and at the end of the season he agreed a one-year permanent deal with the club following the completion of his Derby contract on 1 July 2008.
Johnson announced his retirement from professional football at the end of his one year contract at Notts County in May 2009, and remained at the club taking over the role of Youth Team Manager from the 2009-10 season.
When Notts County sacked manager Ian McParland, Johnson took over briefly as caretaker manager along side Dave Kevan. During their breif spell at County, they drew against Rotherham United and beat Crewe Alexandra 2-0. When Notts County brought in Hans Backe as manager, Johnson returned to his role as the Youth team Manager.
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'''Steve Daley''' (born 15 April 1953 in Barnsley) is a former English footballer, who played as a midfielder. The most notorious incident in his career was his British record transfer to Manchester City in 1979, later described in a 2001 Observer article as "the biggest waste of money in football history".
Daley began his football career as an apprentice at Wolves, after arriving at the club via their feeder team Wath Wanderers based in Yorkshire.
He won a League Cup winners medal with the club in 1974 and played in their run through to the 1972 UEFA Cup Final, scoring a vital goal in the semi final against Ferencvros inside the first minute. He was an ever-present in the 1976-77 season, scoring 13 goals, and a further eight the following season saw him receive an England 'B' call up. He played six times for the 'B' side during 1978, scoring twice (against Singapore and Czechoslovakia 'B').
In September 1979, he was transferred to Manchester City for a fee of -1,437,500 - a British record. Daley struggled at Maine Road, and gained a reputation as a big-money misfit.
Twenty months later he was transferred to the Seattle Sounders of the NASL for -300,000 - little more than a fifth of his original transfer cost. He made the NASL All-Star second team in 1982 and 1983 before moving back to Britain.
Daley joined Burnley, but soon returned to North America to play for the San Diego Sockers. His professional playing career ended at Walsall in 1986, although he continued to turn out for non-league sides such as Lye Town and Kettering Town.
After hanging up his boots, Daley briefly managed non-league Telford United and Bromsgrove Rovers, before quitting football to join the pub trade. He has since been working as a brewery sales manager, supplying catering equipment to the industry. Also an established after-dinner speaker, Daley recalls his career in football with honesty and humour.
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'''Philip Henry Taylor''' (born 18 September 1917) is an ex-English footballer who played for and managed Liverpool.
Phil Taylor played for his hometown club Bristol Rovers as an apprentice (in 21 league matches, scoring twice) before he was signed by Liverpool manager George Patterson for -5000 plus Ted Hartill in March 1936, he made his debut on the 28th of the same month in a league game at the Baseball Ground, Liverpool shared the points with Derby County in a 2-2 draw with Taylor scoring a late equaliser, his first goal for the club.
Taylor joined Liverpool as a young inside-forward with a lot of potential but was reverted to wing-half by George Kay where he developed into a stylish, composed defender.
Taylor was a member of Liverpool's 1946-47 Championship winning team making 35 league appearances scoring once
Taylor represented England 3 times making his debut on the 18 October 1947 in a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Cardiff, England legends Tom Finney, Stan Mortensen and Tommy Lawton made it a memorable day for Taylor scoring the goals in a 3-0 win.
Taylor was handed the captaincy during the 1949/50 season and led the side to the FA Cup final on the 29 April 1950, he appeared 7 times in the cup run. Arsenal spoilt the day for the Reds by beating them 2-0.
Overall Phil played 345 games for Liverpool, scoring 34 goals which included 312 league appearances and 32 goals). Upon his retirement in 1954 he joined the backroom staff as a coach
He became manager of Liverpool in 1956 when former manager Don Welsh was sacked after failing to gain promotion back to the 1st Division.
Taylor took over reins with a determination to put Liverpool back where they belonged immediately signing Alan A'Court, Tommy Younger and Liverpool legend Ronnie Moran who ended up spending five decades at Anfield.
Taylor, however, failed to achieve what he set out to do and after an unsteady start to the 1959/60 campaign he resigned stating "the strain of trying to win promotion has proved too much," a very sad Taylor spoke to the ''Liverpool Echo'' newspaper about the difficult decision to resign as Liverpool manager, he said "No matter how great has been the disappointment of the Directors at our failure to win our way back to the first division, it has not been greater than mine. I made it my goal. I set my heart on it and strove for it with all the energy I could muster. Such striving has not been enough and now the time has come to hand over to someone else to see if they can do better." Taylor was succeeded by Bill Shankly.
He is believed to be the oldest living England international footballer.
Taylor was also a first-class cricketer, and played a single game for the Gloucestershire first team in 1938, as well as three games for their second eleven.
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'''Gordon Hodgson''' (16 April 1904 - 14 June 1951) was a South African-born English sportsman, being best known for as a striker for Liverpool and also a first-class cricketer for Lancashire, he also excelled at Baseball.
Hodgson was spotted by Liverpool officials when touring England with South African side Transvaal and was signed by manager Matt McQueen on 14 December 1925 along with fellow countrymen Arthur Riley and James Gray.
The two goals against United were a taste of things to come, as Hodgson went from strength to strength in front of goal, scoring goals for fun, in fact, the only thing missing from what would have been a perfect career was honours; Liverpool of the day were not a team that challenged the top sides and were even in the shadow of the blue half of Liverpool, Everton.
Gordon scored 18 goals in his first full season but it was the 1930-31 season that was the one to remember for Hodgson as he broke the Anfield goalscoring record banging in 36 goals, all in the league, a feat not surpassed until the emergence of Roger Hunt in the 1960s.
The 1935-36 season proved to be the 31 year old Hodgson's final at Liverpool, he was selected 17 times and scored 9 goals, yet again a descent return. In January 1936 he was allowed to leave and signed for recently relegated Aston Villa for -3,000,
At Leeds he showed that he still had what it took to score goals at the top level, in his first season at Leeds he played 13 times scoring 6 goals, the usual return everyone had come to expect from the talented Hodgson.
If it were not for the start World War II Hodgson would have gone on to surpass 100 games for the Yorkshire club, scoring plenty of goals whilst doing so.
Hodgson became a South Africa amateur international on 2 November 1924, playing against Netherlands.
Hodgson picked up three caps for England, his debut came on 20 October 1930 in a 5-1 British Home Championship match win against Ireland at Bramall Lane. His only international goal came on 22 November 1930, again, in a British Championship game, this time in a 4-0 victory over Wales at The Racecourse Ground. Surprisingly for many, the prolific Hodgson only played for England in one international with Everton's Dixie Dean, the other prolific striker on Merseyside.
Hodgson could have quite easily have played more First Class matches than he did, but his true love was football so his cricket stats are somewhat restricted.
Hodgson took over the managerial reigns at Port Vale in October 1946, it was there that he began to learn the ropes of management. He was manager when ''the Valiants'' moved from The Old Recreation Ground to their new home of Vale Park in 1950.
He was greatly respected for his pre-war sporting career, but also for encouraging young footballers in North Staffordshire. However he failed to build a promotion winning team at the club before his death on 14 June 1951 due to cancer, he was still in office at the time and was in Stoke-on-Trent at the time of his death.
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'''Grant Holt''' (born 12 April, 1981, in Carlisle, Cumbria) is an English footballer, currently playing for Norwich City. He plays as a striker.
He played for several Conference clubs in his early career, including Barrow, Workington, Halifax Town (for whom he scored once in the League Cup against Tranmere Rovers)
For Rochdale, he made 83 appearances and scored 42 goals. This made him a target for many higher league clubs, but it was Nottingham Forest who paid -300,000 to secure his services in January 2006.
Holt made a slow start to his time with Forest, scoring four times in as many months at the end of the 2005-06 campaign. In November 2006, he turned down a move to Bristol City due to personal reasons, after the two clubs had agreed a fee. However, despite being on the bench for approximately half of Forest's games in the 2006-07 season, he managed to score 18 goals in all competitions to become the club's top scorer. Forest fans recognised Holt's performances by handing him the 'Player of the Season' award.
In the summer of 2007, Holt and Forest boss Colin Calderwood reached an "uneasy truce" after the striker had a transfer request rebuffed, when Forest refused to give him an improved contract.
In March 2008, Holt signed on loan with Championship club, Blackpool, making his debut as a late substitute against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 22 March. He made four substitute appearances before returning to Forest in the summer of 2008, saying he would like to stay and fight for his place in Forest's team next season, despite interest being shown from his home town club Carlisle United.
On 24 June 2008, Shrewsbury Town broke their club transfer record by signing Holt for -175,000. He was revealed at a club press conference along with defender Michael Jackson. Holt opened his scoring account for the Shrews on his debut, scoring from the penalty spot against Macclesfield Town, in a game the Shrews won 4-0.
Holt has now scored on his debut for Rochdale, Sheffield Wednesday, Barrow, Nottingham Forest and Shrewsbury Town.
On 7 October 2008, in a Football League Trophy 2nd Round match against , Holt scored five of the seven goals (scoring in the 12th, 27th, 80th, 81st and 86th minutes), in the Shrews' 7-0 win.
In the March 2009 edition of ''FourFourTwo'', it was stated that Holt was the player to cover the greatest distance per game in both Leagues One and Two, averaging 4.8 kilometres per game, closely followed by Adam Le Fondre of Rochdale, and Andy Welsh of Yeovil on 4.1 and 4.0 respectively.
Holt was so highly regarded by the Shrewsbury faithfull in the South Stand they organised a collection of money to purchase a large blue and Amber flag with Grant Holt's face on.
On 24 July 2009, Holt transferred to Norwich City after Shrewsbury Town accepted an undisclosed bid, thought to be -400,000. Holt signed a three-year contract with the option of a further year at Carrow Road.
Holt made his debut in the heavy 7-1 opening day defeat to Colchester United at Carrow Road, and scored his first Norwich goals with a hat-trick against Yeovil Town in a first round Carling Cup tie on 11 August 2009.
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'''Walter Wells Bowman''' (born 1862 in Waterloo, Ontario) in Canada, was the first non-British player to play in the Football League.
Canadian Bowman was first discovered while playing for a Canadian team (although he also had Swiss heritage) that was in England playing exhibition matches against some of England's top teams. He signed for Accrington in 1892 and scored three goals in only five games. The next season he played for Ardwick of the second division. He played for Ardwick (who became Manchester City in 1894) until he retired in 1898.
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'''Gary Briggs''' (born 21 June 1959 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a retired English professional football player. He made over 500 league appearances in an eighteen-year playing career, during which he became known as a no-nonsense, tough-tackling defender, hence his "Rambo" nickname.
In the 1977-78 season, at the age of eighteen, Briggs signed for Middlesbrough but didn't make any first-team appearances for the club. Later that season, he moved to Oxford United. The fee was settled at the Football League's first-ever transfer tribunal. Briggs spent eleven years at the Manor Ground, where he received the nickname "Rambo" and became a cult hero. He formed a successful central-defensive partnership with club captain Malcolm Shotton as United won three trophies between 1984 and 1986: the Division Three championship in 1983-84, the Division Two championship the following season, and the League Cup in 1986.
In May 1989, after 418 league games and eighteen league goals for Oxford, Briggs moved back north to Blackpool, where he saw out the rest of his career.
His first season in Lancashire was not a successful one: the Seasiders finished second-bottom of Division Three and were relegated to the league's basement division. Briggs made seventeen league appearances and scored two goals. His season was ended by injury in late January. One bright note was his goal against Barnsley in the second round of the League Cup at Bloomfield Road on October 3, 1989. The game finished 1-1 and went to a penalty shootout, which the Tangerines won 5-4 and progressed to a third-round meeting with Exeter City.
Graham Carr was installed as the new manager prior to the 1990-91 season, but he too left just five months into the job. Carr's assistant, Billy Ayre, was promoted to the hot seat. It was under Ayre's guidance that Briggs' career would once more flourish. After Ayre's appointment (at which point the team lay eighteenth in the table), Blackpool went on to lose only five of their remaining thirty league games. It was during this period that a new (and still existing) club record was set: thirteen consecutive home wins during an eventual twenty-four-game unbeaten run at Bloomfield Road. Blackpool finished the season in fifth place, missing automatic promotion by a single point, and qualified for the play-offs. After defeating Scunthorpe in the two-legged semi-final, Blackpool were returning to Wembley for the first time in thirty-eight years, where they would face Torquay in the final. Briggs missed out on the crunch match due to an injury sustained in the second leg of the semi-final against Scunthorpe. He made thirty appearances during the league campaign. In the final, Torquay won on penalties and Blackpool were condemned to another season of Fourth Division football.
The 1991-92 season followed along the same lines. After finishing fourth (again missing out on automatic promotion by a point), Blackpool made the play-offs. After defeating Barnet in the semi-final, the Tangerines met Scunthorpe in the final. Frustratingly for Briggs, he sat out a second Wembley appearance because of injury, this one picked up in a defeat at Rotherham with only two games remaining. He made twenty-six appearances in a start-stop season, and was voted the club's Player of the Month for September, October and November 1991.
In the final, and in another penalty shoot-out, Blackpool this time came out on top and would be playing the 1992-93 season in the new Division Two.
Briggs' fourth at the seaside saw Blackpool finish in eighteenth place, just four points above the relegation zone. Local rivals Preston North End were one of the four teams that made the drop.
The 1993-94 campaign ended in nailbiting fashion. A final-day over Leyton Orient at Bloomfield Road meant the Seasiders had avoided relegation by one point.
Billy Ayre ended his three-and-a-half-year association with Blackpool in the summer of 1994 and was replaced by Sam Allardyce. Briggs ended his professional career the following May. His league record for Blackpool: 137 games and four goals. He joined Chorley to see out the remainder of his playing days.
In March 2005, Briggs unveiled Executive Box 27 at Oxford United's Kassam Stadium in his name.
In 2006, Briggs played for Bispham Juniors.
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}}'''Barry John Bridges''' (born 29 April 1941 in Horsford, Norfolk) is a former English footballer.
Bridges was signed by Chelsea having been spotted whilst playing for Norwich and Norfolk Boys. He made his debut for the club against West Ham United in February 1959, and scored in a 3-2 victory. He first established himself in the Chelsea side during the 1961-62 season, and though the club were relegated, he nevertheless proved himself a prolific goalscorer as he found the net 20 times that season.
A prolific and versatile forward who could play in the centre or on the wing, Bridges was an important part of manager Tommy Docherty's re-structured Chelsea attack, alongside Bobby Tambling and Terry Venables. He helped the club gain promotion back to the First Division at the first attempt, and then challenge for the major honours. His most successful season with the club was in 1964-65, in which he scored 27 goals in 42 matches, as Chelsea won the League Cup but faltered late-on in their championship and FA Cup challenges.
It was during that season that Bridges, along with several other players, was punished by Docherty for breaking a curfew, after which the manager's relationship with his players deteriorated. Following one more season with Chelsea, Bridges was sold to Second Division side Birmingham City in May 1966 for a club-record -55,000. He continued his impressive scoring record at St Andrews, netting 47 times in just over 100 games, and helped the side reach the League Cup semi-finals in 1967 and the FA Cup semi-finals a year later. Following the latter defeat, he moved to Queens Park Rangers and then had spells at Millwall, Brighton & Hove Albion and Highlands Park in South Africa. He retired having scored over 200 career goals.
He won four caps for the England national team, all in 1965, and scored his only goal in a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia. Bridges was in the preliminary squad of forty players selected by Alf Ramsey for the 1966 World Cup, but failed to make the final team.
He later moved into management, first in Ireland as player-manager of St Patrick's Athletic in May 1976 until he was sacked in February 1978 . While at Richmond Park he signed Gordon Banks on a short time contract.
Also was player-manager at Sligo Rovers. He then returned to his native Norfolk to manage Dereham Town and Horsford United.
Bridges recently attended the tributes to Peter Osgood at Stamford Bridge following the death of his former team mate.
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'''Daryl Smylie''' (born 10 September 1985 in Portadown) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Kalmar FF
Smylie emerged from Newcastle United's youth academy, but he failed to make any first team appearances at Newcastle. In the 2005/06 season, Smylie spent time on loan at Stockport County, where he made his league debut. He joined Scottish First Division club Livingston on a free transfer in the summer of 2006, but he was released after one season.
Smylie then moved to Sweden, playing for Ljungskile SK in the Allsvenskan, where he arrived on a free transfer from Swedish Division 1 club stersunds FK. On 18 November 2008, Smylie completed a transfer to Allsvenskan 2008 champions Kalmar FF. He signed a three year contract.
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'''Kristian Arron "Kris" Commons''' (born 30 August 1983) is an English born Scottish footballer who currently plays for Derby County.
Commons plays internationally for the Scotland national football team, having qualified through his Scottish grandparents.
Commons started his senior football career at Stoke City, after being a YTS trainee at Notts County. He signed a professional contract with Stoke City on his 17th birthday and made his debut in a 3-2 Football League Trophy defeat away to Blackpool on 16 October 2001. However, shortly after making his first team debut, he was out injured for a year due to a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. Commons managed to come back from this and made a total of 46 appearances for the club in all competitions (22 of which were starts), scoring five goals, the first of which came in a 1-1 draw against Norwich City on 28 August 2002. His good form and promise led to him moving to Nottingham Forest in a -300k deal on 1 July 2004.
thumb|left|Commons during his Forest days
Commons made his Nottingham Forest debut in a 2-0 League Cup victory over Scunthorpe United on 25 August 2004 and scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 away win at QPR in the FA Cup. The FA Cup proved to be a successful competition for Commons, as during his time in Nottingham as he was named the FA's Player of the round for Round One of the FA Cup, with over 60% of the votes, after his hat-trick and match winning display against Yeading. In doing so, he became the first player to win the award twice in different seasons having also won it in 2005 after his performance in the 5th round against Tottenham Hotspur.
Commons endured an injury plagued 2006-07 season but still managed to hit 14 goals in all competitions, in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to keep the club's League One promotion dream alive, which including a vital goal against League 1 leaders Scunthorpe. He had a particularly productive last 6 matches scoring 6 and chipping in with a further 4 assists, though Forest ultimately came unstuck in the Playoff Semi Finals against Yeovil Town. Despite rumours that he was going elsewhere on a Bosman deal, Commons signed a new 1 year deal with Forest on the 2 July 2007 and made his 100th
league appearance for Forest in the opening game of the 2007-08 campaign which finished 0-0 at home to Bournemout. Forest eventually won promotion back into the second tier as runners up to Swansea City, following a 3-2 home victory against Yeovil, the team who had denied them promotion 12 months earlier. He was named in the League 1 Team of the Year. As Commons' contract began to run out it was rumoured that he would reject an offer of a new contract, despite Forest's promotion, and move to Forest's fierce rivals Derby County. As expected, Commons informed Forest manager Colin Calderwood that he was not interested in staying at the City Ground and joined Derby on a free transfer at the end of the season.
In June 2008 it was announced that Commons had signed for Derby County on a free transfer. He made his full league debut against Doncaster on 9 August 2008, and scored his first goal for the club from a free kick in the 3-2 defeat to Blackpool. Commons scored his first home goal against Sheffield Wednesday on the 15 November 2008. On 7 January 2009 Commons scored the only goal, a strike from 25 yards out, in the first leg of the Football League Cup Semi Final against Manchester United and was awarded man of the match. He was linked with a -3m move to Wigan Athletic and Newcastle United during the January transfer window, but no bids ever materialised. On 31 January, he scored against Coventry City in a 2-1 win. On 4 February, Commons returned to the City Ground for the first time since his high profile move in the summer, and scored the winner in a 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup 4th round replay. Commons grabbed 2 goals on 18 February against  Blackpool in a 4-1 win, the second goal a screamer from just outside the penalty box into the corner of the net. Commons once again returned to the City Ground on 21 February and helped Derby to a 3-1 victory over their fierce East Midland rivals. Commons made his 200th league appearance on 17th January at home to Queens Park Rangers. After missing 8 games because of a calf injury, Commons came off the bench against Newcastle and helped a hard working Derby to gain a point from St. James Park.
Despite being born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England, Commons qualifies to play for Scotland through his Scottish grandparents. On 12 August 2008, Commons was named in the Scotland squad for the friendly against Northern Ireland on 20 August. He made his international debut in that game, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for James Morrison.
Commons made his competitive debut for Scotland in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Macedonia on 6 September 2008, again coming on as a substitute, this time for Paul Hartley. His first full 90 minutes in International football came in Scotland's 1-0 home defeat to Argentina on 19 November 2008.
Commons was educated at Quarrydale School in Sutton-in-Ashfield. His first child, a son, was born in early January 2010.
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'''David Clarkson''' (born 10 September 1985 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a professional footballer who plays for English Championship club Bristol City as a striker.
Clarkson made his debut for Motherwell in December 2002, scoring his first goal nine minutes into his first starting appearance for the club, at home in an SPL match against Partick Thistle on 2 January 2003. Clarkson went on to score three goals in his first season, and was a regular from the following season, playing in the majority of matches. He scored 13 goals for Motherwell in the 2007-08 season, during which his uncle, Phil O'Donnell, died from heart failure during a match against Dundee United. Clarkson was later voted player of the year. Clarkson went on to wear O'Donnell's old squad number, 10, during the 2008-09 season.
Clarkson joined Bristol City  and signed a three-year contract on 29 June 2009 for an undisclosed fee, reportedly -800,000. He scored on his Bristol City debut on 8 August 2009
Clarkson was called up by George Burley for Scotland's friendly match against the Czech Republic on 30 May 2008. He came on as a substitute in the match, and scored Scotland's only goal in the 85th minute when he took down a cross, spun and fired past Czech keeper Petr ech.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first''
In addition to Clarkson's uncle Phil, he has other family members who have been and are professional footballers. His cousin Stephen O'Donnell currently plays for St Mirren and another cousin Brian Dempsie previously played for Motherwell.
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'''Nils Middelboe''' (October 5, 1887 in Brunnby, Sweden - September 21, 1976) was a Danish athlete and football player as well as a football referee, who most prominently represented the Denmark national football team at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics, winning silver medals in 1908 and 1912. He became the first ever goalscorer for the Danish national football team, when he scored in Denmark's debut game at the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1913 he moved abroad to play for English club Chelsea F.C., and became the first foreign player to ever represent that club.
Middelboe was a man of great height for his time (standing at 6 foot 2 inches), which led to the media naming him "The Great Dane". He was also well respected as a gentleman of the game.
Middelboe was an amateur footballer throughout his career. He was a qualified lawyer and during his time at Chelsea he was employed at a bank in London. He would have gained thrice the salary as solely a professional footballer than he did as a banker-cum-amateur footballer, but he was (in his own words) "by no means mad about football". So as not to interfere with his career, Middelboe played in all home games, but was not required to travel to away games while at Chelsea.
Middelboe made his senior debut for Kjbenhavns Boldklub (KB) in 1903, at the age of 16. At KB, he played alongside his older brothers Einar Middelboe and Kristian Middelboe, of whom Kristian also played for the Danish national team. From 1904 to 1913 Nils won five KBU football championships with KB, while he also excelled in athletics competitions. He was a Danish triple jump and 4 x 100 metres relay champion, and he set Danish records in the 800 metres (with a time of 2:05.20) and triple jump (13.29 m).
Occupying the half-back role, he won silver medals with Denmark in both the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games, the latter as captain of the side. His goal against France in 1908 was the first ever goal scored by an official national team in olympic football. Middelboe won his 11th cap for Denmark in a friendly against Sweden, at the time this made him Denmark's all-time leading appearance maker. In all, he played 15 games and scored 7 goals for the Danish national team from 1908 to 1920. Interestingly, the three times Middelboe played for his country while at Chelsea, he always represented KB, as opposed to Chelsea.
Nils Middelboe is renowned as the first non-British international to play for Chelsea, during his stint at the club between 1913 and 1923. Originally he had signed for Newcastle, however with the permission of the Newcastle Director, he switched to Chelsea. He made his debut on the 15 November 1913 against Derby at Stamford Bridge - a 2-1 win for Chelsea. As a show of faith from the players, he was appointed captain - despite never having previously played for the Chelsea first team. In all, he played 175 matches for Chelsea until 1923.
After his days at Chelsea, he played for the amateur sides of Corinthian F.C. and Casuals F.C. until 1926. He returned to Denmark in 1936, where he coached KB to the Danish football championship in 1940.
In April 1946, Chelsea played KB in a friendly, arranged to celebrate that club's 70th anniversary. The chairman of KB announced that, owing to Middelboe's "long and happy association" with Chelsea, there was no other club they would rather be facing.
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'''Patrick Agyemang''' (born 29 September 1980 in Walthamstow, England) is a professional football player who has been capped twice by the Ghana national football team. He currently plays for Queens Park Rangers in the Football League Championship.
Agyemang's former clubs include Preston North End and Wimbledon.
Agyemang joined Preston North End in a deal in the region of -300,000 from Gillingham after spending less than a year at Priestfield.
The forward made his name at Wimbledon, where he came through the ranks and went on to make 116 appearances and scored 22 goals.
Agyemang went on to make 31 appearances in his first season, chipping in with four goals but finished the campaign behind Cresswell and Nugent in the pecking order.
This season the former Wimbledon striker has made 49 appearances, although 25 came from the substitutes bench but he did finish the season as second leading scorer with 6.
Agyemang spent much of his first seasons at Deepdale making appearances from the bench - however injuries to key players saw him start games early in the 2006/07 season , scoring a memorable winner against West Bromwich Albion.
In the January 2008, Agyemang left Preston and signed for Queens Park Rangers, for around -100,000. He scored his first goal for QPR against Sheffield United in his first league start for the club.
Agyemang flourished since joining QPR and scored 8 goals in 6 League starts for QPR in the richest goalscoring form of his career.
After a 3-1 defeat to Watford on 7 December 2009, Aygemang reportedly had to restrain club manager, Jim Magilton, after he headbutted team mate Akos Buzsaky
Agyemang made his for Ghana against Nigeria on 30 May 2003 in the , hosted by Nigeria. He scored for Ghana, just 3 minutes into his debut. Ghana lost the game 3-1. Recently, he played for Ghana in the Pre-2006 World Cup against Mexico on 1 March 2006. He however lost out on a place in the final 2006 FIFA World Cup Ghana team.
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'''Steve O' Shaughnessy''' (born October 13, 1967) is a former Welsh professional footballer. He is currently manager of Gap Connah's Quay
O'Shaughnessy or "Shaughssa" as he is affectionately known was born in Wrexham and started his career as an apprentice at Leeds United, before moving onto Bradford City, where he made one League appearance.
In 1988, O'Shaughnessy was signed by former Leeds United midfielder and manager Eddie Gray for Rochdale. In three seasons at Spotland, O'Shaughnessy enjoyed arguably the most successful spell in his career scoring 16 goals in 109 League appearances and reaching the 5th Round of the 1990 FA Cup . During this time, O'Shaughnessy earned the nickname the "Master Blaster" for his skill at taking long distance free-kicks.
In July 1991, O'Shaughnessy joined Exeter City for -10,000. After a disappointing three game spell at St. James Park under 1966 World Cup winner Alan Ball, which saw him sent off at Huddersfield Town, O'Shaughnessy joined Darlington in January 1992.
In 88 League appearances for the Quakers, Steve became team captain before being released at the end of the 1993-94 season.
After this, Steve went to a roundabout of clubs, including Stalybridge Celtic and Buler Rangers in Hong Kong, before returning to play in the League of Wales.
In 153 League of Wales appearances, O'Shaughnessy played for Inter Cardiff, Barry Town, Holywell Town, Rhyl, Caernarfon Town, T.N.S. Llansantfraid, Bangor City, Oswestry Town and NEWI Cefn Druids.
In 2000, O'Shaughnessy was appointed player-manager of Oswestry Town. After an excellent start which saw the club rise to as high as 2nd in the League of Wales, Town faded and stayed up after an 11 game losing streak. Despite this, it came as a surprise to many observers when O'Shaughnessy was sacked as Oswestry manager.
In June 2001, O'Shaughnessy was appointed manager of near neighbours NEWI Cefn Druids to replace Gareth Powell.
After a difficult first season in the League, O'Shaughnessy guided Cefn to their first Welsh Cup semi-final in 98 years before losing 5-0 to Bangor City at Belle Vue, Rhyl.
The 2002-03 season was a financially difficult one with the playing and management staff going weeks without payment at one point in the season. This even forced O'Shaughnessy to resign out of principle during this time. Fortunately, he returned after reassurances were given.
On the pitch, Cefn finished in a highly respectable 12th place, their highest ever League finish.
The 2003-04 season, saw an array of young players join the club. The average age of the team for one match against Caersws on December 12, 2003 was just 21. On the evening of Sunday April 18 2004, O'Shaughnessy was sacked along with assistant Nick "Jacksie" Hughes by the Board of Directors, several of whom had taken up their positions in the preceding season. This was despite the young Cefn side being on the verge of a place in the FAW Premier Cup.
From August 2004, O'Shaughnessy coached at Wrexham's Centre of Excellence.
However, on September 27, 2006, O'Shaughnessy was named as the new manager of Caernarfon Town replacing Waynne Phillips, who had resigned just over two weeks earlier.
In June 2008, O'Shaughnessy left Caernarfon Town and joined Connah's Quay Nomads as manager.
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'''David Seal''' (born 26 January 1972) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Melksham Town F.C. in the Western Football League Premier Division in England. He plays as a striker.
He started his career in the old National soccer league (NSL) in Australia where he played for Sydney Croatia, Marconi Fairfield and Sydney Olympic and was the NSL top goal scorer two years in a row in the 1989/1990 season with Sydney Croatia scoring 15 goals and the 1990/1991 season with Marconi Fairfield scoring 19 goals.
He moved to Europe in 1993, joining Belgian side Eendracht Aalst in Belgium. He had a trial with Norwich City while at Eendracht but no contract was offered. In October 1994 he moved to England, joining Bristol City for a fee of -80,000. He moved to Northampton Town on loan in August 1997, scoring four times in six league games during his loan spell. Such was his form that the move was made permanent, Seal costing the Cobblers -90,000, on 12 September 1997.
He finished his first season with Northampton as their leading goalscoring, with 14 goals in league and cup games. He was also the leading goalscorer for their reserve side with 12 goals in 10 games. He remained with Northampton until May 1999 when he was released after Northampton's relegation to Division Three.
He returned to Australia to play for Northern Spirit in the 1999/2000 NSL season where he scored 9 goals in 20 appearances. However, after just one season he returned to England where he joined Mangotsfield United in July 2000. In the 2001-02 season he scored 11 goals in the FA Cup for Mangotsfield, earning him an award as the FA Cup's leading goalscorer. He scored 166 goals in 236 appearances for Mangotsfield, before joining local rivals Yate Town F.C. in July 2006.
His stay with Yate lasted only four months, Seal returning to Mangotsfield United in December 2006.
But his return to Mangotsfield was a short one as in March 2007, he joined Western Football League Premier Division side Bitton A.F.C. where he only made two appearances.
In September 2008, Seal joined Western Football League Premier Division side Melksham Town F.C. as part of the coaching staff and as a player.
David represented the Australian Under 20's which finished 4th at the 1991 Fifa World Youth Championship in Portugal where he played all 6 games and scored 3 goals in total which included one goal in a 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in the first round, scored the only goal in a 1-1 draw with Syria in the quarter finals which Australia won on penalty shoot-out 5-4 and scored the only goal in the 1-1 draw aganist USSR in the third place play-off match which Australia lost on penalty shoot-out 5-4. He also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Spain for the Australian Under 23's team which finished 4th where he played 5 games.
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'''James Hamilton Speirs''' (22 March 1886 - 20 August 1917), commonly known as '''Jimmy Speirs''', was a Scottish footballer who represented his country on one occasion, scored the winning goal in the 1911 FA Cup Final, and received the Military Medal during the First World War. Born in Glasgow, he was one of six children, and worked as a clerk while playing youth football for Annandale. He started his adult football career with local junior team Maryhill, where he played for less than a season, before he moved to Rangers in 1905. He spent three years with the club, but won only the Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup, before he joined a third Glasgow side Clyde. After one season, he left Clyde and Scotland, and joined Bradford City for their second season in the First Division. His greatest success came in his second season with Bradford, when he was the club's captain and goalscorer in their FA Cup Final victory of 1911, in a team featuring eight Scottish-born players.
He spent another two seasons with Bradford City, before he joined Leeds City, but after two seasons, the First World War broke out. League football continued for one more season, at the end of which Speirs returned to Glasgow. Married with two young children, Speirs would have been exempt from conscription but he volunteered to join the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in 1915. He was promoted to Lance Corporal, Corporal and Sergeant, and won the Military Medal for bravery in the field, but was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele in August 1917, at the age of 31.
Jimmy Speirs was born on 22 March 1886 in the Govan area of Glasgow, Scotland, to James Hamilton Speirs senior and Janet Shields Speirs (ne McLean). He was the fifth of six children, following the births of siblings Maggie, Archibald, Annie and John. The youngest of the family was Robert, born in 1888. By 1901, the family had moved to nearby Govanhill, and Jimmy worked as a clerk.
An inside forward, Speirs moved to Maryhill in the Glasgow Junior League in 1905.
At the end of the season, Speirs and junior international McFie both moved across Glasgow to First Division side Rangers,
In the summer of 1908, after three years with Rangers, Speirs moved to another Glasgow-based club, Clyde, which also played in the First Division.
Instead, Speirs left his native Scotland during the summer of 1909, to head for Yorkshire and sign for Bradford City, under the management of his countryman Peter O'Rourke. It would be City's second season in the First Division following their promotion in 1907-08,
However, it was the following season when Speirs wrote his name in the club's record books, with his performance in the same competition. He played 25 league games, scoring seven goals, to help City to fifth place,
The club's attempt to defend the victory came to an end after six consecutive clean sheets, when they were defeated 3-2 by Barnsley with Speirs scoring one of the goals. However, he was limited to ten league games, not playing from September until March, and finished the season with seven goals. They included his second senior hat-trick during a 5-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday on 30 March 1912.
Speirs joined neighbours Leeds City, which played in the Second Division, for a fee of -1,400 in December 1912,
In total, Speirs had played 226 league games, a further 30 Scottish and English FA Cup games, and several other appearances in other cup competitions. During those games, he scored 92 league goals, and 12 senior cup goals.
At the end of the 1914-15 season, Speirs returned to his native Glasgow and enlisted in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders on 17 May 1915.
Speirs married Elizabeth Lennox Maben, known as Bessie, on 24 October 1906 in Maben's father's home in Glasgow. On 11 December 1907, the couple's first child, James Hamilton Speirs, was born. Speirs, who had still been recorded as a clerk at the time of the wedding, was now listed as a spirit dealer's stocktaker. Their second child, Elizabeth Maben Speirs, known as Betty, was born on 6 August 1912.
Speirs was also a freemason. He was initiated into The Lodge Saint Vincent Sandyford No 553, based in Glasgow, on 11 March 1908, just four days after he had made his one and only Scottish appearance. When his football career took him away from Glasgow, Speirs maintained links with the lodge. He became a Master Mason, then a life member on 12 February 1913.
Following Speirs' death, Bessie remarried during the 1920s and moved to the south of England with Betty and her new husband. Jimmy junior remained in Scotland but later emigrated to Canada.
Bradford City fan Mark Lawn bought Speirs' FA Cup winning medal. Lawn later became chairman of the football club and allowed the medal to be shown, alongside that of Frank Thompson, in the club's museum.
:'' League refers to either Scottish Football League or The Football League appearances. Cup refers to either Scottish Cup or FA Cup appearances.''
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'''Colin Calderwood''' (born 20 January 1965 in Stranraer, Scotland) is a former football player and first team coach at Newcastle United.
He is a former manager of Northampton Town and Nottingham Forest and a former player of clubs including Swindon Town and Tottenham Hotspur. He was on the coaching staff at Tottenham in the early 2000s following his retirement as a player.
Calderwood started his career in the lower reaches of the English Divisions. He played 100 league games for Mansfield Town.
Swindon Town manager Lou Macari signed Calderwood from Mansfield Town in the 1985/1986 pre-season, a Football League tribunal setting the fee at -27,500.
At age 21, Calderwood was installed as the club captain, and he made his debut on the first day of the season, in a 1-0 away defeat at Wrexham F.C. on 17 August 1985. Although that season started badly, it ended with the Town breaking the League points record as they won the Fourth Division title. Calderwood's performance in Swindon Town's defence won him the Adver Player of the Year award from the Swindon Advertiser.
The following season, Calderwood helped Swindon Town to their achieve their second successive promotion, after beating Gillingham F.C. in the Play-Off final replay at Selhurst Park.
As Swindon gradually improved in Division Two, Calderwood led the defence, missing only thirteen league games over the next three years. At the end of this period, he led the Town to their first promotion to the top flight, after beating Sunderland in the Play-Off Final at Wembley in 1990. Shortly thereafter, Swindon were demoted to the Third Division due to an irregular payments scandal but were reinstated to the Second Division after an appeal. Calderwood was implicated and arrested four weeks before the Wembley match, but was released on the same day without charge.
In the 1990-91 season Swindon narrowly avoided relegation. Calderwood missed the most games he had in a season after a tackle by Wolves player Steve Bull put him out of the game for five months. He didn't miss another game before the end of his Town career. During the following two seasons, Calderwood was an ever present, and, under Glenn Hoddle, Swindon were promoted at the end of the 1992/1993 season - Calderwood leading the Town to a 4-3 Play-Off final victory over Leicester. He was also picked for the Football League representative side, playing against their Italian counterparts.
Before Calderwood had the chance to lead Swindon into the Premiership, his contract expired and former manager Ossie Ardiles took him to Tottenham. Swindon originally refused their offer of -500,000, but a tribunal set the fee at -1.25 million - then a club record.
Whilst at Tottenham Hotspur for five years Calderwood played with a succession of defenders including Gary Mabbutt and Ramon Vega. At Tottenham he gained many of his Scotland caps. Calderwood represented his country at Euro 96 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also was a regular under Scotland manager Craig Brown.
Calderwood moved on briefly to Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and later Notts County before retiring.
Upon retirement as a player, Colin became reserve team manager at Tottenham before becoming manager of Northampton Town on 9 October 2003. Calderwood took Northampton to promotion in 2006 finishing second in League Two and was at the helm when they set a new club record for the number of clean sheets held by the club (25).
He was appointed by Nottingham Forest as the replacement for Gary Megson in May 2006. Calderwood enjoyed an unbeaten league start to his Forest campaign and won the Manager Of The Month award for August 2006, suffering his first defeat in his eighth game in charge.
Calderwood led Forest to a seven-point cushion at the top of the league in late November 2006, and looked favourites for promotion, yet Forest surrendered the lead and finished the campaign in 4th place, 11 points behind leaders Scunthorpe United, despite losing just one game of the last ten. The play-offs saw Forest play 5th placed Yeovil Town, with the west-country team proceeding to the final after a 5-4 aggregate win..
In the 2007-08 campaign, Calderwood's side started without winning in any of their first six competitive games of the season, despite signing five players in the summer. Forest went on a run of form, losing just once in fifteen games. This led to Calderwood winning the Coca-Cola Manager of the Month Trophy after four wins in five games, but the following month decided to sell it on eBay to raise funds to buy presents for the local hospitals in Nottingham. The trophy was said to have raised around -2,000.
Forest had an inconsistent Christmas period, but briefly went up to second in the league in January 2008. After this there was a further spell of inconsistent results, particularly away from home and Forest dropped a couple of places into the promotion play-off zone. However, a late run of form saw them win six out of their last seven games, which saw Nottingham Forest finish in second-place, and therefore promoted to the Championship.
After just four wins in the 08/09 football season on the 26 December 2008 Nottingham Forest terminated Colin Calderwood's contract with immediate effect, after his team was defeated by Doncaster Rovers 4-2.
===Newcastle United (First-Team Coach)===
On 26 January 2009, Colin Calderwood was appointed first team coach at Newcastle United.
However because of Mike Ashley's decision to sell the club and not appoint a new manager, Calderwood has been temporarily retained, working with Chris Hughton until a new owner and manager are announced.
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'''Marc Rieper-Jensen''' (born June 5, 1968) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player, who most notably played as a central defender for English club West Ham United F.C. and Celtic F.C. from Scotland. He played 61 matches and scored two goals for the Denmark national football team, first as the defensive partner of Lars Olsen and most prominently as part of a defending duo with Jes Hgh in the Euro 1996 and 1998 FIFA World Cup tournaments. He is the older brother of footballer Mads Rieper.
Born in Rdovre, Rieper started his career at Danish club AGF Aarhus in 1988. While at AGF, he debuted for the Danish national team in the 1-0 friendly match win against Sweden on September 5, 1990. He played a further three national team matches before moving on to Danish Superliga rivals Brndby IF in 1992. While at Brndby, he secured a place in the national team starting line-up, as he played 38 matches in a row from October 1992 to August 1996.
Rieper won the 1994 Danish Cup trophy with Brndby, before he moved abroad in December that year to play for West Ham United F.C. in England. While at West Ham, he was selected for the Danish national team which won the 1995 King Fahd Cup, with Rieper playing full time in all three matches. He also played full time in Denmark's three matches at the Euro 1996 tournament. In 1997, he went to Scotland to play for Celtic F.C., with whom he won the 1998 Scottish Premier League championship. At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Rieper played full time for the Danish national team, and scored a goal against Saudi Arabia. Denmark's World Cup campaign ended in a quarter-final defeat to later runners-up Brazil. Following one year at Celtic, Rieper suffered a foot injury which ended his career in late 1998. He announced his retirement in July 2000.
Following his retirement he spent some time in 2001 as an assistant coach at childhood club AGF Aarhus. Through his connections to Celtic, he brought over many reserve team players to AGF Aarhus, including later Republic of Ireland international player Liam Miller. As head coach John Stampe was fired in 2002, Rieper resigned from the club as well. He now owns and runs a hotel in the town of Aarhus and is a member of the board of directors at AGF Aarhus.
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'''Howard Spencer''' (23 August 1875, Edgbaston, Birmingham - January 1940, Sutton Coldfield) was one of Aston Villa's all-time greatest players.
An incredibly gifted player, he was known as the 'Prince of Full-Backs' during his hugely successful time at the club and was renowned for his sportsmanship.
While at Villa Spencer earned four League Championships in 1896, 1897, 1899 and 1900 as well as three FA Cup finals and captained the side to its 1905 victory over Newcastle United. Spencer was a key member of the Aston Villa side that won The Double in 1896/97. Conversely he was also in the Villa side that suffered a humiliating F A cup defeat by Millwall Athletic in 1900.
He continued to serve the club after his playing days were over as a director, from 1909 until 1936. In all his association with Aston Villa lasted 42 years.
He was capped 6 times by England, which many felt was paltry reward for a player of his quality.
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'''James William "Jimmy" Crabtree''' (1871-1908) was a gifted English footballer of the end of the 19th century.
He began his career at Burnley and attracted the attention of FA Cup holders, Aston Villa, in 1895. He played alongside Howard Spencer at left-half, and went on to share the captaincy of the club with him.
He won League Championship medals with Villa in 1897, 1899 and 1900, he also lifted the FA Cup in as a part of the Aston Villa team that completed the Double in 1897.
One of England's greatest players. Shone in any position. Great as a half-back, but greater, possibly, as a back, kicking cleanly and with rare precision. A keen, skilful tackler, clever at close quarters and equally reliable in the open; cool, resourceful, and brainy. Excelled in the finer points of the game, and one of the most versatile players England has boasted. For many seasons unrivalled in his position.
He was capped 11 times by England whilst at Villa. He died suddenly at the age of 36.
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'''Jason Kelvin Scotland''' (born 18 February 1979) is a Trinidadian footballer who plays for Premier League side Wigan Athletic as a striker.
Born in Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago, after playing for Malick Senior Comprehensive School, Scotland went on to play with San Juan Jabloteh and Defence Force before having a trial with Scottish side Dundee United in May 2003 with fellow Trinidad player Devon Mitchell. After impressing, Scotland joined compatriot Collin Samuel at Tannadice after gaining a work permit in July. After making his debut in August, Scotland featured mostly as a substitute in his first season and was wanted on loan by Northern Ireland club Linfield in January 2004, although no move materialised. In March, Scotland scored his first goal for United, netting in a 3-2 win at Livingston and four days later scored the only goal in a 1-0 home win against Motherwell. With three more goals that season, Scotland scored five league goals from 21 appearances, with the majority as substitute appearances, and was awarded a new contract. In Scotland's second season, it again took him several months to score, netting his first of the season in late December. In April, however, Scotland scored perhaps his most important goal of the season, netting the winner in the Scottish Cup semi-final to take United into the final. Scotland went on to play the full 90 minutes of the final as United narrowly lost 1-0 to Celtic.
In July 2005, Scotland was denied a new work permit and the club made an appeal, which was deemed unsuccessful by a Scottish Premier League appeals committee. Incredibly, within three weeks, St Johnstone were successful in gaining a work permit for the player - despite using the same dossier as United had presented previously. Scotland went on to net 15 goals in 31 league appearances in his first season at McDiarmid Park, including a goal on his debut and a hat-trick in April. Scotland was named in Trinidad Tobago's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad. Scotland's second season produced 18 league goals, including a goal against former club Dundee United in a League Cup match. Despite his goal against his former club, he received a warm reception from the United fans.
In May 2007, Scotland signed for Swansea City for a fee of -25,000 subject to obtaining a work permit,
Scotland netted a 78th minute penalty kick against Plymouth Argyle on 10 March 2009, his 50th goal for Swansea in all competitions}.
Swansea agreed to sell Scotland a fee of -2 million to Wigan Athletic on 9 July. Scotland signed for Wigan on a three-year contract on 18 July, after receiving international and visa approval.
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'''Calvin Zola-Makongo''' (born 31 December 1984 in Kinshasa, Zaire), often known simply as '''Calvin Zola''', is a football player from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He currently plays in England for Crewe Alexandra. As confirmed by Chris Kamara on Sky Sports' Gilette Soccer Saturday, his name has been shortened to "Zola" by many of his team mates.
Some months after arriving at Prenton Park, problems were discovered with his visa and he was unable to work (i.e. play) until a solution was reached./ In May 2005 he was granted a full permit and returned in time for training for the 2005-06 season. In 2006-07 Zola signed a two year extension to his contract, which would otherwise have expired at the end of the 2006-07 season, keeping him at Tranmere until May 2009.
In June 2008 he signed with League One club, Crewe Alexandra, for a transfer fee of -200,000.
On his home debut in a friendly against Hull City F.C. he scored a first half hat trick helping his new side to a 4-0 win. He scored on his league debut on the opening day of the season against Brighton.
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'''Andrew Charles "Andy" Morrison''' (born 30 July 1970) is a Scottish ex-football player who played at centre half.
Born in Inverness, Morrison began his career at Plymouth Argyle and became a firm favourite at the club. In 1993 he transferred to Blackburn Rovers, then managed by compatriot Kenny Dalglish, but was unable to break into the team on a regular basis. Blackburn went on to win the Premier League in the 1994-95 season, but Morrison had made no league appearances for Blackburn that campaign by the time he was sold to fellow Lancastrians Blackpool in December 1994.
After two years each with Blackpool and Huddersfield Town, Morrison became a Manchester City player in 1999 and was an instant favourite with the fans, who nicknamed him 'Mozza'. After becoming captain, he led City to victory over Gillingham in the Division Two play-off final at Wembley.
In the Division One, Morrison was famously sent off for sticking out his tongue at Stan Collymore in a draw with Fulham. His performances endeared him to then Scotland manager Craig Brown and there was talk of his being called up to the international team to play in a crucial Euro 2000 qualifying match against England. However, twelve games into the season, Morrison picked up an injury which meant he would miss the rest of the season, which ultimately saw City promoted to the Premier League. He spent fourteen months attempting to return to the Manchester City team, even requesting that then-City manager Joe Royle loan him out to his former club Blackpool and also to Crystal Palace to improve his match fitness. His absence had prompted Royle to sign Spencer Prior to help the team earn promotion, and subsequently Steve Howey and Richard Dunne to help the team stay in the top flight.
Morrison returned in a League Cup game against Ipswich in December 2000 in which he was man of the match. However, due to the number of yellow cards he had picked up in reserve-team games he could not play Premier League football until New Year's Day 2001, when he was man of the match in a 1-1 draw with Coventry City. In his next outing, an FA Cup game against Birmingham City, he scored with a bullet header in a 3-2 victory.
In another FA Cup game, against Liverpool, Morrison was cautioned by a police officer after squirting the Liverpool fans when he had been substituted. He only played a few more games for City before being loaned out to Sheffield United, where he picked up the injury that ended his career. Morrison had been loaned out to try and improve his fitness. City were subsequently relegated to Division One once more and Kevin Keegan became manager at Maine Road. Keegan brought in players such as Stuart Pearce and Eyal Berkovic, and it was speculated that Morrison's time at the club was over. Nevertheless, Keegan praised the Scot for his hard work in training, and with City's defence leaking goals, fans hoped Morrison would be given his chance. However, he failed to recover from the injury he sustained while he was at Sheffield United and he was released at the end of the season. This was not before he was given his chance to say farewell to the Manchester City fans in a match against Crystal Palace. Keegan said of Morrison: "Andy received cult status when the club gained promotion. He is a first-class professional and deserves a chance to further his career."
In late 2002, Morrison was given a trial at Bury. He played 45 minutes for Bury's reserve team, but his injury prevented him taking any further part.
Morrison is remembered by Manchester City fans as one of their best-ever captains, and was voted so in the club's official magazine. Only Roy Paul and Tony Book were deemed to be better captains than him. The magazine also listed Morrison second in a list of hard men, behind Mike Doyle but above the likes of Stuart Pearce and Gerry Gow. Some feel that it was Morrison's leadership skills and ability to get the players around him to raise their game that enabled Manchester City to return to the Premier League after their fall into Division Two. In an interview with the BBC on 23 September 2005, Joe Royle spoke of his sympathy for Nottingham Forest, a club which, like Manchester City, had fallen two divisions. He said, "Big clubs in that division are a scalp and everyone wants to beat them. We had that at City and it was hard for us, but we got the hang of it. The catalyst for us was signing Andy Morrison. He was the man for the job and the man for the division. He dragged us up kicking and screaming. He is the kind of player that Forest need - if they can find somebody like him. We only got him because of his injury record, and because he had had a major fall-out with the manager at Huddersfield. He was as strong as they come and feared nobody - he played a big part in turning things round for us."
He was also a cult hero with the fans of Plymouth, Blackpool and Huddersfield Town.
Morrison was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
After Morrison's departure from Bury, he decided to retire from the playing side of the game. He became assistant manager to Andy Preece at Worcester City.
During a pre-season friendly match against Kidderminster Harriers on 5 August 2006, an incident in the changing-room area caused the game to be abandoned after 71 minutes. Harriers' manager Mark Yates called the referee over to him and said he was going to take his team off due to an off-the-field incident involving Morrison. On 17 August, Worcester City announced the results of an internal enquiry into the incident. The club fined Morrison the maximum allowed under FA guidelines, suspended him for three games, and warned him of his future conduct. The Football Association itself fined Morrison -750 and also gave him a six-match touchline ban.
Morrison is now assistant manager, again to Andy Preece, at Northwich Victoria.
In August 2006, Morrison pleaded guilty to four charges of fraud concerning income support, jobseeker's allowance, and council tax benefits, dating from August 2003 to July 2005. He failed to inform the Department for Work and Pensions and Vale Royal Borough Council in Cheshire that he had -58,000 in his bank account while he was still claiming benefits. He defrauded the authorities out of more than -6,500 and was ordered to pay -95 court costs and carry out a fifty-hour community punishment order. In mitigation it was said that he "was dissipating the capital very quickly, spending his own money on operations. He blames no-one apart from himself. He is not financially-astute at all. He is very naive when it comes to finance. He has little or no knowledge of the financial world".
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'''Frank Charles Barlow''' (born 15 October 1946) is a football coach. He was briefly caretaker manager at Wigan Athletic after the sacking of Chris Hutchings, having joined as assistant in June 2007 after leaving Hull City in October 2006.
His footballing career has spanned almost 40 years in different roles at many clubs.
Barlow was a defensive midfielder who started his football career with his hometown club of Sheffield United. After signing professional terms in 1965 at the age of 19, he went on to make 121 appearances and scored 2 goals.
He was bought by Chesterfield in 1972 for a club record fee of -15,000. He made 140+ appearances and scored 3 times. He was kept on as caretaker manager following the sacking of Joe Shaw. He later became the first-team coach at the age of just 31.
Barlow became the full time manager in 1980, but protested several times throughout his reign that he didn't want the job. He said he was always more comfortable as a coach than as a boss.
Despite this, he brought success to the club in his first season as Manager, winning the Anglo-Scottish Cup (after beating Notts County 2-1) and the divisional manager of the month award for March 1981. His refreshing honesty was heavily appreciated by the supporters and he managed to keep the club in touch with promotion, despite a worsening financial situation, which led to the club being relegated in his second season with Chesterfield. When a new board of directors came in, the whole coaching team was sacked, but Barlow was offered a place among the new setup. He declined out of loyalty to his coaching staff. Barlow thus left with his dignity and self-respect intact, and without carrying much of the blame for Chesterfield's dire relegation season.
Barlow almost immediately returned to football, becoming the Assistant Manager at Scunthorpe United. He became manager a year later. Again he said he didn't want the job, but nevertheless he had a fair amount of success, keeping them clear of relegation in 1984 and then maintaining a respectable league position the following season.
He left Scunthorpe in 1987 and did not return to management for almost 20 years, concentrating mostly on coaching and various other back-room posts.
Again he was immediately back into football, this time a youth and reserve team coach for Barnsley. A year later he joined Sheffield Wednesday as a coach, where he remained for 7 years until 1996. He then moved to Birmingham City with Trevor Francis for 2 years before returning to Sheffield Wednesday as assistant manager. Soon after, he went to Bristol City. He left in 2004, joining Paul Merson as assistant manager at Walsall. He resigned in January 2005 after a 5-0 defeat at the hands of Colchester United, which almost cost Merson his job.
===Back in the spotlight with Nottingham Forest===
In January 2005, Nottingham Forest's new manager Gary Megson brought Barlow to the club as assistant manager. When Megson was unable to avoid relegation into League One of the Football League, and then struggled to maintain a promotion push, he left the club 'by mutual consent' and Barlow, along with Forest's reserve team coach Ian McParland, was made co-caretaker manager. It was a position Barlow hoped he would never be in again after leaving Scunthorpe almost 20 years before.
Barlow sparked a remarkable turn around on Trentside, and led Forest to an unbeaten run of 10 games, with 6 straight wins. Forest just missed out on equalling a club record of 7 straight wins when they fell to a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Hartlepool United. Frank Barlow was named joint Manager of the Month with McParland for March 2006.
When Colin Calderwood was appointed as the new boss, Barlow and McParland reverted to coaching roles with Forest.
Hull City appointed Frank Barlow as caretaker manager on 28 June 2006. This was due to protracted negotiations in securing the release of their managerial target, Phil Parkinson, from his contract with Colchester United. This role however lasted only two days; Parkinson was appointed manager on 30 June 2006, and Barlow reverted to the role of his assistant.
Barlow's role was to be short lived. A coaching staff re-shuffle following the Tigers' disappointing start to the season saw Barlow leave the club in October 2006.
Later in the season he moved to Bradford City as assistant to caretaker manager David Wetherall.
In June 2007 Wigan Athletic appointed Barlow as the assistant manager to Chris Hutchings. Barlow, now 60, was taken on for his vast experience in the game, as Hutchings enthused "I need someone I can trust implicitly when it comes to football knowledge, you can't get more experience than he's got, he knows players inside-out." After Hutchings was sacked in November 2007, Barlow was named as Wigan's caretaker manager. When Steve Bruce was appointed the Club's new manager and Eric Black brought across from Birmingham City assuming the role of assistant manager. Frank, having worked with Steve in the past, was appointed to the position of first-team coach at Wigan.
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'''Billy Annis''' (13 May 1874 - 1950) was an English footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Born William Annis in Darlaston, Staffordshire in 1878, Annis worked as a machinist before joining the club in August 1898 from Stafford Road (the town's railway works side), making his league debut on 14 March 1899 in a 2-0 win at . He went on to make 147 appearances in total for Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring one goal. In this period, Wolves' performance in the league was mediocre, but they did win the Birmingham Senior Cup twice during his stay at the club (in 1899 and 1901).
He sustained a knee injury and left the club in 1905 to join nearby Cradley Heath, later moving to Lincoln where he died in 1938.
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'''Matthew Turner''' (born 29 December 1981) is an English football striker and wide midfielder. He currently plays for Carlton Town.
Born in Nottingham, Turner started his career at Nottingham Forest as a trainee. He was later sold to West Bromwich Albion in 2000. At West Brom he was unable to break into the first team, so he was initially loaned out to Danish club Herflge in April 2002; he impressed during his time at the club, and the move was made permanent. In 2004 he returned to England, joining Hednesford Town, but left the club towards the end of the 2004-05 season and joined Eastwood Town. He moved on to Ilkeston Town and Gedling Town, before signing for Carlton Town in October 2006.
Turner has represented England at under-16 and under-18 level.
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'''William Cecil Gibson "Bill" Patrick''' (born Lochgelly, 12 March 1932) was a Scottish association football player. He played professionally for Coventry City and Gillingham between 1954 and 1960.
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'''Michael James "Mike" Williamson''' (born 8 November 1983) is an English footballer, whose position is a defender. He is currently contracted to Premier League side Portsmouth F.C., whom he joined on 1 September 2009 for -2m from Watford F.C. However, as of 31 December 2009 he has yet to make his debut for the club.
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, Williamson signed for Southampton from Torquay United for -100,000 in November 2001. He played six first team games for Torquay before joining Southampton. However, Williamson was unable to get into the first team at Southampton. He returned to Plainmoor on loan for two months in September 2003, where he made eleven further appearances. A further loan spell at Doncaster Rovers-then Third Division leaders-followed on transfer deadline day in March 2004, although he did not feature for the South Yorkshire club.
Wycombe Wanderers manager Tony Adams secured Williamson's services on a season long loan in July 2004, a move that was made permanent at the end of the 2004-05 season. Williamson made the number 6 shirt his own since the start of the 2005-06 season. In total, he made 144 league appearances for Wycombe, scoring 11 league goals during his time at the club.
After a few consistent seasons he signed for Watford on 26 January 2009 for -150,000,
He handed in a transfer request on 27 August 2009, declaring himself 'unfit' for the away game at Swansea on the Saturday and didn't travel with the squad (despite not having any injuries or health issues),
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'''Paul Daniel Smith''' (born 17 December 1979 in Epsom) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest.
Smith started his career at Charlton Athletic, but was released in the summer of 1999, after one year as a professional. After a short period with Walton & Hersham, Paul moved to Carshalton Athletic in late 1999, but moved to Brentford in August 2000 after they spotted Smith guesting for Crawley Town in a pre-season friendly against The Bees. At Brentford, he made 104 appearances as a goalkeeper. In January 2004, to address financial problems at Brentford, Smith was sold to Southampton for a reported -500,000. At Southampton, he was initially deputy to Antti Niemi, but, following Niemi's departure, Smith took over as their number one. However, he found himself further down the pecking order with the arrival of Bartosz Biakowski and Kevin Miller.
According to , Smith holds A-levels in PE, Home Economics, Sociology, Advanced Mathematics, Biology, and Geography.
In search of first team football, Smith signed for League One side Nottingham Forest for around -500,000 in July 2006. He established himself ahead of Rune Pedersen as Forest's first choice goalkeeper for the club's 2006-07 promotion campaign. Smith was in good form that season, keeping Forest in many games.
In the 2007-08 campaign, Smith helped Forest gain automatic promotion finishing second in the league they were promoted from League One to the Championship. Smith had a terrific season and helped enormously in goal, making match winning saves to help the Reds gain promotion. He kept 24 clean sheets in 46 games, the record for the league in that season. This achievement was recognised when he received the Puma Golden Glove award.
He also made footballing history in the Football League Cup when he scored after 23 seconds against Leicester City in the second round of the competition on 18 September 2007. Smith became the quickest goalkeeper ever to score in world football, and the quickest ever goalscorer in the League Cup and for Nottingham Forest. The unusual goal came about because the tie had been previously abandoned at half-time due to the collapse of Leicester City's Clive Clarke, while Nottingham Forest were 1-0 up. In a show of sportsmanship, Leicester allowed Forest to take the kick-off and run up to score the goal, to restore the score-line to what it was at the abandonment of the previous match. It was decided that Smith should be the player to score, in order to avoid suspicions surrounding betting patterns. Leicester City did come back into the game to beat Forest 3-2.
Since then, however, he has fallen out of favour with manager Billy Davies, and has lost his first choice status to Lee Camp, despite having played in all three of their league cup matches.
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}}'''Joe Burnell''' (born October 10, 1980) is an English professional footballer who plays for Exeter City in Coca-Cola League 1.
Burnell started his career with Bristol City and he became an integral part of the midfield set-up at Ashton Gate. His stirring displays were enough to earn him a long-term contract and a short spell as the club's captain.
Burnell joined Wycombe Wanderers in July 2004 after Tony Adams' summer clearout which saw the departure of Michael Simpson, Dannie Bulman, Steve Brown and Darren Currie. Burnell was hoping to gain a regular first team place and after a season blighted by injury and illness he formed a midfield trio with Matt Bloomfield and Keith Ryan.
Burnell was also a regular under John Gorman and consequently followed his manager when he left Wycombe to join Northampton Town in July 2006. During his time at Northampton was constantly a good performer being named captain on occasions in the absence of Chris Doig and Mark Hughes.
On 21 April 2008, it was announced that he would be released at the end of the 2007/8 season, which was a surprise to most fans.
Burnell signed for Oxford on July 1 2008, but in April 2009 it was announced that he no longer had a future at the club. After a successful trial at Exeter he joined them on July 9th 2009 on a free transfer.
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'''Matthew James "Matt" Bloomfield''' (born 8 February 1984) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Wycombe Wanderers.
Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Bloomfield started his career as a trainee with Ipswich Town in August 2001 and was at one point a player scouted by Newcastle United and an England under-19 international player. But with a plethora of midfielders at Portman Road, was released by manager Joe Royle
Bloomfield's debut came in the 2-0 home defeat against Rushden & Diamonds on 28 December, and he scored his first goal for the club against Queens Park Rangers in March 2004.
In July 2008 Bloomfield finally signed a 2 year contract extension. Recovering from a long-term injury at the time, Wycombe had decided not to offer him a pay rise. Bloomfield finally signed after Wycombe's new manager Peter Taylor said he would look to get Bloomfield a better deal when he had returned to fitness and was back in the first team.
Bloomfield made his return to league football on 2 December, as part of a 4-0 win at home to Macclesfield Town.
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'''Ian Robert Stonebridge''' (born 30th August 1981 in Lewisham) is an English former professional footballer. He played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Wycombe Wanderers and Torquay United. He represented England at Under-18 level.
Stonebridge was born in Lewisham, London and began his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur. He failed to make the grade at White Hart Lane and moved to Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer in July 1999. His league debut came on 7 August 1999 in a 2-1 defeat away to Southend United. In the 2001-02 season he helped Plymouth to the Division Three title and with it promotion to Division Two. After a season of consolidation, Stonebridge then helped Argyle to the Division Two title in 2004, but left at the end of the season to join Wycombe Wanderers after learning that he would not be a regular in the higher division.
He was a regular in his first season with Wycombe, but lost his place in the 2005-06 season, joining Torquay United on loan in November 2005 and scoring on his debut in the FA Cup draw with Harrogate Town. He returned early from his loan spell due to injury. When he returned to fitness, he scored twice in two games and put in some good performances. After missing pre-season through ankle problems, Stonebridge returned to form with a 35 yard winner against Swindon Town in October 2006. Due to a persistent joint injury named reactive arthropathy, Stonebridge announced his premature retirement from professional football in March 2007 at the age of just 25. He made a brief comeback for Cornish Southern League club Truro City in the 2008-09 season whilst studying at Truro College, but it now seems like his playing days are over.
Having joined Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 1999, Stonebridge made his debut for England Under-18's against Switzerland, less than a month after making his first-team debut. He went on to be capped three more times during the qualifying rounds of the Under-18 European Championships, scoring two goals.
He is currently studying at UCP Marjon to gain a degree in Applied Sports Science and Coaching.
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'''Russell Kenneth Alexander Martin''' (born 4 January 1986 in Brighton) is an English footballer, currently playing for Norwich City. He is a right-back.
Martin was educated at Varndean Secondary School, Brighton. He left Brighton & Hove Albion's youth team by mutual consent in early 2004, finishing the season at Isthmian League Division One South side Lewes.
Following a trial at Charlton, Martin joined Wycombe, initially on a non-contract basis. He made his dbut in a 2-1 home victory over Cambridge United on 7 August 2004. He went onto to make 10 more appearances during the 2004-05 season.
During the 2005-06 season he made appearances at left-back, right-back, centre-half and in midfield, as well as winning the goal of the season award.
In the summer of 2006 he signed a new two-year contract with the club, and in 2006-07 season he was a regular starter at right-back. In the 2007-08 he played every game in Wycombe's League Two campaign as they reached the play-offs. He played in both legs of the semi-final against Stockport County in which Wycombe lost 2-1 on aggregate.
Martin was out of contract at the end of the season, and on 29 May 2008 he moved to Peterborough United, who had just been promoted to League One. He signed a three year contract. On 28 September, Martin was announced as the new captain of Peterborough United, taking over from Craig Morgan.
He played every match in his first season with the club as they gained promotion to the Football League Championship.
Following Mark Cooper's appointment as a replacement for Darren Ferguson in November 2009, Martin joined Norwich City on loan. On 4 January 2010, he permanently joined the club signing a two-and-a-half year contract.
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'''William Kwabena "Will" Antwi Agyei''' (born 19 October 1982 in Ashford, Kent) is an Anglo-Ghanaian footballer currently playing as a defender for Dagenham and Redbridge in League Two, of the English football league
Antwi attended Chace Community School in north London before moving as a trainee to Crystal Palace where he became a professional player. After a brief spell in Sweden with Ljungskile SK, returned to England with Football Conference side Aldershot Town where he played a pivotal part in their promotion push, including scoring the winning penalty against Hereford United in the Conference play-off semi-final.
Antwi prefers to play in the centre of defence but can operate in midfield.
Antwi joined Wycombe Wanderers on a free transfer in the summer of 2005 after leaving Aldershot but a groin injury in pre season meant he made his full debut on 8 April 2006, against Macclesfield Town and went on to keep his place for the play-off games against Cheltenham Town.
Antwi was given the number 5 shirt for the 2006-07 season, and subsequently for the 2007-08 season. Antwi captained the side on several occasions early on in the season, and took on the role of vice-captain for the 2007-08 season but found his time there to be devastated by injury.
Antwi went out on loan to Northwich Victoria on 14 November 2008, after returning from a broken toe which he suffered in the Carling Cup match against Birmingham City on 13 August.
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'''Charles John "Charlie" Griffin''' (born 25 June 1979) is an English professional footballer, who currently plays for Stevenage Borough.
Griffin began his league career with Swindon Town in February 1999, having signed from Non-League Chippenham Town for -10,000 but after making only eight starting appearances for the Robins he eventually stepped down to the Conference with Woking having enjoyed a fruitful loan spell there whilst still at the County Ground.
He then joined Chippenham Town on loan before making the move permanent in 2002.
In the summer of 2004 Griffin moved to Forest Green Rovers. Since then an impressive scoring record has seen his name touted around various league clubs but it wasn't until his 20 league and cup goals for Forest Green Rovers during the 2004-05 season that a serious move was made for the talisman.
Griffin was given another shot at League football with Wycombe Wanderers when he became John Gorman's first summer signing for the 2005-06 season.
In early July 2006, Griffin turned down Woking to rejoin Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan with an option for recall to Wycombe in the January transfer window. This didn't materialise and he signed for Newport County on 14 February 2007.
During his time at Newport they twice narrowly missed out on the promotion play-offs and twice appeared in the FAW Premier Cup final, winning the 2008 final. Griffin was top scorer for Newport County in the 2007-08 season but in July 2008 he left Newport after turning down the offer of a new contract.
In the same month he joined Salisbury City on trial but was let go after not being needed. However, Nick Holmes soon went back on his decision and signed him just in time to be in the squad for Salisbury's first game of the season. That season he finished the clubs top scorer to help them avoid relegation.
On 9 May 2009, Griffin signed for Stevenage Borough on a free transfer. He made his Stevenage debut in a 1-1 draw against Tamworth on the first game of the 2009-10 season.
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'''Steve Williams''' or 'Willo' (born 21 April 1983) is an English professional footballer formerly of Wycombe Wanderers in Football League Two. Steve joined the club at the age of 14 after having trials at Chelsea.
He served a 'work experience' spell at Beaconsfield SYCOB in 2002 due to limited opportunities with the Blues but, despite starting the 2002/03 campaign as third choice behind Martin Taylor and Mark Osborn, Oxford born 'Willo' signed his first professional contract in April 2002. The young keeper made his league debut against Stockport on 9 August 2003, after having a successful pre-season campaign ahead of first choice Frank Talia. Despite being in and out of the side throughout the 2003/04 season, Williams steadily improved and was unfortunate to fracture a finger at Plymouth in early April, missing the rest of that season.
Fit again for the start of the 2005/06 campaign, Williams never really came close to challenging Frank Talia for the number 1 spot and both had to see loan 'keepers brought in ahead of them. However, Willo's first start of the season came against Peterborough on the last game of the 2005/06 season which was enough to see him keep his place for the play-off games against Cheltenham Town.
Williams signed a new one-year contract with Wycombe on 1 August 2006, but just a day later moved to Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan deal. He returned to Wycombe in January from his loan deal at Forest Green when it was cut short. He was then loaned out to Conference South side Lewes.
He was released by Wycombe at the end of the 2006/07 season.
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'''Ikechi Anya''' (born 3 January 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish side Sevilla Atltico.
Born in Glasgow, Anya joined the Wycombe Wanderers youth team in the 2003-04 season, having been released by Oxford United.
His performances in the youth team ensured that he was well talked about within the club, enough that he was given the number 28 shirt by then manager Tony Adams for the match at Southend United on 11 September 2004, becoming the clubs youngester ever player at aged 16.
Like Russell Martin, he committed his short term future to the club, signing a two year deal in June 2005 and whilst at Wycombe won Apprentice of the year at the inaugural Football League awards 2006.
He was released in the summer of 2007 and signed for Oxford City, before being snapped up in January 2008 by Halesowen Town. In the summer of 2008 he joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy.
On 28 February 2009, Anya signed for League One side Northampton Town. He made his debut as coming on as a substitute in the game away to Cheltenham Town on the same day. His first goal for the club came as part of a 3-4 defeat against Swindon Town on 24 March. His second goal came in the 92nd minute of the 3-1 victory at Leyton Orient, his goal wrapping up a vital victory in the fight against relegation for Northampton which they eventually lost.
Northampton manager Stuart Gray was keen to re-sign Anya on a long-term deal at the end of the season, but on 7 July 2009, he joined Sevilla Atltico, the reserve side of Sevilla, on a two-year contract.
Anya has expressed a desire to play international football for Scotland, the land of his birth, but is also eligible for England, Nigeria and Romania.
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'''Jonathan Dixon''' (born 16 January 1984 in Murcia, Spain) is a former professional footballer. He played as a striker.
Dixon began his career as a trainee with Wycombe Wanderers, turning professional in August 2001. Following regular Reserve Team appearances during 2001-02, Dixon was given a squad number by Lawrie Sanchez at the beginning of season 2002-03 and made his debut, as a late substitute for Stuart Roberts against Northampton Town on 13 August 2002. Despite suffering a knee injury, he still managed to score 5 goals in 7 starts for the Blues, earning himself a contract through to 2005.
Due to a lack of opportunities to feature in the first team at Wycombe during the 2003-04 season, he joined Dr Martens Premier League Champions Crawley Town on loan in December 2003.
A similar story during the 2004-05 season saw Dixon go on loan to Aldershot Town in November 2004, where he scored 9 goals in 12 appearances. Due to the success of this loan period, Dixon returned to Wycombe and signed a one year contract extension in June 2005 before rejoining the Shots on loan until the end of season in January 2006. It was thought that in June 2006 Dixon would sign permanently for Aldershot but following the arrival of Paul Lambert as manager he signed a further one year contract with Wycombe. He was used mainly as a substitute by Lambert and played his final game for Wycombe in the 1-1 draw with League Champions Chelsea in the League Cup semi-final on 10 January 2007, replacing Tommy Mooney as a late substitute.
On 11 January 2007, the day after the Chelsea game, he signed for Aldershot for a fee of -6,000. In all competitions, Dixon made 24 appearances (3 as a substitute) in the remainder of the 2006-07 season scoring 8 goals and in the 2007-08 season Dixon made 26 appearances (4 as a substitute), scoring 11 goals.
On 30 January 2008, he was signed by Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee of -55,000. He was almost immediately "ruled out for four to six weeks by physio Malcolm Stuart after turning his ankle" during a training accident. Dixon made his Brighton debut coming on as a late substitute during the 1-1 draw against Leyton Orient at the Withdean on the 1 March 2008.
After struggling to force his way into the Brighton first-team during the start of the 2008-09 season, Dixon joined Grays Athletic on an initial one-month loan deal on 23 September 2008.
On 9 January, 2009, Dixon joined Conference South side Eastleigh on loan, initially for one-month.
Dixon returned to Brighton after the conclusion of his initial loan spell at the Silverlake Stadium and was named as a substitute during the Football League Trophy Southern Final penalty-shoot out defeat to Luton Town. Dixon then re-joined Conference South side Eastleigh on loan, initially for a month the following day.
On 3 July 2009, Dixon had his contract at Brighton terminated by mutual consent. He retired from football later in July, to concentrate on working his music management business.
Dixon is currently reportedly dating Australian model, actress and ARIA nominated singer Holly Valance.
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'''David Di Michele''' (born 6 January 1976 in Guidonia, Italy) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Torino in Serie B.
Di Michele began his career with Lodigiani (now Cisco Roma) in the Italian Serie C1 near to his hometown Guidonia, and played for them from 1993 to 1996. He was then transferred to Foggia Calcio in the Italian Serie B.
He had a short stint in Foggia, playing just two seasons before being transferred to Salernitana. With Salernitana, he made his Serie A debut, however the following year Salernitana were relegated to Serie B.
After two seasons with Salernitana in Serie B, he was transferred to Udinese for the 2001/02 season. After the 2001/02 season with Udinese, he played two seasons with Reggina, only to be transferred back to Udinese in 2004/05. In the 2005/06 season, he played half a season with Udinese and took part in the UEFA Champions League.
In a 2004/05 Coppa Italia match against Lecce, he scored 2 goals before replacing keeper Samir Handanovic in goal after the latter was sent off. He stopped a key penalty in the final minutes of the game to ensure a 5-4 victory for Udinese.
Halfway through the 2005-06 season Di Michele's contract was sold to Palermo. , with Simone Pepe, Salvatore Masiello and Nicola Santoni move to oppose direction. He made his debut for Palermo in a Serie A home match against Parma, in which he scored two goals in a 4-2 win. In his 2005/06 season, Di Michele played 19 matches, scoring seven goals.
In March 2007, Di Michele was found guilty of illegal betting and received a three month ban from Serie A. He also received a $27,000 fine. Betting wasn't illegal for Italian players until November 2005, but Di Michele, along with three others, placed bets through an illegal bookmaker. However, he was allowed to play in friendlies and to take part in training so he was able to retain match fitness.
On 5 July 2007 Palermo announced they had sold him to Torino.. He made 25 appearances with the ''granata'', scoring a total 6 goals in the 2007/08 season.
During September 2008, after weeks of rumours linking him to AS Roma, Di Michele was loaned to West Ham United, with an option for the English club to make the deal permanent. He made his debut for West Ham in the 3-2 defeat to West Brom on 13 September 2008, coming on as a substitute for the injured Dean Ashton. In his second game for West Ham, on 20 September 2008, he scored his first goals in English football, and for West Ham, in the 3-1 home win against Newcastle United However, at the end of the season manager Gianfranco Zola did not take up the option of making the deal permanent.
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'''David Matthew Mirfin''' (born April 18, 1985 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Scunthorpe United in the Football League Championship.
At 6' 1" and 14st 4lbs, 'Mirf' plays as a centre half and has commanding presence, hence his nickname 'The Ox'.
A regular threat from set-pieces due to his aerial presence, Mirfin is tipped for big things in the future. His main attributes are his pace and strength, which give him the nickname 'The Ox'.
On the 5 May 2007, Mirfin was voted the Player's Player of the Year, the Away Supporters' Top Performer and the Fans' Player of the Year. He beat 3rd place Michael Collins and 2nd place Gary Taylor-Fletcher to the award. He also collected the Young Terriers Award and the Huddersfield Examiner Majority Man of the Match for the whole season.
During the 2007-08 season, Mirfin's chances seemed to be limited following a poor defensive partnership between him and Nathan Clarke, but following the arrival of Robert Page and the departure of manager Andy Ritchie, Mirfin found himself in a 3-man central defence partnership with Page and Clarke, which after 5 games have kept 4 clean sheets.
Following the summer signings of Andy Butler and Chris Lucketti, Mirfin's chances of first-team football at the Galpharm Stadium seemed to be limited and on 11 August 2008, he joined League One rivals Scunthorpe United for a deal worth a minimum of -150,000.
His first goal for his new club came in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy, an injury time winner against Rochdale, which put Scunthorpe into the area semi-finals.
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'''Michael Svensson''' (born 25 November 1975 in Vrnamo, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional football player who played as a centre back. He is best known at club level for his playing career with Southampton. He played in the 2003 FA Cup Final against Arsenal, where Southampton lost 1-0 to a Robert Pirs strike.
Svensson started his career in his home country, playing for various Swedish clubs including IFK Vrnamo and Halmstads BK. He began to be noticed by bigger clubs when Halmstads BK won the Swedish championship in 2000.
He was transferred to Troyes in 2001 and then moved to Southampton in 2002.
Svensson arrived at Southampton just after being a member of Sweden's squad at the 2002 World Cup. He immediately struck up a rapport with Claus Lundekvam at the centre of the Saints defence. He is a tough tackling, no nonsense centre-half but likes to play the ball out of defence and get forward to help out in attack. His nickname with both fans and press is "Killer".
Svensson holds the honour of scoring the last ever competitive goal at Maine Road on 11 May 2003, in a game won by Southampton 1-0.
Due to a serious knee injury sustained at the end of the 2003-04 season, he missed the entire 2004-05 season. He returned to action in October 2005 but, after only seven games, he broke down again and remained out of action for the remainder of the 2005-06 season. He failed to return to full fitness in time for the start of the 2006-07 championship season due to a kick in the knee during an Aldershot reserves game in the 2006 pre-season. Since then, he has flown to Germany to continue treatment with FC Bayern Munich doctor Hans Mller-Wolfhart. On 23 May 2007, it was announced that Svensson would undergo further surgery in an attempt to save his career. The procedure was expected to put him out of action for over a year, throwing a major question mark over his future.
On 2 July 2008, Southampton announced that Svensson "could be on the verge of a remarkable footballing comeback" following a visit to a specialist rehabilitation centre in Italy in the summer. Svensson is again in training and could be re-signed by Southampton for the 2008-09 season. He completed a pre-season friendly against Winchester City on 13 July, and is therefore in with a chance of making a full recovery from his injury. He captained the Southampton side which drew 2-2 with West Ham United in the Ted Bates Trophy.
On 7 August 2008 he agreed terms with Southampton and was appointed club captain. Two days later, he completed his remarkable comeback, playing 90 minutes in Southampton's first Championship match of the season, a 2-1 defeat to Cardiff City. A week later, prior to the home game against Birmingham City, Southampton and Svensson agreed terms signing a 12 months contract.
On 24 January 2009, Svensson joined new manager Mark Wotte's coaching staff as an assistant first team coach alongside Dean Gorr.
On 25 June 2009, Svensson announced his retirement from the playing side of the game, exactly seven years to the day after he was first unveiled at St. Mary's as Gordon Strachan's only summer signing of 2002 and thus severs the last remaining link on the playing side with the 2003 FA Cup final, in which he played the full 90 minutes.
He made his debut in the Swedish national team on 17 August 1999 against Austria. He was a member of the Swedish squad for the 2002 World Cup, where he was not played. He has 25 caps for his country.
Following his retirement from playing, Svensson announced that he would return home to Sweden and take up a career as manager, stating that he would prefer to start in Division 2 or 3, following that his former club Halmstads BK where looking for a new manager, roumers where started that he was going to get the position and on 17 December 2009 he was presented as the clubs new assistent manager along side Lars Jacobsson.
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'''Basir "Bas" Mohammed Savage''' (born 7 January 1982 in London) is a professional English footballer who plays as a striker for Tranmere Rovers. He is known for his trademark moonwalk goal celebration, which has gained cult fame on TV's ''Soccer AM''.
Savage started his professional career at Reading in 2002 after moving from non-league Walton & Hersham, where, after a very promising start, he was struck by a career threatening injury that kept him out of the game for almost a year. After Reading appointed Steve Coppell as manager, Savage struggled to get a place back in the team, and was used as a utility midfielder, often playing on the right wing. Despite some good performances in 2003 (notably one against Chelsea in the League Cup) and spending a couple of sessions on loan to Bury and Wycombe Wanderers, Savage was eventually released by Reading.
After being courted by Coventry City, and a host of other clubs, Savage finally decided to sign for Bristol City on a short-term contract. He was soon a favourite of Gary Johnson during his time at Bristol City, and he finally quickly scored his first League goal - a header against Scunthorpe United. He soon won over the City fans, not just by scoring his first goal but with his extravagant style of play. However, he was relegated to the substitutes bench following the arrival of Mark McCammon, before finally leaving the club after being released from his contract.
On 28 September 2006, Savage signed a three month contract with Gillingham after manager Ronnie Jepson decided they would 'have a good look at him before deciding on a long term decision'. He made his debut for Gillingham as a second half substitute for Clint Easton in a 2-1 home win over Cheltenham Town.
His first start came in a 3-2 away win over Tranmere Rovers on 23 December. Following starts in Gillingham's following games, a Boxing Day home match against Leyton Orient where he was involved in the build up to Gillingham's first goal, an own goal scored by Brian Saah.
Having impressed Jepson during his initial three months at Gillingham, Savage signed for a further month in late December and scored his first goal on 20 January 2007, in a 1-1 draw away to the team he made his debut against, Cheltenham Town.
On 31 January 2007, Savage was released from his deal at Gillingham after failing to agree new contract terms, and on 2 February 2007 he signed a one-year deal at Brighton & Hove Albion.
His career at Brighton got off to a flying start, with four goals in his first eight appearances for his new club. His goals for the club has meant he had doubled his goals tally with Brighton compared to what he achieved throughout his whole career combined.
It was his move to Brighton which was the catalyst for his newly found cult status. TV show ''Soccer AM'' picked up on his moonwalk goal celebrations and now broadcast every one of his moonwalk celebrations. The feature 'I wanna be like Bas Savage' is broadcast every weekend morning. He even had his own T-shirt made to highlight his goal celebration.
Savage started new contract talks with Brighton chairman Dick Knight during November 2007. Knight has been quoted as saying that he offered the player a new improved 18-month contract. It was revealed on Boxing Day 2007 that Savage had turned this deal down.
Savage signed for Millwall on 24 February 2008, on a contract that ran until the end of the season.
On July 9 Savage, along with ex-Brighton teammate George O'Callaghan, joined Tranmere Rovers on a two year contract.
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'''Ian 'Charlie' John McParland''' (born 4 October 1961 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional association football player and manager. On the 12th October 2009 he was sacked as manager of Notts County.
He played professionally as a striker with a number of teams, although is most known for his eight year spell with Notts County.
McParland was with Notts County from 1980 to 1988, and had caught the eye of then Forest manager Brian Clough who wanted to bring him to Forest as a player, though it was not to be. After his time at Notts, McParland had spells at Hull City, Walsall, Dunfermline Athletic, Lincoln City, Northampton Town, Instant-Dict (Hong Kong), Eastern AA (Hong Kong), Hamilton Academical and Berwick Rangers.
McParland eventually went to Nottingham Forest as a coach. He was with Forest for over 10 years and was the reserve team coach for most of that time. When Gary Megson left the club in February 2006, he was put in temporary charge with Frank Barlow in a joint first team management role.
He and Barlow were named Managers of the Month for March 2006, when they went 10 games unbeaten, with 6 straight wins, including a 7-1 victory over Swindon Town at the City Ground. McParland just missed out on equalling a club record of 7 straight wins when Forest fell to a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Hartlepool United. Despite Forest narrowly missing out on the League One playoffs, McParland was still the favourite to land the Forest job (with Barlow) on a permanent basis. He equalled a few records as the caretaker manager. After Colin Calderwood was named the permanent successor to Megson, McParland and Barlow became coaches for the Forest first team.
He was announced as the new Notts County manager in October 2007. McParland enjoyed a two-year spell at Notts County and after the appointment of Sven-Gran Eriksson, the club decided to retain his services. However following a disappointing 2-2 draw with Torquay United, McParland was sacked on 12 October 2009.
He joined Ipswich as part of Roy Keane's coaching staff on 27th November 2009.
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'''Daniel James "Danny" Schofield''' (born 10 April 1980 in Doncaster) is a professional footballer who plays for Millwall in Football League One.
Schofield was signed by Huddersfield Town from Brodsworth Welfare for a fee of -2,000 in 1998. Although Schofield made his debut in the 1998-99 season against Crewe Alexandra, his first full season in the team came in the 2001-02 season when he found the net 11 times operating as a striker, since then he had been playing as an attacking right sided midfielder until recently he has moved to the left side of midfield (he can still be seen swapping flanks during the game).
On 28 February 2008, it was revealed on Huddersfield Town's official website that Danny had requested a move away from the club.
On 26 April, he scored on his last home game for Huddersfield Town against Walsall. Huddersfield won the game 2-0.
The day after being officially released by Huddersfield Town, he agreed to join Yeovil Town, with effect from 1 July.
On 1 September 2009, Schofield agreed to join League One side Millwall on a two-year deal, after an undisclosed fee was accepted by Yeovil.
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'''Willem Korsten''' (born 21 January 1975 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a left winger.
Korsten played in the Netherlands for NEC Nijmegen and Vitesse Arnhem where he played well enough to earn a loan move to Leeds United. In this short amount of time Korsten showed he had the pace, skill and strength to cope with English football and Leeds decided to pursue a permanent transfer. However, Tottenham Hotspur also made a bid for the Dutch midfielder which was accepted. Korsten chose to join Tottenham Hotspur permanently instead for a fee in the region of -1.5 million. He scored his first Tottenham goal in a 3-1 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield in April 2001.
Korsten will be best remembered for scoring two spectacular goals for Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester United F.C. on final day of the 2000-01 season,
Due to injuries, his career was cut short at the age of 26.
Korsten returned to his former Dutch club, NEC Nijmegen, as a coach for its football academy.
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'''Vincent "Vinny" Samways''' (born 27 October 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Samways was born in Bethnal Green, London, and began his football career in Tottenham Hotspur's youth system. He won the FA Cup with Tottenham in 1991, and helped them reach the semi-finals of the competition in 1993. He was a regular player in the side which reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup during the 1991-92 season.
He joined Everton in 1994, and scored the only goal of the 1995 Charity Shield to defeat league champions Blackburn Rovers. In the 1995-96 season, he spent time on loan at Division One sides Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City.
Unable to settle at Everton, Samways enjoyed a degree of success in Spain with UD Las Palmas during the late 1990s and early 2000s, where he was team captain and played a key role in the Canary Islands side. In 2002-03, he played ten league games with Sevilla FC before returning to England, where he spent the 2003-04 season with Walsall in Division One.
He then went back to Spain, joining lower league side Algeciras CF, and retired in 2005 aged 36.
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'''Arthur Sydney Rowe''' (1 September 1906 - 17 November 1993) was the first manager to lead Tottenham Hotspur football club to the First Division Championship title in 1951. He also 'invented' the successful "one-two" method of play.
Rowe was born in Tottenham and began his career at Northfleet before joining Spurs as a schoolboy in 1921. He then became a professional with the club in 1929. He was a Tottenham player for 8 seasons, in which time he played 201 games and earning his one and only cap for the England National team. He was forced to retire in 1939 due to a cartilage injury.
After finishing his career as a player Rowe took a number of coaching jobs although this was halted due to the break out of World War II. He then joined Chelmsford City winning the Southern League Cup Trophy.
Tottenham were in the second division when Rowe returned to the club as manager in 1949 and his task was to gain promotion. This was achieved by becoming Champions and the following season the First Division Championship was won as well. These back to back championships
made Spurs the first post-war team to win back to back titles. This was achieved through the use of 'Push and run' football.
Rowe's health started to fail and he never fully recovered from a breakdown in 1954. During his recouperation, Jimmy Anderson was made acting manager, to become the full-time manager when Rowe resigned in 1955.
After leaving Tottenham he took time off to recover and joined Crystal Palace in 1960 bringing them an instant promotion that season. He was then forced to resign through ill health in 1962-63 season, returning briefly as a stand in manager in 1966.
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'''Sean Friars''' (born 15 May 1979 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a footballer currently playing for Institute
Prior to his move to Cliftonville, Friars played for Foyle Harps, Liverpool F.C., Ipswich Town F.C., Portadown F.C., Newry Town F.C., Derry City F.C. and Finn Harps.
Friars made only one appearance, as substitute, for Ipswich Town F.C.. He came on against Crewe Alexandra F.C in a 2-1 home win at Portman Road.
In 2001 he had a short term deal with Newry Town which expired in September.
In March 2004 a loan deal from Derry City to Finn Harps was announced.
He made his Cliftonville debut in August 2004 in a friendly match against Holywood F.C. During his first year at Cliftonville, Friars was included in the 2004-05 Irish League Team of the Year. Friars returned to Cliftonville F.C. from a spell at Limavady United F.C. where he spent the latter half of the 2006-07 season.
In October 2006 there was some doubt over his future with Cliftonville after he went absent from the club and was subsequently dropped from the squad for a number of matches.
He remained with Cliftonville and recently had an "outstanding" match in their second leg away win in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in July 2007.
Friars sealed a return to Newry in the summer of 2007
Where he has proved himself as a vital member of the team scoring 8 goals in his first 14 matches. His brother Emmett is also in the Newry team.
In January 2009 Sean Friars was transferred to Institute for an undisclosed fee, signing a 2 year contract.
He is a former Northern Ireland Under-21 international.
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'''Philipp Degen''' (born 15 February 1983 in Hlstein, Switzerland) is a Swiss international defender who currently plays for Premier League side Liverpool. Degen is usually a right-back but, if required, can also play at left-back.
In his international career, Degen reached the last 16 in the 2006 FIFA World Cup with the Swiss team. He was selected again for the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament but did not play any games.
In 1987, Degen the youth team FC Oberdorf and made the transition to professional football in 1995, signing for the Swiss team FC Basel. He spent five seasons in the youth team before making his first team debut in 2001. In the first four seasons of his senior career Degen made 69 first team appearances and scored 4 goals for Basel. Degen spent the 2002-03 season on loan to FC Aarau making 16 appearances and playing in the same team as his brother, David Degen. Over this four year period he claimed three league titles and one domestic cup with Basel, managed by Christian Gross.
Degen was then signed by Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga and in three seasons at the club he made 68 first team appearances, scoring 1 goal. Degen's last season at Dortmund the 2007-08 season was marred by injury as he only made 12 first team appearances.
On 3 July 2008, Degen signed for Liverpool on a free transfer on a 4 year contract. Liverpool manager Rafael Bentez described him as "an offensive player with great energy and a winning mentality. His strength is going forward and I am confident he will be prove to be a quality addition to our squad." On his move to Liverpool, Degen said
Degen made his Liverpool debut on 12 July 2008 as a half-time substitute in a friendly against Tranmere Rovers which they won 1-0.
Degen made his competitive Liverpool debut in the third round of the Football League Cup in the 2-1 home win against Crewe Alexandra, during which he broke two of his ribs and punctured his lung in a collision with team-mate Sami Hyypi and was out for two months.,
On Wednesday 12 November 2008 he made his first-team comeback in the 4-2 Carling Cup defeat at Spurs, only to suffer a broken metarsal.
Degen was quoted after the game. "This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me," "I simply burst into tears in the dressing-room. Tottenham's Gareth Bale made a bad challenge on me, and I did not even get a penalty. "But the bone in my foot is torn apart, and I will be out another four to six weeks. It is the saddest event of my life - I keep asking myself if I did something wrong in a past life."
In January 2009 Degen suffered another metarsal injury after scoring in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United reserves. On 9 May 2009, he returned to the Liverpool first team as an unused substitute in Liverpool's 3-0 victory against West Ham at Upton Park.
After 14 months into his Anfield career, Degen made his league debut in the 4-0 win over Burnley on 12th September 2009, coming on as a substitute for Glen Johnson at the hour mark.
On the 22nd of September, Degen started in Liverpool's 1-0 Carling Cup win against Leeds United at Elland Road. In the next round of the same competition, he started against Arsenal in a 2-1 defeat for Liverpool. Degen got his first Premier League start in an away match against Fulham FC on 31 October 2009, in place of the injured Glen Johnson. He was subsequently sent off for a foul on Clint Dempsey in the 79th minute of the 3-1 defeat.
Degen played for the Swiss team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, until they were knocked out on penalties by Ukraine in the last 16. Despite having been injured for much of the season, Degen formed part of the Swiss squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament. However, the host nation were knocked out in the group stage of the tournament and Degen did not make any appearances.
His twin brother, David, is also a footballer and plays for BSC Young Boys.
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'''Paul Brush''' (born 22 February 1958 in Plaistow) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Southend United.
Brush came through West Ham United's academy to make his first-team debut as a 19-year-old, on 20 August 1977 in a 3-1 defeat against Norwich City in the First Division. He was an unused substitute for West Ham in the 1980 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium,
Brush joined Leyton Orient as youth coach in 1994, was appointed manager in October 2001,
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'''William Dixon 'Willie' Maddren''' (11 January 1951 - 29 August 2000) was a football player for Middlesbrough Football Club between 1968 and 1979.
Maddren made his debut on 12 April 1969 against Bury scoring a goal and suffering a broken nose. Despite starting his Boro career as a striker he was known as a classy central defender. In the 1970-71 season Maddren established himself in the Boro defence. In 1971 Middlesbrough manager Stan Anderson bought Mansfield Town central defender Stuart Boam to form a formidable defensive partnership with Maddren. In 1973, after repeated failures to gain promotion to the old First Division, Anderson left Boro and was replaced by World Cup winner Jack Charlton. In the 1973-74 season Middlesbrough ran away with the old Second Division finishing 15 points clear from second place Luton Town(Under the old points system of 2 points for a win.) They were promoted to the First Division on 23 March 1974, finishing the season conceding only 30 goals, keeping 25 clean sheets in a 42 game programme. The strength of the Boro team was its defence of Jim Platt, John Craggs, Boam, Maddren and Frank Spraggon.
In the old First Division Boro were a strong, competent team just short of being top-class. A lack of a proven goalscorer was a factor in Boro failing to qualify for Europe in 1974-75 by one place. Maddren claimed in later years that if Boro had bid for Malcolm Macdonald they would have challenged for the Championship. His manager concurred. Jack Charlton said his biggest regret in football was not winning the Championship in 1974-75.
Maddren played for England under-23's five times, but despite a call-up to the full England side he never played. This was a source of bitterness for Maddren and many commentators agreed with him. Maddren claimed if he played for a more glamorous team than Middlesbrough he would have played for England. He compared his treatment with that of Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United, Leeds United) who won 18 caps despite being less talented. When BBC Radio Five Live announced Maddren's death on its sports news in 2000, a guest on the station, football journalist Hugh McIlvanney claimed he was the best player ''never'' to play for England.
Maddren's final appearance for Boro was on 3 September 1977 against West Bromwich Albion. He was only 26. Maddren had a persistent knee injury and he often played games when in pain. 'He . . . never trained,' said his team-mate Terry Cooper. An operation was unsuccessful and he retired in 1979.
When Malcolm Allison became Middlesbrough manager in 1982 Maddren returned to Ayresome Park as physiotherapist. By then Boro were struggling in the old Second Division. Allison was sacked on 24 March 1984, and was replaced by Jack Charlton as caretaker manager with Maddren as assistant. The new management team staved off relegation and Maddren was promoted to post of manager at the season's end.
This period in the history of Middlesbrough is considered its most traumatic. The club was in financial difficulties which eventually led to liquidation in 1986 and the near loss of professional football on Teesside. At the end of 1985-86 season Boro were relegated to the old Third Division. By then Maddren was no longer manager. In his first full season 1984-85 Boro struggled and avoided relegation on the last day of the season, 11 May 1985 in Shrewsbury. The following season Maddren was sacked with 13 games remaining, replaced by his assistant Bruce Rioch. Despite the failure to turn Boro round Maddren is remembered for his astute signings. Bernie Slaven was signed from part-time football in Scotland to become a Middlesbrough legend. He saw the potential of Gary Pallister, a defender with Northern League Billingham Town, despite a lacklustre trial with Boro reserves in front of previous manager Malcolm Allison. Both became internationals. Other signings Maddren made came to fruition under the managership of Bruce Rioch included Stephen Pears, a reserve goalkeeper from Manchester United, Brian Laws and Archie Stephens, important members of the Third Division promotion winning team of 1986-87. Maddren also brought youth team players through the ranks, including Colin Cooper and Stuart Ripley.
Following his sacking Maddren concentrated on his successful sports shop business.
In 1995, Maddren was diagnosed with the terminal muscle-wasting disease Motor Neurone Disease(MND). He became a campaigner for MND research, raising over -200,000 including -40,000 from his autobiography ''Extra Time.'' In 1996, a benefit match was arranged at the Riverside Stadium between Middlesbrough and Internazionale. He was given a standing ovation from over 20,000. A section of the Boro fans sang ''"Willie Maddren's Red and White Army"'' which he acknowledged with a wave.
He died on 29 August 2000 at a hospice in Stockton-on-Tees, aged 49.
Just before his death, Maddren commented: 'This is one game I cannot win but I will go down fighting.'
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'''Ioan Viorel Ganea''', often shortened to '''Ionel (or Vio) Ganea''' (born 10 August 1973 in Fgra, Braov County) is a former Romanian football striker.
Ganea debuted in Liga I (Divizia A at that time) with FC Braov in 1994. He went on to play for a number of clubs in Romanian football over the next five years. He joined Rapid Bucharest in January 1999, where he scored 11 goals in the remainder of the season to fire the club to the league championship. He finished that season with 28 goals overall, making him the leading goalscorer.
This form won him a move to Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart in the summer of 1999. He remained in Germany for four seasons and tasted UEFA Cup action, but was never a regular starter. He moved to Turkish top flight club Bursaspor in June 2003 on a free transfer, but stayed there for just six months before moving to England.
The striker joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in December 2003 after his contract in Turkey was cancelled by mutual consent. He scored three Premier League goals during the 2003/04 season - against eventual champions Arsenal, Leeds and Newcastle - but could not prevent relegation.
He remained with the club for two seasons in the second tier, mostly under the managerialship of Glenn Hoddle. The first of these years was written off after suffering cruciate knee ligament injury on a pre-season tour of Norway. He recovered for the 2005/06 season but never held down a regular starting place, and was released as his contract expired at the end of the campaign.
He moved back to Romania, with Dinamo Bucharest on an initial one-year deal. However, just six months later, Ganea broke this contract to rejoin Rapid Bucharest on a record 350,000 euros ($462,000 USD) a season. Although contracted to the end of 2009 with Rapid, Ganea left on a free transfer in June 2007 for FC Timioara, despite the fact that he could have earned up to 1 million euros a season through bonuses at Rapid.
Ganea made his debut for the Romanian national team on 3 March 1999 against Estonia, scoring both goals in a 2-0 win. He represented his country at Euro 2000 and scored a last minute penalty against England that took Romania to the quarter finals at the expense of their opponent. He made 45 caps and 19 goals, but his last game was in 2006. In 2004 while playing against Scotland for Romania, Ganea performed a high and late tackle on Celtic defender John Kennedy, causing the young Scot substantial knee damage and keeping him out of action for more than three years. Kennedy never fully recovered from this and eventually, in November 2009, it forced him to retire.
''Scores and results table. "Score" indicates the score after the player's goal:''
'''FC Universitatea Craiova:
While playing for Romania against Scotland in April 2004, he recklessly tackled Celtic defender John Kennedy, resulting in a knee injury that left Kennedy unable to play for 3 years. Kennedy has since been forced to retire from professional football as a result of this and subsequent injuries.
In April 2006 he was involved in more controversy when he criticised the Wolverhampton Wanderers manager at that time, Glenn Hoddle, claiming "he is the most difficult manager I have worked with in my career".
He played his last match for FC Timioara on 7 May 2008.
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'''Heurelho da Silva Gomes''' , born 15 February 1981 in Joo Pinheiro, Minas Gerais), commonly known as '''Heurelho Gomes''' or just '''Gomes''', is a Brazilian goalkeeper, who currently plays for . He previously made a name for himself at Dutch club PSV.
Gomes started his career in his native country Brazil at Cruzeiro, where he played 59 games between 2001 and 2004. Here, he was scouted by Piet de Visser and in July 2004, he was sold to PSV.
He made his debut for the Eindhoven club against Red Star Belgrade on 11 August of that year.
At first, there were critics, saying that Brazilians 'should be on the field, not in the goal'. In other words, there were doubts if Gomes was reliable enough. Those doubts were quickly erased. Even though he conceded two goals in his debut against RBC, which PSV won 5-2, he proved himself to be a reliable goalkeeper. He played a major part in PSV's four latest consecutive titles in the Eredivisie and in the great European achievements. In his first season, PSV immediately reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where in the 14 attempts before, PSV wasn't able to reach the second round. In the following seasons, PSV progressed each time from the group stage.
In the Eredivisie, Gomes was known for his outstanding reflexes, which saved points for PSV more than once. Also his trademark throwing ability is well known. Gomes is able to throw the ball all the way deep into the opponents half. Also before the start of the match and second half, Gomes jumps up above the goal with his shoulders, pumping up the PSV supporters.
Before his transfer to Tottenham, Gomes was a crowd favorite at PSV. He can speak Portuguese and Spanish and while in Holland, he picked up a fair amount of Dutch, although it has to be said he is not fluent in the language. Whilst at PSV, there were calls from Dutch football fans to have him called up to the Brazil national side, which eventually happened in 2003.
Even though the rivalry between PSV, Feyenoord and Ajax is intense, fans from rival clubs showed sympathy for the Brazilian.
Notable was an incident in Rotterdam in the match against Feyenoord, when Gomes injured himself whilst celebrating a goal, scored by his teammate Phillip Cocu. However, he managed to continue and even managed to pull off a wonder save, keeping his side in the game, which they went on to draw.
thumb|right|120px|Gomes celebrates winning the 2007-08 Dutch championship with PSV.
Gomes achieved a great amount while at PSV. He has the record for highest percentage of clean sheets in the Eredivisie, with him keeping a clean sheet in 60% of his league games for PSV. In his first season in Holland, Gomes went 16 hours and 11 minutes without conceding a goal. In the same season, Gomes went on another run without conceding any goals, this time he didn't concede a goal in 817 minutes. In his third season, 2006-07, he had again a notable streak. Gomes didn't concede in 956 minutes, which eventually played a huge part in PSV's surprise capture of the championship title. PSV won the 2006-07 title, after having the same amount of points as Ajax, but PSV finished first due to a better goal difference (+50, against +49 for Ajax). Even though those were very impressive stints, it wasn't enough to break the record of Heinz Stuy, who set the record in 1971 with 1082 minutes. Gomes did set a record, though, when in the 2007-08 season he kept a clean sheet in his first 5 games.
====Criticism of the board and chairman of PSV====
Gomes has stated in several media that he wouldn't mind staying at PSV until the end of his career. However, in December 2007, Gomes stated in the Dutch magazine ''Voetbal International'' that he had lost trust in PSV. He also criticized the trainer situation. Ronald Koeman, who went to Valencia was replaced by Jan Wouters, who stepped aside for Sef Vergoossen in January 2008, who in turn was replaced by Huub Stevens in the summer of 2008. Also, Gomes criticized the way Vergoossen had treated youngster Ismal Aissati, saying that Vergoossen was too hard on the young midfielder and that he didn't get the trust that he needs. The conflict started when Gomes could have signed a contract until 2011, but the offer was withdrawn when the Brazilian was about to sign.
thumb|80px|Gomes lining up for a match with Spurs against Chelsea.
Following appointment of manager Juande Ramos, Gomes signed for on 27 June 2008
Gomes eventually obtained a work permit to play in the United Kingdom, despite playing less than the 75% required amount of games for Brazil in the last 2 years.
Gomes made his home debut on the 10 August 2008, keeping a clean sheet with a 5-0 victory over Roma on Tottenham's last pre-season friendly, before the English Premiership campaign 2008-09.
Gomes didn't have the best start to life in the Premier League, as Tottenham lost the first two opening games 2-1 to and respectively, but his commanding presence in goal helped Spurs earn their first point of the season with a draw against at Stamford Bridge. However, his reputation took a hit a week later when he "inexplicably let Ashley Young's weak 54th-minute shot slip under his body"
Gomes was injured in Spurs' 5-1 win over Hull City in the second game of the 2009-10 Premier League season and had to be replaced by second-choice keeper Carlo Cudicini. After an MRI Scan it was revealed that Gomes suffered damage to his groin which will keep him out for up to a month.
Gomes made his return to first team action in the 5-1 victory over Preston in the Carling Cup on 23rd September 2009, and made his Premier League comeback in the 2-1 win at Portsmouth on 17th October. During this match the Brazilian made a handful of brilliant saves, one of which was compared by former Spurs 'keeper Pat Jennings to a famous save made by Gordon Banks against Brazil in the 1970 World Cup.
Gomes made his debut for Brazil in 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Although the competition is for senior national teams, Brazil chose to send an Under-23 squad to the competition. Gomes made 5 appearances as Brazil went to the final and finished second after being beaten by Mexico 1-0.
Despite being part of the Brazilian squad that won the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup as the third-choice keeper behind Dida and Marcos, Gomes did not receive any playing time. He was also excluded from then coach Carlos Alberto Parreira's final 23-man roster for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
It wasn't until his inclusion on the team for a series of late-summer friendlies, as a consequence of new Brazil coach Dunga's desire to play many of the ''Seleo's'' younger stars, that Gomes has finally gained some consistent playing time in goal. On 14 August 2006, he was called up for a friendly against Norway, which ended in a 1-1 draw. On 3 September 2006, he played in Brazil's 3-0 win over rivals Argentina at Emirates Stadium in England. Two days later, Gomes kept a second consecutive clean sheet in a 2-0 victory over Wales at White Hart Lane. His latest stint between the sticks was during a 2-1 win over Ecuador on 10 October 2006.
'''Cruzeiro'''
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa''', better known as '''Alex''', (born 17 June 1982 in Niteri) is a Brazilian professional football player. Alex plays as a centre back currently for Chelsea and the Brazil national football team.
Having been bought by the Premier League club Chelsea in 2004, he was loaned to Dutch team PSV and he won 3 Eredivisie titles with them. Alex finally joined the Chelsea squad in the summer of 2007 after three years on loan to PSV in the Netherlands. Alex is famously known among PSV and Chelsea fans for his great physical strength, his imposing size and his freekicks. He is nicknamed "The Tank" among certain fans.
Alex began his career with Santos of Brazil, making his first team debut in 2002. He, Diego, Elano, and Robinho we known as the famous group that played for Santos. He was signed by English club Chelsea in 2004 on the recommendation of famed PSV and Chelsea scout Piet de Visser, but because of potential problems in attaining a work permit, he was loaned out to Dutch club PSV.
The joint contract of Chelsea and PSV loaned Alex to PSV for three years, with Chelsea having a -1 buy-out clause. Alex eventually played three years at PSV, donning the number 4 jersey for the Dutch club.
He formally joined PSV in the 2004-05 season, helping the club win a domestic double of both the Dutch Eredivisie championship and Dutch Cup that year. In the UEFA Champions League 2004-05, Alex played a key role in the PSV team that was eliminated in the semi-finals against Milan on away goals (PSV won their home game 3-1 but had previously lost 0-2 in San Siro). The team eliminated Monaco and Lyon on their way to the semis.
Alex won a second straight Dutch league championship in the 2005-06 season with PSV. Chelsea did not recall Alex, even though Abramovich adviser Piet de Visser and Chelsea head of scouting Frank Arnesen recommended that Alex be brought over from PSV to solve the club's defensive problems.
In an interview with Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Alex confirmed that Chelsea were in the process of getting him a work permit and that the possibilities of him joining Chelsea next season were very high. Alex later confirmed that Chelsea had almost completed the process of acquiring him a work permit and that he would start next season as a Chelsea player.
Alex was granted a work permit on 2 August 2007, and completed his transfer to Chelsea after agreeing personal terms and passing a medical, signing a three year deal, and adding to Chelsea's options at centre-back, along with team captain John Terry, Portuguese international Ricardo Carvalho, and Israeli international Tal Ben Haim.
On 14 August 2007, Alex was presented to the English media, in a press conference with manager Jos Mourinho, and was given shirt number 33. He made his debut on 19 August 2007 when he came on as a substitute for Florent Malouda against Liverpool in the 85th minute, with the teams tied at 1-1. He also played in the 2-0 defeat away at Aston Villa and the 4-0 victory over Hull City in the Carling Cup.
Alex scored his first goal for Chelsea on 20 October 2007, bulging the net from an absolutely stunning free kick 30 yards out against Middlesbrough. He scored another goal from a free kick on 28 November 2007 in a Champions League game against Rosenborg. He then scored in Chelsea's 4-4 draw with Aston Villa, scoring his first goal at Stamford Bridge from an Andriy Shevchenko pass, taking his tally for the season to 3.
Alex again wasn't a first team starter for the 2008/09 season, however he has been playing regularly at centreback due to frequent back injuries to Ricardo Carvalho.
He scored Chelsea's 1000th Premier League goal against Sunderland on 1 November 2008. Alex has so far started every game for Chelsea after the arrival of Guus Hiddink, who managed Alex at PSV. He also scored in an FA Cup quarter-final against Coventry.
In the 2009 Champions League Quarter-finals (second leg at Stamford Bridge) against Liverpool, Alex scored a sensational swerving canonball freekick from 30 yards to level the score 2-2. Chelsea would eventually draw the game 4-4 with Liverpool and move on to the Champions League Semi-finals against Barcelona on aggregates (7-5) In the match against Barcelona (second leg at Stamford Bridge) he played the full time, his team was winning 1-0 by a goal scored by Michael Essien but at the final Barcelona drew the game 1-1 and they passed on to the final against Manchester United.
On 10 May, Alex scored a header in Chelsea's 4-1 win over Arsenal in the Premier League from a Didier Drogba free-kick. The goal was his second against the Gunners in his career.
Alex made his first pre-season debut against AC Milan in the World Football Challenge. On July 28, 2009, Real Madrid had made an -18mil bid for Alex, but a few days later Chelsea rejected it.
Alex has yet to feature for Chelsea in the new season, because he has been out with a groin injury since August 15.
On October 13, 2009, Alex signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until the summer of 2013.
Alex started his first game of the season in a Carling Cup match against Bolton Wanderers on 28 October 2009 playing the full 90 minutes.
Alex made his first Premier League start of the season against Portsmouth on December 16, 2009.
Alex made his debut for Brazil on July 17, 2003 against Mexico in 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Although he played under Brazil U-23 team at the tournament, the tournament was a full international tournament, hence the international cap gained was fully recognized by FIFA.
He was overlooked for the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad. However, after the World Cup, he earned regular call-ups with the new head coach, Dunga. He was a member of the Brazil squad that won the Copa Amrica 2007 with a 3-0 victory over arch-rivals Argentina in the final. He was dropped from Brazilian squad to 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup due to injuries.
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'''Laurence ("Laurie") Brown''' (August 22, 1937 - September 30, 1998) was an English former football player and manager. He is the father of field hockey international Karen Brown.
Brown was born in Shildon, County Durham and started his career at non-league side Bishop Auckland and then Woking. He also made three appearances as an amateur for Darlington at the end of the 1958-59 season. He performed well enough to be picked for the England amateur team, and the Great Britain side at the 1960 Olympics in Rome; the British team failed to progress to the knockout stage and came eighth overall.
On his return to England he turned professional and signed for Northampton Town, and was the club's scorer in 1960-61 as they were promoted to the Third Division. However, he had been switched from centre-forward into central defence, and from then on flourished in that position. In August 1961 he was signed by First Division Arsenal, and immediately became a first-team regular in the Arsenal side.
Brown amassed 109 appearances for the Gunners in two-and-a-half seasons, scoring two goals. At the time, Arsenal were the less successful of the two north London sides, and Brown made the surprising move up the Seven Sisters Road to Arsenal's deadly rivals, Tottenham Hotspur in February 1964, for a fee of -40,000. Brown became one of the few players to play for both clubs, and by sheer coincidence, his first match for Spurs, on February 22, 1964, was against his old club Arsenal; Brown nearly scored in a 3-1 Spurs win.
Brown was relatively disappointing at Spurs, though he still made 62 League appearances over two seasons. In 1966 he was sold to Norwich City, and spent two seasons there before finishing his career at Bradford Park Avenue, where he became the club's player-manager, but presided over the club's relegation from the Football League. He joined Altrincham as player-manager in August 1969, resigning in September 1970.
He later had spells as manager of King's Lynn and Stockton.
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Allinson was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and joined Colchester United as a schoolboy in 1974. He spent nine years with them, playing usually as a striker. He was the club's top scorer for two seasons, as Colchester were first relegated from the Third Division to the Fourth in 1976, only to bounce back a year later, before getting relegated again in 1981.
After a bureaucratic blunder, Allinson's registration with Colchester expired in 1983, and he signed for First Division Arsenal on a free transfer in the summer of 1983. His debut came at home to Walsall on November 29, 1983, in the League Cup a match that Arsenal surprisingly lost 2-1; the result ultimately led to Arsenal manager Terry Neill being sacked a few weeks later. However, despite the nightmare start, Allinson continued to be picked for Arsenal and fully broke into the first team in the 1984-85 season; along with Brian Talbot and Tony Woodcock he was the club's top goalscorer in the League with ten that season.
By now, Allinson played more often in midfield than up front; he possessed plenty of pace and could cross the ball well. However, in 1986 Neill's successor, Don Howe left Arsenal and was ultimately replaced by George Graham; the Scotsman did not rate Allinson as highly as his predecessor had done, and Allinson found himself mainly being used as a substitute in 1986-87 (13 of his 21 appearances that season were where he had come off the bench). Allinson was to have one historic moment of glory that season, though; in Arsenal's League Cup semi-final replay against deadly rivals Tottenham Hotspur on March 4, 1987 and with Arsenal 1-0 down, Allinson came on as substitute and scored the equaliser. David Rocastle scored the winner, and Arsenal went on to win the Cup over Liverpool in the final.
Allinson played no part in the final, and despite his heroic contribution was seen as surplus to requirements at Highbury. In the summer of 1987 Allinson was given a free transfer by Arsenal. In all he played 105 matches for Arsenal and scored 23 goals. He joined Stoke City, but his time there was short-lived and he signed for Luton Town for -10,000 in October the same year. After a year and 32 league appearances for Luton, he moved to back to Colchester United (still in the Fourth Division) in December 1988; unfortunately for him, in his last professional season (1989-90) the club were relegated to the Conference.
After retiring, Allinson moved into management, and spent spells in charge of various non-league clubs, including a fairly successful stint at Harlow Town, before joining Boreham Wood as manager in January 2004. He left the club after twelve months, but was persuaded to return to the club as Director of Football in the summer of 2005. In December 2006 Allinson took over as manager of Stotfold FC.
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'''Shaun Taylor''' (born 26 February 1963) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, playing for Exeter City, Swindon Town and Bristol City.
Taylor was born in Plymouth. A hard-tackling no-nonsense defender, he played non-league football for clubs including St Blazey and Bideford before moving to Exeter City in December 1986 at the age of 23.
After a further 105 league games for Bristol City, helping the club to promotion to Division One in 1998, Taylor retired as a player and joined the club's coaching staff. Released in May 2005, he moved to Conference National club Forest Green Rovers in June as assistant to manager Gary Owers; their contracts were terminated by mutual consent after a poor start to the 2006-07 season. In July 2009 Taylor rejoined Exeter City as youth coach.
Taylor's younger brother Craig was also a professional footballer.
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He made his Nottingham Forest debut after a -200 move from Swindon Town in 1898 and still holds Forest's all-time goal scoring record with 217 in all competitions.
He won his first full international Welsh cap at the age of 18 in 1896 against England, and went on to play 21 times for his country, the last 16 of which were whilst he was with Forest. His last Welsh cap came on 11 March 1912 against England. He scored a total of nine goals in international football.
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'''Kenneth "Kenny" Burns''' (born 23 September 1953) is a former Scotland international footballer, most famous for his time with Nottingham Forest, where he played a vital role in their European Cup successes.
Burns was born in Glasgow, and started his career with Rangers as an apprentice but left for Birmingham City aged 17, in 1971. He arrived at the Blues as a defender, but was converted to striker after Bob Latchford left in 1974,
and earned the first of his 20 international caps in that role soon afterwards.
However, after joining Nottingham Forest for -150,000 in 1977, he was converted back into a central defender by Brian Clough and Peter Taylor.
Burns proved a great success in his new role and was voted FWA Footballer of the Year in 1977-78, as Forest won the First Division title. He was an influential figure in the side's European Cup campaigns over the next three seasons, his defensive partnership with Larry Lloyd instrumental to Forest's victory in the 1979 and 1980 tournaments. He also managed to score in the second leg of the 1979 UEFA Super Cup final victory against Barcelona. At one time he was renowned for his 'wild man' image and while maintaining an aggressive nature, he also possessed a shrewd football brain and was always likely to score vital goals.
Burns left the City Ground in 1981 when Forest accepted a -400,000 offer from Leeds United for him. He stayed with the Yorkshire side until 1984 and played with Derby County, Notts County (on loan), Barnsley and Elfsborg in the latter stages of his professional career.
He went on to represent a string of non-league clubs as player or player-coach, finishing up as assistant manager of Telford United in 1993.
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'''Ramon Vega''' (born 14 June 1971) is a former Swiss footballer of Spanish descent, who played as a central defender.
During his 13-year professional career, he was best known for his spell in England at Tottenham Hotspur, but also had another stint in the United Kingdom, as he represented with success Celtic Glasgow.
Vega was one of five children to Spanish immigrants; he was born in Olten, near Zrich, with the remaining siblings already born in his parents' native city of Madrid.
He attended school in Trimbach and went on to study for a degree in banking and management, at the Zrich Business School.
Vega began his professional career in with local Grasshopper Club Zrich, in 1989, being a defensive mainstay from his second season onwards, and being essential in two of the three leagues he actually conquered.
In the 1996 summer, Vega moved to Italy with Cagliari Calcio, in the Serie A. However, after only seven months, he signed with England's Tottenham Hotspur, for a transfer fee of -3.75 million. He was used mostly as a backup, helping the side win the Worthington Cup in 1999. In the final, a 1-0 win over Leicester City, he broke his ankle, and could never regain his previous form with the ''Spurs''.
In mid-December 2000, Vega moved on loan to Celtic FC - in the previous off-season, he rejected a move to the club
Released by Tottenham in June 2001, after also having refused the Scottish club's offer of an additional year,
One of the side's best-paid players, under manager Gianluca Vialli, he was released after just one season, as the club underachieved for a final 14th position.
Vega retired in 2004 aged 33, after one season with lowly US Crteil-Lusitanos, in France.
Vega first played for Switzerland in 1993, but was overlooked for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States.
Two years later, he was picked - and started - for the squad at UEFA Euro 1996 in England, helping to a 1-1 draw against the hosts. His career brought him a total of 23 caps, and he also captained the side on occasion, scoring one goal, in the 1-1 friendly match with England - who were preparing for the 1998 World Cup - in Bern.
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'''Patrick William Roger "Pat" Van Den Hauwe''' (born 16 December 1960) is a former professional footballer who made 401 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Millwall. Despite being born in Dendermonde, Belgium, he represented Wales at international level, making 13 appearances for his adopted country.
Van Den Hauwe was brought up in London, and joined Birmingham City as an apprentice in July 1977. He made his debut in the First Division as a 17-year-old, on 7 October 1978 in a 2-1 home defeat to Manchester City. He played 143 games for Birmingham in all competitions before joining Everton in September 1984 for a fee of -100,000. Five years later he signed for Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of -575,000,
In total he made 110 League appearances (six of them as substitute) between 1989 and 1993, but never scored.
The major honours of his club career were helping Everton win the League title in 1985 and 1987 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985, and winning the FA Cup with Tottenham in 1991.
On 19 June 1993 he married model Mandy Smith, the former wife of Rolling Stones' bassist Bill Wyman, but they separated two years later and divorced in 1997.
Birmingham City:
Transferred in September 1984 for -100,000
Transferred in August 1989 for -575, 000
Tottenham Hotspur:
He was transferred to Millwall in September 1993.
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'''John Kerr, Jr.''' (born March 6, 1965) is an American retired soccer midfielder who played professionally in the United States, Canada, England and Northern Ireland. He is currently head coach of the Duke University soccer team.
Kerr was named the 1986 Hermann Award winner as the top collegiate player of the year. He also earned sixteen caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S. national team.
Kerr played collegiately at Duke University. During his four years at Duke he was a two time first-team All-America. In 1986, he was the captain of the Duke team which won the NCAA national champsionship. He won the Hermann Award as the NCAA Player of the Year as a senior. In 2004, Duke University inducted Kerr into its Sports Hall of Fame.
While at Duke he began his international career.
== First American in English First Division==
After graduating from Duke, Kerr became the first American player in the Football League First Division (now known as the Premiership) when he signed with Portsmouth. That year, 1987, he made 4 appearances. Later that season he was loaned out to Peterborough United of the fourth division.
In 1988, Kerr returned to U.S., and played with several American teams, including the Washington Stars of the American Soccer League.
== England, France, Northern Ireland and Canada==
Kerr returned to Europe with Wycombe Wanderers in the Vauxhall Conference for 1988. In 1990 he played for French Third Division side Boulogne-Sur-Mer and Northern Irish side Linfield F.C.. Kerr then played 1991 with the Hamilton Steelers of the Canadian Soccer League.
In 1992, won a Major Soccer League indoor soccer title with the San Diego Sockers.
He competed for Millwall from 1992-94 and Walsall in 1995.
Kerr once again returned to the States, playing for the Dallas Burn and later the New England Revolution of MLS. He was part of the first in-season trade in MLS history when the Burn dealt him to the Revs for Zak Ibsen. He then went on to become player-coach of the Boston Bulldogs of the USL A-League.
Kerr first played for the United States men's national soccer team while in college. He soon became a regular player on the team and saw considerable playing time until 1988. From then until 1995, he failed to earn any more caps. However, that year he again played for the team. While a brief return, it was significant in that he was on the U.S. team which placed fourth at the 1995 Copa America. He finished his national team career with 16 appearances and 2 goals.
Kerr began coaching while in England and continued intermittently over the years until he finally retired from playing professionally in 1997. In 1992 and 1993, he served as an assistant coach at Duke University. In 1997, he was the junior varsity and assistant varsity coach with Wellesley High School in Wellesley, Massachusetts. In 1998, he became the head coach of the Boston Bulldogs in the USISL. In 1999, he returned as head coach for the Bulldogs, now playing in the USL A-League. That fall, Harvard hired Kerr to coach its men's team. He coached Harvard through the 2007 fall season, finishing with a record of 81-57-13.
On December 19, 2007, Kerr was named head coach of Duke University. In his first year he led Duke to a 10-8-2 record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament
Kerr's father John Kerr, Sr. is a former Canadian international.
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'''Jo Tessem''' (born 28 February 1972), is a Norwegian footballer. He played for Lyn in the Norwegian Premier League in 2007, before deciding to move back to England, where his partner was born. Tessem is known for his versatility as a player, being able to play anywhere on the pitch. In recent years he has played mostly as an attacking midfielder or as a forward.
He played 208 matches for Lyn from his debut in 1994 until he ended his career in Norway in 2007.
In June 2009 Tessem were on trial at the Swedish club rgryte IS in Allsvenskan. Due to an injury he did not sign a contract with the club. Only six days after he discontinued the negotiations with rgryte Tessem went to England to play for Southampton FC in Coca-Cola League One, and he is currently on trial at the club.
Tessem's original club was rland B.K. in Sr-Trndelag. When enrolling at the police academy in Oslo in 1994, he needed to stay in shape and began training with Lyn, who were playing in the 1st Division at the time. He quickly showed off his talent, and was offered a professional contract. In the 1996-season, Tessem scored 15 goals in 22 matches, helping Lyn earn promotion to the highest division.
After four years in Oslo, Tessem transferred to Molde in 1997.
He was signed by Dave Jones for Southampton for -600,000 in 1999, and made his debut on 20 November 1999 at home to Tottenham Hotspur playing an unfamiliar role as right-back in place of the injured Jason Dodd. Although he was a midfielder he was extremely versatile and was often played as a striker in partnership with James Beattie.
He was a regular player up to the 2002-03 season and played in the FA Cup Final against Arsenal on 17 May 2003, coming on as a late substitute for Anders Svensson. His final tally for the Saints was 130 matches and 16 goals.
Tessem returned to Lyn on loan for the first half of the 2004 season in Norway. He was then loaned out to Millwall where he scored once against Cardiff,
Jo Tessem has nine caps for his national side, earning his first cap on his 29th birthday in February 2001.
Jo tessem has also been linked with a move to egptan side al ahly.
On 8 January 2008, Tessem joined Bournemouth on a short term deal. He had trained with the squad for over a month before signing.
Kevin Bond, the manager, said: "Jo has bags of experience. He's been playing the last two seasons in Norway, so he's been getting regular football and is still very fit. He doesn't miss anything on the ball and he uses it very well. His last season didn't end until November, so he's in good shape and ready to go. Hopefully, it'll prove an ideal move for us, as well as him."
Bournemouth were relegated to League Two after five successive seasons of League One football. Tessem had been playing under month-to-month contracts since joining the team, but Bournemouth could not offer a new contract by the end of the season due to their uncertain financial future.
Tessem managed Wessex League side Totton & Eling in 2008-2009, winning the league with 100 points.
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'''Matthew Oakley''', (born 17 August 1977 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) is an English midfielder playing for Leicester City where he is the current vice-captain. He was previously with Southampton and Derby County.
Oakley joined the club through the youth training scheme, and made his debut at Everton on 6 May 1995, whilst still a trainee.
The midfielder possesses fine vision and is an astute link between midfield and attack with a gritty edge to his game. When he gets forward, he possesses a strong shot from distance, but rarely gets on the scoresheet as his holding role prevents him getting forward as often as he would like. Those strikes that do find the net tend to be something special. Two of them against Saints' rivals Portsmouth in the FA Cup and another against Hull City. He played for Southampton in the 2003 FA Cup final against Arsenal, which was lost 1-0.
Oakley's injury proness nearly cost him two years of football in his final months at Southampton.
His departure ended 12 years of service after playing a total of 311 games for the club.
On 4 August 2006, he signed a three-year contract with Derby County on a free transfer.
Oakley's first goal for Derby came in the first away win of the season against Hull City. His lashed half volley sent Derby on their way to a 2-1 win. He also scored the winner in the home match against West Bromwich Albion. His thunderous 30 yard strike capped off a fine comeback by the Rams. And following his trend in scoring sublime goals, Matt scored a 16 yard half volley into the top of the net proving to be the winner in a 2-1 win. He went on to captain the side to play-off success confirming their return to the Premiership with a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
The signings of Robbie Savage and Hossam Ghaly in the 2008 January transfer window strengthened Derby's midfield options, allowing Oakley to leave the club.
Oakley moved to Leicester City on 11 January 2008 for a fee of -500,000, signing a three-and-a-half year contract. Initially shocked at leaving Derby,
Oakley became stand-in captain the following season while teammate Stephen Clemence remained sidelined with a long-term injury.
Oakley showed tremendous promise as a teenager and many (including Gordon Strachan)
Oakley has always had a passion for wines and in 1999, after meeting sommelier Barry Skarin (who has worked as Head Sommelier for Marco Pierre White and Michael Caines) in a pub decided to join their passion for wine together and form the wine (including fine and rare wines) company Nebuchadnezzar Wines.
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'''Christer Simon Warren''' (born 10 October 1974 in Weymouth, Dorset) is a football player/manager for Wimborne Town in the Wessex League Premier Division. He can play in a number of positions, mainly on the left side of midfield.
Warren started his career at Cheltenham Town then in the Beazer Homes League. He became Cheltenham's record "sale" for a fee of -40,000 with clauses about appearances etc. He scored Cheltenham's goal in their 1-1 2nd Round FA Cup game against Bournemouth forcing a replay.
He was signed for Southampton at the end of the 1994-95 season and was viewed by manager Alan Ball as a good investment, who could play in any position on the left side. He made his debut for The Saints as a substitute away to Arsenal on 23 September 1995, and made a total of 7 appearances under new manager David Merrington, including his only start in a 3-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers. It became clear that the Premiership was too much for him, and in October 1996 he was loaned to Brighton for a month. He made one further substitute appearance for Southampton in March 1997 before spending the rest of the season on loan at Fulham, where he helped them gain promotion from Division 3 under manager Micky Adams.
In October 1997, he moved across the New Forest for a fee of -50,000 to join Bournemouth where he spent 3 seasons in Division 2. In June 2000, he moved on to Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer and was part of the squad who saw Q.P.R. relegated to Football League Division 2 at the end of the 2000-01 season. After a trial at Oxford United in the summer of 2002 he spent a few weeks with Bristol Rovers on a non-contract basis before dropping down to lower-league football.
In October 2002 he signed for Eastleigh and in October 2005 he joined Winchester City of the Wessex League. In September 2006 he left Winchester to join Lymington & New Milton, before moving on to Wimborne Town in February 2007. In April 2007, he was appointed first-team manager at Wimborne Town.
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'''Carl Matthew Dickinson''' (born 31 March 1987 in Derbyshire, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley on loan from Stoke City. He is a left back.
Dickinson is a former Derby County academy player, who signed for Stoke City's academy in 2002. He made his full first-team start against Sheffield United on April 1 2004 at the Britannia Stadium. His performance earned him a Man of the Match nomination. Two days later, on 3 April, he signed a professional contract with the club. Dickinson was then sent on loan to Icelandic club Vkingur until pre-season 2006-07, along with teammate Keith Thomas.
On 20 October 2006, Dickinson joined Blackpool on a month's loan. On 9 November, it was announced that he would be staying with Blackpool for another month. This was extended to a third month on two weeks later. After returning to Stoke, Dickinson put in a series of impressive performances at left-back. His commitment and ability led to him becoming a firm favourite with the club's supporters but very unpopular with rival teams' fans.
On 15 January 2009, Dickinson joined League One outfit, Leeds United, on a one month loan.
He made his first appearance for the club two days later against Brighton where Leeds won 2-0. In total he made 6 starts at Leeds United after the loan spell ended he went back to Stoke to try fight for a first team place.
On the 23 September 2009 Dickinson joined Championship side Barnsley on loan for three months along with fellow team-mate Ryan Shotton.. Dickinson scored his first goal in the Football League on the 21 November 2009, with a 93rd minute free kick for Barnsley against Cardiff City this goal proved to be the winning goal for Barnsley.
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'''Benny Gall''' (born March 14, 1971) is a Danish former football goalkeeper. He was most recently the manager of B93's 2nd Division East team, before his job at B93, he was the manager of F.C. Copenhagen's second team, Kjbenhavns Boldklub..
Gall ended his playing career with FCK in 2007, where he came to from Esbjerg fB in 2001, but before that he played for Fremad Amager, KB, Brnshj BK, Dordrecht'90, De Graafschap and Shrewsbury Town.
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'''Bernard Joy''' (29 October 1911 - 18 July 1984) was an English footballer and journalist. He is notable for being the last amateur player to play for the England national football team.
Joy was born in Fulham, London and studied at the University of London, playing in his spare time for the university football side at centre half. After graduating, he played for Casuals, where he eventually became club captain, leading them to victory in the 1936 FA Amateur Cup final. He also won ten caps for the England amateur team and was captain of the Great Britain football side at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
While still registered as a Casuals player, Joy also played for several other clubs in an amateur capacity, including Southend United (1931-33) and Fulham (1933-34). In May 1935 he joined Arsenal, then First Division champions. Joy mainly played as a reserve, only playing two games in his first season - he didn't make his debut for Arsenal until 1 April 1936 against Bolton Wanderers. Arsenal won the FA Cup that season but Joy played no part in the final.
However, he did gain recognition at international level soon after, when on 9 May 1936, he played for England in their 3-2 loss against Belgium, making him the last amateur to play for the national side; given the gulf in quality between the professional and amateur games in the modern day, it is exceedingly unlikely Joy's record will ever be taken by another player. Although Joy was playing for Arsenal at the time, he was still registered as a Casuals player and he is recorded in the England history books as playing for them at the time, not Arsenal.
Joy continued to play for Arsenal, mainly deputising for the Gunners' established centre-half Herbie Roberts. Roberts suffered a broken leg in October 1937 and Joy took his place in the side for the remainder of the 1937-38 season, winning a First Division winners' medal, and then, with Roberts having retired from the game, on through the 1938-39 season (earning a 1938 Charity Shield winners' medal in the process).
With the advent of World War II, Joy signed up to join the Royal Air Force where he was an Intelligence Officer, though he still turned out for Arsenal (playing over 200 wartime matches) and won an unofficial wartime England cap. In June 1940, he was one of five Arsenal players who guested for Southampton in a victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.
When peace broke out and first-class football resumed, he played the first half of the 1946-47 season before deciding that his age (35) was counting against him; he retired from top-flight football in December 1946, though he carried on playing for Casuals until 1948. In all, he played 95 first-class (i.e. non-wartime) matches for Arsenal, though he never scored a goal.
Before the war Joy was a teacher, but afterwards he decided not to return to the profession and moved into journalism; he was football correspondent for the ''Evening Standard'' and the ''Sunday Express'' until retirement in 1976. He also wrote one of the first histories of Arsenal Football Club, ''Forward, Arsenal!'' (1952), and several other football books. He died in 1984, aged 72.
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'''Gary John Hart''' (born, 21 September 1976 in Harlow) is a professional footballer currently who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion. Hart has been at Brighton for 11 years. He was famously signed from Stansted in 1998, for -1,002.50, a set of tracksuits and a mars bar..
Hart, along with Kerry Mayo, was released by former manager Dean Wilkins during June 2008, but after Wilkins' sacking from Brighton, were bought back to the club under manager Micky Adams, both of whom had worked with him during his first spell as manager at the club.
Hart is known for his versatility, as he has played in many numerous positions for the club such as; right-back, winger, wide midfield, centre midfield and striker during his Brighton career. He has managed to score 43 goals in over 350 games for the club.
Gary was one of the few instrumental figures that helped the club rise through the Football League and played an important part in Micky Adams back-to-back Championship winning side from 2000-2001. He has gone on to play for a further five managers with the club, Peter Taylor, Steve Coppell, Mark McGhee, Dean Wilkins and Russell Slade.
During May 2007, Hart was awarded with a new one-year contract after playing in a certain amount of games for the 06/07 season. Hart achieved a testimonial year with the Seagulls with this deal, following on from Kerry Mayo who achieved the accolade the previous season.
For the 2007/08 season Hart lost his number 9 shirt, to new signing Nicky Forster, that he had worn for the Seagulls since signing in 1998. Hart wore the number 12 for Brighton during the 2007/08 season, and changed again to number 15 for the 2008/09 season.
On the 6 December 2007, it was revealed that Hart has joined Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month loan deal. Hart joined fellow ex-Albion player Charlie Oatway at the club who retired from the professional game in the summer of 2007 due to injury.
With an injury crisis at Brighton, Hart was recalled from his loan spell at Havant & Waterlooville on the 7 January 2008. He was involved in the squad for the first time in the 2007/08 season in the Football League Trophy game at Swansea.
On the 6 May 2008, it was confirmed that Hart, along with experienced trio Kerry Mayo, Guy Butters and Paul Reid were to be released from the club by former manager Dean Wilkins
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'''Jermaine Beckford''' (born 9 December 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Leeds United as a striker.
Beckford started his career as a trainee at Chelsea. Before dropping down to non league Wealdstone where he made his name as a prolific marksman. It was at Wealdstone where he impressed enough to secure a move to Leeds United.
Born in Ealing, London. Beckford began his footballing career at Chelsea, where he was part of the youth set-up until he was released in 2003. He later joined Isthmian Premier League side Wealdstone, and became part time, and worked as a tyre fitter for RAC. But during his time at Wealdstone he scored 35 goals in 40 games. This form attracted a lot of attention from league sides and there were reportedly more than 30 clubs showing an interest in the prolific striker, with many sending scouts to see him play both at home and away. He had a trial with Championship side Crystal Palace and on 9 March 2006, he appeared in a reserve team fixture against Premier League side Arsenal.. However, on 13 March, Leeds came to see Beckford and confirmed their interest with a bid the following day. This was soon accepted by the Wealdstone board, with some modifications, and he joined the club on 15 March for -1,000.
He first featured the following week at Elland Road, when he came on as a substitute in the home draw against Crystal Palace on 21 March. He scored his first goal for the club in his second reserve match, helping the side beat Birmingham City reserves 2-1. He now plays an important key role in Leeds's promotion ambition. In the 2005-06 season Leeds were chasing promotion, so his appearances were limited and he only played on four more occasions that season. Following his lack of opportunities, he joined Carlisle United on a month's loan on 5 October. It was an eventful first match for Beckford, as he was booked and also found himself on the score sheet inside the first half of the game against Millwall. After completing his loan spell, he returned to Leeds, where he was rewarded with a place in the starting line-up against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. However, he was soon loaned out again, this time to League One promotion challengers Scunthorpe United until the end of the season. He played in every single game after his arrival, scoring eight goals, and Scunthorpe were ultimately promoted with three games to spare, before going on to finish as champions.
Due to the major role he played in guiding them to promotion, he was linked with a permanent move to Glanford Park in the close season, but Leeds manager Dennis Wise rejected the approach and kept him at the club to add to Leeds' attack. Beckford scored his first goal for the senior side in a pre-season fixture against League Two side Darlington on 31 July. He followed this up with another goal against Premier League outfit Wigan Athletic four days later.
==== Great form and rumours (2007-2008) ====
This form continued into the 2007-08 season and Beckford netted his first league goal for the club in a 4-1 victory against Southend United on 18 August. His goalscoring exploits continued when he bagged a late winner at the City Ground as Leeds beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 to continue their 100% winning record in the league, following their 15-point deduction. He gambled at the back post to tap in the winner after some great work from Sbastien Carole. Beckford was also instrumental in Leeds' opener, laying the ball into the path of fellow striker Tresor Kandol to net stylishly. In Leeds' fifth successive league win, he scored the second goal in a 2-0 victory over Hartlepool United with a pacey run and an exquisite chip into the net. In the next game, he scored a further two goals against Bristol Rovers, the second with an overhead kick.
On 11 October, Beckford signed a new three-year deal with Leeds, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2009-10 season. After continuing to impress over the course of the month, he was awarded Coca-Cola League One Fans' Player of the Month. In addition to his performances, this media coverage naturally led to growing speculation surrounding suggested interest in the striker in the January transfer window, with Premier League side Derby County supposedly the club looking for his signature. However, a Leeds United spokesman confirmed that "Jermaine Beckford is not for sale" on 8 January 2008. Dennis Wise also moved to quash the rumours, stating four days later, among other things, that "Derby haven't put in any enquiries". On 14 January, Leeds' match against Crewe Alexandra was shown live on Sky Sports and they ultimately won the tie 1-0, once again Beckford scoring the decisive goal. Derby manager Paul Jewell was spotted in the crowd, leading to even more speculation. This time both Wise and Leeds chairman Ken Bates reinforced the fact that they had no intention of letting Beckford leave, with Wise verifying "I've no intentions of selling the kid". Jewell himself stated "I'm very interested in Jermaine" after the game, thereby putting an end to the uncertainty.
In his post-match interview, Beckford won the hearts of Leeds fans by declaring that he had no intentions of leaving the club. When posed the question "Where do you see your own future?", he replied "What shirt am I wearing, bruv? You bein' serious?".
On 2 March 2008, Beckford won two awards at the third annual Football League Awards at Grosvenor House Hotel in London. He received the award for League One Player of the Year and the Football League Goal of the Year for his strike against Rotherham United during his loan spell with Scunthorpe United.
Beckford started the 2008-09 season in fine form, bagging ten goals in eight starts. The first of these goals was the winner against Scunthorpe United, a club he had previously been on loan to. Two days later, Jermaine scored his first professional hat-trick against League Two side Chester City in the first round of the League Cup. He scored all three goals in the first half, the third of which was an extravagant chip from long range. The performance led Leeds manager Gary McAllister to once again state that Beckford was not for sale. After failing to hit the net against both Yeovil Town and Oldham Athletic, he hit the second goal in a 4-0 win over Championship side Crystal Palace in the second round of the League Cup. Beckford was played out wide in a tactical change which worked well for Gary McAllister's side. He then scored both goals in a 2-2 draw with Bristol Rovers on the 30 August 2008, and another against Crewe Alexandra the following week. The week after, Beckford scored twice for Leeds United in a 3-1 victory, away at Swindon Town. He followed that the following Saturday with his eleventh of the season - the second goal in Leeds 2-0 win away at his former club Carlisle. Beckford went on something of a mini-drought over the next four games in which he started two (against Hereford United and Peterborough United) and came off the bench in the other two (Hartlepool United and Rotherham United); but got back to scoring ways by bagging a brace in Leeds 3-1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion. He missed a penalty in Leeds 2-1 victory over Leyton Orient when he slipped in his run up causing him to sky his shot. He recorded his second career hat-trick in the 5-2 victory over Northampton Town in an FA Cup second round replay in November 2008, and followed this up with a brace in a 4-1 home win against Hartlepool United.
After scoring against Northampton again (this time in a 2-1 league reverse) Beckford was sidelined with an injury for a few weeks. The striker returned to action as a substitute at home to Peterborough, he had an immediate impact scoring another brace as Leeds won 3-1. Beckford scored another brace at home to Millwall in a 2-0 but was strangely suspended for the following three games after being elbowed by Millwall goalkeeper David Forde. He returned to action in the 3-2 win over his former club Scunthorpe United and bagged yet another brace. On March 11 Beckford bagged his third hat-trick of the season, and first ever league hat-trick, in the 4-0 win over Yeovil Town. This brought Beckford's seasonal tally to 28, joining him with Leicester City's Matty Fryatt as Britain's leading goalscorer. The following Saturday Beckford's 29th goal of the season gave Leeds a 1-0 win over Swindon Town, but Beckford was sent-off in stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card for dissent. He did however go on to pass the 30 mark, when he scored two goals in his next appearance to give Leeds a 2-0 victory over MK Dons. The two goals against Milton Keynes Dons also saw Beckford score his 50th and 51st goal for Leeds United (in all competitions).
With 12 months remaining on his current contract, Leeds United clarified their intentions of offering Beckford a new contract. However, on 26 May, 2009, Leeds announced Beckford had rejected the contract offer and transfer listed him immediately.
Beckford started the 2009-10 season by scoring two goals during the 2-1 home victory over Exeter City. Beckford continued his good start to the season with further goals against Walsall, Tranmere Rovers and Colchester United. He scored his sixth goal of the season against Gillingham by scoring a rebound after teamate Michael Doyle's shot had rebounded off the crossbar.
Beckford played in the League Cup clash against Liverpool and looked to have scored a vital goal for Leeds but the goal was wrongly ruled offside. Leeds went on to lose the match 1-0, David N'Gog scoring for Liverpool. Beckford scored his seventh goal of the season against Carlisle United after he missed a penalty in the game he managed to score the rebound, the penalty was incidentally the third penalty in a row he has missed for Leeds. Beckford scored his eighth of the season in dramatic fashion, with an injury time winner against Norwich after a terrible mistake by Norwich goalkeeper Fraser Forster.
Beckford's ninth and 10th goals of the season came in the game against Bristol Rovers. He scored again in the 4-0 win over Yeovil Town on 31 October 2009, taking him to 11 goals in 14 matches. His 12th goal of the season came in the Football League Trophy game against Grimsby, with Beckford scoring the third goal in Leeds 3-1 victory, the goal was a fine right footed finish past Grimsby keeper Nick Colgan. Beckford's 13th goal of the season came against Brighton & Hove Albion when he slotted the ball under Brighton keeper Graeme Smith.
His fourteenth goal of the season came in the FA Cup draw against Kettering Town where Beckford scored a late equaliser for Leeds. He was rested for the following game against Oldham Athletic and scored his fifteenth of the season during extra time in the 5-1 win against Ketering Town in the replay. In the match against Southampton on 19 December Beckford was substituted for Max Gradel after putting in a lacklustre display and he showed his frustration at Simon Grayson's decision by refusing his handshake and heading straight down the tunnel, instead of taking his place on the bench. This led to a chorus of boos from the Leeds fans, who were disappointed with his attitude. In a statement on the club's official website, manager Simon Grayson said Beckford apologised for his behaviour in training the following monday.
Beckford's first game since the incident was against Hartlepool United on boxing day where he remained in the starting lineup and scored his sixteenth and seventeenth goals of the season. The first was a backheel following Neil Kilkenny's blocked shot and his second goal was a fine chip over Hartlepool keeper Scott Flinders, bringing his goal tally against Hartlepool to seven in five games. Beckford scored his 18th goal of the season after an error from Stockport County goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams and goal number nineteen came in the same game, sealing a 4-2 win in injury time.
On 29 December 2009, Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton stated his interest in Beckford. Beckford handed in a transfer request on 30 December, which was accepted by Leeds, but Simon Grayson has said he will only go for the right price and it will be his decision not the chairmans.
On 3 January 2010, Beckford gave Leeds United an early 1-0 lead in the FA Cup clash against old rivals Manchester United. The goal was his twentieth of the season and Leeds held onto the lead, meaning Manchester United were knocked out of a cup competition at the third round stage for the first time under Sir Alex Ferguson.
17th January 2010. Leeds United released a statement of there official website stating that Jermaine Beckford would be staying at Leeds until the end of the 2009-10 season ruling out any move for him in the transfer window. Beckford also released a statement on the club website stating he had withdrawn his transfer request and wanted to stay at Leeds to help get them promoted to the Championship. Leeds and Beckford have agreed a summer transfer to Everton.
Jermaine Beckford's younger brother, Travis Beckford, won the first series of Wayne Rooney's ''Street Striker'' on Sky TV.
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'''Shaun Peter Derry''' (born December 6, 1977 in Nottingham) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Crystal Palace. Derry is known for his hard-tackling and aggressive midfield style.
Derry, a defensive midfielder, started his career at Notts County as a trainee before being bought by Sheffield United in 1998 for a fee of -700,000.
He was then sold to Portsmouth in 2000 for -300,000 where he was a regular in the side under both Tony Pulis and Steve Claridge before being made captain by Graham Rix. After Rix's departure, Derry was amongst the many players deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Harry Redknapp in summer 2002 rebuilding and was sold to Crystal Palace 2002 for -400,000.
He helped Crystal Palace in their return to the Premiership in 2004, making 44 appearances including an appearance in the play-off final. It was his corner that led to Darren Powell scoring a 90th minute header to send the Eagles to extra-time in the semi-final, which they would win on penalties. He struggled to get into the team during the 2004-05 season, and, after a loan spell at Nottingham Forest, Leeds signed him for an undisclosed amount in February 2005.
His first goal for the club came on his home debut against West Ham United, sealing a 2-1 victory against the Hammers. Derry was a regular in the Leeds starting eleven in season 2005-06, becoming a vital part of the squad as they pushed for promotion back into the Premiership. In August 2006 he pledged his future to the club, signing a contract extension until July 2009.
In October 2006, new Leeds manager, Dennis Wise revealed Derry as the new vice captain of the club, with Kevin Nicholls made captain.
Derry was once again a regular in the Leeds team in the 2006-07 season, however many Leeds fans believed that his performances were not as good as those in the previous season. A hernia and achilles injury in January 2007 saw Derry being ruled out for the rest of the season. Derry admitted he was distraut at not being able to help Leeds with their fight to avoid relegation.
Perhaps partly due to Derry's absence, Leeds were relegated and the usual speculation began of a mass-exodus of players from the club.
After Leeds' 2-1 victory over Derry's former club Crystal Palace at Elland Road in February, manager Wise revealed that one member of his squad, who has become known as 'the mole' had given United's teamsheet to the Palace management. Though Wise did not reveal who he suspected it was, he did assure that the player in question would not play for Leeds United again.
Derry's fitness returned the following season as Leeds prepared for life in League One. However, Derry did not feature for the club again and returned to former club Palace on loan in November, further fuelling suspicision that Derry was indeed the 'mole' who had given the Palace management (though the management had changed since the incident) the United teamsheet.
Further doubts about the midfielder's future at the Elland Road club arose when it was reported that Derry had declined Wise's offer to return and feature in the home tie against Oldham Athletic on New Year's Day 2008 following Leeds' midfield being decimated by injuries. That same day, Derry was named "''Man of the Match''" for the third successive game at Selhurst Park after a performance that typified his work since his return to Selhurst Park. It was later revealed that it was actually manager Neil Warnock who blocked Derry's return to Leeds rather than Derry himself.
Shortly after his loan spell concluded, Derry made his move back to Palace a permanent one, signing for the club on a three year deal for -150,000.
In his second season back at the club he was named captain of the club after the departure of former captain, Mark Hudson to Charlton.
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'''David Hopkin''' (born 21 August 1970 in Greenock) is a Scottish former professional football player who is assistant manager at Maryhill FC.
Hopkin started his career at Greenock Morton F.C. before earning a move to Premiership side Chelsea in 1992. He did not play many games for Chelsea and was later sold to Crystal Palace in 1995, where he wrote himself into Palace folklore by scoring a 90th minute winner in the 1997 Division One Play-off Final against Sheffield United, to put Palace in the Premiership. After two years with Palace Hopkin moved on to Leeds United and then to their local rivals Bradford City.
He later went on to play for Crystal Palace again before returning to Scotland with his hometown club Greenock Morton F.C. where he retired in 2003 due to a recurring ankle injury. Hopkin and Derek Collins had a brief spell as joint caretaker manager at Morton when they occupied the dugout for a match against Albion Rovers in the 2002 / 03 season.
Hopkin won seven caps for the Scottish national team, scoring twice.
He is now part of the coaching staff at Maryhill Juniors.
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'''William "Billy" Jones''' (born 24 March 1987 in Shrewsbury, England) is an English footballer, currently playing his second season for Preston North End. Jones started his career at Crewe Alexandra, who were known for their production of good young players, although a majority of them were attacking players.
Jones made his professional debut in October 2003, in Crewe's 3-0 win over Derby County. Since then, Jones has been a regular in Crewe's back-line and, for the 2005-06 season, he played a majority of games in midfield. He later became the club's top goalscorer during the same season. In his fourth year for Crewe, Jones made his 100th league appearance against Millwall.
One of Jones' notable abilities is his influence on the players around him.
Billy Jones joined Crewe as a trainee at a young age following a recommendation to then-manager Dario Gradi by former Crewe centre half Dave Walton. Jones worked his way through the Crewe Academy ranks on in 2003 Jones signed his first professional contract for the club.
The English defender made his debut for the club at sixteen years of age against Derby County as a substitute for Justin Cochrane; the Railwaymen went onto win the game 3-0 with goals from Andrew Barrowman, Dean Ashton and Ben Rix. Jones went onto to play a further 26 league games, which also included his first goal for the club against Wigan Athletic, which later won the "''Goal of the Season''" award. Jones later added the "''Young Player of the Year''" award to his collection.
Despite his young age, the young defender continued to be a regular in the Crewe first team. Jones played a total of 20 league games during the 2004-05 season, none of them as a substitute. This was also the only season in which Jones failed to score a league goal for Crewe.
Jones had an impressive 2005-06 season despite the club's relegation from the Football League Championship. Jones played in a central midfield role for most of the season before moving to a left-back role at the end of the season with the signing of Tony Grant during the January transfer window to fill in his midfield role for the remainder of the season. Jones scored seven goals over the season, becoming the club's top goalscorer. Jones later won the "''Player of the Year''" award.
Jones was joined by more experienced defenders for the 2006-07 season, namely ex-Aston Villa player Neil Cox and Notts County's Julien Baudet. He played his 100th league game for the club ten games into the season against Millwall. In October 2006, Jones rejected an extension to his contract at Crewe. A week after rejecting his contract, Crewe put Jones on the transfer list, This resulted in a number of clubs being linked with a move for the young defender, most notably Premiership club Manchester City, who were, according to the ''Daily Mirror'', lining up a -1.5 million offer for him.
Jones was later joined by Jon Otsemobor and Luke Rodgers on the Crewe transfer list. However, Jones was in a different position to both Otsemobor and Rodgers because of his age, as Crewe manager Dario Gradi said that he would take a chance on a tribunal, meaning that Jones could stay at Crewe until the end of his contract and the club would still get a fee for Jones' transfer.
Following a rejected offer by Stoke City, the ''Daily Mail'' reported the Everton were, in their words, "moving in [for an offer]" on the English defender.
On 11 June 2007, Jones joined Preston North End with a 4 year contract from Crewe Alexandra, after much deliberation over which Football League Championship side he was going to join.
On 24 August 2007, the Football League tribunal for the transfer from Crewe to Preston was held. The outcome was that Preston had to pay Crewe and initial -50,000 fee on top of the original -200,000 transfer fee, making the first payment -250,000 overall. Additional clauses were also introduced: At the start of 2008, Preston would have to pay Crewe -200,000 and also pay -62,500 when Jones reached his 15th, 30th, 45th and 60th first team appearance, the Lancashire club would also have to pay Crewe another -250,000 if the The Lilywhites were promoted to the Premier League if Jones was still at the club and the final clause was that if Preston do sell Jones, 20% of the Transfer fee would to paid to Crewe. Overall, if all the criteria are fulfilled, Preston would have to pay Crewe at least -1 million.
While Jones was playing for the Crewe youth team, he played in England's youth set-up as well. The defender has captained all levels up to Under-20 level.
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'''Martin Harcourt Chivers''' (born 27 April 1945 in Southampton, England) was an English professional footballer in the 1960s and 1970s.
Chivers attended Taunton's Grammar School, Southampton, and wrote to his local club, Southampton for a trial. He spent a brief period in the club's nursery side, CPC Sports, and signed as a professional footballer in September 1962, making his debut against Charlton Athletic on 8 September 1962 (aged 17).
In the 1963-64 season, he became a regular starter and was the club's joint leading goalscorer (with Terry Paine) with 21 goals, as Southampton finished a disappointing fifth in Division 2. The following season, he was again a virtual ever-present, making 39 appearances with 17 goals as the Saints improved to fourth place.
In the 1965-66 season, he played an integral role as the club finally gained promotion to the top flight (as runners-up), scoring 30 goals from 39 games, generally from crosses provided by Terry Paine and John Sydenham. All his goals were scored from the first 29 games, and he failed to find the net after the end of February.
Once in the First Division, he played second fiddle to the Welsh striker, Ron Davies, scoring 14 and 13 goals respectively in the next two seasons. He became unsettled at The Dell and was soon being chased by many of the top clubs. Saints' manager Ted Bates was prepared to allow Chivers to leave, as he had a more than adequate replacement coming up through the ranks in Mick Channon.
In January 1968, Tottenham Hotspur manager Bill Nicholson signed Chivers for a club record fee of -125,000, which also made him the country's most expensive player at that time.
Whilst at Southampton he had won 12 England Under-23 caps. He scored a total of 106 goals in 190 appearances for The Saints.
He scored on his Spurs debut against Sheffield Wednesday in January 1968, but the initial stages of his White Hart Lane career were relatively unsuccessful, with Spurs legends Jimmy Greaves and Alan Gilzean still preferred as an attacking partnership. Chivers remained a fixture of the England Under-23 squad and eventually became the most important goalscorer at Tottenham, following the sale of Greaves to West Ham United in 1970.
Chivers was often seen as a lethargic and lazy player, but his pace and natural strength established 'Big Chiv' as a star of the Spurs side and England throughout the early 1970s. The 1970-71 season was the beginning of Martin Chivers' golden years, for both club and country. He played in all 58 competitive games and scored 34 times, including both goals in the League Cup final against Aston Villa, and 21 goals in the First Division as Spurs finished the season in third place. Chivers also scored on his full international debut in April 1971 in England's 3-0 victory against Greece.
During the 1971-72 campaign, Chivers hit the best form of his career, netting 44 times in 64 first team appearances. His seven goals in as many League Cup ties enabled Spurs to reach the semi-finals of the competition where they eventually lost to London neighbours Chelsea. The resurgent striker saved his most impressive form for the UEFA Cup, scoring eight times in 11 matches, including a hat-trick in a 9-0 demolition of Icelandic side Keflavik F, and a superb double against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a memorable final. In the First Division, he surpassed his fantastic tally of the previous campaign, scoring 25 times in 39 appearances.
Chivers continued his prolific form in the 1972-73 season, finding the net 33 times in 61 appearances. His acclaimed goalscoring ability again guided Tottenham to League Cup success with two quarter-final strikes against Liverpool, and a crucial goal at Molineux where the Londoners drew 2-2 to reach the final. His European form was equally impressive, producing eight goals in ten matches, as Spurs reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals before losing to Liverpool on the away goals rule. In October 1973, Chivers won the last of his full England caps against Poland in an infamous World Cup qualifier. Despite scoring six international goals in the calendar year, the Spurs striker was a casualty of his country's failure to qualify for the tournament and would later be ignored by caretaker manager Joe Mercer and future boss Don Revie.
Spurs again reached the final of the UEFA Cup in 1974 with Chivers scoring six goals, including the opener in a 2-0 home victory against East German side Lokomotive Leipzig. The two-legged final was to end in disappointment with Dutch giants Feyenoord winning 4-2 on aggregate as Spurs lost a major final for the first time. By the beginning of the 1974-75 season, Chivers was considered to be the senior forward at Tottenham, playing alongside Chris Jones, Chris McGrath and Scotsman John Duncan. In early September, he played his last game for the legendary Bill Nicholson, as Middlesbrough crushed Spurs 4-0 in the 2nd round of the League Cup. Injuries restricted Chivers to just 28 league appearances in which he scored 10 goals, including important strikes against West Ham United, Leeds United and local rivals Arsenal.
The 1975-76 season was Chivers' last at White Hart Lane as he struggled to find the net in a relatively poor Spurs team. He made 37 appearances in all competitions, scoring nine times, before joining Swiss club Servette for an -80,000 fee. In his eight and a half year Spurs career, Chivers scored a total of 174 goals in 367 first-team appearances and remains the leading Tottenham goalscorer in European competition to this day. He was capped 24 times for England, scoring 13 goals.
At the age of 31 in July 1976, the prolific striker moved to Servette in Switzerland, before returning to English league football with spells at Norwich City and Brighton.
After retiring from professional football, he managed clubs in England and Norway and owned a hotel and restaurant in Hertfordshire. Chivers has commentated for BBC Radio and remains a popular matchday host at White Hart Lane.
In April 2007, he was the most recent inductee to the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame.
Chivers' autobiography, "Big Chiv - My Goals in Life", was released in October 2009.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Anthony Charles Osmond "Tony" Bedeau''' (born March 24, 1979 in Hammersmith, England) is an English-born Grenadian footballer, and a full international for Grenada.
After being on Chelsea's books as a schoolboy, he joined Torquay United as an apprentice in 1995. He made his debut as a substitute, at the age of 16, on 9 September 1995 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park (a debut described briefly in Garry Nelson's seminal book about life in the lower divisions of English football, Left Foot in the Grave). Signing professional on 28 July 1997, he soon established himself as a first-team regular with his pace and ability attracting attention from Premier League sides, which included him training with Sheffield Wednesday for a spell on the recommendation of Chris Waddle, followed by Torquay turning down a bid of -50,000 from Wednesday.
He started the 2000-01 season with an injury, only managing five goals in a disappointing season all round for the "Gulls". Despite this, he was still in demand from other clubs
In May 2001, he agreed to an extension of his contract until 2003. After a poor start to the following season he was transfer-listed, along with fellow forward David Graham, by new manager Roy McFarland and in January 2002 he joined first division Barnsley on loan, playing three times as a substitute for the Oakwell side. He returned to Torquay, regaining his place in the first team and played a major role in Torquay securing automatic promotion in 2004, playing in a variety of positions. He was awarded a testimonial by the club in the 2005-06 season, finishing the season as the leading goalscorer, before moving to League Two rivals Walsall on 24 May 2006.
Bedeau struggled to establish himself at Walsall and was allowed to join Bury on loan in February 2007. He was transfer listed at the end of the 2006-07 season, and rejoined Torquay United in June 2007 on a 12 month contract. He struggled to reestablish himself at Torquay and was loaned to Weymouth in March 2008. He played nine times for Weymouth, scoring once, against Farsley Celtic, and was released by Torquay at the end of the season.
On 9 August 2008, Kingstonian announced that they had signed Bedeau on a free transfer. He played in the first four games of the season, scoring once, before his time with Kingstonian was put on hold as he had a number of issues to deal with in Torquay. Bedeau played again for Kingstonian on 5 March 2009.
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'''Allan Robert Young''' (born January 20, 1941 in Edmonton, London) is a former professional footballer, playing mainly as a central defender.
He began his career as a junior with  Arsenal, turning professional in April 1959. His league debut came on December 26, 1960, a 1-1 draw at Highbury against Sheffield Wednesday, with Allan taking the place of the regular number five, John Snedden. Between 21 January and 11 February 1961, Allan played a further three league games consecutively; a 4-2 defeat at White Hart Lane against bitter rivals (and eventual Double winners) Tottenham Hotspur, a 3-3 draw at St James' Park against Newcastle United and a 3-2 defeat at Highbury against Cardiff City.
After being in a team that conceded ten goals in three games, Allan never played for Arsenal again, and joined Chelsea in November 1961 for a fee of -6,000. He remained at Stamford Bridge for over 7 years, but played in only 20 league games, never scoring, though he did play in their League Cup final win over Leicester City in 1965. In January 1969, he finally left the Bridge, joining Torquay United for a fee of -8,000. After 60 league games (one goal) for Torquay he left the professional game.
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'''Alan Geoffrey Wright''' (born 28 September 1971 in Ashton-under-Lyne) is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for Fleetwood Town.
He has played over 620 league and cup games for eight clubs, including an eight year spell for Aston Villa. He has also played for Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Sheffield United plus he has had loan spells at Derby County, Leeds United, Cardiff City, Doncaster Rovers and Nottingham Forest
His position is left back, and he is famous for being the shortest player in Premier League history standing at only 5 feet 4 inches tall - once straining his knee trying to reach the accelerator of his new Ferrari.
Wright began his career as a trainee at Blackpool, for whom he made 98 league appearances between April 1989 and October 1991. The new Blackburn Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish noticed Wright, and brought him to Ewood Park for -400,000, breaking Blackpool's transfer record. He spent four years at Ewood park, but thanks to the arrival of England left back Graeme Le Saux, made only 67 appearances, seven as a substitute. He was, however, part of the Blackburn squad that won the Premier League in the 1994-95 season.
Wright was signed from Blackburn Rovers for a fee of -1,000,000 in the summer of 1995, brought to the club by then Villa manager Brian Little. Wright made an immediate impact, appearing in the team for their opening day home victory over Manchester United.
His first goal for Aston Villa came later that season against Middlesbrough, opening the scoring in a two goal victory on New Years Day 1996, in which Wright was also in a defence that kept a clean sheet. Wright scored one other goal that season, rounding off the scoring in a 3-0 home defeat of Leeds United. Wright was also part of the Aston Villa 1996 League Cup winning side, beating Leeds once again, this time at Wembley.
In the 1996-97 season, Wright scored only once, this time against Wimbledon, scoring the second in a 2-0 win. Despite playing in the majority of the fixtures in the 1997-98 season, Wright failed to find the net. He appeared in the Aston Villa side that lost the 2000 FA Cup Final to Chelsea.
With the emergence of the younger J Lloyd Samuel from the Villa academy, he transferred to Middlesbrough for free in August 2003.
To date, Wright is currently in third place in Aston Villa's European appearances list, having made 26 appearances between September 1996 (a draw with Helsingborgs IF) and July 2002 (a 2-0 loss to FC Zrich), behind Gordon Cowans and Dennis Mortimer on 29.
Wright appeared only twice for Middlesbrough, one a 4-0 reverse at home to Arsenal, before being loaned out to Championship side Sheffield United on 31 October 2003, signing for them permanently on 12 January 2004. He scored his first goal for United in a 2-1 loss against Nottingham Forest on 3 April 2004.
Playing in the Championship, Wright continued his impressive disciplinary record (never sent off to date) and was also part of the Sheffield United side that upset Aston Villa 3-1 in the 3rd round of the FA Cup in the 2004-05 season.
Wright made a couple of appearances for United at the start of the 2006-07 season, the last against Arsenal on 23 September 2006. Since then he has been out on loan playing 1 game with Leeds United and seven games for Cardiff City. On 16 February 2007 he joined Doncaster Rovers on a month's loan scoring four headed goals,
Wright joined Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season in March 2007,
In July 2007, Wright was offered a trial by Oldham Athletic but eventually joined Cheltenham Town on non-contract basis on 8 October 2007. He subsequently signed a contract until the end of the 2007-08 season. He scored his first goal for Cheltenham in a 2-2 draw with Crewe Alexandra on 27 October 2007.
On his return to the City Ground on 5 April, 2008, playing for Cheltenham, Wright was given a standing ovation by all four stands when substituted, where the fans commonly knew him as the Big Man.
In July 2009, Wright signed for Conference North outfit Fleetwood Town.
Wright was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
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'''Ray Graydon''' (born 21 July 1947) is an English football manager and retired football player. He was recently employed as First Team Coach of Championship team, Leicester City while Rob Kelly was manager during the 2005-06 season.
Ray Graydon was born in Bristol and began his career with his home-town team, Bristol Rovers, making his debut in the 1965-66 season. In the summer of 1971, he secured a move to Third Division Aston Villa. With the West Midlands side (by now playing in the second division) he won the Football League Cup in 1975, scoring the only goal in the final. He was also a member of the 1977 League Cup winning side.
Graydon joined Coventry City for the1977-1978 season. Although in and out of the side he still made a significant contribution to what would be one of the most exciting campaigns in the clubs 34 year top flight history. Manager Gordon Milne played the whole season with a 4-2-4 formation with Graydon and the magnificent Tommy Hutchison playing as out and out wingers. The side, containing Hutchison and Graydon also boasted Mick Ferguson, Ian Wallace, Terry Yorath, Graham Oakey, Bobby MacDonald and Jim Blyth. They played scintillating attacking football and swept many teams aside, often by large margins of victory. Graydon left Coventry at the end of the season and thereafter had a spell in the North American Soccer League with Washington Diplomats. After this Graydon began pursuing coaching ambitions.
Graydon become a highly respected coach - particularly working at Southampton alongside Dave Merrington, and as assistant to Maurice Evans at Oxford United, most notably helping Oxford to the 1986 League Cup. However, management was an option that Graydon avoided until approached by Walsall in the summer of 1998.
Replacing colourful Dane, Jan Sorensen, Graydon's first task was to keep Walsall in the then Second Division, and to re-introduce an element of professionalism to the club. However, success went much further than this - with promotion being secured alongside then-England manager Kevin Keegan's big-spending Fulham side. What made the feat even more achievable was not only that Walsall were favourites for relegation in the summer of 1998, but that behind them lay the likes of Gillingham, Preston North End, Wigan Athletic and Manchester City - all having spent millions of pounds that season. Walsall's team cost approximately -80,000 with perhaps the smallest operating budget of any team in the league. Within the League Managers Association, Graydon polled only behind Sir Alex Ferguson, in the poll for Manager of the Season.
Relegation from the First Division followed the season after, although, despite early struggle, Graydon took his team to the brink of survival. This was no mean feat, and the odyssey to the First Division had allowed Graydon to re-assess what needed to be done to ensure that next time Walsall gained promotion, they would stay in the higher division.
Indeed, Graydon again worked his midas touch the following season, taking Walsall to the Division Two play-off final - defeating Reading 3-2 after extra time to, yet again, earn promotion. In a true sign of the gentleman Graydon had become known as, instead of celebrating immediately, he embraced with Reading manager Alan Pardew, and shook the hand of each Reading player, including former Walsall captain, Adrian Viveash.
Graydon's second spell in the First Division was just as unsuccessful as the first (but he stayed faithful despite being courted by then Premiership side, Southampton) After a dismal performance in the January Black Country derby with West Bromwich Albion, Graydon was sacked. This decision was met with derision amongst the footballing press; however, the same press expected Graydon to walk into another job in football within days.
Graydon gladly accepted the chance to save his boy-hood favourites from relegation. However, the same strict methods that Graydon had employed to success at the Bescot Stadium were not so successful at Rovers, with relegation avoided yet again the following season. Graydon was sacked in January 2004, and is yet to return to management.
Since leaving Bristol Rovers, Graydon accompanied Howard Wilkinson to manage in China during 2004. This arrangement lasted a matter of months, however.
In February 2006, Graydon was approached by Leicester City manager Rob Kelly, and became the club's first team coach. After the end of the season, he left the club.
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'''Victor David Akers''', OBE (born 24 August 1946 in Islington, London) is a former football player and manager. He played as a left back and is currently Arsenal's kit manager. He was also manager of Arsenal Ladies from the club's foundation in 1987 until his retirement from the post in 2009.
Akers started his career in the youth set-up of Fulham but did not sign a professional contract with the club.
Akers was appointed head of Arsenal's community section in 1986 and in 1987 founded the Arsenal Ladies team. He has managed Arsenal Ladies to every major trophy in English women's football - the FA Women's Cup ten times, the FA Women's Premier League Cup ten times and the FA Women's Premier League eleven times;
Akers was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
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'''Terence John "Terry" Cooke''' (born 5 August 1976 in Marston Green in Solihull) is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United, but struggled to break into the first team and had loan spells with Sunderland, Birmingham City and Wrexham before moving to United's local rivals Manchester City in 1999. He also failed to make an impact at City and again went on loan to Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and Grimsby Town. The loan to Grimsby became permanent in 2002, but he only remained there for a year before rejoining Sheffield Wednesday for a season.
In 2005, Cooke's career took him out of England for the first time as he joined Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids. In four years with the team, he made more than 100 appearances, but he was deemed to be surplus to requirements at the end of the 2009 MLS season and released from his contract. As a free agent, he was picked up by Australian side North Queensland Fury.
Cooke also made four appearances for the England Under-21 side.
Cooke, who was born in Birmingham and grew up as a Birmingham City supporter, came up through the youth system of Manchester United and scored the penalty that clinched the FA Youth Cup in 1995, but only appeared in eight first team matches with the club.
Cooke was a part of the Old Trafford youth setup that sprouted players such as David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs in the same period. He made his debut in a Premier League match against Bolton Wanderers in September 1995, and provided the cross for a Ryan Giggs goal, and found himself being tipped for a bright future. He then scored in the second leg of United's League Cup aggregate defeat to York City at Bootham Crescent in early October. However, he only made six more games for the club, his first team opportunities severely limited by the excellence of fellow youngster David Beckham in Cooke's favoured position on the right hand side of midfield.
During his time with Manchester United, he was loaned out to Sunderland, Birmingham City, Wrexham and Manchester City.
Following his loan spell at Maine Road, Manchester City subsequently bought him for -1 million in March 1999. Cooke was part of the City side that earned promotion from the Division Two in the 1998-99 season, but lost his place in the team the following season, when City won a second successive promotion to reach the Premier League. While at City, he was loaned out to Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday, and Grimsby Town.
Grimsby manager Paul Groves managed to make Cooke's switch to Blundell Park a permanent one, following his release from Manchester City at the end of the 2001-2002 season. While on loan, Cooke had managed to score once in three appearances and did enough to earn himself a full time position at the club. Cooke was a reasonable success with The Mariners, though his time with the club was overshadowed by an eventual off-field feud with his manager. Also the signing of former Grimsby hero John Oster from Sunderland on loan had caused Cooke to lose his place in the team, as Oster successfully made the spot on the right wing his, despite the fact Cooke's overall performances before hand made him one of the more impressive players in a struggling team. Cooke often found himself left out on the substitute bench, or not included in the 16 man selection at all, this despite vocal protests from supporters during the games. Grimsby were eventually relegated from the First Division, and at the end of the 2002-03 season, Cooke was amongst the number of players who left the club.
Following his release from Grimsby, It was The Mariners relegation rivals Sheffield Wednesday who would benefit from Cooke's departure from Blundell Park. He signed a one-year deal with the club. After playing out the 2003-04 campaign, at the end of which the Owls avoided relegation, Cooke departed the club and emigrated to the United States.
In 2005, Cooke signed with Colorado Rapids, and scored two goals and had two assists during his first MLS season. On 1 April 2008, tabloid newspaper The Sun featured a story on the Colorado Rapids' 4-0 victory over Los Angeles Galaxy side. Cooke captained the team, in what was their first game of the season.
Cooke was waived by Colorado at the end of July 2009 to make room for the signing of Jamie Smith from Aberdeen. He was later invited to trial with league rivals Seattle Sounders FC in August 2009.
Cooke trained with Nottingham Forest to regain his fitness, and played in a reserve match against Coventry City, but manager Billy Davies did not offer Cooke a contract.
Cooke arrived in Townsville to trial with A-League franchise North Queensland Fury as a possible replacement for injured fellow Englishmen James Robinson. He was signed by Iain Ferguson on 25 November and went straight into the starting lineup for the club's match versus Adelaide United.. He scored his first goal for his new club against Sydney FC in their 4-1 loss at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Cooke has represented England at U16, U18 and U21 levels, but has never been capped by the full senior side.
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}}'''John Dempsey''' (born 15 March 1946 in Hampstead, England) is a former footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s as a defender.
Starting his career with Fulham, making his debut in 1963 and 149 appearances over six years, Dempsey was signed for West London rivals Chelsea by Dave Sexton in January 1969 for -70,000. He made his Chelsea debut against Southampton in February that year and established himself in the side for the remainder of the 1968-69 season.
Dempsey featured in the successful Chelsea side of the early 1970s, winning the FA Cup with the club in 1970, playing in both fiercely-contested final matches against Leeds United as his side eventually ran out 2-1 winners. A year later, the Cup Winners' Cup was added with a win against Real Madrid in another replay in Athens, in which Dempsey scored the winner from a corner (one of only five goals he scored for the club) as Chelsea won 2-1. He won a number of international caps for the Republic of Ireland (he qualified to play for Ireland through his parents).
He had no further success with the club, but remained during the turbulent later 1970s, and eventually left in March 1978 with the club by then in Division Two, and moved to the Philadelphia Fury of the NASL, playing alongside fellow ex-Chelsea star Peter Osgood. In 1979, he was voted the NASL's defender of the year, beating Franz Beckenbauer into second place.
He was appointed player-manager of Dundalk in August 1983 but only departed by mutual consent in March .
He also had spells managing Maidenhead and Egham Town before retiring from the game in 1984.
He is now involved in local charity work and recently attended the tributes to Peter Osgood at Stamford Bridge following the latter's death.
He currently works with adults with autism and learning difficulties in a daycentre in the London Borough of Barnet. John has been a care worker in the area for a number of years.
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'''Alberto Aquilani''' (born 7 July 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool and the Italian national team. He is a central midfielder, who can operate in a holding position.
Aquilani began his career at Roma and, after a brief loan spell at Triestina, returned to the Serie A club where he became a regular in the Roma side during the 2005-06 season. Unfortunately in the following season, he suffered a thigh injury and was ruled out for several months. He moved to Liverpool for the start of the 2009-10 season, in a deal which initially cost Liverpool -5million, but the fee has now risen to a reported -20million.
Italian Aquilani has made his name as a creative midfielder, but has provided just 2 assists in his entire professional career.
Internationally, Aquilani has represented Italy at international level youth level and at the Euro 2008. He made his full international debut in November 2006 in a 1-1 draw against Turkey.
In 2001, when he was 16, Chelsea and Arsenal offered him contracts but he declined the offers to continue playing for his youth club Roma.
He made his debut in Serie A at age 18 on 10 May 2003 under then manager Fabio Capello against Torino. He was loaned to Serie B club Triestina for the 2003-04 season to gain first team experience.
Returning to Roma in 2004-05, he broke into the starting XI. In the 2005-06 season, he scored the second goal in the derby victory on 26 February 2006, a victory in which Roma broke the record for the most consecutive wins in Serie A., a record later broken by Internazionale in 2006-07.
In the following season, Aquilani was expected to be one of Roma's best players. He was given the no.8 shirt previously worn by Matteo Ferrari. Unfortunately, an injury forced him out of the game for several months. Aquilani returned to the field in May 2007 and featured in three games towards the end of the season, including the last two.
He also played in the UEFA Champions League against Real Madrid, where he had an excellent game. He scored two long range goals in the first two matches of the 2007-08 season against Palermo and Siena. Although he was injured in October 2007, he returned to squad in January 2008.
Aquilani was injured again on 22 October 2008 against Chelsea. He returned to action on 11 January 2009 against Milan but picked up another injury in February. Although he played against Arsenal as a last minute substitute on 11 March 2009, he did not play in the rest of the season.
On 26 May 2009 Aquilani signed a new contract with Roma until 2013, adding three more years to previous deal.
On 5 August 2009, Liverpool announced that they had agreed a deal with AS Roma for the transfer of Aquilani, subject to a medical.
Aquilani made his Liverpool reserves debut with a 15 minutes substitute appearance in a 2-0 win against Sunderland reserves on 21 October 2009.
Aquilani's first game for Liverpool was a 2-1 4th round Carling Cup defeat to Arsenal, coming on in the 77th minute for Damien Plessis.. He made his long awaited Premier league debut on 9 November 2009, as a late substitute against Birmingham City in a 2-2 draw.
He then made a 30 second appearance against Hungarian club Debrecen on 24 November which Liverpool won 1-0 courtesy of a goal from David Ngog. Aquilani made his first start against Fiorentina at Anfield in a UEFA Champions League match on 9 December 2009 where Liverpool lost 2-1. Aquilani made his first Premier League start against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 26 December 2009 and received a standing ovation from the Kop when he was substituted in the 84th minute for Daniel Pacheco.
Even though he has received much support from the LFC fans, Aquilani's impact on the team has been significantly limited due to his injury.
At youth level, Aquilani was capped for Italy at 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship qualifying. He won 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship with Italy and scored 1 goal. He was then promoted to the U21 team and took part in 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying, but missed out on the final tournament due to injury.
Aquilani made his senior debut on 15 November 2006 in a friendly against Turkey.
He played as a regular during the 2007 U-21 Championship held in the Netherlands, scoring 2 goals, and being named in the "UEFA Team of the Tournament". Italy finished 5th and qualified for Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was named to the 23-man roster for Euro 2008, his first major international tournament. He came on as a sub in Italy's third game of the tournament, which was a 2-0 victory over rivals France. He started Italy's quarter-final match against Spain due to the suspensions to Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso where Italy lost 4-2 in a shootout after a 0-0 tie through 120 minutes.
Aquilani scored his first goal for the Italy during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Montenegro on 15 October 2008, a tally he doubled later in the same match.
''Updated to games played 15 October 2008''
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'''Stuart Baxter''' (born 16 August 1953) is a football manager and former player. He is currently managing the Finland national football team.
Baxter, who has a Scottish father and an English mother, was born in Wolverhampton and began his playing career with in 1971. He later moved north to Scotland to join before returning to England with . Baxter then moved to Sweden, Australia and the United States respectively with Helsingborgs IF, South Melbourne FC and San Diego Sockers. His playing career ended in 1983. Although born in England, Baxter was brought up in Scotland and considers himself Scottish.
Baxter returned to Scandinavia to begin his coaching career; he worked with rebro SK's youth team. In 1986, he was appointed manager of minor Norwegian side Idrettsforeningen Skarp. The following year he landed a larger managerial role with Portuguese team Vitria de Setbal before returning to Sweden for a three stint at Halmstads BK between 1988 and 1991. In his first year with Halmstads he guided them to promotion to the Allsvenskan but the club was relegated at the end of his tenure. Baxter moved to Japan to first coach Sanfrecce Hiroshima, between 1992 and 1994, and then Vissel Kobe, in 1997.
In 1998, Baxter was bought back to Sweden by AIK Solna, where he guided them to the Swedish championship. Having qualified for the UEFA Champions League, Baxter took AIK into the group stages where the Swedish champions played against some of Europe's largest teams, such as FC Barcelona, and Fiorentina. Unsurprisingly, AIK finished bottom of the group. After two years, he moved to Norwegian side Lyn Oslo.
Baxter was hired by the Football Association to coach the England Under-19 national team in 2002. After two years, he was hired as South Africa's manager. By autumn 2005, he quit this role having failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. He later had another short spell at Vissel Kobe before moving back to Helsingborgs, this time as manager in 2006. He took the Swedish side past the group stages of the UEFA Cup in 2007 but he resigned at the end of the year.
At the beginning of 2008, he was appointed manager of Finland on a two-year contract. In January 2009 it was announced that he has signed an extended contract that will keep him in charge of the Finland team through the 2012 European Championships campaign.
He has a son, Lee, who is also a former professional football player and now a goalkeeping-coach.
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'''Donald Rogers''' (born 25 October 1945) was an English footballer who has often been seen as the most exciting player to pull on a Swindon Town shirt; his principal rival in this respect being Harold Fleming. He played at outside left and served the club in two spells.
Born in Paulton, Somerset, Rogers signed a youth contract with Swindon in January 1961 at the age of fifteen; having turned professional in October 1962, he made his first-team debut on 17 November in a Third Division match against Southend United. Rogers scored the two extra-time goals which won the 1969 Football League Cup Final for Swindon, 3-1 against Arsenal.
He signed for Crystal Palace in 1972 for a fee of -147,000, then joined Queens Park Rangers in September 1974 in an exchange deal involving Terry Venables and Ian Evans. Rogers played 18 league games for QPR scoring 5 goals before returning to Swindon in March 1976 in exchange for Peter Eastoe.
In November 1976 Rogers moved on loan to the Southern League team Yeovil Town, where he joined his old Swindon team-mate Stan Harland. He returned to Swindon two months later and, after suffering a hip injury, retired at the end of the 1976-1977 season and now runs a sports shop in Swindon bearing his name.
In 2004 an authorised biography by Peter Matthews was published.
On Saturday 22 March 2008 Swindon Town announced that the south stand would be renamed The Don Rogers Stand from the start of the 2008/09 season.
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'''Osagyefo Lenin Ernesto Burton-Godwin''' (born 25 November 1977 in Birmingham, West Midlands), known commonly as '''Sagi Burton''', is an English born Kittitian professional footballer, who is currently unattached after being released by Rushden & Diamonds.
Born of Kittitian and Jamaican descent, Burton began his footballing career as a trainee at Crystal Palace, making his dbut in the Premier League match at Derby County on 20 December 1997. He played the first 83 minutes of the match, which ended in a goalless draw.
Following Palace's relegation he played roughly half of the club's Division One matches in the following season. He had clocked up a total of 27 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal, before dropping down a division to join Colchester United for a nominal fee in May 1999.
Only six months later he was on his way to Sheffield United on a free transfer, but that spell was also to prove short, as Burton joined Division One Port Vale, again on a free, where he would spend twenty months. He made 99 appearances for the Staffordshire club, scoring 4 goals, but was released before the start of the 2002-03 season and joined Crewe Alexandra on a short-term deal.
After just three weeks Burton and Crewe parted ways, and he went to Division Two Peterborough United. In his three-and-a-half seasons with the club he amassed 110 appearances and 5 goals before being released.
Burton joined League Two Shrewsbury Town in the January 2006 transfer window and instantly settled in, putting in solid performances at centre-back. Despite injury hampering his first few months at ''the Shrews'' slightly, he netted four times for the Shropshire club in the latter half of the 2005-06 season. On a goals-per-game basis, he was the club's top scorer for the season.
In autumn 2006, he turned down the chance to play in the Caribbean Cup for St. Kitts and Nevis, preferring to stay with his club to play against Hartlepool United and Darlington.
He was released by Shrewsbury at the end of the 2006-07 season on 29 May 2007,
In July 2008, Conference National outfit Rushden & Diamonds announced that Burton had signed with them until the end of the 2008-09 season.
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'''Paul Leon Vaessen''' (16 October 1961 - 8 August 2001) was an English footballer.
Vaessen was born in Gillingham to a footballing family - his father Leon had played for Millwall and Gillingham. A centre-forward, he joined Arsenal in 1977 as an apprentice, and made his debut aged 16 against Lokomotive Leipzig in the UEFA Cup on 27 September 1978. He made his league debut the following year, against Chelsea on 14 May 1979. He turned professional in July the same year, scoring five goals in 13 appearances in 1979-80.
Vaessen's career was blighted by injury; he was unable to play regularly over the next two seasons; he took a bad knock in a North London derby match against Tottenham Hotspur and had to undergo surgery on his knee. After missing the whole of 1982-83, he was forced to retire from the game in summer 1983, aged 21. In all, he scored 9 goals in 39 matches for Arsenal.
After leaving Arsenal, Vaessen performed a variety of jobs, such as postman and also worked on a construction site. In August 2001 he was found dead; a post mortem found he had a high level of drugs in his bloodstream, and the coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
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'''Kevin Andrew Maher''' (born 17 October 1976) is an English-born Republic of Ireland footballer who plays for Gillingham. He predominantly plays as a central midfielder.
After beginning his career with Tottenham Hotspur,
Over the next 10 years Maher was a virtual ever-present for Southend, rising to be team captain and subsequently club captain. During this time he made more than 400 appearances for the club, and captained Southend to promotion twice, from League Two to the Championship, in successive seasons.
When, during the 2007-08 season it became clear that Maher was no longer an automatic first choice he chose to look for opportunities elsewhere. He left Southend just before he would have become entitled to a testimonial, to join fellow League One side, Gillingham, on loan for the remainder of the season. In his two months with the Kent club, he made 7 total appearances but did not score a goal.
In the summer of 2008, Maher joined Oldham Athletic after he was released by Southend,
In June 2009, he joined Gillingham on a two year deal.
Although born in England, Maher is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland national football team, and made four appearances for the Republic of Ireland under-21 team.
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'''Darryl James Flahavan''' [fla-haa-van] (born 28 November 1978) is an English football goalkeeper who currently plays for Oldham Athletic, on loan from Cystal Palace. He is renowned as a goalkeeper in The Football League, winning the PFA League One player of the year and was named in the League One Team of the Year in 2005-06; he was also named Southend United Player's Player of the year in 2005-06.
Flahavan began his career at Southampton, where he failed to break through to the first team. He was released by the Saints in 1998, and went on to make his name with Conference side Woking. He was signed by Southend in October 2000. Flahavan played for Southend during two spells and in total made 328 appearances for the club. Flahavan put in a man of the match display against Manchester United in the League Cup on 7 November 2006, making a string of saves. Southend won the game 1-0 with a Freddy Eastwood free kick.
Flahavan signed for Championship side Crystal Palace in early July 2008 on a Bosman ruling free transfer, signing a two year contract to be understudy to first-choice goalkeeper Julin Speroni. He rejected Southend's offer of a one year deal. Flahavan made his debut in Palace's 2-1 League Cup win over Hereford United in August 2008. Flahavan also played in the next round against Leeds United, but Palace lost the game 4-0. Flahavan's only league appearance of that season came against Cardiff City and despite saving a penalty, Palace lost the game 2-1. The following season saw Flahavan remain at the club despite speculation linking him with a move away, and he made a first home league appearance for the Eagles in the 0-2 home defeat to Newcastle United, with Speroni ruled out through injury.
On 26 March 2009, he joined Leeds United on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season. Leeds United had goalkeepers Casper Ankergren, David Lucas and Alan Martin already at the club. Flahavan did not make an appearance.
Oldham Athletic signed Flahavan on a month emergency loan. Flahavan made his Oldham debut in the FA Cup loss against his former club Leeds United.
His older brother Aaron, was also a professional goalkeeper, playing for Portsmouth before being killed in a car crash in 2001. Darryl has a son named Aaron in memory of his brother.
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'''Tommy Berntsen''' (born 18 December 1973) is a retired Norwegian football defender. He played the majority of his career at Lillestrm S.K. and Lyn in the Norwegian Premier League.
From 2010 Berntsen is involved with a youth coach role at Lyn.
Berntsen began his playing career at Vlerenga, but failed to make the first team. He spent the next few years in the lower divisions, playing for local clubs Lrenskog IF and Skjetten SK. His breakthrough came in 1998 when he signed for Lillestrm, where he and his teammate Torgeir Bjarmann made up one of the best central defences in the Norwegian Tippeligaen (Premier Division).
In January 2001, Berntsen left Norway for Germany and Eintracht Frankfurt. His stay, however, was not a success and he only played three matches for the first team. He returned to Norway for a fresh start in December 2001 and was signed by Lyn, where he played since. He acted briefly as a player-coach of the team in 2003. Together with Steven Lust he once again formed part of a formidable defense. In the 2005 season, no club conceded fewer goals than Lyn.
Berntsen has struggled with injuries over several periods, but always remained the captain and featured regularly in the Lyn side the last seasons of his career.
Tommy Berntsen has been capped twice for the Norwegian national team. He last appeared in a friendly against Singapore in 2004.
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'''John Thompson''' (born 12 October 1981 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He is a tough-tackling versatile defender, although he is equally comfortable in midfield. He is a full Irish International who has also played for Nottingham Forest, Tranmere Rovers and Oldham Athletic.
'''John Thompson''' started his career playing for top Dublin schoolboy club '''Home Farm FC'''. Whilst at the Dublin club he represented the Republic of Ireland Under-15 team on 15 occasions. He progressed to the Republic Under-16 team and won the '''UEFA Under-16 European Championships''' in Scotland in 1998, playing right-back against Italy in the final. (Republic of Ireland 2 Italy 1)
He signed for '''Nottingham Forest''' at the age of 17 and progressed through the Forest Youth Academy under the guidance of '''Paul Hart''' (current Queens Park Rangers Manager) and captained the Nottingham Forest Under-19 team to the Premier Academy League Title in 2000. He made his debut for Nottingham Forest against Sheffield United in 2002 at Bramall Lane in a 0-0 draw. The following season he made 25 appearances in a season where Forest narrowly missed out on the Premier League through the Championship Play-Offs. He went on to make over 150 appearances for Forest, scoring 8 goals, under such managers as '''Joe Kinnear''', '''Gary Megson''' and '''Colin Calderwood'''.
He also made his full International debut for the '''Republic of Ireland''' in November of 2003 coming on a substitute against Canada at Lansdowne Road. He went on to make 3 full senior appearances. He had previously captained The Republic Under 21 team whilst working under '''Brian Kerr''' and '''Don Givens''' respectively.
In 2006 he joined '''Tranmere Rovers''' on loan and worked under '''Ronnie Moore''' where he made 14 appearances in two successful loan periods. In the summer of 2007 he joined '''Oldham Athletic''' but injuries limited his first team chances there and he made only ten appearances before linking up with former Forest academy coach '''Ian McParland''' at '''Notts County''' in October of 2008 on an initial loan deal.
In January of 2009 he signed permanently for Notts County, where he has also worked under current coach '''Hans Bakke''' and Director of Football '''Sven-Goran Eriksson'''. He scored his first and second goal for Notts on the 2 May 2009 against Wycombe Wanderers with two long range efforts. Thompson is the current Notts County Club Captain.
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'''Viktor Unnar Illugason''' (born 25 January 1990) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Valur.
Illugason had spent time on trial with both Ipswich Town and Reading, and was reported to have committed himself to Ipswich in April 2006, but made the final decision to join Reading in September 2006, and signed a scholarship deal in January 2007.
Before joining Reading he played for hometown side Breiablik and is already an Icelandic under-17 international.
He joined Conference National side Eastbourne Borough on an initial one-month loan deal on 1 September 2008. He left the club to return to Iceland by signing for Valur on 9 January 2009.
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'''David Rhys George Best Cotterill''' (born 4 December 1987 in Cardiff) is a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international, who currently plays as a winger for Swansea City.
Cotterill started his career at Bristol City, making his dbut as a substitute for Michael Bell during a 0-0 draw with Colchester United on 30 October 2004. He played 57 games and scored 7 goals for them before the end of the 2005-06 season and was subsequently voted Bristol City's Young Player of the Season.
Cotterill joined Wigan Athletic on a three-year deal for -2 million on 31 August 2006.
He scored his first goal for Wigan with a curling shot against West Ham United in a 2-0 victory at Upton Park, on 6 December 2006. Despite scoring 2 goals in 24 games with the Latics, his other goal coming against Sunderland in the FA Cup,
Seeking first team football to aid his international career, Cotterill joined Championship side Sheffield United on 8 February 2008 on a loan deal to last until the end of the 2007-2008 season.
Cotterill returned to Bramall Lane later that summer and signed permanently for the Blades in July 2008 for an undisclosed fee.
Cotterill moved to Swansea City at the end of November 2009 on loan until the following January with a view to make the move permanent.
Cotterill is a full Welsh international, making his debut against Azerbaijan in October 2005. He attracted controversy when he criticized the Wales manager John Toshack in 2007, for having not been picked in the squad. Since the turn of 2009 and gaining games for Sheffield United and giving man of the match displays for the Blades, Cotterill was awarded a place in John Toshack's team for upcoming World Cup Qualifiers.
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'''John Henry Kirwan''' (9 February 1878, County Wicklow, Ireland - 9 January 1959, London, England), commonly referred to as '''John Kirwan''' or '''Jack Kirwan''', is a former Irish footballer and coach. As a soccer player, he was described as an out and out winger with good pace and skills, playing as an outside-left for, among others, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Ireland. He had previously played gaelic football for Dublin. As a soccer coach he became the first professional manager of Dutch side Ajax. He was the last survivor of the Tottenham team that won the 1901 FA Cup.
Kirwan initially played Gaelic football for Dublin and won an All-Ireland medal with Dublin in 1894 when they defeated Cork by 1-2 to 0-5 after a replay. Although both the final and the replay finished level, Dublin were awarded the cup. He then played soccer joined Southport Central of the Lancashire League where he attracted the attentions of both Everton and Blackburn Rovers. He opted to sign for Everton in July 1898 and was subsequently used to replace John Cameron who had been sold to Tottenham Hotspur. He made his league debut for Everton against Preston N.E. in September 1898. During his one season at the club he made 24 league appearances and scored 5 goals. He also played a further 2 games in the FA Cup. While at Everton his team-mates included among others Samuel Wolstenholme.
After just one season at Everton, Kirwan followed John Cameron to Tottenham Hotspur where the latter was now manager. During his six seasons at Tottenham, his played alongside John Brearley and Vivian Woodward. Kirwan scored 97 goals in 347 games for the club. This included 23 in games in FA Cup. He also helped the club win the Southern League in 1900 and the FA Cup in 1901. This saw Tottenham become the only club outside the English League to win the competition. Kirwan kept the ball used in the final until he died in 1959. In 1900 Kirwan also became became the first Spurs player capped by Ireland.
In May 1905 Kirwan left Tottenham Hotspur and joined Chelsea. He made 73 league appearances for Chelsea and scored 17 league goals. In 1907 he helped Chelsea finish runners up in the Second Division and thus gain promotion. Kirwan also played 3 games for Chelsea in the FA Cup, scoring 1 goal. After leaving Chelsea he played for Clyde and Leyton Orient before retiring as a player.
Between 1900 and 1909 Kirwan played 17 times for Ireland. He made his international debut on February 24 1900 in a 2-0 away defeat to Wales. Kirwan, together with Archie Goodall, Billy Scott, Billy McCracken and Robert Milne, was a member of the Ireland team that clinched a share in the 1903 British Home Championship. Until then the competition had been monopolised by England and Scotland. However in 1903, before goal difference was applied, Ireland forced a three way share. Despite losing their opening game 4-0 to England, the Irish then beat Scotland for the first time on March 21 1903. Kirwan scored his first goal for Ireland in the 2-0 win at Celtic Park. He then helped Ireland beat Wales 2-0 in the final game of the tournament. He scored his second goal for Ireland in a 3-1 defeat to England on March 12 1904. His final game for Ireland was a 5-0 defeat to Scotland on March 15 1909.
In September 1910 Kirwan moved to the Netherlands where he became the first professional manager at Ajax Amsterdam. In 1911 he led Ajax to the Dutch Second Class title and victory in a promotion play-off, thus guiding the club into the Dutch top flight for the first time. Kirwan returned to London after the outbreak of the First World War and was succeeded as Ajax coach by Jack Reynolds. Kirwan later coached Bohemians in his native country and A.S. Livorno in Italy for one season before settling in the London area.
John Kirwan was survived by his widow Edith who died in 1976, and daughters Eileen and Maureen, (95 and 91) who are still alive and well and a wonderful source of stories of their father. Many of his international caps and shirts are still in the family, although a lot of his more historical possessions were given to the Tottenham Hotspur museum including the 1901 FA Cup Ball. His memory and passion for football are being kept alive by his great great grandson Dylan Elliott who is an aspiring young player for Omonia Youth (Green) FC.
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'''Tonny Brogaard''' (born 10 February 1984), formerly '''Tonny Nielsen''', is a Danish football goalkeeper, who last played at Boldklubben Frem in the Danish 1st Division. At 206 cm (6'9"), he is one of the tallest playing footballers.
Playing as a reserve goalkeeper for Danish amateur club Fremad Amager, he was brought to English club Doncaster Rovers in May 2005. He signed a two-year contract and looked to compete for the starting goalkeeper spot with fellow Dane Jan Budtz. One of the tallest players in the league, Nielsen was known as "The Gentle Giant" of football. He did not find much playing time at Doncaster, and only played one game in the pre-season. He suffered injuries and was soon third goalkeeper choice at the club. He did appear on the pitch after a match against Manchester City, talking to Jan Budtz after the horrible scenes when Doncaster's first choice keeper Andrew Warrington broke his right leg. Nielsen was eventually released from his contract in October 2006, and moved back to Denmark to play part-time football with Greve IF in the Danish 2nd Division.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Hessenthaler''' (born 17 August 1965 in Dartford, Kent) is an English footballer. He is currently player-manager of Dover Athletic of the Conference South. Hessenthaler began his career in non-league football and did not turn professional until he joined Watford at the age of 26. In 1996, he joined Gillingham and spent the next ten years at the club as player and later player-manager, managing the club to its highest ever finish in the English football league system and becoming regarded as a legend of the Kent club. After leaving Gillingham, he had a short spell at Barnet before joining Dover Athletic in 2007. In his first season in charge, he led the team to the championship of Isthmian League Division One South. The following season the team won the Isthmian League Premier Division at the first time of asking.
As a teenager, Hessenthaler played for the youth team of his local club Dartford.
Hessenthaler spent four years at the club, during which time Dartford reached the semi-finals of the FA Trophy on two occasions and finished twice as runners-up in the Southern League. In 1990, he was called up to the England National Game XI, the national team for semi-professional players. Although he gained only one cap, he was included by the Football Association on a list of the best ever semi-professional players to represent England in 2002. Later that year, he moved on to Redbridge Forest, where he spent one season and helped the team win the Isthmian League championship.
On the recommendation of Peter Taylor, who was by now assistant manager of Watford, Hessenthaler was signed by the Hertfordshire club for a transfer fee of -65,000 at the beginning of the 1991-92 season.
At the end of the 1995-96 season, shortly after Watford's relegation from the First Division, Hessenthaler signed for Gillingham for -235,000, a record fee at the time for the club.
Immediately after guiding Gillingham to promotion, Peter Taylor left to manage Leicester City, and Hessenthaler was appointed player-manager.
He remained at the club as a player but was rarely selected for the team,
On 19 January 2006, Hessenthaler signed for League Two strugglers Barnet on a short-term contract until the end of the season. Although he considered retiring at the end of the season, he was persuaded by manager Paul Fairclough to sign a new contract for a further year. In October 2006, he was named in the League Two team of the week, but at the end of the 2006-07 season, Barnet announced that his contract would not be renewed.
Shortly after his departure from Barnet, Hessenthaler was appointed manager of Dover Athletic of the Isthmian League First Division South. In his first season in charge, he played regularly, making over 30 appearances as he led the team to the championship of the division and promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division. The following season he led the team to a second consecutive championship as Dover won the Isthmian League Premier Division title to gain promotion to Conference South.
Hessenthaler's father was an aspiring footballer and was at one time on the books of Arsenal, but never played professionally. Hessenthaler's mother died in 1991, shortly before his first professional match. He is married to Nikki and has two children, Jake, who is a youth player with Chelsea, and Jasmine. He is the brother-in-law of his assistant at Dover, Darren Hare. In 2008 he opened a new sports and social club in Gillingham in partnership with former team-mate Nicky Southall.
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'''Rune Pedersen''' (born October 9, 1979) is a Danish professional footballer He plays as goalkeeper for Odense Boldklub. He has played 17 matches for various Danish youth national teams.
Born in Copenhagen, Rune Pedersen started his career off at clubs in his hometown. He played youth football with Hvidovre IF, before moving to Kjbenhavns Boldklub (KB), the reserve team of F.C. Copenhagen (FCK) in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. While at KB, he was called up for a number of national youth team matches. He got his first team debut for FCK in August 2000, when he replaced the injured Michael Stensgaard. Pedersen played well, and in November 2000, he was called up for the Denmark under-21 national team.
He went on to win two Superliga championships with FCK, but never fully established himself as FCK's starting goalkeeper. He saw competition from a number of goalkeepers, including Swedish international goalkeeper Magnus Kihlstedt and Norwegian international goalkeeper Thomas Myhre. After two and a half years with FCK, he rejected a contract offer from the club in January 2003. He trained with English club Chelsea FC, but did not get a contract offer. Instead, he was sold to Italian club Modena F.C. in the Serie A championship. Pedersen only spent half a year with the club, before he was released in the summer 2003, after claiming he did not enjoy life in Italy.
He trained with an English club once again, this time Portsmouth F.C., but finally moved back to Denmark to play for Aarhus GF (AGF) in August 2003. Initially a substitute for the three years younger Steffen Rasmussen, Pedersen made his AGF debut in April 2004, and was subsequently kept as starting goalkeeper. During the 2004-05 season, Rune Pedersen and five other players were fined for partying on a night where the team lost to Aalborg BK. He denied paying the fine, and even though the club later dropped the claim, Rune Pedersen was finished in AGF.
He linked up with English side Nottingham Forest during their pre-season tour of Denmark in preparation for the 2005-06 season and whilst on trial won himself a two year contract at the City Ground. After starting the season as first choice keeper the return to fitness of Paul Gerrard and the arrival of Russell Hoult on loan from West Bromwich Albion relegated Pedersen to third choice goalkeeper. The departure of manager Gary Megson, Hoult returning to West Brom and further injury to Paul Gerrard presented Rune with the another chance. Pedersen performed well in the eyes of many Forest fans and contributed to a resurgence in form which saw Forest climb to within two points of a play-off berth by the end of the season.
The appointment of Colin Calderwood as the new manager of Nottingham Forest in June 2006 and the arrival of Southampton goalkeeper Paul Smith limited Rune to just a handful of appearances during the 2006-07 season. His contract was not renewed by the English club and consequently he became a free agent on 30 June 2007. Rune has since signed with Danish Superliga club Lyngby BK. August 29 2009 he was loaned to Odense Boldklub for rest of the year.
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'''Marco Ambrosio''' (30 May 1973 in Brescia) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He plays for FeralpiSal.
The early years of Ambrosio's career were relatively undistinguished, and saw him play for a succession of minor Italian clubs, such as Lumezzane (Serie D), Atalanta B.C. (youth), Pisa (Serie B), A.C. Prato (Serie C1) and Ravenna (Serie C1). He also had a stint with U.C. Sampdoria in Serie A. He made his Serie A debut on 2 November 1997, Sampdoria lost 0-3 at home to A.C. Milan. In total, he played 10 Serie A games for the Genoese team, as second goalkeeper behind Fabrizio Ferron.
After Sampdoria were relegated to Serie B, Ambrosio was sold to Serie C1 team Lucchese in the summer of 1999, where he spent two seasons. In summer 2001 he was signed by newly promoted Serie A team Chievo, where he made another 10 Serie A appearances as second-choice goalkeeper behind Cristiano Lupatelli.
In June 2003 he was signed for Chelsea on a free transfer by Italian manager Claudio Ranieri.
Ambrosio was signed to be goalkeeping understudy to Carlo Cudicini and fellow new-acquisition Jurgen Macho, and so found his playing opportunities limited at Stamford Bridge. His cause was not helped by an unlucky debut in the League Cup against Notts County, in which he made a series of errors. His second appearance, against Bolton Wanderers, proved far more assured as he made a made a string of impressive saves to secure a crucial 2-0 win for his side. That, together with injuries to all Chelsea's other goalkeepers, earned him a run in the side. His most significant contribution came in the Champions League quarter-final against Arsenal when his saves helped Chelsea to a 2-1 victory at Highbury.
However, he lost his place in the side to the fit-again Cudicini towards the end of the season and with the signing of another new goalkeeper Petr ech, he was allowed to leave the club on a free transfer in August 2004.
He moved to Swiss side Grasshopper-Club Zrich shortly afterward and has since signed for Italian team Salernitana of Serie B on 5 January 2005, replaced Alex Brunner who left for Cagliari Calcio, compete with former starter Domenico Botticella.
Ambrosio followed the team relegated to Serie C1 and compete with former team mate in Chievo, Gioacchino Cavaliere
on 21 July 2006, he was signed by Brescia.
In summer 2007, he joined Reggiana of Serie C2.
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'''Stuart Green''' (born 15 June 1981 in Whitehaven, Cumbria) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers.
An attacking midfielder who is often used on the right-hand side of midfield, Green started his career at Newcastle United but did not break into the first team. He played 16 games on loan at Carlisle United in the 2001-02 season.
Later in 2002 he joined Hull City on loan, before then Hull manager, Peter Taylor, signed him on a three-and-half-year contract, in a -150,000 deal just before the club moved to the KC Stadium. Green scored in the first league game at the stadium on 26 December 2002, in a 2-0 victory over league-leaders Hartlepool United.
Subsequently, he also fell out with Carlisle manager Roddy Collins, and before the club's match against Torquay United in April, Green was thrown off the Carlisle team coach by Collins who claimed that Green had been trying to negotiate a transfer back to Hull. Collins said, "How can you ask a man like that to run through a brick wall for you?"
Green remained a first-team squad member at Hull and turned down a move to MK Dons in January 2006 in order to fight for a regular place in the Hull team. However, on 31 August 2006, he joined Peter Taylor at Crystal Palace in a -75,000 deal.
On 9 June 2009, Blackpool confirmed that Green had not been offered a new deal and that he was being released.
On 15 July 2009, it was confirmed that Green would pen a two year deal at recently promoted Wycombe Wanderers. This sees him play under Peter Taylor for the third time.
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'''Scott Christopher Minto''' (born 6 August 1971 in Heswall) is a retired English footballer who played as a left back throughout his career. He now works for Sky Sports as a football pundit on Soccer Saturday and also makes appearances on Chelsea TV hosting programmes if needed.
Scott Minto started his career with Charlton Athletic and made his debut as a 17 year old in 1988. After over 200 appearances for the Addicks, he moved across London to sign for Chelsea in July 1994 for -775,000.
Minto made his debut for Chelsea in a 4-2 Cup Winners' Cup win against Czech side FK Viktoria ikov, and played in every round of the side's run to the semi-finals. His time at Chelsea was plagued by injuries, but he was nevertheless a regular member of the Chelsea defence when fit. In 1996-97, he was an important part of the side's run to the 1997 FA Cup Final, which they won, defeating Middlesbrough 2-0 in what proved to be his last game for the club. He scored five goals in 72 appearances for Chelsea, all of which came in his final season.
In June 1997, shortly after Chelsea's FA Cup win, Minto joined Benfica of Portugal on a free transfer. He remained in Lisbon for 18 months, making 31 appearances, before returning to England with West Ham United for -1,000,000 in January 1999.
His West Ham career got off to a poor start, losing 4-0 at home to Sheffield Wednesday, but he quickly established himself in the side, as the club secured 5th place in the league - their highest ever Premier League finish. However, his time there was again plagued by injury problems and he was released by the club upon the expiry of his contract in June 2003. He played in 51 league games for West Ham, without scoring.
Minto then joined League One side Rotherham United, but once again injuries hindered his progress and he made just six league appearances during the 2005-06 season. He announced his retirement from the game in July 2006.
Minto is now giving something back to his local community, spending one day a week ferrying passengers to and from Rotherham hospice as a voluntary unpaid driver . Minto also regularly reports from live football games for Sky Sports, and occasionally makes appearances commenting on games from the studio for Soccer Saturday. He also appears on talkSPORT's Evening Kick-Off show from time to time as co-presenter, and has also worked as a pundit for BBC London 94.9's live football commentaries.
Minto has since been linked with various coaching positions within Chelsea FC, which he has so far refused to comment on.
He graduated from Staffordshire University with a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting in summer of 2008
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'''Andrew "Andy" Sinton''' (born 19 March 1966 in Cramlington, Northumberland) is an English former professional footballer.
Sinton was a schoolboy footballer, playing for the England Under 15 team. He signed for Cambridge United on leaving school, and made his debut aged 16 years 228 days in November 1982. He is the youngest player to play a league game for Cambridge, and is the only product of the club's youth team to become a full England international. Andy was the outstanding player in a poor Cambridge side, which suffered successive relegations in 1983-84 and 1984-85.
He was signed by Brentford F.C. in 1985 for just -25,000. He was signed for QPR by Trevor Francis in 1989 for -350,000 and went on to play 160 league games scoring 22 goals including the first goal in the notable 4-1 QPR victory at Old Trafford in 1992. Sinton played for QPR in the first year of the Premiership (1992) before moving to Sheffield Wednesday for a then club record -2.75million in August 1993.
He spent two and a half years at Hillsborough but returned to London early in 1996 to link up with former Rangers boss Gerry Francis at Tottenham Hotspur. He came on as an 89th-minute substitute for David Ginola as Spurs clinched the 1999 League Cup at Wembley with a last-gasp 1-0 win over Leicester City.
He made his last Premiership appearance for Tottenham Hotspur in 1999 before spending three years with Wolverhampton Wanderers and then signing for non-league Burton Albion in August 2002.
Sinton was appointed manager of Isthmian League Division One outfit Fleet Town in summer 2005, having spent the previous season as the club's Football Development Officer.
On the international front, Sinton made his England debut in a 1-1 draw in Poland in November 1991, and went on to acquire 12 caps - including two in Sweden during a disappointing European Championships campaign. He played David Platt through on goal for England's penalty claim that was turned down in their 2-0 defeat against the Netherlands in Rotterdam in October 1993, towards the end of Graham Taylor's reign at the helm. His last appearance for his country came the following month, in the 7-1 rout of San Marino in Bologna.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Hassell''' (born 4 June 1980 in Derby, Derbyshire) is an English football defender, currently playing for Barnsley.
Barnsley boss Paul Hart continued his rebuilding by signing full back Hassell in the summer of 2004. He was released by Mansfield Town at the end of the 2003-04 season and completed his move to Oakwell on July 1. Hassell was excellent for Barnsley throughout the 2004-05 campaign and was a certain starter when fit. He made 43 appearances throughout the campaign and put in some notable displays both at right back and in the middle of defence. He missed parts of the 2005-06 campaign through injury he was in fine form whether at right back of in the middle of defence to help Barnsley gain promotion. He then enjoyed another fine campaign during 2006-07, again in the running for all the end of season awards, Hassell clocked up 42 appearances, netting two goals.
Late on during Barnsley's 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, Bobby made a miraculous last ditch clearance off the line to deny Marcus Tudgay an equiliser. This helped to guarantee Bobby's place in Barnsley folklore as the club completed its first double over Sheffield Wednesday in 63 years.
He was named Players Player of the Year, Fans Player of the Years and Disabled Supporters Player of the year for the 2008/09 Season
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'''Antony Kay''' (born October 21, 1982 in Barnsley) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Huddersfield Town in Football League One.
Kay began his career at Barnsley; from his school years, he rose through the ranks to make his professional debut for the club on 12 August 2000 at Oakwell against Norwich City.
In the 2005-06 season he scored the fourth and final Barnsley penalty in the play-off final penalty shootout against Swansea City, in which Barnsley gained promotion to the Championship. At the time of his departure, he was vice-captain of the side, and was the club's longest serving player.
He was released at the end of the 2006-07 season, and subsequently signed a two-year deal with League One side Tranmere Rovers. He scored 7 goals in his first season at the club, including the fans goal of the season on Boxing Day against Carlisle United. He made 30 league appearances in his first season at Prenton Park, playing mainly in his natural position of centre back.
He opened his account for the 2008-09 season with a spectatcular volley from outside the box in the 4-1 win over Northampton Town. He became a lethal midfielder during that season, which saw Tranmere miss out on the play-offs on the final day of the season.
After his contract at Prenton Park ran out, he was signed by fellow League One side Huddersfield Town on 29 May 2009, on a two-year deal, taking up the number 8 shirt vacated by Jon Worthington. He made his debut in the 2-2 draw against Southend United at Roots Hall on August 8, 2009. He scored his first goal for the club in the 3-1 win over Southampton at the Galpharm Stadium on August 15.
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'''Carlton Lloyd Palmer''' (born 5 December 1965 in Rowley Regis) is a former English professional football player who played as a midfielder, most notably for Sheffield Wednesday.
Palmer started his career at West Bromwich Albion, joining as an apprentice in July 1983 before turning professional in December 1984.
In September 1997 he was signed by Southampton manager Dave Jones for a fee of -1.0 million. In the dressing room he was abrasive, awkward and argumentative but on the pitch he was determined, hard-working and persistent and his long legs made him difficult to play against. In January 1999 he was transferred to Nottingham Forest for a fee of -1.1 million and was replaced in Southampton's midfield by Chris Marsden.
He later played for Coventry City, who loaned him out to Watford for three months in 2000-01.
Palmer won 18 caps for the English national team, scoring once against San Marino. He was a member of the England squad that went to the 1992 European Championships in Sweden. He was also capped 5 times for the England B team.
Palmer's management career began when he was appointed player-manager of Stockport County in November 2001. He was sacked by the club in September 2003, following a poor start to the season.
In November 2004, events involving Mansfield Manager Keith Curle resulted in Curle being suspended. With no manager, the Mansfield Chairman rang up Carlton and asked him if he would join The Stags temporarily as manager of the club, which Carlton accepted, without being paid. Keith Curle was later dismissed and Carlton Palmer signed a contract until 2006 as manager of Mansfield Town.
Palmer now works as a pundit on the BBC show Final Score, and also provides match analysis for the Football Channel alongside Peter Reid. He represented Sheffield Wednesday in the 2006 Yorkshire Masters. He also owns the Dam House pub, near the Arts Tower in Sheffield.
Palmer owned an online estate agency in Sheffield called The Home Game which ceased trading in August 2008, and is a pundit on Ten Sports, the Mid-east Asian sports channel, that is broadcast in the UAE, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He now works for Repton school Dubai and teaches football in P.E. and is sometimes guest presenter on Showsports with Rob McCaffrey and Derek Whyte. As of March 2009 he has been starring in a Paddy Power advert.
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'''Tomasz Cywka''' (; born June 27, 1988 in Gliwice, Poland), is a Polish footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic.
Following a successful week-long trial at Wigan Athletic, Cywka signed a three-year contract in July 2006 transferring him from Gwarek Zabrze to the Premier League side. He made his first appearance in September 2006 as a substitute against Crewe Alexandra F.C in the Carling Cup.
Cywka has played 80 times for his country at both U18 and U19 level, and has also featured at U21 level, the youngest player to do so in Poland's history.
In October 2006 he moved on loan to League One side Oldham Athletic where he made four substitute appearances.
He made his second appearance for Wigan in an FA Cup match against Tottenham in January 2009, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute.
In February 2009 Steve Bruce suggested that Cywka was on the verge of breaking into the first team,
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'''Sidney Edward James Russell''' (4 October 1937 - 18 June 1994) was an English cricketer and footballer.
Sid Russell was born in Feltham, Middlesex and played in 142 first-class cricket matches for Middlesex (1960-1964), MCC (1961) and Gloucestershire (1965-1968) as a sound right-handed batsman, scoring 5,464 runs (average 23.86), with a highest score of 130. He scored 4 centuries and 21 fifties, as well as taking 41 catches.
He played in 61 matches for Middlesex as an uncapped professional. He scored 2,681 runs from 105 innings at an average score of 27.63, with a top score of 130. He scored 1,119 runs at 31.08 in his debut season, a feat that he later repeated for Gloucestershire. He later played club cricket in the Bristol area of Almondsbury and for the Civil Service.
He also played in 54 Football League matches as a full-back for Brentford between 1954 and 1960. He died from a heart attack in Quebec, Canada aged 56.
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'''Paul Rideout''' (born 14 August 1964 in Bournemouth) was an English professional football player who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He is currently a youth coach with the Kansas City Wizards, heading their U-16, U-17 and U-18 teams.
Rideout's career began as a 16 year old at Swindon Town as their youngest ever first team player, and he finished the 1980-81 season with four goals from 16 Third Division games. He established himself as a first team player in 1981-82 by playing 35 games and scoring 14 goals, though it wasn't enough to save Swindon from relegation to the Fourth Division he initially decided to remain at the County Ground in order to help them win promotion. After they failed to win promotion in 1982-83, despite Rideout's 20 goals in 44 games, he was transferred to First Division club Aston Villa for -200,000 by manager Tony Barton.
He scored five goals in 25 league games during his first season as a First Division player at Villa Park, and also helped them reach the Football League Cup semi finals, though they could only manage a 10th place finish in the league. He remained a first team player the following season under new manager Graham Turner, scoring 14 goals in 29 games though Villa finished mid table once again. Then came a transfer to Italian team Bari, where Rideout spent three years before returning to England in a -430,000 move to Southampton on 5 July 1988.
Rideout was initially a regular first team player at The Dell, but the arrival of Iain Dowie in March 1991 cost him his place in the side after 71 league games and 19 goals, and he then dropped down a division with a nine-game loan spell at Swindon Town, where he scored once, before returning to Southampton for the 1991-92 season.
He made four more appearances for The Saints, failing to score a goal, before he was sold to Notts County for -250,000 on 16 September 1991, just after they began their first top division season since 1984. However, they were already struggling to avoid relegation from the First Division and manager Neil Warnock saw Rideout as the man to help County preserve their top flight status and gain a place in the new FA Premier League which would begin the following season. However, he lasted barely four months at Meadow Lane, scoring three goals in 11 league games (his performances failed to improve County's league form and they ended the season relegated) before joining Glasgow Rangers for -500,000 on 10 January 1992. He scored once in 11 games, providing adequate backup for the strike partnership of Mark Hateley and Ally McCoist, as Rangers won the double of the Scottish Premier Division and SFA Cup, and played one game in the 1992-93 Scottish league season before returning to England in a -500,000 move to Everton on 14 August 1992 - the day before their first game in the new Premier League. Among his fellow strikers was Mo Johnston - ironically the player whose gap he had effectively filled at Rangers just months earlier.
Rideout's first season at Goodison Park was something of a disappointment, as he managed just 3 goals in 24 games and was unable to break up the strike partnership of Peter Beardsley and Tony Cottee, and it was a similar story the following season (despite Beardsley's departure to Newcastle United) as he managed just 24 league appearances once again, though he did improve his goals tally to six for the 1993-94 season. It wasn't a good time for Everton, either, as their Premier League debut had brought them a 13th place finish, and after going top of the Premier League by winning their first three games of the 1993-94 season, their form slumped dramatically (failing to improve after Mike Walker succeeded Howard Kendall as manager in mid season) and they only narrowly avoided relegation.
1994-95 was arguably the finest season of Rideout's career. He scored 14 goals from 29 Premier League games as Everton overcame a 12-match winless league start to finish in a secure 15th place following Walker's dismissal in favour of Joe Royle, and scored the only goal of the FA Cup final as Everton won their first major trophy since 1987 and condemned Manchester United to their first trophyless season since 1989. With Beardsley, Cottee and Johnston now gone, Rideout now had an effective strike partner in the shape of Duncan Ferguson and a capable deputy in Daniel Amokachi.
Unfortunately, the 1994-95 campaign was as good as it got for Rideout in his time at Everton, though he did score six goals in 25 league games to help them finish sixth in 1995-96. 1996-97 saw him restricted to a mere 10 league appearances, during which he failed to score, and at the end of the campaign he transferred to Qianwei Huangdao in China, where he was voted 'Best Overseas player' in the Chinese League. He then moved to the United States of America in 1998 to play for the Kansas City Wizards from 1998-1999 before returning to the Chinese league until 2000, playing for Shenzhen Jianlibao.
Rideout's last club was Tranmere Rovers, where he played until May 2002, before being appointed to the club's coaching staff as an assistant with Tranmere Rovers Youth Academy. His time at Tranmere Rovers is most memorable for the FA Cup match against former club Southampton, in which he scored three of four second half goals to win the game after his team had been 3-0 down at half-time, Stuart Barlow scoring the other. However, on the league scene it was not a successful time for player and club. They were relegated in bottom place at the end of his first season after a decade of second tier football, which had seen manager John Aldridge forced out of his job after five years at the helm. Rideout's former Everton team mate Dave Watson was then appointed manager at Prenton Park, but was unable to restore Tranmere to Division One in Rideout's final season before retiring as a player.
Although he did not represent the England national football team at full-level, he played several times for England at schoolboy, under-18 and under-21 level. At international level he scored over 30 goals, including 3 goals for England schoolboys in a match lost 4-5 to Scotland, at Wembley Stadium.
Following his spell coaching at the club's academy, Rideout then returned to the United States and began coaching with the Kansas City Wizards, managing all three of the club's youth squads.
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'''David Stuart Byrne''' (born 5 March 1961 in Hammersmith, London) is an English former professional footballer.
Byrne was a winger and began his career with Gillingham. He moved to Millwall on 4 August 1986 for a fee of -5,000. He joined Cambridge United on loan on 8 September 1988 and Blackburn Rovers on loan on 23 February 1989. On 16 March 1989 he joined Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer. He later played for Bristol Rovers, Watford and went on loan to Reading and Fulham.
He joined Shamrock Rovers in January 1993 also on loan from Watford but only made four league appearances.
After returning to Watford joined Scottish side St. Johnstone and Partick Thistle.
He joined Walsall on loan in February 1994 and after leaving Partick played for St Mirren, Ayr United and Albion Rovers where he was player-coach in 1996. He also had a brief loan spell at Tottenham in 1995, featuring in their makeshift squad for the Intertoto Cup.
In November 2006 he was assisting Ian Atkins on a non-contract basis at Torquay United. On 28 November 2006, Byrne left his post at PCFE when he was named as the new Youth Team Manager at Swindon Town working under former Plymouth Argyle boss Paul Sturrock.
After Sturrock left Swindon to take the role of managing his previous club, Plymouth, Byrne took temporary charge of Swindon. When Maurice Malpas became manager, Byrne became his assistant.
Byrne again became Caretaker manager of Swindon following the departure of manager Maurice Malpas, on 14 November 2008.
Following the news that Danny Wilson was confirmed as the new manager of Swindon Town, on 26 December 2008, David Byrne again reverted back to being assistant manager. It is not known how long he will be at the club as it has not yet be confirmed, nor denied, if Danny Wilson will be bringing his own backroom staff to the club.
On 16 June 2009, he was appointed Head Of Player Development at Swindon Town.
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'''Darren Peacock''' (born 3 February 1968 in Bristol) is a former English professional football player who played as a central defender, before being forced to retire at the age of 32.
After being released by Bristol Rovers, Peacock started his career in the lower leagues at Newport County, and when the club went bust he signed for Hereford United in 1989. In his first full season he was voted player of the year, featuring regularly in the team that went on to lift the Welsh Cup. His performances for Hereford earned him a move to top flight Queens Park Rangers in 1990 for -200,000. This remains the record fee that Hereford have received for a player, and more was to come due to a 10% sell on clause which netted the ''Bulls'' a total of -440,000.
Peacock was a member of the QPR team that beat Manchester United 4-1 at Old Trafford in front of a live TV audience on New Years Day 1992. He made over 100 league appearances while at Loftus Road and was purchased by Kevin Keegan of Newcastle United for -2.7 million, to strengthen their defence in their first season in the Premiership in 1994. He scored only two league goals for the ''Magpies'', one of which was in the 5-0 defeat of Manchester United.
Peacock later played for Blackburn Rovers, where serious injury problems began. He soon lost his place in the team and served loan spells at West Ham and Wolverhampton Wanderers. While on loan at Wolves he collided with his own goalkeeper Michael Oakes in a match against Fulham, which resulted in damaged vertebrae in his neck and compression to his spine. He played on in the match despite being knocked unconscious, and it was only until he returned to Blackburn that the full extent of his injury came to light, having come close to paralysis
His older brothers Steve and Bob run a bike shop in Halifax. He has been known to help out on the odd shift.
He retired in December 2000. At Blackburn he scored once against Southampton in April 1999.
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'''Peter Shreeves''' (born 30 November 1940) is an English former football player, manager and coach. He is currently Director of Football at Grays Athletic.
Shreeves was born in Neath in South Wales where his mother had been evacuated to during the early stages of World War II, but was brought up in Islington, London. He began his career with non-league Finchley from where he joined Reading in January 1959. He made over 100 league appearances for Reading over the next seven years, but his professional career was curtailed by a broken leg. He left Reading in 1959 to join Southern League club Chelmsford City.
In the summer of 1969, Shreeves joined Wimbledon where he remained until taking up a coaching post at Charlton Athletic in 1974. Later that year he joined Tottenham Hotspur as youth coach. In 1977, Tottenham manager Keith Burkinshaw promoted him to manager of the reserve team, and then as his assistant in 1980.
In June 1984, Shreeves was promoted to the manager's seat after Burkinshaw's resignation and took Spurs to third place in the league at the end of his first season as manager. This would normally have earned them a UEFA Cup place, but the ban on English clubs in European competition began at this time due to the Heysel Stadium disaster. Tottenham finished 10th the following season and Shreeve was sacked in favour of David Pleat in March 1986.
In August that year Shreeves joined the coaching staff at Queens Park Rangers and in December 1988 was made assistant manager after Trevor Francis had been appointed as player-manager. He then worked as assistant to Steve Perryman at Watford before working as Wales assistant manager under Terry Yorath.
Shreeves returned to Tottenham as manager in July 1991 after Terry Venables had moved upstairs to become Chief Executive. Tottenham had won the FA Cup under Venables, but Shreeves was sacked after just one season with Tottenham finishing 15th in the league.
From 1993 to 1996 he was assistant manager at Chelsea before Glenn Hoddle became England manager and Ruud Gullit did not include Shreeves in his management team.
Shreeves then became assistant manager to David Pleat at Sheffield Wednesday, and worked alongside subsequent managers Ron Atkinson and Danny Wilson before being named caretaker manager in March 2000. By this date, the Owls were struggling at the bottom of the Premiership and was not given the job permanently after the club's relegation was confirmed. But he was retained as assistant manager to Paul Jewell, and got the job permanently when Jewell was sacked in February 2001. The Owls were looking in real danger of a second successive relegation at the time, but Shreeves kept them clear, earning the Manager of the Month award for March 2001 in the process. However, he resigned in October 2001 with the Owls struggling in the league.
Shreeves made a return to football as manager of Conference side Barnet in February 2002, earning the Conference Manager of the Month Award for his first month in charge. However, he resigned after just one year in charge, with the Bees struggling to make the Conference play-offs.
Grays Athletic appointed Shreeves as caretaker manager following Gary Phillips being placed on gardening leave on 10 September, until the club appoint a manager on 16 September.
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'''Phillip Anthony Neale''' OBE, born at Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, on 5 June 1954, was a cricketer who played for Worcestershire and captained the team to success in the County Championship in 1988 and 1989. He also played football for Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United.
Phil Neale was a right-handed middle order batsman who scored more than 900 runs in his first full season of first-class cricket for Worcestershire in 1976, and was then a fixture in the side for the next 15 seasons, scoring 1,000 runs in a season eight times and exceeding 900 in five others. His sole representative appearance was for England A against Pakistan when they toured England. But from 1982, he was county captain, and Worcestershire achieved considerable success under his leadership in the late 1980s. The county won the Sunday League in 1987 and 1988 and the County Championship in 1988 and 1989.
Neale's captaincy and contacts were a factor in attracting big name cricketers to Worcester. He played soccer professionally at Scunthorpe United with the England all-rounder Ian Botham, and when Botham fell out with Somerset, he joined Worcestershire. Botham was followed by a fellow England player, the fast bowler Graham Dilley, and Worcestershire also took on the Zimbabwean Graeme Hick, who later qualified for England. Neale's success in drawing team performances from a side not lacking in personalities won him nomination as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1989.
Following his retrement in 1992 he has been prominent as a coach and team manager at both county and national levels. In all matches, he scored more than 17,000 runs at an average of almost 36.5 runs per innings.
In 1990, Neale wrote a book about his sporting career, ''A Double Life'' (ISBN 0-948955-31-7).
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'''Manuel Rui Marques''' (born 3 September 1977 in Luanda, Angola) is an Angolan footballer, currently playing as a defender for Leeds United and the Angolan national side. Although born in Angola, Marques moved to Portugal as a child. He is the longest serving player at Leeds at present.
Marques began his professional career at Germany's SSV Ulm 1846 in the 1999-2000 season. He subsequently moved to Hertha BSC in Berlin, Germany's capital. But only managed to play one game for the first team in the league.
Marques then moved to VfB Stuttgart of the German Bundesliga, spending four seasons at the German club where he won the 2002-2003 Intertoto Cup after beating French side Lille. In the 2004-05 season he moved to CS Martimo of Madeira, Portugal where he played in the Portuguese Premier Division. After struggling to break into the first team, Marques was released after just one season. As a free agent he then began to look for clubs abroad.
Prior to the 2005-06 season, Marques went on trial to Ipswich Town where he impressed the then manager Joe Royle enough to want to sign him permanently, but instead he chose to move to Leeds United in England on a Bosman transfer.He was signed by manager Kevin Blackwell, but Marques made only one appearance for Leeds in the 2005-06 season in the Carling Cup against Oldham, in which he was clearly very nervous and uncomfortable playing out of position at right-back, Marques did not feature again for Leeds that season with Paul Butler, Sean Gregan, Matthew Kilgallon, Clarke Carlisle and Michael Duberry all ahead of him in the pecking order. Towards the end of 2005-06 he went to Hull City on a short-term loan, which was cut short due to injury. He thus returned to Leeds. He represented Angola in the 2006 World Cup, and was one of two Leeds United players to take part in that Tournament, with Eddie Lewis being the other player (He represented the USA).
The 2006-07 campaign again saw Marques over-looked by manager Kevin Blackwell, and initially again by the new Leeds manager Dennis Wise, who said that Marques would not feature under his leadership and was told he was free to leave the club along with a number of other squad and fringe players. However, Marques did not complain about his isolation from the first team and worked hard to try and prove himself.
Marques' hard-work and persistence was rewarded when he was called up to the first team squad for Leeds United's 2-1 victory against Coventry City on 1 January 2007, where he turned in a very solid performance at centre back. This performance saw Marques being rewarded with a long run in the starting lineup at Elland Road. Marques after such a long time out in the cold for Leeds became on of the first names on the team sheet. With questions about extending his contract Marques stated that he would prefer to concentrate on Leeds' relegation battle than signing a new deal. He was an instant hit with the fans. Despite putting in some impressive performances, they were not enough to save Leeds who were relegated to League One for the first time in there history, but Marques showed his commitment to the club once again and signed a new deal on 7 August 2007. Marques was a regular starter in the first team and scored his first goal for Leeds on 18 August 2007 in the 4-1 drubbing of Southend United in the dying minutes of the match. Marques missed several matches in January 2008, linking up with Angola for the African Cup Of Nations.
On his return, Marques established himself as fourth-choice captain at Leeds, taking up the armband for most of March 2008 whilst Alan Thompson, Jonathan Douglas and Andy Hughes were out injured. Marques picked up an injury and was replaced by Paul Huntington in Leeds' starting line-up. Due to Huntington's fantastic form, Marques was kept out of the side for the rest of the season, only being limited to occasional substitute appearances.
Before he left the club, manager Dennis Wise stated he would offer Marques a new contract, Wise even said Rui should wait longer before signing the deal to help get a wage increase. Upon his arrival, new manager Gary McAllister offered Marques a new contract but talks stalled with the length of the contract appearing to be the deciding factor in Marques' decision. Talks were delayed until the summer and Leeds reached the League 1 playoff final but lost 1-0 against Doncaster Rovers. During the summer Marques was linked to a move to the Premiership with him interesting Roy Keane's Sunderland. However, on 20 May 2008 he signed a new contract with Leeds United, contracting him to the club for a further two seasons. At the start of the 2008-09 season Marques who was fluent in Spanish also acted as a translator for new Argentine signing Luciano Becchio. After a poor start to the 2008-09 season with Leeds' defence leaking a lot of goals, McAllister was sacked and was replaced by Simon Grayson. He scored in Leeds United's 2-0 win against Southend on 28 January 2009. Marques played regularly under Grayson, and began partnering new signing Richard Naylor, but when Sam Sodje was signed on loan Marques lost his place. Leeds reached the playoff semi finals but lost out to Millwall.
With Sam Sodje's loan spell over and captain Richard Naylor injured, Marques found himself as first choice central defence partnership with Patrick Kisnorbo at the start of the 2009-10 season, He lost his starting place when Marques suffered an achilles injury whilst on international duty in September, and dropped down the pecking order when he was out injured when Leeds completed the signing of Leigh Bromby. Marques' injury kept him out for a prolonged period lasting over several games. After featuring in some reserve games and behind closed doors friendlies, Marques returned from injury and was named on the bench against Kettering Town. After his spell out injured he is now behind Patrick Kisnorbo, Richard Naylor, Leigh Bromby and Lubomir Michalik in the pecking order for Leeds, Paul Huntington is the only senior centre back at Leeds who is below Marques in the pecking order. Marques was named on the bench against Oldham Athletic and kept his place on the bench against Huddersfield Town. When Naylor and Kisnorbo were both fit they returned to the starting 11, with Lubo Michalik dropping to the bench at Marques' expense.
Rui Marques will be unavailable for selection for Leeds during most of January 2010 as he was called up to host nation Angola's African Cup Of Nations squad. The most high profile game he is unavailable for was Leeds' FA Cup tie away to Manchester United.
Despite being eligible for the Portuguese national side, Marques pledged his allegiance to the country of his birth, Angola. Rui Marques played for Angola in the 2006 World Cup, Where he played against Mexico, Iran and against the country he was brought up in Portugal with Angola finishing 3rd in their group. He also played in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, in which he played in all of Angola's games.
Marques was called up by Angola for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, where his country Angola are the host nation of the tournament, during this spell he will be unavailable to play for Leeds. 30th December 2009 Marques played in the 1-0 loss to Estonia, which was a friendly match as a warm up for the Cup Of Nations. Then played in the 1-1 draw against The Gambia, a game which Manucho scored Angola's goal. Angola's first game of the African Cup Of Nations is against Mali. Marques started the match for Angola against Mali, Angola were 4-0 up with 15 minutes to go, but conceded 4 in the last 15 minutes and it finished 4-4 with the likes of Seydou Keita and Frederic Kanoute getting on the score sheet for Mali. Marques played the whole game for Angola in there 2-0 win over Malawi and featured as a starter in the 0-0 draw with Algeria, a game which enabled Angola to progress to the quarter-finals as winners of their group.
In 2008 Rui Marques was the subject of a hoax that said that he had been kidnapped in Kazakhstan and an online petition was set up to campaign to get him released. This was proved to be false when the Yorkshire Evening Post interviewed him at Leeds Uniteds training ground at Thorpe Arch.
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'''Neil David Redfearn''' (born 20 June 1965) is an English footballer and manager, who plays for Salford City and is under-18s coach at Leeds United. He has played 790 matches in the Football League, the fifth highest total of all-time, and more than a thousand first-team games overall in a career that has spanned 24 years. He was previously the manager of Halifax Town, Scarborough and Northwich Victoria.
Redfearn began his professional career at Bolton Wanderers in 1982, having previously been on the books of Nottingham Forest's youth team. He later made his name as goalscoring midfielder at lower-division sides Lincoln and Doncaster. In 1987, he was signed by Crystal Palace for -100,000, and he later played for Watford, before moving again in 1991 to Oldham.
Redfearn's last season with Oldham constituted a career highlight as he was an ever-present in the team that won the Second Division title and returned the Latics to the top-flight of English football after a gap of almost 80 years. Redfearn converted the injury time penalty in the final game of the season against Sheffield Wednesday that completed a 3-2 victory (after Oldham had trailed 2-0), and snatched the championship from West Ham, who had prematurely been handed the trophy some 15 minutes earlier.
Despite his contribution to Oldham's promotion, he became surplus to requirements with the re-signing of former club captain Mike Milligan from Everton in the off-season and Redfearn was transferred without playing for Oldham in the top-flight.
In September 1991, Redfearn joined Barnsley, and it was at this club he arguably spent his prime years. In his seven seasons at Oakwell, he hardly missed a single game, and was named club captain and penalty taker. In 1996-97, Redfearn scored 17 goals as Barnsley won promotion to the Premiership for the first time in the club's history.
Redfearn missed only one game, and was Barnsley's top scorer with ten league goals in 1997-98. It wasn't enough to save them from the drop though, as Barnsley were relegated that season. However, despite his relatively high age, Redfearn's performances had made him a wanted man in the Premiership, and he was signed by Charlton Athletic for -1,000,000 in the summer of 1998. He left Barnsley having played 338 first-team games, scoring 84 goals.
In 1998-99, his family did not settle in London, and at the end of the season, Redfearn jumped at the chance of returning to his native Yorkshire, when Bradford City paid -250,000 for his services.
Redfearn didn't make much of an impact at Bradford, and joined his 10th team, Wigan Athletic after just nine months in Bradford. Despite a very good goalscoring record, Redfearn never became first-choice at Wigan either, and he dropped down two divisions to join Halifax Town in 2001. At Halifax, he also got his first taste of management, serving two spells as the team's caretaker manager. He left Halifax in the summer of 2002, having been snubbed for the permanent manager's job, and joined Boston United as player-coach.
Redfearn spent the better part of two years at Boston, before finishing his Football League career at Rochdale in the spring of 2004. Rochdale did not offer him a new contract at the end of the season, Redfearn dropped down to the Conference, where he became player-coach at Scarborough, managed at the time by his former Oldham teammate Nick Henry. When Henry was sacked in October 2005, Redfearn was named the team's new manager, while remaining registered as a player.
Redfearn resigned in June 2006 after it was revealed that Mark Patterson would be brought in as assistant manager. He subsequently signed with Unibond League side Bradford Park Avenue.
Redfearn is currently fifth in the all-time list of most Football League appearances. His last league appearance for Rochdale took his total to 790. He made his 1000th competitive appearance on 4 November 2006, when Bradford Park Avenue faced Solihull Borough in the 2nd qualifying round of the FA Trophy.
Redfearn quit Bradford Park Avenue in March 2007, joining rivals Stocksbridge Park Steels, but left in June 2007 to become manager of Northwich Victoria. He left the club in September 2007, after the club only managed one point from their first nine games, leaving them bottom of the Conference National.
He joined Frickley Athletic in September 2007 as a player. He left the club a month later to join Bridlington Town.
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'''Yoann Folly''' (born 6th June 1985 in Paris) is a French-born Togolese international footballer who plays for Plymouth Argyle of the Football League Championship. His preferred position is in central midfield, but he can also play on the wing.
Folly was brought to England in 2003 by then Southampton manager Gordon Strachan who paid St. tienne -250,000 to secure his signature. After numerous managerial changes at Southampton, Folly struggled to get in the team and loan spells at Nottingham Forest (where he scored his first goal in English Football against QPR in the FA Cup)
In January 2006, Folly was signed on loan by Sheffield Wednesday to ease injury problems as the then manager Paul Sturrock had been impressed by him after taking over as Saints manager from Strachan in 2004. He made his debut on 31 January at Hillsborough, suffering a 2-0 defeat against Luton Town.
Folly's promising displays meant that he joined Wednesday on a permanent basis following the end of the season, rejecting the offer of a new contract at St. Mary's - however, Southampton received an undisclosed compensation fee under FA rules due to him being under the age of 24.
On 28 August 2007, Folly climbed off the substitutes' bench at Hillsborough to score an extra-time winner for Wednesday in the League Cup 2nd round versus Hartlepool United.
Despite becoming an increasingly important member of the side over the 07/08 season, Folly handed in a transfer request to the club on the 4th of January 2008, citing concerns about his lack of first team football.
On 11 January 2008, it was announced that Folly had signed for Plymouth Argyle for a fee believed to be around -200,000, joining manager Paul Sturrock for the third time in his career. . After only appearing once all year, he started the match at the Riverside Stadium against Middlesbrough on the 31st of October 2009, and produced a vivid display. He was then voted man of the match in the following home win over Doncaster Rovers on the 7th of November 2009, and looks likely to hold down a first team spot.
Folly played for France at Under 16, 17, 18 and 21 level, but later switched his alliance to Togo. He was called up to Togo's 2006 World Cup squad, but did not make the final cut. On 22 August 2008, Folly made his debut for Togo in their 2-1 defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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'''Steven Gillespie''' (born 4 June 1985 in Liverpool) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Colchester United F.C.
Gillespie, a technically gifted striker, began his career as a trainee for Liverpool.
Gillespie began his career with Liverpool having carved out a name for himself as a goalscorer in schoolboy football. He broke Robbie Fowler's goal-scoring record for Liverpool Schools; he later had his record broken by Wayne Rooney.
In 2004, having had few opportunities at Liverpool, he was released and was quickly signed by Bristol City, then of Coca-Cola League One, who are now in the Coca-Cola Championship. He continued to find himself without many chances and later in 2004 was sent on-loan to Cheltenham Town of League Two, where he scored 4 goals in 5 appearances and instantly became a favourite with the team's supporters.
Gillespie once again joined Cheltenham on loan at the end of the 2004-2005 season, and again in the first half of the 2005-2006 season, scoring a further 5 goals. He signed a permanent two-and-a-half year contract in January 2006, for an undisclosed fee.
Despite signing a new contract in August 2007, Gillespie handed in a transfer request in the summer of 2008.
On the 7th July 2008, Gillespie signed for Colchester following a successful season with Cheltenham in which he scored 16 goals. It was a club record signing fee of -400,000 as the U's looked to bounce back to the Championship.
To date, he has endured a stop start beginning to his career in North Essex; persistent injuries and suspension hindering any run in the team.
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'''Roman Anatolevich Pavlyuchenko''' (; born 15 December 1981 in Mostovskoy) is a Russian footballer who currently plays as a centre forward for Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League and for the Russian national team.
Pavlyuchenko made his first team debut for Dynamo Stavropol in 1999. He moved to Rotor Volgograd in 2000 where he stayed for three years. He scored 14 goals in 65 games for Volgograd, with his appearances being limited.
Pavlyuchenko moved to Spartak Moscow in the spring of 2003. During his time at Spartak, Pavlyuchenko was the club's most prolific goalscorer, scoring 77 goals in 147 games. His goalscoring, together with his loyalty to the ''rhombik'' (the club's emblem), earned him much respect and appreciation from the "Army of Red-White Fans".
On 1 September 2008, Pavlyuchenko officially signed for Tottenham Hotspur for a reported fee of -14 million. He received the #9 shirt after Dimitar Berbatov signed for Manchester United. Initially, he struggled to adjust to the new environment at the English capital. After the arrival of new coach Harry Redknapp, he began to score on a more regular basis.
Pavlyuchenko made his debut for the Spurs on 15 September against Aston Villa. He scored his first goal on 24 September 2008, in the 2-1 League Cup 3rd round win against Newcastle United. Pavlyuchenko went on to score his first league goal for the club in the 2-0 victory against Bolton Wanderers on 26 October 2008. In the FA Cup third round, Pavlyuchenko scored two goals and was named man of the match against Wigan Athletic to put them through to the fourth round. The match ended 3-1. He also scored once in both legs of the Carling Cup semi-final including a crucial goal to send Tottenham through three minutes from full time against Burnley in the second leg. He also scored the first goal in the FA Cup match against Manchester United, which Tottenham lost 2-1, with a glancing header passing Manchester United's Ben Foster. He has scored in every English domestic cup competition game he has played in, except for the 2009 Football League Cup Final. In the 2009-10 season Pavlyuchenko has been fourth choice striker for Tottenham with Harry Redknapp preferring Robbie Keane, Peter Crouch and Jermaine Defoe to the Russian. His first starting appearance being against Doncaster Rovers in the League Cup where he scored in a 5-1 win.
In 2003, Pavlyuchenko was first called into the Russian national team and since 2005 has been consistently earning caps at the national level.
Pavlyuchenko was in the spotlight when he scored both goals in Russia's 2-1 victory in a crucial Euro 2008 qualification match against England. He was named in Guus Hiddink's 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2008.
He scored a late consolation goal in Russia's loss to Spain in their opening match of the campaign and the first goal in Russia's third match of the tournament against Sweden to send Russia through at Sweden's expense. He was declared man of the match after the 1-0 game with Greece, although he did not score in the game, and then scored the first goal of the match in Russia's 3-1 quarter final victory over the Netherlands. After the tournament ended, he was named in the 23-man Team of the Tournament.
Pavlyuchenko is married to Larisa and has a young daughter named Kristina. In Russia, Pavlyuchenko is a local ''Duma'' (city council) deputy in Stavropol, representing the ruling Vladimir Putin-led United Russia party, although "because of my profession it won't be easy for me to take part directly in the workings of the city council - but I am ready to help with advice and with a concrete contribution to the development possibilities for exercise and sport".
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'''Jonathan "Jon" Parkin''' (born 30 December 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Preston North End as a striker.
Parkin scored 15 goals in 87 appearances for York, despite sometimes playing in a central defensive role. After nearly two years with the club, he moved to Macclesfield Town in February 2004, after York told him they wouldn't be able to offer him the same pay deal for the 2004-05 season.
At the start of the 2005-06 season, Parkin had an injury to his knee which stopped him from playing until October. But in the short space of time between October and January, he scored 9 times in 15 games. Macclesfield confirmed they had rejected two bids for Parkin by 5 January 2006,
Parkin was loaned out to Stoke City for the remainder of the 2006-07 season in March 2007.
On the 2nd January 2010 Parkin scored his first F.A Cup career hat-rick for his team Preston in their 7-0 win over Colchester United.
Parkin has been referred to as "The Beast" and fans have chanted "Feed The Beast and he will score".
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'''James Robert Perch''' (born 28 September 1985) is an English footballer and currently plays for Nottingham Forest. Perch is versatile and has covered many positions in both defence and across midfield.
Perch was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. He was educated at Sherwood Hall Upper School. He is a product of the hugely successful Nottingham Forest academy. . He is very versatile and has played in a number of different positions at the City Ground. Though he started off a striker in the Forest academy, he was moved to right-back as a cover and played well there he's also known for being good in goal. The right-back position stuck for a while, but when he broke into the first team, he played as a central defender. In 2004, the versatile player was linked with a move to Levante but the move never materialised. Early in the 2005/2006 season he found himself at left-back to cover for an injured John Curtis, but has since gone on to play in a more defensive midfield role, and also played on both wings.
James Perch made his debut for the Nottingham Forest reserves in 2001. He scored two goals and almost scored a hat-trick when he went through on goal and forced Newcastle United goalkeeper James Pickering into a great save. Perch's game went sour when he was sent off for violent conduct for seemingly head-butting Sacha Stephenson, which resulted in a brawl between Forest defender Richard Woodward and Newcastle striker Tim Ivil. Referee Tanzil Aslam later endorsed the red card being rescinded after being shown video evidence
Perch had a good season with Forest in the 2006-07 campaign. He was a virtual ever-present for the team and netted five goals in all for the season. He came third place in the fans' player of the season, behind the winner Grant Holt. However, Perch has been demoted to the bench in the 2007-08 campaign with the influx of new signings. He came off the bench often and occasionally started in which he helped The Reds finish second in League One, seeing Forest gain automatic promotion to the Championship.
In the 2008-09 season, Perch scored Forest's first league goal of the season in their 3-1 loss at Swansea City. Perch has mainly played in midfield in this season, but has appeared in right-back as he has cemented himself as a first-team regular again. He then scored his 10th league goal for the club in his 150th league appearance for The Reds, with a diving header in Forest's 1-1 home draw against Birmingham City in November 2008.
Perch is currently Forest's second longest serving player, behind Wes Morgan and has been the club's captain since the sacking of former manager Colin Calderwood. At the end of the 2008-2009 season he has made a total of 199 appearances in all competitions for nottingham forest,playing in various positions including midfield and defence, playing at centre back and right back.
Due to a heel injury he was forced to miss the teams pre-season trip to Portugal, it was later confimed that he would miss around 3 months of the new season. His first action of the 2009/10 season was to commentate on the annual pre-season friendly between Forest and Notts County.
Perch has today been linked with a move to their rivals newcastle.
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'''Alexander Aaron John-Baptiste''' (commonly known as '''Alex Baptiste'''; born on 31 January 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Blackpool. He usually plays in central defence, but has also played at right-back and as a defensive midfielder.
Born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Baptiste came up through the youth team at Mansfield Town. He was originally a central midfielder before gradually dropping back into defence
On 12 December 2003 he joined newly promoted Conference National side Tamworth on a one-month loan deal, making four league appearances, before returning to Mansfield on 12 January 2004. On 7 February he was sent out again on loan for a month, this time to Burton Albion, making three appearances.
Baptiste established himself as first-choice central defender for Mansfield Town towards the end of the 2003-04 season.
On 1 July 2008, Baptiste agreed a deal to join Championship club Blackpool. Speaking about the move, he described it as a "great opportunity and challenge".
Baptiste cemented his place in the starting line up in the latter stages of the 2008-09 season, playing either centre back or right back.
a. ''3 league play-off appearances for Mansfield Town in 2004 (included in 2003-04 total)''
b. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
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'''Stephen Dawson''' (born 4 December 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for English League Two side Bury. He usually plays in central midfield, but has also occasionally played in a more wide role on the right wing.
Dawson began his professional football career as a trainee at Leicester City
At  Bury the fans nicknamed him Awesome.
He has also represented the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.
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'''Jake Buxton''' (born 4 March 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derby County.
Buxton came up through the youth system at Mansfield, winning the Youth Team Player of the Year award in 2002,
After leaving Mansfield, Buxton had a trial spell with Crewe, but Crewe decided not to sign him so he joined Burton Albion in August 2008 on a free transfer.
Buxton's performances at Burton earned him rave reviews as he helped the Brewers to the Conference National title, and he was named Player of the Month for November 2008. He won the club's annual player of the year award and attracted much interest from league clubs.
At the end of the 2008-09 season, Buxton signed a one-year contract, with an option of a one-year extension, to rejoin former manager Nigel Clough at Championship side Derby County when his contract with Burton expired at the end of June 2009.
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'''Simon Alexander Brown''' (born 18 September 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Tamworth as a striker, on loan from Wrexham.
He started his career with West Bromwich Albion and was loaned out to Kidderminster Harriers twice in League Two, before joining Mansfield Town. Here, he scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes, which was the fastest in the history of the club. He was released by Mansfield following their relegation to the Conference National and he signed for Wrexham.
Born in Wednesbury, West Midlands, Brown grew up as an Aston Villa supporter.
Brown had a fine 2005-06 season and was Mansfield's second leading scorer behind Richie Barker with 12 goals before his season was ended by a hernia operation in April 2006. He was offered a new contract in July 2006 and made 40 appearances in the 2006-07 season, scoring five goals. He was offered a further contract in May 2007 and in November scored a hat-trick in 14 minutes, the fastest in the club's history, as Mansfield beat Macclesfield Town 5-0, which earned him a place in the League Two team of the week. After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Conference National at the end of the 2007-08 season, he was released by the club. Brown had made over 120 appearances in all competitions for Mansfield.
He was involved in a controversy when he wrote a message on the Facebook profile of Wrexham teammate Christian Smith, which regarded Wes Baynes's contract situation at the club, and caused an angry reaction by the fans. Following the completion of his loan spell at Rushden, he was set to join York City on loan. The move was completed on 15 January, when he signed for the rest of the 2008-09 season. He made his debut in a 3-0 victory against Lewes on 17 January as a right midfielder. He featured as a striker as part of a 4-3-3 formation in a 1-1 draw with Altrincham on 27 January. He joined Tamworth on a month's loan on 13 November.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.
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'''Izale Michael McLeod''' (born 15 October 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a striker, on loan from Charlton Athletic.
Born in Birmingham, McLeod began his career at Derby County in 2002 and scored four goals in 41 appearances. During this time he spent time on loan at First Division club Sheffield United, making seven appearances.
At the beginning of the 2004-05 season he joined newly relegated League One club Milton Keynes Dons for a reported fee of -150,000.
In early March 2007, the Football League declared him League Two player of the year and he finished that season as League Two's joint top scorer despite missing several games due to injury and suspension. McLeod was named in the PFA Team of the Year for League Two for the 2006-07 season.
McLeod joined Charlton Athletic for a fee of -1.1 million, which could rise to -1.55 million, on a four-year contract on 9 August 2007.
McLeod joined Millwall on loan during the January transfer window in 2009 in an attempt to overcome the injury problems which had plagued his Charlton career, scoring two goals in five appearances. However, after falling out with manager Kenny Jackett,
On 9 January 2010 McLeod joined Championship side Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season.
In February 2006, he was selected for the England national under-21 football team squad. He played one game for the under-21s, as a 73rd minuite substitute versus Norway's U21 team, on 28 February 2006, at the Madejski Stadium, Reading, Berkshire. England won the game 3-1.
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'''Christopher 'Chris' Clark''' (born 15th September 1980 in Elgin, Moray) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Plymouth Argyle. He has represented his country at B level.
Clark began his career at Aberdeen, and firmly established himself as a first-team regular, playing all but one game for the club in the 2006-07 season, in which the Dons qualified for European football. A versatile player, Clark was used predominantly in midfield, but was also played at either full-back position. Clark earned plaudits for his "industrious" performances in Aberdeen's central midfield, but found the net infrequently, scoring just 10 times in 236 appearances. Clark signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Plymouth Argyle F.C. in January 2008, following a bid of -200,000 that had been accepted by Aberdeen.
He made his debut for Argyle in the FA Cup against Portsmouth and scored to give them a lead against Premier League opposition. He was in and out of the team for the remainder of the season, but during the 2008-09 season Clark was ever-present in the first eleven, putting in a string of impressive performances on the left- and right-wing. His start to the 2009-10 season has been ever similar to that of the previous season, being in and out of the team, playing mainly on the right-wing.
In 2007, Clark made his Scotland B debut against Ireland B, and has gone on to make two more appearances for the Scotland B team.
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'''Richard "Richie" Byrne''' (born 24 September 1981 in Dublin) is an Irish association footballer, who is currently without a club following his release from Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Byrne signed for Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 2000 from Stella Maris F.C. and made his debut in the Leinster Senior Cup away to St. Francis on 21 November 2000, in a 6-2 win. He was Young Player of the Year for the 2000-01 season. He made his full league debut on 16 September 2001 in a 3-0 win over Shelbourne. He made a total of six appearances in European competition for the Hoops, two in the UEFA Cup and four in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
He joined Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic in August 2003 and helped the club reach the 2004 Scottish Cup Final, where they were beaten 3-1 by Celtic at Hampden Park. He was signed by former manager at Dunfermline, Jimmy Calderwood for Aberdeen in January 2005 for -50,000. On 15 April 2008, he was told he would not be offered a new contract by Aberdeen and would be free to leave in the summer along with six other players.
After his release, he had trials at (Man United) (Real Madrid) Wigan Athletic and NEC Nijmegen. He was given a one week trial with Oldham Athletic, eventually being given a one month contract with the club. He was given the number 3 shirt, and made his debut coming on as a substitute in the 3-3 draw with Hartlepool United.
On 14 January 2009, Byrne joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a contract until the end of the season. He was then loaned to First Division club St. Johnstone.
He has since returned to Inverness following his loan.
Following Inverness's relegation to the 1st Division Byrne was released as the club began reshaping its squad.
In November 2007, Byrne made his international debut for Republic of Ireland B national team, in a match against Scotland B. Byrne scored Ireland's goal in the 63rd minute, in a 1-1 draw.
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'''Jerel Christopher Ifil''' (born 27 June 1982 in Wembley, Greater London) is an English professional footballer. He is a defender and plays for Aberdeen. He is the elder brother of Colchester United defender Philip Ifil.
Ifil started his career at Watford where he made his debut in the 2002-03 season. Initially, he went on loan to Huddersfield Town where he played four times.
Ifil originally signed for Swindon Town on a three month loan deal from Watford in January 2003, returning to the club in September later that year where he further impressed, prompting manager Andy King to request Ifil's loan to be extended but this was refused by Watford. However, Ifil returned on another three month loan just over a week later in January 2004. After a drawn out transfer saga, the two clubs agreed a -70,000 bid for the player and despite rumours of higher bids from other clubs, Ifil signed a two year deal at Swindon in July 2004. In his time at Swindon Ifil became known affectionatly as, "The Beast" amongst fans for his aggressive and committed approach.
As of the start of the 2009-10 season he was Swindon's longest serving player.
In August 2009 Jerel appeared as a trialist for Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen.
On 12 August 2009, he signed for Aberdeen on a two-year deal. He made his debut in a 3-1 loss to Celtic on the opening day of the 09/10 SPL season, and has since picked up several man of the match awards with impressive performances for the club
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'''Stephen Robert "Steve" Jenkins''' (born 16 July 1972 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a Wales international footballer. A full-back, he won 16 Welsh caps between 1995 and 2001. Playing for Huddersfield Town for 8 years, the number 2 remains a veritable legend in West Yorkshire.
Jenkins signed for Swindon Town in 2005, but after Swindon's relegation to League Two and the appointment of Dennis Wise as manager, Jenkins' offer of a new deal at the County Ground was withdrawn and he was released. He spent three years playing for and latterly coaching Newport County, before joining Llanelli as player/assistant manager to Andy Legg in May 2009.
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}}'''David Anthony Bennett''' (born 11 July 1959 in Manchester) is an English former Association football player. He is most famous for playing in two FA Cup Finals; 1981 for Manchester City, when he finished on the losing side, and 1987, when he produced a ''Man of the Match'' performance as Coventry City beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2.
Born in Manchester, Bennett began his career at Manchester City and with them reached the 1981 FA Cup final, which they lost to Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 after a replay. He eventually moved on to Cardiff City, for a fee of -120,000, where he linked up with his brother Gary. The club were relegated in his first year but he was instrumental in the club moving straight back up the following year forming an impressive partnership with the Cardiff strikeforce of Bob Hatton and Jeff Hemmerman. However he left the club at the end of the year to join Coventry City for -120,000, a fee which was settled by tribunal.
Bennett's career with the Sky Blues could not be more contrasting. The years 83-86 were a constant battle against relegation with Bennett's goal against QPR in May 86, just after John Sillett and George Curtis had taken the reins from Don Mackay, proving to be a pivotal moment in the clubs fortunes. The following league season-86/87-is often eclipsed by the Sky Blues triumph in the FA Cup, the league form however, was of an exceptionally high standard, with Bennett forming a dynamic understanding with striker Cyrille Regis. Throughout a high scoring season Bennett's vision, one on one dribbling skills and first class crossing ability provided a springboard for a place in the top ten. Notable examples of the Bennett/Regis combination being the home wins against Tottenham Hotspur, 4-3 and Oxford Utd, 3-0.
But Coventry's - and Bennett's - finest hour surely came with the FA Cup run. Bennett contributed throughout, having a couple of exceptional games at Hillsborough, his Semi-Final drag back from beneath the feet of Leeds Utd's Brendan Ormsby, when City were losing 1-0 well into the second half, was once again a pivotal moment in the clubs fortunes. Gynn would go on to convert Bennett's resulting pass and build the platform for City's eventual victory. A victory which would come via Bennett's extra time winner from close range. He is obviously best remembered for the legendary part he played in the 87 Cup Final itself, the Coventry - Tottenham showpiece at Wembley is generally ranked among the top ten 'Classic' Finals of the post war era. Trailing 1-0 to an early Clive Allen goal, Bennett hit back with a ninth-minute equalizer. Tottenham regained the lead on 40 minutes through a scuffed Mabbutt tussle with Kilcline before Bennett's cross was met by Keith Houchen to produce a memorable goal midway through the second half. Coventry went on to win via a Gary Mabbutt own-goal in extra time. 'Benno', as he was known, was at the peak of his powers on 16 May 1987. The image of the afro'd Bennett stepping around Mitchell Thomas to deliver the perfectly weighted cross for Keith Houchen's iconic diving header remains one of 'the classic FA Cup images' from 20th century finals.
Sadly, however, he was plagued by injury following the FA Cup winning season which, when combined with a sand covered pitch, led to a serious impact on Coventry's goals tally for the 87/88 season. It had a particularly adverse effect on the service it deprived to both Cyrille Regis and new signing David Speedie. Yet Bennett did make a return, and an eventual recovery, which would see his impressive displays against Sheffield Wednesday down the years probably play a part in him signing for the Owls in 1989. Later that same season, coming on as a late substitute for Wednesday, Bennett became the first of the 'Cup winning team of 87' to return to Highfield Road in opposition colours. He received a standing ovation.
David Bennett is one of 30 former Coventry City players included in the Hall of Fame at The Ricoh Arena.
After Coventry, Bennett spent a brief period at Sheffield Wednesday before joining Swindon Town in September 1990. However, injury misery immediately followed, with Bennett breaking his leg in only his second match for the club. After spending a year recovering, Bennett was loaned out to Shrewsbury Town to regain full match-fitness. Astonishingly, he broke the same leg, again in his second appearance for the club, effectively ending his professional career.
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'''Keith Morton Houchen''' (born 25 July 1960) is an English former footballer.
After leaving Chesterfield without having made a first team appearance he signed with Hartlepool United in February 1978. He would go on to score an impressive 65 goals in 170 league games for the club, making himself as the club's top scorer for four consecutive seasons, before being transferred to Second Division side Leyton Orient in March 1982 for -25,000.
Two years later, unhappy with the North London-based side, he returned north to York City for a -40,000 fee. York went on to win that season's Fourth Division championship. Unable to quite find the league form he hit at Hartlepool, he managed to score the only goal (a penalty) in York's historic 1-0 giant-killing victory of Arsenal in the FA Cup. He was sold on to Scunthorpe United for -40,000 in March 1986. Though by July that year he moved on to Coventry City for -60,000.
He struck 7 times in 54 league games for Coventry, though it was in the FA Cup once again that he ensured his name went down in the club's history. He bagged four goals in their 1986-87 cup-winning run, including the winning goal away at Old Trafford against Alex Ferguson's Manchester United.
He is most famous for scoring a spectacular diving header in the 1987 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in a 3-2 win over Tottenham. As well as his FA Cup winning medal, this also earned him the BBC Match of the Day's Goal of the Season award for the 1987 season. This was due to the acrobatic effort involved and partly due to the incredible run he had made from deep midfield to meet the crossed ball delivered by team-mate Dave Bennett. It is generally considered as one of the most famous goals scored at Wembley,
Houchen struggled to form a regular striker role in the Coventry City team. His talismanic ability in the FA Cup rarely transferred to regular league form. In his defence, the purchasing of David Speedie and later Gary Bannister meant that competition was high, and a deserved run in the first team never materialized. He did however score the winning goal in November 1988 that would end one of Coventry City's lasting hoodoo's - their inability to beat Aston Villa. The jinx was broken after Regis had opened the scoring before Houchen's close range reaction secured a 2-1 win. It would prove to be his last goal for ''the Sky Blues''.
Houchen left Coventry on a -100,000 transfer in March 1989 for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian, which enabled him to play in the UEFA Cup. In August 1991 he returned to England with a -100,000 move to Port Vale. Initially a regular in the first team, a torn hamstring injury in September 1991 saw him sidelined and he struggled to regain his place. Though he was a member of the sides that won the TNT Tournament in 1992 and played fairly regularly in the 1992-93 season. He left Vale Park on a free transfer in June 1993 and returned to old club Hartlepool. Appointed player-manager in April 1995, his reign was to last until November 1996. The club had lost 37 of his 73 games in charge, though there was a distinct lack of money at the club.
He appeared as one of the players selected for the new Wembley Stadium's 'Walk of Fame' prior to the venue's first FA Cup final in May 2007,
A 256-page biography of his footballing career entitled ''A Tenner & A Box of Kippers'', written by Jonathan Strange, was published in 2006.
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'''Paul Kevin Allen''' (born 28 August 1962 in Aveley, Thurrock, Essex) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Luton Town, Stoke City, Swindon Town, Bristol City and Millwall in the 1980s and 1990s. He won three caps for England at under-21 level.
At 17 years and 256 days old, Allen's appearance for West Ham United against Arsenal in the 1980 FA Cup Final made him the youngest player to appear in an FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, though James Prinsep played at a younger age at Kennington Oval in 1879. Both records have since been broken.
Allen went on to play in two FA Cup finals for Tottenham Hotspur, on the losing side in 1987 but victorious in 1991.
He remained at White Hart Lane until 16 September 1993, when a -550,000 deal took him to Southampton. He played 33 FA Premier League games in 1993-94, scoring once, but played just 10 league games without scoring in 1994-95 and was loaned out for 17 games to Stoke City, scoring once. He then signed for Swindon Town on a free transfer and helped them win the Division Two title (and promotion to Division One) in 1995-96.
After retiring from playing football he worked for the Professional Footballers' Association.
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'''Jon Otsemobor''' (born 23 March 1983, in Liverpool) is an English professional footballer who plays for Southampton. Otsemobor is a defender who operates mostly as a right full-back.
Otsemobor signed for Liverpool as a trainee on 1 July 2002. He made his debut in Liverpool's 3-1 win over Everton in the League Cup. He was loaned out to Hull City for the rest of the season to gain some first team experience. Otsemobor scored his first career goal for Hull in their 4-2 defeat to Rushden & Diamonds.
In the 2003-04 season, Otsemobor played five more games for Liverpool, making appearances in the 1-1 draw with Newcastle United and the 3-1 win over Bolton Wanderers. He also appeared in the newspapers in October 2003, when he was shot in the buttocks during a gun incident in a bar.
He was then loaned out again, this time to Bolton Wanderers where he only played one game, which was their 3-1 defeat to Manchester City. Otsemobor was then loaned out to Crewe Alexandra on a season long deal. He made his debut for Crewe in the 3-0 win over Watford. He scored one goal during his loan at Crewe, which was in the 2-2 draw with Leicester City.
Otsemobor signed for Rotherham United on 5 July 2005, on a free transfer from Liverpool. At Rotherham, Otsemobor made eight appearances and scored one goal for the club against Port Vale in the League Cup
Otsemobor signed permanently for Crewe on 19 January 2006. He made his second debut for the club in a 2-1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle. Otsemobor, along with Steve Foster, Madjid Bougherra and Billy Jones were considered the main reason for Crewe's late attempt for safety in the final few months of the 2005-06 season, which eventually failed. Otsemobor also appeared in all of the games during Crewe's five game undeafeated run.
During pre-season, in June 2006, Otsemobor failed to return to training on an agreed date. From 9 June 2006 to 14 June 2006, club manager Dario Gradi failed to make contact with Otsemobor and reasons for his absence were unknown.
On 14 June 2006 Otsemobor returned to Crewe citing a long holiday and mis-understanding as the reason he missed training.
Otsemobor's contract at Gresty Road expired in the summer of 2007 and he indicated that he would be leaving the club. On 16 May, his agent stated that Norwich City were in pole position to sign Otsemobor and that he would be travelling to Carrow Road for a medical prior to signing. The move was completed on 13 June, with Otsemobor signing a three-year deal. Otsemobor was popular amongst fans in the first season due to his blistering pace and his name was often chanted in the stands. Otsemobor scored his first goal for City against Colchester in the 5-1 win. However the season after this Otsemobor found himself in and out of the team under Glenn Roeder with loan player Elliot Omozusi playing more. However Otsemobor regained the right back slot in the second half of the season. However Norwich were relegated from the championship and Otsemobor found himself coming in for heavy critisism from City fans mostly due to being very lazy. Otsemobor remained at the club but Norwichs season got off to the worst possible start losing 7-1 at home to Colchester with Otsemobor again putting in a very poor performance. However new boss Paul Lambert kept faith with Otsemobor and he scored in Lamberts first game in charge. However Otsemobor continued to put in some poor performances and Russell Martin was brought to the club in November with Otsemobor being on the bench
Otsemobor signed for Southampton on 14 January 2010, on a free transfer from League One promotion rivals Norwich City. He made his debut on 16 January playing alongside two other recent signings, Jos Fonte and Danny Seaborne, in a 1-1 draw at Millwall.
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'''Michael Thomas Turner''' (born 9 November 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Sunderland as a defender.
Turner was born in Lewisham, London, and started his career at Charlton Athletic. As part of a link-up Charlton had with Internazionale, he spent several months of his apprenticeship with the Italian club's under-19 team. After signing professional terms with Charlton, he went out on loan to Leyton Orient in March 2003 until the end of the 2002-03 season. The following season, he was captain of Charlton's reserve team, and was named Charlton's Young Player of the Year 2003-04.
In August 2004, Turner joined Brentford on an initial one-month loan, which was later extended to two, then three, months. At the end of his loan spell, in November 2004, Brentford signed Turner permanently, on a two-and-a-half year contract, for an undisclosed fee.
He was highly rated at Griffin Park, being voted Players' Player of the Year in the 2004-05 season and Supporters' Player of the Year in the 2005-06 season.
In July 2006, Turner joined Hull City, for a fee of -350,000, on a three-year contract.
Turner was Phil Parkinson's first signing for the Tigers, during his short spell in charge. Parkinson said of the signing: "He's a player that I've watched for a number of years, firstly with Charlton reserves and then obviously with Brentford. I like him a lot and believe he'll be an excellent signing for us because he's ready to play Championship football. Michael was the best central defender in League One last season and is ready to step up."
After a very disappointing start to the 2006-07 season, Turner's form significantly improved, and he finished the season as one of the club's successes of the year. He was voted Hull City's Player Of The Season in their promotion-winning 2007-08 season.
Turner scored his first Premier League goal in September 2008 during the 2-2 draw at home to Everton. Turner scored his second goal of the 2008-09 season against West Ham United in October, which proved to be the winning goal of the match with the game ending 1-0 to Hull City at the KC Stadium.
Turner played every minute of every Premier League game for Hull in 2008-09, and was one of only two outfield players to do so, the other being Portsmouth's Sylvain Distin. At the end of the season Turner was named as the Official Supporters Club's player of the year for the third season in a row, as well as the club's official player of the year for the second season in a row.
Sunderland completed the signing of Turner on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee initially thought to be at least -6 million, but later revealed to be just -4 million, with Charlton receiving part of the transfer fee as a sell-on-clause. Turner made his Sunderland debut against former club Hull City. Turner thought he had scored on his debut against his former club, but the goal, Sunderland's fourth, was later credited as a Kamil Zayatte own goal. Turner scored his first Sunderland goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 27 September 2009.
A string of good performances in October 2008 led team-mate Dean Marney to call for Turner's inclusion in the England squad, claiming that he had outshone England rivals Jonathan Woodgate and Matthew Upson.
However, Hull City manager Phil Brown remarked at the time that such calls were "premature".
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'''Nicholas Jeremy "Nicky" Eaden''' (born 12 December 1972) is an English association football defender currently assistant manager of Peterborough United. He played 550 matches in the Football League.
Born in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, Eaden started his career at local Barnsley F.C., contributing to their promotion to the Premiership before joining Birmingham City. Eaden also had a successful spell with Wigan Athletic, winning promotion from the then Division Two and then into the Premiership. Whilst at Birmingham he played in the 2001 Football League Cup Final.
Despite being successful with most of his previous clubs, he was not a favourite with Forest fans and caretaker managers Frank Barlow and Ian McParland did not include Nicky Eaden in the first matchday squad in the 2006-07 season after an indifferent debut season in the East Midlands, although he had been promoted with every club he had been at prior to joining Forest.
On 31 August 31 2006 he joined League Two side Lincoln City on loan, initially for a month,
Released by Forest, Eaden signed for Halesowen Town of the Southern League, making just one appearance.
Eaden, initially a player-coach at Kettering, became manager Mark Cooper's assistant during the 2008-09 season. In November 2009, Cooper was appointed manager of Championship club Peterborough United, and Eaden accompanied him, again as assistant manager.
A. The Kettering Town appearances and goals only cover the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons in the Conference National, not the 2007-08 season in the Conference North, which Soccerbase does not include.
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'''David White''' (born 30 October 1967 in Manchester) is a former English footballer, best remembered for his eight-year spell at Manchester City. He also played for Leeds and Sheffield United, and was capped once by England.
David White began his career at Manchester City, where he was a member of City's "golden generation" that won the FA Youth Cup in 1986 and was expected to bring back the glory days to Maine Road. White made his debut for City's first-team the same year, and soon became a regular in the side, alternating between the right-wing and striker positions. He later won several caps for the England Under-21 side.
On 7 November 1987 he was one of three players, the others being Tony Adcock and Paul Stewart to score a hat-trick in a 10-1 victory over Huddersfield Town.
White's best years were arguably in the early 1990s, when he was surely very unlucky not to have been voted player of the year. He almost always played on the right wing in teams featuring two strikers, yet he was second top scorer for City in their first two seasons back in the First Division (1989/90 and 1990/91), and top scorer in the next two seasons. On 23 April 1991 he scored four times for City away to Aston Villa. White had blistering pace, strength, good crossing ability, strong heading and excellent finish, but was very much a confidence player, sometimes capable of single-handedly destroying teams but also proving ineffectual when his confidence was low.
White scored Man City's first goal in the Premier League in the first Sky Sports Monday Night Football match after good build up play by Niall Quinn and Paul Lake. After seven goals in the first seven games of this season (1992/93), he made his full international debut in a friendly against Spain, but missed a great chance to score early on which he would normally have buried. White was very unfairly targeted by the press as the reasons for England's failure in this game and the experience undoubtedly affected him. Upon returning to club duty, White only scored twice more before Christmas, although his form did return later in the season. Many have argued that the England match marked the turning point in White's fortunes, particularly when considering his poorer form in the next campaign.
This criticism is perhaps unfair as City's season (1993/94) was a poor one for the club as a whole. Peter Reid had not strengthened the side in the summer, and the same old game plan of long-ball to Niall Quinn was stale and far too easily read by opposing teams. The side began to reflect the staleness of the tactics and many top quality players performed poorly too often. This, combined with the uncertainty of the boardroom situation and Francis Lee's takeover had an obvious knock-on effect on the team. For a confidence player such as White, the effect was perhaps more noticeable than with others, and he was no longer the free-scoring force he had been in seasons past.
In December 1993, White was somewhat surprisingly signed by Leeds for a -2,000,000 transfer fee. He left Maine Road having played 343 first-team games for City, scoring 96 goals. Although White had had a poor campaign so far and was beset with ankle trouble (he scored only 3 goals that season before his transfer, only 1 in the league against Liverpool), many would argue he was performing no worse than many other members of the squad who remained at the club. A sense of 'what if' hung around Maine Road after the transfer, particularly when the arrival of Paul Walsh, Uwe Rosler and Peter Beagrie saw free-scoring, attacking football return to the club. The exciting play the trio's arrival brought would have benefited White enormously and many feel this would have heralded a return to his best form.
Later it would transpire that White had requested a transfer when Brian Horton took over at the club, fearing a break up of the team he had been a part of under Peter Reid. White would later admit to regretting his rashness and that he never really gave Horton a chance to change his mind.
White never really lived up to expectations at Elland Road. He suffered a succession of injuries and was restricted to just 10 goals for Leeds in his two years at the club. In November 1995, he was loaned to Sheffield United, and he later signed a permanent contract after the two clubs agreed a -500,000 fee.
At Bramall Lane, White showed flashes of his old self, that had made him a star at Manchester City a few years before, but he was still bothered by injuries. He continued to suffer problems with his arthritic right ankle, making his final appearance in a League Cup match against Wrexham in 1997, before having to admit defeat and retire from the game.
White will forever be a Manchester City hero and perhaps sums up the club more than many players. Mesmeric in one game and infuriating the next, White was a metaphor for the club as a whole. Part of a team that was broken up and changed by successive managers, thoughts of what might have been had the team been allowed to flourish will long haunt City fans.
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'''Ian Robert Brightwell''' (born 9 April 1968 in Lutterworth, Leicestershire) is an English former footballer, he played for six clubs, most notably spending twelve years with Manchester City. In 2004 he turned his hand to management, after leaving the management position at Macclesfield Town in 2008, he became assistant-coach at Port Vale- a position he vacated on 28 February 2009.
Brightwell was born in Lutterworth but grew up in Congleton, with his parents; Olympic gold medalist Ann Packer and 400m runner Robbie Brightwell. His younger brother David also played for Manchester City.
Brightwell began his career at Manchester City, where he signed schoolboy forms at the age of 14. He was part of the 1986 FA Youth Cup winning team that also included the likes of Paul Lake and David White, who also broke into the first team in the mid-1980s.
Brightwell made his City debut on 23 August 1986 against Wimbledon. He was a versatile player who played at every single outfield position during his career at the club. However, he was most commonly used either as a right-back or as on the right side of midfield. He did not score many goals, but did memorably shoot into the top corner from 25 yards on 3 February 1990, to earn City a draw at rivals Manchester United.
In early 1993, Brightwell snapped his patella tendon, and was sidelined for more than a year. He did eventually recover, and returned to the City line-up where he remained through most of the 1990s. His last year at City coincided with the team's worst season ever - the 1997-98 season that ended with relegation to the third level for the first time in the club's history.
At the end of the ill-fated 1997/98 season, after 378 first-team appearances for City, Brightwell had a testimonial match and was given a free transfer, joining Coventry City.
Two years later, having spent all of his Coventry career a virtual spectator, he joined Walsall for an eventful two year spell which saw relegation and a dramatic Division Two play-off final win in May 2001. He joined Stoke City in March 2002. However in August that year he moved on to local rivals Port Vale.
He was capped four times by England Under-21, scoring twice.
Brightwell was appointed as a coach at Port Vale in June 2003, a position he left in May 2004.
He joined Macclesfield as a reserve team coach in the summer of 2004. However, he remained registered as a player, and played sporadically for the Silkmen in the 2004/05, 2005/06 and 2006/07 seasons. He was appointed caretaker manager of Macclesfield on 2 October 2006 after the sacking of manager of Brian Horton, before the board appointed Paul Ince as permanent manager on 23 October 2006.
Ince resigned on 24 June 2007 to take over at MK Dons, upon which Macclesfield appointed Brightwell as permanent manager, with Asa Hartford as his assistant. He and Hartford left the club in February 2008 after a poor run of results and were replaced by former Lincoln boss Keith Alexander.
In October 2008 Brightwell was brought to back to Port Vale by Dean Glover in a temporary coaching capacity. He spent five months with the Valiants, leaving the club at the end of February 2009.
He is a married man and has two children with his wife- Sally.
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'''Alan Combe''' (born 3 April 1974) is a Scottish professional footballer and first choice goalkeeper for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League.
Born in Edinburgh, Combe started his career at Cowdenbeath, and has also played for St. Mirren, Dundee United and Bradford City.
Combe has been named in the Scotland squad on a few occasions but has not so far picked up a cap. Combe did however appear for the Scotland B team against Poland at his home ground, Rugby Park in 2005, playing in the second half of a 2-0 victory.
He is often remembered for an error in a game against Aberdeen in April 2007, where he threw the ball out only for it to hit Aberdeen striker Darren Mackie, who was jogging away from goal, on the back of the head, thus causing the ball to loop over Combe and into the corner of the net.
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'''John Joseph "JJ" Melligan''' (born 11 February 1982 in Whitehall, Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing for Leyton Orient.
The 5'10" tall player first began playing for the Home Farm Club in Dublin before signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1998. In 2001-2002 Melligan went on loan to Bournemouth and again at Kidderminster Harriers in 2002-2003. After scoring 12 goals in 31 appearances he returned to Wolves and made two substitute appearances in (the then) Division 1.
In 2003 he made a substitute appearance for the Republic of Ireland Under-21 team and went on to make 21 appearances on-loan at Doncaster Rovers in the 2003-2004 season.
At the end of that season Melligan signed for Cheltenham Town from Wolves for -25,000. He went on to miss just three league games for Cheltenham over the next three years as he became an important part of their side.
On June 6 2007 Melligan signed for Leyton Orient on a free transfer, and scored in only his second appearance for them.
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'''Frank Robert Hill''' (21 May 1906 - June 1993) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Hill was born in Forfar and started his career at Forfar Athletic, joining the club in 1924. He moved to Aberdeen in 1928 and played over 100 Scottish First Division matches. A right-half (which was more or less the equivalent of a defensive midfield position), Hill earned the nickname "Tiger" for his "tigerish" tackling. During his four years at Aberdeen, he also won three caps for Scotland (between 1930 and 1931).
Hill left Aberdeen under something of a cloud, being one of five players dropped by manager Paddy Travers in November 1931. At the time, the reasons were not clear, but the club's official history claims that several players had been involved in a betting scandal. No players were ever charged with any offence, but none of them ever played for Aberdeen again. Hill had played a total of 106 times for Aberdeen, scoring 10 goals.
In 1932 he was signed by Herbert Chapman's Arsenal, who had just finished runners-up in both the First Division and FA Cup. He made his debut against Blackburn Rovers on 15 October 1932. Although Arsenal were spoilt for choice for wing-halves (he had to compete for a place with Charlie Jones, Bob John, Wilf Copping and Jack Crayston), "Tiger" Hill still featured heavily in all three of Arsenal's hat-trick of League titles (1932-33, 1933-34 and 1934-35), earning winner's medals for each, as well as the 1933-34 Charity Shield; Hill usually played at right half but also ably deputised at left half or even on the wing.
Hill was squeezed out of the side by Copping and Crayston, and only featured in ten matches in 1935-36 and did not play in Arsenal's FA Cup final victory that season. He requested a transfer and was duly sold to Second Division Blackpool in the summer of 1936. In all he played 81 games for Arsenal, scoring four goals.
Hill captained Blackpool in the 1936-37 season, helping them win runners-up spot and thus promotion to the First Division. However he didn't stay in the top flight for long; in September 1937 he moved back to Second Division football, joining Southampton.
In May 1937, Hill was recruited by Tom Parker to join Southampton as part of his drive to strengthen the team in an attempt to gain promotion from the Second Division, along with David Affleck (from Clapton Orient), Billy Bevis (from Portsmouth) and Ray Parkin (from Middlesbrough). Southampton paid -2000 for his services and acquired "a half-back with a strong personality and ball-winning abilities". Frank's resolve and leadership helped steer Saints away from relegation during 1937-38, only for him to suffer a series of injuries the following season which sidelined him for long periods.
He eventually fell out with the Board of Directors when it was revealed that he had secretly applied for various managerial positions and he left the club in 1939 to take up a position as assistant trainer at Preston North End, although Southampton refused to release his player registration until 1943. He made 53 appearances for Southampton, scoring three goals.
During the Second World War, when football was suspended, Hill served in the Royal Air Force in India.
Hill returned to Britain in 1944 and became player-manager of Crewe Alexandra, playing until he was 42. He then became manager of Burnley (1948-1954), then Preston North End (1954-1956).
He then moved abroad in January 1957, coaching the Iraqi military team, before returning to take over at Notts County in 1958. He helped County to promotion to the Third Division in 1959-60, and moved to Charlton Athletic, who were bottom of the Second Division, in 1961. He saved Charlton from relegation that season and took them to fourth in 1963-64. However, he could not make the good form last and was sacked in the summer of 1965.
Hill finished his career as a scout for Manchester City, before retiring. He moved with his wife Doris and Son David to Lafayette, California, USA in 1967 where they owned "Picadilly Circus Fish'n Chips" and he refereed locally at the college level well into his 70s.
He died in California in June 1993, aged 87.
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'''Ian Kenneth Taylor''' (born 4 June 1968 in Birmingham) is an English former footballer, best known for his time at Aston Villa.
Taylor started his career with Moor Green, but got a move into the Football League in May 1992 when Port Vale paid the club -15,000 (this figure later rose to -25,000 due to instalments based on appearances).
In June 1994, Taylor signed with Sheffield Wednesday. In August 1994 a tribunal decided upon a -1 million fee, plus -100,000 for an England appearance and -25,000 for every ten goals up to a maximum of fifty goals as well as %15 of the profit of any future sale.
He played, and scored, in the Aston Villa side that won the 1996 Coca-Cola cup final 3-0 against Leeds, whilst also netting important goals in Villa's 1997-1998 UEFA Cup run, when they would eventually be knocked out to Atltico Madrid on away goals at the quarter-final stage. He also helped Villa reach the 2000 FA Cup Final.
A lifelong supporter of ''the Villains'', he used to stand on the famous Holte End as a child. It is perhaps for this reason, combined with his utterly committed displays and knack of scoring crucial goals, that he quickly became a fans' favourite.
Released by manager Graham Taylor in the summer of 2003, he joined up with Championship side Derby County, where he was made captain before being released in May 2005. When Derby met Villa in a pre-season friendly in 2004, Taylor scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory for Derby and, once they realised who had scored, the cheering from the Villa fans was as loud as that from the Derby fans.
In June 2005 he signed with League One outfit Northampton Town. The club and Taylor announced on the 23 April 2007 that the game at home to Huddersfield Town would be the last of his career before retiring as a professional player. A band of Aston Villa fans attended this match. At Villa's away match against Manchester City the day after Taylor's final game, the travelling Villa fans sung "''There's only one Ian Taylor''".
Taylor is now an occasional football pundit for AVTV and can regularly be seen at Aston Villa games. During the 2007-08 season, he has been given a regular column as the final feature in Aston Villa's match programme, titled 'Tayl End'.
Still held in very high esteem by the majority of Villa fans, he has perhaps gained cult status for life when in October 2005, instead of sitting with the directors and VIPs for the second city derby against Birmingham City at St Andrew's, he was amongst the travelling Aston Villa contingent; Taylor did the same thing again in Villa's game against Birmingham City on 11 November 2007.
It was announced on 6 2008 August that he would be the new match day summariser covering matches involving Derby County for BBC Radio Derby during the 2008-09 season.
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'''Bruce Antonio Dyer''' (born 13 April 1975) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. His career started in 1993 with Watford, before he became the country's first -1 million-teenager when he joined Crystal Palace in 1994. He spent five years with Palace, playing more than 100 games, and then another five years with Barnsley, before he returned to Watford. Since leaving Watford in 2005, he has had eight different clubs in three years, including three loan spells.
Dyer has also represented England at under-21 level, and despite four goals in 11 games, he was never capped at full level, and instead played one friendly for Montserrat against Ashford Town in 2007.
Dyer was born on 13 April 1975 in Ilford, London and started his footballing career at Watford in 1993, before being sold on to Crystal Palace in March 1994 for a fee of -1.1 million,
He made his first appearance of the 2007-08 season as a 57th minute substitute for Mark McCammon in Doncaster's 5-1 victory over Bradford in the Football League Trophy,
He returned to Bradford City in October 2008, for whom he was training with and featured in a reserves game. Bradford lost 2-1 to York City, with Dyer scoring.
Dyer gained 11 caps and scored four goals for the England under-21 team.
Dyer is a follower of christianity, which, along with his wife Janine, he claimed to help him carry on with his footballing career.
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'''Gareth Ainsworth''' (born 10 May 1973) is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder and has also been their caretaker manager on two separate occasions.
Ainsworth started his career as a trainee with Blackburn Rovers but was not offered professional terms at the end of his two year training period and dropped into the Football Conference with Northwich Victoria, scoring his first goal in the 3-1 home victory over Cheltenham Town on 26 October 1991. His form attracted the attention of Preston North End and, in January 1992, they offered him a second chance at the professional game. Released at the end of the 1991-1992 season, Ainsworth joined Cambridge United under the management of John Beck who would go on to be a major influence in his career. Ainsworth had a spell on loan with former club Northwich Victoria, making his second debut for the Vics in the 2-1 home victory over Bromsgrove Rovers on 5 September 1992. Beck was sacked by Cambridge in October 1992 but swiftly appointed manager at Preston North End and in December returned to the Abbey Ground to sign Ainsworth. Ainsworth's second spell with Preston lasted three years. In 1995 he moved to Lincoln City. On 5 May 2007, Ainsworth was voted 4th in the club's top 100 legends.
In 1997 he signed for Port Vale for a club record -500,000 fee. A year later, he moved to Premier League side Wimbledon in 1998 for a -2 m fee, again a club record. In his five years at Wimbledon he played irregularly, and had loans spells at former club Preston and Walsall. In 2003 he moved to Cardiff City on a short-term deal, where he played a role in the clubs promotion to the Football League Championship.
Ainsworth signed for Queens Park Rangers at the start of the 2003-04 season. In the opening game of the season Ainsworth scored 2 in a 5-0 win over Blackpool. This was followed up a few games later with two stunning goals against Rushden & Diamonds, one a volley from 35 yards, and another a powerful drive from the same distance. QPR won promotion to the First Division at the end of the season.
Since then Ainsworth has struggled with injuries, but when fit has been a regular in the side. During the disappointing campaign of 2005-06 Ainsworth came second in the player of the year awards behind Danny Shittu, and finishing joint top scorer on 11 goals with Marc Nygaard.
During the 2006-07 season Ainsworth struggled with injuries. During the 2007-08 season assisted new manager Luigi De Canio, and has stated his intention to move into coaching once his player career is over.
In May 2008 Ainsworth accepted a player coach role under new QPR boss Iain Dowie. Ainsworth is considered somewhat of a cult hero at QPR where he is nicknamed 'Wild Thing' due to his appearance and larger-than-life presence both on and off the pitch..
On 20 November 2009 Ainsworth joined League One outfit Wycombe Wanderers on a month long loan.
In October 2008 Ainsworth was appointed as caretaker manager of QPR, following the sacking of former boss Iain Dowie.
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'''Noel Hunt''' (born 26 December 1982 in Waterford, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Football League Championship side Reading. His brother is Hull City's Stephen Hunt.
Hunt began playing junior club football in Waterford, before being signed by Damien Richardson for League of Ireland club, Shamrock Rovers in Dublin in 2001, aged 18. He made his competitive debut in a 3-2 League of Ireland Cup win over Shelbourne on 29 October 2001 , and scored his first competitive goal in the same competition in January .
Rovers then loaned him out to his hometown club Waterford United where he scored five league goals in the First Division in the 2001-02 season. Scoring on his debut in December 2001 he was later embroiled in controversy as the Blues were deducted 3 points due to incorrect registration .
The following season was the last winter football season and in the shortened 27 game series, new manager Liam Buckley played Hunt and he rewarded the club by being top club goalscorer with eleven league goals and two FAI Cup goals to propel Rovers to the FAI Cup final and third place in the league.
During this time he also made his European dbut playing twice for the club in the UEFA Cup. His final match for Shamrock Rovers was on the last day of the season, 24 January 2003, when he was substituted to a hero's reception in a game where Rovers beat Longford Town 3-2 to secure a place in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. He was awarded the Shamrock Rovers Player of the Year award that season. Scored a total of 14 goals for the Hoops.
Hunt moved to Scottish Premier League club Dunfermline Athletic in a -100,000 deal on 27 January 2003, going on to win the clubs' Young Player of the Season award for the 2003-04 season. His pace and aggressive running won praise from Dunfermline supporters, but his time at the club was disrupted somewhat by a recurring knee injury. He joined Dundee United in June 2006 for -50,000, scoring his first goal on 5 August against Rangers in his second match for the club, a 2-2 draw. On 14 October he scored against Celtic in a 4-1 defeat and scored the winner against Kilmarnock in November. His goals continued with winners against St Mirren, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and Motherwell. However, after injuring himself scoring the winner against Motherwell in December, he failed to score again until his goal in the 4-0 away victory over Hearts in March 2007.
In the 2007-08 season, Hunt scored three times in the opening six league matches, as well as a goal in the League Cup. On 31 October 2007 in a League Cup match against Hamilton Academical, he scored his first hat-trick for United in a 3-1 win.
On 23 July 2008 Noel moved to Championship side Reading for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be around -600,000. Having taken the club's number 11 shirt, recently vacated by John Oster, Hunt joined up with the squad's tour of Sweden and scored his first goal in a 3-1 win over Halmstads BK on 29 July .
In the absence of Reading manager Steve Coppell (who was already in Sweden), Director of Football Nicky Hammond said that although "Dundee United didn't want to lose Noel but understood his real desire to embark upon a new challenge with Reading Football Club. From my conversations with Noel, it is clear that he possesses the qualities of hunger and determination that Steve Coppell wants at this club as we attempt to regain a place in the Premier League."
He played his first competitive game for Reading on 12 August 2008, scoring the deciding goal in a 2-1 win over Dagenham & Redbridge in the first round of the Football League Cup. He also scored on his second appearance on the 26 August 2008, scoring the first of five goals by Reading in a 5-1 result against Luton Town.. Noel scored his first league goals for Reading when he scored two goals in a 6-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday..
In a match against Watford in September 2008, Hunt was involved in controversy surrounding a goal that didn't actually cross the line. Hunt also dispatched the second goal for the Royals in their 4-1 demolition of Bristol City.
Hunt has played three times for Ireland under-21 football team, scoring once. He was named in the Republic of Ireland "B" squad on 8 November 2007, for the match against Scotland on 20 November at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie,
He was called up to the senior squad for the Poland friendly in November 2008, after injuries to Robbie Keane and Aiden McGeady, making his debut in the game, coming on as a substitute on the 60th minute .
His second cap for the Republic of Ireland came in the World Cup Qualifying tie against Italy in Bari, Southern Italy. He came on as a substitute for his then Reading colleague, Kevin Doyle .
Noel started his first competitive game in Ireland's last World Cup qualifying tie in October 2009 .
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'''Daniel "Danny" Spiller''' (born 10 October 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge.
Spiller began his professional career with Gillingham. A product of the club's youth system, he signed his first professional contract in 2000 but saw his first season ravaged by injury and did not make his league debut in the 2001-02 season. Spiller came to the fore during the 2003-2004 season when he was player of the season after a string of man-of-the-match performances. He finished the season by signing a contract keeping him at Priestfield Stadium until 2007.
In 2004 West Ham tabled a bid of -750,000 for Danny which was subsequently turned down by the Gillingham board. Gillingham chairman Paul Scally was quoted as saying "anything under a million is an insult".
Predominantly a midfielder, Spiller has also played as a striker, and right-back, although his preferred position is in central midfield.
On 11 June, 2007, it was announced that Spiller had agreed terms to join Millwall on 1 July, 2007.
After struggling with injuries, Spiller only managed 10 appearances for Millwall, scoring one goal in a 1-0 home victory over Cheltenham Town. On 27 May 2009, Spiller was released from his contract at Millwall.
Spiller signed on non-contract terms with Wycombe Wanderers for a month during August 2009, , before leaving the club to sign for Welling United on 4 September, 2009. After making one appearance and spending 6 days with Welling, Spiller joined League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a contract until January 2010. His debut for Dagenham & Redbridge came on 12 September when he came on as a substitute for Danny Green in a 2-1 home win against Chesterfield.
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'''Gordon Greer''' (born 14 December 1980 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Swindon Town.
Greer began his professional career with Clyde where he played only 33 games before securing a -250,000 move to English Premiership club Blackburn Rovers. He scored on his Blackburn debut against European giants Barcelona and played one other match for the Lancashire club, in the Football League Cup.
Greer had a spell on loan with Stockport County before returning to Scotland to play for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock. He has also received international recognition, having been capped for Scotland B against Poland B in December 2005,
In July 2007, Greer signed for Doncaster Rovers after he rejected a new contract offer from Kilmarnock. His first season at Doncaster was blighted by several injuries and Greer was restricted to only 6 appearances in 2007-08. During the 2008-2009 season he joined League One side Swindon Town on an initial one month loan which was later extended for a further two months thanks to a financial contribution from TrustSTFC's Red Army Fund. On his return to Doncaster, he was released from his contract on 7 May 2009
Following his release from Doncaster, Greer soon agreed a two year contract to sign for Swindon Town on a free transfer in July 2009 having impressed whilst on loan at the club. Soon after officially joining the club he was announced as team captain for the 2009-10 season.
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'''Simon Gary Ford''' (born 17 November 1981 in Upton Park, Greater London) is an English-born Jamaican professional footballer currently playing for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League. He is the nephew of former Rangers and Liverpool winger Mark Walters.
He began his career at Charlton Athletic, but never played a first-team match for the club. After leaving Charlton in 2001 he joined Grimsby Town He made 78 appearances for Grimsby, scoring four goals. Ford left Grimsby in August 2004, and joined current club Kilmarnock later that year. He had to initially sign for Kilmarnock as an amateur because he had signed professionally for Redbridge shortly beforehand.
Ford has represented Jamaica three times.
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'''Paul Brooker''' (born 25 November 1976 in Hammersmith, London) is a professional footballer. He is a right-winger who can also deputise on the left wing if needed.
Born and raised in London, Brooker started his career as a trainee at Fulham. Whilst there, he had loan spells at Stevenage Borough and Brighton & Hove Albion, the latter of which he joined permanently in 2000. It was during his three years at Brighton that Brooker made the majority of his league appearances so far, and it was his form for Brighton that prompted then-Premier League club Leicester City to sign him. However, his first team opportunities at Leicester proved to be limited, so Leicester's manager at the time, Micky Adams, allowed Brooker to go out on loan to Reading, a deal which was made permanent in 2004.
He made a number of appearances for Reading during their 2004-05 Football League Championship campaign, but at the end of the season was allowed to leave as he did not feature in Reading's plans for the future. Brooker then signed for Brentford in the summer of 2005, where he showcased his talents by scoring the Bees' goal of the season against Swindon in 2006. However, Brooker's spell at Brentford was largely disappointing and he left by mutual consent with a year remaining on his contract on 30 August 2007. In September 2008 Brooker has rejoined up with his former boss Micky Adams at Brighton & Hove Albion and is training with the squad, after leaving Chertsey in the summer of 2008.
Brooker is a blood relative to Matt Elliott (retired professional footballer with Leicester City and Scotland).
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'''Edward Stephen "Eddie" Hutchinson''' (born 23 February 1982) is a professional footballer currently playing for Crawley Town in the Conference National. Hutchinson is a combative, energetic central midfield player who had been at Brentford since he joined from Sutton United as an 18 year old in the summer of 2000.
Hutchinson was released from Brentford on 17 May 2006. He is the twin brother of Woking centre back Tom. He spent the second half of the 2006-07 season out with a broken toe.
Hutchinson was listed for transfer in January 2008.
Hutchinson signed for Crawley Town from Oxford on 26 May 2009.
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'''Isaiah Marcus Rankin''' (born 22 May 1978 in London) is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for Forest Green Rovers in the Conference National after being released by Crawley Town in May 2009. Rankin is a pacy, powerful striker who can also play on the right wing if needed. He played for Arsenal, Bradford City and Grimsby Town amongst others.
Rankin started his career playing for Arsenal as a youngster, and he was promoted to be the first team squad in the summer of 1996. Rankin went on to only feature once for The Gunners. While with the club he had a brief loan spell with Colchester United. In 1998, he was transfer listed by the club, and shortly afterwards he was to leave Highbury with Yorkshire his destination. Manager Arsne Wenger said he sold Rankin "Because he had in front of him too many players who were in to play in the top team. He was impatient. I thought that he wouldn't naturally make it this season, and he needed some first-team games. He was one of the players where, if you keep him, he drops; if he drops, his value goes down and he isn't happy and he hasn't improved. If you are sure he won't play for you this season, you give him a chance to make a career somewhere else, I'm happy for him."
Rankin was signed by Bradford City for -1.3 million helping them earn promotion to the Premier League in his first season. Rankin was loaned out to Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers, before finally leaving the club permanently to join Yorkshire rivals Barnsley.
Rankin enjoyed a steady three seasons at Oakwell but lost his place in the squad midway through the 2003-04 season. Rankin was lined up with a transfer out of the club. Barnsley put in a -50,000 bid for Grimsby Town striker Michael Boulding, who had wanted away from the club following the dismissal of Paul Groves. Rankin was lined up on a one-month loan deal as part of the deal. The offer was accepted by Mariners caretaker boss Graham Rodger and Rankin signed for The Mariners.
Rankin scored two goals in his first six games. In a match against his main employers Barnsley at Blundell Park, Rankin scored a goal in a 6-1 victory for Grimsby, but controversially upset Barnsley boss Gudjon Thordarson for what he called an unprofessional goal celebration.
Brentford came in for the striker, and signed him on a two-year deal. Rankin joined the club along with fellow Grimsby player Jamie Lawrence. During his spell at Griffin Park his goal against Southampton in the 2004-05 FA Cup Fifth Round was nominated on Match of the Day's 'Goal of the Month' competition, but did not win the top prize. Rankin was released by Brentford in April 2006 after two years at Griffin Park.
Rankin soon returned to Blundell Park, signing with Grimsby Town yet again, but despite much expectations, he made made a slow start to life back in Cleethorpes despite scoring on his second debut in the 3-2 win over Boston United, a game which saw both Rankin and Peter Bore help Grimsby come back from 2-0 down.
He made only four appearances and failed to score. Rankin stayed on for a final season with Grimsby in 2007-08, but his contract was terminated by mutual consent during in the January 2008 transfer window.
Upon his release from Grimsby, he signed with Conference club Stevenage Borough on a short-term deal until the end of the 2007-08 season.
His next club was Crawley, with whom he signed in July 2008 having featured in a number of pre-season friendlies whilst on trial with the West Sussex club.
Following his release from Crawley, Rankin remained out of the game up until December 2009, where he signed for fellow Conference National outfit Forest Green Rovers on a non contract deal. Rankin was given the number 33 shirt on his arrival at The New Lawn. Rankin scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 Boxing Day victory over Salisbury City, his second was scored in a 1-0 win over Gateshead at the New Lawn on Jan 16 2010.
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'''Alexander Graham "Alex" Rhodes''' (born 23 January 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays for Conference National club Grays Athletic. He predominantly plays as a left winger but also as a striker.
Rhodes started his career with non-League Newmarket Town, where he came to prominence after scoring hat-tricks in three successive games in 2003. After trials with several Football League clubs, he joined Brentford in November 2003 and scored the goal that ensured they were not relegated six months later. Rhodes scored five goals during his four seasons at Brentford, which were hampered by injury and included loan spells at Swindon Town and Grays Athletic. He signed for Bradford City in August 2007 but was released after one season, before joining Rotherham United. A loan spell at Woking was followed by his release from Rotherham in May 2009, when he dropped back out of the Football League to join Oxford United. He played just four games before leaving Oxford by mutual consent, and moved to Braintree Town, initially on a short-term deal. Rhodes then rejoined Grays in January 2010.
Alex Rhodes was born on 23 January 1982 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
Rhodes had a tattoo of a 142-word quotation inked onto his leg in November 2008; the passage was originally written by peace activist Marian Williamson. It took five hours to inscribe onto Rhodes' leg. Rhodes said he had the tattoo done because "I had a few knock-backs when I was younger, when people were telling me I was too small, but I-ve always been determined to prove them wrong and I just feel this quotation is appropriate for me and my life."
Rhodes started his football career at non-League side Newmarket Town, breaking into the club's youth team at the age of 17.
Rhodes made his Brentford debut on Boxing Day 2003 in a 2-1 defeat to Bristol City but had to wait more than four months for his second game.
Rhodes returned to Newmarket Town for a pre-season friendly game with Brentford in August 2004, during which he scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 win.
Injury again hit Rhodes' 2005-06 season, during which he scored just one goal in a 2-1 victory over Yeovil Town.
He made 11 appearances for Brentford at the start of the 2006-07 season,
After trials with League Two sides Darlington and Bradford City,
In June 2008, Rhodes returned to League Two, when he signed a one-year deal with Rotherham United,
It was only a brief return to the side and two months later Rhodes joined Conference National side Woking on loan for the rest of the season.
Having been released, Rhodes returned to the Conference by joining Oxford United on a free transfer in May 2009.
Rhodes immediately joined Conference South side Braintree Town, initially on a contract until the start of January. His new assistant manager Jason Broom described Rhodes as an "exciting" talent. He made his debut against St Albans City helping to create his new side's goal in a 1-1 draw.
Rhodes rejoined former club Grays Athletic on 19 January 2010.
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'''Samuel Lee "Sam" Tillen''' (born 16 April 1985 in Reading) is an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford. He joined Icelandic club Fram in 2008.
Tillen began his career with Chelsea, and played for their academy and reserve teams before joining Brentford at the end of the 2004-05 season. Tillen is a pacy left sided player, equally at home at full back or on the wing, and showed his versatility by filling in at right back and right wing in the 2005-06 season. His contract was cancelled by mutual consent in January 2008, and the following month he signed for Icelandic team Fram.
His brother Joe is also a professional footballer who joined Fram in 2008.
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'''Scott Mulholland''' (born 7 September 1986) is an English association football player, who played in one match for in 2005.
Mulholland joined Woolwich Youth FC of the Bexley league at the age of eight, at the time managed by his father. A year later, at age nine, Mullholland was accepted into the youth ranks of the West London football club , turning down a chance to play with Ajax. Mulholland continued at Woolwich Youth as a centre forward, scoring 211 goals in 5 years. During this period Scott also represented Bexley Borough and Kent county football sides.
Although through his youth career, where Scott was recognised for his talents in front of goal, at Queens Park Rangers he was made to adapt to a midfield role. This positional change was predominantly due to his height and stature of which his coaches felt didn't suit the role of centre forward. Standing at 5'6 and weighing around 140lbs, Scott took to his new position with ease and was rewarded with a place in the Queens Park Rangers reserve team at the age of sixteen. At reserve team level, Scott established himself as a hardworking, tenacious midfielder in the mould of Dutch international Edgar Davids and amongst the Queens Park Rangers backroom staff there was much hope for the youngster.
At the age of seventeen, after encouraging performances in the reserves he was called up to represent Scotland at under 19 level. Scotland had been made aware that despite being born in England he was eligible for a Scottish call-up and approached him to play. However in a dramatic twist of fate he was injured in a reserve fixture prior to the international and ultimately his opportunity was lost.
In 2004, at the age of eighteen, Scott was invited by manager Ian Holloway to train with the QPR first team. After training with the team for several months and playing understudy to Canadian international midfielder Marc Bircham, Mulholland was loaned out in February 2005 to Hastings United of the Isthmian League in a three month deal. After only two weeks, however, Mulholland was recalled by QPR due to an injury crisis.
He made his only first team appearance on 19 April 2005 when he came off the bench to replace Marc Bircham with 69 minutes of the game against played.
Mulholland realised after the game that he had broken his toe in a challenge with Akinbiyi, which would rule him out for the rest of the season. Mulholland left QPR in the summer of 2005.
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'''Spencer Weir-Daley''' (born 5 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Boston United.
Born in Leicester, Weir-Daley started his career at Nottingham Forest, progressing through their Academy and making his debut after successful spells in the youth and reserve teams. He made his debut in a League Cup game against Macclesfield Town and scored on his Football League debut with Forest in a 3-1 away win over Gillingham. After eight first-team appearances, he was side-lined by a shoulder injury. It would keep him out for the remainder of the 2005-06 season.
In August 2006, Weir-Daley signed on loan for struggling League Two side Macclesfield Town for three months. He played seven league games and scored twice. In January 2007 he moved on loan to another League Two side, Lincoln City, on loan sparking interest in a permanent deal after scoring two goals against Walsall. His form brought him into consideration for the League Two February player of the month award.
On 22 March, the deadline for emergency loans, Weir-Daley was signed on loan by League One club Bradford City. After returning, Weir-Daley made his final appearance for Forest as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Yeovil Town in their League One play-off semi-final first leg. He made seven league appearances for Forest, all as a substitute, 11 in total, scoring two goals.
Weir-Daley rejected interest from Bradford to sign a two-year deal with Notts County.
Weir-Daley became the first Notts County striker to score in the 2007-08 season (including pre season), when he scored in his third start of the season in Notts County's 1-1 draw with Rotherham United on 22 September. He was released from his contract in January 2009 five months early along with fellow County player Jay Smith.
In September 2009 it was announced that Weir-Daley had signed for Blue Square North side Ilkeston Town.
In September 2009 it was announced that Weir-Daley had signed for Blue Square North side Ilkeston Town.
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'''Duncan Alan Jupp''' (born 25 January 1975 in Haslemere) is a professional footballer currently playing for Bognor Regis Town.
Jupp began his career as a trainee with Fulham where he made more than 100 appearances before he moved to
Wimbledon for -200,000. He later had spells with Notts County and Luton Town before joining Southend United, where he helped the club to two consecutive promotions - including scoring the decisive goal in the Football League Two Playoff final in 2005.
He signed for Gillingham on 22 May 2006 and made his debut in the 2-1 home win over Huddersfield Town on 5 August. He left the club by mutual consent on 17 December 2007. He joined Bognor Regis Town in January 2008.
Jupp, who also works as a football coach at Dorset House School in nearby Pulborough, announced his retirement from football in July 2009.
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'''Che Christian Aaron Clay Wilson''' (born 17 January 1979 in Ely) is an English professional footballer currently without a club, following his release from Southend.
Wilson, a right footed left back, started his career with Norwich City for whom he made 25 appearances. He joined Bristol Rovers in 2000, where he remained two seasons before joining Cambridge City, where he remained for less than a month before joining Southend United.
After a slow start getting into the squad, Wilson was a permanent place on the Southend team sheet, with some solid displays. He is not well known for his goal scoring, but during the 2005/06 season he put a goal past promotion rivals Brentford in a 4-1 win, and also netted in the 3-0 win against Colchester United at Layer Road. Wilson was at the club since the 2003-04 season, and played in both LDV finals and the play-off final, making over 100 appearances for the club.
He signed for Brentford in a one month loan deal on January 15, 2007. He played four games for Brentford before returning to Southend at the end of his one month loan spell. He joined, Rotherham United on loan in March 2008.
Wilson was released by Southend United at the end of the 2007-08 season.
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'''Jamal Julian Campbell-Ryce''' (born 6 April 1983 in Lambeth, Greater London) is an English-Jamaican professional footballer currently playing for English Championship club Bristol City. He is a Jamaican international, qualifying through his parentage.
Campbell-Ryce played a handful of games for Southend United in the 05/06 season during a loan deal from Rotherham United. However, the deal turned sour, and left him in the limbo so Rotherham recalled him and sent him to local rivals Colchester United to get some first team football. The tricky winger has also played for Charlton Athletic, Chesterfield, Wimbledon
Campbell-Ryce joined Southend in the summer of 2006 after a deal was agreed between Southend and Rotherham. As both Southend and Colchester were promoted to the Championship at the end of the 2005-06 season, and Campbell-Ryce had played for both clubs during the season, he had the unusual privilege of touring both towns on open-top bus victory parades on successive days.
In early August in 2007, Southend rejected a -250,000 bid from Barnsley for Campbell-Ryce, though he finally completed his move to Barnsley on the deadline day for an undisclosed fee.
He scored his first Barnsley goal on 29 December 2007 in the 2-2 draw with Southampton, cutting in from the right and unleashing a rising piledriver into the top corner. On 26 January 2008, Campbell-Ryce scored the winner in Barnsley's 1-0 away win against his former club Southend in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
In October, Campbell-Ryce signed a new three-year deal at Oakwell, keeping him with Barnsley until the summer of 2011.
In February 2009, he etched himself into Barnsley FC folklore with a stunning goal at Hillsborough to sink Sheffield Wednesday and complete the first double over the Owls for 63 years and the Reds' first win there since 1983. On May 3rd 2009 he scored the winner in a 2-1 win over Plymouth Argyle, a result which kept the club in the Coca-Cola Championship.
On 19th January 2010, Campbell-Ryce signed a 2-and-a-half year deal with fellow Championship side Bristol City for a undisclosed fee.
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'''Ronald "Ron" Flowers''' (born 28 July 1934 in Edlington, near Doncaster) is an English former professional footballer, most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was a member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad.
Flowers began in the Doncaster Rovers academy, where his father played semi-professionally. Whilst he flourished on the pitch at Belle Vue, he also trained as an apprentice at the Doncaster rail sheds,(it was his father's insistence that he learned a trade before chasing his footballing dream). He was later released by Doncaster and joined the Wolves' nursery side Wath Wanderers, where he soon came to the attention of the highly successful Wolverhampton Wanderers manager: Stan Cullis. Within a year, he was moved down to Molineux and soon broke into the first team, making a scoring debut against Blackpool on 20 September 1952. Prior to this time, he had served in the RAF and became an aircraftman second class at Padgate before being transferred to Hednesford.
Playing as an attacking midfield player (in modern terminology) at Wolves, he won three league championships and an FA Cup. In total, he made 515 appearances for the club, scoring 37 times.
Flowers won 49 caps for England and scored 10 goals. His international debut came on 15 May 1955 in a 0-1 friendly defeat to France. He went on to appear in the 1962 World Cup and scored two goals from the penalty spot in the group stage. Although his last England cap came before the finals (a friendly win over Norway), he was a member of the squad that won the 1966 World Cup, being the oldest and earliest-capped member of the squad. Flowers narrowly missed out on playing in the final itself, Jack Charlton who was due to play, caught a cold on the eve of the West Germany match, and ultimately, Flowers never kicked a ball at the tournament. Flowers was approached by his manager, Alf Ramsey, the night before the final and told that if Charlton had not recovered by the morning he was on. After a sleepless night, it turned out that Charlton was fine in the morning.
He finally left Wolves in September 1967 to join Northampton Town, where he later became player/manager. He ended his playing career at non-league Wellington Town (latterly known as Telford United) as player-manager before retiring to run a sports shop in Wolverhampton. His sports shop company: "Ron Flowers Sports" is still successfully trading on Queen Street in the town centre.
In an article in the England international Official Match-Day Programme for the FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Ukraine on 1 April 2009 Flowers was cited as England's best ever penalty taker (shared with Alan Shearer).
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4-2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners- squad members, Flowers was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
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'''Graham Coughlan''' (born 18 November 1974 in Dublin, County Dublin), is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a defender for Shrewsbury Town. His previous clubs include Plymouth Argyle and Sheffield Wednesday. He is training to become a manager after he has retired from playing and was in charge of Shrewsbury's reserve side which beat Sheffield United 5-0.
Coughlan started his playing career at Leinster Senior League side Cherry Orchard, he then briefly moved to League of Ireland club Bray Wanderers. At 21 he was brought to England by then Blackburn Rovers manager Ray Harford but struggled to earn a place in the Premier League Champions' first team. Loan spells at Swindon Town and Livingston followed before he made a permanent move to the Scottish club in the Summer of 1999 having impressed whilst on loan there.
Coughlan spent two successful seasons at Livingston before moving back to England to Devon club Plymouth Argyle.
A highly successful four year spell at the club followed with Graham a permanent fixture, earning his name in the PFA Division Three team of the year for 2001-02 and Plymouth Division Three (where he was top goalscorer) and Division Two League Championships (Where he was named as Division Two's Player of the year). Coughlan was voted the clubs player of the year in 2002 and was also named in the greatest Plymouth Team by fans to mark the clubs first 100 years as a professional club. Coughlan was also Vice Captain of Plymouth and his influence and stature was missed for nearly two seasons in their defence after he was sold to Sheffield Wednesday which they then managed to fill with Krisztin Timr.
In the summer of 2005 he was reunited with former manager Paul Sturrock when he moved back up North to newly-promoted Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee. During his first season at the club Graham has proved to be a hit with the fans and management alike, earning a regular place in the team and also taking over the role of captain from Lee Bullen whilst the Scot's injury problems had regularly kept him out of the team.
On 12 April 2006 Coughlan was named Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Year 2005/06. It was the fifth time Graham has won such an award, having previously being named Player of the Year twice at Livingston and twice at Plymouth.
. However, Coughlan was sent on immediate compassionate leave for the next 5 games. On his return he asked to be sent on loan after failing to feature for the first team under new boss Brian Laws. He immediately managed to agree a deal to stay at Burnley until the end of the season.
However he only started one game, the 0-0 draw with Luton Town.
After returning to Sheffield Wednesday he was told by manager Brian Laws that he had no future at the club and was made available for transfer.
On 4 July 2007, Coughlan was released by Sheffield Wednesday after being deemed surplus to requirements. After rejecting a deal with Leeds United, Coughlan then signed for Rotherham United on 13 July 13. He made his debut on 11 August in a 0-0 draw with Hereford United, and was almost ever-present throughout the 2007-08 season.
On 30 July 2008, Coughlan signed a two-year contract with Shrewsbury for an undisclosed fee. He scored a goal on his debut, in the 4-0 win over Macclesfield Town on 9 August.
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'''Steven Roy Hogg''' (born 1 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder, but is currently unattached after being released by York City.
Born in Bury, Greater Manchester, Hogg began his career as a trainee with Manchester United but was released after one year.
He joined Gretna in January 2007, having been spotted by Gretna's director of football Mick Wadsworth who was assistant manager at Shrewsbury during Hogg's first season.
:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.
:B. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League.
:C. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup and FA Trophy.
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'''Nicky Summerbee''' (born 26 August 1971) is an English former footballer.
Born in Manchester, he had trials at Manchester United, Leicester City, and Norwich City, before joining Swindon Town; where his father, former England international Mike Summerbee, had connections. His grandfather, George Summerbee, and great uncle, Gordon Summerbee, had also been professional footballers.
Summerbee played 112 games in seven years for the Robins, scoring six goals before Manchester City paid -1.3million for his services. On 10 May 1994, Summerbee won an England 'B' cap in a match against Northern Ireland 'B' at Hillsborough.
Summerbee joined Manchester City in 1994. His father Mike had become a household name at the club being part of the successful City team of the late 1960's and early 1970's and also being part of the star trio of Mike Summerbee, Francis Lee and Colin Bell. Nicky joined the team at a time when manager Brian Horton also brought in Peter Beagrie, Uwe Rosler and Paul Walsh.In his first season Manchester City finished towards the bottom end of the Premiership table. Then chairman Francis Lee replaced manager Brian Horton with Alan Ball who failed to manage the team to increased success. The team were relegated to the first division. In 1997, Summerbee reached the pinnacle of his playing career when he joined Sunderland in a -1million-rated swap deal involving Craig Russell.
Summerbee made his Sunderland debut on 15 November 1997, against Portsmouth at Fratton Park, as a second half substitute for Martin Smith. With trademark un-tucked shirt and orange edged boots, Summerbee capped his debut by notching the final goal in a 4-1 victory, scoring with a satisfying low drive. Nicky played out the rest of the season on the right hand side of midfield, quietly effective but overshadowed by the flair of Allan Johnston on the opposite flank.
His nonchalant, some might say lazy-looking, style of play made him an easy target for the Wearmouth boo-boys, anxious for prey since the departure of the unpopular Gareth Hall. Summerbee also fell foul of the Maine Road faithful at times, not least because he always played in the imposing shadow of his father.
The following season saw his treatment from sections of the crowd improve, before finally winning the boo boys over once and for all with an excellent display in the 2-2 draw at Norwich.
Summerbee enjoyed some of the finest moments of his career after Sunderland won promotion to the Premiership in 1999, and become an exceptionally under-valued player. Statistics showed him to be a better crosser of the ball than David Beckham, with a crossing accuracy of 36% to Beckham's 27. As well as crossing, his shooting abilities outshone those of Beckham's, by 53% to 48.
===Summerbee, Sykes, and the end of his Sunderland career===
During that season, an injured Summerbee enjoyed a well-publicised liaison with TV presenter, Melanie Sykes. However, it came at a cost. Summerbee lost his place in the team following his capital night out with Mel and a 4-1 defeat at Arsenal. Whilst he returned after one match, Nicky was substituted in both of his next two games and was relegated to the bench for the next four. He returned triumphantly to the starting eleven by scoring his first goal of the season against Everton. Sadly, it turned out to be his last as a Sunderland player. After this goal, Summerbee was in and out of the side. He finished the season on a high note though, starting in - and starring in - the final three games.
Summerbee was left in the wilderness by boss Peter Reid the following season. He sat on the sidelines for six months until he was given a game for the reserves against Newcastle United. Summerbee was clearly unfit and unhappy, he lashed out at Newcastle United defender Andy Griffin and was immediately substituted before he could be sent off.
Free transfers and quick stays at the likes of Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City and Nottingham Forest were followed by a two and a half year stay at Bradford City, which included loan spells at Swindon Town and Tranmere Rovers.
Summerbee was recently playing for Nationwide Conference side Tamworth, but was released at the end of the 2005-06 season.
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'''Simon Thomas Donnelly''' (born 1 December 1974) is a Scottish professional footballer currently in a player-coach role at Partick Thistle.
Donnelly, a wide-sided forward, started his career at Queen's Park but left in 1993 to join Celtic. Donnelly made his league debut towards the end of the 1993-94 season, appearing as a substitute in a 0-0 draw against Hibernian.
The 1997-98 season saw Donnelly's best return of goals, scoring 10 goals in 30 league matches as Celtic won the Scottish Premier Division and Scottish League Cup. The following season, Donnelly netted five goals in 23 appearances in what was his final year at Celtic Park. In July 1999, Donnelly - along with Phil O'Donnell - joined Sheffield Wednesday on a Bosman free transfer.
Donnelly's time at Wednesday was interrupted by a series of injuries and he played only a dozen matches in the Premier League that season, scoring once as Wednesday were relegated. The following season, Donnelly featured in just three matches, although he played in 23 games in the 2001-02 season. In his final season at Hillsborough, Donnelly scored two goals in fifteen league matches before being released. Joining Coventry City on trial, Donnelly instead returned to Scotland with St Johnstone, signing a one-year deal in August 2003. Surprisingly, given his injury history, Donnelly featured in every league match, scoring eight goals before signing for Dunfermline Athletic in July. During his time at East End Park, his injuries returned and he was released two years later having made fewer than forty league appearances. He joined Partick Thistle in June 2006 and played regularly before his release in May 2009.
After three seasons as a player at Thistle, Donnelly was initially released at the end of the 2008-09 season. However, following the departure of John Henry to Burnley, Donnelly rejoined The Jags as a player-coach.
At end of the 1996/97 season Donnelly made his Scotland debut, making substitute appearances in the friendly matches against Wales and Malta.
The following season Donnelly also featured regularly for Scotland, playing in a number of friendlies ahead of the 1998 World Cup, although Donnelly failed to make an appearance during the tournament.
Donnelly won ten Scotland caps during his career, and played for Scotland under-21 before appearing for the senior side.
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'''Leon James Britton''' (born 16 September 1982 in Wandsworth, Greater London) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Swansea City in the Championship.
A member of the England Development School at Lilleshall where he was a year behind Joe Cole, Britton began his career as an Arsenal trainee. When he signed for West Ham United for -400,000 in 1998, he attracted the highest transfer fee ever paid for a 16 year-old at that time.
Unable to break into the first team at West Ham, Britton joined Swansea City on loan in December 2002, helping the club to avoid relegation from the Football League. He was named PFA Fans' Player of the Year for the Third Division in the 2002-03 season. Swansea manager Brian Flynn was impressed enough to sign him permanently after he was released by West Ham.
A diminutive but skilful midfielder, Britton won Player of the Year awards from an online supporters' group in both 2002-03 and 2005-06 seasons.
Including his appearances whilst on loan with the club, to the end of the 2005-06 season, Britton had played 137 times for Swansea City in all competitions (with a further 18 appearances as a substitute) and had scored nine goals.
On 9 February 2008, Britton played his 200th game for Swansea City.
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'''Andrew Mark "Andy" Robinson''' (born 3 November 1979 in Birkenhead, Wirral) is professional football player, currently playing for League One side Leeds United. He plays as a winger on either side of the pitch.
Robinson began his football career playing for non-league Merseyside team Cammell Laird before being recruited by Tranmere Rovers on 1 December 2002. Rovers overlooked his potential however and soon released him, allowing Swansea City to snap him up; initially on a 3 month trial then on a permanent basis.
Andy had a very successful career at Swansea, losing a playoff final, winning promotion on two occasions and winning the FA Trophy, along the way. He played mostly as a winger, and was known to be great friends with former teammate Lee Trundle. This friendship was also recognised in a renowned Soccer AM sketch which features two off the crew dressed as Andy and Lee replicating a goal celebration in a hotel. His Swansea career ended in them getting promoted to the Championship, with Swansea winning the League 1 Championship, he was a vital part of Roberto Martinez's team playing on either flank with Paul Anderson occupying the other flank. Robinson provided many assists and goals for Swansea in the promotion season. And after turning down a new contract at Swansea, he chose to move to Leeds United before Leeds lost 1-0 in the playoff final against Doncaster. Swansea fans were angry at Robinson for his move to Leeds. Whilst at Swansea, Robinson was widely regarded to be one of the best players in League 1.
Robinson chose to accept an offer from Leeds United before their play-off final game against Doncaster Rovers. Leeds lost in that game and Robinson missed out on his Championship dream for the following season.
Robinson scored his first goal for Leeds against Chester City in the Carling Cup,
During the 2009-10 season Robinson has found himself on the bench, usually coming on in the second half to try influence a game. Robinson scored his first goal of the season for Leeds in the JPT game against Darlington, scoring a freekick with the help of a deflection.
He is the cousin of Toronto vice-captain and Welsh international Carl Robinson. Andy is a Tranmere Rovers and Liverpool fan. He claims his hero growing up was John Barnes.
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'''Jamie Smith''' (born 17 September 1974 in Birmingham) is an English footballer who plays as a full back. He is currently a coach at Airbus UK of the Welsh Premier League, while also registered as a player.
Smith joined First Division Wolves as a youth trainee and progressed through the ranks to make his first team debut on 13 August 1994 in a 1-0 win over Reading. He immediately established himself as a regular and made 25 appearances in his debut professional season as Wolves lost in the play-offs.
He was more of a peripheral figure in the 1995/96 season but re-established himself in the following campaign as Wolves again lost out in the play-offs. In total, he made 104 appearances for the club before leaving in October 1997 as part of the deal that saw Dougie Freedman and Kevin Muscat move to Molineux from Premier League Crystal Palace. Ironically, Palace were the only club Smith scored against for Wolves (in the play-offs that had just promoted Palace).
Smith remained at Crystal Palace for seven seasons (one Premier League), racking up 175 appearances in total for the Eagles. During his time here, he was also loaned out to Fulham, which gave Smith the distinction of having played under three England managers: Graham Taylor (Wolves), Kevin Keegan (Fulham) and Terry Venables (Crystal Palace).
The defender finally left Selhurst Park in August 2004, joining League One club Bristol City on a free transfer. He was a regular in his first season at the club, but ended the following season on loan at Brentford where he lost in the play-offs yet again.
He was given a free transfer upon returning to Bristol City at the end of the 2005/06 season, as he was signed by his former Brentford manager Martin Allen at the Milton Keynes Dons. He began to be often sidelined by a persistent knee injury during his spell here, and he was released by the club at the end of the season. This led to him announcing his playing retirement in July 2007.
Smith came out of retirement to sign for Welsh Premier League side Airbus UK in August 2008, whilst working towards his coaching badges.
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}}'''Karl Junior Lewis''' (born 9 October 1973) is a former professional footballer playing for Welwyn Garden City. He is an experienced central midfield player, who is 6ft 2in tall.
Lewis started his career at Fulham as a youngster making his Football League debut as a substitute at Burnley on 17 October 1992. He went on to make five further league appearances, including four starts, for Fulham, and also played one FA Cup game, before dropping out of the league in 1993 for spells with Dover Athletic and Hendon from 1995 to 1999, famously scoring the winner in an FA Cup 1st round replay at Leyton Orient. He came back into the league with Gillingham in 1999. After a season and a half at Priestfield, Lewis moved up to the Premiership with Leicester City, and subsequently had spells at Brighton & Hove Albion (on loan), Swindon Town, Hull City, Brentford, Milton Keynes Dons and Stevenage Borough.
On 20 June 2008, he was reunited with Peter Taylor, his manager at six previous clubs (Dover, Gillingham, Leicester, Brighton, Hull and Stevenage), as he joined the backroom staff at Wycombe Wanderers. When Taylor parted company with Wycombe by mutual consent in October 2009 Lewis also left the club.
In November 2008 he joined Welwyn Garden City of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division.
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'''Ademola Bankole''' (nicknamed ''George'' by the then Grimsby Town manager Alan Buckley) is a Nigerian professional footballer born in Lagos on 9 September 1969. He is currently the goal-keeping coach at Colchester United, but in 2008 he was recalled to the first-team as the 2nd choice goalkeeper for the team due to injuries and illness to Colchester's other goalkeepers.
Before his current contract, Bankole played for Doncaster, Leyton Orient, Crewe, QPR, Bradford City, Barnet, Maidenhed United, Brentford, , IICC Shooting Stars of Nigeria.
Bankole came from Brentford with Martin Allen, primarily to be the club's goal-keeping coach and occasional substitute goalkeeper. He made his debut for the Dons against Bury, coming off the bench to deputise following Adolfo Baines's red card.
Towards the end of the 2006/07 season, Bankole became a regular starter for MK Dons, turning in some impressive performances after replacing Adolfo Baines and Lee Harper as first choice keeper.
At the end of September, George had left the club with Paul Heald taking over coaching duties.
In December 2007, Ademola signed a one-match contract with Nuneaton Borough; a measure to cover the goalkeeping position in place of the suspended Darren Acton.
As of February 2008, he is the goalkeeping coach at Colchester United. However, he was promoted to the first team as reserve goalkeeper for the end of the 2007-08 season due to illness and injuries of Colchester's over keepers.
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'''Marco Adaggio''' (born 6 October 1987 in Mlaga, Spain) is an English-Italian football player who plays for Worcester City.
Born to Italian and English parents, Adaggio moved to Shropshire, England aged 11, having spent his earlier childhood in Naples and Rimini, Italy. He joined the Centre of Excellence of local club Shrewsbury Town.
Adaggio made his club dbut on 2 April 2005 in the 3-0 home win over Oxford United. On 18 April 2006 he made his tenth appearance for ''the Shrews'', all of which came as a substitute. Earlier in the season he had spent time on loan to local rivals AFC Telford United. At the end of the season, two years into his three-year scholarship programme, he was handed a professional contract.
Despite a few first team appearances for the club, Adaggio was unable to command a regular first-team place, and in January 2007 he was released by the club, along with fellow squad player Gavin Cadwallader. He subsequently joined Bangor City. At the end of the 2006-07 season, he was released by the club, and moved to Stafford Rangers.
After a summer long trial at Kidderminster Harriers, Adaggio joined Worcester City in August 2008. DJ Tiesto's monster hit 'Adaggio for Strings' is played every time Marco scores a goal in Worcester City F.C. colours.
At the end of the 2008/2009 season, Marco finished as the club's to scorer with 15 goals and signed a 1 year new deal at the club, however this was on reduced terms due to cost cutting measures.
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'''Richard Evans''' (born 19 June, 1983, in Cardiff) is a Welsh professional football player. He has been capped by Wales U21s.
Evans began his career as a trainee with Birmingham City, but left having never made the first team. An injury-hit three-year spell at Sheffield Wednesday followed, in which he made just 10 appearances for the Yorkshire club, scoring a solitary goal against Burnley in the 47th minute of a 7-2 victory in the penultimate game of the 2002-03 season on 26 April 2003 at Turf Moor.
Evans made his Shrewsbury Town debut shortly after signing on a free transfer in the January 2006 transfer window, in the 2-1 Football League Two defeat at Notts County on 2006-01-21. A hamstring injury reduced his 2005-06 season to just six appearances.
Evans was released by Shrewsbury on May 9, 2006 having failed to prove his value to manager Gary Peters.
Evans was signed by Newport County three months later. He seemed to overcome his injury problems in his first season as he played 42 times, scoring three goals. Evans contract with Newport was cancelled in October 2008 by mutual consent. After his release he signed with Bath City.
He is the younger brother of Mark Evans who played for Newport County in the 1990s.
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}}'''Gavin James Cadwallader''' (born 18 April 1986 in Shrewsbury) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Newtown in the League of Wales. He used to play as a defender, but has converted to midfield with the Black and Greens.
Starting his career as a trainee with Shrewsbury, he made his first appearance in the 2-2 League Two draw at Carlisle United on 14 February, 2006. His second and final match of the 2005-06 season came in the 1-1 draw at Grimsby Town on 15 April, 2006.
At the end of the season, following the completion of his three-year scholarship programme, he was handed a professional contract despite failing to convince club manager Gary Peters of his worth. Peters said, "[He] was injured most of the way through it so last year I gave a year pro contract to see if he could prove himself. He's not convinced me yet but is a late developer so I've given him another year to prove himself."
In January 2007, Cadwallader was released by Shrewsbury, along with fellow squad player Marco Adaggio. He played for Kidderminster Harriers reserves in late January, but signed for League of Wales club Aberystwyth Town on 23 February, 2007.
In August 2008 Gavin signed for Newtown.
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}}'''Steven Leslie''' (born November 5, 1987) is an English professional football (soccer) player who currently plays for Shrewsbury Town. He is predominantly a left-sided midfielder and wears the number 18 shirt for the club.
Despite being born in Glasgow, he moved to Shrewsbury at a very young age and has been considered English since. He made his debut for Shrewsbury Town on April 18, 2006 as an 83rd minute substitute in the 4-1 win over Rushden & Diamonds. This was his sole appearance in the 2005-06 season. At the end of the season, two years into his three-year scholarship programme, he was handed a one-year professional contract.
He played seven times in 2006-07, and sat on the bench for the League Two playoff final at Wembley. In July 2007, he signed a new one-year contract.
Leslie scored his first senior goal for Shrewsbury on the opening day of 2007-08, scoring late in the match as Shrewsbury ran out 4-0 winners against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank. He made a total of 21 appearances over the course of the season, and started to establish himself within the first team.
The following season Leslie made 33 appearances, but was sent off in the League Two playoff semi-final against Bury. This meant that he missed the final at Wembley. At the end of the season he signed a new two-year contract.
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'''Marc Edworthy''' (born 24 December 1972 in Barnstaple) is an English professional footballer who is currently without a club. He is a right-footed defender who usually plays at right back, but has occasionally been deployed at left back and central defence.
Edworthy began his career with Plymouth Argyle in the 1991-1992 season.
Edworthy joined Crystal Palace who had just been relegated from the Premiership on 9 June 1995 for -350,000, and in his second season with the Eagles played an integral role in winning promotion to the Premier League. However the very next season Palace finished bottom and were relegated once more; in spite of this the Palace fans acknowledged Edworthy's performances and rewarded him with the supporters player of the year award that year.
On 26 August 1998, he was bought by Premiership side Coventry City for -1,200,000. With the Sky Blues he again suffered relegation, this time from the Premiership. He left at the end of the 2001-02 season to join Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He started his Wolves career on 31 August 2002, helping them earn promotion to the Premier League via the playoffs, but left after just one season to join Norwich City on a free transfer.
In his first season with Norwich City he helped the Canaries win promotion to the Premier League. But again, he suffered relegation from the Premier League when Norwich finished in 19th place.
He left in the summer of 2005 to join Derby County,
He was a member of the Derby squad that won promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs at the end of the 2006-07 season, being voted second in the Player of the Season contest along the way.
Edworthy signed for Leicester City on 7 November 2008, signing a two month contract that will see him stay at the club until 6 January 2009.
On May 29, he was released at the end of his contract by Leicester alongside Paul Henderson, Patrick Kisnorbo, Bruno N'Gotty and Barry Hayles.
Edworthy signed for Football League new boys Burton Albion on 4th August 2009, on a one month contract by former Derby team mate Paul Peschisolido. He played in Burton's first ever Football League match at Shrewsbury Town but did not play again and was released after his contract expired.
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'''Scott P. Fitzgerald''' (born 18 November 1979 in Hillingdon) is an English semi-professional footballer currently playing for Hayes & Yeading United. He plays as a striker.
Fitzgerald started his career in non-league football at Northwood before being signed by First Division side Watford in February 2003. He made his professional debut on 21 April 2003, coming on as a substitute for Michael Chopra in a home win over Derby County. In his first start for the club he scored his first goal, the second in a 2-0 win over Sheffield United on the final day of the season.
In the 2003-04 season he scored 11 goals to finish as the club's top scorer. At Watford Fitzgerald scored 11 goals in 29 league starts. He fell out of favour in the 2004-05 season, however, and he spent a goalless loan spell at Swansea. He returned to Watford and made several late substitute appearances towards the end of 2004, before being loaned to Leyton Orient in January 2005. On his only appearance for Orient, a home tie with Grimsby Town, Fitzgerald was sent off for elbowing. He was loaned to Brentford in March 2005, and scored both goals in a 2-0 away win at Oldham Athletic in his second game for the club. He signed permanently later that month, on transfer deadline day.
He scored two further goals that season, and featured as a substitute in the second leg of Brentford's play-off semi-final defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. In 2005-06 he was out of favour, and was loaned out to Oxford United, scoring once, and Walsall. After not scoring in five appearances with Walsall he was released from his five month loan contract a month early in April 2006.
Fitzgerald then spent a month-long loan period at the start of the 2006-07 season at non-league AFC Wimbledon, where he made five starts as short-term cover for injured strikers Richard Butler and Paul Barnes. He returned for a second loan spell in November 2006, making nine further league appearances, before returning to Brentford in January 2007.
On 15 January 2007, his contract with Brentford was terminated by mutual consent and Fitzgerald signed for Conference South side Basingstoke Town on a contract running initially until the end of the 2006-07 season. He made his debut for on 20 January 2007 in a 1-1 draw away at Yeading.
At the beginning of the 2008-09 season Fitzgerald moved to another Conference South side, Hayes & Yeading United.
His first season at the club went on to be plagued injuries. Howevever, he still looks set to be among the top scorers for the side this season.
He has a son born on 16 June named Ted and a daughter born on 3 July named Lottie.
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'''Paul Andrew Crichton''' (born 3 October 1968 in Pontefract) is an English former professional footballer and now goalkeeping coach at Norwich City.
Crichton started his career as a trainee at Nottingham Forest, turning professional in May 1986. During his time at Forest he was loaned out to six different clubs to gain first team experience, although he was never given an opportunity at Forest. The first of these loan spells, with local rivals Notts County, gave Crichton his league debut in September 1986. This was followed by further loan spells that season at Darlington (January) and Peterborough United (March). In September 1987 he rejoined Darlington on loan, with further loan spells at Swindon Town in December 1987, and Rotherham United in March 1988. He joined Torquay United on loan in August 1988, playing 13 games at the start of the season, keeping Ken Veysey out of the side. He played well enough to attract attention from other clubs, and moved from Forest to Peterborough United in November that year on a free transfer.
He was released at the end of the following season and joined Doncaster Rovers in August 1990, moving on to Grimsby Town on a free transfer in July 1993 after 77 games for Doncaster. He was an ever-present in his first season at Blundell Park, hardly missing a game for 3 years until September 1996, when he moved to West Bromwich Albion for -250,000, playing under his former Grimsby manager Alan Buckley.
His spell at the Hawthorns was frustrating for Crichton as he spent a lot of time on the bench, playing only 28 games in 2 years with the club, and finding himself playing second fiddle to Alan Miller, a goalkeeper signed for -400,000 shortly after Crichton's arrival. Crichton was again farmed out on loan, first for a week from 7 August 1997 to Aston Villa for whom he did not play. He joined Burnley on loan in August 1998, playing just once, in the opening game of the season, before being recalled to the Hawthorns after just 3 days.
He returned to Burnley in a permanent move on 19 November 1998, costing the Clarets -100,000 and quickly established himself in the Burnley side. He was an ever-present in the 1999-00 season, as Burnley won promotion to Division One, but the following season lost his place to Greek international goalkeeper Nikolaos Michopoulos. His spell at Burnley may be remembered for his part in one of Burnley's worst ever spells in football. In February 1999, Burnley played Gillingham at Turf Moor, Gillingham won 5-0 with Robert Taylor scoring all 5 goals (at the time it was a post-war record for number of goals scored by one person on an away ground). Things went from bad to worst in the following fixture, again at home, this time to Manchester City as City won 6-0. Crichton was in goal for both games, and although the defence was perhaps more to blame than him, it was the most goals he had conceded in two games.
On 22 June 2001 Norwich City paid -150,000 to sign him from Burnley. He was signed as a back-up goalkeeper, however, and spent his time playing understudy to Robert Green. After only 6 appearances in three seasons, Crichton joined York City on a free transfer in 2004, although he ended his final season at Norwich with a first division championship medal after the Canaries won promotion to the premiership. However, he was sacked by York in September 2004 after an incident with a supporter,
It was from Accrington, and following almost twenty appearances, that Crichton returned to league football, joining Gillingham at the beginning of the 2005-06 season. Crichton was signed as back up to Jason Brown, but was also given his first official coaching role. His one appearance that season came in the home game against Yeovil, where he kept a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw.
On 26 June it was announced that Crichton had left Priestfield and joined Cambridge United as a player-coach. In January 2007 he was loaned to King's Lynn until the end of the season, but remained as goalkeeping coach at Cambridge United. However, after Cambridge lost 5-0 twice in succession, Crichton was recalled from his loan, and was present in goal during the club record victory on 31 March 2007 (7-0 v. Weymouth). He was released by Cambridge in May 2007 and returned to King's Lynn on a permanent contract for the 2007-08 season, but was allowed to leave to join Brighton & Hove Albion as goalkeeping coach, in order to further his career. On 9 February 2009, he moved to take over the goalkeeping coach at Norwich City replacing Tommy Wright, after Bryan Gunn was appointed as manager.
'''Grimsby Town'''
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'''Brent Sancho''' (born March 13, 1977 in Port of Spain) is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.
Sancho spent his college years playing for St. John's University in New York City, where he was part of the school's only National Championship, in 1996.
Sancho then spent most of his early career playing in the United States, before joining Dundee in the 2003/04 season. A successful spell in the SPL was followed by a transfer to League One side Gillingham.
In December 2007 Sancho joined Millwall on a month's contract. This was not renewed and he found himself once again without a club until signing for Scottish Football League Division Two champions Ross County, in March 2008 until the end of the 2007-08 season. Sancho went on trial with Wrexham F.C. in July 2008 but was not signed by the club..
On June 30, 2008, the TTFF reported that Sancho had been training with TT Pro League team San Juan Jabloteh and Wrexham in an effort to regain a place with the national team as well as further his professional career. Eventually, Sancho returned to the USA in August 2008, joining the Atlanta Silverbacks and playing in eight matches in the remaining part of the season.
On February 26, 2009 the Rochester Rhinos announced the signing of Sancho to a two-year contract.
Sancho played in all three matches in which Trinidad and Tobago took part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, thus becoming the first former St. John's player and first current Gillingham player ever to play in a World Cup. In the third match, against Paraguay, he scored an own goal and defeat in this game confirmed Trinidad and Tobago's elimination from the tournament.
On 9 October, 2006, Sancho announced his retirement from international football along with 12 others. Speaking at a press conference, Sancho said: "It's not just monetary. They have made certain contractual arrangements which they have now reneged on." This followed a dispute between the World Cup Players and the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation regarding money bonuses. The issue went to court in the United Kingdom which ruled in favour of the players. Several of the players have since returned to the national team, however Sancho has not played for T&T since the World Cup (as of June 2009).
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'''Ian Gary Cox''' (born 25 March 1971 in Croydon, England) is a former Trinidad and Tobago international footballer.
Cox joined Crystal Palace from non-League side Carshalton Athletic for a fee of -40,000 in 1994. Opportunities were limited and he eventually joined Bournemouth on a free transfer in 1996 having made just a handful of appearances for Crystal Palace.
He enjoyed a hugely successful spell at Bournemouth where he played alongside Rio Ferdinand, his no-nonsense playing style endeared himself to the fans in a playing spell that included over 170 league appearances. In the 2000-01 season, Cox joined Burnley for -500,000. He notched up over 100 appearances for the Championship side scoring five goals, before joining Gillingham on a free transfer, in the 2003-04 season.
Predominantly a central defender, Cox can also play in midfield. He was named in the Trinidad and Tobago squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was on the bench against Sweden, England and Paraguay in Trinidad and Tobago's first ever games in a World Cup. Cox retired from international football immediately after Trinidad's elimination from the tournament.
On 28 March 2008, Cox was released by Gillingham and signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side and former rivals Maidstone United. Up until the turn of the year Cox was a permanent fixture in Maidstone's starting XI, playing a big part in what was one of the best defences in the league. However in January 2009, Cox's work as a prison officer meant he could no longer commit himself to the club. He did not appear for the Stones in over four months, however he did return on 13 April to play against local rivals Dover Athletic. Cox made two more appearances after this for the Stones in the 2008-09 season before leaving the club due to work commitments. As of August 2009 Cox has yet to join another club and is thought to have retired from the game.
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}}'''James Marshall "Jimmy" Seed''' (born Blackhill, Consett 25 March 1895, died July 1966) was an English footballer and football manager.
Despite being born in Blackhill, Seed was brought up in the village of Whitburn on the coast just to the north of Sunderland. The family moving when Jimmy was only two years old .
On leaving school Seed worked at Whitburn colliery and played football in the Wearside League for Whitburn F.C. along with his brother Angus who would have a short professional career with Leicester Fosse. After scoring over 80 goals for Whitburn Jimmy had unsuccessful trials at South Shields and Sunderland. However Sunderland manager Bob Kyle decided to give Seed a second chance this time playing him at inside right instead of centre forward in a North Eastern League match against Wallsend. Seed scored a hat-trick in the match and was promptly signed by Sunderland as a professional in April 1914.
Seed spent the 1914-15 season playing in Sunderland reserves, he scored plenty of goals as the team lifted the Durham Senior Cup. Official League football was suspended at the end of that season because of the outbreak of World War I. The 20 year old Seed joined the 8th battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment and was drafted to France. In the last months of the war he was gassed and returned to England to convalesce. With the secession of hostilities, Seed played a Victory League match for Sunderland against Durham City in 1918, however he was not fit and had a poor game. On the strength of that performance the Sunderland directors decided that Seed-s wartime experience had finished him as a footballer and gave him a free transfer. Seed never played an official first team game for Sunderland.
Seed-s football career was rescued by Haydn Price (former Wales international), the manager of Welsh non League team Mid Rhondda United who were based in the town of Tonypandy. Price offered Seed a chance to play for the South Wales club which was accepted and he signed for them in July 1919. Seed joined former England international Joe Bache and ex-team mate from Sunderland Frank Pattison in the Mid-Rhondda side and they had a successful time in the seven months that Seed was with them, winning both the Southern League Division Two and Welsh League titles. Seed-s good form attracted the attention of Tottenham Hotspur manager Peter McWilliam and in January 1920 he signed for the north London side for a fee of -250, a move which caused some antagonism amongst supporters in Tonypandy.
After initially playing five games in the reserves Seed got his first team chance with Spurs, making his debut at inside right and forming an immediate understanding with the legendary, diminutive right winger Fanny Walden. Seed played five games in the remainder of the 1919-20 season, scoring two goals as Spurs ran away with the Division Two title. Seed was a virtual ever present for Spurs in the following seven seasons in Division One. The 1920-21 season saw Tottenham lift the FA Cup with Seed playing in all six matches in the cup run, scoring five goals including a hat trick against Bradford City in the second round. Just two months after getting his cup winners medal Seed was called up for the first of this five England caps on 21 May 1921 against Belgium, he never got a long run in the international side, playing his final game in April 1925.
1921-22 saw Tottenham finish runners up to Liverpool in Division One with Seed scoring 10 goals in 36 appearances. In February 1927 Peter McWilliam resigned as Spurs manager, being replaced by Billy Minter. Minter obviously thought the 32 year old Seed was reaching the end of his career with a young Taffy O'Callaghan ready to take his place, he promptly cut Seed-s wages from -8 to -7 a week. Seeds reaction to this was to ask to be released by the club at the end of the 1926-27 season and after looking like taking the player-managers job at Aldershot he eventually signed for Sheffield Wednesday in a part exchange deal involving Darkie Lowdell and a cash adjustment paid by Spurs.
Seed made his Wednesday debut on 27 August 1927 in the first match of the 1927-28 season against Everton. During the first part of the season Seed was asked to play in numerous different positions by manager Bob Brown as Wednesday struggled in Division One. By mid March 1928 they had won only six matches out of 32 and were seven points adrift at the foot of the table. At that stage Seed was made team captain with existing skipper Fred Keen being dropped, Ellis Rimmer was bought from Tranmere Rovers and these changes triggered an amazing recovery. Wednesday picked up 17 points out of a possible 20 in the last ten matches and avoided relegation by a point. The irony was that it was Seed-s old club Tottenham who were relegated on the final day of the season.
By his own admission Seed did not play his best football of his career at Wednesday but his experience and know-how as captain was the catalyst that drove a young and talented Wednesday side to two successive Division One championships in the following two seasons. Seed played four seasons at Hillsborough but by the 1930-31 season, aged 35, he was badly hampered by a knee injury and was often limping before the end of the games, he often played even though he was not fully fit because of his talismanic influence on the team. After damaging the ligaments in his right knee in a match against Newcastle United at Christmas 1931 he realised his playing days were over and he retired in April of that year to start his managerial career.
Seed began his managerial career at Clapton Orient, he was tempted into the job by Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman who told Seed that Arsenal had plans to buy Orient and turn them into a nursery club for Arsenal. Seed commenced the job at -12 a week but within a short time Arsenal were forced to abandon their plans after being told by the Football League that they were unlawful. Without the financial backing of Arsenal, Orient had very little money and the team struggled. In Seed-s first season as manager the team finished 16th and then in the following 1932-33 campaign they avoided having to seek re-election on goal difference. In September 1933 he accepted the offer of the managers job at Charlton Athletic despite Sheffield Wednesday trying to tempt Seed back to Hillsborough as manager at the same time as a replacement for Bob Brown but he rejected the offer..
Between 1934 and 1936 he led Charlton to successive promotions from the Third Division to the First Division. In Charlton's first season in the top-flight, they finished runners-up behind Manchester City in 1937. They finished third and fourth in the final two seasons before the outbreak of the Second World War.
He led the team into a variety of regional competitions set up during the war and Charlton reached a Wembley final for the first time in 1943. They were beaten 7-1 by Arsenal in the War Cup. They were more successful in 1944, when captain Don Welsh lifted the trophy following a 3-1 triumph over Chelsea.
They contested the first two post-war FA Cup Finals at Wembley, which were noted for the ball bursting on both occasions. They were well beaten 4-1 by Derby County in 1946, but a Chris Duffy goal beat Burnley 1-0 in 1947.
Despite the revenues generated by very large home attendances, Charlton wouldn't allow Seed to invest in new players (he 'discovered' Stanley Matthews but wasn't allowed to sign him)
He later became an advisor at Bristol City in January 1957, he took over as caretaker manager in January 1958 for a short while after Pat Beasley had left the club. When new Bristol boss Peter Doherty took over, Seed moved to manage Millwall in the early months of 1958. He got off to a terrible start at The Den going nine matches without a win. The team eventually finished 23rd in Division Three South having to apply for re-election. The following season saw Millwall playing in the new Football League Fourth Division eventually finishing 9th. Seed stepped down as Millwall manager at the end of the 1958-59 campaign but stayed with the club as advisor and then as a club director. He continued as a director of Millwall until his death on 16 July 1966, aged 71.
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'''Nelson David Vivas''' (born 18 October 1969 in Granadero Baigorria, Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former professional Argentine football player, who played primarily as right-back.
Vivas began his footballing career with Quilmes, making his first-team debut in 10 September 1991 against Newell's Old Boys. After 3 years with Quilmes, he then joined Boca Juniors, playing 86 games for them until 1998.
Like many other South American footballers, Vivas made his move to Europe, joining AC Lugano of Swiss League on loan. However, he only made 10 appearances until the big break came; Arsenal signed him from Boca Juniors for -1,600,000 in August 1998.
Vivas was mainly used as backup for established full-backs Lee Dixon and Nigel Winterburn while at Arsenal; he started 18 games and came on as a substitute for a further 18 during his first season for the ''Gunners'', as he struggled to break into the first team. He scored his first and only goal for Arsenal against Derby County in the League Cup.
Vivas was loaned out to the La Liga outfit Celta Vigo halfway through the 1999-00 season and barely figured over the next two seasons, appearing mainly as a substitute (particularly as Arsenal had signed Oleg Luzhny and Sylvinho in the summer of 1999). Unable to establish himself as a permanent member of the team, Vivas left Arsenal when his contract expired at the end of the 2000-01 season, and joined Serie A team Internazionale of Milan. He played 69 games for Arsenal (40 as substitute), scoring one goal. At Inter, Vivas found it hard to break into the first-team and, after two seasons with the Nerazzurri, he left European football to return to his native Argentina.
After only one season with River Plate, Vivas returned to his first professional club, Quilmes where he played until his retirement in 2005.
Vivas served as Diego Simeone's assistant coach at Estudiantes de La Plata, then at River Plate and at the moment at Club Atltico San Lorenzo de Almagro.
Solid defender, despite the fact that he hardly played regularly for any of his clubs in Europe, Vivas was always a regular for his national team, playing 39 games and scoring in one occasion.
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Imlach started his career with several local clubs in his hometown before moving south at the age of 20 when Bury paid Lossiemouth -150 for his services in 1952. Two years later he joined Derby County in a player-exchange deal before joining Nottingham Forest for -5,000 in 1955. He was part of the City Ground club's 1959 FA Cup winning team, providing the cross for the first goal in the final by Roy Dwight, before a move to the vanquished opponents that day, Luton Town, for -8,000 in 1960. He wound down his career with short spells at Coventry City (1960-62), Crystal Palace (1962-64), Dover (1964-65), Chelmsford City (1965-66) and Crystal Palace again (1966-67).
When Imlach stopped playing he became a trainer and spent the next 12 years coaching at Notts County, Everton, Blackpool and Bury. His time with Everton was the longest spell, Imlach acting as first assistant trainer then first team trainer for the ''Toffees'' between 1969 and 1976.
In 2009 a street of new houses in his home town of Lossiemouth - Imlach Way - was named in his honour.
The first Nottingham Forest player ever to be selected by Scotland, Imlach made four appearances for the Scottish national side in 1958, against Hungary, Poland, Yugoslavia and France, the latter two games taking place at the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals in Sweden. However, prior to the 1970s, caps were only issued to those who appeared in matches against the other home countries, so Imlach never received a cap.
In 2005, Imlach's son Gary was at the forefront of a popular campaign to have Imlach and others, such as Eddie Turnbull, retrospectively awarded caps. After concerted public pressure, the Scottish Football Association bowed to the popular will in 2006 and officially capped all players affected by the previous rule.
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}}'''Frank Blunstone''' (born 17 October 1934 in Crewe) is an English former footballer who played for Crewe Alexandra and Chelsea as an outside left. He was once described by Jimmy Greaves as having a heart the size of a cabbage.
After surprisingly rejecting Wolverhampton Wanderers in favour of his home-town club, he signed professional terms with Crewe in early 1952. Following a string of impressive performances in Division Three North, he was signed by Chelsea manager Ted Drake for -7,500 a year later while still doing national service.
He made his Chelsea debut in a 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, at White Hart Lane in February 1953, scoring the decisive third goal. His early years at the club saw little success for the team, but in 1954-55 Chelsea became First Division champions, with Blunstone an important part of the side, though he continued to juggle appearances for Chelsea with his national service.
He remained a key player at Chelsea for the rest of career and was an ever-present in the side, though a broken leg cost him much of his pace. The club were unable to repeat their Championship success, however, and thereafter flirted with relegation. He featured in what was perhaps the club's lowest point in this period, being knocked out of the FA Cup in the 3rd round by his old side, Crewe. In spite of this, he linked up well with Chelsea's emerging young attacking players, notably Jimmy Greaves and later Bobby Tambling, and helped the club gain instant promotion back to the First Division in 1963. But a second broken leg forced his premature retirement.
Blunstone won five England caps between 1954 and 1956. He made his debut against Wales, creating two goals for team-mate Roy Bentley in a 3-2 win. He also played in England's famous 7-2 win over Scotland at Wembley.
He retired from football in 1964 aged only 30, having made 347 appearances for Chelsea and scored 54 goals, and immediately joined the Chelsea coaching staff. He was later appointed Brentford manager in 1969 and led the team to the 5th round of the FA Cup in 1971 and promotion to the Third Division a year later. After a disagreement with the chairman, he joined Manchester United as assistant to his old boss at Chelsea, Tommy Docherty. Blunstone later had a brief spell as manager of Derby County.
He continues to live in his home town of Crewe.
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'''Peter Michael Clarke''' (born January 3, 1982 in Southport) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Huddersfield Town, where is also the captain of the team. He plays as a defender. He has also played for the England under-21 team.
Clarke started his career with Everton, signing his first professional contract in January 1999. He made his debut for them in 2001 against Coventry City.
On 6 August 2002, he went on loan to Blackpool where he made sixteen league appearances, and scoring three goals in a three month loan spell during which his performances played a large part in the Seasiders stringing together a run of clean sheets and rising to the edge of the 2002-03 play-off picture. Despite manager Steve McMahon's best efforts, a permanent deal did not materialise and Clarke returned to Everton on 3 November.
On 20 February 2003, he went out on loan again, this time to Port Vale, where he made thirteen appearances in another three month loan deal before being recalled. Then in February 2004 he spent a one month loan spell at Coventry City, playing in five games. His contract with Everton expired at the end of the 2003-04 season, and he turned down the clubs offer of a new contract, and so remained at the club on a month-to-month contract.
On 17 September 2004 Clarke signed for Blackpool, then managed by Colin Hendry, initially on a one-month loan but with an agreement to make the move permanent,
On the eve of the 2006-07 season in League One, on 2 August 2006, and despite the offer of a new improved contract, Clarke left Blackpool and signed for Southend United who were newly promoted to the Championship. He signed a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, citing his desire to play Championship football.
He later stated that he had 'unfinished business' at Blackpool. A move did not materialise, and Clarke continued to play in the 2008-09 season, and vowed to give his best until his situation could be resolved. In the first league game of the season he scored his first goal at Southend's home ground Roots Hall. On 3 January 2009, Clarke scored a last-minute equaliser against Chelsea, a team challenging for the Premier League title, in a third round FA Cup tie. BBC journalist Phil McNulty called it a "career-defining moment" for Clarke in a piece about the "magic" of the FA Cup.
He was voted the club's player of the season for the 2008-09 season by both fans and players.
On 12 June 2009, Clarke announced that he had agreed a three-year contract with Southend's League One rivals Huddersfield Town. He rejected an offer from Charlton Athletic to be nearer to his northern origin. He was appointed club and team captain by manager Lee Clark on 21 July 2009. He made his debut in the 2-2 draw against Southend United at Roots Hall on 8 August. On 18 August, he scored his first goal for the Terriers in the 7-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at the Galpharm Stadium. On November 14, Clarke added 2 more goals to his goal tally when he scored the 1st and 4th goals in a 6-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers, Clarke would've had the chance to complete his hat-trick when Huddersfield were awarded a penalty late in the second half, however the penalty was taken and converted by striker Theo Robinson.
Clarke gained England under-21 honours, and captained England from Under-16 to Under-21 levels. He made his debut for the England Under-21 team in 2002 as a substitute against Slovakia Under-21's. He later captained the Under-21 team.
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'''Patrick McGuire''' (born 29 July 1987 in Bradford, England) is a professional footballer playing for Guiseley.
As a local, Patrick McGuire excelled through various amateur football teams, before graduating through the Bradford City 'Centre of Excellence' youth football team program at the age of 15, when he joined Bradford City.
At the beginning of March 2006, McGuire was offered a full professional contract with the club, which he gladly accepted as a credit to all his commitment and devotion to the club he grew up supporting.
McGuire made his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Scunthorpe United in the Johnstone Paints Trophy and also made a substitute appearance for Bradford in 2006 with Bradford winning 4-0 in the FA Cup First Round against Crewe Alexandra. He was released at the end of the season and signed for Farsley Celtic. After making just a couple of appearances in the 2007-08 season, he moved on to Unibond Premier League neighbours Guiseley.
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'''Erik Meijer''' (born August 2, 1969 in Meerssen, Limburg) is a retired Dutch soccer player. Standing at 189 cm, he was known as a header specialist.
Meijer started his career at Fortuna Sittard (1987-89), and broke through in the early 1990s at Dutch Eredivisie club MVV Maastricht and was transferred to PSV Eindhoven in 1994, where he failed to play much because Ronaldo, Luc Nilis and Wim Kieft blocked the striker positions.
He then moved to German Bundesliga struggler KFC Uerdingen in 1995, where he was one of the few bright spots in a hapless squad, and was picked up by Bayer Leverkusen. There, he was paired up with Ulf Kirsten and formed one of the most intimidating striker duos of the Bundesliga.
After successful years, Meijer moved to Liverpool FC in 1999, where he failed to make an impression next to Michael Owen and Robbie Fowler. He was therefore loaned out to Preston North End for one season. He returned to the Bundesliga and joined Hamburger SV in December 2000. Meijer became a cult hero at Anfield despite rarely making the first team, and he was christened 'Mad Erik' for his never say die attitude and love for the club. He scored two goals in his time at Anfield, both coming in a League Cup tie against Hull City.
But it was only after moving to Second Bundesliga club Alemannia Aachen, in 2003, where he finally regained success. In the autumn of his career, his strong play and dressing room presence propelled Aachen into the German Cup finals in 2003-04, losing to Werder Bremen, but earning a ticket into the UEFA Cup (as Bremen were German champions) and rejuvenating Alemannia financially. He was also named captain for the first time in his career. Meijer also was essential for Aachen's promotion into the Bundesliga after 36 years, in 2005-06.
Meijer ended his career that summer, stating he wanted to finish in style after this last big success.
He took on a post in the management of Alemannia Aachen. But after a very short time he was appointed assistant coach of the newly arrived Bundesliga team, working with Michael Frontzeck, who succeeded Dieter Hecking in September 2006. On 14 December 2009 was named as the new Director of Sport by his former club Alemannia Aachen and signed an contract between 30 June 2011. He is a patron of the newly formed AFC Liverpool, a club run by the fans of Liverpool FC.
Meijer has collected one cap for the Netherlands, in 1993.
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'''Bo Henriksen''' (born February 7, 1975) is a Danish professional footballer who rose to prominence as a striker in both his home country, where he won the 1999-2000 Danish Superliga with Herflge BK, as well as in England, where he played in the Nationwide Football League with Kidderminster Harriers.
Henriksen, famed for his long locks of blonde hair, began his career as a footballer with Danish team Odense BK, whom he joined in 1994. Despite scoring regularly in his first three years at the club, he fell out of the starting line-up under new Odense manager Roald Poulsen, but scored 10 goals in five reserve team matches. He left in January 1998 to join fellow Danish Superliga club Herflge BK. He became, and remained, a regular fixture in their team for the next three years, scoring 14 goals in 69 league appearances. He scored a single goal during the 1999-2000 season, in which Herflge most surprisingly won the Danish championship.
As Herflge struggled economically, Henriksen was loaned out to English club Kidderminster Harriers in November 2001. Henriksen first appeared for Kidderminster in a reserve-team fixture against Wigan Athletic two weeks prior to the deal being signed, and he made his official first-team debut just one day after joining the club, in a fixture against Leyton Orient. He scored a goal as a substitute in the match that Kidderminster won 3-1. He quickly became a firm favourite with the club's fans, and scored eight more times in the 2001-02 season. He was bought by Kidderminster's Danish manager Jan Mlby in a -12,500 transfer deal in February 2002.
Somewhat ironically, his career at the club only really took off after his mentor Jan Mlby parted company with the club in 2002. Henriksen will fondly be remembered in Kidderminster for breaking all kinds of records during the club's short five-year stay in the Football League. He became the first, and to date only, player to score three goals in a Football League game for the team as Kidderminster beat Exeter City 5-2 in late 2002. He ended the 2002-03 season as the club's highest-ever Football League goal scorer, with 20 goals in 41 appearances. He went on to score two goals in the first match of the following season against Mansfield Town in August 2003, but failed to score again in his Kidderminster career despite remaining one of their most popular footballers.
Affectionately known as "Bomber Bo", he left Kidderminster and joined Bristol Rovers in March 2004, and returned home to Denmark to play for Kge BK a few months later. Henriksen moved abroad again in June 2005, to play for Valur Reykjavik and Fram Reykjavik in Iceland, as well as Victory SC in the Maldives. He failed to agree financial terms with English non-league side AFC Telford in March 2006, and moved on to Icelandic club IBV.
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'''William Raymond "Ray" Daniel''' (2 November 1928 - 6 November 1997) was a Welsh football player and manager.
Daniel was born in Swansea and started out at his local club Swansea Town as an amateur. In 1946 he was snapped up by Arsenal (whom his elder brother Bobby had played for, before he had been killed in the Second World War) aged 18. Thanks to compulsory National Service duty between 1947 and 1949, he did not make his debut for Arsenal until 7 May 1949 against Charlton Athletic, on the final day of the 1948-49 season; Arsenal won 2-0.
Daniel played at centre half but spent much of his early career at Arsenal as a reserve, as understudy to Leslie Compton; in his first three seasons as a first-team player he only played 13 League matches. Whilst still a reserve, Daniel made his debut for Wales, a 1-1 draw against England at Roker Park on 20 October 1951. He went on to win twenty-one caps for his country.
When Compton retired in 1951, Daniel became Arsenal's regular at centre-half and played in the Gunners' FA Cup final loss at the hands of Newcastle United in 1951-52, despite the fact he was still recovering from a broken arm. He made up the disappointment the following season, missing only one match in Arsenal's 1952-53 First Division-winning campaign. Touted as one of the best defenders in the country, Daniel left Arsenal for Sunderland in June 1953 for -30,000, then a record fee for a defender. He had played 99 matches for Arsenal, scoring 5 goals.
Daniel spent four seasons at Sunderland, and eventually became club captain. He played 136 League games for the Rokerites, before leaving for Cardiff City in October 1957. He managed only six League games before returning to his first club Swansea, where he played 45 League games and scored seven goals.
He left for Hereford United in 1960 and was later the club's player-manager for a brief period between 1962 and 1963, before resigning to allow Bob Dennison to take over. After that, he left the game completely, and later ran a post office. He died aged 69 in 1997.
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'''Scott Leitch''' (born 6 October 1969) is a Scottish former professional footballer and former manager of Ross County. He is current assistant manager to Mark McGhee at Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen F.C..
Leitch began his career in 1989 at Shettleston Juniors F.C. before turning professional with Dunfermline Athletic in April 1990. After three years at East End Park, he joined Hearts where he remained for another three years before moving to England with Swindon Town in a -15,000 transfer. Leitch returned to Scotland in 2000 with Motherwell where he became an integral part of their midfield. He played 128 league games, scoring 1 goal.
A succession of injury problems prompted Leitch to quit football in 2006 and turn to management with Ross County, where he was officially appointed on 18 April 2006. He guided the ''Staggies'' to their first national trophy in November 2006, when they won the Scottish Challenge Cup against Clyde in Perth, however the club were also relegated from the Scottish First Division the same season.
On April 30, 2007, Leitch resigned as manager of Ross County after the club's relegation from the First Division. He has since become Motherwell's new assistant manager.
On June 12, 2009 Leitch was confirmed as the new assistant manager of Aberdeen F.C..
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'''Paul Canoville''' (born 4 March 1962 in Hillingdon) is an English former professional footballer, most notable for being the first ever black player to play for Chelsea.
Starting out playing for non-league Hillingdon Borough, he signed for Chelsea in December 1981. At the time, Chelsea had among their support a minority of hardcore members of far-right and neo-nazi political groups, as did many English football clubs at the time, for whom Canoville became an immediate and regular target for racist abuse.
Canoville was a talented, though inconsistent, left-sided player who joined Chelsea at a time when the club seemed to be imploding, both on and off the pitch. He made his debut on 12 April 1982 against Crystal Palace. He claimed in his biography that during the warm up, he was subject to racist abuse from Chelsea fans.
His first full season with the club was one of the worst in its history, as the team avoided relegation to the Third Division on the final day of the season. Canoville nevertheless made an invaluable contribution to the cause with an equaliser against Fulham and a brace in a 4-2 win over Carlisle United.
The following year at Chelsea proved more successful, as a side rejuvenated by a series of John Neal signings were promoted as Second Division champions. He again played an important part by scoring seven goals, including a hat-trick against Swansea City - his only treble for the club. However, the high point in his Chelsea career was his role in a Milk Cup quarter-final win over Sheffield Wednesday in 1985. Chelsea trailed 3-0, and Canoville came on as a half-time substitute; he scored within 11 seconds of the restart, sparking a Chelsea comeback, which he capped by putting Chelsea 4-3 ahead, though a late penalty conceded by Doug Rougvie denied the side a win. But his performances continued to be inconsistent (he missed an open goal in the return game against Wednesday) and thereafter lost his place in the side to Nevin and Mickey Thomas, and was mainly used as a substitute. Canoville was sold to Reading in August 1986 for -50,000.
He had a bright start to his time at Reading, scoring and creating several goals, but suffered a dislocated knee, a torn cartilage and a rupture to his cruciate ligament in a tackle by Sunderland's Dave Swindlehurst on 21 October 1986, three months into his debut season. This effectively ended his professional career at the age of 24. After a failed comeback, he moved down to non-league football, making appearances for Enfield, Maidenhead United and Burnham, before retiring.
Shortly after retiring he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, an aggressive form of cancer which attacks the immune system. He underwent a course of chemotherapy for the illness and made a full recovery.
He is the father of eleven children by nine different women and the second cousin of current Halesowen Town F.C. defender, Lee Canoville. Canoville's warts-and-all memoir, 'Black And Blue', was published in March 2008. It was named Best Autobiography in the National Sporting Club's 2009 Book Awards.
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'''William Louis "Billy" Sharp '''(born 5 February 1986 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Doncaster Rovers, whom he joined on loan from Sheffield United.
Sharp started at Rotherham United as a schoolboy in the Academy after leaving his Sunday league team, but opted to join the Sheffield United Academy after Rotherham turned him away.
Sharp signed for Sheffield United as a schoolboy in 2002 but, after leaving the Academy, he failed to establish himself in manager Neil Warnock's squad. He made only two brief substitute appearances for United, the second and final of which coming in the last game of the 2004-2005 season.
In January 2005, he went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds. Despite playing only 16 games Sharp became a very popular figure. Scoring 9 goals, one of them a last minute winner in the 3-2 win over local rivals Northampton Town, he helped prevent the club being relegated.
After returning from his loan spell, Sharp made two substitute appearances for Sheffield United before he was sold to Scunthorpe United for -100,000 in August 2005. He soon became a firm favourite at Glanford Park scoring 24 goals in his first season with the league one club.
Sharp scored the 50th goal of his career in the 2-0 win at Carlisle United on 9 December 2006. He was featured on ITV's ''The Championship'', and Scunthorpe United chairman Steve Wharton claimed he would reject a bid of -2 million for Sharp.
Sharp broke the Iron's 45 year old club record for most goals scored in a season on 28 April 2007. Barrie Thomas was the previous holder.
He scored a header in the televised defeat to Aston Villa, which only served to enhance his reputation across the nation. In all, he scored 56 goals in 95 games for Scunthorpe during his two seasons at Glanford Park.
With his goalscoring feats in the 2006-07 season, there was predictable interest from other clubs in Sharp, and a number of clubs made bids for the striker as the season ended.
Ultimately, lifelong Blades fan Sharp rejoined Sheffield United on 4 July, 2007 for a fee of around -2 million, a deal that also saw Sheffield United's Jonathan Forte transferred to Scunthorpe. Sharp was allocated the number 24 shirt.
Sharp made his full Sheffield United first team debut in the opening game of the 2007-08 season, a 2-2 draw with Colchester United.
Sharp started the 2008-09 season brightly, scoring a perfect hat-trick (header, right foot, left foot) in the Blades' first home game, against Queens Park Rangers. He scored the equaliser in a 1-1 home draw to Coventry a few weeks later, but that proved to be his last league goal of the season. Sharp did score twice more in the FA Cup including a goal against Hull City during a fifth-round replay. During the same game, Sharp was incorrectly booked for diving by referee Peter Walton who later apologised for his mistake.
With the club rebuilding the team following their failure to gain promotion, Sharp was placed on the transfer list in July 2009.
Sharp was constantly linked with moves to both Doncaster and Notts County over the summer of 2009, and on transfer deadline day he signed for Doncaster Rovers on a season-long loan.
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'''Gary Mulligan''' (born 23 April 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for League Two side Northampton Town as a striker. Since coming through the Wolves academy he has spent three years with Gillingham, playing around one hundred games.
Mulligan started his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, for whom he made only one appearance, as an 82nd minute substitute in the 1-1 draw with Burnley at Turf Moor on 21 August 2004. Wolves sent him on loan to Rushden & Diamonds in October that year. Mulligan made his debut for Diamonds, again as a substitute, in the 1-0 home defeat to Chester City, and made his first start, and scored his first goal, in their next match, a 1-1 draw away to Wycombe Wanderers. He scored three goals in twelve games for Rushden & Diamonds, but was released by his parent club at the end of the season.
The Dubliner was signed by Sheffield United in July 2005. He only made two appearances for them in the League Cup as chances at Bramall Lane were limited. In the 2005-06 season he went on loan to Port Vale for a month,, which was extended by four weeks in October, and again in November, scoring once in twelve games. In January he joined Vale's League One rivals Gillingham. He spent a month on the sidelines with ligament damage, which at first was feared to be a broken leg. Following his recovery he was back in the Gills' first team and remained so until the end of the season. He scored one goal in thirteen appearances for the Gills.
His hard-working style had impressed Gillingham manager Ronnie Jepson and on 12 May 2006 he signed for Gillingham on a permanent basis. With 42 games to his credit in 2006-07, he was third in the club's player of the year voting behind Andrew Crofts and Mark Bentley.
Following Mark Stimson's appointment in November 2007, Mulligan dropped out of first team plans as the Gills sunk to relegation in 2007-08. His five goals fell way short of the target of 15-20 he had set himself. He admitted he considered switching to another club, though eventually he decided to stick with the Kent club, agreeing a one year deal in June 2008.
He kicked off the 2008-09 season with a goal against Bournemouth, though did not believe this would mean a return in the first 11. Indeed he scored just two goals in 31 games over the rest of the season, and he was released in the summer. He then joined Northampton Town on a one-year deal in July 2009.
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'''Jacob Oliver Sedgemore''' (born in Wolverhampton, October 20, 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Solihull Moors. His brother Ben Sedgemore was also a professional footballer who now plays for Kings Lynn.
Sedgemore began his footballing career at home in the Midlands with West Bromwich Albion, whom he joined as a trainee in August 1997. In December of that year, he spent a short loan spell with non-league side Hednesford Town. After impressing, the deal was made permanent in October 1998.
Renowned for his footballing versatility, he actually spent part of his career with the club playing as a goalkeeper, a far cry from his preferred and arguably specialized position of midfield. He spent just under three years with Hednesford, making around 40 appearances before at the end of the 2000-01 season when they were relegated. He signed briefly for Hereford United making only two appearances in a defensive role, before moving on to join Northwich Victoria early in the season.
He played more than 60 matches there, before joining Shrewsbury Town in July 2003. He was part of the team that won promotion from the Conference back to the Football League in the 2003-04 season. After making 70 appearances for the Shropshire club, he was released in the summer of 2005. Despite interest from a number of clubs, he opted to join Bury, where he spent a rather unsuccessful six months.
On the flipside, during that time Sedgemore was loaned out to Football Conference club Burton Albion, and whilst there he played a full part in both of the club-s memorable FA Cup matches against Manchester United in January 2006.
After sealing his release from Bury later that month, Sedgemore opted against a one-year contract with Burton Albion in favour of a two-year deal with Kidderminster Harriers.
He made his debut for them in early February 2006 against Halifax Town, but failed to sustain a regular first team place and left at the end of the 2006-07 season.
His brother, Ben Sedgemore, plays football for Kings Lynn, currently in the same division. Despite both the pair being professional footballers for a number of years, injuries and suspensions have always prevented the two from playing against one another.
Sedgemore signed for Conference side Altrincham at the start of July 2007. However it was a season of disappointment for him and he was released at the end of the season. He has since decided to go part-time and as joined Conference North club Solihull Moors.
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'''John Gilbert "Jack" Cock ''' DCM MM (14 November 1893 - 19 April 1966) was an English footballer who played for various English club sides as a striker. He also had the distinction of being the first Cornishman to play for the England national team
With the resumption of league football in 1919, he moved back to Huddersfield who, at the time, were in severe financial trouble. Cock was sold to David Calderhead's Chelsea for a record -2,500 in October that year. A skilful, nimble striker with a powerful shot, he had a fanatical dedication to fitness, often staying behind to train long after his team mates had gone home. He scored twice on his Chelsea debut against Bradford and hit 22 more that season in 30 league games, a key factor in the club finishing third in the League and reaching the FA Cup semi-finals.
Cock's first season with the Stamford Bridge club proved to be his most successful, and thereafter his goalscoring record was never as prolific, though he was still top scorer at the club in 1920-21 and 1921-22. After scoring one goal in 11 appearances in 1922-23, he was transferred to Everton in February 1923. He ended his Chelsea career with a nonetheless impressive 53 goals from 110 games. Cock remained on Merseyside for two years, before signing for Plymouth Argyle in March 1925, where he scored 72 League goals in just 90 games
Cock ended his first class playing career with 234 Football League goals from 391 matches. He wound down playing for non-league sides such as Folkestone and Walton and Hersham. He managed Millwall between 1944 and 1948, leading them to the War Cup South final at Wembley in 1945, where they lost to his old side Chelsea. The club's playing squad was hit hard by the War and they were relegated at the end of the 1947-48 season; he left the job shortly afterwards.
He made his England debut against Ireland
Owing to his good looks and a tenor voice
He continued to live in South London and died in April 1966.
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'''Michael John Flynn''' (born October 17, 1980 in Newport, Wales) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Football League Two side Bradford City. He is predominantly an attacking midfielder.
Flynn started his career playing for Newport County. A move to League of Wales club Barry Town beckoned in 2000. After forty goals in two seasons, he moved to Wigan Athletic in the 2002-03 season.
Flynn spent a lot of his time on the substitutes' bench as Wigan won Division Two title. He made seventeen appearances in the league, fourteen of which came from the bench, and scored one goal. The next season did not start any better for Flynn as he started just one game and made seven appearances from the bench before he was loaned to then League One side Blackpool, where he started six times in the league and once in in the FA Cup before returning to Wigan.
In the January transfer window of that season, Flynn joined Championship strugglers Gillingham on a free transfer. Despite his instant success, and his three goals in sixteen starts, Gillingham were relegated to League One on the last day of the season.
Although injury affected his 2005-06 season, Flynn scored six goals. He took over as captain for the 2006-07 season season and became top scorer with twelve goals.
It was announced on 8 May 2007 that Flynn had been offered a new contract with Gillingham. He chose not to sign, and left the club when his contract expired at the end of June 2007.
On 5 July 2007, Flynn signed a one-year contract with Blackpool, with an option for a further year.
On 23 July 2008, he became Stan Ternent's fifth signing at League One side Huddersfield Town. He along with 5 other players made his Town debut in the 1-1 draw against Stockport County at the Galpharm Stadium on 9 August 2008. On 27 August he scored his first goal for Huddersfield in the second round of the League Cup against Sheffield United. Town went on to lose the game 2-1. His first league goals for Town came in the 3-2 win over Northampton Town at the Galpharm Stadium on 20 September 2008.
Following a short spell on the sidelines following a hamstring injury, he joined Darlington on loan on 27 November 2008. He made his debut in the 1-0 defeat to Morecambe at Christie Park on 13 December. He returned to Huddersfield on 29 December.
On August 4, he joined local rivals Bradford City on a free transfer. He made his debut four days later in the 5-0 defeat by Notts County at Meadow Lane.
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'''Lilian Nalis''' (born September 29, 1971 in France) is a French football player. His current club is CA Bastia in the French CFA. He plays as a defensive midfielder.
Nalis started his career in his home country of France, playing for a wide variety of French clubs including Le Havre, Caen, Guingamp and Bastia. After three seasons with Bastia, Nalis moved onto the Italian side Chievo.
After a bad spell of form at Chievo, Nalis was sold to English side Leicester City in 2003 who had just earned promotion to the Premiership. Despite Leicester being relegated straight back to the Football League Championship, Nalis stayed with the team. His only premiership goal for City was one of his best, scoring against Leeds United with a smashing 25 yard volley in 2003.
During the summer 2005, Nalis was transferred to Sheffield United but after losing his place in the side early in the season, he went on loan with Coventry City before moving to Plymouth Argyle in January 2006. Nalis was voted the fans player of the year for the 2006-7 season and signed a one year extension to his contract.
It was announced in April 2008 that Nalis, would be released by Plymouth Argyle, when his contract expires in June.
On 31 July 2008, Nalis signed for Swindon following a brief trial..
After his final season in England, Nalis went back in France, by signing in the Corsica-based side of CA Bastia.
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}}'''Neil Harris''' (born on July 12, 1977 in Orsett, Essex, England), is a professional football player who currently plays for Millwall.
Harris attended Brentwood School, Essex in the year above Frank Lampard.
One of his first early clubs was Maldon Town F.C. but his real football career began when he signed for Cambridge City. He was later sold to Millwall for -30,000 on March 26, 1999. In the same season, he was named player of the year for Millwall and later helped them to a Division 2 championship in 2000-01 with a remarkable goal scoring record. Harris was the Golden Boot winner for being the top English goal scorer during the 2000-01 season, earning him the nickname of "Bomber", in reference to Arthur Travers Harris. Neil Harris was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2001, but after receiving intensive treatment including surgery, he was given the all clear a year later. As a consequence he set up a cancer charity, the ''Neil Harris Everyman Appeal''. By the end of his first spell at Millwall, Harris wasn't being played because the then player-manager Dennis Wise didn't believe he was up to par, and that led him to sign for Cardiff City on loan to prove he was good enough for first team football at Millwall.
Harris made his debut for Cardiff City when he replaced Cameron Jerome during a 3-1 win over Gillingham and, after one more substitute appearance, was handed his first and only start for Cardiff when manager Lennie Lawrence named him to play against Sheffield United and he repaid the faith shown in him by scoring Cardiff's only goal of the game in a 2-1 defeat.
Cardiff City and Harris could not agree terms and he was subsequently sold to Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee after they were relegated to Football League One in the 2004-05 season.
Harris was unable to make an impact at the City Ground and so was loaned out to Gillingham who had also been relegated to League One at the same time as Nottingham Forest.
He scored six goals for Gillingham during his season long loan spell, at the end of which he returned to Forest.
Harris was hoping to make an impact under new manager Colin Calderwood. Harris's old club Millwall made a loan deal for him on a six month deal in August 2006, however Harris rejected the offer saying if he were to move it would have to be on a permanent basis, and with Darren Byfield and Ben May set to return from injury for Millwall, Harris believed he would have once again been forced out the side, which was the reason he left The New Den in the first instance. Millwall therefore, withdrew from transfer negotiations.
Harris finally opened his goal-scoring account for Forest on the September 2, 2006, after 21 months of waiting in a 4-0 victory against Chesterfield.
In January 2007 Harris' contract was terminated by mutual consent.
Harris re-signed with Millwall on an 18 month contract on 8 January 2007, less than 24 hours after leaving Forest. Speaking to BBC Sport the next day Harris stated, "There is something special about this club, it brings out the best in me as a player and a person. It feels like home, it always has done. I can't wait to get started."
On 20 January 2007, in his second game for Millwall, Harris made club history by scoring in the 16th minute of the 4-0 win over Rotherham to become Millwall's top league goal scorer with 94 goals, surpassing the previous club record of 93 goals he had jointly held with Teddy Sheringham. Harris informed the South London Press, on 23 January, that it was his intention to surpass Sheringham's 111 goal total for Millwall, stating: "There is no question of me relaxing after one goal. At last I can say, without putting too much pressure on myself, that I want Teddy's overall record. The thing I've always wanted is to be number one, and that means getting a total of 112."
Towards the end of the 2007-08 season, as the club were mired in a relegation battle, Millwall boss Kenny Jackett told Harris that his contract would not be renewed in the summer as he was not in his first team plans for the following season; younger players such as Lewis Grabban, Gary Alexander, Bas Savage and Marc Laird had pushed him down the pecking order. Harris responded by stating that he had no intention of leaving the club he loved in its hour of need. Jackett brought Harris back into the first team squad on March 15, 2008, due to an injury to Gary Alexander that kept him out for the remainder of the season. Harris was instrumental in securing Millwall's League One status, scoring one goal and turning provider for the other two in Millwall's 3-0 home win over Carlisle on 26 April 2008. After a strong set of performances, the 30 year old striker had managed to change Kenny Jackett's mind and was offered a new one year contract on 6 May 2008. Harris stated: "The club have made me a new offer which has pleased me professionally, because it shows that I have done enough to change the manager's mind. That makes me very happy." Harris signed a new one year contract with The Lions on 4 June 2008.
On 13 January 2009, Harris broke Teddy Sheringham's all time goal scoring record for Millwall during the 3-2 away win against Crewe Alexandra with his 112th goal for the club. On 4 April, Harris signed a new one year extension to his contract.
On 9 May 2009, Harris scored a vital 71st minute goal in the first leg of the play-off semi final against Leeds United to put them 1-0 up going into the second leg at Elland Road.
On 11 August 2009, Harris scored a hattrick in a first round Carling Cup tie at home to AFC Bournemouth.
Harris scored once in the 3-1 victory over Huddersfield Town, and also netted a hat-trick in the 4-0 away win at Stockport County.
Kevin Amankwaah was at the centre of controversy when he made a remark about Milwall player Neil Harris' taunting him about his battle with testicular cancer during Millwall vs Swindon, Amankwaah then apologised after the game after his remark was made public and also made a donation to Everymans Cancer Charity, Harris accepted the apology, but after Amankwaah tried to justify his claims for saying the remark citing racial descrimination, a claim which Harris declared 'laughable' since Harris has removed his acceptance of apology. On the 16th October 2009, Swindon Town manager Danny Wilson announced to newspapers that Kevin Amankwaah and Neil Harris decided to end their feud, but this is yet to have been substantiated by either party.
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'''Flix-Michel Ngonge''' (born 17 August 1967 in Huy, Lige Province, Belgium) is a retired professional footballer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
He started his footballing career in Belgium with Racing Jet de Bruxelles (4549), K.A.A. Gent (7), R.F.C. Seraing (17), R.A.A. Louviroise (93) and K.R.C. Harelbeke (1615) at the late age of 28, before moving to Turkish side Samsunspor and then Watford in June 1998.
During his time at Watford he became an integral part of the team scoring 11 goals in 56 games. He also played an important role in the 1998/1999 season in which Watford gained promotion to the Premier League for the first time, via the play-offs.Ngonge scored 6 goals in his first season at Watford, scoring the all-important goal in the first leg of the Division One play-off against Birmingham City. In the 1999/2000 season, despite starting the season well, scoring in the opening match of the season, Ngonge found himself out of favour at Vicarage Road and was loaned out to Huddersfield Town in March 2000. Following the relegation of Watford back to Division 1 ( Football League Championship ) Ngonge failed to make much of an impression and was subsequently sold to Queens Park Rangers for -50,000, where he played 15 games and scored 3 goals. Ngonge then finished his career at Scottish side Kilmarnock, where he scored 3 goals in his 12 games at the Rugby Park-based club.
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'''Benjamin Paul "Ben" Futcher''' (born 4 June 1981 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer currently playing for League Two club Bury F.C.. He is more famous for playing for Lincoln City between 2002 and 2005, and is the son of former Grimsby Town defender Paul Futcher.
Futcher started off playing for Oldham Athletic, signing professional terms in July 1999. Futcher struggled to grasp first team opportunities at Boundary Park and soon joined Conference club Stalybridge Celtic on loan for the first three months of the 2001/2002 campaign.
===Stalybridge Celtic and Doncaster Rovers===
And it was too be, Stalybridge, who Ben would sign for permanently in the January transfer window of 2002. Futcher went on to play in ten games for the Celtic, before joining fellow Conference side Doncaster Rovers.
After playing in only two games for Rovers, manager Dave Penney released Futcher two months later at the end of the season. And thus enabled him to join his next club Lincoln City. He would become the nucleus of a new team at Sincil Bank being put together by new manager Keith Alexander . Alexander had trimmed the squad down of the dead-wood players used under the reign of former manager Alan Buckley and with this , Futcher would be remembered mostly whilst in this time. With The Imps struggling in the previous season, it was to be a different string of events in the new season, despite a rocky start, Lincoln climbed the league, and with the help of Futcher, for his goals more than anything, The Imps qualified for the play offs. As well as this, Ben finished the season as the clubs top goal scorer, scoring over 10 goals, the majority of them being close range headers, from set pieces. In honor of this he was voted "Player Of The Season" by the Lincoln supporters. A Simon Yeo inspired Lincoln, dumped Scunthorpe United out of the Play Off semi final, and thus arranging them with the task of overcoming Bournemouth in the final at the Millennium Stadium. In a close, game Lincoln lost the match 5-2, with Ben amongst the City scorers .For the next two years, Futcher was at the heart of the Lincoln defence, and nastily faced two more Play Off defeats, losing out in the semi finals to Huddersfield Town in 2003/2004, and going down 2-0 after extra time against Southend United the following season in yet another final at the Millennium Stadium.
In a shock move in the summer of 2005, Futcher announced he would be leaving Lincoln, to sign for county rivals Boston United . The Imps supporters questioned his ambition in moving to a some what smaller club, who was regarded as having a less chance of success than themselves. Futcher called the move a "footballing decision" but it was clear to some Lincoln supporters that money could have been a factor in his decision. With United boasting such ex-Premiership stars as Julian Joachim and Noel Whelan Bostons squad was arguably equipt to combat the league, but the club struggled to live up to its expectancies, and performances saw them hover around the relegation zone. On the 12th January 2006, Futcher called time on his Boston career, and moved onto yet another Lincolnshire club.
This time he signed with promotion challenging Grimsby Town, who bolstered their squad as well with the signing of Curtis Woodhouse for the final promotion push. Futhcer found it rather hard to break into the Grimsby side and often had to play second fiddle to Justin Whittle and Rob Jones. The Mariners, missed out on automatic promotion on the last day of the season, and this set them up with a Play Off semi final tie against Ben's former team, Lincoln City, who were now in the play off's for the forth season running. After a 1-0 Grimsby victory at Sincil Bank , Futcher scored in a 2-1 win in the leg at Blundell Park to send Grimsby into the final at Cardiff. The Mariners however failed to earn promotion, losing to Cheltenham Town in the final, thus meaning Futcher had now been on the losing team in a Coca Cola League Two Play Off Final, 3 times in the past 4 seasons.
Ben then went and signed a contract with Peterborough United. Futcher linked up with Keith Alexander, once again but United achieved nothing that season, and with the installation of Darren Ferguson as manager , following Alexander's departure, Futcher left at the end of that season.
His next port of call was to sign for Bury where Alexander had just been appointed as the clubs Director Of Football. In Ben's first season, he helped the club to a mid table finish, and scored Bury's first goal in a 2-1 victory over Leeds United in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. In the next season he became an integral part of the Bury team and at the end of the season the club activated a clause in his contract for Ben to stay for another year.
Ben is the son of ex-Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and Grimsby Town defender Paul Futcher. Other footballing members of Ben's family include his uncles Ron Futcher and Graham Futcher (both ex-Chester), cousins Danny Murphy (England international) and Stephen Futcher (ex-Wrexham).
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'''Roy Paul''' (born 18 April 1920 in Ton Pentre, Wales, died 21 May 2002) was a footballer who played as a half-back for Swansea Town and Manchester City. He also represented the Welsh national team over 30 times and is regarded as one of Wales' best ever players.
Raised in the Rhondda Valley, Paul became a miner after leaving school, but an offer of a professional contract from Swansea gave him the opportunity to leave the colliery, but his football career was then disrupted by Second World War, during which he was a physical training instructor. After the war, Paul made his League debut, and spent four years playing first team football for Swansea, winning the Third Division South championship in 1948-49. Transfer listed after an abortive move to Colombian club Millonarios, Paul joined Manchester City for -19,500 in June 1950.
In 1941 Paul married his wife Beryl and had two children, Robert and Christine
At Manchester City Paul spent seven years as captain, leading the club to successive FA Cup finals in 1955 and 1956, losing the first and winning the second. In 1957 he became player-manager of Worcester City, and subsequently wound down his career in his native South Wales, becoming a lorry driver. He died in 2002 aged 82.
When Paul left school, like many boys from the Rhondda Valley he became a miner.
In 1940 Paul was called up for service in Devon, where he served as a sergeant physical training instructor. When in Devon he played as a guest for Exeter City, and when in Wales he played wartime football for Swansea.
Later that year, Paul received an offer of a trial with Colombian club Millonarios. Colombian clubs, who were not required to pay transfer fees as their governing body was not affiliated with FIFA, made similar offers to several British players, and Paul was one of seven to make the trip to South America. Millonarios offered him a -3,000 signing on fee and -150 per month,
Paul joined a Manchester City side which had just been relegated to the Second Division, and were thus playing at the same level as Swansea. Paul made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 1950-51 season, a 4-2 victory against a Preston North End side featuring Tom Finney.
Promotion meant Paul was playing club football at the highest level for the first time. For the next three seasons, his club languished in the lower reaches of the league table. However, in the 1954-55 pre-season a new tactic was introduced which would change the direction of the club. Inspired by the Hungary team which had beaten England 6-3 the previous year, the club's reserves had used a tactical system in which Johnny Williamson was used as a deep-lying centre-forward, resulting in a lengthy unbeaten run. Manchester City manager Les McDowall decided to try the system at first team level, using Don Revie in the centre-forward role. Henceforth the system became known as ''The Revie Plan''. The opening match of the season resulted in a 5-0 defeat at the hands of Preston North End. The following match the system was tweaked with Ken Barnes picked in place of John McTavish. City beat Sheffield United 5-2, and the system was retained for the remainder of the season. Paul's tactical role was relatively unchanged compared to that of some of his team-mates, but as captain he was responsible for retaining the cohesion of his players.
Using the new system, results improved. In September 1954 City beat Arsenal to go top of the league, though not without personal cost for Paul, as an elbow from Arsenal's Tommy Lawton resulted in the loss of four teeth.
The following season the club surpassed the achievements of the previous season, finishing fourth in the league and again reaching the FA Cup final, this time facing Birmingham City. Conscious that early nerves had affected his team in 1955, in the dressing room he focussed on instilling each member of his team with confidence.
After the cup win Paul played one more season for Manchester City. In the summer of 1957 he was offered a new contract, but instead retired from the professional game aged 37, citing loss of pace due to age as the deciding factor.
Paul continued to play at semi-professional level, joining Worcester City, for whom he made 124 appearances between 1957 and 1960, including a three month spell as player-manager.
Roy Paul played as a half-back, with the exact position varying during his career. At Swansea he was primarily used as a right-half, but when he joined Manchester City manager Les McDowall switched him to the left, a position which Paul preferred despite being right-footed.
Paul had a reputation as a physically tough player and inspirational captain. His approach to captaincy was to ensure that every player gave as much effort as possible,
At Manchester City he was occasional penalty taker, but his success rate was not high and he was relieved when Don Revie joined the club and took the responsibility for penalties, commenting that "the only reason I took them was because no-one else fancied it".
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'''Samuel Frederick "Fred" Tilson''' (19 April 1904 - 1972) was an association football player for Manchester City and England. He was born in Swinton, South Yorkshire. He was part of the City team that won both the FA Cup and the League Championship (Division 1) in the 1930s. He has been described as 'a quick thinker with an elusive body-swerve'.
Tilson was born in Swinton, South Yorkshire on 19 April 1904. He began his football career at Barnsley Congregationals and was able to play in both inside forward and centre forward positions. He subsequently moved to Barnsley where he played alongside Eric Brook. The form of both players attracted bigger teams and in 1928 they were both transferred to Manchester City for a combined fee of -6,000, the pair making their debuts on 17 March against Grimsby Town. Brook and Tilson joined a strong forward line at the club that included two England internationals in Tommy Johnson and Frank Roberts.
In his first season Tilson made 6 appearances and helped City earn promotion to the first division. Tilson would make 264 league appearances for the team and score 110 goals. In his second season with the team he played 22 times and scored 12 goals making him City's third highest goalscorer behind Tommy Johnson who scored a club record of 38 goals and Eric Brook who scored 14 goals. Injuries restricted his appearances in the football season of 1929-1930 and 1930-1931. He scored 13 league goals in the 1931-1932 football season and 3 FA Cup goals. City managed to reach the semi final of the FA Cup that year but were defeated by Arsenal by 1-0. In the 1932-1933 football season Tilson was the club's leading goalscorer with 23 goals in all competitions. This included 17 league goals and 6 FA Cup goals. In the 1933 FA Cup final Manchester City were defeated three goals to nil by Everton who were captained by England international Dixie Dean. Tilson did not play in the final of that years competition but did play in the 1934 FA Cup final in which he scored twice in a 2-1 victory over Portsmouth. City had been trailing by a goal to nil at half time and City goalkeeper Frank Swift blamed himself for that had given Portsmouth the lead. Tilson in an attempt to console the young keeper 'told him not to worry because he would score a couple in the second half. He was true to his words!'. Tilson's 22 goals in the FA Cup for Manchester City is a club record.
Tilson made his debut for England in a 2-1 defeat to Hungary in May 1934. Tilson scored England's only goal. He won four caps for his country and scored six goals. Tilson may have won more caps for England but suffered with injuries and faced competition from George Camsell, Tom Waring, Ted Drake and others.His second cap was won in a 2-1 defeat to Czechoslovakia in which he scored England's only goal.
In the 1935-1936 football season Tilson was City's top scorer with 18 goals. City finished fourth in the league that season, ten points behind champions Arsenal. In the 1935 British Home Championship Tilson scored twice and Brook and Stanley Matthews both scored once for England in a 4-0 victory against Wales at Ninian Park. England won the Home Championship that year despite suffering a 2-0 defeat against Scotland. In the British Home Championship of 1936, Tilson scored twice and Brook scored once in a 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland at Windsor Park. A 1-1 draw with Scotland meant that the latter won the championship that season.
In the 1936-1937 football season Tilson was part of the first Manchester City side to win the League Championship. He scored 15 league goals in that season which included two hat tricks against Charlton Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers in consecutive matches in February that season. In the 1937-1938 football season Tilson was part of the City team that were relegated from the first division despite scoring more goals than any other team. This was to be Tilson's last season with Manchester City. He subsequently played for Northampton Town and York City.
After retiring from playing football Tilson became a coach at Manchester City. He was on the club's staff for 21 years before retiring in 1968.
Tilson has been inducted into the Manchester City FC hall of fame along with Billy Meredith, Tommy Johnson, Sam Cowan, Eric Brook, Frank Swift, Peter Doherty, Roy Clarke, Bert Trautmann, Ken Barnes, Roy Paul, Alan Oakes, Neil Young, Mike Summerbee, Colin Bell, Tony Book, Francis Lee, Joe Corrigan, Paul Lake and Niall Quinn. In 1977 the Manchester City Council named eleven streets in a new estate in Moss Side after famous City players including Tilson, Frank Swift, Eric Brook, Sam Cowan, Horace Barnes, Max Woosnam, Tommy Browell, Jimmy McMullan, Sam Cookson, Billy Meredith and Tommy Johnson. He is listed as the twenty-eighth greatest ever City player on the Times website and eighteenth in Ian Penney's book ''The Essential History of Manchester City'' .
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'''Gary Locke''' (born 16 June 1975 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish professional footballer who last played for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League.
Locke, a midfielder went to Lasswade Primary and High School in Bonnyrigg and started his career at Hearts, and has also played for Bradford City.
Locke picked up 10 caps for Scotland U21s while at Hearts. He was club captain when Hearts won the 1998 Scottish Cup but did not play in the final due to injury. Injuries have been a major problem throughout Locke's career.
Locke has played under Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies at both his previous clubs.
Locke, 34, retired at the end of the season and the former captain was in line to join the club's backroom but Setanta's collapse affected Kilmarnock's finances and Locke was prevented from doing so.
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'''Simon Richard Cox''' (born 28 April 1987)
Born in the Reading suburb of Tilehurst,
Cox made his first team debut for Reading on 20 September 2005 in their League Cup victory away at Luton Town,
On 11 September 2006, Cox went on loan to Brentford. He made five appearances there, including four in League One, before the loan was cut short due to a broken leg suffered against Millwall on 26 September 2006. Cox recommenced his loan with Brentford on 22 November 2006 following the recovery from his broken leg,
He commenced a third loan period of the 2006-07 season on 22 March 2007, this time to join fellow Reading loanee Alex Pearce at Northampton Town for a month, which was later extended until the end of the season.
On 4 July 2007, Cox signed a new one year contract to keep him at Reading until the end of the 2007-08 season. In the 2007 Peace Cup, Cox scored a 63rd minute winner against five-time French Champions Olympique Lyonnais on 16 July 2007, with Reading going on to win 1-0.
Cox joined Swindon Town in a six month loan deal on 31 August 2007. On his return from loan he played in the FA Cup fourth round replay against Tottenham Hotspur on 15 January 2008 at the Madejski Stadium, with the new England manager Fabio Capello in the stands. Cox came on to play right wing in the second half.
On 31 January 2008, Cox moved to Swindon on a full-time basis. The fee, currently not disclosed to the public, was expected to be in excess of -200,000. The deal was finalised with just three hours remaining until the transfer window closed. Swindon fought off interest from fellow League One team Northampton Town, who for long periods seemed the most likely to sign the striker.
Cox made his debut for Swindon as a permanent signing in Swindon's 1-0 loss away to Huddersfield Town on 9 February 2008, and scored his first goal in the following game, a 3-0 home victory over Cheltenham Town. He has since scored three hat-tricks, all away from home, against Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United and Northampton Town. Swindon rejected two bids for Cox in May 2009, which were made by Leicester City and an unnamed club.
Cox finished the 2008-09 season as joint top scorer in all four divisions of the Premier League and Football League with 29 League goals, along with Bristol Rovers' Rickie Lambert. On 29 June 2009, The Swindon Advertiser announced Town had accepted a bid from West Bromwich Albion to buy Simon Cox for -1.9 million. On the 8th July 2009 Simon Cox agreed a deal to sign for West Bromwich Albion on a two-year deal with a further two years in the clubs favour.
On 8 July 2009, he signed for West Bromwich Albion on a two-year deal for an initial fee of -1.5m. He scored his first goal for West Brom in a Carling Cup tie against Rotherham on 26 August 2009. It was an extra time winner four minutes from the end.
Cox is eligible for England and for The Republic of Ireland through his Irish-born grandmother.
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'''Gary Wales''' (born 4 January 1979 in Livingston, West Lothian) is an Scottish professional footballer.
Wales, a striker, started his career at Hamilton. In 35 games he scored 11 goals before moving to Hearts for -50,000. In five years at Tynecastle, Wales scored 17 goals in 92 appearances. He was then sent out on loan to Walsall before subsequently signing for Gillingham and then Kilmarnock, where he was re-united with former Hearts manager Jim Jefferies.
After leaving Kilmarnock in the summer of 2008, Wales signed a short term, deal with Raith Rovers.Wales settled to become a regular goalscorer. In April 2009, with Raith Scottish First Division he won the championship, Wales left the club to pursue an opportunity in Australia.
Towards the end of May 2009, Wales teamed up with Robbie Fowler and North Queensland Fury on their pre-season tour of Singapore, but will join another A-League club on the club's return to Australia.
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Skora, a midfielder, began his career at AS Nancy before joining English club Preston. He also played for Walsall during a (on loan) spell.
Skora is somewhat of a cult hero among Kilmarnock fans after impressing during a loan spell in 2004. Although he wished to stay with the club, Preston recalled him and Kilmarnock did not have sufficient funds to buy the player. However, when Skora was freed from his Preston contract in January 2006, Kilmarnock signed him on a permanent contract. An injury picked up in a reserve team match against Inverness CT hampered his second spell at the club. His only appearance in this second spell was as a late substitute in a 3-1 victory against Heart of Midlothian in October 2007.
Skora retired from football on February 14, 2008 due to a succession of injuries and lack of fitness and returned to France with his family. Eric is currently working in the bakery owned by his partners family and is top scorer for the village pub football team.
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'''Daniel James "Danny" Jackman''' (born 3 January 1983 in Worcester, Worcestershire) is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham.
Jackman started his career at Premier League side Aston Villa as a trainee. However, Jackman never played for the first team although he did spend two loan spells; the first at Cambridge United, the second at Stockport County. Young Jackman had clearly made an impression at Stockport as they snapped him up in the middle of his loan spell for a fee of -70,000 in the 2003/04 season. Over the next season and a half, Jackman made 54 league appearances (9 as a substitute) scoring 5 goals.
At the beginning of the 2005/06 season Jackman joined recently-relegated League One side Gillingham. After a difficult start, during which the entire team struggled for results, Jackman found himself playing in the left wing position as well as the left back position. Following the departure of Tom Williams to Swansea in January 2006, Jackman found himself reverting to his favoured left-back position and his performances improved towards the end of the season, leading to him finishing as the runner-up in the club's Player of the Year awards and being voted players' player of the year. He was awarded the "goal of the season" for 2006-07 for a goal at home to Brentford.
He was offered a new contract with the Kent club but instead opted to sign for Northampton Town on 23 May 2007. After a fine first season with the club Jackman was voted the player of the year for the 2007-08 season. He signed a one-year contract extension with the club on July 24, 2008. Jackman has scored several goals in the 2008-09 season after being handed free-kick duties by Northampton manager Stuart Gray.
Jackman rejoined Gillingham on 25 August 2009, making his first appearance as a substitute in a Football League Cup game against Blackburn Rovers the same day.
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'''Earl Mark Sean "Mark" Stein''' (born 29 January 1966 in Cape Town, South Africa) is an English former footballer who played for numerous English clubs as a striker. He is the younger brother of former Luton Town striker Brian Stein. In 1987-88, he helped Luton win their first - and only to date - major trophy as they achieved a shock 3-2 over Arsenal in the Football League Cup final, with Stein coming on as a substitute in the final.
His biggest break came when he joined Chelsea in the mid-1990s from Stoke City for -1,600,000. He scored 25 goals in 63 games for the club. At his time at Stoke he established himself as a favourite with the fans scoring in derbies against local rivals Port Vale.
While at Chelsea, Stein set a Premier League record by scoring in seven consecutive matches from December 1993 to February 1994. The record stood until 2002, when Ruud van Nistelrooy surpassed it. Whilst at Chelsea he played in the 1994 FA Cup Final.
On 28 June 2007 he was appointed as the new physiotherapist at Barnet after taking on a temporary role at the end of the 2006-07 season. Stein is currently the Barnet physio having signed a long term contract at the start of the 2008/9 season.
On July 12, 2008 he played for the England XI in the Gordon Banks Charity Match at the Britannia Stadium.
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'''Jason Roy Brown''' (born 18 May 1982 in Southwark, England) is a Wales international football goalkeeper currently playing his club football for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League. He has appeared in twelve matches in all competitions for them since signing in June 2006 on a four-year deal. He extended his contract in January 2008 on a three-year deal which will now see him stay up until 2011.
Brown started his career at then-Premier League club Charlton Athletic where he came through the youth system.
Unable to make the first team squad at The Valley, he moved to Gillingham following a successful trial shortly before transfer deadline day in the 2001/02 season. Although he started on the bench for Gillingham, some poor performances by Vince Bartram meant that Brown started the final 10 games of the season.
During the 2002/03 season Brown made 44 starts in all competitions as he was firmly established as the Gills' first choice goalkeeper. During the season, Brown gained international recognition as he won his first Wales U-21 cap.
Injury and lack of form meant that Brown did not make as many appearance as he liked over the next two seasons, although he still managed 38 league starts in those two seasons, and he made, but later withdrew, a transfer request.
At the beginning of the 2005/06 season, with the Gills relegated to League One, new Gillingham manager Neale Cooper signed established goalkeeper Tony Bullock from SPL side Dundee United. A pre-season knee injury to Bullock, however, allowed Brown to cement his place in the team, and his good form was rewarded with a call-up to the full Welsh squad, although he did not play. During the same season Brown was also involved in controversy when he reported racial abuse he had suffered from fans during a match at Chesterfield to the FA, and later stated in an interview that the Association had taken no action, claiming that they "had stuck it in a big file and got on with worrying about what Sven-Gran Eriksson is having for dinner"
Brown was voted the fans' player of the year for his performances during the 2005/06 season and was named in the Wales team for a friendly against a Basque XI on May 20th, although he ended up pulling out of the match due to the birth of his first child. Brown eventually made his full Welsh debut in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago on 27 May 2006
Brown signed for Blackburn Rovers the following month
. He made his debut for Blackburn on 1 October 2006 as a substitute in a 2-1 win over Wigan Athletic and saved a penalty, but did not appear in a league game again until 27 September 2008. He is currently the second choice goalkeeper in the Blackburn squad.
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'''Paul Futcher''' (born September 25, 1956 in Chester, England) is a former professional footballer who had a distinguished career as defender in the English football league, for England under 21s and as manager of several non-league clubs. Futcher is also the father of fellow footballer Ben Futcher.
Futcher was the defensive half of twin brothers. His brother was centre-forward Ron. Paul was the most expensive defender in England when he became Manchester City's record signing for -350,000 on June 1, 1978.
Paul began his career with hometown club Chester, who he made his debut for as a 16-year old against Cambridge United in March 1973. This came just a fortnight after his older brother Graham had played his final game for the club and seven months before Ron made his debut for the Blues. Futcher quickly turned professional and had made 20 Football League appearances when Luton Town snapped him up up for -100,000 in the summer of 1974. Ron joined him on the journey south, where Paul was to play more than 140 games and won ten England under 21 caps.
Paul replaced club stalwart Tommy Booth in the side which failed to live up to expectations and as the major new signing he attracted criticism. Booth won his place back and on July 1, 1979 Paul left Maine Road for a fee of -150,000 and joined Second Division Oldham Athletic.
Futcher had twice been chosen for the England squad and each time a road accident had put paid to him fulfilling the invitation.
Paul was signed from Halifax Town reserves, aged 34, by Alan Buckley for -10,000 as a short term replacement for Andy Tillson. He went on to be a fans favourite for 5 seasons, winning the Supporters Player of the Year twice in that time. Then his son Ben Futcher joined the club for their League Two play-off final season of 2005-06 before he left for Peterborough United.
Futcher played in UEFA Cup Qualifying Round against Malmo.
Paul is currently coaching both male and female academy sides at Huddersfield New College who has started the careers of players such as Zoe Barrett and Birmingham City striker Cameron Jerome.
Paul led Rovers to the Dr. Martens Premier Division championship in 1997; unfortunately they were not promoted to the Conference because their ground failed to meet Conference standards.
The highlight of his two-and-a-half year stint with Southport was the club-s FA Trophy final outing in 1998, where at 41; Futcher became the oldest player to appear in a competitive Wembley final.
The Sandgrounders narrowly lost to Cheltenham Town, and the remainder of the former Manchester City man-s Haig Avenue tenure was blemished by successful relegation scraps.
Paul was unable to save the Robins from relegation to the UniBond League. He subsequently failed to motivate the squad (using nearly 50 players in 10 months) and left in December 2005.
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'''Matthew Thomas Jarvis''' (born 22 May 1986) is an English football midfielder, who plays for Premier League team Wolverhampton Wanderers.
After an unsuccessful spell as a youth team player for Millwall, Jarvis began his professional career with Gillingham, making his Football League debut for the Kent-based team at the age of 17. He made more than 100 appearances for Gillingham and became a target for a number of larger clubs, eventually signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 2007. After a slow start to his career with the club due to injury, he has gone on to establish himself as a first team regular. His parents were both professional table tennis players and were ranked as Britain's number one men's and ladies' players.
Born in Middlesbrough, Jarvis started his career on the books of Millwall, but was released by the club, and moved on to Kent-based club Gillingham as a trainee.
In the 2004-05 season Jarvis became a regular in the Gillingham first team, playing in 30 Football League matches, although he was out of action for five weeks in January and February after undergoing an operation on a hernia.
Midway through the 2006-07 season Gillingham offered Jarvis a new contract, which the club described as the most lucrative it had ever offered to a player of his age.
In April 2007, the members of the Professional Footballers' Association selected Jarvis for inclusion in their League One Team of the Year. The following month Gillingham made a further improved contract offer in a final attempt to retain the player, but Jarvis instead chose to join Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Championship, signing a two-year contract with the option to extend his stay by a further year. The clubs agreed a transfer fee but the exact amount was not disclosed.
Jarvis suffered hip and groin injuries during pre-season training and was unable to take any further part in training until September. He finally made his debut for his new club on 20 October 2007, when he came on as an 88th minute substitute in a 2-0 home victory over Charlton Athletic.
Jarvis injured his hamstring in the defeat to Reading on 30 September 2008 and was expected to be out of action for approximately six weeks. He made his return in the 1-0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers on 6 December.
''Statistics correct as of end of the 2008-09 season''
In 2006 former team-mate Steve Claridge identified Jarvis' main strengths as his mental quickness, pace, and ability to anticipate the movement of the ball. He noted that Gillingham were more of an attacking threat when Jarvis was given space to run at opposition players. Jarvis was said to be "competent" jumping for the ball in the air, although his comparatively short stature meant that he was not used as a target man. He was also said to be less than comfortable when his back was to his opponents' goal.
Jarvis' parents, Nick and Linda, both played table tennis professionally and each reached number one in the sport's British rankings. Later they set up the table tennis supplies company Jarvis Sports, which relocated from Guisborough to Guildford in the same year that Jarvis was born.
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'''Ross Gardner''' (born 15 February 1985) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Eastwood Town.
Gardner started his career off with Newcastle United as a youth team player. He made the switch to Nottingham Forest with Newcastle youth team-mate James Beaumont after a bust-up with academy coach Peter Beardsley. The pair accused Beardsley of bullying, however an FA inquiry later cleared him of any wrongdoing.
During the late stages of the 2004-05 season, as an 18 year old, Gardner managed to get into the first team make a few appearances. In November 2006, he joined Port Vale on loan, a deal that was made permanent two months later. He was released by Vale in May 2007.
Gardner joined non-league Ilkeston Town in the summer of 2007. Despite being offered a new one year deal, he decided to join Eastwood Town in June 2008.
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'''Jack William Lester''' (born 8 October 1975 in Sheffield, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for League Two side Chesterfield. He plays either as a striker or an attacking midfielder.
Lester started his career with Grimsby Town and signed his first professional contract in 1994. Lester was nurtured into the first team role at Grimsby by manager Alan Buckley and his assistant John Cockerill, after a brief loan spell with Doncaster Rovers in which he played 10 games (4 in the starting lineup) and scored one goal, Lester became a regular at Blundell Park. During his time with the club he notably formed strike partnerships with the likes of Clive Mendonca, Steve Livingstone, Lee Ashcroft and Jamie Forrester. It was during the 1997-1998 season when he had arguably his best season with Grimsby. Lester was a regular fixture in the first team and helped the club succeed in an impressive double final win at Wembley Stadium. The Mariners aided by Lester defeated A.F.C. Bournemouth in the Football League Trophy before beating Northampton Town in the Division Two Play Off Final, only a few weeks later. Lester stayed with Grimsby until mid way through three 1999-2000 season when he was controversially sold just after the turn of the millennium. He made over 90 league appearances and scored 17 league goals in his time with The Mariners, and still holds cult status at the club.
David Platt signed Lester for Nottingham Forest in 2000 for -300,000, incidentally it was only three weeks previously that Lester had lead the Grimsby attack in beating Forest 4-3 in the League, it was from that game that Platt became interested in signing the player.. It took some time for Lester to get settled in at the City Ground but when Platt left the club, new manager Paul Hart moved Lester to an attacking midfield role in which Lester flourished, making over 70 starts for Forest and scoring 24 goals. In 2003 he was released by Hart in an attempt to reduce debts.
He was signed by his hometown club Sheffield United at the start of the 2003-2004 season. Lester played alongside Steve Kabba amongst others at Bramall Lane. He remained a first choice striker at the club throughout the entire season and in total he made around 50 appearances for United until his exit in November 2004.
Lester was offered the chance to return to Forest and he was re-signed by Joe Kinnear in 2004 for -50,000. He scored in his first game back, but in his third game he damaged ligaments in his knee which kept him out of action for almost 9 months. Upon making his return to fitness Lester went on to play over 30 games in his second spell with Forest, most of them as a substitute. After Nottingham Forest failed to get promoted in the 2006-07 season, Lester was released by manager Colin Calderwood.
After his release from Forest, Lester had numerous clubs after his signature, one noted club who moved for him was Grimsby Town, but in June 2007 he signed for Chesterfield F.C., on a 3 year contract.. Jack Lester finished the 2007/08 season as Chesterfield's top scorer, with 27 goals in all competitions. He was also the 3rd top scorer in League Two, with 25 goals in the league, 4 league goals behind Aaron McLean of Peterborough. In the 2007/08 season, he became the fastest post-war Chesterfield player to 20 goals in a season, getting his 20th (and 100th career goal) live on T.V. against Hereford United. In the 2007/08 season he was third in England of goal to game ratios. He finished behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Torres. He scored his 100th League career goal in the 2-1 win over Exeter City on 28 January 2009. Lester also set a club record in becoming the first striker at the club to score 20 goals in consecutive seasons for 82 years and despite scoring fewer goals than in his first season at Chesterfield, he finished the 2008/9 term as joint-top scorer for League 2, with 20 League goals. This has given him the status of legend by the Chesterfield fans and with the Spireites moving to a new stadium in July 2010, part of their End of an Era merchandise included a "Saltergate Legends" plate, on which Lester was included. In the 2009 summer transfer window, it was reported that Notts County made an offer in the region of -50,000 for Lester. However this bid was quickly turned down by the Chesterfield board, with chairman, Barrie Hubbard describing the offer as 'derisory'.
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'''Andrew Lynd "Andy" Kennedy''' (September 1, 1897 - December 1963) was an Irish football player.
Born in Belfast, Kennedy played as a youth for Belfast Celtic before joining Glentoran in 1915. He moved to England in 1920, joining London side Crystal Palace in 1920; he played a solitary Division Three South game for them before moving across the city to join Arsenal as a reserve full back in August 1922.
Soon after joining Arsenal, Kennedy stepped up to the first team after Arthur Hutchins was dropped, and made his debut against Birmingham on December 2, 1922. He impressed enough that he played all but one of the Gunners' remaining games that season, and gained international recognition, winning two caps for Ireland in their 1923 British Home Championship campaign.
After injury wrecked his 1923-24 season - Kennedy missed the start of the season, and after returning was dropped from the side after Arsenal lost 6-1 to Huddersfield Town - he played all but one of Arsenal's League matches the following season (as Arsenal narrowly avoided relegation). However, he did not find favour under Herbert Chapman, who first switched Bob John back into defence, and then signed Horace Cope during 1925-26 as a replacement for Kennedy. However, Cope was injured before Arsenal's first FA Cup final, meaning Kennedy started the match, against Cardiff City; however, a mistake by Dan Lewis meant Arsenal lost 1-0, and Kennedy only walked away with a runners-up medal.
Kennedy only played two more matches for Arsenal, both of them heavy defeats (5-1 and 4-0). Displeased with his team's defence, Chapman had a clearout at Arsenal, and Kennedy was sold to Everton in January 1928. In all, Kennedy had played 129 matches for Arsenal. Everton won the First Division championship that season but Kennedy was only a reserve player that season. After a solitary League appearance for Everton, he moved on to Tranmere Rovers that summer, playing there for two seasons until his retirement in 1930. He died in 1963, aged 66.
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'''Jamie Iain Young''' (born 25 August 1985 in Brisbane) is an Australian-born English football goalkeeper, currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers.
Having grown up in Australia, he attended St. Joseph's Nudgee College, where he played in the Firt XI as Goalkeeper and also played at Albany Creek at club level. Young moved to England in 2002 to play professional football for Reading. After failing to break into the first team, he was released by Reading on 8 May 2006, and subsequently signed a one-year deal with Wycombe Wanderers F.C. on 2 August 2006.
Although born in Australia, Young has elected to play for England internationally, having been capped for the U20 team to date.
He missed much of the 2007-08 season with a knee injury, but regained fitness by the end of the season. Young played in the Carling Cup first round versus Birmingham City in August 2008.
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'''Alessandro "Alex" Campana''' (born 11 October 1988 in Harrow) is an English footballer who currently plays for Hemel Hempstead Town. He is a right midfielder.
Campana started his career at Watford's Academy but made his first-team debut on 23 August 2005 against Notts County whilst still a first year scholar. He came on as a substitute for Ashley Young, in a weakened side played in the League Cup first round fixture.
Campana did not make a first team appearance in Watford's 2006-07 Premiership season. However, he captained the club's under-18 side, and was a regular in the reserves.
Campana's next first-team appearance came on 14 August 2007, coming on as a substitute in a League Cup tie at home to Gillingham. He went on to score his first professional goal, a header and the third in Watford's 3-0 win. He made his first start for the club in the next round, a 2-0 loss away at Southend United.
On 1 December 2007 Campana joined Isthmian League side Wealdstone on a month's loan. This was in order for him to play competitive football in a gap in reserve team fixtures. Campana made a total of 8 league and cup appearances for Wealdstone scoring 4 goals.
Campana joined Grays Athletic at the start of the 2008-09 season, making his debut on 9 August 2008 in the 3-1 away defeat to Weymouth, coming on as a substitute. He had his contract terminated by mutual consent on 21 October 2008, and signed for Eastern Counties League Premier Division side Wivenhoe Town. A month later, Campana signed for Thurrock who play in the Conference South league, and made his debut versus Bromley on 29 November 2008. Campana was released from Thurrock in February 2009. He then joined Isthmian League side Enfield Town.
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'''Christopher Jonathan Hope''' (born 14 November 1972 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer who plays for Corby Town. Hope made over 500 appearances in the Football League for Scunthorpe United and Gillingham between 1993 and 2006.
Hope began his career as a trainee with Darlington in 1989 and then joined Nottingham Forest at the beginning of the 1990-91 season.
In July 2000, Hope joined Gillingham for a transfer fee of -250,000, signing a four year contract.
Hope signed a two-year deal with Conference National club Rushden & Diamonds in July 2006.
He joined Conference North club Corby Town in June 2009 for the 2009-10 season.
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'''Giles Gordon Barnes''' (born 5 August 1988) is an English professional footballer, currently unattached after being released by Derby County.
Barnes' professional career began on his 17th birthday when he signed a professional contract with Derby County following a spell there as trainee. He made his first team debut under Phil Brown as a 17 year old as an 84th-minute substitute for Paul Peschisolido in a 1-0 defeat at home to Grimsby Town in the 2005-06 League Cup, with his league debut coming in a 1-1 draw away to Crewe two weeks later as a 73rd minute replacement for Marcus Tudgay. Barnes intermittently made first team appearances as Derby struggled but began to command a regular place when Phil Brown was replaced by Derby's academy manager Terry Westley in January 2006. Westley was familiar with Barnes from his time as a youngster at Derby and made him an integral part of the side as Derby managed to avoid relegation to Football League One. Barnes played a role in 16 matches under Westley, with his first start coming in Westley's first game in charge (a narrow 1-0 home defeat to Sheffield United) and his first professional goal coming in a 2-2 draw away to Watford.
His performances during the end of the 2005-06 season drew interest from the Premier League during the close season, but with the appointment of Billy Davies as manager and new investment, Barnes signed a four-year extension to his current contract. Barnes became a regular in the Derby County side that won promotion to the Premier League, playing in 46 League and Cup games (with 34 of those starts) putting him behind only the club's player of the year Steve Howard in terms of appearances. He also scored eight goals, including four in two weeks with a 92nd minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw away to Cardiff City, a brace in a 2-1 home win over Barnsley, and the winner in a 2-1 home win against West Bromwich Albion. His performances in March 2007 earned him the Championship Player of the Month award for that month. Although he picked up an injury towards the end of the season Barnes was still able to make an impact in Derby's successful Championship Playoff campaign in his two substitute appearances. It was his corner from which Leon Best scored an own goal in the second leg of the semi final clash with Southampton and he also came of the bench to set up Stephen Pearson's winner in the 1-0 2007 Championship Playoff Final victory over West Brom. After this it was found out that Barnes was playing with a broken foot and he missed all of the summer injured as Derby prepared for life back in the top flight. He was named Derby County's Young Player of the Year for the 2006-07 season.
These injuries carried over into the start of Derby's disastrous 2007-08 season. He made his first Premier League appearance on 22 September 2007 as a substitute against Arsenal in the 75th minute and scored his first goal in a 2-2 draw against Newcastle United. The injuries that plagued Barnes through the course of his season affected his form and he failed to play as vital a role in Derby's season as he had during 2006-07 and his season ended early when it was discovered he had a knee injury which required major surgery, meaning that he would miss the remainder of the 2007-08 season and the start of 2008-09.
On 31 January, Barnes signed for Fulham on loan for the rest of the 2008-09 season with a view to a possible permanent transfer in the summer, with Derby receiving a substantial loan fee, and agreeing a fee of -2 million, raising to -4 million on appearances if he signed permanently, but he did not make a single appearance for the Cottagers due to injuries. On 24 May, Roy Hodgson confirmed that Fulham would not be signing Barnes on a permanent basis and that he would return to Derby at the end of the season.
Barnes returned to Derby but sustained another injury in a pre-season friendly against Stoke City and was eventually released from his Derby contract on 11 December 2009.
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'''Edwin George Ditchburn''' (24 October 1921 - 26 December 2005) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. He earned 6 caps for the England national football team.
Born in Gillingham, Kent as the son of a professional boxer, Ditchburn joined the ground staff at Tottenham Hotspur in 1937 and turned professional two years later. His career was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, but he returned to Spurs when football resumed after the war and missed only two games between April 1946 and March 1954. An ever present member of the side that won promotion as Division Two champions in 1950 and the league title the following year, he developed the -short throw- that provided the starting block for Tottenham's famous -push and run- style of the early 1950s.
A broken finger against Chelsea ended his career with Spurs in August 1958 and the following year he became player/manager of Romford.
''Tottenham Hotspur: 100 Great'' by Roy Brazier
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'''Leonard Roy "Len" White''' (23 March 1930 - 17 June 1994) was a former English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward, most noted for playing at Newcastle United.
Born in Skellow, a small village near Doncaster, White started his career at Rotherham United and later joined Newcastle United in 1953 for -12,000 - a relatively high amount at the time. The signing of White came after two recent FA Cup successes for Newcastle.
White was primarily partenered up front alongside the well-established Jackie Milburn during the 1950s. Because of this, White often found himself in the shadows. Despite that, he had an impressive goalscoring tally and was instrumental during Newcastle's FA Cup winning campaign of 1955.
Once Milburn ended his career in the late 1950s, White took over as the leading striker, and continued to improve his ratio of goals. He eventually left the club for Huddersfield Town in 1962.
White is currently the third highest goalscorer in history of Newcastle United with 153 goals. He is behind Jackie Milburn with 200 goals and Alan Shearer with 206 goals.
White died in Huddersfield in June 1994.
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'''Paul William Smith''' (born 18 September 1971) is an English professional footballer.
Smith was born in East Ham, London and began his career as a trainee with Southend United, turning professional in 1990. He found his chances limited at Roots Hall and after a loan spell with Dover Athletic moved on to Brentford in August 1993 on a free transfer.
In August 1997 he joined Gillingham, where he enjoyed the most successful spell of his career. He captained the Kent side for a lengthy spell and was also named the club's player of the year on an unprecedented four occasions, although his final reign ended in a bizarre dispute with chairman Paul Scally in which Smith reportedly refused to hand back the trophy until he was paid money he claimed the club owed him.
He left Priestfield in 2005, after the team were relegated to Football League One and he was offered reduced terms.
In July 2005 he joined Walsall, returning to Gillingham in October 2005 to play three times in a loan spell. He moved to Swindon Town in January 2006, but was released in June 2006 after Swindon sacked manager Iffy Onuora.
He joined A.F.C. Sudbury in October 2006, but returned to league football when he joined Torquay United on January 29, 2007. He played eight times for Torquay as they were relegated to the Conference National. On the eve of the transfer window in August 2007, he joined Barnet, but just one day later Bees manager Paul Fairclough decided he didn't want the player and released him. Smith made one appearance for Great Wakering Rovers at the start of the 2007-08 season before moving to St Albans City for whom he made four starts before returning to A.F.C. Sudbury on the 18 October 2007.
In May 2008 he joined Margate as a player/coach, forming part of a new management team headed by first team manager Barry Ashby, but the pair were sacked in October of the same year. Smith next signed for Billericay Town, and on his debut scored the winning goal against Margate.
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'''Keigan Parker''' (born 8 June 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for English Football League One club Oldham Athletic.
Parker, a striker, started his career with Scottish club St. Johnstone, where he made a promising start to his career and was being tipped by many to have a big future. While at St. Johnstone, he gained caps for the Scotland U-21 team. Unable to impress enough at McDiarmid Park, in 2004, after six years in Perth, he joined Blackpool on a free transfer.
Parker was the first signing made by then Blackpool manager, Colin Hendry in June 2004. He made his dbut for the club on 7 August 2004 as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat at Doncaster Rovers and made his full dbut three days later in a 2-1 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday. His first goal came on 29 September in a 2-0 win over York City. In December 2004 he scored a second-half hat-trick at Bloomfield Road against Torquay United.
With Blackpool, Parker found some consistency while the club were in League One but failed to hold down a place in the side when they were promoted to The Championship in the 2007-08 season. He chalked-up his 100th league appearance for Blackpool on 30 December 2006, in a 3-1 win over Doncaster Rovers at Bloomfield Road.
On 27 May 2007, Parker scored Blackpool's second goal in their 2-0 win against Yeovil Town in the League One play-off final at Wembley, a result that promoted Blackpool to The Championship. "It's the best day of my career," he said afterwards. "I've scored against Celtic and Rangers before, but to win at Wembley is something I'll treasure for the rest of my life." It was also his last goal for the club.
Parker finished the 2006-07 season as the club's second-top scorer with sixteen goals in all competitions. He failed to secure a regular place in the starting line-up in the 2007-08 season and in the January 2008 transfer window, he rejected a move to Barnsley.
On 27 May 2008, Parker agreed to join Huddersfield Town on a two-year contract, subject to a medical.
On 2 March 2009, Parker joined fellow Football League One side Hartlepool United on loan after being locked out of the Town side by new loan signing Lukas Jutkiewicz and Danny Cadamarteri amongst others. He made his debut the following day in the 2-1 win against Tranmere Rovers at Victoria Park but failed to score in 9 starts and returned to Huddersfield.
On 21 July, Parker agreed a two-year deal at Oldham Athletic, which was completed the following day.
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'''Neil Anthony Cutler''' (born 3 September 1976 in Perton) is an English Goalkeeper Coach and former football goalkeeper who retired in September 2007. He last played for Rotherham United, whom he joined just a couple of days before the 2005-06 season got under way.
He started his career as a trainee at Tamworth before been picked up by West Bromwich Albion but was sold to Crewe Alexandra without playing a game for West Brom. He spent his entire spell at Crewe as understudy to Jason Kearton and never played a game for Crewe either. He then played for Chester City from 1998 to 1999, after two previous loan spells with the club. He also enjoyed time on loan with Cheltenham Town.
Despite struggling to get a regular place in Chester's team, Cutler moved to Premier League giants Aston Villa in October 1999, where he made one substitute appearance. He enjoyed a loan spell at Oxford United before joining Stoke City in July 2001, helping them to win promotion to the Championship in 2002.
In March 2003 he joined Swansea City as cover for injured goalkeeper Roger Freestone. He played in the next 13 league games culminating in a superb performance against Hull City which kept the Swans in the football league.
The shot stopper joined Stockport County in the summer of 2004.
He was released by Rotherham United, along with rival Gary Montgomery, at the end of the 2006-07 season after his contract with the club expired.
After spending all pre-season and weeks into the new season without a club, and an on going back injury, Cutler decided to call time on his career, spanning 14 years, 10 clubs and over 200 appearances, over 60 of those whilst playing for Rotherham.
He is currently on the Management Committee of the Professional Footballers' Association and Player-Goalkeeper coach at Bury FC. Cutler along with Bury FC 'Keeper Wayne Brown are part of the goalkeeper brand Kaliaaer.
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'''Leon Dean Johnson''' (born 10 May 1981 in London) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wycombe Wanderers.
Johnson came through the youth ranks at his first professional club, Southend United. Johnson made his professional debut when he started the Football League Trophy match for Southend at home to Cheltenham Town in 1999. Southend lost 1-0 to go out of the cup, and Johnson played no more part in the 1999/00 season. At the end of September in the 2000/01 season, Johnson came on as a substitute in the 1-0 win at Rochdale. By the end of January, Johnson had established himself as a decent defender and he played in a total of 26 games and scored his first goal in a 1-1 draw with Chesterfield at the Recreation Ground.
In the 2001/02 season Johnson made 34 appearances for Southend in all competitions. However, as Southend only finished twelfth in League One, cost-cutting meant that Johnson was released from the Roots Hall club on a free transfer. He spent time on trial at nearby club Gillingham during the close-season summer of 2002. Johnson impressed in several friendlies for the Gills who soon snapped him up on a full-time contract.
Johnson was not seen as first choice for the Gills at the beginning of his career. His first competitive appearance in a Gills shirt came in the middle of September as a late substitute for David Perpetuini. Despite making 20 appearances that season (18 in the league) as Gillingham finished a record high of 11th in the league. He never established himself as a first team regular, however and he only made 21 appearances the next season and only 8 the season after that.
It was, however, the 2005/06 season that saw Johnson stake a claim for a regular first team spot. Johnson made around 30 appearances in total, and perhaps would have made more were it not for three suspensions (two following red cards, one following his fifth booking of the season). Johnson scored his first goal for Gillingham against MK Dons on New Year's Eve 2005 in a 3-0 win at Priestfield when he headed home Andrew Crofts' flick on following Michael Flynn's long ball. He was released by Gillingham in May 2007 and signed for Wycombe the following month. Johnson was a regular in the Wycombe team throughout the season and was awarded at the end of the year with the Fans' Player of the Year Award. He has since signed a 1 year extension keeping him at the club until the summer of 2010.
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'''Paul David Simpson''' (born 26 July 1966 in Carlisle, Cumberland) is an English former footballer who is currently the manager of Shrewsbury Town.
Simpson began his playing career as a schoolboy at Manchester City in the early 1980s. He made his senior debut aged 16, on 2 October 1982 in a 3-2 win against . However, after the club were relegated and new manager Billy McNeill arrived, Simpson, along with John Beresford (footballer) was briefly loaned out to Irish club Finn Harps to gain more experience .
He returned during the final stages of 1984/85 campaign and enjoyed a run of games as he scored 6 times in just 10 appearances en route to promotion back to the top flight. The following season saw him become a first choice player, a status he held from then on.
He won five caps for the England under-21 team during his spell at Maine Road, adding to three caps at under-18 level. His U21 debut came on 26 March 1986 as a substitute against Denmark on his home ground. He also played in the 1987 Toulon Tournament, during which he scored.
He left City, now back in the Second Division, for Oxford United in October 1988 in a -200,000 deal, after making 155 appeances for them in total. He remained at Oxford for over four years - all spent in the second tier - before signing for Derby County in February 1992 for -500,000.
The winger joined Derby in the midst of a promotion challenge but, despite finishing 3rd, they lost in the play-offs to 6th-placed . The club had three more successive failed promotion attempts (including losing the 1994 play-off final to rivals ) before they won automatic promotion in 1995/96. He was a first choice player throughout this period, and twice reached double figures in his goal return.
The influx of new players that followed the Rams' promotion to the Premier League saw his place under fire for the first time since he had joined. He managed 19 appearances (scoring twice, including Derby's first game back at the top level) during their return to the top flight, but also found himself out on loan at second tier club Sheffield United to gain more playing time.
After failing to feature in the opening months of the Rams' 1997/98 season, he dropped down a division to join Wolverhampton Wanderers initially on a month's loan in October 1997. After impressing with 2 goals in 8 starts, he signed a permanent deal for -75,000. His first season with the club also saw him almost appear in an FA Cup Final, but they lost to eventual winners in the semi-final.
His second season at Molineux was less successful as he found himself out of the starting line-up in the opening games. He went on loan to nearby Walsall of the Second Division for four months, but returned to Wolves first team when this loan expired. He scored Wolves' final goal of the season in a 3-2 defeat to that meant they missed out on the play-offs.
After a second successive 7th place finish in a season that saw Simpson feature only sparingly, he took a free transfer to Blackpool in August 2000. Here, he helped the club win promotion from the Third Division via the play-offs in his first season but he left during his second, to join Rochdale in March 2002.
He made nine appearances in the final games of the 2001/02 season for Dale, scoring 6 times. This goal rush helped push the club into the play-offs, where they lost to (despite another goal from Simpson). After manager John Hollins departed soon after, Simpson stepped in as player-manager. He began the season in equally bright goal-scoring form, but as the pressure of management took its toll, his form dropped.
He moved to Carlisle United at the end of the season, where he again served in a player-manager role after replacing Roddy Collins just weeks into the season. After suffering relegation in his first year at Brunton Park, he made ever-decreasing playing appearances as he focused on the club regaining their league status, which was duly achieved at the first attempt. Simpson retired from playing in 2006 when he left Carlisle after three seasons to take up the managerial reins at Preston North End.
Was offerred a 2year extension to stay but turned this down after refusing to accept the boards wish to change his backroom staff for the 2003/2004 season.
Simpson took over as manager of Carlisle United five games into the 2003/04 season after the sacking of Roddy Collins. A transfer embargo prevented new players being brought in and by December Carlisle were 15 points adrift, resulting in relegation to the Conference National despite an improved latter half of the season. They gained immediate promotion in the 2004-05 season back to the Football League, winning the Conference National Playoff Final despite the Carlisle floods and a catalogue of other problems. A second successive promotion to Football League One followed when he steered the club to the Football League Two Championship in the 2005-06 season. He was also named as the League Two Manager of the Year and in the League Managers Association statistics was the best manager in the country on points per game above Rafael Bentez.
In June 2006. Simpson replaced Billy Davies as manager of Preston North End and led the Lancashire side to the top of the Championship by December, their highest league placing for 55 years. However, from March 2007 the club went on an alarming slide down the league. This happened even after holding on to David Nugent in the transfer window and Simpson being allowed to bring in three free transfer signings, the club failed to make the end-of-season play-offs, finishing in 7th place. After losing key player David Nugent, the team made a bad start to the 2007-08 season (including just three victories) resulting in Simpson being sacked on 13 November 2007.
On 12 March 2008, he was appointed manager of League Two club Shrewsbury Town, replacing Gary Peters who left Shrewsbury by mutual consent after a poor run of results.
After helping them avoid relegation in his first season he then took them to Play Off Final with the help of Grant Holt who then left in the summer to join Norwich City.
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This is a list of footballers who have played for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. since the club turned professional in 1887. Appearance and goal statistics are for all competitions.
For current players see Current first-team squad.
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'''Richard Alan Rose''' (born 8 September 1982) is an English professional footballer, currently in his third season with Hereford United. Rose plays as a defender and has been noted for his versatility having played in both the full back and centre back positions, and occasionally in central midfield.
Rose was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent and joined Gillingham as a youth player. Whilst still a trainee he made his professional debut as a 14th minute substitute in Gillingham's 2-1 defeat at Crewe Alexandra on 16 April 2001. Rose went on to play in the final four games of the season in place of the injured Mark Patterson. He made only a handful of Division One appearances for the Gills in the following two seasons, but had a 9 match spell on loan at then Division Three side Bristol Rovers during the 2002-03 season. He was reported to have done well whilst with the Pirates, receiving glowing reports from manager Ray Graydon.
Rose started to establish himself more in the 2004-05 season, during which time he played 20 times (18 in the league), mostly at right or left back. Gillingham were eventually relegated back down to League One at the end of that season. Relegation prompted the departures of Nyron Nosworthy (a right back) and John Hills (a left back), presenting Rose to stake a claim for a regular spot in the starting line-up in League One. Things certainly started according to plan as Neale Cooper gave Rose a permanent right-back spot. With Cooper's departure midway through the season, Rose was out of favour under new manager Ronnie Jepson and only made one more appearance for the first team. He was released on 9 May 2006.
Rose soon found a new home at newly-promoted Hereford United where he played initially in centre midfield. He started 15 out of the first 16 matches of the season in League Two and scored his first senior goal in a 2-0 home win over Chester. He was then dropped in favour of loan signings John Eustace and Neil MacKenzie. When he returned to the side he reverted to the defence where he finished the season as third choice centre back.
Rose was used mainly as a full-back during the 2007-08 season and scored the second goal of his career in a superb 5-1 victory over Darlington. He was a regular starter for the Bulls in their promotion-winning season, but was sidelined for six weeks mid-season with a fractured ankle. Rose started 17 of the final 20 league matches of the season as Hereford finished third in League Two.
In the current season Rose has been used almost exclusively at full back, playing in all but 5 matches.
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'''Jonathan Kevin "Jon" Wallis''' (born 4 April 1986 in Gravesend) is an English footballer who plays for Blue Square South side Dover Athletic.
He progressed through the youth ranks at Gillingham and signed his first professional contract, at the beginning of the 2005/06 season. Prior to this he had spent three months work experience at Hastings United where he made 14 appearances in all competitions, scoring 4 goals. 2 of these goals were in the preliminary rounds of the FA Cup. He returned to the Pilot Field in September 2005 on a month's loan. Back at Gillingham, Wallis had been a mainstay in the youth and reserve teams and it was following some strong performances in the reserve team that Neale Cooper decided to hand Wallis his debut.
Although normally a  central midfielder, Wallis made his debut at right back in the Football League Trophy match at home to Crawley Town. Gillingham won 2-0 that night in a game that went to extra time and Wallis played exceptionally well in an unfamiliar position. In particular, Wallis showed a willingness to get forward to support the attack, and was involved in the thick of the action when he cleared a goal-bound effort during normal time.
Wallis went on to make around twenty performances in the 2005/06 season, almost entirely at right-back, however on 9 May 2006 he was released by Gillingham and a few weeks later signed for Hereford United. However he made only two substitute appearances for the Bulls.
On 28 October 2006 he went on loan to Dover as midfield cover, making 12 appearances and scoring his first goal of the season in the 4-0 win over Ashford Town. On 19 February 2007 he went out on loan again, this time to Dagenham & Redbridge, making two substitute appearances.
On 27 March 2007 he left Hereford by mutual consent and subsequently signed for Dover Athletic until the end of the season.
Andy Hessenthaler was appointed Dover Athletic manager in June 2007, and Wallis turned down a Football League club in order to spend at least another year at the Kent club to develop his game under the former Gillingham manager.
After Dover Athletic won the Isthmian League Division One South title, Wallis opted to sign a new one-year deal in May 2008. The following season saw more success for the Kent club as they won the Isthmian League Premier Division at the first time of asking which prompted Wallis to sign another new contract for Dover Athletic.
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'''Alan Pouton''' (born 1 February 1977 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is an English semi professional footballer who currently plays for Isthmian League Premier Division side Sutton United.
Pouton came through the youth ranks at Newcastle United, his hometown club, but was not retained, and tried his luck at Oxford United. Again, he was never presented with an opportunity to play during his time there and was released at the end of the 1995-1996 season.
Pouton was snapped up on a free transfer by York City in time for the 1996/97 season. His debut came early on in the season as a substitute in the 2-1 home defeat against Bournemouth. He produced some good performances in the reserves and was eventually rewarded with his first start in the 3-0 home win against Hartlepool. Pouton went on to make 25 appearances that season, three of which were in the FA Cup. His first career goal was an 80th minute consolation goal in the 4-2 home defeat to Brentford. The following season saw Pouton firmly establish himself as a tough tackling midfielder, although his over-exuberance led to six bookings that season (to add to the six he had received the previous season). The highlight of the 1997/98 season for Pouton undoubtedly came at Roots Hall in a 4-4 draw with Southend in which he scored twice. Pouton only scored once the following season, but he managed to pick up nine bookings as he started to pick up a reputation as a tough tackler.
At the beginning of the 1999/2000 season, Grimsby made an approach to take Pouton on loan. Despite not starting a game during his month long loan spell, Pouton impressed sufficiently in his six substitute appearances to prompt Grimsby to pay -150,000 to secure him on a permanent basis. Upon signing, Pouton became a first team regular and went on to play in the majority of Grimsby's games that season. Surprisingly, in hindsight, Pouton only picked up two bookings that season in 41 games. His first goal for Grimsby (and only goal of the season) was an equaliser at Maine Road in a 1-1 draw with Man City. Over the next three seasons, Pouton was booked 18 times and sent off twice. Despite his occasional lapses in discipline, Pouton was generally a success at Grimsby, and although he was not noted for his goals, he still managed eleven goals including a hat-trick in the 6-2 home win against Wimbledon (although two of those goals were penalties).
He became a cult hero for his Never Say Die attitude, and his repeat step-overs, although he suffered increasing disciplinary problems, missing many games through a combination of injury and suspension.
In the 2002/03 season, Grimsby were relegated to League One after finishing bottom of the Championship. Injury prevented Pouton from playing until December in League One and he only then played five times before leaving the club to free up finances.
Gillingham paid -30,000 to bring him back into the Championship. Pouton did reasonably well in a season in which Gillingham survived relegation by the skin of their teeth - staying up by one goal whilst Walsall were relegated instead.
he next season was poor by Pouton's standards. He started the season on loan to Hartlepool for whom he played six times and scored in the 3-3 draw with Hull in the Football League Trophy (Hartlepool won 4-1 on penalties). He returned to Gillingham, but only played a handful of games (twelve) as Gillingham were finally relegated. The 2005/06 season was better for Pouton as he re-established himself in midfield. He played in the opening day victory over Colchester and were it not for a succession of injuries perhaps would have played in more than the 24 games in which he appeared. Injuries continued to bedevil him in the following season, and on 31 January 2007 it was announced that he had opted to retire.
===Dover Athletic, Maidstone United & Sutton United===
Pouton came out of retirement in June 2007 to sign on a semi-professional basis for Dover Athletic, however injuries have again restricted him in claiming a regular first team place. During his spell at Dover Athletic, Pouton gained two promotions to the Isthmian League Premier Division and then the Conference South. Over his two seasons at Crabble Stadium, Pouton became a firm fans favourite with his exquisite passing and ability to change a game. Pouton won Dover's goal of the season prize in the 2008-09 season. At the end of the 2008-09 season Pouton decided against signing a new contract with Dover due to work commitments and further travelling. He subsequently signed for fellow Kent side Maidstone United where he was soon appointed vice captain. On 28 August 2009 Pouton left Maidstone after just four appearances to join Isthmian League Premier Division rivals Sutton United. Pouton made his debut for Sutton on 5 September, 2009 against Boreham Wood.
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'''Bradley James Allen''' (born Romford, United Kingdom 13 September 1971) is a former English professional football player. Allen is the younger son of Les Allen and brother of Clive Allen and was a small and skillful type of striker, who scored goals at all levels of the English domestic league.
Allen made his debut as a teenager for QPR and scored a number of important goals including a hat-trick at Goodison Park as QPR ran out 3-0 winners.
Allen was transferred to Charlton Athletic and then Grimsby Town. When he first joined Grimsby Town he was used mainly as a substitute, but after the sale of Jack Lester and Lee Ashcroft he formed fruitful partnerships with David Nielsen, Steve Livingstone and Michael Boulding. Unfortunately his time at Grimsby was frequently interrupted with injuries and the installation of Paul Grovesas the clubs new manager, saw his first team chances much reduced.
After Allen left Grimsby he played for Peterborough United and Bristol Rovers. He left Rovers at the end of the 2002-03 and had trials with a number of teams before joining Hornchurch in September 2003.. However, Hornchurch found themselves in financial turmoil and Allen was released and joined Redbridge towards the end of the 2003-04 season. He was released by Redbridge in July 2004, and was reported to be on trial with Billericay Town later that month.
Allen is currently the under-14s coach at Tottenham Hotspur.
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'''Philip Kenneth Barnes''' (born 2 March 1979 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English goalkeeper who currently plays for Gainsborough Trinity after leaving Grimsby Town in March 2009.
Barnes started his playing career with Rotherham United, making his debut against York City in April 1997.
Barnes then made a move to Blackpool in August 1997 for a fee of -100,000,
He then joined Sheffield United on a free transfer in July 2004, signing a one-year contract, as cover for Paddy Kenny.
In June 2006, Barnes signed a three-year contract with Grimsby Town for an undisclosed fee, to replace Steve Mildenhall after his transfer to Yeovil Town.
Barnes linked up with Blue Square North outfit Gainsborough Trinity on a non contract terms in April 2009 after the club needed an emergency goalkeeper to cover for the injured Adam Sollitt, making his debut in the final game of the 2008-2009 season, a 3-2 victory over Harrogate Town. Trinity managed Steve Charles praised Barnes as he was given Man Of The Match in the game, but commented signing Phil for the 2009-10 season was unlikely due to the players desire to play at a professional level.. Despite this though, Barnes signed a permanent contract for the club on June 9th 2009 as well as the club signing Darryn Stamp on the same day.
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'''Daniel Andre "Danny" Sturridge''' (born 1 September 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Chelsea as a striker. Part of a footballing family, Sturridge started his professional career at Manchester City, where he played in two FA Youth Cup finals. He made his first team debut in 2007, and scored his first goal in January 2008. Over the course of 2007-08 season, Sturridge became the only player ever to score in the FA Youth Cup, FA Cup and Premier League in the same season. Mainly used as an impact substitute at Manchester City, he left the club in 2009 after failing to agree a new contract, and signed for Chelsea.
Born in Birmingham, West Midlands, Sturridge comes from a family of footballers, and is the nephew of Simon Sturridge, and former Derby County forward Dean Sturridge. His father, Michael, played for Birmingham City under managers Sir Alf Ramsey, Jim Smith and Ron Saunders.
Sturridge began his career at local club Aston Villa before moving to Coventry City in 2002, from where he joined Manchester City's Academy in 2003, aged 13.
From the start of the 2006-07 season, Sturridge began to train with the City first team. A hat-trick in a reserve match was rewarded by a place on the substitutes' bench for the senior side's match with Reading in February 2007.
He scored his first goal for City on 27 January 2008 in an FA Cup match against Sheffield United, followed three days later by his first league goal on his full debut, against Derby County.
As of 1 May 2009, after 16 appearances in the 2008-09 Premier League season, Sturridge had scored four goals and provided three assists. At the end of the 2008-09 season, the Manchester City fans voted Sturridge as the Manchester City Young Player of the Season.
With Sturridge's contract at Manchester City expired, he signed for Chelsea on a four-year contract on 3 July 2009. As Sturridge is under the age of 24, and the two sides were unable to agree a deal, the fee for Sturridge was decided by a tribunal.
His first goal for Chelsea was on his debut, a friendly match against Seattle Sounders on 18 July 2009, in the twelfth minute of the match he scored the first goal. Chelsea won the match 2-0. Sturridge played his second game for Chelsea against former Chelsea manager Jos Mourinho's Internazionale, during which he won a penalty that player Frank Lampard scored from. He made his Premier League debut for Chelsea on 18 August 2009 against Sunderland, coming on for Didier Drogba. On 16 September 2009, Sturridge scored a hat-trick in a reserve game against Ipswich Town. On 28 October 2009, he made his first start for the club in a League Cup win against Bolton Wanderers.
On 20 December, Sturridge came on as a substitute at half time against West Ham United and won Chelsea a controversial penalty which Lampard converted. He made his first start in the Premier League for Chelsea away against Birmingham City on Boxing day. He scored his first two goals for Chelsea against Watford in the FA Cup third round on 3 January 2010.
Sturridge has represented England at youth level from under-16 upwards.
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'''Terry Alderton''' (born 31 October 1970 in Rochford, Essex ) is an English comedian.
When he was younger Terry was a goalkeeper with Southend United before moving on to comedy. In 2004 the club re-signed him after injuries weakened their squad, following an impressive display in goal for the Celebrities team in the Sky One reality television series, The Match.
In 1999, Terry was nominated for the prestigious Perrier Comedy Award.
Terry went on to present the National Lottery show "Red Alert" with Lulu later that year. He has also presented his own show on Capital Radio called "Terry's Turnstiles". He has since been confirmed as a presenter on the new Setanta Sports News channel.
Terry acts occasionally, one of his bigger roles was as the character Charlie Mead in the final series of London's Burning.
Terry Alderton currently presents a number of video shows on Virgin Media Sport. His characters include Mr Sheepskin and Danny Dire.
Terry also came a respectable eighteenth on his debut on BBC Radio 5Live's Fighting Talk on the 7th November 2009.
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'''Gareth Keith Taylor''' (born 25 February 1973 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset) is a former Wales international footballer, currently playing as a forward for Wrexham. Taylor had a nineteen year career in the Football League with numerous clubs. Teams clubs were he enjoyed most success were Sheffield United, Burnley and Nottingham Forest.
Taylor started his career with Southampton, but failed to make any first team appearances and was released. Second Division Bristol Rovers then signed him, in 1991-92 he was loaned to Gloucester City where he played two games without scoring. He made his league debut as a centre-back in a 6-1 defeat at Cambridge United in February 1992. He then had another loan spell, this time to Weymouth in 1992-93 making five appearances without scoring.
He did not play again until the first match of the 1994-95 campaign, by which time manager John Ward had converted him into a striker. His height meant he was a good target man and was exceptional in the air, scoring twelve goals (most of them headers) in his first full season alongside Marcus Stewart and Paul Miller in attack. His brace against Brentford on the final day ensured a Second Division play-off spot and after a tense away goals victory over Crewe Alexandra in the semi-final, Rovers made it to Wembley, though they lost 2-1 to Huddersfield Town.
After four goals in seven games at the start of the following season, he was transferred to Crystal Palace for an initial -750,000 rising to an eventual -1.25 million. He failed to make an impact at the London outfit and only managed 23 appearances and three goals.
He was soon released and was signed by Sheffield United in March 1996.
In 1996-97 he scored twelve goals, helping the club to the play-off final, though Crystal Palace won the match 1-0.
The following season he hit ten goals, United again reached the play-offs, though went out to Sunderland at the semi-final stage.
He was bought by Manchester City for -400,000 in November 1998. In 1998-99 he again found himself in the play-offs, he was a late substitute in the final, replacing Lee Crooks.
The 1999-2000 season saw a second successive promotion for ''the Blues''. Taylor didn't play a huge role in the promotion though, he joined Port Vale on a one month loan in January 2000. In March he joined Queens Park Rangers on loan until the end of the season.
Stockport County were interested in his signature in November 2000, though nothing was to come out of it. He came close to a move to Sheffield Wednesday in January 2001, but the -100,000 deal did not go through. Instead he joined Burnley on loan the following month. That season he never made a Premier League game for Man City.
He scored his first Burnley goal on 13 March in a 1-0 win at Watford, five days later the loan deal was extended. The loan deal lasted until the end of the season, Taylor having scored four goals in fifteen appearances.
He moved to Turf Moor on a free transfer in July 2001, signing a three year deal. Taylor had a highly successful 2001-02 season with the Lancashire club, scoring sixteen goals despite suffering an ankle injury in January.
He also performed in the 2002-03 season, bagging seventeen goals in close to fifty games.
He was targeted by Norwich City, but instead was bought by Paul Hart's Nottingham Forest for -500,000. At the beginning of the 2003-04 season, following his recovery from a serious eye injury sustained while still at Burnley, he became a regular in the side when David Johnson broke his leg. Forest's fortunes took a downturn largely caused by a mass exodus of players during the previous summer. Taylor played a big part in the recovery with some very important goals. His first goal for Forest came against his former club Burnley at Turf Moor, where Nottingham Forest won 3-0. He missed the end of the season with a knee injury that required surgery.
In the unfortunate 2004-05 season which resulted in relegation, he was made captain by Gary Megson and was top scorer with eleven goals. For the second year running he underwent a knee operation at the end of the season.
Shortly into the 2005-06 season, following a string of disappointing performances from the team, and with rumours that Megson had a deteriorating relationship with the players, he was stripped of the captaincy. With striker Grant Holt being signed to replace him, Taylor suddenly fell out of favour and was allowed to go on loan to Crewe Alexandra in January 2006, where he enjoyed some success but was unable to prevent them too suffering relegation.
Taylor's contract at Nottingham Forest expired in the summer of 2006; the club decided against renewing it and he was released. Dario Gradi offered him a deal at Crewe, though as expected Taylor signed elsewhere.
At the end of June 2006, he joined Tranmere Rovers on a two-year contract, scoring 9 goals in all competitions in his debut season. He broke his jaw at the start of the season, spending a month on the sidelines. Upon his recovery he said: "I'm enjoying my football now, it's a great club and I'm really loving life at Tranmere", also giving high praise to manager Ronnie Moore.
Taylor initially signed for Doncaster Rovers on loan on 31 January 2008, the deal was made permanent on 6 February. He scored his first goal on 5 April, the first equaliser in a 2-2 draw against Huddersfield at the Galpharm Stadium. He helped the club to promotion from the play-offs, though was an unused substitute in the final.
The 2008-09 season started poorly for Taylor as he pulled a hamstring. Taylor joined Carlisle United on a month-long loan deal on 2 March 2009. He scored on his debut, in the 2-1 win over Crewe Alexandra on 3 March. He returned to Doncaster at the end of the season, but was released from his contract on 7 May.
On 16 June 2009, Taylor signed a one year contract with Dean Saunders' Conference National side Wrexham, leaving the Football League after nineteen years.
Taylor got off to a fantastic start with his new club, grabbing a brace in a 3-0 win over Eastbourne Borough.
Taylor is a former Wales international. Born in England, he qualified for the national side through his father who was born in Wales.
After a three year absence he was re-called to the squad in August 2001 for the final two 2002 World Cup qualifiers. He was utilized as a stand-in for John Hartson, who was troubled with injury.
He scored his only international goal in a 4-0 friendly victory over Scotland at the Millennium Stadium in 2004.
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McCracken played for the English club Newcastle United from 1904 to 1924, helping them win three League titles and the FA Cup. McCracken was so adept at catching the opposing teams forwards offside that he forced a change in the rules of the game.
In total he played 432 games for Newcastle, scoring 88 goals. After leaving Newcastle he went on to become Hull City manager in 1923 and he took them to the FA Cup semi-final in 1930. He left the club a year later.
He later had a short stint in charge of Gateshead F.C., before managing Millwall F.C. from 1933-1936. He later went on to manage the now defunct Aldershot F.C.
His team mates while playing for Ireland included Archie Goodall, Billy Scott, Jack Kirwan and Robert Milne.
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Alan Kelly''' (born 11 August 1968 in Preston) is an English-born former professional footballer who represented the Republic of Ireland internationally. He played as a goalkeeper.
Kelly started his career at Preston North End in the Fourth Division, following the footsteps of his father, Alan Kelly, Sr., and played 142 games for the team. His older brother Gary is also a former goalkeeper.
He joined Sheffield United in July 1992 for -150,000. He stayed with Sheffield United until 1999, despite their relegation from the Premiership shortly into his career with them. In total he made 213 appearances for the Blades.
In 1999, Kelly transferred to Blackburn Rovers, making 39 appearances, and stayed there until his retirement from football in 2004. This time also included loan spells at Stockport County and Birmingham City.
He won 34 caps for the Republic of Ireland, and was a member of the Republic's 1994 and 2002 World Cup squads. He was, however, the team's second-choice goalkeeper on both occasions, and never actually played in a World Cup game.
In the summer of 2006, Kelly was goalkeeping coach for the Soccer-Academy camps, located in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania in the United States.
He is currently goalkeeping coach of the Republic of Ireland national football team.
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'''Aaron Adam Flahavan''' (15 December 1975 - 5 August 2001) was an English football goalkeeper of Greek Cypriot and Irish descent, who played for Portsmouth. Flahavan played for the Southampton youth team
In the late 1990s, Flahavan gradually began receiving increased playing time, and had become the team's first-choice goalkeeper in the final years before his death. Overall, he played 105 first-team matches for Portsmouth. He died in a car accident near Bournemouth in August 2001. An inquest heard that Flahavan died as a result of a fractured skull, and his blood alcohol level was nearly three times over the legal limit when he lost control of his BMW sports car.
Following his death, Portsmouth and Southampton retired his number 1 jersey for the 2001-02 season as a mark of respect.
His younger brother Darryl is currently goalkeeper at Crystal Palace. Darryl has a son named Aaron in memory of his brother.
Aaron was a narcoleptic and twice had blackouts during matches.
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'''Darren Brian Salton''' (born 16 March 1972 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish under-21 international footballer, whose career was cut short by injuries suffered in a car accident.
Darren Salton joined Luton Town as a trainee in 1988, along with a friend from Edinburgh, Paul Telfer. Salton signed professionally in March 1989, and was capped six times by Scotland under-21 before he made his league debut at Elland Road against Leeds United in 1992.
Salton's career was over before it even started, when he and Telfer were involved in a car crash in late November 1992. Telfer suffered only minor injuries, but Salton, on the other hand, was severely injured. At one point it wasn't even known if he would survive, and although he eventually did recover, the leg injuries suffered in the accident ensured the he never played professionally again.
Salton still lives in the Luton area, and was manager of Southern League side Hitchin Town from December 2004 until November 2007.
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'''Nery Alberto Castillo Confalonieri''' (born June 13, 1984 in San Luis Potos), is a Mexican international football player who currently plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He began his career at Uruguayan club Danubio, moving to Greece at the age of 16 to play for Olympiacos.
Castillo spent seven years at Olympiacos, gradually developing into a regular starter over a three year period. Once established in the team Castillo helped Olympiacos to three consecutive league titles, prompting Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk to spend -20 million to secure his services in 2007. After only a handful of starts for Shakhtar Castillo was dropped for refusing to allow team-mate Cristiano Lucarelli to take a penalty. In December 2007, he moved on a year's loan to Manchester City of the English Premier League, paying a substantial amount of the loan fee himself.
On 14 January 2010, Castillo rejoined Olympiacos on a one-and-a-half-year loan deal from Shakhtar.
He made his international debut for Mexico in June 2007, and represented his country in the 2007 Copa America.
Castillo was born in the Mexican city San Luis Potos, where his father, a Uruguayan professional footballer, played for San Luis. The family moved to South America while Castillo was still a small child. He started playing for club Danubio in the youth team. While participating with Danubio's youth team in a Brazilian tournament, Castillo was spotted by scouts from European clubs. He went on trial with Manchester United
At the age of 16, Castillo's father accepted an offer of the Greek club Olympiacos. Three years after he joined Olympiacos, Castillo became a regular starter in both the domestic and European competitions. He became a fan favourite with the ''Gate 7'' Ultras and was even given the #7 shirt in deference to them.
After that point, his career took a down slide. A rumoured transaction to the Italian side Internazionale never happened, and changes in the management of his club combined with the arrival of former Brazil international Rivaldo relegated him from his starting role to the bench. Other off the field issues with the coach and teammates have contributed to increase the perception that Castillo is a problematic player.
In early 2006 his father and agent began negotiations with the Mexican club Chivas de Guadalajara, but talks were interrupted because Olympiacos weren't interested in negotiating for the player at the time.
Before this, in what Castillo thought was his last game for Olympiacos, he scored a free kick after "stealing" it from a team mate who was preparing to take it. He celebrated by running the length of the field and throwing his shirt to his fans at Gate 7. He was left looking somewhat sheepish without a shirt for the restart.
During the 2006-07 campaign Castillo was a solid starter. Many reports considered that the player had changed his attitude and solved off the field issues. The prospect of a more mature Castillo encouraged the officers of Olympiacos to renew his contract, extending its length four more years, and improving its economic conditions.
Castillo was the leading scorer for Olympiacos during the preparatory phase for the 2006-07 season, accumulating seven goals in friendly games. From then on his form only improved, scoring several goals in the UEFA Champions League and the domestic tournament, including a hat-trick against Panionios. Castillo ended the season second to Rivaldo in goals and assists for the club, which included three goals in five Champions League matches.
On 31 July 2007, Castillo joined Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk on a five-year contract for a fee of -20 million. This became the most expensive transfer for a Ukrainian club to date.
Castillo scored his first goal for Shakhtar while playing against SV Salzburg in the Champions League. His stint was to be brief, though. Castillo had only played in a few games for Shakhtar when in a league match versus FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka, Shakhtar won a penalty kick. Castillo refused to give the ball to official penalty kick-taker Cristiano Lucarelli and took the penalty himself, which was saved. Castillo was immediately substituted from the game. Coach Mircea Lucescu commented "What Castillo did, from a professional point of view, I've never seen anything like it before in my whole life. There will be some measures taken against Castillo".. He has not played a game for Shakhtar since.
On 15 December 2007, Castillo's agent told the Daily Mail: "There has been an agreement with Manchester City so that Nery can be with the club for one year on loan so he can prove himself and play active football." adding that City would have an option to buy Castillo once his loan period expires. Shaktar president and Ukraine's richest man Rinat Akhmetov then said that City's offer of -1 million was too low, instead offering "a one-year loan - five million euros and there will be no options, meaning a right to buy (Castillo)... If Castillo finds his game ... then in a year we'll decide whether to take him back to Shakhtar or sell. And the price could be 20, or 30, or 40, or 50 million euros."
It was announced on 18 December 2007 that Castillo had signed a one-year loan agreement with Manchester City, commencing on 1 January 2008. Reportedly Castillo was keen to make the move happen and in a highly unusual move paid half of the loan fee himself. Sven-Gran Eriksson commented "He was desperate to come to us, desperate to come to England, desperate to come to the Premier League" and said he had never seen a player pay for half of a deal before.
He played his first match for Manchester City on 5 January 2008 in the third round of the FA Cup, away to West Ham United. However, in the replay on 16 January 2008, his first home appearance for the club, he was stretchered off after 32 minutes with a broken shoulder.
He ended the season with 9 appearances, 7 of them coming in the Premier League. He did not manage any goals during these 9 appearances. Castillo found it difficult to stake his claim in the side with the arrival from CSKA Moscow of J, the return to fitness of Valeri Bojinov and the abundance of other strikers available, namely Benjani Mwaruwari, Felipe Caicedo and Daniel Sturridge. During his second season under new manager Mark Hughes Castillo did not feature at all.
After failing to secure a place at Manchester City, Castillo returned to Shakhtar Donetsk at the end of his loan in January 2009.
After Shakhtar Donetsk had failed to even include Castillo on the bench for the first two matches of the 2009/2010 season he was loaned to Ukrainian league rivals Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for a year on July 30, 2009.
On 14 January 2010, Castillo rejoined Olympiacos on loan until June 2011, with the Greek side paying Shakhtar Donetsk -1.5 million for the transfer.
Castillo was eligible for citizenship in four countries; Uruguay because his father is from there; Italy due to his maternal grandparents; Greece because he resided there for more than six years and Mexico where he was born.
His first experience of international football came when he was called up to a Uruguay U-17 training camp. However he was released before playing a game
Ultimately Castillo decided to play for the country of his birth and joined the Mexico national football team.
Castillo made his debut for Mexico on 2 June 2007 against Iran. The game was held in his hometown San Luis Potos and Mexico won the game 4-0.
He went on to play in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup where he scored his first international goal against Cuba.
He was then included in the squad for the 2007 Copa America. A pre-tournament injury to Jared Borgetti gave Castillo a starting berth, and he proved influential in Mexico's first match of the tournament, scoring in a 2-0 win against Brazil.
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'''John Evans''' (28 August 1929 - 6 January 2004) was a footballer with Liverpool Football Club between 1953 and 1957.
Born in Tilbury, Essex, England, Evans played for Tilbury as an amateur and Charlton Athletic before Reds manager Don Welsh paid -12,500 for his services on Christmas Day 1953, He made his debut, along with full-back Frank Lock, the following day in a Boxing Day fixture at Anfield, W.B.A were the visitors for the league match which ended in a goalless draw. His first goal for the club came a week later on the 2 January 1954, again, in a league match at Anfield: this time Bolton Wanderers were the guests; unfortunately John's 2nd minute strike wasn't enough to fend off the men from Burnden Park as Bolton won 2-1.
John came to Liverpool with a good reputation for finding the back of the net having scored 38 goals in 90 appearances for Charlton, a goal every 2.3 games. He was soon into his stride in the red of Liverpool with a goal in his second appearance for the club. However, the club was going through its roughest phase of its history and Evans' eye for goal was affected only scoring 5 goals in the 16 matches he appeared in, not enough to stop Liverpool from being relegated to the 2nd Division.
John was a regular fixture in the starting line-up in the Reds first season in the lower tier playing in 38 league games and 4 FA Cup matches, in fact he was only 2 appearances behind the great Billy Liddell who topped the appearance chart for the 1954/55 season,John did finish as the clubs leading goalscorer though netting 29 league and 4 cup goals compared to 30 league and 1 cup goal for Liddell, even though Liddell and Evans notched a more than healthy 59 goals between them it wasn't enough to gain Liverpool instant promotion back to the big time, they finished a very disappointing 11th 12 points behind champions Birmingham City, 2nd placed Luton Town and 3rd placed Rotherham United who all finished on 54 points.
It was during this season that he became one of only four players to have scored five goals in one match for Liverpool, it happened on the 15 September 1954 in a league match at Anfield and his victims were Bristol Rovers, his goals came in the 7th, 39th, 40th, 70th an 85th minutes and were, unsurprisingly, enough to see off Rovers even though they managed to score 3 in the 5-3 thriller. He also managed to score 4 when Liverpool travelled to Gigg Lane to face Bury.
The following campaign, 1955/56, was less productive for Evans who scored 13 from 36 league and cup appearances, as Liverpool finished just outside the promotion places on 48 points, 4 shy of 2nd placed Leeds United. 56/57 wasn't the best for John as he only managed to hit the net twice from 11 outings as the Reds went with a certain Jimmy Melia.
Evans only made 1 appearance at the beginning of the next campaign and after scoring a goal every other game during his time at Anfield he was allowed to leave in November 1957, he joined Colchester United where he managed to hit the net 22 times. John also went on to play for Romford, in his home county of Essex and Ford United as an amateur.
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'''Andrew''' "'''Andy'''" '''McGuigan''' (24 February 1878 - 1948) was a Scottish professional footballer.
McGuigan was with Hibernian before going to Liverpool for the 1900-01 season. He remained at Anfield for only two seasons, during which time he scored fourteen goals in thirty-one league games, including five in a 7-0 win over Stoke on 4 January 1901, making him one of only five players to have scored five goals in one match for ''the Reds''.
He also had spells at Port Vale and Exeter City before returning to Liverpool as a scout.
He later became a club director at Liverpool, serving on the club's board when Liverpool won the championship two years in a row in 1922 and 1923.
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'''Ian Thomas-Moore''' (born 26 August 1976 in Birkenhead) is an English professional footballer, who plays for League One side Tranmere Rovers. He mostly plays as a centre-forward but is also able to play on the right wing. He is the son of former Tranmere Rovers manager Ronnie Moore. He was known as '''Ian Moore''' until he married Victoria Thomas in July 2009 and added her surname to his own.
Moore began his career at Tranmere Rovers, where he broke into the first team while still a teenager, and made more than 50 appearances. He also spent a short period on loan at Bradford City to gain more first team experience. His impact on a Tranmere side that at the time was a regular contender for promotion to the Premier League, where his records for goals and assists and all-round contribution to play were impressive, along with his inclusion in England youth sides at all levels up to under-21's, led many to believe he was destined to play at an even higher level.
He made his first big-money move in March 1997 in a -1million move to Nottingham Forest under Frank Clark but failed to make a significant impact - getting just one goal in 15 games and so was loaned out again, this time to West Ham United. Moore was given little chance at the Boleyn Ground and made just one substitute appearance.
Stockport County would be the next team to take a gamble on the goal-shy striker who signed him for a club record fee of -800,000. To some extent the gamble paid off and Moore gave a goal return of almost one goal in every four games - netting 20 times and becoming the club's leading scorer. This rapid improvement in form brought the attention of north west neighbours Burnley and Thomas-Moore moved to Turf Moor for a -1million record transfer fee in the winter of 2000.
Moore became known at Turf Moor for his pace and dedication, and would regularly chase down goalkeepers and defenders to try and force mistakes. Moore would go on to make almost 200 appearances for 'The Clarets', scoring 37 league goals in the process. He seemed to enjoy the FA Cup most though - netting a hat-trick against Canvey Island and a double against Bournemouth. Some of his fans said he was like a "dog with a balloon".
As his career progressed at Turf Moor, Moore was increasingly played as a winger, a position which would try to use his pace. This was not a position which Moore enjoyed though, and he would often visibly 'sulk' in games, and his previous determination had gone. Whilst at Burnley he also suffered a series of injuries which, while not career ending, were severe enough for the previously quick striker to lose much of his pace.
In the last year of his contract, Leeds United decided to sign the striker, where he re-joined the ex-Burnley assistant manager, Sam Ellis. Moore was sold by Steve Cotterill for a fee of -50,000, an amount many Burnley fans were surprised at due to the player's loss of form. Moore hardly featured under manager Kevin Blackwell with many Leeds fans seeing Moore as a waste of time and space. However, on 19 September 2006 in the League Cup game against Barnet, Moore scored his first goals for Leeds United, netting twice to lead the team to a 3-1 victory.
Under new manager, Dennis Wise, Moore played regularly and looked a completely new player. He scored his first league goal for Leeds United against Southend United at Elland Road and later scored against Stoke City too. However, he was released at the end of the season following his club's relegation to Football League One.
Moore signed for Hartlepool United on 12 July 2007, on a free transfer. But after nine goals from 30 appearances in all competitions he was transfer listed by the club in January 2008.
On 31 January 2008 Moore joined his father Ronnie when he signed for Tranmere Rovers for an undisclosed fee.
He ended up having an impressive season for Rovers, he scored 11 times as Rovers finished 7th and were two minutes away from clinching a play off place. Thomas-Moore scored a quality double against Carlisle in Rovers 4-1 win. He also added goals against the likes of Stockport, Southend and Oldham as well as gaining a goal of the season candidate with a volley against Scunthorpe in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
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'''Michael Tarnat''' (born 27 October 1969 in Hilden) is a German former football player. He is a left-footed full-back who has also played wingback and defensive midfield. His nickname is "Tanne", meaning "fir" in English. He ended his career with Hannover 96, having previously played for MSV Duisburg, Karlsruher SC, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. A veteran of 19 caps for Germany, Tarnat also participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He is renowned for his powerful free kicks and similar long-shots with his strong left foot.
Tarnat started to play football at the club SV Hilden-Nord before starting his professional career in 1991 when he joined MSV Duisburg. He made his Bundesliga debut 2 on August 1991 in Duisburg's home match against VfB Stuttgart and went on to make 58 appearances for the club in the league in the following two seasons, also scoring his first Bundesliga goal in Duisburg's 1-1 draw away against VfB Leipzig on 27 August 1993. He moved to Karlsruher SC in the summer of 1994 and grew into one of the team's stars, alongside Thomas Hler and Thorsten Fink. His trademark was his super-hard left-footed shot, which made him one of the best free-kick takers of his Bundesliga generation. In three seasons with KSC, Tarnat made 81 Bundesliga appearances and scored seven goals for the club in the league. In 1996, he was called up into the German national team for the first time and made his international debut in Germany's 1998 World Cup qualifier against Armenia on 9 October 1996.
In 1997, he got his big break when Bayern Munich bought him along with Fink. He played well on his left flank, good enough to give star left full-back Bixente Lizarazu almost a full season on the bench. In the following seasons, trainer Ottmar Hitzfeld would often play them both, giving Bayern one of the best left flanks in Europe. Tarnat's Bayern career was extremely successful. He was German champion in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003, won the German Cup in 1998, 2000 and 2003 and the UEFA Champions League in 2001. Tarnat also played in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final in which Bayern lost 2-1 to Manchester United with two stoppage-time goals.
In Bayern Munich's away match against Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1999-2000 Bundesliga season, Tarnat memorably played half an hour in the second half as a goalkeeper. In the match, Oliver Kahn was forced to leave the pitch after sustaining an injury in collision with teammate Samuel Kuffour and his replacement Bernd Dreher was also injured after he spent less than ten minutes on the pitch, allowing Tarnat to come off the bench to take his place between the sticks. Very remarkably, Bayern had trailed 0-1, but scored the equaliser only two minutes after Tarnat entered the match and eventually managed to win 2-1 after Kuffour scored the winning goal in the 80th minute.
In the late years, however, Tarnat became somewhat injury-prone, which effectively ended his international career in 1998 after 19 caps and caused Bayern to bench him often. In six seasons of playing for Bayern, Tarnat made 122 Bundesliga appearances and scored eight goals for the club in the league. He made a move to Manchester City in 2003, making 32 Premier League appearances and scoring three goals for the club in the league before returning to Germany by signing with Hannover 96 a year later, where he has been playing ever since. Even at an advanced age, Tarnat is still a respected full-back and has always been a regular in the Hannover 96 team. On 17 May 2009 it was announced that he will retire from professional football. He played his last game for Hannover on 29 July 2009 vs Arsenal. In August 2009 he will return to Bayern Munich to work within their youth program.
He was also a regular in the German national team at the 1998 World Cup finals in France, appearing in four out of five matches played by the team at the tournament before they were surprisingly eliminated by Croatia in the quarterfinals. In the group game against Yugoslavia, his freekick led to Sinia Mihajlovi scoring an own goal.
After retirement, Tarnat named as a talent scout for FC Bayern Mnchen on 6 August 2009.
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'''Kevin Summerfield''' (born 7 January 1959) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League. He started his career playing as a forward, later moving into midfield. He was assistant manager of Plymouth Argyle up until his departure on 16/10/09. He previously worked as assistant manager to Paul Sturrock at Southampton, Plymouth Argyle (twice), Sheffield Wednesday and Swindon Town.
Born in Walsall, Summerfield started his career as an apprentice with West Bromwich Albion in 1975. During his time at The Hawthorns he played for the England youth team on six occasions. After more than five years as a professional at the club he moved on to Birmingham City, followed by Walsall, Cardiff City, Plymouth Argyle, Exeter City and finally Shrewsbury Town where he was player-coach. His playing career finished at the end of the 1995-96 season.
Summerfield took charge of the Shrews' youth team before becoming a coach at Plymouth Argyle under manager Kevin Hodges the following year. After Hodges was sacked in 2000, Summerfield took over as caretaker manager for five matches until the appointment of Paul Sturrock as permanent manager. He again took over as Argyle's caretaker manager when Paul Sturrock left to become manager of Southampton. This time he was in charge for nine matches before following Sturrock to Southampton as his assistant and later again to Sheffield Wednesday and Swindon Town.
During his first spell as Sturrock's assistant at Home Park he won the Third and Second Division titles. His and Sturrock's success continued at Hillsborough when they achieved promotion to the Championship in their first season with Sheffield Wednesday, and also at Swindon Town, where the team was promoted to League One in their year in charge.
In November 2007 Summerfield rejoined Plymouth Argyle as assistant manager when Sturrock was reappointed manager. Fellow assistant to Paul Sturrock John Blackley also joined them.
Due to a coaching re structure designed to help improve performances on the pitch On October 16th 2009 Kevin left Plymouth Argyle after being advised that his current contract would not be renewed. John Blackley also left Plymouth Argyleon the 22nd October 2009 for the same reason.
Summerfield was part of a successful coaching trio alongside Paul Sturrock and John Blackley that saw them achieve 4 promotions in 6 seasons.
Summerfield's son Luke currently plays for Plymouth Argyle.
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'''Benjamin Philip "Ben" Williams''' (born 27 August 1982 in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is an English Footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Colchester United. He started his career as a Manchester United trainee, where he made a few pre-season appearances and was on the bench for a couple of games during Fabian Barthez injuries. Williams had been loaned out to several clubs, including Coventry City; Chesterfield and Crewe Alexandra.
Williams signed on a permanent deal with Crewe in 2004, after his release from Manchester United. After two reasonable seasons with Crewe, Williams picked up an injury and was replaced by Ross Turnbull, Williams' season was made even worse when he was diagnosed with meningitis. By the end of the season, Wlliams had fully recovered and returned to the team at the start of the 2006/07 season. He moved to Carlisle United for the 2008-09 season, before signing for Colchester.
During the 2003-04 season, he was placed on the bench for the first team when Fabien Barthez was injured.
In 2004, Williams was loaned out to Crewe Alexandra. Williams made 10 appearances for Crewe, conceding 14 goals and keeping 2 clean sheets during his loan spell. Williams' teammate, David Wright, told the Crewe website that "Ben is top drawer and I hope we can sign him for next year. He is young so he can only get better. He is a natural. He can catch the ball and also stops shots which he has no right to. He is an all-round good goalkeeper". In June 2004, Williams signed permanently for Crewe, following his release from Manchester United. In his second season with Crewe, he made 23 appearances in which he made no clean sheets. His third season with Crewe was cut short after Williams was diagnosed with Meningitis, Crewe closed their training ground to stamp out the spread of a suspected case of viral meningitis. Williams made a full recovery a couple of months later.
His fourth season for the Railwaymen didn't go according to plan, already three games into the season and Williams had conceded seven goals. However the keeper was trying to get back to his consistent form in which he impressed the majority of the Crewe faithful with his outstanding saves, and was hoping to break Clayton Inces clean sheet record.
His contract expired in June 2008, and he rejected the offer of a new one from the club, so looked set to leave on a Bosman free transfer. On 25 June Williams agreed terms with Carlisle United, as they looked to replace recently departed Keiren Westwood
Ben Williams began his first (2008/09) season with Carlisle United as the team's first choice goalkeeper. However, after making few errors during the clubs first few games of the season, he was soon dropped the bench as the on-loan Ben Alnwick came into the side. Once Alnwick's loan period was over, Williams hoped to regain his first team spot, but Dutch Newcastle keeper Tim Krul came in on loan shortly after. Once Krul's loan period finished, Williams got a chance in the first team again, conceding four against Tranmere Rovers. His performances improved over the second half of the season culminating in a clean sheet against Millwall (which helped Carlisle to avoid relegation) and coming second in the fans vote for player of the season as voted for in the local newspaper.
Williams signed for Colchester United for -60,000 on 10 July 2009. He made his debut in a 7-1 away win over Norwich City on 8 August 2009. His first clean sheet of the 2009-10 season came against Southampton in a 0-0 draw on 5th September 2009. He has since kept a further 8 clean sheets and has not only established himself as Colchester United's first choice goalkeeper, but has also become a favourite with the U's faithfull due to his his assured, commanding performances.
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'''Roger Patrick "Ernie" Hunt''' (born 17 March 1943 in Swindon) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Swindon Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Doncaster Rovers and Bristol City,
Hunt was working for British Rail when he was signed as an amateur by Swindon Town in 1957.
He finished as the club's top goalscorer for four consecutive seasons, and helped them win promotion to the Second Division in 1963.
Hunt was Wolves' leading scorer with 20 goals as they won promotion to the First Division in 1966-67,
The striker was a fans' favourite during his five-year spell at Coventry and scored one of the most famous goals of English football history in October 1970, ironically against Everton. Awarded a free kick just outside the penalty area, Willie Carr gripped the ball between his heels and flicked it up for Hunt to volley home. The match was televised on BBC's ''Match of the Day'', so the goal gained huge fame, but the move was outlawed at end of the season.
He spent a loan spell at Doncaster Rovers before leaving Coventry to join Bristol City, where he ended his league career in the 1973-74 season. He subsequently served a number of non-League clubs.
After retiring from the game, he did a variety of jobs, including running a pub in Ledbury and window cleaning. In 2008, he was living in Gloucester.
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'''Robert Taylor''' (born 3 February 1967 in Easington, County Durham), better known as '''Bob Taylor''', is an English former footballer who played as a centre forward. Known by supporters as '''''Super Bob''''', '''''Superbob''''' or simply '''''Super''''',
He began his professional career at Leeds United, making his debut in 1986 at the age of 19. In 1989 he moved to Bristol City, before joining West Bromwich Albion in 1992. Taylor signed for Bolton Wanderers in 1998 following two successful loans spells at the club, but in 2000 returned to West Bromwich Albion, where he remained for a further three seasons. He then moved to Cheltenham Town before ending his career at non-league sides Tamworth and Kidderminster Harriers.
He gradually worked his way into the Leeds first team, making his professional debut against Millwall on 12 April 1986,
Although the following season proved to be less prolific for Taylor, he nevertheless attracted the attention of West Bromwich Albion. It was Albion manager Bobby Gould who brought him to The Hawthorns for a -300,000 fee in January 1992. Taylor was seen as a replacement for Don Goodman, who had been sold to Sunderland earlier in the season. Taylor scored on his debut against Brentford in a 2-0 Hawthorns win, and added another two on his away debut as Albion beat local rivals Birmingham City 3-0 at St. Andrews.
During the 1992-93 season, Taylor capitalised fully on the attacking football Albion played under manager Ossie Ardiles, finishing as Division Two's top goalscorer with 30 league goals,
Taylor was the club's top league goalscorer once again in 1993-94, scoring 18 goals.
Taylor scored several goals in local derbies during his time at Albion, including a diving header against Wolves to seal a 2-0 win in March 1995; he later described it as the best goal of his career.
Taylor made his Bolton debut on 10 January 1998 in a 0-0 draw with Southampton. He played four times for the club during his initial month-long spell on loan, scoring once. The goal came in the fourth and final game - against Manchester United at Old Trafford - as Taylor helped to earn Bolton a 1-1 draw. The goal against United instantly gave Taylor cult hero status amongst the Bolton faithful. He then returned to West Bromwich Albion, playing in a further nine games and scoring twice, before re-joining Bolton Wanderers for a second loan spell, this time for the remainder of the 1997-98 season. During this period he scored two goals in eight games for Bolton, who were relegated from the Premier League on goal difference.
When Albion were only prepared to offer him a one-year contract, Taylor moved to Bolton permanently in July 1998 for a -90,000 fee.
With West Bromwich Albion struggling near the foot of Division One, manager Gary Megson signed Taylor in a -90,000 deal, making the striker one of four deadline-day signings by the club. Taylor's return to the Hawthorns paid off as he scored five goals in eight games, including one in a last day 2-0 victory over Charlton Athletic, to keep Albion in Division 1. His goal against former club Bolton - an overhead kick in a 4-4 draw - was voted as Albion's goal of the season for 1999-2000. The following season (2000-01) then saw Albion exceed all expectations, reaching the Division 1 playoffs, where they lost in the semi-final to Bolton.
Bob Taylor's testimonial match was played at The Hawthorns on 13 May 2003, in front of 12,000 fans.
Bob Taylor was primarily a goal-scoring centre-forward. His goals were often unspectacular, and he lacked the pace necessary to chase long balls.
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'''Andy Malcolm''' (born 4 May 1933 in Upton Park, London) is a former professional footballer.
Malcolm joined West Ham in 1948 from Dury Falls Senior School in Hornchurch. He captained England Schoolboys. He signed forms for West Ham in 1950, and received a -10 signing on fee.
Malcolm went on to become a member of the team that gained Ted Fenton's West Ham promotion as Division 2 Champions 1957-58, and in 1959, 6th place in Division One. He was the first West Ham United FC Supporter's 'Hammer of the Year' in 1957-58.
Described as a -feared wing-half with an ability to close-mark and block out opponents-, Andy was able to 'snuff out' the likes of Johnny Haynes, Jimmy Greaves and Denis Law.
Although he was West Ham-s first-ever England Youth international and one of the finest wing-halves West Ham ever employed, Andy never won a full cap for his country. In 1959, Malcolm, along with team-mate John Bond, represented the Football League against the Scottish League.
Finding that there was no room for his style of play under Ron Greenwood, Malcolm left Hammers after 283 league appearances, one season away from qualifying for a testimonial match, to captain rivals Chelsea in November 1962, in return for -10,000 and centre-forward Ron Tindall in part-exchange.
A contract dispute with Tommy Docherty and Chelsea-s relegation to Division 2 at the end of 1961-62 saw Andy move to Division 3 Queens Park Rangers, for -10,000, where he made 84 appearances under Alec Stock.
He moved to South Africa where he played for 2 seasons for Port Elizabeth FC and then the Greek Port Elizabeth side Apollen FC.
Upon his return to the UK, Malcolm played for Southern League Brentwood Town for 1967-68 season.
He retired from football at the end of the 1960s and, from 1968, was landlord of public houses The Ship and Anchor in Maldon, Essex and The Lion at Latchingdon, Essex, until 1986 when he emigrated to Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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'''Terry Bullivant''' (born 23 September 1956, Lambeth, England) is an English football coach, currently Assistant Manager of Brentford.
Bullivant was a midfielder during his playing days, signed as an apprentice in May 1974 to Fulham FC and transferred to Aston Villa FC for -220,000 in November 1979.
Playing 108 times and making another 7 as subtitute scoring 2 goals for Fulham.
He later managed Barnet, and later Reading before resigning following a run of poor results.
He then coached at Brentford, followed by a spell at Crystal Palace, where he briefly took the reins as caretaker manager alongside Steve Kember after Steve Bruce's resignation.
In October 2004 Bullivant left Crystal Palace to become first-team coach at Watford, who had lost previous incumbent Terry Burton to Cardiff City. When manager Ray Lewington was relieved of his duties in March 2005, Bullivant became joint caretaker manager alongside Nigel Gibbs. Watford appointed Adrian Boothroyd as Lewington's replacement, and he created a new management team. Bulliant departed without presiding over a single game.
He subsequently joined the coaching staff at Birmingham City, until a clearout of backroom staff following relegation from the Premier League, saw Bullivant released by the Blues in June 2006.
He returned to Brentford on 11 March 2008 as Andy Scott's Assistant Manager.
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'''Darren Michael Moss''' (born 24 May 1981 in Wrexham, Clwyd) is a Welsh professional footballer is currently playing for League Two side Morecambe F.C.
Moss started his career as a trainee at Chester. He made his dbut for the club back in November 1998, in Chester's 2-1 loss against Brentford. During Moss's Chester career he played in 62 games for the club, in those games he received nine yellow cards and two red cards.
In June 2001, Moss joined Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer, making his dbut in August 2001 in Town's 3-1 loss against Hartlepool. Moss was one of Shrewsbury's few key players as the club endured a poor 2002-03 campaign which saw them relegated from the Football League. Moss continued his good form in the Football Conference during 2003-04 as Shrewsbury immediately won promotion back to the Football League. A notable moment for Moss was scoring the winning penalty in the Conference playoff semi-final against Barnet, a game that eventually was settled by penalties. Seen as one of the key members of the squad, Moss was becoming a target of transfer interest from other clubs.
In March 2005, Darren Moss joined Dario Gradi's Crewe Alexandra, the north-west based club buying him for -170,000. He made his dbut in Crewe's 4-1 defeat to Wolves. A combination of injuries and the signing of Jon Otsemobor from Rotherham in the January transfer window left Moss without a place in the first team. This was until Otsemobor rejected a new contract at Crewe, which put him on the transfer list, with Gradi looking for a replacement for the speedy full-back. The Crewe manager turned to Moss who made his first appearance as Otsemobor's replacement in the 4-2 win over Chesterfield in the Football League Trophy.
Towards the end of the 2006-07 season, rumours linked Moss with a move back to his former club Shrewsbury Town. These rumours were fuelled further when Moss turned down an extension to his contract at Crewe. In May 2007, only days after Shrewsbury narrowly missed out on promotion, Moss re-joined Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer. Moss made 31 league appearances in 2007-08, scoring twice. Both goals came in local derbies, against his former club Chester and Wrexham.
On June 29th he signed a two-year-deal with Morecambe F.C. after being heavily linked with them.
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'''William McInanny Carr''' (born 6 January 1950 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish international footballer.
Carr was born in Glasgow but spent part of his formative teenage years in Cambridge, where his family relocated in 1963.
The midfielder had joined Coventry in 1967 as an apprentice and made his debut as a substitute against Arsenal that year. He remained at Highfield Road until 1975, scoring 37 goals in 292 games in all competitions for the ''Sky Blues''. During his time with the club, he won 6 caps for Scotland, between 1970 and 1972. His international debut came on 18 April 1970 in a 1-0 win in Northern Ireland.
Carr struggled with a knee injury (suffered against Liverpool in April 1973), before moving on to Wolverhampton Wanderers for -80,000 in March 1975 and made his debut against Chelsea in the same month, scoring once in a memorable 7-1 victory. Here, he was a first-choice player and helped his new side to win the 1976-77 Second Division title and the 1980 League Cup. He finally left Wolves in Summer 1982 shortly after they were relegated from the top flight. In total, he made 289 appearances for the club, scoring 26 times.
He joined Millwall, but lasted just six months at the London club before returning to the Midlands and drifting out of the professional game. He had spells at , and in the non-league before calling time on his playing career in 1988.
Today, he is a rep for an engineering supplies firm in the Birmingham area.
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'''Ivano Bonetti''' (born in Brescia on 1 August 1964) is an Italian football manager and former player. His father Aldo played for Brescia until the Second World War, brother Mario played for Atalanta and brother Dario played over 100 games for Roma and won two caps for Italy.
He is the current director of football of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club A.S. Pescina Valle del Giovenco.
When Bonetti signed for Grimsby Town in 1995, it brought massive national attention to the club and he became an instant fans' favourite. The loyalty of the fans was tested when it was announced that -100,000 was needed to hire Bonetti from the American management company that held the rights to his "services and image"; this was raised by -50,000 from the fans and -50,000 from Bonetti himself, further increasing his appeal. Grimsby, under FIFA regulations, were not allowed to deal with the company and probably could not have afforded the money anyway.
The love affair was completed when he scored the winning goal against West Brom, then managed by former Grimsby boss Alan Buckley and featuring several former Grimsby players.
On 10 February 1996, an incident after a 3-2 defeat away to Luton Town led to the departure of Bonetti from Blundell Park. Just a month before Grimsby had beaten them 7-1 in the FA Cup third round. Apparently Brian Laws, angry after the defeat, threw a plate of chicken wings at Bonetti, who he felt did not try hard enough, leaving him with a fractured cheekbone.
At the end of the season Bonetti left for Tranmere on a free transfer, Laws lasted until November of the next season. At the start of season 1997 - 98 Bonetti turned up at Crystal Palace shortly before returning to Italy to join Genoa.
In 1998, a consortium looking to take over Grimsby Town were planning to install Bonetti as manager, though this later fell through.
Ivano, along with brother Dario, enjoyed a stint as manager of Dundee in Scotland, replacing Jocky Scott. During his first season at Dundee, he signed in several foreign players such as Fabin Caballero, Giorgi Nemsadze and, most notably, Argentine superstar Claudio Caniggia, the latter being signed by Rangers only one year later following an impressive season with the club. Despite this, he made only a sixth place in his first season, but was however publicly backed by the club. Further top signings such as Temuri Ketsbaia, Zurab Khizanishvili and Fan Zhiyi failed to make an improvement to the team results, and Dundee ended the 2001-02 season in a disappointing ninth place. He was sacked on July 2, 2002 by the club management. A few months later he claimed back -800,000 from Dundee, declaring he had loaned the money to his former club in order to perform the signing of Fabin Caballero.
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'''Wilbur W. "Billy" Cush''' (10 June 1928 - 28 July 1981) was a former Northern Ireland footballer.
He was born and died in Lurgan, Northern Ireland.
Cush represented Northern Ireland at the 1958 World Cup, scoring the winning goal in their first ever final stages World Cup match, a 1-0 win over Czechoslovakia in Sweden. In total he earned 26 caps and scored 5 goals for Northern Ireland.
He started his career in his native Northern Ireland with Glenavon F.C.. In 1956/57, he was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year. He moved to Leeds United in 1957 and took over the captaincy from recently departed Leeds legend John Charles. Cush was a very versatile player who could play at centre-back and centre-forward. His performances at Elland Road earned him his call up to Northern Ireland for the 1958 World Cup. Overall at Leeds he made 90 appearances and scored 9 goals. In 1960 he moved to Portadown F.C. later moving back to his first club, Glenavon F.C., as a player and later a coach. With his football career over, Wilbur became a butcher in Lurgan. He died in 1981.
Wilbur Cush was also a platoon Sergeant in the Ulster Special Constabulary (1920 - 1970). He served in Lurgan (J division County Armagh)and The Birches station County Armagh. He received the USC Long Service Medal.
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'''David Andrew Rowson''' (born 14 September 1976 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Scottish First Division club Partick Thistle as a midfielder.
He started his professional career at his hometown club Aberdeen, whilst at Aberdeen was a key member of the side that made the Scottish Cup Final in 2000. He returned from a loan spell at Livingston half way through the season where he was sent to recuperate from a knee injury. During the last 10 games of Aberdeens season 1999-2000 he did enough to merit his place in the side to play Rangers in the final, ahead of fans favorite Hicham Zerouali.
In 2001 he earned a move to Stoke City. However, injuries blighted his time there, limiting him to only 18 appearances and consequently, he returned north of the border to join Partick Thistle. After playing there for a season, he announced his desire to move to an English club in the summer, sparking a host of clubs bidding for his signature, and he joined League Two side Northampton Town on a two-year contract.
He impressed in his time at Sixfields, and despite injuries in the 2005/06 season, he was an important figure in Northampton's push for promotion. However, after the final game of the season, then manager Colin Calderwood decided to not offer Rowson a new contract. He then joined Darlington and later had a spell at Boston United before rejoining Partick Thistle in July 2007.
Rowson won most of the Player of the Year Awards at Thistle following the 2007-08 season, when he played every minute of all but 2 league matches. He scored his first goal upon his return to the Jags against Livingston on 28th February 2009, with a 25 yard piledriver, having had several similar chances since his return fail narrowly.
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'''Gareth Jelleyman''' (born 14 November 1980) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Barrow as a defender. He has previously played for Peterborough United, Boston United, Mansfield Town and Rushden & Diamonds. Jelleyman is a left-sided player who usually plays at left-back, however he has also occasionally been used in midfield.
Born in Holywell, Jelleyman began his career as a trainee with Peterborough United in 1998.
In July 2008, Jelleyman signed for Conference National outfit Rushden & Diamonds until the end of the 2008-09 season. Jelleyman flourished under Giuseppe Waltrito Del Ambriatario during his spell at Rusden describing him as 'the greatest manager ever'.
Jelleyman's name is homophonic with jelly. The subject of numerous jokes, this most notably appeared on Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday, in which presenter Jeff Stelling said:"Mansfield Town's Gareth Jellyman has been shown the red card for dissent. Looks like Jelleyman's thrown a wobbler", a vernacular expression for losing your temper which also relates to the consistancy of jelly. Stelling's April 2009 book discussing his time on Soccer Saturday was entitled"''Jelleyman's thrown a wobbly''"
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'''Rhys Day''' (born 31 August 1982) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Oxford United. Day is a central defender, who has been capped several times for the Wales under-21 team.
Born in Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Day began his career at Manchester City, but never broke through to City's first team. He joined Mansfield Town in November 2002, initially on loan, and the move was made permanent in January 2003.
A knee injury kept Day out of action for more than four months in the 2004-05 season, and he also missed large portions of the 2005-06 season with various injuries. Mansfield did not offer Day a new contract at the end of the season, making him a free agent. He signed for Aldershot Town on a two-year contract in July 2006 and was named as captain by new manager Gary Waddock for the 2007-08 campaign.
Day signed a new one-year contract following Aldershots' promotion to the Football League, but in April 2009 it was announced that he would be released at the end of the season. He signed a two-year contract with Oxford United on 23 July.
Day is the brother of snooker player Ryan Day.
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'''Gustav "Gus" Uhlenbeek''' (born 28 August 1970) is a Dutch former footballer. He was born in Paramaribo in the former Dutch colony Suriname, but grew up in Amsterdam. Uhlenbeek spent more than a decade in English football, and was released by Halifax Town at the end of the 2006-07 season.
Uhlenbeek plays on the right side of midfield, or as a right-back. He began his career at Ajax, but only played twice for the first team and left the club in 1992. He later played first division football for Cambuur Leeuwarden and TOP Oss, before joining English side Ipswich in 1995.
In his first two seasons at Portman Road, Uhlenbeek was a regular, but he lost his place in the team, and joined Fulham in 1998. After two years at Fulham, he joined Sheffield United in 2000. He spent two seasons at Bramall Lane, where he gained something of a cult status, before later playing for Walsall, Bradford City (scoring once against Rotherham),
Uhlenbeek had a fine but somewhat inconsistent season at Mansfield, where he was one of the few veterans in an otherwise very young team. His contract expired at the end of the 2005-06 season, and Uhlenbeek was subsequently released. After his release he joined Halifax Town, where he spent a year.
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'''Adam Rundle''' (born 8 July 1984 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is an English footballer who plays for Rochdale.
A left-sided midfielder who began his career in Newcastle United's youth team, Rundle was released by the club in 2001 without being offered a professional contract. He subsequently joined Newcastle's neighbours Darlington in December 2001.
Rundle played 22 times for Darlington before joining Carlisle United for a -40,000 transfer fee on 1 January 2003. At Carlisle, where he was regarded as a talented young player, Rundle played regularly under manager Roddy Collins. However, when Carlisle were relegated from The Football League at the end of the 2003-04 campaign, he left the club.
Rundle signed for his old manager Roddy Collins in Ireland with Dublin City, where he became a teammate of former England international Carlton Palmer. When Palmer was named manager of League Two side Mansfield Town in November 2004, he made Rundle one of his first signings in the 2005 January transfer window. Rundle signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season.
In January 2006, Rundle fulfilled his boyhood dream of playing at St James' Park in Newcastle, when Mansfield played Newcastle United in the FA Cup. Mansfield held their own well against their more famous opponents, eventually losing 1-0. Rundle had an excellent game against his boyhood favourites.
Rundle played regularly for Mansfield, scoring nine goals for ''the Stags''. However, when his contract expired at the end of the 2005-06 season, new manager Peter Shirtliff decided not to renew his services.
On 30 June 2006, Rochdale manager Steve Parkin made Rundle his first signing of the summer. He initially signed a one-year deal with Rochdale, and was given the number 11 shirt. Under Parkin, Rundle played in few games, but he flourished under the tutelage of new manager Keith Hill, who was appointed in late 2006.
On 26 May 2008, Rundle played for Rochdale in their League Two play-off final defeat at Wembley, in which he scored an exceptional volleyed goal with his right foot. He soon signed an extension to his contract until the end of 2009-10 season, and has now played in over 250 games in his career, scoring 31 goals.
On 23 November 2009, Rundle joined Rochdale's League Two rivals Rotherham United on a one-month emergency loan, and made his league debut in a 2-0 win over Lincoln City one day later. He played in three further games before his loan spell ended.
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'''Jon Olav Hjelde''' (born 30 april 1972 in Verdal) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a central defender.
Hjelde began his career at his local team Vuku, which competed in the Norwegian Third Division. He joined Rosenborg in 1994, where he became backup to the team's regular central defenders Erik Hoftun and Bjrn Otto Bragstad. Despite not being a regular in the Rosenborg side, Hjelde was signed by Nottingham Forest in 1997. He soon became a regular in Forest's first-team.
After seven seasons at Forest, Hjelde moved to South Korea in 2003, and joined the Busan I'cons. He rejoined Forest after one year in Korea, but played only sporadically and was released at the end of the 2004-05 season.
At this point, Hjelde was considering moving back to Norway, but instead signed a one-year deal with Forest's lower-league neighbours Mansfield in the summer of 2005. He has played regularly for the Stags, forming a defensive team alongside Alex Baptiste. Hjelde indicated that he would move back to Norway at the end of the 2005-06 season, but later changed his mind, and signed a new one-year contract with the Stags. In May 2007, he retired from football.
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}}'''Gordon Harold Jago''' MBE (born 22 October 1932) is a former English association football player and manager.
Born in Poplar, London, Jago began his career in the Football League with , whom he joined in the 1954-55 season from non-league team . He made a total of 147 appearances, scoring one goal, at The Valley. His final season with the Addicks was 1961-62 before he moved back to non-league football with .
In 1967 he was appointed coach of North American Soccer League side Baltimore Bays. After two years Jago was named coach of the United States national team but ended this role after suffering two defeats in his only games in charge. In 1970 Jago joined as a coach and became manager in January 1971. It was under his guidance that the basis of the QPR team which in 1975-76 would come within a point of the League title was assembled. He signed pivotal players such as Stan Bowles, Don Givens, Dave Thomas and Frank McLintock and led the club to promotion to the First Division in 1972/3. Jago left the club in October 1974 and was later appointed manager of where he remained until 1977.
He returned to North America to coach NASL side Tampa Bay Rowdies between 1978 and 1982. He later had two separate stints as coach of indoor soccer side Dallas Sidekicks between 1984 and 1997, when he returned from coaching. He became President of the World Indoor Soccer League from 1998 until the merger with the MISL for the 2002 season. He is currently the Executive Director of the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup . In recognition of his achievements, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006.
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'''Jermaine Malaki Wright''' (born 21 October 1975 in Greenwich), is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder and can also operate as a defender. He is currently without a club after being released by Blackpool.
Wright started his career at Millwall as a trainee, but moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1994
In July 1999, after rejecting the offer of a new contract, he was transferred for a fee of -500,000 to Ipswich, where George Burley saw him as a replacement for Kieron Dyer, who had just been sold to Newcastle United. His career thrived under the guidance of Burley but then stalled after he surprisingly opted to move to relegated Leeds United rather than Everton in July 2004.
However he fell out of favour at Leeds in 2005 and was loaned out first to Millwall (where he had started his career) and then, in January 2006, to Saints where he linked up with Burley once more. It took a few weeks for him to regain match fitness but he then shone during the successful run at the tail-end of the 2005-06 season.
After his loan spell ended, he returned to Elland Road where the remaining year of his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. He returned to Southampton for a trial during pre-season training and signed with the club on 10 July 2006 on a two-year deal keeping him at St Mary's until June 2008.
Wright was released by Southampton on 2 July 2008. During his two years at St Mary's, Wright made exactly 100 appearances, either in midfield or more often at right-back.
On 11 July 2008, Wright signed for Blackpool on a one-year deal with the option of a second.
On 9 June 2009, Blackpool confirmed that Wright had not been offered a new deal and that he was being released.
Wright is the cousin of former Arsenal star Ian Wright,
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'''Matthew John Spring''' (born 17 November 1979, in Harlow, Essex) is an English central midfielder playing for Charlton Athletic.
Spring started his career at Luton, making his debut as a half-time substitute in a 3-0 loss to Bristol City on 27 September 1997. He went onto make 12 further appearances that season, and in the 1998-99 season established himself as a first-team regular. In total he made 289 appearances for the Hatters, scoring 30 goals.
Despite missing the last three months of the 2003-04 season through injury, Spring was signed by newly appointed Leeds United manager Kevin Blackwell on a Bosman transfer, as he re-modelled his newly relegated side. Spring's first season in the Championship was an unhappy one, with a combination of injuries and personal problems restricting him to just 15 appearances.
As the 2005-06 season commenced Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd, who had worked with Spring when he was first team coach at Leeds, brought the midfielder to Vicarage Road to be part of his reshaped side. Spring scored on his debut, coming off the bench to put in a late third in a 3-1 victory over Burnley on 20 August 2006. As Boothroyd's side flew high in the Division, Spring, a regular in the side, scored 7 further goals from central midfield by January. However, he did not score again until Watford reached the play-offs in May, when he scored the third goal in the 3-0 victory against Crystal Palace in the first leg of the semi-final.
Spring's chances were limited in Watford's Premiership campaign. Making only two starts all season, he found himself behind new signing Damien Francis and Al Bangura.
On 18 January 2007 Luton signed Spring back from Watford for a fee of -200,000 (rising to -300,000).
On 31 July 2008, Spring joined Sheffield United on a year long loan deal, signalling the end of a disappointing second stint at Luton Town.
Spring's loan deal with ''The Blades'' was cut short and he was released at the start of January to seek a permanent move elsewhere following his lack of first team opportunities.
On January 9 he joined Charlton on an 18-month contract.
Spring is one of the few players to have played for both Luton and their arch-rivals Watford. On the 10 September 2002 he scored a 30-yard goal in a 2-1 victory over Watford in the League Cup, the first meeting of the two sides for over three years. Meanwhile Watford supporters often regailed Spring with the chant of "Oh Springy, Springy, used to be a scummer but he's alright now" during his time at the club.
Matthew grew up a fan of Everton FC. He attended the Broxbourne School in Hertfordshire, two years below Stephen Clemence, son of goalkeeping legend Ray Clemence, who also pursued a career in professional football, playing in midfield for Tottenham Hotspur, Birmingham City and Leicester City.
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''' Justin Vincent Cochrane''' (born 26 January 1982, in Hackney, London) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Hayes & Yeading United, and also for the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.
Cochrane started his career at the London club QPR as a trainee and played for the youth and reserve teams. He made his first-team debut for the club as a second half substitute in the final home game of the 2000-01 season versus Stockport County, however he was sent off within minutes of coming on. He was sold to non-league Hayes in the close season but in July 2003 was signed by Crewe Alexandra on a free transfer.
In February 2006, Justin Cochrane was loaned out to Gillingham, in an attempt to get first-team football, and in April 2006 had a trial with Luton Town where he scored a goal in a reserve match. He was released by Crewe at the end of the 2005-06 season, subsequently signing a two-year deal with Rotherham United.
Rotherham released him in June 2007, and after playing for Yeovil Town on a non-contract basis, he signed a short-term deal with them on 31 August 2007. He also had a spell at Millwall in which he made one brief substitute appearance.
Cochrane then had a short trial at Leyton Orient before joining Rushden and Diamonds on 19 December 2008 on non-contract forms, before leaving the following month.
On the 24th February 2009 he signed a contract with Aldershot Town. Gary Waddock, the Aldershot manager and former QPR Youth Coach, was familiar with Justin through his time at QPR. - BBC Sport
However, Justin was released at the beginning of the 2009/10 season, and went on trial at Conference Premier side Hayes & Yeading United, playing in their pre-season friendly versus Maidenhead United on 25th July, before signing a contract with them.
Cochrane played for Antigua and Barbuda in non-FIFA regulated friendlies in June 2008, scoring a goal. He made his debut against Saint Kitts and Nevis in a friendly before playing both legs of Antigua's World Cup qualifiers against Cuba. Cochrane also turned out for Antigua and Barbuda during Second Round of the Caribbean Championships that year.
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'''Gary Steven Jones'''(born May 10, 1975 in Chester, England) is a former English footballer who played for Tranmere Rovers , Nottingham Forest and Grimsby Town. Jones played as a forward, but also could operate in the centre of midfield and as a central defender. He is currently the Assistant Manager of Colwyn Bay.
Gary Jones started his career as a trainee at Tranmere Rovers in 1993, and he was a commanding force for the club, which in turn saw him move to Nottingham Forest in the Summer of 2000. Whilst at Tranmere he played in the 2000 Football League Cup Final. However after playing only a cameo role in first team affairs, he was re-joined Tranmere in 2002, initially on loan before he made the move permanent. Jones once again played a vital part in the Rovers squad, and remained a regular at Prenton Park until he was released in June,2005. He joined Grimsby Town on trial a month later and after a slow start to the 2005-06 season, due to lack of fitness, Gary provided vital goals in Grimsby's ultimately unsuccessful promotion push. He was leading goal scorer with 17 goals in all competitions and formed a very effective partnership with Michael Reddy who scored 14 goals. He was seeming going to miss the play off final due to a 90th minute red card in the second leg of the semi final, but this was rescinded on appeal.
He signed a new one year deal at Grimsby Town F.C. in the summer of 2007.
He enjoyed a great rapport with the fans, and his whole-hearted displays made him a big favourite. He played most of the 2007/08 season with an injury (including an appearance as a substitute at Wembley as Grimsby lost out to MK Dons in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final). Jones underwent surgery to improve his troublesome injury, but left Grimsby due to family reasons and then eventually retired.
Gary, on the 24 September 2008, was announced as the new assistant manager at Colwyn Bay Football Club
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'''Jarkko Wiss''' (born 17 April 1972 in Tampere) is a former Finnish footballer who most recently played for Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga. He played in the position of defensive midfielder.
Wiss has represented TPV Tampere, FF Jaro and HJK in Finland, Molde, Lillestrm and Moss in Norway, Stockport County in England as well as Hibernian in Scotland.
He has also appeared for the Finnish national team.
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'''Luke John Summerfield''' (born 6 December 1987 in Ivybridge, Devon) is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Plymouth Argyle. He is the son of former Argyle player and former assistant manager Kevin Summerfield.
Summerfield signed a professional contract with Plymouth Argyle, before the start of the 2005-06 season. He made two appearances in his first two seasons for Argyle (both as a substitute), once in the league and once in the League Cup.
Summerfield made his debut for Argyle, as a substitute, on 8 May 2005, against Leicester.
On his first start for Argyle, against Colchester United in the Football League Championship, on 8 August 2006, during the 2006-07 campaign, Summerfield scored with a 25 yard bullet after 29 minutes.
Although son of former West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City, Plymouth Argyle and England youth international player Kevin Summerfield, many Argyle fans cite Luke Summerfield's playing style as more like Steve McCall than father Kevin. This owes largely to Summerfield's extremely accurate and broad range of passing, and tendency to dominate matches from centre midfield by linking up play.
At the early stage of his career, Summerfield was touted for an England U-19 call, and it was widely held that Summerfield was being tracked by a host of Premier League clubs, a notion further enhanced after spending a week on trial with champions Chelsea, along with then teammate Dan Gosling, in March 2007. In November 2006, journalist Tony Rees placed Summerfield in the Football League's '7 Deadly Winners' article, citing him as a "rookie with a fine touch, and a Premiership look", with a price valuation of -1.5m, in a list which included then teammate Luke McCormick, who was valued at -2m.
Former Plymouth Argyle manager Ian Holloway has commented on Summerfield, "I see Luke doing things far beyond his tender years. The boy has a fine touch, he is typical of the talent that Plymouth will produce for the future."
On 20 March 2007, Summerfield signed a loan deal with League One side AFC Bournemouth, until the end of the season.
On 25 September 2009, Summerfield moved to League One side Leyton Orient on a one-month loan,
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'''Keith Lasley''' (born 21 September 1979 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Motherwell.
Lasley started his career with Motherwell where he made over 100 appearances. He joined Plymouth Argyle in 2004 on a free transfer. He had a loan spell with Blackpool in 2006 and following his release from Plymouth returned to Motherwell early in their 2006-07 campaign. In April 2008, Lasley signed a two-year contract extension with the North Lanarkshire side.
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'''Hasney Aljofree''' (born 11 July 1978 in Blackley, Manchester) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Swindon Town.
Aljofree started his career as a youth player with Manchester United, before transferring to Bolton Wanderers in July 1996. He made 22 first team appearances for Bolton, scoring three goals, before being transferred in 2000 to Scottish Premier League side Dundee United, who were managed at the time by Paul Sturrock. Aljofree scored his first goal in his fourth match for the club, netting in a 2-1 defeat to St Johnstone, and he scored again in December, again in a defeat. Established as a first-team regular, Aljofree scored five times in the 2001-02 season, finishing on the winning side every time. After starting one match at the beginning of the following season, Aljofree was released from Tannadice, subsequently moving to by English Second Division side Plymouth Argyle, now managed by Sturrock.
During the 2004-05 season, he moved on loan to Sheffield Wednesday, again managed by Sturrock, and many thought that the manager would sign Aljofree again permanently. After just 2 appearances for Wednesday, he picked up an injury and returned to Argyle. Following the injury, he continued to make regular starts for Plymouth Argyle and captained the side during a pre-season friendly against Real Madrid in 2006. He appeared to have picked up a serious injury after 31 minutes of an away game against Southampton on 16 September 2006 and left the field on a stretcher with a neck brace. It was soon announced that he had been taken to hospital, and announced that he had suffered no injury at all.
In January 2007, Aljofree caused controversy with a goal celebration after scoring in an FA Cup match at Peterborough United. After celebrating in front of the opposing fans, bottles were thrown at the player, prompting a police investigation. Aljofree made a written apology to Peterborough fans, which was displayed on the club's official website, with then Plymouth manager Ian Holloway saying, "To celebrate like that was a disgrace and I would have thrown a bottle at him myself."
Aljofree had his fourth spell with manager Paul Sturrock by signing for Swindon Town in 2007, although Sturrock left for his former club, Plymouth Argyle, in November 2007, after naming Aljofree as Swindon's captain for the 2007-08 season. Under the management of Maurice Malpas he retained the captaincy.
As Malpas' Swindon team struggled at the wrong end of the table, Aljofree performances followed suit as he received criticism from the fans ofa lack of leadership and under-par performances. Aljofree hit back publicly by telling the Swindon Advertiser that the felt the players were "scared to play at the County Ground", a statement that received widespread ridicule from the Swindon faithful, as they expected results to turn around.
A month later, Hasney Aljofree captained the Swindon team to a 1-0 defeat at Conference side Histon in the FA Cup, with an ankle injury keeping him out of the next two games, by which time Maurice Malpas had been given the sack. Aljofree is yet to play under current manager Danny Wilson as a knee injury forced him off in a relegation battle with Yeovil, a week prior to Wilson's arrival on Boxing Day. The knee injury was expected to keep him out of the festive period only, however, in early January, Aljofree underwent surgery on the injury, extending his layoff for another 5 weeks. To add insult to inury, during his 5 week recovery period it was announced he would have to have another operation, keeping him out for the remained of the season.
On Tuesday 20th October 2009, Hasney Aljofree made a return to football, playing 45 minutes for Swindon Reserves in a match against his old side Plymouth, after 10 months out of action. However, with stiff competition for defensive roles at the club, Aljofree has accepted that he may need to head out on loan to regain full recovery.
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'''Carlo James Nash''' (born 13 September 1973) is an English footballer who plays for Everton as a goalkeeper.
Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Nash started his career at non-League Rossendale United and Clitheroe before being signed by Crystal Palace. He had a three-year spell with Stockport County before making a move to Manchester City for a fee of -100,000 on a four-and-a-half year deal in January 2001.
In July 2006, Nash angered the club's support and management by stating on his personal website that Preston's ambition did not match that of his own. He continued to play as first choice for the club until January 2007 when Fulham contacted him over a proposed move to the London club. He went straight to the press about the issue, claiming his London based fiancee Jill was the reason he wanted to leave and asked Preston to accept a reported -500,000 bid for his services. However, Preston chairman Derek Shaw denied there was a bid made of this size.
Nash joined Wigan Athletic on a month long emergency loan in February 2007, due to injuries to their first and second choice keepers.
Nash moved to Everton, the team he supported as a boy, as reserve goalkeeper to Tim Howard on a two-year contract in September 2008.
Carlo lives with his wife Jill and his daughter Gaia Maria. Nash is also an enthusiastic travel photographer in his spare time, and set up a travel book publishing company called 'Luxury Backpackers' with his wife.
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'''Alan Bruce McInally''' (born 10 February 1963, Ayrshire) is a former professional footballer in Scotland, England and Germany. Since retiring from football, he is best known for his work at Sky Sports as a football analyst.
McInally variously went by the nicknames of Rambo and Big Mac and he is the son of Jackie McInally, who played in Kilmarnock's title-winning side of 1965.
He began his career with his local side Ayr United, making his debut in the 1980-81 season in the Scottish League Division One. His early style was as a bustling "up and at 'em" type centre forward, and during his time at Ayr, he had the more than respectable goal ratio of almost exactly one in three. A great season in 1983-84, when McInally got his best haul to date of 15 goals in 35 games, earned him a move to Glasgow giants Celtic in the Scottish Premier Division. Strangely, McInally had his best personal season here, while Ayr only survived relegation by one point.
With Celtic, and now in the top flight after four seasons in the second tier, he was mainly used as a reserve, but was a respected member of the squad, weighing in with important goals when called upon. He also experienced European football for the first time with Celtic, and even then the continentals found the raw McInally's rough and tumble style hard to counter - indeed, McInally was sent off against Rapid Vienna in the first leg of this soon to be notorious tie, in the European Cup Winners Cup 1984-85. Celtic won the Scottish Cup in 1985, but McInally wasn't involved on the day. He did play in the Scottish League Cup Final in 1986, but was on the losing side as Celtic lost against Rangers.
He won his first medal in the 1985-86 season, when Celtic won the title on goal difference from Heart of Midlothian. Although he played only 16 games (with one goal scored), he was a valued member of the team, getting a more regular place the following season. McInally really came into his own in his third season at the club in 1986-87, scoring 15 goals in his 38 league games. This was his last season at the club, as the new manager Billy McNeil decided to make a clean sweep of the playing staff, and the three main strikers all went abroad - Mo Johnston to Nantes in France, Brian McClair to Manchester United and McInally followed him to England, ending up at Aston Villa, in the Second Division.
In his first season at Villa, McInally helped them to get promoted back to the top flight, scoring four goals in his 26 league games as Villa finished second behind Millwall, and the next season they were among the favourites for an immediate return to the second tier. However, McInally, now used to the rigours of English football, took his game up a level as he added technical finesse to his tough style. He helped Villa survive by netting 14 league goals in his 33 games, scoring 23 goals in all competitions.
McInally's form for Aston Villa and Scotland caught the eye of German giants Bayern Munich, who were sufficiently impressed by McInally's overall season to bid a record fee for them at the time of -1.2 Million to take McInally to the Bundesliga. The Bayern attack was revamped for this up coming 1989-90 season, with the Yugoslav Radmilo Mihajlovi also bought in expensively as Bayern went to defend their Bundesliga crown and make headway in the European Cup.
McInally - now nicknamed Big Mac by the Bayern fans - began well in the Bundesliga, proving a handful for the defences, but then the referees clamped down on his style and his disciplinary record suffered. He was a regular throughout this season, but halfway through, the Bayern management decided that this strikeforce was not what they wanted and began to look for replacements for McInally and Mihajlovi. At the end of his first season, McInally helped Bayern to the league title, and scored ten goals in his 31 league games, a respectable tally in his first season abroad. He also helped Bayern to the semi finals of the European Cup, where they fell to AC Milan, despite McInally's goal in the second leg in Munich.
In the 1990-91 season, McInally was now deemed a reserve at Bayern (Mihailjovic had now been sold), but he was regularly given a run out in Europe, where he scored some goals in the early rounds of the European Cup. Bayern were willing to let him go, and Chelsea came in for him, but McInally turned them down, preferring to fight on in Munich. This season, he only played 7 goalless games in the league, and was unable to help Bayern to get past Red Star Belgrade in the European Cup semi final, despite a battering ram cameo performance in the first leg in Munich. This season was effectively McInally's last as a top level professional, as he began to succumb to injury.
McInally only managed two league games for Bayern in the 1991/92 season, before suffering a long term knee injury. This injury ended his time with the German giants, who supported McInally until his contract ran out with them at the end of the 1992-93 season.
On the expiry of this contract, and back to a semblance of fitness, McInally returned to Scotland in 1994 and signed for Kilmarnock, a club at which his father Jackie had become a hero by helping them to win the Scottish title in 1965. McInally managed to turn out for Kilmarnock eight times in the 1993-94 season, before calling it a day and retiring because of his knee injury.
McInally made his debut in the Scottish national team, in February 1989 in a World Cup qualifier against Cyprus as a substitute, which the Scots won 3-2.
McInally's second cap - his full debut - against Chile in May 1989 resulted in his first goal (the Scots won 2-0).
McInally was still playing well enough to warrant further selections with Scotland on their way to the 1990 World Cup, playing against Yugoslavia and France.
A couple of McInally goals against Malta in a friendly in May 1990 effectively earned McInally a place in the Scotland squad for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. He started the first game against Costa Rica, which was a humiliating 1-0 defeat, McInally failing to make his height and power work against the Costa Rican defence during the 90 minutes. That was the end of McInally's international career. He didn't play in any more of the Scottish games in the World Cup (they went out in the first phase), and indeed never played for Scotland again, finishing with three goals in his eight caps.
He currently works on Soccer Saturday as a pundit, alongside the likes of Phil Thompson and Jeff Stelling, and contributes to the BETDAQ Exchange Views blog. On 10 February 2007, Jeff Stelling revealed the middle name of Alan McInally, live on Soccer Saturday which prompted Alan to ring in during the commercial break (from home on his birthday) and jokingly vowed to get even with Jeff.
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'''Leon Marvin Clarke''' (born 10 February 1985 in Wolverhampton) is an English footballer.
Clarke is a product of Wolves' youth academy, where he worked his way up to making his first team debut in a League Cup win over Darlington on September 23, 2003. However, he did not feature at all in the team's Premier League campaign of that season.
After a loan period at Kidderminster Harriers in Spring 2004, he made his breakthrough into the Wolves first team in the 2004/05 season, and made 31 appearances, scoring 8 times.
During the 2005/06 season his fortunes were mixed, as he benefited from injuries to others in the early part of the season, before slipping down the pecking order later in the season, after new players were signed. He went out on loan twice; first to Queens Park Rangers, then to Plymouth Argyle.
He played regularly in the first half of the 2006/07 season but, in January it was announced on the official Wolves website that Clarke was to be listed for transfer. This was as manager Mick McCarthy wished to "freshen up" the strike force and it was felt that it would be best for Clarke to find a new club.
On 15 January 2007, Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws announced that the Owls had completed the signing of Clarke for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around -300,000 signing a contract until 2009.
However, only two months later it was announced that Leon Clarke would be going out on loan to League One promotion chasing side Oldham Athletic without even making a starting appearance for Wednesday.
Clarke proceeded to score his first goal for Oldham against League One rivals Doncaster Rovers in a 4-0 victory on 11 March 2006. In total, Clarke played five games and scored three goals for Oldham. After returning to Hillsborough, he was immediately placed in the first team and scored on his first start in a 2-1 victory against Cardiff City.
After only one goal and one start in the early stages of the 2007-08 season, he was sent on loan to Southend United until January on the last day of the summer 2007 transfer window. He made a great impression on his debut, scoring one goal and setting up two others in a 3-0 victory against Gillingham. The shirt he wore in this game was given to Harry Stevens, as he was Clarke's hero growing up. To this day Clarke reiterates his desire to play in the same team as Stevens one day.
After returning to his parent club Sheffield Wednesday he was restricted to one start and five substitute appearances for the rest of the 2007-2008 season, but made three important contributions. This included providing the flick on for Marcus Tudgay to score the second goal of a memorable win against Sheffield United on 19 January 2008, scoring the 3rd goal as Sheffield Wednesday beat Leicester City 3-1 in the vital relegation clash between the clubs on 26 April 2008 and following this up with another goal in the Owl's final game of the season, a 4-1 win over at Hillsborough on 4 May 2008. Since he has come back to the Wednesday first team in the 2008/2009 season he has scored against Barnsley, and also against Doncaster Rovers in a 1-0 win. Leon later helped a Wednesday comeback against Norwich with a goal in a 3-2 victory, and then two games later he scored at home against QPR in a 1-0 victory in the 75th minute. Clarke played in arguably his finest game in a Wednesday shirt to date away at Burnley on Feb 28th 2009, linking up well with Marcus Tudgay and each striker scoring 2 goals a-piece in the 2-4 Owls victory. Althoug he is favoured by the fans he does get some abuse the fans sing " there's only one leon clarke , one leon clarke, he used to be shyte but now he's alright, walking in a leon wonderland".
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'''Paul Groves''' (born 28 February 1966) is an English former footballer who captained Grimsby Town and went on to manage the club between 2001 and 2004. He was naturally a central midfield player, but later in his career was used as a central defender. He currently is the assistant first team coach at Portsmouth, and was serving as caretaker manager after the departure of Paul Hart.
Born in Derby, Derbyshire, Groves began his career in non-League football, playing for Belper Town and then Burton Albion for whom he appeared at Wembley Stadium for in the 1987 FA Trophy Final. In April 1988 he moved to Leicester City for -12,000. He made 19 appearances for the Foxes, scoring two goals. In 1989 he was loaned out to Lincoln City, playing 10 games and scoring once. In January 1990 Groves signed for Blackpool on a permanent -60,000 deal. He became a regular in the side, making a total of 135 appearances and scoring 29 goals, before joining Grimsby Town for -150,000 in August 1992.
Groves spent two spells as a player at Grimsby, and was very consistent, regularly scoring goals from midfield, in addition to being a good tackler. Indeed, he was top scorer in his first season at the club 1992-93, with 12 goals in 46 matches. He also topped the club's scoring chart in the 1995-96 season with 10 goals in 46 matches and in 1998-99 with 14 goals in 46 matches. He also played every league game in his first (four-season) spell and in his first three seasons after returning from West Bromwich Albion. He joined West Brom for -600,000 in 1996 but returned just over a year later for -250,000. He also spent several seasons as Grimsby captain.
During his time at Grimsby, the club spent all but the 1997-98 season in the First Division. This was the successful play-off promotion and Football League Trophy-winning season, in which Groves captained Grimsby to two Wembley Staium wins (the third of his career) in the space of three weeks and started all 68 games that season. In addition to league success, there were several cup runs in which Grimsby beat FA Premier League opposition including West Ham United, Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday and Liverpool.
In February 2004 Groves joined Scunthorpe United on loan.
Groves became player-manager of Grimsby in December 2001 with the club in danger of being relegated from Division One. With several good loan signings, including Andy Todd, he managed to steer the club to safety. The 2002-03 season was not as successful: the club was relegated. A poor 2003-04 season saw Groves sacked as manager in February, but remarkably kept on as a player. He was appointed as caretaker manager at Portsmouth alongside Ian Woan in November 2009 after Paul Hart left the club.
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'''Ariza Makukula''' (born 4 March 1981 in Kinshasa) is a Portuguese international football player of Congolese descent, his mother being Portuguese and his father Congolese, currently playing for the Turkcell Sper Lig club Kayserispor.
Makukula was on loan to Portuguese side C.S. Martimo, in the Portuguese Liga, from Spanish team Sevilla but after scoring 12 goals in 13 games, Makukula transferred to SL Benfica for -3,5 million for 4 and a half years. He plays as a striker. He scored in the 1-0 victory against 1. FC Nuremberg on February 15, 2008, in the UEFA Cup. On the 16th January 2009 Makukula signed for Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move costing around -4.5 million in the summer.
He played for the Portuguese U-21s and took part in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
He decided to represent DR Congo, but a FIFA amended rule regarding international careers came out in 2005, stating that change in nationality representation must occur before a player's 21st birthday and if they have not yet gained their first full cap, so Makukula cannot play for any national team other than Portugal (was 23 at time of rule). On 17 October 2007, Makukula was called up for the first time in his career to represent Portugal (against Kazakhstan) at senior level, due to his fine form at club level with Martimo and an unfortunate injury to striker Nuno Gomes, scoring an 84th minute opener, in a 2-1 victory, to celebrate his debut in style.
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'''Richard 'Asa' Hartford''' (born 24 October 1950 in in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire) is a retired Scottish international midfielder and footballer who became famous for failing a medical examination due to the discovery of a heart condition which put paid to a high profile transfer to Leeds United in November 1971.
He first played for Drumchapel Amateurs in Glasgow, but began his professional career at West Bromwich Albion in 1967. During his time with West Brom, the team won the FA Cup Final in 1968 (although he did not play in the final), were beaten Semi-Finalists in 1969 and reached the League Cup final in 1970.
Given his role in the team it was no surprise that he would attract interest from the top clubs but in November 1971 a high profile transfer to Don Revie's Leeds United was cancelled when a suspected hole in-the-heart condition was found during a pre-transfer medical examination. He was eventually transfer listed by then West Brom coach Don Howe alongside favourites Len Cantello and Jeff Astle in April 1974 and his subsequent career made nonsense of the fears occasioned by Leeds' doubting staff.
Hartford moved on to Manchester City for -210,000 (making his debut in a resounding 4-0 victory over West Ham United), coming to prominence as a strong, talented midfielder (helping City win the 1976 League Cup final (a game famous for Dennis Tueart's overhead winner)) as well as a regular Scottish international.
He played in Scotland-s oddly ill-fated 1978 World Cup campaign in Argentina where Ally McLeod's selection vagaries exposed a talented Scottish squad to a needless first round exit. Brian Glanville commenting, in his frequently updated 'The Story of the World Cup', wrote "The Scots had an abundance of fine midfield players at a time when most other countries looked for them desperately; Bruce Rioch, Don Masson, Asa Hartford, Archie Gemmill, Lou Macari, Graeme Souness". (p. 214, 2005). Hartford-s international career (which began in 1972 against Peru) came to an end in Seville during the Spanish World Cup of 1982 when he recorded his fiftieth cap in the game versus Brazil, thereby securing a position in the Scottish Football Association's Hall of Fame.
At the beginning of the 1979-80 season he was transferred to Brian Clough-s European Champions at Nottingham Forest (in order to replace Archie Gemmill) for -500,000 only to be smartly packed off to Everton for -400,000 after 3 games. In October 1981 John Bond brought him back to Maine Road for -375,000. What followed were stints in the United States (Fort Lauderdale Sun), Norwich City (for whom he scored the winning goal in the 1985 League Cup final), Bolton Wanderers and Oldham Athletic, before he took up coaching/managerial roles with Stockport County, Shrewsbury Town and Boston United where he made 15 appearances as a player at the age of 40.
Latterly, he joined ex-international team-mates Kenny Dalglish (at Blackburn Rovers), Joe Jordan and Luigi -Lou- Macari (at Stoke City) in various coaching/managerial roles before taking on an assistant managerial position at Manchester City with Alan Ball in 1995 and stayed as the reserve team coach until May 2005 when Stuart Pearce brought in his own coaching staff. He thereafter became a coach with Blackpool in December 2005. He left Blackpool in May 2006.
On 29 June 2007 it was announced that he had been appointed Assistant Manager at League Two team Macclesfield Town but both he and Ian Brightwell were sacked in February 2008 to be replaced by Keith Alexander.
In April 2008 he was given a role with Accrington Stanley coaching the junior teams and the reserves.
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}}'''Eamonn John Bannon''' (born 18 April 1958 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish football player, who played in midfield for Hearts, Chelsea, Dundee United and Scotland.
Bannon began his career with Hearts before moving to Chelsea in 1979. He was bought to replace the departing Ray Wilkins and soon found himself a first team regular. He was seen as Chelsea's playmaker by manager Danny Blanchflower. Blanchflower, however, was sacked after a poor run for the club and he was replaced by Geoff Hurst. Although initially selected by Hurst, Bannon gradually slipped down the order at Chelsea and was sold in October 1979 to Dundee United for -165,000, a then Scottish transfer record. He made his dbut for United against Raith Rovers in the League Cup in a 0-0 draw but scored in only his second game for the club and helped United win the Scottish League Cup, their first national trophy, in season 1979-80, repeating the feat the following season.
Bannon was again present as United narrowly lost their third consecutive Scottish League Cup final to Rangers and also lost the Scottish Cup final in the same season. The following year United won the Scottish League title for the first time, with Bannon, now the regular penalty taker, the midfield talisman. They maintained a regular top five placing in succeeding seasons. Bannon remained a key figure in a United side that went on to reach a European Cup semi-final, (narrowly losing to A.S. Roma of Italy); a UEFA Cup final, (losing 2-1 on aggregate to IFK Gteborg of Sweden); and the Scottish Cup finals of 1985, 1987 and 1988. They lost in all of these finals, and the Scottish Cup was the only domestic trophy Bannon failed to win in his career. The 1988 Scottish Cup final defeat to Celtic was Bannon's last match for Dundee United, returning to first club Hearts and then moving to city rivals Hibs, where his solitary match came, ironically, against Hearts. Bannon returned to Tynecastle for a spell as coach before a final playing spell with Stenhousemuir, where - now playing as a defender - he helped them win the Scottish Challenge Cup final at McDiarmid Park in 1995, defeating his old club Dundee United on penalties.
Bannon went on to manage Falkirk for a few months before buying a guest house in Edinburgh, which he has run since 1997. Bannon played with Junior club Spartans for a couple of years before retiring at the age of 40, although he continued to coach the side. Bannon also does matchday work for the Press Association.
Bannon was also a Scotland international, making his international debut in 1979 and winning 11 caps for his country. His final two games for Scotland came at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico where he was a substitute in the defeat to Denmark and played a large part of their next match against West Germany. It was in this game he had an outstanding shot from the edge of the box spectacularly saved by German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher. Scotland went on to lose the match 2-1, and Bannon was not included in the squad for the final group match against Uruguay. His only international goal came in 1983 against East Germany.
His nephew, Paul Telfer, has also played for Scotland.
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'''William "Willie" Fernie''' (born 22 November 1928 in Kinglassie, Fife) is a former Scottish footballer who played for the Scotland national football team in both the 1954 and 1958 FIFA World Cups.
Fernie joined Celtic from his local Kinglassie Hearts side in 1949. A renowned dribbler, he also displayed a remarkable versatility which saw the club deploy him as a right half, inside forward and outside left as the need arose.
Fernie's efforts in Celtic's double-winning side earned him promotion to the full Scotland team, having previously represented the B team and the Scottish League.
Fernie joined Middlesbrough for -17,500 in 1958 but returned to Celtic Park less than two years later. He moved to St Mirren in 1961 and helped them reach the 1961-62 Scottish Cup final, although Rangers prevailed 2-0 at Hampden. He finished his career with short spells at Alloa Athletic and Fraserburgh before moving into coaching.
Fernie returned to Celtic in 1967, appointed reserve team coach by Jock Stein.
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'''Didier Arsne Marcel Domi''' (born 2 May, 1978 in Sarcelles) is a French football player who currently plays for Olympiacos as a defender.
Domi, a former French youth and Under-21 international, joined Paris Saint-Germain as a trainee in 1994, and made his debut in January 1996. The following season, having only appeared once in their UEFA Cup Winners' Cup defence, he was brought in to start the first leg of the semi-final against Liverpool as PSG won 3-0, and also played 90 minutes in the final loss to Barcelona.
Having appeared in the UEFA Super Cup against Juventus the same season, the next campaign he took part in the UEFA Champions League and helped PSG win both the French Cup and French League Cup. His performances earned a -6m move to Newcastle United in January 1999 but after a good start he fell out of favour and began 2001 with a return to PSG for the same fee for which they sold him. Whilst at Newcastle he played in the 1999 FA Cup Final and scored three league goals, all coming in the 1999/2000 season against Wimbledon, Coventry and rivals Sunderland. Injury limited his appearances and in 2003-04 he was loaned to Leeds United but only made a sporadic impact as they were relegated.
PSG let him join Espanyol in summer 2004 and late in 2005-06 he finally held down a regular place, helping them to the Copa del Rey final though he did not appear in the 4-1 win against Real Zaragoza. At the end of that season he moved on a free transfer to Olympiacos, signing a three-year deal.
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'''Darren Sean Barnard''' (born 30 November 1971 in Rinteln, Germany),is a professional footballer and Welsh international, playing 22 times for Wales between 1998 and 2004. He currently plays for Non League side Camberley Town and is also the club's Director Of Football.
Chelsea paid non-league Wokingham Town -100,000 to seal the signature of 18-year-old Darren Barnard in July 1990. A complete unknown, He had to wait almost 2 years for his first team debut as he was competing with the established Gareth Hall and Frank Sinclair for a place in the team. During his time at Chelsea, Darren played for Bobby Campbell Ian Porterfield and Glenn Hoddle, but was only given a regular run in the team by caretaker manager David Webb. Barnard ws signed at a time when the Blues were attempting to boost their standing in the First Division with the expensive purchases of Dennis Wise and Andy Townsend, Darren was forced to wait almost two years for his first-team debut. Comfortable playing anywhere along the left-flank, his first appearance was as a replacement for Vinnie Jones in a 2-1 win over West Ham United towards the end of the 1991/92 season, and after two further substitute appearances he was rewarded with his first start, it coming in a disappointing 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa. Manager Ian Porterfield resisted the opportunity to include Darren in his side at the beginning of the following campaign, preferring to play Gareth Hall out of position in the absence of regular left-back Frank Sinclair, and with the exception of an outing at Coventry City in October it wasn't until the final three months of the campaign - after David Webb was drafted in to replace Porterfield for the remainder of the season - that Darren became a regular fixture. Given the freedom to roam on the left of Chelsea's midfield, he impressed with a number of cultured displays, the best of which came against Middlesbrough when he tormented Boro's right-back Curtis Fleming to such an extent that the Irishman's revenge led to Barnard missing the following match with a cut shin. He scored his first goal for the club that day, in what was a 4-0 win, and could look back with pride on a record that season of eight starts resulting in five wins, two draws and just a single defeat. However, new manager Glenn Hoddle remained unconvinced and Darren was restricted to only nine starts in 1993-94, primarily as a left-back. An awful league campaign was compensated for by a run to the final of the FA Cup, and although he didn't feature in the final itself, Darren did play in the semi-final victory over Luton Town after replacing the injured Craig Burley late in the first-half. He struck his only goal of the season in a 2-0 defeat of West Ham in March, and his final appearance for the club came six weeks later when he was selected for a weakened side that were beaten by Coventry City as Hoddle chose to protect his likely cup final team. Despite remaining with the club for a further 18 months, Darren failed to reappear in the first-team, eventually joining Bristol City in October 1995 for a fee of -750,000, a move which proved to be a launching pad for his career, as he went on to become a full international in the colours of Wales.
After not appearing in the first team at Chelsea for 18 months, Darren transferred to Bristol City for -750,000. Two seasons in Division Two culminated in losing in the play off semi finals to Brentford. Bought from Chelsea, where he had made just a handful of first team appearances, Darren initially played on the left wing for City. However, manager Joe Jordan started to play him at left wing-back shortly after his move to the club, and before long, Darren was a fully fledged left wing-back. He was perhaps one of the most talented players to turn out for City during the 1990s. His ability to run with the ball down the wing, overlap with Brian Tinnion and, of course, his wonderful free kicks were all a joy to behold. When Mickey Bell joined the club in 1997 City fans were given a mouthwatering preview of what could be, when both Barnard and Bell played in a pre-season friendly against Liverpool. They linked together in amazing fashion, producing some breathtaking attacking football. Unfortunately, Darren left the club soon after,to join Barnsley in the Premier League ,so this partnership was never seen in a competitive City side.Darren scored 17 goals in 76 games for City. Darren went on to play in the Premiership with Barnsley, where he continued to score his usual quota of amazing free kicks and long range volleys.Darren scored 28 goals in 201 appearances for the club with many assists
Barnsley were looking to strengthen their squad after an unexpected promotion to the Premier League for the 1997-98 season, signing Darren for -750,000 as well as players like Eric Tinkler and Georgi Hristov. Darren became a Welsh international during this season, making his debut for Wales in a 0-0 draw against Jamaica on 25 March 1998 and went on to collect 18 caps whilst at Barnsley. Unfortunately for Barnsley the Premier League dream lasted only one season, but Darren played on for them in the First Division for another four seasons and played in the 1999-00 play off final defeat to Ipswich Town, in which he missed the opening penalty in the match. (This was NOT the last penalty at the old Wembley as Craig Hignett took a penalty later on in the same match - and the goal keeper Richard Wright was sold to Arsenal for 7 million pounds). In the 1998-99 season, he turned down a move to go to Southampton in November, on his first game after he declined the move he scored what possibly could be one of the all time great goals for his club and himself, a left footed volley from the corner of the penalty area after a fine pass by Nicky Eaden. The goal was in Barnsley's 7-1 win over Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town on 27 November 1998, in which the game was on Sky Sports.
Darren joined Grimsby Town for the start of the 2002-03 season along with fellow Barnsley player Steve Chettle. Barnard was used as a left sided midfielder in his first season while under manager Paul Groves, but was also used at left back, the latter was primarily his main position after the departure of Tony Gallimore in the summer of 2003. In both Darren's seasons at Blundell Park he suffered relegations in which Grimsby were went from Division One to Division Three. Following the clubs financial difficulties many of Barnard's colleagues had been inexperienced youngsters. Despite not having any luck at his club, Darren collected another 6 Welsh caps, the last as a substitute against Norway on 27 May 2004, coincidentally alongside former Grimsby team-mates Danny Coyne and John Oster.
The former Aldershot and Farnborough District schoolboy joined Aldershot Town in August 2004 after leaving Grimsby Town. The Welsh international left-sided defender was a major signing by the Aldershot manager Terry Brown, becoming the club's penalty taker.In 2007 Darren was made club captain as well as playing and captaining the Welsh semi Professional side.Darren scored 24 goals in 127 appearances for Aldershot Town.
Darren moved to sign for non league side Camberley Town prior to his release from Aldershot. As well as being used as a player, Darren was also appointed the Director of football for the club who ply their trade in the Combined Counties League Premier Division.
Darren also played for Chelsea in the 2007 London masters. Chelsea won the trophy with Darren collecting the Golden boot award. Darren also played for the PFA in the Hong Kong 2007 Sevens losing in the Finals.Darren collected the golden boot award for the second time in 2008 for Chelsea in the London Masters.In 2009 Darren played for Wales in the Sky Masters losing out in the final to Ireland.
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'''Adam Jay Federici''' (born 31 January 1985) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a goalkeeper for Football League Championship club Reading and has featured in the Australian national team squad.
Federici started his career in Huskisson Soccer Club, south-east of Nowra, before making the move at 17 to England to pursue a dream to play in Europe. Prior to his move to the Madejski Stadium, Federici played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United on a trial basis. He signed for Reading in September 2005 on non-contract terms, and was quickly loaned out to Maidenhead. Bizarrely, during his time at Maidenhead, Adam fell down a well while returing home from a nightclub with teammates. After peering over to look inside, he lost balance and toppled in. Adam sustained a broken ankle, wrist, and severe bruising around the hips. After initially worrying he might never play professional football again, a relatively swift recovery was made, and he was able to be loaned out to Northwood the following season.
He spent the second half of the 2005-06 season on loan at Carshalton Athletic.
Federici signed his first professional contract for Reading in the summer of 2006, and in a subsequent pre-season friendly match on 15 July, scored the only goal of the game against Bromley, having been played as a makeshift striker. He joined Bristol City on a loan deal on 29 August 2006, but was recalled on 27 October without making a first team appearance.
On 12 March 2007, Federici signed a two year contract with Reading to keep him at the club until the end of the 2008-09 season.
Federici made his league debut in Reading's 1-0 defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur on 1 April 2007, where he came on as a substitute at half time due to a hip injury to first choice 'keeper Marcus Hahnemann. Federici again featured as a half time substitute during a 3-3 draw at Blackburn Rovers after Marcus Hahnemann had injured his hand.
Federici joined League One side Southend United on a month's loan on 25 September 2008, making his debut in a 3-0 victory over Leyton Orient the following day. The loan was extended for a further month in October, the keeper eventually returning to Reading after making 10 appearances for Southend.
In December, shortly after returning from his loan spell, Federici signed a contract extension, keeping him with the club until the summer of 2011. During December, Federici also started a run of first team appearances for Reading, due to a calf injury sustained by long time first-choice stopper Marcus Hahnemann against Blackpool, keeping the American goalkeeper out for several weeks. After coming on as a late substitute in that game, Federici went on to make his full league debut between the posts against Norwich City, drawing praise from manager Steve Coppell for his performance. On 26 December 2008, Federici scored a 96th minute goal from a rebound after Michael Duberry had a header cleared off the line from a Stephen Hunt corner, to give Reading a late equaliser in their 1-1 draw against Cardiff City.
For the new 2009-10 season Federici was given the Number 1 jersey after Marcus Hahnemann was released. Adam produced "two of the best saves" of his career in the Championship match against Swansea F.C. on the 18th August 2009, saving a penalty and two close range shots in a match which Reading drew 0-0.
Federici played for the Australia U20 team, the 'Young Socceroos', in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was invited to a training session with the senior Australia squad on 29 January 2007 prior to their friendly against Denmark in London, and then received his first full call up to the senior team for their match against Uruguay on 2 June 2007. Federici was also selected to play for Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, producing three brilliant matches that had many praising him as the goalkeeper of the tournament.
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'''Glyn Hodges''' (born 30 April 1963 in Streatham, is a Welsh football manager and former player. He played 18 times for the Welsh national side, scoring twice.
Hodges started his playing career with Wimbledon and made more than 200 appearances for the Crazy Gang during seven years at the club. He had a brief spell with Newcastle United before returning south to join Watford in 1987 to reteam with ex-Wimbledon manager Dave Bassett.
He made over 100 appearances at Vicarage Road, enjoying four years at the club, and being voted Player of the Season in 1989, before joining Crystal Palace in 1991. His spell with the Eagles was short lived and the winger moved to Sheffield United and linked up once again with Bassett.
Hodges' five years at Bramall Lane were successful and he made more than 150 appearances for The Blades before moving to Derby County for a brief spell in 1996. After a year in Hong Kong with Sing Tao (football), Hodges returned to England for a brief spell at Hull City. However, a big club clause in his contract allowed a move to Nottingham Forest to link once again with Bassett as a potential coach. However, an injury crisis at the start of the 1998/99 season meant Hodges was drafted in as a player. Brief spells at Total Network Solutions and Scarborough followed before Hodges hung up his boots in 2000.
The former Dons man arrived at Barnsley in August 2000 to link up with his old friend Bassett again. His work with the reserves had seen the side regularly challenge for honours both in the league and cup.
He was appointed caretaker manger for the first time back in October 2001 following the dismissal of Nigel Spackman and was in charge for just four games before Steve Parkin left Rochdale to take over The Tykes.
Parkin's tenure lasted just nine months as he was dismissed, with the club going into administration following their relegation to Division Two. Hodges again became caretaker manager and remained in charge for the remainder of the season up until the summer of 2003. Then, with the club in desperate trouble financially, Hodges was replaced by Gudjon Thordarson, who was part of the consortium that took control of the club in June 2003.
In early 2004, Glyn Hodges joined Mark Hughes in the Wales International set-up, becoming Wales Under 21 manager. Despite making "positive strides," Glyn was removed from his role by John Toshack's shake up of the Football Association Wales staff in December 2004
Glyn has represented Sheffield United in the 2006 Yorkshire Masters.
Glyn then rejoined his former boss, Mark Hughes, as Blackburn Reserve team manager. In July 2008 Glyn announced he was to leave Blackburn Rovers whereupon, after a month of delays, he followed Hughes to Manchester City, being appointed again in the role of Reserve Team Manager.
However he became unemployed on 19 December 2009 when Mark Hughes and his complete backroom staff were relieved of their duties at the club.
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}}'''Wayne Corden''' (born 1 November 1975 in Leek, Staffordshire) is a professional footballer currently playing for Non League side Leek Town.
Corden came through the ranks at local side Port Vale to sign professional forms in July 1994 and made his debut as a substitute against Notts County on 7 May 1995. He scored a memorable goal in a 1998 FA Cup third round replay against Arsenal, taking the giants to extra time. After disposing of Vale 4-3 on penalties ''the Gunners'' went on to win the competition. Corden remained at Vale until the end of the 1999-2000 season, when he was given a free transfer.
Corden signed for Mansfield Town in 2000, helping the team achieve promotion to Division Two in 2001. Though the club were relegated at the end of the next season. Corden played in the 2004 Division Three play-off final, which Mansfield lost on penalties to Huddersfield Town; Corden's spot-kick was saved in the shootout.
In February 2005, he moved on to Scunthorpe, following a row with Mansfield manager Carlton Palmer. During the latter part of his contract he was on loan at Chester City, and later Leyton Orient, where he played a key role in helping the club to achieve automatic promotion. He was released by Scunthorpe in May 2006, and signed a two-year contract for Leyton Orient shortly after the season ended.
On 14 March 2008, Corden was signed by Notts County on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season. At the end of the season he was released by ''the O's''.
In August 2008, Corden joined Grimsby Town for training in an attempt to build up his fitness. The agreement was due to his previous connections at Mansfield to Grimsby's current assistant manager Stuart Watkiss. Corden featured in the clubs friendly with Brigg Town.
In September 2008, he signed for his home town club Leek Town on a pay-as-you-play contract, after a brief spell with Colwyn Bay.
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'''John George Mackie''' (born 5 July 1976 in London) is a professional footballer who is currently playing for Hertford Town F.C. Mackie is a central defender.
In the 2005-06 season, Mackie made a formidable partnership for Leyton Orient with Gabriel Zakuani, and went down in Orient folklore by captaining the Os to their first automatic promotion in 36 years. He was released by the club at the end of the 2006-07 season.
On 16 May 2007, he signed for Brentford on a two-year contract. Two days after signing for the Bees, it was announced that Mackie would be Brentford captain for the 2007-08 season. However, Mackie only manager 14 league appearances for the club before leaving by mutual consent. He signed for AFC Hornchurch on 18 January 2008, he has since retired from the game and now runs a fruit and veg stall in Camden Market. On 7 August 2008, Mackie signed for Hertford Town F.C. in a semi-professional capacity.
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'''Martin Ling''' (born 15 July 1966) is an English football manager and former player, who is currently manager of Cambridge United in the Football Conference. He played in over 100 league matches for Exeter City, Southend United, Swindon Town and Leyton Orient, before moving into management where he led Orient for over five years from 2003 until 2009.
Born in West Ham, Greater London, Ling started his career with Exeter City. After a brief spell at Swindon Town in which he made just two appearances, Ling began a five year spell with Southend United in 1986. During this period he won promotion from the Fourth Division twice, in 1987 and 1990. Swindon paid -15,000 to resign Ling in March 1991 where he played 150 league games. As a left-winger, he played in the Swindon side that won promotion to the Premier League (via the Division One playoffs) in 1993.
Following his success at Swindon, Ling joined Leyton Orient who he would later go on to coach and manage. He played over 150 games for Orient before transferring to Brighton and Hove Albion in 2000 for a short period. Later in 2000, Ling rejoined Orient as a coach whilst continuing to play semi-professionally for Purfleet in the Isthmian League until hanging up his boots in September 2001.
He was appointed manager of Leyton Orient in December 2003, after a spell as caretaker manager. In the 2005-06 league campaign he guided Orient to automatic promotion from League Two on the final day of the season, and then successfully kept the club in League One in the following season. The following season, Ling was able to bring Leyton Orient to 14th position in League One, after topping the table for three months early in the season. On 18 January 2009, with Leyton Orient in 21st place and in the relegation zone, the decision was taken for Ling and his assistant Dean Smith to leave the club by mutual consent.
After leaving Orient, Ling was hired by Hibernian to set up a network of scouts in England for the Scottish Premier League club, while also identifying players himself.
In July 2009, Ling was appointed the manager of Cambridge United in the Conference National, succeeding Gary Brabin who despite a successful first season had left the club due to differences with the club's chairman, George Rolls. However, after only nine days at Cambridge, Ling resigned on 4 August 2009 citing irreconcilable differences with Rolls. Cambridge United started the new season under the caretaker stewardship of Paul Carden, but after chairman Rolls left the club on 5 August 2009, Ling said he would be keen to return as manager. On 12 August, sixteen days after his initial appointment, Ling was reappointed as Cambridge manager with Carden as assistant.
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'''John Anderson White''' (28 April 1937 - 21 July 1964) was a Scottish international football midfielder and sometime inside right who played a significant role for Tottenham Hotspur during their Double winning season in 1960-61. His younger brother, Tom, was also a footballer.
White had originally played for Alloa Athletic under the management of Jasper -Jerry- Kerr (the ''John White Lounge'' is still a feature at the Clackmannanshire club's ground) before being sold onto Falkirk F.C., where he played alongside Dougie Moran, but his lasting fame was assured when Tottenham manager Bill Nicholson took him to London for -22 000 in October 1959. White-s weak appearance had been the cause of considerable concern resulting in a number of English First Division clubs choosing not to risk the investment but following the reviews received from Danny Blanchflower and Dave Mackay (who had played in internationals alongside him) and information received from the Army that White was a celebrated cross-country runner, Nicholson decided to make good his interest.
White initially occupied the inside-left position, having been bought by Nicholson to replace Dave Dunmore, but his talent flourished as an inside right as a replacement to Tommy Harmer. White-s worth to the team could be calculated in terms of goals scored (between 1959 and the conclusion of the Double winning season (a season in which he was ever-present) he contributed 18 goals) but his success mainly lay in a combination of skills: his passing, his ball control which helped sustain the attacking momentum but so too his runs to find space off the ball, arriving unexpectedly in the opposition-s penalty area which resulted in the White Hart Lane faithful giving him the nickname -The Ghost-. With him Tottenham never finished worse than 4th in the First Division and in the 15 matches missed by White while on their books, Tottenham won only once.
Spurs had come unstuck against Benfica in the 1962 European Cup semi-final but the next season White was part of the successful campaign that saw Tottenham become the first English winners of a European trophy when they destroyed Atltico Madrid by five goals to one in Rotterdam to lift the European Cup Winners Cup, with White scoring one of the five goals himself. Cliff Jones, his Welsh international teammate said of him: -He was a great talent. People ask me what he was like. I say that he was like Glenn Hoddle. But he was different to Glenn in some ways. Glenn was someone who you had to bring into a game, whereas John White would bring himself into a game. If you-re not in possession, get in position, that was John White. He was always available if you needed to pass to someone-.
White was killed by lightning at the age of only 27 while sheltering under a tree during a thunderstorm at Crews Hill golf course, Enfield, in July 1964. His portrait has been erected in the entrance to the Scottish Football Association-s Hall of Fame.
White-s testimonial was staged later in the year he died, on 10 November 1964, at White Hart Lane, when a Tottenham XI faced a Scotland XI.
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'''Philip John "Phil" Parkinson''' (born 1 December 1967) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Charlton Athletic.
Parkinson, a former Southampton trainee, made his Football League debut in 1988 with Bury, and later joined Reading for -37,500 in 1992. He soon became a favourite with the fans and still is today thanks to his committed, all-action style of play in the centre of midfield.
A fearsome tackler who always led by example, he was named player of the season two years in a row (1997-98 and 1998-99) and was also a key member of the 1993-94 Football League Second Division championship-winning team. He captained the team to promotion from the Second Division in 2001-02 and soon after promotion success, Phil celebrated his testimonial year with a memorable night at Madejski Stadium, where 20,000 fans watched former Reading team-mates such as Shaka Hislop, Michael Gilkes and Jeff Hopkins take on an England XI including the likes of Paul Gascoigne, John Barnes and Chris Waddle.
Although Parkinson rarely featured on the field in his final season as Reading returned to the First Division, he remained a hugely respected member of the squad until his departure to Layer Road.
In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Parkinson was voted the best central midfielder with 60.3% of the vote. Parkinson is still sung about in the terraces today (his song, "Five Parkinsons", is sung every Christmas).
Phil currently lives in the small village of Tockwith near the city of York He lives with his wife and 3 children. 2 of them study at King James's School, North Yorkshire.
Parkinson left Reading early in 2003 after 11 seasons to take his first steps into the world of management with Colchester United. Despite showing promising signs as he steered the U's to safety upon arrival in February 2003, the 2003-04 season started poorly as Colchester slipped to three straight league defeats, only softened by a victory in the League Cup. The U's' supremo, however, continued to motivate as they surged up the table, looking like play-off contenders at one stage. They may have slipped down towards the end of the season, but a strong FA Cup run, LDV run and a good finish left optimism for U's supporters.
The 2005-06 season saw them finish in 2nd place, thereby gaining an unlikely promotion to the Championship - despite having the lowest average attendance of the division. However, he resigned in June 2006 with a year left to run on his contract.
Parkinson was confirmed as the new manager of Hull City in late June 2006, following the departure of Peter Taylor. Hull agreed to pay Colchester -400,000 compensation. However, when he led Hull against his old club, he was embarrassed as his former club romped home 5-1. After another defeat in the next match, he left by 'mutual consent' in early December, leaving Hull in the relegation zone.
Parkinson then joined Charlton Athletic in January 2007 as assistant manager to Alan Pardew, having previously worked together at Reading. He was close to a return to management with Huddersfield Town in April 2007, but made a last minute decision to remain with Charlton. Parkinson later extended his contract with Charlton until 2010. Following Alan Pardew's departure in November 2008, he was appointed caretaker manager and given the job permanently on New Year's Eve 2008 despite failing to win any of his eight matches in caretaker charge. Under his management, Charlton were relegated to the third tier of English football for the first time in nearly 30 years.
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Johnny engineered one of the most remarkable comebacks in football history; Charlton were 5-1 down against Huddersfield with half an hour to go with only 10 men; they won 7-6 in the Second Division at The Valley, 21 December 1957. Johnny scored five goals set up two and scored a six minute hat-trick. Summers later revealed that he changed his boots at half-time after his old pair had started falling apart.
Johnny Summers played for Norwich City, Fulham and Millwall, prior to his Charlton career. He made his debut for Millwall in 1955 in the opening match of the 1955-56 season, against Brighton and Hove albion, in front of a 25,000 plus crowd at The Den. In a 2-0 win, he disappointed the fickle crowd and after a few weeks disappeared into the Reserves, surfacing again the following January, as a left winger. From that time, he never looked back, and was one of the most fearsome and lethal forwards seen at The Den in years. His transfer to Charlton Athletic, for their last season in the old First Division, was regretted by Millwall fans, but seen as inevitable.
He died at the age of just 34 in 1962 of cancer.
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'''Sean Brian McAllister''' (born 15 August 1987) is an English footballer who currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday. He plays primarily as a central midfielder, but is a lively 'box-to-box' player who likes to cover ground and battle with opposition players.
McAllister was born in Bolton and is the youngest of two children. He has one brother, Karl, currently aged 24.
As a young player McAllister started his career at Bolton Wanderers. In the summer of 2003 Sheffield Wednesday swooped to sign him from the Lancashire club, and McAllister joined the Wednesday academy.
Having previously been an unused substitute in the Sheffield derby at Hillsborough, McAllister made his senior debut for Sheffield Wednesday the following week on 25 February 2006, coming on as a substitute after 56 minutes at St Mary's when Wednesday were already 3-0 down against Southampton. Despite not having made an impact on the scoreline (Wednesday lost the game 3-0) Sean impressed and earned himself a place on the subs bench in two more matches towards the end of the 2005-06 season.
On 12 April 2006 Sean was named Sheffield Wednesday Young Player of the Year 2005-06, despite playing only 35 minutes of first team football, having impressed with his many reserve team and academy appearances.
McAllister finally made his full debut for Wednesday on the last day of the season (30 April) starting the game against Derby County at Pride Park, with Wednesday going on to win the game 2-0. McAllister's performances during the season earned him a senior contract with Wednesday which he signed over the summer of 2006.
On 19 August McAllister scored his first senior goal for Wednesday. After coming on as a sub for the injured Wade Small in the 11th minute Sean scored Wednesday's first as they recovered from a goal down at half-time to beat Plymouth Argyle 2-1.
McAllister would rarely feature again that season, only making one substitute appearance under Paul Sturrock's successor Brian Laws.
After failing to feature for the first team during the start of the 2007-08 campaign he was sent out on a two month loan to League Two side Mansfield Town on 6 September 2007.
His third Sheffield Wednesday goal came on the 80 minute mark in the Owls 2 - 0 win over Crystal Palace,this was quickly followed by his fourth goal in the 2-1 defeat to Reading
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'''Shabazz Kwame Kussie Baidoo''' (born April 13, 1987 in Hackney) is an English professional footballer of Ghanaian and Montserratian descent, who plays for Croydon Athletic.
As a youngster, Baidoo was on Arsenal's books. However, the Gunners released him and he had a trial at Norwich City before signing for QPR and then Dagenham & Redbridge.
Baidoo burst onto the scenes rather prematurely, during an injury crisis for Ian Holloway-s team towards the end of the 2004/05 season. He made his debut aged just 16 and his pace and skill immediately caught the eye of the QPR fans. The following two seasons saw Baidoo feature slightly more regularly, scoring 4 goals and making numerous substitute appearances and a few starts. However, since John Gregory became manager, Baidoo had been used sparingly and out of position, on the wing. He was used even less frequently under Gary Waddock, Mick Harford and Luigi De Canio. Baidoo went on loan to Gillingham in December 2007, but failed to make an appearance for the club, returning to Loftus Road in the New Year.
On 17 January 2008, Baidoo's contract was terminated by mutual consent by QPR. On the same day he joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a deal that lasted until the end of the 2007-08 season. In September 2008 he joined Conference club Lewes on a monthly contract. Released after one month, in October 2008 he moved to Croydon Athletic.
Shabazz is also known as Grime MC; Terminator, who is known for his creative lyrics and sluggish flow.
It is understood that football is Terminator's main focus and he only emcees for recreational value.
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'''Adam Rooney''' (born 21 April 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who plays as a striker for Scottish First Division Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Rooney's older brother Mark plays in the League of Ireland with Shelbourne.
Rooney signed for Stoke City in the summer of 2005.
On 16 March 2007, it was announced that Rooney would join Yeovil Town on loan for a month. The loan was later extended until the end of the season. However he returned to Stoke on 9 May 2007, after making 1 start and 2 substitute appearances for Yeovil. In August 2007 he joined League Two side Chesterfield on a four month loan.
On 19 July 2008, it was announced that Rooney had joined Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle for a week long trial. He travelled with the squad on their pre-season tour of Denmark and returned to train with the Highland side in August, before the club announced his signing on a three-year deal.Rooney scored his 1st goal for Inverness CT in a 1-2 defeat with St Mirren.
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'''Marlon Francis King''' (born 26 April 1980) is a professional football player. After starting his career in non-League football he played for Barnet, Gillingham, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest before moving to Watford in 2005. At Watford he was the Football League Championship top scorer, and was voted Watford player of the season as the club earned promotion to the Premier League. King joined Wigan Athletic in 2008, and subsequently spent loan spells at Hull City and Middlesbrough. During his career King has also played and scored for the Jamaica national football team.
King had his contract cancelled by Wigan after being convicted of sexual assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm on 29 October 2009, and being sentenced to eighteen months in prison.
King was born in Dulwich, London. He started his career at Dulwich Hamlet, before becoming a trainee at Barnet. After making 60 first team appearances for the London club he moved to Gillingham in 2000.
King left Priestfield to join Nottingham Forest in 2003 for a fee of -950,000. He scored 15 goals in 57 games, but was loaned to Leeds United in March 2005 for the remainder of the season. Whilst at Leeds, manager Kevin Blackwell mainly played King out of position on the wing, and as a result King failed to net a single goal for Leeds, including missing a penalty kick against Leicester City. In total he played nine games for Leeds and returned to Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2005 after his loan spell ended.
He struggled to win over the fans at Nottingham Forest, before netting an injury time winning goal in an emotional match against West Ham United, the first after Brian Clough's death.
In the summer of 2005 King was loaned to Watford for six months, with an option to buy in the January transfer window. He impressed at the Hertfordshire club, scoring 12 goals in 21 games as Watford featured in the upper-reaches of the table.
The transfer was made permanent for -500,000 in January, and King went on to finish top scorer in the Championship in the 2005-06 season with 21 goals.
He scored his debut Premier League goal against West Ham United in the second game of the new season. His second Premier League goal, the first in a 3-3 draw with Fulham on 2 October 2006 marked his 100th goal in domestic competition.
Watford were relegated and returned to the Championship for the 2007-08 season. With Watford topping the table for much of the first half of the season, King scored ten goals before the end of 2007, including five in successive games in October.
King had a medical at Fulham in January 2008, which Fulham at the time said he had failed. Following King's conviction in October 2009 Fulham manager Roy Hodgson said "I think we got lucky in that we didn't sign him. There was a problem with the medical and it also became a problem when we found out he had a jail sentence. Mohamed Al Fayed was not at all keen on that so the transfer was allowed to collapse and he went to Wigan instead."
He signed on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 25 January 2008.
In August 2008, Premier League newcomers Hull City bid an undisclosed amount for Marlon King, which Wigan accepted. City agreed personal terms with King, but the move fell through as he was unable to negotiate the terms of his exit with Wigan. Hull instead took King on a season-long loan. He scored his first goal for City, a penalty, on 13 September 2008 against Newcastle United, adding a second goal in the second half to win the match 2-1.
King's loan at Hull was cut short after he reacted in an "unacceptable manner" when told he was not in the starting line-up for a match against Arsenal and was sent home rather than taking his place among the substitutes bench.
On 22 January 2009, King's loan spell with Hull ended and he signed a loan deal with Middlesbrough. He made his debut against Chelsea on 28 January. He scored his first goal for Middlesbrough on 14 March against Portsmouth. King grabbed a goal against his old club Hull on 11 April in a crucial win for Middlesbrough.
King returned to Wigan in the summer of 2009 season after his loan spell ended. He mainly found himself on the bench for Roberto Martnez's side. He was sacked in October 2009, following his conviction and sentencing on serious criminal charges, a decision he has indicated he will appeal against.
King played for Jamaica in the friendly against Ghana on 29 May 2006 which they lost 4-1. He would also have been in the squad to face England in a friendly on 3 June 2006, but was sent home for an alleged breach of discipline. Jamaica lost the match 6-0.
As a result of the incident, the Jamaican Football Federation banned King from international football until May 2008. When Captain Horace Burrell returned as the JFF president he lifted the ban.
King is married to Julie and has three children.
While on loan to Hull City, King was alleged to have headbutted teammate Dean Windass in a casino in Scarborough. Hull City stated that the matter had been dealt with internally, and both players remained with the club.
King has convictions for 14 offences, dating from 1997.
Two cases have lead to imprisonment. In May 2002 he received an eighteen month prison sentence for receiving stolen goods, in relation to a BMW convertible that he was found driving. He was found not guilty of a charge of assaulting a police officer in a related case. His solicitor commented that "His reputation will be tarnished forever, whatever success he achieves, he'll always be referred to in a Tyson-esque way as someone who has had a criminal past and that is a considerable penalty."
King-s agent, Tony Finnigan, said he was confident that his client would find a club on his release and accused the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) of failing to offer support. Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the PFA, said that the PFA did not represent players when they have broken the law and been convicted on non-footballing matters. It would support members with anger management or other issues if approached but no approach had been made by Marlon King.
''All statistics correct as of 31 October 2009''
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'''Marcelino Elena Sierra''', simply '''Marcelino''' (born 26 September 1971) is a former Spanish professional footballer, who played as a central defender.
Marcelino was born in Gijn, Asturias, and began his career at Sporting de Gijn, where he appeared sporadically with the first team in three seasons, before earning a move to RCD Mallorca in January 1996. There, he was instrumental in the side's promotion to ''La Liga'', forming a formidable partnership with Ivn Campo in 1997-98, as Mallorca finished fifth. In the following season, they finished third and lost the Cup Winners' Cup final to S.S. Lazio.
In 1999, Marcelino transferred to Newcastle United F.C. for -6.7 million, after impressing with Mallorca in Spain and Europe. A lot was expected of Marcelino at Newcastle, however he appeared only 20 times (all competitions) for the club in three years, before he was released in 2002. He also suffered several different injuries during his time at Newcastle which stuttered his career there.
After one 1/2 seasons in ''Segunda Divisin'' with modest Polideportivo Ejido, Marcelino retired. He subsequently worked as a football commentator in TVE's Premier League matches and, in 2006, began working as Everton FC's Spanish scout.
Marcelino received five caps for Spain in a 7-month period, the first coming against Italy in Salerno (November 18, 1998). He would play his last international in an Euro 2000 qualifier routing of San Marino (9-0 home success, 90 minutes played).
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Pagnam was born in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, and started at Blackpool Wednesday before having spells at Huddersfield Town (though he never played for the club) and Southport Central. He joined Blackpool in 1913 and after a season there moved to Liverpool in 1914. A striker, he scored on his Reds debut, against Chelsea on October 10, 1914 and scored four against Tottenham Hotspur a couple of weeks later; he scored 26 that season and was Liverpool's top scorer.
Pagnam's time at Liverpool coincided with a conspiracy by some Liverpool players to rig a match with Manchester United, in order to profit from betting on the result, in what became known as the 1915 British football betting scandal. Pagnam refused to take part in the conspiracy and even threatened to score a goal to ruin the prearranged result; United won 2-0 as agreed, but four Liverpool players and three United players were found guilty of match-fixing by the Football Association, with Pagnam testifying against his team-mates.
The outbreak of World War I meant competitive football was suspended at the end of the 1914-15 season; Pagnam continued to play for Liverpool through the war, but when football resumed after hostilities ceased, Pagnam played only eight more matches for Liverpool before being sold to Arsenal in October 1919.
Pagnam made his Arsenal debut against Bradford City on October 25, 1919 and was moderately prolific in his first season, scoring twelve League goals, although Henry White finished higher than him in the scoring charts. The next season, 1920-21, Pagnam finished as Arsenal top scorer with 15 goals, despite the fact that he had been sold to Cardiff City for -3,000 (Arsenal were quite strapped for cash at the time) in March 1921. In all he scored 27 goals in 53 appearances for Arsenal.
Pagnam lasted nine months at Ninian Park before moving to Third Division South Watford in December 1921. In five seasons and 144 league matches, he scored 67 goals for the Hornets and was the Third Division South top scorer in 1922-23. In 1926 he became Watford's manager; he spent three years in the job but achieved little. Watford finished 21st out of 22 in his first season but finished 8th in 1928-29. After leaving Watford, he had spells in the Netherlands and Turkey, coaching Galatasaray SK and the national team, before returning to the UK in the late 1930s, where he ran a pub.
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Townsend was born in Reading, Berkshire. He has played for Wycombe Wanderers, Woking, Farnborough Town, Maidenhead United
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'''Leopold Paul Osborne "Leo" Fortune-West''' (born 9 April 1971) is an English footballer who plays as a striker.
Fortune-West started his career with Eastern Counties League side Tiptree United, and played for four more non-League sides before securing a move to the Football League with Gillingham for a fee of -5,000. He finished his first season with them as top scorer, and had several short stints with other League clubs before joining Cardiff City, where he played for three seasons. He played for the side as they achieved two promotions, but left on a free transfer.
He spent three seasons with Doncaster Rovers, winning promotion in his first, but was released in 2006. He then moved back to non-League football with Rushden & Diamonds, but soon made loan returns to the League with Torquay United and Shrewsbury Town. He spent time with Cambridge United and York City before joining Alfreton Town in 2008.
Fortune-West was born on 9 April 1971 in Stratford, East London and grew up as a Leyton Orient F.C. supporter.
His first season at Gillingham, 1995-96, saw him finish as the club's top scorer with 15 goals and them earning promotion to the Second Division.
He scored eight goals in 17 appearances as Rotherham made the Third Division play-offs,
Bristol Rovers denied that they were interested in signing Fortune-West in June 2003,
He returned to non-League football after he signed for Rushden & Diamonds in the Conference National in June on a two-year contract.
He signed for Cambridge United later that month after playing in a pre-season friendly for the team.
On 11 June 2008 Fortune-West joined Conference North outfit Alfreton Town on a one-year contract for the 2008-09 season.
Fortune-West has two nephews who are professional footballers; Clayton Fortune and Jonathan Fortune.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Conference National and Conference North.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy and play-offs.
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'''Andrew Myers''' (born 3 November 1973 in Hounslow, England) is a footballer who played most recently for Brentford as a defender.
Myers began his career with Chelsea, and featured in the sides which won the FA Cup in 1997, and the League Cup and Cup Winners' Cup in 1998. He was sold to Bradford City in 1999 for -800,000.
Following that, he had stints at Portsmouth on loan, Colchester United and then Brentford, who released him at the end of the 2004-05 season.
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'''Anthony Robert Dorigo''' (born 31 December 1965 in Melbourne, Australia) is a retired Australian-born English football (soccer) player who played for Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds United and the England national side as a left-back.
Despite being born in Australia, Dorigo holds a British passport and during his playing career he represented the England team on 15 occasions. He also made 7 appearances for the England B team and 11 for the England under-21s.
He signed for Chelsea from Aston Villa for -475,000 and he won the club's player of the year award in his first season, though they were also relegated. He helped the club win promotion back to the First Division at the first attempt. He left Chelsea in somewhat acrimonious circumstances in the summer of 1991, having made and then withdrawn a transfer request, and then seemingly fallen out with manager Bobby Campbell after being dropped from the side. He was sold to Leeds for -1.3m. He made 180 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 11 goals.
Dorigo won the First Division with Leeds in his first season at the club and stayed with the club until 1997, when he joined Italian side Torino. At Torino he helped the side reach the promotion play-offs being awarded the club's player of the year, although he missed a penalty in the play off final.
Due to financial reasons Torino were forced let him go, with Dorigo closing his career with two years at Derby County. He scored three goals during his spell at Derby, with one in the league against Nottingham Forest
He won 15 England caps and made his debut in 1989 against Yugoslavia. A year earlier he was a surprise inclusion in the squad for the European Championships as cover for Kenny Sansom, after regular deputy Stuart Pearce withdrew through injury. Dorigo was also part of the 1990 World Cup squad. He played in the third place play-off defeat to Italy.
Since retiring he has been a football pundit and has been commentating on Italian football on Bravo (2006-2007 season) and channel 5 (2007/2008 season. Now he is involved in property developing. He received his qualifications required in order to hold a UEFA Pro Licence (the highest-level managerial qualification in association football) in 2002.
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'''Francisco Ernami Lima de Silva''', better known as '''Mirandinha''' (born 2 July 1959 in Brasilia), is a Brazilian former professional football player.
Mirandinha is most notable for being the first Brazilian to play for an English football team, when he signed for Newcastle United in 1987, after he scored a goal for Brazil against England in the 1987 Rous Cup. The move cost Newcastle -575,000. His time at Newcastle was a mixed bag of spectacular goals, injury and charges of selfish play.
The forward was one of 11 children and worked down a salt mine before football came along.
In 2001, he was Rio Negro's manager. In that year, he won the Campeonato Amazonense.
He also won four caps for the Brazilian national team, all in May 1987, scoring one goal against England.
In 2006, Mirandinha was the manager of the Brazilian team Centro Esportivo Nova Esperana.
Mirandinha currently works as a scout in Brazil for Newcastle United.
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'''Michael O'Connor''' (born October 6, 1987, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United and Northern Ireland.
O'Connor was spotted by Crewe Alexandra scouts as a young teenager playing youth football in Northern Ireland. In 2004, shortly after he turned 16, he signed scholarship terms. He was a prominent member of the Alexandra youth team that reached the semi-final of the 2004 FA Youth Cup and he later captained the side.
On 25 February 2006, aged 18, he made his English League Championship debut when he came on as a late substitute for Gareth Taylor in a 2-1 win against Brighton. He made his second senior appearance for Alexandra in the club's final game of the 2005-06 season against Millwall on 30 April 2006. O'Connor replaced Lee Bell at half time and instantly made an impact, setting up two goals and hitting the post with his one shot.
Crewe rejected a -1,000,000 offer from Derby County for O'Connor,
On 3 July 2009, Crewe accepted an undisclosed offer from Scunthorpe United.
O'Connor joined Lincoln City on a one-month emergency loan on 6 March 2009, a day before a Lincolnshire derby against Grimsby, as a short-tem answer to the loss of Lee Frecklington. O'Connor was returned to Crewe on 18 April 2009 after he was suspended for picking up 10 yellow cards this season.
O'Connor, together with Tony Kane, Marc Wilson and Darron Gibson, was one of several Northern Irish footballers, involved in a dispute between the (Northern) Irish Football Association and the Football Association of (the Republic of) Ireland concerning international eligibility. Having initially represented Northern Ireland, O'Connor was persuaded to switch to the Republic of Ireland's U-21 squad for a brief period. However, he (and Kane) subsequently decided to revert permanently to Northern Ireland, to whom he, like Kane, is now irrevocably committed. .
O'Connor was a regular captain for Northern Ireland at every youth level up to under-20 and even scored six goals at under-17 level . However he initially chose to represent the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level before switching his allegiance back to Northern Ireland . On November 16 2007 he made his debut for the Northern Ireland U-21s, scoring in a 5-0 win against Luxembourg . On November 20 he scored again for the U-21s in a 3-0 win against Moldova . On February 6 2008 he also played against Israel. All three of these games were qualifiers for the 2009 European Under-21 Championship. On March 26 2008 O'Connor made his senior international debut for Northern Ireland in a 4-1 win against Georgia. During the friendly at Windsor Park, he came on as half-time substitute for Damien Johnson
In October 2006 O'Connor was called up to play for the Republic of Ireland U-21s for a friendly against Luxembourg
. However he subsequently had to withdraw from the squad . In February 2007 he was also selected for the Republic U-21 squad to play in the Madeira Cup , but he did not play in any of the three games involved.
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'''Michael Thomas Barnes''' (born 24 June 1988) is an English footballer currently playing for non-league side FC Halifax Town. His regular position is on the left wing.
Born in Chorley, Lancashire, Barnes was spotted playing for Conference North side Lancaster City in the FA Youth Cup and, after a successful trial in November 2005, the young winger joined Manchester United's youth academy that December. In his first season with the club, he made 16 appearances, including five for the Reserves. The 2006-07 season saw Barnes make his breakthrough into the Reserves, making 25 appearances and scoring four goals.
On 25 October 2006, he made his debut for the first team, coming on as a half-time substitute for Phil Marsh. However, he himself was substituted just before half-time in extra time, being replaced by Ryan Shawcross. Barnes played in the final of the 2006-07 Manchester Senior Cup, scoring United's only goal in a 3-1 loss to Manchester City. In August 2007, he gave several impressive performances for United in the 2007 Champions Youth Cup in Malaysia, which United went on to win.
Despite being an ever-present in the reserve team in the first half of the 2007-08 season, it was announced on 3 January 2008 that Barnes had joined Chesterfield on loan for the remainder of the season, in order to gain first team experience. However, due to a lack of opportunities in the Chesterfield first team, Barnes' loan contract was terminated prematurely and he returned to Manchester United after just three appearances for the Derbyshire club.
On 27 February 2008, Barnes went on a week-long trial at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, with a view to securing a permanent contract. Barnes is believed to be on his way out of Old Trafford, with his contract expiring at the end of the 2007-08 season. In an article reporting Barnes' loan move to Shrewsbury Town in March 2008, BBC Sport reported the likelihood that Barnes was to be released by Manchester United in the summer. He made two first team appearances for Shrewsbury, before his loan was ended on 29 April 2008.
On 27 June 2008, the BBC's speculation over Barnes' future was confirmed, when Manchester United announced that he would be one of seven young players not to have their contracts renewed at the end of the season. He was given a free transfer and allowed to leave the club as of 30 June 2008.
Barnes was linked with a move to Inverness Caledonian Thistle after he seemingly impressed while being on trial in February. In July 2008, Barnes went on trial with Bristol City, and featured in their first pre-season friendly against Forest Green Rovers. However, he was not offered a contract with the club. Barnes joined Northwich Victoria on non-contract terms in August 2008, making his debut as a substitute against Burton at the Pirelli Stadium on 12 August, but was released without playing in any further matches in early September 2008 after failing to agree terms on a new contract. He signed for Conference North side Southport in October 2008, but was released after just one appearance. He later joined F.C. Halifax Town, and made his debut for the club against Radcliffe Borough on 10 January 2009.
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'''Kieran Christopher Lee''' (born 22 June 1988 in Stalybridge, Tameside) is an English footballer. He currently plays in central midfield or at full back for Oldham Athletic, having signed on a free transfer from Manchester United in May 2008. He played on loan at Queens Park Rangers during the 2007-08 season.
A central midfielder earlier in his career, he was deployed more often by Manchester United as a full back, either on the left or on the right. He signed for the club on a youth contract in July 2004, after impressing in the club's Under-17 team for the past two years. He continued to progress up the youth system, playing 25 times for the Under-18s in 2004-05, and making another 23 appearances in 2005-06. He also played in 16 matches for the Reserves that season, in various competitions.
His performances that season earned him a two-year professional contract with the club and, just three days after signing it, he was given his first taste of first team football, coming on as a second half substitute for Wes Brown in Roy Keane's testimonial against Celtic at Old Trafford. In addition to this, he also made appearances in first team friendlies prior to the 2006-07 season, first coming on as a substitute for Phil Bardsley away to Preston North End, and then playing the full 90 minutes of a 2-1 victory over Macclesfield Town.
Lee's Reserve team performances were rewarded in the 2006-07 season by him being given the captain's armband. In between his 25 appearances for the Reserves that season, Lee also made his first team debut. He was named as a substitute in the League Cup Third Round tie against Crewe Alexandra and, with the score at 1-1, he came on for David Gray in the 77th minute. The match went to extra time and, with less than two minutes remaining, Lee made a charging run up from right back to latch onto an Alan Smith through-ball. He composed himself, and slid the ball coolly past Crewe's former Manchester United goalkeeper, Ben Williams.
This appearance was followed up by another in the Fourth Round of the League Cup, this time against Southend United. Lee came on for John O'Shea in the 75th minute, but was unable to rescue the team from a 1-0 loss. Towards the end of the season, United suffered a dearth of defenders, with Mikal Silvestre, Patrice Evra, Gary Neville and Nemanja Vidi all out through injury at one time or another, so Lee was called into the squad for the matches against Milan and Everton, although he did not play in either game. He finally made his Premier League debut against Chelsea on 9 May 2007. Since the title race had been sewn up the game before, United manager Alex Ferguson was able to select a team of fringe players for the game, including Lee. At the end of the season, in recognition of his fine performances over the preceding 12 months, Lee was awarded the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award.
On 12 December 2007, Lee was again named as a substitute for the Champions League game against Roma, but did not get to play. It was announced on 28 December 2007 that Lee would be joining Queens Park Rangers on loan from 2 January 2008. He would then be eligible to play for QPR against Chelsea in the FA Cup on 5 January.
After spending four months on loan at QPR, making seven appearances, Lee became Oldham Athletic's first signing of summer 2008. Moving on a free transfer, Lee signed a two-year contract with the Latics, beginning on 1 July 2008. His first game with Oldham came in the Carling Cup second round in a 3-0 loss to Burnley. On 26 December, he made his league debut for Oldham in a 3-0 win versus Crewe Alexandra, assisting in the final goal by Lee Hughes. His first goal for Oldham was a 95th minute equaliser against Swindon Town on 22 August 2009.
:''Correct as of match played 4 September 2009''
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'''Manuel "Junior" Agogo''' (born 1 August 1979) is an English-Ghanaian footballer. He is a striker and currently plays for Apollon Limassol. He has spent most of his career in England, as well as spells in The USA, Egypt and Cyprus
Born in Accra, Agogo began his career at Sheffield Wednesday in 1995, but only made two league appearances for the Premier League side. During the 1999-00 season he had loan spells at Oldham Athletic, Chester City, Chesterfield, and Lincoln City. His goal for Chester against Cheltenham Town in October 1999, was voted the second-best goal ever scored at the Deva Stadium.
In 2000 Agogo left Sheffield Wednesday and moved to the United States to play for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. He was traded to the Colorado Rapids after playing just one match in Chicago, going on to score 11 goals in 32 appearances for the Rapids.
He was traded from Colorado to the San Jose Earthquakes in June 2001 for Chris Carrieri. He played with the Earthquakes for the rest of the 2001 championship season but was waived early in the 2002 pre-season, replaced on the San Jose roster by Devin Barclay.
In 2002, Agogo returned to England, this time with Queens Park Rangers. However, after only two appearances he moved to Football Conference side Barnet where he scored 21 goals in 39 games.
In the summer of 2003, Agogo joined Third Division side Bristol Rovers. He played the first thirteen games of the 2003-04 season before having to have an operation which kept him out for the next nine games. He finished the campaign with 22 goals in all competitions.
In May 2004, the side stayed at a hotel in Doncaster, following which Agogo was accused by a waitress of rape. He was cleared of all charges in his February 2005 trial at Sheffield Crown Court. In the 2004-05 season, Agogo scored 20 goals in 51 appearances; the following season he scored 18 goals from 44 appearances.
thumb|left|Agogo during his Nottingham Forest days.
In summer 2006 Rovers turned down bids from Agogo from Championship side Southend United and League One side Nottingham Forest
On 22 September 2007 Agogo scored his first goals of the 2007-08 season, a hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Gillingham - the first of his career. He netted two long-range strikes that season with a 35-yard lob of the goalkeeper in Forest's 3-0 win at Yeovil Town and a 25-yard effort in Forest's 4-1 success against Southend United. However, Agogo scored only three goals after his return from the 2008 African Cup of Nations. Nonetheless, he finished as Forest's top-scorer that season with thirteen goals, helping the club gain automatic promotion to the Championship. Agogo was sold during the summer for a fee of -565,000 to El Zamalek.
On July 2, 2008, Junior Agogo joined El Zamalek at a time when the team needed a striker. He wore the number 19 shirt for El Zamalek but later shifted to No. 9 after Zamalek agreed to loan Amr Zaki to English side Wigan Athletic for one year. Though ever since the player entered the club he couldn't compensate for the absence of the Egyptian international and has been having disputes with the club official regularly till it hit what seemed to be a dead end.
On August 5, 2009 Junior Agogo joined Apollon Limassol to end his spell without a club, signing a two-year contract with the Cypriots.
In May 2006 Agogo was called up by Ghana for a friendly against French league side OGC Nice. However, he was not included in the final Ghanaian World Cup squad. He was recalled to the Ghana squad for an East Asia tour in which he faced Japan and South Korea.
On 14 November 2006, Agogo scored his first goal for Ghana, the equaliser in a friendly against Australia; the game finished 1-1. He also scored the third goal in Ghana's 4-1 victory over Nigeria, played at Brentford's Griffin Park.
Agogo was called up to the Ghana squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He played in the first game of the cup against Guinea, hitting the post with a header in the 20th minute and helping Ghana to a 2-1 victory. He then scored in the following game against Namibia, tapping home Michael Essien's cross for the only goal of the game.
Agogo then netted another goal, the winner in the quarter final against Nigeria. Ghana missed out on the final, however, and had to settle for a third-place play-off against the Ivory Coast, in which he scored again in 4-2 victory. Alongside Sulley Muntari he was Ghana's top scorer in the competition.
Currently, along with Asamoah Gyan he is considered Ghana's most prolific active goal scorer - and has netted 11 goals in his first 25 matches for the national team.
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'''Philip "Phil" Marsh''' (born 15 November 1986 in St Helens, Merseyside) is an English footballer who plays for FC United of Manchester.
Marsh was formerly a striker for Manchester United's academy and reserve teams. During the 2005-06 season, he became a regular for the reserve team, being deployed at right back.
In October 2006, Marsh played in Manchester United's 2-1 away win against Crewe Alexandra in the Carling Cup. He started up front with Alan Smith in the match and was given the squad number 41. He was substituted for Michael Barnes at half-time.
Marsh was released from the club in June 2007. In July, he joined Scottish Premier League club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on trial.
On 5 September 2007, Marsh signed for English Championship side Blackpool after a successful six-week trial. On 7 May 2008, he was released by Blackpool without making a first-team appearance.
On 22 December 2008, he made his first appearance for Leigh Genesis, scoring one goal in their 3-2 away loss in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy second round against Radcliffe Borough. He also made 17 league appearances (scoring five goals) and one appearance in the Northern Challenge Cup (scoring one goal), before joining FC United of Manchester on 19 March 2009, also of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
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'''David Peter Gray''' (born 4 May 1988 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Plymouth Argyle on loan from Manchester United. He was brought up through the ranks by Heart of Midlothian until the age of 16, when he signed for United for a fee of -50,000.
During the 2005-06 season, Gray broke into the reserve team, being deployed mainly at right-back, coming from the bench. On 25 October 2006, Gray made his debut for the senior team in a League Cup match against Crewe Alexandra. He started the game at right-back, but late in the second half, he was substituted for Kieran Lee who went on to score the winning goal in extra time.
In January 2007, he was sent on loan to Royal Antwerp to gain match experience. However, after just two games, he suffered an injury which sidelined him for the rest of the season. In November 2007, he again went on loan, this time to Crewe Alexandra for a month, as cover for the club's injured players.
On 1 January 2009, Gray completed a loan switch to Championship club Plymouth Argyle, due to last until the end of the 2008-09 season. After returning to Manchester United for pre-season, Gray rejoined Plymouth on a three-month loan deal on 18 September.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 19th December 2009.''
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'''John Goodall''' (19 June 1863 - 20 May 1942) was a footballer who rose to fame as a centre-forward for England and for Preston North End at the time of the development of the Football League, and also became Watford's first manager in 1903. He also played cricket in the County Championship for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1896, being one of 19 players to achieve the Derbyshire double.
Goodall was born of Scottish parents in Westminster, London, but became an English international footballer. His brother Archie, who was born in Ireland, was capped for Ireland. As such they became the first brothers in history to play for different countries. When he was a child his parents moved to Kilmarnock, where he first learnt the 'Scottish' passing game playing for Kilmarnock Burns and Kilmarnock Athletic. Then he played for Great Lever in Bolton. He was eventually signed by Preston-s chairman and manager, Major William Sudell who had led the struggle for professionalism (once stating that stopping the inevitability of paid footballers was "like trying to stop Niagara with a three-legged stool") and had gathered a group of Scots together at Preston to form one of strongest sides in the country. Sudell gave The Football League its name and was its first treasurer.
Goodall signed for Preston North End at the beginning of the 1885-86 season, ultimately scoring 50 goals in 56 games for the club. He had been a part of the 1888 Cup Final team, which had lost to West Bromwich Albion but it was the following year that his fame was assured. In that year, the inaugural season of The Football League, the Preston North End side went undefeated through their League campaign and won the FA Cup without conceding a goal to earn the club the nickname "The Invincibles". Goodall finished the season as the League-s top scorer with 20 goals in 21 games and went on to be selected to represent the England national team against the Welsh national team. In all, Goodall was capped six times versus Wales, seven times against Scotland, and once against Ireland, scoring 12 goals. He saw his last international in 1898 having appeared at inside right, centre forward, and inside left. One opponent said of him: "his feet seemed to move in quicksilver".
Goodall left Preston North End for Derby County in 1889 at the height of his fame. His brother Archie a centre-half, played alongside John at Derby County.
He was retained by the Derby club until 1898. It was at Derby County where the older Goodall became a mentor to Stephen Bloomer, the best goal scorer of that generation, from the start of the 1892-93 season. Bloomer allegedly credited Goodall with his early development and partly as a result of this combination, the -Rams- came strongly to the fore but were never quite able to convert their talents into silverware finishing third in the League twice, runners-up once (in 1895), FA Cup semi-finalists twice, and runners-up once (in 1898).
Goodall did not feature in the 1899 FA Cup Final as he was by now fading as a first-time fixture at the Baseball Ground but in 1900-01 he was taken on by New Brighton Tower, a club based in the Wirral, that pursued an expensive policy of buying ex-internationals in order to strengthen their League status. However, at the end of Goodall-s first season the owners, citing financial difficulties, withdrew the club from the League despite finishing 4th in the Second Division of The Football League. Goodall, finally, played out his League career in relative obscurity with Glossop North End, in Derbyshire, in the Second Division.
Goodall played first-class twice for Derbyshire. In the 1895 season he made his debut in a match against Yorkshire in June when he scored a healthy 32 in his second innings to help Derbyshire to victory. In the 1896 season he kept wicket against Warwickshire in July, taking one catch in another victory for Derbyshire.
He married Sarah Rawcliffe from Lancashire in Glossop and, when his playing career came to an end, moved with his wife to Hertfordshire in 1903 where he took up a position as the first player/manager of Watford of the Southern League for 3/10s/0d a week and stayed in position until May 1910, when he became the groundsman.
An ''Observer'' reporter visited Goodall in May 1903, as he prepared for the new season and, in part, wrote this:
The moment we got away from the subject of Watford you could hear the rumbling of curling stones, the swish of cricket balls, the rippling of waters "willow-wooed," and the swipes of drivers in the royal and ancient game of "gowf".
Of Goodall's fishing one need say no more than that he is an angler.
But John's achievements in the roaring game cannot be passed over. While at Preston he was the champion curler, and once when playing against the best of Scotia's curlers in the championship of Great Britain at Southport, he ran out second.
With reference to the game of golf, Goodall knows all about long drives and good approaches, bunkers, and other hazards; the secret of keeping your eye on the ball is his, and the language thereof! Pigeon shooting also claimed his attention.
The gentler game of bowling has attracted him of a summer's evening and he can put a bowl to lie dead on the jack when required. In the cricket field he has kept wicket for Derby County against Yorkshire and Warwickshire.
In the new manager, Watford have a man who can be relied upon at all times to give a good account of himself in any position, particularly in the van.}}
His impact of his reign at Watford was immediate. The club broke various records in winning Division Two of the Southern League in 1903-04. They went through the campaign undefeated, recording the highest FA Cup victory in the club-s history (6-0 versus Redhill 31 October 1903) and having both the highest season (Bertie Banks) (21 goals) and single game goal scorer in the club-s history (Harry Barton (6 goals v. Wycombe Wanderers 26 September 1903).
Goodall played his last football game for Watford on 14 September 1907 at the age of 44 years, 87 days in a Southern League game against Bradford Park Avenue, becoming the oldest person ever to have played for Watford. He came back to football in 1910 with RC Roubaix and retired in 1913 as player-manager of Mardy. Thereafter, lived out a rather impecunious existence, tending to an allotment to provide vegetables for his family and forlornly walking one of his pet foxes around the town.
Goodall was the most notable of the few -southerners- able to break into the new -professional- game and was, in some ways, responsible for aiding the development of the game in the South of England. He was a curling player of some repute, and while at Watford he played five cricket matches for Hertfordshire County Cricket Club in 1905 and 1906. In addition, he always maintained a rather strange penchant for domesticated foxes, walking them on the pitch during the interval at Deepdale.
He died in Watford in May 1942 and is buried at Watford North Cemetery in an unmarked grave.
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'''Ryan James Shawcross''' (born 4 October 1987) is an English footballer who currently plays as a defender for Stoke City.
He previously was on the books of Manchester United, and had loan spells at Royal Antwerp and Stoke City respectively, before joining the latter permanently during January 2008. He has also represented England Under-21s, making his debut in a UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying match against the Republic of Ireland in January 2008.
Born in Chester, England, to Welsh parents, Shawcross was raised in Buckley, Flintshire, and attended Elfed High School in Buckley.
During his primary school days, Shawcross played representative level football for Flintshire Boys; this team counts Gary Speed, Michael Owen and Ian Rush amongst its former players. Shawcross' younger brother, Rory, also a defender, has also played for this team.
Early in his Manchester United career, Shawcross made 22 appearances for the Under 17s, in 2003-04, scoring against Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers.
In 2004-05, Shawcross made 21 appearances for the Under 18s, scoring against Everton on 5 March 2005. He also made five appearances for United-s Pontin's Holidays League Reserve side, which won the Division One West title.
During the 2005-06 season, Shawcross made ten appearances in the Premier Reserve League and was a part of United's successful Reserve side that won the treble of the Manchester Senior Cup, F.A. Premier Reserve League North and F.A. Premier Reserve Play-off against Tottenham Hotspur Reserves.
On 25 October 2006, Shawcross made his senior debut as a substitute for fellow debutant Michael Barnes in the League Cup 3rd Round encounter at the Gresty Road, Crewe, coming on in extra-time in a 2-1 United win.
In January 2007, he was sent on loan to Royal Antwerp FC, where he appeared regularly, and helped Antwerp to make it into the Belgium playoffs, scoring 3 goals himself, before returning to Manchester in the summer.
On 9 August 2007, Shawcross was sent on loan again, this time to English Championship club Stoke City, for 6 months. He scored his first two goals for Stoke during his first two games, one on his debut during a 1-0 win on the opening day of the season, against Cardiff City, with the other during a League Cup game against Rochdale in which Stoke lost on penalties.
Stoke made advances to make Shawcross' loan permanent during the January 2008 transfer window, and the move was finally completed on 18 January 2008, with Stoke paying Manchester United an initial -1m, with the possibility of a further -1m dependent on appearances and Stoke achieving promotion.
After a fine debut Premier League season, Shawcross was linked to several clubs such as West Ham, Fulham, Everton Liverpool and Manchester United, however both Shawcross and Stoke manager Tony Pulis dismissed this speculation. He scored from a header in Stoke's first match of the 2009-10 Premier League season, helping them to a 2-0 win over Burnley. On 12 December 2009 he scored his second goal in the 2009-10 season for Stoke against Wigan Athletic in the 2-2 draw.
In January 2008, Shawcross won his first call up to the England under-21 squad for a 2009 UEFA under-21 Championship Qualifying match against the Republic of Ireland. Shawcross previously played for the Wales under-15 team, against Belgium and the Republic of Ireland.
Following Shawcross' fine form in his debut Premier League season, Tony Pulis, his manager at Stoke tipped Shawcross to break into the England senior side.
In September 2009, it was announced that changes have been proposed to the eligibility criteria for British players, which would make Shawcross eligible to play for Wales. Wales under-21 coach Brian Flynn commented that "People who grew up in Wales often can't represent the country they've lived in most of their life because their nearest maternity hospital is in England" . In October 2009, FIFA ratified the changes to allow players with 5 years compulsory education in a country before the age of 16 to represent that country.
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'''Robert Paul "Robbie" Ryan''' (born 16 May 1977 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who is a left back. He is currently playing for Croydon Athletic, having signed in December 2008.
Ryan began his career at Huddersfield Town in July 1994 but didn't make his first team debut until September 1996 when he came on as a sub in a 3-1 win over Ipswich Town.
After making just 15 Appearances for The Terriers, Ryan joined Millwall in 2000, costing the club -10,000. He made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Southend United. In the 2000-01 season he only missed four games for Millwall as they won the Football League Second Division title. The following season, Ryan played 32 league games as Millwall made the First Division play offs, losing to Birmingham City.
At the end of his contract, Millwall offered him another one-year deal, which he declined in favour of a three-year deal with Bristol Rovers, despite dropping down two divisions. He had played 226 league games for Millwall. His last appearance in a Millwall shirt happened to be the 2004 FA Cup Final against Manchester United where he was marking Cristiano Ronaldo.
Computer game Championship Manager played its part in Ryan's transfer. Utilising real-life statistical data, the game revealed to Ryan Molesworth, the son of Bristol Rovers scout Paul Molesworth, that Robbie Ryan's contract was expiring. Rovers then became interested in signing the player, which after negotiations, actually took place.
In the 2004-05 season, Ryan made 40 league appearances for Bristol Rovers. In 2005-06 he played only 17 games, none at all since November. On February 1, 2007 Bristol Rovers terminated Ryan's contract.
Ryan has represented Ireland at schoolboy and youth levels playing in the FIFA World Youth Champions in Malaysia for the Republic of Ireland who came 3rd and has also picked up 12 U21 caps.
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'''Charles Edward "Charlie" Sheringham''' (born 17 April 1988 in Chingford) is an English footballer who is a striker and currently plays for Bishops Stortford in the Conference South. He is the son of former England forward Teddy Sheringham.
Sheringham originally started out at his father's first club, Millwall, as part of their academy set-up, before moving on to another of his father's former teams, Tottenham Hotspur. Having been released by Spurs, he was given a trial at Bournemouth, and then another at Ipswich Town, in which he impressed and was given a one-year contract.
At Portman Road, he won an FA Youth Cup winners medal as a sub in 2005. Ipswich released him in the summer of 2005. He was transferred to Charlton Athletic on a free transfer but failed to make an impact and was very soon released, after which he went on trial at Crystal Palace, playing several games for Kit Symons's reserve side.
He impressed, and was kept on for the pre-season by manager Peter Taylor, scoring in a first-team pre-season friendly at Stevenage Borough. He also impressed against American champions, the Los Angeles Galaxy, which led to him being given a professional contract, on a month-by-month contractual deal. He then impressed even further, and was given a full contract, lasting two years.
On 18 April 2007, Sheringham flew out to America with teammate Lewwis Spence to join Crystal Palace's feeder club Crystal Palace Baltimore on loan for four months, though he had to fly home early with a hairline fracture of the foot.
Sheringham was released at the end of the January 2008 transfer window without making a single first team appearance. Following his release from Crystal Palace Sheringham headed to Denmark on an eight day trial at Fremad Amager of the Danish 1st Division. The trial was set up by Charlie Sheringham's father Teddy Sheringham who is an old friend of then manager Jakob Friis-Hansen. The move fell through at the last minute.
Sheringham signed for Conference South side, Bishop's Stortford on 15 May 2009, from Welling United at the end of the 2008-09 season.
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'''Clement "Clem" Stephenson''' (6 February 1890 - 24 October 1961) was an England national team captain whose 20 year career at Aston Villa and Huddersfield Town included emphatic successes in both the FA Cup and League Championships. Stephenson-s place in history as a forward-cum midfielder was assured when Herbert Chapman targeted him as the man to lead Huddersfield Town's challenge for three consecutive League titles in the 1920s. He was also noted for having his son, grandson, nephew and dog all bearing his name.
Not the fastest player, Stephenson originally played for Aston Villa in 1910 as an inside-forward; his career at Villa Park totalling 216 matches, from which he scored a reasonable 85 goals. He was brought into Villa Park as Villa legend Harry Hampton-s career was nearing its end and soon acquired a reputation for intuitive play: his passes were said to be -as sweet as stolen kisses-. His first silverware came in the 1913 FA Cup Final alongside Hampton and England national team player Joe Bache in the victory over League Champions Sunderland A.F.C.; the only occasion in English football history when the FA Cup Final was contested between the top two clubs in the Football League. Stephenson claimed before the 1913 FA Cup final to have dreamt, that Villa, would beat Sunderland with a headed goal from Tommy Barber. Villa did indeed win that final with a headed goal from Tommy Barber. Stephenson was to play in the semi-final the following year and was a winner in the FA Cup final in 1920 in what proved a fitting swansong for the club.
During World War I Stephenson had guested for Leeds City F.C., a club managed by Herbert Chapman, who, typically, saw qualities, beyond Stephenson-s well-renowned lack of pace, that would serve the player in his later career. It was as a result of making irregular payments to such Wartime guest players as Stephenson (Chapman had secured the services of Charlie Buchan of Sunderland A.F.C., Franny Walden of Tottenham Hotspur F.C., and Billy Hampson of Newcastle United F.C. ) that Chapman-s career at Leeds City came to a questionable end and led to the dissolution of the club in 1919.
However, when Chapman took over the reigns at Huddersfield Town (in August 1920) one of his first tasks was to secure Stephenson in a -4,000 move from Villa Park. This caused controversy at a time and at a club where money was scarce but within two seasons, Stephenson was playing inside-left in the narrow FA Cup victory over Preston North End at Stamford Bridge becoming the first player in the 20th century to win three winners- medals in the FA Cup and eventually took the captain-s armband from Tommy Wilson. The Final was notable for the controversy surrounding the penalty decision that decided that match when Hamilton brought down Huddersfield's W.H. Smith. Ivan Sharpe, writing in the Sunday Chronicle, stated: "It was certainly a close thing. I had a fairly good view of the incident and my impression was 'Penalty!' The kick was to be taken by the victim, Smith. The goalkeeper Mitchell decided on the manoeuvre of dervish leaps in the air while the act was brewing, the intention obviously to put the Huddersfield marksman off his shot. 'Ne'er mind the devil-dances' seemed to be the tenor of Town captain Clem Stephenson as he advised Smith: 'Just shove it in the net.'
In another two seasons Huddersfield had won the first of three consecutive League Championships and Chapman was moved to write to Stephenson: "I want to thank you personally for your play, your wholehearted efforts both on and off the field. I have never had such confidence in any captain of a team I have been associated with." It was later written: -Chapman bought perceptively, welded his assets together astutely and soon sent out one of the most successful League sides of all time. It was stubborn, disciplined and highly mobile with Clem Stephenson, once of Aston Villa, at the heart of everything. He was a stocky tactician without much pace but his passes were as sweet as stolen kisses."
Chapman brought in the free scoring George Brown and Alex Jackson and between 1924 and 1925 led the side to two consecutive League titles before departing for fame and fortune with Arsenal F.C. Without his guile the brio was gone and whereas Stephenson led Cecil Potter-s team to a third straight League title in 1926 Huddersfield have never since won either the League Championship or the FA Cup instead finishing in second place in the League in 1927 and 1928 and losing the 1928 FA Cup Final to Blackburn Rovers. They lost the semi-final to Bolton Wanderers the following year and Stephenson played his last game for the club that year, becoming manager in May 1929 taking over from Jack Chaplin.
Stephenson went on to become Huddersfield's longest-serving manager from 27 May 1929 until 8 June 1942 overseeing the 10-1 victory over Blackpool in December 1930 and the 1932 Cup match versus Arsenal when 67,037 packed themselves into Leeds Road. But his Cup exploits were fraught with irony leading Huddersfield to two finals and losing both: the first to a Herbert Chapman led Arsenal and the other to Preston North End in an exact reversal of the 1922 final.
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During his footballing career, he played as a defender for Home Farm F.C., before moving to England to pursue a career beginning with Burnley F.C., then moving to Exeter City F.C., Northampton Town F.C., then Charlton Athletic F.C..
He also appeared nine times for the Republic of Ireland.
It was at Charlton that Theo began his managerial career, before moving on to local non-League team Dulwich Hamlet, and then on to Queens Park Rangers.
Perhaps his biggest success was as assistant to George Graham at Millwall, where the two led Millwall from the brink of the Fourth Division to the Second also winning the Football League Group Trophy, and then at Arsenal, where the pair won a League Cup in 1987 and a First Division title in 1989. He left Arsenal in 1990 to manage Northampton Town, but left in 1992 when the club went into administration.
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'''Edwin Ronald "Eddie" Firmani''' (born 7 August 1933 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a former South African football player and manager. He represented Italy internationally.
Firmani played as a centre or inside forward. He joined English team in 1950 and became a regular goal scorer, including scoring five goals in a 6-1 win against in 1955. At the time the Charlton team included several South Africans, John Hewie, Stuart Leary and Sid O'Linn. During his first spell with Charlton he married Pat Robinson, daughter of the club's assistant manager. Later in 1955 he moved to Italian team Sampdoria for -35,000, which at the time was a record transfer fee involving a British club, beginning an eight year spell in Italy when he gained 3 caps for the Italian national team, qualifying for the national team as his grandfather was Italian. He also played for Internazionale and Genoa.
He returned to England in 1963, linking up again with Charlton. After two years he moved to but returned to The Valley for a third spell two seasons later. In total, he made 177 appearances for the Addicks, scoring 89 goals. In recognition of his talents, he was named as Charlton's greatest overseas player in 2005. Firmani is the only man ever to have scored 100 League goals in both England and Italy.
In 1967 Firmani was appointed Charlton manager and retired as a player. In his second season in charge, Charlton finished third in the Second Division just missing out on promotion. He was fired in March 1970 with the Addicks battling against relegation to the Third Division. Firmani moved to North America and managed several North American Soccer League sides: Tampa Bay Rowdies, New York Cosmos and Philadelphia Fury which turned into Montreal Manic. He managed the Rowdies to the NASL championship in 1975 in his first year in charge and was named the NASL coach of the year in 1976 and also won the NASL championship with New York Cosmos in 1978. He later managed Canadian side Montreal Impact in 1993 and Major League Soccer side New York/New Jersey MetroStars in 1996.
In 1960 Firmani wrote a volume of autobiography "Football with the Millionaires", which provides an interesting contrast between the lifestyle of Italian footballers and their English counterparts in the era of the maximum wage.
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'''Samuel "Sam" Bartram''' (January 22, 1914 - July 17, 1981) was an English footballer and manager.
After school, Sam Bartram became a miner and played as either centre forward or wing-half in north east non-league football. As a teenager he had an unsuccessful trial with Reading. When his local village club Boldon Villa were without a goalkeeper for a cup final in 1934 Sam took over in goal. A scout from Charlton Athletic, Angus Seed, was watching the game and Sam played so well that Angus recommended him to Charlton Athletic. In his first three years with Charlton the club rose from Division Three to runners-up in the top division. He subsequently played in goal for Charlton for 22 years, and was never dropped from the team until he retired in 1956. He is considered one of Charlton's greatest players, and their finest keeper. In his time at Charlton he won the FA Cup in 1947.
Bartram was involved in a well reported incident when thick fog closed in on a game he was playing against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
"Soon after the kick-off," he wrote in his autobiography, "[fog] began to thicken rapidly at the far end, travelling past Vic Woodley in the Chelsea goal and rolling steadily towards me. The referee stopped the game, and then, as visibility became clearer, restarted it. We were on top at this time, and I saw fewer and fewer figures as we attacked steadily."
The game went unusually silent but Sam remained at his post, peering into the thickening fog from the edge of the penalty area. And he wondered why the play was not coming his way.
"After a long time," he wrote, "a figure loomed out of the curtain of fog in front of me. It was a policeman, and he gaped at me incredulously. "What on earth are you doing here?" he gasped. "The game was stopped a quarter of an hour ago. The field's completely empty".'
Although Sam played for the England B team, he was burdened with the unwanted praise of 'the finest goalkeeper never to play for England' as the England national football team had both Frank Swift and Ted Ditchburn jostling for the goalkeeper position. He played in four successive Wembley finals between 1944 and 1947 and was runner-up in the 1954 Footballer of the Year vote at the age of 40.
Bartram left Charlton to manage York City, then Luton Town, prior to a career as a football columnist for The People and spent his final years in Harpenden. In 1976/7 an estate was built at the Jimmy Seed end of the ground consisting of a block of flats and seven houses. It was named Sam Bartram Close. In 2005, a nine-foot statue of Sam Bartram was erected outside The Valley, home of Charlton Athletic, in order to celebrate the club's centenary.
Fifty years after his retirement, Charlton Athletic named Bartram's bar and restaurant in his honour at their Valley headquarters.
Sam Bartram holds the following records for Charlton Athletic:
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'''Peter Croker''' (born 21 December 1921) is an English former footballer born in Kingston, Surrey, who played as a fullback in the Football League for Charlton Athletic and Watford and in non-league football for Bromley and Gravesend & Northfleet. He is the only survivor from Charlton's 1947 FA Cup Final-winning team.
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'''Edgar Alfred (Ted) Croker''' (13 February 1924 - 25 December 1992) was an RAF pilot and a footballer for Charlton Athletic.
In 1974, as the then Football Association secretary, he proposed the current format for the Charity Shield, with the match to be played between the champions of the top division of the Football League (now the Premier League), and FA Cup winners (or first and second in the League if one team wins both) at Wembley Stadium, as an introduction to each new football season.
His autobiography, "First Voice You Will Hear Is", was published on September 7, 1987.
He lived in Cheltenham from the 1950s and founded an engineering company in the town. In 1987 he became President of Cheltenham Town, a post that he occupied until his death.
Croker died at the age of 68 on Christmas Day, 1992.
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'''Derek David Hales''' (born 15 December 1951 in Lower Halstow) is an English former footballer.
Hales joined Gillingham as a youth team player in 1968 but failed to gain a professional contract and drifted into non-League football. In 1972 Luton Town paid -2,000 to sign him from Dartford, but just over a year later he was sold for -4,000 to Charlton Athletic. It was at The Valley that he made a name for himself, scoring 168 goals in 368 games in two spells at the club, making him the Addicks' all-time leading goalscorer and earning the nickname from the fans "The Killer" or simply "Killer" due to his lethal finishing in front of goal. In between his two spells with Charlton he played top-flight football for Derby County and West Ham United, the team he supported as a boy. When his second spell at Charlton ended in 1985 he joined Gillingham, where he rounded off his professional career with 9 goals in 31 games. Released by the Gills in 1986, he returned to the village in which he was born and bought the local pub.
During his time at Charlton he was once sent off for fighting with his own team-mate Mike Flanagan.
He is currently a P.E. teacher at The Howard School, Gillingham, Kent.
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'''Stuart Edward Leary''' (30 April 1933 - 21 August 1988) was a South African who played football as a centre-forward and cricket as an all-rounder.
Leary started his career with Cape Town side Clyde before moving to English side in 1950 along with team-mate Eddie Firmani. He was one of a number of South Africans to move to the The Valley in this era. After making his debut in 1951, he became a prolific goal-scorer scoring a record number of league goals for the club. Despite being South African born, he appeared for the England U23 team but was prevented from representing the full team by the Football Association who banned non-English-born players from representing the national team. During his period of National Service he served with the Royal Air Force. In all, he made 403 appearances for the Addicks, scoring 163. After failing to agree a new contract, he joined in 1962 and remained there until his retirement in 1966.
Leary also had a long and successful career as a first-class cricket player of Kent County Cricket Club between 1951 and 1971. He scored 16,517 runs at an average of 31 and took 146 wickets at an average of 34.
His body was discovered dead on Table Mountain in South Africa on 23 August 1988; it was believed he had died two days earlier.
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He is currently the head groundsman at Charlton's ground, The Valley.
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'''Paul Simon Evans''' (born 1 September 1974 in Oswestry, England) is an English-born Welsh international footballer who plays for Halifax Town. Evans can play in the centre or on the right of midfield.
Evans started his career with Shrewsbury Town and signed professionally in 1993 when he was 19 years old. He went on to make over 200 appearances for the Gay Meadow club and scored 36 goals. West London club Brentford signed him for -110,000. It was while at Brentford that Evans famously scored goals in consecutive games from the half way line, first at home to Preston North End, then at Burnley. During his time at Brentford, Evans gained his first Wales cap and the attention of higher-division clubs. He played 157 games for them, all in the starting eleven. He managed to hit the net 34 times.
It was Bradford City who got his signature when they signed him on a free transfer from Brentford. He made 15 appearances in his first season with them and scored two goals. He was later loaned out to Blackpool for a couple of months, where he made 10 appearances, scoring once. When he returned to Bradford he forced his way into the first team due to a few of the usual performers being injured. He played another 25 games and scored another three goals. After the regulars returned to full fitness, he was loaned out again, this time to Nottingham Forest.
After a month at the City Ground, Forest paid -25,000 for his services on a permanent basis. He proved to be a bargain buy as he was one of the best performers in Joe Kinnear's side that was relegated at the end of the 2004-05 season. Evans will be remembered at the City Ground for his goal against West Ham shortly after Brian Clough had died. This goal set Forest on the way to victory. Shortly before their relegation, Gary Megson took charge of Forest, and in the 2005-06 season he was frozen out of Megson's plans.
After 45 appearances and four goals in his first season with Forest, Evans was not allowed to play reserve-team football and lost his fitness as a result. Then-Rotherham United boss and former Forest caretaker boss Mick Harford took him on loan to help regain his fitness. After only four appearances with the Millers, he suffered a knee injury.
When Megson left Forest and Ian McParland and Frank Barlow took charge, Evans continued training with Forest again and played a few reserve games; however, he was released at the end of the season.
In July 2006, Evans was given a trial by Swindon Town boss Dennis Wise. He made his first appearance for the Town in a 1-1 draw against Reading and was subsequently offered a one-year deal, which he accepted. Evans soon became an integral part of Swindon's midfield, scoring a number of vital goals including a 40-yard free kick against Wrexham.
He returned to Bradford City in summer 2007, three years after leaving Valley Parade. On 29 April 2008, Evans was deemed to be surplus to requirements at Valley Parade and was released by manager Stuart McCall along with 13 other Bradford players.
He had trials with fellow League Two sides Darlington
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'''Philip Lee Edwards''' (born 8 November 1985 in England) is a defender who is nominally a centre back but can play across the backline. He joined Wigan Athletic as a trainee in the summer of 2004 and played in one game for Morecambe F.C. during a month-long loan spell in September 2004. He moved to Accrington Stanley on a permanent basis in July 2006 after a successful loan spell a couple of months earlier.
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'''Michael Reginald''' "'''Mickey'''" '''Thomas''' (born 7 July 1954 in Mochdre, Conwy, Wales) is a former football player. As a Welsh international, he made 51 appearances and scored four goals.
Mickey Thomas was among a group of notable footballers to come out of North West Wales during the 1970s and 1980s.
Local factory Quinton Hazell bought him a pair of boots when he was at school in the mid 1960s, and at the age of 13 Thomas was a success as left wing on the factory's Conwy League men's team. By 15, he and friend Joey Jones (a year younger than him) were taken on by Wrexham.
Though the first two years were spent cleaning boots, the changing rooms and the whole stadium, Thomas made his first-team debut in the 1971-72 season, when still only 17. Under manager John Neal he helped Wrexham establish their giant-killing reputation by reaching the quarter finals of the FA Cup in 1974 and the quarter finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1976, when they lost to the eventual winners, Anderlecht of Belgium.
After helping Wrexham storm to the Third Division title, Thomas crossed the border to England and joined Manchester United. He played 110 games and scored 15 goals for the Red Devils, collecting an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1979.
He then moved to Everton (the team he supported as a boy), Brighton and Stoke City. He lasted just three months at Everton, his contract terminated by manager Howard Kendall in the autumn of 1981 after he refused to play in the reserves. He joined promotion-chasing Chelsea in January 1984, signed by the manager who had given him his debut at Wrexham, John Neal. Thomas made an immediate impact, scoring twice on his debut and helping the club become Second Division champions in 1983-84. He was sold to West Bromwich Albion in 1985 for -100,000, before playing for various other teams in the English League, finally returning to Wrexham in 1991, where in the memorable FA cup defeat of Arsenal in January 1992, 37-year-old Thomas scored the equalising goal from a free kick.
Thomas gained 51 caps for Wales, and counts scoring a goal for Wales in their win over England as one of the most memorable moments of his career.
Thomas became involved in a counterfeit currency scam, where by he laundered the money through Wrexham's trainees.
Thomas never played at senior level after his imprisonment, although he did continue playing for a while at non-league level with Porthmadog and Amlwch Town in Wales, until he finally retired from playing in 1995 at the age of 41.
Thomas currently provides analysis on all Manchester United matches on "Total Football" on Key 103 and Piccadilly Magic 1152. He also works as an after diner speaker, where his favourite joke remains: "Roy Keane's on 50 grand a week. So was I till the police found my printing machine."
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'''Julie Fleeting''' MBE (born 18 December 1980 in Kilwinning), whose married name is '''Julie Stewart''', is a Scottish international football (soccer) striker who plays for Arsenal Ladies in the Women's English Premier League. She wears the number 10 shirt.
Fleeting has a record of 103 goals and 104 caps for Scotland. She was awarded an MBE in the June 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours list. She has also represented Scotland at basketball.
Fleeting started her football career with Cunninghame boys' club under 10s, scoring in her first match in a 2-1 win against Dreghorn. She went on to play at senior level for Ayr United and won her first international cap against Wales in 1995 while aged 15. One of her most memorable matches came in 1998 in a World Cup qualifier against Lithuania. Needing to score 17 clear goals to progress to the play-offs they won 17-0 with Fleeting scoring the 17th in injury time.
A match against the USA saw her open the scoring and although the sides were level 2-2 at half time the US ran away with it in the second half. The match did introduce her talents to the Americans and soon after an offer came to join San Diego Spirit
Fleeting had a spell in the now defunct WUSA playing for the San Diego Spirit. She is the daughter of current Scottish Football Association Director of Football Development Jim Fleeting. She also taught Physical Education in St. Matthew's Academy in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire and Charleston Academy, Inverness. She is married to Morton goalkeeper Colin Stewart.
Fleeting scored a hat-trick for Arsenal in their 2005 FA Cup Final win over Charlton Athletic Ladies only one day after suffering a shin injury playing for Scotland.
In 2007 she was named as Scotland's Sports Personality of the Year.
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. She was given the MBE medal in November that year in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace hosted by Prince Charles. On December 23, 2008, Fleeting announced she was pregnant with her first child; she ruled herself out for the season.. In June 2009, she was inducted in to the University of Edinburgh's Sports Hall of Fame. She gave birth to a daughter, Ella, on 27 July 2009.
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'''Christian Edwards''' (born 23 November 1975 in Caerphilly) is a Welsh professional footballer. He plays in the centre of defence and has also played on the right. He is currently playing for Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth Town as well as acting as the clubs assistant manager.
He began his professional career at Swansea City after joining the club as a youth player (where he got his nickname 'Swanny'). He made 112 appearances for the Swans before he moved to Nottingham Forest.
He cost Forest -275,000 when he arrived there in March 1998 but it was not long until he was on the move again this time on loan to Bristol City where he made 3 appearances. In 2000-2001 he went out on loan twice, first to Oxford United and then to Crystal Palace where he played 9 games for the Londoners. A year later (2002) he went out on loan again this time to Tranmere Rovers where he played 12 games before joining Bristol Rovers. He made 54 appearances for Forest.
His first season as a Rovers player saw him partnering captain Adam Barrett in the centre of the defence. In March, Edwards was placed on to the transfer list following a dip in form. It got worst for him, when he fractured his arm on the last day of the 2004-05 season and took all summer to recover. In the summer of 2006 first team coach Paul Trollope announced that Edwards' contract would not be renewed, he was released soon afterwards. In July 2006 Edwards announced he would retire from professional football at the age of 30 but later went back on his decision and signed for Forest Green Rovers.
On 4 January 2007, it was announced that Edwards had joined Welsh Premier League club Aberystwyth Town. In September 2009, Edwards took over as caretaker manager of the side following the resignation of Brian Coyne, before moving into an assistant manager role with appointment of former Tranmere team mate Alan Morgan as the clubs new permanent manager.
Edwards has one full Welsh cap which he gained as an 88th minute substitute for Chris Coleman during a 2-0 defeat to Switzerland on 24 April 1996. He also has two 'B' caps and seven under-21 caps to his name.
He has a degree from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.
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'''Jermaine Mortimer Darlington''' (born 11 April 1974) is an English football player who plays for Maidstone United as a left-sided midfielder or full-back.
Darlington began his career as a trainee at Charlton Athletic, where he played two first-team games near the end of the 1991-92 season. He was released a year later and dropped out of the professional game, continuing his career on a semi-professional basis. He got a second chance in the Football League in 1999, when he was signed by Queens Park Rangers from non-League club Aylesbury United, for -25,000.
Darlington went on to make over 80 professional appearances for the R's before then First Division side Wimbledon bought him for -200,000 in 2001. He made over 100 appearances for The Dons, before being released at the end of the 2003-04 season.
Brief stints at Watford and Cardiff City followed in 2004-05, and 2005-06 however with a knee injury restricting his first-team chances Darlington left Cardiff in the summer of 2006, effectively retiring from professional football.
Following a trial with AFC Wimbledon, Darlington agreed terms with the Dons in time for the game against Tonbridge Angels on 18 November 2006, making him the first ex-Wimbledon player to play competitively for AFC Wimbledon.
This move would prove costly for the Dons however as, due to an administrative error by the club in signing him, Darlington was initially ineligible to play for the club. The penalties the club received for this mistake were severe. The Dons were expelled from two cup competitions, the Surrey Senior Cup and the FA Trophy, for which the club was ordered to repay -12,000 in prize money, and also received a hefty penalty in the Isthmian League with 18 league points being docked, in addition to a -400 fine & costs. This 18 point penalty was later reduced to just three points, after an appeal to The FA. Darlington was released at the end of the 2007-07 season by new Dons boss Terry Brown.
After his release from Wimbledon Darlington did not find another semi pro club, instead opting to play local football in London. However in October 2009 and at the age of 35 he made the move back to the semi pro game, signing for Isthmian League Premier Division side Maidstone United.
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'''Daniel James Parslow''' (born 11 September 1985) is a Welsh footballer who plays for York City as a defender.
thumb|180px|left|Parslow receiving the Billy Fenton Memorial Trophy after being named as York City's Clubman of the Year for the 2008-09 season
Born in the Rhymney Valley, Wales, Parslow started his footballing career with Cardiff City, progressing through the club's youth system. He made an appearance for Cardiff in a 1-0 defeat to Bangor City in the FAW Premier Cup on 25 January 2005 and was promoted to the first team for the 2005-06 season,
Parslow was capped by Wales at under-17 and under-19 level, gaining one and three caps respectively.
:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy and play-offs.
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'''Kyel Romaine Reid''' (born 26 November 1987) is an English football midfielder who currently plays for Sheffield United.
Born in South London, Reid joined West Ham United in July 2004 and is a product of the West Ham United academy system.
He joined Barnsley in November 2006 on an initial one-month loan, which was extended to the end of the season,
Reid scored his first and only goal for West Ham United in a 4-1 win against Macclesfield Town during a League Cup second round match on 27 August 2008.
On 27 November 2008, Reid signed on loan with Blackpool,
On 15 January 2009, Reid joined Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the season , making his debut on 24 January 2009, in a FA Cup 4th Round tie against Middlesbrough. Reid's first - indeed, ''only'' - goal for Wolves came in a 1-1 draw at Barnsley on 25 April 2009; a goal which secured the the 2008-09 championship title for Wolves.
Reid did not make the bench for the May fixtures and returned to West Ham after the end of the season. However he found himself behind Junior Stanislas, Jack Collison and the then-injured Valon Behrami in the pecking order for the wide midfield positions.
Reid was not offered a new contract after failing to break into the first team on a regular basis. He completed a free transfer to Sheffield United on 1 July 2009.
Reid has played for the England under-17, under-18 and under-19 teams.
In November 2008, Reid's 21st birthday celebrations at the Ghost Bar nightclub in South Kensington resulted in a large gang fight in which two people were injured, one being hit by a car and the other stabbed in the neck.
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'''Harry McNally''' (7 July 1936 - 12 December 2004) was a football player, coach and manager, noted for his spells as manager of Wigan Athletic and Chester City.
Unusually for a Football League manager, McNally's playing career was spent as an amateur at Skelmersdale United. Upon retirement as a player, he became coach at the club and later served as manager at Altrincham and Southport as Football League clubs began to take note of his achievements.
McNally was a stonemason by trade, and the son of a miner.
He joined Wigan as a coach in 1981, becoming assistant manager the following year. The club's manager, Larry Lloyd quit to become the manager of Notts County at the end of the 1982-83 season, and at about the same time, owner Ken Bates pulled his investment out of the club, forcing the sale of most of the first team.
When he became Chester City manager in July 1985, McNally inherited a side that had finished bottom of the Football League a year before and had needed an excellent run under Mick Speight to avoid a similar fate in 1984-85. Despite's Speight's success, McNally was appointed in his place amid protests from supporters.
After comfortably guiding Chester to safety in 1986-87 and 1987-88, McNally enjoyed his most successful season with the club in 1988-89. He led the Blues to eighth position in Division Three (now League One), missing out on a play-off spot by just four points. The campaign included a 7-0 home win over Fulham, the club's biggest league win for more than 30 years.
During his early years at the club, McNally had given Football League debuts to several players who went on to have long professional careers. Graham Abel, Barry Butler, Carl Dale and David Pugh were successfully captured from non-league football, while Brian Croft, Chris Lightfoot, Aidan Newhouse, Robbie Painter and Colin Woodthorpe all progressed through the youth ranks.
Chester spent the 1990-91 season exiled more than 40 miles away at Moss Rose in Macclesfield, operating on the lowest average attendance in the whole Football League.
The following season saw Chester struggling at the foot of the table and when they were thrashed 5-2 at home by fellow strugglers Darlington on 4 January 1992, there appeared little hope for City to survive. But McNally helped oversee an unlikely great escape, with just four defeats in the final 18 matches of the season (including an outstanding 1-0 win at promotion chasing Stoke City on 25 April 1992) seeing Chester finish five points above the relegation zone. At the end of the season, The Sun named McNally as their manager of the year for his achievements on a shoe-string budget.
McNally brought the club home to Chester in the newly renamed Division Two with optimism growing for what lay ahead, but unfortunately age was to catch up on many of his side. A 3-0 win over Burnley in the first Football League match at the Deva Stadium was the only win in the opening 12 games of the 1992-93 season and McNally was sacked after a 2-2 home draw with Bolton Wanderers on 17 October 1992.
Everyone who knew Harry McNally has a favourite story about him. Players who played under him often speak with affection about a number of the bizarre incidents he was involved in, such as jumping in a bath containing no cold water when raging at how Chester had thrown the points away in a 4-4 draw with Bury in 1987.
Earlier that year, McNally had astounded spectators during a Freight Rover Trophy tie away at Chester's arch-rivals Wrexham. Frustrated as Chester trailed 1-0 with time ticking away, he hauled an injured Chester player to his feet, saying they should be prepared to die for the cause.
His belief in players giving their all and being prepared to risk all was reflected when Chester embarked on a pre-season tour of Scotland in 1992. McNally suffered a broken leg when playing in a friendly match, claiming he had to set the right example to his players and could not pull out of the challenge.
Surprisingly, McNally didn't manage another club, but frequently offered his services as a scout to other clubs (including Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End and Blackpool,
McNally died from a heart attack in Chester on 12 December 2004, aged 68. While he had no surviving close relatives, several notable footballing figures attended his funeral.
Chester City Football Club have now re-named a stand to honour their former manager, known as the Harry McNally Terrace. This was opened on 26 December 2006 by current chairman Stephen Vaughan, with a plaque also presented the same day on behalf of the fans by Chester City Supporters' Trust.
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'''Stephen James "Steve" Mildenhall''' (born May 13, 1978 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English professional football goalkeeper, currently playing for Southend United in the English Football League One.
Mildenhall's professional career started at swindon town before securing a -150,000 transfer to Notts County. Mildenhall played 91 games for the Magpies, scoring one goal (a free-kick against Mansfield Town in a League Cup tie), prior to making a move to Oldham Athletic in December 2005. He made six appearances for the club before breaking his finger, and he subsequently lost his place in the team.
In the summer of 2005, Mildenhall moved to Grimsby Town, and was ever present in his only season at Blundell Park. Failure to achieve promotion to League One in the 2005-06 season saw Grimsby manager Russell Slade leave the club, and Mildenhall also departed, joining his former manager at Yeovil Town. During his time at The Glovers Mildenhall established himself as the club's first choice keeper and became popular amongst their fans as the side reached the League One Play-Off Final in 2007. However, his second season at Yeovil was disturbed through injury. In mid-September he injured a muscle around his hip against Leyton Orient, which saw him out of action for more than a month. On his return to the first team in late October he was unable to help Yeovil as they succumbed to a 2-1 home defeat to Swansea City and Mildenhall was on the sidelines again after injuring his knee ligaments after a clash with Tommy Mooney in the 2-0 away defeat to Walsall in early February.
Mildenhall was voted south-west footballer of the year for 2007.
It was announced on 6 June 2008 that he signed a 3 year contract at Southend United.
Mildenhall put in a man of the match performance in Southend United's third round FA cup game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge with a string of fine saves including a stunning save in the 4th minute of added time to keep out Franco Di Santo.
''Correct as of 11:40, 11 August 2008 (UTC)''
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'''Elie Ikangu''' (born October 4, 1986 in Paris, France) is a football midfielder who last played for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer.
Ikangu played with the youth team at French team Le Havre AC until signing with Darlington F.C. in England in 2005. After a preseason trial, he signed a developmental contract with Red Bull New York in 2006. He was let go by the team in February 2008. He is of Congolese and Cameroonian descent.
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'''Anthony 'Tony' Brown''' (born 3 October 1945 in Oldham) is an English former footballer who played as a wing half and an inside forward, often referred to by his nickname '''Bomber''' or '''Bomber Brown'''. He joined West Bromwich Albion as a youth in 1961 and turned professional in 1963. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Brown was part of an Albion team that built a reputation as a successful cup side, winning the 1966 Football League Cup Final and the 1968 FA Cup Final and finishing as runners-up in the League Cup in 1967 and 1970. He was the top scorer in Division One in 1970-71 and received his only England cap at the end of that season.
After relegation in 1973, he helped Albion to win promotion back to Division One in 1976. He scored 279 goals in 720 competitive games for Albion, both club records. Brown finished his playing career playing for the New England Tea Men, Torquay United and non-league Stafford Rangers. Since retiring from playing he has worked as a coach and a commentator. He was awarded a place on Broad Street's Walk of Stars in 2009 - winning the West Bromwich Albion vote.
One of three siblings, Brown moved at an early age from his birthplace Oldham to Wythenshawe, Manchester. He was a keen Manchester United supporter as a boy, but his football idol was Manchester City striker Denis Law.
Brown joined West Bromwich Albion as an apprentice professional on 13 April 1961, earning a wage of -6 a week. After two seasons playing youth football, he made his reserve team debut in the final Central League game of 1962-63, scoring in a 3-2 defeat to Manchester United reserves. He turned professional on 27 September 1963 and was immediately called up to the first team squad for the away match at Ipswich Town the following day. Eddie Readfern was unable to participate in the game due to illness, which meant that Brown was given his league debut, just a few days before his 18th birthday; his equalising goal helped Albion to a 2-1 away win. Readfern was recalled for the next game however, meaning that Brown immediately returned to the reserves, although Brown did return to the first team in mid-October, when he scored on his home debut against Aston Villa. He was selected sporadically by Albion manager Jimmy Hagan during the remainder of 1963-64 and finished the campaign on five goals in thirteen appearances. In the latter part of the season he missed four league games when he was called up to the England Youth squad for the UEFA European Youth Tournament in the Netherlands. England won the competition but Brown was not selected for any of the games. Brown became a regular first team player during the early part of the 1964-65 campaign, appearing in Albion's first 12 league games of the season. During this period he scored six goals, including his first professional hat-trick, which came in a 4-1 win against Sunderland. However he lost his place shortly after the signing of Jeff Astle and played just five more games that season. A desire to play first team football led him to submit a transfer request, which Jimmy Hagan turned down, but Brown continued his scoring run in the reserve team, hitting 22 goals in 20 games.
At the start of the 1965-66 season, Brown was still playing in the reserves, but an injury to Clive Clark in September 1965 gave him the opportunity to reclaim his first team place. Brown scored against Everton on his return and remained a regular in the side for the rest of the season, scoring 17 goals in 35 league games. His tally in the league was just short of team mates John Kaye and Jeff Astle, who each scored 18 times, but Brown finished as the club's top scorer overall-with 27 goals-due to his goals in the Football League Cup. Albion were taking part in the competition for the first time, after the FA offered the winners a place in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Brown became the first player to score in every round of the League Cup, including a hat-trick in the semi-final, second leg against Peterborough United.
Brown missed two months of the following season due to a back injury. He made his return in the second leg of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against DOS Utrecht, when he took-and scored-his first penalty kick in senior football;
He remained at Albion after their relegation to Division Two at the end of 1972-73. A testimonial match was staged for Brown at the Hawthorns on 6 May 1974, an Albion / Aston Villa side taking on a Wolves / Birmingham side. He played a major role in Albion's return to the top flight in 1976, scoring the goal that clinched promotion in a 1-0 win away at his home town club Oldham Athletic. In 1977-78, he played in the FA Cup semi-final against Ipswich at Highbury. He scored a penalty but Albion lost the match 3-1 and Brown called it "the worst day of my life".
Brown remained at the Hawthorns until the summer of 1980 when he moved to the United States to join the New England Tea Men. In a seventeen year career at the Hawthorns, Brown had broken both the appearance and goalscoring records for the Baggies, scoring 218 goals in 574 league games. He returned to the UK after the 1981 NASL season, playing once for the West Bromwich Albion reserve side in September 1981. The following month, on 8 October 1981, the Torquay United managerial team of Frank O'Farrell and Bruce Rioch persuaded Brown to join Torquay, with a second testimonial staged in his honour on 7 December 1981 when Torquay faced Manchester United at Plainmoor. Brown lived up to his reputation with 11 goals in 45 league appearances for Torquay before moving to non-league Stafford Rangers. He later coached at Birmingham City (in the 1987-88 season he was assistant to Garry Pendrey) and West Bromwich Albion.
Brown is currently a football commentator for Beacon Radio, mainly commentating from The Hawthorns when West Bromwich Albion play at home. Brown was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations in 2004.
:A. This does not include the first round of the competition: Albion, as a First Division team, entered at the second round stage.
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'''Lloyd Colin Doyley''' (born 1 December 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Watford as a defender. He is primarily a right-back, but can also play as a centre-back and left-back. He is the longest serving current player for the Hornets, and is contracted until 2012.
Doyley became a first-team regular in the 2004-05, playing in the League Cup run that took Watford to the semi-finals and Anfield, where they lost to Liverpool 1-0 in each leg. During the 2005-06 campaign, under new manager Adrian Boothroyd, Doyley made the most appearances of any outfield player, playing a crucial part in Watford finishing third in the league and qualifying for the play-offs. He played in both legs of the play-off semi-final and the final, where Watford beat Leeds United to reach the Premier League. During the 2008-09 season he captained Watford in the League Cup wins over Bristol Rovers and Darlington.
Doyley's first goal was scored on his 269th appearance for the club, on 7 December 2009 at Vicarage Road, against QPR, over eight years after his first team debut
''Statistics correct as of 8 December 2009''
-DOCSTART-	5006566
'''Rachel Abba Yankey, MBE''' (born 1 November 1979) is an English football player. She plays for the English side Arsenal, and for the England national team. She plays as a forward, and wears the number 11 for Arsenal and England. She is of Ghanaian decent, from her father's side.
Yankey began playing football with a boy's team, before joining Mill Hill United at youth level. Her playing career began at the age of 16, playing for Arsenal, when she spent a short time on loan with Laval Dynamites, a Canadian team, and then moved to Fulham. It was here that she was registered as the first professional female footballer in England. She joined Birmingham City before the 2004-05 season, and then, after being released from Birmingham, rejoined Arsenal for the 2005-06 season after a short spell with the New Jersey Wildcats of the W-League in the United States. She, along with England team mate Rachel Unitt, played for the Wildcats for the last seven games of the season, and helped them win the W-League championship.
Yankey is arguably the most famous female footballer in England, having modelled the last two new England kits, and appearing on the FA women's homepage header. She is also famous for starring in the BBC's online BBC Sport 'Academy Masterclasses' mini-series, teaching young footballers basic soccer skills.
In May 2009, Yankey was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association. However, in August 2009 she was surpringsly left out of coach Hope Powell's 22-player squad for Euro 2009.
-DOCSTART-	5008457
'''Mark James Noble''' (born 8 May 1987 in Canning Town, London) is an English professional football player who currently plays for West Ham United. He has played all his youth and first team football for West Ham and made 20 appearances, scoring 3 goals, for the England under-21 team which he captained.
Despite his relatively young age, Noble is the longest serving player in the Hammers' current squad, having been in the first team since 2004. As of 26 July 2009, he has played 119 times competitively for West Ham, scoring 13 goals.
Noble joined the West Ham United youth academy as a schoolboy after a short spell at Arsenal and became the youngest player ever to appear in the reserve team, aged 15.
Former Manager Alan Pardew had described Noble as possibly the best prospect at the club. He won the Young Hammer of the Year and the runner-up to the Hammer of the Year awards despite making his debut only four months ago.
Noble was subsequently loaned to Hull City where he made five appearances
Noble signed a three month loan with Ipswich Town in August 2006 in the hope of gaining necessary first team experience. Whilst there he played 13 games in the Championship, and scored his first professional goal on 12 September in a 2-1 home win over Coventry City.
Noble scored his first goal for West Ham, a 3-0 win at home against Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2007 in the 3rd round of the FA Cup in which he was also awarded the Man of the Match award.
On 4 March, he scored his first Premiership goal against Tottenham Hotspur at Upton Park in a game West Ham eventually lost 4-3 in the final seconds, prompting tears from the young player.
In May 2007, Noble won two Knees Up Mother Brown awards for the 2006-07 season voted by the fanzine website users. Noble was their overwhelming choice for Young Player of the Year. He also won this award in the 2004-05 season. Noble won this with 99% of the votes. He also took the Goal of the Season award for his thunderous volley in the 3-1 win against Bolton in April 2007.
150px|thumb|right|Noble playing for West Ham, April 2008
Noble established his place in Alan Curbishley's side during the 2007/08 season, starting nearly all games when fit. He was out for several weeks in November when it was discovered that he had played through an injury for the last several months without letting the medical staff know. In January, Noble scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Liverpool from the penalty spot, after Reds defender Jamie Carragher had brought down Fredrik Ljungberg in the last few seconds of 2nd half stoppage time.
The 2008-09 season did not start well for Noble as he was sent off for two bookable offences in a 3-0 loss away at Manchester City, the first away game of the season. After serving his suspension he came back to score an equaliser against West Bromwich after West Ham went a goal down but unfortunately West Brom still managed a 3-2 win. After Curbishley left in September, he remained first choice under new coach Gianfranco Zola. He celebrated his 100th appearance for the Hammers by scoring against Blackburn Rovers on 21 March 2009 to secure a 1-1 draw. In April, he signed a contract extension tying him to the club until 2013.
Noble began the 2009-10 season well, scoring West Ham's first goal of the new season. In the first game of the season on 15 August, he scored the opening goal, a 16-yard strike, in a 2-0 win over Premier League newcomers Wolverhampton Wanderers. He is currently the first-choice free kick taker for penalties and corners. Under Zola, Noble has made the central midfield slot his own in a midfield diamond that included Scott Parker as his partner and Jack Collison and Valon Behrami on the wings. On 12 December away at Birmingham City, he made his 100th league appearance for the Hammers after missing several matches through injury and illness but his return was marred by his late sending-off for two bookable offences.
Noble captained the England U-18 team.
Noble made his debut for the England U-21 team on 11 June 2007, coming on as substitute in the 82nd minute for Tom Huddlestone in England's 0-0 draw with the Czech Republic during the European under-21 Championships in Holland. He established himself in the starting eleven for the remaining matches and scored twice in a dramatic semifinal penalty shootout against the Netherlands where they lost 13-12.
On 11 September 2007, Noble scored his first international goal, for the Under-21 team, against Bulgaria, in a 2-0 victory , followed by two more against the Republic of Ireland on 16 October.
Noble captained the U-21s at the 2009 European Championships as regular captain Steven Taylor had to withdraw due to injury. The Young Lions ended the tournament as runners-up, losing 4-0 to Germany, with Noble playing his last match for the U21's.
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'''Ross Turnbull''' (born 4 January 1985) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Chelsea after signing for them on 2 July 2009.
Ross attended Byerley Park Primary School and Woodham Community Technology College. He played as a midfielder for his hometown team Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre AFC but was turned into a goalkeeper by coach Arthur Vickerstaff. He had trials with North-East sides Darlington and Sunderland but instead joined Middlesbrough's Academy.
After coming through the club's youth ranks, Turnbull signed a professional contract with Middlesbrough in 2002. He represented England U20 in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
In July 2007, it was announced that Turnbull had signed a season long loan deal at Football League Championship side Cardiff City. He was signed as a replacement for long-serving Neil Alexander, who left the club after a contract dispute, and began the season as first choice goalkeeper for the club but due to some errors in his opening games he was replaced for the 2-2 draw with Preston North End by Michael Oakes and spent the remainder of his loan spell on the bench before he was recalled by Middlesbrough on 5 October 2007 following an injury to second choice keeper Brad Jones. The recall was made by mutual consent between the teams. After being recalled, Turnbull played in two of Middlesbrough's games in the absence of first choice goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer who had broken his thumb in training. One was Boro's win over Arsenal at the Riverside Stadium on the 9 December 2007, the score being 2-1.
After more than 11 years with Middlesbrough, Mark Schwarzer left the club during the summer of 2008 to join Fulham.
In June 2009 Turnbull rejected a contract offer from Middlesbrough, and informed the club that he would leave when it expired at the end of the month.
On 2 July 2009, Turnbull joined Chelsea on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract. On the 4 July 2009 Turnbull announced that he would not sit by as a permanent second place keeper to regular starting Goalkeeper Petr Cech and that he would fight for his own first team place.
Ross was left out of Chelsea's community shield game against Manchester United, sparking rumours that Ross was signed as a third choice goalkeeper.
However, he was on the bench for Chelsea's first game of the 2009-2010 season against Hull City at Stamford Bridge, which finished 2-1 in favour of Chelsea. This sparked another rumour that manager Carlo Ancelotti is happy with both keepers on being a second choice in giving them each a game on the bench and a call up when needed.
Turnbull had a Chelsea reserves debut to forget when he made a series of blunders as the Blues lost 4-0 to Aston Villa.
He made his first team debut against Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup coming for injured Henrique Hilrio, a game which Chelsea won 4-0.
He made his first start in the UEFA Champions League against APOEL Nicosia.
Turnbull is married to Nicola. They have a daughter, Maisy,
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'''Kelvin Kyron Jack''' (born 29 April 1976) is a Trinidadian football goalkeeper, currently without a club since leaving Gillingham on 30 June 2008.
Jack started his career in English football with Reading in 2004, but did not make any appearances for the club. Jack was later sold to Scottish Premier League team Dundee, where he stayed despite their relegation to the Scottish First Division.
Jack was a regular member of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team during the qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and travelled to Germany as the first-choice goalkeeper. He was expected to play in their first game against Sweden but sustained a calf injury in the warm up, enabling Shaka Hislop to step in. Jack would later describe the experience as 'the saddest day of his life'. He did, however, play in the Soca Warriors' final group game against Paraguay, which ended in a 2-0 defeat in which then Gillingham player Brent Sancho scored an own goal. Following the World Cup, Jack signed for Gillingham and made his debut in the 2-1 home win over Huddersfield Town on 5 August. However, in part due to injuries, he made only eleven appearances for the Gills. He has not appeared for Trinidad and Tobago since the World Cup.
In February 2008, Jack joined Barnsley on trial but broke his leg in what was described as a "freak training ground accident". It was announced on 7 May 2008 that he had been released by Gillingham. He has since been training with English lower league clubs Aldershot Town and Southend United in a bid to regain his fitness.
Jack married his longtime girlfriend Shellie-Ann Auguste on 7 June 2007.
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'''Carlos Akenhaton Edwards''' (born 24 October 1978) is a Trinidadian football player who plays for Ipswich Town.
Edwards, a right-winger also adept at right-back, started his professional career at Defence Force in his native Trinidad and Tobago, where he had attended the same school (St Anthony's College in Westmoorings) as future team-mate Kenwyne Jones. He was later signed by Wrexham for -250,000 in 2000, along with Dennis Lawrence and Hector Sam, after a successive trial.
He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 2002-03, scoring 10 goals and winning Wrexham-s Player of the Year award and being selected for the PFA Third Division Team of the Year along the way. He then added a further five goals the following season as the club finished mid-table, with Edwards again voted into the PFA Team of the Year.
However, he suffered a knee injury while on international duty in 2004 that put him on the sidelines for most of the 2004-05 season. The campaign ended in relegation for the club but Edwards did win his first silverware in English football in the form of the 2005 Football League Trophy.
With his Wrexham contract having expired, Edwards joined Championship side Luton Town in 2005 in a three-year deal on a Bosman transfer. At Luton, he became popular with the fans with his flair and ability, winning the Young Members Player of the Season award for a strong first season with the club.
Edwards' form attracted a -1.5 million bid from Sunderland whom he joined on 2 January 2007, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.
His first season in the top flight was ruined by injury problems though. He suffered a hamstring injury in only the second game and after returning, had a leg fracture that again put him on the sidelines. He managed to return for the final months of the campaign that saw Sunderland retain their Premier League status.
After a spree of summer signings left Edwards largely out of contention at his parent club, he joined Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 2 October 2008 on a three-month loan.
On 1 September, Edwards and Grant Leadbitter signed for Ipswich Town for a combined fee of -4 million.
Edwards made his international debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national team on 5 June 1999 against Grenada in the 1999 Caribbean Cup, despite never having appeared at any youth level for his country before.
After playing his part in winning that tournament, he went on to become an established international and was part of the team that reached the World Cup Finals for the first time in the country's history and was duly selected for the squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He played every minute of their participation during the competition, against Sweden, England and Paraguay, respectively.
-DOCSTART-	5012435
'''Kenneth John "Ken" Monkou''' (born 29 November 1964 in Nickerie) is a retired Dutch footballer who played in a defensive role.
Born in Suriname but raised in the Netherlands, Monkou's first major side was Feyenoord Rotterdam. He moved to England in May 1989 to sign for newly-promoted Chelsea for -100,000. He made an impressive start for his new side, being voted club player of the year in his first season - the first black player to do so for Chelsea - as the team finished 5th in the First Division and won the Full Members Cup. He remained with Chelsea until 1992, when he was sold to Southampton for -750,000 just 3 months after signing a new 5 year contract with Chelsea.
Monkou's time with Southampton saw regular battles for Premier League survival, though the club were never actually relegated. In the 1993-94 season he scored a last minute winner in a 5-4 defeat of Norwich City from a Matt Le Tissier corner which helped the club to stay in the Premier League. He stayed on the South Coast until 1999, when he joined Huddersfield Town on a free transfer. However, disagreements with Huddersfield manager Steve Bruce ensured his time with the club was short-lived. Monkou made a return to Chelsea during the 2002-2003 season, before finally retiring from the game
After his playing career, Monkou ran a pancake house in the Dutch city of Delft (2009), and continues to be an ambassador for anti-racism and is actively involved in Dutch media as well as making appearances on Chelsea TV. Monkou is a major charity contributor, takes an active interest in the Arts and likes nothing better than to escape to the North of England for a spot of fly fishing.
-DOCSTART-	5012602
}}'''Marvin Hinton''' (born 2 February 1940 in Norwood, London) is a retired English footballer who played as a defender, most prominently for Chelsea during the 1960s and 1970s.
Beginning his League career at Charlton Athletic, whom he joined in 1957, he made 131 appearances scoring 2 goals before being signed for Chelsea by Tommy Docherty in August 1963 for -30,000.
He had won three England Under-23 caps when he joined the club, making his debut on Saturday 12 October 1963 in a 3-1 win at Ipswich Town, aged 23.
Hinton could play at full back or in central defence and was a stylish, accomplished figure in both positions. Playing as part of a richly-talented team including the likes of Charlie Cooke, Alan Hudson, Bobby Tambling, John Hollins, Peter Bonetti and Peter Osgood he was part of the successful Chelsea side of the 60s and early 70s, earning his first winners- medal with the League Cup in 1965.
Though a member of Alf Ramsey's provisional forty man squad for the 1966 World Cup, he never won a full cap. An appearance in the 1967 FA Cup Final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur earned him a runners- up medal and further success was to follow with victory in the FA Cup final of 1970, where Chelsea defeated Leeds United, the reigning League Champions and one of the strongest teams of the era, in a replay at Old Trafford; Hinton came on as a substitute in both games.
The following season, again in a replay, he celebrated his final winners- medal after Chelsea-s victory over Real Madrid in the Cup Winners' Cup. Hinton continued to play for Chelsea until 1976, although further success eluded the club. After his League career he had a spell with Barnet before retirement.
In all, he made 344 appearances for Chelsea between 1963 and 1976, scoring 4 goals.
He now lives in Crawley and during the season can be found every other weekend at Stamford Bridge.
-DOCSTART-	5012755
De Vogt originally played for NAC Breda after coming through their youth system in 1996, before being transferred to Sheffield United in 2001.
However, after only nine appearances for the club in two years, he returned to the Netherlands when he was sold to RBC Roosendaal. He has since played for RKC Waalwijk and now TOP Oss.
-DOCSTART-	5017596
'''Henry Edward -Harry- Hibbs''' (27 May 1906 - 23 April 1984) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Birmingham City and England between the Wars. His uncle and cousin - Hubert Pearson and Harold Pearson - were also both professional players.
Hibbs was born in Wilnecote, Staffordshire and, whilst training as a plumber,
Leslie Knighton-s arrival from Bournemouth in 1928 signalled an improvement in fortunes for both Hibbs and Birmingham. Hibbs was part of a F.A. tour to South Africa and made three appearances for the Football League XI. His form on the FA tour earned him a call up for England and he was selected for the England national team to play Wales at Stamford Bridge on 20 November 1929. England won the match 6-0, with a hat-traick from George Camsell
Prior to Hibbs' debut, the England selectors had tried 21 different goalkeepers in the nine years since Sam Hardy's retirement in 1920. Hibbs was almost a "carbon copy" of Hardy, unspectacular but highly reliable, preferring to do everything in as simple a manner as possible, a style that was to see him become England's most capped goalkeeper up to that time,
Birmingham reached the FA Cup final in 1931 where they came up against a strong West Bromwich Albion side, losing 2-1. (His cousin, Harold Pearson, who played on the winning side in the Cup Final, was selected to play for England against Scotland on 9 April 1932).
After over 389 games, his career with Birmingham came to an end a little while into the start of the Second World War. His testimonial coming against cross-city rivals Aston Villa on 13 April 1940, in the first Wartime benefit game.
In August 1944 Hibbs became coach of Walsall for 7 years. The highlight of this period was the club's appearance in the 1946 Third Division (South) final, in front of 20,000, at Stamford Bridge against Bournemouth and by the team of Ron Crutchley, Duggie Lishman, Reg Foules, -Nutty' Newman and, goalkeeper, Jackie Lewis.
Hibbs went back to play in goal for Havillands F.C. between February 1953 and the following summer. He then left football altogether before coming back to carry out two managerial stints at Ware for the 1960-61 season and Welwyn Garden City for the 1962-63 season.
He settled in Welwyn Garden City where he died in April 1984, one month before what would have been his 78th birthday.
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'''Stephen Pears''' (born 22 January 1962) is an English former footballer. Born in Brandon, County Durham, he played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Hartlepool United in a career spanning 20 years. Pears currently works as the goalkeeping coach for the Middlesbrough first team.
Stephen Pears started his career at Manchester United as an understudy to Gary Bailey. However, Pears struggled to displace him and break into the first team. During the 1983-84 season, in order to gain match practice, he was sent to Middlesbrough on loan where he became a fan favourite. Middlesbrough attempted to sign him permanently but the club failed to raise the -80,000 fee. However, Middlesbrough made a second attempt to sign Pears and he transferred to the club permanently in 1985.
The following season saw the club get relegated. Despite this, his performances gained him critical acclaim from the fans. In 1987-88, Pears helped the club win promotion. In this season, Pears also set a club record of seven consecutive clean sheets. Some of his most notable performances this year came against Everton in the FA Cup and against Leicester City in a performance which he dedicated to his late father. Pears went to make over 400 appearances for Middlesbrough from 1983 to 1995. During this time in 1992 he was called up to the England squad but had to pull out of the squad after breaking his cheekbone after a collision with Dion Dublin.
He was released in 1995 after a sell out testimonial match, which also became the last ever match at Ayresome Park before Middlesbrough moved to the Riverside Stadium. In this match, Pears was allowed to take a penalty which gave him the prestige of being the last ever person to score a goal at Ayresome Park.
Pears then moved onto Liverpool to provide goalkeeping cover for David James, and was issued with the number 27 shirt.
However, after making no appearances he moved onto Hartlepool shortly after where he played 19 times before retiring at the age of 35.
Pears was the Middlesbrough Academy goalkeeping coach where he helped to bring through the likes of Ross Turnbull and David Knight. He moved up from his Academy coach role to become the club's goalkeeping coach in 2007 when Paul Barron left for Newcastle United in 2007.
-DOCSTART-	5018254
'''Per Frandsen''' (born February 6, 1970) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player, who won the 1995 Danish Cup with F.C. Copenhagen, and played 265 league games as a midfielder for Bolton Wanderers in England. Frandsen played 23 matches for the Denmark national football team between 1990 and 2003, and he represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1998 FIFA World Cup tournaments.
Born in Copenhagen, Frandsen started playing football with local clubs BK Skjold and B 93. He made his senior debut with top-flight club B 1903, debuted for the Danish under-21 national team in April 1989. He was the third best goalscorer of the 1990 Danish 1st Division, and made his national team debut in May 1990. He played three national team games under national manager Richard Mller Nielsen, until his national team career went on a hiatus in September 1991. In November 1990, he was sold to French club Lille OSC, in a Lille club record transfer deal.
Frandsen joined fellow Danish international Jakob Friis-Hansen at Lille, and played four years at the club. While at Lille, he represented Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he played full time in Denmark's three games before elimination. When Lille faced economical difficulties in the summer 1994, Frandsen returned home to Denmark to play for F.C. Copenhagen (FCK). Frandsen stated his intention to only play in Denmark temporarily, and having won the 1995 Danish Cup with FCK, he moved abroad once again in August 1996. He was sold to English club Bolton Wanderers for -1.25million. Playing in the second tier of English football, he made his debut for the club in a 1-1 draw at Port Vale before scoring his first goal for Bolton in the following game against Manchester City.
He soon earned a reputation as one of the best players in English football, playing outside the top-flight FA Premier League championship, and it was assumed that it would only be a matter of time before one of the bigger clubs came in for him. Instead, he helped Bolton win promotion back to the Premier League in the 1996-97 season. Frandsen's national team career was revived in November 1996, when he was recalled by new national manager Bo Johansson, after more than five years of absence from the Danish national team. He was one of the few bright spots of Bolton's second Premier League campaign, which ended in swift relegation back into the Nationwide League. He was included in the Danish squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he was used as a substitute in two games.
In September 1999, Frandsen joined Bolton's league rivals Blackburn Rovers for -1.75million. The decision was against the wishes of Bolton manager Colin Todd, who subsequently resigned. Frandsen's stay at Ewood Park for Blackburn was far from happy. He failed to settle at the club, and at the end of the season he returned to Bolton for -1.6m. In his final year at Bolton, the club reached the 2004 League Cup final, though they were beaten 1-2 by Middlesbrough. He played 304 first team games for the club in all competitions, scoring 38 goals in the process. Frandsen left Bolton Wanderers to join Wigan Athletic on a free transfer in June 2004, helping them get promoted to the Premiership. After playing well in his first time at the club, he received a severe cruciate ligament injury and he decided to retire in January 2005.
After his retirement Frandsen worked as a football agent in Denmark,
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'''Andrew Mark "Andy" Liddell''' (born 28 June 1973 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a Scottish football midfielder who plays for Rotherham United. He previously played with Barnsley, Sheffield United, Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic.
Liddell started his league career at Barnsley, making his dbut as a substitute against Portsmouth in 1992. In 1996, he helped his team achieve promotion to the Premiership but would fell out of favour in subsequent years, mainly making appearances from the substitute's bench.
In October 1998, Liddell made a move worth -350,000 to Wigan Athletic, netting ten league goals in his first season at the club. After helping his team to Auto Windscreens Shield success in 1999, he went on to become Wigan Athletic's Player of the Year for the 1999-2000 season.
In the 2001-2002 season, Liddell finished as the club's leading scorer, an instrumental part of the team that would reach the play-offs for a second successive time. During the course of the season, he scored the club's 1,500th league goal and his first career hat-trick against Brighton, following this up with another in a 4-1 defeat of Cambridge United. He received a call-up from Scotland coach Berti Vogts and attended an end-of-season training camp.
Liddell was Wigan Athletic's longest-serving player when he left them to join Sheffield United in 2004. He played just under 250 games for Wigan, finishing as the club's leading scorer with a tally of 70 goals, four more than that of David Lowe, the club's previous all-time leading scorer.
In his final season for Wigan Athletic he played 38 games and scored 9 goals. When informed his place in the first team for the following season was uncertain, he transferred to Sheffield United, where he played 39 games and scored 6 goals before moving Oldham Athletic.
Liddell made his 100th league appearance for Oldham on 20 September 2008 in a 3-3 draw with Hartlepool United. Oldham terminated his contract on 7 April 2009, effectively ending his career with the club after a four-year stint in which he made 144 appearances.
Liddell dropped into the non-league at the age of 36 when he signed for Northern Premier League club Bradford Park Avenue in July 2009. Chief executive Bob Blackburn described it as a "huge signing" for Avenue.
He is the son of Gary Liddell, a former Leeds United and Grimsby Town striker. Andy himself is a big Leeds United fan.
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'''Michael Thomas Boulding''' (born 8 February 1976) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bradford City. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain. He has also been involved with running the family's property business.
Born in Manchester, England, Boulding excelled at both football and tennis, but chose to adopt the latter after he was spotted by coach Tony Pickard, who trained Boulding for 10 years. However, having continued to train as a footballer and play in the non-league with Hallam, he finished his tennis career in 1999, when he turned a professional footballer with Mansfield Town. He played for two years in Division Three with Mansfield, before he moved up two divisions to Grimsby Town. After scoring 11 goals in a season with Grimsby, he attracted interest from Premier League-side Aston Villa. However, his stay with Villa was short-lived and his only first team action was in the Intertoto Cup, before he returned to Grimsby. He spent another two years with Grimsby and then another two with Barnsley, before he decided to retire in 2005.
Boulding worked in the family business but returned to football in March 2006, with Rotherham United. He did not play for Rotherham in two months and instead returned to Mansfield Town, along with his brother, Rory, at the end of the season. Boulding scored just six goals in his first season with Mansfield. However, after he scored 25 in his second season, when the team were relegated from The Football League, he attracted interest from a number of League One and Two clubs. He eventually decided to join Bradford City, again with his brother.
Michael Boulding was born on 8 February 1976 in Manchester, England, to Mick and Deirdre Boulding.
Boulding was both a skilled footballer and tennis player as a schoolboy, but he was persuaded to pursue a career in the latter sport when he was talent spotted by coach Tony Pickard at the age of 13.
Boulding maintained his links with football and trained with Doncaster Rovers,
During September and October of the 1999-2000 season, Boulding scored in four successive league games.
Having left Mansfield, Boulding joined Division One side Grimsby Town on a free transfer in September 2001.
===Aston Villa and return to Grimsby Town===
Boulding was immediately involved in Aston Villa's Intertoto Cup campaign, making his debut against FC Zurich on 21 August 2002 in a 2-0 defeat,
Only six months after joining Aston Villa, Boulding returned to Grimsby Town in January 2003, initially on a one-month loan, in order to allow him to play the following day against Wimbledon, and then on an 18-month contract.
Boulding scored Grimsby's first goal of the 2003-04 season, during the opening day 2-2 draw with Plymouth Argyle.
Barnsley, like Grimsby Town, were in Division Two, but in a mid-table position. Boulding's first game for his new club was on 14 February 2004, in a 1-0 defeat to Wrexham.
Boulding was tracked by Bradford City and Crewe Alexandra, with whom he was offered a contract after a successful trial,
In July 2006, Boulding returned to League Two side Mansfield Town, and after impressing manager Peter Shirtliff in pre-season training, he was offered a contract. His younger brother Rory Boulding also joined Mansfield at the same time.
Boulding's 2007-08 season started in better form, when he scored in a 1-1 draw with Brentford on the opening day of the campaign,
By the end of the season, Boulding had made 92 appearances, scoring 31 goals, in his second spell at Mansfield.
Boulding's goals attracted interest from a number of clubs including League One side Cheltenham Town,
Boulding started the first game of his second season with Bradford City, which ended with City losing 5-0 to Notts County,
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'''James Methven''' (7 December 1868 - 25 March 1953), was a Scottish association football player. He belonged to an age of security and loyalty and, accordingly, became synonymous with the very club for whom he played. For Derby County F.C. he was thrice a FA Cup finalist, a seemingly ever-present right-back (unremoved for 5 whole years), and, upon unlacing his boots, manager of the club for 16 years. In total Methven was on the books at the Baseball Ground for 31 years and represented the club, in one capacity or another, in over 1000 matches.
Methven, though born in Ceres, Fife, first played League football in Edinburgh (at Leith Athletic, Heart of Midlothian and St Bernard's) but decided to try his luck in England during the great Victorian diaspora of Scottish footballers. He was touted by both Bolton Wanderers and Burton Swifts (then members of the Football Alliance) but, eventually, joined a growing band of Scottish professionals when he signed forms with Derby County at the end of the 1890-91 season.
Under Harry Newbould Derby endured a period of great frustration, never fulfilling what talent that team had and Methven was involved in all the matches that mattered. In total he played 511 games and (was one of three players who) appeared in each of the three unsuccessful FA Cup appearances for the Rams, before taking the reins as manager immediately following Harry Newbould-s departure in 1906. He last played for the club (at the age of 37) on 6 October 1906, the date of Steve Bloomer-s quirky return to the Baseball Ground with Middlesbrough. Derby won 1-0.
Methven was unable to stop the slide into the Second Division during his first season with the club and only converted the club's wayward fortunes when he persuaded the 36-year-old Bloomer to return home in 1910, returning Derby County to the First Division as deserved champions. Methven finally left Derby in June 1922 having been in charge for 498 games (winning more than he lost) finally working for a local authority after a stint as a scout with Stoke City.
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'''Michael Bro Johansen''' (born July 22, 1972) is a Danish former professional football player, who most notably played as a midfielder for English club Bolton Wanderers. He played two games for the Danish national team in 2000 and 2002, and was an unused substitute at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is the older twin brother of former footballer Martin Johansen, and played alongside him in several clubs.
Born in Glostrup, both Michael and Martin Johansen started playing for local Copenhagen club Rosenhj IF at the age of four. They both went on to play for Kjbenhavns Boldklub where they made their senior debut in the second-best Danish division in 1990. They moved to Danish Superliga club B 1903 in 1991 before they signed for FC Copenhagen upon the founding of that club in 1992. They helped the club win the Danish Superliga title in its first year of existence, and in 1996 the twins parted ways as Michael Johansen moved to the English First Division to join Bolton Wanderers. Signed for -1.250.000, he became a star at Bolton, earning the nickname "Smurf", and helped the club earn promotion to the English Premier League for the 1997-98 season. Bolton's stint in the Premiership only lasted a year, before the club was once again relegated to the First Division. In all, Johansen played 137 matches and scored 16 goals for Bolton.
In June 2000, he returned to Denmark to play for Superliga bronze winners AB Copenhagen. As Morten Olsen became Danish national team coach in 2000, he called Johansen up for his national team debut in August 2000, in a 2-0 win against the Faroe Islands. In November 2002, Johansen won his second and last cap for Denmark, in a 2-0 win against Poland. As AB was relegated following the Danish Superliga 2003-04 season, Michael moved to amateur club Greve IF where he was reunited with Martin Johansen. Michael Johansen is now a FIFA-licensed player agent.
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'''Marcus Tudgay''' (born 3 February 1983) is an English football player who plays for Sheffield Wednesday in the second tier of English football, The Championship. He is a striker.
Born in Shoreham, Sussex. Tudgay came through the ranks at Derby County and made his senior debut in August 2002. His final Rams goal came against future club Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in November 2005.
Tudgay joined Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee in January 2006, penning a contract to keep him at Hillsborough until 2010. He had initially signed on loan with the club but manager Paul Sturrock decided to make his move permanent after he claimed a debut goal in a 3-0 win over Crewe Alexandra.
The manager's faith in him was justified as Tudgay scored vital goals in Sheffield Wednesday's successful attempt to avoid relegation from The Championship, including a goal against his former employers on the last day of the season in a 2-0 win.
Tudgay was unfortunately ruled out for the start of the 2006-07 campaign due to a bizarre injury sustained at a family barbecue over the summer. The player cut his toe on glass, severing tendons and requiring surgery which ruled him out of competitive action for three months. But he bounced back on his return, forming a good partnership with Deon Burton, to score six goals in five games. He was moved out to the wing after injuries to Wade Small and Jermaine Johnson but still finished the season with 11 goals. The 2007-08 season saw Marcus add eight goals to his career record, the most notable of these was a second half volley to lead his side to a 2-0 victory in the Steel City Derby at Hillsborough and another goal against Derby County in the FA Cup which helped to earn his side a replay. He unfortunately missed the end of the season due to an injury.
Marcus started the 2008-09 season in tremendous fashion, scoring two goals in the first game of the season against Burnley, the first coming within 30 seconds of kick off. He played in almost every position during the season but did a good job wherever he played. This was shown with him winning the Fans player of the month awards for February and March 2009 and the PFA Fans Championship Player Of The Year award, as well as the Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Year.
In June 2009 Burnley made a -1.75 million offer for Tudgay which was immediately rejected by manager Brian Laws. Tudgay has since been in talks over a new contract and it was confirmed he had signed a new four-year contract that runs until the summer of 2013.
considering rejoining Brian Laws ar Burnley
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'''Gavin Andrew Mahon''' (born 2 January 1977 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional football player who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Queens Park Rangers.
Mahon was a trainee with Wolverhampton Wanderers but did not do enough to secure a professional deal with the club. He was signed on a free transfer by Hereford United in 1996 and spent two and a half seasons at Edgar Street .In all he made 83 competitive appearances and scored 4 goals for the Bulls, indeed he played in every league game in 1997-98. His performances impressed Brentford manager Ray Lewington who signed him for a nominal fee of -50,000, which eventually increased to -130,000 under the terms of the transfer deal. Mahon went on to make over 150 appearances for Brentford over a 4 year period before attracting the attentions of Division One side Watford. Mahon joined Watford in March 2002 for -150,000 and found himself part of a struggling side.
Mahon was one of several players who took a voluntary pay cut during Watford's financial troubles in the post-Vialli era and became a much respected figure among the fans for doing so. Following the departure of Sean Dyche under Aidy Boothroyd, Mahon was installed as captain and his play continued to go from strength to strength. His leadership and combative nature became a key part of Watford's Championship campaign in 2005-2006 season which ended with him lifting the play-off trophy after a 3-0 defeat of Leeds United. After gaining promotion Mahon signed a two year contract extension at Watford, which was due to take him through to the end of the 2008-2009 season as a Watford player. However on December 15, 2007 it was announced by Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd that Mahon's contract would not be renewed for the 2008-2009 season. Mahon subsequently joined Queens Park Rangers on December 31, 2007 on an 'emergency loan' basis, with a permanent transfer following in January 2008.
Mahon is an avid follower of Birmingham City and attends games where he can.
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'''Ashley Simon Young''' (born 9 July 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer who currently plays as a winger or second striker for Aston Villa. Young has a younger brother, Lewis who plays for Watford.
Despite having been turned away by Watford's Academy after an unsuccessful spell, Young endeavoured to improve himself as a player and was eventually offered a professional deal by the club. The 18-year-old was handed his first team dbut under Ray Lewington in September 2003, scoring as a substitute against Millwall. He achieved five substitute appearances that season, scoring three goals, and made his first start for the club in the League Cup. Young came to prominence in the 2004-05 season, playing a part in 34 of Watford's league matches as they struggled to survive in the Championship. Although he failed to find the net, he supplied several assists. His performance during this season earned him the club's ''Young Player of the Season'' award.
Under Aidy Boothroyd in the 2005-06 season, Young was given a new lease of life as a striker. Young started 41 League matches, finding the net 15 times,including a playoff semi-final goal against Crystal Palace, as Watford qualified for the playoffs and eventually beat Leeds United 3-0 to gain promotion to the Premier League.
Young began Watford's 2006/2007 Premier League season well, scoring 3 times, including a last minute, long-range strike against Fulham. In the January 2007 transfer window, three clubs made -5 million offers for the Under-21 International. Watford rejected these approaches, as well as (as of 12 January 2007) an offer of -7 million, again from an unnamed club
An improved offer of nearly -10 million from West Ham United was accepted. However, Young rejected the move, opting to wait for offers from clubs for whom relegation was not an issue.
On 18 January 2007, Aston Villa had an -8 million offer (rising to -9.75 million with add-ons), accepted - the club's record transfer fee. This allowed manager Martin O'Neill and the Aston Villa board to discuss personal terms with the player. Two days later O'Neill confirmed the player had agreed to join the club. Young underwent a medical on 21 January and the signing was confirmed on 23 January 2007. On 31 January, he went on to score in his debut for Villa at St James' Park against Newcastle United, but Villa went on to lose 3-1.
On 20 April 2008, Young scored 2 goals and assisted two goals for Aston Villa against Birmingham City at Villa Park and Villa went on to win the game 5-1. He also scored the winner against Danish side Odense Boldklub in Villa's home leg of the Intertoto Cup 3rd round.
In the 2007-08 Premier League season, Young finished second to Cesc Fbregas in assists with 17. Young was included in the Premier League Team of the Year, and apart from Portsmouth's David James, he was the only other player who did not come from any of the 'Big Four' (Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United) to make it into the best XI of the season. He is known for his pace, set pieces and ability to pass and shoot.He is also well known for cutting back onto his right foot and 'whipping' the ball into the penalty area.
On 10 October 2008 Ashley Young won the Player of the Month award. This was due to his performances in the 2008-2009 Premier League campaign. Having also won the award in April 2008, Young joins the list of players who have won the award more than once including Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard. On 7 December 2008 in the 3-2 win over Everton, Young scored two goals, one being an injury time winner after Everton's Joleon Lescott had equalised seconds earlier putting his tally for the season up to five. Manager O'Neill later described the player as being 'world-class' in the post-match press conference. Ashley Young signed a new four-year contract until 2012 on the 4 November 2008.. On 10 January 2009 Young was again awarded Player of the Month for December along with manager Martin O'Neill, who won the Manager of the Month award. He became the first ever player to win three FA Premiership Player of the Month awards in the same year. During a match against Sunderland on 18 January 2009, Young was sent off for a two-footed foul on Sunderland's Dean Whitehead..
Young appeared for Villa at the 2009 Peace Cup in Andalusia. He scored a header that was to be the third and final goal in a Group C match against Atlante as Villa triumphed 3-1. This was also the goal that sent Villa through to the knockout stages due to their superior goal difference in comparison to fellow group members Atlante and Mlaga. After helping Villa defeat Portuguese side Porto in the semi-final, Ashley Young scored a penalty in the final as Villa overcame Italians Juventus. Villa won 4-3 on penalties, after the game had finished 0-0 in normal time. Young's performances in Spain earned him praise in the media, with naming him their top player of the tournament. On 24 August 2009 Young scored a penalty as Aston Villa won 3-1 against Liverpool at Anfield. He did, however, go on to miss a penalty on 27 August 2009 in a home tie in the UEFA Europa League against Rapid Wien. Young won two penalties in the first half of the game (one that he missed, the other that was converted by James Milner) despite Aston Villa being eliminated from the tournament on away goals rule.
As a result of his form for Watford during the 2005-06 season, in February 2006 Young earned a call-up to Peter Taylor's England U21 League squad to face an Italian Serie B squad alongside team-mate Chris Eagles. Young started alongside Eagles in the 1-0 win, playing the first half. His continued form into the 2006-07 season earned him a first England U21 call-up to face Switzerland U21s in September 2006. Young played the last 15 minutes of the match as England scored a late goal to win 3-2, topping their group, and reaching a playoff for a place in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. At the finals Young played three times. He took part in the epic semi-final shootout against hosts Netherlands, scoring twice in the shootout as England lost 13-12.
On 31 August 2007, Steve McClaren called Young up to the full England squad for the first time to face Russia and Israel in the Euro 2008 qualifiers. He was again called up for the Euro 2008 qualifiers to face Estonia and Russia. On 16 November 2007 Young finally made his international debut and came on as a half-time substitute for England in a friendly against Austria. He has since appeared in the England Friendly against Germany in November 2008, coming on as a second half substitute. He was also part of the starting XI in Capello's England squad in the friendly against Holland at the Amsterdam Arena on 12 August 2009.
Young was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire to a Jamaican-born father and English mother. He has one older brother
Young's father supports Tottenham Hotspur, while Young himself, like his older brother, favoured Arsenal. His hero and "role model on and off the pitch" was Ian Wright.
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'''Clarke James Carlisle''' (born 14 October 1979) is an English footballer, currently playing for Premier League side Burnley. He plays as a central defender. Born in the town of Preston, he began playing football at a young age, taking inspiration from his father who played semi-professionally. Carlisle represented his home county of Lancashire at youth level. His professional career started with Blackpool and he made his Football League debut in September 1997. He went on to play 93 league games for Blackpool before moving to Queens Park Rangers in May 2000. In the same year, Carlisle won three caps for the England under-21 national team. He missed a number of games for Queens Park Rangers due to a cruciate ligament injury which at one stage led doctors to believe that his career was over. He then missed one month of the 2003-04 season because of an alcohol-related problem, and left Queens Park Rangers at the end of that season. In the summer of 2004, he joined Leeds United on a free transfer.
Carlisle spent just one season with Leeds United before signing for Football League Championship side Watford in August 2005. In the 2005-06 season, his first with Watford, the team finished third in the division and achieved promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs. However, a thigh injury caused Carlisle to miss the majority of the side's inaugural top-flight season. In March 2007 he had a one-month loan spell at Luton Town. On 16 August 2007, Burnley manager Steve Cotterill bought Carlisle from Watford for a transfer fee of -200,000. In the 2008-09 season he played over 40 first-team matches as Burnley reached the semi-finals of the Football League Cup and finished fifth in the league, earning a place in the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League. Carlisle was named man of the match for his performance in the play-off final as Burnley beat Sheffield United 1-0 to return to the top-flight of English football for the first time in 33 years.
An imposing figure in the centre of defence thanks to his stature, Carlisle also provides an attacking threat from set pieces. He is a practising Christian and regularly attends church. He attained 10 A-grades at GCSE and studied mathematics and politics at A-level, and in 2002 was awarded the title of "Britain's Brainiest Footballer" in a TV game show. He is an ambassador for the Kick It Out campaign and is part of the Management Committee of the Professional Footballers' Association. In 2009 he made his first appearance on television as a pundit.
Carlisle was inspired to become a footballer by his father, Mervin, who played semi-professionally for Morecambe and Southport.
The following season, he played 39 league games as Blackpool achieved a 14th-placed finish in the Second Division. His single league goal of the campaign came in a 3-1 victory over Stoke City at the Victoria Ground. In the 1999-2000 season, he played 43 times in the league and scored four goals as Blackpool finished 22nd and were relegated to the Football League Third Division. He scored on his 93rd and final league appearance for the club, in a 1-1 draw with Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park. Despite the team's relegation, Carlisle's performances during his three years at Blackpool attracted the attention of Iain Dowie, who at the time was a scout for Queens Park Rangers.
Dowie recommended Carlisle to Queens Park Rangers manager Gerry Francis, who paid a transfer fee of -250,000 to sign him on 25 May 2000. He played his first league game for the side on 12 August 2000 in the 0-0 draw with Birmingham City at Loftus Road. He made a further 26 league appearances in the 2000-01 season and scored three times, earning himself a call-up to the England national under-21 football team. However, his season was cut short on 31 January 2001, when he suffered his first major injury after a tackle by Rufus Brevett during the 0-2 defeat to Fulham.
After missing the entire 2001-02 campaign, Carlisle returned to competitive football on 7 September 2002 in Queens Park Rangers' 4-0 victory over Mansfield Town. He scored two goals in 36 league matches in the 2002-03 season, helping the side to a fourth-placed finish and a spot in the Second Division play-offs. The club reached the final of the play-offs, but were defeated 0-1 by Cardiff City at the Millennium Stadium on 25 May 2003. During the following season, Carlisle developed personal problems, including an alcohol addiction, although he continued to play for a number of months. In September 2003, as the team were travelling to Colchester United for a league fixture, he was found drunk by manager Ian Holloway.
Following counselling, Carlisle returned to league action in October 2003 and won the Division Two Player of the Month for November of the same year.
In June 2004, Carlisle agreed to join recently-relegated Championship outfit Leeds United on a free transfer. He was offered a new contract by Queens Park Rangers, but he was keen to return to northern England and cut short his summer holiday in Tenerife to sign for the Yorkshire outfit. In doing so, he became manager Kevin Blackwell's second signing of the summer after Danny Pugh.
When fit again, Carlisle found it difficult to break into the first-team as his place in the centre of defence had been taken by Matthew Kilgallon. His return came on 28 December 2004, when he was brought on as a substitute for Frazer Richardson in the 2-1 win against Plymouth Argyle. He started the next league match, against Coventry City, but was shown a red card late on in the 2-1 victory at Highfield Road. After his return from suspension, he was dropped from the team, making just a handful of substitute appearances in the following two months. Carlisle regained his place in the team towards the end of the season, starting in each of the final four matches of the campaign. He left Leeds United in the summer of 2005, having spent only one season at the club, playing a total of 38 first-team matches and scoring four times for the side as they reached the third round of the Football League Cup and attained a 14th-placed finish in the league. At the end of the 2004-05 campaign it was revealed that two clubs, Watford and Stoke City, were both competing to sign Carlisle. Leeds United accepted bids -100,000 from both clubs but Carlisle chose to sign for Watford, and he agreed a three-year deal with the club on 5 August 2005.
Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd, who had been a coach at Leeds United during the previous season, was pleased with the signing, stating that Carlisle was "exactly the type of defender I wanted".
On 4 November 2005, Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Glenn Hoddle accused Carlisle of stamping on goalkeeper Michael Oakes in the match the previous week-end, and threatened to report him to the Football Association. However, the referee did not show Carlisle a red or yellow card during the match, and no further action was taken against the player. During the 2005-06 campaign, Carlisle made 32 league appearances and scored three goals, playing as part of a rotation system with fellow central defenders Malky Mackay and Jay Demerit. He formed part of a defence which helped Watford to achieve a place in the play-offs after finishing third in the Championship. However, towards the end of the season he suffered yet another injury, being forced off the pitch in Watford's penultimate league match away at Queens Park Rangers. The thigh problem caused him to be unavailable for the play-offs as Watford defeated Leeds United 3-0 at the Millennium Stadium to win promotion to the Premier League.
The injury forced Carlisle to miss the first eight months of the 2006-07 Premier League season, and he eventually returned to full training in February 2007. He played in two reserve team matches for Watford in order to regain some fitness, hoping to break into the first team and make his Premier League debut. On 2 March 2007, Carlisle joined local rivals Luton Town on a one month emergency loan deal in an attempt to return to full match fitness. He made his debut for Luton the following day in the 3-2 away defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, coming on as a substitute for Matthew Spring, who had himself joined the club from Watford earlier in the season after failing to break into the first team. Carlisle went on to play five games for Luton Town. He made his final appearance on 31 March 2007, in a 0-0 draw with Burnley at Turf Moor, before returning to Watford on 2 April 2008. He finally played his first Premier League match on 9 April 2007, starting in the 4-2 victory over Portsmouth. He was selected to play in the team's following match, an FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United, but despite being awarded man-of-the-match for his performance,
On 16 August 2007, Steve Cotterill, manager of fellow Football League Championship club Burnley, made an offer of -200,000 for Carlisle, who signed a three-year contract at Turf Moor the same day. Helped along by the club captain Steven Caldwell, Carlisle settled in well at Burnley. Two days after signing, he made his debut for his new club in the 0-2 defeat away to Scunthorpe United. Carlisle scored his first league goal for Burnley on 22 September 2007, netting a late equaliser in the 2-2 draw with Bristol City at Ashton Gate. On 28 September 2007, the day before a Championship match, he was involved in a serious car crash after spinning and crashing into a ditch causing his car to be written off.
The 2008-09 campaign was Burnley's first full season with Owen Coyle as manager. Carlisle managed to keep his place in the side under the new regime and was a regular fixture in the team for the first six months of the season. However, he was dropped from the side for the match against Charlton Athletic on 31 January 2009 due to a lack of form. He remained out of the team for the whole of February 2009. He made his return to action on 3 March 2009, starting in the centre of defence in the 1-0 win over his old team, Blackpool, at Bloomfield Road. On his next league appearance he scored Burnley's first goal in a 4-2 victory against Crystal Palace at Turf Moor. He went on to score three further goals in the last two months of the season, getting his name on the scoresheet against Nottingham Forest, Southampton and his former team, Queens Park Rangers. His goals helped Burnley to a fifth-placed finish in the Championship, and a place in the play-offs. He played in both legs of the semi-final against Reading as the side won 3-0 on aggregate to secure a place in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium. Carlisle was handed the man of the match award for his performance as Burnley triumphed 1-0 against Sheffield United to earn promotion to the Premier League for the 2009-10 season.
Prior to the start of the campaign, Carlisle stated his belief that Burnley could avoid relegation back to the Championship. He was selected in the team to play Burnley's first top-flight match in 33 years on 15 August 2009, when the side were defeated 0-2 by Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium. He also played in the following match as Burnley recorded their first ever Premier League victory, a 1-0 win over reigning champions Manchester United at Turf Moor. During the early part of the season, he formed a defensive pairing with new signing Andr Bikey. He was reunited with Caldwell in the centre of defence for the 2-1 victory over Birmingham City on 3 October 2009. In the away loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 20 December 2009, Carlisle suffered a groin injury which kept him sidelined over the Christmas period.
While playing for Queens Park Rangers, Carlisle was selected to play for the England national under-21 football team on three occasions. He was called up to the squad by Howard Wilkinson, and made his debut for his country on 31 August 2000, coming on as a substitute in England's 6-1 friendly victory over Georgia at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.
Carlisle's predominant playing position is as a central defender. He has stated that as a youngster, he modelled his style of play on defenders such as Steve Bruce and Gary Pallister.
Carlisle was born on 14 October 1979 in Preston, in Lancashire in north-west England. He grew up in the town with his parents, Mervin and Rose.
Carlisle is an ambassador for the Kick It Out scheme, which campaigns for inclusion and equality in football.
:A. For the 2004-05 season, the Football League First Division was renamed the Football League Championship.
:B. The Football League Trophy is only for teams in the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system. "-" indicates that the team was ineligble for that season.
:C. Includes red and yellow cards in all competitions.
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'''Lianne Sanderson''' (born 3 February 1988) is an English football player who currently plays for the English side Chelsea Ladies as a striker.
Sanderson joined Arsenal in 1997 as part of their youth programme. Her first full season with the first team came in the 2003/2004 season, and she has continued to play in the first team since then.
Sanderson finished the 2006/07 season as Arsenal's top scorer, with 40 goals scored in 41 appearances across 4 competitions, all of which were won by Arsenal. In the 2007/08 season, she has so far amassed 51 goals in 36 appearances, including the third in Arsenal's 4-1 FA Women's Cup triumph over Leeds United.
On 3 July 2008, it was announced that Sanderson along with fellow team mate Anita Asante had joined Chelsea Ladies. Upon signing Sanderson said 'I always said I would never play for anyone else other than Chelsea. I have been at Arsenal for 11 years and it is a big change for me to have to leave the team, but both Anita and I wanted a new challenge,' 'Sometimes you have to try new things and challenge yourself personally and I know that is what I am looking forward to doing here.' 'So now I am just looking forward to what's ahead. Hopefully Anita and I will come in and help Chelsea Ladies win things.Sanderson was drafted in the WPS international draft, and now belongs to the Philadelphia Independence.
Sanderson has played for England at Under-15,17,19 and 21 levels, and, on 3 May 2006, she was called up for the England first team.
She scored her first senior goal in England's 4-0 Euro 2009 qualifier win against Northern Ireland on May 13, 2007. It was her fifth cap.
On September 23 2009 Lianne was drafted into the American WPS (Women's Professional Soccer) League. She will be joining Philladelphia Independence as their premier attacking midfielder.
:2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08.
In the 2006 FA Women's Cup final, she scored the fifth goal of a 5-0 win over Leeds United, and was voted player of the match.
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'''James David "Jamie" McClen''' (born May 13, 1979 in Cramlington, Northumberland) is a professional English football player who plays as a defender or midfielder. He plays for Morpeth Town.
He attended St. Benet Biscop Catholic High School in Bedlington, Northumberland. He honed his footballing skills at the youth academy of Newcastle United at the age of 10 after being spotted whilst playing for Cramlington Juniors.
McClen debuted for Newcastle in 1999 against Tottenham Hotspur under the management of Ruud Gullit. Gullit offered McClen a long term deal which was promptly signed. He drifted out of the first team picture for a few years only to get a break in the team when injuries took their toll on Newcastle. McClen took his chance including a goal against Peterborough United in the FA Cup,
McClen's spell at Carlisle only lasted a few months before he was released. He then went to Blyth Spartans on a short term basis. He returned to the Football League to join Shrewsbury Town, but the manager expressed his concerns over McClen's fitness levels and he was once again released from his contract. In June 2006 he signed a 12-month contract with Kidderminster Harriers of the Football Conference. On November 3, 2006 McClen returned to the North East to play for Bedlington Terriers on loan.
McClen was released by Kidderminster in January 2007 and signed for Hamilton Academical until the end of the season. However, he was released in March 2007.
On August 2007, McClen joined Northern Premier League outfit Gateshead ahead of the 2007-08 season.. January 2008 saw McClen join Newcastle Blue Star on loan until the end of the season. The move became permanent at the start of the 2008-09 season.
After Newcastle Blue Star dissolved, McClen joined Morpeth Town, before signing a pre-contract with Thai Premier League newcomers Pattaya United for the start of the January 2010 season.
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'''Leon Julian Best''' (born 19 September 1986 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is an English born Irish international footballer who plays as a striker for Coventry City. Best represented Ireland at under-21 level and won his first full international cap against Nigeria on the 29 May 2009.
As a young player, Best started his career at Notts County before being signed as a trainee by then Premier League club Southampton. He made his professional debut against Newcastle United on his 18th birthday in 2004. A loan spell at Queens Park Rangers followed later in the 2004-05 season.
He was a member of Southampton's youth team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2005, losing on aggregate to Ipswich Town.
Best also had two loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday in the 2005-06 season, scoring his first professional goal and Wednesday's first of the season on 9 August 2005 at Hillsborough against Hull City. The first loan spell was cut short in the same match when Best broke his foot and returned to St. Mary's after only 5 days in Sheffield. After recovering with Southampton, Best then returned to Hillsborough at the end of the January transfer window (though there was also speculation he would go to Crystal Palace) where he remained until the end of the season, scoring Wednesday's last goal of the season at Derby County on 30 April 2006.
On 3 August 2006 Best joined Football League One club Bournemouth on a month-long loan deal with an option to extend his stay. He returned to Southampton at the end of October at the end of the maximum 3 month loan spell, having made 15 league appearances, scoring 3 goals.
On 23 November 2006, he joined his team-mate Martin Cranie on loan to Yeovil Town until 22 February 2007.
After his successful loan spells, Best returned to play an important role in guiding Southampton to the Championship play-offs, where the Saints faced Derby County. He came on as a substitute in the first leg at St Marys, but could not prevent Southampton losing 2-1, with Derby striker Steve Howard scoring both of the goals for the away side.
In the deciding second leg, with a visit to the new Wembley Stadium awaiting the winners, Best started for Saints up front alongside prolific on-loan striker Marek Saganowski, and played a vital role in many of the attacks that Southampton delivered in their search for goals. In one move, Best showed superb ball control and vision to release Jhon Vifara, who scored the goal that made the score on the night 2-1 to Southampton (3-3 on aggregate, and Viafara's second goal of the night). However, an unfortunate own goal from Best himself put Derby back in front, and although Southampton sent the game into extra time with a late goal from Polish and former Derby striker Grzegorz Rasiak, Southampton lost 4-3 in a penalty shootout, with Best missing the opening penalty, sending the ball wide of the goalkeeper Stephen Bywater's left post.
On 5 July 2007, he joined Coventry City for a fee of -650,000 decided by a tribunal, with the fee increasing were Coventry to gain promotion to the Premiership by 2010. Following a cheekbone fracture at the end of 2008, Best took his place in the team wearing a protective mask. His return led him scoring three goals in successive matches and consequently gaining a reputation for wearing a "Besty" mask, even after he had recovered from his injury and earning the nickname "Zorro". His distinctive mask became somewhat of a talisman for Coventry City fans, many of whom took to wearing similar masks in the stands as a tribute to Best. On 3 October 2009 he was named Coca-Cola Championship Player of the Month for September.
On 18 May 2009, Best was called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the first time for the games against Nigeria and then the World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria.
He made his debut on the 29 May against Nigeria in a match that finished in a 1-1 draw.
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Although born in England, Dobie has played for Scotland at international level. He is in his second spell with Carlisle, having also played for Clydebank, West Bromwich Albion, Millwall and Nottingham Forest.
Dobie joined Carlisle United as an apprentice in June 1995, turning professional in May 1997.
Dobie was transferred to West Bromwich Albion in July 2001, for a -150,000 fee.
In the summer he handed in a transfer request, reportedly because he wanted a wage increase after breaking into the Scotland national side.
With the likes of Kanu and Robert Earnshaw ahead of him in the West Brom pecking order, Dobie struggled to gain first team action at the start of 2004-05, and in November 2004 moved to Millwall in a deal worth "up to" -750,000.
In 2005 he joined Nottingham Forest in a -525,000 move from Millwall, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal.
At the start of the 2006-07 season new manager Colin Calderwood expressed his faith in Dobie and said his career was safe at Forest. But injury again slowed his progress, after suffering a thigh injury on his comeback game, forcing him down the pecking order behind Grant Holt, Junior Agogo and Nathan Tyson. Most of Dobie's appearances in 2006-07 were from the substitutes' bench. His only goal that season came in the 2006-07 League One play off semi-final against Yeovil. His header from a corner, put Forest 3-1 up in the tie, but they ended up losing 5-4 on aggegrate after extra time.
Dobie began the 2007-08 campaign as a lone striker against Bournemouth but was quickly dropped to the bench, and then cut from the matchday squad altogether, although he returned as a substitute in Forest's 2-0 win at Port Vale.
On 23 January 2008 Dobie returned to Carlisle United, now in League One, where he signed a two and a half year contract after moving for a nominal fee.
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'''Franklin Charles Buckley''' (more commonly known as '''Major Frank Buckley''') (3 October 1882 - 21 December 1964) was an English football player and, later, manager. He is the brother of Chris Buckley who played for Aston Villa.
Buckley was born in Urmston, Manchester. He joined the army and bought himself out in 1902 to join a football club.
He went from Aston Villa to Brighton to Manchester United and Manchester City all within six years and only found something approaching stability with Birmingham City, where he made 56 appearances. Soon after that he was on the move again, this time to Derby County. It was with the Rams that he gained his sole England cap, in 1914 in a shock 3-0 defeat by Ireland at Ayresome Park, before upping sticks, again, to join Bradford City; his stay in Yorkshire shortened by the start of World War I.
Buckley went to war with the 17th Middlesex Regiment (where he commanded the Football Battalion) seeing action and receiving wounds to his lung and shoulder in the Battle of the Somme and rose to the rank of Major. On his return, he was appointed manager of Norwich City. The Canaries had been so debt-ridden that the receivers had wound the club up, but following an extraordinary general meeting, the club was resurrected and Buckley was placed in charge in February 1919 and returned the club to Southern League football. Despite retiring from playing during the war, Buckley played one game for Norwich in September 1919, when he was the club's secretary-manager.
Once again Buckley-s stay was short, by July 1920 he was gone; financial disputes precipitating a wholesale change of personnel.
Prior to Buckley it was not unusual for clubs to create sides through purchases. Preston North End and Derby County of the 1880s and 1890s are good examples of teams that had gathered together players, en masse, from elsewhere; the famous Sunderland side of the 1890s is another; Middlesbrough's controversial transfer policy of 1905 another. However, such a policy, of creating success through expenditure, will only be successful if there is success and money is generated as a result. Certain questions are always of importance: How do you best sustain income? How do you generate local interest in the club? How do you create a style of play synonymous with the club?
Buckley comes across, in retrospect, as a character far removed from the unbending disciplinarian that he wished to portray himself as. The truth is, possibly, closer to him being a wily manipulator of whatever resources were available. Accordingly, his aims, which arose because of simple economics, boiled down to key principles. First he introduced youth programmes at the clubs where he worked and created club sides without bankrupting the directors by combining young 'home-grown' talent with experienced professionals. Second, he went into the transfer market with his eyes wide open. He bought players cheaply and sold others cleverly. Third, he insisted on using a scouting network throughout England and Wales, which is where a scout of Buckley's found John Charles. Fourth, he kept the press intrigued with rumour and innocent half-truths and, accordingly, kept the paying public interested and expectant in his clubs.
As a result Buckley's influence on the rise of the Blackpool and Wolves sides of the 1950s, of the Leeds United 'club culture' of the 1960s and 1970s should never be understated. His principles may not have been adopted directly by Busby, Shankly, Clough and Ferguson but they were innovative principles that are quite commonplace now. Buckley's financial acumen may well have come from his stint as a travelling salesman in the early 1920s, but he returned to football management with Blackpool on 6 October 1923, and it was there that Buckley-s ideas started to come to the fore. He was lured to Bloomfield Road with the promise of an extremely high salary and enough money to strengthen the squad. Buckley is credited with implementing a youth system and scouting scheme to the Seasiders.
Despite a total change of tactics, Buckley didn't have much more success with Blackpool than his predecessor, Bill Norman. During the 1924-25 season, he sold established players such as Herbert Jones and Harry Bedford, which proved unpopular amongst the fans.
In July 1927, Buckley took up an appointment with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Stan Cullis wrote of him: "I soon realised that Major Buckley was one out of the top drawer. He didn't suffer fools gladly. His style of management in football was very similar to his attitude in the army. Major Buckley implanted into my mind the direct method of playing which did away with close interpassing and square-ball play. If you didn't like his style you'd very soon be on your bicycle to another club. He didn't like defenders over-elaborating in their defensive positions. Major Buckley also knew how to deal with the press." (Cullis, quoted in ''Taylor and Ward'', 1995, pp. 31-2)
Buckley stay at Wolves can be taken two ways. On the face of it, he appeared to achieve only modest success with the club; they won the Division Two title in 1931-32 and finished runners-up in the Division One in 1937-38 and in both the First Division and the FA Cup the following season. An alternative view is that during his stay at Molineux, Buckley once made the club a -100,000 profit within one year, purely on transfer deals; he toyed, provocatively, with the media (instigating the empty rumour that his players were using a monkey gland treatment to aid performance), he used psychologists to instill confidence in his players and was responsible for bringing through Stan Cullis and offering Billy Wright a start in professional football. After he had left the club, however, the full value of his vision, not least the Wolves youth programme, came to fruition and did so much to shape the Wolves side of the 1950s when they won three Division One championships, twice won the FA Cup, and were one of few genuine challengers to the Busby Babes.
Buckley left Wolves, somewhat surprisingly, in 1944 and another non-committal couple of years followed at Notts County (for a then-unheard-of -4,000 a year) and Hull City before starting work at Leeds United, where one of his first discoveries was John Charles just after Christmas 1948. He was not afraid to try all manner of ideas to induce the Elland Road club out of mediocrity: dancing songs broadcast through the public address system during training days, so-called 'shooting' boxes (a contraption designed to send the ball out at different speeds and angles to players), increasing admission costs, youth development programmes. John Charles did excel during the 1954-55 season but the team failed to respond in kind.
Buckley, a stern disciplinarian throughout his career, earned devotion and affection, not least because he was also a 'tracksuit' manager. He brought in Jack Charlton, who had this to say about him:
"Unlike the pros, we got just two weeks' holidays in the summer, and while they were away, our job was to remove the weeds from the pitch and replace them with grass seed. I remember being sat out there one day with Keith Ripley, another ground staff boy, when Major Buckley came over to us. We must have looked pretty forlorn, the two of us, and to gee us up he said he'd give us five shillings for every bucket we filled with weeds. Now that was an offer we couldn't refuse. By the time we were finished, we had filled six buckets, and cheeky bugger that I was, I marched straight up to the Major's office. And when he asked what I wanted, I told him I was there to claim my thirty bob for the weeds. He nearly blew a bloody gasket! 'Get out of here!' he bellowed. 'You're already getting paid to do that work - don't ever let me see you up here again with your buckets.'
Buckley left Leeds in April 1953, moving to Walsall, but left them in September 1955.
Buckley died in Walsall in December 1964, aged 82.
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'''Kevin Hitchcock''' (born 5 October 1962) is an English former football goalkeeper who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing for Mansfield Town, Chelsea and Northampton Town.
Hitchcock was born in Canning Town, London, and played non-league football for Barking before joining Nottingham Forest in 1983 for a fee of -15,000. He spent time on loan to Mansfield Town in 1984, and joined the club for a fee of -140,000 at the end of the 1983-84 season without having played for Forest's first team.
Hitchcock joined Chelsea for -250,000 in March 1988, and made his debut on 26 March in a 1-0 defeat to Southampton. He remained at Chelsea until 2001 and made 96 league appearances, 4 of which were from the bench.
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'''Gary Patrick Waddock''' (born 17 March 1962, in Kingsbury, London) is an Anglo-Irish former professional and international footballer. He is currently manager at League 1 club Wycombe Wanderers. He formerly managed Queens Park Rangers and Aldershot Town. He grew up in Alperton, a suburb of Wembley.
During his playing career, Gary appeared professionally (predominantly as a midfielder) for six different clubs and earned 21 international caps, scoring three goals in the process for the Republic of Ireland.
He debuted for Queens Park Rangers in 1979 and went on to play 203 times and scored eight goals in the following eight years, playing in the 1982 FA Cup Final.
He left QPR for Charleroi in Belgium for three years between 1987 and 1989, making 40 appearances and scoring one goal, before returning to London with Millwall. In two years with Millwall, Waddock appeared 58 times and scored twice for the 'Lions'.
By 1991 he was back at QPR although he failed to make the first team and found himself on loan at Swindon Town where he made six appearances. Following on from his spell at Swindon, Waddock moved to Bristol Rovers in 1992, scoring one goal in 71 matches over the next three years.
His swan song took place with Luton Town. In four years he made 153 appearances and scored his final three professional goals.
During his time as manager, Ian Holloway took Waddock onto the coaching staff at Loftus Road at the QPR academy. Waddock found himself the new caretaker manager at QPR following Holloway's suspension on 6 February 2006.
He was appointed full-time manager on 28 June 2006 after Holloway was put on Gardening leave and eventually left for Plymouth Argyle.
He was confirmed as the new manager of Conference side Aldershot Town on 19 May 2007.
The Shots finished top of the Conference National with a record 101 points, and were promoted to the Football League after a 1-1 draw away at Exeter City gave them the point they needed. The Shots ended the season on an 18-match undefeated run. In recognition of this achievement, Waddock was named Conference manager of the year.
Waddock and was appointed manager of the League 1 side on 13 October 2009.
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'''Maurizio Gaudino''' (born 12 December 1966 in Brhl, Germany) is a retired German football midfielder.
He was capped five times for Germany in 1993 and 1994, and was in their squad for the 1994 World Cup.
Gaudino played 294 Bundesliga games for Waldhof Mannheim, VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Bochum. He won the league title with Stuttgart in 1992. He also helped them to the 1989 UEFA Cup Final and got himself on the scoresheet in the first leg, although they ultimately lost to a Diego Maradona inspired Napoli. In 1995 he was loaned out to Manchester City and helped the team end the season with some magnificent performances including a 3-2 victory over the league champions that year Blackburn Rovers. He transferred to Antalyaspor in 1999 and played for them until Antalyaspor's relegation to Second League A Category in 2001-02 season.
In 1994 he hit the headlines when he was arrested after a television appearance for alleged insurance fraud. Later he was convicted to a two years sentence set out to parole.
After retiring Gaudino coached Waldhof Mannheim, making an unexpected comeback playing a single match on 12 August 2005. He also played in a charity match in 2006 in England where he was infamously fouled by Boris Johnson.
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'''Andrew Preece''' (born 27 March 1967) is an English former footballer. He is currently manager at Northwich Victoria.
Born in Evesham, Worcestershire, Preece began his career as a junior with Worcester City, making his debut in the Conference aged 16. He subsequently played for Evesham United before joining Northampton Town in August 1988. He made just one appearance, as a substitute, before being released at the end of the following season.
In July 1989 he rejoined Worcester City and in March 1990 signed for Wrexham. In December 1991 he joined Stockport County for a fee of -10,000. He impressed enough (including scoring the winning goal in a giant-killing feat against Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup) that he signed for Crystal Palace in June 1994, as strike partner to Chris Armstrong, for a fee of -350,000.
However, he struggled to establish himself and joined Blackpool for a fee of -200,000 in July 1995.
In July 1997 Preece joined Bury on a free transfer and in 1999 was appointed player-manager. He was released in December 2003 as Bury tried to cut costs and joined Carlisle United as a player. He was unable to prevent Carlisle's relegation to the Conference, but chose to remain with the Cumbrians for the following season.
In February 2005, Preece joined Worcester City as player-manager and led the side to three consecutive top ten finished in the Conference North and in 2006 to the second round of the FA Cup. He left Worcester in October 2007. He became caretaker manager of Northwich Victoria on 25 February 2009.
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'''Ian Ashbee''' (born 6 September 1976 in Birmingham) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Hull City. He previously played for Derby County and Cambridge United, and has also played in Iceland, on loan to IR Knattspyrnudeild.
Purchased by manager Jan Mlby in June 2002 in League Two he suffered a nightmare start to his Hull career as he was sent off on his debut. This was, however, due to his no-nonsense approach on the pitch and he soon became a firm favourite with Tigers fans and management alike, with both Mlby and Peter Taylor making him Captain.
The goal he scored against Yeovil Town was the goal that promoted Hull to League One and he was also instrumental in the Tigers' successful promotion campaign to the Football League Championship in the following season.
Ashbee was, however, cursed by an old injury in the subsequent Championship campaign, being diagnosed with an osteochondral defect, a degenerative bone condition in his femur. He underwent surgery that involved drilling fourteen holes in the bone to stimulate re-growth. He was warned by his doctor that this injury threatened not just his career, but his ability to even walk. Ashbee was on crutches for four months and was ruled out for the majority of the 2005-06 season, nevertheless he remained a favourite amongst many Tigers fans, receiving a standing ovation at the last game of the season against Watford despite being sidelined.
He was also retained as captain by Hull City's next manager, Phil Parkinson, and his replacement, Phil Brown. But with a poor team performance in their second season in The Championship, finishing just one place outside the relegation zone, Ashbee as captain received a large share of fans' criticisms that were aimed at the team, despite the outgoing Chairman Adam Pearson suggesting him as a potential Player of the Season.
The 2007-08 season saw vastly improved performances from the team as a whole, culminating in the club reaching its first ever Wembley final, taking on Bristol City for a place in the Premier League, a game which they won 1-0. This means that Ashbee has captained City to promotion from the bottom division of the Football League to the top. Andy Dawson, Boaz Myhill and Ryan France are the other players to have helped take Hull up through the four divisions. On 16 August 2008 Ashbee was captain of the Hull City side that won its first ever top-flight game 2-1 against Fulham, completing an achievement thought to be unique in English football: captaining the same team in all four divisions of the Football League, bottom to top.
Towards the end of the 2008-09 season, in a fixture against Aston Villa on 4 May, Ashbee suffered another career-threatening injury, rupturing a posterior cruciate ligament in his knee. It was initially thought that he would return to action in the Autumn, however on 18 August 2009 it was reported that Ashbee required further surgery on the knee and would likely miss the entire 2009-10 season.
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'''Paul Dobson''' (born December 17, 1962) was an English professional football player. He was a prolific striker in the lower leagues during the 1980s and early 1990s, notably for Torquay United. He was born in Hartlepool.
He began his career as a junior with Newcastle United, but on failing to make the grade joined Hartlepool United on a free transfer in November 1981. He scored 8 times in 31 games before leaving the Victoria Ground. However, he returned in December 1983, signing from Horden Colliery, and went on to play a further 80 league games, in which he scored 24 goals. In July 1986 he moved to Torquay United on a free transfer and was top scorer in his first season as Torquay struggled to remain in the league. The fact that they did survive was down to Dobson's goal in injury time against Crewe Alexandra in the final game of the season, injury time only awarded after Torquay defender Jim McNichol had been bitten by a police dog. Dobson's equaliser meant that Torquay stayed in Fourth Division on goal difference, with Lincoln City the first side to suffer automatic relegation to the Nationwide Conference. He left Plainmoor in August 1988, joining Doncaster Rovers for -20,000. After scoring 10 goals in just 24 games for Doncaster, Scarborough stepped in and paid -40,000 for his services. He scored 22 times in 61 games for Scarborough, but was out of favour at the beginning of the 1990-91 season, joining first Halifax Town on loan in October 1990, with a further loan spell at Hereford United the following month. In January 1991 he moved to Lincoln City for -40,000, a move not taken too kindly by some Lincoln fans given that it was his goal that relegated them to the Conference. However, 2 goals on his debut soon put paid to any doubts they had and Dobson went on to score 3 more goals in 20 league appearances. In August 1992 he moved to Darlington, but played only 14 games (10 of which were as a substitute), scoring twice before joining Conference side Gateshead, initially on loan, in February 1993 and signing permanently for a fee of -3,500. He won the Conference Golden Boot as top-scorer in the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, but after starting the first three games of the following season lost his place and featured only as a substitute until leaving to join Bishop Auckland in November 1995, Gateshead making a profit on the sale. He later ended his football career with Spennymoor United. In May 2001, the Torquay "''Herald Express''"" reported that Paul, now diagnosed as a diabetic, was living in Newton Aycliffe in County Durham and working as a welder.
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'''Alan Tate''' (born 2 September 1982) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Swansea City in the Football League Championship.
Born in Easington, County Durham, Tate began his career as a trainee at Manchester United, earning himself a professional contract. Although he went on to captain United's reserve team, which included such players as Quinton Fortune, Luke Chadwick and Chris Eagles, he failed to break into the first team. Tate enjoyed a loan spell at Royal Antwerp before spending two loan periods at Swansea City. He played a major role in the club's battle against relegation from the Football League in the 2002-03 season, before joining the club on a permanent basis on 6 February 2004.
Initially a centre back, Tate made a successful transition to the right back slot. He further showed his versatility by playing several games in the centre of midfield during an injury crisis at the club during the 2005-06 season, which saw him named as the club's Player of the Year. Tate was in the Swansea City team which won the Football League Trophy final against Carlisle United on 2 April 2006. After the final whistle, he and fellow player Lee Trundle were photographed holding Welsh flag bearing the words "Fuck Off Cardiff" which was apparently thrown onto the pitch. The pair claimed not to know that it bore insulting words. On 24 June 2006, both players were fined a week's wages and warned as to their future conduct by the Football Association of Wales, having already received police cautions for public order offences.
Swansea City reached the League One play-off final against Barnsley on 27 May 2006. The match finished at 2-2 after extra time, and went to a penalty shootout. With Swansea trailing 4-3, Tate missed the decisive fifth penalty, sealing Barnsley's promotion.
He continued mainly playing at right back under Kenny Jackett and occasionally midfield to cover for injuries in the 2006-07 season. When former Swansea captain Roberto Martnez took over as the new manager by the 2007-08 season, Tate had lost his place at right back to new arrival Angel Rangel.
During the 2008-09 season, Tate covered all positions in defence, including goalkeeper against Queens Park Rangers.
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'''Jamie Moralee''' (born 2 December 1971 in Wandsworth in south London ) is an English football player. Outside of football he co-owns the company New Era Overseas, which looks to help footballers with financial investment. He is married to Lisa,
Moralee started his career at Crystal Palace but found his opportunities limited. He made only 6 appearances for the Eagles, without scoring.
Moralee joined Watford for -450,000 in the summer of 1994.
Moralee joined Crewe Alexandra, but played only 20 times in two seasons without scoring.
After leaving Colchester, Moralee signed for full-time League of Wales side Barry Town, managed by former Crystal Palace colleague Peter Nicholas.
Moralee had an unhappy 2003-04 season with Conference side Forest Green Rovers, scoring twice in 12 appearances,
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'''Ronald Wyn Davies''' (born 20 March 1942 in Caernarfon, Gwynedd) is a former Welsh football player.
Davies was the archetypal target man. With his well-developed aerial abilities he earned the nickname ''Wyn the Leap''. Davies is perhaps best known for playing for Newcastle United between 1966 and 1971. He was notably part of their Inter-Cities Fairs Cup-winning team of 1969. He later played for Manchester City before moving from Maine Road to Old Trafford when he was signed by Manchester United manager, Frank O'Farrell. He was partnered with another O'Farrell signing, Ted MacDougall. In total, he earned 34 caps and scored 6 goals for the Wales national football team.Wyn also played for Wrexham and then a successful few seasons for Bolton Wanderers before joining Newcastle.
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'''Drissa Diallo''' was born in Mauritania on 4 January 1973 but has French nationality. He represented Guinea internationally. He is a footballer who currently plays for Cheltenham Town.
Diallo started his career in France playing for AS Brevannes and Sedan before moving to Belgium and playing for RC Tilleur and KV Mechelen.
In 2003 Mechelen went into liquidation and Diallo was released on a free transfer. He promptly moved to England and signed for Burnley. Although the Lancashire club were keen to sign Diallo on a long term deal after he had impressed Stan Ternent during his time at the club, Diallo spent just 5 months in Burnley before Joe Royle swooped to sign him for Ipswich Town at the end of the season. He scored two goals for Burnley, against Fulham in the FA Cup
Drissa completed a two-year contract at Portman Road and helped Ipswich reach the Championship play-offs, but his time there was marred by injury trouble and he was released by the club in the Summer of 2005.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Paul Sturrock then brought Diallo to the newly promoted Championship club one month later. Diallo turned out some satisfactory displays at Hillsborough, but his season was again peppered with injuries and on 4 May 2006 it was announced that Wednesday would not be renewing his contract upon expiry at the end of the season.
Diallo was signed on a free transfer in July 2006 along with Jon-Paul McGovern by Milton Keynes Dons.
On September 18th 2008 Diallo joined Cheltenham Town on a one month loan and then on the 2nd of January 2009 Drissa was officially named a Cheltenham player following a free transfer after the successful loan spell.
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'''Adam El-Abd''' (born 11 September, 1984) is a football player, currently playing for English team Brighton & Hove Albion . He has joint Egyptian and British nationality. His older brother Joe plays professional Rugby Union and is currently playing for Toulon in France.
El-Abd joined Brighton's youth department when he was 10 and was granted a scholarship there at 16. He signed his first professional contract of two and a half years with Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 19. He made his full League debut for the club in the 2-1 win at Notts County in November 2003. He has since been a regular in the first-team squad and can play either in defence at right-back or centre-half, or in a more defensive midfield type role.
Adam El-Abd has an English mother and an Egyptian father and is one of three brothers. His older brother Joe plays professional rugby for French team Toulon and his younger brother Sami was an apprentice at the Albion before moving to Crawley Town.
During the game at Huddersfield Town on 18 March, 2008, El-Abd was stretchered off with medial ligament damage and ruled out for the remainder of the season.
On 5 June, 2008, it was revealed that El-Abd had signed a new two-year deal with Brighton.
El-Abd has stated in a 2005 interview with ''EgyptianPlayers.com'' that he intends to play for the Egyptian national side if he gets the call. He said: "Hopefully I'll do my best to get into the team [Brighton] over here, so that then the Egyptian national team coach can see me play. And it's always been a dream for me to play for Egypt."
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'''William "Willie" Henderson''' (born 24 January 1944, in Baillieston, North Lanarkshire) is a retired Scottish football player. He played most of his career for Rangers, and spent the latter part of his career with Sheffield Wednesday, in Hong Kong with Hong Kong Rangers and with Airdrieonians. He was a prolific winger. He also featured at international level for Scotland.
Henderson made his career debut in 1960 at the age of 16. He was very pacey on the right wing and as he was at a small height of 5 foot and 4 inches he became known as 'Wee Willie'.
Henderson also had bad eyesight and he wore contact lenses. People found this amusing as they would often wonder how much better he would have been had his eyesight been better. Legend has it that late on in an Old Firm encounter he inquired on the sidelines, "How long to go, how long to go?" Jock Stein replied: "Go and ask at the other dugout, you bloody fool - this is the Celtic bench!"
During his time with Rangers he won the Scottish League twice, the Scottish Cup four times and the League Cup twice. He was also part of the Rangers team that got to the finals of the 1960-61 and 1966-67 Cup Winners Cup competitions, and was part of the Rangers campaign that eventually brought home the trophy in the 1971/72 season. He was not involved in the final, however, as he had left Rangers just prior, having fallen out with the then manager, Willie Waddell. Thus while he sat on a beach in South Africa, his former team-mates had their names carved onto the trophy. It was a very sad way to end his Rangers career. He made a total of 426 appearances between 1960 to 1972.
Henderson left Rangers at the end of the 1971-72 season, mainly because he had fallen out with the manager Willie Waddell who had left Henderson out of Rangers- 3-2 European Cup Winners Cup Final victory over FC Dinamo Moscow in Barcelona in May 1972. Henderson later admitted that missing that game was one of the worst moments of his career. He signed for Sheffield Wednesday for the 1972-73 season and made his debut on the 12 August 1972 in a 3-0 victory over Fulham. Henderson was a great favourite with the Wednesday fans in the two seasons that he was there even though the club had little success. He made 50 appearances for Wednesday with six as substitute, scoring five goals in his two seasons there. His last appearance for the club was on 27 April 1974, the last match of the 1973-74 season against Bolton Wanderers, a match Wednesday had to win to avoid relegation to Division Three. They won the match 1-0. Henderson left Wednesday at the end of that season and went to play for Hong Kong Rangers. He spent three years in the colony and captained the Hong Kong League XI (a team made up of foreign professionals plying their trade in Hong Kong) before returning to Scotland for a final season with Airdrieonians.
He made his debut for Scotland on October 20, 1962, against Wales in what was a 3-2 victory for Scotland. Also on his debut he scored what was to be the winning goal. He also scored in his second game for Scotland in a 5-1 victory over Northern Ireland. He went on to gain a further 27 caps and score three more goals, a total of 29 caps and five goals. His last game for Scotland was on April 21, 1971, in a 2-0 defeat by Portugal. In an interview with the Scotland on Sunday newspaper in April 2006, Henderson admitted that Scotland's failure to qualify for the 1966 and 1970 World Cups was a great disappointment to him as Scotland at that time had one of the best teams in Europe. "I can't believe that we had so many players who were genuine world class yet we didn't reach the best-ever finals of the biggest tournament of them all," said Henderson.
Today Henderson runs a hotel in Broxburn and owns a pub in Kickcaldy. He is also involved with Rangers hospitality on matchdays at Ibrox. He is also seen occasionally on the club's TV station Rangers TV.
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'''Matthew "Matty" Brian Bloomer''' (born 3 November 1978 in Grimsby) is an English footballer. He is currently playing for Harrogate Town. He plays as a centre back or right back, but can also play in a variety of positions.
Bloomer started his career as a trainee with his home town club of Grimsby Town, but failed to make an impact, starting only 3 games in his four years under contract. He was brought up in a youth team that consisted the likes of Jack Lester, John Oster and Daryl Clare, and under the stewardship of long serving manager Alan Buckley. Unfortunately Bloomer was released by the clubs new manager Lennie Lawrence at the end of the 2000-2001 campaign.
Upon his release from Blundell Park, Bloomer dropped down two league's to sign for Hull City, where he also struggled, making just 3 appearances in the league in two years, all of them off the bench. In 2002, Alan Buckley-s Lincoln City, who were facing relegation from Division Three signed Bloomer on a month long loan. He turned in a series of impressive displays at centre back which helped keep Lincoln in the Football League.
The following season, Keith Alexander succeeded Alan Buckley as manager, and brought Bloomer in on a permanent deal. After signing permanently for Lincoln he was mainly a bit-part player, but nonetheless made nearly a century of appearances for the club. During the 2004-2005 season, he earned himself a starting place at right-back, replacing veteran Dean West. Bloomer was given his chance to start ahead of West for the League Cup first round match against Derby County. Lincoln won 3-1, Bloomer-s performance was highly praised, and he went onto make a number of solid performances. He lost his starting place following an ill-fated first half against Wycombe Wanderers in early 2005. Bloomer moved from right back to central defensive position held by captain Paul Morgan, who was out with an injury, Wycombe scored 3 goals in the first 45 minutes, all from Nathan Tyson. He did not start again all season, with both Lee Beevers and Gareth McAuley playing in his position for the rest of the year, however, he did play as a striker in the play-off final in Cardiff, where Lincoln lost 2-0 after extra-time to Southend United. During the 2005-06 season, Bloomer found himself on the fringes of the Lincoln squad, and had spells on loan at former club Grimsby Town and Conference side Cambridge United.
Bloomer signed for Cambridge permanently in July 2006, and made 18 first team appearances. However he only had a short lived spell at the struggling Conference club, and he had his contract cancelled on 31 January 2007.
Following his release from Cambridge, Alan Buckley tempted Bloomer into returning to his home town and he rejoined Grimsby Town until the end of the 2006-2007 season. After playing only a cameo role in the end of the club's season, Buckley released Bloomer four months later.
He went on trial with York City at the end of the 2006-07 season following his release by Grimsby,.
Less than two weeks after his release from Boston United, Bloomer agreed to join Harrogate Town, who are managed by his former Lincoln City team-mate Simon Weaver.
Bloomer is a third generation professional footballer. His father played in the Football League for Scunthorpe United while Brian's father played for Grimsby Town as well as Matt's current club Boston United. Matt's uncle also played for Grimsby Town.
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'''Lus Carlos Almeida da Cunha''' (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as '''Nani''', is a Portuguese football winger who plays for English club Manchester United and the Portuguese national team.
Born in Praia, Cape Verde, Nani emigrated with his family to Portugal at an early age. He was raised by his aunt Antonia in the Amadora district of Lisbon,
Nani grew up supporting Porto and played junior football alongside Ricardo Vaz T at Massam youth club Real Sport Clube, before joining the youth squad of Sporting CP.
Nani made his debut for Sporting in 2005-06, making 29 appearances and scoring four goals. In his second season, he had similar numbers with 29 appearances and five goals. He also played in six European games, scoring once.
Nani was sold to Manchester United for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around -14-17 million, five percent of which was paid to Real de Massam.
Nani scored on his debut in a pre-season friendly against Shenzhen Shangqingyin, in which United ran out 6-0 winners. He also scored in the following game against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical with a chip off the right post from the left side of the penalty area. Nani decided to set the record straight after reports suggested he had been banned by Alex Ferguson from doing his trademark somersault celebration for fear of injuring himself. "That is not true", he said. "Ferguson has never spoken to me about this subject and I am going to continue to celebrate goals in this way. The conversations he has had with me are normal conversations, like he has with all players".
Nani made his competitive debut for Manchester United on 5 August 2007, coming on as a substitute in the Community Shield against Chelsea. He marked his debut with a trophy after the Red Devils won 3-0 on penalties, following a 1-1 draw in normal time. This was followed up by Nani's third goal for the club three days later, when he scored against Glentoran.
Nani's Premier League debut came in United's opening match at home to Reading on 12 August as a substitute for Wayne Rooney, who had suffered a foot injury. On 26 August 2007, Nani scored his first competitive goal for Manchester United, scoring a 30-yard winner in the 69th minute against Tottenham Hotspur. Nani also set up crucial goals for Louis Saha and Nemanja Vidi allowing United to beat both Sunderland and Everton 1-0. He also scored with a stunning strike against Middlesbrough, which set the ball rolling to a 4-1 win. It was the first game in which it was thought that Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tvez showed the first real promise of forming a good strike partnership. He returned to his previous club, Sporting, in a Champions League tie in September, though it was team-mate and fellow former Sporting man Cristiano Ronaldo who stole the limelight by scoring the winner in a 1-0 win.
On 16 February 2008, Nani put in a man of the match performance against Arsenal in the FA Cup Fourth Round, his goal and two assists helping United to a 4-0 win over their rivals. During the match, Nani was involved in an altercation with Arsenal captain William Gallas who felt that the Portuguese was "showboating". After the match, Arsne Wenger was equally displeased, while Gilberto Silva said that Nani had a "big head".
On 23 March 2008, Nani set up the second and scored the final goal in a 3-0 victory over rivals Liverpool, in the 79th and 81st minutes respectively, after coming onto the pitch as a substitute.
On 3 May, towards the end of a 4-1 win over West Ham United, Nani was sent off for the first time in his Manchester United career for a headbutt on West Ham defender Lucas Neill.
On 21 May, Nani came on as a substitute for Wayne Rooney in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final as United defeated Chelsea 6-5 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time. Nani took and scored Manchester United's crucial fifth penalty in the shootout.
Nani scored his first goal of the 2008-09 season on 23 September 2008, scoring United's third goal in a 3-1 win over Middlesbrough in the last minute to secure passage to the Fourth Round of the Carling Cup. On 18 October, he scored from a Wayne Rooney assist to complete the 4-0 rout of West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford. On 20 January 2009, he opened the scoring for United in their 4-2 win at home to Derby County in the second leg of their League Cup semi-final.
Nani opened the scoring in the 10th minute of the 2009 FA Community Shield, but United eventually lost the match on penalties after a 2-2 draw. Nani suffered a dislocated shoulder during the match, which was originally expected to keep him out of the start of the season, but he recovered in time to play 17 minutes for Portugal against Liechtenstein on 12 August, and started the match against Birmingham City on 16 August. Although he provided the assist for Wayne Rooney's winning goal in the 34th minute, Nani was replaced by Ryan Giggs at half-time. With the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid, there would be many wanting to take over free-kick duties and Nani put his mark down as first choice as he scored his first goal of the 2009-10 season from a free-kick against Wigan Athletic, scoring the final goal of a 5-0 away win.
Nani was the youngest member of the Portugal U-21 squad at the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He made his first appearance for the senior Portuguese team on 1 September 2006, and marked his debut with a goal in Portugal's 4-2 friendly defeat against Denmark.
Nani was a regular member of the Portuguese squad in qualification for UEFA Euro 2008, and scored one of the goals in the 2-1 away win over Belgium on 2 June 2007. He also provided the assist for Ricardo Quaresma's goal in a friendly against Italy on 6 February 2008. Nani's form for Manchester United during the 2007-08 season ultimately earned him a call-up to Luiz Felipe Scolari's 23-man squad for Euro 2008, alongside club team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo. He was only used sparingly during the campaign, but did manage to provide the assist for Hlder Postiga's goal during a 15-minute cameo in the quarter-finals against Germany on 19 June 2008. Portugal eventually lost the match 3-2.
Nani celebrates with a "mortal" or, in English, a "Leap of death", similar to that of Obafemi Martins and Lomana LuaLua. The celebration derives from Nani's background in ''capoeira'', which he used to practice as a child. For a while, it was widely reported that United boss, Alex Ferguson, had banned Nani's celebration, fearing for his safety, although this was never supported by any direct quotes from Ferguson or Nani. Despite the supposed ban, Nani has continued to celebrate in this manner.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 08 November 2009''
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'''Sean David Clohessy''' (born 12 December 1986) is an English professional footballer for Conference side Salisbury City. Having at one time been on the books of Arsenal, he came through the Gillingham youth ranks, making his league debut in the 2005-06 season and plays at right back.
He made his first team debut in November in Gillingham's Football League Trophy match against Wycombe Wanderers. He scored his first goal for Gillingham against MK Dons on 31 December 2005.
On 4 May 2006 he signed his first professional contract, scheduled to keep him at Priestfield Stadium until 2009, but in September 2008 he joined Salisbury City on loan. Upon his return to Gillingham from his loan spell, he was released from his contract, and joined Salisbury on a permanent basis.
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'''Ryan Esson''' (born 19 March 1980) is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Esson started his career with his hometown club Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League. Debuting on 14 May 2000 in the 5-1 win over Kilmarnock, he became Aberdeen's first-choice keeper for 2000-01. After losing his place the following season, he had a brief loan spell at Rotherham United in March to May 2002.
Esson didn't play at all in 2002-03 and only twice in 2003-04, but played the majority of Aberdeen's games in 2004-05, and the former Scotland Youth and U21 international was an unused substitute when the senior side played the USA in November 2005.
His contract expired at the end of the 2005-06 season, and after playing in 18 matches in the season, Esson decided to leave the club in order to get more first team games. His final appearance was against Celtic on 7 May 2006 where the match ended 2-2.
He joined Shrewsbury Town on June 30, 2006 on a free transfer and made his dbut in the 2006-07 opener against Mansfield Town, which finished 2-2. After playing in Shrewsbury's first six league matches he was dropped in favour of Chris Mackenzie.
Whilst playing in a reserve fixture on September 18, 2006, Esson sustained a broken cheekbone, and it was later revealed that he would be sidelined for up to ten weeks.
Scott Shearer was signed on loan from Bristol Rovers to cover Esson's injury spell. Upon his recovery, Esson could not dislodge Shearer from the team, and Shearer played out the rest of the season as first-choice goalkeeper. In the League Two play-off final, Shearer was prohibited from playing against his parent club Bristol Rovers. Chris Mackenzie, who had played many more league games that season, was chosen ahead of Esson for the match.
At the end of the 2006-07 season Shearer left Shrewsbury, and the club signed Welsh international Glyn Garner to be their first choice goalkeeper for the 2007-08 season. With a season left on his contract, Esson was told that he may leave should he have the desire and opportunity. However, with no firm offers from other clubs on the table, Esson opted to see out his contract at Shrewsbury Town, and try and win back the first choice goalkeeper's berth.
In 2007-08, Esson was used as Shrewsbury's goalkeeper for the first and second rounds of the League Cup, where his highlight was an extra-time penalty save as Shrewsbury won 1-0 against Colchester United. With Glyn Garner firmly established as the club's number one goalkeeper, rumours linked Esson with a move back to Scotland. On January 30, 2008, Esson was released by Shrewsbury, after having the final six months of his contract paid off.
On 17 March 2008 he joined Hereford United until the end of the season, as cover for the injured Michael Ingham. He made his one and only appearance for the Bulls on the final day of the season, playing 90 minutes against Grimsby Town. He was released by Hereford on 19 May 2008.
On July 15, 2008, Esson completed a free transfer to Inverness Caledonian Thistle, signing a two-year contract.
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'''Juliou Scott Golbourne''' (born 29 February 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Exeter City as a defender. He has been capped at the youth level for England.
Born in Bristol, Somerset, Golbourne joined his Bristol City's youth system in 2002, at age 15, after winning a scholarship to the club's academy.
Less than 24 hours after a transfer to Reading, Golbourne made his reserves debut for the Royals in a 6-0 rout of Millwall's reserves. Golbourne was awarded the League One Apprentice of the Year Award in March 2006 for his actions on the pitch, as well as his educational achievements. On 17 April, after several months in reserves, he made his Reading first-team debut-a 3-1 win over Stoke City.
After only two appearances in two seasons, Golbourne was made available for a loan by Reading boss Steve Coppell. On 16 August 2006, he was loaned to League Two club Wycombe Wanderers for one month. He was immediately made available for the first-team squad, making his debut on 19 August in a 3-0 victory over Bury. Just days before his initial return to Reading, Golbourne extended his stay at Adams Park with a two-month loan extension, after making four appearances for the Blues in his original loan deal. On 25 August 2006, despite a 3-1 loss to Lincoln City, Golbourne was named Man of the Match by the game's sponsor for his efforts in defence and midfield. His career first league debut came on 18 November 2006, in a 1-1 draw with Grimsby Town. However, the goal came in Golbourne's final match on his loan to Wycombe, as he returned to Reading just days later. Within several days of his return to Reading, he was immediately loaned back to Wycombe on a loan deal which lasted until the end of the 2006-07 season, immediately making his way back into the starting lineup in a 1-0 win over Chester City.
On 25 August 2007, Golbourne made his Premier League debut for Reading, in a 3-0 loss to Bolton Wanderers. However, he was subbed off the 63rd minute for Bobby Convey. Three days later, he featured in Reading's 1-0 win over Swansea City, coming on in extra time in the 99th minute.
After his return to Reading, Golbourne was again loaned out in November 2007, when he joined League One club A.F.C. Bournemouth on a month's loan. On 6 November, he made his Bournemouth debut in a 3-1 defeat to Leeds United. His first goal for Bournemouth, and the third of his career, came on 20 November in a 3-2 FA Cup victory over Barrow, when he netted the opening goal in the 43rd minute. In mid-December, His loan with Bournemouth was extended until 12 January 2008.
On 19 January 2009, Golbourne was loaned out to League One side Oldham Athletic on a one-month loan. He was handed his debut on 23 January versus Stockport County in a 3-1 Oldham win. On 23 March, Golbourne left Oldham and returned to Reading, after manager Joe Royle decided against extending the loan. Golbourne signed for Exeter City on 2 July after agreeing a two-year contract with the newly promoted League One club.
In November 2004, Golbourne was called up for England's under-17 team in the 2004 International Under-17 Youth Tournament.
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'''Bruce Edward Murray''' (born January 25, 1966 in Germantown, Maryland) is a retired American soccer forward, who at the time of his retirement was the all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team. His standout college career led to his selection by Soccer America Magazine to its College Team of the Century. He then played professionally in both Europe and the United States, including the American Soccer League and American Professional Soccer League. Before injuries forced him to retire in 1995, Murray had earned 86 cap, scoring 21 goals, including one at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He was also a member of the U.S. national futsal team which placed third at the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship. He is currently a staff coach with the Capital Area Soccer Club.
Murray grew up in Maryland and attended Winston Churchill High School. He played high school soccer at Churchill as well as with the Montgomery United Ponies, winning National Championships with the Ponies coahed by John Kerr Sr at the U-16 age group in 1981 and the U-19 age group in 1983.
After graduating from high school, Murray attended Clemson University where he played as a forward on the men's soccer team from 1984 to 1987. In his freshman year, the Tigers took the 1984 NCAA championship in a 2-1 victory over Indiana. Through his four years at Clemson, Murray was a dominant forward, finishing his career as the first Clemson player to gain 40 goals and 40 assists. His senior year, he again won the NCAA championship, this time a 2-0 victory over San Diego State. On a personal level, he was named the 1987 Hermann Trophy winner and the 1987 ISAA Player of the Year. He was also selected as a first team All American as a forward. This went with his selection as a 1985 All American midfielder. In 2000, ''SoccerAmerica'' named Murray to its College Team of the Century. In 1993, Murray was elected to the Clemson University Hall of Fame.
In 1988, Murray signed with the Washington Stars of the American Soccer League (ASL). This was the first year in existence for both the Stars and ASL. The Stars finished third in the North Division with an 11-9 record and out of playoff contention. He continued with the Stars for the next three seasons, but also spent time with Swiss club FC Luzern during the 1988-1989 winter (ASL offseason) season. In 1990, the ASL merged with the Western Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League. The Stars continued their poor run of play, finishing 7-13 and out of playoff contention yet again. The team folded at the end of the 1990 and Murray moved to the Maryland Bays.
In 1991, Murray played 9 games, scoring 2 goals, with the Bays. By this time the APSL was collapsing and the Bays folded at the end of the season.
Murray took a break from professional soccer when he signed a contract with the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) to play full time with the U.S. national team. On July 30, 1993, the U.S. Soccer Federation released Murray from his national team contract in order to allow him to pursue professional opportunities in Europe. Murray then moved to England to pursue a contract with English Second Division club Millwall.
On August 9, 1993, Murray signed with Millwall and scored six days later in his debut match when Millwall defeated Stoke City 2-1. Despite this excellent start, Murray was limited to eight games, scoring three goals, over the next year and Millwall released him on October 12, 1994. During his time with Millwall, the team sent him on loan to Stockport County
When Murray came back to the U.S., he signed with the Atlanta Ruckus of the A-League. That season the Ruckus went to the championship before falling to the Seattle Sounders. Having battle knee injuries, Murray retired from playing professionally at the end of the 1995 season.
Murray earned his first cap in a 5-0 defeat against England in Los Angeles, on June 16, 1985, while still in college. His first national team goal came against Uruguay on February 7, 1986.
Murray went on to play on the U.S. team at the 1988 Summer Olympics, and become a mainstay in the line-up during World Cup qualifying.
Murray started all three games for the US at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the U.S.'s first appearance at the Cup since 1950. His play in the World Cup saw him having a hand in both goals scored during the finals, scoring one and assisting on the other.
Only Brian McBride, Clint Mathis, and John O'Brien have recorded a goal and an assist for the United States in one World Cup final. Murray ended his national team career in 1993 with 86 caps and 22 goals.
Murray also played for the U.S. futsal team which placed 3rd at the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship. He earned 6 caps and scored 1 goal with the futsal team.
After a series of knee injuries, Murray decided to retire from playing professionally. At first, he entered the metals trading industry, but in 2001, he decided to re-enter soccer with the Atlanta Silverbacks youth program.
In 2002, Murray became the Director of coaching with the Roswell Soccer Club in Georgia.
On September 17, 2004, Harvard University announced that Murray had been hired as an assistant coach with the men's soccer team. He was with Harvard for two seasons, then moved to the Capital Area Soccer Club where he is a staff coach.
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McDonough, a native of Solihull, England, was dubbed ''Donut'' or ''Big Roy'' by his fans. He clocked up some 80 goals in over 400 appearances in the professional and semi-professional (or "non-league") competitions in England. While he turned out for a handful of national clubs, he spent the majority of his career in the county of Essex.
A tall, imposing forward (though he played as an orthodox centre-half on a number of occasions) he had a reputation as one of football's "hard men" and rarely shied away from the physical aspects of the game. As a result he is the record holder for the most dismissals in a career, 21, and for red cards in the Football League, 13, an unenviable mark that he holds jointly with Steve Walsh
He began his career at Birmingham City in 1977 making 2 appearances. Roy went on to Colchester to make some 88 appearances, scoring 24 goals in his first spell at Layer Road before moving to local rivals Southend United in 1983. In 22 appearances for the "Shrimpers" between '84 and '85 he scored 4 times.
Between 1985 and 1986 Roy moved first to Exeter City(21 appearances, 1 goal) and then Cambridge United (32 appearances, 5 goals) before returning to Roots Hall and Southend. In his second spell at Southend, Roy became to some fans a cult hero
In July 1990 he returned to Colchester United making 63 appearances, many of them as player-manager (''see below'') and scoring 16 times before leaving in 1994 for Dagenham & Redbridge and later Chelmsford City amongst others.
Roy took the managerial position at Colchester United for the 1991/1992 season, following Ian Atkins' departure in the Summer of 1991 and achieved legendary status at the North Essex club by guiding them to a Football Conference and FA Trophy 'double' , promoting them back into the full Football League.
During his period in charge, McDonough stoked the bitter rivalry with Martin O'Neill's Wycombe Wanderers that had developed during both clubs' time in non-league's 'top flight', culminating in the dramatic promotion season of 1991/1992 when Colchester advanced into Division Four on the last day via a superior goal difference. While Wycombe and Colchester played out a mini-league of their own (both clubs finished some 21 points ahead of their nearest rivals) Big Roy had on occasions taunted the Wycombe players and staff and antagonised them by un-sportsmanlike tactics
Commenting on an incident where Colchester United hooligans attacked home supporters during a Conference championship deciding match in 1992 at Adams Park, he was infamously quoted as saying, "''It takes two to fight, one to punch, the other to stand there and be punched.''"
Arguably it was his confrontational style, carried over from his playing days, that ultimately saw him leave Colchester and move through the non-league ranks with Dagenham & Redbridge, Chelmsford, Canvey Island and Heybridge Swifts amongst others.
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'''Ronald Francis "Ronnie" Jepson''' (born 12 May 1963 in Audley, Staffordshire) is an English former footballer and manager who was assistant manager of Huddersfield Town until 4 November 2008, following Stan Ternent's dismissal.
In June 2007 he obtained the UEFA Pro Licence qualification whilst manager of Gillingham, he resigned from Gillingham in September 2007 and has not taken charge at another club since.
He is currently the development coach at Crystal Palace.
A relative latecomer to the professional game at 25, when he transferred from Nantwich Town, Jepson started his league career at Port Vale in March 1989. Unable to nail down a first team place he was loaned to Peterborough United in January 1990 for a three month spell. He was sold to Preston North End for -80,000 in February 1991 and then two years later moved on to Exeter City, where he established himself with 21 goals in 54 games.
In December 1993, Huddersfield Town paid Exeter -70,000 for his services, and whilst there he formed a successful strike partnership with Andy Booth, scoring 36 goals and helping the side to gain promotion in 1995. When he was at Huddersfield he earned the nickname ''Rocket Ronnie''.
Leaving for Bury on a -40,000 transfer in August 1996, he was purchased for ten times that amount in January 1998 by Oldham Athletic. Despite this fee and his record of four goals in nine games for the Boundary Park club, he signed with Burnley at the end of the season. Making 68 appearances over all competitions for ''the Clarets'', all but six were as a substitute. Eventually an achilles problem at the end of the 2000-01 season ended his playing days.
Upon retiring as a player, Stan Ternent, who had signed Jepson at both Bury and Burnley, then appointed him to his first coaching role as reserve coach at the Clarets. In June 2002 he was linked to the vacant management position at Huddersfield Town, though Jepson opted to stay at Burnley.
In May 2004, Ternent's contract at Burnley was not renewed by the club and Jepson was let go along with him. In December of the same year, Ternent became manager at Gillingham, and Jepson joined him, again as assistant manager. Although the ''Gills''' fortunes improved, they narrowly failed to escape relegation from the Championship. Ternent left the club during the summer, but Jepson remained, as assistant to new manager Neale Cooper.
The 2005-06 season did not start well for Gillingham, and following a run of bad results and an FA Cup defeat to non-league Burscough, Cooper resigned and Jepson was appointed manager on 15 November 2005, initially on a caretaker basis, but he signed a two year contract within the first two months, although this was not made public until several months later. Jepson turned the season around, and the Gills, having flirted with relegation danger, finally finished in 14th place with 60 points. During the close season Jepson's assistant Mick Docherty, who had been on a short-term contract, signed a new two-year contract for the role, and Jepson was able to make long term adjustments to the playing squad.
At the end of the 2006-07 season Jepson was once again linked with the newly vacant management position at Huddersfield, despite claiming to be happy at the Priestfield Stadium. Jepson was relieved to keep Gillingham in League One at the end of the season, however following a poor start to the 2007-08 campaign, with five defeats from the first six matches, Jepson resigned as manager.
===Huddersfield Town assistant manager===
On 24 April 2008 it was confirmed that Jepson would return to Huddersfield Town. Previously he had been approached to become the manager, though this appointment saw him reunited with Stan Ternent, who was the newly appointed manager at the club, Jepson would once again become his assistant. The next month the pair were joined by Mick Docherty, who joined as first team coach, having previously worked with Jepson and Ternent at Burnley.
After just six months at the club, all three men left the club in November 2008 after a difference of opinion with the board of directors.
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Educated at Shrewsbury School and Christ Church, Oxford University, Oakley was awarded a total of 16 England caps between 1895 and 1901, and won his only game as captain by the score of 3-0.
In 1894, he was the English long jump champion.
He was a close friend of the England centre forward G.O. Smith, with whom he worked as a schoolmaster, and eventually as joint headmaster, of Ludgrove School after his retirement from football.
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Described by Sir Frederick Wall, the long-serving Secretary of the Football Association, as "the richest man who ever played football for England", Gosling was the scion of a wealthy Essex family and was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. The oldest of seven brothers (and one of 14 children), four of whom played cricket for Eton against Harrow, he was, recalled the early sportwriter JAH Catton ("Tityrus"), "the most aristocratic-looking man I ever saw", a view concurred in by his England international colleague C.B. Fry, who described him as "the best-looking man of my acquaintance" and one of the players whose presence in the Corinthians' side contributed to "their reputation up North as a team of toffs".
Gosling's bearing lent him an imposing presence on the football field. He looked, Wall recalled, "every inch the high-born... [his] carriage and gait would have done credit to a court Chamberlain at a levee", and was admirably built, being merely "bone and muscle, not soft flesh". His play, the F.A. man added,
:"was superb - all polish and perfection. He looked the gentleman he was, suave, kindly and never unfair. But let anybody tackle him and try to nudge him off the ball! After impact with his massive proportions, with the impetus of a fleet runner, the tackler knew what a charge meant. He would be inclined to shake himself like a dog, with the air of assuring himself that all his limbs were still attached and functioning."
Edward Grayson, the historian of the early amateur game, was another admirer of the England captain. "Well over six feet in height," he wrote,
:"and weighing nearly thirteen stone, he left his mark both at inside-right and inside-left, with his speed, passing and shooting from all angles that underlined the dribbling skill he had acquired from Eton's Field Game. His unselfishness and finesse no doubt gave him the wonderful knack of knowing how to keep his line together, a quality which England's selectors have unhappily found wanting in nearly all the inside-forwards with whom they have experimented since the Second World War. Gosling's play... was the very refinement of football, and effective football, too. Had any other club than Old Etonians claimed his service... he would have been exalted at football in the manner reserved by cricket idolaters for Lionel Palairet, Reggie Spooner and Victor Trumper."
Gosling was, moreover, invariably sportsmanlike in his approach to the game, and entirely lacked malice. It was this quality that led "Nudger" Needham, the Sheffield United and England professional, to describe him as "a heavy, but a gentle player".
Having played football for Cambridge against Oxford in the Varsity Match of 1890, Gosling was awarded a total of five England caps between 1892 and 1895, and showed himself - according to his contemporary G.O. Smith - one of the outstanding international forwards of the day: a shade less talented than Steve Bloomer, perhaps, but far less inclined to keep the ball, and so easier to play with.
Gosling also played first-class cricket for Cambridge and Essex between 1888 and 1896.
After his retirement from sport, Cunliffe Gosling served as a Justice of the Peace in his home county, Essex, and eventually became High Sheriff of Essex. He died in his bed, recorded Catton, leaving a fortune proved at over -700,000 (-21,260,000 at current prices).
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'''Jay Michael DeMerit''' (born December 4, 1979, in ) is an American soccer player. He is a centre back and currently plays for and captains Watford in the English Football League Championship.
DeMerit was a three-sport high school athlete in Wisconsin, where he participated in basketball and track in addition to soccer. He attended Bay Port High School and graduated in 1998.
DeMerit played college soccer at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he moved from playing forward to defender. While in college, DeMerit formed part of a defensive backline that helped lead the team into the NCAA playoffs in 2000. Although he played with Chicago Fire Premier, the development team of the Chicago Fire in the USL Premier Development League, he was not drafted or signed by any Major League Soccer clubs following graduation from college. Taking the advice of a former European teammate, he decided to take advantage of his European Union work status (due to his Danish grandfather) and moved to England in 2003 with only $1,800, in an attempt to find a club to play for. He started off playing in the ninth tier of English football for Southall Town F.C., earning only -40 a week.
In July 2004, DeMerit joined Northwood, a seventh-tier side, to play in some of their pre-season matches. Northwood played Championship side Watford, then a League Championship side in their second pre-season match. During the course of the match, DeMerit impressed then Watford manager Ray Lewington enough to earn a two-week trial. Following the trial, DeMerit signed a one year contract with Watford to play in their 2004-05 season and has been a regular in the Watford lineup ever since.
During the 2005-06 season, Watford was expected by many to fight relegation from the Championship to League One as they had in DeMerit's first season with the club. However, under new coach Aidy Boothroyd, Watford maintained strong form throughout the season and finished third in the Championship table, earning the right to enter the playoffs for the last of three annual promotion spots to the Premier League. On May 21, 2006, in the play-off final against Leeds United, DeMerit headed in the game's first goal and was named Man of the Match as Watford gained promotion to the Premier League by defeating Leeds United 3-0. Soon afterwards, he joined the ranks of athlete-musicians by releasing a single entitled "Soccer Rocks," available in the club shop.
DeMerit's hard work in the 2005-06 Championship season and his efforts in helping get the club promoted was rewarded with a contract extension taking him through the end of the 2008-09 season as a Watford player.
DeMerit was named as one of three candidates for Watford's 2006-07 Player of the Season award, which was ultimately won by goalkeeper Ben Foster.
Until the 2007-08 season, DeMerit often filled the role of Watford's vice-captain, behind then-captain Gavin Mahon. He captained Watford for the first time on December 9, 2006, in the home game against Reading, and re-donned the armband on January 6, 2007, for the 4-1 win over Stockport County in the FA Cup third round. On December 15, 2007, it was announced that DeMerit had been named captain, replacing Mahon, whose contract was not being renewed. However, this later proved to be a temporary move, with the captaincy rotating between himself, Danny Shittu, and Richard Lee, before finally being passed to John Eustace, a newly signed central midfielder. In later interviews, DeMerit admitted that this placed strain on his relationship with manager Adrian Boothroyd.
Early in the 2009-10 season, DeMerit suffered a scratch on his eyeball while removing a contact lens. DeMerit's eye became infected, severely obscuring his vision and requiring surgery. He returned to action on December 7, 2009, playing the second half of Watford's 3-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers.
DeMerit earned his first cap for the United States national team on March 28, 2007, starting in a friendly against Guatemala. He was a member of the USA squad for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. During the 2009 Confederations Cup, DeMerit started at center back due to Carlos Bocanegra's hamstring injury. He played the entire game when the USA defeated Spain in the Confederations Cup semi-final 2-0 on June 24, 2009; the Barcelona sports daily ''El Mundo Deportivo'' called DeMerit's play "superb." DeMerit also played the entire match when the USA lost 3-2 to Brazil in the Cup final on June 28, 2009.
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'''Christian Lee''' (born 8 October 1976 in Aylesbury, England) is an English professional footballer. He made over 140 appearances in Football League and Football Conference between 1995 and 2005.
Lee started his career as a junior at Doncaster Rovers but made no appearances before joining Northampton Town in July 1995, for whom he made 69 league and cup appearances, scoring ten goals, in four seasons.
Lee moved into non-league football with Farnborough Town in September 2001.
Lee joined Halifax Town in May 2003. Manager Chris Wilder said, ''"He is desperate to get back into League football, where he has spent the majority of his career. He is a very good technical player and one that possibly hasn't reached his potential."''He scored six goals in 27 league and cup appearances but was released in April 2005 after missing the whole of the 2004-2005 season due to a recurrence of a chronic back problem in pre-season.
In 2006, Lee was signed up by the sports division of Chinese fashion label Giordano to model their new range of cycling shorts and other lycra sportswear. .
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'''Thomas William "Tom" Newey''' (born 31 October 1982 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer who plays as a defender who currently plays for Bury. Newey plays primarily as a left-back but can also operate as a centre half.
Newey began his career as a trainee with Leeds United in August 2002.
After being released by Leeds, Newey joined Leyton Orient in July 2003, where he went on to make 63 appearances, scoring three goals.
After joining Cambridge late in the 2004-05 campaign, Newey made 16 appearances for Cambridge,
Newey signed a one-year contract with Grimsby Town in June 2005 and was one of the first new signings under Grimsby's new boss at the time, Russell Slade.
Newey was also told by Rochdale a few days later, that he would not be offered a permanent contract to mean he would not be joining the club for the new season, something which Tom had expressed his desire to do so after admitting his enjoyment in working alongside Dale players, and former Grimsby team mates Simon Ramsden and Ciaran Toner once again.
On 28 August 2009 Newey signed a twelve month contract with Bury following a successful trial spell with the club.
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'''Justin Whittle''' (born March 18, 1971 in Derby, England) is a professional football player currently playing for North Ferriby United and is a former member of the Royal Army Pay Corps in the British Army. He has captained both Hull City and Grimsby Town.
Justin spent six seasons at Hull City and was a firm fans' favourite there. He was recruited by Warren Joyce in 1998 while City were battling relegation from the Football League and became an integral part of the "Great Escape" team. He left after captaining the promotion-winning 2003-04 side - he was offered a new contract at Hull, but with no guarantee of first-team football he chose to accept an offer from Grimsby Town instead. Due to his cult status at Hull, his departure led to widespread criticism of manager Peter Taylor from the fans. Taylor however delivered a second promotion the following season, but many fans still wished that Whittle had still been there to be a part of this success.
Whittle joined Grimsby in time for the start of the 2004-05 season after it became apparent that first team opportunities would be limited at Hull due to an influx of new players and that he would lose the captaincy as a result. After an average first season with Grimsby, Whittle went from strength to strength, and provided a commanding force at the back for his club. His efforts in the 2005-06 season saw the club make an appearance at the Millennium Stadium in the play-offs, and go on an impressive run in the Carling Cup where the club defeated Derby County and Tottenham Hotspur before making an exit at the hands of Newcastle United. After playing in the heart of defence with many different players at the club it was surprisingly his partnership with Nick Fenton in the 2006-07 season that caught the eyes of the club's supporters. Despite the club struggling in the league, Whittle was voted "Player of The Season" for his efforts and earned himself a 1 year contract extension. It was apparent from the start of the following season that Whittle was to play a smaller or less important role in the club's affairs. The number 6 shirt he had held since he arrived was stripped of him and he was listed as number 15 in the squad. Fitness and injury worries plagued Whittle and when fit, he was often named as a substitute playing second fiddle to the likes of Nick Fenton, Ryan Bennett and Rob Atkinson. As well as this Whittle was not used in the club's Wembley appearance in the Football League Trophy final in March. In April 2008 it was decided by the club that they would not offer Justin Whittle an extension to his contract and he left on good terms in May after playing some of his best football with the Mariners.
During a Football League Cup tie on 26 October 2005 in a game against Newcastle United game that was broadcast live on Sky television, Whittle was involved in a series of incidents with former England captain Alan Shearer. Whittle was caught by Shearer's elbow when both were competing for a high ball and the opposite happened a few minutes later after Whittle seemingly sought revenge. Angry words were exchanged after the final whistle. Neither incident was deemed worthy of a caution from the referee. Not surprisingly, both sets of fans saw it differently with Newcastle fans backing Shearer and Grimsby fans backing Whittle. Although initially threatened by Newcastle, no action was taken after the game. British newspapers like The Guardian and The Times seem to favour Shearer because he appeared to offer an apology after he hurt Whittle.
In the summer of 2008 Whittle signed for Conference North side Harrogate Town..Whittle went on to play in 23 games for Town before being released in March 2009.
Whittle signed for North Ferriby United in March 2009.
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'''Paul Graham Bolland''' (born 23 December 1979 in Bradford, England) is an English professional footballer who joined Macclesfield Town two months after being released by Grimsby Town in May 2009.
Bolland started his career with his home town team of Bradford City at the start of the 1997-98 season after progressing through the club's youth setup. His first manager was Chris Kamara, before playing under Paul Jewell. He found his time at Valley Parade a hard one, and found it difficult to break into the first team setup, and he eventually left the club in April 1999.
After struggling to break into the first team at Bradford, Bolland signed for Notts County, initially on loan, and then permanently for -75,000. Bolland was unexpectedly not given a contract extension by Notts County at the end of the 2004-05 season, prompting him to join Grimsby Town.
Bolland became one of the first new signings for Russell Slade at Grimsby Town for the 2005-2006 season. He slotted into his familiar central midfield role, alongside fellow new signings Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala and Ciaran Toner. Bolland was part of the Town side that defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the Carling Cup that same season, and The Mariners went on to finally lose out in the League Two Play Off Final. Paul kept his regular role in the 2006-2007 season, briefly captaining the side on several occasions under short lived manager Graham Rodger and his replacement Alan Buckley. On 15 September 2007, he made his 100th appearance for Grimsby, and later on in the same season, he scored on of his most notable goals which came in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy semi-final first leg against Morecambe in a 1-0 win at Christie Park. In the second leg at Blundell Park, Grimsby defended for their lives as they earned a 0-0 draw. After the final whistle Bolland was mobbed by fans as he had played a major part in enabling the Mariners to play at Wembley Stadium for the third time in their history. In the final, Grimsby Town played Milton Keynes Dons, at Wembley Stadium, where they lost 2-0. Bolland sadly spent the entire 2008-2009 season out injured, after picking up an injury in the latter stages of the previous season. Bolland was released by Grimsby in the summer of 2009, with new manager Mike Newell admitting he wanted to give Bolland a chance to prove himself in pre-season, but Bolland decided to leave the club, settling up his contract with one month remaining. On June 18th Bolland was linked with Chester City
Paul signed for Macclesfield Town on 29th June 2009.
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'''Marc David Goodfellow''' (born 20 September 1981) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Burton Albion.
Marc started his playing career with Stoke City in 2000, the following year he found himself in Iceland with B Vestmannaeyjar, the Icelandic connection with the Potteries club being strong at the time. Upon his return he manage to appear fairly regular for ''the Potters'', but after four years at the Britannia Stadium he transferred to Bristol City for -50,000. He did not feature heavily at Ashton Gate and instead had loan spells out to Colchester United and Port Vale in 2004.
In late 2004 Swansea's manager Kenny Jackett was on the lookout for a quality winger, Goodfellow meanwhile was prepared to go out on a third loan spell. Jackett managed to persuade City to allow Goodfellow to join ''the Swans'' on loan in November 2004. He impressed at the Welsh club and his loan spell was extended the following month. However he was quickly recalled to Ashton Gate after a spate of injuries at the Bristol club, soon after Swansea attempted to buy Goodfellow off City. However City manager Brian Tinnion informed Goodfellow he still had a future at the club. Tinnion was expecting at least what they paid Stoke for him, Swansea were unable to comply. In May 2005 though, the club again admitted their interest in the young winger, the following month they finally got their man, ending months of speculation. Goodfellow said he was delighted with the move and that his "heart was always set on Swansea".
Following 13 appearances in the 2005-06 season, Goodfellow left League One Swansea to join Grimsby Town in February 2006.
In the summer of 2006 Goodfellow joined Bury on a free transfer, before leaving in November 2006. He signed for Burton Albion in January 2007. Goodfellow had recently joined Blue Square Premier side Barrow on a months loan
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'''John David Hills''' (born on 21 April 1978 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English footballer currently playing for Fleetwood Town.
===Early career - From Blackpool to Everton and back to Blackpool===
Hills started in the youth team at hometown club Blackpool. He was signed by Everton manager Joe Royle for -90,000 as a schoolboy from Blackpool in 1995, after he impressed in an FA Youth Cup match playing for the Blackpool youth team against their Everton counterparts.
His only full appearance for ''the Toffees'' was at home to Chelsea on 11 May 1997. He had two loan spells at Swansea City, making eighteen appearances and scoring once, before returning to his hometown club for -60,000 in 1998, after an initial loan spell. In the 2000-01 season he was an integral part of the Third Division play-off final-winning team. In the 2001-02 season he scored ''the Seasiders'' third goal as they beat Cambridge United 4-1 at the Millenium Stadium, Cardiff to win the LDV Vans Trophy.
Hills made almost two hundred appearances over five years, scoring twenty goals and he also held the captain's armband in the absence of Ian Hughes.
===Gillingham and Sheffield Wednesday===
Hills left Blackpool for Gillingham, who were then in the Championship in 2003 and appeared fifty-eight times over two years, scoring two goals. After his contract was not renewed, Paul Sturrock signed him for Sheffield Wednesday, for whom he sometimes played on the left-wing. His time with the Owls was blighted by injury, which only allowed him to appear forty-six times, and was released by the club after two years.
On 5 July 2007, Hills signed a one-year contract (with an option for a further year) with Blackpool, his third spell with his hometown club. On 7 May 2008 he was released by Blackpool after making only four league appearances.
An operation in the summer meant he was not fully fit and without a club.
In 2008 Hills invested in a public house in Blackpool, becoming the landlord of The Welcome pub, in Marton.
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'''Stephen Marc "Steve" Adams''' (born 25 September 1980 in Plymouth) is an English footballer who plays for Truro City on loan from Torquay United. A defensive midfielder, he is extremely adept at breaking up attacks thanks to his ball-winning tackles and ability to read opposition passes.
Adams began his career as a trainee with Plymouth Argyle, his hometown team, turning professional in August 1998. His first team debut came on 8 December 1998 when he was a second half substitute (for Mike Heathcote) as Plymouth lost 2-0 away to Brentford in the first round of the Football League Trophy. He had to wait until 6 May 2000 for his league debut, playing in the 2-2 draw away to Mansfield Town. He was an ever-present member of the Argyle side that won the Third Division Championship in 2001-2002 and was rewarded with a new two-year contract at the end of the season.
He was also a vital member of the Argyle sides that won the Division Two title in 2003-2004.
He went on to make 176 appearances, scoring 7 goals for Argyle before moving to Sheffield Wednesday, managed by former Plymouth manager Paul Sturrock, in March 2005 for an undisclosed fee. He signed a deal that would keep him at Hillsborough till 2007. His 2005-2006 season was hampered by an Achilles injury problem and Adams managed to make only eight appearances. Despite his injuries, former manager Sturrock rated him as one of his very best players. He was released by Sturrock's successor, Brian Laws, in May 2007. Adams had made 21 appearances in all competitions for Sheffield Wednesday.
Adams joined up with Sturrock again, signing for Swindon Town in August 2007 after a successful trial. In January 2008, Adams was offered a new short-term contract with Swindon until the end of the season but turned it down when Torquay United offered him a better contract.
Adams joined Torquay United along with fellow Swindon Town midfielder Kaid Mohamed in January 2008.
Since then, he has failed to cement a starting place at Plainmoor and has made just one start all season.
Adams signed for Forest Green Rovers on loan in August 2009 making seven appearances in a one month loan spell.
In October 2009 Adams signed a 3 month loan deal with Truro City. This was extended on 16th January 2010 to the end of the season.
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'''Richard Mark Wood''' (born 5 July 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Coventry City as a defender.
Born in Ossett, West Yorkshire, Wood came up through the ranks at Sheffield Wednesday. He broke into the senior side at the end of the 2002-03 season and capped his superb performance with a goal on his full debut against Burnley. The young Wood made such an impression that he was handed a two year deal before he completed the second year of his Academy scholarship.
He formed an impressive partnership with Graham Coughlan in the centre of defence and has put in a series of strong displays.
Wood staked his claim for a regular spot as he missed just one of the final 28 games as Wednesday clinched promotion to the Championship the previous season.
He enjoyed a lengthy run in the 2005-06 season before an untimely injury cut short his season, which also deprived him of making an appearance for the Football League Select XI against an Italian Serie B representative side. To cap of this tremendous season, he was rewarded by receiving the Rhodes Fairbanks Young player of the year award by fans of the club.
On the 3 March 2007 Wood returned from his injury to make his first start for Wednesday in 11 months in a 3-2 league win against Yorkshire rivals Leeds United at Elland Road. He would go on to start in the rest of Wednesday's 11 games that season and helped them to finish the season with just one loss from 13 games - a run which almost saw the side finish in the Championship play-offs.
Prior to the 2008-09 season Wood was named joint captain alongside Steve Watson, although shortly after the season began Wood handed in a transfer request. The request was declined.
In the 2009-10 campaign, after a successful start for Wood, scoring two goals in two matches, he declined a new contract with Wednesday, and he was transfer listed on 29 October 2009.
On 18 November 2009, Wood signed for Coventry City on loan until January 2010, when he is then expected to sign a permanent deal.
Started on loan the made the move permant in January
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'''Christopher "Chris" Adamson''' (born 4 November 1978 in Ashington) is an English football goalkeeper who is a player and coach for Hereford United.
Adamson joined West Bromwich Albion as an apprentice in April 1995, turning professional in July 1997; he made his Albion dbut away at Stockport County on 11 April, 1998. He generally found it difficult to break into the Albion first team, and remained an understudy to more experienced keepers such as Alan Miller, Brian Jensen and Russell Hoult. Adamson spent time on loan at various clubs, including IK Brage in Sweden, Mansfield Town, Halifax Town, Plymouth Argyle and Halesowen Town. Adamson then signed for League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic. In 2003 he was nominated for the League of Ireland 'Goalkeeper of the Year'.
On his return from Ireland, Adamson had a brief spell at Southern League Premier Division club Solihull Borough,
Adamson made five appearances for the Owls in the 2005-06 season, keeping a clean sheet versus Crystal Palace at Hillsborough as well as keeping goal in the Steel City derby after the long term injury to David Lucas. He lost his place in the side following the arrival of England U-21 keeper Scott Carson on loan from Liverpool. Chris did however captain the Sheffield Wednesday reserve team to the title in the Pontins Central Reserve League.
Adamson warmed the Wednesday bench for sometime longer after former Owls boss Paul Sturrock secured the services of Australian Brad Jones from Middlesbrough on a three-month loan deal at the beginning of the 2006-07 season. Chris made his first appearance of the season in the League Cup first round at Hillsborough versus League Two side Wrexham, the Owls lost 4-1. He was unlucky to concede a goal without even having a touch of the ball in the following match against Leeds United, He came on as a substitute when Jones was given a straight red card and immediately faced a penalty which was scored by David Healy. Adamson would have to wait until the final two games of the season before finding himself in the team again. Playing his part after the end of Iain Turner's loan spell from Everton. Adamson was released by Wednesday on May 2007 for the second time, after playing 12 first team games in 2- years.
On 20 June 2007, Adamson signed a one-year deal with Stockport County. He made just two appearances for the club, both of which were in the FA Cup against Staines Town. He joined Northwich Victoria on an emergency week long loan,
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'''Curtis Osano''' (born 8 March 1987) is a Kenyan-born English footballer who plays for Rushden & Diamonds as a defender.
Born in Nakuru, Kenya, Osano is a defender who has risen through the ranks at Reading, Osano has been involved with the English youth set-up, but he failed to make a league appearance. However, he made two appearances in the FA Cup.
Osano joined Aldershot Town in October 2006 on a month-long work experience deal, which was later extended. He then joined Woking in January 2007 on work experience until the end of the 2006-07 season.
He joined Rushden & Diamonds for the 2007-08 season on work experience. He joined Rushden on a two-year contract in July 2008 following his release by Reading.
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'''Aaron Anthony Brown''' (born 23 June 1983, England) is a professional footballer.
A defender who had previously played for Stafford Rangers and Tamworth, Brown joined Reading on 23 November 2005 on loan, before signing permanently in January 2006. On 5 June 2007, Reading took up the option to extend his contract by a year, which will keep him at the club for the duration of the 2007-08 season. He moved to Walsall on loan for the remainder of that contract on 27 March 2008.
He was released by Reading on 16 May 2008, following their relegation from the Premier League. He signed a week-by-week contract with Yeovil Town on 11 August 2008.
He released by Yeovil Town at the end of the 2008/2009 season.
He spent the summer on trial at Gillingham FC and later Burton Albion before signing non-contact forms at Blue Square North side Redditch United.
He signed a one month deal at Burton Albion on 28 September 2009, and played his only League game in the home defeat to Accrington Stanley on 1st December 2009 before being released at the end of the year.
Brown played for the England National Game XI team while with Tamworth.
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'''Craig Aaron Rocastle''' (born 17 August 1981) is a football player of Grenadian and Trinidadian descent who plays for Forest Green Rovers. He plays primarily as a midfielder and is a cousin of the late England and Arsenal midfielder David Rocastle.
He played for Chelsea, Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham Athletic and Port Vale, also enjoying loan spells with numerous clubs.
After Queens Park Rangers went into administration in 2001, Rocastle dropped out of the professional game, joining up with Gravesend and Northfleet.
Rocastle gained extensive experience in the Chelsea reserve side, following his transfer from Kingstonian in the summer of 2003. However he never made a first team appearance for ''the Pensioners'', though made the substitutes bench on one occasion.
Rocastle made his debut in the Football League on 14 February 2004, at the age of 22, playing for Barnsley in a 1-0 defeat at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground. He had joined the Yorkshiremen on loan and made another four appearances before leaving the next month. In late-March he joined League Two Lincoln City on loan, but only made two substitute appearances before returning to Stamford Bridge before the end of the season.
He spent the 2004 half of the 2004-05 season at Hibernian, playing thirteen league games in a very successful season for the SPL club. The club had kept faith with the midfielder as he damaged a thigh muscle in September and was feared to have damaged knee ligaments in December and were hopeful of acquiring him on a permanent basis. With no future with Chelsea, he joined Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer in February 2005, signing a two-and-a-half year deal. His first senior goal came in a League One 3-2 win over Blackpool at Hillsborough on 12 March. He played in the play-off final 4-2 victory over Hartlepool United at the Millennium Stadium in front of close to 60,000 spectators.
Rocastle played seventeen games of the club's 2005-06 Championship season, before going out on loan to Yeovil Town in late-March. At the end of the season Rocastle's contract at Wednesday was terminated by mutual consent. He quickly signed for Oldham Athletic.
He played 35 league games in 2006-07, helping Oldham to a play-off place, though most of these appearances were as a substitute. However they were defeated by eventual promotion winners Blackpool in the semi-finals.
In June 2007, he signed a two year deal to join Port Vale. He was not a first team favourite in 2007-08, but did manage 21 starts. He spent two weeks in January on loan with League One rivals Gillingham. His contract was terminated by mutual consent in April 2008.
In the summer of 2008, Rocastle had a trial with old club Hibernian, having impressed on loan four years previous. However manager Mixu Paatelainen did not offer him a contract. Rocastle instead joined Thrasivoulos Filis in the Super League Greece. He made thirteen appearances for the club in 2008-09, though they finished bottom with a mere 14 points from 30 games and were relegated to the Beta Ethniki.
Rocastle then joined Crewe Alexandra for a trial, but he failed to win a contract after playing 45 minutes in a pre-season friendly with Nantwich Town. The Aberdeen official website reported on 6 August 2009 that the club would play him as a trialist in the Dean Windass testimonial match against Hull City, however he was not offered a contract by the club. In August 2009, he signed for Welling United,
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'''Ashley Shane Sestanovich''' (born 18 September 1981 in Lambeth) is an English footballer of Croatian and Grenadian descent.
In 2006 he was arrested and charged with conspiracy to rob, and in April 2007 was found guilty and sentenced to eight years in prison.
Sestanovich has played for many teams in his career and had short spells with Manchester City and Millwall before moving to Belgium where he had a short spell with Royal Antwerp. He then ended up in France where he had trials with Metz.
After this, Ireland called and Sestanovich found himself as part of a bizarre 'Dream Team' attempt to get League of Ireland status for Mullingar Town F.C., a small team who operated from the County Westmeath capital town Mullingar but Mullingar Town failed in their League of Ireland bid despite Moore's millions .
Sestanovich dipped his toes in non-league football, when he signed for Isthmian League outfit Hampton & Richmond in the Summer of 2002. From there, he was scouted and sold to Sheffield United, (despite considerable interest from other teams such as Stockport County).
Sheffield United considered that it was in his and their best interests to loan Ashley out to other clubs to gain some experience. He went on a successful loan spell to non-League Scarborough, helping them reach the 4th Round of the FA Cup where they narrowly lost to Chelsea 0-1 in a televised game. In all he played 12 games (League and Cup) and scored 3 goals. He returned to Sheffield United and played two games in April 2004, before his second loan spell at the then cash-strapped Grimsby Town (for 2004/2005 season). This was ended prematurely due to, amongst other things, Ashley refusing to act as a substitute and leaving the ground before a match had started, verbally abusing a referee (for which he was given a 4 game ban) and getting sent off 4 minutes after coming on as a substitute in a later match. After a successful spell at Farnborough Town FC, he was sold to Grays Athletic in June 2006, but his contract was terminated after he was arrested. Grays were ordered by The F.A. to pay Sestanovich five months outstanding wages for while he was on remand.
Perhaps his most famous moment prior to the armed robbery charge came when he stood in for Thierry Henry during filming for a Nike advert in Rome. The boyhood Arsenal fan told the BBC at the time: "I met Thierry Henry when I was filming an advert for a Nike commercial in Rome and I played the part of his body double. I met all the players - the likes of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Luis Enrique were all there. Sylvain Wiltord, Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry were there from Arsenal and it was great to see them face-to-face - but I would like to meet them on the pitch at some point."
Ashley Sestanovich also acted as Thierry Henry's body double for a series of TV adverts for Renault cars.
Sestanovich was voted "Player Of The Round" for his display against Port Vale (where he scored the winner for Scarborough) in the 2nd Round Proper of the FA Cup. As a result, he was included in the first ever "Team Of The FA Cup" for the 2003/2004 Season, with, amongst other players, Lee Trundle, formerly of Swansea City fame.
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'''David Amsalem''' (; born on 4 September 1971 in Israel) is a retired Israeli footballer currently the assistant coach of Beitar Jerusalem.
He started his career with Bnei Yehuda and then joined Hapoel Tel Aviv whom he played for during the 1994-1995 season. He became the second Israeli to join Crystal Palace following Itzik Zohar who left just as Amsalem was signing.
Terry Venables signed Amsalem from Beitar Jerusalem for -800,000 in 1998 via a third party at a time when Amsalem was captain of the Israeli national side. Controversy surrounded his signing as there were claims the money never reached Beitar. Beitar chairman Ehud Federman said that his contract had run out and had left the club on a free transfer.
He played for Beitar Jerusalem for three seasons 1995-1998. He started six games for the Eagles and played in a total of ten games for them. He was released from Palace in 1999 and joined Hapoel Haifa who he played for until the end of the 1999-00 season.
He made his return to Beitar Jerusalem in 2000 and played there for 8 and a half seasons until he decided to retire in July 2009 to take on the spot of assistant coach for the club.
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'''Andrew 'Andy' Michael Lonergan''' (born 19 October 1983 in Preston, Lancashire) is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Preston North End.
He made his Preston debut as a 16-year-old in a League Cup tie away at Coventry City. With his progress being closely monitored by the goalkeeping coach, Peter Williams, he was sent out on loan to rivals Blackpool and Darlington.
With David Moyes leaving and Craig Brown entering the managerial fray at Deepdale, Lonergan remained optimistic about his future at the club; indeed, he was promoted to the first-team squad for the final stage of the 2002-03 season as an understudy to Scotland international Jonathan Gould. With Gould out injured for a period of the following season, Lonergan snapped up his goalkeeping gloves and stood between the sticks for the first time in the league against West Brom, two years after his debut. Gould fell out of favour soon after, and Lonergan remained as the first choice until the end of that season.
On the 2 October 2004 Lonergan scored a goal from his own penalty area in the 39th minute against Leicester City to equalise. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
In excellent form, he picked up many admirers, including Manchester United, and his future seemed uncertain. He remained at Deepdale for the 2004-05 season under the watchful eye of new manager Billy Davies, and played a part in 65% of the season before rupturing cruciate ligaments before the Ipswich match and Carlo Nash was signed as a replacement
Billy Davies proceeded to snap up Carlo Nash from Middlesbrough to shore up the goalkeeping crisis and it took him over two years to gain back his place. Nash kept his place for the 2005-06 term and kept a club record of over 30 clean sheets. Lonergan himself was injured in training early in 2005, and only returned to action with a loan spell in late 2005 at Wycombe Wanderers, only to become injured once again due to a screw holding his ligament in place snapping.
In November 2006, Lonergan joined Swindon Town on a one-month loan contract to gain first-team football. He returned early, however, after he wasn't given the football he desired.
He returned to the Preston bench until January 2007, when Nash's unprofessional attitude meant a recall to the first team for Lonergan in an FA Cup Fourth Round tie at Crystal Palace in which he impressed with a clean sheet in a 2-0 victory for Preston.
After Preston North End club captain Paul McKenna was sold to Nottingham Forest in August 2009, Lonergan was made a vice-capatin to new club captain, Callum Davidson. Lonergan's first match which he started as captain was at Deepdale, where he led Preston North End out to win 2-0 against Swansea City on 12 September 2009.
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'''Callum Ian Davidson''' (born 25 June 1976 in Stirling) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for English Championship club Preston North End.
Davidson, a left back attended Dunblane High School from 1988-1994 where he captained the football team. He was soon scouted and, started his career with Scottish club St. Johnstone. He briefly attended Edinburgh University. His impressive performances for the Perth club attracted interest from several clubs in he was signed by English club Blackburn Rovers in February 1998 for -1.75m. He spent two years at Ewood Park, making 66 League appearances.
He joined Leicester City in July 2000, again for -2.75m, where he remained for four years, making over 100 appearances.
He was signed by Preston North End in 2004 on a free transfer. His time at Deepdale has been dominated by recurring injury problems. However, he has been a steady influence on the left side of defence and midfield when needed. He is currently the club captain.
He won a total of 17 caps for Scotland, between 1998 and 2002. After 6 years out of the national team, he was included in George Burley's squad to face Northern Ireland in August 2008, but did not play. Callum's international career was resurrected when he was selected for and started the World Cup qualifying match against Norway, winning his 18th cap.
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'''Cuthbert John Ottaway''' (19 July 1850 - 2 April 1878)
Ottaway was also a noted cricketer until his retirement shortly before his early death at the age of only 27.
==Early life, professional career and death==
Cuthbert Ottaway was born in Dover and educated at Eton (where he was a King's Scholar) and at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he displayed a versatility as a sportsman matched only by his near-contemporary Alfred Lyttelton. Winning Blues for representing his university at football (1874), cricket (1870-73), rackets (1870-3), athletics (1873) and real tennis (1870-2), Ottaway trained as a barrister and was called to the bar in 1873. He married, in August 1877, Marion Stinson of Hamilton, Ontario, whom he met while touring Canada with an England cricket team,
Ottaway's greatest successes came as a footballer. He attended school and university at a time when the new Association code was gaining considerable popularity, and - as was often the case in the earliest days of the amateur game - represented several teams, playing for Old Etonians, Oxford University, Crystal Palace and Marlow
As a club player, Ottaway took part in three successive FA Cup finals between 1873 and 1875, losing 1-2 with Oxford University against Wanderers in 1873, winning 2-0 with Oxford against Royal Engineers a year later, and then representing Old Etonians against Royal Engineers in 1875. He was noted for his speed and dribbling ability - this at a time when "the dribbling game", in which one man retained control of the ball for as long as possible until tackled, had yet to be superseded by the "combination" (passing) game.
Ottaway played an important part in two of his three finals. In 1874 he captained Oxford and helped to pin the Engineers back in their own half for long periods with extended excursions into opposition territory.
As an international, Ottaway was selected to lead the England team travelling to Partick to meet Scotland on 30 November 1872 in what is now recognised as the first international match to be played. (England had met a "Scotland" team in at least five earlier friendlies, but these matches are not regarded as official as the "Scotch" players were drawn solely from those then domiciled in England). England dominated the match, played before a crowd of around 4,000 at the West of Scotland Cricket Club, but were unable to break down an obdurate Scottish defence, a failing probably attributable to the "rampant individualism" indulged by Ottaway's forwards in this early and formative period of the Association game. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.
Ottaway did not play in the return fixture, arranged in London for 8 March 1873, but again captained his country in the third England-Scotland international, played once again at Partick on 7 March 1874. On this occasion the result was a 2-1 victory for Scotland.
The reason for Ottaway's selection as England captain in 1872 is clear: the Glasgow Herald of 27 Nov 1872 says 'Mr C.W. Alcock, the captain of the English team, met with an accident recently, and it is very doubtful if he will be so far recovered as to be able to play in this match'. The 10 March 1873 edition: 'The command in the first match was given to Mr C.J. Ottaway (of Oxford University), owing to an accident which prevented their regular captain, Mr C.W. Alcock from again marshalling the forces of England'. And The Field 7 Dec 1872: 'Mr C.J. Ottaway being unanimously selected by the Englishmen as best worthy to take the command.'
Cuthbert Ottaway played principally as a centre forward in the seven- and eight-man attacks in vogue during the early 1870s, and was described as "an excellent forward, being fast and very skilful in piloting the ball". As a striker, another contemporary appreciation noted, "he can certainly hold his own against all rivals"; he was "an elegant dribbler and plays well." It would appear that the player depended more heavily on skill and control than most footballers of his period; at a time when play of the most robust sort - including body-checking and "hacking" - was in vogue, Ottaway was praised for his grace. "His beautiful science," another report observed, "exhibited how a ball ought to be taken through a host of foes."
Ottaway appears to have been well-regarded by his team-mates, but there are hints that he practised the snobbery not uncommon among men of his class and time. The Sheffield amateur J.C. Clegg (later Sir Charles Clegg, President of the Football Association), who played alongside him in the first England-Scotland international, remarked in later years that none of the southern amateurs in the side would speak to him.
As a cricketer, Cuthbert Ottaway represented Oxford University, Gentlemen, South of England, Middlesex, Kent and M.C.C., also touring the United States with an England team in 1872. He played as a right-handed batsman and scored two first-class centuries, both notched at the end of his career, while accumulating a total of 1,691 runs at an average of 27.27. "As a steady, defensive player," according to one obituarist, "he had not many superiors."
Though Ottaway represented Gentlemen against Players three times (in 1870, 1872 and 1876) - the highest honour available to a cricketer in the years before the advent of Tests - he is perhaps better known for playing in four Varsity Matches against Cambridge. The most notable of these was the first, in 1870 - a game still remembered as "Cobden's Match". Scoring 69 in Oxford's second innings and taking an exceptional catch one-handed at long on, Ottaway played a full part in helping his team-mates to a position in which, with three wickets remaining, they needed to score four runs from the final four-ball over to win the game. Bets were taken among the spectators at 100-1 on for Oxford to win from this position, but they were thwarted by the Cambridge bowler Frank Cobden, who - having conceded one run from the first ball of the over - took a hat-trick with his last three balls to leave Ottaway's team two runs short of a draw and three short of the total required for victory.
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'''Iain George William Dunn''' (born 1 April 1970), was a professional footballer who played for, amongst other clubs, York City, Chesterfield, Peterborough United, Scarborough, Goole, Huddersfield Town and Scunthorpe United. He also represented England at under-19 level. Whilst in his second spell at Chesterfield he helped them reach the FA Cup semi final in 1997, playing in the quarter final tie against Wrexham. However, he didn't play in the semi final itself, as Chesterfield ultimately lost to Middlesbrough after a replay.
Dunn was the first player in British football to score a golden goal. He achieved this feat in the Auto Windscreens Shield for Huddersfield Town versus Lincoln City on 30 November 1994. Huddersfield won 3-2 in extra time. Dunn was later presented with a commemorative trophy.
Always a cult figure, Dunn polarised fans' opinions; despite this he was voted Huddersfield Town's all-time cult hero by the club's fans in an August 2004 poll for the BBC's Football Focus programme, and he has recently been included in the fans' all-time 100 favourite players.
His cult status amongst Huddersfield fans was often aired with the popular terrace chant:
Dunn is currently a street environment officer for York City Council. In late 2006, Iain was involved in a national campaign to prevent the people of York putting their bins out too early., a job described as "not glamorous, but...very, very important" by Iain, on a Daily Mail press release. Iain is a Street Environment Officer and this new team, which was set up to fight environmental crime in 2003, has won national awards.
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'''Nicholas Ian "Nick" Hegarty''' (born 25 June 1986 in Wakefield, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Grimsby Town. He is a left-sided midfield player who has also appeared as a left wing back, or emergency left back, or occasionally as an attacking midfielder (in the hole behind the front two). His preferred position seems to be on the left of a midfield 4.
He started his career at Nottingham Forest. and Sheffield Wednesday as a junior before being released. He signed for Grimsby Town in 2001 on youth scholarship deal. He was part of the youth setup managed by former Grimsby and Middlesbrough forward Paul Wilkinson. Hegarty progressed at youth level until mid way through the 2003-2004 season. Hegarty was added to the first team squad soon after the sacking of manager Paul Groves, however it was not until over a year later until he would make his first team debut, coming on as a late substitute for Andy Parkinson in a 4-1 away victory against Kidderminster Harriers in the final away game of the 2004-05 season. Hegarty continued to be a regular for the reserves in that season and scored a hat-trick in the home match against Lincoln City. Despite a good pre-season, he spent most of the 2005-06 season in the reserves, as well as spending time on loan with Whitby Town and Willenhall Town. Hegarty was to play a number of games in the 2006-07 season for new manager Alan Buckley and he was eventually awarded a new two year deal in the summer of 2007.
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'''Glen Downey'''(born 20 September 1978 in Newcastle Upon Tyne,England) is a former professional football player, currently without a club after being released by Worksop Town in February 2007.
Glen started his career as a trainee at Hartlepool United but failed to make a single first team appearance.
Following a brief spell with Bishop Auckland , Downey signed for Scarborough but struggled to make an impact with The Seadogs. Surprisingly following his release in 2004 , Downey was signed up for Grimsby Town by Russell Slade , who was his manager while with his previous club. Originally signed as defensive cover, he was given a new one-year-deal despite the fact he only played 14 minutes in his first season with The Mariners, having been named as substitute 30 times.
He was often referred to as 'The Invisible Man' by Grimsby fans, who speculated if he really existed, having featured more than 30 times as an unused substitute in his time at Grimsby. In his first appearance of the 2005/2006 season Downey held his own after replacing the injured Rob Jones in the impressive 1-0 cup victory away against Derby County . The fans were even more amazed when, in his only league appearance of the 2005-06 season, on New Year's Eve 2005, he came on as substitute and scored an 84th minute winner (a header from a set piece) against Wrexham In a game where both Mariners' centre backs Simon Ramsden and Rob Jones departed through injury, Downey played at left back as part of a makeshift back four with Tom Newey moving to centre back to partner []. Many Town fans speculated that Downey was said to be too slow for league football, but was said to be a model professional.
Despite playing fairly well in all 3 of his appearances for the club, Downey was released and joined Worksop Town for a brief spell the following season before being released once more and disappearing from view.
Downey was accused of money laundering and running a brothel from a flat in Sunderland in 2007. He was cleared of these charges in a court hearing in January 2009.
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'''Gary Dane Cohen''' (born January 20, 1984 in Walthamstow, London, England) is a former English professional footballer who currently plays for St Albans City. Cohen had been out injured from July 2006 and did not kick a football again till two years later.
Cohen started his career as a trainee at Watford but never played a first team match and was released by The Hornets at end of the 2002-2003 season. He then teamed up Russell Slade at Scarborough where he enjoyed a short but fruitful spell at the McCain Stadium. His next port of call was to sign for Gretna, who were racing up the Scottish Football League.However Cohen struggled to make an impact on the first team and was put on the Loan list The pacey striker enjoyed a successful stint on loan at Unibond side Workington in the 2004-2005 season where he found the net twenty times and finished as the club's top scorer, helping them to gain promotion to the Conference North.
In June 2005 he became one of the first new signings of the 2005-2006 season for Grimsby Town joining Terry Barwick, Jermaine Palmer and John Lukic jnr as the first new additions. He linked up with Russell Slade once more who signed Cohen on a season long loan deal from his Scottish parent club. Primarily used as a forward at his previous clubs, Cohen became a make shift right and left sided midfielder and his performances soon earned him respect amongst the Grimsby supporters. In February 2006, Slade signed Cohen for an undisclosed fee and he went on to feature in the clubs Play-Off campaign.
Cohen would go on to miss the entire 2006-2007 season due to an injury picked up in pre-season, and at the end of the season he was released by the club, however the English Football Association gave Grimsby the registering forms for Cohen and the first option to sign him back up if the situation ever came about.
He would spend the entire 2007-2008 season without a club and still suffering from injury. He opted for retirement from the game but in a u-turn he signed for St Albans City in August 2008.
His dad Glen Cohen ran 400m for Great Britain and went to two Olympic Games; Gary's mother, Eleanor Thomas, ran 100m also represented Great Britain. He is the nephew of Shirley Thomas who ran 100m for Great Britain at the Olympic Games.
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:''This article is about Alexander Morten, the footballer. For the actor Alexander Morton, see here.''
'''Alexander Morten''' (some sources say "'''Alec Morten'''") (15 November 1831 - 24 February 1900) was an English footballer who captained the England team in its second official international, played against Scotland on 8 March 1873.
Morten's date of birth is disputed; it is generally given as 1831 but some authorities suggest 1832 - census records are lacking and it is not certain whether the Morten known from church registers to have been born in 1831 in Middlesex was the same man as the footballer of the 1870s.
Morten was the first goalkeeper to captain the English international side and holds the twin distinctions of having been born at an earlier date than any other international footballer, and of being older than any other England player on his international debut.
England won Morten's solitary international by a score of 4-2, but the goalkeeper was coming to the end of his career and never played for his country again. Despite having been born in Middlesex, and having no apparent Scottish connections, Morten had earlier represented Scotland in the March 1870 the March 1870 international against England. According to the match report in "The Sporting Gazette" of Saturday 12 March 1870, Morten "proved a most efficient goal-keeper".
The Football Association secretary, Charles Alcock, wanted to field Morten as goalkeeper in the international match against Scotland in 1872, but injury prevented this,
He was rated as perhaps the best goalkeeper in the world during the early 1870s;
Morten played for the No Names Club of Kilburn from 1863 to 1866, before switching to Crystal Palace - a leading amateur side, and one that was in existence as early as 1861, though it has no connection to the current Football League club of the same name. His association with Crystal Palace continued for nine years.
Between 1865 and 1874, Morten also turned out for Wanderers F.C., who, despite being amateurs, were the most celebrated team of the day. He made his first appearance for Wanderers on 16 December 1865 in a 3-1 victory at Reigate and went on to make 24 appearances, with his final appearance being in a 2-0 defeat by Royal Engineers. His most prolific period was between 1869 and 1972, when he made 17 of his 24 appearances, although he was not part of the Wanderers side that won the FA Cup in 1872, losing his place to Reginald de Courtenay Welch, who generally played as full-back.
Retiring as a player towards the end of 1874, Morten was replaced in the Wanderers goal by W.D.O. Greig.
Morten also represented Middlesex and served on the Football Association council in 1874-75, and occasionally appeared as an "umpire", the forerunner to today's referees.
As with his date of birth, there is also uncertainty regarding his date of death. Some sources say that he was the Alexander Morten who died in New York City in September 1916,
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'''Conor Sinnott''' (born 19 January 1986, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland) is a footballer who plays for League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic.
Prior to this Conor was a professional footballer with Reading. A midfielder who had previously played for Bray Wanderers, Conor left his job as a green-keeper at Rosslare Golf Club and joined Reading in January 2006 after impressing in trials from October 2005 onwards. Sinnott was on non-contract terms with Reading, he joined Limerick on loan from July 2006 until the end of the League of Ireland 2006 season in November. He then signed for his home town club Wexford Youths for the 2007 season.
Sinnott entered the history books by scoring Wexford Youths FC's first ever competitive goal. He scored from a freekick as Wexford Youths came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Monaghan United. He finished the 2007 season as Wexford Youths top scorer with eight goals. He was also named in the PFAI First Division team of the year 2007.
In 2008 Sinnott was once again named in the PFAI First Division team of the year and was one of three players nominated for the PFAI First Division player of the year.
He has played for the Irish under 14 team.
Signed for St Patrick's Athletic in January 2010 .
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'''Scott Wiseman''' (born December 13, 1985 in Hull) is an English footballer currently playing for league two side Rochdale after being released from Darlington. His preferred position is right-back.
Wiseman had been involved with his hometown club, Hull City, since the age of six, making his senior debut for the Tigers in a 1-1 draw against Kidderminster Harriers in the 2003-04 season. He made only four appearances for City in the 2004-05 season and had a brief loan spell at Boston United. He made an increased number of appearances for Hull in 2005-06, but then spent the first half of the 2006-07 season on loan to Rotherham United, where on 23 September 2006 he scored his first senior goal, in a match against Leyton Orient.
In March, he moved on loan again, to Darlington. He joined Darlington permanently in May 2007.
Wiseman has also represented his country at Under-20 level in the Toulon Tournament, a competition which saw then Hull City and England Under-21s manager Peter Taylor take charge of the England team.
He signed for Rochdale on a free following his release from Darlington in the summer of 2008.
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'''Steve Fletcher''' (born 26 July 1972) is an English professional footballer born in Hartlepool who is currently playing his second spell for Bournemouth.
Fletcher began his career at Hartlepool United before leaving for Bournemouth in 1992 for -30,000. He spent 15 years with Bournemouth, recording more than 600 appearance caps and 100 goals and with his 'never say die' attitude became a Cherries legend. He holds the Bournemouth club record for most league appearances, having played 514 league matches for the club at the end of the 2008-09 season.
Fletcher was released by Bournemouth at the end of the 2006-07 season. He subsequently joined recently-relegated League Two side Chesterfield, where he became a Spireites fan favourite.
At the end of the 2007-08 season, Fletcher turned down a contract renewal with Chesterfield due to family commitments.
On 23 May 2008 he signed for Crawley Town on a Bosman free transfer, before being released from his contract on 22 January 2009 to re-sign for Bournemouth in a deal that would take him to the end of the 2008-09 season.
On 24 February 2009 he made his 700th league appearance for AFC Bournemouth against Dagenham and Redbridge in a goalless top of the table clash.
Despite never being prolific in front of goal, Fletcher has had a long career, particularly with AFC Bournemouth. Fletcher plays as a target man, holding up the ball as team mates advance or 'flick-on' headering the ball on to fellow strikers. Due to his style, Fletcher has formed good partnerships with more prolific strikers including James Hayter, Mark Stein, Jermain Defoe and Jack Lester. He was voted Bournemouths all-time Cult Hero by Football Focus viewers in 2005, and is famous for his unique "heading with both eyes closed" style which has made him a firm favourite with the North Stand faithfull.
His grandfather, Jack Howe also played professionally, and played three times for England.
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'''Enzo Maresca''' (born 10 February 1980) is an Italian professional footballer, who currently plays for Greek champions Olympiacos FC.
Maresca started playing youth football at A.C. Milan, before joining Cagliari Calcio. He got his senior debut with English club West Bromwich Albion in 1998, where he played for two seasons.
He moved back to Italy and joined Juventus FC in January 2000, at the age of 19, in a transfer deal worth 4.3 million Pound sterling, a club record sale for Albion.
Despite showcasing a high level of promise in his Juventus career, he was, along with fellow young teammates, loaned out to various clubs. He was loaned to Bologna FC in October 2000, where he spent the remaining part of the 2000-01 season.
Maresca joined Piacenza in summer 2002, who bought joint ownership of Maresca. As Piacenza were relegated, Juventus acquired the full ownership of Maresca from Piacenza for - 2.6 million.
As a Juventus player, he never really got a chance. He is remembered for the time he scored a goal against Juve's intercity rivals Torino Calcio, and celebrated by imitating a bull, the Torino symbol.
ACF Fiorentina signed Maresca along with Miccoli and Chiellini for -13M, which Juventus still holds half of registration rights. Maresca himself was tagged for -2.5M for joint-ownership.
At the end of season, Fiorentina only able to finish on top of relegated team, and Juventus bought back all three for -6.7M in blind auction between the clubs.
In August 2005, he moved from Juventus to join Sevilla FC in Spain, for a transfer fee of - 2.5 million. At Sevilla, he quickly emerged as a key player in midfield, crowning his debut season by capturing the UEFA Cup 2005-06 trophy, scoring two goals and being named Man of the Match in the final as Sevilla swept aside Middlesbrough 4-0 . He was also influential in their successful defence of their title in 2007 when they beat Catalan side Espanyol. Maresca donated the -10.000 Man of the Match prize money to the San Juan de Dios hospital in Seville.
On the July 13, 2009, Maresca transferred to Olympiacos FC in 3-year deal. He made his first Official Debut for Olympiacos against Slovan Bratislava and scored a close header in the second leg at home. Maresca scored again for Olympiacos FC in his first League match against AEL 1964 FC.
Since 1995, Maresca has represented various youth national teams. He was selected for the Italy national under-20 football team in the 2000 Toulon Tournament. He also finished runner-up with Italy U18 at 1999 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship. He missed the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final due to injury.
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'''Barry Corr''' (born 2 April 1985, County Wicklow) is an Irish footballer playing for Exeter City.
He started his career at Leeds United winning the 2002 Milk cup and came 2nd in the FA Premier Academy League Under-17 and he spent a brief spell on loan at Bristol City during the 2006/07 season. He made two full appearances and scored his first senior goal before his spell was cut short.
After moving on to Sheffield Wednesday, on 19 March 2007 it was announced that Barry Corr would be united with old boss Paul Sturrock in a loan deal till the end of the season at Swindon Town in a bid to help the League Two club clinch promotion.
Corr marked his arrival at Swindon, continuing his fine reserve team record. By scoring in the club's 3-0 victory over former club Bristol City on 20 March 2007.
Barry then continued to repay the faith put into him by Paul Sturrock. By scoring in the 34th minute on his first team debut in an important six pointer against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank.
He also created a goal that day, for fellow former Owl Lee Peacock. In total, he appeared eight times and scored three goals during that spell.
Barry has been described as a player similar to Peter Crouch. He was released by Wednesday at the end of the season and on 31 May 2007, he signed for Swindon Town on a two-year contract.
He has suffered a string of bad injuries, back related and most recently shoulder problems. Despite this he is still a fans favourite even after his Red Card on New Year's Day, which led Town having to settle for a 1-1 draw against League 1 leaders Swansea City, with Simon Cox scoring a 90th minute penalty.
Corr signed for League One newcomers Exeter City in July 2009 after his release from Swindon Town.
On his debut for Exeter City on 8 August 2009. Corr was sent off for hitting Leeds United's Michael Doyle.
Following this, Corr became top scorer following his brace in the FA Cup 2nd round tie against MK Dons.
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'''Andrew Declan "Andy" Keogh''' (born 16 May 1986) is an Irish international football forward, who plays for English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Born in south Dublin, he attended St Brigid's NS Foxrock and CBC Monkstown. Keogh began his playing career at Cabinteely FC and St Josephs Boys AFC in South Dublin before moving to Leeds United at the age of sixteen. He never managed to make his mark at Leeds, making just one appearance as a late substitute against Portsmouth in the Carling Cup, and so was subsequently loaned out to then League Two side Scunthorpe United at the beginning of the 2004-05 season.
Here, he made his league debut on 7 August 2004 in a 3-1 win over . He scored 2 goals in 12 appearances before an injury crisis at Elland Road caused him to be recalled to his parent club. He then spent the rest of 2004 playing reserve games for Leeds, until he was loaned to Bury in January 2005 as a replacement for Preston-bound David Nugent.
While on loan at Bury, Scunthorpe United manager Brian Laws made an offer to Leeds (said to be around -50,000) to bring him to the club on a permanent basis. Leeds accepted the offer, and on 14 February, Keogh rejoined the club he had started the season with. He only scored only one further goal, but was part of the team which won promotion to League One as runners-up behind .
He truly made his mark in the 2005-06 season, notably after Scunthorpe signed fellow 19-year-old striker Billy Sharp for -100,000 from Sheffield United. Keogh became part of the most potent strike-force in League One, scoring 38 goals between them, with Andy netting 15 of them. He also scored Scunthorpe's goal in the FA Cup 3rd Round visit to Manchester City, beating England International goalkeeper David James in the process.
On 12 January 2007, it was announced that he had rejected an improved contract offer from Scunthorpe United and would therefore be free to leave the club at the end of the 2006-07 season. As he was under the age of 24, Scunthorpe were able to command a fee for him, either as a direct offer or via a tribunal.
Having had an earlier bid of -500,000 turned down, Keogh signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers on 23 January 2007. He signed a 3 and a half year contract with the transfer set to cost Wolves an initial -600,000 potentially rising to -850,000 with add-ons.
Keogh earned plaudits for his displays for Wolves, with QPR manager John Gregory describing him as "one of the signings of the season."
He notched 5 goals for the club before the end of the season which helped them to reach the play-offs. At the start of the next season, he was recognised for his efforts for Wolves, being granted the famous number 9 shirt.
2008-09 saw Keogh's first team opportunities limited with Chris Iwelumo and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake topping the championship top scorers list in a campaign that saw Wolves promoted. However, injuries to Iwelumo, Ebanks-Blake and new signing Kevin Doyle at the start of Wolves' 2009-10 Premiership campaign gave Keogh his opportunity to return to the starting lineup. He became Wolves' first goalscorer of the season, scoring the winning goal as in a 1-0 win at Wigan Athletic, Wolves' first ever Premier League away win, and first top flight away win since 1984. He fell out of the team after injuries to others healed. In December 2009 he suffered a tendon and ligament injury to his ankle that needed surgery and is expected to be out for three months.
He is contracted to the club until Summer 2012.
Keogh received his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland squad from Steve Staunton in March 2007, after Caleb Folan was forced to withdraw through injury. He went on to make his debut for the senior team on 23 May 2007 in a friendly against Ecuador in Giants Stadium, New York, and later featured in their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.
He scored the equaliser in Giovanni Trapattoni's first match in charge, a 1-1 draw with Serbia in a friendly match at Croke Park, Dublin, a goal that won the FAI Goal of the Year Award.
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'''Rami Shaaban''' (; ; born 30 June 1975 in Fiskstra, Stockholm) is a Swedish professional football player. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF. He is son of an Egyptian father and a Finnish mother. He has played for a number of teams in England, including Arsenal and also in Sweden. He is a Swedish National Team member.
Shaaban started his senior career at local club Saltsjbadens IF, before moving to Cairo to play for Zamalek and Ittihad Osman, while also studying at the university. After a couple of years, Shaaban returned to his hometown and joined Nacka FF, a club based very close to where he grew up. After a string of impressive performances, he was asked to joined Swedish first division outfit Djurgrden and, in August 2002 earned a move to Arsenal.
In August 2002, Shaaban joined Arsenal as a possible replacement for David Seaman. When Seaman was injured, he played in two matches in the UEFA Champions League at home against PSV Eindhoven and away against AS Roma as well three matches in the Premier League. Unfortunately, Shaaban broke his leg during training on Christmas Eve 2002 ultimately sidelining himself for the rest of the season. Due to the severity of his injury, Shaaban feared he wouldn't be able to play again. However, after rigorous physical therapy Shaaban was able to bounce back. When Seaman left Arsenal in the summer of 2003, Arsne Wenger signed Jens Lehmann who played every match that season as Arsenal went undefeated for the entire 2003-2004 English Premier League season. Shaaban was plagued by injuries and failed to become Arsenal first goal keeper. As a result, Shaaban was loaned out to West Ham United and consequently ending his Arsenal career.
In January 2004 Shaaban was loaned to West Ham United for a month, but did not make any appearances for the Hammers' first team. In February 2004, he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on non-contract terms, making his debut in a 2-1 victory over Sunderland, and signed a short-term contract lasting until the end of the season just days later. After his contract expired at Brighton, he was released on a free transfer and had a trial at Dundee United, playing his only match as United beat Sheffield Wednesday to win the City of Discovery Cup; however, Shaaban could not agree terms and was snapped up by Fredrikstad F.K..
On 12 February 2008, Shaaban signed a five-year contract with Swedish team Hammarby IF.
Shabaan was called up to the Sweden squad for the 2006 World Cup, although he did not have an international cap to his name. He made his debut in the warm up game with Finland as a substitute, coming on for 45 minutes and keeping a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw. On June 10, 2006, he played in the 2006 World Cup contest against Trinidad and Tobago. He also played four games in the Euro 2008 qualifiers, in which he kept a vital clean sheet against Spain national football team, and was also a member of the nation's final stage squad. Shaaban had a possibility to choose Finland as his national side, but decided to represent Sweden because at that time Finland had many strong national team goalkeepers.
:* Champion: 2002
:* Champion: 2001-02, 2003-04
:* Runners-up: 2002-03
thumb|right|150px|Shaaban posing for editorial in Caf Magazine, 2006.
Shaaban grew up in Solna, Stockholm with a Finnish mother and an Egyptian father. As a result, he has both Swedish and Egyptian citizenship. He was raised as a Muslim and consequently doesn't drink alcohol. In his late teens to early twenties, Shaaban lived in Cairo where he played football and attended university. Prior to joining Arsenal F.C. in 2002, he also worked as a mountains explosives specialist.
Shaaban has one son named Gabriel born circa 2002 with his ex-wife Several years after his divorce, he began dating a makeup artist named Frida.
Reporters often credit Shaaban for remaining down-to-earth. Shaaban claims he has friends who are sheet metal workers to famous football players, one such football player is Fredrik Ljungberg. Ljungberg and Shaaban remain close after becoming friends whilst at Arsenal. The two are often seen drinking coffee together.
Shaaban is known for his love of coffee. He is often seen with a cup of coffee in his hand. He once said, "I dare not keep count of how many cups I drink per day. But mom is actually even worse."
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'''Scot Gemmill''' (born 2 January 1971) is a Scottish UEFA A Licensed Coach football (soccer) player. Currently helping to coach the Scotland Under 19 Team. He played as a midfielder, most recently for the New Zealand Knights. He is the son of former Scottish international footballer Archie Gemmill, and was born in Paisley.
First steps in to coaching were as a player coach under Jim Smith at Oxford United [2006] He became player coach at the New Zealand Knights [2006] in the Australian Hyundai League. He is now working with Billy Stark coaching the Scotland Under 19 National Team. He is currently enrolled on the highly regarded League Managers Applied Management for Football Course.
He started his career at Nottingham Forest as an apprentice on leaving school in the summer of 1987 and two years later he was given a professional contract by manager Brian Clough, who then gave him his first team debut on 30 March 1991 in a 3-1 defeat by Wimbledon at Plough Lane.
Gemmill established himself as a regular player in 1991-92, when he scored eight goals in 39 league games and also helped Forest win the ZDS Cup as well as finish runners-up in the Football League Cup. He remained a regular first team player until he was sold to Everton for -250,000 on 25 March 1999. During his 12 years at the City Ground he was involved in two promotion winning teams (1994 and 1998), three relegated teams (1993, 1997 and 1999), oversaw a third place finish in 1995, a run to the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup in 1996, and played under five different managers.
By the end of the 2002-03 season, he had played 97 Premier League games for Everton but his first team chances had become increasingly limited since David Moyes replaced Walter Smith as manager in March 2002. He did not make a single league appearances for the Toffees in the 2003-04 season, during which he spent seven games on loan at Preston North End and scored once, and at the start of 2004-05 he ended more than five years at Goodison Park when he signed for Leicester City on a free transfer. He played 17 games in two years at the Walkers Stadium before one-game spell at Oxford United, before he finished his career with a one-year spell at the New Zealand Knights.
Gemmill was part of the Scotland squads for the 1996 European Championships and 1998 World Cup but failed to make an appearance in either, a situation he described for the latter as "bittersweet" and "heartbreaking"
He won 26 caps for Scotland and scored one goal, against Hong Kong in a Reunification Cup match in 2002. Gemmill played his last game for Scotland in April 2003, in a 2-0 home friendly defeat to Austria, as a half-time substitute.
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'''Ron Blackman''' (born 2 April 1925 in Portsmouth) was a striker with Reading Football Club. He is the club's all time leading league goalscorer.
Blackman joined Reading in 1946 from Gosport Borough, making his debut for Reading with a 5-2 defeat v Bristol City. In the second half of the 1948/49 season, Blackman became a regular goal scorer, scoring the three goals in the 3-0 win v Leyton Orient on 12 February at Elm Park, in the Reading team that finished second to Swansea in the old Third Division (south). His goalscoring form continued and in the 1950/51 season he scored three of the four goals in the 4-2 win v Bristol City on 23 March.
Blackman played a vital role in the Reading team that finished second in the 1951/52 old Third Division, narrowly missing out on promotion. Towards the end of that season, within the space of three weeks, Ronnie scored a total of 10 goals at Elm Park - including five goals against Southend United on 14 April and four against Bournemouth on 3 May to end the season on a high note.
In 1953, Blackman left Reading to join Nottingham Forest with the club record for the number of League goals scored - 158.
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'''Maurice George Evans''' (22 September 1936 - 18 August 2000) was a football player with Reading Football Club, and later manager of Shrewsbury, Reading and Oxford United.
Evans was born in Didcot (now in Oxfordshire, but then in Berkshire) in 1936. He signed for Reading in 1952 as a ground staff junior, aged just 16. He soon won his place at left-half in the first team and held it throughout the adversities of National Service in the RAF. He went on to make the wing-half position his own for the next ten seasons, and was a skilful, thoughtful player without an ounce of malice in him, playing 459 first-team games without being booked once. He was selected as reserve for the Third Division South side against the North in April 1957 and also October 1957. In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Evans was voted the best right-winger with 48.4% of the vote .
After leaving the club in 1967, he briefly took over as player-manager at Andover before joining Shrewsbury as player-coach, eventually becoming their manager in 1972. He returned to Elm Park as Charlie Hurley's assistant manager in 1974, and finally took over as manager in 1977. He managed the 1978-79 championship-winning team, securing the Manager Of The Year Award in the process. He remained Reading manager until 1984, making perceptive signings from non-league football such as Kerry Dixon and Trevor Senior. Dixon was later capped several times by England and for almost a decade was Chelsea's top goalscorer. Senior never achieved the heights experienced by Dixon, although he was a highly accomplished goalscorer for Reading, particularly when they won promotion to the Second Division as Third Division champions in 1985-86.
Evans then joined Oxford United as Chief Scout and Youth Development Officer. He became the manager after the resignation of Jim Smith in the summer of 1985, and led the team in their first season in the top flight of English football. The season ended with United beating QPR (managed by Smith) 3-0 in the final of the Milk Cup at Wembley, and avoiding relegation by achieving the same scoreline over Arsenal in the last game of the season a week or so later. At the Wembley final, Evans famously sent up long-serving club physio Ken Fish in his place to collect his winner's medal, a gesture seen as typifying his modesty and generosity.
In November 1986 Oxford briefly occupied eighth place in the First Division - their highest standing to date - but they finished 18th in the final table and Evans resigned in March 1988 just before Oxford's relegation. He continued at the club in various capacities, including a brief stint as caretaker manager in 1993 and elevation to the board of directors in 1998, before rejoining Reading as Chief Scout in November 1999.
He died of a heart attack on 18 August 2000 at the age of 63. A plaque was placed in the wall of the Madejski Stadium by Reading F.C. in his memory, reading "Maurice Evans, 1936-2000. Player, Manager, Gentleman". A lounge at the Kassam Stadium is also named in his honour.
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Dibble began his career at Cardiff City, joining as an apprentice in June 1981 and turning professional in August 1982.
===Manchester City and loan spells (1988-1997)===
He moved on to Manchester City in July 1988 for a -240,000 fee (''2009: -''). His time at City was interrupted by injuries, and despite being a virtual ever-present during his first two seasons, subsequently found himself second choice behind Tony Coton and arguably even third choice when youngster Martyn Margetson broke through onto the senior scene. Dibble was loaned out to several teams (namely Aberdeen, Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield United), and only very rarely played first team football for the Manchester team after his first two seasons.
During his time at Manchester City, Andy became the face of the popular Kellogg,s cereal All-Bran, appearing in numerous television adverts and billboard posters
He moved to Rangers F.C. on a free transfer in March 1997. He had a baptism of fire in a tempestuous and crucial old firm derby, standing in for the injured Andy Goram. He kept a clean sheet in the 1-0 victory which helped seal Rangers ninth consecutive title.
After a trial at Middlesbrough in July 1997 he moved back to former club Luton Town on a free transfer, before re-joining Middlesbrough in January 1998, again for no fee. In July 1998 Dibble signed for Altrincham, before a brief spell at League of Wales side Barry Town. In December 1998, whilst playing for Barry against Carmarthen Town, he was hospitalised after suffering chemical burns as a result of diving on the Richmond Park pitch markings. Scarred for life, he received -20,000 in damages.
Dibble signed for Wrexham in May 2002,
He finished his career at Accrington Stanley (whom he joined in 2005) and became their goalkeeping coach. In November 2006 he moved to Coventry City to take up the same role.
After a two-year stint at Peterborough, Dibble joined Ronnie Moore's coaching staff at Rotherham United.
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'''Chris Morris''' (born 24 December, 1963 in Newquay, Cornwall) is a former professional footballer who made his name as a defender with Celtic in Scotland and Sheffield Wednesday & Middlesbrough in England, among others. Morris also had a successful playing career with the Republic of Ireland national side during the Jack Charlton era.
Morris first began his career in 1982, signing for Sheffield Wednesday under ex-England international, Jack Charlton, in the old Division Two. He won promotion to the First Division with Wednesday in 1984. Morris made seventy-four appearances between 1983 and 1987, scoring one goal along the way. Morris then moved north of the border to Celtic, signing for -125,000 on 10 August, 1987. He made his debut in the 4-0 win over Morton, at age 23. Between 1987 and 1992, Morris was the regular right-back for the ''Bhoys'', with 160 appearances and 8 goals to his name. Morris then moved on to Middlesbrough on 14 August, 1992, where he remained for several seasons as a first team regular without ever becoming a crowd favourite. Troubled by an anterior cruciate ligament injury, he retired at the end of the 1996-97 season, when Boro were runners-up in the FA Cup and Football League Cup, but a 3-point deduction for postponing a match at short notice had caused them to be relegated from the Premier League.
In 1988, Morris once again caught the attention of Jack Charton, who by then was the Republic of Ireland boss. Since taking over in 1986, Charlton had begun to make maximum use of the rule that allowed players with Irish heritage to play for the national team. In doing so, Charlton managed to get top players like John Aldridge and Ray Houghton into the national side. Morris, whose mother, Evelyn, was born in Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, also qualified under this rule, and made a promising debut in the 5-0 friendly win against Israel at Dalymount Park on 10 November 10, 1987. Morris soon made the number 2 shirt his own, and played his part in the successful qualification bid for Euro 88, the Republic's first ever major tournament. Morris played in all three games of the championships, including the famous 1-0 win over England. Although the Republic were eliminated following a late goal by Wim Kieft in their final group game against Holland, Morris became a household name in Ireland, along the with rest of the team, who were greeted as heroes on their return home. Morris continued in the side that qualified for World Cup 1990 in Italy, another major first for the Republic. He played in every game This time it was a goal from Salvatore Schillaci of Italy that saw Ireland off in the quarter finals, but it was another high-point for the team, and for Morris. Ireland failed to qualify for the next European Championships in 1992, and Morris played his final game against Wales on 17 November 17, 1992.
Married to former British Airways hostess Allison, the couple have twin sons Oliver and Tobias.
After leaving football, Morris went back to Cornwall to work for the family business "Morris Cornish Pasties," which his parents have run since 1971.
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'''James Edward Hayter''' (born 9 April 1979 in Sandown, Isle of Wight) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Doncaster Rovers.
After progressing through the youth system with south coast club Bournemouth, Hayter made his official dbut for them in the 1996-97 season in a 3-1 Division Two defeat to Peterborough United. Despite a promising start, he failed to gain a first team place and moved to Salisbury City on loan.
His performances there earned him a recall to Bournemouth from manager Mel Machin, and in October 2000 he equaled the club record for the number of goals scored in a match when he scored 4 against Bury. He was soon established as one of the most consistent and sought-after strikers outside the Premier League, and the proudest moment of his Bournemouth career came in May 2003 when he helped them achieve victory over Lincoln City in the Division Three playoff final.
On 24 February 2004, he came on as an 84th minute substitute while Bournemouth were 3-0 up at home to Wrexham and scored the fastest Football League hat-trick ever in less than 140 seconds,
Hayter finished as Bournemouth's top scorer for the 2005-06 season, with 22 goals to his name, which proved vital in saving them from relegation. While struggling to score for Bournemouth in the 2006-07 season, he was a vital part of their first-team and scored twice against Oldham Athletic (3-2 win), the winner at Chesterfield (1-0) and one in the 5-0 win against Leyton Orient.
On 30 May 2007, Hayter signed for Doncaster Rovers for a club record transfer fee of -200,000.
Hayter powered Doncaster Rovers into the Championship, on 25 May 2008, with a 47th minute stooping header that proved the only goal in the 2008 League One play-off final, against Leeds United.
After Rovers' promotion to the Championship, Hayter struggled to find the net at the start of the 2008/9 season, but Rovers continued to show faith in Hayter, until an injury kept him out until March 2009. He started to find form on his return to the side, scoring his first goal of the season in narrow 2-1 defeat to Watford on April 4th 2009. He scored another 3 goals in the 2008/9 season against Ipswich Town, Plymouth Argyle and Crystal Palace, taking his goal tally for the season to 4. He made a good start to thr 2009/10 season as well, scoring on the opening day at Watford, and also grabbing goals in games against Cardiff, Sheffield United and Crystal Palace to take his tally for the season to 4 in early December.
-DOCSTART-	5107377
'''Tyrone Mears''' (born 18 February 1983) is an English-born professional football player who currently plays as a right-back for Burnley. His previous clubs include Preston North End, West Ham United, Derby County and Olympique de Marseille.
Mears came through the ranks at Manchester City and signed trainee forms in August 2001.
Mears joined Preston in July 2002, for a fee of -200,000.
Mears signed for West Ham for an initial -1 million in July 2006, rising to -1.9 million depending on appearances and possible future international recognition with England.
With his opportunities in the West Ham first-team limited, he was allowed to join Derby County on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season in January 2007.
On 29 August 2008, Mears caused controversy when he flew to France to go on trial with Olympique de Marseille without the express permission of Derby manager Paul Jewell. Jewell responded, saying that Mears would never play for the club again whilst he was in charge, and the club fined Mears six weeks wages. Following the trial, the clubs agreed that Mears would go on loan to Marseille for the duration of the 2008-09 season, for a loan fee of -160,000, with the French club having the option to buy him for -1.5m at the end of the loan. A combination of injury and the good form of Laurent Bonnart meant that Mears did not make his first appearance for Marseille until the UEFA Cup tie against FC Twente in mid-January.
On 26 June 2009, he was the subject of an accepted -500,000 (rising to -600,000 with add-ons) bid from Premier League side Burnley.
Though English by birth, Mears believed he had Jamaican ancestry and it was reported on 4 February 2009, that he had accepted an offer to play for the Jamaica national football team. Mears made his debut on 11 February 2009 against Nigeria, playing 71 minutes of the 0-0 draw at the New Den.
:''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.
-DOCSTART-	5109659
'''Paul John James''' (born November 11, 1963 in Cardiff, Wales) is a soccer analyst, former head coach and Canadian national team player.
In 2003 James was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University, James has added to his academic credentials by completing the prestigious Football Industries MBA at the University of Liverpool in England.
James developed into a top class midfield player while with the Toronto Blizzard, earning him a move to Mexican side Monterrey in 1985. He played in the North American and Canadian Soccer Leagues, where he earned first team all-star honours on four consecutive occasions. He also had a short stint with English league outfit Doncaster Rovers.
Welsh-born James became a Canadian citizen in 1983 and burst on the international scene when he made full appearances for Canada at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He made his senior debut for Canada in a December 1983 friendly match against Mexico. He went on to earn 47 -A- caps, scoring 2 goals.
He scored a critical goal for Canada against Costa Rica in Toronto in 1985 that helped Canada qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals in Mexico. A member of the country's 1986 World Cup team, he played in all three games in the finals. He represented Canada in 7 World Cup qualifiers.
His played his final international aged 29, a March 1993 friendly match against South Korea.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
After serving as player/coach at Ottawa and London, James also coached at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York, leading them to within one game of an NCAA berth and an NCAA Division II national ranking as high as 12th, Niagara University and Canada U-20 men's national soccer team. As head coach of the Under-20 team, he led them to the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina 2001. James thus became the first Canadian to represent Canada at a FIFA World Championships both as a player and coach.
James is now Director of Soccer at York University in Toronto . James is an -A- licensed coach (Canadian and American "A" licensed) who brings a strong and varied background to York, having successfully coached at the collegiate, professional and national team levels. Through his coaching career, Paul has garnerd six coach of the year awards at varying levels including; CSL, NCAA, and OUA. In 2007 James received the CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) national coach of the year award. James has a reputation for developing successful soccer programs. In 2008 James coached York to the CIS Canadian Championship game where they won the title.
From 2004 to 2008 he was an analyst for The Footy Show on The Score television network, along with James Sharman and the late Brian Budd. He also provided soccer analysis for GolTV in Canada. Paul has appeared on the CBC and Sportsnet on numerous occasions and currently writes for the The Globe and Mail.
CIS National Women-s Coach of the Year 2007
Appearance 2001 FIFA World Championships
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'''Michael Jeffrey''' (born 11 August 1971 in Liverpool, Merseyside) was a football player for Fortuna Sittard and various British teams, including Scunthorpe United, Grimsby Town, Kilmarnock, Rotherham United, Newcastle United, Doncaster Rovers, and Bolton Wanderers. His career as a football player lasted from 1989 to 2002.
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'''Adam Stephen Birchall''' (born 2 December 1984) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Blue Square South side Dover Athletic. Despite being born in England he has several caps for the Welsh under-21 team scoring on his debut against Finland U-21.
Birchall began his career at Arsenal, but never made it to the first-team. In 2004-05, Birchall had a successful loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers, scoring four goals in 12 league games. He was released by Arsenal at the end of that season, and joined Mansfield Town in June 2005 on a two-year contract.
The move to Mansfield had been something of a disappointment for Birchall. Big things were expected from the youngster, but despite occasional flashes of brilliance, he failed to live up to expectations, scoring only three goals, spending most of his time at Mansfield on the bench. He did, however, score in Mansfield's nationally televised FA Cup victory against Grays Athletic on his 21st birthday.
On 23 November 2006, Birchall was loaned to division rivals Barnet, where he was a hit, scoring the first goal in their 4-1 thrashing of Northampton Town in the FA Cup. A move was made permanent on 4 January 2007. Birchall is credited with the idea for a scheme at Barnet whereby only the team captain can question referees' decisions, in order to reduce dissent and the yellow cards that follow. Since the beginning of the 2007-08 season, when the rule was introduced, the club's disciplinary record has significantly improved, and the club has earned praise throughout the game. Birchall was released in May 2009 after scoring only two league goals in the 2008-09 season.
On 6 May 2009, it was announced that Birchall has been released by Barnet. He subsequently signed for Conference South side Dover Athletic in July. Birchall made his league debut for Dover in the first game of the season against Maidenhead United, before scoring his first league goal for the club in the following fixture against Bishop's Stortford.
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'''Jason Lee White''' (born 28 January 1984 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England) is an English professional football goalkeeper, who played for Mansfield Town from 2002 until 2009.
White joined Mansfield Town after being released by Nottingham Forest at the age of 16,
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'''Callum Lloyd''' (born 1 January 1986, in Nottingham) is an English footballer currently playing for Unibond North side Kings Lynn
Lloyd went to Kimberely Comprehensive School, Nottingham and played for the school team. Lloyd came through the ranks at Mansfield Town, and signed a professional contract at the end of the 2004/05 season, having made his league debut a few months earlier.
Lloyd is a versatile midfielder who has played in every midfield position for the club. However, his best position is arguably in "the hole" just behind the strikers. Lloyd made his full debut for Mansfield in March 2005 against Bristol Rovers, and scored on his debut. He added three more goals before the end of the season.
The 2005/06 season was something of a disappointment for Lloyd, who spent more time on the bench than the pitch and also spent a month on loan at Alfreton Town. Despite this, he was offered a contract extension in 2006, but was released from his contract in May 2007.
On 1 June 2007, Lloyd was announced as Mark Cooper's second signing at Kettering Town.
In October 2007 Lloyd spent the month with fellow Conference North side Hinckley United in a short term deal, returning to his parent club in November 2007.
Lloyd has now permanently moved to Hinckley from Kettering.
Heade 34 appearances for Hinckley in his first season, scoring five goals.
He has developed into a good footballer who can play anywhere across the midfield.
He is very effective on either wing and capable of scoring goals.
Callum Lloyd left Hinckley United at the end of the 2008/09 season after 75 appearances, during which time he was a popular team member.
While at Hinckley he effectively scored the goal at the end of the 2007/08 season. which kept Hinckley in the Blue Square North by beating Vauxhall Motors 1-0. He also scored two superb goals in the 08/09 season against Stafford Rangers, which were both long-range strikes.
A total 100 per cent player who quietly goes about his business and whose input to the team is vital.
Callum Lloyd has joined Kings Lynn for the 2009/10 season.
-DOCSTART-	5115656
'''Christopher Kelan "Chris" Beardsley''' (born 28 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Stevenage Borough as a striker.
Born in Derby, Derbyshire, Beardsley began his career at Mansfield Town.
Beardsley failed to make an impact at Doncaster Rovers, and moved to Kidderminster Harriers in December 2004.
He joined Conference side Rushden & Diamonds on a month's loan on 19 January 2007.
He was signed by York City on 19 June 2007.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''Nathan Anthony Arnold''' (born 26 July 1987) is an English footballer who now plays for Hyde United after his contract at Mansfield Town expired on 1st July 2009.
Arnold came up through the youth team at Mansfield Town,
On the 27 August, Nathan Arnold received an England C call up by manager Paul Fairclough along with his Mansfield team mate Jonathan D'Laryea. Nathan's playing style is often compared to Aaron Lennon, pacy and likes to run at defenders, he's also got a nice first touch but some critics may say he is too inconsistent.
Arnold joined Grimsby Town on trial with a view to earning a contract on the 9th July 2009 after wanting to stay at Mansfield but refused the salary offered. He was included in the squad to play in the Errea South West Challenge Cup and scored a late winner against Yeovil Town. Just a day later he featured against Rushden & Diamonds and scored in a 4-1 win to book Grimsby Town's place in the final of the Errea South West Challenge Cup . Unfortunately the final was postponed after Luton Town and Grimsby Town could not decide on a kick-off time. Arnold was offered a 6 month contract by Grimsby Town but he turned the opportunity down as he wanted a more substantial offer and a longer contract. On August 6th 2009 he signed for Hyde United of Blue Square North for free, but with a sell-on clause in his contract stating that if he is sold in the future, Mansfield Town will gain some of the profits. Nathan's competitive debut for Hyde United came with his first goal in a 1-0 win against Stafford Rangers, and then in the very next game he netted again in a 1-1 draw with Fleetwood Town F.C.. Nathan carried on turning heads with his performances, and instantly became a fan favourite with his attacking flair. Nathan also scored a nice free-kick from about 25 yards against Salford City in the 2nd qualifying round of the F.A. Cup.
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}}'''Danny Reet''' (born 31 January 1987 in Sheffield) is an English footballer who is currently playing for a team, his last team was Buxton FC
Reet is a striker, and a graduate of Sheffield Wednesday's youth academy. He never made it to the Owls' first-team but had an excellent goalscoring record for their reserve team. In November 2005, he was loaned to Bury, where he scored four times in six games - including two goals against Mansfield, whom he would later join.
Reet scored five goals in 18 appearances for the Stags in 2005-06.
Reet went on loan to Rochdale on 24 March 2007 and made a hand full of substitute appearances before returning to Mansfield Town.
Reet went on loan to Alfreton Town on 14 September 2007.
His Mansfield Town contract was cancelled on the free transfer deadline, March 27, 2008, enabling him to find a new club. He signed for Dinnington Town for the 2008-09 season. Danny has now signed for Buxton F.C. Danny also has a son called Kai Daniel Reet born on 19 October 2007.
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"Pistol" Pierre as he was once known due to his fearsome shooting ability had a 3-month loan spell at Bristol Rovers F.C. in England in the 1999-2000 season but, after impressing, the move was unable to go through due to work permit problems. Former San Juan Jabloteh boss Terry Fenwick again tried to take him to England to play for Northampton Town F.C. but once again Pierre was denied as he had only played 73% of Trinidad and Tobago's matches and not the required minimum of 75%. He has plays for Caledonia AIA, having been sacked from both his previous clubs.
He got 58 caps and scored 20 goals for the national team between 1999 and 2005.
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Rahim got 49 caps and scored 3 goals for the national team between 2000 and 2005 . In May 2005 he was left out of the national team by new coach Leo Beenhakker, but he was called up as a standby player to the 2006 World Cup.
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'''Darius Alexis Henderson''' (born 7 September 1981 in Sutton in England
Henderson started his career at Reading, making his debut as a substitute on 18 March 2000, in a 3-0 loss to Burnley. After a further two substitute appearances he made his first start, in a 2-1 victory over Wycombe Wanderers on 24 April, although he was substituted at half-time. He made a further two appearances that season.
Despite his spell in the team towards the end of that season, he was limited to six appearances in the 2000-01 campaign. However, he became a regular in the Reading side in Division Two. His first League goals came in a 4-0 win over Luton Town, in which he scored twice. He made a further 24 appearances for Reading in the 2002-03 season, mostly in the latter part of the campaign, scoring four goals, but was loaned out to Brighton & Hove Albion for the start of the 2003-04 season for whom he scored two goals in ten games in a two month spell. He made what was to be his final appearance for Reading in November 2003, before being sold to Gillingham for a nominal fee in January 2004. He had scored 11 goals in 71 games for Reading.
Unfortunately for Henderson, he was injured just a month after joining Gillingham, and did not play for the remainder of the 2003-04 season. Early in the 2004-05 season, he was loaned to League One side Swindon Town, for whom he scored an impressive five goals in six appearances. Returning to Priestfield, Gillingham were already struggling in the lower reaches of the Championship. Henderson became a regular in the side's struggle for survival, scoring 11 goals.
With the 2005-06 season due to start, he became part of Adrian Boothroyd's reshaped Watford side, joining for a fee of -450,000. Signed the day before the first game of the season, he made his debut and scored in the 2-1 loss to Preston North End which opened the season. Henderson went on to be an integral part of Watford's successful season in the Championship, scoring 14 goals - nine of which were headers - in 27 games as they finished third. He also scored a penalty in Watford's 3-0 win against Leeds United in the Championship play-off final, as Watford were promoted to the Premier League. A passionate player, Henderson amassed six yellow cards and one red in the 2005-06 season.
While in the Premiership, it was not until 10 February 2007, that he scored his first goal of the season, against West Ham United at Upton Park in a 1-0.
In the 2007-08 season, Henderson scored thirteen league goals, including five in September. Only three, however, came after the turn of the year. After being suspended for the first leg of the club's play-off semi-final against Hull City, Henderson returned to score the first goal in the second leg at the KC Stadium. However, Watford went on to lose the game 4-1, and 6-1 on aggregate.
On 22 July, Henderson signed a 4 year contract with Sheffield United after a fee of -2 million was agreed, which could rise depending on appearances.
He went on to score 6 more goals in the 2008-09 season.
On the 28th November 2009, Henderson scored his first professional hatrick against Bristol City in a 3-2 win for the Blades. He is currently top scorer for the Blades in the 2009-10 season with 10 goals.
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'''Hameur Bouazza''' (born 22 February 1985) is a French-born Algerian footballer who plays in England for Blackpool. He usually plays as a left winger, and can also play on the right.
He has spent all of his football career in England, apart from one brief spell in Turkey. Although born in France, he plays for Algeria as it is the birthplace of both his parents.
Born in vry, France, Bouazza earned a scholarship in England at Watford. He made his first team debut as an 88th minute substitute on 7 February 2004 in a 2-2 with Sunderland at Vicarage Road. A week later he scored on his full debut, a 2-0 home win over Preston North End. He made a total of nine appearances in the 2003-04 season. The following season he made
28 league and eight cup appearances, scoring three goals.
During the 2005-06 season he was overshadowed by Darius Henderson, Marlon King, and Ashley Young and missed a lengthy spell with a broken metatarsal but this didn't prevent him scoring three goals in nineteen games, one of which was the fourth in Watford's 4-1 win over Championship runners-Up Sheffield United.
On 6 October 2005 Bouazza was loaned out to League One side Swindon Town for three, where he scored three goals in 15 games. On 21 May 2006 he played in Watford's 3-0 win over Leeds United in the Championship play-off final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, coming on as a 72nd minute substitute.
Throughout the 2006-07 season, with Watford in the Premier League, Bouazza started most of the league games, principally as a left-sided winger, scoring five goals.
He made a total of 100 appearances for ''the Hornets'' in four years, scoring 13 goals.
On 8 August 2007, Bouazza joined Premier League side Fulham, on a four-year deal, for an initial fee of -3m, which could rise to -4m, depending on appearances, and Fulham's divisional status.
Bouazza started out the season strongly making his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal on 12 August. However, after just three appearances he dislocated his shoulder. He returned to the Fulham starting eleven after a couple of weeks out. He scored his first Fulham goal with a close-range free kick against Manchester City in a 3-3 draw at Craven Cottage on 22 September 2007.
On 9 August 2008 he signed for Championship side Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan,
On 8 January 2009, after a total of 27 appearances and four goals at Charlton, Fulham activated a recall clause in the loan agreement
Bouazza made his Birmingham debut in their next league game, a 1-1 draw at home to Cardiff City on 17 January, and scored his first goal, a clever finish after a defensive error, in a 2-0 win over Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium on 14 March.
He made a total of 16 appearances for ''the Blues'', helping them win promotion to the Premier League as runners-up to champions, Wolverhampton Wanderers.
On 18 August 2009 Bouazza signed for Turkish Sper Lig side Sivasspor.
On 23 August, he left Sivasspor, stating that that he did not wish to remain in Turkey, and agreeing a mutual termination of his contract. Sivasspor head-coach Bulent Uygun said they had to release Bouazza as they didn't want him to damage the morale of the team.
On 31 August Sky Sports reported that Bouazza was in talks with Championship side Blackpool.
In January 2010, Bouazza's goal against Peterborough was voted by Blackpool supporters the best goal of 2009, and so became the club's nominated goal for the Goal of the Year at the annual Football League Awards to be held on 14 March.
a. ''1 league play-off appearances for Watford in 2006 (included in 2005-06 total)''
b. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
Bouazza made his debut for Algeria against Libya on 7 February 2007 and scored his first goal in a 3-2 victory over Mali on 20 November 2007.
He played in Algeria's opening second round qualification game for the 2010 World Cup, a 1-0 loss to Senegal on 31 May 2008 at the Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar, Senegal, coming on as a second half substitute.
On 13 November, as the Algerian squad arrived in Cairo for their vital World Cup qualifier against Egypt the following day, Bouazza was one of a number of players who narrowly avoided injury when their coach was ambushed.
In January 2010 Bouazza was in the Algeria squad at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Angola. He was a second half substitute in Algeria's first two Group A matches at the Estdio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, a 0-3 defeat to Malawi on 11 January, and a 1-0 victory over Mali, three days later. His first start in the tournament came in Algeria's final group game, a 0-0 draw with Angola on 18 January at the same venue; a result which saw Algeria qualify for the Quarter finals.
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'''Stephen John Paul McPhail''' (born 9 December 1979) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing in the Football League Championship for Welsh side Cardiff City. He has won 10 caps for his country, the Republic of Ireland, and scored one goal. He plays as an attacking central midfield player but can play on the left as well.
McPhail was born in Westminster, London and raised in Dublin, Ireland.
McPhail started his career by coming through the youth ranks at Leeds United and attracted interest from several teams which even led to former Arsenal manager George Graham to christen him "the new Liam Brady". He began to make an impact on the first team during the 1997-98 season, making his debut in February 1998 against Leicester City, when he made several substitute appearances and impressed with his hard working play and strong passing ability, which was showcased during one league match when he made a 50-yard lob pass to Leeds and future Cardiff City teammate Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink which some Leeds fans described as "one of the passes of the season".
He started to become a regular for the side during the 1999/00 season, after making several sub appearances, when he was given a long run in the first team squad and was rewarded with a new five-year contract at the Yorkshire club. During this time McPhail went on to break his scoring duck for Leeds that year when he scored twice in a league match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
After David O'Leary left Leeds the club went on to have several different managers over the next few years and due to injuries he failed to break into the team first under Terry Venables and later Peter Reid. During this time he spent time on loan at Millwall and Nottingham Forest in order to get some first team games. He nearly made his move to Forest permanent as both player and manager felt the move would be beneficial to his career but the propsed move eventually broke down as Leeds rejected the bid. During his time at Leeds United Stephen took part in the club's Champions League Semi Final run, taking part in memorable games against the likes of Barcelona and playing well against Lazio at Elland Road. Andy Gray once referred to him as the "best midfielder in the premiership".
He left Leeds in July 2004 to sign for Barnsley on a free transfer, becoming the first international player from Great Britain and Republic of Ireland to sign for the club since Gary Fleming in 1990. He spent two years at Barnsley where he was a major part of the squad and was part of the team that gained promotion to the English Championship via the League One play-offs. Had he stayed with Barnsley he would have been playing in the Championship the following year but instead he opted to leave the club.
Due to being out of contract he attracted interest from teams all over The Football League but on 13 June 2006 he signed for Football League Championship side Cardiff City on a free transfer from Barnsley. He was seen as a replacement for Jason Koumas when the club failed to secure his permanent transfer from West Bromwich Albion after he had spent the previous year on loan at Ninian Park. During his first season at Ninian Park, he showed his potential, being ever-present in the starting line-up and in July 2007 he was rewarded with a new four-year contract at the club. Manager Dave Jones continued to show faith in the midfielder when, at the start of the 2007/08 season, he made McPhail temporary captain in the absence of normal captain Darren Purse and vice-captain Riccardo Scimeca. On 27 October 2007 he finally broke his scoring drought for Cardiff, in his 55th league game, by finding the net in a 1-1 draw with Scunthorpe United.
On 30 November, 2007 after a poor start to the season for the Bluebirds McPhail spoke to local paper the South Wales Echo and claimed that the teams poor start was "all his fault". Cardiff's form improved towards the new year as they moved back towards the play off places with McPhail's midfield partnership with Gavin Rae beginning to produce, as he found the net twice within the space of two months with goals against Hull City and Blackpool. McPhail also led the team as captain to the FA Cup Final, played on 17 May, playing in four of the five games en route to the final, being replaced by Aaron Ramsey for the third round tie against non-league Chasetown due to picking up his fifth booking of the season the previous week.
The start of the 2008-09 season saw McPhail make his 100th appearance for Cardiff, in a 1-1 draw with Doncaster Rovers on 16 August and two months later he made his 100th league appearance in a 2-1 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 23 September Cardiff met rivals Swansea City in the first South Wales derby to take place in seven years and, after being booked in the first half, McPhail was sent off in the 75th minute resulting in a one match ban which saw him miss the league match against Birmingham City. Remarkably on Cardiff's following visit to Swansea on 30 November, McPhail was again sent off for two bookable offenses, this time with 40 minutes remaining after kicking the ball away. Cardiff manager Dave Jones publicly slammed McPhail stating that "he probably cost us all three points". After serving his suspension, he found his place in the side taken by Joe Ledley meaning he did not feature for the side for two months before returning to the starting line-up towards the end of the season.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, McPhail started the opening two league games before injury kept him out of the side for one month. He returned to the side on 16 September 2009 against Reading but was sent off for a foul on Jem Karacan. Following the end of his suspension, McPhail returned in a 6-1 win against Derby County, creating four of the teams goals. Four weeks later, he suffered a thigh injury while playing against Nottingham Forest on 1 November 2009, being replaced by Gavin Rae after just 26 minutes. He was originally scheduled to be out for between 6-8 weeks but, on 20 November 2009, he was diagnosed with stage one lymphoma, he was in treatment for 3 weeks and is expected to be out until January 2010.
He received his first call up in May 2000 when manager Mick McCarthy selected him in the squad for a match against Scotland. McPhail currently holds 10 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team and has also played for the Ireland under-21 side earlier in his career however he has not earned a full cap for Ireland since a match against Nigeria in 2004. Due to some good form at Cardiff he had publicly declared his hopes of returning to the international scene due to the return of an Ireland B team.. In October 2006 he was named in the Ireland B squad for a match against Scotland B and captained the side in a 0-0 draw.
In May 2008, new Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni selected McPhail for his first squad for the friendly games against Serbia and Colombia.
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'''Andranik Teymourian''' (, , born '''Andranik Timotian Samarani''', on 6 March 1983 in Tehran) is an Iranian football player currently playing for Fulham in the Premier League. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a winger. He is noted for being the only Christian footballer in the Iranian national team, in which he has excellent relations with all of his team-mates.
Andranik was born in Tehran, Iran to ethnic Armenian parents. Teymourian started with Oghab F.C. in Iran's Azadegan League, and continued his professional career playing for F.C. Aboomoslem in the Iranian Premier League. In the 2005-06 season, Andranik made 26 appearances for F.C. Aboomoslem and scored one goal. In late August 2006 he signed a two-year deal with FA Premier League club Bolton Wanderers, for an undisclosed fee, after being granted a work permit.
He scored his first two goals for Bolton Wanderers in the FA Cup third round in a 4-0 win over Doncaster Rovers on January 6, 2007.
Teymourian has claimed Arsenal are among the clubs to have shown an interest in him.
In May 2008 he was not offered a new contract by Bolton and joined the likes of Ivn Campo and Stelios Giannakopoulos in leaving the club. On 12 June Andranik signed a 2-year contract with Fulham.
He has played for Iran's national football teams at every single youth level, before being drafted into the senior side. The midfielder played for Iran national under-23 football team in last year-s Islamic Solidarity Games where his prompting from midfield helped the young Team Melli to a third-placed
He was a member of the Iranian national team during 2006 World Cup. Pictures of an emotionally and physically drained Teymourian at the end of Iran's last game of the 2006 World Cup have begun to take the shape of Iranian football's most notable photograph from the event. Teymourian dropped to the grass and began sobbing while trainers attended to him. He has started to be recognised as a national hero in Iran because of the passion he showed for his country in the 2006 World Cup.
He played in 2007 AFC Asian Cup Qualification and played in all the games in 2007 Asian Cup.
He played in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification for Team Melli.
:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.''
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'''Juergen Peterson Sommer''' (born February 27, 1969 in New York) is a former American soccer goalkeeper, who became the first American goalkeeper to play in the English Premier League, when he suited up for Queens Park Rangers in 1995. He is currently the US Men's National team goalkeeping coach, and is of German descent.
Sommer began his career as a walk-on at Indiana University, where he quickly became the starting goalkeeper in 1987. After being named ''Collegiate Goalkeeper of the Year'' in 1990, Sommer left Indiana to sign with Luton Town of the English First Division in 1991. Sommer played for the next seven years in England for Queens Park Rangers, Luton Town and Torquay. In 1998 he made the jump back home to sign with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, as a replacement for Brad Friedel, who had signed for Liverpool the previous year. Sommer became the Crew starter over the next two seasons, and after a pair of major knee injuries, he signed with the New England Revolution. In 2000, he played one game with the Connecticut Wolves in the USISL A-League. After another injury forced Sommer to the sidelines, and the emergence of Adin Brown as the Revolution's starting goalkeeper, he retired after the 2002 MLS Cup. He represented English side Bolton Wanderers for just one FA Cup game against Blackburn Rovers in February 2001. Sommer answered an S.O.S. by Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce who saw his other goalkeepers either injured or ineligible.
Throughout his career, Sommer earned ten caps for the US National Team, and was a member of the US team which competed at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups. Although many believe him to be a solid goalkeeper in his prime, the play of Brad Friedel, Kasey Keller, and Tony Meola greatly reduced his chances of seeing an extended run in the national team.
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}}'''Tony Hateley''' (born 13 June 1941 in Derby) is a former footballer who played for numerous English clubs as a striker. He is also the father of the footballer Mark Hateley.
Hateley started his career with Notts County, where he first established himself as a prolific goalscorer, especially through his heading ability, and scored 77 league goals in 131 matches. The club won promotion to the Third Division in 1960-61, while Hateley's goals earned him a move to County's Midlands rivals Aston Villa in 1963. Hateley continued his prolific scoring record at Villa, once scoring four second-half goals as Villa came from 5-1 down to draw 5-5 with Tottenham Hotspur, and his 86 goals in less than 150 games played a significant part in saving the club from relegation to the Second Division. In October 1966 Chelsea's offer of -100,000 for Hateley was accepted and he moved to West London. Such was his importance to Villa, they were relegated at the end of the 1966-67 season.
The -100,000 fee Chelsea manager Tommy Docherty paid for Hateley was a club record and he arrived as a replacement for recent broken leg victim Peter Osgood. However, Chelsea's game had previously been based around quick passing and movement, while Hateley had thrived on crosses and long balls, meaning the team's style had to be adapted to accommodate him. Though his aerial ability was one of the best in his era, Hateley's technical ability was more lacking - Docherty once commented that Hateley's passes ought to be labelled "to whom it may concern" - and he struggled at the club. He scored six league goals during the season, and the highlight of his time at Chelsea came in the FA Cup semi-final against Leeds United when he headed in the winning goal at Villa Park. He also played in Chelsea's 2-1 final loss to Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley.
Having scored a total of nine goals in 33 appearances, in June 1967 Hateley was sold to Bill Shankly's Liverpool, who broke his own club's record in paying -96,000 for him. He scored 28 goals for Liverpool in the 1967-68 season, including hat-tricks against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, but once again Hateley's style didn't suit his team's and he moved on after a year, this time to Coventry City. After a season at Coventry he was sold to Birmingham City and then returned to his first club, Notts County, where he rediscovered his scoring touch and led them to the Fourth Division title in 1970-71. After a brief stint at Oldham Athetic, he retired from the game, having scored almost 250 career goals. He was never capped for England.
At the time of his retirement his combined transfer fees were a record for a single player in English football.
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'''Graham Paul Roberts''' (born 3 July 1959 in Southampton) is a retired English footballer and football manager who played for numerous clubs in a defensive role.
Roberts was a member of the successful Tottenham Hotspur side of the early 1980s, winning two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup in 1984, scoring in the second leg of the final against Anderlecht, and then scoring his penalty as Spurs won the final on a shootout. He moved to Rangers in 1986 for -450,000 and won the Scottish Premier League in his first full season and the Scottish League Cup a year later. He joined Chelsea in August 1988 for -475,000 and helped the side emphatically win the Second Division championship in 1988-89. He later moved to West Bromwich Albion, where he played out the remainder of his professional career.
In June 2005, Roberts was appointed manager of Clyde. He only had 3 players under contract, and held open trials in an attempt to get new players. Roberts gave the supporters their greatest day in years, when his Clyde side defeated Celtic in the Scottish Cup in January 2006. Earlier in the season, Clyde took Rangers to extra time at Ibrox Stadium in the Scottish League Cup. In August 2006 he was sacked as manager of Clyde over allegations he made racist remarks, which were later proved to be unfounded.
Roberts won six caps for England.
Roberts has recently paired with Daily Record senior sports writer Colin Duncan to write an autobiography, , telling the full story of his sensational career as one of football's legendary hard men.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Tony Hackworth''' (born 19 May 1980) is an English professional footballer, an attacking midfielder who skippers Unibond Premier Division Whitby Town.
Hackworth started his career at Leeds United where he made 3 first team appearances, one in the Premiership and two in the Champions League against Barcelona and Lazio. He then moved to Sogndal on loan.
Hackworth moved to Notts County for -120,000 after failing to make an impact on the Leeds first team. He did not make much of an impact there either and only started 23 games in 3 years and only scored 2 goals in that time, against York in the LDV Vans Trophy
He has branched into teaching and coaching, at Pindar School in Scarborough, to complement his football career.
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'''Robert James "Bob" Hatton''' (born 10 April 1947 in Hull) is an English former association footballer who played as a centre forward. He played more than 600 matches in the Football League for a variety of clubs and scored at a rate better than one goal in every three matches.
Wolverhampton Wanderers recognised his potential and invited him across to the Midlands for a trial period. His stay at Molineux was short as Bolton Wanderers stepped in with a definite contract offer, and Hatton realised that the chance of security was not one to be missed. From Bolton Wanderers he moved to Northampton Town, but never really settled in a struggling team. The inevitable drop to Division Four in the 1968/69 season could not be avoided and many of the squad were tempted by better offers, Hatton being one of them.
Carlisle United at the time were a steady, mid-table outfit and manager Bob Stokoe was always on the look-out for a sharp deal that could help to take the club onwards and upwards. He offered Northampton Town a reported -8,000 for Hatton early in July (though this figure may well have been higher) and signed Hatton on a two-year deal.
Hatton began his Carlisle United career playing alongside Hugh McIlmoyle, but was soon thrown in at the deep end when the Scot moved to Middlesbrough. His first two goals came against Hull City in a 2-1 win on 6 September 1969, and he went on to make 50 appearances, scoring 14 goals along the way. He finished as the club's top scorer.
In 1970/71 he made 46 appearances and scored 24 goals.
Hatton signed a new contract in the summer of 1970. What no-one had realised, though, was that it had a release clause included. After just 15 games of the 1971/72 season, Birmingham City made a successful bid of -80,000, a Carlisle club-record fee. He scored 9 more goals for Carlisle before his move, and notched a goal in the 2-0 away win in his final game for the club, at Luton Town on 23 October 1971.
He joined Blackpool in 1976 for -60,000. This was followed by a move to Luton Town in the summer of 1978, where he spent two years, then a further two years with Sheffield United. He finished his career off with a one-year spell at Cardiff City, signed by Len Ashurst, before he finally retired from the playing side of the game in 1983, aged 36. He has worked closely with the Professional Footballers Association ever since, and has settled in the Midlands.
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'''Gerald "Gerry" Peyton''' (born 20 May 1956 in Birmingham, England) is a former football goalkeeper, and currently the goalkeeping coach at Arsenal.
Peyton had a long career as a goalkeeper for several clubs in the English divisions, most notably Bournemouth and Fulham. Peyton notched up over six hundred league appearances, while also winning 33 international caps for the Republic of Ireland.
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Pates began his career with Chelsea, making his debut as an 18-year-old in a 7-3 victory against Orient in 1979. He remained with the Chelsea through the turbulent early 1980s and as club captain led the side to promotion in 1983-84. He was surprisingly sold to Charlton Athletic in 1988 for -400,000 having made 346 appearances for the Blues. Two years later Pates joined Arsenal for -500,000, but after struggling to break into the side signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on loan,
After a knee injury forced his retirement from the top-level game, he moved into coaching. He was appointed player-manager of Crawley Town, leaving in 1996,
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'''Tony Grant''' (born 14 November 1974, Liverpool, England) is a professional footballer who is currently without a club after being released by Chester City.
Tony Grant signed as a trainee for Everton, making his debut for 'The Toffees' two years later, in the 1-0 defeat at Manchester City in December 1993 Grant scored his first professional goal in Everton's 3-1 win over KR Reykjavk in October 1995 and bagged his first league goal up at Middlesbrough in March 1996. In January 1996, Grant signed for Swindon Town on loan, where he played three games for 'The Robins', scoring one goal. Three years later, Grant was loaned out again, this time to Tranmere Rovers where he played eight games for them and scored one goal; the second goal in Tranmere's 2-0 win over Oxford in the League Cup (Steven Yates getting the opener for Rovers).
On Christmas Eve, December 1999, Tony Grant signed for Manchester City for a fee of -450,000. Grant made his debut for City in the 2-0 win over West Brom, but during his time at City he never scored.
Grant was then loaned out to West Bromwich Albion in December 2000, where he played just five games for 'The Baggies'. In October 2001, Grant moved to Burnley signing for a fee of -250,000.
Despite initial poor performances, Grant soon became regarded as an excellent signing by Stan Ternent and went on to play 141 games for 'The Clarets', scoring three goals. During his time at Burnley he was most frequently played in the defensive-midfield role, which enabled him to display his range of passing and game-reading ability. Grant became an important member of the team, but was released on a free-transfer at the end of the 2005 season after refusing a new contract offer.
He then moved to Bristol City on a free transfer, but only played one game for them; Bristol City's 4-2 league cup defeat to Barnet.
In January 2006, after injury problems, Grant signed for Gradi's Crewe Alexandra, and made ten appearances before the end of the 2005-06 season, but failed to rescue Crewe from relegation to the English League One. He signed a new one-year deal to play for Crewe on 1 June 2006.
On 31 January 2007, Grant joined Accrington Stanley as player-coach. He left the club at the end of the season.
On 27 July 2007, Grant completed a move to Chester City, signing a one year contract under new manager Bobby Williamson. He scored his only goal for the club in a 2-1 win at Rochdale on 18 August 2007. He left the club at the end of the season.
He is currently on trial at Huddersfield Town.
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'''Alan Birchenall''' '''MBE''' (born 22 August 1945 in East Ham) is a retired English footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s.
A talented and much travelled player. Alan was a skilful attacking midfielder who started his professional career with Sheffield United in 1963. He made his league debut a year later and won the first two of his four England under-23 caps while with the Blades.
He was among the first players to command a -100,000 price tag when he moved from Sheffield United to Chelsea in November 1967. After three years at Chelsea, he joined Crystal Palace in another -100,000 deal, and lead their scoring list in his first season at Selhurst Park.
Leicester City paid -80,000 for him in 1971, and he remained with them until signing for Notts County in 1977. He later played for NASL sides the San Jose Earthquakes and the Memphis Rogues.
He also spent brief spells with Blackburn Rovers, Luton Town, Hereford United and Trowbridge Town.
He is currently a pre-match and half-time host at Leicester City. In 2002 he was awarded an MBE for his charity work.
On 25 February 2009, Leicester City Council announced that Birchenall will be given the Honorary Freedom of Leicester alongside singer Engelbert Humperdinck and author Sue Townsend.
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'''Kent Nielsen''' (born 28 December 1961) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player and current coach of Danish Superliga club Brndby IF. He played as central defender for the Denmark national football team which won the 1992 European Championship (Euro 92), retirring after the 2-0 final win against Germany, following 54 matches and three goals for Denmark.
Kent Nielsen started his career in Danish club Brnshj BK, for whom he debuted on the Danish national team on 5 October 1983 against Poland. He was selected for the Danish squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, but spent the entire tournament as an unused substitute. He switched to the Danish team Brndby IF in 1987, with whom he won the 1987 and 1988 Danish championships, as well as the 1989 Danish Cup.
Following 91 games for Brndby, Nielsen moved abroad to play for English club Aston Villa FC in 1989. In 1991, he moved back to Denmark, to play for AGF Aarhus. He won the 1992 Danish Cup with AGF, and was selected to represent Denmark at the Euro 92 tournament. Nielsen played four of Denmark's five games, including the Euro 92 final against Germany where he most famously cleared the ball off the goalline with a bicycle kick, avoiding a goal from Karl-Heinz Riedle. He ended his national team career following the Euro 92 final. He went on to play for AGF, where he retired in 1994.
Following his retirement, Nielsen spent years as an amateur football coach until he and Lars Lundkvist took over as coaches for AGF in 2000. In 2002, he became head coach of the Danish 1st Division team AC Horsens which he managed to promotion for the Danish Superliga 2005-06 season. Against all odds, he led the team to survive the first season, and his success continued during the following seasons. In the 2007-08 season, his team finished in an historic fifth place, despite having one of the lowest budgets in the league. Eventually, Nielsen's achievements with AC Horsens caught the attention of other clubs. At the beginning of 2009 he signed a 4 year contract with Brndby IF.
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Henderson was born in Thornhill, Dumfries, and first played for the 5th Kirkcudbright Rifle Volunteers and then Rangers; he was a squad player in Rangers 1890-91 Scottish League-title winning season. In 1892 he moved south to London, signing for Woolwich Arsenal. An inside forward, he was a consistent goalscorer in Arsenal's last season before they joined the Football League; having been boycotted by other sides for their turn to professionalism, these mainly consisted of friendlies and FA Cup matches.
Henderson was a regular in Arsenal's inaugural season in the Second Division, and scored 18 goals in 27 first-class games, finishing as Arsenal's top goalscorer; they finished 9th that season. However, the following season his goalscoring touch deserted him and he was released by the club in the summer of 1895, having played 47 League & Cup matches and scoring 30 goals in total. He played another 49 first-team matches and scored 30 goals in them. He returned back to his native Scotland. His fate after that is unknown.
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Mortimer was born in Calton, Glasgow and played for a variety of local junior clubs in the city before moving to London in 1894 to play for Woolwich Arsenal, being one of many Scottish players at the club at the time. He made his competitive debut in Arsenal's first league match of the 1894-95 Second Division campaign, away to Lincoln City on September 1, 1894; he scored but Arsenal lost 5-2. Despite his youth (he was only 19), he proved himself that season as a regular goalscoring forward and finished that season as Woolwich Arsenal's top scorer, with 14 goals in 22 games.
The next season, Mortimer generally played at left half rather than up front, and thus scored fewer goals; he still bagged nine that season, including a hat-trick in a 7-0 defeat of Crewe Alexandra. However, at the end of the 1895-96 season he was transferred to Chatham for unknown "political" reasons. In all he played 49 first-class matches for Arsenal and scored 23 goals. After leaving football he worked as a railway carriage painter and ironmonger. He died in 1951 at the age of 76.
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'''Paul Heckingbottom''' (born 17 July 1977 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer, who is currently contracted to Conference National side Mansfield Town. He most often plays as a left back.
Born in Barnsley, Heckingbottom was a season ticket holder at the town's football club, along with his grandfather.
Heckingbottom made just 16 appearances for Norwich, including only 7 starts, resulting in him cancelling his contract with the club by mutual consent after one year.
Heckingbottom was well favoured under both ''Wednesday'' managers Chris Turner and Paul Sturrock, making a total of 41 appearances at left back in his first season - more than any other player that year. He also scored four goals, helping ''The Owls'' to promotion to the Championship via the League One play-off final at the end of the 2004-05 season. Due to an injury sustained in pre-season he was put out of contention for the first 16 games of the 2005-06 season. When he returned to fitness, new signing John Hills had begun to make the left back spot his own. An injury to Hills left Heckingbottom able to re-stake his claim on the team, but he only managed a 4 game streak before once again succumbing to injury, this time Peter Gilbert taking his place in the squad. Sturrock allowed Heckingbottom a chance to prove himself in an FA Cup Third Round game against Charlton Athletic. He scored both of ''Wednesday's'' goals in the 4-2 defeat at Hillsborough, though this was not enough to establish himself as the club's first choice left back.
On 13 January 2006, Heckingbottom was sent on loan, with a view to a permanent move, to his boyhood club Barnsley.
In July 2007, Heckingbottom returned to Bradford City on loan until 1 January 2008.
He played in the club's first nine league games of the 2008-09 season, but was sent off in a 1-1 draw with Luton Town for two bookable offences.
Bradford opted against offering Heckingbottom a contract extension, and he left the club in May 2009.
Heckingbottom signed for Conference National side Mansfield Town on 2 June 2009, marking his first foray into the game outside of The Football League.
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'''Matt Carbon''' (born 8 June 1975, Nottingham) is an English football player who plays at centre back. Until the end of the 2007-08 season, he played for . Prior to that, he played for the New Zealand Knights in the Hyundai A-League in Australia. He has previously played in the English Premiership for Derby County and the English First Division for West Bromwich Albion and Walsall, alongside spells in lower divisions.
Carbon started his career with Lincoln City in the lower English league, before signing for Derby County F.C. in 1996 in a -385,000 deal. Carbon helped Derby win promotion to the Premier League and contributed to Derby's impressive mid-table finish in 1996-97, playing twelve times. Carbon made a further four appearances in 1997-98, before sealing an -800,000 move to First Division side West Brom. Carbon became a regular during his time at ''The Hawthorns'', making over 100 league appearances before his free transfer move to Walsall in 2001. Over fifty league appearances were made for the Saddlers, with a free transfer to Barnsley also bringing 50 games. In 2006, Carbon moved to the A-League to play for New Zealand Knights but never played a game due to injury before being released, apart from spending one game on the bench. He signed for Milton Keynes on an initial two month deal on December 4, 2007.
Carbon has played four times for the England under-21 side.
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'''David McNamee''' (born 10th October 1980 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Plymouth Argyle of the English Football League Championship. He has represented the Scotland national team on four occasions.
McNamee, a versatile defender, started his career with Scottish club St Mirren, where his impressive performances alerted English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers, who signed him in 1999. His -300,000 transfer to England, however, was unsuccessful, and in 2002, having failed to make a single first team appearance for the Ewood Park club, he returned to Scotland Livingston, on a free transfer.
He quickly established himself in the Livingston first team, and his continuous impressive and consistent performances alerted the attention of the then Scotland national team manager Berti Vogts, who rewarded him with his first cap against Estonia, in 2004. He featured again for Scotland just three days later, as a late substitute against Trinidad and Tobago.
McNamee was a member of the Livingston team which won the Scottish League Cup in 2004, against Hibernian at Hampden Park. In 2005-06, McNamee's season was blighted by injury and he only featured 15 times for Livingston, who were eventually relegated from the Scottish Premier League. The season ended on a high for McNamee, however, as he was recalled to the Scotland squad for the Kirin Cup matches against Bulgaria and Japan. McNamee featured as a substitute in both games as Scotland won the trophy after beating Bulgaria 5-1 and drawing 0-0 with hosts Japan.
With Livingston having been relegated from the SPL, and several clubs having confirmed their interest in him, it was unlikely that McNamee would remain at Livingston. On 2 June 2006, he signed for Coventry City F.C. of the English Championship, for a fee of -100,000. McNamee was released by Coventry on 14th July 2008. His time at the Ricoh Arena was blighted by injuries, and although given a chance to prove his worth to the team, manager Chris Coleman decided against offering a new deal. The next day, McNamee signed a two-year contract with fellow Championship club Plymouth Argyle, becoming their third signing of the summer.
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'''Adam Peter Bolder''' (born October 25, 1980 in Hull) is an English footballer who has plays in the central midfield position. He currently plays for Millwall in Football League One.
Bolder began his career in Hull City where he signed his first professional contract in August 1998. His first league game for Hull was against Hartlepool United in January 1999 and that was his only league game for ''the Tigers'' in the 1998-99 season. After playing 19 league games for Hull in the first part of the 1999-2000 season he signed for Derby County in March 2000.
Bolders first match for Derby was against Manchester United in May 2001 and his second league game this season came against Ipswich Town two weeks later. The following season he made 11 league appearances for ''the Rams'' before he established himself as a first team player with 45 league games and six league goals in the 2002-03 season. His first league goal came in August 2002 against Grimsby Town. Derby won that game 2-1 and Bolder scored both goals for Derby. Bolder then played in 24 league games and scored one league goal in the 2003-04 season, 36 league games and two league goals in the 2004-05 season and 35 league games and two league goals in the 2005-06 season. After playing 13 league games in the first part of the 2006-07 season for Derby, Bolder went out of the first team in early November 2006 and his final appearance for the club from Derbyshire came in a league game against West Bromwich Albion in December 2006.
In January 2007 Bolder signed a two and a half year long contract for Queens Park Rangers, where he was reunited with his former boss, John Gregory. QPR were struggling at the time, and there was a lack of grit and determination within the team. Bolder came in, and added steel to the midfield, with some good tackling performances and an excellent range of passing. Combined with the signings of Danny Cullip and Lee Camp (on loan), Bolder helped QPR to avoid relegation, quite comfortably in the end and was named as club captain. On 27 October 2007, Bolder scored his first goal for Queens Park Rangers in a 1-0 win over Charlton Athletic at The Valley which lifted QPR off the bottom of the table.
On 8 February 2008, it was announced that Bolder would be joining fellow Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on a month's loan, which was later extended to the end of the 2007-08 season.
He joined Millwall initially on loan on 6 November 2008
Adam's younger brother is Chris Bolder, who played for three seasons with Grimsby Town between 2001 and 2004. He now earns his trade with Guiseley A.F.C.. The two brothers featured in one same game against each other. A 3-1 win for Grimsby over Derby County on Boxing Day 2002. However they were not on the field at the same time. Adam was replaced by Georgi Kinkladze in the 46th minute, meanwhile Chris Bolder came on to replace Iain Ward in the 72nd minute.
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'''Kevin Levi Austin''' (born 12 February 1973 in Hackney, London, England) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Chesterfield in League Two. He was eligible to play for either England or Trinidad and Tobago at international level and chose to play for the latter against Panama in 2000.
Austin is a centre-half who has also been used as a full-back. Standing at 6'1" (185cm), he is an imposing figure who has been dubbed "The Doorman". In recent seasons, his size and advancing years have perhaps compromised his pace.
Austin began his career at Saffron Walden Town, before moving in August 1993 on a free transfer to Leyton Orient, for whom he made over 100 first-team appearances. He moved to Lincoln City in July 1996 for a fee of -30,000, again making more than 100 appearances. A firm favourite during his time at Sincil Bank, Kevin was recently voted in Lincoln's 100 league legends.
Austin moved to Barnsley in July 1999 on a Bosmen free transfer but, in only his sixth match for Barnsley and ironically against Lincoln, he suffered a serious Achilles tendoninjury that kept him out of action for the remainder of the season. Returning to fitness, Austin was loaned to Brentford and also linked up with Trinidad and Tobago, making his one and only appearance for the Warriors in a 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Panama in Port of Spain in November 2000. However, he was then sidelined by a recurrence of his achilles tendon injury picked up on international duty in the Cayman Islands. A proposed move to Oxford United fell through when he failed a medical and he was released by Barnsley in the summer of 2001.
He linked up with his old manager John Beck at Cambridge United but continued to be bedevilled by injury and he agreed to cancel his contract with them in March 2002. He spent the remainder of the season with Kettering Town, making his debut against Folkstone on 30 March 2002 and going on to make three appearances.
In the summer of 2002, Bristol Rovers appointed John Still as their assistant manager and Still, who had worked with Austin at Lincoln, invited him for pre-season training. Austin impressed sufficiently to earn a contract and he returned to both full fitness and regular first-team football, making a total of 61 appearances. In June 2004, he moved across the Severn Bridge to Swansea City. Austin still and in the 2006/07 season he travelled to Swansea with Adebayo Akinfenwa. He leaves more time over his journey now having missed making his home dbut game for Swansea against Cheltenham on August 21 2004 when he was caught in a traffic jam on the M4.
In all competitions, to the end of the 2007/08 season, Austin made 139 appearances for Swansea City (with a further eleven as substitute).
Austin moved to League Two outfit Chesterfield in June 2008 on a two year deal.
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'''Neil Young''' (born 17 February 1944) is an English former footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker for Manchester City, Preston North End and Rochdale.
Young was born in Fallowfield, Manchester, and began his football career as an apprentice with Manchester City in 1959.
Young, widely regarded as one of Manchester City's most important players of the modern era, though "not as celebrated nationally" as teammates Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee, was inducted into the Manchester City Hall of Fame in 2008.
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'''Dennis Tueart''' (born 27 November 1949 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland and Manchester City at club level. On the international scene, he won six full caps for England.
Made his Derry debut in their first game back in the senior football in 13 years in 1985 .
'''Manchester City'''
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Shanks''' (30 March 1880 - ''?'') was an Irish footballer.
Shanks was born in Wexford and started his playing career with local club Wexford FC before moving to England to play for Derby West End and then Derby County in 1898. He spent three seasons at the Baseball Ground, playing 28 times and scoring five goals, but could not hold down a regular place. In October 1901 he moved to Brentford of the Southern League, helping the Bees to promotion to Division One, before being signed by Second Division Woolwich Arsenal in January 1903.
He made his Arsenal debut against Burslem Port Vale on 10 January 1903, and went on to be a regular that season as an inside forward, scoring five times. His performances for his club earned him the first of three caps for Ireland, against Scotland on 21 March 1903. Shanks' 1903-04 season was a record-breaking one; Shanks scored twenty-four goals that season (including four hat tricks) as Arsenal earned promotion to the First Division. He was the first Arsenal player ever to score more than twenty in a league season. However, a cash-strapped Arsenal sold him back to Brentford in the summer of 1904 and he never played for Arsenal in the top flight. In all he played 48 matches and scored 29 goals for the Woolwich Reds.
He played for another two seasons in the Southern League for Brentford before returning to League football with Leicester Fosse in 1906. In three seasons with Leicester he scored sixteen goals in 57 appearances, including the only goal in a 1-0 win over Stoke in 1908, which earned them promotion to the First Division for the first time. In 1909 he moved back to London to play for Leyton, and saw out his career at Clapton Orient and York City.
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'''Henry Edward "Harry" King''' (1886 - ''?'') was an English footballer.
King was born in Evesham, Worcestershire and began his career at Evesham Star and Worcester City, before joining Birmingham in 1907. A centre-forward, he played 29 games and scored six goals for the Second Division side in two seasons. However, he could not cement a first team place and left in 1909. Over the next five years, he had spells at non-league Crewe Alexandra and then Northampton Town.
In April 1914 he joined Arsenal, returning to League football. Arsenal had just missed out on promotion on goal average to the First Division, and in 1914-15 King spearheaded their attack, scoring 26 goals in the League and another three in the FA Cup. These included the very first hat trick scored at their new Highbury stadium (against Grimsby Town on November 14, 1914), and two four-goal hauls against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest. King's 29 goals that season were an all-time club record at the time, remaining so until Jimmy Brain broke it in 1925-26. However, Arsenal's defence let them down and they only finished fifth, outside of the promotion places; eventually, they were re-elected back to the First Division when football resumed after the end of World War I.
King had spent the war with the Royal Garrison Artillery in Italy, and also made over 30 appearances in unofficial wartime matches for Arsenal. By the time Arsenal's league campaign resumed in 1919, he was 33 and despite his heroics before the war, Arsenal decided to release him. He had played 39 official first-class matches in all for Arsenal, scoring 29 times. He joined Leicester City (scoring once in eight League appearances) and finished his career at Brentford (16 goals in 33 appearances).
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'''Ashley Fuller''' (born 14 November 1986 in Bedford) is an English footballer playing for Cambridge City. He has previously played for Cambridge United in Football League Two and Gravesend & Northfleet.
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'''Abraham W. "Abe" Rosenthal''' (12 October 1921 - February 1986) was an English professional footballer who made over 200 league appearances for three clubs.
Born in Liverpool, Rosenthal was a youth player at hometown club Liverpool before turning professional in 1939 with Tranmere Rovers. Rosenthal spent three spells with Tranmere, making 117 league appearances. Rosenthal also spent three spells at Bradford City, where he made 108 league appearances. Rosenthal also spent a brief spell with Swindon Town in 1946, making nine league appearances.
Rosenthal was Jewish. After his retirement from football, Rosenthal opened a successful ice cream business in Bradford.
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'''Paul Andrew Stewart''' (born 7 October 1964 in Manchester) is an English former professional footballer who played for the full England side.
Stewart started his career as an apprentice with Blackpool, turning professional in October 1981. He made his debut for the Seasiders as a substitute for Dave Bamber in a home draw with Rochdale on February 10, 1982. For the remainder of the season, he alternated between midfield and forward. It wasn't until Sam Ellis became manager that Stewart found his true role, at centre-forward. In his final season (1985-86) with the Tangerines, he notched-up 21 goals and helped Mark Taylor net fourteen.
After over 200 first team appearances, he joined Manchester City in March 1987 for a fee of -200,000, then a welcomed record for hard-up Blackpool. On November 7, 1987 he was one of three players, the others being David White and Tony Adcock to score a hat-trick in a 10-1 victory over Huddersfield Town.
In total that season, he scored 24 goals, convincing Terry Venables to sign him in June 1988 for Tottenham Hotspur for -1.7m (a portion of which went to his first club, Blackpool). At the time it was one of the highest fees paid by an English club, and the highest for a Second Division player.
Stewart made his debut for Spurs on 1 October 1988, as a substitute in a 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United. Bought as a striker and scoring 12 goals in his first league season at White Hart Lane, when his goals dried up, he was successfully converted to a midfield role. He was part of a fine Tottenham midfield which also included Nayim, Paul Gascoigne and Paul Allen, backing up the strikerforce of Gary Lineker and Paul Walsh.
On January 5, 1991, Stewart returned to Bloomfield Road when Tottenham beat Blackpool 1-0 in the Third Round of the FA Cup. It was the only time Stewart faced his first club. He would go on to score Spurs' first goal in the 1991 FA Cup Final win against Nottingham Forest.
Stewart was transferred to Liverpool during in July 1992 for -2.3m, but injuries and lack of form plagued his time at Anfield. He became their second striker to Ian Rush after Dean Saunders was sold to Aston Villa in September, but managed just one goal from 24 games as Liverpool spent most of the season struggling in the new Premier League before finishing sixth. He played just eight league games in 1993-94 as new arrival Nigel Clough and then rising star Robbie Fowler took his place alongside Rush, and went out on loan to Crystal Palace, helping them return to the Premier League at the first attempt as Division One champions. He never played for Liverpool after the 1993-94 season, although he remained contracted to the club (and assigned the number 8 squad number for another season) until March 1996.
He had loan spells at Crystal Palace (January 1994), Wolverhampton Wanderers (September 1994), Burnley (February 1995) and Sunderland (August-November 1995), before joining Sunderland on a free transfer in March 1996 and helped them win promotion to the Premier League as Division One champions. He was unable to keep them in the Premier League after their relegation he signed for Stoke City.
Loan spells at Wolves and Burnley followed, before he finally joined Sunderland on loan in December 1995 and signed a permanent contract three months later as Peter Reid's team achieved promotion to the Premier League as Division One champions - the second time in three seasons that Stewart had played in such a team.
His spell at Stoke City was his last at senior club, and he played 24 games in the 1997-98 Division One campaign before retiring from senior football. Stoke were relegated to Division Two that season.
Stewart then signed for non-league side Workington, scoring 15 goals in 55 games over two years, and helping them win promotion from the North West Counties League in his first season, before retiring from playing completely at the end of the 1999-2000 season with Workington re-established in the Northern Premier League First Division.
Stewart was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Stewart played for England at England under-21, B and full levels.
Stewart lives in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.
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'''Darren Ferguson''' (born 9 February 1972) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is currently in charge of Preston North End.
Ferguson began his playing career at Manchester United, but spent most of it at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wrexham in the lower divisions of English football.
Ferguson was the manager of Peterborough United until he left by mutual consent on November 9, 2009.
Darren is the son of current manager Alex Ferguson and his wife Cathy (nee Holding). He has two siblings, a twin brother, Jason, and an elder brother, Mark.
His father brought him through the youth ranks at Manchester United, giving him his first team-debut in 1990. Darren played in United's first 15 games of the new Premier League in 1992-93 during the absence of the injured Bryan Robson, and although he did not play in the league after November, he did play enough games to qualify for a title winner's medal at the end of the season.
However, his first-team chances were very limited in 1993-94 and he was transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers for -250,000. He spent five years at Wolves, during which they qualified for the Division One playoffs twice and finished in the top 10 on four occasions, but never gained promotion to the Premier League.
He left Wolves in 1999 to sign for Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam. Between 1999 and 2007 he played for Wrexham making more than 300 appearances, scoring over 50 goals and helping them win promotion to Division Two in 2003. Ferguson also won the Football League Trophy with Wrexham after scoring the second goal in a 2-0 win over Southend United in 2004-05.
In 2001 Ferguson was linked with the management post at Wrexham, following the departure of Brian Flynn. At the time, he assisted caretaker manager Joey Jones. After manager Denis Smith was sacked in January 2007, Ferguson was again touted as a candidate, but coach Brian Carey was appointed instead. There were suggestions that Ferguson and Carey had clashed, as Ferguson had expected to be appointed. Carey, who had left Ferguson on the substitutes bench for his first game, denied this. The pair had argued a year previously, following a defeat to Leyton Orient. Ferguson later stated he was disappointed not to be considered for the management position, and stated the club would have done better under him than they did under Carey.
Shortly after his father celebrated twenty years as manager of Manchester United, Darren followed him into football management. In January 2007 he left Wrexham to become player-manager of fellow League Two side Peterborough United. Previous manager Keith Alexander had been sacked after a run of six straight defeats. He led the club to a 10th placed finish in his first season of management. In his first full season of management, he took Peterborough to second place in League Two, gaining promotion. He was named League Two manager of the month for March 2008, after Peterborough won six games out of eight in the month.
In his second full season, 2008-09, he led Peterborough to second place and automatic promotion to the Championship. He has also won the League One Manager of the Month award for March 2009, following six straight wins. Ferguson left Peterbrough in November 2009, by mutual consent, with Posh bottom of the table.
In January 2010 Ferguson signed as manager of Preston North End.
In June 2003, he married Nadine Metcalfe. The couple, who have two children, Charlie (Nadine's son from a previous relationship, born 1999) and Grace (2002), separated in August 2007. On October 23, 2007, Ferguson was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his estranged wife on the driveway of his father's home in Wilmslow, Cheshire. He was released on bail. He appeared at Macclesfield Magistrates Court on January 23, 2008 charged with common assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. On April 10, 2008 he changed his plea to guilty and was fined -1500, plus costs.
He married his partner Nicola on April 27, 2009 in Stamford.
: Premier League (1): 1992-93
: Football League Trophy (1): 2004-05
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'''Hector McLeod Sam''' (born 25 February 1978 in Mount Hope) is a Trinidadian international footballer who plays as a striker.
Sam attended Queen's Royal College in Trinidad for a short stint, before beginning his career at Port of Spain based San Juan Jabloteh. He moved to the United Kingdom to play for Welsh club Wrexham in the summer of 2000. Here he teamed up with fellow Trini internationals Carlos Edwards and later Dennis Lawrence.
He made his Football League debut on 12 August 2000, playing a Second Division game at the Racecourse Ground against Bristol City, which finished in a 2-0 win for the visitors. Seven days later he scored his first goal for the club, in a visit to Gigg Lane, Sam scored the second of a 4-1 hammering of Bury. He then went on to strike five times in his next five games, putting one past Wigan Athletic, Rotherham United and Colchester United, as well as a brace past Oldham Athletic. However he failed to score in the rest of his sixteen games that season.
The young international made 33 appearances in 2001-02. He scored five league goals, one each away at Wigan, Peterborough United, Cardiff City, as well as a brace upon his return to Gigg Lane. His exploits were not enough to save the club from relegation to the Third Division.
Wrexham went straight back up in 2002-03, Sam making 32 appearances and scoring another five goals. His goals came against Oxford United, Macclesfield Town, Swansea City, Hartlepool United and Carlisle United. He was transfer listed by manager Denis Smith in May 2003, despite penning a two year deal two months previous.
The 2003-04 season was one of Sam's strongest. He scored twelve times in 41 games, managing to score twice in one game on two occasions - against Blackpool and Luton Town. In January 2004 Rotherham United manager Ronnie Moore expressed an interest in signing him, though nothing came of it.
In 2004-05 he again scored twelve times, though this was not enough to save Wrexham from the drop - thanks to them being deducted ten points for entering administration. His first competitive hat-trick in the English game came on 10 August at Boundary Park, scoring all of Wrexham's goals in a 3-2 win. He also picked up his first sending off, seeing red against Huddersfield Town on 27 November at the Galpharm Stadium, he received the red just three minutes after replacing Juan Ugarte (the sending over was later overturned upon appeal). In March 2005, he scored his seventh career goal against Oldham, though accepted he was now a 'super-sub' at Wrexham. His twelve goals earned the club eleven points, they would have been saved if it were not for administration. At the end of the season he signed for Port Vale, who themselves had narrowly avoided relegation.
After three appearances in August 2005 he broke his leg and had to wait until April 2006 to take to the field again. In 2005-06 he made just five appearances, before dropping down to League Two after singing with West Midlands rivals Walsall.
He made a massive 47 appearances in 2006-07, as the club went up as champions. Sam scored a modest seven goals and was let go at the end of the season.
He was subsequently signed by Notts County in May 2007. County had a disappointing 2007-08, finishing just six points off relegated Mansfield Town - and eight points ahead of his old club Wrexham. He made 24 appearances before being dropped in January, scoring just two goals, one against Hereford United and the other against Histon in the FA Cup. He left the club by mutual agreement in March 2008.
In January 2009 he re-joined old club San Juan Jabloteh, signing in time for the start of the 2009 season.
Sam was named as a backup player for the Trinidad and Tobago national team in the 2006 World Cup. He might have made the final cut if he was not recovering from a broken leg.
He made his debut for the ''Soca Warriors'' in 1999 and earned a total of twenty caps in a six year stint, scoring two goals.
:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.''
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'''Gary Elkins''' (born 4 May 1966 in Wallingford) was an English football player; most notable for the unusual statistic of his having started exactly 100 league games for both Fulham F.C. and Wimbledon F.C. He has also proved a source of fascination for fans of both those clubs as he was signed for -20,000 by Wimbledon - at that time an established top-flight club - following seven years of largely unheralded and irregular service for a then third-tier Fulham side. Indeed, less than a year prior to his move he had been loaned out to lowly Exeter City. It was thought that new Wimbledon manager Ray Harford remembered Elkins fondly from his own time as Fulham manager in the mid-1980s. Most unbelievably of all, and adding to the fascination that exists about this workmanlike defender, Steve Perryman has revealed that he resigned as manager of Brentford F.C. solely on account of his chairman's refusal to let him sign Elkins for a nominal fee. The reason given by the chairman was that the player had 'shifty eyes' .
Once at Wimbledon, Elkins achieved status as a cult hero of sorts, albeit one often criticised by fans of the club. He was a sturdy and tough defender, slow to commit to a rash challenge but instead prone to holding up wingers by strong positioning. Indeed, some of the games best wide-men, in particular Andrei Kanchelskis and Anders Limpar, found Elkins tough to negotiate, their game preferring defenders to put a foot in. Elkins finest moment was probably a last-minute equaliser, albeit heavily deflected, against Liverpool F.C. at Selhurst Park in 1994.
In 1996, Elkins career took a turn for the worse as he was signed by Steve McMahon at Swindon Town. Signed for -100,000 by a club facing financial difficulties, the pressure was on Elkins to help inspire a promotion bid to the Premiership. As it was, he started only 19 games for the club, his form and fitness (in particular his weight) in doubt. He soon moved into non-league football, working too as a coach at the Elms Soccer School in Middlesex.
In 2006, Gary joined BGB Southern League South & West team Didcot Town FC as Reserve Team Manager but was then promoted the season after to First Team Coach
Elkins was also a successful Sunday Morning Soccer Coach for The Royal Standard in Wallingford. A team that played in the Reading Sunday League.
Gary is a very fond fisherman and is part of the Woodward fishing club in Exeter
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'''Simon Lynch''' (born 19 May 1982 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for East Stirling in the third division after he was signed from Airdrie United.
Lynch, who was born in Canada but moved to Scotland as a child, started his career at Celtic and managed three goals in seven appearances (his father, Andy Lynch, captained Celtic in the 1970s). He turned down an improved contract offer from Celtic to join Preston North End in 2003 for -130,000. With just two goals in thirty-six appearances, Lynch had loan spells with Stockport County and Blackpool before returning to Scotland with Dundee in 2005. He managed 13 goals in 31 league appearances for the Dark Blues, but Dundee's financial problems meant he was unlikely to remain.
On 3 July 2006, it was revealed that Lynch had signed a two-year contract with . Despite being unable to participate in the Pre-season Cup due to visa problems, Lynch wasted no time in making an impact for his new team and quickly made a name for himself in round 1 in his debut game scoring the first goal in Queensland's 3-nil win over . He continued his hot-form and was quickly becoming a crowd favourite of the faithful when he scored the winner against the with just seconds remaining. He then made his tally to three from four against the now-gone and was quickly becoming one of the most feared strikers in the Hyundai A-league . He formed a deadly partnership with Reinaldo and Ante Milicic in the opening nine rounds until he suffered a hamstring injury which kept him on the sidelines for a long period of the season and this huge blow saw the Roar lack in attack, spark and goals which slowly bought them down and out of the top four. His solid start to the season saw him come tied for 8th in the Johnny Warren Medal for Player of the year.
While the 2007-08 Season was quickly approaching, Lynch had showed impressive form scoring three times in four matches including a superb goal in Queensland Roar's 4-1 win over SuperSport United in a friendly at Suncorp Stadium. After having surgery during the off-season, Lynch had shown mountains of confidence and will look forward to continue his solid form come the start of only the third A-league season. Though come the end of the 07-08 season, after not getting much game time, Lynch ended up being released by Queensland, at season's end.
Lynch signed for Airdrie United in July 2008. He joined East Stirling a season later.
Lynch played ten times for Scotland under-21s, scoring six goals.
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'''Terence Patrick "Terry" Barwick''' (born 11 January 1983 in Sheffield, England) is an English professional footballer,who currently plays for Goole AFC in the Northern Premier League Division One South. He notably played professionally for Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town.
Sheffield born Barwick came through the youth ranks of Scunthorpe United and was added to the first team squad in the final months of the 1999-2000 campaign. He made his debut in the clubs 2-1 league defeat against Burnley when he came on as 46th minute substitute for Justin Walker.Though he only played a cameo role in his five years at the Glanford Park, he was highly thought of by the clubs supporters. He learned the ropes under first team manager Brian Laws and his assistant Russ Wilcox. Barwick was bred from the same youth side that featured Matthew Sparrow and Andy Butler and like the pair and other players who come through United's youth ranks, he did well enough to keep himself at the club for a reasonable period. His performances earned him a new one-year contract in both May 2003 and again in 2004.
Following his release from Scunthorpe, Russell Slade made him one of the first new names to sign for Grimsby Town in preparation for the 2005-2006 season.
He made a permament move to the Conference when he joined Northwich Victoria in August 2006 and finished the 2006-2007 season with 21 appearances. He was signed by former Northwich manager Steve Burr at Stalybridge Celtic in June.
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'''Luke Howell''' (born 5 January 1987 in Cuckfield, West Sussex) is an English professional footballer who plays for Milton Keynes Dons. He is a central defender who signed scholarship forms with Gillingham in 2003 and his first professional contract in May 2006. He made his debut as a second half substitute for Ian Cox in the 1-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest on October 14, 2006 and got his first start in the Football League Trophy first leg home defeat to Nottingham Forest.
It was announced on 3 November 2006 that he had joined Folkestone Invicta on a month's loan. He was released by Gillingham in May 2007 and signed for the Dons on the opening day of the 2007-08 season. He scored his first goal for MK Dons against Hereford United in the 1-0 victory.
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'''Dimitris Markos''' (born 31 January 1971) is a retired Greek football midfielder who now works as a scout for AEK Athens.
He was born in Kilkis and started his career in FAS Naoussa, where he played three and a half season before joining large team Panathinaikos. He gradually established himself as a first-team player and stayed in Panathinaikos until 1997.
Markos got several caps for the national team.
'''Panathinaikos'''
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'''Charlie Walker''' (14 May 1911 - 7 May 1990
Born in Nottingham, Walker started his career at Arsenal. He spent a period on loan to Arsenal's nursery club Margate, but never played a first-team game for Arsenal themselves, with opportunities limited by the presence of England captain Eddie Hapgood. Walker joined West Ham United in 1936, and went on to make 118 league and cup appearances for the East London club.
Walker, a left back, played in all but one of the 1939-40 Football League War Cup games, leading to victory at Wembley in June 1940. He competed in a further 38 war-time matches before signing up with the Royal Air Force.
After the war, Walker played in 21 games of the new Football League South, which included pre-war First and Second Division clubs. His last game for West Ham was a 3-3 away draw against Wolves that season, after which Walker rejoined Margate as secretary-manager.
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'''Francis "Frannie" Collin''' (born 20 April 1987 in Chatham) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Conference South side Dover Athletic.
Collin is a former England Schoolboy under 18 international. After having trials with various clubs during his youth, including Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, he eventually signed professionally for Gillingham. He made his debut for the first team with a goal in Gillingham's 2-0 win over Crawley Town in the Football League Trophy first round. In October 2005 he signed his first professional contract with the club and scored his first league goal against Hartlepool United in a 3-1 defeat on 1 November 2005.
Collin found first team opportunities at Gillingham limited and most of his appearances came as a substitute. Collin's spell at the Priestfield was ended when Gillingham released him in May 2007. He was subsequently signed by former Gillingham boss Andy Hessenthaler at Dover Athletic in June 2007,
Collin won the Isthmian League Player of the Year award in 2009.
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:''For other people of this name, see Ricardo Rocha (disambiguation).''
'''Ricardo Srgio Rocha Azevedo''' (born 3 October 1978 in Santo Tirso), known as '''Rocha''', is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays in Belgium with Standard Lige, mainly as a central defender.
Having made a name for himself with perennial UEFA Cup qualification candidates Sporting Clube de Braga, and making his first division debuts during 1999-2000, Rocha moved to giants Sport Lisboa e Benfica in December 2001, along with teammate Tiago, and developed into a fierce stopper with good marking ability.
During his four 1/2 seasons with the Lisbon club, he made a total of 162 appearances and scored three goals, which included 33 matches in European competitions. In March 28, 2006, Rocha had a widely lauded performance in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg against FC Barcelona, marking Ronaldinho out of the game in a 0-0 home draw.
On 17 January 2007, stories hit the Portuguese and English media confirming that a move to Tottenham Hotspur was a possibility. The following day, Portuguese newspapers reported that the move was imminent following a meeting in Lisbon between the Tottenham chairman, former Tottenham player and now agent Ronny Rosenthal and the Benfica president, with a price of -5million (-3.2m) plus two friendlies between the clubs, with Benfica receiving all profits from the gate receipts and television money, being arranged.
Rocha was signed by Tottenham for an undisclosed fee thought to be around -3.3 million on a three-and-half-year deal, on 23 January 2007.
Rocha made just five league appearances for Tottenham in 2007-08, and none in all competitions in the following season. He was eventually released on 14 June 2009, after his contract expired. On 31 August, he moved to Belgium with Standard Lige, on a one-year deal.
After making his full debut for Portugal in 2002 against Scotland, Rocha returned for two Euro 2008 qualifiers against Finland and Denmark, after a three-year absence, as he was not a regular starter at Benfica then.
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'''Darren Wrack''' (born 5 May 1976 in Cleethorpes) is an English professional football player who joined Conference National club Kettering Town in July 2008. He made over 380 league and cup appearances for Walsall between 1998 and 2008, scoring 52 goals.
Wrack began his career as a trainee at Derby County in 1994, where he made over 30 league and cup appearances, most as a substitute, in two seasons.
Wrack was signed from Grimsby by Ray Graydon on a free transfer in July 1998
Wrack was released by Walsall at the end of the 2007-08 season and joined Kettering Town in July 2008.
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}}'''Ian Mitchell''' (May 9, 1946 - April 2, 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly for Dundee United and holds the record of being the youngest player ever to make a first team appearance for the club.
Mitchell was born in Falkirk. After winning schoolboy caps for Scotland, Dundee United snapped him up as a juvenile. He became a regular in the first team after a good showing in his debut, aged only sixteen. He is one of five United players to score more than 100 league goals for the club and in the top twenty appearances for the club.
In 1970 he signed for Newcastle United for -50,000 but returned to Dundee United a year later. He also had spells with Falkirk and Brechin City before retiring.
He died after a long illness at the age of 49.
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'''Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod''' (born 16 January 1985 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer, currently playing for Manchester City in the English Premier League. He operates on the right side of the pitch, either as a defender or midfielder. Zabaleta also holds a Spanish passport.
Zabaleta was raised in Arrecifes, Argentina. He began his career at Club Atltico San Lorenzo de Almagro in 2002 after progressing through their youth ranks, having been signed at the age of 12 from local club ''Obras Sanitarias''. He started playing as a defensive midfielder but eventually moved to the right side.
Zabaleta was transferred to Spain's RCD Espanyol de Barcelona in 2005 for -3 million after being Argentina under-20's captain in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, which Argentina won.
In January 2007, he suffered a shoulder injury that kept him off the pitch for almost 3 months, already having established himself as an undisputed first team choice. In May 2007, Zabaleta started in the 2006-07 UEFA Cup final in Glasgow, which Espanyol lost on penalties to Sevilla.
Having passed a medical and agreed personal terms, Zabaleta completed a five year deal with Manchester City on 31 August 2008 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around -6.45 million. Wearing the number 5 shirt, Zabaleta scored his first goal for City on 17 January 2009, the only goal of the game in a 1-0 league win over Wigan Athletic.
At the age of 14, Zabaleta was called up by Hugo Tocalli to Argentina U-15's. He took part in many youth tournaments, including the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2003 and 2005, winning the latter in the Netherlands. He received over 75 caps to national youth sides, and started representing the senior side in 2005. He was also a member of the Gold Medal winning team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, starting at right back and playing all 6 matches.
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'''Garry Parker''' (born Oxford, England, 7 September 1965) is a retired English footballer who played at the top level through the 1980s and 1990s.
Parker was a cultured midfield player through whom teams would gain their creativity in goalscoring chances. He signed as an apprentice with Luton Town in 1982 and made his first team debut the following year.
Parker's progress under David Pleat at Luton was gradual owing to the presence in the midfield of England international Ricky Hill. Although Parker featured in 33 League matches over the next two seasons - plus a starting place in the 1985 FA Cup semi final defeat to Everton - he became frustrated at the lack of regular football and looked for a move in the summer of 1986.
He joined Hull City, a club outside the top flight, who were managed at the time by Parker's former captain at Luton, Brian Horton. At Hull he was an automatic choice and rebuilt his career to the extent that he was called up to play for England at under-21 level. His only downside was a lack of goals - he didn't score at all in his first two seasons at Hull. His third season, however, racked up eight goals - including a memorable clincher at rivals Leeds United and a free kick against Plymouth Argyle in what turned out to be his last game for the club. A 260,000 pound offer came in from Nottingham Forest. This was accepted by Hull and so, in the spring of 1988, Parker was back in top-flight football.
Parker struggled to make the team initially at Forest, with Brian Clough preferring a partnership of England internationals Neil Webb and Steve Hodge in the centre of midfield. However, over the Christmas period of 1988, he was given a role on the left wing and proved so successful that he stayed there for the rest of the season. He wasn't an orthodox winger - he didn't have great pace to beat full backs - but he had good crossing ability as well as his known eye for an incisive pass, and this galvanised Forest's midfield.
Parker won his first domestic honour that season as Forest won the League Cup at Wembley, beating his old club Luton. He had scored the winning goal in the semi final against Bristol City. A week after winning the League Cup, he was in the Forest team which took to the field for an FA Cup semi final against Liverpool which was abandoned as the Hillsborough disaster unfolded. He was in the team for the game when it was re-scheduled at Old Trafford, although Forest lost 3-1 and he was substituted.
He also scored twice at Wembley as Forest took the dimly-remembered Simod Cup in a 4-3 win over Everton. One of Parker's goals was a full-length run of the Wembley pitch with the ball at his feet after it was cleared to him on the edge of his own penalty area. But for the relative insignificance of the occasion, the goal would be recalled as one of the stadium's best.
Webb left Forest for Manchester United that summer and Clough paid Leeds United three quarters of a million pounds for John Sheridan, a Republic of Ireland international midfielder as an earmarked replacement, but Parker had already taken a chance to fill Webb's role in the centre of midfield - his preferred position - and Sheridan was unable to get a game. Three months later he was sold on to Sheffield Wednesday and Parker remained in place. He was in the side as Forest retained the League Cup at Wembley with a 1-0 win over Oldham Athletic.
The next season, Parker maintained his midfield place and was called up once by England coach Graham Taylor to the full squad, although he didn't feature in the team and would never win a full cap, although a number of appearances at 'B' level came his way. When a teenage Irish midfielder called Roy Keane emerged at Forest that season, again it was the international star - this time Hodge - and not Parker who made way in the midfield. Parker played one of his best games for Forest as they defeated West Ham United 4-0 in the FA Cup semi final. It was his third such game (after the semi finals of 1985 and 1989) and the first in which he had emerged victorious.
==Aston Villa, Leicester City and beyond==
The following season, Parker was sold to Aston Villa and was a hit in their midfield, contributing to the team which came close to winning the FA Premier League in 1993. He later struggled to maintain a place in the side under Ron Atkinson and was sold in 1995 to Leicester City. His first season ended in relegation, but they bounced back through the play-offs the following year (with Parker scoring in the final), and Parker won his third League Cup winners medal when Leicester defeated Middlesbrough in the 1997 final after a replay.
Parker's last game for Leicester was in 1999. He retired as a player and joined the coaching staff at Leicester, later taking over briefly as caretaker manager after the sacking of Peter Taylor. His only match in charge was a 6-0 League Cup loss to Leeds United. He also plays for Leicester's masters team.
Gary Parker was recently featured on Sky Sports 1 programme called "Where Are They Now" where he talked about his times as a player and about being a painter and decorator at the moment because he misses the dressing room banter.
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'''Gianni Zuiverloon''' (born 30 December 1986) in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer. He currently plays for Championship side West Bromwich Albion as either a right back or a centre back.
Zuiverloon started playing football at the age of six, when he got tired of other sports such as karate and swimming. His mother, who did not know much about football, called the first team she found in the yellow pages, which was Feyenoord. Feyenoord allowed Zuiverloon to join a youth training session, and after having proven himself at this session he was allowed to join the club, where he spent 11 years in various youth teams.
Due to the injury of a fellow team mate (Dustley Mulder) at Feyenoord, coach Ruud Gullit selected Zuiverloon for the first team, where he made his debut in professional football in the season of 2004-05. His first game was against Willem II Tilburg, on 22 August 2004. He played a total of ten games that season, scoring no goals. In order to get more first team experience he was loaned out to RKC Waalwijk in the 2005-06 season, where he played a total of 28 games.
In June 2006 he signed a three-year deal with his new club SC Heerenveen. The year before he was loaned to RKC, scoring his only goal that season against SC Heerenveen.
On 2 July 2008 it was confirmed by Heerenveen that he had signed a three-year deal, with an extra year in the club's favour, for West Bromwich Albion of the Premier League for -3.2million. His first Albion goal came in the FA Cup, in the 3-1 defeat to Burnley on 3 February 2009.
Zuiverloon is a Netherlands Under 21 regular. He joined the Netherlands U21 squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in France in the summer of 2006 and was capped three times.
In 2007 Zuiverloon was called up by Jong Oranje coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands. Zuiverloon participated in both of their first round group matches against Israel (1-0 win) and Portugal (2-1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the semi finals against England Zuiverloon had a great effort, playing a quality match which ended in 1-1 after extra time. In the following penalty shoot-out, with 32 kicks taken, Zuiverloon forced the decision with his strike past Scott Carson and brought the Dutch into their second straight final. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4-1 in the final. After the tournament he was named in the 'UEFA Team of the tournament'. At the 2008 Olympics he helped the Netherlands to reach the quarter-finals, where they were defeated 2-1 by Argentina.
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'''Isaac Okoronkwo''' (born May 1, 1978 in Nbene, Nigeria) is a former professional football player who last plays as a defender for FC Moscow in Russia.
Okoronkwo started his career at FC Lagos before moving to the Nigerian topclub Julius Berger FC. His first club outside Nigeria was a six month spell at Al-Rayyan in Qatar, but the club could not afford to keep him before this period and he returned home to Iwuanyanwu Nationale. He spent one season there before again heading abroad with Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova for two seasons. In Summer 2000, he signed to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukraine.
With Shakhtar he played in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup, and won the Ukrainian Cup in 2001 and the league title in 2002. After his contract expired in 2003, several FA Premier League and German Bundesliga clubs like Schalke 04 and Borussia Mnchengladbach tried to sign him. He eventually signed a one-year deal with newly-promoted Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Okoronkwo's time in England didn't prove a success though as he was unable to break into the team until the closing months of the season, by which time the club faced almost certain relegation from the top flight. After they suffered the drop, Okoronkwo was released and eventually came to play in Russia with Alania Vladikavkaz. Alania folded under financial problems in 2005 and he signed with FC Moscow in 2006, soon becoming an important member of the starting line-up at his new club. The same season he was voted player of the season, alongside Hector Bracamonte.
Okoronkwo played 25 games for the Nigeria national team since making his debut on January 13, 2001, against Zambia. He played in the 2002 and 2004 African Cup of Nations (finishing 3rd both times) and in the Olympics Games in 2000. He also played in every minute of Nigeria's 2002 World Cup campaign, where they failed to progress beyond the group stage.
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'''Richard "Dicky" Robinson''' (19 January 1927 - 19 April 2009) was a football player from England. Robinson signed for Middlesbrough FC after being watched by their manager David Jack.
Jack had spotted Robinson playing for local team Marsden Welfare Juniors. Robinson played in the Colts for Middlesbrough and guested for Dunfermline Athletic, whilst working as a Bevin Boy in Scotland at the end of the war.
His debut for Middlesbrough was in the 1-0 away win against Newcastle United on 7 October 1944 as a 17-year-old in wartime competition, and he played in Boro's first post-war game against Manchester City aged 18. He went on to play a total of 390 games in the league and 26 in the FA Cup for Middlesbrough. He scored only one goal in his career - against local rivals Sunderland.
During his time at Middlesbrough, Robinson went on two FA tours with the England team to Switzerland, Portugal and Scandinavia, yet never gained a full cap. He was supposed to stand in for the injured Neil Franklin in England's 10-0 victory against Portugal in 1947, but Franklin declared himself fit 30 minutes before the start.
Robinson also went on to gain the following English League representative honours:
During his time at Middlesbrough, Robinson also won the Players Footballers Association Golf Championship at Childwall, Southport in 1951, interestingly with his manager David Jack acting as his caddy. The trophy was presented to him by Reg Drury, the Football League Chairman.
He transferred to Barrow AFC in 1959-60 season from Middlesbrough, where he continued to play, notching up another 151 league and FA Cup games, until injury forced him out of playing the game in 1963. He carried on from 1964 to 1969 as trainer for Barrow, and then retired from the game having played in a total of 567 league and cup games.
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'''Alexander Iain Fordyce Munro''' (born 24 August 1951 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Munro was also a manager.
In his playing career he played for St Mirren and Hibernian (two spells at each), Rangers, Stoke City, Sunderland and Dundee United, and was selected to represent Scotland at every level from schoolboys to senior internationalist.
His coaching qualifications include the UEFA Pro-licence and the SFA 'A' Licence. He is also a qualified physical education teacher.
He has managed Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee, Hamilton Academical, Raith Rovers, and coached Ayr United.
He is currently coaching soccer in the U.S.A. with R.S.L. Florida.
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'''Nikolay Mihaylov''' (, sometimes anglicised as '''Nikolay Mikhailov''') (born 28 June 1988 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian footballer. He is currently playing as a goalkeeper for Twente (on a loan from Liverpool) and the Bulgaria national under-21 football team.
Mihaylov's father is Borislav Mikhailov, the player with the most international appearances for Bulgaria and head of the Bulgarian Football Union, and his grandfather was Bisser Mikhailov, who also played in goal for Levski in the 1960s.
Mikhailov's poor performances in some matches last year, particularly his blunder in the Champions League game against Werder Bremen on 31 October 2006, provoked a negative campaign among Levski supporters who associated his career with protection from his influential father. In June 2007, he almost joined ACF Fiorentina, but instead transferred to Liverpool on a three year contract, with an option for a further two years.
Mihaylov was unlikely to have any first team chances after the purchase of Charles Itandje along with Liverpool's current number one Jos Reina, with this in mind the Bulgarian U-21 International joined FC Twente on a one year loan.
While at FC Twente Mihaylov is expected to compete with Sander Boschker and Cees Paauwe for first team action. His loan was extended during 2008 until the end of the 2008/09 season.
He made his Twente debut on 27 August 2008 in their 4-0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the second leg of the third qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League and went on to make his Eredivisie debut in a 1-1 draw at Roda on 30 August 2008. On 14 March 2009, Mihaylov made his second appearance for Twente in the Dutch league against Willem II, playing the full 90 minutes and earning himself a booking, managing to keep a clean sheet in Twente's 2:0 away win. On 29 July 2009, Mihaylov came on as a substitute for midfielder Kenneth Perez, following the dismissal of starting keeper Sander Boschker in the 27th minute of Twente's away game against Sporting CP in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. He stopped the penalty taken by Joo Moutinho and made a number of key saves to keep the scores level at 0:0.
Mihaylov made his senior international debut in the 5-1 defeat by Scotland
in the Kirin Cup in Japan in May 2006. On 12 August 2009, he earned his second cap, playing the full 90 minutes in a friendly match against Latvia, which Bulgaria won 1:0. Mihaylov did well to parry a dangerous Vitlijs Astafjevs shot in the second half, but was hardly tested during the game. He earned his third cap on 10 October 2009, after replacing injured Dimitar Ivankov in the 1:4 away loss to Cyprus in a World Cup qualifier.
Mihaylov used to date Bulgarian 2006 Playmate of the Year Nikoleta Lozanova.
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'''Paul Boertien''' (born January 20, 1979 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England) is an English footballer who has played for six English clubs. He plays for Burton Albion in League Two.
Boertien began his career in Carlisle United in August 1996. His first league game for Carlisle United was against Walsall on October 4, 1997, while his first goal for the club from Cumbria came against Swansea City on February 13, 1999.
Boertien signed for Derby County in March 1999 -250 000. He made his debut on May 16, 1999 against Chelsea. He then went out on loan to Crewe Alexandra in 2000 before returning to score his first goal in a 2-0 Premier League over Derby's local rivals Leicester City on April 16, 2001. Boertien was in and out of the team over the next three years, including a loan spell at Notts County in 2004, but suffered from an unlucky run of injuries between 2004 and 2006 which saw him a virtual ever-present in the treatment room. He made his return to the first team after almost two years in a 2-1 victory over Hull City in August 2006. However, an injury sustained during the Boxing Day defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, coupled with the signing of Blackburn Rovers James McEveley, saw Boertien slip to third choice left back and manager Billy Davies announced his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season, after over eight years at Pride Park.
On March 22, 2007, Boertien joined Derbyshire club Chesterfield on a month-s loan in an attempt to regain match fitness and put himself in the shop window. He then returned to Derby, but was released shortly afterwards.
In July 2007, Boertien was given a trial by Oldham Athletic, appearing in a friendly against Barrow but was not offered a contract.
After his failed trial with Oldham Athletic, Boertien joined League One Walsall on July 27, 2007. On 6 May 2009, Boertien was released from Walsall after being told that his contract would not be renewed.
On 8th June 2009 it was announced he had signed a one year deal with Football League newcomers Burton Albion. In doing so he became Paul Peschisolido's first signing as Burton Albion manager.
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'''Wade Kristopher Small''' (born 23 February 1984, in Croydon, South London) is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for League Two club Chesterfield after leaving Charlton Athletic. Mainly a right winger, Small can also play on the left side and as a forward.
===Early career: Wimbledon and Milton Keynes Dons===
Small began his career at the Wimbledon academy
In 2004, Wimbledon were renamed Milton Keynes Dons after the club moved to Milton Keynes in Sept 2003. The following season he made a total of 49 appearances, scoring eleven goals including two in a 3-0 victory over Wrexham on 11 December.
Small played most of his games for ''the Dons'' as a midfielder, on either wing, and also at times as a striker.
On 15 May 2006, Small signed for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed "substantial" transfer fee, signing a three-year contract. On signing Small, then ''Wednesday'' manager Paul Sturrock said, "I've seen Wade several times over the last couple of years and he's our type of signing. He is very quick, can play in a variety of positions offensively and has high potential. I hope he does very well for Sheffield Wednesday."
His first appearance was as an 80th-minute substitute in a 0-0 draw with Preston North End at Deepdale on 5 August. He scored his first goal when ''the Owls'' drew 2-2 with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. Injury problems restricted him to 23 appearances in his first season, scoring two goals. In November, during a three-match suspension, he had a minor operation on his knee, having carried the injury for a while.
In the 2007-08 season, he made 30 appearances, scoring four goals.
After making seven starts and thirteen substitute appearances in the 2008-09 season, he joined fellow Championship club Blackpool on 13 March 2009, on a one-month loan deal.
On 8 May 2009, Small's contract with Sheffield Wednesday was terminated by mutual consent. Through the following summer, Small was reported to have held talks with Crystal Palace, and Norwich City regarding moves to one of those clubs.
On 18 July 2009, Small began a trial at Charlton Athletic playing in a number of their friendlies. In August, he signed for the club on a non-contract basis. He left shortly after, his only game for Charlton being in a 1-0 defeat to Hereford United in the League Cup.
In August 2009, Small signed with ''the Spireites'' on a one-year deal until June 2010. He made his first appearance for on 29 August 2009, in a League Two match against Morecambe as a 66th-minute substitute and scored his first goals for the club on his full debut, in a 5-1 Football League Trophy victory over Burton Albion on 1 September 2009.
Manager John Sheridan said: "Wade Small is an exciting player who is capable of causing problems for the opposition. He is quick and pacey and although he can play in all the forward positions he is also a versatile player." He added: "He will be a very useful addition to the squad and I am excited he has joined us."
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'''Alan Sheehan''' (born 14 September 1986) is an Irish footballer. He is a defender who plays for Swindon Town on loan from Leeds United. His position is mainly recognised as an attacking left back and he is a Republic of Ireland Under-21 international.
Sheehan played for St. Francis FC when he was spotted by aston villa scouts, on a day when he scored eight goals from the left-back position, two from behind the half way line. However, Sheehan joined Leicester City in July 2003 after being spotted by a scout whilst playing for Belvedere FC. He became a regular in both the Academy under 19s and the reserves, playing at left-back. He also spent two months on loan at Mansfield Town in the 2006/07 season in order to gain regular first-team experience. A free-kick specialist, Sheehan made his breakthrough into the first team when Craig Levein named him in the starting line-up for City's final game of the 2004/05 season against Plymouth Argyle. The 18-year-old picked up the Academy Player of the Season at the club's 2005 awards ceremony.
Sheehan signed a new two-year contract with the club that would keep him at the Walkers Stadium until the end of the 2007/08 season. He scored his first ever competitive goal for Leicester in a 4-1 win against with a deflected 25-yard shot on 25 August 2007, and his second in a 3-2 win over with a classy free-kick on 18 September. Following Leicester's 2-0 victory over on 24 November, Sheehan was named in the Championship Team of the Week two days later, together with fellow teammates Stephen Clemence and Richard Stearman.
On 31 January 2008 he joined on loan for the rest of the season,
Sheehan revealed that he had rejected a new contract offer from Leicester prior to signing for Leeds.
Sheehan made his move to Leeds permanent on 1 July 2008, after his contract with Leicester expired. He has signed a three-year deal with the club and was expected to compete for the position of first-choice left-back with Ben Parker.
Sheehan has endured a tough early 2008/2009 season. After scoring a long range goal against Crewe Alexandra in a 5-2 win, Sheehan was sent off for another two footed tackle in a game against Swindon Town. This cost him his place in the team due to suspension and was replaced by Aidan White. Another set back was to come after Sheehan was injured and forced to sit out for a long period of games. During this run in, his injury was aggravated in an attempted come back against Rotherham United.
On 23 March, Sheehan joined Crewe Alexandra on loan for the rest of the 2008/2009 season, and made his debut a day later in the game at Milton Keynes Dons. Sheehan returned to Leeds for the upcoming 2009-10 season. He made two high profile errors in the pre season game against Blackburn Rovers when he gave away a penalty and was very lucky not to give away a second penalty, this performance seems to have decreased his chances of getting back into the first team, with right footed central midfielder Andy Hughes being preferred at left back during Ben Parker's spell out with a hamstring injury. It appeared that Sheehan was out of manager Simon Grayson's plans.
1st September Sheehan joined Oldham Athletic on loan from Leeds United on a months loan. Sheehan made his debut for Oldham in the 3-0 home defeat against Hartlepool United. In his game Sheehan was unlucky not to score a right footed shot which cannoned off the crossbar. Sheehan started in the 1-0 defeat against Bristol Rovers, meaning in his first two appearances Oldham have lost both games.
Sheehan gained two assists in Oldhams 2-0 win over Carlisle. Carlisle's manager Greg Abbott proclaimed after the match that Sheehan was 'Premiership Class'. Oldham have been impressed with Sheehan in his first few games and are in discussions with Leeds about extending his loan further. Sheehan scored his first Oldham goal against MK Dons. He extended his loan until 1 November 2009 on 2 October. His form for Oldham has alerted scouts at other clubs with Nottingham Forest reportedly interested in signing Sheehan. On the 1st November Sheehan returned to Leeds United, with Oldham playing Leeds twice during the month of November Oldham decided to sign Lee Hills on loan instead of renewing Sheehan's loan spell.
0n the 26th November, Sheehan joined League 1 club Swindon Town on loan until January 4th 2010. He was given permission by Leeds to play in the FA Cup for Swindon. Sheehan made his debut for Swindon in the FA Cup game against Wrexham and he was substituted after 62 minutes to a chorus of boo's from the Wrexham fans. In the next game Sheehan won a penalty for Swindon against Leyton Orient. Leeds gave Sheehan permission to play for Swindon in the FA Cup. Danny Wilson said he was extremley impressed by Sheehan's performance against Premiership opposition Fulham, and claimed Sheehan seems to play even better against better teams which was encouraging to him.
5th January 2010 Sheehan's loan was extended at Swindon for the rest of the season including the playoff's should Swindon reach them. Sheehan, under the terms of the loan deal, will not be available to play for Swindon in their games against Leeds United.
Sheehan has made many appearances for his country at under 19 level and was also called up by the Football Association of Ireland to attend a training camp before making his international debut for the under 21s against Israel U21 in June 2005.
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'''Thomas "Tom" George Bromilow''' (7 October 1894 - 4 March 1959) was an England international left half footballer who played for Liverpool between 1919 and 1930. He was virtually ever-present during the back-to-back League title triumphs of the early 1920s.
Born in West Derby, Liverpool, England, Bromilow was signed by Liverpool after the 24 year old turned up at Anfield one afternoon in 1919 asking for a trial. He had only recently been demobilised from the army. George Patterson, the then Liverpool assistant manager, agreed to give him a trial and was impressed by his skill. Tom was signed and a legend was made.
Bromilow made his debut on 25 October 1919 at Turf Moor in a Division 1 match against Burnley, a game that the Reds won 2-1; his first goal came in the 57th minute of a 3-0 league victory at Burnden Park over Bolton Wanderers on 24 January 1920. Bromilow soon became an established member of the side that was to win back-to-back League titles in 1921-22 and 1922-23. A fine tackler and distributor of the ball, Bromilow was regarded as the brains of the team and blossomed into a full England international within three years of turning professional. He continued to be an influential first team regular until the latter part of the decade, serving the club with distinction and leading by example as team captain.
His England debut came in a British Home Championship match at Ninian Park, Cardiff on 14 March 1921 against Wales. The game finished in a goalless draw, his debut was made that little bit easier as team-mates Jack Bamber and Harry Chambers also appeared in the game.
After retiring from playing, Bromilow took up a career in coaching and went to coach in Amsterdam during the summer of 1930. In October 1932 he was appointed Burnley manager, the first manager of the club to have been a former professional player, and he remained there until summer 1935. He later went on to manage Crystal Palace (two spells), Newport County (two spells) and Leicester City.
Bromilow died suddenly on a train in March 1959 while scouting for Leicester City, on his way home from a cup-tie between Wrexham and Merthyr Tydfil.
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'''Christopher James "Chris" O'Grady''' (born 25 January 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Rochdale in League Two.
Born in Nottingham, England, O'Grady originally caught the eye of former Leicester City boss Micky Adams as he was prolific in front of goal for the under 18s and reserves. O'Grady was handed his debut when coming off the bench in Leicester's 2-0 victory over Grimsby Town in April 2003, but failed to break through into the first team the following season.
He made 11 appearances during a loan spell at Notts County in late 2004, gaining some much needed league experience, and ended the 2004-05 campaign on a high, winning a place on the bench in City's final game of the season against Plymouth Argyle.
After scoring from the penalty spot against Inter Milan in pre-season, O'Grady had a successful spell on loan at Rushden & Diamonds at the end of 2005, before returning to Leicester to compete for a place in the first team line-up. He grabbed his first Championship goal at Luton Town in March 2006, a late strike which earned City a 2-1 away win.
In his first start for Leicester City, he scored the first goal in a 2-0 win over Macclesfield Town in the League Cup first round. His second start saw Leicester win 1-0 at home to Southend United.
On 18 January 2007, O'Grady signed for Rotherham United on a two-and-a-half year deal for -65,000. His first goal for Rotherham was a penalty against Huddersfield Town in February 2007. O'Grady altogether scored four goals in his first season with Rotherham.
thumb|left|O'Grady (right) at Bury with teammates Ben Futcher and Glynn Hurst
O'Grady transferred to Oldham Athletic for an undisclosed fee on 28 May 2008, making his debut in the following season on 9 August in a 4-3 win over Millwall. After ten appearances for the Latics without a goal, he was loaned out to Bury.
O'Grady signed on loan for Bradford City on 2 January 2009 on a month's loan. His debut for Bradford came the following day when he was a second-half substitute for Michael Boulding in a 0-0 draw with Shrewsbury Town.
O'Grady signed for Rochdale on loan on 21st August 2009 and impressed scoring 12 league goals in 21 games. On 14th January 2010 O'Grady signed a 2 1/2 year contract with Rochdale for an undisclosed fee.
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}}'''Pegguy Arphexad''' (born 18 May 1973) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. An excellent shot stopper, he gained a reputation as a spot kick saving expert.
Arphexad began in the French League with Lens before moving to the Premier League in August 1997. He also had a short stint in non-league football with Royal Holloway Old Boys FC under the pseudonym Chris Long.
Arphexad began his time in the Premier League with Leicester City. During Leicester's successful 1999-2000 Worthington Cup campaign he replace injured goalkeeper Tim Flowers and saved two crucial penalties in a penalty shootout. He earned his first ever Winners Medal as an unused substitute in the final. In that season he also came on as a substitute for the injured Flowers in Leicester's penalty shootout win over Arsenal in an FA Cup fourth round replay. He saved penalties from Lee Dixon and Gilles Grimandi as Leicester progressed.
Arphexad won six medals with Liverpool, all as an unused substitute. These included three in Liverpool's treble winning 2000-01 season, where they won the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the UEFA Cup. Two subsequent medals followed the following season as Liverpool claimed both the Charity Shield and the European Super Cup. He earned a second League Cup winners medal in the 2002-03 season.
He was released by Liverpool that summer, later having spells with Coventry City and Notts County. Despite relative success when he was called upon, it was still questioned on his inability to re-ignite his career.
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'''Christopher Matthew "Chris" Zebroski''' (born 29 October 1986 in Swindon) is an English football striker who currently plays for Football League Two side Torquay United.
Zebroski was a youth player for Swindon Town, but was released by the club after failing to earn a professional contract.
Three weeks after his sacking by Plymouth Argyle, he was signed for Millwall by manager Nigel Spackman.
On July 31, 2007, Zebroski signed for Conference side Torquay United on loan until May 2008, where he impressed fans and managers with his sharp finishing, eventually ending the season with 18 goals.
He joined Wycombe Wanderers for -20,000 in June 2008. Zebroski finished the 2008/2009 season with 7 goals from 33 league games, mostly from the wing, helping the team to promotion. The start of the 2009/2010 season in league 1 has seen an impressive start from Zebroski, scoring two goals in a 3-2 loss at Charlton. In his time at Wycombe Wanderers so far, Zebroski has found himself somewhat a cult figure with the Chairboys fans mainly due to his high work rate and teamwork.
On 20 November 2009 Zebroski returned to Torquay United on loan with a view to permanent deal in January. On the 12th of December 2009 Zebroski scored twice against bottom club Darlington in a 5-0 home win. In January 2010 he made the move permanent.
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'''Ryan Anthony Dickson''' (born 14 December 1986) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Brentford as a left-back or left midfielder.
Dickson was born in Saltash, Cornwall and is a product of the Plymouth Argyle youth system, turning professional in May 2004. He made his league debut on 16 October 2004, as a second-half substitute for David Worrell in the 2-1 defeat at home to Wigan Athletic.
He struggled with injury and in August 2006, trained with Scottish Premier League club Motherwell and played once in a friendly against an American college side, with a view to a loan move, but the deal fell through due to his lack of first team experience.
He joined Torquay United on loan in January 2007 until the end of the season, his Plymouth manager Ian Holloway explaining that the loan spell would allow Dickson to increase his fitness before returning to Plymouth's squad for the following season. He made his Torquay debut on 13 January, playing in the 2-2 draw at home to Bury. Dickson scored once in three games for Torquay before returning to Argyle with a hernia injury.
On 22 March 2007, Dickson returned to Torquay on loan until the end of the season. On 16 November 2007, Dickson joined Brentford on loan, initially for one month. Brentford signed Dickson on a permanent deal on 11 January 2007, beating off competition from Darlington and Torquay United.
On 2 September 2008, Dickson scored the winning penalty in a shoot-out against Yeovil Town, sending Brentford into the second round of the Football League Trophy.
Sometimes also mistaken for Ryan Dickerson, an employee of the RadioShack corporation.
-DOCSTART-	5222023
'''Paul Connolly''' (born 29 September 1983 in Liverpool) is an English footballer. He is a defender and currently plays for Derby County.
Connolly came through the youth ranks at Plymouth Argyle, and made his league debut in the final game of the 2000-01 season. Connolly was a first team regular from 2003 onwards, helping the team to gain promotion to the First Division in 2003-04. He scored his first and only goal for Plymouth against Norwich on 10 November 2007.
Connolly's contract expired at the end of the 2007-08 season, and on 15 May 2008 he moved to Derby County on a free transfer. Paul Jewell has described him as "6 ft 1in, athletic and hungry". After making a 10-hour round trip from Plymouth to meet the Rams boss, the 24-year-old right-back opted for a move to Derby. The defender told the Derby Evening Telegraph: "I had about four or five other clubs interested in the Championship and I got a phone call from Paul Jewell, who said: 'Can you come up and meet me?'
"I jumped in the car, drove up on my own and met him. He showed me around the whole club. It was late on, it was getting dark and he showed me the training ground, the stadium and we walked around for two hours.
"We talked about football, life in general - we talked about everything. As soon as the meeting finished, I drove back to Plymouth - about five hours in the car again. Then I phoned my agent and said: 'As long as the contract's OK, I want to cancel talks with the other clubs. I want to sign for Derby.'"
Connolly later revealed that "I was becoming stale, it's a lovely part of the world [Plymouth] but it's time to move on, the enjoyment was going... I left because I felt I was losing that edge, I've been in a comfort zone."
After being second choice right-back for the start of the season, behind Tyrone Mears, the latter's move to Marseille meant that Connolly became first choice right back. He was later appointed Derby Captain.
Connolly's first goal for Derby came as a last minute equaliser against Burnley on 4 April 2009 and Connolly made his 200th career league appearance on 21 April at home to Reading.
In August 2009, Robbie Savage was re-named as Captain of Derby County, replacing Connolly, who manager Nigel Clough wanted to "concentrate on his own game". Clough felt Connolly "was quite relieved in some ways because it is a big responsibility, especially when you are at full-back and out of the action" and that Clough wanted a Captain who was "in the middle of the park"..
Connolly began the 2009-10 season as first choice right back, but has since faced competition from loanee right backs Fredrik Stoor and Nicky Hunt.
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'''Lee Leslie Hodges''' (born September 4, 1973 in Epping, England) is an English football midfielder currently playing for Truro City on loan from Torquay United.
He previously played for Tottenham Hotspur during which he had loan spells with Plymouth Argyle and Wycombe Wanderers.
He joined Barnet in 1994 where he spent three seasons, scoring 26 goals in 104 league appearances. He moved to Reading in 1997 where he made 70 league appearances before moving to Plymouth in 2001.
It was announced in April 2008 that Hodges, along with five other Plymouth players, were going to be released when their contracts expired in June. He then went on to sign for Torquay United in the Conference National.
Hodges is a very versatile player and can play in a wide variety of positions including Left-Back, Centre-Back, Left-Midfield and the Centre of Midfield. Lee Has also been known to play at Right-Back or striker if ever a situation arose Lee could play in these latter positions which has done for Torquay in the Blue Square Premier.
On October 9, 2009 Hodges joined Truro City on a 3-month loan.
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'''Dean Scott Lewington''' (born 18 May 1984 in Kingston upon Thames, London) is a football player who plays predominantly at left back for Milton Keynes Dons where he is currently captain. He is the son of former Watford manager Ray Lewington.
Lewington made his Wimbledon first team debut towards the end of the 2002-03 season as a substitute in the 4-2 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday after coming through the Youth ranks, and was voted Player of the Year just over one year later after a succession of impressive performances saw him stake his claim as the first choice left back.
Wimbledon were rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons in 2004. As of 2009, Lewington is the only former Wimbledon player remaining at MK Dons.
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'''Lewis Grabban''' (born January 12, 1988 in Croydon, Greater London, England) is a footballer who plays for League One side Millwall as a striker.
He went to Cumnor House School in South Croydon, where his footballing talent was noticed, and was spotted by Croydon Schools and Purley Panthers teams. He went on to secondary education at Trinity School of John Whitgift in Shirley, However later left after GCSE to join Crystal Palace on a full-time basis.
Lewis joined Crystal Palace in 2004, and in the 2004-05 season he scored 28 goals for the Palace Reserve and Under 18 sides - a very impressive tally. His reward for this good start was two Carling Cup substitute appearances against Walsall and Coventry City - with Lewis nearly scoring just seconds after coming on against Walsall (Michael Hughes did, from the rebound).
Lewis continued to score for the reserve team in the 2005-06 season, and was rewarded by being named "Academy Scholar of The Year" and was given his first professional contract, in May 2006.
He played again in a friendly at Stevenage Borough, and scored his first Palace goal, to complete a 3-0 win for the Eagles.
Lewis joined Oldham Athletic on a one-month loan deal in August 2006, in order to get some first team experience. This was extended by a further month shortly before the deal was due to expire. During his time at Boundary Park, he made one start and nine substitute appearances for the Latics.
Grabban made his league dbut for Crystal Palace at Southend United, replacing Clinton Morrison late on.
Grabban then scored his first league goal for Palace in March coming on as a late substitute for Michael Hughes before slotting home in the 94th minute to secure the Eagles a 3-2 win at promotion chasing West Bromwich Albion.
At the end of August Lewis joined Scottish Premier League side Motherwell on a three-month loan deal, though this proved to be an unsuccessful one as Grabban failed to break into a side threatening the Old Firm under manager Mark McGhee. He made just six appearances before returning to Palace for 2008.
On 21 January 2008 he signed for Palace's local rivals Millwall for -150,000. He was then given the number 10 shirt.
On 23 February 2008, Grabban scored his first goal for the lions in a 3-0 home league win over Port Vale.
He followed this goal up by scoring away against Luton Town just three days after scoring his first ever goal for Millwall.
Grabban then scored his third goal for the lions at home against Swansea City, scoring a goal in the first minute. This was to be his last goal for Millwall during the 2007/2008 season.
During the first game of the 2008/2009 season, Grabban scored a goal against Oldham Athletic which at the time put Millwall 3-1 up. Oldham then produced a brilliant comeback when they managed to score 3 goals in the last 16 minutes to win the game 4-3.
Grabban then scored his second goal of the 2008/2009 season at home against Huddersfield. This goal proved vital as Millwall went on to secure their first win of the season.
He scored his third goal of the season at home against Hartlepool, which Millwall went on to win 2-0.
Grabban then scored his first away goal of the season against Swindon Town which Millwall eventually won 2-1.
On 21 October 2008, Grabban scored his fifth goal of the season during an away victory against Colchester United.
Grabban scored the late winner against Hereford United on 28 October scoring in the 86 minute to give Millwall a 1-0 victory which moved Millwall on the same points as the leaders Scunthorpe United. This put Grabban on 6 goals during the 2008/09 season.
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'''Arron Fray''' (born 1 May 1987 in England) is a footballer who plays for Bromley in the Blue Square South, after being released by Crystal Palace. He is a defender.
Fray came through the Crystal Palace academy and made a surprise debut for Palace against Italian outfit Internazionale in July 2005, and, despite playing on the opposite side of defence to his natural position of right-back. Fray was released by the Eagles in 2008 without making a league appearance for them.
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'''Ryan Hall''' (born January 4, 1988 in England) is a footballer who currently plays for Bromley.
He came through the Crystal Palace academy and was touted by Iain Dowie as a star of the future and was given a professional contract in May 2005. However, because of his arrogance, he was not given a chance by Dowie or his successor Peter Taylor, and was sent on loan to Lewes of the Conference South to gain experience during the 2006-07 season, scoring on his debut.
He was let go by Palace after being involved in a fracas at a six-a-side football tournament in which he attended without the club's permission. Hall and several friends attacked the referee with iron bars.
Hall made his Palace debut as a late substitute in the 2007-08 season and appeared again in an FA Cup defeat before moving to League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan,
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'''Callum Hart''' (born 21 December 1985) is a former professional footballer who is currently without a club.
He started his career at Bristol City as a youth team player, but after failing to impress enough to gain a professional contract, was released by the club.
He was offered a trial by AFC Bournemouth during the summer of 2005, after spending a few months working for his father's carpentry firm, in the hope of ending the South Coast club's long search for a left-back. After impressing during the pre-season friendlies, he was offered a short-term contract and found himself in the first-team quicker than he could have imagined after an injury crisis rocked the club.
He made his debut in the League Cup against Torquay United, and then was rewarded with his first start against Chesterfield and since then his composure and confidence has improved and he has shown himself to be a valuable member of the squad.
His fine displays were rewarded in Februaury 2006 when he earned a call-up to the Wales under-21 side against Paraguay. Unfortunately, he was unable to play as the south coast club were once again hit with an injury crisis.
Callum was released by Bournemouth on May the 7th 2007 and joined Weymouth. He left Weymouth at the beginning of February 2009 to join Farnborough. He played just 37 minutes for Boro before deciding to seek a professional contract elsewhere.
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'''Dean Furman''' (born 22 June 1988) is a South African professional footballer who plays for English League One club Oldham Athletic, after signing from Rangers. Furman has also been selected for the South Africa national team squad, but is yet to play.
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, to a Jewish family, Furman began his footballing career as a youth team player at Premier League club Chelsea. However, he did not make the breakthrough into the first team and so left the club.
He signed for Rangers on 10 May 2006. Contrary to some reports, he was not Paul Le Guen's first signing for Rangers but was spotted by the club's youth department. Furman was a regular in the reserve side and captained the Under-19 team to the Scottish Youth Cup final in 2007, where they beat Old Firm rivals Celtic.
He signed a new contract two-year contract on 24 October 2007.
On 27 August 2008, he joined English League Two side Bradford City, managed by former Rangers midfielder Stuart McCall, on loan until January.
Furman returned to Rangers at the end of the season and was offered a new one-year deal at Ibrox, as well as an offer from Bradford City. Instead, Furman returned to England with League One side Oldham Athletic, joining them on 29 June 2009, on a three-year contract.
Furman received his first international call-up for South Africa for a friendly on 19 August 2008 against Australia. He was an un-used subsititute in that match.
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'''Kyle Lafferty''' (born 16 September 1987 in Enniskillen)pretends to be a Northern Irish professional association footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and also the Northern Ireland national team. Lafferty began his professional career with English side Burnley where he made 83 league appearances. He signed for Rangers in 2008 for -3.75 million (yes ladies and gentlemen that is three point seven five million pounds sterling), he won the Scottish Premier League Championship and Scottish cup in his first season with the club. Lafferty made his first international appearance for Northern Ireland in 2006 and has so far received 23 caps.
Lafferty began his career with NFC Kesh, playing in the Fermanagh & Western League.
In 2004 he signed a youth team apprenticeship with English Championship team Burnley. The following season saw him begin to make an impression upon the Burnley first team. He made his debut during a 2-1 away league defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 6 August 2005, coming on as a 89th minute substitute for Garreth O'Connor.
In January 2006, Lafferty joined Darlington on loan. He went on to make nine appearances and net three goals for the club, including a scoring debut against Notts County on 7 January. He returned to Burnley in January 2007.
He scored his first senior goal against Luton Town, netting the equaliser for Burnley during a 1-1 draw on 30 April 2006. Lafferty played 89 times and scored 10 goals during his time at Burnley.
On 16 June 2008, Burnley accepted a bid from Rangers of -3m plus Alan Gow but talks with Gow over his move to Turf Moor broke down. Lafferty moved to Rangers on 19 June after the transfer offer was readjusted to write Gow out of the deal. He made his Rangers debut as an 89th minute substitute during a UEFA Champions League qualifier on 5 August 2008 against FBK Kaunas. His first goal came in his second appearance during a SPL match against Hearts on 16 August 2008.
On 16 May 2009, during the penultimate league match of the 2008-09 season at home to Aberdeen, Lafferty was involved in an altercation with Aberdeen player Charlie Mulgrew. Both players were involved in an off the ball incident which resulted in Lafferty reacting as if he had been headbutted. The referee, Stuart Dougal, sent Mulgrew off for violent conduct; however, television pictures showed there was no contact at all between the two players and that Lafferty was in fact a cheat. Lafferty was also seen to wink towards someone after Mulgrew had left the field.. Rangers went on to win the match 2-1. Upon reviewing the incident Rangers manager Walter Smith expressed his disappointment at Lafferty's conduct. Two days later it was reported that Rangers had fined Lafferty for his reactions in relation to the incident. The case was also referred to the Scottish Football Association review panel with a view to rescinding Mulgrew's red card, with possible action taken against Lafferty for his simulation. On 7 August 2009 Laugherty was given a two match suspension for simulation, this was the first time such action was taken by the SFA.
During 2006, he received his first senior Northern Ireland call-up on a post-season trip to the USA to play friendly games against Romania and Uruguay. Lafferty scored his first Northern Ireland goal in an away friendly against Finland the following year.
He featured predominantly as the second striker alongside David Healy during Northern Ireland's Euro 2008 qualification group, and he scored his first competitive international goal in a 4-1 victory over group minnows Liechtenstein. He then secured a 1-1 draw away to Sweden, scoring Northern Ireland's equaliser in the second half.
On 26 March 2008, he bagged his first international brace, scoring two goals in a friendly against Georgia which Northern Ireland won 4-1.
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.''
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'''Faye White''', MBE (born 2 February 1978) is an English footballer who currently plays for Arsenal L.F.C. and the England women's national football team. She is also a qualified sports massage therapist.
White began her Arsenal career at the age of 18, in the 1996-97 season, when she broke into the first team at the heart of Arsenal's central defence. She collected her first trophy that year, the FA Women's Premier League.
The 1997-98 season was a break-out year for White, winning not only the FA Women's Cup and Premier League Cup, but also being named the National Premier League Player of the Year. White's medal tally has grown as Arsenal's winning ways have continued, winning the FA Women's Premier League 9 times, the FA Women's Cup 8 times, and the League Cup 6 times.
Whilst captaining the club the team has completed two "trebles" (winning all three major domestic titles - Premier League, FA Cup, and League Cup), one "quadruple" (including the UEFA Women's Cup) and three "doubles" (domestic competition minus League Cup).
In total, White has amassed 28 winners medals at Club competition level to date.
White made her England dbut against Scotland in 1997, aged 19, followed by her full dbut against France in 1998 when she was named player of the match. White went on to represent her country in her first major tournament at Euro 2001 in Germany.
In 2002, she was named as England captain against Nigeria, during the qualification campaign for 2003 World Cup in USA, for which England narrowly failed to qualify, losing in a play-off over two legs versus France.
She then had the honour of captaining England at Euro 2005 in England and lead the Three Lionesses to a best ever Quarter Final slot at the 2007 World Cup in China.
In 2009, White, in her fourth major championship finals, led England to the final of Euro 2009 in Finland, where the team lost out to reigning World and European Champions, Germany.
In May 2009, White was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association and is currently an ambassador for England's 2018 World Cup bid.
:1996-97, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09.
:1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09.
:1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2004-05, 2008-09
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'''Cosmin Marius Contra''' (born 15 December 1975 in Timioara) is a Romanian footballer who currently plays for Getafe CF, usually as a right defender.
Offensive-minded, he can also appear as a midfielder.
Contra started his footballing career at FC Politehnica Timioara, and moved in January 1996 to arch-rivals FC Dinamo Bucureti.
After three 1/2 seasons with the capital-based team, he was transferred for 800.000 dollars to Deportivo Alavs, where he was a vital player in the Basque side's UEFA Cup runner-up campaign, his performances earning him in a place in the season's UEFA Team of the Year; he also added five league goals in his two seasons combined.
Contra then managed yet another excellent move, as Italian giants A.C. Milan bought him, but his spell there lasted only one season. In September 2002 he changed clubs once more and went to Atltico de Madrid,
Contra moved to West Bromwich Albion on loan in August 2004,
In August 2005, Contra returned to Spain, penning a season-long loan with Getafe CF(which was made permanent at the season's end); with the side from the Madrid outskirts, he was used regularly, battling for position with David Corts.
In the 2007-08 UEFA Cup, Contra scored in both legs in an epic quarterfinal bout against FC Bayern Munich, which ended in an extra time 4-4 aggregate elimination. Earlier in the competition, he scored a penalty kick against AEK Athens, appearing in that match even though his father had died just hours before. Since September 2006, he also became a naturalized Spanish citizen.
Contra played for Romania 72 times, netting seven goals. He played for his country at UEFA Euro 2000 and 2008.
On 1 April 2009, after a match with Austria, Contra announced his retirement from international football.
::''Scores and results table. Romania's goal tally first:''
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'''Kiyan Prince''' (25 November 1990 - 18 May 2006) was a 15 year old British boy who attended the London Academy in Edgware, in the London borough of Barnet. He was fatally stabbed on 18 May 2006, receiving a single lethal knife wound, while intervening to prevent the bullying of another boy. Described as "an outstanding and upstanding boy", Kiyan was a prodigious footballing talent, and represented the Queens Park Rangers youth football team.
According to the Metropolitan Police, Kiyan Prince was involved in an altercation with another boy shortly before the stabbing. Kiyan was found at 1535 BST by a sergeant from a local "Safer Neighbourhood" team, and he was transferred to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel before being pronounced dead two hours later.
The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, in response to the killing, has said that he will discuss with the Home Secretary and the Lord Chancellor about assigning maximum imprisonment sentences for those who carry knives. In addition to this, a Violent Crime Reduction Bill is being formulated, that will increase the age at which a person can purchase a knife from 16 to 18.
Queens Park Rangers paid tribute to Prince, the youth player who they signed in 2004, and later revealed they planned to sign as a professional. First team coach at the time Gary Waddock said: "The whole club is mourning the loss of one of our own. We are all devastated. Kiyan was certainly one for the future, talented lad who wanted to forge a career in football."
A 16-year-old youth was charged with Kiyan's murder on 20 May 2006 and remanded in custody. The conviction of Hannad Hasan of the murder of Kiyan Prince was reported on 2 July 2007. Hasan claimed that he carried the large pocket knife "like a toy". It was not revealed to the jury that a few days prior to stabbing Kiyan, he had used the knife to threaten a schoolgirl on a bus over a seat.
In memory of Kiyan, QPR have made an award called the "Kiyan Prince Goal of the Season" which is awarded to the player who scores QPR's best goal of the season.
-DOCSTART-	5231911
'''Alex Scott''' (born 14 October 1984, in London) is an English football defender currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the England women's national football team.
Scott signed on with Arsenal L.F.C. in 1992, at the age of eight. She remained with Arsenal until the 2004/2005 season in which she moved to Birmingham City L.F.C.. With the new addition of Scott, the club finished fourth in the FA Women's Premier League National Division. However due to Birmingham's financial difficulties, she returned to Arsenal for the 2005/06 season.
Upon rejoining Arsenal, Scott helped the club to a domestic double of the FA Women's Premier League and FA Women's Cup. She was also a key figure in Arsenal's historic "Quadruple" season in which they won all of their trophy competitions, including the 2006-07 UEFA Women's Cup. Arsenal were the first ever British side to win the competition, with Scott scoring the only goal in the two-legged tie with Ume IK. She appeared in 22 Premier League games, scoring 2 goals. In all competitions she would make 40 appearances and score 4.
The 2007/08 season saw Scott appear in 21 games, scoring once. In all competitions she made 35 appearances, scoring 3 goals. The 2008/09 season saw Scott appear in 13 games, scoring once. In all competitions she made 24 appearances, scoring 2 goals.
Upon the creation of a new women's league in the United States, Women's Professional Soccer, it was announced on 25 September 2008 that her WPS playing rights had been assigned to Chicago Red Stars, whose head coach was former Arsenal assistant Emma Hayes. Her rights were traded on 15 January 2009 to Boston Breakers and it was announced on 6 February 2009 that she would be leaving Arsenal to join up with her new team.
In the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, Scott played in 17 games (all starts, 1446 total minutes) for the Breakers. She scored one goal and added one assist.
Scott also is a part of the England team, making her full dbut against the Netherlands on 18 September 2004. She has competed at the U-19 and U-21 levels for England. For the senior team, Scott has played in the 2005 and 2009 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, as well as the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.
-DOCSTART-	5232021
'''Charles Graham "Charlie" Adam''' (born 10 December 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays in England for Blackpool. He plays as a central or left midfielder.
A product of the Rangers youth system, Adam spent much of his early senior career on loan to other clubs, though he regularly played for Rangers between 2006 and 2008.
He has played at B and full international levels for Scotland.
Dundee-born Adam made his first appearance for Rangers on 14 April 2004 against Livingston
He made an appearance at the start of the 2004-05 season, and then joined First Division club Ross County on loan for the rest of that campaign. Whilst in Dingwall, Adam made fifteen appearances, scoring twice, against Raith Rovers and St Mirren. He also played in the 2004 Scottish Challenge Cup Final against Falkirk, which County lost 2-1.
The 2005-06 season again started with Adam making his one and only first-team appearance for Rangers against Livingston. He then joined First Division side St. Mirren on loan for the rest of the season. During his spell in Paisley, he again appeared in the 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, however this time he was on the winning side as St. Mirren defeated Hamilton Academical 2-1.
Over his time at St Mirren, he became a fans favourite and St Mirren expressed an interest to keep Adam permanently although Charlie returned to Rangers at the end of his loan spell.
After playing for Rangers during a July 2006 pre-season trip to South Africa, including scoring a hat-trick against a Jomo Select side,
On 28 June 2007, it was announced that Adam had signed a new five-year contract with Rangers.
On 2 February 2009, Adam signed on loan with English Championship club Blackpool until the end of the 2008-09 season. Five days later, he was sent off on his debut for ''the Seasiders'' - a 3-2 defeat by Doncaster Rovers at Bloomfield Road.
On 25 February, after serving a three-match suspension, Adam scored twice, including a goal from just inside the halfway line, for the club's reserve team as they beat Accrington Stanley 4-2.
On 6 July 2009, Rangers confirmed that they had accepted a bid of -500,000 from Blackpool and that he was set to sign for ''the Seasiders'' the following day, subject to personal terms being agreed.
On 4 August 2009, Adam signed a two-year contract with Blackpool with the option of a further year, in a club-record transfer fee of -500,000.
On 8 August he played in his first league game as a permanent Blackpool player as they started the 2009-10 season with a 1-1 draw with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. His first goal came on 26 August in a 4-1 home win over Wigan Athletic.
a. ''Scottish League Challenge Cup results included in totals''
Adam was called up by national manager Alex McLeish to the Scotland squad for the first time on 11 May 2007 for a friendly against Austria and a Euro 2008 qualifying Group B match against the Faroe Islands.
After impressing in the start to the 2009-10 season with Blackpool, Adam was recalled to the Scotland squad by manager George Burley for a friendly against Japan on 10 October 2009 at the Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan.
On 10 November 2009, Adam was drafted into the Scotland squad for the friendly against Wales four days later.
Adam is the son of former professional player Charles Adam, a midfielder who played for various Scottish club's in the 1980s and 1990s. Adam's brother, Grant, is a goalkeeper and plays for Rangers' under-19s team.
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'''Darren Baxter''' (born October 26, 1981) is an English professional footballer who most recently played for League Two side Torquay United.
Baxter was born in Brighton and began his football career as a trainee with Chelsea. He left Chelsea in the 2000-2001 season at the end of his three-year traineeship. On leaving Chelsea he joined Heart of Midlothian, but having missed the transfer deadline was restricted to playing for their reserve side.
He joined Worthing in the summer of 2001, but moved to St Albans City in March 2002, having played one match on loan for them in October 2001.
In 2004 he joined USL First Division side Toronto Lynx. In his first season with the Lynx, Baxter recorded 4 goals and 2 assists, which ranked him third in scoring for the Lynx in his rookie season. In 2005 he signed for the Oakville Blue Devils of the CPSL, but returned to the Lynx after a one-year absence. However, he played just eight times in the 2006 season.
On 9 January 2007, he returned to England, joining Torquay United, making his debut as a half-time substitute for Chris McPhee in the 5-0 defeat away to Mansfield Town on January 30, 2007. However, this was to be his only appearance for Torquay, as along with Nathan Simpson, he left on February 6, 2007, having learnt that his initial one-month contract was not going to be renewed.
In October 2007, Baxter joined Dorchester Town on trial, scoring in a reserve game against Torquay United's reserve team.
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'''Anthony Michael 'Tony' Kane''' (born 29 August 1987) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a full-back for Carlisle United. As an international, Kane has played for both for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland at under-21 level.
Kane joined Blackburn Rovers as a youth in November 2004 and was subsequently a member of the squad that won the Premier Academy League in 2004-05. He then became a regular member of the Rovers reserve team before signing a two year contract in 2006. In November 2006 he had a brief loan spell at Stockport County before joining Cercle Brugge on another loan deal in January 2007. In his first appearance for Cercle, Kane was voted man of the match by fans after a strong debut in a 2-0 win a debut against Zulte Waregem
Kane, together with Michael O'Connor, Marc Wilson and Darron Gibson, is one of several Northern Irish footballers, involved in a continuing dispute between the (Northern) Irish Football Association and the Football Association of (the Republic of) Ireland over international eligibility. The dispute arose after the FAI unilaterally reneged on the Gentlemen's Agreement it had reached with the IFA in 1950, whereby neither Association would select players from each others territory (ironically an Agreement originally sought by the FAI).
Under the managerial tenure of Brian Kerr, the FAI now began selecting players born and brought up in Northern Ireland, who did not have a parent or grandparent from the Irish Republic. Indeed, there is some evidence (e.g. from Chris Baird and Kieran McKenna) that the FAI is prepared to initiate contact with NI-born players, although they (FAI) deny this.
Anyhow, the FAI's right to select such players has been disputed by the IFA. And although there has not yet been a definitive statement by FIFA on the matter, most observers agree that the FAI is entitled to do so, since the policy since partition of the Republic of Ireland Government automatically granting Irish citizenship from birth to anyone born anywhere in Ireland, means that this Nationality qualification appears to come within FIFA's existing eligibility criteria. As a result Kane has been selected to represent both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at international level. Finally, after having represented both Associations at under-age level, Kane opted to revert to playing for Northern Ireland, to whom he is now tied, since he has since passed his 21st birthday. (Incidentally, Michael O'Connor has also reverted to Northern Ireland, to whom he is now committed, since he has now played for them in a competitive "A" international. Meanwhile, it has emerged that Marc Wilson has a grandparent from the Republic of Ireland, and so the IFA freely accepts his choice to play for the FAI team. As for the player who first brought this matter to public attention, Darron Gibson, he is now firmly established as a senior Republic of Ireland international.)
Kane initially represented Northern Ireland at both under-18 and under-19 levels, before playing for the Republic of Ireland U21s during the 2006 -07 season. He subsequently switched allegiances back to Northern Ireland and in November 2007 was called up for the senior team. He has also played for Northern Ireland U21s, becoming a regular member of the squad during the qualifying rounds for the 2009 European Under-21 Championship. To date he has played twice against Israel and in games against Luxembourg and Moldova. On March 26 2008 he also played in a 3-1 friendly defeat against Romania.
During the 2006-07 season Kane also made five friendly appearances for the Republic of Ireland U21s, making his debut on October 18 2006 in a 2-0 win against Luxembourg. Then in February 2007 he was selected for the Republic U-21 squad to play in the Madeira Cup, subsequently playing in two of the three games - a 1-0 win against Slovakia, and a 2-2 draw with Madeira. On March 27 he played in a 1-0 defeat against the Netherlands before making his final appearance for the Republic U-21s on August 21 2007 in 2-2 draw with Germany.
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Born in Salford, England, he started his career at Old Trafford as a member of the ground staff, aged 14. During these early years, he played twice for the first team as a goalkeeper.
When the fateful plane crash happened he was assistant secretary to Walter Crickmer but his boss died in the crash and it was left to Olive to contact the families of the 23 victims who perished on the runway, before organising their funerals.
He remained as a director of the club until the takeover in 2005 by Malcolm Glazer and his family,
He died of prostate cancer aged 78 on 20 May 2006.
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'''Gareth Frank Bale''' (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh international footballer who plays as a left back and winger for Tottenham Hotspur.
Bale was born in Cardiff, the younger of two children, and attended Eglwys Newydd Primary School at Whitchurch. He is the nephew of former Cardiff City footballer Chris Pike. His outstanding talent was evident from very early on, in particular his poise and left foot. It was while at this school he first came to the attention of Southampton at nine years old, when he was playing in a 5 a side tournament with his first club, Cardiff Civil Service football club.
Bale then attended Whitchurch High School in Cardiff, where, as well as football, he played rugby and hockey and was a distance runner. Because of his superior skills, the school's PE teacher, Gwyn Morris, had to write special rules. These restricted Bale to playing one-touch football and not using his left foot. Whilst at Whitchurch, Bale trained at Southampton's satellite academy in Bath, although there was initially some doubt if Southampton would give him a scholarship due to his height.
Despite being only 16 at the time, he helped the school's under-18 side win the Cardiff & Vale Senior Cup. He left school in the summer of 2005 with a Grade A in PE amongst his GCSE results. In his final year at school he was awarded the PE department's prize for services to sport. In the presentation, Morris commented:
At the age of 16 years and 275 days, Bale became the second youngest player ever to play for the Saints (after Theo Walcott) when he made his debut on 17 April 2006. He played the whole match as Southampton defeated Millwall 2-0.
On 6 August 2006, Bale scored his first league goal, a free kick, to level the scores at 1-1 against Derby County. The final score at Pride Park was 2-2.
He scored again, at St. Mary's, against Coventry City in the team's second game of the 2006-07 season with another free kick. Bale further developed his reputation as a free kick specialist when he struck the post from one against West Bromwich Albion. By 16 December 2006, Bale's goal count had risen to five, thanks to a late equaliser against Sunderland and free-kicks away to Hull and at home to Norwich City.
In December 2006 he won the Carwyn James Award for the BBC Wales Young Sports Personality of the Year.
His final game for Southampton was in the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-final against Derby County on 12 May 2007. Bale suffered an injury during the second half, preventing him from appearing in the second leg. In total, he made 45 appearances for Southampton, scoring five goals.
Bale completed a transfer to Tottenham on 25 May 2007, arranging a four-year deal, with Tottenham making an immediate payment of -5 million, with further additional payments that could see Bale's transfer go up to -10m. He played his first game for Spurs in a friendly against St. Patrick's Athletic on 12 July 2007, but was substituted on the 80th minute with a minor dead-leg.
He made his competitive debut for Tottenham Hotspur on 26 August away against Manchester United. In just his second Spurs appearance, he scored his first goal for Tottenham in the 3-3 draw with Fulham on 1 September when he latched on to Robbie Keane's flick, charged down the left flank unopposed and coolly slotted past goalkeeper Antti Niemi. Bale then went on to score again against Arsenal in the North London Derby, scoring a free kick inside the near post.
Bale was substituted after sustaining an injury resulting from a tackle from Fabrice Muamba in the league fixture against Birmingham City on 2 December 2007. A scan revealed that Bale had suffered ligament damage to his right ankle, consigning Bale to an extended period on the sidelines. Spurs' sporting director Damien Comolli announced in February 2008 that Bale would miss the rest of the season through injury. He signed a new four-year deal with the club in August 2008.
Bale played a record 24 Premier League games for Spurs without being on the winning side. His first involvement in a Premier League victory came against Burnley on 26 September 2009 - more than two years after signing for Spurs - when he came on as an 85th minute substitute.
In June 2009, Bale had to undergo surgery for a knee injury, ruling him out for up to eight weeks. He missed the preseason matches and it was projected that he would miss the first few weeks of the 2009-10 season. On 26 September, he made his comeback as a substitute in the Spurs' 5-0 thrashing of Burnley.
He made the senior Welsh squad at the end of the 2005-06 season and then made his debut on 27 May 2006 as a substitute in a 2-1 win over Trinidad and Tobago, making him the youngest ever player to play for Wales
On 7 October 2006, Bale became the youngest player ever to score a goal for the full Welsh national team in the Euro 2008 qualification match against Slovakia with a trade-mark free kick. He scored his second goal for Wales in a 3-0 win over San Marino on 28 March 2007. After a long injury lay-off, he returned and started in the World Cup qualifier against Finland on 10 October 2009. On 14 October, he played a part in Wales' final World Cup qualifier by setting up David Vaughan to score the opening goal against minnows Leichtenstein and won the free kick that led to the second, Aaron Ramsey's first at senior level.
Brian Flynn, the U-21 Wales manager has expressed comments of the potential in Bale as a future star of the game. Bale's left-footed prowess and free kick ability have evoked comparisons to Manchester United's left-footed Welsh winger Ryan Giggs.
:''Scores and results list. Wales' goal tally first.''
-DOCSTART-	5246694
'''Jason Kennedy''' (born 11 September 1986 in Roseworth) is an English footballer, who plays for Rochdale. He is a midfielder.
Kennedy started his career at Middlesbrough. He made his debut for the North East of England club in the 2004-05 season, in a game against Fulham. He made six appearances, four of which were as substitute, in 2005-06, and participated in Middlesbrough's UEFA Cup run in the season against Litex Lovech, playing the full game.
Kennedy was handed a two-year contract in 2005 by manager Steve McClaren. He joined Scottish Football League club Livingston in August 2007 on a six-month loan deal.
He made another loan move in 2008, this time to League Two side Darlington. On 10 May 2008, Kennedy scored the first goal in the League Two play-off semi-final first leg between Darlington and Rochdale. Darlington went on to win the match 2-1. However in the second leg he missed his kick in a penalty shoot-out, sending Rochdale through to the play-off final. On 30 May 2008 Kennedy signed a two-year permanent deal with Darlington.
On 20 May 2009 Jason signed a two year deal with Rochdale. The deal was held up due to Darlington not allowing Kennedy to move, however Rochdale confirmed the signing later on that evening. The signing came as a surprise because Jason reportedly had offers from several teams in Coca-Cola League One. Jason stated his reason for joining Rochdale were because there a progressive and stable club.
Jason's younger brother, Carl Kennedy, plays for Middlesbrough Futsal Club.
'''Middlesbrough'''
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'''Nathan Luke Robert Doyle''' (born 12 January 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Barnsley.
Doyle, who developed as a player through Derby County's academy, has played for the England U16 side, England U17 side and England U20 side. He can play at right-back, central midfield, or the right side of midfield.
Born in Derby, England, Nathan Doyle started his football career playing for John Port School, Derby. He made his first appearance for Derby County on 1 November 2003, aged 16, in a league game against Preston North End, which Derby lost 3-0. In February 2006, Doyle was on loan to Notts County and his first game for the club from Nottinghamshire was on 25 February 2006 in a league game against Lincoln City. He returned to Derby in May 2006. After a loan spell with Bradford City, he was transferred to Hull City on 31 January 2007, for -100,000. He made his Hull City debut in a 2-1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle on the final day of the 2006-07 season. His first senior goal came in Hull's 4-1 victory over Watford in the second leg of the Football League Championship play-offs on 14 May 2008,
Hull were promoted to the Premier League, but Doyle did not feature in the top division until 26 December, when he came on as a substitute during a 5-1 defeat to Manchester City.
Doyle went on loan to Championship side Barnsley on 18 September 2009. He made his debut the following day, coming on for Jacob Butterfield at a 0-0 draw with Swansea City. In January 2010, Doyle signed permanently for Barnsley on a free transfer after being told he could leave Hull.
-DOCSTART-	5247252
'''Lionel Glenn Robert Ainsworth''' (born October 1, 1987 in Nottingham) is an English footballer who currently plays for Huddersfield Town. He plays as a right winger.
Ainsworth started his career at Derby County, signing his first professional contract on 4 August 2005. He made his first team debut on 25 February 2006 in a 1-0 home win over Plymouth Argyle, coming on as a late substitute for Kevin Lisbie. His second and final first team appearance for Derby came in a 5-0 defeat to Reading on 1 April 2006, again as a substitute.
Ainsworth spent the first four months of the 2006-07 season on loan at League One side Bournemouth, but made only nine appearances. In January 2007 he joined Conference side Halifax Town for a month, scoring his first senior goal on his debut against York City. Soon after his return to Derby he joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on loan until the end of the season, where he made seven appearances before being recalled in April.
He was released by Derby at the end of the 2006-07 season and was signed by Hereford United, who were about to start their second season back in the Football League. He quickly established his place in the side and featured in every first team match bar one, during his time with the Bulls. In only his second match he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 4-1 League Cup first round win over Yeovil Town. He went on to score another hat-trick, this time in a 3-2 league win at Stockport County. Ainsworth's last match for Hereford saw him score a 3rd minute winner against Leeds United, in the FA Cup First Round.
His performances for Hereford saw Watford sign him initially on loan and then permanently on 5 January 2008 for an undisclosed six figure fee. The Hornets had already loaned Toumani Diagouraga and Theo Robinson to Hereford, and manager Aidy Boothroyd extended these loans to the end of the season as part of the Ainsworth transfer deal. He also gave Hereford first option on Diagouraga, which the Bulls duly utilised in the summer of 2008. Ainsworth signed a contract until the end of the 2009-10 season.
On 16 November 2008, Watford caretaker manager Malky Mackay named Ainsworth as one of three players that were to be loaned to other clubs to gain match fitness. Four days later Ainsworth rejoined Hereford United on a month's loan, on the anniversary of his final match for the Bulls. Lionel scored three more goals for United in the 2008-09 season including a brace and two assists against Oldham Athletic in a 5-0 hammering. Following that performance Lionel was recalled to Watford with one game still left on his loan deal.
On 23 January he was signed by Football League One side Huddersfield Town on a two-and-a-half-year contract. His debut came as a substitute for Keigan Parker in the 1-0 defeat by Yeovil Town at Huish Park on 27 January 2009. His first start for the Terriers came in the 1-0 win over Peterborough United on 31 January 2009.
During his time with Derby County's Academy, Ainsworth featured for England U17s and U18s. Three days after his first senior league appearance for Derby, he played for England U19s. England were undefeated in all of the three games in which Ainsworth featured.
Ainsworth was arrested in early March 2009 in connection with the death of Liam Munn in Nottingham at the beginning of the year. He was charged with affray on 11 March. The accusation was that he was involved in an incident some seven weeks following the death of Mr Munn, his cousin. Also arrested and charged were Ainsworth's uncle (Munn's father) and cousin (Munn's brother).
His arrest forced him to miss Huddersfield's match against Milton Keynes Dons at stadium:mk on 10 March. He was due to stand trial in November 2009, but the charges were dropped on 19 November 2009.
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'''Richard Jackson''' (born 18 April 1980) is an English professional footballer who is now playing for Coca Cola League 2 side Burton Albion.
Jackson was born in Whitby and began his career at the then Natiowide Division Three club, Scarborough, as a trainee in August 1997
Jackson joined Derby County in March 1999
Jackson joined Luton Town on a two-year contract in August 2007
On 4 September 2008 Richard signed a one-year professional contract with League One side Hereford United. On 22 October 2009, Jackson was set to sign for Darlington as one of four new players brought in by manager Steve Staunton but Jackson's own deal fell through.
After dropping into non league to play a couple of games for his hometown club Whitby Town, Richard joined up with Burton Albion on a month's contract on 4 December 2009. Jackson signed for former Derby & Luton team mate Paul Peschisolido in order to cover injuries to Ryan Austin & Andrew Corbett.
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'''Jonathan Ronald James Forte''' (born 25 July 1986) is an English-born Barbadian footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United as a winger.
Forte was born in Sheffield and started his career at Rotherham United as a schoolboy in the Academy, but opted to join the Sheffield United Academy, along with Billy Sharp after Rotherham turned him away.
Forte was mostly been used as a substitute at Sheffield United, with only five of his appearances being from the start. He went on loan twice in the 2005-06 season, to Doncaster Rovers and Rotherham United. He scored eight times (four for each team) for these clubs, and played an important part in keeping Rotherham in League One.
In July 2006, Forte was re-signed by Doncaster Rovers, initially on a six-month loan deal. He helped Doncaster win the Football League Trophy on 1 April 2007 scoring the first goal in 3-2 (aet) victory against Bristol Rovers after only 43 seconds.
Forte signed for Scunthorpe United on 4 July 2007.
He then signed for Notts County on 13 November 2008 in a very fruitful one month loan deal. He scored four goals in four league games, including a hat trick on his debut against Barnet. He re-signed on a one month loan deal at Meadow Lane in February 2009, getting himself on the scoresheet again with two goals against Bradford City in Notts' 3-1 home win. The loan was extended for a second month until 18 April in March.
Forte has been capped at junior level by England, having played in a youth FIFA World Cup qualifier for his country.
On 26 March, he made his international debut for Barbados in a 1-0 victory against Dominica. He qualifies for Barbados through his father.
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'''Kevan James D. Hurst''' (born August 27, 1985 in Chesterfield, England) is a footballer who plays for Carlisle United as a midfielder, having signed from Scunthorpe United in the summer of 2009.
A versatile player, he can play all across the midfield or forward line though his preferred position is left-wing. He made his first senior appearance in the League Cup against QPR on September 23, 2003 with his only league appearance for the Blades coming on September 25, 2004 as a 90th minute substitute for Tommy Black against Coventry City.
Since then, Hurst has been on loan to Boston United, Stockport County and Chesterfield. In July 2006, he returned to his home town team on six-month loan deal which ended on January 2, 2007.
After playing for United in the Third Round FA Cup defeat against Swansea City, Hurst was loaned out to Scunthorpe United on 31 January 2007 until the end of the season. He became a permanent signing for Scunthorpe at the end of the season, in a -200,000 deal.
On the 18th of August, Hurst signed for Coca-Cola League 1 side Carlisle United for a fee of around -100,000 up front which could rise to -145,000. He scored his first goal on his debut against Stockport on the 19th of August.
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}}'''Derek Peter Geary''' (born June 19, 1980 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer, who plays as a full-back for English Football League Championship team Sheffield United.
Derek is one of the few players to have played for both sides in Sheffield.
He was signed by Sheffield Wednesday from Rivermount Boys of Finglas in Dublin, his only schoolboy club, on November 11, 1997, he made a total of 121 appearances for the Owls and won the player of the season award for the 2001-2002 season.
On July 26, 2004 he joined Stockport County and made 13 appearances before transferring to Sheffield United for -25,000 on October 22, 2004.
Geary became the third ex Sheffield Wednesday player to be signed by Neil Warnock that season (the others being Alan Quinn and Leigh Bromby).
Geary made his first start for the Blades in a 3-2 away victory over Crewe at the end of December. His one and only senior career goal came for the Blades in a 2-1 away victory over Millwall in December 2004 where he scored a late winner.
Making 26 appearances in the Premiership for the Blades in season 2006-07, he subsequently signed a contract extension to keep him at Bramall Lane for a further three years in July 2007.
After being out of action for 18 months with a serious knee injury, Geary made his return to the first team in a 2-2 draw with Barnsley at Oakwell on 9th November 2009, replacing Matthew Kilgallon shortly before half time.
On 8 May 2007, Geary was named in the Republic of Ireland squad by manager Steve Staunton for a two match trip to the U.S. to play Ecuador and Bolivia, of which both games were drawn 1-1. However due to hip and thigh injuries received in the last game of the season playing for Sheffield United against Wigan Athletic, he was forced to withdraw from the squad.
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'''Luke John Beckett''' (born 25 November 1976) is an English footballer who plays for Gainsborough Trinity in the Conference North as a striker.
Beckett made his name as a prolific striker since making his Football League dbut for Chester City in a 2-0 defeat by Leyton Orient in August 1998. He had been signed on a free transfer from Barnsley and was to be a big hit in his two years with Chester, winning the club's player of the season award in 1999-2000. Unfortunately this season saw Chester relegated from the Football League and Beckett moved to Chesterfield.
Port Vale must have dreaded the League Cup first round coming around between 1998 and 2001 due to Beckett. In 1998-99 he scored twice as Chester completed a surprise 4-3 aggregate win in the first round, before bagging three the next year as Chester won 6-5 over the two legs. Almost inevitably Chesterfield were paired with Vale after Beckett joined them in 2000-01 and he duly scored twice as Chesterfield narrowly won 4-3 on aggregate. History looked like repeating itself in 2001-02 as Vale and Chesterfield were paired together yet again, but Beckett missed Vale's 2-1 win in a one-off tie as they finally escaped his curse.
Despite the Spireites suffering a points deduction for off-field matters, Beckett helped them win promotion from Division Three in 2000-01 and he would go on to be similarly prolific for Stockport County. This prompted a move to Sheffield United in November 2004 for -50,000.
However, he never scored for the Blades and spent most of the his two seasons as a United player out on loan at Oldham Athletic. -20,000 of his loan fee to Oldham was subsidised by Trust Oldham. He was also on loan at Huddersfield Town where his six goals in seven appearances in 2005 persuaded Terriers manager Peter Jackson to sign Beckett on 3 July 2006, for -85,000, on a three-year deal.
On 5 January 2008, Beckett scored the opening goal in a 2-1 defeat of Premier League side Birmingham City in the FA Cup third round. He scored in the following round as Huddersfield defeated Oldham Athletic 1-0. He was believed to be close to signing for League Two side Bradford City in May, and was later ready to sign for York City in the Conference National, but could not reach an agreement over the remainder of his contract with Huddersfield.
On 27 November, he joined Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity on a short-term contract after paying off the remainder of his contract with Huddersfield.
A boyhood Manchester City fan, Beckett is married to Tracy and has three daughters, including twins.
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'''Nicholas "Nicky" Law''' (born 29 March 1988 in Nottingham, England) is an English footballer, who plays in the position of midfielder for Rotherham United. He is the son of the former Rotherham United footballer, Nicky Law.
A member of Sheffield United's academy, Law was given a squad number despite only being expected to play in the reserves and Under-18's. However, he made his first team debut as a 58th minute substitute for Colin Marrison in the League Cup against Reading on 25 October 2005.
Law made his Premier League debut for the Blades as a 90th minute substitute against Newcastle United on 4 November 2006.
In February 2006, Law joined Yeovil Town on a month's loan, later extended to two months
Law had to wait until his third senior season to score his first goal for the Blades coming in a second round Carling Cup tie at MK Dons in 28 August 2007.
In October 2008, Law was again signed on loan at Bradford City, as cover for Joe Colbeck, who was injured in a victory against Grimsby Town.
Law scores of Sheffield United, not noted in apps column
Law returned to Bramall Lane at the end of the season having made 29 appearances for the Bantams but was placed on the transfer list as Sheffield United sought to trim their squad.
In June 2009, despite interest from both League One and League Two clubs, Law signed a two-year deal with Rotherham United. He left Bramall Lane on a free transfer but with the Blades retaining a 50% sell on clause.
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'''Kyle McFadzean''' (born 20 February 1987 in Sheffield) is an English football defender currently playing for Alfreton Town.
Formerly a member of Sheffield United's academy, McFadzean was given a squad number for the 2005-06 season despite playing the majority of the campaign in the reserves. He made his first-team debut as a substitute in place of Keith Gillespie in a League Cup tie against Shrewsbury Town on 20 September 2005.
He signed for Conference North side Alfreton Town on a free transfer in July 2007.
McFadzean gained England C recognition in September 2009, as he was called into the team that played against Hungary under-23's
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'''Darren Blewitt''' (born 3 September 1985 in Newham) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Southend United.
Aa a youngster, Blewitt was associated with Norwich City, but joined West Ham United while still at school and came through their academy system. He played regularly for and captained the reserves, and was an unused substitute for the first team. In February 2005 Blewitt joined Football League Two club Southend United on loan in order to gain experience of first-team football. However, his debut in the Football League was also the only appearance he made in Southend's first team, as an 89th-minute substitute in a 3-0 win away toCheltenham Town.
After a trial with Dagenham & Redbridge, Blewitt joined Billericay Town, where he spent two seasons before being released and joining Heybridge Swifts. His stay was brief: he left following a change of management, made one appearance for Enfield Town, then, in September 2008, joined Brentwood Town, where he won both Manager's and Players' Player of the Year awards for the 2008-09 season. After Brentwood dismissed manager Carl Griffiths at the start of the 2009-10 season, Blewitt moved to Aveley.
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Blockley was born in Leicester but began his career with Coventry City, joining the Sky Blues in 1968. A central defender, he played nearly 150 league matches for Coventry and was capped by the England U23 side. In October 1972 he was snapped up by Arsenal in October 1972 for a fee of -200,000, as the intended replacement for former captain Frank McLintock. He made his debut for Arsenal in a 1-0 loss to Sheffield United on October 7, 1972, and four days later made his full England debut, against Yugoslavia, which finished 1-1.
However despite this meteoric rise, Blockley's stay at Arsenal was not a happy one. McLintock had been a linchpin in Arsenal's defence and a fans' favourite, while Blockley's performances in a red and white shirt were notoriously inconsistent, including a disastrous mistake in an FA Cup semi-final against Sunderland in 1972-73 which allowed Vic Halom to score; Sunderland ran out 2-1 winners.
Frustrated, many of the club's fans laid the blame at Blockley's feet (Nick Hornby recounts in his memoir ''Fever Pitch'' that Blockley was "an incompetent to rival Ian Ure"
At Leicester, Blockley had somewhat of a mini-renaissance, helping rescue the side from relegation that season, helping them finish seventh in 1975-76, and eventually becoming club captain. However, injuries continually troubled him and it was clear he would not last forever in the top flight. After 75 league matches in three and a half seasons, he left in 1978 for Notts County, where he spent two seasons, playing 57 league games, before quitting football aged 31.
After retiring, Blockley did not opt for a career in coaching or management and instead became a salesman for a power transmission company. He now owns his own business, Transmech.
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'Bud' was a talented player, whose speed and trickery on the left-wing and as an inside-left was a catalyst for the Rangers team which won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1972. He scored twice in the final as Rangers defeated Dynamo Moscow 3-2 in Barcelona. In December 1972 he moved to England to join West Bromwich Albion, making his debut against Liverpool in the same month.
However, his career included some controversial incidents. In 1978 when playing in the World Cup he was found to have taken a banned stimulant during the opening game against Peru. His subsequent expulsion from the squad ended his international career at 22 caps. While playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps he once mooned the opposing bench following a goal, and on another occasion took a swig from a fan-offered beer before taking a corner kick in San Jose assisting on a goal from the kick. His volatile temperament also ensured he was sent off 22 times in his career, once for attempting to kick a referee, which saw him receive a fine as well as a five-match ban for bringing the game into disrepute.
Aberdeen player John McMaster had to be given the kiss of life during a game against Rangers at Ibrox in 1980 after Johnston stamped on his throat.
In 2004 Johnston was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
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'''Oliver Allen''' (born 7 September 1986) is an English footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Barnet, and is currently at Ryman League Premier Division side Billericay Town. His father Clive was a very successful player for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1980s.
Allen is a former West Ham United trainee who also played for Tottenham Hotspur at youth level. He moved to Birmingham City during 2005. He scored 13 goals in 18 games for Birmingham's reserves, but never played for the first team, moving to Barnet on a free transfer in January 2007. He had some success at Barnet, scoring four goals in four consecutive games in February, but did not add to that tally, and was released by the club in May 2007.
After impressing on trial - scoring a goal against Tottenham Hotspur in a friendly - Allen signed a two-year contract with Conference National side Stevenage Borough. In February 2008, he went on loan to Crawley Town.
However, in January 2009, he returned to football with Conference South side Thurrock, but made only one appearance from the substitutes bench, against Hampton & Richmond, before leaving the club because of injury.
On transfer deadline day in March 2009, Allen joined Billericay Town.
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'''Duane Courtney''' (born 7 January 1985) is an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Burnley. He joined Conference National club Kidderminster Harriers in July 2009.
Courtney was born in Birmingham. He was associated with Derby County as a schoolboy before joining Birmingham City as a trainee.
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'''Stephen James Hunt''' (born 11 November 1984) is an English defender who plays for Notts County, as a defender.
Born in Southampton, Hunt started his career as a trainee at his hometown club, but was sold to Colchester United before making a first team appearance. The start of his Colchester career was marked by being sent off 59 seconds into his debut against Chesterfield. He didn't appear very many times in Colchester's 2005-06 promotion run-in, only making two substitute appearances, but did start three games in the cups. As a result, he was sold to Notts County in June 2006.
Thanks to an impressive start to his Magpies career, on 5 February 2007 Hunt signed a new two-and-a-year contract to keep him at Meadow Lane until June 2009.
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'''Segundo Alejandro Castillo Nazareno''' (born 15 May 1982 in San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas) is an Ecuadorian international footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently on loan at English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers from Serbian side Red Star Belgrade.
Castillo started his career with Quito's Club Deportivo Espoli spending 3 years with the team, scoring a decent 11 goals in 66 appearances. He then moved across the capital to one of Ecuador's most successful sides Club Deportivo El Nacional, with whom he won successive league titles in 2005 and 2006. He again scored 11 goals in 112 matches for the club.
In August 2006 he moved abroad, signing a two year deal with Serbian side Red Star Belgrade. He scored 8 goals during his first season at his new club and was a key player when the team won the double in 2007. In total he scored 18 goals in 72 games, an average of a goal every four games.
In August 2008 Castillo joined English Premier League club Everton on a year-long loan deal to become Everton's second signing of the summer transfer window. He made his league debut on 14 September 2008 against Stoke City. He scored his only goal for the ''Toffees'' on his home debut against Standard Liege on 18 September 2008 in a UEFA Cup tie with a powerful volley from 25 yards out.
However, although Castillo seemed to be a regular in David Moyes' side, as a defensive midfielder, toward the end of the season he found himself left out of the team, making rare appearances for Everton as Moyes adopted a new formation, which didn't include the Ecuadorian international. Towards the end of his loan deal Castillo found himself on the bench or not even making the squad. He was not offered a permanent contract by Everton at the conclusion of his loan spell; it was reported that Red Star were asking for around -4.5 million to make the deal permanent.
Castillo returned to the Premier League once again when he joined newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season-long loan on 31 August 2009.
Castillo broke into the Ecuadorian national team in 2005, making his international debut on 17 August as a substitute against Venezuela. He became a regular player after this and was included in their squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played every minute of their World Cup campaign, where Ecuador reached the second round for the first time in their history.
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In March 2009, Castillo's wife Brenda gave birth to their first son, D-Alessandro.
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'''Gerald "Gerry" Taggart''' (born 18 October 1970 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former professional footballer, who is a coach at Leicester City.
Taggart started his career as a trainee with Manchester City in 1989. Gerry spent one season with the club making 13 appearances, and scoring one goal.
Limited chances in the Manchester City team saw Taggart drop down a division to take up the option of joining Barnsley where he spent five seasons, making the Northern Irish national team in the process. Taggart spent most of his time at Barnsley under former Northern Ireland player Danny Wilson, where he made 247 appearances and scored 20 goals for the club.
When transferring from Barnsley to Bolton in 1995 he became the Wanderers first ever -1 million purchase. Taggart's displays lead to the Bolton Wanderers signing him for -1.5 million on 1 August 1995. In his second season with the club (1996/1997) Taggart helped Bolton reach the Premiership after they had amassed 98 points and 100 goals in that season and gained promotion as Champions of the First Division. The following season Taggart was relegated back to the First Division. In a total of three seasons with the club, Taggart made 81 appearances, scoring 5 goals for Bolton, with one such goal coming in the last ever game at the clubs old Burnden Park ground against Charlton Athletic in April 1997.
Taggart again played in Premiership football when he signed for Leicester City on 16 June 1998. Taggart was often partnered with former Tamworth player Steve Walsh in Leicester's defence. In 2000 he won a League Cup winners medal with Leicester.
He scored his last European goal in a 1-1 UEFA Cup draw against Red Star Belgrade on 15 September 2000, at Filbert Street.
After showing some impressive displays while on loan, Stoke City signed Taggart permanently on 26 February 2004.
At Stoke, Taggart formed a partnership with Michael Duberry in Stoke City's defence, however injuries began to hamper Taggart's time with the club. He retired from the playing and took up a coaching role with the club. Taggart only stayed with the club for two seasons, before being released on 8 June 2006.
Taggart was a coach at Stoke when they met the team he was playing for, Tamworth, in the third round of the FA Cup in January 2006.
Taggart had spent the 2006/2007 season back with his former club Leicester City in order to take his coaching badges. He signed for Conference North division side Tamworth on 16 May 2007. He and former team mate Robert Ullathorne both participated in the Football League Cup Final 1999 for Leicester City in which they lost 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur.
Taggart returned to Leicester on 13 September 2007 as first team coach under Gary Megson. He and Frank Burrows became caretaker managers following Megson's departure to Bolton Wanderers on 25 October 2007.
On Monday 16 November 2009, it was announced that Taggart is believed to be on the six man shortlist for the managers job at Grimsby Town.
Taggart played international football for his native Northern Ireland, making his debut in 1990 and spending 13 years at the back for Northern Ireland with his final appearance coming in 2003 while at Leicester. Taggart earned 51 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring seven goals. He retired from his Northern Ireland and international football career on 18 August 2003..
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Thompson began his career as a midfielder with West Bromwich Albion, where he made his debut in the Full Members Cup in November 1985. He scored in the penalty shoot-out, although Albion lost to Chelsea, who went on to win the competition.
Thompson moved to rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers with Steve Bull in November 1986 for a combined fee of -65,000, and made the transition to full-back. 'Thommo' became a fans favourite at Molineux, known for his speed and penalty taking. He was an integral part of the team that won back-to-back promotions to the (old) Second Division in the late 1980s (also lifting the Sherpa Van Trophy). He remained a vital player in the team as they twice failed in the play-offs, as they tried to break into the Premier League during the 1990s. He eventually left the club in 1997 to join Tranmere Rovers, after making a total of 451 appearances for the Midlanders.
He played three seasons in the second flight at Prenton Park, helping the club to the League Cup final in 2000 (although he was an unused substitute at Wembley) before leaving on a free transfer to Cardiff City. His time in Wales was injury-ravaged, as he tore his stomach muscles in only his second game, and damaged his ankle ligaments in his comeback game.
These setbacks and the arrival of Alan Cork as manager, saw Thompson being loaned out to League Two Shrewsbury Town in January 2002. He made the move permanent in the close season, but his only full season with the club saw them lose their league state for the first time, during another injury plagued season for the defender. After being released, he moved to non-league Hednesford Town but managed only one appearance before injury forced him to retire in 2003.
Since retiring from playing, he has completed a sports science degree at Wolverhampton University and gained a UEFA B coaching license. He now works as a PE Teacher at Chellaston School in Derby.
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'''Paul Thirlwell''' (born February 13, 1979 in Springwell village, Tyne and Wear, England) is an English footballer who has played for four English clubs. He plays for Carlisle United in Football League One and is the club captain.
Thirlwell, who is a midfielder, is a former England Under 21 footballer who has often been compared to former Sunderland and Everton star Paul Bracewell.
Paul Thirlwell began his career in Sunderland in August 1997 and his first league game for Sunderland was against Tranmere Rovers on August 22, 1998. His first goal for the club from Tyne and Wear came against Luton Town on September 19, 2000 when Sunderland won 3-0 in the English League Cup. Thirlwell was on loan to Swindon Town from September 1999 to November 1999 and in those months he played 12 league games for the club from Wiltshire.
With Sunderland flying high in the Premiership, Thirlwell often found himself on the fringes of the first team, unable to break into the side ahead of established stars such as Don Hutchison and Stefan Schwarz. However, following the clubs relegation from the top flight in 2003, Thirlwell went on to establish himself in the heart of Sunderland's midfield, making 33 league and cup appearances for the first team. Thirlwell even had a stint as captain after skipper Jason McAteer picked up an injury.
Despite a regular starting place during the first half of the season, injuries meant that Thirlwell missed a large chunk of the latter half of the campaign. Thirlwell also suffered a fractured skull during a reserve team match in April 2004, bring a premature end to Thirlwell's Sunderland career.
With Thirlwell's contract up for renewal at the end of the season, manager Mick McCarthy decided not to retain him, and Thirlwell signed for Sheffield United on a free transfer in July 2004. His first appearance for this club came against Reading on August 14, 2004 and in a league game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on November 27, 2004 he scored his first goal for the club from South Yorkshire. Despite featuring 30 times for the club, Thirlwell played only one season for Sheffield United and on August 5, 2005 he signed for Derby County.
He made his debut for Derby on August 6, 2005 in a league game against Brighton & Hove Albion.
On September 8, 2006 Thirlwell joined Carlisle United on a 3-month loan from Derby County.
On the 16th of January 2009 Thirlwell scored his first league goal for Carlisle to equalise 2-2 against a second placed MK Dons team, Carlisle went on to win the match 3-2 through debutante Joe Anyinsah's goal.
On the 2nd of May 2009, Thirlwell scored the winning goal against Milwall in Carlisle's final game of the season, a game Carlisle had to win to avoid relegation to League Two. The match ended Carlisle 2-0 Milwall
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'''Lee Bell''' (born 26 January 1983 in Crewe, Cheshire) is an English professional footballer who plays for Macclesfield Town. He previously played for Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town, Burton Albion and Mansfield Town.
Bell was a product of the Crewe Alexandra academy system and made his debut for the first team on the opening day of the 2002-03 season.
Following a successful trial, Bell joined Mansfield Town in August 2007. He made 27 appearances for Mansfield in the 2007-08 season, before suffering a serious knee injury in February 2008 that ruled him out for most of the rest of the season. After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Conference National at the end of the 2007-08 season, Bell was released by the club, and joined Macclesfield Town on a one-year contract.
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'''Adrian Heath''' (born 11 January 1961 in Newcastle-under-Lyme) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently manager of American team Austin Aztex. As a player he is best remembered as part of the successful Everton side of the 1980s.
Heath grew up supporting Stoke City and started his playing career at the club. He became a regular in the first team, making 95 appearances. Heath joined in January 1982 for a then club record fee of -700,000. He become the club's top scorer in his first full season, scoring 18 in all competitions in the 1983-84 season. Despite the fact that Heath only played 17 games in the 1984-85 campaign, his scoring got into double figures every season until 1988.
A goal for which many fans remember Heath is credited with changing Everton's fortunes in the 1983-84 road to the League Cup Final at . Grabbing a poor Kevin Brock back-pass, Heath scored a goal away at Oxford to equalize the match and earn Everton a chance to turn things around.
Heath then became something of a journeyman, with a spell in Spain with Espanyol. He later returned to England where he spent the remainder of his career, the most notable part being a three year stint at . In all, over -2 million was spent on fees for Heath during his career.
Heath began his managerial career as player-manager of Burnley in March 1996. He left after the 1996-97 season having finished ninth in the Second Division. Two years later he was appointed manager of but he left the club after only five months.
He also worked with former Everton team-mate Peter Reid at , and . When Reid left Coventry in January 2005, Heath stepped in as caretaker. He remained at the club under Reid's successor Micky Adams and again acted as caretaker in January 2007 before leaving the club after Iain Dowie was appointed.
Heath was appointed manager of USL-1 expansion team Austin Aztex in February 2008. Austin Aztex have a close relationship with English side Stoke City, where Heath started his career.
In June 2009 Heath according to reports applied for the job at League 2 side Port Vale, his former team Stoke Citys main rivals.
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}}'''Donald "Don" Welsh''' (25 February 1911 - 2 February 1990) was an English football player and manager. As a player he played at inside left for Charlton Athletic and for England, winning the FA Cup with Charlton in 1946-47.
Welsh joined Charlton Athletic in 1935, costing a fee of -3,250 from Torquay United. An extremely versatile player, he could play equally well at inside left, centre forward, centre half or left half. He soon became captain and skippered Charlton to consecutive promotions from the Third Division to the First Division. In 1938 he gained the first of three caps for England against Germany. He later played for the national team against Switzerland and Romania, scoring once against the latter in 1939.
During the Second World War he made guest appearances for Charlton and Liverpool. He scored 100 goals in 119 games for Charlton and 43 goals in 40 games for Liverpool. Welsh also led Charlton to two War Cup finals in 1943 and 1944, winning in 1944 by beating Chelsea. He also made nine appearances for England in the semi-official wartime matches, scoring twelve goals.
He returned playing for Charlton at the end of the war. He captained the side to FA Cup finals in 1946 and 1947, winning the latter game against Burnley. He left the club in November 1947 in order to begin his management career.
With his playing days over, Welsh started his managerial career at Brighton & Hove Albion in November 1947 aged 36 years old. His managerial career did not start well - Brighton finished bottom of the Third Division (South) at the end of the 1947-48 season. Brighton recovered to finish 6th and 8th in the next two years. Following this he joined Liverpool as manager in 1951 as a result of George Kay's decision to step down through ill-health.
In 1954 Welsh became the first manager to guide Liverpool into relegation for over 50 years. Unfortunately, that day also saw Everton promoted back to the First Division. He had almost accomplished that feat the season before finishing 17th, and only a scrappy win over Chelsea on the last day of the season kept Liverpool up. After this relegation Liverpool would stay in the Second Division for eight more seasons. Liverpool came near to being promoted again in 1955-56, but Welsh would not be given another chance and was sacked as Liverpool manager in 1956. He remains the only Liverpool manager to ever be sacked by the club.
After leaving Liverpool, Welsh became a publican for a while in the West Country before the lure of football brought him back into club management again, this time at Bournemouth in the newly-formed and non-regional Third Division just before the start of the 1958-59 season. After two average seasons (they finished 12th and 10th), he was dismissed in February 1961 following a string of poor results. He managed non-League Wycombe Wanderers for a brief spell between July 1963 and November 1964 before returning to the club where he had enjoyed such success as a player, Charlton Athletic, to become a member of their administrative staff. He died in 1990, aged 78.
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'''Stephen John Foster''' (born 18 September 1980) is an English professional football defender who is the current captain of Barnsley.
Born in Warrington, Cheshire, Foster signed for local club Crewe Alexandra as a trainee in August 1997 and made his debut on the 22nd of that month in Crewe's 1-0 loss to Bury. He made a second appearance in the same season a months later in Crewe's 1-1 draw with Bristol City. Foster however didn't play any first team games for Crewe during the next season. A season on and Foster scored his first goal for Crewe in their 2-2 draw with Bury, the goal came in the 84th minute, Mark Rivers scoring the other goal for Crewe two minutes after Foster's goal. It took four seasons before Foster was received his first red card, which he received in Crewe's 2-1 loss at Gresty Road against Oldham Athletic. After the transfer of Dave Brammer to Stoke City in 2003, Foster was named the captain of Crewe for the 2003-04 season, his role as captain was taken away from him the next season and was given to teammate Kenny Lunt.
After Crewe's relegation from The Championship in the 2005-06 season, Foster, who was out of contract, decided to turn down a new offer by Crewe in favour of joining Championship side Burnley on a free transfer. He spent his first season at Burnley mainly as a squad player or substitute and started the 2007-08 season in similar vein. In August 2007 Foster was transferred to Barnsley for the sum of -100,000 where he signed a two year contract.
Foster made a positive start to his Barnsley career, enjoying a regular run in the team at right-back. Since his signing, Foster became a valued member of the Barnsley first team squad. His time at Barnsley so far has had one notable set back which came in the form of a sending off for two bookable offences during the 3-3 draw between Barnsley and Stoke at Oakwell on Boxing Day 2007. Two major high points have come in the FA Cup for Foster with him grabbing an equaliser for Barnsley twice in three separate games. First of all came a back heeled goal against Blackpool at Oakwell in the 3rd round, and secondly came a headed goal from Martin Devaney's cross against Liverpool at Anfield in a 5th round match that Barnsley went on to win 2-1.
He bagged his first league goal for Barnsley at Watford in a 3-0 win, heading home Diego Len's corner.
Foster was named Barnsley's player of the season in his first year at the club. This honour was voted for by the fans, he beat club captain, Brian Howard, and winger, Jamal Campbell-Ryce into second and third place respectively.
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'''Bernard Pascal Maurice Lama''' (born April 7, 1963) is a French football coach and former goalkeeper. He was born in the Indre-et-Loire ''dpartement'' but originated from French Guiana. He spent a number of years in goal for Lille and Paris Saint-Germain. He was also a member of the France national team that won the 1998 World Cup and the Euro 2000.
Lama left Guiana in 1981 to come to metropolitan France, without his father's consent but determined to become a professional footballer,
In Paris, Lama had to replace the iconic Jol Bats, and his impressive performances quickly showed he was up for the task. His career took a new dimension when he took part in European competitions, and even got called up for the French national team. He won the Coupe de France twice in 1993 and 1995, and in 1996, his most prestigious trophy yet, the European Cup Winners' Cup.
Despite an interest from La Liga giants FC Barcelona, Lama decided to stay in Paris, and had an excellent start of season that was unfortunately cut short by a serious knee injury in September 1996 after he saved a penalty against Cannes,
Lama found himself without a club at the start of the 1997-98 season, training with the PSG reserve team. During the winter transfer window and only six months away from the World Cup, he finally agreed on a contract with Premier League club West Ham. However, he would watch West Ham's games from the substitute bench more often than not and finished the season with only twelve appearances under ''The Hammers' '' colours.
After six months spent in England, he made the most of the change of president in Paris (Charles Bitry replacing Michel Denisot) to return to the capital's club, where he spent two more seasons. Despite a more than decent 1999-00 season, he was notified that, due to Paris' youth policy, his services were no longer needed and that Lionel Letizi would replace him in the club's goals. He quickly found a new club, Rennes, where he spent a very good season, at the end of which he expressed his desire to fulfill his childhood's dream and play for a Brazilian club. Unfortunately for him, no club expressed any interest in signing him, which led to his announcing the end of his career.
His debut with the France national team was on February 17, 1993 against Israel in a 4-0 victory, and he would go on to win 44 caps for his nation. Lama played in the Euro 1996 finals, and was a substitute at the Euro 2000 finals.
On July 21, 2006, Lama was appointed coach of the Kenya national team. Kenya, however, lost on his debut to Eritrea on September 2, 2006, during an African Nations Cup qualifier, and he quit just two months later, citing the lack of professionalism of the Kenya Football Federation, and was replaced by Tom Olaba.
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'''Shaun Peter Murphy''' (born 5 November 1970, in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian football (soccer) player. Shaun currently lives in Perth, Western Australia with his family.
His club career included stints with Notts County (1992-1997), West Bromwich Albion (1997-1999), Sheffield United (1999-2003) and Crystal Palace (2001-2) in England, before returning to Australia for one season to captain Perth Glory (2003-4).
He was a member of the Australian national team and famously scored a winner against Brazil for Australia in the 2001 Confederations Cup third place play off match. He also represented Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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'''Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera''' (born 4 August 1985),
After progressing through the youth system at Club Deportivo El Nacional, Valencia became a first team regular and made over 80 appearances for the club before signing for La Liga side Villarreal in 2005. He only made two league appearances for the Spanish side in between successful loan spells at Recreativo for the 2005-06 season and later English Premier League club Wigan Athletic from 2006 to 2008. Wigan later signed Valencia on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee in January 2008. His performances for Wigan soon attracted attention from several high profile clubs and he turned down a move to Real Madrid before signing for Manchester United in June 2009, as a replacement for the departed Cristiano Ronaldo.
After an underprivileged childhood in Lago Agrio, Valencia started his career at El Nacional and moved to the Spanish league team Villarreal in 2005. However, he was loaned to Recreativo de Huelva for most of the 2005-06 season, where he helped the team gain promotion.
At the beginning of the next season, he joined English Premier League club Wigan Athletic, initially on a year long loan deal. He made his debut for Wigan on 19 August 2006, in a 2-1 loss to Newcastle United, and scored his first goal for them against Manchester City on 21 October 2006. The loan was extended into the following season, and on 18 January 2008 he transferred for an undisclosed fee, signing a three and a half year contract. He turned down a move to La Liga side Real Madrid in January 2009. In early June 2009, the Wigan chairman announced that he would not force Valencia to stay at the club.
On 30 June 2009, Valencia became Manchester United's first summer signing, having cut his holiday short to have a medical with the club. He has signed a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be in the region of -16 million. He made his competitive debut for Manchester United in the 2009 FA Community Shield, when he came on for the injured Nani in the 62nd minute. On 17 October 2009, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring United's second in a 2-1 victory against Bolton Wanderers His first UEFA Champions League goal followed four days later in a 1-0 away victory against CSKA Moscow.
Valencia's first international cap was in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay on 27 March 2005, scoring twice in a 5-2 win for Ecuador. He played in Ecuador's 2006 FIFA World Cup finals matches, and was chosen as a nominee for FIFA's ideal 11 team, which recognises the top stars for every position in the World Cup. He was also shortlisted as one of the six potential candidates for the Gillette Best Young Player award. An email broadly circulated in England encouraged votes for Valencia, in an attempt to prevent Cristiano Ronaldo from winning. Valencia ended up receiving the greatest number of votes in the online poll, but since the award's winner is determined by a combination of the fan vote and a judging panel, the award was eventually given to Lukas Podolski.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010.''
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'''Bryan James Gunn''' (born 22 December 1963 in Thurso), is a Scottish football manager and former professional goalkeeper.
As a player, he played most of his career for Norwich City. He also played for the Scotland national football team. He was appointed to his first managerial appointment by Norwich following years of behind-the-scenes work, including on the catering and coaching sides. He was sacked by Norwich two matches into the 2009-10 season.
As a youngster, Gunn often played at left-back. Following youth experiences at Invergordon, Gunn began his professional career with Aberdeen in 1980. The presence of Scottish international keeper Jim Leighton meant that Gunn only played 21 games before he signed for Norwich City in October 1986. Gunn did, however, receive Scottish League Cup and European Cup Winners Cup winner's medals while with Aberdeen. At both finals, he was an unused substitute. Gunn forged a good relationship with then Aberdeen manager Alex Ferguson, and in 1997 Ferguson brought Manchester United to Carrow Road for Gunn's testimonial. While an apprentice at Aberdeen, Gunn had been a babysitter for Ferguson's children.
Gunn then spent the majority of his playing career at Norwich, becoming one of the most famous goalkeepers in the club's history. Gunn initially looked set to join Norwich in the summer of 1986 after they had sold Chris Woods to Rangers for -600,000, however an injury to Leighton meant that Ferguson kept Gunn at Pittodrie until October.
He went on to make 477 first team appearances for Norwich. He was twice voted Norwich City player of the year in 1988 and 1993 and during the latter season, Norwich finished third in the Premier League, their highest-ever finish. He was goalkeeper when Norwich reached the semi-final of the FA Cup in 1989, the joint third furthest the club has ever progressed in the competition, but missed the semi-final in 1992 through injury. His (and Norwich's) greatest moment came in the remarkable shock win over European giants Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup, making several crucial saves that kept the Canaries in the match in the Olympic Stadium. In 2002, Gunn was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City Hall of Fame.
Before each half of a match, Gunn would run toward his goal and pretend to attempt to head-butt the crossbar. Fans caught on to this and would make a crescendo of noise, culminating in an "Ooh" when he "missed". Gunn was forced out of the team by the emergence of Andy Marshall and had a short spell at Hibernian before retiring. A broken leg injury sustained during the 1998 close season effectively ended his playing career.
Gunn made six appearances for Scotland, four of which were in World Cup qualifiers in 1993, when his career was at its peak. He was a member of the country's squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but he played in none of Scotland's three matches at the tournament. Gunn was third choice goalkeeper, behind Jim Leighton and Andy Goram.
==Coaching career and other activities==
Bryan Gunn retired from professional football in 1999 and now lives in Framingham Pigot. In "retirement", Gunn worked on the staff at Carrow Road in hospitality, partly in 'The Gunn Club', a catering outlet named in his honour, as well as other corporate functions around the ground. As well as his work on the staff at Norwich City in 2002 Gunn was made Sheriff of Norwich for the year by the City Council.
Gunn's autobiography - ''In Where it Hurts'' - was published in 2006. He became a 'Club liaison' for Norwich City in February 2007. He was involved in discussions over possible transfers and loan signings, giving the Manager more time with the first team squad. When new manager Glenn Roeder was appointed in November 2007, goalkeeping coach James Hollman parted company with the club, and Gunn became goalkeeping coach for the rest of the season.
Following the sacking of Glenn Roeder as Norwich manager in January 2009, Gunn was asked to take temporary charge of the first team.
Despite being relegated to League One, Norwich re-appointed Gunn as manager for the 2009-10 season. In the opening game of the season, Norwich suffered a 7-1 defeat to Colchester United.
At the height of Gunn's playing career, in the early 1990s, his young daughter, Francesca, was diagnosed with leukaemia. Norwich City fans were at first astonished by the sight of the goalkeeper running out with a completely shaven head; when news spread that Gunn had done so in support of his daughter, who was losing her hair through chemotherapy, Gunn received ever-more rapturous receptions. causes have been very successful. Francesca died in 1992, aged just 2 years old. Gunn played a match for Norwich against Queens Park Rangers at Carrow Road just days after his daughter had died. He gave an outstanding performance that day, which went a long way to building his legendary status among Norwich supporters. His excellent form continued for the remainder of the season, resulting in him winning his second player of the year award.
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'''Paul Stephen McKenna''' (born 20 October 1977) is an English footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest as a midfielder.
Born in Eccleston, Lancashire, after making his debut in 1997 he soon became a fixture in the Preston North End first team. His appearance tally was 427 at the end of the 2007-08 season. This puts him at number nine in the all-time record appearances for the club. He has worn the number 16 shirt since squad numbers were adopted by the Football League.
The 2006-07 season ended in disappointment for the Chorley-born player, not only at missing out on the Play-Offs but at missing the last two months of the season with a groin problem. However, he recovered from the injury in time to make a first-team return in October 2007, and was named club captain in one of Paul Simpson's last acts as manager. McKenna has missed just one game since being handed the captain's armband.
McKenna scored the winning penalty in the penalty shoot-out of the 2000-01 Division One play-off semi-final second leg between Preston and Birmingham City at Deepdale, which saw ''the Lilywhites'' head to the Millennium Stadium for the final.
McKenna was voted PFA Player of the Season at the end of the 2004-05 season after 35 appearances and 3 goals.
He signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Preston in November 2005. McKenna signed for Nottingham Forest on a three-year contract for a fee of -750,000 on 20 July 2009.
On the 19th December 2009, McKenna scored his first goal for Forest against former club Preston with a 20 yard shot into the bottom left hand corner. However he refused to celebrate the goal, showing restraint as a mark of respect to the Preston fans. Forest went on to win the game 3-0.
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'''Curtis Fleming''' (born 8 October 1968 in Manchester) is a former Irish international footballer. Fleming played right back and won international honours for the Republic of Ireland at under-21, under-23 (twice), and senior level. He started his career with St. Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland and spent the majority of his career with Middlesbrough. Although born in Manchester, Fleming was raised in Dublin and spent only months in Manchester.
Fleming was signed by Brian Kerr for St. Patrick's Athletic in the summer of 1987. He was one of a number of young players signed as Kerr sought to build a squad that could challenge for honours. In his first season he ousted former international player Eamonn Gregg from the first eleven and quickly established himself as one of the most exciting talents in the league. He won four caps for the Republic of Ireland under-21 side and was the only home based player when playing for the Republic of Ireland under-23 side against Northern Ireland in 1989. He was transferred to Swindon Town in March 1989 but returned in 1990 having not played for the first team. After finishing second in his first season, Fleming won the league with St. Pat's in 1989-90 season and earned the moniker ''Black Pearl of Inchicore Mark II'' (See ''Paul McGrath'' and ''Paul Osam''). In November 1990 he was awarded the FAI's Under-21 Player of the Year award. He also played in the European Cup and UEFA Cup while at Richmond Park.
Despite signing for Shamrock Rovers Fleming moved to England in the summer of 1991 to join Middlesbrough on a -50,000 transfer.
Fleming went on loan to Birmingham City in November 2001, playing six games for them. He then completed a move to Crystal Palace at the end of December 2001, for a fee believed to be "in the region of -100,000".
Fleming briefly joined Shelbourne in the League of Ireland (managed by former St. Patrick's Athletic colleague Pat Fenlon), and played in the Champions League qualifiers, but at the end of the Irish 2005 season, Fleming officially retired.
He later went on to work as a pundit on Setanta Sports for a period during 2006 and was rumoured to have been associated with the position of assistant manager to Pat Fenlon at Derry City of the League of Ireland. His playing career has continued at an amateur level, with Fleming appearing regularly in the 2006-07 season for Northern League side Billingham Synthonia as a central defender. Fleming joined Livingston in June 2007, as assistant manager to Mark Proctor.
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His next stop came with Coventry City in the English Premier League. He signed for them in 1999 and they were relegated in his second season, but he remained for two more seasons before leaving to play in Qatar.
Chippo missed out on the 2004 African Nations Cup in Tunisia, and had been out of the Atlas Lions squad for two years, after falling out with the team's former coach, Badou Zaki. He was only called up to the team a few weeks ahead of the 2006 African Nations Cup by new coach Mohammed Fakkir.
Chippo had 79 caps with the Moroccan team prior to the 2006 African Nations Cup. The competition was his fourth Nations Cup finals, and purportedly his last, declaring his retirement from international competition after the cup.
In February 2007 it was reported that Hibernian had taken Chippo on trial, but he was released shortly afterwards. In October 2007, Swedish club Hammarby IF also gave him a trial, but he wasn't offered a contract.
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'''Frederick Charles 'Fred' Keenor''' (born 31 July, 1894 in Cardiff, died 1972) was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international best known for captaining the Cardiff City team to success in the 1927 FA Cup Final. To date, this is the only time the competition has been won by a team based outside England's borders.
Keenor, the son of a bricklayer and a mason, was born in Cardiff and as child attended Stacey Road primary school in Adamsdown. One of his former teachers at the school, Walter Riden, would later go on to join the board at Cardiff City while Keenor was a player.
Keenor was a Welsh schoolboy international and appeared in the first ever meeting between the English and Welsh schoolboy sides in 1907. In 1912 he signed as an amateur for his home town club Cardiff City, while playing as an inside-forward, before turning professional on 25 November 1912 with a weekly wage of ten shillings. Following the outbreak of World War One, Keenor served in the 17th Middlesex Battalion, the famous "footballers'" battalion led by Frank Buckley, at the Somme where he received a leg wound, and returned to play for Cardiff in the Southern League.
In 1920 Cardiff City joined The Football League and were placed in Division Two, winning promotion to the top tier in their first year. Under Keenor's captaincy, the club established itself as a redoutable Cup fighter. Cardiff were beaten semi-finalists one in 1921 and were runners' up four years later when they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Sheffield United in 1925. After the 1925 Final, Keenor stated: "''Just because we lost in our very first Cup Final, I don't think there is any cause to get down in the mouth. I can say here and now that one day soon our followers can be sure that Cardiff City will bring that cup to Wales.''"
Two years later they were to return to Wembley. However Keenor came close to never playing in the match as, having been struggling to hold down a first team place due to injury, he handed in a transfer request in January 1927 but a proposed move to Bristol Rovers later collapsed.
Keenor's international career coincided with a spectacular period of success for the Welsh national football team and he attained a total of 32 caps. They won the British Home Championship in 1920, 1924 and 1928, overcoming an increasing reluctance on the part of English clubs to release players for games that they saw as being of no importance. In 1929, unable to call up a replacement, Keenor had to play with strapping to protect an injured neck. But possibly the most famous of all his international fixtures was in the 1930 game in Glasgow against Scotland in which a depleted Welsh side, nicknamed 'Keenor and the 10 unknowns', drew 1-1. Ted Robbin's side, playing on a Saturday when the English leagues had a full programme, had no choice but to play 10 players from either Welsh League sides or from the non-Leagues.
The Welsh side that day (25 October, 1930) read: Wales: Len Evans (Cardiff City), Frederick (Fred) Dewey (Cardiff Corinthians), Wynne Crompton (Wrexham), William (Billy) Rogers (Wrexham), Fred Keenor (Cardiff City), Emrys Ellis (Oswestry Town), William Elvet (Billy) Collins (Llanelli), John Edward (Johnny) Neal (Colwyn Bay), Tommy Bamford (Wrexham), Walter Robbins (Cardiff City), Billy Thomas (Newport County). Bamford scoring the Welsh goal after 6 minutes.
Keenor's abilities were scant. A 'terrible' shot and unable to reliably run with the ball, his strength lay in his commitment to the cause and in his uncompromising tackling. Former team mate Ernie Curtis said of him: "''He was one of the hardest tacklers in the game, some said he was dirty but he was just hard. Nobody took liberties with old Fred ... [He] could run all night, he couldn't run with the ball mind you, but he could run all day.''" This gave the sides he led an immeasurable fillip.
Latterly he suffered from disabilities stemming from a hard-living lifestyle that may have been a consequence of his tough upbringing. Keenor died in 1972 and his ashes were buried in Thornhill crematorium in Cardiff.
On 15 November 2007 a petition to the Cardiff Civic Authorities was begun in order to bestow a fitting tribute upon both Fred himself, and the 1927 FA Cup squad he so heroically captained.
An online version of the petition can be found at
A paper version containing a correspondence address, can be found at
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'''Thomas Younger''' (10 April 1930 - 13 January 1984) was a Scottish professional footballer of the 1950s and 60s who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Younger signed for his hometown club Hibernian in 1948. He was part of the successful side of the early 50s, winning two titles in 1950-51 and 1951-52. Younger soon gained a reputation for being an excellent goalkeeper and alerted Liverpool manager Phil Taylor who captured his signature in June 1956 for -9000. He made his debut at Anfield on 18 August 1956 in a league match against Huddersfield Town. Huddersfield spoilt Younger's day by taking both points from a 3-2 win. He kept his first clean-sheet two games later at Gigg Lane as the Reds beat Bury 2-0. Younger immediately took over the No.1 jersey at Anfield and played in 43 of Liverpool's 45 matches in his first season.
Younger spent three years at Liverpool, only missing six matches during this time. In 1959, he was allowed to leave to take on a player/manager role at Falkirk. A back injury led to him ending his career but after finding out that the injury was not as bad as first diagnosed, he returned to England when Stoke City signed him in 1960. Don Revie, who was bringing experienced players to Leeds United to cope with the club declining fortunes, signed him in 1961. Younger made 42 appearances for Leeds in 13 months before retiring from playing football in October 1962.
Younger was capped by Scotland 24 times in just three years. He made his debut on 4 May 1955 in a friendly international against Portugal at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The Scots were too strong for their Iberian counterparts, winning the game 3-0 and thus gaining Younger his first clean-sheet at national level. Younger also had the honour of keeping goal for the Scottish side during the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. He played in 2 matches, the first against Yugoslavia with the second, his last appearance for the Scots, coming against Paraguay.
After his retirement he stayed on at Leeds as a scout before he got his first coaching role, it was in Canada at Toronto City. After his stint in Toronto he headed back to the club that set him on his way, Hibs. As well as being a fabulous keeper he also had an astute business brain which he used in his role as, at first, a director at the Easter Road club and then Chairman.
Younger also put a lot back into the Scottish game after he was appointed to the Scottish Football Association where he eventually became President a role in stayed in right up until his death on 13 January 1984, aged 53.
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'''Daniel Timothy Hollands''' (born 6 November 1985 in Ashford, Surrey) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bournemouth.
His professional football career began when he joined Chelsea as a trainee, turning professional in November 2003. He captained the Chelsea Youth Team and had been captain of their reserve side until joining Torquay United on loan in March 2006. He made his league debut in a 1-0 home victory against Peterborough United and played ten times, scoring once (in the crucial 4-0 win at home to Stockport County as Torquay turned their season around and eventually survived relegation on the last day of the season. In the close season he was released by Chelsea and signed for Bournemouth on a 2-year deal.
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'''Dick White''' (born 18 August 1931) was a professional footballer from 1950 to 1964.
Born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, Dick played as an amateur for Scunthorpe Sports and Brumby Amateurs before he turned pro with his local club Scunthorpe United where he stayed for 5 years amassing 133 appearances while scoring 7 goals.
Liverpool manager Don Welsh was alerted to White and decided to signed him for -8,000 on 10 November 1955; he made his debut on 10 March 1956 in a league match at Oakwell. Barnsley couldn't live with a rampant Liverpool that day as the Reds took both points back to Anfield from a 5-0 victory. White's only goal for Liverpool came in a FA Cup 3rd round replay at Roots Hall on 8 January 1958. Southend United had already pulled off a surprise 1-1 draw at Anfield the previous Saturday and almost finished off the job on home soil. John Molyneux scored a 1st-minute opener, his first for the club; unfortunately he followed this up by netting an own goal. White in the 79th and Tony Rowley 2 minutes later helped the Reds avoid embarrassment by making the score 3-2.
White made 8 appearances after signing on at Anfield and just 5 in his first full season; things were better for White in the 1957/58 campaign as he, along with Ronnie Moran, headed the appearance chart beings called upon 46 times, both missing just 1 league fixture. The following season was again a good one for White as he was the only ever-present playing 43 games; the one down side was that Liverpool, again, finished outside the promotion spots for the 3rd time on the spin. It was also in this season that Liverpool were memorably knocked out 2-1 by non league Worcester City in the FA Cup third round. White scored an own goal for Worcester's second, which proved to be the decisive goal.
The pressure was all too much for manager Phil Taylor who resigned as boss stating the stress of trying put Liverpool back where they belong was too much to take. He was replaced by a man who become an icon at Anfield: Bill Shankly. Shankly liked the way White played and put him in his plans; he played 43 times as Liverpool, again finished just outside the all important top 2. White again featured highly in the 1960/61 season: he was made captain and played in all 47 fixtures, but it was disappointment once more as the Anfield club finished 3rd for the 5th straight time.
Enough was enough as far as Shankly was concerned: changes were needed and he decided to go back to his home land to make them. He bought Ian St John from Motherwell and, more significantly for White, Ron Yeats from Dundee United. Yeats was immediately made club captain which virtually guaranteed him a starting role and White was the man he replaced, although Dick did start the 1961/62 season in the side at right-back.
Liverpool remained unbeaten for the first 11 matches, winning 10, but were brought back down to earth when Middlesbrough beat them 2-0 at Ayresome Park; ironically Molyneux had come in for his first appearance of the season replacing White. Dick was put back into the starting line-up the following week and Liverpool got back to winning ways thrashing Walsall by 6 goals to 1.
White was eventually replaced by Molyneux but did manage to get 25 appearances under his belt (24 league) as Liverpool finally broke their 3rd place hoodoo by winning the 2nd Division title by 8 clear points over Leyton Orient.
White was then deemed surplus to requirements by Shankly and after 217 appearances for the Merseyside club he was allowed to leave and did so in May 1962. The recently installed Doncaster Rovers manager Oscar Hold saw the opportunity of signing an experienced 5'11", 12 st defender and paid around -3,500 for his services. White made his Donnie debut on his 31st birthday, 18 August 1962, in a 4th Division fixture against Brentford at Belle Vue. Unfortunately for both White and Rovers the result didn't go their way as the Bees took both the points back to Griffin Park after a 2-0 victory.
White again switched between the full-back and centre-back roles during his 2 year spell at Doncaster and he eventually bagged 92 appearances for the Yorkshire club. Kettering Town then approached White with the offer of a player/manager role for the Northamptonshire side which he duly accepted.
After his spell at the helm of Kettering White hung up his boots. He then bought a motor business in Nottingham where he stayed until his retirement.
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'''Austin William Patrick Hayes''' (15 July 1958 - 3 December 1986) was an English-born footballer of Irish descent, who played once as a full international for his country in 1979,.
Hayes was born in Hammersmith, London but began his club career as a left-winger at Southampton in 1976. He scored twice on his debut in a European Cup Winners' Cup tie at home to Carrick Rangers on 3 November 1976. Hayes played in the 1979 League Cup final but Southampton lost to Nottingham Forest. During that season he had played in 15 First Division games and scored three goals. He made his solitary appearance for Republic of Ireland in a 2-0 victory over Denmark at Lansdowne Road on 2 May 1979.
Hayes was never able to cement a regular first-team place, with players of the calibre of Kevin Keegan, Charlie George and Phil Boyer also in the Saints squad. His last appearance for Southampton came on 3 May 1980 and he was transferred to Millwall for -50,000 in February 1981, later turning out for Northampton Town.
In December 1986, Austin Hayes died at the age of 28 from lung cancer, just three weeks after the illness was diagnosed. Earlier that year he had spent a short time playing in Sweden and had recently returned to England when he became ill.
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'''Harry Johnson''' (4 January 1899 - May 1981) was a footballer who played as a striker for Sheffield United between 1916-1931.
At the start of the First World War, Harry joined the army and served in France. He signed for United during the Wartime in 1916 where he was nicknamed '''young Harry''', so as not to be confused with his father of the same name, who also played for the Blades as a right half.
Johnson was a part-time professional with boundless enthusiasm. He had a tireless energy, born of a simple love of the game and never gave the opponent defenders a minute of peace. He also had remarkable pace, and could turn half-chances into goals. His cheerfulness and pluck made him one of the all-time favourites amongst Sheffield United supporters.
As a part time player, he on many occasions had to gain permission from Hadfield Steel Works in Sheffield (who were his full time employees) for a weeks release to play for United.
He played his first match in United colours for a Reserve United side at Heckmondwike, and upset the home fans who 'displayed a certain amount of animosity,' and one irate man even waved a gun at him!, fortunately for Harry and United it wasn't loaded.
In 1928, United were drawn against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup 5th Round. The tie at Hillsborough ended 3-3. In the Replay at Bramall Lane on February 22 1928, the match belonged to Johnson in front of 59,447 spectators, as he became the first player to score 3 goals in a Steel City derby and all in an 18 minute period.
Harry stayed with United for 16 years before finally leaving to join Mansfield Town in 1932.
In just 3 seasons at Mansfield, Johnson rattled in an astonishing 104 goals.
Johnson has the unusual distinction of being the all time leading goalscorer for two different teams. He is Sheffield United's all-time leading goalscorer with 201 goals in 313 league games, which he scored between 1919 and 1930, and holds the same record at Mansfield Town, with 104 goals scored between 1932 and 1935.
He also jointly holds the Sheffield United record for most goals in a game - five against West Ham United in 1929.
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'''Derek Collins''' (born 10 July 1969 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
Collins started his playing career with Greenock Morton where he spent over a decade after making his debut in 1987. In 1997 Collins joined Hibernian and returned to Greenock Morton via loan spells at Preston North End, Partick Thistle and Sliema Wanderers of Malta
In his second spell with Greenock Morton, Collins established himself as the holder of the record number of appearances for the club. (534 appearances, overtaking the previous record holder, David Wylie, by 52 games.)
In January 2005, Collins signed for where he combined his playing role with coaching duties before becoming a coach full-time for the 2006-07 season.
Derek Collins also has the honour of being the only player to play in all four of Scotland's senior leagues with the same club (Greenock Morton) a feat he achieved when he captained Morton against Gretna in Gretna's first ever Scottish League game.
When Davie Irons left Gretna for Morton as manager, Collins went with him as his assistant.
In September 2009, after a poor start to the season, Collins and Irons were sacked by Morton.
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'''Marco Pascolo''' (born 9 May 1966 in Sion) is a retired Swiss international football goalkeeper who spent his best playing days at Servette FC and FC Zrich in the 1990s and early 2000s. He is currently goalkeeping coach for FC Sion.
Pascolo started playing professionally in 1986, with local club FC Sion. At Sion, he failed to break into the first-team and left for Neuchtel Xamax in 1989. During his first season at Xamax, he was used in a squad rotation system, only playing once every few weeks, but in his second season he hit top form and claimed the Number 1 jersey for himself. He signed for Servette FC in 1991 and became a fans' favourite almost immediately. Shortly after signing for Servette, he earned a call-up to the Swiss national team. After achieving all he could at Servette, he went to Serie A with Cagliari Calcio in 1996, but found first-team action hard to come by. And after just one season in Italy, he left for England's Nottingham Forrest. He played even fewer games there and returned to Switzerland in 1998 with FC Zrich. He was a first-team regular in Zrich for four seasons before he returned to Servette in 2002 to finish his career.
He was capped 55 times for the Swiss national team between 1992 and 2001. He was in the Swiss squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, playing all four games, and also at Euro 1996.
He is now a goalkeeping coach at FC Sion.
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Haslam played for Rochdale as an amateur, Oldham Athletic (1946-1947), Brighton & Hove Albion (1947-1948) and Leyton Orient (1948-1949), making nine league appearances as a full-back.
He managed Eastbourne United, Tonbridge, Luton Town and Sheffield United. He is credited with having discovered the prolific centre-forward Malcolm Macdonald at Tonbridge, even though it was actually Bobby Robson who really discovered MacDonald during his very short stint managing Fulham, prior to MacDonald's move to Luton.
His son Keith Haslam is the current Chief executive of Mansfield Town.
He died in September 1986 at the age of 65.
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'''Marc Hottiger''' (born November 7, 1967 in Lausanne) is a retired Swiss football defender.
He was capped 63 times and scored 5 goals for the Swiss national team between 1989 and 1996. He was in the Swiss squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, playing all four games, as well as the 1996 UEFA European Championship.
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'''Leslie Samuel "Les" Afful''' (born February 4, 1984 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer currently with Southern Football League Premier Division side Truro City. He is of Caribbean Descent.
Afful was born in Liverpool and joined Exeter City as a trainee after playing for a Merseyside youth team in Toxteth, after being brought to Exeter for a friendly by former Birmingham City and Liverpool player Howard Gayle.
He made his first team debut on November 17, 2001 in a 3-0 home FA Cup victory against non-league Cambridge City, prior to turning professional in April 2002. His league debut came later that season, on April 13 in a 0-0 draw away to Leyton Orient. He played once more that season, but failed to make any first team appearances the following season as Exeter were relegated out of the Football League and into the Nationwide Conference.
He played fairly regularly in Exeter's first two seasons in the Conference, but was out of favour by the time he joined local rivals Torquay United on loan in January 2006. He played five times for Torquay as they successfully battled against relegation to the Conference, but was not offered a permanent deal by either Exeter or Torquay at the end of the season, joining Forest Green Rovers.
He made a successful start to his career with Forest Green and in November 2006 was called up to the England National Game XI squad for the European Trophy decider against Holland.
In February 2009 Afful picked up a serious knee injury which required an operation which ruled him out for the rest of the campaign. He tore his posterior cruciate ligament when he twisted his knee in a 2-2 home draw with Histon.
Afful was not offered a contract at the end of the season and was released. He then signed for Truro City.
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'''Morike Sako''' (born 17 November 1981 in Paris) is a very tall French professional football player. He currently plays for FC St. Pauli in Hamburg, Germany after being released by Rochdale in December, 2006.
Sako began his career in France with US Ivry, leaving in 2004 to join Swiss side SR Delmont. He joined Torquay United in July 2005, one of three French players, the others being Mamadoli Sow and Carl Priso signed at the same time by then Torquay manager Leroy Rosenior. Sako was the most successful and popular of the three, playing 27 times and scoring three goals the following season, his league debut coming in a 3-0 defeat away to Mansfield Town on 13 August, 2005. He was one of six players transfer-listed in October 2005 as Torquay struggled in the league, but regained his place in the side and was taken off the list in January 2006 after Rosenior had been replaced by John Cornforth. Torquay chairman Mike Bateson turned down an offer for Sako on the transfer deadline day at the end of that month. He was surprisingly released by new manager Ian Atkins at the end of the season, despite playing in some crucial games as Torquay successfully fought off relegation to the Nationwide Conference.
He had trials with a number of clubs after being released from Torquay, including League One clubsBristol City and Blackpool. But in August 2006 he signed for League Two club Rochdale having impressed manager Steve Parkin.
At the end of December 2006, Sako left Rochdale after being told his contract would not be renewed. He played twenty times for the club, scoring three goals.
He was on then trial at League One club, AFC Bournemouth. In January, 2007 he signed a short term contract until the end of the 2006-07 season to play for German 2 Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli. He later signed a contract with St. Pauli until the end of the 2008-09 season.
He can play as either a striker or a midfielder - his height being used to win headers and flick-ons.
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'''Mikael "Micke" Nilsson''' [IPA: 'mikl 'nlsn] (born 24 June 1978 in Ovesholm) is a Swedish footballer Wingback and Midfielder, who plays for Brndby IF.
Nilsson started his career with Ovesholms IF, where he stayed until 1999 when he moved to hus Horna BK. He played for the club for only one season before moving to Halmstads BK in 2000. His first season was mostly spent on the bench, but eventually he became one of the team's more important players until, during the 2004 season, he was sold to English club Southampton F.C..
At Southampton, he was not able to establish himself as a regular member of the first team and in 2005 he was sold to Greek club Panathinaikos FC.
On 4 March 2008, he stated that when returning to Sweden he would play for Halmstads BK, but he would live in Malm since he wanted to live in a larger city.
On 8 April 2009, Nilsson announced a transfer to Brndby IF. He signed a three year contract and will move to the club on 1 July 2009.
He is called "MiNi" by Swedish supporters, referring to the first letters in his first and second names.
He has played in the Sweden national team since 20 November 2002, when he made his debut against the Czech Republic in which he scored two goals in a 3-3 draw. He have been a part of Swedens squad to the UEFA Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2008, mainly playing as a defender.
He started out as a midfielder, but once when the national team lacked defenders, Nilsson was moved back, since when he generally plays as a defender for the national team.
During the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Sweden changed to 3-5-2 formation, placing Nilsson again on the midfield.
Following Swedens failure to reach the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Mikael Nilsson said that he would quite the national team, stating that he didnt have the strenght to play for both Brndby IF and the national team.
:* Champion: 2000
:* Runner-up: 2004
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'''Kyle Lightbourne''' (born September 29, 1968) is a Bermudian soccer player, currently player/manager of the Bermuda Hogges in the USL Second Division.
Lightbourne spent most of his football career based in England. He signed for Walsall in 1993, and was a prolific striker who played a key part in their promotion to Division Two in 1995. By the time he was sold to Premier League side Coventry City for -500,000 in 1997, he had scored 83 goals in 198 games. He also played for Stoke City, where he scored the 15th minute equalizer in the 2000 Potteries derby match at Vale Park.
In 2007, Lightbourne joined Shaun Goater as part of the management team of USL team Bermuda Hogges playing 200 minutes, over 6 games, without scoring.
Lightbourne's international cricket career was less notable, consisting of 5 ICC Trophy games, during which he took 11 wickets at an average of 16.81 .
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'''James Dean "Jimmy" Smith''' (born 7 January 1987 in Upton Park, London, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Leyton Orient.
Smith joined the Chelsea Academy aged 9 and worked his way through the youth squads until signing a professional deal at 18 and joining the reserve team squad.
On 27 September 2006 Jimmy joined Queens Park Rangers on loan for an initial month. During that spell he impressed, scoring twice in his first two games including a goal on his home debut at Loftus Road in the 3-3 draw with Norwich City. By October, the QPR management announced they were to extend his loan spell by a further two months, and it was later extended again to the end of the season.
On 19 July 2007, he signed on loan for Championship side Norwich City, a deal that ran until the end of December.
Smith finally made his competitive debut for Norwich on 23 October 2007, as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor.
The final appearance of his loan spell with The Canaries came in their 1-1 home draw vs Wolverhampton Wanderers on 29 December 2007. Smith has largely disappointed in his loan spell, however, he has been played out of position on the right of a four man midfield for much of his time at the club. After the game with Wolves, Norwich manager Glenn Roeder confirmed he had been in talks with Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen and that his club hoped to extend Smith's time there until the end of the season.
Norwich however failed to reach a deal for the extension of Smith's loan contract and so on the 4 January 2008, he returned to Chelsea,
In June 2008, it was reported that Championship side Sheffield Wednesday were interested in Smith. It was later announced on 1 July 2008 that the midfielder would be joining ''the Owls'' on a loan deal until 10 January 2009.
Later in the transfer window, Smith moved on loan to Leyton Orient for the remainder of the season,
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'''Allan Evans''', (born 12 October 1956 in Dunfermline, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic (1973-77), Aston Villa (1977-89), Leicester City (1989-90) and Darlington (1990-91). A central defender, Evans won the league title in 1980/1 and was part of Villa's 1982 European Cup winning team. He was later club captain and helped them win promotion back to the First Division in 1988, and returned to be assistant manager in 1995.
He finished his playing career with short, uneventful spells at Leicester City and Darlington before retiring in 1991.
Evans also won four caps for Scotland, and was a member of the country's 1982 World Cup squad.
On May 19, 2007 Allan Evans was appointed as a youth team coach at Plymouth Argyle F.C. Before that he was due to take up a post at Bodmin College, as coach of the football academy.
Allan evans now runs a very successful driving school
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'''Javier Luciano Margas Loyola''' (born 10 May 1969 in Santiago de Chile) is a former Chilean football defender who played 63 times for the Chile national team. He played the four games for Chile at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also made appearances on the "Rest of the world" all-stars team. Margas was famous for dyeing his hair in different colors and shapes (most notably with the Chilean Flag colors).
Margas experienced the most successful period in his career with his first club Colo-Colo where he was part of four league championship winning squads, and was part of the famous Copa Libertadores win in 1991, as well as two other international tournaments.
In 1995 Margas joined Club Amrica in Mexico but didn't settle, returning to Colo-Colo in 1996. He then joined Universidad Catlica where he was part of the squad that won the Apertura 1997 championship
His last years as a player were spent with West Ham United where he became infamous for disappearing. Staff and players had no idea where Margas had gone, and many weeks passed before Margas was found in his home country Chile, where he was unaware of the controversy of his sudden departure. He scored once during his spell with West Ham, in a 5-0 win over Coventry City in April 2000.
Since his return to Chile he has worked as a youth coach at Colo-Colo, appeared on a reality TV show called "Expedicin Robinson" and run his own business, and bought dictator Augusto Pinochet's armoured car.
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'''Lilian Laslandes''' (born 4 September 1971 in Pauillac) is a former French football striker, who (until summer 2008) played for OGC Nice. He has been capped seven times (debut on 12 November 1997 against Scotland in a 2-1 victory), and scored three goals for the France national team.
His professional career started at the rather late age of 20, starting at the club Saint-Seurin in which he scored 10 goals in his 33 appearances for the club. Auxerre took notice of his talent and snapped him up, all together he played 125 appearances (20 of them played at European level) for the club and scored 47 goals - of which 2 were scored in European cups.
Lillian then moved to Bordeaux on a free transfer on the 1st of August 1997, he was signed for his excellent scoring record and he lived to his name, scoring 47 goals in 119 appearances for the club. Foreign clubs were starting to take notice of the frenchman and his consistent goalscoring ability, clubs in Turkey, England, Germany and Spain were apparently interested.
Arriving in June 2001, Peter Reid found a replacement for the ageing Niall Quinn. Lots of media hype surrounded the powerful Frenchman as the club paid -3.6m for his signature, but he struggled to adapt to both the pace of the English Premiership and Sunderland's style of direct football. Laslandes' relationship with manager Peter Reid had also irretrievably broken down. After 12 games with no league goals and one in the League Cup against Sheffield Wednesday,
Laslandes returned briefly to Sunderland in the summer of 2003 for pre-season training with new manager Mick McCarthy. However, all parties agreed he had no future at Sunderland. Despite chairman Bob Murray's efforts to secure a transfer fee for the former French international, Sunderland's crippling debts, combined with Laslandes' Premiership wages, put Murray in a weak bargaining position, with the result that Laslandes was released from his contract and joined French 1st division club Nice at the start of the 2003-04 season.
Bordeaux brought the striker back to the club at the beginning of the 2004-05 season, at place where he had found glory earlier, but as he got older, he never found his old form, only scoring 9 goals in 41 starts for the French side.
On January 5, 2007 it was announced that Lillan Laslandes would be brought back to his former club OGC Nice for an undisclosed fee. He was released in Summer 2008. He then decided to become a handball-player for Girondins Bordeaux
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'''Julien Faubert''' (born 1 August 1983) is a French footballer who plays for West Ham United as a midfielder.
Born in Le Havre, Faubert enrolled in the AS Cannes academy in 1998 and began his career as a right back, but with his crossing ability quickly became a right winger. He made his Cannes first team debut in the 2002-03 season. He steadily earned notoriety as an important member of the squad and eventually caught the eye of several Ligue 1 sides. Bordeaux signed him in 2004, with whom he played in 96 matches, as well as in the UEFA Champions League.
On 23 June 2007, it was reported in French sports newspaper L'quipe that Faubert was on the verge of a -6.5 million (-4.3 million) transfer to Rangers.
Faubert was given permission to speak to Real Madrid on 30 January 2009,
Faubert enjoyed a fine start to the 2009-10 season, helping the Hammers to victories over Wolverhampton Wanderers and Millwall and an impressive goalless draw at Blackburn Rovers.
He was named the SBOBET Player of the Month for August 2009 in a poll of whufc.com users.
Faubert made his debut for France on 16 August 2006 against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He wore the number 10 shirt; the first player to do so for France since the retirement of Zinedine Zidane.
In an interview with French newspaper L'Equipe published on December 24, 2009, Faubert said that he was approached by the Algerian FA about representing the country due to his wife being Algerian. He said he would consider the option if he fails to get recalled by Les Bleus.
Faubert's wife is called Pamela, and they have a 4 year old son called Noam.
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Cheltenham Town (''Assistant Manager'')
'''John David Schofield''' (born 16 May 1965 in Barnsley) is an English football manager and former player. He was manager of Lincoln City between May 2006 and October 2007 and was assistant manager of Walsall before leaving, following a brief stint as caretaker manager. He is now assistant manager at Cheltenham Town, currently serving as caretaker manager due to Martin Allen being put on gardening leave.
A combative midfield player, John Schofield began his career in the non-league ranks, combining this with his job as an apprentice-trained motor mechanic. As a teenager, he had spent a season with Huddersfield Town's reserve side before joining the then Northern Counties East League side Woolley Miners Welfare who were based in the village of Woolley Colliery.
He then moved up the non-league pyramid, joining first Shepshed Charterhouse and then Matlock Town. In March 1988 he joined Gainsborough Trinity.
The then Lincoln City manager Colin Murphy soon spotted his talents and a fee of -10,000 was enough to secure his services. Schofield quickly established himself in the Lincoln team and would go on to make 231 league appearances, scoring 11 times, in his first spell at the club and later be voted as number 47 in Lincoln's list of 100 league legends.
Despite a successful 1993/94 season with Lincoln when he was both club captain and supporters' `Player of the Season', the 1994/95 season found Schofield out of favour with the newly installed Lincoln manager Sam Ellis and in November 1994 moved on to join Doncaster Rovers.
He spent three seasons with Doncaster before departing to Mansfield Town and then Hull City.
Schofield returned to Lincoln City in June 2000 to take up the post of Head of Youth Development.
He is a UEFA 'A' licence holder, Schofield made impressive progress with Lincoln's youth set-up with a number of promising players, such as Lee Frecklington, either making the first team squad or being sold to higher level clubs such as Jack Hobbs who was sold to Liverpool and Scott Loach who moved on to Watford.
Schofield's good work was rewarded with an increasing role with the first team and he was appointed First Team Coach prior to the start of the 2005/06. The departure of Keith Alexander as Lincoln's manager in the summer of 2006 saw him appointed as Head Coach with John Deehan appointed as Director of Football.
The 2006/07 season started extremely promisingly for Lincoln with a new found commitment to attacking passing football which saw them top the table in October 2006 and be amongst the leading scorers in the league. However, Lincoln's form fell away in 2007 and rather than pushing for automatic promotion they were, for the fifth season running, forced to settle for a place in the play-offs where they were soundly beaten by Bristol Rovers. The initial promising start however was rewarded when he signed a new two-year deal with the club in April 2006.
The poor form exhibited by Lincoln in the second-half of the 2006/07 season has, sadly, been continued in the 2007/08 season and this was met with increasing unease by the Lincoln supporters with a feeling that Schofield has neglected the defence of the squad in favour of his attacking strategy. Schofield was sacked by Lincoln on 15 October 2007.
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'''Glyn Garner''' (born 9 December 1976 in Pontypool) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently without a club after leaving Shrewsbury Town.
He was brought up in Pontypool's neighbouring town of Cwmbran. Garner's idol is Neville Southall and he supports Everton because of this.
Garner started his career at Cwmbran Town before moving to Llanelli.
In 2000, he joined Bury where he played over 140 games over five seasons. He joined East London side Leyton Orient in 2005, going on to make nearly 100 appearances.
In May 2007, Garner turned down the opportunity of an extended contract at Leyton Orient to join League Two side Shrewsbury Town as their first choice goalkeeper on a 3 year deal worth -312,000. His Shrewsbury debut came in the 4-0 away win at Lincoln on the opening day of the 2007-08 season, whilst one week later he produced a stunning last-gasp save from Bradford City's Paul Evans, as Shrewsbury won 1-0 in their first league game at New Meadow. However, Garner fell out of favour under new manager Paul Simpson and, in January 2010, he left the club after agreeing to an early cancellation of his contract.
Garner has been selected for the Welsh national team on two occasions and won an international cap against Trinidad and Tobago in May 2006.
Garner holds a BA Honours in Sports and Leisure Management, having graduated from Swansea Metropolitan University in 1999.
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'''Terry Adlington''' (November 21, 1935 - April 10, 1994) was an English professional football goalkeeper. He began his career in England, but ended it in the United States with the North American Soccer League.
Adlington was born in Blackwel, Derbyshire. He was playing for his local side Blackwell Colliery Welfare when spotted by Derby County, moving to the Baseball Ground in December 1955, shortly after winning the Notts Alliance with Blackwell, though he continued to work part-time as an electrician at the colliery.
His league debut came the following season, a 4-0 win at home to Crewe Alexandra on 26 January 1957, his only game in Derby's 3rd division (north) championship team. He played a total of 36 league games for the Rams, before leaving to join Torquay United in June 1962 for a fee of -1,000 as a replacement for the released Eddie Marsh. He began the following season as first choice, making his debut away to Exeter City on 18 August 1962, keeping a clean sheet as the Gulls won 3-0 thanks to an Ernie Pym hat-trick, and remained a regular for the next three and a half seasons, before breaking a finger and losing his place initially to Mike Turner and then to Gary McGuire.
In a 1963 FA cup game against Barnet he scored a goal, an unusual feat for a goalkeeper. In the days before substitutes he was injured during the game and so played on the wing. Torquay won the game 6-2.
In recognition of his career he was awarded a testimonial in 1965-66 in which a South Devon XI side took on Arsenal. He eventually left for the United States and the newly established North American Soccer League, joining the Baltimore Bays for the 1967 season, moving to the Dallas Tornado in 1968.
He was also the manager of Dover FC for approx 6 years then he moved to Maidstone United.
He died in April 1994. Double Olympic swimming gold medallist Rebecca Adlington is his grandniece.
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He joined non-league Bridgwater Town and playing alongside former Torquay teammate Tommy Northcott helped Bridgwater to the Western League title in 1968.
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'''Michael George Elliott Turner''' (born September 20, 1938 in Bridport, Dorset) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.
He was capped by England at youth level, but due to service in the RAF had to wait until December 1961 to turn professional when he joined Swindon Town from non-league Dorchester Town. He played 75 league games for Swindon and was part of Swindon's first ever promotion winning team in the 1962-63 season, before joining Torquay United in July 1964. He played 14 league games for Torquay over the next 2 seasons, before leaving the professional game.
He subsequently returned to Dorset, working for Plesseys for 20 years before retiring (in October 2006 he was living in Poole).
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'''James Gary McGuire''' (born 30 September 1938) is an English former association football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Torquay United.
McGuire started playing football as a 16-year-old with West Ham United, before going on to play for Walthamstow Avenue, with whom he won the 1961 FA Amateur Cup. Described in the July 1961 edition of ''Charles Buchan's Football Monthly'' as "the most improved goalkeeper in the Isthmian League", McGuire played for the Isthmian League representative side that visited Kampala as part of the Ugandan Independence celebrations. He then spent three years in Australia,
McGuire worked in the City of London as an equities trader until he retired in 2003.
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'''Dean Windass''' (born 1 April 1969) is a former English footballer who predominantly played as a striker known for his spells at Bradford City and his hometown team Hull City.
Windass started his footballing career as a trainee at his hometown club, Hull City, and signed his first professional contract there. He scored 64 goals in 205 games for Hull, and when he left he brought the club a record transfer fee at the time, going on to play in the top divisions in both English and Scottish football. Later in his career he returned to Hull City and scored the only goal of the 2008 Football League Championship playoff final to take them to the top flight for the first time in their history.
Windass also had two spells at Bradford City, where he became the club's third highest scorer of all time. He has also played for Aberdeen, Oxford United, Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United and Oldham Athletic. He is seen as a controversial player, once being sent off three times in a game for Aberdeen, as well as grabbing another opponent's testicles in a match at Bradford City.
Windass scored his last Premier League goal at the age of 39, becoming Hull City's oldest ever scorer. He officially announced his retirement from the game on the 19th October 2009 but hopes to carry on with a career in coaching.
He briefly worked as player-coach, under former manager Colin Todd at Darlington, but the pair only lasted nine games in charge.
Windass now reports for Sky Sports News as part of the Jeff Stelling Gillette Soccer Saturday game reporters.
Windass was born on 1 April 1969 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, and grew up in the Gipsyville area of the city. His parents, John and Doreen, divorced when he was thirteen years old.
Windass started his footballing career as a YTS trainee at Hull City before being released by manager Brian Horton. He had unsuccessful trials at professional clubs Sunderland, Cambridge United and York City
During his time at Aberdeen, Windass was a popular player, though he gained a reputation as a player who often got into trouble with the authorities. On 9 November 1997, during a league game with Dundee United, Windass was shown three red cards - once for foul play (having previously been booked); another for verbally abusing the referee; and a third for taking out his frustration on a corner flag as he left the field - for which he received a six match ban.
In July 1998 he moved to Oxford United for -400,000. He won a Division One Player of the Month award and scored 15 goals in 33 league games in his nine months with the club, but was unable to prevent them from relegation to Division Two at the end of the 1998-99 season.
He transferred to Bradford City in March 1999 for an initial fee of -950,000 as manager Paul Jewell looked to build his squad for a promotion push to reach the Premiership. He helped Bradford City to runners-up position in Division One in 1998-99 and thus gain promotion to the top division for the first time in 77 years. Promotion meant his transfer fee rose to -1 million, and he became the club's third seven-figure signing of the season.
Paul Jewell left City in the days following City's successful battle against relegation and his assistant manager Chris Hutchings was appointed new manager. Hutchings was given money by chairman Geoffrey Richmond to spend on new players, which included new strikers Benito Carbone and Ashley Ward. Windass' appearances flipped between midfield and forward but with the club facing relegation he was sold to Middlesbrough in March 2001 for -600,000. He still finished the season as the club's top scorer-his eight goals included three in the Intertoto Cup and one in a 2-0 victory over Chelsea, which proved to be Hutchings' only league victory before he was sacked in November.
===Middlesbrough and Sheffield United===
Windass said the move to Middlesbrough was the highlight of his career,
Windass' second spell at Bradford City was equally as successful on a personal scale and he climbed to the club's third highest scorer in its history.
Windass remained a controversial character and in September 2006, on FIFA Fair Play Day, he was accused of grabbing fellow professional John Finnigan by the testicles during Bradford City's 2-1 win over Cheltenham Town. Finnigan was then sent off for violent conduct after hitting Windass. Earlier that year he had received a five game ban for abusing referee Darren Drysdale in the Valley Parade car park after a drawn game against Brentford.
Despite persistent speculation about a return to Hull City,
However, on 17 January 2007, it was confirmed that Windass would return to Hull City on loan until the end of the season. The money Hull paid for the loan deal and the savings Bradford made on Windass' wages ensured Bradford City chairman Julian Rhodes could pay urgent bills.
On returning to Hull City he regained the cult status he previously earned at the club, as his eight goals helped to keep the Tigers in the Championship. His most vital strike of this loan spell was on 28 April 2007, the penultimate Saturday of the season, the only goal in the away win at Cardiff City. This left Hull City three points ahead of Leeds United with a vastly superior goal difference, meaning virtually certain Championship survival. However, in his absence Bradford City were relegated from League One to League Two. Windass finished the season as both clubs' top scorer, with 12 goals for Bradford City and eight for Hull City.
At the end of the season the two clubs entered protracted negotiations over the size of the transfer fee required to make the loan move a permanent one. On 19 June 2007 the transfer was completed and Windass signed for Hull City on a two year deal for an initial fee of -150,000 plus further add-ons based on appearances.
In October 2007, Windass' autobiography was published by Great Northern Books, entitled ''Deano - From Gipsyville to the Premiership'', with a foreword from Bryan Robson.
On 22 March 2008, in a match against Leicester City, Windass made his 700th career appearance. On 11 May, he scored his 200th goal in English football, in the Championship play-off semi-final first leg against Watford. His 201st was a volley from the edge of the area in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 24 May 2008, giving Hull City a 1-0 win against Bristol City, which meant that Hull City were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their 104-year history. His goal was estimated to be worth -60 million to the club because of Premier League television rights gained. He had predicted scoring the goal several weeks earlier: "When Phil Brown left me out against Sheffield United this year I weren't happy about it. He said to me, 'You will play a major part.' And I said, 'I will score the winning goal to get you in the Premier League.'"
After the game, Windass offered his man-of-the-match award to Hull assistant manager Brian Horton, the manager who had released him from Hull City as a trainee, but Horton declined to take it. "Brian said he'd told me to prove him wrong and he said 'That goal's enough for me.'"
Hull City Council are considering creating a permanent tribute to Windass,
Windass was not selected for Hull's first two games in the Premier League, but after he started and scored in Hull's 2-1 League Cup defeat to Swansea City,
In the early hours of 12 November, Windass and team-mate Marlon King fought in a casino in Scarborough, with King reported to have headbutted Windass.
In the following game, Windass was booked for unsportsmanlike conduct without even playing, after he warmed up too near opposition player Rory Delap while Delap was taking a throw-in.
Disappointed by his lack of first team opportunities, Windass was allowed to leave Hull, and on 9 January, he joined Oldham Athletic on loan for the rest of the season.
After playing just ten times for Oldham, Windass declared on his online blog that he wanted to leave, after a disagreement with manager John Sheridan about his lack of involvement in two consecutive games.
On 26 May 2009 it was revealed in the ''Daily Record'' that Windass was interested in the vacant manager's position at Aberdeen.
thumb|250px|Windass following his testimonial match
Windass was reported to be close to being named as player-assistant manager at Darlington to recently appointed Colin Todd, who he had previously played under during his second spell at Bradford City. He later declared his interest in signing for Port Vale. He completed his move to Darlington as a player-assistant manager on 17 June. He made his Darlington debut in a 3-1 defeat to Aldershot Town, and a day later he played his Hull City testimonial match against Aberdeen at the KC Stadium. Windass and Todd only lasted nine league games in charge at Darlington, before they left the club by mutual consent, having failed to win a single league game. He announced his retirement on 19 October 2009.
On Wednesday, 21 October 2009, the ''Grimsby Telegraph'' reported that Windass had gone on record to state his interest in the vacant manager's post at Grimsby Town, following the dismissal of Mike Newell. He is understood to have applied for the post, stating that his recent retirement as a player was purely coincidental. The local press reported that approximately 25 other applications have been received for the post, including from the club's all-time longest serving player, John McDermott.
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'''Richard Paul Franck Kingson''' (born 13 June 1978 in Accra, Ghana), also known as '''Faruk Grsoy''', is an association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently playing for Wigan Athletic, having been released from his contract with English Championship club Birmingham City.
Kingson left his native city in 1996 to pursue a career in Turkey, where he represented six different clubs, and became a naturalised citizen, taking a Turkish name. His first club in Turkey was Galatasaray, who he signed in December 1996 but he didn't play a single game there.
After a three month period on loan to Swedish club Hammarby IF, he drew attention from other clubs in Europe, including Aalborg, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Birmingham City, eventually joining the latter. On 28 August 2007, Kingson made his debut for Birmingham in a League Cup third round tie against Hereford United. He played once in the Premier League, a 2-0 defeat to Portsmouth in caretaker manager Eric Black's only game in charge.
At the end of the season, co-owner David Sullivan blamed the club's relegation on the quality of previous manager Steve Bruce's signings, branding Kingson a "complete waste of space". Kingson was disappointed and angered by the perceived unfairness of Sullivan's reaction, saying that "An older person, in his position, has to speak maturely. He has to be a responsible man as co-owner to speak well and set an example to younger people."
The player's contract, which still had one year to run, was cancelled by mutual consent at the end of the 2007-08 season.
Kingson joined up with former manager Steve Bruce when he signed for Wigan Athletic on 12 September 2008. He was given the number 22 shirt, the same number as he wears for Ghana. He made his first-team debut in the FA Cup third round tie against Tottenham Hotspur, where his side lost 3-1. He made his first Premier League appearance for the club when he replaced the injured Chris Kirkland after 10 minutes of the away match against West Bromwich Albion on 9 May 2009. He saved a penalty from Chris Brunt, but Brunt was able to score from the rebound, and the game ended as a 3-1 defeat.
Kingson is the starting goalkeeper of the Ghana national football team, and was called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.
During the 2006 World Cup, the Ghanaian FA stated that his name is Kingston; however, the player's shirt used the correct spelling of his name, as confirmed by Kingson himself.
He was voted as an All-Star Goalkeeper during the 2008 African Cup of Nations Tournament in Ghana. The Team of the Tournament was decided by the Technical Study Group (TSG) after careful observations of all the tournament's matches.
Kingson is the brother of Laryea Kingston, who is also a member of the Ghana national team.
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'''Jimmy Munro''' (1870-1899) is considered to be the first ever professional player for Swindon Town Football Club.
The Scottish defender was born in January 1870, and started his career with his home town club Dundee Strathmore before moving south to join Bolton Wanderers and Burton Swifts. Munro then switched to Swindon Town.
Munro made 73 appearances for Swindon, scoring 13 goals, playing his final match for the club on 31 December 1898 in the 4-3 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.
After the game it appeared that Munro caught a cold. Days later Munro died from spinal meningitis. Munro was survived by his wife and five-month old daughter.
=="In Memoriam" card from the time for Jimmy Munro==
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'''Steve Robinson''' (born 17 October 1975, Nottingham) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right wing back. He spent most of his career at Birmingham City and Swindon Town.
Robinson began his career as a trainee at Birmingham City in 1993.
His arrival at Swindon coincided with a run of just one defeat in nine games, which ultimately helped save the club from relegation. Robinson made himself a hit almost immediately with the Swindon supporters, by scoring two spectacular volleys in a local derby against bitter rivals Oxford United which Swindon won 2-0. Robinson did not score again for another 22 months in a 5-2 win at Stockport County in January 2003.
Robinson joined League Two side Lincoln City on a one-year contract in July 2005,
In November 2008, he joined Grantham Town on a three month loan deal,
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is a Japanese former footballer.
He was capped 29 times and scored 10 goals for the Japanese national team between 1997 and 2002. He played one game at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
During his brief spell playing in England for Bolton Wanderers, he is best remembered for scoring a dramatic late equaliser against Walsall in the League Cup.
=== Appearances in major competitions ===
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'''Lukas Isaac Paul Jutkiewicz''' (born 28 March 1989 in Southampton) is an English football player who plays for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell, on loan from Everton.
Jutkiewicz made his Swindon Town debut at the age of 17, as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat at Swansea's Liberty Stadium in April 2006. A week later, he had his first start in a 2-1 win at Scunthorpe United. Jutkiewicz signed a three year contract in July 2006. He was patient for his introduction to the first team in 2006-07, but finally made his first league start of the season in Swindon's 2-0 defeat to Mansfield. The next game, against top of the table Walsall, saw Jutkiewicz score his first senior goal in Swindon's victory. He went on to score four more goals during the 2006-07 season to help the club gain promotion to League One.
On 17 March 2007, Jutkiewicz joined Everton for a -1m fee. He joined up with the club for pre-season training in July 2007, and was handed the number 27 shirt - previously worn by Andy van der Meyde.
In January 2008, Plymouth Argyle signed Jutkiewicz on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season. Here he worked under his former boss at Swindon, Paul Sturrock. He made his debut for the Pilgrims three days later in their 3-2 FA Cup victory over Hull City, coming on as an 85th minute substitute.
The 2008-09 season saw Jutkiewicz make his Everton debut, coming on as a substitute in a 3-0 victory over Sunderland in December 2008. The following month he was again sent out on loan, to Huddersfield Town, until the end of the season. He made his first start for Huddersfield in a 1-0 win over Leeds United in February 2009 but made little impression overall, failing to find the net in his loan spell.
In August, Jutkiewicz signed a loan deal with SPL side Motherwell until January 2010. Jutkiewicz scored his first goal for the Fir Park outfit against St. Mirren and he has scored 6 more goals since. Manager Jim Gannon stated he would like to extend Jutkiewicz's loan deal and on 2 January he did just that, extending his Motherwell loan until February.
In addition to his country of birth, England, Jutkiewicz is also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland thanks to his mother, and Poland where his grandfather was born, however, the player has made no decision.
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'''Jack David Smith''' (born 14 October 1983 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer, currently playing for Millwall after being released by Swindon Town in May 2009.
Smith began his career as a trainee at Watford, where his father had been head of the academy, and went on to make 25 first team league appearances for the Hornets. His older brother Tommy, had also graduated from the club's youth system a few years earlier.
After originally being offered as a makeweight in a rejected bid to take Sam Parkin to Watford, Smith signed with Swindon Town a free transfer in July 2005, signing a one year deal. Despite being right-footed, Smith made his debut on the left side of defence on the opening day of the season, in a 2-0 defeat at Barnsley. Doing a steady job without being outstanding, he remained the first choice in this position until retiring with a groin strain during a 0-0 draw at Brentford in October - a result that brought to an end a club record run of eight successive defeats, but an injury that kept Smith out of action for almost a month.
When he returned to fitness, he at first struggled to regain his place - starting at right-back for a 2-1 derby victory over Bristol City and appearing in an unfamiliar central midfield role in a terrible 4-1 defeat at Boston United in the FA Cup - before being relegated to the bench for the next three games. A series of suspensions for key defensive players saw Smith drafted back into the side for an important relegation battle at Rotherham United, again on the right side - and when Swindon won 1-0, Smith kept this position until the end of the year, until another injury led to him hobbling off the field in the New Year's Eve clash with Swansea City.
Once fit, Smith soon slotted back into his right back position, and then, when manager Iffy Onuora began to experiment with a five man defence, Smith was utilised as a wing back. Onuora soon offered Smith an extension to his deal, and he signed a new year's contract in March.
Smith was an integral part of Swindon's 2006-07 promotion winning squad, making more appearances than any other player and scoring three goals. Smith signed a one-year contract extension with Swindon in June 2007.
However, following the arrival of Danny Wilson as new manager, come the end of the 2008-09 season, Jack Smith was released along with 12 other players. Out of the 17 out of contract at the end of the season, only four were offered new contracts following a season of disaray for Swindon Town.
Smith joined Millwall on a contract to the end of 2009 on 2 August 2009, after impressing manager Kenny Jackett in pre-season training.
He scored his first goal for the club in a 4-0 hammering of Staines Town in the F.A Cup Replay at The Den.
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'''Gareth Whalley''' (born 19 December 1973) is an English born footballer who qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland under the parentage rule.
A Manchester-born midfielder who first appeared in the Football League under Dario Gradi at Crewe Alexandra, Whalley spent a successful six years at Crewe before joining Bradford City, where he featured for the Bantams in both of their seasons in the Premier League.
Whalley had a brief loan spell back at Crewe before signing for Cardiff City on a free transfer in July 2002. The season started badly for Whalley who suffered a serious knee ligament injury just three months into his spell at the club, ruling him out for 5 months. He returned in April and went on to play an important part in the end of season schedule as Cardiff won promotion to Division One, including supplying the pass for Andy Campbell to run onto and score during the 1-0 play-off final win over Queens Park Rangers. The following season Whalley struggled to hold down a first team place, as well as becoming involved in a contractual dispute over a -50,000 appearance bonus, and had his contract cancelled by the club, signing for Wigan Athletic in September 2004. He only played eight league games as Wigan gained promotion to the English top flight.
The free transfer signing of Whalley in the summer of 2005 was widely regarded as a coup by Swindon Town manager Andy King, after he had helped Wigan Athletic reach the Premiership for the first time in their history during the previous season. Whalley signed for the Town despite being offered a better deal by Grimsby Town, opting for a two year deal on a lower wage, when three years was on offer with the Mariners.
Though his pre-season was interrupted by an hamstring injury that restricted him to just 100 minutes of action in the build up to the new campaign, he took his place in the centre of midfield for the opening match of the season, a 2-0 defeat at Barnsley. Though he kept his place in the side when available through to the end of October, he failed to meet the expectations of the Town's supporters - perhaps not helped by a series of niggling injuries, such as a knock to the chest picked up on his debut, a toe complaint that forced him to retire during a home game with Southend, and a knee injury that prevented him from taking part in new manager Iffy Onuora's first two matches in charge at the start of October. During this period, Whalley started twelve games, and was substituted in nine of them - a back injury then kept him out the following week.
After that, Whalley was relegated to the bench on his return and he started just one more league game before the end of the year, in a 1-1 draw at Port Vale - before yet another injury, this time to his leg, kept him out of the fixtures over the festive period. Seemingly the Town's forgotten man, it was March before he returned to the side - when Onuora experimented with Whalley as the creative influence in a midfield three with wingbacks at Yeovil Town. Though the Town drew 0-0, Whalley played well, and he kept his place for the remainder of the season - missing just one more match - though he was again substituted in seven of the nine games he played.
In the pre-season of 2006-07, Whalley suffered a recurrence of a long-standing ankle injury and was out injured for the start of the season.
Whalley made a surprise return from injury in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy game against Wycombe Wanderers and then appeared on the substitutes' bench the following weekend against Shrewsbury Town.
Whalley was released following Swindon's promotion on 9 May. He signed for Conference National club Altrincham on 2 August 2007 but left in December 2007 after a total of 16 appearances, 14 in the league.
At international level, Whalley was included in a number of Republic of Ireland senior squads under Mick McCarthy but never won a full cap. He was capped at "B" international level.
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'''Andrew Peter Nicholas''' (born October 10, 1983 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Rotherham United.
A left sided defender, Nicholas was signed on a year's contract in July 2004 after being released by Liverpool F.C., where he was the under-19 club captain. He made his Swindon dbut on 15 October 2003, in a 2-1 defeat at Boston United in the LDV Vans Trophy.
The following Saturday, Nicholas was brought on as a substitute in a 3-0 defeat at Chesterfield. Two weeks later, Nicholas was handed his full league dbut, on the left side of a back three. Though it wasn't in his favoured position, Nicholas was impressive, and he remained a regular feature of the starting line-up for the rest of the season. Soon afterwards, the team switched to a 4-4-2 formation, and Nicholas reverted to his usual role, as a left back.
Nicholas is very quick - at Liverpool, he was timed as being quicker than Michael Owen - and also, he possesses a long throw. He signed a two year extension to his contract in February 2004, tying him to the club until 2006, and, at the end of the season, he picked up the Supporter's Trust Young Player of the Year award.
The 2004/05 season was not a successful one for Nicholas - a knee cartilage tear in July meant that he needed surgery prior to the start of the campaign, and though he returned to the side before the end of August, coming on as a substitute at Bristol City an adverse reaction to the surgery in early September kept him out for another six weeks, and upon his return, he found himself mostly on the substitutes bench - the only highlight being his first goal for the club in a 2-1 LDV Vans Trophy win at Exeter City in November.
After starting just one match in December, Nicholas rejected a loan move to League Two club Mansfield at the end of the month, before an ankle injury in January prevented him from even being selected on the bench. After a month of reserve team football, Nicholas agreed to a month's loan at Chester before returning to play a part in the Swindon's last three games of the season.
Having missed all of the club's disastrous opening to season 2005/6, he returned to face Bradford City at the end of September - where a 3-2 defeat sealed Andy King's fate. After an injury to Smith in a 0-0 draw at Brentford in October, Nicholas regained his place in the side - and he was almost ever-present until the end of the season, missing just four matches in an oft-changing side. Onuora offered him a new one-year extension to his contract during May - a deal that made Nicholas the club's longest serving player at the age of just 22.
Nicholas was released by new manager Maurice Malpas along with two other players, the club's longest serving player ended his 5-year career span with The Robins with 132 apps and 4 goals.
He then signed for Rotherham United at the end of August 2008.
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'''Charlie Comyn-Platt''' (born 2 October 1985 in Withington, Manchester) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Australian club ECU Joondalup.
Comyn-Platt attended Parrs Wood Technology College in East Didsbury along with fellow footballers Carlos Roca and Lewis Montrose. He started his career at Bolton Wanderers, and made his debut on 24 September 2003 as a late substitute in a 3-1 League Cup win over Walsall. Later in the 2003-04 season he started twice against Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup. In total, Comyn-Platt appeared for the Wanderers four times.
In the 2004-05 season he was loaned to Wycombe Wanderers for one month, playing five times. He was released by Bolton Wanderers at the end of the season and signed by Andy King for Swindon Town along with fellow Bolton youngster Ricky Shakes.
Comyn-Platt did not play much under King, but after his dismissal he found himself breaking into the first team under Iffy Onuora. Though Swindon were relegated at the end of the 2005-06 season, Comyn-Platt signed a new one-year contract. In 2006-07, Comyn-Platt was a consistent member of the first team under Dennis Wise's reign, but then found himself out of favour under Paul Sturrock. In total, Comyn-Platt appeared 30 times for Swindon. On 23 November 2006 he joined Grays Athletic on loan until January 2007, playing four times in the league for the club.
On 31 January 2007, Comyn-Platt joined Rochdale just a few minutes before the transfer window closed at midnight. He signed an 18-month contract, but didn't play at all in his first half-season, and his contract was terminated by mutual consent in July 2007. He did not appear in any games.
In November 2007 he signed for Conference South side Weston-super-Mare. In early 2009 he moved to Australian club ECU Joondalup.
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'''Rowan Samuel Alexander''' (born 28 January 1961 in Ayr, Scotland) is a former footballer and ex-manager of one-time Scottish Football League club Gretna.
At Dumfries side Queen of the South, Rowan Alexander won promotion from the third to middle tier of Scottish football. This was in 1980-81 in the same side as Allan Ball, Iain McChesney, Crawford Boyd and Jimmy Robertson.
After his departure from Queens he returned to make guest appearances in:-
Alexander returned to manage Queens from 1996 to 2000
Alexander's playing career also included spells at St. Mirren, Brentford, Greenock Morton.
Rowan Alexander's first appointment as manager of a senior side saw him return to Queen of the South.
He was then appointed as player manager of Gretna with the club playing in the lower English leagues. He remained in charge following their induction to the Scottish Football League.
Following Gretna's take over by multi-millionaire Brooks Mileson, Alexander steered the club to the Scottish Third Division title in 2005 with a record breaking 98 points. Success continued in the following season as the club clinched promotion to the Scottish First Division and earned a place in the UEFA Cup after reaching the Scottish Cup final, where they were eventually beaten 4-2 on penalties after the match had ended 1-1.
Following Gretna's success in 2005-06, Alexander signed a five year contract with the club and stated his intention to remain with Gretna for the rest of his career. He was replaced towards the end of the 2006-07 season by his assistant, Davie Irons. He turned up for Gretna's first game in the top division of Scottish football - at Motherwell's Fir Park on 4 August 2007, only to be refused entry
Alexander's sacking and the subsequent liquidation of Gretna meant that he was unable to receive compensation for his five year contract. In February 2009 he claimed that he was in financial difficulties as a result and was unable to get a job in Scottish football.
In January 2010, Alexander was appointed assistant manager at Scottish Junior side Glenafton Athletic FC.
Scottish Football League Division Three - Champions; 2004-05
Scottish Football League Division Two - Champions; 2005-06
Scottish Football League Division One - Champions; 2006-07
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'''Michael Pook''' (born October 22, 1985 in Swindon) is a footballer who is a product of the Swindon Town youth system. He is currently playing for Cheltenham Town.
As mentioned, Pook was originally a youth team player, he made his debut for the first team in October 2003, playing seventy minutes of an LDV Vans Trophy match at Boston in October 2003, that the Town lost 2-1. Though he regularly appeared on the bench later in the season, he didn't make it onto the pitch until the following September, in somewhat different surroundings - coming on as an injury-time substitute in a Carling Cup match at Elland Road, Leeds.
He made his league debut in December 2004, again as a substitute, this time at Bournemouth - but was not used again until April - in the meantime, he was an integral part of the youth team that won the Youth Alliance South West Conference title. Without having started a match in the first team, manager Andy King offered him a professional contract, and he finally made his first start on 23 April - with the Town out of the promotion race, King began to experiment with youth players, and Pook was the first to benefit when he started the match against Tranmere, and went on to appear in the next two games. During this period, he also helped the youths to an Alliance Cup victory - and though first team duties meant that he was only a substitute in the final at Burnley, he came on to play the majority of the second half plus extra time.
By the time the squad reported for pre-season training, Pook had signed his one year deal, and with a small squad, manager Andy King declared that he wouldn't be scared to utilise any of the youngsters that were making up the first team squad. Pook started the season in an unusual role on the left side of midfield at Barnsley, but slotted back into the centre for the next match, where he remained until mid-November - the only player ever-present to this point of the season. During this period, King regularly praised Pook on his progress, and he bagged his first senior goal for the club, scoring with a shot from the edge of the area in a Carling Cup defeat against Wycombe at the County Ground.
Unfortunately, Pook soon made headlines for the wrong reasons - after missing his first game, sitting out the 1-1 draw at Port Vale on the bench, early the next morning he was arrested for drink driving after being stopped by a police patrol. Eventually banned from driving for nineteen months and fined -300, Pook was also dropped from the first team the following week, with new manager Iffy Onuora stating that he didn't feel it was right to play him, with everything going on behind the scenes. Pook returned to action in December, helping the Town to a 1-0 victory over Rotherham in a vital bottom-of-the-table clash.
After signings of Paul Smith and Andy Gurney, Pook's appearances became more limited in the second half of the season - Onuora stating that with the experienced players coming in, Pook should try to learn from them. He made just two appearances in January and February, before being put straight back into the starting line-up after the Town were defeated 7-1 at Nottingham Forest - and after making four starts in March, he signed another year's contract at the end of the month. Perhaps surprisingly, he made just one more start, in the last match of the season, by which time the Town's relegation to League Two had been confirmed.
Pook recently marked his 50th senior appearance for the club with a goal in Swindon's 3-0 home victory against Grimsby Town. Pook continued to play his role in Swindon's promotion season of 2006/2007, scoring an impressive strike away at Boston. Pooks slow and steady progression earned him a contract extension for the 2007/2008 season, although he has fierce competition for a place in the centre of midfield.
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'''Benjamin Wells''' is a midfield player who is a product of the Swindon Town youth set-up.
Wells made his first-team debut as a substitute against Huddersfield Town as Swindon faced the impossible task of defending a game down to 9-men after the sendings off of David Duke and Rory Fallon. Swindon lost 4-0.
In the following 2005/06 season Wells featured from the bench 4 times and it wasn't until his appearance on the last game of the campaign against Huddersfield could Wells boast playing a first team match without losing. He was released in May 2007.
Wells signed a one year contract with Basingstoke Town Football Club in July 2007, Ben featured for Basingstoke Town Football Club last season during a loan spell from Swindon and put in several strong performances, including being part of the memorable FA Cup win at Chesterfield. He was recalled to Swindon straight after the Chesterfield game and was crucially unable to feature in the 2nd Round tie against Aldershot.
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'''Charles Anthony Henry''' (born 13 February 1962) is an English former professional footballer, born in Acton, London, who played in the Football League for Swindon Town, Torquay United, Northampton Town and Aldershot.
Henry began his career as an apprentice with Swindon Town, turning professional in February 1980.
Originally a full-back, Henry was converted into an attacking central midfielder by Swindon manager Lou Macari, and went to score 27 goals for the "Robins" in 269 games. He was the top goalscorer in the Fourth Division championship-winning side in the 1984-85 season, but fell out of favour and joined Torquay United on loan in February 1987,
He joined Northampton Town on loan the following month,
He left the County Ground before the 1989-90 season, joining Aldershot for a fee of -25,000. He scored 18 times in 81 league games over the following two seasons, and a further 2 goals from 35 games which were expunged from his record as Aldershot's financial problems saw them fail to complete the 1991-92 season. He later played non-league football for Cheltenham Town
Henry's son Leigh was on Swindon's books as a youngster, but the closest he came to League football was as an unused substitute; he went on to join non-league club Swindon Supermarine.
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Stroud made his breakthrough into the Swindon Town first team in October 2005 when still a youth team player. With manager Iffy Onuora previously responsible for youth development, he gave Stroud a chance in a match at Huddersfield Town, Stroud produced a solid performance that impressed Onuora-his pace being his main attribute
After continuing in the first team the following week, a hamstring injury sidelined Stroud for a period, and he didn't appear in the first team again until the New Year.
On December 30, 2006 it was announced that Stroud's contract would not be extended and was released from Swindon.
After being released from Swindon, David signed for Swindon Supermarine F.C., and subsequently scored in their play off final win over Taunton Town on 5 May 2007.
He also spent two separate occasions on loan at Basingstoke Town whilst going up through the ranks at Swindon Town.In his second spell with Basingstoke he played in the clubs famous first round F.A Cup win away at Chesterfield before being recalled by Swindon manager Paul Sturrock, forcing him to miss the second round tie against Aldershot Town
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'''Kenneth Allan "Kenny" Stroud''' (born 1 December 1953) is an English former footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing for Swindon Town, where he spent the majority of his career, Newport County and Bristol City.
Stroud was born in Fulham, London. He played for the Swindon schools team that reached the national boys' final in 1969, and went on to become an England youth international.
Stroud's son David also played professionally for Swindon Town.
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'''Ashan Bayyan S. Holgate''' (born 9 November 1986, in Swindon, England) is a footballer.
He is a product of Swindon Town's relatively successful youth set-up which has also seen Matt Bullman, Michael Pook, Andy Caton, David Stroud, Leigh Henry, Ben Wells all attempting to break into the senior squad.
Holgate first came into the attention of Swindon fans with an impressive goal against Millwall during a friendly in 2004.
Holgate is a striker who can also play as an attacking midfielder and featured in a handful of games for the Swindon first team including 2 starts against Colchester United and Swansea City during the 2005-06 season which ended in relegation for the club.
Holgate went out on loan to Salisbury City to gain experience before returning and signing a new contract with the Robins and being loaned to Newport County.
There were rumours that Holgate was due to join Macclesfield Town in the January 2007 transfer window. He has since joined the club on loan. However in May 2007, Swindon boss Paul Sturrock released Holgate as he felt that the striker/midfielder would not feature in his plans.
He was then signed by Conference South side Weston-super-Mare by new manager Tony Ricketts at the start of the 2007-08 campaign. He was in fine form, starting 14 times and finding the back of the net four times before he was transferred to Conference South rivals, Eastleigh in November 2007.
Holgate made his first appearance for Eastleigh on 1 December 2007. However, Eastleigh sent Holgate on loan to Southern Football League Premier Division side Cirencester Town, whom he played his first match for on 9 February 2008. His last match on loan came on 1 March 2008 with Holgate returning to Eastleigh afterward. He was soon transferred back to his first club of the season, Weston-super-Mare, on 7 March 2008 and was inserted into the first team straightaway. Holgate rejoined Newport County on a permanent contract on 13th October 2009.
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'''John Buttigieg''' (born October 5, 1963 in Sliema, Malta) is a former Maltese footballer, who played as a defender. A current coach, he is currently in charge of the Maltese national team.
During his playing career, Buttigieg played for Sliema Wanderers, Brentford, Swindon Town (loan), Floriana and Valletta.
He subsequently became a coach, coaching at youth level for six years (in former teammate Carmel Busuttil's school). In March 2007, he joined Birkirkara as first team coach, leading the side to the 2008 Maltese Cup.
Buttigieg won 97 caps for Malta, his debut coming on 23 May 1984, in a World Cup qualifier against Sweden (0-4 away loss).
He would also feature in the valiant 2-1 friendly loss against England in June 2000, his last international match.
In July 2009, Buttigieg was appointed as coach for the national team, after Dusan Fitzel was forced to step down due to health problems 5 months before the end of his contract. He was joined in his staff by former teammate Carmel Busuttil (assistant), with both signing a five-year contract with the Malta Football Association.
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'''Marko Tuomela''' (born 3 March 1972) is a Finnish footballer. He is a former international defender who has played for clubs all over the world including Kuusysi Lahti, TPV Tampere, FF Jaro, Troms IL, Motherwell (loan), Swindon Town (loan), GIF Sundsvall, Liaoning Beijing and IFK Sundsvall.
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'''Grant Samuel McCann''' (born 14 April 1980 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays for Scunthorpe United of Football League Championship in England.
McCann, a midfielder, who played for the same boys club as the likes of Steven Davis and Keith Gillespie, St Andrews, started his professional career at West Ham United. A product of the club's Academy of Football, he failed to cement a place in the senior squad, and made just four substitute appearances for the East London club.
McCann had loan spells at Livingston and Notts County before moving to Cheltenham Town, in another loan deal, in 2000.
He made his debut for the Northern Ireland national team on 6 October 2001 in a 1-0 away win against Malta.
After another loan deal took him back to Cheltenham in 2002, the move was made permanent during the January 2003 transfer window. McCann went on to make 155 league appearances for the Gloucestershire club.
He joined Barnsley on loan deadline day, 23 November 2006, in a contract that expired on 1 January 2007. On his debut against Ipswich Town he scored a 92nd minute winner in Simon Davey's first ever game as caretaker boss. The two clubs agreed a fee of -100,000 and McCann moved to Barnsley permanently on 2 January 2007. At the time this was a record fee for an outbound player at Cheltenham.
In January 2008, McCann left Barnsley to sign for Championship rivals Scunthorpe United for a six-figure undisclosed fee.
Recently, he has been responsible for scoring most of Scunthorpes penalty kicks, following team mate Paul Hayes missing 2 in successive matches, this took his total goal tally for Scunthorpe to 11 in two seasons.
He opened his goalscoring account for Northern Ireland by scoring the last goal, a header, in the 4-1 away win against Liechtenstein on 24 March, 2007. On 15 October 2008 he grabbed his second goal for Northern Ireland against San Marino with a goal from outside the box. Grant recently became the honorary chairman of the University of Ulster Coleraine Northern Ireland Supporters Club. Grant added to his International goal tally away to San Marino on the 11th February when he curled in a right footed shot from 20 yards out. During the friendly with Israel, he added to his international tally with a trademark free kick. Grant now has three songs from the Northern Ireland fans.
Grant also was honoured by the University of Ulster in Coleraine as their Supporters' club chairman in 2008, for his industrious midfield displays in the Green of Northern Ireland. Grant accepted his accolodade with pride and dedicated his goal against San Marino to the travelling students, who resided in the television gantry with few clothes on.
Grant McCann is known for his playmaking ability from the middle
of the park. His main attributes are his vision, footballing
brain and the ability to execute a pass due to his sound technique.
He recently scored a long range screamer angainst Sheffield United FC from 30 yards against loan 'keeper Mark Bunn.
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'''Aaron Wesley Brown''' (born 14 March 1980 in Bristol) is an English professional footballer, playing mainly as a left-back for Lincoln City.
He joined his local team, Bristol City, at an early age, becoming a trainee and turning professional in August 1998. He had a spell on loan at Exeter City in January 2000 before establishing himself at Ashton Gate and becoming a popular player amongst the Ashton Gate faithful. In 2001 Bristol City turned down an offer of -400,000 for Brown from West Bromwich Albion. In March 2002, Brown received whiplash when he, along with City teammate Kevin Amankwaah, was in a car driven by a former City trainee, Rohan King, that collided with another vehicle.
After recovering from a serious leg injury, Brown felt that it was time to move on to progress his career and much to many City fans' disgust (fuelled by comments made by Brown) he joined Queens Park Rangers in July 2004. His QPR career was plagued with injuries, and he had loan spells with Torquay United (March to May 2005) and Cheltenham Town (September to October 2005).
After an unsuccessful trial with Barnsley, Brown joined Swindon Town on loan in November 2005. The deal became permanent in January 2006. Brown thanked the then Swindon boss Iffy Onuora and the club for saving his career.
On Brown's return to Ashton Gate, Swindon's relegation was confirmed. With Swindon needing a win, they only managed to produce a draw despite Brown's fine performance which was capped off by an impressive solo goal.
During the pre-season of 2006-07, Brown requested a transfer away from the County Ground, stating that he needed to pursue his career at a higher level
A pre-season friendly appearance at home to Crystal Palace after requesting to be taken off the transfer list saw Brown booed and jeered by the home fans. Despite this, he resolved to remain at the club and work hard to regain his place. In February 2007 he was forced to apologise after gesturing to the travelling Swindon fans in the 1-0 defeat away to Barnet.
On 9 May 2007 it was announced that Brown was one of six players released by Swindon boss Paul Sturrock and on 20 June 2007 he signed for Gillingham. He scored his first goal for Gillingham against Bristol Rovers on 27 October 2007, but was transfer listed on 5 June 2008..
It was announced on June 30 that he had joined Lincoln City on one year deal after his contract at Gillingham was terminated.
His younger brother Marvin also played professionally and both were with Bristol City at the same time.
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'''Simon Edward Rusk''' (born 17 December 1981) is an English-born Scottish footballer who plays for Crawley Town as a midfielder.
Born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Rusk was on the books in the Peterborough United youth system, but he did not play in the first team. After a spell in non-League football with Cambridge City, he was signed on a free transfer by Boston United. His Boston debut came in March 2001 in a match at Doncaster Rovers. Rusk was once included in the Scotland under-18 squad, but did not play due to injury. He was fined by manager Steve Evans for receiving a red card against Shrewsbury Town in December 2005.
He left Boston to join Northwich Victoria on a free transfer in July 2007, being signed by former Boston team mate Neil Redfearn.
Rusk joined Conference team Crawley Town on 27 May 2009.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''Trevor Senior''' (born 28 November 1961 in Stratton, near Dorchester, Dorset) was a striker with Reading Football Club.
Senior started his career at Dorchester. He joined Portsmouth in 1981 for -35,000, and then (after a loan spell with Aldershot) moved to Reading where he scored 184 goals in 362 league and cup appearances in two spells between 1983 and 1992. In season 1983-4, Senior was top scorer in all 4 divisions of the Football League with 36 goals.
In March 1988 Senior signed for Middlesbrough on transfer deadline day for a fee of -200,000 from Watford, where he had moved in July 1987. After making 32 appearances and scoring only four goals, Senior moved back to Reading in October 1988. Despite his time on Teesside being seen generally as a disappointment, Senior was instrumental in Boro's promotion in May 1988 after scoring two important goals in the play-offs.
After he left Reading for a second time in 1992, Senior spent a season with Woking, and then a short spell at Dorchester Town before signing in November 1993 for Farnborough Town. The following season he became manager of Weymouth and subsequently during 1995-96 had another spell at Farnborough. His last job was manager of Bridgwater Town in the Western Football League, before joining Dorchester, and becoming the Under 18's manager. His last game as U-18's manager was in
Trevor was appointed manager of Western League Division One Bridport 15/06/2009 following the resignation of Ian Hutchinson.
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'''Frank Scott-Walford''' (born 1897 ?, in Perry Barr, Birmingham - died. ?) was an English football manager.
In his playing days, he had kept goal as an amateur with Tottenham Hotspur and played subsequently for Lincoln City, Small Heath and Aston Villa. But his playing ability never matched his organisational skill and he went on to form the Enfield and District League and became a Southern League referee. He was also a keen cricketer and cyclist.
On 16 March 1908, Leeds City F.C. approached Scott-Walford, then manager of Southern League side Brighton, and offered him the manager's job. On 26 March 1908, Brighton released him to join the West Yorkshire club.
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'''Steve Death''' (19 October 1949 - 26 October 2003) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Reading for almost the entirety of his career. Death was one of the longest-serving players to appear for Reading.
Death was an England schoolboy international who made one League appearance for West Ham before joining Reading, originally on loan, in 1969. He went straight into the team as first choice goalkeeper, and made the position his own for the next ten years with a total of 537 first team appearances.
Death set many other records during his time at Elm Park. He was elected Player of the Season four times for seasons 1969/70, 1972/73, 1973/74 and 1976/77, won PFA Divisional Awards in 1973-74 and 1978-79, collected a Division Four Championship plaque in 1978-79, kept 26 clean sheets in that season, and at one stage made 156 consecutive first team appearances. This is still a Club record. Until January 31, 2009, Death held the record of 1,103 minutes without conceding a goal in English league football. This record was subsequently broken by Edwin van der Sar playing for Manchester United versus Everton on 31 January 2009.
Death was given a testimonial in the 1979-80 season, with over 7,000 watching his Testimonial Match against a Young England XI managed by his former boss at West Ham, Ron Greenwood. He left the game in 1982 and returned to his native Suffolk. He subsequently returned to Reading to work as a greenkeeper at a local golf course. He died of cancer in 2003, aged 54.
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'''Moustapha Salifou''' (born 1 June 1983 in Lom), is a Togolese football midfielder, who currently plays for Aston Villa.
The midfielder had fleeting stints with Swiss side FC Wil, French team Stade Brest 29 and German team Rot-Wei Oberhausen, prior to moving to England. On August 31 2007, Salifou signed a one-year deal with Aston Villa, joining for a nominal fee after a successful trial. Martin O'Neill commented that "He has great determination to succeed at this level and may well prove to be an excellent asset". .Salifou encountered problems acquiring a work permit though, and was forced to train with his old club in Switzerland.
It was reported on September 25, 2007 that the work permit had been granted and that Salifou was to join up with the squad within a week, however, he did not join up with his new club until October 18, 2007. Salifou made his debut for Aston Villa Reserves on 22 October 2007 creating two of the goals in a 6-0 win over Chelsea reserves. Salifou made his debut for the first team on 12 January 2008 - coming on amidst terrific cheers from the Aston Villa crowd - as a 90th minute substitute in a 3-1 win against Reading. Despite not having played a game, his name was chanted loudly to the tune of Daddy Cool by the Holte End. He was later rewarded with a one-year extension to his contract - his deal now runs until June 2011. Salifou made his second appearance for the club on the 15 March 2008, coming on as a late substitute in the 2-0 away defeat at Portsmouth, as well as appearing in the 4-0 defeat to Manchester United.
On the 6th November 2008, Martin O'Neill decided to change his starting eleven for Villa's UEFA Cup match against Slavia Prague. Salifou started and played the full ninety minutes, earning enthusiastic praise from Stan Collymore.
He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He played in all three of Togo's group games in that World Cup against South Korea, Switzerland and France.
The midfielder earned glowing reports after a positive performance at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, this alerted the attention of many French league clubs, and prompted the nickname the 'Togolese Zidane' or 'the great of the figure of eight' from his compatriot Emmanuel Adebayor, due to Salifou's playmaking nature.
On 8 January 2010, the bus containing the Togo squad for the Africa Cup of Nations was subjected to an attack from gunmen; Salifou was on the bus during the attack, but was said to be 'shaken but okay' after the incident.
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He started his playing career by signing amateur forms with Sheffield Wednesday and Worksop Town, but it was United who signed him as a professional after a couple of trial games in the Central League. Jack became one of the Blades most popular players, always remembered for his cheerful grin. Not for nothing he was nicknamed ''Smiler''.
Between 1935 and 1949, he made 203 consecutive appearances for United. Smith played for United for 19 years, and in the final match of the 1948-49 season - a County Cup match against Barnsley he was chaired from the field.
This was to have been his last appearance for the Blades, but he played a few matches the following season and his final match was a Division 2 match away at Grimsby Town played on May 14, 1949.
Note: Season 1939-40 was abandoned after 3 matches due to outbreak of World War II.
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'''Andrew Gurney''' (born 25 January 1974, in Bristol, England) is an English footballer. He can play at right back as well as in the centre of defence, central midfield or as a sweeper. He currently plays for and manages of Weston-super-Mare.
Gurney was born in Bristol, England, and began his career as an apprentice with his hometown club Bristol Rovers, turning professional in July 1992. His league debut came in the 1993-94 season and he went on to make 108 league appearances scoring 9 goals before being released in the summer of 1997. He began training with Cardiff City and was also linked with a move to Cambridge United, but on 8 July 1997 he signed a three-month contract with Torquay United.
His form in the early part of the season was good enough for manager Kevin Hodges to upgrade his contract to a yearly deal, and his partnership with Paul Gibbs led to one of the most effective wing-back partnerships in the Third Division that season as Torquay made the play-offs.
He left Plainmoor on 10 January 1999, signing for Reading for a fee of -100,000, having scored 10 times in 64 league games for the Gulls, a better strike rate than many of the forwards to have played for United during the 1990s. He settled in well at the Madejski Stadium and was a regular member of the side until early 2001 when he lost his place. He was transfer listed at his own request in February 2001 and was released in the summer, joining local rivals Swindon Town on 30 June.
He was made captain at Swindon, where he clocked up almost 150 games for the Robins. Shortly after the 2004-05 season had started, Gurney surprisingly left the County Ground and joined Swansea City on a free transfer. Swindon's then manager Andy King explained that the club could no longer afford to turn down Swansea's wage offer to Gurney, which was deemed surprising because Gurney had one more year left on his Swindon Town contract. Subsequent rumours began to circulate on the internet that an alleged personal feud with a team-mate was the real reason for his departure.
Gurney played just over 30 games for Swansea, getting booked 5 times and sent-off once (for kicking an opponent and was transfer listed in May 2005.
Andy King refuted claims that Gurney was to rejoin Swindon, but in August 2005 Gurney joined on loan. This was later turned into a permanent deal in January 2006. Conveniently, the other player alleged in the personal feud with Gurney had left a short while before his return to Swindon.
A few months into the 06-07 season Gurney retired from football due to a recurring ankle injury which had kept him sidelined all season. In December 2006, he came out of retirement to join Clevedon Town, scoring on his debut against Gloucester City.
In February 2007, Gurney left Clevedon to join Weston-super-Mare, but moved again in May 2007, joining Conference South rivals Havant & Waterlooville.
Soon after joining Havant & Waterlooville, Gurney stated he found the travel difficult. Weston-super-Mare manager Tony Ricketts saw an opportunity and approached for Gurney's services multiple times. He was eventually successful in convincing Gurney to join the Seagulls on 22 December 2007 and he was instilled as captain of the side straightaway.
The stay at Weston-super-Mare was short-lived as Gurney signed for fellow Conference South side Newport County on 12 February 2008. However, despite Newport narrowly missing out on the promotion play-offs and winning the 2008 FAW Premier Cup final, Gurney was released by Newport at the end of the 2007-08 season.
In May 2008, Gurney returned to Weston-super-Mare as player-assistant manager. In August 2009, Gurney took over as manager of Weston
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NOTE: Please do not simply add one to appearance figures for current players after a match; these statistics may not have been updated for several weeks and may be out of date. Please check a source such as the BBC website or mcfcstats.co.uk for the correct figures.
This is a '''list of notable footballers who have played for Manchester City'''. Generally, this means players that have either played 100 or more first-class matches for the club or have won the club's ''Player of the Year'' award. Players listed in '''bold''' are inductees of Manchester City's Hall of Fame,
This list is not an exhaustive list; over 1000 players have represented Manchester City at competitive first-team level since the club joined the Football League in 1892. For a list of all Manchester City players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:Manchester City F.C. players. For the current Manchester City first-team squad, see the current squad section of the Manchester City article.
Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included.
NOTE: Please do not simply add one to appearance figures for current players after a match; these statistics may not have been updated for several weeks and may be out of date. Please check a source such as the BBC website or mcfcstats.co.uk for the correct figures.
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'''Steven William "Steve" Paterson''' (born 8 April 1958 in Elgin, Moray) is a football manager and former Scottish football player.
During his professional playing career, Paterson was a central defender and joined Manchester United from Nairn County in July 1975. He made a total of six league appearances for the Red Devils over five seasons. He signed for Sheffield United in a -60,000 deal but ankle injury substained in pre-season training forced Paterson to retire.
Made his comeback as player in July 1981 with Buckie Thistle and soon turned down Dundee United to join Peterhead. He had spell playing for Hong Kong Rangers before joing Nairn County in August 1982. Next February he re-joined former boss Tommy Docherty at Sydney Olympic and then moves on to become first European to play in Japan in December 1983. He wins cups and titles with Yomiuri before his playing career was again cut short by persistent injury problems.
His management career began in the Highland League with Elgin City, before he moved on to Huntly. In the summer of 1995 he joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who were playing in the Scottish Third Division at that time. Paterson spent seven and a half years at Caley Thistle, their longest-serving manager to date. During this time, he took the club from the Third Division to the First Division and presided over the team's famous victories against Celtic (resulting in the well-known newspaper headline "Super Caley Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious") and Hearts in the Scottish Cup.
In November 2002, Paterson was strongly linked with the vacant manager's job at Dundee United, but he stayed at Caley Thistle for another month. He was offered the manager's position at Aberdeen and became the clubs manager on 11 December 2002. This move was not without controversy, as Paterson and his assistant Duncan Shearer were each supposed to have agreed a five-year contract with Caley Thistle not long before their departure to the Dons.
Paterson and Shearer left Aberdeen after around eighteen months. His next managerial post was with Highland League side Forres Mechanics, which he left in the summer of 2006. On 30 October 2006, he was announced as the new manager of Peterhead, a position from which he was eventually dismissed on 10 January 2008.
In March 2003 Paterson revealed he had an alcohol problem, after famously missing Aberdeen' s 3-3 home draw with Dundee FC due to being too hung over to attend. In October 2008 it was reported that Paterson had lost -1 million pounds from betting. Paterson's biography "Confessions of a Highland Hero" co-written with former Grampian Television presenter Frank Gilfeather was published in November 2009, and was serialised in the Daily Record.
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'''Gordon Dalziel''' (born 16 March 1962 in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish footballer, and ex manager of Ayr United and Raith Rovers. He is currently the manager of junior outfit Glenafton Athletic.
During his playing career he played as a striker for Rangers, Manchester City, Partick Thistle, East Stirlingshire, Raith Rovers and Ayr United. His greatest success was achieved at Raith Rovers as he became the club's top goal scorer of all time, winning the Scottish League Cup in 1994-95 as well as two First Division titles.
His first managerial job was at Ayr United where he guided them to the 2001-02 League Cup final and the Scottish Cup semi-final in the same year. He was later sacked, however, having failed to get the club to the Scottish Premier League.
He next took over as manager at Junior team Glenafton, who he left to take over at Raith Rovers in 2004, with the club in financial difficulty. In September 2006, he was asked by the Raith Rovers board to take no active part in the running of the team, while they discussed the terms on which he may leave the club.
In May 2007, he returned to junior side Glenafton as manager, taking over from the departing former Partick Thistle boss Gerry Collins.
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'''Gerard Wiekens''' (born 25 February 1973 in Oude Pekela) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for BV Veendam of the Eerste Divisie. Wiekens usually plays as a defender, but can also play in midfield or as a sweeper.
Wiekens made his professional debut with Veendam in the 1990-91 season, and went on to make a total of 26 appearances in his first season. He stayed at Veendam for nine seasons, and was named as club captain at the age of 20. In 1997 Wiekens made a -500,000 move to English club Manchester City, who were then playing in the First Division. Wiekens made his debut for Manchester City on the opening day of the 1997-98 season, scoring in a 2-2 draw with Portsmouth. Wiekens was a first team regular for five seasons, and in each of them Manchester City were either relegated or promoted, first suffering relegation to Division Two, then achieving consecutive promotions to reach the Premiership, before being relegated and promoted again. Wiekens was Manchester City's Player of the Year for the 1998-99 season, a season in which he missed just four games. Wiekens lost his first team place during the 2001-02 season, and subsequently made only sporadic appearances for Manchester City. His final appearance for Manchester City was in August 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in a UEFA Cup match against TNS. He was released by Manchester City in May 2004, and rejoined his former club Veendam.
In September 2005, Wiekens broke his leg while playing for Veendam against FC Omniworld, an injury which was blamed on the artificial pitch on which the match took place.
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'''Karl Aage Hansen''' (July 4, 1921 - November 23, 1990) was a Danish football player, who won a bronze medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He scored 17 goals in 22 games for the Danish national team, and was Danish team captain on 17 occasions. He started as an amateur player in Danish club Akademisk Boldklub, but in 1948 he moved on to play professionally for a number of European clubs, including Juventus F.C. and A.C. Milan in Italy and Huddersfield Town in England.
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:''For the series director of the British Touring Car Championship, see Alan J. Gow''
'''Alan Gow''' (born 9th October 1982 in Clydebank)
Born in Clydebank, Scotland, Gow started his career at Yoker boys club before joining Clydebank his hometown club. He joined Airdrie United on 30 August 2002,
Gow joined Falkirk in June 2005, following their promotion to the Scottish Premier League from the Scottish First Division in the 2004-05 season, on a two year contract
Gow marked his 81st and final appearance for ''the Bairns'' by scoring in a 3-0 win against relegated Dunfermline Athletic.
On 26 January 2007, Falkirk turned down an improved bid from Gow's boyhood heroes Rangers for the striker. While the first offer was -100,000, Falkirk manager John Hughes was said to have been holding out for -500,000 in the hope of selling him before he could leave on a free transfer in the summer. After failed late attempts to sign Gow before the January transfer window closed, Rangers signed him for three years on a pre-contract agreement for him to join the club in the summer.
After being granted special permission by Falkirk, Gow made his Rangers debut in a post-season friendly match against MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, United States, coming on as a half time substitute for Nacho Novo. His first competitive match was four months later, on 26 September 2007, when he played in a League Cup match against East Fife.
On 17 June 2008, English Championship club, Burnley accepted a -3 million offer from Rangers for striker Kyle Lafferty, with Gow due to go the other way as part of the deal. However, Gow opted to stay with Rangers, but the deal for Lafferty still went ahead. Later in June, Gow visited Carrow Road to have talks over a possible move to another Championship club, Norwich City. Despite the player and his agent expressing interest in the move, the club did not pursue its interest in Gow.
On 31 August 2008 he was linked with a move to Burnley's Lancashire rivals Blackpool.
He made his first start for ''the Seasiders'' on 21 October 2008 scoring a goal as Blackpool beat Derby County 3-2 at Bloomfield Road.
In January 2009 Rangers confirmed that they were in negotiations with Wolverhampton Wanderers over a proposed move for the player.
On 2 February 2009, Gow joined Norwich City on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 3-3 draw away to Wolverhampton Wanderers - whom he almost joined earlier in the transfer window - the following day.
On 3 August 2009 Rangers accepted a -200,000 bid for the player from Plymouth Argyle. Gow completed the deal on 14 August, signing a two-year contract with the Championship side. He scored his first goal during his debut in a 3-1 home defeat to Cardiff due to a late penalty given away by former Argyle player Tony Capaldi, who received a second yellow card for the offence.
On 30 January 2007, Alex McLeish named Gow in the Scotland B team to play Finland B at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on 7 February.
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}}'''Simon James Clist''' (born 13 June 1981 in Bournemouth) is an English professional footballer who plays for Conference National club Oxford United.
Clist began his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur as a TYS before transferring to Bristol City, turning professional in July 1999. His first team debut came on 25 January 2000, in the Football League Trophy game at home to Bournemouth (a 1-1 draw). His league debut came four days later in a goalless draw away to Bury. He was one five players transfer-listed by City manager Danny Wilson in April 2002 after City had failed to reach the end of season promotion play-offs.
He joined Torquay United on loan on 20 February 2003, playing 11 times and scoring twice as he stayed at Plainmoor until the end of the season.
Clist returned to Ashton Gate, but was again transfer listed by City manager Wilson in August 2003. He left City in January 2004, joining Barnet on a free transfer, with a contract until the end of the season, when he was given a further contract for the following season. He helped Barnet to the Conference title in 2005, having switched from midfield to full-back, and signed a new 12-month contract in May 2005. He was released by Barnet in May 2006, and was signed by Gary Owers for Forest Green Rovers later that month, having been a trainee at Bristol City, while Owers was a player there. Clist played at Forest Green making over 100 appearances whilst being involved in some of the club's most successful seasons in its history including cup runs and record high league finishes.
He signed for Oxford United on the 2nd February 2009 on the last day of the transfer window for a nominal fee.
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'''Richard Edghill''' (born 23 September 1974 in Oldham, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached.
Edghill started his career with Manchester City as a product of the youth scheme which he joined as a schoolboy in 1988. His first team debut came in the 1993-94 season in a match against Wimbledon. Edghill was capped by England at under-21 and 'B' level, but his development was hampered by a series of serious injuries, including missing the entire 1996-97 season due to a knee injury. After recovery from this injury Edghill featured regularly in the first team for the next three seasons and also scored in the penalty shootout of the play off final despite, at this point, never having scored in his professional career. In the 1999-2000 season an injury to team captain Andy Morrison saw Edghill take over as captain and he helped earn City promotion back into the Premiership. The 1999-2000 season also saw Richard score his first professional goal in a 2-0 win against Blackburn Rovers. However Edghill suffered a poor start to the 2000-01 season including a calamitous own goal in a 2-1 defeat against Coventry City Edghill lost his first team place, and he was loaned to Birmingham City.
The then City manager Joe Royle purchased both Richard Dunne and Laurent Charvet to replace Richard. However Manchester City were going through a bad run of form and on 1 January 2001 Edghill returned to the starting line up along with Andy Morrison. However Royle was unsure of his best team hence the choice of personnel was often erratic. Manchester City were relegated and Kevin Keegan became manager. Keegan used a 3-5-2 formation with wing backs and Shaun Wright-Phillips was preferred at Right wing back to Richard Edghill. Keegan's acquisition of Sun Jihai served to further limit Richard's opportunities at the club and he was released in 2002. He had made a total of 207 appearances for the club.
Following his release Edghill had short unsuccessful spells with Wigan Athletic and Sheffield United before joining Queens Park Rangers in August 2003. In the 2005 close season Edghill joined Bradford City on a free transfer. He was released in May 2007.
Edghill joined Macclesfield Town on 13 July 2007, re-uniting himself with former City team-mate Ian Brightwell, manager of the League Two side. He stayed until the end of the season before being released by manager Keith Alexander.
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'''Dmitri Viktorovich Kharine''' , (born 16 August 1968 in Moscow) is a retired Russian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He played for Russian sides FC Torpedo Moscow, FC Dynamo Moscow and CSKA Moscow in the early part of his career, before moving to English Premier League club Chelsea in December 1992 for -400,000.
With Chelsea, Kharine impressed in their run to the 1994 FA Cup Final - though he conceded four goals in the final itself - and then the club's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup run a year later, where they reached the semi-finals in their first European campaign since the 1970s. His later years at the club were blighted by injury problems and the signing of Dutch goalkeeper Ed de Goey, which limited him to 20 appearances in his last three seasons. In total, he played in 146 games for Chelsea.
Kharine wasn't fit for inclusion in Chelsea's FA Cup Final triumph at the end of the 1996-97 season (Norwegian Frode Grods played instead), and didn't make the squad for the Cup Winners' Cup and League Cup final victories a year later. When Gianluca Vialli became Chelsea manager he established de Goey as the club's first choice goalkeeper; Kharine was limited to five appearances that season, mainly in cup games.
Kharine signed for Scottish side Celtic in the summer of 1999 on a free transfer. He arrived at Celtic Park as the first signing of new management team John Barnes and Kenny Dalglish, but injury problems ensured that he played just 11 games for the club.
He was released in the summer of 2002 and signed for non-League side Hornchurch, where he was sent off on his debut.
Kharine was also an international; as a result of the political turmoil in his home nation, he ended up playing for three different teams. He won six caps for the USSR, eleven for the CIS and then 23 for Russia. Aided in part by the short-lived nature of the CIS, he was their most-capped player. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the football competition. He played for the CIS at the 1992 European Championships, performing well in the 0-0 draw with Holland in Gothenburg; and for Russia at USA 94 and Euro 96, with his team going out in the group stages on each occasion. He won his last cap in September 1998 against Ukraine.
He currently works as the goalkeeping coach at English Conference side Luton Town.
His younger brother Mikhail Kharin played football professionally as well.
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'''Terence Peter "Terry" Dolan''' (born 11 June 1950) is an English former footballer and manager.
Born in Bradford, England, Dolan excelled at both football and rugby union during his schooldays and joined Bradford City as an associate schoolboy in 1966 before signing as an amateur a year later.
He joined Rochdale in 1981 and joined non-league side Brackley Town a year later.
During his 448-game career, which included 58 goals, he played at all 92 league grounds.
Dolan became interested in coaching while he was a player and he helped to improve the fortunes of East Bowling Unity in the Bradford Amateur Sunday League,
Dolan became manager of Bradford City in January 1987, after the sacking of Trevor Cherry. His first game was as caretaker when City won a 5-1 against Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup.
He was sacked in 1989 and instead joined Rochdale, who were reviving in Division Four. He helped Rochdale to a record FA Cup run in 1989-90 and mid-table finish but lost support the following season when he introduced Chris Lee, the son of his assistant, to the side. He joined Hull City acrimoniously as manager in 1991 with Rochdale receiving compensation for Hull's illegal approach. He spent six years with the Tigers, staying at the helm despite two relegations which enraged some fans whilst others understood it was the money the club earned from Dolan's shrewd dealings in the transfer market that kept the club in the black. He became a hate figure amongst some Hull City fans along with chairman Martin Fish and majority shareholder Christopher Needler. Unbeknown to the fans, the Needler family had been trying to find a responsible buyer for Hull City for many years but the restrictions the family placed on the redevelopment of the Boothferry Park site deterred most interested parties. In 1997 he returned to Huddersfield Town as Reserve Team Coach under Peter Jackson but left in 2000.
In 2000, he returned to Yorkshire with York City. He was sacked as manager in 2003, with the club citing financial reasons for his departure.
He returned to management in October 2006 with Northern Premier League Premier Division side Guiseley.
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'''Terrence "Terry" Phelan''' (born 16 March 1967 in Manchester, England) is a former Irish footballer who played as a left-back for a number of clubs, including Leeds United, Swansea City, Wimbledon, Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton and Fulham. Nicknamed "the scuttler" he also made 42 appearances for the Irish national team, whom he represented at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He is currently coach at Otago United F.C.,New Zealand.
Phelan started his career as part of the Leeds United youth system, and made 19 appearances for Leeds in the 1985-86 season, but was released on a free transfer by Leeds manager Billy Bremner. Phelan then spent a year at Swansea City, earning a move to top division Wimbledon a year later.
In his first season at Wimbledon, Phelan was a member of the team which won the FA Cup with a shock win over Liverpool in the final. He also helped Wimbledon finish seventh in the league on two occasions during his time there.
After five years at Wimbledon in which he made 198 appearances, Phelan was transferred to Manchester City for -2.5 million at the start of the 1992-93 season, equalling the British record transfer fee for a defender as well as equalling the club's record fee. At Manchester City, Phelan made 122 appearances over three and a half seasons. Arguably the best goal of Phelan's career came at Maine Road for Manchester City in an FA Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur when the full-back run the length of the pitch skipping several challenges and keeping his cool to slot home.
Phelan moved to Chelsea in November 1995, where he spent two years on the fringes of the first team before moving to Everton, where he played regularly under Joe Royle, until he suffered an injury from which he took nearly 18 months to recover.
During Phelan's injury, Walter Smith took over as Everton manager (after Howard Kendall's third spell as manager lasted just one season), and did not select Phelan following his recovery, instead loaning him to Crystal Palace. Phelan moved to Fulham in February 2000, and was part of the Fulham team which won promotion to the Premiership in 2001. However, Phelan was released by Fulham following promotion. Phelan then had a short spell with Sheffield United before moving to the United States, where he played for Charleston Battery and also coached young players. In October 2005, Phelan was named as player-coach of Otago United in New Zealand Football Championship.Now, during the summer, Terry leaves his family to teach youth soccer with One on One Soccer.
He is now living in Mc Andrew Bay in Dunedin.
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}}'''Colin Little''' (born 4 November 1972) is an English footballer currently playing for Altrincham.
Little began his career in non-League football with Hyde United. After being spotted by Crewe Alexandra manager Dario Gradi he signed for them for -50,000 in the summer of 1996. After initial success at Crewe he became a journeyman around the Football League, playing for Macclesfield Town and Halifax Town before being released in 2004. Shortly after this Little signed for Altrincham. He has been the club top scorer at Altrincham for the past four seasons. He scored his 100th goal for the club in the 1-0 victory away to Newcastle Blue Star in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round on 26 October 2008.
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'''Simon Charles Francis''' (born 16 February 1985 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is an English football player playing for Southend United. A former England Under-21 international, he is a powerful player who can fill numerous defensive and midfield slots.
Francis was rejected as a youngster by both hometown clubs Notts County
Competition for places meant that Francis was never quite able to hold down a regular place at Bramall Lane, restricting him to just 15 appearances for the Blades during his two-year sojourn. He spent most of season 2005-06 on loan with Grimsby Town and then Tranmere Rovers. His final appearance in a Blades shirt was as a late substitute at Luton in the penultimate game of the season.
Despite featuring in the League One's Team of the Season, Francis was made available for transfer in May 2006. Southend's manager Steve Tilson, who had worked with the young player at England U-21 level, secured the services of the talented defender. Francis signed for an undisclosed fee from the Blades on 13 June 2006, agreeing a three-year deal with the Shrimpers as they prepared for a return to the Football League Championship.
He made his Southend debut in a 1-0 victory over Chelmsford City.
He scored his first goal for Southend in the 3-1 defeat to Ipswich at Roots Hall, controlling a pass, cutting inside the defender, and sliding the ball home with his left foot.
In June 2008, he was initially transfer listed by Southend United after he failed to agree a new contract, but two weeks later he signed for another two years with Southend.
In January 2010 Southend reluctantly accepted an offer for Francis from an unnamed Championship side but he failed to agree personal terms.
''Table includes all league and cup appearances''
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'''Stuart Holden''' (born August 1, 1985 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish-born American soccer player currently playing for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.
Holden grew up in Houston, Texas after moving there at age 10 with his family. His father worked for Chevron Corporation in its human resources department.
Holden returned to the United States to play in Major League Soccer with hometown club Houston Dynamo for the 2006 season. He made his MLS debut on May 27, 2006, and scored his first professional goal on July 22, 2006, in a 1-1 home draw against New England. He appeared thirteen times in the 2006 regular season and twice as a substitute in Houston's run to the MLS Cup 2006 championship. In the championship penalty shootout, Holden took the Dynamo's second shot and scored to the top right corner.
Holden's playing time increased in 2007, and he made the most of it as an outside midfielder, starting on the left when teammate Brad Davis went down with injury. In July, Holden scored goals on consecutive Thursday night games televised by ESPN2 and added three assists in league play and another in SuperLiga play, as of July 25. Holden was awarded the US Soccer Humanitarian of the Year award in 2008.
Holden was capped eleven times as a United States youth international at the U-20 level. Early in 2007, Holden was called in to the U.S. U-23 squad for a camp in California and in December for a camp and trip to China to play matches against the China U-23 team. In July 2008 Holden was named to the U.S. squad competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. On August 7 he scored in the USA's opening match, a 1-0 victory against Japan. In December of 2008 Holden was called into a camp set to begin in January of 2009 preceding a friendly against Sweden on January 24. He sustained a hip injury prior to the friendly and was forced to withdraw from camp.
Holden was named to the United States Gold Cup squad on June 25, 2009, as nearly all of the senior regulars were rested following the Confederations Cup. Holden scored a goal for the U.S. in his national team debut against Grenada on July 4, 2009. On July 11, 2009, Holden scored his second international goal against Haiti with a thirty-yard strike that tied the game in the ninety-second minute, and assisted the USA's first goal in that match, which was scored by Davy Arnaud. Holden added two more assists in the 2-0 semi-final win against Honduras. Stuart was selected to the Gold Cup All-Tournament Team due to his superior play throughout the tournament with 2 goals and 3 assists.
Holden graduated from the Awty International School, in Houston, Texas. Holden's father lost a six-year battle with cancer in early 2009. He has a mother and sister still living in Houston. He has been an American citizen since 2006.
Holden's brother, Euan Holden, was selected by Houston Dynamo in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.
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:''For the former Liverpool and Aston Villa player, see Ian Ross (Scottish footballer)''
'''Ian Ross''' (born January 13, 1986 in Sheffield) is an English footballer who is currently plays for Alfreton Town.
Ross started his career as a trainee with Sheffield United . His Blades career was limited to just two League Cup games, the first of which was against Boston United in which he scored the winning goal.
In July 2006, he joined Notts County on a six-month loan deal
On 7 November 2007 he signed a loan deal at League Two side Rotherham United, he then joined permanently until the end of the season in January.
Ross was released after his short-team deal at the Millers expired, along with 5 other players.
Ian signed for Gainsborough Trinity, after a decent trial period in which he scored in the last minute 2-1 win over Chesterfield on 19/07/08. On 20th March 2009 Ian was signed by Alfreton Town manager Nicky Law.
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'''Cho Won-Hee''' (born 17 April 1983) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Suwon Samsung Bluewings as a midfielder, on loan from Wigan Athletic.
As a child, Cho often played as a forward. Later, when he was picked for South Korean U20 squad, he also played as a left winger. In 2001, Cho was planning to play football at university as many other Korean footballers do, but he failed to do so, so he signed with Ulsan Hyundai, one of the most successful clubs in the K-League .
In 2003, Cho decided to join Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix, the army team to finish his army duty and to play first team football. There, he was quite impressive, and after his 2-year-duty at Gwanju, he moved to Suwon Samsung Bluewings, a team that was nicknamed "Real Suwon" for its cash-splashing signings. He originally played as a right wingback or right fullback at the Big Bird Stadium, competing for regular with Song Chong-Gug, but in 2007, after a long-term injury of defensive midfielder Kim Nam-Il, he changed his position to defensive midfielder. Throughout the 2007 season, he was not very impressive, and many fans were especially concerned with his rough passing.
However, next season, he showed his quality with improved passing and sight, and became a first team regular. After lifting the league trophy with Suwon, he became free agent.
Cho was linked with several European clubs, including German giant Schalke 04 and French side AS Monaco.
After trialing with AS Monaco in January 2009, Cho sought another trial with Wigan Athletic after it was revealed that AS Monaco had all of their non-EU player slots filled. He impressed during a trial with the club,
Cho played his first reserve game in a 2-2 draw against Liverpool Reserves, notching an assist.
He nearly missed the remainder of the season, but managed to fully recover so as to make his Premier League debut for Wigan in the final match of the 2008-09 season against Stoke City.
Cho scored his first international goal in his debut game against Iran on 12 October 2005. His shot deflected off an opposing defender and became one of the few goals scored within a minute. This goal is guessed to be the fastest goal South Korean National Team has ever scored, if the unrecorded games in the 50s and the 60s are not counted. Although Cho impressed as a right-back in his first game, he did not make an appearance in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
:''Results list Korea Republic's goal tally first.''
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'''Efangwu Goziem "Efan" Ekoku''' (born 8 June 1967, in Cheetham Hill, Manchester), is an English born Nigerian former footballer who played as a striker.
During his club career, he played for Sutton United, Bournemouth, Norwich City, Wimbledon, Grasshopper, Sheffield Wednesday and Dublin City. He scored Norwich's first ever goal in European competition, against Vitesse in the UEFA Cup on 15 September 1993. Just 10 days later he scored four goals as Norwich beat Everton 5-1 at Goodison Park, becoming the first player to score more than three goals in a Premier League game.
Whilst in Sheffield he scored both of Wednesday's goals against bitter rivals Sheffield United in the derby match on 1 November 2000.
Ekoku has obtained all of his FA and UEFA coaching badges.
Efan grew up in Manchester. He still retains loyalty for his boyhood favourite team, Manchester United, and occasionally shows this allegiance when commentating on games involving Manchester United.
His brother, Abi Ekoku, is a former British discus champion and also played professional rugby league for the club then known as London Crusaders. He currently works as a football commentator.
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'''Michal Papadopulos''' (born April 14, 1985 in Ostrava) is a Czech football player of Greek descent, he currently plays for Dutch club SC Heerenveen.
Papadopulos started at NH Ostrava as a youth, and then Bank Ostrava before moving to English club Arsenal in July 2003. He played just one first-team match for Arsenal, in a League Cup match against Wolverhampton Wanderers as a substitute for Jeremie Aliadiere. He returned to Bank in 2004. In December 2005, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen, signing a contract until the summer of 2009 and left the club in July 2008 to sign with Mlad Boleslav. In January 2008, he moved to Energie Cottbus until the end of the 2007/2008 season on loan. On 15 June 2009 SC Heerenveen have signed the Czech forward from Mlad Boleslav.
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'''David Geddis''', (born 12 March 1958 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), is a football coach and scout, a former professional football player and England youth international.
When Ipswich Town's leading goal scorer, Trevor Whymark, was injured against Norwich City on Boxing Day 1977, Geddis replaced him in the line-up and remained in the side. This enabled Geddis to become one of the youngest players ever to make an appearance in the FA Cup final, as Ipswich progressed through the competition to Wembley, where they beat Arsenal. Geddis delivered the cross which led to Roger Osborne's winning goal.
He was transferred to Aston Villa in 1979 for -300,000 and the following season won a league championship medal by being one of the 14 players Villa used that season. He filled in whenever Shaw or Withe were injured or suspended and best remembered for scoring two goals in the 3-0 win over rivals Birmingham City.
"Geddo" was a popular figure at Villa Park, but limited first team opportunities saw him move to then Second Division Barnsley in September 1983, where he notched an impressive 24 goals in 45 starts before attracting the interest of his former Villa boss Ron Saunders at promotion-chasing Birmingham City just before Christmas 1984. He joined the blues for a fee of -80,000 and quickly became a fans' favourite, largely due to his contribution to Blues' promotion winning campaign of the 1984/5 season.
In January 2002 Geddis was brought in by Sir Bobby Robson to work as coach alongside John Carver at Newcastle United. He was released from the position in September 2004 when Graeme Souness took over as manager and brought his own backroom staff with him from Blackburn Rovers.
Most recently, Geddis was Reserve Team Coach at Leeds United, a job he took up after scouting for England manager Sven-Gran Eriksson and the English FA at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Recently, he coached an English celebrity team, alongside former manager Terry Venables, for the Soccer Aid charity football match.
On 23 October 2006, it was revealed that Geddis would take John Carver's place as Leeds caretaker manager until the 25 October. Geddis' only match in charge of the first team was the 3-1 League Cup defeat to Southend United, yet he was still not in complete control as Dennis Wise had input on team selection, having agreed terms with Leeds earlier in the day. On the 25 October, Wise and his assistant Gustavo Poyet officially joined the club as the new management team. Geddis parted company with United on 19 December 2006.
'''Ipswich Town'''
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'''Ian Henderson''' (born 24 January 1985 in Thetford, Norfolk) is an English footballer who plays for Colchester United.
Henderson is a product of the youth academy at Norwich City and was heralded as a very promising young player. His first team debut came in October 2002 against Coventry City at Highfield Road, with his first goal for the club arriving in a 4-2 defeat at Wimbledon. Henderson was a prominent member of England Youth Representative sides up to the Under-20 Age Group.
The 2003-04 season saw Henderson win a first division championship medal as Norwich won promotion to the Premier League. He scored four goals - including 2 in a 3-1 victory over Millwall - and created a number of goals for other players. He signed a new contract in the summer of 2004 but found it difficult to establish himself in the team, making only a handful of appearances in the two subsequent seasons. His Norwich career suffered a further set back as a result of injuries. After recovering, he signed for Rotherham United in January 2007 on a loan deal that ran until the end of the 2006-07 season.
Henderson scored his only goal for Rotherham in their last home game of the season, a 4-2 defeat to Cheltenham Town. His contract with Norwich now finished, he signed a two-year deal with Northampton Town on 28 June 2007. On 27 December 2008, Northampton terminated his contract after he failed to score in 33 first team games.
Henderson signed for Luton Town on a short-term contract on 2 January 2009, and went on to make 18 league appearances in the 2008-09 season, scoring once. He was not offered a new contract at the end of the season, and was subsequently released from Luton.
Prior to the 2009-10 season, Henderson had a trial with Turkish Sper Lig side Ankaragc. On 27 July 2009, after a successful trial with the club, he signed a two year contract keeping him at the club until Summer 2011. He made his debut for the Turkish club in the first league week of the 2009-10 season, coming on as a 59th minute substitute for Abdullah etin, in Ankaragc's away game to Diyarbakirspor on 8 August 2009. Henderson left Ankaragc on 29 October after failing to settle in Turkey.
On 7 January 2010, Henderson signed for Football League One side Colchester United on a free transfer. Henderson was sent off on his debut for Colchester United against his former club Norwich City in a 5-0 defeat.
He is a striker, although he has also played a number of games as a right midfielder.
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'''Ben Sahar''' (; born 10 August 1989 in Holon, Israel) is an Israeli footballer who currently plays as a striker or winger for RCD Espanyol. Sahar is known as one of Israel's brightest talents, according to former employers Chelsea. At just 16, he was already the equivalent of a second year apprentice at Chelsea. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the Israeli Under-21 national team and the Israeli national team. Before transferring to Chelsea, Sahar was on the Hapoel Tel Aviv books, and while he was promoted to the first team by the manager Itzhak Shum, Sahar did not feature in any matches due to his transfer being completed before the start of the 2006-07 season.
Before coming to Chelsea, he got Polish citizenship (his mother Batya is of Polish origin), which grants him an automatic right to play in the UK, as Poland is an EU member state.
Sahar began playing football in his hometown of Modi'in, Israel. There he was enrolled in the ''Sportop Football Academy'', before joining the youth ranks of Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Ben Sahar signed for Chelsea of the English Premier League in May 2006 from Hapoel Tel Aviv FC for -320,000,
Sahar was called up to the Chelsea first team to play Macclesfield Town in the FA Cup on January 6, 2007 and made his debut coming on as a substitute for Salomon Kalou in the 76th minute. Four days later, Sahar came on as a substitute in the 60th minute of Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Wycombe Wanderers in the Carling Cup. He made his Premiership debut on January 13, 2007, coming off the bench to replace Arjen Robben in the 82nd minute of the match against Wigan Athletic
Sahar joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers, on loan, for the beginning of the 2007-08 season, on 26 July 2007, for an initial three-month period. He followed this up with two goals in a pre-season friendly against Premier League side Fulham, earning Queens Park Rangers a 2-1 win. Following this, his loan-deal was then extended to 2 January 2008. Sahar suffered numerous injuries during this period and did not manage to score during his nine league appearances.
After Sahar returned from an injury-plagued spell at QPR, Sheffield Wednesday completed the signing of Sahar on an initial one-month loan from Chelsea on February 21, 2008. This was extended until 19 April, and again until the end of the season on 4 May 2008.
Sahar scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday against Crystal Palace on March 22, 2008. He followed this up with further strikes against Scunthorpe United FC and Norwich City. The latter goal was important as it ensured Sheffield Wednesday's survival in the Championship.
Sahar finished with three goals from twelve appearances for Sheffield Wednesday in his second loan spell in the Championship.
On June 12, 2008, it was reported that Ben was in Holland to discuss another season-long loan with Dutch club NEC Nijmegen. However, according to NEC officials a deal could not be signed with Sahar due to financial issues. Instead he agreed to a six-month loan deal with FA Cup winners Portsmouth and on July 1 he was officially unveiled as a Portsmouth player. Sahar joined Premier League side Portsmouth on a six-month loan deal on July 1, 2008, and was given the number 26 shirt. He featured regularly in pre-season for Portsmouth, making 7 appearances and scoring against Nigerian Premier League champions Kano Pillars, Conference South side Havant and Waterlooville, and Southern Football League Division One South & West side Gosport Borough.
However, Sahar was forced to endure yet another unsuccessful loan spell. Despite being involved in many of Portsmouth's pre-season matches, Sahar did not play once for Portsmouth; he was an unused substitute in three of their matches. -If I had played a few games and they said I wasn-t good enough, then fine. But the fact is that I haven-t been given that chance to shine,- Sahar said of his disappointment at not being given one opportunity to prove himself.
Sahar joined Eredivisie side De Graafschap on loan on January 2, 2009. He played for De Graafschap until the end of the season. He played his first match for De Graafschap in a friendly against Turkish club Sivasspor. He scored his first two goals for De Graafschap in a friendly match against Belgian team K.V. Mechelen. He scored his first goal in the Eredivisie on 17 January 2009 in his debut match, against Willem II. After only 17 minutes, Sahar received a pass from Luuk de Jong and then curled the shot into the top corner, after passing a defender in the 18-yard box. His second goal came in an away game against fellow relegation strugglers, Roda JC. His third goal for De Graafschap came in a home game against SC Heerenveen. In this game, the Israeli finished well to score the game's first goal with his left foot, after good play from Luuk de Jong. His fourth and fifth goals came in the home game against NEC Nijmegen. Sahar scored a penalty for the opening goal after missing an earlier penalty attempt. He scored his second goal of the match with a close range strike. This match finished in a 2-2 draw. De Graafschap finished second-bottom in the 2008-09 Eredivisie. This meant that they would have to participate in play-offs with teams from the Dutch second division in order to retain their place in the Eredivisie. In their first play-off match against MVV Maastricht, Sahar scored a goal within 60 seconds of the match's commencement to set up a 3-2 away win for De Graafschap.
Sahar finished with 5 goals and 1 assist in 16 appearances for De Graafschap in the 2008-09 Eredivise, and in the relegation playoffs he scored 1 goal and made 2 assists in 6 games making of a total of 6 goals and 3 assists in 22 games.
Sahar moved to Espanyol for a fee of -1million on a four year deal, after leaving Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2009. He was presented with the No.14 jersey. On August 2, 2009, Sahar scored two goals in a friendly match against Liverpool as a substitute, also picking up the man-of-the-match award in a 3-0 win. These were the second and third goals of the match, scored at the club's inaugural match at their new stadium, the Estadi Cornell-El Prat. Sahar scored his first league goal for Espanyol on September 23, 2009, with a header in a 2-1 victory over Mlaga; also his club's first goal at the stadium in a competitive match.
On October 7, 2006 Ben Sahar made his debut for the Israel U-21s in a playoff against France - scoring Israel's goal in the away leg which ended 1-1, on the way to Israel's shock qualification to UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 with a 2-1 aggregate win.
On February 7, 2007, at the age of 17-, Sahar became the youngest player to ever play for the Israel national football team, in a friendly match against Ukraine (a feat since surpassed by Gai Assulin). In doing so, he became Chelsea's youngest player to earn an international cap.
As an Israeli citizen, Ben Sahar was due to return back to Israel for a three-year spell of national service. However, Israeli law makers were working on a legislation (nicknamed "The Ben Sahar Law") that would have allowed Sahar to complete a civil service term in Britain instead. The law did not pass and as a result, Sahar was drafted into the IDF. Under the terms of his military service, he will go to his base every time he is on vacation in Israel.
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'''Adam Hinshelwood''' (born 8 January 1984) is an English footballer currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers. He is the son of ex-England under-21 and Crystal Palace footballer Paul Hinshelwood. His grandfather Wally Hinshelwood was also a professional footballer.
Hinshelwood was born in Oxford and joined Brighton & Hove Albion as a trainee. He turned professional in August 2002, while his uncle, Martin Hinshelwood was Brighton manager. He made his league debut on 10 August 2002 in a 3-1 victory away to Burnley, picking up man-of-the-match honors from the sports press. He made more than 40 appearances in the Championship for Brighton over the next couple of seasons, playing so well that he was selected for the England U-21 squad for games against Wales and Azerbaijan in October 2004.
Shortly after this call up, he was about to receive a letter from the F.A. informing him that he was being considered for the Toulon Tournament in the summer of 2005, when the results of a scan showed that he had ruptured his ACL. Returning from this injury in the 2006-07 season, Hinshelwood even captained the Brighton side, becoming one of the youngest captains in club history. A second ACL surgery was followed by two more minor surgeries to repair surface damage. Upon his return from rehabilitation, Hinshelwood was loaned to Lewes, where he helped the struggling Conference team win three of the five games in which he played, his form prompting Brighton to recall him early from his loan spell.
It was announced on 12 May 2009, that Hinshelwood would be leaving Brighton after the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2009.
He signed for Aldershot Town on 28 July 2009 on a one-year deal. On the 6 August Aldershot Town manager Gary Waddock announced that Hinshelwood will be the captain for the 2009-10 season.
He subsequently signed for Wycombe Wanderers on 1 January 2010 on a free transfer, until the end of the season.
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'''David Jeffrey''' (born 28 October 1962) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played for Linfield, he is now team manager. He was previously a captain of Ards.
Born in Newtownards, Jeffrey began his football career as a schoolboy with Manchester United, but never played in the first team. He joined Linfield in the summer of 1982. He played for Linfield for ten years and was club captain for many years. He left Windsor Park for his hometown club, Ards in the summer of 1992 and in February 1995 joined Larne as player-coach.
In April 1996, Jeffrey returned to Linfield as assistant manager to Trevor Anderson. Jeffrey was appointed as Linfield manager on 4 January 1997 after Anderson resigned.
In the 2005-06 season, Jeffrey guided Linfield to a clean sweep of domestic trophies, missing out only on the cross-border All-Ireland Cup. On 6 June 2006, Jeffrey signed a new four-year contract, the longest contract in Linfield history. His previous deal had one season left to run.
In June 2008, it was announced David Jeffrey earned his 23rd Harp Lager manager of the month award and now holds the record for monthly award.
David Jeffrey has won 24 major honours as manager
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'''Marlon Charles Broomes''' (born 28 November 1977 in Birmingham) is an English footballer, who plays for Tranmere Rovers. His natural position is at centre-back or as a sweeper (leading to his nickname of "Broomes, the sweeper"), although he can also play at left-back as well.
Broomes started his career as a trainee at Blackburn Rovers. He was signed up by then Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish on 1 August 1994, but at first he couldn't break into a strong first team at Ewood Park. On 22 January 1997 he was loaned out to Swindon Town where he made twelve appearances and scored once in a two month loan spell.
In the 1997-98 season new Rovers manager Roy Hodgson gave the defender four appearances in the first team. In the following two years he made twenty-six appearances. In the 2000-01 season, he was loaned out again, this time to Queens Park Rangers in October 2000 where he made five appearances in a one month loan spell. After falling out of favour under new manager Graham Souness, on 7 September 2001 he was loaned out to Grimsby Town for three months,
Broomes signed for Sheffield Wednesday, who at the time were in the First Division, on 13 December 2001.
Broomes then spent most of the pre-season at Championship club Burnley. However, on 7 August 2002 he signed for Lancashire rivals and fellow Championship club, Preston North End. Manager Craig Brown was impressed with Broomes and signed him on a three year contract.
In August 2005, he signed a three year contract with fellow Championship club, Stoke City in a swap deal which involved Lewis Neal moving from Stoke to Preston.
He ruptured his achilles tendon prior to the start of the 2006-07 season and spent the entire season on the sidelines as a result. He played his first game for over twelve months on 10 August 2007 in a 1-0 friendly win against Alsager Town.
On 4 June 2008, Broomes agreed to join Championship club Blackpool. He joined them officially on 1 July
On the 9th of June 2009, Blackpool confirmed that Broomes had not been offered a new deal and that he was being released. On the 8th of August 2009, it was confirmed that Broomes had joined Tranmere Rovers on a non-contract basis. On 11th of August 2009, Broomes made his Tranmere debut in the First round of the League Cup against his former club Grimsby Town were he had been on loan back 2001, Broomes along with his new team mates beat his former club 4-0, and booked a place in the Second round of the League Cup. Broomes signed a permanent contract with Tranmere on September 1 2009; a deal that will run until June 2010.
Broomes played for the England under-19's.
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'''Kevin Patrick O'Flanagan''' (born June 10, 1919, Dublin, Ireland; died Dublin, Republic of Ireland, May 26, 2006), also referred to as '''Dr. Kevin O'Flanagan''', is a former Irish sportsman, physician and sports administrator. An outstanding all-rounder, he represented his country at both soccer and rugby union. He was also a noted sprinter and long jumper and as a youth played Gaelic football. In his spare time he also played golf and tennis at a decent level. O'Flanagan played soccer for among others, Bohemians and Arsenal, and as an international he played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. O'Flanagan also played rugby union for UCD, London Irish and Ireland.
In 1946 he played rugby for Ireland against France and then played soccer for the IFA XI against Scotland seven days later. His brother, Mick O'Flanagan, was also a notable sportsman and also represented Ireland at both soccer and rugby union. On September 30 1946 both brothers played together for the FAI XI against England. A third brother, Charlie O'Flanagan, also played for Bohs.
O'Flanagan subsequently became an Olympic official and served on the International Olympic Committee from 1976 to 1994. On his retirement he was made an honorary lifetime member of IOC. He died in a Dublin hospital in 2006, at the age of 86, after being admitted for heart problems.
O'Flanagan attended the Christian Brothers school in Synge Street, Dublin where the main sport was Gaelic football and he was subsequently included on the Dublin GAA minor panel. The panel also included Johnny Carey and together they also played soccer with Home Farm. When the Gaelic Athletic Association found out, O'Flanagan, but not Carey was dropped from the panel. He continued to play soccer and joined Bohemians, making his first team debut at 16. In the summer of 1937 he played for an Ireland junior team against a Birmingham FA XI at West Bromwich and scored twice in a 4-3 win. His performance resulted in offers from Liverpool, Aston Villa and Manchester United, but his parents insisted that he complete his education.
In 1937 O'Flanagan began studying medicine at University College Dublin and it was while there that he developed into an all-round sportsman. He continued to play soccer for Bohemians and on November 7 1937, aged 18, he scored on his senior debut for Ireland against Norway, in a qualifier for the 1938 FIFA World Cup. In 1945 he also captained Bohs as they won the Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup, beating Belfast Celtic 3-2 on aggregate in the final.
It was while at UCD that O'Flanagan first took up rugby union, playing for the university team, and in 1942 he received his first call up to the Ireland squad. O'Flanagan also emerged as a prominent athlete and was Irish long jump champion in 1939 and the 60 yards and 100 yards champion in 1941. In 1941 he tied with David Guiney for the long jump title, but with only one gold medal available, he insisted his rival accept it as he already had one. Only the Second World War prevented O'Flanagan representing Ireland at a third sport.
After qualifying as a doctor from UCD in 1945, O'Flanagan was offered a position as a junior GP in Ruislip, Middlesex. He maintained his interest in sport, however, playing soccer for Arsenal and rugby union for London Irish. Despite being good enough to play soccer as a professional, he remained an amateur so he could continue to play rugby union. In his debut season with Arsenal, 1945-46, he scored 11 goals in 18 Football League South appearances, finishing as the club-s top scorer; he also played a further two games for Arsenal in the FA Cup in a two-legged tie against West Ham United that Arsenal lost 6-1 on aggregate.
During the 1946-47 season he made 14 First Division appearances and scored 3 goals. He made his first-class league debut against Blackburn Rovers on September 4 1946. His last appearance for the Arsenal senior team came on December 28 1946 against Wolves. He continued to play for Arsenal Reserves until 1948 and later played for both Barnet and Brentford before his increasing medical commitments and an ankle injury, forced him to retire as a sportsman in 1949. However O'Flanagan, who was now a specialist in sports medicine, had already embarked on his next career. A chance encounter with FA chairman Stanley Rous led to his appointment to the British Olympic Medical Commission and to him becoming team doctor for Great Britain at the 1948 Olympic Games.
When O'Flanagan began his international soccer career in 1937 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including O'Flanagan, played for both teams.
Between 1937 and 1947 O'Flanagan made 10 appearances and scored 3 goals for the FAI XI. He won 7 of these caps while playing for Bohemians and made his international debut against Norway on November 7 1937, in a qualifier for the 1938 FIFA World Cup. O'Flanagan scored in the 3-3 draw. His team mates on the day included fellow debutant, Johnny Carey and Jimmy Dunne. The highlight of his international career came when he scored twice in a 2-2 away draw against Hungary on May 18 1939. With Hungary 1-0 up at half-time, O'Flanagan turned the game around with two magnificent goals in the 52nd and 77th minutes. He scored the first with his left foot from twenty five yards and the second with his right foot from a similar distance. Only a very late goal denied the FAI XI victory.
In 1939 O'Flanagan also played twice for the League of Ireland XI, helping them to 2-1 victories against an Irish League XI and a Scottish League XI. He won his last three caps for the FAI XI while at Arsenal. These included the game against England on September 30 1946 when his team mates included his brother, Mick O'Flanagan. He made his final appearance for the FAI XI on May 4 1947 in 2-0 defeat against Portugal. In 1946, while at Arsenal, O'Flanagan also played in two Victory internationals for the IFA XI. On February 2 at Windsor Park he played for the IFA XI in a 3-2 defeat to Scotland. Then on May 4 he helped the IFA XI defeat Wales 1-0 at Ninian Park.
In 1942, while playing for UCD, O'Flanagan played for an Irish XV against a British Army XV at Ravenhill. In 1946, while with London Irish, he played on the wing in an unofficial international against France. In 1947 he won his only official cap in a Test against Australia, a 16-3 defeat at Lansdowne Road.
O'Flanagan returned to Dublin in the 1950s and established a successful practice at Upper Fitzwilliam Street. He briefly revived his soccer career with Bohemians and remained involved in sport throughout the rest of his life. During subsequent decades he served on numerous bodies and held various positions in the areas of sports and medicine. These include:
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'''Colin Taylor''' (died 2005), a footballer, is considered a legend by the fans of Walsall F.C. He was a barrel-chested left-winger who was a popular and vital member of the Saddlers' first team during their golden days of the 1950s and 1960s. Taylor was best known for his powerful shooting skills and the accuracy of his left foot. He made over 400 appearances for the club during three separate spells there.
Taylor died in the summer of 2005, and the club have promised a permanent memorial to one of the most enduring figures in their history.
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'''Christopher Paul "Chris" Carruthers''' (born 19 August 1983) is an English footballer who plays for York City. He can play as a defender or midfielder.
Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire,
During the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons, he cemented his place in the first team, whether that be at left-back, left wing-back or left midfield, playing fifty-seven games in these two seasons. He signed a new contract with Northampton in February 2004, which would expire in June 2006. He represented the England under-20s in the summer of 2003. However, in the 2004-05 season, manager Colin Calderwood thought Carruthers would benefit from a loan move, in order to gain both confidence and match practice. Consequently, he was loaned out to nearby non-league clubs such as AFC Hornchurch and Kettering Town. He returned to Northampton in January but only managed to play one league game before being loaned out again to Bristol Rovers. Former Cobblers manager Kevan Broadhurst, who was a coach at Rovers at the time, advised the club to sign Carruthers on a permanent deal in the summer. He played five times during the loan spell and impressed the club enough for them to sign him on a free transfer.
He was a regular at the Memorial Stadium since then, appearing in 45 matches and scoring once in his first full season at the club in the 2005-06 season. After this however first team opportunities became fewer and further between, and on 14 May 2008 it was announced that he would be released following the expiry of his contract with Bristol Rovers, having made 100 league appearances in his two spells with the club.
He signed for Conference National team Oxford United on 4 July 2008, who loaned him to Crawley Town early in the 2009-10 season on 29 August 2009. He joined York City on a month's loan on 28 September. He made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Stevenage Borough, after coming on as a 75th minute substitute. The loan was extended until 2 January 2010 in November.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''Bryan Paul Klug''' (born 8 October 1960) is an English former footballer and coach.
Born in Coventry, Klug began his football career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town. He joined Wimbledon on loan in March 1980, although after subsequently returning to Ipswich he still did not get to play a league game for them. Therefore, in August 1983 he moved to Chesterfield, finishing his Football League career with Peterborough United, before moving to non-league with .
After retiring from playing, he moved into football coaching and became youth coach at Ipswich in the late 80s. Youth development had always been of critical importance to Ipswich from a financial point of view and it gained a higher profile in the late 90s when Premier League clubs and some from the lower leagues established Youth Academies. Ipswich decided to devote even more time and resources to development of their own players and Klug was appointed Director of their new Youth Academy in June 1998. During his time at the club he has helped to bring through many talented players, such as Kieron Dyer, Richard Wright, Darren Bent, Titus Bramble and Darren Ambrose.
In 2004, Klug qualified for a UEFA Pro Licence, the highest qualification in football coaching, attained after completion of the UEFA 'B' and 'A' Licences. At the time, this qualification had only been achieved by around ninety coaches in Britain.
In the summer of 2006, Klug became part of the new Ipswich management team following Jim Magilton's appointment as Manager. Klug took over as first team coach whilst the Academy position was filled by his former assistant, Tony Humes. Prior to this, Klug had turned down a reported approach from Newcastle United as they searched for a new Academy Director, following Glenn Roeder's appointment as Manager. In January 2009 Klug switched to the role of head of football development, which saw him oversee coaching from the first team down to the academy, but was sacked on 12 January.
He took over as caretaker manager of Ipswich on 22 April 2009, following the sacking of Magilton.
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}}'''Tommy Langley''' (born 8 February 1958 in the Elephant & Castle, London) is a retired English footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s as a striker. He is currently one of the hosts of Matchnight Live on Chelsea TV.
Langley began his career with Chelsea, making his debut in 1975 against Leicester City. The club were relegated the same season and for the remainder of Langley's time there they bounced between the top two divisions. He first established himself in the side during Chelsea's first season back in the First Division in 1977-78, during which he scored 13 goals, making him the club's top scorer. The following year, Chelsea were near the bottom of the league all season and relegated by March, with Langley's 16 goals - more than three times the total managed by any of his team mates - a rare bright spot, for which he was voted club player of the year. During his career with Chelsea, he scored 43 goals in 152 games.
After Chelsea's failure to gain instant promotion in 1979-80, Langley joined Queens Park Rangers in August 1980. During his brief stint with QPR, he appeared in 25 games and scored 8 goals.
Following his brief stay at QPR, Langley joined Crystal Palace in 1981 where went on to play until 1983. During his time at Crystal Palace he appeared in 59 games and scored 8 goals.
In 1983, Langley left English football for a brief stint with AEK Athens. Langley only managed to appear in five matches for the Greek club and returned back to England to play for Coventry City halfway into the season. Langley appeared in two games for Coventy. During his seven combined appearances with the two sides during the 1983-84 season, he did not manage to score any goals.
After a somewhat disappointing '83-'84 season, Langley joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1984 where he managed to score four goals in 23 appearances for the Wanderers. He finished the '84-'85 season at Aldershot Town where he scored another four goals in 16 games for The Shots.
After his stint with the Wanderers and Aldershot, Langley left Europe in 1985 to play for Hong Kong based South China.
After spending a year in Asia, Langley returned to England and rejoined Aldershot in 1986. He spent two more years with the club appearing in 81 matches and scoring 21 goals.
Langley then went on to finish his English career with Exeter City where he appeared in 21 matches scoring two goals during the 1988-89 season with the club.
He left Europe for the second time in 1989 this time going to the United States to play for the now defunct, Tampa Bay Rowdies in the American Soccer League.
After Langley's playing days were over, he has still been a part of the game with a career in sport media. Tommy took on his first presenting role as a commentator on Chelsea Radio in 1997. After the radio show, Langley went on to his role as Football Reporter on Channel 5's Breakfast News. Langley joined Chelsea TV when it launched, as a regular guest on the 'Live From Stamford Bridge' phone-in show. He is currently one of the semi-regular presenters on the show, Matchnight Live. He is also used as a co-commentator for Chelsea TV and is known to celebrate when Chelsea score important goals live on air. One such noted time was in Chelsea's 4-4 draw with Tottenham Hotspur, when Chelsea got the goal that gave them a 4-3 lead with three minutes to go, Langley let out a loud "YES". But when Spurs got the equaliser in stoppage time, a loud "NO" could be heard.
Immediately after leaving football, he joined Nashua in Bracknell where he was in dealer sales for copiers and fax machines. His colleague was his ex Aldershot team-mate, Graham Cox.
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'''Lee Ridley''' (born 5 December 1981 in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire) is an English football defender who plays for Cheltenham Town. Lee started his career with Scunthorpe United as a young child and went on to make 117 appearances in all competitions scoring three goals between 2000 and 2007.
Despite being offered a new 2 year contract by Scunthorpe after their promotion to the Championship in 2007, he opted to stay in League One with Cheltenham Town signing a three year deal at Whaddon Road. Possibly deciding that he will get a greater regularity of first team football after making only 20 appearances in his final year at Scunthorpe. Weighing in at 11 stone, Ridley is rather slim for a footballer but possesses a killer strength and is also good at set pieces. On 22 November 2007 he joined Darlington on a one-month loan deal. He then joined Lincoln City on a one-month loan deal on 4 January 2008.
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'''Andrew Keith "Andy" Crosby''' (born 3 March 1973) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Scunthorpe United. He has also been Nigel Adkins' co-assistant manager along with Ian Baraclough since November 2006.
Crosby was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. He began his football career as a trainee with Leeds United but was released to Doncaster Rovers after failing to break through.
During his time at Leeds United, Andy made a name for himself as being a typical industrious English defender. He wasn't there long and attracted the attention of Darlington, where he spent five years, making 215 appearances in all competitions and scoring five goals.
He wasn't going to last there and soon his performances dropped. He joined Chester City and in a bid to restore his reputation, Crosby scored five times in 80 appearances before moving onto Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee of -10,000. During his four year stay, Crosby helped Brighton up into Division One but was released as part of a wage budget rearrangement. He then joined Oxford United where he played more than 100 league games before moving on to Scunthorpe United in 2004. Crosby is now Player-Assistant Manager at Glanford Park but whilst ageing at 36 Crosby has played some vital roles in the 2008-09 season including scoring a penalty in the Shootout against MK Dons in the Coca-Cola League 1 Play-Off semi-finals and also put in a impeccable performance against Millwall in the following Final.
Andy Crosby has been a regular first choice penalty taker throughout his career, only once missing from the spot in a first team match but scored that from the rebound.
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}}'''Richard Paul Hinds''' (born 22 August 1980 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is a defender who plays club football at Sheffield Wednesday.
Hinds started his career at the academy of Tranmere Rovers before being promoted to the senior squad where he made a name for himself as a consistent and reliable performer.
After 51 appearances Hinds signed for Hull City in League Two, helping them win promotion to League One and in all made 48 appearances for the Tigers and scoring once.
Hinds went on loan to Scunthorpe United and was signed on a Bosman transfer only two months in his spell.
In July 2007, Hinds transferred to his boyhood club Sheffield Wednesday after rejecting a contract from his former club Scunthorpe United and agreeing to sign on a two-year deal with the Owls. His first goal came as he headed home the winner in a 2-1 victory against Blackpool at Hillsborough on 27 October 2007.
In only the second game of the 2008/09 season, a 1-4 defeat away at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Hinds suffered a severe fracture of his left leg. The injury looked like keeping him out for the majority of the remaining season but he returned in late February and has since once again been a regular member of the squad and in mid-march began claiming his place in the centre of the Owls defence at the expense of Mark Beevers. He has been linked with moves to Tranmere Rovers and Yeovil Town after failing to Cement a First team spot in the squad this Season. However Hinds remains a firm fan favorite at Sheffield Wednesday, this popularity has been bolstered by his recent involvement in the squad, helping him become one of the shining lights of the team and a rock at the centre of the defence. However, in the 2009-10 season he failed to hold down a place in the squad.
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'''Dean West''' (born 5 December 1972) is an English semi-professional football player, who currently plays for Corby Town in the Southern League. He is best known as a right sided full-back, but can also play in midfield if needed.
West began his career as a trainee at Lincoln City where he graduated to the first team after undergoing his youth training. The young right-back began to put in some excellent displays and was spotted by Stan Ternent the manager of Bury who would sign him in exchange for Kevin Hulme in September 1995.
West became very popular with the fans at Gigg Lane and made the right-back slot his own, helping Bury to rapid promotion up to the First Division and making over 100 appearances for the club. It was at the end of the 1997/98 season when Ternent left Bury to become manager of Burnley, a club he had played for and had deep emotional ties to. In 1999, West followed Ternent, signing for Burnley on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling.
West was initially very impressive and won over the Clarets' faithful with a series of excellent performances, culminating in his winning 11 of the 15 player of the season awards, handed out by Burnley supporters' clubs across the country, at the end of the 2001-2002 season.
He moved back to the club he had begun his footballing career at - Lincoln City, but failed to make any impression, starting just four games before being used in a player exchange deal, moving to Boston United. He played for Boston up until the end of the 2005 season after which he was released. He subsequently joined King's Lynn where he spent three seasons making a total of 143 appearances (119 in the league), scoring three times. In July 2008 he joined Corby Town.
Throughout his career, West has been known as a committed and dedicated full back who loves to overlap with the winger in front of him and get forward at every opportunity.
In May 2007, West made a return to Turf Moor to play in the testimonial of his former team-mate Graham Branch.
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'''Leonard (Lenny) Johnrose''' was an English professional football player who during his career played for several clubs including Burnley, Bury and Swansea City. Johnrose is best known as a tough-tackling defensive midfielder.
He began his career at Blackburn Rovers as a young trainee, and also spent time on loan at Preston North End. During these spells he impressed to a level where he was signed for -50,000 by Hartlepool United. He would go on to make over fifty appearances for the 'Pool, getting eleven goals in the process. At the end of his contract, he was snapped up by Bury manager Stan Ternent who wanted to add some toughness to his central midfield.
Johnrose was a central character in Bury's rapid rise to the First Division. Ternent saw the midfielder as so important to his sides that he paid -225,000 to take Johnrose with him to his new club, Burnley. Johnrose would become a cult hero amongst Burnley fans who loved his dedication and commitment to the cause. At the end of the 2002-03 season he was released on a free transfer though, having served the club well. The split between Johnrose and Burnley would only last four months though, and he re-signed for the club on a week-to-week basis later the same year.
This would not last long and Johnrose opted to re-sign for another of his old clubs, Bury. He served Bury well for three months before again moving, this time to Swansea City on a non-contract basis, making it an incredible three clubs in just six months.
Johnrose played an important role in helping Swansea City avoid relegation from the Third Division out of the Football League. Johnrose scored 3 crucial goals that season. Two goals in one week in March helped earn an away draw at Kidderminster and a home victory against Oxford. His final, and most crucial goal in a Swansea shirt, came on the final Saturday of the 2002-2003 season.
Swansea City had to equal or better Exeter's result against Southend in their game at the Vetch Field versus Hull City in order to preserve their league status. Johnrose poked home from close range from a Roberto Martinez free-kick early in the second half to put the Swans 3-2 and send a packed Vetch Field into raptures. The Swans won 4-2 and preserved their league status at the expense of Exeter.
In the summer of 2003, Johnrose was offered a 12 x month contact with Swansea, and started the 2003-2004 season in the unfamiliar role of Centre Half. After recovering from a hamstring injury, Johnrose briefly became Captain for a short time and reverted to his more familiar defensive central midfield role.
The talk around Christmas 2003 was of a further 12 x month contract extension at the end of that season, however, when Manager Brian Flynn left the club by mutual consent in March 2004, Johnrose had his contract paid up and left the Swans within two days.
Johnrose will always be associated in South Wales for his goal in the "Final Day" drama against Hull City, along with a thoroughly professional attitude that meant he often played out of position with minimal fuss.
Johnrose signed for Burnley for a third time on transfer deadline day (March 2004) and went on to help 'the Clarets' avoid relegation from the First Division. He had a famously good performance in the 2-0 home win against Wimbledon, displaying his tough tackling, no-nonsense attitude to the full.
After this final flourish Johnrose retired from the professional game to pursue qualifications in Sports Science, but made an appearance at the 2005 Masters Football tournament, representing Blackburn Rovers.
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'''Paul David Huntington''' (born 17 September 1987 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is an England under-18 international footballer, currently playing for Leeds United. He plays primarily in the centre half position.
Huntington joined the Newcastle United School of Excellence on 1 July 2004 from Trinity School in Cumbria. As a schoolboy he played at Wembley Stadium and also won the England Under 18 National Cup for his school in 2004. After impressing in the youth teams he was promoted to the reserve squad in late 2004 to play tougher opposition and gain experience. He made his reserve debut for the club on 7 December in a 3-0 home win over rivals Middlesbrough and made his official England Under 18 debut against Scotland fifteen days later in a 1-0 win partnering David Wheater at centre back . He signed his first professional contract at the club in July 2005.
His first involvement in the first team at Newcastle was when he appeared on the bench for the club's Intertoto Cup games against ZTS Dubnic and Deportivo La Corua in July 2005. In the summer of 2005 he was awarded the prestigious Jackie Milburn trophy, given each year to the rising star of north-east football. He was also named in the first team squad at Newcastle for the FA Cup third-round tie against Mansfield Town, remembered for being the game in which Alan Shearer scored his 200th goal for the club. Huntington made the substitutes bench for a UEFA Cup match against Celta Vigo
On 9 December he made his first Newcastle appearance as a late substitute against Blackburn Rovers in the unfamiliar role of right-back and duly received praise off Newcastle legend Alan Shearer on BBC programme Match Of The Day. The following match, on 14 December Huntington started his first ever game for Newcastle, again appearing at right back away at Chelsea in the Premier League and received Man Of The Match for keeping Arjen Robben and Didier Drogba quiet. Huntington marked his first ever goal for Newcastle on 14 January 2007 when he scored the first equaliser for them in Newcastle's 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
On 31 August 2007 he transferred to Leeds United for an undiclosed fee.. The move was seen as a coup by Leeds at the time as Huntington had played sveral games in the Premier League the season before. Newcastle fans were also shocked one of their brightest prospects was let go. Huntington made his home debut for the club as a substitute in the 2-0 victory on 8 September at Hartlepool United.
On 9 October 2007 Huntington opened his Leeds account by scoring against Darlington in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Second Round on his full debut to help Leeds go to the next stage. He scored his first league goal against Luton Town on 26 January 2008. He also scored against Leyton Orient on 5 April. There were controversies surrounding whether it was he or Bradley Johnson who scored the goal, but in the end it was officially given to Huntington.
Huntington established himself as Leeds' first-choice centre-back, standing in for Rui Marques on two sets of occasions: when Marques was at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, and again when he was out for a few weeks with a hamstring injury. He was on good form during the run-in to the end of the 2007-08 season and manager Gary McAllister has said Huntington has a bright future ahead of him. He was handed the captain's armband during the 2008-09 pre season tour of Ireland in the game against Shelbourne. His started the season as a first choice defender along with Marques. After hernia and groin operations, Huntington returned to training for Leeds for the 2009/10 season.
Huntington made his first competitive appearance for Leeds for several months in the Carling Cup game against Darlington after falling down the pecking order in his spell out injured.
10 September 2009 Huntington joined League One rivals Stockport County on a month's loan. Huntington made his Stockport debut in the 2-2 draw against Yeovil Town, subsequently making the League 1 team of the week after a fine performance against Huddersfield.
Huntington's progress was watched by Leeds manager Simon Grayson in Stockport's game against Tranmere Rovers, Grayson was working as a pundit for Sky television. After 9 appearances for Stockport, his two month loan spell came to an end. Stockport County wanted to extend the loan for a third and final month but Huntington was told to return by Leeds United. Since returning to Leeds it was expected Huntington may go out on loan again to get a regular run of games, but the loan window shut which meant Huntington has had to settle for reserve team football at Leeds, as he is behind Patrick Kisnorbo, Richard Naylor, Lubomir Michalik, Leigh Bromby and Rui Marques in the pecking order.
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'''Nikolaos "Nick" Michopoulos''' (born February 20, 1970) was a Greek professional football player. During his career he played for PAOK Salonika and Burnley, as well as a short loan spell at Crystal Palace and short period to Omonia Nicosia. He played as a goalkeeper and was known for his reactions and shot-stopping ability.
Michopoulos began his career with Salonika, and made over 130 appearances for the Greek team, earning himself 15 international caps for Greece in the process. He was brought to Burnley by Stan Ternent as one of three Greeks to sign for the Clarets along with goalkeeper Luigi Cennamo and centre-forward Dimitrios Papadopoulos.
'Nik the Greek' as he became known established himself solidly as a fan-favourite at Turf Moor and became somewhat of a cult-hero. He would make almost 100 appearances for the Clarets, his last being in the farcical 7-2 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday, when he was carried off injured in the first half and replaced by Marlon Beresford.
Michopoulos would return to his native Greece and become goalkeeping coach at his old club, PAOK Salonika, a position he still holds. In pre-season training for the 2005/06 season, Michopoulos was able to meet up with several of his old team-mates when Burnley took on PAOK at a neutral ground.
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'''Lee Briscoe''' (born 30 September 1975) is an English professional football player, but is currently not signed to any Football League club. He usually plays at left full-back but is able to play on the left hand side of midfield.
Briscoe began his career at Sheffield Wednesday and was highly rated when young, making five appearances for the England Under-21 side. He scored his only goal for Wednesday in a 1-0 victory over Arsenal in the 1998-99 season. This goal was somewhat overshadowed by a magnificent performance by goalkeeper Kevin Pressman and Paolo Di Canio's notorious pushing incident on the referee which led to two players (Di Canio and Martin Keown) being sent off.
Briscoe would make more than 70 appearances for 'the Owls' and went on a short loan spell at Manchester City before eventually being released on a free transfer.
He was signed up by Stan Ternent, the manager of Burnley as a solution to their problems down the left hand side. He formed an excellent partnership with Paul Cook, the experienced left midfielder, and the two would often devise new free-kick routines between them, with Gareth Taylor often the goalscoring beneficiary.
After more than one hundred league appearances for Burnley, Briscoe was released due to financial worries at the club. He would sign for rivals and neighbours Preston North End, a move which was controversial to sections of the Burnley crowd. Unfortunately, the native of Pontefract made little impact at Deepdale, starting just two games in his year long spell. Briscoe recently had a trial for Berkhamsted Town F.C. and is hopeful that a contract is offered.
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'''Paul Anthony Cook''' (born 22 February 1967 in Liverpool) is an English former footballer, currently manager of Sligo Rovers in Ireland. He had a lengthy career, playing for a number of clubs in the Football League as a left sided or central midfielder before retiring from the game in 2006.
Cook began his career at his local non-league team Marine before being quickly signed up by Wigan Athletic, where he featured in almost one hundred games in a four-year spell. Cook then had a brief and unsuccessful spell at Norwich City before moving to the Midlands to play for Wolves for -250,000.
He was a very popular player during his time at Wolves, both with the fans and his team-mates and became known for his deadly and accurate left foot. After over 190 appearances for Wolves over five seasons in the second tier, he made the short journey to Premier League Coventry City.
He played the majority of the club's games in his first season (1994-95) but fell from favour during the following campaign, where he made only three appearances. In February 1996, he was sold to Tranmere Rovers for -250,000.
Whilst at Tranmere he became a key member of the team, playing sixty games in just eighteen months. In October 1997, Tranmere accepted a bid of -250,000 from Stockport County and so regained the fee they had paid for Cook in the first place. After twelve months at County, Cook began to be regarded as 'too old', despite being just 32. This led to his move to Burnley, initially on loan but fully signing in July 1999 to play under Stan Ternent.
Cook experienced an 'Indian summer' to his career, making 130 league appearances over a four year spell. During this period he established excellent understandings with many players, especially Lee Briscoe and the two often devised new free-kick routines to catch Division One defences off-guard.
After a falling out with the manager, Cook went on loan to one of his old clubs, Wigan Athletic, but made just six appearances before he was re-called to again take his place in the starting line up at Turf Moor. Cook left Burnley at the end of the 2003 season, at the same time as Andy Payton. The two players got a standing ovation from the fans for their contributions to the club.
Defying doubts about his fitness and age, Cook signed for non-league team Accrington Stanley and went on to become a first team regular in their push for promotion to the Football League. This target was finally achieved in the 2005/06 season when Stanley were crowned Champions. Having achieved this aim, Cook finally retired after almost 600 league appearances for nine different teams.
After the end of the 2005/06 season, Cook was granted a testimonial by Accrington as a thank-you for his hard work. It was played on 2 May 2006 at the Interlink Express (now the Fraser Eagle) Stadium, Accrington against a Burnley Select XI featuring old team-mates Dean West, Lenny Johnrose, Ian Cox, Kevin Ball and son Liam.
Cook was appointed manager of Conference side Southport on 13 June 2006, a post he was sacked from in January 2007 following defeat at Northwich Victoria.
He became manager of Sligo Rovers on 27 April 2007, taking over from Rob McDonald, who resigned before the start of the season. He guided Sligo to a credible 6th place league finish in his first season. His second year (2008) saw him guide Sligo to fourth in the league and thus secure a UEFA Cup place.
He departed in January 2009 by mutual consent, but soon returned just weeks later.
In his third season, under sever financial constraints, he guided Sligo to sixth place after a time when it appeared the Bit O'Red appeared certain relegation candidates. In addition, Cook guided Sligo to the final of the FAI Cup which took place on the 22nd November 2009. Sligo lost 2-1 to Sporting Fingal despite holding a one goal lead with seven minutes remaining.
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'''Lee Paul Roche''' (born 28 October 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Droylsden. He mainly plays as a right sided full-back but can also play on the right of midfield.
Attended Mytham County Primary School and Little Lever Specialist Language College in his school years, where he was a keen member of the school football squad, lived his early years in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
Roche started his career as a trainee at Manchester United but made only one substitute appearance for the first team. During his time with the 'Red Devils' the young full-back was loaned out to Wrexham for the 2000-01 season, and was a key member of the team for the entire season, playing in 41 of the 46 league games.
At the end of 2003 Roche was released on a free transfer from Manchester United. Burnley were the team to take advantage of this situation with then manager Stan Ternent using his connections to the Old Trafford club to sign the promising youngster to a two-year deal.
In his first season, Roche wasn't a first team regular, despite scoring an outstanding 25-yard volley against Crystal Palace on his debut which although credited to him was a clear own goal. Towards the end of the 2003-04 season though, he began to push the previous right back, Dean West out of the side. Unfortunately for Roche, Ternent's contract wasn't renewed and Steve Cotterill was appointed as the new manager at Turf Moor. Cotterill didn't rate Roche as highly as Ternent had done, and brought in Mike Duff from Cheltenham Town instead. Roche still featured in the team fairly regularly though, but out of position on the right side of midfield where he looked much less comfortable. Roche scored his only other Burnley goal in a famous 2-1 victory at Elland Road against Leeds United.
After his two year contract with Burnley expired, Roche returned to play for Wrexham in the summer of 2005. At the end of the 2006-07 season Roche was released by Wrexham after a disappointing season in which they just avoided relegation to the Football Conference.
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Facey began his career at Huddersfield Town, joining as an apprentice in April 1996 and turning professional in May 1997.
After playing him in ten matches in the Premiership for Bolton (scoring twice), Allardyce decided that the young centre-forward was not yet ready for first team football and so sent him out on loan to Bradford City and then Burnley during the 2002-03 season. Whilst on loan at these two clubs he exhibited his strength and speed, grabbing six goals and managing to score a hat-trick in a 3-1 home win for Burnley against Walsall.
This was not enough to convince Bolton to play Facey regularly, and so he moved to West Bromwich Albion in January 2004. Again he made only a limited impact, with only two league starts, and was released at the end of his short-term contract.
Facey only secured a short-term deal to help try and boost Oldham's league position and so failed to secure a longer deal, preferring instead a summer transfer to Tranmere Rovers. In his first season at Prenton Park, Facey secured a first team slot and managed to find the scoresheet fairly regularly, scoring eight league goals.
Following his release from Prenton Park at the end of the 2005-06 season, Facey signed for League One club Rotherham United.
On 20 June 2007, chairman Paul Scally confirmed that Facey had signed for Gillingham. On 27 March 2008, Facey signed on loan for Wycombe Wanderers until the end of the season,
In 2009, Facey received a call up to play for Grenada and train with them in preparation for the 2009 Gold Cup. He was in line to receive his first cap in a friendly against Panama, but after Grenada's pitch was found to be unsuitable the friendly was called off. He was later named in Grenada's squad for the Gold Cup and made his international debut on 8 July in Grenada's second group match against Honduras.
In November 2009, Facey signed a loan deal with Lincoln City. The loan will last until 2 January 2010.
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'''Paul Stephen Rachubka''' (surname pronounced ''ra-HUB-ka'') (born 21 May 1981) is an American-English professional football goalkeeper. He plays for English club Blackpool.
Born in San Luis Obispo, California, United States to an English mother and an American father, Rachubka possesses dual nationality, having moved to England with his family when he was seven years old.
===Early career at Manchester United and Charlton Athletic===
Despite being born in the United States, Rachubka began his career in England, signing as a youngster with Manchester United. He only made one first-team appearance in his two years at the club. During his time there, Rachubka was loaned out to Manchester United's Belgian feeder club, Royal Antwerp and to Oldham Athletic.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was willing to sell him, and when Charlton Athletic bid -200,000 it proved too good to turn down for a player who was essentially an untested goalkeeper. In his two years at Charlton, Rachubka was loaned out five times, all in 2004. Firstly to Burnley in February, then from March to the end of the 2003-04 season he was at Huddersfield Town. On 6 August at the start of the 2004-05 he was loaned out to Milton Keynes Dons for one month, then he spent October and November with Northampton Town before returning again to Huddersfield Town for a further month on 5 December.
After his contract expired with the London club later in 2004, Rachubka took the option to re-sign for Huddersfield Town. He was the first-choice goalkeeper at the Galpharm Stadium until Matt Glennon was signed during summer 2006 and seized his chance.
Rachubka was sent on loan to Peterborough United as cover for Mark Tyler and played four League Two matches over the Christmas and New Year period of 2006-07.
On 31 January 2007, he went on loan to Blackpool as back-up for Rhys Evans, the ninth loan move of his career.
Also in April, Rachubka picked up an injury that kept him out of the team for six weeks.
Rachubka returned to the Blackpool first team on 13 May 2007, for the first leg of the League One Play-off semi-final against Oldham Athletic. Blackpool won both legs, and Rachubka played in the final on 27 May at the newly-renovated Wembley Stadium. Blackpool won 2-0 against Yeovil Town, gaining promotion to The Championship.
On 5 June 2007, five days after his contract at Huddersfield expired, Blackpool signed Rachubka on a permanent two-year deal at Bloomfield Road.
Rachubka was one of two ever-present players during Blackpool's 2007-08 league season, the other being Shaun Barker. He made his 100th league appearance for ''the Seasiders'' early in the 2009-10 season in a 2-2 draw with Watford at Vicarage Road.
Following his performance in Blackpool's 2-0 win over Peterborough United on 26 September 2009 at Bloomfield Road, Rachubka was named in the Championship "Team of the Week".
a. ''1999-2000 appearance was in the World Club Championship''
b. ''3 league play-off appearances for Huddersfield Town in 2004 (included in 2003-04 total)''
c. ''2 league play-off appearances for Huddersfield Town in 2006 (included in 2005-06 total)''
d. ''3 league play-off appearances for Blackpool in 2007 (included in 2006-07 total)''
e. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
Rachubka has represented England at under-16, under-18 and under-20 levels.
On 5 November 2008 Rachubka confirmed that he had enquired whether he was eligible to play international football for the United States.
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'''Donald McKinlay''' (b. 25 July 1891 - 16 September 1959) was a Scottish defender, who was comfortable anywhere on the park, playing for Liverpool F.C. He enjoyed one of the longest careers of any Liverpool player, making his debut as an 18-year-old in 1910 and playing his last game 18 years later. McKinlay's career ended by injury in 1929.
McKinlay was born in Glasgow, Scotland and played for Newton Swifts and Newton Villa before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson on 27 January 1910 straight from the Scottish junior leagues. McKinlay made his debut in a Football League First Division match on the 20 April 1910 in a remarkable game against Nottm Forest at Anfield, the game finished with 10 goals the Reds coming out on top by 7 goals to 3 with Jack Parkinson netting 4, his first goal for the club came in the first minute of the 4-1 home victory over Spurs on 2 January 1912.
McKinlay's Liverpool career was slow to get under way and he only made 60 appearances before the outbreak of the Great War in 1914. He lost four years of playing due to the war but upon resuming competitive football in 1919 McKinlay's career took off, he was awarded the captaincy of the Reds and lead them to successive League Championship titles in 1922 and 1923. He was regarded as a hard-tackling defender, and was predominantly used as a left-back but displayed such great versatility that he could also operate at wing-half, centre half and right across the forward line.
He stayed at Anfield for 19 years and played over 400 games for the club; he also scored a very creditable 34 goals, for someone who played most of his games in defence, but he was somehow only awarded two international caps by Scotland. The first of which came in a British Championship match at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham on 4 February 1912 a game that the Scots
lost 2-1 to Wales.
One memorable moment for McKinlay happened on 16 January 1926 in the 15th minute of a 2-1 league win at the Boleyn Ground, Upton Park against West Ham. McKinlay was a full 10 yards inside his own half when unleashed a shot that hit the back of the Hammers net!
Upon retirement from football in 1929 McKinlay stayed on in Merseyside, playing the game he loved for amateur side, Prescott Cables. He eventually became a publican in the Liverpool area, where he died, aged 68.
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'''Henry 'Harry' Chambers''' (17 December 1896 - 29 June 1949) was an English international footballer who, most notably, played for Liverpool.
Born in Willinton Quay, Northumberland, England, Harry played for North Shields Athletic, Kings Park (on loan), Belfast Distillery (wartime guest) and Glentoran (wartime guest) before he was signed, from North Shields, for the Reds by manager Tom Watson in April 1915, unfortunately, he signed just before the suspension of league football due to the outbreak of the First World War and had wait 4 years to make his debut until the 30 August 1919 in a First Division match at Valley Parade, a game Liverpool won 3-1 against Bradford and in which Chambers opened his Anfield goalscoring account.
After scoring on his debut he went on to establish himself as the undisputed goal king of Anfield in the immediate post-war years. Topping the club's goalscoring charts for the next five seasons, his shooting prowess was instrumental in Liverpool winning back-to-back League Championships in 1922 and 1923, he scored 41 times in 72 appearances during this spell averaging a goal every 1- games. In total he scored 151 goals in 338 appearances for Liverpool including a memorable hat-trick in a 5-1 win over Everton at Anfield in October 1922.
The left-footer nicknamed 'Smiler' was selected by England on 8 occasions scoring 5 goals, his international debut came on the 14 March 1921 in a 0-0 British Championship draw with Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff, his first goal for his country came in a 2-0 friendly victory over Belgium at the Oscar Bossaert Stadion, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels on the 21 May 1921, Chambers best game for his country came on the 22 October 1921 in a British Championship match at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, it was against Ireland and he scored both goals in the 2-0 victory.
Harry was allowed to leave and in April 1928, aged 32, he left for W.B.A where the forward who scored a goal every 2- games for the Reds was converted to a centre-half! Before he retired from the professional game he went on to represent Hereford. Even after retiring Chambers couldn't stay away from the game he loved and continued to play for Shropshire team Oakengates right up until his death in 1949 aged 52.
-Although Chambers signed in 1915 he was unable to make his debut until the opening day of the 1919/20 season due to outbreak of the Great War of 1914/18.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Holdsworth''', (born 29 January 1984) is a professional footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic, having played for Huddersfield Town between 2003 and 2009. He is a versatile member of the squad who can play both in defence or midfield.
A product of the Huddersfield Town academy, Holdsworth made his professional debut in the 2003-04 season aged 19. He was a substitute in the 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers at the Galpharm Stadium and quickly went on to establish himself in the first team. During the season, playing at right-back, he made 39 league appearances (five as a substitute).
He scored his first professional goal against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in a League Cup tie which Huddersfield won 4-2, a goal which was aided by referee Mark Cooper's decision to play-on following a handball by Ben Clark.
In late 2006, he was named on Alisdair Straughan's list of Huddersfield Town's Fans' Favourites, one of 6 members of the then current squad to be named.
In April 2007, Holdsworth signed an extension to his contract, which would see him stay at the Galpharm until 2009. After a move from full back into midfield, he scored his first two goals of the season in the final league match of 2006-07 at home to Leyton Orient where Huddersfield won 3-1.
On 26 April 2008, Holdsworth was named Town's Player of the Year, with 40% of the votes. Second was goalkeeper Matt Glennon and third was Andy Booth.
On May 26, 2009, after failing to agree a new contract, he left Huddersfield Town. After playing 2 friendlies for Bradford City, he was offered a two-year deal at Oldham Athletic, which he accepted.
In January 2006, Holdsworth was selected in the squad to represent the Football League u-21 side in a match against the Italian football league u-21s.
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'''Mark Hudson''' (born 24 October 1980) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Grimsby Town. He is a midfielder.
Born in Bishop Auckland, Hudson started his career at Middlesbrough where he moved up to the first team squad in 1999. However, he did not make a significant breakthrough into the Middlesbrough side, and made just six appearances in four years with the club. On 13 August 2002 he joined Chesterfield on a three month loan, making 19 appearances and scoring one goal, before returning to Middlesbrough on 17 November. Three days later he was sent out on loan again, this time to Carlisle United where he stayed for four months making 15 appearances and scoring one goal.
On 21 March 2003, two days after he had returned from his loan spell with Carlisle, Hudson was sold to Chesterfield.
He scored on his debut as a permanent ''Spireites'' player the following day in a 4-1 home win over Wycombe Wanderers. He played in central midfield with the club, making a total of 82 appearances and scoring eight goals in two years.
Huddersfield Town snapped up Hudson on a free transfer on 28 June 2005. He made his debut on 8 August in a 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest. His first goal for the club was a direct free kick in a 2-1 away win over Bradford City on 10 October.
Hudson found it hard to cement a place in the Terriers' central midfield, as he was up against captain Jon Worthington and youngsters Adnan Ahmed and Michael Collins. By the end of the 2005-06 season, Town manager Peter Jackson, started putting him in a holding midfield role, and continued this into the following season. After several poor performances, Jackson put Hudson on the transfer list and declared that he would never select Hudson or teammate Martin McIntosh again. Jackson was dismissed from the managers' job, leading to Hudson's brief recall to the side under Andy Ritchie. In two years with ''the Terriers'' Hudson made 69 appearances, scoring
Hudson joined Rotherham United on 15 June 2007. He made his debut on 20 October in a 3-1 home win over Morecambe. His first goal came in his third game for ''the Millers'', a 2-1 home win over Grimsby Town on 3 November. He made 33 appearances in the 2007-08 season, scoring nine goals. In the 2008-09 season he was a regular in the side, making 50 appearances and scoring six goals.
On 10 August 2009 Hudson signed for Championship side Blackpool on a non-contract basis with Adam Nowland.
Hudson signed for Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity on 26 September, dropping four leagues down from his last club. He became the first new signing for manager Brian Little. He made his debut in the FA Cup second qualifying round tie with Market Drayton Town. He made his league debut the following week, scoring in a 2-2 draw with Fleetwood Town. On the 28th October, Hudson was allowed to join Grimsby Town on trial and also turn out for the club's reserves in a 5-3 victory over the Lincoln City second string at Sincil Bank.
Hudson signed for Grimsby Town on the 26th November 2009, after completing a succesfull trial period.
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'''Christopher Edward "Chris" Sedgwick''' (born 28 April 1980 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer playing for English Championship club Preston North End.
Sedgwick, a right midfielder, began his career at Rotherham United, where he was affectionately known as the Yorkshire Express, and made over 250 first team appearances in a seven year stint at the Yorkshire club.During that time he had earned a reputation as an honest hard-working right-midfielder with good distribution skills. He was often regarded as the talisman of the club because of his Sheffield upbringing and passion for the club.
He signed for Preston for -400,000 in November 2004.
Just games into his Preston career, it was evident that Sedgwick's lack of penetrating pace left him struggling to beat experienced left backs. With this realisation, he was encouraged to use his eye-catching dribbling ability to bamboozle full backs and supply the forwards with his excellent crosses. He started to fulfill his potential as a simple right midfielder under Billy Davies and the news that Davies had left could certainly have affected his and the team's progress. Indeed, Sedgwick lost his place to Simon Whaley on the right wing when new manager Paul Simpson took to the Preston helm. However, with Simpson noticing Jason Jarrett's lack of impetus in central midfield towards the beginning of the 2006/2007 season, Sedgwick was asked to replace him in a new position for the skillful winger. His improvement in tackling and his wonderful vision and creativity brought something to the Preston engine room Jarrett could not offer. With Paul Mckenna, he is, at present, forging a brilliant partnership with the competitive midfield maestro and is flourishing as an individual. He is now seen as an essential part of the progressive Preston North End squad and is turning into a 'fans' favourite'. So far, he has featured 92 times for PNE, scoring 8 goals in the process. Last season he played a part in every single league game and has repeated the feat so far this season. He has been likened to a young Lee Cartwright by his captain, Graham Alexander, but with his changing of positions he will if he started to score more regularly surely fit into the mould of a modern day Gary Swann.
In conclusion Chris Sedgwick was known to many as a good buy but then his performances started to hinder therefore meaning he wasn't the most popular player among the fans. But ever since Paul Simpson arrived Chris Sedgwick has shown scintillating vision and creativity to form a formidable partnership with Paul McKenna. Not only that but Chris Sedgwick has been encouraged to dribble and beat the left backs if playing on the right wing which he has done ever so well since the arrival of Paul Simpson who has completely transformed Chris Sedgwick into a far better player.
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'''Andrew John "Andy" Marshall''' (born 14 April 1975 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk) is an English professional footballer. He is a goalkeeper currently contracted to Aston Villa in the Premier League. He has played for the England Under-21s, Norwich City, Bournemouth, Gillingham, Ipswich Town, Millwall and Coventry City. He is married to a law graduate and ex-model.
Marshall began his career as a trainee with Norwich City. He made his first successful team debut on 27 December 1994 as a substitute in an away match at Nottingham Forest, following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Bryan Gunn. Gunn's injury kept him out of action for the rest of the season and Marshall played in the majority of City's remaining matches that season.
Gunn was re-instated as first choice goalkeeper at Carrow Road at the start of the following season, and Marshall had loan spells at Bournemouth and Gillingham to increase his first team experience. Gunn remained the first choice until the end of the 1996-97 campaign when he was dropped for the first time in his Norwich career. Marshall seized the opportunity to establish himself as Norwich's number one, and he became an outstanding player and popular figure and with the club's supporters during his time at Carrow Road. Marshall would go on to make 219 appearances for the Canaries.
The 2000-01 season was Marshall's best for Norwich and also his last. Marshall's form in goal was a crucial factor in the team avoiding relegation. The supporters recognised his contribution by voting him as their player of the season. However, Marshall's contract was due to expire in the summer of 2001 and he had refused to sign a new deal with the club citing that he wanted to play Premier League football having proved his capabilities.
Marshall's yearly return to Carrow Road sparks controversy, and The Barclay voices its dislike to the player, branding him a "Judas" and turned their backs on him for leaving Norwich for bitter rivals Ipswich Town.
He joined the then Premier League club Ipswich Town on a free transfer. Ipswich had recently qualified for the UEFA Cup. The move created a great deal of anger among Ipswich and Norwich City fans alike.
Marshall sought to further his ambition of playing for England by playing regular football in the Premier League and increasing his profile.
Things never worked out for Marshall with many Ipswich fans not accepting him due to his past club. Even an impressive clean sheet at Norwich where Marshall celebrated wildly did not give him the acceptance he desired.
In November of the 2003-04 season he commenced a one month loan spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In January 2004, Marshall began another loan spell, this time at Millwall which led to a permanent move in March 2004. During his time at the club Marshall won many Man of the Match awards and was part of the Millwall side that fulfilled every footballers' dream of playing in the 2004 FA Cup Final at the end of the 2003/04 season. In the final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Millwall were beaten 3-0 by Manchester United, in which Marshall put in an outstanding performance.
Marshall remained at Millwall for the following two seasons for the duration of his contract.
On 30 June 2006, Marshall joined Coventry City on a free transfer becoming a favourite with the fans. For the 2006-07 season he won the London Supporters Player of the Year Trophy, the Wales Supporters Player of the Year and the Player of the Season Award as voted for by all the fans.
Marshall was released by Coventry City on 30 June 2009 after his contract expired.
Marshall spent a short period on trial at Q.P.R. following his release from Coventry and the club offered him a one-year contract on 3 August. However, on 12 August 2009, he signed with Aston Villa on a one year deal. He was handed shirt number 33.
Marshall's first appearance in an Aston Villa shirt was for the club's reserve side in a Premier Reserve League South match away at Chelsea Reserves. Marshall kept a clean sheet as Villa's second string won 4-0, with goals from Andreas Weimann, Ciaran Clark (2) and Marc Albrighton.
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'''Peter Ward''' (born 27 July 1955) is a retired footballer, whose most successful times were with Brighton & Hove Albion. He mostly played as a forward.
He now lives in the United States, but can still be seen at Brighton games and events when he visits the UK.
==Early career and transfer to Brighton==
Peter Ward was an apprentice engine fitter at the Rolls-Royce plant in Derby. While there he played for non-league side Burton Albion. He was transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion in 1975 for a fee of -4000. The move also saw Burton manager Ken Guttridge move to the Albion as Assistant Manager.
Initially Peter Ward played in the Reserves.
His first game with the first team came on 27 March 1976 against Hereford United. He scored in the first minute in a game that ended 1-1.
In the 1976-77 season, he scored 36 goals, beating the club record and winning him the golden boot. He is still revered by Brighton fans who sing a song dreaming of a team in which every player is Peter Ward, We all live in a Wardy Wonderland.
The following season Brighton were promoted to the old Division 1. Ward put in a transfer request; however, differences were resolved and he still wore the Brighton shirt for the first game in the top flight which saw Brighton lose 4-0 to Arsenal.
In November of that year Brighton accepted a -400,000 offer from Nottingham Forest, but Forest manager Brian Clough changed his mind and withdrew it.
Ward finally did move to Nottingham Forest in October 1980 in a three way deal which saw Gary Birtles leave Forest for Manchester United and Andy Ritchie come south from United to Brighton. He made 28 league appearances for Nottingham Forest and scored 7 goals, but things didn't really work out. Ward was sent on loan to American side Seattle Sounders where he scored 18 goals in the 1981-82 season putting him 3rd in the list of top NASL goalscorers that season.
Ward returned to Brighton on loan in October 1982. The loan lasted 4 months, during which time he scored 3 goals, including the only goal in a 1-0 defeat of Manchester United. Nottingham Forest refused to extend the loan deal further.
In 1984, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent three seasons with the Force.
In 1977, Ward had been selected for an England under-21 game against Norway. He scored a hat trick in a 6-0 win for England. He was selected for the full England squad against Luxembourg a month later but didn't make it onto the bench.
His only full cap came on 31 May 1980, in a 2-1 win over Australia. Peter Ward came on in the 85th minute, making his international career the shortest ever for an England player.
In 2002, Ward married his second wife, Jacqueline. He has three daughters Rachael, Rebekah, and Louisa from his first marriage.
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'''Alex Totten''' is a former Scottish association football player and manager.
Growing up in Dennyloanhead, Stirlingshire, he signed for Liverpool straight from school in 1960 before signing for top division Dundee back in Scotland in 1964. After a season, he moved onto Dunfermline Athletic where made nearly 30 top division league appearances over four seasons. In 1969, he moved on to Falkirk, racking up another 20 starts over his two seasons at Brockville and also scoring his first Senior goal.
In July 1971, Alex transferred to Dumfries side Queen of the South and became a first team regular for the first time his career in the lower division. The last transfer of his playing days came in July 1973 with a move to Alloa Athletic where he wound down his on-field career and became manager in 1980.
Three years as Alloa Athletic manager were ended when he took over at previous club Falkirk. He then moved to Rangers to become Jock Wallace's assistant. He left Ibrox when Graeme Souness was appointed in 1986 and went to manage Dumbarton. He then took St. Johnstone from the old Second Division to the Premier Division in the space of three seasons. He also led Saints to Scottish Cup semi-final appearances in 1989 and 1991. Totten's role in Saints' progress was rewarded when he was made SFWA Manager of the Year for 1991, but Geoff Brown sacked Totten in 1992 for demanding too much money for new players.
Totten then managed East Fife and Kilmarnock, before returning to manage Falkirk for a second time in 1996. He guided Falkirk to the 1997 Scottish Cup Final, having defeated Celtic in the semi-final. Falkirk lost 1-0 to Kilmarnock, who had sacked Totten earlier that season, in the Final. Totten was eventually moved into a director of football role by Falkirk in 2002. Falkirk played Rangers in a testimonial match for Totten on 21 July 2007 at the Falkirk Stadium. The match ended 1-1 with Lee McCulloch scoring for Rangers and Pedro Moutinho scoring for Falkirk.
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'''Iwan Wyn Roberts''' (born 26 June 1968 in Bangor, Gwynedd)
He also played international football, representing Wales, winning 15 caps without scoring.
Roberts grew up in Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd and played schoolboy football for his school and local side Caernarfon Town.
He began his professional career at Watford, when he joined as a trainee in 1985, signing his first professional contract in July 1986, shortly after his 18th birthday.
One of his contemporaries at Watford was future Norwich manager, Glenn Roeder. Roberts remembers Roeder as "an absolute gentleman... I can't speak highly enough of him. He helped me a great deal with his experience and any problems that the young lads had they knew he would help them with."
His form for Huddersfield - where he scored 50 goals in 142 games - got him noticed by other clubs and in November 1993 he was signed by Leicester City.
Roberts scored 41 goals in 100 games for Leicester
His goals and performances for Leicester persuaded Wolves to sign him in the summer of 1996. He spent only one season at Molineux and confirmed in his 2004 autobiography that he did not enjoy his time there and does not have any fondness for the club, due largely to the mentality of many Wolves supporters. He did, however, score a hat-trick for the club in a match against their bitter local rivals West Bromwich Albion and, overall, scored 12 goals in 33 games.
Roberts was called up to represent his country against Holland in May 1992.
In July 1997, Norwich City manager Mike Walker paid -850,000 to Wolves to secure the services of Roberts.
His time at the club did not begin happily, however. Following his debut in August 1997, he struggled throughout the 1997-98 season and scored just 7 goals; "there were certainly those in the stands who were questioning whether he was worth the near -1,000,000 splashed out on him".
"He played eight games in Division One before finally breaking his league duck... He then played another eight matches before his next goal but, gradually, his fitness levels began to improve."
Walker left the club shortly before the end of the season and was replaced during the summer by Bruce Rioch.
"Walker had left by time the 1998-99 season got under way but his decision to spend big money on Roberts was quickly vindicated as the powerful frontman netted 23 goals in partnership with the flourishing talent of Craig Bellamy who weighed with 19 to earn Bruce Rioch-s side a place in the top half of the table."
Roberts worked hard on his fitness and the following season saw him finish as the club's top goalscorer with 23 goals in 51 games. Norwich fans voted him player of the season. In the 1999-00 season he was again top scorer (19 goals in 49 games) and retained the player of the season award. He just missed out on becoming the first player in the club's history to win the award 3 years in a row when Andy Marshall finished narrowly ahead of him in the voting for the 2000-01 season.
During that 1999-2000 campaign there was speculation about Roberts's future as his contract was due to expire in the summer of 2000. Shortly after he signed a contract extension in January of that season, Bruce Rioch left the club and was succeeded by Bryan Hamilton. Roberts helped Hamilton make a good start when he scored both goals in a 2-0 win at Portman Road against City's rivals Ipswich Town F.C. on 19 March 2000.
Although Roberts was personally enjoying the most productive spell of his career, his four years so far at Carrow Road had seen the club struggle. They had barely threatened to qualify for the end of season play-offs and in the 2000-01 campaign had struggled against relegation from Division One. The 2001-02 season - with new manager Nigel Worthington in his first full season in charge - saw the team fare better and they reached the division one play-off final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. Roberts missed much of the second half of the season because of injury, but came off the substitute's bench in the final to give Norwich the lead in the first minute of extra-time with a clinically-taken headed goal. Norwich lost the match in a penalty shoot-out after Birmingham had equalised. Roberts took - and scored - the first penalty of the shoot-out but misses by Phil Mulryne and Daryl Sutch proved costly as Birmingham were promoted to the Premiership.
During the 2002-03 season, Roberts captained the Norwich City team. That season, in a match against Sheffield Wednesday at Carrow Road, Roberts scored twice to move into third place on the list of Norwich City's all-time leading goalscorers, overtaking Robert Fleck in the process.
A few days before the club's last home match of that 2003-04 season, Norwich manager Nigel Worthington announced that Roberts would not be offered a new contract when his deal expired that summer. Worthington felt that, following promotion to the Premiership, the club had to look to the future and that Roberts was now surplus to requirements.
In 2002, Roberts was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
===Gillingham F.C. and Cambridge United F.C. ===
After being released by Norwich he joined Gillingham, there was much speculation regarding his next career move. He received a number of offers but eventually signed a two year contract with Gillingham where he would be player/coach.
Iwan Roberts has been known as a powerful header of the ball and has therefore often been used as targetman throughout his career.
In 2004, Roberts published an account of his last season at Norwich, entitled "All I want for Christmas". It proved controversial, leading to a three match ban for admitting a deliberate stamp on Wolves defender Kevin Muscat, an incident that had taken place in 2000. Roberts stated in the book that the stamp was a payback for the injury that Muscat had inflicted on Craig Bellamy while Bellamy and Roberts were playing together for Norwich.
The suspension "left -a bitter taste- for Iwan - especially after England captain David Beckham escaped without a punishment for his deliberate foul in the World Cup qualifier against Wales."
Roberts has the UEFA A coaching licence and currently works for BBC Wales, but has not ruled out getting into management. He told the Eastern Daily Press, "I've done my qualifications. It's just getting a club to give me a chance and taking it."
When Norwich sacked manager Nigel Worthington, Roberts applied for the manager's job. "I tried to go for it... knowing I wasn't going to get it but I'd never really been for an interview and I thought if I did it would stand me in good stead. But I never got a response from the club and that really disappointed me. A week after Peter Grant got the job I got a letter through the post saying 'We won't be considering you this time'. And I thought 'I've known that for the past seven days'."
He does media work, including Welsh language commentary for Sky Sports and Radio Cymru.
''(Statistics correct as of 8 November 2007)''
''(Statistics correct as of 8 November 2007)''
''(Brackets indicate substitute appearances)''
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'''Anthony "Tony" Dinning''' (born 12 April 1975) is an English football player currently playing for Stafford Rangers
Dinning began his career at Newcastle United During this time he was loaned out to the Swedish team Djurgrden in a player exchange program and his first game ended in him producing an own goal. Tony failed to make an appearance for Newcastle United before being released, joining Stockport County in June 1994. He spent six successful years at Edgeley Park, winning promotion to the second flight in 1996-97, and remaining at that level for the remainder of his stay. He picked up the player of the season award for the 1999-00 season, in what turned out to be his final season with the club.
In September 2000, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for -700,000. However, he remained with the club for less than a year; ironically, it was his former Stockport manager Dave Jones who decided he had no future at Wolves and sold him to Paul Jewell's Wigan Athletic for -750,000.
Again, he struggled to settle with a new club and was soon loaned out to fellow Division Two side Stoke City for the closing months of the 2001-02 campaign, where he played in their play-off final triumph over Brentford. He returned to his parent club the following season and helped them win promotion as champions. However, he found himself out of favour in subsequent seasons, leading to loan spells at Walsall, Blackpool, Ipswich Town, and finally, Bristol City, whom he eventually joined on a free transfer.
His time with Bristol City proved short-lived and he moved to Port Vale on loan at the end of the 2004-05 season, signing permanently the following summer. In May 2006, he agreed a deal to re-join former club Stockport County, where he played more than half of his 450 career games.
In August 2007, Dinning had his contract with Stockport cancelled by mutual agreement, due to lack of first-team opportunities. After a month spent training with Chester City, he finally joined on 5 October 2007. He made his debut two days later in a 3-1 win over Shrewsbury Town and scored his first goal for the club from the penalty spot in Chester's 1-0 win at Lincoln City the following month. Later in the season Dinning and team-mate, Paul Butler, became embroiled in a dispute with the club and manager Simon Davies, but they remained at the club into 2008-09. However, Dinning was restricted to just two appearances in the opening half of the campaign, including a sending off shortly after coming on in a 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth. He was allowed to join Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on trial in January 2009. He joined Conference National outfit, Grays Athletic on loan on 24 February 2009.
On 26 March 2009, Dinning joined Conference North side Gateshead on loan until the end of the season.
After being released by the now-relegated Chester in May 2009, he joined Hednesford Town, making his debut in ''the Pitmen's'' opening pre-season friendly of the 2009-10 campaign.
Dinning then left Hednesford for rival's Stafford Rangers.
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'''Robert Clare''' (born February 28, 1983 in Belper, Derbyshire) is an English former professional football player. He played as a right-back or a central defender.
He began his career at Stockport County, where he had progressed through the Centre of Excellence youth system, making his debut as a substitute in a 4-1 defeat at Fulham. He spent one season at Blackpool, before leaving the seaside to re-join Stockport.
In August 2004, Clare received a call-up to the England Under-21 squad for their friendly against the Ukraine.
In June 2008, Clare was released from his contract with Stockport County after an injury-plagued year.
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'''Liam Michael Dickinson''' (born 4 October 1985 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion.
Dickinson began his career at Blackpool's Centre of Excellence where he was offered a contract, but he chose instead to sign for Bolton Wanderers
Dickinson later said of his early career, "Playing football on a Saturday was just an activity for me, a hobby, something you do for fun than an actual career prospect."
After impressing during a trial in November 2005, Stockport County signed him for -2,000 in December.
He made his debut on 2 January 2006 as a 71st minute substitute against Cheltenham Town at Edgeley Park scoring just five minutes later in a 2-2 draw.
His tally of seven goals in the 2005-06 season played a large part in the club's survival in League Two. He also added seven more league goals for County in the 2006-07 season. He did not score until Boxing Day in a 2-0 win over Notts County, then adding six more before the end of the season.
During the 2007-08 season he had his most prolific term as a Football League player hitting the net 21 times from 32 starts, winning Stockport's Player of the year award in the process. He got the decisive goal in the League Two Semi-Final, Second Leg on 17 May 2008 against Wycombe Wanderers at Edgeley Park
In June 2008, he was linked with a move to Championship clubs Derby County
Dickinson signed for Derby County on 1 July 2008 for a fee of around -750,000,
On 27 November 2008 Dickinson signed for Blackpool on loan.
When Paul Jewell resigned as Derby manager on 28 December,
On the last day of the January 2009 transfer window Dickinson agreed to a loan move to Leeds United, but the papers arrived at the Football League 14 minutes after the deadline. The transfer was thus void despite appeals to the Football League from Leeds.
On 14 July 2009, Dickinson transferred to League One side Brighton & Hove Albion for -300,000, where he signed a three-year contract. Dickinson missed a game for 'disciplinary reasons' which weren't disclosed, although it was rumoured he broke a curfew at Brightons Carnage on a night out. Dickinson claimed he had been to a restaurant and that he picked up a girl who had collapsed and put her into a taxi. But he was dropped after phoning the club the next day saying he was sick, He returned to the bench for Gus Poyet's first game against Southampton. In the same game he came on as a substitute and gained an assist after a good piece of skill and a pass to the goalscorer Andrew Crofts.
Dickinson scored two goals in the FA Cup game against Rushden & Diamonds.
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'''Adam "Alfie" le Fondre''' (born 2 December 1986), is an English footballer who plays for Rotherham United. He previously played for his hometown club Stockport County and Rochdale.
Born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, le Fondre began his career at Stockport County, where he progressed through the club's Centre of Excellence youth system. He made his debut against Bury in 2004, scoring the third goal in a 3-1 victory.
Le Fondre joined Rochdale on loan from Stockport during the 2007 January transfer window, scoring twice on his debut in the 5-0 defeat of MK Dons. Earlier that term, he scored four goals in one game for County as they thrashed Wrexham 5-2.
Having impressed everyone at the club during his loan spell, manager Keith Hill moved heaven and earth to make le Fondre's move permanent in the summer, and on 2 July 2007, Rochdale agreed an undisclosed fee for le Fondre with Stockport, and signed a three-year deal the day after.
He featured in every game as the side made it all the way to the Wembley Play Off Final at the end of a season where he was the club's leading marksman. He continued his form into the 2008-09 season and finished the season as leading scorer with 21 goals and a series of Player of the Season awards.
On 8 August 2009, Rotherham United agreed a fee with Rochdale for the striker, but the deal was thought to have fallen through due to Adam wanting a longer contract. However, the following day it was announced that Le Fondre had put pen to paper on a three-year deal with the Millers, after he rang manager Mark Robins and told him how much he wanted to sign for Rotherham. The deal is thought to be around -100,000.
On making the switch, le Fondre said; "I needed a new challenge, with a progressive club that had high ambitions and in Rotherham I've found the perfect club to open a new chapter of my career with. It was hard to leave Rochdale in the sense that I have left a lot of friends and the fans behind, but when a team with so much ambition like Rotherham comes in for you it is an opportunity you have got to take."
Adam or "Alfie" as he is known made his first start in the 2-1 victory at Grimsby Town in August. Le Fondre opened the scoring from the penalty spot. His home debut came against former club Rochdale and Alfie netted again. His workrate and obvious talent endeared him to the Rotherham faithful and he quickly became a huge fans favourite.
Alfie has been nominated for player of the month twice but has missed out on both occasions. He's netted doubles twice against Burton Albion and Lincoln City, with him missing a penalty when on a hat-trick in the latter. He curretly has the best goals-for-game ratio in League 2.
Adam has attracted interest from Peterborough who had an enquiry rejected, with speculation that Derby and Leeds Utd are interested.
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'''James Spencer''' (born April 11, 1985 in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. He plays as a goalkeeper for Northwich Victoria
Spencer joined his most recent club, Rochdale, from Stockport County in 2007, where he came through the club's Centre of Excellence youth system. He made his debut in a 2-1 victory over Watford in 2002, aged just 16.
Since he made his debut, Spencer played regularly for the Stockport first team, where his agility and quick reflexes have allow him to make some very impressive saves. Spencer was linked with moves to Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion. However, Spencer lacked first-team opportunities during the 2006-07 season and in the summer of 2007 he signed a 2-year contract with Rochdale, however he lacked first team opportunities when a double hernia and stress fracture of the hip in April 2008 kept him out due to injury he was replaced by Sam Russell and subsequently Rochdale brought a Premiership keeper Frank Fielding in on a loan deal.
On April 9, 2009, Spencer joined Chester City on an emergency loan, following an injury to regular goalkeeper John Danby. He played in the final five matches of the season but was unable to prevent City being relegated out of The Football League. At the end of the season, Spencer was released by Rochdale. On August 14, 2009, Spencer joined Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	5408681
'''Wesley Darius Donald Charles''' (born 10 December 1987), more commonly known as '''Darius Charles''', is an English footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United as a defender.
Charles started his career after progressing through the Brentford youth system and he made his first team debut in 2005. He was loaned out by Brentford on six occasions and he joined the last of these, Ebbsfleet United, permanently in 2009 in a historic transfer. Six months later, a proposed transfer to York City fell through, after he decided against moving to the city.
Born in Ealing, London, Charles came through the youth system at Brentford.
thumb|175px|left|Charles playing for Ebbsfleet United in 2009
After having made 14 appearances for Brentford during the 2006-07 season,
Charles re-signed for Ebbsfleet after joining on loan for the 2008-09 season on 20 June.
Charles was named in the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in May 2009, for the Final of the International Challenge Trophy against Belgium.
Charles' preferred position is centre back,
Charles' girlfriend is pregnant as of July 2009.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
-DOCSTART-	5408816
'''Karleigh Anthony Jonathan Osborne''' (born 19 March 1988 in Southall) is an English footballer currently playing for Brentford. Osborne plays principally at centre-back, though he is also a capable right-back.
He made his debut against Hull in May 2005 at the age of just 17, having been an unused substitute earlier in the season when he was only 16.
In the 2007-08 season, in the absence of Matt Heywood and Kevin O'Connor, Osborne captained the team on several occasions. He scored his first goal for Brentford in a 1-0 win at Shrewsbury Town on 5 January 2008, scored a header from Ryan Dickson's corner. He had a one-month loan spell with Oxford United in September 2008. On 10 October 2008, Osborne transferred to Eastbourne Borough for a one-month loan lasting until 6 November 2008.
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'''Mark Robinson''' (born 24 July 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Gateshead as a defender.
Born in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, Robinson began his career as a trainee with Hartlepool United, turning professional in August 1998.
He was released by Hartlepool United at the end of the 2003-04 season.
On 25 January 2007 he joined Torquay United on a free transfer until the end of the season,
He joined York City on a free transfer on 18 June 2007.
Robinson signed for Gateshead on a one-year contract on 23 June.
While with Hereford United, Robinson represented the England C team in the Four Nations Tournament in May 2005.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
-DOCSTART-	5408919
'''John Mousinho''' (born 30 April 1986 in Isleworth, Greater London) is an English footballer currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers.
Mousinho was signed by then Brentford manager Martin Allen during the 2005-06 season, after returning from America where he was studying and playing at the University of Notre Dame.
Initially he acted as cover for regular right-back Kevin O'Connor but more recently he played in central midfield. Also, he was the outfield player chosen to play as goalkeeper against Gillingham in 2006, when Clark Masters was sent-off, and there wasn't a substitute goalkeeper available.
Mousinho had loan spells at Woking and Yeading during the 2005-06 season.
On 9 February 2007, after a string of impressive performances in the 2006-07 season, Mousinho was rewarded with an extended contract which will run until June 2009. His contract was terminated by mutual consent with a year to run on 16 June 2008 and he joined Wycombe later that day.
-DOCSTART-	5408979
'''Damien Samuel Allen''' (born 1 August 1986 in Stockport, England) is an English footballer currently with Bury.
Damien progressed through the Centre of Excellence youth system at Stockport County after being released by Manchester United at aged 14 and made his mark in centre midfield. He made his debut for Stockport in a 2-0 defeat at Wrexham in 2004-05.
After a spell on loan at Royal Antwerp, Allen joined Morecambe in August 2007. After a season at the club Allen was released by manager Sammy McIlroy.
He signed for non league F.C. Halifax Town on the 7th October 2008.
Allen signed a 12 month contract with Bury on the 29th July 2009 following a successful trial period with the club.
-DOCSTART-	5409019
'''Michael Dehaney Malcolm''' (born 13 October 1985 in Harrow, London) is an English football player who plays as a striker. He has represented England at youth level. Malcolm is currently playing for Crawley Town.
Malcolm joined Wycombe Wanderers as a schoolboy, but in March 2000, aged 14, was signed by Tottenham Hotspur for an initial fee of -10,000. He progressed to be a trainee at Tottenham, but on failing to make the grade joined Stockport County in July 2005. His league debut came on 6 August 2005 when he came on as a late substitute for Keith Briggs in a 2-2 draw at home to Mansfield Town. Malcolm was due to have a trial with Werder Bremen with a view to a permanent move, but Bremen deciced to pull the plug.
Malcolm signed for Conference North side Kettering Town in August 2007.
-DOCSTART-	5409115
'''Michael Bernard Raynes''' (born 15 October 1987 in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester) is an English professional footballer who plays for Stockport County as a central defender.
Raynes began his career as a trainee at Stockport County.
There have been strong rumours during the January 2010 transfer window linking Raynes with a move to Scunthorpe United.
-DOCSTART-	5409174
'''Ashley Williams''' (born August 23, 1984 in Wolverhampton, England) is a Wales international footballer. Williams qualifies to play for Wales as his grandfather was born in Wales and made his international debut in a friendly against Luxembourg on March 26, 2008.
He began his career at West Bromwich Albion as a youth player but was released by the club at 16 and went on to join Hednesford Town.
On November 12, 2007, Ashley won the Inaugural North-West League Two Player of the Year Award. On the same night he won the Inaugral North-West Player of the Year Award too, beating such players as Steven Gerrard, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney to the award.
On March 26 Ashley made his international debut for Wales national football team, and two days later secured a move to a side close to clinching promotion to the Football League Championship. His departure from County meant he missed their run in to the end of the season, and ultimately promotion to Football League One through playoff victory at Wembley.
In March 2008, he signed for Swansea City on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent move.
On November 11, 2009, Williams was named "Wales Footballer of the Year" and "Clubman of the Year" at an FAW awards dinner in Cardiff.
-DOCSTART-	5409962
'''David John Hibbert''' (born 28 January 1986) is an English footballer who plays as striker for Shrewsbury Town.
Hibbert started his career at Port Vale, where he made ten appearances, eight of those as a substitute. His two goals for the club both came in his second starting appearance in a 3-1 win over Luton Town on 26 February 2005. Having a promising first season with Vale, in June 2005 Preston North End signed him to a contract. As Hibbert was under the age of 23, the fee was decided by a tribunal according to UEFA regulations. Preston were ordered to pay Port Vale -35,000 up front with add ons of -10,000 for each 10 of his first 50 appearances for Preston(Vale would only receive the first of these due to him only making 13 appearances in total for Preston), a -20,000 bonus if Preston achieved promotion to the Premiership, plus a 25% sell-on clause if Hibbert was sold on. Vale chairman Bill Bratt was highly disappointed with the news and stated: "I believe he has potential, and he is worth a lot more than we have ended up with.
He made his full debut for Preston in an FA Cup tie against Crystal Palace in a 1-1 draw in January 2006, although he had already made seven appearances as substitute.
In July 2006 he joined Rotherham United on a six month loan. He played 22 times for ''the Millers'', scoring two goals. Returning to Deepdale in January 2007 he was immediately loaned out to Bradford City on a one month deal. He made his City debut in their 1-0 win against his old club Port Vale at Vale Park on the 6 January. The loan was later extended, keeping him at Valley Parade until April 2007. During his prolonged stay at Valley Parade, however, Hibbert suffered an ankle injury on 28 February and did not play again for ''the Bantams''. He remained at Bradford City for a month so that caretaker manager David Wetherall could see if the injury improved, but returned to Preston in April.
In May 2007, having never started a league game for North End, Hibbert was transfer listed. The next month he was sold to League Two side Shrewsbury Town for -75,000. He scored the first goal at Shrewsbury's New Meadow stadium, in a pre-season friendly, his first match in ''Shrews'' colours. Along with this, he was also the first ever league goalscorer at New Meadow, scoring a penalty against former club Bradford. He finished the 2007-08 season as Shrewsbury's top goalscorer with 12 goals.
Hibbert started the 2009-10 season in fantastic form, scoring six goals in seven league games.
A brief spell on the sidelines through an ankle injury slowed up his impressive flurry of goals, but at the time of writing Hibbert has now managed 13 goals, including 4 on the trot, against Macclesfield Town Bradford City Chesterfield FC and a looping header away to Burton Albion
-DOCSTART-	5409996
'''Charlie Joe Ide''' (born 10 May 1988) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Bedfont Green.
Ide is a striker who made his debut in a 2-1 win over Hull City in May 2005. He had loan spells at Slough Town towards the end of the 2005-06 season and at Sutton United the following 2006-07 season. He was recalled from his loan spell at Sutton and soon found himself in Brentford's first team. He scored his first professional goal against Tranmere Rovers in December 2006 and continued his good form by scoring both goals in the 2-2 draw with Leyton Orient the following month. It was in this game where he earned the nickname of 'The Squirrel', when at a Brentford corner a squirrel turned up on the pitch and ran the length of The New Road Stand, play was delayed, and when restarted Ide scored from the resulting corner.
Ide was generally played on the right wing in the 2006-07 season, yet still managed seven goals in 26 league games.
On 30 May 2007, despite reported interest from higher division clubs, Ide signed a new two-year deal with Brentford, with the option of a further year.
Ide was sent on loan to Conference South side Lewes for the final three months of the 2007-08 season, after failing to regain his place in the Brentford first team following injury.
He was not tendered a new contract by Brentford manager Andy Scott following the season's end. On 22 May 2008, Grays Athletic announced that Ide had signed a one-year deal with the Conference National team. Ide left Grays Athletic by mutual consent on 25 September 2008, after just seven appearances,
He signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Carshalton Athletic from Croydon Athletic on 27 February 2009,
In January 2010 he signed for Bedfont Green.
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'''Clark John Masters''' (born 31 May 1987) is an English football goalkeeper, currently playing for Aldershot Town.
Starting his career with Brentford in 2004, he moved on to Southend United four years later, and Aldershot Town in 2009. He has had several loan spells at non-league clubs.
As a youngster, Masters attended William Parker School in Hastings the same school that produced England midfielder Gareth Barry.
After a youth career with Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham, Masters started his senior career with Brentford. In 2005 and 2006 he had loan spells with non-league clubs Redbridge and Slough Town. He signed professional forms with Brentford in June 2006.
He made his Brentford debut against Blackpool in the first game of the 2006-07 season, stepping in for Stuart Nelson, who was suspended. On his third appearance, a 2-2 draw with Gillingham on 21 October, he was sent off for "denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity". Though the club successfully appealed the suspension. Rumours circulated that the young keeper would be signed up by Premier League side Arsenal.
Signing a new two year deal in July 2007, he embarked on another loan spell the next month, this time with Welling United. He played four games.
Masters joined Football League One side Southend United on 11 January 2008, and was immediately loaned out to Conference National side Stevenage Borough. He never played a competitive game for Southend, and had a trial with Grimsby Town, in an attempt to find regular football.
In July 2009, Masters joined Aldershot Town on a one year deal, as a replacement for outgoing Nikki Bull.
On 12 March 2007, Masters appeared at Hastings Magistrates' Court and pleaded guilty to exceeding the speed limit on De La Warr Road, Bexhill-on-Sea on 2 June 2006. Showing complete remorse for his transgression the Magistrates' Court sentenced him to pay a fine of -150, disqualified him from driving for 42 days and ordered that he pay costs of -100.
-DOCSTART-	5410084
}}'''Brian O'Neil''' (born 6 September 1972 in Paisley) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. O'Neil was forced to retire from the playing staff of Preston North End in October 2006, due to long standing injury problems.
O'Neil started his career at Celtic, where he played in 115 games and scored 8 times. In 1997, he was loaned out to Nottingham Forest but went back to Celtic after an injury. Later that year, however, he was transferred to Aberdeen for -850,000, scoring twice for them in 29 league games.
He joined German club VfL Wolfsburg for -350,000 and spent two seasons in the Bundesliga. In 2000, he went to England and signed for Derby County but after three seasons and only 17 appearances, he was released to  Preston North End, where he played 110 games and scored 5 goals. He helped Preston to the Play-Off Final in 2005 only to lose to West Ham United F.C.. His final game for Preston was another Play-Off defeat, this time in the 2006 semi-final to Leeds United at the end of the 2005/2006 season before injury called time on his career. He was well-regarded by many of the fans at Deepdale.
O'Neil played for his country seven times in all. He won a recall to the squad after five years away for Walter Smith's Scotland squads in the early part of 2005. He won his last cap against Austria in a 2-2 draw in August 2005.
-DOCSTART-	5410502
}}'''Benjamin Howard Baker''' (13 February 1892 - 10 September 1987) was an English footballer and athlete of the early 20th century.
Howard Baker was goalkeeper for England, Liverpool, Everton and Chelsea football clubs, having previously played for the renowned amateur team, the Corinthians.
He was also an internationally renowned highjumper, holding the British record as well as that of the Amateur Athletics Association.
Howard Baker represented Britain at both the 1912 and 1920 Olympic Games.
In 1912 he finished eleventh in the high jump event and 16th in the standing high jump competition. Eight years later he finished sixth in the 1920 Olympic high jump contest and eight in the triple jump event.
Modern and contemporary sources differ as to whether his surname was "Baker", "Howard-Baker" or "Howard Baker".
-DOCSTART-	5410869
'''Mark James Bentley''' (born 7 January 1978 in Hertford, England) is an English footballer, who plays for Gillingham. Bentley is a midfielder.
Bentley started his playing career with Enfield in August 1998, later moving to Aldershot Town, Gravesend & Northfleet (where he won Player of the Year in 2002-03) and Dagenham & Redbridge. On 15 January 2004 he stepped up to the Football League when he signed for Southend United, where he made 93 league appearances including 23 as a sub. He also scored 12 league goals including five in his last season at Roots Hall and was involved in two consecutive promotions.
He was offered a new one year contract to stay at Southend, but opted to go for the security of a two-year deal at Gillingham, signing for them on 22 May 2006.
Bentley made his debut in the 2-1 home win over Huddersfield Town on 5 August and scored his first goal away to Bradford City in a 4-2 defeat on 12 August.
He was runner up in the club's 2006-07 player of the year award behind Andrew Crofts and signed a two-year contract extension in September 2007.
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As a teenager, Rosario had unsuccessful trials with Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford FC and Watford FC. He played non-league football for Harrow Borough and Hillingdon Borough. Norwich City saw potential in the tall striker and he signed for the Canaries shortly before Christmas in 1983. He made his league debut on 7 April 1984 against Watford at Carrow Road, a match that Norwich won 6-1. His first goal for the club came on 21 April 1984 in a 2-2 draw against Stoke City. However, he struggled to command a regular first team place and in the 1985-86 season had a loan spell at Wolves where he scored 1 goal in his 2 appearances.
Although Rosario was far from being a prolific goalscorer for the Canaries - he would score just 29 goals in 161 appearances for the club - he was selected for the England under-21s in April 1987 and played in a match against Turkey. Rosario would win 3 further under-21 caps but effectively ended his chances of further caps when he and his Norwich team-mate Dale Gordon broke curfew on an under-21 trip and went to a nightclub.
The highlight of Rosario's time at Carrow Road came on 9 September 1989 when the first of his two goals in a 4-4 draw against Southampton would later be voted 'Goal of the Season' by ITV. But his lack of goals meant that he was not a favourite with the Carrow Road crowd and when Coventry City manager Terry Butcher paid Norwich -600,000 for his services in March 1991 it was seen as good business by the majority of City fans.
Rosario struggled to make an impact with Coventry and scored just 8 goals in 59 games. He did not see eye to eye with Butcher's successor as manager - Bobby Gould - who for a while played Rosario in midfield. However, Rosario was a key provider of assists to the Coventry City attack of Peter Ndlovu and (after his arrival in November 1992) Micky Quinn. After Rosario was sold to Nottingham Forest for -400,000 on 2 March 1993, Coventry's goals dried up and they fell to 15th in the final table after spending much of the campaign in the top five.
Meanwhile, Rosario joined Nottingham Forest as manager Brian Clough made an attempt to guide Forest clear of relegation. It did not work, and Rosario would prove to be Clough's last signing. The night before Rosario was unveiled as a Forest player, the club announced that they had 'signed a well known first division player' to address their goalscoring problems. Rosario, unfortunately, was not the player that Forest supporters had in mind to meet what was required.
Rosario made 10 Premier League appearances, scoring one goal, as Forest finished bottom of the Premier League and Clough retired as manager after 18 years.
Frank Clark took over as manager of Forest and Rosario remained part of his plans for a Division One promotion challenge. He scored twice in 16 league games in 1993-94 and collected a Division One runners-up medal as Forest won promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt, though he was not a regular first team player as both of his preferred positions were regularly occupied by other players - Stan Collymore, Lars Bohinen and Lee Glover in attack, and Steve Stone and Neil Webb in midfield.
While at Forest, Rosario scored 3 goals in 26 games before sustaining the knee injury that eventually forced him to retire from professional football in England. He attempted to resurrect his career in the United States and played for Carolina Dynamo (scoring 4 goals in 29 games) and Charleston Battery (23 games 0 goals) before returning to Carolina Dynamos as player-coach, scoring 3 goals in 21 games. Rosario has remained in the United States to pursue his coaching career, having obtained his A class coaching licence with the US Soccer Federation. He currently coaches Elite Boys teams at North Meck Soccer Club in Cornelius, NC
Rosario had many of the physical attributes needed to be a successful striker - he was tall, powerful and well-built - but was never a regular goalscorer wherever he played and is typically not remembered with a great deal of fondness by supporters at the clubs where he played - Coventry City is certainly an exception, in this case while not a prolific scorer the team's ability to score disappeared with Rosario's knock downs. Others argue that his passing and first touch were not unreasonable and may have been better deployed in midfield.
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'''David Hyman Morris''', known as '''Harry Morris''', (25 November 1897 - 1985) was a footballer.
Morris was a prolific goal-scorer who began his career at Vicar of Wakefield before moving to Fulham F.C.. Morris' stay at Fulham was a short one and he moved to Brentford F.C. in 1921 where he scored 29 times in 59 games.
Morris' next stop was Millwall Athletic where in 74 league outings he bagged 30 goals before a move to Swansea Town. After only 9 appearances and 5 goals Morris switched to Swindon Town for -110 and would become a Swindon legend. Morris scored a club record, 229 goals in 279 games for the Wiltshire club.
Morris was top scorer in every season whilst playing for Swindon. However, Swindon manager Ted Vizard felt that Morris was too old to front the Town attack and allowed the forward to join Clapton Orient. Oddly Vizard replaced Morris with 35 year old Cecil Blackmore.
Morris scored 8 goals in 13 games for Clapton Orient before moving to Cheltenham Town.
During World War II, he worked in the British Consulate in Sweden, helping escaped Prisoners of war back to the UK.
In the 1960s "Harry" Morris emigrated to the United States of America. He died in California in 1985.
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'''Matthew 'Matt' McQueen''' (born May 18, 1863 - died September 28, 1944) was a Scottish football player who became a director and manager of Liverpool F.C.
Born Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, McQueen played for Leith Athletic, twice, and Hearts before being signed by Liverpool managers John McKenna and W. E. Barclay in October 1892. He made his debut on the 29 October 1892 at Anfield in the 9-0 thrashing of Newtown in a FA Cup 2nd round tie, he scored his first goal on the 3 December the same year, it was the opening goal of yet another thrashing, this time the 7-0 demolition of Fleetwood Rangers in the Lanchashire League.
Matt and his brother Hugh McQueen had been two of the many Scotsmen recruited by the Reds shortly after Liverpool were founded in 1892 following Everton-s decision to move from Anfield to Goodison Park. Both played in Liverpool-s first-ever Football League match, a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough Ironopolis at the Paradise Field on 2 September 1893. In fact Liverpool's first season in the Football League was an eventful one for Matt as he found himself playing in numerous positions including 5 games in the Reds goal, a position in became familiar with playing a total of 37 times in Liverpool's first 3 seasons in the league, this made Matt a unique record holder, he is the only man in English football history (probably the world) to have won championship winners medals, albeit second division, as both an outfield player and a goalkeeper.
Matt was part of the two Liverpool Second Division winning teams in 1893/94 and 1895/96. The all-rounder eventually played 150 matches for Liverpool in all ten outfield positions during his career, include 12 more appearances made in goal making it a grand total of 49 times between the sticks.
McQueen made 2 appearances for Scotland, both came whilst he was with Leith, his debut was on the 22 March 1890 in a British Championship match at Underwood Park, Paisley, a game that saw the Scots thrash Wales 5-0.
On his retirement as a player, McQueen took the qualifications necessary to become a Football League referee and officiated as a linesman for a brief period in 1904. In 1918, he was appointed to become a Director on Liverpool-s Board.
McQueen stepped into the managerial hot seat as a temporary measure in early 1923 when David Ashworth surprisingly resigned to take over the Oldham hotseat, it was surprising as Ashworth had guided the Reds to the league title the previous season and were well on the way to recording back to back championships when he left. Not only did he see the club safely through to a successful defence of their First Division championship trophy, he stayed in the manager-s chair for 5 years even though he was nearly 60 years old at the time he was asked to take over. When Matt took over the reins at Anfield he became the first former player to manage the club.
But before he stood down, McQueen had made one of Liverpool-s most significant signings, South African Gordon Hodgson, a wonderful striker of the ball who would go on score nearly 250 senior goals for the club in fewer than 400 appearances.
Whilst on a scouting mission to Sheffield McQueen was involved in a road accident and he lost a leg. His health remained poor finally leading to his retirement in February 1928, living in Kemlyn Road just a stone-s throw from the stadium, in fact the Centenary Stand now covers the site where McQueen's house once stood. He remained a frequent and popular visitor to the club for the rest of his life. He died at the age of 81 in September 1944.
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'''Mark Robinson''' (born November 21, 1968) is a footballer born in Rochdale, Lancashire. He is a former West Bromwich Albion F.C., Barnsley F.C., Newcastle United, Swindon Town and Chippenham Town F.C. full back.
Robinson started his career with Midlands based outfit West Bromwich Albion F.C. where he made only 2 league outings before a move to Barnsley F.C.. Robinson made over 150 games for the Tykes before Kevin Keegan paid -450,000 to take the defender to Newcastle United in February 1993. Robinson helped the Magpies secure promotion to the Premier League.
In 1994 Mark Robinson was the unlucky player who suffered a broken leg in a horror tackle by a Hartlepool player, and Keegan said "we came to Hartlepool to help the club out financially, and we've ended up with a player fighting to save his career".
As for Robinson? He signed for a substantial amount by Keegan to bolster the defence, but was never the same player after that game at Hartlepool. He lost a lot of pace, which was his major strength.
Robinson failed to break into the first team during Newcastle's return to the top flight and in the summer of 1994 Swindon Town paid -600,000 for his services.
Robinson spent the rest of his career at the Wiltshire outfit playing 316 matches - scoring 4 times.
After injuries plagued him during the 2001/2002 season Robinson retired from professional football and joined nearby Chippenham Town F.C..
Kevin Keegan once said he would never return to Hartlepool's Victoria Park after a pre-season friendly went sadly wrong.
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'''Petar Borota''' (born March 5, 1953 in Belgrade) is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for Chelsea.
Borota signed for Chelsea from Partizan Belgrade in March 1979 for -70,000 with the club on the verge of relegation from the First Division. He made his debut against champions-elect Liverpool and impressed in a 0-0 draw but ultimately could not prevent relegation to the Second Division. He had a flamboyant and somewhat eccentric style - on occasions, he would dribble up the field and attempt to get past opposition players or throw the ball against the crossbar when taking a goal kick - which endeared him to the Chelsea fans and helped make him a cult hero at the club.He was famous for his historical mistake while still playing for Partizan.The ball was in his hand when his hat fell behing the goal line.Petar crossed the line with the ball in his hands and cost Partizan victory in this match. He was voted Chelsea player of the year in 1981 after keeping 16 clean sheets that season.
However, his erratic behaviour sometimes backfired and led to the team conceding goals, which did not endear him to his managers. After a fall-out with John Neal he joined Brentford in 1982 and later Portuguese sides Boavista and FC Porto. He made 114 appearances for Chelsea and kept 36 clean sheets.
Borota was later caught up in an art forgery scam.
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'''Morten Bisgaard''' (born 25 June 1974) is a Danish professional football player, who plays in the midfielder position for OB in the Danish Superliga. He has played eight games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team, and represented his country at the 2000 European Championship.
Born in Randers, Bisgaard started playing football with local clubs. While playing for Randers Freja, he debuted for the Danish under-19 national team in October 1990, 16 years old. He made his senior debut for Randers Freja in the Danish 2nd Division West during the 1991-92 season. In July 1992, he moved to OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. He stayed another half year with the Randers Freja, while finishing his education. In January 1993, Bisgaard was loaned out to Viborg FF in the Danish 1st Division, and helped the club win promotion for the Superliga in the summer 1993.
Bisgaard started his OB career in the summer 1993. He was a part of the OB team that eliminated multiple European Cup winners Real Madrid from the international 1994-95 UEFA Cup tournament. OB had lost the first match 2-3 at home in Odense. In the second game, Bisgaard came on as a substitute for wingback Steen Nedergaard. 15 seconds before the game ended, Bisgaard scored the final goal in OB's 2-0 win, and secured the club advancement in the tournament. OB was then eliminated by Italian club A.C. Parma in the quarter-finals.
Bisgaard got his national breakthrough in the 1996-96 Superliga season, when he played all 33 league games and scored 16 goals for OB. He was called up to the first Danish national team match of new national manager Bo Johansson, and Bisgaard made his international debut in the August 1996 game against Sweden. He played an additional national team game in April 1997, before he was sold to Italian club Udinese in the summer 1998. In his first year at Udinese, Bisgaard only played three games in the Italian Serie A championship, and was dropped from the national team. He played 20 games and scored one goal in his second season at Udinese, and was included in the Danish squad for the 2000 European Championship. He played two games at the tournament, both Denmark losses. Bisgaard played a further three national team games, before his national team career ended in October 2000.
He eventually moved back to Denmark, to play for defending Superliga champions F.C. Copenhagen (FCK) in the summer 2001. He helped guide FCK to the 2003 and 2004 Superliga championships, as well as the 2004 Danish Cup trophy. In the summer 2004, he moved to England to play for Derby County in the Football League Championship. In 2005, he lost his regular place in the first team squad. He managed 104 appearances and scored 10 goals in his three years at the club, from an attacking midfield position. As his Derby contract expired in the summer 2007, speculation had him joining a Superliga team. Especially Randers FC would be an obvious bid as future employer, as his previous coach Colin Todd will manage them from the summer 2007, but on 23 July 2007, his old club OB signed him on a two-year contract.
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'''Lee Daniel Holmes''' (born 2 April 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Southampton. He is a left midfielder.
Holmes started his career with Derby County and became their youngest ever player and youngest ever goalscorer as well as becoming the youngest footballer to appear in the FA Cup. He has played for England under 17s and England under 19s, scoring in their 3-1 defeat to France in the 2005 European under 19 championships. He has also had loan spells with Swindon Town, Bradford City and Walsall. He was released by Derby County in 2008 after six years with the club to join Southampton.
He became a regular in the Derby side during the first half of the 2003-04 season playing 19 of his 24 games that season between August and January.
Holmes played three games for Derby at the start of the 2004-05 season and also appeared for England under 19s scoring in a 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic.
Holmes spent the entire 2005-06 season with Derby County playing 21 games but without scoring.
In January 2008, Holmes signed on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season for League One side Walsall.
On 6 June 2008, Holmes turned down Leeds United and Nottingham Forest to instead sign for Championship side Southampton as their first summer signing.
Southampton struggled without Holmes, who returned to action in a 2-0 defeat to another team fighting against relegation Nottingham Forest on 20 December 2008.
He was named on the bench for the first game of the 2009-2010 Season against Millwall, but never featured. After being named on the bench for some cup games, he started against Millwall on 16th January.
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'''Donovan Ricketts''' (born 7 June 1977) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. He is also the vice captain of the Jamaica national football team.
Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Ricketts attended Cornwall College in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from 1990- 1995 where he featured on their DaCosta Cup team. He then attended the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica, from 1997-2003, while also featuring for the Jamaica under-20 and olympic teams.
Ricketts started his club career with Wadadah and Village United in his native Jamaica. In 2004 he came to England to sign for Bolton Wanderers.
Ricketts never played a game at Bolton and instead moved to Bradford City initially on a year-long loan in July 2004.
His run of games came to an end when he was dropped in October 2007 after a poor run of form.
Having spent the summer, training and playing with the Jamaican international side, he returned to his former side Village United in August 2008, under the management of Dean Weatherly.
On 23 December 2008, Los Angeles Galaxy announced they had signed Ricketts for the 2009 Major League Soccer season.
Ricketts enjoyed a very successful first season in Major League Soccer under Bruce Arena, leading the Galaxy to the Western Division title. His squad successfully reached the 2009 MLS Cup Final. In that championship final, he sustained a mid-game injury and was replaced backup goalkeeper Josh Saunders. Saunders filled in well, considering Ricketts started most of the games in the '09 season, but it was not enough to fend off Real Salt Lake ,who won via penalties.
On 3 June 2006 he appeared in goal for Jamaica in an international friendly against England at Old Trafford. Jamaica went on to lose the game 6-0.
Standing at six feet four inches and weighing 92kg (14st 2lbs), Ricketts is an imposing figure in goal and has been a big part of the Reggae Boyz programme for sometime now, dating back to the days of former Technical Director Ren Simes.
Ricketts has not only kept goal for Jamaica at the senior level, but has also done it at various junior levels for his country. He came through the national ranks under the guidance of goalkeeping coach, Paul Campbell. Ricketts is a World Cup veteran, being named to the Jamaican squad that played in the World Cup finals in France. However, with Warren Barrett and Aaron Lawrence ahead of him in the pecking order, the opportunity never presented itself for him to see any game time.
Ricketts represented Jamaica in all eight of their 2010 World Cup qualifying matches,
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'''Edon Amaral Neto''', usually known as '''Edinho''' (born December 11, 1967) is a former Brazilian football (soccer) striker.
After playing for several Brazilian teams he moved to Europe and played for Portuguese side Vitria de Guimares before moving to English side Bradford City on February 6, 1997. On March 23, 1999 he moved to Dunfermline Athletic in Scotland.
The Bradford City fans' website takes its name from Edinho having been created while the Brazilian played at Valley Parade.
Edinho famously missed a penalty while warming up before a game, which hit a spectator in the face.
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'''Michael Hart''' (born 10 February 1980 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish defender who currently plays for Preston North End in the Coca Cola Championship.
Hart came through the ranks at Aberdeen and made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Dunfermline Athletic in 1998. He made a total of 19 first team appearances before moving on to Livingston on loan in 2000. His move to Livingston was made permanent in July 2001
However, he returned to Aberdeen in February 2003
He missed most of the 2005-2006 season due to a knee injury, featuring in only 4 matches, but came back into the team for the 2006-2007 season and featured in almost every game, helping the club to a third place finish.
In July 2007, Michael was involved in a car crash whilst on tour with Aberdeen in Egypt along with teammate Jamie Smith. Neither player was seriously hurt.
Hart, as vice captain in the 2007-2008 season for Aberdeen, saw the team win 8 out of 8.
Hart signed a pre-contract agreement with Preston North End and was expected to move to Deepdale at the end of the season. On the 31 of January, PNE had an offer thought to be -100,000 accepted for the right-back.
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'''Jeremy''' "'''Jerry'''" '''Goss''' (born 11 May 1965 in Oekolia, Cyprus) is a former Welsh international footballer. He is most noted for playing for Norwich City from 1984 to 1996. He came to prominence during their successful period in the mid-1990s. Goss played in the midfield, and was known for scoring spectacularly but not often.
Goss, nicknamed "Gossa", a reference to Paul Gascoigne, as a schoolboy at Pent Valley Secondary School in Folkestone, represented Kent Schools at football. He was a member of Norwich City's FA Youth Cup winning team in 1983.
Of his early years at the club, he speaks of having to do the traditional apprentice roles, including getting the sandwiches for the senior players' lunch, adding that, "...if you got it wrong, you got a bollocking.."
Goss scored spectacularly, most notably in Norwich City's away win over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup, and in the 1-1 return leg which put Norwich through. "There's no doubt Bayern assumed it would be easy."
He also has the distinction of scoring the last goal in front of the terraced Spion Kop at Anfield. He was awarded a testimonial during the 1993-94 season, which fittingly became his most successful season with the club.
All told, Goss made 188 appearances for Norwich, scoring 14 goals. After leaving Norwich in 1996, Goss had spells at Heart of Midlothian and Colchester United. Goss retired from playing in 1999, and then worked for Norwich City as a community ambassador until January 2010.
His wife Margaret gave birth to identical twins, three months premature:
"Within two hours of birth their weight had gone down to 2lb and it was touch and go. We lived in the hospital for six weeks and it was an emotional time when we took them home for the first time a few days before Christmas. Now they look like any normal seven-month old babies and for that we are very grateful."
Goss, with his father having served in the British Army, is also a member of the Forces2Canaries Supporters Group. In 2002, Norwich fans voted Goss into the club's Hall of Fame.
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Colonel '''Sir Francis Arthur Marindin''', KCMG (1 May 1838 - 21 April 1900) served with the Royal Engineers and was a key figure in the early development of association football. He was later knighted for his work in public services.
Born in Weymouth, Dorset, he was the second son of the Rev. S. Marindin of Chesterton, Shropshire. He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Marindin spent active service in the Crimean War (1854-56) and was a member of the Board of Trade Railway Inspectorate, an occupation he continued after he left the Corps. He is credited with having founded the Royal Engineers Football team in 1869, which went on to win the FA Cup in 1875. The club had been founded in at least 1863 and is notable as the first side to exploit modern teamwork and passing tactings. He retired from the Royal Engineers in 1879 at the rank of Major.
As a football player, Marindin played in the first FA Cup Final in 1872, which the Royal Engineers' team lost. At the time, Marindin held the rank of Captain. The team lost the final again in 1874, but won it in 1875, each time with Marindin in the XI.
Marindin become the President of the Football Association in 1874 and served in that capacity until 1879. As a referee he took charge of the 1880 FA Cup final and those from 1884 to 1890. This period included a replay at Derbyshire County Cricket Club's Racecourse Ground in 1886, the first time an FA Cup Final had been played outside London. In his last final, crowds invaded the pitch and soldiers had to clear the field. He was considered ''"one of the outstanding referees who really knows the rules"''. He was widely known simply as "The Major".
He became an Inspecting Officer for the Board of Trade in 1875, rising to Senior Inspector of Railways in 1895. His work in this regard involved travelling the country to test and inspect new works on passenger railways to ensure their safety before they could be used. In describing this period of his life, his obituary in The Times of 24 April 1900, described him as ''"plain speaking, coupled with a complete mastery of his subject"'', making the point that the railway companies of the time knew that "[his office] ''was not likely to allow irregularities to remain long unnoticed"''. In 1899 he submitted a report on accidents on railway workers on which a new Act of Parliament concerning rail safety was based, and throughout the 1890s was responsible for a host of improvements in the working practices of Britain's railways.
He helped develop London's new electrical lighting system and was knighted in 1897. He died aged 61 on 21 April 1900 at home at Hans Crescent, London S.W.
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'''Graham Rodger'''(born 1 April 1967 in Glasgow,Scotland)is a Scottish born English former professional footballer and football manager. He is currently the Sports In The Community Officer for Grimsby Town, who he also played for and managed.
The highpoint of Graham's playing days was his FA Cup win in 1987. Playing against the favourites Tottenham Hotspur, Coventry City secured a memorable extra-time victory. Graham featured as a substitute for the injured captain Brian Kilcline late in normal time, and played an important part in the winning goal with a superb pass through several players to Lloyd McGrath which resulted in the goal seconds later. Rodger transferred to Grimsby Town in 1992 and was an ever present Defender for the club for the next six seasons. He was a regular for the club up until his final season, in which he was apart of the historic 1997/1998 Promotion team. He was released by manager Alan Buckley in the summer of 1998, and after training with Hull City he retired from professional football.
After retiring from playing in 1998, Rodger was appointed Sports In The Community Officer at Grimsby a year later in 1999. Graham later moved onto the coaching staff at Blundell Park and following the dismissal of manager Lennie Lawrence and his assistant John Cockerill in 2001, the new Town boss Paul Groves appointed Rodger as his new Assistant Manager. Graham was then given the managerial position on a caretaker basis when Groves was sacked in 2004. In his first game in charge of the club, The Mariners defeated local rivals Barnsley 6-1, with 4 goals coming from the ever popular Phil Jevons. However despite the good form under Rodger he was overlooked for the job and it in turn went to Nicky Law. With Grimsby suffering relegation to League Two a few months later, Law lost his job , and in stepped Russell Slade. On 5 June 2006, Rodger would finally get his break, and was appointed as the clubs full time manager, when Slade departed to join Yeovil Town. However his managerial career was not a happy one, and after a poor start to the season he was sacked on 5 November after five months in charge, with Grimsby hoping for promotion, the club found itself in the bottom third of the table. His replacement was to be Alan Buckley who in turn brought Rodger back to then club again as the Sports In The Community Officer, a previous position he had held from 1999 to 2001. Former Town midfielder Gary Childs was also given the same job.
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'''Anthony Tohill''' (; born 2 August 1971) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning side, also winning two Ulster Championships and four National League titles with the county. Tohill won four All Star awards during his career. He played club football with Michael Davitt's Swatragh.
Tohill played in the half forward line early in his inter-county career, but is chiefly remember as a midfielder where he played for most of his career. Despite his role as the midfield anchor, he is one of the all-time top Ulster scorers in Championship football, even though most of his playing was done at a time when all teams could expect a lot less matches than they do now.
Tohill has won five Irish News Ulster All-Star awards since its inception in 1995 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001) and was named midfield on the Irish News Team of the Decade in 2004. Tohill represented Ireland in four International Rules Series and was captain of the victorious 2001 team. Tohill also played for Ulster for many years, winning six? Railway Cup medals with the province. He was described as an "exemplary trainer" during his playing days.
Tohill was born in Swatragh and is the son of Hugh and Eileen Tohill. He has three brothers and four sisters.
Tohill was part of Derry's National League winning team in 1992, scoring a late goal and a point to secure victory over Tyrone. That year he won his first All Star award for his performances during the year. In 1993 he won the Ulster Championship with Derry, before going on to win the 1993 All-Ireland Championship after a semi-final victory over Dublin and final defeat of Cork. He again was awarded an All Star.
Derry won back-to-back National Leagues in 1995 and 1996, with Tohill being prominent on both sides. Despite Derry only playing two Championship games in 1995, he was awarded his third All Star award. Tohill and Derry finished runners-up to Offaly in the 1998 National League decider. He added a second Ulster Championship medal in 1998, before losing out to Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. Tohill captained Derry to another National League title in 2000 and received his fourth All-Star that year. At that stage he had received more All Star nominations that any other Ulster player ever. Tohill won Footballer of the Year at the 2000 Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards. Tohill had another good season in 2001, when Derry reached the All-Ireland semi-final and his omission from the All Star nominations list caused great shock. He exited the county scene in 2003.
Tohill played a major role in Swatragh's run to the 1993 Derry Championship final. The game was played on St. Stephen's Day in the snow at Glenullin. Lavey narrowly defeated the Swatragh side. Tohill was top scorer in the 1993 Derry Championship with 2-26 (32 points). Prior to this he was part of Swatragh's first ever Derry Minor Championship winning side in 1988.
Tohill won MacRory Cups and one Hogan Cups with his school St. Patrick's College Maghera.
Tohill won six? Railway Cup medals with Ulster.
After leaving school and All-Ireland Minor and Hogan Cup success, Tohill was head-hunted by the Melbourne Demons
Tohill played for Ireland on four International Rules tours between 1998 (when the series was revived) and 2001.
Tohill played soccer for Derry City, and Manchester United Reserves, during a two-week trial at the club in 1995.
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'''Andrew Marriott''' (born 11 October 1970) is an English-born Welsh professional footballer, playing as a goalkeeper for Exeter City. He is a journeyman player, having represented a large number of different clubs, and has also played for the Welsh national team.
Marriott was born in Sutton-in-Ashfield. He began his career as a trainee with Arsenal in April 1987, turning professional in October 1988.
He was a regular over the next five years at the Racecourse Ground, playing over 250 times, and winning five Welsh international caps, before joining Sunderland for -200,000 in August 1998. He failed to establish himself at Sunderland however, and was set to join Cardiff City in September 2000. A -300,000 fee had been agreed between the two clubs, but Marriott decided to stay at Sunderland after failing to agree personal terms with Cardiff.
In March 2003 he joined Birmingham City for a nominal fee, as goalkeeping cover after Nico Vaesen suffered injured knee ligaments.
In August 2004 he joined Coventry City on a month-to-month deal, but was not kept on and in September had a trial with Oldham Athletic.
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'''Terry Hurlock''' (born 22 September 1958) is a former professional footballer. He played in midfield. During his career he played for Brentford, Reading, Millwall, Rangers, Southampton and Fulham.
Terry Hurlock was born in Hackney and started his football career as an associate schoolboy with West Ham United, becoming an apprentice in April 1975. He failed to progress at West Ham and dropped into lower league football with Leytonstone and Ilford and Enfield, before joining Brentford in August 1980.
He is probably most famous for his combative style of play. He was booked and sent off many times in his career, and amassed a record number of disciplinary points during one season with Rangers. He was a tough, physical player who would probably not suit today's style of non-contact football; he was rated by The Times as the 23rd hardest man in football and a valuable member of midfield.
During his time with Millwall he was called up to play for the England B team on three occasions in 1989, scoring one goal. Hurlock played against Switzerland, Iceland and Norway. The Iceland FA stated in their records that the game was a full international match, but The Football Association refused to upgrade the game to that level.
During his time with Brentford, Hurlock was known to the fans as "Gypo" because of the large gold earring that he wore, and Animal, due to his big curly hair and beard.
While playing for Fulham, Hurlock sustained a severe injury, breaking his leg in two places forcing him to retire from the game.
Terry Hurlock's no nonsense style of play and his total commitment on the field, earned him the nickname ''Warlock'' from the Millwall fans who to this day, regard him as one of the greatest players ever to have worn the Millwall shirt.
Jeff Kenna: "Terry Hurlock was a fierce competitor - even in five-a-side on a Friday. He didn't hold back and age didn't come into it."
Reggie Spooner: "an incredible bulk of a man, and it is truly a joy to see opponents try to circumnavigate him without the aid of Sherpa guides, whilst trying to maintain a full set of limbs."
"It was a month I look back on with good memories. I once scored from a corner and played against Terry Hurlock, which was quite interesting. I stayed away from him as much as possible"! - David Beckham recalls his loan spell at Preston.
Tony Cascarino: "Some of us [Millwall players] were playfully goading Terry about what he was going to do to Vinnie Jones in the upcoming fixture with Wimbledon. Without saying a word, he got up from the table and walked to the entrance of the pub and ripped the door off its hinges."
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'''Jan Stejskal''' (born Brno, 15 January 1962) is a retired Czech football goalkeeper. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, for both he played a total of 31 matches, participating in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
In his native country he played for AC Sparta Praha and SK Slavia Praha. He also had a successful spell at Queens Park Rangers from 1990 to 1994. He was one of only 13 foreign players to play on the opening weekend of the FA Premier League along with Peter Schmeichel, Andrei Kanchelskis, Robert Warzycha, Roland Nilsson, Eric Cantona, Hans Segers, John Faxe Jensen, Anders Limpar, Gunnar Halle, Craig Forrest, Michel Vonk and Ronnie Rosenthal.
Stejskal was a very tall commanding goalkeeper with a sound trade, but his language problem let him down from time to time. His QPR days were marred by this but he will still go down in history as one of the best keepers QPR ever had.
After ending his career, he works as a goalkeeping coach for both AC Sparta Praha and the Czech Republic national football team. He ended this in 2008 as his commitment to Sparta proved too great.
Stejskal is also a qualified mechanic, a trade learned whilst serving on national duty for the former Czechoslovakia.
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'''Torben Piechnik''' (born 21 May 1963) is a Danish former professional football player who was a defender. He made a total of 15 appearances for the Danish national team, which he represented in the 1992 European Championship and 1996 European Championship.
Born in Hellerup, Piechnik started his senior career with Kjbenhavns Boldklub (KB) in the top-flight Danish 1st Division. He joined Ikast fS in 1988, and played two seasons for the club. In 1990, he joined B 1903, and in November 1991 he won his first Danish senior cap. He was part of the Danish national squad which won the 1992 European Championship. He started the tournament as a substitute, but when Henrik Andersen suffered an injury in the semi-finals, Piechnik replaced him in the final, for which he earned praise.
After the tournament, he followed the majority of the B 1903 players into the merging FC Copenhagen (FCK) club. Having played just seven league games for FCK, he was signed for English FA Cup holders Liverpool by manager Graeme Souness in September 1992, just weeks after the inception of the new Premier League. He joined a struggling Liverpool side, and had a hard time adapting to the English game.
He transferred to AGF Aarhus in Denmark at the end of the season. He won the 1996 Danish Cup with AGF, and was called up to represent Denmark at the 1996 European Championship. He played the last of his 15 international matches at that tournament, before ending his national team career. He would play on for another three years at AGF, before retiring in 1999.
He has worked as both a real estate agent and masseur, while still playing "Old Boys" football in Denmark.
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'''Ryan Michael Green''' (born 20 October 1980) is a Welsh footballer currently playing as a defender at football club Hereford United. He is perhaps best known for breaking Ryan Giggs's record as the youngest player to be capped for Wales, a record which has since been surpassed.
Born in Cardiff, Green began his career as a trainee with Wolverhampton Wanderers turning professional in October 1997. He made his Wolves first team debut on 10 November 1998, in a 2-1 victory against Sheffield United at Molineux. After 70 minutes he suffered a medial ligament injury which sidelined him for six months.
He moved to Millwall on a free transfer in October 2001, and almost joined Bradford City in 2002, a move scuppered by the financial impact on Football League clubs of the ITV Digital collapse.
In three seasons with Hereford he made a total of 117 appearances, scoring 4 goals. His first senior goal came against Telford United when, in the third minute of injury time, he ran the length of the pitch to get into a position to score the winning goal.
Green made 33 league appearances in his first season with the Pirates but suffered a nasty foot injury in the 4-3 defeat to Grimsby Town, which sidelined him for several weeks and ruled him out of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final. A broken jaw and further achilles problems in a volatile match at Swindon Town ruled him out for the rest of the following season. A hamstring injury sustained in a pre-season friendly added to Green's injury nightmare. His contract was not renewed, and he left the club on 8 May 2009.
On 5 June 2009 Green re-signed for Hereford United on a one year deal for season 2009-2010.
Green's international career was brief and unusual; his full international debut against Malta on 3 June 1998 was also his senior football debut. This made Green the youngest player ever to play for Wales, at the age of 17 years and 226 days, the record was previously held by Ryan Giggs. Green's record stood until it was surpassed by Lewin Nyatanga, it is currently held by Gareth Bale. Wales manager Bobby Gould went on to select him for a match against Tunisia, his second and final cap to date. Green also represented Wales at youth and under 21 level.
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'''Matthew Paul Hewlett''' (born February 25, 1976 in Bristol) is an English professional football midfielder.
He began his career as trainee with his local side Bristol City, turning professional in August 1993. He joined Burnley on loan in November 1998, playing three times in a short three week spell. He left Ashton Gate in July 2000, joining local rivals Swindon Town on a free transfer. He became the club captain at Swindon, before spending time out with a knee injury.
In July 2005 he moved to Torquay United, again on a free transfer. However, he struggled to establish himself fully at Plainmoor, mainly due to spending a long time out of the side with a serious back injury, which eventually forced his retirement on February 2, 2007.
On September 29, 2007 Hewlett played for Tiverton Town in their friendly against Buckland Athletic, after which Tiverton manager Martyn Rogers stated he was keen to sign Hewlett. Rogers managed to sign Hewlett on October 18 along with another player, Radley Veale.
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'''Paul Edward Hayes''' (born 20 September 1983 in Dagenham, England) is an English footballer with Football League Championship side Scunthorpe United.
Hayes grew up in East London and went to Barclay Junior School in Leyton, where he captained the school football team from the age of 7. He later attended Norlington School for Boys.
Hayes started his footballing career as a school boy with Norwich City where he spent 3 years, before signing for Scunthorpe United in 2002. He made over 115 appearances, scoring 33 goals. Hayes scored 19 goals in one season to help Scunthorpe gain promotion to League One in 2004-2005.
Hayes joined Barnsley in the summer of 2005 and impressed the Oakwell faithful highly by scoring the opener in the League One Play off final in May 2006 as well as calmly scoring from the spot in the penalty shoot out which Barnsley won 4-3 gaining them promotion to the Championship. At the time of writing, Hayes has made 57 appearances for the Reds scoring 17 goals along the way.
On 23 February 2007, he joined League One side Huddersfield Town on loan with view to a permanent deal, as cover for striker Andy Booth, partially because he was falling down Barnsley's pecking order following the signing of Hungarian duo Istvn Ferenczi and Pter Rajczi.
On 10 March 2007, he scored his first goal for Huddersfield Town in their 2-0 home victory against local neighbours Bradford City. On 22 March, he returned to Barnsley. Hayes then returned to Scunthorpe United on 13 June for a fee of -400,000 decided by a tribunal due to Hayes being under the age of 24.
Hayes is the youngest brother of former Arsenal winger Martin Hayes (footballer), who is 17 years his senior.
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'''Stephen Michael "Steve" Brooker''' (born 21 May 1981 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Doncaster Rovers.
Brooker came through the youth system at Watford before joining Port Vale, initially on loan, in January 2001. He signed permanently the following month for -15,000.
In September 2004 he was sold to Bristol City for -225,000. This came days after fans were told he was not for sale and would not be moving.
He was both the club's player of the season and top scorer in the 2005-06 season with 16 league goals. In addition, Brooker was appointed club captain in 2005.
In January 2008, when Brooker was made available for a loan spell, twenty clubs put in offers. After recovering from injury he joined Keith Downing's League One side Cheltenham Town on a one month loan in order to regain match fitness.
Due to a knee injury, Brooker made his first appearance at Ashton Gate for Bristol City in the 2007-08 season on 29 March, when he scored an injury time header to win against Norwich City 2-1, then putting Bristol City back to the top of the league.
Further injuries reduced his impact at the end of the 2007-08 season but he started the 2008-09 season well by coming off the bench to get the late winners at Blackpool, Peterborough United and Coventry City.
On the November 2008 loan window deadline day, he joined Doncaster Rovers on a one month loan with a view to a permanent deal. He came on as a substitute for his Rovers debut against Watford and scored with his first touch to give his new team a 1-1 draw. However, he suffered a torn calf muscle in training and returned to Ashton Gate.
He joined Doncaster Rovers on a transfer for an undisclosed fee on 28 January 2009, penning a two and a half year deal.
On 1 September 2006, Brooker was sentenced to prison for 28 days for his part in a 2005 nightclub brawl, which also saw his Bristol City team mates Bradley Orr and David Partridge imprisoned. Two weeks later, he and Orr were released on license, having served half of their original sentence in custody. The sentence was described by City chairman Stephen Lansdown as 'harsh'.
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'''Gary Brabin''' (born 9 December 1970) is an English former footballer and manager, currently chief scout at Luton Town.
Brabin began his career as an apprentice with Stockport County, signing professional on the 14th of December 1989. After only 2 appearances for the Stockport first team he was released. He joined Gateshead, playing 12 times in the Conference National, before moving to Runcorn in 1991, supplementing his part-time playing income by working as a nightclub bouncer in Liverpool.
Brabin returned to league football in 1994, soon after playing in his second successive FA Trophy final for the Linnets, signing for Doncaster Rovers on the 26th of July for a fee of -45,000. The same year he had played 3 times for the England Semi-Professional side in games against Wales, Finland and Norway. At Doncaster he was nicknamed 'Sumo' by the fans who were impressed by his workrate. He played 59 league games for Doncaster, scoring 11 times before moving to Bury for -125,000 on the 29th of March 1996. He played only 5 league games for Bury, moving on in the summer, joining Blackpool for -200,000 on the 30th of July 1996. While at Blackpool, an alleged incident in the Brentford changing room putting Brentford captain Jamie Bates in hospital, and a sending off at Crewe, after which his team-mates and coaching staff had to haul him off of the player he had fouled, and away from the Crewe bench and fans. He also received plenty of attention at Blackpool for a stunt he pulled during the pre-season photo call. He placed a condom on the shoulder of the player in front of him, and it went unnoticed for some time - long enough for the photo to be printed in the local newspaper and widely distributed. His behaviour was not appreciated by Blackpool manager Nigel Worthington, who sent him on loan to Lincoln City on the 11th of December 1998, where he was to play 4 league games. At the end of his loan spell he returned to Blackpool, but just 2 days later, on the 8th of January 1999 he signed for Hull City. He had played 50 league games for Blackpool, scoring twice.
Brabin fitted in quickly to a struggling Hull side and played a major role in keeping them in the Football League, his strong-tackling style earning him the nickname 'the enforcer'. The following season he struggled on with a neck injury, but returned to full fitness to help Hull reach the play-offs in 2000-01. As Hull regrouped after the financial battle that almost finished them, Brian Little began a massive overhaul of the side, and Brabin did not fit into these plans. By the end of July, he had been advised not to attend training at Boothferry Park any longer and to find himself a new club. On the 14th of August 2001, he agreed a compensation package with Hull City and left the club with a year remaining on his contract, having played 95 league games and scored 9 goals for the Tigers. Prior to this, he had already been linked with moves to Darlington, Rochdale, Lincoln City and Halifax Town, but by the 3rd of September he was still without a club, though training with St Johnstone, and joined Plymouth Argyle on trial. A day later he joined Torquay United on trial, playing in a training game at Plainmoor, after having talks with manager Roy McFarland the previous week. The following day he travelled to Scotland for further trials, firstly with Dundee and then with Dundee United, playing for United in a reserve match against Aberdeen on the 10th of September 2001.
On 23 September 2001, Brabin signed for Conference side Boston United on non-contract terms. However, McFarland's perseverance paid off and Brabin signed a 2-year contract with Torquay United on the 4th of October, his debut coming the following day in the 2-1 win against David Webb's Southend United at Plainmoor. He was sent off for violent conduct on his return to Boothferry Park as Torquay lost to Hull City and was later sent off in the home game against Exeter City to give him a seven-match suspension within two months of signing. His contract was terminated by mutual consent on the 30th of November 2001 after he failed to settle at the club and in the South Devon area, which he called unappealing in an interview, not the best way of getting the local fans on his side.
In December 2001, Brabin joined Chester City on trial, signing a contract with them the following month. Despite only spending half a season with the club, he was named as Chester's player of the season, with his presence and leadership having helped the club avoid relegation from the Football Conference. In July 2002 he joined Welsh League side TNS, playing in European games for the Welsh champions. After suffering a bout of breathlessness at Connah's Quay in February 2004 he decided to retire from the game on medical advice.
Brabin joined Northern Premier League side Witton Albion as assistant manager in November 2004 and surprisingly resurrected his playing career in summer 2005 with a move to Conference National side Halifax Town. After just 4 games for Halifax, he moved to fellow Conference side Southport in January 2006.
In November 2006 he signed for Northern Premier League side Burscough where he has assisted with coaching in addition to his playing duties. Brabin was a key member of the Burscough squad that clinched the Unibond League title in April 2007, securing the Lancashire team automatic promotion to the Conference North.
In June 2007, Brabin was appointed as assistant manager of The New Saints.
In April 2008 Brabin re-joined Southport as manager until the end of the 2007-08 season, replacing Peter Davenport. Despite guiding the team into the play-offs, Brabin left Southport to sign as manager of Cambridge United on 23 June 2008. Brabin won his first home game as manager of Cambridge United in July 2008, leading Cambridge United to a 4-2 victory over Everton Football Club in a pre-season friendly. The match was a product of John Ruddy, former Cambridge United turned Everton goalkeeper, transferring up to Merseyside. David Moyes fielded a near-full first team side. During the subsequent 2008-09 season, Brabin guided Cambridge United to the club's second successive play-off final at Wembley, for promotion to the fourth tier of English League football. They were beaten 2-0 by Torquay United.
In June 2009 he was named the Conference National Manager of the Year. Brabin was relieved of his duties as manager on 13 July 2009 by the board following a series of disputes. Three-and-a-half months later, Brabin returned to football with Luton Town in the capacity of chief scout.
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'''James Emmanuel Aggrey''' (born October 26, 1978) is an English professional footballer. He was born in Hammersmith, London.
Aggrey began his football career as a trainee at Chelsea, famously appearing in a documentary where the tormented soul of Graham Rix gave him dressings downs rather than helping a talented young man.
On July 2, 1997, he left Chelsea to join Fulham on a free transfer as one of Micky Adams' final signings before the arrival of Kevin Keegan and Ray Wilkins. He was released in the summer of 1998 still to make his league debut. On June 30, 1998, he briefly joined Airdrie, followed by a trial at Shrewsbury Town.
On October 29, 1998, he joined Torquay United, initially on a one month contract to cover for a central defensive injury crisis. He made his debut for Torquay in the 1-1 draw with Scarborough two days later and within that initial month played well enough to earn a permanent contract, though struggled to fully establish himself with Wayne Thomas, Lee Russell and Alex Watson all ahead of him.
In 2000-01, after the sale of Thomas to Stoke City, he was a first-team regular, albeit suspended every so often. After being sent off for violent conduct against Mickey Adams' flying Brighton & Hove Albion side, Aggrey returned that season with some outstanding and commanding performances. He gained 15 man of matches in seaon 2000/01 and ended the season with the supporters player of year award. Though briefly on the transfer list at his own request in early 2001, he withdrew this request in March 2001, coinciding with the departure of Wes Saunders from the managers' office.
On August 28, 2001, he was placed on the transfer list after new manager Roy McFarland had decided that after the first three games of the season there was no place for Aggrey in his future plans. On October 1, 2001, he joined Rushden & Diamonds on trial, but returned at the end of the trial to resume training at Plainmoor. He finally left Plainmoor on December 10, 2001, after agreeing a settlement on the remaining six months of his contract with Gulls' chairman Mike Bateson.
Later that month he became one of Neville Southall's first signings at Conference strugglers Dover Athletic, scoring the winner on his debut away to local rivals Margate on December 26. He remained at Dover on non-contract terms, whilst continuing to search for a new league club. In January 2002 he joined Blackpool on trial, but failed to secure a contract and returned to Dover.
In September 2002 he joined Taunton Town, soon moving to Harrow Borough. Aggrey was then signed by Gary Johnson for Yeovil Town in December 2002, where he was part of the Conference winning side. After not being able to settle at Yeovil and yearning for regular first team football, Aggrey moved to Welsh side TNS in August 2003 where he tasted European football in the form of the UEFA Cup against Kevin Keegan's Manchester City side.
The following summer he joined Irish side Bohemians where scored on his debut after 22 mins, live on Irish television, against Shamrock Rovers in an explosive Dublin Derby. He joined Woking in June 2005 but was injured early the following season. He was made available for loan in January 2006.
He subsequently left and retired from professional football to pursue an acting career. He played Willam Laurent Dioup in Sky One's ''Dream Team''.
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'''Carl Airey''' (born 2 February 1965 in Wakefield, England) is an English former professional footballer.
Carl Airey, a bustling centre-forward, began his professional career as an apprentice with Barnsley, turning professional in February 1983 and making his league debut the same season. He also spent a period on loan at Bradford City where he failed to score in five games at the start of the 1983-84 season.
The following season he started as first choice, but soon lost his place and along with Ian Weston joined Shamrock Rovers on loan in September 1989 where after 5 appearances he returned to the Torquay side the following month and equalled Sammy Collins' record of scoring in seven consecutive games before losing his place again and not featuring again in the first team after the end of January. He was released at the end of the season, joining Salisbury in July 1990. He was later reported to be working as a milkman in Salisbury.
'''Torquay United'''
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'''Rhoys Barrie Wiggins''' (born 4 November 1987) is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays for Norwich City in League One and the Wales U-21. He is a defender playing at left back.
Rhoys came through the academy at Crystal Palace, playing regularly for their reserve side, whilst also turning out for the Wales U-21 team. His appearances for the Welsh U-21s also led to a call-up to the Welsh national squad.
However, tragedy struck in the pre-season of 2006, when he ruptured knee ligaments during a friendly against feeder academy Crystal Palace Baltimore, part of the Eagles' tour of the USA. He was sidelined for the rest of that season, and several recurrences of that injury kept him out of the following season as well. However Neil Warnock decided to offer him a new contract, seen by many as his final chance at Palace.
Impressive performances in Wales U21's 2009 European Under-21 Championship qualification play-off defeat to England led to Wiggins being given his first start for the Eagles' first team shortly afterwards.
However, this one appearance for Palace was not added to, and he ended the season on loan at Bournemouth. With his contract at Palace expired, Wiggins was offered to choice between staying at Palace or moving on, and he opted to sign for Norwich City.
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'''Richard Hancox''' (born October 4, 1968) is an English former professional footballer, and is married to the daughter of former Torquay United chairman Mike Bateson. He currently coaches at Plymouth Argyle. He has held various roles at Torquay United in his career.
Hancox was born in Stourbridge and first joined Torquay United in March 1993 from Stourport Swifts. Hancox was released after several years with Torquay after failing to make an impact. Afterwards, he drifted into local non-league football.
He re-emerged at Plainmoor helping out with the youth team. However, when the youth system was abandoned as a cost-cutting measure, Hancox, by now the chairman's son-in-law, was appointed to the newly created (as required to do so by the Football League) post of stadium manager/groundsman. To the annoyance of many fans, who either did not remember him kindly from his playing days, or questioned the influence of the family relationships involved, Hancox was given a squad number, although this was supposed to be in case of emergencies. However, many assumed nepotism, but it was due to his ability and the manager decided against the Chairman's advice that he wanted Hancox to be in the squad.
Torquay manager Leroy Rosenior included Hancox in the first team squad and even allowed him to come on as a substitute in a 4-1 defeat away to Rochdale in September 2005, replacing the injured Tony Bedeau, despite having four other outfield players on the substitutes bench. Although he was selected as substitute in future games, this was to be the last of his playing career at Torquay. He was later made assistant manager, this despite the club implying previously that they couldn't afford a non-playing assistant, he continued as groundsman/stadium maintenance. With Rosenior replaced, initially by John Cornforth and then by Ian Atkins, Hancox left after the appointment of Atkins in June 2006 and an announcement was made that he would leave the club's employment at the end of that month. Soon after, he took up a coaching position at Dawlish Town, one of a number of local non-league football clubs he had played for while working for Torquay.
In early November 2006 he left to play for Bideford, but on the 27th of that month returned to Torquay on a part-time basis to assist new manager Lubo Kubk. By this time his father-in-law was no longer chairman of the club, but his wife had been promoted to Chief Executive under new chairman Chris Roberts. His return was a move widely derided by some supporters who were aghast at seeing the club revert to the policy of nepotism that so characterised the Bateson regime. Hancox has an appalling relationship with some supporters who remember his obscene gestures towards them at an away game. This was after he had been sworn at and had abuse hurled at him through the game, by so called supporters.
Torquay were relegated at the end of the 2006-07 season and Bateson sold the club to a local consortium. Hancox's wife was one of the first staff members to leave. Hancox himself departed on 14 June 2007, after he had helped restart the Youth Team. Hancox is now coaching various youth teams at Plymouth Argyle.
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'''John Thomas Gavin''' (20 April 1928 - 20 September 2007) was an Irish footballer who spent most of his career in England. He played for Janesboro United, Limerick, Ireland, Norwich City, Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace, Cambridge City, Newmarket Town and Fulbourn.
Born in Limerick, Gavin was working as a painter on the Irish railways and playing for Limerick when he was approached in 1948 by Norwich City manager Doug Lochhead. West Ham United were also keen on signing Gavin, but Gavin chose Norwich because his friend and Limerick team-mate Kevin Holman had already agreed to join the club, meaning that Gavin would have familiar company to help him settle in Norfolk when he left Ireland. Holman would never play in Norwich's first team, while Gavin would go on to become Norwich City's record goalscorer, scoring 132 goals in 338 matches. Norwich had paid just -1,500 for his services and his club goalscoring record stands to this day.
His scoring feats earned the attention of Tottenham Hotspur, who signed him from Norwich in October 1954. Despite an impressive strike-rate of 15 goals in 32 games Gavin did not settle at White Hart Lane and returned to Norwich in November 1955 as part of the deal that took future England centre-half Maurice Norman to Tottenham from Norwich. He scored his 100th goal for Norwich on 15 September 1956 in a 3-0 win against Plymouth Argyle at Carrow Road. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative team in 1956/57.
When interviewed for Norwich City FC's centenary in 2002, Gavin recalled that he enjoyed regular banter with the Norwich crowd during games - "I got a little bit of jip from them but gave some back."
After retiring, Gavin ran a public house for several years in Cambridge, where he lived until his death. In his 2002 updated edition of Canary Citizens, Mike Davage reported that Gavin's health had suffered in his later years and that he had had a hip replacement and suffered from Osteoarthritis.
In 2002, Gavin was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
Gavin's death was announced on 20 September 2007 - he was 79 .
He is survived by his wife, Bridie, children Catherine, Mary, Patrick, Susan and Sharon, grandchildren and great-grand children. Norwich's next home game against Sheffield Wednesday on 29 September was preceded by a minute's applause and the players wore black armbands.
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Keelan signed for Norwich from Wrexham in July 1963 and would later be described by his manager at the time Ron Ashman as "The bargain of the century." In total, he played 673 competitive matches for Norwich. It remains the club record to this day and is a record that is unlikely to ever be beaten. His first match for the club was on 24 August 1963 in a 3-1 defeat at Cardiff City. His final appearance for the club was on 9 February 1980 in one of the most extraordinary matches that Carrow Road has ever seen, which ended in a 5-3 win for Liverpool.
Because he was with Norwich City from 1963 through to 1980, he was part of some of the major events in the history of the club - the 1971-72 season that saw Norwich promoted to English football's top division for the first time, the League Cup final of 1973 against Tottenham Hotspur which was the club's first appearance at Wembley Stadium, another League Cup final against Aston Villa in 1975, as well as relegation from division one in 1974 and promotion again in 1975. In the 1975 League Cup Final he became the first goalkeeper to save a penalty at Wembley when he saved Ray Graydon's spot kick. Unfortunately, Graydon followed up the save to score the only goal of the game. He was twice voted Norwich City player of the year by the supporters, in 1973 and 1974.
His performances earned him favourable reviews from many quarters, and he later said that one of his managers at Norwich - John Bond - rejected an approach from Manchester United for Keelan's services.
After leaving Norwich City, Keelan emigrated to the United States. He signed for the New England Tea Men of the North American Soccer League in 1978 and remained with them until 1980. While playing for the Tea Men, he garnered the nickname "Cat" Keelan. In 1981, he spent one season with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. In an interview for the Norwich City matchday programme on 30 April 2006, Keelan confirmed that he runs goalkeeping schools in Cape Coral and Tampa Florida and coaches "pretty much every night". He also stated that for 20 years he has worked for a company that manufactures contact lenses and distributes them all over the world, but plans to retire at the end of 2006 to concentrate on his coaching.
In 2002, Keelan was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
Kevin spent time coaching on the Treasure Coast and contributed much to the success of the South Fork High School Soccer programs during their run of successful seasons in the 90's. Kevin brought a wealth of experience and training techniquest to the keepers including Doug Smith, Tommi Suoanttilla and others.
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The '''Norwich City player of the year''' award is voted for annually by Norwich City's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season.
This is the more prestigious of just two awards made by Norwich City itself each year to its players, the other being the 'Young Player of the Year' accolade.
Since the inaugural award was made to Terry Allcock, seven players have won the award twice, most recently Darren Huckerby in 2005 and 2007.
This award is voted for by the fans of the club. Toward the end of the season, fans are invited to vote, either by submitting a paper slip to the club's Carrow Road offices, or by email or text message, with the winner being the player that polls the most votes.
Player name in bold text represents players still on the playing staff of the club
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Wollaston played for Wanderers in the first FA Cup Final in 1872 and scored in the second final of 1873. In all he won five winner's medals, the first player to achieve this feat.
He earned four caps for England and captained the national side against Scotland in 1880. He was the eighth English team captain.
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'''Dale Andrew Gordon''' (born 9 January 1967 in Caister, Great Yarmouth) is a former professional association football player who played for Norwich City, Rangers, West Ham United, Peterborough United, Millwall and AFC Bournemouth. He was a midfielder - predominantly right-sided - who excited supporters by running at defenders and setting up numerous goals for his team mates.
Gordon is currently Director of Football at Great Yarmouth Town.
Gordon grew up as an Ipswich Town supporter and has said that he cried when watching the 1978 FA Cup Final on television in which Ipswich beat Arsenal 1-0.
However, he signed for Town's rivals Norwich City and made his league debut for them on 25 August 1984 in a 3-3 draw against Liverpool.
His first goal for Norwich came on 10 November 1984 in a 3-0 win against Luton Town. Gordon made 27 appearances during that 1984-85 season. He found first-team opportunities limited during the following 1985-86 season but did score the goal that secured the Division 2 championship for Norwich in a 1-1 draw against Stoke City on 19 April 1986.
1986-87 was Gordon's breakthrough season. He established himself as a first-team regular and played 41 league games as a vital part of the team that recorded what was then their best ever league finish of fifth position. Gordon was capped by England under 21s towards the end of the campaign, but hampered his chances of future selection when he and his Norwich City team mate Robert Rosario broke curfew while away with the under 21s and went to a nightclub. Gordon was later capped twice for the England B team.
In December 1988, Gordon achieved "a unique place in Norwich City history - a record nobody can ever take away. He was the first player to score in a live televised Football League match involving the Canaries", a 2-1 win over West Ham.
The 1988-89 season ended with Gordon being voted Norwich City player of the year as the team finished fourth in the league and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. In total, Gordon played 261 games for Norwich (the majority of which were as a right-sided midfielder) between his 1984 debut and his final appearance on 2 November 1991. After the match against Nottingham Forest on 2 November 1991, he signed for Scottish club Rangers for a fee of -1,200,000.
Gordon scored twice on his debut for Rangers against Dunfermline Athletic and went on to win two Scottish Championships, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.
He joined West Ham United for -750,000 on 8 July 1993, but his career at Upton Park was disrupted by injuries. He did, however, score West Ham's first ever goal in the Premier League in a 1-1 draw against Coventry City on 21 August 1993 at Highfield Road. In 1996, Gordon expressed a desire to return to Norwich City, but his injuries got the better of him and he retired as a professional player in February 1997.
Since his retirement, Gordon has spent a great deal of time running his own football schools for young players. He was also manager of Great Yarmouth Town for a short time and played for Kings Lynn. He briefly ran a football academy in Lowestoft on behalf of Ipswich Town which is now discontinued.
Gordon was appointed Director of Football at Great Yarmouth Town in October 2007.
In 2007, Gordon mentioned in a newspaper interview that his young son Remy is training with Norwich and on 29 July 2009 it was confirmed that Remy Gordon signed a scholarship with Norwich City Football Club, following in his father's footsteps. City.
In 2008, Gordon was reported to be running his own "Legends" lounge bar in Yarmouth and his own soccer academy.
In 2002, Norwich supporters voted Gordon into the Norwich City Hall of Fame.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Coyne''' (born November 14, 1962 in Govan, Scotland) is a Scottish-born former international footballer who played for the Republic of Ireland team due to his Irish ancestry.
Tommy Coyne played for Hillwood Boys Club before starting his professional career at Clydebank, where he made his debut in the 1981-2 season, in which he scored 9 goals in 31 matches. After scoring 19 in 38 matches in his second season, he began the 1983-4 season with 10 goals in 11 games before being sold to Dundee United, then a rising force in Scottish football as part of the New Firm, for -60,000.
However, Coyne failed to reproduce his form at Tannadice and scored only 9 goals in 62 games, though he did score a few goals in the UEFA Cup. Halfway through the 1986-7 season he was transferred to city rivals Dundee, where he found his scoring boots again, notching up 9 goals in 20 games in the second half of the season. In the 1987-8 season Coyne was top scorer in the Premier Division as he scored 33 goals in 43 matches. After scoring 9 goals in 20 matches at the start of the 1988-9 season he was sold on to Celtic.
Coyne again failed to reproduce his form at the start of his Celtic career and did not score for the remainder of the season. The following season was also hardly a success, with 7 goals in 23 games. The next season, 1990-1 saw Coyne revert to his previous form with 18 goals in 26 games, as he finished the season as top scorer. Despite scoring 15 goals in the following season and 3 in 10 games at the start of the 1992-3 season, Coyne was transferred to Tranmere Rovers in March 1993.
After a short spell in England, Coyne returned to Scotland to join Motherwell in November 1993 for -125,000. In 1994-5 he was again the Scottish Premier Division's top scorer, and scored 59 goals in 132 games for Motherwell.
Tommy Coyne is the only player to be Scottish Premier division top scorer with three different clubs.
Coyne left for Dundee in 1998, where he was loaned out to Falkirk. He then returned to his first club, Clydebank, as player/manager in August 2000 and picked up the Scottish Second Division Manager of the Month award a month later. However, he was sacked after six months after the club had entered administration despite the club being near the top of Division Two. Soon after leaving Clydebank he joined Albion Rovers, where he ended his playing career. His son, also named Tommy is also a striker and currently plays for Albion Rovers.
In his international career, Coyne won 22 caps and scored 6 goals. He made his international debut on March 25, 1992 against Switzerland in a friendly played at Lansdowne Road, Dublin. This game would also be the international debut for Eddie McGoldrick and would be Paul McGrath's fiftieth cap. Coyne would have to wait just 27 minutes before scoring his first international goal. He was replaced by John Aldridge in the eightieth minute, who would convert from the penalty spot to make it a 2-1 victory for the Republic. Coyne started three of Ireland's four matches in the 1994 World Cup
After finishing his playing career, Coyne coached Junior club Bellshill Athletic. The club won the West Division One in 2003-4, but Coyne was sacked in July 2005.
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'''Christopher William Brandon''' (born 7 April 1976), commonly known as '''Chris Brandon''', is an English professional footballer who plays for hometown club Bradford City in Football League Two. He is a midfielder who has played more than 300 games during his professional career, which did not start until he was aged 23. After he was released by Bradford City's youth academy as a youngster he followed a non-league career with Bradford Park Avenue, Farsley Celtic and Stafford Rangers.
He became a professional in 1999 with Division Three side Torquay United. Torquay were aiming for promotion during Brandon's first season with the club, but they finished two places outside the Division Three play-offs. He only played two games the following season because of a stomach tear, and upon his return Torquay were instead battling against relegation from The Football League, and Brandon left after three seasons with the club. He moved up a division and played for two years with Chesterfield, where he picked up a number of individual awards but spent two seasons fighting against relegation. In 2004, he joined Huddersfield Town where he twice narrowly missed out on promotion. He had a short spell on loan with Blackpool, helping them to the promotion play-offs. However, after a permanent move failed to materialise he returned to Huddersfield for a fourth season. When he was released by new manager Stan Ternent after four years with the club, he rejoined Bradford City.
Brandon was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, on 7 April 1976.
Brandon started his football career as a trainee for Bradford City,
In March 1999, he played as a trialist in a reserve match for Lincoln City, but failed to win a contract. Five months later, he was signed by Division Three side Torquay United. He made his debut in the opening fixture of the 1999-2000 season as Torquay defeated Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow.
In July 2000, he signed a new two-year deal with Torquay,
He returned from injury in time for the start of the 2001-02 season and once again he became an established member of the team during the start of the campaign.
Brandon signed a two-year contract with Division Two side Chesterfield,
Brandon overcame his hamstring problems to return before the start of the following season,
Huddersfield had been one of the team's relegated below Chesterfield in 2002-03, but had been immediately promoted back to League One.
Huddersfield started the 2005-06 season in the same form. Brandon scored his first goal of the season during a 2-1 win over Doncaster Rovers on 29 August 2008,
The following season was interrupted by an achilles injury for Brandon. It was not until February 2007, that Brandon scored his first goal of the 2006-07 season, during Huddersfield Town's 2-1 defeat to Crewe Alexandra.
It seemed certain that manager Simon Grayson was going to purchase Brandon,
After being one of eight players to be released by new Huddersfield manager Stan Ternent in early May 2008,
An ankle injury, which Brandon picked up in a pre-season tour game against Scottish side Motherwell kept Brandon out of the side at the start of the 2008-09 season. This included a League Cup game against his old side Huddersfield Town on 12 August 2008, for which he was a spectator as Bradford lost 4-0.
Brandon, however, remained at Bradford for the 2009-10 season and he scored his first goal for his hometown club with a late goal in a 2-0 victory against his former side Torquay United in late August.
Brandon is principally a midfielder who plays anywhere in the midfield, but has also been used just behind a pair of strikers or in attack.
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'''Denis William Cashmore''' (May 21, 1907 to October 13, 1982) was a footballer for Watford Football Club, like his father George Cashmore before him. He played for the club from 1928 until 1932, but had to retire due to the onset of total deafness following a football-related accident.
Cashmore spent most of his life in Aldenham, Nr. Watford Hertfordshire, UK. He married Dorothy Ethel and was father to three children: Donald, Raymond, and Heather. Cashmore was later divorced from his wife, who moved to Scotland with their eldest son, Donald. His son Raymond was also responsible in 1982 for the design of the new "family enclosure" at Vicarage Road after winning a club competition resulting in-amongst other things-his family being invited into the Chairmans' Lounge to have lunch with the then chairman Elton John.
Cashmore died in Watford General Hospital/Peace Memorial Wing on October 13, 1982 after suffering for some time with prostate cancer. He is also the grandfather of British paranormal investigator and TV presenter/host Ian Cashmore.
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'''Robert Blyth''' (1870-1941) was the manager for the football club Portsmouth F.C. from 1901-1904.
Blyth was born in Glenbuck Scotland and was a member of the Glenbuck Cherrypickers, playing alongside members of his extended family. He played as a wing-half, and his professional clubs included Rangers (1891-1894), Preston North End (1894-1899) and Portsmouth (1899-1901).
He became player-manager of Portsmouth in 1901, winning the 1901-02 Southern League title. After retiring from his post as manager, he later served Portsmouth as director and chairman.
His brother William Blyth also played for Portsmouth, and his son Robert Blyth played for both Portsmouth and Southampton in the 1920s. His sister, Barbara, was mother of Bob Shankly and Bill Shankly.
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'''Richard Logan''' (born 4 January 1982, in Bury St. Edmunds, England) is a professional footballer with Football League One side Exeter City.
Logan, a striker, began his career as a trainee with Championship side Ipswich Town. Despite turning professional in August 1998, he never managed to establish himself as a first team member with the Blues, making only five appearances as a substitute in over four years with the club. While at Portman Road, Logan had loan spells with then League One side Cambridge United where he made five appearances and scored one goal, League Two side Torquay United where he made 16 appearances, scoring four goals and League Two side Boston United where he scored six goals in eight matches.
On 20 January 2003 after making eight appearances on loan with Boston, he was acquired by The Pilgrims on a free from Ipswich. Logan finished the 2002-03 season with Boston, making a further 19 appearances in which he scored four times. Logan began the 2003-04 season with Boston before moving on loan to League One side Peterborough after 9 matches. Logan made 15 appearances on loan for The Posh before signing with them on a free on 18 December 2003.
Logan scored five times in 19 appearances for Peterborough during the remainder of the 2003-04 season. Logan began the 2004-05 season at London Road but made only two appearances before moving on loan to League Two side Shrewsbury. Logan scored twice in six matches for The Shrews before returning to Peterborough for the remainder of the season. Logan made 13 appearances for The Posh at the beginning of the 2005-06 season before moving on loan to League Two side Lincoln City. Logan scored twice in eight appearances for The Imps, before moving back to Peterborough for the remainder of the 2005-06 season. In over three years with Peterborough, Logan scored 15 times in 78 appearances before moving to newly promoted Conference side Weymouth for the beginning of the 2006-07 season.
Logan scored five times in 26 appearances for Weymouth before the entire first team was transfer listed on 10 January 2007 after the club decided to cut their financial costs.
On 31 January, 2007, Logan was picked up on a free by neighbouring Conference side Exeter City. In the 2007-08 season, Logan was the top scorer for Exeter, scoring 18 league goals, including what proved to be the all important goal away to Torquay United, in the play-off semi-final second leg. This is the goal that effectively sealed their passage to Wembley for the second year running where they would go on to beat Cambridge United in front of over 45,000 fans. He also scored the goal on the last day of the 2008-09 season in the 1-0 away victory at Rotherham United that sent Exeter City into Football League One for the 2009-10 season.
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'''Kevin Paul Dillon''' (born 18 December 1959) is an English former professional footballer born in Sunderland. He played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Portsmouth, Newcastle United and Reading, and was capped once for England under-21. In November 2009 he was appointed as the first team manager of League Two side Aldershot Town.
Dillon began his football career as an apprentice at Birmingham City and signed pro forms in July 1977. He made his debut 4 months later against Leicester City, when he was the last player to be given a debut by the late Sir Alf Ramsey. In the 1980-81 season Dillon made his only England under-21 appearance against Romania.
After 186 league appearances, he left St Andrew-s in March 1983 and joined Division 3 side Portsmouth. He was involved in Portsmouth-s Division 3 title run-in that season and was also played his part, as Portsmouth went on to finish fourth in Division 2 in both the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons. Portsmouth were finally promoted to Division 1 in the 1986-87 season, when they finished as runners-up to Derby County. Unfortunatley Pompey only stayed in the top flight for one season, as they finished 19th and were relegated. Dillon had made 206 league appearances for Portsmouth before leaving Fratton Park in July 1989.
Dillon joined Newcastle United and in his first season there, they finished 3rd in Division 2, before losing out to Sunderland in the play-off semi-finals.
In the summer of 1991, Dillon joined Reading on a free transfer. He would spend 3 years at Elm Park and won the Division 2 title in the 1993-94 season before joining Stevenage Borough. He was also both the youth and reserve team manager whilst at Stevenage Borough. He then joined Yeovil Town and finally had a brief spell at Fareham Town at the end of the 1996-97 season.
Dillon returned to Reading in 1995 and held a number of roles within Reading-s academy. He was also reserve team manager before he replaced Martin Allen as Alan Pardew-s assistant in November 2001. Under the guidance of the management duo, the Royals were promoted to Division 1 after finishing as runners-up to Brighton & Hove Albion in the 2001-02 season. Pardew resigned in September 2003 and Dillon stepped in as the caretaker manager, until Steve Coppell was appointed in October 2003. At this point Dillon reverted back to his role as the number two. Dillon passed his UEFA Pro Licence in 2004 and in the 2005-06 season Reading won the Championship with a record of 106 points. In their first season in the Premier League Reading finished 8th. In May 2007, Dillon followed Coppell's lead in committing himself to Reading for a further two seasons. Unfortunately they were relegated back to the Championship the next season and in May 2009 following the resignation of Coppell, Dillon alongside other first-team coach Wally Downes, left Reading following the team's failure to gain promotion back to the Premier League.
On 9 November 2009, Dillon was confirmed as the new manager of Aldershot Town, succeeding Wycombe Wanderers bound Gary Waddock. Dillon's contract is until the end of the 2010-11 season.
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'''Stephen Tully''' (born 10 February 1980) is an English footballer, currently playing in defence for League One side Exeter City. He was born in Paignton, Devon.
He began his career as a trainee with his local side Torquay United, turning professional in August 1997 and making his league debut in a 3-3 draw away to Barnet on 18 November that year. He went on to make over 100 appearances for the Gulls before being released at the end of the 2001-02 season.
He joined non-league side Weymouth in August 2002, quickly establishing himself in the side and winning the awards for Player of the Year and Away Player of the Season in 2003-2004. He lost his place in the side after the appointment of Steve Johnson as manager and asked for a transfer in January 2005.
Although he later withdrew this request, he was allowed to join Exeter City in February 2005. However, he returned to Weymouth in May that year as new manager Garry Hill's first summer signing on a two-year deal. He returned to Exeter in January 2007 and was a regular in the side that made the play-off final at the end of that season, scoring the winning penalty in the semi-final against Oxford United.
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'''Nicholas "Nicky" Law''' (born 8 September 1961 in Greenwich) is an English football manager and former player. He is the manager of Alfreton Town, and father of footballers Nicky Jr. and Josh.
Law played as a central defender and represented England at schoolboy level. He began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal, turning professional in 1979; however, he failed to play a single game for the Gunners and moved north to join Barnsley in 1981. He made his league debut away at Shrewsbury Town on 2 February 1982. After 114 league games for the Tykes, he moved to Blackpool in 1985.
After spells at Plymouth Argyle, Notts County, Scarborough and Rotherham United, Law then joined Chesterfield in 1993 and captained the side in the 1995 Wembley play-off final win over Bury.
He wound down his playing career with Hereford United after being dogged by injury for a few seasons. By the end of his career he had amassed more than 500 league appearances.
Law was made Football in the Community officer with Chesterfield before taking over as manager from John Duncan in the spring of 2000. The change was too late to save the Spireites from relegation in 1999-2000, but with some shrewd signings by Law, the team dominated Division Three in 2000-01 and led the table, until the pressures of the Football League enquiry into financial irregularities started to impact on performances. Despite a nine-point deduction, Law nevertheless led Chesterfield to third place and automatic promotion to Division Two.
He has since managed Bradford City, Grimsby Town and Buxton before being appointed to his current role.
Nicky Law, is known for his terrible management style and his wrecking of several clubs. Chairmen only turn to this man when they know the season is doomed, such that they have a scapegoat at the end of the season. Law should never be near a football club, let alone be allowed to manage one.
On 14 May 2007 he was appointed as manager of Alfreton Town. In March 2008 he was set to return to Bradford as manager of Bradford Park Avenue,
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'''Jamie McMaster''' (born 29 November 1982 in Sydney, Australia) is an English-Australian football (soccer) player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Wollongong CFC in the NSW Premier League.
McMaster grew up in Gosford, a region on the Central Coast, and played football for Umina United. He began his professional career at Premier League club Leeds United in 1999 as a 16 year-old where he joined Harry Kewell and Mark Viduka in the fleet of Australians in the squad but committed his international future to England.
While at Leeds he began to be loaned around to smaller clubs within England. He was loaned to Coventry City in 2002 during the January transfer market, returned to Leeds in 2002 before being loaned to Swindon Town in the January transfer market for the remainder of the 2003-04 season, scoring once against Stockport County.
McMaster once again returned and once again was loaned out, this time to Peterborough United. Upset with the amount of times he had been loaned out, McMaster requested he be transferred from Leeds while still on loan at Peterborough. He played a few games for Leeds early on in Leeds first season in the championship after being relegated from the Premier League. Following transfer negotiations McMaster moved to AGF Aarhus in Denmark for a very brief period of time before returning home and playing for the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League, where he remained until 2007.
He has been capped for England at under 18 and under 20 level.
At the Leeds players' Christmas party in 2004, McMaster and John Oster, the midfielder who at the time was on-loan from Sunderland, were involved in an incident during which the pair allegedley exposed themselves. Both were subsequently suspended and neither played for Leeds again.
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'''David Terrier''' (born 4 August 1973 in Verdun, Meuse) is a retired French football defender who last played for US Crteil. He played for FC Metz and AC Ajaccio in Ligue 1.
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'''Goce Sedloski''' , born 10 April 1974) is a footballer from the Republic of Macedonia who plays as a defender. He is currently a member of Austrian club SV Mattersburg after signing with them in July 2006.
Sedloski started his professional career at Pobeda Prilep in 1994 and played two seasons for the club before leaving it for Hajduk Split from Croatia. After a season and half, he moved to English club Sheffield Wednesday and returned to Croatia after two half-seasons by signing with Dinamo Zagreb in January 1999. He played for Dinamo until June 2004 and moved then to Japanese club Vegalta Sendai, where he spent one half-season before returning to Dinamo in January 2005. In July 2005, he signed with Turkish club Diyarbakirspor and spent one season with the club before leaving it for SV Mattersburg, where he signed a two-year contract.
Sedloski made his debut for the Macedonian national team in 1996, winning up to this time a total 98 caps and scoring 8 goals.
On 16 August 2006, Sedloski became the first player to score a goal in the Euro 2008 qualifying tournament, when Macedonia beat Estonia 1-0 in Tallinn.
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'''Edward John "Ted" Phillips''' (born 21 August 1933 in Leiston, Suffolk) was an English professional footballer.
He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history. He also holds the record for the most goals scored for the club in one season with 46 in the 1956/1957 season. He was selected to play for the Third Division South side against the North in April 1957. During his time at the club, he was renowned for having the hardest shot in 'modern football'. In 1962, a report in the ''East Anglian Daily Times'' said of Phillips: "It is an undisputed fact that he is the best kicker of a dead ball in the game."
He also represented Luton Town, Leyton Orient and Colchester United in his twelve-year career.
He coached Maltese club Floriana Football Club during Season 1966-67.
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'''Tony Taylor''' (born 6 September 1946 in Glasgow) is a former professional footballer.
Taylor played left back in 195 league games for Crystal Palace between 1968 and 1974, scoring 8 goals. He also played for Kilmarnock, Celtic, Morton, Southend United (to whom he transferred on leaving Palace), Bristol Rovers, Portsmouth, and Northampton Town. In 1980 he moved to Canada and played for Pan Hellenik, a Greek team in the National Soccer League, a semi-pro Toronto league. The high point with this team was playing in a tournament against Benifica, Toronto Italia and Partisan Belgrade.
After working as an assistant coach with Celtic, Taylor became coach of Canada's national boy's youth team in the 1980s. He also served as the (senior) national team manager during an unsuccessful bid to qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals. Also Coached The Toronto Blizzard in the 1980,s in the CSL. Taylor is now the Technical Director of the Burlington Youth Soccer Club in Burlington, Ontario.
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'''Brian Quinn''' (born 24 May 1960 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former professional soccer player and coach.
Quinn earned 48 caps for the USA national team between 1991 and 1994 upon becoming an American citizen. A midfielder, he was a final cut for the 1994 World Cup squad. He scored his only international goal in a 3-0 win over Guatemala. He made his debut against the Republic of Ireland in a friendly played at Foxboro Stadium.
Brian played nine seasons of Indoor Soccer with the original San Diego Sockers who in eight of those seasons won the league championship.
Quinn started his playing career in 1978 in his native Northern Ireland with Larne and went on to play two seasons with Everton between 1979 and 1981.
Quinn began in the USA playing four NASL seasons, playing 1981 with the Los Angeles Aztecs, the '82 and '83 with the Montreal Manic and 1984 with the San Diego Sockers. He also played a season in the Canadian Soccer League in the late '80s with the Hamilton Steelers.
From 1997 through 1999, Quinn was the head coach of the San Jose Clash of MLS. As the youngest coach in league history, he compiled a 35-41 Win-Loss record.
He later took the head coaching job with a new incarnation of the San Diego Sockers, the team he had played with both outdoors and indoors in the 1980s. He remained with them until the team ceased operations at the end of 2004.
He has launched the Brian Quinn School of Soccer. He also wrote the foreword to the book, "A History of the World Cup: 1930-2006," that was released in August 2007.
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'''Steven Paul Thompson''' (born July 28, 1955) is an English football manager and former player. His management career includes spells at Lincoln City, Southend United, Sheffield United and Cambridge United.
Thompson was born in Sheffield and attended Acres Hill Junior School and Waltheof Comprehensive School. Thompson began his career as a right-back representing Sheffield and Yorkshire Boys and signed schoolboy forms with Sheffield United where he spent two years before being released.
He began his senior career with Frecheville Community Association in the Yorkshire Football League whilst training to be an electrician. Aged 18, following a knee injury he had a cartilage removed and was given only a fifty-fifty chance of resuming his playing career. Happily, after a year out injured, Thompson did recover and found that his remdial exercises helped develop his physique. Returning to fitness, he signed for Worksop Town. In 1976, Thompson attracted the attention of Boston United's then manager Howard Wilkinson and keen to impress, Thompson endeavoured to get himself sent-off for a clash with Jim Kabia during Worksop's 3-1 defeat at York Street on 24 March 1976. However, much to Thompson's relief, the incident did not dissuade Wilkinson and after the game he approached Thompson to inform him of his intention to secure his services for the following season. Thompson duly joined the Pilgrims making his Northern Premier League debut for them in the 1-1 draw at Wigan Athletic on 21 August 1976. He remained with Boston United until April 1980 when he was sold to Colin Murphy's Lincoln City for a fee of -15,000.
In August 1985, after playing over 150 games for Lincoln, Thompson moved to Charlton Athletic. He became captain of Charlton and led them to promotion to the First Division and the Simod Cup final.
He moved to Leicester City in July 1988 for a fee of -40,000, but failed to establish himself and moved to Sheffield United in November the same year for a fee of -20,000. In August 1989 he returned to Lincoln City where he finished his playing career.
He took over as manager of Lincoln in November 1990, with Lincoln near the bottom of the Fourth Division. Under his leadership, Lincoln lost only three of the last 18 games that season and finished comfortably in mid-table, avoiding a second relegation to the Conference. He resigned in May 1993, with one game of the season remaining, after the Lincoln board had decided not to renew his contract.
After leaving Sincil Bank he then joined Kevin Keegan's coaching staff at Newcastle United before spending three months as assistant manager at Doncaster Rovers. From there he became Director of Football at Southend United, taking over as manager when Peter Taylor left with the club deep in relegation trouble. Thompson led them to 13th place at the end of the season and despite agreeing to stay at the club, left to join Colin Murphy as assistant manager at Notts County in June 1995 without having signed a contract.
County made the play-offs in their first season in charge, but struggled badly the following year in a season that would see the Magpies relegated to Division Three. Both Murphy and Thompson were sacked before the season finished. Thompson then joined Nigel Spackman's coaching staff at Sheffield United. However Spackman resigned in March 1998 and Thompson was made acting-manager. He guided the blades to the play-offs and the semi-finals of the FA Cup, but was replaced on July 2, 1998 by Steve Bruce.
In late December 2004 Thompson was appointed as manager of struggling League Two side Cambridge United, but was made redundant the following summer having failed to prevent Cambridge's relegation to the Conference.
He then worked as a summariser for BBC Radio Lincolnshire. On June 12, 2006 he was appointed manager of Notts County on a three year deal which was extended by one year in May 2007 , the appointment was an unpopular decision among many County fans because of his association with the Colin Murphy era.
Since leaving Notts County Thompson is yet to make a return in football within any capacity, however in the Summer of 2009, he went public with his interest for the Port Vale job- which later went to Micky Adams
He is now a summeriser for BBC Radio Lincolnshire on Lincoln City games.
He is also rumoured to be on the shortlist to takeover at Lincoln City.
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'''Steven John Thompson''' (born 12 January 1963 in Plymouth) is an English football manager and former player currently managing Cornish Step 3 team Truro City. He played for England at semi-professional level and also played for the RAF and Combined Services sides.
Thompson joined the Royal Air Force from school and played for Saltash United in the Western League. He progressed to be a Fitness Instructor in the RAF, but continued his football career, joining Bristol City in July 1981 and making his League debut the following season.
He joined Torquay United in February 1983 on a free transfer, but made just one appearance, as a substitute, before returning to the Western League with Falmouth Town and then rejoining Saltash United. In 1987 he was on the verge of joining Yeovil Town, but the RAF posted him to West London and he joined Slough Town instead.
He joined Martin O'Neill-s Wycombe Wanderers in February 1992 for a fee of -15,000 and was part of the Conference and FA Trophy double-winning side. The following season, Wycombe-s first as Football League side, Thompson played in the victorious Division Three Play-Off final at Wembley in 1994.
He moved to Woking in August 1996, winning a second FA Trophy winners medal against Dagenham and Redbridge in 1997 and scored the last minute equaliser in Woking-s surprise 1-1 draw with Premiership side Coventry City in the FA Cup.
He joined Yeovil Town in March 1998, playing in the side while also acting as the club-s fitness coach and working part time in the postal service. When Yeovil manager Colin Lippiatt resigned at the end of September 1999, Thompson took over, initially as caretaker, but was awarded the job permanently on November 10, 1999.
In March 2000, David Webb took over as manager, with Thompson becoming player-assistant manager. He remained as assistant manager after Webb left, working under Colin Addison and Gary Johnson. Johnson left to manage Bristol City in September 2005 and Thompson was appointed as manager for a second time the following month.
In May 2006, Thompson reverted to his first team coaching role at Yeovil and was replaced as manager by Russell Slade, and enjoyed a successful spell as assistant to Slade, the highlight of which was reaching the League 1 Play-off Final at Wembley Stadium in 2007.
Since leaving the first team at Yeovil Thompson took up positions there as coach, assistant manager and eventually manager. However during his time on the coaching staff Thompson appeared in some friendlies and reserve team games. Despite being 45 years old and believed to be retired from first team football, Thompson was selected as a substitute on 12 August 2008 for the first team's League Cup win over Charlton due to a lack of players, but he never made it onto the pitch.
Thompson returned yet again to the caretaker role for just 1 game after the resignation of Russell Slade on 16 February 2009. Two days later he was released from the club after nearly 11 years. He was replaced by new player-manager Terry Skiverton.
After leaving Yeovil he started playing again at the age of 46 on non-contract basis for Bridgwater Town and also had a spell at Shaftesbury Town.
On 29th December 2009 Thompson was appointed manager of Zamaretto Premier League team Truro City.
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Springett made 33 appearances for England, then the most by any Sheffield Wednesday player. He held this record for 26 years. He made his England debut against Northern Ireland in 1959. He had been the first choice goalkeeper during the 1962 World Cup in Chile when England reached the quarter finals. His final cap was against Norway in 1966 shortly before the World Cup finals. He was a non-playing member of the England squad, that won the 1966 World Cup. On Monday 26 November 2007, it was announced by FIFA that all non-starting members of World Cup winning squads (1930-1974 competitions) would receive a winners medal. This list included Ron Springett.
Springett began his career at QPR before moving to Wednesday for -10,000. While he was at QPR, he was selected to play in the Third Division South representative team in 1957. He made 384 appearances for Wednesday before returning to QPR in May 1967. As part of the deal his brother, Peter also a goalkeeper moved to Wednesday from QPR.
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch during the 4-2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners- squad members, Springett was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
Sheffield Wednesday held a Testimonial for Ronald Springett on Sep 25th 1967 at Hillsborough. (a Sheffield United XI beat a Sheffield Wednesday XI 3-2) The game was watched by 23,070 fans.
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'''Robert 'Bob' Brown''' (born August 1870, Cambuslang, Scotland)
Bob left his local club to travel to England to play for Sheffield Wednesday before the club gained admission to the Football League in 1892, making a name for himself when scoring in a 4-1 defeat of League side Bolton Wanderers in the F A cup earlier that year. He went on to make forty-five appearances in Wednesday's first two League seasons and after a brief spell back in his native Scotland with Third Lanark, he then joined Bolton Wanderers in 1895, making one hundred and twenty-one appearances, ninety-four of them in the top flight. Brown also briefly had a loan spell at Burnley in 1896, making four appearances but was unable to save them from relegation. He retired in 1901.
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'''Michael Earl Glenis McDonald Gilkes''' (born 20 July 1965 in Hackney, London) is an English former footballer. He played left wing, most notably for Reading, and was also a Barbados international.
Gilkes played more than 550 times as a professional and made his name with the Reading side that nearly won promotion to the Premier League in the early 1990s. A fast, tricky winger, he made over 400 appearances in all competitions for the Berkshire club as they went from the old Fourth Division to the very edge of the top flight. Gilkes spent nearly thirteen years with the Royals, scoring 52 goals, before he was sold to Wolves in 1997. He spent two seasons at Molineux before manager Keith Stevens signed him for Millwall.
In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Gilkes was voted the best left-winger with 80.6% of the vote. Gilkes played at the Madejski Stadium in the Royals Legends game on 1 May 2006.
Since retiring from the game, Michael has swapped his tracksuit for a business suit in order to carve out a successful career as a Mortgage Consultant for a Reading based Estate Agent.
Gilkes joined the firm back in November 2008 and is now a fully-qualified mortgage consultant working out of the Reading branch.
He was recruited by his former boss Mick Gooding - the popular midfielder who went on to manage the club from 1994-96.
Mr Gooding is now responsible for the day-to-day running of the Estate Agency.
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'''Martin Hicks''' (born 27 February 1957) was a professional footballer who played as a
defender for Reading.
Hicks holds the record for the highest number of first team appearances by a Reading player, making a total of 603 first team appearances.
Hicks signed for the club from non-league Stratford Town in 1976, was released and allowed to join Charlton Athletic, then returned to Elm Park from the London Club in February 1978. He won a Division Four Championship medal in 1985-86 and captained Reading to its Simod Cup victory over Luton Town at Wembley in March 1988. He scored 26 goals, which often came from towering headers at set pieces.
Hicks moved to Birmingham City in 1991, and later played for Newbury Town, Worcester City, and an England Veterans XI where he opposed the great Pel. He had a testimonial match against a Spurs XI.
In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Hicks was voted on the team as centre back .
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'''Philemon "Phil" Raoul Masinga''' (born 28 June 1969 in Klerksdorp) is a South African former international footballer. He represented South Africa in 58 international games, scoring 18 goals.
He is a former player for Jomo Cosmos and Mamelodi Sundowns. He grew up playing for Jomo Cosmos. He played for South African major league with Mamelodi Sundowns and then left for England to play for Leeds United.
He played in the English Premiership for two years, playing 31 games and scoring five goals. Masinga played ten games in Switzerland with St. Gallen and then moved to Italy to play for Salernitana, scoring four goals in 16 games. He then spent 4 years playing for Bari.
In 1996, Masinga was in the Bafana Bafana side when it won the African Cup of Nations final and when the South African team finished second to Egypt in the 1998 African Cup of Nations. -Chippa-, as he is affectionately known, scored the goal in the 1997 game against the Republic of the Congo that proved decisive because it took South Africa to the 1998 World Cup in France.
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'''Gilbert Harold "Gil" Merrick''' (born 26 January 1922) is a former English footballer and football manager. Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the UK during the mid-1950s, Merrick was one in a long line of great Birmingham City keepers which included the likes of Johnny Schofield and Harry Hibbs. Merrick spent his entire career at Birmingham City, playing more than 700 times between 1939 and 1960. He made 170 appearances during the Second World War and 485 in the Football League following the end of the war. He won 23 caps for the England national football team, and played in the 1954 World Cup.
Birmingham City renamed the Railway Stand at their St Andrew's stadium the Gil Merrick Stand for the start of the 2009-10 season.
Merrick was born in Sparkhill, Birmingham. He signed professional terms with Birmingham in August 1939, and would remain with the team until his retirement in 1960, and would also manage the club from 1960 to 1964. At first, Merrick was third choice keeper behind boyhood hero Harry Hibbs and Jack Wheeler, and this meant that Merrick would have to wait until 20 May 1940 to make his debut in the Birmingham first team, but the club was only playing in the Midland Regional League due to the Second World War. With the retirement of Hibbs, Merrick gained the chance to play more competitive football, and by the end of the second world war had amassed 170 appearances for the Blues, including a FA Cup Semi-Final against Derby County, which Derby won 4-0 after a replay.
When the football league re-started in 1946, Merrick found himself playing regularly for the recently renamed Birmingham City. In 1948, Merrick helped guide Birmingham City to the Division Two title, only missing six games along the way. He played regularly for the Blues up until the end of the 1954-55 season when another Blues prodigy, Johnny Schofield replaced him in goal due to injury. During this time, Merrick achieved an amazing 126 league games in a row, from 15 April 1949 to 5 April 1952. He also played in every FA Cup game during this time, another nine games, including an FA Cup semi-final appearance against Blackpool, which the ''Blues'' lost 2-1.
By the 1955-56 season, Merrick had once again firmly established himself in the Birmingham City goal, as the ''Blues'' produced their best ever season, finishing sixth in Division One, and reaching the FA Cup Final, where they lost to Manchester City. Merrick was also the keeper when Birmingham reached the FA Cup semi-final the following year, only to be knocked out by Manchester United.
Merrick also played in the 1956-58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, where Birmingham reached the semi-final, and were knocked out by Barcelona 2-1 after a replay at the St. Jakob Stadium. He also played some part in the 1958-60 tournament, but had lost his place in the Birmingham team to Schofield when Birmingham lost to Barcelona in the final.
After only playing one game in the 1959-60 season, Merrick retired to become manager of the team he had served so loyally for more than 20 years.
Merrick was also capped 23 times by England, making his debut against Ireland on the 14 November 1951. His last International appearance came against Uruguay on the 26 June 1954. He is perhaps best known for being the last line of defence against Ferenc Puskas's Hungary side, when England lost 3-6 at Wembley, and 1-7 at the Nepstadion in 1953 and 1954.
Merrick also represented England at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, where England reached to Quarter-Final before going out to Uruguay. The tournament also marked the last appearance of Merrick as England's first choice goal keeper.
The following is a complete list of all the international games that Merrick played in.
After his retirement, Merrick took over from Pat Beasley at the helm of Birmingham City in May 1960. Merrick's first competitive game in charge was a 2-2 draw away at Bolton Wanderers on the 20 August 1960, and his first home game against Sheffield Wednesday where his side drew 1-1. His side would go on to finish 19th in Division One. The Blues had another good run in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, reaching the final where the lost to Roma. The 1960-61 tournament did produce a win for Birmingham at the San Siro against Internazionale in the Semi-Final, and were the only English team to achieve this for around 40 years.
Although Merrick spent well in the transfer market, bringing in such players as James Harris and Welshman Ken Leek, Blues failed to make much impact on Division One, and finished 17th in the 1961-62 season (although Harris had actually been brought the year before). Blues once again entered the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, but disappointingly went out in the 2nd Round to Espanyol
By far the best achievement in Merrick's rein at the club came in the 1962-63 season, when he successfully lead the Blues to the League Cup title, beating Aston Villa in the final, thanks to goals from Ken Leek (2) and James Bloomfield. Birmingham finished a disappointing 20th in Division One.
Merrick's last season in charge in Birmingham City was another disappointing season, where the Blues once again failed to make much impact in Division One, and finished 20th again. This was the last time he would manage in the league, as he handed over to new manager Joe Mallett.
Merrick would have two more spells in management, with Bromsgrove Rovers and Atherstone Town.
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'''John 'Johnny' Reginald Schofield''' (8 February 1931 - 1 November 2006) was an English footballer, playing league football for Birmingham City and Wrexham.
Johnny Schofield signed a professional contract with Birmingham City in February 1950, but as second choice keeper to the legendary Gil Merrick. Schofield was one of the bravest keepers of his time, second only to the heroic Bert Trautmann and his 1956 FA Cup performance. In November 1957, Schofield survived a pit explosion at Baddesley Colliery in Warwickshire, and a fractured skull while playing in goal against Manchester United in 1960. It was in 1960 that Schofield took over as Blues- number 1, after Merrick moved 'upstairs' to become manager of the club. As first choice keeper, Schofield played in both the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finals against FC Barcelona and AS Roma, and also in the League Cup final of 1963, against city rivals, Aston Villa.
With advancing age, and the signing of Scott Jim Herriot, Schofield lost his place in the Birmingham team, and was transferred to Wrexham FC in 1966. After only two years, he moved on to become player-manager of Atherstone Town. In later life, he also became the proprietor of a wines and spirits business in his home town of Atherstone. Johnny died on the night of 1 November 2006.
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Allder began his career with Millwall, signing apprentice terms in April 1968, before becoming a professional in October 1969.
In July 1975 Allder moved to Leyton Orient in exchange for Terry Brisley and Barrie Fairbrother.
In October 1977, Allder joined Brentford, and became a regular in the side who were promoted along with former club Watford at the end of the season.
He was later reported to be living in Hersham and is working at Heathrow
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'''George Henry Allen''' (born 23 January 1932) is an English former professional footballer who played more than 250 games in the Football League.
Allen was born in Small Heath, Birmingham. A strong-tackling left-back, he joined Coventry City as an amateur whilst in the army without making any first-team appearances. In November 1952, he joined Birmingham City on a free transfer, making his league debut the following season on 19 April 1954 in a second division game against Nottingham Forest at St Andrew's which ended 2-2. The form of established full-back pairing Ken Green and Jeff Hall meant Allen was unable to establish himself as a regular in the side, making only 30 appearances in his first seven years at the club. When Green sustained the injury which eventually forced his retirement, Allen took his place and kept it until suffering a fractured skull in 1961. On his recovery, he could not regain his place in the side, mainly due to the form of Graham Sissons. After almost ten years at the club, and 165 games in all competitions, he joined Torquay United in January 1962, following in the footsteps of Birmingham team mate Gordon Astall who had made the same move six months earlier.
He made his Torquay debut in a 4-2 home win over Hull City on 20 January 1962]]
In 1965 he moved to north Devon side Bideford, who played in the Western League. He had played 134 league games for Torquay, and failed to score for either of his league clubs.
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'''Gordon Astall''' (born 22 September 1927) is a former English professional footballer. He played as an outside right and represented the Football League, the England B team and played twice for the full England side. At club level he made over 450 appearances in the Football League.
Astall was born in Horwich, near Bolton, Lancashire. He was playing amateur football for Southampton when he signed professional with Plymouth Argyle in November 1947. He had previously been an unsuccessful triallist at his local side Bolton Wanderers. His league debut came in February 1948 at home to Luton Town, and he soon became a regular in the Home Park side, helping Plymouth to the Third Division South title in 1952. That same year he was selected for the England B team.
In October 1953 he was signed by Second Division rivals Birmingham City for a fee of -14,000, following his Plymouth wing colleague Alex Govan to St Andrew's. He had played 188 league games for Plymouth, scoring 42 goals.
As a goalscoring outside right, he replaced the Scot Jackie Stewart in the Birmingham side and quickly became an important member of a side which won the Second Division title in 1955 and reached the FA Cup Final the following season (losing 3-1 at Wembley to Manchester City).
Full international recognition followed and he scored on his debut for England against Finland on 20 May 1956. He played again six days later against Germany, but this proved to be his final international appearance.
He also took part in Birmingham's Inter-Cities Fairs Cup campaigns, playing in the 1960 final which the club lost 4-1 on aggregate to Barcelona.
In July 1961, after 271 appearances for Birmingham, in which he scored 67 goals, he moved to Torquay United on a free transfer.
He made his Gulls debut on 19 August 1961, featuring in a 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace, and went on to score 10 goals in 27 league games in a season that would see Torquay relegated back to Division Four thanks to a final day defeat away to Barnsley, Astall scoring one of Torquay's goals in a 4-2 defeat. He played only six times the following season before retiring from the professional game.
He settled in the Torbay area, working in insurance and coaching local club Upton Vale F.C.
In May 2000 the Torquay ''Herald Express'' reported that he was living in retirement in Torquay and a keen golfer.
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'''Kenneth Richard Allen''' (born 12 January 1948) in Thornaby-on-Tees is a retired English professional football goalkeeper.
Kenny Allen began his career as an amateur with Hartlepool United, who he joined in August 1968 from non-league Tow Law Town, a side later to produce Chris Waddle. He played only 7 league games for Hartlepool, before leaving, turning up next at South African side Hellenic. In December 1972 he returned to England, signing for West Bromwich Albion, but left without appearing in their league side.
He had a spell with Workington before joining Bath City in July 1973.
In August 1978, Allen joined Bournemouth, where he was make 152 league appearances. In 1983 he signed for Bury on non-contract terms, but failed to make the first team, and in December 1983 he joined Peterborough United, playing only once in the Associate Members Cup at home to Wrexham. Peterborough proved to be an unhappy place for Allen a couple years later when, as a Torquay player, he was attacked on the pitch by Peterborough 'fans'.
From Peterborough, he moved to Sweden, playing for IFK Gteborg, before joining Torquay United on a free transfer in March 1984, taking over from John Turner as first choice goalkeeper, making his dbut in a 2-1 defeat away to Hartlepool United on the 17th of March.
In September 1985, he left Plainmoor to join Swindon Town again on a free transfer. He played 40 league games the following season as Swindon won the Fourth Division title, but early the following season he lost his place to Fraser Digby, only playing a further 5 league games, before being transferred back to Torquay in December 1986 as a replacement for John Smeulders.
By now his grey hair and moustache made him instantly recognisable and he helped Torquay to remain in league football, playing in the first great escape when Torquay drew 2-2 with Crewe Alexandra at Plainmoor thanks to a late equaliser from Paul Dobson and help from the police dog Bryn biting Jim McNichol ensuring that injury time would be required. The following season, he was an ever-present as Cyril Knowles' side made the play-offs, but was released in the summer, joining Bath City in July 1988.
He moved on to recently relegated Newport County, but as Newport folded and failed to complete their Conference season, he returned to Torquay for a third time in April 1989 to cover for the injured Ken Veysey and played at Wembley in the final of the Sherpa Van Trophy Final as Torquay's only other professional keeper Mark Coombe was cup-tied. He retired from football in June 1989 to work for the Post Office.
In May 2001, the Torquay ''Herald Express'' reported that Allen was living in Paignton, captaining Chudleigh cricket team and working as an ambulance driver for the South & West Devon Health Authority
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'''Ralph Slack Littlewood Allen''' (30 June 1906 - 9 May 1981) was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward and he was born in Newburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.
Ralph Allen was playing for Dipton United when signed by Fulham in 1928. After 8 goals in 16 games for the Cottagers, he moved to Brentford in March 1931 for a fee of -275. 3 successful seasons at Brentford, were followed by a move to Charlton Athletic in October 1934 for -650. At Charlton he averaged almost a goal a game, scoring 47 goals in only 52 league appearances. He still holds the Charlton record for league goals in one season, a feat made more impressive by the fact that he didn't join them until October.
In June 1936, Allen moved on again, this time to Reading for a fee of -828, but moved to Northampton Town in October 1936 after only 10 league games in which he scored 7 times. He stayed for just over 2 years at Northampton, before moving to Torquay United in November 1938 in exchange (and as a direct replacement for) Jack Haycox. He scored on his United debut, netting the only goal in a 1-0 win away to Bristol Rovers on 12 November, and remained a regular for the rest of the season. As throughout his career, Allen was scoring regularly (15 goals in 28 league games) when the Second World War began and drew an early close to a career that started late and saw Allen score a total of 122 goals in 171 league appearances.
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'''David 'Davie' Hay''' (born 29 January 1948 in Paisley, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer and current interim manager of Livingston.
Davie Hay is regarded as one of the 'Celtic greats'. After completing secondary education at St Mirin's Academy in Paisley he signed for Celtic in 1966 and became one of the so called 'Quality Street Kids', the great Celtic reserve team that also included players such as Kenny Dalglish, Lou Macari, Danny McGrain and George Connelly, who eventually took the places of the ageing Lisbon Lions.
Hay made his league debut on 6 March 1968 against Aberdeen going on to make 130 appearances in the league for Celtic scoring 6 goals. After playing for Scotland in the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, he was transferred to Chelsea following a dispute with Celtic. In 1979 a serious knee injury forced him to retire from the game as a player. He had also suffered problems with a detached retina and eventually lost full vision in his right eye. He won a total 27 caps for Scotland.
His first venture into football management was when he took over the reins at Motherwell in 1981 following Ally MacLeod. He succeeded Billy McNeill as Celtic manager in 1983 winning the Scottish Cup in 1985 and the Scottish Premier League in dramatic fashion in 1986. Celtic won their final game 5-0 against St Mirren at Love Street but needed Hearts, who were league leaders and favourites to lift the trophy, to lose to Dundee at Dens Park. Albert Kidd secured the victory for Dundee with two goals and Celtic were crowned surprise champions. Hay made way for Billy McNeill to return to the Celtic managership in 1987.
Hay was manager at Livingston in season 2003-04, having previously been co-manager with Jim Leishman and General Manager, taking over from Marcio Maximo Barcellos after just 9 games of the season, he then went on to win the Scottish League Cup while the club was in administration. He was released at the end of the season to be replaced by Allan Preston, one of his first team coaches, by new chairman, Pearse Flynn of the Lionheart Consortium. He was later appointed manager of Dunfermline Athletic, joining Jim Leishman, another former Livingston manager. Hay's time at Dunfermline was not a happy one however, as he proved one of the least popular managers in the club's history (partly due to him succeeding the hugely popular and successful Jimmy Calderwood) and was sacked near the end of the season with the club looking certain to be relegated from the Scottish Premier League - although in the event his former manager, Leishman managed to prevent relegation in the few remaining games.
Davie Hay rejoined Livingston on 16 June 2008 in an advisory role.
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'''Craig Foster''' (born 15 April 1969) is an Australian former football (soccer) player. He is currently a sports commentator for the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) in Australia.
Playing as a midfielder, Foster debuted with Sydney United before playing with Victorian club Sunshine George Cross before returning to Sydney to play for Bonnyrigg White Eagles. In 1992, Foster moved to Earnest Boral in Hong Kong. He also played for Adelaide City and Marconi Stallions in the National Soccer League (NSL) before moving to England as a 28 year old. His three season stint in England saw him play with Portsmouth F.C., before moving on a free transfer to Crystal Palace F.C.. At the time Portsmouth were in administration and needed to offload their biggest earners and with Foster being one of them, Alan Ball approached him about selling him, which ended in a fierce argument between the two. He played at Palace until the end of the 1999/00 season. He then played with Northern Spirit FC until retiring in 2003.
He currently plays amateur football in the Eastern Suburbs Premier League in Sydney, with Sydney University Football Club.
Foster earned 29 caps with the Australian national football team, scoring nine goals and represented Australia at under 16 level reaching the quarter finals at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship in China PR.
Following his retirement from professional football, Foster became the chief football analyst for the SBS football show The World Game, and is remembered for his passionate commentary during the World Cup Qualifier in November 2005 against Uruguay. He is also renowned for his advocacy of a more Spanish/South American style of play, as opposed to the constant use of the long ball in football.
Foster has been a strong advocate for player-s rights, having served for five years on the Australian Professional Footballers' Association Executive, as a Director of the APFA-s commercial wing, PFAM (PFA Management), and formerly as Chief Executive of the Player-s Association.
He writes for the The Sun Herald and the Sydney Morning Herald.
He was a coach for Nerds FC in their second season.
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'''Dorian Dervite''' (born 25 July 1988) is a French footballer, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur.
Dervite started his career with French club Lille but in July 2006 he moved to England to join and train in the Spurs youth academy. He made his competitive debut for Tottenham in the 3-1 win over Port Vale in the Carling Cup 4th round on 8 November 2006 where he partnered Michael Dawson in the heart of the Spurs defence.
Dervite suffered a knee injury while playing for the Spurs reserve side during a friendly match against Norwich in early January 2007, which kept him out for several months. In January 2009 Dervite joined Southend United on loan until the end of the season. Dervite came second in Southend's player of the season vote after a very successful loan.
Dervite has represented France at U-15, U-16, U-17 an U-18 levels, he plays at international level for France U-19. He has been a regular for France's youth teams and has captained them on occasions. He was called up to the Under-21 squad to face Estonia and England.
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Greig, who had previously appeared for Hertfordshire Rangers F.C. and Farningham School F.C., was recruited to take the place of the retiring England 'keeper Alexander Morten. He had impressed the Wanderers with his performance during the club's 16-0 demolition of Farningham in an 1874 FA Cup first round tie, and went on to represent his new team in the same competition in 1875-76. Wanderers won the 1876 cup final, defeating Old Etonians F.C. 3-0, making Greig the only goalkeeper in FA Cup history to progress from conceding sixteen goals in a first round tie one year to winning the competition a year later.
Greig played 23 times for Wanderers, scoring twice, and also turned out for London in two representative matches played against Sheffield.
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'''Liam O'Brien''' (born 5 September 1964) is an Irish former footballer who played for Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Tranmere Rovers and Cork City.
Born in Dublin, O'Brien began his career with the schoolboy club Stella Maris, the renowned nursery in Drumcondra. He began his senior career under Billy Young at Bohemians where he also a youth international representing his country at the European Youth Championships in England in May 1983. After only five League appearances, he signed for Shamrock Rovers in September 1983.
After having won his third League of Ireland title with Shamrock Rovers in 1986, and making six appearances in European competition, O'Brien became Ron Atkinson's last signing as manager of Manchester United. He joined the Reds for an initial fee of -50,000.
Alex Ferguson took over from Atkinson as manager in November 1986, and O'Brien made his debut in the 1986-87 season, making nine appearances. The majority of his appearances in the 1987-88 season were as a substitute, and that summer, frustrated by lack of first-team opportunities, he joined Newcastle United in a -275,000 move after 36 appearances (31 in the League) & two goals for Manchester United.
His career at St James' Park brought mixed fortunes. O'Brien suffered relegation from the top flight in the 1988-89 season. However, he played a major role as Newcastle won the First Division title in 1993, making 33 appearances and scoring six goals.
O'Brien found himself surplus to requirements as Newcastle rejoined the top flight and subsequently made a -350,000 move to Tranmere Rovers after a successful loan period. After Tranmere, he signed for Cork City, where he played in the UEFA Cup before returning to Bohemians in 2000 as player-coach. He enjoyed some great European nights during this season as Bohs knocked out Aberdeen and beat Kaiserslautern. He also played a part as Bohs won the League and Cup Double before hanging up his boots. He then went on to be assistant manager at Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers.
O'Brien was also a Republic of Ireland international, winning his first cap while still at Shamrock Rovers. In all he won 16 caps as well as an U23 cap and was part of the 1988 European Championship squad.
O'Brien is currently assistant manager of Bohemians.
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'''Claude Davis''' (born 6 March 1979) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a centre back. He is currently playing for Crystal Palace after having his contract terminated at Derby County.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Davis captained Portmore United to the Jamaican National Premier League title in 2002/03.
He signed for Preston North End from Portmore United in July 2003, initially on loan for the 2003-04 season before concluding a permanent deal at Deepdale in March 2004.
On 14 June 2006, he signed on a four-year deal with Sheffield United for a club record -3 million, with up to -500,000 to follow based on his appearances for the Blades. However, he missed the start of the Premier League season after sustaining a knee cartilage injury in a friendly against Notts County in August 2006 at Meadow Lane. Later in the season, he hit the headlines for a disagreement with Ade Akinbiyi at the training ground, which was later resolved. In total he made 22 league and cup appearances for the Blades.
On 6 July 2007, newly promoted Derby County agreed a -3million transfer for Davis with Sheffield United, subject to a medical and work permit, signed a four-year contract on the same day.
Davis reunited with former Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock by signing a loan deal to play for Crystal Palace. During a match against Cardiff City he was involved in a challenge with Roger Johnson that left the latter in hospital, resulting in a three match ban for violent conduct, ending his loan spell at the Eagles.
That summer, Davis was expected to move to Palace on a permanent basis, but unfortunately for both him and the club, The Football League placed a transfer embargo onto the club due to unpaid bonuses to former players, and Davis remained a Derby played until the end of August (when the embargo was lifted), joining the Eagles on a two-year contract on the final day of the transfer window.
Davis has made 62 international appearances for Jamaica, scoring two goals.
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'''Garry Alan Monk''' (born 6 March 1979 in Bedford, England) is an English professional footballer, currently playing as a central defender for Swansea City. He has played for England at Under-17 level.
Garry Monk began his career as a trainee with Torquay United, making five appearances during the 1995-96 season, whilst still a trainee. At the end of that season he moved to Southampton to complete his apprenticeship and turned professional with ''The Saints'' in May 1997.
Monk returned to Torquay on loan in September 1998 and on returning to the Dell, immediately broke into the first team squad, making his first team dbut against Derby County on 28 November 1998 in place of the injured Ken Monkou. In September 1999, he had a loan spell at Stockport County, before being recalled to the first team for two matches in January 2000.
He later had a loan spell at Oxford United (in January 2001), but was recalled from Oxford by Glenn Hoddle during to an injury crisis amongst the Southampton defenders. In May 2001, he started in both of the last two home games at The Dell, against Manchester United and Arsenal, both of which resulted in victories.
Monk had a longer loan spell with Sheffield Wednesday (from December 2002 to March 20) with a view to a permanent transfer, which failed to materialise after Wednesday's relegation to Division Two. He eventually left the Saints in February 2004, signing for Barnsley on a free transfer, having been on loan for the previous three months. He struggled to settle in at Oakwell and moved to Swansea City on a free transfer in June 2004
Monk helped the Swans to promotion in his first season and the League One play-offs in his second. In August 2006, it was announced he would become the captain for the forthcoming season. However, just two games into the 2006-07 season, he picked up a cruciate ligament injury in an innocuous-looking challenge with Scunthorpe striker Andy Keogh, which ruled him out for the whole campaign and with his contract running out at the end of the season his future was in doubt.
Monk made a massive come back at the beginning of the 2007-08 season as skipper and came back strong putting in brilliant performances almost every game he played and got one important goal at home to Leeds United helping the Swans to the Second Tier of Football (Coca Cola Championship) for the first time in 24 years and got his hands on the League One title at Brighton to go with it.
At the end of Swansea's promotion-winning 2007-08 season, he signed a new two-year contract.
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'''Jacob Thaysen-Laursen''' (born October 6, 1971) is a Danish retired professional football (soccer) player, who played as a defender. He most notably played for English club Derby County and won the Danish Superliga championship with Silkeborg IF and F.C. Copenhagen. He played 25 matches for the Danish national team, with whom he won the 1995 King Fahd Cup and participated in the 1996 European Championship and 1998 FIFA World Cup tournaments.
Born in Vejle, Jacob Laursen spent his childhood years playing for Vejle Kammeraterne and Vejle Boldklub (VB). He made his senior debut for VB in July 1989, and was named 1989 Danish ''under-19 Player of the Year''. He played at VB until the club was relegated to the secondary Danish 1st Division league in the summer 1992.
Laursen represented Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he played full time in Denmark's three matches before elimination. After the Olympics, Laursen moved to Silkeborg IF, and he went on to captain the Danish under-21 national team. Laursen won the 1994 Danish Superliga championship with Silkeborg IF, and made his Danish national team debut in January 1995. He was selected for the 1995 King Fahd Cup by Danish national team manager Richard Mller Nielsen, and went on to play in every game of the tournament, which Denmark won. He also played a single game for the Danish national team at the 1996 European Championship.
In July 1996, Laursen moved abroad to play for English club Derby County in a transfer deal worth -500,000. He spent four seasons at Derby, playing more than 100 games for the club. He was a part of the Danish national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but played unimpressively in his single match participation at the tournament. In March 2000, he decided to end his national team career under national team manager Bo Johansson. Laursen cited personal reasons, as well as the booing he received by Danish spectators when he came on as a substitute for his 25th national team game in November 1999. While he did not win over the Danish public, Laursen was selected as team captain for Derby in a number of games and was voted 2000 ''Derby County Player of the Year''.
In the summer 2000, Laursen moved back to Denmark, in order to be closer to his kids. He signed a contract with F.C. Copenhagen (FCK), moving to the club on a free transfer. In his first year at FCK, the club won the 2001 Superliga championship under manager Roy Hodgson. Before the new season, Laursen criticized FCK for a lack of professionalism and he left the club in January 2002. He moved back to England to play for Leicester City, in a -400,000 transfer deal. He played ten games for Leicester, before his relationship with the club turned sour. After two months in Leicester, he underwent a month-long loan deal with English club Wolverhampton, before being loaned out to Aarhus GF in Denmark for the remainder of the 2001-02 season. He was loaned out to Greek club PAOK Salonika for the entire 2002-03 season, but eventually refused to play for the club. In November 2002, Laursen was given a free transfer by Leicester, who were struggling economically, and he left the club.
He signed a contract with Austrian team Rapid Wien, but he was dropped from the team in April 2003. He moved back to Denmark to play on an amateur basis in September 2003, and enlisted at childhood club Vejle Boldklub in the Danish 1st Division. Laursen signed a contract with division rivals FC Fredericia in July 2004, and played with the club until he ended his career in September 2005.
-DOCSTART-	5570339
'''Martin Hiden''' (born 11 March 1973 in Stainz) is an Austrian football player, who currently plays for SK Austria Krnten as a central defender.
He played for clubs such as Sturm Graz, SV Salzburg (where he claimed his first league title) , Rapid Wien, Leeds United (England) and Austria Wien. He was the first-ever Austrian outfield player (goalkeeper Alex Manninger joined Arsenal London in 1997) in the English Premier League, joining Leeds United in 1998. Since 2003 he plays for Rapid again, again winning the Austrian championship in 2005.
In 2006 he was announced as the new captain of Rapid (after a short period with goalkeeper Helge Payer as captain, who didn't feel comfortable in the role that was given to him after the departure of Steffen Hofmann), and in 2007, after the injuries of Andreas Ivanschitz and Martin Stranzl, he was also made captain of the national team for two matches.
He made his debut for Austria in a March 1998 friendly match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup but did not play. He earned 50 caps, scoring one goal. He also was part of the squad at EURO 2008.
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'''Leslie William Allen''' (born Dagenham, Essex, 4 September 1937) was an English footballer and manager.
As a player, 16 year-old Les Allen made his senior football debut in February 1953 for Briggs Sports in an unforgettable FA Amateur cup quarter final tie at Victoria Road, Dagenham against the holders Pegasus, the great amateur team of the 1950s, a match which the Dagenham works team won 3-0 with Les scoring one and making the other two. Les was an apprentice at Fords and eventually signed as an amateur for Chelsea in September 1954. He was an exciting centre-forward who scored 11 goals in 44 league appearances, before joining Tottenham Hotspur in December 1959. He was a member of Tottenham's double winning side of 1960-61, forming a lethal goalscoring partnership with Bobby Smith. He scored 47 goals in 119 appearances, but lost his place upon the arrival of Jimmy Greaves.
He joined Queens Park Rangers in July 1965 and scored 55 goals in 123 starts and five substitute appearances. He was a member of the Q.P.R. team who became the first Third Division side to win the League Cup. After a spell managing Q.P.R. from 1969 to 1971, he retired from playing and joined Swindon Town as a scout. He was promoted to the manager's position in November 1972, upon the departure of Dave Mackay. Following an unsuccessful tenure he was sacked in February 1974 and he later managed in Salonika in Greece.
Allen is now a model manufacturer who lives with his wife part of the year in Hornchurch, Essex, and part, in the quiet village of Souni in Cyprus just outside of Limasol. His brother Dennis, sons Clive and Bradley, and nephews Martin and Paul all played football professionally. His grandson Oliver, son of Clive, continues the family tradition and currently plays for Stevenage Borough.
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Born in Dagenham, Allen represented Charlton Athletic (1956-1961), Reading (1961-1970) and Bournemouth (1970-1971) as an inside-forward. He scored 89 goals in 358 league appearances. Dennis went on to be Player Manager at Cheltenham Town.
His brother Les (b.1937), son Martin (b.1965), grandson Charlie Allen (b.1992), great-nephew Oliver (b.1986) and nephews Bradley (b.1971), Clive (b.1961) and Paul Allen (b.1962) all played football professionally. Martin went on to manage Cheltenham Town himself.
-DOCSTART-	5572300
'''Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa''' (born 10 May 1982 in London) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Football League Two side Northampton Town.
He is a large and imposing forward with a sometimes physical style.
As a teenager, Akinfenwa joined the Lithuanian club FK Atlantas on the advice of his agent, whose Lithuanian wife's brother knew a member of the coaching staff there.
In July 2004, Akinfenwa changed clubs again, signing for Torquay United. He scored 14 league goals during the 2004-05 season but was unable to help the club avoid relegation to League Two. He refused to sign a new contract with Torquay at the end of the season.
In July 2005, Akinfenwa moved to Swansea City, who were ordered to pay an -85,000 fee as compensation. He scored the winning goal in the 2006 Football League Trophy final, in which Swansea beat Carlisle United 2-1. He also helped Swansea reach the League One promotion play-off final in his first season. After a 2-2 draw, the match went to a penalty shoot-out but Akinfenwa was one of two Swansea players to miss with their penalties, granting promotion to Barnsley. He was a regular the following season, until a broken right leg in the 2-0 defeat at home to Scunthorpe United ended his season. This followed a fractured left shin the previous October.
At the end of the 2006-07 season, he rejected a new contract with Swansea, and agreed to sign for Swindon Town on 29 June 2007. However he failed a medical.
On 30 May 2008, Akinfenwa signed a new one-year contract at Northampton despite declared interest from Leyton Orient and Grimsby Town.
Bayo was controversially sent off 24 February 2009 in the game at Brighton & Hove Albion for 'grappling and wrestling violently on the ground'. The club took this to a FA appeal, with the support of Brighton. The appeal failed and Bayo was consequently banned for an extra fourth match, as the FA felt the appeal was 'frivolous'. This has led to Northampton considering whether it is worth appealing against any other future bans.
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'''Robert Alfred Smith''' (born 22 February 1933, Lingdale, North Yorkshire, England) was an English footballer.
Bobby Smith was a barnstorming centre-forward but also had flair. He represented Chelsea (1950-1955), Tottenham Hotspur (1955-1964) and Brighton & Hove Albion (1964-1965), scoring 218 goals in 376 league appearances. He won 15 full international caps and scored 13 goals for England, which included two goals in the 9-3 defeat of Scotland at Wembley in 1961.
He was an integral part of Bill Nicholson's famous The Double winning Tottenham team of 1960/1961 (scoring in the final of the FA Cup), which went onto retain the FA Cup in the 1962 FA Cup Final (scoring in the FA Cup Final again) and win the 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Smith published a book in 2002 to celebrate his achievements. Here is a quote from the blurb in the cover:
He was Spurs' top marksman in their double-winning season with 33 goals in total, having earlier (in 1957-58) equalled Ted Harper's 1930-31 seasonal record haul of 36 league goals.
His winning goal, a flying header against Wolves (Top of the league at that time) at home on Boxing day 1960 was one of the best of his career.
Smith also hit 13 goals in 15 full international appearances for England (1960-63).}}
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'''Andre Leander Arendse''' (born June 27, 1967 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper.
He played mostly for Oxford United, Fulham FC (both England), Cape Town Spurs, Santos, Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United. He is also a co-presenter with SuperSport, South Africa's sporting channel(s).
He played for South Africa national football team. He was initially in the 1998 FIFA World Cup squad, but had to pull out due to injury. His replacement Paul Evans also withdrew through injury and was replaced by Simon Gopane, who was the first-ever goalkeeper to wear number 23 in the finals. He was later a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and retired from his international career in 2004.
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'''Mark Williams''' (born August 11, 1966) is a South African football (soccer) player.
He played for many clubs, including Corinthians (Brazil),
He played for the South Africa national football team (23 caps/9 goals).
In the 1996 African Cup of Nations, he was joint top scorer with 5 goals, and scored both goals in the final, in which South Africa beat Tunisia 2-0.
As of December 2006 he is playing for South African Beach Soccer team.
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Ludlow began her football career early, first playing with a boy's team before moving to a women's team. At the age of 15, Ludlow won her first senior Wales cap. After dropping out of a scholarship in the United States, Ludlow moved to London and joined Arsenal LFC. She has stayed with the club ever since, and has become their vice-captain.
:1992-93, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06.
:1992-93, 1994-95, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2008-09.
:1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2004-05.
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'''Georgios "George" Koumantarakis''' (born 27 March 1974 in Athens, Greece) is a retired South African football player of Greek descent. He was born in Athens, Greece but grew up in Durban, South Africa.
He is mostly remembered for his time at FC Basel where he played in the Swiss Super League and UEFA Champions League. He played for the South African national team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
George Koumantarakis started out at South African team AmaZulu F.C. in 1992. He left the club after 6 months, however, to join Manning Rangers where he won the South African title. He joined one of South Africa's most successful teams, Supersport United FC, in 1996 for a then record South African club to club transfer. He was a success at Supersport and his big move to Europe came in 1998 when he signed for Swiss club FC Luzern. He had a good debut European season in Luzern and did enough to impress Christian Gross, manager of Swiss giants FC Basel. He spent the next three seasons at Basel, playing over 90 games and scoring 38 goals. His period at Basel was undoubtably the best of his career, winning national titles and playing in European competitions culminating in him appearing in the champions league in 2002/2003 season.Basel went on to the final group phase of the competition that year. A move to England was on the cards next for Koumantarakis, signing for Championship outfit Preston North End in 2002. He was a big signing for Preston but failed to live up to expectations as he was injured on international duty after helping Preston recover from 18th in the log to just off the play off places. He left Preston for German club Rot-Wei Erfurt in the 2004/05 season but his time there was plagued by injury and he only played a handful of games. Erfurt released Koumantarakis at the end of the season and he signed for SpVgg Greuther Frth. He retired without playing a game for Frth after failing to overcome his persistent knee injury.
George Koumantarakis played for the South African national team from 1997 until injury started to plague his career in 2004. He was drafted into the squad often but was usually a reserve behind the likes of Benni McCarthy and Sibusiso Zuma. He made his international debut against Congo, in a 2-0 defeat, on the 6 April 1997 and played his last last game for ''Bafana Bafana'' on the 20 June 2004 in a 3-0 defeat to Ghana. The high point of his international career was playing at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea & Japan where he made a substitute appearance in all three of South Africa's group matches.
In total, he accumulated 13 caps scoring one goal.
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'''Jehad Abdussalam Muntasser''' (born 26 July 1978) is a Libyan football midfielder who, as of the 2006/2007 season plays for Treviso.
Muntasser started his career at Italian side Pro Sesto, before being signed by English Premier League side Arsenal in 1997. He made one brief appearance for Arsenal's first team, coming on as an extra time substitute in the 119th minute of a League Cup match against Birmingham City on October 14, 1997. He was sold to Bristol City in January 1998 but was released by them on a free transfer in the summer of 1999 without playing a first-team game.
After his release he returned to Italy and has since played for a string of Serie C and Serie B clubs - Viterbese (1999-2000), Catania (2000-01), L'Aquila (2001-02), Triestina (2002-04), Perugia (2004-05) - before joining newly-promoted Serie A side Treviso in 2005. Treviso however were relegated on their first season back at the top, and started the 2006-07 season back in Serie B. He was released on free transfer by his club on January 2007, and later signed for a Qatar club, Al-Wakra Sports Club, in January 2008 Jehad Signed 6 Month for Al Ittihad of Libya.
He was a member of the Libyan 2006 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.
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'''Derrick Vivian "Des" Hamilton''' (born 15 August 1976 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a retired English professional footballer.
Hamilton came through the youth ranks at Bradford City as a promising youngster. He made his debut, aged 17, in the league at home to Barnet on 3 May 1994 scoring in a 2-1 win. He was a main feature in the team for the following two seasons and helped City to promotion from Division Two in 1995-96. He scored in the play-off semi-finals at Blackpool as City turned round a 2-0 first leg deficit into a 3-2 aggregate win before scoring the club's first goal at Wembley in the 2-0 play-off final victory over Notts County.
City struggled to adapt to life in Division One the following season but Hamilton was attracting the scouts to Valley Parade. He eventually signed for Newcastle United before the March transfer window for -2m. It is still a club record fee received by Bradford, jointly shared by Andy O'Brien who also left for Newcastle four years later.
Hamilton struggled to break into the first team at Newcastle United though he again scored on his debut in a League Cup victory over Hull City
He left St James' Park in 2001 for Cardiff City. His career has since taken him to Grimsby Town and Barnet. His career has been blighted by injury and he soon turned his back on professional football. Instead he returned home and now plays in amateur football in Bradford.
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'''Arthur Edwin Bottom''' (Born 28 February 1930 in Sheffield, England) is an English former footballer in the 1950s and 1960s. He played as a striker, and had a tremendously high goals to game ratio during his career, playing at several clubs; most notably York City and Newcastle United.
Bottom's career in Football started with Sheffield YMCA before he was snapped up by local club; Sheffield United as a junior.
In the 1954-55 season Bottom's football career fully took off as he was signed by York City, the club where he would play much of his football during his career. During his first season he notched up a total of 39 cup and league goals, an all-time club record for a single season.
He was a prominent figure in York City's historic FA Cup run during the 1954-55 season. City reached the FA Cup semi-finals against Newcastle United that year; during the match Bottom scored an equaliser for York after Vic Keeble had put the Magpies in front, the game ended 1-1, and a replay followed. City eventually lost the replay, 2-0. In all Bottom scored 8 goals during that FA Cup tournament.
The following season Bottom scored 33 goals in total for City. Bottom, along with Billy Fenton, holds the club record at York for most league goals scored in a season, notching up 31 goals in the league during the aforementioned season. Bottom is the 6th all-time top scorer at York City with a total of 105 goals from his 158 appearances for the club.
He is considered by York City fans as one of the club's all-time top (if not ''the'', top) heroes, largely because of his contribution in the FA Cup during 1954-55, which remains the club's biggest accomplishment to date. As a mark of affection and esteem the daily electronic newsletter sent to York City supporters worldwide is titled 'There's Only One Arthur Bottom'.
In 1958, Newcastle United ironically signed Bottom from York City for a fee of -4,500. He was brought in to help the club who were in a relegation battle at the time, he scored 7 goals in 8 appearances (including 2 on his debut) for the club that season, which indeed helped save them avoid the drop.
Despite his success at the club, the following season he only made 3 more appearances (and scored 3 more goals) before he was sold off to Chesterfield for -5,000.
He moved to Boston United for the 1960-61 season, he finished the season as the club's top scorer, with 17 goals. Bottom later played for Alfreton Town in the Midland League.
Currently Bottom is enjoying his retirement in the Sheffield area.
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York City Football Club is an English association football club based in York, North Yorkshire and currently play in the Conference National. The club was first elected to play in the Midland League in 1922 and after seven seasons were elected to play in the Football League. After 75 years of League membership, relegation to the Football Conference occurred in 2004 and this is where the club remain. The club's first team has competed in numerous nationally-organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below. Some players who have played fewer matches are also listed; this includes winners of the Clubman of the Year award, which is voted by supporters of the club, holders of a club record and players who gained international caps whilst with the club.
Barry Jackson holds the record for York appearances, having played 539 matches between 1958 and 1970, and is followed by Andy McMillan with 492 between 1987 and 1999.
The goalscoring record is held by Norman Wilkinson, with 143 goals, scored between 1954 and 1966.
As of 26 April 2009, 128 players have reached the milestone of 100 senior appearances for the club. Four, David McGurk, Daniel Parslow, Richard Brodie and Ben Purkiss still play for the club.
Players are listed according to the year of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics are correct as of 16 January 2010.
:A. Appearances and goals in the Midland League, Football League (including play-offs), Conference National (including play-offs), FA Cup, Football League Cup, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, FA Trophy and Conference League Cup and the now-defunct Football League Third Division North Cup.
:B. Holds the club record for goals scored in a season, with 56 total and 49 league goals in the 1928-29 season.
:C. Holds the club record for goals scored in a game, with five in a 6-1 victory against Rotherham United in the Third Division North on 20 November 1948.
:D. Phillips led the team to the semi-final of the FA Cup in the 1954-55 season.
:E. Holds the club record for total goals scored, 143, and league goals scored, 127, from 1954 to 1966.
:F. Wragg led the team to promotion from the Fourth Division in the 1958-59 season.
:G. Holds the club record for total appearances, 539, and league appearances, 482, from 1958 to 1970.
:H. Fountain led the team to the quarter-final of the League Cup in the 1961-62 season.
:I. Rudd led the team to promotion from the Fourth Division in the 1964-65 season.
:J. Holds the club record for being the first player to gain an international cap whilst with the club, after playing for the Republic of Ireland against Spain on 10 November 1965.
:K. Swallow led the team to promotion from the Fourth Division in the 1970-71 season and the Third Division in the 1973-74 season.
:L. Holds the club record for gaining the most international caps whilst with the club, with seven appearances for Northern Ireland.
:M. Jones led the team to win the Fourth Division in the 1983-84 season.
:N. Tutill led the team to the Second Division play-off semi-final in the 1993-94 season.
:O. Stancliffe led the team to win the Third Division play-off Final in the 1992-93 season.
:P. Holds the club record for the highest transfer fee paid by the club, -140,000, which was paid to Burnley on 28 December 1995.
:Q. Holds the club record for the highest transfer fee received by the club, -950,000, which was paid by Sheffield Wednesday on 25 March 1999.
:R. Panther led the team to the Conference National play-off semi-final in the 2006-07 season.
:S. Parslow led the team to the FA Trophy Final in the 2008-09 season.
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'''Edward John "Ted" MacDougall''' (born 8 January 1947 in Inverness) is a retired Scottish footballer who is currently coaching with Atlanta Silverbacks in the USA.
MacDougall was a prolific goalscorer who played for eight teams, scoring 256 goals in 535 League appearances and winning seven full international caps for Scotland.
In an FA Cup tie for Bournemouth, in November 1971, he scored nine goals in an 11-0 win against Margate. He formed a successful striking partnership with Phil Boyer at four of his clubs.
MacDougall was raised in Inverness, moving to Widnes, Cheshire, with his parents shortly after his 12th birthday. He subsequently became a sensation in a local men's amateur league, and worked as a trainee compositor on a local newspaper.
MacDougall joined Liverpool as a trainee in 1964 and, on the day he turned 19, he was offered a professional contract at Anfield by legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly. However, MacDougall did not make it at Liverpool, where Ian St. John, Roger Hunt and Tony Hateley shared the goal-scoring duties, and he only made one first-team appearance as a substitute in a UEFA Cup match.
In 1967 MacDougall left Liverpool to join fourth division York City for -5,000.
He quickly established himself as a prolific centre forward. He scored on his debut against Workington and went on to finish with 15 goals in his first season at Bootham Crescent.
In the following season MacDougall linked up for the first time with Phil Boyer who helped him score 19 times despite the fact that York were struggling near the bottom of the table.
Despite MacDougall's efforts - 40 goals in two seasons - York twice had to apply for re-election during his two seasons at the club
In the summer of 1969, manager Freddie Cox brought in three new strikers at Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (which was later named AFC Bournemouth, in an attempt to make the club seem more go ahead and "continental"). One of the new strikers, Ted MacDougall, was to become the legendary "SuperMac". A bargain -10,000 was paid to the Minstermen for MacDougall's signature.
Despite MacDougall's signing, and the 21 league goals he contributed, the Cherries were relegated to the 4th Division in 1970 and Freddie Cox was sacked by the then chairman Harold Walker.
In came the colourful boss John Bond who, at first, didn't rate MacDougall. But by October, he had netted 16 goals helping the team to climb to the top of the table. That season also saw the club record for the number of goals scored in a game smashed as SuperMac put six past Oxford City in an FA Cup replay that eventually finished 8-1.
In December 1970, on MacDougall-s recommendation, Bond snapped up Phil Boyer from York City to be re-united with MacDougall. The pairing helped Bournemouth and Boscombe to promotion in second place, with MacDougall scoring 42 league goals, many of them with his "trademark" flying or diving headers.
On their return to Division 3 in the 1971-72 season, and with the new name change to A.F.C Bournemouth implemented, Bournemouth finished in third place in Division 3, narrowly missing a second successive promotion at a time when only two clubs went up.
On 20 November 1971, Ted MacDougall netted nine goals in Bournemouth's 11-0 victory over Margate in the first round of the FA Cup. MacDougall scored five in the first half - at which point the Margate boss jokingly asked Bond to substitute their tormentor - and another four after the interval. This is still the largest-ever individual haul of goals by any player in a FA Cup match.
MacDougall was becoming hot property with 35 league goals to his name. Aside from his Margate exploits, he also hit the headlines in February of that season for his spectacular flying header away to Aston Villa in front of 48,000 supporters and the Match of the Day cameras.
Wolves, West Ham, Coventry and Crystal Palace were all chasing the striker over the summer of 1972 but MacDougall stayed and pledged his loyalty to Bournemouth. But in September 1972, John Bond received an offer he couldn't refuse when Manchester United offered -200,000 for MacDougall (which was a Third Division transfer record at the time).
So after an amazing 126 goals in just 165 appearances for the Cherries, one of the club-s most prolific strikers packed his bags and headed for Lancashire.
Whilst at Bournemouth, MacDougall also demonstrated his entrepreneurial flair by starting his own business - a sports shop in Boscombe called "Ted MacDougall Sports", with another branch opened in Poole later on. The Boscombe branch was given a grand opening by Geoff Hurst.
He is still revered by the present generation of Bournemouth fans at Dean Court where couples can be married in the Fitness First Stadium's "MacDougall Suite", opened in honour of the club's one and only living legend.
In 1972, MacDougall moved to Old Trafford after Manchester United offered Bournemouth -200,000 for his services.
At this time, United were struggling to replace their legendary manager Matt Busby who had passed control over to Wilf McGuinness, but had then returned before handing over to Frank O'Farrell, the man who actually signed MacDougall. United were facing similar problems on the pitch trying to replace players such as Denis Law and Bobby Charlton who were now past their prime, and George Best was also getting more and more out of control.
MacDougall - a young man who had been happy to stay with little Bournemouth and burdened with the responsibility of a massive transfer fee - stepped into this turmoil. Unfortunately, within weeks of his arrival O'Farrell had left the club to be replaced by Tommy Docherty.
Although MacDougall scored on his debut at Old Trafford against Birmingham City, the rest of his time with Manchester United is best forgotten.
Before the season was over MacDougall had left Old Trafford, transferred to West Ham United, as Docherty, with typical impatience, set out to fashion a new United. In his brief time at United he scored five goals in only eighteen games.
Things did not work out for MacDougall during his short stay at West Ham either, which ended after a dressing room punch up with Billy Bonds following a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Leeds.
In 1973, MacDougall moved to Norwich City where he was reunited with John Bond, who had managed him at Bournemouth, together with several of his former Dean Court colleagues. (Bond's move to Norwich and subsequent "raiding" of his old club's best players caused great angst at the time and is still remembered.) Most importantly, he linked up again with Phil Boyer who had played alongside MacDougall to such effect at both Bournemouth and York. MacDougall's direct power was superbly fed by Boyer's sharp thought and quick movement as the pair once more revelled in each other's company.
It is also probable that the quieter nature of life at Carrow Road was also more to MacDougall's taste compared to the glare of publicity in Manchester and London.
At the end of the 1973-74 season the Canaries were relegated to the Second Division, although in the following season they not only regained their First Division status but also reached the final of the League Cup.
In the semi-final Norwich defeated MacDougall's former club Manchester United (who were also spending a season in the Second Division). The final against Aston Villa was a tense, scrappy affair in which MacDougall had few scoring opportunities, with Villa winning 1-0. It would be MacDougall's only cup final appearance.
At the end of the 1974-75 season MacDougall was given his only run in the Scottish national side. He made a scoring debut in Sweden and managed three goals in seven games before being, somewhat harshly, passed over as competition for places in the Scottish team was fairly intense at this time.
In the 1975-76 season, Norwich were able to maintain their First Division place with MacDougall contributing 23 goals, making him the division's top scorer. Highlights include two hat tricks for MacDougall in the space of four games.
Despite this, however, in the autumn of 1976 MacDougall moved on to second division Southampton to work with charismatic manager Lawrie McMenemy (then re-building the side) for -50,000 and Kevin Reeves was signed for the same sum from Bournemouth to replace him.
At Southampton, managed by Lawrie McMenemy, he scored 23 league goals in his first season playing alongside other talented players such as Mick Channon and Peter Osgood, although they were unable to gain promotion to Division One.
In the 1976-77 season MacDougall had his only taste of European football as the Saints progressed to the quarter finals of the Cup Winners Cup before losing to Belgian team Anderlecht although MacDougall did score the winner in a 2-1 victory in the second leg at The Dell.
In the following season (1977-78), Southampton were finally promoted back to Division One. By now MacDougall had once again renewed his partnership with Phil Boyer, with the pair scoring an astonishing 31 of the team's 70 league goals.
Once Southampton had secured their place back in the First Division, MacMenemy deemed MacDougall "surplus to requirements" - rumoured to have been encouraged to do so by MacDougall himself who was finding himself a tad "off the pace" as his career progressed towards its culmination, and he was transferred back to his "happy hunting ground", Dean Court.
In November 1978, six years after departing, MacDougall rejoined the Cherries, under manager John Benson, on a free transfer from Southampton. Benson was soon replaced by Alec Stock and things were on the up after his first game, in which the Cherries thumped Doncaster 7-1, but the good fortune didn't continue as Bournemouth finished a terrible season in 18th place. As is often the case with prodigal sons and their return home, MacDougall's second spell at Bournemouth was not as prolific with just 16 goals from 50 appearances.
This table shows the importance of MacDougall and his strike partner Phil Boyer for the various clubs where they teamed up.
In February 1980, MacDougall left Bournemouth to join Alan Ball's Blackpool as player-coach until October 1980 and thereafter was restricted to occasional matches in non-league football at Salisbury City, Poole Town and Gosport Borough.
He was for a period the landlord of the Mill Arms public house at Dunbridge, Hampshire.
When he had finished playing at non-league level, he went to live in Vancouver, Canada where he became a successful property developer.
In June 1998 he rejoined Alan Ball as Reserve Team coach at Portsmouth, but was sacked with Ball on 14 December 1999.
MacDougall is now based in Atlanta, United States, where he is coaching youth teams with the Atlanta Silverbacks. He is the youth Director of Coaching at the club.
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'''Vicente Engonga Mat''' (born October 20, 1965 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a former Spanish football player of Equatorial Guinean descent.
A central midfielder who on occasion filled in at sweeper, he also played for Spain, and was a participant at the 2000 European Championship. He is the older brother of another former footballer, scar Engonga.
Engonga spent his childhood in the Cantabria region, where his father was a footballer. He started his senior career with local lower league club RS Gimnstica de Torrelavega, and then played for CF Sporting Mahons.
In 1991, Engonga moved to Real Valladolid in the Spanish first division championship. In his first year, the club was relegated to the second division, and Engonga left to Celta de Vigo, with whom he was finalist of the 1994 Spanish Cup.
In the summer 1994, Engonga was bought by league powerhouse Valencia CF, where he played three seasons. After a shaky start, he appeared in 35 contests in 1996-97, although the ''Che'' finished 10th. Subsequently, he moved to RCD Mallorca, under Hctor Cper's supervision.
With Mallorca, Engonga displayed his best football, helping the Balearic Islands outfit win the 1998 Spanish Supercup, beating FC Barcelona 3-1 on aggregate. On September 23, 1998, he made his debut with the Spanish national team, against Russia, and scored his first and only goal in May 1999, against Croatia. Also that year, Engonga reached the final of the Cup Winners' Cup, losing 1-2 to Italian team S.S. Lazio.
In 2000, Engonga was picked by Spain for the UEFA Euro 2000. He played one match at the tournament, against Slovenia, which was the last game of his national team career, where he collected 14 caps. Engonga was also a part of the Mallorca team which qualified for the 2001-02 Champions League, the first participation in club history. During the previous league season, he netted twice in 31 league contests, and Mallorca finished third.
In 2002, Engonga's contract with Mallorca expired, and he moved to second division's Real Oviedo where he played for six months, before moving abroad in January 2003, signing a six-month loan deal with English club Coventry City FC, in the country's second level. At the end of the season, he retired, almost 38.
During his career, Engonga also represented the unofficial Cantabria autonomous football team.After retiring, he joined the coaching staff at Real Mallorca. In August 2008, he was appointed manager of Equatorial Guinea.
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'''Andrew Stuart "Andy" Dawson''' (born 20 October 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a defender.
Born in Northallerton, Dawson is a defender who joined Hull City on 16 May 2003 on a free transfer from Scunthorpe United. He is the elder brother of Michael Dawson (currently at Tottenham Hotspur) and Kevin Dawson (formerly of Chesterfield). Like his brothers, Andy started his professional career at Nottingham Forest, but he made only one senior appearance for them before moving to Scunthorpe.
After moving to Hull City, he was manager Peter Taylor's first choice at left-back during the two promotion seasons 2003-04 and 2004-05, and played regularly in the Championship in 2005-06 until picking up an injury. He is renowned for his long-range shots, particularly from free-kicks.
He was named Hull City's Player Of The Year in the 2006-07 season.
Along with teammates Ian Ashbee, Boaz Myhill and Ryan France he joins an elite band of players to have taken their club up through four divisions.
In 2008 Dawson completed Soccer AM's Crossbar Challenge.
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'''Leon Terence Anthony Cort''' (born September 11, 1979 in Southwark) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Stoke City of the Premier League. He is a defender who wears the number 5 shirt for the Potters. He is of Guyanese descent, and is the younger brother of Carl Cort.
Born in South London, Cort began his career at local non-league side Dulwich Hamlet. He was invited by Mick Beard to trial at Millwall before signing pro-forms with his local league club Millwall in 1998. His career at The New Den never really took off, and after a loan spell at Forest Green Rovers and Stevenage Borough he joined Southend United on a free transfer. While at Southend Cort earned rave reviews and was tipped for greater things. He became a regular in the side, achieving a remarkable feat of appearing in 130 consecutive league matches without missing any through injury or suspension.
In May 2004 Hull City manager Peter Taylor said he would be interested in signing Cort. Cort moved to newly-promoted Hull City in the summer of 2004, again on a free transfer. Hull were promoted again that season, to The Championship, and in this division Cort excelled himself as Hull survived comfortably. In a game between Hull and Carl's team at the time Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2006, Leon scored for Hull and Carl scored for Wolves.
At the end of that season manager Peter Taylor departed to Crystal Palace and made Cort his first signing for -1.25m, and gave him a return to his native South London. He again impressed and became popular with the Palace fans, winning the Player of the Year Award in 2007. The following season started poorly for the Eagles and saw Taylor sacked and replaced by Neil Warnock, and Cort soon departed on loan to Stoke City, with a view to making it a full-time transfer, which was completed for a fee of -1.2m, making him the Potters' record signing. Ironically, Cort's last game for Palace was at Selhurst Park against Stoke. Cort's career at the Britannia Stadium began very well, with assured performances being complimented by a remarkable tally of eight goals in just six months from the defender.
The most remarkable statistic of Cort's career is his record of cards. Cort was last given a yellow card in one of his last outings for Southend in April 2004, and has not been booked or sent off in any of the over 150 competitive games he has featured in for Southend, Hull, Palace and Stoke since then.
''Statistics accurate as of match played October 2009.''
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'''Damien Delaney''' (born July 20, 1981 in Cork) is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing for Ipswich Town.
Delaney attended Coliste Chrost R and began his footballing career at local club Cork City.
He was brought to England by Peter Taylor at Leicester City, where he made eight Premiership appearances. Taylor later made Delaney his first signing for Hull City, on October 17, 2002, for a fee of -50,000.
After a rocky start to his career at Hull, during which time he was tried in midfield and at left-back, Delaney was played regularly at centre-back and began to grow in stature and consistency. He was voted Player Of The Year in the 2003-04 promotion-winning season, additionally his strike against Rochdale was voted Goal Of The Season.
In the 2005-06 season in the Championship, he played mainly at centre-back, but also at left-back when two players in that position were injured, and in midfield when the manager felt that more height and solidity were required. This versatility made him a key asset to the Tigers squad.
Delaney was the last Hull City player to score a goal at their old ground Boothferry Park, prior to their move to the Kingston Communications Stadium.
===Queens Park Rangers and international recognition===
On January 17, 2008 Delaney signed a three-and-a-half-year deal for Queens Park Rangers F.C.. On March 8, 2008 Delaney scored his first goal for QPR in a 2-1 away defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.
On May 13, 2008, he was called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the first time by new manager Giovanni Trappatoni.
On July 2, 2009, Delaney signed for Ipswich Town on a two-year contract for a fee of -750,000, -250,000 if Ipswich reach the play-offs and an extra -100,000 after he has made 50 appearances for the club.
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'''Omar Daley''' (born 25 April 1981) is a Jamaican footballer, who plays as a winger for Bradford City in England's League Two. He has also played for the Jamaican national side winning more than 50 caps. Daley was born in Kingston, Jamaica, has played for Portmore United in his homeland, Charleston Battery, in the United States, and had loan spells with English sides Reading and Preston North End.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Daley's football career started at Glenmuir High School but was overlooked by many of the clubs in his home.
In June 2005, he helped Portmore win the Jamaican National Premier League, with a 2-1 aggregate score in the play-off final against Tivoli Gardens. The first leg finished 1-1, but Daley scored the only goal in the second leg to give his side victory.
In March 2006, Daley and compatriot Shane Crawford moved to the United States to play for Charleston Battery on a two-year contract.
After just ten months at Charleston, Daley returned to England when he signed for Bradford City on an 18-month deal to link up with fellow Jamaican internationals Donovan Ricketts and Jermaine Johnson,
He became a regular under new manager Stuart McCall failing to start just one game in the first half of the 2007-08 season but he scored only one goal which came against Chester City,
Daley helped City to the top of the table at the start of the following season, before a drop in form saw them pushed back into the play-off places. Daley himself was rested following a personal punishing regime after playing for Jamaica, but scored his first goal of the season in a 2-1 defeat to Darlington when he came on as a substitute.
Daley returned to training late in the year, before making his first appearance on the field on 2 December in a reserve team fixture with Oldham Athletic.
Daley appeared for the Jamaican under 20s in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina, where they went out in the first round after losing two of their three group games.
Three of his goals came in successive games in 2003 including CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying victories against St Lucia and Haiti.
Daley can play on either right wing or left wing, the latter of which enables him to cut inside to shoot out on his right foot.
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'''Gary Walsh''' (born 21 March 1968 in Wigan) is a retired English footballer who played as goalkeeper with a number of clubs including Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Bradford City and Wigan Athletic. He became goalkeeping coach at Wigan under manager Paul Jewell before teaming back up with Jewell at Derby County. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Hartlepool United
Walsh left school in 1984 and signed for Wigan Athletic as an apprentice. He was originally a striker but was fielded as goalkeeper in a game being watched by a Manchester United scout. He was promptly offered an apprenticeship by Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson, and accepted the offer. He kept goal for United as they finished runners-up to neighbouring Manchester City in the 1986 FA Youth Cup.
Walsh was given a professional contract for the 1986-87 season (during which Ron Atkinson was sacked in favour of Alex Ferguson) and make his first-team debut soon after. He played 14 league games that season.
For a short time in the 1987-88 season, a 19-year-old Walsh was made first-choice goalkeeper after Gary Bailey retired due to injury and Chris Turner was dropped from the team. He played in 16 league games before his run in the first team was halted by a head injury sustained in a mid-season friendly in Bermuda, and a succession of further injuries ruled him out until the 1990-91 season. He was on the substitutes bench as United lifted the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that season, and the arrival of Peter Schmeichel that summer made his first-team opportunities even more limited.
The return of Les Sealey (who had been at United for 18 months until the end of the 1990-91 season) in January 1993 meant that Walsh was now third choice goalkeeper, and the following season he was transfer-listed. However, United won the league title that season with three matches to spare, and to prepare his best players for the FA Cup final, Alex Ferguson selected Walsh as goalkeeper for the final three league games of the season and Walsh's form was so impressive that he gained a new contract, while the veteran Les Sealey was released. Walsh was on the substitute's bench as United triumphed 4-0 over Chelsea in the FA Cup final on 14 May 1994 to complete the double.
While at Old Trafford, Walsh went on loan to Airdrieonians and Oldham Athletic.
A back injury suffered by Peter Schmeichel in November 1994 saw Walsh selected for 10 subsequent Premier League games, during which he conceded just 12 goals, while the Dane recovered. Walsh also played in several Football League Cup and European Cup games that season, though when Schmeichel returned to fitness Walsh was back on the substitute's bench or in the reserves. Had United won the league title that season, Walsh would have collected the first (and ultimately the only) league title winner's medal of his career as he had met the minimum requirement for appearances to gain the accolade, but United were beaten to the league title by Blackburn Rovers on the final day of the season when they failed to get the better of a West Ham United side who held them to a 1-1 draw in East London.
A little frustrated at the lack of first team opportunities available to him, Walsh moved to Middlesbrough (managed by his former team mate Bryan Robson) for -600,000 in August 1995, and played in 32 out of 38 Premier League games that season for a newly promoted side which went fourth in October but in the end could only manage a 12th place finish due to a terrible run of form during the winter. The following season, however, he managed just 12 league appearances due to the emergence of Ben Roberts and the arrival of Mark Schwarzer, and was not selected for the FA Cup final squad against Chelsea, who beat Boro 2-0. Walsh never played first team football for the Riverside club again.
He signed for Bradford City on loan in October 1997 before a -500,000 fee made the transfer permanent.
Walsh produced his best form in a number of years in the 1997-98 season and crowned a superb campaign by picking up the club's Player of the Year award. However, injury and the form of Matt Clarke saw Walsh fall out of favour at Bradford City.
After several troubled months, he emerged at the start of the 2000-01 season campaign fully fit and ready to fight for his place (he also went on loan to former club Middlesbrough during this time). He featured strongly over the next few years before joining Wigan Athletic in 2003 as back-up to John Filan. On Wigan's promotion to the Premier League in 2005, he signed a new one-year contract to see the club through their first as a top division side.
Having played three games in Wigan's Premier League debut season (in which they finished 10th in the league and were runners-up in the Football League Cup), Walsh announced his retirement from playing in the summer of 2006.
Walsh started his goalkeeping coach role during his playing time at Wigan, before taking it up on a permanent basis after he retired at the end of the 2005-06 season. He teamed up with former Wigan manager Paul Jewell at Derby County on 3 January 2008.
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'''Gareth''' "'''Gary'''" '''Taylor-Fletcher''' (formerly '''Gary Fletcher''') (born 4 June 1981) is an English professional footballer. He plays for Blackpool and is a midfielder who can also play as a forward.
He has been known as ''Gary Taylor-Fletcher'' since his marriage to Viv Taylor in June 2004.
Born in Liverpool he began his career playing semi-pro football, (as Gary Fletcher), with Conference National club Northwich Victoria in 1999 where he scored eleven goals in 43 appearances. On 16 March 2001 Taylor-Fletcher went on loan to Hull City who were then in the Third Division, the fourth tier of the Football League where he made five appearances in two months at the club.
On 8 June 2001 Taylor-Fletcher was signed by another Third Division club, Leyton Orient from Northwich for a fee of -50,000. Later that year he was sent out on loan to Grays Athletic who were then in the Isthmian League. Taylor-Fletcher scored three goals in four league games in a loan spell that lasted from 21 December 2001 to 1 March 2002. In October he spent a month on loan at Conference National club Dagenham & Redbridge, before returning for a second loan spell in December, staying util March 2003.
On 14 August 2003 he signed for Lincoln City on a free transfer, where he was reunited with former Northwich Victoria coach Keith Alexander. In two years with ''the Imps'' Taylor-Fletcher made 90 appearances scoring thirty goals.
Taylor-Fletcher was acquired by Huddersfield Town on a free transfer from Lincoln City on 14 June 2005.
During October and November, Taylor-Fletcher was consistently competing with strikers Pawe Abbott and Andy Booth for a place in the starting line-up, and on most occasions he had to settle for a place on the bench. However, during late December, he came off the bench to score two last-minute equalisers against Rotherham United and Barnsley.
In the New Year, Town manager, Peter Jackson used him as a right winger, and he scored the majority of the team's goals in the 2006-07 season. On 8 August 2006, Taylor-Fletcher scored the 500,000th goal in The Football League, with a 25-yard drive into the top-left corner, to lead the Terriers to a 3-0 home victory over Rotherham United.
In January 2006, he scored against Chelsea in an FA Cup third-round match at Stamford Bridge, which, for seven minutes, put Town on level terms with the Premier League champions.
Towards the end of the season, he scored some more crucial goals against Barnsley and Bournemouth, before scoring Town's only goal in the first leg of the play-offs against Barnsley at Oakwell.
On 9 July 2007, Taylor-Fletcher signed for Blackpool for an undisclosed fee in a two-year deal, ahead of ''the Seasiders'' first season back at the second tier of English football since 1978. He made his debut in the Championship in the club's first league match of the 2007-08 season, a 1-0 win over Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium on 11 August 2007.
In his first league start since 20 October 2009, Taylor-Fletcher scored twice in a 3-0 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on 8 December.
a. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
b. ''2 Conference Trophy appearances included in 2000-01 totals''
c. ''2 Play-off appearances for Lincoln City in 2004 included in 2003-04 totals''
d. ''3 Play-off appearances for Lincoln City in 2005 included in 2004-05 totals''
d. ''2 Play-off appearances for Huddersfield Town in 2006 included in 2005-06 totals''
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'''Jorge "George" Robledo Oliver''' (14 April 1926 - 1 April 1989) was a Chilean professional football player. He played as a striker, and is most notable for his time spent with Newcastle United.
Robledo was born in Iquique, Chile to a Chilean father and an English mother. He emigrated with his family to Brampton, Yorkshire in 1932, at the age of five, due to the instability in Chile at the time. Robledo started his footballing career at Huddersfield Town, playing as a part-time amateur while he earned his money coal mining, though he never managed to break into the first team. He was able to give up the coal mining when he moved to Second Division Barnsley during World War II. First Division Newcastle United signed him on January 27, 1949 for a fee of -26,500. The fee included his brother Ted; Newcastle were only interested in buying George but he refused to move without his brother.
Robledo's league debut for Newcastle came in the 2-0 victory away to Charlton Athletic on February 5, while his first league goal came a month later in the derby match against Sunderland at St James' Park. Newcastle came out of the match 2-1 winners, with Robledo's goal separating the sides, helping to quickly make him a fan favourite. The other Newcastle goal scorer was Jackie Milburn, marking the start of one of the great striking partnerships in Newcastle United's history. Robledo went on to score 5 more goals in the last 12 games of the season.
Chile recruited Robledo for the 1950 World Cup, even though he spoke no Spanish. He made his debut in the opening group game against England (one of his opponents reputedly warned him after he'd hit the post "steady, George, you're not playing for Newcastle now, you know") and scored in Chile's 5-2 victory over the USA.
The following season Robledo scored 11 goals for Newcastle, then netted 14 times in the 1950-51 season and became the first South American to play in the FA Cup final, when Newcastle beat Blackpool 2-0 to lift the Cup. Robledo finished as Division One's top scorer in the 1951-52 season with 33 goals, 39 in all competitions (equalling Hughie Gallacher's record). Robledo finished the season by scoring the goal which defeated Arsenal in the FA Cup final, helping Newcastle lift the cup in successive seasons.
In the 1952-53, season Robledo scored 18 times, taking his all time goals record for Newcastle to 91 and his league record to 82 (making him the highest scoring (non-Irish) overseas player in the English top flight, a record that was broken nearly half a century later by Dwight Yorke ). At the end of the season Ted Robledo was sold to Colo-Colo and George soon followed him (Colo-Colo paying Newcastle United -25,000 for his services). Both brothers were highly popular in Chile, and George ended as top scorer in the Chilean league in 1953 and 54 (with 26 and 25 goals respectively).
Robledo left Colo-Colo in 1958 and spent a year out of football before signing for Club Deportivo O'Higgins where he played out the final years of his career. Robledo married in 1959, and later had a daughter. He finally retired from football in 1961 and took charge of the sports program in St Peter's school, Via del Mar, where he remained leading a quiet life until his death of an heart attack in 1989.
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'''Dominic John Blizzard''' (born 2 September 1983 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol Rovers.
Blizzard started his career with Watford and made his debut for against Norwich City on 24 April 2004, scoring a goal on his debut. He made occasional appearances in his first full season for the club, but became a first-team regular when Adrian Boothroyd replaced Ray Lewington as manager in March 2005. He started the 2005-06 season in the first-team, but contracted the Epstein-Barr virus in late September and did not play a first-team game for Watford again. He returned to the bench for a single game, on 14 April 2006, wearing a goalkeeper's kit. With second choice goalkeeper Alec Chamberlain out ill, the semi-fit Blizzard took the substitute goalkeeper spot, having played the position as a child.
Having made just one first-team appearance in 2006-07, Blizzard spent the second half of the season on loan at Stockport County and Milton Keynes Dons. It was announced on 21 May 2007, that he had signed a two year deal with the MK Dons. On 7 August, however, it was announced that Blizzard had left the Dons by mutual consent; two days later, Stockport confirmed Blizzard would be re-joining the club as a free agent.
Blizzard joined League One Bristol Rovers, despite there being reported interest from Championship clubs, on a free transfer on 9 July 2009 having agreed the deal over a week earlier. He made his debut as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat to Leyton Orient on 8 August 2009.
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'''Alhassan "Al" Bangura''' (born 24 January 1988) is a Sierra Leone footballer who plays in England for Blackpool. He plays as a midfielder.
He has played for the Sierra Leone national team and is notable for having been the victim of human trafficking when he was a teenager and also the subject of a deportation case in the United Kingdom in 2007.
Bangura was born and brought up in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and his father was the head of the Poro Secret Society, however he died Bangura was a young child. As he was the oldest in his family, custom dictated that he took over his father's place in Poro, when he grew up. He refused to do so, and instead fled to Guinea aged just 15 years-old, saying later, ''"I didn't like it at all so I fled to Guinea"''. However, in Guinea he met a Frenchman, who he did not realise was involved in human trafficking and who took Bangura to France intending to make him a male prostitute. When the man took Bangura to the UK, he intended again to use him as a prostitute, however Bangura sought asylum.
Discovered by a Watford scout playing in a park in 2004, Bangura joined ''the Hornets'' youth set-up,
At the end of the 2005-06 Championship season Watford were promoted to the Premier League and Bangura was rewarded with a contract extension taking him through to the end of the 2008-09 season. The 2006-07 season saw Bangura make his Premier League debut as a 75th minute substitute in a 1-2 home defeat to Manchester United. He made a total of 20 appearances, 16 of which were in the Premier League as Watford finished bottom of the table in 20th place and were relegated back to the Championship.
He signed a new three-year contract with Watford in May 2007,
At the end of the season he returned to Watford, but left the club by mutual consent.
He made his debut in August, in ''the Seasiders'' 4-1 victory over Premier League side Wigan Athletic in the second round of the 2009-10 Football League Cup.
a. ''2 league play-off appearances for Watford in 2006 (included in 2005-06 total)''
Bangura was called up to the Sierra Leone squad by national manager Ahmed Kanu in October 2008. However, it was also revealed that he would not be able to play home matches in Sierra Leone, as he has said he fears his life would be in danger in the country he was forced to flee.
He made his ''Leone Stars'' debut on 11 October in a 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 African Cup of Nations qualifier 4-1 defeat to Nigeria at the Abuja Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria.
In early 2007 Bangura was cleared to stay in the UK. However, the Home Office lodged an appeal on a legal technicality, claiming his status as an asylum seeker changed when he turned 18 years-old. In November 2007, Bangura appeared before an Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, with Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd speaking on his behalf.
On 11 December 2007 he lost his case to stay in the UK, despite Bangura fearing a return to his homeland, where he could be under threat from the Soko tribe, formerly led by his late father. He launched an immediate appeal against the decision.
The appeal against the decision, was backed by FIFPro, the worldwide representative organisation for professional footballers, Watford MP Claire Ward, Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd,
On 15 December 2007, Watford fans staged a half-time protest during the club's game against Plymouth Argyle, holding up posters on which Bangura's face appeared under the words ''"He's family"'', with Argyle fans in the 18,000 crowd joining in the protest.
Four days later the Home Office announced that Bangura would be allowed to remain in the UK while he applied for a work permit, a process that would take place in parallel with his appeal against deportation back to Sierra Leone.
Bangura won his appeal to stay in the UK after being awarded a work permit by a six-strong Government panel on 14 January 2008. At a Press Conference the following day Bangura said, ''"It's not the end of my career if I went back, It's the end of my life. It's going to make a big difference to my life. And, of course, I can concentrate more on my football now."''
Bangura is married and has one child. In September 2009 he moved from Watford to live on the Fylde Coast.
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'''Toumani Diagouraga''' (born 9 June 1987) is a French footballer of Malian descent who plays for English Championship side Peterborough United as a central midfielder.
Diagouraga was born in Paris to Malian parents and was spotted by a Watford scout, subsequently joining the Hornets Academy. He signed professional terms in November 2004 aged 16, having reportedly been linked with Chelsea. He made his first team debut in a League Cup victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 20 September 2005. He went on to make his league debut against Burnley on 17 December 2005 before moving to Swindon Town on loan for the rest of the 2005-06 season.
During the January 2007 transfer window, Diagouraga was loaned to Rotherham United for the remainder of the season. On 8 August 2007 he was loaned out to Hereford United in League 2 until Christmas with a view to a longer deal. In his seventh game for Hereford he scored his first professional goal against Bradford City which they went on to win 4-2 and take Hereford 2nd in the league with 7 matches gone. His loan was subsequently extended until the end of the season, as part of the Lionel Ainsworth transfer, with Hereford being given first option on his services.
Diagouraga was a key member of the squad that gained promotion to League One, starting 50 out of a possible 55 matches. He joined the club permanently on 7 July 2008, signing a three year contract.
Diagouraga signed for Peterborough United on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of 200,000 on 17 June 2009.
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'''Adrian "Aidy" Joseph Mariappa''' (born 3 October 1986 in Harrow) is an English central defender, currently playing for Watford in the Football League Championship.
A former Academy side captain and reserve team regular, Mariappa was selected as an unused substitute in Watford's last league game of the 2004-05 season.
Watford started their 2006-2007 Premiership campaign at Everton, with Mariappa starting in central defence in place of first-team regular Jay DeMerit. He was substituted at half-time, and, aside from a League Cup appearance against Accrington Stanley, did not make another first-team appearance until December 2006.
With Watford back in the Championship for 2007-08, Mariappa has found himself largely on the substitute bench, while fellow Watford academy graduate Lloyd Doyley started every 2007 league match at right-back. However, Mariappa played in 39 league matches in 2008-09, and scored his first senior goal for Watford in a 3-1 defeat at Wolves on 31 January 2009.
''All statistics correct as of 28 October 2009''
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'''Junior Osborne''' (born 12 February 1988 in Watford) is an English footballer who plays as a full back. He is presently without a club after leaving Aldershot Town.
Osborne started his career at hometown club Watford ande made his first team debut whilst still a member of the club's academy. Aged 17, he started against West Ham United on the final day of the 2004-05 season. Having made two more appearances for Watford in 2005-06, he was sent on loan to Kidderminster Harriers in February 2006, making three appearances.
His career to date has been severely limited by a set of serious knee injuries. He was released by Watford in August 2008 after failing to earn a new contract, and he joined Aldershot Town on 10 September 2008. He played 8 times for the League Two club up to 1 November 2008, but none thereafter and he was released in late December.
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'''Joel Valentino Grant''' (born 26 August 1987 in Hammersmith) is an English-Jamaican footballer. He can either play as a striker, a winger or midfielder and currently plays for Football League Two side Crewe Alexandra.
Grant started his career at Watford. He made his first team debut whilst still a member of Watford's Academy, coming on as a substitute in a League Cup match against Notts County on 23 August 2005. Whilst still an Academy scholar, he made 9 more appearances for the club, including 3 starts.
Grant was rewarded with a professional contract by Watford prior to the 2006-07 season. On 31 August 2006 he joined Aldershot Town on a four month loan, in order to gain experience. During his time with the Shots, he made 17 league and cup appearances, scoring 3 goals.
Grant was unable to break into the Watford side during their 2006-07 Premiership campaign and he was released at the end of the season. In September 2007 he rejoined Aldershot Town on non-contract terms. In December 2007 he signed a contract until the end of the season. He made 30 league appearances, scoring three times, as Aldershot Town were promoted from the Conference.
On 25 June 2008 Grant joined Crewe Alexandra for -130,000, signing a three-year contract.. The fee represented a club record sale for Aldershot Town. Grant scored his first goal for Crewe with a marvellous run and Step over in the 2-1 win over Walsall F.C. at Gresty Road. The goal was shown as the Big Skill on Big League Weekend 2 on Sky Sports due to the fantastic Step over.
In June 2006 Grant earned a call-up to the Jamaica under-23 squad to play in the Central American and Caribbean Games taking place in Colombia between 15 and 29 July. He spent much of February 2007 with the squad for the CONCACAF under-20 World Cup qualifiers.
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'''Francino Francis''' (born 18 January 1987) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a centre forward for Barwell
Having been released by Stoke City, Francis joined Watford F.C.'s Academy in July 2005. Whilst still an Academy scholar, he made his first team debut in a League Cup victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 20 September 2005, and also made a substitute appearance against Leeds. In February 2006 he was sent on work experience to Kidderminster, for whom he made 7 league appearances, including 3 starts. He was recently released by Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd after failing to impress in his first season with the club.
He now plays for Barwell as a centre half where he is seen as one of the best defenders in the midland alliance football league.
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'''Benjamin ("Ben") David Gill''' (born 9 October 1987 in Harrow
Gill started his career as a youth player at Arsenal but was released in July 2005 and joined the Academy of Championship side Watford. Whilst still an Academy scholar he made his first team debut in a League Cup victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 20 September 2005, coming on as a substitute.
Watford were promoted to the Premiership at the end of 2005-06 season, and Gill was awarded a professional contract. In October 2006, he joined Conference side Cambridge United a month's loan, in order to cover injuries sustained by the Yellows. He was involved in 4 matches, starting 3 times.
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'''Theo Laroyan R. S. Robinson''' (born January 22, 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town as a striker.
Born in Birmingham, West Midlands, a graduate of Watford's youth academy, Robinson was an unused substitute in Watford's victory over Ipswich Town on 17 April 2006. Five days later, he made his first team debut against Queens Park Rangers, coming on as a half-time substitute for Darius Henderson.
Robinson could have been lost to the game at the age of 16 when he was released after a season as a schoolboy at Stoke City. Fortunately for Robinson, he had been spotted by Watford at an exit trial held by The Football League at Derby County's Moor Farm training ground in 2005. Having impressed during a subsequent week's training at the club, he was signed on a two-year apprenticeship, which was followed by his first professional contract. Robinson was an example of how the exit trials (organised by the Football League) are helping keep talented young players in the game.
He signed his first professional contract with Watford on 1 February 2007, and, in the same month, went on a month's loan to Wealdstone. His loan was later extended until the end of the season with Robinson's goals helping to keep Wealdstone in the Southern Football League Premier Division.
On 13 May 2007, Robinson made his Premier League debut as a second-half substitute in Watford's final game of the season, at home to Newcastle United.
On 8 August 2007, Robinson and his teammate Toumani Diagouraga both joined League Two side Hereford United on loan, initially until Christmas and subsequently extended until May 2008. Robinson finished the season as top goalscorer for Hereford with 16 goals in all competitions as they achieved promotion.
Robinson made four appearances for Watford in the 2008-09 season. On 24 January 2009, he joined League One side Southend United on loan until the end of the season. The same day he made his debut against Yeovil Town, coming on as a substitute at half-time for Kevin Betsy in a 1-0 defeat.He scored his first goal for the club against Tranmere Rovers on 14 February.
On 3 July 2009, Robinson signed for Football League One club Huddersfield Town on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He will wear the number 9 shirt vacated by Danny Cadamarteri. He made his debut in the 2-2 draw against Southend United at Roots Hall on August 8, 2009. He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a Carling Cup tie at home to Stockport County three days later.
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'''George S. Raynor''' (January 13, 1907, in Wombwell, Yorkshire - November 24, 1985) was an English professional footballer and one of the most successful international football managers ever.
Raynor first played football in the non-Leagues for Elsecar Bible Class, Mexborough Athletic and Wombwell. When he did sign professional forms Raynor's career took him only on an uninspired jaunt around the Football League. His first professional club was Sheffield United whom he joined in 1930, making only one first team appearance in the two years he was with the club. Between 1932 and 1939 he played for another four different League clubs, the last of these (Aldershot) in the season before the start of the War. However, whilst in the course of working as a training instructor in Baghdad during hostilities, Raynor had clubbed together an international football team and this had come to the notice of the Secretary of the Football Association Stanley Rous. Thereafter, as Brian Glanville notes (with some poetic licence) in his The Story of the World Cup, "the FA whisked him in 1946 from reserve team trainer at Aldershot to the team managership of Sweden".
Raynor was an irascible, indefatigable figure, character notes that possibly aligned him more to a responsive Sweden than they ever would in conservative England and accordingly, with his insights into club management coming to the fore, Sweden quickly developed into a force. Under his tutelage, Sweden gave England a scare before losing 4-2 at Highbury in 1947.
The following year Sweden, famously, won the 1948 Olympic Games title defeating Yugoslavia 3-1 in the final. At that stage Raynor was assisted by Putte Kock. They had assessed the team and decided that Nils Liedholm and Kjell Rosn could work effectively as defensive midfielders. The team had a core of players who would go on to play in Italy's Serie A championship. Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Liedholm (later famously called Gre-No-Li) formed the wonderfully inventive striking force and each were picked up by impressed Italian scouts following the Gold-medal victory.
Divested of his best players and belaboured by the constraints of domestic initiative whereby professionals were barred from playing for the national side, Raynor was still able to qualify the side for the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil where the team overcame Italy and finished in third place; losing only by the odd goal in five to the eventual champions, Uruguay.
Raynor was still in charge of the national side for their Bronze medal performance at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki and for the November 1953 international against Hungary in Budapest, a fortnight before the famous England v Hungary (1953) game. Raynor is reputed to have said: "If we win, I'll paint [the Stalin statue's] moustache red." His idea, not adopted by the English at Wembley, was simply to man-mark Nandor Hidegkuti thus nullifying his impact on the game. The match finished in a 2-2 draw.
By that stage the Swedish FA had decided to allow professionalism in domestic football, but there was still the need to go cap in hand to the Italian clubs in order to confirm the selection of Kurt Hamrin (from Padova) and Liedholm (at AC Milan) and there was still a need to convince the Swedish public of the need to play 'foreigners' in the national side. Raynor said "It would have been impossible for us to meet world-class opposition without such performers as Liedholm, Gren, Hamrin and Skoglund. Some people thought it wrong to play these "Italians" as the side was not representative of Swedish football. Perhaps it wasn-t, but it was representative of the footballers Sweden produced."
Again Raynor assisted in getting Sweden to the final against Brazil; a 3-1 defeat of the 1954 FIFA World Champions West Germany confirming their quality. He famously said that if Sweden get the first goal in the Final 'Brazil would panic all over the show'. Up to that stage the Brazilians had yet to go a goal down and when they were held, particularly by the Welsh in the quarter-final, they had struggled to unlock the defence. As it happened the Swedes did score first; Liedholm scoring after four minutes, but Brazil rode the set-back and both Pel and Vav scored a brace in a 5-2 victory for the South Americans. The runners-up place is still the greatest achievement ever for Sweden in a major football competition. Raynor achieved some sort of dream when managing the Swedish side to a 3-2 victory against England at Wembley in 1959 (to become only the second foreign side to win at Wembley); Agne Simonsson's match winner earned him the Svenska Dagbladet-s gold medal.
Raynor drifted back and forth into club management throughout this time with AIK in Stockholm (1948-1951 season), Lazio in Rome (1954-1955 season) and Coventry City FC in England (for 5 months in 1956) but was back as national manager for the 1958 FIFA World Cup held in Sweden. During his time at Coventry, he was asked to be the trainer for the Third Division South representative team in 1956/57.
Nine years after these triumphs Raynor was being made redundant after a seven-month stint managing Doncaster Rovers in the English Fourth Division. But perhaps nothing illustrates the contrast between Raynor's international profile and his English one better than the fact that during his career he managed Lazio and later found work as a manager with Skegness Town.
He published a book in 1960 called "Football ambassador at large".
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'''Anthony Williams''' (born September 20, 1977 in Maesteg) is a Welsh professional goalkeeper who is currently playing for Neath Athletic. He has appeared for nine clubs, notably making over 140 appearances for Hartlepool United and 50 appearances for Grimsby Town.
Williams is also a former Wales U-21 player.
Williams began his career as a trainee at Blackburn Rovers in 1997 and had loan spells at Queens Park Rangers, Macclesfield Town, Huddersfield Town, Bristol Rovers and Gillingham in three seasons but made no appearances for Blackburn.
Williams joined Hartlepool United on a free transfer in June 2000 and started 131 league games in four seasons at Victoria Park,
Williams joined Grimsby Town where he was an ever-present in the 2004-05 season but rejected the offer of a new contract at the end of the season after being notified he would only be second choice at the club after a poor first season, instead he joined Carlisle United.
Williams joined Wrexham on a permanent basis in May 2007, signing a two year contract, after impressing during his loan spell at the club when he kept five clean sheets in nine games. Following Wrexham's relegation to the Football Conference in May 2008, he was transfer listed by the club, but stayed with the side until the end of the season before being released.
On 1 June 2009, it was announced that Williams had signed for Welsh Premier league side Neath Athletic.
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'''Peter Michael Murphy''' (born 27 October 1980 in Dublin, Ireland) is a football player for Carlisle United. Murphy plays defender for Carlisle, and also the Republic of Ireland national football team.
Murphy played his youth football at St Josephs Boys AFC football club in Dublin. He then went on to play for Blackburn Rovers, Halifax Town (on loan) and Carlisle United.
While at Brunton Park he has started 250+ games and scored the winning goal in the Conference National Playoff Final 2005, which ensured ''The Cumbrians'' return to the Football League. On their return, Murphy also played a major part in the team that won the League Two title in 2006 and that missed out on the League One play offs in 2007. Murphy was out of contract at the end of the 2006-07 season and was offered a new contract by manager Neil McDonald, but he rejected it and was released from the club in May 2007, ending 6 years service at Carlisle.
Having gradually fallen out of favour at Carlisle it is strongly rumoured that Murphy will leave in the January 2010 transfer window. Paul Simpson, manager at Shrewsbury Town is believed to be leading the way for the players signature & is keen for Murphy to join in with his venture at the Prostar Stadium.
Murphy is a former Ireland under-19 and under-21 internation, playing in the UEFA Under-19 Championships in 1999.
-DOCSTART-	5602413
'''Daniel Richard''' "'''Danny'''" '''Livesey''' (born 31 December 1984 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English football player who currently plays for Carlisle United.
Livesey started his career at Bolton, and made his league debut at the Reebok in a 3-2 defeat versus Liverpool at 17 (one of the youngest Premiership and Wanderers players ever). He only made one more league appearance and a couple of cup appearances, and joined Rochdale and Notts County on loan in 2003 and 2004, respectively. After this he joined Blackpool on loan, but in his debut he suffered a serious injury and returned to the Trotters.
On Christmas Eve 2004, Livesey signed for Carlisle, who were then in the Conference and since joining has played a major part in the clubs rise to League One and in August 2007, signed a contract extension until 2010. Livesey was named in the League One 2007-08 team of the year. He was also awarded the captaincy due to Paul Thirlwell's injury problems.
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'''Lucas Pezzini Leiva''' (born 9 January 1987 in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Liverpool. He is often known solely by his first name, '''Lucas'''. A central midfielder, he is the nephew of former Brazilian footballer Leivinha.
2006 was a successful year for Lucas at Grmio, winning the Rio Grande do Sul state championship (the Campeonato Gacho) for the first time since 2001, and also coming third in the Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A. Lucas also became the youngest player to ever to receive ''Placar'' magazine's ''Bola de Ouro'' (Golden Ball), given to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro - an honour previously won by the likes of Zico, Falco, Careca, Alex, Fowi, Romario, Kak and Tevez.
His form in 2006 led to reported interest from many major European clubs including offers from top Spanish clubs and Inter. It was Liverpool that proved most attractive to the player, however, and on 13 May 2007 the club confirmed they had signed the player from Grmio before the start of the 2007-08 season. The transfer fee was in the region of -6 million.
On 26 July 2007, he was officially unveiled as a Liverpool player and given international clearance to compete in the final of the Barclays Asia Trophy. Manager Rafael Bentez was pleased with his signing, saying: "I am looking forward to seeing him score goals for Liverpool in the future and [we] believe he has the mentality and the character you need to do well in England".
By late November, manager Bentez gave Lucas his chance to start a game in the Liverpool midfield, after easing him in during his first few months at the club. He quickly became popular with the fans after putting in mature displays against Newcastle and Bolton Wanderers]. Lucas scored his first goal for Liverpool on 27 January 2008 when he curled a 25-yard shot into the top corner during an FA Cup match against Chelsea and Arsenal, as well as both Champions League games against Inter Milan.
The start of the 2008-09 season signified an important turning point for his career. Many commentators expected him to step up to the next level after completing his first season with the Reds. The Brazilian got off to a good start with a well taken opening goal in a 2-1 friendly win over Swiss side FC Lucerne in July. He impressed in pre-season games but missed the start of Premier League season due to his selection for the Brazilian Olympic Team in the Beijing Olympics.
He returned with a bronze medal and Bentez had high hopes for the Brazilian's future, stating "this season he will improve because he is a very, very good professional and has experience of the Olympic Games". Lucas noted that Liverpool's squad was much improved from the previous season and relished the opportunity to compete for trophies, despite the increased difficulty of getting a first team place. However, after a number of disappointing performances, both critics and fans voiced concerns about Lucas' quality and his confidence was further knocked when Liverpool fans booed him after a lacklustre draw against Fulham. The criticism irked Bentez and he responded with a passionate defence of the player, saying that "people just don't know how good Lucas is" Benitez also underlined Lucas' credentials, stating that he had been captain for both Grmio and his national youth team, and that competing for place against Mascherano, Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso was inherently difficult. Lucas' performances in December 2008 for Liverpool drew him much praise from pundits, the highlight being his performance in the 5-1 thrashing of Newcastle, where he provided an assist for Steven Gerrard. Lucas was sent off in a cup tie against Mersey rivals Everton, which Liverpool lost. This compounded his growing unpopularity amongst Liverpool's supporters, after he gave away a late penalty in Liverpool's previous match, a 1-1 draw with Wigan.
On 14 March, Lucas played a key role in Liverpool's 4-1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Lucas started in place of the injured Xabi Alonso. On 14 April, Lucas played against Chelsea in the Champions League, in place of Steven Gerrard. His role was vital and he scored a crucial goal with his long range effort in the 81st minute deflected off Michael Essien and past Cech to make the score 3-3. Dirk Kuyt's header a minute later briefly gave Liverpool the lead, but Frank Lampard's 89th minute strike leveled the score to 4-4, with Chelsea winning 7-5 on aggregate to go through to the semi-finals of the tournament.
On 3 May 2009, Lucas scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool against Newcastle United in a 3-0 win.
During the 2009-10 pre-season period, Lucas showed good form scoring Liverpool's only goal in a 1-2 loss against Atletico Madrid. This form earned praise from manager Rafael Benitez, and gained him a start against Tottenham Hotspur for the opening game of the 09/10 season on August 16. Liverpool lost 1-2 but Lucas earned praise for a solid performance all round.
Lucas appeared in Liverpool's opening six games of the 2009/10 season, never previously having played six games consecutively for the club. Lucas is playing continuously since departure of Alonso.
Lucas is the former captain of the Brazilian Under-20 team. He led the team to victory in the 2007 South American Youth Championship, scoring 4 goals in the process. He was expected to lead the team again in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada in July 2007 and was named in their squad. However an injury in training kept him from playing for 3 weeks, leading to his withdrawal from the squad.
In October 2006, Lucas was included in the senior Brazilian squad for friendlies against Kuwaiti club Al-Kuwait and Ecuador. Lucas was both the youngest member and one of only two non-Europe based players in a strong squad. He made his debut for Brazil on 7 October 2006 coming on as a second half substitute against Al-Kuwait. Brazil won the match 4-0. However, this appearance does not count as his first cap as the match was not considered an official friendly match by FIFA.
Lucas gained his first official Brazil international cap on 22 August 2007, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Algeria. In June 2008, Lucas was named in the Brazil squad for an Olympics warm-up match later in the month.
On 19 August, Lucas was shown a red card in the Olympic semi-final between Brazil and Argentina after a challenge on Liverpool team- mate Javier Mascherano, as Argentina ran out 3-0 winners. In August 2009, Lucas was recalled to the senior Brazil squad in place of Flamengo's Kleberson, who was dropped due to injury.
-DOCSTART-	5603513
'''Kevin John Gray''' (born 7 January 1972 in Sheffield, England) is an English footballer, playing as a defender for Workington.
He started his career at Mansfield Town signing as a trainee in July 1990 and had a successful four year period at Mansfiled. In 1994 Gray joined Huddersfield Town at the newly built Galpharm Stadium and played there for eight years and played just under 300 games for Huddersfield and he played one game on loan at Stockport County in 2000.
While at Huddersfield, Gray tackled Bradford City striker Gordon Watson in February, 1997, the sliding tackle broke Watson's leg in two places and left him out injured for 16 months. Watson successfully sued Gray for negligence and was awarded -50,000 in interim damages. as well as a latter -900,000, the bulk of which was to compensate for the loss of anticipated earnings.
Then he joined Tranmere Rovers in 2002 where he had a nightmare spell playing just 18 games in 16 months.
In November 2003, he joined Carlisle United where he had a successful spell, playing a major part in the Conference and League Two successes and captaining the club. He was released in May 2007.
Gray was signed for Workington in July 2008 but hasn't played any competitive games as he is currently recovering from a knee injury.
-DOCSTART-	5603689
'''Christopher 'Chris' Lumsdon''' (born 15 December 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English footballer who plays in midfield for Darlington.
Lumdson began his career at Sunderland, for whom he made two appearances, one of which was in a 4-0 reverse on the opening day of the 1999-00 season at Chelsea, Sunderland's first Premier League game in two years. He was subsequently sent on loan to Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra and Barnsley. He joined Barnsley on a permanent basis in 2001 for -350,000 and started 58 league games for the Tykes.
In 2004, during Carlisle United's season of relegation to the Football Conference, he joined the Cumbrians. He helped Carlisle win promotion back to Football League Two.
Lumsdon left Carlisle United in May 2009 when he was one of six players released by the club, and then later joined Darlington.
-DOCSTART-	5603793
'''Derek Holmes''' (born 11 October 1978 in Lanark, Scotland) is a Scottish association footballer whose role is a play linking forward to set up team mates in attack. While lacking pace Holmes is big, strong and difficult to knock off the ball. He has good game awareness and is effective in linking with team mates whether he is facing or with his back to goal. Holmes' career is notable for a string of successful promotion campaigns. Holmes currently plays for Queen of the South.
Holmes' career began in 1995 when he signed for Scottish outfit Hearts. Holmes made his first team debut on 10 May 1997. This was when he started in the 3-1 home win against champions Rangers in the last game of the league season. Holmes spent three months of the following season on loan at Cowdenbeath.
After the Cowdenbeath loan Holmes started the following season in the Hearts first team squad. Among the games he played in were the home and away ties against Real Mallorca in the European Cup Winners' Cup and a 2-1 win against Celtic. After New Year, now aged 21, he was loaned out to Raith Rovers for the rest of the season.
Early in season 1999/2000 Ross County made a -50000 bid for Holmes. Told by manager Jim Jeffries that it was up to himself if he wanted to stay at Hearts or transfer to Ross County, Holmes took the decision to move to the Dingwall club.
In 1999, Holmes left Hearts and joined Ross County where he spent two seasons, achieving some success by consistently getting on the scoresheet. At the end of his first season in Dingwall, Holmes and his team mates earned a promotion spot from the Scottish Second Division. County cemented their first division status in Holmes' second season by finishing comfortably in mid table.
After a brief loan spell with Bournemouth making his debut on 15 September 2001, he joined them on a permanent deal. Holmes enjoyed another promotion campaign when in his second season on the South coast - promotion was achieved to the third tier of English football. Bournemouth stayed at this level for the remainder of Holmes spell there. During his four-year spell with Bournemouth, Holmes was occasionally used as a midfielder. In 2005 he made his 100th and last league appearance for the club.
Holmes joined Carlisle United shortly afterwards. He debuted on 26 February 2005. Holmes added to his list of promotion successes with two in his three campaigns in Cumbria, the first of which was as divisional champions.
After the end of the 2006-07 season, he joined Football League Two side Rotherham United. Holmes made an immediate impression for his new club by scoring a double against Peterborough. He scored the first league hat-trick of his career against Lincoln City in January 2008.
Holmes had a change of forture in his promotion campaigns when at the club. Rotherham were placed second before going into administration after which the campaign subsided.
In July 2008, Holmes completed a free transfer move to Scottish First Division side St. Johnstone on a one-year deal. Holmes helped Saints to the First Division championship and promotion to the Scottish Premier League in his only season at the club.
Holmes signed a two year contract with Dumfries club Queen of the South.
-DOCSTART-	5603946
'''Karl Leon Hawley''' (born 6 December 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays for Notts County as a striker. Hawley has represented England C.
Born in Walsall, West Midlands, Hawley started his career for his hometown team Walsall but only played one league game. While at the Bescot Stadium he also spent loan spells at Raith Rovers and Hereford United.
After his release by Walsall in 2004, Hawley joined Southern Football League side Hednesford Town, but only made one start for the Pitmen, playing in a league game against Hinckley United. He was again released towards the end of the 2003-04 season. Hawley joined Conference team Carlisle United in the summer of 2004 and played a part in their return to the Football League. He was the League Two top scorer in the 2005-06 season, forming a successful partnership with Michael Bridges as Carlisle achieved a second successive promotion to League One. Hawley was voted League Two Fans' Player of the Year and was part of the League Two Team of the Year.
He signed for Championship side Preston North End on 14 June 2007, on a three-year contract.
He signed for League Two side Notts County on 3 August 2009, on a three-year contract for a undisclosed fee.
-DOCSTART-	5609950
'''Adam David Murray''' (born on 30 September 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays for Oxford United as a midfielder.
Born in Birmingham, Murray began his career as a trainee with Derby County, turning professional in August 1998. He made his league debut on 17 April 1999, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mikkel Beck in Derby's 5-1 FA Premier League defeat away to West Ham United. He gradually established himself in Derby's first team, but in their final Premiership season, he lost his place and joined Mansfield Town on loan in February 2002. With Derby relegated he played more regularly in their Championship side, but by the start of the 2003-04 season was out of favour and joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan.
He returned early from the loan spell due to health reasons and it later emerged that he had an alcohol problem and had been treated for his addiction at the Priory Clinic.
He left Derby in November 2003, joining Notts County and later that month played twice in a one week non-contract spell with Burton Albion before returning to Notts County. In January 2004, Murray rejoined Kidderminster Harriers and was a regular in their side until the end of the season.
In June 2004, he joined Mansfield Town where he was a regular until his move to Carlisle United in March 2005. On 10 August 2006 he handed in a transfer request to Carlisle manager Neil McDonald,
In January 2007, Murray joined fellow League Two strugglers Macclesfield Town, for a fee of -17,500 on a 2- year contract.
Murray joined Oxford United in January 2008 and will be Captain for the 2008-09 season, which he retained for the 2009-10 season.
-DOCSTART-	5610016
'''Adam Bradley''' (born on August 25, 1988 in Carlisle) is a young goalkeeper who plays for Carlisle United and has been a regular in the reserve and youth team for "The Cumbrians". In the 2005-2006 season he was on the bench for the 1st team but yet to make his debut. His contract runs out in Summer 2008. Has played in three games on trial for Morton in their pre-season tour in the North East of England.
-DOCSTART-	5610114
'''Simon Grand''' (born on 23 February 1984 in Chorley) is an English professional footballer who plays for Northwich Victoria F.C..
Grand started his career at Rochdale as a trainee in August 2001 and won the club's Young Player of the Year award in May 2002.
He made his debut in a 2nd round FA Cup tie against Bristol Rovers in December 2002 and established himself in the first team, making 28 appearances in all competitions in the remainder of the 2002-03 season and helping Rochdale to the 5th round of the FA Cup in February 2003 where they were beaten by Wolves.
He began the 2003-04 season in the first team and was a regular until January 2004 when, having made 21 appearances in all competition, he was dropped from the side following the arrival of new manager Steve Parkin.
He made no further appearances for Rochdale and was released by the club in May 2004.
Grand joined Conference National club, Carlisle United, in August 2004, after a successful trial.
He scored on his debut against Tamworth in September 2004 and made 29 appearances in all competitions in the 2004-05 season as Carlisle won promotion to the Football League.
In December 2005, he scored the match winning penalty as Carlisle beat Tranmere Rovers 11-10 on penalties in the Football League Trophy.
However, he found it hard to get ahead of Kevin Gray, Danny Livesey and Peter Murphy in the centre back position and made only 14 appearances in the 2005-06 season as Carlisle clinched a second successive promotion as League Two champions.
Grand joined Grimsby Town in January 2007, initially on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season but signing a permanent 18-month deal two weeks later. However, after making only seven appearances for Grimsby, he was released in May 2007.
Grand joined Football League newcomers Morecambe in August 2007 on a 12-month deal, after a successful trial with the Christie Park club.
After leaving Morecambe in the close season, Grand signed for Northwich Victoria on non contract terms in August 2008. He signed a permanent contract until the end of the 2008-09 season in October.
-DOCSTART-	5610206
'''Paul Simon Arnison''' (born 18 September 1977) is an English footballer who plays as a defender and plays for League Two side Darlington. Born in Hartlepool, he is a former Newcastle United trainee, who has also played for his hometown club Hartlepool United, Carlisle United and Bradford City.
Born in Hartlepool, Arnison started his career at Newcastle United, where failed to make an appearance. He joined his hometown club Hartlepool United firstly on loan, then after joining on a permanent basis he scored on his home debut at Victoria Park. During the 2001-02 season, Arnison was limited to 19 league games,
However, after just over three years with Hartlepool he joined Carlisle United in October 2003 on a three-month loan. He signed a full contract with Carlisle at the end of this loan deal,
He earned interest for a number of clubs,
During the summer of 2009, his manager Stuart McCall signed two new full backs, Simon Ramsden and Jonathan Bateson, leaving Arnison surplus to requirements at Bradford.
-DOCSTART-	5610327
'''Glenn Murray''' (born 25 September 1983 in Maryport, Cumbria) is an English football player who plays as a striker for English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion.
A player who played for non league side Workington Reds before joining American side Wilmington Hammerheads. After his time in America he joined Barrow where he scored 9 goals in 9 games before joining the then Conference side Carlisle United and was part of the Conference play off winning team and League Two winning side.
Murray joined Stockport on loan for 2 months and he returned to Carlisle after this loan deal, following team-mate Karl Hawley's rib injury. Rochdale manager Steve Parkin then signed Murray on loan until January 2007. Murray then signed for Rochdale on a contract until 2009, for an undisclosed fee.
Murray had been linked with a transfer to League One team Brighton & Hove Albion through-out the January transfer-window, and finally completed his move to the Withdean on the 25 January 2008 for a reported -300,000.
Murray made his Brighton debut coming on as a substitute during the 1-0 defeat at Northampton. Glenn then started Albion's next match, at home to Crewe and scored two goals on his home debut in the 3-0 victory.
Murray scored 9 goals for Brighton during the 2007-08 season. After suffering several injuries during the 2008-09 season, Murray made 28 appearances and scored 12 goals.
-DOCSTART-	5610337
'''Mark Staunton''' (born January 30, 1989 in Alexandria) is a Scottish footballer who plays for East Fife in his new role as a striker.
Staunton began his career with Celtic, playing in the under-19 youth team. He left Celtic to join Charlton Athletic in July 2006, with the London club - who paid -110,000 - having kept tabs on him for nearly a year previously.
On 23 July 2009, Staunton joined Scottish Football League Second Division side East Fife.
Staunton has been an unused member of Scotland under-19 squad, previously playing at national under-16 and under-17 level.
-DOCSTART-	5610483
Tyler started his career as a trainee, firstly at hometown club Norwich City, then later at Peterborough United, progressing from the youth team in 1994.
His first senior game for Peterborough came on 18 September 1994 in a 4-0 defeat away to Birmingham City. He made a further six appearances that season at the age of 17.
He was included in the England under-20 squad for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, acting as substitute goalkeeper to David Lucas.
Beginning from the 1997-98 season, with Peterborough now in the Third Division, Tyler established himself as the club's first-choice goalkeeper at the relatively young age of 20. He played in every game of the 1997-98 campaign, making a massive 56 appearances in all competitions over the season and keeping 16 clean sheets.
Peterborough won promotion via the play-offs to the Second Division in a successful 1999-00 season, Tyler keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 victory over Darlington at Wembley Stadium.
By now an ever-present in the Peterborough side, Tyler regularly played in over 40 games per season
When Irish businessman Darragh MacAnthony became chairman and owner of Peterborough in August 2007, bringing money and ambition to the club
''Posh'' won a second consecutive promotion the next season, though Tyler was to play no part, as he was rarely even on the substitutes bench. He signed an emergency loan deal with Watford in September 2008 to aid in their goalkeeping injury crisis, though he never played a game.
Over the course of 15 years at London Road, Tyler made 483 appearances in all competitions. His loyal service to Peterborough resulted in a testimonial match organised by the club against Liverpool on 21 July 2007, in a game watched by over 9,000 fans.
On 15 June 2009, with the realisation that the opportunity for first-team football at Peterborough was becoming increasingly rare, Tyler had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.
Three days after his contract was cancelled, Tyler signed a two-year deal with Conference side Luton Town.
Tyler became an instant fan favourite at Kenilworth Road
-DOCSTART-	5610559
'''Simon John Hackney''' (born 5 February 1984 in Manchester) is a football player who plays in midfield for Colchester United.
Hackney impressed on his trial, from non-league Wigton Athletic scoring two goals in two goals for the reserves, he signed for Carlisle United in February 2005. He made his debut for Carlisle as a substitute in Carlisle-s 3-0 win away at Canvey Island he only made one more appearance for the season again as a sub in a loss against Forest Green Rovers. At the end of the season Carlisle were promoted to League Two, in the 2005-2006 season he made many more appearances for Carlisle although most of them came after being brought into the game as a sub. He also scored his first professional goal in Carlisle-s 5-0 win against Rushden & Diamonds he also scored a second goal in this game, these were 2 of the 6 goals he scored in his 30 league appearances this season that made him a key part of the promotion winning team. After helping Carlisle to gain their second successive promotion up to League One. During Carlisle-s first season in league one Hackney was only able to make 18 appearances this was due to him picking up a serious injury to his knee cartilage in December, however in these 18 games he did manage to score two goals. Hackney managed to recover from his knee injury in time for the 2007-2008 season which enabled him to make himself a key part of the team which lead to him making 45 league appearances for the club scoring eight times including a vital goal to help Carlisle end Leeds United's undefeated start to the season and help them defeat Leeds 3-1. During the first half of the 2008-2009 season he made 22 appearances for Carlisle but only managed to score one goal against Crewe Alexandra, however towards the middle of the season his form dropped slightly and Jeff Smith took his place in the starting line up. Colchester United made two enquires which were both rejected after one reportedly being -25,000 being called -a mickey take-, then Colchester came back with an improved -six-figure- offer which Carlisle accepted on 26 January. During his time at Carlisle Hackney made over 100 appearances for the club, helped them gain successive promotions and became a huge favourite with the fans.
Simon arrived at the Weston Homes community stadium during the January transfer window of 2009 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of -120,000 and immediately became a fans favourite with his skilful and exciting performances on the left wing for Colchester.
Simon Hackney has provided several assists in the opening games of the 2009-10 season, including 3 assists in the amazing 7-1 victory versus Norwich City and the assist for the 2nd goal against Yeovil. Simon scored his first goal of the season with an injury time free kick against Leyton Orient at the end of a 2-1 home defeat in the first round of the Carling cup.
He also scored his first goal for Colchester United in the FA cup against Bromley on 7 November 2009
-DOCSTART-	5610704
'''Keiren Westwood''' (born 23 October 1984 in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Coventry City. He qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland national team by virtue of an Irish born Grandmother. Keiren married his wife Danielle in Edinburgh in June 2009 in a Catholic ceremony.
Westwood started his career at Manchester City where he never played a first team game and was released as he had David James and Nicky Weaver in front of him.
Westwood then joined Carlisle United, becoming the understudy to Matt Glennon. Although he played in most cup games, in March 2005, when Glennon was injured, Westwood played some Conference games for Carlisle before being replaced by the fit-again Glennon.
In the 2005-06 season, Glennon left Carlisle and they signed Anthony Williams as his replacement. It looked like Westwood would be the club's number two goalkeeper again, though he finally got his chance to compete for the number one shirt and he succeeded in taking his chance. He started 35 League Two games in their title season and continued to be the club's number one goalkeeper. At the end of the 2007-08 season in League One, Westwood was named in the PFA Team of the Year and also won all of the club's Player of the Season awards.
On 18 June 2008, Westwood signed a three year contract with Championship club Coventry City for an undisclosed fee.
On 17 May 2008, Westwood was called up by the Republic of Ireland to attend their training camp in Portugal after impressing against Leeds United in the League One playoffs. Three days later he made his debut as a second half substitute in a practice match against Portuguese club Lagos, replacing Joe Murphy after 66 minutes.
Westwood made his first appearance for Ireland in a friendly against Nigeria in May 2009.
-DOCSTART-	5610814
'''Zigor Aranalde Sarasola''' (born February 28, 1973 in Ibarra, Guipzcoa) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for UD Almansa, as a left defender.
Aranalde began his football career at lowly CD Hernani, going on to spend seven of his eight professional seasons in his country in the second division. In 1996-97, he was first-choice at Sevilla FC in the top flight, but the Andalusians finished third from the bottom.
Aranalde then joined Football League outfit Walsall, on the eve of the 2000-01 season. He spent just under five full seasons at the Bescot Stadium, winning promotion via the play-off final in his first season, and being a regular member of the side until he was surprisingly released by then-Walsall manager, Paul Merson, in March 2005. He moved on to Sheffield Wednesday immediately following his release, but was sent off in only his second game for the club, and never appeared for them again.
In the summer of 2005, Aranalde signed for newly-promoted Carlisle United, who went on to claim promotion and the championship in League Two that season. He scored five goals during the course of the season, and was part of a squad which incidentally had two other links to his former club, through ex-Walsall striker Karl Hawley, and now Preston North End manager Paul Simpson, who went on to become a coach. On October 1, 2005, he scored Bristol Rovers' 5000th ever goal, which was an own goal, in a 3-1 loss.
On the 16th May 2008 it was announced that Aranalde was being released from Carlisle United, alongside Paul Arnison and Grant Carson.
-DOCSTART-	5611003
'''Daniel "Dan" Kirkup''' (born 19 May 1988 in Hexham) is a English football defender playing for Hawke's Bay United.
In the summer of 2006 he was offered a pro contract which he accepted after some good performances for the youth and reserve teams he will be pushing for first team appearances. On 28 September 2006 Kirkup went on loan to Southport. He returned to Carlisle United on January 11, 2007, due to United's lack of fit central defenders.
In August 2007, Kirkup joined Scottish First Division side Clyde on loan until January 2007. He made his debut on 1 September 2007, in a Scottish First Division defeat to Dundee. In a 0-0 draw against Queen of the South in December 2007, Kirkup won the Man of the Match award, as he made three goal-line clearances, and had a header at the other end crash off the bar. He made his final appearance for Clyde a week later against Dunfermline Athletic. On February 27 he joined Blue Square North club Workington on an initial one month loan deal. He joined Workington on a permanent transfer in June 2008.
In October 2008, it was announced he would leave Workington the following month to play in New Zealand for Hawke's Bay United.
-DOCSTART-	5611115
'''Paul Murray''' (born on 31 August 1976 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is a footballer who plays in midfield for Shrewsbury Town.
He started his career at Carlisle United and made his Football League debut for them on 27 December 1993, coming on as a substitute against Darlington.
In December 2001 Murray joined Oldham Athletic, where he spent three and a half years, before he joined Portuguese club Beira-Mar. He re-joined Carlisle United in the close-season of 2006 after their promotion to League One, and scored against Doncaster Rovers in the opening game of the 2006-07 season. This was the first match for new manager Neil McDonald. He was released by the club in May 2007.
Murray joined newly-promoted Scottish Premier League outfit Gretna in June 2007 on a one-year contract.
With his contract expired at Gretna, Murray turned down a number of clubs to move south of the border and join League Two side Shrewsbury Town in May 2008, alongside former team mate Stephen Hindmarch.
-DOCSTART-	5612871
'''Stephen "Steve" Vickers''' (born 13 October 1967), is an English former association footballer who played as a central defender. He made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League, the majority of which were for Tranmere Rovers and Middlesbrough. Whilst at Middlesbrough he played in the 1997 FA Cup Final.
Born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, Vickers began his professional career at Tranmere Rovers, who signed him from local non-league outfit Spennymoor United, and where he forged a reputation as one of the classiest defenders in England's lower leagues. He subsequently played in England's Premier League with Middlesbrough, whom he joined in 1993, winning the club's Player of the Year Award for the 1993-94 season.
He was loaned to Crystal Palace in 2001, then to Birmingham City a season later. This deal was then made permanent for -400,000, and Vickers helped them gain promotion to the Premiership. Vickers retired from playing at the end of an injury-plagued 2002-03, which included a knee operation before the start of the season, a broken rib in his first game back,
He is currently a soccer coach for a non-league club.
-DOCSTART-	5613518
'''John Trewick''' (born 3 June 1957) is an English football coach and former midfielder. He has been first team coach at Hereford United since 2004, and has coached the club to two promotions in his four seasons to date. After the relegation of Hereford United to League Two, Trewick assumed the role of manager from Graham Turner.
Born in Bedlington, Northumberland, Trewick started his career at West Bromwich Albion and played nearly 100 league games for the club during the late 1970s. He also played six times in the UEFA Cup during the 1978-79 season, scoring one goal against Galatasaray.
During West Brom's visit to China he entered football history by, in reply to a question about the Great Wall, remarking ''"Impressive, isn't it? But once you've seen one wall, you've seen them all!"''. Trewick maintains the TV documentary gave the wrong impression and he was merely joking.
He moved to Newcastle United in 1980 for -250,000, which was a club record fee at the time for the Magpies. His time at Newcastle was somewhat affected by injury, although he enjoyed a successful loan spell at Oxford United, whom he later joined on a free transfer in 1984. Trewick played in every league game for Oxford during the 1984-85 season. The following season he was part of the team that won the League Cup.
In his four seasons to date, Trewick has overseen considerable success on the field. The team finished second in the Conference in his first year with the club, but were beaten in the play-offs. His second season saw the Bulls go one better and gain promotion to League Two, where in his third year they eventually finished 16th.
The 2007-08 season saw Hereford consistently place in the top five of League Two, and they secured automatic promotion with a match to spare.
Trewick has also been an unused substitute for Hereford on occasion, particularly in minor cup competitions when numbers have been short. He was also named on the bench for a Conference match away at Southport.
-DOCSTART-	5618007
'''James Joseph Placer Younghusband''' (born 4 September 1986 in Ashford, Middlesex, England) is an English-Filipino football player who plays for the Philippine National Team. He is the older brother of Philippine celebrity Phil Younghusband.
Younghusband's career began when he signed for Chelsea in 1996 and signed a scholarship with them at the age of 10. While with Chelsea he made a number of appearances for the youth and reserve team. During his scholarship he attended the Salesian School in southwest London where he passed all his GCSEs and one A-Level.
Younghusband was born in Ashford, Middlesex, England.
He was picked up by Chelsea at the age of 9 along with his brother Phil. He usually operates on the right side of the field either as a right back or a right winger.
Early in 2005, the Philippine Football Federation was alerted to Younghusband's eligibility by a mysterious gamer who allegedly found out about their lineage via the Football Manager series. He and his younger brother Phil were eventually called up to the Southeast Asian nation's football squad, amidst much fanfare. Younghusband participated in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, which was held in the Philippines, scoring three goals at the tournament.
Younghusband played in all of the Philippines' matches at the ASEAN Championships 2007, but had a hamstring injury just before the tournament started and was never fully fit. He however started all 3 matches of the group.
-DOCSTART-	5622735
'''Grant Brebner''' (born 6 December 1977) is a Scottish association football player, who currently plays for Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory. Born in Edinburgh, Brebner joined Manchester United as a 16-year-old in 1994, and although he was a member of the club's successful youth side, he failed to break into the senior team. He was loaned out to Cambridge United and Hibernian before being sold to Reading for -300k in 1998. He then returned to Hibernian on a permanent basis, and made more than 100 appearances in a five-year stint there that included a loan spell with Stockport County. In August 2004, he was transferred to Dundee United, but he remained there for just two seasons before moving to Australia to play for Melbourne Victory. In 2008, Brebner was found to have bet against his team in a 2008 AFC Champions League match against Chonburi, and was banned for four matches and fined $5,000. In 2009, he took Australian citizenship in order to avoid counting towards the team's overseas player quota.
On leaving school in 1994, Brebner signed for Manchester United as an apprentice, playing in the FA Youth Cup winning side of 1995 and turning professional soon after. ''FourFourTwo'' magazine hailed him as the latest big talent to be produced by Manchester United's youth system.
After four years in United's youth and reserve teams, Brebner was loaned to Cambridge United, where he scored his first senior goal while making six appearances. A further loan spell was spent back in Edinburgh at Hibernian, where Brebner suffered relegation at the end of the 1997-98 season.
Brebner was then transferred permanently to Reading at the start of the 1998-99 season. He was already 21 years old, but had never played a single first-team game for Manchester United. During his time at Reading, he scored 10 goals in 41 league games. He was also responsible for scoring the first ever goal at the Madejski Stadium, but he suffered from homesickness during his time at the club.
After just one season with Reading, Brebner returned to Hibernian on a permanent deal. Brebner moved on loan again to Stockport County during the 2000-01 season, but then established himself in the Hibs first team, playing in the 2001 Scottish Cup Final and the UEFA Cup.
On 26 May 2006, Brebner was reported by BBC Sport to be attracting interest from Melbourne Victory. He subsequently flew to Australia for talks with the A-League club. Brebner came on as a trialist and scored for Victory with seconds remaining, in the QNI North Queensland Challenge Trophy game versus Central Coast Mariners on 18 June. Securing a 2-2 draw, Brebner then scored the winning penalty to seal a 4-2 shoot-out win. On Brebner's performance, Victory manager Ernie Merrick said: "There's not too much more you can do when you're on trial than come in and win the game, is there?". In Victory's second match on 20 June, Brebner completed the full 90 minutes, playing in a 3-1 win over Chinese team Changchun Yatai. Brebner completed a successful trial period by netting a 28-yard free-kick as Victory won the trophy with a 6-1 win over the Chinese team in the final, on 24 June.
On the back of his impressive displays during his trial, Brebner was signed to a full-time contract with the Melbourne Victory, having agreed on a deal to be released from his Dundee United contract. In his first season, he helped the Victory win the 2006-07 A-League premiership with five rounds remaining. The round 19 clash with Perth Glory away at Members Equity Stadium saw Brebner take the captain's armband for the first time in the absence of regular captain Kevin Muscat and vice-captain Archie Thompson. He scored the last of the five goals against Newcastle Jets in round 3 of the 2008-09 season. This was his second goal for the club, after scoring a late winner against Perth Glory in the 2006-07 season.
Brebner received Australian residency status at the start of 2009, which means he no longer counts towards the Victory's overseas player quota.
In December 2008, Brebner was fined $5,000 and banned for four matches after betting on Victory to lose an Asian Champions League match against Chonburi. Brebner, who won under $550 in the bet, was not part of the squad. Former Rangers players Craig Moore and Kevin Muscat were also fined after betting on matches not involving their own clubs. Brebner had previously confessed to being a gambling addict, losing more than -100,000, and received professional help for his addiction.
-DOCSTART-	5622949
'''Jody Darryl Craddock''' (born 25 July 1975) is an English football defender, currently signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Craddock broke into league football at Cambridge United in the mid 1990s before spending six years at Sunderland, with whom he won promotion to the Premier League. When they were relegated in 2003 he switched to newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers where he eventually became club captain and has made over 200 appearances.
Born in Redditch, Craddock started his career at non-league Christchurch before earning a move to third tier Cambridge United in August 1993 on a free transfer. He made his league debut on 11 December 1993 in a 0-0 draw with Stockport County.
After four seasons at Cambridge, his talent was noted by Sunderland and he joined for -300,000 in August 1997. His second season with the Mackems saw him help them to promotion to the top level, however, he ended up spending part of their first Premier League campaign on loan at Sheffield United.
When Sunderland were relegated after four seasons in the Premier League in 2003, Craddock was sold to newly-promoted Wolves for -1.75million to replace the injured Joleon Lescott at centre back. He has remained with the club since and was made captain at the start of the 2006-07 season by new manager Mick McCarthy. He found himself sent to Stoke City on loan in August 2007 though, but this spell was cut short through the emergency 24 hour clause the following month.
His 2008-09 season was interrupted when he broke a metatarsal in his foot in just the second league game, ruling him out for several months. After months of rehabilitation, Craddock was on the verge of a loan move, however injuries and loans meant that he stayed with the club. After a poor run of form for Richard Stearman, Craddock found himself once again in Wolves first team, where he remained as the side went on to win the division and a return to the Premier League. He lifted the Championship trophy after the final game against .
His return to the Premier League brought him a series of goals, as he headed past , and . The current season has seen him take his tally of Wolves appearances beyond the 200 game mark.
He is signed to the club until Summer 2010.
-DOCSTART-	5626656
He played for AS Saint-Etienne and Troyes AC, both in France. In 2003-04 he spent time on loan at West Bromwich Albion. He currently plays for Doxa Drama F.C..
He also plays for the Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
In February 2008 he joined Walsall on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season.
From 15 May 2009 he signed in Greece, to Doxa Drama F.C.. (doxa=gloria in Greek, Drama=name of city of Northern Greece), a historic team of Greek football, will be playing in the 2nd Division for 2009-2010 period,Champion of 3rd Division, North.
-DOCSTART-	5626793
'''Pape Malick Diop''' (born 29 December 1974 in Cherif-L) is a Senegalese football player. He played for Racing Strasbourg (France), Neuchatel Xamax (Switzerland) and FC Lorient (France).He plays for Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
-DOCSTART-	5630525
'''Dax Hoogerwerf''' (born 5 February 1989 in Blackpool) is an English footballer. A striker, who currently plays for AFC Blackpool.
He started out with Everton where he played for the youth and reserve team. He had a successful 2005-06 season, including scoring a brace after coming on as a subtitute against Sheffield United.
In December 2006, he had a trial with his hometown club, Blackpool F.C..
-DOCSTART-	5632457
Nethercott grew up through the ranks at Tottenham Hotspur and made his debut on 20 March 1993 in a 1-1 draw at Chelsea.
He was sent on loan to Maidstone and Barnet for experience during the early 1990s and ultimately played 54 games for Spurs, playing in the side which reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1995. Unfortunately, he was targeted by Everton as a weak link and was given a hiding as Everton romped to a 4-1 victory. He scored once for Tottenham, in a 3-0 FA Cup win over Altrincham in January 1995.
For a while it looked as though Nethercott would be the long-term successor to the ageing Gary Mabbutt, but by 1998 he had fallen out of favour in the first team and was transferred to Millwall. He helped them win the Division Two title in 2001 and reach their first-ever FA Cup final in 2004, but he was loaned out to Wycombe Wanderers for the latter part of the cup final season meaning he missed out on the final itself.
After the FA Cup final defeat, he signed for Wycombe Wanderers, and later dropped into non-league football with Woking, Heybridge Swifts and Wivenhoe Town. He took a player/assistant manager role at Welling United in 2007, but when his managerial colleague Neil Smith was sacked, returned to Wivenhoe for a second spell.
In September 2008 Stuart was promoted from his position of Assistant Manager at Maldon Town F.C. to Caretaker Manager following the sacking of Russell Tanner, and has overseen an upturn in the club's fortunes managing three wins from his first four games in charge. It is expected that his position will be made permanent by the club's board.
Stuart Nethercott is perhaps best remembered for the disproportionate amount of times he featured in the Merlin F.A. Premier League Sticker Book collection for the 1994-95 season. Much to the chagrin of collectors, it was not unknown for a six sticker packet to contain six copies of Nethercott, then in the Tottenham ranks.
Nethercott's sticker became ubiquitous to the point that, in an attempt to rid themselves of a rapidly thickening deck of Nethercotts, school children of the period were known to cover their friends' lockers as well as their school corridor walls with numerous copies of the Nethercott sticker, earning Stuart Nethercott a degree of fame and notoriety he was unable to attain in his footballing career.
-DOCSTART-	5635707
'''John Chukwudi Utaka''' (born 8 January 1982) is a Nigerian football player, who currently plays for Portsmouth of the English Premier League.
He is the brother of OB's Peter Utaka.
He has played for several clubs across three continents, first for Arab Contractors and subsequently Ismaily of Egypt, then spending a season playing for Al-Sadd of Qatar, before joining Racing Lens and later Rennes in France. He now plays for Portsmouth in England, mainly as a pacy winger who is utilised for the team's counter attacking. He is the older brother of Peter Utaka, who plays for OB In Denmark.
Utaka struggled to make an impact at the start of his Rennes stint. However, he took advantage of the absence of fellow striker Alexander Frei through injury to make his breakthrough. In February 2006, he scored two consecutive hat-tricks, against Lens and Lyon, and as a result received L'Equipe's player of the month award.
In Egypt, while with Ismaily, Utaka earned cult status with the local fans. They used to chant "Oh Oh Oh Utaka, Oh Oh Oh Utaka" during the matches. He played alongside the likes of Mohammed Barakat, Islam El-Shater, and captain Mohamed Salah Abo Greisha under the guidance of Mohsen Saleh, later appointed coach of Egypt.
Utaka joined Portsmouth on a four-year deal in July 2007, for a fee of around -7,000,000. He scored his
first goal on 11 August 2007 in a game against newly promoted Derby County. Some sources claim he became the club's record signing.
On 17 May 2008, Portsmouth won the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Cardiff City. Utaka provided the cross for the winning goal which was scored by Nwankwo Kanu.
He went on to have a poor 2008-09 season but on 27 June 2009 he confirmed he would be staying at the club for at least another season.
On Saturday 16th January 2010 he was linked with a move to Celtic FC
He plays for Nigeria and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He started four of Nigeria's six games in the 2006 African Cup of Nations, in which Nigeria finished in third place.
-DOCSTART-	5637324
'''Juan Velasco Damas''' (born May 15, 1977 in Dos Hermanas, Seville) is a Spanish footballer currently playing with Greek side Larissa FC, as a right defender.
During his career, Velasco represented, in Spain, Sevilla FC, Celta de Vigo (his most successful top flight years, playing UEFA Champions League), Atltico de Madrid and RCD Espanyol.
On 18 February 2008, Velasco signed a three-month contract with English second division side Norwich City, following a successful trial. At the end of the season, however, he left for Panthrakikos FC, freshly promoted to Greece's top level.
After one year 1/2 of relative playing time, Velasco moved teams in January 2010, but stayed in the country, signing with Larissa FC.
Velasco was capped five times by Spain, his debut coming on January 26, 2000, in a 3-0 friendly win over Poland (Cartagena). Selected for UEFA Euro 2000, he did not leave the bench.
-DOCSTART-	5637465
'''Robert Olejnik''' (November 26, 1986 in Vienna) is an Austrian professional footballer currently playing with Scottish Premier League side Falkirk, he signed from Aston Villa.
The young goalkeeper is a product of Aston Villa's youth system.
Olejnik joined League Two side Lincoln City on a loan deal until the end of the 2006-07 season, to help The Imps in their promotion push. Whilst there, he helped their Reserve side to lift the Pontin's Reserves League Cup. They had beaten Premiership sides Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers on the way . After a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes against Hartlepool United, the match went to penalties. Olejnik saved 2 of the first 5, making it 3-3 after each side having taken 5. The scores made it to 6-6 before Olejnik saved a penalty, to then step up himself and score the winning goal.
However, on the 30 May 2007, Olejnik was released by Villa manager Martin O'Neill and the following day joined Scottish club Falkirk.
Olejnik was also called up for the Austria U-21 squad to play Italy U-21 in late August 2006.
-DOCSTART-	5637694
'''Arthur Joseph Conway''' (1 April 1885 - 29 October 1954) was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler (although his ''Wisden'' obituary says merely "rather more than medium pace"
Conway took 54 wickets in his first-class career, of which no fewer than 15 came in a single match in June 1914: playing for Worcestershire against Gloucestershire at Moreton-in-Marsh, he took 9/38 in the first innings and 6/49 in the second for match figures of 15/87;
as of March 2009 this remains the best match analysis for the county.
A poor batsman, Conway scored just 165 runs in 52 innings (batting average 4.34), with a highest score of only 20 not out. He acted as scorer at least once, for Worcestershire's game against Warwickshire at Dudley in 1913. On this occasion the other scorer was Chicko Austin, who scored in almost 500 first-class games.
Conway also played football for Aston Villa and Wolves.
He was born in Stirchley, which at that time lay in Worcestershire; he died at the age of 69 in South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire.
-DOCSTART-	5637993
'''John Henderson Blackley''' (born 12 May 1948 in Westquarter, near Falkirk)
Blackley made 279 appearances at centre-half for Hibernian and also represented Newcastle United, Preston North End and Hamilton Academical. He won seven Scottish international caps and represented his country in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, playing in the 2-0 win against Zaire.
Blackley began a mangerial career with Hamilton in October 1981, while continuing his playing career.
Blackley has since worked at several clubs with Paul Sturrock, including St Johnstone, Dundee United, Plymouth Argyle twice, Sheffield Wednesday and Swindon Town. His brief has been to work specifically with the defenders, passing on the experience he accrued in his 17-year playing career. Blackley was part of a successful coaching trio alongside Paul Sturrock and Kevin Summerfield that saw them achieve 4 promotions in 6 seasons. Blackley and Summerfield left Plymouth in October 2009 after being advised their contracts, which were due to expire at the end of the 2009-10 season, were not going to be renewed.
-DOCSTART-	5638201
'''Evander Sno''' (born 9 April 1987 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Bristol City, on a season long loan from AFC Ajax. He has also featured for the Dutch under-19 international team and the Dutch under-21 international team. Sno typically plays in a defensive midfield role, but during a period on loan to NAC Breda, he was utilised in 9 different field positions. Also, in the Netherlands national under-21 football team, Sno has recently been used as a striker, in lack of an actual striker in the squad. As a striker, Sno has scored 3 times in his last two games for the Netherlands under-21 squad. He is named after Evander Holyfield.
Sno came through the youth system at AFC Ajax but left to join Feyenoord at the age of eighteen. He didn't play any first-team games during his time at Feyenoord but he was loaned out to NAC Breda during the 2005-06 season, where he made his name.
Sno signed for Scottish Premier League side Celtic from Feyenoord of the Netherlands in 2006. At the time he was considered one of the most promising youth prospects in the world. He made his full debut in a League Cup 3rd Round victory over St Mirren, drawing praise from his manager for his performance and made his Old Firm debut during Celtic's 2-0 defeat of Rangers on 23 September 2006, replacing Shunsuke Nakamura during the latter stages of the match. In November 2006, Sno scored his only goal for Celtic against Hibernian in an SPL game.
On signing for Celtic, it was widely reported in the media that Sno was named after the former Boxing World Heavyweight Champion, Evander Holyfield.
On 21 August 2008, it was announced that Sno would be re-joining Ajax, signing a 3 year contract at his former club. He was sent off in his debut match against Willem II Tilburg, although his red card was cleared by the KNVB. After just one season he was demoted from the first team and would play for Jong Ajax.
On 31 August 2009, it was announced by current club Ajax that Sno would join English club Bristol City on loan for the remainder of the 2009/10 Coca Cola Championship season with a view to a permanent move. Sno made his debut for Bristol City on September 12th against Coventry City . On 15 September he made his first start in a Bristol City shirt in their 0-0 draw with Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. Sno scored his first goal for the club on 24th October 2009 in a 3-2 win over Barnsley at Oakwell,
Evander was a regular in the Dutch Under-21 team. In October 2006, Sno was included in the Dutch national team for the friendly against England. On 16 July 2008, he was named in the Dutch squad for the Olympic Games in Beijing. In the opening game against Nigeria, Sno received a red card.
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-DOCSTART-	5638673
'''Mikhail Kavelashvili''' (born July 22, 1971 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian former footballer.
As with many leading Georgian players, Kavelahvili began his career with FC Dinamo Tbilisi, emerging from their youth system in 1989. A skillful striker, he soon established himself in the Dinamo side before earning a move to Russian club FC Spartak Vladikavkaz in 1995.
He began training with Manchester City F.C. on March 1, 1996 before finally joining the club on transfer deadline day. He made his city debut on April 6 scoring in the derby game against Manchester United F.C.. Following City's relegation he played 24 games (2 goals) in the Football League First Division. The number was not enough to secure a renewal of his work permit and so he was sent out on loan to Grasshopper-Club Zrich, winning a Swiss Super League in 1998. He has since played the majority of his football in Switzerland, featuring for Fussballclub Zrich, FC Lucerne, FC Sion and FC Aarau (as well as a loan spell back at Vladikavkaz). He most recently signed for FC Basel in 2005. .
-DOCSTART-	5641903
'''Josh Lennie''' (born 23 March 1986) is a football (soccer) goalkeeper.
Lennie started his career as a junior at Brentford but was released in the summer of 2005 and subsequently joined Wimbledon. After being at AFC Wimbledon for 2 seasons he was then released and now is a free agent
-DOCSTART-	5643274
'''Richard Kell''' (born September 15, 1979 in Bishop Auckland) is an English footballer playing as a midfielder. He has broken his leg twice in his career.
Kell began his career as a junior with Middlesbrough, turning professional in July 1998 and soon becoming a regular in the reserve side at the Riverside Stadium. After failing to break into the first team, he joined Torquay United, initially on loan on February 7, 2001, making his league debut 3 days later, scoring in the 2-1 win against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank. The move was made permanent with a free transfer on the 9th of March, Kell signing a contract until the end of the season. For the remainder of the 2000-01 season, his qualities greatly enhanced a midfield which had particularly missed the injured Brian Healy since the start of the season, and he played a major role in Torquay avoiding relegation to the Conference. It later emerged that he had played for much of this time with a hip injury which required surgery during the summer. His recovery was further delayed by illness, but on July 31, 2001, he re-joined the Torquay squad in training on a trial basis under the new manager Roy McFarland. However, 5 days later Kell decided that his future lay elsewhere and left Torquay. It later emerged that he would have stayed at Torquay had Colin Lee remained as manager.
The following month he joined Scunthorpe United on trial, signing a monthly deal on the 13th of September. He made his Scunthorpe debut 2 days later in the 2-2 draw with Rochdale at Spotland and impressed Scunthorpe manager Brian Laws enough over the following two months to earn a contract until the end of the season with an option for a further twelve months. Two months later that sason he broke his leg badly against Hull City.
He joined Barnsley from Scunthorpe in June 2005 along with team-mate Paul Hayes, despite having another broken leg. He had a loan spell with Scarborough in February 2006 in which he played two games.
He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2005-06 season and after a few months without a club joined Lincoln City in December 2006. His move to Sincil Bank was unproductive.
Kell has now retired from football through injury, although he is starting to get back into football in a coaching capacity at Doncaster Rovers under 16's, Winterton Rangers and Goxhill JFC. He is also pursuing a career in aviation with a view to become a commercial airline pilot.
-DOCSTART-	5649084
'''Ousmane Dabo''' (born 8 February 1977 in Laval, Mayenne) is a French football midfielder who currently plays for S.S. Lazio.
He has previously played for Rennes, Internazionale, Vicenza, Parma, Monaco, Atalanta, Lazio and Manchester City. He has represented France three times at full international level.
His younger brother, Moussa, is currently without a club and also plays as a midfielder.
In 1998 he and team-mate Mikal Silvestre were signed by Inter Milan. Dabo was not a regular first team player for Inter, and a few months later he was loaned out to Vicenza, where he made 13 Serie A appearances. Dabo spent the following season at Parma under Arrigo Sacchi, making sixteen appearances. In June 2000 he changed clubs again, returning to the French league with Monaco in an exchange deal involving Sabri Lamouchi. Six months later he returned to Vicenza on loan, and in the close season made a permanent move to Atalanta. At the Bergamo club he secured regular first team football, and in 2003 he gained a call-up to the France national team for the FIFA Confederations Cup, which Dabo described as "a surprise". In summer of 2003 Dabo joined Lazio, where he became an important and popular part of the Lazio midfield due to his organised style of play.
After interest from a variety of Premier League clubs in 2006, Dabo joined Manchester City on a Bosman transfer, signing a three year contract.
On 1 May 2007, Dabo was assaulted by his team mate Joey Barton at City's training ground. Dabo stated that he had been hit several times, and had to go to hospital after suffering injuries to his head during the incident, including a suspected detached retina. Dabo requested that the police press charges against Barton, and as a result, on 16 May 2007, Barton was arrested and questioned by Greater Manchester Police. Barton pleaded guilty to the assault.
, ''BBC News''. Retrieved on 2 July 2007.
He was put on the transfer list by Sven-Gran Eriksson along with team mates Danny Mills and Paul Dickov. Mills and Dickov both ended up going out on loans, but Dabo remained at the club. After just playing the League Cup game in 29 August 2007, he finally re-signed for S.S. Lazio on 30 January 2008. He signed a contract until 30 June 2010. On 13 May 2009, he scored the winning penalty in a penalty shoot-out to give Lazio a 6-5 win after a 1-1 draw, over Sampdoria in the 2009 Coppa Italia Final.
-DOCSTART-	5649595
:''For the 19th century businessman, see John Cockerill''
'''John Cockerill''' (born 12 July 1961 in Cleethorpes, England) is a former professional football player and manager. He is the son of Ron and brother of Glenn Cockerill, both also professional footballers. The end of his career came with a broken leg in 1991 against Bristol City, despite trying to regain full fitness, Cockerill never played another game.
After two abortive attempts at Lincoln City, Cockerill had a spell in the RAF and as a lorry driver, whilst continuing to play non-league football. In 1988 he was signed by Grimsby from Stafford Rangers for -21,500.
The highlight of his playing career with Grimsby, was the two goals he scored in 1991 against Exeter City in the last game of the season to secure promotion to Division Two.
John has been caretaker manager of Grimsby on three separate occasions, stepping up from assistant manager, but left the club after missing out on the top job for a third time. In addition to these roles he was also at various times Football in the Community Coach, Youth Coach and Reserve Team Manager.
-DOCSTART-	5650954
'''Gerard "Gerry" Joseph Armstrong''' (born 23 May 1954 in Fintona) is a Northern Irish former footballer. He spent the majority of his career in England, as well as having a spell in Spain. He represented the Northern Ireland national football team and won acclaim at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where he was the highest scoring British player. He presently works as a football analyst.
Armstrong, who supported English club Leeds United as a boy, began his career in Northern Ireland with St Paul's Swifts.
He subsequently moved on to play for Cromac Albion and Bangor.
In November 1975 Armstrong moved to England, signing with Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of -25,000.
In November 1980 he was signed by Second Division side Watford for -250,000.
In August 1983 he moved to Spain with RCD Mallorca for -200,000.
Armstrong returned to England in August 1985, signing for West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer.
By 1988 Armstrong had become a player-coach at Brighton, but left the club after an altercation with a fan.
In April 1976, during his first season in English football, Armstrong made his debut for the Northern Ireland national team. He played alongside George Best in a 5-0 friendly defeat to West Germany.
Six years later, Armstrong was selected for the Northern Ireland squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. After a 0-0 draw in their opening match against Yugoslavia, Armstrong scored the opening goal in the 1-1 draw against Honduras. With Northern Ireland requiring a win to progress to the next stage, Armstrong scored a 47th minute goal against hosts Spain in Valencia. Northern Ireland even had Mal Donaghy sent off, but held on to win 1-0.
In the next stage, also a group round, they could only manage a draw in their two matches, with Armstrong scoring in the 4-1 loss to France.
For his exploits in Spain, Armstrong won a golden boot award for being the best British player in the competition - England and Scotland also took part. Armstrong was 4th top scorer at the tournament behind Paolo Rossi, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Zico.
Armstrong played for Northern Ireland at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico but did not score during the tournament. Northern Ireland drew with Algeria before a loss to Spain. A 3-0 defeat to Brazil represented the end of Armstrong's international career.
In November 1991 Armstrong was appointed manager of non-league club Worthing,
In 2004 he reprised his role as Northern Ireland assistant manager under Lawrie Sanchez, having been considered for the top job at the time. He left the position in August 2006 to concentrate on other commitments, as it was revealed that he and his wife Debby were expecting a child.
Armstrong had combined his coaching positions with employment in football journalism - in television, in radio and in print. He works as a co-commentator for Sky Sports' coverage of La Liga and also works as an analyst for the English Premier League coverage of ESPN Star Sports . He is an outspoken critic of the amount of diving in the modern game.
He covered the FIFA World Cup 2006 for Asia-based ESPN Star Sports with anchor Harsha Bhogle and fellow expert commentators Steve McMahon & Noel Da Lima Leitao.
In September 2006, Armstrong became co-commentator for BBC Northern Ireland's TV coverage of Northern Ireland's Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, alongside Jackie Fullerton.
-DOCSTART-	5650988
'''Neil Alexander Danns''' (born 23 November 1982, in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Crystal Palace in the Championship.
Born in Liverpool, England, Danns began his football career as a schoolboy with Liverpool, but signed as a trainee at Blackburn Rovers. It was after moving south to Colchester United that he started to make a name for himself. Whilst at Layer Road, Danns contributed greatly to the club's promotion to the Championship in 2006.
On 19 June 2006, Danns completed a -500,000 move to Birmingham City. Despite admitting that he ''"had a great time"'' at Colchester, he emphasised that ''"when a club the size of Birmingham come in for you, it's hard to say no"''. Danns made his competitive dbut for Birmingham against Colchester on 5 August 2006.
Danns signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Crystal Palace on 22 January 2008 for a fee of -600,000, rising to -850,000 should the club gain promotion to the Premier League. After initially having a tough time with recurring injuries at Palace, Danns managed to establish himself in the Eagles' line-up in his second season at the club.
-DOCSTART-	5658446
'''Lee Paul Phillips''' (born September 16, 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Cambridge United as a striker.
Phillips was born in Penzance, Cornwall and started his sporting career playing rugby union for the England under 15's and 21's. However, Phillips then switched his attention to football.
A striker, Phillips, began his football career as a youth trainee with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional in the 1996 close season. He made his league debut, as a late substitute for Neil Illman, in Argyle's 2-0 win at home to Gillingham on 29 October 1996 and made one further appearance that season. He went on to make over 50 first team appearances for Plymouth, although over half of them were as a substitute. Although scoring just the one league goal whilst at Plymouth, it came in an extremely memorable and dramatic game. With Plymouth playing at Carlisle on the last day of the 1998/99 season, Carlisle needed to win to avoid relegation from the Football League. Phillips put Plymouth 1-0 up but Carlisle equalised and then subsequently scored the winning goal in injury time courtesy of their goalkeeper, Jimmy Glass.
He recovered and resumed his career, but failed to win a regular starting place and joined Conference South side, Weymouth in January 2001, initially on loan, but on a free transfer two months later. In February 2002, Phillips joined Newport County on loan until the end of the season as Weymouth tried to cut their wage bill. Over two seasons, Phillips made 67 appearances for Weymouth, scoring 33 goals, attracting attention from a number of higher level sides, including Reading and Yeovil Town (who he had a trial with in November 2002).
On 22 February 2005, Phillips moved to Conference side Exeter City along with teammate Steve Tully for an undisclosed fee. During his first two seasons at St James Park, Phillips solidified his position as a first choice striker, scoring 17 times in 51 appearances. However, the arrival of a new manager, Paul Tisdale, for the 2006-07 season, led to a rotational system involving Phillips, new striker Adam Stansfield, and Jamie Mackie.
Phillips joined local rivals Torquay United for a fee of -17,500 on a three-year deal on 21 June 2007
On 15 May 2008 he joined fellow Conference National team Rushden & Diamonds for an undisclosed fee.
In the January 2009 transfer window, Phillips left Rushden and rejoined Weymouth. He joined Cambridge United on 2 March.
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'''Frank Barson''' (10 April 1891 - 13 September 1968) was an English footballer from Grimesthorpe who played for several English football clubs including Barnsley, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Watford.
He began his career working as a blacksmith and playing for amateur clubs Albion FC and Cammell Laird's, before joining Barnsley Football Club in 1911.
He transferred to Aston Villa in 1919, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1920, and to Manchester United in 1922, with a transfer fee of -5000.
On one occasion Barson's hard tackling resulted in a seven month ban; after a game, he often needed a police escort to protect him from angry opposition fans.
Barson was born in Grimesthorpe and began his career as a blacksmith.
In 1909 Barson signed for Cammell Laird FC; two years later in July 1911 he began his professional career with Barnsley.
Barson joined Villa for a fee of -2,850 - "more than the average Sheffield worker earned in a year", according to a Sheffield newspaper
Barson played a large part in the Villa team during his three seasons at the club, but it is his run-ins with authority for which he is best known. He maintained a business in Sheffield and refused to move to Birmingham despite Villa's insistence that he should do so.
In 1922, he was transferred to Manchester United for a fee of -5,000.
Division Three South side Watford signed Barson on a free transfer three days after the end of 1927-28 season. His signing was considered a coup for the club, as Barson's availability had caused "20 managers to lounge round outside the defender's house."
In his debut at Crystal Palace Barson was cautioned early on in the game. Watford player Joe Davison was later sent off in that game with the referee reportedly saying "Off you go, Barson".
Although his Watford career was brief, Barson did recommend two Manchester United players to Fred Pagnam, the Watford manager. Both Tommy Barnett and Frank McPherson would go on to have successful careers at Vicarage Road. Barnett later called Barson "the best skipper I was to ever play under" and stated how he used to sweat off excess beer with exercises before the game.
Exactly a year after being at Watford he accepted the post of player coach at Hartlepool United, but within five months (October 1929) he signed amateur forms for Wigan Borough.
In 1920 Barson had England trials and it was whilst at Villa Park that he made his one and only international appearance for England on 15 March 1920 against Wales at Highbury. Wales won the game 2-1.
Barson was regarded as a "hard man" of English football.
Opposing crowds loathed him, forcing Barson to publicly defend himself on the grounds that he had been "brought up to play hard and saw nothing wrong with an honest to goodness shoulder charge."
In May 1932 he became the player manager of Rhyl, where he remained until his contract was terminated in March 1935.
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'''Bruno Georg Berner''' (born 21 November 1977) is a Swiss footballer currently playing for Leicester City. Berner plays predominantly as a left back, but has also been deployed in other roles, such as central defence, left wing and most recently in central midfield while at Leicester.
He played for Switzerland and was a participant in the 2004 UEFA European Championship.
He has spent most of his career playing for Grasshopper Zrich, SC Freiburg, and FC Basel
Berner moved to Blackburn Rovers for a nominal fee from FC Basel on January 30, 2007. He was given the squad number 25. On February 10, 2007 he played his first Premiership match for Blackburn, in a 1-0 defeat to Everton. He made his second start against Manchester City on December 27, 2007.
On 3 July 2008, Berner joined Norwich City on trial, joining up with the squad for pre-season training,
On September 12, 2008, Berner joined Leicester City on a three-year contract and was issued the number 31 shirt.
Berner was issued the number 15 shirt for the 2009-10 season, with an aim to reach the Championship play-offs.
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'''Andrew William "Andy" Monkhouse''' (born 23 October 1980 in Leeds) is a professional football player.
Monkhouse began his career with Rotherham United as a trainee before rising to the senior ranks at the age of 17. He scored on his league debut - a 3-0 win over Hartlepool United in September 1998.
After 128 league outings for Rotherham and a couple of long-term injuries Monkhouse became Dennis Wise's first signing as manager of Swindon Town on June 22, 2006, signing a one-year contract.
"Monkey's" time at Swindon was interrupted by injury and he was loaned to Hartlepool United. Following a successful loan spell, a deal was then agreed between Swindon and Hartlepool on January 10 for Monkhouse to sign for the latter for an undisclosed fee. Ironically, when Monkhouse played for Hartlepool against Swindon on 3 February 2007 he scored the winning goal against his former side. Remarkably, the first time he was on the losing side in a league match in 2006/7 was in Hartlepool's defeat against Barnet on 7 April 2007 - his 32nd appearance of the season.
Monkhouse was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2006-07 season.
Having earned the initial nickname 'Monkey', for obvious reasons, this has evolved into various forms over the years, such as 'Monks' and 'Monkmanaman' - taken from his likening, in looks and style of play, to Steve Mcmanaman.
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'''Davide Antonio Xausa''' (born 10 March 1976 in Vancouver) is a Canadian footballer, currently playing for amateur side Columbus Clan.
Xausa started his career with St. Catharines Wolves before relocating to Stoke-on-Trent, England in January 1998 to play for Port Vale on trial. Unable to win a contract he tried his luck with their rivals Stoke City the following month. Again failing to win a contract he moved north to Scotland to sign with St. Johnstone later in the month. Playing just one game for the club he soon moved to the Netherlands to sign with Eerste Divisie side Dordrecht '90 before returning to Canada with Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division.
He finally settled in Scotland with Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September 1999. He played over fifty games for the club, maintaining a respectable goals tally before he switched to Livingston in March 2001. Staying with the club for two years he made 68 league appearances, though many of these were as a substitute. In August 2003 he joined Falkirk, but had left the club by February 2004.
After another spell with Vancouver Whitecaps he later joined amateur club Columbus Clan.
Xausa earned his first cap for Canada on 27 April 1999 against Northern Ireland. In all he played 32 full international games and scored 2 goals - one against Guatemala in a friendly on 29 May 1999 and the other one in the Open Canada Cup against Ecuador on 6 June 1999, which Canada lost 2-1.
In 2000 he was part of Canada's squad that won their first CONCACAF Gold Cup.. He played two games in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. His last national team game was on 18 January 2003 against the USA.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
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'''Stephen McPhee''' (born 5 June 1981) is a Scottish footballer who plays in England for Blackpool as a striker.
He has played for clubs in Scotland, England and Portugal. And has been capped for his country at under-21 level.
Born in Glasgow, McPhee began his career in England at Coventry City in 2000, but did not make a senior appearance for ''the Sky Blues'', who were then in the Premier League. In 2001 Coventry sent him on on loan to Scottish Premier League club St. Mirren, who had hoped to sign Ronaldinho, but instead settled for the young hopeful McPhee. He played seven games for ''the Saints'' and won the April 2001 ''SPL Young Player of the Month Award''.
McPhee signed for Port Vale on a free transfer in July 2001 and would soon show himself to be arguably Brian Horton's best signing at the club. He scored on his debut against Notts County and finished the season as the club's top scorer with 14 goals in 51 games, including one in the 2001 Potteries derby. Paul Jewell's Wigan Athletic made a bid for McPhee that was accepted by his club, however the deal fell through as the Scotsman's agent rejected Wigan's contract offer. The 2002-03 season was one largely devoid of goals for the striker, his strike against Oldham Athletic in October ended a run of 21 games without a goal, but only two goals followed in the remaining 34 matches.
In the 2003-04 season he scored 27 goals to help Vale finish seventh in League One, this was the second highest goal tally for a Port Vale player in 66 years. For this feat he was named player of the year at Vale Park, but as the team had not secured promotion McPhee rejected a new contract. A British club would have to negotiate a fee with ''the Valiants'' before talking to McPhee, however a foreign club would be free to sign him without dealing with Vale.
Rumours linking McPhee with Portuguese side Beira-Mar were denied by the club and chairman Bill Bratt stated "this is news to us". The following week the cash-strapped club rejected a -100,000 bid from Leeds United "out of hand", branding it as an offer "not even worth considering".
Later that month his agent negotiated a move to Beira-Mar, meaning Vale lost the player for nothing.
Beira-Mar were managed at the time by Mick Wadsworth, who was sacked four games after McPhee signed. McPhee was used in various positions and scored five goals in 31 appearances, but despite this Beira-Mar were relegated from the Portuguese top flight in bottom place. Despite the club's poor season his consistent performances attracted interest from other clubs
McPhee joined Hull City on 19 May 2005 for a fee widely reported to be -220,000. However, the club website stated, "The Scottish striker joined the Championship-bound Tigers in a new club record deal with the McPhee fee reported in excess of -400,000 when Stephen was signed from Beira Mar in May 2005."
He suffered an injury in only his fourth league appearance for Hull, and missed the rest of the 2005-06 season and the start of the 2006-07 season. He eventually returned to action in December 2006 away at Plymouth Argyle, which was also new manager, Phil Brown's first match in charge of the club. He ended up missing most of the rest of the season again through injury.
On 7 January 2008, McPhee moved to Blackpool for an undisclosed fee, penning a two-and-a-half-year contract. The fee was believed to be around -300,000, which would mean he broke the club's incoming transfer record of -275,000, paid twelve years earlier for Chris Malkin. Again he struggled with injury, but when fit his performances hinted at his potential. On 25 February 2008 McPhee was named in the Championship's "Team of the Week", alongside teammate Kaspars Gorks.
a. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
McPhee won his first Scotland under-21 cap in October 2001 against Latvia under-21s.
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Duke began his career playing for a pub football side in Bradway, Sheffield. He joined Hull City on 23 July 2004 from Burton Albion for a fee of -20,000, which could rise to -60,000 depending on appearances. He was a regular starter at Burton, having made 78 league appearances for them in his three seasons at the club, but at Hull he spent several seasons mainly being used as cover for first-choice goalkeeper Boaz Myhill, making few first-team appearances and spending time on loan at Stockport County and Wycombe Wanderers.
In 2007-08, Duke impressed sufficiently in a League Cup match against Crewe to retain his place in the Hull team for the subsequent league game and demote Myhill to the bench. He was also selected for the next two matches, but a thigh injury prevented him from finally getting a run in the team.
On 5 January 2008 Duke underwent an operation to remove a testicular tumour.
On 1 June 2008, Duke completed the "Keep Your Eye On The Ball" 5 km run in London's Victoria Park, in aid of the Everyman Campaign cancer charity.
In Hull City's debut Premier League season in 2008-09, Duke again started the season as Myhill's understudy. He impressed however when given his chance in League Cup and FA Cup matches, keeping two clean sheets against Newcastle, which resulted in him being called up to make his Premier League debut on 28 January 2009 against West Ham. Although Hull City lost the game 2-0, Duke saved a penalty and was City's man-of-the-match. He retained his place in the side for the next nine league games - his longest run in the Hull City first team to date.
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'''Bernardo Corradi''' (born 30 March 1976) is an Italian footballer, who plays in the position of striker, he plays for Serie A side Udinese Calcio. He was an Italian internationals.
Corradi began his career in Italy with Siena, at that time at Serie C1. He then left for U.S. Poggibonsi at Serie C2, which the club is located in the Province of Siena, Tuscany. He played two seasons, one at Serie C2, one at Serie D. In 1996 he left for Serie C2 club A.S.D. Mobilieri Ponsacco Calcio, also located in Tuscany. In mid-1997, he joined Cagliari of Sardinia island. But after played two matches, he was loaned to Montevarchi in November, his third Tuscany club. In the next season, he moved back to south for Andria. In 1999, he returned to Cagliari and played his first Serie A match.
In 2000, Corradi jointly-signed by Chievo and Internazionale. Using his height as ability, he started showing his talent as central forward and scored his first Serie A goal at Chievo. He stayed at Chievo for two seasons, until Internazionale paid -4 million to the Verona based club to bought back the remain registration rights.
Considered the ideal understudy to Christian Vieri, he played his first and only match for Inter against Sporting Clube de Portugal.
But rumor Lazio also likes to sign him. After Ronaldo successfully transferred to Real Madrid, Inter also finished the last minute deal with Lazio to sign their flagship striker Hernn Crespo, and sent Corradi to opposite direction as part of the deal.
At Lazio, Corradi formed the striking pair with Claudio Lpez, made Enrico Chiesa and Simone Inzaghi played as substitute. He was offered a contract extension in July 2003. In the second season, he was the first choice, and partnered with Roberto Muzzi, Lopez or Inzaghi.
Corradi signed for Valencia in the summer of 2004, along with Lazio teammate Stefano Fiore, in a deal which also repaid unpaid transfer fees incurred when Gaizka Mendieta moved from Valencia to Lazio. However, once compatriot coach Claudio Ranieri left the club, he found his first team appearances becoming less frequent. He was loaned to Parma for the 2005/06 season, where he scored ten times in 36 appearances.
In the 2006 close season he was sold by Valencia to Manchester City for an undisclosed fee on 20 July, signing a three year contract with the Manchester club.
Corradi made his Manchester City debut in the opening match of the 2006-07 Premier League season against Chelsea, but was sent off after receiving a second yellow card due to his reaction to an incident involving Michael Essien. It took Corradi until his 13th Manchester City appearance before he scored his first goals for the club, when he scored twice against Fulham on 18 November 2006,
Corradi impressed during his first couple of appearances for his new club, but again got himself into disciplinary problems, when he was sent off in the first half, during a match with Roma.
Corradi had a tally of 5 goals in 15 starts, and was given the captain's armband.
On 30 July 2008, Manchester City confirmed that Corradi had been released from the final year of his contract, to return to Italy, and play for Reggina. On 31 May 2009 the Striker has left Reggina through contract termination.
On 3 July 2009 Udinese Calcio have signed the striker on a free transfer..
He has 13 caps for Italy, scoring two goals. At national team, he was considered as a replacement of Christian Vieri. He was also selected for their Euro 2004 squad. Along with Marco Di Vaio, he was call-up by new national team coach Marcello Lippi in the first few matches, but after the rise of Luca Toni and Alberto Gilardino, co-currently with Corradi poorly played in Spain, he did not received any call-up again.
Include 1 match at 2004 UEFA Super Cup
Include 2 matches at 2004 Supercopa de Espaa
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'''Kingsley Black''' (born 22 June 1968 in Luton, England) is an English-born Northern Ireland former professional footballer. He notably played for Luton Town, Nottingham Forest and Grimsby Town. He was active from between 1987 and 2002.
Black started his career with his home town club of Luton Town where he notched up just under 150 appearances for the club in all competitions between 1987 and 1991.
Black was then signed for -1.5 Million by Brian Clough for Nottingham Forest. While with Forest, he was loaned out twice, making appearances for Sheffield United and Millwall, he also played International football for Northern Ireland making 30 appearances and scoring once goal. Black managed over 100 appearances before his departure to Grimsby Town for -25,000.
Kingsley slotted into the Mariners midfield but was unable to stop the club losing their First Division status. Despite the relegation Black committed himself to the Mariners, even though the club strugged early in the 1997/1998 season, Town went on to finish 3rd in the league. Promotion was achieved via the play offs after the club beat Fulham and Northampton Town. The Mariners also saw success in the Auto Windscreen Shield in which they defeated Bournemouth at Wembley Stadium. Bournemouth led in the game before Black made the tie all square to send the game into extra time. Wayne Burnett scored the golden goal to send Grimsby home with the trophy. Kingsley went on to feature for Grimsby in the first division for the next three seasons. When manager Alan Buckley was sacked in September 2000, he was replaced by Lennie Lawrence who in turn brought in midfielders Menno Willems, Knut Anders Fostervold , Neil Murray and most notably Leicester City youngster Stuart Campbell. With this Kingsley found it hard to get a look in with the club, but avoided the chop unlike unfavoured utility man Adam Buckley. Black was instead put up for loan, and joined Lincoln City. The Imps would later appoint former Grimsby boss Alan Buckley as their new manager. Black returned to Blundell Park towards the end of the season and was deemed surplus to requirements by Lennie Lawrence. Despite being held in high regard by the clubs supporters, Black was released from the club.
After his release from Grimsby, he joined other former Grimsby players Adam Buckley, Ian Hamilton and Andy Smith by joining Lincoln City. Black's spell at Lincoln was marred by the clubs overall poor performance ,and the financial turmoil it was in, which would later see the club enter into administration towards the end of the season. Alan Buckley left the club by mutual consent, and in came another former Grimsby Town player Keith Alexander as the new manager. Financially, Lincoln were saved, and they escaped relegation to the Football Conference. Lincoln decided not to renew his contract at the end of the season, as Alexander cleared out the majority of Buckley's squad, including all of his former Grimsby signings. Kingsley decided to retire from the game despite having contract offerings from non league clubs.
He returned to Grimsby to play in John McDermott's testimonial against Hull City in 2005 in which he was joined by the majority of his former team mates from the 1997/1998 season. In 2008 he played in a exhibitionmatch with the players from the Luton League cup win in honor to the late David Preece.
After retiring from the game, Black moved away from England and now lives in Bellresguard in Puerto Pollensa, Majorca.
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'''Gianluca Festa''' (born March 15, 1969 in Cagliari) is an Italian football defender.
Festa played with several notable teams, including Internazionale, AS Roma and Middlesbrough F.C., being one of the first Italians to play in the English Premier League. Popular and professional to the point of obsession, Gianluca Festa became the standard against which imports would be measured. Festa was dedicated to the art of defending, a studious trainer and a supreme athlete but his physical qualities were combined with a loyalty, fierce determination and a passion that won him the admiration of players and supporters alike. Festa arrived from Internazionale in the midst of a bleak relegation battle and added steel and discipline - and scored on an impressive winning debut - as Boro made a brave late bid to beat the drop. An accomplished martial arts master, a junior Italian tennis champion and captain of the Army team when he did his national service, Festa was rock hard and super-fit. He had shrewd positional sense, was tough in the tackle, a dominating figure in the air and got forward on occasions to score the odd important goal. One that could have been vital and historic was ruled out when Festa-s header in the 1997 FA Cup Final was ruled offside. That was one of three Wembley appearances he made in his first action-packed 18 months at the club. When many of the other big names bailed out following relegation, Festa stayed, knuckled down and helped win promotion back to the top flight with consistently outstanding displays that earned him the player of the year gong in 1998. Festa was squeezed out by the big money arrivals of Gareth Southgate and Ugo Ehiogu but remained as a useful squad player before leaving for a short spell at Portsmouth, where he scored once against Bradford City.
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'''William Anthony Morley''' (born 26 August 1954) is an English former football player who played in the Football League for Preston North End, Burnley, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City, as well as playing for other teams abroad. He also won six caps for England.
Morley was born in Ormskirk and represented Ormskirk and District Schools. He signed as an apprentice with Preston North End in July 1969 before turning professional in August 1972.
A skilful, nippy winger, Morley enjoyed the best days of his career at Villa Park. He was seen as a wayward genius but was moulded by manager Ron Saunders into one of the most dangerous players around. He was famed for scoring spectacular goals, in particular one against Everton at Goodison Park which won him the 'Goal of the Season' award for 1980-81.
He was a vital part of the Villa side that won the League Championship in 1980-81 and the European Cup the year after. His brilliant dribble and cross set up Peter Withe for the winning goal against Bayern Munich in the final. His full Villa record was 170(+10 as sub) appearances, 34 goals.
Morley won six caps for England, but his career fell into decline after not being picked for any of their games at the 1982 World Cup. This despite the fact that England boss Ron Greenwood supposedly favoured attacking football. After adding a European Super Cup Winners' medal to his collection, he was transferred from Villa to local rivals West Bromwich Albion.
He won a Dutch Cup runners-up medal in 1987 playing for FC Den Haag.
Morley is now a regular on the 'Villa Old Stars' circuit. He also provides colour commentary for radio broadcasts on Aston Villa's website.
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'''James "Jimmy" Hogan''' (16 October 1882 in Nelson, Lancashire; 30 January 1974 in Burnley, Lancashire) was a British footballer and football coach. He is counted amongst the great pioneers of the game on the European continent.
Hogan enjoyed some success as a footballer, reaching an FA Cup Semi-Final with Fulham in 1908, but it was as a coach that his abilities shone through.
Hogan is considered one of the great pioneers of the game on the continent. In Switzerland he coached ca. 1924 Young Boys Berne. In this period he was also besides his compatriot Teddy Duckworth, then coach of Servette FC, and the Hungarian Izidor "Dori" Krschner, then coach of FC Nordstern Basel, responsible for one of three regional coaching groups preparing the Swiss national team for the Olympics 1924 in Paris. Duckworth should take the team there to the final, losing to the giants of that era, Uruguay, 0-3. This is up to now the greatest success in Swiss footballing history. In 1925 and from 1933 to 1934 Hogan coached Lausanne Sports.
Partly responsible for the development of football in mainland Europe, Hogan formed a great partnership with the legendary Hugo Meisl - coaching the Austrian national team to unprecedented success.
After a brief spell as Fulham boss, Hogan returned to Austria, where he coached them to the 1936 Olympic final.
Aston Villa appointed Hogan as their manager in November 1936. This was following the embarrassment of the club's first ever relegation the previous season. Within two seasons, Hogan had guided Villa back to the top flight.
Beyond the assignments mentioned he has also coached the teams of FC Dordrecht in the Netherlands, MTK Hungria and Dresdner SC. Hogan also had a short spell in the early 1950s as a coach at Celtic F.C.. His ideas were often dismissed within British football, although he did have a formative influence on the generation of managers who would emerge in the 1960s.
He is sometimes credited with the revolution in European football that saw Hungary thrash England 6-3 at Wembley in 1953, ushering in a new football era.
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'''Hmilton Ricard Cuesta''' (born January 1, 1974 in Choc) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a striker, and has played for Deportivo Cali, Middlesbrough, CSKA Sofia, Independiente, Emelec, Shonan Bellmare, Numancia and Danubio F.C.over the course of his career.
Ricard was signed by Bryan Robson for a fee of -2million in 1998, and scored 33 goals in 92 starts (with 23 substitute appearances) over a four-year Middlesbrough career. He was twice Middlesbrough's top scorer. When Steve McClaren took over the reins, Ricard was deemed surplus to requirements and allowed to move to CSKA Sofia on a free transfer.
Since leaving Middlesbrough, Ricard courted controversy both on and off the pitch. In 2002, he was involved in a car accident that killed a passenger, and was banned from football for twelve months for attacking a referee and making obscene gestures to the crowd while playing for Guayaquil side Emelec. The ban was reduced on appeal, and since then, Ricard attempted to move back to Europe to rejuvenate his career. He briefly played in Cyprus for , before signing a year's deal with Numancia for the 2005-2006 season. He played 16 times, scoring 2 goals.
After he moved to Danubio F.C in Uruguay where he scored 12 goals and played a key role helping Danubio to win the Uruguayan 2006/07 season. In June 2007 he tried with Chinese Superleague team Shanghai Shenhua, subsequently signing a contract with the Chinese club.
Ricard has represented Colombia 27 times, scoring five goals.
On January 24, 2007, Ricard was sentenced to three years in prison for the 2002 car incident. His lawyers have indicated an appeal is likely.
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'''Micky Droy''' (born 7 May 1951 in Highbury, London) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League during the 1970s and 1980s, spending 15 years with Chelsea but also playing for Luton Town, Crystal Palace and Brentford.
Droy was a tall and generally uncompromising defender. He played for Chelsea during a particularly turbulent period of the club's history, and was a part of the sides which were relegated to the Second Division in 1974-75, promoted back to the First Division in 1976-77, relegated again in 1978-79 and then promoted again in 1983-84. A feature on ''The Times''' website summed him up as "six feet four inches of hard-core centre back, who had an unsentimental way with a headed clearance and who, from 1971, gave 15 years of no-nonsense service to a mortifyingly declining side." He was Chelsea's Player of the Year in 1978.
After a brief loan spell with Luton Town, Droy left Chelsea in 1984, first signing for Crystal Palace and later Brentford, before moving back to non-league football initially with Dulwich Hamlet and then for several years with Kingstonian,
He ran an successful electrical business and moved to Florida.
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'''Ifeanyi Udeze''' (born 21 July 1980) is a Nigerian football player. He played for Nigeria and was a participant at the 2002 World Cup and is currently a free agent after being released by PAOK Thessaloniki in the winter of the 2007-08 season.
With a height of 1.79 m, he plays in defence, usually as a left fullback.
Udeze played for clubs such as Bendel Insurance FC, AO Kavalas (Greece), PAOK Thessaloniki, before to join West Bromwich Albion in 2003. In his first season with the Albion, he played in the Premier League joining the club on loan in the latter stages of the season, however his efforts were to no avail, and Albion were relegated.
He was released from AEK Athens on January 2007 after six months from the signing of a 3 year contract on 11 August 2006.
On 4 July 2007 he returned to PAOK FC signing a two year deal.
"I have divorced my wife because she is a killjoy. She did not support me when I was down and I needed her most. She was my childhood love and we've been married since 1997. But I don't love her anymore, I'm tired of her."
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'''Philip James Placer "Phil" Younghusband''' (born 4 August, 1987) is a Filipino footballer who plays as a Forward for the Philippine national team. He has been a free agent since 2008 after being released by Chelsea.
Younghusband was born in Ashford, Middlesex, England and was raised in the Philippines, the son of English and Filipino parents.
He plays as a striker and turned professional in March 2005, having been at Chelsea since the age of nine. Younghusband was the youth team's top scorer in the 2003-04 season and made his first reserve start in November 2004. In the 2004-05 he was the youth team's top scorer. In the 2005-06 season, Younghusband made 21 appearances for the Chelsea reserve team, including 18 starts, and scored five goals. He also made one appearance as a substitute for the Chelsea youth team.
In 30 August 2007, Younghusband signed a contract with Danish top-league club Esbjerg fB, going on loan with the Danes for the rest of the 2007-08 season. He however returned to Chelsea during the January transfer window.
During his time playing time in the Chelsea reserves team, scoring 9 goals in 41 apps in the past two seasons. In the summer of 2008 his contract with Chelsea ended and he moved to the Philippines.
He played for the Philippines Under-23 national squad in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. Younghusband scored two goals in the Philippines 4-2 loss to Malaysia. He was part of the seniors Philippine national team. Younghusband participated in the ASEAN Football Championship and scored 6 goals in 4 appearances and ended up top scorer in the qualifiers.
Early in 2005, the Philippine Football Federation was alerted to Younghusband's eligibility by a mysterious gamer who allegedly found out about their lineage via playing Football Manager. He and his older brother, James, were eventually called up to the South-East Asian nation's football squad, amidst much fanfare. Younghusband participated in the 2005 South-East Asian Games, which was held in the Philippines, scoring two goals at the tournament.
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'''John "Jackie" Chalmers''' (1885 - ''?'') was a Scottish footballer.
Chalmers was born in Beith and played at centre forward. He started his career with Rutherglen Glencairn before turning professional with Rangers. He moved to Stoke City in January 1906 and was the club's top scorer in the 1906-07 season, though they were relegated from the First Division that season. In all he scored 19 goals in 40 appearances but was released in the summer of 1907. He had a spell at Southern League Bristol Rovers, before moving back north of the border to join Clyde in November 1908. In 1909-10 Chalmers was in Clyde's side that reached the Scottish Cup final, which they eventually lost to Dundee in the second replay.
In October 1910 Chalmers was tempted south of the border again, signing for Woolwich Arsenal. Arsenal had been ailing in the First Division; they had only scored twice in their first six matches of the 1910-11 season and were languishing in seventeenth place. Chalmers made his debut against Bradford City on October 8, 1910 and soon had an immediate impact on Arsenal's season, scoring fifteen league goals (and one in the FA Cup, making him the club's top scorer with sixteen), as Arsenal finished a comfortable tenth.
Chalmers was a first-team starter the next season, but lost his place to Alf Common, who had been moved from inside-forward to centre-forward. Chalmers was unhappy playing for Arsenal's reserves and was transferred to Morton in March 1912.
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'''Ian Brett Culverhouse''' (born 22 September 1964 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire), is an English former professional footballer. He was a defender who played in the position of right-back. He is presently Assistant Manager of Norwich City.
Culverhouse began his career with Tottenham Hotspur. He found first team opportunities limited there and made just two league appearances for the club, though he did get a winner's medal in the UEFA Cup as he was an unused substitute for Spurs in the 1984 final against Anderlecht.
In October 1985, Norwich City manager Ken Brown paid -50,000 for Culverhouse, who would go on to spend ten years at Carrow Road. At the time Culverhouse joined Norwich, they were in the Second Division and were favourites to win promotion to Division One. They duly did so, and Culverhouse ended his first season at Carrow Road with a division two Championship medal.
For a while during the 1986-87 season, Culverhouse found himself dropped from the first team in favour of the manager's son Kenny Brown. But Culverhouse regained his first team place and attained a level of performance and consistency that made him a fixture in the starting eleven for the best part of a decade. He was part of some of the greatest moments in the club's history - the 1988-89 season that saw Norwich come close to winning the League and FA Cup double, the 1992-93 campaign when the Canaries finished third in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League and the subsequent European campaign of 1993-94. Culverhouse acquitted himself well on the European stage, though he missed the away leg at Inter Milan's Giussepe Miazza stadium - the match that saw City eliminated from the UEFA Cup - due to suspension, having picked up two yellow cards in the competition.
Culverhouse only ever scored two goals for Norwich in his 369 appearances - one in a 1988 Simod Cup match against Swindon Town, the other in a 1994 league match against Everton. But his reliable performances in defence led him to be a very popular figure with the club's supporters. In 1991 he was voted Norwich City player of the year and in 2002 - in a poll amongst supporters to mark the club's centenary - he was voted the best right-back ever to play for the club and made the 'all-time City XI'.
Culverhouse is a member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
A contract dispute led to Culverhouse falling out of favour and being dropped from the first team during the 1994-95 season. He was sold to Swindon Town for -150,000, to the displeasure of many Norwich supporters. He was released by the Robins in 1998 and played briefly for Kingstonian and Brighton & Hove Albion. He began his coaching career while at Brighton where he coached the youth team. He has subsequently been youth team coach at Barnet, Leyton Orient and Wycombe Wanderers.
Culverhouse was named Colchester United assistant manager under Paul Lambert. Culverhouse, Lambert and 'football operations manager' Gary Karsa all resigned from Colchester to take up positions at Norwich City on 17 August 2009.
Recently Culverhouse has been elevated to cult hero status thanks to Saturday morning football talk show Soccer AM. Culverhouse is repeatedly mentioned during a segment of the show where various crew members compete against each other by naming obscure football players. This game doesn't seem to have any rules but in each case the game is won by mentioning Ian Culverhouse.
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'''Gerard (Gerry) Joseph Britton''' (born 20 October 1970 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. His most recent role in football was as assistant manager to Ian McCall at Partick Thistle.
"Sailor" Gerry Britton began his career with Celtic, making two league appearances and spending time on loan with Reading, where he played the same amount games before beginning the first of two spells at Partick Thistle in 1992. In two years at Firhill, Britton played in over sixty league matches, scoring fifteen times before moving to Dundee. Again, this was to be the first in two spells at a club for Britton, and he managed a similar record at Dens Park before signing for Dunfermline Athletic in 1996. Britton managed thirteen league goals in his first season at East End Park, helping ''The Pars'' to fifth place in the league. The following season, Britton only appeared in around half as many matches and scored just three times as the club finished eighth. In 1998-99, Britton began the season in the first team but after just one goal by mid-November, had a month on loan with Raith Rovers, where he scored once in five matches. He returned to the Dunfermline team in December but with only more goal all season, found himself released in the summer.
Britton joined Second Division champions Livingston in June and played in around half the club's league fixtures, scoring five times. The following season, he played slightly fewer matches but scored a hat-trick in his final appearance as ''Livi'' won the First Division. Rather than move back into the Premier League, Britton stayed in the First Division by returning to Partick, who had just clinched the Second Division title. Britton hit twelve goals in the league as ''The Jags'' won a second successive title, ensuring he also won a second successive First Division title. Partick finished in tenth place in 2002-03 with Britton netting five league goals. In December the following season, Britton was appointed co-manager with Derek Whyte but the pair could not prevent Thistle from relegation. In 2004-05, Britton played once - in September - before being dismissed from Thistle in January 2005. After training with Motherwell, Britton signed a short-term deal in March, making three substitute appearances towards the end of the season. Britton then had a short second spell with Dundee at the start of 2005-06, combining his playing duties with an assistant manager role, before having his contract terminated in August. Britton, who had been acting as caretaker manager, joined Brechin City a week later and played out the season with them.
At the end of the season, Britton left Brechin to become manager of Stranraer Britton made his last senior appearance in November 2006 as an 85th-minute substitute but under his leadership, Stranraer finished in the relegation play-off place and were relegated after losing to East Fife. In January 2008, with the team lying third, Britton won the Third Division Manager of the Month award for December but resigned just a month later to return to Partick for the third time as assistant manager.
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'''Derek Whyte''' (born August 31, 1968 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Middlesbrough, Aberdeen and Partick Thistle. He also won twelve caps for Scotland during his 18 year playing career. He participated at Euro 92, Euro 96 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Whyte joined Celtic on 14 May 1985 as a 16 year old from the Celtic Boys Club. A defender with the greatest of promise, described as the new Billy McNeill, his form slumped towards the end of his time at the club. He left at the end of the 91-92 season when an agreeable new contract was not forthcoming. He was sold to Middlesbrough for -900,000 where he returned to the early good form he had shown at Celtic.
After 5 seasons on Teesside, Whyte left Middlesbrough to return to Scotland, joining Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee and a four and a half year contract in December 1997. He was appointed Captain at Pittodrie and remained there until 2002, when joined Partick Thistle on a free transfer.
Along with Gerry Britton, Whyte was appointed joint player-manager of the ''Jags'' when Gerry Collins was sacked in November 2003. In March 2004 he decided to hang up his playing boots to concentrate on management & television work, and is now a pundit on ShowSports, the sports channel on the Showtime Arabia network, based in Dubai, UAE
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'''Frank Brettell''' was an English footballer and manager from Liverpool.
In 1875 Brettell became player-secretary-manager of Liverpool side St. Domingo, later being one of the founder members Everton, initially as a player (playing primarily at full-back) but later becoming assistant secretary and then secretary. He also worked as a reporter for the ''Liverpool Mercury''.
He joined Bolton Wanderers as secretary in 1896 before becoming the first (secretary-)manager of Tottenham Hotspur in March 1898. He signed a number of players from Bolton, but after 63 games in charge resigned on February 8 1899 to become Portsmouth's first manager in May 1899. He again signed a number of players from the North of England and led Portsmouth to second place in their first ever season in the Southern League. He left Portsmouth in June 1901.
In 1903 Brettell became the first manager of Plymouth Argyle, leaving in 1905.
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'''Henry Austin McCann''' (born 21 January 1980 in Clydebank) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish First Division.
McCann started his career with Wolves Boys Club in Glasgow and then became an apprentice with Scottish League First Division Airdrieonians in 1997. Primarily considered a left fullback, he has on occasion played as a wingback or even in left midfield. He spent 3 successful seasons with Airdrie, playing 97 times and scoring 9 goals while gaining a reputation as an exciting young talent. His form attracted the attention of Premier League side Heart of Midlothian, who were seeking a replacement for the recently sold Gary Naysmith, and he moved to the Edinburgh club in February 2001.
McCann struggled to maintain a regular place in the Hearts' side during his three seasons at Tynecastle, as firstly the veteran Stephane Mah, then latterly converted right back Alan Maybury, were preferred in the left back berth by manager Craig Levein. Consequently, Austin appeared a mere 39 times for Hearts. However, his only competitive goal for the side was a memorable final minute 30-yard strike against Celtic in 2002/03, which secured a 2-1 home win against a side which reached the UEFA Cup Final that season.
McCann left Hearts in April 2004 in search of more regular first team football, initially signing a short term deal with Clyde before agreeing to join Steve Evans' growing Scottish contingent at Boston United in the summer. McCann played 88 games in two seasons for the Pilgrims, scoring 1 goal, before joining Notts County when his contract at York Street expired in the summer of 2006.
In February 2008, McCann signed a pre-contract deal with Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic. He moved to the First Division side on the 19 of May, 2008.
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}}'''Lawrie Dudfield''' (born May 7, 1980) is an English footballer. He is 6'1". He has played for many clubs, including Kettering Town, Leicester City, Hull City, Northampton Town, Notts County, Southend United and Boston United, and has had loan spells with Lincoln City and Chesterfield
Dudfield started off his career as a trainee at Kettering Town, before being signed by Leicester City where he only made two appearances as sub, the manager sent him out on loan to Chesterfield and Lincoln City. In four appearances for Chestefield he scored three goals. By this time Hull City were sniffing around Lawrie and eventually signed him for -250,000. He spent two seasons at Hull playing 39 times and scoring 13 goals. He then fell out of favour with the manager and was sent out on loan to Northampton, who like what they saw and signed him on a free transfer. He spent one season at Northampton Town playing eight times and scored one goal. Then he went to Southend United on loan and eventually signed for them scoring nine goals in 29 games. Northampton wanted Dudfield back and he played twice before leaving for Boston United where he played 21 games and scored five goals.
Notts County signed Dudfield in the summer of 2006, having been released by Boston United. He signed a two-year contact, which will keep him there until the summer of 2008. On 15 May he was released by the club and was instantly linked with a return back at Kettering Town.
However, he signed a contract with League of Ireland side Cork City on 25 July 2008, having impressed manager Alan Mathews during a trial period. Dudfield scored several goals for the club in the last couple of months of the 2008 season, and featured in the Setanta Sports Cup final, in which they beat Glentoran 2-1 to win the competition for the first time.
Dudfield signed for Chelmsford City in January 2009. After Chelmsford failed to reach the Conference Premier he was released from the club on May 7 2009.
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'''William Slaney Kenyon-Slaney''' (24 August 1847 - 24 April 1908), sportsman, soldier and politician.
Kenyon-Slaney was born in Rajkot in Gujarat in India, the son of Captain William Kenyon of the 2nd Bombay cavalry and Frances Catherine Slaney, daughter of Robert A. Slaney of Shropshire. Upon the death of Robert Slaney in 1862 the Kenyon family inherited the Slaney family estate of Hatton Grange near Shifnal in Shropshire and the Kenyon family name was changed to Kenyon-Slaney.
Kenyon-Slaney was educated at Eton and briefly at Christ Church, Oxford. In November 1867 he left Oxford and received a commission into the 3rd battalion of the Grenadier Guards. Kenyon Slaney was a noted sportsman and played first-class cricket for the MCC. He was also a keen association football player playing for Wanderers and was selected to play for England against Scotland in the second ever football international on 8 March 1873, where he scored two goals. Kenyon-Slaney became the first player to score in an international football match as the first international between the two nations in November the previous year had been a goalless draw.
In 1882 under the command of Sir Garnet Wolseley he took part in the Battle of Tel el-Kebir during the Urabi Revolt and was decorated for his efforts. In 1887 was promoted to colonel and placed on half pay. He fully retired from the military in 1892.
On 22 February 1887, he married Lady Mabel Selina Bridgeman, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Bradford; they had two children; a daughter Sybil Agnes Kenyon-Slaney (b. 1888) and a son Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney (b. 1892) who was High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1935.
In 1886 Kenyon-Slaney was elected to Parliament to represent the Newport division of Shropshire for the Conservative Party which he represented until 1908.
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'''Paul John Buckle''' (born 16 December 1970) is an English professional footballer and football club manager. He is currently manager of League Two side Torquay United.
Buckle began his career as an apprentice at Brentford, turning professional in July 1989. He played 57 league games (15 as substitute) for Brentford, scoring just once. He also played three Conference games on loan to Wycombe Wanderers before leaving on a free transfer to be signed by Don O'RiordanTorquay United manager in February 1994.
After nine goals in 59 league games, Buckle moved to local rivals Exeter City in October 1995, again on a free transfer. However, with Exeter suffering serious financial problems and almost going out of business, Buckle left in the 1996 close-season as with City in administration they could not afford his wages. He played in a friendly for Cambridge United (away to Watford) on 7 August. However, later that month joined Northampton Town, but failed to make the Cobblers first team.
On 18 October 1996 he returned to Wycombe Wanderers on non-contract terms, before moving to Colchester United on the 28th of November. He helped Colchester to promotion from Division Three by playing in the play-off final at Wembley against Torquay United. After seven goals in 106 league games for Colchester, Buckle returned to Exeter City on a free transfer on 2 July 1999, signing a two-year contract. He sustained a serious ankle injury in the opening game of the new season, and although he made a full recovery and regained a first team place, Buckle was one of many players transfer-listed by Exeter manager Noel Blake in May 2000. However, he remained at St. James' Park, playing in 41 league games the following season.
In March 2005, Buckle returned to Exeter City once more, this time as player-coach under manager Alex Inglethorpe and continued in this role under Inglethorpe's successor Paul Tisdale. Buckle continued to play regularly during this spell and eventually became assistant manager. A role in which he helped Exeter to the Conference playoff final at Wembley at the end of the 2006/07 season although they lost to Morecambe.
After his successful spell as assistant at Exeter Buckle was keen to pursue his own job as a manager and in June 2007, he was appointed manager of relegated Torquay United by new Torquay Chief Executive Colin Lee.
In his first season at Plainmoor he led Torquay to a 3rd placed finish in the Conference and thus a place in the end of season playoffs to get back into the Football League. Ironically Torquay would face Buckle's former club and local rivals Exeter City. Despite a 2-1 win in the away leg, Exeter hit back and Torquay lost 4-1 at home(5-3 on aggregate). Buckle had also taken Torquay to the FA Trophy final, however that was also to end in disappointment as the Gulls went down 1-0 to Ebbsfleet United at Wembley.
Despite a slow start to the next campaign Torquay bounced back to again qualify for the playoffs(this time in 4th place). They battled past Histon in the Semi finals(2-1 on aggregate) and set up a final against Cambridge United again at Wembley. It was to prove 3rd time lucky at the national stadium for Buckle as Torquay beat Cambridge 2-0 with goals from Chris Hargreaves and Tim Sills to return to the football league at the 2nd attempt.
In September 2009, Buckle's contract was extended until November 2011, ending speculation that he was leaving the club. Buckle had been linked with the vacant managerial position at League One side Colchester United, and to add to this e extended his contract till 2011.
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'''Shaun Cunnington''' is a former professional footballer and manager. Having started playing with Bourne Town, most of his playing career was spent in the second tier of English football with Grimsby Town, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion. He later became caretaker manager of Kidderminster Harriers Football Club. He now lives in Droitwich Spa. In May 2008 he became manager of Willenhall Town, replacing Dean Edwards.
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'''George Jacob Tweedy''' (8 January 1913 - 23 April 1987), was an English footballer who played goalkeeper and earned one cap for England. He was a one club player for Grimsby Town.
He went on to play 347 league games in a World War II interrupted career spanning 20 years. He is considered to be Grimsby's "best ever goalkeeper".
Born in the rural mining town of Willington, County Durham, Tweedy first played for Durham Schools and then his hometown club Willington F. C. He made his debut for Grimsby against Bradford City on 19 November 1932 upon replacement of Read, the regular goalkeeper, who had a broken finger. At the time of his debut, Grimsby had just been relegated from the First Division, they rejoined the top division in Tweedy's second season with the club by winning the Second Division championship. This led to six consecutive seasons in the top division, two FA Cup semi finals, the club's highest ever league ranking as fifth and Tweedy winning his only England cap.
During the Second World War, players played in teams close to where they were stationed and this gave Tweedy the chance to play with Grimsby Town until 1942. However, most of the team including keeper Tweedy were eventually sent off to battle and this left the remaining team with a mixture of untried young players and guests. Tweedy's replacement in goal was, once again, George Moulson who left for Lincoln County upon Tweedy's return in 1946. Tweedy played as a guest for both Arsenal and Hibernian in the intervening years. After World War 2, Grimsby managed only two more seasons in the First Division and have never regained such a status since. Keeper Tweedy is also the second of three Grimsby players to be capped by England whilst playing for the club.
He retired as a player in 1950 to become assistant manager with Grimsby, and from July 1950 to January 1951, stayed with the team as caretaker manager. He returned as a player for a small time period in late 1951, before finally retiring on 3 April 1953.
George played his only game for England on 2 December 1936 at Highbury against Hungary. England won 6-2 in front of a crowd of around 36,000 people. He was prevented from acquiring more caps by being in competition with fellow goalkeepers Woodley (19 caps) of Chelsea and Hibbs (25 caps) of Birmingham.
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'''Wayne Thomas Carlisle''' (born 9 September 1979 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a professional footballer with English Conference side Torquay United.
Carlisle is a midfielder, primarily right-sided, but able to play in a wide range of positions. He has been capped by Northern Ireland at Youth and Under-21 level.
He began his career with then English Championship side Crystal Palace. Due to the club's financial troubles during the late-1990s, first team opportunities became available for the then-young trainee. He made his league debut in February 1999 in Palace's 1-1 draw at home to Birmingham City. Carlisle featured in 46 first team league matches while at Selhurst Park, but when Simon Jordan stepped in to save the club, investments in more experienced and high profile players limited Carlisle's chances.
In October 2001 Carlisle moved on loan to Swindon for 3 months, where he featured in 11 matches, netting 2 goals. On 28 March 2002, Carlisle moved on a free transfer to League Two side Bristol Rovers. In his over two years at Memorial Stadium, Carlisle produced an impressive scoring record of 14 goals in 71 matches, this despite the team struggling against relegation. With Rovers needing to cut costs, Carlisle, along with teammate Danny Boxall was placed on the transfer list in December 2003.
He was released by Rovers in May 2004 and joined then League Two side Leyton Orient on a two-year contract the following month. However, he found it difficult to break into the first team. In the 2005-06 season, Carlisle was restricted to mostly appearances from the bench, and was transferred to Conference side Exeter City in the January transfer window .
Carlisle started promisingly with his new club, breaking straight into the first team, but his season was ended prematurely with a broken leg suffered against Tamworth . At the end of the season, departing manager Alex Inglethorpe released Carlisle on a free transfer.
On 6 October 2006 Carlisle was re-signed by new Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale after impressing as an early season trialist. Carlisle was taken to hospital on 19 October 2006 to have his appendix removed. He broke back into the Exeter City first team, was offered an extended contract , and was involved in their promotion to the Football League in 2008, scoring in both of the play-off semi-final games against local rivals Torquay United.
Although offered an improved contract by Exeter, Carlisle chose to join Torquay United in May 2008.
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'''Paul Robert Tisdale''' (born 14 January 1973 in Malta) is a professional footballer, and the current player-manager of Exeter City.
A former England youth international, Tisdale came through the youth system at Southampton. He signed as a professional in June 1991. He was loaned out to Northampton Town at the end of the 1991-92 season, where he made 5 league appearances.
He eventually made his Southampton debut in a League Cup game against Huddersfield Town on 5 October 1994. Unfortunately, at this time Southampton were enduring frequent changes of manager and, as a result, Tisdale never had a settled run in the first team. Having played his last senior game for Southampton on 27 April 1996, he again went out on loan in the 1996-97 season, this time to Huddersfield Town, where he made only two appearances.
In his time at Southampton he made a total of 18 first team appearances, scoring once, against Manchester City on 16 March 1996, when he took one touch and delicately lifted the ball over goalkeeper Eike Immel. Following the departure of mentor David Merrington, Tisdale moved to Bristol City in August 1997.
At Bristol City his appearances were limited. It was while at Bristol City that Tisdale got his first taste of life at Exeter, on a 3 month loan in the 1997-98 season. He left Ashton Gate after just one year, and began a globe-trotting career, playing for FinnPa (Finland) and Panionios (Greece) before returning to spend a year with Yeovil Town.
Injury forced him to end his career early, and he took a coaching role with Team Bath in 2000. His time at the University of Bath side is best remembered for the FA Cup run in the 2002-03 season, in which they became the first university team to enter the competition since Gonville & Caius in 1881. Team Bath entered in the preliminary round and advanced through four qualifying rounds to the first round proper, before losing to Mansfield Town. At Team Bath, he had a great deal of success, earning four promotions.
Paul Tisdale's achievements at Team Bath prompted Exeter City to appoint him as their manager on 26 June 2006.
Following a major summer clearout under predecessor Alex Inglethorpe, three of Tisdale's four pre-season signings were defenders. Classy centre-half Rob Edwards was the one key first-teamer, but the transfer window closed with City boasting just three strikers and no winger, much to the alarm of many Grecians.
However, Tisdale's neat footballing style was warmly welcomed at St James Park, with his side's patient approach and desire to pass the ball in all areas of the pitch catching the eye amid the rough and tumble of the Conference.
Late in 2006, Tisdale finally got himself a winger by re-signing Wayne Carlisle, and in the January 2007 transfer window he recruited full-back Steve Tully, wide man Lee Elam and striker Richard Logan from Weymouth, financing the signings with the sale of Danny Woodards to Crewe.
The new blood gave City a boost, and in April 2007, Tisdale led The Grecians to their eighth appearance in the post-season playoffs, where they played Oxford United. They lost the first leg at St James Park 1-0; however, they recorded a thrilling 2-1 victory at Oxford and reached the play off final with a 4-3 win on penalties, where they met Morecambe at Wembley on 20 May, losing 2-1.
Tisdale re-registered himself as a player for the beginning of the 2007-08 season, giving himself the squad number 17, but he did not feature in the first team.
In the summer of 2007, Tisdale-s moves in the transfer market seemed more notable for players sold or released than those signed.
Lee Phillips (-17,500) and Chris Todd (-7,500) were both sold to Torquay, while Billy Jones (-65,000) went to Crewe. Jon Challinor, Patrick Ada and Martin Rice were also allowed to leave, as was player / assistant-boss Paul Buckle.
Experienced keeper Andy Marriott was brought in, and he played a key part in Exeter-s success in 2007-08, before handing the gloves to Paul Jones near the season-s end.
Matt Taylor joined from Team Bath, and excelled in an often-inexperienced defence alongside local youngsters George Friend and Danny Seaborne, whom Tisdale had promoted to first team duties.
Steve Basham was the only high profile signing and, although injuries limited the number of appearances he made, Basham-s touch of quality helped add a further creative edge to City-s play.
However, Tisdale-s side were still an outside bet for the play-offs in January 2008 when leading scorer Jamie Mackie was sold to Plymouth for -145,000 - taking Tisdale-s total transfer income raised to more than -250,000.
To the astonishment of fans, there was no rush to replace Mackie, with only midfielder Ryan Harley brought in from Weston-super-Mare and later striker Ben Watson signed from Grays.
However, Tisdale-s City side continued to play smart, tidy football and held their nerve in a tense climax to the season to qualify for the play-offs with a game to spare.
As with the previous year, Exeter lost the home play-off first leg to a freak goal, but won away - this time against Torquay - to win a return to Wembley.
This time, Tisdale led Exeter City to promotion via the play-offs in his second season in charge, after a 1-0 win against Cambridge United at Wembley on 18 May 2008. He is one of only four managers to lead The Grecians to promotion.
With Exeter back in the Football League, Tisdale was able to bring in former Ipswich Town legend Marcus Stewart from Yeovil Town. However, in true Tisdale fashion, there were departures too. Lee Elam, Wayne Carlisle, Jon Richardson and Andy Taylor left in the summer and, early in the 2008/09 season, George Friend was sold to Wolves for -350,000.
In October 2008, Exeter City confirmed that Tisdale has signed a two year contract.
City started brightly back in the League, maintaining their place in the play-off zone until the turn of the year despite sticking - Stewart aside - largely with the play-off winning squad.
In naming Paul Tisdale among the League's top ten managers, the SkySports.com website wrote in October 2008: "Tisdale is renowned for ensuring his sides play short, tidy football."
In December 2008, Exeter City extended their record of league (including Conference) games without back to back defeats to 125 matches, including the first 120 under Paul Tisdale's management. This shatters the club's previous record of 53 league games without consecutive defeats. Defeats against Brentford in the last game of 2008 and at Notts County in the first of 2009 ended the run.
Tisdale cemented his place as one of Exeter City's most successful managers ever by guiding the club to second place in their first season back in the Football League, in so doing becoming the first Exeter City manager to win successive promotions.
In Coca Cola League 1, his Exeter team are stable at 14th place.
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'''Brian Stein''' (born October 19, 1957 in Cape Town,South Africa) is a South African born former English footballer. He is the older brother of former Luton Town, Chelsea and Stoke City striker Mark Stein. He is currently the caretaker manager of West Ham United after Mick Harford stepped down within a day of his appointment.
Stein started his career with Edgware Town before signing for Luton Town in 1977 under David Pleat. This was the first of two spells with the club, where he made 427 appearances and scored 130 goals.
Initially a winger, he soon moved into a central striking role where he formed successive prolific partnerships with Bob Hatton and then Steve White as Luton won the Second Division Championship in 1981/2. The following season his striking partner in the top flight was a youngster, Paul Walsh, and Luton took the league by storm with a flurry of bravura attacking performances in the early weeks of the season, including 5-0 and 5-3 home victories over Brighton and Notts County, and a 4-4 draw away to Stoke City. To cap it all Luton then went to Anfield and surprised the Liverpool fans with Stein scoring twice past Liverpool keeper Bruce Grobbelaar, the game eventually finishing 3-3. The initial excitement and promise of the season faded somewhat over the winter as Luton struggled, not least because of Stein missing a substantial part of the season after breaking his foot in December, and by the last game of the season Luton needed to win away at Manchester City to stay in the top division and condemn City themselves to relegation. Stein returned for the game despite lacking match fitness, and played his part with a cross four minutes from time which fell to Raddy Antic to score the winner. The game is primarily remembered for an excited Luton manager, David Pleat, gambolling across the pitch at the final whistle to hug his players
Strike partner Walsh moved to Liverpool at the end of the 1983-4 season, and Stein then formed an equally strong partnership with Mick Harford. His finest hour came on 24 April 1988 when he scored two goals, including the late winner, in Luton's 3-2 Littlewoods Cup Final victory against Arsenal.
Stein was released at the end of the 1987-88 season, joining French team Stade Malherbe de Caen. In 1990 he signed for another French team, Annecy. He rejoing Luton for the 1991-92 season, but Luton were relegated at the end of the season, ending a run of ten successive seasons of top flight football, all but three of which Stein was an integral part of.
He signed for Barnet in 1992, retiring as a player at the end of the 1992-93 season.
On 29 February 1984 Stein played for England in 2-0 defeat against France in Paris, a game in which he partnered club team-mate Paul Walsh. This was to be his only international cap.
Stein returned to Luton in 2000 to work as reserve-team coach. With Mick Harford leaving for Nottingham Forest in 2004, Brian was promoted to assistant manager by then Luton manager Mike Newell. On 15 March 2007, after the sacking of Newell, Luton appointed Stein caretaker manager. He only managed Luton for one match, a 2-0 home defeat to Ipswich Town on March 17, before being replaced by Kevin Blackwell. Blackwell brought in his own backroom staff, and Stein left Luton at the end of the 2006-07 season.
On 17 November 2008 Stein was appointed chief scout and first team coach at Grimsby Town, reuniting him with Mike Newell.
Mike Newell was sacked in October 2009, however Stein remained in his position as Assistant at least for the next five weeks, despite early speculation that he would leave. He was overlooked in the job of Caretaker Manager, which instead went to Youth Team Manager Neil Woods. When Woods received the job on a permanent basis, Stein was relieved of his duties on the 30th November.
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'''Colin Anderson''' (born 26 April 1962) is an English former professional footballer, predominantly playing on left side of defence or midfield.
Anderson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He began his career as an apprentice at Burnley, turning professional in April 1980. His league debut came in October 1980 against Fulham at Craven Cottage. He played only six times for the Clarets before being released in 1982, joining non-league side North Shields. However, in September 1982, Anderson returned to professional football with Torquay United, signing on a free transfer and making his Gulls' debut on 18 September in a 1-0 home win against Darlington. In 1984 Anderson was involved in an altercation with the manager Bruce Rioch, which led to Rioch's resignation.
In March 1985, after 109 league games in which he scored 10 goals and twice being voted player of the year, Anderson was on his way himself, West Bromwich Albion paying only -20,000 for his signature. He played 140 league games, scoring 10 goals, for the Baggies, before moving to local rivals Walsall on a free transfer in August 1991. He spent only 1 season with the Saddlers, playing 26 league games and scoring 2 goals, before another free transfer move, this time to Hereford United in August 1992. In July 1994, Anderson returned to Devon, joining Exeter City on a free transfer after 70 league appearances (1 goal) for Hereford. He played a further 34 games, scoring 1 goal for the Grecians before being released in the summer of 1997. On his release he joined Devon County Football League side Teignmouth, joining Western Football League side Dawlish Town in November 1997.
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'''Edward Walton "Ted" Anderson''' (July 17, 1911 - March 23, 1979) was an English footballer, who played at either full-back or wing-half.
Anderson was playing for Worksop Town when spotted by Wolverhampton Wanderers, moving to Molineux in December 1929. He made his league debut on 11 March 1931 in a 3-0 win over . However, the three games he managed during this season proved his only for the club and he moved to Torquay United in December 1931, where he made his debut on Boxing Day in a 3-1 defeat away to Queen's Park Rangers.
He remained a regular that season, replacing Bob Smith, and was ever-present the following season as Torquay finished in 10th place in Division Three (South), their highest finish so far. In June 1933 he was signed by Second Division West Ham United, making 26 league appearances (2 goals) before moving again, this time to Chester City in June 1935. In two years at Chester, he made only 23 league appearances, before leaving for Tranmere Rovers in July 1937.
He helped Tranmere to the Third Division (North) title in his first season, making his debut in a 5-0 home win against on the 18 September, and was a member of the team relegated straight back down again the following year, though only playing 7 games in the Second Division. The war interrupted his career, but he appeared more frequently for the Prenton Park side after the league restarted in 1946, going on to make a total of 73 league appearances for Rovers.
As the 1947/48 season progressed, it appeared that Anderson had played his final game for Rovers. However, he finally reappeared in the league side on 3 January 1948 playing in a 4-0 defeat away to one of his previous clubs Chester. His final league appearance came on 27 March that year, playing at right back in a 3-2 home defeat by Stockport County.
During the Second World War, Anderson had guested for New Brighton and Wrexham.
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'''Tim Breacker''' (born July 2, 1965, Bicester, England) is a football coach with a UEFA Pro A licence and current assistant manager of Charlton Athletic.
Tim started his career as an apprentice at Luton Town. He eventually graduated to the first team where he had a long and successful spell accumulating in 210 appearances. In 1987-88, he helped Luton win their first - and only to date - major trophy as they achieved a shock 3-2 over Arsenal in the Football League Cup final. From Luton he transferred to West Ham for -600,000. He spent nine years at Upton Park and was the first choice right-back for most of the 1990s again playing over 200 league games. Breacker finished his long playing career with two seasons at Queens Park Rangers .
On November 29th 2007 Tim became the assistant manager at Leicester City after following Ian Holloway from Plymouth Argyle where he was also Assistant manager to the Walkers Stadium. He left Leicester by Mutual consent on July 1, 2008 after Nigel Pearson had taken charge at the club.
On July 28th 2009, Tim Breacker was named assistant manager to Phil Parkinson at Charlton Athletic.
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'''Michael John Preston''' (born 22 November 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United. He was born in Plymouth, Devon.
Preston was one of four trainees joining Torquay United in February 1994, after five existing trainees had been sacked by the club. His league debut came the following season: he made eight league appearances on the right wing as Torquay finished bottom of the Football League, only avoiding relegation to the Conference because Stevenage Borough's ground failed to meet the required standard. He turned professional in July 1996 and made two substitute appearances over the following Christmas period.
In 1999-2000, Preston was playing for South Western League club Holsworthy, and before the 2000-01 season, he joined fellow South Western League side Saltash United.
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'''Peter Dennis Anderson''' (born 11 September 1932) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a winger for Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United.
Anderson was born in Devonport,
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'''William Atkinson''' (born 21 December 1944) was an English professional footballer, playing as a winger. He was born in Sunderland.
Atkinson began his professional football career as an apprentice at Birmingham City, turning professional in March 1962. He remained at St. Andrews for a further 2 years, but failed to make a single first team appearance.
In June 1964 he moved to Torquay United, scoring on his league debut on 12 September 1964 in a 2-2 draw against Stockport County at Plainmoor. Despite this start to his Torquay career he was soon out of the team again, although did have a good run in the first team later in the season after replacing Peter Anderson in the side.
In 1966, after only 19 league appearances, in which he scored 7 goals, Atkinson returned to the Midlands, joining non-league side Nuneaton Borough. He retired from Non League Football in 1974 - the last Club he played for was Redditch.
Atkinson started refereeing throughout the Midlands in 1982 for local clubs, also involved with assessing for the B.C.F.A. of which he has been a member for 20 years
For 20 years, during summer months he played cricket for local club Ambleside and Ansley, and later umpired for local clubs in the Midlands area.
Atkinson started his successful family run industrial cleaning business in 1968, which he runs with his son James.
Bill completes 50 years in football this year 2010
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Anderson was capped by Scotland schools, and had an amateur contract with Hearts.
Anderson joined Watford in January 1957.
Anderson moved to Bournemouth in June 1958 for a fee of -1,000, but in November the same year he moved to Queen's Park Rangers.
He moved again in July 1959, signing for Torquay United.
In November 1961 he moved to Doncaster Rovers,
He subsequently moved to Australia, playing for Hellas before returning to England to join Barrow in December 1963.
He eventually settled in Australia, working in Sydney as a football journalist and radio presenter.
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:''For other people of the same name, see Harry Smith''
'''Harry Arthur Smith''' (born October 10, 1932) was an English professional footballer, playing as a full-back. He was born in Wolverhampton.
Smith joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur, but left to join Torquay United in 1953 without breaking into the Baggies' first team.
He made his Torquay debut in a 3-1 win away to Walsall on December 5, 1953, with the regular left-back Jimmy Drinkwater out of the side. He initially lost his place when Drinkwater returned, but after two games out of the side, regained his place, Drinkwater switching to right-back as the on-loan Harry Parfitt missed out. He began the following season as the regular left-back in the Torquay side, playing in the FA Cup 4th round tie at home to Huddersfield Town in front of a record crowd of 21,908, which Huddersfield won 1-0. He lost his place late in the season, with John Anderton taking his place and played just 14 times in the 1955-56 season.
He started the 1956-57 season out of the first team with Anderton and then regular centre-half John James playing at left-back. However, Smith soon regained his place and remained a regular for the remainder of the season as Torquay lost out on promotion to Division Two on goal average from Ipswich Town.
He played 188 league games for Torquay, scoring just once, before leaving in July 1961 to join Bristol City. He played just once for the Ashton Gate side before leaving league football to settle down in Torquay, where he became an avid pigeon racer.
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'''John Anderton''' (born 7 February 1933) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United in the 1950s.
Anderton was born in Skelmersdale. He began his career as a junior with Everton, turning professional in March 1951. Over the next three seasons he failed to make the first team at Goodison Park, and in July 1954 moved to Torquay United. His league debut came at right back on 22 September 1954 against Shrewsbury Town at Plainmoor, but he finally got his break towards the end of the season when he replaced Harry Smith at left back, playing the final 11 games of the season. He began the following season as first choice, but had to share the spot with Bill Towers and Smith, making 24 appearances as the Gulls finished in fifth place. He scored on the opening day of the following season, netting the first in a 4-1 home win against Ipswich Town on 18 August 1956, but this was his only appearance of the season as Torquay went on to lose out in the final table to Ipswich on goal average, Smith regaining his place in the side as regular left-back. He made just three more appearances for Torquay before leaving league football in 1958 to join Hastings United.
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'''Hugh Baird''' (14 March 1930 - 19 June 2006) was a Scottish footballer who played for Airdrieonians, Leeds United and Aberdeen. He also represented the Scotland national football team once.
Baird started his professional playing career aged 21 with local side Airdrieonians, whom he joined from Dalry Thistle. A striker, he quickly gained a reputation as a prolific goal scorer. In 1957 Leeds United signed him for -12,000 but he only stayed one season in England. In 1958 Aberdeen paid a then club record transfer fee of -11,500 to ensure his return north. He stayed with Aberdeen until 1962 making 86 appearances for the ''Dons''.
Baird continued playing for another 4 years following his departure from Pittodrie, enjoying brief spells with Brechin City and Highland League sides Deveronvale and Rothes before retiring from football aged 36 to become a bricklayer.
Baird made one appearance for the Scottish national side in May 1956 at Hampden Park against Austria. He only received an international cap in 2006, after a successful campaign was started by Gary Imlach calling for his father and other affected players (including Baird) to receive caps. Until the early 1970s, the SFA did not award caps to players for matches other than those in the British Home Championship.
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'''William Harry Towers''' (July 13, 1920 - April, 2000) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Leicester.
Bill Towers signed for Leicester City from local side Bentley Eng. in January 1945, making 4 league appearances in the first post-war Football League season. He was signed by Jack Butler for Torquay United in October 1946 and went on to make 292 first team games (274 in the league), all of which came at either wing-half or right-back. Before retiring in 1955, Towers played under 5 managers at Plainmoor and played in the Gulls' 1954-55 run in the FA Cup in which the Gulls beat Leeds United before losing 1-0 at home to Huddersfield Town in front of the biggest crowd ever seen at Plainmoor.
After retiring as a player, Towers moved into adult education and eventually taught inmates at Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight.
Bill Towers died in April 2000 at the age of 79.
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'''Guillaume Warmuz''' (born May 22, 1970 in Saint-Vallier, France) is a French former football goalkeeper.
He started his career at Olympique Marseille. He spent a season at ''L'OM'' without making any first team appearances. He then made a move to CS Louhans-Cuiseaux where he quickly established himself as first-choice goalkeeper. His performances there attracted the attention of another first division side, RC Lens, and he signed for them in 1992, eventually totalling 351 appearances in an 11-year spell between the sticks.
Warmuz left Lens on a free transfer in December 2002 and, the next month, signed a short-term contract with Arsenal FC, as cover for both David Seaman and the injured Rami Shaaban, but did not play any first-team matches. In July 2003, he joined Borussia Dortmund as a replacement for the Arsenal-bound Jens Lehmann, initially sharing goalkeeping duties with future first-choice Roman Weidenfeller.
His last club was, since 2005-06, AS Monaco FC in Ligue 1, as on 27 May 2007 Warmuz announced his retirement from football on his personal website, after no league appearances in 2006-07.
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'''Ian Arkwright''' (born 18 September 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wrexham and Torquay United. He played as a winger, and the majority of his League career was spent with Wrexham in the early 1980s.
Arkwright was born in Shafton, Barnsley, and began his career as an apprentice with Wolverhampton Wanderers,
He was transferred to Wrexham for a fee of -100,000 in March 1980. In four years at the Racecourse Ground, he made 104 league appearances, scoring 10 goals. Towards the end of his time at Wrexham and of his league career, in March 1984, he played two games on loan to Torquay United,
He later plied his trade in foreign leagues, joining Finn Harps in Ireland
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'''Stephen Frank Arnold''' (born 5 January 1951) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Crewe Alexandra, Liverpool, Southport, Torquay United and Rochdale.
Arnold was born in Willesden, London.
In January 1972 he was sent on loan to Southport, scoring 3 times in 16 league appearances,
He went on to play non-league football for Weymouth, scoring 14 goals from 57 appearances, and on loan to Dorchester Town (13 appearances), before injury forced his retirement.
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'''Frank William Arundel''' (February 20, 1939 - May 1994) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Plymouth.
Frank Arundel was playing for local Devon side Oak Villa when he was signed by Plymouth Argyle in August 1956. His debut as a winger came soon after, in September 1956 against Coventry City at Home Park, but after 4 appearances in his first season for Argyle he never played for them again. In July 1959, he moved to Torquay United, making his debut in a 3-0 defeat away to Northampton Town on the 27th of August. He failed to dislodge Ernie Pym from the number 11 shirt and made only 5 further appearances over the next two seasons before leaving for non-league Minehead.
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'''John Frank Austin''' (6 July 1933 - 14 July 2004) was an English professional footballer. He played as a full-back and represented England as a schoolboy. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent.
Frank Austin began his career as a junior with Coventry City, turning professional in July 1950, although he had to wait until the 1952-53 season for his league debut. His career at Coventry spanned over 12 years and he played a total of 302 league games, scoring twice as Coventry rose through the divisions.
In January 1963 he moved to Torquay United, making his debut on 18 March in a 1-0 defeat away to Newport County, but only as a stand-in for George Allen. He had more success the following season, missing only one of the first 23 games before losing his place to Ray Spencer. He left Plainmoor without making any further appearances and joined non-league Chelmsford City.
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'''Jamie Mackie''' (born 22 September 1985 in Dorking, Surrey) is an English footballer, currently playing as a forward for Championship side Plymouth Argyle. He is eligible for both Switzerland and Scotland due to the nationality of his grandparents.
Mackie began his career at non-league Leatherhead, joining Wimbledon as a trainee in 2003, before moving to Exeter City in August 2005. Following a brief spell on-loan at Sutton United in his first season, Mackie went on to become an established first-team player scoring more than 20 goals in all competitions, from nearly 100 appearances, thus alerting other clubs of his potential.
After handing in a transfer request, Mackie signed for Plymouth Argyle, after the club beat off competition from Bristol City, Norwich City, Bristol Rovers and Cheltenham Town, for an initial fee of -125,000.
In his very first appearance for Plymouth Argyle, coming on as a substitute against Barnsley, on 12 February 2008, Mackie scored within 11 seconds of his arrival on the pitch (scoring a second later in the match), thus breaking the record held by Tony Witter for the fastest goal scored for Plymouth Argyle on a debut.
Mackie firmly established himself as a first-team player during the 2008/09 season, with the highlight being a wonderful 25-yard strike against Reading at Home Park.
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Ray Spencer joined Aston Villa as a junior, turning professional in June 1950. Despite remaining at Villa Park until March 1958, when he joined Darlington, he never made the Villa first team.
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'''Adam Stansfield''' (born 10 September 1978 in Tiverton) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Football League One side Exeter City.
Stansfield's senior football career began with local non-league side Cullompton Rangers under former Exeter City forward Ray Pratt. He later moved to Elmore, where his prolific goalscoring first attracted the interest of Exeter City. He was strongly linked with a move to St. James Park in the late 1990s, and had a trial with the club, but a move not materialise, and he returned to Elmore.
He also caught the attention of Torquay United, whose then manager Wes Saunders offered him a 2-week trial in the 2000 close season. He played in the friendly against Portsmouth on 18 July, and against Millbrook on 24 July, but was released at the end of his trial. He returned to Elmore, continuing to work as a circuit board inspector, and continued to score regularly for them. In October 2001, Stansfield played for Elmore against Yeovil Town Reserves and impressed watching Yeovil manager Gary Johnson so much that he signed a professional contract with Yeovil the following month and soon after made his conference debut for Yeovil in a 3-0 defeat away to Southport.
His first season at Huish Park was a success, finishing as the top scorer with 15 goals, 3 of which came in the club's victorious FA Trophy run. He scored in the final of that competition at Villa Park, and was so overcome with excitement that he swore on live TV in a post-match interview.
He suffered a broken leg just 17 minutes into the first game of the following season, causing him to miss the entire season and watch from the sidelines as Yeovil won the Conference championship and promotion to the Football League. He recovered to feature in the club's first ever Football League campaign, making his league debut on 16 August 2003 coming on as late substitute for Kirk Jackson in a 3-0 win at home to Carlisle United, but was largely used as a squad player, with most of his appearances coming from the bench.
In June 2004, he left, joining Conference side Hereford United. His first season at Hereford was hugely successful, with 20 goals scored, but unfortunately the season ended in disappointment as the club lost against Stevenage Borough in the playoff semi-finals. The next season was less successful for Stansfield, who didn't get on the scoresheet until December, by which time he had lost his first-team place, which he was unable to recover. The season ended in promotion to the Football League for Hereford, via the playoffs, and Stansfield actually started the final against Halifax Town.
In June 2006, he decided to remain in the Conference, joining Exeter City. He scored nine league goals in his first season at Exeter, including two on the final day to secure the club's qualification for the playoffs.
Stansfield has a sister, Andrea Hayes (ne Stansfield). However, whenever a goal by Stansfield comes through on the Sky Sports Saturday afternoon television programme ''Soccer Saturday'', presenter Jeff Stelling usually jokes that "His sister Lisa will be happy", referring to the singer Lisa Stansfield - who is not really his sister.
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'''Gabriele Ambrosetti''' (born 7 August 1973) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a winger.
Born in Varese, he played for several Italian sides, including Brescia and Vicenza, before signing for English club Chelsea for -3.5m in August 1999. He arrived as, according to his manager, Gianluca Vialli, the 'Italian Ryan Giggs', but struggled to live up to the tag and in four years made only a handful of appearances. He made his Chelsea debut as a sub in a 1-0 home win against Aston Villa. The only goal he scored for Chelsea was in a 5-0 win against Galatasaray in Istanbul in the UEFA Champions League.
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'''Ryan David Ashington''' (born 28 March, 1983) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Paignton, Devon.
Ashington joined Torquay United as a trainee and due to almost the entire midfield being out injured, manager Wes Saunders was forced to throw him into the first-team well before he would have liked. In the end Ashington was named man of the match on his league debut at home to Southend United on August 19, 2000, making a further 13 league appearances by the end of the season, all before his 18th birthday. He signed a one-year professional contract in May 2001, but had yet to feature under new manager Roy McFarland, before sustaining an injury that forced him out for most of the 2001-02 season.
Out of the first team picture at Plainmoor, and with Torquay not having a reserve team on financial grounds, Ashington joined Newport County on loan on December 5, 2002, signing a full deal the following month. He made a good initial impression at Newport, but missed the end of the season due to glandular fever and failed to re-establish himself. He left Newport in September 2003.
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'''Ryan Ashford''' (born 13 October 1981) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Honiton, Devon.
Ashford began his career as a trainee at Southampton, making his first team debut for the Saints in a League Cup game in August 2000 against Mansfield Town. He didn-t last the first 45 minutes as he received a knock and limped from the field. Saints manager Glenn Hoddle was quoted as being an admirer of Ashford-s "sweet left peg", but in March 2002, having failed to make another first team appearance, Ashford signed for Torquay United on non-contract terms.
He played twice for Torquay the following month, coming on as a late substitute for Lee Canoville in the 3-0 win at home to Rochdale and starting the game at home to Halifax Town, which Torquay lost 4-2, despite Ashford scoring the opening goal.
Ashford was released by Torquay at the end of the season and signed for Weymouth on 16 August 2002, moving on to Eastleigh the following June.
He remained with Eastleigh until October 2006 when he was released and joined VT F.C..
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'''Daniel Joseph "Don" Givens''' (born 9 August 1949 in Limerick, Ireland) is a football player and coach, and the current Republic of Ireland U21 team manager. He was part of the FAI's three man selection committee in helping to select the new Ireland manager.
A centre forward, Givens started his career at Manchester United in 1968, making a scoring debut against Shamrock Rovers in May 1969 but he played just 8 games before moving to Luton Town. He played for Queens Park Rangers from 1972 to 1978, where he became a first team player, making 243 appearances and scoring 76 goals for the club. He helped them win promotion to the old First Division in his first season with the club, scoring 23 times in their victorious campaign. As a First division striker, the next few years would see him reach his peak, scoring a combined 49 goals in four seasons and helping QPR hold onto their top-flight status. After an unsuccessful season in 1977-1978, scoring just 4 goals in 37 appearances, he parted ways with QPR, and his career took him to Birmingham City, Bournemouth, Sheffield United and Neuchtel Xamax. His time at Sheffield United will forever be remembered for the time he missed a last minute penalty in the last match of the 1980-81 season against Walsall at Bramall Lane in the old third division. If he had scored, The Saddlers would have been relegated, instead it was Sheffield United who were consigned to the 4th division for the first (and only) time in their history. In 1982, escaping the negativity of his time at Sheffield United, Givens moved to Switzerland to play for Neuchtel Xamax. He would make 144 appearances for them, scoring 34 goals. He retired from club football in 1987.
Givens made 56 appearances for the senior team between 1969 and 1982, scoring 19 goals, including a record four goal haul against Turkey, and becoming his country's leading goalscorer for a period. He currently ranks joint fourth on that list along with Tony Cascarino, behind Frank Stapleton on 20, Niall Quinn on 21 and Robbie Keane on 41 and still counting.
Givens time in an Ireland shirt was one of frustration. He began playing during the ill-fated 1970 World Cup qualifying campaign, when an Irish team with great names including Givens, Mick Meagan and John Giles, could not find enough consistency to make an impact, and finished last in a group containing Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Denmark. Givens did open his competitive scoring account for Ireland with goals against Hungary and Denmark.
In the following 1972 European Championship and subsequent 1974 World Cup, Ireland faced tough opposition and never found themselves in with a chance of qualification. Givens did not score in either of these tournaments.
The 1976 European Championship qualifiers pitted Ireland against the U.S.S.R. again, along with Turkey and Switzerland. The winner of this group would have to play-off against the winner of another group to determine the qualifier. This may have seemed a bridge too far but it would prove to be Givens finest moment in a green shirt as he scored a hat-trick against the U.S.S.R. to give Ireland a 3-0 win in the opening game and a fighting chance of making that play-off. He scored again in a 1-1 draw against Turkey in Izmir. Ireland had peaked too early in the group though, and after a 2-1 loss to the U.S.S.R in Kiev and a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Switzerland in Berne, Ireland last match against Turkey was not expected to mean anything, since the Soviets were already a point ahead with a game in hand. Even an win meant that the U.S.S.R. would need only two points in their final two games to finish on top. Ireland won the game 4-0, with Givens scoring all four goals, the first and only time an Irish player has done this. But it was not enough and the U.S.S.R. went on to top the group.
In the 1978 World Cup, Ireland was paired with France again, and Bulgaria. Ireland beat France 1-0 in their new home stadium, Lansdowne Road, but lost 2-0 in Paris. Givens scored in Sofia, but it was a consolation as Ireland Lost 2-1 and subsequently went out of the World Cup with a 0-0 draw in the final game against Bulgaria at Lansdowne Road.
For the 1980 European Championships, Ireland was drawn in a Group alongside England, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria and Denmark. It was a disappointing campaign for Givens, who, despite scoring against Denmark, was unable to make an impact in a group where Ireland would manage just two wins from eight games.
By the 1982 World Cup, Ireland had acquired a world class team, with Liam Brady, Frank Stapleton, Mark Lawrenson, Chris Houghton, Gerry Daly and others, and there was excitement that this team could not only qualify fot the World Cup, they could make some waves there. It was therefore devastating to the team to hear their draw: Belgium, France, Holland, Cyprus. Ireland would end up losing out to France on goal difference, but Givens was no longer the main threat, and Givens last appearance for Ireland was in the 3-2 win at home to France.
===Don Givens International Games and Goals===
:''Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.''
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'''Keith Joseph Andrews''' (born 13 September 1980 in Dublin, County Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League as a central-midfielder, playing a big part in Rovers' relegation fight during the back end of the 2008-2009 campaign ensuring their survival by safely finishing seven points clear of the danger zone in 15th position with 41 points. Keith is also a player known for his awareness and calmness when being on the ball, and shouting out vital instructions for both his club and country.
Andrews began his career as a trainee at Wolves, progressing from their academy to the first team. He made his senior debut on 18 March 2000 in a 2-1 win at Swindon. He continued his progress with the First Division club in the 2000-01 season, becoming a regular player as Dave Jones took over midway through. He went on a loan spell at Oxford United, scoring once against Swansea City.
He signed a new four-year deal the following season but found himself out of the starting line-up after several new midfielders were acquired in the summer, resigning him to the substitutes bench and sporadic appearances over the next few seasons. To gain playing time, he spent half of the 2003-04 season on loan at Stoke City and the latter half at Walsall, where he scored two league goals against Millwall and Ipswich Town. He did however return to Molineux in between to make his only Premier League appearance (against Newcastle United).
The midfielder returned to Wolves team post-relegation in 2004-05 and gained his most appearances for the club during that season. However, he moved on at the end of his contract to join Hull City. In total, he made 72 appearances for the Midlanders, scoring once (in a League Cup tie at ).
His new start with the Hull saw him sidelined again though, as he picked up an injury in only his second appearance for the team - in a match against his previous team, Wolves. He returned to the team in December after nearly four months out and featured in all but one of their remaining fixtures in what proved to be his only season for the club.
After a single year at Hull, he moved to of League Two for the 2006-07 campaign where he became club captain. He lost out on promotion in the play-offs, despite scoring in the semi-final tie with .
However, the next year, now under the managerialship of his former Wolves team-mate Paul Ince, brought Andrews success. He scored the winning goal in a match at on 19 April 2008 that saw the club promoted to League One, and also scored the opening goal of their 2-0 victory over with a penalty in the Football League Trophy at Wembley. The season ended with him being voted into PFA Team of the Year and having already won the League Two Player of the Year Award at the Football League Awards. Andrews was then named at number 38 in a fourfourtwo poll of the top 50 football league players, as well as being named the best player in league 2. MK Dons then had a fight on there hands to keep hold of their inspirational skipper with interest from a number of Premiership and Championship clubs. He featured in MK Dons first two games of the 08-09 season but then was sold to Blackburn Rovers managed by former manager Paul Ince.
Andrews ended a summer of speculation over his future when he completed a transfer to Premier League club Blackburn Rovers on 28 August 2008 in a three-year deal worth and rising up to -1.0m depending on appearances made for the football club over the coming years. It was former Blackburn manager Paul Ince who snapped him up from his previous managerial spell at Milton Keynes Dons. there This move temporarily reunited him with his former MK Dons manager Paul Ince before he was sacked as Rovers manager. He made his debut as a substitute on 30 August 2008 against West Ham United, a game in which Blackburn lost 4-1. Andrews made his home debut against Arsenal F.C, on his 28th birthday, Arsenal went on to win the match 0-4 at Ewood Park mostly down to striker Emmanuel Adebayor who hit a superb stunning hat-trick. He scored his first goal for Blackburn in the 90th minute during a 2-2 draw with West Brom. Due to injuries sustained by first team regulars, Keith has been seen in the Rovers first team regularly, occupying a defensive central midfield role. He also signed a new four-year deal back in July 2009, which sees him contracted to Blackburn until 2013.
After a number of impressive displays throughout the 2009/2010 season, travelling fans are known to sing the infamous chant, "youv'e got Robinhio weve got Keith Andrews."
Andrews made his full international debut for Republic of Ireland on 19 November, 2008, coming on as a second half substitute and scoring a goal as part of a 2-3 home defeat in a friendly match against Poland. He has since played his first competitive match for Ireland, being unlucky to have a goal disallowed in a 2-1 World Cup qualification group match victory over Georgia.
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'''Mark Anthony Lillis''' (born 17 January 1960 in Manchester) is a former professional footballer and manager.
Mark Lillis started his professional career at Huddersfield Town in Summer 1978. He played for Huddersfield for seven seasons before being sold in 1985 to Manchester City for -130,000. He stayed at this club for just one season, and in August 1986 was sold to Derby County for -200,000. Because of knee problems, he didn't play very often for Derby, and in September 1987 he went to Aston Villa. After that he played for Stockport County and Scunthorpe United before his playing career finished at Witton Albion at the end of the 90s.
Lillis took his first job as coach for Macclesfield Town. Later, he worked for Huddersfield Town before he became assistant manager of Scunthorpe United in 1996. His first job as manager came in 1999, when he took the job at Halifax Town, a job he had until September 2000. In 2002, after John Gregory had employed him as a coach at Derby County, and Gregory was suspended from the job, Lillis was for a short time in March 2003 caretaker-manager of Derby.
In March 2003 he also became assistant manager to Sammy McIlroy who was manager of Northern Ireland, and held the part time job until October 2003. After that he became assistant manager to Sammy McIlroy at Stockport County, and when McIlroy quit the job in November 2004, Lillis became caretaker-manager of the club until the 18th December 2004 when Chris Turner took over as the new manager.
On the 30th May 2006 Mark Lillis once again took over as assistant manager to Sammy McIlroy. This time he is at Morecambe where he has recently signed a 1-year extension to his contract that keeps him at the club until the end of the 2009-10 season.
His son, Josh Lillis, plays for Scunthorpe United as a goalkeeper.
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'''Daniel Stephen "Danny" Bailey''' (born 21 May 1964, in Leyton, London, England) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Isthmian League Division One North side Ware.
He began his career as an apprentice with Bournemouth, turning professional and making his league debut in the 1980-81 season. After only one further league appearance for Bournemouth, he dropped out of league football, joining Dagenham.
He later joined Walthamstow Avenue, from whom he joined Torquay United on a free transfer in March 1984. His only league appearance for the Gulls came during the 1983-84 season, a 2-1 defeat away to Hartlepool United on 17 March.
Later in 1984, Bailey moved to Grays Athletic. He subsequently joined Wealdstone from Wembley and in August 1989, returned to league football with Exeter City, again on a free transfer.
This time his career really took off, quickly establishing himself in the side, and after 64 league games, in which he scored two goals, he moved to Reading in December 1990 for a fee of -50,000 as the first signing under new owner John Madejski.
Still unable to break back into the Reading line-up, he returned to Exeter City on a free transfer in December 1992, and quickly re-established himself at St. James' Park. In the summer of 1997, he was released after 152 further league appearances in which he scored four goals.
He joined Farnborough Town, beginning a journey around various non-league sides, quickly moving on to Slough Town in the 1997 close season. He remained at Slough until the end of the 1997-98 season, scoring one goal in the FA Trophy, but was one of many players sacked during a summer that saw Slough in deep financial trouble and eventually voted out of the Conference.
He joined Telford United on a short-term contract on 21 August 1998, with the emphasis on the short-term. He moved to Forest Green Rovers in September 1998, playing in the 1999 FA Trophy final, at which time "Non-League on the Net" reported that he was based in London, where he owned his own fitness centre. In the close-season of 1999 he was released by Forest Green, joining Welling United on 29 July 1999.
"The Kentish Times" linked him with moves to Basingstoke Town in December 1999, and Crawley Town in January 2000, however he remained at Welling and was released in the summer of 2000. In September 2000 he returned on a free transfer to play for Forest Green Rovers. In December 2000, he left Forest Green for a second time, moving to Aylesbury United, though he stayed only a few months at Aylesbury, moving to Grays Athletic in February 2001.
He later played for Weston-super-Mare before joining Bath City in March 2002.
He later played for Stansted from where he joined Chesham United in December 2005, playing nine times until mid-February.
In March 2008 he was coach at Potters Bar Town.
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'''Clifford Gene "Cliff" Balsom''' (born 25 March 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United.
A full back, he began his career as an apprentice with Torquay United,
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'''Frederick George Avey''' (31 August 1908 - 1999) was an English professional footballer, playing as a forward in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was born in Poplar, London.
Fred Avey joined Fulham from Leyton in April 1928, making his league debut in a 1-0 win away to Reading on 28 April 1928. He soon became a regular goalscorer for Fulham, hitting 15 league goals in his first full season. After this promising start, he was not a first-team regular during the following seasons, though was still a regular scorer in the games he played. His last game for Fulham was on 31 March 1931, a 4-2 win away to Southend United, but he then stayed at Fulham for a further season without appearing in the first team.
In June 1932 he moved to Torquay United, starting the season as a first choice and made his debut on 27 August 1932 in a 3-3 draw at home to Coventry City. He kept his place for the next game, away to Bristol City, but then lost his place to Albert Hutchinson and made just two further first appearances that season, in the FA Cup at home to Queens Park Rangers on 10 December and finally on 22 April away to Bristol Rovers before moving to non-league Tunbridge Wells Rangers.
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'''Colin Ayre''' (born 14 March 1956, Ashington, Northumberland) was an English professional footballer, playing as a winger in the English, Dutch and Austrian football leagues.
Colin Ayre began his career as an apprentice at Newcastle United, turning professional in September 1973. However, he failed to break into the first team at St. James' Park, leaving without making a first-team appearance.
In the 1975 close season he joined Dutch side S.C. Telstar and scored twice on his debut on 17 August 1975 as Telstar won 5-1 away to Excelsior. He scored a further goal in his third game and was a regular until early November, after which time he played only sporadically.
In September 1976, Torquay United rekindled Ayre-s hopes of an English league career, his league debut coming on the 18th of September against Bradford City at Plainmoor. This was however followed by only one more league appearance, at home to Brentford a week later, before Ayre left to join his hometown side Ashington.
By 1979-80 he was back at S.C. Telstar and in November 1980, he joined Austrian side Wacker Innsbruck, helping them to the Austrian second division title in his first season. He played 18 times in total, before leaving in February 1982, joining Austrian second division side SPG Raika Innsbruck.
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'''Samir Nasri''' (born 26 June 1987) is a French international footballer who plays his club football for the English Premier League side Arsenal.
A naturally right-footed player, he generally plays as a wide forward for Arsenal but has also been used in central and defensive midfield roles when needed. He has been hailed by many as the "new Zizou" after impressing at his boyhood club Marseille.
Previously a regular for France at the youth level, Nasri was named in the Euro 2008 squad but received little playing time. Since then, he has established himself as a regular in the national team.
Nasri's parents moved to France from Algeria. His father is from Constantine and his mother is a native of Biskra. Nasri grew up in La Gavotte Peyret, a northern suburb of Marseille. He often played on the streets, where he learnt many of his skills. He used to play for the local gang team, but after much violence, his parents signed him up to the football club Pennes Mirabeau at the age of six. Nasri himself has claimed that his tough upbringing actually helped him with his quest to play professional football, "if I can be brave enough to face a knife I am brave enough to face a tough tackler." He spent two seasons at Pennes before being scouted by Olympique de Marseille in 1996.
Nasri began playing with Marseille when he was 9 years old. He started playing in Ligue 1 in the 2004/2005 season at the age of 17, when he started 13 games and came on as a substitute in 11 games, scoring one goal. The next season got him experience in both the UEFA Cup (10 games; no goals) and the Intertoto Cup (one game; one goal). In the 2006/2007 season he scored his first goal of the year in Ligue 1 late in the season on 29 April 2007, when he started the match against FC Sochaux-Montbliard and helped his team to a 4-2 victory. This win allowed Marseille to climb into fourth place with just four games remaining, putting them into the UEFA Cup qualifying spot. Nasri was part of the squad that lost in the Coupe de France final in 2006 versus Paris Saint-Germain and he also lost in the 2007 final against Sochaux.
On 20 May 2007, Nasri was named French Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year ahead of Jimmy Briand and Karim Benzema. He was voted Marseille's player of the year by the fans, receiving 62% of the votes. In addition, like many, he was dubbed the "new Zizou" for his vision and dribbling skills.
thumb|upright|Nasri preparing to take a Arsenal]]
Nasri scored in his Premier League debut against West Bromwich Albion with a close range effort, after four minutes of the first game of the season, on 16 August 2008.
Nasri has been involved in the French national set up for a long time, progressing through the Under-16s, 17s, 18s, 19s and 21s. He was part of the team that won the 2004 UEFA U-17 Championship, scoring the game-winning goal in the final match. Nasri received his first cap for the senior team on 28 March 2007 against Austria, in a home friendly match at the age of 19. He delivered a free kick low into the box from which teammate Karim Benzema scored the only goal of the match. He scored his first senior international goal in his third appearance for the senior team in a 1-0 win against Georgia on 6 June 2007 in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier. Nasri was named in Raymond Domenech's final squad for Euro 2008; at age 20, he was one of the youngest members of the French squad selected for the final tournament. He made two appearances as a substitute and played for 32 minutes.
Nasri has been compared to Arsenal legend Robert Pirs by Arsne Wenger who also described him as a quick and technically outstanding player with mobility and vision.
Samir has been in a relationship with the French tennis player Tatiana Golovin since May 2008 and he lives with her in Hampstead
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'''David Paul Baker''' (born 5 January 1963 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is an English former professional footballer.
A centre-forward, Baker was a member of the famous Wallsend Boys Club as a youngster, and was subsequently spotted playing for Bishop Auckland, turning professional with Southampton in June 1984 at a cost of -4,000 to the south coast side. He failed to break into the first-team at Southampton, moving on a free transfer to Carlisle United on 2 July 1985. On 31 July 1987, after 71 league appearances (11 goals) for Carlisle, Baker moved to Hartlepool United, again on a free transfer, where he played 197 games (scoring 67 goals) and was a vital part of the squad that achieved promotion in 1990/1, forming a partnership with Joe Allon.
Baker moved north of the border to join Motherwell in August 1992 for -77,500. After only 9 games at Motherwell, he moved on to Gillingham on 7 January 1993 for a fee of -40,000. During his time at Priestfield he scored one of the goals in a 2-0 win over Halifax Town which secured the club's League status on the last day of the season. An overall tally of 16 goals in 62 games for the Kent side prompted York City to take him back north, this time for a fee of -15,000 in October 1994. Baker was on the bench for York when they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in 1995, where he was eventually brought on, lasting a mere seven minutes before being sent off for a second bookable offence. After 48 games (18 goals) for the Bootham Crescent side, he moved to Torquay United on 19 January 1996 for a fee of -25,000. Whilst he had settled in on the playing side, he wanted a move to the north of England and after almost joining Rochdale, who couldn't meet his wage demands, he moved to Scunthorpe United on 3 October 1996 for -15,000. He had made 30 league appearances, scoring 8 goals.
His stay at Scunthorpe was also a short one, and on 27 March 1997, after 21 league appearances in which he scored 9 goals, he moved back to Hartlepool United, as player-coach. Another 35 league games followed, in which he scored 9 goals. In the 1998 close season he declined an offer to become Torquay's player/manager, and once Mick Tait was sacked as Hartlepool manager in January 1999, his time at Victoria Park looked to be drawing to a close. He even went on trial at Plymouth Argyle in February 1999, playing for Argyle reserves in their 3-2 win over Swansea City at Home Park in the South West Trophy on the 16th of that month. His lack of match fitness, after 2 broken legs and a fractured ankle in the previous 2 years, seemed to be Kevin Hodges' main reason for not signing him for Argyle.
Baker returned to Hartlepool, playing for their reserve side on 17 February, one night after playing at the opposite end of the country. His desire to play first-team football was eventually rewarded when he was surprisingly recalled to Hartlepool's first-team squad for the rest of the season, often being used as a late substitute. In the close-season of 1999, Baker was released by Hartlepool and looked like dropping down to the Conference after an extended trial period with newly relegated Scarborough. However, on 27 August 1999, Baker signed for Carlisle United, making 17 league appearances (2 goals) until he was released the following summer. In July 2000, he signed for Northern League side Bedlington Terriers, later moving to Durham City in January 2001 in exchange for former England U-18 goalkeeper Adam Clementson. He left Durham in November 2001 to join Blyth Spartans.
In November 2002 Baker became manager of Blyth Spartans, leaving in September 2004 and has also worked at Newcastle United-s academy. He was appointed manager of Angrove Northern League side Newcastle Benfield in September 2005 and guided them to the final qualifying round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history in the 2006-07 season. He resigned in December 2007.
In March 2008 he was appointed as assistant manager, under Tommy Cassidy at Newcastle Blue Star. Later that month he was appointed as Blue Star manager, but left in May 2008 to take a scouting role with Glenn Roeder's Norwich City.
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'''Wayne Larry Brown''' (born 14 January 1977) is an English professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Bury.
Born in Southampton, former bricklayer Brown made a switch from Bashley to Bristol City for -40,000 in December 1992. Between 1993 and 1996 he made only one appearance for the Robins due to a number of injuriess. After a brief spell with Weston-super-Mare he joined Chester City in September 1996, initially as cover for Ronnie Sinclair (who had an elbow injury and needed surgery) and then in direct competition with Neil Cutler. In a ten season stint with the club he made 289 appearances, becoming first choice keeper in the 1999-00 season, the first of two seasons in which he didn't miss a league match.
While at Chester he made seven appearances for the England National Game XI semi-professional side. Unfortunately he suffered an injury in training in December 2003 that sidelined him for the remainder of the 2003-04 season, as Chester ended the season as Nationwide Conference champions. He enjoyed a testimonial match against former players in May 2004 and returned to the side at the start of the next season, but was deemed surplus to requirements in May 2005 and dropped back into the Conference for a season long-loan loan with Hereford United.
Brown was the first choice keeper for Hereford in Conference matches (but was not allowed by Chester to play in cup games) and was an integral part of the best defence in the Conference that season, conceding just 30 goals. He became a fans' favourite, earning the nickame ''Superman''. In the 2006 Conference play-off final with just a few minutes to go in extra time, Brown sustained a head injury in a collision. With all three substitutions made it looked for a moment as if he would be unable to continue, but after several minutes he recovered and even made a good save in the dying minutes to keep Hereford 3-2 up. Hereford went on to win the match and promotion to the Football League, and Brown signed for Hereford permanently soon afterwards.
Brown was first choice keeper at Edgar Street in Hereford's first two seasons back in the Football League, missing just 9 league matches out of a possible 92. The 2007-08 season saw him keep 17 clean sheets and concede 41 goals in the league, as Hereford gained promotion to League One. He kept a further four clean sheets in the FA Cup, most notably in the victory over Leeds United at Elland Road. This match was also his 100th competitive appearance for the club.
Brown's highlight of the season, as recognised by Graham Turner came in the 1-0 win at Mansfield Town. In the last minute of normal time he saved Michael Boulding's penalty in front of the travelling support who celebrated as if Hereford had scored a goal, and in the last seconds of the match he made a further save to deny Jefferson Louis, rescuing Hereford again.
Despite being named Player of the Year, Brown rejected a new contract and League One football at Edgar Street and instead signed for Bury on a two-year contract.
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'''Francis "Frank" Womack''' (16 September 1888 - 8 October 1968) was an English association football player and manager born in Stannington, Sheffield, Yorkshire. He still holds the league appearances record for Birmingham City playing 491 games and holds the league record for most games (511) by an outfield player without scoring a goal. He died in Caistor, Lincolnshire, at the age of 80.
Frank Womack began his professional football career in July 1908 when he joined Birmingham from Rawmarsh Albion, having previously played for Lapham Street. He made his league debut in September 1908, away to Gainsborough Trinity. He spent nearly his entire playing career at Birmingham, never signing a contract, and was club captain for 16 years from 1912 to 1928.
During his time at the club, they twice finished in 3rd place in the Second Division (1913, 1920) and won the Second Division in 1921 and were still in the First Division when Womack left in May 1928 to join Worcester City as player-manager. In his first season with Worcester, Womack guided them to the Birmingham League title and to the first round of the FA Cup. He returned to League football at the end of the season, joining Torquay United, where he played a further 19 league games and 1 FA Cup appearance.
In July 1930 Womack took over from Albert Hoskins as manager of Torquay. United finished 11th in Division Three (South) in his first season, but slumped to 19th the following season.
In May 1932, Womack was appointed as manager of Grimsby Town, just after their relegation from the First Division. Whilst manager of Grimsby Town, Womack guided them to their great period of success, with promotion back to the First Division as champions, an all time highest league placing of 5th in 1935 and a FA Cup semi final in 1936.
In October 1936, Womack moved to Leicester City as manager, then near the bottom of Division Two. He signed Jack Bowers from Derby County, and his goals (33 in 27 games) helped City to the title and promotion. He resigned following their relegation in May 1939. Just before World War II was declared, the local Leicester newspapers published articles that claimed that Womack had several thousand pounds available to spend on players. Womack disputed this and referred all enquirers to his Board of Directors. As a direct result, he resigned and moved to Fleetwood, Lancashire in April 1940.
He returned to management in July 1942, taking over at Notts County, but left three years later. In February 1945 he took over at Oldham Athletic, but resigned in April 1947 after Oldham had struggled in the first post-war season.
Womack went back to Grimsby for a stint as 'guest' manager January in 1951 for 5 months whilst manager Charlie Spencer was recovering from an illness. He left in May 1951, after Grimsby's relegation.
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'''Emilio Aldecoa Gmez''' (November 30, 1922 - September 1999) was a Basque/Spanish professional footballer who played, mainly on the left-wing, in the English and Spanish football leagues and later managed in Spain and coached in England. He was born in born the Zorroza neighbourhood of Bilbao, Vizcaya.
He arrived in England as a Spanish Civil War refugee in 1937. He made one appearance for the Spanish national team, as a substitute in a 2-1 win against the Republic of Ireland in May 1948 at the Montjuiic Stadium, Barcelona.
Emilio began his football career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining them in 1943 from a Staffordshire electrical works team. His first team debut came in September that year, a 2-1 victory away to Crewe Alexandra and he finished the season as Wolves- leading scorer with 11 goals in 30 games. He moved to Coventry City in August 1945 and scored on his first team debut, a 3-1 win at home to Portsmouth. The following season, as league football resumed after the war, he played 29 times for Coventry, failing to score.
He returned to Spain in 1947, joining Atltico Bilbao making his debut on September 21 1947 in a 5-1 defeat away to Celta Vigo. He scored 9 times in 45 games before moving to Real Valladolid in 1949 where he scored 11 times in 49 games. He joined Barcelona in 1951. In his first season with Barcelona, he scored twice in 19 games as Barcelona won the Spanish Championship. He also played in the final of the Copa Latina in 1952, a 1-0 victory over OGC Nice at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Barcelona retained the title the following season, but Emilio played only 4 times. He moved to Sporting de Gijn in 1953, playing just 3 times, and then to Girona FC in 1954 where he subsequently became manager. He later managed CD Condal and Real Valladolid (from 1966-67). He was assistant manager of Birmingham City between 1960 and 1962.
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'''Nicholas Lee Banger''' (born 25 February 1971) is a retired English professional footballer. He is currently corporate sales manager with Aldershot Town.
Banger was born in Southampton and started his football career as a trainee with Southampton, turning professional in April 1989. He scored a hat-trick on his first team debut for the Saints, in a League Cup tie against Rochdale in 1990.
He moved to Oldham Athletic for a fee of -250,000 in October 1994 and remained at Boundary Park for almost 3 years, moving to Oxford United on a free transfer in August 1997.
Banger then moved to Dundee, again on a free transfer in October 1999, but was transfer listed by manager Ivano Bonetti in July 2000. He returned to England with a loan spell at Scunthorpe United in November 2000, finally leaving Dundee in August 2001 when he joined Plymouth Argyle on a short-term contract. He scored on his Plymouth debut, in a 3-1 win at home to Swansea City. However, he struggled with injuries and left Home Park in November the same year.
After time out with a back injury, he joined Torquay United on trial in January 2002, but left requiring further treatment. In February 2002 he joined Leroy Rosenior-s Merthyr Tydfil, before finally signing for Torquay a month later, making his Gulls debut in 0-0 draw with Mansfield Town. This was his only appearance for Torquay as he asked to be released from his contract just a few days later due to his lack of fitness. After leaving the Gulls, he briefly joined non-league Andover, playing in the final game of the season as Andover drew 1-1 away to Fleet Town to clinch the Wessex League title and promotion to the Southern League.
Banger joined Woking in August 2002, moving to Eastleigh in February 2003 and again scoring on his club debut. In April 2004 he was appointed as full-time corporate manager and coach at Eastleigh, continuing as a player until his retirement in February 2005. He quit his coaching role at Eastleigh, although remained corporate manager until late February 2006, when he resigned after falling out with the team manager, in August 2005 when he joined AFC Newbury as a player.
In November 2005 Banger joined Brockenhurst as player-coach , but left the same month to take a similar role with Lymington & New Milton. He resigned from his post in June 2006, claiming that he felt restricted in a head coach role and wanted a managerial post.
In December 2006, Banger was appointed as commercial manager at Romsey Town, but was sacked after just seventeen days in the post, amid rumours that he was announcing himself as the future team manager while allegedly tapping up players in readiness for next season. However, he was not out of work for long and on 19 February 2007 he began work as the new corporate sales manager with Havant & Waterlooville.
In 2008 he joined Aldershot Town as Corporate Sales Manager as they prepared for promotion to the Football League.
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'''Barry Butler''' (30 July 1934 - 9 April 1966) was a professional footballer who, after trials with Middlesbrough and Dundee, played for Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich City. He is remembered by his team-mates and supporters as an inspirational captain and outstanding defensive player. He was often referred to as one of the best defenders in the league by opponents and is regarded as one of City's greatest ever players.
Butler was educated at Richard Hind secondary school in his hometown of Stockton. Whilst there he captained both the football and cricket teams.
Butler joined Sheffield Wednesday as a teenager in September 1952 with the Hillsborough club paying South Bank -300 for his services.
The match would be the start of a 19 consecutive game run in the first team for Butler, a sequence that ended in the 4-1 loss at home to Huddersfield Town on 3 April.
Norwich manager Archie Macaulay paid Sheffield Wednesday a transfer fee of -5,000 for Butler in August 1957,
In 1963, Butler was appointed team captain when Ron Ashman relinquished his playing duties to take up the job of managing the team on a permanent basis. Around the same time he earned his FA coaching badge, and later he was awarded the role of player-coach for the 1966-67 season.
Tragically Butler would never take up his position as player-coach. On 9 April 1966, Butler was killed in a car crash at the age of 31, his car having collided with a bus late at night.
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'''John James McAliskey''' (born 2 September 1984) is a professional English footballer who is currently playing for Altrincham.
He first played for Huddersfield Town during the 2003-04 season.
He was sent on loan to Torquay United during the 2005-06 season, due to lack of match action. He has again failed to make an impression, and was sent out on loan to Wrexham.
On 9 May 2007, he was released by the Terriers signing for Mansfield Town on 7 June on a one-year deal. After just 16 League games he was released by Mansfield on 27 March 2008.
He has also played for Witton Albion.
On 20 November 2009,Altrincham sign McAliskey.
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'''Kevin Young''' (born 12 August 1961) is an English former footballer.
Young began his career as an apprentice at Burnley, turning professional in May 1979 after his league debut. In November 1983, with his regular place at Burnley now a thing of the past he moved to Torquay United on loan, and the following month he moved on loan to Port Vale until the end of the season. In July 1984, after 120 league games for Burnley, in which he scored 11 goals, Young moved to Lancashire rivals Bury, where he was to play regularly for the next two seasons. He left Bury after ten goals in 88 league games, joining Dutch side Utrecht.
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'''William John Young''' (born 24 February 1956 in Glasgow) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Aston Villa and Torquay United.
Young joined Aston Villa in July 1978 as a 22-year-old from Scottish junior side Arthurlie.
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'''Leroy Paul "Lee" Canoville''' (born 14 March 1981 in Ealing, London) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Boston United. He has represented England at Under-16 level.
Canoville joined Arsenal as an apprentice in the summer of 1997 from the FA School at Lilleshall, turning professional in August 2000. He mainly played for the Gunners' youth and reserve sides; his sole first-team appearance was in a 2-1 League Cup defeat at Highbury at the hands of Ipswich Town on 1 November 2000, coming on as a second-half substitute. In further need of first-team experience he joined Northampton Town on a month's loan on 25 January 2001, making his league dbut in a goalless draw at home to Peterborough United two days later. He played only one further game for Northampton before returning to Highbury, and although attracting interest from Torquay manager Colin Lee, remained there beyond transfer deadline day.
In April 2001 he went to Middlesbrough on trial, but due to an injury crisis at Highbury was recalled by Arsne Wenger. In the summer of 2001 it was clear that he did not fit into Wenger's plans for Arsenal, and was released. In July he was reported to be training at Watford, with a view to impressing enough to earn a contract.
On 14 September 2001 he joined Torquay United on non-contract terms, along with his former Arsenal team-mate Greg Lincoln. His dbut for the Gulls came the following day in the 2-1 home win against Darlington. Within a week he had impressed manager Roy McFarland enough to earn himself a two year contract. He helped Torquay to promotion in the 2003-04 season, but was released after Torquay's relegation in 2005, joining Boston United that June. He was voted player of the season in his first season at Boston.
He joined Shrewsbury Town on January 31, 2007 on a loan deal until the end of the 2006-07 season, when his Boston contract expired. His first appearance for the Shrews came in the 1-1 draw at Mansfield Town on February 3, 2007; he was substituted when Shrewsbury led 1-0. He was released in May 2007, injuries ruling him out of the playoffs and hastening his departure, with an expected move to MK Dons on the cards
He had a trial with Bournemouth and on 24 July 2007, but signed for Notts County, in League Two and quickly became a regular in their side, but was released at the end of the season along with seven other players.
In February 2009 Halesowen loaned Canoville to Gainsborough Trinity for the remainder of the 2008-2009 campaign. On July 13th Canoville re-signed for Boston United.
Canoville's brother Dean was a professional with Millwall, and his first cousin once removed is Paul Canoville, formerly a winger with Chelsea.
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'''Pablo Ariel Paz Gallo''' (born January 27, 1973 in Baha Blanca, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer, who played as a central defender.
In a career that spanned 15 years, he played more in Spain than in his homeland, notably with CD Tenerife.
During his career, Paz played for Newell's Old Boys, Club Atltico Banfield, CD Tenerife (his most fruitful period, reaching the UEFA Cup and the Argentine national team, but also serving an unassuming loan at England's Everton FC), Club Atltico Independiente and Real Valladolid.
He retired from the game altogether in 2008, after a couple of years in Spain's lower leagues. In the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as the nation was already qualified, Paz played in the last group stage match, against Croatia, in a 1-0 win.
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'''Joshua Anthony Isaac "Josh" Gowling''' (born 29 November 1983) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Gillingham.
A central defender, Gowling began his career as a trainee at West Bromwich Albion under the guidance of Richard O'Kelly, who was later Bournemouth's assistant manager.
Following his release from Albion, he signed for Danish Premier Division club Herflge Boldklub, making 17 appearances in 2003-04 and 13 appearances in 2004-05. He soon became disillusioned with life in Denmark, and returned to England.
He joined Bournemouth on a trial basis to begin with in the 2005 close season, and signed a one-year contract after impressing in various pre-season friendlies.
His performance in the 2-0 home win against Yeovil Town on 15 March 2008 saw him named in the League One Team of the Week.
On 19 June 2008 Gowling, whose contract with Bournemouth had run out, signed for Carlisle United on a free transfer. He agreed a two-year contract with the club, who had lost in the League One play-offs the previous season,
In July 2009 Gowling joined Gillingham on loan, initially for a month,
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'''Warren Cummings''' (born 15 October 1980 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a defender for Bournemouth.
Cummings started his career at Chelsea but never made it into the first team, and instead was loaned out several times - Bournemouth 2000-01,
Following his return from the Dundee United loan spell, Cummings was again loaned to Bournemouth, for a three month spell,
In the following season he established himself as a first team player, making 46 appearances in total and scoring 2 goals.
The 2004-05 season brought a playoff push for the Cherries, with Cummings playing an important part and scoring 3 goals. However, during the away derby with Swindon Town in March 2005, he suffered a double broken leg in a crunch tackle by Swindon's Steve Jenkins. This was a major blow to both Cummings and the Cherries, and was a major factor in Bournemouth failing in their playoff bid. Nonetheless, Cummings signed a new deal with Bournemouth in the summer of 2006.
Cummings won his only Scotland cap to date in May 2002, when he played in a Far East tour game against Hong Kong. Scotland won the Reunification Cup match 4-0.
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'''Michael Charles Rose''' (born 28 July 1982 in Salford) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stockport County. He previously played in the Football League for Yeovil Town, Cheltenham Town and Scunthorpe United.
Rose began his career as a trainee at Manchester United where he was released before making an appearance. He joined Conference club Chester City, moving on to Hereford United
Rose has been capped several times for the England National Game XI, which represents England at semi-professional level.
His brother, Stephen, played alongside him at Chester during the 2001-02 season before moving on to Altrincham.
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'''James Mark Tunnicliffe''' (born 17 January 1989 in Denton, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer. He currently plays as a defender for English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion.
James attended Denton West End Primary School, where he left in 2000. He then attended Audenshaw High School in Denton, Greater Manchester.
Tunnicliffe progressed through Stockport Countys' Centre of Excellence youth system. He made his debut for Stockport as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat at Notts County in 2005 aged just 16. He had a trial at Liverpool in October 2005 but did not impress enough for Liverpool to meet Stockport's price demands. A similar trial at Southampton followed, with Tunnicliffe this time rejecting the offer, feeling that the move wasn't right for his career or him personally.
He was used sparingly in Stockport's first team prior to the 2008-2009 season, where injuries to other defenders led to James making a handful of appearances early in the season, and later the departure of Gareth Owen resulted in him being thrust into regular first team participation.
His bright start was rewarded with a two year contract extension in November 2008, which would keep him with Stockport until May 2011. Stockport manager Jim Gannon said at the time that James was one of the players that the club needed to retain and builder around, and that he had all the attributes of a top class modern-day central defender.
On June 25, 2009, Tunnicliffe joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract..
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}}'''Dan Ellis''' (born November 18, 1988 in Bramhall, Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English football player, who attended Bramhall High School. He plays as a striker for Droylsden F.C.. He is on loan from Stockport County F.C. where he has progressed through the club's Centre of Excellence youth system. He made his Stockport County debut as a substitute in a 3-1 win over Shrewsbury Town in 2006.
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'''Walid Badir''' (, , born March 12, 1974) is an Israeli of Palestinian heritage, or Arab Israeli, and a footballer currently at Hapoel Tel Aviv. He became famous for the 83rd-minute goal that gave Israel a tie against France in a 2006 World Cup qualifying match.
Badir played early on for the youth clubs Hapoel Kafr Qasim and Hapoel Petah Tikva, and later was given a spot on second teams premier league roster. Petah Tikva, though always a worthy team in of itself, had reached its nadir in the mid-1960s, and since that golden age had failed to win a single championship. Badir, recognized early on as a valuable prospect who could widen the club's appeal in the Arab sector, turned into its marquee player, but Petah Tikva never became more than a middle-of-the-pack club during a decade when Beitar Jerusalem F.C. and Maccabi Haifa dominated the league. Petah Tikva also was limited by its seemingly endless financial woes, due to the lack of adequate ownership that could support it and expand its well-known hard core fanbase.
During Walid Badir's time at Wimbledon he scored one league goal against Manchester United F.C. at Old Trafford.
Badir relocated to Maccabi Haifa in 2000-2001 at the beginning of the Avraham Grant era. Grant, a longtime manager of clubs like Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., moulded from young players like Badir and Yossi Benayoun one of the most dangerous clubs in the history of Israeli football. With Badir, Haifa would win four championships, failing only once, in 2002-03 when Maccabi Tel-Aviv won the title. In 2005, while the club began a major campaign to revamp the roster with South American players like Gustavo Boccoli and Roberto Colautti, Badir signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv and became a major part of their 2005-06 season when they were runners-up to Maccabi Haifa and State cup winners, With Badir awarded the captaincy of the team ever since.
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}}'''Garry Brady''' (born 7 September 1976 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club St Mirren.
Brady began his professional career with Tottenham Hotspur in 1993, making around a dozen appearances before joining Newcastle United in 1998 in a -650,000 deal. Lauded as "one of the brightest prospects in British football" at the time, Brady made a similar number of appearances at St James Park but his time on Tyneside was blighted with a serious ankle injury limiting his opportunities. The Scottish under-18 international winger moved with Des Hamilton to Norwich on loan in March 2000, to the end of the 1999-2000 season. On 4 September 2000, Brady returned to Carrow Road on a two-month loan, with a special entitlement allowing him to play in League Cup matches. His loan period expired on 26 October 2000 with Norwich declining to make the move permanent. Brady was released by Newcastle in January 2001 and subsequently joined Portsmouth on trial on 12 February 2001 before signing a permanent deal.
Falling out of favour, Brady joined Scottish side Kilmarnock on trial at the end of January 2002 but returned to Portsmouth to make a four league appearances that season. In July 2002, he joined Walsall on trial and returned to Scotland the following month on trial with Dundee. This move became permanent during the first week of September 2002. In mid-June 2006, after four years at Dens Park, Brady agreed terms with Scottish Premier League newcomers St Mirren, having turned down a request from Dundee - like several other players - to accept a wage cut.
His younger brother Darren is also a footballer.
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'''Matthew Thomas "Matt" Hamshaw''' (born 1 January 1982) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Notts County. He has previously played for Sheffield Wednesday, Stockport County and Mansfield Town. He usually plays on the right side of midfield. He was released by Mansfield in May 2008 and signed for Notts County on a two-year contract on 27 June.
Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Hamshaw came through the youth system at Sheffield Wednesday
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'''John Christopher 'Johnny' Mullins''' (born 6 November 1985 in Hampstead, Greater London) is an English footballer who currently plays for Stockport County. Mullins is a versatile defender, who usually plays in the right-back position.
Mullins came up through the youth system at Reading and captained the reserve side but did not graduate to the first-team.
In June, 2008, he joined Stockport County on a two-year deal, with Stockport paying Mansfield compensation. Mullins started strongly at his new club, playing more often in a central defensive position due to Stockport's shortages in that area. Despite often not playing in his favored position, he has impressed, and became the club's vice-captain after a falling out between manager Jim Gannon and club captain Gareth Owen. Mullins has captained Stockport on several occasions after injuries to Michael Raynes.
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'''Stefan "Stef" Frost''' (born 3 July 1989 in Nottingham) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County.
Frost began his football career in Notts County's youth system. He made his first-team debut as a 16-year-old, on 17 April 2006 as a second-half substitute in the League Two game away against Carlisle United which County won 2-1. He appeared in all three games remaining in the 2005-06 season, each time as a substitute, and signed a two-year professional contract that summer. Although he failed to break into the first team during 2006-07, he spent a month on loan to Conference North club Gainsborough Trinity to gain experience.
After three more first-team appearances, all from the bench, in 2007-08, Frost joined Gainsborough again, this time for two months, and then went on loan to Matlock Town of the Northern Premier League; the latter spell ended prematurely when he suffered a badly broken leg in March 2008. Frost was given a contract extension to prove his fitness, but after a trial with Mansfield Town, he signed for Hucknall Town in March 2009. Released as part of a cost-cutting exercise in October, Frost returned to former loan club Matlock Town.
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'''Ralph James Evans Birkett''' (9 January 1913, Dartmouth, Devon - March 2002) was an English professional footballer who played once for the England national team.
Birkett was discovered by Torquay United while playing for Dartmouth United, moving to Plainmoor as an amateur in 1930. He made his league debut on the right wing in March 1930, starring in a 7-0 win against Bournemouth, Torquay's first win of the new year. He signed a professional contract with the Third Division South club the same month.
In 1933, after 95 league games in which he scored 19 times for Torquay, Birkett moved to Arsenal for a fee of -1,588, joining the Highbury side during one of the most impressive periods in their history. His First Division debut came on 2 September 1933 against Sheffield Wednesday, at Hillsborough, and initially he established himself in the team, winning a League Championship medal in his first season at the club (1933-34). The following season he struggled to make the first team, after an initially bright start; he scored twice in Arsenal's 1934 Charity Shield win, 3-0 over Everton. However, his first-team opportunities became limited, thanks to the good form of Joe Hulme (whom Birkett had been signed to replace) and new signing Alf Kirchen. Birkett left for Middlesbrough in March 1935, after only 19 league appearances for Arsenal, in which he scored 7 goals.
His Middlesbrough debut came on 16 March 1935 against Preston North End and later that year, on 19 October, Birkett made his only international appearance for England, against Northern Ireland; England won 3-1. He was selected to play a second game, but suffered an injury and withdrew. His replacement was a young Stanley Matthews, and that effectively saw the premature end of Birkett's England career. In July 1938, he moved to Newcastle United, but the war intervened and cut short his career - he was only 26 when it began, but was 33 by the time league football resumed. He did play football during the war, including two appearances for Reading (one goal) in the 1942-43 wartime season.
He later returned to Devon, living in retirement in Brixham, until his death in 2002 at the age of 89.
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'''Franck Dumas''' (born 9 January 1968 in Bayeux) is a former French professional football player. He is currently the manager of SM Caen.
Dumas started his career at Caen and played there for five seasons before moving to AS Monaco. He briefly played for Newcastle United in England in 1999 before moving back to France to join Olympique de Marseille.
He would later return to Caen where he continued playing until his retirement in 2004, and where he would continue to manage after his retirement.
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'''Rickie Lee Lambert''' (born 16 February 1982 in Fazakerley, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English football player who currently plays for Southampton. Lambert currently plays as striker, but can also play as an Attacking Midfielder.
Lambert's career started at Blackpool, although he made little impact for ''the Seasiders'', only making three substitute appearances. He then moved to Macclesfield Town on a free transfer. He made 44 league appearances there, netting eight goals.
In June 2002, he was sold for a record fee of -300,000 to Stockport County. He made 98 appearances for County and scored 18 times. After falling out of the manager's plans, Lambert moved to Rochdale for an undisclosed fee in February 2005.
Lambert made 64 appearances for the Dale scoring 28 goals before signing for Bristol Rovers on transfer-deadline day, 31 August 2006, for -200,000 on a three-year contract.
He scored the only goal in the victory over local rivals Bristol City in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy southern area final second leg. The win gave Rovers a place in the final against Doncaster Rovers at the Millennium Stadium on 1 April 2007 which they lost 3-2.
Lambert scored a vital header against Hartlepool United on 5 May, in the eighty-sixth minute. This header ultimately pushed Bristol Rovers into the 2007 Football League Two playoffs where they completed a 5-3 away victory over Lincoln, which saw them through to the final where they managed to gain promotion to Football League One at Wembley Stadium on 26 May. On 16 February 2008, his 26th birthday, Lambert scored a deflected free-kick from twenty-yards out against Southampton in the fifth round of the FA Cup. It was the only goal of the game.
Lambert signed a three-year contract on 8 September 2008, to extend his stay with Bristol Rovers until the summer of 2011.
On 10 August 2009 Lambert moved to Southampton for an initial -800,000, which could rise to -1m subject to appearances.
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'''Frank Roberts''' (born 3 April 1893, Sandbach, Cheshire; died 23 May 1961) was a footballer who played for Manchester City between 1922 and 1928. He could play either as an inside forward or a centre forward.
Roberts was born in Sandbach and began his football career playing for Sandbach Villa and Sanbach Ramblers. He was transferred to Crewe Alexandra and in 1914 Bolton Wanderers paid -200 for his services. Roberts guested for West Ham United during World War I, scoring 18 goals in 20 appearances between 1917 and 1919. Roberts was suspended and transfer listed by Bolton in the 1922-1923 football season 'for taking over one of the principal hotels in that town'.
In October 1922, Manchester City paid -3,400 for him (a huge sum at the time). He scored his first goal for City in a 2-0 victory over his former team Bolton Wanderers. He scored ten goals in his first season with the team and was City's third highest goalscorer behind Horace Barnes who scored 21 and Tommy Johnson who scored 15. In the 1923-1924 football season Roberts scored 14 league goals and 4 goals in the FA Cup including a brace against Halifax Town in a second round replay. City reached the semi final of that years competition but were defeated 2-0 by Newcastle United. In the 1924-1925 football season scored 31 league goals making him the first divisions top scorer. Roberts' goalscoring exploits earned him a call up to the England. Roberts made his dbut for England in a 4-0 victory over Belgium in December 1924 with braces from Joseph Bradford and William Walker securing England victory. Roberts earned four caps in total for his national team.
In the 1925 British Home Championship Roberts scored twice in a 2-1 victory against Wales. Fred Keenor scored the goal for Wales. Roberts also played in England's 2-0 defeat to Scotland which secured the latter the championship that year. Hughie Gallacher scored both goals for Scotland. Roberts won his last cap for England in a 3-2 victory over France in May 1925. The French player, Philippe Bonnardel scored an own goal in this game while Vivian Gibbins and Arthur Dorrell scored the other goals for England.
In the 1925-1926 football season Roberts scored 9 goals in the FA Cup and Manchester City reached the final of that years competition. In round 5 of the FA Cup in 1925-26 he scored 5 goals as Manchester City demolished Crystal Palace 11-4. Roberts' former team, Bolton Wanderers, defeated City 1-0 in the final with David Jack scoring the only goal. Roberts was City's top scorer in the league that season with 21 goals. Two of these goals came in a record 6-1 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Despite this victory and the acquisition of Jimmy McMullan from Partick Thistle, City came twenty-first in the league and were relegated to the second division.
In the 1926-1927 football season Roberts scored 14 goals and City came third in the second division behind Middlesbrough and Portsmouth. In the 1927-1928 football season Roberts was City's top scorer with 20 goals as the team came first in the second division earning them promotion into the first division. The team were aided in their endeavour for promotion by the acquisition of Eric Brook and Fred Tilson from Barnsley.
In the 1928-1929 football season City finished eighth in the first division, seven points behind champions Sheffield Wednesday. Roberts made only 14 league appearances that season and scored 6 goals. In the same season, his team mate Tommy Johnson scored 38 league goals for the team which is a club record. The season was to be Roberts' last with Manchester City. In total he made 216 league appearances for City and scored 116 league goals. He ended his career playing for Manchester Central and Horwich RMI.
Roberts is listed as the sixteenth greatest ever City player in Ian Penney's book ''The Essential History of Manchester City'' .
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'''Samuel William Austin''' (29 April 1900 - 2 April 1979) was a football player with Manchester City from 1924 and 1930.
Austin joined Manchester City from Norwich City in May 1924 for -2,000. He played for Manchester City 160 times scoring 43 goals. In his entire career he made 358 appearances scoring 86 goals. He also won one England cap.
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'''Thomas Clark Fisher''' "'''Tommy'''" '''Johnson''' (19 August 1900 - 28 January 1973 in Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire) was an English football player who played as either a centre forward or an inside forward. He started his professional career at Manchester City in 1919, and represented the club throughout the 1920s. Known for his powerful left foot shot, Johnson holds the record for the most goals scored by a Manchester City player in a single season, with 38 goals in 1928-29. He played for Manchester City in the 1926 FA Cup Final, and was a member of the City side which won the Second Division in 1927.
Johnson signed for Everton in 1930, acting as a foil for the prolific centre-forward Dixie Dean. In four seasons at Everton Johnson won the Second Division, the First Division and the FA Cup, before finishing his professional career with a short spell at Liverpool.
Born in Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire, Johnson became an apprentice at the local shipyard. He played football part-time for Dalton Athletic and Dalton Casuals until 1919, when he signed a professional contract with Manchester City following a recommendation from City defender Eli Fletcher; Fletcher had threatened to leave the club if Johnson was not signed.
Over the next two seasons Johnson featured intermittently in the first team. He scored five goals in 12 appearances for the first team in 1920-21, playing more regularly for the reserves, for whom he was the leading goalscorer with 18 goals. He became a regular first team selection in 1922-23, playing 35 matches. In 1923 Manchester City moved from Hyde Road to a new stadium, Maine Road, in the Moss Side area of the city. Johnson scored in the first match at the new stadium, against Sheffield United. While Johnson was a regular goalscorer at this point in his career, he did not score as frequently as team-mates Frank Roberts and Horace Barnes. Firmly established in the first team, he missed only one match in the 1924-25 season.
In the 1925-26 season Johnson reached the 20 goal mark for the first time, despite playing in a side struggling at the bottom of the division. Though the team endured a difficult league season, some of their wins were high scoring, including a record 6-1 Manchester derby win in which Johnson made a goalscoring appearance. The FA Cup proved a fruitful competition for the club that season, as they reached the final, scoring 31 goals in six matches. Johnson played in every cup match, scoring his first competitive hat-trick in the quarter-final, against Clapton Orient. However, Johnson's appearance at Wembley was not a happy one, his Manchester City team losing the final 1-0 to Bolton Wanderers. To compound the disappointment, City lost their final league game and were relegated to the Second Division. Three weeks after the end of the season Johnson made his debut for England, scoring in a 5-3 win against Belgium
The following season, Johnson was City's leading goalscorer with 25 goals as the club sought an immediate return to the top division. The race for promotion went to the final match, with Manchester City and Portsmouth both in contention for the second of the two promotion places. Johnson starred in a resounding City win, scoring a hat-trick in an 8-0 victory against Bradford City. The watching crowd believed the result to be sufficient for promotion, but Portsmouth's match had been delayed by 15 minutes and was still in progress. A late Portsmouth goal meant the final scoreline in their match was a 5-1 win, enough to give Portsmouth second place on goal average by a margin of one two-hundredth of a goal. Johnson and his team-mates overcame the disappointment of the preceding season in 1927-28, winning the Second Division to return to the top flight. His Second Division winner's medal was to be the only honour Johnson won in his Manchester City career. He reached the 20 goal mark for the third consecutive season, finishing joint-top goalscorer with Frank Roberts.
The first season back in the top division proved to be a remarkable one for Johnson. Early in the season he scored five goals in a single match, a 6-2 win away to Everton. He continued to score frequently throughout the season, and by March 1929 he had become only the third Manchester City player to score 30 goals in a season, equalling the record previously set by Tommy Browell and Frank Roberts. He surpassed both in his next match, and by the end of the season he had scored 38 goals in 39 league appearances, a club record which still stands in 2009, all of 80 years later.
His form during 1929 resulted in an England recall, three years after gaining his previous cap. Johnson scored twice in a 6-0 British Home Championship win against Wales
In March 1930, with the club management believing him to be past his peak,
At Everton, Johnson was part of a forward line spearheaded by record-breaking goalscorer Dixie Dean. In Johnson's first full season Everton won the Second Division Championship, and in his second the club won the First Division, becoming the English champions. The following season Everton reached the 1933 FA Cup Final, where Johnson faced his former club Manchester City. Everton were comfortable victors, winning 3-0, and seven years after suffering defeat in an FA Cup final Johnson gained a winners medal. Accounts of the match suggest Johnson had a quiet game, with reports focusing on the play of Dixie Dean and Cliff Britton. The final was the first to use shirt numbers to identify the players, Johnson becoming the competition's first number 10. During his Everton career Johnson won a further three England caps. Johnson scored twice in a 7-1 victory over Spain in 1931. John William Smith and Sammy Crooks also scored braces while Dixie Dean scored the other goal.
In the 1932 British Home Championship Johnson was part of the team that defeated Scotland 3-0 with goals from Tom Waring, Bobby Barclay and Sammy Crooks. England won the championship that year. Johnson's last cap was earned against Ireland in a 1-0 victory.
Johnson moved to Liverpool in March 1934. Liverpool were struggling to avoid relegation from the First Division when Johnson joined the club, having won only one match in 17 prior to his arrival. Johnson's introduction to the team coincided with an improvement in results, and Liverpool avoided relegation. He played in around half of Liverpool's matches in the 1934-35 season, and made six appearances in his final season as a professional. His final goal was scored against Grimsby in September 1935, and his final professional appearance came against Preston North End in April 1936.
After the war Johnson ran a public house in Gorton, and lived in the area for the remainder of his life.
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'''Ian Bishop''' (born on 29 May 1965 in Liverpool) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder.
He began his career at Everton but failed to break into the first team. After spells at Crewe Alexandra, Carlisle United and Bournemouth he signed for Manchester City in 1989. Bishop was a good passer of the ball and in his 24 appearances for Manchester City in his first spell helped the team demolish their local rivals Manchester United 5-1. Despite being popular with the Manchester City supporters he was sold by then manager Howard Kendall to West Ham United.
Bishop joined in the same week as Trevor Morley and Colin Foster, as manager Lou Macari continued to rebuild the West Ham squad. He spent the majority of his career at West Ham, playing 284 times between 1989 and 1998, scoring 16 goals and becoming something of a cult figure.
In 1998, having become surplus to requirements at the Boleyn Ground, he returned to Manchester City. His second spell at the club saw the team relegated to what was then Division Two, but then promoted to Division One and in the following season to the Premiership. Bishop was an integral player in the team which earned promotion to the premiership but only played ten times for the club in the top flight. He transferred to Miami Fusion in March 2001 and played Major League Soccer (23 apps 0 goals), before finishing his playing career with a stint at the New Orleans Shell Shockers in the USL Premier Development League. He now resides in Boca Raton, Florida with his wife and children.
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'''Kristian Dean O'Leary''' (born 30 August, 1977 in Port Talbot) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Swansea City.
He was a trainee at Swansea City and remains at the club to this day, having signed his first professional contract in 1995. His favoured position is in midfield, although he has also played in central defence and at right-back. O'Leary spent part of the 2002-03 season as the club captain, but the team met with little success and he gave up the role.
In all competitions, to the end of the 2005/06 season, O'Leary had made 249 appearances for Swansea City (with 37 further appearances as a substitute) and had scored 10 goals.
Kristian was a one club man until November 2006 when he joined Cheltenham Town on a month's loan. In August 2009, he moved to Leyton Orient on a one-month loan deal, making three appearances before returning to Swansea.
Currently on a 3 week trial at Coca-Cola League 2 outfit Aldershot Town after being released from Swansea in December.
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'''Clayton Andrew Donaldson''' (born 7 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra as a striker.
Donaldson started his career with Hull City in 2002, scoring on his first team debut in the Football League Trophy later that year. He was sent out on loan to non-League clubs on four occasions, and with chances in the first team at Hull limited, he was released in 2005 and subsequently joined York City. In his first season at the club, he was voted as their Clubman of the Year and his second season saw him finish as the team's highest scorer and third highest scorer in the league.
He joined Scottish Premier League team Hibernian in July 2007, after signing a pre-contract agreement with them in January whilst with York. After a season at the club he left to return to England with Crewe Alexandra. He has played internationally for the England National Game XI, who represent the English non-League, with whom he won two caps.
Donaldson was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire,
Donaldson played with the Hull City youth system before turning professional in August 2002.
After his release by Hull, Donaldson was spoken to by Barrow,
York manager McEwan compared Donaldson to Costa Rican Paulo Wanchope in September,
thumb|150px|Donaldson following York's 1-0 win over Oxford United on 28 April 2007, which preceded the team's games in the play-offs
On 18 December 2006, he rejected the offer of a new contract at York City, meaning he would be out of contact at the club at the end of the season.
Donaldson was suspended for three games following his 51st-minute sending off for using his elbow in York's 2-1 defeat at Kidderminster Harriers on 20 January 2007.
Donaldson was to return from his suspension for York's reserves against Sheffield United at KitKat Crescent on 6 February 2007,
He scored his first goal for Hibernian in a pre-season friendly against Brechin City on 10 July 2007.
He was linked with a move to League One side Crewe Alexandra in February,
Donaldson's move to League One side Crewe Alexandra was completed on 18 August 2008 on a three-year deal for an undisclosed six-figure fee, pending international clearance from the Scottish FA,
Donaldson was named in the initial 22-man squad,
- Donaldson on his inclusion to the team.
He was included in the squad which played Northern Ireland in February 2007.
Donaldson is in a relationship with Pippa Fulton, a former contestant on the BBC's Fame Academy.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference and Scottish Premier League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
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'''William Johnston McGowan "Billy" McEwan''' (born 20 June 1951) is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who last worked at Mansfield Town.
Born in Cleland, North Lanarkshire, McEwan started his playing career as a midfielder with Scottish non-League side Pumpherston Juniors before joining Hibernian in 1969, making 60 appearances and scoring two goals for the Edinburgh club. McEwan left Hibernian in May 1973 to join Blackpool, and went on to play for Brighton & Hove Albion, Chesterfield, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United and Rotherham United whom he left in the 1982-83 season.
McEwan's first coaching appointment was at Sheffield United after he replaced Ian Porterfield as manager on 27 March 1986. The following season Sheffield United finished ninth in Second Division after an unspectacular season. More disappointing performances in the 1987-88 season followed, and McEwan was forced to resign before taking over as manager of Rotherham United and guided them to the Fourth Division Championship in the 1988-89 season. McEwan later had a spell as manager at Darlington, but he was replaced by Alan Murray midway through his second season.
McEwan then spent nine years on the coaching team at Derby County. He was caretaker manager there twice in April to June 1995 and in January 2002, after the sackings of Roy McFarland and Colin Todd respectively. In 2003 he was sacked by the then manager John Gregory, but was restored into the post when he was found to have been unfairly dismissed.
McEwan was appointed as manager of York City on 10 February 2005,
In December 2006 McEwan branded Clayton Donaldson's agent Andy Sprott "an amateur" as he was concerned that the Winchester-based agent might have an unsettling effect on the player. He said: "I can trust reputable agents that have a good name and respect in the game but I can't deal with amateurs.
McEwan was named Conference Manager of the Month for April 2007. He was sacked by York on 19 November 2007.
'''Mansfield Town'''
'''Rotherham United'''
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'''David Wilson Caldwell''' (born July 31, 1960) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was born in Aberdeen.
Dave Caldwell began his career with Highland League side Inverness Caledonian. His goalscoring form in Scotland led to a -25,000 move to Mansfield Town in June 1979 and the start of an impressive, and sometimes controversial career in professional football.
He made his debut on the 29th of September 1979 in a 1-0 defeat against Reading at Elm Park, coming on as substitute after 76 minutes. Another substitute and one full appearance followed later that season. The following year saw Caldwell establish himself in the Mansfield side, although a series of bookings led to the first of many suspensions, and as Mansfield just missed out on promotion, Caldwell was sent off late in the season for kicking a player who was already on the ground. Over the next couple seasons, it appeared that his temperament was improving and the goals still flowed. The 1983-84 season started badly when Caldwell was arrested (and subsequently fined) in September 1983 for missing a court case brought against him for failing a breath test. A month later he was sent off after only 14 minutes for punching a Reading defender and was promptly transfer listed by Mansfield manager Ian Greaves, a decision which was unchanged by Caldwell scoring 4 goals in the next game. He remained in the side, in between suspensions, and continued to find the net.
In December 1984, Caldwell asked for a transfer from Mansfield. Even though he was a regular in the side, he was sent on loan to Carlisle United within the same month. On returning to Field Mill 2 months later, he was immediately loaned to Swindon Town, but after a further month away he returned to Mansfield and sporadic appearances in the Mansfield side. His final game for the Stags came in 1985.It was no surprise that he moved on in the summer, joining Chesterfield for a fee of -12,000 after scoring 57 goals in 157 league games for the Stags.
He scored 17 times in 68 league games for Chesterfield before moving to Torquay United for -7,000 in November 1987. He scored with an overhead kick on his home debut against Hereford United, and although sent off 3 more times that season (for which he received an 8 match ban) his ability to lead the attack made him an unlikely favourite of the crowd as Torquay made the play-offs and got further than usual in the cup competitions.
In August 1988 he left Plainmoor for Belgian side KVV Overpelt (costing -13,000) after 24 league games for the Gulls, scoring 4 times, but returned to Torquay on loan in December 1989. Following a spell playing in South Africa, in October 1990 he returned to Chesterfield, with a fee of -14,500 resembling a reasonable piece of business by the Belgian side. He played a further 32 league games, scoring 4 times for Chesterfield before a cartilage injury forced him to retire from league football.
On leaving Chesterfield in May 1992, he returned to play for Inverness Caledonian until 1994 when he moved to a Highland League team based in Aberdeen. Whilst playing in Aberdeen he began working as a sales executive for an office equipment business. He continued this job, combining it with a part-time role as manager of Highland League Lossiemouth between 1998 and 1999. Whilst his football management was successful, at the end of the season he was offered a job as group sales manager for Xerox Concessionaire in Edinburgh, which he took, leaving football behind him.
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'''Ralph Calland''' (July 5, 1916 - 2005) was an English professional footballer, playing at full-back. He was born in Lanchester, County Durham.
Ralph 'Scrumpy' Calland began his career at Charlton Athletic who he joined in May 1937. He spent 2 seasons with Charlton, failing to make a league appearance. In May 1939 he moved to Torquay United, but the second world war intervened, and Calland had to wait until 1946 for his league debut.
Over the next 8 seasons Calland saw many changes at Plainmoor, including his brothers Ted and Albert arriving. He finally left Plainmoor after making 207 league appearances, in which he scored 14 times.
In January 2000, aged 83, Calland was back at Plainmoor for the match with Carlisle United as a guest of the match day sponsor Helen Chamberlain.
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'''Edward (Ted) Calland''' (15 June 1932 - 25 May 1995) was an English professional footballer, he played at centre-forward.
Ted Calland joined Fulham in April 1952 from Durham City. He was unable to break into the Fulham first-team and left in September 1952, joining Torquay on a free transfer, linking up with his older brothers Ralph and Albert. His league debut came the same season, and although not a first-team regular he managed to score 21 goals in 47 league games for ''the Gulls''.
In July 1957 he moved to Exeter City for a fee of -1,500 and was to have 3 successful seasons with ''the Grecians'', scoring 49 times in 105 league games. He left Exeter in August 1960 on a free transfer, joining Port Vale. The supporters nicknamed him "Cheyenne", but he lost his first team spot after just a month before leaving on a free transfer for Lincoln City in July 1961. He scored three times in seven league games to bring down the curtain on his league career, later playing for non-league side Cheltenham Town.
After retirement Calland returned to Torquay and ran the Torbay Cab Company. He died in May 1995 after a long illness and was survived by his widow Mary, eldest son Carl (who now runs the taxi company), daughter Natasha and youngest son Tyrone.
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'''Albert Calland''' (born 10 September 1929) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League forTorquay United.
Albert Calland joined Torquay United in March 1950 from Langley Park, joining his older brother Ralph at Plainmoor. He had to wait a couple of years for his Gulls' debut, and soon after his younger brother Ted also arrived at the club. He scored 11 times in only 24 league games before leaving league football.
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'''Joshua David Low''' (born 15 February, 1979 in Bristol, Avon) is a professional footballer who has represented the Wales national under-21 football team. He is currently playing for Football League One side Cheltenham Town.
After spells at Bristol Rovers, Farnborough Town and Leyton Orient he made his name at Cardiff City, before being transferred to Oldham Athletic, where he spent one season before becoming Northampton Town's record signing, costing the club -165,000 in July 2003.
Low became a popular figure amongst the Northampton fans, who gave him the nickname J-Lo. Predominantly a right winger, he can also play in defence or central midfield. He scored 5 goals in 29 League Two appearances in the 2005/06 season.
In the summer of 2006, Low was signed by Leicester City manager Rob Kelly, after his contract expired at Northampton.
Low made his debut for the Leicester City first team as a substitute in the 1-0 home defeat to Burnley.
After struggling to adapt to Championship level football, Low was sold to Peterborough United for a fee that could rise to -100,000 but was released at the end of the 2007-08 season
However, after Cheltenham Town came calling, he quickly moved on, signing a two year deal with the Robins.
After failing to make an impact at his new club, on the 23rd September, Low was one of six squad members placed on the transfer list by Cheltenham Town manager Martin Allen. In November 2008 Low signed on a months loan with Conference National side Forest Green Rovers. After a month at Forest Green, Low returned to first team action at Cheltenham.
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'''Kevin Patrick Nugent''' (born 10 April 1969 in Edmonton, London) is an English former professional footballer and current assistant manager of Leyton Orient.
Nugent began his career at Leyton Orient in the 1980s and made over 100 appearances in all competitions for the club. He signed for Plymouth Argyle in March 1992 for a transfer fee of -200,000 and made over 100 appearances for Plymouth. In September 1995, he moved to Bristol City for a fee of -75,000, although first-team opportunities were more limited.
Nugent signed for Cardiff City in June 1997 for a transfer fee of -65,000. He again made over 100 appearances in all competitions and won player of the year during his time there before leaving Cardiff on a free transfer in January 2002 to return to Leyton Orient, where his career had begun.
In January 2003, Nugent signed for Swansea City on loan, making the move permanent a month later. He was released by the club's new manager Kenny Jackett in June 2004 but a week later, he was surprisingly re-signed as a player and also appointed assistant manager.
Including his appearances on loan, to the end of the 2005/06 season, Nugent had played 56 games for Swansea City in all competitions (with a further 27 appearances as a substitute) and had scored 19 goals. He retained his player registration, allowing him to play during injury crises, although he played only once during the 2005-06 season.
Kevin is an ex-pupil of Saint Ignatius College, Enfield.
Nugent started his coaching career as assistant manager to Kenny Jackett at Swansea City. When Jackett was sacked on 15 February, 2007, Nugent became caretaker manager for three matches earning just one point. With Roberto Martnez taking over, and wanting to bring his own men in, Nugent's future was unclear until Martinez offered him the position of chief scout.
In June 2007, Nugent returned to his playing roots and became the Leyton Orient Youth Team manager, before progressing to assistant manager under Martin Ling. When Ling was sacked on 18 January, 2009, Nugent took over as caretaker manager and in his four games in charge, won once, a shock win at promotion chasing Milton Keynes Dons. Soon after though Geraint Williams was installed as Leyton Orient's new manager, with Nugent retaining his role as assistant manager.
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'''Imre Varadi''' (born 8 July 1959 in Paddington) is an English former professional footballer of Hungarian origin, known as a journeyman forward who appeared for 16 different clubs at all levels of professional football in England.
Varadi started out in non-league football with Letchworth before joining Sheffield United in 1978, shortly before his nineteenth birthday.
Varadi went on to become a nomadic journeyman, who rarely spent more than two years with any club and never made 100 league appearances in the colours of any team he played for.
From Sheffield United, he moved on to Everton, Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester City, Sheffield Wednesday again, Leeds United, Luton Town, Oxford United, Rotherham United, Mansfield Town, Boston United, Scunthorpe United and finally had a spell as player-manager at Matlock Town.
He became a fully licensed FIFA Agent in March 2004 and provides commentary on games for both PA Sport and BBC Radio Sheffield.
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'''Ben Camara''' (born 20 August 1984) is an English footballer.
Camara joined Torquay United's Centre of Excellence whilst at school in Tavistock and continued to play for Tavistock Town. He signed as a trainee on the 1 July 2001 and made his league debut on the 15 March 2003, coming on a substitute in a 1-1 draw at home to Scunthorpe United. He made a further substitute appearance on the 3 May 2003, in a 1-1 away to Lincoln City and was awarded young player of the year and a professional contract that summer (along with fellow trainees Kain Bond, Lucas Burgess, Graham Killoughery and Steven Orchard). However, he was released by Torquay manager Leroy Rosenior in January 2004 without adding to his first team appearances and joined Stevenage Borough. He made just one appearance, as a substitute, for Boro (on February 14, 2004 away to Leigh RMI).
Camara joined Taunton Town in the summer of 2004, moving to Clevedon Town in January 2005. He returned to Taunton in July 2005, but moved to Torrington in December 2005, playing under former Torquay defender Robbie Herrera and alongside former Torquay colleagues Dean Stevens and Nick Skinner.
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Ken Veysey began his career as an apprentice with Arsenal, but on failing to make the grade followed his family who had moved to Devon. He joined Dawlish Town from where he was signed by Torquay United manager Cyril Knowles in November 1987. He waited a year to establish himself in the first-team, due to the form of first Kenny Allen and then Paul Crichton but took his chance when it came along, playing a major role in Torquay's run to Wembley in the 1989 Sherpa Van Trophy. However, on the 15th of April 1989 Veysey suffered a serious leg injury after a collision with his teammate David Cole in a 3-1 defeat by Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road. Kenny Allen was brought back to Plainmoor from semi-retirement and went on to play in the semi-final second leg victory over Wolves at Molineux (a game Wolves were so sure they'd win, they'd already booked their hotel for Wembley) and the final against Bolton Wanderers, with Veysey watching from the sidelines.
The following season he was an ever-present (totalling 55 appearances in all league and cup games) and was voted Player of the Year. After 72 league appearances for the Gulls, Veysey moved to Oxford United in October 1990 for a fee of -110,000. He stayed at the Manor Ground for almost 3 years, making 57 league appearances before joining Reading on a free transfer in August 1993. He failed to break into the first team at Reading and subsequently returned to Devon, joining Exeter City on a free transfer in October 1993.
He made 12 league appearances for the Grecians before dropping out of league football in the summer of 1994, eventually joining Dorchester Town, who were then managed by former Torquay manager Stuart Morgan.
In August 1997 he was released by Dorchester after turning down a reduced contract and rejoined Torquay United, signing on a part-time basis, originally as cover for Matt Gregg. He returned to the first team in September 1997, playing in a 2-0 defeat against Swansea City at the Vetch Field, and although he was at fault for the second goal, retained his place in the side. As Torquay pushed for promotion, Veysey was an integral part of the side, but in one of the final games of the season, handled the ball outside of his area, saving a certain goal, and was sent off and suspended for the play-off final at Wembley against Colchester United, Matt Gregg taking his place. The following seaosn, Veysey was injured, and Neville Southall was signed, originally as cover for Gregg, but soon became the first team regular and kept his place when Veysey had receovered from injury.
Veysey was released in the summer of 1999, having played 37 league games in his second spell with the Gulls. On the 7th of August 1999, he joined Kevin Hodges' Plymouth Argyle, as cover for the only Argyle keeper Jon Sheffield. He played 6 times in the league that season, but was released by Argyle in May 2000, joining Taunton Town during the close-season, although his appearances for Taunton were restricted by a back injury, and in October 2000 he was appointed goalkeeping coach at Torquay United.
In December 1999, Veysey had opened a golf equipment shop, "The Golf Locker", in the Preston area of Paignton, along with his former team-mate Chris Myers.He is now a postman at Torquay D.O.
In June 2007, Veysey was announced as Torquay United's new goalkeeping coach.
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'''Kevin Andrew McLeod''' (born 12 September 1980 in Liverpool, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Football League One. His preferred position is as a left-sided midfielder.
McLeod is a product of the Everton Academy. He found his first-team opportunities limited, making only five League appearances for the club, all as a substitute. He subsequently spent two periods on loan with Queens Park Rangers in 2003 before making a permanent move to the club in August of the same year for a fee of -250,000. He spent much of his time at Queens Park Rangers on the substitutes' bench, however.
McLeod joined up with former Rangers assistant manager Kenny Jackett at Swansea City in February 2005 for an undisclosed fee.
In 2006, McLeod was transfer-listed for a breach of club discipline and Jackett urged him to leave Swansea.
To the end of the 2005/06 season, McLeod had played 35 times for Swansea City in all competitions (with a further 11 appearances as a substitute) and had scored seven goals.
He joined Colchester United on August 31, 2006 on a free transfer.
On the 3 June 2008, it was revealed the McLeod has turned down the offer of a further two-year contract at Colchester and the player agreed to join League One rivals Brighton on a free transfer.
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Bonsor played in the 1872 FA Cup Final - the first ever final in the FA Cup's history - and finished on the winning side. He played for the Wanderers that day, and with Wanderers he won the cup the following year as well.
Bonsor appeared in the 1875 final playing for Old Etonians, scoring a goal, as his side drew 1-1. They lost the replay, but Bonsor was back in the final the following year. He played for Old Etonians again, and scored again. Old Etonians drew that match 1-1 but, once again, lost the replay.
He played twice for England against Scotland. He also scored England's second ever international goal against the latter during England's 4-2 victory in March 1873
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Renny-Tailyour was born at Mussoorie, North-Western Provinces, India, while his Scottish father was serving in the army there. He grew up on the family estate at Newmanswalls, Montrose, Angus, and was educated at Cheltenham College before entering the British Army, joining the Royal Engineers. A lieutenant at the time of his sporting achievements in the 1870s and 1880s, he eventually reached the rank of colonel. After retiring from army service, he became managing director of the Guinness company. He died at Montrose.
}}Renny-Tailyour represented the Royal Engineers regimental team in the early days of organised football, when they were one of the strongest teams in England as a result of their innovative combination game. A forward, he played in the first ever FA Cup Final in 1872, finishing on the losing side. The Royal Engineers lost 1-0 that day to the Wanderers, but returned in 1874 to face Oxford University, a match which they lost 2-0. The Engineers finally won the cup in 1875 - 3-0, after a 1-1 draw, with Renny-Tailyour scoring in both matches against Old Etonians. This was his last cup final appearance.
Renny-Tailyour was selected to represent Scotland on two occasions. First he appeared against England at The Oval in London on 17 November 1871. This match, however, is not regarded as an official international, the Scottish team being entirely composed of London area residents. Renny-Tailyour was selected again in 1873, when England hosted an official international between the two countries for the first time. His residence again proved to be a factor, as the fledgling Scottish Football Association was only able to fund eight players to travel to London. It was therefore necessary to supplement the team with three others based in the south. Renny-Tailyour's goal in Scotland's 4-2 defeat at The Oval gave him the honour of scoring Scotland's first ever international goal.
His family connections with Montrose led him be appointed as the local football club's Honorary President, 1887-88.
}}A middle order batsman and occasional bowler, Renny-Tailyour's cricketing career was restricted by his army service. He played mostly minor cricket, for the Royal Engineers, I Zingari, Strathmore and Aberdeenshire, but also played at first class level, albeit only 28 matches over a period of a decade. As well as representing Kent, Renny-Tailyor appeared for the Gentlemen in Gentlemen v Players matches, and also played in first class matches for MCC, Gentlemen of the South, the South of England and a combined Kent and Gloucestershire XI.
Renny-Tailyour also played for the Royal Engineers on the rugby field, and represented Scotland in one of that sport's earliest internationals, against England at The Oval in 1872.
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'''Stephen Philip "Steve" Sedgley''' (born 26 May 1968 in Enfield) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 450 appearances in the Football League and Premier League for Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played as a midfielder or defender. He was capped 11 times for England at under-21 level.
Sedgley made more than 180 first-team appearances for Tottenham Hotspur as a player after a -750,000 move from Coventry City in July 1989 before switching to Ipswich Town for -1 million in June 1994. More than 100 appearances followed for Ipswich before the final move of his playing career, a -500,000 transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 1997, where he again made more than 100 League appearances before retiring from the game in December 2000. He has two FA Cup-winners' medals. The first came with Coventry, as an unused substitute in the 3-2 defeat of Spurs in the 1987 final.
Sedgley was appointed manager of Kingstonian in October 2001, stepping up from the position of coach, but resigned 14 months later, citing "a clash of opinions off the pitch with the club's owners". A UEFA-qualified coach, Sedgley was appointed as a youth team coach at Luton Town in mid-October 2005 where he worked alongside Marvin Johnson until new manager Kevin Blackwell brought in his own backroom staff in 2007.
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'''David Howells''' (born 15 December 1967) is a former English professional footballer, born in Guildford, Surrey, who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, with whom he spent the majority of his career, Southampton and Bristol City.
Howells made his debut for Tottenham Hotspur as an 18-year-old in 1986, scoring in a 2-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday. He spent 12 more seasons at White Hart Lane, made 335 first-team appearances, and was on the winning side in the 1991 FA Cup Final. Howells also represented Southampton, scoring once against Arsenal, and Bristol City
He went on to run holiday resort-based soccer schools, was involved with Guildford City as director of football and occasional player, appeared for Havant & Waterlooville, coached at Westfield (Surrey), and became a director of a sports agency.
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'''Steven "Steve" Banks''' (born 9 February 1972) is an English footballer playing as goalkeeper and is also goalkeeping coach for Scottish Premier League club Dundee United.
Born in Hillingdon, London, Banks began his career as a trainee with West Ham United. He made just one first team appearance, in the Anglo-Italian Cup, for West Ham, before joining Gillingham on a free transfer in March 1993.
Banks was a regular for the remainder of the season and his form the following season led to a -60,000 move to Blackpool in August 1995. He spent four years with the Seasiders, making more than 150 league appearances for the club. In March 1999, Banks moved to Bolton Wanderers for a fee of -50,000. Although a regular at the start of his time with Bolton he soon lost his place and had loan spells with Rochdale (December 2001 to May 2002) and Bradford City (August to November 2002) before joining Stoke City on loan in December 2002 which he played ten times in his loan spell
Banks joined Stoke on a free transfer in February 2003. However, he played just four times after his free transfer and was released at the end of the season.
Banks joined Wimbledon in August 2003 and was a regular in their struggling Championship side until returning to Gillingham on a free transfer in March 2004.
In August 2005, Banks joined Heart of Midlothian on a free transfer as back-up for regular goalkeeper Craig Gordon. He made his Hearts debut as a substitute in the 2-2 draw against Falkirk on 2 October 2005, after Craig Gordon's sending off. Two weeks later, Banks played in a 1-1 draw with Celtic at Celtic Park in which he made a number of saves to maintain the Jambos' unbeaten start to the season. He made another rare start against Dundee United on 23 December 2006 and kept a clean sheet as Hearts won by a single goal at Tannadice. Banks repeated the feat on 10 February 2007, in a 1-0 win against Caley Thistle at Tynecastle. Earlier in the day, Banks, who had recently become first-choice ahead of unsettled Gordon, signed a contract that will keep him at Hearts until the end of the 2007-08 season. Gordon returned to the starting line-up on 17 February in Hearts' 1-1 draw with St. Mirren. Banks was forced to take control of the Jambos during a 1-0 defeat to Kilmarknock on 27 October 2007, when Stephen Frail was sent from the touchline.
On 16 August 2008, Banks was omitted from the Hearts squad to face Rangers at Ibrox, with Jamie MacDonald selected to start and recent signing Marian Kello on the bench. Hearts lost the game 2-0 and afterwards owner Vladimir Romanov told the Hearts players that Banks "could no longer be trusted" comparing him to former captain Steven Pressley and fellow defender Andy Webster, who both left Tynecastle under controversial circumstances. A statement on the club's official website stated that Banks was no longer available to play for the first-team and he was no longer first-team goalkeeping coach but he would take a similar coaching role with the youth team..
Hearts announced on 1 June 2009 that Banks had severed all ties with the club and he signed for Dundee United the next day.
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'''James Reynolds "Jamie" McAllister''' (born 26 April 1978 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football currently playing for Bristol City. He can play both as a left back and a left winger noted for his forward play and crossing ability.
McAllister began his career at Bellshill B.C.
McAllister began his senior career by signing for Dumfries club Queen of the South with new chairman Norman Blount getting the wheels moving on the club's revival.
In 1997 the club reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time. Second Division Queens lost 1-0 to 1st Division Falkirk despite a rousing Queens display at Motherwell's Fir Park; a performance that included the man of the match award going to Queens veteran central midfield playmaker Tommy Bryce and an early career appearance for Jamie McAllister as substitute.
McAllister became one of the most sought after players in the lower leagues and was courted by several Scottish Premier League clubs.
Ebbe Skovdahl signed him for Aberdeen for a fee of -85,000 with further add ons as he made more appearances, resulting in a final fee of over -100,000.
In June 2003 Livingston signed McAllister on a free transfer after competition from English clubs. It was in this spell at the West Lothian club that he regained his form and won a deserved call up from Berti Vogts for the International friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago. It was also during his spell at Livingston that he won the Scottish League Cup after a 2-0 victory over Hibernian in which he scored the second goal.
At the end of the 2003/2004 season McAllister's contract expired and he agreed a two year deal to sign for Hearts . During his spell at Tynecastle he was mainly used as a squad player, due to the outstanding form of Takis Fyssas and the signing of Jose Goncalves.
In January 2006, McAllister agreed a two year contract extension; however he was soon dissatisfied with his peripheral status at the club, particularly after the appointment of Valdas Ivanauskas as Hearts manager in April.
On August 2, 2006, McAllister signed for Bristol City on a 2 year deal. In his first season at Ashton Gate he helped City gain Promotion to the Football League Championship. In his second season McAllister was a main stay of the side that made it to the final of the play offs for a place in the English top division.
On March 10 2009 he scored his first goal in over a year with a curling effort from the edge of the box against Coventry City
On 2 October 2008, McAllister was recalled to the Scotland squad by Manager George Burley for the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Norway.
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'''Gerald "Gerry" Gow''' (born 29 May 1952) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Bristol City in the 1970s, being part of the club's promotion winning team in 1976 and later captaining them in the First Division. He originally joined the club as an apprentice in June 1969 but following relegation in 1980 he moved to Manchester City on 23 October 1980 for -175,000. He played for City in the 1981 FA Cup Final.
He was born on 29 May 1952 in Scotland and after playing for Manchester City had spells at Rotherham and Yeovil Town where he was manager for a time. He later managed Weymouth.
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'''Christophe Michael Berra''' (born 31 January 1985 in Edinburgh), is a Scottish international footballer who plays as a defender for English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Berra joined Hearts on 26 April 2002 from their youth development system after previously having a spell at Edina Hibs. He is one in a long line of young defenders, particularly central defenders, to have progressed through the Hearts youth system, including Paul Ritchie and Alan McLaren.
After impressive performances in the youth and Under-21 teams, Berra made his first team debut on 30 November 2003 as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat at . He made only a handful of further appearances during the remainder of the 2003-04 season, but continued his development over the following campaigns, becoming an important member of the first team squad.
He scored the important second goal in a 2-0 victory against Kilmarnock in season 2005-06 which was pivotal in the Tynecastle club's push towards UEFA Champions League qualification. That season also saw him gain a Scottish Cup winner's medal after being a non-playing substitute in Hearts' 2006 Cup Final win over .
In July 2006, Berra signed a five-year deal with Hearts, before going on to play in the club's European ties in Champions League qualifiers and the UEFA Cup during a season that saw the club finish fourth. The following season, he became the youngest captain in the SPL after the departure of the previous Hearts captain Craig Gordon to Sunderland in August 2007.
Berra won international recognition at the end of the 2007-08 season and, during the close season, his growing reputation attracted the attention of Coca-Cola Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They made a reported -1.5 million bid to sign him, but it was not considered as Hearts were without a manager at the time. Wolves returned with an improved offer - reportedly -2million - on 27 January 2009, but it was again rejected. However, he eventually signed for Wolves for an undisclosed fee - believed to be around -2.5m - in a four-and-a-half-year deal on transfer-deadline day, 2 February 2009, going on to help them win promotion to the Premier League.
Berra has been capped by Scotland at different age levels and also for the senior squad. He made his international debut as a substitute, on 30 May 2008 in Scotland's 3-1 friendly match defeat to the Czech Republic at the AXA Arena in Prague. He was also eligible to play for France, through his father's French lineage.
Berra made his first start for the national team in the Amsterdam ArenA on 28 March 2009 in the match against the Netherlands.
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}}'''Kemal Izzet''' (born 29 September 1980) is an English professional footballer of Turkish descent, currently playing for Colchester United. His father is a Turkish Cypriot, and his older brother, Muzzy Izzet, was also a footballer.
Izzet started his career with Premier League club Charlton Athletic. He did not break into the first team at Charlton,
He was named twice the club's ''Young Player of the Year''.
He is the younger brother of Muzzy Izzet, the former Leicester City player.
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'''Karl Anthony Duguid''' (born 21 March 1978 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is a versatile English football midfielder who currently plays club football for Plymouth Argyle. Since Paul Wotton's departure from the club he has been made the club captain. However, Duguid is now the ''team captain'' alongside Carl Fletcher after Romain Larrieu was appointed ''club captain'' in the summer of 2009.
Duguid signed for Colchester United at 16 years old, and was the club's longest serving player, until he was sold in 2008. He was rewarded with a testimonial match, as well as the club captaincy. He had served the club for 14 seasons and played a part in captaining the U's to the Championship in the 2005/2006 season.
Duguid has had some injuries, including a knee injury which ruled him out of the whole 2004-05 season. He returned as captain, playing a key role in achieving promotion to the Football League Championship, during the 2005-06 season. Duguid scored against rivals Ipswich Town on September 29, 2006 at Layer Road, one of his forty-five goals for the club.
On 24 June 2008, he ended his 14 year association with Colchester by signing a two year contract with Championship club Plymouth Argyle, for an undisclosed fee. Duguid made his Argyle debut on 9 August 2008, starting the club's first league game of the 2008-09 season, aganist Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2-2 draw. He soon became a fan favorite, and his first goal for the Pilgrims was a crucial one - it came at Watford in 2-1 win, giving Argyle their first win of the season.
Argyle played Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in an FA Cup 3rd Round tie on 3rd January 2009. The hosts were 2-0 up after the break, but Duguid scored a consolation goal soon after, with Arsenal eventually winning 3-1. He began the 2009/10 season as a first-team regular once more and scored his second goal for the club against Newcastle United. '''Duguid''' now becomes one of a only a few players to score at both the Emirates Stadium and St James Park, in the same year.
On 28 November 2009, Duguid found himself in the odd position of scoring a perfectly legal goal, and then have it removed from the record books when he scored Argyles opener against Barnsley only for the game to be abandoned after 58 minutes as the pitch had become waterlogged. It would have been his 4th goal for Argyle.
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'''Kevin Clifton "Ted" McMinn''' (born 28 September 1962) is a Scottish former association footballer who played as a winger. His nickname is ''The Tin Man''.
Born in Castle Douglas and raised in nearby Dumfries,
McMinn started his playing career at Scottish junior side Glenafton Athletic in 1981.
McMinn returned to south-west Scotland joining Dumfries club Queen of the South in 1982. The transfer fee was, "-325 so that Glenafton could buy a new carpet for their club house and 1,000 Queens lottery tickets." When McMinn debuted in 1982-83 it was for a Queens team who had just been relegated after one season in the middle of Scottish football's three divisions - a season where Willie Harkness and his fellow directors had decided to run the club without a manager and select the team themselves. McMinn's debut was in the 1-1 draw versus Meadowbank Thistle on 6 November. McMinn remained with Queens until October 1984.
McMinn returned to Palmerston Park under the new regime of Norman Blount to play for a Queen of the South select on 23 April 1995. The opposition in the 2-2 draw was Rangers in a game to mark Queens' 75th anniversary and the opening of the new stand. Other guests for Queens included Andy Thomson, Davie Irons and Rowan Alexander.
When later interviewed for the club, Jimmy Robertson, Alan Davidson and George Cloy were among those McMinn named as the best players he played beside at Palmerston.
Glasgow giants Rangers, managed by Jock Wallace, signed him for -100,000. His unpredictable style of wing play quickly made McMinn a fans favourite at Ibrox as per previous Rangers wingers such as Davie Wilson, Willie Henderson, Willie Johnston and Davie Cooper. McMinn was also noted for his exceptional performances against Rangers' local rivals Celtic, starring in a number of Old Firm matches including the 1987 League Cup final win.
McMinn's debut came as a substitute on Saturday, 13 October 1984 in a 2-0 win at St Mirren.
In McMinn's full Rangers debut against Dumbarton at Boghead he scored direct from a corner kick. "Jackie Stewart, my dad's hero, gave me a tankard after that game. I still have it."
Former team mate Derek Ferguson recalled, "I'll never forget playing with Ted in a reserve game at Ibrox. He was running down the wing full speed and crossed the ball into the box. He just kept running so he had to jump over a wall into the Copland Road stand, carried on up the stairs then disappeared down the other side."
Graeme Souness succeeded Jock Wallace as Rangers manager in April 1986. Souness went on to remark, "How can I tell Ted McMinn what to do when he doesn't know what he's going to do?" Rangers were Scottish Champions in 1986-87 for the first time in nine seasons.
McMinn later said of his time at Rangers, "Davie Cooper was my hero and we got on well." He added, "I wasn't getting on with Souness. I was stepping out of line too often.
McMinn joined Spanish club Sevilla on 1 August 1987, again signed by Jock Wallace. A Spanish journalist observed, "With his inelegant Tin Man running style, erratic crossing and unquenchable zest for lager, he was the soul of football.
He broke his leg three weeks after signing but he recovered to play 22 league games. The departure from the club of Wallace unsettled McMinn. Despite public protests at his impending departure McMinn decided to return to the U.K.
McMinn emulated fellow ex Queen of the South player Hughie Gallacher by joining Derby County. This was on 5 February 1988 for -300,000 where he also became a fans favourite.
Arthur Cox landed the flying winger and was rewarded with a series of outstanding performances from the Scotsman. McMinn scored on his Derby debut in the 2-1 defeat at Portsmouth the day after he signed. Along with Peter Shilton, Mark Wright and Dean Saunders the club finished fifth in 1989. With English clubs banned from Europe at the time McMinn missed out on a UEFA Cup place.
In November 1989 - with McMinn on the verge of a call-up to the national side ahead of the 1990 FIFA World Cup - he was struck by a serious knee injury in an away game against Tottenham Hotspur. McMinn was out for 14 months.
A lack of further investment from controversial chairman Robert Maxwell lead to a decline shortly after. With Maxwell soon dead from suspected suicide, the club was relegated back to the Second tier of English football in 1991.
McMinn was back to his best form in 1991/92 when he was named as the club-s player of the year, having helped them to the playoff semi finals. They were knocked out by eventual winners Blackburn Rovers managed by Kenny Dalglish and bankrolled by Jack Walker.
In November 2004 Igor Stimac was voted Derby County's all-time cult hero by BBC's Football Focus viewers. Stimac won with 59% of the vote, ahead of Ted McMinn who came second with 30%.
Ted McMinn had one season with Birmingham City signing on 28 July 1993.
He joined Burnley on 5 April 1994 for two years. Burnley were on a push for promotion that saw them achieve a play off place. McMinn played in the play off final 2-1 victory at Wembley against Stockport County before a crowd of 44,806.
Despite only two seasons at Turf Moor McMinn came third in the BBC Football Focus Burnley cult heroes poll behind Jimmy McIlroy and Leighton James.
Ted McMinn ended his playing career with Australian club ECU Joondalup and then Slough Town.
As assistant to Mark Wright McMinn had a spell coaching at Southport.
Wright left to manage his former club Oxford United in June 2001. McMinn went with him. Oxford had just been relegated to the 4th tier of English Football. After an unremarkable start to the season Wright parted with the club in December amid allegations of racial abuse against a match official. Again McMinn followed Wright out the door.
McMinn appeared again on 17 January 2002 when Wright soon took over at Conference strugglers Chester City. The club avoided relegation as the pair set about turning the club's fortunes around. McMinn then parted company with both Wright and Chester when he departed in July 2002.
In 2004 McMinn became the match summariser for BBC Radio Derby,
McMinn contracted a mystery infection that led to most of his right foot being amputated. McMinn then opted to have more of his leg removed in a bid to gain more mobility and independence with a prosthetic limb. As a tribute to McMinn, on 1 May 2006, former players of both Derby County and Rangers contested a match at Derby County's Pride Park Stadium in which a record 33,475 spectators attended - around 10,000 of them being Rangers fans. McMinn said to the Scottish press that he had also received well wishes from Queen of the South fans.
To coincide with the benefit game McMinn embarked on a 300 mile sponsored bike ride from Glasgow to Derby to help raise money for the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary's limbs unit.
He left Radio Derby after only the first game of the 2007-08 season, saying he felt "let down" and undervalued by the station following contract negotiations.
It was announced in the Derby Evening Telegraph on 13 February 2007 that McMinn has started up a courier and taxi business.
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'''Thomas Vermaelen''' (born 14 November 1985) is a Belgian footballer, who currently plays for Arsenal as a defender. He started playing professionally for Ajax before moving to Arsenal in June 2009.
Vermaelen started his career in his home country at Germinal Ekeren, which later changed its name to Germinal Beerschot after a merge.
thumb|left|upright|Vermaelen with Ajax
In 2000 he joined the academy of Dutch club Ajax. He made his professional debut on 15 February 2004 in a 2-0 away win over Volendam. It was however the only match he played during the season in which Ajax won the Eredivisie championship. He was sent on loan to RKC Waalwijk for the 2004-05 season. At RKC he was not a first team regular, but made thirteen appearances in which he scored two goals.
His breakthrough came when he returned to Ajax and won the KNVB Cup. Performances that season resulted in a call-up to the Belgium national football team. Ajax won the Johan Cruijff Shield and another KNVB Cup the following season and in 2007, they won the Johan Cruijff Shield for the second consecutive time. He forged a partnership with fellow academy graduate John Heitinga and later Jan Vertonghen when Heitinga left for Spain. Following the departure of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in mid-season, Vermaelen served as captain of Ajax for the remainder of the 2008-09 season.
Vermaelen joined Arsenal from Ajax for an initial fee of -10 million, rising to -12 million on 19 June 2009. as first choice partner to William Gallas in central defence, with Kolo Tour later joining Manchester City.
On 15 August against Everton, Vermaelen scored on his Premier League debut, heading an inswinging Robin Van Persie free-kick past Tim Howard in the 37th minute and then scored the equalizer in the 16 September Champions League clash against Standard Lige that ended in a 3-2 win. Although having only signed for the Gunners in July, his solid performances earned plaudits, especially from Arsne Wenger who admitted that he was "surprised" at how quickly the Belgian has settled in the Arsenal defence. On 19 September 2009, Vermaelen scored the first two goals in Arsenal's 4-0 win over Wigan at the Emirates. On 4 October 2009, he scored again, during a 6-2 win over Blackburn Rovers at the Emirates, his fifth of the season. Fans on arsenal.com voted him as their player of the month twice in a row. In recognition for his contributions, he was named as a nominee for the Belgian Sportsman of the year award.
A former youth international, Vermaelen had participated in the U-19 Championships and the 2007 U-21 European Championships. He made his senior debut for Belgium at age 20 against Luxembourg in March 2006. On 8 October 2009, he was named Belgium captain prior to the games against Turkey and Estonia in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers but could not prevent the Belgians from finishing fourth in their group. He was recalled to squad for the 14 November friendly against Hungary and scored his first goal for his country by tapping in a Eden Hazard cross.
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'''John de Wolf''' (born 10 December 1962 in Schiedam, Zuid-Holland) is a retired Dutch footballer, who earned six caps for the Dutch national team, scoring two goals.
De Wolf began his professional career with Sparta Rotterdam, making his senior debut in 1983. After two seasons in the team, he departed for FC Groningen where he continued to impress and won a call-up to the Dutch national team in 1987.
The defender moved on to Feyenoord in 1989 and after a season outside their first team, he settled into the side and won the Dutch league championship in 1992-93 with the club. He also won three Dutch Cups during a stay of four full seasons.
He left for English First Division (second tier) side Wolverhampton Wanderers in December 1995 for -600,000. He was swiftly made captain of the side by manager Graham Taylor, and helped them reach the FA Cup quarter-finals, as well as remarkably scoring a hat-trick from centre-back in one game against Port Vale. However, he soon suffered a knee injury that ruled him out of the promotion run-in, where the team would ultimately lose to Bolton in the play-offs.
The following season, however, he missed most games as Wolves finished a lowly 20th in the final table. The Dutchman fell out with new manager Mark McGhee who attempted to select to him for the reserve side, only for De Wolf to speak out and claim that he should not be fielded in the reserves as he was an experienced player who had not been injured. He left the club soon afterwards and returned to his homeland with VVV-Venlo of the second division.
After a solitary season back in his native land with VVV, he once again moved abroad, joining Israeli side Hapoel Ashkelon in 1997. He failed to adapt though and made only three appearances - scoring an own goal in his final game - before quickly returning to Dutch football with Helmond Sport in the second flight. He had a strained personal relationship with the club, though, and both parties agreed to terminate his contract during his second season. De Wolf instead ended the campaign with a short spell as player-manager of amateur side Zwart Wit'28.
He retired from playing in 2000, and joined RKSV Halsteren as trainer. He has been manager of three different sides since - SVVSMC, VV Haaglandia and FC Trkiyemspor. He left the latter in February 2008. In February 2009 de Wolf became the manager of Voorschoten '97. A side in the Eerste Klasse B. For the season 2009-2010 he became manager of WKE, a dutch hoofdklasse team.
De Wolf made his debut for the Netherlands on 16 December 1987 in a 3-0 win in Greece during their Euro '88 qualifying campaign. After this substitute appearance though, he was not chosen again for over five years. He returned to contention under managerialship of Dick Advocaat and won five further caps during 1993-94.
He scored two international goals during a 6-0 thrashing of San Marino in March 1993 and was subsequently chosen for the squad for the 1994 World Cup, however he did not feature in any of the games. His final cap came on 13 October 1993 in a 2-0 win against England that effectively ended both their hopes of qualifying ''and'' Graham Taylor's reign as manager. Ironically, it would be Taylor who would next sign de Wolf in his club career (for Wolves).
De Wolf is currently working as a TV presenter on Dutch regional channel RNN7, on a show entitled ''Living with John''. He began his media career in 2004 on ''Correct Studio Sport'', before presenting the programmes ''Cooking with John'' and ''Sleeping with John''.
In 2006, he was one of the participants on the Dutch hit-show ''Dancing with the Stars''. He also featured on the show ''Fighting with the Stars'' in 2007, where he fought - and lost to - Tschen La Ling, another former football player.
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'''Peter Thorne''' (born 21 June 1973 in Urmston, near Manchester) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bradford City.
Thorne started his career at Blackburn Rovers and later played for Wigan Athletic (on loan), Swindon Town and Stoke City.
Although he suffered relgation in his first season with Stoke, the 1997-98 season, Thorne became something of a cult hero at the club-thanks largely to his goal-scoring exploits-and gained a reputation as a dangerous box-player. He enjoyed a particularly fruitful scoring run in the second half of the 1999-2000 season, most notably including a hat-trick in the 3-3 draw away at Bristol Rovers, five goals in the 5-1 home win over Chesterfield and the winning goal in the Auto Windscreens Shield Final, that saw Stoke beat Bristol City.
In September 2001, he was signed by Cardiff City for a club-record -1.7 million. His first season at the club was restricted due to injury but he still managed to finish the year with a total of 8 goals. The following season, 2002-03, he enjoyed a full season and linked up with the clubs talisman striker Robert Earnshaw, the pair scoring a total of 52 goals between them, as they helped the club to win promotion via the play-offs. Thorne found the net 16 times during the season, including scoring against Bristol City in the first leg of the play-off semi-final.
Thorne remained a vital part of the team the next year and had scored 13 times when he fractured a bone in his foot meaning he missed the last three months of the season. Injuries would mean he rarely managed an extended run in the side during the rest of his time at the club and at the end of the 2004-05 season he was allowed to join Norwich City on a free transfer, although the Canaries would have had to pay a total of -200,000 had they reached the Premiership within two years of the transfer, in order to reduce the clubs wage bill, with Thorne being the clubs highest paid player at the time, after it was revealed they were in serious financial difficulties.
Thorne's career chances were limited at Norwich. He missed the start of the 2005-06 season through injury and then failed to establish himself as a first team regular, scoring just one goal during the season. In the summer of 2006, Norwich manager Nigel Worthington indicated that Thorne would be allowed to leave the club if a suitable offer was received. He remained on Norwich's books for the 2006-07 season, but was released at the end of the season. He considered retiring but subsequently signed for recently relegated League Two side Bradford City on a one-year contract.
A hip injury kept the striker out of the start of the campaign but he eventually made his belated league dbut in a 2-1 defeat of Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on 7 September 2007 where he had a goal disallowed. He scored his first goal for Bradford - his first for more than a year - in a 1-0 FA Cup victory over Chester City on 10 November 2007,
Thorne started the 2008-09 season by scoring two goals in each of the first two league games as City defeated Notts County and Macclesfield Town.
Thorne enjoys surfing with sharks, a hobby he took up as a teenager.
Peter Thorne currently devotes much of his time to the Peter Thorne "kickers" academy of football and excellence that he established in November 2008. There is currently one academy in his hometown of Urmston, England. However, due the success of the academy, and the well publicised support of other footballers such as Ugo Ehiogu, the academy is likely to expand in the near future.
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'''Derek Anthony Dawkins''' (born November 29, 1959) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Edmonton, London and played as a midfielder.
Derek 'The Dude' Dawkins began his career as an apprentice with Leicester City, turning professional in November 1977 and making his league debut the same season. He played only 3 league games for the Foxes before moving to Mansfield Town in December 1978. He was released by the Field Mill side after 73 games, joining Bournemouth in August 1981. He played only 8 times for the Cherries before dropping into non-league football.
In February 1984 he joined Torquay United from Weymouth and began the most successful spell of his career, becoming a great favourite of the Plainmoor crowd. His versatility was put to the test in May 1987, with Torquay at home to Crewe and in danger of losing league status, he played out of position in the centre of the Torquay defence, playing his part in the Gulls survival. His other great moment at Plainmoor was scoring the winner against a Tottenham Hotspur side containing the likes of Ray Clemence, Clive Allen, Gary Mabbutt and future Torquay player Chris Waddle, in a League Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg tie in 1987. He left Torquay after 175 games in which he scored 7 times, joining Newport County.
In the summer of 1990 he joined Gloucester City from Yeovil Town, where he appeared in the final match at their famous Huish ground and the first match at their new Huish Park stadium.
Whilst at Torquay he was in charge of the youth team at Torquay United, bringing through the likes of Lee Sharpe. In May 2001 the Torquay ''Herald Express'' reported that Dawkins was living in Torquay and running a mobile-phone cases business.
His son Luke was an apprentice with Torquay United, but was released at the end of his apprenticeship in March 2001, joining Taunton Town.
Derek is now involved with the Sheffield United Academy in Torrevieja, Spain.
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'''Carlos Luciano da Silva''', nicknamed '''Mineiro''' (born on 2 August 1975, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Schalke 04.
His nickname "Mineiro" means somebody from the state of Minas Gerais, even though he is actually from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. This nickname was given to him because of his shy and quiet personality, typical of someone from Minas Gerais.
Mineiro scored a famous goal against Liverpool in the final of the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship in Yokohama, Japan, which eventually decided the title in favour So Paulo.
He won the Campeonato Paulista in 2004 and 2005, playing for So Caetano and So Paulo, respectively, and also won, playing for So Paulo, the Copa Libertadores de Amrica and the FIFA Club World Championship in 2005.
On 3 February 2007, he had his Bundesliga debut for Hertha in a game against Hamburger SV.
On 24 September 2008, it was announced that Mineiro had signed for Chelsea as a back up for the injured Michael Essien until the end of the 2008-09 season.
Mineiro made his Chelsea debut on 1 November 2008 against Sunderland in a league match. He came on for Nicolas Anelka who had already scored a hat-trick leading Chelsea to a 5-0 victory.
Despite already having played for Chelsea he was not formally revealed to the press until 7 November during a press conference at Chelsea's training ground in Cobham, Surrey. During the press conference it was confirmed Mineiro was on a contract of -30,000 per week to play as Chelsea's third choice defensive midfielder. Mineiro played just twice for Chelsea, and his only start was against Burnley in the Carling Cup.
On 11 August 2009, he returned to Germany for the medical check and later eventually to sign with Schalke 04. He made his Schalke debut on 16 August 2009 in their first home game of the 2009-10 Bundesliga season, a 3-0 win against VfL Bochum, playing the entire match..
Mineiro made his international debut in April 2001 against Peru.
Mineiro was a late call-up for Brazil's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad. A knee injury sustained by Barcelona midfielder Edmlson in the run-up to the tournament forced him to withdraw, resulting in a call-up for Mineiro, but he did not receive any playing time in Germany.
Mineiro was selected to participate in Copa Amrica 2007. He started every match as Brazil went on to win the tournament.
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'''Branco''', real name '''Cludio Ibrahim Vaz Leal''', (born April 4, 1964 in Bag, Brazil) is former Brazilian footballer who played as a left back. A member of the triumphant Brazilian team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Branco was a renowned free kick specialist (as was his international successor, Roberto Carlos) known for the habit of placing the valve of the ball in the direction that he wanted the free kick to go.
On the club level, Branco played for Internacional (1980-81), Fluminense (1981-86)(94)(99), Brescia (1986-88), FC Porto (1988-91), Genoa (1991-93), Grmio (1992-94), Flamengo (1995), Corinthians (1995), Middlesbrough (1996), and MetroStars (1997). Branco's late career in England and the United States was marred by weight problems.
Branco appeared 72 times for Brazil, between April 1985 and February 1995, and scored nine goals. After sitting out the first four games at the 1994 World Cup, he scored with a memorable late free kick from 35 metres to eliminate the Netherlands in the quarter-finals, and took one of Brazil-s penalties in the shootout when they beat Italy in the final. He played in a total of twelve matches in three World Cup tournaments.
As of 2006, he was the general manager overseeing Brazil national youth teams.
Currently (2007), he works as the director of football in Fluminense.
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'''Richard P. Witschge''' (born 20 September 1969 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch footballer, who played as a midfielder.
He could either appear on the left or as a holding midfielder. His older brother, Rob, was also a footballer.
A product of Ajax Amsterdam's prolific youth ranks, Witschge first appeared in the first division on 26 October 1986, at only 17, and scored his first league goal fairly a year after. His older brother Rob was already playing there.
After being established in the first team, Witschge joined Johan Cruijff's FC Barcelona, being fairly used as the Catalonians won back-to-back national leagues.
Subsequently, he represented FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Blackburn Rovers (on loan in March 1995, playing once against West Ham United, as Blackburn won the league title), Ajax (who loaned him to Deportivo Alavs in 2001-02) and Oita Trinita, retiring in 2004.
Witschge earned 31 caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal. He made his debut on 21 February 1990, in a friendly against Italy (0-0), and was picked for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, under manager Leo Beenhakker.
However, an injury playing for Barcelona ruled him out of UEFA Euro 1992 and he did not make another major tournament until Euro 1996, held in England. During this time his place in the national team was taken by his older brother.
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'''Mark Rosslyn Bowen''' (born 7 December 1963) is a Welsh football coach and former player.
He was a left-back who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, West Ham United, Shimizu S-Pulse, Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic and Reading. He also played international football for Wales. Since retiring in 1999, he has worked as assistant to former international team-mate Mark Hughes with Wales, and Manchester City .
Bowen joined as an apprentice in 1980, signing his first professional contract in December 1981. First-team opportunities were limited for him at White Hart Lane and he made only a handful of appearances for the club. In the summer of 1987, manager Ken Brown paid Spurs -90,000 for Bowen, who was one of a number of players that Norwich signed from Tottenham during that period. He made his debut for the Canaries on 19 August 1987 in a league match against Southampton at Carrow Road.
Bowen spent much of his first season at Norwich playing on the left of midfield, but when Tony Spearing left the club to join Leicester City in July 1988, Bowen made the left-back spot his own for the next eight years. As well as carrying out his defensive duties in a consistent and dependable manner, Bowen was a threat going forward and in the 1989-90 season he finished as the team's joint-top league goalscorer. That season, he also collected the Barry Butler memorial trophy when the supporters voted him Norwich City player of the year.
On 9 April 1989, Bowen was involved in a highly unusual incident in a match against Coventry City at Highfield Road. Goalkeeper Bryan Gunn was sent off for arguing incessantly with the referee after he had awarded Coventry a penalty kick. Bowen went in goal to replace him, only for Coventry's specialist penalty taker Brian Kilcline to miss the spot-kick by putting it wide. Bowen was beaten late in the match, however, and Coventry won 2-1.
Bowen was a key member of the Norwich team that finished third in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League (1992-93) and qualified for the UEFA Cup as a result. In the second round of the UEFA Cup run, Bowen scored one of the most famous goals in Norwich City's history when his header put Norwich 2-0 up in the away leg against FC Bayern Munich. Norwich won the match 2-1 and remain to this day the only British club to beat FC Bayern at their own stadium.
At the end of the 1994-95 season, Norwich were relegated from the Premiership. The season that followed was one of the worst in the club's history and it was Bowen's last at Carrow Road. The club was in a desperate financial position and came within a whisker of going out of business. Gary Megson replaced Martin O'Neill as manager halfway through the season and he and Bowen did not enjoy a good relationship. Bowen criticised Megson's tactics in the local newspaper and was dropped from the team by Megson when he had played 399 matches for the club. He was not given the opportunity for a 400. At the end of the season, as the club began trying to pick up the pieces after chairman Robert Chase had left the club close to bankruptcy, Bowen was one of the players released in order to reduce the club's outgoings.
Bowen was highly regarded by the Canaries' fans. For example, in 2002, in a survey to mark the club's centenary, Norwich fans voted Bowen the club's best ever left-back and put him in the club's 'all-time XI'. He is also a member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame. He won 35 Welsh caps while at Norwich, meaning that he holds the record for being the club's most capped player. He was nicknamed 'Taff' because of his Welsh connections and also 'Albert Tatlock' because of his frequent complaining.
After leaving Carrow Road, Bowen signed on a free transfer for making his debut appearance on 21 August 1996 in a 1-1 home draw against Coventry City. He made 20 appearances for ''The Hammers'' in all competitions scoring only one goal in a 2-0 away win against Nottingham Forest on 21 September 1996. In January 1997 he signed for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan, again on a free transfer, before signing for shortly after the start of the 1997-98 season. He was a member of the Addicks side that won promotion to the Premiership at the end of that season after a memorable play-off final against Sunderland at Wembley ended 4-4. Charlton won the penalty shoot-out, with Bowen scoring one of the spot-kicks. For a while during his time at Norwich Bowen had been the team's penalty taker but had enjoyed little success. He scored just twice from the spot for Norwich, against Notts County and Queens Park Rangers respectively.
That 1998 play-off final proved to be the last high-point of Bowen's playing career. He left Charlton a year later having suffered a serious injury and after trials with Bristol City and Oxford United he played briefly for and .
Bowen began his coaching career while at Reading as Mark Hughes made him a member of his coaching staff for the Welsh national side. He then linked up with former Norwich team-mate Steve Bruce when he was manager first at Crystal Palace, then at Birmingham City. In 2002, under Bruce and Bowen's stewardship, Birmingham won promotion to the Premiership via the play-offs. Ironically, they won the final against Norwich City in a penalty shoot-out after the match had ended 1-1. Bowen remained at Birmingham for two more years before leaving in the summer of 2004.
Shortly afterwards in the autumn of 2004, Hughes made Bowen his assistant manager at . After Nigel Worthington's sacking from Norwich City in October 2006, Bowen was the early favourite for the job, though Peter Grant was eventually appointed to the position. In June 2008 Bowen followed Hughes to as assistant manager, and left the club with Hughes in December 2009.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''David Oswald 'Bobby' Barnes''' (born 17 December 1962) is an English former professional footballer. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League and represented England at youth level.
Barnes, who was born in Kingston upon Thames, London, was a quick, skillful winger who began his career as an apprentice with West Ham United, the team that he supported as a boy,
In October 1987, he moved to Second Division side Swindon Town for a fee of -50,000 in a deal that also saw Steve Berry go in the other direction.
He joined Partick Thistle in February 1994, making his debut in the Scottish League in a 5-1 defeat by Rangers at Ibrox, but played only 6 further league games for the Jags before leaving to play for Uhisport Rangers in Hong Kong, returning to the UK in September 1995 joining Torquay United on a free transfer. He played only once for Torquay, as a substitute, before leaving on a free transfer for Hendon in October 1995 and subsequently returning to Hong Kong to play for Frankwell FC.
After retiring in 1996, he joined the Professional Footballers Association (PFA), where he dealt with player's new contracts and giving financial advice.
His nephew Giles Barnes plays for Derby County F.C. in the Coca-Cola Championship.
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'''Charles Ronald Barnes''' (February 21, 1936 - December 7, 1991) was an English professional footballer. He played as a right winger.
He quickly became a regular in the Spotland side, playing in 91 league games in 2 seasons, and scoring 7 goals. In July 1961, he was sold to Wrexham for a fee of -4,000, where he established himself as a goalscoring winger (24 goals in 88 league games).
In August 1963, he moved to Norwich City, where he was to play 21 league games, and score only 1 goal, before moving to Peterborough United in July 1964 for a fee of -5,000. He played 39 league games (6 goals) for the Posh, before a move to Torquay United in January 1966, where he established himself as an unpredictable goalscoring winger.
In 1969, after 25 goals in 114 league games for Torquay, he left the English game, signing for Cape Town City. He subsequently settled in South Africa, working in the printing trade.
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'''Archibald William Clayton Bayes''' (April 25, 1896 - 1980) was an English football goalkeeper. He was born in Bedford and played for England at amateur level.
Bayes began his football career with Ilford who he joined after leaving the RAF. He left Ilford to join Torquay United while Torquay were still a non-league club. He remained at Plainmoor as Torquay progressed into the football league, but missed out on playing in Torquay's first ever game in the football league after an injury in training, Laurie Millsom taking his place.
He soon regained his place in the first team, making his league debut on the 7 September 1927 in a 1-0 defeat at home to Millwall. He remained a regular until the end of that season, but played mainly as a reserve after the signing of former England international Harold Gough. He retired after making 55 football league appearances.
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'''Alan John Gilzean''' (born 23 October 1938 in Coupar Angus, Perth and Kinross, Scotland) is a professional footballer from the 1960s and 1970s, playing for Dundee in his native country and English club Tottenham Hotspur.
Gilzean began his career with local sides Coupar Angus Juveniles and Dundee Violet before joining Dundee in January 1956 as a 17-year-old amateur. He finally signed professional forms at the beginning of the 1957-58 campaign and scored more than 100 goals in the Scottish top flight as an important part of the successful Dens Park side, winning the Scottish league championship in 1961-62, reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup the following season and the final of the Scottish Cup in 1964, losing 3-1 to Rangers.
On 3 April 2009, Gilzean was inducted into Dundee's Hall of Fame.
His performance in the memorial match alerted the Spurs management staff who were still searching for a suitable replacement for 'Double' winner Bobby Smith and Gilzean joined the North London club in December 1964 for a fee of -72,500, making his debut in a home fixture against Everton.
Gilzean enjoyed a glittering career as a Tottenham player, quickly changing his style of play from a prolific striker to an intelligent and creative forward, forming a famed partnership alongside crowd favourite Jimmy Greaves. A member of the 1967 FA Cup winning team, Gilzean continued to be a regular first-team player despite the arrival of Martin Chivers in early 1968 from Southampton.
After strike-partner Greaves moved to West Ham United in March 1970, Gilzean and Chivers formed a new and equally successful goalscoring partnership, contributing greatly to Tottenham's cup triumphs in the first half of the decade, winning the League Cup in 1971, an all-English UEFA Cup final in 1972 against Wolverhampton Wanderers and a second League Cup victory in 1973.
The 1973-74 season was Gilzean's last as a professional footballer as Spurs lost the UEFA Cup final to Dutch giants Feyenoord Rotterdam. Announcing his retirement during the club tour to Mauritius he was awarded a testimonial in November 1974 to recognise his ten years of service as a Tottenham player.
Following his retirement he played in South Africa for three months.
Gilzean made his debut for the Scottish national team in November 1963 against Norway having previously represented his country at Under-23 level on three occasions as well as playing for the Scottish League representative side. He received four more international caps in the following twelve months and scored twice at White Hart Lane for a Scotland Select XI against Spurs in a memorial match for fellow Scot John White, who died in tragic circumstances in July 1964.
Gilzean represented Scotland seventeen times during his Spurs career.
He scored 12 goals in 22 full international appearances for Scotland between 1963 and 1971.
On 15 November 2009 he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.
He returned to England after a spell in South Africa, as manager of Stevenage Athletic, alongside his Assistant Manager, Tim 'Pieman' Welton.
He has since worked for a transport company in Enfield, only a short distance from White Hart Lane.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Peter Martin Hoekstra''' (born April 4, 1973 in Assen, Drenthe) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a winger for, amongst others, PSV Eindhoven, Ajax and Stoke City. Capped 5 times by the Dutch national team, he was a member of the Dutch squad at Euro 1996 in England under manager Guus Hiddink.
Hoekstra started his career at PSV Eindhoven where he played for 5 years. Ajax Amsterdam signed him for -2m in 1996 to replace Marc Overmars. Injuries halted his career at Ajax and he was loaned out to Spanish side SD Compostela and Dutch side Groningen in 2000.
English League One team Stoke City signed him for an undisclosed fee in 2001, with Hoekstra signing a 3-year contract. He retired from football in 2004.
Hoekstra made his debut for the Netherlands on April 24, 1996, in a friendly against Germany (0-1) in Rotterdam. He was then selected to play for Holland in the 1996 European Championship in England. Hoekstra played 5 times for his country, without scoring a goal.
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'''Michael "Mike" Sheron''' (born 11 January 1972) is an English former footballer, born in Liverpool, who made nearly 500 appearances in the Premier League and the Football League playing as a striker for Manchester City, Bury, Norwich City, Stoke City, Queens Park Rangers, Barnsley, Blackpool, Macclesfield Town and Shrewsbury Town.
Sheron started his career with Manchester City, whom he joined as a schoolboy. His first league appearance came in March 1991 on loan at Bury, for whom he played five times. His Manchester City debut came in the 1991-92 season in a match against Everton. Sheron a total of 29 appearances over the course of the season, scoring seven times. The majority of Sheron's Manchester City appearances were in a striking partnership with Niall Quinn, particularly in the 1992-93 season when Sheron scored 14 goals. Following the arrival of Paul Walsh and Uwe Rosler in March 1994, Sheron's first team opportunities become limited, and in August 1994 he joined Norwich City for a fee of -1,000,000. His time at Norwich was not a happy one. Struggling with injuries, Sheron scored just two league goals for Norwich, and moved to Stoke City in October 1995 in a player exchange deal that took Keith Scott to Carrow Road. Sheron performed considerably better for Stoke, scoring 39 goals in 71 starts, including a brace in the last ever Potteries derby match at the Victoria Ground.
His success at Stoke prompted Queens Park Rangers to pay -2.75 million for his services. After 18 months at QPR, the club were facing financial difficulties, and as one of the highest wage earners, Sheron was sold to Barnsley for -1.5 million. Sheron spent four years at Barnsley, making more appearances for them than for any of his other clubs.
Towards the end of his playing career Sheron had short spells at several lower division clubs, playing for Blackpool, Macclesfield and Shrewsbury.
After leaving Shrewsbury, Sheron signed for Warrington Town of the Northern Premier League who he briefly played for before hanging up his boots to join the club's coaching staff. In January 2007 Sheron joined former club Bury as Centre of Excellence manager, and was appointed youth team manager a few months later.
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'''Ricky George''' (born 28 June 1946 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is a former English footballer, businessman and columnist. He is notable for scoring the winning goal for Hereford United in the famous 1971-72 FA Cup match against Newcastle United. He was also part owner of ''Earth Summit'', which won the 1998 Grand National.
Ricky signed for Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice on leaving school at the age of 15. However he did not make a first team appearance for the Double winning side and moved to Watford, then in the Third Division, in January 1964. After almost a year he was on the move again, to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (later to become A.F.C. Bournemouth). He later played for Oxford United before dropping down into the Southern League with Hastings United, Barnet and Hereford United.
Ricky had been a supporter of Barnet since a young age, and joined them for the first time in the late 1960s, emulating his elder brother Mike who had played for them previously. He enjoyed three years at Barnet, in what he has stated was the best team he ever played in. Memorably he scored a hat-trick in the FA Cup against Newport County, a team which contained future team mate Ronnie Radford.
In January 1971 Ricky was sold to Hereford United where he joined his former Hastings and Barnet team mate Billy Meadows. He took a while to find his feet at Edgar Street under manager John Charles but would soon become involved in arguably the greatest FA Cup shock of all time. Hereford met Newcastle United, of the First Division, in the Third Round at St James' Park and came away with a remarkable 2-2 draw. Ricky was the substitute that day, played for the last 20 minutes and provided a good cross that Meadows came within inches of coverting. The replay at Edgar Street saw George named as the substitute again. When Malcolm Macdonald put Newcastle 1-0 up late in the game, Ricky was brought on for the injured Roger Griffiths and played a key part in Hereford's triumph. He won possession on the left wing which ultimately led to Ronnie Radford's famous equalising goal. The game went into extra time and Ricky's fresh legs paid dividends. Controlling a pass from Dudley Tyler on the edge of the area, he turned and shot into the bottom left hand corner of the goal, sparking a pitch invasion. Along with Ronnie Radford, Ricky has become part of FA Cup folklore and his achievement is nearly always referred to every year the FA Cup comes around.
Ricky started the Fourth Round match against West Ham United, which went to a replay at Upton Park after a 0-0 draw at Hereford. Unfortunately he missed an open goal which would have put Hereford 1-0 up and the final score ended in a 3-1 defeat. Hereford were elected to the Football League at the end of the season but Ricky went back to Barnet. He wound down his career in Non-League football with Cambridge City, Borehamwood and Corinthian-Casuals, and started a sportswear business in 1976. In all he made 439 first team appearances during his career.
In 1992 Ricky, along with five other people, bought a share in a horse called ''Earth Summit''. On 4 April 1998 the horse won the Grand National at odds of 7-1. Ricky maintains extremely close ties to the racing industry.
Ricky writes a weekly non-league column for the Daily Telegraph and co-presented 'Matchday with Motty' for BBC Radio Five Live with the legendary football commentator John Motson. He has known Motson since the 1960s and even travelled down to Hereford with him for the Newcastle match. Ricky has summarised frequently for BBC Radio and has appeared as a pundit on several occasions, especially for matches concerning Hereford United.
In 2001 his autobiography ''One Goal, One Horse'' was published, which covers his two most notable moments as well as his colourful footballing career.
Ricky is married to Patricia Ann George. Ricky and Patricia have three children together: Danny , Adam, and Rebecca. Danny George is an actor.
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'''Lee Richard Samuel Mansell''' (born 23 September 1982 in Gloucester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing in midfield for Torquay United.
Mansell was born in Gloucester and began his career as a trainee with Luton Town, turning professional with the Hatters in August 2000. He made his first team debut on 17 January 2001 in a 2-1 defeat away to Queens Park Rangers in an FA Cup 3rd Round Replay, with his league debut coming 6 days later in a 2-0 defeat away to Oldham Athletic.
He had a spell on loan with Nuneaton Borough in March 2003, scoring twice in five games. He returned to Luton, but was released at the end of the 2004-05 season, having scored 8 times in 47 league games. He moved to Oxford United in June 2005, and played 44 times the following season as Oxford were relegated to the Conference.
He was transferred to Torquay United, one of the sides to survive at Oxford's expense on the last day of the previous season, on 5 July 2006 for an undisclosed fee. He was a regular in Torquay's side in the 2006-07 season, but for a second season in a row, the side he played for was relegated to the Conference National.
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'''Mark Draper''' (born 11 November 1970 in Long Eaton, Derbyshire) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder and represented England at under-21 level.
Draper began his career as a product of the youth system at Notts County, making his professional debut in December 1988. A talented midfielder, he became recognized by County supporters as one of the greatest young players ever developed at the club. After attracting the attention of a number of bigger clubs Draper was finally sold during the 1994 close season to Leicester City for -1.25 million.
Draper spent the entire 1994-95 season at Filbert Street, playing 39 times (5 goals) in what proved to be a relegation season. His form attracted the attention of Aston Villa, who paid -3.25 million to keep him in the Premier League. Over the next four seasons Draper became a regular in the Aston Villa starting line-up, helping them to a League Cup win in 1996, and being called up to the England squad.
Draper fell out of favour in the 1999-2000 season, appearing in only one game to bring his Villa total up to 120 league appearances (7 goals), and was loaned to Rayo Vallecano in Spain. He was sold during that close season to Southampton for -1.5 million. By then approaching veteran stage, Draper added another 24 top flight appearances (with one goal against Middlesbrough)
He is currently involved in property development.
In 2009 Mark rejoined the Notts County Team as their Kit Man.
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'''Chris Moore''' (born 13 January 1980, London, England) is a semi-professional footballer who was most recently at Farnborough. He is a striker.
Moore began his career at Brentford as a trainee before moving on to Uxbridge, Northwood and Dagenham & Redbridge.
Moore was signed by Brentford manager Leroy Rosenior on a free transfer on 5 July 2006. His wages were paid by the -50,000 Coca-Cola 'Win a Player' fund which Brentford won thanks to a competition entry by Brentford fan Steve Hearn.
Moore failed to break into the Brentford first team, and gradually fell out of favour. His contract was terminated on January 29, 2006 and he rejoined his former club Dagenham & Redbridge the next day.
In July 2008, he signed for Chelmsford City.
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'''Jason Shackell''' (born 27 September 1983) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently on loan at Doncaster Rovers from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Shackell is a product of the youth academy at Norwich City. He made his senior debut for on 5 April 2003 in a 2-1 defeat at Derby County, when he played at left-back following an injury to Adam Drury. Although Shackell's preferred - and best - position is central defender, his first few appearances were at left-back when Drury was either injured or suspended.
He added further experience the following season as Norwich won the First Division championship. He did not feature in the club's opening months in the Premier League but returned to the team in February 2005 in a home game against Manchester City. Although Norwich lost 3-2, he acquitted himself well and kept his place in the centre of defence for the remainder of the season, but could not prevent relegation.
The scene was set for Shackell to continue his progress in the 2005-06 season. However, a pre-season illness and a subsequent run of injuries caused him to miss four months of the campaign. However, the season brought him his first goal for Norwich on 17 October 2006 against Birmingham City, proving to be the winning goal. He scored two further goals that season, against Preston North End and Luton Town, but the club were unable to challenge for an immediate return to the top division.
After undergoing another ankle operation during Summer 2006, he returned to be a virtual ever-present in the next season. With the arrival of Peter Grant as manager during the season, Shackell was appointed captain at the start of the 2007-08 season. In October 2007, he signed a new contract that was due to have kept him at Carrow Road until 2010. However, his season took a downturn in December, when new manager Glenn Roeder relieved him of the captaincy.
Shackell lost his place in the Norwich side at the start of the new season after several new defensive signings arrived. On 1 September 2008, he left for fellow Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, signing a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be around -1 million.
However, he was unable to stake a regular place in the Molineux side, and fell down the pecking order. He returned to his former club Norwich on 10 February 2009, for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. The season proved unique for Shackell as he was relegated from the Championship, but having played 12 games earlier in the season for Wolves before his loan to Norwich, had done enough to earn a winners' medal when Wolves won the Championship on 25 April.
Out of favour at Wolves, he will spend the 2009-10 season on loan at Championship side Doncaster Rovers.
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'''Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock''' (born 27 February 1963) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.
Tony Adcock began his football career as an apprentice with Colchester United, turning professional in March 1981. He made 210 league appearances for Colchester, scoring 98 goals. This high scoring rate attracted the attention of higher level teams and Adcock moved to Manchester City for a fee of -75,000 in June 1987. On 7 November 1987 he was one of three players, the others being David White and Paul Stewart to score a hat-trick in a 10-1 victory over Huddersfield Town.
However, his stay at Maine Road was short and he moved to Northampton Town in January 1988 as part of an exchange deal for Trevor Morley. The fee for Adcock was -85,000, then a record fee for Northampton.
He again hit rich goalscoring form, scoring 30 times in 72 league games before a -190,000 move to Bradford City in October 1989. He scored on his Bradford debut but struggled to establish himself and returned to Northampton Town in January 1991 for a fee of -75,000. In February 1992, a financial crisis came to a head at Northampton, and with the club in administration, both Adcock and his strike partner Bobby Barnes were sold to Peterborough United.
Adcock's next move was to Luton Town in August 1994, this time costing -20,000. He made only three first team appearances for Luton, all as a substitute, before returning to Colchester United on a free transfer in August 1995. He scored 28 times in 108 league games in his second spell at Colchester before leaving league football in May 1999, joining Heybridge Swifts after a loan spell towards the end of the previous season.
In 2008 he was inducted into Colchester United's Hall of Fame, one of only about ten players given that honour to date.
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'''Javier Garrido Behobide''', (born 15 March 1985 in Irun) is a Spanish football player who currently plays for Manchester City of the English Premier League. He is a left back characterized by his constant overlapping runs.
Born in the Basque Country, Garrido is the first Basque player to represent the club.
Signed for Real Sociedad when he was a child and continued his training at the lower levels of the club. Between 2002 and 2004, he was part of the players of Real Sociedad B, where he played 50 games for this team in the Second Division B.
He made his debut with the first team of Real Sociedad in a Copa del Rey match on October 8, 2003 with a 2-1 win against Real Oviedo. Garrido's professional career began in 2004 when he became a part of the first team in the 2004-05 season to replace Agustn Aranzbalee, who had left the club in the summer transfer window for Real Zaragoza. He made his league debut against Levante UD on August 29, 2004. In his three seasons with Real Sociedad in La Liga, he played 86 games and scored 1 goal, winning the world cup, and being the most used left-back for Sociedad in those three seasons. Despite starting the season with Real Sociedad, he left due to his team's economical problems following their relegation in 2006-07.
On 2 August 2007, Garrido signed for Manchester City for -1.5m (-2.2 million),
Javier scored his first goal for City direct from a free kick against Liverpool in their 3-2 loss on 5 October 2008.
Garrido played for Spain U-19 where he won the 2004 edition of UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
He also earned four caps for Spain U-21.
He has not received any call-up to the Spain national football team to date.
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'''Stephen Andrew "Steve" Berry''' (born 4 April 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Portsmouth, Aldershot, Sunderland, Newport County, Swindon Town and Northampton Town,
Aged 21, he made his Sunderland debut on 25 August 1984 in a 3-1 win at home to Southampton. He made 45 league and cup appearances including the League Cup Final at Wembley that season. Sunderland were relegated at the end of the 1984-85 season and he found himself out of favour after the arrival of Lawrie McMenemy as manager. He played just one game early the following season, and was transferred to Newport County in December 1985.
He subsequently spent six months at Swindon Town, playing three league games as the club gained promotion to the Second Division, then joined Aldershot in October 1987 in part-exchange for Bobby Barnes,
Returning to England, he joined Stevenage Borough, whom he captained to the Conference National title in 1995-96. He moved to Kettering Town, where he scored 6 goals from 89 appearances in all competitions, was club captain and then player-manager, before rejoining Stevenage. He spent time at Rushden & Diamonds, as both player and coach, and at Bedford Town.
In August 2005, at the age of 42, Berry joined Cogenhoe United as a player and helped them in their historic FA Cup run, in which they narrowly failed to reach the fourth qualifying round.
In 2009, Berry was based in Paris as global head of recruitment of a market research agency.
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'''James "Jim" Philip Craig''' (born 7 May 1943 in Glasgow) is a retired footballer who played as a fullback. Most closely associated with Celtic, he was a member of their ''Lisbon Lions'' side which won the 1967 European Cup.
A conscientious student at Glasgow's St Gerard's School, Craig's first senior side was the Glasgow University representative side, which he played for while studying dentistry at the institution. He joined Celtic in 1963, on amateur terms, so as to allow him to complete his studies and having done so, signed as a full professional in January 1965.
Craig's abilities and style of play matched manager Jock Stein's tactical philosophy and he soon displaced Willie O'Neill and Ian Young as Celtic's regular right back. Stein encouraged his fullbacks to
overlap the side's midfield to provide additional support to the forwards, in the style of the modern ''wing-back'' role,
and in Craig and left back Tommy Gemmell he found willing protagonists.
During his tenure at Parkhead, Craig collected 14 domestic honours as well as a European Cup medal in 1967. He made 231 appearances for Celtic scoring 6 goals. He won one cap for the Scotland national side.
Craig left Celtic to live in South Africa in May 1972, where he played for Hellenic FC, however after 6 months he returned to Britain. He joined Sheffield Wednesday, with the South Yorkshire side paying Celtic -10,000 compensation, as they had retained his registration. He retired from football in 1973, to concentrate his efforts upon his dentistry career.
In July 1974 he succeeded Shay Brennan as player-manager of Waterford United . However in December, without playing a game, Craig informed the club that he was unable to commit to the role due to a "domestic problem". In 2001 he was made Honorary President of the Belfast Shamrock Celtic Supporters Club.
Jim Craig is now actively part of the Celtic community, he currently hosts Channel67 an online streaming service which provides video streams and audio streams of every Celtic match.
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'''Roberto Herrera''' (born 12 June 1970) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a left-back.
Robbie Herrera, although born and raised in Torquay, South Devon and registered as a schoolboy with his local side Torquay United, began his career as an apprentice with Queens Park Rangers, turning professional on 1 March 1988. His league debut came as a substitute on 14 January 1989 in an away defeat against Wimbledon, but future appearances proved to be hard to come by.
Herrera returned to Torquay United on loan on 17 March 1992, playing 11 league games. A further loan spell at Plainmoor followed on 24 October 1992, Herrera returning to the QPR reserves after 5 games. On 29 October 1993, he made the short move from Loftus Road to Fulham, where he eventually made 144 league appearances, scoring twice. After helping Fulham to promotion from Division 3 in 1997, Herrera lost his place to former QPR colleague Rufus Brevett, as the ambitions of their owner Mohamed Al Fayed became apparent, ambitions that would see the London side in the Premiership within 4 years.
On 4 August 1998, he signed for Torquay for a fee of -30,000, his solid defending and quick attacking instincts helping to establish him in the team. However, a recurring groin injury caused him to miss games, and during the 2000-01 season he found it difficult to sustain himself as a first team regular, not playing at all after 31 March. Although his form was not good, he was played as a wing-back by Wes Saunders, and not in his natural full-back position. It was little surprise that Herrera was one of the three players released at the end of the 2000-01 season. He had played 104 league games, scoring one goal, in his third spell at the club.
Surprisingly, given his poor showing the previous season, Herrera was invited back to Plainmoor on trial by new manager Roy McFarland, playing in the 2-0 win away to Newton Abbot on 25 July 2001. On 8 August he signed a 3-month contract, and played in the opening game of the season away to Bristol Rovers. Two further appearances followed, but he then slipped out of the reckoning and was released on 17 September.
He joined Leyton Orient on trial on 1 October, signing a one-month contract 2 days later as manager Tommy Taylor wanted cover for the injured Matthew Lockwood. Taylor was sacked soon after, but Herrera impressed new manager Paul Brush enough to earn a second month's contract beginning on 5 November, despite being out with first a back injury and then a toe injury. He was released by Orient later that month and joined non-league Grays Athletic.
In December 2005, Herrera joined Leroy Rosenior's Merthyr Tydfil, moving on to Taunton Town, managed by former Torquay player Russell Musker in August 2002. He left Taunton in the summer of 2003 to join Bideford, managed by another former Torquay player Sean Joyce.
In March 2006 he joined another North Devon side Torrington, taking over as player-manager the following month.. Herrera resigned in February 2007 after a 7-0 defeat against Melksham Town., and returned to Bideford as a player only.
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'''Michael Charles Gooding''' (born 12 April 1959 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a former professional footballer and football manager.
In the twilight of a successful playing career, Gooding was appointed joint player-manager of Reading with Jimmy Quinn when manager Mark McGhee acrimoniously left to take the reins at Leicester City. Under their guidance, Reading finished second in the First Division, but were left to battle for a place in the Premier League through the playoffs, as the Premier League was being reduced in size from 22 teams to 20. Reading were beaten 4-3 by Bolton Wanderers in the playoff final at Wembley.
Gooding and Quinn remained in charge at Elm Park for two seasons afterwards, until they were replaced by Terry Bullivant after failing to mount any further promotion challenges.
After Reading, Gooding had a short spell at Southend United, before retiring from football. He has since carved himself a career as a radio commentary pundit, performing such roles as co-commentator for BBC Radio Berkshire's coverage of Reading's Premier League matches, while also working as an estate agent in Mortimer.
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'''Samuel Francis Raybould''' (born 1875; died 1949) was an English professional football player. He played as a striker and is most renowned for his days playing for Liverpool.
Raybould was born in Staveley, Derbyshire and played for Poolsbrook United, Staveley Colliery and North Staveley before joining Chesterfield Town on trial. His trial wasn't successful and he moved to Ilkeston Town from where he joined Derby County in 1904.
Despite scoring twice in five games for Derby, Raybould returned to non-league football with Ilkeston Town, subsequently playing for Poolsbrook United, Ileston Town (for a third spell) and Bolsover Colliery before joining New Brighton Tower in 1899.
He scored ten times in just 13 league games for New Brighton and was signed by manager Tom Watson for Liverpool in January 1900. He made his debut on 13 January 1900 in a 2-0 win over W.B.A at Anfield and scored his first goal for the club a week later on 20 January in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park a game which saw Everton win 3-1.
Originally a outside-right, he switched to centre-forward at Liverpool, and became a highly successful goalscorer. In the 1902-03 season Raybould set a new record of 31 goals in a single league season. This record stood until 1931 when Gordon Hodgson broke it by scoring 36 goals. In 1903 he, along with right-back Archie Glover was given a seven-month ban from football for agreeing to 'financial inducements' to sign for Southern League Portsmouth. They were also given a lifetime ban on ever signing for Portsmouth.
Raybould regained his place in the Liverpool side and went on to score 128 goals in 225 appearances for Liverpool and remained their record goalscorer for 37 years. As of 2006, he stands as the tenth-highest goalscorer in Liverpool's history.
After leaving Liverpool in 1907, Raybould moved first to Sunderland and after a season there, he finished his career with Woolwich Arsenal. He made his Arsenal debut against Everton on September 2, 1908 and played 30 times for Arsenal that season, scoring seven goals.
He left league football in 1909, joining non-league Chesterfield and subsequently playing for Sutton Town and Barlborough United.
Raybould never gained international recognition but was selected 3 times to represent the Football League against the Scottish League.
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'''Jamie John Ward''' (born 12 May 1986) is an English-born Northern Irish professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder or forward for Sheffield United. He was born in Smith's Wood, Solihull, but qualifies to play for Northern Ireland through his grandfather.
Ward began his career as a trainee with Aston Villa and played in their 2004 FA Youth Cup Final defeat against Middlesbrough. He turned professional in July 2005 after recovering from injuries received in a car crash in 2004.
At the end of the 2005-06 season, Ward was released by Aston Villa. And on 6 July 2006 he signed a three-year contract with Ian Atkins' Torquay United, despite interest from Stockport County and Wrexham.
He joined Chesterfield, managed by former Torquay manager Roy McFarland, on 31 January 2007 on a two-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.
Ward started the 2007-08 season brightly, but in only his second game, against Sheffield United, he again pulled his hamstring. He fought back to match fitness and scored twelve goals for ''the Spireites'' that season.
He began the 2008-09 season as a first choice, with his form attracting attention from higher level clubs such as Derby County and Sheffield United.
Having rejected Barnsley, Ward finally agreed a three and a half year deal with Sheffield United in January 2009 with the clubs agreeing a fee of around -330,000.
Ward scored his first goal for the United in only his second appearance, a 2-1 win at Southampton in February. The Blades had conceded an injury time equaliser before Ward regained the lead in the 93rd minute.
Having been suspended for the first two games of the following season Ward returned in fine form, scoring four goals in seven games, including the opener in the Bramall Lane leg of that season's Steel City derby. Unfortunately he was stretchered off the field later in that game following a suspected hamstring tear.
Ward made two appearances for the Northern Ireland under-18 team
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'''Allan Duncan Brown''' (born 12 October 1926 in Kennoway, Fife) is a Scottish former footballer and manager.
Brown started his professional playing career at East Fife, joining them in 1944 from his local side Kennoway.
Brown made his full Scotland debut whilst with East Fife in April 1950, a 3-1 win over Switzerland at Hampden Park. This was followed in the same season by two further games away to Portugal and France, as well as helping his club team win the League Cup.
Brown made 62 league appearance for the Fifers, scoring 20 goals as well as numerous cup appearances. He left in December 1950.
Allan Brown moved to Blackpool for a fee of -26,500 (then the largest fee received by a Scottish club),
At Blackpool he enjoyed success; however, he missed the Seasiders' 1951 FA Cup Final appearance after injuring his knee ten days earlier. He also missed the famous 1953 FA Cup Final victory after breaking his leg whilst scoring an 88th-minute winner in the quarter-final against Arsenal on 28 February 1953.
While at Blackpool, Brown won a further eleven international caps, scoring against Wales at both the start of the 1952-53 and 1953-54 seasons. Brown was selected for the 22-man squad for the 1954 World Cup finals. The Scottish FA decided to take only 13 of the 22 to the finals. Brown was among those who travelled. Brown's final two games came in the finals against Austria and Uruguay.
Brown moved to Luton Town in February 1957, for a fee of -8,000, scoring on his league debut at Leeds. He scored five goals in the Hatters' successful FA Cup run of 1959 (including scoring the only goal in their sixth-round victory over his former club, Blackpool) and at last played in a Wembley final, which Luton lost 2-1 to Nottingham Forest (see 1959 FA Cup Final).
He scored 51 goals in 151 league appearances for Luton.
Brown moved to Portsmouth in March 1961.
Brown was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Brown made his full Scotland debut whilst with East Fife in April 1950, a 3-1 win over Switzerland at Hampden Park. This was followed in the same season by two further games away to Portugal and France.
In August 1963, Brown joined then non-league Wigan Athletic as player-manager, replacing Johnny Ball. He remained at Wigan until July 1966. In November 1966, he returned to Luton, this time as manager of a side struggling in the Fourth Division. He soon changed the fortunes of the Hatters, leading them to the Fourth Division title in 1968. They started the next season promisingly (and were eventually to finish in third place); however, Brown was sacked in December 1968 after it was discovered he had applied for the vacant managerial post at Leicester City.
He was not out of work for long, joining Torquay United as manager in January 1969. He kept the Gulls comfortably in Division Three during his first two-and-a-half seasons in charge (finishes of sixth, thirteenth and tenth), but after a poor start to the 1971-72 season, he was sacked in October 1971. Torquay would eventually be relegated later that season.
On 20 June 1972, Brown became manager of Bury, leading them to twelfth place in Division Four at the end of his first season in charge. The following season, 1973-74, Bury started brightly, and would eventually be promoted in fourth place; Brown, however, had left on 19 November 1973, to manage Nottingham Forest, and took them to seventh place by the end of the season. The following season, Forest started badly and Brown upset the fans by selling Duncan McKenzie to Brian Clough's Leeds United. He was sacked on 3 January 1975, shortly after a 2-0 home defeat to local rivals Notts County. Clough replaced Brown at Forest
On 5 May 1976, Brown was appointed manager of another of his former playing clubs, Blackpool, who at the time were in the Second Division. The following season saw them battle for promotion and eventually finish in fifth place, missing out on a return to Division one by two points. During the next season the club were again challenging for promotion, but after an argument with chairman Billy Cartmell, on 6 February 1978, Brown was sacked. After his departure, Blackpool won only one more game, dropped down the table, and were narrowly relegated at the end of the season.
Later that year he moved to Kuwait to manage Quadsia, but returned to manage Blackpool in March 1981 as a replacement for Alan Ball; however, he was unable to prevent their relegation to Division Four for the first time in their history. The following season saw a mid-table finish, and Brown left Blackpool in May 1982.
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'''Lewwis Gavin Spence''' (born 29 October 1987), is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wycombe Wanderers.
Spence was a regular for both Crystal Palace's Reserve and U-18 teams, and made his debut for the first team in a Football League Cup match against Notts County in August 2006. His progression continued as he made his league debut at Elland Road against Leeds United, on 11 February 2007, and then made his first start for the club on 3 March, against Burnley at Turf Moor.
On 18 April, Spence flew out to America with fellow youngster Charlie Sheringham to join Crystal Palace's feeder club Crystal Palace Baltimore on loan for four months, though this spell was cut short by injury.
On 16 June 2008, he joined Wycombe Wanderers on a two year deal from Palace, linking up with Peter Taylor again, after the latter's departure from Selhurst Park eight months before.
In the summer of 2009, Spence suffered a foot injury that kept him out of action for pre season. To regain match fitness he was loaned to Conference National outfit Forest Green Rovers in September 2009 on a month long deal.
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Jack Fairbrother was born in Burton upon Trent and joined his local side Burton Town. He moved to Preston North End in 1937, but had failed to break into the first team by the outbreak of World War II . During the war, he became Preston's first choice goalkeeper, helping them do the wartime double in 1941, winning the Football League North and the Football League War Cup. In October 1941, he played for the Football League against the Scottish Football League and went on to represent the Army and the Police in further wartime matches. He also guested for Blackburn Rovers, Burnley and Chester during the war.
With the war at an end, the Football League resumed in the 1946-47 season, Fairbrother finally making his league debut for Preston at the age of 29. He missed only one game that season and moved to Newcastle United in July 1947 for a fee of -6,500.
His Newcastle debut came in a 6-1 home win against Plymouth Argyle on the opening day of the 1947-48 season and he was a regular as Newcastle won the 2nd Division Championship that season. He was first choice for four seasons making 132 League and 12 FA Cup appearances, including the 1951 FA Cup final victory over Blackpool at Wembley.
Early in the 1951-52 season, he broke a collar-bone and lost his place to Ronnie Simpson. At the end of the season he moved to then non-league Peterborough United as player-manager. In his two seasons with Peterborough they knocked League sides Torquay United and Aldershot out of the FA Cup.
In December 1953 he became manager of 3rd Division South club Coventry City. However, shortly after getting his break in league management his wife died following a fall, leaving him with two young children. Fairbrother managed to combine his professional and family duties, but resigned when Coventry sold star striker, Eddy Brown to Birmingham City for -9,000 in the 1954-55 season.
He became the coach of the Israel national side in 1955 and in June 1962 he returned to English football as manager of Consett and then Gateshead F.C. before returning to Peterborough United, now a Football League team, as manager in December 1962. He remained at Peterborough until February 1964, at which point he retired from football.
Fairbrother died in Lincolnshire in 1999.
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'''Gordon Alexander Taylor''' OBE (born 28 December 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He became chief executive of the English footballers' trades union, the Professional Footballers Association. He is reputed to be the highest paid union official in the world.
Taylor was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. He, alongside Harry Clapstick and Chalkie White, founded Curzon Ashton Football Club in 1963. They raised money for their first kit by selling firewood door-to-door. He played over 250 games for Bolton Wanderers and scored more than 50 goals before being transferred to Birmingham City in 1970. He joined Blackburn Rovers in 1976 and spent the 1977 close season playing in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps. He returned to play for Blackburn and finally Bury before retiring in 1980 to work full-time for the PFA.
He has a degree in economics and is a member of FIFA's football committee.
He is an alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.
His mobile phone messages were allegedly hacked by a private investigator employed by the ''News of the World'' newspaper. ''The Guardian'' reported that News International (the owner of ''News of the World'') paid Taylor -700,000 in legal costs and damages to prevent him speaking about the case.
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'''Kevin Dearden''' (born 8 March 1970) is an English football coach and former professional goalkeeper.
He began his career as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur, turning professional on 5 August 1988. In need of first-team experience, he joined Cambridge United on loan on 9 March 1989, making his league debut two days later in a 3-0 away win against Exeter City.
The next season he joined Hartlepool United on loan in August 1989, moving to Oxford United on loan on 14 December, with a third loan move that season when he joined Swindon Town on 23 March. He moved to Peterborough United on loan on 24 August 1990, with a further loan spell at Hull City, which began on 10 January 1991.
The following season he was still no closer to gaining a first team place at White Hart Lane, joining Rochdale on loan on 16 August 1991, and Birmingham City on loan on 19 March. He played 12 games for the St. Andrews side, but returned to Tottenham Hotspur, starting the next season on loan to Portsmouth, whom he joined on 6 August 1992. He finally made his debut for Tottenham later that season, coming on as a substitute for the injured Erik Thorstvedt in a 2-1 defeat against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
He left White Hart Lane in September 1993, joining Brentford on a free transfer and quickly becoming a regular at Griffin Park. he played at Wembley for Brentford, but was on the losing side as Crewe Alexandra won the Second Division play-off final in May 1997. He lost his place in 1998-99 season, joining Barnet on loan on 4 February 1999, before moving to Huddersfield Town on a free transfer on 11 March, having played 213 league games for Brentford.
He failed to appear in the Huddersfield league side and moved to Wrexham on a free transfer on 2 June 1999. He was the first-choice goalkeeper for the following season, missing only one game. He lost his place at the start of the following season to Kristian Rogers, and although he fought back to make 20 league appearances he was released at the end of the season, his final game for Wrexham being in the winning FAW Premier Cup Final side.
He signed on non-contract terms for Torquay United on 9 August 2001 to enable him to be registered in time to play in the opening game of the season away to Bristol Rovers. He soon signed a one-year contract in the knowledge that he would be Roy McFarland's first choice goalkeeper for the 2001-02 season. He began helping manager Leroy Rosenior with the coaching and Plainmoor, and although injury forced him into retirement in March 2005, he stayed on until the end of the season as a voluntary coach.
In February 2006 he signed as a player for non-league Boreham Wood.
In July 2006 he joined the coaching staff at Brentford briefly for a matter of days before deciding instead to take a full time post at Millwall. After coaching for Luton,Stevenage and Leyton Orient, he took on a full time role as goalkeeping coach and chief scout at Leyton Orient in June 2008.
When Manager Martin Ling and Assistant Dean Smith left Leyton Orient by mutual consent on 18 January 2009 he was appointed as Assistant to Kevin Nugent Caretaker Manager for the home match against Southend United on 20 January.
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'''Alistair "Ally" Brown''' (born 12 April 1951 in Musselburgh) is a Scottish former football player who played as a striker. He made nearly 500 league appearances over an eighteen year career, scoring 141 goals.
Brown started his career at Leicester City, then moved to West Bromwich Albion, where he made 279 league appearances, scoring 72 goals. He also played for Portland Timbers on loan, Crystal Palace and Walsall.
In July 1984 he joined Port Vale, making his debut in a 1-0 home defeat to Mansfield Town on 25 August 1984. With 21 goals in the 1984-85 season he became the club's top scorer. However the next season he struggled with injuries and retired from the game in May 1986, at the age of 35.
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'''Giancarlo Michele 'Carlo' Corazzin''' (born December 25, 1971) is a former professional Canadian soccer player who has appeared for the Canadian national team 59 times and has scored 11 goals. He is of Italian descent.
Corazzin began his career with Winnipeg Fury of the Canadian Soccer League in 1992, scoring 10 goals in 24 games and helping the team win the CSL Championship. In 1993, Corazzin signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the A-League (now known as the USL First Division, where he finished second in the team's scoring charts with 7 goals in 24 games.
Corazzin signed with Cambridge United of the English Second Division (now known as League 1) on December 10, 1993, scoring 43 goals in 117 games over two-and-a-half seasons. In his final year with Cambridge, the team was relegated, and on March 28, 1996, Corazzin signed with Plymouth Argyle for a transfer fee of -150 000. In two-and-a-half seasons at Argyle, Corazzin scored 24 goals in 86 games.
Corazzin joined Northampton Town of the third division on June 26, 1998, netting 32 goals in 89 games over two seasons. Northampton Town were relegated in 1999, but with Corazzin's help, the club regained promotion in 2000.
On July 28, 2000, after a successful CONCACAF Gold Cup with Canada, Corazzin signed with Oldham Athletic and scored 22 goals in 129 games over three seasons. His finest moment with Oldham came in a match against Wrexham when Corazzin scored 4 in a 5-1 victory in 2001, finishing it off with his trademark celebration "The Carlo Spin".
In 2003, Corazzin re-signed with Vancouver Whitecaps, where he scored 7 goals in a 13-game undefeated streak. Corazzin played with the Whitecaps for 3 years until he was released in 2006.
Corazzin made his Canadian national team debut on June 1, 1994 in a 1-1 tie with Morocco. In 2000, Corazzin won the Golden Boot as top scorer of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with 4 goals as Canada won the competition for the first time. Corazzin has recorded 11 goals in 59 games for Canada, ranking him sixth in the all-time scoring charts as of June 16, 2000 He has represented Canada in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
His final international was an October 2004 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica, a game which also marked the end of the international careers of Mark Watson and Jason de Vos.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
'''Canada'''
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'''Lee Andrews''' (born April 23, 1984 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is an English former professional footballer, currently playing for Workington in the Conference North.
Andrews began his career as a trainee with his local side Carlisle United, turning professional in August 2001 and making his league debut later month in a 2-0 defeat at home to Luton Town. He had spell as a regular in the Carlisle side at right-back, before losing his place. He joined Rochdale on loan in February 2003 , before returning to Carlisle and regaining his place in the first team, signing a new two-year contract in May 2004 . After playing in a Carlisle side relegated to and promoted from the Football Conference, Andrews joined York City on loan in November 2005 and as Carlisle successfully battled for a second successive promotion, moved to Torquay United, struggling at the opposite end of the table on loan in March 2006 .
He was released by Carlisle at the end of the 2005-06 season, and returned to Plainmoor on a permanent basis in June 2006 as one of Ian Atkins-, first signings after taking over as manager . Atkins had been manager of Carlisle while Andrews was a trainee there. He was an ever-present for Torquay in the 2006-07 season, which ended with Torquay's relegation to the Conference National. Although offered a new contract with Torquay at the end of the season, he chose to return to the North of England.
In September 2007 he signed for Newcastle Blue Star, moving to Workington in April 2008.
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'''Gary John McSwegan''' (born 24 September 1970 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently without a club following his release from Clyde. He is a former Scotland international.
McSwegan, a striker, started his career with Rangers, where he scored 5 goals in only 24 appearances during his six years at Ibrox, including a goal against Marseille in the 1992-93 Champions League; this goal was the first goal ever scored in the Champions League proper by a substitute. His first team opportunities at Rangers, however, appeared to be limited and in 1993 he joined Notts County for -400,000. Two seasons later he returned to Scotland with Dundee United for -375,000 where he remained for three seasons, scoring 42 goals.
He joined Hearts in 1998 on a free transfer where he notched up 31 goals in 98 appearances. By 2002, however, McSwegan had fallen out of favour at Hearts and subsequently had loan spells in England with Barnsley and Luton Town before joining Kilmarnock where he remained for two seasons, scoring 17 goals.
His next professional club was Ross County where he played 39 games, scoring just 1 goal in two injury-ravaged seasons. Despite these problems, McSwegan returned to top flight football, when signed by Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September 2006 on a short-term deal. McSwegan left Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the end of the 2006-07 season and joined Peterhead.
McSwegan joined Clyde on 14 March 2008, after previously training with the club and appearing in reserve games. He made his debut the following day, in a 1-1 draw against Stirling Albion in the Scottish First Division. He scored his first goal for the club in the final league game of the season, scoring the first in a 3-0 win over Stirling Albion. In June 2008, McSwegan signed a one year contract extension with the Broadwood side. McSwegan was released by Clyde in June 2009 along with the rest of the out of contract players, due to the club's financial position.
McSwegan won two caps for Scotland in 1999. He won his first cap on 5 October 1999, coming on as a late substitute in a EURO 2000 qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which Scotland won 1-0. His second and final cap came four days later, against Lithuania. McSwegan started the game, and scored Scotland's second goal in a 3-0 victory.
Gary also coaches young people throughout Glasgow in his role with coaching and groupwork company A&M Training.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Darren Jackson''' (born 25 July 1966 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former international footballer who played predominantly as a striker.
Jackson began his career in 1985 with Meadowbank Thistle, where 22 league goals won him a move south to English side Newcastle United. In two years with ''the Magpies'', Jackson scored only seven goals and returned to Scotland in 1988 with Dundee United. Jackson spent four years at Tannadice, picking up a Scottish Cup runners-up medal, before joining hometown team Hibernian in 1992. During his five years at Easter Road, Jackson was a runner-up again, this time in the League Cup and his form saw him move to Celtic in 1997. During his time at Celtic, Jackson was treated for hydrocephalus,
In July 2000, Jackson revealed he intended to move into management once his playing career finished.
In January, Jackson joined Livingston on a month's loan, subsequently exending it until the end of the season. During this time, Hearts released Jackson from his contract. After winning the First Division title with Livi, Jackson was not offered a permanent contract, returning instead to the Premier League with St Johnstone on a one-year contract. Jackson made nine league appearances for ''the Saints'' before being allowed to join Clydebank on loan in January 2002, where scored a dbut goal in a 1-0 win.
Despite Jackson's earlier vow to move into management,
Jackson won 28 caps for Scotland, scoring four goals. Making his dbut in March 1995, Jackson was also part of the Scotland squads for Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup, playing in two of the World Cup matches. Jackson played two further games after the tournament, appearing in the European Championship qualifying matches against Lithuania and Estonia.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Robert "Bobby" Evans''' (16 July 1927 - 1 September 2001) was a Scottish football player and manager, most notable for his time with Celtic.
Evans joined Celtic during 1944 from junior side St.Anthony's. He started out his Celtic career as a forward, but it wasn't until manager Jimmy McGrory moved him back to ''right-half'' that Evans became a Celtic great. Unmistakable with his ginger hair, he was probably the first to wear his shirt out of his shorts, his trademark. His stamina, determination and sheer will-to-win were regarded by many as exceptional.
Celtic's long-awaited Scottish Cup victory of 1951 and the historic Saint Mungo Cup win of the same summer gave Evans his first taste of major success. He then went on to give the sustained performance of a lifetime throughout the unexpectedly triumphant Coronation Cup run two years later. In the final, Evans was regarded by many as simply sublime, as he played the great Lawrie Reilly out of the game and fittingly instigated the move that led to Jimmy Walsh's clinching strike in the 2-0 defeat of favourites Hibernian.
Evans was the first Celtic captain to lift the League Cup in 1956 and he famously helped defend it a year later against Rangers in what will forever be know as ''Hampden in the sun''. He made 535 appearances for Celtic and scored 10 goals in 16 years with the club. During this time he won 48 caps for Scotland.
Evans left Celtic in 1960, heading south to Chelsea, where he played for one season before being appointed player-manager of Newport County . He returned to Scotland in a playing capacity with Greenock Morton in 1962, then joined Third Lanark as a player with coaching duties in 1963. He was promoted to manager in June 1964 but left after a difficult 1964-65 season. He played with Raith Rovers for two further years before retiring in 1967, at the age of 39.
Evans died of pneumonia in 2001, after suffering for several years with Parkinson's disease. In 2008 Evans was inducted to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.
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'''Mark Patterson''' (born 24 May 1965 in Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire) is an English former footballer and the former manager of Scarborough FC in the Nationwide Conference North. Patterson used to be a midfielder playing for a number of clubs over a long career including: Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Bury, Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield United, Southend, Blackpool, Accrington Stanley, Rossendale and Scarborough. Patterson started his coaching career with Scarborough as player-coach and then assistant manager under the then manager Russell Slade. Since then he has managed several non-league clubs including Chorley, Darwen and Leigh RMI.
After the exit of Scarborough managagment duo Neil Redfearn and his assistant Eric Winstanley, in the 2006 close season, Patterson took over as manager.
Due to injuries and a small playing squad Patterson, at the age of 41, had to register as a player and has sat on the bench. He left the club on 4 May 2007 by mutual consent, having failed to agree a new deal. He was assistant manager to Phil Starbuck at until February 2008.
He is a qualified UEFA 'A' Licence coach, awarded in 2002, refreshed in 2007. Mark attended the FA Managers and Coaches course(2003) and has coached at the Bolton Wanderers Academy and at Wigan Athletic.
Currently Patterson is scouting for Sheffield United and on match days coaches at Accrington Stanley (2009-10).
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As a player, he won the fans' vote to be Norwich City player of the year in 1972 and made a total of 499 appearances for the club. He ended his playing career with Cambridge United before returning to Norwich city to coach the youth team, winning the FA youth cup in 1984. He went on to manage the reserve team and was appointed first team manager in 1987 following the sacking of Ken Brown.
In his first season as Norwich manager, 1987-88, he guided the club to 14th place in the Football League First Division. The following season was arguably the best in the club's history, as they featured in the league title race and topped the league at several stages before finishing fourth, and also reached the semi finals of the FA Cup. They were one of several teams (the others including Liverpool and Nottingham Forest) who were in contention for the double that season, and perhaps the most unlikely. They finished 10th in 1990 but dipped to 15th in 1991, and their 18th place finish in 1992 was the closest they had yet come to relegation since being promoted in 1986. They reached the FA Cup semi finals again in 1992 and this time were faced with a seemingly far easier challenge than they had been faced with three years earlier (when they had clashed with Everton), as they were now paired with Sunderland who were a division below them. However, they were once again deprived of playing in their first ever FA Cup final as the Wearside club defeated them.
Stringer resigned as manager on 1 May 1992 and was succeeded by Mike Walker.
During his time as manager at Carrow Road he signed key players including Robert Fleck, Andy Linighan, David Phillips and Tim Sherwood as well as bringing through young players including Ruel Fox and Chris Sutton.
As a child, he grew up in Southtown Great Yarmouth; The Sun later reported that he was the man who "played against cows" because he practised his dribbling skills with bovine assistance.
In 2002, Stringer was named an inaugural member of the Norwich City Hall of Fame.
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'''Stephen John 'Steve' Woods''' (born 15 December, 1976) is an English professional footballer, who is currently playing for Blue Square North side Stalybridge Celtic FC.
Woods was born in Davenham, Cheshire and began his career as a trainee with Stoke City, turning professional in August 1994. He made his league debut in March 1998, coming on as first half substitute for Ally Pickering in a 2-1 defeat at home to Huddersfield Town. Later that month he joined Plymouth Argyle on loan, making 5 appearances before returning to Stoke.
He finally got his first start for Stoke, under manager Brian Little, on the opening day of the 1998-99 season, a 3-1 home victory over Northampton Town, and became a regular in the Stoke side until the following March.
He was released by Stoke in May 1999 and joined Chesterfield in July 1999. He failed to establish himself at Chesterfield and was allowed to join Darlington on trial in November 2000. He returned to Chesterfield at the end of his trial and moved to Torquay United on a free transfer in August 2001. He initially signed on a short-term contract, making an impressive debut against Bournemouth in the Worthington Cup. Torquay manager Roy McFarland was impressed enough to reward Woods with a contract for the next two seasons.
He was a regular in his first season, but in 2002-03 played only nine times due to a serious knee injury. He was given a short-term 'prove your fitness' deal at the end of the season, which was extended as he returned to form. He later helped Leroy Rosenior's side win promotion to League One, and remained a significant player in the side relegated the following season and who battled to avoid a second successive relegation in the 2005-06 season. He remained with the club following their relegation to the Conference National in 2007 and was appointed captain for the following season.
In March 2009, Torquay manager Paul Buckle announced that the club would not be offering Woods a new contract for the 2009/2010 season, citing his reasons as wanting to bring through his younger players such as Mark Ellis and Chris Robertson. The decision is generally viewed by Torquay fans as a poor one, and this has been shown by much chanting at games calling for Woods to remain.
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Haddaoui started his career playing for Danish 1st Division side Avarta, where he attracted the attention of Danish Superliga clubs FC Copenhagen and Lyngby FC. He was loaned out from Avarta to FC Copenhagen's 1993 UEFA Intertoto Cup campaign and Lyngby's 1994 UEFA Intertoto Cup campaign but he ended up permanently joining rival 1st Division club B 93 in September 1994. He had a few training sessions with Scottish First Division side Airdrie in December 1995, but could not agree personally on terms, and he eventually rejoined Avarta in the 1st Division. In March 1996, Haddaoui joined English 3rd Division club Torquay United on loan. He made two appearances as a substitute in his month at the club, before moving to Finnish club FinnPa for the rest of the season.
After a successful season in Finland, where Haddaoui finished as the league's second highest goalscorer, he moved to Chinese Super League side Apollo Gungzhou on a 10-month contract in February 1997. He returned to Denmark in August 1997, following reports of cultural shock and poor living from Haddaoui and Danish teammate Kim Rasmussen. Haddaoui joined Hvidovre IF in the Danish 1st Division and after making 10 goals, he joined the Norwegian Club Gjvik Lyn. He then moved back to B 93, who had won promotion to the Danish Superliga, and Haddaoui scored a single goal in the 1998-99 Superliga season. His single goal was not enough, as B 93 were relegated following their single season in the Superliga. Same season he won the topscorer prize in the Danish indoor championship for superleague clubs called BT cup.
Haddaoui joined Copenhagen rivals HIK in the 1st Division in 1999 and played for 2 and half seasons, making an impressive 48 goals. He was still playing part-time for HIK in the Danish 2nd Division in the 2001-02 season, while working as a web consultant for webmagazine ''Ingeniren''.
Now he is not playing soccer anymore; he is a sales manager working in Holland for a Danish company.
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'''Brian Handley''' (21 June 1936 - 5 March 1982) was an English football centre-forward. He was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Handley joined Aston Villa in September 1957 from Goole Town, but had to wait until the 1959-60 season for his league debut. He moved to Torquay United in September 1960, scoring 32 goals in 82 games for Eric Webber's side before dropping into non-league football.
In February 1966, he joined Rochdale from Bridgwater Town, but played only three times before leaving league football once more.
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'''George Kay''' (21 September 1891 - 18 April 1954) was an English football player and manager of Luton Town, Southampton and Liverpool.
The highlight of his playing career was when he captained West Ham United in the first FA Cup final to be played at Wembley, the so-called White Horse Final.
He was manager of Liverpool for 15 years (1936-1951) and led them to the Football League title in 1947, the first post-war football season.
Kay was born in Manchester and joined Bolton Wanderers in 1911. After failing to agree re-signing terms, he joined Belfast club Distillery at the start of the 1911-12 season, helping to win the Gold Cup and the CAS despite a long-term injury interrupting his playing career, and becoming the first Englishman to captain an Irish Football League representative team.
He served with the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and, following the war, he moved back to England and joined West Ham in July 1919, where he spent the next seven seasons.
Even at this age, Kay's health was never good and on a tour of Spain in 1926 he fell ill and he remained in Spain for three weeks before he was fit enough to return to England. As a result he retired from active playing, although he did turn out twice for Stockport County in 1927.
In 1927, he became coach at Luton Town, before moving up to manager in 1929. In his two seasons as manager, the Hatters languished in mid-table in the Third Division South, finishing 13th and 7th, before Kay accepted the challenge to run Southampton in May 1931.
He joined Southampton in May 1931, following the resignation of Arthur Chadwick, who had stood down after Saints had embarked on a policy of selling their best players to survive financially.
In an effort to rebuild the club-s fortunes and help them survive during these difficult times financially, Kay created Saints- first nursery side, and before long a new generation of young players came into the first team having come through the nursery ranks, including Ted Drake (who later joined Arsenal and played for England) and Charlie Sillett (father of John and Peter}, thus ushering in a new era for the club.
Kay "''was tremendously enthusiastic and he worked hard throughout his stay at The Dell, using up a considerable amount of nervous energy at every match. He 'played' every kick and his body would visibly vibrate to the stresses and strains on the playing field"''.
During Kay-s five seasons at The Dell, Southampton languished in Division 2, finishing each season in the lower half of the table and being eliminated from the FA Cup each year in the early stages. He started his Southampton career brightly with an opening day victory over Burnley on 29 August 1931 and by mid-September they topped the division. Such form could not last, however, and injuries soon resulted in the club sliding down the table. Kay was unable to field a settled side and used 30 different players during the season, including six different centre forwards. Other than the emergence of youngsters such as Drake and Sillett, the bright spots of this first season in charge were Johnny Arnold, who was top scorer with 20 goals, and Arthur Haddleton, who scored in eight consecutive games at the start of the season.
During the 1932 close season, in order to balance the books several players left the club including Bill Fraser, Bert Jepson and Haddleton (who all joined Fulham), Johnny McIlwaine (who joined Llanelli after failure to agree terms) and Willie Haines, who retired to join Weymouth. Despite the large number of departures the team had a more settled look about it and during the 1932-33 season Kay had a squad of 15 players of whom twelve were the mainstay of the side. Led by Ted Drake, the team improved slightly on the previous season, winning a club record 15 out of 21 home matches, but only registering three away victories. Unfortunately, once again the directors needed to raise cash and in February 1933 they sold Arnold and Mike Keeping to Fulham for a combined fee of -5,000. Jimmy McIntyre, the former Saints manager now in charge at Fulham boasted that this was -the best deal I ever brought off-. The fans were now disillusioned with the club and attendances dropped to record lows, with only 2,949 turning out for the match against Bradford City on 25 February, well below the break-even target of 14,000. Despite the financial difficulties faced by the club, the team were not badly affected and ended the season in mid-table.
In the 1933-34 season, Saints equalled the record of 15 home victories, but their away form was abysmal failing to win even once and picking up only six draws. The most significant events of the season involved Ted Drake, who scored a hat trick in the opening day-s match against Bradford City, was sent off against Grimsby Town in December and, inevitably, was sold for a record fee of -6,000 to Arsenal in March. Despite finishing his Saints season two months early, Drake was comfortably the side-s top scorer with 22 league goals, with no other player managing more than six. As a result of their poor away form, Saints ended the season well down the table in 14th place.
The departure of Drake, although balancing the club-s finances, left a large gap in the Saints forward line which Kay was not able to fill satisfactorily. In the summer of 1934, Kay signed Laurie Fishlock from Millwall as a winger and promoted Norman Cole from the reserves, but the side lacked any real fire-power. McIlwaine returned from his -exile- at Llanelli in an effort to bolster the defence. The season started badly with only two points from the first five games. The depressing form continued until Christmas, when the team won three consecutive matches, including their first away victory (against Swansea Town) ending a run of 33 away games without a win. They managed only one further away victory and were serious candidates for relegation, finishing the season in 19th place. Cole was top scorer with eight league goals as Saints managed a miserly total of only 46 goals. The club-s finances were now so dire that the supporters club had to make a loan of -200 to help finance the summer wage bill.
1935-36 was Southampton-s fiftieth season since their original formation in 1885, but the club approached their jubilee season in a gloomy state with little to celebrate. They did, however, venture into the transfer market signing centre-forward Vic Watson from Kay-s former club West Ham United. The team made a superb start to the season with four wins and two draws in the first six games and by the end of September Saints were top of the table. Once again, this form could not be sustained, and only three further games were won before the new year. The slump continued into 1936 being partly relieved by a 7-2 victory over Nottingham Forest on 15 February. On 28 March Saints suffered their heaviest-ever league defeat, going down 8-0 away to Tottenham Hotspur and two days later had their lowest ever home attendance for a league match, when only 1,875 turned out on a Monday night to witness a 1-0 defeat against Port Vale. Predictably, the directors responded by selling their better players, with goalkeepe Billy Light (another product of the nursery side) being sold to West Bromwich Albion for -2,000. Once again Saints finished the season in a disappointing 17th position, with Watson top-scorer on 14 goals.
In June 1936, the entire board of directors resigned, to be replaced with a new board. In order to reduce the company's wage bill, the new board asked Kay to resign. In August, Kay accepted an offer from Liverpool along with long-serving trainer Bert Shelley. Kay's position as manager at Southampton was filled by the promotion of George Goss, the company secretary, who took charge of the team, with captain Johnny McIlwaine taking on the role of assistant manager.
At Southampton, severe financial problems and the continual sale of the club-s best players, prevented Kay from realising his full potential as a manager. He was, however, experienced, well respected and knowledgeable and not afraid to try out new ideas, and the combination of these qualities brought him to Liverpool-s attention when it was clear that George Patterson would be unable to continue the managerial side of his role.
Kay-s career as Liverpool manager started poorly, with only three wins and four draws from the first twelve matches. This run included a 2-6 defeat at Portsmouth-s Fratton Park on 2 September and a 2-5 defeat at Brentford; the only bright spot in this spell was a 7-1 victory over Grimsby Town on 12 September, with two goals from Fred Howe. Results improved slightly as the season progressed and Liverpool finished Kay-s first season in charge in 18th place in Division 1.
Despite the set-back of an opening day 1-6 defeat at Chelsea-s Stamford Bridge, Liverpool finished the 1937-38 season comfortably in mid-table, with Alf Hanson top scorer on 14 league goals. In the following season, Liverpool again finished in 11th position in the table, with Berry Nieuwenhuys, Willie Fagan and Phil Taylor joint top scorers in the league with 14 goals each.
In readiness for the next season, Kay snapped up young defender Bob Paisley on a free transfer from Bishop Auckland, as well as another future Liverpool legend Billy Liddell, but all their careers were then interrupted by the outbreak of World War II.
After the war, the club took the unusual decision to tour the United States and Canada. It was Kay-s theory that the climate and diet in North America would be extremely beneficial to the players. The punishing schedule of 10 matches in less than a month meant that the Liverpool squad started the first post-war season in far better physical shape than many of their competitors.
The season started slowly, with four victories and three defeats in the first seven games. The victories included a 7-4 match against Chelsea on 7 September, in which Bob Paisley made his league debut for the club and Billy Liddell scored his first league goal. There was also a 5-0 defeat away to Manchester United (played at Maine Road). Things began to improve and a run of seven consecutive victories in February and March set the club on the way to the championship.
Liverpool had a long run in the F.A. Cup, eventually going out to Burnley in the semi-final, after a replay. The club did, however, pick up the Lancashire Senior Cup, Lancashire County Combination Championship Cup and Liverpool Senior Cup along the way.
As the season reached its climax, several clubs were still in contention and on 31 May 1947 Liverpool went to Molineux to meet the leaders, Wolverhampton Wanderers needing to win to take the championship, as well as other results going in their favour. Liverpool won the match 2-1, other results went their way and the Reds were champions of the Football League for a fifth time. It was George Kay-s finest moment as a football manager.
Top scorers in the Championship season were Jack Balmer and Albert Stubbins with 24 league goals each. They continued to be prolific scorers during Kay-s period in charge but the club was unable to come close to another championship, finishing each of the next three seasons in the lower part of the top half of the table. In 1950, they reached the F.A. Cup final for the first time in 36 years, but the match at Wembley ended in a 2-0 victory for Arsenal.
By now, Kay was clearly not a well man and he retired in January 1951 and he died in Liverpool three years later on 18 April 1954.
'''Distillery'''
'''West Ham United'''
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'''Martin Wyllie McIntosh''' (born 19 March 1971) is a former Scottish footballer who played as a defender. In a career that began in 1988, he made over 500 appearances in the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Premier League and the English Football League.
McIntosh started his football career as a junior at Tottenham Hotspur in 1988 before joining St. Mirren, where he made four appearances in three seasons.
After Rotherham were relegated at the end of the 2004-05 season, McIntosh was released by manager Mick Harford, who was trying to reduce the average age of the squad, and joined Huddersfield Town on a two-year contract.
At the beginning of the 2006-07 season, McIntosh was loaned to Football League Two side Grimsby Town for one month. A request by Grimsby to extend the loan was turned down and McIntosh returned to Huddersfield in September 2006. He fell out of favour with manager Peter Jackson but returned to the side in March 2007 after Jackson was sacked. McIntosh was released by Huddersfield and joined Mansfield Town in June 2007. He made eleven appearances for Mansfield
In August 2009 McIntosh signed for NPL Premier Division side Guiseley on a 1 year contract On Tuesday 22nd September 2009 Martin announced his retirement from football and decided to go into coaching. On Friday 25th September 2009 Martin was named new first team coach at Rotherham United under new manager Ronnie Moore.
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'''Percy A. Mackrill''' (born October 19, 1894) was a South African-born footballer and football club manager.
Mackrill joined Bradford Park Avenue in the summer of 1913 and remained with them until the outbreak of war, though failed to make the first team. He spent the war years playing for Rotherham County.
He joined Coventry City in the summer of 1919 as Coventry began their first season in the Football League. However, he played just once before moving to Halifax Town later that year. Halifax were elected to the football league in 1921 and Mackrill played in their first ever league game, a 2-0 defeat away to eventual runners-up Darlington on August 27, 1921.
He played 57 league games for Halifax before leaving at the end of the 1922-23 season to join Pontypridd, where he spent two years before joining Torquay United in 1925. He later became player-manager and led Torquay to the Southern League title in 1927, which they won by 0.002 of a goal from Bristol City reserves. This earned them promotion to the Football League, Torquay winning election in place of Aberdare Athletic.
He left himself out of the starting line-up at the beginning of Torquay's first league season, preferring to play George Smith at left-back. However, after six games, Mackrill returned to the team, playing in the next six games before retiring as a player to concentrate on management, although the team was actually selected by the directors. Torquay finished in last place at the end of their first season in the Division Three (South) and he left in March 1929 with United struggling near the foot of the table once more.
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'''Albert Herbert Hoskins''' (March 1885 - 19 February 1968) was an English football forward and football manager, who managed Wolverhampton Wanderers, Gillingham and Torquay United.
Born in Southampton, England, Hoskins first played for Freemantle, where he was noticed by Southampton when playing against them in a reserve fixture in 1904. He joined the Saints shortly after and made his debut on Christmas Day 1906. According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints he was "always on the brink of establishing himself in the first eleven". He failed to score in any of his 21 Southern League appearances, but did score in each of his three FA Cup matches.
He moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in May 1908. He played 14 league games in the 1908-09 and 1909-10 seasons, before playing for Dudley Town and Shrewsbury Town.
He joined the office staff at Wolves and eventually became the club secretary in 1922. As secretary he also acted as assistant to Wolves' managers Jack Addenbrooke and George Jobey, taking over as manager in May 1924, combining his secretarial duties with those of managing the playing side, as was the norm at the time.
His first season in charge at Molineux saw Wolves finish sixth in Division Two, a vast improvement on the previous post-war seasons. The following season, Wolves continued to challenge at the top of the table; they would eventually finish in 4th place, but Hoskins surprisingly left Molineux to take up the secretary-manager's post at Gillingham in March 1926. He spent almost three seasons at Gillingham, with the side always struggling in the lower reaches of Division Three (South) and left in 1929 to become secretary-manager at Torquay United, taking over from Percy Mackrill. His only full season in charge at Plainmoor saw Torquay finish 19th out of 22 sides, and he left in July 1930. He later worked as a trainer, coach and scout for a number of non-league sides up to the start of the war in 1939, at which point he left football.
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'''James Johnson''' (16 September 1908 - 31 January 1995) was a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP).
He was born to the family of a Northumberland miner and was educated at Duke's School, Alnwick, and Leeds University. He played football (soccer) for the English Universities XI and the Corinthians. Johnson was a lecturer in social studies at Coventry Technical College and an official for the National Union of General and Municipal Workers in Kenya. He served as a councillor on Coventry City Council.
Johnson was first elected to the House of Commons at the 1950 general election, as MP for Rugby. He was re-elected at the 1951 and 1955 elections, but at the 1959 general election, he lost his seat at the to the Conservative Party
candidate Roy Wise by a margin of only 470 votes .
He returned to Parliament five years later, at the 1964 general election, when he succeeded Mark Hewitson in the safe Labour seat of Hull West. He retired at the 1983 general election, when his seat was held for Labour by Stuart Randall.
Johnson never reached ministerial office, but he served as a parliamentary private secretary from 1964 to 66.
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'''Andrew Tretton''' (born October 9, 1976 in Derby) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He retired in 2007 due to a persistent knee injury.
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'''Robert "Robbie" Williams''' (born April 12, 1979 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer playing for Accrington Stanley in Football League Two.
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'''Leam Nathan Richardson''' (born 19 November 1979 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English footballer playing for Accrington Stanley. His previous clubs include Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Notts County and Blackpool.
Richardson started his career at Blackburn Rovers. He made his debut in a 1-0 loss against Leeds United in the English League Cup on 13 October 1999
On 13 July 2000 he moved to Bolton Wanderers for -50000. He made his debut in ''the Trotters'' 1-1 draw against Burnley in the Football League Championship on 12 August 2000.
In 2001, Richardson played his part in helping Bolton to return to the Premier League via the play-offs when they defeated Preston North End in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
In 2001-02 he moved to loan went to Notts County. He made his debut in a 1-1 draw against Cambridge United in the FA Cup on 17 November 2001.
In 2002-03 season he moved on loan to Blackpool. He made his debut at in a 3-0 win against Peterborough United in League One on 21 December 2002. He was sent off against Huddersfield Town on 1 January 2003.
On 23 June 2003 he joined Blackpool on a free transfer. He made his debut in a 5-0 loss against QPR in League One on 9 August 2003. He scored his first goal for the club against Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup on 6 December 2003.
On 10 May 2005, he was released from the club along with Robert Clare.
On 13 August 2005 he joined Accrington Stanley on a free transfer on non-contract terms. He made his debut against Canvey Island in the Football Conference on 13 August 2005. He scored his first goal against Brentford in League Two on 26 February 2008. @
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'''Andrew John Procter''' (born 13 March 1983 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is an English footballer currently playing for Accrington Stanley. He is an England C international.
The highlight of his career thus far came on 28 April 2007 in a crucial League 2 six-pointer with Macclesfield Town. Procter scored two goals in a 3-2 victory which secured Stanley's Football League status in their first season back after promotion from the Conference.
Andrew Procter is nicknamed 'The Machine' amongst close friends and family because of his constant persistence to achieve his goals and aspirations. He is an optimistic character and is renowned as a morale booster in the Accrington Stanley changing rooms. He is very popular with the fans, due to his loyalty with the club.
He is studying at the University of Salford on a part-time basis for a degree in Physiotherapy, a programme he decided to follow after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury in 2005.
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'''Romuald Boco''' (born 8 July 1985) is a Benin international footballer currently playing for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Boco signed for Accrington Stanley just before the 2005 transfer deadline from Niort. Boco had the honour of scoring the first two Football League goals for Stanley, in a 2-1 win against Barnet.
After returning from the 2008 African Cup of Nations, he requested his contract be terminated.
On 11 February 2008, he signed for Sligo Rovers of the League of Ireland Premier Division.
His new manager Paul Cook, who he previously played with at Accrington Stanley, was happy with his latest signing ahead of his teams new campaign, "I didn't think I'd get him, I thought that he would be out of our reach but, thankfully we have secured him," said Cook.
"I don't want to put pressure on him, but I'm certain that the fans will see that he is the real deal and with the other signings we've made, I believe that we're in for a very exciting season."
He scored his first league goal for Sligo Rovers in a 3-1 win over Cobh Ramblers.
He helped Rovers to qualification for the UEFA Europa League, formerly known as the UEFA Cup.
On 7 June 2009, he expressed concern at the financial situation within the League of Ireland in an interview with the BBC.
Boco was part of the Beninese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition.
Boco and Benin finished third in 2005 African Youth Championship. The Under-20's went on to challenge in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Boco captained Benin in the 2008 African Nations Cup in what was only the country's second time qualifying for the competition.
Boco was part of the Beninese 2010 African Nations Cup team. He is the captain of the national team and is commonly known as the ''King of Benin''.
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'''Andrew Mangan''' (born 30 August 1986 in Liverpool) is an English footballer currently playing for Wrexham FC.
Andrew Mangan began his education in football at Blackpool FC at the age of 15. He was there for three years scoring 49 goals all together in reserve and youth team football. He also made his professional debut at the club, at the tender age of 17. He made just 2 professional appearances at Blackpool FC under Steve MacMahon. Colin Hendry took over as manager in Mangan's third year at the club, and Mangan found it hard to break in to the first team with Hendry's preference of players to be six foot plus, Mangan was therefore released towards the end of the season.
Mangan went straight on loan to Unibond Premier team Hyde United, scoring 2 goals in 7 appearances, helping them secure the league title along the way. It was thought Mangan would return to Hyde the following season but he rejected them in favour of a full time contract with Accrington Stanley.
At Accrington Mangan played 2 full seasons helping them gain promotion to the Football League for the first time in 50 years. In his first full season Mangan played in 45 cup and league games scoring ten goals. Mangan was used mainly in the last forty minutes of games to use his pace and exploit the defenders, he was known as a super sub in his first year. And scored some vital goals to help Accrington clinch the title. In his second year at the club Mangan became frustrated with the lack of starts he was getting. He made 36 appearances only 5 of them were from the start, and scored 6 goals. At the end of the 2007 season Mangan was offered a two year deal from Accrington but rejected in favour of Bury FC.
At Bury Mangan was given his chance, he scored his first goal in August with a header against Chesterfield, with 5 more goals coming before Christmas. Mangan was injured at the beginning of December 2007 with a suspected hernia problem. Mangan went under surgery in December 2007 and only made 6 appearances the rest of the season as he could not get fit. He made 20 appearances at bury, 10 of them starting and the others used as a substitute. While injured at Bury his manager Chris Casper was sacked and Alan Knill replaced him. Mangan was released towards the end of the 2008 season.
In the summer of 2008 Mangan signed for Forest Green Rovers. Forest Green Rovers manager Jim Harvey made Mangan his first signing of the summer, saying he had been after Mangan for a while. It was here at Forest Green Rovers that Mangan came into his own. He made 49 appearances scoring 30 goals, 26 of them were in the league and he finished the Blue Square Premier top goalscorer. Mangan was voted player of the year by the Directors of Forest Green Rovers. His 30 goals include 3 hat tricks against Torquay United, Lewes FC and Rushden and Dimonds.
On 7 April 2009 he was named as one of five players charged by the Football Association for breaching betting rules, whereby players, managers or coaching staff are prohibited from betting on the result or progress of any match or competition in which the participant is participating or has any direct or indirect influence. According to the BBC, the charge relates to a game between Bury FC and Accrington FC, before which Mangan is alleged to have placed stakes to the value of approximately -3,500. The Football Association subsequently fined him -2,000 and banned him for five months .
On 15th January, Mangan maintained his desire to stay at Forest Green Rovers until the end of the 09-10 season, despite speculation linking him with a move to fellow Blue Square Premier side Wrexham.
Speculation continues with Mangan thought to be leaving Forest Green Rovers in the January 2010 transfer window. Wrexham are again thought to be interested in gaining his signature and rumours are that he has almost completed a deal to move there.
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Brown began his football career with Barnsley in 1910, moving to Rotherham County in 1914 and then to Huddersfield Town in 1915. In August 1919 he joined Blackpool, but struggled to break into the first team and left to join Exeter City in May 1921. He stayed only one season at St. James' Park, moving to Pontypridd in June 1922 before returning to Devon and joining Torquay United in 1923.
He retired pror to Torquay achieving league status, but became the club's trainer and with Percy Mackrill in charge saw United promoted to the Football League. In May 1932 he was appointed manager of Torquay United and during his six seasons at the helm at Plainmoor, Torquay finished 10th 3 times, and 20th (out of 22 teams) 3 times.
In May 1938, Brown moved to the manager's chair at Chester, leading them to 6th place in Division Three (North) and a second replay against Sheffield Wednesday in the 4th round of the FA Cup in his first season. The war intervened in September 1939 with Chester unbeaten after 3 games of the new season, and Chester joined a regional league alongside the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Everton and Manchester City. When league football resumed, Chester finished the 1946-47 season in 3rd place and won the Welsh Cup the same year. However, the following seasons saw mid-table finishes at best as he struggled with the limited resources available. He eventually left Chester in May 1953, and was manager of Stafford Rangers in 1954-55.
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'''Lewis James Hunt''' (born 25 August 1982 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers.
Hunt's versatility was a big bonus to Southend United when he joined the club from Derby County, making an initial loan deal permanent in the summer of 2004.
He featured 11 times for the Rams, but the chance of regular first team football convinced him to join the Blues.
Hunt's versatility could be seen as a blessing and a curse after never really settling in one position. Often used at right-back, Hunt has also played in a midfield holding role and also as a centre-half.
Hunt himself considers right-back to be his best position, though it appeared that the signing of Simon Francis in 2006 could scupper a regular run in the side this term. On the 17 October, however, in a league match against Burnley Hunt returned to his favoured position at right-back, with Francis moving into the position on the right-hand side of midfield previously occupied by Hunt.
Hunt was released by Southend United at the end of the 2007-08 season.
He subsequently signed a two year deal with Wycombe Wanderers on 23 July 2008. After missing the first two months of the season with an injury, Hunt scored his first goal for Wycombe on 15 November in a 1-0 home win against Bradford City.
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'''Stephen Philip "Steve" Collis''' (born 18 March 1981 in Barnet, Greater London) is an English professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Crewe Alexandra following his release from Southend United.
Collis signed a two-year contract in 2006 to become Southend's first signing ahead of the new season in The Championship.
He arrived on a free transfer from Yeovil Town, where he played 24 games during the last campaign and kept four clean sheets.
During his career, Collis has also played for Nottingham Forest, Tiverton Town and Aldershot Town on loan.
Collis was released by Southend at the end of the 2007-08 season.
On the July 1, 2008, it was confirmed Collis had signed a two-year deal with League One side Crewe Alexandra, where he will take over as first-choice keeper following the departure of Ben Williams.
On his home debut for Crewe in a pre season friendly against Hull City he saved a penalty from Bernard Mendy. He managed to keep his clean sheet against the Premier League newcomers as his new side ran out 4-0 winners. Collis was replaced by new Crewe boss Gujn rarson by on-loan Everton goalkeeper John Ruddy after a couple of mistakes, and now is not regarded as agood enough player by Gujn rarson who is trying to replace him after only one appearance this season
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'''Steven Hammell''' (born 18 February 1982 in Rutherglen) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Motherwell.
Hammell joined Southend United in July 2006 on a free transfer from Motherwell after his contract had expired - turning down more established sides such as Derby County, Southampton and Aberdeen. In 2005, Hammell was the subject of a -1m bid from Scottish Premier League Champions Celtic, however the move did not materialise.
Hammell came to speak to Southend manager Steve Tilson after a conversation with former Blues loanee Alan McCormack - also of Motherwell. Hammell praised Tilson and the set-up at Southend and after a nervous 48 hours wait whilst Steven brought his girlfriend down to Essex to check out the area, he agreed to sign a 2-year contract.
Hammell also has been capped at International level, making one appearance against Sweden in 2004 under caretaker manager Tommy Burns.
Hammell rejoined Motherwell in the January 2008 transfer window on deadline day for a fee of -110,000, replacing Jim Paterson at left-back. Earlier in the day Paterson had left the club to join Plymouth Argyle and the proceeds from this transfer were used to buy Hammell.
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'''Mark Gower''' (born 5 October 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City. He joined Swansea from Southend United in the summer of 2008. He also played for the England schoolboys team.
Born in Edmonton, London, Gower began his career at Tottenham Hotspur where he was a member of the League Cup winning squad in the 1998-99 season. He had a spell on loan at Motherwell before joining Barnet in January 2001 for -32,500. He joined Swansea City after declining a new contract at Southend United. He has the ability to play across the midfield, and he signed for Swansea City on a free transfer.
A midfielder, he is predominantly right-footed but can play on either flank. Gower played for England schoolboys through to the under 18 team from the age of 14.
Gower played for Southend for five seasons, scoring 39 goals in the process. He moved to Swansea City when his contract at Southend expired. Gower failed to score in his first season with Swansea.
Before the start of the 2009-10 season, Gower revealed he would be ditching his number 11 shirt, when he chose that number all the squad told him it was 'cursed' and fail to find good form. For the 2009-10 season, Gower will wear the 27 shirt. Since wearing this shirt instead of the other he has scored four goals in two pre-season friendlies. He finally scored his first league goal for Swansea in the 2-0 win over .
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'''Mitchell James Cole''' (born 6 October 1985) is an English footballer, currently playing for Stevenage Borough.
Born in London, Cole started his football career at Norwich City's centre of excellence, based in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.
Cole was quickly snapped up by Mark Stimson, who managed Essex outfit Grays Athletic.
The following season, Cole became increasingly frustrated with the lack of first-team appearances at the beginning of Southend's 2006-07 Championship campaign, and was subsequently loaned out to Northampton Town for a month.
He made his Stevenage debut as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Stonebridge Road against Ebbsfleet United.
Cole was called up to the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, at the age of 17, in February 2005, for a friendly against Holland.
Cole has two children with the sister of Chelsea's Joe Cole.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''Luke Horace Guttridge''' (born 27 March 1982 in Barnstaple, Devon) is an English footballer, currently playing for Northampton Town.
Guttridge, a midfielder, began his career as a trainee with Torquay United after playing junior football for Paignton Pilgrims. He made his league debut whilst still a trainee as a late substitute, replacing Alex Watson in the 4-0 win against Mansfield Town on April 10, 2000. In May 2000, against the advice for a longer contract offer given by youth coaches Paul Compton and Richard Hancox, Guttridge was only offered a three-month professional contract by Torquay manager Wes Saunders, even though Cambridge United had offered him a one-year deal and the chance to play second division football.
Unsurprisingly, Guttridge left for Cambridge, managed by Roy McFarland, on a free transfer. He had to wait until the following spring for his Cambridge league debut, after playing twice in the Football League Trophy, but when it came he scored within two minutes in a vital 2-0 home win against Oldham Athletic. In August 2001, McFarland, by now manager of Torquay, made a bid to bring Guttridge back to Plainmoor, but this was rejected and he remained at the Abbey Stadium. He became one of Cambridge's main performers to the extent that he was appointed captain of the side and a move to Premier League club Charlton Athletic was in the pipeline, although in the end nothing materialized.
Guttridge joined Southend United in March 2005 and, after a slow start, firmly established himself as a mainstay in the side. A chance move to the centre of midfield from his usual wide berth (following a meeting with boss Steve Tilson) proved to be a turning point and Guttridge was a major factor in the Blues 2005/06 League One title winning side alongside Kevin Maher.
However, he lost his place in the Southend first team after their promotion and on November 23, 2006 was allowed to join Leyton Orient on loan . He returned in January 2007. On 30 January 2007, he left Southend to sign a permanent contract at Leyton Orient initially until the end of the 2006-07 season. After rejecting a contract offer from Leyton Orient, he left the club in May 2007.
Two months later Guttridge signed for Championship side Colchester United. After only playing 14 league games in the season he was released.
Guttridge impressed during a trial period at Northampton Town, and on 4 August 2008 after two commanding performances in pre-season friendlies, he signed a contract with the Cobblers which will keep him at the club until at least the summer of 2010. His first goal for the club came as part of a 4-0 win over Stockport County on 21 March 2009.
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'''Jay Smith''' (born 24 September 1981 in London) is an English professional football midfielder and is a free agent.
Smith started his professional football career with Aston Villa. After a season, he was transferred to Southend United.
Signed in 2002 after a successful loan spell and turning down the advances of Hull City, Smith made his debut in August the same year and quickly became a regular in the Blues side.
A horrendous spell of injuries, including a broken ankle, has interrupted his career. Towards the end of the 2005-06 season, Smith was loaned out to Oxford United - and despite impressing manager Jim Smith during the run-in, it was not enough to save Oxford from dropping out of the football league.
Steve Tilson has always maintained that there was a place for a fit Jay Smith in the Southend squad and even after speaking to Oxford about a permanent deal for 2006-07, Smith and Southend committed to each other again and he signed on for another year at Roots Hall.
On 26 January 2007, Smith was released from Southend and made a permanent switch to Notts County after a successful two month loan spell. He was released from his contract in January 2009 five months early along with striker Spencer Weir-Daley.
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'''James Peter Lawson''' (born 21 January 1987) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Welling United. Lawson made 26 first team appearances in the Football League for Southend United as well as spending time on loan at Grimsby Town and Bournemouth.
Lawson began his career with Southend United, scoring within 10 minutes on his debut against Oldham Athletic in September 2005.
He was unable to establish himself in the first team at the beginning of the 2006-07 season and joined League Two side Grimsby Town in September 2006 on a one month loan.
Lawson was released by Southend and joined Grays Athletic on a one-year contract in August 2007.
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'''Peter Joseph Cavanagh''' (born 14 October 1981 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who last played for Accrington Stanley. He was made the youngest ever captain of Accrington after joining the club in 2001. He was an England C international in the 2003-04 season.
He was part of the youth team at Liverpool, but left for Accrington after realising he did not have a future at the club.
On 7 April 2009 Cavanagh was charged by the FA for breaching betting rules, being alleged to have placed a -5 bet on Accrington losing to Bury in the last match of the 2008-09 season. Bury won the match 2-0.
On 10 August 2009, he was charged by the FA for his involvement in breaching the betting rules and was fined -3,500 and suspended for 8 months. Due to this, he was released by Accrington.
Peter is now a pundit for the NFL in which he gives losing tips on a regular basis. He also has a part time role in Coronation Street were he fills in for Les Battersbea,he also works on five live in the role of Steve Lomas. Peter will finish his career and take up a role as a spark,following in the footsteps of his biggest influence in the game even though he is a millionaire after lending his hair to Brillo for there advertising campaign.
(2nd place in the 2009 Tiger Woods challenge in his house)
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'''Michael Welch''' (born 11 January 1982 in Crewe) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays for Altrincham, after having been released by Northwich Victoria. He is a former Republic of Ireland youth international.
His other previous clubs include Barnsley and Macclesfield Town.
A former Republic of Ireland Youth International, he was signed by Stanley prior to the start of the2005-06 season after creating a superb impression in the pre season games. He started his career as a trainee at Barnsley and on his release in 2001, he was signed by Macclesfield going on to make his debut towards the end of his first season. Before leaving he made over a century of appearances. In December 2006, a goal he scored against stockport was awarded the accolade of coming second in the "Goal of the Year 2006" competition, bettered only by a goal scored by Argentina in the FIFA World Cup.
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'''Jason Andrew Bent''' (born August 3, 1977 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a former Canadian international soccer player. He currently works as Head Coach for TFC Academy U-18 and Assistant Coach for TFC Academy.
After playing college soccer for the University of Maryland, Bent started his pro career with the Colorado Rapids in the MLS. During his time with the Rapids he helped the team reach the finals for the first time, and in 1999 he again helped the Rapids reach the finals in the US Open Cup.
Bent was really close to signing a long term contract with FC Copenhagen in 2001. But later in the year Bent signed with Plymouth Argyle helping the team win the English Third Division Championship in 2002, and the English Second Division Championship in 2004.
Bent played at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan, in a team alongside Paul Stalteri and Jeff Clarke. He then also played at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia, again with Stalteri and Clarke.
He made his senior his debut for Canada in an October 1997 World Cup qualification match against Mexico. He earned a total of 32 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented Canada in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2001 Confederations Cup.
He was a member of the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup winning squad, but did not play because of injury. In 2002 Bent also scored a decisive penalty kick against Martinique in the 2002 Gold Cup quarter-finals where Canada finished in third place.
His final international was a November 2003 friendly match against Republic of Ireland, in which Bent suffered a serious knee injury. For two full years he spent everyday in physiotherapy but nothing could be done to save his career. Bent announced his official retirement on March 23, 2006 after failing to recover from knee injuries.
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'''Robert William (Bobby) Smith''' (born 14 March 1944 in Prestbury, Cheshire) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. He was capped by England at Schools and Youth level. He is apparently the son of Conway Smith and grandson of Billy Smith of whom he gets his middle name from.
Bobby Smith began his career with Manchester United who he joined in April 1961. He made over 200 appearances for the United reserve team, but left in March 1965 to join Scunthorpe United still waiting for his league debut. He moved to Grimsby Town, for a fee of -8,000, moving on again to Brighton and Hove Albion in June 1968.
He left Brighton in June 1971, joining Chester City, but moved to Hartlepool United in October of that year. In August 1973 he moved to Bury as player-coach, but failed to appear in their league side.
When Smith began his managerial career with Bury in November 1973, taking over from Allan Brown, he was the youngest manager in football league. He had initial success, guiding Bury to promotion from Division Four at the end of the season. He was sacked by Bury in October 1977 after a poor start to the season, but two days later was appointed as manager of Port Vale. He made a series of new signings at Vale, but the club were relegated from the Third Division by April 1978 nonetheless.
Smith was appointed as manager of Swindon Town manager in May 1978, with the Town having to pay a compensation fee of -10,500 to Port Vale. Despite still being a relatively young manager, he guided Swindon to a promotion challenge in his first season in charge - missing out by three points, after losing the last two games of the season.
The following season, Swindon beat Arsenal to reach the League Cup semi-final, but lost to Wolves in the semi-final, when Wolves scored the winner five minutes from the end of the second leg. Having spent large amounts of money, particularly on David Peach and Glenn Cockerill, expectations were high at Swindon for the 1980-81 season. However, Smith was sacked in October 1980 after Swindon lost their first five games.
In 1981 he joined the coaching staff at Blackpool and in July 1982 moved to be a coach at Newport County. He was manager of Newport between June 1985 and March 1986, leaving the financially impoverished Welsh side just a couple years before their total financial collapse.
He coached Cardiff City between 1989 and July 1990 and later that year became assistant manager of Hereford United. He joined the coaching staff at Swansea City in March 1991 and was made assistant manager the following year. In October 1995 he became manager of Swansea after the departure of Frank Burrows, but resigned just 80 days later in December of the same year. In 1996 he was appointed to the coaching staff at Sheffield Wednesday where he performed a variety of roles before leaving in the summer of 1999.
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'''John Paul McCombe''' (born 7 May 1985 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire) is an English footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Port Vale of League Two.
A defender, he began his career with Huddersfield Town. In 2007, he left the club after finding himself unable to win a first team place. A brief time with Hereford United was followed by a move to Port Vale in May 2008.
McCombe joined Huddersfield Town as a trainee, making his league debut on 3 May 2003 as a late substitute for Jon Stead in the 1-1 draw at home to Oldham Athletic. He then had to wait until September 2004 for his next first team appearance.
McCombe's only appearances 2005-06 were against Blackburn Rovers in the Carling Cup, where he only played because of injuries and suspensions, against Boston United in the LDV Vans Trophy, when manager Peter Jackson rested all his first-team players and on the last game of the season against Swindon Town. In between he spent February on loan at Torquay United, but didn't appear in the first team for John Cornforth's struggling side.
On 15 March 2007, he, along with Hartlepool United's Michael Proctor, agreed to join Boston United on loan. However due to Boston's financial state, the then Boston Chairman James Rodwell was unable to sanction the deals and the players returned to their clubs.
On 9 May 2007, he was released by Huddersfield, and on 4 July 2007 he signed for Hereford United, ending his eleven years association with ''the Terriers''.
He began the 2007-08 season as third choice centre back, but an injury to Dean Beckwith gave McCombe his chance. He turned in a number of impressive performances, preserving Hereford's unbeaten record and scoring his first professional goal against Hartlepool United. McCombe made 29 appearances as Hereford gained promotion from League Two, but was dropped for the run-in, in favour of Karl Broadhurst. This coincided with McCombe's mistake in a match against Chester City when he conceded a penalty in the last minute for handball, which enabled Chester to draw the match 2-2. He was to make only one more appearance for the club, as a second-half substitute on the final day of the season.
On 17 May, 2008 it was revealed that McCombe wasn't going to be offered a new contract by manager and chairman Graham Turner after only one season at the club.
On 29 May 2008, Port Vale announced that McCombe had agreed a two-year contract to join ''the Valiants''. He claimed one of the reasons he put pen to paper was that having met Lee Sinnott 13 years previously, he knew that Sinnott could help improve his game.
He established himself as a first choice centre-back under new boss Dean Glover, but was also told he was too 'nice' and needed to be more aggressive in his defending. Nevertheless, his performances 2008-09 earned him the Chairman's Player of the Year Award.
He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. However by the end of October he had played in the opening eighteen games of the season, picking up a goal on the way, and was confident of earning a new contract by the season's end. On 12 December, he received the first sending off of his professional career, following a professional foul on Northampton Town's Adebayo Akinfenwa.
He currently is attending Manchester Metropolitan University, studying for a sports science qualification. He is a Sheffield Wednesday fan.
His elder brother Jamie plays for Championship side Bristol City.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
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}}'''Tom Curtis''' (born 1 March 1973 in Exeter, England) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Alfreton Town in the Conference North.
Curtis has previously played for several Football League clubs, and is perhaps best remembered for his seven-year spell at Chesterfield, where he played more than 250 games and was part of the Spireites' memorable cup run of 1996-97, where they reached the semi-finals, with Curtis scoring the winner from the penalty spot in Chesterfield's upset victory against Nottingham Forest. His other clubs include Mansfield Town, Chester City, Notts County and Portsmouth.
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'''Alfred Steward''' (born September 18, 1896 in Manchester) was an English football goalkeeper and football manager. He also played cricket for Lancashire.
Alf Steward played football in the army between 1915 and 1918, before joining Stalybridge Celtic. In 1919 he joined Manchester United as an amateur, as cover for United first choice keeper Jack Mew. While an amateur he also played for Heaton Park before turning professional with United in January 1920. His United debut came in October that year, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 win at home to Preston North End. He finally became a regular in the United side in the 1923-24 season, and was an ever-present the following season as United won promotion, as runners-up, to the First Division. Between April 1924 and September 1927 Steward missed only 7 league games out of a possible 139 for United, before losing his place to Lance Robinson. He regained his first-team place in April 1928 and went on to play a further 149 games before leaving Old Trafford in June 1932, joining Manchester North End as player-manager.
He lead North End to the final of the Cheshire County League Cup against Altrincham at the end of the 1932-33 season, a final in which he managed to play for both sides. The final finished in a 3-3 draw, but the replay was held over until the following season, by which time Steward had joined Altrincham as player-manager. Altrincham won the replay 4-1, and later that season made the 1st Round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing to Gainsborough Trinity. They also won the Cheshire Senior Cup.
He finally retired as a player during the 1937-38 season, making just two appearances that season. In May 1938 he took over as secretary-manager at Division Three (South) side Torquay United. Torquay finished 19th in his only full season with the club, the war intervening. He remained at Torquay until the club closed for the war in May 1940.
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'''John Law McNeil''' (born Inverkeithing) was a Scottish footballer, playing as a centre-half, and a football manager.
John McNeil signed for Portsmouth from Musselburgh Brutonians In December 1928. He moved to Reading in January 1930 where he was a regular for a while. After a spell with non-league Guildford City he moved to Inverness Caledonian from where he joined Plymouth Argyle in August 1934. He played 143 times, scoring 13 goals for Plymouth, leaving Home Park in the summer of 1939 when he joined Clapton Orient.
He later managed Merthyr Tydfil until June 1947, when he was appointed as manager of Torquay United. His first season was not a great success, Torquay finishing in 18th place, but the following two seasons saw finishes in 9th and 5th places and the discovery of future Torquay greats Don Mills and Sammy Collins. He resigned in March 1950 to take the manager's job at Second Division Bury, not before complaining about the low attendances at Plainmoor, even when the team was doing relatively well. His time at Gigg Lane saw Bury constantly battle against relegation, albeit to his credit successfully, until he left in November 1953.
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'''Brian Ebo Saah''' (born 16 December 1986) is a professional footballer currently playing for Cambridge United.
Despite starting as a central midfielder, Saah was converted to a central defender and won praise for his displays deputising for first team regulars John Mackie and Gabriel Zakuani during the 2005-06 season.
Saah had agreed to extend his Leyton Orient contract until the summer of 2009, but was released at the end of his contract.
Following a home defeat to Crawley Town, Cambridge boss Martin Ling announced he would sign a new defender. On 20 August, Saah was signed on a free transfer until the end of the season.
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'''Alex C. Massie''' (March 13, 1906 - September 20, 1977) was a Scottish international footballer, playing mainly at right-half. He was born in Possilpark, Glasgow.
Massie began his senior career with Partick Thistle, joining Partick from Shawfield Juniors. He moved on to Petershill, Glasgow Benburb, Glasgow Ashfield and Ayr United before joining Bury in January 1927, for a fee of -1,000.
He left Gigg Lane in August 1928, moving to the United States to play for Bethlehem Steel in the American Soccer League (ASL). That season FIFA declared the ASL an "outlaw league". As part of the dispute, the ASL boycotted the U.S. Open Cup. Bethlehem, however, defied the boycott and played in the Cup, leading the ASL to suspend the team after only seven league games. Bethlehem joined two other suspended ASL clubs, plus several other east coast teams to form the rival Eastern Soccer League. Massie stayed with Bethlehem through that tumultuous season, then spent the 1929-30 season in the Atlantic Coast League before returning to Europe with Dublin side Dolphins in 1930. Later that year he returned to his native Scotland to join Heart of Midlothian. His performances at wing-half, and occasionally at inside-forward soon won him international recognition, his first full Scotland international cap coming on 19 September 1931 against Northern Ireland, and he became the Scottish captain during the 1934-35 season.
He moved to Aston Villa in December 1935 for a fee of -6,000, but was unable to prevent their first ever relegation at the end of the season. He captained Villa to the Second Division title in 1938, and to the Football League North War Cup in 1944, also guesting for a number of sides, including Solihull Town, Birmingham, Nottingham Forest, Notts County and Portsmouth during the war.
He retired from playing at end of the 1944-45 wartime season, and was appointed manager of Aston Villa in August 1945 and lead them to top ten finishes in his first three seasons, despite not having complete control of the playing side of things at Villa Park, and twelfth place the following year. However, in August 1950 he left Villa.
===Torquay United and Hereford United===
In November of the same year he was appointed as manager of Torquay United as successor to Bob John, but his side struggled, eventually finishing in 20th place at the end of the season. He resigned in September 1951, returning to management with Hereford United the following January, where he remained as manager until December 1952.
He later coached local sides in Welwyn Garden City, where he died in September 1977 at the age of 71.
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'''Eric Victor Webber''' (22 December 1919 - 10 December 1996) was an English footballer, playing as a centre-half, and manager.
Although he was born at Shoreham in West Sussex, Webber's family moved into Hampshire when he was a child and he played for Fareham Senior School, before joining Fareham Town and then Gosport Borough. In 1938 he joined Southampton's nursery side, playing in the Hampshire League.
He was quickly promoted to the Reserves where his efforts were rewarded by a professional contract in March 1939. He made one appearance in the first team on 15 April 1939 playing at right-half. Before he had the chance to establish himself in the first team, normal football was suspended following the outbreak of World War II.
During the war, he served in the R.A.F. but also managed to play wartime football for Mansfield Town and Derby County.
He returned to The Dell in 1945 and immediately became the regular centre-half, being ever-present in 1948-49 and 1949-50. Promotion was narrowly missed in 1947-48 when Saints finished in third place, a feat repeated the following season (despite having an 8 point lead with 8 games to play) whilst in 1949-50 Southampton were to be denied promotion by 0.06 of a goal, missing out on second place to Sheffield United.
In March 1948, Webber came up against George Lowrie in consecutive matches against different clubs. On 6 March, Saints won 1-0 at Coventry City; during the week Lowrie moved to Newcastle United (becoming their most expensive signing in the process), and on 13 March, Saints defeated Newcastle at The Dell 4-2. In both games, Webber marked Lowrie out of the game. Lowrie was to have "revenge" at the end of the season, however, as Newcastle took the second promotion place ahead of The Saints.
According to Holley & Chalk's ''The Alphabet of the Saints'', Webber was "an effective blocker of anything that came his way". He became team captain in 1950, succeeding Bill Rochford, and his leadership qualities were soon to stand him in good stead, when he moved to Torquay as their player-manager.
He played 182 league games for Southampton, plus 10 in the FA Cup.
In October 1951 he left Southampton to become player-manager at Torquay United.
He continued as a player until 1955, making 149 league appearances for the Gulls.
In the 1956-57 season, he almost took Torquay to promotion from Division Three (South). On the final day of the season they needed to take maximum points from their game against Crystal Palace, but only managed to obtain a draw, so Ipswich Town took the only promotion place then available (on goal average). He did however lead Torquay to promotion from Division Four in 1960, Torquay finishing in 3rd place. Torquay were relegated two years later, again on the last day of the season, but Webber remained at the club until he was surprisingly sacked in May 1965, to be replaced by Frank O'Farrell after Torquay had finished in 12th place at the end of the season. He had spent nearly 14 years as Torquay manager, signing a number of players who would go on to greater things, including Robin Stubbs who he signed from Birmingham City for -6,000.
After spending 14 years as manager at Plainmoor, Webber spent another 5 years as manager at Poole Town, before retiring from football in 1970.
In August 1970, he returned to Southampton, where he ran the Manor House pub in Woolston until retiring in April 1984.
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'''Marcus Glenroy Richardson''' (born August 31, 1977 in Reading, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Windsor & Eton. He is a forward who usually plays in the target man role, and is much-travelled, having continually changed clubs in recent years. Marcus has 3 sisters and 1 brother .
Richardson began his career in non-league football. Following a move from Burnham, he made his debut for Slough Town in December 1999. A successful season with Slough alerted league scouts and he spent a week on trial with Cambridge United in July 2000. He moved to Harrow Borough for the start of the 2000-01 season and continued to attract attention from league clubs with appearances for Reading reserves in August 2000 and Wycombe Wanderers reserves in November 2000. He finally broke into the professional ranks by signing for Cambridge United on 16 March 2001, the same day that Dave Kitson also signed for Cambridge. The following day, he scored on his debut, netting a last-minute winner in a 3-2 win away to Stoke City. He moved to Torquay United on loan in September 2001, making the move permanent the following month at a cost of -5,000 for Torquay.
His spell at Torquay began with his as regular, although he was later mainly used as a substitute, competing with the likes of David Graham, Eifion Williams and Tony Bedeau for a place up front. He moved to Hartlepool United in October 2002 and would be joined at Hartlepool by Eifion Williams who had joined 7 months earlier. He struggled to settle at Hartlepool, although did score against Torquay in a match almost postponed due to snow, Richardson landing in a pile of cleared snow in front of the Torquay fans during one attempt on goal.
He had two spells on loan with Lincoln City in the 2003-04 season, before signing for Lincoln on a free transfer in January 2004. He was involved in "training ground incident" with Ciarn Toner early the following year, which resulted in both players being fined and loaned out to other clubs, Richardson joining Rochdale on loan in February 2005.
The following month he joined Yeovil Town on a free transfer, but was released at the end of the season, after just 4 appearances in which he failed to score. In June 2005 he joined Chester City, where he scored the killer third goal in the club's shock 3-0 FA Cup win over Nottingham Forest in December 2005. However, he only managed a handful of other goals for the club and joined Macclesfield Town on loan in March 2006, scoring twice on the final day of the season at Bristol Rovers to help assure the Silkmen's Football League safety.
He was released by Chester at the end of the 2005-06 season, and in July 2006 joined Weymouth.
Richardson played his only league game for the club in a surprise 2-1 win at Milton Keynes Dons on August 11, 2007 but was released at the end of his short-term contract on August 31, 2007. In October 2007, Marcus joined Farnborough,
Richardson signed for Henley Town in August 2009,
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'''Simon Travis''' (born 22 March 1977 in Preston) is an English footballer who plays for Brackley Town. He can play on both the right and left sides in a full-back or midfield role.
He started his career in the Football League with a season at Division Three side Torquay United. He then spent two seasons in Division One at Stockport. After leaving Stockport he spent a total of seven seasons in the Conference with Telford, Forest Green and Stevenage, combining football with his studies at university.
He joined Hereford in February 2004. His signing coincided with the beginning of an 11 game unbeaten run in the Conference although the team missed out on promotion. The following season he was a regular at full-back and scored on the first day of the season. However the summer of 2005 was not a good time for Travis. Hereford went out of the playoffs in the semi finals and then he sustained a serious injury while playing for England in the Four Nations Tournament. He suffered a collapsed lung and broken ribs which put him out of action for several months. Once he returned he played a key role in a team that won promotion to the Football League via the playoffs. In the final itself he played on the right wing and supplied the cross that led to Guy Ipoua's equalising goal. He re-signed for Hereford on a 1 year contract soon afterwards.
The 2006-07 season saw him compete for the right back position with Trent McClenahan, with Travis making more appearances over the course of the season. A proposed loan move to Stockport fell through in the second half of the season, and he was also voted Player of the Month for January.
He spent the 2007-08 season at Nuneaton Borough, and when the club folded in the summer of 2008 he joined Solihull Moors. A year later spent a short period of time at Leamington F.C. before moving to Brackley Town F.C.
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'''Andy Holden''' (born 14 September 1962, Flint, Wales) is a Welsh former football player. He had playing careers at Chester City, Wigan and Oldham Athletic and is the long-serving reserve team manager at Everton. He was a strong and powerful defender and was capped by Wales once at both full and under-21 level in 1984.
Holden's full appearance for Wales as a substitute against Israel at the end of the 1983-84 season was remarkable as a year earlier he had been playing non-league football for Rhyl and his new Chester City team had comfortably finished bottom of Division Four. However, Holden had stood out in a poor side and he would retain his player of the season accolade the following campaign. He had made his Football League debut on 27 August 1983 for Chester in a 1-1 draw with Northampton Town.
Unfortunately, club captain Holden became dogged by injuries and he rarely featured in Chester's 1985-86 promotion campaign. He joined Wigan for -50,000 in October 1986 at a time when Chester were suffering a financial crisis and facing a winding up order. He left Chester after making exactly 100 Football League appearances for them in three and a half years, when he bagged 16 goals - an impressive strike rate for a central defender thanks to his penalty taking and ability to head in set-pieces.
Holden continued to impress at Wigan and this led to a transfer to Oldham Athletic in January 1989. Despite spending several years at Boundary Park, Holden played just 22 league games due to his ongoing injury problems and had to watch on from the sidelines as his team-mates played in the top-flight from 1991 to 1994 and reached the Littlewoods Cup final in 1990. However, he did play in both enthralling FA Cup semi-finals for Oldham against Manchester United, as the Latics took their illustrious opponents to extra-time in the replay before losing 2-1. His final game was a substitute appearance for Oldham was in a 2-1 defeat by Middlesbrough in November 1994, shortly before he followed manager Joe Royle to Everton as part of the coaching staff.
He has survived several managerial changes to become a trusted part of the backroom team at Goodison Park, with his matchday role having become more prominent since the departure of assistant manager Alan Irvine to Preston North End.
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'''Jason Daniel Pearce''' (born 6 December 1987) is an English footballer. He currently plays in defence for Bournemouth.
Having joined Portsmouth as an apprentice in 2004, Pearce rose through the ranks, earning himself a reputation as an honest, no-nonsense defender with a drive to succeed. His professionalism despite his tender years earned him his first pro-contract in June 2006.
On 9 August 2007, Pearce moved along the south coast to Bournemouth, signing a two-year contract. On the 4th January 2010 Jason replaced Danny Hollands as first team captain, in a new-look structure that saw veteran striker Steve Fletcher become club captain.
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'''Tamika Mkandawire''' (born 28 May 1983 in Mzuzu) is a Malawi-born footballer who plays for Leyton Orient and as a central defender.
He came to England age 1 with his English mother and Malawian father and was raised in Rugby, Warwickshire.
Mkandawire was a trainee at West Brom for five seasons but did not make an appearance for the first team due to the lack of opportunities at the club at the time. Albion released him in 2004 after winning promotion to the Premier League.
He was a first team regular at centre-back in the 2004-05 season making the most appearances of all the central defenders in the squad. He also chipped in with six goals, more than any other defender that season. This consistency continued into the 2005-06 season where he missed only four matches, and scored nine goals. When club captain Tony James was injured, Mkandawire took the captain's armband and led Hereford to the playoff final, scoring in the crucial semi-final against Morecambe. He lifted the trophy after a 3-2 win over Halifax and was subsequently named Player of the Year, for the second season in succession.
For the 2006-07 season he was named as team captain for Hereford's first season back in the Football League. He was a regular in Hereford's defence, scoring twice in the league, and his solid performances had led to speculation over him moving to a bigger club. Despite an improved contract offer in December 2006, which reportedly would have made him the highest earner in the club's history, he decided that his future lay elsewhere.
On 6 June 2007 he signed a three year deal with Leyton Orient, who had previously seen a -60,000 bid rejected.
On 15 July 2009,  Millwall made a bid for Mkandawire.
He holds a United Kingdom citizenship and has played for the English semi-professional team. Malawi does not allow dual citizenship therefore Tamika is currently ineligible to play for Malawi at full international level.
Mkandawire is an active fundraiser for charity work in Malawi and in January 2009, he became Ambassador for
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'''Stuart Keith Fleetwood''' (born 23 April 1986 in Gloucester) is an English-born Welsh footballer who is currently playing for Exeter City on loan from Charlton Athletic. He has also played for Wales at U21 level. He plays as a striker.
As a youngster Fleetwood was a talented rugby union fly-half and was part of the Newent team that won the Gloucester Schools Cup. However he eventually decided that football was the better route after he scored 104 goals in one season for Newent youth. He qualifies to play for Wales due to his father Keith, who was born in St Mellons, Cardiff.
Fleetwood started his career at Cardiff City at the age of 12 when he joined the clubs youth programme, and eventually made just 12 first team appearances in two and a half seasons as a professional. On 3 October 2005 Fleetwood was involved in a car accident on his way back from a Cardiff reserve match against Hereford United along with fellow players Nicky Fish, Lloyd Jenkins and Anthony Taylor. The accident occurred on the A40 in Monmouth and all four players had to be cut out of the wreckage of their Vauxhall Corsa after being hit by an articulated lorry. He was later released with minor injuries. He fell out of favour with the club during the 2005-06 season and was placed on the transfer list by the club. However at the time Fleetwood was still suffering the psychological effects of his car crash earlier in the season and he was arrested near Ninian Park for drink-driving where he was found to be over by more than double the legal limit, he was banned from driving for twenty months and fined -455.
He signed for Hereford United in January 2006, who beat off competition from Hamilton Academical, and made a good start, scoring four goals in five league games. He featured as a substitute in the Conference play-off final win over Halifax Town, and subsequently signed a new one year contract.
He made a promising start to the season by scoring Hereford's first Football League goal since 1997 and a further goal against Chester. In the League Cup he scored a hat-trick against Championship side Coventry City, becoming the first Hereford player to score a hat-trick in a League Cup tie. He was also called up to the Wales U21's. However his form escaped him after missing several matches due to contracting a virus, which caused him to lose nearly a stone in weight. On 31 January 2007 he was sent out on a month's loan to fellow League Two club Accrington Stanley. He made just three first team appearances after the turn of the year for the Bulls, and was released at the end of the season.
In June 2007 Fleetwood signed a one year deal at Conference side Forest Green Rovers. He started the season in good form for Forest Green and started to attract interest from league scouts after just three months but he quickly moved to quash speculation by saying that he would be happy to see out his contract at the Gloucestershire club. His good form continued to be recognised when he was named as Conference Player of the month for September. In November and December he was a major factor in Forest Green causing an FA Cup upset when they knocked out Football League Two side Rotherham United. The first tie finished 2-2 with Fleetwood scoring both goals before the club won the replay 3-0 with Fleetwood again on the score sheet with one goal. He then found the net once in the following round in a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Football League One side Swindon Town.
Fleetwood's form saw him linked with, among others, Championship sides Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace.
He joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year deal in June 2008. On 26 September 2008 he joined Football League One side Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan deal. He managed two league goals in his spell at Cheltenham, one coming in a 4-3 victory over Colchester and the other in a 2-2 draw with Stockport.
On the 30 October 2008 Fleetwood agreed to join League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan, initially for one-month.. He made his Brighton debut against the 4-1 win over Millwall on the 1 November where he came on as a substitute in the 89th minute. He returned to Charlton on 30 January 2009 having not scored in 11 league appearances.
On 18 March 2009, Fleetwood signed on loan to Football League Two side Exeter City until the end of the 2008-09 season, where he impressed socring three goals in eight appearances.
Following promotion to League one, Exeter City have given an undisclosed offer to Charlton Athletic for Stuart Fleetwood. Rumours are that a deal was about to go through, however, the new consortium at Charlton banned all transfers, and so the deal was halted.
However, on 1 September 2009 on transfer deadline day, Fleetwood returned to Exeter City on a season-long loan deal.
Fleetwood has won several caps for the Wales under-21 side, making his debut in 2004 against Latvia U21. His last call up was at Hereford although manager Graham Turner criticised the Welsh FA over the handling of the call up as Hereford did not find out he would be playing for the under-21 side until Fleetwood was already travelling to join the squad and was therefore unavailable for their clash with Rochdale. He has also played for Wales at various other youth levels.
On 30 October 2007 he was called up to the Wales semi-professional under-23 squad to face Italy in the European challenge trophy.
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'''Alon Hazan''' (; born September 14, 1967) is a former Israeli footballer. Outside of football he is presently taking a degree in politics.
Hazan spent most of his playing career in Israel, but did spend 18 months with English side Watford, with whom he achieved two promotions - from Division Two to the Premier League. He turned home to Israel for personal reasons before he could play a part in the top tier of English football.
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'''Craig Taylor''' (born January 24, 1974) is an English professional footballer.
Taylor was born in Plymouth. He began his professional football career with Swindon Town, who he joined in April 1997 from non-league Dorchester Town for a fee of -25,000. He had a month on loan with Plymouth Argyle from October 1998 and moved to Plymouth in August 1999 for a fee of -30,000.
In February 2003, Taylor joined Torquay United on loan , initially for a month's cover as both Sean Hankin and Steve Woods were sidelined with injuries. The loan deal was extended to the end of the season and he signed for Torquay on a free transfer in June 2003 .
He spent much of the early part of the 2006-07 season out of the Torquay side due to injury, but returned to the squad as an unused substitute in the 1-0 defeat at home to Boston United on December 16, 2006. However, he was soon out injured again before being able to make his comeback, which came on January 19, 2007 in the 5-2 defeat away to Notts County. Taylor was released from Torquay in May 2007 after their relegation to the Conference National.
His brother Shaun also played professionally for Swindon Town.
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'''Gary Dempsey''' (born 15 January 1981 in Wexford, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer who plays for Darlington.
The central midfielder made an uneasy start to his Pittodrie career. Although blessed with fine technical ability and good vision, Dempsey struggled with the physical rigours of the SPL in the Aberdeen midfield. Under pressure from a large section of the Don's support, Dempsey travelled to Doncaster to spend a time on trial with Doncaster Rovers in January 2006. A move failed to materialise, and although Dempsey returned to Aberdeen, his future at the club looked bleak. But as the 2005-06 season drew to a close, he forced his way back into the first team picture after a number of fine bit-part performances.
On the 26 March, 2007, Aberdeen announced that he had rejected their final contract offer
St Patrick's Athletic announced his signing on 31 January, 2008. Gary scored the equaliser away to IF Elfsborg in the UEFA Cup. In November 2008 he was suspended after admitting betting against his own team albeit in a game in which he was not appearing
He signed for Darlington along with former Shamrock Rovers striker Tadhg Purcell in January 2010. He made his full league debut against Rotherham United which ended in a 2-1 win for his new club
He said after agreeing to play as an amateur for Aberdeen:
"I would rather be on the dole than play for Dunfermline."
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'''Darren John Garner''' (born December 10, 1971 in Plymouth) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Bodmin Town.
Garner began his professional football career as a trainee with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional in March 1989. He moved to non-league Dorchester Town on a free transfer in August 1994 and in June 1995 moved to Rotherham United for a fee of -30,000.
In ten years at Rotherham, in which he played over 250 games, he helped the Millers to two promotions and an Auto Windscreen Shield, but fell out of favour with both his manager and the club's fans in February 2005 after being substituted in a game at home to Nottingham Forest. The hand gestures he gave while leaving the field were reported by the Fourth Official, leading to FA charges and a -500 fine.
The following month Garner moved to Torquay United on loan until the end of the season, failing to prevent Torquay's relegation. He joined Torquay on a free transfer on June 2005, playing in a side almost relegated for a second successive season.
In June 2006 he was given in 3-month contract extension, but in October 2006 was told by Torquay manager Ian Atkins that he would be released at the end of November. He left Torquay in early November having agreed a settlement for the end of his contract. He signed for Newport County on November 7, 2006. He first featured for County as a sub against Swansea City in the FA Cup 1st round proper. Almost scoring with his first touch Garner turned back the clocks with a fantastic display of football. Although he made a promising start for the exiles things went downhill thereafter. Consistently underperforming he frustrated both fans and management alike, his only goal being an own goal against Braintree Town. He was later released by manager Peter Beadle after failing to turn up for a league game. and he joined Cornish non-league side Launceston after being released in March 2007.
However, Garner joined Truro City later the same month. He left Truro in the summer of 2007 to join Bodmin Town, but left Bodmin in September 2007 to re-join Launceston.
On 14 February 2009 Garner had his debut as Manager for Launceston, after the resignation of Paul Smith
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'''Craig Russell''' (born 4 February 1974 in South Shields) is an English former footballer.
Russell started his career at Sunderland in the 1992, quickly breaking into the first team. However he gradually fell out of favour as Sunderland became a more successful team, he was replaced by Kevin Phillips and Niall Quinn and left the club for Manchester City for a -1,000,000 fee in November 1997.
Whilst with City he had numerous loan spells with lower level clubs: Tranmere Rovers in August 1998, Port Vale in February/March 1999, Darlington in September/October 1999, Oxford United in February 2000 and St. Johnstone in April 2000.
In July 2000, the million pound player was allowed to leave for St Johnstone permanently on a free transfer, having scored four goals in 36 appearances at Maine Road (a return of one goal every nine games). Jinxed with injury at the Scottish club, his family did not take to life in the country and so he made the decision to leave the club in October 2002. In January 2003 he moved on to Carlisle United, spending twelve months with the Cumbrians before joining Darlington. He left Darlington in May 2005. He then signed for South Shields in the Northern League.
After retiring, Russell joined rugby union club Newcastle Falcons as a masseur, later moving on to Newcastle United and then former club Sunderland.
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'''Jonathan Alan Spencer "Jon" Worthington''' (born 16 April 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic in Football League One. He primarily plays as a central midfielder.
Born in nearby Dewsbury, Worthington began playing for Huddersfield Town at the age of nine, eventually moving through the clubs youth academy and into the first team. He primarily plays as a hard tackling central midfielder. Many Terriers fans regarded Worthington as being the main lynchpin of the Town midfield. Other midfielders have attempted to fill that role such as Michael Collins, Andy Holdsworth, Adnan Ahmed, Mark Hudson and loan signing Ronnie Wallwork, but fans felt that the Town midfield Four was incomplete without Worthington in the middle.
He was made captain in 2004 after previous captain Efe Sodje was stripped of the captaincy after being sent off in a LDV Vans Trophy match against Blackpool which Town lost 6-3 in extra time. He was given the captaincy over Nathan Clarke who was named vice-captain.
Worthington picked up 16 yellow cards in the 2005-06 season. Another other low point was that through injury he missed Huddersfield Town's high profile FA Cup tie against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 2008.
Following Andy Ritchie's departure as manager of the Terriers in 2008, Worthington was relieved of his captaincy duties by caretaker manager Gerry Murphy, so he could focus on his playing duties. The captaincy was taken up by Robert Page.
After being out of new manager Lee Clark's plans, Worthington moved on loan to Yeovil Town on January 30, 2009. He made his debut the following day in the 1-0 win over Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road. His loan was extended by another month on March 3, following impressive displays under new player-manager Terry Skiverton. He was recalled on March 26. However, it was revealed on April 17, that manager Lee Clark didn't see Worthington in his future plans and said he was not going to offer him a new contract.
On May 26, 2009, he joined Oldham Athletic, becoming Dave Penney's second new signing after Rob Purdie.
-DOCSTART-	5920053
'''Darren Michael Eadie''' (born 10 June 1975 in Chippenham) is a former professional footballer, who made his name as a pacey left-sided midfielder with Norwich City F.C.. He later played for Leicester City.
Eadie was a product of Norwich City's youth system and broke into the first team during one of the most successful periods in the club's history. His debut was as a substitute in a UEFA Cup match against Vitesse Arnhem at Carrow Road on 15 September 1993, Norwich's first ever match in European competition. Three days later, he scored on his league debut in a 2-2 draw at QPR. Eadie would go on to score 3 goals in 20 appearances during his debut season. He continued to establish himself as a first team regular the following season, but that 1994-95 campaign was calamitous for Norwich who slumped in the second half of the season and were relegated from the premiership. The following season, Eadie scored 6 goals in 39 appearances, but the season was played out in a poisonous atmosphere as the club came close to going out of business during the last days of the regime of chairman Robert Chase.
The 1996-97 season was Eadie's best for Norwich and arguably saw him play the best football of his career. He was the club's leading scorer with 17 league goals and he was voted Norwich City player of the year by a landslide. His outstanding form was recognised by England manager Glenn Hoddle who, in the summer of 1997, selected Eadie for his England squad to play in the Tournoi de France. However, injury forced Eadie to withdraw from the squad. He would later have to withdraw from another England squad through injury and he never won the England cap that many people felt he deserved. His next two seasons were also frequently interrupted by injury. He missed the second half of the 1998-99 campaign and when 1999-00 began, Norwich supporters were wondering when they would see him in action again. He made an unexpected return from the substitute's bench against Crewe Alexandra on 11 September 1999 and scored an outstanding goal to give Norwich a 2-1 win. It was the start of a good run of form that would see the club come close to breaking into the play-off positions. In December of that season, Eadie was transferred to Leicester City for a fee of -3,000,000 to the considerable disappointment of Norwich supporters.
Darren was featured as one of "The Boys A Bit Special" in the first issue of 442 Magazine.
Leicester manager Martin O'Neill had briefly been Eadie's manager at Carrow Road during his spell as Norwich boss in 1995. At the time he signed Eadie he stated that he was a player that he had tried to sign on previous occasions. At the time, the -3,000,000 fee was the highest that Leicester had ever paid for a player. Eadie's injury problems did not relent, however, and in his three and a half years at Leicester he was limited to just 40 appearances. When his contract expired in the summer of 2003, Eadie was forced to retire as there was no prospect of him recovering fully from his injuries.
Norwich fans never forgot Eadie's contribution, and in 2002 voted him as an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame, which was established to celebrate the club's centenary. In an interview for the Norwich City matchday programme on 13 August 2005, Eadie stated that he had found retirement difficult, particularly as many of his friends were still playing professional football. Eadie has done media work for Anglia Television and BBC Radio Leicester since retiring. He now currently resides in Blofield Heath, Norfolk
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'''Mark Stephen Hotte''' (born September 27, 1978 in Bradford, England) is an English football player, currently playing for Northern Premier League Division One North side FC Halifax Town.
He joined Scarborough from Oldham Athletic in the 2001-02 season. In the 2003-04 season Mark was voted Scarborough's player of the season. He signed a new deal with Scarborough in June 2003. Has been seen in goal in recent years, but is generally still seen as a solid centre back.
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'''Steve Baker''' (born 8 September 1978 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England) is an English professional footballer who is a defender and currently plays for Newcastle Blue Star.
Baker has played for a number of clubs including Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town, Hartlepool United Darlington and Scarborough.
Baker signed for Scarborough in 2001 and went on to make 100 league appearances for them but he was released by Scarborough at the end of the 2005-06 season.
He signed for Gateshead in July 2006 but was released after the 2007-08 season had finished in May 2008.
Bakers most remarkable and well known appearance of his professional career was during Middlesbrough's league cup semi-final clash with Liverpool in 97-98. Middlesbrough were huge underdogs going into the game, given that were not playing top flight football and Liverpool were one of the best teams in the country. The focal point of Liverpool's side was Steve McManaman who was considered to be one of the best players in English football. Middlesbrough manager Bryan Robson asked Baker to man-mark McManaman for both of the semi-final games. McManaman even commented after the game how Baker followed him to the sidelines when he needed a drink. Baker's excellent performances nullified the threat of Liverpool's star player and Middlesbrough against all odds reached the final.
-DOCSTART-	5921982
'''Adam Griffiths''' (born 21 August 1979 in Sydney) is an Australian professional football player, who currently plays for Al-Shabab.
Adam Griffiths played for a number of Australian clubs before moving to Europe with Belgian club Oostende, and later England with Watford. He moved to another English club, League One side Brentford on 11 July 2006.
Adam Griffiths was released by Brentford on 16 May 2007 and rejoined former club Newcastle Jets the next day. His twin brother Joel Griffiths also played for the Newcastle Jets.
He made his A-League debut in Round 1 of the 2007-08 A-League season against , and scored his first goal in the A-League in Round 5 against .
As of Thursday November 20, 2008, Griffiths signed for new expansion club Gold Coast United, on a three year contract starting in the 2009/2010 season.
After playing only one game for Gold Coast, Griffiths moved to Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab, in a deal worth $1.2 million a season plus a $650,000 transfer fee. It is now reported that Griffiths will be leaving Al Shabab and returning to Gold Coast under the terms of his deal.
-DOCSTART-	5923043
'''Trevor William Ross''' (born 16 January 1957 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for [Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], Everton, Portsmouth, Sheffield United and Bury, and in the Greek First Division for AEK Athens.
Ross started his career at Arsenal, joining in 1972 as an apprentice and turning professional in 1974. He made his first-team debut as a substitute against Liverpool on 1 February 1975, and was a regular in the latter half of the 1975-76 and throughout the 1976-77 seasons. He was ousted from the side by David Price at the start of the 1977-78 season, and moved to Everton in November 1977. He played 67 games in all for Arsenal, scoring 9 goals.
Ross made his Everton debut on 5 November 1977 in a 1-0 defeat of Derby County; he went on to play 120 matches scoring 16 goals for the Toffees, before being sent out on loan, first to Portsmouth, then to Sheffield United, in the 1982-83 season. After a spell in the Greek First Division with AEK Athens,
He then moved into non-league football, first a short spell with Hyde United before Tommy Docherty signed him for Altrincham.
After leaving football, Ross worked as an HGV driver. In 2007, he worked as a transport supervisor, and in his spare time coached youngsters at Oldham Sports Centre.
Ross's father, Willie, was also a footballer who played for Arbroath and Bradford City in the 1940s and 1950s. Ross could claim Scottish ancestry through his father, and was capped once by Scotland at under-21 level, despite having played for his native England at youth level.
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'''Jamie Winter''' (born 4 August 1985, Dundee) is a Scottish professional footballer. Who plays for Fortmarine Utd who play in the Scotish Highland League. Formerly of Leeds United and Chesterfield.
He started his career with Leeds United, but failed to make an impact. He moved to Aberdeen in the Christmas Transfer window in 2005. He failed to make an impact, but scored a free kick against Celtic in a 3-1 defeat. He spent the second half of the 2005-06 season on loan to St. Johnstone
Winter was told that he will be leaving Aberdeen at the end of the 2006-07 season. He signed for Chesterfield FC on 20 July 2007 until the end of June 2009, and whilst having a questionable impact has scored a piledriver against Exeter and 2 long range strikes against Mansfield.
As of the end of the 08/09 season Chesterfield chose not to renew Winter's contract and he is now a free- agent. He signed for Fortmarine Utd who play in the Scotish Highland League
-DOCSTART-	5924171
'''Jelle Van Damme''' (born 10 October 1983 in Lokeren) is a Belgian footballer currently on the books of Anderlecht. He can play as a central defender or a left back. Van Damme also plays with Belgium.
He started his career at Beveren, before he made a short move to neighbour club Lokeren where he played in the youth teams. He then signed to Germinal Beerschot, a Jupiler League team linked with Ajax Amsterdam. The Dutch team offered him a try-out which started in February 2002. In the summer of 2002 Van Damme moved permanently to the Amsterdam club where he showed promise in the Dutch Cup. In the 2002-03 season, he played in the UEFA Champions League and started as a regular player in the squad but he broke his toe in November 2002. The next season he helped Ajax qualifying for the Champions League Group Stage but he had few chances to play in the first team, which led him to sign for Southampton in the FA Premier League in the summer of 2004. In England, he only played 6 matches for the whole season which saw the relegation of Southampton to the Coca Cola Championship.
Van Damme subsequently moved on a loan basis to Werder Bremen in Germany though Anderlecht showed interest in the player at that moment. After only 8 matches and a goal in the Bundesliga in 2005-06, Van Damme moved to the Brussels squad, which was officialised on 6 June 2006.
Van Damme was sued by Standard Liege centre back Oguchi Onyewu for allegedly calling Onyewu a "dirty ape" during the Belgian league play-off match between Anderlecht and Standard Liege.
He made his debut in the national team on 29 March 2003 in a match against Croatia.
-DOCSTART-	5924761
'''Sir John Charles Clegg''' (15 June 1850 - 26 June 1937), better known as '''Charles Clegg''', was an English footballer and later both chairman and president of the Football Association. He was born in Sheffield and lived there his whole life. He competed in the first international match between England and Scotland in 1872. He was the older brother of William Clegg, whom he played both with and against.
He became heavily involved in local football serving as chairman and president of both Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United. He was also one of the founders of the latter. He was also played a critical role in merging the two competing Sheffield football associations in to the Sheffield and Hallamshire Football Association, which he then became chairman of. During his reign in charge of the FA he became known as the ''Napoleon of Football''.
Charles Clegg was the son of Mary and William Johnson Clegg, who would go on to have a total of 6 children. His father was a trainee solicitor at the time of Charles' birth. Two years later he became a highway rate collector but re-entered the profession after the Great Sheffield Flood in 1864. He prepared claims against the water company responsible. This would lead to him to become a fully qualified solicitor and found his own firm, which became known as Clegg & Sons. He would also go on to be mayor of Sheffield three times.
Charles joined his father's law firm after leaving school and would eventually become a solicitor in 1872. In the same year he married Mary Sykes with whom he would have 3 children. Both Charles and his brother were noted athletes with a flair for football. Charles was also an outstanding runner winning prizes at the 100 yards sprint and the quarter mile. Locally he played for Sheffield F.C., Perseverance and Broomhill but his favoured club became Sheffield Wednesday.
He and his brother represented the Sheffield Association the first inter-association match against the FA at Bramall Lane on 2 December 1871, won 3-1 by Sheffield, and would become a regular feature in inter-association matches.
The highlight of his career came when he represented England in the first international played on 30 November 1872. However he did not enjoy the experience later stating that his team mates were 'snobs from the south who had no use for a lawyer from Sheffield'. This would prove to be the only cap that he would earn. He and William would go on to become the first brothers to win English caps when his brother earned his first cap the next year.
In the Football Annual of 1875 by Charles Alcock, he was described as "very fast with the ball, passing it with great judgment and, when within sight of the enemy's goal-posts, an unerring kick."
Towards the end of his career he earned one last distinction. When it was decided to experiment with the first floodlit match he and his brother were chosen to captain the two sides involved. On the night of 15 October 1878 a crowd of 20,000 turned up at Bramall Lane to see the Reds (captained by Charles) beaten by the Blues 2-0. The game was declared a huge success.
After finishing his playing career Charles became a referee. During the 80s it was said that there were few major Sheffield matches that were not refereed by either him or his brother (William Clegg). He also was put in charge of two FA Cup finals, in 1882 and 1892 as well as the 1888 match between Scotland and Wales and the 1893 match between England and Scotland.
He also became prevalent in local football politics. In the mid 1880s he became the Chairman of Sheffield Wednesday. He also became chairman of Sheffield Football Association in 1885 earning a place on the FA Council. He subsequently played a crucial role in uniting the Sheffield and Hallamshire associations.
In 1889, in his role as president of Sheffield United Cricket Club, he proposed that a football club should be based at Bramall Lane. It was named after the cricket club and so Sheffield United Football Club was born on 22 March 1889. He would also become the president and chairman of the new club.
Charles Clegg became chairman of the Football Association in 1890. It was a turbulent time in English football. Professionalism, something that Charles vehemently opposed throughout his life, had been legalised in 1885 and the Football League had been created the season before.
During his years in charge, Charles would oversee the Football Association's entry into FIFA in 1905 and subsequent exit in 1919. After re-entering in the early 1920s they would leave FIFA once again in 1927 over the thorny issue of professional payments.
He also became President of the FA in 1923 after the death of Lord Kinnaird. No other person before or since has held both positions. He was knighted by King George V in 1927. Although the citation did not mention football, he is generally regarded as the first person to receive a knighthood for services to football.
Charles Clegg died on the 26 June 1937, barely two months after seeing his beloved Wednesday fall into the second division. His funeral was held at Sheffield Cathedral on the 30 June and was attended by representatives from both national FAs and all the county FAs of England as well as a number of clubs. He was buried at Fulwood Churchyard in Sheffield.
Charles Clegg was a strict teetotaller and non-smoker. He also had a deep religious conviction. His favourite quote was "nobody ever gets lost on a straight road". He was known to frown on those who drank before matches and also disliked gambling. He feared that professionalism would be a corrupting influence on the game and fought a losing battle against it throughout his administrative career.
Despite this he was more broad-minded than people expected. He understood that players sometimes had to 'rough it'. He also had a sharp wit. During a disciplinary meeting, where a young player had been brought before him for ungentlemanly remarks to a referee, Clegg asked what had been said. The player responded, "Well, I said 'I've shit better referees'". "I see," said Clegg. "All right, I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll give you a week to prove you can do just that. But if you can't, I'm afraid you'll have to pay a -1 fine".
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'''Shane Paul''' (born January 25, 1987 in Walsall) is an English footballer, who was signed by Halesowen Town in July 2007.
Paul, a former Aston Villa trainee, is a lightning quick striker with an eye for goal, has represented England at U16, U17 and U18 level. Also, Paul became professional in January 2005.
He was released by Villa in 2006, joining Scunthorpe United after a trial period at Wycombe Wanderers. Shane signed a short-term contract with Cheltenham Town after joining the League One side on trial in October 2006. He was released the following May without making a first-team appearance. Shane was making good progress in the 2007/2008 season with Halesowen Town until breaking his leg in two places in the early stages of a game against Banbury. It is not yet known if Shane will be able to play football again.
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A talented forward, nicknamed the "Prince of Dribblers", Fitchie was born in Edinburgh and played football as an amateur (having had too many business commitments to commit to the game professionally). He appears to have travelled a lot, and his career was rather eclectic as a result; he played for a variety of clubs, and the dates of some of his tenures are not known.
Having started out at West Norwood, Fitchie joined Woolwich Arsenal when he was 19, in November 1901. He made his debut against Gainsborough Trinity in a Second Division match on February 8, 1902, and scored twice as Woolwich Arsenal rolled out 5-0 winners. However, being unable to fully commit to the team, he was only in the Woolwich Arsenal side intermittently, and often guested for other London sides, including Fulham, London Caledonians and even Tottenham Hotspur - although as they were not at this time Arsenal's deadly local rivals, this would have raised few eyebrows at the time.
Fitchie's main club, however, was Woolwich Arsenal, and it seems he played mostly for them while he was in London. It wasn't until the 1904-05 season did he have any sort of decent run in the side, though; he scored six goals in nine league games that season, Arsenal's first in the First Division.
Fitchie's ability was such that he was called up to play for Scotland, against Wales on March 6, 1905, which Scotland lost 3-1. In all he won four caps for his country, scoring one goal - the only goal of the game against Ireland on St Patrick's Day 1906. He was still a regular for Woolwich Arsenal, scoring nine league goals in 1905-06 and reaching an FA Cup semi-final the same season.
Fitchie left Arsenal in mid-1906 back to his native Scotland, and played for Queen's Park for two years. He also spent some time in Southern England during this period, occasionally appearing for Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion. He returned to Woolwich Arsenal in 1908, and he played another full season (1908-09) there; he scored ten goals (nine in the league, one in the cup) in twenty-one games, making him Arsenal's top scorer; that season they finished sixth in the First Division, which would remain their highest-finishing position until 1925-26. In all, he played 63 times for Arsenal and scored 30 goals.
After leaving Arsenal, Fitchie joined a touring team known as The Pilgrims, a side composed of British players that toured the United States in October and November 1909. After returning to England, Fitchie played for Glossop North End between 1909 and 1911, and Fulham for a second spell in 1912.
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'''Jason Lee Jarrett''' (born 14 September 1979 in Bury) is an English footballer, who plays in midfield. He is currently a free agent, having left Port Vale in December 2009.
Jarrett started his career with Blackpool in 1998, the next year he moved on to Wrexham. He spent 2000 to 2002 with Bury, before signing with Wigan Athletic. In 2005 he joined Norwich City, moving on to Preston North End the next year. He spent the first part of 2009 with Brighton & Hove Albion after negotiating a release from his contract at Preston, he spent the later half of 2009 signed with Port Vale. In addition to these clubs he has also had several loan spells. Altogether, he has played almost 250 matches in the Football League.
Jarrett started his career with Blackpool, making his debut in an FA Cup clash with Wigan Athletic on 14 November 1998 at Springfield Park, replacing Barry Shuttleworth late into a 4-3 defeat. He got his first start on 8 December, in a Football League Trophy 2-0 home defeat by Stoke City. He went on to play two league games that season, before joining Wrexham at the end of the season.
On 9 October 1999, he played in a 5-1 defeat at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium. That was his only appearances for ''the Dragons''.
He was with Bury for the 2000-01 season. He scored his first goal at Vetch Field, on 30 September 2000, scoring the second of a 2-0 win over Swansea City. In total he made 28 appearances that season.
He established himself firmly in the first team in 2001-02, playing over forty games. Bury were relegated into the Third Division at the end of the season, but Jarrett avoided this fate, having been sold to Wigan Athletic for -75,000 in March 2002.
He played 45 games in 2002-03, as Wigan were promoted from the Second Division as champions, with a massive 100 points.
Coping well with First Division football, he made over forty appearances in 2003-04. His team finished two points outside the play-off places.
After recovering from a broken leg, he spent January 2005 with Stoke City. He played three games for ''the Potters'', including their 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Arsenal. Manager Tony Pulis was eager to have him back at the Britannia Stadium, but nothing came of the talk. ''The Latics'' finished second in 2004-05 and were promoted to the Premier League, though Jarrett only made fourteen appearances. Leaving the JJB Stadium after his contract was up, he rejected a new three year deal with the Premier League club and instead chose to look for first team football elsewhere, signing for Nigel Worthington's Norwich City in June 2005.
He was out of favour for ''the Canaries'' in 2005-06, playing just eleven league games. He joined Plymouth Argyle on a six week loan in November 2005, playing seven games for the Devon-based club. In March 2006, he joined Preston North End on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent transfer afterwards. Norwich were paid -30,000 for the loan deal and the permanent transfer would go through for an undisclosed sum.
The 2006-07 season saw him play for three different clubs. Losing his place in the Preston side in September, he joined Hull City on loan in November 2006, to provide midfield cover for the injury-stricken club.
In October 2007 he was sent on loan to Queens Park Rangers for three months, but only played two games, returning to Deepdale after just a few weeks. He joined League One Oldham Athletic on an end-of-season loan in January 2008. He scored three times in fifteen games for ''the Latics''.
After applying himself well in pre-season, he made three appearances for Preston in October 2008, but was otherwise neglected. In January, 2009, Jarrett left Preston after negotiating an early release to his contract, and joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a contract until the end of the 2008-09 season.
In September 2009, he joined up with Micky Adams again, this time at League Two Port Vale on a trial basis. He was signed up on a three month deal before the month was up, in an attempt to "kick-start his career". His first task was to regain the fitness necessary for regular football. However he was not offered a new contract at the end of the year, having played just thirteen games, due to illness and injury. Adams admitted "the fans didn't see the best of him".
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''Play-off results included in totals.''
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'''Simon Paul Whaley''' (born 7 June 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bradford City, on loan from Norwich City.
He joined Preston for -300,000 from Bury in January 2006 after scoring seven goals in half a season for them. He scored vital goals against Leicester City and Coventry City as North End pushed forward to the play-offs.
Whaley made 85 appearances for the Shakers before signing for Preston, since his debut in October 2002, scoring 11 goals including strikes against Leyton Orient and Wycombe earlier in the season.
Whaley signed a four-and-a-half year deal with North End.
He made his debut in the league match against Millwall on January 14th 2006, coming on as a second half substitute to replace Brian Stock.
He went on to make a further 17 appearances, scoring three goals, all away from Deepdale in consecutive games against Coventry, Leicester and Hull.
Last season his early form had him grabbing all the headlines from his former Bury team mate David Nugent and he was heading the early scoring charts with three goals in the first six games.
He went on to bag a further three before the end of October before being forced to wait until the final game of the season to add to his tally, when he score the only goal in the 1-0 win over Birmingham.
He finished the season with seven goals in 33 starts.
Although successful in previous seasons with Preston North End, a dispute with manager Alan Irvine led to him being frozen out of the squad and sent on loan in November 2008 to Barnsley for a month.
On 24 July 2009, Whaley signed a two year contract with Norwich City.
On 18 September 2009, Simon Whaley joined Rochdale on a 1 month loan. He made his debut against Northampton Town, coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute. On his first start for the club, he scored Rochdale's 2nd goal in a 4-1 victory over Hereford.
On the 20 November 2009 Simon signed for Bradford City until 2nd January 2010.
Simon made his debut for Bradford City on the 21st November as a second half subsitute against Bournemouth in a 1-1 draw replacing Scott Neilson.
On the 4th January, Simon returned to Norwich City after Bradford City decided not to extend his loan
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'''Lee Harrison''' (born 12 September 1971) is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnet. He has also played in over 400 League and Cup games in the course of his career with Gillingham, Fulham, Leyton Orient and Peterborough United.
Born in Billericay, Essex, Harrison, a goalkeeper, started his career at Charlton Athletic without making any first team appearances. From 1996 until 2003 he played 233 Football League games for Barnet and was Player of the Year for three consecutive seasons. After a -10,000 transfer to Leyton Orient where he played 65 League and Cup games - he moved to Peterborough United for the 2005-06 season, but in July 2006 returned to Barnet as player/coach. He was appointed club captain in July 2007.
In his second spell at the club, he attained the feat of making 300 league appearances for the club, honoured with a banner adorned on the North Terrace fence for the match against Rochdale in which he kept a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw. He was only the fifth player to achieve this feat for Barnet.
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'''Ian Thomas William Craney''' (born 21 July 1982 in Liverpool) is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town in Football League One. As of 22 July 2009, he is on loan at Football League Two side Morecambe.
After starting his career as a junior at Everton, he got his first break in senior football at Conference National side Altrincham, before moving to Accrington Stanley in 2004. He then signed a permanent deal at Swansea City on 9 January 2007 for -150,000 from Accrington Stanley having been on loan since 23 November 2006. He returned to Accrington in early 2008, after an initial loan spell.
Fellow League Two side Morecambe saw two bids rejected for the midfielder in July 2008. But just two games into the 2008-09 season, Accrington accepted an undisclosed fee from League 1 side Huddersfield Town for the midfielder. He took up the vacant number 5 shirt following the sale of David Mirfin to Scunthorpe United. He made his Town debut in their 3-1 defeat by Milton Keynes Dons at the Galpharm Stadium on 23 August 2008. His first goal for the Terriers was the winning goal in their 2-1 win over Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on 6 September 2008.
Whilst playing for his previous club, Accrington Stanley, he was an England National Game XI international.
On 22 July 2009, Craney joined Football League Two side Morecambe on a season-long loan along with fellow team mate Phil Jevons. He got his first goal for the Shrimpers in their 5-2 defeat by Burton Albion on 15 August 2009.
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'''Paul Mullin''' (born 16 March 1974) is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two Morecambe. He is the brother of Accrington player John Mullin.
Born in Bury, Mullin started his career with Accrington in 1995, making his first-team debut before being released.
On 14 April 2007, Mullin broke Chris Grimshaw's record for club appearances for Accrington Stanley with 362 games, in a 4-1 victory against Grimsby Town. He scored the first of Stanley's four goals during the match. Mullin rejected the offer to be captain for the day to avoid getting himself into a testimonial mentality.
In March 2009, Mullin joined fellow League Two side Bradford City on loan for the rest of the 2008-09 season, to replace Barry Conlon, who was loaned to Grimsby Town.
On 31 August 2009 Mullin signed for Morecambe F.C. on a One-Year-Deal with option of further year for an Undisclosed fee.
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'''Lee Anthony Thorpe''' (born 14 December 1975) is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two side Darlington.
Thorpe was born in Wolverhampton and began his career as a trainee with Blackpool, turning professional in July 1994. He joined Bangor on loan in September 1995, scoring once in three games during his loan spell.
After failing to establish himself at Blackpool, he was allowed to leave, joining Lincoln City on a free transfer in August 1997. He had a successful time at Sincil Bank, scoring 57 times in 192 league games, before moving to Leyton Orient on a free transfer in May 2002. He joined Grimsby Town on loan in February 2004, having been placed on the transfer list and told his contract would not be renewed in the summer. He moved to Bristol Rovers on a free transfer the following month.
In February 2005 he joined Swansea City, initially on loan, but signing on a free transfer a week later. He failed to establish himself at Swansea, joining Peterborough United on loan in October 2005 and Torquay United on loan in February 2006. He remained at Torquay on loan for the remainder of the season, playing first under John Cornforth and then under Ian Atkins as Torquay successfully fought off relegation to the Conference.
He signed for Torquay United on a free transfer in May 2006, one of Ian Atkins' first signings after confirming himself as manager for the following season. Although he has played most of his career as a centre-forward, Thorpe also played as a central defender when required at Torquay. He was still under contract when Torquay were relegated to the Conference National, but left 'by mutual consent' on 27 June 2007. He signed a two-year contract with Brentford on 3 July 2007. He was sent off on his debut for Brentford after 45 minutes for a serious foul.
After losing his place in the Brentford first eleven under new manager Andy Scott, Thorpe joined Rochdale on a free transfer on 31 January 2008. He scored his first goal for his new club against his former club in a 2-0 win at Griffin Park.
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:''This article refers to the Rotherham United player. For the Derby County player, see Andy Todd (footballer born 1974)''
'''Andrew Jonathan Todd''' (born February 22, 1979 in Nottingham, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Rotherham United.
He was signed by Accrington Stanley from Conference side Burton Albion in the summer of 2006 after impressing during a loan spell at the end of the 2005-06 season.
Todd was signed by Rotherham United on a two-year deal on 17 May 2007, after turning down a new deal from Accrington.
On 2 October 2008, he signed a three-month loan deal with one of his former clubs, Eastwood Town and made a great start scoring one and assisting in another goal in a 3-1 win over Nantwich Town.
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'''Martin John "Buster" Phillips''' (born March 13, 1976)) is an English former professional footballer.
Phillips was born in Exeter and began his football career as a trainee with his local side Exeter City, turning professional in July 1994. He soon attracted the attention of higher division clubs and moved to Manchester City in November 1995 for a fee of -500,000. He struggled to establish himself at Maine Road and was loaned to Scunthorpe United in January 1998 and back to Exeter City in March 1998.
He left Maine Road in August 1998, moving to Portsmouth for a fee of -100,000. Again he struggled to establish himself and spent a month on loan to Bristol Rovers in February 1999. In August 2000 he returned to Devon, joining Plymouth Argyle in August 2000 for a fee of just -25,000 . He was released at the end of the 2003-04 season, after spending much of the season struggling with injuries.
He joined Torquay United on a free transfer in July 2004 , becoming one of a growing band of former Plymouth players signed by Leroy Rosenior, others including Craig Taylor, Brian McGlinchey, Martin Gritton and Matthew Villis.
In November 2006, the BBC linked him with a possible move back to Exeter City, by now a Conference National side , but the move fell through and Phillips remained at Plainmoor. He failed to appear again for Torquay and in May 2007 it was announced that he had been forced to retire due to suffering chronic fatigue syndrome.
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'''Gareth Michael "Gary" Roberts''' (born March 18, 1984 in Chester) is an English professional footballer playing for Huddersfield Town in Football League One. He was capped four times for England at semi-professional level.
Prior to joining Accrington Stanley in February 2005, Roberts played for Liverpool's Academy and five Welsh clubs in Denbigh Town, Bala Town, Rhyl, Bangor City and Welshpool Town. In 42 League of Wales appearances for Rhyl, Bangor City and Welshpool Town, he scored ten goals.
He moved to Ipswich Town on loan from Accrington Stanley in October 2006, impressing enough to earn a permanent four-year deal in January 2007. He scored his first goal for Ipswich against Derby County in November 2006.
He started the 2007-08 season with a goal in the 4-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday but lost his place. On 12 February 2008, Roberts joined Crewe Alexandra on a one-month loan, joining another Gary Roberts at the club.
At the end of the 2007-08 season, Roberts was transfer listed and joined Huddersfield Town on 29 July 2008 for a fee of around -250,000. He along with five other players made his Huddersfield Town debut in the 1-1 draw against Stockport County at the Galpharm Stadium on 9 August 2008. On 12 August, he scored his first two goals in the 4-0 win against local rivals Bradford City in the first round of the League Cup to send Huddersfield through to the second round. His first league goal for Huddersfield was a consolation goal in their 3-1 defeat by Milton Keynes Dons on 23 August 2008.
On April 25, 2009, he won 3 awards at the club's Player of the Year Awards. He won the Best Goal for his goal against Hereford United in December, the Fan's Players of the Season and the Player's Player of the Season awards.
Roberts has signed a new three-year deal with Huddersfield Town on 2 July 2009.
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'''Mark Edward Boyd''' (born 22 October 1981 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is an English footballer currently playing for Barrow. He joined the club in January 2008, previously playing in Ireland at Sligo Rovers.
Mark began his career with in Newcastle United youth team coming through the ranks before leaving on a free transfer to League One side Port Vale. However, he suffered a broken ankle with a couple of months of the season remaining. Boyd never really forced his way back into the reckoning the following season as Vale were challenging for the play-offs in League One and he was released by mutual consent in 2004 to join Carlisle United until the end of the season.
For the next two seasons Boyd could not forge a longer term deal with a club and ended up playing bit part roles for Carlisle United, Gretna, Macclesfield Town, and finally Accrington Stanley, before eventually signing for Conference side Southport before the 2006-07 season.
His Southport career began disappointingly with a missed penalty in the team's first game of the season. However he moved in 2007 to Sligo Rovers in Ireland. In January 2008 he was back in England with Barrow of the Conference North. In May 2008, Barrow beat Staylybridge Celtic 1-0 to gain promotion back into the Conference National via the Conference North play-offs.
Boyd also scored a 40 Yard Stunner against Eastbourne on the final day of the 2008-9 season.
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'''Matt Villis''' (born April 13, 1984 in Bridgwater) is an English professional footballer.He is the Grandson of Blues guitarist John Mayall. He currently plays for Tiverton Town, having played league football for Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United.
Villis began his career as a junior with Bridgwater Town before signing as a trainee with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional in July 2003.
He then joined Torquay United on a season-long loan deal in July 2004, making his league debut as an early substitute for Lee Canoville in a 4-2 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday. He went on to play 22 times that season as Torquay unsuccessfully battled against relegation from Division Two.
He was released by Plymouth at the end of the season and joined Torquay on a free transfer in June 2005. Despite beginning the season as a regular squad member, he lost his place after Torquay's FA Cup draw against non-league Harrogate Town and was linked with a move to ambitious non-league side Truro City. He returned to the Torquay side in February 2006 as the Gulls battled against a second successive relegation and was a regular until the end of the season under first John Cornforth and then Ian Atkins.
He was confined to the substitute's bench for the early part of the 2006-07 season, although was restored to the first team under new manager Lubos Kubik before missing the remainder of the season due to injury. He was released in May 2007 after Torquay's relegation to the Conference National. He joined Bridgwater Town on trial in early July 2007 and was again linked with Truro City before joining Southern League side Tiverton Town later the same month.
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'''Scott Liam Flinders''' (born 12 June 1986 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Hartlepool United. He has also played for the England Under-20 team.
Flinders started out at Barnsley, making his league debut in 2005, when he replaced the injured Ross Turnbull in the Barnsley goal. He made an instant impression, and played eleven games in the next three months, which led to a call-up to the England U-20 side.
In the 2005-06 season, he was picked to play for a "Football League XI", in a match against their Italian counterparts. He also went back to being second choice at Barnsley, this time to Nick Colgan. Because of this, he only made a few more league and cup appearances in which he again impressed, leading to trials at Chelsea and Wigan Athletic. Flinders moved to Crystal Palace as part of a deal that took Sam Togwell to Barnsley in the summer of 2006.
Flinders made his competitive debut for Palace in a Football League Cup tie with Notts County, playing the full game as Palace were beaten 2-1. This would be his last appearance before going on loan to League One club Gillingham, where he made his debut in a 2-1 away win against Doncaster Rovers on 9 September 2006. His loan with Gillingham was extended for a second month,
For the next game, a trip to Sheffield Wednesday, Flinders made his league debut with The Eagles, while Hungarian international Gbor Kirly was dropped to the bench for a game which ended in a 3-2 defeat. This was quickly followed by a game at Loftus Road, against Queens Park Rangers, which ended in a 4-2 loss, after which he was dropped, not returning until late December.
On 20 February 2007, Flinders was sent out on loan again. He signed for Palace's rivals, Brighton & Hove Albion, after their first choice goalkeeper Michel Kuipers was injured. He made his Seagulls debut at his previous club Gillingham, a game which his new team won 1-0.
Flinders was sent out on loan again in February 2008, this time to Yeovil Town, after their first choice goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall was injured. However, despite Yeovil signing him for further month loan period, on 27 March, Championship club Blackpool signed him on loan until the end of the season as competition for first-choice keeper, Paul Rachubka. With Blackpool's next match being an away game at Crystal Palace he was not allowed to make his debut for the club until after that match.
During August 2008, Flinders signed for Scottish Premier League side Falkirk on loan until January 2009, and he returned to Palace at the end of this spell.
Flinders was released by Crystal Palace on 6 May 2009.
On 26 June 2009, Flinders signed for North-East League 1 side Hartlepool United.
Flinders was called up to play for the England Under 20 team in 2005.
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'''Peter Kyle''' (September 1880-1961) was a Scottish footballer.
Born in Rutherglen, Glasgow, Kyle played at centre-forward, first for junior clubs Larkhill and Royal Albert before joining Clyde. Reportedly rejected by Clyde due to his fierce temper, he moved south of the border to join Liverpool in 1899, and figured for Liverpool in their first four games of the 1899-00 season, but lost his place to John Walker and only played one more match that season. Unhappy with reserve-team football, he left in summer 1900 and went on to play for a range of Southern League clubs, including Leicester City (1900-01), West Ham United (1901-02), Kettering Town (1902-05) and Tottenham Hotspur (1905-06). At Tottenham, he was reportedly involved in a fracas with team-mate Chris Carrick and suspended by the club.
In April 1906 he joined Woolwich Arsenal and made his debut on the first day of the 1906-07, in Arsenal's First Division win over Manchester City on September 1, 1906. That season, he was prolific in front of goal, scoring thirteen goals in 29 league appearances (although Charlie Satterthwaite was Arsenal's top scorer that season) as Arsenal finished seventh. The following season, Kyle was the Reds' top scorer with nine goals (eight in the league and one in the FA Cup), although Arsenal's form was much poorer and they only finished 14th.
With the club strapped for cash, Kyle was sold to keep the club's finances viable, to Aston Villa in March 1908. In all he scored 23 goals in 60 appearances for Woolwich Arsenal. Kyle was not as big a success at Villa as he had been with Arsenal, and after less than a year he had moved on to Sheffield United, (with Robert Evans for a combined fee of -1100). He finished his career back in the Southern League with Watford.
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'''Anthony Francis Lloyd''' (born 14 March 1984 in Taunton, England) is an English footballer, with Guiseley. He played over 60 games in the Football League for Huddersfield Town and Torquay United as well over 40 games for York City in the Conference National.
Lloyd began his career as a trainee with Huddersfield Town, turning professional in August 2002. Lloyd made his league debut on 27 September 2003 in a 3-0 win at home to Leyton Orient and went on to make 42 league appearances for Huddersfield. He was a member of the 2004 promotion side, playing in the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff as Huddersfield beat Mansfield Town on penalties after a goalless draw after extra-time.
Lloyd joined Torquay United in November 2005 on loan,
He joined York City in July 2006,
Following his release by York, Lloyd went on trial with Farsley Celtic and signed for them in July 2007.
During the 2008/2009 season he was ever present in the Guiseley side which reached NPL Premier Division Play-offs and won the Unibond League Cup, his performances won him the club player of the year accolade.
Anthony Lloyd 2008/2009 Guiseley AFC played 56 games scored 13 Anthony Lloyd Guiseley AFC 2008/2009 awarded player of the year
Anthony Lloyd 2009/2010 played 21 scored 3
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'''Stephen Leslie Reed''' (born 18 June 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a defender, and is on loan at Weymouth from Macclesfield Town.
Reed was born in Barnstaple, Devon and began his career as a trainee with Yeovil Town, turning professional in September 2002. He made his Conference debut in April 2003, as a substitute in a 4-0 away win against Dagenham & Redbridge, his only appearance as Yevoil won promotion to the Football League. His league debut came in November 2003, Reed was sent off late in the game as Yeovil lost 2-1 to Bury, Bury's winner coming just two minutes after Reed's dismissal.
In October 2004, Reed joined Forest Green Rovers on loan, spending two months with the Nailsworth side. Further loan spells followed the next season, in August 2005 with Woking and the following month with Aldershot Town. In March 2006 he joined Torquay United on loan, moving to Plainmoor on a free transfer at the end of the season.
Reed left Torquay by mutual consent on 16 February 2007, joining Tiverton Town the same day. He later joined Weston-super-Mare until the end of the season. On 17 May 2007, Reed signed for Conference National side Cambridge United.
In July 2008, he joined Weymouth.
In December 2009 Reed joined his former club Weymouth on a months loan to get match fitness, a deal which was extended on 16 January 2010 until the end of the 2009/10 season
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'''Danny Ventre''' (born January 23, 1986 in Chester) is an English footballer currently playing for Sligo Rovers
His only previous clubs were Accrington Stanley and Chester City, although he only made first-team appearances for Accrington. He helped Stanley win the Nationwide Conference in 2005-06 and played for them in the Football League the following season. A tough tackling defender, Danny joined Sligo Rovers in August 2007 and made his debut against Shamrock Rovers, which Sligo Rovers went on to win 2-0. Danny scored his first goal for the Bit O' Red against Cobh Ramblers earlier this season scoring Rovers second goal in a 3-1 victory.
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'''David Alistair Brown''' (born 2 October 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Conference National side Forest Green Rovers as a striker.
Born in Bolton, Greater Manchester,
He immediately became a regular in the Hull side the following season, but his failure to score regularly and the signing of new players by Brian Little pushed him out of the frame for a regular starting place. In the July 2001, Brown was made available on a free transfer by Hull City after playing 123 league games, in which he scored 21 times. On 4 September 2001 Brown joined Torquay United on trial, at the same time as Gary Brabin. Neither were taken on at the time by Torquay manager Roy McFarland, although Brabin joined soon after from Boston United.
After playing in Australia, Brown began a second trial with Torquay in early November 2001, McFarland noting that his lack of fitness was the main problem before and giving him a second chance. He signed non-contract terms for Torquay on the 9th of November, making his debut the following day in the 2-1 defeat at home to Swansea City. He played the following week in the FA Cup against Northampton Town, but was dropped for the derby game against Exeter City a few days later. With Torquay struggling to find a settled forward line, he was recalled for the defeat away to Halifax Town on the 24th of November, but after another disappointing performance was released immediately after the game.
In December 2001 Brown joined Chester City on trial, impressing manager Steve Mungall enough to earn a contract. However, within days of Brown signing Mungall was sacked and replaced by Mark Wright who released Brown on a free transfer at the end of the season.
He joined Telford United in August 2002, moving to Hereford United in June 2003, although missed the start of the season after breaking his collar-bone in pre-season training. He remained with Hereford until March 2005 when he moved to Accrington Stanley, signing a new two-year deal in June 2005. In the 2005-06 season Brown helped Stanley to promotion to the Football League, with his former club Hereford taking the second promotion place. Brown struggled to gain a regular place in Stanley's league side and in November 2006 joined Burton Albion on loan. He joined Conference National side York City on trial in September 2008 and featured for the reserves in a 2-1 victory against Grimsby Town.
Brown ended the season partnering prolific striker Andy Mangan and in the summer of 2009 agreed to become player/assistant manager at The New Lawn for the 2009-10 season. After manager Jim Harvey left the club in August, Brown took over as player-caretaker manager.
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}}'''Steve Finnieston''' (born 30 November 1954 in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish footballer who played during the 1970s and 1980s, most notably for Chelsea.
A striker, Finnieston first joined Chelsea as a 12-year old. He signed professional forms in December 1971. He made his debut for the club in a 1-1 draw with Leicester City in 1975 and spent time on loan at Cardiff City during the same season. He didn't establish himself as a regular in the Chelsea first-team until 1976-77. That season was his most prolific, as he struck up an impressive partnership with Kenny Swain and scored 24 league goals, including a crucial winner against promotion rivals Nottingham Forest and a final day hat-trick against Hull City.
Chelsea were promoted back to the First Division at the end of the season but thereafter the goals dried up, though he did score in Chelsea's unexpected 4-2 win over European champions Liverpool in the FA Cup third round. He joined Sheffield United in June 1978 and scored four goals for them in 23 appearances.
Finnieston retired from professional football in 1980 at the age of 25 due to injury. He made a comeback a year later in non-league football with Addlestone
and Hartley Wintney. He also played and scored in a friendly for Camberley Town in August 1991 but he never played a competitive game for the club.
He later became a postman and worked as a sales rep for Travis Perkins until 2006. He is now self-employed.
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Sims began his career as an apprentice with Derby County, turning professional in August 1970. His league debut came as a substitute on 16 December 1972 when he replace David Nish with 4 minutes remaining in a 1-1 home draw with Newcastle United. He made only two further appearances for Derby, although one of those was as a substitute in a European Cup semi-final against Juventus.
He had loan spells with Luton Town in November 1973, Oxford United in September 1974 and Colchester United in January 1975, before moving to Notts County in December 1975 for a fee of -10,000.
He moved to Exeter City, managed by Bobby Saxton in December 1978 for -12,000, but stayed less than a year, moving to local rivals Plymouth Argyle, where Saxton was now manager, in October 1979, costing the Pilgrims -22,500. He quickly established himself at Home Park, making 183 appearances, scoring 48 goals and was voted Player of the Season in 1982 by the Plymouth fans.
He left Plymouth in August 1983, joining the third Devon professional team, Torquay United. His initial stay at Torquay was a short one, re-joining Exeter City in February 1984, Sims being one of the players moved on as a cost-cutting measure by new Torquay manager David Webb. He returned to Torquay in November 1984, this time as player-coach under Webb and in August 1985 was appointed manager when Webb's position changed to general manager. However, his spell in charge at Plainmoor lasted just 33 days and later that year he joined non-league Saltash United. He was later player-manager of non-league Waldon Athletic and ran a pub in Torquay
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'''Fred Binney''' (born 12 August 1946 in Plymouth) is an English former professional footballer.
Fred Binney was raised in the Barbican area of Plymouth. He was a prolific goalscorer in junior football whilst playing for CM Department juniors and was signed by South Western League side Launceston. He became an apprentice at Devonport Dockyard and whilst continuing to play for Launceston, also played for John Conway in the Devon Wednesday League. It was playing for John Conway that Binney was spotted by Don Mills, by now acting as a scout for Torquay United.
He signed for Torquay as an amateur, before turning professional in October 1966. Whilst a regular scorer for Torquay's reserve side, which played in the Western League, the form of Robin Stubbs meant that Binney's debut would have to wait. It finally came in September 1967, a 1-1 draw away to Grimsby Town, but Binney could not gain a regular place in the side and was loaned to Exeter City in February 1969, scoring 11 goals in 17 league games.
The following season Binney was still not a regular in the Torquay side, and in March 1970, after scoring 10 goals in 34 league games for the Gulls he moved to Exeter City for a fee of -35,000. In 1972-73, Binney scored 28 league goals for Exeter, making him the joint-top goalscorer for the season, alongside Bryan 'Pop' Robson of West Ham United. The following season, Binney was voted the PFA Division Four Player of the Year as he scored another 25 times.
Unsurprisingly he was noticed by a number of higher level teams, and in May 1974 was signed by Brian Clough for Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee of -25,000 with John Templeman and Lammie Robertson moving to Exeter in exchange. He had scored 90 goals in 177 league appearances for the Grecians. His second season at the Goldstone Ground was his most successful, Binney scoring 23 league goals as Brighton narrowly missed out on promotion to Division Two.
In 1977, after 35 league goals in just 70 games and after helping Brighton to promotion in his final season, he moved to the United States, playing for St. Louis Stars in the NASL, around now he also played alongside players like Pel in New York where he powered a header in front of 68,000 people, before signing for Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer in October 1977. His first season at Plymouth was a struggle, both for the team as it battled against being relegated for the second successive season, and for Binney who initially could not hold down his place in the first team.
The following season saw a turn around in Binney's fortunes, 28 goals resulting in the Plymouth Player of the Year award. However, Binney suddenly fell from favour at Plymouth, not fitting in with new manager Bobby Saxton's plans for Argyle, and in January 1980, after 39 goals in 71 league games for Argyle, Binney was transferred to Hereford United for -37,000.
At Hereford he subsequently qualified as a coach and was appointed assistant manager to Frank Lord. In 1982 Lord left for Malaysia and Binney soon followed, working as coach to the Malaysia national team before returning to Devon in 1985 as assistant manager to Colin Appleton at Exeter City. When Appleton was sacked in December 1987, Binney also left becoming Recreation Officer at Plymouth University where he later became President and coach of the University of Plymouth football club (UPFC) and still is today.
Fred's eldest son, Adam, followed him into football coaching in 2004 as manager of the Longbrooke Football Club in Exeter.
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'''Alton Thelwell''' (born 5 September 1980 in Islington, Greater London) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kettering Town.
Thelwell signed for Hull City on 13 June 2003 by then manager Peter Taylor after being released from Tottenham Hotspur. Thelwell had made 18 league appearances in his time at Spurs. He had also spent two months on loan playing for Swedish side IFK Hassleholm, and won one England under-21 cap in February 2001. However injuries robbed him of further first-team opportunities at Spurs, and he was released by then boss Glenn Hoddle.
Fitness problems blighted Thelwell's time at Hull City, and he missed over a year from October 2004 to February 2006 due to a serious knee injury. Hull had extended his contract at the start of the 2005-06 season, but at a much reduced rate of pay. After proving his fitness and featuring in nine of City's last thirteen games of the season, Thelwell was rewarded with a further year's contract extension.
Finding his first team opportunities at the KC Stadium limited, he joined Leyton Orient on loan in October 2006, making his debut in the League One fixture against Cheltenham Town on 21 October 2006.
Thelwell impressed during his loan spell and was rewarded with a permanent 18-month contract when the transfer window reopened on 1 January 2007. He was named as Leyton Orient club captain at the start of the 2007-08 season. He was released in May 2009.
Thelwell subsequently had trials at Bournemouth, Milton Keynes Dons and Gillingham. In October 2009, he joined Newport County, making his debut on 11 October in the 1-0 FA Cup Third Round Qualifying defeat at Paulton Rovers. On 1st December 2009 Thelwell joined Kettering Town on a free transfer.
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This is a '''list of notable footballers who have played for Grimsby Town'''. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more league matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes players that have had considerable success at other clubs.
''Players are listed in alphabetical order. Appearances and goals are for league matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.''
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'''Paul Anthony Hall''' (born 3 July 1972 in Nottingham, England), is an English born Jamaican international footballer who plays for Stratford Town. He is a striker who can also play on the right wing.
Hall began his career as an apprentice at Torquay United, turning professional on 9 July 1990, although he had already made his league debut the previous season. He helped the Gulls to promotion via the play-offs, primarily playing as a winger, and made a total of 93 league appearances, before a -70,000 transfer to Portsmouth on 25 March 1993.
Hall was to spend five happy seasons with the Fratton Park outfit, and after some impressive displays Hall gained a call up to the Jamaica national football team to participate at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
After some impressive performances at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Hall moved to Coventry City for a fee of -300,000. Within four months at Coventry he had been told by manager Gordon Strachan that he did not fit into his plans, but Hall chose to stay and fight for a place, turning down a move to Port Vale in late November 1998. On 18 February 1999 he joined Bury on loan, but again returned to Highfield Road to fight for a first team place. The following season chances were even sparser, with loan moves to Sheffield United on 17 December 1999, and to West Bromwich Albion on 10 February 2000, neither of which resulted in permanent deals.
Finally, on 17 March 2000, Hall left Highfield Road, joining Walsall on loan until the end of the season, and in the summer joined the Saddlers permanently on a free transfer. He helped the club to gain promotion to Division One (now known as The Championship) via the play offs, but found himself out of manager Ray Graydon's plans for the 2001-02 campaign. Port Vale attempted to take him loan on 20 September, but were told by Walsall that only a permanent deal would suffice. The following week he was offered a trial at Queens Park Rangers, but again returned to Walsall. On 10 October 2001, he finally left the Bescot Stadium, joining league newcomers Rushden & Diamonds on a free transfer,
Hall spent three seasons with Rushden & Diamonds making 112 appearances and scoring 26 goals. In the then Division Three play-off final, Hall scored a superb solo goal straight from kickoff after Cheltenham scored. When financial problems forced Rushden to offload several players, he signed for Tranmere Rovers where he played 55 times and scored 13 goals.
For the 2005-06 season Hall signed on a free for Chesterfield,
On 11 January 2008, Hall and fellow Saddlers team mate, Danny Sonner both joined League Two strugglers Wrexham, however Hall's deal was only a loan deal. Hall scored his first goal for Wrexham on 9 March which was the opening goal in a 2-0 win at local rivals Chester City. Unfortunately for Hall he suffered an injury, and returned to Walsall. In July 2008, Hall signed for Conference South club Newport County under manager Dean Holdsworth.
Recently, he and Duane Darbyare looking to join forces and apply for the vacant managers position at their former club Rushden & Diamonds following the resignation of Garry Hill.
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'''Darryl Powell''' (born 15 November 1971) is an English-born former professional footballer who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League and Premier League and played international football for the Jamaican national team. He usually played as a central midfielder.
The son of a Reggae musician, he was born in Lambeth, London and his career included spells at English clubs Portsmouth, Derby County, Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest, as well as a stint at Colorado Rapids in the USA. Along with his Derby team-mate Deon Burton he was one of the ''Reggae Boyz'' playing for the Jamaica in France 98.
Powell has also appeared as a guest on the beach soccer circuit, playing for the England national beach soccer team in an exhibition game in Birmingham.
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'''Lee Dong-Gook''' (born 29 April 1979 in Pohang) is a South Korean football striker, who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in K-League.
Lee married Lee Soo-Jin, a former Miss Korea, in December 2005, . On 14 August 2007, he became a father of twin girls.
Lee started playing football for Pohang Steelers, where due to his outstanding performance in his first season, he managed to make his debut for the South Korean national team making a total of 71 appearances and scoring 22 goals. He was then sent on loan to Werder Bremen of Germany's Bundesliga.
During six months at Werder Bremen in 2001, Lee's playing time was limited partly due to injuries.
Lee left the Steelers in 2002 to perform his military service, joining the military team Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix. He spent two seasons there. His career recovered after he returned to Pohang in 2004.
In April 2006, Lee tore cruciate ligaments in his knee while playing in a K-League match for the Pohang Steelers that forced him out for six months, and was unable to play in the World Cup.
Lee signed with Middlesbrough in January 2007, after he was granted a work permit.
Lee did not return to his former club Pohang Steelers on transfer deadline day, and was released at the end of the season for the season 2008/09. He received offers from clubs in Japan and Germany.
Lee signed a contract with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in 2008. However, he was unsuccessful, and was linked another move to several K-League and J. League clubs.
Lee was tranferred to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the 2009 transfer window. He scored a brace in his debut for Jeonbuk on 2009 March 15 against Daegu FC. Lee completed his second senior hat-trick on 2nd May 2009 against Jeju United. In July 4th, he scored his second hat-trick of the season against Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix. He eventually became the K-League Top Scorer in 2009 K-League, scoring 20 goals in 27 league matches. He also scored one goal in the second leg of final in K-League Championship, and Jeonbuk beat Seongnam Ilhwa by 3-1 to win the first league trophy in their history.
Lee was a member of the South Korea national football team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also took part in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup and finished top scorer with six goals.
In 2002, Lee was not chosen by Guus Hiddink to represent South Korea in 2002 World Cup. Fans called him "Lazy Genius," because they felt that he did not fully use his potential.
This is also because Hiddink emphasized strong stamina, great power, and agile speed, which are the categories that Lee struggles in, except power. He later admitted to spending his days drinking and not watching a single game that took place in Korea.
Lee was coach Dick Advocaat's first-choice selection at forward for Korea ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but a knee injury suffered in a K-League match forced him to miss the tournament.
On 1 November 2007 Lee was banned from the national team for twelve months after it was revealed that he, along with team captain Lee Woon-Jae and teammates Kim Sang-Sik and Woo Sung-Yong, went on a late night drinking spree with several female employees during the Asian Cup, in which Korea received third place.
Unlike the other members who were involved in this incident, because Lee played for Middlesbrough in England, the KFA couldn't ban him from his club team matches, to the disappointment of Boro fans.
:''Results list Korea Republic's goal tally first.''
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'''Philip McGuire''' (born 4 March 1980) is a Scottish professional association football player who currently plays for Highland League team Formartine United.
McGuire, a left sided central defender or midfielder, started his career with Aberdeen where he made 181 appearances, scoring 10 goals. He joined Doncaster Rovers in July 2005 for a free transfer and played 14 games for the English League One club.
After only one injury hit season in England, he returned to Scotland in July 2006, signing a two year deal with Dunfermline, who were relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of McGuire's first season with the club. On 31 August 2007 he signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan until January 13th.
After the loan spell expired, McGuire signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Inverness after Caley Thistle and the Pars agreed a nominal fee.
Phil McGuire left Inverness in the Summer of 2009. His time there was ravaged by injury which saw him out injured, most notably in the latter part of the 2008/09 season.
On Friday, 25th September 2009 he signed for Formartine United on a one year deal. He also had discussions about a move to New York Red Bulls.
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'''Peter Desmond Farrell''' (16 August 1922 - 16 March 1999) was an Irish footballer who played as an a right-half for, among others, Shamrock Rovers, Everton and Tranmere Rovers. As an international, Farrell also played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1949 he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. Farrell-s playing career followed a similar path to that of Tommy Eglington. As well as teaming up at international level, they also played together at three different clubs.
Farrell was born and raised in the Convent Road area of Dalkey and was educated at Harold Boy's National School and Dun Laoghaire CBS. He was playing football with Cabinteely Schoolboys when spotted by a Shamrock Rovers scout and subsequently joined Rovers on his 17th birthday in August 1939. Among his early team-mates was the veteran Jimmy Dunne. With a team that also included Jimmy Kelly, Tommy Eglington, Jimmy McAlinden and Paddy Coad, Farrell later helped Rovers reach three successive FAI Cup finals. They won the competition in 1944 and 1945 and finished as runners up in 1946.
In July 1946, together with Tommy Eglington, Farrell signed for Everton. In eleven seasons with the club he played 421 league games and scored 14 goals. He also played a further 31 games in the FA Cup and scored a further 4 goals. In 1951 he was appointed Everton captain and during the 1953-54 season he led them to the runners up place in the Second Division, thus gaining promotion to the First Division. During his time with the club his team mates, apart from Eglington, also included Alex Stevenson, Peter Corr, Harry Catterick, Wally Fielding, Tommy E. Jones, Brian Labone and Dave Hickson.
Farrell left Everton in October 1957 and followed Tommy Eglington to Tranmere Rovers where he became player-manger. He played 114 league games for Tranmere, before leaving in December 1960. After a spell as manager at Sligo Rovers, Farrell became manager of Holyhead Town and, helped by a number of former Everton and Tranmere players, he guided them to the Welsh League (North) title. After leaving Holyhead, he returned to Ireland and managed St. Patrick's Athletic. He also managed his own insurance business.
When Farrell began his international career in 1946 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Republic of Ireland - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Farrell, played for both teams.
Between 1946 and 1957 Farrell made 28 appearances and scored 3 goals for the FAI XI. While still at Shamrock Rovers, he captained the FAI XI on his international debut on 16 June 1946, against Portugal. On 21 September 1949, together with Johnny Carey and Con Martin, he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. After Martin had put the FAI XI ahead with a penalty in the 33rd minute, Farrell made victory certain in the 85th minute. Tommy O'Connor slipped the ball to Farrell and as the English goalkeeper Bert Williams advanced, Farrell calmly and coolly lofted the ball into the unguarded net. He scored his second goal for the FAI XI on 9 October 1949 a in 1-1 draw with Finland, a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. His third goal came on 30 May 1951 as Farrell scored the opening goal in a 3-2 win against Norway.
Farrell also made 7 appearances for the IFA XI between 1946 and 1949. On 27 November 1946 he made his debut for the IFA XI in a 0-0 draw with Scotland. Together with Johnny Carey, Con Martin, Bill Gorman, Tommy Eglington, Alex Stevenson and Davy Walsh, he was one of seven players born in the Irish Free State to play for the IFA XI that day. The draw helped the team finish as runners-up in the 1947 British Home Championship. Farrell also helped the IFA XI gain some other respectable results, including a 2-0 win against Scotland on 4 October 1947 and a 2-2 draw with England at Goodison Park on 5 November 1947.
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'''Arthur Douglas Frost''' (December 1, 1915 - October 1998) was an English professional footballer, playing as a forward, before the Second World War
Arthur Frost was born in Liverpool and played football in the army where he served with the South Lancashire Regiment. He joined New Brighton as an amateur in July 1938, turning professional the following month. He scored on his League debut and in March 1939, after just 23 league games, in which he scored 18 times, he moved to Newcastle United for a fee of -2,515. He went straight into the Newcastle first team and had scored 1 goal in 5 League appearances by the end of the season.
The war scuppered Frost's career, he guested for New Brighton and Southport during the war and was player-manager of South Liverpool as football resumed for the 1946-47 season.
Arthur Frost died in Sefton North in October 1998, aged 82.
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'''Michael Anthony Collins''' (born April 30, 1986 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Huddersfield Town in League One.
Having come through Town's academy, Collins made his first team debut in 2004, but has found it hard to cement a place in the side, with a lot of competition from captain Jon Worthington, Mark Hudson and Adnan Ahmed amongst others, but he had already produced several superb displays in the early part of the 2006-07 season.
His most notable contribution was against the Premiership champions Chelsea, when he came off the bench in the FA Cup 3rd Round tie in January 2006 and provided the set-up for Gary Taylor-Fletcher's equaliser. The British press took note of this as he was only earning -240 per week, compared with Chelsea's multi-millionaires.
Qualifying through to the controversial parentage rule Michael made his international debut in an U18 game in April 2003. He was the captain of the Irish under-19 squad and on 14 March 2007, he got his first call-up to the Irish Under-21 squad for a match against Netherlands Under-21's, but he was forced to withdraw from the squad after picking up a shoulder injury in a league game against Brighton & Hove Albion. On 5 May, he scored on his return from suspension (after his red card against Millwall) against Leyton Orient where Huddersfield won 3-1.
He made his Ireland under-21 debut against Germany's under-21's in a friendly match at the Playmobil-Stadion in Frth on 21 August 2007. His home debut came against Portugal's under-21's at the Turners Cross Stadium in Cork on 7 September 2007.
He scored his first league goal of the 2007-08 season in Town's 2-0 win over Yeovil Town at Huish Park on 2 February 2008.
During the 2007-08 season, Town manager Andy Ritchie has tended to use Collins as cover in right-back and right-midfield positions, but he mainly tends to use Collins in tandem with Andy Holdsworth in Town's central midfield.
On 16 February 2008, Collins equalised Frank Lampard's goal on the stroke of half-time in the FA Cup 5th round at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea. It was only the second goal of the season for Collins.
On 15 May 2008, he scored his first goals for the Ireland Under-21's in a 3-1 win over Malaysia Under-23's in an Intercontinental Cup match in Malaysia.
On 15 November 2008, Collins scored his first league goal of the 2008-09 season in the match at Elland Road against Leeds United. His goal in the 2nd minute of added time gave Huddersfield Town the three points.
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'''Matthew "Matty" Young''' (born October 25, 1985 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a professional football midfielder currently playing for Blue Square North side Harrogate Town.
Young started his career with Huddersfield Town. His first goal for the club was the equalizing goal in Huddersfield's 1-1 draw against Chesterfield at the Galpharm Stadium on January 27, 2007.
His first away goal for the club was a scant consolation goal in the humiliating 5-1 defeat against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on March 3. The humiliating defeat was to be the end of manager Peter Jackson's second spell in charge of the Terriers.
The 2007-08 season didn't bring much joy to Young. He missed most of the season due to injury and when Andy Ritchie tried to send him out on loan to either Chesterfield or Farsley Celtic, injury ruled him out again. He had a trial at Football League Two side Rotherham United in April 2008.
On 5 July 2008 Harrogate Town announced that they had secured the services of the midfielder.
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'''Aaron Hardy''' (born May 26, 1986 in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire) is an English professional football defender who currently plays for FC Halifax Town.
Hardy started his career with Huddersfield Town and made his debut for them on 17 October 2006, in their 2-1 home defeat against Doncaster Rovers in Round 1 of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. He got many plaudits for his play at right-back in an otherwise poor team performance.
Then, on October 21, he played his first league match in Town's 2-1 win at Port Vale.
In the televised encounter on 5 January 2007 at Yeovil Town, substitute Hardy scored an own goal in Yeovil's 3-1 win when he turned Lee Morris's cross passed Matt Glennon.
On Wednesday 9 May, he was offered a 6-month contract by new Huddersfield Town boss Andy Ritchie, which he accepted on May 31. On September 28, after a series of good performances at right-back as cover for the injured Frank Sinclair, his contract was extended to the end of the season.
Hardy was released by Huddersfield Town 6 May 2008. In July 2008, he signed for Harrogate Town F.C. where he made 12 appearances before moving on to F.C. Halifax Town in July 2009.
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'''Matthew William "Matt" Glennon''' (born 8 October 1978 in Stockport) is a professional footballer currently playing for League Two side Bradford City as a goalkeeper.
Glennon started as a trainee at Bolton Wanderers, but couldn't break into the first team and after unsuccessful loan spells at Port Vale, Stockport County (loan) and Bristol Rovers found his form at Carlisle United, where he played 29 games on loan in the 2000-01 season. In January 2001 he turned down a transfer to Rovers, that would have been worth around -250,000 for Bolton.
In June 2001, he moved to Hull City for a -50,000 fee. He played 35 games for ''the Tigers'' but was allowed to leave for Carlisle on a free transfer in October 2002. He spent three years for the club, playing over 100 games for the side. He stayed with the club as they were relegated to the Conference and quickly gained promotion back to League Two. However he departed in June 2005 after declaring the contract he was offered was 'unacceptably low'.
He went to Scotland to play for Falkirk in July 2005, before moving to St. Johnstone in January 2006. At St. Johnstone he gained his first senior goal, as a desperate last minute attempt to score an equaliser paid off. He then returned south of the border, signing with Huddersfield Town on 27 June 2006.
Since moving to the Galpharm Stadium, Glennon has firmly established himself as the club's second choice keeper. Glennon prefers to wear the number 27, preferring to wear the number 27, because he wore 27 while on loan at Carlisle and it helped them gain promotion, so it has been lucky for him. Stan Ternent offered him the number 1 shirt while he was first choice, but he declined and that shirt now belongs to Alex Smithies.
He achieved a rare feat in saving three penalty kicks in the same game against Crewe Alexandra on 24 February 2007, even though Town still lost the game 2-1. His perfect appearance record at Town was tarnished after he was sent off in Town's 4-1 defeat by Southend United at Roots Hall on 5 December 2007, forcing 17-year-old Alex Smithies to come on in his place.
On 17 January 2008, he was rumoured to be leaving Town for Premier League side Birmingham City, who he'd helped Town knock out of the FA Cup two weeks earlier. Since then, fellow Midlands side Coventry City were thought to pose an interest in signing him. It was then revealed on 18 April, that Glennon had rejected a new deal to stay at the Galpharm Stadium, alerting the five clubs awaiting his signature including Birmingham City, Coventry City and Charlton Athletic. However on 7 May of that year, he signed a 2-year extension to his contract with Huddersfield Town, keeping him at the Galpharm Stadium until 2010.
Having being displaced as the Terriers' No.1 by Alex Smithies, it was announced on January 13, 2010 that Glennon's contract had been terminated. He then joined Football League Two side Bradford City on a deal until the end of the season. He was handed the number 40 shirt.
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'''Walter Henry (Harry) Hammond''' (1868 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester - 1921) was an English footballer, who played for Sheffield United between 1892-1897.
Hammond was a short-statured but dangerous outside-left who started his career with non league Edge Hill. He was signed by Everton in 1890, but only made one appearance for the Merseyside team.
He then signed for Sheffield United in 1892 and went on to score 53 goals from 108 appearances for the Blades. He jointly holds the record number of goals scored in a match for Sheffield United - 5 versus Bootle in Division Two in 1892.
In 1898, he signed for New Brighton Tower making 58 appearances and 29 goals, before finishing his career with Leicester Fosse in 1900, scoring once from 4 matches.
'''Sheffield United'''
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'''Daniel Richard "Danny" Coles''' (born 31 October 1981 in Bristol is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He joined Bristol Rovers in Football League One on an initial 3 month loan period, beginning 1 November 2007, from Championship side Hull City. The move became permanent on 8 January 2008 when he signed a two-and-a-half year contract for The Pirates. On 12 August 2008 he ended speculation about his future by signing a new two-year contract extension.
Coles started his career at Bristol City, where he played 148 games and was named their Young Player Of The Year in 2002-03. While at City, he was arrested and charged in July 2005 for being drunk and disorderly during a pre-season trip.
He was signed for Hull City on 26 July 2005 by then manager Peter Taylor for a fee of -200,000. After a promising start to his Hull City career, Coles suffered a knee injury which ruled him out for the remainder of the 2005-06 season. Struggling to break into Hull's first team following his injury, on 1 October 2007 he signed for League One side Hartlepool United on a one month loan deal, eventually moving on to Rovers.
However, Coles suffered a terrible injury blow in October 2008, when he injured his knee in the home game against Leyton Orient, and it took many months for successful rehabilitation. This cost him the rest of the season. He spent some time undergoing a rehabilitation prgramme in the USA, which significantly sped up his recovery. He has now returned to training with the squad and is being eased back into first team action.
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'''Stuart Edward Morgan''' (born 9 September 1949 in Swansea) is a Welsh former professional footballer and football manager. He played as a central defender.
Stuart Morgan joined West Ham United as a junior, turning professional in March 1967. However, he was never to make the West Ham first team. He joined Torquay United on loan in February 1969, making his league debut on the 15th in a 2-1 win at home to Watford. He remained at Plainmoor until the end of the season, playing 14 league games.
In November 1969, Morgan moved to Reading where he played 46 times before moving to Colchester United in August 1972. He scored twn times in 81 league games for Colchester, before moving to Bournemouth in March 1975.
He was appointed as manager of Weymouth in November 1978, guiding them to second place in the Alliance Premier League in 1979-80. He left Weymouth in November 1983, returning to Bournemouth, as part of Harry Redknapp's coaching staff, where he remained until September 1985 when Morgan was appointed as manager of Torquay United. Torquay finished bottom of Division Four that season, the last before automatic relegation to the Conference would begin. The next season Torquay struggled again and only survived on the last day of the season, at Lincoln City's expense, thanks to a late winner against Crewe Alexandra from Paul Dobson in injury time added after Torquay defender Jim McNichol had been bitten by a police dog.
Morgan resigned in May 1987 and the following month began his second spell as manager of Weymouth. This time he failed to match the success of his first spell and left in 1989 after Weymouth had been relegated from the Conference.
In August 1993 he was appointed as manager of Dorchester Town, but was sacked in September 1999 after a 3-0 defeat in the FA Cup qualifying rounds to a Taunton Town side that contained manager Russell Musker and four players, Tom Kelly, Mark Loram, Chris Myers, and Darren Cann, all of whom he had signed while manager of Torquay.
He later worked as a scout for West Ham United.
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'''Samuel Jason "Sam" Collins''' (born 5 June 1977 in Pontefract) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Hartlepool United.
His brother, Simon, is also a professional footballer.
Collins started his career at Huddersfield Town as a trainee before moving to Bury in 1999 for -75,000. He played 82 times for ''the Shakers'' before being released at the end of the 2001-02 season and signing for Brian Horton's Port Vale in June 2002.
Collins had played 135 league games for Port Vale and was named their Player Of The Year in the 2002-03 season, later becoming the team captain.
He joined Hull City on loan from Vale on 4 November 2005 by then manager Peter Taylor, prior to a permanent transfer for a fee of -65,000 in the January transfer window. Team-mate Billy Paynter also made the switch to the Tigers at the same time.
He captained Hull on several occasions, but after only 17 league games for the Tigers he joined a lengthy list of team-mates on the treatment table, suffering a knee injury in a February game at Millwall, which ruled him out for the remainder of the 2005-06 season. He missed much of the following season through injury too, making only eight appearances. In 2007, he spent time on loan at Swindon.
He joined Hartlepool from Hull City on transfer deadline day, 31 January 2008.
Between 2003 and 2005 he helped coach Brackenhill Blues, an under-13 football club based at Ackworth, his brother-in-law Steve being the manager. In the two years he was there, he helped Brackenhill gain promotion twice.
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'''James Hand''' (born October 22, 1986 in Mageracloone, Republic of Ireland) is a professional footballer currently playing for Monaghan United.
Hailing from Magheracloone, County Monaghan, James played with Manor Farm, Carrick Rovers, Monaghan United and Dublin side Belvedere, before opting to sign for Huddersfield Town over Manchester City. Has shown an ability to play at left-back or on the left-side of midfield and rose to prominence in the Irish shirt during the Madeira Cup trophy victory in February 2006.
He made his Town debut against Oldham Athletic on April 7, 2007, replacing Gary Taylor-Fletcher at half-time and was instrumental in the set-up of Luke Beckett's equlaiser.
Playing on the left-wing, he has managed to acquire Under-21 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
Having been released by Huddersfield along with seven other players on 9 May 2007 due to budget restraints at the club, James, after declining interest from Stockport County, returned home to his native land and was expected to sign for Pat Scully-s Shamrock Rovers in June. However, he instead decided to join John Gill at Dundalk, and became the Lilywhites- third signing of the 2007 July transfer window.
He was released at the end of the season by Dundalk.
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'''Matthew "Matt" Clayton Hill''' (born 26 March 1981) is an English football defender signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Born in Bristol, Hill began his professional career at his home town club Bristol City, making his debut aged 17 on 7 November 1998 in a 6-1 defeat to his current club, Wolves. He progressed to become a first choice player by the 2000/01 season. He twice came close to winning promotion with the ''Robins'' from the third tier, but they lost in the play-offs for two successive seasons.
The defender finally moved up a division when he joined Preston North End in January 2005 in a -100,000 deal. His first season almost ending with a place in the Premier League, but it was third time unlucky for Hill in the play-offs as Preston lost the final to West Ham. The following season brought more disappointment as injury ruled him out of the final month, where the club once again missed out in the play-offs. He recovered for the 2006/07 season and went on to win the Preston fans' Player of the Year Award.
He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 September 2008 signing a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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'''Jon Newsome''' (born 6 September 1970) is an English former professional footballer. He was a central defender.
Newsome began his career at Sheffield Wednesday before joining Leeds United, where he won a first division championship medal in 1992. Norwich City manager John Deehan paid Leeds -1,000,000 for his services in 1994. It was the first time that City had paid seven figures for a player and he remained the club's record signing until 2005 when City paid -3,000,000 for Dean Ashton.
Newsome was immediately installed as Norwich captain and became a popular figure with supporters. They voted him Norwich City player of the year at the end of his first season. His good form was not enough, however, to prevent Norwich from being relegated to division one. While Newsome could have doubtless returned to the Premiership he decided to remain at the club to help Norwich regain promotion. He signalled his intent with two excellent headed goals in a 3-1 victory on the opening day of the season against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road.
However the latter part of the 1995/6 season saw Norwich in a perilous financial position and they were forced to sell Newsome to Sheffield Wednesday for -1,600,000 in a move that enraged supporters and increased the protests against chairman Robert Chase. Newsome's career at Hillsborough was frequently interrupted by injury and despite frequent interest from other clubs, he was forced to retire through injury in 2000.
Newsome has remained popular with Norwich City supporters, and he returned to Carrow Road in September 2002 to play in the exhibition match against Harwich & Parkestone that marked the club's centenary.
Upon retirement, Newsome briefly worked as a scout for Grimsby Town.
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'''Zhang Enhua''' (born 28 April 1973 in Dalian, China) is a retired Chinese football player. He is predominantly notable for his time at Dalian Shide where he won several league titles as well as being a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Zhang Enhua would begin his professional football career when he joined his local native Chinese football team Dalian Shide at the beginning of the 1994 league season where he would gradually establish himself in defence and help them win the league title. With Dalian Shide he would establish himself as an integral member of their defence the following season, however they were unable to retain the league title and came third within the league. Nevertheless the following season would see Zhang Enhua help Dalian Shide stamp their dominance within the league and for the next three seasons they would win consecutive league titles.
In 2000, Zhang was made a transfer target by English club Grimsby Town and was then brought to the club on a 3 month loan deal. The defender would be part of a new wave of foreign imports at the club as newly installed manager Lennie Lawrence brought in David Nielsen , Knut Anders Fostervold and Menno Willems. Enhua was originally sent in as cover for the injured Peter Handyside ,and after a nervous first game, he settled into life at Grimsby, even scoring three times for the club.
Lawrence admitted talking to the club over a possible deal being made more permanent but his wages were too big for the club, and Enhua departed the club after his loan spell. He is still regarded as a minor cult hero amongst Grimsby supporters, who took very well to the player while he played in England. His goal celebration in the 1-0 victory over Burnley were used by ITV Yorkshire Television in the opening credits for their "Goals On Sunday" television programme throughout the 2001/2002 season.
Zhang returned to China and was named in the China national football team squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Following his departure from Dalian in 2003, Zhang went on to play for Tianjin Kangshifu and Tianjin Teda.
In 2005, Zhang Enhua joined South China of Hong Kong to extend his football career, and retired there to take up coaching.
Zhang Enhua would make his international debut against  South Korea in a 0-0 draw on February 19, 1995 in the Dynasty Cup. After several further friendlies his performances would be impressive enough to see him included in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup squad, however while he would score his debut goal for his country against  Saudi Arabia in the quarter-finals he would unfortunately see his team lose 4-3 and get knocked out of the competition. A firm member of the national team he would play a large part in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) campaign that saw China narrowly miss out of a world cup spot. He was however able to help China qualify for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup and while he started the early stages he would miss the knock out stages of the competition and only play in the Third place play-off game which China lost 1-0.
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'''Dietmar Bruck''' (born 19 April 1944) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Coventry City, where he spent the majority of his career, Charlton Athletic and Northampton Town.
Bruck began his football career as an apprentice with Coventry City, and made his league debut at home to Swindon Town on 28 April 1961, aged just 17 years 9 days. He became the first substitute used by Coventry City when he replaced Ron Farmer in a 3-3 draw against Manchester City on 4 September 1965. He was part of the Coventry team that won the Second Division title in 1967,
He moved to Charlton Athletic in October 1970 for a fee of -15,000, and two years later joined Northampton Town.
After leaving Northampton he was part of the Nuneaton Borough team that reached the first round proper of the 1974-75 FA Cup before moving to Weymouth as player-manager. He was sacked from his post at Weymouth in January 1977, subsequently managed Redditch United,
Bruck was born in Danzig, then in Germany, and came to England as a child. He was raised in Coventry and attended Bishop Ullathorne RC School.
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'''Steven "Steve" Harkness''' (born Carlisle, Cumberland, 27 August 1971) is a former footballer who played for several clubs, most notably Liverpool.
A defender or midfielder, most comfortable at left-back but able to play in a range of positions, he began his career with his hometown club, Carlisle United, signing professional forms on the 31 March 1989. After just 13 games for the Cumbrians he impressed sufficiently to be signed by Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish on 17 July 1989 for -75,000. He made his debut on the 27 August 1991 in the 1-0 league win over Queens Park Rangers at Anfield. His first goal for the Reds did not come until the 29 April 1995 in the 2-1 league win against Norwich City, on Carrow Road.
He was a favourite amongst many of the Liverpool supporters but never established himself as a first-team regular, making 140 appearances in his 6 years at the club. He was sent out on loan twice during his Anfield career, firstly to Huddersfield Town, where he played 6 times and also Southend United, where he, again, played 6 times.
He remained at Anfield until 1999 but was one of the first victims of the Houllier revolution, leaving to join up with old manager Graeme Souness at Benfica on the 9 March 1999 for -750,000. He only lasted five months in Portugal, however, reuiniting with Souness, again, at Blackburn Rovers on the 26 August '99 when he paid Benfica -400,000 for Harkness' signature. He made his debut for Rovers on the 6 November '99 in the 2-2 league draw with Ipswich Town at Ewood Park.
After a disappointing year, which saw Blackburn finish mid-table in the First Division, he was allowed to join Sheffield Wednesday for -200,000 after just 21 appearances. His Owls debut came on the 30 September 2000 in the 2-0 league defeat to Gillingham at the Priestfield Stadium.
His two years at Hillsborough were plagued by injury, however, and he only managed 32 appearances in that time, and scored once against Birmingham City.
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Part of the betting syndicate that rocked English football in the early Sixties, the Bristol Rovers goalkeeper was due to be paid -300 to throw a match against Bradford Park Avenue in April, 1963 but never made a penny and ended up banned.
In debt following his move from Middlesbrough, Million had failed to find a buyer for his bungalow up North and was trying to hold things together when he received a mysterious phone call asking him to throw a game in return for money. Tempted by the offer, Million agreed to the proposal and received -50 in advance. Unfortunately for him, his team mates played well against Bradford and Rovers were 2-0 up before Million had even touched the ball. He managed to concede two goals before half time but in the second half the Bristol defence stood firm and the game finished 2-2.
Million posted back his advance and waited for the consequences. They weren't long in coming and at training the following week, Rovers manager Bert Tann accused his goalie of throwing the game. Million confessed and was reported to the FA. He was eventually charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act, found guilty and fined -50. Three weeks later, along with teammate Keith Williams (who had also been involved in trying to throw the match), he was banned from football for life.
''Taken from the website Goalkeepers Are Different''
Simon Inglis, Soccer in the Dock (Collins, 1985) ISBN 0002181622 ISBN 978-0002181624
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'''Kevin Smith Drinkell''' (born 18 June 1960 in Costa Rica) is a former professional footballer and football manager. He is currently Director of Football with 110sport Management Ltd in Stirling, Scotland. He was a striker, noted for his aerial ability and the number of headed goals he scored as a result.
Drinkell began his career with hometown club Grimsby Town where he scored 89 goals in 272 games. His goals got him noticed by other clubs and in 1985 Norwich City manager Ken Brown signed him for a fee of -90,000. Norwich were rebuilding their squad after relegation from the first division and had looked set to sign striker Trevor Senior from Reading, however when he opted to stay with the Royals they turned their attention to Drinkell. The fee was set by a Football League tribunal and the figure angered Grimsby, who considered his value to be much higher.
Drinkell quickly proved that Norwich had indeed got a bargain. In his first season at Carrow Road he scored 22 league goals as Norwich won the second division championship. It won him the Golden Boot for being the division's top scorer as well as the first of two consecutive Norwich City player of the year awards. His goalscoring form continued in the first division. His most memorable goal for Norwich - by popular consensus among supporters - came in a match against Liverpool on 11 April 1987 at Carrow Road. Liverpool were reigning league champions and were looking to regain the title. The score was 1-1 late in the game, when Drinkell picked up the ball at the edge of the area and hit a fierce shot from a difficult angle past Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar. It ended one of the most famous statistics in football, as it was the first time that Liverpool had lost a league match in which Ian Rush had scored. In total, Drinkell scored 57 goals in 150 games for Norwich.
Drinkell's exploits earned him a -600,000 move to Rangers, who signed him ahead of Tottenham Hotspur. He won Scottish League Championship and Scottish League Cup medals at Ibrox before joining Coventry in 1989. Despite scoring on his debut, his goalscoring form deserted him at Highfield Road, and after a short loan spell with Birmingham City in 1991 he began his coaching career in Scotland with Falkirk. He coached and managed Stirling Albion before becoming Montrose manager in 1998. He was sacked two years later as a result of the team's poor league performance.
In 2002, Norwich City fans voted Drinkell an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
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'''Tahar El Khalej''' (born 16 June 1968 in Marrakech) is a retired Moroccan football player.
He played for several clubs, including UD Leiria (Portugal), SL Benfica (Portugal), Southampton F.C. (England) and Charlton Athletic in England.
He joined Southampton for -350,000 in March 2000 as Glenn Hoddle's first signing for his new club, although the deal had already been arranged by Dave Jones. He scored on his debut in a 7-2 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur on 11 March 2000. He faced stiff competition as a central defender from Claus Lundekvam and Dean Richards, and was later employed in a midfield role. For a big man he showed some neat touches and skill on the ball. In all he made 65 appearances for the Saints, scoring 4 goals.
One of his more notable moments was a reckless lunge on Kieron Dyer, where he earned a straight red card. Dyer was injured for months afterwards and threatened Tahar with legal action if Dyer had missed the 2002 World Cup
In January 2003 he moved to Charlton Athletic, before returning to Morocco at the end of the 2002-03 season.
He played for the Morocco national football team and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
El Khalej was the president of Kawkab Marrakech in 2005/2006 when they played in the Moroccan 2nd division, achieving promotion to the Moroccan first division before he left the club.
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'''Hassan Kachloul''' (born 19 February 1973 in Agadir) is a retired Moroccan football player. He played for the Moroccan national team and was a squad member at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Although born in Morocco, he was raised in Belleville in France and spent his early career in French football, with Nmes Olympique, before signing for FC Metz, who loaned him to USL Dunkerque and AS Saint-tienne respectively.
After being released by his parent club FC Metz at his own request, he spent a spell searching for a new club before moving to England, joining top flight Southampton in October 1998. He remained at The Dell until June 2001 when he joined Aston Villa after his contract expired. He had originally made a verbal agreement to join Ipswich Town, but changed his mind at the last minute to head to Villa Park.
Kachloul was signed by John Gregory and played almost all his games for the club under him. After Gregory resigned in January 2002, he was frozen out by, firstly, Graham Taylor, and later David O'Leary.
The midfielder left Aston Villa in July 2004, after failing to appear for the club in the 2003/04 season. He had spent five months on loan at fellow Premier League side Wolves during the campaign, but had only managed 4 games, after suffering injury and illness.
After a spell as a free agent, he joined Livingston, where he helped the club avoid relegation, scoring with his first touch, a free-kick against Dunfermline. His time at Livingston was somewhat overshadowed due to the suspicious circumstances of his transfer.
As he had joined as a free agent, and was signed outside the transfer window, he played under 'amateur' status. However, this was found to be unsound as he was discovered to be receiving an income from Livingston. The SPL ruled that as the player could have been signed as a professional and there had been no need to sign him as an amateur on 31 March 2005. Livingston argued that they had gained no competitive advantage from this situation, and as a result demands for a points deduction were not followed. The club were fined -15,000.
After leaving Livingston, he had a trial at Derby County in late 2005, but was not signed and has since retired.
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'''Robert Keith "Robbie" Stockdale''' (born 30 November 1979 in Redcar, North Yorkshire) is an English born Scottish football player who currently plays as a defender for Grimsby Town.
Stockdale began his career at Middlesbrough in 1997 after breaking from its youth system, however this was playing as a striker where he scored two goals in 35 appearances against Watford
In 2004, Stockdale moved to Rotherham United after a successful loan spell in which he scored once against Burnley.
Stockdale signed for League One side Hull City and played out the season at the KC Stadium, but after the end of the league campaign he lost his place in the squad. After a troubled 2005-06 season when he failed to make a league appearance for Hull.
Stockdale was signed on a two-year contract by his former Rotherham boss Ronnie Moore for Tranmere Rovers in a -100,000 deal which also brought Kevin Ellison to the club. He made 35 league appearances during his debut season of 2006-07. Stockdale continued to be first choice at right back during the 2007/08 season, but was released by the club at the end of the campaign.
Stockdale signed a two-year deal for Grimsby Town under Alan Buckley in June 2008 and was the first new signing for The Mariners in for the 2008-2009 campaign.
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'''Andrew Eric "Andy" Ferrell''' (born 9 January 1984) is an English footballer who plays for York City as a midfielder. He played in League Two for Hereford United during the 2006-07 season.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Ferrell began his career as a trainee at Newcastle United,
After trials at Darlington, Forest Green Rovers and Hereford United, Ferrell signed for Hereford in August 2005.
With the return of Ben Smith, his first team opportunities were limited and he was loaned to Conference team Kidderminster Harriers in March 2007 for the remainder of the 2006-07 season. However, he picked up a groin injury in his first game, which ended his season prematurely. He was released at the end of the season and subsequently signed for Kidderminster on a permanent contract. He made 42 league and cup appearances for Kidderminster in the 2007-08 season and signed a new one-year contract in May 2008.
He signed for fellow Conference team York City on 19 May 2009. He made his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Oxford United on 8 August.
Ferrell is a midfielder and his play has been described as being combative.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
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}}'''Willi Steffen''' (17 March 1925 - 3 May 2005) was a Swiss international footballer who played as a left-back.
Steffen started out as an amateur with Cantonal Neuchtel and later became the first Swiss footballer to play in England when he signed for Chelsea. He had only journeyed to England to learn the language, having been sent by his parents in preparation for him joining the family's fruit and vegetable business, but his teacher turned out to be the wife of then-Chelsea manager, Billy Birrell. He was given a trial and signed for the club in July 1946.
Steffen was a cultured and dedicated full back, tall and pacy, who quickly became a crowd favourite at Chelsea, while his blonde hair and good looks also won him admirers. He made his debut in a 3-1 loss against Derby County and played 20 league and cup games for Chelsea during the 1946-47 season, including a memorable FA Cup win over Arsenal at Highbury, during which he expertly marked winger Ian McPherson. Steffen returned to Switzerland at the end of the season to finish his national service and was made club captain in his final game for Chelsea, also against Derby.
Upon his return to Switzerland he joined Young Boys Bern, with whom he won the Swiss Super League four years in succession from 1957-60 as well as the Schweizer Cup in 1953 and 1958.
A former fighter pilot, Steffen played for Switzerland at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, though they went out in the group stages. He also played in a 1-0 win over an England side containing Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton and Billy Wright in Zurich in 1947. He won 28 international caps for his country.
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'''Glen Johnson''' (born April 22, 1951) is a former Canadian soccer international and prominent player of the original Vancouver Whitecaps of the NASL.
A Vancouver native, Johnson was Whitecap's general manager Denny Veitch's first signing for the team's inaugural season, 1974. Johnson had been with West Bromwich Albion, where he played just 4 league games before suffering a knee injury. He had been spotted by W.B.A. manager Alan Ashman during an Albion tour of Canada in 1969. Johnson was selected for the B.C. all-stars after beginning the season netting 6 goals in one game for the Vancouver Spartans, Johnson's club in the Western Canada Soccer League.
Johnson went on to play four seasons in the NASL with the Whitecaps, 1974 through 1977. He was the league's 16th leading scorer in 1975 with 23 points in 21 games.
Johnson played for Canada 9 times - in 1972 twice against U.S.A. and Mexico and once against Guatemala; in 1973 once against Poland and the U.S.A.; and in 1976, once against the U.S.A. and Mexico. He scored one goal.
In 2007 he was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.
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'''Malcolm Musgrove''' (8 July 1933 - 14 September 2007) was an English football player and manager.
Musgrove played for his local side, Lynemouth Colliery, before being called up for national service, which he served in the Royal Air Force. He played for a Forces team and also for Scottish junior side Sunnybank while in the RAF and joined West Ham United in December 1953.
At West Ham, he soon established himself as a left-winger, making his league debut in 1954 against Brentford. He went on to make 301 league and cup appearances for the Hammers before joining Leyton Orient as player-coach in December 1962. He became chairman of the Professional Footballers Association in 1962 and remained in the post until his retirement as a player in 1966.
He left Orient in 1965 to coach Charlton Atletic under Bob Stokoe, from where he moved to Aston Villa in 1967. In late 1968, he joined Leicester City as assistant manager under former West Ham team-mate Frank O'Farrell, taking them back to the top flight when they won the Division 2 Championship in 1970-71. When O'Farrell moved to Manchester United in 1971, Musgrove followed, again taking an assistant manager's position. O'Farrell left United in December 1972 and Musgrove left the following month, taking the manager's job at Torquay United, a post that O'Farrell had held himself five years earlier.
He had little success at Torquay, with a highest league finish of 9th place in 1975-76 in his time at Plainmoor. He left Torquay in November 1976, to be replaced by O'Farrell, and the following year coached NASL side Connecticut Bicentennials. In 1978, he coached another NASL side, Chicago Sting and on his return to England sold insurance for a while before joining Exeter City as coach/physio. He was made redundant in 1984 and then took the post of physio for the Qatar FA in the Middle East.
On his return, two years later, he became coach/physio at Plymouth Argyle, where he stayed until joining former Hammer John Bond at Shrewsbury Town. There, he was part of the backroom staff when they won the Third Division title in 1993, before retiring in 1998.
On retiring, he moved back to Torquay with his wife, Jean, to be nearer their children, David, Martin & Allison, and grand-children. Unfortunately, Musgrove was already suffering the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, which was to eventually take his life on 14 September 2007.
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'''Michael Clive "Mike" Green''' (born 8 September 1946) is an English former professional football player and manager. As player, he made more than 400 appearances in the Football League as a centre half for Carlisle United, Gillingham, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United.
Green was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, and began his career as an apprentice with Carlisle United,
He moved to Bristol Rovers in July 1971 and was appointed captain of the Eastville side. In July 1974, after 2 goals in 77 games, he moved to Plymouth Argyle for a fee of -19,000. He captained Argyle to promotion from Division Three at the end of his first season at Home Park, going onto play 108 league games, scoring 8 goals,
Working with the experienced Frank O'Farrell as the general manager, he put together an attacking side at Plainmoor, but could never get them challenging for promotion, not helped by the lack of funds at his disposal. He retired from playing, after 88 league games and 7 goals, to concentrate on his managerial duties. During the 1979-80 season he surprisingly turned down an offer to manage Second Division Bristol Rovers to remain at Plainmoor, but was sacked in May 1981 after a disappointing season, with O'Farrell taking over as team manager for a third time.
He subsequently played for local non-league side Newton Abbot and later managed a sub-post office in Torquay.
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'''Luton Shelton''' (born November 11, 1985 in Kingston) is a Jamaican football striker. He plays for Vlerenga.
In August 2005 he was due to move to Football League Championship club Burnley after a successful pre-season trial. They attempted to sign Shelton however a work permit was rejected, and in August 2006 he joined Helsingborg from the Jamaican club Harbour View for about -100,000. During the 2006 season, he scored nine goals in 19 games in the Swedish Allsvenskan despite playing only irregularly due to repeated injuries. He scored a total of 17 goals in 28 competitive matches, including five goals in four Swedish Cup matches on the way to Helsingborg's victory in the competition. His 120th minute equaliser against to-be league champions Elfsborg in the quarter-final, which Helsingborg won 5-3 after a penalty shootout (4-4 after extra time), and the 1-0 goal in the final against Gefle were two of his highlights at the club.
Shelton signed with Sheffield United on a three-and-a-half year contract for a fee of -1.85 million on January 15, 2007 and was officially unveiled by the club on January 24, 2007.
Despite being signed amidst much fanfare Shelton did not make his full dbut until April 2007 in a 2-0 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
With the arrival of James Beattie and Billy Sharp at Bramall Lane during the close season he found games no more easy to come by under new manager Bryan Robson. Initially limited to cup appearances he scored his first competitive goals for the club, netting twice in a 5-0 League Cup win over Morecambe in September 2007.
As the team struggled he began to see more first team action but was unable to turn appearances into goals, scoring only twice more that season against Manchester City in the FA Cup
On July 24, 2008, it was announced that Shelton had been sold to Norwegian side Vlerenga, playing in Tippeligaen, for around -1m.
On August 2, 2008, Luton Shelton made his debut for Vlerenga against Fredrikstad. The game ended 1-1, with Shelton equalizing for Vlerenga. On January 28, 2009, Shelton was sent on loan to Danish club Aalborg. At that time he had scored two goals in 11 matches. His loan-period is set to terminate on June 30, 2009.
Shelton made his competitive debut for AaB in the first leg of the UEFA Cup tie with Deportivo. He scored his first goal for the club in the second leg, as AaB went through to the next round with an aggregate score 6-1. Shelton has since played in the second leg of a UEFA Cup tie against Manchester City and scored. Shelton did not have success in AaB and returned to Vlerenga.
Shelton returned to Vlerenga after the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He has started several matches has scored three(3) goals since returning and has seemed to focused on improving his game and is more comfortable in Norway.
Shelton has been capped at U-17, U-20, U-23 and national level for Jamaica. Shelton scored his 25th goal for Jamaica vs Guadeloupe. He is now the 2nd leading Jamaican goalscorer.
Luton Shelton has a younger brother Shamar Shelton, who currently plays college soccer at NAIA Lindsey Wilson College, he also played for Harbour View F.C. and Jamaica national U20 youth teams. Luton is also a close friend with senior national teammate Adrian Reid, who shared an Oslo apartment with Shelton, while on loan to Lillestrom in Norway.
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'''Dean Holden''' (born 15 September 1979 in Greater Manchester, England) is an English professional football who plays for Football League Two side Shrewsbury Town after signing a two-year contract on 26 June 2009.
Holden started his career with Bolton Wanderers and then moved on to Oldham Athletic after a successful loan period. After over 100 first-team appearances for them he joined Peterborough United in 2005. He was made captain but, with his contract close to expiry, he was transferred to Falkirk on 1 January 2007 for an undisclosed fee. Holden is nominally a right back but can also play as a centre back or left back. He occasionally played in central midfield while with Peterborough, largely due to the absence of Paul Carden.
Despite his English birth and having played for the England Youth team, Holden qualifies to represent Northern Ireland through his grandparents (from Omagh) and was called up to their full squad for the first time in June 2007. On January 27, 2008, Holden received a broken leg, after a late tackle by Celtic's Stephen McManus, during Falkirk's 1-0 home defeat.
Holden signed a two-year contract with Shrewsbury on 26 June 2009.
In June 2006, Holden married television presenter Danielle Nicholls. They are now expecting their first child together.
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'''Alexandre 'Alex' Jeannin''' (born 30 December 1977 in Troyes, France) is a French footballer is currently without a club after being released at the end of the 2008-09 season from Mansfield Town . Jeannin plays out of position at left-back.
Jeannin began his career at local club Troyes, where he mainly played for the reserves in the fifth tier of French football. He made two first team appearances in Ligue 2 during the 1997-98 season. He then moved to Racing Club Paris where he played in the Championnat National
He started playing in England in the 2000-01 season when Darlington signed him from Troyes AC. However midway through the following season his contract was terminated reportedly after a breach of discipline. His next spell in English football was with Exeter City where he spent two seasons before being released at the tail end of the 2004-05 season. After a very brief spell with Bristol Rovers where he played just one game, he joined Hereford United.
In Jeannin's first season at Hereford he started 52 matches, missing only 5, and scored 3 goals in all competitions, one notably on his 28th birthday when he scored a free-kick against one of his former clubs Exeter City, a moment that was televised live. However his second season with the Bulls was less successful. After being named Player of the Month for November, and scoring against Torquay United, he was suddenly dropped after the away match at Shrewsbury Town. Thereafter he was overlooked from the starting XI for all first team matches for the rest of the season, he did come on as a sub for the injured Mkandawire away at Wycombe Wanderers; although he was the only recognised defender on the bench. On 30 April 2007 it was announced that he had left Hereford by mutual consent.
Jeannin also managed to hit the crossbar when Hereford participated in Soccer AM's Crossbar Challenge, but rarely got close to the target during his footballing career.
In January 2008, he joined Kidderminster Harries on loan for three months.
He joined Mansfield Town in August 2008. Following his release he had a trial at Truro City but broke his leg in a pre-season friendly. He is currently without a Club but is rumoured to be interesting Paris St Germain.
'''Hereford United'''
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'''Andrew David "Andy" Williams''' (born 14 August 1986 in Hereford, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Bristol Rovers, as a striker. Older brother Mark and younger sister Joanne, currently resides in Bristol.
Andy was born in Hereford and attended the nearby football academy at Holme Lacy, playing for the Hereford United youth team. He also gained experience by attending football academies at Aston Villa and Birmingham.
Williams made his debut for the Hereford United first team in the 2003-04 season, coming on as a substitute in the Herefordshire Senior Cup final against Forest Green. The following season he featured regularly on the bench and made three league appearances as a substitute. He also started the two GLS Conference Cup games against Burton and Northwich.
2005-06 was his breakthrough season. His appearances for the first team were initially from the bench but he was given his first start in the league against Woking, scoring the opening goal. He progressed rapidly and went on to become the club's top scorer for the season, scoring 13 goals from 45 appearances in all competitions. Most notably he scored two vital goals in the playoff semi-final against Morecambe, and in the final itself against Halifax. He signed a new contract with the club in March 2006.
His first season in the Football League saw him played out of position on the right wing for the majority of the season resulting in 48 first team appearance, with only Rob Purdie and Alan Connell making more appearances. Andy's 8 goals also made him third highest goalscorer, and he was awarded the Away Goal of the Season for his spectacular effort against Bury.
Williams was the subject of two transfer bids from Bristol Rovers during the course of the season. At the end of August a -100,000 bid was rejected by Hereford, but at the end of January a -150,000 bid was accepted. However Andy turned down a move to the Gasheads, having already stated he was happy at Hereford and was not interested in moving to a club in the same division. When Bristol Rovers gained promotion to League One, speculation intensified that he would make the move, and on 5 July 2007 the transfer was finally confirmed.
Williams made his debut for Bristol Rovers on 11 August 2007, scoring four minutes after appearing as a substitute for Rickie Lambert.
On 1 September 2008, Williams rejoined former club Hereford United on loan until 5 January 2009. An injury hampered his return to Edgar Street but he scored his first goal in the win over Carlisle United on 21 October. On expiry of his loan he returned to Bristol Rovers, but just 24 hours later he was loaned back to Hereford for the remainder of the season.
He was placed on the transfer list at the end of the 2008/09 season, but after some strong performances from the bench he was removed from the list early on during the start of the 09/10 season. On the 29th September 2009 he scored his first goal of the season against Southampton meaning that he scored the winning goal which made the match finish 3-2 to Bristol Rovers.
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As a player McAuley signed for Liverpool in 1970, but made no first team appearances. He also played for Tranmere Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Charlton, Carlisle United and Formby.
He played a major role in the club's FA Youth Cup win in 1996 when the youth team beat the likes of Manchester United and then West Ham United in the final at Anfield. He helped develop Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher during his spell at the Academy.
His son Hugh is also a footballer.
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'''Scott Brown''' (born 8 May 1985 in Runcorn) is an English football midfielder. Currently a free agent, he last played for Port Vale before being released at the end of the 2008-09 season.
Brown progressed to the Everton senior squad from the club's academy programme- where he made friends with Wayne Rooney and others. After not making a senior appearance for the club he was released in 2004. He then joined Port Vale on trial in July 2004, under manager Martin Foyle, but was not signed to the club on a permanent contract.
In August 2004 he signed for Bristol City when Brian Tinnion offered him a three month contract and later went on to sign a 2 year deal with City.
In October 2005, Brown and City teammates David Partridge and Bradley Orr were arrested on suspicion of Violent Disorder after an incident in a nightclub. They were later charged with affray, as was fellow teammate Steve Brooker. Brown denied the offence but admitted the lesser charge of a section 4 public order offence. His three teammates were sent to jail, but Brown escaped this punishment and instead was given 120 hours' community service for his part in the drunken brawl.
He was voted the Professional Footballers' Association Fans' Player of the Month for September 2006.
Brown joined fellow League One side Cheltenham Town in January 2007. He broke his leg in a collision with teammate Damian Spencer in a match against his former team and was ruled out for the rest of the 2006-07 season.
In November 2008, Brown went to Port Vale on loan after failing to get a game under Martin Allen.
In January 2009, Port Vale signed Brown on a free transfer after the Robins agreed to release him from his contract. With 19 appearances for ''the Valiants'' in the 2008-09 season he was released upon the season's conclusion.
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'''Samuel Luke "Sam" Gwynne''' (born 17 December 1987) is an English footballer who currently plays for Hereford United as a midfielder.
Gwynne was born in Hereford and joined the Hereford United youth team, which is associated with the Pershore College football academy at Holme Lacy. He was an unused substitute for several first team matches during the 2004-05 season and started the GLS Conference Cup match against Northwich.
His league debut came in the 2005-06 season when he featured as a substitute in the dying minutes of the televised match at home to Stevenage Borough.
He signed a new contract in June 2006, however he was the only player in the squad not to make an appearance in the League, FA Cup or Carling Cup during the 2006-07 season.
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Gordon Wallace's main claim to fame was scoring twice in the very first BBC "Match of the Day" in August 1964. Despite such a promising start his first team opportunities were limited by the consistency, fitness and excellent disciplinary records of Liverpool's twin strike force, Roger Hunt and Ian St John, respectively England and Scotland internationals. Deputising for Ian St John who was ill Wallace also went in to the record books as Liverpool's first ever European Champions' Cup goal scorer with the first goal in an away tie against Reykjavik in the same month as his double strike on television. When Tony Hateley joined Liverpool in 1967 for the massive sum of -100,000 Wallace left on a free transfer, joining Crewe Alexandra for whom he was a consistent goalscorer in the lower divisions in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook - various years)
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'''Robert James 'Rob' Purdie''' (born 28 September 1982) is an English footballer who currently plays for Oldham Athletic.
Purdie is a versatile player who plays primarily as an attacking midfielder, but he can also play in the left back position, in central midfield or in the 'hole' as a striker. He has also been known to play in defence on several occasions when the need arose.
He began his career at Leicester City where he played for the U19 and reserve teams, but not for the first team. In his final season he played several matches for Hereford United's reserves before signing for them in July 2002. In his first season at Hereford most of his appearances were as a substitute, but as the season progressed he started matches more regularly. He started the 2003-04. playing alongside Steve Guinan up front, a partnership that saw the team top the Conference in the first part of the season. He moved back into midfield for the latter part of that season, finishing with 9 goals from 41 appearances. Unfortunately the team failed to progress in the play-offs despite finishing the season with 91 points and equalling the record for goals scored in a season.
The 2004-05 was less successful as he was in and out of the side due to injuries, and Hereford again missed out in the play-offs. The 2005-06 saw Purdie make more appearances than any other Hereford player, he missed only one match due to injury. His season finished with an eventful play-off final in his home city of Leicester. While Halifax Town were taking the lead he was off the field receiving treatment, after he got knocked in the face. This broke his front teeth, and the bleeding from this caused him to change his shirt 3 times during the match. In the second half he had a decent shout for a penalty which was not given, when he went down in the penalty area. Not that it mattered, as Hereford went on to win the match.
He signed a new contract in June 2006 and was made club captain after the departure of Tony James. His first season in the Football League saw him appear in 44 out of 46 league matches with a further 7 appearances in cup competitions, thus making more first team appearances than any other player. He scored 9 goals in all competitions, 8 of which were from the penalty spot, which made him the second highest goalscorer for Hereford. Midway through the season he was moved from a midfield role into the left-back position, underlining his versatility. At the end of the season he was voted the Supporters Player of the Year, and also picked up the award for Away Player of the Year. At the time of his departure, he was the longest serving player at the club, and his 223 first team appearances rank him 33rd on the all-time list of appearances for Hereford United.
In June 2007 Purdie turned down a new contract at Hereford to sign a two year deal with fellow League Two side Darlington. He was voted player of the season in 08-09.
Purdie became Dave Penney's first signing for Oldham Athletic, signing a two-year contract on 22 May 2009.
Purdie announced his retirement from non league international football on Tuesday 24th November 2009 claiming his main aim was to get fit and play for Oldham.
'''Hereford United'''
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'''Hans "Hasse" Jeppson''' (born 10 May 1925 in Kungsbacka) is a retired Swedish football striker. He was known for his impressive goals to games ratio at several clubs, most of his career was spent with Napoli in Italy. Jeppson also played for Sweden and helped them to a third place finish in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
He began his career with Djurgrdens IF, transferring to Charlton Athletic where he played 11 matches in 1951, before moving to Italy to join Atalanta (1951-1952). Jeppson was the second Swedish player to be transferred to an English team, after Dan Ekner at Portsmouth.
He then moved to Napoli (1952-56) and Torino F.C. (1956-57) in the 1950s. In 1951 was bought from Atalanta. In 1952 he was sold to Napoli for 105 million lira, a new world record transfer-fee (for this reason the Napoli's fans nicknamed him ''o' banco e' napule'', ''the bank of Naples''). Jeppson played for Napoli from 1952 to 1956 scoring 52 goals. In 1956 Jeppson was sold to Torino. He retired in 1957.
Jeppson played the 1950 FIFA World Cup for Sweden scoring two goals. He played 12 games in all for the Sweden national football team. His Swedish nickname was ''Hasse Guldfot'' (Hasse Goldenfoot).
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'''Derek Marshall Hawksworth''' (born July 16, 1927 in Bradford, England) was a footballer who played in the position of winger for Sheffield United.
Hawksworth started his career with Bradford Park Avenue in 1946, before moving to Huddersfield Town, although he never made an appearance for either club. In 1948, he moved to Bradford City and made 75 appearances with 20 goals for the West Yorkshire side.
Hawksworth was 23 when he signed for Sheffield United in 1950 in a double transfer along with fellow winger Alf Ringstead, for a total outlay of -15,000. He was strong, fast and dangerous near goal, and was at his best in an outside-left position, but served United well in all the other forward positions.
He played an integral part in United's 7-3 defeat of Sheffield Wednesday in the Steel City derby at Bramall Lane on September 8, 1951, scoring an equaliser and a fourth goal in a match never to be forgotten by Blades fans. In total, he played 255 league matches for Sheffield United, and scored 88 league goals in his seven years at Bramall Lane.
He was transferred to Huddersfield Town in 1958 in an exchange deal, which saw Ronnie Simpson moving to United. He played 55 league matches, scoring 14 goals for the Terriers. In 1959, he signed for Lincoln City, scoring 14 times in 36 league matches.
He ended his career back with Bradford City, for one final year. Scoring eight goals from 44 appearances for the Bantams.
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'''Stephen Quigley''' (born January 13, 1985 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish football player who currently plays for Shelbourne in the League of Ireland First Division. Quigley plays as a right-back.
Quigley joined St. Patrick's Athletic from Coventry City in early 2003. Quigley was highly rated as a schoolboy but suffered shin splints resulting in double operation at Coventry and decided to leave of his own discretion. At St Pats, he initially struggled to make an impact with the senior team but a series of outstanding displays eventually led to a call up for first team action in the 2003 season, playing in the League Cup final winning side.
Quigley soon became a fans favourite at Richmond Park with his pace and combative style making up for his small stature. In 2005, Quigley won St Pats' Young Player of the Year award.
After being transfer listed by St Patrick's Athletic mid-way through the 2007 season he was snapped up a week later by Dundalk. Quigley became John Gill fourth signing of the July transfer window. Quigley joined Dundalk on a permanent deal until the end of the 2007 season.
He was released at the end of the season by Dundalk. On his release from Dundalk, Quigley was signed by Gareth Cronin on December 3, 2007 for Waterford United. Quigley instantly became first choice right-back for Waterford during their 2008 First Division title challenge that season before the Suirsiders eventually finished fourth that season. Upon impending budget cutbacks at Waterford, all Dublin based players such as Quigley were not retained for the 2009 campaign. Quigley found himself a new club on February 11, 2009 when he signed for Shelbourne. He made his Shelbourne debut on March 6, 2009 as a second-half substitute during a 2-1 victory over Wexford Youths at Tolka Park.
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Tom Saunders was born in Liverpool in 1921. He joined the Territorial Army as a 16 year old four years in North Africa. He played amateur football for New Brighton, Burscough, Fleetwood, Marine and Prescot Cables.
He then took up a teaching post at Olive Mount Secondary School in Wavertree spending 17 years there before becoming head of the lower school at West Derby Comprehensive. He became interested in schoolboy football and managed Liverpool Schoolboys. He then went on to become England Schoolboy coach and held the position for 10 years.
He gained the necessary coaching certificates and after a spell running courses at Lilleshall he was, upon recommendation from Tony Waiters who was a youth coach at Liverpool, offered a job as Youth Development Officer at Anfield by Bill Shankly in 1968. It was the first appointment of its kind in British football.
He oversaw the development of more or less every player from 1970 to 1986, including such legends as David Fairclough, Jimmy Case and Steve Heighway. He also spied for Liverpool in Europe, making dossiers on unknown opponents from across the region. He was also appointed Liverpool's Chief Scout.
He also brought Frank Skelly into the Liverpool set up. Frank began scouting for the Reds at the request of Tom Saunders in 1973 when Bill Shankly was manager. He discovered Bruce Grobbelaar who played for Crewe Alexandra while on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps.
Tom Saunders finally retired from his position as Youth Development Officer in 1986. He returned to Anfield after being elected to the board of directors in 1993. Although his principle task was in administration, he helped the likes of Graeme Souness and his fellow bootroom legend Roy Evans through their work as managers. Saunders recommended Phil Thompson to Grard Houllier for appointment as Assistant Manager at Liverpool.
He died in July 2001 after a long illness.
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'''Aleksandar Tunchev''' (born 10 July 1981) is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Leicester City as a defender. He is known to Bulgarian fans as ''Sasho''.
Tunchev started his career in his hometown of Pazardzhik with local team Hebar. After that he played for Belasitsa Petrich, later joining Lokomotiv Plovdiv in June, 2002. With Lokomotiv they became Champions of Bulgaria in 2004. In 2005, he signed for CSKA Sofia for a fee of -100,000 and was appointed captain. They were crowned champions in 2005 and 2008, and also won the Bulgarian Cup and Supercup in 2006.
Tunchev joined Leicester City on 5 July 2008 for a fee of -375,000, signing a three-year contract.
On 20 July 2009, Tunchev was back in full training after recovering from injury.
Tunchev currently plays for Bulgaria. He made his debut in a 3-1 win over Turkey on 18 August 2005, playing for six minutes. The defender has been a regular for the Bulgarian team since making his official debut against Romania in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match.
On 11 October 2006, Tunchev scored his first international goal in a 1-0 away win over Luxembourg during a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match.
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'''Nicholas Paul "Nick" McKoy''' (born 3 September 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder last attached to Sutton United.
McKoy was born in Newham and began his career as a trainee with Wimbledon. He made his league debut on 13 December 2003 as a late substitute for Alex Tapp in a 1-0 defeat at home to Walsall. He remained with the Dons as they became MK Dons until being released at the end of the 2005-06 season.
After being released by the Dons, he was signed by Championship side Cardiff City. He joined Torquay United on loan in January 2007 until the end of the 2006-07 season. He made his Torquay debut two days later in the 2-0 defeat at home to Southampton in the FA Cup. He was released by Cardiff in May 2007, having only made one appearance for them during a 2-0 loss to Barnet in the Football League Cup.
He went on trial at Shrewsbury Town in December 2007, playing for their reserve team. This was followed by a trial spell with St Johnstone during which he played in reserve matches against East Fife and Livingston.
After trial spells with clubs including Barnet, Yeovil and Dagenham & Redbridge, McKoy signed a contract until the end of 2008 with St Johnstone on 21 August 2008. McKoy played in five league games for Saints before being released in December 2008. He signed for Enfield Town on New Year's Day 2009.
McKoy signed for Grays Athletic on 26 June 2009, along with Serge Makofo, Marcel McKie and Allan McLeod.
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}}'''Karim Fradin''' (born February 2, 1972 in Saint-Martin-d'Hres) is a former French football midfielder who last played in the French Ligue 2 with Niort.
His previous clubs also include OGC Nice, Stockport County and LB Chteauroux.
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'''Michael "Mike" Trebilcock''' (born 29 November 1944 in Gunnislake, Cornwall) is a retired English professional footballer. He played primarily as a winger and is most famous for scoring twice in the 1966 FA Cup Final for Everton, becoming the first black player to score in an FA Cup Final.
Mike Trebilcock played for non-league Tavistock before joining Plymouth Argyle in December 1962. he scored 27 times in 71 league games for the Pilgrims, leading to a -23,000 move to Everton on 31 December, 1965. He made his debut a few days later against Aston Villa, but was injured and spent much of the rest of the season on the sidelines. In the meantime, Everton had been progressing through to the FA Cup final, where they would meet Sheffield Wednesday. Despite having only played 4 reserve games since his injury, Trebilcock was included in the squad and surprisingly picked ahead of England international centre-forward Fred Pickering to play in the final. Wednesday took a 2-0 lead with goals from Jim McCalliog and David Ford, but within 5 minutes of Ford's goal, Trebilcock had scored twice to level the scores. A goal from Derek Temple sealed the win for Everton.
Even after the cup final, he struggled to establish himself in the Everton side and in January 1968, after 3 goals in only 11 league games for Everton, he moved to Portsmouth for a fee of -40,000. He was a regular goalscorer at Portsmouth, netting 33 times in 109 league games, before a free transfer took him to Torquay United in July 1972. He spent just one season at Plainmoor, hitting 10 goals in 24 league games, leaving in June 1973 to join Weymouth on a free transfer. In March 1974 he emigrated to Sydney, Australia where he played for Western Suburbs and won the NSW Rothmans Medal in 1974.
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'''Carl David Muggleton''' (born 13 September 1968 in Leicester) is an English professional football goalkeeper who made over 550 appearances in the Football League and Scottish Premier League for a number of clubs, most notably Leicester City, Stoke City, Celtic, Chesterfield and Mansfield Town.
Muggleton began his career in 1986 as an apprentice at Leicester City, where he made 54 first-team appearances in all competitions in seven years.
In January 1994, Muggleton was signed by Scottish club, Celtic, for whom he made 13 appearances in the remainder of the 1993-94 season, before joining Stoke City in the summer of 1994 for a fee of -150,000.
Muggleton played over 120 games for Chesterfield during his four-year stay with the club.
At international level, Muggleton played once for England Under-21,
After leaving Mansfield Town, he joined Notts County in July 2008 as a part-time goalkeeping coach.
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'''Philip 'Phil' Boersma''' (born September 24, 1949 in Kirkby) is an ex-professional footballer, who played as a midfield/striker for Liverpool and Middlesbrough among others.
He began his career with Liverpool, signing his first contract in September 1968, he made his debut in 1969 on the 24 September, it was a League Cup 3rd round fixture against Manchester City at Maine Road, Boersma came off the substitutes bench in the 67th minute but couldn't help turn things around with the Reds eventually losing 3-2.
He went on loan to Wrexham for 7 games in the March of 1970 before returning to Liverpool to bag his first goal on the 4 April against Dinamo Bucharest at the 23 August Stadium, Phil came off the bench to replace Alun Evans after 15 minutes scoring in the 47th, the goal helped the Reds draw the European Fairs Cup 2nd round, 2nd leg tie 1-1. The Reds had already won the 1st leg at Anfield 3-0 making the aggregate score 4-1.
Boersma didn't make one of the striking positions his own but he could always be relied on when he was required. He was a prominent figure during Liverpool's run to the 1973 UEFA Cup final, bagging 4 goals on the way, Phil gained a medal although he was a non-playing sub during the first leg at Anfield, he did, however, see 13 minutes of the 2nd leg when he came on for Steve Heighway. The Reds also won the First Division title with Boersma contributing 7 goals from just 14 appearances, enough to earn him a medal.
1974 turned out to be a season of mixed emotions for Boersma, it started out like any other he featured in 22 of Liverpool's games, but scored just 4 times, this included 5 appearances and 1 goal during the F.A Cup run which took the Merseysiders to Wembley. The final proved to be the lowest point of Phil's season, and probably career, expecting to get the nod for the substitute role he was overlooked for Chris Lawler, a full-back.
Boersma didn't take the news to well and angrily left Anfield vowing he'd never wear the red of Liverpool again. Liverpool and Boersma managed to work things out and it proved to be a turning point for the player, he started the following campaign in goalscoring form starting with the Reds goal in the Charity Shield win over Leeds United, although game finished 1-1, Liverpool won 6-5 on penalties.
He then scored a brace against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on the last day of August, this was followed a week later by a first half hat-trick against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield, he got a single in a League Cup win over Brentford and 2 more in the record 11-0 win over Strmsgodset I.F in the European Cup, his 10th goal in this free-scoring period came against Stoke City, unfortunately, the goals then dried up and he didn't hit the target for the remainder of the season.
Always on the fringes of the first team, mainly due to the Keegan/Toshack partnership and a youngster called David Fairclough, Boersma failed to make an impact on the 1975/76 season for the Anfield club and Bob Paisley allowed him to leave Liverpool in the December of '75.
He left for Teesside joining Middlesbrough for -72,000 where he played generally as a midfielder, he made his debut for Middlesbrough on 6 December '75 in a 0-0 draw at Ayresome Park with Manchester United. During his short 2 year spell at Boro he played 47 league games scoring 3 times. It was at Middlesbrough where Phil struck up a friendship with a certain Graeme Souness, this friendship would pay dividends for Boersma later on in his career.
Boersma left Middlesbrough in the August of 1977 and head to Kenilworth Road and Luton Town where he scored 8 goals in 36 league games.
He left Luton to join up with former club colleague John Toshack who was in charge of Welsh club Swansea City, it was during his time at Swansea that Phil suffered a broken ankle in a game against Swindon Town Luton.
Since retiring, Boersma moved into physiotherapy and coaching. He was appointed first team coach and then Assistant Manager at Swansea City, at a time when the Welsh side was rising up the Divisions from the old Division Three (League One) to what is now the Premiership. After leaving Swansea in 1983, he spent time at Lincoln City as Assistant Manager, before linking up with Souness again as physio at Rangers before taking on coaching roles under Souness at their former club Liverpool they then moved on to Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. Boersma was sacked from Newcastle after it was discovered that he had been out drinking prior to Newcastle's FA Cup semi final against Manchester United in Cardiff.
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'''Steven "Steve" Potts''' (born 7 May 1967 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States) is an American born English former professional footballer. He played as a defender and is associated with his time spent at West Ham United. He also represented the English national team eleven times at youth level.
Potts started his career at West Ham United as an apprentice in 1983, making his first appearance against Queens Park Rangers on 1 January 1985. Known as ''Pottsy'',
Potts transferred to Dagenham & Redbridge on 13 September 2002 and played there for a full season before retiring from football.
In August 2007, he completed The Knowledge and qualified to drive a Hackney carriage.
In 2008, he ran the London Marathon in aid of the charity Children with Leukaemia, raising -24,052.99 in the process.
His son Danny, a fellow footballer, is currently with his father's former club West Ham United.
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'''William 'Willie' Stevenson''' (born 26 October 1939) is a former professional footballer.
Born in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Stevenson played for Edina Hearts, Dalkeith and Rangers before Bill Shankly paid -20,000 to bring him to Liverpool in the October of 1962. He made his debut in the 2-1 home league defeat to Burnley on the 3 November 1962, he scored his first goal in the 5-0 league thrashing of Leyton Orient at Anfield, Stevenson managed to hit the net in the 35th minute, Roger Hunt with a hat-trick and Ian St John scored the others.
Willie had just lost his place to Jim Baxter in the Rangers side and was just settling down in Australia when both Liverpool and Preston North End put in bids to sign him, Liverpool got their man out bidding Preston in doing so.
Stevenson helped the Reds gain the 1963/64 1st Division title in only their 2nd season back in the top flight of English football, he featured in 38 of the 42 league games thus cementing a starting role on the left of the Reds midfield.
Willie played a major role in winning of Liverpool's first ever FA Cup in 1965, he played in all of the ties and scored the all important 2nd goal from the penalty spot in the 2-0 semi-final victory over Chelsea at Villa Park. Leeds United stood in Shankly's team's way and after a hard fought 0-0 draw in 90 minutes, goals from Hunt and St John were enough to beat the Elland Road club by 2 goals to 1 and see the famous trophy go to Anfield after a 72 year wait.
The following campaign, again, saw silverware head North-West to Merseyside as the Reds took the league title once more, Stevenson missed just the 1 fixture and scored 5 times as Liverpool topped the table by a comfortable 6 points over Leeds. Willie also tasted disappointment, however, as Borussia Dortmund beat Liverpool 2-1 in the European Cup Winners Cup final at Hampden Park, the 1st European final the Anfield club had reached.
Shankly had bought the 19 year old Emlyn Hughes from Blackpool in the February of 1967 and selected him ahead of Stevenson at the beginning of the '67/68 season, this proved to be turning point in Stevenson's career, he got the nod just once in the league and 3 times in the Fairs Cup. By the December of '67 he was on his way leaving for Stoke City.
He made 97 league appearances for Stoke before he returned to Merseyside with Tranmere Rovers, he also played for South African side Hellenic before he retired.
In 1974, Willie travelled to Vancouver, British Columbia, to join the Vancouver Whitecaps in the newly formed North American Soccer League (NASL). He played in Vancouver for one season before ending his career. In 1975 he acted as assistant coach before returning to the UK in 1976.
Willie is now retired, after his retirement in spent time as a publican and then ran a contract cleaning company in Macclesfield where he still lives.
''*'' '''Liverpool F.C''' (1962 - 1967) - 241 appearances, 18 goals
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'''Bobby Graham''' (born 22 November 1944) is a former professional footballer who played for Liverpool during the 1960s.
Born in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Graham played for Motherwell Bridge Works as an amateur before Bill Shankly signed him for Liverpool as 17 year old in the November 1961.
A striker, Graham scored on his full debut, the 6-1 thumping of KR Reykjavik on the 14 September 1964 in a European Cup preliminary round 2nd leg tie at Anfield, he scored a hat-trick in his first league game against Aston Villa 12 days later on the 26th, the game finished 5-1 to the Reds with Bobby's goals coming in the 6th, 64th and 86th minutes.
Graham was at Liverpool at an unfortunate time for himself as he found it almost impossible to dislodge the successful strike partnership of Ian St John and Roger Hunt and found first team appearances hard to come by. Such was the dominance of both St John and Hunt he missed out on FA Cup glory in 1965 and only made 1 appearance during the Reds run to the league title the following season, obviously, not enough to gain him a medal.
The 1969/70 season was the most successful for him in a red shirt, with Hunt and St John both pensioned off he made 54 (ever present) first-team appearances and scored 21 goals which included a stunning strike in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, the same game that saw Everton's Sandy Brown scored 'that' infamous own goal. Shortly afterwards, though, 2 new strikers arrived in the form of Kevin Keegan from Scunthorpe United and John Toshack from Cardiff City, Graham lost his place once again.
In March 1972 he was allowed to leave Anfield and moved to Highfield Road and Coventry City where he linked up with former team-mate St John once more, again he struggled to get 1st team recognistion, even going out on loan to Tranmere Rovers, when St John was in charge, for 10 games. Bobby ended his short association with the Sky Blues and moved to his home town club Motherwell.
Ian St John was certainly a fan of Graham's as it was he who again signed Bobby for the Fir Park club and by the end of his first season he had shown why 'The Saint' had shown such faith, he finished top scorer. A young Willie Pettigrew was added to the side the following season and the pair formed a lethal partnership that terrorised Scottish defences for 4 seasons. When Crawford Boyd was later interviewed for the Queen of the South F.C. website, Boyd listed Bobby Graham as the best player that he played against in his time at Queens.
After 132 games and 37 goals Graham joined Hamilton Academical in 1977 for a, then, record transfer fee of -15,000, he, again, made over 100 appearanes scoring 42 times. Bobby went on to play for Queen of the South before he ended his career at Shotts Bon Accord as an amateur.
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'''Danny Cullip''' (born September 17, 1976 in Bracknell) is an English football player who plays for Conference National side Lewes as a defender. Cullip has made more than 350 appearances in the Football League with over 200 appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Cullip began his career with Oxford United but left the club in 1996 before playing his first game, signing for Fulham, who were then in Division 3, manager Micky Adams guided Fulham to 2nd place in the league and promotion in that season. Cullip played 41 games in 18 months at Craven Cottage before signing for Brentford in February 1998 for -75,000. Cullip was at Brentford for the rest of the 97-98 season playing 15 times for the club, in September 1998 he was sent on a month's loan to Brighton and the four games he played convinced them to spend -50,000 securing his services. During his time at Brighton, he became something of a hero, being crowned their Player of the Year on two occasions. Cullip played in total 212 games for the Sussex club scoring six times. Cullip rejected the offer of a new contract at Brighton in December 2004 and joined Sheffield United for a fee of -250,000,
Cullip joined Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee in August 2005, signing a three-year contract.
Danny Cullip moved to Championship club Queens Park Rangers in January 2007 on an 18 month contract.
Danny is now working as a coach for Brighton and Hove Albion whilst also helping out at Worthing College running there academy 2nd team.
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'''Lee Alexander Barrow''' (born 1 May 1973 in Belper, Derbyshire) is an English footballer, currently playing as central defender for Rushall Olympic.
Barrow began his career as an apprentice with Notts County, turning professional in July 1991, though in August 1992 he moved to Scarborough having not yet made his league debut. After only 11 games for Scarborough, Barrow moved to Torquay United in February 1993, soon establishing himself as a first-team regular.
In September 1997, he moved to League of Wales side Barry Town for a fee of -7,500, very quickly becoming a firm favourite amongst the Barry supporters. In the 2000 close-season, after 3 very successful seasons at Barry where he played in Europe and won two Welsh league titles, he moved to Aberystwyth Town remaining with the Parc Avenue side until December 2001 when he joined Hednesford Town.
He moved to Stafford Rangers in June 2002, but in December 2003 returned to Hednesford, making his Hednesford debut on December 26 against Stafford Rangers. He left Hednesford in July 2006, joining Leek Town.
After a spell at Kidsgrove he joined Rushall Olympic in 2007.
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'''Jonathan Boardman''' (born 27 January 1981) is an English professional footballer, who plays for Woking F.C..
Boardman was born in Mortimer Common, Berkshire and joined Crystal Palace as a trainee in June 1999, turning professional on 7 July 2000. On 22 March 2001, he joined Woking on loan to gain some first-team experience in the Conference, returning to Palace at the end of the season.
On 23 August 2001, Boardman accompanied his Palace team-mate David Woozley to Torquay United and began a week's trial (whilst Woozley was signed on a month's loan). However, he returned to Selhurst Park without being registered to play for the Gulls. It later transpired that Palace had thought he was joining Torquay on loan, whereas Torquay manager Roy McFarland had simply wanted to see him in training. In October 2001, he joined Conference side Margate on loan.
Later that season he joined Woking on loan, moving to Woking on a free transfer in March 2002 after his release by Crystal Palace, having spent the three previous months on loan at Woking. He had not played a single first team game for Palace. He remained with Woking until May 2005 when he joined Rochdale.
He was a regular in his first season with Rochdale, but became a fringe player and had his contract cancelled by mutual consent on 22 January 2007. A week later he signed for Conference National side Dagenham & Redbridge.
In June 2009, Boardman rejoined Woking.
Boardman currently writes a monthly column for UK football magazine ''Shoot Monthly''.
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'''Dean Beckwith''' (born 18 September 1983) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender. He plays for Northampton Town, signing for them in June 2009 having reached the end of his contract with Hereford United, with whom he has spent the previous four seasons.
Beckwith was born in Southwark, London and came through the youth system at Gillingham. He turned professional in July 2003 but was to make only two first team appearances for the Gills. He went out on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge where he scored his first senior goal against his future club Hereford in a televised 1-1 draw at Edgar Street. He captained Gillingham reserves in the 2004-05 season and made his debut for the first team in the FA Cup defeat to Portsmouth. He also had a loan spell at Margate of the Conference South, making five appearances. After making his Football League debut on 5 March 2005 against Rotherham United, he was released at the end of the season.
He signed for Hereford on 12 July 2005 and scored on his league debut in the 4-0 win over Scarborough. As the season progressed he became a first team regular at centre-back and scored the equaliser in the 2-2 draw at Grays Athletic, preserving Hereford's then unbeaten run in the Conference. Promotion to the Football League followed at the end of the season, and Beckwith signed a new contract shortly after Hereford's playoff triumph.
With both Richard Rose and Phil Gulliver competing for places alongside captain Tamika Mkandawire, Beckwith made less appearances than in the previous season. He was also sent off twice in the season, his second red at Walsall was extremely questionable and prompted rare criticism of the referee by Graham Turner.
He was the first choice centre back in the 2007-08 season, starting 46 out of a possible 55 first team matches. A broken jaw sustained against Chester City sidelined him for six matches, and he made his 100th league appearance for Hereford in the 2-0 win over Wrexham. Third place and promotion was secured with a match to spare, and Beckwith remained with Hereford during their solitary season in League One. He got the Bulls off to an initial good start, scoring the opening goal of the season against Leyton Orient, but this was a rare highlight in a season that saw Hereford finish bottom.
Beckwith's last match for the Bulls saw him come on as a substitute against Northampton Town in a 2-1 defeat. At the end of the season newly appointed Hereford manager John Trewick chose not to offer Beckwith a new contract, stating that Beckwith was in need of a change of club.
Beckwith made a total of 153 appearances for Hereford United in the Conference, Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-off matches. He scored five goals and was the final player of the 2006 play-off winning team to depart.
On 29 June, Beckwith joined Northampton Town.
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'''Stephen John "Steve" Parkin''' (born November 7, 1965 in Mansfield, England) is an English former footballer and manager, currently working as First Team Coach at Hull City, under manager Phil Brown. He joined the club in January 2007 on a deal that (initially) runs till the end of the season. He had been sacked as manager of Rochdale A.F.C. on December 16, 2006.
Parkin started his managerial career at Mansfield Town at the start of the 1996-97 season after Andy King was sacked. Parkin, only 30 at the time, and club captain, took over as a caretaker manager, but went to last three seasons with the Stags, missing out closely on the play-offs in two of his three seasons. Parkin left Mansfield after his position became untenable due to a transfer embargo on the Nottinghamshire club, and joined Rochdale in the summer before the 1999-2000 season.
Parkin's first spell at Rochdale was a great success, and he lifted the Lancashire club from the depths of the league to an 8th place finish in his first season. The team's success paved the way for big money signings like Paul Connor and Clive Platt. On 9 November 2001 Parkin was attracted to a bigger club in the form of Barnsley F.C. who made him manager. Rochdale eventually missed out on promotion by losing in the play-off semi-final in May 2002.
Parkin's spell at Barnsley was not a productive or a successful one. Barnsley were in the relegation place at the time of his take over in Division 1 and with a prohibitive transfer budget, Parkin could not stop the rot and Barnsley were relegated in April 2002. With debt-ridden Barnsley struggling to stave off a second successive relegation, on 15 October 2002, the club went into administration and Parkin along with his assistant Tony Ford both lost their jobs.
Parkin did not find a managerial position for 14 months after his departure from Barnsley. He became assistant manager at Notts County shortly after his sacking. In December 2003, Parkin went back to his former job at Rochdale, where Ford had already been re-employed as assistant-manager to Parkin's predecessor Alan Buckley. His first duty was to save Rochdale from relegation that season, which he did with a few games to spare, adding talent such as Grant Holt to the ranks, although Rochdale's final position was lower than when he took over. His second season in his new (old) job saw Dale nearly reach the play-offs, but stumble late in the season. In the 2005-06 season, Parkin guided the club to what many saw as a backward step, only narrowly avoiding relegation.
Both Parkin and Dale were under an increasingly significant amount of pressure following a poor start to the 2006-07 League Two season, which saw Rochdale gain only 6 points from 8 matches. During the course of the season Dale lost arguably one of their best players of recent years. Rickie Lambert, an Attacking Midfielder/Striker who was sold to Bristol Rovers for -200,000 on transfer deadline day in August 2006. Parkin's position became untenable and he was sacked shortly before Christmas.
In January 2007 he was installed as the first team coach for Championship side . He helped the Tigers to their first ever promotion to the Premier League in 2008 and was cited-along with manager Phil Brown and assistant Brian Horton-by manager Sir Alex Ferguson as one of the key components of Hull's success.
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'''Alfred Ringstead''' (born. October 14, 1927 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland - died. 2000) was a professional footballer who played in the position of outside right for Sheffield United between 1950 and 1959.
As a 14 year-old Ringstead played his football for Everton junior teams where he received a wage of just three shillings and sixpence. The Merseyside club showed little interest in keeping him and he returned back home without any encouragement. After serving in the Army in India, Alf returned to play for Ellesmere Port F.C. while working as an upholsterer.
In 1950, Alf joined non-league Northwich Victoria in the Cheshire League, and after little more than a handful of games, he had scored eleven goals, and it was while he was with them that he was spotted by Sheffield United. He was watched by United in a match at Buxton and, agreed to sign a few hours after the match had finished.
He was signed by Sheffield United manager Teddy Davison in November 1950, in a double transfer along with fellow winger Derek Hawksworth, for a total outlay of -15,000, with Hawksworth joining two weeks later.
After two appearances in the Central League side, Ringstead made his first team league debut against Coventry City at Bramall Lane on December 2, 1950, scoring with a flying header and, scored in the following two games in Division Two. He was fast, penetrative, determined, eager to take on an opponent, and shared these characteristics with the ability to shoot and centre with power and accuracy with both feet.
He was a good header of the ball, but it was his sense of anticipation for being in the right place at the right time, that brought him so many goals.
He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland against Argentina at Dalymount Park, Dublin, on May 13, 1951, and had such a good game that he won a regular place in the side, building up to a total of 20 international caps.
Ringstead played a significant part in Sheffield United's 7-3 defeat of Sheffield Wednesday in the Steel City derby at Bramall Lane on September 8, 1951, scoring two of the goals in the famous victory. In total, he played 247 league matches for the Blades and scoring 101 goals, in his eight years at Bramall Lane.
Soon after scoring his 101st League goal for Sheffield United, Alf was transferred to Mansfield Town in July 1959. He played 27 matches scoring three goals for the Stags.
He ended his career by joining non-league Frickley Colliery.
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'''Scott Walter Canham''' (born 11 November 1974 in West Ham) is a retired English professional football midfielder.
Canham was born in West Ham, London. He began his career as an apprentice at West Ham United, turning professional on 2 July 1993. As West Ham embarked on their first seasons in the Premiership, Canham found it impossible to make the break through into the first team. Still yet to make his league debut, he joined Torquay United on loan on 3 November 1995, making three league appearances before returning to Upton Park at the end of his month at Plainmoor.
Later that season, on 19 January he moved to Brentford on a loan spell that would last until 20 April and see Canham play 14 league games. On 29 August 1996, Canham moved to Brentford for a fee of -25,000, but struggled to make an impact. He played 35 league games for Brentford, 11 of which were as a substitute, scoring only once before being released after Brentford's relegation in the summer of 1998. On 10 August 1998 he joined Leyton Orient, but the form of the other midfielders at Brisbane Road limited his chances and he joined Isthmian Premier League side Chesham United for a month's loan on 22 December. On his return to Orient, he failed to reappear in their first team, and in August 2000 was released to join Chesham United.
Such was his form for Chesham the following season, that Orient manager Tommy Taylor, who had released him a year before, brought Canham back to Brisbane Road on 27 June 2001. He joined Woking on loan in March 2003 and in May thatr year moved to Woking on a free transfer. In February 2005 he moved to Farnborough Town and in July 2006 joined his former Farnborough manager Frank Gray at Grays Athletic.
His time at Grays Athletic was short lived and he then moved to neighbours Thurrock.
During the pre season before the start of the 2008-09 season, Canham became assistant manager to his former Leyton Orient team mate Carl Griffiths at Brentwood Town.
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'''Alan John Julian''' (born 11 March 1983) is a footballer, currently playing for Gillingham.
Julian started his career as a trainee at Brentford, making 16 appearances. Graham Westley gave him a trial and he signed for Stevenage in January 2005, making 141 appearances. For his performance during the 2005-06 season, Julian was voted as 'The Stevenage Borough F.C. Supporters Association Player of the Year'. Julian was voted as the Comet Player of the season for the 2006-07 season, and voted second place in the supporters' association player of the season award, behind defender Ronnie Henry.
On 21 May 2008, he joined Gillingham on a free transfer. He made his debut for Gillingham in the League Cup first round home defeat against Colchester United on 12 August 2008.
Julian has also won six Northern Ireland under-21 caps.
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'''Samuel "Sammy" Clingan''' (born 13 January 1984 in Belfast) is a Northern Ireland international footballer who currently plays for Coventry City.
Clingan began his career in August 2001 as a youth trainee at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was captain of the Wolves reserves in 2003-04, but never broke into the first team - although twice being an unused substitute during their Premier League campaign of that year - and was loaned out to Chesterfield on two occasions to gain experience. Between October 2004 and January 2006, he played 29 times for the Spireites and scored three goals - quickly becoming a fans' favourite.
In early 2006, Nottingham Forest confirmed their interest in him. The original deal fell through because of the existing loan deal with Chesterfield, but when his loan period ended on 15 January, Forest made a second bid. Despite the player's wish to remain at Chesterfield, the club were unable to match the offer, and Clingan joined Forest on the 23rd for an undisclosed fee, making his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Barnsley.
Clingan had been a regular in the Forest side in 2006-07 but sustained a broken ankle during a 5-1 victory over in early March 2007, sidelining him for the rest of the season. He returned fit for the next campaign and got his first goal for the Reds after 22 months and 59 games, with a 22-yard free-kick in a 2-0 win over Crewe on 24 November 2007. The season ended with Forest gaining automatic promotion to the Championship.
Clingan was offered a new deal by the club at the end of the season, which he rejected. He was attracting interest from Championship rivals QPR, Ipswich and Norwich.
On 17 June 2008 he agreed to join Norwich City when his Forest contract expired, consequently signing a two-year deal, becoming Glenn Roeder's first summer signing. During the 2008-09 season, Clingan became the club's established penalty taker, scoring all four spot-kicks he took. His other goals were an impressive free-kick in a 1-1 draw away to Birmingham City and a similar effort in the final day 4-2 defeat to Charlton Athletic which sealed the club's relegation to League One. Since Norwich were relegated, Clingan had been linked with a move to Championship side Coventry City.
After a protracted transfer saga in the summer transfer window, Clingan signed for Coventry City
on 24th July 2009, signing a 3 year deal for an undisclosed fee. He was happy to move to a bigger club.
Clingan has represented Northern Ireland at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 21 levels. He gained six Under 21 caps and captained the side. He made his senior debut at the Giants Stadium in New York against Uruguay during Northern Ireland's two-game tour of the USA in May 2006.
His first competitive senior cap came in the 3-0 home defeat by Iceland on 2 September 2006, in the first match of the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, and he has remained a fixture in the side since then, missing only two matches in the campaign through injury. His free kick set up David Healy's second goal in the 3-2 home victory over Spain on 6 September 2006, and he was named man of the match by the BBC commentary team in the 2-1 home victory over Denmark on 17 November 2007.
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'''Richard James "Dick" Howard''' (born 10 June 1943 in Bromborough, Cheshire, England) is a former Canadian international goalkeeper, NASL player, educator, long-time FIFA coaching instructor and Canadian national teams coach, author, and print and broadcast journalist on soccer in Canada and abroad.
A goalkeeper, Howard made an appearance for Chester in the English Football League Fourth Division during 1965-66 and also played for Hyde United. He received a diploma in physical education from the Chester College of Education. He moved to Canada and played for the Hamilton Primos of the National Soccer League in 1967, making it to the championship finals before losing to Windsor Teutonia. Howard then played in the inaugural season of the North American Soccer League for the Detroit Cougars in 1968. He was a member of the NASL champion Rochester Lancers in 1970 and graduated from the nearby State University of New York at Brockport with a degree in physical education. He was acquired from the Lancers by the Toronto Metros in 1971 and played in Toronto through the 1974 season. He was also a member of the Canadian national team during 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.
While playing with the Metros, Howard became a physical education teacher at Upper Canada College in Toronto. From 1972 to 1986 he was director of athletics at Crescent School, another private school in Toronto. He has coached Canadian national youth teams and in 1981 was an assistant coach of the senior Canadian national team for 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification, as the Canadians came within one goal of qualifying. He was technical director of the Canadian Soccer Association from 1986 to 1992. Since 1988, he has conducted more than 50 FIFA projects as the longest-serving FIFA coaching instructor in North America. Howard has been a member of the FIFA technical committee since 1998 and is chairman of CONCACAF coaching committee. He was appointed technical consultant of the Toronto Lynx soccer club in February 2005
In the 1980s, Howard and Mike Povey were hired as analysts for broadcasts of English soccer games on CFMT-TV in Toronto, hosted by Dale Barnes. He followed Barnes to The Sports Network after it was launched in 1984. He has also covered international soccer for Fox Sports World and was a soccer columnist with the Toronto Sun during the 1990s.
Howard was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2002 as a builder. He currently works at Crescent School as their Head of Soccer and Soccer Development
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Born in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, Slater started his career as a 17 year old at Falkirk, where he won a Scottish Cup winners medal in 1957, he made his debut was in front of a 90,000 predominantly Rangers crowd.
Liverpool signed him in exchange for Tommy Younger on the 12 June 1959. He made his debut 2 months later at Ninian Park on the 22 August, Cardiff City spoiled his day beaten the reds 3-2, Cardiff actually provided all 5 goals as City's Danny Malloy scored 2 own goals both being only 4 minutes apart. He kept his first clean-sheet on the 12 December 1959 at the Eastville Stadium, Bristol Rovers were the side that were unable to break down the Reds defence as Liverpool won 2-0.
Slater was small for a goalkeeper standing at just 5 ft 8- in (1.74 m) and was nicknamed 'Shorty' but he was immediately put into the Liverpool goal upon his arrival in 1959 but after a disastrous start to the season the No.1 shirt was handed to Doug Rudman, but when Bill Shankly arrived Bert got his place back and went on to clock-up 30 appearances in all competitions. He followed this up by being an ever-present during the 1960/61 as Liverpool, incredibly finished 3rd (top 2 gained promotion) for a 5th straight season. Shankly rallied his troops and also brought in Ron Yeats and Ian St John to strengthen his side, it worked, Liverpool won the division by 8 points and were promoted to the top tier of English football after an 8 year break, Slater played his part by appearing 29 times, but he now had serious competition as Shankly had signed James Furnell from Burnley.
Things got worse for Slater, Tommy Lawrence, signed in 1957 as a 17 year old, was beginning to mature and was starting knock on the first team door, Slater was now considered to be lower than the under 12 goalkeeper in the pecking order, according to Bill Shankly, and thus was deemed surplus to requirements. Bert was told he could leave for Dundee in the July 1962, ironically he was sold by Bill and signed by brother Bob Shankly.
Bob's Dundee had just won the Scottish League First Division championship and were about to embark on a European Cup campaign, Bob had rated Slater ever since a friendly between the 2 brothers clubs in 1960 so when he became available Bob made sure he got his man paying -2,500 for Slater's services.
Slater first introduction to European football was at Dens Park against Cologne, unbelievably Dundee were 5 up by half-time and went on to win 8-1, Cologne only got the 1 because of an own-goal by Alex Hamilton. To be fair to Cologne they lost their keeper to injury at half-time. However, the Germans thought the challenge was a bad one and, rumour has it, were targeting Slater for reprisal in the 2nd leg. If they were by the 27th minute they got their man, Slater took a boot to the head which opened up, he was replaced by Andy Penman, an inside-forward, there were no subs back then. Cologne pulled the aggregate score back to 8-4 when a bandaged Slater returned to the game as a left winger, Cologne pushed forward and got another, this was too much for Slater who went back into the Dees goal, Dundee held on for a famous victory.
They also beat Sporting Clube de Portugal and Anderlecht to amazingly reach the European Cup semi-final, here they came up against cup favourites A.C Milan who proved to be too strong for Dundee, Milan went on to lift the trophy at Wembley Stadium.
In 1965 he moved to Watford, where he was the first choice goalkeeper for three years. Early in the season Mike Walker was bought and he replaced Slater as first-choice goalkeeper. Slater also became a coach and assistant manager at Vicarage Road before he retired from football.
Slater never gained international recognisition but did represent Scotland at Under-23 level.
After hanging up his boots Bert worked for a company that designed golf courses and scouted for Dundee. Bert died in Brechin on 21 July 2006.
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'''Tommy Leishman''' (born 3 September 1937) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a wing-half.
Born in Stenhousemuir, Scotland, Leishman played for St Mirren before Liverpool signed him for -10,000 on 20 November 1959. He made his debut a month later in a 2-0 2nd Division win over Charlton Athletic at Anfield. His first goal came in the 11th minute of a league match at The Dell on 24 August 1960, unfortunately it turned out to be a consolation as the Saints hit 4 past the Reds backline.
Leishman, like new manager Bill Shankly, joined Liverpool in November 1959 from St Mirren, where he had won a Scottish Cup winners medal the previous May, St Mirren having beat Aberdeen 3-1 in the Hampden Park final. Tommy had a great touch but he was also a driving force in the middle of the park, he settled in well and appeared 17 times in the remainder of the 1959-60 season.
He followed this by missing just three fixtures in his first full season with the club as Liverpool missed out on promotion, finishing third for the fifth straight season. The following year they finally achieved their goal as they finished eight points clear of second placed Leyton Orient with Leishman missing just one game. He had been a regular for the club during its Second Division days, but found himself reduced to 11 appearances during the first half of the season as the club returned to the big time and he was allowed to leave during January 1963.
Leishman returned to Scotland and joined Hibernian for the same amount the Reds paid for him, -10,000. He failed to secure a regular place in the Hibs first team and he joined Irish League side Linfield as their player-manager. He was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 1965/66 season. He returned to Scotland with Stranraer, where he ended his career.
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'''Philip Stephen Gulliver''' (born 12 September 1982) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Carlisle United, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Bury, Scunthorpe United, Rushden & Diamonds and Hereford United.
Gulliver was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
He signed for Rushden & Diamonds where he was a first-team regular in central defence in his two seasons with the club. Indeed he captained the side in his second season, when Rushden were ultimately relegated from the Football League. In July 2006 he apparently signed for Hereford United on a free transfer and appeared in the squad photo. A few days later he returned to Rushden, pending clarification of his status: if a player aged under 24 rejects the offer of a new deal, the club he leaves is entitled to compensation. He returned to Hereford after an agreement was reached between the two clubs.
He was mostly named on the bench for Hereford's opening matches of the season, but after a change in formation to three centre-backs he was given a run in the team. He was named Hereford's joint Player of the Month for December, but for the last three months of the season he was usually confined to the bench.
He rejoined Rushden at the end of the 2007-08 season.
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'''Spencer Justin Prior''' (born 22 April 1971 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex) is an English former footballer. He was a central defender who retired at the end of the 2006-07 season, finishing his career with hometown club Southend United, where he began his career. In between, he played for Norwich City, Leicester City, Derby County, Manchester City and Cardiff City.
Prior made 135 league appearances in his first spell with Southend. His solid performances in the centre of the Shrimpers defence attracted the attention of other clubs and in the summer of 1993 both Norwich and Wolverhampton Wanderers made moves to sign him. He opted for Norwich because they had qualified to play in Europe for the 1993-94 season and they paid Southend a fee of -300,000 for his services. In his first season at Carrow Road he played in the historic 2-1 win at Bayern Munich and the 1-0 defeat at Inter Milan that saw City eliminated from the UEFA Cup.
During his first two seasons with Norwich, Prior found it difficult to establish himself as a first team regular. After the club had been relegated from the Premiership in 1995, however, Prior became a regular selection under the management firstly of Martin O'Neill and then Gary Megson. It was a difficult season for Norwich which was played out against weekly demonstrations at chairman Robert Chase. Prior ended the season by being voted Norwich City player of the year. In August 1996, Leicester paid -600,000 for him. He had played 89 games for Norwich.
In his first season at Leicester, Prior got a league cup winner's medal as the Foxes beat Middlesbrough in a replayed final. Prior moved to Derby in 1998 but did not settle there. A number of clubs showed an interest in him before Manchester City signed him shortly before the transfer deadline in the 1999-00 season. City had signed him to replace the injured Andy Morrison as they had only been able to field two central defenders (Gerard Wiekens and Richard Jobson) for most of the season. His impact on the team was immediate, his goals earning City numerous victories and ultimately promotion. As City arrived in the Premiership Prior found his first team opportunities limited as the then City manager, Joe Royle, bought Steve Howey, Richard Dunne and Paul Ritchie, while Andy Morrison also returned from his lengthy injury.
Thus, Prior moved to Cardiff City F.C. for a -700,000 fee . His three year stint at Ninian Park was a difficult one and he failed to win over the City supporters. Indeed, even before he stepped onto the pitch as a substitute in one game, he was met with a chorus of boos from the Cardiff fans. During his time he consistentley complained about the abuse he received from fans. In September 2006, reflecting on his time at the club, he suggested he was targeted by the boo boys because he was English despite the fact he was playing with other English players who were considered fan favourites, prompting fury from many Bluebirds supporters.
Prior was released by Cardiff and returned to the club where he began his career, Southend United, in July 2004. In his first two seasons back at Roots Hall, the team won consecutive promotions.
After retiring from football, Prior moved to Australia and is now a football analyst for Fox Sports Australia and owns Love Football, an equipment retailer. He also coaches a number of teams at Sydney Grammar School, and was the Head Coach at Mosman Football Club in 2007 and 2008,leading a significant improvement in its coaching capabilities.
In December 2008, A-League club Newcastle Jets announced they had signed the 37-year old Prior for the remainder of the 2008-2009 season.
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'''Thomas Pinault''' (born 4 December 1981 in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French professional footballer currently playing for Crawley Town.
Pinault's favoured position is central midfield. His career started in the 1998-99 season when he was promoted to the first team squad with French club Cannes. After only one season in his native country, Pinault moved to England with Colchester United. After five seasons at Layer Road, the tough tackling, flash central midfielder moved to Grimsby Town on a free transfer in the summer of 2004, after unsuccessful trials with Northampton Town and Dundee United. Pinault was released at the end of his first season and his whereabouts were unknown for a season before he reappeared when Leroy Rosenior made him a new signing at Brentford. After the club were relegated from League One, Pinault was released, subsequently securing a move to non-league Crawley Town in July 2007.
Thomas is the brother of late footballer Clment Pinault.
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'''Jack Balmer''' (6 February 1916 - 25 December 1984) was a footballer who played Centre Forward, for Liverpool Football Club.
Born in West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Balmer played for Collegiate Old Boys and Everton, where he was an amateur, before he was signed by Liverpool manager George Patterson who gave him his first professional contract on the 23 August 1935, the 19 year old made his debut on the 21 September 1935 at Elland Road against Leeds in a 1st Division match, however, it wasn't a day to remember as the Reds lost 1-0, his first goal came on the 7 December the same year in a league game at Anfield, the 81st minute strike turned out to be the winner in a 2-1 victory over Preston.
Balmer came from a family of footballers, Uncles Walter and Bob both played for Everton during the early part of the 20th century whilst Uncle Jack was an amateur at Goodison Park.
After the short journey across Stanley Park, Jack flitted in and out of the starting line-up during his first season at the club, fighting for the number 9 shirt with Fred Howe. Still learning his trade Balmer would gain great experience playing in an inside forward position as well as his more accustomed centre-forward role.
The Second World War curtailed Balmer's footballing career, as it did so many others, but in doing so it probably took away Jack's best years. Upon resumption of the a national league competition Balmer formed an impressive partnership with Albert Stubbins, they both finished the first post war season, 1946/47, with 24 goals, helping to guide the Reds to the League title 24 years after their last.
Jack created a League record that may never be surpassed during the title season, he scored a hat-trick of hat-tricks, the first came on the 9 November 1946 in a 3-0 home win against Portsmouth with the goals coming in the 30th (penalty), 70th and 79th minute, he followed this up a week later with a 4 goal haul away at the Baseball Ground in a 4-1 win over Derby, this included a 6 minute hat-trick, 43rd, 46th and 49th minutes with the 4th coming in the 60th minute. The record breaker came on the 23rd of November at home to Arsenal in the 15th, 61st and 68th minutes of a 4-2 triumph, Stubbins scored the other in the 78th minute bringing to an end a run of 10 consecutive goals by Balmer. He followed this feat up with 5 more goals in his next 4 games making a grand total of 15 in 7 outings, more than 2 a game, a stunning strike rate.
Balmer, who was intelligent and very skillful, was given the captaincy in the 1947/48 season and continued to scored for fun along with Stubbins. he played 313 games, scoring 111 goals between 1935 and 1952 which would have been a lot more if it hadn't been for the Second World War.
It was during the 1939/45 war that he gained his only international recognition playing for England in an 'unofficial' matches.
In 1952, After playing 312 appearances for the Reds scoring 111 goals, Balmer retired from the game after averaging exactly a goal every 2.8 appearances for the Reds.
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'''Paul Brayson''' (born 16 September 1977 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English footballer currently playing for Blyth Spartans.
Brayson started his career with Newcastle United before moving to Swansea City on loan. He signed permanently for Reading in March 1998 for a fee of -100,000.
He then moved Cardiff City on a free transfer in 2000.
He dropped out of The Football League when he moved to Northwich Victoria in August 2004.
Brayson was signed by York City on 26 June 2007.
The end of the 2007-08 season saw Brayson offered a new contract by Gateshead. At the same time Newcastle Blue Star made him a lucrative offer to drop down two leagues and play for them. On 2 June 2008 Brayson was released by Gateshead having failed to agree to the new contract by a set deadline.
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'''Didier Digard''' (born 12 July 1986 in Gisors, Eure), is a French football midfielder currently playing on loan at OGC Nice from Middlesbrough.
Digard started his career with Le Havre, and spent eight years at the club.
In June 2007, he was strongly linked with a move from Le Havre to the English Premier League with Aston Villa, Reading and West Ham United interested. However, he eventually opted to stay in France, and signed a three year deal with Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain on 3 July 2007 for a transfer fee of -2.5 million. Digard made his debut for PSG in their opening match draw against Sochaux.
On 4 July 2008, he signed for Middlesbrough on a four-year contract after the club agreed a -5 million (-4 million) deal with PSG.
In the process of signing with Middlesbrough, Digard rejected overtures from Newcastle United, as well as Portsmouth and AS Monaco.
He made his Middlesbrough debut during the first fixture of the 2008-09 Premier League season, replacing Tuncay Sanli on the 72nd minute in the 2-1 victory against Tottenham Hotspur at the Riverside Stadium. He made his first contribution of note in the 86th minute of the same game, when his wayward shot turned into an assist when it was deflected goalwards by Mido, a goal which turned out to be the winner.
He made his Cup debut against Yeovil Town in the Carling Cup. He scored a 30 yard goal and the score ended up 5-1 to Middlesbrough.
After another substitute appearance in the 2-1 away defeat to Liverpool, Digard once again came off the bench in the 2-1 home win against Stoke City. Once again, a mishit shot from Digard turned into an assist, with the ball falling to Tuncay to score the winner.
On 17 January 2009, Digard was sent off against West Bromwich Albion for a tackle on Borja Valero.
In January 2010, he signed for Nice on a loan deal. His loan contract runs for six months and includes an option to sign permenantly for over -5 million..
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'''Scott James Loach''' (born 27 May 1988) is an English footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Watford and has had loan spells with non-league Stafford Rangers and League Two sides Morecambe and Bradford City.
Loach was born in Nottingham and was a member of the academy at Ipswich Town from 1997 to 2000. Between 2002 and 2003 he played for Southwell United and joined Lincoln City as a 15-year-old in April 2003, becoming an apprentice in summer 2004.
Despite being offered professional terms at Lincoln City, Loach joined Watford on trial in April 2006,
He returned to Watford and made his debut in the 1-0 Carling Cup win over Bristol Rovers. He made his league debut as a substitute on 20 September 2008 when he came on to replace Mart Poom in the fourth minute of a game against Reading. Loach conceded his first goal in controversial circumstances when the referee and linesman gave a goal instead of a corner. The game finished in a 2-2 draw but the goal will be reviewed by the Professional Game Match Officials Board.
In August 2009, Four Four Two Magazine said Loach was the 'Key Player' in Watford's season and that fans should expect a good season from the young goalkeeper. Newspaper reports have linked Loach to Tottenham Hotspur as backup to Heurelho Gomes, however as Carlo Cudicini's alleged move to Portsmouth did not go through, no deal was ever made.
Indeed Loach made a good start to the 2009/10 season including a match winning performance against Plymouth where Watford won 1-0.
In February 2009, his good form at club level earned him his first England under-21 international call-up by manager Stuart Pearce for a friendly match against Ecuador's senior team in Malaga.
In May 2009, Loach was named in the England Under-21 squad for the Under-21 Championships that take place in Sweden in June 2009. He only played in one match as Joe Hart was first choice He started in goal for England in the 4-0 defeat to Germany in the final of the Under-21 Championships in place of the suspended Hart and was highly culpable for the second German goal.
With Hart and Joe Lewis now ineligible for the U21's, Loach has become first choice in goal.
''Appearances correct as of 26 October 2009''
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}}'''Florent Laville''' (born 7 August 1973 in Valence, Drme) is a former French football defender. He represented France at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He spent 10 years of his career with Olympique Lyonnais, and helped them win the Ligue 1 in 2002 and 2003 as well as the Trophe des Champions in 2002. Laville signed with English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers in 2003 and instantly slotted into the first team, forming a successful defensive partnership with fellow Frenchman Bruno N'Gotty. However, a serious leg injury several games into the 2004 season would put him out of action for over a year, and effectivly ended his top-level playing career, as he struggled to regain fitness.
After leaving Bolton at the end of the season, Florent eventually returned to fitness and briefly played for Coventry City before returning to France, at SC Bastia where he joined his former Bolton teammate, Pierre-Yves Andr. He retired at the end of the 2006-2007 season when his contract expired.
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'''Craig Hinton''' (born 26 November 1977 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer who can play anywhere along the back line. He was a trainee at Birmingham City under Kevan Broadhurst, and currently plays for Northampton Town.
He is the nephew of Alan Hinton, who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Derby County and the England national football team during the 1960s.
Hinton moved to the Kidderminster Harriers in September 1998 after being a trainee with Birmingham and failing to break into the first team at St Andrews. When he first joined Aggborough he played at right back until Jan Mlby took over as manager and played him at centre back. In 1999-2000 season Hinton only missed one game - this was the year Harriers clinched the Conference title. He was then ever present the year after Harriers first year of League football. He made a total of 214 appearances in six years at Aggborough when he declined a new contract in the summer of 2004 and a number of clubs wanted to sign him. He chose to join former Birmingham City Youth Coach Broadhurst who was the assistant to Ian Atkins at Bristol Rovers.
Hinton joined Bristol Rovers in the summer of 2004 where he played most of his 38 league appearances at right-back. In the summer of 2006 he signed a new deal keeping him at the Memorial Stadium for a further two years. He made 36 appearances in his second season at the club and made a firm defensive partnership with Steve Elliott in the centre of defence.
Hinton kept impressing with Rovers and in 2007, scored his first goals for the club in FA Cup matches against Leyton Orient and Rushden & Diamonds and then further goals against Fulham, Carlisle United and Cheltenham Town. Hinton has recently been used more as a substitute for Bristol Rovers with Byron Anthony, Steve Elliot and Danny Coles seemingly preferred to him in the Centre Back position. On 5 May 2009, it was announced that his contract will expire, along with Joe Jacobson, Ryan Green and Craig Disley.
Hinton joined League Two side Northampton Town, and was made club captain ahead of the 2009-10 season.
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'''Ty Gooden''' (born 23 October 1972) is an English former professional footballer. He played for teams including Arsenal, Wycombe Wanderers, Swindon Town, Gillingham and Canvey Island.
During his time at Swindon he was often inconsistent. He became the first transfer to take place in the new millennium, when Gillingham manager Peter Taylor signed him for -100,000, in a deal that saw Swindon team mate Iffy Onuora join the Kent club as well. Later that year Gooden won promotion to the First Division with Gillingham, after they beat Wigan Athletic 3-2 in the Division Two play-off Final at the old Wembley Stadium, Gooden providing the cross for Andy Thomson for the winning goal. He had a successful first season in the First Division with Gillingham, helping them to finish 13th in the league. However, injury hampered the rest of his time at the Gills and, in 2003, he was sold to non-league Canvey Island.
Gooden is now the European Scout for Reading F.C. operating from France.
Ty Gooden finished working for Reading FC after they failed to gain promotion to the Premiership. He has now joined Sunderland as their scout in France.
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'''Darren John Cann''' (born 17 June 1968) is an English former professional football central defender and is currently men's soccer coach at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick.
Cann was born in Torquay. He joined Torquay United as an apprentice, making his debut in the 1986-87 season whilst still an apprentice as Torquay, managed by Stuart Morgan struggled to retain their place in the Football League. He turned professional in June 1987, but was released at the end of the following season having made 12 league appearances, scoring one goal. In 1987 Cann was selected to represent the FA Colts 11. This was a huge honor.
In July 1988 he joined Barnstaple Town and embarked on a successful career in semi-professional football. He later played for Clevedon Town and Gloucester City before joining Elmore. In the summer of 1995 he left Elmore to join Taunton Town's successful Western League side, winning a Championship medal in his first season. He played one Conference game for Bath City in December 1996, before leaving Taunton for Minehead Town in the summer of 1998.
He helped Minehead to promotion and the Western League First Division title before returning to Taunton Town in the 1999 close-season, also playing for Dartmouth A.F.C. and Newton Abbot in the Devon County Football League, when available and had also played for Penzance. The following two seasons saw Taunton retain the Western League title, giving Cann his third winner's medal. During his playing career Cann was selected to play for Devon County FA 18 times.
He emigrated to his wife's hometown in New Brunswick, Canada at the end of the 2000-01 season, one of his final games for Taunton being the 2-1 FA Vase Final win over Berkhamsted Town on 6 May 2001 at Villa Park. This was especially apt for Cann as the tournament was sponsored by Carlsberg, for who he worked as a lorry driver.
On arriving in Canada he coached with the Fredericton and District Soccer Association at several soccer camps, building on his previous experience as a tournament coordinator for the Riviera International Cup held in Torbay.
On 18 July 2001, Cann was appointed as head coach to the University of New Brunswick men's soccer team, but left in 2003 when the job was turned into a position requiring a university degree. In October 2003, Cann was appointed as men's soccer coach at St Thomas University, also in New Brunswick. Cann received the ACAA Coach of the year for the season 2008/09.
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'''Sydney Thomas Cann''' (30 October 1911 in Babbacombe, Torquay - 1 November 1996) was an English professional football defender and football manager. He was capped twice by England at Schools level.
Sid Cann joined Torquay United from Babbacombe school in November 1928, making his league debut away to Crystal Palace. After battling for a first team place with Willie Brown, he began the following season as a first choice, missing only a handful of games before moving to Manchester City in March 1930.
He played 42 league games for the Maine Road side, appearing on the losing side in the 1933 FA Cup final, but was never a first team regular and moved to Charlton Athletic in June 1935 and qualified as an FA Coach, making only 15 appearances as Charlton rose through the divisions prior to the onset of World War Two. He guested for Torquay United, Aldershot and Bristol City during the war, serving in the Army Physical Training Corps. Later during the war he qualified as a masseur (at the Bristol College of Physiotherapy) and joined Southampton as a physio.
In June 1946 he was appointed assistant manager of Southampton and in August 1949, after Bill Dodgin left for Fulham, he was appointed manager, almost taking them to promotion from Division Two in his first season in charge. He left the Dell in December 1951 after a fall-out with the board and took up a coaching role with the Football Association.
In August 1952, he was appointed manager of Isthmian League side Wycombe Wanderers and took them to 3rd place at the end of this first season, their highest finishing position for 23 years. In his 9 years in charge, he kept Wycombe constantly challenging for the league title, which they won in 1955-56 and 1956-57. They were also runners-up in 1957-58 and 1959-60, and reached the FA Amateur Cup final in 1957.
He left Wycombe in July 1961 to take up a coaching position at Norwich City, which he held until March the following year.
In July 1962 he was appointed manager of Athenian League side Sutton United and made an immediate impact, leading Sutton to the final of the FA Amateur Cup at Wembley, where Sutton had never played before. The first two seasons of Cann's reign in Sutton saw good finishes in the Athenian League, which led to an invite for the club to join the Isthmian League.
Sutton confounded expectations in their first season by finishing in 4th place and remained in the top 10 for the next two seasons, before winning the title in 1966-67. A second defeat at Wembley in the FA Amateur Cup Final followed in 1969, with Sutton once more finishing in the top 3 in the table. The following season again saw Sutton challenging for the title, but they gained national prominence with a run in the FA Cup which ended with a 6-0 defeat at home to the reigning league champions Leeds United. He eventually left Sutton in the summer of 1973.
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'''Steven William "Steve" Elliott''' (born 29 October 1978 in Derby, Derbyshire) is an English professional football player. He currently plays as a centre back for Bristol Rovers.
Elliott came though the ranks at Pride Park and made his first team debut in the League Cup in September 1997. He made a total of 72 league appearances for Derby County, including 14 as a substitute. In November 2003 he moved to Blackpool on loan. The deal later became permanent.
After making his move permanent, Elliott made 28 appearances for Blackpool including the LDV Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Elliott then signed for Bristol Rovers in the summer of 2004. He made 40 appearances in his first season and scored twice , before going on to make 45 appearances in his second season again scoring twice.
In June 2007, Elliott signed a two-year extension to his contract, meaning it will expire in the summer of 2011.
He was sent off for the third time in his Bristol Rovers career on 24 November 2007, for an alleged headbutt in a volatile game at Swindon Town. He then scored an outstanding goal against Gillingham from 25 yards out as the season drew to a close. That secured mathematical safety.
During the 2008-09 season, he mainly partnered Craig Hinton throughout the season, scoring 2 goals and being a brilliant defender.
Elliott enjoyed a brief international career while at Derby. He managed to play twice for England at under-21 level against France and Argentina in 1998.
Johnstone's Paint Trophy: Runner up 2006-07
Football League Two: Playoff winner 2006-07
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'''William J. Brown''' (born December 25, 1900 in Dundee) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Willie Brown, a full-back, played for his local side Dundee before joining Welsh side Llanelli for the 1922-23. He moved to Rochdale in 1923, playing 178 league games for them, never scoring before joining Torquay United in 1928 as a replacement for George Cook. He started the first game of the 1928-29 season, a 4-3 defeat at home to Queens Park Rangers, but struggled to establish himself and left Plainmoor, after playing 16 times, to join Dundalk after losing his place in defence to Sid Cann.
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'''William Brown''' (born 2 February 1950 in Falkirk) is a former Scottish professional football forward.
Willie Brown began his career as a junior at Burnley, turning professional in February 1967. His only league appearance for the Clarets came as a substitute in the 1968-69 season. In July 1969, he moved to Carlisle United on a free transfer, but was sent on loan to Barrow in September 1969, scoring once in 6 league games. He returned to Carlisle, scoring 8 goals in 19 league games that season, before leaving for Newport County in August 1970 for a fee of -1,500.
He fitted into the Newport side and became a regular goalscorer, scoring 50 goals in 168 league appearances. Towards the end of the 1973-74 season, Brown found himself out of favour at Newport, joining Hereford United on loan in March 1974, scoring 6 goals in only 9 league games for the Bulls .
In November 1974 he joined Brentford for a fee of -4,000, and although he scored 9 times in 16 league games he failed to settle in London and joined Torquay United in March 1975 for a fee of -5,000. His regular goalscoring soon made him a crowd favourite at Plainmoor, Brown scoring 47 goals in 139 league games before leaving league football in 1978. He was later commercial manager at Western League side Minehead, and owned a newsagents in Minehead.
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'''James 'Jimmy' Harrower''' (born 18 August 1935, died 2006) is a Scottish ex-professional footballer. Born in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, Harrower played for Sauchie FC Bo'ness United and Hibernian, before Liverpool manager Phil Taylor signed him for -11,000.
He made his Liverpool debut on 11 January 1958 in a 2nd Division match at Anfield, Fulham were the visitors as Liverpool took the points with a 2-1 victory. The attacking midfielder scored his first goal on 28 March, as Liverpool beat Ipswich Town 3-1.
Harrower was a player with a knack of pulling off amazing trickery with the ball, but like so many players with this ability he lacked the consistency required to play at the highest level; in fact he used to irritate the Anfield crowd who knew what he could do but never saw enough of it. His best season at Liverpool was his first full season 1958-59: he missed just 5 matches and scored 6 goals.
Unfortunately for James, the manager who signed him, Taylor, left the club at the end of the campaign and his replacement Bill Shankly decided that change was needed. James was vying for the inside-left position with Jimmy Melia, but midway through the campaign Shankly decided that Melia was the man for the job. Melia kept the position the following season and the future looked bleak for Harrower in a red shirt; in the March of 1961 he was on his way, moving to Newcastle United.
He spent a year on Tyneside playing just 6 games, he then moved back to Scotland joining Falkirk. He also played for St. Johnstone, Albion Rovers and Alloa Athletic. Harrower also represented Scotland at Under-23 level.
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'''Anthony Keith "Tony" Waiters''' (born 1 February 1937 in Southport, Merseyside) is a former England international football goalkeeper and Canadian national football team head coach (''manager''). Waiters, who managed the Vancouver Whitecaps to an NASL championship, was in charge when Canada qualified for the 1986 World Cup finals, their only time in the finals.
Waiters played club football with Macclesfield Town in the Cheshire County League, and league clubs Blackpool and Burnley.
Waiters began coaching with the England national youth side and led them to a European Championship held in Italy (1973). He took over at Plymouth Argyle and lead them to the Third Division championship and promotion in 1975. He took over the Whitecaps midway through the 1977 season and lead them to an upset of the New York Cosmos en route to the Soccer Bowl NASL championship in 1979.
At the helm of Canada, Waiters saw the side reach the quarterfinals of the 1984 Olympics. At the 1986 World Cup, Canada held France scoreless until late in a 1-0 loss. The team went on to lose their two remaining games and go scoreless for the finals. Waiters managed the team again briefly in 1990.
Waiters has since written books on soccer skills and coaching. He was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame as a builder in 2001.
Waiters created his company - - in the 1980s, producing a complete series of coaching books, soccer equipment, such as WOS markers, as well as his infamous Ace Coaching cards. Since 2000 he has taken World of Soccer to a new level, developing Total Player Development, which in turn was the base for , a simple yet comprehensive website for soccer parents, coaches and volunteers. Byte Size Coaching is now used by over 350 clubs ranging from Canada, America, UK, Australia and Singapore. Byte Size Coaching was created to help community clubs and soccer associations reach all their coaches.
Waiters continues to coach children and young adults, helping them pursue their soccer goals and moulding players for the future. He was appointed the first Director of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's (NSCAA) Goalkeeping Institute, stepping down in 2006. He remains a National Staff Coach of the NSCAA and U.S. Soccer.
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'''Gareth Richard Sheldon''' (born January 31, 1980 in Birmingham, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Southern Football League Division One Midlands side Atherstone Town, where he plays as a striker.
Gareth started his career back in 1997 with Scunthorpe United, making his football league debut on the final day of the 1997/98 season, in an away fixture against Shrewsbury Town, which Scunthorpe United won 2-0
During the 1998/99 season, Gareth started to make his way into the first-team, but despite only making 11 league appearances, Gareth found himself getting a chance, when coming on as a substitute in the second leg of a play-off semi final match against Swansea City, who had taken a 1-0 lead into the second leg.
With Scunthorpe United leading the game 1-0 the game went into extra time. Sheldon made a dream start to the extra time period when he scored on the 92nd minute, Tony Bird equalised for Swansea City, but four minutes later Sheldon scored his second goal, which proved to be the winner and booked Scunthorpe United a place in the final.
The day of May 29, 1999 saw Scunthorpe United take on Leyton Orient in the 1999 League Two play-off final. Scunthorpe United won the match, thanks to an early goal from Alex Calvo-Garcia.
Following his brace in the second leg of the semi final, Sheldon worked his way into the first team and found himself to be a regular by the 1999/00 season in the Second Division, however Scunthorpe United's time in the third tier of English football was short lived, after the club finished 23rd in their first season, and being relegated back to the Third Division.
Sheldon spent a further two seasons with Scunthorpe United, before leaving the club on May 22, 2002, after turning down an offer of a month-to-month contract.
In the five seasons that Gareth spent with Scunthorpe United, he made a total of 89 appearances and found the net on eight occasions.
On May 22, 2002, Gareth signed for Third Division side Exeter City, to team up with his former team-mate at Scunthorpe United, John Cornforth who had since taking over as the manager of Exeter City.
Sheldon signed a two-year deal with Exeter City, after rejecting a month-to-month contact with Scunthorpe United, Cornforth saw Sheldon as an ideal replacement for the departed Christian Roberts, who joined Bristol City.
Gareth didn't begin life with Exeter City as he had imagined, he was part of the team who suffered the heartbreak of relegation from the Third Division in his first full season with the club, Sheldon spent a further two seasons with Exeter City playing in the Nationwide Conference. During his time with the club Gareth made 80 appearances and scoring 13 goals.
Although Sheldon was surplus to requirements at Exeter City, his ability had alerted the attentions of Kidderminster Harriers manager Stuart Watkiss following the clubs relegation to the Nationwide Conference, and on July 13, 2005 they moved to sign him on a Free.
The moved failed to bring out the best in Sheldon, and following a disappointing season and the dismissal of Watkiss, Sheldon was released from his contract on June 23, 2006, making a total of 34 appearances and scoring two goals.
Although Gareth hadn't endured the best of times at Kidderminster Harriers he was picked up on the free transfer the same day by newly promoted League Two side Hereford United.
Sheldon didn't even last a season with the Bulls, he made eight league appearances for the club, scoring once against Mansfield Town. However, Sheldon was unable to secure a regular place in the Hereford United first team and had his contract terminated by mutual consent on February 27, 2007.
Gareth then joined Halesowen Town on March 12, 2007 in order to help their promotion push towards the end of the season.
Sheldon made his debut in the 1-0 win over Clevedon Town, he left the club at the end of the 2006/07 season, making seven appearances, but failing to find the net during this time.
On May 16, 2007, Gareth Sheldon signed for Tamworth of the Conference North division for the 2007/08 season. Playing in an advanced left-sided midfield position, Gareth won player-of-the-year honours in an under-achieving side. Towards the end of the season, Gareth Sheldon was played in a central attacking position and his success here was carried over into Tamworth's encouraging start to the 2008/09 season. .
Sheldon became a King's Lynn player on Sunday 7th June, re-joining his former Tamworth team mate Carl Heggs who was appointed manager a few weeks prior.
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'''William (Bill) Asprey''' (born 11 September 1936) is an English former football player and manager. He spent thirteen years as a player with Stoke City, also managing the club for a brief period in the mid 1980s.
After spells coaching in Southern Rhodesia and at Coventry City, he joined the staff of Oxford United. He became manager in July 1979 and was sacked at Christmas the following season after a season and a half with little success.
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''For the English footballer who spent most of his career in the United States, see Paul Kitson (American soccer).''
'''Paul Kitson''' (born 9 January 1971 in Murton, County Durham) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for Leicester City, Derby County, Newcastle, West Ham, Charlton, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Rushden and Diamonds and Aldershot Town.
Kitson began his career as a trainee at Leicester City in 1988.
His arrival at the Baseball Ground came in the final quarter of the 1991-92 season, the last season before the creation of the FA Premier League from the top flight of English football. Derby, bankrolled by wealthy new chairman Lionel Pickering, were spending heavily as they looked to win promotion from the Second Division to the new super league, and ironically one of their biggest promotion rivals were Kitson's former club and arguably Derby's biggest rivals - Leicester City. Kitson scored four times in 12 appearances as the 1991-92 campaign drew to a close, but defeat to Blackburn Rovers in the semi finals of the playoffs meant that third placed Derby would be denied a Wembley playoff final meeting with Kitson's former club and most crucially the chance of a place in the new Premier League.
Further heavy spending followed this disappointment, but Derby failed to make a serious challenge for promotion from the new Division One (which they had been widely expected to dominate) in 1992-93 but it was still a good personal season for Kitson, who scored 17 times in 44 league games. He added 13 goals to his league tally in 1993-94, and Derby reached the playoff final, where they were beaten 2-1 by Kitson's old club Leicester. He began the 1994-95 season still a Derby player, but after scoring two goals in eight games that season he was on his way out of the club after two and a half years and 36 goals from 105 league games.
Newcastle United made an offer of -2,250,000 for Kitson in September 1994, which was initially turned down by Derby chairman and majority shareholder Lionel Pickering who felt that Kitson was worth between -3 to -4 million.
However, the arrival of Les Ferdinand during the 1995 close season meant that Kitson was once again a squad player as the 1995-96 season got underway, and the arrival of Faustino Asprilla in mid season further reduced his first team chances. Newcastle finished second that season after being overhauled in the second half campaign by a Manchester United side who sealed the title by a five-point margin barely four months after Newcastle had led by 10 points, but Kitson's part in Newcastle's exciting though ultimately disappointing campaign had been minimal as he had played just seven league games and scored twice. But he remained loyal to the Magpies even after another blow at the end of July 1996 - the arrival of -15million world record signing Alan Shearer. He managed three Premier League appearances as Newcastle were once again under the title challengers, before finally leaving on 10 February 1997 in a -2.3million switch to Premier League strugglers West Ham United. His departure from Tyneside was relatively quiet, coming just weeks after one of the most momentous events in the club's history - the resignation of manager Kevin Keegan.
West Ham were deep in the Premier League relegation mire when Kitson joined them, and had been in a similar position for most of the past decade (which had included two relegations from the top flight).
Kitson bagged two against Chelsea in a 3-2 win, two against Everton in a 2-2 draw and bagged a hat-trick against Sheffield Wednesday in a 5-1 win. West Ham survived relegation despite a tough season and finished 14th, with Kitson's eight goals in 14 league games being priceless to their survival.
Subsequent seasons at Upton Park were not quite so successful, with the 1997-98 seeing Kitson restricted to 13 games and 4 goals in the Premier League (though the Hammers improved to eighth in the league and just missed out on a UEFA Cup place in their best season for over a decade), and a year later he contributed 17 games and 3 goals to a side which finished fifth to secure UEFA Cup football and their first European campaign in almost 20 years.
However, Kitson's first team opportunities were becoming even more limited, as he made 10 goalless league appearances in 1999-2000 and just two in 2000-01 as West Ham slowly slipped away from the Premier League summit during Harry Redknapp's final two seasons as manager.
He surprisingly came out of the wilderness to score a hat-trick in the 4-4 draw with Charlton Athletic in on 19 November 2001 for West Ham. These were the only goals he scored in the 2001-02 season - his last at the club.
During his final three seasons at West Ham, Kitson was loaned out to Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace, but neither of these spells was particularly productive.
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'''Mark Christopher Gardiner''' (born 25 December 1966 in Cirencester) is an English former professional footballer who could play effectively at either left-back or left-wing.
Mark Gardiner began his career as an apprentice with Swindon Town, making his league debut while still an apprentice in a 1-1 draw against Mansfield Town at the County Ground in April 1984. He turned professional in September 1984, making 10 league appearances, scoring 1 goal for the Robins.
He joined Torquay United on a free transfer in February 1987 (as part of the deal taking Phil King to Swindon_ and was plunged straight into the relegation battle, which would eventually see Torquay survive on the last day of the season and Lincoln City relegated to the Conference. The following season, Gardiner remained a regular in the resurgent Torquay side, scoring a spectacular winner away to Bolton Wanderers (only to be given a roasting by then manager Cyril Knowles as he was supposed to have aimed for the corner-flag as Torquay held on for a draw).
In August 1988 Gardiner left for Crewe Alexandra, again on a free transfer, after making 49 league appearances for the Gulls, scoring 4 goals in the process. At Crewe he helped the Railwaymen to promotion from the bottom flight in both 1989 and 1994. After a spell on loan to Chester City in March 1995, in which he played 3 league games, he left Crewe for a short spell in Norway with Fredrikstad F.K., returning to the UK to become a postman in Crewe.
He joined Macclesfield Town in October 1995, where he continued to fit in his postal duties with full-time training. Gardiner was a member of the team that helped Macclesfield to promotion to the Football League, though he only made 7 league appearances, scoring twice, in that debut season. In December 1997, he moved to Northwich Victoria, scoring the winning goal on his Conference debut against Stalybridge Celtic on 25 December. In November 1998, Northwich manager Phil Wilson was sacked with the Vics in 12th place in the Conference. Gardiner took over as caretaker manager, his first game in charge bringing a 3-0 home win over Welling United. He was confirmed as manager that December, and led Northwich to 7th in the Conference and to the last eight of the FA Trophy.
The following season was a struggle, Northwich flirted with relegation, finally finishing 18th, and were knocked out of the FA Trophy by Runcorn in the first round. On the 3rd of October 2000, with Northwich bottom of the Conference with only 9 points from 12 games, Gardiner left by mutual agreement, joining Leek Town as a player, making his debut in a draw at Altrincham. Within a fortnight of Gardiner signing for Leek, Andy Holmes was sacked as Leek manager and on the 3rd of November 2000, Gardiner was given his job. However, with Leek desperately short of money and struggling in the league, it was never going to be an easy task. In January 2001, Gardiner was told to cut the wage bill after having his budget cut and promptly resigned. He almost immediately joined Nantwich Town as a player, making his debut at left-back in a 2-0 win over Ramsbottom United. He was still playing for Nantwich in 2004.
In 2006 Mark had a brief spell in the TC Exiles squad which played in the Cirencester District Division 2, Mark led them to a final in which they ran out 2-1 to a last minute winner, Exiles soon folded and with a string of injuries, Mark Gardiner called it a day.
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'''Kenny Wharton''' (born November 28, 1960 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former professional footballer, who is academy coach for Newcastle United.
Wharton left school at 15 and captained Newcastle Schoolboys before joining his hometown club Newcastle United on a part time basis in 1978, turning professional a year later when Bill McGarry was in charge. Wharton went on to make 290 league appearances-335 in all competitions-and also scored 26 goals.
In 1989, he was transferred to Carlisle United. He also played five times for Bradford City before ending his playing career with Berwick Rangers.
In 1989, a knee injury cut short his playing career and Wharton worked for a short period in the Probation Service before getting the opportunity to get back into football with St. Johnstone, working under John McClelland.
Middlesbrough then offered Wharton a part time job as coach to their first team, this later became full time and he graduated to their under 19s, working very successfully with a number of players who later were to progress to the first team.
Wharton returned to Newcastle in 1999 and worked in tandem with former academy director Alan Irvine. In 2002, Wharton was promoted from assistant academy director to academy director, taking over from Alan Irvine who left to join Everton as assistant manager to David Moyes.
In October 2004, following restructuring of the academy personnel, John Carver took over as academy director and Wharton assumed the role of academy coach. During the 2003-04 season, Wharton also joined the reserve team coaching staff.
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'''Lewis Brett Guy'''(born 22 August 1985 in Penrith, Cumbria) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Doncaster Rovers.
Having started his career at Newcastle United, Guy joined Doncaster on loan during the 2004-05 season. Having impressed during his brief loan spell, scoring three goals in nine appearances (five from the bench), Guy signed a permanent deal with Dave Penney's side prior to the start of the 2005-06 season. He appeared for Newcastle once in the UEFA Cup during his time on Tyneside.
Despite only scoring three goals in 31 league appearances throughout the 2005-06 season, Guy's pace and dribbling ability made him a handful for any defence, which helped him form an effective striking partnership with Paul Heffernan during the first half of the season.
Guy is well known for his ability to coax defenders into fouling him inside the penalty area. This has achieved many penalties for Doncaster in the past. However, his diving antics haven't always been popular with the Rovers faithful and he still remains a target for abuse from many supporters.
The 2007-08 season seemed to bring a change to Guy's play, as he toned down the diving antics, and started to weigh in with vital goals and impressive performances. Guy has since struggled to make such an impact, and despite scoring the winning goal on the opening game of the 2008-9 season against Derby and the opening goal in the following match against Cardiff City, he struggled to continue his positive start to the season, and as a result, Guy hasn't scored for Rovers since August 2008. In early 2009, Guy spent a months loan spell at Hartlepool United, but he struggled to make an impact at Victoria Park, and was sent back to Doncaster after he picked up an injury.
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:''For other people named John Wheeler, see John Wheeler''
'''Johnny Wheeler''' (born 26 July 1928) is an ex-professional footballer.
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Wheeler played for Carlton, as an amateur, and Tranmere Rovers before he made the move to Burnden Park in 1950.
He made his debut for Bolton Wanderers on the 17 February 1951 in a home league match against Liverpool, it was a good day for Wanderers and Wheeler as they took the points in a 2-1 victory and after a descent debut he remained a virtual ever present for next year and a half. He got his first Wanderers goal exactly a month later on the 17 March in a league fixture againstHuddersfield Town at Burden Park.
Wheeler tasted both joy and disappointment during the 1952/53: the joy came in the shape of Bolton reaching the FA Cup final at Wembley on 2 May '53. They then went 3-1 up after 55 minutes, but with just 22 minutes remaining along came the disappointment, which was, obviously, much more hard to bear as Blackpool, led by Stan Mortensen (who scored a hat-trick) and Stanley Matthews (who had an absolute blinder) broke all Wanderers hearts by making the fight back to end all fight backs, winning, as they did, 4-3. The last 2 goals came in the 89th and 92nd minutes, with South African Bill Perry hitting the injury time winner after some fine work by the 'Wing Wizard,' Matthews; in fact, Matthews' performance was so good the final has being renamed 'The Matthews Final.'
Wheeler spent the best part of the 1953/54 on the injury list as Bolton finished a creditable 4th. He did gain his one and only England cap in 1954, however, when Walter Winterbottom selected him to play in a British Home Championship match against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast, goals from Johnny Haynes and Don Revie where enough the gain England a 2-0 win.
Wheeler won back his spot in the Bolton side where he remained for the next couple of seasons. He even received the honour of representing the Football League against the League of Ireland XI in Dublin during the 1954/55 season. In 1956 The side he made his Bolton debut against, Liverpool now in the 2nd Division, showed an interest in Johnny and Bolton agreed to sell him on the 8 September with newly installed manager Phil Taylor paying -9,000 for experienced right-sided players signature.
Johnny joined his cousin, Ronnie Moran, and made his debut for his hometown club on the 15 September 1956 in a league match at Anfield, Stoke City where the visitors and went back to the Victoria Ground with both the points after a 2-0 win, Wheeler's first goal came a month later on the 13 October, it was another league fixture but this time it was at Ashton Gate, Wheeler's 7th minute strike wasn't enough to prevent Bristol City winning 2-1.
Wheeler, noted for his ability to attack and defend settled straight into the Reds line-up using his vast experience to help steady a wobbling Liverpool ship. He impressed Taylor who made him skipper during the 1958/59 season. He joined the Reds as wing-half but his most memorable performance, a performance that put him in the record books, came as an inside-forward on the November 3 1956, Port Vale were the visitors for a league match and after keeping the Anfield club down to a single goal, from Billy Liddell, for 80 minutes, but then up popped Wheeler in the 81st with a goal, he then doubled his tally a minute later and rounded off one of the fastest ever hat-trick 3 minutes later in the 85th minute, a stunning achievement for a player not renowned for his goalscoring exploits, the game ended up as a 4-1 Liverpool win.
Johnny became a linchpin of the side over the next few campaigns appearing 43 times in 57/58, 42 in 59/60 and 31 in both 60/61 and 61/62, but he fell out of favour in the promotion winning season after Bill Shankly had brought in both Ron Yeats and Ian St John, in fact, Wheeler was only called upon once all season.
Johnny remained at Anfield during their first season back in the top flight but was never considered, the 33-year-old with 454 league appearances under his belt left Liverpool in the May of 1963 when he joined New Brighton as an amateur, after his spell at New Brighton he finally hung up his boots.
Johnny married Freda and has three children: Gillian, Michael and Susan; six grand children Paul, Liam, Matthew, Hayley, Victoria and Jenny; and three great-grand children; Hayden, Reece and sophia. His wife, Freda, died on October 3, 2007.
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'''John Molyneux''' (born February 3, 1931) was a footballer who played as a right-back.
Born in Warrington, Lancashire, England, Molyneux began his career with Chester, breaking into the side early in 1949-50 in place of captain Eric Sibley.
Molyneux made his Liverpool debut on the 3 September the same year in a 2nd Division game at Ewood Park, as the Reds and Blackburn Rovers shared the points in an exciting 3-3 draw. John's first goal didn't arrive until 8 January 1958 in a FA Cup 3rd round replay at Roots Hall after Southend United had earned a draw at Anfield, Liverpool again made hard work of the tie but Molyneux's 1st minute strike helped them gain a 3-2 victory, but only after late goals from Dick White (79th) and Tony Rowley (81st).
John spent six seasons at Liverpool without really setting Anfield alight, he was a consistent, tough tackling, uncompromising full-back who made a wingers job even more difficult than it already was, but during the club's promotion season of 1961-62 he was a peripheral figure playing just 3 league games and 1 cup match, this was mainly due to the phenomenal full-back partnership developed by Gerry Byrne and Geoff Strong.
Bill Shankly then decided that John was no longer a part of his plans and was allowed to leave in the August of 1962 after clocking up 249 appearances. Molyneux rejoined former club Chester, where he played for two more years before dropping into non-league football with New Brighton.
John's brother, Geoff, also played in The Football League for Chester.
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'''Rade Prica''' (pronounced: ''Preetza''), (born 30 June 1980) is an Swedish professional footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Rosenborg in Norwegian Premier League. He is the only player who has won league championships in the three Scandinavian countries Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Of Serbian and Croatian heritage, Prica started his footballing career as a youth player for Ljungby, he then made his way into the first team, making 37 appearances and scoring 14 goals, over a period of 3 seasons.
After leaving Ljungby, Prica signed for renowned Swedish club Helsingborg in 1998, he then went on to play for them for 5 seasons playing 73 times scoring 27 goals, Prica then moved to German team Hansa Rostock.
Prica signed for Aalborg BK in 2006 after being released by Hansa Rostock, During the season 2006-07 he was topscorer in the Danish Superliga scoring 19 goals.
Sunderland completed the signing of Prica on 23 January 2008 for a fee of more than -2 million on a three-and-a-half year contract.
He scored on his debut for at Sunderland against Birmingham City on 29 January 2008, and missed out in scoring a second with referee Mark Halsey ruling it out for handball.
Prica has rarely featured in the Sunderland squad. In January 2009, official sources with the club acknowledged that he was sought by two un-named British clubs and a European club, rumored to be his previous Danish club Aalborg BK.
Prica was given limited opportunities Sunderland and did not start a game. It was reported on Sky Sports that Prica had been made available for loan.
On 9 March 2009, Prica signed a four year deal with Rosenborg for an undisclosed fee. He became top scorer in the Norwegian Premier League in the 2009 season, scoring 17 goals in 27 appearances.
He made his debut for the Sweden national football team in February 2001 against Thailand coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute replacing Martin slund.
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Born in Ossett, Yorkshire, Dews was unable to play for his native county and so travelled south. He made his Worcestershire debut on 29 May 1946 against Lancashire, but was out for a king pair, being dismissed in each innings by slow left-armer Eric Price. He was also out for a duck in his third innings, against Warwickshire, and despite a long run in the team in 1948, it was not until 1950 that he really came good.
That year he broke the 1,000-run barrier for the first time, a feat he would repeat in all but one year (1952) for the rest of his first-class career. His 1,170 runs came at 29.25, and included his maiden century: 101 not out against Hampshire. 1950 also saw Dews receive his county cap. The following summer, he was part of an astonishing run-chase against Nottinghamshire, when Worcestershire successfully chased a target of 131 in forty minutes.
Dews maintained his consistent form into his late thirties: indeed, his most successful year was 1959, when he managed 1,752 runs at 41.71 in all first-class cricket, and was second only to Martin Horton in the Worcestershire batting averages. He was never picked for England, but did appear for MCC in 1954, and for North of England four years later. He was granted a benefit season in 1960, and his final first-class game in September 1961 was for Worcestershire against Sussex; he made 26 and 34.
His bowling was of the strictly occasional variety, but he did claim two first-class wickets, both in 1954, including that of Derbyshire captain Guy Willatt.
After retirement Dews went into business and played golf to a good standard. He died at the age of 81 in Dudley, West Midlands.
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'''Sheku Kamara''' (born 15 November 1987 in Lambeth) is a defender and a convicted criminal.
Having been an apprentice at Charlton Athletic, Kamara signed professional forms for Watford in June 2006 after a trial spell.
Kamara's 2006-2007 pre-season was disrupted with a knee injury which it was initially feared would keep him out for the entire season. However the injury was proved to be less serious than originally thought, only keeping him out of action for around a month.
Kamara made his first professional appearance on 19 September 2006, coming on as a second half substitute for Dominic Blizzard in the League Cup second round victory over Accrington Stanley.
In November 2006 Kamara joined Grays Athletic on a six week loan deal. He played for the Essex club 4 times during his time at the club before returning to Watford the following January.
Following a number of trials, Sheku rejoined the Essex outfit on non-contract terms and made his second debut in front of the Setanta Sports cameras against Halifax Town, coming on as a substitute.
On the 1 May 2008, Sheku Kamara was sentenced to 8 years in jail for his involvement in an armed robbery. He was arrested as part of a gang of criminals who would confront civilians with a gun and ask for their possessions, including mobile phones, wallets and pin numbers.
In passing sentence, the judge described the men's actions as well-planned and intentional banditry of the worst order. He commended the arresting officers for their bravery and the investigating team for the professionalism of their work.
The three men were identified and arrested, in late November 2007, after local police increased patrols and CCTV was monitored in response to a spate of similar robberies in the area during November 2007.
The victims of these robberies were threatened at gunpoint and had credit cards, cash and other valuables stolen. They would then be forced to provide their PIN and one of the robbers would go to a nearby cash machine and withdraw money.
Kamara was charged with five counts of robbery and five counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Two firearms believed to have been used in the robberies were also recovered during the investigation, a gas-powered airsoft gun, modelled on a Smith & Wesson pistol and a .177 calibre air pistol.
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'''Roger Anthony Joseph''' (born December 24, 1965 in Paddington, England) is a former footballer who is most notable for playing for Wimbledon and then going on to play for AFC Wimbledon. Joseph's other clubs include Brentford, Millwall, Leyton Orient and West Bromwich Albion.
Joseph's older brother, Francis, also played for Wimbledon & Brentford.
He last played for Wimbledon in 1994, but his career was then affected by injury. He was signed by West Bromwich Albion in 1997. He still managed to gain England B Caps
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'''Claude Stephane Seanla''' (born 2 June 1988 in Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian striker, currently at Horsham.
Seanla started his career at Tottenham Hotspur, and hit 6 goals in 11 starts in an injury hit campaign for Spurs' reserve team in 2005-06, having scored 11 goals in 18 starts the season before.
Seanla signed his first professional forms for Watford in June 2006 following a trial spell. He made his first professional appearance on 19 September 2006, coming on a substitute for Al Bangura for the second half of extra time in the League Cup second round victory over Accrington Stanley.
Seanla left Vicarage Road by mutual consent in February 2007 having made just one appearance for the first team.
In March 2007 he joined Conference North side Kettering Town after impressing for their reserve side, scoring four times in two games. He was released at the end of 2006-07 season following Kettering's failure to win promotion from the Conference North.
On the 30th July 2007 he signed for League 2 side Barnet on a free transfer after a successful trial. On November 9, 2007 he joined St Albans City on a month's loan.
In January 2008, Seanla was transfer listed. He struggled when played out of position in midfield, and played only five times for the Bees. In March he was loaned out to Wivenhoe Town.
He failed to make an impression even at this level, however, and shortly after his loan spell was cancelled, he was released by Barnet.
On his debut for Ashford Town Stephane bagged 2 goals in the second half in a 3-2 loss to Chipstead. He scored 5 goals in 8 games, but was unable to add to that tally due to injury, and joined Horsham in January 2009.
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'''Karl Moore''' (born 19 November 1988) is an Irish professional footballer. He plays for Manchester City for whom he has yet to make a first-team appearance. He went on loan with Millwall until January 2009, on 29 August 2008, for whom he made his dbut on 30 August in their 2-1 home win against Huddersfield Town. In total he made 2 starts and 4 substitute appearances.
Moore plays as a left-winger, and was part of the City youth side beaten 3-2 by Liverpool in the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2006.
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'''Kevin Brock''' (born 9 September 1962, in Bicester, Oxfordshire) is an English non-league Football manager, currently working as Manager at Ardley United
Kevin Brock played for Oxford United, Newcastle United and Queens Park Rangers, and is also a former England Schools international at Under 15 level. He began his career for Oxford United in 1979 and enjoyed an 8 year spell at the club for which he played 206 games and scored 26 goals. He was with the club as they rose through the divisions and enjoyed two years in the top flight with the club. He played in Oxford's League Cup Final victory over Queens Park Rangers in 1986.
He was part of the England under 21s squad when they won the European Championships in 1984
In August 1987, Queens Park Rangers bought him for -260,000. At the time QPR were also in the top division. He played 40 matches scoring two goals in his one and a half year period at the club.
Newcastle paid -300,000 for the midfielder in December 1988. In a six year period, he played 145 matches and scored 15 goals. He finished his Football league playing career on loan to Cardiff City, in the 1993-1994 season. He played 14 matches and scored two goals.
Kevin Brock holds a special place in Everton's supporters' folklore. In a League Cup tie between Oxford United and Everton at Manor Ground in January 1984, Brock's back pass was snatched by Adrian Heath, who managed to score an equalizer, which at the time was seen as the upturn moment in Everton's fortunes.
In 1999, Kevin Brock was offered the role of manager at non-league Banbury United after he had played a small number of games for the club. When he began his time as manager the club were in the Hellenic League. In his first season as manager, he led the team to the Hellenic championship. In 2003/04 he helped Banbury to promotion to the Southern League Premier Division.
After resigning from his position at Banbury due to the clubs financial restraints, Kevin took a role as assistant manager at Woodford United. However Kevin left this role in April 2008 to take the managers position at Oxfordshire club Ardley United of the Hellenic League Premier Division.
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'''Stig Johansen''' (born 13 June 1972 in Kabelvg) is a retired Norwegian football striker
He last played for FK Bod/Glimt. He made his debut for Bod/Glimt in 1993. He won three caps for Norway in 1997. In 1997, he was signed by English Premiership side Southampton. However, he was mostly stuck in the reserves, and rarely played for the Saints. He also spent a period on loan at Bristol City, before being transferred to Swedish side Helsingborgs IF. In 2002 he returned to Bod/Glimt.
He announced his retirement in October 2009.
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'''Malcolm Shotton''' (born Newcastle upon Tyne, 16 February 1957) is an English former professional footballer and manager. He was on the books of Leicester City as an apprentice but failed to make the break into senior football there. He played for Atherstone United and Nuneaton Borough in non-league football before signing for Oxford United in 1980. He formed a notable defensive partnership with Gary Briggs and went on to become captain of the side as they rose from Division Three to Division One. His finest moment as captain was lifting the Milk Cup at Wembley Stadium in April 1986. At the end of the following season he was transferred to Portsmouth
In 1998 he returned to Oxford as manager, replacing Malcolm Crosby. His appointment was popular and initially successful, as he lead the team out of relegation danger to a creditable 11th-place finish in Division One. However, the following season he resigned in October 1999 with Oxford in 21st place. United were relegated to Division Two at the end of the season.
Shotton later served as assistant manager at Bradford City
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'''Terry Brown''' (born 5 August 1952) is the current manager of football side AFC Wimbledon and former manager of both Aldershot Town and Hayes.
Born in Hillingdon, London, Brown joined Hayes from local football as a 19 year-old and made his debut against Enfield Town in April 1971. He became a regular during the next season, and got a taste for the big occasion as a member of the team which first defeated Football League opposition in Bristol Rovers. He caught the attention of scouts from Fulham and Millwall, and was selected for the FA Amateur XI. After two seasons, he joined Sutton United briefly and then moved to Slough Town, before rejoining Hayes in August 1977, where he stayed until October 1979. In both spells he made a total of 148 appearances, and scored 45 goals. He left for Wokingham Town, where he played well into the 1980s.
Previous to becoming a manager he coached Wokingham Town, for whom he had also played.
He was in charge of Hayes for nine years between 1993 and 2002. He had managed to take the Middlesex side from the brink of relegation from the Isthmian League Premier Division to third in the Football Conference, just six points behind champions Cheltenham Town. But with a diminishing budget and his best players sold to make ends meet, Brown saw his side slip into a relegation dogfight. Frustrated, he applied for the Aldershot Town job and was selected for the job ahead of 50 other candidates.
Terry Brown was appointed as Aldershot manager on 25 March 2002, the 10th anniversary of the town's old club Aldershot being wound up in the High Court.
After winning the Hampshire Senior Cup in his first month in charge, he began to assemble what he hoped would be a squad capable of achieving the club promotion in his first full season in charge. The team managed to win the league by a clear 13 points from nearest rivals Canvey Island.
Brown and his part-time players had an impressive first Conference National season, upstaging expectations by qualifying for the end of season play-offs. Aldershot beat favourites Hereford United on penalties before finally succumbing to Shrewsbury Town in the final.
The following season, now armed with a full-time squad, Brown managed to equal the achievements of the previous season by again qualifying for the play-offs - despite playing less fluent football than in the previous campaign. This time, however, luck was not on Brown's side, as his team went down to another penalty shoot out defeat, this time to Carlisle United, despite leading 3-1 at one point in spot kicks.
After two consecutive play-off losses, much was expected of Brown in the 2005-06 season. The eventual 13th place finish was seen as an underachievement by all and forced Brown to almost completely restructure his entire squad in the summer of 2006.
Brown resigned one day before his fifth anniversary with the club to take care of his wife Susan who has leukaemia. His final match was a 1-0 win against Weymouth on 27 March 2007.
On 15 May 2007, Brown was announced as the new manager of AFC Wimbledon, following the resignation of Dave Anderson after the Dons' second successive play-off semi-final defeat in the Isthmian League. He was joined at Wimbledon by Stuart Cash, who had been his assistant at Aldershot, and who joined the Dons directly from Lewes, where he was assistant to Steve King. In his first season, they were promoted to the Conference South after a 2-1 play-off final win against Staines Town.
In the summer of 2008, Brown released eight of the promotion winning side. He said he wanted to build a more youthful side that could compete for promotion out of the Conference South. He lead the team to the Conference South title, meaning they won promotion to the Conference National.
During the close season of 2009 'The Terry Brown Story' was produced by Cherry Red Records TV documenting both Terry's playing and managerial career in the form of a candid interview with the man himself.
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'''Kevin-Prince Boateng''' (born 6 March 1987 in Berlin, Germany) is a German-Ghanaian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Portsmouth in the English Premier League.
A player with dual German-Ghanaian nationality, Boateng is a central midfielder. He has been described as having "skill and pace complemented by advanced tactical awareness and a powerful physique". He started his career with the youth club Reinickendorfer Fchse and signed for Hertha BSC.
Boateng was with Hertha from 1 July 1994 when he was just seven years old to 31 July 2007. After emerging from the youth team set-up, he played for the reserves for two seasons. He was twice sent off, but he won a call-up to the first team squad in the 2005-06 season. He made his debut against Eintracht Frankfurt, in round 2 of the 2005-06 Bundesliga season, being brought on at the start of the second half. He impressed during that game, and was on the fringe of the first team from then on, despite barely being 18 years old. Boateng continued his rise, and started his first Bundesliga game in the 2-2 draw against Borussia Mnchengladbach in round 14 of the Bundesliga season. Boateng was sold by Tottenham Hotspur to themselves for a fee of -4m in 2009.
Boateng identifies Pel and Rivaldo as his role models, occasionally imitating the Brazilian duo with crowd-pleasing moments. His love of playing to the gallery draws applause, but has also attracted a fair share of criticism too. The Germany Under 19 coach, Uli Stielike, said about him: "At senior level, Kevin will need to wean himself off the world of fantasy football". He has since cut down on those antics.
On 27 July 2006, Boateng was awarded the ''Fritz Walter Gold medal'' in the Under-19 category. The medal is awarded on the basis of performances for the German Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 national teams. A jury consisting of German Football Association (DFB), youth coaches and members of the DFB Board, put Boateng top of the poll
. Sport director Matthias Sammer and DFB coach Horst Hrubesch honored the talented player with the gold prize winner award and the 20,000 Euro prize-money at the Stadtbauraum, Gelsenkirchen in Germany on 16 August 2006. Boateng also won the ''Bronze Medal award'' in the Under-18 category in 2005.
Boateng signed for Tottenham Hotspur on 31 July 2007, for a reported fee of -5.4million He had his first start in the Premier League on 3 November against Middlesbrough, after which a series of further first team performances followed. With the departure of Tottenham manager Martin Jol, and the arrival of Juande Ramos and several high profile players, Boateng was pushed out of the team and into the reserves. Boateng made his appearance under new manager Harry Redknapp in Spurs' 4-2 home win against Liverpool in the fourth round of the League Cup and his first league appearance of the 2008-09 season in Tottenham's 1-0 home defeat to Everton in November 2008.
Boateng was loaned out during the January transfer window of 2009 to Borussia Dortmund for the remainder of the season. Boateng endured another difficult spell in Germany. He turned in some impressive performances but injury and disciplinary problems affected his progress for Dortmund. Although the German outfit were interested in Kevin, they deemed Tottenham's asking price too high and he returned there for pre season. His last game for Spurs came in the clubs 5-1 win over Doncaster Rovers on 26 August, 2009 in the League Cup where he came on as a sub in the 59th minute for Sebastien Bassong.
Boateng joined Portsmouth to bolster their squad for 2009-10 season, signing a three-year deal with the south coast club on 28 August 2009 for a fee believed to be in the region of -4 million. He scored his first Portsmouth goal in a 3-2 loss against Bolton Wanderers.
On 17 October 2009, Boateng scored against his former club Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-1 Premier League defeat at Fratton Park.
On 22 November 2009, Boateng missed a penalty against Stoke City F.C. in the Premier League, a game which they went on to lose 1-0.
In the following game on 28 November 2009 against Manchester United in the Premier League at Fratton Park, Boateng converted a penalty to draw the game level at 1-1 before half time. The final score was 1-4 to Manchester United, in a game which saw an additional two penalties scored by Wayne Rooney.
Boateng is amongst a number of Portsmouth players that have been linked with a transfer during the January 2010 transfer window. However, due to his substitute appearance in the League Cup for Tottenham in August 2009, he would be inelligable to play for another club during the 2009/2010 season without special dispensation to play for a third club within a season from FIFA.
The midfielder has played several times for the German Under-16, Under-19 and Under-21 national teams, hitting the headlines on 20 July 2005 after netting a 47th minute goal from inside the center circle over 45 yards in a 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship game against Greece which Germany won 3-0.. This impressive strike was voted Goal of the Month by viewers of a renowned German TV sports show.
Boateng was offered the chance to play for Ghana in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but declined. The Hertha BSC manager, Dieter Hoene praised Boateng for turning down Ghana and opting to play for Germany. On 27 March 2007 it was reported in the German media that Boateng had told German coach Joachim Lw that he would play for Ghana.
On 9 September 2007 ''Berliner Morgenpost'' reported that German National U21 Coach Dieter Eilts does not select Boateng anymore because of negative incidents that happened in the team's Camp during the June 2007 Toulon tournament in France.
On 24 June 2009 he announced, due to the lack of future chances to earn a call up for his home country, that he will play for the Black Stars in the future and that he hopes to be part of the Ghana National team squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He is yet to win any caps for the Black Stars , as the status of his nationality switch is currently on hold pending FIFA's approval.
Boateng has a German mother and a Ghanaian father. His paternal uncle is a former Ghana international and his maternal grandfather is a cousin of legendary German star Helmut Rahn, scorer of the winning goal in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He has two brothers, George (''not'' the current Hull City F.C. midfielder George Boateng) and Jrme. Both are football players, with the youngest of the three brothers, Jrme, also having previously been at Hertha and now playing with Hamburger SV and the German national team. Boateng calls himself "The Ghetto Kid" because he was brought up in the poor Wedding district of Berlin. In official documents his name is given as Kevin Boateng, but he himself prefers the name Kevin-Prince in honour of his father, Prince Boateng.
Boateng has thirteen tattoos. About a tattoo on his biceps he has said, "Here you see Africa and Ghana from my father", adding, "I have the name of my wife and my home town, Berlin. I have two jokers, one is smiling and the other crying. It means laugh now, cry later." He married his long term girlfriend, Jennifer, two days after signing for Spurs.
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'''Daniel Ferreira Rodrigues''' (born 3 March 1980 in So Joo da Madeira, Portugal) is a football (soccer) striker.
Dani started his career playing in his native Portugal for C.D. Feirense. In November 1998, he went on loan to Bournemouth where he was spotted by scouts from nearby Premiership Southampton who recommended him to manager Glenn Hoddle.
In an act of un-neighbourly piracy, Southampton nipped in and signed him from Feirense for -200,000. He made 2 substitute appearances at the end of the 1999-00 season.
He showed a great deal of promise and, when he went on loan to Bristol City at the end of 2000, he was an instant hit, but he badly broke an ankle in a match against Reading. He returned to Southampton and was fighting his way back to full fitness when he broke the same ankle in training.
In an effort to rebuild his career, he spent another spell on loan to Bristol City. Southampton released him from his contract in July 2002 and he was signed by Walsall on a free transfer.
His time at Walsall was not a great success, and he was again released in January 2003.
He spent the 2003-04 season playing in Greece for Ionikos FC and saved them from getting relegated on the last match of the season when they won 2-1 and he scored both goals.
In March 2004, he returned to England on loan for Yeovil Town and scored 4 times in 4 appearances.
His goal-scoring exploits at Yeovil impressed Bournemouth boss Sean O'Driscoll and he re-joined the Cherries for a second spell at the start of the 2004-05 season.
In his second spell for Bournemouth, Dani made 23 league starts (plus 29 substitute appearances) scoring 6 goals and was somewhat of a fans' favourite.
In August 2006, he signed for New Zealand Knights where he made 4 appearances before once again being seriously injured, this time with a rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament which kept him out of the game for the rest of the season.
On 20 September 2007 he signed for Eastleigh , but his stay was cut short by the appointment of new manager Ian Baird.
On 2 November Dani signed for Conference South side Dorchester Town. He made his debut for the club away at Newport County on the 3rd of November. On 29 December Dorchester Town F.C. revealed that Dani Rodrigues would not be returning to Dorchester this season. Alleging family reasons, Dani Rodrigues would be staying in Portugal.
In the season 2008-09, Dani moved to Cyprus and signed for Onisilos Sotira in the Cypriot Second Division making 16 appearances and scoring once.
At the end of the season, Dani signed for ASIL Lysi from the same division and is getting ready for the start of the new season which gets underway on the 19th September 2009
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'''Hugh Gibson Cameron''' (born February 1, 1927) was a Scottish professional footballer, playing as a winger. He was born Blantyre, South Lanarkshire.
Hugh Cameron began his professional career with Clyde who he joined from Burnbank Athletic. In May 1948 he moved to Torquay United. He settled in quickly at Plainmoor, and played impressively enough to earn a -4,500 move to Newcastle United in April 1951. He had played 120 league games, scoring 17 times for the Gulls. He found it hard to establish himself on Tyneside, playing only twice before a -500 move to Second Division strugglers Bury. He scored once in 29 league games for the Shakers before moving on again, this time to Workington in November 1953. He played 54 league games for Workington, scoring 4 times before returning to Scotland to play for St. Mirren.
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'''Stephen Charles "Steve Flash" Carter''' (born April 23, 1953) is an English former professional footballer.
Carter was born in Great Yarmouth and began his career as an apprentice with Manchester City, turning professional in August 1970. After a promising start to his City career, he struggled to make a prolonged impact and was sold to Notts County in February 1972 for -18,000. He had scored twice in 6 league games for City. He joined a County side who were newly promoted to Division Two, and would finish in fourth place at the end of that season. His right-wing trickery, and expertise from the penalty spot helped County consolidate and establish themselves in the Second Division after a long spell out of the top two divisions.
On the 29 August 1978, after 21 goals in 188 league appearances for County, Carter joined Derby County, with Scotland international Don Masson going in the opposite direction. He immediately settled into the Derby side, making his debut on the 2nd of September in a 2-0 home defeat to Coventry City. Early the following season, with his career opening up in front of him, Carter was hit by injury and would never play for Derby again. He had made 33 league appearances, scoring just the one goal.
He eventually recovered and rejoined Notts County, by now in Division One, on a non-contract basis, before joining Bournemouth on a free transfer in March 1982. He made 46 league appearances for Bournemouth, scoring once, before joining Torquay United, again on a free transfer, in July 1984. He played only 16 times for the Gulls league side before leaving league football, joining non-league Lymington F.C.
While with Derby, Carter also played in the NASL for Minnesota Kicks.
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'''John "Jack" Casley''' (born 27 April 1926) is an English former professional footballer, born in Torquay, who played in the Football League for Torquay United.
Casley joined Torquay United in June 1947. An injury crisis, including the loss of regular keeper Phil Joslin, left Torquay without a goalkeeper for the match at Plainmoor against Walsall in April 1948 and, although a midfielder, Casley played in goal and helped Torquay to a 3-2 victory, which in turn meant that they would not finish at the foot of the league. Casley never played for Torquay's league team again, in any position,
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'''Anders Jacobsen''' (born April 18, 1968) is a
Norwegian football manager who is head of the Norwegian division 2 team, Skeid Fotball.
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'''Mark Rutherford''' (born March 25, 1972 in Birmingham, England) is an English football player who is currently playing for Dublin Bus in the Leinster Senior League. Rutherford plays as an attacking left sided winger.
Rutherford was once on the England National Football Team U-18 squad alongside Chris Sutton, Steve McManaman and Andy Cole.
Rutherford is one of the select group of players to have played for all of Dublin's Big 4 clubs - Shelbourne, Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers, St. Patrick's Athletic. His previous clubs include Shrewsbury Town, Birmingham City F.C., Newry Town and Longford Town.
Rutherford's successful career includes 3 League of Ireland championships, 4 FAI Cups and 1 English 3rd Division championship. He was also an FAI Cup runner up on 5 occasions and won the Irish First Division with Newry Town
With Shamrock Rovers, Rutherford made a total of 69 appearances scoring 3 goals in the 2004 and 2005 seasons before moving on to his fourth Dublin club in 2006 by joining St. Patrick's Athletic. Rutherford spent the 2007 season with Longford Town in a season where the midlands club suffered relegation from the Premier Division and were defeated in that seasons FAI Cup final in 1-0 defeat to Cork City at the RDS.
Rutherford departed Longford at the end of the 2007 season to rejoin former club Shelbourne on January 31, 2008 marking his third spell with the Tolka Park club. He was voted the Shelbourne Supporters Development Group's (SSDG) Player of the Year for the 2008 season.
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'''Louis Bimpson''' (born 14 May 1929) was a Liverpool Football Club striker of the 1950s who notched up a good goalscoring record without ever being a first-team regular.
Born Rainford, Merseyside, England, Bimpson played for Burscough before Liverpool manager Don Welsh signed him on the 28 January 1953, He made his debut 2 months later on the 7 March in a league match at Villa Park, it was a day not to remember, however, as Aston Villa cruised to a convincing 4-0 victory over a struggling Reds side. His first goal came a month later on the 3 April, again, in a league match, but this time at Anfield in a 2-1 victory over Cardiff City Bimpson's 19th minute strike turned out to be the winner.
Bimpson signed for the Reds just as they side were about to hit hard times being relegated to 2nd Division at the end of Bimpson's first full season at Anfield, even though Louis managed a goal every other game netting 12 in 24 appearances, in amongst these are the 2 he scored in the sincilating 4-4 with bitter rivals Manchester United at Anfield on the 22 August and the 4 he scored in the 4-0 win over Burnley, again, at Anfield on the 19 September 53.
The inside-right, who was just as comfortable as a centre-forward, didn't make that much of an impact in Liverpool's first season in the lower tier playing just 9 games scoring 2 goals, the 1956/57 season was a better one for Bimpson appearing in 21 games, although he only managed 6 goals.
The following campaign was another average one as appearances go but the 1958/59 campaign was the best season Louis had in the red of Liverpool he started 16 games netting a respectable 11 goals, ironically this was to be his last full season at Anfield, Dave Hickson made the short journey across Stanley Park from Merseyside rivals Everton which didn't help he his struggle to hold down a regular spot and only started 5 times, he was allowed to leave and joined Blackburn Rovers on the 19 November 1959.
Bimpson is probably best remembered for his time at Ewood Park, especially his first season as he scored in a 4-1 victory over Sunderland in the 1960 F A cup third round replay and followed that with a brace in an impressive 3-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur in round five. Rovers made it to the cup final that year with Bimpson in the side but they played well below their best on the day, as well as being reduced to ten ment through injury, and lost 0-3 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bimpson went on to play for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Rochdale, Wigan Athletic ending back at his first club Burscough as an amateur.
Liverpool F.C (1953 - 1959) - 102 games, 39 goals
Blackburn Rovers F.C (1960 F A cup runner up)
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'''Roy Saunders''' (4 September 1930 - 29 January 2009) was a professional footballer who played for Liverpool and Swansea Town. He was the father of footballer Dean Saunders.
Born in Salford, Lancashire, England, Saunders began his career as an amateur with Hull City before moving to Liverpool when manager George Kay signed him in May 1948. His debut, which did not come for almost five years, was against Gateshead in the third round of the FA Cup on 10 January 1953. The match was one to forget, as Liverpool were humbled 1-0 in one of the biggest upsets in the team's history.
Saunders's only goal came on 25 August 1956 in a 2-0 league win at Gigg Lane. It was the second goal as the Reds wrapped up both the points against Bury by the 17th minute.
Saunders struggled to get into the starting lineup, appearing 15 times in 1953 and 20 times during the following campaign. It was not until Liverpool's relegation in 1954 that Saunders became a regular, when he was selected 32 times. That was the first year of a three year run where he held on to the left-half spot in the first team. In 1956, Saunders was chosen 42 times, which ended up being his best season at Anfield. He followed this up with 28 appearances.
Saunders lost his place again in 1957 and did not get a run in the side until a cup match against Southend United in January 1958. He started the next four matches but again was replaced. The 1958-59 season, was even worse for Saunders, who was eventually allowed to leave just before the end of the season in March 1959. After just four outings, he joined South Wales club Swansea Town where he played almost 100 times. Before hanging up his boots, Saunders played for Welsh amateur club Ammanford Town.
Saunders's connection with Liverpool did not end when he left for the Swans; his son, Dean, was also a professional footballer who played up front for the Reds during the 1990s. Dean Saunders also played for Swansea, now City, and became a Welsh international.
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'''Dickie Guy''' (born 6 January 1949) is an English former non-league goalkeeper for Wimbledon FC during the sixties and seventies. Today, Guy is the President of AFC Wimbledon, the supporter-owned club which represents Wimbledon.
Guy made nearly 600 first team appearances for Wimbledon between 1967 and 1978. He was signed from local rivals Tooting and Mitcham who had taken him on as a junior from Millwall. During his Wimbledon career, he once made 275 consecutive appearances, and only missed a single game in a run of 449 consecutive matches between January 1970 and August 1977.
Guy shot to national fame during the then non-league club's spectacular 1975 FA Cup run, initially keeping a clean sheet as the Dons knocked out First Division Burnley at Turf Moor in the third round, thus becoming the first non-league club in a century to beat a First Division team on their own ground. But it was in the fourth round that Guy became a Dons legend, with a heroic display at Elland Road, not only keeping another clean sheet but, most famously, saving a Peter Lorimer penalty to earn Wimbledon a replay against reigning English Champions, Leeds United. In the replay, he was again superb and was eventually only beaten by a single deflected own goal.
When Wimbledon were elected to The Football League in 1977, he made a total of 19 appearances for the club before deciding that he wished to remain a semi-professional player, rather than give up his successful career outside football. His final game for Wimbledon was at Plough Lane against Torquay United on 21 February 1978. At the end of the season, in recognition of his devoted service to the club he was awarded a testimonial match against Chelsea on 11 April 1978.
He moved to Maidstone United after leaving Wimbledon and played in their giant-killing defeat of Charlton Athletic.
As a renowned former player, Dickie Guy was a very outspoken opponent of the club's proposed re-location to Milton Keynes, and their subsequent re-branding as Milton Keynes Dons. He was hence a hugely popular choice among Wimbledon fans when appointed as President of AFC Wimbledon in 2004.
More recently, Guy made a brief comeback playing for a Wimbledon old boys team against a rival Liverpool team at a charity event at Kingsmeadow in 2004.
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'''Lewis Emanuel''' (born 4 October 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Luton Town. He is a left back who can also play left midfield.
Born in Bradford, Emanuel went to the city's Hanson School,
Emanuel subsequently signed for Championship side Luton Town on a free transfer on 21 July 2006.
After relegation to League One, new Luton manager Kevin Blackwell preferred his own signings Alan Goodall and Darren Currie to Emanuel. Indeed, under Blackwell's regime, he played just two games, neither in the league.
Later that season it was reported that Emanuel had joined Lincoln City on loan, but the deal was cancelled as Luton entered administration.
In July and August 2008, Emanuel played in pre-season friendlies on trial with Birmingham City
Out of contract at Luton, who were now relegated from The Football League after failing to overcome the points deduction, Emanuel began the search for a new club. He had a trial at Oldham Athletic, and turned down a contract offer from Grimsby Town - managed by his previous coach at Luton, Mike Newell. He instead re-signed for Luton on 31 July 2009, stating he had "unfinished business to attend to".
However, a broken toe sustained in the opening day of the season left Emanuel out of action for over three months.
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'''Frederick Furniss''' (born 10 July 1922 in Sheffield, England) was a footballer who played in the position of full-back for Sheffield United.
Furniss started his footballing career with Hallam, and was given his chance to play for United in Wartime (1941), along with Albert Nightingale, in a 3-3 draw against Everton at Goodison Park.
At the end of the war signed his first professional contract with the club and he established himself in the Blades defence, along with fellow full-back Eddie Shimwell.
He was very fast and difficult to outwit, and played in every match in the United team that won the Second Division in 1952-53. Furniss was the Blades recognised penalty taker in his time at the Lane and is said to have never missed a single spot-kick.
In total he played 279 matches for Sheffield United between 1945-1954 scoring 14 goals. In 1955, he joined Chesterfield, but never played a match for the Spireites.
Furniss, who is a member of the Senior Blades and is also a season-ticket holder is featured on the Wall of Fame in at the Legends of the Lane facility at Bramall Lane. He is now a keen crown green bowler.
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'''Ali Ngon Gerba''' (born July 27, 1982 in Yaound) is a Cameroonian-born Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
Due to his impressive national team goalscoring record, the much-travelled Gerba is affectionately known as the ''Canadian Gerd Muller''.
In 2000 Gerba signed with the Montreal Impact where he recorded 6 goals and 2 assists, a club record for a rookie. In 2001 Gerba signed with the Miami Fusion of the MLS but had little success in Miami. In 2002 Gerba returned to the USL First Division and signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds but late in the season he was traded to the Toronto Lynx.
In 2003, Gerba was the leading scorer for the Lynx scoring six goals but again Gerba was traded to the Impact late in the season. But Gerba returned to the Lynx in 2004 where he had an outstanding season where he scored 15 goals a club record. Gerba returned to the Lynx for the 2005 season where he scored two goals before getting traded to the Impact in exchange for Abraham Francois and Sita-Taty Matondo. Gerba left the Lynx as the clubs second highest all-time scorer with 24 goals in total.
With the Impact Gerba played an important role for the Impact helping the club stay undefeated in 15 games, a league record. Gerba was rewarded by being selected to represent Canada in Gold Cup where he played three games and scored one goal.
After the Gold Cup Gerba was signed by GIF Sundsvall where he scored five goals in 11 games but the team was relegated to the Superettan. When GIF Sundsvall were relegated Gerba signed a three year deal with Swedish giants IFK Gteborg. In 2006, he was loaned to Odd Grenland in Norway, and in the beginning of 2007 he went on loan to Danish Superliga side AC Horsens, but the club did not want to keep him, so in January 2008 he signed with German FC Ingolstadt 04. In June 2008, he was released from his contract with the club.
As of June 28, 2008, Gerba was being linked with a return to North America to join Canadian manager Frank Yallop at Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes.
Gerba was linked with moves to MLS with Toronto FC, a return to his hometown Montreal Impact and also with English sides, Millwall, Stockport County, Oldham Athletic, Brentford and Burton Albion.
Gerba made his unofficial debut for Toronto FC in an international friendly against the Argentinean powerhouse Club Atltico River Plate, at BMO Field on July 22, 2009. Gerba scored on his MLS debut vs. Columbus Crew on July 25, 2009 in a 3-2 loss.
Gerba made his debut for Canada in a July 2005 friendly match against Honduras. By December 2009, he has the country's most prolific strike-rate, with 15 goals in 28 full internationals.
Gerba has represented Canada in three CONCACAF Gold Cups and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. He is the all-time leader in goals for Canada at the Gold Cup with 6. Gerba's fifteen goals also have him tied as the leader among active players for Canada with Toronto teammate Dwayne De Rosario.
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'''Kenny Cooper Sr.''' (born October 11, 1946 in Blackpool, England) is a former English soccer goalkeeper and coach. He spent ten seasons playing for the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League and eighteen seasons coaching indoor soccer. He was the 1984 and 1988 Major Indoor Soccer League Coach of the Year.
Cooper began his career with the Blackburn Rovers. In 1970, he was twenty-three and on the Rovers reserve squad when he decided to leave England for the North American Soccer League. He signed with the Dallas Tornado and quickly established himself as the team-s keeper of choice, playing twenty games that season. In 1971, injuries limited him to nine games, but the Tornado won the NASL championship. In 1972 and 1973, he was named a first team All Star and in 1975, he was a second team All Star.
In 1979, Cooper retired from playing and was immediately hired to replace Timo Liekoski as the head coach of the Houston Summit of Major Indoor Soccer League. Cooper took the Summit to the 1980 MISL championship game, where it lost to the New York Arrows. In 1980, the team-s owner, Bernie Rodin, had decided to move the team to the east coast, but was unsure which city. He tasked Cooper with deciding between Baltimore and Boston. When Cooper arrived in Baltimore, he -was excited from the beginning. It just reminded me of Liverpool.- He returned to Houston and inormed Rodin the team should relocate to Baltimore. In 1984, he coached the Blast to its only championship in the original MISL and was the 1984 and 1988 MISL Coach of the Year. Cooper also served as the Blast-s general manager. In 1992, the Blast folded along with the MISL. With the collapse of the Blast, Cooper was instrumental in the forming of the Baltimore Spirit in July 1992. The Spirit entered the indoor National Professional Soccer League. Cooper took the Spirit to the playoffs in both of his seasons as coach. In 1994, stepped down as head coach, but remained as the team president. In 1995, Cooper joined with Bill Collins, a minor-league baseball owner, to enter an exspansion team into the NPSL. He went on to serve as general manager and coach for the team, known as the Tampa Bay Terror. He took the team to a 14-26 record and was replaced by Perry Van der Beck for the 1996-1997 season.
He is the father of Kenny Cooper who plays forward for 1860 Munich in the 2. Fuball-Bundesliga.
He and Mike Renshaw currently co-own a wine import business.
'''Coach of the Year (MISL):''' 1984, 1989
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'''Thomas Valley "Tosh" McKinlay''' (born 3 December 1964 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former international footballer. A fullback or wingback, he spent most of his career in Scotland.
McKinlay began his career with Dundee, whom he joined from Celtic Boys Club in 1981. He became a first-team regular while still a teenager and spent over 7 years at Dens Park before being sold to Heart of Midlothian for -300,000 in December 1988. He stayed with the Tynecastle club until 1994, when the death of his infant son led him to seek a change of scenery.
In November 1994 he joined his boyhood team Celtic in a -350,000 transfer and just over 6 months later gained his first winners medal as the Glasgow side defeated Airdrie to win the 1994-95 Scottish Cup. He won his first full Scotland cap aged 30 in 1995 against Greece and went on to earn selection for both the 1996 European Championships and the 1998 World Cup. He was a regular player for Celtic until he was displaced by Stphane Mah in the 1997-98 season, during which time he went on loan to Stoke City.
After leaving Celtic permanently in 1999, McKinlay spent a year in Switzerland with Grasshopper-Club Zrich before returning to Scotland to finish his career with a short spell at Kilmarnock. On retiring he took up a post as an internet sports journalist with a Norwegian media company. He now works as an agent and pundit for Celtic Media.
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'''Paul Heffernan''' (born 29 December 1981 in Dublin, County Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing as a forward for Doncaster Rovers following a stop and start career at Notts County and Bristol City.
Bristol City paid -150,000 for him in 2004, but due to the form of Steve Brooker and Leroy Lita, his chances in the first team were limited.
He joined Doncaster Rovers in the summer of 2005 for -125,000, which was then a new record transfer paid by Rovers. Since joining Doncaster, the Irishman has weighed in with some key goals, including 2 in each leg of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Semi-Final against Crewe Alexandra, goals which ultimately sent Rovers to the final of that competition. Heffernan also scored the second goal in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff against Bristol Rovers, which Doncaster won 3-2.
Heffernan sparked a moment of controversy in the 2008 League One Play-off semi-final when playing for Doncaster against Southend United, when he headbutted an opponent due to frustration in the final minute of the match. Heffernan was subsequently sent-off and was unable to play in the second leg, or the final against Leeds United at Wembley Stadium.
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'''Graeme Lee''' (born 31 May 1978) is an English professional footballer who plays for Notts County as a defender. He has previously played for Hartlepool United, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City and also had loan spells with Hartlepool and Shrewsbury Town. Lee is probably best known for winning the Johnstone Paint Trophy with Doncaster Rovers, and helping both Hartlepool United & Sheffield Wednesday to promotion in the mid 2000's.
Born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Lee started his career at Hartlepool United, notching up almost 300 appearances at centre back and helping the club secure promotion to the Second Division. Lee also played as a striker for Hartlepool, scoring twenty goals for the club.
In 2003, he was snapped up by former boss Chris Turner for Sheffield Wednesday. He made 37 appearances for Wednesday and scored five goals in his first season and took up the captain's arm band when Dean Smith was injured, this made him a shining light in one of the Owl's worst ever seasons which led to him picking up a fans' player of the season award. Lee started the 2004-05 season in the same vein as he ended the last. Although dogged by injuries at the tail end of the season he was voted defender of the year by fans of the club.
Lee was deemed as not good enough for the Championship following the side's promotion by Paul Sturrock and signed for Doncaster Rovers from Sheffield Wednesday for -50,000 in 2005. He was Rovers' captain. He scored the winning goal in their 3-2 win over Bristol Rovers in the 2007 Johnstone's Paint Trophy final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
At the start of the 2007-08 season, he was ruled out for six weeks with a neck problem, and when he returned he was sidelined for another four months because of a fractured knee.
On 30 June 2008, he signed a two-year deal with League Two side Bradford City.
Lee signed for Notts County on a free transfer on 30 June 2009.
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'''Harold Brook''' (born. October 15, 1921 in Sheffield, England - died.1998) was an footballer who played in the position of inside forward for Sheffield United.
Brook started his football with Fulwood F.C. and then Hallam F.C., before signing for Sheffield United in 1945.
In his time with the Blades, he made 229 appearances scoring 90 goals. He spent 8 years with Sheffield United
In 1954, he was transferred to Leeds United, and scored 46 goals from 103 appearances for the West Yorkshire side.
When Leeds United were promoted he scored a hat-trick in their opening division one game against Everton. The legendary John Charles was playing alongside him.
He joined Lincoln City in 1957, and finished his career with the Imps, scoring once in 4 matches.
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'''Mel Tottoh''' (born 16 July 1956 in Manchester) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Preston North End.
In 1985, Tottoh, a former radio officer in the Merchant Navy,
He went on to become a management consultant.
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'''Stephen Vaughan''' (born 22 January 1985) is an English football midfielder who plays for Northwich Victoria.
Vaughan started his career at Liverpool, playing reserve and youth football. However, he was released in 2004 having played over 70 reserve games. He represented England at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 level.
He was soon signed by League Two side Chester City, which is owned by his father Stephen Vaughan, Sr, under the guidance of Mark Wright. He quickly became a regular at the Deva Stadium, and became the owner of the club in 2009.
At the start of the 2006-07 season, he was made Chester's captain at the young age of 21. He made 58 league appearances. On 3 January 2007, new Rochdale manager Keith Hill made Vaughan his first signing, initially on loan until 4 February, with a view to a permanent deal. However, on 18 January 2007, Boston United signed him on a one-year contract from Chester City. He made seven appearances for the Pilgrims before rupturing his achilies tendon against Hartlepool, which sidelined him for nine-months. Now fully recovered, he rejoined Chester on 8 February 2008. He was then loaned out to Droylsden in the Conference National for one-month, as part of a rehabilitation programme.
Stephen made his first league appearance back for the club in a 5-1 win over Barnet on 30 August 2008, playing the full 90 minutes along with his brother, James. He made eight appearances during the 2008-09 season in The Football League and started the opening game of the following season against Cambridge United in the Conference National.
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'''Kevin Sandwith''' (born 30 April 1978) is an English professional football defender and midfielder who is currently playing for Oxford United after leaving Weymouth.
Sandwith began his career as a Youth Trainee at Carlisle United and went on to sign professional terms with them, making his league debut in October 1997. However, after only three further appearances, he was released by the Cumbrians in May 1998 and joined non-league Barrow. He made 14 appearances for Barrow, scoring three times, before moving to join Telford United. Comfortable either at left-back or in midfield, Sandwith stayed at Telford until the summer of 2001 without every really fully establishling himself. He moved on to Doncaster Rovers but, after starting the season as the regular left-back, a broken foot kept him on the sidelines for three months and he found it hard to regain a regular starting position. In November 2002, he moved on to Halifax Town and cemented a regular starting birth. A series of impressive performances began to draw attention and, having scored against them in the Football League Trophy earlier in the season, Lincoln City paid -10,000 for his services in March 2004. He spent a season and a half at Sincil Bank before a move to Macclesfield Town where he spent a season before joining Chester City. His first Chester goal ironically came against Macclesfield in September 2006.
Ex-Chester manager, Mark Wright was a big admirer of Kevin, stating that he is "undoubtedly one of the best players in this league at delivering a ball with his left foot, from free-kicks and corners".
On 28 December 2007, it was announced Sandwith was no longer in the club's plans and was available for sale.
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'''Craig Anthony Lindfield''' (born 7 September 1988 in Wirral, Merseyside) is an English footballer who is currently with Macclesfield Town after having his contract with Liverpool terminated by mutual consent. Lindfield is a striker who was part of Liverpool's FA Youth Cup winning sides of 2006 and 2007, scoring 7 goals in the competition in 2006 and a further 5 in 2007. He has had Football League experience in loan spells with Notts County, Bournemouth, Chester City and Accrington Stanley.
Craig joined Macclesfield Town on a short term contract on Christmas Eve of 2009.
Lindfield attended Brookdale Primary School from 1993 to 2000 and then Calday Grange Grammar School between 2000 and 2005, and played cricket for his local club Upton CC.
Lindfield joined the Liverpool Academy in 1996 aged 8, and worked his way up through the clubs youth teams.
In 2006/7, Lindfield scored 3 goals, including 2 in front of the Kop at Anfield) in the 7-3 aggregate score against Newcastle in the semi final of the 2006-2007 FA Youth Cup to secure a place in Liverpool's second consecutive final appearance.
When Liverpool reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2007 for the second consecutive season, they faced arch rivals Manchester United. Lindfield scored the opener in the first leg which they lost 2-1. In the return leg, held at Old Trafford on the evening of the 26th April 2007, Liverpool won 4-3 on penalties when the score stood at 2-2 on aggregate after extra time. Craig scored the second penalty in the penalty shoot-out at the Stretford End, bringing his goal tally to 12 in 12 Youth Cup games. That year, Liverpool retained the FA Youth Cup trophy.
The triumph brought to an end a chapter in Craig's life as one of Steve Heighway's "Dream Team" where he was a member of the academy for 10 years.
In the summer of 2006 he was promoted from the LFC academy to the first team squad. On 22 July 2006, Lindfield made his debut for Liverpool's senior team in a pre-season friendly against Crewe Alexandra. He scored the only goal as the Reds triumphed 1-0.
On 1 November 2007 he joined Notts County on a month's loan, and on the 3 November 2007 he scored 23 minutes into his league debut against Accrington Stanley which ended in a 2-0 win to the Magpies. He made four appearances before returning to Liverpool at the end of the loan period. On 18 January 2008 he returned to League Two when he joined Chester City in a one-month loan deal.
On 22 August 2008 Lindfield joined Bournemouth on a four-month loan deal and on 30 August on his full debut he scored against Port Vale.
Lindfield was a member of the 2008 Dallas Cup winning side, returning from the USA as the tournament's top scorer with 6 goals.
On 11 August 2009 Lindfield's contract with Liverpool was terminated by mutual consent and he subsequently had trials with Carlisle United and Morecambe before training with Accrington Stanley and later with Macclesfield Town.
Lindfield received England U19 international recognition when he was selected for the international friendly v Holland on the 5 September 2006 held at the Bescot Stadium, Walsall. He also represented his country in the friendly international tournament held in Austria in October 2006, scoring two goals against Austria in a 3-3 draw on the 9 October 2006.
Craig Lindfield joined Macclesfield Town in December 2009.
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'''Robert Richard "Robbie" Threlfall''' (born 28 November 1988) is an English footballer, who plays in the left-back position for Premier League side Liverpool.
Born in Liverpool, Threlfall began his career moving through the Liverpool youth ranks, training at the club's academy and eventually graduating to Melwood in the 2006-07 season. Threlfall has won Liverpool's FA Youth Cup twice; first in 2006, then again in the following season's competition.
He made his first senior appearance for the club against Wrexham in a pre-season friendly. Since then Robbie has been a regular in the Liverpool Reserves, also making his England Under-19 debut against Poland in Bournemouth on 6 February 2007. Threlfall played a major role in the 2007 FA Youth Cup final, firstly scoring a first-leg own-goal which put rivals Manchester United ahead. He scored in the second-leg to level the score and finished a crucial penalty kick helping the Merseyside club retain the title.
He spent much of the 2007-08 season on loan at Hereford United but was only able to play 12 games as a result of an injury sustained in the FA Cup against Hartlepool. Threlfall re-signed for the Bulls on loan for six months, at the start of the 2008-09 season. He started the first three league games of the season, as well as a League Cup match, before breaking his foot in early September.
Threlfall later joined Stockport County on loan for a month on 6 February 2009, consequently making two league appearances.
Threlfall joined League Two side Northampton Town on loan for a month on 21 August 2009, and made his debut the next day coming on as an injury time sub for Ryan Gilligan in the Cobblers 2-0 win over Bournemouth. His first start came in 2-2 draw against Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League Trophy, Northampton won 3-0 on penalties.
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'''Levi Roger Porter''' (born April 6, 1987, Leicester, Leicestershire) is an English footballer who currently plays for Leicester City. He was a product of the Leicester City Youth Squad.
Porter made his debut for Leicester City in 2006, as a second half substitute against Ipswich and scored his first senior goal in November 2006 at home against Plymouth.
He was tipped for a big future in the game, especially after putting in a man of the match performance in a 2-2 FA Cup draw against Fulham, during which he set up Danny Cadamarteri's last minute equaliser.
On 31 October 2007, Porter suffered a knee injury believed to be cruciate knee ligament damage in a 4-3 League Cup away defeat to Chelsea. Scans revealed that the injury was mainly damage to his medial collateral ligament, sidelining him for up to three months. The injury cut short his 2007-08 season as Leicester were relegated from the Championship.
During the 2008-09 season, despite having fully recovered from his knee injury Porter managed just one League and one League Cup appearance as Leicester were promoted back the Championship as champions of League One.
On 11 September 2009 Porter joined Mansfield Town on a month's loan. He made his debut against Stevenage Borough coming on for Ryan Williams. He returned to Leicester only making two appearances.
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'''Michael Foley-Sheridan''' (born March 9, 1983 in Dublin) is an Irish football player.
Foley is a creative midfielder who joined St Patrick's Athletic after being released by Liverpool in 2004. He went on to sign for Waterford before the 2008 eircom League season. Foley joined Drogheda United at the start of 2009 but left after only a few months.
On 1 July 2009, Foley signed for Longford where his former Waterford boss Gareth Cronin was manager before being released at the end of the 2009 season.
He represented Ireland in the FIFA World Youth Championships and has gone on to win Under 21 caps.
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'''Gary Stephen Montgomery''' (born 10 August 1982 in Leamington Spa), is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is now a professional cricketer playing for Lancashire County Cricket Club
Montgomery was promoted to from the youth team ranks at Coventry City during the 1999-2000 season. He was part of the same impressive youth team that boasted fellow keeper Chris Kirkland. While at Coventry, Gary spent time on loan with Crewe Alexandra and Kidderminster Harriers. Montgomery signed for Rotherham United in the summer of 2003 as a young understudy for Mike Pollitt. He remained with the club until being released at the end of the 2006/2007 season. His next port of call was to join with Grimsby Town F.C. at the start of the 2007-2008 campaign as understudy to Phil Barnes, after his first season ,He went on to sign a new one deal at Blundell Park for the season. On 17 March 2009, Montgomery along with Phil Barnes and Tom Newey were released by the club after they were told they were no longer needed and agreed to leave the club by mutual consent.
In the 2009, Gary switched sports from football to cricket. Montgomery appeared several times for Lancashire County Cricket Club 2nd Eleven, and signed a professional contract for the 2010 season.
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'''Najwan Ghrayib''' (, ), (born January 30, 1974) is a former Arab Israeli footballer of Palestinian heritage and currently coaching his boyhood club Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.
After a successful season at Hapoel Haifa, Ghrayib received interest from English football club Tottenham Hotspur and was set to join the team before his proposed transfer fell through. That is when Aston Villa decided to make a swoop for the left back after club scout Ross MacLaren declared him to be the best left back he had ever seen. Aston Villa paid out -1 million for his transfer but Ghrayib saw very little first-team action and was sold to Israeli side Hapoel Haifa for just -150K..
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'''Keith Fahey''' (born 15 January 1983 in Dublin) is an Irish football player who plays for English Premier League club Birmingham City.
He started his professional career as a trainee with Arsenal F.C. before signing for Aston Villa F.C. in April 2000 for a fee of -250,000. He made one appearance for Villa in the 2002 Intertoto Cup Semi-Finals, First Leg in a 1-1 draw against Lille away from home.
He played for Republic of Ireland national football team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship where he came on as a substitute in the second round and turned the game around against Colombia reducing a 2 goal deficit only to lose on the golden goal.
Having failed to make a breakthrough in the Premiership, Fahey returned home initially to play a few games in non League football for Bluebell United before quickly being snapped up by St Pats in 2003. He immediately impressed fans and commentators with his skillful midfield play and he was the driving force for St Pats as they reached the FAI Cup final (with Fahey scoring a memorable free kick goal in extra time of the semi final replay). However the final turned out to be very disappointing for both Fahey and St Pats as he was sent off in the first half as the Saints lost 2-0 to Longford Town.
He continued to impress during two disappointing seasons for St Pats in 2004 and 2005 before surprisingly moving to Drogheda United in exchange for Alan Reilly and -32,000 in July 2005. As Drogheda were becoming a major force in Irish football, Fahey played a major role in midfield and was highly instrumental in Drogheda capturing the Setanta Cup in early 2006. In July 2006, there was apparently a major falling out with manager Paul Doolin, leaving the way clear for Fahey to return to St. Pats.
He has represented the Republic of Ireland at every age level up to 2003, when he represented the national team at the FIFA World Youth Championships.
Impressed highly in Pats' UEFA Cup run in 2008 and was regarded as "the best player on the pitch" in the 2 games against Hertha Berlin.Pats drew 0-0 at home but their efforts should have got them more and the 2-0 loss at the Olympiastadion was enough to send Pats' out of the Uefa Cup First Round.
Fahey won the PFAI Player of the Year award for the 2008 season.
He scored an impressive 11 goals from midfield in all competitions for The Saints in 2008 and made countless assists in a great campaign for the midfielder.
Immediately after Pats were beaten by Bohemians in the F.A.I. Cup Fahey declared that he wished to move on from the club he loved, thus leaving the door open for clubs to bid for the Tallaght man's services.
But it wasn't until late November when Alex McLeish of Birmingham City F.C. made a formal bid, many clubs had watched Fahey and weighed up a bid for the talented midfielder before now, even Hertha Berlin had asked about his availability after they had played Pats in Europe.
On 2 December 2008, Fahey signed a pre-contract agreement with Birmingham City to the effect that he would join Birmingham when the transfer window opened in January 2009.
Fahey made his Birmingham debut on 17 January 2009, coming on as a late substitute in a 1-1 draw against Cardiff City. He scored his first goal for the club, variously described as "a delicate lob" or looking "suspiciously like an attempted cross", to clinch a 2-0 home victory against Nottingham Forest on 14 February. His second goal gave ''the Blues'' a 1-0 home win over Southampton some weeks later. Fahey retained his place in the side for the rest of the season (keeping loan signings Scott Sinclair and Hameur Bouazza out of the starting eleven), and was a key player for Birmingham in their successful bid for promotion, scoring a goal and making a goal in a vital 2-1 win at Reading on the last day of the campaign.
Fahey made his Premier League debut in front of 76,000 fans at Old Trafford on Sunday, August 16. Birmingham City lost the game 1-0 to a Wayne Rooney goal ten minutes before half time.
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'''Chris Armstrong''' (born 8 November 1984 in Little Thorpe) is an English football player.
Armstrong is a striker who joined Galway United , having previously played with St Pat's since July 2005. His previous clubs include Leeds United, Queen of the South and Stockport County and St Patrick's Athletic.
He was released by Galway United in 2007.
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'''Stephen Armstrong''' (born July 23, 1976 in Birkenhead) is an English-born South African soccer player who plays for Charleston Battery in the USL First Division.
Armstrong was raised in Cape Town, South Africa after the age of 4. He came to the United States to attend Butler University. In four seasons between 1996 and 1999 with Butler's side the Bulldogs, he made All-American, finished as the school's third all-time leading scorer with 43 goals and 102 points. He is ranked in the Horizon League's all-time top 10 for both goals and points.
From 1998 Armstrong also played for the Mid-Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League.
Armstrong played in Sweden with Vstra Frlunda IF before moving to English First Division side Watford on a free transfer in October 2000. He made three appearances for the club, all as a substitute, before being released at the end of the 2000-01 season.
He was selected in the second round - 13th overall - of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United.
Armstrong missed the 2004 Major League Soccer season while recovering from ACL surgery on his right knee. He joined the Columbus Crew in 2005. He signed with Charleston at the start of the 2006 season.
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'''David Livermore''' (born 20 May 1980 in Edmonton, London) is an English footballer who is contracted to League One side Brighton & Hove Albion.
Livermore signed for Brighton after leaving Hull City in June 2008. He has previously played for Millwall, where he was captain, and as a trainee at Arsenal. His preferred position is central midfield, but he can also play in defence, either in the centre or at left-back. Whilst at Millwall, he played in the 2004 FA Cup Final where they lost to Manchester United.
Livermore joined Hull City in bizarre circumstances, having spent only ten days as a Leeds United player after signing from Millwall in the summer of 2006. He joined Hull for an undisclosed fee, after Leeds manager Kevin Blackwell admitted the club had already acquired other players in the same position in Ian Westlake and Kevin Nicholls, and felt Livermore's first team chances were limited.
Livermore missed Hull's first two matches in the 2006-07 season through injury, but went on to play in twenty-five league games, scoring four goals and aiding Hull in escaping relegation.
He joined Oldham on loan on January 31, 2008, playing ten games and scoring once.
On 5 June 2008, Hull City announced that Livermore would be leaving the club that summer, following their promotion to the Premier League.
On the 3 July 2008, it was announced that Livermore had agreed a two-year contract at League One club Brighton & Hove Albion.
On the 26th March, 2009, Livermore was allowed to leave Brighton to join League Two side Luton Town on loan, where he made eight league appearances for The Hatters.
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'''Emma Byrne''' (born June 14, 1979) is an Irish Football player. She currently plays for the English team Arsenal L.F.C., and also for the Republic of Ireland women's team. She plays as a goalkeeper.
Emma Byrne joined Arsenal LFC in August 2000 from St Patrick's Athletic, and has been their first choice goalkeeper ever since.
She is in her ninth season with Arsenal and was voted Players' Player of the Year in 2003 and 2005.
In April 2007 Byrne became a European champion with Arsenal LFC, when they beat Ume IK of Sweden in the final of the UEFA Women's Cup by 1-0 on aggregate, a tie in which Byrne made numerous vital saves in the home and away games.
She has represented her country at every age group and is currently Ireland-s No 1 stopper with over 60 senior caps to her name.
:2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
:1998-99, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09.
:1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08.
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'''Richard "Dick" Spence''' (18 July 1908-March 1983) was an English footballer.
Born and raised in Yorkshire, Spence began his professional club career with Barnsley, before joining Chelsea in October 1934 for -5000. Standing at only 5ft7 tall, he was a tricky and nimble winger who could play on either flank, and also chipped in with important goals. He scored 19 goals in his debut season for the club - no Chelsea winger has scored more in a season - and was one of the club's reliable players at a time when many of its more high-profile stars were unreliable. He played in 221 games for Chelsea, scoring 65 goals.
After serving in the Metropolitan Police during World War II, he resumed his playing career with Chelsea (making him one of only two players to play for Chelsea both before and after the War). He had the distinction of being Chelsea's oldest ever player, playing his final first-class match for the club against Bolton Wanderers in September 1947 at the age of 39 years, 57 days. Following that, he joined the Chelsea coaching staff, on which he remained for the next two decades, and was an important part in the new youth set-up at the club, helping to unearth such talents as Jimmy Greaves, Terry Venables and Bobby Tambling.
He was twice capped for England, against Austria and Belgium, both in 1936. The presence of Stanley Matthews in the side, along with other talented wingers, was a key factor in Spence not winning more England caps.
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'''Timothy "Tim" Sills''' (born 10 September, 1979 in Romsey, Hampshire) is an English footballer who currently plays for Stevenage Borough as a striker.
Sills began his career as a trainee at Derby County and, after his release, opted to combine university studies with non-League football. He began at Camberley Town and moved to Basingstoke Town towards the end of the 1998-99 season. He also had loan spells at Staines Town and Kingstonian before signing for the K's for the 2002-03 season. One season later he made the step up to Conference football with Aldershot Town.
In two and a half seasons with the Shots, Sills scored 46 goals from 112 appearances. He helped them to the playoff final in his first season, although he was left out of the starting XI for the final itself. He continued to work as an event team coordinator until July 2004. It was then he began to play football full-time. He signed for League Two club Oxford United in January 2006 for -50,000. He scored only one goal from 13 league appearances for Oxford.
Sills was released at the end of the season and looked set to join Conference side Exeter City, but signed a two-year deal with Hereford United in June 2006. He scored four times on his debut, a 10-0 friendly win against Ludlow Town, and started the first 13 matches of the season but only managed to score once, against Hartlepool. His only other goal of the season came away at Notts County in December, and the season progressed into a frustrating one for Sills. A controversial sending off against Swindon Town, only minutes after coming on as a substitute, did not do him any favours. At the end of the season he was linked with several other clubs, including former club Aldershot, and on 28 June 2007 he signed for Torquay United.
He was the club's top scorer in the 2007-08 season scoring 20 goals in 48 league and Cup appearances.
On 3 February 2009, Sills appeared as a contestant on the game show Wogan's Perfect Recall, finishing as runner-up. On 17 May 2009 Sills scored the second goal against Cambridge United in the National Conference play-off final to send Torquay United back in to the Football League.
On 14 January 2010, Sills signed for Stevenage Borough on an 18-month contract.
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'''Anthony Jon Barry''' (born 29 May 1986) is an English footballer. He plays in midfield for Conference National club Wrexham.
He signed for Everton as a trainee and when released signed up with Coventry City where he was a regular in the reserves. He joined Accrington Stanley in 2005, and was an ever-present for the first half of the 2005-06 season, making 26 Conference appearances as the side headed for promotion back to The Football League. In January 2006 he joined Yeovil Town.
Barry made 64 league appearances for the Glovers, before being released in May 2008. This stint included an appearance at Wembley Stadium in the Football League One play-off final against Blackpool in 2006-07.
On 19 June 2008, Barry signed a two-year contract with Chester City. He went on to feature in 43 of Chester's 46 league games during their relegation season from Football League Two, with his only goal being a spectacular long-range effort against Lincoln City in January 2009. His contract with Chester was terminated on 11 January 2010 with immediate notice. He has now signed for Wrexham on an 18 month deal.
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'''Mark Quigley''' (born October 27, 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish professional football player who currently plays for St. Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Quigley is a striker who joined united before the 2006 season. His previous clubs include  Millwall and he spent the 2005 season at Shamrock Rovers (on loan) where he made a total of 12 appearances.
2007 was a breakthrough year for Quigley. He ended the campaign as second top scorer in the league and was voted PFAI Young Player of the Year . He was also called up to the Republic of Ireland Under 23 squad for the game against Northern Ireland and reportedly impressed the watching national coach Giovanni Trappatoni.
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'''Graham Hyde''' (born 10 November 1970 in Doncaster, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Southern League side Fleet Town, where he plays as a midfielder.
He has played in midfield for Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City, Chesterfield (on loan), Peterborough United (on loan), Bristol Rovers, Hereford United and Worcester City.
With his peak coming at the beginning of his career at Sheffield Wednesday, he made many Premiership appearances and played in the 1993 FA Cup Final. He signed for Birmingham from Sheffield Wednesday on 4 February 1999 on a free transfer after falling down the pecking order at Hillsborough, and helped the Blues win promotion to the Premier League in 2002, only to move to Division Three side Bristol Rovers towards the end of that year.
He later played at non-league Worcester City, where he remained until March 2006 when he joined Hednesford Town. In November 2006 he returned to football as player/assistant manager at British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division side, Halesowen Town. He worked under manager Martin O'Connor, another former Birmingham player.
In October 2007 Hyde signed for Fleet Town, managed by Hyde's former Sheffield Wednesday teammate Andy Sinton.
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
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'''Craig Robert Nelthorpe''' (born 10 June 1987) is an English footballer who plays for York City. His favoured positions are either at left back or on the left wing.
Nelthorpe started his career with Doncaster Rovers and he made his first team debut in 2005. He was loaned out on six occasions, playing for Hucknall Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Gateshead, Halifax Town and Darlington. He joined Oxford United in 2009 and after being released by them he joined York City.
Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Nelthorpe joined his hometown club Doncaster Rovers as a trainee,
Nelthorpe signed a new contract with Doncaster in the summer and he joined Conference National team Kidderminster Harriers on loan on 10 October.
thumb|left|200px|Nelthorpe playing for York City in 2009
After making four appearances for Doncaster during the 2007-08 season,
He was handed a new one-year contract at Doncaster in July.
Nelthorpe was released by Oxford at the end of the season and he subsequently signed for fellow Conference team York City on 19 May.
Nelthorpe is left footed and is able to play either as a left back or as a left winger.
Nelthorpe has one child with his girlfriend, who is pregnant with their second.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference and Northern Premier League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
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'''Idoro Akpoeyere Ujoma "Akpo" Sodje''' (born 31 January 1981) is an English footballer of Nigerian heritage, currently playing for Charlton Athletic of League One, on loan from Sheffield Wednesday.
A striker, he has also played at league clubs Darlington and Port Vale. A journeyman player, his two years at Sheffield Wednesday is the longest he has spent at one club. Usually an instantly recognisable figure on the pitch, he often sports original - and most of all colourful hairstyles.
Born in Greenwich, London, his family originate from Warri, in Delta State, Nigeria.
Another brother, Bright, used to play rugby league for Sheffield Eagles. His cousin Onome Sodje played for Charlton Athletic and Conference side York City before signing for Barnsley in June 2009.
Akpo is the youngest of the ten Sodje children.
He was signed to First Division Queens Park Rangers, though never made an appearance, instead was loaned out to Conference National outfit Stevenage Borough in March 2001. He scored on his first outing for the club, in a 2-1 win at Morecambe on 31 March, replacing Darran Hay on 36 minutes.
He was still with Stevenage for the start of the 2001-02 season, getting sent off against Doncaster Rovers on 27 August. He left Broadhall Way the next month for Margate, making sixteen appearances before the season's end, scoring goals against Yeovil Town, Woking and Hayes.
He began 2002-03 with Margate, playing in their 2-0 defeat at Leigh Genesis on 31 August. The next month he joined Gravesend & Northfleet, scoring on his debut on the 7th, in a 4-1 home win over Nuneaton Borough. Seven days later he scored against Forest Green Rovers, before he made his final appearance on 2 November, getting sent off in a 2-1 defeat at Halifax Town. He was released later in the month and had spells with virtual unknowns Heybridge Swifts (Isthmian League) and Erith & Belvedere (Southern Football League).
At age 24 (at the time he was often reported as 22 or 23), he got a second chance at a professional career, joining Huddersfield Town of League One. He was handed a three month deal in September 2004, his foot in the door because his brother Efe was captain of the club. He replaced Andy Booth 86 minutes into a 3-0 win at Vale Park on 11 September, Pawe Abbott grabbing the headlines with a hat-trick. In November his contract was extended by six months, allowing him further time to impress boss Peter Jackson. In all he made nine appearances for ''the Terriers'' in 2004-05, getting just two starts and impressing only in the reserves. In March 2005 he was loaned out to League Two Darlington, after impressing on trial, and scored in the final moments of the season in a 3-1 home win over Cheltenham Town. He was released by Huddersfield in May.
He spent 2005-06 with Darlington. He made 39 appearances, scoring eight goals, including a hat-trick at Chester City in a 4-4 draw on 27 August. His performances caught the eye of Port Vale's manager Martin Foyle, who won his signature in May 2006.
On 5 August 2006, his prolific strike partnership with Leon Constantine had begun - Constantine scoring a brace and Sodje putting the third past Leyton Orient in a 3-0 win. Three days later he scored the only goal at Boundary Park. The pair teamed up to put one each past Preston North End in the League Cup, by the season's end the pair had 42 goals, sixteen coming from Sodje. On 10 March 2007, he also became the first Port Vale player to score four goals in an away league match since Lewis Campbell in 1893, as Vale completed a 5-1 victory at Millmoor against Rotherham United.
As it was he didn't score any for Vale, instead he signed a three year contract with Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee in August 2007.
He made his debut by coming on as a substitute for Jermaine Johnson in the 63rd minute on 1 September 2007 at Hillsborough, against Bristol City in a 1-0 loss. His full debut came in another 1-0 loss against Preston at Deepdale on 15 September. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 November away at Plymouth Argyle in the 52nd minute to help his club win 2-1. After not scoring in his first six starts and two substitute appearances his first goal spurred him on to score a total of seven league goals in 16 starts and three substitute appearances in his first season at the club, including a brace in a 5-0 victory over Southampton on 10 November. After being hailed by some Wednesdayites as "The black David Hirst", because of his strength and determination, Sodje cemented his place in Wednesday folklore with the opening goal in their 2-0 win over fierce rivals Sheffield United on 19 January.
Sodje started the 2008-09 season by scoring two goals and setting one up for strike partner Marcus Tudgay in a 4-1 win over Burnley. However he also picked up a hamstring injury in the match and had to be substituted after just 21 minutes. He made his return coming off of the bench for Jermaine Johnson after 68 minutes against local rivals Sheffield United. Injury limited him to only nine further appearances that season. He picked up a hamstring injury in April.
On 14 November, Sodje joined his brother Sam at Charlton Athletic. Initially signed on a 28 day emergency loan, this signing was made with an option of making the deal permanent. He made his debut on the same day, coming on for Dave Mooney. Sodje scored at Yeovil Town seven days later, after his brother was sent off.
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'''Thomas Edward "Tommy" McGhee''' (born 10 May 1929 in Manchester, England) was a footballer best known for his spell at Portsmouth FC during the 1950s, making 136 appearances which gained him England recognition at Amateur and 'B' level.
Early in his boyhood, McGhee caught the football bug when going to watch his uncle play in the Manchester Amateur League. At the age of twelve he started taking a serious interest in playing when he became a permanent member of the St. Teresa's School team. He later spent two years at the Stretford Technical College, opposite Lancashire County Cricket Club's ground and about half a mile from Old Trafford.
He took part in locally organised coaches - one week to Manchester United and the next to Manchester City. McGhee favoured the latter, and when he went to Maine Road he'd watch Albert Emptage and Frank Swift.
Towards the end of the war, McGhee started playing senior amateur football. He joined the Fleet Air Arm for a seven year term in November 1946, but due to training, did not play for the first six months. Just one year later that all changed. He was stationed in Scotland and Service Football started to shape his future.
He regularly played for the Air Command and in 1952, he began playing for the Navy in the Inter-Service Championships which was usually won by the Army or the RAF who were able to field a host of professionals such as Ron Flowers of Wolves, Eddie Firmani of Charlton Athletic, and Jackie Henderson and Gordon Dale both of Portsmouth FC.
In 1952, McGhee signed amateur forms with Portsmouth and at the same time joined Wealdstone FC, in North London. In that season, Wealdstone won the Athenian League championship for the first time in their history. McGhee signed for Portsmouth in May 1954. McGhee had previously been on the club's books as an amateur but this had been allowed to lapse.
Portsmouth's manager Eddie Lever was impressed with the full back when he turned out for a senior service side against a FA eleven on 31 December 1953. He kept a keen eye on the player for several months. In May 1954, Lever, knowing that McGhee was being sought after by tops clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, was tipped off that the 25 year-old Petty Officer was on Portsmouth Harbour about to leave for his home in Manchester. The Pompey manager jumped into a taxi and arrived just before the train pulled out and signed him on professional forms for the club.
McGhee's Pompey career began in the reserve team, but in November he was handed his senior debut at home to Everton which Portsmouth won 5-0. He made tremendous progress, forging a very successful full-back partnership with Jack Mansell and he played in every remaining fixture of the 1954-55 season which saw Pompey finish 3rd in Division 1.
Tommy McGhee only missed two games throughout the next term. McGhee remained at Fratton Park for three more seasons, leaving for Reading F.C. in 1959 after Pompey had been relegated to Division 2.
In July 1959, McGhee had a short spell at Reading F.C. where, after making his home debut against Port Vale, a series of injuries restricted him to nine Division 3 appearances.
In the 1960s, McGhee played non-league football for Poole Town and Fareham Town.
McGhee's part in Wealdstone's success was recognised and in 1953-54, he won three England Amateur international caps.
In the 1955-56 season, McGhee's performances led to him being picked to play in an England 'B' international.
Tommy McGhee now enjoys his retirement in the Portsmouth area.
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'''Brenton Leister''' (born September 3, 1985) is an English football player who currently plays for Selby Town F.C. in the Northern Counties East Premier Division having previously been with St. Patrick's Athletic F.C. in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Leister is a midfielder, who can also play in defence and joined St. Pats in July 2006. Other previous clubs include Leeds United and Halifax Town.
Brenton now captains the successful Selby Town side.
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'''George Jobey''' (July 1885 - 9 May 1962) was an English football player and manager. He won the league championship as a player with his hometown club Newcastle United.
Jobey was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and played football for local boys' clubs in Morpeth before joining Newcastle United in 1906. He made his senior debut on 20 April 1907 in a 4-2 loss at .
He spent seven seasons with the ''Magpies'' but only played 53 matches, mostly playing at centre or right half; however, he played enough times to win a First Division winner's medal in 1908-09 and also picked up a runners-up medal in the 1911 FA Cup Final; Newcastle lost 1-0 in a replay to Bradford City after a goalless first match.
Jobey was transferred to Woolwich Arsenal in May 1913, and made an immediate impact. On 6 September 1913, Arsenal faced Leicester Fosse in their very first match at their new Arsenal Stadium in Highbury. After Leicester's Tommy Benfield had become the first player to score at the new stadium, Jobey joined him in the record books as the first Arsenal player to do so, heading home just before half-time. In the second half, he was injured and so became the first player to be stretchered off at Highbury.
He played 28 league matches that season before being transferred during the close season to Bradford Park Avenue. He only spent a single season at Bradford before World War I intervened and the Football League was suspended; He played for Scottish club Hamilton Academical during the conflict, before moving to Leicester City after hostilities ended.
Jobey then became player-manager of Northampton Town in 1920, as the club became founder members of the Third Division. He achieved two mid table finished before quitting the game in April 1922 to become a hotelier.
He was tempted back into the game five months later to become manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers. His first season at Molineux proved a struggle and the club slipped down to the Third Division for the first time in their history. The following season saw an immediate return though as they won the 1923-24 Third Division (North) title.
However, he again dropped out of the game though after this success, returning to running a hotel. In 1925, he returned to football when he was appointed manager of Derby County. He was an immediate success, leading them to promotion in 1925-26 and twice securing runners-up place in the First Division, in 1929-30 and 1935-36.
In 1941, he was accused of making illegal payments to players, as an inducement for them to sign for Derby; a Football Association inquiry found him guilty and banned him from football for life. Jobey's suspension was lifted in 1945, but apart from a year in charge of Mansfield Town between 1952 and 1953, he remained out of the game.
'''Newcastle United''' (as player)
'''Wolverhampton Wanderers'''
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'''Alan Reilly''' (born August 22, 1980 in Dublin, Ireland), is an Irish football player who is currently unattached. Reilly plays as a left-sided midfielder.
Alan played his schoolboy football for famous Dublin nursery club Belvedere and his potential was spotted by Manchester City who offered him a 2 year YTS deal. Reilly also went on to represent Ireland at youth level during this period. At Manchester City, Reilly impressed enough to be offered a 1 year professional contract. He became a regular for City's youth and reserves teams alongside the likes of Shaun Wright-Phillips. He struggled to breakthrough to the first team and moved to Halifax Town on a 2 year contract. He was a regular in the Halifax team during his time at The Shay but when his contract expired, he decided to return to Ireland.
Upon returning to his homeland, Reilly signed for Stephen Kenny's Bohemians and made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Cork City on November 1, 2002. He made numerous appearances during the 2002/2003 season as Bohs won the League of Ireland Premier Division. Since his time at Bohs, he has played for Waterford United (twice), Drogheda United and St. Patrick's Athletic.
In the July 2006, Reilly rejoined Waterford United but his second spell at the club was short-lived as he was released from his latest club within 2 weeks of joining and having not played once since his return. During that 2 week period Mike Kerley was sacked as Waterford manager and Gareth Cronin replaced him resulting in Reilly's departure as he was not part of Cronin's plans. Reilly stayed out of the game for the next 12 months until he joined Shelbourne in July 2007. Reilly made his Shelbourne debut as a second-half substitute against Finn Harps on July 20, 2007 at Finn Park. Reilly made 7 appearances for Shelbourne before being released at the end of the 2007 Season.
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'''Trevor Molloy''' (born April 14, 1977 in Dublin) is an Irish football player who plays for Irish Premier League side Glenavon F.C.
Molloy started his league career with Shamrock Rovers at 18 but after only a handful of appearances he moved to First Division club Athlone Town in 1996. He immediately hit his stride and ended up the division's top scorer in 1996/97 season earning him a move to St Patrick's Athletic and a shock call up by Brian Kerr to the Ireland squad for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championships. Molloy played every game and was Ireland's top scorer (3) as they reached the semi final stage only to lose to eventual winners Argentina. Ireland won bronze medals after beating Ghana in the 3rd/4th place play off game.
At St. Pats he linked up with Ireland team mates Colin Hawkins and Thomas Morgan, who had been added to the nucleus of the squad that had won the 1996 league championship, and a lot was expected of the obviously talented squad. All 3 players made an immediate impact with Molloy enjoying a terrific partnership with Scottish striker Ian Gilzean as St. Pats won the league with a dramatic last day win in Kilkenny while arch-rivals Shelbourne lost to already relgated Dundalk. During this season Molloy won the first of his Under 21 caps. The following season was even more of a personal triumph for Molloy as he finished as the league top scorer as St. Pats raced to another league title.
After a disappointing 1999/2000 season Molloy was transferred to Bohemian for a St. Pats record of IR-40,000. Molloy repaid that fee instantly by scoring the winner as Bohemians knocked out Aberdeen FC in the UEFA Cup. However he then got sent off against FC Kaiserslautern in the next round. He would go on to play a vital role as Bohs won the League and FAI Cup double under manager Roddy Collins. The following year wasn't as successful for Bohs but they did reach the FAI Cup final only to lose to Dundalk FC.
In July 2002, Molloy was again signed by Roddy Collins, this time for Carlisle United of the English Third Division. After only a handful of appearances yielding a solitary goal, Molloy returned to Ireland to play for Shelbourne FC (and become one of a select few players to have played for Dublin football's 'Big 4'. Although Shelbourne finished 2nd in the league that season, it was not a successful season for Molloy and he moved on again, this time to his first club, Shamrock Rovers.
A self confessed Shamrock Rovers fan, commentators saw this as a dream move for Molloy. However he joined a club that had been struggling both on and off the field, as they fought to find a permanent home for themselves. For three years Molloy performed admirably (he was top club goalscorer in 2003 and the Player of the Year in 2004) and his dynamic displays saw him become a hero for the Rovers fans who had a love/hate relationship with him for years. His best efforts, though, were not enough to stop Rovers being relegated to the First division as they lost a two legged play off to Dublin City FC. In total he made 4 appearances in European competition for the Hoops.
With Rovers relegation came financial restraints and Molloy was permitted a move away from Rovers. In January 2006, he re-signed for St. Patrick's Athletic and immediately set about scoring goals, winning April's League of Ireland Goal of the Month.
In January 2007 he joined Motherwell for an undisclosed fee
Trevor signed for Glenavon in December 2007.
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'''Tony Kay''' (born 13 May 1937) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, is a former English footballer who became notorious after being banned from the professional game for life following the British betting scandal of 1964.
Born in Sheffield, Kay played for Sheffield Wednesday before becoming Britain's most expensive footballer when transferred to Everton for -60,000 in 1962. Kay was capped once for England, scoring a goal in his debut match against Switzerland which England won by 8 goals to 1 in Basle.
A fiery red-head who made his name as an inspirational left-sided wing-half, Kay had shone for his boyhood club Sheffield Wednesday and would be handed the captain's armband within a year of his arrival at Everton in December 1962. Not the biggest of men, Kay was nonetheless fearless in the tackle. An intuitive reader of the game and an incisive passer, he performed with a natural swagger and self-confidence which rubbed off on those who played with him and marked him out as a natural leader of men.
It had come as no surprise when Harry Catterick, who had managed Kay at Hillsborough before taking over the Everton hotseat in 1961, splashed out such a sizeable fee in order to get his man. Everton were a work in progress under the ownership of the Littlewoods Empire magnate Sir John Moores and had earned the tag "The Mersey Millionaires" as Catterick set about building a team capable of restoring the glory days at Goodison Park.
It is hard to underestimate the impact of Kay's arrival at Everton. He played a massive part in galvanising Catterick's evolving Everton side and the following May they were crowned League Champions for the first time since the legendary Tommy Lawton's goals had brought the title to Goodison in the 1938/39 season. This was to be the start of an era of sustained success for Everton under Catterick and Tony Kay was surely destined to play a full part.
The 1963/64 season saw Kay build upon a glittering start to his Toffees career and seasoned experts and terrace regulars alike were united in foreseeing a glittering future ahead for the (by now) Everton skipper. Indeed, there is little doubt amongst those who witnessed him play that Kay would have, if fit, been a key component in England's 1966 World Cup squad just a couple of years later.
Everton went on to win further silverware throughout the 1960s, but many fans still wonder if even more glory would have been possible had Tony Kay remained at the hub of an ever improving side. Sadly within a few short months those visions would be shattered by newspaper revelations which shocked the football world. It would also not be long before the affections of the Goodison congregation were transferred to another red-headed midfield dynamo acquired for a record transfer fee, '66 World Cup winner Alan Ball.
In 1964, the ''Sunday People'' newspaper broke the story that Kay, along with fellow Sheffield Wednesday players David Layne and Peter Swan, through the instigation of an ex-pro - and ironically a former Everton player - Jimmy Gauld, had bet on their side to lose. The three were convicted of conspiracy to defraud, Kay on the basis of a taped conversation, one of the first times such evidence was admitted in an English court.
Kay was fined -150 and sentenced to four months imprisonment. On his release, after serving ten weeks, he was banned from football for life by the Football Association though the ban was rescinded seven years later. Kay claims subsequently to have been summoned to London to explain the use of taped evidence to the Kray twins.
Only 28 years of age when he walked free from incarceration, Kay should have been at the peak of his powers for both club and country. As time passed by he would return to competitive football on occasion at amateur level, but remained an outcast to the game at which he had once been star.
Further trouble would follow as he later spent twelve years in Spain, avoiding arrest for selling a counterfeit diamond. On his return to the UK Kay was fined -400 and in later years he worked as a groundsman in south east London.
Upon retirement, Tony Kay returned to the North West to settle back on Merseyside, scene of his greatest triumphs as a player.
Fittingly, and just a few months short of 40 years since his transfer from Sheffield Wednesday in 1962, Tony Kay was once again present on the pitch at Goodison Park among a group of 100 Everton Legends, as the club celebrated a record 100 seasons of top flight football at the start of the 2002/03 campaign.
In January 2009 it was announced that Evertonians had voted Kay into the club's Hall of Fame, perhaps in recognition of what might have been, almost as much as the tremendous contribution he actually made to the beginning of a glorious era in Everton history during his tragically fleeting career at Goodison Park in the early '60s.
Tony Kay took little time in establishing a reputation as a favourite of the Goodison faithful following his arrival at Everton. Playing alongside crowd favourites such as 'The Golden Vision' Alex Young, it was not long before he too was handed his own soubriquet, 'Cassius Kay', after the boxer Cassius Clay, a young black heavyweight who was earning quite a reputation for himself at the time.
Two years after Kay was released from prison, fate would have it that his former clubs Everton and Sheffield Wednesday were to contest the 1966 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. A thrilling match took place that afternoon, which saw the Toffeemen triumph by three goals to two, having been 2-0 down to Wednesday at one stage.
Something of an urban myth circulated among Evertonians that a red-headed character in a hat and sunglasses had been spotted selling tickets to the match at Wembley Park Station on the morning of the Final. According to some that character bore a striking resemblance to one Tony Kay.
Tony Kay is portrayed by Jason Isaacs in the 1997 TV film The Fix, directed by Paul Greengrass, which tells the story of the scandal which ended his career. The story was also dramatised in the November 2009 BBC Radio 4 play by Michael McLean, which included excerpts from a 2009 interview with Kay.
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'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Gauld''' (born 9 May 1931) is a former Scottish footballer who became notorious for being convicted of instigating the British betting scandal of 1964.
Born in Aberdeen, Gauld played for Waterford United, Charlton Athletic, Everton, Plymouth Argyle F.C., Swindon Town, St. Johnstone F.C. and Mansfield Town before his career was ended by a broken leg.
However, it was to transpire that Gauld had pursued a shadow career of match fixing and, in search of a final "payday", in 1964, he sold his story to the ''Sunday People'' for GBP7,000, incriminating three Sheffield Wednesday players that he had enticed into the scheme: Peter Swan, Tony Kay and David Layne. Gauld's taped conversations were ultimately to convict himself and the three Sheffield Wednesday players, the judge making it clear that he held Gauld responsible for ruining the other three. Gauld was fined GBP5,000 and sentenced to four years' imprisonment for conspiracy to defraud.
The incident was dramatised in 1997 in a BBC film The Fix, directed by Paul Greengrass.
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Jimmy Lang's playing career started with Glasgow Eastern, from where he move to Clydesdale and then Third Lanark.
Lang returned to Third Lanark in 1877 and played in their 1878 Scottish Cup final defeat but joined Wednesday for a second time in 1879. Remarkably, he prospered in Sheffield despite only having vision in one eye, having the lost the use of the other in a shipyard accident in Clydebank.
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'''Baki Mercimek''' (born 17 September 1982 in Amsterdam) is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Ankaragc on loan from Ankaraspor.
He has previously had spells with Sunderland AFC in England, for whom he never played a first team game, as well as Haarlem in Netherlands and Beikta. On 13 October 2009 Ankaragc has signed him alongsode his teammembers Bilal Kisa, Adem Koak and Ozgur Cek on-loan from relegated outfit Ankaraspor. When he failed to clear an easy ball that ended on the back of the net, resulting his team's loss 3-2 against Fenerbahce SK on December 12, 2009, it cast a grim shadow on his ability as a defender.
Mercimek was born in Amsterdam. He is eligible to play for Netherlands, as well as Turkey. Mercimek stated that:"I have Turkish blood and I'd love to play for my country one day."
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'''Jermaine Maurice Easter''' (born 15 January 1982 in Cardiff) is a Welsh international footballer currently playing as a striker for Milton Keynes Dons.
Easter started his career as a trainee at Wolverhampton Wanderers, before being released, and joining Hartlepool in March 2001.
In May 2003, Easter, still yet to start a first-team game for Hartlepool, signed a new two-year contract.
In February 2004, Easter joined Cambridge United on loan, following a short trial, for 2 months. This was later extended to a third and final month. On his return to Hartlepool, Easter had the final year of his contract cancelled by mutual consent, and promptly rejoined Cambridge, on a one-year contract.
In March 2005, Easter was allowed to leave Cambridge early, and join Boston United on a free transfer. He signed a short contract, running until the end of the season.
Easter chose not to extend his stay with Boston, instead signing for Stockport County, where he joined up with his former manager at Hartlepool; Chris Turner.
Easter joined Wycombe on January 31, 2006, from Stockport, signing a two-and-a-half year deal. Earlier in the month, Easter had turned down moves to Oxford United and failed to reach an agreement of terms with manager Gary Johnson when meeting with Bristol City.
Easter made 10 starting appearances and one substitute appearance for Wycombe in the remainder of the 2005-06 season. He managed only two goals, possibly being overshadowed by star striker Tommy Mooney.
The striker claimed his first league hat-trick in the 2006-07 season against Bury, on 19 August. It is the fastest league hat-trick scored by a Wycombe player, timed at 22 minutes, beating Nathan Tyson's 25 minute hat-trick against Lincoln City in 2004.
He scored the only goal of the game for Wycombe in their win over Charlton Athletic in the quarter-finals of the Football League Cup. He also scored to help Wycombe to a 1st leg draw in the Carling Cup semi-finals in a momentus match for Wycombe against Chelsea. This meant that he had scored in every round so far and had ended Chelsea's run of clean sheets in the competition.
On 22 January 2007, Easter was subject of transfer speculation regarding a possible move to Premier League sides Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers, however, he remained at Wycombe, and was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2006-07 season.
In October 2007, Easter joined Plymouth Argyle on loan, with a view to a permament move.
He made his debut for the club on 28 October 2007, coming on as a substitute for Sylvan Ebanks-Blake in a 2-0 defeat to Preston North End. Easter scored his first goal for Plymouth after coming on as a substitute, in the 2-1 loss at home to West Brom, and made his first start three games later, at home to Bristol City.
On 4 January 2008, Easter joined Plymouth permanently, for an estimated fee of -210,000.
In August, Easter handed in a transfer request to Plymouth, citing "personal problems" as his reason for wanting to leave.
On 25 September, Easter joined Millwall on a one-month loan.
On 14 July 2009, Easter joined Milton Keynes Dons on a two year contract for an undisclosed fee and became Paul Ince's second signing since returning to the club. He scored his first goal for MK Dons, a penalty, in a first round Carling Cup tie at home to Swindon Town, eventually going on to lose 4-1.
A double at Exeter City and a goal in an extrodinary 3-2 defeat to the Dons' got Jermaine 7 goals in 8 matches in the season.
On 26 January 2007, Easter received his first call-up to the Welsh national team from manager John Toshack for the friendly against Northern Ireland, and made his debut as a substitute in the game on 6 February. On 28 March he made his first start for Wales against San Marino.
Jermaine has a brother, Jamal, who plays for Southern Football League Premier Division side Clevedon Town.
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'''John Relish''' (born 5 October 1953 in Huyton, Lancashire) is an English football manager and former player, who previously managed Conference South side Bath City before moving aside to develop a football academy at the club in October 2008. He was also involved in the coaching setup which oversaw Wales win in the non-league Four nations tournament in 2006.
Relish began his playing career as a schoolboy with Liverpool before joining Chester City as an apprentice. He left in 1974 to spent the next thirteen years of his career playing for Newport County, mostly during the most successful period in the clubs long history. Relish was part of the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup..
In 1986, with Newport in the midst of a financial crisis that would see the club eventually forced out of existence, Relish took over as manager until Jimmy Mullen took over the role. He continued to play for Newport until 1987 when he left to join Forest Green Rovers. In 1989 he returned to Newport, this time as player-manager of the reformed team and remained in post until 1993, having led Newport to promotion from the Hellenic League.
Relish was assistant manager under Colin Addison at Merthyr Tydfil during Addison's first spell in charge of Merthyr.
He became assistant manager of Weston-super-Mare under his former Newport manager Len Ashurst and took full charge of the club in 1998. He was sacked in October 2001 after an indifferent start to the season.
He returned to Merthyr Tydfil, again as assistant-manager, but now under Andy Beattie in June 2002.
He was appointed as manager of Bath City the following month, and the following season guided Bath to the Southern League title, and with it promotion to the Conference South. He moved aside to be replaced by his former assistant Adie Britten in October 2008, although remained with the club to work with their community and youth development programme.
His son Lee, played football for Hereford United, Newport County and Welsh League side Caerleon before retiring through injury. In December 2007, Lee Relish was appointed manager of Cinderford Town.
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A uniquely talented youth player, Grogan was signed by Alex Ferguson for Manchester United in 1998 just before playing a major role on the Ireland Under 16 team, on their way to becoming European Champions in Scotland.
However a series of injuries stopped Kevin from making the breakthrough expected and in the summer of 2000 he left Manchester. He decided to combine football with studying and joined League of Ireland Premier Division side UCD and decided on a Diploma course in Sports Management. After a long hard battle it seemed his footballing career would be revived when he join Millwall in 2002. However, on November 15 of that year, he was told by Millwall doctors his body could not take it after a series of operations and injections. The Pelvic injuries had taken too much out of him. He returned home disappointed but finished his college course and for a while worked with Cork City FC in a marketing role before becoming a football agent.
In July 2006, Grogan decided to make one last attempt to resurrect his career. He went to Belgium to undergo major surgery and intense functional rehab for eight months in Antwerp after which he was offered a pay as you play deal with St Patrick's Athletic to give himself a chance to gain match fitness before attempting to return to England to play. He made his league debut for St Pats on September 1 2006 in a 1-0 defeat to Waterford United.
On the 13th of January 2007 Kevin signed for Irish league side Glentoran on a loan until the end of the 2006-2007 season. During that time Kevin traveled back and forth to Millwall to test his fitness at a professional level.
In June 2007 he was appointed Director of Football at his first club Belvedere FC
Kevin is currently making a name for himself in the United States of America as one of the best young coaches around. He is co owner of Metro Soccer Elite a company dedicated to recruiting and nurturing the young players of America.
He is currently coaching varsity soccer at The Fieldston School in Riverdale, New York for their 2009 Fall season.
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'''Alan Connell''' (born 5 February 1983 in Enfield Town) is an English footballer who currently plays for Football League Two side Bournemouth as a striker.
Connell was a trainee at Ipswich Town after a spell at Tottenham Hotspur. He then spent three seasons at Bournemouth after a successful trial period at the end of the 2001-02 season. However he suffered a cruciate ligament injury in October 2002 in a match against Leyton Orient which ruled him out for the remainder of his first season. His final season at Bournemouth was also thwarted by a foot injury. In all, 42 of his 61 appearances for the Cherries were from the substitutes' bench and he scored 11 goals.
He moved to Torquay United in the summer of 2005 for a fee of -5,000. However he failed to secure a regular first-team place and Bournemouth even tried to sign him back on loan in March 2006. He left Plainmoor at the end of the season and signed for Hereford United in July 2006.
After initially being restricted to substitute appearances, Connell broke into the starting eleven and went on to become the top goalscorer at the club, despite not always playing in his favoured role as a striker. In the second half of the season, he was usually named in the starting XI as other strikers at the club were rotated. He was named Player of the Month for October.
Connell turned down Hereford's offer of a new contract and instead signed for Brentford on 2 July 2007.
On 29 August 2008 Bournemouth re-signed Connell for an undisclosed fee.
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'''William Harper''' (19 January 1897 - 12 April 1989), also known as '''Bill Harper''' was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, among others, Hibernian, Arsenal, Fall River Marksmen and Plymouth Argyle. He also played as an international for Scotland.
Harper was the son of William Harper Sr., a blacksmith, and Christina Brown. Differing sources claim he was born in either Tarbrax, Lanarkshire or Winchburgh, West Lothian. He initially followed his father into the blacksmith trade while also playing football for several junior teams. During the First World War he enlisted in the British Army and served with the 5th Brigade of the Scots Guards on the Western Front. Harper, an all-round sportsman, was brigade heavyweight boxing champion and captain of the Guards rugby union team when they won a brigade championship.
In September 1921 Harper signed for Hibernian. He spent four seasons at Easter Road, making over 100 Scottish First Division appearances. He also played in two consecutive Scottish Cup finals in 1923 and 1924, but finished on the losing side on both occasions. While with Hibs he also won nine of his 11 Scotland caps and represented the Scottish League XI on two occasions.
In November 1925 Harper became one of Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman's first signings, joining the club for -4,000, then a record fee for a goalkeeper. He made his Arsenal debut against Bury on November 14, 1925, which Arsenal won 6-1. Harper became Arsenal's first-choice keeper straight away, displacing Jock Robson and young Welshman Dan Lewis. Harper finished 1925-26 and started 1926-27 as Arsenal's first choice keeper, but Chapman blamed Harper for a 4-2 defeat in a North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur on December 18, 1926 and ruthlessly dropped him in favour of Dan Lewis.
After three years playing in the American Soccer League, Harper rejoined Arsenal. Dan Lewis had by now left the club, and Harper became first choice over Charlie Preedy and Gerard Keizer. In his first season back at Arsenal, Harper won a English First Division winners' medal, as the club won their first ever league title in 1931. However during the 1931-32 season Harper was dropped once again. He made his final senior league appearance for Arsenal away to Blackburn Rovers on August 31, 1931. During his two spells with Arsenal, Harper made 63 league appearances and 10 further appearances in the FA Cup.
In between his two spells with Arsenal, Harper played in the American Soccer League. Between 1927 and 1929 he made 79 league appearances for Fall River Marksmen. He also played a further 3 games in the National Challenge Cup and 6 in the Lewis Cup and helped the Marksmen win the league title during the 1928-29 season. Harper-s time in the ASL coincided with both the Great Depression and the ''Soccer Wars'', a power struggle between the ASL and the US Football Association. During this era many clubs relocated, merged or folded. Towards the end of the 1928-29 season Sam Mark, owner of the Marksmen, took over the struggling Boston Wonder Workers and Harper then switched from the Marksmen to the Boston team. By the time the Fall 1929 season started they had become the Boston Bears. When the ''Soccer Wars'' were resolved, new league rules forbid the ownership of two or more clubs and Mark-s decided to sell Boston. However unable to find a buyer, he was forced to dissolve the team after just 4 games of the Spring 1930 season. Harper then joined New Bedford Whalers for the remainder of the season, making 31 league appearances. He also made a further 4 cup appearances, two in the National Challenge Cup and two in the Lewis Cup.
In December 1931 Harper signed for Plymouth Argyle and went onto make 82 appearances in all competitions between then and 1939
Between 1923 and 1926 Harper made 11 appearances for Scotland. He won his first nine caps while playing for Hibernian and his last two while with Arsenal. Harper made his international debut on March 3, 1923 in a 1-0 win against Ireland at Windsor Park. He subsequently played in all three games of the 1923, 1924 and 1925 British Home Championships and played in two of the three games in the1926 competition. He made four appearances against Ireland, four against England and three against Wales. His record with Scotland included eight wins, two draws and just one defeat. With Harper in goal, Scotland also won the British Home Championship in 1923, 1925 and 1926 and finished as runners up in 1924. He made his last international appearance on April 17, 1926 in 1-0 win against England at Old Trafford.
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}}'''Derek Saunders''' (born 6 January 1928) is a retired English footballer who played most notably for Chelsea during the 1950s.
Born in Ware, Saunders played primarily as a wing-half and started his career with amateur side Walthamstow Avenue, who he captained in their 1952 FA Amateur Cup Final win. He joined Chelsea in June 1953 and immediately turned professional, making his club debut against Sheffield United.
Saunders' most significant contribution to Chelsea was to be a member of their 1954-55 Championship-winning team. He was one of only two players to play in every game that season. Saunders' position meant that he rarely scored goals, but he scored a crucial one against West Bromwich Albion to put Chelsea 3-2 ahead after they had trailed 0-2; they eventually won 4-2.
He stayed with Chelsea for a further four seasons, though they were unable to repeat their title success. He featured in the first Chelsea side to play in a European competition, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1958. A year earlier, he had played for the representative London XI side in the same competition. He made 223 appearances for Chelsea, and scored nine goals. Upon leaving the club in 1959, Saunders became the Head Groundsman at Vincent Square, the central London playing fields for Westminster School.
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'''Denny Ingram''' (born 27 June 1976 in Sunderland, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Whitby Town F.C..
He played as a defender for Scarborough F.C. up to their dissolution on 20 June 2007. He originally joined Scarborough F.C. on 18 March 2000 playing against Woking F.C. having joined from Hartlepool United F.C.. He made over fifty first team appearances for Scarborough F.C. before joining Northwich Victoria F.C., he then moved to Forest Green Rovers F.C. for a season before joining Halifax Town F.C. in 2004.
He eventually re-joined Scarborough F.C. in January 2006. For the 2006 - 2007 season under new coach Mark Patterson the defender was made club captain as well as becoming the club's new assistant coach. He joined Harrogate Town after Scarborough folded.
He has continued coaching in the Scarborough area.
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'''Joe Sheerin''' (born February 1, 1979 in Hammersmith, London) is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Leatherhead.
Sheerin began his career as a trainee with Chelsea, turning professional in August 1996. He made his league debut, as a last minute substitute for Gianfranco Zola in the 1-0 win away to Wimbledon on April 22, 1997. This turned out to be his only appearance for Chelsea, giving him the record for the shortest Premiership career.
He left Chelsea in February 2002, joining AFC Bournemouth, and scored a spectacular hooked goal on his home debut at Dean Court (against Oldham Athletic). He left Dean Court by mutual consent in October 2000, joining non-league Kingstonian.
In the summer of 2002 Sheerin attended trials for AFC Wimbledon and was made captain of the newly formed side. He became a firm favourite with the fans as the Dons rose through the non-league pyramid. He left in June 2005, after scoring 35 times in 85 first team appearances, joining Croydon Athletic. He left Croydon in December 2005, briefly returning to AFC Wimbledon, before moving on to Leatherhead in 2006.
When he was at AFC Wimbledon, Sheerin commented on the club website that he liked to sacrifice a chicken or a goat - preferably a goat - before a match. He was joking - everyone at the club knew he preferred the chickens as they created less mess than goats.
He was sent off in the Preliminary round of the FA Cup against Dartford FC on September 1st 2007 for throwing a punch. Leatherhead went on to lose the game 3-0.
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:''Not to be confused with Edgar Davids.''
'''David Edward Edgar''' (; born 19 May 1987 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian football player who currently plays for Premier League side Burnley. He can play as a centre back or left back.
Edgar was born to Eddie Edgar and Christine Edgar (ne White). His father was a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Newcastle United (1 game only) and Hartlepool United in England, as well as playing for the New York Cosmos.
When Edgar was nine, his father took him to England to compete in a football tournament which was sponsored by Manchester United. Edgar impressed at the tournament, to the extent he was offered a scholarship deal by Manchester United. However, Edgar turned down the opportunity, opting to stay in Canada for the time being. He also excelled at hockey and was even considered to have had the potential to be drafted into the NHL.
Edgar began playing regularly in the academy and made his debut for the reserve team on 10 April 2003 against Bradford City. He made his debut for the Canada under-20 team on 15 October 2003, (just three months after first appearing at under-17 level), against Panama at the Torneo Mondialito, aged 16. The following month, he was named in the Canada squad for the World Youth Championships, that took place in the UAE. Edgar was an unused substitute in each of Canada's matches, as they finished third in their group. In June, 2005, Edgar was involved in the competition for a second time, appearing in all three of Canada's matches at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Netherlands. Canada finished bottom of their group. Edgar caught the eye of Spanish club Mlaga CF in September, 2005 when Newcastle played the La Liga club in a pre-season friendly game. Mlaga, as well as a few English clubs, declared an interest in signing him.
Edgar continued to appear for Newcastle's reserves and he was called up to the first team squad due to a lengthy injury list midway through the 2006-07 Premiership season. He made his first team debut for Newcastle against Bolton Wanderers on 26 December 2006.
On 1 February 2007 he was named as Canadian Youth Player of the Year for the 2006 season. On 5 May 2007 he signed a contract with Newcastle that kept him at the club until 2009. In 2007, he helped host Canada compete for the Under-20 World Cup and had been named as one of six ambassadors for the Canadian team during the competition, which was the largest single-sport event ever hosted by Canada. Edgar picked up a groin injury three weeks before the tournament began, which put doubt over how much he would play. An MRI scan showed no tears in his abdominal wall, which helped quell fears that he would be lost to injury for the tournament.
During the 2007-08 season, Edgar voiced his concern at his lack of first team football at Newcastle, where at the time of the comment, he had yet to make any appearances for the senior teamdespite being the reserve team captain. Towards the end of the season he was given a run of games in the first team and was praised by manager Kevin Keegan for his performance against Reading.
On 1 July 2009, it was announced that Edgar had joined Burnley on a four-year-deal. On 24 December 2009, Burnley and Newcastle announced they had agreed to a transfer fee of -300,000 for Edgar. Thus, they avoided a tribunal hearing to settle the matter.
Edgar has been acknowledged for having good leadership skills; he has been described as a player who organizes the other members of his defensive line through his vocality. Dale Mitchell, Edgar's coach for the Canada Under-20 team, has labelled Edgar as a player who rises to the occasion against top competition, stabilizes the defence, and also has the ability to stretch opposing teams' defences.
Edgar has played for Canada Under-17 team and Canada Under-20 team and was called up for the Canada national football team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification against Jamaica in November 2008. He was also a member of the Canada Under 20 team.
''(Statistics correct as of 01:05, 25 May 2009)''
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'''Adolph 'Alf' Hanson''' (born Adolf Hansen, 27 July 1912, died October 1993), son of a Norwegian mariner, was a football player for Liverpool and Chelsea, South Liverpool, Shelbourne, Ellesmere Port Town and Tranmere Rovers.
Born Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside, England, Hanson played for Bootle before he signed for George Patterson's Liverpool in November 1931, he didn't make his debut until the 21 January 1933 in a 1st Division match at Villa Park, in wasn't the most auspicious of debut's for Hanson as Liverpool were humbled by a 5-2 scoreline, Alf scored his first goal 11 days later in his second appearance in a red shirt, the date was the 1 February and it was in a league game at Anfield, Middlesbrough were the visitors and took the spoils with a 3-1 victory.
Hanson took his time making a name for himself at Liverpool but eventually broke into the first team, it took him just 4 games to forever cement his name into Anfield folklore, he scored his first hat-trick, however, it was the opponents for the day that were the reason for his fame, they were derby rivals Everton, the whole game was one to remember for the red half of Liverpool as the Reds won the game 7-4, it was all the more bitter for Everton who had given Alf an outing in an A team fixture but never took up the option of signing him.
Hanson, a ship's plumber by trade, knew where the goal was, considering he was an Outside Left, scoring a goal every 3.4 matches, not bad when a Striker is happy if he can score 1 in every 3. He eventually ended up with 52 in 177 appearances in the famous red shirt. Although Alf had an eye for goal he's main talent was the ability to send over pinpoint crosses for one of Liverpool's famous centre forward's Gordon Hodgson.
Alf's brother Stan was the goalkeeper for Bolton when the two sides met at Anfield on the 23 April 1938, the two brothers were made their teams respective captain's with Alf coming out on top in a 2-1 victory for Liverpool with goals in the fourth and seventh minutes from Jack Balmer and Phil Taylor respectively.
A columnist from the famous Liverpool Echo newspaper once wrote of Hanson "A slip of a lad he was not entirely a one-footed player but it was that left boot which put fear into the hearts of goalkeepers when they saw Alf prancing down the wing."
Alf left Liverpool in the summer of 1938 for the sum of -7,500 although he did 'guest' for Liverpool again in a wartime match. Other clubs he guested for during World War Two included Wrexham, Chester, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Crewe Alexandra, Rochdale, Tranmere Rovers and Southport. Hanson eventually entered into managerment taking on the role of Player/Manager for South Liverpool, Shelbourne and Ellemere Port Town.
Alf's only England appearance came in a wartime international on the 8 February 1941 against Scotland whilst he was contracted to Chelsea, the game was at St James Park and ended in a 3-2 win to the Scots, Hanson did, however, play regularly for the England's Baseball team.
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'''Frederick "Fred" Hopkin''' (23 September 1895 - 5 March 1970) was a football player for Darlington, Manchester United and Liverpool.
Hopkin was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. The outside left played for Darlington and bitter rivals Manchester United before he was signed for -2,800 by Liverpool manager David Ashworth in May 1921. He made his debut on 27 August 1921 at Roker Park, but it was not the debut he would have envisaged as Sunderland beat Liverpool 3-0. Hopkin had to wait until 3 March 1923 for his debut goal. It came in the 49th minute of the game against Bolton Wanderers at Anfield, a game that the Reds won 3-0. The goal will always be remembered in Anfield folklore as it was followed by a fire in the Kemlyn Road stand.
Less than a year after he had joined, Hopkin and the rest of Liverpool were celebrating a League Championship win as they won the title with 57 points 6 more than second placed Spurs, 3 wins in the old 2 point system. He was, again, celebrating at the end of the following campaign (1922/23) as they clinched the title once more to claim back-to-back titles, this time they acquired 60 points beating Sunderland into second by the same 6 point margin..
With the likes of Harry Chambers and Dick Forshaw to aim for it didn't matter too much that Hopkin wasn't the most prolific in front of goal, but without the craft of players such as Hopkin both Chambers and Forshaw would have not have scored as many goals as they did and the Reds wouldn't have won the Championships they did.
Hopkin remained a regular starter for the club and quickly put together 360 appearances for Liverpool, it helped his cause that he stayed relatively injury free during his time at Anfield. In fact, he was an ever present during the first title winning season and missed just two of the 42 league matches in the second.
Another 'unusual' event occurred in Hopkin's career during his time at Old Trafford; United were given a fine of -350, their crime was the scandal of paying Hopkin more than the maximum wage and for promising to give him a percentage of his transfer fee which was illegal. This showed how much United thought of Hopkin. How times have changed today Hopkin would probably be amongst the high earners, have a cut of any signing on fees and doing it legally.
Hopkin, although held in high esteem by both Man United and Liverpool, never gained international recognition, unusual considering the amount of goals he created in Liverpool's two championship winning seasons..
Hopkin was allowed to leave Liverpool in 1931, and he rejoined Darlington for a second spell, this after playing 360 times for the Reds, scoring just 12 goals.
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'''Thomas Deans "Tom" Johnston''' (born December 30, 1918 in Coldstream, Scotland - December 1994) was a professional footballer and football manager.
Johnston grew up in Kelso and began his senior career with Edinburgh side St Bernards before moving south to join Peterborough United in late 1938. He guested for Bourne Town and Northampton Town during the Second World War and signed for Nottingham Forest upon its conclusion. He crossed the Trent to join Notts County in 1947 and played alongside Tommy Lawton.
Originally an inside forward, Johnston latterly developed into a goal-scoring outside left. Following his playing retirement he earned F.A. coaching qualifications and, in 1956, a coaching position with Birmingham City. His first managerial role was with non-league Heanor Town before a twenty year career in charge of Rotherham, Grimsby, Huddersfield and York.
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'''Graeme Hogg''' (born 17 June 1964 in Aberdeen) is a former Scottish football player.
He began his career with Manchester United in 1984 and went on to play 83 league games for the club before joining Portsmouth in 1988. During his time at Old Trafford, United were FA Cup winners in 1985, but Hogg was not part of the squad that beat Everton 1-0 at Wembley.
When he played for Heart of Midlothian, his nose was broken when team captain Craig Levein punched him after an on-field dispute during a pre-season friendly match.
He also played for West Bromwich Albion, Notts County (where he won the Anglo-Italian Cup) and Brentford before retiring in 1998.
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'''Greg Shields''' (born August 21, 1976 in Falkirk) is a Scottish soccer player who currently plays for Carolina RailHawks in the USL First Division.
Shields started his career with Gairdoch United boys club where he actually started of as a midfield player before moving to Rangers as a youth player. Shields made his debut in 1996 in UEFA Champions League tie against Ajax alongside current teammate Scott Wilson. He went on to make only a handful of appearances for the Glasgow club before a -200,000 move to Dunfermline Athletic.
After 86 consecutive appearances for the 'Pars' he swapped west Fife for south London in a -600,000 move to Alan Curbishley's Charlton Athletic. After an impressive start at The Valley, Shields ran into some injury problems which coupled with poor commitment in the reserves eventually ruined his Charlton career. After a brief spell on loan at Walsall, Jim Jeffries brought him back home to Scotland at SPL side Kilmarnock. He quickly established himself in the Rugby Park side becoming captain in season 2002-03. This alerted his former employers Dunfermline Athletic who swooped to take him back during the January 2004 transfer window.
Dunfermline played in the Scottish Cup final that season but Shields was cup-tied after playing in an earlier round for Kilmarnock. Injury again wrecked most of the 2004-05 season for him but now seems to have a clean bill of health.
On 26 May 2009, Shields was poised to join Carolina Railhawks in the USA. Carolina RailHawks FC announced on 16 July 2009 that they have signed Shields.
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'''Scott Wilson''' (born 19 March 1977) is a Scottish footballer who plays in Australia for A-League team North Queensland Fury as a defender.
Wilson signed for Rangers in 1993 from the club's youth system. He made his debut as a 19 year old in a UEFA Champions League defeat against Ajax at Ibrox in 1996. He made a further 77 appearances at Rangers, scoring 1 goal, before moving to Portsmouth on loan near the end of the 2001-02 season. He played five times during this loan spell, but did not do enough to earn a permanent contract and returned to Scotland.
He then signed for Dunfermline Athletic on 5 August 2002. He made his Dunfermline debut in a 6-0 defeat to his former employers Rangers, just two weeks later.
Wilson joined Australian team North Queensland Fury for the 2009-10 season after agreeing to a two-year contract on 6 March 2009.
Wilson has stood out as a consistent performer for Dunfermline and has been involved with the Scotland Future squad on several occasions, adding to the five Scotland under-21 caps gained during his spell at Ibrox Stadium.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Smith''' (born 28 April 1946 in Huddersfield) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. He played football as a player for Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town. He also coached Huddersfield Town and Bradford City, the latter as caretaker.
Smith has the unique distinction of being the only person from Huddersfield to manage Huddersfield Town. He was at Huddersfield for nearly 30 years during two spells as a player from 1961 to 1977 and as a non-contract player from 1979 and 1988, which included a two year spell as manager, as well as positions as reserve team coach, youth team coach and chief scout.
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Hand played schoolboy football with the noted nursery Stella Maris in Drumcondra. As a 17 year old Hand was signed by Swindon Town but the move did not work out and he quickly returned to Ireland. He started his League of Ireland career with short spells for Dundalk F.C. and Shelbourne F.C. but it was with Drumcondra F.C. that he found most success.
After a series of outstanding displays, he was signed by Portsmouth F.C. for a transfer fee of -8,000 in October 1968. Hand would impress enough at Portsmouth to earn a call up to the Republic of Ireland national football team and went on to earn 19 caps for his country. He stayed with Portsmouth until being released at the end of the 1975/76 season. After a brief spell in South Africa, Hand was persuaded back into football by Shamrock Rovers but after only nine games, returned to Portsmouth FC. He left again in 1979, after playing a total of 277 times in the league for them.
In 1979 Hand was appointed player-manager of Limerick United. He immediately sparked a revival in Limerick's fortunes and they won the League of Ireland in Hand's first season. They landed a plum European Cup tie with Real Madrid and Hand was rewarded with the Irish national team manager's job. Hand was the 1980 ''Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland'' ''Personality of the Year''. He also won the FAI Cup in 1982. For a short time he tried to combine both jobs but with business commitments in Dublin, he left Limerick and concentrated on the Ireland job.
In Hand's first World Cup qualifying campaign, Ireland narrowly lost out to France on goal difference. Ireland conceded a late goal to Belgium after having what most commentators describe as a 'perfectly good goal' disallowed. The image of Hand on the bench with his head in his hands post match is widely shown in Ireland as one of Irish sport's most heartbreaking images.
Ireland finished an unremarkable 3rd in the qualifying campaign for Euro 84 and shortly after Hand agained combined club and international management when he was appointed manager of St Patrick's Athletic FC, however he lasted only one season with the Dublin club. After failure to qualify for the 1986 World Cup Hand was sacked by the FAI and replaced by Jack Charlton.
In 1988, Hand was appointed manager of Huddersfield Town and remained there until 1992. Hand also briefly managed Shelbourne during the 1993-94 season.
Hand successfully underwent an operation for pancreatitis in 1997, after which he gave up smoking and drinking.
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'''Adam Czerkas''' (born July 13, 1984 in Sokow Podlaski, Poland) is a Polish footballer. He was on loan to Queens Park Rangers FC from Korona Kielce in the early part of the 2006-07 season. His loan contract was terminated in December 2006. He currently plays for LKS Lodz.
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'''Bobby Petta''', full name '''Alfred Manuel Petta''' (born 6 August 1974) is a Dutch professional football player currently playing for Heidelberg United, in the Victorian Premier League. His playing position is on the left wing.
Born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Petta's early playing career was with Feyenoord, from the age of 13 to 21, but he never became a regular in the first team during that period, having loan spells at Dordrecht'90 and RKC Waalwijk. His frustration led to a move to England in 1996 after he was spotted by Ipswich Town scouts.
He signed for them, but in his first season found it difficult to adapt to the more physical British game, making only six appearances. The Ipswich manager at the time, George Burley, was determined that his potential would not go to waste, and with hard work he was able to develop his game and physical resilience, with Bobby finally establishing himself in the first team, on the left side of midfield, making more than 80 appearances and scoring nine goals.
However he eventually became frustrated at Ipswich and did not sign a new contract. This resulted, in July 1999, in a free transfer to Celtic. Possibly the highlight of his career was when during the early managership of Martin O'Neill, Petta became a regular in the team that achieved the domestic treble in 2001 and played a starring role in the 6-2 victory for Celtic over Rangers in the first Old Firm game of the season - his rampant performance leading to the early substitution of Rangers right back Fernando Ricksen. His form throughout that season also saw him called up to the Dutch national team but injury prevented him from playing for his country.
Following that, his first team appearances became limited as a result of injury and other factors, and he made only two starts during the 2002-03 season. Fulham signed Petta on loan in January 2004 for the remainder of that season, making 13 appearances before returning to Scotland. However there was no way back into the Celtic first team and he left the club early in 2005. Petta scored four times during his spell at Celtic, but none of these goals came in the league. His first goal came against Ayr United in the League Cup.
He tried to revive his career in England, first with Darlington, where he scored on his debut against Bury,
He was invited to have a trial with A-League club Sydney FC in late July, and join up with his former coach at Adelaide, John Kosmina. He signed a contract with Sydney until the end of the 2008-09 season as a replacement for Mike Enfield, who was placed on the long term injury list. After the season finished, Petta was released.
He signed for Heidelberg United FC in the Victorian Premier League for the 2009 season.
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'''Kevin Smith''' (born 20 March 1987 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Dundee United. In November 2009 he began a third loan spell from the club to Raith Rovers, which is scheduled to last until 2 January 2010.
Smith began his career with Leeds United, but was allowed to leave and signed for Sunderland in January 2006. He had loan spells with Wrexham and Dundee but could not break into Sunderland's first team and was released in June 2007 after eighteen months at the club. After trials with Lincoln City and Brentford, Smith joined Aldershot Town on a free transfer on 22 November 2007, signing a six month contract. After failing to make a first team appearance, Smith was released shortly afterwards and began training with Dundee United in April 2008. He appeared as an unused substitute in the final two matches of the season and subsequently signed a one year contract. In July 2008, six days after appearing against them in a friendly, Smith undertook a five month loan spell with Raith Rovers, scoring in his second match for the club. Smith was recalled from his loan spell in January 2009 after scoring 12 goals in 17 appearances for Raith; however, on 23 January 2009 he was allowed to return to the Kirkcaldy club until the end of the season. In April 2009, after helping Raith to top of the table with three games remaining, Smith suffered a broken leg and dislocated ankle, ruling him out for six months. Following his recovery from this injury he was loaned to Raith for a third time as he sought to recover his match fitness.
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'''Bertrand Cozic''', or '''Dirty Bertie''' (born May 18, 1978 in Quimper) is a French footballer playing for Exeter City in England. A celebrated midfielder, Cozic first came to England with Team Bath F.C., the football team of the University of Bath, in 2002. After a successful first season, being a standout performer in the league, with over thiry-eight man-of-the-match awards he moved into the professional game, having spells with Cheltenham, Hereford, Northampton, Kidderminster and Aldershot, before returning to Team Bath in late 2005. It is widely considered that at this point he truly sparked onto the international stage. Despite never being in the French team due to recurring injury. In the summer of 2006, he was transferred to Exeter City, following manager Paul Tisdale Despite this causing uproar throughout Bath, resulting in near-riots throughout the next season, he is still widely respected and an icon of both Bath and now Exeter City. He Signed a new one-year contract with Exeter City in June 2009. Now well loved by the exeter public for his providing of a taxi service through hs red and white limosine to home games and his red and black limosine to away games.
Generally considered one of the greatest french football players of his generation. Current Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc has declared his efforts at exeter city and to an extent at team bath a triumph for football as a whole.
Recently, some of the greatest clubs in the world have been looking with envy towards St. James' Park as Cozic's acclaim is on the rise. His price-tag in the current (recession hit) transfer market eclipses those of many of the worlds top athletes. The most recent (rejected) bid for him was declared to be around -55 million.
Rumors are also circulating that Bertie could be on the plane for south africa in place of shamed striker Thierry Henry.
And has also recently opend a crepe Cafe in Exeter where Exeter City fans can get a 40% discount
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'''John Gilbert "Jackie" Bestall''', (b. Beighton, Sheffield, 24 June 1900, d. Doncaster, 11 April 1985) was an English international footballer, he also played top division football and captained Grimsby Town, and later managed Doncaster Rovers and Blackburn Rovers.
Bestall made his debut for Rotherham County towards the end of the 1924-25 season, playing the last two games. County finished bottom of Division Three (North) that season and merged with Rotherham Town to form the new club, Rotherham United, that took the place of County in Division Three (North) for 1925-26.
Jackie was an ever present in the 1925-26 season and in scoring 12 goals he was instrumental in producing much better fortunes. He playing in the first 17 games of the 1926-27 season before being sold shortly before an FA Cup tie at Lincoln City to Grimsby Town due to financial difficulties.
Bestall is regarded as ''"perhaps the greatest name on Town's roll-call - a diminutive craftsman full of guile and possessed of outstanding constructive qualities"''.
Bestall captained Grimsby to the 1933-34 Second Division title and back in to the First Division after two seasons in the Second. This helped Bestall to earn his only England cap aged 34 years, 226 days against Northern Ireland on 6 February 1935. He is the sixth oldest player to make his England debut and was the first Grimsby player to be capped by England.
He played in Grimsby's first FA Cup semi final against Arsenal, but was deliberately injured early on and Arsenal won 1-0.
Bestall played 427 league games for Town, only ever beaten by Keith Jobling and latterly John McDermott.
When Bestall retired he had numerous jobs in football, coaching at Birmingham City and chief scout, chief scout at Doncaster Rovers, managing Blackburn Rovers and two spells as manger of Doncaster.
In tribute to his career at Grimsby Town, the town named a street after him.
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'''Martyn Giles''' (born 10 April 1983 in Cardiff) is a Welsh professional footballer. He plays in the left-back and centre-back positions. He has played for Wales at U17, U19 and semi-professional levels. Despite usually playing left-back, he is actually right-footed
He was a trainee at Cardiff City for three seasons, making his debut in March 2001 against Hull City as a substitute for Matt Brazier, and had brief spells at Barry Town and Port Talbot Town before joining Morecambe in November 2003. However he did not play a first team match for the Shrimpers and left soon after. He then joined Carmarthen Town where he was a first team regular. In two seasons he made over 70 appearances and scored 4 goals in the Welsh Premier League.
On 27 July 2006 he signed for Hereford United. He was a first team regular in the Bulls defence, and was named Fan's Player of the Month for September. However his season was effectively over by the end of October when he suffered two long-term injuries, initially suffering dizziness from a head injury. Once he had recovered he then sustained a back injury which ensured he did not play again in the 2006-07 season, and he was released at the end of the season.
On 26 June 2008 Giles joined Conference South team Newport County.
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'''Mark Alan Jones''' (born 15 August, 1984 in Wrexham) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Conference National side Wrexham.
He joined Wrexham as a trainee on 1 August 2002. He made his debut on 17 September 2002 in a 4-0 win over Exeter City, but only became an established player 2 seasons later. He has become particularly popular at the club as one of the most talented local players, and as a scorer of some spectacular long-range goals. Despite being a midfielder, he was one of the club's most regular goalscorers, with a ratio of 0.2 goals per game as of the end of the 2005-06 season..
Following Wrexham's relegation from Football League Two, Jones, who had already declared his intention to leave the club, was released at the end of the 2007-08 season. it was announced on the 29/5/09 that he will rejoin Wrexham for the 2009/10 season after his release from Rochdale.
After a successful trial at the club, Rochdale announced on 15 August, 2008 that they were seeking international clearance in order to complete the signing of Jones.. On 14 May 2009, it was announced that Mark Jones would leave Rochdale, along with 10 other players, after making 13 appearances for the club in all competitions.
In June 2009, Jones returned to Wrexham, signing a one-year deal. Placed straight into the first-team on his return, Jones scored his first goal since moving back to Wrexham in a 3-0 win over Luton Town on 22 September.
As well as making several appearances for Wales Under-21's, he has been called up to the senior Wales squad on two occasions. He made his international debut in a friendly against Liechtenstein on 14 November 2006.
Jones was named in the Wales squad ahead of more experienced players, such as Robert Earnshaw, for games against Iceland and the Netherlands in the summer of 2008.
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'''Neil Aspin''' (born 12 April 1965) is an English football manager at Northern Premier League Division One North club F.C. Halifax Town. He achieved fame in the playing capacity, as a defender.
He started his professional career with Leeds United in 1982. He made over 200 appearances over a seven spell. He was sold to Port Vale in 1989, remaining with the Vale throughout the '90s, making 348 league appearances. He then had brief spells with Darlington and Hartlepool United.
He spent 2005 to 2009 as manager of non-league Harrogate Town. In 2009 he took up his current position as manager of F.C. Halifax Town.
Born in in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, Aspin began his career as a trainee at Leeds United, making his debut at right-back in the 1981-82 season as a 16 year old. Under the management of Allan Clarke he went to make the right-back position his own, until he fell out of favour under Howard Wilkinson, losing his place to new signing Mel Sterland. Having played 207 league games for the club he was sold to Port Vale for -150,000 in July 1989.
At Port Vale, Aspin became a firm favourite of the supporters, taking the club's player of the year award in his first season and playing a leading role in the victorious Football League Trophy campaign of 1992-93. The player of the year award was also gained the following season as Vale secured promotion from the Second Division. He was also elected to the divisional team of the season as voted for by the Professional Footballers' Association. Aspin continued to be a regular fixture in the Vale side for a number of seasons to come (making 348 league appearances) and even enjoyed a testimonial featuring Vale supporter Robbie Williams before being allowed to leave in 1999.
===Darlington, Hartlepool & Harrogate===
Following his departure from Vale, Aspin remained in the Football League with Darlington, managing 51 appearances for the club before a free transfer to Hartlepool United in 2001. Aspin saw out the season at United before leaving the league to sign for Harrogate Town as a player coach, he remained with Town until 2004 when he retired.
Aspin was back at Harrogate Town halfway through the 2004-05 season as manager. A stay that would last for four and a half years. In this time he consistently kept the North Yorkshire side in the top half of the Conference North and pushing for promotion to the Conference National. The closest they came to this was in his first full season 2005-06 when they qualified for the end of season playoffs but lost 2-1 to Stafford Rangers on aggregate in the semi-finals. In the three following seasons Harrogate finished sixth twice (one place outside the playoffs) and ninth in 2008-09 which was to be his last with the club.
However he did manage his first success as a manager at the end of the 2007-08 season as Town won the West Riding County Cup.
Aspin confirmed he would leave Harrogate Town at the end of the 2008-09 season in April 2009 after a discussion with the club chairman, Aspin decided he could not take the club any further with the budget on offer.
He went on to join Northern Premier League Division One North club F.C. Halifax Town shortly after on 28 April 2009. On 2 November 2009 Neil Aspin came out of retirement at age 44 to play a full ninety minutes for F.C. Halifax Town in a match against Harrogate Railway in a West Riding County Cup First Round match which Halifax won 1-0.
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'''James Edwin "Jimmy" Windridge''' (21 October 1882 - 23 September 1939) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League for Small Heath/Birmingham, Chelsea and Middlesbrough, and played eight times for England.
Born in Small Heath, Birmingham, England, Windridge began his senior football career with his local club, Small Heath (now known as Birmingham City),
Windridge scored 16 goals that season as Chelsea finished a respectable third in the Second Division, and hit 18 in the next, helping the club earn promotion to the First Division. Thereafter he was overshadowed by more high-profile forwards at the club, such as George Hilsdon and Vivian Woodward, and moved on to Middlesbrough in 1911. Returning to Birmingham in 1914, he equalled a club record by scoring five goals in a league match against Glossop in 1915.
He was also an England international, making his debut in 1908 against Ireland. He scored in six consecutive matches for his country, including in all four matches during England's first overseas tour, and ended his international career with an impressive seven goals from eight games.
Windridge also played cricket for Warwickshire.
He died in Small Heath, Birmingham, at the age of 56.
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'''Lawrence (Laurie) Hughes''' (born 2 March 1924) is an England former international football player who played for Liverpool.
Born in Waterloo, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Hughes was a strong, uncompromising Centre Half, who could also play wing half; he had the knack of being able to read the game-stopping moves before they caused too many problems.
Hughes signed for Liverpool in 1943 from Tranmere where he was a trainee; however, it wasn't until 5 January 1946 that he made his debut in a 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round 1st leg victory at Sealand Road, Chester, his one and only goal didn't come until 8 December 1951 in a league game at Anfield against Preston, Hughes' 88th-minute strike saving a point in the 2-2 draw.
During the first post-war season of 1946-47 Hughes made 30 appearances from 42 games helping the Reds win the First Division Championship, Liverpool's first title in 24 years.
1950 proved to be a rollercoaster of a season for Hughes, on a high due to reaching the FA Cup final at Wembley only to lose to Arsenal 2-0. He then was selected to represent England at the World Cup in Brazil getting all of his 3 caps in the process and becoming Liverpool's first representative at the worlds premier football tournament, unfortunately, one of the appearances was the embarrassing 1-0 defeat to the USA. His debut came on 25 June 1950 in Rio De Janeiro, Chile were the opponents who were beaten 2-0 with the goals coming from Stan Mortensen and Wilf Mannion.
Hughes and Liverpool's fortunes changed during the fifties when the Reds fell from the top tier, they managed to fend off relegation during the 1952-53 season but couldn't prevent the drop a season later.
Hughes stayed on at Liverpool and had a descent season in the 1956/57 missing just one match. Hughes played his last game against Charlton on 28 September 1957 aged 33, however, Hughes remained loyal to the club he loved and didn't retire for another 3 years, finally doing so in the May 1960.
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'''Nicholas Leonard "Nick" Fenton''' (born 23 November 1979) is a footballer based in the United Kingdom. He currently plays for Rotherham United.
Fenton was signed by Rotherham United on the 8th of August 2008 on a free transfer from Grimsby. Fenton was signed for Grimsby on 25 August 2006 by Graham Rodger from Doncaster Rovers, the same day that Ben Futcher left the club for Peterborough United. He played for England youth sides.
He made his Rotherham United debut away to fierce local rivals Sheffield Wednesday. He had a brilliant game and was given a 9 rating in most match reports. He made his league debut for the Millers away to Morecambe.
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'''James Coppinger''' (born 18 January 1981) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Doncaster Rovers.
Born in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, Coppinger started his career as a trainee for Darlington, though he was signed by fellow North-East side Newcastle United before he even made an appearance, in 1998. Coppinger struggled to make any impact while coming through the Newcastle ranks though, and after two loan spells at Hartlepool United and an appearance-less loan with Queens Park Rangers, Coppinger was moved onto Exeter City in 2002. He is the father of two boys. Finley and Isaac.
Coppinger signed for Doncaster Rovers in 2004 before the start of the 2004-05 season from Exeter City for a fee thought to be in the region of -30,000. James had to wait for his first league appearance for Rovers that season, as he had to serve the final two games of a three game ban received after being sent-off playing for Exeter City in the 2003-04 season. His Rovers debut came against Bradford City in League One, in a game that Doncaster lost 2-1.Coppinger suffered concussion in the 3-1 defeat to swansea city by albert serran.
James scored a hat-trick in the 2008 Football League One semi-final against Southend United in a 5-1 victory which secured a place in the play-off final at Wembley against Leeds United.
Coppinger was in the starting eleven that won promotion for Doncaster at Wembley and in the wake of this victory he extended his Doncaster contract in July 2008, keeping him at the club until 2011.
'''Newcastle United'''
'''Doncaster Rovers'''
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'''Ephraim Longworth''' (2 October 1887 - 7 January 1968), was an England international footballer for Liverpool in the early part of the twentieth century.
Longworth, born in Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire, England, noted for his lock of hair, was comfortable in either the right or left-back berths. He joined Bolton Wanderers in the first division of the Lancashire Combination in 1908 from Hyde FC and then moved to London signing for Southern League Clapton Orient (Became Leyton Orient upon the conclusion of World War ll). It was here that Liverpool manager Tom Watson spotted his potential and signed him in 1910. he made his debut on 19 September 1910 in a Football League First Division game at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, a game that Sheff Utd won 2-0.
Longworth went on to appear 370 times in a Red shirt unfortunately not scoring a goal for the Anfield club; in fact he went on the play until he was 40 years old. One of Liverpool's all time greats Ephraim has the distinction of being Liverpool's first ever England captain when he was given the job in only his second appearance a 2-0 against Belgium at the Oscar Bossaert Stadion, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels in 1921. His debut for the national side was in 1920 and was just as memorable, England fought back from 4-2 down to beat bitter rivals Scotland 5-4 at Hillsborough. Longworth went on to gain 5 international caps all of which England remained unbeaten.
During his time at Anfield Longworth won back to back league titles in 1921-22 and 1922-23 and appeared in the 1-0 1914 FA Cup final defeat to Burnley in front of the reigning King George V.
Longworth's final game came 17- years after his first appearance for the club, it came in a 2-0 defeat at St Andrews against Birmingham on 21 April 1928.
After retiring in 1928 Longworth stayed on at Liverpool in a coaching role. Ephraim died in 1968 forever a Liverpool legend.
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'''Ian Ross''' (born 26 November 1947 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer and football manager.
A utility player, Ross's debut was for Liverpool on 14 January 1967 at Sheffield Wednesday in the First Division. He then moved to Aston Villa for -60,000 in February 1972, where captained their side that gained promotion to the top flight and also won the League Cup.
After falling out of favour at Villa, he had spells on loan at and before joining Peterborough United in December 1976. Here, he amassed over 100 appearances during two-and-a-half seasons, in which he also served the club in a coaching role.
He joined First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1979 primarily as a coach, following his former Peterborough manager John Barnwell. He remained a registered player but never played a first team game for the club. He stepped in as caretaker manager after Barnwell's eventual sacking in January 1982, taking charge of five games, losing all. Ross left the club soon after, joining Hereford United in a similar role, though here he did make 15 first team appearances during the 1982/83 season.
He moved to Iceland to manage Valur and later Keflavk before returning to the UK and later took up the reigns at Huddersfield Town in 1992/93. He subsequently managed Berwick Rangers in 1996.
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'''Isaac Samuel Osbourne''' (born 22 June 1986 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English footballer who plays for Coventry City as a midfielder. He is also the older brother of Aston Villa midfielder Isaiah Osbourne.
During the 2002-03 season, Osbourne found his way into the first team at Coventry City at 16 years of age. He was awarded the 'Young Player of the Year Award' in 2005; previous winners of the award include Gary McSheffrey and Chris Kirkland.
During the early months of the 2005-06 season, he was a regular first team starter, but he damaged his lateral collateral ligament early in 2006, ruling him out of the second half of the season.
A little way into the 2006-07 season, he was loaned out to League One side Crewe Alexandra, featuring in their League Cup game against Manchester United. He was subsequently recalled by Coventry, making his first appearance of the season in the 1-1 draw at home to Southend United.
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}}'''Alexander Skinner Jackson''' (12 May 1905 - 15 November 1946) was a Scottish footballer.
Alex Jackson was born in Renton in 1905. A highly-talented winger, known as ''the Gay Cavalier'', he was particularly adept at dribbling and free kicks. He initially played for Renton Victoria Football Club but was transferred to Dumbarton F.C. in 1922 for the pre-inflation price of a football. In 23, he left Scotland to play in the American Soccer League with Bethlehem Steel, alongside his brother Wattie, before coming back to Britain to play for Aberdeen. After an impressive debut season for the ''Dons'' he joined English side Huddersfield Town, then the reigning League Champions, for a record -5000. Jackson helped Huddersfield retain their league title in 1925-26 and the runners-up spot in the following two years. He also led them to two FA Cup Finals. He scored in the 1928 final against Blackburn Rovers, but it was not enough to prevent a 3-1 loss. In 1930 he was again on the losing side, this time against Arsenal.
Jackson signed for David Calderhead's big-spending Chelsea in September 1930 for -8,500, joining international team mates, Hughie Gallacher, Tommy Law and Alec Cheyne already at the club. His time at Chelsea was hampered by injuries, though he linked up well with the prolific Gallacher and himself scored 31 goals from 78 games for the club. Jackson's first-class career was then ended prematurely during the 1932-33 season. He and several other star players at the club were approached by French side Nmes with a lucrative contract offer, which Jackson threatened to accept unless Chelsea broke their maximum wage structure and increased his salary. The club refused to budge and, in the days before the Bosman ruling, Jackson could do little. He was forced to finish his career playing for a series of non-league clubs such as Aston Nationals and Margate. He later joined French side Nice.
It was Jackson's career with the Scottish national team for which is now perhaps best remembered. He won his first cap at the age of 19 and was one of the Wembley Wizards, the name given to the Scotland side which beat England 5-1 at Wembley in 1928. Jackson scored a hat-trick during the match. He also scored the winner against England two years earlier. His international career was later hindered by the ban on ''Anglos'' - Scots who played for English clubs - and he finished with 17 caps and eight goals.
He was killed in a road accident whilst serving with the army in Egypt in 1946.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Martin Devaney''' (born 1 June 1980 in Cheltenham) is an English football midfielder currently playing for Barnsley. Born of Irish parents, Devaney has played for the Republic of Ireland under-16s.
Devaney started playing football for Charlton Rovers AFC and attended Balcarras School in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. He was on Coventry City's books as a youngster, but was released from the then Premier League club, and after playing pre-season for hometown club Cheltenham Town the then manager Steve Cotterill offered him a contract.
His initial efforts as a striker for the Robins were fairly underwhelming, despite occasional flashes of brilliance, although he did become the first Cheltenham player to score a Football league hat-trick in September 2000 against Plymouth Argyle. Towards the end of his spell at Cheltenham he was played as a wide midfielder, typically on the right wing, although occasionally on the left.
Devaney left Cheltenham in July 2005, initially joining Watford, however, Adrian Boothroyd could not find a place in his squad for the winger, and he was allowed to join Barnsley at the end of August. In his first season at the club he helped them to promotion, beating Swansea City on penalties in the play-off final. This meant all three sides Devaney represented during 2005 were promoted via the play-offs at the end of the 2005-06 season.
Devaney remained in the side with Barnsley competing in the Championship. He was in the sides that beat Premiership Liverpool and Chelsea in consecutive rounds to reach the FA Cup semi-finals in the 2007-08 season. In both games he provided the assist for a Barnsley goal, each an excellent cross to allow Stephen Foster (vs. Liverpool) and Kayode Odejayi (vs. Chelsea) to score.
On 29 October 2009 Devaney joined Football League One side Milton Keynes Dons on a month-emergency loan. He then scored his first goal for the Dons in a stunning FA Cup encounter with Exeter City FC. After the Dons were losing 3-2, Martin came off the bench to score a header from outside of the box. That being his first touch. The Dons then went on to win 4-3 in a memorable 2nd round tie.
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'''Warneford Cresswell''' (5 November 1897 - 20 October 1973), known as ''Warney'', was an English professional footballer, who helped Everton win the Football League championship twice and the FA Cup. His ability and talents earned him the sobriquet "The Prince of Full Backs" and helped him win seven caps for England. For three years he was the world's most expensive footballer.
He has also been credited with the quote: "Good goalkeepers never make great saves".
Cresswell played in the right back position. He was a renowned tackler
Cresswell was born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear ''(then in County Durham)''. He represented South Shields Schools and England Schools as a youngster, as well as playing junior football locally, although the outbreak of World War I prevented him playing professional football in England, where football was suspended. This was not the case in Scotland, however, where the Scottish Football League continued throughout the hostilities, so the teenage Cressswell moved north of the border to play for Morton, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian.
He later enlisted in the army, and was captured and held in a prisoner-of-war camp
In the summer of 1919 he signed for South Shields, then playing in the Football League Second Division.
He moved to Sunderland in 1922 for a then-world record fee of -5,500. The record was not broken again until 1928. He made 190 appearances for the club.
He moved to Everton in 1927 for -7,000, at the age of 30, where he played alongside goal machine Dixie Dean.
Cresswell was capped for England seven times. His first match was against Wales on 14 March 1921 and his last was against Ireland on 19 October 1929. His first appearance was whilst still at South Shields, thus making him South Shield's only England international.
After retiring as a player, Cresswell was appointed manager-coach of Port Vale in May 1936. He introduced strict training methods to the club, the emphasis being on fitness, using activities such as running and gymnastics. These were combined with relaxed sessions of snooker and billiards. His professional manner seemed to indicate a bright future as manager and in May 1937 left his position at Vale by mutual consent, to take up the management position at Northampton Town, later being the manager-secretary.
In 1947, he was on a short-list of 10 for the post of manager at Newcastle United. Instead he took up the position at Dartford, resigning after a poor run of results.
After leaving the game, he went on to manage a pub in the Sunderland area.
Warney's brother, Frank, also played for Sunderland as well as clubs including West Bromwich Albion, Chester and Notts County. His son, Corbett Cresswell, was in the Bishop Auckland team which won the FA Amateur Cup three years in succession in the 1950s. His great-granddaughter is Lincoln based Olympic swimmer Kate Haywood.
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'''Geoff Twentyman''' (19 January 1930 - 16 February 2004) was an English footballer who is mainly remembered for his links with Liverpool Football Club as both a player and as chief scout.
Born Carlisle, Cumberland, England, the left-half played for Swift Rovers as an amateur and Carlisle United before he was spotted, by Don Welsh who signed him for the Reds in the December 1953 for -10,000, he made his debut the same month on the 19th in a league match against bitter rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford. United won 5-1. His first goal came almost a year later on the 9 November 1954 in a 2-1 win over Hull City in a 2nd Division match at Anfield.
Unfortunately for Liverpool, Twentyman-s signature couldn't prevent them from being relegated by the end of his first season at the club, in fact all of Twentyman's Liverpool appearances were during the dark days in Anfield-s history when they struggled to get out of the 2nd Division, even though they were finishing consistently just outside the promotion places.
Twentyman stood 5- 11- and was a strong, robust player who made his name at Carlisle as a Centre-Back having been switched there by the great Bill Shankly during his spell as Manager of the Brunton Park club.
Twentyman featured in 184 matches scoring 19 goals before leaving Liverpool, he went on to became Player/Manager of Irish side Ballymena United, ironically and maybe a little unluckily, he left the Reds just 9 months before the arrival of his former boss, Shankly. After his spell at Ballymena, Twentyman returned to play for Carlisle for a second time, he also went on to represent Morecambe and Penrith.
After his retirement Twentyman had a short 4 month spell as the boss of Hartlepools United before being replaced by a certain Brian Clough. He was then invited by Shankly to return to Liverpool in 1967 in the role of Chief Scout. It was in this role that Twentyman made his name at Liverpool discovering such talents as Ian Rush at Chester (-300,000), who became captain and ended up Liverpool's all time record goalscorer; Phil Neal at Northampton Town (-66,000), who became skipper and won the most medals by a single player in the Reds history; and Alan Hansen at Partick Thistle (-100,000), who also became club captain and was the most elegant of defenders, arguably the best the club has ever had, to name but 3. He eventually spent 21 years in the role working for the likes of Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish, he finally left in 1986.
Twentyman went on to become Chief Scout for Rangers when former Reds Captain Graeme Souness came calling.
Geoff died in Southport on 16 February 2004, aged 74, he will not only be remembered as a strong and steady player but also having the eye for spotting quality young talent as his record suggest.
Liverpool F.C (1953 - 1959) - 184 appearances, 19 goals
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'''Berry Nieuwenhuys''', (born 5 November 1911), died circa 1984), and was a football player predominantly for Liverpool.
Born in Kroonstad, Free State Province, South Africa, Nieuwenhuys played for Boksburg F.C and Germiston Calies before Liverpool manager George Patterson signed him in September 1933. He made his debut, wearing the famous number 7 shirt, in a First Division match on September 23 at White Hart Lane. It proved to be a day to remember for Berry as Liverpool ran out comfortable 3-0 winners over Tottenham. He opened his goalscoring account a week later on September 30, again, in a league game but this time at Anfield. The goal would go a long way towards making Berry a Liverpool legend as the opponents for the day were local rivals Everton. Nieuwenhuys' 32nd minute strike along with Adolf Hanson's 60th minute and Sam English's 80th minute goals gave Liverpool a 3-2 win. Nicknamed Nivvy, Nieuwenhuys was a slim Outside Right and was just one of a number of South African players signed by the Reds over a period of 3 decades. In fact he immediately linked up with fellow countryman Gordon Hodgson.
Along with his incredible pace and quicksilver feet Nivvy could also hit a venomous shot and he would often be seen cutting in from the wide berth to unleash an unstoppable strike at goal. By the end of his first season at Liverpool he weighed in with a very respectable 10 goals. He followed this up with 11, another 10, consecutive 13's and before scoring 16 in the 1938-39 campaign.
During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force and guested for both Arsenal and West Ham United.
After the war Nieuwenhuys returned to Anfield and played 15 times, hitting the net 5 times, during the championship winning season of 1946-47. His team mates during this era included Jack Balmer, Bill Jones, Albert Stubbins, Billy Liddell and Bob Paisley.
Nivvy left Liverpool in 1947, returning to the South Africa where he took the post of Assistant Golf professional to World Golf Hall of Famer Bobby Locke at the Transvaal Country Club.
Nieuwenhuys played 260 times on the wing for the Anfield club' Nivvy's knack for finding the back of the net helped him to a total of 79 goals, a goal every 3.2 games, not bad considering a striker is happy if he gets 1 in 3.
Berry died aged 74 in 1984 forever a Liverpool legend.
The name is pronounced " Nivvenhows " - from The Football Who's Who 1935.
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'''David Forde''' (born 20 December 1979 in Galway) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Football League One side Millwall.
At an early age, Forde showed huge promise as a goalkeeper and was rewarded with a move to Welsh side Barry Town. Here, he continued to show his potential as an excellent shot stopper and in February 2002, he turned down an offer from Portsmouth to join West Ham United for a fee of -75,000. Forde initially had a trial at Upton Park before earning a professional contract. He was recommended to the 'Hammers' by Barry Town boss Kenny Brown, a former West Ham player.
Initially, Forde had ambitions of "looking to make the first team" at a time when David James was firmly established as England's World Cup number one, however, the signing of Raimond van der Gouw in the summer of 2002 pushed him further down the pecking order.
At the start of the 2002/2003 season, manager Glenn Roeder made Forde available for loan and it was then when Forde first joined Derry City F.C. After spending the season on loan at The Brandywell, Forde moved back to his hometown and signed for League of Ireland First Division side Galway United.
It was at Galway that Forde built a fine reputation in Irish football circles and his form earned him a permanent move back to Derry City F.C. for the 2005 season. During this season and the next, he was ever present for 'City', consistently producing excellent performances and helping them to a second place finish in the League of Ireland Premier Division on both occasions. He also helped the club win the FAI Cup in 2006. The final was played on 3 December 2006.
On 5 December 2006, it was announced that Forde had signed a 2 and a half-year contract with Football League Championship side Cardiff City F.C. following the expiry of his contract with Derry City. He stated that the move back to Wales, where he began his career, was "a dream come true". He joined the club and hoped to challenge Neil Alexander for the number one spot immediately, with an international spot surely not too far away. Even after he left Derry City for Cardiff City his contributions during the 2006 season were recognised by eircom and the Soccer Writers Association of Ireland who, together, nominated him for their 'Goalkeeper of the Year' award on 13 December. Forde made several appearances for Cardiff at the end of the 2006/07 season after first choice Neil Alexander was dropped due to a contract dispute with the club. With Alexander leaving the club he was expected to battle for the number 1 jersey with Michael Oakes and Ross Turnbull.
In August 2007 Forde signed a one-month loan deal at Luton Townand returned to Cardiff having made six first team appearances, five in the league and one in the Carling Cup, for the club. He found himself to be third choice goalkeeper at Cardiff during the 2007/08 season behind Michael Oakes and loanee's Ross Turnbull, Kasper Schmeichel and Peter Enckelman. On 22 January he was due to sign on an emergency loan deal at Bournemouth but was told on his way to his first match that Bournemouth had been placed under a transfer block after attempting to enter administration and the deal had been cancelled. He drove back to Cardiff and instead played in their 1-0 win over Welshpool Town in the FAW Premier Cup.
On 31 January he was set to join SPL side Dundee United on loan but the move was blocked by the Scottish Football Association because players are not allowed to play in three countries in one season, Forde having played for Luton and in the FAW Premier Cup, but the decision was appealed by Dundee United but was eventually denied by FIFA. He eventually signed for Bournemouth on a one week emergency loan after the club were granted permission to sign him, making his debut on 8 March against Leeds United and playing against Oldham Athletic three days later, both matches ending in a 2-0 defeat. His loan spell was extended by another week before the clubs eventually agreed for it to run until the end of the season on 27 March. He made a total of 11 appearances for the club before returning to Cardiff, where he was released on his return.
On 5 June 2008, he signed a two-year deal at League One side Millwall, making his debut for the club on the opening day of the season in a 4-3 defeat to Oldham Athletic. On 30 August 2008, in his fifth game for the club, Forde saved a dramatic last-minute penalty which saw Millwall pick up their first home win of the campaign as they beat Huddersfield Town 2-1. Forde Saved a Penalty from Jermaine Beckford in the semi-final of the League one play off, which guided his team through to the final. When asked was it extra sweet after he had assaulted Beckford in Millwall's previous meeting at Elland Road, in typical sportsmanlike fashion he said "This is football, that's water under the bridge". His fantastic performances for Millwall and his good relationship with the fans have made David a fan favourite.
Contrary to popular belief, Forde is not a former Welsh under-21 international. Forde stated, "I'm not sure where that came from, but it's wrong," and continued: "That story started a long time ago when I played for Barry Town and seems to have stuck. I even read that I have a Welsh grandmother, but that's not right. Don't get me wrong because I love it here in Wales, but I am only qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland."
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'''Benny Feilhaber''' (born January 19, 1985) is an American association football midfielder, who plays for AGF in the Danish Superliga and the United States national team.
Feilhaber was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to a Brazilian mother and Austrian Brazilian father.
His performances in the tournament caught the attention of scouts from several European teams and, after representing the U.S. in the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel, Feilhaber signed for Hamburg in July 2005. In the 2005-06 season Feilhaber played with the Hamburg reserve team in the third division, or Regionalliga.
On October 12, 2006, Feilhaber made his Bundesliga debut, coming on as a second half substitute in a 2-1 home loss to Schalke 04. His first start came on October 22, 2006, when he played ninety minutes in a 2-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen, Hamburg's first win of the season. During the summer of 2007, Feilhaber was linked with a transfer move away from Hamburg with RC Strasbourg, Heerenveen, Celtic, FC Basel, and especially Derby County expressing interest.
On August 9, 2007, Feilhaber obtained a work permit to play for newly promoted Premier League side Derby County. His signing was completed on August 10, 2007, and Feilhaber made his debut for the club on September 17, 2007, coming on as an eightieth minute substitute in a 1-0 win over Newcastle United.
After the sacking of manager Billy Davies and the appointment of Paul Jewell, Feilhaber saw little playing time at Pride Park. During the 2007-08 winter transfer window Feilhaber was linked with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and American club New England Revolution but neither deal was completed. Derby released Feilhaber on a free transfer after being relegated from the Premier League after only one season.
On August 15, 2008, Feilhaber signed with Danish Superliga team Aarhus Gymnastikforening, commonly known as AGF. He made his debut for the club on September 1, 2008, coming on as a fifty-ninth minute substitute in a 0-3 loss to FC Nordsjlland. He scored his first Superliga goal and was named Man of the Match against Randers FC on July 27, 2009.
Feilhaber was called up twice to the full U.S. national team for friendlies against Scotland on November 12, 2005, and Germany on March 22, 2006, but did not play in either game.
On November 30, 2006, he turned down an offer from Andreas Herzog to play for Austria and said that he would instead focus on earning a place on the U.S. national team.
On March 15, 2007, Feilhaber was again placed on the 24-man roster by coach Bob Bradley for friendly matches against Ecuador and Guatemala. Feilhaber made his first career start for the U.S. team in the March 25, 2007, game against Ecuador, and scored his first international goal against China on June 2, 2007. He scored the game winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup final on June 24, 2007, against Mexico.
After being demoted to the reserves at Derby and picking up a series of injuries, Feilhaber saw less time with the senior national team. However, Feilhaber was named to the U.S. Under-23 squad that competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He appeared as a substitute in all three games for the U.S.
After more than a year since his last action with the senior team, Feilhaber was named to the U.S. roster for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. Along with former UCLA teammates Carlos Bocanegra and Jonathan Bornstein, Feilhaber played in the upset of top-ranked Spain in a semi-final game on June 24, 2009. He orchestrated the second goal, rounding Gerard Pique to find Landon Donovan, who found Clint Dempsey for the finish in the center. He then appeared in the final, in which the U.S. fell to the country of his birth, Brazil 3-2.
Feilhaber is an attacking or central midfielder that displays creativity, touch, skill, with surprisingly good bite and strength on the ball.
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'''Gavin David Strachan''' (born 23 December 1978 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish association football player and sports journalist. He is the son of manager and former player Gordon Strachan.
Spending most of his early years with Coventry City, Strachan has played for ten different senior clubs, and is a self-described journeyman.
As part of a degree in sports journalism at Staffordshire University he began a blog for BBC News in September 2008.
Strachan began his football career at Coventry City where his father, Gordon Strachan, took over as player-manager in 1996. He was loaned out to Dundee in 1998, making nine appearances. Back at Coventry he played in sixteen league games, eleven of them as a substitute; he left soon after the senior Strachan stepped down as manager in late 2001.
In March 2003 Strachan joined Peterborough United, in a loan deal scheduled for the remainder of the season. He joined Southend on a free transfer shortly afterwards however, but was released by the club six weeks later, at the end of 2002/03. He then moved to Hartlepool United on a free transfer. He enjoyed more success here and managed to play regular first team football for three seasons, appearing in seventy-two matches and scoring six.
During the 2005/06 season, Strachan missed a large amount of the season after fracturing a foot against Blackpool. Despite the injury, he managed to complete the match. After recovering, he was loaned out to Stockport County in his third season at Hartlepool.
In the 2006/07 season, Strachan saw limited selection by new Pools boss Danny Wilson after the signings of Gary Liddle and Willie Boland. He consequently signed for Peterborough United initially on loan in January 2007, before making the move permanent just two days before the close of the January transfer window.
Strachan signed for Notts County on 10 January 2008 after his release from Peterborough United. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 victory against Exeter City on 10 January 2009.
On 30 April 2009, Notts County announced that five players would be released from the club at the end of the season, one of them Strachan.
On 24 July 2009, It was announced that Gavin would be joining Corby Town. He was thought to be on the verge of joining Kidderminster Harriers.
Strachan received eight caps for the Scotland national under-21 football team, though had no appearances for the senior team.
In September 2008, Strachan began writing a blog for the BBC News site in order to help his Masters degree in Sports Broadcast Journalism at Staffordshire University.
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'''Franz Carr''' (born 24 September 1966 in Preston) is an English former footballer. He was a pacy winger who never quite established himself as a regular in the top flight. After playing in England and Italy he finished his career in the United States, playing for Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
Carr began his career with Blackburn Rovers, but before making a first team appearance was signed for -25,000 rising to -100,000 by Nottingham Forest. During his spell at Forest from 1985 to 1991, Carr was seen as a hugely exciting and popular winger who, at his peak, was one of the fastest players off the mark. Mostly playing down the right wing, he was a regular target for Neil Webb and Nigel Clough to chip balls over the opposing left-back. He was highly exciting but lacked a good final ball.
Carr transferred to Newcastle United on 13 June 1991 for -250,000, playing under Osvaldo Ardiles. He scored on his debut as part of a 2-1 loss away to Charlton Athletic, with his second goal coming against Plymouth Argyle in September. A knee injury forced him to miss the majority of the season, returning to play the final three games, at which point Kevin Keegan had taken charge. Carr was sold in January 1993 to Sheffield United for -180,000 after being replaced by Rob Lee.
He continued to play in the Premier League with Sheffield United, Leicester City and Aston Villa before winding down his career with a move to Reggiana and short spells with Bolton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion.
Despite only playing three league games in two seasons at Aston Villa, he scored the winning goal for them in their FA Cup quarter-final replay against his old club Nottingham Forest in the 1995-96 season, enabling them to reach the semi-finals (where they were beaten by Liverpool).
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'''Alan Cork''' (born 4 March 1959) is an English former professional football player. He played as a striker for several clubs, most notably Wimbledon and was most recently a coach at Bolton Wanderers. Cork is a member of the Wimbledon Old Players Association. Cork scored on his Wimbledon Masters XI debut v a Chelsea Legends XI in a charity fixture at Kingsmeadow.
He is the father of Chelsea player Jack.
Cork started his career at Derby County. However, despite a loan spell at Lincoln City, Cork failed to break into the Derby first team and was subsequently sold to Wimbledon in 1977, who were playing in Division Four at the time.
Cork's contribution to the team helped Wimbledon climb the football league pyramid and eventually gained them entry into the First Division, playing in every division of the Football League in the process. Cork also played sixty minutes of Wimbledon's famous FA Cup triumph over Liverpool in 1988.
He spent several more seasons with the club in the top flight before being sold to Sheffield United in 1992, having spent 15 years at Wimbledon.
He spent two-and-a-half seasons with Sheffield United, including two full seasons in the newly rebranded FA Premier League. He famously grew a beard, and refused to shave until Sheffield United's FA Cup run of 1992-93 had ended. The cup run lasted four months, as the Blades made it all the way to the semi-finals, going out to local rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley.
Halfway through the 1994-95 season, he moved to Fulham before retiring after the season aged 36. During his whole career no (significant) transfer fee was paid for him.
In September 1997, he moved on to Swansea City as assistant manager to Micky Adams. Adams stepped down within two weeks of taking over, and Cork took over for the rest of the season without achieving much success. But many of the players from that period went on to feature in the Swansea side that won the Division Three title under John Hollins two years later.
Cork returned to management in October 2000 with Cardiff City, and guided them to promotion as Division Three runners-up seven months later. Despite this, Cork was never very popular with the supporters, and he was fired the following season in February 2002,
In the summer of 2002 Cork joined Leicester City as assistant manager to Micky Adams.
In November 2007 he was employed as a scout by Premier League side Bolton Wanderers who were looking for a number of ex-professionals to join a scouting team led by former Everton manager Colin Harvey. In July 2008 he was appointed to the Bolton backroom team full time when taking up the role of Reserve Team Manager but left in January 2010 when manager Gary Megson was replaced by Owen Coyle.
He has 3 children, the eldest Kayleigh, Chelsea reserve player Jack and youngest son Archie.
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'''Oliver Bozanic''' (born 8 January 1989) is an Australian footballer, of Croatian background, who attended St. Edward's College, East Gosford and currently plays for Aldershot Town on loan from Reading. He is a left sided attacking midfielder.
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Bozanic started his professional career with Australian A-League side Central Coast Mariners, where he was one of the locals drafted into the Mariners squad by team manager Lawrie McKinna, during the 2006-07 Pre-Season Cup as cover for a host of long-term injuries. Despite several appearances in the tournament, and later joined Reading on a two and a half year contract on 29 January 2007. Bozanic played for both the under 18s and reserves at Reading during his first 18 months at the club, and was a crucial part of the side that won the Reserve League title in the 2006-07 season. On 23 January 2009, he signed for Woking on loan for one month.
During pre-season of 2009-2010 Bozanic joined Cheltenham Town on loan and made his first team debut in Cheltenham's 2-1 home win against Grimsby Town on 8 August 2009. On the 26 November 2009, Bozanic joined the former Reading assistant manager Kevin Dillon at Aldershot Town on a one month loan deal. On the 5th January 2010 it was announced that Bozanic would spend another month at Aldershot Town, after having his loan spell extended.
Bozanic is a member of the Australian 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup development squad, which competed in and won a four-team tournament in Japan against the Under-20 teams of Hungary and Japan in 2006. He was a member of all the lead-up squads prior for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but missed out on his place at the tournament due to injury.
He received his first full international call up in August 2009 for a friendly international against the Republic of Ireland.
He is the son of former Socceroo Vic Bozanic.
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Bower was born in Bradford and educated at St Bede's School,
Bradford had initially refused Bower to return to York for a second loan spell,
His career at Bradford seemed to be over. But he returned from York in 2001 and the following season, he earned a call-up due to injuries. He scored his first Bradford goal during a 4-1 First Division victory against Norwich City on 10 November 2001.
In September 2002, he received the first red card of his career in a league game against Burnley. City striker Danny Cadamarteri was also sent off as City fought back from 2-1 down to draw 2-2 despite playing with nine men for 35 minutes.
On 13 February 2007, he was named as Bradford captain by Wetherall, while he was caretaker manager. Bower has regularly picked up gongs at City's annual awards and also writes a column in newspaper the ''Telegraph & Argus''. The following season Bower lost his place to Matthew Clarke before being ruled out due to an injury he sustained in a pre-match warm-up at Accrington Stanley on New Year's Day 2008.
However, Bower was kept out of the team at the start of the 2008-09 season by Graeme Lee and Matthew Clarke. He missed the first four games before he came on as a substitute in a 3-2 defeat to Aldershot Town after Clarke suffered a calf injury.
Having started only one game and restricted to one other league game during the first six months of the 2008-09 season,
Bower trained with Conference National side Chester City and teamed up with his former manager Colin Todd on trial at Darlington.
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'''David Michael McGurk''' (born 30 September 1982) is an English footballer who plays for York City as a defender.
McGurk started his career with Darlington in the Football League and broke into the first team during the 2001-02 season. He was eventually loaned out to York City in the Conference National in 2004. He had two further loan periods with York before joining the club permanently in 2006, after making 62 appearances for Darlington. He played for the team in the play-offs in his first season and won the club's Clubman of the Year award in his second season.
Born in Middlesbrough, Teesside,
He signed a new one-year contract with Darlington in May 2005 and was loaned out to York for a second time in July on a six-month deal, so his progress could be monitored and could play regular first team football.
thumb|150px|right|McGurk captaining York in 2009
He started the 2008-09 season as an ever-present in the team before pulling a calf muscle during an FA Trophy second round match against Oxford United on 13 January 2009, which ruled him out for three weeks.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
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'''Stephen''' "'''Steve'''" '''McIlhargey''' (born 23 August 1962 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish professional goalkeeper and part time goalkeeper coach for Morecambe. During his career, he played for Walsall, Chester City and Blackpool]. He also represented [[Scotland national football team|Scotland at schoolboy level.
McIlhargey joined Blackpool from Walsall in the summer of 1989. He made his league debut in the opening game, against Wigan Athletic at Bloomfield Road on 19 August, and kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw. His first season with the Seasiders wasn't a successful one. The club finished second-bottom of Division Three and were relegated, though McIlhargey only started 22 of the 46 games.
In October 1989, McIlhargey required fifty stitches in a facial injury sustained during a training-ground accident three weeks earlier.
In the 1990-91 season, McIlhargey missed only two league games and kept seventeen clean sheets. Blackpool finished the campaign in fifth place, but missed out on promotion after losing to Torquay United in the play-off final.
During Blackpool's FA Cup third-round tie against Tottenham Hotspur at Bloomfield Road on 5 January 1991, BBC commentator Tony Gubba mispronounced McIlhargey's surname as ''McIlluggy'' for the duration of the tie.
The conclusion of the following season, 1991-92, was the moment for which he is best remembered. Blackpool made the Wembley play-off final for the second consecutive season, this time against Scunthorpe United. After 90 minutes, the score was tied at 1-1, and the match went to extra time and then a penalty shoot-out. It was in the latter that McIlhargey's save from Scotland international Graham Alexander's penalty, combined with Jason White's subsequent miss, sent ''the Seasiders'' into the new Division Two. In an act of sportsmanship, McIlhargey broke away from celebrating with his teammates and was the first to commiserate with White.
The Scot traded the Blackpool seaside for that of nearby Morecambe for the remaining decade of his playing career. He helped ''the Shrimps'' to secure their place in the Conference, and his league experience was crucial in their push for promotion.
In the years leading up to his retirement, McIlhargey became the ''Shrimps''' back-up goalkeeper but was rarely named on the substitutes' bench, with manager Jim Harvey preferring to have five outfield players to choose from.
McIlhargey retired from playing in May 2004 but remained at Morecambe in the capacity of goalkeeping coach. He was named on the bench for both of Morecambe's Johnstone's Paints Trophy regional final matches during the 2007-08 season, due to first-choice goalkeeper Jalal being cup-tied.
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'''Lee Jones''' (born 9 August 1970 in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Jones was signed in 2003 from Stockport County, and also played for Bristol Rovers and Swansea City.
In December 2006, Jones joined Bury on an emergency seven-day loan. He made his debut against Mansfield Town on December 9 but wasn't available for Bury's FA Cup replay against Chester due to signing restrictions.
On January 8, 2007, Jones joined Darlington on loan from Blackpool for a month. On January 31, the move from the club for whom he was voted Player of the Season in 2005-06 was made permanent.
In late 2007, Jones signed for Nantwich Town in the Northern Premier League Division One South.
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'''Nathan Neil Martin Peat''' (born 19 September 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Gainsborough Trinity as a defender.
Peat was born in Kingston upon Hull, England and started his career with Hull City, where he was a player from 1999 to 2005. He played for Cambridge United from 2003 to 2004 on loan and for Lincoln City from 2004 to 2005 on loan. Peat was released by Hull City at the end of the 2004-05 season.
Peat was signed by York City after training with them and playing in a pre-season friendly at Frickley Athletic in July 2005.
On 25 August 2006 Peat scored the winner for York City against Burton Albion from a free kick.
Peat was released by York City at the end of the 2006-07 season on 16 May 2007.
Peat joined Harrogate Town on 15 June 2007.
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'''James Fleming Dudgeon''' (born 19 March 1981) is a footballer who plays for Goole as a defender, on loan from Ilkeston Town.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear,
He was signed by Halifax Town in September 2003.
Dudgeon was signed by York City from Worksop in June 2005.
Dudgeon was signed by Stalybridge Celtic on 26 June 2007.
Despite being born in England, Dudgeon is a former Scottish youth international.
Dudgeon is a sufferer of post-viral fatigue syndrome, which caused him to miss two seasons for Barnsley.
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'''Mark Peter Convery''' (born 29 May 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Darlington as a midfielder.
Convery was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear and started his career with Sunderland in 1999 and he joined Hvidovre IF of the Danish First Division on loan for four months in July 2000.
He was signed by Third Division side Darlington in January 2001 on a free transfer.
He signed for York City in the Conference National on 30 June 2005.
He was signed by Cambridge United on 2 July 2007, after agreeing a two-year deal with the club.
He was named in former club Darlington's squad, when the North East club's squad numbers were released, having played in a couple of their pre-season matches at the beginning of the 2009-10 season.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Danish 1st Division, the Football League and Conference National.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
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'''William Graham Carr''' (born 25 October 1944 in Corbridge, Northumberland) is an English former professional footballer and football club manager.
Carr, a half-back, joined his first professional club, Northampton Town in August 1962 and captained their reserve side before breaking into their first team. He played 27 times in Northampton's only season in the First Division. He moved to York City in June 1968 and then to Bradford Park Avenue in July 1969 where he was a regular in their final season in the Football League.
After leaving Bradford he moved into non-league football with Altrincham and Telford United, with whom he won an FA Trophy winners medal in 1971.
Carr's first job in management was as player-manager at Dartford. He briefly left management to play for Tonbridge and Weymouth before being appointed player-manager of Weymouth in January 1977.
He resigned in 1978 to manage Dartford and later managed Nuneaton Borough until 1985 when he left to become manager of his first club Northampton Town. He led the Cobblers to the Fourth Division title in the 1986-87 season. However, the title winning side's leadings scorer Richard Hill was sold to Watford and his strike partner Trevor Morley to Manchester City and Carr's subsequent sides struggled for goals and went from being a free-scoring attacking side to a negative one relying on the offside trap.
He was sacked from Northampton in May 1990 after their relegation back to the Fourth Division, taking over at Blackpool, who had been relegated along with Northampton, the following month. He had a torrid time at Blackpool, where he was never popular with the home fans, who took to spitting on the dugout during home games, especially after letting the previous season's player of the year, Colin Methven, sign for Walsall, saying he was neither good enough nor quick enough for Fourth Division football. He was sacked in November 1990 after Blackpool were beaten 4-0 away to Tranmere Rovers in the Football League Trophy. He remains Blackpool's shortest-serving manager, with just sixteen Football League matches in charge.
In February 1991 Carr was appointed as manager of Maidstone United, who had just sacked Keith Peacock following a run of poor results. Carr's time at Maidstone was also unhappy; a series of poor signings and baffling tactical decisions saw the team slump towards the foot of the table, and the Maidstone fans chanting for the board to sack him, which they did in October 1991, less than a year before the Kent side were forced to resign from the Football League.
Carr took over as manager of Kettering Town in September 1992, with the club in administration and under the threat of a winding-up order. Despite these off the field problems, Carr led the club to mid-table safety in the Football Conference. Kettering came out of administration in the summer of 1993 and Carr built on the relative success of the previous season, taking the side to within three points of the Conference title. He left Kettering at the end of the 1994-95 season after losing the fans' support, despite Kettering finishing sixth in the Conference.
He was not out of work for long, returning to Weymouth as manager on 12 May 1995, but resigned in September the same year.
In more recent times, he has built a good reputation as a scout for Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City and is currently Head Scout at Notts County.
His son is comedian Alan Carr, who is most well-known for co-presenting The Friday Night Project and hosting his own chat show called Alan Carr: Chatty Man .
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'''Leslie''' "'''Les'''" '''Shannon''' (12 March 1926 - 2 December 2007)
Shannon was born in Liverpool; a centre-forward, he started his playing career with his hometown club of Liverpool in November 1944. He made his debut for the Reds four years later, against Manchester City at Anfield on 17 April 1948, as a substitute for Albert Stubbins. His only goal for the Merseyside club came the following season, in a 2-1 win at Sheffield United on 30 August 1948.
After Shannon's contract with Liverpool expired in November 1949, he joined Burnley. Playing on both flanks for Burnley, Shannon clocked up 263 league appearances and scored 39 goals.
Shannon retired from playing first-team football in September 1958 and captained Burnley's reserve team for a year.
In 1959, Shannon moved into coaching with Everton, and in 1962, he joined Billy Wright's backroom staff at Arsenal.
After four years at Highbury, Shannon took over as manager of Second Division Bury. Bury finished bottom in his first season in charge, but he guided them back the following season as runners-up to Oxford United, only to see them make the drop again in 1969.
After Bury's relegation, Shannon took over as manager of Blackpool, with whom he had instant success, finishing as runners-up to Huddersfield Town and winning promotion back to the top flight. This was achieved without the services of the club's star player, Tony Green, who sat out the entire 1969-70 season due to injury. In 1970-71, however, Blackpool finished bottom and were relegated to the league's second tier once again. Shannon had left his position only two months into the season and after only seventeen months in charge. He was replaced, in a caretaker role, by Jimmy Meadows.
Shannon accepted an offer to work in Greece, where he coached PAOK from 1971 to 1974, leading them to win the Greek Cup twice in 1972 and 1974. In 1973, PAOK were runners-up in the Greek championship race and quarter-finalists in the European Cup-Winners' Cup, bowing out to AC Milan. He was sacked the following year, however. He moved on to another Salonica club, Iraklis, with whom he won their first and only major trophy to date, the Greek Cup, in 1976.
There followed a spell with Olympiacos in Piraeus, six months of coaching Panachaiki in Patras, two stints with OFI in Crete, an interlude back in England as an adviser with Port Vale, and a two-year stay with Brann in Norway, before he returned permanently to Britain in 1984, where he settled in Bedfordshire. He became a scout for Luton, and this would be his final role in football.
Shannon is still considered by Greek fans and media to have been one of the most successful foreign managers to ever work in Greek football.
Shannon's knowledge of football led to his working alongside Pel in coordinating the football sequences of the 1981 war movie ''Escape to Victory''.
Shannon died after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. At his memorial service at the Square Methodist Church, Dunstable, former Manchester United manager Wilf McGuinness spoke about the life and times of Les, whilst one of the songs chosen was "You'll Never Walk Alone", sung by two of his great nephews Tom Wing and James Wing, a homage to Les' beginnings in football.
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'''Alexander "Sandy" MacFarlane''' (born 1878 - d. 19??) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.
A Scotland international inside-forward, he played domestically for Airdrie before moving south to join Woolwich Arsenal in 1896. He only made seven appearances for Arsenal, his debut coming against Grimsby Town on November 28, 1896, and returned to Airdrie the following year. His second move, south of the border, was more successful, joining Newcastle and becoming their first-choice inside-left. In four seasons in the north-east McFarlane made eighty-four First Division appearances, scoring seventeen goals in three consecutive top six finishes, as well as two FA Cup appearances.
He returned to Scotland to play for Dundee in 1901. During his twelve years there he won a Scottish Cup in 1909-10 and made five appearances for Scotland between 1904 and 1911, scoring once in a 5-0 victory over Ireland on 15 March 1909 in the British Home Championship. He moved to Chelsea in 1913, but only played sporadically and retired from playing in 1914.
Sandy Macfarlane was thought to have died between 1958-1960 according to a family member.
MacFarlane returned to Dundee in 1919 and spent six years in charge of the club, during which time they reached another Scottish Cup final in 1924-25. That summer, Charlton Athletic tempted him to move south. In January 1928 he returned to Dundee, but only lasted seven months before returning to Charlton. In his first full season back at the club, he led Charlton to the 1928-29 Third Division South title.
He ledt Charlton in 1932 and a year later joined Blackpool on a two-year contract. At Blackpool, he dismantled the Seasiders squad, allowing nine players to leave Bloomfield Road as he brought in fresh faces. One player he signed, Peter Doherty, cost -1,000 but was sold on to Manchester City in 1936 for ten times that amount. At the end of the 1934-35 season, Blackpool sat in fourth position in the Division Two table, just missing out on a return to the top flight.
Blackpool was MacFarlane's last appointment, and he drifted out of football at the age of 57.
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'''Keith William Southern''' (born 24 April 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool. He is a central midfielder and is the second-longest-serving player currently at Bloomfield Road. He is known by the nickname ''Gnashers''.
===Early career: Everton and loan move to Blackpool===
Born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear Southern started his career at Everton where in the 2001-02 season he captained the club's reserve team. After playing in ''the Toffees'' pre-season friendlies against Wrexham and Shrewsbury Town, on 6 August 2002 he was signed by then Blackpool manager Steve McMahon, initially on loan for one month at the start of the 2002-03 season.
He made a total of sixteen appearances during a three month loan spell. Then in early November, Blackpool tried to sign him on a season-long loan deal, however, Everton blocked the move, preferring it to be made permanent.
On 8 November Southern signed a two-and-a-half year contract with ''the Seasiders'' for an undisclosed fee.
He returned to action on 13 September in a 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth.
Later that year he needed another operation on his knee after going down in the warm up before a pre-season friendly against Ballymena United in Northern Ireland in July.
After scoring seven goals in the 2004-05 season, including both goals in a 2-1 win over Brentford on 22 March,
On 21 April 2007, Southern scored an 85th minute winning goal as Blackpool beat Cheltenham Town 2-1 to guarantee the club a play-off position in League One in the 2006-07 season.
He also scored in the second leg of the Play-Offs semi-final as Blackpool beat Oldham Athletic 3-1 at Bloomfield Road on 19 May.
Southern scored Blackpool's winning goal on 11 August 2007 in their first match back in the second tier of English football for 29 years as they beat Leicester City 1-0 at the Walkers Stadium on the opening day of the2007-08 season.
He was out for two months, returning on 12 February 2008 in a 0-0 home draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Southern signed a new two-year contract with Blackpool on 6 April 2009.
a. ''3 league play-off appearances for Blackpool in 2007 (included in 2006-07 total)''
b. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
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'''John Murphy''' (born 18 October 1976) is an English professional footballer, who is currently unattached.
He had two spells with Chester City, having left first time round to join Blackpool in 1999. He came through the youth ranks with Chester and made his first-team debut in 1994-95. He remained with the club until the eve of the 1999-2000 season, when he moved up to Division Two by joining Blackpool, where he enjoyed a long and successful seven-year stint that included three victories at the Millennium Stadium.
Murphy rejoined Chester from Cheshire neighbours Macclesfield Town, whom he joined from Blackpool in January 2007 after making a loan move permanent. On January 6, 2007, during his loan spell, Murphy scored Macclesfield's goal in their 6-1 FA Cup Third Round defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to briefly bring the tie level.
He rejoined Chester on the June 29, 2007.
Murphy signed for St Patrick's Athletic on 31 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee. After an injury-plagued spell at the club, which restricted him to one substitute league appearance, he was released on 4 February 2009.
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'''Rory Prendergast''' (born 6 April 1978 in Pontefract, Wakefield, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer who plays for Goole A.F.C.. He joined the club in November, 2009 on a free transfer following a brief spell at Bradford Park Avenue.
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'''Phillip "Phil" Smith''' (born December 14, 1979 in Harrow, Greater London) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swindon Town.
Smith started his career as a youngster with Millwall before being released and falling into the Non-League with Folkestone Invicta followed by spells at Dover Athletic and Margate. He then became first choice at Crawley Town.
Crawley went into administration and made all of their players available for transfer. Despite being one of only five Crawley players to show for pre-season training, Smith signed for the Robins after a successful trial which included winning the Copa Ibiza friendly competition in the Summer of 2006.
Smith's first role at Swindon was to challenge first choice Peter Brezovan for the goalkeepers jersey, a contest that was initiated by then Swindon boss Dennis Wise.
After Brezovan suffered a broken arm in home game against Grimsby Town on October 14, Smith was handed the goalkeeper's jersey. Extra competition was brought in for both Brezovan and Smith, in the form of Andy Lonergan, on loan from Preston North End.
He has been solid in goal ever since and picked up the PFA Fans Player of the Month for December which was presented on the January 27, before the home game against Macclesfield Town. Smith was also rewarded for his efforts, with a two year extension on his current contract, ensuring he had a future at the club, until 2009 at least. His heroics between the sticks for the '06-'07 didn't go unnoticed by the fans, who named him their Player of the Season in May 2007.
Smith was made official No. 1 in the Summer of 2007, where he continued to impress the coaching panel at the club. He performed well in the opening match away to Northampton Town, where Swindon drew 1-1. He continued his outstanding performances, remaining first choice, and kept his first clean sheet of the season in the 5-0 thrashing of Gillingham at home, on the October 6.Phil Smith and David Lucas are fighting for the no 1 jersey but Phil Smith boosted his chances by playing an outstanding game against Exeter City on October 6 2009
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'''Jamie Roy Vincent''' (born June 18, 1975 in Wimbledon, Greater London) is an English footballer who is currently unattached after being released by Swindon Town in May 2009. Jamie was spotted by Mick Beard then Wimbledon where he played most of his youth football before He began his career with Crystal Palace, however, after a successful loan period at Bournemouth, he signed and made over 100 league starts.
Later he moved to Huddersfield Town for -500,000 before being sold on to Portsmouth for -800,000. He subsequently moved to Derby County and Yeovil Town. In the summer of 2006 he was signed to Swindon by Dennis Wise who he has previously played for at Millwall. Under the subsequent management of Paul Sturrock, he was given the vice-captaincy. On the 31 July Jamie Vincent signed a one year deal with league one club Walsall F.C
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'''Peter Brezovan''' (born December 9, 1979 in Czechoslovakia) is a former Slovak under-21 international footballer who currently plays for Brighton and Hove Albion.
The goalkeeper began his career in his native Slovakia with PS Bratislava followed by moves to Vinohrady Bratislava, SKP Devn, Slovan Beclav, 1. HFK Olomouc before joining 1. FC Brno. Brezovan played for FK Inter Bratislava on loan before he was spotted by Swindon Yown boss Dennis Wise during a trial at Crewe Alexandra. Wise signed the Slovak on a season long loan with view to make the deal permanent later.
His Swindon debut came on the opening day of the 2006/07 campaign - away at Hartlepool United, Brezovan saved two Hartlepool penalties from Joel Porter and Ritchie Humphreys. Swindon finished 1-0 winners.
Following his heroics in the game against Hartlepool and a string of impressive displays, Peter was awarded the PFA Player of the Month award for September.
Sadly, due to falling awkwardly in the 76th minute of the home game against Grimsby Town on the 14 October 2006, which Swindon won 3-0, Brezovan suffered a broken arm.
On 29 March 2007 - it was confirmed that Brezovan had signed a two-year contract with Swindon.
In the 2007-2008 season he was confirmed as second string keeper, after Phil Smith, in goal, did well in his first few games for Town in League 1. Brezovan was given number 12 and slumped in the Town rating after conceding a goal in a 4-1 win home to Brentford
Mid-way through the 2007/2008 season, first choice goalkeeper for Swindon Town Phil Smith was injured in a match at home to Port Vale. Brezovan was granted a first team slot for the next few matches.
In September 2007 Brezovan spent two days on trial with Everton, and he was being trialled by Bristol City but unfortunately for him his chances were done a great deal of harm by allowing a speculative, long-range shot in through his arms during their 4-0 defeat by Ajax in a pre-season friendly on 15 July 2009.
In October 2009 he was on trial at Crewe Alexandra but was not offered a contract.
He was released by Swindon Town in the summer of 2009.
In December 2009 Brezovan signed a short-term deal with Brighton and Hove Albion keeping him at the club until January 2010. He made an immediate debut on 5 December in a 1-0 away win against Exeter City; a game in which he also saved a penalty.
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'''Daniel "Danny" John Coid''' (born 3 October 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool.
A versatile player, Coid's preferred position is at right back; however, he has been used in a variety of positions at Blackpool in both defence and midfield.
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Coid started his career with Blackpool in 1995, when he was in the youth team. He was then a trainee before signing his first professional contract in 1998. He made his debut in the 1999-00 season against Chesterfield on 9 October at Saltergate.
He was part of the Blackpool team that won promotion from the Third Division by winning the play-off final in 2000-01. On 25 March 2002, he signed a new two-year contract, with an option for a further two years.
In the 2003-04 season, Coid scored three goals in as many games in one week for ''the Seasiders''. The first came on 17 January 2004 in a 3-0 win over Wycome Wanderers at the Causeway Stadium in the Second Division;
In April 2005 Blackpool, under then-manager Colin Hendry, activated Coid's two-year contract extension option;
On 27 February 2007, Coid returned to the Blackpool team after being out injured since 14 October 2006. On 27 May 2007, he was an unused substitute in Blackpool's League One play-off final victory over Yeovil Town at Wembley.
In the 2008-09 season Coid made 18 league appearances as Blackpool spent a second season in the Championship, but was used mainly as a utility player covering for various positions in the team. After his contract expired at the end of the season, speculation arose that Coid might be released. However, he was offered a new contract, and on 19 June 2009 he signed a new two-year deal with an option for a further year.
New Blackpool manager Ian Holloway said, "I am delighted he has signed again for us because I have played and managed against him and I know he is a good player. There's always a risk when you let players go out of contract and there is a change of manager, so it has been a little bit difficult. We've let a few players go but Danny was one I definitely wanted to keep. All the staff felt the same." He also confirmed that Coid would not be used as a utility player adding, "I have told him where he is going to be playing and that is on the right. He won't be playing at left-back and he is happy about that. The one thing that has been clear whenever I have spoken to him is that he cares for Blackpool and that he wants to be here, and that is good enough for me."
Coid was injured just before the start of the 2009-10 season, and by October 2009 had started light training with the hope that by the end of November he would be playing a full part in training sessions. His aim being to be playing again for ''the Seasiders'' by Christmas.
a. ''3 league play-off appearances for Blackpool in 2001 (included in 2000-01 total)''
b. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
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'''Matthew David Blinkhorn''' (born 2 March 1985 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Sligo Rovers.
On November 22, 2006, when he was at Blackpool, he was loaned to Bury, but Blackpool manager Simon Grayson included a 24-hour recall clause in the contract, which began 28 days into the loan period. The loan period was due to end on February 22, 2007, but Blackpool cut it short and he returned on February 9.
He was loaned to Morecambe for a month on March 2, 2007. Blinkhorn made an immediate impact, scoring the first goal in a 2-0 victory over St Albans. By the end of his loan stint he had scored eight goals in twelve games.
Blinkhorn joined Morecambe on a permanent basis on June 28, 2007.
He was released by Morecambe in May 2009, and joined Sligo Rovers two months later. Blinkhorn scored his first goal for Rovers in a 2-0 win over St.Pats, it was just his 3rd appearance.
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'''Ciaran Donnelly''' (born 2 April 1984 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer who is currently without a club after leaving Northern Ireland club Glenavon in the summer of 2008. He has played for England at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-19 levels.
Donnelly attended Claremont Primary School and Beacon Hill High School in North Shore, Blackpool, and joined the Centre of Excellence at his hometown club, where he stayed until he was fourteen years old, when he joined the Academy at Premier League club Blackburn Rovers.
Donnelly started out in the youth team and then as a trainee at Blackburn Rovers in 2002. After being an ever-present in the club's reserve team in the 2003-04 season, on 25 March 2004 he was sent on loan to Blackpool who were then in League One.
He played nine league matches before the loan spell ran out on 9 May. However, he did not make any first-team appearances for Blackburn Rovers and he signed for his hometown club on a free transfer on 16 March 2005 initially until the end of the season, with an option for a further year.
On 2 September 2005 Donelly scored the winning goal as Blackpool beat Doncaster Rovers 1-0 at Belle Vue in League One.
On 23 November 2006 Blackpool sent him on loan to Southport, who were then in the Conference National,
After making just one appearance, in the Football League Trophy in the 2006-07 for Blackpool and failing to break into the first team squas as the club was promoted to the Championship, he was released at the end of the season,
He moved to Northern Ireland in January 2008 to play for IFA Premiership club Glenavon.
Donnelly is currently without a club and is living back in his hometown of Blackpool where he is playing Sunday League football in the Blackpool & Fylde Sunday League Alliance.
Donnelly has played for his country at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-19 level.
On 1 July 2000 he scored England's Under-16's goal as they lost 2-1 to Brazil at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland.
In June 2002 he played for the Under-18 side at the Under 18s International Tournament in Lisbon, Portugal.
He helped England Under-19's qualify for the finals of the 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. He played in all three group games in the first qualifying round, as England played in a mini-group tournament. And in the final game, Donnelly scored all four of England's goals as they beat Romania Under-19's 4-0.
He was in the England squad for the finals which were held in Liechtenstein in July 2003, and he played in all three of England's games as they went out of the competition at the group stage.
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'''Simon Peter Wiles''' (born 22 April 1985) is an English footballer who currently plays for Barrow.
Wiles signed for Blackpool in 2003 as a trainee. In October 2006, he joined Macclesfield Town under then manager, Paul Ince, on a month's loan, following teammate John Murphy who had also joined the club on loan a few days earlier. On 31 January 2007 his loan was extended until the end of the 2006-07 season.
After his loan spell expired he returned to Blackpool, but went out on loan to Macclesfield again on 17 July, 2007, and he remained at Moss Rose until January 2008. In May 2008 he was offered a new contract by Blackpool.
In July 2008, Wiles had a trial at League Two club Morecambe, playing in two pre-season games, with manager Sammy McIlroy trying to arrange a deal with Blackpool. In August 2008 he moved to Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic on a one-year contract.
Wiles is currently a free player as he has no club at the moment.
In January 2010, Wiles signed for Conference team Barrow AFC.
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'''Philip Michael Doughty''' (born 6 September 1986 in Kirkham, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Fleetwood Town.
After signing as a trainee on 1 December 2002, only six days later
On 3 May 2003, Doughty again needed his headmaster's permission to feature for Blackpool, this time as an unused substitute for Blackpool's final league game of the 2002-03 season against Chesterfield, when then Blackpool manager Steve McMahon named five youth team players in the matchday squad.
Doughty signed a two-year professional contract on 17 November 2004, with an option for a further two years at Blackpool after impressing as captain of the club's reserve team and also as an unused substitute as part of the first-team squad.
On 14 January 2005, Doughty signed on loan with Leigh RMI, who were then in the Conference National where he was due to stay until 25 April.
After finally recovering from a fractured tibular and fibia, Doughty became a regular in the Blackpool reserve team, and on 29 March 2007, he was loaned out to Conference North club Barrow until the end of the 2006-07 season.
Although a regular in the Blackpool reserve team, and despite being seen earlier in his career as one the club's brightest prospects,
Doughty had trials at Hereford United and Huddersfield Town before signing for Fleetwood Town, newly promoted to the Conference North, with club manager, Tony Greenwood saying, "Phil is an ambitious young lad who has been looking for a Football League club and we have given him the shop window to achieve that".
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'''Lewis John Spencer Edge''' (born 12 January 1987 in Lancaster, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Morecambe.
Prior to his football career, Edge played cricket for Morecambe Cricket Club.
His father, David Edge, was a wicket keeper/batsman and goalkeeper.
When he made his debut as a 16-year-old for Blackpool's reserve team on 21 August 2003, he was still playing cricket for Morecambe,
On 17 February 2006, Edge went on loan to Conference North club, Worksop Town, on work experience with his due to continue training with Blackpool but play for Worksop. However, after just one match he returned to Blackpool on 22 February after Worksop received clearance for Andy Jeffery to play.
In March 2006 Edge received his first professional contract when he was one of four youth-squad players offered one-year contracts with an option for a further year.
He then returned on loan to Rochdale on 31 January 2007, until the end of the season,
In April 2007, Edge suffered ligament damage that prevented him from getting some first-team games under his belt after concurrent injuries to Blackpool's other goalkeepers, Rhys Evans and then on-loan Paul Rachubka. Blackpool manager Simon Grayson brought in Manchester City's Joe Hart on loan as an emergency stand-in.
On 21 October 2008 Edge signed for League Two club Morecambe on a two month contract, joining his father at the club.
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'''Sean Paterson''' (born 25 March 1987 in Greenock, Inverclyde) is a Scottish semi-professional footballer who is currently playing for A.F.C. Fylde.
Paterson was on the books of Blackpool between 2004 and 2007 and during that time played two league games for the Seasiders. In 2005 he went on loan to Lancaster City and he also went on loan to Southport, then playing in the Conference National, for one month in October 2006 and again from January to May 2007.
He was released by Blackpool on 31 May 2007
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'''Matthew "Matty" Kay''' (born 12 October 1989 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for AFC Fylde.
Kay made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' against Scunthorpe United on 13 November 2005, in front of the Sky Sports cameras, setting a new club record as the youngest player, at 16 years 32 days, ever to play for Blackpool in a league match. Trevor Sinclair previously held the Blackpool record for a league match after his debut in 1989, at the age of 16 years 170 days. At the time, Kay was still a pupil at Collegiate High School in Blackpool.
After becoming a regular in the Blackpool reserve team, on 17 October 2008 Kay signed for Conference North club Fleetwood Town on loan until 22 November.
The loan was extended on 21 November, keeping Kay at Highbury until 26 December.
On 9 June 2009, Blackpool confirmed that Kay had not been offered a new deal and that he was being released.
On 18 August 2009, Kay joined Unibond Premier League side Burscough.
On 28 November 2009, Kay moved to AFC Fylde who were recently promoted into the Northern Premier League Division One North. He scored his first goal for the club in his full debut in a Unibond Presidents Cup win over Warrington Town which sees them into the quarter final.
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'''Marc Ellis Joseph''' (born 10 November 1976 in Leicester, East Midlands) is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for Rotherham United. He is an Antigua and Barbuda international.
He attended Linden Primary school, the same school as Emile Heskey.
Joseph previously played for a number of clubs, including Blackpool. He was not involved in the club's League One play-off winning campaign in 2006-07, not starting a first-team game between a 4-4 League Trophy draw with Accrington Stanley on 31 October 2006, and his release by the club on 31 May 2007.
He signed for then just relegated League Two side Rotherham United in June 2007. Marc Joseph scored on the 29 December 2007 his first Rotherham goal with a fine shot from 25 yards which became the winning goal against Notts County, giving Rotherham their first league win against them after 50 years.
Joseph played for Antigua and Barbuda in non-FIFA regulated friendlies in June 2008 and made his debut against Saint Kitts and Nevis in a friendly before playing both legs of Antigua's World Cup qualifiers against Cuba.
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'''Andrew Wilson''' (10 December 1880 - 13 March 1945) was a Scottish footballer who played the majority of his career at Sheffield Wednesday.
Born in Irvine, Wilson started his football career at local club Irvine Meadows before moving onto Clyde F.C. in Glasgow. He moved to Sheffield in 1900 where he spent the rest of his playing days. During his time at Wednesday he became the clubs all-time record top scorer with 216 goals and was top scorer in six different seasons. He appeared for the team 545 times, more than any other player. Both records stand to the present day. He also became the oldest player to play for the Owls before retiring on 10 March 1920 aged 39 years and 91. This record stood until it was beaten by Player/Manager Trevor Francis in 1993.
He was capped for Scotland 6 times.
Wilson began a managerial career after his playing retirement, initially with Bristol Rovers where he spent over five years between March 1921 and the end of the 1925-26 season. He joined Oldham Athletic in 1927 and was later manager of Stockport County for the 1932-33 season.
Two of Wilson's brothers were also professional footballers. David, capped once by Scotland, spent most of his career with Oldham Athletic, while James mainly played with St Mirren.
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'''Philip Geoffrey King''' (born 28 December 1967) is an English former professional footballer. He represented England at Under-21 level and in a B international. He was born in Bristol
King began his career as an apprentice with Exeter City, turning professional in January 1985, and making his league debut the same season. After 27 games for the Grecians, he moved to Torquay United in July 1986 for a fee of -3,000 instantly fitting in as a regular in Stuart Morgan's struggling side. However, in February 1987, after 24 league games in which he scored 3 times, he was sold to Swindon Town for -25,000 with United desperately short of players and with no money to spend, Mark Gardiner and Charlie Henry (on loan) coming in the opposite direction.
At Swindon, his career really took off, culminating in England Under-21 honours and a -400,000 move to Sheffield Wednesday in November 1989, after 116 games (four goals) for the Robins. He made his Owls' debut on the 4th of November and settled well into playing higher level football, although Wednesday were relegated to Division Two at the end of the season. The following season, he played at Wembley in 1991, when Wednesday won the League Cup, beating Manchester United 1-0 in the final, and played his part in Wednesday's instant return to the top flight. After losing his place to Andy Sinton, King went to Notts County on loan in October 1993, and joined his former Wednesday manager Ron Atkinson at Aston Villa for a fee of -250,000 in August 1994.
After an impressive start to his Villa Park career, including scoring the winning penalty in a UEFA Cup tie against Inter Milan, he lost his place at left-back to Shaun Teale (normally a central defender) when Brian Little was appointed manager, and moved further out of the first team picture after the signing of Alan Wright from Blackburn Rovers. He joined West Bromwich Albion on loan in October 1995, but two months later suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury in the Baggies' game against Norwich City, which took him 17 months to recover from, and meant his knee would never be fully fit again.
He eventually returned to fitness and became a regular in Villa's reserve side until leaving in March 1997 to rejoin Swindon Town on a free transfer. However, he fell out with the manager Steve McMahon, and other than a loan spell at Blackpool and more time out with injuries, mainly just saw action on the training ground until a free transfer move to Brighton & Hove Albion in March 1999. He played only three times for the Seagulls, before being released at the end of the season.
He spent the following pre-season with Chester City and was offered a monthly contract, but instead decided to join Conference side Kidderminster Harriers in August 1999, helping them to the Conference title the following season. It appeared that King he would return to the Football League with Kidderminster, but he moved to Bath City on a free transfer in July 2000, as he wanted to remain part-time while running The Dolphin pub in Swindon. Given his history of injuries and Bath's financial plight he signed a pay-as-you-play deal, but almost as soon as he had joined aggraveted an old calf injury which kept him out of the team for four months. On 10 January 2001, he finally made his Bath debut in the Dr Martens Cup, a 5-0 defeat against Newport County at Spytty Park, but this was his only first team appearance, as the following month he picked up another knee injury, playing with his children in the garden. In April 2001 the ''Bath Chronicle'' reported that he was about to retire from football as tests on his knee injury had shown cartilage damage and early signs of arthritis.
In March 2004, King came out of retirement to play for Cinderford Town, answering an SOS call from manager Phil Mullen.
Although King is currently retired from football he still runs out for the Aston Villa side in the annual Masters Football Tournament and he is currently still involved with Swindon Town. King currently commentates on Swindon Town matches for BBC Radio Wiltshire.
He remains a cult hero with many Villa fans as a result of his famous winning penalty in the shootout against Inter Milan.
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'''Nigel Jemson''' (born 10 August 1969) is an English footballer, who represented his country at the Under-21 level and was the manager of Ilkeston Town, until May 2008. He now plays for Rainworth Miners Welfare in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
He played for a total of 12 English league clubs and one Scottish league club during his career, rarely lasting more than a season in each club.
Arguably, the highlight of his career was the goal he scored in the 1990 League Cup Final for Nottingham Forest against Oldham Athletic. It resulted to be the winner, and the only goal of the game.
There was another highlight in his career was in 1996, when he scored two goals at Wembley, in the then named ''Auto Windscreens Shield Final'' (Football League Trophy) for Rotherham United in a 2-1 win against Shrewsbury Town, whom he later went to play 109 games for.
Jemson also gained national fame in January 2003, after scoring the goals that knocked Everton out of the FA Cup 3rd round during his time in Shrewsbury Town. He put the Shrews into a first half lead with a free kick, and after Niclas Alexandersson had equalised for Everton, he glanced a last minute header past Richard Wright, to give Shrewsbury Town another famous FA Cup victory, and one of the all-time greatest FA Cup games.
Jemson has one cap for England Under-21s.
He was affectionately known as the "Jemolition man" by Forest fans.
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'''Scott Malcolm Vernon''' (born 13 December 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Colchester United as a striker.
Born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, Vernon began his career at Oldham Athletic where he was most notable for a goal he scored in the FA Cup that knocked Premier League team Manchester City out in the third round. He was a popular player under Ian Dowie but struggled to find a game with both Brian Talbot, who loaned him to Blackpool, and then Ronnie Moore, who swapped him for Blackpool midfielder Richie Wellens in 2005.
During his first season at Blackpool, Vernon went on loan to Colchester United. On 31 January 2008, Vernon signed for Colchester on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee.
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'''James "Jamie" Burns''' (born 6 March 1984 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer who played in midfield for Morecambe, whom he joined from Blackpool on 30 January 2007. He had been on loan from his home town club since November 2006. Jamie Burns is known as a very generous and also kind person known well for his love of revelry but also a very professional attitude.
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'''Wesley''' "'''Wes'''" '''Hoolahan''' (born 20 May 1982, in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English club Norwich City.
Hoolahan started his career at Shelbourne where he won three League of Ireland championships and excelled during their run in the Champions League qualifiers in the 2004-05 season. He was the PFAI Young Player of the Year in the 2002-03 season. He then had a brief spell at Livingston.
On 21 July 2006, Hoolahan joined Blackpool on a season-long loan. He scored his first goal for the club on 30 September 2006, a penalty in a 3-0 win over Leyton Orient at Bloomfield Road.
In June 2007, Hoolahan signed a two-year contract with Blackpool. Livingston, however, refused to sign the documentation sanctioning the move, stating that Blackpool had repeatedly breached the terms of the loan agreement. Blackpool denied any such default, and referred the matter to the Football Association. With Livingston being backed by the Scottish Football Association the matter was passed to FIFA for a decision to be made on the player's future.
On 26 June 2008, Norwich City confirmed the deal to bring Hoolahan on a three-year player-plus-cash deal. Norwich reserve team keeper, Matthew Gilks, moved in the opposite direction along with an undisclosed amount of money.
In 2009-10 under new manager Paul Lambert, Hoolahan has been utilised in a role behind the strikers in a midfield diamond formation as opposed to on the wing. This has seen a higher personal goal return for Hoolahan as he scored 13 times in all competitions before new year.
Hoolahan has been capped at under-21 level for the Republic of Ireland.
Hoolahan was named in the Republic of Ireland "B" squad on 8 November 2007, for the match against Scotland on 20 November at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie.
In April 2008, Giovanni Trapattoni included Hoolahan in his preliminary forty-man squad for the friendly matches against Serbia on 24 May and Colombia on 29 May.
In April 2007, he was named in the PFA's League One "Team of the Year".
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Born in Sheffield, he was the younger brother of Charles Clegg with whom he played at Sheffield Wednesday. The two were the first brothers to both get capped for England, although they never played in the same match. He was described as being "A safe kick and good half-back." in Charles Alcock's 1875 edition of the Football Annual.
After retiring from football through injury he continued within the game as an administrator and would become president of Sheffield Wednesday and vice president of Sheffield and Hallamshire Football Association.
He also went on to have a successful political career and was Lord Mayor of Sheffield in 1898. He became known as 'the uncrowned king of Sheffield'. William was knighted in 1906.
Clegg was the leader of the Liberal group on Sheffield City Council from 1895. In his early years, he campaigned for the municipalization of the tramways in the city, and then for the construction of council housing in the city. He was able to ensure that an estate was built at Wincobank, and a project to build 400 houses was begun in 1909. He also acted as the major financier of the local Liberal group.
Clegg was considered to be on the right of the Liberal Party and was associated with the Liberal League. He was opposed to socialism and was hostile to the Labour Party. From 1909, he began co-operating closely with the Conservative Party group on the council, and in 1920 the two parties formed the Citizens' Association, Clegg being its first leader. He pursued low-tax policies at the expenses of cutting services and running up debts. He was an opponent of David Lloyd George's policies. The Association lost control of the council to Labour in 1926, who removed him from the aldermanic bench.
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'''Ben Brian C. Parker''' (born 8 November 1987) is an England under-19 international footballer who plays for Leeds United. He is a defender in the left back position though can also play at centre-back or in midfield, who has had loan spells with Bradford City and Darlington.
Born in Pontefract, England, Parker started his career with Leeds United, but made his full debut during the 2006-07 season while on loan at local rivals Bradford City. He played for England National Side at many age levels. On 5 October 2006, Leeds caretaker manager John Carver said that if Parker's appearances were being limited at Bradford then the club would rather he came back to Leeds and fought for a first team place there than sitting on the bench at Valley Parade. Parker's loan spell was extended in late December 2006, indicating new Leeds manager Dennis Wise wanted him to gain as much experience as possible before plunging him into the new look Leeds side.
On 18 May 2007, life long Leeds fan, Parker was offered a new contract by Leeds United. This contract was signed on 7 August, once the club's transfer embargo had been lifted. Parker made his full debut for Leeds in the 1-0 win against Macclesfield Town in the League Cup on 14 August 2007. Four days later, Parker made his league and home debut as a substitute in the 4-1 win against Southend United.
Having made 15 appearances for Leeds during the 2007-08 season, he was transferred to Darlington on a month's loan deal in February 2008.
He returned to Leeds for the 2008-09 season, and scored his first goal with a 35-yard shot in a 5-2 win in an FA Cup first round replay against Northampton Town on 17 November 2008.
He had a strong end to the 08/09 season becoming the Whites's first choice left back and seemed to gain the full trust of Manager Simon Grayson and the Leeds faithful with a string of ever-impressive performances which linked him with a call-up for the European U21 Football Championships 2009.
He was a major part in Leeds's opening goal in the Play Off Secong Leg against Millwall in which he made a blistering 70 yard run to cross for Luciano Becchio to fire home from 6 yards. The goal lifted the roof off Elland Road. He is tipped to have a very strong year with Leeds in 09/10 with a host of Coca Cola Championship clubs and Barclays Premiership sides keeping tabs on the highly-rated left back.
On the 8th of July 2009, Ben signed an extension to his contract with Leeds United which will keep him at Elland Road until the end of the 2011/12 season.. Parker assisted a goal for Jermaine Beckford in the opening game of the season win against Exeter City, in the same game Parker suffered a hamstring injury and was substituted. Parker's hamstring injury kept him out for several weeks. Parkers hamstring injury suffered a setback and he has been sent to see a specialist. The specialist revealed that he needed to have an operation on his hip after a setback in his recovery. After the operation it is estimated that Parker will be out until January/February time. During Parker's long spell out, his absence has been covered by makeshift left back Andy Hughes, with Aidy White and Tony Capaldi also having short spells in this side when Hughes has been injured. Once Parker returns from injury it is assumed he will still be Leeds' first choice left back. In late December Parker returned to training with Leeds United, and will be looking to get some reserve games under his belt to help regain match fitness.
12th January 2010 Parker returned for Leeds in the reserve match against Scunthorpe Reserves, the match was the first game Parker had played since picking up the hamstring injury in the first game of the season.
Parker has been capped at most youth levels for the English national side. Parker has also captained many of the age levels he has represented England at.
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'''Neil Graham Moss''' (born 10 May 1975 in New Milton, Hampshire) is a retired footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Bournemouth.
Moss started his career at Bournemouth as a trainee in May 1992 and signed his first professional contract with the club in January 1993. He moved to Southampton in December 1995 for a fee of -250,000, where he proved to be a reliable, steady goalkeeper but was unable to displace Paul Jones or Antti Niemi as first choice goalkeeper. After only making 22 starts in eight years, he returned to Bournemouth in February 2003.
Moss is well-known as a lifelong Bournemouth supporter - he used to watch the team play from the terraces before signing for the club.
During Bournemouth's 1-0 home victory against Millwall on 17 March 2007, Moss was in the net in the South Stand, where the Millwall fans were, and he had over 30 coins (totalling around -5) thrown at him. In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live two days later, he revealed that he had escaped from the incident unhurt.
Due to a long standing wrist injury which failed to heal sufficiently, Moss announced his immediate retirement on 14 July 2008.
Moss currently runs a goalkeeping coaching company, which he set up in 2007.
Moss is now goalkeeping coach for Bournemouth, having signed for the 2009-10 season.
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'''Neil Young''' (born 31 August 1973 in Harlow) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender most notably for Bournemouth. He is an older brother of Aston Villa defender, Luke Young.
He played over 400 league games for Bournemouth, some as captain, after joining in 1994 from Tottenham Hotspur. He played primarily at right back although played at centre back in the latter part of his Bournemouth career. Young was considered an attacking full back who would often support the right winger. He enjoyed a well deserved testimonial in 2005 against his brother's Charlton Athletic side.
On 2 November 2007 he signed a one-month loan deal at Weymouth, linking up with former Bournemouth teammate Jason Tindall. He had his loan extended to a second month, although he was recalled by Bournemouth soon after. He has announced that he will be retiring at the end of this season to emigrate to Australia after over 14 years service for the club.
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'''Stephen Robert Purches''' (born 14 January 1980 in Ilford, England) is an English footballer who plays in defence or midfield for Leyton Orient.
Purches is a versatile defender who can play at centre back, midfield or full back on either side. He was previously a trainee at West Ham but left in 2000 after failing to make a single appearance for the first team. He joined A.F.C. Bournemouth where he spent 7 years and missed only three league games in his time at the club.
In summer 2007 he rejected a new contract at Bournemouth and left on a free transfer to Leyton Orient. Purches watched his first football matches at Orient and described his move as being "like coming home". He was also handed the team captaincy when he arrived.
He is the brother-in-law of Cardiff City and Dundee United striker Warren Feeney as Feeney has married Purches' sister.
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'''John "Jack" Parkinson''' (September 1883 - 13 September 1942) was an England international footballer who played for Liverpool as a striker.
Born in Bootle, Merseyside, England, Parkinson began his career at Anfield rising through the youth ranks and breaking into the first team in 1903. He made his debut on 3 October in a 2-1 victory against  Small Heath at Muntz Street, scoring after sixteen minutes. That season Parkinson scored six goals in seventeen games, and in the 1904-05 season he scored 21 times in 23 appearances.
Injury hampered Parkinson's career to some extent, including a broken wrist sustained in a match against Woolwich Arsenal in Liverpool's championship-winning season of 1905-06. He played nine times in the campaign, scoring seven goals, though this was not enough appearances to qualify for a medal. Parkinson's most prolific season for the Reds was the 1910-11 campaign, which saw him top the league's goalscoring list with thirty goals in 31 games. Over the following three seasons, Parkinson scored a further 43 times.
The 1913-14 season proved to be Parkinson's final for Liverpool, making only six appearances, his last being a 2-1 defeat at Burden Park against Bolton on 14 February 1914. He moved to Bury in 1914 and retired from the game during World War I to become a newsagent.
Parkinson won two England caps, the first of which came on 14 March 1910 at Cardiff Arms Park in a 1-0 win against Wales.
'''Football League Second Division'''
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'''Marcus Trevor Browning''' (born 22 April 1971) is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Browning was born in Bristol and signed for Bournemouth from Gillingham and has also played for Huddersfield Town and Bristol Rovers. He is a defensive midfielder.
He was released by Bournemouth in May 2007.
In July 2007, Browning joined up with former Bournemouth teammate Jason Tindall as part of the backroom staff at then Conference National team Weymouth. Over two seasons at Weymouth, he played 21 games.
In June 2009, it was agreed in principal that Weymouth would come to a settlement over paying out the year Browning had left on his current contract as new Weymouth manager Matty Hale had brought in his own backroom staff. After leaving Weymouth, he signed for Bath City, making his debut in a 4-3 defeat to Chelmsford City.
On Thursday 5th November 2009 it was confirmed that Marcus has returned to Dean Court as a youth coach.
Browning, who made more than 200 appearances for the club between 2002 and 2007, will assist Joe Roach with Cherries- under-18s.
The 38-year-old will work with Roach-s charges on a part-time basis, his appointment funded with the help of Brockenhurst College.
Midfielder Browning, however, is unlikely to be involved on matchdays as he is still turning out for Bath City in the Conference South.
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'''Karl Matthew Broadhurst''' (born 26 April 1980) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender. He is currently playing for Crawley Town.
Broadhurst was born in Portsmouth and joined Bournemouth at the age of 13. He progressed through the youth system and made his first team debut in the Worthington Cup against Charlton Athletic in the 1999-00 season. His league debut came four days later, and he quickly established himself in the first team squad. Despite being hampered by a persistent ankle injury which kept him out until October 2000, he made 32 appearances during the 2000-01 season. He was an ever-present the following season until February 2002 when he lost his place in the team, thanks to a broken nose sustained in training and the fine form of Shaun Maher. He regained his place in the team for the first half of 2002-03, and scored his first goal for the club in November 2002. However he then suffered first a broken ankle, and then a dislocated shoulder, which ended his season.
The 2003-04 season saw Broadhurst make 44 appearances, and the first half of the following season was also trouble-free. In February 2005 he was sidelined with a recurring back problem which meant he missed an entire year of first team football, not playing for the first team again until February 2006. After making 30 appearances during the 2006-07 season, his contract was not renewed and he left Bournemouth on 8 May 2007, after a fourteen year association with the club.
On 4 July 2007 he signed for Hereford United. He was also made captain for the 2007-08 season.
After a good start to the 2007-08 season at the heart of the Hereford defence, Broadhurst suffered an ankle injury in the FA Cup against Leeds United. He returned for the run-in as Hereford gained promotion to Football League One. Despite missing the opening matches of the current season with a dislocated shoulder, he has re-established himself as first choice centre back. At the end of the season he was released by Hereford after two seasons at the club. He is currently on trial at his former club Bournemouth.
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'''Shaun Maher''' (born 10 June 1978 in Finglas, Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sporting Fingal F.C..
Maher played football at under-age level for Stella Maris and signed for Bohemians in 1996. He made his first team debut in the UEFA Cup away to Dinamo Minsk in July 1996. Having established himself as a first team regular, he was enticed away to Kevin Keegan's Fulham in December 1997. He struggled to do anything of note at Craven Cottage and resigned himself to mediocrity by signing for Bohs in September 1998. He enjoyed a tremendous season in 2000/01 when winning the "Double" of League of Ireland and FAI Cup. He also scored the equalising goal against Aberdeen in a 2-1 win in the UEFA Cup that season .
After playing and scoring in the Champions League qualifiers in the summer of 2001 , Maher moved to A.F.C. Bournemouth where he played until 2007. In December 2007, Maher returned home and signed for Drogheda United where he again played in the Champions League qualifiers.
In January 2009 he signed for Sporting Fingal F.C. . Fingal achieved promotion to the Premier Division and better was to come as Fingal and Maher won the FAI Cup when beating Sligo Rovers 2-1 at Tallaght Stadium.
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'''Stephen Cooke''' (born 15 February 1982 in Walsall, England) is a footballer currently signed to Bloxwich United, where he plays as a midfielder.
Cooke was born in Walsall and began his career as a trainee with local team Aston Villa, turning professional in July 2000. He made his first team debut on 2 August 2000, coming on as a second-half substitute for Julian Joachim in Villa's 2-1 defeat at home to Celta Vigo in the UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-final second-leg.
He moved to Bournemouth on loan in March 2002, making his Football League debut in Bournemouth's 5-1 win at home to Northampton Town on 9 March. He returned to Villa before the end of the season.
On 1 January 2003 he finally made his Premier League debut for Aston Villa, coming as a late substitute for Ulises De la Cruz in Villa's 2-0 home win over Bolton Wanderers. He made two further appearances that season for Aston Villa, as a late substitute for Dion Dublin in the 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester United in March and as a second-half substitute for Stefan Moore in the 3-1 defeat away to Leeds United on the final day of the season.
He rejoined Bournemouth again on loan in January 2004 and signed on loan for Wycombe Wanderers in December of the same year. Cooke's Aston Villa career came to an end when he was released at the end of the 2004-05 season.
In July 2005, Cooke re-signed for Bournemouth, this time on a permanent basis.
On 16 January 2007, he joined Torquay United on loan until the end of the season. Cooke made the good start to his Torquay United career scoring on his debut, but the club lost 5-2 away to Notts County on 19 January. He returned to Bournemouth and was released at the end of the season.
On 3 August 2007, Halesowen Town confirmed that Cooke had joined the club along with two other former League players, in the shape of Terry Fleming and Duane Darby.
In September 2007 he undertook a trial with Grimsby Town.
He has resigned for Halesowen Town as he was on the bench in recent derby clash with Stourbridge
In April 2009, he signed for Weymouth until the end of the season, but only made four appearances.
For 2009-10, Cooke returned to Halesowen Town where he joined up with former Aston Villa team mate Stefan Moore. However, the second spell was also unsuccessful for Cooke who was released on September 17 2009 after the club entered administration.
Cooke signed for Bloxwich United in September 2009, following his release from Halesowen.
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'''James Ryan Coutts''' (born 15 April 1987, Weymouth) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dorchester Town.
Coutts started his career at Bournemouth and spent time on loan at Grays Athletic and Weymouth. He signed for Weymouth after being released by Bournemouth in 2007. He left Weymouth after they were relegated to the Conference South in May 2009 at the end of the 2008-09 season.
Coutts signed for Conference South leaders Newport County on 4 December 2009, before his release on 1 January 2010.
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'''Tareq Khalil''' (born December 18, 1985) professional footballer who plays in midfield, Khalil was a player at Cardiff City. He went to school with former Bournemouth teammate Callum Hart.
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'''Daryl Shea Taylor''' (born November 14, 1984 in Birmingham, England) is an English footballer who plays in midfield for Southern League Premier Division side Halesowen Town.
Back in 2004, Taylor first appeared on the books of Aston Villa as a trainee for the club before joining Walsall in the summer of 2004.
Taylor's impressive performances for Mick Halsall's reserve side, earned him a first-team squad number even though he was still a third-year scholar. During his time with Saddlers, Taylor went on loan to Hereford United on two separate occasions.
Taylor moved on to A.F.C. Bournemouth in June 2006 after being released by Walsall. After only three months with the club, Taylor moved on to Bury in September 2006.
Like Bournemouth, Taylor didn't stop there long. He only made four appearances for the club, three of which being as a sub. Taylor found himself without a club, until later that month he joined Football Conference side Tamworth.
Taylor's first appearance for the Lambs was against Harrogate Town in the FA Cup. Tamworth won the game 3-1.
On June 7, 2007 it was claimed that Taylor had moved on from The Lambs and joined Halifax Town of the Football Conference.
It was confirmed on June 11, 2007 that Taylor had in fact not signed for Halifax Town, and that a miscommunication by an agent relating to Taylor's circumstance, but after Halifax Town got the correct information, they decided not to follow up their interest in the player, but after overcoming the red tape, it was later confirmed that Taylor had signed for Halifax Town.
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'''Bill Lacey''' (24 September 1889, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland - 30 May 1969), also referred to as '''Billy Lacey''' or '''William Lacey''' was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Shelbourne, Liverpool, Everton and Linfield. Lacey was a dual international and also played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI.
An extremely versatile and talented player, Lacey played in all eleven positions during his career. He was a prominent member of the Ireland team that won the 1914 British Home Championship and was also a member of the Liverpool team that won two successive English First Division titles in 1922 and 1923. He was also the first player to be capped at full international level while playing for both Everton and Liverpool. In 1927 at the age of 37, he became the oldest player ever to make their debut for an FAI XI and in 1930 at the age of 41 he became the their oldest ever player. After retiring as a player, Lacey became a coach, most notably with the FAI XI and Bohemians.
Lacey first played senior football with Shelbourne in 1906 and in 1908, together with Val Harris and Joseph Ledwidge, he helped them reach the final of the Irish Cup. Lacey scored in the 1-1 draw against Bohemians at Dalymount Park and also played in the replay which Shelbourne lost 3-1. After a successful career in the English League, Lacey returned to Shelbourne for a second spell in May 1925 and, together with Harris, helped them win the League of Ireland title in 1926. During his second spell with Shelbourne, he also played three times for the League of Ireland XI.
Lacey followed Val Harris to Everton in February 1909 and made his club debut, leading the forward line, in April 1909 against Bradford City. During his time at Everton he also played as a half-back. While at the Blues he made 37 English League appearances and scored 11 goals. He also played a further 3 games in the FA Cup. Lacey helped Everton finish League runners-up twice and reach the semi-final stage of the 1910 FA Cup. Apart from Harris, his team mates at Everton also included another Irish international, Billy Scott.
In February 1912 Lacey joined Liverpool. He arrived, along with Tom Gracie, as part of swap that saw Harold Uren join Everton. Lacey made his Liverpool debut, as a left-winger, on March 2 1912 in a First Division match against Middlesbrough. The game finished as a 1-1 draw. He scored his first goal for the club on March 16 in a 2-1 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Lacey would eventually make 230 league appearances and scored 18 league goals for Liverpool. He also made a further 28 appearances and scored another 11 goals in the FA Cup. In 1914, playing as an inside forward, he scored 5 goals in 7 games as an he helped Liverpool reach their first ever FA Cup final. However Liverpool lost the match 1-0 to Burnley.
During the First World War, Lacey returned to Ireland and played as a guest in the Belfast and District League, first for the now defunct team, Belfast United, and then for Linfield. While with Linfield he helped them reach two successive Irish Cup finals in 1918 and 1919, finishing as runners-up and winners respectively. After returning to Liverpool, Lacey helped them win two successive First Division titles in 1922 and 1923. Among his team mates at Liverpool during this era where Ephraim Longworth and Elisha Scott. Lacey left Liverpool in June 1924 and briefly played with New Brighton before returning to Shelbourne.
When Lacey began his international career in 1909, Ireland was represented by a single team, selected by the Belfast-based Irish Football Association. However during the 1920s, Ireland was partitioned into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State. Amid these political upheavals, a rival association, the Football Association of Ireland, emerged in Dublin and from 1924 organised their own national team. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Lacey played for both teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI.
Between 1909 and 1924 Lacey won 23 caps and scored 3 goals for the IFA XI. He won the first 10 caps while at Everton, the next 12 at Liverpool and his last with New Brighton. He made his international debut on February 13 1909 in a 4-0 defeat to England and then on March 20 he scored his first international goal in a 3-2 defeat against Wales.
Although Lacey only scored two more goals for the IFA XI, they would prove significant. Along with Val Harris, Patrick O-Connell and Billy Gillespie, Lacey helped Ireland win the 1914 British Home Championship. On February 14 he scored twice as Ireland beat England 3-0 at Ayresome Park. In a game which saw Lacey play in three different positions, including in goal, Ireland then clinched the title following a 1-1 draw with Scotland at Windsor Park in Belfast. He made his last appearance for the IFA XI on October 22 1924 in 3-1 defeat against England.
After returning to Shelbourne, Lacey also made 3 appearances and scored 1 goal for the FAI XI. On April 23 1927, at the age of 37, he became the oldest player to ever make his debut for the FAI XI when he was selected to play against Italy B. On February 12 1928 he inspired the FAI XI to a comeback. 2-0 down at half-time, Lacey scored the FAI XI-s opening goal in a 4-2 away win against Belgium. On May 11 1930, at the age of 41, he became the oldest player ever to play for the FAI XI when he played against Belgium again. In his three appearances for the FAI XI, he played as outside-right, inside-right and right-back.
During the 1930s Lacey also coached the FAI XI on several occasions. At the time the team was selected by a committee of selectors and coaches were appointed on a game by game basis. Lacey took charge of the FAI XI on at least four occasions. On December 13 1931 he was in charge of the FAI XI that lost 5-0 to Spain. He had little chance to influence the result as he was unable to get in touch with all the players until the morning of the game. On February 25 1934 Lacey was also in charge of the first FAI XI to compete in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. The team, featuring Paddy Moore, Jimmy Kelly and Joe Kendrick, drew 4-4 with Belgium with Moore scoring all four goals for the FAI XI. Lacey also coached the FAI XI that played the Netherlands on December 5 1935. In terms of preparation, the team did better than usual, with Lacey organising three coaching sessions the week before the game. Despite this the FAI XI still lost 5-2. However on October 17 1936, Lacey coached the FAI XI to one of their best results of the pre-Second World War era when a team featuring Paddy Moore and Tom Davis, beat Germany 5-2 at Dalymount Park.
Lacey was appointed coach of Bohemians at the start of the 1933-34 season and with a team that included Fred Horlacher and Billy Jordan he subsequently guided them to a League of Ireland and League of Ireland Shield double. He also guided them to an FAI Cup win in 1935.
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}}'''Curtis Allen''' (born 22 February 1988 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Irish Premier League side Linfield.
Allen scored a hat trick in his UEFA Tournament debut as a 16-year-old for Northern Ireland-s U-19 team.
He is reportedly nicknamed 'Hunty' by his teammates.
In the summer, he was linked to a move to two Championship sides, relegated West Bromwich Albion and newly promoted Scunthorpe United
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'''Gareth Stewart''' (born 3 February 1980 in Preston, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, most recently for Dorchester Town.
After beginning his career with Blackburn Rovers, Stewart moved to Bournemouth in 1999. He played regularly until 02/03 season. Since 2005, he has made a number more first team appearances. During the 07/08 season he made a total of 21 appearances in all competitions, though he was released at the end of the season.
Stewart signed a one year contract with Blue Square South side Dorchester Town in August 2008. He has also joined the AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust as a community coach for school children in the local area.
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'''Brett Douglas Pitman''' (born 31 January 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Bournemouth. He was signed as a 16 year-old after being spotted playing for Jersey league side St. Pauls. He has since gone on to become a regular in the first team.
Born in Jersey, he scored his first senior goal Bournemouth against Blackpool in the 2006-07 season, which resulted in a 1-1 draw. Pitman scored seven goals during the 2007-08 season, but was unable to prevent Bournemouth from being relegated to League Two. The following season, he was sent off just three minutes after he came on as a substitute in Bournemouth's FA Cup exit against non-league side Blyth Spartans.
He has represented Jersey, having become an integral part of their team at the bi-annual Island Games.
On 13 March, he was awarded Sky Sports' goal of the week for an effort which saw him dribble from inside his own half, beating three players before scoring.
Pitman scored his first ever senior hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Rochdale on 5 April 2007, taking his season tally to 17 goals.
Pitman just missed out on the PFA awards shortlist for 2009.
On 2 October 2009 Pitman was named the PFa Fans' and Coca Cola Player of the Month in League Two. He had been on target six times and forged a telling partnership with veteran Steve Fletcher. As mentioned he has the eye for the spectacular goal with a 30 yard volley and an over-head kick against Burton Albion and Grimsby respectively. He won the Football League and PFA Fan's player of the month for September.
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'''Matthew Stephen Heywood''' (born 26 August 1979 in Chatham, England) is a professional footballer who plays for Grimsby Town. He is mainly used as a Defender.
Heywood began his career for Burnley in the summer of 1997, when he was promoted from the clubs youth team. He was nurtured into first team action at Turf Moor under the stewardship of Adrian Heath, and finally made his full professional debut in a league tie at home against York City. He came on at half time to replace veteran defender Steve Blatherwick in the game that was eventually lost 1-0. In total Heywood went on to make 14 appearances in all competitions in his stay at the club, which came to an end mid way through the 2000-2001 campaign, when he transferred to Swindon Town in January 2001, on a free transfer.
He made his Swindon debut in a 3-0 victory over Bury a few days later, and managed to score his first senior goal during a victory over Brentford, in which Matt's goal was the only one of the game. Heywood went on to cement himself as a regular centre back for Swindon, and played over 200 times for the club from between 2001 and 2004. In the 2003-2004 season, he was part of the team that was defeated in the Second Division play-offs.
In the summer of 2005, Heywood joined League One rivals Bristol City on a free transfer. He was signed by manager Brian Tinnion, however he was soon sacked, and replaced by Gary Johnson. Heywood was originally one of the first choice defenders at Ashton Gate but fell out of contention in the first team, due to some injury problems he sustained. At the close of the 2005-2006 season, Heywood was released by City.
He joined Brentford on 27 July 2006 in a one-month loan deal. The transfer was made permanent on 18 August 2006, and he became club captain in January 2008, following the departure of John Mackie. Brentford struggled under new manager Leroy Rosenior and he was eventually dismissed before being replaced by Scott Fitzgerald, and then later Barry Quinn. Heywood and his new club eventually lost there League One status after finishing bottom of the league. This was Heywood's first taste of relegation. In the 2007-2008 season, Brentford finished 14th in the League Two table, with Matt winning the "Supporters Player of The Season" award.
On 25 June 2008 Matt turned down a fresh contract at Griffin Park, and signed a two year contract with Grimsby Town. He was named Grimsby's club captain for the 2008-09 season by his new manager Alan Buckley, but The Mariners began to struggle in the league, and Buckley was dismissed early on into the new campaign. Following increasingly worrying poor performances from Heywood, Buckley's replacement as manager, Mike Newell opted to re-sign former Grimsby centre back Rob Atkinson to replace Matt in defence. The club captaincy was also given to youngster Ryan Bennett. Heywood would only make 18 appearances for Grimsby in his first season, and spent a good chunk of that sat on the substitutes bench. During the 2009-2010 season, Heywood continued to struggle in the sense of finding any way into the first team, and failed to even make the bench on a regular basis, even under the clubs new manager Neil Woods. On 13 January 2010, Woods told Heywood, along with Danny Boshell, Barry Conlon and Jamie Clarke that they are free to leave the club in the January transfer window, this following Heywood only featuring once in the season, playing in a 4-0 away defeat against Port Vale in September 2009.
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Black was a player for Plymouth Argyle. He is second in the all time appearances with 491 games and top scorer for the club with 185 goals. This is despite the fact he was a left winger for the majority of his career. He was voted in to the ''Team of the Century'' by the supporters, the only pre-Second World War player to be included.
He was signed for the club from non-league side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy in 1924 and as a sign of what was to come scored on his debut in a 7-1 win against Brentford. For the next 14 seasons he would be first choice and finished top scorer in 5 of them. He formed a wing partnership with Jack Leslie.
Black finally moved on to Queens Park Rangers in 1938, making his debut on New Year's Eve that year against Bristol Rovers. His career ended with the outbreak of war, only playing 5 league games for QPR. During the war he returned to Plymouth to work for the Navy.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Coyne''' (born 20 December 1978) is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for Perth Glory FC and the Australian national football team as a centre back.
He began his career with Perth S.C. before moving to England in 1996 to join West Ham United. He spent a season at Scottish Premier League club Dundee and then joined English Football League club, Luton Town, in 2001, where he spent six and a half years, making over 200 league appearances and twice winning promotion. He joined Colchester United in 2007, leaving the club in July 2009 by mutual consent. He made his international debut in June 2008 and has made seven appearances for Australia.
Coyne, who is the older brother of Jamie Coyne of Perth Glory, started his career with Australia side Perth S.C. before a -20,000 move to England with West Ham United in January 1996,
At the beginning of the 2001-02 season, he joined English Division Three club Luton Town for a transfer fee of -50,000.
Coyne made almost 100 appearances for Luton over the next two seasons,
Luton went into administration during the 2007-08 season and Coyne was sold to Colchester United for a Colchester record transfer fee of -350,000 in January 2008 to obtain necessary funding for the club.
Coyne returned to Australia to join A-League club Perth Glory on a three-year contract.
Coyne was brought into the Australian squad for the World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Iraq and Qatar in June 2008.
Coyne next played in the friendly games against South Africa in August 2008,
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'''Kevin Patrick Foley''' (born 1 November 1984) is an English born football defender, who plays for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers and has represented the Republic of Ireland at international level.
Born in Luton, Foley progressed through the youth ranks at hometown club , finally making the first team squad in 2002-03. He made his league debut on 19 April 2003, in a 2-2 draw with . The following season he established himself as first choice and was named Luton's Young Player Of The Season, an honour he also received in the next season too.
He won promotion to the Championship in 2005, and played 2 seasons at this level before the club dropped back down to League One. Signed by former Ireland coach Mick McCarthy, Foley joined Wolves in a three-year deal on 14 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee.
Foley won the Wolves Fan's Player of the Season for 2008-09, the "Championship Winning Season", ahead of Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Jody Craddock. He is contracted to Wolves until Summer 2013. Kevin made his first start in the Premiership in a 2-0 defeat to West Ham United. An injury in the match has however kept him out of the team since.
Foley qualified to play for Ireland as his parents are from County Kerry. He made his debut for Ireland U21s in May 2004 against Scotland.
In 2005 he was named as the FAI under 21 player of the year.
On 29 May 2009, Foley made his debut for Republic of Ireland against Nigeria in an international friendly.
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'''Gary Locke''' (born 12 July 1954) is an English former footballer born in Willesden,
A right-back, Locke spent much of his career at Chelsea, making more than 300 league and cup appearances for the West London side between 1972 and 1983.
In 1983, after a spell on loan at the club, he moved to Crystal Palace on a permanent basis, making another 101 league and cup appearances in total, before spending the 1986 season in Sweden with Halmstads BK.
In 1987 Locke was brought to New Zealand by newly promoted national league club Napier City Rovers. He captained the team in 1988 and helped the club win the national league championship in 1989. Locke was left out of Napier's squad for the 1992 national league campaign so joined Waikato United, who finished runners-up in the competition and were beaten 3-1 by Miramar Rangers in the Chatham Cup final. The season was Locke's last, retiring aged 38.
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'''Patrick J. McCourt''' (born 16 December 1983), in Derry is a footballer, who plays as a winger with Scottish Premier League club Celtic and internationally for Northern Ireland. His older brother Harry also played for and won the FAI Cup with Derry City and was joint top scorer in the Irish League in 1991/92 . He is also a current Derry City director .
McCourt, educated at Steelstown Primary School in Derry, began his career with an early move from Foyle Harps to Rochdale on a youth team contract. His potential quickly persuaded the Spotland club to sign him on a 3 and a half year contract in December 2001, shortly after making his debut against Kidderminster Harriers. His first season ended with 23 appearances and 4 goals. This was complemented by the 9 caps he received at Under 21 level for Northern Ireland. In June 2002, the then Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy handed him his senior international debut against Spain at Windsor Park. This came at the peak of McCourt's early career, and he attracted the attention of several Premier League clubs during 2002-03, including Blackburn Rovers. A formal bid of -1.5m was made by Manchester City, however, this was rejected by Rochdale and the deal fell through.
In the 2003-04 season, McCourt managed just a handful of starts for the club and had two spells away on trial with English First Division sides Norwich City and Crewe Alexandra, though neither club followed up their initial interest in him. Despite scoring goals during his spell at Spotland Stadium, a combination of injuries and loss of form hastened his departure from Rochdale in February 2005.
After Rochdale manager Steve Parkin had informed him that he was to be released, McCourt headed for another trial, this time with Scottish Premier League outfit Motherwell. Again a move failed to materialise after a two-week stay at Fir Park, but he was signed by Roddy Collins, manager of League of Ireland full-timers, Shamrock Rovers.
McCourt scored three goals in his first six appearances for the Dublin club and topped the goalscoring table by May 2005. As the club ran into financial difficulty, mainly due to the costs surrounding the building of Tallaght Stadium, the club were forced to place all their players on the transfer list for free, however, this excluded McCourt. However, after 7 goals in 17 appearances (3 of which were goal of the season contenders ) and following interest from Bristol City and Queen's Park Rangers, Shamrock Rovers, in need of funds, decided to let McCourt go. The player was signed by his home-town club, Derry City, for a fee thought to be around -60,000. He was Rovers top goalscorer that season and won the Professional Footballers Association of Ireland award of 'Young Player of the Year'.
McCourt helped Derry City to the runners-up position in both the 2005 and 2006 League of Ireland seasons. In the 2006 season he played in their UEFA Cup run in wins over IFK Gothenburg and Gretna and helped Derry to the FAI Cup and League of Ireland Cup.
McCourt scored 6 goals in 31 appearances for City in the 2007 season and won a League of Ireland Cup medal. His skill had reportedly interested West Bromwich Albion, and Derry City announced in June 2008 that they had reached agreement with the newly-promoted Premier League side.
In June 2008 Derry City agreed a fee with Celtic. West Brom had also agreed terms with both player and club, but the lure of joining the club he supported as a boy persuaded McCourt to move to Glasgow. On 19 June 2008 Patrick signed for the club for an undisclosed fee after agreeing a three year contract. He made his competitive debut for Celtic on 25 October 2008 in the 4-2 win over Hibernian. He has featured prominently for the Celtic reserve team, particularly in the game on 28 April 2009 against Rangers which clinched the Reserve League Title for the Hoops for the eighth season in succession, a career high point for him.
He also appeared at the inaugural Wembley Cup in which he excelled for Celtic. He featured in another of Celtic's pre- season friendly matches against Manchester City on 8 August 2009 at Eastlands.
On 23 September 2009, McCourt opened his goalscoring account for Celtic with a goal in a League Cup match at Falkirk. He then scored his first goal in the SPL in his first league start, against St Mirren on 26 September. A goal that saw him ghost past 6 defenders before beating the goalkeeper in addition.
McCourt received nine caps for Northern Ireland under-21 team, and two caps for the senior squad.
On 8 July 2008 Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington said that McCourt was likely to be recalled to the national squad after he had signed for Celtic.
He received his first cap against Spain, and his second cap came after he came on as a substitute against San Marino in a qualifying match for 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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'''Darren Kelly''' (born 30 June 1979) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Portadown as a defender.
He began his career at home-town club Derry City and made nearly 150 league appearances for the team before moving to English Football League side Carlisle United, following financial difficulties at Derry. He spent two seasons with the club, which included an appearance in a Football League Trophy final, after which he was released and returned to Northern Ireland with Portadown. He captained the side and eventually left after his contract expired in 2006, when he rejoined Derry for a second spell. He featured for the side in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League and attracted the attention of several Scottish Premier League clubs, before eventually joining York City in the Conference National.
Kelly was born in Derry, County Londonderry,
Newspaper reports in October 2001 claimed Kelly had joined Third Division side Carlisle United, which were denied by Derry.
He was one of three players released by Carlisle,
Kelly looked set to join League Two side Stockport County on a two-year contract in April 2006,
Kelly trialled at Kilmarnock of the Scottish Premier League in July 2007,
Kelly got married to his fiance on 26 July 2008.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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Rogers' playing career included spells at Exeter City and Bristol City. In 1992 he was appointed player-manager of non-league Tiverton Town, where he is still manager.
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'''John David Bamber''' (more commonly known as '''Dave Bamber'''; born 1 February 1959) is an English former professional footballer.
His nicknames included ''Bambs'' and ''Dipper Bamber'', the latter for the way in which he lurched forward to head the ball.
Born in Prescot, Merseyside, in youth and junior football, Bamber played for Leicester University and St. Helens Town.
Bamber began his professional career at Blackpool in 1979. His starting debut came on 29 December 1979, in a loss at Chester City. He scored his first goal for the Seasiders on 7 April 1980, in a league encounter against Carlisle United at Bloomfield Road. During the next four years of struggle, Bamber scored 36 goals in 100 games in all competitions under four different managers.
Coventry City came in for his services prior to the 1983-84 season. Blackpool, though sad to see Bamber leave, had the emerging of Paul Stewart to fall back on.
Bamber moved to Walsall later in 1983, before a short stay at Portsmouth in 1984.
In 1985 he joined Swedish side Trelleborgs FF, making just four league appearances, scoring one goal, before moving back to England to play for Swindon Town later that same year. In two years with ''the Robins'' he made 108 league appearances, scoring 31 goals.
In 1988 he joined Watford with whom he made 18 league appearances and scored three goals before moving to Stoke City later that same year. In 1989 he joined Hull City, before returning to Blackpool in 1990 to bring his fifteen-year playing career to a close. He was re-signed by ''the Seasiders'' initially on loan, in December 1990, by the departing Graham Carr. A month later, on 5 January 1991, shortly before kick-off in an FA Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur, new ''Seasiders'' manager Billy Ayre agreed to pay Hull -50,000 for Bamber.
In his second spell at Blackpool, Bamber played at Wembley twice in successive seasons (1990-91 and 1991-92), both in the play-off finals, and both of which went to penalty shoot-outs. In the first final, against Torquay United, Bamber put his spot-kick wide of Gareth Howells' left-hand post, handing promotion to the ''Tangerines'' south-coast opponents. Following this loss, ''the Gulls'' named their fanzine ''Bamber's Right Foot'', in mockery of the striker's miss.
The following year, however, Blackpool were victorious in the same manner against Scunthorpe United and were promoted to the new Division Two. Bamber, who played despite needing an operation on his knee (preserving his record of being an ever-present throughout the season), scored Blackpool's regulation-time goal. He didn't partake in the penalty shoot-out.
Bamber was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
After retiring from football, Bamber remained in Blackpool, becoming a property developer.
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'''David Bowman''' (born 10 March 1964 in Tunbridge Wells, England) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for clubs including Heart of Midlothian and Dundee United, and represented Scotland at the 1992 European Championships. He is currently working as a community coach at Dundee United.
Dave Bowman's father, Andy Bowman, was also a professional footballer, and had also played for Hearts. In 1964 he was playing for Tonbridge, hence Dave being born in Kent. Most sources gives his birthplace as being nearby Tunbridge Wells, although some also state Tonbridge. The family moved back to Scotland while Dave was a child, settling in Edinburgh, where he grew up supporting Hearts. During the 1970s, Bowman and future Hearts and Scotland team-mate John Robertson were ball boys together at Meadowbank Thistle's matches. In 1980 the two school-friends both signed for Hearts and were quickly thrust into first team duty at a time when the club were in a dire financial state and forced to rely on youth. Bowman made his Hearts debut aged only 16 and had captained the side by the time he was 18.
In 1982 he was also part of the Scotland under-19 side that became European champions, and then competed in the following year's World Youth Cup in Mexico.
Bowman moved to Coventry City in 1984, where he first played alongside Jim McInally and with whom he transferred to Dundee United in the summer of 1986.
It was at United that Bowman had the longest, best-remembered and most successful spell of his playing career. He was part of the squad that played in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final, losing to IFK Gteborg. Dave was also part of the squad that played in four Scottish Cup finals in 1987, 1988, 1991 and 1994, the latter being when United recorded their only Scottish Cup victory, defeating Rangers 1-0.
During season 1995-96, Dave was awarded a testimonial and became captain of United, taking over following Christian Dailly's brief spell as captain.
== Playing style and international recognition ==
A defensive midfielder, right full-back or right wing-back, Dave was a player who was underrated by many, but not by Dundee United supporters, who will always hold him in high esteem. Dave was renowned for the toughness of his tackling (he was nicknamed ''Psycho'' at United), but this was not his only footballing attribute and his skills saw him play for Scotland, who selected him for their squad that played in the 1992 European Championships, the first occasion that Scotland had qualified for the finals of this championship.
Dave spent the latter part of his playing career at Raith Rovers, Hong Kong club Yee Hope and finally Forfar Athletic, where he achieved the dubious honour of a Scottish record seven game suspension, imposed for swearing at the match officials.
As Forfar were a part-time club, Dave was able to join the coaching staff at Dundee United, where he continued to serve the club until he left following Craig Brewster's appointment as manager in 2006. After a brief spell as a radio pundit for the BBC's ''Sportsound'' programme, he returned to coaching when old friend Robertson invited him to be his assistant at Livingston. Following his spell in Livingston, Bowman moved to Dens Park to work alongside Gordon Wallace as youth coach. In October 2007, Bowman returned to Tannadice for a third time, accepting an invitation as community coach.
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'''Edmund "Eddie" Boot''' (13 October 1915 - 1999) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a left half for Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town.
Boot was born in Laughton Common, near Rotherham. He played non-league football for Aughton and Denaby United
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'''James "Jimmy" Mullen''' (6 January 1923 - 23 October 1987) was an English footballer, who spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Mullen joined the Midlanders in June 1937, turned professional on his 17th birthday, and remained with the club until his retirement in May 1960. His league debut came in February 1939, in a 4-1 win over Leeds United. He made 634 appearances in total, scoring 139 goals, helping the club win their only three league titles (1953/54, 1957/58, 1958/59) and a FA Cup in 1949 (although he did not play in the final).
He also played for England, earning 12 caps (3 wartime). He made his international debut on 24 October 1942 in 1-2 friendly defeat to Wales at his home ground Molineux and became England's first ever substitute in an international on 18 May 1950, scoring against Belgium in the Heysel Stadium in a 4-1 win. He also played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He scored 6 goals, including in the 1954 World Cup against Switzerland.
During wartime, he served as a soldier in the Army from 1942 onward, based at Farnborough, Catterick and Barnard Castle. After retiring from football, he ran a sports shop in Wolverhampton until shortly before his death.
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'''Anthony''' "'''Tony'''" '''Rodwell''' (born 26 August 1962) is an English former professional footballer. His preferred position was on the right wing.
Prior to turning professional, Southport-born Rodwell played for his hometown club, Buxton, Runcorn, and Colne Dynamoes. His most successful period came under the guidance of Billy Ayre at Blackpool, where, in May 1992, he won promotion to the new Division Two after a penalty shoot-out win over Scunthorpe in the Division Four play-off final at Wembley (after losing out to Torquay at the same venue twelve months earlier). He followed Ayre to Scarborough when the latter became manager at the McCain Stadium in 1994.
Rodwell joined Graham Carr's Blackpool from Colne Dynamoes in the summer of 1990. He appeared in 49 of Blackpool's 51 league and cup games in his debut 1990-91 season, as well is in their three play-off ties (scoring Blackpool's goal in their semi-final, first leg draw at Scunthorpe United), making the number-7 shirt his own. He scored on his full debut, in a 4-1 victory over Wrexham at Bloomfield Road on 15 September. He went on to score a further six league goals during the campaign, the majority of which came under the managership of Graham Carr's assistant, Billy Ayre, who took over the reigns when Carr was fired.
In 1991-92, Rodwell scored eleven goals in 42 league appearances, including a hat-trick in Blackpool's 5-2 win at Aldershot on 5 November 1991; however, all records against Aldershot that season were expunged when, at the end of the campaign, the club went bankrupt.
Rodwell made a further 57 league appearances and scored two goals in his final three seasons with Blackpool.
After a short spell at Scarborough (which included a loan stint at Wigan Athletic), he finished his playing career with non-League Witton Albion.
In January 2003, Rodwell returned to his hometown of Southport to become an assistant to Mike Walsh (formerly a coach at Blackpool) and, later, Programme for Academic and Sporting Excellence (PASE)/reserve-team coach. In September 2004 he left the role as reserve-team manager to become the Press Association's statistical floor manager at Old Trafford while still coaching the PASE team during the week. He regularly provides stats on Manchester United, and when Southport are at home.
Rodwell is an uncle of Everton player Jack Rodwell.
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'''Didier Six''' (born 21 August 1954 in Lille, Nord) is a French former footballer. He played as a winger and he earned 52 caps and scored 13 goals for the France national football team. He played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and was also part of the winning team at Euro 84. He also acquired Turkish citizenship in order to play as a neutral player at Galatasaray. He played at Galatasaray as '''Dndar Siz''' and won Turkish First League championship with Galatasaray in 1987-88 season.
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'''Ronald "Ron" Smith''' (born 05 May 1949 in London, England) is an Australian football (soccer) coach, who currently works as Technical Director of Sydney Olympic. Smith's most recent position was as coach of Perth Glory FC in the A-League.
Smith played as a junior for North London team Tottenham Hotspur before injury forced an end to his top flight football ambitions. He then went onto play for a number of non-league teams in England before emigrating to Australia to play for South Melbourne SC in 1974.
Smith worked as the Assistant Coach of the football (soccer) program at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra from 1982 to 1986, and then as Head Coach from 1986 to 1996. During this period he mentored a number of players including Mark Viduka, Craig Moore, Lucas Neill and Josip Simunic.
Smith coached Sabah FA in 1996 and 1997 and Johor FC in 1998 and 1999 in the Malaysian Super League. Smith served as technical director to the Football Association of Malaysia between 1999 and 2002.
In July 2006, Smith resigned as full time Technical Manager with the FFA to take on the vacant coach's job at Perth Glory FC although he still keeps a part time role with the national team. David Mitchell served as Smith's assistant and the two planned to rebuild the squad for the 2007-08 season.
On November 3, 2007, Ron was sacked as Perth Glory's coach, after 11 matches without a win this season and 5 points adrift at the bottom of the A-League table. This poor run when combined with the previous season meant that Perth Glory under Ron Smith had gone 18 matches without a win, one of the worst records in any top flight managerial history. The club sent him to Bali afterwards for a well earned holiday.
Smith spent time in 2003 at Liverpool FC assisting Grard Houllier with video analysis before returning to his adopted Australia in 2004 to serve as Technical Manager to the Australian national football team.
In June 2005 Smith was appointed interim coach of the Australian national team until the appointment of Guus Hiddink when he resumed his position as Technical Manager. Ron Smith uses "Sportscode" digital video analysis software that allows coaches to analyse football video by breaking the play down into its component parts.
He was recently linked to a technical director's role at NSW Premier League club Sydney Olympic and signed in December 2009 here an contract as Technical Consultant.
-DOCSTART-	6196051
'''Barry John Conlon''' (born 1 October 1978 in Drogheda, County Louth) is an Irish footballer who plays for Chesterfield on loan from Grimsby Town as a striker. Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City. He subsequently went on to play for Southend United, York City, Darlington on two separate occasions, Barnsley, Mansfield Town, Bradford City and Grimsby Town. He has also had a number of other loan spells with other Football League sides and has represented his country at under-21 level in seven games.
Conlon grew up in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan where he played his football with local team Carrickmacross Rovers from the age of eight to 14. He also represented the North Eastern Counties Schoolboys League at the Kennedy Cup in Limerick. During the tournament Conlon impressed scouts from top schoolboy club Stella Maris and signed for the Dublin outfit in time for the prestigious Milk Cup held in Coleraine that summer. He remained in Dublin for one season before returning to the north east to sign for Dundalk F.C. At the end of his first season at Oriel Park, Conlon re-signed for Carrick Rovers before attracting the interest of clubs across the water.
He started his professional career with Queens Park Rangers, signing his first contract on 1 August 1996. This was a couple of months after Rangers had lost their Premiership status. Conlon was added to the Loftus Road squad for their first season back in the First Division. However after his first year at QPR he was released. He failed to make an appearance for the clubs first team.
Conlon was signed by Manchester City, who were one of the clubs who had suffered relegation with QPR in 1996. He made his first appearance for the club on 27 September 1997, replacing City LegendGeorgi Kinkladze as a late substitute against Swindon Town, but appearances were limited to just one league start and seven substitute appearances. Subsequently, he was loaned out 18 months later to Plymouth Argyle, spending the next six months at the club, scoring two goals in 13 games. He was released by City at the end of his contract.
His next port of call was to sign for Southend United, a month into the 1998-1999 season. Conlon made over 30 appearances for The Shrimpers, scoring 7 times, in all competitions, but no more than ten months after joining the Roots Hall club, Conlon left the club.
York City signed Conlon for a fee of -100,000, and he went on to play a pivotal role in the City side during the 1999-2000 season. In November 2000, he fell out of favour at Bootham Crescent thus allowing him to join Colchester United on loan, but after playing the 2000-2001 season for United, the club decided to not give him a permanent deal.
York cashed in on Conlon and sold him to rivals Darlington at the start of the 2001-2002 season, for a reported five-figure fee.
.Conlon's first season at the club was not as successful as he hoped, but in his three seasons at Feethams, he was loved by some fans who heralded him as a hero, after playing a huge part in keeping Darlo in the Football League.
Following the end of his contract at Darlington, Conlon was free to leave, thus allowing him to sign with Barnsley. Conlon struggled to find the net at Barnsley, and eventually lost his place in the side to players such as Rory Fallon and Michael Boulding. He was loaned to Rotherham United towards the end of the 2005-06 season. He left Barnsley at the end of that season, he made just under 40 appearances for the club in the two seasons, scoring 7 times.
Conlon made a surprise return to Darlington at the start of 2006-07. On his return to Darlington, he scored a hat-trick on his debut, but later lost his place in the team following Dave Penney's appointment as manager. In January 2007 he left the club for a second time.
Conlon was allowed to sign for Mansfield Town on a free transfer along with Lincoln City striker Martin Gritton.
Conlon joined newly-relegated League Two side Bradford City on a one-year contract,
He was largely used as a substitute at the start of the 2008-09 season, but scored his first goal of the campaign during a start against Leeds United in the Football League Trophy, as Bradford lost 2-1.
Conlon was recalled to the side but made one only more appearance before he was sent on loan.
Conlon signed for fellow League Two club Grimsby Town on loan for the rest of the 2008-09 season.
Following the conclusion of the 2008-09 campaign, he was released by Bradford, and shortly afterwards he signed for Grimsby permanently on a two-year contract.
Conlon scored on his Chesterfield debut to give them a 1-0 victory against Torquay United and lift his new side into the promotion play-off spots.
:Figures correct as at 3 July 2009. Appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy excluded.
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Wade was born in Shoreditch, London and joined Arsenal as an amateur in 1944. Wade was serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II; stationed at RAF Credenhill in Herefordshire, he guested a few times for Southern League side Hereford United during this period as well.
Wade was a reserve full back and only played in a handful of matches during the 1940s; he made his debut in an FA Cup match against West Ham United on 5 January 1946; a mainly reserve Arsenal side were thrashed 6-0, which remains to this day Arsenal's worst FA Cup defeat in modern times. Wade continued to be a bit-part player; he made his league debut in a 4-2 win over Leeds United on 16 November 1946, but in all he only made sixteen appearances between 1946 and 1952; the likes of Walley Barnes and Laurie Scott keeping him out of the side.
Barnes had badly injured his knee in the 1952 FA Cup Final, and Wade duly filled in for him for the whole of the 1952-53 season. Wade was a near ever-present and played 44 times as Arsenal won their seventh league title, pipping Preston North End on goal average; it would turn out to be their last trophy until 1970. However, the following season, 1953-54, Wade himself injured his knee in a floodlit friendly against Queens Park Rangers and after recovering, he struggled to take his place back off Len Wills and a now-recovered Barnes. He continued to flit in and out of the first team but spent all of the 1955-56 season in the reserve side, at the same time carrying out a role as coach of the Arsenal youth team.
In spring 1956 he left Arsenal to return to non-league Hereford United as player-manager. He played 91 first-team matches for Arsenal in total, never scoring a goal. At Hereford, he started the club's long-running tradition for knocking League sides out of the FA Cup, including Aldershot in 1956-57 and Queens Park Rangers in 1957-58. Wade won the "Double" of Southern League Cup and Southern League North-West Division in 1958-59, before leaving in 1962 to concentrate on his sports shop business.
Wade briefly returned as Hereford's caretaker manager after John Charles had quit in 1971, but apart from that he did not return to football management. He died in 2005, at the age of 84.
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'''Albert Sturgess''' (21 October 1882, in Etruria, Staffordshire, England - 16 July 1957) was a footballer who played for Sheffield United and England.
Sturgess started his career with amateur side Tunstall Cresswells before joining Stoke City in 1902, and made 124 appearances, scoring three times for the Staffordshire club. He was signed by Sheffield United from Stoke City in 1908, along with George Gallimore, for the maximum transfer fee at the time of -350. He was a tall wiry defender and was nicknamed ''hairpin'' because of his build. He played primarily at wing-half or half-back in his time with Sheffield United, forging a formidable partnership with George Utley and Bill Brelsford.
Sturgess was the type of professional footballer that all football clubs yearn for. He played with skill and determination in all positions, and, whether as a forward, half-back, full-back, or emergency goalkeeper, Sturgess never gave less than 100%, and well deserved his reputation as ''the one man football team''. He made his debut for the Blades in a Division One match at Bury on 1 September 1908, replacing Ernest Needham at left-half.
He was also part of the victorious Sheffield United FA Cup winning team of 1915, when United beat Chelsea 3-1 at Old Trafford, on 24 April 1915. He went on to make 353 league appearances and five goals for the Blades, between 1908 and 1922.
After World War I, he played mainly as full-back but turned out in most positions in the Blades team. He was noted for his fine tacking and anticipation and long accurate kicking, he gave Sheffield United and Stoke City excellent service missing very few games in a long career.
Twice an ever present in United colours, he still managed forty league games in the season that he celebrated his fortieth birthday.
In 1923, he joined Norwich City where he would spend one season and making 47 appearances for the Canaries helping them to (what was) their best league finish so far, 11th in Division Three South. He retired from football at the age of 43 in 1925, and being a native of Etruria, he opened a china shop in Ecclesall Road, Sheffield
While with United Sturgess won 2 England caps - versus Northern Ireland at the Baseball Ground on 11 February 1911, and versus Scotland at Hampden Park on 14 April 1914.
'''Sheffield United'''
-DOCSTART-	6203111
'''Stephen Roberts''' (born 24 February 1980 in Wrexham) is a former football player who most recently played for Walsall. He has also represented Wales at under-21 level.
Roberts began his career at home town club Wrexham, where he took part in the clubs Football League Trophy win, before eventually moving to Doncaster Rovers where he joined up with his brother Neil Roberts who eventually moved on to join Wrexham.
On 1 July 2008, Roberts opted to turn down a new one-year contract at Doncaster Rovers, to drop down to League One to play for Walsall on a two-year contract. He became the "Saddlers" first signing of the 2008 pre-season.
On 8 October 2009, Roberts announced his retirement from the game at the age of 29 due to a persistent back injury.
-DOCSTART-	6206403
'''William Paul "Billy" Paynter''' (born 13 July 1984) is a professional footballer who plays for Swindon Town. He is a striker
Born in Liverpool, Billy Paynter started his career at Port Vale, where he played for 6 years. Paynter's plays most regularly as a striker, but also made some appearances on the right of midfield for Port Vale. Manager Brian Horton gave Paynter his debut in May 2001. At only 16 years and 294 days old, this made him the youngest Vale player for 20 years, and his debut goal in September 2002 made him their youngest scorer for 24 years. He was voted as their Player of the Season in 2004-05.
On 17 November 2005, Hull City manager Peter Taylor signed Billy Paynter on loan, then later negotiated a permanent transfer for an initial fee of -150,000 in the January transfer window. Team-mate Sam Collins also moved to Hull at the same time. Again, Paynter mainly played as a striker, but also made some appearances as a right midfielder.
Paynter played for a Football League Under-21 team (selected and managed by Peter Taylor) in a game against an Italian Serie B side, a match which took place at the KC Stadium in February 2006. Paynter played as a right-midfielder.
Paynter joined Southend from Hull City on 7 August 2006 for a fee of -200,000, although he actually joined the Shrimpers a few days earlier on loan, to enable him to play in their match against Stoke City.
Paynter's stay at Southend was brief, aided by a hamstring injury, and on the last day of the January transfer window of the 2006-07 season he was loaned out to Bradford City for a month.
Paynter made his debut for Bradford City against Nottingham Forest on 3 February 2007. He scored a last minute equaliser to make it 2-2. He played 15 times for Bradford City scoring four goals after his loan was extended to the end of the season.
In August 2007, Paynter signed for Swindon Town on transfer deadline day. He made his debut on 9 September 2007, coming on as a substitute in a televised defeat against Yeovil. He hit a hat-trick against Bournemouth in September 2007 and followed this up with a double against Gillingham in a 5-0 win in early October 2007. In one week in January 2008 he scored a goal and an own goal in an FA Cup replay with Barnet, before he was sent off in a League One game with Crewe Alexandara.
Paynter made 42 league starts in the following 2008-09 season for Swindon, scoring eleven goals.
-DOCSTART-	6210785
'''Mark Robertson''' (born April 6, 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Sydney United in the NSW Premier League.
He had previously played for the Australian A-League club Perth Glory before being released at the end of the season by coach Ron Smith. He was a member of the Wollongong Wolves team which famously fought back from a 3-0 half time deficit to beat Perth Glory in the 2000 National Soccer League grand final.
Perth Glory is Mark's ninth club after returning from the United Kingdom where he turned out for Stockport County, St Johnstone, Dundee, Swindon Town and Burnley. Mark has previously played in Australia with Eastern Suburbs, Marconi and Wollongong Wolves in the NSL and has represented Australia at under 20, under 23's and at full international level in 2001.
Mark's contract with Perth Glory was not renewed after the 2006/2007 A-League season, and he moved to Hungary with FC Sopron. He however announced that he would like to rejoin his former club at Perth due to family reasons.
In December 2007, Robertson signed with Sydney FC as cover for Adam Casey, out with a long-term injury.
After his Sydney FC stint he signed with NSW Premier League side, Sydney United.
-DOCSTART-	6211283
'''Danny Sleath''' (born 14 December 1986 in Matlock, Derbyshire) is a professional footballer who plays for Boston United.
Sleath is a graduate of the Mansfield Town youth academy and signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2006. During the 2006-07 season, Sleath was loaned out to Northern Premier League side Gresley Rovers, and later Conference North side Alfreton Town, to get first-team experience. After being recalled to his parent club, he made his first-team debut for Mansfield against Boston in March 2007, and was offered a new contract in May 2007. He joined Boston United on loan in November 2007, and then Gainsborough Trinity on loan in March 2008 until the end of the 2007-08 season. He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2007-08 season. After his release by Mansfield, he decided to pursue a career outside full-time professional football and enrolled at Loughborough University.
-DOCSTART-	6211341
'''Chris Wood''' (born 24 January 1987 in Worksop) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender or defensive midfielder for Boston United.
Wood came up through the Mansfield Town youth team where he was captain, before making his first-team debut aged 17 in an FA Cup tie against Colchester United in November 2004.
-DOCSTART-	6211360
'''Austin James McIntosh''' (born 5 November 1987) is an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Mansfield Town.
McIntosh, a right back who also played in central defence, began his career at Mansfield Town, and made his Football League debut for the Stags in the closing stages of the 2004-05 season, on 7 May 2005 in the starting eleven away to Leyton Orient in a League Two game which Mansfield lost 2-1. However, that turned out to be his last first-team appearance for the club. He missed most of 2005-06 with an eye injury and was released during the 2006-07 season. McIntosh joined Ilkeston Town of the Northern Premier League in April 2007, but played only once for the club.
-DOCSTART-	6211800
'''Michael Gerard Ingham''' (born 9 July 1980) is a footballer who plays for York City as a goalkeeper.
Ingham started his career with Northern Irish side Cliftonville before moving to England with Sunderland in the FA Premier League in 1999. He was loaned out by the club on eight occasions before eventually joining former loan club Wrexham on a permament deal in 2005. After leaving the club in 2007 he joined Hereford United, where he was unable to make any league appearances, and subsequently dropped into non-league football with York City. He gained his first cap for Northern Ireland against Germany in 2005, with whom he was capped on three occasions.
Ingham was born in Preston, Lancashire to a Northern Irish family.
As a teenager, he lived near the ground of Irish Football League side Cliftonville,
Ingham was forced further down the Sunderland pecking order after their signing of Thomas Myhre in July 2002.
He was called into the Northern Ireland B squad in May,
He agreed a move to Wrexham on a two-year deal in May,
He picked up a calf injury after returning to Wrexham,
In July 2007, Ingham had a trial with Scottish Premier League club Gretna, playing in a pre-season friendly against Welsh Premier League club The New Saints.
"GRETNA have given Irish keeper Michael Ingram [sic] the chance to win a move to the SPL. The former Sunderland and Wrexham shot-stopper played as a trialist in last night's pre-season friendly against Welsh champions TNS. "
He was arrested along with York players Michael Gash, Craig Nelthorpe and Michael Rankine in August 2009 following an incident involving two other men at a Subway outlet on a night out.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
-DOCSTART-	6211969
'''Christopher Mark "Chris" Llewellyn''' (born 28 August 1979 in Swansea) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Welsh Premier League side Neath Athletic. He has made over 350 appearances in the Football League.
A product of the Norwich City youth team, Chris broke into the first team at Norwich in the 1997-1998 season making a total of 16 appearances with 3 goals. During this season he gained Welsh B and under-21 honours. He later won full honours and made his Welsh debut against Malta in 1998.
Due to poor form in the 2002-03 season, however, he lost his place and went on loan to Bristol Rovers; he was released in June 2003 from Norwich. Chris signed for Wrexham and a strong 2003-04 season saw him recalled to the Welsh squad in May 2004 and come on a sub to win his 3rd cap against Norway.
Later, he signed for Hartlepool United but only stayed one season and returned on a free to Wrexham on June 29th 2006.
Chris scored his first international goal for Wales against Liechtenstein in November 2006 alongside his ex Norwich City strike partner Craig Bellamy.
On the final day of the 2006-2007 season, Wrexham needed to avoid defeat against Boston United to avoid relegation to the Conference National. After coming from 1-0 down, Chris Llewellyn scored the goal which handed the Red Dragons a 2-1 lead before they eventually winning 3-1 and preserving their Football League Two status. He was released by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference, and joined Grimsby Town on a two-year contract in July 2008.
Llewellyn was released by Grimsby at the end of the 2008-09 season and joined Welsh Premier League side Neath Athletic.
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'''Andrew John Hughes''' (born 2 January 1978 in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer, currently playing for Leeds United. Known for his versatility, Hughes has played over 100 games for each of Notts County, Reading and Leeds United.
Hughes began his career at Oldham Athletic making 44 appearances scoring once before joining Notts County, where he made 130 appearances scoring 18 times.
He joined Reading on 5 July 2001 on a three year deal, but Notts County and Reading failed to agree a transfer fee. The fee was later set at around -250,000 by a tribunal. Hughes went on to make 183 appearances, scoring 19 times. Towards the end of his time with the club, Hughes played at full back as he was not good enough to get a game in the centre of midfield with every cross ending up in row z resulting in Mr Coppell trading him in for a better model. His earlier seasons at Reading had seen him play in his preferred midfield role and he flourished, netting a particularly spectacular goal away to Wolves.. However, he struggled to make the progression to the championship and ended up at Leeds.
Hughes joined Norwich from Reading on 21 July 2005 for a fee believed to be around -500,000. He endured a tough start to his Norwich career, as his own form and that of the team was poor for much of the 2005-06 season. In 2006-07 season, new manager Peter Grant used him more as a utility player, covering on either wing or full back position. Hughes played 41 games that season.
Hughes moved to Leeds United on a two year deal on 9 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee. In an interview, Hughes explained his reasons for leaving Norwich: "Dennis Wise told me the challenge and the position the club was in. He wants fighters and I felt the challenge of playing for Leeds United and Dennis Wise was too good to turn down ... The manager at Norwich told me he didn't want me to leave, but I didn't want to stay and be a squad player."
Hughes is somewhat of a cult hero at Elland Road, he also has a very distinctive warm up routine before games, where he is usually the first player to emerge on the pitch and does his stretches. He scored his first goal for Leeds on April 19 against Millwall, tapping in from close range to finish a flowing move that Hughes had himself started on the edge of Millwall's box.. His first season at Leeds saw Hughes play an important squad role by being used in a variety of positions which saw Leeds get to the playoff final against Doncaster Rovers in League 1. Leeds lost the game 1-0 and remained in League 1. The following season Hughes again was played in a variety of roles, and was mainly used off the bench. Leeds after a stuttering start managed to get into the playoff's after new manager Simon Grayson rejuvenated Leeds, Leeds lost out in the semi-finals off the playoffs against Millwall.
Whilst at Leeds Hughes has been mainly used as a utility player, playing in various positions. He started the 2009-10 season playing for Leeds at left back due to the absence of Ben Parker through injury. Leeds' form with Hughes at left back has been impressive, overseeing Leeds on a long unbeaten period in the league. Hughes missed a few games with an injury but returned to the Leeds side playing at left back and right back. After poor form by loan signing Tony Capaldi Hughes returned back to the left back position. Hughes has made himself Leeds' first choice left back in Ben Parker's continued absence through injury. Putting in some impressive displays despite him being effectively a right footed central midfielder.
Hughes put in a heroic performance against Manchester United when Leeds won 1-0 away to Old Trafford on January 3rd in the FA Cup. Hughes picked up an injury against Manchester United and wasnt fit enough to be involved in the following game against Wycombe Wanderers.
-DOCSTART-	6213331
'''Andrew Robert Cave-Brown''' (born 5 August 1988) is a Scottish professional footballer playing for Leyton Orient. Cave-Brown is predominantly a right sided full-back, who has been capped for Scotland at under-20 Level, for whom he played in the World Cup in 2007. He attended schools in Kent, first Whitehill Primary Schools and later Gravesend Grammar School.
Cave-Brown had been on the books of Charlton Athletic but joined on a scholarship at Norwich City for the 2004-05 season. He made his full Norwich debut in the dying moments of the FA Cup third round defeat against West Ham United in January 2006, and made his first start in the League Cup victory over Torquay United in August 2006, although he was stretchered off after half an hour with a leg injury. He signed a professional contract in April 2006.
Cave-Brown was called up to the Scotland Under-19 squad in August 2005 and he played all qualifying games for the Scottish Under-19 side that reached the final of the 2006 European Under-19 Championship.
Cave-Brown signed for King's Lynn on loan in December 2006, following the appointment of Keith Webb, the ex-Norwich City reserve team manager, as King's Lynn's new first team manager. He returned to Norwich in February 2007.
In the summer of 2007, he represented Scotland in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, however the side were knocked out in the group stage having lost all three of their games against Japan, Nigeria and Costa Rica.
Cave-Brown was backup to summer (2007) signing Jon Otsemobor at Norwich, and was released at the end of the season in 2008, following Norwich's disappointing campaign. He then signed for Leyton Orient in July 2008, and made his first-team debut in Leyton Orient's 4-2 Johnston's Paint Trophy win against Southend United on September 2.
-DOCSTART-	6213452
'''Michael Spillane''' (born 23 March 1989 in St Helier, Jersey) is an Irish professional footballer, who plays as a defender or midfielder for Norwich City.
Spillane signed a full, professional, three year contract with Norwich on 30 June 2006. He had already made his first team debut by this time, however, against West Ham United in the 2006 FA Cup third round, making him the youngest ever player for Norwich City to play in the FA Cup.
Spillane was given his first extended run in the Norwich side by manager Peter Grant towards the end of the 2006-07 season. He got his chance in the centre of midfield due to injuries to Youssef Safri, Simon Lappin and Mark Fotheringham. This was after he initially played at right back under Nigel Worthington.
Spillane signed on loan for Luton Town for the 2008-2009 season in August 2008.
In April 2009, Spillane signed a two year contract extension with Norwich City.
Spillane has represented Republic of Ireland U17s, for whom he was the captain. Spillane also captained the Republic of Ireland U18s to an international tournament win, scoring twice in the Portugal tournament; netting in a 2-2 draw with Belgium and then striking a late winner against the hosts. The squad also recorded a 3-1 win against Georgia.
He has played five time for Republic of Ireland U21s, scoring the equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Germany in February 2009.
-DOCSTART-	6213673
'''Ian Stuart Butterworth''' (born 25 January 1964 in Nantwich) is a former professional footballer, formerly assistant and caretaker manager at Norwich City.
Butterworth was a central defender who started his career at Coventry City then joined Nottingham Forest as part of a deal that also took future England international Stuart Pearce to Forest from Coventry. At the start of the 1986-87 season Butterworth spent a month on loan at Norwich City before signing for the club permanently for a fee of -160,000.
He was a regular for 8 years at Norwich in the centre of defence until knee injuries forced him to retire. An attempt to resurrect his career at King's Lynn failed and Ian moved to the USA to play for the Colorado Rapids.
Butterworth restarted his career in Sweden with IK Brage (11 apps 0 goals) and in September 1997 he became Player Manager but wanted to return home and joined Stafford Rangers as a player. In the early part of 1998 He joined Cobh Ramblers as Player Manager.
In May 1998 he joined Darlington as assistant manager but resigned on 2 July 2000. In October 2000 he joined Cardiff as assistant he was there to 2004 until Sam Hammam sacked him.
He had a stint as coach at Bristol Rovers and the FA before joining Hartlepool United as reserve team manager.
In 2004, Norwich supporters voted Butterworth into the club's Hall of Fame.
In February 2009, Butterworth was appointed Assistant Manager at Norwich City, working alongside new manager Bryan Gunn, a former team-mate.
-DOCSTART-	6214077
'''Colin Woodthorpe''' (born 13 January 1969 in Liverpool) is a veteran English footballer currently without a club after being released by Bury.
Woodthorpe has enjoyed an extremely long professional playing career, having made his first-team debut for Chester City in the 1985-86 season at Rochdale in the Freight Rover Trophy as a 17-year old apprentice.
The following season saw Woodthorpe make his Football League debut at current club Bury in a 1-1 draw and he ended the campaign with 30 league starts and two goals to his name. He also found the net in the northern final of the Freight Rover Trophy, but Chester lost 2-1 on aggregate to Mansfield Town. He remained a regular in the left-back slot for the remainder of his time at the club and did not miss a game in the 1989-90 season. At the end of the campaign he joined top-flight side Norwich City for a six-figure sum, having made 155 league appearances and scored six times in four years with Chester's first team.
Woodthorpe was not always a first choice defender at Carrow Road, with Mark Bowen picked ahead of him. However, his four years with Norwich included some highlights, such as playing against Inter Milan in a UEFA Cup tie (1993), appearing in an FA Cup semi-final against Sunderland (1992) and scoring in a 3-0 win over Liverpool (1991).
In 1994 he moved north of the border when he joined Aberdeen for -400,000, again providing matches in European competition. In three years at Pittodrie Woodthorpe made 51 league appearances before returning to the north-west with Stockport County in 1997. County had just won promotion to Division One, a level the club would remain at until 2002 when they were relegated and Woodthorpe left on a free transfer, despite captaining the side in his final season at Edgeley Park.
Woodthorpe joined Bury at the start of the 2002-03 season and has remained at Gigg Lane ever since. His first goal for the Shakers was a local derby winner at Rochdale in the LDV Vans Trophy and his first season ended with Bury reaching the Division Three play-offs.
Unfortunately, Bury's fortunes have been less inspiring since then amid fears of being relegated out of the Football League. However, Woodthorpe has remained a regular figure in the Bury defence, despite being 20 years older than some team-mates and opponents.
-DOCSTART-	6214243
Forbes joined Colchester United in September 1961 from Scottish non-league side Musselburgh, making his league debut later that season. He quickly established himself as a regular in the Layer Road side, playing in two promotion winning teams and two relegation teams over the next 7 years.
In September 1968, after playing 270 league games for Colchester, scoring twice, he moved to Norwich City for a fee of -10,000. At Carrow Road, he helped the Canaries into Division One, and in 1970 he was voted the fourth winner of the Barry Butler Trophy, the fans' award for player of the year. He was captain of the Norwich team that won promotion to the first division for the first time in 1972.
In October 1976 he looked to have lost his place and joined Torquay United on loan. He returned to Carrow Road and won his place back, finishing his Norwich career with 295 league appearances, in which he scored 10 times. On leaving Norwich he played for Great Yarmouth Town, before joining Diss Town as player-coach.
Within a year of leaving Carrow Road, he returned, joining the Norwich City commercial staff where he was in charge of Club Canary organising trips to away matches. In March 1988 he was appointed as Norwich's Chief Scout, a post he held until his retirement in 2001, by which time he had spent 33 almost unbroken years at Carrow Road.
In 2002, Forbes was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
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'''Mark Barham''' (born 12 July 1962 in Folkestone) is a former English professional footballer, who played as a right-winger.
Mark was a product of the Norwich City youth team, and made his debut in the 1979-80 season against Manchester United.
He played 213 times for Norwich City and scored 25 times. While at Norwich, he was capped twice by England on their 1983 trip to Australia. He was a member of the Norwich sides that won the Milk Cup in 1985 and the second division championship in 1986.
Mark also played for Huddersfield and Middlesbrough, where a serious knee injury threatened to end his full-time career. He later played for Brighton, before ending his professional career at Shrewsbury.
As well as working on corporate hospitality for Norwich, Barham also runs his own tool hire company in Norwich.
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'''Mark Farrington''' (born 15 June 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Farrington began his career with Everton, for whom he played in the 1983 FA Youth Cup final. He failed to secure a professional contract with the Toffees and was signed by the club that had defeated Everton in that FA Youth Cup final - Norwich City.
After 18 appearances (and two goals) for the Canaries, he transferred to Cardiff in 1985 but was sacked for breach of club discipline and went abroad, playing in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium before returning to England with Brighton & Hove Albion. He played out his career in non-league before retiring.
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'''Hugo Rodallega Martnez''' (born on July 25, 1985 in El Carmelo) is a Colombian footballer who plays for English Premier League club Wigan Athletic.
Upon his arrival to Mxico, he played with Club de Ftbol Monterrey in the first season of 2006 in which he ended without much glory. He was then loaned to club F.C. Atlas A.C. for which he played the rest of 2006. For the 2007 Apertura he was transferred to Necaxa.
He finished his most successful season in the Mexican league, finishing in the top 10 goal scorers list with 9 goals in 15 games.
On 20 December 2008, Necaxa claimed they had started negotiations to sell Hugo Rodallega Martinez to English Premier League side Wigan Athletic for -4.8 million. On 6 January, Wigan manager Steve Bruce stated that the club was close to signing the striker, as they were currently in the process of awaiting his work permit to come through.
As it turned out, Hugo's transfer fax approval came with only 5 minutes to spare before the deadline to play against Liverpool FC. With work permit in hand, Hugo played in his first Wigan game as a 77th minute substitute against Liverpool on the 28th of January 2009 at the DW Stadium. In this debut match he nearly brought 3 points to his new team, hitting the crossbar with a powerful strike from a 25 yard freekick. He scored his first goal for Wigan against West Brom on May 9, 2009 and his second in the same week against Manchester United on May 13, 2009. He then scored his third goal in the last game of the season against Portsmouth in which his club (Wigan Athletic) won 1-0 and finished in 11th place winning them an extra -8million.
In Wigan's first match of the 2009-10 season, Rodallega got the team's first goal of the season against Aston Villa in which the match ended 2-0 for Wigan. Rodallega got a crucial winner for Wigan in their 1-0 victory over West Ham on 12 September 2009 after a series of disappointing results preceding the victory.
He also scored in a shock 3-1 win over Chelsea on 26 September. This was followed by a further two goals in an away win against Burnley on 24 October, which brought to an end that team's run of ten straight home victories. On 28 November 2009 he secured Wigan an important 1-0 against Sunderland with a goal in the 75th minutes. His seventh league goal of the season came against Blackburn Rovers on boxing day.
Rodallega became the all time top goal scorer of the South American qualification for the FIFA U-20 World Cup when he scored 11 goals in 9 games and beat Luciano Galletti-s record of 9 goals.
Rodallega's international debut was in a friendly against Venezuela. He briefly played goalkeeper during Colombia's final tournament game at the Copa America 2007, when first string goalkeeper Robinson Zapata was given a red card and Colombia had no more available substitutes. He was able to complete the game with Colombia winning 1-0.
On 30 April 2008, Rodallega scored two goals, assisted 1 goal and got a penalty awarded for his country in a 5-2 friendly match victory over Venezuela, being hailed by many Colombians as the return of Rodagol who scored 11 goals in the Sub 20 WC qualifier tournament in 2005.
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nationalteam = Republic of Ireland under-20
:''For the English footballer, see David Worrall''
'''David Worrell''' (born 12 January 1978 in Rush, County Dublin) is an Irish footballer who plays as a right-back. He was released by his most recent club, Montrose, in April 2009.
Worrell signed for Blackburn from Shelbourne in January 1995 but had not made a first team appearance before he moved to Dundee United in March 1999. The right back made nineteen league appearances for the Scottish club before moving to Plymouth Argyle and went on to make over 150 league and cup appearances for the Home Park club during a successful spell in which they gained promotion twice. In May 2005, Worrell's contract was not renewed and he subsequently signed for Rotherham in July. At the end of the 2006-07 season, Worrell was released following Rotherham's relegation from League One, before Dundee announced his signature.
Worrell was part of the Ireland side who finished third in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, featuring in all six matches, and has been capped eighteen times by Republic of Ireland under-21, also captaining the side. In addition, he played once for the Republic of Ireland B team in February 1998 featuring alongside future internationals such as Damien Duff, Richard Dunne and Robbie Keane.
he is not the best. Rotherham vs Bradford 2006/07 season.
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'''Paul Michael Hurst''' (born 25 September 1974 in Sheffield) is a former English footballer who played in Coca Cola League 2 in England, for Rotherham, where he played for over 10 years. On 14 May 2009 he was appointed joint manager of Boston United alongside Rob Scott. He is married to Melanie and has one daughter called Molly.
There can rarely have been such a whole hearted player who gave better service to Rotherham United's cause over the years than Hurst. He was a loyal one-club player who always gave his best despite his lack of inches that opposing clubs struggled to capitalise on.
Paul figured regularly on the left side of the back four and in this position he performed well. He played well over 450 games for the Millers.
FourFourTwo magazine decided before the 2007/08 season, that they would sponsor a player from every team within the top 4 divisions in England. Paul Hurst was the player they chose for Rotherham United.
On the 15th February, Paul joined Blue Square Premier side Burton Albion on a one month loan to regain his fitness after injury.
Paul was released by Rotherham United after 15 years at the club, at the end of the 2007-08 season. Paul has stated that he wants to return to Rotherham as part of the backroom staff in the future. Hurst had a trial at Mansfield Town. In January 2009 he was appointed joint manager of Ilkeston Town, where he and Rob Scott guided the team to promotion in the UniBond Premier League play-off final. In the sumer of 2009 the pair then moved to Boston United as a management duo.
He also works at Rawmarsh Comprehensive School as a P.E teacher
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'''Michael Thomas Joseph Keane''' (born 29 December 1982 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who plays on the left side of midfield. He has been without a club after being released by League of Ireland Premier Division team St Patrick's Athletic in 2008.
Keane started his career in 2000 at Preston North End, he was part of a decent youth team under David Moyes that helped strengthen the clubs position in the First Division. Keane came to prominence in the 2001-2002 season where he played alongside Jon Macken. After losing contention in the team towards the end of the 2002-2003 season he was made available for loan and joined fellow First Division side Grimsby Town on the transfer deadline day in March 2003. He joined The Mariners with the hope of saving them from relegation. Despite playing well, and scoring two goals, Grimsby were relegated.Following the end of the season, Keane returned to Deepdale and returned to first team action for Preston.
In June 2004 Keane signed for Hull City for -50,000 and was part of an impressive squad that was put together at the Yorkshire club. He was to struggle at Hull and he soon found himself loaned out to Rotherham United.
Following his loan spell at Milmoor, Keane signed for the club permanently at the end of the season. He quickly established himself as an automatic choice in the Rotherham team and he was ever keen to get forward in support of the attack. At the end of the 2006-2007 season he was released following Rotherham's relegation from League One.
Following his release he signed with St Patricks Athletic where he remained for one season and played in the UEFA Cup. In the 2008 season he made only 2 substitute league appearances. On July 11, 2008 Keane was released for failing to lose a satisfactory amount of weight. The following month it was ruled the club were wrong to sack him.
In December Dundalk F.C. offered him a trial but was not offered a contract.
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}}'''Ian Sharps''' (born 23 October 1980 in Warrington, England) is an English footballer, currently captain of Rotherham United in League Two.
Sharps is a tall central defender who signed for Tranmere Rovers after serving as a trainee and soon established himself as a first team regular making almost 200 appearances. Sharps joined Rotherham United on a two-year deal during the summer of 2006.
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'''Colin Murdock''' (born 2 July 1975 in Ballymena, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish former footballer.
He is currently a solicitor at Manchester law firm George Davies LLP. He also is a member of The Football Association's Football Judicial Panel.
A former Northern Ireland international, Murdock started his career as an apprentice at Manchester United on leaving school in 1991. He featured in the youth side that were FA Youth Cup runners-up in 1993 and turned professional a year later, but never played a first team game for the club and was transferred to Preston for -165,000 in May 1997.
Murdock made more than 200 league and cup appearances while at Deepdale, collecting a Division Two title medal in 2000 and featuring in the side that reached the Division One playoff final in 2001 (losing 3-0 to Bolton Wanderers) before moving to Scottish club Hibernian in 2003. This gave him the long-awaited chance to experience top division football. During his time at Easter Road, he went from villain to hero when he scored the winning goal in a penalty shootout against Rangers in a CIS Cup semi-final.
Murdock joined Crewe in the latter part of 2004-05. He skippered the team and his form helped to steer them clear of relegation. In summer 2005, Murdock signed for Rotherham, where he captained the team and brought experience to the centre of the Rotherham defence, making 43 league appearances in two seasons, scoring twice. At the end of the 2006-07 season after a season blighted by injuries he left Rotherham. Following a brief trial period he signed a one-year contract with Shrewsbury. He made 29 league appearances and scored two goals for the Shrews, but was released by new manager Paul Simpson on 29 April 2008.
On 16 May 2008, Murdock signed a one-year deal with Accrington Stanley ..
At the end of season 2008/09 Murdock retired from professional football after 17 years and 417 appearances to commence a new career as a sports lawyer.
Murdock has 34 caps for his country, with one goal, a powerful header, coming in a 3-3 draw against Austria in 2004.
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'''Pablo Mills''' (born 27 May 1984) is an English footballer, who is currently captain of Rotherham United. He plays predominantly as a central midfielder.
Mills was born and raised in Birmingham and joined Derby County as a 14-year-old, turning professional at 18. In the early stages of his career he played at full back for Derby and attracted interest from the likes of Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester United. He played for England at youth level and is a solid and valuable member of any squad he plays in. Pablo went on to appear in 64 first team games in league and cup for the Rams and during this time had loan spells at Milton Keynes Dons and Walsall. He joined Rotherham United during the summer of 2006, adding strength to the centre of defence.
Mills allegedly returned to training for the 2007-08 season three stone overweight and was loaned out to Crawley Town of the Conference National on 24 August 2007 to regain his fitness. His loan was extended until the end of October, and he scored one goal for Crawley mainly playing in the centre of midfield.
Mills returned to the Rotherham squad immediately after his loan spell was over, and has been inspirational in his new position of central midfield. He signed a new two-year deal at Millmoor in May 2008. Mills was also appointed club captain by manager Mark Robins, for the 2008-09 campaign.
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'''William Richard "Will" Hoskins''' (born 6 May 1986 in Nottingham) is an English football striker who plays for Watford. He came through the youth scheme at Rotherham United and has represented England at many levels up to Under 20.
Hoskins was heralded as a talent when at just 17 he came into the first team fold at Rotherham and made an impact scoring both goals in a 2-1 win at Wigan Athletic in December 2003. However, he had a stop start early career, only making one start under managers Ronnie Moore and subsequently Mick Harford.
Alan Knill took over as manager half way through the 2005-06 season, with the Millers half-way through their first campaign back in League One and saved the club from a second successive relegation. As youth coach Knill brought Hoskins up through the youth ranks at Milmoor and handed 12 further starts that season. Hoskins reciprocated the faith shown in him by being the only one of six out-of-contract players at the end of the 2005-06 season to sign an immediate contract renewal. Knill offered the youngster an initial one year deal, stating that should Will prove himself in the first team, he would be rewarded with a new contract before Christmas.
Hoskins had an excellent 2006-07 pre-season alongside his new strike partner Delroy Facey, notably scoring twice against Scottish Cup finalists Gretna. However, he suffered a slight injury before the first match of the season and Dave Hibbert had to step up to take his place. Hoskins returned to the squad less than a week later, coming on as a second half substitute against Huddersfield Town. The following week he came off the bench to score the winner against Blackpool, securing his place in the starting eleven for the Millers. He was in the team consistently, but never had a regular strike partner due to injuries.
By the end of December he had scored 15 goals in 22 appearances-seven of those in successive away games-making him the third highest scorer in League One. Due to his consistent excellent performances he was awarded the Player of the Month award in October and was valued at an estimated -750,000+ by ''The Guardian''.
After turning down a contract extension, Hoskins signed for Premier League club Watford along with teammate Lee Williamson on 5 January 2007 for a combined fee of -1.2million. He made his debut on 13 January 2007
On August 12, 2008, Hoskins scored his first goal for Watford, an 88th minute winner against Bristol Rovers in the first round of the Football League Cup 2008-09. On the 24th January 2009, Hoskins scored the third goal in the sixty-seventh minute which led to the 4-3 victory against Crystal Palace in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.
Hoskins finally completed his transfer to Nottingham Forest on February 8, 2008, joining The Reds on loan for the rest of the season, with Forest having the option of signing Hoskins permanently in the summer for -500,000, if he impresses boss Colin Calderwood. He made his debut in a 2-0 win over Millwall at the City Ground and impressed in his first two games in a Reds shirt, being credited for his liveliness and willingness to work hard.
He endured a frustrating spell on the sidelines with a troublesome back injury, and with Brett Ormerod joining from Preston North End, Hoskins returned to Watford.
Hoskins made an immediate impact when first introduced into the England U-18 squad, setting up the winning goal against Sweden on 29 April 2004. He made his full first team debut for the International U20's side in the 4-0 defeat to Russia on 16 August 2005 in Moscow.
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'''Gregor Aedan Robertson''' (born 19 January 1984 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Chesterfield. His favoured position is left-back but he can also play on the left side of midfield.
Robertson started his career as a junior in Heart of Midlothian's youth system but moved south of the border to join Nottingham Forest in February 2001. After progressing through the academy Robertson made a total of 44 appearances for Nottingham Forest.
In 2005 Robertson signed for Rotherham United where he stayed for 2 years, making a total of 56 appearances and scoring 1 goal. Robertson also won a total of 15 Scotland Under-21 caps, scoring 2 goals.
Robertson joined Chesterfield on 13 June 2007. He made his debut in the Spireites 0-0 draw against Chester FC. He scored his first goal in a 3-1 win away at Mansfield Town.
Robertson signed a new one-year contract at Saltergate on July 2, 2009.
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'''Lee Trevor Williamson''' (born 7 June 1982) is an English-born Jamaican footballer who plays for Sheffield United as a Midfielder.
Born in Alvaston, Derby, Williamson started his career at Mansfield Town, making 165 appearances in his stay at Field Mill. He then moved to Northampton Town early in the 2004-05 season where he quickly established himself as an automatic choice in the first team.
Lee joined Rotherham United in the summer of 2005, and once again established himself in first team and as one of the best midfield players in the division.
He completed a move to Watford along with teammate Will Hoskins for a combined fee of -1.2 million on 5 January 2007. On 31 January 2007 he played his first Premier League match for Watford against Manchester United.
On 9 and 11 November Watford played Swansea City, one fixture for the league and the other being thought for a place in the quarter final of the Carling Cup, Watford scored two goals from both of the games both of these came from Lee Williamson. He followed this up less than two weeks later with another goal making his total for the season 3 goals, with his third against Queens Park Rangers. On 26 March 2009 he signed a loan deal with Preston North End until the end of the 2008-09 season.
Williamson signed for Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee during the 2009 close season believed to be around -500,000.
On 23 May 2008, Williamson was included in a 28-man squad to play for Jamaica.
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'''Stephen David James "Steve" Torpey''' (born 8 December 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a striker and is currently youth-team coach at York City.
Torpey had played for a number of clubs, before signing for Scunthorpe United from Bristol City in February 2000. He was Scunthorpe's record transfer signing, costing -175,000. Torpey broke the ten goal barrier in each of his first five seasons at Scunthorpe and represented the club over 250 times.
He was released at the end of the 2006-07 season, after only playing a small part in the club's promotion to the Championship. He subsequently signed for League Two side Lincoln City on a one-year contract in June 2007, but was loaned out to Conference National side Farsley Celtic on 20 November until 7 January 2008. He was released by Lincoln on this date and joined Farsley on a permanent contract.
He found himself consigned to the bench at the start of the 2008-09 season and, after making just two substitute appearances, moved on to North Ferriby United. He made his Ferriby debut, as a substitute, in a 2-1 home defeat to Kendal Town on 6 September 2008.
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'''David 'Bronco' Layne''' (born Sheffield, 29 July 1939) is a former English footballer most famous for playing for Sheffield Wednesday and his involvement in the British betting scandal of 1964.
Layne started his career playing part-time for Rotherham United in the summer of 1957. He only played eleven matches for the Millers over two seasons, but still managed to score four goals before he was given a free transfer and joined Swindon Town. Layne became a prolific goalscorer whilst at Swindon, netting 28 goals in 41 games and attracting the attention of Bradford City who paid a club record -6,000 for his signature midway through the 1960-61 season.
Layne broke the Bantams' goalscoring record in 1961-62 scoring 34 league goals over the course of the season. His goalscoring prowess was now attracting the attention of bigger clubs and he moved to Sheffield Wednesday in the summer of 1962. Bradford recouped -22,500 for Layne, setting the record for highest fee received by the club at the time.
Layne spent two seasons at Hillsborough and was the club's top scorer in both with 58 goals in 81 games over the two year period. Layne's career was however cut short in its prime when he became involved in the British betting scandal of 1964. Layne was found guilty of match fixing and betting against his own team and along with several other players was jailed and banned from football for life.
The ban was later lifted and Layne rejoined Wednesday in 1972 but failed to earn a place on the team and was sent on loan to Hereford United. After only four games at the club he retired from league football and joined Matlock Town where he spent the rest of his career before being forced to retire through injury.
Layne's nickname was inspired by a popular American Western TV series, ''Bronco'' which was broadcast in the UK just as Layne was establishing his career. The protagonist, ''Bronco Layne'', was played in the series by Ty Hardin.
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'''Gavin Richard Skelton''' (born 27 March 1981 in Carlisle) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock.
Skelton started his career at Carlisle United as a trainee. In 1997, after three years at Brunton Park he moved to non-league Workington Reds and one year later joined then UniBond League outfit Gretna. Gretna joined the Scottish Football League in 2002, eventually gaining promotion to the Scottish Premier League during the 2006/07 season. He played an important part of the clubs upturn in fortune. In the 2006 Scottish Cup final versus Hearts, Skelton missed the crucial kick in the penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. His miss denied Gretna their first major trophy, however they still qualified for the UEFA Cup as a result of their run to the final.
Due to Gretna's financial difficulties, in April 2008 it was reported that Skelton was in talks with Kilmarnock and Aberdeen On 19 May 2008 Skelton was one of the remaining 40 staff members who were released by Gretna. Two days earlier, Skelton had scored the winning goal on his side's final SPL fixture against Hearts. In June 2008 Skelton signed for SPL side Kilmarnock.
His sister, Helen, is a presenter on the popular children's television show ''Blue Peter''.
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'''Matthew Halliday''' (born 23 January 1987) is an English former professional footballer who currently plays for Lowestoft Town.
Halliday was born in Norwich and joined Norwich City as a trainee. In February 2006 he joined Hereford United on loan, although due to him still being a trainee this was technically classed as work experience . He made the bench at Hereford, but did not make a first team appearance for the Bulls.
Along with fellow trainees Andrew Cave-Brown, Robert Eagle and Andrew Fisk, Halliday was offered a professional contract in April 2006 . All four, plus a further trainee Michael Spillane signed their professional contracts on July 1, 2006 .
Halliday made his debut for the Norwich first team as a late substitute in a League Cup match against Torquay United on 23 August 2006, when he replaced injured captain Adam Drury.
He was unable to break into the first team again in the 2006/07 season however and joined Torquay on loan on 25 January 2007 along with teammate Rossi Jarvis. He made his league debut, for Torquay, on 10 February 2007, playing in the 1-0 defeat away to Lincoln City. He played twice more for Torquay within the next ten days, in defeats at home to Hartlepool United and away to Rochdale before returning to Norwich at the end of his one-month loan.
At the end of the 2006-07 season, Halliday signed a new one year contract, however his contract was not renewed beyond the end of the 2007-08 season and he was one of nine players released by manager Glenn Roeder..
He had trials in 2008 pre-season with Cambridge United and Northampton Town, but in September 2008 signed for Wroxham. In the summer of 2009 he signed for Lowestoft Town following the clubs promotion to the Isthmian League Division One North.
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'''Robert John Eagle''' (born 23 February 1987) is an English footballer who is currently an Inverness Caledonian Thistle player having been released by Norwich City in April 2009, he signed for ''ICT'' on 21st July 2009.
A midfielder he was a product of the club's youth system and made his first team debut on September 19, 2006 when he started Norwich's Carling Cup tie with league one outfit Rotherham United in which he helped Norwich to a 4-2 victory. He went on to make 10 league appearances before the end of the 2006-07 season season. Eagle did not feature under manager Glenn Roeder in the 2007-08 season, but was awarded a new one-year contract in the summer of 2008. However, in April 2009 he was released by the club.
In July 2009, Eagle joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle on trial, and played in a pre-season friendly against Highland League side Buckie Thistle. Eagle supplied the cross for Richie Foran to head the first goal in a 2-0 win for ''Caley''.
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Barnett played as a goalkeeper and started out at Everton in 1962, and there he gained schoolboy and U21 honours with England. However, with the goalkeeping spot being dominated by Gordon West and Andy Rankin through most of the 1960s, Barnett could only be content with being their understudy, making just ten league appearances in seven seasons for the Toffees, all in his final three seasons.
In 1969, Barnett was hurriedly signed for -35,000 by Arsenal after their No. 1 goalkeeper Bob Wilson broke his arm early in the season, and Barnett made his debut against Coventry City on October 4, 1969. Barnett made 11 league appearances and successfully kept a clean sheet over both legs against Sporting CP in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second Round (saving a penalty in the goalless first leg), but once Wilson recovered from his injury, Barnett was relegated to the reserves.
Barnett missed out entirely on Arsenal's 1970-71 Double-winning season but after an injury to Wilson late on in the 1971-72 season, played against Leeds United in the 1972 FA Cup final. He was blameless for the goal which saw Arsenal lose 1-0 in a match better known for ill-discipline rather than the quality of play. Barnett started the 1972-73 season as Wilson struggled to recover from injury, playing 25 matches, but Wilson always assumed the goalkeeper's jersey ahead of Barnett when fully fit.
After Arsenal signed Jimmy Rimmer as Wilson's long-term replacement in February 1974 (Wilson would retire from the game that summer), it was clear Barnett would never take the No. 1 spot at Arsenal full-time. Nevertheless, he stayed loyal to Arsenal and played for another two years as Rimmer's understudy, his last appearance coming against Stoke City on December 13, 1975 (his only match in the 75/6 season). In January 1976 he left Arsenal to join the Minnesota Kicks in the United States; in total he played 49 matches for Arsenal, with only an FA Cup runners-up medal to his name.
Barnett stayed in America for a number of years, briefly becoming the Kicks' coach in 1981. However he never pursued a career in management and eventually returned to England; he now runs a pub in his native Cheshire.
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'''Craig Anthony Fagan''', (born 11 December 1982), is a professional footballer currently playing for Hull City. He can play as a forward or on the wing.
Fagan began his football career as an under-nine with Birmingham City. When the club dismantled its youth system he spent a few months with West Bromwich Albion, but returned to Birmingham City when they opened their academy, in part because the club was nearer to his home in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire where he attended South Bromsgrove High School. He scored his first career goal whilst on loan at Bristol City, scoring in a 2-1 defeat against Colchester United,
Fagan joined Hull City on 28 February 2005 for an undisclosed six-figure transfer fee (believed to be around -125,000). Five days later he scored on his debut in a 3-1 victory over Tranmere Rovers. He was reunited with his former Colchester boss, Phil Parkinson, when Parkinson was appointed Hull City manager in the summer of 2006 - Parkinson's tenure however did not last long. Under Parkinson, Fagan was played on the right wing, whereas under Peter Taylor he had played as a striker. Following Parkinson's departure, Hull changed from a 4-4-2 formation to 4-3-3, and Fagan flourished in his role on the right hand side of the front three.
His good form led to interest from other clubs and speculation around his future arose when he was left out of the squad for the FA Cup Third Round tie against Middlesbrough on 6 January 2007. Finally, on 9 January, top of the table Derby County confirmed the signing of Fagan for a fee of -750,000, rising to -1,000,000 dependent on their promotion to the Premiership.
Despite leaving halfway through the season, Fagan led the assists chart for Hull in 2006-07, as he had the previous campaign.
Upon joining Derby Fagan quickly worked his way into the first team and made his debut in a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on 13 January 2007; ironically he had made his final appearance for Hull against the same opponents 12 days previously, a game which Fagan was also on the winning side. Fagan was mostly employed as a wide player whilst at Derby, rather than his preferred role as striker, with boss Billy Davies preferring to employ Steve Howard in the lone striker role. He made 17 league and one cup appearances, scoring only once, in the 1-1 draw away to Leicester City, as Derby's form faltered and they fell into the playoff positions, finishing in third. Fagan then went on to play in all three matches in Derby's successful playoff campaign, including the 1-0 win over West Brom in the 2007 Championship Playoff Final.
Whilst Derby's return to the Premiership proved to be a difficult one, as they found themselves bottom of the table for the majority of the season, Fagan himself was consistently involved in the first team and, alongside Stephen Pearson, was top of the club's appearance chart on 1 March 2008 with 25 league and cup appearances, scoring once in the League Cup against Blackpool,
thumb|right|150px|Fagan playing for Hull City in 2009
Fagan made his second debut for Hull in a 2-0 win over Scunthorpe United on 8 March 2008 and was part of the side which eventually secured the club's first ever season in the top flight of English football, following a 1-0 win over Bristol City at Wembley in the 2008 Championship Playoff Final, in which Fagan appeared as a 67th minute substitute. It was Fagan's second consecutive appearance in the Championship Playoff final following playing for Derby there the previous year. Derby manager Paul Jewell announced on 17 June 2008 that the deal to take Fagan back to Hull on a permanent transfer had been agreed, with the fee believed to be -750k. This was completed on 2 July.
On Saturday 13 September 2008, Fagan suffered a broken tibia after being on the end of an "horrific tackle" by Newcastle United midfielder Danny Guthrie. Guthrie was sent off in the incident, which occurred in the closing stages of Hull's victory at St James' Park. He returned to action on 26 December 2008 and scored Hull's only goal in a heavy defeat to Manchester City.
Craig Fagan is eligible for both England and Jamaica.
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'''Ronald Tudor "Ron" Davies''' (born 25 May 1942) was a Welsh footballer who played as a centre forward. He spent most of his career with Southampton in the Football League First Division, and also for the Welsh national team.
Davies was born in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. He was arguably the best header of the ball there has ever been in English football, and was the top goal scorer in Division 1 for two seasons (1966 - 1968). In his first season at Southampton, he scored 12 goals in 10 consecutive league games. It will always be his incredible ability to seemingly defy gravity and head home yet another centre that will linger in the memories of those who were fortunate to see him play.
His younger brother Paul was an Arsenal youth player who went on to play for Charlton Athletic.
After an unsuccessful trial with Blackburn Rovers, Davies signed his first professional contract in July 1959 with Chester City where he was made to hurdle wearing army boots - training, he later claimed, which gave him his strength when jumping for crosses.
Davies was to learn the hard way in his early professional career. He made his debut in a 5-0 thrashing by Workington in March 1960 and the following two seasons would see the club finish bottom of the Football League. However, Davies continued to catch the eye with a strong strike rate and impressive performances. After a rare spell out of favour that saw him placed on the transfer list, his reputation was enhanced with four goals in a 6-1 win against Southport in October 1962. A move to Luton Town for -12,200 followed just weeks later and he moved on again to Norwich City in September 1963.
One of the few men to average more than a goal every other game for the Canaries, Davies became an instant hero at Carrow Road when he scored in each of his first four matches following a -35,000 move from Luton in the early weeks on the 1963-64 season. He went on to score 30 goals that season in a side who finished a lowly 17th in the English Football League, Division Two and followed up with tallies of 15 and 21 before being sold to Southampton, at the peak of his powers, for only -55000.
He made his international debut for Wales on 15 April 1964 in a 3-2 defeat against Northern Ireland, aged 21.
Davies was a tremendous hit in his three seasons at Carrow Road and there was an outcry when City let him go for what was considered by many to be a derisory sum. The fact that the big Welshman went on to score another 152 goals and win 29 caps before retiring in 1975 merely added to the feeling that manager Lol Morgan had sold him cheap.
Ted Bates spent a club record -55,000 to bring the 24 year old centre forward to Southampton as the club prepared to face their inaugural season in the top flight. He was already an established Welsh international but most Saints fans did not expect Davies to make such an impact. It soon became clear that the fee was money wisely spent as Davies went on his goal scoring run of 12 goals in 10 consecutive league games and ended that season having scored 37 goals in 41 games to top the goal scoring charts, preventing certain relegation. A big but amiable giant, Davies was useful on the ground, but it was in the air where he inflicted most damage, although in Terry Paine he was lucky to have such a fine crosser of the ball.
With crosses from Terry Paine and John Sydenham floating in, Davies continued to dominate the aerial battles and he again headed (along with George Best) the scoring charts for 1967-68. His heading powers were awesome and when on 16 August 1969 he scored four goals in a match at Old Trafford, Matt Busby said that Davies had no peer in Europe.
It was a credit to The Dell management that all offers from wealthier clubs were firmly rejected. Manchester United headed a whole host of clubs who were willing to pay a small fortune for Davies' services, but Southampton were determined to hold on to their prize asset.
As the Saints progressed into the 1970s many top clubs learned how to cope with Davies' aerial power and he took a battering from many a desperate defender unable to cope with his mastery of the airways; eventually a series of injuries reduced his effectiveness and his scoring was reduced somewhat, although he never gave less than his best. By 1973 he was suffering from a series of injuries sustained from too many robust tackles and he could no longer command a regular first team place.
It was a sad day when the amiable Welshman left the Dell for Fratton Park but he let behind a generation of local schoolboys uninterested in practising their footwork, preferring instead to emulate their idol, and pursue the art of leaping like a salmon to plant the ball in the back of the net with their heads.
During his career with the club he scored 134 league goals placing him 8th on the club's list of all-time goalscorers. He won 29 caps for Wales, 23 of them whilst at Southampton and his total of 134 league goals included three 4-goal hauls, the most memorable being at Old Trafford in August 1969
Portsmouth signed him in April 1973, and in 59 games for Saints' closest rivals, he scored 18 goals.
His final international appearance was on 11 May 1974 in a 2-0 defeat against England, bringing his total number of caps to 29, with 9 goals scored.
Meanwhile, Manchester United had not forgotten Davies and they surprised the football world by signing him in November 1974. Unfortunately, he never started a game in United's first team but made eight substitute appearances before joining Millwall for 3 league games in November 1975.
Davies returned to Southampton to live and for a while continued to play for local sides but then moved to Los Angeles where he coached at local schools and latterly in Florida. He is now resident in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he is working on a construction site, living in a motor-home. Authors Jeremy Wilson and Javier Igeno, with John Sydenham, traced the location of Davies through their research for different projects. He is reported to be in need of a hip replacement operation but is unable to raise the necessary funds. There is a possibility of a benefit match being played to help raise funds, and former Saints colleagues, including Mick Channon, Terry Paine and Brian O'Neil, together with former club chairman Michael Wilde, have pledged their support.
In October 2007 an appeal fund was established to raise money to help fund a hip replacement. This appeal reached its initial target in mid-November. The appeal was established by Southampton fans and, while the bulk of the monies raised came from fans of Southampton, there were also contributions from fans of his former clubs Norwich City and Chester City. An anonymous Southampton fan has also paid for some dental work.
Davies is also a talented artist and his caricatures of his team-mates often featured in the local press.
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}}'''James "Jim" Lewis''' (born 26 June 1927 in Hackney) is a retired English footballer. He was one of the most successful amateur footballers of his generation.
Lewis began his football career as a 16-year-old with the famous amateur side Walthamstow Avenue (his father had also played for them) and in two stints with the club scored 423 goals in 522 appearances, mainly as a centre forward. He had briefly left Walthamstow in November 1950 to play for Leyton Orient, but after playing as an amateur in 4 League games he rejected their contract terms. Lewis was a key part of the Walthamstow side which reached the FA Cup fourth round in 1953, beating sides such as Stockport County and Watford and drawing 1-1 with Manchester United at Old Trafford, before losing 5-2 in the replay. Just days later, Lewis received a telephone call from Chelsea manager Ted Drake, and promptly signed for the club.
In the days when the disparity between the pay of amateur and professional footballers was minimal, Lewis never turned professional, although his Chelsea team mate Derek Saunders, who also played for Walthamstow, did. He juggled his playing time with working as a salesman for Thermos flasks which, unlike many of his fellow players, allowed him to have a car. With Roy Bentley established as the Chelsea's centre forward, Lewis was switched to either outside or inside left. He made his Chelsea debut in October 1952 against Charlton Athletic and scored in a 2-2 draw.
His most noteworthy contribution to Chelsea was to be a member of their 1954-55 championship-winning side. He played in 17 league games that season, and scored 6 goals, including crucial goals in wins over Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield United and Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea's professional players each received a suit to commemorate the success, but Lewis instead received an illuminated address from the club. Lewis remained with Chelsea until 1958, and scored 40 goals in 95 appearances for the club. He was also a member of the representative London XI which competed in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1958. He played in the 6-0 second-leg loss in the final against FC Barcelona.
Lewis won 49 caps for the England amateur national side, and also played for the Great Britain football team at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
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''For the American actor, see Matthew Lawrence''
'''Matthew James "Matt" Lawrence''' (born 19 June 1974 in Northampton, England) is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace in the Championship. He is a right back.
Lawrence began his career as a midfielder, starting out late at Grays Athletic in August 1995, age 21, having taken an American Literature degree, whilst playing college football in the States for Hartwick College.
Five months later, he became a Football League player, when he joined Wycombe Wanderers, for -20,000. He made 21 appearances for Wycombe before moving on to Fulham, for an undisclosed fee. He spent a strong 20 months at the West-London side, making over 60 appearances, before going back to Wycombe, on a free transfer, following Fulham's failure to gain promotion to Division One.
He had a more successful spell at The Chairboys this time, before going to Millwall in March 2000, for -200,000. At The Lions, he began a new role, as a right-back, and starred, only missing one game and being voted the fans' ''"Player of The Year"'', as Millwall were promoted to Division One as champions in 2000-01 season. He started the 2001-02 season well, but sustained concussion, the results of which kept him out of the side for some time. On his return, he found his best form to date for the Lions, as they reached the Division One play-offs.
At the start of the 2003-04 campaign, Lawrence fell out with Lions boss Mark McGhee, and looked to be on his way out The New Den. However, McGhee was replaced by Dennis Wise, and Lawrence got his place back. It was then that he switched to central defence, playing alongside Darren Ward, and the dynamic duo stood out, with the Lions reaching the 2004 FA Cup Final, and thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup.
Boss Wise left the club at the end of the 2004-05 season, and defensive partner Ward left for Crystal Palace, and Lawrence found himself playing in a number of positions, under a variety of different managers, during the disastrous 2005-06 campaign, as the Lions were relegated back to League One.
Nigel Spackman was appointed manager at the New Den, but Lawrence did not play competitively under him, as he moved to rivals Crystal Palace, to rekindle his partnership with Darren Ward. After an average first season, Lawrence began to excel under the leadership of Neil Warnock at Selhurst Park. Matt Lawrence is currently transfer listed by Crystal Palace .
In preparation for the 2007-08 season, Matt wrote a weekly "pre-season diary" for The London Paper. This appeared every Monday for 5 weeks, a popular piece which led to him being given a regular column in the matchday programme over the season.
Matt was recently signed up to write a weekly column for The Mirror.
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'''Joe Hamill''' (born 25 February 1984 in Bellshill) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Livingston.
Hamill had a spell as a teenager playing for East Stirlingshire Boys Club until he joined the youth development scheme at Hearts, graduating from there to the youth academy in 2000. Known as a hard working and tricky winger, he was promoted in April 2002 to the first team squad after major roles in the Under-18's and Under-21's. He was featured in the side that won Youth League championship in season 2000-01.
Hamill was on the fringes of the first team squad in season 2002-03, however during the following season he started to play more games for the first team, making 20 competitive appearances. He also obtained a massive confidence boost when, in May 2004, he scored the only goal in a SPL match against Rangers at Ibrox.
During the 2004-2005 season, Hamill gained competitive European experience by playing during the Tynecastle outfit's UEFA Cup campaign. He also scored the winner in the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian in the same week his manager Craig Levein quit the club to go take charge of Leicester City in the English Coca-Cola Championship.
In August 2005, Hamill was signed by his former Hearts boss Craig Levein for Leicester, joining former ''Jambo'' team-mates Mark de Vries, Alan Maybury and Patrick Kisnorbo. He scored his first goal for the club after 37 minutes of his debut in a Carling Cup defeat of Bury and made his league debut a week later, coming off the bench in the 1-1 draw away to Hull City.
On July 28, 2006, it was announced that Hamill had parted ways with Leicester City after just 11 months at the club, having his contract terminated by mutual consent. His then manager Rob Kelly, who had replaced Levein in early 2006, said that Hamill had left the club to seek first team football elsewhere. He also said Hamill was a smashing lad and never caused an ounce of trouble at the club.
On 2 August 2006, he joined Livingston on a free transfer.
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'''Derek Stillie''' (born 3 December 1973 in Irvine) is a retired Scottish footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for a number of clubs in Scotland and England before retiring to pursue a career in English law.
Stillie began his career as a young player at Notts County Boys Club before signing with Aberdeen in August 1995 at the age of twenty-one. In his first few months at the club, Stillie was an unused substitute as ''The Dons'' won the Scottish League Cup. In four years at Pittodrie, he managed only twenty-six appearances and in 1999 he moved south to Wigan Athletic. At the Lancashire club he played 57 times, twice helping them reach the Division Two play-offs.
In July 2002, Stillie moved back north to Dunfermline Athletic where he was a virtual ever-present in the Pars side, making a total of 117 appearances after replacing first choice Marco Ruitenbeek in November that year. In 2003-04, Stillie was part of the Dunfermline side that won through to the Scottish Cup Final but lost to Celtic. Stillie announced his desire to leave Dunfermline in order to relocate to England to pursue a career in the Law.
Former Dundee United Manager Gordon Chisholm made his second signing for season 2005-06 by bringing Stillie to Tannadice from Dunfermline for an undisclosed fee, after losing first-choice keeper Tony Bullock to Gillingham.
Stillie was named in two Scotland squads - most recently in October 2003 - but never won a cap, although he was an unused substitute in the Future Cup match against Germany later that month.
In May 2007, Stillie confirmed he would leave Dundee United to move to England to pursue his English law career
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'''Simon Morgan''' (b. September 5, 1966, Birmingham) was a footballer most famously playing for Fulham and Leicester. He also briefly represented England at Under 21 level.
Morgan came from the city of Birmingham and his family were all supporters of Aston Villa. He, however, chose from a young age that he would support their rivals Birmingham. He attended King Edward VI Five Ways school in Birmingham. He was a somewhat stereotypical footballer, doing poorly at school before going in to football. Leicester City gave him trials, where he succeeded.
He later transferred to Fulham, seeing he had little future at Leicester. After going through several managerial changes and making Morgan the captain, Fulham were relegated to the bottom rung of English football, the 4th Division. After a couple of shaky seasons, the club turned to a young Micky Adams to take over duties as first team Manager. Morgan's determination and versatility complimented Adams perfectly, the team was later promoted, and bought by Mohamed Al Fayed. This got the ball rolling for Fulham's run into the Premier League
"Morgs" was adored by Fulham fans, making hundreds of appearances for the club, earning himself a vast array of nicknames such as "Mr Fulham", "Cap'n Morgs" and the slightly less complimentary but no less affectionate "Moaning Old Git". He was granted a testimonial year in the 2000-01 season. This included a special edition of Fulham fanzine TOOFIF, called "There's Only One Simon Morgan" (TOOSM), and culminated in a friendly match against Spurs, supported by a Fulham vs. Chelsea veterans' game (in which his son, Andrew (b.198?) played). Simon was injured on the day, but after kicking off the match, he was sent off, in a pre-planned joke from the referee. The match ended in a 0-0.
Morgan then went on to play with several other ex-Fulham players at Brighton and Hove Albion. At Brighton he helped the team win the 2001-02 League One Championship. He returned to Fulham as the manager of the club's community department.
He is married to Debbie, and the pair have four children: Andrew, Abbi, Lydia and Archie. Simon also has a nephew named Jack Morgan, who, like him, is a Centre Back, and is rising up the ranks at Aston Villa, currently playing for the U16's. Simon has tipped him to become the next big thing, saying 'He's just like me, a proper footballer! I've watched him a couple of times and I can honestly see him in the Villa firsts at some point. Unlucky for him, he's wasted at a club like Villa!'
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'''William Alan Durban''' (born 7 July, 1941 in Bridgend) is a Welsh former international footballer and manager between the 1970s and 1990s.
Durban began his career at Cardiff City, making his debut in a 2-1 win over Derby County in 1959. After initially making an impact on the team he fell out of favour and was transferred to Derby County for -10,000 in July 1963 at the age of 22 having played over 50 times for Cardiff. He made his Derby debut on 24 August 1963 in a 3-1 defeat to Newcastle United and helped the side to thirteenth place in his first season and his partnership with the newly arrived Eddie Thomas saw the side begin to move up the table, finishing in 9th and 8th position in the following two years.
After finishing in seventeenth place during the 1966-67 season Tim Ward was replaced as the Derby manager by Brian Clough. Under Clough, Durban was moved from Inside-forward to an attacking midfield role and was handed the captaincy for the first time in a 5-1 win over his former club Cardiff City. He won a Football League First Division championship medal with Derby in 1971-72, although he then left the club in 1973 to join Shrewsbury Town where he later took charge as player-manager
Durban was handed his debut for Wales on 18 May 1966 in a 1-0 defeat to Brazil at the age of 24. He went on to make 27 appearances for Wales, his final appearance coming on 27 May 1972 in a 0-0 draw with Northern Ireland.
He began his managerial career at Shrewsbury Town in February 1974; managing them until 1978 when he joined Stoke City, having won promotion from Division Four and the Welsh Cup in 1977. In three years at Stoke, Durban won 53 out of 143 games, and in 1981 he became manager of Sunderland, managing them until 1984 but failing to win anything. Six months after leaving Sunderland he joined Cardiff City but his two year spell in charge at Ninian Park turned into a disaster as they suffered consecutive relegations, falling from Division Two to Division Four and Durban was replaced by Frank Burrows.
Several years later, Durban returned to Sunderland to become Chief Scout under Peter Reid. He then briefly returned to Stoke as caretaker for five games in 1998.
He has two daughters, Cathy Burnside and Jane Davis and is now grandfather of six children.
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}}'''Sammy Moore''' (born 7 September 1987) is an English footballer who currently plays for Conference South side Dover Athletic. He plays in central midfield, but has filled in at full-back on occasions.
He made his Ipswich debut in the 3-1 victory over Sunderland on 23 September 2006, as a substitute for Matt Richards. Out of contract at the end of the 2006-07 season he subsequently signed a new one year deal with Ipswich.
On 25 July 2007, he joined Brentford on an initial one-month loan deal which was later extended to January 2008. He enjoyed a successful loan spell at Griffin Park, playing 24 games in all competitions and scoring two goals before joining Stevenage Borough.
However at the end of the season he was released by Stevenage and subsequently signed for home town club Dover Athletic. Moore went to school at Dover College.
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}}'''James Krause''' (born 9 January 1987, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England) is a professional footballer who currently plays for  Cambridge City.
Krause, a defender, began his career with Ipswich Town and has represented England at under-17 level.
Krause signed a two-month loan deal with Carlisle United on November 21, 2006 with a view to a permanent deal.
Krause was released by Ipswich in May 2007 and subsequently joined Rushden & Diamonds,
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'''Liam Antony Trotter''' (born 24 August 1988) is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for Millwall on loan from Ipswich Town. He came through the youth team set-up at Ipswich Town.
Born in Ipswich, Trotter was educated at Northgate High School, in Ipswich, which he left in 2004. There he was a member of the school football team, and also studied P.E. to GCSE level.
He plays in the centre of midfield. Trotter started out in the Felixstowe and District youth league, where he played for numerous clubs before being scouted for Ipswich.
Trotter was one of the players to appear in the FA Youth Cup victory in 2005, where they beat Southampton 3-2 over two legs. He made his league debut in Joe Royle's last game in charge against Plymouth, at Home Park on 30 April 2006, coming on for Ian Westlake with 10 minutes to go. He signed his first professional contract with Ipswich Town on 30 August 2006. Trotter immediately moved to Millwall on a three month loan deal until December 2006 to gain first team experience.
Since returning from the loan, he came on as a substitute in the 80th minute for Jaime Peters in the 1-0 FA Cup Fifth Round defeat at Watford, on 17 February 2007. Trotter made his second league appearance against Colchester at Portman Road on 24 October 2007, coming on for Billy Clarke, with the score at 1-1. He then went on to score, as Ipswich won 3-1. He scored his second goal for Ipswich against Burnley in the second league game of the 2008-09 season-the first in a 3-0 win.
Just days after signing his first professional contract for Ipswich Town, Trotter was sent out on loan to Millwall. Whilst with the London club, Trotter made two league appearances, but scored in neither. In January 2010 he rejoined Millwall for a second loan period
Trotter signed on loan for Grimsby Town on 18 September 2008, with Grimsby caretaker manager Stuart Watkiss bringing Trotter to the club for an initial month, which was extended to a three month stay as the loan progressed. He made his debut on 19 September against Morecambe. After holding down a place in the first team, Trotter helped Grimsby by scoring in the clubs 2-0 win over Bury, which was Grimsby's first league win of the 2008-09 campaign. He settled down as well under new Grimsby boss Mike Newell and was regularly played in the centre of midfield along with Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala. He returned to Ipswich on 22 December after playing his final game for The Mariners against Aldershot two days previously.
On 5 February 2009, Trotter joined Scunthorpe United on trial with a view to a loan deal. The loan was confirmed on 23 February. Trotter made his debut for the Iron coming on as sub for Sam Togwell in the defeat at Southend United. His first goal for the Iron came against Northampton Town a header from a corner, he made the bench for the first leg of the League One play-off semi final, against MK Dons, he did not however make an appearance, he played all of first time and extra time however at stadium:MK in the second leg, scoring a penalty in the shootout which Scunthorpe won 7-6. In the summer transfer window following this, Liam was suspect to a bid from Scunthorpe but chose to stay with Ipswich Town signing a new one year contract.
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'''Darren Stephen Sheridan''' (born 8 December 1967 in Stretford, Lancashire) is an English footballer.
He is currently a player-manager for English non-league club Barrow. He has played for the club since January 2007, and been co-manager with Dave Bayliss since December 2007.
After starting out in non-league football, he signed for Barnsley in 1993 and helped them win promotion to the Premier League in 1997. He played for them in their only top flight season to date (1997-98) and also helped them reach an FA Cup quarter-final that year. He featured in Barnsley's shock FA Cup win over Manchester United in the fifth round, as well as their 1-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield in the league.
In 1999 he was transferred to Wigan Athletic where he played 50 games and scored three goals, enduring two successive play-off failures in Division Two (one in the final) before linking up with his brother, John at Wigan's local rivals Oldham Athletic. He left Oldham Athletic for Clyde of Scotland in 2004.
Sheridan spent one season at Clyde, scoring twice in 29 games, before moving to St. Johnstone, where he made 42 goalless appearances in 18 months, after which he moved south of the border to play non-League football for Barrow. He was hired as joint manager alongside Dave Bayliss in December 2007 following a successful run as caretaker managers, and took the team to promotion to the Conference National following a twenty game unbeaten run. Sheridan continued to play for the club whilst managing, as Barrow managed to retain their Conference National status in the 2008/09 season.
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'''Shaun Barker''' (born 19 September 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Derby County as a defender.
Born in Trowell, Nottinghamshire, Barker started his career at Rotherham as a junior, making his debut in March 2003 against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Barker joined joined Blackpool on 2 August 2006 on a free transfer, after turning down two offers of a new contract from Rotherham.
His first goal for Blackpool was a last-minute winner against Dario Gradi's Crewe Alexandra on 21 October 2006, ten minutes after ''the Seasiders'' had been reduced to ten men through Simon Gillett's dismissal.
For the 2008-09 season, Rob Edwards was named as the "on-field" captain, with Barker as vice-captain and club captain.
In the second half of the 2008-09 season, when Tony Parkes took over as caretaker manager, "Reggie", as he is known by Blackpool supporters, was moved to his usual centre-back role and cemented his place in that position. His performances led to his being linked with a move to Derby County, which Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston angrily dismissed, saying that "we've not had an offer from Derby... so unless anything changes drastically between now and August then he [Barker] will be starting here next season".
Barker joined Derby County on 15 July 2009, for a undisclosed fee, believed to be around -900,000, signing a three-year contract. Barker made his Derby dbut as an 89th minute substitute in a 3-2 defeat to Scunthorpe United on 15 August, his start to the season being delayed by a slight hamstring strain. He made his first start for Derby in a 1-0 defeat to Sheffield United on 12 September, going on to make thirteen consecutive appearances and scoring his first goal for the club in a 3-2 defeat to Barnsley on 15 September. However, having been playing through a thigh injury, a scan after Derby's 2-1 defeat to Reading on 20 November revealed that the tear in his thigh muscle had gotten worse, ruling him out for several weeks. Barker made his return from injury with a substitute appearance in Derby's FA Cup win over Millwall on 12 January 2010 and started the next game, a 3-0 win over Peterborough on 16 January.
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'''Ryan France''' (born 13 December 1980) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Sheffield United. His preferred position is on the right side of midfield.
Born in Sheffield, France started his career at Alfreton Town. He had been courted by a number of league clubs but chose to remain with Alfreton until he had completed his degree at Nottingham Trent University where he graduated in ''Sport & Exercise Science and Mathematics''. After an impressive start to the season, scoring 5 goals in 7 games, he was signed for Hull City by then manager Peter Taylor in September 2003 for a fee of -15,000.
The day after signing for Hull, he scored on his debut (as a substitute) in a 6-1 victory over Kidderminster Harriers. France achieved the impressive feat of four consecutive promotions: 2001-02 and 2002-03 in non-league football with Alfreton and 2003-04 and 2004-05 with Hull City in the Football League.
In the 2006-07 season, France's versatility was demonstrated as he played in a variety of positions for City, including left-wing, right-back and central midfield. However, in February 2007, in a game against West Brom, France ruptured a cruciate ligament in his left knee, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.
When France appeared for Hull City against Arsenal in the Premier League during the 2008-09 season, he joined an elite band of players to have represented the same football club in all four divisions. By June 2009 however France, along with eight other players, was told he was being released by the club after six seasons.
Having been on trial at Sheffield Wednesday
He made his debut for The Blades in the first game of the new season; a 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough.
France is a big fan of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and watches them regularly.
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'''Russell Harry Fry''' (born 4 December 1985 in Kingston upon Hull, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for North Ferriby United.
Fry came through Hull City's youth structure. He made several appearances for the team in cup games, but his league debut against Brentford in the final game of the 2004-05 season lasted only 32 minutes until he had to leave the pitch with an injury. He signed a new two-year deal with Hull in August 2005.
Fry joined Conference National side Halifax Town on a month's loan on 24 August 2006.
Fry was released by Hull in May 2007 and signed non-contract terms with Halifax Town.
He opted to a move to York City, in pursuit of a permanent deal, in September 2007.
Fry has also played for Wales at under-16 level and England at Under-20 level.
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'''David McCracken''' (born 16 October 1981 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who plays for English side Milton Keynes Dons. McCracken had played his whole career in central defence for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League before leaving in May 2007 and signing for Wycombe Wanderers in mid June. On July 1st, McCracken put pen-to-paper in a deal that would take him to Stadium:MK.
McCracken made his competitive SPL debut in the match against Celtic on 2 May 2000. In the 2000-01 season, he made nine appearances mostly at full back, in a gradual programme of exposure to first team action. He also netted his first goal that term, in the opening day defeat to Celtic at Tannadice. After a string of impressive early season performances, McCracken made his debut for Scotland's under-21s in a 1-0 win over Latvia. By the end of another season of excellent progress, he had played 22 times for the first team during 2001-02.
2002-03 was the season McCracken made a real breakthrough into the first team with 30 appearances and in 2003-04 he was part of the first team for all but seven games to bring his total appearances to 99, during which he has scored three times. As part of a solid back three, McCracken was a crucial element of the side that reached fifth in the league to give Dundee United their best finish since 1996-97.
McCracken had missed only two matches during the 2004-05 season, helping the side reach the semi-finals of the CIS League Cup, when injury struck in the Scottish Cup tie against Queen of the South. He only managed another two games before the end of the season, but was rewarded for some steady performances with a new two-year contract in July 2005.
McCracken was told he was free to leave the club at the end of the 2006-07 season
McCracken was announced as captain on 9 August 2007, and made his dbut two days later in the 1-0 loss at home to Accrington Stanley. His first goal arrived in the 1-0 home win over Rotherham United on 16 February 2008, which was his only goal in his first season at Adams Park. An impressive second season with the club culminated in Wycombe's promotion to Football League One, as well as McCracken being named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2008-09 season.
On June 19th 2009 it was announced that he had signed for the Chairboys' neighbours Milton Keynes Dons on a two-year deal.im
In over 20 appearances, he has become a firm fan favourite, despite scoring an Own goal in only his second appearance in a 4-1 loss to Swindon Town. He has become the heart of MK Dons defence in his first season. He is also predicted to have a great parntership with Sean O'Hanlon, when he comes back from Injury.
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'''Lee Mair''' (born December 9, 1980 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays in central defence for St Mirren.
Mair spent most of his teenage years in the youth programme with Dundee. In order to gain valuable first team experience the player went on loan to East Fife in February 2001 and made his senior debut there against Peterhead. He remained with the Methil side until the end of that season by which time he had made thirteen first team appearances in the starting eleven and scored twice. Season 2001-02 saw Lee loaned out again, this time to Falkirk and where he was a regular in the side, making twenty-five starts and one further appearance from the bench. He remained at Brockville until the latter part of the campaign when he returned to Dundee. The following term he made his first Dundee appearance against Hearts in the first game of the campaign and went on to complete a total of 34 games, including a Scottish Cup Final appearance against Rangers. Established as a first team regular, Mair completed 2003-04, missing only two games to bring his total appearances for the Dark Blues to 79. He left Dens Park at the end of that season to join Stockport County
After six months south of the border Lee joined United halfway through the 2004-05 season, enraging Dundee manager Jim Duffy, who believed Mair had already committed to a return to Dens Park and called it a "personal betrayal".
On 4 June 2009 it was reported that Mair had left Pittodrie for Paisley side St Mirren on a three year contract, which will see him with the Buddies until the end of the 2011-12 season.
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'''Euan McLean''' (born 9 January 1986 in Kilmarnock) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for St Johnstone.
Having been a youth signing with hometown club Kilmarnock, McLean began his professional career when he moved south to join Sunderland in July 2002. The nearest he came to playing in the Sunderland first team was on the last day of the 2003-04 season when he was an unused substitute at Burnley. At the start of the following season he was still with Sunderland and had been allocated a squad number, but having slipped down to fifth choice goalkeeper he was released shortly after the season began.
McLean signed for Dundee United in September 2004 and was initially third choice goalkeeper at he club. By the beginning of the 2006-07 season, he was installed as the regular backup to Derek Stillie, and had been named on the bench for United on numerous occasions. He was given his senior debut by manager Craig Brewster in October 2006, along with several youngsters, in an away SPL match at Falkirk. It proved to be a difficult debut for McLean as Dundee United suffered a 5-1 defeat with manager Brewster sacked the following day; McLean not featuring again that season.
McLean made seven first-team appearances in the 2007-08 season and was an unused substitute in United's League Cup Final penalty shootout defeat but was told in April 2008 that he was free to leave Tannadice at the end of the season. He joined St Johnstone in May 2008 as backup to first-choice goalkeeper Alan Main, playing in a handful of league matches during his first season at McDiarmid Park.
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'''James "Jimmy" Mullen''' (born 8 November 1952 in Jarrow, County Durham) is an English football manager. He was appointed manager of Walsall on 22 May 2008 after Richard Money's resignation
In his playing days, Mullen spent most of his career at Sheffield Wednesday, and was their captain when they won promotion from Division Three in 1979/80. The following season, however, he went one better with Rotherham, captaining the Millers to the Division Three title.
After a short loan spell at Preston, he moved to Cardiff, where he again won promotion in 1982/83. Following the resignation of Cardiff manager Len Ashurst in March 1984, Mullen and Assistant Manager Jimmy Goodfellow were appointed joint Caretaker Managers until the end of the 1983/84 season. At the end of the season, Goodfellow was appointed as sole manager of the club, and Mullen continued as a player under Goodfellow and Alan Durban upon Goodfellow's sacking. After Durban led the club to two successive relegations, leaving them in the old Fourth Division, he was sacked and Mullen was appointed caretaker manager until the end of the season. Mullen was replaced by Frank Burrows in the summer of 1986 and he then moved on to near-neighbours Newport County, where he would end his playing days.
After being assistant manager to Ian Porterfield at Aberdeen from 1986 to 1988, in April 1989 Mullen was asked to take charge of Blackpool for the last five games of the season after the departure of Sam Ellis. With the help of Len Ashurst, he guided the Seasiders to four victories and avoided relegation. Soon afterwards, Mullen was given the job on a full-time basis.
In light of Ellis' success and popularity at Bloomfield Road, Mullen only lasted eleven months before being replaced by Graham Carr. One notable signing made by Mullen in his short stay at the seaside was David Eyres from non-league Rhyl.
In 1990/91, Mullen was offered and accepted the assistant-manager role at Burnley by manager Frank Casper. Casper resigned eight games into the 1991/92 season, and Mullen was put in temporary charge of team affairs.
Mullen managed to guide the Clarets to promotion to the new Division Two as the old Fourth Division champions.
His success continued in 1993/94. Burnley won promotion to the First Division via the play-offs, and Mullen's hero-like status was confirmed.
His fourth season at the Turf would prove a difficult one. Mullen survived eight consecutive defeats in the New Year of 1995, but it resulted in the Clarets returning to Division Two.
After another unsuccessful 1995/96 season, Mullen was given the sack by the Burnley board and subsequently had short spells scouting for the likes of Bolton Wanderers and Wrexham.
He then took over at Irish side Sligo Rovers during the 1996-1997 campaign and stayed until the end of the season before departing for family reasons and began to work for the Welsh FA while assisting Neville Southall with the Welsh under-19s.
Mullen later managed Welsh outfit Colwyn Bay but resigned after only one season in charge. He also managed Market Drayton and Telford United.
His most recent managerial position was at Bromsgrove Rovers, until his resignation in 2006.
In May 2007, Mullen was appointed the assistant manager of Hednesford Town.
On 28 September 2007, it was announced that Mullen had joined the backroom staff at Walsall.
In April, 2008, he was appointed caretaker manager of Walsall following Richard Money's resignation. The position was made permanent the following month,
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'''Samuel "Sam" Ellis''' (born 12 September 1946 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester) is an English football coach and former player. He is currently assistant manager of .
In his younger days, Ellis played as a centre-half for in the 1960s. As a teenager he made his debut in the 1966 FA Cup final against , in which his team lost 3-2.. He then moved on to play for , , and . It was at Vicarage Road that he became coach and assistant manager to future England boss Graham Taylor. With Ellis' help, Watford climbed the divisions before turning down a new contract in favour of trying his hand at management. When the job was advertised, Ellis applied and was accepted.
Ellis was manager at the seaside for seven years, from 1982 to 1989, with no prior managerial experience under his belt, but the new board at Bloomfield Road were confident in his ability. Despite finishing in the bottom four of the Fourth Division in his first season, thus forcing the club to apply for re-election to the Football League, Ellis managed to turn the side around and gain promotion two years later with only limited funds handed to him. Although he kept ''the Tangerines'' in the Third Division, they were unable to make further progress and Ellis' contract was terminated in April 1989 with relegation looking a possibility.
Ellis then had a brief spell as manager of before moving to as Peter Reid's assistant manager. In 1994 he was appointed manager of before returning to Gigg Lane as Stan Ternent's assistant the following year. When Ternent moved to in 1998, Ellis followed him. After six years at Turf Moor, Ellis became assistant manager to Kevin Blackwell at . Ellis later worked with Blackwell at (after a spell at ) and, currently, .
On October 31, 2001, Ellis' 28-year-old son, Timothy, was killed in a car accident. Ellis' other son, Steven, is a professional rugby player.
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'''Abdeslam Ouaddou''' (born November 1, 1978 in Ksar Askour, Morocco) is a Moroccan football player who plays for AS Nancy-Lorraine in the French Premier League. He was released from Greek Super League side Olympiacos in early December of 2006. His usual position is defender.
He previously had a spell in the English Premiership with Fulham FC. During his career he has also played for French Ligue 1 clubs AS Nancy and Stade Rennais.
He started his footballing career quite late, at the age of 21. In December 7, 2006 Ouaddou asked Olympiacos to release him free because he felt homesick and had some family problems. The club's directors agreed and Ouaddou will return to France .
On January 1, 2007, the opening day of the January transfer window, Ouaddou joined Valenciennes FC on a free transfer.
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'''Neil McCafferty''' (born 19 July 1984, Derry City, Northern Ireland) is a footballer currently playing in the IFA Premiership with Dungannon Swifts.
McCafferty began his career at Charlton Athletic in 2000-01. He can play either central midfield or on the right-hand side. In 2001, McCafferty was called into Charlton's first-team squad to face Manchester United at Old Trafford at just 16 years of age. He was a regular in both Charlton's under-19 and reserve teams and was captain of the reserve side in 2004-2005. Whilst under contract with Charlton, McCafferty also had loan spells at both Cambridge United and Rushden & Diamonds.
At international level, the player was a regular at youth levels from Under-16 to Under-19 with the Republic of Ireland. His appearances for Ireland included the 2003 Oporto Youth Tournament held in Portugal where he represented the Under-19s.
During his spell with Rushden & Diamonds, McCafferty helped the club avoid relegation from the Football League. Having originally signed a one-month deal at Nene Park toward the end of January 2005, his stay was soon extended to three months after a number of impressive performances which aided in steadying the sinking ship.
McCafferty was so popular with Rushden & Diamonds fans that when he was released by Charlton Athletic at the end of the 2004-05 season after failing to break into Alan Curbishley's first-team plans, he was signed by the club that had previously loaned him.
McCafferty signed for his home-town club in July 2006 and made his debut away to Bray Wanderers on
4 August 2006. However, he only managed this one appearance as a substitute before injury ruled him out of the 2006 season. Prior to this and upon his arrival at the club, the Derry City manager at the time, Stephen Kenny was quoted as saying:
McCafferty only managed to make eight league appearances for the Candystripes, five coming from the bench.
Late in 2007, McCafferty spent time with Gillingham on trial. He eventually signed for Grays Athletic on 1 January 2008.
On 1 July 2008, Finn Harps announced that McCafferty had signed for the League of Ireland Premier Division side.
On 10 December 2008, Dungannon Swifts manager John Cunningham confirmed that McCafferty would be joining the Swifts squad, but was unavailable to play until the transfer window opened in January.
McCafferty was once the boyfriend of Girls Aloud singer, Nadine Coyle.
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'''Gregory James "Greg" Tansey''' (born 21 November 1988 in Huyton, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer who plays for Stockport County as a central midfielder.
Tansey progressed through the Centre of Excellence youth system at Stockport County and made his senior debut against Macclesfield Town in the Johnstones' Paint Trophy in October 2006.
He scored a long range goal against Leyton Orient in the 2009-10 season, his long distance shooting is one of his main traits.
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'''Jason James Taylor''' (born 28 January 1987 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rotherham United.
Taylor began his career as a trainee at Oldham Athletic in October 2005. However, he made no appearances for Oldham before joining Stockport County on loan in March 2006. He signed a permanent two-year contract with Stockport County in August 2006, and then signed a new two-year in January 2007, with manager Jim Gannon saying, "He has all the attributes in terms of stamina and work-rate, plus he is mobile and we keep trying to add to his game. He has grown in confidence and he could be a fantastic player. He might out-grow us but I like to think we are bringing in players that will grow with this club. We think he's going to be an important player for us for a number of years and I'm delighted he's extended his contract."
Taylor joined Rotherham United on a free transfer in January 2009, signing a two-and-a-half year contract.
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'''Tim Deasy''' (born October 1, 1985 in Salford, England) is a football player, currently at Barrow of the Conference National.
Deasy began his career with Macclesfield Town in League Two and made three first team appearances for them before being released in the summer of 2006.
He then joined Stockport County but left Edgeley Park with only playing one first team game.
He joined Barrow in August 2007 after appearing successfully in a number of pre-season games. He quickly made a name for himself by saving two penalties in one game at Tamworth on 15 September 2007.
He played a major part part in Barrow's promotion winning season to the Conference National after just one season, and cemented his place as Barrow's first choice goalkeeper.
Tim played a vital role in preventing an onslaught against Sunderland on 3 January 2010 but they went on to lose the match 3:0. He was praised by Steve Bruce about keeping the score down.
To many Barrow fans he is referred to as Tim The Tank.
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'''Peter Henry Sweeney''' (born 25 September 1984 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional football midfielder who currently plays for Grimsby Town.
Sweeney started his career at Millwall, where he made his debut in 2002, but he had to wait another year for his big breakthrough. He ultimately played a major role in the Lions' route to the final of the FA Cup, where he started against Manchester United at the Millenium Stadium. During his time at Millwall Sweeney won six caps for Scotland at Under-21 level and two caps at England School Boys level. Following the cup final appearance, Millwall received a place in the UEFA Cup for the the 2004-2005 season, in which Sweeney played a part in the first round of the tournament, where they were defeated.
On 1 July 2005 Sweeney signed for Stoke City for -250,000, but his debut match against Newcastle Town was ruined as he got injured early into the game and was out for three months. On 31 January 2007 (transfer deadline day) Sweeney joined Yeovil Town on loan and returned to Stoke at the end of March at his request.
On 22 November 2007 he signed a two-month loan deal at Walsall and he returned to Stoke upon the expiration of his loan.
Early in the January 2008 transfer window Stoke accepted an undisclosed bid for the midfielder from Leeds United, with whom he swiftly agreed personally terms, and it was announced that he would sign, subject to a medical the following week. He finalised the move on 10 January, joining the club on a two-and-a-half-year deal. Despite starting in the last few games of Dennis Wise reign as Leeds manager, including making his debut away to Crewe and providing the assist for Jermaine Beckford's. winning header Sweeney has failed to established himself under former manager Gary McAllister and new manager Simon Grayson.
Sweeney made a loan move in March 2009 to Grimsby Town, signing with Grimsby until the end of the season, along with Bradford City forward Barry Conlon and fellow Leeds player Jonathan Lund.Sweeney went on to be part of a Grimsby side that would make a late surge in the league, and that would eventually stave off the threat of relegation from the Football League. Following the close of the 2008-2009 season and the end of his loan spell, he was released from his contract at Leeds United, following a one and a half year spell at the Yorkshire club. On 3 July 2009, after much speculation, Sweeney re-signed for The Mariners, on a two-year deal. He scored his first goal for the club against Rotherham United F.C. in a 2-1 defeat at home. Sweeney then managed to score a superb volley against his former club Leeds, in the third round of the Football League Trophy at Elland Road. A corner resulted in United keeper Casper Ankergren punching the ball out too Sweeney, who smashed in a left foot volley from the edge of the area, that crashed in off the under side of the cross bar. Unfortunatley, Grimsby lost the game 3-1. On December 18th, Sweeney scored another spectacular goal after hitting a dipping volley from the edge of the in a 1-1 home draw with Morecambe
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'''Paul Anthony Harrison''' (born 18 December 1984 in Liverpool) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently with Welsh side The New Saints.
He attended Liverpool's youth academy but never made a first team appearance despite appearing on the bench on several occasions. He was loaned to Leeds midway through the 2004-05 season but again did not make a first team appearance. He was released by Liverpool at the end of that season and had a short spell at Wolves before signing for Chester City (where he had been on trial a few months earlier). In a three month spell he made four consecutive appearances in the league in March 2006, the highlight being saving a penalty in a local derby with Wrexham. But Harrison was dropped to the bench when regular goalkeeper Chris MacKenzie returned to fitness and he did not play again.
He joined Hereford United on non-contract terms as goalkeeping cover, and came on as a substitute against Stockport. Soon after, he left Edgar Street after the Bulls signed another goalkeeper.
He had found himself at Southport as understudy to Ryan Robinson, following the departure of long-serving Steve Dickinson. Since loanee Robinson returned to Morecambe, and moved on to Forest Green Rovers, Harrison became the first team 'keeper at "The Port". However, he was released by the club in May 2007.
He joined The New Saints in 2007 after regular TNS keeper Gerard Doherty was injured ahead of their Champions League match against FK Ventspils.
Paul comes from a family of devoted Liverpool supporters. His father Gary and uncle Steven died in the Hillsborough disaster when Paul was 4 years old and his older sister Claire was 8. On May 14th 2009, Paul played for the Liverpool Legends in the Hillsborough Memorial Match at Anfield.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Barclay''' (27 October 1906 - 13 July 1969) was an English Footballer who played in the position of Inside Forward.
Barclay was born in Scotswood, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and started his career with amateur clubs; Scotswood United Church F.C., Bell's Close Amateurs F.C., Allendale F.C. and Scotswood F.C. before signing for Derby County in 1928. Barclay was a protg of George Jobey at Derby. He spent two seasons with The Rams scoring 23 league goals from 61 games.
In 1931 he signed for Sheffield United for -3,500. He was cool and methodical in his play, very clever, and was bought to lend inspiration to Jimmy Dunne in attack, although he also provided plenty of openings for the other attacking team-mates (like inside-forward Jack Pickering), and it was no surprise when he was handed his first of 3 England international caps in 1932 against Scotland on 9 April 1932 aged 25 years. He scored on his debut.
Barclay scored 67 league goals for The Blades in 231 starts, although it has been said on numerous occasions that he given his apparent unselfishness in front of goal, he should have scored many more.
He was part of Sheffield United-s FA Cup Final side which lost to Arsenal 0-1 on 25 April 1936. He joined Huddersfield Town in the same year and scoring 19 goals from 74 league appearances.
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'''David (Dave) Brammer''' (born 28 February 1975 in Bromborough, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer currently a free agent, he last played for Port Vale, before being released at the end of the 2008-09 season.
Upon retiring as a player he hopes to move into management.
Brammer started his career at Welsh side Wrexham. During the summer breaks he worked for the renowned rotund gardener Angus Mackinnon, probably his only ever non-sporting job. After over 100 games for Wrexham he moved Port Vale during the 1998-99 season on transfer deadline day for an initial fee of -350,000.
Brammer, whose father was born in Burslem, helped Vale to escape relegation from the First Division and was handed the club captaincy for the 1999-00 season. However he was unable to prevent Vale from being relegated the following year. Nonetheless, Brammer remained an important part of the Vale side which won the LDV Vans Trophy in 2001 and saved them from defeat in the 2001 Potteries derby at the Britannia Stadium with a 81st minute equalizer.
In August 2001, he made the short journey to Crewe Alexandra, who paid Vale -500,000 for his services; manager Dario Gradi described him as "''probably the biggest [signing] in our history''." He suffered with hernia trouble towards the end of the 2001-02 season, though by July 2002 he was appointed club captain.
After close to fifty games in the 2002-03 season, he struggled with injury the next season. In October 2003 he was hit with a groin problem, which required corrective surgery the next month. In all his pelvic trouble caused him to miss five months of the season, though he was offered a new contract upon his recovery.
Gradi had hoped Brammer would sign a new contract with ''the Alex'', but after weeks of speculation, in July 2004 he chose a return to the Potteries to join Stoke City.
Brammer scored three spectacular goals in his time at Stoke and was a regular during his 2 and a half seasons at the club, though he never struck as regularly as Johan Boskamp would have liked.
On 29 January 2007 he signed for Millwall on a free transfer. He was instrumental in saving Millwall from relegation due to his steadying influence in midfield, however fell out of favour for the 2008-09 season.
He started training with one of his former clubs, Port Vale on 27 October 2008 to try and stay fit. He impressed manager Dean Glover and four days later, on 31 October, Vale signed Brammer on a month's loan. On 27 November, the club announced that they would be extending Brammer's loan until January. After recovering from a knee injury, he was released by Millwall in January 2009, at which point he signed with Vale.
In May 2009, Vale chairman Bill Bratt informed him by voicemail that he would not be offered a new contract for the 2009-10 season. Despite this set-back he refused to retire at age 34.
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'''Gavin Glenrick Tomlin''' (born 13 January 1983 in Gillingham, England) is a professional footballer who plays for Yeovil Town. Tomlin is a versatile player who can play on both left and right wings and as a striker
Tomlin's clubs included Gillingham,
Tomlin joined League One club Yeovil Town in July 2008, signing a two year contract and saying, ''"This is my third chance at league football and I am not going to let it slip this time."''
As a boy he supported Newcastle United and looked up to Andy Cole.
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Cummings was born in Sunderland, and started his football career at Hylton Colliery Juniors.
Cummings made his league debut for Burnley in December 1948. He also played for England B three times. He played in the 1959-60 championship winning season and in the 1962 FA Cup Final, and in all made 479 appearances for the Clarets, standing fifth in their all-time list of Football League appearances with 434. He played his last game for the club nearly 14 years after making his debut.
In March 1963 he was appointed player-manager of Mansfield leading them to promotion from Division Four at the end of the season.
After retiring from football he went on to becoming a licensee and ran pubs in and around Burnley, including the Shooters Arms in [[Nelson, Lancashire|
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'''Desmond George Bremner''' (born 7 September 1952) is a Scottish former professional football midfielder. He made more than 600 league appearances for clubs in both Scotland and England, was a member of Aston Villa's European Cup-winning team of 1982, and was capped for the Scotland national team.
Born in Aberchirder, Banffshire, Bremner began his career with Deveronvale before joining Hibernian in 1971, turning professional in November 1972. He made his only appearance for Scotland while with Hibs in March 1976, coming on as a substitute for Kenny Dalglish in the game against Switzerland.
He moved to Aston Villa in 1979 for a fee of -275,000 and quickly settled as a regular in the side. In his second season with the club he was an ever-present as they took the Football League title, their first for 71 years. The following season Bremner was a member of Villa's European Cup-winning side.
He left the club in September 1984, rejoining his former Villa manager Ron Saunders, who by then was managing local rivals Birmingham City. He helped Birmingham to promotion back to the First Division, relegation back to the Second Division the following season, and a further relegation to the Third Division before moving to Fulham on a free transfer in August 1989. He joined Walsall in March 1990 on non-contract terms and subsequently played for Stafford Rangers before retiring in 1991.
After retiring as a player he worked for the Professional Footballers' Association, subsequently becoming the managing director of the financial division of the organisation.
His brother Kevin was also a professional footballer.
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'''Andrew Lorimar "Andy" Lochhead''' (born 9 March 1941) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He was a tall strong man, with great ability in the air leading to him scoring many headed goals.
Lochhead was born in Milngavie, Glasgow, Scotland. He started his career at Burnley and made his first team debut in 1960. He remains the only player to have scored five goals for ''the Clarets'' on two occasions.
In 1968 he was sold to Leicester and appeared in their 1969 FA Cup final defeat against Manchester City.
He was sold to Aston Villa after the final and played in the 1971 Football League Cup Final for Villa. In 1972 following his contribution to the Villa's promotion to Division 2 he was voted the midlands footballer of the year in a write-in poll conducted by the Birmingham Evening Mail newspaper. In 1973 he was sold to Oldham Athletic. He had a brief spell in America with Denver Dynamos before retiring.
Lochhead now looks after the sponsors on match days for Burnley.
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'''Neil Raymond McDonald''' (born on November 2, 1965 in Wallsend, North Tyneside) is a former football player he played in the right back and midfield positions before becoming coach/manager. On 18 December 2008, he was appointed Assistant Manager of Blackburn Rovers.
He has managed Carlisle United, where he was sacked in August 2007, and stersunds FK. During his playing career he played for the England under 21 team.
McDonald started his playing career at his local youth team Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Carlisle United as a schoolboy, where he represented England at schoolboy level. He then joined Newcastle United as an apprentice where he went on to play over 200 league and cup games. He also was an England Youth and England under 21 international while at St. James'.
McDonald then went on to join Everton, for -525,000 in the summer of 1988. At Everton he played in the 1989 FA Cup Final against local rivals Liverpool, Everton lost the game 3-2.
McDonald's Everton career lasted 3 years with McDonald playing over 100 league and cup games. Memorable moments, apart from the 1989 FA Cup final appearance, were being part of the Everton side that topped the First Division in the late autumn of 1989 (though they were unable to sustain their title challenge in the long run and finished sith) and being voted club player of the year for the 1990-91 season.
In October 1991 he joined Oldham Athletic, newly promoted to the top tier, for -500,000. He stayed there for three seasons, overseeing two successful battles against relegation before they were finally relegated from the FA Premier League in 1994. He also helped them reach the FA Cup semi finals in 1994, and they were 1-0 up against Manchester United in extra time at Wembley when a late equaliser from Mark Hughes forced a replay and put Oldham's dreams of a first ever FA Cup final appearance on ice. A few days later they were crushed 4-1 in the replay and McDonald was robbed of yet another chance of FA Cup glory.
After Oldham's relegation, he signed for Bolton Wanderers and helped them win promotion to the FA Premier League as Division One playoff winners in 1994-95, as well as reaching the Football League Cup final where they lost 2-1 to Liverpool.
A -40,000 move took him to Preston North End in November 1995, and he remained at Deepdale until his retirement from playing at the end of the 1998-99 season. His first season at Preston saw them win promotion as Division Three champions, and by the time of his retirement three years later they had qualified for the Division Two playoffs and although they lost out that season, they won promotion a year later as champions. He ended his playing career at Preston a year after the appointment of David Moyes (now manager of McDonald's former club Everton) as manager.
McDonald was a coach at several teams. His first coaching job was with Preston North End he started this in 1997 as a player/coach and taking the coaching role on a full time basis in 1998. Then in the year 2000 he joined Sam Allardyce's backroom staff at Bolton Wanderers as first-team coach and earning his UEFA Pro Licence while at The Reebok. He joined Crystal Palace in 2005 to become Iain Dowie's assistant.
He subsequently became Carlisle United manager in summer 2006,
McDonald had a winning start in his first competitive match as manager, beating Doncaster Rovers 1-0 on the 5 August 2006 at Brunton Park in League One. The team finished the season in 8th place, Carlisle's highest league placing in 20 years. McDonald was sacked from his post as Carlisle United manager on 13 August 2007, a statement on the club's website read
"The board of Carlisle United regret to say that they have lost confidence in Neil McDonald and are terminating his contract forthwith."
On September 11, 2007 he took over as manager of Swedish club stersunds FK.
In November 2007 he joined Lincoln City, where former Newcastle teammate Peter Jackson had previously been appointed manager, as his assistant. This appointment didn't last long however, as a few months later in February 2008, McDonald was appointed as head coach under Gary McAllister at Leeds United.
On 18 December 2008 he was reunited with Sam Allardyce at Blackburn Rovers, as Assistant Manager.
On 21 November 2009 it was announced that McDonald would take charge of 3 Blackburn Rovers matches against Bolton Wanderers, Fulham and Stoke City during which time manager Sam Allardyce will be undergoing heart surgery. He also took charge of a fourth match in the Carling Cup in which Rovers played league leaders Chelsea for a place in the semi-finals. Rovers won a penalty shootout after a entertaining 3-3 draw in which Rovers outplayed Chelsea for the vast majority of the game.
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'''Stephen James "Steve" Walford''' (born 5 January 1958 in Highgate, England) is an English former footballer turned manager. He is currently first team coach at Aston Villa, the position he took up when Martin O'Neill became manager at the club.
Walford played as a centre half and started his playing career at Tottenham Hotspur in 1974, making only two appearances before being signed by Arsenal's former Spurs manager Terry Neill for -25,000 in 1977. Walford played 77 league matches in four years for Arsenal, and played as a substitute in their 1979 FA Cup-winning side. In 1981, he moved to Norwich City for -175,000 and stayed there for three years, seeing the club through relegation from and then promotion to the First Division.
After 108 appearances for Norwich, Walford moved on to West Ham United in 1983 for a fee of -160,000; he played 115 times for the Hammers over the next four years. Towards the end of his West Ham career, he had loan spells at Huddersfield Town, Gillingham and West Bromwich Albion. He moved abroad to play for Lai Sun of Hong Kong in 1989 before returning to England to play for Wycombe Wanderers under Martin O'Neill the following year.
After a brief spell at Wealdstone, Walford returned to Wycombe to become O'Neill's assistant, and has maintained a lasting working partnership with the Irishman ever since, working under O'Neill at Norwich City, Leicester City, Celtic and currently Aston Villa.
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'''Andrew Hannah''' (17 September 1864 - 17 June 1940) was a Scottish international footballer who missed just two games at right back in Everton's 1890-91 title winning season.
Born in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Hannah first played for Renton, where he was part of a side that was crowned unofficial champions of the world after defeating English cup holders, West Bromwich Albion. Hannah so impressed his opponents that they signed him in time for the first ever Football League season but he was unable to settle at Stoney Lane and returned to his home town club for a second spell before being enticed south again in time for the second Football League season.
Hannah's second spell in England came at Everton and proved to be his most successful as he was ever-present in the side, which ultimately finished runners-up in the 1889-90 season. The following season was even better for the Scot, as the side claimed their first league title. Hannah himself had missed just two games and was a vital part of the club's success. That summer Everton were split in two by an argument over the renting of their Anfield ground, which resulted in Hannah again returning for a third time to his home town club, where he spent the next season.
In 1892, Hannah was signed for Liverpool by John McKenna and his management partner W. E. Barclay, the latter having been his manager in his Everton days. Hannah was the right back in Liverpool's first ever competitive fixture, an 8-0 victory against Higher Walton on the 3 September 1892 in the Lancashire League, which the Reds went on to win convincingly. Andrew then had the honour of becoming one of the 11 players that played in Liverpool's first Football League fixture the following season a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough Ironopolis at the Paradise Field on 2 September 1893 he went to play 24 of the 28 matches which saw Liverpool win the Football League Second Division.
Hannah went on to play 73 times for Liverpool before leaving in 1895, he only managed to score the one goal in a 2-0 victory over Burslem Port Vale on the 14 April 1894.
Hannah made one appearance for Scotland, whilst a Renton player, on 10 March 1888. The match ended in a 5-1 victory over Wales at Hibernian Park, Edinburgh.
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'''Ryan Gyaki''' (born December 6, 1985 in Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder, he was last signed with Hansa Rostock in Germany.
Gyaki started his career with Calgary Storm and was discovered by Sheffield United in Cuba while touring with a Calgary select team. Unfortunately, after just one game with United's reserves in August 2005, he damaged knee ligaments and missed the entire 2005-06 promotion campaign. A regular in United's Reserves 'B' this season, Gyaki was an unused substitute in United's Reserves 'A' opener against Bolton. Along with team-mates Colin Marrison and James Ashmore, Gyaki played as a trialist for Yeovil Town against Welton Rovers in the Somerset Premier Cup on October 3, 2006. He was released by United in 2007 subsequently joining Rostock and was on 27 May 2009 released by FC Hansa Rostock.
In 2004-05 season, after recovering from torn abdominal muscles, Gyaki captained Canada and scored all four of their goals during qualifying for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in The Netherlands. He played ninety minutes in all three of Canada's games in the tournament against Colombia, Syria and Italy. He was named Canada Youth Player of the Year in 2005. Gyaki presented Canada in Seventeen games on Under-20 Level and scores four goals.
Gyaki holds the Austrian passport and his girlfriend Vivienne Gliesche was Miss Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2007. His father is from Burgenland with Japanese roots and his mother is from Wien, his grandparents raised in Oberwart in Austria.
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'''Joe McQue''' (February 1870 - 1934), was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th century.
Born in Glasgow, McQue also played for Celtic. He was one of thirteen Scots signed for Liverpool from Celtic by manager John McKenna and his partner William E.Barclay in 1892. McQue was a defender, with an attacking mind set. He played in Liverpool's first ever competitive game, an 8-0 victory against Higher Walton, on the 3 September 1892 in the Lancashire League, which Liverpool went on to win convincingly. McQue played in Liverpool's first Football League fixture, scoring the second in a 2-0 away win at Middlesbrough Ironopolis. The following season he was a key defender in the Liverpool team, who were undefeated in their 28 league matches and won the Football League Second Division, he was then part of the side that won the promotion test match against Newton Heath, later to become Man Utd.
McQue witnessed relegation from the top flight during the 1894-95 season, but was part of the side that bounced back, again as 2nd division champions at the end of the 1895-96 term, scoring 5 times in 26 games.
McQue went on to play 146 times for Liverpool before leaving in 1898, including 14 goals from the back line.
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'''Francis Haffey''' (b. Glasgow, 28 November 1938) was a football goalkeeper for Glasgow's Celtic F.C. and for the Scottish national team.
Haffey, remembered as one of Celtic's great and more eccentric keepers, played more than two hundred matches for his club.
Haffey is most often associated with Scotland's 9-3 loss to England at Wembley in 1961 - giving birth to the gag: 'What's the time? Nearly ten past Haffey'. It would be Haffey's final match for Scotland.
After breaking an ankle in the Glasgow Cup against Partick Thistle in November 1963, effectively ending his Celtic career, he left the following October to play for Swindon Town. Soon thereafter, Haffey moved to Australia, where after a shorter career as a footballer there he found his way into the entertainment business as a cabaret singer.
Haffey made 201 appearances for Celtic. He had 61 clean-sheets. He won two caps for Scotland.
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'''John McCartney''' (1870 - c. 1942) was a Scottish footballer who played at half-back for Liverpool. He was born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland.
John McCartney played for Newmilns F.C., St Mirren F.C. and New Brighton. McDonald was signed by John McKenna for the Reds in 1892, 1 of the 13 Scottish footballers that Liverpool brought in at the beginning of the clubs history.
McCartney went on to make 167 appearances for Liverpool scoring 6 times. He also helped them win the Second Division Championship in both the 1893/94 and 1895/96 seasons.
He played in 16 of the 28 games during Liverpool's promotion winning side of 1893/94, he scored once that season in a 5-0 drubbing of Woolwich Arsenal, later to become Arsenal
McCartney had to miss most of the promotion winning 1895/96 season but returned just in time to make a difference in the 4 promotion gaining test matches. He played 2 more seasons at Anfield missing just 3 matches, he left the club in 1898.
McCartney played 167 times for Liverpool scoring 6 goals. He won the Second Division Championship with Liverpool in both 1893/94 and 1895/6.
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'''Anthony Peter "Tony" Gale''' (born 19 November 1959 in Westminster, England) is an English former footballer who is now a regular pundit on Soccer Saturday. He also contributes a column for the British tabloid newspaper, The Sun.
In his playing career he was a defender, with long-term spells at Fulham and West Ham United, contentiously being sent-off, by referee Keith Hackett, in the 1991 FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
After leaving West Ham, he had a single season with Blackburn Rovers, helping them win the 1994-95 Premier League title.
Gale finished his playing career at Scunthorpe United, where he also helped out manager and former West Ham team mate Alan Devonshire on the coaching side.
Gale has been heard commentating on Premier League games for TWI / Premier League Productions, which produces the broadcasts for international TV rights holders.
Gale also contributes a regular column for West Ham's official website, WHUFC.com, and is Director of Football at Ryman League One South side, Walton Casuals.
And he never fails to annoy everyone with his plastic cockney accent.
Tony Gale lives at Walton Park Lane, Walton on thames. surrey
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'''Richard "Dicky" Dorsett''' (3 December 1919 - November 1999) was an English footballer, who played as a striker. Dorsett was sometimes known as "the Brownhills Bomber" after his birthplace of Brownhills, West Midlands.
Dorsett started his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, making his debut in 1938. During that season he scored their only goal in the 4-1 defeat by Portsmouth in the 1939 FA Cup Final.
During World War II, Dorsett served with the RAF and guested for Brentford, Grimsby Town, Liverpool, QPR and Southampton, for whom he made 16 appearances, scoring 23 goals. He was a member of the Wolves side that won the 1942 Football League War Cup and played 58 wartime games, scoring 40 goals.
In September 1946, he joined Aston Villa for -3,000. His career almost came to an end in 1950 when he was involved in a car crash, but he recovered and played another three seasons before retiring from the game in 1953.
He stayed at Aston Villa coaching the club's youth team before joining Liverpool in 1957 as assistant trainer, a job he held until 1962.
He died in November 1999, a month before what would have been his 80th birthday.
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'''Tommy Briggs''' (27 November 1923 - 10 February 1984) was a professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Tommy still holds a record for scoring 7 goals in a single match for Blackburn against Bristol Rovers.
Tommy started his career at Grimsby in 1947. In 1950 he signed for Coventry but did not settle and he moved on to Birmingham but did not settle there either, eventually arriving at Blackburn.
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'''John "Jono" Coleman''' (born 12 October 1962) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently manager of League Two side .
Coleman had a long playing career, mainly in non-league football for Kirkby Town, Burscough, Marine, Southport, Runcorn F.C. Halton, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Lancaster City and Ashton United. He also had a short spell in Wales with . He was one of the most prolific non-league goalscorers in history, with over 500 goals to his name in a career spanning almost two decades. This success saw him play for the England National Game XI (the England team for semi-professional players) and receive many Player of the Year awards from the clubs he played for.
He was appointed player-manager of Ashton United in 1997. After two years, he joined Accrington Stanley then playing in the Northern Premier League First Division. His tenure has seen the club win three promotions as champions to enter the Football League in 2006. He is also the club's longest ever serving manager.
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'''Julien N'Da''' (born August 15, 1985) is an Ivorian/French footballer who currently plays for Championnat National side FC Gueugnon. He has represented the Ivory Coast national football team at Under-21 level on several occasions.
He started his career at French Ligue 2 outfit Chamois Niortais, where he joined the youth set-up at just 6 years old. He later moved to French Championnat de France amateur team FC Rouen where after a series of impressive performances he was recommended to Accrington Stanley boss John Coleman who signed him on May 31, 2006. He was expected to play a crucial part in Accrington's first season back in the Football league, but unfortunately suffered medial ligament damage after making only 3 substitute appearances. His contract was terminated by mutual consent in November 2006.
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'''Benjamin Steven "Ben" May''' (born 10 March 1984 in Gravesend, England) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Football League Championship side Scunthorpe as a striker.
May developed through Millwall's youth academy after starting his career at Fulham and before that Southampton F.C. In August 2002, May made his first-team debut against Gillingham. He scored his first senior goal the following week against Ipswich Town. He made several more appearances for Millwall that season, and he had a loan spell at Colchester United.
May didn't play for the Millwall first team in 2003/2004 - instead, he went on loan to Brentford, scoring seven goals for them. The following season, he made eight appearances for Millwall, scoring one goal. He also scored twice in a second loan spell at Colchester United.
In 2005/2006, he became an established first-team regular, and ended the season as their top scorer with 11 goals. Millwall were relegated from the Championship that season, but May decided to stay at the club by signing a new two-year contract.
On 17 January 2007, England defender Glen Johnson and Ben May were caught at a B&Q store in Dartford, Kent attempting to steal bathroom fittings. They both received -80 fines.
On 28 September 2007 May signed a three-month loan deal at Championship side Scunthorpe United but was recalled on 2 November due to the Millwall having a small squad.
On Friday, 18 January 2008 he signed a two and a half year contract with Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee.
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'''Nathan Antone Jonah Dyer''' (born 29 November 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City as a midfielder.
Dyer was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, and joined the Southampton F.C. Academy as a teenager. He was a member of Southampton's youth team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2005, losing on aggregate to Ipswich Town.
In late 2005 he enjoyed a successful loan spell at Burnley, where he scored two goals in five appearances before being recalled. On 24 July 2008, after a long time of uncertainty, he signed a new three year deal at Southampton, keeping him there until 2011. He scored his first league goal for Southampton in a 3-2 defeat against Watford in September 2007.
Dyer made his first appearance for the Blades the next day, as a late substitute in a 2-1 victory over Watford.
Dyer returned to Southampton following the end of his three month loan spell and was immediately loaned out again, this time to Swansea City until the end of the 2008-09 season.
On 5 April 2009, Dyer scored the opening goal for Swansea against their arch rivals Cardiff City.
On 2 June 2009, Dyer joined Swansea City on a permanent basis after the Welsh side agreed a -400,000 fee with Southampton. He made his debut in the opening game of the 2009-10 season against Leicester City, playing a full 90 minutes. He scored his first Swansea goal on 26 September 2009 which was the winning goal against Sheffield United. On 7 November 2009, Dyer scored his second goal in two games against his club's bitter rivals Cardiff City. His header from close range opened the scoring inside 10 minutes, which helped The Swans claim a 3-2 victory in a pulsating local derby.
On 9 March 2008, Dyer and team-mate Bradley Wright-Phillips were accused of stealing money mobile phones and other items from bar staff at Bar Bluu in Southsea in the early hours of 28 February 2008. CCTV footage taken at the time appeared to show a theft taking place. The pair were arrested on 25 March over the theft and were questioned at a Portsmouth police station.. They were formally charged with burglary on 17 June, to appear before Portsmouth magistrates on 8 July 2008. Dyer pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 60 hours community service. He was also ordered to pay compensation to his victims, along with costs.
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'''Luke Matthew Daniels''' (born 5 January 1988 in Bolton, Greater Manchester) is an English football goalkeeper, currently playing for Tranmere Rovers on loan from West Bromwich Albion.
Daniels, who joined the Baggies in 2004 after being released by Manchester United, has performed well in the reserve squad. His good form saw him make his international debut for England Under-18s in their 2-1 win over Slovenia in April 2006.
Daniels spent seven years at Old Trafford before being offered a trial at West Brom. Luke Steele, another young goalkeeper from Manchester United joined Daniels at West Brom as an exchange for United taking the Baggies' first choice keeper Tomasz Kuszczak on loan. Daniels was an unused substitute in the 2007 Championship play-off Final.
He joined Scottish Premier League side Motherwell on loan for the rest of the 2007-08 season on 25 January 2008,
He shone in Shrewsbury's playoff semi final, second leg against Bury FC at Gigg Lane. His man of the match display ensured Shrewsbury a place in the 2009 League Two play-off Final at Wembley.
After signing a new two-year contract at Albion, Daniels joined Tranmere Rovers on loan for the 2009-10 season.
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'''Benjamin James Davies''' (born 27 May 1981 in Birmingham) is an English professional football player, he currently plays for Notts County F.C. after signing a three-year contract in July 2009.
A midfielder, Davies began his career with Walsall. He had spells with Kidderminster Harriers and Chester City, where he won a Nationwide Conference championship medal in 2004. During his time at the Deva he was Capped as the captain of the Welsh Semi-Professional Side.
Davies joined Shrewsbury Town two days before turning 25, making his club debut in the 2006-07 opener against Mansfield Town, which finished 2-2. He scored in Shrewsbury's next two matches, going on to net a total of 12 times over the course of the season.
After Davies helped Shrewsbury to seventh position in the league, he suffered an injury in the play-off semi-final against MK Dons, which meant that he missed the play-off final, and was expected miss to the first half of the 2007-08 season.
Davies recovered faster than expected from his Achilles Tendon injury, returning for the first team in late November. He played an instrumental role in Shrewsbury's return to winning ways, scoring a stunning free kick and an excellent driven goal in a 4-0 win against Dagenham and Redbridge and also scoring away against Accrington Stanley.
Following Stewart Drummond's departure in the January 2008 transfer window, Davies was installed as Shrewsbury's club captain. Davies was stripped of the captaincy in March 2009, with the role handed to Graham Coughlan for the closing months of the 2008-09 season. Having missed the 2007 final, Davies played the 2009 League Two play-off final, which Shrewsbury lost.
One of several key players out of contract at the end of the season, Davies rejected Shrewsbury's contract offer and on 1 July 2009 signed for Notts County because they showed more ambition. Davies laughed off the boo's he received from Shrewsbury fans when the two clubs met in October 2009.
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'''Dale Williams''' (born 25 February 1987) is a retired Welsh football player.
Beginning his career as a trainee with Yeovil Town, Williams played just four minutes for the Somerset club, after coming on for Arron Davies in the 0-0 draw against Colchester United on 6 May 2006, the last day of the 2005-06 season.
Williams signed for Shrewsbury on 25 May 2006, and made his Shrews debut in the 2006-07 opener against Mansfield Town, which finished 2-2. He came on as a susbtitute for Dave Edwards in the final minute.
Williams was called up to the Wales U21s alongside Edwards and Davies for the UEFA U21 Championship qualifier against Israel on 16 August 2006. However, Williams was not selected to play.
Williams made three substitute appearances for Shrewsbury before being released from his contract on 31 January 2007. Upon leaving Shrewsbury, he was expected to trial with Kidderminster Harriers..
During November 2007, he played several games for Waikato FC in the New Zealand Football Championship. In July 2008 he signed for Welshpool Town.
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'''Marcelo Sarmiento''' (born November 3, 1979 in Crdoba) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Atromitos.
Sarmiento has spent most of his career in Argentina with Talleres de Crdoba, Olimpo and Argentinos Juniors. He had a brief spell on loan to Bulgarian team Litex Lovech and he spent the early part of the 2006-07 season on loan at English side Southampton F.C..
Marcelo arrived at Southampton as a holding midfielder to organize the midfield. On 19 January 2007 he was released by Southampton, having only made four appearances for the club, three in the Football League Cup and one in the FA Cup.
Sarmiento re-joined Argentinos Juniors, his previous club on loan until June. As a free transfer Marcelo Sarmiento joined Larissa in Greece for two years plus one year extension option.
For two seasons Sarmiento was a basic part of Larissa squad, playing more than 60 games in total with the ''maroons'', and being one of the key-players in the midfield.
On summer 2009 he was transferred to Atromitos, rejoining his old Larissa coach Giorgos Donis.
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'''Michael Symes''' (born 31 October 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two club Accrington Stanley. He plays as a striker. He started his career as a trainee with Everton, playing in attack with future England international Wayne Rooney. He moved to Bradford City after he failed to break into the Everton side but after two injury-ravaged seasons with Bradford he moved to Shrewsbury Town, following a short loan spell. He spent three seasons with Shrewsbury, then joined Accrington Stanley in July 2009 after a loan period the previous season. He has had a number of other loan spells, also playing for Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County, Macclesfield Town and Bournemouth.
Symes was born in Great Yarmouth, in East Anglia,
Crewe manager Dario Gradi decided not to offer a contract to Symes,
Before the following season started, Symes was loaned out to Macclesfield Town for six months,
At the start of the 2006-07 season, Symes was kept on at Bradford but started the season on loan at Shrewsbury Town.
Symes was not a regular in the Shrewsbury side at the start of the 2007-08 season,
Symes returned to Shrewsbury and started pre-season training ahead of the 2008-09 season, having being told by Simpson that he would be given the same chance as any other player at Shrewsbury to impress,
In November 2008, he was again sent out on loan, this time to Bournemouth, also in League Two, for one month. Simpson said: "We have a big squad and I felt that the opportunity for Michael to go and get a month out on loan at Bournemouth would do him the world of good."
As a result of his loan spell at Accrington, Symes was one of five signings made by their manager John Coleman on the same day at the start of pre-season training in July 2009.
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'''Stephen O'Halloran''' (born 29 November 1987) is an Irish defender who played for Aston Villa until at least 2009. However, his name has since been omitted from press releases regarding both the squads of Aston Villa's first team and reserve sides. Without any official confirmation of his departure, it is unknown whether O'Halloran is still an Aston Villa player or not.
O'Halloran signed for Aston Villa from Cork-based team Springfield in July 2003.
The Cobh native then broke into the Villa squad for their 2006-2007 pre-season friendlies but he has not made any first team appearances for Aston Villa. In 2007 O'Halloran signed a new contract with Aston Villa, keeping him at the club until 2009. However, following his return from a loan move to Swansea City, he has not made any appearances for Villa. At the beginning of the 2009-10 season O'Halloran was omitted from the press release announcing Villa's squad numbers. O'Halloran's number 29 shirt was given to Welsh international defender James Collins upon his signing for the club.
The young left-sided defender was loaned out to Wycombe Wanderers in October 2006, and played a pivotal role in guiding them to the semi-finals of the Football League Cup. However, his loan spell ran out before the second-leg, and Wycombe eventually lost 5-1 to Chelsea.
On 16 January 2008, he signed for Southampton on loan until February 2008, making only one substitute appearance.
On 28 February he signed for Leeds United on an initial one month loan deal.
In the warm up for what would have been his debut for Leeds against Swindon Town at the County Ground, he suffered a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury which kept him out for up to a year.
On 5 November O'Halloran signed for Swansea City on an initial 3 month loan deal as competition to Argentinian-born left back Federico Bessone. The 21 year old was signed to fill the gap left by fellow Irish defender Marcos Painter, who was out for the majority of the season through injury. O'Halloran was the victim of yet another cruciate ligament injury in his spell at Swansea, which caused him to terminate his loan on 25 December 2008. O'Halloran did not rule out a future spell at Swansea, claiming that he "may return one day to have another crack".
On 16 May 2007, O'Halloran was named in Steve Staunton's Republic of Ireland squad and played in the friendlies against Ecuador and Bolivia, despite not having played a single first team game for Aston Villa. O'Halloran has also represented his country at U15, U16, U17 and U21 level.
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'''Paul Green''' (born April 15, 1987, in Birmingham, England) is an English football player who currently plays for Lincoln City mainly as a right back.
Green started his career as a professional at Aston Villa progressing from the youth ranks. He made it into the Villa squad for pre-season friendlies in the summer of 2006, but was soon released on a free transfer.
Paul Green was signed by John Schofield for Lincoln City on 22 January 2007 on the same day as Dany N'Guessan. Green scored his first goal for Imps in the 2006/7 season in a 1-1 draw with Hartlepool United. He enjoyed impressive displays during the 2007/8 season, winning the Lincoln City Player of the Year, Players Player and Website Player of the Year awards. He scored his second Lincoln goal in a 2-1 victory at Morecambe towards the end of the season.
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'''Stephen Henderson''' (born 2 May 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Bristol City.
Henderson agreed to join Bristol City in May 2007 on a one-year deal starting on July 1 2007, when his contract with Aston Villa expired.
Henderson had a stunning performance against Ipswich on 13 April 2009 when he came on as a substitute in the 9th minute
Henderson has been capped by Ireland at U-15, U-16, U-17, U-19 and made his under-21s debut away to Sweden in October 2007.
Henderson comes from a noted Irish goalkeeping family. His grandfather Paddy Henderson (footballer) was part of the successful Shamrock Rovers side of the 1960s and his father, also Stephen, played in the League of Ireland in the 1990s and is currently manager of Waterford United.
His two uncles are also goalkeepers; Dave won several honours with St Patrick's Athletic and Wayne has played for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
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'''Martin James Cranie''' (born 23 September 1986 in Yeovil, South West England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Championship club Coventry City.
Cranie attended Buckler's Mead Community School in Yeovil, Somerset between the years 1998 and 2003 after completing his primary school education at Birchfield Community School.
He was a member of Southampton's youth team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2005, losing on aggregate to Ipswich Town.
In 2005, Cranie spent time on loan at Bournemouth, making three appearances for the club.
On 7 November 2006, he joined Yeovil Town on loan until January. After spending 2 months back with Southampton, on 2 March 2007 he returned to Yeovil on loan until Easter. He made his first and only 2006-07 appearance for Saints in the second leg of the play-off semi-final against Derby County where he acquitted himself well although his side were defeated on penalties.
Cranie signed for Portsmouth on 26 June 2007, where he rejoined his former manager Harry Redknapp.
He made his Portsmouth debut in the first home game of the 2007-08 season against Manchester United on 15 August 2007 where he had a solid performance at right back.
On 6 October, after three appearances for Portsmouth, Cranie agreed to join Queens Park Rangers on a three month loan. QPR, bottom of the Championship, were interested in Cranie when he was with the Saints. His loan was ended, however, due to suffering a broken leg after just six appearances for the London side. In September 2008 he joined Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the year.
Cranie returned to Portsmouth in January 2009 and made appearances in two FA Cup matches.
On 12 August 2009, Portsmouth agreed to sell Cranie to Coventry City for an undisclosed fee.
On 13 August 2009, Cranie completed his transfer to Coventry City for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract with the Championship club.
Cranie scored his first career goal in Coventry's 3-2 home win against Sheffield United on 15 September 2009. The goal was a flicked header at the near post from a corner and turned out to be the match winner as he gave Coventry a 3-1 lead.
On 16 August 2007 Cranie was called up for the England U-21 squad. He made his debut against Romania in August 2007 and has won fourteen caps as of 26 June 2009. He scored his first U21 international goal in a 3-3 draw against Sweden in the semi finals of the 2009 U21 European Championship.
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'''David James McGoldrick''' (born 29 November 1987, Nottingham) is an English footballer, currently playing for Nottingham Forest. McGoldrick is a striker, but is also capable of playing in an attacking midfield role.
David was originally with Notts County-s youth squad and made four appearances in League Two for the club's first team at the end of the 2003-04 season.
He was snapped up by Southampton and joined their academy in the summer of 2004.
He was a member of Southampton's youth team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2005, losing on aggregate to Ipswich Town.
At the start of the 2005-06 season he made his Saints debut as a substitute in the 1-0 Carling cup defeat against Mansfield, and also returned to Notts County for a brief spell to gain more first team experience. Although he failed to score in that stay, this was a mere blip in what was otherwise a phenomenal season, which saw him score 44 goals for the Saints- Reserves and Under-18 teams, including a hat-trick in the Under-18s play-off final in which Saints beat Aston Villa 3-2.
He also netted three goals over the two legs of the FA Youth Cup semi-final against Liverpool to earn a call-up to the first team, making his club league debut at home to Millwall.
On 16 February 2007, he joined Football League One team Bournemouth on a one-month loan and scored his first goal against Oldham Athletic in a 2-1 victory. On 23 March the loan was extended until the end of the season, but on 23 April Southampton recalled McGoldrick as cover following several injuries to first team players.
On 31 August 2007, he joined Port Vale on loan until January.
After an impressive pre-season, which included two goals against Premier League side West Ham United, McGoldrick scored his first league goal for the Saints in the 2-1 defeat to Cardiff City on 9 August 2008. This was followed three days later by another two goals in the League Cup victory over Exeter City. He spent the start of the season playing mainly on the right wing, but is now playing mostly as an attacking midfielder.
On 17 September 2008, he signed a new three-year contract with Southampton keeping him at the club until 2011. However, on 29 June 2009, he was signed by Nottingham Forest for a fee of -1,000,000.
McGoldrick made his Nottingham Forest debut against Reading at the Madejski Stadium on 8 August 2009. He scored his first goal for Forest away at Queens Park Rangers on 22 August 2009.
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'''Dean Dwight Gordon''' (born 10 February 1973 in Croydon, South London) is an English professional footballer who plays in the position of left back. He is currently unattached. He notably played professionally for Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough and Coventry City.
Gordon has international experience with the England Under-21s. He is strong in the tackle and impressive going forward down the left flank. His speedy forays often resulted in spectacular goals as he let fly from the edge of the box. He began his career as a trainee with Crystal Palace, turning professional in July 1991. He went on to make over 200 appearances for the Eagles before joining Middlesbrough for a fee of -900,000 on 6 July 1998. In his first season at the Riverside he played in every league game and quickly became one of the fans' favourites.
In November 2001 Gordon went on loan to Cardiff City, scoring once against Blackpool,
Gordon had a trial with Hibernian in July 2004, but joined Grimsby Town on a free transfer on August 2004, but was released in March 2005. On his release he moved to Cyprus to play for APOEL.
In November 2005, Gordon joined non-league Crook Town, where he could rebuild his English football career, which had been delayed due problems with gaining international clearance, while being near to his business in Darlington. He subsequently had an unsuccessful trial with Barnsley before joining Blackpool in January 2006, but was released after playing just once. A proposed move to Chester City was blocked as Gordon was not allowed to sign for two clubs inside the transfer window. As a result, he moved to Lewes in February 2006, before the following month rejoining Crook Town. Later that month he joined Worksop Town, where he played until the end of the season.
Gordon then moved to New Zealand and signed for Auckland North Shore team Albany United in June 2006. He subsequently moved to Auckland City in September the same year, scoring twice in five games.
In December 2006 Gordon left City to join A-League team New Zealand Knights in a surprise move, forgoing the chance to play for City against Barcelona in the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.
He played six times for the Knights in the A-League, before returning to England where he rejoined Lewes in February 2007.
He began training with English club Torquay United and signed for the Gulls on non-contract terms on 16 February 2007. He made his debut the following day in a 1-0 defeat at home to Hartlepool United. He played eight times as Torquay were relegated to the Conference National and was released at the end of the season.
After playing 7 games in late 2007 for Whitby Town on a match-to-match basis, he then signed for another Northern Premier League side, Ilkeston Town in August 2008.
In March 2009, Gordon signed for Conference North side Workington.
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'''Adam Fry''' (born February 9, 1985 in Luton) is an English footballer midfielder who is currently on the playing staff of Hinckley United.
He is the son of Peterborough United's former manager and owner Barry Fry. It was Fry Sr's decision to name Adam on the bench for a Football League Trophy game against Bristol City that caused then assistant manager Bobby Gould to walk out at half time.
In August 2006 he was loaned out to Kettering Town for 4 months, but was quickly returned without having played a first-team game. He then joined King's Lynn on loan for a month, only starting one game.
Hinckley attempted to sign Fry on-loan in February 2007 but had reached their loan quota for the season. With his contract due to expire a few months later, however, Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson agreed to release him from his contract in order for Fry to sign for Hinckley permanently.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Cooke''' (born 20 January 1974 in Shrewsbury) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker for 16 years, from 1992 until 2008, when he decided to retire.
After beginning at Welsh semi-professional club Newtown, Cooke started his professional career at Burnley, making 172 league appearances and scoring 51 goals. He joined Stoke City in 2000 and made 88 league appearances, scoring 21 goals, before moving to South Korean club Busan I'cons in 2003.
On his return to England in January 2005, Cooke signed for Bradford City, playing 37 games and scoring 5 goals. He had a three-month spell on loan at Darlington before signing for Shrewsbury Town.
Cooke made his Shrewsbury Town debut on 26 August 2006 as a half-time substitute for Kelvin Langmead in a 1-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers. He started the next match, a 1-0 defeat to Lincoln City, and in his third match scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 win against Stockport County.
On 1 January 2007, Cooke scored his 100th professional goal during a 4-2 win over Stockport County. He also scored a hat-trick in that game, giving him the distinction of having achieved this feat both home and away against Stockport County in the 2006-07 season. Having failed to score for three months, Cooke came on as a substitute in the League Two playoff semi-final second leg to score both goals in a 2-0 aggregate victory over MK Dons.
At the end of the season, Cooke was offered a new one-year contract, but warned by boss Gary Peters that he would not be guaranteed a regular place in the first-team squad. Cooke decided to stay with Shrewsbury Town, and Peters went on to say that it would not surprise him if he ended the season as the team's top goalscorer.
Cooke scored twice in Shrewsbury Town's 2007-08 opening day victory at Lincoln City, but then sustained a hamstring injury in a Carling Cup fixture against Colchester United three days later. He resumed full training in early December, and his comeback was complete when he returned to first-team action on 26 December 2007. Although he only played the first half against Stockport County, Cooke marked his return with a goal, his seventh in his last three games against that opposition.
On 31 January 2008, Cooke was set to sign a one-and-a-half year contract with Notts County, but the deal fell through because of a "late hitch".
On 15 April 2008, Cooke was released by Shrewsbury Town by mutual consent, after being informed his contract would not be renewed. He trained with Kidderminster Harriers, but he wanted to keep playing in The Football League; however, when no club came in for him, he decided to retire from playing on 28 August 2008.
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'''Ian Stuart Dunbavin''' (born 27 May 1980 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Accrington Stanley F.C..
Dunbavin played in the youth team at Liverpool F.C. but did not get a first team game so left for Shrewsbury Town F.C. in 2000. In 2004, after playing more than 100 times for Shrewsbury, he joined Halifax Town F.C. but was sacked by the club after a drink driving offence after only just regaining his licence. He had a spell at Scarborough F.C. before joining Accrington Stanley in the summer of 2006.
In January 2009, Dunbavin was arrested on suspicion of assault and affray by Merseyside Police, as a result of a bar brawl, for which Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard had previously been arrested. Dunbavin pleaded guilty and was fortunate to avoid jail, due to his previous convictions.
In the 2009-10 season Dunbavin has been fighting for the number one jersey with on loan Leeds United goalkeeper Alan Martin.
Opposition players should not go close to him for fear of yellow cards ensuing!
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'''Joel Alan Byrom''' (born 14 September 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for Stevenage Borough as an attacking midfielder.
Born in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, Byrom started his career at Blackburn Rovers' centre of excellence after being spotted playing for local junior side Oswaldtwistle United at the age of 14.
He signed for League Two outfit Accrington Stanley before the start of the 2006-07 season, after impressing manager John Coleman whilst on trial.
Shortly after, Byrom joined Northern Premier League First Division side Clitheroe on a short-term contract.
In the first half of the 2007-08 season, Byrom scored six goals in all competitions for Clitheroe, which caught the attention of Conference National team Northwich Victoria.
The following season, Byrom played a total of 28 games, despite suffering a knee injury keeping him out for the best part of four months.
Byrom was named in the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in May 2009, for a friendly against Belgium Under-21's.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference and Northern Premier League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''Robin "Robbie" Mustoe''' (born 28 August 1968) is an English former footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, playing as a midfielder for Oxford United, Middlesbrough, where he spent the majority of his career, Charlton Athletic and Sheffield Wednesday.
Mustoe was born in Witney, Oxfordshire.
Mustoe began his football career as a junior with Oxford United. He made his Football League debut in the 1986-87 Football League First Division, and went on to play nearly 100 league games for the club.
He joined Middlesbrough in 1990 for -375,000. When Bryan Robson took over as player-manager in 1994, Mustoe initially lost his place. However, he worked his way back into the side, becoming a consistent member of the first-team,
When Steve McClaren took over as manager in 2001, Mustoe was 33 and not part of McLaren's future plans. However he again worked his way back into the team and played a prominent part in the 2001-02 season. He left the club in the summer of 2002, having made more than 450 appearances in all competitions.
He played a season at Charlton Athletic before ending his professional playing career in League One with Sheffield Wednesday.
In his book ''Woody and Nord'', Gareth Southgate describes Mustoe as "one of the most honest professionals in the game".
After retiring as a player, Mustoe moved to the United States where he coached college soccer.
Mustoe works as a commentator/analyst for ESPN television.
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'''Barry Scott Quinn''' (born 9 May 1979 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish footballer, currently out of contract. His position is Defender
Quinn was signed up by Coventry City in August 1996 as a trainee from Manortown United. He went on to appear seventy-four times for the club. In the 2004 January transfer window, he was loaned out to Rushden & Diamonds, who at the time were playing in League One. After appearing four times for Rushden, Quinn returned to Coventry, where he was released. He has won 5 caps at international level for the Republic of Ireland.
He signed for Oxford United in May 2004 on a free transfer. In 2006-07 season he won the Player's Player of the Year award after a highly consistent year. Shortly after receiving the reward, manager Jim Smith informed Oxford United fans that Barry was to take the captains armband for the following season. On 30 April 2009, after 199 appearances in his 2 spells at Oxford United, the club announced that Quinn had been released and would not be offered a new deal.
He also had a share in the company ''GQL'' which owned a Bar/Restaurant in Coventry City Centre, this was then placed into administration as it did not generate enough revenue it was later liquidated.
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'''Simon James Gillett''' (born 6 November 1985 in Oxford) is an English footballer, currently with Doncaster Rovers, on loan from Southampton.
From August 2006, he spent three months on loan to Blackpool. It was with the Fylde Coast club that he scored his first league goal, on 12 September, in a 1-1 draw with Chesterfield at Bloomfield Road. The following month, on 21 October, he was sent off in the Seasiders' 2-1 win at Crewe Alexandra.
On 23 November 2006, he moved on loan to Bournemouth until the New Year.
On 30 January 2007, Gillett returned to Blackpool on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season. On 27 May 2007 he came on as a last-minute substitute in the Seasiders' League One play-off final victory over Yeovil Town at Wembley.
On 20 September 2007, he joined Yeovil Town on loan, initially for a month.
He made his Southampton first-team debut as a 90th-minute substitute in the 1-0 victory over Leicester City on 11 March 2008.
On 12 October 2009 he joined championship club Doncaster Rovers on an initial 2 month loan.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Junior Froggatt''' (born March 9, 1973 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire) is an English former footballer. His senior playing career lasted from 1991 until 2001, when he announced his retirement after failing to recover from injury.
Froggatt began his career Aston Villa as a trainee, before turning professional and making his debut for the team in 1991. He truly established himself during the first Premier League season of 1992/93 as he made 21 appearances, scoring his first goal (against Crystal Palace) in the process, helping the club to end as runners-up. He also won recognition from the England U21s, earning two caps during this season.
He was sold to First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 1994 for -1million, where he linked up again with Graham Taylor who had given him his YTS contract at Aston Villa. The winger played for four full seasons at Molineux as the club twice failed in the promotion play-offs. In total, he made 111 appearances for Wolves before being sold to a third Midlands side, Coventry City.
Froggatt joined Premier League Coventry City for -1.9million in October 1998, and ironically made his debut against his first club. He was a first choice player throughout his time at Highfield Road and his form earned him a surprise call-up to Kevin Keegan's England squad in November 1999, over six years after his Under 21 appearances.
He went on to be an unused substitute for England in the first leg of the Euro 2000 qualifying Playoff match against Scotland, on November 13, 1999, and also featured in the squad for the second leg and a friendly against Argentina in February 2000.
However, his playing career was suffered a fatal blow just days after being included in the England squad, as he was stretchered off after a horror tackle by Sunderland's Nicky Summerbee during a Premier League fixture on February 12, 2000. After trying to play on for a handful of further games, he underwent surgery on the injury in Summer 2000. He spent the 2000/01 season on the sidelines trying to recover, but was forced to concede defeat and announced his retirement at the end of the season.
Upon retiring he became the press officer at Coventry City and now works as a personal trainer and often appears on television and radio as a football summariser.
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'''Daniel Olusola "Danny" Shittu''' (born 2 September 1980 in Lagos) is a Nigerian footballer, currently playing for Premier League side Bolton Wanderers. He is a central defender.
"Olusola" is a nickname for the Yoruba name "Oluwanisola" (meaning "''God creates wealth''").
Shittu started his career at Charlton Athletic. He spent most of his two years at the club on loan, first at Blackpool then Queens Park Rangers. QPR acquired his services permanently for -350,000 in January 2002. He was bought by a fan, Alex Winton, who also paid Shittu's wages during his first season at the club. His time there was successful, with 159 appearances in four seasons, plus 16 goals.
On 6 August 2006 he was signed for -1.6 million by Premiership newcomers Watford. This move was controversial, as Shittu had passed a medical at West Bromwich Albion, before a late call from Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd.
Shittu scored his first goal for the club in a 2-2 draw against Newcastle United in a League Cup tie on 7 November 2006. He powered a header past Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper to give Watford the lead. However Watford went on to lose the match on penalties. Shittu scored his first Premier League goal on 5 May 2007 in a 2-0 win at Reading.
On 16 February 2008, Shittu managed to score both for and against his former club, Charlton Athletic. After a successful 2007-08 season with Watford in which Shittu scored 9 goals in all competitions, he was named in the PFA Championship team of the year.
Shittu joined Premier League club Bolton Wanderers on 6 August 2008.
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'''Stuart Giddings''' (born 27 March 1986 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an English footballer, who plays for League Two side Darlington.
Born in Coventry, Giddings career has been setback by a long-term knee ligament injury.
The left-back broke into the Coventry City first-team for his debut at the end of the 2003-04 season, when he came on as a late substitute in the final match of the season against Crystal Palace.
His talents have also been recognised at international level, Giddings represented England at all youth age groups up to England level, but will have been bitterly disappointed to miss out on the 2005 Under 19 European Championships through injury.
Returned to action as a substitute during a 2-2 draw against Cardiff City on February 10, but spent the rest of the campaign regaining his fitness ahead of a make-or-break 2007-08 season.
Giddings struggled once again with injury during the 2007-08 season and once he regained fitness he was sent out on loan to Oldham Athletic. New Coventry manager Chris Coleman announced that Giddings would be one of eight players whose contracts would not be renewed at the end of the season and subsequently be released. In September 2008, Giddings joined Hinckley United debuting in the 4-1 FA Cup second qualifying round home victory over Solihull Moors on 27 September 2008.
On 10 November 2009, Giddings left Hinkley United to go on a week long trial with bottom of the football league side Darlington.
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'''Andy Impey''' (born September 30, 1971) is an English former footballer, who played as either as a full-back or as a winger.
Andy signed for QPR in 1990 and made his debut against Norwich in October 1991, and for 6 years he played either in defence or on the wing, it was in this legendary team at QPR which also featured players such as Les Ferdinand, Trevor Sinclair and Kevin Gallen that Impey began to make his mark. He won QPR player of the season in 1993, 1994 and 1995 becoming the first player ever to win a club player of the season award for 3 consecutive seasons.
In 1997, he moved to West Ham for -1.2m, before moving to Leicester City the following season. While at Leicester, Impey was part of the 2000 League Cup winning team, coming on as a substitute in the final.
In September 2005, he joined Coventry City on non-contract terms, leaving the club in 2006.
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'''Gino Padula''' (born July 11, 1976 in Lans) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
Padula started his career with Argentine club River Plate in 1996 before moving to Huracn in 1997. In 1998 he moved to Europe to play for Xerez in Spain. His move to Europe was facilitated by the fact that he is the holder of a Italian passport. His family is originally from Italy.
Padula played in English football between 1999 and 2006. His first club in England was Bristol Rovers. After a short spell there, he went onto Walsall and then to Wigan Athletic. In 2002 he joined Queens Park Rangers, where he quickly established himself in the squad and became a fan favourite, and was also part of the R's team that achieved promotion to the Football League Championship in 2004. He then joined Nottingham Forest in summer 2005. In his first season at the City Ground, he made only five appearances in total for the club before leaving by 'mutual consent'.
Padula moved to Montpellier HSC in France in 2007, but having only made seven appearances, he transferred to the Columbus Crew in the Major League Soccer. There, he was part of the team that won the MLS Supporters Shield as well as the 2008 MLS Cup.
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'''James Beaumont''' (born November 11, 1984 in Stockton, England) was an English professional footballer who played in midfield. Beaumont joined Nottingham Forest from Newcastle United in 2003, along with Ross Gardner. Unlike Gardner, however, Beamount was unable to break into the first team, and his only league appearance was during a loan spell with Darlington. During the January 2007, transfer window, he was released by Forest and signed for Northwich Victoria. On March 19, 2007, he was released by Northwich.
He has now retired from football to concentrate on journalism. He writes for the Nottingham Forest match-day programme.
He graduated from Staffordshire University with a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting in summer of 2008
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'''Kevin James''' (born January 3, 1980 in Southwark) is a professional footballer currently playing for Chelmsford City. He plays predominantly as a right-winger.
James was initially a Charlton trainee, but was released at the age of 20, joining Gillingham. Here he showed promise, and after four years he moved on to Nottingham Forest.
His time at Forest was not successful, however, and he made few appearances for the club. During his time there, he had loan spells with Boston United, Walsall, Yeovil Town, Grimsby Town and Swindon Town.
He was released in 2007 and subsequently joined Welling United for a couple of games before moving onto Woking. He played at Woking on non-contract terms, making 18 league appearances and 4 cup appearances (scoring 1 goal in the FA Trophy tie at Hemel Hempstead Town) before deciding to leave in January 2008 after failing to agree terms for the rest of the season.
On 16 January 2008, James joined Crawley Town until the end of 2007-08 season.
On 1 July 2008 he signed a contract at Chelmsford City, becoming the clubs third signing for the 2008-09 season.
-DOCSTART-	6296908
'''Tim Sparv''' (born 20 February 1987) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Groningen as a midfielder.
Born in Oravais, Ostrobothnia, Sparv signed for Southampton in 2003, leaving the Finnish third division outfit Norrvalla FF. He spent three years in the renowned youth academy of Southampton. He was a member of Southampton's youth team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2005, where he played alongside Theo Walcott, losing on aggregate to Ipswich Town. He was named in the first team squad for 2006-07 season and made numerous reserve team appearances but, as Southampton had a plethora of midfielders from which to choose, he was unable to break through into the first team itself. On 7 January 2007, he moved to Halmstads BK to play in Allsvenskan, on the advice of both his father and former Halmstads BK player Michael Svensson. On 1 May 2008, he was loaned out to Vaasan Palloseura after suffering illness as well as a lack of playing time with Halmstads.
In August 2009, he was close a move to Groningen, but Halmstad refused to let him leave. On 14 August, FC Groningen announced Sparv will be joining them as of 1 January 2010.
Sparv was the second youngest player in the squad for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship played at home but did not make an appearance in the tournament. He made his Finland U21 debut on 7 October 2006 and played a big part in the successful 2009 European Championship qualifying campaign, playing in 9 out of 10 games and scoring three goals. He was made team captain during the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and scored a penalty in a 2-1 defeat by England on 15 June 2009.
On 4 February 2009, Sparv made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Japan, which finished as a 5-1 defeat.
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'''David Friio''' (born 17 February 1973 in Thionville, Lorraine) is a French former professional footballer who achieved notable success in England with Plymouth Argyle between 2000 and 2005. He was a midfielder and now works as a scout.
Friio began his career as a defender with local club pinal in 1994. He made 104 league appearances for the club, scoring 5 goals, before he joined established Ligue 2 club Nmes in 1997. In his two-years at the club he made 50 league appearances, scoring 2 goals, before being transferred to fellow Ligue 2 club Valence ahead of the 1999-2000 season, where he would first meet Romain Larrieu. He made 33 appearances in his one-year at the club, scoring 3 goals, as the club suffered relegation. Valence had to cut back and as a result released a number of players, Friio was included along with Larrieu.
He moved to England with Larrieu early on in the 2000-2001 season, where Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Sturrock offered them a trial. It was here that Friio would be converted from a defender into a box-to-box midfielder. He signed a contract until the end of the season in November and made his debut for the Pilgrims in the 2-0 Devon derby victory over Exeter City on 2 December. He figured consistently for the remainder of the season, scoring 5 goals, and signed a two-year contract extension in the summer of 2001. Friio went from strength to strength in the following season as he established himself as a key player, scoring 11 goals, as the club were crowned Third Division Champions. He was named in the division's Team of the Year by the PFA along with three of his team-mates, Larrieu, Paul Wotton, and Graham Coughlan.
Friio enjoyed another productive season in 2002-2003, making 41 appearances in all competitions, scoring 7 goals, as the club finished 8th in the Second Division. He signed a two-year contract extension in April 2003. The following season was the best of his career as he sealed his place in the affections of the clubs supporters. He made 40 appearances in all competitions, scoring 15 goals, including a hattrick in the 7-0 demolition of Chesterfield, and consecutive doubles in a 5-1 win at Port Vale and a 3-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday. The club were crowned Second Division Champions and Friio was named in the divisional Team of the Year for the second time.
The 2004-2005 season was to be his last for Argyle. His mentor Paul Sturrock had moved on, at the back end of the previous season, and Bobby Williamson had taken over. So Friio began their first season back in the Championship - previously known as the First Division - since 1992 in an unusual role, as a substitute. He forced his way back into the starting-eleven in September 2004, scoring 2 goals that month and followed that up in October with a remarkable double against Gillingham. In a game which looked like ending in frustration for the Pilgrims, Friio had other ideas, trailing 1-0 heading into injury-time he scored with two trademark, pin-point headers inside the last 96 seconds of the game.
January came and with Friio's contract expiring rumours were rife about his future with several clubs apparently interested. His last goal for the club came in a 1-1 draw with Wolves on 1 January 2005 and his last appearance in a green shirt was at Reading on 5 February 2005, somewhat fittingly, with an estimated 4,000 of the clubs supporters there to see it. Contract negotiations had broken down, with Williamson unwilling to break the club's wage structure in order to keep the Frenchman. So instead of losing him for nothing in the summer the club accepted an offer of -100,000 from fellow Championship side Nottingham Forest.
In all competitions, he made 185 appearances for the Pilgrims, scoring 44 goals.
Friio signed for Nottingham Forest on 14 February 2005 and made his debut against Preston on 23 February. A calf injury hampered him for the remainder of the season, he made 5 appearances in three months as Forest were relegated to League One. The 2005-2006 season started well for him, he featured regularly for the club from August to late October, scoring once against Walsall, before injuries struck again. His last game for the club was in a 1-1 draw at Rotherham United on 21 January 2006. He reported for pre-season training ahead of the 2006-2007 season, but had his contract terminated in August 2006 after deciding that he wanted to retire from playing.
Friio returned to France following his retirement to set up a business within football. However, he did link up again with Nottingham Forest three months later in October 2006 after then manager Colin Calderwood asked him if he would like to be a scout for the club in his native France. He blamed a lack of desire to continue playing as the reason he hung up his boots. He was instrumental in the signing of Guy Moussi, having recommended him to the club after watching Moussi play for Angers in his homeland.
According to SI Games, Friio is now working as a scout for Manchester United.
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'''Peter Brabrook''' (born 8 November 1937) is an English former footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League playing for Chelsea, West Ham United and Orient, and was capped three times for the England national team. He played as a winger.
Brabrook was born in Greenwich, London,
Alongside players such as Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst, Brabrook won the FA Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup with the club in consecutive seasons. He retired from playing after a stint with Orient,
He was capped three times for England, including a game against the USSR at the 1958 World Cup.
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'''Russell Michael Howarth''' (born 27 March 1982, in York, England) is an English footballer who is currently without a club.
He eventually joined Tranmere Rovers in a five-figure transfer in November 2002.
He returned to Yorkshire in June 2005 as Colin Todd signed him for Bradford City.
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'''Tcham N'Toya-Zoa''' (born 3 November 1983 in Kinshasa, DR Congo) is a French-Congolese footballer. He has spent much of his career in the English football leagues, playing primarily in attack, and he is currently playing in Israel for Maccabi Herzliya. His name in Hebrew is נ צ'.
Although born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, N'Toya got his start in football playing in the youth team of French Ligue 1 club Troyes AC. He soon relocated as English club Chesterfield F.C. signed the young striker.
At Chesterfield, N'Toya played 48 games and scored 8 goals, before the club loaned him out in 2006; first to York City and then Oxford United, the latter of which he had an impressive record, scoring 4 goals in 8 games.
He was signed by Notts County in the summer of 2006 on a free transfer from Chesterfield.
He went on trial at Scottish Premier League side St Mirren in August,
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'''Simon Andrew Sturridge''' (born December 9, 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League.
Sturridge was born in Birmingham. He joined home-town club Birmingham City as a trainee in 1985 and turned professional in 1988. He played 186 games in all competitions for the club and scored the first goal of the 1991 Leyland DAF Cup final in which Birmingham beat Tranmere Rovers 3-2. He spent six years with Stoke where he made nearly 100 appearances at scored 15 goals, and then had brief spells with Blackpool (on loan), Northampton Town and Shrewsbury Town (also on loan).
He is the brother of footballer Dean Sturridge and the uncle of footballer Daniel Sturridge.
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'''Kevin Miller''' (born 15 March 1969 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England) is an English football goalkeeper, currently playing for Bodmin Town.
Miller has had stints at Exeter City, Birmingham City, Crystal Palace, Barnsley, Bristol Rovers and Derby County (on loan), over an eighteen year period. During this time he also spent three seasons at Watford, earning the Player of the Season award twice.
He initially retired from football in August 2005, but in February 2006 he was signed by Southampton manager George Burley, whose side was short on goalkeepers, with Bartosz Biakowski out with an injury. Miller was seen as cover for Paul Smith.
To many people's surprise, Miller displaced Smith in the first team and played the final seven games of Southampton's 2005-06 season, helping the team to five wins and a draw. This form was appreciated and the club offered him a one year extension on his contract, which he accepted.
In January 2007, he signed a one-month loan deal with League Two strugglers Torquay United , making his debut on 26 January 2007 in the 4-1 win at home to Grimsby Town, United's first win in 20 league games. He returned to Southampton at the end of the loan spell. He was released by Southampton in May 2007.
He is now plying his trade for Bodmin Town FC in the South west Peninsula league.
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'''Michael Harold Poke''' (born 21 November 1985 in Guildford) is an English football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Torquay United, on loan from Southampton.
Poke attended Longford Community School in Tachbrook Road, Feltham before joining Southampton as a trainee. He had a trial with Northampton Town in August 2004, playing in a scoreless reserve game against Gillingham on 17 August. He remained with Southampton, and with Antti Niemi injured was named as a substitute for the League Cup tie against Watford in November 2004.
He joined Oldham Athletic on loan in August 2005, but failed to make his debut and suffered a fractured finger.
In October 2005 he joined Northampton Town on loan, making his debut in the 5-2 Football League Trophy win at home to Notts County on 18 October. His loan was extended for a second month, but his only other game for the Cobblers also came in the Football League Trophy, playing in the 3-2 defeat away to Colchester United on 23 November.
On 23 November 2006, he moved on loan to Woking (under manager Glenn Cockerill, a former Southampton player) until Christmas.
In the summer of 2007 Poke was the only fit goalkeeper that Southampton could take on their tour of Norway, making his full debut for the club in the 12-0 demolition of part timers Svarstad.
On 9 January 2008 Poke went on loan to Conference National side Torquay United, taking over as first choice from Martin Rice who had recently taken over the role himself from Simon Rayner. Poke was recalled by Southampton in February 2008 due to an ongoing injury crisis. He had played four Conference games for Torquay, against Salisbury City, Histon, Kidderminster Harriers and Weymouth, without conceding a single goal. He made his Southampton debut on 4 March 2008 at Wolverhampton Wanderers as a half-time substitute for the injured Kelvin Davis. Poke himself was injured later that month to give Southampton three injured goalkeepers.
On 22 July 2008, Poke rejoined Torquay on a season-long loan. However, he was injured early in the season, resulting in Torquay having to loan Scott Bevan from Shrewsbury Town as cover.
On 1 September 2009, Poke was again loaned out to Torquay Utd for a third spell at the newly promoted League Two side. On 23 December 2009 Poke extended his loan deal with the Gulls till the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	6303170
'''Gary Rowett''' (born 6 March 1974 in Bromsgrove) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. In May 2009 he was appointed assistant manager to Paul Peschisolido at Burton Albion.
He started his career at Cambridge United, a product of their youth system before earning a move to the Premiership with Everton in March 1994 for -200,000. After failing to break into the first team, Rowett went on loan to Blackpool before being sold to Derby County, with whom he enjoyed a good three-year spell.
Rowett also played for Birmingham City, Leicester City and Charlton Athletic, where he scored once against Sunderland.
Rowett reviewed Birmingham matches with Tom Ross on radio station BRMB, and for the 2008-09 season, summarised matches involving Derby County for BBC Radio Derby.
In May 2009, Rowett was named as assistant to newly-appointed manager Paul Peschisolido at Burton Albion.
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'''Mark Goodlad''' (born 9 September 1979 in Barnsley) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Goodlad started off as a trainee at Nottingham Forest but did not make a first-team appearance before signing for Port Vale in 2000. He helped Port Vale to win the LDV Vans Trophy during his first season. He was a regular for Vale for the first few years with the club; however, he suffered the first of a series of injuries during 2003 pre-season that would ultimately curtail his career in 2008.
He made a comeback late in the 2004-05 season and was virtually ever-present for the 2005-06 campaign. He faced four penalties in the Port Vale goal during the campaign, remaining unbeaten for all four (saving three and one hitting the post). He then saved a fifth on 3 September 2006, against Doncaster Rovers before Paul Heffernan beat him later in the same game to end his run. He also saved two penalties in the shoot out against Norwich City as Vale progressed to the fourth round of the League Cup for the first time in their history.
In December 2006, in a game against Bristol City at Ashton Gate, within the opening minute, Goodlad got his ankle caught in mud and had to be stretchered off the field. He ruptured his right achilles tendon and had to have reconstructive surgery. He would never play for the first team again and despite several reserve team outings, on 2 January 2008, it was announced that Goodlad was forced to retire because his achilles injury would need further surgery, but it came with the risk that he would have to use a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
A benefit match was arranged for Goodlad - Port Vale Legends against Wolves legends at Vale Park on 6 August, 2008.
He later ran coaching sessions at the Holden Lane High School.
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'''George Pilkington''' (born 7 November 1981 in Rugeley, Staffordshire) is an English professional footballer who plays for Luton Town as a defender.
Pilkington started his career as a trainee at Everton, but did not make a first-team appearance for the club. He was sent on loan to Exeter City in November 2002 and played in 12 games, including in the FA Cup to Premier League side Charlton Athletic, which Exeter lost 3-1. He was released by Everton at the end of the 2002-03 season.
Pilkington signed for Port Vale in June 2003. He was twice player of the year at Vale Park and signed a new two-year contract in May 2006, after which he was named club captain. Pilkington left the club following Vale's relegation to League Two at the end of the 2007-08 season.
Pilkington joined Luton Town on a free transfer in August 2008.
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'''Jason Christopher Talbot''' (born 30 September 1985 in Irlam) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Scottish Football League Third Division club Livingston.
Talbot started off as a trainee at Bolton Wanderers in 2003. In September 2004 he joined George Burley's Derby County on loan, playing two Championship games before returning to the Reebok Stadium early the next month. In November 2004 he joined Mansfield Town on a one month loan. He joined ''the Stags'' on a permanent basis in June 2005, having never made a first team appearance for Bolton Sam Allardyce allowed Talbot to leave for free.
He made seven appearances for the struggling League Two club within the first two months of the 2005-06 season, but soon fell out of contention. He joined Port Vale of League One on a end-of-season loan on 31 January. On 28 February a high-tackle on Scunthorpe's Richard Hinds left Talbot seeing red. At the end of the season he joined Port Vale on a free transfer, after Mansfield manager Peter Shirtliff made it clear his time at Field Mill was over.
Red cards were a common theme of Talbot's time at Vale Park. An appeal was made to the FA following his third dismissal, during a 2-0 home win over Millwall on 24 March 2007. However manager Martin Foyle admitted "''every time I have gone to the Football Association with an appeal I do not seem to get anything.''" The Millwall match was to prove Talbot's last of the season, though he was retained upon its conclusion.
The "''tenacious tackling defender''" was a regular during the 2007-08 season, though he fell out the club's first team plans under new manager Lee Sinnott, Talbot knew by January 2008 he had no future at Vale.
In July 2008, a free agent, he signed a 2 year deal with Scottish First Division side Livingston, following an appearance as a trialist in a 1-1 pre-season draw with Unirea Urziceni. A regular, he played over thirty games in his first season, receiving just three yellow cards.
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'''Michael Walsh''' (born 5 August 1977 in Rotherham) is an English former footballer, who over a twelve year career played as a defender for Scunthorpe United and then Port Vale.
Walsh started his professional career at Scunthorpe in 1995. He spent three years with the club, making 104 league appearances and also scoring once.
He signed for Port Vale in June 1998 for -100,000, and went on to make over 150 appearances for Vale. Vale kept faith with Walsh despite a number of serious and long term injuries, as he was considered to be highly rated when fit. His long term struggle with injuries earned him much sympathy with the Vale fans, however a minority of supporters were on occasion vocal in expressing their frustration with Walsh's inability to establish himself as a fully fit first team player, especially later into his contract.
His injury saga began not long after signing a new contract under Brian Horton in 2001 when Walsh underwent surgery, but by the end of the year he seemed to have recovered. However by June 2003 another operation was needed to correct a shoulder injury. After this latest procedure he picked up a abdominal strain, though he slowly began to recover. By November of that year he was injured again, this time because of his back, he required a series of injections and again consulted a surgeon. By February 2004 he was on the road to recovery, but the next month picked up a neck injury, meaning another operation. He also missed most of the 2005-06 season due to injury, but new boss Martin Foyle offered him a fresh contract in May 2006. This was on the belief that Walsh would play at least 30 games the following season. In May 2007, following a season of twenty appearances, he was informed that he would not be offered a contract for the forthcoming season and subsequently became a free agent, effectively ending his time in the Football League.
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'''Richard Walker''' (born 17 September 1980) is an English professional footballer playing as a defender for Hednesford Town in the Southern Premier League
Born in Stafford, Staffordshire, Walker attended Wolgarston High School in Penkridge, playing for Penkridge Juniors until signing for Crewe Alexandra at 14. After working his way through the ranks to the first team, He made over 100 appearances for the Railwaymen in seven years, making his debut in November 2000 as a 20-year-old. Before making his professional bow, he had been sent out on loan to local non-league side Northwich Victoria to gain first team experience, making ten appearances at the Drill Field during a six month loan during the 1999-2000 season
The following season, he made only a handful of appearances for Crewe, and was farmed out on loan to Southern League Halesowen Town for a month in March 2001 for more first team games
2001-2002 saw Walker make only one substitute appearance for Crewe, but the following season saw him become a virtual ever-present at Gresty Road. He agreed a new three-year deal in June 2003, keeping him at Crewe until the summer of 2006. The next two years saw Walker continue to play regular football, as Crewe yo-yo'd between the Championship and League One. He failed to agree a new contract with Crewe at the end of the 2005-2006 season, and joined near neighbours Port Vale on a free transfer in June 2006
Despite a good start to his time at Vale Park, which included a goal in the Carling Cup against Championship side Queens Park Rangers, he faded from the first team picture and was loaned to struggling League Two side Wrexham in March 2007. His form for the Dragons in just three appearances impressed to the extent that Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy added money to the pot collected to pay the defender whilst at the Racecourse Ground
He returned to Vale Park in the summer, but was a peripheral figure during the 2007-2008 season, and was released early in 2008 after suffering problems with tendonitis in his knee. After a short spell training with Shrewsbury Town and turning out for their reserves, he joined Macclesfield Town on a short-term deal in March 2008. His form in his ten games impressed manager Keith Alexander sufficiently to hand Walker a twelve month contract in June 2008. He turned out sixteen times for the Silkmen in 2008-2009, playing against Premiership Everton in the F.A. Cup Third Round in January 2009
With his contract coming to an end at Moss Rose in May 2009, he made contact with Hednesford manager Dean Edwards, who was in the market for an experienced player to become part of the coaching staff at Keys Park after Matt Elliott's departure. Despite his relative young age and Football League background, he decided to take the step down to Southern League level and join the Pitmen as the club's new first team coach, as well as becoming an important part of the new-look Hednesford defence.
On the 29th July 2009 he was appointed the u11's coach at Stoke City on a part-time basis.
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'''Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford''' (born 12 June 1967 in Moss Side, Manchester, England) is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football.
Beckford was a product of the Manchester City youth team he made eleven appearances for the Maine Road side before spending loan periods at Bury and Port Vale, moving to Vale on a permanent basis for -15,000 (plus 50%of any future transfer fee). He played 214 games and scored 81 times for ''the Vale'', becoming the club's top scorer four seasons running with ten goals in 1987-88 (joint with David Riley), 23 in 1988-89, 18 in 1989-90 and 23 in 1990-91. He was sold to Norwich City in June 1991. The fee that Norwich paid for him - -925,000 - was set by a football league tribunal (Vale had wanted -1,500,000) and was a club record that stood until 1994.
Norwich manager Dave Stringer had been looking to sign a regular goalscorer for some time, and when Beckford signed he described him as "the answer to the Norwich supporters prayers". His spell at Carrow Road was inconsistent, however, and he only scored 13 times in 49 appearances, including a hat-trick in a 4-3 win against Everton. In 1992 he took over in goal when Bryan Gunn sustained a back injury during a game against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. He made a number of saves but was finally beaten in a 1-0 defeat.
The signing of Mark Robins for -800,000 from Manchester United and the emergence of Chris Sutton coupled with a lack of goal scoring form meant that after less than two seasons with Norwich, Beckford was sold to Oldham in 1993 for -300,000, where he played 52 times and scored 17 goals before being released in the summer of 1996. He then played for Hearts, Fulham, Walsall, Rushden & Diamonds, Southport and Total Network Solutions before retiring.
Beckford also began working for the Prince's Trust working with youngsters in Manchester. In September 1998 he won a successful tribunal case against the trust for being racially victimised.
Darren was recently featured on the Sky Sports series "Where are they now", Darren is now an attendance officer at Claremont Primary School in Moss Side, Manchester.
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'''Samuel John (Sammy) Morgan''' (born 3 December 1946 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish former footballer, currently Academy Manager at Ipswich Town.
Morgan was born in East Belfast and attended Nettlefield Primary School alongside with George Best. When he was 11 years old, his family settled in Gorleston, in England. He studied at the University of Nottingham to become a maths and physical education teacher.
Morgan entered the Football League at the relatively older age of 23, having played for local club Gorleston in the Eastern Counties League before signing for Port Vale in January 1970, after impressing on trial. The late bloomer made his professional debut as a substitute on 30 March 1970, scoring in a 1-1 draw at Newport County. After quitting teaching to take up professional football,
He scored four goals in twelve games during Villa's 1974-75 Second Division promotion campaign, though his season was hampered by a back injury which kept him out of the 1975 League Cup Final. He played just the three games in the First Division before being sold to Brighton & Hove Albion for -10,000 in December 1975.
Seven goals in eighteen games from Morgan helped him return to the Second Division as a Third Division runner-up. His time at the Goldstone Ground was also ravaged with injury and in August 1977 he dropped back into the third tier, signing with Cambridge United for -15,000.
That season saw the club achieve promotion as runners-up, but Morgan left United in August 1978 after a dispute with the club. Choosing to head to the Netherlands, rather than Norway, he signed with Sparta Rotterdam. He moved on to FC Groningen in 1979, where he achieved a fourth promotion as the club claimed the Eerste Divisie title. He returned to his old club Gorleston in 1980 and was appointed manager the following year.
Morgan won 18 caps for his country between 1972 and 1978. He scored a goal on his debut in a 1-1 draw with Spain on 16 February 1972. He also scored against Cyprus on 8 May 1973 and Norway on 29 October 1975, both 3-0 home wins.
When his playing days were over he became a teacher at Lynn Grove High School in Gorleston. He also became team manager, secretary and later chairman of Great Yarmouth Schools F.A.
He then became a schoolboy coach in the United States before returning to England to become a schoolboy coach at Norwich City youth team in 1990. In January 1998 he signed for Norwich full time as the youth development officer and was able to become the club's first Director of their Football Academy, as he holds a UEFA Class A licence.
He resigned his Norwich post in 2004 and moved to East Anglian neighbours Ipswich Town as education officer.
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'''Alan Bloor''' (born 16 March 1943) is an English professional footballer and manager, now retired. He made close to 400 appearances in the Football League for both Potteries teams.
Alan, nicknamed "Bluto" by the fans who adored him, was a centre-half and started his career at Stoke City in 1961. He stayed with the club for the next 17 years, partnering Denis Smith at the heart of the defence, and was a member of 1972 League Cup and 1973 Watney Cup winning teams. He later moved to Port Vale, initially as player and youth team coach in June 1978. After six league appearances he settled down to concentrate on his role behind the scenes in September 1978.
Bloor was appointed the caretaker manager of Port Vale in August 1979 and was appointed the position on a full-time basis the following month. He unexpectedly resigned in December 1979, saying he did not 'have what it takes'.
After leaving Port Vale and quitting football he became successful in a carpet business in Longton.
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'''Craig Martin Davies''' (born 9 January 1986 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English-born Welsh international footballer. He currently plays as a striker for English League Two club Port Vale, on loan from League One side Brighton & Hove Albion.
He started his career at Manchester City, though became a first team regular at Oxford United between 2004 and 2006. He spent a brief time in Italy with Hellas Verona, before returnign to the Football League with Oldham Athletic in 2007. He left Oldham in 2009 and signed to Brighton & Hove Albion.
He was a member of the youth team at Shrewsbury Town, and then Manchester City, before moving on to Oxford United in August 2004.
He made his league debut on 30 August 2004 in a 1-0 win at Notts County. He signed a contract extension in February 2005. He went on to score 8 goals in 29 appearances for the first team during the season and came close to signing for Premiership side Charlton Athletic in June 2005.
He moved to Hellas Verona of Serie B in January 2006 for a fee of -85,000. He hoped the move would improve his international prospects. He signed a five year contract, but managed only one appearance for the Italian club.
In July 2006 he had a trial at Northampton Town. He moved back to England in August 2006 on loan at Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, claiming he wanted out of Italy as he was too young to adapt to the change in culture. He was a regular choice throughout the first half of the 2006/07 season, but found himself largely unused after the January transfer window saw Wolves sign striker Andy Keogh. He never managed a league goal for the club in 23 games, but did score twice in the FA Cup, ironically against the club he would join permanently, Oldham Athletic, once in the original tie and again in the replay.
After Wolves opted not to make his loan a permanent move, he signed for League One side Oldham Athletic in June 2007 for an undisclosed fee. He marked his debut against Swansea City by scoring a last minute winner, and immediately became a first choice player.
In August 2008 he signed a contract extension to keep him at Oldham until summer 2010. Three months later, Davies was loaned to Oldham's League One rivals Stockport County to regain form after a poor start to the season, failing to score in ten appearances. He made 13 appearances for Stockport, scoring 6 goals, including a hat trick over Bristol Rovers. County showed interest in signing him permanently. However in January 2009 Davies agreed a transfer to League One side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee, joining the club on 2 February. On 10 February, Davies made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a 4-2 loss to Peterborough, scoring in the 27th minute for the first goal of the game.
On 25 September 2009, Davies joined Yeovil Town on loan, initially for one-month. He made his debut for Yeovil on 26 September in a 2-0 home win against Brentford.
On 15 January 2010, Davies joined League Two side Port Vale on an initial one-month loan deal. He hoped this loan move could reignite his career at the Withdean Stadium, and end his eleven month goal drought.
Davies holds a record for the Wales under-21 team by being one of only four people to have scored a hat trick at that level alongside John Hartson, Lee Jones and Ched Evans. This feat saw him earn a call-up to the senior squad. However he was sent off in August 2006 in a 3-2 defeat by Israel under-21s, and received a five-match international ban.
He has been capped five times by Wales, qualifying through a grandparent, having made his international debut as a substitute in a goalless draw with Slovenia on 17 August 2005. Two months later he withdrew from the international squad due to personal reasons.
He was re-called to the squad in January 2008 for a friendly with Norway at Wrexham, after serving eighteen months out due to international suspension. A further re-call in August 2008 was denied by his club Oldham due to a disciplinary issue.
:''Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first. The "Caps" figures are in bold for games in which he scored''
:''Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first. The "Caps" figures are in bold for games in which he scored''
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'''Richard Garcia''' (born 4 September 1981 in Perth) is an Australian football player, currently playing for Hull City. He has previously played for West Ham United and Colchester United.During his time in Perth he played for Balcatta FC a local league club in Perth
Garcia was a product of the famed West Ham United youth academy, moving from Australia to England to join the Hammers at the age of fifteen after being spotted by a scout who had initially gone to watch his brother.
Garcia signed for Colchester United in September 2004 for an undisclosed fee, and made his debut in the same month against Swindon Town. He went on to make 30 appearances in the 2004-05 season, scoring six goals.
Despite the offer of a new deal at Colchester, Garcia signed a three year contract with Hull City on 2 July 2007, on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling. He made his league debut for Hull against Plymouth Argyle in August 2007 and scored his first goal in the next game in the 3-0 win over Crewe Alexandra. He played a leading role in the club's push for promotion in the 2007-08 season, despite a shoulder injury suffered in April 2008. Garcia returns to the Premiership a seasoned professional after Hull City's promotion play-off victory over Bristol City in May 2008. Garcia started Hull's first top flight game against Fulham on 16 August 2008, and performed well in his favoured right wing position. The following weekend at Ewood Park in a 1-1 draw against Blackburn Rovers, he scored Hull's equaliser with a brilliant header in the 39th minute, two minutes after Jason Roberts had given Blackburn the lead.
On 31 July 2009, it was revealed that Garcia had ruptured knee ligaments and would be out for at least 3 months.
In an interview with Australia's Sun-Herald newspaper in April 2008, Garcia said he had ambitions to play for the Socceroos, Australia's national team, and hoped that his good form for Hull in their push for promotion to the Premier League would help him to achieve this.
On 19 August 2008 he received his first senior international cap when he came on as a second half substitute in the friendly against South Africa at Loftus Road in London. That match ended in a 2-2 draw. His second cap came in a friendly match against Holland, again as a substitute, where the match was won by the Socceroos 2-1.
Garcia speaks fluent Spanish since his father and mother are Spanish-speakers and supports Real Madrid.
''Cup'' includes domestic cups and promotion/relegation playoffs
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'''Steven Thomas Schumacher''' (born 30 April 1984 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra. His position is central midfielder.
Schumacher began his career at Everton and was captain of the England Under 19s while he was playing in the club's youth team. He was unable to break into the first team, however, and after a couple of minor loan spells with Carlisle United and Oldham Athletic, he signed for Bradford City in 2004.
Schumacher has accrued a reputation as a fiercely competitive midfielder, equally adept in a holding or attacking role. His best season so far was the 2004-05 season, making over 40 first team starts, and scoring freely from his role in the Bantams midfield.
Schumacher's Bradford contract expired and he left the club on 18 May 2007
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'''Marc Bridge-Wilkinson''' (born 16 March 1979) is an English footballer who currently plays for League One side Carlisle United as a left-sided midfielder and also as a winger.
Staring his career at Derby County in 1998, he instead made his name at Port Vale following his transfer in 2000. He made over 100 appearances in four years, scoring 31 league goals. He spent 2004-05 with Stockport County, before signing with Bradford City in 2005. He spent two years at Bradford, making close to 100 appearances. He signed with English club Carlisle United in 2007.
Born in Coventry, Bridge-Wilkinson was a product of the Derby County youth academy and made his debut for Derby in a 2-1 victory against Liverpool on 7 November 1998.
Bridge-Wilkinson joined Port Vale on a free transfer following his trial and made his debut in a 4-1 defeat at Oldham Athletic on 12 August 2000. The following week he scored twice in his first Vale start when they defeated Oxford United 3-0 on 19 August 2000. He scored 14 goals in his first season at Vale, which included one in the final of the Football League Trophy final which Vale won 2-1 over Brentford. He also had scored the winner in the Potteries derby in the Northern Section semi-finals with a 105th minute golden-goal penalty.
He spent much of the next season out injured and did not feature between August and late-January. His return to the side coincided with Vale's climb up the table and he signed a new two-year contract with the club. He spent another two seasons at Port Vale, scoring another 16 goals, to take his tally to 31 league goals from 124 appearances. He was offered a new contract (at reduced pay due to the club's dire financial situation) by manager Martin Foyle, but instead signed for Stockport County on a two-year deal.
Bridge-Wilkinson made just 22 starts with Stockport and in February 2005 joined League One rivals Bradford City on a month's loan deal to cover for injuries. The loan soon become a permanent transfer.
Bridge-Wilkinson made his City debut on 25 February 2005 in a 1-1 draw with Walsall and after four games he signed a two-year deal on transfer deadline day to stay with Bradford.
On 13 June 2007, Bridge-Wilkinson rejoined Carlisle United.
A regular in 2008-09, he picked up a toe injury in January, which ended his contribution to the campaign.
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}}'''Victor Robert Woodley''' (26 February 1910 - 23 October 1978) was an English football goalkeeper who played for both Chelsea and the England national side between the wars.
Woodley was spotted by a Chelsea scout whilst playing for Windsor and Eton and signed for the club in 1931, making his debut the same year. Woodley was a member of the glamorous Chelsea side of the 1930s, playing alongside the likes of Hughie Gallacher, Alex Jackson and Alec Cheyne. Known for his reliability and his impressive sense of anticipation, Woodley's performances were often key to preserving Chelsea's First Division status with his high-profile team mates invariably failing to live up to expectations. So reliable was he that he kept John Jackson, Scotland's first choice goalkeeper, out of the Chelsea side.
Woodley won nineteen caps for England - all consecutive, a record at the time - and in an era when there was stiff competition for the England goakeeping jersey from Harry Hibbs, George Tweedy and Frank Swift. Woodley was a member of the England side which toured Nazi Germany in 1938, infamously performing the Hitler salute before the match at the Olympiastadion. His international career was ended prematurely by the outbreak of the Second World War.
Woodley briefly resumed his playing career with Chelsea after the War, playing in their famous friendly match against Soviet side, Dynamo Moscow, but left on a free transfer shortly afterwards and joined Bath City. An injury crisis among Derby County's goalkeepers saw Woodley return to the First Division early in 1946, making a further 30 league appearances. Woodley's career also ended on a high note, as he kept goal during Derby's 4-1 FA Cup final win over Charlton Athletic.
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'''Luigi Glombard''' (born 21 August 1984) is a French football striker currently playing for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Chamois Niortais.
Glombard joined the Nantes academy in 2000 and made his senior debut in 2002. He joined Cardiff City in the summer of 2006 but moved on transfer deadline day to Leicester City for an initial one-month loan, subject to Football League paperwork. He is a lightning quick forward.
He made his Leicester City debut coming on as a sub in the 2nd half against Ipswich Town, but never made another appearance and returned to Cardiff on the 27 February 2007. A loan spell at Oldham Athletic then materialised with Glombard scoring once against Bradford
Glombard has represented France at under-17 level, competing in the 2001 Under-17 World Championships, playing alongside the likes of Anthony Le Tallec and Florent Sinama Pongolle.
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'''Colin Barnes''' (born 28 May 1957) is an English former professional footballer born in Notting Hill, London, who played as a forward in the Football League for Torquay United.
Barnes began his career with Crystal Palace, but failed to make the grade at Selhurst Park and moved to Luton Town. He left Luton without making his first team debut and joined non-league Dunstable Town. He later played for Hitchin Town, Adelaide City and Barnet, where he was top scorer and Player of the Year in the 1982-83 season,
Although a regular in the side, in 1984 he was allowed to leave for non-league Yeovil Town. He had played 43 league games for Torquay, scoring 11 times.
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'''Geoffrey Robert Barnsley''' (born 9 December 1935) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion, Plymouth Argyle, Norwich City and Torquay United. He was born in Bilston.
Barnsley began his career as a junior at West Bromwich Albion, turning professional in December 1952, with his only league appearance for the Baggies coming in the 1954-55 season. In June 1957 he moved to Plymouth Argyle, playing 131 league games before moving to Norwich City for a fee of -2,000 in May 1961. After only eight league games for Norwich, he returned to Devon, signing for Torquay United in December 1962 as understudy to Torquay goalkeeper Terry Adlington. Adlington was an ever-present in the 1962-63 season, Barnsley having to wait until September 1963 for his Torquay debut, a 1-0 victory at home to Rochdale. He made just six appearances for Torquay and subsequently left for non-league Dudley Town.
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'''Darren Bastow''' (born 22 December 1981 in Torquay) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Plymouth Argyle. He currently plays for South Devon League club Upton Athletic.
Bastow began his career as an apprentice at Plymouth Argyle, joining the Home Park side in July 1998 after leaving Torquay Community College.
At the end of his trial he returned to Home Park, but was left out of the squad in early 2000 for disciplinary reasons.
The player had problems off the field and walked out on the club,
although Argyle retained his registration and refused to let him play even for South Devon League side Upton Athletic.
In October 2000 he briefly returned to Plymouth Argyle and resumed training, but later walked out again. He eventually returned to playing football, joining Upton Athletic on non-contract terms in August 2001. He agreed to join Torquay United on trial in October 2001, but nothing came of it, and he continues to play for Upton Athletic alongside other members of his family, including former Torquay player Ian Bastow.
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Ian Bastow began his career as an apprentice at Torquay United, serving his apprenticeship alongside future England star Lee Sharpe. He turned professional in March 1989 and made his league debut on the 15th of April 1989 as a substitute against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road. The following month, he started the 1-0 home victory against Carlisle United, being substituted for Ian Weston the regular number 10 that season. He started the first game of the following season, a 1-1 draw away to Stockport County, but appeared only sporadically for the rest of the season, making 9 league and 2 cup appearances before being released at the end of the season.
On his release, he joined local non-league side Upton Athletic, playing for them at the same time as higher level sides in Devon and Somerset. In 1997-98 Bastow was playing for Taunton Town, guesting for Dawlish Town and Upton Athletic when not required. In the close season of 1999 he left Taunton for Dawlish Town, but returned to Taunton in November the same year. On the 6th of May 2001, Bastow played in Taunton's 2-1 FA Vase Final win over Berkhamsted Town at Villa Park. He was released by Taunton in June 2003.
He later concentrated on playing for Upton Athletic and was appointed as first-team player-coach of Upton in June 2006, succeeding his uncle, Richard Bastow, whose sons Alex, Darren and Paul all also play for Upton.
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'''Harold C. (Harry) Gough''' (December 31, 1890 - 16 June 1970) was an English professional footballer. He made one appearance in goal for the England national team.
Harry Gough was born in Chesterfield and played for non-league sides Spital Olympic and Castleford Town before joining Bradford Park Avenue in 1910. He played 3 games for Bradford before returning to Castleford Town.
In 1913 he moved to Sheffield United where over the next 10 years he would make 242 league appearances and win an FA Cup winners' medal in 1915. A decision to become a publican in Castleford broke the conditions of his contract and he left Bramall Lane at the end of the 12923-24 season. His final game for United was a 2-0 County Cup Final victory over the Wednesday.
Returning to play for Castleford Town Gough subsequently moved to Harrogate from where he joined Oldham Athletic in 1926. He played four times for Oldham, moving to Bolton Wanderers in 1927, playing four league games before joining Torquay United in the summer of 1928. He immediately dislodged Archie Bayes as Torquay's first choice goalkeeper, missing just 3 games in his first season. He played 17 times the following season, losing his place to Bayes, and retired at the end of the season.
Gough won his only full England international cap on 9 April 1921 against Scotland at Hampden Park, Scotland winning 3-0.
'''Sheffield United'''
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'''Laurie Millsom''' (1901-1959) was an English professional football goalkeeper.
Laurie Millsom was born in Rotherham and began his professional career with Rotherham County, playing 5 league games in 1924. He subsequently moved to Rotherham Amateurs, joining Torquay United in 1927 prior to their first season in the Football League.
After regular keeper Archie Bayes was injured in training, Millsom played in goal in Torquay's first game in the football league, a 1-1 draw at home to local rivals Exeter City on the 27th of August 1927. He lost his place to Bayes after the first three games and spent his remaining career at Plainmoor as an understudy to Bayes, then Harold Gough and finally Joe Wright.
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:''For other persons named Joe Wright, see Joe Wright''
:''For other persons named Joey Wright, see Joey Wright''
'''Joseph Wright''' (1907-1936) was an English professional football goalkeeper.
Joe Wright was born in Gateshead and was playing for local side Birtley when signed by Leicester City in 1929. He played 15 league games for Leicester before joining Torquay United in 1930 as a replacement for the retired Harold Gough and Archie Bayes. He missed just one game in the 1930-31 season and was an ever-present for the first 28 league games of the following season, after which time Laurie Millsom took over as Torquay's first choice goalkeeper. Wright joined Brighton & Hove Albion, but his career was curtailed by illness and he retired in 1933 after just 14 games for Brighton.
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'''Robert Denholm "Bobby" Baxter''' (born 4 February 1937) is an English former professional footballer born in Redcar, Yorkshire, who played in the Football League for Darlington, Brighton & Hove Albion and Torquay United. He is the son and namesake of Scotland and Middlesbrough footballer Bobby Baxter.
Baxter began his career by signing a professional contract on joining Darlington in November 1959. He began his professional career as a forward and was Darlington's top scorer for two seasons. After playing 64 league games and scoring 30 times he moved to Brighton & Hove Albion in June 1961 with Dennis Windross moving in the opposite direction. He had to wait until 25 November that year for his Brighton debut, at the Goldstone Ground against Preston North End. At Brighton he was converted to a wing half or full-back and eventually made 195 league appearances, scoring six times, before moving to Torquay United in July 1967. He immediately settled in to the Torquay first team at the start of the season, but lost his place when Bill Kitchener was signed on loan from West Ham United. Early in the following season, Kitchener signed permanently for Torquay and Baxter again lost his place. However, Baxter regained his place in the first team when Kitchener was switched to the centre of defence after the career-ending injury received by Torquay defender Alan Smith. After appearing in 62 league games (scoring six goals) for the Gulls, Baxter returned to Darlington in July 1969, playing just one further season in the football league before joining non-league Plymouth City in July 1970.
In September 2001, Baxter, still a Torbay resident, returned to Plainmoor as a match summariser for BBC Radio for the game between Torquay and Scunthorpe United.
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'''Joe McBride''' (born 10 June 1938 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Hibernian, Motherwell and Dunfermline Athletic. He was a prolific goalscorer, who is the third highest goalscorer in the Scottish league since football resumed after the Second World War. He won two caps for Scotland, both in 1967 British Home Championship matches.
McBride was born in Govan, just 200 yards from the home of Rangers.
McBride was Motherwell's top goalscorer in three successive seasons, which attracted the attention of new Celtic manager Jock Stein, who signed him for a fee of -22,000 in 1965.
He never regained a regular place in the Celtic side, and subsequently transferred to Hibernian in 1968.
McBride left Hibs in 1971, apparently because the club were unhappy that he did not want to move from his home in Glasgow.
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'''Kenford Keith Ian Walwyn''' (February 17, 1956 - April 15, 2003), more commonly known as '''Keith Walwyn''', was a Jamaican footballer. He played as a striker.
Walwyn played for Winterton Rangers, before joining Chesterfield in November 1979. He appeared only three times for the club, scoring two goals.
Despite winning the "''Clubman of the Year''" trophy at York City that year, he was transferred to Blackpool for -35,000, and scored 16 league goals in 69 appearances for the club. He moved next to Carlisle United, who would prove to be his last league club; the final club he played for was non-league side Kettering Town in 1991.
After his footballing career ended, Walwyn opened a sports store in the Preston area. Walwyn died at only 47 years of age, in April 2003 while undergoing a heart operation. His memory lives on at Bootham Crescent, where one of the hospitality suites bears his name.
On 7 March 2004, a fundraising match was played at the ground of York City featuring a "Past Players Festival". Players from the promotion winning 1983/84 team played the players from the play-off winning side of 1993. Taking Keith Walwyn's place in the squad was Keith's son Matthew, who went on to score two goals. On May 11 2008 Matthew Walwyn was on the bench for Kirkham & Wesham for the FA Vase final at Wembley Stadium against Lowestoft Town. He was introduced in the 79th minute with his team losing 1-0, and subsequently struck an 84th minute equaliser, and then an injury-time second, to win the game and the trophy for his side.
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'''Ross Michael Greenwood''' (born 1 November 1985 in York, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Gainsborough Trinity.
Greenwood was born in York and grew up in the village of Copmanthorpe. He attended Copmanthorpe primary school and then went on to Tadcaster Grammar School.
He started to play football from an early age and initially played for his school side and also Copmanthorpe Junior Football Club, where he played in the Under 9s team. It was while playing for Copmanthorpe that he was spotted by York City's Centre of Excellence. He soon joined the Under 11s and was coached by City's Colin Sanderson and then progressed into the Under 12s side, where he was coached by John Stockton and Garry Naylor. He spent two years with York City in total and also played regularly for Copmanthorpe and for York School Boys.
At only 12 years of age, Greenwood was contacted by Nottingham Forest and asked to join them for a two weeks trial period. Greenwood was set to travel to Nottingham, when out of the blue, he received a call from Manchester United urging him to join them instead. Although Greenwood's father is an ardent Leeds United fan and found the prospect of his son joining Manchester United totally devastating, he put all sense of rivalry behind him and recognized his son could not miss out on this opportunity of a lifetime.
He joined the Manchester United Under 13s side as a right back and occasional centre half and played in the same team as Chris Eagles and Chesterfield's Phil Picken, as well as training with older players such as Kieran Richardson. His coach at the time was Paul McGuinness, the son of former York manager and Manchester United player, Wilf McGuinness and Greenwood would regularly train at Manchester United's Carrington training ground where he would see many of the first team players preparing for Premiership games. Greenwood says the players who really stood out on the training ground were David Beckham, Juan Sebastin Vern, Gary Neville and Roy Keane. Their talents were truly inspirational, and in particular, Gary Neville and David Beckham also proved to be very encouraging, taking time out to talk to Greenwood and the other younger players. Manchester United's Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, also proved an inspirational character for Greenwood. He distinctly remembers entering his office with some of his team mates to be faced with a large photo of the famous Lunchtime atop a Skyscaper scene, where in 1932 New York construction workers were pictured lunching high up on a cross beam. Alex Ferguson used this photo to explain the essence to team work, explaining it is all about trust and if one person makes an error it could jeopardize the work of the whole team. Greenwood has always remembered this lesson and has tried to play football based on this principle. Greenwod was not accepted on Manchester United's youth trainee programme and was released by the club. However, soon after Greenwood received offers from 23 clubs including Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers.
Yorkshire club Sheffield Wednesday was the most persistent and Greenwood felt this was the right move for him. He was signed by academy director, Jimmy Shoulder and the first team manager at the time was Terry Yorath. Ross had to wait until Wednesday the 22nd of September 2004 for his first professional start. He played at right back in a League Cup 1-0 defeat to Coventry City who were a Division above Wednesday at the time. Assistant manager Mark Smith singled him out for praise for dealing with opponents who were recently in The Premiership for example, Stern John. After this impressive start, Greenwood only made two more substitute appearances before being deemed not good enough by new manager Paul Sturrock.
He then moved to Stockport County for the 2005-06 season,
A move back to Yorkshire and his hometown came in 2006 as he was signed by Conference National side York City.
He joined Gainsborough Trinity on loan in January 2008.
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'''Lyndon Andr "Andy" McMillan''' (born 22 June 1968 in Bloemfontein) is a former South African football player, who played much of his career at York City in defence. He is second in the all-time appearance records at York City.
Prior to joining York City in 1987, McMillan had trials at Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City and Preston North End. He would stay at York City for 11 years at right back, eventually becoming the club's second all-time top appearances maker under the management of Alan Little.
The 1992-93 season saw him chosen by fellow league professionals as the best right back in the Third Division, the same season City won promotion via the Division Three playoffs. The club played in Second Division the following year, and managed to reach the semi-finals of the playoffs, but were not victorious.
McMillan played in York's 3-0 victory against Premier League side Manchester United in the League Cup in 1995, and against Everton in the 3-2 win during 1996 in the League Cup, which were two of the clubs most famous ''giant killings''.
In all competitions McMillan played for the Minstermen 493 times. At the Yorkshire club, he was a highly popular figure, but was forced out by the then chairman; Douglas Craig in 1999 before he could reach 500 appearances, much to the dismay of the clubs fans.
After leaving City, McMillan would briefly play with Scottish side Ayr United before retiring from professional football in 2000. He did however have a spell with non-league side Nestl Rowntree a year later.
Once retired he went on to work for a local estate agent in York followed by a software firm. He now runs his own aggregates company delivering building materials. Football wise, McMillan plays for Haxby United in the York Football League and starting with the 2008-09 season McMillan assumed the role of manager at Haxby United.
after being relieved of his duties at haxby united
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'''Alexander Francis "Alex" Watson''' (born 5 April 1968) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing for Liverpool, Derby County, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Gillingham, Torquay United and Exeter City.
Watson was born in Liverpool, and began his career as an apprentice with Liverpool. He turned professional in 1985, and made his debut against Queens Park Rangers in March 1988. He made nine appearances in total for the club, of which four were in the league, and he was in the starting line-up for the 1988 Charity Shield.
In August 1990 he joined Derby County for a brief loan spell, and the following January he made a permanent move to A.F.C. Bournemouth for a fee of -150,000. He spent almost five years there, making 182 appearances and scoring 6 league goals, moving to Gillingham on loan in September 1995 before joining Torquay United in November 1995 for a fee of -50,000.
He quickly became a crowd favourite at Torquay, becoming club captain in 1997 and assistant manager in 1999 under Wes Saunders. In July 2001 he made the short journey to join Exeter City on a free transfer.
He was an England youth international
Alexander Francis "Alex" Watson (born 5 April 1968) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing for Liverpool, Derby County, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Gillingham, Torquay United and Exeter City.[2][3] He is the younger brother of the former Everton player Dave Watson,[4] and like his brother, played as a central defender.
Watson was born in Liverpool, and began his career as an apprentice with Liverpool. He turned professional in 1985, and made his debut against Queens Park Rangers in March 1988. He made nine appearances in total for the club, of which four were in the league, and he was in the starting line-up for the 1988 Charity Shield.[4]
In August 1990 he joined Derby County for a brief loan spell, and the following January he made a permanent move to A.F.C. Bournemouth for a fee of -150,000. He spent almost five years there, making 182 appearances and scoring 6 league goals, moving to Gillingham on loan in September 1995 before joining Torquay United in November 1995 for a fee of -50,000.[2]
He quickly became a crowd favourite at Torquay, becoming club captain in 1997 and assistant manager in 1999 under Wes Saunders. In July 2001 he made the short journey to join Exeter City on a free transfer.[5] In his first season there he was a first-team regular, but a change of management saw him play only three games in the 2002-03 season.[2] He was released in the summer of 2003 and signed for non-league club Taunton Town.[5] He played 20 games without scoring in the first part of the 2004-05 season,[6] before joining Clevedon Town in November 2004,[7] playing 23 times without scoring in the remainder of the season.[8]
He was an England youth international[7] and is a FA qualified coach.[citation needed]
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'''Lee Cook''' (born 3 August 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder.
Born on 3 August 1982 in Hammersmith where he lives currently, London, Cook began his career at non-League Aylesbury United where he made 19 appearances, scoring twice, having progressed from the club's youth team.
Cook made his debut against Grimsby Town on 14 April 2001 as a substitute. In his fourth game for Watford he injured his knee,
Cook made no secret of the fact he was a fan of QPR, and he elected to leave Watford at the end of his contract in July 2004 to join them. As Cook was under the age of 24 when he moved, and the two clubs failed to agree a fee, it went to a tribunal where QPR were ordered to pay a fee of -125,000 to Watford.
Cook's QPR debut came against Watford at Vicarage Road on 9 August 2004 as a second-half substitute. Cook played poorly in the 3-0 defeat and was jeered by the Watford crowd.
Cook played a significant role in QPR's battle to avoid relegation in the 2006-07 season, and formed a great partnership with striker Dexter Blackstock.
QPR rejected a bid from Fulham for Cook in June 2007,
Lee is cousins with Olympic gold medal boxer James DeGale.
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'''Fred Spiksley''' (25 January 1870, Gainsborough - 28 July 1948, Goodwood) was an English footballer and coach, who played as a forward for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and England. He also played for Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop North End, Leeds City, Watford and in 1907 became the only professional footballer to play for the Corinthians. After retiring as a player in 1906 he worked as a coach and won national league titles in Sweden, Mexico and Germany. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in Germany.
He died on Ladies' Day at Goodwood Racecourse in 1948.
Spiksley initially played as a junior for Gainsborough Jubilee Swifts. In 1887 he helped them reach the semi-finals of the Lincolnshire Junior Cup, finishing the competition as top scorer with 31 goals in 6 games. On 19 March 1887 at the age of 17 he made his senior debut for Gainsborough Trinity in a game against Notts Jardines. Although Trinity lost 3-1, Spiksley created the team's only goal, providing his captain Billy Brown with a simple tap in after a good run. During his first season at Trinity he scored 31 goals in 29 games and was the teams second highest goalscorer behind Jack Madden, later to play for Scotland and Celtic. He also scored twice on both his FA Cup debut, a 7-0 victory over Boston Town, and in the final of the Gainsborough News Charity Cup. In his second season Spiksley scored 28 goals in 21 games and, despite breaking his leg on his 19th birthday in a Gainsborough News Charity cup tie against The Wednesday Football Club, he was the team's leading goal-scorer for the 1888-89 season. During the 1889-90 season Spiksley won a cup double, helping Trinity win both the Lincolnshire F.A. Cup and the Gainsborough News Charity Cup and during the 1890-91 season he was a prominent member of the Trinity team that won the Midland League.
In January 1891 he almost signed for Accrington F.C. but asked for time to consider their offer before signing. However while travelling to Accrington he stopped in Sheffield and was persuaded by two directors, John Holmes and Fred Thompson, to sign for Sheffield Wednesday F.C.. He subsequently spent the next eleven seasons at Wednesday scoring 100 goals in 293 league appearances. He also scored a further 14 goals in 28 FA Cup appearances, starting with a brace in a memorable 4-1 victory over League side Bolton Wanderers in 1892. He scored twice in the 1896 FA Cup Final as Wednesday beat Wolves 2-1. Along with his two goals, Spiksley's back-heels stole the show during the final. He also helped them win the English Second Division in 1900 and the English First Division in 1903.
In the 1905-06 season Fred Joined a new club called Southern United. The club was based in London, but has been lost in history with many people thinking that Fred actually played for Southend United. Southend formed a year later and played in the Southern League Division 2, just like Southern United had done the previous season. So it is easy to see why people have got it wrong. The Southern United story is a short but fascinating one that will feature in Fred Spiksley's biography - ''Flying Over an Olive Grove''.
Spiksley also played 7 times and scored 5 goals for England and helped them win the British Home Championship in both 1893 and 1898. In 1893 he scored a hat-trick on his debut against Wales in a 6-0 win. Other goalscorers on that day included Jack Reynolds and John Goodall. He then scored a further two goals in a 5-2 win over Scotland. In 1894 he scored his fifth goal in three games in 2-2 draw with Ireland. Spiksley-s other England team mates included Steve Bloomer and Ernest Needham. On 14 March 1903 Spiksley also scored once for the English League XI in a 3-0 win over the Scottish League XI at Celtic Park.
Spiksley's England goal record has been disputed by several sources - but is in fact quite clear. In his book ''50 Years of Football 1895-1934'', Sir Frederick Wall, secretary of the Football Association, claims that in 1893 Spiksley actually scored a hat-trick against Scotland.
After retiring as a player in 1906, Spiksley embarked on a well travelled career as a coach. In 1911 he accepted a position with AIK Stockholm and guided them to the Swedish Championship. He was briefly appointed coach of Swedish national team. However his spell was cut short following a dispute between two rival factions within the Swedish Football Association. Spiksley was seen as the Stockholm candidate and his appointment was opposed by the Gothenburg faction. In 1912 the association offered Spiksley the job once again. However on this occasion he declined.
By 1913 Spiksley was in Germany, first with TSV 1860 Mnchen and then 1. FC Nuremberg. However while there, the First World War broke out and Spiksley and his son, Fred Jr, were interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp near Berlin. The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners and gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. Spiksley was one of several former professional footballers in the camp. Others included fellow former England internationals Fred Pentland, Samuel Wolstenholme and Steve Bloomer, a Scotland international, John Cameron, a German international Edwin Dutton, and John Brearley, once of Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.
Cup and league competitions were organised and as many as 1,000 attended the bigger games. The teams adopted the names of established teams and on 16 November 1914 Spiksley played in a cup final between an ''Oldham Athletic'' team and a ''Tottenham Hotspur'' team. It is uncertain which team Spiksley played for but the Oldham team was basically a ''Public School XI''. It is therefore more likely that he played for Tottenham along with Bloomer and Dutton. The game itself was refereed by Wolstenholme. Spiksley escaped from Ruhleben in early 1915 and, after briefly returning to England, he sailed to the United States and worked in a munitions factory in Pittsburgh.
By 1918 he was working as a coach in Spain. In 1921 he returned to the United States and eventually made his way to Mexico. While there he coached Reforma AC
and Real Club Espaa. Both teams played in the ''Primera Fuerza'', a Mexico City-based league whose champions were also considered to be champions of Mexico. In 1924 Spiksley guided Espaa to the ''Primera Fuerza'' title. He then returned to England and between 1924 and 1926 he worked as an assistant coach at Fulham. During his time at Fulham the club embarked on a successful FA Cup run and knocked out an Everton team that included Dixie Dean. He subsequently returned to Germany and rejoined 1. FC Nuremberg who he led to the German football championship in 1927.
In 1931 Spiksley was invited back to Craven Cottage by Fulham to make a series of training films with two players, Barrett and Oliver. A section of the film has survived. In the film he demonstrates his famous back-heel.
Between 1933 and 1936 Spiksley took over coaching responsibilities for the King Edward VII School Football team in Sheffield. During his time there the First XI were unbeaten against school opposition. This achievement was recognised in an unusual way when the 'Ardath Tobacco Company' included the school team of 1935-36 in their Cigarette Card Collection for the season, this was alongside all the top football teams of the day!
:In 1907, his reminiscences were published
:Letters to a Swedish journalist were turned into an early Swedish book on how to play football
:In 1920 his Autobiography was written and published as a newspaper serial
:In 1928 Fred wrote a serial in a newspaper teaching people how to train and play football, each week looking at a different position or skill.
His autobiography was only discovered in 2007 and is over 56,000 words long. The Fred Spiksley biography - ''Flying Over an Olive Grove'' is currently being written with an aim for publication before 2010. This will feature over 200 never seen before photographs and illustrations.
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'''Mark Clyde''' (born December 27, 1982, Limavady) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer, who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and represented Northern Ireland. His career was cut short by persistent injuries aged 24. On May 6 2009 it is reported the player is contemplating a return to football with Worcester City offering the player a contract after a successful trial.
Clyde is a product of Wolves' academy, and moved into first team contention in the 2002/03 season. He was initially loaned out to Kidderminster Harriers, then in League Two for four games. He made his league debut on 14 September 2002 in a 1-1 draw at Scunthorpe United.
He returned to Molineux after this brief spell and quickly found a place in the first team, ahead of team captain Paul Butler. He made 17 league appearances for the club in this debut season, which saw Wolves win promotion via the play-offs. Clyde himself missed the conclusion of the campaign though as he suffered a knee injury which was later operated on.
The defender recovered to feature in Wolves' Premier League season of 2003/04, playing in 9 top flight games, which earned him a contract extension in July 2004, that was due to keep him at the club until 2008. After featuring in Wolves' opening 13 games back in the Championship, he suffered another injury blow when he turned his ankle while training with Northern Ireland. He recovered but found his season later halted for good when his knee troubles flared up again in February 2005.
After missing all the 2005/06 season, struggling to recover from ankle surgery, he began Wolves' opening three games in 2006/07 under new manager Mick McCarthy. However, his injury problems quickly resurfaced and he was once again sidelined.
On 8 February 2007, Clyde announced his immediate retirement from football, aged just 24, owing to his persistent injury battles. He is now '''working for Designer Drives and Ladnscapes ltd. along with Steve Leith and co.'''.
Clyde has represented Northern Ireland three times, making his debut on 8 September 2004 in a 2-2 World Cup qualifying draw in Wales. He has also been selected for their Under 18, 20 and 21 squads.
In October 2008, Clyde signed for the five-a-side team Bridgnorth 2000 in the JSR Construction Bridgnorth Five-A-Side League. Clyde has also now signed for Worcester City and plays at the heart of their defence.
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:''This article is about the Irish footballer. For the English footballer of the same name currently with Brentford, see here.''
'''Kevin O'Connor''' (born October 19, 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer. He currently plays for Conference North outfit AFC Telford United after signing for them in 2010.
O'Connor began his career at Wolves' Youth Academy and became a regular in the reserve team. He was never considered for the first team under Glenn Hoddle, and he instead joined League Two Stockport County on loan in March 2006, making seven appearances and scoring one goal. His league debut came on 8 April when he appeared as a substitute in a 3-3 draw at Cheltenham Town.
The appointment of Mick McCarthy as manager saw him promoted to the first team, making his senior debut for Wolves on 5 August 2006 at Plymouth Argyle, where he created Wolves' equaliser when his shot was deflected in to earn a 1-1 draw (later credited as an own-goal by Mathias Kouo-Doumbe). However, after playing in the opening three games, his season was ended by a long-term hamstring injury.
He was approaching fitness by the start of the 2007/08 season and given another one year contract, as Wolves lined up a loan move to Gillingham for him; which he later rejected after becoming a father due to the long travelling distance. However, his hamstring problems again soon flared up and he spent the season again on the sidelines after having surgery in November 2007.
In May 2008 it was announced he would not be re-signed but would remain at the club continuing his rehabilitation in the short-term. He is currently on trial at League Two Port Vale.
O'Connor has been recognised by his country, being selected for Republic of Ireland under-18, under-20 and under-21 squads. He is the brother of Burnley (and former West Bromwich Albion) midfielder James O'Connor.
On the 18th January 2010 Kevin signed for Conference North team AFC Telford Utd, after having trained them for 3 weeks to regain fitness, Kevins retirement payment means he can not return the to the professional game.
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'''Lewis Thomas Gobern''' (born 28 January 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a winger. He plays for MK Dons.
Gobern, born in Birmingham, is a product of Wolves' youth academy. He gained his first professional experience on loan at Hartlepool United during the 2004/05 season, where he made his senior debut on 2 November 2004 in a 1-0 win over in the Football League Trophy. He later had spells on loan at Blackpool and Bury, respectively, during the 2005/06 season.
He made his Wolves debut on 5 November 2005, coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 win against Norwich City. However, he was not used again by Glenn Hoddle and only appeared again nine months later, as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Plymouth Argyle, the first game of Mick McCarthy's reign. He progressed to being a first team starter over Autumn 2006, and marked these appearances with two goals in successive games, against Crystal Palace and .
However, his debut season was cut short by two separate hamstring injuries that kept him out of action after Christmas. He signed a new two-year contract in June 2007, but spent the whole of the 2007/08 season on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury in training.
He returned to reserve team football in August 2008 and, in January 2009, joined Colchester United on a month's loan. He returned to his parent club at the conclusion of the season but was not offered a new contract and was released. In July, 2009 he signed a one-year contract with a one-year option with MK Dons.
His younger brother, Oscar, plays for Southampton.
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'''Mark Daniel Little''' (born 20 August 1988) is an English football defender signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Born in Worcester, Little began his career as a youth player in Wolves' Academy and played a major role in the side who made it to the last four of the FA Youth Cup in 2005. He signed a three-year professional contract in August 2005 and had become a regular in the reserve side by the end of the 2005-06 season, and featured as an unused substitute for the first team throughout April 2006.
He made his first team debut in the League Cup at Chesterfield on 23 August 2006. This was followed by his league debut off the bench (on the opposite flank at left-back) at Leeds United on 10 September 2006.
Little went on to feature regularly throughout the season but didn't manage to continue this in the 2007-08 campaign. He was sent out on loan to League One side Northampton Town for a month in January 2008, later extended to three months. After beginning the following season with his parent club, but without breaking into the first team, he again returned to Sixfields on loan until the end of October. In late 2009, Little went out on loan again, this time for two months at League Two side Chesterfield.
He is contracted to Wolves until the end of the 2009-10 season.
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'''Guilherme Ozelame Finkler''' (born September 24, 1985) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Juventude.
Finkler had a spell in Europe during the 2006/07 season, when he had a trial at English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers. He impressed enough during pre-season games, scoring several goals, that the club took up a season long loan option.
However, he never made a first team appearance in competitive games, his nearest taste of action was being an unused substitute against Colchester United on December 30, 2006. After failing to stake a claim for inclusion in the side, his loan was cut short in January 2007 by mutual consent.
The midfielder continued his stay in Europe by seeing out the season on loan at Belgian top flight team R.E. Mouscron, for whom he managed a solitary substitute appearance. He was not offered a permanent deal at the end of the loan and he instead returned to his parent club Juventude.
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'''Mauricio Ricardo Taricco''' (born 10 March 1973 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer player and current football coach. He is currently working as assistant manager to Gustavo Poyet at English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion.
Taricco began his football career at Argentinos Juniors in Buenos Aires in 1993, he came through the club's famous youth team to make his first team debut in 1993. After only one season in the first team he was transferred to Ipswich Town in England.
Taricco's career in English football began in 1994 at twenty-one years of age. He made his debut against Bolton Wanderers in a league cup match, which Ipswich lost 0-3. He stayed at Portman Road until 1998. In his time at the club he became a fans' favourite, making one hundred and eighty-nine appearances and scoring seven goals.
He transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in 1998, becoming George Graham's first signing at the club. Taricco was a regular in the first team for much of the time he spent at the club. His debut came against Wimbledon which ended goalless, with his full debut against Middlesbrough also ending in a 0-0 draw. He went on to make one-hundred and fifty-eight appearances for Spurs, scoring two goals.
He left Spurs in 2004, after falling out of favour at the club. West Ham United manager Alan Pardew signed him on a free transfer and stated he was very pleased Taricco was at the club. However, his West Ham career was short lived, as he tore his hamstring twenty-seven minutes into his debut against Millwall
Tarrico since returned to Italy and played in the minor leagues, where he captained A.S. Villasimius.
On 10 November 2009, it was announced that Tarrico would be assistant manager to Gustavo Poyet at English team Brighton & Hove Albion.
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'''Ian Morris''' (born 27 February 1987) is an Irish footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United as a midfielder.
Morris was born in Dublin and spent the majority of the 2005-06 season on loan at Blackpool, for whom he scored three goals in 30 appearances before returning to Leeds United, where he was a reserve team player, usually playing as a left-sided midfielder or striker.Currently on loan at Chesterfield FC.
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'''Philip "Phil" Gray''' (born 2 October 1968) is an Northern Irish former professional footballer. A striker, Gray won 26 caps for his country and played for ten professional clubs, his transfer fees totalling -1,475,000.
Born in Belfast, Gray began his career as an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur, signing a professional contract in 1986. After nine appearances in four years, he was loaned out to Barnsley during the 1989-90 season and Fulham in the 1990-91 season. In August 1991 Luton Town bought Gray for -275,000.
In May 1996 he was released by Sunderland. He signed for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard in August. After a season in the Netherlands, he returned to Luton in September 1997 for a fee of -400,000.
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'''Wayne Hall''' (born October 25, 1968 in Rotherham, England) also known by his nickname "'''Ginner'''" is an English former footballer. He played much of his career at York City as a left-sided defender and is known for his shaved headed image.
Starting his career in 1988 as a trainee at Darlington, Hall moved to non-league side Hartfield Main before transferring to York City in 1989.
Hall would remain at the club until his retirement in 2001, notching up 438 appearances in total (373 in the league) and scoring 11 goals. Along with the likes of Dean Kiely and Andy McMillan, Hall would become one of the City's faithful's most popular players of the 1990s.
The 1990s were a particularly successful time for City. They reached the playoffs of the Third Division in 1993; when the final against Crewe Alexandra at Wembley went down to penalties, Hall took the final penalty and scored, securing City's promotion to the Second Division.
1994 saw Hall along with City reaching the playoffs again, this time in the Second Division, although they were not successful. Hall played in two giant killings which further put the squad on the map came in the 1990s, first beating Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford and then the following season they beat Everton 3-2 with Hall in the squad.
Hall retired from football in 2002 while playing for Gainsborough Trinity.
York's fanzine is named in honour of the foot Hall used to score the penalty which secured City promotion to Division Two.
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'''Scott Tynan''' (born 27 November 1983 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper.
Scott began his career at Wigan Athletic during the 2001-02 season, providing backup for the first-team goalkeepers, but he failed to make any significant backthrough into the first-team and was released after just one season with the club.
Following Tynan's release from his Wigan Athletic contract, he teamed up with Nottingham Forest for the 2002-03 season. In total Scott spent two season with the club, again providing cover for the first-team and failing to make any appearances for the club, and left the club at the end of the 2003-04 season.
During Scott's time with Nottingham Forest, his lack of first team action prompted a loan move to Telford in order to get some experience, and Tynan enjoyed a two-month spell with the club, before returning back to Nottingham Forest.
Tynan joined Barnet in 2004 making 35 league appearances and gaining a Conference winner's medal.
He signed for Rushden & Diamonds midway through the 2005-06 season for -10,000.
In August 2006, Tynan was loaned to Hereford United for a short spell as emergency goalkeeping cover. He was released by Rushden in May 2007.
After a trial at Morecambe Tynan signed for Ebbsfleet United on 10 August 2007, a day before the new season, to cover for Lance Cronin who sustained a finger injury. He played seven games for the club, before leaving in September to find a club in the north-west.
Tynan signed for Northwich Victoria, making his debut against Exeter City on 13 October 2007. He was released at the end of the 2008-09 season.
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}}'''Adam Nicholas Barrett''' born (29 November 1979) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Southend United. He went to Belfairs High School, Leigh-on-Sea, as his secondary school. He has previously played for Bristol Rovers, Mansfield and Plymouth.
Barrett joined Southend, the club he supported as a child, on a free transfer at the beginning of the 2004-05 season and quickly established himself as a firm fan's favourite. He scored 11 goals in his first season with the Blues, an astonishing amount for a centre-back, and was voted Player of the Year by Southend fans.
Barrett played a key part in Southend's rise to the Championship in 2005-06 and the Football League Trophy in 2005.
Barrett scored a goal in an FA Cup third round replay against Chelsea, although Southend United would go on to lose the match 4-1.
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'''Michael Ian Mancienne''' (born 8 January 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently on loan at Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers from fellow top flight side Chelsea.
Primarily a centre back, though also able to play at right back, he is already an established England Under-21 player. He received his first call-up for the senior squad in November 2008, ahead of a friendly against Germany.
Mancienne was spotted by Chelsea as a 9-year-old playing for Kingstonian, and debuted for the Chelsea Reserves while still at school. He signed a professional contract in January 2006, and was called onto the bench for the final match of the 2005-06 season but was unused.
He was part of Chelsea's pre-season tour of the United States in Summer 2006 and started the season again with a place on the bench; in the 2006 Community Shield against Liverpool and the first two Premier League games of the 2006-07 season against Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers. Despite this, it would be over two years before he would play a competitive game for the ''Blues'', a fact that led him to admit he may need to move on for the sake of his career.
After gaining playing time with spells on loan at Championship sides QPR and Wolves, respectively (see below), he finally made his Chelsea debut on 14 February 2009, starting an FA Cup tie at Watford. He made his European debut appearance 11 days later when he as a late substitute in a Champions League knock-out tie against Juventus, which ended 1-0 to Chelsea. On 28 February he achieved his Premier League debut in a 2-1 victory over .
At the end of the 2008-09 season, during which he made his only first team appearances to date for the club, he was voted their Young Player of the Year.
He is contracted to Chelsea until Summer 2013.
Mancienne gained his first taste of league football in a loan spell at Queens Park Rangers in late 2006, when he joined them for the remainder of the 2006-07 campaign. He played most of his 28 games for the Championship side at right back, but also played a few times in his preferred centre-back position. His impressive displays made him popular with the QPR fans, who voted him runner-up in the Supporters' Young Player of the Year.
After signing a new contract extension at his parent club, he agreed to remain on loan at QPR for the 2007-08 season.
With no playing opportunities arriving at Stamford Bridge, he again went out on loan in October 2008 when he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan initially until 29 December 2008. His performances during this period caused Wolves to extend his loan by a further month, however, the paperwork on the extension was never completed, and he was recalled by his parent club.
Mancienne rejoined Wolves on a season's loan on 13 August 2009.
Mancienne rejected the chance to play for the Seychelles national team in 2006 in favour of his native England.
On 15 November 2008, Fabio Capello surprisingly named Mancienne in the England squad to play an international friendly match against Germany in Berlin. He did not appear in the game though.
Mancienne has been an England regular at under-21 level since making his debut against Romania on 21 August 2007. He was part of the side that reached the 2009 European Championships. However, his tournament was a disappointment as he received a red card in their opening group game against Finland.
He has previously also represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.
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'''Ryan Dominic Bertrand''' (born 5 August 1989) is an English professional footballer currently with Reading, on loan from Chelsea. He is a fast, attacking left-back, converted from a winger.
Born in Southwark, London, Bertrand was signed by Chelsea in July 2005 from Gillingham for an initial -125,000. The fee was set by a tribunal and is subject to increase depending on progress.
During the 2006-07 season he was twice sent on loan to Bournemouth, at the same time as fellow Chelsea youngster Jack Cork. He suffered a ruptured spleen in a youth team game against Arsenal that ruled him out of the later part of that season.
In August 2007, Bertrand joined Oldham Athletic on loan until January 2008.
On 4 January 2008, a matter of days after his spell at Oldham came to an end, Bertrand joined Norwich City on loan for the rest of the 2007/08 season.
He was selected for the England U19s team for their first round of qualifying matches for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Bertrand played for England Under-17s, Under-19s and is now a member of the Under-21 squad.
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'''Simon Ernest Royce''' (born 9 September 1971 in Forest Gate, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham. Royce joined Gillingham in April 2007 as an emergency loan signing after the Kent team were left with no fit goalkeepers for their final three matches of the season
His previous clubs include Queens Park Rangers, Southend United, Charlton Athletic, Leicester City, Manchester City (on loan), Luton Town (on loan) and Brighton (on loan). During a Stoke City vs QPR game, he was attacked by some Stoke fans.
He made his dbut for Gillingham in the 3-2 home win over Port Vale on 21 April 2007.
It was announced on 1 August 2007 that he had joined Gillingham on a free transfer.
Royce has made it clear that he intends to see out the rest of his career at Gillingham, and his performances in goal won him the Fans' Player of the Season award for the 2007-08 season.
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'''Marcus Bignot''' (born 22 August 1974 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer who plays for Millwall, where he plays as a right-back. He is also a coach for Arsenal Ladies, after a spell as manager of Birmingham City Ladies, which ended when the club ran into financial difficulties.
Bignot served his apprenticeship with Birmingham City but was released and joined Telford United before going to Kidderminster Harriers for a small fee in 1996.
While with Kidderminster, he was capped for the England C squad, and after 56 appearances moved on Crewe Alexandra in August 1997 for -100,000. At Gresty Road he was the supporters' player of the season 97/98.
After falling into dispute with the club over his contract he joined Bristol Rovers on a free transfer in August 2000. A change of management prompted a move to Queens Park Rangers in March 2001 to rejoin his old manager, Ian Holloway.
He spent 18 months at Rushden & Diamonds before being sold back to QPR in March 2004; a consequence of the financial meltdown at Rushden. He joined Millwall on loan in November 2007. On 15 January, 2008, Bignot was released by QPR, but rejoined Millwall on a permanent basis a few hours later.
Bignot's younger brother Paul is also a professional footballer, who also played for Kidderminster Harriers and Crewe Alexandra. He now plays for Newport County
Bignot became manager of Birmimgham City Ladies while playing for QPR, and continued to play while managing the side to promotion to the FA Women's Premier League National Division. He left his post with Birmingham in the 2005 close season after the club ran into financial difficulties.
Bignot's girlfriend is (or at least was in October 2008) Arsenal Ladies and Ireland goalkeeper Emma Byrne.
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'''Mauro Milanese''' (born 17 September 1971) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for A.S. Varese 1910.
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'''Ian Ross Evatt''' (born 19 November 1981) is an English professional football defender who plays for Blackpool.
Evatt was born in Coventry, West Midlands. When he was ten years old, he played for the district side in his hometown and was scouted by Derby County. He started with them from the age of 11 years old. He signed his first professional contract on his seventeenth birthday in 1998. His first appearance in the Derby team came in the last match of the 2000-01 season, on 19 May 2001 at Pride Park, when he replaced rur Gujnsson in the 78th minute.
On 9 September 2002, Evatt scored ''the Rams'' third goal as they beat Division Two club Mansfield Town 3-1 in the Worthington Cup.
He started out as a centre-midfielder, before being moved to central defence. Evatt said of the move, "I started off my career in midfield. I played a few games in the Premier League and, as I got bigger, I moved backwards but I enjoyed it. They saw the potential for me to be a better centre-half."
He made a total of 34 league appearances for ''the Rams'', including some in the Premier League
Evatt signed for Division Two club Chesterfield in July 2003, with ''Spireites'' manager Roy McFarland saying that Evatt was his number-one target to take to the club.
On 26 August 2004, Evatt signed a contract extension with the club to the summer of 2007,
At the end of the 2004-05 season, Evatt won the SIFA Player of the Season Award and was runner-up in the CFSS Player of the Season Award.
On 2 June 2005, Evatt signed a three-year contract with Championship club Queens Park Rangers for a fee of -150,000, under a clause in his contract at Chesterfield that allowed him to move if a six-figure bid was made.
Evatt made 27 league appearances for ''the Hoops''. On 1 August 2006 he was sent on a six-month loan to Blackpool, who were then in League One. He made 26 appearances for the Bloomfield Road club.
QPR terminated Evatt's contract, enabling him to join Blackpool on a permanent basis on 5 January 2007, during the transfer window. He signed an 18-month contract, with Blackpool having an option for a further year.
Evatt scored his first goal for ''the Seasiders'' in the fourth round of the FA Cup against Norwich City on 27 January 2007. His equaliser took the tie to a replay at Carrow Road.
On 19 March 2007, Evatt was named in the Press Association's League One "Team of the Week".
After two-and-a-half months out with a medial knee ligament injury
Evatt scored his first league goal for Blackpool on 25 October 2008 at Bloomfield Road when he headed their second equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.
He made his 100th League appearance for Blackpool on 24 January 2009, in a 2-0 victory over Birmingham City at Bloomfield Road. On 2 April 2009, Evatt signed a new two-year contract with Blackpool, with an option for a further year.
Evatt scored his second goal for ''the Seasiders'', and his first in the league, on 15 August 2009, in Blackpool's first home game of the 2009-10 season, a 1-1 draw at Bloomfield Road against Cardiff City. His 300th career appearance was as a 36th minute substitute in a 0-0 draw with Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on 24 October. He was named in The Championship "Team of the Week", following his performance and goal in Blackpool's 4-1 home win over Scunthorpe United on 7 November.
a. ''3 league play-off appearances for Blackpool in 2007 (included in 2006-07 total)''
b. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
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'''Thomas Edward "Tommy" Doherty''' (born 17 March 1979 in Bristol) is an English-born Northern Irish footballer, who, until recently, played for Wycombe Wanderers in Football League One. He previously played for Bristol City and Queens Park Rangers.
Doherty joined Wycombe on loan from QPR in September 2006 and was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2006-07 season.
In the summer of 2007 Wycombe tried to sign him but for many reasons a deal was never agreed. He then suffered an illness whilst on holiday which put an end to negotiations. Doherty re-joined the club on another loan deal in October 2007 and joined the club permanently in January 2008 when he was released from QPR. Further impressive performances from Doherty saw Wycombe promoted to Football League One as well as himself being named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the second time at the end of the 2008-09 season.
In December 2009 Tommy appeared on the catwalk with younger brother Josh Doherty in London Fashion Week, this is not the first time the brothers have worked together they have worked on many local campaigns in the past.
On January 15th 2010 Tommy was released from his contract with Wycombe Wanderers. He cited previous personal issues with the current Blues manager Gary Waddock during his time with him at Queens Park Rangers.
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'''Matthew Rose''', (born 24 September 1975 in Dartford, Kent ), is a formerEnglish professional footballer who currently is working as a Financial Advisor.
Rose started at Arsenal as a trainee, captaining his side to an FA Youth Cup victory in 1994; he made his first-team debut against Manchester City on March 5, 1996. He made five appearances (three as sub) for the Gunners before moving to QPR for -500,000 in May 1997. He became a regular at QPR and made over 250 appearances for them in all competitions. He was released from his contract by John Gregory in January 2007 and left the club. On 23 February, Matthew signed for League One side Yeovil Town. He scored his first and what turned out to be only goal for Yeovil against Bristol Rovers in October 2007.
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'''Kevin Andrew Gallen''' (born 21 September 1975 in Chiswick) is an English professional footballer who plays for Luton Town.
A former England Under-21 striker, Gallen signed a professional contract for Queens Park Rangers on his 17th birthday after setting phenomenal scoring records whilst in the youth team, breaking Jimmy Greaves' long-standing record at that level.
Gallen made his Queens Park Rangers league debut in the Premier League at Old Trafford on the opening day of the 1994-95 season, and later went on to form a partnership with Les Ferdinand, scoring more than ten goals. Gallen's form dipped the next season after Ferdinand departed for Newcastle United, as QPR were relegated to The First Division.
After just two games of the 1996-97 season, in which he scored three goals, Gallen sustained a serious knee injury whilst playing against Portsmouth, which resulted in him missing the rest of the season.
His return to the team saw mixed performances, but by the 1998-99 season he was back to his best form, before injuries again held him back and the arrival of Rob Steiner and Chris Kiwomya kept him out of the team.
The 1999-00 campaign saw Gallen fall behind Kiwomya, Steiner, Steve Slade and Mikkel Beck in the pecking order. He did, however, manage to score a winning goal on the last day of the season at the ground where his injury troubles had started - Portsmouth.
In August 2000 he left QPR to find first-team football at Huddersfield Town. His return to Loftus Road as an opposition player saw him score, but then miss a penalty.
Gallen spent the summer of 2001 training with QPR, now in Division Two, with a view to joining on a free transfer, but a compromise on wages could not be reached. He instead joined Barnsley on a two-year contract.
The deal at Barnsley proved to be a short-lived, as Gallen re-joined Queens Park Rangers on 19 November 2001. Two days after returning to his boyhood club he scored one and set up two others in an emphatic 4-0 home win over Swindon.
A change in fortunes soon followed for Gallen and QPR, with Gallen earning the club captaincy, netting another 55 goals over the ensuing five seasons and helping the club to establish itself back in the second tier of English football. Overall, Gallen scored 97 goals for QPR, making him the sixth highest scorer in the club's history.
On 11 January 2007 Gallen linked up with his former QPR manager Ian Holloway, joining Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of 2006-07 season.
On 14 November 2008, Gallen joined League Two side Luton Town on an initial one-month loan
'''England U-18'''
'''Queens Park Rangers'''
'''Milton Keynes Dons'''
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'''Jake Cole''' (born 11 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Barnet as a goalkeeper.
Cole has been the number 2 keeper at QPR for a long time, being understudy to Chris Day, Paul Jones, Simon Royce and Lee Camp, but has been praised by John Gregory as being a model professional. On the few occasions Cole has been called in due to injury or suspension, he has performed well, making few mistakes and some good saves. Towards the end of the 2006-07 season he became first choice keeper after Lee Camp was recalled from his loan spell to Derby County.
Cole can often be seen participating in pre-match warmups with the first team. He has made a number of notable saves for Queens Park Rangers, including a vital stop against Celtic, a video of which is on the video sharing website YouTube. . The ball, which was struck by experienced Dutch forward Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, went flying in the direction of the near post only for Cole to dive down to his right and keep QPR in it. QPR went on to lose the game.
Cole had been given the number 12 jersey for the 2007-08 season, indicating that John Gregory would be signing a number one keeper before the start of the season, with rumours focusing on the permanent signing of Lee Camp. Camp was then signed therefore limiting Cole's first team opportunities; however Cole continued to impress for Rangers' second string with manager John Gregory saying in 2007, ''"I have been impressed by Jake's overall attitude and ability. He is a fantastic understudy to Lee Camp."''
Cole slipped further down the pecking order at QPR following the signing of Radek ern in the summer of 2008.
He was released by QPR on May 19 2009. However, he was soon snapped up by Barnet on a one year deal on 6 July 2009.
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'''Martin Charles Rowlands''' (born 8 February 1979 in Hammersmith, London) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for QPR. He formerly played for Brentford.
After staring for Kilburn Gaels GAA club at underage level Rowlands started his football career at Farnborough Town in 1997 before moving to Brentford in August 1998 for a transfer fee of -45,000.
After suffering a broken leg, QPR manager Ian Holloway took a gamble on Rowlands and signed him on a free transfer from local rivals Brentford in the summer of 2003. This gamble paid off, as Rowlands scored 12 goals from midfield, helping his new side to promotion from the Second Division. That season, Rowlands also showed versatility, playing right back, right midfield, left midfield and centre midfield; excelling in all positions. He won both the supporters and players' player of the year competitions.
Since then, Rowlands has suffered many injuries and has never truly recaptured his outstanding form of 2003/04. However, in 2006/07 he managed to score 10 goals from midfield.
In 2007/08 he was selected captain, and was regularly among Rangers` best performers. He played 43 league games, scoring 6 goals, including a memorable brace in Rangers' 4-2 victory at Watford. He won both the Supporters' Player of the Year and the Ray Jones Players' Player of the Year award. As of August 2008 Rowlands was the longest-serving member of the QPR squad having spent 5 years at the club.
He is widely regarded as one of the best players outside the Premier League.
Following good displays with QPR, Rowlands was called up to the Republic of Ireland squad in the summer of 2004, playing two games. His good club form in season 2007/2008 and his subsequent player of the year awards with QPR led to Rowlands being included in Giovanni Trappatoni's first Republic of Ireland squad.
After a substitute appearance against Italy in Ireland's penultimate qualifying game for the 2010 World Cup, Rowlands was chosen to start for Ireland against Montenegro in their final group game.
On 14th October 2009, he injured his ACL while playing for the Republic of Ireland v Montenegro, resulting in him being ruled out of the rest of the 2009/10 season for QPR.
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'''Dominic Libreville Shimmin''' (born 13 October 1987 in Bermondsey) is an English footballer, currently with Greenock Morton.
In his career he has also played for , , and . Shimmin mainly plays as a centre half.
Shimmin started his career, spending six years at Highbury playing for the various youth teams at Arsenal under Arsne Wenger.
After leaving ''the Gunners'', Shimmin made the move across the city to Queens Park Rangers, with whom he played from 2005 until January 2008. The deal was for a small nominal fee at first, with up to -80,000 in add-ons, dependant on appearances.
Shimmin made his dbut against Coventry City in a 3-0 defeat, however a serious knee injury prevented him from playing many games for QPR.
During this time Shimmin had a loan spell at Bournemouth where he only managed 2 league games due to injury. Prior to that he was a youth player with Arsenal until 2004. QPR announced that Shimmin's contract had been cancelled by mutual consent on 28 January 2008.
On 8 February 2008, Shimmin joined Crawley Town on a short-term deal. He was released in March, after failing to overcome a hamstring injury. He impressed whilst at Crawley Town and it was with a heavy heart that ''the Red Devils'' were forced to release him.
In July 2008, Shimmin joined St. Mirren on trial, but signed for Morton soon afterwards.
Shimmin made his Morton dbut in a Co-operative Insurance Cup tie at Stair Park, in which Morton won 6-3 against the home side Stranraer to progress to the second round where Morton would dispose of SPL side Hibernian in a seven goal thriller.
He made his first league appearance for Morton in a 2-2 draw with St. Johnstone at Cappielow on 8 August, 2008.
Shimmin was named Irn-Bru Phenomenal Young Player of the Month for October 2008, after helping Morton to rally after a poor start to the season.
Shimmin spent 9 months out injured, from March 2009, making a return on the bench for the Scottish Cup game at on 5 December.
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'''Armel Njonga Tchakount''' (born December 12, 1978) is an Cameroonian professional footballer who played for Fovu Baham.
Tchakounte played competitive football in Cameroon before moving to Hong Kong where he joined Kitchee FC. He later played for the Hong Kong Rangers. He previously played for Hong Kong clubs known as the Rangers and the Kitchee and non league Carshalton Athletic in the 2005/2006 season.
Tchakounte was signed by English non-league side Carshalton Athletic at the beginning of January 2006. At the time, Athletics were struggling at the bottom of the Conference South league table. Throughout his time with the club, he was known as Tchakounte Armel.
Tchakounte made his debut with the FA Trophy second round clash with Accrington Stanley. He then made his full league debut in the away fixture at the fellow relegation strugglers Hayes on 26 March 2006. His full playing record at Carshalton was 10 games and 5 substitute appearances. He was an un-used sub on 5 occasions, scoring 2 goals.
On 5 May 2006, Carshalton announced on their official website that Tchakounte Armel had signed for the Football League Championship club; the Queens Park Rangers on a one year deal.
Upon his arrival, the midfielder was announced as a Cameroon international footballer, although records suggest he has never represented the Cameroon national team. He only made five appearances for the reserve team before an unknown injury in December 2006 ended his season.
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'''Scott Paul Donnelly''' (born 25 December 1987 in Hammersmith, Greater London) is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Aldershot Town.
Donnelly had a promising start to his career, making his first league appearance for Queens Park Rangers at the age of 16 in October 2004. A series of injuries set him back though, and despite signing a professional contract in 2006, he was released in January 2007.
Donnelly then played for non-league side Wealdstone and scored on his debut. In July 2007 had a successful trial and joined Aldershot Town. He was later handed a contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2008-09 season and scored the equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Exeter City that handed them promotion to the Football League. Donnelly also scored the Aldershot winner with a free kick in the team's first league game this season, making him the first player to score for Aldershot in their second spell as a Football League club.
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'''Stefan Kyon Lloyd Bailey''' (born 10 October 1987, in Brent, London) is an English professional footballer who plays for Conference National side Ebbsfleet United.
Bailey made his professional debut towards the end of the 2004-05 season at the age of 17, coming off the bench for Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in a Championship match away to Sheffield United. His premature call up was due to a lengthly injury list to Ian Holloway-s side, but Bailey impressed with some strong tackles, good turns and an array of impressive passes.
The following two seasons saw Bailey feature more regularly, but he failed to hold down a regular first team place, despite some promising displays.
On 12 October 2007, he was signed by Oxford United on a month long loan, where he made three appearances in the Conference National.
Following his release from QPR, Bailey signed a one-year contract for Grays Athletic on 19 June 2008.
Ebbsfleet United signed Bailey in August following a successful trial.
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'''Patrick "Pat" Kanyuka''' (born 19 July 1987) is an Congolese professional footballer currently playing for Northampton Town.
Injuries plagued the early stages of Kanyuka-s career, but towards the end of the 2005-06 season he held down a regular place in John Gregory-s side due to an injury to Danny Cullip. He signed for Swindon Town on the 21 January 2008 until the end of the season after being released by Queens Park Rangers. Kanyuka made his Swindon Town debut in the 1-0 win at Luton Town, he played the whole game despite being kicked in the forehead by former QPR team mate Paul Furlong, an injury that required many stitches and forced him to miss Swindon's next game. He was released at the end of the season. On 21 July 2009, Motherwell handed the defender a trial, however he later signed for Northampton Town on an initial three month deal during October 2009 after a successful trial.
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'''Damion Stewart''' (born 18 August 1980) is a Jamaican professional football defender who plays for Queens Park Rangers.
Stewart played for Jamaican team Harbour View. While playing as defensive stalwart at Harbour View, his club won the Jamaica National Premeire League title in 2000 and CFU Club Championship in 2004. In February 2005 he had a trial with Darlington, following which he was due to sign for the rest of the 2004-05,
He returned to England in the summer with Bradford City and signed a season long loan for the 2005-06 season.
Bradford manager Colin Todd had hoped to keep Stewart on, but his form earned him a six-figure transfer to Championship side Queens Park Rangers.
Stewart played for the Jamaica Under-20 and Under-23 youth national teams. He made his senior international debut for Jamaica National Football Team in 1999 against Ghana. He has played in the 2003, 2005 and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups and numerous World Cup qualification matches since his senior team debut.
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'''Egutu Chukwuma Oliseh''' (born 18 November 1980) is an Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Panthrakikos. His stay at QPR was unremarkable, and was deemed to be surplus to requirements by the new manager John Gregory in January 2007, after only a six-month stay at the club. Within days it was announced he had joined Montpellier.
He is the younger brother of Churchill Oliseh, Sunday Oliseh and Azubike Oliseh; his nephew is Sekou Oliseh.
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'''Paul Furlong''' (born 1 October 1968) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Barnet.
He began his career at non-league level with GM Vauxhall Conference side Enfield in 1986, remaining there until July 1991 when he signed for Football League First Division side Coventry City. He was brought to Highfield Road by the club's player-manager and former England defender Terry Butcher, and when Butcher was sacked in January he remained in favour under new manager Don Howe. Unfortunately, Furlong only managed four goals from 37 league games all season, and after the season ended he was transferred to Watford.
Furlong was much more successful at Watford in Division One (the new name for the original Second Division after the creation of the Premier League), and was voted Watford Player of the Season in 1993. Although he failed to inspire Watford to a promotion challenge, he established himself as one of the finest strikers in the division at this time, alongside the likes of Steve Bull and Stan Collymore. At the end of the 1993-94 season, he became Chelsea's record signing in a -2.3million deal, and that season he helped them reach the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals (losing to Real Zaragoza by a single goal) as well as finish 11th in the Premier League. However, the arrival of Ruud Gullit and Mark Hughes during the 1995 close season reduced his first team opportunities, and following the arrival of Gianluca Vialli a year later he opted to become Birmingham City's record signing in a -1.5million deal. Although it meant dropping down a division, Furlong knew he would have more chances of first team action in the Midlands, and was part of an ambitious side managed by Trevor Francis and containing fellow big names including Steve Bruce, Mike Newell and Gary Ablett. He remained at St Andrew's for six years, scoring 50 goals in 130 Division One games, and having loan spells at Queen's Park Rangers (twice) and Sheffield United. He finally left the Blues in the summer of 2002, the year they reached the Premier League after 16 years outside the top flight, and signed a contract with Queen's Park Rangers in Division Two.
Furlong continued to do well at Loftus Road, helping them win promotion in 2004, and by the time he left in 2007, he had played 162 league games and scored 54 goals.
On leaving QPR, the 38-year-old Furlong signed for Luton Town who had just been relegated from the Football League Championship. He scored eight goals in 32 games but was unable to prevent the financially troubled side from suffering a second successive relegation.
He then signed for League One side Southend United, but made just 3 appearances during the first half of the season and was loaned out to Barnet in January 2009.
When at Enfield he was given a cap by the England semi-pro team.
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'''Marc Stephen Grifftith Nygaard''' (born 1 September 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish professional football player and the captain for Randers FC.
Marc Nygaard started his professional career in SC Heerenveen in 1995. He stayed with Heerenveen until 1997. He was then signed by MVV Maastricht. However, Nygaard only stayed with Maastricht one year before moving back to the Eredivisie in 1998 now playing for Roda JC. Nygaard stayed in Dutch football until 2003.
He was then signed by the Italian serie A side Brescia Calcio.
Nygaard joined Rangers from Italian side Brescia on free transfer in July 2005.
Nygaard made 72 appearances in all competitions during his two-and-a-half year spell in W12, scoring 14 goals.
Nygaard made his first appearance for Randers in the quarter finals, of the danish cup, against Brndby IF.
However due to an injury Nygaard found himself sidelined. Nygaard returned to the squad soon after and was in the starting line against AGF. Nygaard scored his first goal in this match. He scored two goals and the game ended 4-1.
Nygaard continued what was by his standards the best form of his career, scoring two goals in the same match. This time it was on Maj 4. against Esbjerg fB. However Randers FC failed to win the match and the game ended 3-2 to Esbjerg. Nygaard scored again at Maj 7. against FC Midtjylland. He scored from 25 yards with a well placed kick at the right side of the goal. Marc Nygaard had now scored in three successive matches. RFC however failed to maintain the lead and lost the match 2-1.
Nygaard ended his first campaign with Randers FC in great style. Randers met Brndby IF in their final game of the season. After numerous chances, Nygaard succeeded in getting a penalty for his site. Nygaard himself took the penalty and scored the first goal. Nygaards team mate Sren Berg scored the final goal and Randers won the game 2-1.
Nygaard ended his first campaign at Randers with the record of 9 total league appearances and 6 goals.
Following the new campaign Nygaard found himself side lined in the first match against AGF due to yellow cards from the previous season. However Nygaard returned in the next match against FC Copenhagen. He scored his first goal in the 2008/2009 season against FC Nordsjlland in the final minutes. The game ended 1-1. Nygaard scored the equalizer against Esbjerg on penalty the game ended 1-1. After the goal Nygaard was forced to leave the field due to an injury in his leg. However the injury was not as serious as feared. Following Nygaard success at club level he was on October 31 called in for the national team.
After Randers skipper Ralf Pedersen had left the club to join Viborg FF Nygaard was selected as the new team captain..
Although he failed to impress in the second tier of English football, Nygaard had great personal success following the first half of the 2008/2009 season. He managed to score in seven successive matches thereby becoming top scorer along with OB striker Djiby Fall.
Nygaard finished the season with a record of 26 matches played and 16 goals scored. Nygaard won the topscorer-price beating his nearest rivals with one goal.
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'''Raymond Barry Bankote "Ray" Jones''' (28 August 1988 - 25 August 2007) was an English professional footballer who played for Queens Park Rangers.
He was rejected as a youth team player at Colchester United before impressing the managers at QPR. He made his debut for QPR against Watford in the closing stages of the 2005-06 season and scored his first league goal at Loftus Road against Hull City on 23 September 2006. On 17 November 2006, Jones scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over high flying Cardiff City.
On 5 September 2006, Jones came on as a substitute for England U-19 against the Netherlands, hence earning his only youth cap.
Many Premier League clubs showed interest in Jones after several solid performances for Rangers, and QPR manager John Gregory at one point was resigned to him leaving,
Jones died, along with two others, in a car accident in East Ham, London in the early hours of 25 August 2007 when the vehicle he was travelling in collided with a bus.
His funeral was held at the East Ham Nature Reserve church, just a short distance away from where he died, on 6 September 2007 followed by a burial at the City Of London Cemetery. In attendance were the whole Jones family along with the QPR Squad and their then manager John Gregory and mainly former school mates and friends. Fans also held memorial Service at Shepherds Bush. His death was 3 days away from his 19th birthday.
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'''Matthew Hislop''', born Wolverhampton 31 January 1987, is an English professional footballer who last played for QPR. He started his career as youth player with Arsenal, before moving to QPR in 2005.
His one and only First Team appearance for QPR was in their 2-1 win over Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium in September 2005 in a Championship match. He did originally impress but was stretchered off midway in the second half with a suspected broken ankle. Despite initial fears, the injury was not as bad as reported and he made a fairly quick recovery.
In the Summer of 2006 it was announced Hislop would be leaving the club, but then was re-signed for the 2006/2007 season. In January 2007 it was announced Hislop would be leaving the club with immediate effect
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'''Lawrence Raymond "Larry" Baxter''' (born November 24, 1931 in Leicester) was an English professional footballer.
Baxter, a right winger, joined Northampton Town in March 1952 and scored twice in 17 league games in the following two and a half years. In November 1954 he moved to Norwich City, playing only 5 league games before a move to Gillingham in October 1955. At Gillingham he finally found regular first team football, playing in 61 league games (7 goals) in the following 2 seasons. Out of the Gillingham side at the start of the 1957-58 campaign, he moved to Torquay United in September 1957. He played in 165 league games for Torquay, scoring 22 goals.
He left Torquay in July 1962, joining Cheltenham Town, helping the Gloucestershire side to promotion to the Southern League Premier Division. In March 1964, after scoring 19 times in 77 games for Cheltenham, Baxter moved to Deal Town as player-manager. He left Deal to join Margate in December 1965 after a financial crisis at Deal had resulted in the entire squad, including Baxter, being transfer listed. He was not a regular at Margate, making only 7 appearances before being released at the end of the 1965-66 season. He subsequently played for Loughborough Athletic, Bourne Town, Newfoundpool WMC, Linwood Lane (as player-manager), Enderby Forest, GEC Leicester, Groby (as player-manager), Blaby BC and St Andrews SC where he ended his career.
In May 2000, the Torquay-based ''Herald Express'' reported that Baxter was employed as a club singer in Leicester.
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Not much is known about Vidal's career. He was well known however as the "prince of dribblers". In those days, the rule was that the team that scored also kicked off afterwards. On one occasion this rule allowed Vidal to score three goals in a match without the other team touching the ball.
The following year, Vidal had moved to Oxford. His team reached the final, where they faced Vidal's old side, the Wanderers. However Oxford could not penetrate the defences and Wanderers won 2-0.
In the next season, Oxford again qualified for the final, this time to face the Royal Engineers. Vidal played again, setting up Charles Mackarness's goal as Oxford University romped with a 2-0 victory. Vidal became the only person to have played in all three of the first FA Cup Finals. However, he never played in a final again. The University side reached the semi-finals in the next year, 1875, but the Engineers exacted their revenge by winning 1-0.
He only received one cap for England. His cap came in the second official international football match, against Scotland on 8 March 1873 which England won 4-2.
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'''Septimus 'Sep' Smith''' (15 March 1912 - 28 July 2006) was an English footballer who played in midfield. Born in Whitburn, County Durham in 1912, he was the seventh son born in his family, hence the name Septimus.
Sep spent his entire career at Leicester City, starting in 1929 and ending in 1949 after 586 first-team appearances. Two of his older brothers, Tom and Joe, were both already playing for Leicester. Tom was a regular in the first-team before moving to Manchester United and Joe was a reserve player who later joined Watford.
After making his debut in 1929, Sep went on to make 373 first-class appearances for Leicester, putting him in the clubs all-time top ten. But he lost seven seasons to World War II, during which time he made 213 appearances during regionalised wartime football. His tally of 586 appearances puts him second only behind Graham Cross.
He was seen as a gifted 'ball-player' who could manipulate the ball. He is considered as one of the greatest players to ever put on a Leicester shirt, and it surprises many that he only played once for England, against Ireland in Belfast in 1935. In the same year, he played in the Jubilee International against Scotland and also for the Football League against the Scottish Football League. His versatility led to his inclusion as travelling reserve for England on several occasions.
Sep came up against two other of his older brothers, Jack and Bill, who were both playing for Portsmouth in the 1934 FA Cup semi-final. Sep would end his career on the final fixture of the 1948-49 season, in which Leicester staved off relegation to the Third Division with a dramatic 1-1 draw with Cardiff City (there are still suggestions that the game may have been fixed). Sep retired from the game at the age of 37 after 20 years in the Leicester team. He had also been captain since 1936, the season in which he led the Foxes to the Second Division title, the only honour he ever achieved with the club.
Sep was the guest of honour at the last ever game at Filbert Street in April 2002, a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur. The ground had been Leicester's home since 1890. He was greeted with a warm standing ovation from the Leicester faithful.
Smith died on July 28, 2006 at the age of 94, and there was a minute's silence held in his honour at City's Championship game with Burnley the Tuesday after his death. At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving former England international.
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'''Carl Onora Ikeme''' (born 8 June 1986) is an English-born football goalkeeper. He is currently on loan at Championship side Queens Park Rangers from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Despite his English birthplace, he has chosen to represent Nigeria at international level. He has been called up to the Super Eagles squad but has not yet played for them.
Ikeme progressed through Wolverhampton Wanderers' academy and made the first team squad in their 2003-04 Premier League season. Due to Matt Murray's long term injury, he was promoted to the substitutes' bench for a string of games but never played.
To gain first team action, he moved on loan to League Two side Accrington Stanley. He made senior debut on 16 October 2004 when he played the first of four games for them, keeping a clean sheet at Aldershot Town. He also had a further loan move to Stockport County in Autumn 2005 which was cut short due to a hand injury.
He finally made his Wolves debut the following season, in a 5-1 win over Chester City in the League Cup on 23 August 2005. However, although often on the bench, he had to wait until 26 August 2006 for his first league appearance for the club when he appeared as a late substitute in a 1-0 win over Luton Town.
Ikeme suffered a knee injury during the 2006-07 season and had to undergo surgery, which kept him out of contention until late 2007. After recovering, he was an unused substitute or only employed in reserve team fixtures. It wasn't until September 2008 that he got his chance to return to Wolves' first team after regular keeper Wayne Hennessey was suspended. Impressing, he enjoyed a run of games until injury ruled him out for the remainder of the season during which the club won the Championship.
After regaining fitness, he joined League One side Charlton Athletic on a month's loan in October 2009 to cover for injured Robert Elliot, making five appearances. Upon the end of this loan he immediately went out on loan again, this time to Championship side Sheffield United for a month but a hamstring injury halted his stay. He recovered from this setback and was again sent out on loan to a Championship club, this time Queens Park Rangers during January 2010.
Ikeme is contracted to Wolves until Summer 2012.
He is currently member of the Nigeria national football team.
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'''Wayne Robert Hennessey''' (born 24 January 1987 in Bangor, Gwynedd) is a Welsh international football goalkeeper currently playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Premier League after coming through the youth academy system back in 2006. He is also one of three premier league goalkeepers that stands at 6ft 5ins tall.
Hennessey, born in Bangor and raised in Beaumaris, Anglesey, began as a trainee at Manchester City but was released in 2003, whereupon he joined the youth academy at Wolverhampton Wanderers. After progressing through the ranks, he signed professional forms in April 2005.
After remaining in Wolves' reserve and youth teams during the 2005-06 season, Hennessey was sent on trial with Bristol City in July 2006 with a view to a loan move to gain first team experience but was recalled to Wolves after an injury to their first-choice goalkeeper Matt Murray. He did go back to Bristol City in August 2006, however, on a one month loan deal, but he only made two appearances and returned to his parent club early due to an arm injury.
To gain first-team football, Hennessey joined League Two side Stockport County in January 2007 on a one-month loan. On his senior debut against Boston United, he kept a clean sheet and after keeping another five clean sheets in successive matches, his loan spell was extended by an extra month.
He went on to set a Football League record of nine successive clean sheets and wins.
After this accomplishment, he was named the League Two Player of the Month for February 2007. His feat also means he now holds County's record for the longest period without conceding a goal, beating Harry Hardy's 85-year-old record. His record now stands at 857 minutes, from the start of his competitive club debut, against Boston United on 13 January 2007, until Oliver Allen of Barnet scored on 10 March 2007. He therefore did not concede in his first nine-and-a-half matches of competitive club football.
Hennessey was recalled by Wolves in April 2007 after another injury to first-choice Matt Murray, and found himself on the substitutes bench for several games. When Murray broke his shoulder on the eve of Wolves' Championship play-off semi-final first leg against local rivals West Bromwich Albion, Hennessey stepped in to make his Wolves debut. Although a losing effort from Wolves, Hennessey performed solidly over the two legs.
With Murray sidelined for the whole of the 2007-08 season with yet another injury, Hennessey became firmly established at the club's number one, being an ever-present in the league. The season also saw him sign a new deal which will keep him at Molineux until Summer 2012.
He was ranked 22nd in the Top 50 Football League Players by FourFourTwo magazine, named in the 2007-08 PFA Championship Team of the Year as well as being named 2007-08 season Player of the Year for Wolves.
The 2008-09 season saw a solid start for Hennessey and Wolves with eight victories out of the first nine league games. This fine run ended against promotion rivals Reading with a 3-0 loss and a comparably poor performance by Hennessey. Wolves manager Mick McCarthy thought it best to drop the goalkeeper to the bench citing mental fatigue as the reason. Reserve keeper Carl Ikeme deputised and impressed enough to leave Hennessey on the sidelines until an injury to Ikeme against Sheffield United ruled him out for the majority of the season. Hennessey played for a large portion of the Sheffield United game and kept his place throughout the remainder of the season. The experienced Darren Ward was brought into the side in the January to provide guidance and competition to the young Welshman. Hennessey was part of the starting 11 and made several crucial saves in the game against QPR which culminated in a 1-0 victory taking Wolves back into the Premiership after five years absence.
Wayne has remained Wolves first choice keeper during their 2009-10 Premiership campaign and made his 100th senior appearance for the club in their 2-2 draw at Stoke City on 31 October 2009. Despite being relatively new to the Premier League scene, his good form continued and earned praise from manager Mick McCarthy.. However after conceding 4 goals in successive games, Hennessey was dropped for the more experienced Marcus Hahnemann and has warmed the bench since then as the team have gone on to record back to back victories against Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur.
Hennessey made his full international debut for Wales in a 2-2 friendly draw against New Zealand on 26 May 2007 and has since established himself as his country's first-choice goalkeeper.
He has also been capped at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 level. He once scored for the Under-19 side with a 40-yard free kick against Turkey.
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'''Derek Christopher Bellotti''' (born December 25, 1946 in East Ham, London) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.
Derek Bellotti began his career as an apprentice with Queens Park Rangers
He joined Gillingham in July 1966 and went on to make 35 league appearances for the Gills. In October 1970 he joined Southend United on loan, playing 3 games and later that month was transferred to Charlton Athletic for a fee of -5,000. He played 14 league games for Charlton before moving to Southend United again in December 1971, this time on a permanent basis. He was Southend's regular keeper, staying at Roots Hall until May 1974 when he joined Swansea City
He only stayed at the Vetch Field for one season, playing 19 times in the league, before moving back into non-league football with Maidstone United, spending two months on loan at Margate from January 1978. He subsequently moved to Cornish non-league side St Blazey from where he signed for Torquay United in September 1981 as cover for Vince O'Keefe. In 1982 he left without making a league appearance, joining Falmouth Town. He subsequently played for Bideford, Saltash United, Newquay and Torrington.
In December 1997, at the age of 50, he played for Ilfracombe Town as a temporary replacement for regular 'Combe goalkeeper, his son Ross, who was also a professional with Exeter City.
Bellotti is currently managing director of Kingfisher Print and Design, a print firm based in Dartington.
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'''Bradley Beattie''' (born 20 August 1957) is an English former footballer born in Torquay, Devon, who played in the Football League for Torquay United and in non-league football for Bath City.
Beattie, an inside forward, was an apprentice with Torquay United when he made his league debut on 20 April 1974 against Chester at Plainmoor in place of regular number 8, Eddie Rowles. Although Rowles returned for the following game, Beattie kept his place, at the expense of Dave Kennedy. He failed to establish himself the following season, making just two appearances, both as a substitute. The first was in December 1974 as a replacement for Dave Tearse in a 0-0 draw at home to Swansea City, with the second, his final appearance for Torquay on 1 February 1975 as a replacement for Andy Provan in a 3-1 defeat at home to Lincoln City.
He subsequently joined Bath City, scoring once from four games in a brief stay.
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'''Christopher (Chris) Cornes''' (born 20 December 1986) is an English former professional footballer. He plays as a striker for Worcester City.
Once a promising player with Wolverhampton Wanderers, he enjoyed an impressive spell on loan with Port Vale. However after testing positive for cocaine he was released by Wolves. Brief spells with non-league clubs Worcester City, Telford United, Bromsgrove Rovers and Stourport Swifts followed.
Cornes attended Pershore High School
In February 2006 Cornes tested positive for cocaine and was given a six-month ban.
At the end of his ban in October 2006 he joined Worcester City and two months later signed until the end of the season.
He joined Bromsgrove Rovers later that month, aiming for a fresh start, but was released by them in October 2008. Later that month he joined Stourport Swifts, along with his former Bromsgrove manager Duane Darby. In July 2009, he was released the Swifts, his fitness an issue. He promptly returned to old club Worcester City for pre-season training.
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'''Brian Harvil Jackson''' (born 1 April 1933 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey) is an English former professional footballer of the 1950s.
Jackson began his career as an amateur with Arsenal, and after a short spell with Leyton Orient he joined Liverpool, when manager Don Welsh paid -6,500 and part-exchanged Don Woan to bring the 18 year-old to the club in November 1951.
Jackson never really established himself in the Liverpool side, making 15 appearances followed by five in 1953-54, the following campaign produced Jackson's best return when he appeared in 28 matches, scoring four times. Jackson's appearances kept on a steady level with 26, 15 and 24 being the totals for the next three seasons.
His stay at Liverpool lasted for six and a half years and he managed 133 senior appearances, mostly in his preferred outside right position, but where he never really established himself as a first team regular.
He made over 150 appearances for ''the Vale'', 37 of which coming in the club's Fourth Division championship winning season. He retained his place until April 1962, two months later being sold on to Peterborough United for -2,000.
He later turned out for Lincoln City and Burton Albion before retiring.
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'''Kevin Baron''' (19 July 1926 - 5 June 1971) was a professional footballer who played for Liverpool in the post-war years.
Born at Preston, Lancashire, England, Baron played as an amateur for hometown club Preston before he was signed for Liverpool by George Kay in August 1945. He made his debut on 5 January 1946 in Liverpool's first competitive game after the conclusion of World War ll; it was an FA Cup 3rd round 1st leg match at Sealand Road Chester, and was a debut to remember for Baron. Not only did the Reds beat Chester City 2-0, Baron made his debut alongside Liverpool legend Billy Liddell. Baron's first goal came on 8 November 1947 in a league match at Anfield. Grimsby Town were the visitors and Baron's 77th-minute strike secured the points in a 3-1 victory.
Being a youngster didn't help Baron during the championship winning season of 1946/47 as the side was pretty much stable and it would have taken something extraordinary to break into it. The following season wasn't much better either, as Baron was only able to play six times.
Baron finally established himself as a first team regular in the 1949/50 season, the inside-forward only missed 4 of the 42 league games scoring 7 times, he also appeared in all 7 FA Cup ties scoring in the 3-1 4th round win over Exeter City at Anfield. The final was a mixture of emotions for Baron and the Reds, from being on a high for being part of the squad that took Liverpool to their first ever Wembley final to feeling the heartache of defeat after Arsenal won the match 2-0.
Baron's appearances took a downward turn during the 1950/51 season, but he won his spot back for the following campaign and only finished second to Liddell in the appearance chart, Liddell with 43 {40 league, 3 cup) and Baron with 41 (40 league, 1 cup). Kevin also chipped in with 6 goals.
He went on to appear another 44 times over the next 2 seasons without really setting Anfield alight. Baron was allowed to leave Liverpool in May 1954; he moved on to Southend. He later played for Northampton Town, before dropping into non-league football with Gravesend & Northfleet, Wisbech Town, Aldershot, Cambridge City, Bedford Town and Maldon Town.
He died in June 1971, when still only 44 years old.
His older brother Gerard, 67, was the oldest person to die in the Hillsborough disaster of 1989.
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Born Bootle, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Payne was a boyhood Everton fan, but it was with local rivals Liverpool that an 18 year old Payne signed his first professional contract in 1944, and it was here that he spent the majority of his career. From his debut in 1948 to his departure in 1956 he made 244 appearances as a skilful right-winger.
Payne's, belated, debut came on the 11 September 1948 when the 22 year old started on the right wing at Anfield against Bolton who returned to Burnden Park with the 2 points after a 1-0 victory, his first goal came a month later, again, in a league match at Anield, this time Chelsea were the visitors and took a point back to Stamford Bridge after a 1-1, they 3 minutes away from taking both the points away with them but Payne's late reply saved Liverpool's blushes.
Jimmy appeared in all of Liverpool's 6 FA Cup matches during their 1950 run to their first Wembley final including a 2-0 Semi-final victory over derby rivals Everton at Maine Road, Manchester. Payne got the nod to start the 7th match, the showcase final on the 29 April against Arsenal
Payne would have probably bettered his tally that but for injuries in his latter years. In April 1956 he moved to the club he supported as a boy, Everton, for a fee of around -50000, but after only 6 games injuries forced him to retire still short of his 30th birthday. Jimmy became a newsagent upon retirement.
Never selected at senior level for England, Payne did appear for his country at B level.
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'''Reuben James Reid''' (born 26 July 1988) is an English professional football striker who plays for Peterborough United on loan from West Bromwich Albion.
Reid was born in Bristol and attended Millfield School. He joined Argyle early in the 2005-06 season, following trials with Manchester United and Crystal Palace. He soon impressed, playing for the youth team, with his quick feet, strong upper body, and regular goals. Reid gave up the chance of a professional cricket career with Gloucestershire, having played for their second XI, to pursue his career with Argyle and was rewarded with a professional contract in February 2004, along with fellow trainees Scott Laird and Chris Zebroski . He made his debut in the final game of the season against Ipswich Town. He signed a one-year contract the following close-season, with a further year's extension being agree in September 2006.
On 5 October 2006 he joined Kidderminster Harriers on a one month loan and scored on his debut for them two days later. He was sent off in the final game of his loan spell, a 1-1 draw away to Exeter City and was recalled by Plymouth after being banned for three games. On returning to Plymouth, Reid played in both FA Cup 3rd round ties against Peterborough United, as well as making a couple of league substitute appearances, before going out on loan for the rest of the 2006-07 season to Rochdale on 25 January 2007. However, Rochdale ended his loan after a month, with Plymouth manager Ian Holloway reported as saying "They did not want him there any more. It is internal and I deal with it".
On 22 March 2007, Reid joined Torquay United on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut as a second-half substitute for Ryan Dickson, also on loan from Plymouth, and scored a last minute winner as Torquay won 1-0 at home to Stockport County. He started the next game, scoring as Torquay lost 2-1 at home to Walsall.
Reid played in Argyle's first two League Cup games of the 2007-08 season, before being loaned to Wycombe Wanderers on 31 August 2007 for the remainder of the season. On 15 September 2007, Reid came on as a substitute to make his Wycombe debut against Macclesfield Town, and scored in the 89th minute. Wycombe ended his loan spell early. and Reid returned to Argyle in December only to be told by new Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Sturrock that he would be released at the end of the season. He joined Brentford on a three-month loan deal on 31 January 2008.
He had a trial with Oxford United in June 2008, but signed for Rotherham United on 22 July 2008, after impressing on trial during the 2008-09 pre-season. He made an immediate impact to the squad, scoring the only goal as Rotherham won 1-0 at home to Lincoln City in the first game of the season. He became an instant hit with the Millers' faithful, scoring both the equaliser and winning penalty against local rivals Sheffield Wednesday in the Carling Cup. In the next round, Reid scored the winning penalty again, this time to knock out Championship leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers. Reid scored his first ever hat-trick in the Millers' 5-1 demolition of relegation threatened Chester City, it was the first time he'd scored more than one goal in a game, the following weekend he scored again in Rotherham's 2-1 over promotion chasing Rochdale, he also smashed a penalty against the bar. This goal took his tally to 13 for the season in all competitions. In the Millers next home game against local rivals Chesterfield, Reid bagged two goals including a superb lob in the Millers' 3-0 win. In the Millers next game, against Bury, he scored a penalty in a 1-1 draw. Reid then added another two goals to his overall tally, when he scored in the Millers' mid-week 4-2 win over doomed Luton Town, and an audacious 30 yard strike in the 1-0 win over Aldershot Town, to take him to 19 in all competitions.
On 1 August it was reported on BBC Ceefax that Reuben has signed for West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed amount. He made his West Bromwich Albion debut away at Bury in the 1st round of the Carling Cup on 11 August.
Reid moved on loan to Peterborough United in January 2010 and is scheduled to remain there for three months.
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'''Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo''' (born 1 August 1978) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Scotland national football team as a striker.
Born in Coatbridge, Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with German Bundesliga side Alemannia Aachen. After moving to the Football League Championship with Colchester United and then Charlton Athletic, he signed for Wolves in 2008 as they won promotion to the FA Premier League, winning Player of the Month in November.
Iwelumo's father is Nigerian and his mother is Scottish. He won his first cap as a full Scottish international coming on as a substitute against Norway in a 2010 World Cup qualifier in 2008, notable for his missing an open goal from only yards out as the match finished 0-0 - an event which Iwelumo has said "tortured" him. He had his first international start in a friendly against Argentina in November that year.
Born to a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother,
Iwelumo had only made nineteen appearances for St Mirren before his performances were being noticed and in early 1998, Aarhus Fremad of Denmark signed him up. Aarhus released him two years later in February 2000 and he had a trial at Preston North End before signing a four year deal with Stoke City.
Later that year Iwelumo was sent out on loan to York City where he made eleven appearances before returning to Stoke. He remained there before being loaned out again to Cheltenham Town in February 2001. He played four times for Cheltenham Town, scoring once before being recalled back from his loan by Stoke City where he managed to build on his appearances without actually gaining a regular place in the first team, his most notable contribution possibly being the equalizer in the Potteries derby on 21 October 2001. He signed a two-year contract extension with Stoke in March 2002.
Barnsley revealed an interest in signing Iwelumo in January 2004.
German Bundesliga side Alemannia Aachen signed Iwelumo on a free transfer in July 2004, after rejecting a two-year deal from Brighton.
Iwelumo rejected a new contract offer from Colchester on 21 May 2007,
It was confirmed that he could leave Charlton as part of cost-cutting measures and he eventually signed for fellow Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2008.
His early season form in front of goal earned him November's ''Championship Player of the Month Award''. However, after this run of form he entered goalless drought of 16 games before netting against his former club Charlton. His season was ended prematurely after a dreadful high tackle from Lee Carsley in the game against promotion rivals Birmingham City left him with medial ligament damage.
He regained fitness over the summer break but suffered more injury woe as he broke his metatarsal in Wolves' opening pre-season game against Australian club Perth Glory.
Iwelumo was called up for the Scotland squad to tour South Korea in 2002 but had to withdraw as his club Stoke City were involved in the Football League Championship play-offs. In November 2007, he was named in the Scotland B team for a friendly against Republic of Ireland B,
Iwelumo tortured himself for days after his horror open-goal miss in the 0-0 draw, constantly watching video replays of the incident. Iwelumo is determined not to be remembered for the miss, stating "I'm a proud Scot, I love my country and it's my dream to do well for them."
He was recalled for his first international start in a friendly against Argentina on 19 November 2008.
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'''Ronald Zubar''' (born 20 September 1985 in Les Abymes) is a Guadeloupian footballer, currently playing for English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Zubar's efforts at French club Caen earned him a string of admirers and, ultimately, a move to Marseille in 2006. His time at Marseille ended sourly though, after individual errors saw fans turn against him and him relegated to the sidelines. He found an exit in English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers, for whom he signed in 2009.
Zubar began his professional career at Ligue 2 side Caen, and was part of their youth side which were runners-up in the 2001 Gambardella Cup. He made his first team debut on 8 March 2003 in a goalless draw with Lorient. He settled into the team during the 2003-04 season which saw the club promoted to the top flight.
He was part of the Caen side that reached the French League Cup Final in 2005, but also suffered relegation. He remained with the club for a further season as they unsuccessfully tried to win an immediate return to Ligue 1. Despite the team's failure he was named as the best defensive midfielder in the division's Team of the Year.
After speculation over his future, including being linked to Arsenal, he joined Marseille in June 2006, signing a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. His first season with the team saw him narrowly miss out on two honours. The side finished runners-up in the league, and lost the French Cup Final. Zubar himself missed the decisive final penalty in the shootout against Sochaux in the final, after a 2-2 draw.
In the 2007-08 season he was converted to a centre back (occasionally also playing right back) from his former defensive midfielder role. The campaign found him under pressure from fans after several costly mistakes (also called "Zubrelances") in defence in a season that brought only third place.
On 4 July 2009 he signed for newly-promoted English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in a four-year deal for a reported -3Million. After a long period of adjustment due to the language barrier and a newborn child in France, he made his Premier League debut on 17 October 2009 in a 1-1 draw at .
Zubar has represented France at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 level. He was part of the French under-17 side which reached the final of the 2002 European Under-17 Championships.
He has represented his country of birth, Guadeloupe, at full international level though. As they are not a FIFA member, he is still eligible to play for France at senior level too.
His younger brother, Stphane, is also a professional footballer who currently plays for FC Vaslui in Liga I.
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'''Dennis James Wilshaw''' (11 March 1926 - 10 May 2004) was an English international footballer. He scored 172 goals in 379 appearances in the Football League, and also scored ten goals in twelve appearances for the England national team.
Brian Glanville described him as: "Slim but strong, at 5ft 10in and 10st 7lb, Wilshaw was quick and direct, with a powerful shot... Essentially left-footed but effortlessly versatile, Wilshaw could play with equal success at outside-left, inside-left, or even centre-forward."
Another journalist, Ivan Ponting, wrote that: "Wilshaw was strong, resilient and direct, an awkward customer for any opponent to control, and thus was perfectly suited to Stan Cullis's formidable all-action Wolves side... He was capable of sudden bursts of searing acceleration which equipped him ideally to exploit gaps in opposition defences. His shooting was explosively powerful, especially with his left foot, and he was combative in the air."
Wilshaw joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in March 1944 after playing for Packmoor Boys' Club in his youth.
Staying at Molineux for another nine years, he managed a total of 117 goals in 232 matches for the club.
Thanks to greats such as Jesse Pye and Roy Swinbourne, it took until the 1952-53 to establish himself in the first team, he bagged 18 goals in 30 games that season.
In his time, Wolves were one of the greatest teams in the world and he played in victories over Spartak Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, Valencia, Honvd and Real Madrid.
In 1957, the striker was transferred to Second Division Stoke City for a -10,000 fee, scoring 49 goals in 108 games.
Wilshaw earned 12 caps for the England, five of which were friendlies and seven were competitive fixtures. He scored twice on his debut on 10 October 1953 against Wales, in a 4-1 victory at Ninian Park.
His next game was in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal against Switzerland at the Wankdorf Stadium. He also appeared in the competition's quarter-finals, as England lost 4-2 to the Uruguayans.
His fourth cap was in the 1955 British Home Championship, he bagged four goals in a 7-2 win over Scotland at Wembley. After caps against France, Spain, Portugal and Wales, both his eighth and ninth goals came against Northern Ireland in a 3-0 win. His final goal came against Finland in Helsinki on 20 May 1956 in a 3-0 victory.
After a friendly against West Germany, he made his final international appearance at Windsor Park, in a 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland in the 1957 British Home Championship.
After retiring as a player, Wilshaw stayed with Stoke City as a scout
He also took up his old career as a schoolteacher and eventually became head of a school in his native Stoke. Later he joined the Service and Community Studies department at Crewe and Alsager College of Education.
He died in Stoke-on-Trent on 10 May 2004, at the age of 78, after suffering a heart attack.
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Ivor Broadis in the Second World War completed 500 flying hours on RAF Wellingtons and Lancasters, although he was never on a bombing mission. During the war he'd guested as an amateur for Tottenham Hotspur among other clubs. It was at Tottenham that someone misread his real name (Ivan) as Ivor. And so he inadvertently became known hence forth as Ivor Broadis.
Broadis vividly recalled to the Northern Echo how he was in Italy when news of the Japanese surrender arrived. "Next day we flew hundreds of troops back to England, some of whom hadn't had leave for five years. I was navigator, so I kept passing round notes telling them where we were. It was very emotional when we came over the white cliffs of Dover and you could see all the bonfires down below. I have very fond memories of that."
At the end of the war Broadis was posted to Crosby-on-Eden. "Until after the war I'd never been so far north in my life, I thought I'd need a dog team to get up here," recalled Broadis.
Broadis is the first ever manager to transfer himself to another club when he sold himself to Sunderland in January 1949. As Broadis told the BBC, "Carlisle got -18,000 for me. It was an incredible amount in those days".
One day Broadis arrived late for training. Shankly's version of what he said to Broadis: "What do you think you're doing? Who do you think you are? If you do the training we do you can train with us and we'll play five-a-side and you'll run your guts out as an example to everybody else".
Shankly never said that he made Broadis as a footballer, "but I made him realise what was needed to be a player, and Ivor Broadis was one of the strongest and most dangerous inside forwards that ever played."
Broadis' description of events with Shankly: "Bill always regarded himself as the man who saved me, really - the man who gave me to England. I would maybe be lapping round and I admit I could have put a lot more into it.
"You sort of take the routine from the club you are with and that was not good enough for Bill. I was doing what I thought Sunderland would be doing, the way they were doing it. And that wasn't Bill's way. You had to come off jiggered. So Bill regarded himself as putting me right and I think there's a lot of truth in that. His strength was not Liverpool. It was the strength he could give to anybody."
With Shankly's infectious enthusiasm he would ask Broadis, "Are you doing anything this afternoon? Aye, right then, if you're not, come down to the ground." They would upturn two chimney pots to each be a goal and play one-a-side.
Of his transfer to Sunderland Broadis remarked, "All I did was exercise the right to be transferred. Blackburn, Man City and Preston were interested but only Bill Murray, the Sunderland manager, came to see me. That's why I joined but it was the board who agreed the fee." On his -12 a week Broadis commented, "When I was playing, the only agent was Dick Tracy."
Sunderland's big spending transfer fees on Broadis and others led to the club being known at this time as the "Bank of England" club. Alongside the likes of England internationals Len Shackleton, Dickie Davis, Willie Watson and Wales' Trevor Ford, Ivor Broadis scored 27 goals in 84 Sunderland appearances.
Broadis remembers his playing days with affection but not entirely without regret. The inside-forward lamented, "The sad thing about that Sunderland side was that we should have won the League in 1950. They played me at centre-forward against a relegated Man City with three or four games to go and we lost. We finished third in the end. We should have won the league that year, it would have made such a difference."
Ivor Broadis moved to recently promoted Manchester City in October 1951, this time for a fee of -25,000. It was there Broadis gained his first England cap and penned his first newspaper column thanks to the Manchester Evening News.
Newcastle United signed Ivor Broadis two years later for -20,000. The team already included players like Jackie Milburn, Len White, Scotsmen Bobby 'Dazzler' Mitchell and Frank Brennan and Welshman Ivor Allchurch. Like at previous clubs Broadis was well received by the fans and is still warmly remembered. With Broadis at the club Newcastle won the F.A. Cup in 1955 - their last time to date. However Broadis didn-t play in the 3-1 final defeat of ex-club Man City after a disagreement with trainer Norman Smith. His days at St James' Park were numbered.
Ivor Broadis earned 14 caps for the England national football team, scoring 8 goals.
In both Broadis' England games at Hampden Park he played in front of crowds over 130 000. In his three games against Scotland (twice against future Queen of the South team-mate George Farm), Broadis was unbeaten (2 wins, 1 draw). Broadis scored 3 goals against Scotland, all with Farm in goals for the Scots.
On a tour of South America Argentina v England was abandoned at 0-0 after 22 minutes due to a rain storm.
In a game of eight goals in Budapest on 23 May 1954 Ivor Broadis was the only England player able to score. In reply the speed, skill and movement of the Hungary `Golden Team- featuring Ferenc Pusks, Sndor Kocsis, Zoltn Czibor, Nndor Hidegkuti and Jzsef Bozsik rattled in 7 in giving their opponents a football lesson. After the game bewildered England centre half Syd Owen said, -It was like playing people from outer space-. Tom Finney commented of Broadis, "I remember when he had taken his boots off after the Budapest match, he warned everyone, "Don't touch them unless you're wearing gloves, they're red hot". Broadis added, "It's the first time I've ever come off the pitch with a sunburned tongue!"" This is still England's record defeat. Broadis hadn't played when Hungary won 6-3 at Wembley the previous November.
Broadis played at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Playing in all 3 England games Broadis scored 2 goals, both against Belgium. Broadis was thus the first Englishman to score twice in a game in the World Cup finals, 30 minutes ahead of Nat Lofthouse who also scored two in the same 4 - 4 draw. Broadis was thus also part of the 1st ever England team to play in the World Cup quarter finals, a level England have surpassed only once away from home.
Ivor Broadis returned to Carlisle in July 1955, when he was signed as player/coach for a fee of -3,500 by manager Fred Emery. Broadis stayed at Brunton Park until June 1959 after which he was off to play in Scotland.
In yet another inspired signing for Queen of the South under Jimmy McKinnell Junior, the now massively experienced Broadis joined the Dumfries side for the last of his playing days in 1959. With his passing ability and goal threat Broadis clearly enjoyed his fine displays at Queens, later saying, "The two seasons I spent at Palmerston Park were the best of my career'.
With Jim Patterson and Bobby Black already at the club when Broadis arrived, they were joined by George Farm in February 1960.
In his time at QoS he hit four goals on Boxing day 1959 in a 7 - 1 home win over Queens Park. The Doonhamers' other goals came from Percy Dunlop (2) and Bobby Black. The consolation goal for Queens Park was scored by future Aberdeen and Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.
Broadis- performances prompted the offer of a contract from top division Hearts. However Broadis decided that he would end his playing days with Queens before moving on to the next step in his career.
Ivor Broadis has lived in the same Carlisle semi since 1955.
After playing and coaching Ivor Broadis became a football journalist for 45 years.
When Broadis arrived in the Anfield press box, Shankly marched in, gave Broadis a handshake, passed on his good wishes to him and left the scene. If hardness was typical of Shankly, recollection and warmness were also.
Ivor Broadis was stopped outside Hampden Park when heading towards Gretna's Scottish Cup semi-final in 2006 for being in possession of an offensive weapon, namely a vacuum flask. He'd four sandwiches, too. "Someone passing told the polis
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'''Derek Tennyson Kevan''' (born 6 March 1935, Ripon) is a retired English footballer. He played for West Bromwich Albion as an attacker. He earned 14 caps for the England national football team, scoring a total of eight goals, including two in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. During his Albion career, he earned the nickname "The Tank". In 1961-62 he was joint leading scorer in Division One - alongside Ray Crawford of Ipswich Town - with 33 goals.
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}}'''James Sharp''' (born 2 January 1976 in Reading) is an English professional football (soccer) player, currently without a club. He typically plays as a left-sided centre-back but has occasionally been used as a left-back.
Sharp was a relative latecomer to the professional game, having signed his first contract at the age of 24, an event preceded by a spell at non-league Andover F.C. He started his professional football career with Hartlepool United in 2000. After 60 appearances in three years with Hartlepool & a player of the year award, Sharp fell out of favour at Hartlepool and moved to Scottish club Falkirk on a free transfer in 2003.
After a year-and-a-half with ''the Bairns'', Sharp was loaned out to Brechin City in February 2005 until the end of the season. Sharp made his return to England with a free transfer to Torquay United in August 2005. Playing in 32 league matches in the 2005-06 season, Sharp was named captain of the club, but was released at the season's end.
After spending pre-season training with the club, Sharp was signed by Shrewsbury Town on a one-month contract on 8 August 2006. However, on 24 August 2006, Sharp chose to terminate the contract to pursue other options. He had played just 10 minutes for Shrewsbury - the final ten minutes of the League Cup first round match at Birmingham City, where Birmingham won via a late goal.
Sharp was subsequently signed by Rochdale, debuting for them on 2 September 2006 in the 1-1 draw at home to Hereford United. His first goal for the club came against Shrewsbury, on 30 September, just a month after leaving them.
He was released by Rochdale at the end of the 2006-07 season and was signed by Scottish Second Division club Airdrie United
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'''Stephen Gleeson''' (born 3 August 1988) is an Irish international footballer, signed to League One side Milton Keynes Dons.
Born in Dublin, Gleeson played for Cherry Orchard before moving to England where he received a three-year contract at the start of May 2006 having come up through the Wolves Academy.
In the 2006-07 season he went on loan to Stockport County for three months, making his senior debut on 11 November 2006 in a 2-1 victory at Exeter City in the FA Cup. He impressed at County, scoring two goals from midfield and playing an influential part in their nine match winning streak, without conceding a goal.
On returning to Wolves, he made four substitute appearances, including their play-off semi-final 2nd leg defeat at West Bromwich Albion. The following season saw his only first team appearance for the club come in a League Cup game. To gain playing time, he joined League Two Hereford United on 21 February 2008 on a month's loan.
After spending a couple of days back with his home club, Gleeson returned on loan to Stockport County on 26 March 2008 until the end of the 2007/08 season. His first goal since his return to Edgeley Park was at Wycombe Wanderers in their semi-final play-off tie that saw them reach the final. Gleeson then appeared in the Wembley final where the club won promotion to League One after beating Rochdale. His semi-final goal was later voted Stockport's ''Goal of 2008'' by fans, and also chosen by manager Jim Gannon as his favourite goal of the year.
His association with Stockport continued again during the 2008/09 season as he spent the first half of the campaign on loan again with them. He returned to his parent club but again went out on loan, this time to League One side in March 2009 for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. He helped the club reach the play-offs, but suffered ankle ligament damage which lead him to miss their unsuccessful bid for playoff promotion to the Championship.
He subsequently joined the MK Dons on a permanent basis on 1 July 2009 in a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Gleeson was called up to the Irish Under 19 squad for a friendly tournament in La Manga in February 2006, despite being a year younger than most of his colleagues, and was also named in the squad for the Under-19 European Championship qualifying rounds in May 2006. He also represented his country at Under 21 level, scoring twice on his debut, a 2-2 draw against Germany on 21 August 2007.
He made his full international debut for the Republic of Ireland against Ecuador on 23 May 2007 in a 1-1 friendly draw at the Giants Stadium in New Jersey, United States.
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'''Keith Stephen Lowe''' (born 13 September 1985 in Wolverhampton) is an English footballer, currently playing for Hereford United.
Lowe was a product of Wolves' academy, and came through to make his first team debut on 23 August 2004, in 4-2 win at Rochdale in the League Cup. He signed his first pro contract in November 2004, however he was unable to claim a regular first team place at Molineux and was first loaned out to Burnley at the start of the 2005-06 season. Following his return in December 2005 he joined Queens Park Rangers on a one month loan in February 2006, thus beginning the second of his seven loan spells whilst signed with Wolves. After playing just one QPR game he had rather more success at Swansea City in March, playing six games in all. He started the 2006-07 season on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion, without making an appearance. A two month loan spell with Cheltenham Town started in September 2006, they appreciated him so much that he was invited back to spend the 2007 end of the season with them.
Lowe spent the whole of the 2007-08 season with Port Vale and made over 30 appearances in all. In August 2008 was released by his parent club. He subsequently signed for non-league Kidderminster Harriers and played 42 league games of the 2008-09 season before being released due to budgetary concerns. In May 2009 he signed with Hereford United.
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'''John Melvin Matthews''' (born 1 November 1955 in Camden, London) is an English former professional footballer who played in midfield.
John Matthews began his career as an apprentice with Arsenal, having previously played for Islington Schools. He turned professional in August 1973 and made his league debut early the following season against Leicester City on 17 August 1974. He started his career in defence, mainly playing as a full back, but later moved into midfield; he made 57 appearances in four seasons with Arsenal but struggled to hold down a first team place, after breaking a leg and missing almost a whole season, and especially with Liam Brady and David Price monopolising the Arsenal midfield places. He left to join Sheffield United for a fee of -90,000 in August 1978, scoring 14 times in 103 games for the Blades before a free transfer move to Mansfield Town in August 1982.
In August 1984, after six goals in 72 games for the Stags, he moved to Chesterfield, again on a free transfer. The following season he played a major role in Chesterfield's Division Four championship side, earning a free transfer move to Plymouth Argyle in August 1985 where he again gained promotion finishing runners up and promoted to the championship (as it is now known). He remained at Home Park until June 1989, joining Torquay United on a free transfer having scored four times in 135 games for the Pilgrims. He played only 25 times for the Gulls before being released by his former Argyle manager, Dave Smith, at the end of the season, joining non-league Dorchester Town.
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'''Peter Swan''' (born 8 October 1936, South Elmsall, Yorkshire) was a professional footballer whose career lasted from 1952 until 1974. Swan made 299 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday plus two as substitute, he was a regular in the England national side for two years between May 1960 and May 1962 winning 19 full caps, he also represented England at Under 19 and Under 23 level. However despite his ability as a top class player he will be mostly remembered for his involvement in a betting scandal that led to him being banned from football for eight years between 1964 and 1972.
Peter Swan was born in South Elmsall near Pontefract in West Yorkshire on October 8, 1936, he was one of seven children, all boys. At a young age he moved to Armthorpe near Doncaster where he attended Armthorpe Secondary Modern School, playing in the school football team along with Alan Finney. Swan was initially a right winger before being converted to centre half during his time at school. Swan played for Doncaster Schools as a teenager and joined Sheffield Wednesday as a 15 year old amateur in 1952, working part time at Armthorpe Colliery at the same time. In November 1953 he signed as a part time professional for Wednesday, progressing to full professional just after his 18th birthday.
As an 18 year old Swan was called up for National Service, serving in the Royal Signals as a PTI at Catterick Garrison. However this did not hinder his progress at Hillsborough as he was allowed leave to play in games. He made his first team debut at 19 against Barnsley on 5 November 1955. For three years Swan was not a regular member of the side, usually playing when Don McEvoy was injured. However at the start of the 1958-59 season he became first choice centre half for the club and was a prominent member of the team in their excellent seasons in the late 1950s and early 1960s. During that time Wednesday finished 5th in the 1959-60 season in division one and then runners up to the great double winning Tottenham Hotspur side in 1960-61 and then sixth in the next three seasons.
Swan made his full England debut during this golden period as a 23 year old against Yugoslavia on 11 May 1960, he played the next 19 international matches consecutively for England over the next two years up to his last appearance on 9 May 1962 against Switzerland. These 19 appearances included nine friendly internationals, six Home Internationals and four qualifying matches for the 1962 World Cup finals in Chile. Swan was selected for the squad for the 1962 World Cup finals in Chile, he fell ill with Tonsillitis before leaving but recovered and travelled with the squad. However he contracted dysentery while in Chile and never played a game with Maurice Norman and Bobby Moore playing as centre backs.
The infamous betting scandal which also involved two other Wednesday players, Tony Kay and David Layne happened at the end of 1962, when all three bet on Sheffield Wednesday to lose their away match at Ipswich Town F.C. on Saturday 1 December 1962. Ipswich won the match 2-0 with two goals from Ray Crawford. Swan has said that Ipswich won the match fairly but he-s not sure what he would have done if Wednesday had been winning. In an interview with The Times newspaper in July 2006, Swan said -We lost the game fair and square, but I still don-t know what I-d have done if we-d been winning. It would have been easy for me to give away a penalty or even score an own goal. Who knows?-. Eventually the betting ring was uncovered and publicised by a major article in the The People newspaper. Swan was banned on Monday 13 April 1964 just as he was preparing to play against Tottenham that evening, his place in the team being taken by Vic Mobley. Swan received a four month jail sentence in Lincoln jail and a life ban from football. Many people think Peter would have been part of the England squad that won the 1966 World Cup, he was once told by Alf Ramsey that he was "top of the list".
During his time out of football Swan worked as a car salesman for a time before, in 1968, becoming a landlord at pubs in both Sheffield and Chesterfield. The life ban from football was lifted in 1972 and Swan returned to play for the Sheffield Wednesday first team for the start of the 1972-73 season in a match against Fulham F.C. which Wednesday won 3-0. He made 15 appearances plus two as substitute that season as Wednesday led the Second Division for the opening months, however the team's form faded and Swan lost his place in the side, his final appearance for Wednesday was on 11 November 1972. Wednesday manager Derek Dooley offered Swan a contract for 1973-74 but this involved playing reserve team football and helping the young players. Swan rejected this offer and signed for Bury F.C. after a move to Chesterfield broke down. Ironically Swan scored on his debut for Bury against Torquay United after just three minutes after playing over 300 matches for Sheffield Wednesday and never finding the net. Swan captained Bury for the 1973-74 season and led them to promotion to Division Three. He left Bury after only being offered a month to month contract for 1974-75 and at the age of 35 he ended his professional playing career.
Swan turned his hand to management in the summer of 1974 when he took charge of non-league Matlock Town. His first season at the helm was a great success, with Matlock getting past the qualifying rounds of the FA Cup for only the second time in the club's history. Better still, Matlock reached the final of the 1975 FA Trophy and faced Scarborough at Wembley. Despite being the underdogs Matlock went on to win the match by a convincing 4-0 margin. Swan resigned at the end of his second season in charge hoping to find a full-time management position elsewhere. He eventually returned as manager in November 1980, with his second spell at the club lasting just over a year after a poor run of results. Swan also had spells as manager at Worksop Town and Buxton F.C.. Swan's son Carl who played league football for Doncaster Rovers and Rochdale in the late 1970s also played when his father was in charge at Matlock and Worksop.
After continuing to run a public house in Chesterfield for a time, Peter Swan is now retired. He released a biographical book in September 2006 called ''"Setting The Record Straight"'' written in conjunction with Nick Johnson (ISBN 0-7524-4022-5). Tragically, Peter Swan's son Gary died of stomach cancer aged only 39 in 1998. In recent years Peter Swan has been diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
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'''Daniel Jeffrey Jones''' (born 23 December 1986 in Wordsley, West Midlands) is an English footballer who is able to play left back or left midfield. He is signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Born in Wordsley, Dudley, West Midlands, Jones is a product of Wolverhampton Wanderers' academy, and has been with the club since he was 10 years old, signing a professional contract in January 2005.
In August 2007, he joined League One club, Northampton Town on loan until January 2008
He joined League One Oldham Athletic on a month's loan in October 2008 after signing a new contract with Wolves until Summer 2010. He scored on his debut to help Oldham to a 4-0 victory over Hereford United and also picked up the Man of the Match award.
He joined League Two Notts County on loan in September 2009 until January 2010 with a view to a permanent move.
Despite news that the deal would be made permanent, Jones returned to his parent club at the conclusion of his loan.
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'''Darren Craddock''' (born 23 February 1985 in Bishop Auckland, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Blyth Spartans.
After a five year spell at Sunderland's Youth Academy, Craddock started his career with Hartlepool United in 2001 (YTS). He joined York City on a month's loan in 2006, who he joined permamently later that year, after making 24 league appearances for Hartlepool.
Craddock was handed his first professional contract by Hartlepool United in June 2004.
He signed for York in May 2006, following his release by Hartlepool.
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'''Thomas Raymond "Tom" Evans''' (born 31 December 1976) is an English-born Northern Irish footballer who plays for Boston United as a goalkeeper.
Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire,
Evans had surgery on a hand injury in May 2005, having suffered a problem with one of his knuckles on his index finger that had troubled him in previous seasons.
At the beginning of York's 2007-08 season, Evans came under-fire for poor performances by his manager, Billy McEwan and was later replaced by Bristol City goalkeeper Stephen Henderson.
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'''Craig Wayne Farrell''' (born 5 December 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Rushden & Diamonds as a striker.
Farrell was born in Middlesbrough, Teesside, where he grew up and attended Beechwood First School as a child.
Farrell signed for Conference National side Exeter City on 5 August 2005 on a one-year contract.
Farrell joined York City of the Conference on 28 June 2006.
He started the 2007-08 season playing as a right winger,
Farrell scored a goal and made two assists during the 3-3 draw against Stevenage Borough in October 2008 after playing as a striker alongside Onome Sodje, which he hoped would see him play in that position on further occasions.
Farrell left York City and joined Rushden & Diamonds on 12 June, as part of an exchange deal plus -10,000 from York, for striker Michael Rankine.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
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'''Steven "Steve" Bowey''' (born 10 July 1974 in Durham, England) is an English footballer, currently the player-manager of Newcastle Blue Star.
After a significant spell at Gateshead, "Bowser" joined Scottish side Queen of the South. His tenacious midfield play and consistently high form quickly made him into a fans' favourite playing alongside Jim Thomson, Andy Aitken, John O'Neill, Sean O'Connor and Peter Weatherson.
Bowey joined York City from Queen of the South in June 2006, after York had initially played down reports that he was set to join them.
Bowey scored his first goal for York City against Stevenage Borough on 15 August 2006 in a 2-1 win for York, which turned out to be the winning goal. Bowey was released by York City at the end of the 2006-07 season on 16 May 2007.
Bowey rejoined Gateshead on 17 May 2007 following his release by York City.
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Born in Clifton, Bristol, Brain was a member of the Clifton College XI, captaining it in 1889.
He played no more first-class games after that season, instead becoming involved with Glamorgan and playing a number of minor matches for that county between 1894 and 1907, including two games in the Minor Counties Championship. The second of these against Lancashire Second XI, was his last significant match; he did not keep wicket, this role being taken by his older brother Joseph. The two Brains opened the batting together in the second innings, but William was run out for a duck.
Later, Brain was instrumental in helping Glamorgan's drive for first-class status, which they eventually achieved in 1921. He died at the age of 64 in Dinas Powys, Glamorgan, Wales.
As well as the aforementioned brother Joseph, two of Brain's sons played first-class cricket. Pat made a handful of appearances for Glamorgan in the 1920s, while Michael had a single first-class outing for the same county, in 1930.
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'''Luke Nightingale''' is a footballer for Havant and Waterlooville. Having previously played for Portsmouth, Swindon, Weymouth and Southend he moved to Bognor Regis Town in 2004. However, on 28 March 2008, he was sold by Bognor to Havant and Waterlooville in a player swap with Phil Warner.
Nightingale began his football career at the South Coast club Portsmouth at the age of 18. Having started the season in the youth team, he rapidly moved into the reserves and earned his place by repeatedly scoring goals.
His first team debut came later that season as he was included in the squad to face West Bromwich Albion. Having replaced the injured John Aloisi during the first half, Luke scored twice to secure a 2-1 victory.
He later left Portsmouth and had unsuccessful spells at Southend United and Swindon Town. He then moved to Weymouth before signing for Bognor Regis Town in the summer of 2004.
In his opening season with Bognor Regis Town (2004-05), he was the Conference South's leading scorer with 28 goals. The following season continued in similar vein until an injury suffered in November caused him to miss much of the season. He eventually returned, scoring 19 goals in total but had it not been for the injury, he would most likely have ended up the division's leading scorer again, by still having a far superior goals-per-game ratio to the division's leading scorer for that season, which was Rocky Baptiste.
However, after 4 seasons of service with Bognor Regis Town, he was sold to Conference South rivals Havant and Waterlooville in March 2008, making his debut on 29 March 2008 in the 1-0 defeat against St Albans City.
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}}'''Charles (Charlie) James Fane Preedy''' (11 January 1900 - February 1978) was an English football goalkeeper.
One of six children, Preedy was born in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India, where his father was serving with the Royal Artillery. The family returned to Eltham, London, in 1907 where he attended Gordon School. He began playing football as a youth, turning professional in 1924 with Third Division South Charlton Athletic, where he became the club's regular keeper and made 131 league appearances in four seasons. Preedy moved to Wigan Borough in 1928 and spent a single season there, playing 41 league matches, before moving to Arsenal in May 1929. He was not initially the Gunners' first team goalkeeper, instead mainly playing as understudy to Dan Lewis, Arsenal's regular keeper. Preedy made his Arsenal debut on September 7, 1929, against Sheffield Wednesday, and kept a clean sheet as Arsenal won 2-0.
Preedy kept his place after that match but was dropped after a 2-5 defeat to Aston Villa in November. After that, he was often left out of the team in favour of Lewis, but after Lewis was injured in a 6-6 draw against Leicester City, Preedy was picked to play in the FA Cup Final against Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium. Preedy kept a clean sheet and Arsenal won the match 2-0 in front of 100,000 spectators, the first of Arsenal-s many successes over the years. He was presented with his winner-s medal by King George V.
Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman was never happy with any of his goalkeepers and in an attempt to fill the role signed both Gerard Keizer and Bill Harper in the 1930 close season, and then Frank Moss a year later. Despite intense competition for the goalkeeper's place, Preedy made 25 appearances in the 1930-31 and 1931-32 seasons, but not enough to win a League Championship medal in the former. After an entire season spent as Moss's understudy, Preedy left Arsenal for Bristol Rovers in 1933, having played 40 matches for the Gunners. After a season with Rovers he moved to Luton Town and finished his career with non-league Margate in 1935. He then followed in the footsteps of his elder brother Jack, and became a London taxi driver. He died in 1978.
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'''Ashley John Bayes''' (born April 19, 1972 in Lincoln) is an English professional football goalkeeper who plays for Stevenage Borough. He has represented England at youth level.
Bayes began his career as an apprentice at Brentford, making his Football League debut on 20 March 1990 against Preston North End at Griffin Park, and turning professional on the 5 July later that year. He made only three further League appearances over the next three seasons and was released, joining Torquay United signed by the manager Don O'Riordan on 13 August 1993. Although he started the season as second choice to Matthew Lowe, he played 32 league games in his first season, and another two games in the play-offs as Torquay lost a bad-tempered tie with Preston North End.
He remained a regular the following season, but lost his place to Ray Newland in the 1995-96 season. After 97 games for the Gulls he moved on a free transfer again, joining local rivals Exeter City on 31 July 1996. Once more he soon established himself as a first choice goalkeeper, his performances earning him the 1998-99 club Player of the Year award. At the end of the 1998-99 season, after 127 league games, Bayes turned down a new two year contract with Exeter, becoming the first Exeter player to leave under the Bosman ruling, joining Leyton Orient on 5 July 1999. His first game for Orient came on 7 August, a surprising 2-1 defeat to then perennial strugglers Carlisle United at Brunton Park. Soon after Bayes lost his place to Scott Barrett, but eventually he won his place back and became the established regular goalkeeper at Brisbane Road.
He left Orient in May 2002 on a free transfer, joining Irish side Bohemians in June 2002. Bayes became a fan favourite at the club and won a league winning medal that season.
However, he lost his place to Seamus Kelly at the beginning of the next season and returned to England in March 2003, joining Conference side Woking. He rejected a new contract with Woking and joined ambitious non-league side Hornchurch in May 2004, but left, along with many other players, in November that year, joining Grays Athletic as Hornchurch suffered a financial collapse. Bayes starred as Grays won the 2005 FA Trophy final, saving the crucial penalty as Grays beat Hucknall Town 6-5 on penalties. Bayes was also part of the Grays team which retained the FA Trophy the following season.
Bayes was released by Grays at the end of the 2006-07 season, and in June 2007, despite stating his desperation to rejoin Exeter City, joined Crawley Town. The following season he signed for Stevenage Borough.
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'''Steve Round''' (born November 9, 1970 in Burton upon Trent) is a football coach and ex-player, currently on the coaching staff of Everton.
As a player, Round was a full-back with Derby County, before being forced to retire early through injury after only nine league appearances. He joined the club's coaching staff, and it was here that he first worked with future England manager Steve McClaren. When McClaren was appointed Middlesbrough manager in 2001, he appointed Round to his coaching staff. McClaren was named as England head coach in 2006, and one of his first moves was to appoint Steve Round to his backroom staff. Round continued with Middlesbrough in a dual role until 15 December, 2006, when he left the club by mutual consent following a "difference in philosophy and ideas" with new manager Gareth Southgate. He became first team coach at Newcastle on 1 July 2007, becoming the first coaching appointment of manager Sam Allardyce.
On the 4 July 2008, Round became the new assistant manager to David Moyes at Everton, replacing Alan Irvine who left In November of the 2007/2008 season to be Manager of Preston North End.
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'''Kevin Thornton''' (born 9 July 1986 in Drogheda, County Louth) is an Irish footballer who is currently playing for Northampton Town.
A promising midfielder and product of the Sky Blues' Academy, Thornton was given a squad number for the first time in the 2005-06 season, following a productive pre-season in which he was included on the trips to Ibiza and his native Ireland.
He made his debut on 20 September 2005, in a League Cup 1-0 defeat at Selhurst Park, replacing Isaac Osbourne on 83 minutes. He made sixteen Championship appearances later in the season, putting in a string of impressive displays in March and April.
In a pre-season tour friendly with Portland Timbers he was sent off for an alleged stamp. A fans' favourite due to his exciting style of play, Thornton scored his first goal for the club on 26 August 2006 against Hull City, but an ankle injury marred what seemed destined to be a successful season, limiting him to just 13 appearances. The Irishman penned a new two-year extension to his contract in May 2007, keeping him at the club until summer 2010.
In 2007-08 he was limited to twenty appearances and continued to be used mainly as a substitute. He had a good run at the end of the season under new manager Chris Coleman.
In September 2008, Thornton signed a six week loan deal at League One team Brighton & Hove Albion. Following a six week extension on the loan, he had played fifteen games for ''the Gulls'' before returning to the Ricoh Arena.
On 2 July 2009, Thornton left Coventry City by mutual consent. Both the club and player refused to comment on this, but it is believed to be down to his court appearance the previous month. He had been found guilty of failing to stop at the scene of an accident, driving with excess alcohol and without insurance or a full licence. For his crimes he was banned from driving for 22 months, fined -2,750 and ordered to pay -260 in costs and compensation. Two years earlier he had been convicted for criminal damage to a taxi after a night out in 2007. Then manager Iain Dowie having only discovered of this after it was reported in the Coventry Telegraph.
In July 2009, Thornton was taken on by his former manager Micky Adams, for a trial at League Two side Port Vale. He played his first game against Stafford Rangers on 25 July, topping off an impressive performance with the only goal of the game. However, Adams said "''"I am running a football club, not a fat club.''" and told him he would need to get his fitness back if he wanted a contract. Thornton had previously described his relationship Adams as "lively", saying "We were best mates at times and other times we wouldn't speak to each other!". Adams ended his interest the next month due to his concerns over Thornton's fitness.
On 1 September 2009 Thornton re-signed with his former school boy club Boyne Rovers FC. Boyne Rovers senior side operate in the fifth Tier of Irish amateur soccer.
In November 2009 he signed for Coventry Sphinx, who play in the Midland Football Alliance (Level 9 in England).
On 7 November he scored on his debut in the 6-0 win over Cradley
On 2 December 2009 he joined Nuneaton Town on a non contract deal.
On 8 January 2010 he joined League Two outfit Northampton Town on a short term contract
Thornton is the younger brother of former Sunderland player, current Leyton Orient player Sean Thornton.
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'''Marc Lloyd-Williams''' (born 8 February 1973 in Bangor) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Airbus UK Broughton. He is the Welsh Premier League's all-time top scorer, with over 300 goals.
Lloyd-Williams is a well-travelled striker. He has played for a number of clubs including recently Bangor City (5 spells), TNS, Stockport County, York City, Aberystwyth Town, Halifax Town, Southport, Altrincham, Colwyn Bay, Porthmadog, Newtown and Rhyl.
Other honours include Wales B international appearances. Welsh Premier championship medal (twice), Welsh Cup winner's medal (twice), Welsh Premier Golden Boot award (twice)
Lloyd-Williams would have won the European Golden Boot after scoring 47 goals in the 2001-02 season, but didn't as the Welsh Premier League has a lower co-efficient than some of Europe's bigger leagues.
Lloyd-Williams returned to Bangor City in July 2006.
Lloyd-Williams left Bangor City in 2007 to join Rhyl FC, where he made 20 appearances scoring 16 goals, he then joined Newtown AFC where he made 11 appearances scoring 5 goals. He returned to his roots rejoining Porthmadog for the start of the 2008-09 season.
He is currently the all-time top scorer in the League of Wales, with 302 goals in 428 appearances.
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'''Theofanis "Fanis" Gekas''' (; born 23 May 1980 in Larissa) is a Greek football striker who currently plays for the German club Hertha BSC on loan from Bayer Leverkusen. Gekas is a regular for the Greece national team. He has been the top goalscorer of the Greek League and the Bundesliga in previous seasons. He was recently named the top goalscorer of the Europe section of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification for scoring 10 goals in Greece's succesful qualifying campaign.
Gekas started his professional career at his local club AEL 1964 (then of the Greek Second Division). In the summer of 2001 after three years at AEL 1964 he moved to Kallithea FC. In his first season Kallithea was promoted to the Greek first division. Gekas had scored 30 goals in 87 second division matches.
Gekas kept scoring goals, so the Greek top clubs became interested in him. After scoring 32 goals in 73 matches Gekas moved to Panathinaikos during the 2005 winter break. At his new club Gekas kept up the scoring and became top goal scorer of the Greek league in 2005 (17 goals). He shot into the national squad, where he made his debut in the 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory against Albania in March 2005, despite never having represented the Greek national side at junior level. In the Confederations Cup 2005 Gekas was part of the team of the European champion.
With Panathinaikos, Gekas scored 23 goals in 41 appearances. In the season 2005-06 Gekas made his debut in the UEFA Champions League and came second in the Greek top goalscorers list.
The 2. Fuball-Bundesliga club VfL Bochum already showed interest in Gekas in the spring of 2006, but Panathinaikos wanted -1.5 million for its forward, which was too much money for the German club.
But in the summer of 2006 Panathinaikos signed Greek top scorer Dimitris Salpigidis from PAOK FC Thessaloniki - one of the reasons was that Gekas didn't want to sign a long-term contract. As part of the deal Gekas should have been transferred to PAOK, but Gekas refused to be transferred to the club. Panathinakos's owner Giannis Vardinogiannis felt personally insulted and loaned Gekas to newly-promoted VfL Bochum for only -300,000. VfL Bochum had the right to buy Gekas for -700,000 at the end of the season if they remained in the First Division.
During the 2006-07 season VfL Bochum was again fighting against relegation, but within a short period Gekas became one of the stars of the team and very popular among the fans. They called him the "Greek god" and his goals were celebrated with Sirtakis. Coach Marcel Koller accurately described him in November 2006 as their "life insurance," as Bochum in fact remained in the top German league due mainly to Gekas' many goals. Gekas finished the Bundesliga season as top scorer, with a final tally of 20 goals.
At the end of April 2007 VfL Bochum intimated that Gekas would play for Bayer 04 Leverkusen starting in the following season. The transfer fee was not immediately certain because the two clubs chose a quite bizarre construction: Bayer 04 Leverkusen would pay -700,000 at the end of the season to Panathinaikos, and if Bochum were to be relegated, they would get -1.5 million from Leverkusen, but if they were to remain in the Bundesliga First Division they would get -4 million. Gekas' future salary at Bayer Leverkusen is estimated to be -2 million a year, four times what he earned at VfL Bochum.
Gekas' first game for Bayer Leverkusen was a friendly which Bayer won 15-1; Gekas scored seven of those 15. However despite a promising start and being the top scorer for Bayer Leverkusen in the 2007-08 season, Gekas has been consistently dropped by coach Michael Skibbe making mostly sub appearances. Following an injury to teammate Dmitri Bulykin, Gekas was place back into the starting 11 and made quite the come back; scoring three goals in three games including two winners against SV Hamburg which earned Leverkusen a quarter-final spot in the UEFA Cup in March 2008.
On 2 February 2009 he signed for Portsmouth on loan for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. Gekas was brought in by manager Tony Adams with a view to a permanent deal however, very soon after his move Adams was sacked and replaced by caretaker Paul Hart. Gekas was not given any games and went on to criticise Hart and stated his desire to leave the club, with Zenit St. Petersburg reportedly interested. On 11 April 2009 he finally made a substitute appearance for one minute when he came on for Jermaine Pennant.
His loan period was terminated by Portsmouth on 21 May 2009 two weeks earlier than initially expected as he apparently refused to play against Sunderland. He then returned to Bayer Leverkusen.
In the summer 2009, Gekas came back to Bayer Leverkusen and became the top scorer in the European section of the qualification for 2010 World Cup. Competing with Stefan Kieling, Eren Derdiyok and Patrick Helmes for a place in Bayer's starting formation, Gekas failed to establish himself and left the club after half a year.
On 17 December 2009 Bayer Leverkusen signed a half year loan deal with Hertha BSC.
Gekas already found the net in his first official game for Hertha, when he scored in Hertha's 0-3 away win against Hannover 96 on 16 January 2009.
Shortly after the 2008 European Championships his wife Vasso gave birth to twins Nikolaos and Mikaela-Lamprini.
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'''Les McDowall''' (25 October 1912 - 18 August 1991) was an Scottish football player and manager. He managed Manchester City between 1950 and 1963, and then Oldham Athletic until 1965. McDowall was the longest serving manager in the Manchester City's history, his tenure spanning 13 years.
Though born in India, McDowall was raised as a Scot. A wing half or centre half, he spent five years of his playing career at Sunderland F.C. mainly as a reserve to Alex Hastings. Manchester City F.C. paid -7,000 for his services in 1937 and between then and 1948 he played 118 times for the team scoring 7 goals. He was also Captain of the time for a short while. He briefly moved to Wrexham-s Racecourse Ground to take up the managerial post before being brought back to Maine Road in 1950 and installed as manager.
The Club was languishing in the second tier of English football, McDowall set to work building a solid team and soon saw the fruits of his labour, with the Club returning to the first division the following season.
Solid if unspectacular progress was made in the early fifties, with some notable results along the way; the most significant being a handful of derby victories against Manchester United. McDowall was an innovator, undoubtedly ahead of his time, inspired by the great Hungarian side of the era he pioneered the use of wing backs and the deployment of a forward playing between the strikers and midfield. These revolutionary tactical systems, more commonly associated with the game as we know it today, were not an instant success however and City leaked more than five goals in a game on three occasions in the 1955-56 season.
Don Revie was a key player in McDowall's team and it was with Revie that he masterminded the Revie Plan, centered on the plan's namesake playing in a withdrawn striker's role. McDowall's tactical brainstorming and tinkering, which had generally been met with scorn and derision from the majority of fans at Maine Road, eventually bore fruit and the club was rewarded with consecutive appearances in the FA Cup finals of 1955 and 1956, winning the latter against Birmingham City.
The mid fifties were the high points of McDowall's career as manager of Manchester City. An ageing team and limited resources saw the club begin to wane and fall towards the foot of the first division by the beginning of the sixties, culminating in relegation to the second division in the 1962-63 season. With relegation came the end of McDowall's tenure at Manchester City. He went onto manage Oldham Athletic. His brother's grandson went on to support Manchester United and England.
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'''Bryn Stephen Halliwell''' (born October 1, 1980 in Epsom, Surrey) is an English goalkeeper who currently plays for Scottish First Division club Partick Thistle.
He began his career at the now defunct Wimbledon, but it was at Clyde, whom he joined in 2000, where he established himself.
Halliwell remained with Clyde for five years, and in 2005 signed for Dunfermline Athletic.
During Halliwell's Dunfermline career, Allan McGregor was signed on loan from Rangers, meaning the Englishman slipped to being second-choice goalkeeper. However, since Rangers wouldn't permit McGregor to play against them, Halliwell would take his place whenever the ''Pars'' played the Glasgow club.
Halliwell signed for St. Johnstone in August 2006. He made his league debut for ''Saints'' on 5 August 2006, against Clyde, his former club. He kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw.
After leaving St. Johnstone he teamed up with his former manager at Clyde, Billy Reid, at Hamilton Academical where he went on to make a useful contribution to the teams successful season in the First Division, gaining promotion to the Scottish Premier League. Halliwell was offered a new contract by ''Accies'' but rejected it and left the club.
After a successful trial spell, Halliwell was signed by Queen of the South manager Gordon Chisholm minutes before their first pre-season game against Scottish Football League newcomers Annan Athletic on 12 July 2008.
In July 2009, Halliwell joined Greenock Morton on a month long contract as cover for the injured Kevin Cuthbert. He made his dbut in the Challenge Cup against Dumbarton on 26 July.
At the end of his month-long deal, Halliwell was released before the transfer window shut allowing to sign for another club at any time outwith the window.
In the middle of November 2009, Halliwell signed for Forfar Athletic, subsequently moving to Partick Thistle in January 2010.
'''Hamilton Academical'''
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'''Craig Easton''' (born 26 February, 1979 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays in central midfield for Swindon Town.
Easton began his career with Dundee United, signing full-time terms at the start of the 1996-97 season and making two league appearances in his first season. In 1997-98, Easton was more of a first team regular, featuring in thirty-five matches, with notable firsts including playing in a UEFA Cup match and scoring his first goal in the League Cup semi-final win over Aberdeen. The following season, Easton continued to play in the majority of matches and repeated this trend over the next few seasons.
In 2003-04, Easton played fewer games, with manager Ian McCall - in his first full season as United manager - demoting his squad number from 7 to 18. In April 2004, McCall announced Easton's contract would be allowed to expire at the season's end, although Easton had made the same decision a few months earlier.
Livingston was to be Easton's new club with the midfielder joining the West Lothian club on a one-year deal in July, scoring on his dbut a month later. Although Easton played regularly during his season at Almondvale, his contract was not renewed.
Despite interest from Motherwell, moved to English side Leyton Orient on a two-year deal in July 2005. Six months after joining Orient, Easton scored the opening goal in the shock 2-1 FA Cup win over Premier League side Fulham when his "deflected shot looped high into the top corner". Three days afterwards, Easton reflected on his short time in England, saying the "new challenge" had "worked out". Easton went on to score on the final day of the season as Orient won promotion to League One.
Easton played the majority of games for Orient during the following season.
Easton refused a new contract with Orient to sign for Swindon Town in June 2007 on a two-year deal, reuniting him with manager Paul Sturrock who previously managed Easton whilst at Dundee United. Subsequent to Sturrock's departure in late 2007, Easton was reunited with another former Dundee United colleague when Maurice Malpas was appointed as Swindon manager. Easton was a regular fixture in Town's side throughout the season, making 40 league appearances and was named runner-up in the Player of the Year awards.
The following season was less of a success and Easton found himself in and out of the side being utilised in a number of different positions. With his two year deal set to expire at the end of the season Easton was one of only four players offered a contract extension. In June 2009 he signed a one year contract extension at the club.
Easton is a liked member of Swindon Town F.C. . He has established himself as a well respected member of Swindon Town F.C. . His ability has cemented his high status at the Robins.
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}}'''Allan Smart''' (born 8 July 1974 in Perth, Scotland) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Southport, as a striker and also serving as Head of Youth Development.
Smart began his career with junior club Balbeggie and had spells with St Johnstone and Brechin City, but without appearing for either's first team. In 1993 he joined Highland League club Caledonian; the following year Smart made his Scottish League debut following the merger which created Caledonian Thistle, but was soon sold to Preston North End for a fee of -15000. Here he was sent out on loan to a number of clubs in order to gain experience and match practice. These clubs included Carlisle United and Northampton Town. In between these loan deals he also managed to make some first team appearances for Preston. However, after just thirty-one appearances for the club he was signed permanently by Carlisle in 1996 and then moved on to Watford for -100,000 in 1998.
During his time at Watford he helped them get promoted to the Premier League for the 1999-00 season. He scored the second goal in Watford's 2-0 victory against Bolton in the 1999 Football League First Division play-off Final. Soon after, Watford found themselves out of their depth in the division as they finished 20th with just 24 points. However Smart still managed to score some goals. He stayed with the club until November 2001, after two loan moves to Hibernian and Stoke City respectively. He signed for Oldham Athletic for a fee of -225,000 on 30 November 2001.
His time at Oldham was both frustrating and disappointing for Smart, as he managed just twenty-one appearances during his season-long stay at the club, before being released at the end of the season. Since leaving Oldham in 2002, he had spells at Dundee United, Crewe Alexandra, MK Dons and Bury before signing for Portadown in the close season of 2006.
In July 2007, Smart joined Conference North side Burscough on a season-long loan. When the loan deal expired, Smart made the move permanent as his Portadown contract had also expired.
After the departure of manager, Liam Watson, from Burscough, his assistant, Joey Dunn was appointed as his replacement. The vacant assistant manager role was filled by Smart, whilst also remaining on the playing staff. In September of this year, he took up a full time job, as Head of Youth Development at Southport, however, he remained a player and assistant manager, part time at Burscough. He however soon left Burscough, with many linnets fans feeling having positions for two clubs in the same league was detriment to his contribution to their club.
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'''Andrew Peter "Andy" Turner''' (born 23 March 1975 in Woolwich) is a English footballer who is currently a Player Coach with Chasetown who play in the Southern League Division One Midlands. He started his career at Tottenham and later played for Portsmouth.
Andy Turner is ranked alongside James Vaughan, James Milner, Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen as a former Premiership youngest goalscorer when he was with Tottenham Hotspur, aged 17 years and 166 days. His moment of fame came against Everton at White Hart Lane on 5 September 1992.
Earned two caps for the Republic of Ireland U21 side.
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'''Marc David Wilson''' (born 17 August 1987) is an Irish footballer who is currently a member of the Portsmouth squad. He has also played for the Republic of Ireland U-21s.
Wilson initially played as a youth for Manchester United but moved to Portsmouth in 2004. While at Portsmouth he has played regularly for the reserve team and has been loaned out to other clubs on four occasions. In March 2006 he made his English League One debut with Yeovil Town in a 2-0 win away to Walsall. In 2007 he spent two separate spells at Bournemouth, making 26 league appearances and scoring 3 goals. In November 2007 he also had a brief loan spell at Luton Town which was cut short when the club into administration .
On 7 July 2008, Marc Wilson signed a new 3 year contract at Portsmouth
He made his Pompey debut coming on as a substitute for Richard Hughes in the 4-0 Carling Cup 3rd round loss to Chelsea on 24 September 2008.
Marc excelled on his first start for Portsmouth in a 3-0 UEFA Cup victory over Heerenveen
On Boxing Day 2008, Wilson started his first Premier League match in the 4-1 loss at home to West Ham United.
On 5 August 2009, it was revealed that Wilson had been involved in an alleged bust-up with fellow team mate David Nugent during Portsmouth's pre-season trip to Portugal. Both players were sent home and consequently fined two weeks wages by the club.
Wilson was involved in an on going dispute between the (Northern) Irish Football Association and the Football Association of (the Republic of) Ireland over international eligibility.
"I think everybody has their own personal reasons for wanting to play for the Republic or the North. I grew up supporting the Republic so it was a comfortable decision for me."
Wilson played for Northern Ireland, the jurisdiction of his birth, at under-15 and u17 level before switching allegiances to the Republic
As such, he was caught up in the eligibility dispute between the Irish Football Association (Northern Ireland) and the Football Association of Ireland (Irish Republic).
Wilson later represented the Republic of Ireland at various youth levels including under-18 , under-19
and under-21 . Currently, some supporters and reporters are suggesting that Wilson should be included by Trappatoni in the squad for the Republic's next senior friendly international.
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'''Robert Snodgrass''' (born 7 September 1987) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Leeds United as a winger comfortable playing on either side of the pitch. He can also play as a Forward.
Born in Glasgow, Snodgrass grew up in the Gallowgate area, the youngest of three boys and two girls. He, like his family, was a keen supporter of Celtic and had trials with them as a youngster, as well as their fierce rivals Rangers. His boyhood club offered him an apprenticeship, along with Clyde and Livingston, however he felt that he had little chance of breaking through at Parkhead and instead chose Livingston, who offered him travel. He has a daughter, Sienna, with his girlfriend Denise.
Snodgrass started his career at Livingston, scoring 15 goals in 79 games. Internationally, he has played for the Scotland under-19 team. He was part of the squad that reached the final of the 2006 European Championships in Poland. Snodgrass caught attention by turning down a trial with Spanish giants FC Barcelona.
Before Snodgrass turned professional, he was offered a move to Blackburn Rovers, though he chose to stay with Livingston.
The Scottish Youth international scored 10 goals for Livingston in the Scottish first division during the 2007-08 season and he joined League One team Leeds United in July 2008.
After initially struggling to hold a place in the starting XI, Snodgrass re-established himself after a string of impressive performances throughout November and December, which saw the young winger score 4 goals in 7 games during a woeful run of form for the Yorkshire club, culminating in the sacking of manager Gary McAllister. The Scot is capable of playing on either wing or as a supportive striker and is now one of the first names on the team sheet under manager Simon Grayson.
'Snoddy', as he is affectionately known, made a massive impact at Elland Road in his first season, establishing himself as a firm fans favourite and narrowly missing out to Jermaine Beckford in the Fans Player of the Year award. He was the top assist maker in the division with 16, despite only playing regular first team football from December onwards. He also chipped in with 11 goals. He is known for his quality on the ball and also his determination and work rate. He featured heavily in Leeds United fans player of the season awards for his debut season, although Fabian Delph and Jermaine Beckford sometimes took the actual awards.
On the eve of the 2009/2010 season, he signed a new four-year contract with the club. Snodgrass made a slow start to the 2009-10 season compared to the way he ended the previous season, but has still chipped in with two assists, one against Darlington in the Carling Cup, and the other against Wycombe Wanderers. But his season picked up, as he bagged his first goals of the season with a brace against Watford in the Carling Cup 2nd round, sending Leeds through to the 3rd round. Snodgrass had a fantastic game in the next round of the Carling Cup, terrorising Liverpool left back and Italian International Andrea Dossena throughout the game.
Snodgrass scored a late winner against MK Dons in a one nil win for Leeds for his his first league goal of the season, following his two league cup goals vs Watford. Snodgrass missed Leeds crucial top of the table clash against Charlton Athletic with ankle and knee injuries he sustained in the 1-1 draw with Carlisle. Snodgrass' 4th goal of the season came against Brighton & Hove Albion with a superb long range left footed strike. Snodgrass was surprisingly dropped to the bench against Oldham Athletic. Snodgrass returned to the Leeds starting 11 for the West Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield Town, and scored in the same game after just 90 seconds. The goal was his 5th of the season. Snodgrass picked up his 5th booking of the season against Kettering Town and missed the game against Brentford as a result. Snodgrass scored a fantastic winner from 18 yards with a right footed curling effort into the top right hand corner of the goal against Southampton in a one nil win for Leeds. The goal was Snodgrass' 6th goal of the campaign. Goal number 7 of the season came away to Stockport County. Snodgrass was surprisingly dropped to the bench against Manchester United but it was later revealed he had a hamstring injury, he came on in the second half and smashed a freekick against the crossbar and put in a heroic performance against Manchester United when Leeds won 1-0 away to Old Trafford on January 3rd in the FA Cup. Snodgrass was fit enough to start the following game against Wycombe Wanderers with him coming into the side for Hughes, and Bradley Johnson dropping back to left back.
A fans favourite with the Leeds faithful and is often seen giving the Leeds salute.
Snodgrass is a former Scotland Under 21 and Under 20 international. Leeds' involvement in the play-offs against Millwall in 2009 meant that Snodgrass wasn't available to play in a Scotland B international.
On 1 October Snodgrass was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time for their friendly against Japan,
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'''George Forrest''' (born in Wallyford, Scotland) was one of Canada's early star soccer players.
A forward, Forrest played for the famed Bethlehem Steel F.C. soccer club in 1918 when the team entered the National Association Football League. At some point, he left the team and returned in 1924 for three seasons.
Forrest played for Canada in their 1924 tour of Australia and New Zealand. In 6 games against the Socceroos, Forrest scored twice as the Canadians split the series at two wins a piece. A week later Canada drew with New Zealand 1-1 in Auckland.
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He began his football career with Rotherham Town, followed by two years with Bristol City, before moving into the Southern League with Reading.
Foster served as a private in the 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment - the Footballers' Battalion - during the First World War, and was killed in action in 1916.
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'''Arnau Caldentey Riera''' (; born 1 October 1981 in Manacor), is a Spanish footballer. He currently plays for CD Atltico Baleares.
Riera was born in Manacor, Mallorca. He played for Real Mallorca's youth team aged 18 and played for Balearic Island selection U17 when they were champions of Spain. Aged 18, he moved to Mataro (on loan from Mallorca) in Spain's Second Division B. A year later he moved to FC Barcelona B where he was an ever present in the side which won the league in 2000. He stayed with Barca 'B' until 2006 and trained with first team in Peralada in 2004. He was Lionel Messi's captain for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
Riera made substitute appearances for the Barcelona first team in 2004-05. He also played with the first team in friendlies against Marseille 04/05, China 03/04, Shaktar Donetsk 03/04.
On 10 August 2006 Riera signed for Sunderland,
Whilst signed to Sunderland, Riera joined Southend United on a month's loan,
He was finally released by Sunderland on 28 May 2009.
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'''Thomas Henshall Wilson Vallance''' (March 28, 1924 - July 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside-left.
Vallance was born in Stoke-on-Trent, and was the son of Jimmy Vallance, the trainer at Stoke City. Vallance began his career at Stoke City during the Second World War. He moved to Torquay United in 1945, playing in the FA Cup First Round, second leg tie which Torquay drew away to Newport County to lose 2-1 on aggregate in November 1945 . He left Torquay before playing a league game and subsequently joined Arsenal in 1947. Mainly a reserve, he finally made his league debut on September 4, 1948 in a 1-1 draw against Sheffield United after Arsenal's regular left-winger, Denis Compton had been injured. He shared the left wing position with Ian McPherson that season, playing 14 times and scoring twice, but played just once the following season as McPherson and Compton monopolised the left wing position. After several more seasons in Arsenal's reserves, he left the club on a free transfer in 1953.
Vallance was the brother-in-law of England international Stanley Matthews - Vallance's sister, Betty, had married Matthews in 1934. He was also the grandson of the early Rangers pioneer Tom Vallance.
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'''Percy Varco''' (April 17, 1904 - January 29, 1982) was an English professional football centre-forward.
Varco was born in Fowey, Cornwall and played for his local side Fowey Town before moving to Southern League Torquay United. He left Plainmoor in 1924 to join Aston Villa for a fee of -200, scoring twice in 10 league games for the West Midlands side. He subsequently moved to Queens Park Rangers (4 goals in 16 league games), before joining Norwich City in 1927. He quickly became a hero at Carrow Road, scoring 32 times in his first season, including 10 goals in his first 7 league games. In 1929, after 37 goals in just 57 league games for Norwich (and 47 in 65 overall), he moved to Exeter City and continued to be a prolific goalscoring, netting 41 goals in 81 league games. He moved to Brighton and Hove Albion in 1932, but played just once for the Seagulls before returning to Cornwall where he played for non-league sides St Austell and St Blazey.
In later life he spent two spells as Mayor of Fowey.
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'''Barrie Emmanuel Vassallo''' (born 3 March 1956, Newport, Wales, UK) is a Welsh-Maltese former professional football midfielder. He represented Wales at the schools' level. He was most recently manager of Chepstow Town F.C.
Barrie Vassallo began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal, turning professional in May 1973. He failed to break into the first team at Highbury, moving to Plymouth Argyle in November 1974 for a fee of -10,000. His appearances at Argyle were limited by the presence of Paul Mariner in the Pilgrims' side, Vassallo only making 13 league appearances (7 of which were as substitute), scoring twice, before leaving for Aldershot. He left Aldershot without making the first team, joining non-league Barnstaple Town.
In March 1977 he returned to league football, joining Torquay United for a fee of -3,000. He quickly established himself in the first team, playing all of the last 15 games of the 1976-77 season. The following season started in a similar fashion, with a run of 26 games from the start of the season before losing his place to Kenny Raper. He made just three further appearances that season, in place of Willie Brown.
Although he played the first game of the 1978-79 season, he would make only one further appearance for Torquay, as a substitute for Lindsay Parsons in a 1-0 defeat away to Bournemouth in November 1978 before returning to non-league football with Welsh side Bridgend Town. He went on to play for Kidderminster Harriers, Merthyr Tydfil, and Gloucester City, before retiring due to injury, on which he was given a testimonial by Gloucester City in the 1987-88 season, with Arsenal being the visitors. He later came out of retirement to play for Newport County and Cinderford Town.
In 1997 he became manager of Welsh League side Chepstow Town, guiding them from the Gwent County League to the Welsh League Division Two. He left Chepstow in the summer of 2001 when he was appointed manager of Caldicot Town (AFC), resigning in August 2002 just a week before the start of the season. He later returned to manage Chepstow Town, helping them avoid relegation from the Welsh League Division Three
He later returned to manage Chepstow for a third time in February 2006, again guiding them to Welsh League Division Three safety, but stepped down as manager in July 2006 at the age of 50, reportedly due to an impending knee operation.
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'''Arjan van Heusden''' (born 11 December 1972 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch former professional football goalkeeper who played much of his career in the English Football League.
Van Heusden began his career in his native Netherlands with VV Noordwijk, moving to England in December 1993 for a trial with Port Vale, signing permanently in May 1994 for a fee of -4,500. He joined up with fellow Dutchman Robin van der Laan, who had already established himself in John Rudge's squad. However Van Heusden failed to dislodge the ever-reliable Paul Musselwhite and so joined Oxford United on loan in September 1997, playing 11 league games.
In August 1998 he moved to Cambridge United on a free transfer. He played 42 league games before moving to Exeter City in August 2000. After stalling on Exeter's offer of a fresh contract in April 2002 he signed within the club's ten day limit, though this failed to put an end to speculation over his future.
In August 2002 he joined Scottish side Clyde on a short-term deal, before returning to England to play for Mansfield Town the following month as Mansfield were in the midst of a goalkeeping injury crisis. In November 2002 he joined Torquay United, initially on non-contract terms, later signing a longer contract after establishing himself as the first choice keeper. He struggled with injury in the 2004-05 season and subsequently retired from professional football and returned to the Netherlands where he resumed his playing career with FC Lisse.
-DOCSTART-	6394642
'''Hugh Vallance''' (June 14, 1905 - 1973) was a much-travelled English professional football centre-forward.
Vallance was born in Wolverhampton and after serving in the army as a guardsman began his football career with Kidderminster Harriers. He moved to Aston Villa in 1927, but left to join Queens Park Rangers without breaking into the first team. He made just one appearance for Rangers before moving to Brighton and Hove Albion in the spring of 1929. He was given his chance by Brighton manager Charlie Webb and soon established himself in the Brighton attack, alongside Dan Kirkwood. In the 1929-30 season, Vallance scored 4 hat-tricks before the end of the year. By the end of the season, Vallance had scored 30 league goals in 37 games, while his strike parter Kirkwood had netted 38 in 40. The following season, Vallance scored twice in the first 7 games before his Brighton contract was terminated for a 'serious misdemeanour' at the same time as that of Irish international Jack Curran.
He joined Worcester City and within 6 months went to Evesham Town and Tunbridge Wells Rangers before returning to the league with Gillingham. Despite 7 goals in 13 league games he was released and rejoined Kidderminster. His next move was to Nmes Olympique from where he moved to FC Basel. From Switzerland he moved to the less exotic Brierley Hill Alliance before returning to Gillingham. After 3 goals in 5 league games, Vallance moved to Racing Club de Paris and subsequently played for Cork City before ending his career with Evesham Town. After leaving professional football he served in the Royal Air Force.
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'''Steve Torpey''' (born 16 September 1981 in Kirkby, Liverpool) is a footballer with AFC Telford United.
A versatile forward, Torpey started out as a Liverpool trainee, spending three years there and representing England at schoolboy level before moving to Port Vale in 2001. After making just one appearance for Vale he moved to Prescot Cables, helping the club to win two promotions in as many years. In 2004 he joined Altrincham before moving back to Prescot in February 2005. In March 2005 he signed dual forms enabling him to also play for Atherton Laburnum Rovers.
In 2005 he joined F.C. United of Manchester, an off-shoot of Liverpool's rivals Manchester United. He scored the club's first ever goal, in a friendly match against Flixton in August 2005. After a successful first season, he moved into the Conference in August 2006 with Halifax Town. He left the Shay in February 2008, after being told he was not going to be given a new contract, and joined Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic on loan. At the end of the 2008/09 season Torpey signed for Conference North rivals AFC Telford United.
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'''John Karelse''' (born May 17, 1970 in Wemeldinge) is a retired Dutch football goalkeeper.
He played for AGOVV Apeldoorn in his native country for a few years before moving to NAC Breda. It was here that he caught the attention of then Newcastle United manager Ruud Gullit, who signed him for -900,000 in August 1999. His time at Newcastle was largely unsuccessful, as he endured a terrible start to his career at the club, losing 4-2 to Southampton on his debut. He found his first team opportunities very limited after this, not helped by the competition for his position being very high with Shay Given and Steve Harper also at the club.
A proposed move to Turkey broke down in 2000, but a year later a move back to Holland seemed likely, with Feyenoord Rotterdam rumoured to be interested. No move materialised and the former Holland Youth and Under-21 international had no choice but to stay in the Newcastle reserves. He retired in 2004 after one final season at AGOVV Apeldoorn, and currently works as a goalkeeping coach for NAC.
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'''Gary Swann''' (born 11 April 1962 in York, England) is an English former footballer.
Born in York, Yorkshire, Swann started his career as atrainee with Hull City, playing in the same team as former England national football team manager Steve McClaren. In eight years at Boothferry Park, he made his name as an attacking full back and whose quick footballing brain was a great assett to the team. He played 221 games for the club, scoring 10 goals, helping the club promotion in both the 1982-83 and 1985-86 seasons.
It was in November 1986 however that Preston North End boss John McGrath offered City -10,000 to sign Swann. During his time at Deepdale, McGrath moved him into a more advanced midfield position (a position he had played occasionally at Hull), and he became an integral member of the Preston, team helping the club to promotion from the Fourth Division in his first season.
This hard working and often unsung player also had an uncanny knack of scoring vitally important goals from either his usual midfield position or from full back; his biggest haul of 14 in 1986-87 season more or less single handedly keeping Preston in the Third Division. Likened to former Liverpool full back Chris Lawler his goalscoring prowess also earned him the nickname "The Ghost" due to his ability to appear almost unnoticed at the far post to score, something that soon became his trademark. He was also an ever present in both the 1987-88 and 1989-90 seasons, finishing runner-up in the club's official player of the year awards on both occasions to Bob Atkins and Warren Joyce respectively. In all, Swann played 250 first team games for Preston, scoring 47 goals, and considering that he never took a penalty nor played as a striker, this is quite an achievement in a side that generally underachieved.
At the end of the 1991-92 season, he was released and immediately signed for home town club York City. He helped them to promotion in his first season by scoring their goal in the Third Division play-off final against Crewe Alexandra at Wembley Stadium, a game City won on penalties after drawing 1-1. He also impressed in his second season with the club, helping York reach the play-offs yet again, where they were knocked out in the semi-final.
After a highly successful two years at Bootham Crescent, in which he played 95 games, scoring 6 goals, he moved on to Scarborough (35 games 4 goals) for a season before playing in Hong Kong and finally returning to England so as to extend his playing career in non-League football.
In all Gary played 601 first team games scoring 67 goals.
Gary now works as a leisure centre manager at the Guildford Spectrum leisure complex Surrey but is still playing regularly for Cuckfield Town in the Mid Sussex Football League Premier Division, a club he has been with since September 2000.
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'''William Harry Kitchener''' (born November 3, 1946 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire) is an English former professional footballer.
Bill Kitchener, a tall full-back, began his career as an apprentice with West Ham United after leaving school. He turned professional in November 1963, but didn't appear in the Hammers' league side until the 1966-67 season. In September 1966 he joined Torquay United on loan, making his debut on September 17, 1966 in a 5-2 home win against Walsall. He played 25 games before returning to Upton Park.
He left West Ham in December 1967 to become Torquay's record signing. He immediately established himself in the side, taking Bobby Baxter's place at left-back, though also played in the centre of defence when required. By the end of his second spell with Torquay, he had played a further 142 games, scoring five goals.
In July 1971, he moved to Bournemouth, managed by his former West Ham and Torquay teammate John Bond in July 1971, but stayed only one season with the Cherries before leaving league football, joining Cambridge City. He subsequently played for Wealdstone, Christchurch and New Milton.
Outside of football he had joined the Devon & Cornwall Police Force whilst with Torquay, and was later stationed at Burley in the New Forest for many years.
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'''Scott R. Kaasikmae''' (born December 14, 1977 in Wolverhampton) is an English football midfielder who made one first team appearance for Torquay United. He currently plays for South West Peninsular League side Bovey Tracey.
Kaasikmae began his career as an apprentice with Torquay United. Despite making his first team debut while still an apprentice, playing in the 5-2 defeat away to Colchester United in the 1st round of the Auto Windscreens Shield on September 26, 1995
In July 1997 he was a triallist with Taunton Town, but later joined Newton Abbot, leaving them in the 1998 close season to join Teignmouth. However, by August 1998 he had joined Taunton Town, but was released the following January and joined Western League rivals Bideford, managed by Sean Joyce. In March 2000 he was playing for South Devon League side Combined 89.
He re-joined Taunton Town in the summer of 2000, but by August 2000 was playing for Dartmouth, alongside another former Torquay apprentice Jamie Bennellick. He left Dartmouth in the 2001 close-season to rejoin Dawlish Town, playing in the home friendly against Huddersfield Town that July. However, his stay at Dawlish was short-lived as he was released in late October after failing to show up for a game. He rejoined Dartmouth, but in early November 2001 moved on to Buckfastleigh Rangers.
In the 2005-06 season he was playing once more for Dartmouth.
In the 2007-08 season, he was playing for Stoke Gabriel.
He joined Bovey Tracey in the 2008 close season, scoring on his debut.
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'''Simon Daniel Weaver''' (born 20 December 1977) is an English footballer and manager who is currently player-manager at Harrogate Town.
Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Weaver plays as a central defender and began his career as an apprentice with Sheffield Wednesday and made his professional debut during a loan spell with Doncaster Rovers in February 1997. Released by Wednesday, he moved into the non-league circuit with first Ilkeston Town and then Nuneaton Borough.
In the summer of 2002, he made a return to the Football League, signing for Lincoln City, who were managed by Keith Alexander, his former boss at Ilkeston. He signed a new one-year contract in July 2004, but lost his place in the Lincoln team at the start of the 2004-05 season and was transfer listed at his request. Following a loan period at Macclesfield Town, he joined Kidderminster Harriers, and was one of ten players released at the end of the season after Kidderminster were relegated to the Football Conference. He signed a 12-month contract with Scarborough in June 2005, but despite initial optimism, the spell was not successful and with Scarborough in disarray, Simon was in need of a new club for the 2006-07 season.
Weaver signed a short-term contract with York City at the beginning of the 2006-07 season but having been an unused substitute for the first two games of the season, he was released by York so that he could take up the offer of a 12 month contract at Tamworth. Although Weaver played in many of Tamworths games in the 2006-07 season, he was not offered a new contract following the clubs relegation.
In the summer of 2007, he briefly trialled with Conference National newcomers Salisbury City and had discussions with Droylsden. He was injured playing in a pre-season friendly in Scotland: an injury that required the bones in his foot to be pinned. The injury caused him to miss the first four months of the season but, returning to fitness, he signed for Boston United on 11 December 2007.
On 29 May 2008, Weaver joined Conference North newcomers King's Lynn, after failing to agree a new deal with Boston.
Weaver was appointed as the new player-manager of Harrogate Town on 20 May 2009.
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'''David Edward Keefe''' (born 23 June 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Southend United and Torquay United. He was born in Dagenham.
Keefe began his football career as an apprentice with Southend United, making his league debut prior to turning professional in July 1975. He made only six appearances, scoring once, before leaving to join Torquay United in August 1977.
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'''Damian Keeley''' (born 14 February 1963) is an English former professional footballer, born in Salford, who played in the Football League for Torquay United on a non-contract basis.
Keeley, a forward, joined Frank O'Farrell's Torquay United in September 1981, making his debut, as a substitute for Willie Young, on 27 March 1982 in a 2-1 home win against Rochdale. With Torquay in a mid-table position with nothing to play for, Keeley made a further appearance as a substitute (this time replacing Martin Musgrove) in the penultimate game of the season (a 2-0 defeat away to Port Vale) and started the final game of the season, a 1-1 draw away to Darlington.
He was released at the end of the season, joining non-league club Teignmouth.
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'''Geoffrey''' ('''"Geoff"''') '''Edward Ramer Aunger''' (born February 4, 1968 in Red Deer, Alberta) is a former Major League Soccer player and Canadian national soccer team member.
A striker/midfielder later converted into a defender as well, Aunger played youth soccer with the Coquitlam Metro Ford Soccer Club. He began his professional career in 1987 in the Canadian Soccer League and played all six years of the league's existence and with five different teams. He started with the Vancouver 86ers and went on to play with the Winnipeg Fury, Victoria Vistas, Hamilton Steelers, London Lasers, and once more with the 86ers. He was the league's 7th leading scorer in 1988 with the Fury, 4th in 1991 with the Steelers and named a league All-Star in 1992, the final year of the league. He continued with the 86ers as they joined the APSL for the 1993 season, scoring 3 goals in 11 appearances..
Aunger tried his luck in England and successfully tried-out for and signed with Luton Town for the 1993-94 season. Aunger had the best imagineable start, scoring two minutes into his debut match. He played but 6 times however for the Hatters first-team, having been dropped to the reserves after playing only 3 games. He was not resigned at the end of the season. A brief stint with Third Division Chester City did not meet with any success either for Aunger.
He rejoined the 86ers of the A-League and also played for the Milwaukee Wave of the indoor National Professional Soccer League. Aunger had 7 goals in 18 games with the 86ers in 1995.
Aunger played in the MLS for the New England Revolution in 1996, when he led the team in games and minutes played, while scoring 3 goals, all on penalties. He tried his luck once more in England, this time with Stockport County but made but one appearance, as a substitute the day after signing. He then joined the A-League's Seattle Sounders.
A second chance in MLS in 1998 with D.C. United, as Aunger won in training camp the right-back position. After 6 matches he lost his starting position and spent rest the season in and out of the line-up. 1999 saw him however start 24 games for the team however as a midfielder, and won the 1999 MLS Championship with United. He was also the first Canadian to play in the MLS Cup final. In 2000, Geoff made 26 appearances for United. He was traded to the Colorado Rapids in 2001, and appeared in one game. In total, Aunger played 104 regular season MLS games and 9 Cup play-off contests.
He will become eligible for induction into the American National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2011.
He made his debut for Canada in a March 1991 North American Championship match against Mexico, but since this game was not regarded official he won his first senior cap coming on as a sub in an April 1992 friendly match against China. He earned a total of 44 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented Canada in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
His final international was a November 1997 World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica, a game after which Alex Bunbury, Frank Yallop and Colin Miller also said farewell to the national team.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
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'''Albert 'Bob' Keeton''' (January 15, 1918 - 1996) was an English professional footballer.
Keeton, a Chesterfield-born right-back began his fotball career with Gainsborough Trinity, later joining Mosborough Trinity. In June 1937 he joined Torquay United, making his debut in a 1-0 win at home to Swindon Town on February 26, 1938. He lost his place to his former Mosborough teammate Freddie Green after playing the next game, a 1-0 defeat away to Aldershot, but after missing just one game re-emerged as a left-back, replacing Ernie Stokes. He finished his first season as a professional having made 11 league appearances and began the following season as the regular left-back. However, after playing the first 13 league games, he lost his place and was to only make a further 3 first-team appearances that season.
His career was interrupted by the war, but when league football resumed he was still with Torquay and was the regular right-back in Torquay's 1946-47 side. He left Torquay in 1948, having made 77 league appearances, and joined non-league Yeovil Town. In 1949 he was part of the famous Yeovil side that reached the 5th Round of the FA Cup, beating then giants Sunderland, including England star Len Shackleton who Keeton kept quiet throughout the game, in the 4th Round.
Keeton later worked as a commercial traveller in Torquay, and died of cancer in Torquay in 1996.
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'''Louis Bartholomew Dodds''' (born 8 October 1986 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer currently playing as a striker for Port Vale of League Two.
Beginning his career at Leicester City, he enjoyed loan spells with lower league clubs to build up his experience. He signed for Port Vale in July 2008, in search of regular football, which he was given.
Sheffield-born Dodds and his family moved to Leicester when he just five years old, where he joined the Leicester City youth academy at the age of ten.
Dodds signed a new contract with the Foxes to keep him at the club until the summer of 2007, but on 9 October 2006 was allowed to join Conference side Northwich Victoria on loan to gain some first team experience. This loan deal was extended in November, before being recalled by ''the Foxes'' at the end of the month due to an injury crisis.
In February 2007 he joined Rochdale on loan, and scored an early winner on his first start. In July 2007 he agreed to a season long loan deal at Lincoln City. He scored nine goals during his spell with Lincoln City and was voted as scorer of the club's goal of the season for his long-range strike against Wycombe. He showed an interest in joining the club permanently and was offered a new contract at parent club Leicester, but instead joined League Two's Port Vale on 21 July 2008, penning a two-year deal.
On 9 August 2008, Dodds made his first start for the Vale in the opening game of the season against Luton Town and he was quick to win over his new supporters; scoring Vale's opening goal of the season with a 20 yard right footed shot. Dodds enhanced his popularity with the Vale faithful furthermore when in the game against Shrewsbury Town he played a one two with striker Marc Richards splitting the Shrews defence for Dodds to score a spectacular shot from the edge of the area, Shrewsbury had not conceded a goal before this at the beginning of the 2008-09 season. It was also to prove Shrewsbury's first home defeat of the season as Vale went on to win the game 2-1, Richards scoring with virtually the last kick of the game.
At Vale he enjoyed great popularity with the club's female support, as he took away the club's 2009 "Mr Shirt of the Back" Award.
He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat.
Like the rest of his family, Dodds is a Sheffield Wednesday fan.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
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'''Anthony Joseph "Tony" Ellis''' (born 20 October 1964) is an English former professional footballer who commanded combined transfer fees of nearly -750,000 and scored 185 league goals in 518 league games during a sixteen-year Football League career.
===Oldham Athletic and Preston North End===
Borin in Salford, Lancashire, began his playing career in non-league football, with Horwich RMI and Northwich Victoria. In August 1986 at the age of 21, Ellis was signed by Joe Royle for Oldham Athletic, for whom he played ten games. Ellis was spotted by Preston North End manager John McGrath banging in the goals for Oldham's reserve team. McGrath paid -23,000 in October 1987 to take Ellis to Deepdale, where he scored a last-minute winner on his debut against Port Vale. In his first spell at Deepdale Ellis scored 32 goals in 106 games in a little over two seasons
In 1989 Alan Ball at Stoke City tabled a -250,000 offer for Ellis. For Preston, the money was too good to turn down, and Ellis found himself leaving for the Victoria Ground in December 1989. His time at Stoke was disrupted by injury, but in two and a half years he scored 20 goals in 93 first-team appearances.
In August 1992, Preston came back for him, paying Stoke -50,000 plus striker Graham Shaw. Stoke valued Ellis at -250,000 while Preston valued Shaw at -200,000. This deal therefore meant that Ellis became Preston's record signing at the time. His second spell at Preston was even more productive than his first: Ellis scored 56 goals in only 88 games and was named the club's official player of the year in 1992/93 and 1993/94. One of the highlights of his second spell was a hat-trick against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road in a 3-2 win by Preston. His final game for ''the Lilywhites'' was their 1994 play-off final defeat against Wycombe Wanderers at Wembley.
After a much-publicised fall out with Preston boss John Beck over a new contract and his role within the club, Ellis signed for arch-rivals Blackpool for -165,000 in 1994. However in November 1995 Ellis handed in a transfer request fueling rumours of a return to Deepdale, by then managed by Gary Peters. Blackpool got around this problem by offering Ellis an extension to his contract.
In three and a half years at Bloomfield Road, Ellis scored 65 goals in 173 games.
In December 1997, Ellis was on the move again, this time to Bury for -70,000. He scored twelve goals in 38 games at Gigg Lane. Then in 1999 he joined Stockport County for a fee of -25,000. He made 21 league appearances, scoring six goals before joining Rochdale on a free transfer later that year. He made a total of 68 appearance and scored 18 goals.
He was released by Rochdale at the end of the 2000-01 season, and found himself without a club and semi-retirement and a return to non-league football looked likely until Burnley boss Stan Ternent offered him a lifeline. In his only season at Turf Moor, Ellis played ten games, all as a substitute. At the age of 37 he scored the winner against Bradford City in a 3-2 win at Valley Parade, his only goal for the club.
During his Football League career Ellis had scored 210 goals in 609 first team games.
After leaving Burnley at the end of the 2001-02 season, Ellis joined Football Conference side Leigh RMI. In 2003 he joined Northern Premier League side Mossley.
In 2003-04 he became player/assistant manager of Conference North club Hyde United and also took on the role of coaching the Burnley under-15s at the Turf Moor club's Centre of Excellence.
In July 2007, Ellis left his position as assistant manager of Hyde United and coach of the youth teams at Turf Moor to join former teammate, Rochdale manager Keith Hill, as Director of Youth Development.
Ellis was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
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'''Lee Beevers''' (born December 4, 1983) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Colchester United in the English Football League One.
Before joining Lincoln he played for Ipswich Town and local rivals Boston United.
His performances at Boston earned him numerous awards whilst at the club, and also got the attention of the Welsh national team, where he has represented his country at Under-21 level.
Beevers can play anywhere along the defensive line, however, his most adept position is right-back. Beevers has also demonstrated that he is capable of playing as a right-sided wing-back and in front of the defensive line as both a defensive midfielder and a central midfielder too.
His solid performances at Lincoln have earned him a lot of respect amongst the fans, as his performances at Boston did for their fans. In the 2005-06 season, he played a very vital role in the team, however, due to the teams tactical system back then, he sometimes got scrutinized for mistakes and was often the scapegoat when things weren't going too well. Thus far in the 2006-07 season, he has adapted very well to the new tactical system employed by new Head Coach Peter Jackson, and his form in various positions on the pitch has meant that he has been an ever present in the squad.
Most notably it was reported in December of last year, Beevers was subject of interest from Arsenal, although these claims were never verified by either club, an Arsenal scout has been reported to have watched him several times including a reserve game in early January.
Beevers' performances for Lincoln in the 2008/09 season led to him being signed by Football League One outfit Colchester United on a free transfer on June 24, 2009.
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'''Paul Mayo''' (born 13 October 1981 in Lincoln) is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Corby Town. His preferred positions are left-sided full-back role or left wing-back.
Mayo was educated in Lincolnshire at Robert Pattinson School. He started his career at Lincoln City, playing over 100 times for the club and featuring in their Division Three play-off semi-final defeat to Bournemouth in the 2002-03 season.
In March 2004 he was signed by Division One side Watford for -65,000. Replacing Paul Robinson, who had been sold to West Brom the previous autumn, he played regularly for the remainder of the 2003-04 season. He started in the side the next season, but dropped out of the side in October and only played twice more for the club. New Watford boss Aidy Boothroyd deemed him surplus to requirements, and he was allowed to return to Lincoln at the end of the 2004-05 season.
Mayo would feature in the Lincoln side that made the League Two play-offs at the end of 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. In the summer of 2007 he turned down a new contract at Lincoln to sign for Notts County, a club in the same division.
In January 2009 Mayo cancelled his contract with Notts County by mutual consent, feeling his chances of first team football were limited. He subsequently joined Conference side Mansfield Town on a contract until the end of 2008-09 season.
Joined Blue square north side Corby Town for the 2009/10 season.
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'''Adrian Paul "Adie" Moses''' (born 4 May 1975) is a former English professional footballer. He made over 300 appearances in the Premiership and the Football League between 1993 and 2008, and has represented England at Under-21 level.
Moses joined Barnsley as a junior in 1993, making over 150 appearances for the club and appearing in the Premiership.
Moses was Captain of Mansfield Town. In December 2008, he was appointed Mansfield's caretaker manager, along with fellow player Mark Stallard, who also played for Lincoln City, after the sacking of Billy McEwan.
for Gainsborough Trinity. On August 27 it was announced he would take over as caretaker manager of the club following the dismissal of manager Steve Charles, and the resignation of former caretaker managers Dave Reeves and Steve Blatherwick, until the appointment of the new manager, who was revealed as Brian Little.
. On November 10 2009, Moses retired from professional football due to on going injury troubles, and to concentrate on business interests away from the sport.
(*) Then known as Division One
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'''Paul Mark Thomas Morgan''' (born 23 October 1978 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays as a defender for Macclesfield Town.
Morgan has represented his national team, Northern Ireland, at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-21 level, however, has not represented them at senior level.
Morgan began his career at Preston North End, spending a time on loan at Sligo Rovers during the 1997-98 season. In his time at Sligo, Morgan was part of the team which won the 1997-98 League of Ireland Cup, defeating Shelbourne over two legs in February.
He signed for Bury on June 26, 2007 but his first season with the club was hampered by a knee injury. On July 8, 2008]Morgan went on a season-long loan to Macclesfield Town, where he would work with manager Keith Alexander for the third time in his career.
He is studying at the University of Salford for a degree in Physiotherapy.
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'''Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson''' (born 3 March 1973) is an Icelandic professional footballer. His position is forward. His twin brother is Bjarki Gunnlaugsson.
During his career he has enjoyed spells at Leicester City, Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers, IA Akranes, Nuremberg, Feyenoord and Dundee United.
Arnar made his debut for Iceland in an April 1993 friendly match against the United States men's national soccer team. He went on to earn 32 caps, scoring 3 goals between 1993 and 2003. His last international match was an April 2003 friendly match against Finland in which he was substituted by Veigar Pll Gunnarsson.
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Kellard, a much-travelled midfielder , began his career as a junior with Southend United and became Southend's youngest ever league player (at the age of 16 years and 208 days) in September 1959 when he started the game at Bradford City. He turned professional in May 1960 and went on to score 15 times in 106 games for the Shrimpers before earning a -9,000 move to Crystal Palace in September 1963. After 6 goals in 77 games he moved to Ipswich Town, but played only 13 times before moving to Portsmouth in March 1966
In July 1966, after 91 games for Portsmouth in which he scored eight times, he moved to Bristol City for a fee of -30,000 where he scored six times in 77 games before moving to Leicester City in August 1970 for a fee of -50,000. He helped Leicester to promotion in 1971, but left in September 1971 to rejoin Crystal Palace for a fee of -50,000, having scored eight goals in 49 games for the Foxes. He was signed by Palace as a replacement for Steve Kember who they had sold to Chelsea for -170,000, and he fitted in so well that by November he had been made captain. He lost the captaincy the following September and immediately asked for a transfer, soon after which he was dropped from the team.
In December 1972 he moved back to Portsmouth , having scored four times in 46 games for Palace. At Portsmouth he gained the unwanted honour of being the first player sent off on a Sunday when he was dismissed against Orient in January 1974. The following January he joined Hereford United on loan, and later in 1975 left to play in South Africa for Durban City, having scored six times in 62 games for Pompey. He moved to Cape Town City, but returned to England in September 1975, joining Torquay United, but played only twice for Malcolm Musgrove's side, the first being a 7-1 defeat away to Tranmere Rovers and the last against Hartlepool, before leaving league football to join Chelmsford City.
In January 1976 he was appointed player-manager of Chelmsford City, a position he held until the May 1977. He later played for Grays Athletic.
He later spent several years running a taxi business in Southend, but in 1999 was trading as an antiques dealer. More recently he had a spell as joint-manager of Harlow Town along with former Leicester City player Len Glover.
In July 2004, ''"This is Essex"'' reported that Kellard was living in Spain.
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'''Daniel Leon "Danny" Cadamarteri''' (born October 12, 1979) is an English footballer who plays for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League. A striker, Cadamarteri played for a number of teams in England, in the Premier League, Football League as well as a short period in non-League football, before joining Dundee United. He has played three times for the England national under-21 football team.
Cadamarteri was born in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, to an English mother of Italian descent and a Jamaican father. Cadamarteri is a product of the Everton Academy and made his debut as a substitute at the end of the 1996-97 season, in a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea. Cadamarteri began the next season as a regular and scored four goals in the first three months of the season, including one in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool. That goal - in October - was his last in the 1997-98 season, although he featured regularly throughout the campaign. Cadamarteri featured prominently during the following season, again netting four league goals
In June 2001, Cadamarteri appeared in court on a charge of assault, admitting in September he was "ashamed" about the incident. He was found guilty and charged -2,000, with Everton subsequently announcing he was free to leave Goodison Park. Despite interest from First Division clubs Stoke City and Bradford City, Cadamarteri remained at Everton and featured as a late substitute in November, starting a further two matches in January.
In February 2002, Cadamarteri left Everton to join Bradford City on loan, making the move permanent after scoring on his debut. Featuring in most of the remaining games that season, Cadamarteri only scored one more goal, netting in late April. After receiving community service in July for admitting conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in his previous court case, Cadamarteri failed to score a league goal during the 2002-03 season, with a contract dispute adding to a frustrating season.
After scoring three league goals during the following season, Cadamarteri began the 2004-05 season with Leeds United, agreeing a move in June 2004. Appearing in only a League Cup match, the winger moved to Sheffield United in September, scoring once before injury ended his season in March. At the end of the season, Cadamarteri made a return to Bradford, where - despite featuring regularly - scored just two league goals.
After incurring a six-month drugs ban and subsequently being released in the summer, Cadamarteri had a trial with Barnsley before signing for Conference National side Grays Athletic in December on non-contract terms. At the end of December, Cadamarteri signed a six-month deal with Leicester City, scoring once before joining Doncaster Rovers on loan. He was released by Leicester in May 2007 after his contract wasn't renewed.
He signed for Huddersfield Town on 1 June 2007. Most of Cadamarteri's ''Town'' career was hampered by injury, with the winger making no more than a dozen league appearances in each of his first two seasons. The 2008-09 season saw Cadamarteri feature regularly, playing over thirty league matches. During April 2009, it was revealed that Cadamarteri had rejected a new contract at Huddersfield, due to the terms in the contract, which only gave him the option of a second year, dependent on appearances.
In May, he agreed a pre-contract deal with Scottish Premier League side Dundee United, reuniting him with Craig Levein, who managed him at Leicester. Cadamarteri scored twice on his competitive debut in the 2-0 win against Heart of Midlothian on 17 August 2009 and scored again in the following home match, winning the August Player of the Month award.
Cadamarteri was capped three times by the England national under-21 football team. He made his debut for the team on 17 November 1998 in a friendly match as a substitute against Czech Republic at Portman Road. His second appearance was over a year later on 29 March 2000, again a as substitute, against Yugoslavia. His final appearance for the team was on 24 May 2001 against Mexico.
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'''William Kellock''' (born Stockport) was an English professional footballer.
Billy Kellock, an inside-forward, began his career with Plymouth Argyle while they were in the Southern League. He moved to his hometown side Stockport County before returning to Plymouth Argyle and playing 6 times, scoring once, in their first season in the Football League.
In 1921 he moved to Torquay Town, playing in their Western League side, before returning to the Football League later that year with Aberdare Athletic. He scored 4 times in 15 league games for Aberdare in their first season in the league, before moving to Barrow in 1922 where he scored 12 goals in 29 games.
He returned to Torquay United, who by now had been promoted from the Western League and was a regular in their Southern League side in the 1923-24 and 1924-25 seasons.
Kellock took over as manager of non-league St Albans City in the summer of 1947, but left after losing 4 of the first 5 games of the 1947-48 season.
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'''David Eyres''' (born February 26, 1964 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English footballer.
A relative latecomer to the professional game, Eyres began his career at Welsh non-league side Rhyl before signing, in 1989 at the age of 25, professional terms with Blackpool for a fee of -10,000. He spent four seasons with the Seasiders, two of which ended with appearances at Wembley in the play-off finals (achieving promotion in 1991-92). He also finished as the club's top league goalscorer in 1992-93, with sixteen goals.
In the summer of 1993, Burnley and Jimmy Mullen (Eyres' former manager at Blackpool) came in for his services with an offer of -90,000. "I know the fans won't forgive me," said Eyres nine years later, "but things had gone a bit stale at Blackpool and I decided it was the right time to go." Eyres remained at Turf Moor for seven years, and then continued his tour of Lancashire by signing for Blackpool's arch-rivals Preston North End in 1997 for -80,000.
Eyres moved to Oldham in 2000 on a free transfer and signed a one-year extension to his contract the following January, which would keep him at the club until June 2002. He subsequently signed two more contracts, which tied him to the club until 2006.
During the 2003-04 season, Eyres and teammate John Sheridan took on joint caretaker-manager roles after Iain Dowie's departure from the Latics hotseat. Earlier in the season, Eyres fractured a bone in his foot, which put him out of action between October and December.
Eyres, who was voted Oldham fans' player of the season in 2001-02, scored in his 234th and final appearance for Oldham in a 1-1 draw with Scunthorpe to close out the 2005/6 season and his 18-year professional career at the age of 42. He then joined Conference North side Hyde United in August 2006, but left the club by mutual consent two months later. On October 13, 2006, Eyres signed for UniBond Premier League side Mossley.
In May 2007, Eyres made a return to Burnley to play at Turf Moor in the testimonial of another ex-Claret, Graham Branch.
After leaving Mossley, Eyres joined the Everton academy in a bid to stay fit, even at 43 years old.
In January 2008 Eyres signed for UniBond Premier League club Hednesford Town. He made his debut at left-back in an away game at Eastwood Town, but only made two further appearances for the Pitmen before his registration was cancelled by the club
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'''Richard 'Dick' Duckworth''' (June 6, 1906 - April 9, 1983) was an English footballer and manager.
Duckworth was a utility player and began his career with Castleton Juniors, subsequently moving on to Rochdale, Manchester United, Oldham Athletic, Chesterfield, Southport, Chester, Rotherham United and York City. At York, he was captain when the team reached the sixth round of the FA Cup.
Duckworth began his managerial career as player-manager with non-league Newark Town. After working as a coach with Chesterfield, he moved to manage York City in March 1950.
He died in Sheffield in 1983, aged 76.
'''Chesterfield'''
'''Chester City'''
'''Stockport County'''
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'''Donald Joseph Kelly''' (born July 2, 1922) was an English professional footballer.
Don Kelly, a centre-forward born in Market Harborough, began his career as an amateur with Coventry City, but joined Torquay United for the resumption of league football in 1946. He scored twice on his debut, a 2-2 draw away to Reading on September 11, 1946, but made only three further appearances that season. Kelly had remained an amateur when joining Torquay, but turned professional in July 1947. However, due to the form of Jack Conley, he was to play just once the following season, scoring in the 2-0 win away to local rivals Exeter City on January 17, 1948.
He left Torquay and league football at the end of the season, joining Symington's. From there he moved to Stafford Rangers where he was top scorer in the 1949-50, 1950-51 and 1951-52 seasons. He later returned to play for Symington's and subsequently moved to Rugby Town where he ended his career.
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'''John Moncur''' (born 22 September 1966) is an English former footballer who is chairman of Grays Athletic. He played in midfield for Tottenham Hotspur, Swindon Town and West Ham United. While at White Hart Lane he went on loan to Doncaster Rovers, Cambridge United, Portsmouth, Brentford and Ipswich Town.
Moncur was part of Swindon's promotion-winning side of 1992-93 under Glenn Hoddle, appearing at Wembley in the 1993 Football League First Division play-off Final. Moncur's and Swindon' first Season in the Premier League ended in Disappointment however as The Robins were relegated, conceding 100 goals in the process, a Premiership record which stands to this day. Moncur was the victim of being stamped on by Manchester United's Eric Cantona, which resulted in Cantona being sent off.
Moncur joined West Ham United in the summer of 1994 to bolster their midfield. Originally a classy midfield playmaker with a decent range of passing, similar in style to Hammers' teammate Ian Bishop but with a combative streak that often saw him in the referees' notebook. Moncur's first goal for West Ham came in a 2-1 away victory over London Rivals Chelsea on 2 October 1994. He ended his first season with three goals in 35 appearances.
He was often a substitute for West Ham, particularly in his later career and was used sparing and strategically for the Hammers. Injuries further limited his appearances. Despite this, he became something of a cult figure at Upton Park due to his committed attitude and occasional flash of brilliance as well as reports of his humorous off-field antics. An indication of his popularity came in a fiery London derby against his former club Tottenham Hotspur on 24 April 1999 when he was sent off for two bookable offences, the latter a bad foul, and clenched his fists in defiance to the travelling West Ham supporters. West Ham eventually won the match 2-1. He was dismissed three times during his West Ham career.
Another memorable moment occurred when Moncur scored during West Ham's 5-4 victory over Bradford City in 2000 at Upton Park when Moncur scored with a rising drive from outside the penalty area, falling over as he did so. He then ran over to the West Ham fans and took his shirt off in celebration. When the celebrations died down, Moncur was unable to put his shirt back on and was seen running up the pitch with his shirt still only partially on and was, therefore, out of position as Bradford hit another goal immediately from the restart. This strike was also his final goal in a West Ham shirt.
Moncur's last appearance came in a 3-1 defeat against Arsenal on 19 January 2003 away at Highbury. West Ham were relegated at the end of the season and Moncur retired from football after having played in the Premiership for 10 consecutive seasons.
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'''Michael James Woods''' (born 6 April 1990 in York) is an English professional football player from Pocklington who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea. He plays for the reserves and the first team squad.
Woods turned down a scholarship from Leeds United to sign for Chelsea. Leeds United chairman Ken Bates accused Chelsea of tapping-up the sixteen-year-old as well as two other academy players. Eventually the two clubs later agreed an out-of-court settlement, with Chelsea paying a -5 million compensation for Woods and Tom Taiwo.
After spending time in the reserves, Woods made his first-team debut for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge against Macclesfield Town in the third round of the FA Cup on 6 January 2007, making him the fourth-youngest player to ever play for Chelsea at 16 years and 275 days old. He came on as a substitute for Frank Lampard in the 79th minute. He currently has two appearances for Chelsea in the FA Cup, but is yet to make his Premier League debut. Although his progress was interrupted by a series of injuries, he has been ever-present in the reserves.
Woods has been capped 7 times for the English national under-17 team. He is an England Under-18 International and played in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In the summer of 2009, he was called up for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.
He is the nephew of Grimsby Town manager Neil Woods.
His grandad is ex-footballer Alan Woods who played for York City amongst other clubs
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'''Marc Laird''' (born 23 January 1986 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Millwall.
Laird started his career with Manchester City, signing professional forms in preparation for the 2006-07 season. He scored his first goal for the first team on 21 July 2007, in a 4-0 pre-season friendly victory against Carlstad United BK. After coming on as a 70th minute substitute, Laird struck the fourth and final goal in the 78th minute. However he never played a competitive game for the first team, instead he had brief loan spells at Northampton Town in February 2007 and with Port Vale in November/December 2007. It was at Vale Park where Laird scored his first league goal, when he netted a 25 yard strike against Walsall on Boxing Day.
His next game was also at Vale Park, however this time he was in a Millwall strip having signed with the club permanently in January 2008. On 23 February 2008 Port Vale again provided Laird with another milestone, as he scored his second career league goal and first goal for Millwall in the 44th minute of their 3-0 home win over Vale.
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Ford was born in Sheffield, he joined Sheffield Wednesday as an 18 year old in 1963 and made his debut in the 1965-66 season against Sunderland on 23 October. He scored his first goal in a 1-0 home league victory over Fulham on 20 November 1965. Ford-s career really took off in the latter stages of that first season when he scored 13 goals in 18 league and cup matches between 5 March and 14 May. His goals helped Wednesday reach the 1966 FA Cup Final, he scored in the fifth round victory over Huddersfield Town and twice in the quarter final win at Blackburn Rovers. Ford-s greatest career moment happened in that year's F.A Cup final when he scored after 57 minutes to put Wednesday 2-0 up against Everton and on the way to victory after their goalkeeper Gordon West spilled a fierce shot by John Fantham and Ford followed up to slide the ball into the far corner, however Wednesday were defeated as Everton came back to score three times and win the trophy.
David Ford-s second season (1966-67) for Wednesday was also a success he finished the season joint top scorer with John Ritchie with 15 goals, however the goals dried up after this and he was sold to Newcastle United in December 1969. Ford made 26 league appearances in his 14 month stay with Newcastle, scoring three goals. He returned to play in Sheffield in January 1971 when he joined Wednesday-s city rivals Sheffield United. He was not a regular in the United side making only 21 league appearances and scoring twice in over two years. He moved to Halifax Town in July 1973 and played there for three seasons making 83 league appearances and scoring six goals. He was released by Halifax in May 1976 ending David Ford-s professional career.
David Ford has been running his own plumbing and heating business in Sheffield for many years and he is part owner of the Champs sports bar on Ecclesall road in the city.
David Ford appeared on the BBC television football quiz -Quiz Ball- in the winter of 1967 representing Sheffield Wednesday along with fellow player Gerry Young, assistant manager John Marshall and celebrity supporter Stan Barstow.
He also now owns the Cross Sythes Pub in totley.
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}}'''Nathan Amarkine D'Laryea''' (born 3 September 1985 in Manchester) is aEnglish semi-professional footballer who is a defender for Hyde United in the Blue Square North.
He was previously a trainee at Manchester City. Before being released by Manchester City, he had a spell on loan at Macclesfield Town during the 2006-07 season. After making only 6 appearances in 2 seasons for Rochdale, he quit professsional football to study for a degree in English Language at the University of Manchester, and signed for semi-pro Hyde United in July 2009. He has currently started all 17 games of Hyde's season so far.
His twin brother, Jonathan, currently plays for  Northwich Victoria . The D'Laryea brothers are of Ghanaian descent.
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Born in Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Hugh McQueen played for Leith Athletic before being signed by Liverpool manager John McKenna in October 1892, along with his older brother, Matt. Having the distinction of being one of the first players to represent the Reds he made his debut in a Lancashire League match against Hyde Park United, which Liverpool won 8-0, he went on to help the Anfield club gain promotion to the Football League Division Two at the first attempt.
He was also chosen to play in Liverpool's first ever League match, another 8-0 victory this time over Middlesbrough Ironopolis. The wing man missed just one game as Liverpool went the whole season (28 games) unbeaten, they then went on to beat Newton Heath, later to become Man United, in the promotion test match. Liverpool's stay in the top flight was brief, being relegated straight back down to the second tier by the end of the their first season in Division One.
McQueen moved to Derby in July 1895, he also represented Q.P.R Gainsborough Trinity and Fulham.
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'''Andy Sandell''' (born 8 September 1983) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Aldershot Town after signing in January 2009. He initially joined Aldershot Town on a loan spell from Salisbury City in November 2008.
Andy began his career as a trainee at Bristol City. Spells at Malmesbury Victoria and Melksham Town followed before he moved to Western League Premier Division side Paulton Rovers. He then joined Bath City for -1,500 and he was then offered a trial at Swansea City at the end of 2005. In the 2005-06 season he scored eight goals for Bath City, as they finished as runners-up, in the Southern Football League Premier Division. They went on to lose the subsequent play-off semi-final to Bedford Town.
In the summer of 2006, Sandell joined Bristol Rovers and made his Football League debut at Peterborough United on the opening day of the season. That season Bristol Rovers reached the League Two Play-off Final, where they beat Shrewsbury Town 3-1. Bristol Rovers also reached the Football League Trophy, which they lost 3-2 to Doncaster Rovers.
In August 2007, Sandell joined Salisbury City on a months loan from Bristol Rovers, with the move eventually made permanent. He scored three goals throughout the season. In the 2008-09 season Sandell played 16 games for Salisbury City and scored five times.
In November 2008, Sandell joined Aldershot Town on loan until January. The move was made permanent in January, when the transfer window opened and Andy signed a contract until the end of the 2009-10 season.
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'''Brian Mooney''', (born 2 February 1966) is an Irish former footballer who made his name as a skilful winger in the English football league. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Brian was spotted in 1983 by Liverpool F.C. playing for Irish schoolboy club Home Farm F.C..He went to school at St. Josephs C.B.S. in Fairview, Dublin.
Having signed for Liverpool, Brian immediately started to turn heads with some outstanding performances for Liverpool F.C. Reserves even breaking into the Republic of Ireland U-21s side after starring and scoring in the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship . Breaking into the Liverpool first team however was a different matter. With a team consisting of Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, Craig Johnston, Ronnie Whelan and the like coupled with the fact that they were at the time the top club side in Europe it became increasingly difficult for Brian to make a breakthrough playing in the end just one first team game in a Football League Cup tie against Fulham in October 1986. Even a successful loan spell in 1986 at Wrexham (8 games,2 goals) only added to Brian's desperate need for regular first team action. However, in October 1987 things took a turn for the better.
With newly promoted Preston North End struggling in the English third division manager John McGrath brought in both Brian and Tony Ellis with Brian initially on a months loan. Both players were an instant success with Brian becoming the darling of the Deepdale terraces. At the end of his loan spell Liverpool agreed to sell Brian for the moderate fee of -25,000. The next three and a half years were for Brian a very successful period with his undoubted natural ability attracting the attention of many top flight clubs and the eye of Republic of Ireland boss Jack Charlton. In all Brian played 128 games for Preston scoring 26 goals and was named the clubs official player of the year in 1988-89. Was voted 2nd in the clubs cult heroes
Although a Republic of Ireland cap eluded him Brian did in the end earn a move to top flight Sunderland A.F.C. with the Rokerites (now the Black Cats) paying a fee of -225,000 for Brian's services. His time at Sunderland was however a disaster with the club being relegated almost immediately and Brian managing just 27 appearances (1 goal) in an injury ravaged two years. A loan spell at Burnley F.C. didn't help either with a now disillusioned Mooney dead set against the move, however with Sunderland wanting Brian to play competitive games he did in his month there make 6 appearances for the Turf Moor outfit without scoring. Injury and poor form put pay to Brian's career at Roker Park and although at the end of his contract there was interest from several other English clubs, Peterborough United being the most notable, Brian decided that at the age of 27 to return to Ireland.
Upon his return to Ireland Brian played part time for Shelbourne F.C. and Bohemian F.C. winning both league and cup honours as well as for University College Dublin A.F.C. where he was also studying full time for a degree. During his time playing in the League of Ireland. Brian fulfilled a life's ambition of playing in both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup as well as well as playing for the League of Ireland Representative Team. After playing for Monaghan United F.C. in 2001/02, he hung his boots and retired.
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'''Glen Crowe''' (born December 25, 1977 in Dublin) is an Irish professional football forward who currently plays for Sporting Fingal. He is a prolific goalscorer in the League of Ireland and has represented the Republic of Ireland national football team on two occasions .
Glen began his career with Saint Mochta's Football Club where he played schoolboy football before moving to Lourdes Celtic. He then signed professionally for Wolves and scored on his first full game against Charlton Athletic in May 1996. He had loan spells at Cardiff City, Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle before returning to Dublin to join Roddy Collins' Bohs in pre-season 1999. He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Carlisle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.
After scoring on his League of Ireland debut on the 13th of August 1999 he ended up as top scorer for Bohemians in his first season with 9 league goals. The following season (2000/01), Glen formed a potent partnership with new-signing Trevor Molloy and broke the League goal-scoring record by hitting 25 league goals (35 in all competitions) as Bohemians won their first league title since 1978 and their first league and FAI Cup double since 1928. He also scored in Bohemians' UEFA Cup run, both home and away against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. This form led Mick McCarthy to call him into the international squad in the summer of 2001 for the World Cup qualifiers against Portugal and Estonia.
He became the first League of Ireland player to be capped by Ireland for 16 years (the last being Shamrock Rovers' Pat Byrne) in November 2002 when Don Givens selected him in a friendly against Greece. He won his second cap for Ireland in April 2003 when coming on as a late substitute at Lansdowne Road in a friendly international against Norway.
Crowe once again starred as Bohs won their 2nd league title in 3 years in 2003 but left Bohemians for Dublin rivals Shelbourne in a controversial move in December 2004 where he formed a successful partnership with Jason Byrne. He claimed his third league winning medal in November 2006, ironically scoring the winning goal against his old club Bohemians to clinch Shels' third title in four seasons.
He re-joined Bohemians in early 2007 where he continued to show his goalscoring skills. Glen broke the previous record of 121 goals against Shamrock Rovers on April 4, 2008 to surpass the record previously held by Turlough O'Connor . Bohs romped to the 2008 Premier Division title by 19 points from their nearest challengers St Patricks Athletic and Crowe also scored in the FAI Cup Final as Bohs won the trophy to complete a magnificent "Double". Crowe struggled for form during the 2009 season and found himself out of the starting XI on many occasions when Paddy Madden returned from his loan spell at Shelbourne. However Glen collected his first ever League Cup winners medal in the September as Bohs beat Waterford United 3-1 at the RSC. And he collected his fifth League winners medal (4th at Bohs) in November as they won the title by 4 points from rivals Shamrock Rovers.
He was released by Bohs in November 2009 after his contract expired. In January 2010, Glen signed for Sporting Fingal in advance of the clubs first season in the League of Ireland top flight.
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'''Ollie Cahill''' (born September 29, 1975 in Clonmel) is an Irish professional football forward who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers F.C. in Ireland. Cahill, primarily a left winger. He started his career with Clonmel Town FC, one of Ireland's top junior football clubs winning an FAI Junior Cup winners medal with them in 1994.
He then spent two seasons at Northampton before returning home in the summer of 1996. Despite playing a friendly for Waterford United against Southampton he signed for Cork City. After six seasons at Cork he moved to Shelbourne in the summer 2002.
He was signed by Drogheda United on December 23, 2006. While he was with Shels he won the League of Ireland championship in 2003, 2004 and 2006.
Holds the record for most appearances in European competition for an Irish domestic player (38). Has scored against Olimpija Ljubljana in August 2003 and again for Drogheda against Levadia Tallinn on the 16th of July 2008 in a Champions League qualifier .
Cahill signed for Shamrock Rovers on the 16th of January 2009 along with Stephen Bradley in what was Michael O'Neill's first signings.
Was appointed full-time Delegate Liaison Officer at the PFAI in April 2009
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'''John Thomas McGrath''' (23 August 1938 - 25 December 1998) was an English footballer and manager in the Football League.
McGrath started out as an amateur player with local team Miles Platting Swifts and then Bolton Wanderers, but it was with Bury that he began his professional career in October 1955.
Because of his no nonsense attitude and uncompromising style as a defender McGrath soon became a real favourite with the Toon Army and in seven years with the Geordies played 170 games scoring two goals before making the long trip to Southampton in 1968 for -30,000.
McGrath again became somewhat of a cult hero with The Dell faithful during what was a difficult time for the club, not only playing 168 games, but also making his mark as a very shrewd coach. He also during this period played three games on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion.
After retiring from playing at the end of 1973-74 season McGrath joined the Southampton coaching staff but it was after becoming Port Vale manager in December 1979 that he really found his true vocation. A man of discipline, within his first fortnight with the club he had levied two fines.
During his time at Vale Park he made some unorthodox decisions; such as putting fifteen players on the transfer list at once, taking the team for a swim at Blackpool and one time sending assistant manager John Rudge hundreds of miles on a scouting mission, only to rip up the report in the dressing room, declaring to his players that 'It's not about them, it's about us!'
He became manager of Chester City in January 1984, who were struggling at the foot of the Fourth Division, but some improved results (including a derby win over Wrexham) gave cause for optimism for the following season. McGrath added experience in players such as John Butcher, Steve Fox, Mick Speight and Nigel Walker but Chester continued to struggle at the wrong end of Division Four. He lost his job in December 1984, after a 5-1 loss to Stockport County. Although results were not always impressive, McGrath began to mould the side that would to go on to win promotion in 1985-86 after further strengthening by Mick Speight and Harry McNally. McGrath gave future England international Lee Dixon his first taste of regular first-team football when at Chester.
Twelve months later though that changed as Preston North End came calling. This once proud club was on its knees and after ending the 1985-86 season in 91st position (in the Football League) they needed some new blood and new ideas. McGrath was just the man for the job, although he was not the board's not first choice, with Preston courting the services of Tranmere manager Johnny King and Port Vale boss John Rudge before settling on McGrath.
With the newly laid plastic pitch already installed McGrath assembled a squad of free transfer old pros, lower league journeymen and young cast-offs to fire the team to promotion in his first season. He was seen as a hero and after four years of relative success McGrath departed in February 1990 leaving Preston in a far healthier position that when he'd found them. Apart from a short spell in charge of Halifax Town in 1992 he never managed again.
John became for a while a much sought after after dinner speaker, but on Christmas Day 1998 he died suddenly at his Manchester home.
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'''Alan Davies''' (5 December 1961 - 4 February 1992) was an English-born Welsh footballer whose regular position was on the right wing, although he could also play on the left. Davies began his football career with Manchester United, before spending time with Newcastle United, Charlton Athletic, Carlisle United, Swansea City (two spells) and Bradford City. Davies committed suicide in February 1992.
Born in Manchester to Welsh parents, Davies began his football career at Manchester United, signing for the club on associate schoolboy forms in November 1976. He signed as an apprentice two years later before turning professional at the age of 17 in December 1978. After progressing through the club's youth and reserve teams, Davies was selected for the first team for the first time on 6 January 1982, being named as a substitute for a First Division match at home to Everton. However, he did not make the field that day, and had to wait another four months for his debut.
On 1 May 1982, Davies was named as the starting left winger for a home game against Southampton. Although he was heavily involved in the club's pre-season programme in 1982, including a short tour of Iceland, Davies returned to relative obscurity for the majority of the 1982-83 season, toiling away for the reserves in the Central League. However, towards the end of the season, Steve Coppell was forced into retirement by a knee injury he had picked up two years earlier, suddenly making Davies the club's first choice right winger. He played in five of United's final six games of the season, including both matches in the 1983 FA Cup Final against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Unfortunately for Davies, he then suffered a broken ankle and torn ligaments playing for the reserves in a pre-season friendly against Stamford. A six-month absence followed, and he struggled to get back into the first team. There was a glimmer of hope for Davies' career when he scored in the first leg of the Cup Winners' Cup semi-final against Juventus, after coming on as a substitute for John Gidman, but he only made three more appearances for the Manchester United first team after that. He remained on the club's books until the end of the 1984-85 season, making the odd appearance as an unused substitute, but he was eventually sold to Newcastle United for -65,000 in July 1985.
Davies' time with Newcastle United started promisingly, with the Welsh winger making 17 appearances in the first half of the 1985-86 season. However, he fell out of favour in the new year and was loaned out to Charlton Athletic in March 1986. Upon his return to Newcastle, he was given another chance to make an impression, making five appearances in the first two months of the 1986-87 season, but he was again loaned out in November 1986, this time to Carlisle United. Davies returned to Newcastle in January 1987, but only made two more appearances for the Magpies before being transferred to Swansea City in August 1987.
Davies found much more success at Swansea, playing in 84 matches in two seasons there, and even scoring eight goals. He then transferred to Bradford City for a season in June 1989. After 26 appearances and one goal for the Bantams, Davies returned to Swansea City, where he spent almost two more seasons, scoring a further four goals in 43 appearances. However, on 4 February 1992, Davies was found dead in his car near his home in South Wales, at the age of just 30. He had committed suicide.
Although he was born in England, Davies was born to Welsh parents and was therefore eligible to play for the Welsh national team. He made six appearances for the Welsh Under-21 side prior to his breakthrough into the Manchester United first team. Just five days after he played in the 1983 FA Cup Final replay, Davies made his first appearance for the Welsh national team, being selected on the left wing for a match against Northern Ireland in Belfast on 31 May 1983. Then, two weeks later, he played on the left wing in a 1-1 draw at home to Brazil. However, as Davies' club appearances became fewer and further between, so too did his international appearances become more sporadic. In total, Davies won 11 caps for Wales over the span of a seven-year international career, culminating with a 1-0 defeat away to the Republic of Ireland on 28 March 1990.
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'''Joshua "Josh" Walker''' (born 21 February 1989 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English footballer. He plays for Middlesbrough as a defensive midfielder.
Walker is a versatile midfielder, who can also play as a central defender
Walker is a graduate of the Middlesbrough's productive youth academy along with the likes of Stewart Downing, David Wheater, Lee Cattermole, Stuart Parnaby, Jonathan Franks and James Morrison.
Having been part of Middlesbrough's FA Youth Cup winning team of 2003-04, Walker made his first team debut, scoring the final goal in a 4-2 friendly victory over Carlisle United in July 2005. His league debut came on the last game of the 2005-06 season when Middlesbrough fielded a team largely filled with academy graduates in a 1-0 defeat to Fulham.
On 9 March 2007, he signed on loan for Bournemouth for a month.
Walker joined Aberdeen on 29 January 2008, where he is on loan till the end of the 2007-08 season. It was announced shortly afterwards that he had signed a new one year contract with Middlesbrough, keeping him at the club until June 2009. Walker scored his first career goal while on loan at Aberdeen on 14 February 2008 against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup Round of 32.
On 19 November 2009 Walker joined Northampton Town on loan until January 2010.
Walker has captained England's U16 and U17 and U20 teams.
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:''For the rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s for Great Britain, England, and Wigan, see Tommy Bradshaw''
:''For the steel guitar player, see Tom Bradshaw''
:''Another Thomas Bradshaw played for Liverpool, in the 1930s. See Tom Bradshaw''
'''Henry Thomas Bradshaw''' (24 August 1873 - 25 December 1899) was an English international footballer who played in the outside-left and centre-forward positions for Liverpool, Northwich Victoria, Tottenham Hotspur and Thames Ironworks during the late 19th century.
Bradshaw was born in Liverpool, Merseyside and was signed for Liverpool from Northwich Victoria in October 1893 by manager John McKenna. Originally playing as a centre-forward, Bradshaw made his debut against Woolwich Arsenal, in a Football League Division Two game, scoring the last goal in a 5-0 victory. He went on to score seven in the remaining fourteen matches of the 1893-94 season, helping Liverpool to the Second Division title and promotion to the top tier of English football, after a Test Match victory over Newton Heath.
During the following season Bradshaw was the only ever-present and scored seventeen times, in a Liverpool team that struggled and were eventually relegated back down to Division 2. Liverpool again topped the Second Division at the end of the 1895-96 season with Bradshaw scoring twelve goals from his new position on the left-wing, his versatility giving Liverpool an extra dimension to their attack.
Tom gained one England cap when he played against Ireland on 20 February 1897 and holds the distinction of being Liverpool's first ever player to achieve International recognition.
Bradshaw left Liverpool in May 1898, returning briefly to Northwich Victoria before joining Tottenham Hotspur. His brief stay at Northumberland Road was marked with a little piece of history when his goal in an F A cup tie in 1899 helped Spurs become the first lower division club ever to come from behind to beat top flight opposition in the shape of Sunderland . Tom then made the journey from North to East London that summer, joining Thames Ironworks, the team that would later become West Ham. He was immediately appointed as the club's captain.
During a Southern League match on 7 October 1899, Bradshaw sustained an injury in The Irons 1-0 win over Bedminster that would begin a series of events that would see the condition of his health deteriorate. He still managed to make a strong contribution, scoring a goal in The Irons biggest win of the season, 7-0 away to Dartford. Bradshaw played his last Southern League game ever, in a 0-0 home draw against New Brompton on 11 November. Only a week later, The Irons had to play New Brompton again, this time in the FA Cup, and a 0-0 draw, was followed by 2-0 replay win, setting up a next round tie against Thames Ironworks' arch-rivals Millwall. The clearly ailing Tom Bradshaw was rested for the next two games, in preparation for the tie against Millwall, which was to follow 16 days later. In the game on 9 December, Bradshaw made his comeback, scoring the only goal in a 1-2 defeat. This would be his last game for the club, and indeed in football in general.
Tom Bradshaw finally succumbed to his lengthy illness on Christmas Day 1899. His cause of death was recorded as consumption. Bradshaw's passing was remembered by Thames Ironworks player and future West Ham manager Syd King, in his brief history of the club:
:''"The record of 1899-1900, however, would not be complete without some reference to poor Tom Bradshaw, who came from Spurs with Joyce. How well I remember that match with Queens Park Rangers during the Christmas holidays, when Joyce brought over the sad message to the Memorial Grounds that our comrade had passed away. Poor Tom was one of the cleverest wing forwards I have ever known and he was immensely popular with everybody." - Syd King, 'Book Of Football' (1906)''
Tom Bradshaw's close friends Bill Joyce and Kenny McKay left for Portsmouth and Fulham respectively.
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'''Sebastian Tony "Seb" Hines''' (born 29 May 1988 in Wetherby, West Yorkshire) is an English footballer. He plays as a central defender or holding midfielder currently playing for Coca-Cola Championship side Middlesbrough.
Hines' youth team before playing for Middlesbrough was Kirk Deighton Rangers. His career was troubled with a serious knee injury in October 2005, but Hines recovered fully. On 16 January 2007, he scored on his first team debut with a scorching effort from outside the box against Hull City in the FA Cup Third Round. On 18 August 2007, he made his Premier League debut as a substitute against Fulham.
On 5 January 2009, Hines signed on loan for one month at Derby County. Though he never played in a first team game for the club, he played and scored in a reserve match against Aston Villa. On 12 February 2009, Hines was loaned out to League One club Oldham Athletic on a month's loan.
In September 2009, since Robert Huth's departure, he has started two games for Middlesbrough. Since Huth's departure, Hines's first team chances have increased.
Hines has made appearances for England at U16 and U17 level. Hines is also eligible to play for the U.S. National Team as his father is an American citizen.
Seb has been called up for the England under-19 squad and made his debut against Spain 7 October 2006 in Austria to prepare for the European Under-19 Championship Tournament.
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'''David Whyte''' (born 20 April 1971) is an English former footballer born in Greenwich who played in the Football League as a striker for Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic, Ipswich Town, Bristol Rovers and Southend United.
He signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in 1989 and moved to Charlton Athletic on a permanent basis in 1994. He was the club's top scorer in the 1994-95 season with 19 goals. During that season it was widely reported that Premier League side Coventry City offered -1.5 million for Whyte's services, which the Charlton Athletic board rejected despite the club being deeply in debt.
Whyte retired in 1999 after short spells at several clubs, finishing up with Southend United.
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'''Christopher Paul "Chris" Brass''' (born 24 July 1975) is an English footballer and manager. He plays for Hyde United in the Conference North, while also serving as assistant manager at Bury.
Brass began his career as a schoolboy at Ipswich Town, starring for the County Durham youth side. However, he was released at the age of 15, when new manager John Lyall took over at Portman Road. He went on trials at a number of clubs (including Sheffield United and Middlesbrough), before becoming an apprentice at Burnley in 1991, turning professional on 8 July 1993.
In 1994, Brass captained the Burnley A team as it won the Lancashire League. In need of first-team experience, he joined Torquay United on loan in October 1994, playing seven league games in a two month loan spell.
Brass returned to Burnley, making his debut for them as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat away to Portsmouth, in January 1995. The following season he again struggled to claim a regular place, but in the 1996-97 season established himself in the centre of the Burnley defence, and remained there for the next 3 seasons, though occasionally played out of position by manager Chris Waddle.
By March 1998, such was the turmoil that the Clarets found themselves in, Brass was their longest serving player, and still only 22 years old. In that summer, Stan Ternent replaced Waddle, and made Brass captain, but the latter struggled to keep his form and found himself in the reserves. In the summer of 1999, Burnley signed Mitchell Thomas, resulting in Brass playing only occasionally for the first-team. He went on loan to Halifax Town in September 2000, with the first of his six league games being a win against Torquay. After the month's loan was up, Halifax could not afford to sign him and he returned to the Burnley reserves, before joining York City on a free transfer in March 2001.
Brass was immediately installed as captain at York and, in May 2003, aged only 27, was appointed as York's player-manager. Although his first season in charge began well, York failed to win any of their final 20 league games and were relegated to the Football Conference. Results weren't much better in the Conference and Brass was sacked as manager in November 2004.
He remained at York as a player and, after suffering a serious ligament injury, joined Harrogate Town on loan in September 2005 in an attempt to regain match-fitness. He joined Southport on a month's loan in November 2005,
He was appointed as Bury's Centre of Excellence manager on 6 July 2007,
He is currently studying for a degree in Physiotherapy at the University of Salford.
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'''Lee Cartwright''' (b.19 September 1972 ) is a footballer playing for Hyde United in the Conference North who made his mark as a midfielder with Preston North End.
Born in Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire Lee was signed from school as a trainee in 1989 by North End boss John McGrath. It was however under McGrath's successor Les Chapman that Lee made his first team debut at the age of 18 in a 1-0 home win against Shrewsbury Town in March 1991. Having broken into the first team Lee remained there for the rest of the season.
The following season (1991-92) Lee missed only a handful of matches as he picked up the club's player of the year award as reward for a string of consistently good displays. The 1992-93 season though was something of a disaster with Preston being relegated to the third division (now Football League Two) of the Football League. Lee's displays though were again impressive and interest from both Oldham Athletic and Blackpool nearly led to Lee moving on. He was however persuaded to stay by new manager John Beck and he remained at Deepdale for the next eleven years.
In his thirteen years at the club Lee became a North End legend making a total of 472 appearances for the club scoring 30 goals.He was an important member of the Preston teams that won both the third division title in 1995-96 and the second division (now Football League One) title in 1999-2000. Lee also played in the play-off final defeats of 1993-94 and 2000-01 the latter when North End narrowly missed out on a place in the FA Premier League losing 3-0 to Bolton Wanderers at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
In January 2004 however Lee moved to Stockport County on a free transfer. His time at Edgeley Park though was disrupted by injury and after 18 months in which he played 38 games scoring just once he moved on to Rochdale for the start of the 2005-06 season. Again though injury ruined his season and after just 29 games and 1 goal he was released.
Without a club for the first time in his career Lee was contemplating retirement until Mark Patterson the new manager of Conference North side Scarborough offered him a contract for the 2006-07 season. He won the club's final ever Player of the Year award.
In May 2007, it was announced that Lee had signed for Conference North side Hyde United following Scarborough's relegation from the same division and subsequent liquidation. Hyde manager Steve Waywell called him the best player that the Tigers had played against the previous season.
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'''Stuart John Barfoot''' (born 10 December 1975 in Southampton) is an English footballer.
Stuart Barfoot, a full-back, began his career as an apprentice with Bournemouth, turning professional in July 1994. He made just two league appearances (both as a substitute the following season, one coming against Chelsea in the League Cup in September 1994 when he replaced Sean O'Driscoll) before joining Torquay United.
He failed to break into the first team at Plainmoor, leaving league football.
In the 1997-98 season he was playing for Bashley, moving to Andover in 1999. He left Andover in May 2001, joining Brockenhurst.
In June 2003, Barfoot was part of the Southampton All-stars team that took on Brighton as part of the European Pro Beach Soccer League, playing alongside Simon Arthur, Nicky Banger, Ian Juryeff, Matt Le Tissier, David Puckett and Angus Steel.
Barfoot is also a keen fisherman and a member of Marchwood Reelers.
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''' Alan George Samuel Barnett''' (born November 4, 1934 in Croydon Surrey) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.
Alan Barnett began his career with local side Croydon Amateurs, from whom he joined Portsmouth in September 1955. He made 25 league appearances before moving to Grimsby Town in December 1958.
He played more regularly at Grimsby, making 116 league appearances before a move to Exeter City in July 1963. In his three seasons at Exeter he played 57 league games. His final move to a league club came in June 1966, but unable to dislodge first Gary McGuire and then John Dunn, left Plainmoor without making a first team appearance.
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'''Stephen Quinn''' (born April 1, 1986 in Clondalkin) is a professional footballer from the Republic of Ireland. He currently plays as a midfielder for Sheffield United in the English Football League Championship.
Stephen Quinn is the younger brother of Ipswich and former Blades midfielder Alan Quinn and the older brother of former fellow Sheffield United midfielder Keith Quinn.
Quinn started his footballing career with St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland making his dbut in a 2-1 loss to Shamrock Rovers in April 2004.
He signed for Sheffield United in 2005, and made his first team debut for the Blades in a League Cup win at Shrewsbury Town on September 20, 2005.
Quinn spent some of the 2005-06 season on loan with Milton Keynes Dons
Stephen made his Premiership debut, against Charlton Athletic, and could almost scored within the first 40 seconds of the game.
Quinn ended the season by winning the young player of the season award, his excellent performances were also rewarded with a new contract.
Stephen was called up by the Republic of Ireland for the first time as part of the senior squad to face San Marino in the Euro 2008 qualifier at the Serravalle Stadium on Wednesday, February 4, 2007.
He made his U-21 international debut in the 1-0 loss against Holland in Venlo on March 27.
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'''Jimmy Baxter''' (born 1904, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Baxter, a wing-half, joined Leicester City from Parkhead, making his league debut in the 1925-26 season. He scored once in 6 games for Leicester, before unsuccessful moves to Reading and Torquay United, failing to make a league appearance for either side.
After leaving Torquay, Baxter played for Boston United.
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''For the Pearl Jam drummer, see Dave Abbruzzese''
'''David John Abruzzese''' (born October 8, 1969 in Aberdare, Wales) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He represented Wales at Youth level.
Abruzzese, a full-back, joined Newport County in 1986, playing 25 times in Newport's final two seasons in the Football League. In 1988, after County's second successive relegation and the club in financial ruin, he joined Torquay United, but left to join Merthyr Tydfil without making the Torquay first team.
He subsequently moved to Barry Town and in the 2001-02 and 2004-05 seasons was playing for ENTO Aberaman,. He was appointed as manager in June 2004, but had left by the start of the 2005-06 season.
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'''John William Michael Sutton''' (born 26 December 1983) is an English footballer, currently playing for Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League. He is the younger brother of former Chelsea and Celtic striker Chris Sutton, and son of former Norwich, Chester and Carlisle United player Mike Sutton.
Sutton started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur in 2002, and had loan spells with Carlisle United and Swindon Town. In 2003, Sutton joined Scottish Football League club Raith Rovers. He made a quick impression at Raith, scoring 13 goals in 20 appearances for the Scottish 1st Division club, which alerted the attention of English Championship club Millwall, who signed him for -60,000, in 2004. He failed to make an impression at Millwall, playing just 4 league matches and he returned to Scotland on-loan with Dundee. Once again, he was impressive in Scotland, scoring 8 goals in 20 appearances.
After being released by Millwall in 2005, he joined Scottish First Division club St. Mirren, and helped them win promotion to the Scottish Premier League in his first season. Manager Gus MacPherson confirmed Sutton would be leaving St. Mirren in the summer of 2007. On 28 June, he signed for Wycombe Wanderers.
On 19 August 2008, Sutton's Wycombe contract was cancelled by "mutual consent". He then signed for Scottish Premier League club Motherwell on a three-year contract. He scored on his debut against Dundee United on 23rd August and followed it up with a 79th minute winner against Hibernian a week later. Sutton continued his impressive start to his Motherwell career with a consolation goal against Celtic, an equaliser against his former club St. Mirren and the winner against Falkirk, bringing his total to an impressive 5 goals in his first 6 matches. On 2 February 2009 Sutton scored a brace in Motherwell's 3-0 Scottish Cup victory over Inverurie Loco Works.
Motherwell qualified for the 2009-10 Europa League through the FIFA Fair Play Award and were drawn against Welsh club Llanelli in the first-qualifying round. In the first-leg in Scotland, Llanelli shocked the Steelmen 1-0, but in the return leg Sutton scored twice as Motherwell won 3-0 to progress through to the next round where they faced Albanian side Flamurtari Vlor. In the first-leg in Albania, Flamurtari won 1-0. Sutton scored from the penalty spot early in the match, but the referee ordered a retake, which he missed. There did not seem to be any infringement before the kick was taken and manager Jim Gannon blasted the decision. The penalty miss did not matter at all, as Well blew the Albanians away in the second leg, winning 8-1. They faced Romanian outfit Steaua Bucureti in the third qualifying round, but lost 3-0 in Romania, 3-1 at Fir Park and 6-1 on aggregate.
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''For the footballer of the same name see Jimmy Ross (footballer born 1895)''
'''Jimmy Ross''' (28 March 1866 - 12 June 1902) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th century.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Ross played for Edinburgh St Bernard and Preston, where he had a very successful time, before being signed by Liverpool manager John McKenna for the princely sum of -75 in 1894. He made his debut in a Football League Division One match on 13 September 1894 and went on to score 12 times in Liverpool's relegation season. A prolific goalscorer in his time at Liverpool, Jimmy found the Second Division defences more to his liking managing to hit the net 23 times in 25 outings, spearheading the Reds charge back to the top tier.
The following season didn't turn out quite how Ross would have wanted, although Liverpool managed to establish themselves in the First division, finishing 5th; he only scored twice in his 21 matches.
After his short but eventful spell at Anfield Ross was transferred out signing for Burnley in March 1897. He also went on to represent Manchester City before he retired.
His older brother, Nick, was also a footballer.
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'''Brian Joicey''' was a professional footballer who played for Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley, England, in a career that lasted from 1969 to 1979. Joicey was a centre forward who did not play league football until he was 23 years old, he made 277 league appearances and scored 100 goals.
Brian Joicey was born in the Winlaton area of Blaydon, Tyne and Wear on the 19th of December 1945. He played as a youth for Clara Vale
Joicey-s success with North Shields alerted some professional league clubs and he surprisingly signed for First Division Coventry City in preference to Newcastle United for the start of the 1969-70 season, he made 39 league appearances and scored nine goals in his two full seasons with Coventry as they finished sixth in Division One in his first season with the club and qualified for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Joicey scored a goal in the Fairs Cup victory over Trakia Plovdiv at Highfield Road in October 1970
Joicey started the 1971-72 season with Coventry but before the end of August he had joined Second Division Sheffield Wednesday. Wednesday manager Derek Dooley was interested in signing City-s Dave Clements and watched him in a game, he was impressed with Joicey-s performance in the same game and it resulted in both players joining Wednesday on August 27 for a combined fee of -100,000. Joicey made his first team debut for Wednesday four days later in an away match at Middlesbrough and scored his first goal on September 4 against Portsmouth. Joicey finished leading scorer for Wednesday in each of his first three seasons with the club, one of the highlights of his stay at Hillsborough was a hat-trick in a 3-2 FA Cup 4th round replay victory over First Division Crystal Palace at Villa Park on 19 February 1973.
Brian-s fourth season with Wednesday was not a success, he was plagued by injury and poor form as the team were relegated to the Third Division, he scored two goals in 23 appearances as the club tried numerous permutations in the forward line. Another unsuccessful season (1975-76) led to Joicey being sold to Fourth Division Barnsley on a free transfer in July 1976.
Joicey's time with Barnsley was quite successful, scoring 43 goals in 93 league appearances. He was ever present in his first season (1976-77) and ended that campaign as Division Four-s top scorer with 26 league goals, he also scored an FA Cup hat-trick against Boston United that year. His career was sadly cut short by injury in November 1978 when he collapsed on the field in Barnsley-s away match with York City. He was taken to hospital where initial tests indicated kidney damage. It was announced a few days later that the first diagnosis was wrong and he had suffered a (minor) stroke. Brian was forced to retire from professional football although he did make some appearances later in non league football, most notably for Frickley Athletic and Matlock Town. Barnsley organised a testimonial match against a combined Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United side to mark the end of his career with Mick Channon and David Speedie taking part amongst other stars.
After retiring Brian opened "Brian Joicey Motors" a second hand car dealership on Middlewood Road, just half a mile from the Sheffield Wednesday ground and now works as a car salesman for a Honda franchise in the south of Sheffield.
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'''Terence Bradley "Terry" Gibson''' (born 23 December 1962 in Walthamstow) is an English former professional football player. He played as a striker for several clubs. He is married to Paula and has two children, Chloe and Joshua.
He was educated at Highams Park School in Highams Park, London. Gibson started his career at ''Tottenham Hotspur'' making his 1st team debut at the age of 17 years and 6 days before moving to Coventry City. In 1981 he was loaned out to the Swedish team GAIS, who in that time played in the Swedish second division.
At Coventry, his impressive tally of 52 goals in just over 100 appearances (including a hat-trick in Coventry's famous 4-0 league win over Liverpool at Highfield Road in December 1983) earned him a high-profile transfer to Manchester United. He later was a part of the Wimbledon team that won the 1988 FA Cup Final against Liverpool. Other clubs include Swindon Town, Peterborough United and Barnet as player coach alongside Ray Clemence, while he also had brief stints as a trialist with Charlton Athletic  and as a non-contract player with Tottenham but didn't play in either club's first team during those spells.
He had spells as youth team coach and caretaker manager at Barnet after retiring from playing in 1995.
He was also coach of the Northern Ireland International team, assisting his former Wimbledon teammate Lawrie Sanchez to memorable victories over England, Spain and Sweden amongst others. Prior to this he was Assistant Manager at Wycombe Wanderers, also working alongside Sanchez where together they guided the third tier team to the FA Cup Semi finals in 2001 where they were narrowly defeated 2-1 by Liverpool. During his time at Wycombe, Gibson was responsible for bringing The Comanche club mascot to the club. He was also appointed as coach of Premier League club Fulham in April 2007 assisting in the survival of the club in the Premier Leaague. Gibson left the club after the departure of Sanchez in December 2007.
He is now working as a co-commentator on Sky's coverage of Spanish football. Terry gained extensive experience of Spanish football whilst working as a Scout for Premier League clubs Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City. He combined this role whilst coaching Northern Ireland and was based in Southern Spain.
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:''This page is about the footballer. For the murderer, see under Double jeopardy.''
'''William 'Billy' Dunlop''' (Born 14 July 1871, died 1945) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, earning 2 Football League Championships medals.
Born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland Dunlop played for Sandyford, Hurlford, Annbank, Kilmarnock and Abercorn before being signed by Liverpool managers John McKenna and W. E. Barclay in January 1895 for -35. He made his Liverpool debut in a Football League Division One match a 3-2 home defeat at the hands of Sunderland on the 25 March 1895 a season which saw Liverpool relegated from the top flight. The Left sided Full-Back enjoyed his second season a bit more as Liverpool gained promotion straight back to the First Division. Billy's early appearances for the Reds were sporadic but his loyalty and dedication paid off as he was to become a regular starter over a 10 year period which included the Anfield clubs first ever Football League Championship win in 1901 a feat they, and he, were to repeat in 1906. Dunlop scored just twice for Liverpool his first coming on the 19 September 1903 in a 1-1 draw with Stoke at Anfield.
Dunlop earned 1 international cap when he represented Scotland against the Auld Enemy England on the 7 April 1906, a game Scotland won 2-1 in a British International Championship match at Hampden Park Glasgow. Dunlop's Liverpool teammate Alex Raisbeck also played in the match captaining the Scots.
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'''Graham Anthony Killoughery''' (born July 22, 1984 in London) is an Irish former professional footballer and a current professional dancer.
Killoughery, a left winger, joined Torquay United as a trainee on July 1, 2001, having been spotted by Torquay youth coach Richard Hancox playing, alongside another future trainee Biju Kironde, for Lewisham against Exeter City in an FA Youth Cup match.
His league debut came while still a trainee, on March 29, 2003 when came on as a late replacement for Simon Clist in the 1-1 draw at home to Boston United. He made a further appearance as a substitute against Southend United the following month and two days later started the 2-2 home draw with Leyton Orient.
In the 2003 close season, Killoughery, along with four other trainees (Kain Bond, Lucas Burgess, Ben Camara and Steven Orchard) signed professional with Torquay. He started the following season as a squad member, appearing as a substitute in the defeats at home to Rochdale and away to Scunthorpe United in August 2003 and in the draw at home to Darlington the following month. His final first team appearance came on October 14, 2003 when he was a second-half substitute for Jason Fowler in the Football League Trophy defeat away to Peterborough United. He was released by Torquay manager Leroy Rosenior at the end of October 2003.
He subsequently became a professional dancer, appearing in Lord of the Dance.
Killoughery has a younger brother, Iain and two elder sisters, Michelle and Shona, who is also a professional Irish dancer and was a lead dancer in the Lord of the Dance
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:''For the wrestling promoter, see Len Davies (wrestling promoter)''
'''Leonard Stephen "Len" Davies''' (28 April, 1899 - 1945) was a Welsh professional footballer. Davies, born in the Splott district of Cardiff, remains the record career goalscorer for Cardiff City. His involvement with the club coincided with their greatest period, a term in which Cardiff consolidated their position in the First Division and in which they regularly did well in the FA Cup. He also represented Wales at international level.
Davies began his career with Victoria Athletic before joining Cardiff City, playing for Cardiff in their first ever season in the Football League. He scored 17 times in the 1921-22 season, including Cardiff's first hat-trick in the Football League (21 January, 1922 v Bradford City in a 6-3 victory). Davies' debut for Wales came on 13 March, 1922 (in a 1-0 defeat against England at Anfield).
Davies scored 19 league goals the following season, with 23 in 1923-24 and 19 in 1924-25, going on to score 128 goals for the Bluebirds in 305 league matches for the club (115 in the First Division between 1921 and 1928) Unfortunately, Davies' place in history is for his part in the closest League Championship finish in history. On the final day of the 1923-24 season with Cardiff City needing to win to take the title, Davies missed a penalty kick at Birmingham ensuring that Herbert Chapman's Huddersfield Town won the title by 0.024 of a goal.
Davies played in the 1925 FA Cup final defeat against Sheffield United and in 1927 was part of the Cardiff side that beat Arsenal to take the FA Cup out of England for the first, and so far, only time.
Davies played 22 times for the Welsh national side, scoring six times and helping Wales to Home Championship titles in 1924 and 1928. His last game for Wales came on 20 November 1929 against England.
Davies left Cardiff in 1931, one year after finishing as the clubs top scorer for the fifth time in The Football League, joining Thames. Thames finished bottom of the Third Division South in the 1931-32 season and the club was wound up at the end of the season. Davies became manager of Bangor City for the 1932-33 season, staying with the club until 1935. He eventually became a school sports coach at Mostyn House School, Parkgate. He died of pneumonia in Prescot in 1945.
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'''Michael McIndoe''' (born 2 December 1980 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Coventry City. His position is left midfield.
McIndoe started his professional career at Luton Town, making his debut in 1998. He played 39 games for the Hatters before moving on a free transfer to Hereford United in 2000. He did well for Hereford but the club's financial pressures forced them to accept a -25,000 bid from rivals Yeovil Town in 2001. McIndoe made 91 appearances and scored 22 league goals for Yeovil as well as also securing promotion with the club, going up from the Football Conference as champions in 2003, before signing for Doncaster Rovers in the same year for -50,000.
McIndoe had a successful first season with Doncaster, becoming Rovers' second highest scorer for season 2003-2004 and making the PFA Team of the Year at the end of the season. He also had a successful second season, becoming joint top scorer in the clubs first season back in League One. The following season in 2005, he scored the first penalty in the Football League Cup tie against Premier League side Manchester City to start Doncaster's cup run. He then scored a memorable penalty against Aston Villa. Additionally, he scored against Arsenal after only four minutes, but Doncaster lost the tie on penalties - in which McIndoe scored his penalty - after Gilberto Silva had scored an equaliser during injury time in extra time.
McIndoe got called up for the Scotland 'A' squad and he began to want to play at a higher level in order to make sure he was not overlooked for a place in the full national team. He signed on loan for Championship side Derby County in the second half of the 2005-2006 season. At the end of this season McIndoe was named in the League One PFA Team of the Year.
McIndoe signed for Doncaster's rivals, the newly promoted Championship side, Barnsley, for -125,000 in the 2006-2007 pre-season. In August 2006, he scored Barnsley's first goal in their win against Hull City. McIndoe had a relatively successful time at Barnsley in his short stay at the club.
He moved on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers in autumn 2006, activating a clause in his contract allowing him to move elsewhere if he wished. He moved permanently on 1 January 2007 for -250,000.
In an important game against Birmingham City, he scored two goals and had a chance to secure a point, but missed a penalty in the last minutes of the game with the score at 3-2. He left Wolves controversially; claiming that he was moving to a 'bigger club', ironically Wolves went on to get promoted to the Premier League , whereas McIndoe's tenure at Bristol City was highly uneventful.
In July 2007, McIndoe signed a three-year contract with newly promoted Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee. He then scored six times for the club in his first season.
The 2008/09 season got off to a flyer for McIndoe, scoring three goals in 14 games. On 21 September 2008, McIndoe played against his old team, Doncaster Rovers, for the first time since leaving them, scoring two goals in the game which Bristol City won 4-1 at Ashton Gate.
On 14 July 2009, a rumoured -500,000 deal, which had been accepted by Bristol City and which would have seen McIndoe leave the club, fell through due to Sheffield United being skint and not being able to pay for him.
On 4 August 2009, McIndoe signed a two-year contract with Championship club Coventry City for an undisclosed fee.
McIndoe has been capped by Scotland B twice during his career, in 2004 and 2005.
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'''Luke Boden''' (born 26 November 1988, Sheffield) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday.
He first made his breakthrough when still an Academy player. He was called up to the senior squad at the start of the 2006-07 season to ease the club's injury problems. He made his debut when he came on as a substitute in the Championship game at Plymouth Argyle on 19 August 2006.
On 18 September 2008 he was loaned out to League 2 side Chesterfield for a month. Boden made his debut in the Spireites' 1-2 defeat at Rochdale on 20 September 2008. He played four games for the Spireites before a short loan spell with Rushden & Diamonds.
On 27 August 2009 Boden joined League Two side Northampton Town on a one-month loan deal.
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'''David "Dave" McClements''' (born 14 January 1989 in Ballymoney, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish footballer, who plays in midfield. He currently plays for Coleraine and has played for his country at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-20 levels.
McClements began his career at Institute as a youth before joining English club Sheffield Wednesday where he was part of the club's youth academy.
After being an unused substitute in a couple of league games, McClement made his first team debut as a 66th minute substitute in a 4-1 defeat home defeat to Wrexham in the League Cup on 23 August 2006.
On 31 January 2007 McClements was on of six players nominated in the shortlist for the Championship Young Apprentice Award Trophy.
At the end of the 2006-07 season he signed a one year senior deal with the club.
After spending most of the season as a regular in the reserve team, McClements was sent on loan to Northern Premier League Premier Division club, Buxton on 3 March 2008 for four weeks,
In November 2008 McClements returned to Northern Ireland in a bid to resurrect his career and after spending time training with IFA Premiership club Coleraine,
McClements has been selected for Northern Ireland at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-20 level. In February 2006 he was called up to the Under-17 squad for a friendly against Luxembourg Under-17's.
In October 2007 he was part of the Under-19 squad that played three matches in a min-tournament in Cyprus against the Under-19 teams from the host country, Austria and Solvakia.
In May 2008 he named in the Under-20 squad for friendlies against Luxembourg Under-20s and French club FC Metz.
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'''Thomas John Kelly''' (born 28 March 1964 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a Scottish former professional football, currently playing for South West Peninsula League side Bovey Tracey.
Kelly began his professional career when he joined Hibernian from Scottish non-league side Gartcosh United. He subsequently moved on to Partick Thistle and Queen of the South before joining Hartlepool United on a free transfer in August 1985. He played 15 times the following season, but was released and joined Torquay United in July 1986.
The following season saw Torquay involved in a battle to avoid being the first side to suffer automatic relegation to the Conference, Kelly playing in the final game of the season against Crewe Alexandra in which Paul Dobson's late goal saw Lincoln City relegated. He had begun his Plainmoor career as a midfielder, but switched to left-back after the sale of Phil King to Swindon Town. Cyril Knowles took over as Torquay manager in the summer and transformed the side into one battling for promotion. Kelly played 120 times for the Gulls before moving to York City on a free transfer in June 1989.
He immediately became a regular in the York side, but in March 1990 moved back to Devon, joining Exeter City for a fee of -15,000. He played 88 times, scoring 9 goals, for the Grecians, winning a Division Four championship medal in 1990, before returning to Torquay United on a free transfer in January 1993 and playing his part in another of Torquay's escapes from relegation to the Conference that season. He played 117 times, scoring 8 goals in his second spell with the Gulls before being released by Eddie May at the end of the 1995-96 season. He moved to non-league Weymouth, before moving to Teignmouth from whom he joined Ilfracombe Town.
Kelly left Ilfracombe in November 1997 to join Taunton Town, managed by former Torquay teammate Russell Musker. He quickly settled in to the side and was appointed captain, taking over as player-coach when previous assistant manager Derek Fowler stepped down in September 2000. At the end of that season he played in Taunton's 2-1 FA Vase Final win over Berkhamsted Town at Villa Park.
In January 2004 Kelly moved to Bideford, managed by another former Torquay colleague, Sean Joyce. He remained with Bideford until the summer of 2006 when he joined Bridgwater Town, where he played alongside his son Cameron, a midfielder.
In March 2007, Kelly joined Devon League side Stoke Gabriel and by 2009 he was player-manager of Bovey Tracey.
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'''Ernie Blenkinsop''' (20 April 1902 - 24 April 1969) was an English footballer who played as a defender at left back. He spent the majority of his career at Sheffield Wednesday, where he won two Football League titles. He also attained 26 caps playing for England.
Blenkinsop was born in Cudworth, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. He followed his father down the coal mine, working at nearby Brierley Colliery, and playing local football for Cudworth Village Club FC alongside his brother. In 1921 he was signed by Hull City, and the transfer fee was reported to be -100 and a barrel of beer for his team-mates. After two seasons and only 11 first-team appearances for Hull City, he was spotted by Sheffield Wednesday boss Bob Brown whilst playing in a reserve fixture as a forward. Brown liked what he saw and promptly took him from East to South Yorkshire in 1922.
Brown played Blenkinsop at number 3, which proved to be a shrewd move as his umcompromising defensive quailities plus his adept control and pinpoint passing ensured that he would became a Wednesday legend and one of the best left-backs to ever don the blue and white striped shirt.
Ernie become a major force behind the rise of the Hillsborough club from languishing at the foot of the 2nd Division to being promoted as champions at the end of the 1925-26 season (42 appearances), they then followed this up by becoming back-to-back champions of England in 1928-29 and 1929-30 (41 and 45 appearances respectively).
Blenkinsop caught the eye of the Football Association selectors who choose him to play for England in a friendly match in France on 17 May 1928, at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris, it turned out to be a debut to remember as the English taught the French a lesson in football, beating them by a resounding 5-1 scoreline.
Ernie was given the ultimate accolade when he was handed the captaincy of England for another friendly on 9 December 1931 at the Arsenal Stadium, Highbury. The visitors were Spain, with England, again, handing out footballing lessons as they thrashed the Spanish 7-1. Ernie went on to captain England five times, winning four and losing the other. Ernie also set a record whilst playing for his country, all of his caps came in consecutive England fixtures; they played a total of 26 matches between 17 May 1928 and 1 April 1933, with Blenkinsop appearing in them all.
Between 1922 and 1934 Blenkinsop made 424 appearances for Wednesday, scoring 5 goals. Then, much to the derision of the Wednesday faithful, Ernie was surprisingly transferred to Liverpool for -5000 in April 1934, with manager George Patterson hoping to recreate the England full-back partnership Blenkinsop and Tom Cooper had together. Blenkinsop's debut came on the 17 March 1934 in a 1st Division match at Anfield, the prolific Gordon Hodgson scored all four goals in the 4-1 victory making it a day to remember for Ernie and fellow debutant Vic Wright.
Blenkinsop flitted in and out of the starting line-up but made the left-back spot his own during the 1935-36 season, however, this turned out to be the only season he could be called a 'regular.' Ernie, again, held the number 3 shirt at the beginning of the 1936-37 campaign but soon lost out to Benjamin Dabb and never really regained his place.
After 71 appearances in a red shirt, Blenkinsop was granted a transfer and moved to Welsh club Cardiff City in November 1937. After a short spell at Ninian Park Ernie moved north to Derbyshire, where he played for Buxton. He then returned to Yorkshire, representing Halifax and Bradford City as a wartime guest.
Ernie died four days after his 67th birthday in April 1969, forever remembered as one of the greatest ever left-backs to play the beautiful game.
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'''Danny Williams''' (born 20 November 1924) was a footballer and football manager. He was born in Thrybergh, South Yorkshire.
He spent his entire playing career with Rotherham United F.C. as either a left-half or inside-forward between 1945 and 1966. He made 461 league appearances and 621 first-team appearances in total for the club.
He managed Rotherham United (1962-1965), Swindon Town (1965-1969) and (1974-1978), Sheffield Wednesday (1969-1971) and Mansfield Town (1971-1974).
He led Swindon to an unexpected 3-1 victory over Arsenal to win the 1969 Football League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. The winger Don Rogers scored twice.
Following two successful spells at Swindon, he spent several years as general and commercial manager.
A one club man as a player, Danny Williams made over 450 appearances for Rotherham, and it was there that he started his managerial career. He was appointed as manager of Swindon Town in July 1965, after the controversial sacking of Bert Head.
Williams' first job was to rebuild the team that had been relegated the previous season. The Town were in debt, and both Mike Summerbee and Ernie Hunt, perhaps the club's two most influential players at this time, were sold to balance the books. Nevertheless, Williams' brought in some cheaper, competent replacements, and the Town finished seventh in their first season back in Division Three.
Over the next couple of seasons, the Town's main achievements came in the cup competitions - and it has been written that at this time, Swindon were so good at beating higher league opposition that it was almost expected of them. In the 1966-67 season, the Town reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, in a run which included a famous victory over West Ham United, who boasted three World Cup winners (Moore, Hurst and Peters) in their side. Though Geoff Hurst repeated his Wembley hat-trick at Upton Park, the Town won a replay, before despatching them 3-1 at the County Ground.
It was in the League Cup, however, where Williams' major achievement came. In an epic cup run in 1968-69, Swindon were to play eleven matches en route to Wembley, the club reaching the first major cup final in their history. Against all the odds, they shocked Arsenal in the final, winning 3-1. It was an amazing result, Swindon becoming only the second Third Division side to lift the trophy. Williams had signed eight of the players who made up the squad.
Despite the sapping cup exploits, the Town still managed to keep up their league form, and, at the end of the season, were promoted in second place, and thus completing a brilliant double. Unfortunately for Swindon, Williams left the club shortly before the 1969-70 season began, when he accepted the manager's position at First Division Sheffield Wednesday.
Williams returned to the club towards the end of the 1973-74 season, after Les Allen's unsuccessful managerial spell left Swindon floundering at the bottom of the table. With relegation virtually assured, all Williams could do was prepare for the following season in Division Three - and he started by releasing twelve of the first team squad. The Town just missed out on promotion at the first attempt - finishing just two points behind third-placed Charlton Athletic.
Williams remained in the manager's seat for three more seasons, before moving upstairs into a "General Manager" position in May 1978, where he stayed until 1985.
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'''Ernest Robert "Ernie" Curtis''' (10 June 1907 in Cardiff - 1992) was a Cardiff City midfielder during their famous 1927 FA Cup victory over Arsenal and became the youngest ever Cup winner to that date.
The Cup win was Curtis' last match for Cardiff (for whom he had scored 8 goals in his only season at Ninian Park), moving to Birmingham for the start of the following season where he scored 44 goals from midfield in a six year career. He returned to Cardiff in 1933 but soon found himself in a dispute with the club over wages and retired from football for a short while before returning in 1944 to play for Coventry City. He finished his career at Hartlepools United.
At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the Royal Artillery and was posted to the Far East. While serving he was captured by Japanese forces in 1941 and spent the duration of the war in a prisoner-of-war camp. After returning to Wales after the war ended he again joined Cardiff, this time as a trainer. He continued to work for the club in various positions up until his retirement.
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Born in Airdrie, Gillick was signed in 1933, at the age of 18, for Rangers by manager Bill Struth, after playing for prominent Glasgow junior club Petershill F.C.. He won a Scottish Cup winners medal in 1935, and that summer was sold to Everton for, a then record fee for the club, -8000. He stayed on Merseyside until the Second World War and during that time earned his five Scotland caps and a Football League Championship medal in 1939.
During the conflict Gillick "guested" for home-town Airdrieonians and Rangers
Gillick left Rangers for Partick Thistle in August 1951. He played one season with the ''Jags'' before retiring to oversee his business interest, a Lanarkshire scrap metal firm.
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'''Warren Joyce''' (born 20 January 1965 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a former footballer who played in the English football league, and now works as a coach.
The son of Walter Joyce, the former Burnley, Blackburn Rovers and Oldham Athletic player, he began his career as a trainee with Bolton Wanderers in 1981. Working his way up into the first team he became known for being a tigerish midfielder who never gave less than 100%. This made him a firm favourite with the Burnden Park fans and in six years with the club made a total of 216+5 appearances for the Trotters scoring 21 goals.
In October 1987 however Preston North End manager John McGrath came in for him offering -35,000 for his services. With Warren's father Walter now a coach at Deepdale (he had previously coached at Oldham Athletic) Warren decided to make the move. Preston at the time were struggling but the additions of Joyce along with Brian Mooney and Tony Ellis not only added flair to the team but also some much-needed bite.
Over the next five years he became a much loved figure at Preston earning himself the nickname Psycho, due to his never-say-die commitment to the cause. In all he played 203+5 matches for the Lilywhites scoring 44 goals, not only picking up the club's player of the year award along the way but also being being made club captain. However when Plymouth Argyle made a -160,000 offer for him in May 1992, cash-strapped Preston were forced to accept and he was on his way to Home Park.
His stay in Devon however was short-lived, with Joyce playing only 38+2 games scoring 4 goals in his year there. Plymouth decided to cash in and when in July 1993 Burnley offered -140,000 for him he was on his way back to Lancashire. In three years at Turf Moor he became something of a cult hero with the fans, playing 85+5 games and scoring 12 goals.
A loan stay though at Hull City in January 1995 paved the way for a permanent deal 18 months later, so in July 1996 Joyce signed on the dotted line for Hull. He went on to play a total of 168+2 games for Hull scoring 19 goals. He soon became club captain at Boothferry Park, putting in some talisman type performances over the next two years. Indeed his influence at the club was so apparent that in November 1998 he was asked to stand in as caretaker manager following the departure of Mark Hateley.
City soon made the appointment permanent with Joyce taking on the dual role of player-manager. At the time of his appointment, City were rooted to the foot of the 4th division table and looked to be heading out of the Football League - and into bankruptcy. However, under Joyce's stewardship, City staged a remarkable turnaround and achieved survival with games to spare - City fans christened this season "the Great Escape".
City's chairman however decided to replace Joyce as manager with the more experienced and well-known Brian Little. Many fans though felt that Joyce was a little hard done by because, considering the state the club was in at the time, he had done a fine job just keeping them in the league. For this achievement, he will always be remembered as a City legend.
In all Joyce's playing career spanned nineteen years scoring 100 goals in 710+21 appearances for his various clubs all of which still hold him in high regard. He has since held coaching roles with Leeds United, Stockport County and Tranmere Rovers.
On September 11, 2006 Joyce was appointed coach of Royal Antwerp. He was introduced to this team by his former colleague Andy Welsh who was the assistant-coach at Royal Antwerp on a loan basis from Manchester United. It was Joyce's first job on the continent.
On May 26 2008, it was announced that Joyce would leave Antwerp for Manchester United, where he will be managing the reserves along with former United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjr.
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'''Manuel Marouan da Costa Trindade Senoussi''' (born 6 May 1986 in Saint-Max), known as '''Manuel da Costa''', is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays as central defender for West Ham United. Da Costa was born in France, but qualifies to play for Portugal, through his parents (born from a Portuguese father and a Moroccan mother).
Da Costa began his career at Ligue 1 club AS Nancy. As well as his ten appearances in Ligue 1 in the 2005-06 season with his debut coming in January - da Costa scored a memorable individual goal to help Nancy defeat Le Mans in the French League Cup semi-finals. Nancy went on to lift the trophy and qualify for the UEFA Cup.
After rejecting offers from Bordeaux and Newcastle United, he opted to play in the Netherlands with PSV, where the glamour of Champions League football caught his eye. The 20-year-old centre-back agreed a five-year contract with the Dutch champions to become new coach Ronald Koeman's second summer signing at -1 million. Da Costa was given the number 14 shirt, and he stated: "It will be a beautiful base to grow and develop with PSV."
Da Costa, after a first season to get acquainted to a new challenge, gradually became more important in Koeman's side in 2007-08, establishing himself as a versatile defender. He played his first Champions League match on September 12, 2006, in a 0-0 home draw against Liverpool.
On 29 January 2008, it was confirmed by PSV that an agreement had been reached on the transfer of da Costa to Fiorentina, subject to a medical.
As of January 2009, da Costa did not manage to make a breakthrough into Fiorentina's first team, making just one appearance in the Italian Serie A. On 30 January 2009, he agreed for a loan move to Sampdoria till the end of the season.
In August 2009 he signed a three-year contract with English side West Ham United, for an undisclosed fee, as part of a deal that took Savio Nsereko to Fiorentina. Da Costa made his debut for West Ham in their 3-1 away defeat in the League Cup to Bolton Wanderers on 22 September 2009. He made his league debut for The Hammers on 28 September in a 3-1 defeat at Eastlands to Manchester City. He scored his first goal for West Ham against Hull City in a 3-3 draw at the KC Stadium on 21 November 2009.
Da Costa had never played for Portugal but he was called up for Euro 2008 qualifying matches on October, November 2006 and March 2007. He could have played for France or Morocco but instead joined the Portugal U-21. Although he does not speak fluent Portuguese, da Costa insists that he feels Portuguese, and the country's place in his heart is his reason for choosing Portugal over France.
He also represented Portugal at the ''Toulon Under-20'' tournament in May 2006, having resisted calls to play for France, where he was born.
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'''Philip Campbell Scott''' (born 14 November 1974 in Perth) is a retired Scottish professional footballer.
After playing junior football for Scone Thistle, Scott signed professional terms for Alex Totten's St. Johnstone in 1991 after coming through the Perth youth system and established himself as a mainstay in John McClelland's and, later, Paul Sturrock's midfield. Nicknamed ''Fizzy'', he was a member of Sturrock's 1996-97 squad that won promotion to the Scottish Premier Division.
After eight years at McDiarmid Park, Scott moved south to join English club Sheffield Wednesday for a -100,000 fee.
Scott made only two league appearances for ''the Owls'', but scored one goal - an equaliser in a draw against Newcastle. His time at Hillsborough was plagued by injury, and he was released at the end of his contract in April 2002.
Unable to overcome his injury, Scott decided to retire from the game in 2003 at the age of 29. Ironically, given his torrid time with injuries, he is now the General Manager for Virgin Active gym in Sheffield, having returned there in 2007 after fulfilling the same role in the Glasgow branch for a two-year spell.
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'''Archie Goldie''' (January 5, 1874 - April 7, 1953) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th century.
Born in Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland, Goldie played for Clyde before being signed by Liverpool manager John McKenna in June 1895. Goldie, a Full-Back, was added to the squad that had been relegated to the Football League Division Two at the end of the 1894-95 season, making his debut on 28 September 1895 he helped the club return to the First Division at the first time of asking. He made 22 appearances from the 28 games in the promotion season then missing just the 1 match as the Anfield club achieved a creditable 5th place upon their return to the top flight. Goldie's one and only goal came on 17 October 1896 during the same season but his goal wasn't enough to prevent Liverpool losing 4-3 to Sunderland at Roker Park. Archie became a regular in the team and was to be joined by his brother, Bill, also signed from Clyde.
Goldie left Liverpool in 1900 moving to New Brighton Tower; he later went on to play for Small Heath, who became Birmingham in 1905 then Birmingham City in 1945.
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'''Harry Storer''' (24 July 1870 - 25 April 1908) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Arsenal and Liverpool, and a cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1895.
Storer was born at Ripley, Derbyshire, the son of John Storer, an engine smith, and his wife Elizabeth. In 1881 the family were living at Butterley Hill.
Storer played for Ripley Town, Derby Midland, Gainsborough Trinity and Loughborough, before joining Woolwich Arsenal in May 1894. He made his debut against Lincoln City on September 1, 1894 and immediately became first choice goalkeeper. He only missed two matches of Arsenal's 1894-95 Second Division campaign, and was the first Arsenal player to win representative honours after he was selected for a Football League XI in 1895. He was first choice at the start of the next season as well, until he was suspended by the club for a disciplinary issue in November 1895. In all he played 41 league and cup matches for the London side.
Now unwanted by Arsenal, Storer was signed by Liverpool's manager John McKenna and W. E. Barclay in December 1895. Storer made his debut on 1 January 1896 in a 3-1 win over Man City at Anfield. He kept the goalkeeping shirt for the remaining 11 games conceding just 8 goals as Liverpool regained their spot back in the top tier of English football. Storer then had a long run in the first team, missing just 7 of the Reds' 87 fixtures, he was eventually replaced by the versatile Matt McQueen for two matches and then William Perkins for the final five games of the 1898-99 season. Storer then became Perkins' understudy and apart from an 11 match spell in 1899 he never played for the club again although he didn't leave until 1901.
Storer played six first class matches for Derbyshire during the 1895 season. He was a right-handed batsman and played 10 innings in 6 first class matches, with a top score of 35 and an average of 10.22. He bowled 25 balls without taking a first class wicket.
Storer died at Holloway, Derbyshire at the age of 37, from tuberculosis.
Storer's brother William was also a footballer and cricketer, playing six Tests for England. His son Harry Jr, who also played both football and cricket, became an England international and football manager.
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'''William 'Bill' Goldie''' (Born 22 January 1878, died circa 1924) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, helping them to a Football League Championship.
Born in Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland, Goldie played for Hurlford Thistle and Clyde before being signed by Liverpool manager John McKenna on the 25 November 1897. Bill made his debut in a Football League Division One match on the 2 April 1898 joining his brother, Archie, in the team. Bill and Archie went on to appear together 44 more times before Archie moved to Brighton Tower in 1900. Bill carried on as a regular in the Reds first team not missing a match in the next 3 years. During this spell Goldie helped the Anfield club to their first Championship in 1901. Goldie scored a total of 6 goals in his time at Liverpool his first coming on the 3 September 1898. Goldie left Anfield in 1904 going on to play for Fulham and Leicester Fosse.
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'''John Thomas''' "'''Jack'''" '''Cox''' (21 December 1877 - 11 November 1955) was an English international footballer who played for Liverpool in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, in between spells at Blackpool. He helped Liverpool to two Football League Championships.
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Cox played for South Shore Standard, South Shore F.C., and Blackpool before being signed by Liverpool managers John McKenna and W. E. Barclay in February 1898 for the then-large sum of -150, enabling the Lancashire club to announce a loss of "only" -441 for the season, as opposed to over -1,000 for the previous campaign.
The winger made his debut on 12 March 1898, in a First Division match against Notts County at Anfield in a 2-0 win, which also saw his debut goal for the club. Cox became a regular starter for the Reds on both the left and right flanks, helping them secure their first two championships, in 1901 and 1906.
Although the one who predominantly lined up goals for his teammates to take, Cox, himself, had an eye for the mark and scored 81 goals from his 361 starts. This is a goal every 4.5 games, which is fairly respectable for a wide man. It was this kind of form that caught the eye of the FA, who selected Cox for the British Home Championship match against Ireland at The Dell, Southampton on 9 March 1901. This match saw England win 3-0, after which he represented England on two further occasions. Cox left Liverpool in 1909, returning to Blackpool, effectively as player-manager.
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'''Martin Horsell''' (born December 10, 1986) is an English professional football goalkeeper, currently with Tiverton Town having previously played in the football league for Torquay United.
Horsell was spotted by a scout from Plymouth Argyle while playing for his school, the King Edward VI Community College in his hometown Totnes. He played for the Argyle Youth sides and while attending Plymouth College was selected for the British Colleges side.
He left Plymouth in 2004 when he moved to the Bristol Academy of Sport at Filton College. Soon after starting at the College he was selected to play for the Bristol Rovers under-18 side and in October 2004 was signed by Rovers manager Ian Atkins on non-contract terms as cover for Kevin Miller . He signed a professional contract with Rovers for the 2005-06 season, but failed to break into the first team.
In July 2006, after his release by Rovers , he signed for Torquay United, by now managed by Ian Atkins as back-up for Nathan Abbey .
With Abbey set to leave over a contract dispute, Horsell was given his league debut in bizarre circumstances when he replaced Abbey as a substitute with seven minutes remaining of the home game with Milton Keynes Dons, despite Torquay trailing 0-2 at the time. Abbey subsequently signed a contract with Brentford
He made his full debut in the next game, a 1-0 defeat at home to fellow strugglers Macclesfield Town in which he was given the Man of the Match Award. However, after the signing of Kevin Miller on loan from Southampton, Horsell returned to being second choice goalkeeper. With Torquay relegated to the Conference National at the end of the season, Horsell was offered a new contract. However, with the signing of both Simon Rayner and Martin Rice, Horsell chose to seek a move back to league football.
He began the 2007-08 season with Yate Town, signing an initial one-month contract with Conference National side Salisbury City in late September 2007 after an injury to regular Salisbury keeper Jamie Bittner.. On 29 January 2008 he signed for Conference South side Dorchester Town .
He was unattached when he joined Tiverton Town in March 2008.
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'''Christopher Simon "Chris" McPhee''' (born 20 March 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Kidderminster Harriers as a midfielder.
Born in Eastbourne, East Sussex, McPhee began his career as a trainee with Brighton & Hove Albion, turning professional in August 1999,
McPhee joined Conference National side Aldershot Town on loan in August 2005, where he made 14 appearances.
McPhee joined Ebbsfleet United in August 2007 on non-contract terms after impressing in a trial period and after making 20 appearances for Ebbsfleet in the Conference National, he agreed a contract in November 2007 until the end of the 2007-08 season. In May 2008, he scored the winning goal as Ebbsfleet won the 2007-08 FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium against Torquay United and was named "Man of the Match" after the game.
McPhee joined Weymouth on 3 July 2008. He signed for Kidderminster Harriers on a contract until the end of the 2008-09 season on 26 February after leaving Weymouth, who had not paid his wages during 2009.
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'''Harry Storer''' (2 February 1898 - 1 September 1967) was an English professional footballer, cricketer and football manager.
Storer was born in West Derby, Liverpool. He came from a sporting family; his father Harry Storer, Sr. was a goalkeeper for Arsenal and Liverpool and played cricket for Derbyshire, and his uncle Bill Storer played football for Derby County and cricket for Derbyshire and England. After leaving Heanor Secondary School, Storer played for several clubs in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire area, including playing as an amateur for Notts County.
He had trials at Millwall, but signed his first professional contract with Grimsby Town of the Third Division (North) in February 1919, a few months before the Football League resumed after the First World War.
He also won two caps for England. His debut was in 1924 in a friendly match against France in Paris; Storer, playing at inside left, scored the third goal in a 3-1 win. His only other appearance for England came in the British Home Championship in 1927 against Ireland in Belfast; he played at left half in a 2-0 defeat, England playing the second half with nine men after goalkeeper Ted Hufton broke his arm and captain Jack Hill sustained a leg injury.
Storer became manager of Coventry City in June 1931, guiding them to the Third Division (South) title in 1935-36. He left in June 1945 to manage Birmingham City, leading them to the Second Division title in 1947-48. Storer resigned as Birmingham manager in November 1948 to return for a second spell at Coventry which lasted until December 1953. He took over as manager of Derby County in June 1955, leading ''The Rams'' to the Third Division (North) title in 1956-57.
As a cricketer, Storer represented Derbyshire from 1920 to 1936. A right-handed batsman, leg spin bowler and occasional wicket-keeper, he played in more than 300 first-class matches, all of which were for Derbyshire.
In his last season, he helped Derbyshire to what as of 2009 is still their only County Championship.
His most productive summer with the bat was 1929, in which he scored 1,652 first-class runs at 36.71, including four hundreds and seven fifties.
In that year against Essex at Derby, he (making 209) and Joseph Bowden (120) put on 322 for the first wicket.
As of 2009, this remains the record first-wicket stand for Derbyshire.
However, his career-best innings of 232 came in 1933, also versus Essex at Derby.
As a bowler, Storer's best innings figures were 7/26 (including a hat-trick) against Northamptonshire at Chesterfield in 1922.
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'''Joe McLaughlin''' (born 2 June 1960 in Greenock) is a retired professional footballer who played for Chelsea for six seasons in the 1980s.
McLaughlin started his playing career with Greenock Morton in 1977. During his time at Greenock he became a regular in the Scotland national under-21 football team, winning 10 caps. In 1983 he was transferred to Chelsea for a fee of -100,000. McLaughlin began his career at Chelsea by winning the Second Division championship in his first season. He would go onto to play for Chelsea until 1989 winning another Second Division championship as well as the Full Members Cup.
He was then transferred to Charlton Athletic for -650,000 which at that time made him Charlton's record transfer. After one season at Charlton, he was sold to Watford for -300,000. He spent two seasons at Watford before returning home to Scotland to play for Falkirk
In his first season at Falkirk, the team were relegated from the Premier League. However the following season Joe would lead the team to success by securing the First Division championship. After leaving Falkirk, McLaughin was transferred to Hibernian before going on to play for Clydebank and then St. Mirren.
In 2001 McLaughlin moved into coaching by accepting a position to work with Mark McGhee at Millwall. The club reached the play-offs in his first season, narrowly losing to Birmingham City who eventually won promotion the Premiership. After leaving Millwall, McLaughlin returned to Greenock Morton for a brief stint as youth coach and also caretaker manager.
Joe is currently Head Soccer Consultant at Soccer Icon USA, a company that specialises in scouting top young footballers to play soccer in the USA. Joe is also a scout for Bolton Wanderers.
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Sean Hankin began his career as an apprentice at Crystal Palace, turning professional in June 1999. He made his league debut on March 7, 2000, coming on as a substitute for the injured Simon Rodger in the goalless draw with Bolton Wanderers at Selhurst Park. He agreed a new contract with Crystal Palace in June 2001, but with a first-team place still out of his reach, joined Torquay United on trial at the start of October 2001, playing for the reserves away to Taunton Town on the 2nd of October.
Later that month he joined Torquay on loan, as a replacement for fellow Palace player David Woozley who was returning to Selhurst Park at the end of his loan spell. Hankin made his Torquay debut in the Football League Trophy against Bristol City and was harshly sent off on his league debut for Torquay in the 2-0 defeat away to Mansfield Town on the 23rd of October. A permanent deal was agreed with Crystal Palace, the following month, Hankin valued at -20,000. Although initially a regular in the Torquay side, Hankin lost his place in the team due to injury and was given only a short-term contract and left in October 2003 to join non-league Margate.
Hankin subsequently moved to Northwich Victoria, Crawley Town and Lewes before joining St. Albans City in November 2005. He played just 5 times for City before being released following the draw with Farnborough Town later that month. On his release he signed for LLanelli. However the following day the club agreed to release him after he was contacted by hometown club Farnborough Town who he then transfered to. He was a regular in their side for the remainder of the season and the whole of the 2006/07 season. Farnborough Town went into liquidation and reformed two divisions lower, with Hankin leaving to join rivals Basingstoke Town.
-DOCSTART-	6497323
'''Michael Johnson''' (born 24 February 1988 in Urmston, Greater Manchester) is a professional footballer who plays for and has made appearances at an international level with the England national under-19 football team. His Mother Lynne, Father David and his 2 sisters: Kimberley aged 23 and Lisa aged 16, also live locally in Urmston as Michael and his 2 sisters were brought up there.
As well as being compared to Manchester City F.C. legend Colin Bell, Johnson's energetic, lung-busting runs and all-round midfield ability have drawn comparisons to current England midfielder Steven Gerrard.
Johnson signed for Manchester City in 2004. Prior to signing for them, Johnson was a schoolboy at Everton.
He scored his first goal for City in the 1-0 win over Derby County on 15 August 2007 at the City of Manchester Stadium.
Johnson spent the end of 2007 and early 2008 out of the team with an abdominal injury during which time he would have a double-hernia operation, returning on the 29th of February 2008, playing the full 90 minutes in City's goal-less home draw with Wigan Athletic. Johnson finished the season with 3 goals.
Johnson started the 2008/09 season in good form, linking well with players such as Stephen Ireland and Elano in the first few games of the season, however after this, Johnson wouldn't feature for nearly a year due to a recurrence of his abdominal injury after City's Carling Cup disaster against Brighton and Albion Hove on September 24, 2008. He would not return for nearly 7 months when he played for MCFC's reserve team in April, but Johnson would not feature for the first team until the following pre-season.
Johnson made his return to action in City's pre-season match against South African team Orlando Pirates during the Vodacom Challenge, but a strain picked up in the warm-up for the next game set him back. Johnson made his first appearance of the 2009/10 season on the 28th September 2009 in a 3-1 victory over West Ham United, coming on as a sub for Gareth Barry. On the 28th October Johnson scored his first goal in over a year in a Carling Cup tie against Scunthorpe United.
On 10 December, Manchester City announced that Johnson had suffered a serious knee injury in training which is expected to keep him out of action until the end of the season.
He has represented England at under-19 level and under-21 level.
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'''Kevin Cooper''' (born 8 February 1975 in Derby) is an English professional footballer.
Cooper began his career as a trainee at Derby County but managed only five first team appearances for the club in total. His league debut came on 7 May 1995, as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat at Watford. In Spring 1997, he found an opportunity for first team football when he was taken on loan at First Division Stockport County.
The midfielder joined the Edgeley Park club permanently in Summer 1997 for -150,000, where he went on to make 173 appearances in total over almost four seasons. He eventually moved to Wimbledon in March 2001 for -800,000. He stayed a year with the Dons, notching his best seasonal goal tally of 10 during the 2001/02 season. However, he ended the season by being signed by his former Stockport manager Dave Jones, by now at Wolverhampton Wanderers, for -1million in March 2002. He won the fans' player of the year award at Wimbledon and was presented with it on the pitch at Molineux playing for his new team.
He joined Wolves primarily to replace the then-injured Mark Kennedy, and played the remainder of the 2001/02 season as Wolves dropped into the play-offs, where they lost to Norwich City, despite Cooper scoring a spectacular long range goal in the second leg. He then featured regularly, although not a first choice player, throughout the following season as the team won promotion to the Premier League.
Cooper didn't get to enjoy the top flight though, save one substitute appearance against Charlton, the only Premier League appearance of his career. He spent the later half of the season on loan at second tier clubs Sunderland and, later, Norwich City, where he won a championship medal as the Canaries won the division.
He returned to Wolves, post-relegation, and found himself back in the side during the 2004/05 season. However, he requested a transfer for more playing time, and was signed again by Dave Jones in July 2005, newly-appointed at fellow Championship club Cardiff City.
He was a regular player in his first season at Ninian Park but fell out of favour in the following years and was loaned out to Yeovil Town and Walsall during the 2006/07 season and was subsequently placed on the transfer list at the end of the season.
He stayed at Cardiff through the summer but again found himself only in the reserve squad at the start of the year, so he joined League One side Tranmere Rovers on a one-month loan in October 2007. After returning to his parent club, he was given a send-off game against Welshpool Town in the FAW Premier Cup, his first game for over a year for the ''Bluebirds''.
His contract at Cardiff was terminated by mutual consent on 1 February 2008, so that Cooper would have a better chance of finding a new side. One week later, he joined Chesterfield until the end of the season, where he made a goalscoring debut, but his contract was not extended at the end of the season and he was released.
He signed with Conference South team Newport County on 15 July 2008 and was released by Newport County in October 2009.
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'''Mark Rooney''' (born 19 May 1978 in Lambeth, London) is an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League Trophy for Watford against Fulham.
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'''Graham Shaw''' was an English footballer who played in the English football league between 1985 and 1996.
Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire on 7 June 1967 Graham first signed professional terms for Stoke City at the age of 18 in June 1985 making him new City manager Mick Mills first signing for the club.
A striker by trade Graham soon earned a reputation as an exciting young forward who although slightly built had excellent ball skills and electrifying pace and in four years with the club played 95(22) games scoring 23 goals.In July 1989 though Preston North End boss John McGrath came in with an offer of -70,000 which was, to many City fans surprise was, accepted.
Graham's time at Deepdale was a mixed affair however with him brilliant one game and then extremely disappointing the next.Much of this can however be put down to injuries and the fact that he never really had a regular or good enough strike partner.His first season with the club though started like a house on fire with him scoring 6 goals in his first 4 games including a League cup hat-trick against Tranmere Rovers.The rest of the season was a disappointment though with Graham picking up an injury a few games later against Bristol Rovers and adding only 5 more goals to his early season burst.
His next two seasons with the club were more consistent with Graham missing only a few games and scoring 15 goals in 1990-91 and 17 in 1991-92. Surprisingly though Graham was offered the chance to return to Stoke on the eve of the 1992-93 season.With North End boss Les Chapman given funds to strengthen his squad after 2 disappointing seasons in which the club only just avoided relegation Graham was sold to Stoke as part payment for bringing Tony Ellis back to Preston.In all Graham played 136(8) games for Preston scoring 42 goals.
Graham's second spell at Stoke was however a huge disappointment.His persistent back injury limited
his appearances and despite showing early promise he played only 29(19) games in nearly 3 seasons scoring just 6 goals. A spell on loan at Plymouth Argyle at the beginning of the 1994-95 also proved fruitless with Graham failing to register a goal in 6 games.
In March 1995 though Rochdale offered him a chance and signed him on a free transfer. In little over a season Graham played 15(13) games for The Dale scoring just 2 goals but due to his troublesome back and lack of luck in front of goal he was released in May 1996 a month before his 29th birthday.During his career Graham played 281(62) first team games for his various clubs scoring 73 goals.
After a short spell at non-league Leek Town Graham found himself on the football scrapheap.With no chance of a comeback due to his back problems he went to the PFA for help.Graham did consider having a shot at coaching but after much deliberation decided to go to Staffordshire University and study criminal law. After 6 years of hard work,Graham with the help of the PFA's education fund passed his final exams to become a fully qualified criminal lawyer, a profession he now practices for a firm in Stoke-on-Trent where he is now the head of the criminal department.
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'''Albert Jarrett''' (born October 23, 1984 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean international footballer. Jarrett made his international debut for Sierra Leone on October 8, 2006 as the Leone Stars lost 2-0 away to Benin in a 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier. He signed a three month contract with Barnet on 30 July 2009.
Jarrett was born in Freetown to Creole parents, but he was raised in South London, England. Jarrett started his career as a schoolboy at Arsenal, but, when not offered a professional contract in the summer of 2003, he joined Wimbledon. He played 10 games for the Dons in the 2003-04 season, but was released at the end of the season and subsequently joined Football League Championship team Brighton & Hove Albion.
In his two-year spell at Brighton, Jarrett was in and out of the team. He played 25 games in all for the Seagulls, scoring one goal against Crewe Alexandra,
On being made available for a free transfer by Brighton at the end of the 2005-06 season he went on trial at Watford. After impressing in several pre-season friendlies, Jarrett was signed on a one-year deal on 16 August 2006.
He made one league appearance for Watford, as a substitute against Bolton Wanderers. In February 2007 he was loaned to Boston United for a month. Having returned from Boston, he was immediately loaned to Milton Keynes Dons for the remainder of the season. He was released by Watford on 22 May 2007. On 18 September 2008, he joined Gillingham on a one month contract, and made his debut as a substitute in a home win over Port Vale on 27 September. He remained with Gillingham until the end of the 2008-09 season, when he was released at the end of his contract.
On 30 September 2006, Jarrett received his first call up for the Sierra Leone national team.
In January 2006, Jarrett was involved in a driving incident which hospitalised Eddy Owen, a Barnsley man. He was banned from driving for six months and fined -2,000.
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'''Tom Robertson''' (Born 1873, died circa 1939) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, helping them to a Football League Championship.
Born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, Robertson played for East Benhar, Heatherbell, Motherwell, Fauldhouse and Hearts before being signed with John Walker for -350 by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in March 1898. Making his debut in a Football League Division One against Sheffield Wednesday on the 11 April 1898 scoring his first goal in the same match. The winger had a very successful time at Anfield missing just a single game in his first 2 seasons at the club, he even bagged a very respectable 19 goals, not bad for someone playing out on the flank. Robertson was an ever present in the 1900/01 season as the Reds went on to win their first League Championship. Robertson left Liverpool at the end of the following season after making a further 25 games, he returned to Edinburgh and Hearts. He also went on to play for Dundee, Manchester United, one of the very few players to have played for both bitter rivals at each end of the East Lancs Road, and Bathgate. Tommy received 1 international cap for Scotland playing against Northern Ireland in a British Championship match on the 26 March 1898 at Solitude, Belfast, Robertson also managed to find the net in the 3-0 victory.
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'''John Walker''' (31 May 1874 - 1940) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, helping them to a Football League Championship.
Born in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Walker played for Hearts before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson along with Tom Robertson for -350 on the 30 March 1898. Making his debut in a Football League Division One fixture on the 11 April 1898. Walker only missed 2 games during his first full season scoring 12 goals in 38 games a descent return for an inside forward. John was a regular member of the Anfield clubs first League Championship win in 1901. He went on to play another 18 times for the Reds before joining Rangers in 1902. Walker played 8 times for Scotland making his debut in a British Championship match on the 30 March 1895 against Northern Ireland, he had a debut to remember scoring twice in the 3-1 victory at Celtic Park, Glasgow. John also went on to play for Morton.
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'''David N'Gog''' (born 1 April 1989 in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French footballer of Cameroonian descent, who plays as a striker or a winger for Liverpool. He started his career with Paris Saint-Germain, after signing his first professional contract in June 2006, aged 17. He is the cousin of Lyon and French international player Jean-Alain Boumsong.
Despite only scoring once in 18 league games for the French side PSG, N'Gog has been prolific for the national side at many youth levels. He scored twice in a 2-0 victory over England U19's in 2007. He got his first professional taste of success with PSG when he was an unused substitute in the Coupe de la Ligue Final 2008.
N'Gog signed for Liverpool on 24 July 2008 on a four year contract for a reported fee of -1.5 million. Manager Rafa Bentez hailed his scouting network after his signing, saying that "They are finding players like N'Gog, players with quality who are not a high price". N'Gog played his first game for Liverpool in a friendly game against Villarreal on 30 July 2008 and scored his first goal one game later against Rangers in another pre-season friendly. He then followed this up by scoring Liverpool's final goal in their next pre-season friendly, a 4-1 win over Norwegian side Vlerenga IF. He made his Premier League debut against Aston Villa, coming on as a substitute for Fernando Torres. N'Gog scored his first goal for Liverpool in their 3-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. N'Gog made his first start for Liverpool on 7 February 2009 against Portsmouth, and scored his first league goal on 3 March 2009 against Sunderland in a 2-0 win at Anfield. N'Gog went on to score his second league goal for the club on the 11 April 2009 against Blackburn Rovers in an emphatic 4-0 win.
N'Gog scored his first goal of the new season with the final goal in a 4-0 home win against Stoke City.
After this crunch tie, N'Gog said scoring the goal was "a fantastic moment for me and the team and I would say it's my best moment in football.". He scored his fourth goal of the season on 9 November against Birmingham City before winning a controversial penalty that gave Liverpool a draw after Steven Gerrard converted from the spot. N'Gog then scored Liverpool's only goal in their next match away to Debrecen in the Champions League. Rafa Benitez showed in faith in N'Gog by handing him a start against Everton in the Merseyside Derby. This match finished 2-0 to Liverpool. He scored his 4th league goal, 6 in total of the 2009/10 season, in a 2-1 victory over Wigan Athletic.
Although he has played for France's youth teams, N'Gog is now considering an offer to play for Cameroon.
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'''Chris Hollins''' (born 20 March 1971) is a British journalist, presenter and sportsman, currently employed by the BBC and best known for being the sports correspondent for ''BBC Breakfast'', and for winning Strictly Come Dancing 2009.
'''Christopher Jonathan Hollins''' was born into a footballing family in Bromley, Kent. His father is John Hollins MBE, the former Chelsea, Arsenal, QPR and England footballer. His uncle David was a goalkeeper and played for Newcastle United as well as Wales, winning eleven caps.
Hollins was educated at Bickley Park School in Bromley and Tonbridge School in Tonbridge, Kent. After his own sporting career, he then graduated from the University of Durham and the University of Oxford.
Hollins won the 2009 series of Strictly Come Dancing with dance partner Ola Jordan, beating Ricky Whittle in the final. He consistently won the public vote throughout, despite losing the judges' vote 190 - 186 in the Final; Chris and Ola were the only pair in the competition never to face the Dance Off.
After leaving Tonbridge School in 1989, he played football for Charlton, Queens Park Rangers, and Aldershot Town. He then attended the University of Durham and subsequently Oxford University for whom he played first-class cricket and gained a blue.
Hollins started his media career at Sky Sports in 1994 followed by spells at GMTV, Meridian and Five TV.
Hollins joined BBC News in 1999, and has also reported for Grandstand and Football Focus. He joined BBC Breakfast in October 2005, replacing Rob Bonnet.
Hollins is presently the main sport presenter on BBC Breakfast, presenting on Mondays-Thursdays. He is also a regular male relief presenter during the week, standing in for main presenter Bill Turnbull. Hollins has reported from the 2002 World Cup in Japan, and America to cover the The Masters golf in 2007.
In 2009 Hollins joined the presenting team of the BBC1 antiques show Cash in the Attic.
Hollins appeared in the 2007 film Run Fatboy Run as a marathon commentator alongside Denise Lewis.
In 2008, Hollins became a patron of children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent.
==Strictly Come Dancing: Judges' scores==
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'''Simon R. Lyons''' (born 2 December 1982) is an English former professional footballer currently playing for non-league Minehead.
Lyons, a midfielder, was born in Watchet, Somerset and began his career as an apprentice with Arsenal before finishing his apprenticeship with Torquay United, turning professional in July 2000.
He made his first team debut in the FA Cup defeat away to Southend United on 28 November 2000, also playing in the Football League Trophy defeat at home to Bristol Rovers before making his league debut as a substitute on 16 December, in a 2-1 win away to Hull City. He made 8 further substitute appearances for the Gulls in their successful battle against relegation, but was left further out of the first-team picture with the arrival of Roy McFarland as manager in 2001.
In December 2001 he was loaned to non-league Barnstaple Town and was released by Torquay in March 2002.
In January 2003 he had a trial with Southend United, playing in their reserve side.
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'''Fredrik Olof Esaias Stoor Siekkinen''' (born 28 February 1984 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right back who plays for Fulham.
Stoor started playing with Hammarby in Stockholm, who he joined in 1996 at the age of 12 as a youth player. In January 2001, he had a trial with Manchester United. During his professional career at the club he made 51 appearances and scored 2 goals from defence.
In December 2006, he joined Norwegian club Rosenborg and made 46 appearances for the first team, including 7 appearances in European competition.
As a result of his performances for Rosenborg, teams from across Europe showed an interest in signing Stoor. He joined the Premier League club Fulham during the summer 2008 transfer window.
27 August 2008, he made his debut against Leicester City, when he started in the Carling Cup 2nd round tie.
In September 2009 he joined Derby County for an initial one month on loan, appearing 4 times. He sufficiently impressed Derby for his loan to be extended for a further two months, with a 24 hour recall clause included.
A full Swedish international since 2008, Stoor was part of the squad that took part in UEFA Euro 2008 and has made 10 appearances for Sweden so far.
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'''Robert Gary Atkins''' (born 16 October 1962 in Leicester) was an English footballer who played in the English football league.
Atkins was originally on the books of Leicester City whom he joined straight from school. He was however released by City without playing a first team game and for a while dropped down into non-league football with Enderby Town (later Leicester United ). It was while playing for Enderby that Sheffield United spotted him and after an initial trail period the 20 year old Atkins signed a permanent deal with The Blades.
In two and a half years at Bramall Lane Bob played 40 league games for United scoring 3 goals but midway through the 1984-85 season he was offered along with Gary Brazil the chance to go on loan to Preston North End with the possibility of making the move permanent.
At the end of a season that saw Preston relegated Atkins along with Brazil signed permanently for the club for a combined fee of -25,000. With Preston now in the Fourth Division (now Football League Two )Bob was beginning to find his feet. However although originally a midfielder Atkins who stood at 6'2 started finding himself due to injuries playing more frequently as a centre back. It was here that Bob really started to shine.Given the nickname "Skillful Bob" by the fans due to his ability to bring the ball out of defence and look for a passing option rather than "hoof" it as many lower league defenders did he was a mainstay and a rare sign of hope in what turned out to be Preston's worst ever campaign with the club finishing 91st in the Football league.
The following 1986-87 season was though to be a turning point in both Bob's and Preston's fortunes.With John McGrath now in the Deepdale hot seat North End stormed to promotion with Bob's three pronged defensive partnership with Sam Allardyce and Alex Jones, nicknamed "the solicitors" an absolute rock at the back.Atkins scored one of the goals of the season to equalise from distance away at Crewe on Boxing Day 86.The following three seasons for Atkins were much the same with him missing only a handful of games and turning out some sterling performances,indeed he was named the clubs official player of the year in 1987-88 and was also awarded the club captaincy in 1988-89.
The 1989-90 season though proved to be his last for the club.Despite the club starting the season badly Bob was again a consistent performer in defence but an injury against Tranmere Rovers on Boxing Day 1989 more or less wiped out his season and although he returned for the final third of the season Bob was never to kick a ball for Preston again. The following season (1991-92) Bob spent on the treatment table trying to overcome his injury problems but at the end of the season after 240+2 games in which he scored 9 goals Bob was forced to admit defeat and hang up his boots.
-DOCSTART-	6518614
'''David Carr''' (31 January 1957 - 19 June 2005) was an English professional footballer. He played in both defence and midfield for a number of English professional and semi-professional sides.
Dave Carr, born in Aylesham, Kent, began his senior football career with Margate, making his debut aged 15 in a Kent Floodlight Cup game at Hastings United. He joined Luton Town as an apprentice in January 1973 (Luton paying Margate -2000 as a transfer fee) and turned professional in January 1975. After 43 games, all in Division Two he joined Colin Murphy-s Lincoln City for -20,500 in July 1979. Over the next three seasons he would miss only 1 game, and would help Lincoln to promotion from Division Four.
In August 1983 he moved to Torquay United, managed by Bruce Rioch, on a free transfer. He played 40 games that season before being released by new Torquay manager David Webb.
After his release he joined Maidstone United, later playing for Dover Athletic, and Folkestone Invicta before joining Thanet United in the 1987 close-season. In July 1988 he moved to Hythe Town as player-coach, taking over as player-manager in November 1989. He later played for Sittingbourne before finishing his career back at Margate in the 1992-93 season.
Carr died from cancer in June 2005, at the age of 48.
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'''James "Jimmy" Nelson''' (7 January 1901 - 8 October 1965) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Cardiff City and Newcastle United in the 1920s and 1930s and was the right back in the ''Wembley Wizards'' Scotland side of 1928.
Born in Greenock, Scotland, Nelson moved to Northern Ireland as a child, starting his football career there with junior sides St Paul's and Glenarm, before turning senior with Crusaders.
Nelson moved to Wales in 1921 when signed by Cardiff City and stayed with the ''Bluebirds'' for nine seasons. During this time he became the first Cardiff player to be sent off in a League match (v. Manchester City, in August 1925) and was also a member of the talented side which won the FA Cup in 1927 against Arsenal. Amongst his team-mates were fellow Scottish international Jimmy Blair, the talented goalscoring forward Hughie Ferguson, heart and soul of the side Fred Keenor, all time Cardiff City record goal scorer Len Davies and speedy left winger George McLachlan.
Nelson played 4 times for his country between 1925 and 1930 and was Scotland's right-back in the Wembley Wizards game where they beat England 5-1. Nelson had previously been selected to play for Ireland but was withdrawn from the squad when he was found to be ineligible.
He was signed by Newcastle United for -7,000 in July 1930. He captained the side to the FA Cup 1932 with Tommy Lang inspiring the semi final win against Hughie Gallacher's Chelsea before the controversial final win against Arsenal F.C.
Nelson played for Southend United in the twilight of his career.
Nelson became a publican after his playing retirement, initially in Southend then later in Penarth and Cardiff. His son Tony became an amateur international footballer for Wales then later turned professional with Newport County and Bournemouth.
-DOCSTART-	6521427
'''Matthew Philip "Matt" Heath''' (born 1 November 1981 in Leicester) is an English footballer, playing for Colchester United. His position is center half.
Heath began his career at his hometown club Leicester City in 2001. He made sixty appearances for the club, scoring six goals and gaining Premiership experience during his time at the Walkers Stadium. He was also loaned out to Stockport County in the 2003-04 season to gain first-team experience.
Heath scored against Coventry City for Leicester in a 3-0 win in the 2004-05 season before being signed by Coventry City for a nominal fee in 2005, by his former Leicester boss Micky Adams. On 9 November 2006 he joined Leeds United on loan. He made his Leeds debut in the 3-0 victory over Colchester United on 11 November 2006. Heath played in nearly all of Leeds matches during his loan spell playing in central defence with the likes of Ugo Ehiogu and Matthew Kilgallon. Heath was not eligible to play in Leeds' 2-1 victory against Coventry City due to a clause in his loan contract. Heath's loan spell at Leeds came to an end on 1 January 2007 and returned to Coventry City, but the following day he was free transferred to Leeds United, with a permanent contract until the end of the season. Heath's contract came to an end in June 2007 and was released, however, he re-signed a new contract at Elland Road shortly after with wages of -2,200 per week.
In March 2008, Heath was told by manager Gary McAllister that he could look for a club to go out on loan to, as he was behind the likes of Rui Marques, ubomr Michalk, and Paul Huntington in the Leeds United centre-back pecking order. Heath only featured once for Leeds since McAllister joined the club.
After being loaned out to then-Football League Championship side Colchester United for the remainder of the season, Heath joined them on a permanent basis on 13 May.
On 2 March 2009, Heath joined Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for a month. Heath scored on his debut for the Albion against Leyton Orient on the 8 March 2009, and went on to play six games during his loan spell.
On 30 July 2009 Heath joined Southend United on an initial one month loan deal.
Heath married 25 year old Theatre graduate Joanna Montagu in Surrey on 6 June 2009.
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'''Thomas Aherne''' (26 January 1919, Limerick, Ireland - 30 December 1999, Luton, England), also referred to as '''Bud Aherne''', is a former Irish footballer and hurler. He played football for Belfast Celtic and Luton Town and was a dual internationalist, playing for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI. In 1949 he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. As a hurler he also played one game for Limerick.
After retiring as a player Aherne settled in Luton where he coached the Luton Town youth team, worked in the local car industry and ran a very successful licensed premises. He also continued to visit Limerick regularly and remained healthy and active until he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in the mid-1990s. He died in December 1999 at the age of 80 and was survived by his wife Eileen two sons, Pat and Brian and three daughters Maura, Trisha and Catherine.
As a youth, Aherne initially emerged as a prominent hurler with Treaty Sarsfields and also played one game for Limerick. However he subsequently decided to concentrate on football and began his senior career with Limerick United where his team mates included Davy Walsh. During the Second World War, Aherne served in the Irish Army and was stationed at Crosshaven. His impressive performances in the League of Ireland attracted attention and in 1946 he was signed by Belfast Celtic.
While at Belfast Celtic, Aherne played alongside Jackie Vernon, Billy McMillan, Robin Lawler and Johnny Campbell and helped them win the Irish Cup in 1947 and an Irish League title in 1948. Aherne was also at Celtic during the infamous Boxing Day riot which broke out during a game against local rivals Linfield. Within a few months, Aherne had left Celtic and signed for Luton Town. However in May 1949, Aherne temporarily rejoined Celtic for their final tour before the club disbanded. Together with McMillan, Campbell, Lawlor, guest player Mick O'Flanagan and manager Elisha Scott, he went on the Celtic tour of the North America. The highlight of the 10 game tour came on May 29 when Celtic beat the reigning British champions, Scotland, 2-0.
Aherne signed for Luton Town in March 1949 for a fee of -6,000 and made his English League debut on March 19 in a 2-1 away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Despite the fact he was over 30 when he joined Luton, he quickly established himself as a regular. Aherne played competitive football into his late thirties and was an ever present during the 1954-55 season when Luton won promotion to Division One. After playing 288 games for Luton, including 267 in the league, he only retired after a hairline fracture of the ankle ended his career. Even then he continued to play for a local league team, Luton Celtic, into his forties.
When Aherne began his international career in 1946 there were in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Belfast-based Irish Football Association and the Dublin-based Football Association of Ireland, claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Aherne played for both teams.
Between 1946 and 1953 Aherne made 16 appearances for the FAI XI. He made his FAI debut in June 1946 during an Iberian tour, playing in both the 3-1 defeat to Portugal on 16 June and then helping the FAI XI gain a surprise 1-0 victory against Spain on 23 June. He remained a regular in the FAI XI throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s and featured prominently in the qualifying rounds for the 1950 World Cup. On 21 September 1949, together with Con Martin, Johnny Carey and Peter Farrell, he was also a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home.
On 16 November 1953, during a 1-1 draw with France, Aherne briefly became involved in controversy. Although only a friendly, the game quickly became heated and at one point, Aherne chased Raymond Kopa down the tunnel after play had been stopped for a foul. Kopa allegedly ran for his life after upsetting Aherne once too often. The FAI selectors were not impressed and Aherne was told a repeat would end his international career. As it turned out he made only one more appearance for the FAI XI. That came on 4 October 1953 in 5-3 defeat against France during a qualifier for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Between 1946 and 1950, Aherne also made 6 appearances for the IFA XI. These include two Victory internationals played in early 1946. On 2 February at Windsor Park he made his debut for the IFA XI in a 3-2 defeat to Scotland at Windsor Park. Then on May 4 he helped the IFA XI defeat Wales 1-0 at Ninian Park. On 28 September 1946 Aherne also played for the IFA XI in a heavy defeat to England. The highlight of career with the IFA XI came on 4 October 1947 when he helped them gain a 2-0 win against Scotland.
He made his last appearance for the IFA XI in a 0-0 draw with Wales on 8 March 1950. As well as being part of the 1950 British Home Championship, the game also doubled up as a qualifier for the 1950 World Cup. Aherne , together with Con Martin, Reg Ryan and Davy Walsh, was one of four players from the Republic, included in the IFA XI that day and as a result he played for two different associations in the same FIFA World Cup tournament. This situation eventually led to intervention by FIFA and as a result Aherne became one of the last four Republic-born players to play for the IFA XI.
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'''Martin James Aldridge''' (6 December 1974 - 30 January 2000) was an English professional footballer.
Northampton-born Aldridge joined Coventry City as a schoolboy, but was released in 1990. As a sixteen year old, he then played for Ford Sports Daventry (UCL first division), and joined Braunston Rangers on a Sunday to play with his brother Pete. He scored two goals in a 3-2 win over Kettering Cordwainer to win the county cup. He also helped Braunston win the league and league cup that year.
Aldridge began his professional career as a trainee with his local side, Northampton Town, joining them from Brainston on leaving school in the summer of 1991 and turning professional in August 1993. On 15 October 1994, he scored the first-ever competitive goal at Northampton's new Sixfields Stadium (against Barnet). He moved to Dagenham & Redbridge on loan in December 1995 and later that month moved to Oxford United on a free transfer.
In February 1998, Aldridge joined Southend United on loan, playing eleven times, before returning to Oxford, who released him at the end of the season. In August 1998 he joined Blackpool, and was the club's top scorer in 1998-99. In September 1999 he joined Port Vale on loan, and in January 2000 he joined Rushden & Diamonds, also on loan.
On 30 January 2000, Aldridge died as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash after leaving Rushden's 6-0 Conference win against Northwich Victoria for which he had been an unused substitute. He was travelling home towards Northampton on the westbound A45 after the game when his Peugeot was involved in a collision with a BMW travelling in the opposite direction. After being cut free from his car, he was taken to Northampton General Hospital with serious injuries. He was later transferred to a hospital in Oxford, where he died early the following morning. He was 25 years old. An inquest into his death, conducted in October 2000, recorded a verdict of accidental death.
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'''Tom Bradshaw''' (born in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, Scotland, 7 February 1904, died, Liverpool, 22 February 1986) was a Scottish international footballer of the 1920s and 1930s arguably best known for playing for Bury F.C., Liverpool and as being one of the Wembley Wizards. A large, physically imposing player, Bradshaw was ironically nicknamed 'Tiny'.
He began his professional career with English side Bury, in 1922, having been signed from local amateur side Woodside Juniors. A wing-half or centre-half, Bradshaw spent eight years with the Lancashire club.
Bradshaw was called up for his senior international debut on 31 March 1928 at Wembley Stadium in a 5-1 win over England, a performance that saw the Scotland side dubbed the 'Wembley Wizards'. In his one game for Scotland Bradshaw directly nulified Dixie Dean, England's most potent goalscorer of his generation. Despite such a notable individual and team performance, Bradshaw was the only wizard to have this game as their only full cap.
Two years later, in January 1930, Liverpool manager George Patterson paid -8000 for his services, he made his debut on 25 January at Anfield against bitter rivals Manchester United. It was a day to remember as Liverpool won the game 1-0. His first goal for Liverpool came on 3 September 1932 in match against Newcastle United, where Newcastle won a 4-3 thriller. Tom stayed at the Merseyside club for eight years, playing most of his games at centre-back, eventually racking up 291 appearances.
Following his departure in 1938, Bradshaw had short spells with Third Lanark and South Liverpool, before retiring to work as a scout for Norwich City for a period of time.
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'''Ralph Laidlaw Brand''' (born 8 December 1936) is a retired Scottish footballer, who played as a striker for Rangers, and latterly, Manchester City, Sunderland, Raith Rovers and Hamilton Academical.
Brand signed for Rangers after impressing manager Bill Struth whilst playing in a schoolboy international against England at Wembley in 1952. Struth signed him on a provisional contract in the summer of that year. In 1954 he turned professional and made his debut for Rangers on 6 November against Kilmarnock, scoring two goals in a 6-0 win. He missed the next two seasons doing his national service. After his return in December 1957, he formed an effective strike partnership with Jimmy Millar, and scored 14 goals in 28 games over the course of the second half of the season.
His best season came in 1960-61, where he played in all of Rangers' 34 league games, scoring 24 goals, and 44 in all competitions. These included 5 goals in Rangers' run to the final of the Cup Winners Cup, 3 of which were scored in an 8-0 victory over Borussia Mnchengladbach.
Brand played in four Scottish championship winning sides, 1958-59, 1960-61, 1962-63 and The Treble winning side of 1963-64. He won four League Cup and four Scottish Cup winner's medals, and is the only player to have scored in four consecutive Scottish Cup finals. He played in a total of seven finals for Rangers, scoring six goals and never finishing on the losing side. He played for Scotland eight times, scoring eight goals, although his international opportunities were limited because Denis Law was an established striker in the side.
He played his last match for Rangers on 23 April 1965 when he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Third Lanark in the last League game of the season. Brand was sold to Manchester City in August that year for -30,000. Two years later he moved to Sunderland and finished his career at Raith Rovers. He retired in 1970. In his time at Rangers, he played 317 times and scored 206 goals. He is the club's third top post war scorer behind Ally McCoist and Derek Johnstone.
Brand had a brief managerial career, taking charge of Darlington for 6 months from December 1972, then Albion Rovers between 1973 and 1974. After leaving the footballing business he worked as a taxi-driver.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
'''Manchester City'''
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'''Jakob Kjeldbjerg Jensen''' (born 21 October 1969) is a Danish former footballer who played as a central defender. Kjeldbjerg won 14 caps and scored one goal for the Danish national team, and represented Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Kjeldberg started playing football lower-league clubs Holstebro BK and Viborg FF, before moving to Danish top-flight team Silkeborg IF. He was selected team captain for the Danish under-21 national team which competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and won the 1992 Danish under-21 Player of the Year award. He made his national team debut in November 1992, and scored his only national team goal in a 2-2 draw with the United States in January 1993. He played in the 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy game against Argentina, where he was praised for his effective marking of Argentinian playmaker Maradona.
In August 1993, he moved abroad in England. He was bought by Chelsea in the FA Premier League, in a transfer deal worth -485,000. Eighty years after Nils Middelboe made his Chelsea debut in 1913, Kjeldbjerg became the second Dane to play for the club. He stayed with Chelsea for four years, and featured in the side which lost to Manchester United in the 1994 FA Cup final. In a game against Millwall in February 1995, Kjeldbjerg dislocated his shoulder, the first incident in a long list of injuries. He injured a ligament in his left knee, and was unable to fully recover. He ended his professional football career in 1997.
In May 1998, he began hosting football matches from the Danish Superliga and UEFA Champions League, for the Danish television channel TV3. In 2002, he became the host in TV3's Danish version of the ''Expedition Robinson'' reality show. In August 2007, he became the new host for Onside, a popular football tv-magazine.
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'''Stephen J. "Steve" Evans''' (born 30 October 1962) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager from Glasgow, Scotland.
After his retirement he became a football manager and is the manager of Conference National side Crawley Town Football Club and has been manager of Boston United Football Club on two separate occasions, he joined in 1998 from Stamford Football Club to start his first spell with Boston United.
A controversial figure, whilst manager of Boston United he was successfully prosecuted for tax evasion.
Evans signed for Bolton Wanderers but failed to break into to first team and was released in 1979. He then returned to his native Scotland and joined Clyde, where he played in 36 league matches, scoring 4 goals, before joining Albion Rovers in 1981, where he scored 28 goals in 76 league matches during three years at Cliftonhill. He then moved to Ayr United in 1984, scoring 4 goals in 30 matches, and to Hamilton Academical in 1985, where he only played in two league matches. He joined St. Johnstone in 1985 and scored 6 goals in 24 matches before a knee ligament injury ended his playing career in 1986, aged 24.
Following his retirement from playing, Evans went into "off pitch activities" becoming Chairman of Corby Town FC in 1994. He was only at the Steelmen for months where the manager prior to his arrival had been sacked and the one he employed resigning.
Evans was originally appointed manager of Boston United in October 1998 after a spell with Stamford.
Evans was suspended by Boston United as manager in July 2002 after a much-publicised FA investigation into "contract irregularities".
Evans was linked with a shock return to the York Street club in February 2004.
In March 2007, Evans was left with only 11 professional footballers for the vital relegation clash with Bury.
On 5 May 2007 Boston United faced Wrexham in a win or bust situation, and things were looking good for the Pilgrims when Francis Green opened the scoring for Evans' outfit who lead 1-0 at half-time, but in the second half United conceded a penalty kick, which Wrexham defender Ryan Valentine converted, the goal which sent Boston United down. Two late goals from Chris Llewellyn and Michael Proctor rubber-stamped Wrexham's survival and saw Boston lose 3-1.
On 29 May 2007, two days after resigning from the Boston United managerial post, Evans took over as Crawley Town manager.
In 2006, Evans was living in the village of Eye, Cambridgeshire in the city of Peterborough.
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'''John Quinn''' (born 30 May 1938, St Helens, Merseyside) is a former professional footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham United and Halifax Town. He also played for non league Worksop Town towards the end of his playing days. Johnny-s professional career was long, lasting from 1959 to 1976 during which time he made 379 league appearances. Quinn played in the half back position or defensive midfielder but he could also play at fullback and winger if needed. He was only short of stature being 5 foot 6 inches (165 cm).
Quinn played football in the St Helens Combination League as a teenager for Prescot Cables F.C. and signed for Sheffield Wednesday as an apprentice after leaving school. Wednesday had a top class team in late 1950s and early 60s and it was hard for the young Quinn to force his way into the first team. He made his debut as a 21 year old on Saturday 26 September 1959 in a 2-0 home victory over Luton Town, however he only made one more appearance that season. It took four years for Quinn to become a regular in the Wednesday side, his cause not being helped by the fact that he had to do his National service during this time.
Quinn was a regular for Wednesday from the start of the 1964-65 season up to his departure from the club in November 1967 during his time at Hillsborough he played 196 matches (including cup games) and scored 25 goals. He played in the 1966 FA Cup Final defeat against Everton, wearing the number 11 shirt. Quinn moved to Second Division Rotherham United in November 1967, the team were struggling and were eventually relegated at the end of the season. He was made club captain by manager Tommy Docherty and he played him at wing half. He stayed at Rotherham until July 1972 when he moved to Halifax Town as player-coach.
He took over as caretaker manager of Halifax in September 1974 when George Mulhall resigned and was eventually handed the job on a permanent basis until February 1976 when he was replaced by Alan Ball senior. He left Halifax immediately on February 2 after making 92 appearances for the club and joined non league Worksop Town. At this time Johnny opened a sports shop on Middlewood Road, Hillsborough just 200 metres from the Sheffield Wednesday ground in conjunction with another former Wednesday player Gerry Young. The shop was a successful business for many years.
After the end of Johnny-s professional football career he formed his own charity football team -Johnny Quinn-s All Stars- featuring former professionals from around the South Yorkshire area such as Emlyn Hughes, Lawrie Madden, Imre Varadi and Mel Sterland. The All Stars have raised huge amounts of money for charity over the years and are still going today although Johnny Quinn announced he was pulling out as the figurehead of the All Stars in May 2006 with former Wednesday player Mel Sterland taking over. Sterland said at the time, "Johnny should get an MBE for what he's done for charities; the money raised must run into millions."
In 1968 during his time at Rotherham United Johnny Quinn had his own song that echoed from the Millmoor terraces. Manfred Mann's version of the song "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" was a hit in 1968 and was adopted by Rotherham supporters as a tribute to Quinn.
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'''Gareth Evans''' (born 10 January 1987 in Wrexham) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Vauxhall Motors.
Evans is a former Newi Cefn Druids player, who made 31 appearances, 25 as substitute, for the club in the Welsh Premier League during the 2003-04 season. He joined Wrexham in 2004 and signed a professional contract in summer 2006, after initially being told that the club could not afford to give him one.
He broke into the first-team in the 2006-07 season, making 14 league and cup appearances. Manager Denis Smith praised Evans and fellow centre-back, Mike Williams, after a 1-0 win over Darlington in December 2006, saying, ''"It's possibly the youngest centre-back pairing the club's ever put out and I think they did tremendously well. I'm delighted with the way they played and I think the lads applied themselves well in difficult circumstances."'' Evans signed a new two-year contract in May 2007.
Evans was loaned to Northwich Victoria and Tamworth during the 2007-08 season but also made another 14 league and cup appearances for Wrexham as the club unsuccessfully battled against relegation from the Football League.
Evans left Wrexham in January 2009 to continue his footballing career in the United States, and joined USL First Division club Austin Aztex in February 2009. He was released by the Aztex at the end of the 2009 season..
On 9 December 2009, Evans signed with Conference North side Vauxhall Motors.
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'''Jim Rodwell''' (born 20 November 1970 in Lincoln, England) is the former chairman of Boston United and also a former professional footballer who played centre-half for the club.
Rodwell began his career playing junior football for Lincoln City and was offered apprentice forms prior to Lincoln being the first team relegated from the football league into the conference in 1987. With uncertainty surrounding the status of Lincoln's players, Rodwell instead undertook his apprenticeship with Darlington, From Darlington Rodwell went to play football in Malaysia for the Sabah State team. After spells at Leeds Utd and Sheffield Utd. He moved up the non-league pyramid, joining the likes of , Hednesford Town,  Bedworth United, Nuneaton Borough and Halesowen TownIn 1995 Rodwell captained the Great Britain University side at the World Student Games in Fukuka Japan. In August 1996, he became Haleowen's record sale when Rushden & Diamonds paid -40,000 for his services. An integral part in Rushden's rise up the pyramid into the football league being named as the clubs player of the year on two occasions. Rodwell moved to Boston United in February 2002, helping the Pilgrims into the football league. From Boston Jim played for
Farnborough Town then Aldershot Town and finally Tamworth. In January 2004 he returned to Boston United initially as Caretaker manager before taking up a role as Director of football, and eventually becoming Chairman in June 2006. In July 2007, after a turbulent time Rodwell resigned as chairman in the wake of the club being sold to Chestnut Homes.
Jim also came third on ITV's Britain's Brainiest Footballer quiz.
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'''Timothy James 'Tim' Ryan''' (born 10 December 1974 in Stockport) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for, and is also assistant manager at, Chester City.
Ryan joined Darlington in January 2007 signing from Boston United. Tim has also played for Doncaster, Southport, Scunthorpe, Boston United and Darlington ahead of his transfer to Chester in July 2009.
In September 2009 Ryan was appointed as caretaker-manager of Chester.
Ryan is also a former England semi-professional international.
'''Doncaster Rovers'''
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'''Paul Ellender''' (born 21 October 1974 in Scunthorpe) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Boston United and Chester City.
Ellender joined Scunthorpe United as a YTS trainee, and went on to sign professional forms, but was released at the end of the 1993-94 season without having made a first-team appearance. He joined Northern Premier League club Gainsborough Trinity,
Together with centre-back partner Chris Timons, Ellender joined Altrincham in 1998,
After seven years with Boston, during which time he played 275 games in all competitions, and, according to the club's website, "endeared himself to the club-s supporters with a never-say-die attitude", he moved on to Alfreton Town, but re-signed for Boston United on loan in March 2009. At the end of the season, neither Boston nor Alfreton offered him a contract, and he joined Retford United for the 2009-10 season.
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'''Mark Andrew Greaves''' (born 22 January 1975) is an English footballer who plays for Gainsborough Trinity as a defender.
Born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Greaves started his career at Brigg Town, where he won an FA Vase winners medal before joining hometown club Hull City in June 1996.
He made 175 appearances and scored five goals in all competitions for the side before moving to Burton Albion in the Conference National in July 2007 after finishing the 2006-07 as Boston's player of the season, which saw the team face two relegations.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
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'''Mark Christopher Albrighton''' (born 6 March 1976 in Nuneaton, England) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender for Stevenage Borough.
Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Albrighton started his career at Atherstone Town of the Southern League Division One Midlands,
Before the start of the 2002-03 season, Albrighton joined Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer.
The 2004-05 season witnessed Albrighton struggle for both fitness and first-team appearances, and he made 17 appearances,
Albrighton was released by Doncaster in May 2006, and subsequently joined Boston United in the same month.
Albrighton returned to Boston in April 2007, but was released a month later and joined Cambridge United on a one-year contract.
In May 2008, Albrighton rejected a one-year contract extension at Cambridge, and opted to join Conference National rivals Stevenage Borough on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference and Southern Football League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''Bradley "Brad" Maylett''' (born 24 December 1980 in Manchester) is an English footballer, who plays for Witton Albion F.C.. He plays as a right winger.
Maylett started his career in 1998 at Burnley as a trainee making 45 league appearances, with all but three o them being as a substitute. He joined Swansea City on loan on 15 March 2003, making six appearances. In June he joined the club permanently on a free transfer. On his debut for the club he scored a hat-trick in a 4-2 victory over Bury at Vetch Field. His first goal came just five minutes into his debut.
On 18 March 2005 Maylett joined Boston United initially on loan, when he made nine appearances, scoring three goals, before signing on a permanent contract on 1 June. On 2 March 2007 he joined Chester City on loan making five appearances and scoring one goal. He left Boston in 2007, following the club's double relegation from League Two to the Conference North.
He signed a one year contract with Conference National club Northwich Victoria on 16 July 2007.
In February 2008 Maylett signed for Leigh Genesis, then in the Conference North on a free transfer. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 defeat to Hinckley United in March 2008. The club were relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division at the end of the season, and he started the 2008-09 season with Leigh. And after a total of 27 league appearances, with five goals, he moved to Fleetwood Town in the Conference North on 14 November 2008,
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'''Anthony Lee Elding''' (born 16 April 1982 in Boston, Lincolnshire) is an English footballer, currently playing as a striker for hungarian top club Ferencvarosi TC.
Having been a member of Nottingham Forest's Centre of Excellence and enjoying run-outs with the academy teams at Lincoln City and Grimsby Town, Elding joined hometown club Boston United's academy at the end of the 1998-1999 season. Elding had his first taste of first team football as an unused substitute in the 1-1 Southern Football League draw at Atherstone United on 11 December 1999 but his senior debut did not come until 16 September 2000 when he appeared as a substitute for the final three minutes of the 2-1 home Football Conference victory over Morecambe. Four days later he marked his first start for the club with a goal after just 32 seconds in the 5-1 home defeat to Nuneaton Borough in the Conference League Cup
In September 2001, in order to gain experience, he joined Bedford Town on loan making a goalscoring debut in the 1-1 away draw with Heybridge Swifts on 18 September 2001.
Elding made his Football League debut in Boston's inaugural game at home to Bournemouth on 10 August 2002 but was stretchered off with an ankle injury. Returning to fitness he made only sporadic appearances for the first team and in February 2003 he joined Gainsborough Trinity on loan, debuting in the 1-0 home defeat to Gateshead on 8 February 2003.
He rejoined Boston in 2006 for his second spell at the club signing from Kettering Town, who he had previously joined for a fee of -40,000. He also had a successful spell at Stevenage Borough.
Elding signed for an undisclosed five figure sum for fellow League Two team Stockport County at the start of 2007.
Elding made his debut in County's 2-0 win over his former-team Boston United at Edgeley Park. By the end of the season he had scored 11 League Goals in 20 League Games, which put him top of the County goalscoring charts.
At the start of the 2007-08 season County were inconsistent and it took until the third game for Elding to open his account, but six more were to follow in league and cup, however on 16 October 2007, Elding was suspended by County, for a potential breach of contract, and potential breach of Football League rule 66.4 which prevents a player from approaching another club with a view to instigating a move. However, the suspension was lifted on the 19th October, with Elding stating "I know why the club took the action they did, and I'm now looking forward to proving to everyone that I'm committed to County".
Elding scored a few more before a lean spell left him on the sidelines and, with many questioning his commitment and desire to win for County, managed to hit back with 5 goals in 5 league games between the end of December and the end of January, which put him fifth in the League Two goalscoring charts and stirred up transfer rumours. Two bids were rejected by County from Hartlepool United before a bid from Leeds United proved too much for County.
During his 13-month period at County he scored 26 goals in 52 games in all competitions.
On 31 January 2008, Leeds United had an offer accepted by Stockport County for an undisclosed amount for Anthony with a view to a permanent transfer. Elding travelled to the club's Thorp Arch training ground and completed the deal the same day. The Yorkshire side are believed to have snatched the striker from the clutches of Hartlepool United, who had two bids for Elding rejected the previous week and Crewe Alexandra, who had had an offer accepted. The deal was confirmed just before the transfer deadline. Elding's family were all Leeds fans so the move was a very big move for Anthony.
He scored his first competitive goal for Leeds in the 2-1 defeat to Cheltenham Town after coming on as a second half sub for Tresor Kandol. He then said to the media that his goals could rebolster Leeds' playoff hopes. Elding never got a regular run of games at Leeds, scoring just one goal, he was deemed surplus to requirements by Gary McAllister and sold to Crewe.
He signed for Crewe Alexandra in July 2008.
He then made his debut as a substitute for Shaun Miller against Brighton in the opening fixture on 9 August 2008. He made his first start against Barnsley in the Carling cup first round and scored his first goal during this game on 12 August 2008. Elding joined Lincoln City on loan for three months in January. Elding came back to Crewe on the same day as teammate Michael O'Connor. Elding had stated that he would wish to return to Lincoln if he was not in the first team plans but manger Gudjon Thordarson stated otherwise, saying that he was in the first team picture. He has since been told that he is free to leave Crewe. He received interest from Burton Albion, Bradford City, Gillingham and Brentford, Port Vale, Crawley Town and Altrincham. It is thought Elding is set to sign for former club, Stockport County after holding talks with manager Gary Ablett on Tuesday. Various news wires are now reporting Elding to have signed for Stockport until the end of the season.
Anthony re-signed for Kettering on loan on 3 November 2009 after rejecting loan moves to Port Vale, Rushden & Diamonds and Darlington, and made his second Poppies debut against Wrexham the same day, scoring the first goal of the match. Elding started the FA Cup 1-1 draw against his former club Leeds United, then in the replay at Elland Road he headed in the equalising goal for 1-1 in normal time, with Leeds winning 5-1 after extra time. He clearly saw this goal as the dizzying height of his lucrative career, frequently bringing the header up when being interviewed. It didn't seem to bother him that his team had lost by four goals despite playing out of their skins as he had his his precious goal against a club that never rated him. This did little to silence those Leeds United fans who claimed him to be well out of his depth at the club.
Upon his return to Crewe Alexandra, his contract was cancelled by mutual consent, having scored just 3 goals since his move from Leeds United in 2008.
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'''Christopher James "Chris" Holland''' (born 11 September 1975 in Whalley, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fleetwood Town and is a former England Under-21 international.
Holland started his career as a trainee at Preston North End in 1993, making just one league appearance as a substitute before signing for Premier League club Newcastle United on 20 January 1994 for a fee of -100,000. However, an eye injury sustained during an ammonia attack hindered his progress and he joined Birmingham City on loan on 3 September 1996. The loan was made permanent in October 1996 for a fee of -600,000. He played over 70 games during his three years at the club.
On 3 February 2000 Holland joined Huddersfield Town for a fee of -100,000, where he scored the first goal of his professional career, a winner against Nottingham Forest on 21 March 2000.
He played regularly for three seasons, but when told by manager Peter Jackson that a new contract would not be offered at the end of the 2003-04 season, he chose to join League Two club Boston United in March 2004 where he made 85 league appearances.
After two years playing regularly, he signed an 18 month contract with Conference National club Southport on 31 January 2007 on a free transfer, nearer his Lancashire home.
In July 2008 Holland signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Leigh Genesis on a free transfer. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2008-09 season, in a 2-0 defeat to Eastwood Town. He scored his first goal in his tenth game for the club on 20 September in a 4-2 defeat to Whitby Town.
On 14 November 2008 he joined Conference North club Fleetwood Town,
Holland is a former England youth and Under 21 international. He won the first of his under-21 caps while at Newcastle.
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'''David Galbraith''' (born 20 December 1983) is an English footballer who plays for St. Albans City F.C.
Galbraith plays as a left sided midfielder, he joined Boston in 2005 initially on loan from Northampton and is a former trainee at Tottenham. He re-signed for the club after their double relegation, making him one of three players remaining from the previous season. on 31 January 2008 Galbraith signed for Kettering Town. David attended Putteridge High School in Luton
In the summer of 2009, along with Stephan Morley, Galbraith signed for Kings Lynn but was swiftly released by the clubs Manager Carl Heggs following the Linnets defeat in a pre-season friendly game.
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'''David William Farrell''' (born November 11, 1971 in Birmingham, England) is an English footballer who currently playing for Stamford. Farrell made over 400 appearances in the Football League for Wycombe Wanderers, Peterborough United and Boston United between 1995 and 2007.
Farrell began his career at non-league club Redditch United in 1991 before joining Aston Villa in 1992 for a fee of -45,000.
After one season at Boston, Farrell joined Conference National side Burton Albion in July 2007. He was released by Burton after his one year contract expired at the end of the 2007-08 season
In July 2009, Farrell signed for Unibond Division One South side Stamford A.F.C., scoring his first goal for the club against Banbury in a pre-season friendly.
David Farrell has hung his boots up after an illustoruous carear he ritires at the age of 38 a true servant to the sport. Good luck and Best wishes.
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}}'''James William "Jamie" Clarke''' (born 18 September 1982 in Sunderland) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Grimsby Town.
Clarke was brought up into the first team at Mansfield Town in the 2001-2002 season, after being promoted from the clubs youth setup. He made his debut on April 1 2002 in a 5-3 defeat against Luton Town. Clarke notably played under Stuart Watkiss at Field Mill and remained with The Stags until the end of the 2003-2004 campaign, where he then was released.
Upon his release from Mansfield, Clarke signed a two year deal for League Two side, Rochdale. He remained with the club throughout the 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 season, and went on to make over 60 appearances in all competitions for Dale. He was released at the end of his second season.
His next port of call was to join Boston United. While with The Pilgrims, Clarke was a first team regular, in a season where the club eventually went on to lose their Football League status, and were relegated on the final day of the season, losing out to Wrexham. Clarke left Boston a few weeks after the end of the 2006-2007 season.
Only a few weeks after the end of the 2006-2007 season, Clarke was the first new face in at Grimsby Town for the 2007-2008 campaign. Manager Alan Buckley bringing him in as the clubs new right back, to cater for the vacant spot left by retiring and long serving legend John McDermott. Despite this , Clarke was also deployed in midfield ,during his first season. He managed to make an appearance at Wembley Stadium for the club, as they lost 2-0 to the MK Dons in the final of the Football League Trophy. In the 2008-2009 season, Buckley signed Robbie Stockdale as the clubs first choice right back, giving Clarke an uphill struggle to claim a place in the team. His adopted midfield role was his main role throughout the season. However when Buckley was sacked, his replacement Mike Newell opted to bring in fresh faces in both defence and midfield, making there several players ahead of Clarke in the pecking order. Clarke eventually would only called upon in the place of illness or injury. At the end of the season, Newell commented on BBC Radio Humberside that Clarke as well as fellow utility player Danny Boshell may still be offered a fresh deal, and Clarke put pen to paper to sign a fresh one year deal a week later. On 13th January 2010, new manager Neil Woods told Clarke, along with Danny Boshell, Matthew Heywood and Barry Conlon that they are free to leave the club in the January transfer window.
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'''Stewart Dean Talbot''' (born 14 June 1973 in Birmingham) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League in an eleven years professional career.
Starting his career with non-league Moor Green, he was signed by Port Vale in 1994. After six years at Vale Park he moved on to Rotherham United, where he spent four years. He played over 100 league games for each club. He then played over fifty games for Brentford before leaving the Football League in 2005 to join Boston United. He spent four years at Boston before finishing his career at Kidsgrove Athletic.
Talbot played for non-league Moor Green, also having a brief time with Doncaster Rovers. He entered the Football League with Port Vale of the First Division in August 1994.
His debut came on 29 April 1995, in a 1-1 draw with Charlton Athletic at The Valley.
By 1996-97 the club had reached its peak, before a slow but steady decline. The club finished eighth in the second tier, Talbot played in 34 of these games, including two Potteries derby clashes.
He was in even greater demand the next season, making 45 appearances, justifying his reputation as a hard working player. He also racked up thirteen yellow cards and six goals.
In 1998-99 he played 35 games, though didn't find the scoresheet. He was at the club for the dismissal of "Rudgie" - the end of an era. Talbot still found himself in the first team with new man Brian Horton though, the club barely surviving relegation. On 27 April, in a 2-1 defeat by Watford at Vale Park, he was stretchered with a broken leg off after 33 minutes, following a challenge by Paul Robinson.
The team fell well short in 1999-2000 however, going down in 23rd place. Talbot made it onto the pitch just six times following recovery from his injury, Vale salvaging just one point of a possible eighteen. His association with the Burslem club was over, after six seasons at Vale Park he moved on to Second Division new boys Rotherham United in July 2000.
United won their second successive promotion in 2000-01, again finishing runners-up. Talbot played 43 games of the campaign, picking up seven yellow cards as well as straight red along the way.
Talbot was no stranger to the First Division of course, though ''the Millers'' were. After another 40+ games season for Talbot, United finished above relegated Crewe Alexandra thanks to their superior goal difference and despite a 2-0 defeat at Gresty Road in late April.
After a couple of runs in the 2002 half of the season, broken up by a persistent knee injury, Ronnie Moore dropped Talbot. In February he joined Shrewsbury Town of the Third Division on a one month loan, playing seven games. On his return to the Don Valley Stadium he was expected to re-join ''the Shrews'' in their battle to avoid the Conference National, but instead he found himself back in first team contention with Rotherham, playing five games before the end of the season.
In 2003-04 he made 28 appearances, in which he was booked seven times and sent off once, including a run of four yellow cards in four games. By January time he was dropped yet again, in February he dropped down a division, joining Brentford on loan until the end of the season. He impressed the London club in his fifteen games spell and signed a permanent deal in the summer.
Talbot's 37 League One appearances helped his new club to the play-off places in 2004-05, though they were bettered by Sheffield Wednesday in the semi-finals.
Talbot told manager Martin Allen that he wanted to return to the North, he joined League Two Boston United on a free transfer in June 2005. By now a veteran, he played 36 games in 2005-06.
In 2006-07 Boston lost their Football League status, Talbot making twenty appearances in his final season in the Football League. Only Talbot and Paul Ellender stayed beyond the summer.
In 2007-08, the club were played in the Conference North because of their financial difficulties. They were promptly kicked out of that division at the end of the season, leaving them with an intolerable fall from grace - effectively three relegations in just two seasons.
So they started the 2008-09 season in the Northern Premier League. Talbot briefly managed United for one game against Nantwich Town on 5 January after manager Steve Welsh became ill. The team capitulated 5-0, spelling doom for Talbot. Welsh released Talbot soon after, and the player signed for Kidsgrove Athletic (one level below in the Division One South). He left Kidsgrove in the summer of 2009.
Since leaving the professional game, Talbot took up a position in childcare in North Staffordshire.
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'''Michael Harvey, Jr''', aka '''MC Harvey''', (born 1 May 1979, Plymouth, Devon, England) is a British musical artist and non-League footballer.
MC Harvey was raised in London, who first came onto the public eye in 2001 with UK garage act So Solid Crew.
Michael Harvey Jnr is the son of Michael Harvey - a bodybuilder better known as former ''Gladiators'' hero "Bullitt". His father also owns his own independent record label, which Harvey was once signed to, namely; Artiste Promotion & Management (APM).
After leaving the So Solid Crew, Harvey Jnr developed a TV career on reality TV shows ''The Games'' on Channel Four in 2003 (which he won) and several series of ''The Match'' on Sky One. He has also appeared on several programmes as a guest including ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'', and has hosted the dance competition ''Bump 'n Grind'' on the youth cable channel Trouble and ''Footballers' Pads'' on Sky One.
He made his theatre debut in London's West End in the musical ''Daddy Cool'' in 2006.
In 2008, Harvey Jnr. and his partner Javine Hylton welcomed their first child Angel in 2008. In the same year, he also participated in a celebrity version of Channel 4 show ''Come Dine With Me'', along with fellow celebrities Jonathan Ansell, Tamara Beckwith and Lynsey de Paul. Harvey finished joint first with Jonathan Ansell, both of whom scored 21 points.
He joined the line-up of Angie Le Mar's play ''The Brothers'' at the Hackney Empire in 2008. The play was recently shown on [[MTV Base]. He also had a hit show on MTV base called the Young Gods Of Comedy, which received very high ratings on MTV base.
Harvey was married to singer Alesha Dixon. In November 2006, the couple split after Dixon discovered that he was having an affair with singer Javine Hylton, whom he first met when she was participating in ''The Games''; they would later star in a West End version of ''Daddy Cool''.
Hlyton gave birth to their daughter, Angel Hylton Harvey, on 23 February 2008. The baby was delivered naturally at the London Birthing Centre in St George's Hospital Tooting, and weighed 9 lbs.
In September 2009, Hylton split with Harvey after they grew apart. A spokesman for Javine confirmed their break-up saying:
"Javine has left Harvey and the family home for a myriad of reasons.
"The main crunch came when she found evidence of him being unfaithful.
"She now wants to be left alone to regroup, resettle and care for her daughter Angel."
Harvey is also a non-league football player, who plays in defence. He has played for a number of clubs including spells at AFC Wimbledon, Aldershot Town and Lewes. He was signed by the Conference South side St Albans City in June 2007 but left after work commitments.
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'''Keith Treacy''' (born 13 September 1988 in Dublin, County Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer who plays on the left-hand side of midfield as a winger. He currently plays his club football for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League.
Treacy signed his first professional contract in 2005 and made his Blackburn Rovers debut in a League Cup tie against Portsmouth as a substitute and made his first start against Coventry City in the FA Cup third round in a heavy 4-1 defeat back in 2008, and then eventually being substituted off and being replaced by striker Matt Derbyshire.
In July 2009, Treacy joined Sheffield United on a six-month loan deal,
making his dbut for the Blades in a 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough on the first day of the 2009-2010 season.
He soon followed his dbut up with two assists for the Blades against Watford the following week and a stunning long range goal three days later in a midweek match against Leicester City.
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'''Robert Steven Milsom''' (born January 2, 1987 in Redhill, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Fulham. He can play in central midfield or on the left wing, although he started his career as a left back.
Milsom began his career as a youth player at Fulham before he was promoted to the reserve team. During the 2005-06 season he played regularly for the reserves and also captained the side on several occasions.
Milsom made his league debut for Fulham on 18 February 2009 in a 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford against Manchester United, coming on as a replacement for Danny Murphy.
After failing to break into the Fulham first team, and in order to gain some experience, he spent a month on loan at Football League Two side Brentford in the second half of the 2007-08 season where he played six times. He returned to Fulham to make his full debut as a late substitute in the Carling Cup against Burnley. He again went out on loan, this time to Southend, making a further six appearances.
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'''Nabil El Zhar''' (born 27 August 1986) is a French-born Moroccan football player who currently plays for Liverpool and Morocco. He can play wide as a winger or as a second striker.
El Zhar began his football career with OAC Als, a local youth team. From here he moved to Nmes Olympique, then switched again to AS Saint-tienne. He signed for Liverpool in October 2006 and made his debut for their reserve team against Newcastle in a reserves match on 3 October 2006.
He made his first team debut on 29 November 2006, coming on as a substitute against Portsmouth. He went on to make two more appearances in the 2006-07 season.
He made his first Liverpool start in a Carling Cup tie, against Cardiff City on 31 October 2007, in which he scored his first goal for the club.
El Zhar became part of the regular first team squad in the 2008-09 season appearing in a 1-0 win against Sunderland and making his first assist on 18 October 2008, coming on for Andrea Dossena with Liverpool 1-2 down against Wigan Athletic. He set up Albert Riera for the equaliser and the game finished 3-2 to Liverpool. On 27 February 2009, He made his first start for Liverpool in the Premier League against Middlesbrough in which Liverpool lost 2-0.
On 11 July 2009, he signed a new contract extension to his current Liverpool contract that will keep him at Anfield until 2012. In an interview with the irish independent on january 16th 2010 Ronnie Whelan stated that the contract extension given to El Zhar was an example of Benitez's poor judgement. Extening the contract till 2012 of a 23 year old player who has only played 19 games for the club in 4 years and scored only 1 goal is crazy management. Whelan stated that he is championship standard at best.
Although born in Als, France, El Zhar chose to play internationally for the country of his parents, Morocco. However he did represent France at youth level. El Zhar played in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, and Morocco got to the semi-finals, where they were defeated 3-0 by Nigeria. Morocco ended the tournament in fourth place after a 2-1 loss to Brazil.
On the 26 March 2008, El Zhar scored for Morocco in a 4-1 away win against Belgium in his first international appearance.
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'''Mustapha Faysal El Idrissi''' (born November 16, 1977) is a half-Moroccan, half-French football player who plays on the left and right of midfield for R.F.C. Tournai.
He was signed by Coventry City at the start of the 2006/2007 season on a trial basis, but he was not signed to a permanent deal despite featuring in the first team. El Idrissi also had a trial at Bristol City, but was not offered a contract.
In 15 January 2008, he signed a contract with FC Luzern after 1 year away from football. On 1 September 2008 moved to R.F.C. Tournai.
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'''Paul Tait''' (born 24 October, 1974 in Newcastle) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker. Tait is a former Everton trainee who has become a much travelled player having played for ten different clubs with his most productive spell coming at Bristol Rovers between 2002 and 2004.
At Chester City, Tait was the final first-team player signed by Keith Curle just over a week before the manager was released in February 2006. He struggled to make an impact under successor Mark Wright and subsequently moved on to Boston United three months later.
He signed for Southport in January 2007 after initially being on loan from Boston United, although his Southport career was hampered by a serious facial injury that has sidelined him for much of January 2007 and onwards.. He was released by Southport in May 2007 and returned to Northwich two months later. After being placed on the transfer list by manager Dino Maamria, Tait moved on to Barrow A.F.C. whom he helped gain promotion to Conference National in 2008. He was released by the Bluebirds in May 2009.
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'''Richie Ryan''' (born 6 January 1985 in Kilkenny) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for Sligo Rovers.
Ryan started his professional career at Sunderland making two substitute appearances in the Premiership in 2003.
He signed for Scunthorpe in 2005 before signing for Boston United in 2006. He left the club a year later after their double relegation, intending returning to his native Ireland
Ryan spent a season with Royal Antwerp before moving back to Irish Premier Division side, Sligo Rovers.
He scored his first and only goal for the club so far in a 2-2 draw with Cork City in the Setanta Cup, Rovers first ever goal in the competition.
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}}'''Jamie Stevens''' (born 25 February 1989) is an English professional footballer currently at Farnborough. His versatility enables him to operate in any defensive position, however his most natural position is centre back.
Born in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, Stevens started his career in the youth team at Rushden & Diamonds, before joining Boston United on a two-year scholarship. Stevens scored on his professional dbut against Notts County on November 4, 2006.
Stevens was a consistent performer in Boston United's first team in 2007. He scored the only goal against Chester City on the April 21, 2007, a win that kept alive Boston's chances of survival in the Football League.
But, Boston suffered a double relegation to the Conference North and Stevens left the club to join his former manager at Boston - Steve Evans at Conference National side Crawley Town.
Stevens performed consistently well in his first season at the Broadfield Stadium, making 43 league appearances and getting on the scoresheet twice. His first goal in Crawley Town colours came in their 5-0 thrashing of Droylsden in September 2007.
In January 2008 the player spent time on trial with Championship side Ipswich, however a deal could not be reached between the two clubs and he returned to Crawley Town. In the summer of 2008 he agreed a deal to stay with the West Sussex club for the 2008-09 season.
However Stevens struggled with injury through the 2008-09 season and was then unable to regain his place in the team and signed an 18 month contract with Northwich Victoria on 27 January 2009. In March 2009 he joined Ebbsfleet United on loan until the end of the season.
After his loan with Ebsfleet expired and Northwich were relegated to the Conference North in 2008/09 season, Stevens linked up with previous Northwich boss Steve King at Farnborough FC.
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'''Nathan Forbes-Swindells''' (born 29 December 1989, more commonly known on and off the pitch as "Little Nathan" is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker. He recently joined Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity for the 2007/08 season after leaving Boston United. he has a younger brother know on the pitch as karl "big k " forbes who also plays foortball for boston
He made his professional debut for Boston against Darlington on 12 August 2006,
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'''James William "Jay" Harris''' (born April 15, 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chester City.
A product of the Everton F.C. Academy, he joined Accrington Stanley in the summer of 2006,
and made his full Accrington debut against Barnet on August 12, 2006. In May 2007 he signed a new two-year contract,
but at the end of the 2007-08 season, he was released by the club, together with ten other first-team players.
On June 25, 2008 he joined Chester City on a two year contract along with Accrington team-mate David Mannix. He featured in more than 30 of Chester's games in 2008-09 as the club suffered relegation from The Football League.
On April 7, 2009, Harris was one of five players charged with breaching Football Association rules on betting relating to the Accrington against Bury match of the final day of 2007-08.
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'''Graham Allen''' born 8 April 1977 in Bolton is a former professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bradford Park Avenue.
Graham started his career at Everton making his debut against Middlesbrough on the 26 December 1996, He played 6 times for Everton before signing for Tranmere Rovers in 1998 after a successful loan spell.
He played 200 league games for Tranmere Rovers scoring 10 goals before signing for Rushden & Diamonds in 2004 playing 31 league games and scoring 2 goals before signing for Chester City in 2006. Injuries forced him to retire from professional football after only one year at the Deva Stadium, having made just three league appearances for the Blues.
After spending time on trial with Droylsden, Allen joined Bradford Park Avenue in August 2007.
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'''Jamie Hand''' (born 7 February 1984 in Uxbridge) is an English footballer. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Woking. Hand is a former England under-19 international.
Hand started his career at Watford and had loan spells with Oxford United, Livingston and Peterborough United.
===Fisher Athletic and Northampton Town===
Hand departed Watford after the closure of the January 2006 transfer window, joining Fisher Athletic who were not bound by the regulations of the transfer window. Without making an appearance for the club, he joined Northampton Town on loan for the remainder of the season in February 2006.
Hand joined Chester City in May 2006, and was a regular in the 2006-07 season. His final game for the club was in a Football League Cup tie with Nottingham Forest. The match ended goalless and Hand scored in the penalty shoot-out but Chester went out.
Hand joined another League Two side, Lincoln City, in August 2007, agreeing a two-year contract with the club and linking up with Lincoln's then Director of Football John Deehan with whom he had worked with at Northampton Town.
In August 2008 Hand joined Conference side Ebbsfleet United on non-contract terms, after spending time with them in pre-season. He made his debut in a 2-0 away victory over Torquay United on 18 August 2008, coming on as a late substitute for Stacy Long.
For personal reasons Hand was allowed to leave Ebbsfleet United in February 2009.
Hand then joined Chelmsford City for the remainder of the season, before signing for Woking in September 2009.
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He was signed by Chester City from Doncaster Rovers in 2006 and has also played for Wycombe Wanderers. In March 2004 he moved to Walsall.
He is currently working full time in a Unipart distribution warehouse in Oxford.
-DOCSTART-	6551168
'''Phil Bolland''' (born 26 August 1976 in Liverpool) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Barrow AFC in the Conference National.
Bolland has enjoyed two spells at Chester City, having signed from Peterborough United in the summer of 2006 - just a few months after he'd moved in the opposite direction. Mark Wright has managed him at the four clubs he has been in charge of, namely Southport, Oxford, Chester and Peterborough. Bolland had earlier played in non-league football for clubs including Altrincham, Salford City, Trafford and Knowsley United.
Bolland struggled to stake a place in the first-team side at Chester under new manager Bobby Williamson in 2007-08, making just three appearances. He spent time on trial with Wrexham and it was announced in December 2007 he was no longer part of Chester's plans.
On 8 January 2008 it was announced Bolland had been released by Chester
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'''Gregg Steven Blundell''' (born 3 October 1977 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He plays at Barrow AFC in the Blue Square Premier, on loan from Chester City.
Gregg started as a trainee at Tranmere Rovers but was released. After a spell with Knowsley United, he began a prolific scoring record with Vauxhall Motors, who rose through the non-league pyramid in his spell there. The goals continued to flow after a move to Nationwide Conference club Northwich Victoria in 2001. Despite playing for a side in the bottom half of the table, Blundell had a strong scoring record. This prompted a move to Conference promotion chasers Doncaster Rovers in March 2003.
Blundell's first season with Rovers ended with promotion to the Football League, after play-off wins over future club Chester City and Dagenham & Redbridge. His belated Football League debut at Leyton Orient on 9 August 2003 saw him open the scoring in a 3-1 win, as Rovers went on to surprisingly win the Division Three title. Blundell scored 18 goals during the season.
However, many Rovers fans felt that he had reached his level at League one and despite being given chances in the first team, he never managed to achieve the success he had the season before.
Blundell was signed by Chester City from Doncaster Rovers for a Club Record Fee in July 2005 (reputedly -105,000). He made a quick impact with Chester, bagging six goals by the end of September 2005 as Chester challenged for promotion from Football League Two. But his season was to lie in tatters after an injury sustained against Rochdale on 7 October 2005. After missing three months out injured, just one more goal was managed before the end of the season. His confidence was still never fully recovered the following season and Chester accepted a nominal bid for Blundell from Darlington as transfer deadline day approached in January 2007.
He was re-united with former manager Dave Penney at Darlington. Again the goals did not flow in the rest of the season, but he did score a late penalty equaliser on his return to Chester in April 2007. Apart from a loan spell with Accrington Stanley, Blundell remained at Darlington until the summer of 2009 when he returned to Chester who had just suffered relegation to the Blue Square Premier League.
He graduated from the University of Salford in 2008 with a degree in Physiotherapy
'''Doncaster Rovers'''
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}}'''John Danby''' (born 20 September 1983 in Stoke) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Chester City.
Danby spent five seasons picking his nose with several successes. Kidderminster Harriers before signing for Chester City in 2006 where he brought the nose picking to an end. Danby's time with Kidderminster unfortunately saw them relegated out of The Football League in 2004-05 but he established himself as a promising young goalkeeper.
He went on to enjoy a successful bogey picking 2006-07 season with Chester and was named the club's player of the season. Despite the signing of the experienced Gavin Ward, Danby was selected in goal for Chester's opening game of the 2007-08 season against Chesterfield. In two full seasons he did not miss any of Chester's competitive first-team matches, although he went off injured in a Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie against Crewe Alexandra in September 2007 and in a league match against Darlington in March 2008.
On March 7, 2009, Danby made his 128th consecutive start for Chester in The Football League at Barnet, to break a record set more than 40 years earlier by Mike Metcalf.
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'''Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters''' (born 20 September 1983 in Birkenhead) is an English professional footballer who qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland. He currently plays as a striker and on the right wing for Ipswich Town F.C., where he is the current captain of the first team.
Walters started his career at Blackburn Rovers scoring plenty of goals for their youth team before moving to Bolton Wanderers. He played a few first team games before signing for Hull City, then Wrexham and in 2006 signed for Chester City. He agreed terms with Ipswich on a deal worth -150,000 plus add-ons in mid-January 2007, having impressed in FA Cup ties between the clubs earlier in the month.
On 3 March, 2007, Walters scored his first goal for Ipswich in their 2-1 over Queens Park Rangers at Portman Road.
On 12 January, 2008, he extended his contract with Ipswich until 2011.
In October 2008 Walters signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until the end of the 2011/12 season.
Jon was captain for the first time in a blue shirt against Derby on 31st October 2009, their first win of the season.
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'''Dean Bennett''' (born 13 December 1977) is an English footballer who plays for Kidderminster Harriers as a midfielder.
Born in Wolverhampton, Bennett, who was a junior at Aston Villa, made one appearance for West Bromwich Albion while at the Hawthorns in 1996-97.
Dean was signed by Chester City from Wrexham in 2006, he has also played for Kidderminster Harriers (where he won the Conference National in 1999-2000) and Bromsgrove Rovers.
In 2004-05, Bennett was part of the Wrexham side that won the Football League Trophy against Southend United at the Millennium Stadium but his spell at the Racecourse Ground was dogged by injuries. This has continued at Chester, where he has missed the early weeks of the 2006-07 season. In August 2007, Bennett returned to former club Kidderminster on a three month loan deal.
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'''Ashley Michael Westwood''' (born 31 August 1976) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Wrexham. He is a former Manchester United trainee, who won promotion to the Premier League with Bradford City. He has also played for Crewe Alexandra, Sheffield Wednesday, Northampton Town, Chester City and Stevenage Borough, as well as on loan at Swindon Town and Port Vale.
Born in Bridgnorth, Westwood started his career as trainee at Manchester United and was part of the FA Youth Cup winning side of 1995 before signing for Crewe Alexandra the same year. Dario Gradi paid United -40,000 for Westwood's services.
Westwood slotted in well to the Second Division side. He played fifty games in the 1996-97 season, including the 1-0 win over Brentford that took ''the Railwaymen'' into the First Division.
However he was to only play 22 games in the 1997-98 season. His swansong for the Cheshire club came on 13 April 1998, he scored the opener of a 2-0 win over near rivals Stoke City at Gresty Road. Later that summer he signed with Bradford City
His first season with the club saw ''the Bantams'' promoted to the Premier League as First Division runners-up. Westwood played only nineteen games in their league campaign though. His last game of the season was eventful, after scoring at Loftus Road against Queens Park Rangers on 62 minutes he was sent off in stoppage time.
He played just five top flight games in 1999-2000, though they picked up 13 out of 15 points in those games, a sizeable chunk of their final tally of 36 points. The final of these games was a 3-0 win over Wimbledon at Valley Parade on 30 April 2000. This was a vital result because had ''the Dons'' won then they would have survived relegation at Bradford's expense. Westwood replaced Robbie Blake as a 67th minute substitute.
He went into Europe in July 2000, making two appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, victories over FK Atlantas and RKC Waalwijk. New manager Chris Hutchings told him to improve or leave. He joined Sheffield Wednesday on a one month loan in August, Paul Jewell had switched to ''the Owls'' and took Westwood with him permanently for -150,000 in September,. -100,000 less than Bradford had originally wanted. He played 38 games that season, scoring five goals and picking up ten yellow cards.
The next season Wednesday were fighting for First Division survival and Jewell had already left for Wigan Athletic. Westwood played 33 games, helping the club to the League Cup semi-finals.
He began to suffer from a groin injury in October 2002 and played just 25 games in 2002-03.
In July 2003 he signed with Northampton Town. His time at Northampton was one ravaged by injury. He played just nine Third Division games in 2003-04, being out from September to January with a shoulder injury. He was sent off in the play-off semi-final first leg defeat to Mansfield Town.
In July 2004 Westwood was appointed club captain. The 2004-05 season was the first season of League Two, Westwood could only muster nineteen league appearances following his return to action in October. He signed a new contract at the end of the year, despite still suffering from damaged knee ligaments, an injury he picked up in April.
''The Cobblers'' finally achieved promotion in 2005-06 as runners-up, Westwood played just three games all season, all as a substitute. He left Sixfields at the end of the campaign after not being offered a new contract and instead signed for Mark Wright's Chester City.
He continued to struggle with his hamstring, though he played 25 games, he had played his last in Chester colours after going off injured against Wycombe Wanderers on 13 January 2007. In March, he joined Swindon Town on loan from the remainder of the the season to provide much needed cover for the Wiltshire outfit. The season ended with Westwood helping Swindon win promotion from League Two and he then returned to Chester, featuring in their pre-season campaign.
Westwood was placed on the transfer list at Chester by mutual consent in August 2007. He left the club on the 30 August 2007 before the transfer window closed to join League One side Port Vale on a temporary short term deal, making his debut two days later in a 1-0 win at Bournemouth. He returned to Chester in December 2007 before joining Stevenage Borough on a free transfer at the start of the 2008 January transfer window. He was released in July 2008, after making 20 appearances, scoring twice for the Conference side.
After a trial with Lincoln City he joined Conference side Wrexham, becoming one of the first signings of new manager Dean Saunders, with whom Westwood played at Bradford City. He scored his first goal for this new club with a header in an FA Trophy game with Mansfield Town to put them through to the second round. In July 2009 he signed a contract extension, keeping him at the Welsh club for the 2009-10 season.
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'''Richard John 'Ricky' Ravenhill''' (born 16 January 1981 in Doncaster) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County
He started as a trainee at Barnsley before signing for hometown club Doncaster Rovers in January 2002. He played 159 times for Rovers, scoring 10 goals, and he played a key role in consecutive promotions before signing on loan for Chester City in 2006. He has been sent off five times in his career, including in a local derby between Chester and Wrexham in August 2006.
This marked the end of his brief stint with Chester, as he duly returned to Doncaster and then quickly signed for Grimsby Town on 31 August 2006. He has since teamed up with his former Doncaster manager Dave Penney at Darlington.
On May 18th it was widely rumoured that Ravenhill had joined League Two Notts County for the 2009-10 season, despite no public announcement having been made.
On May 19th it was confirmed he will sign for Notts County on a two year deal within the next couple of weeks.
'''Doncaster Rovers'''
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'''David John "Dave" Artell''' (born 22 November 1980 in Rotherham) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. He was released by Chester City at the end of the 2006-7 season, and signed for Morecambe on 11 July 2007.
David began his career with hometown club Rotherham United, making his Football League debut as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat by Swansea City in October 1999, his only appearance as the Millers were runners-up in Division Three. But the following season saw him enjoy a regular first-team spot as Rotherham surprisingly won a second successive promotion.
Sadly Artell was to not play for Rotherham again and he spent most of the 2002-03 on loan with Shrewsbury Town. Although this period saw Artell be part of the side that surprisingly knocked Premier League giants Everton out of the FA Cup, it was largely a bitterly disappointing season that ended with Shrewsbury suffering relegation due largely to a poor defensive record.
In the summer of 2003, Artell joined Mansfield Town, where he was to spend two years. The first saw Mansfield reach the Division Three play-off final in 2003-04, but Artell was to be an unused substitute - something that had frustratingly been the case for him in the closing weeks of the season. However, he regained his place under Keith Curle early the following season and followed him to Chester in the summer of 2005 for a nominal sum.
Artell was to also spend two years at Chester, as the imposing centre-half established cult-figure status with the fans due to his no-nonsense attitude, which regularly saw him playing through the pain barrier after getting injured in heavy challenges. He was voted runner-up in the club's player of the season awards to John Danby in 2006-07, having played regularly under Mark Wright during the season.
However, Artell's contract was not renewed by new manager Bobby Williamson in the summer of 2007 and he joined league newcomers Morecambe on a free transfer. In only his second competitive game for the club, he achieved hero status by scoring a late winner in a shock Carling Cup 2-1 success at neighbouring giants Preston North End. He has so far struck up an effective central defensive partnership with Jim Bentley.
He is currently doing a degree in forensic biology at Chester College.
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'''Chris Holroyd''' (born 24 October 1986) is an English professional football player who currently plays as a striker for Cambridge United in the Conference National.
Starting out in the Crewe Alexandra academy, Holroyd was a mainstay in the highly rated youth set-up. However, he moved from Crewe after he was denied a professional contract.
After moving to Chester City he spent some time in the youth and reserve teams, and scored a goal against his former club in the Cheshire Cup. Impressing in Chester's youth team - scoring 25 goals in 28 starts and one substitute appearance in the Football League Youth Alliance - he signed his first professional contract in 2006. In the 2006-07 season which followed, he made a total of 25 appearances in the Chester first-team, seven of which were starts.
Holroyd scored his first goal for Chester in a competitive match on 9 October 2007, in a 4-2 Football League Trophy defeat at Carlisle United. His first Football League goal followed later in the month when Chester drew 2-2 with Wycombe Wanderers, with further goals following during the season against Morecambe and Accrington Stanley (two).
On 25 July 2008, Holroyd left Chester by mutual agreement, while being linked with a transfer to other clubs.
He signed a new contract at Cambridge, taking the option of a further year on the original contract he was offered.
Having been given the number 9 shirt following the departure of fellow striker Scott Rendell, Holroyd started the 2009-10 season with Cambridge scoring 14 league goals in the first 18 league games, including a hat-trick against former club Chester City.
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'''Freddie Mortimer Potter''' (born 9 June 1988, Liverpool) is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for Marine in the Unibond Premier League. He plays as a full back.
Potter came through the youth ranks with Chester City and signed a professional contract in 2006. Unfortunately, he was quickly one of three players released by the Blues to help them meet Football League salary capping regulations
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}} '''Paul Rutherford''' (born 10 July 1987 in Wirral, England) is an English footballer, currently playing as a striker for Chester City.
He was encouraged from an early age to play football by his father. He had a mini-goal permanently set up in his back garden in Town Meadow Lane, Moreton. He was brought up through the ranks in Liverpool academy with his brother John Rutherford before deciding to play for City.
In 2005 he signed his first professional contract after impressing in Chester City's Youth Team.
He made his First Team debut for Chester City against Cambridge United in the LDV Vans Trophy in 2005 and over the past few years has been involved in first-team duties. He scored his first league goal in the 2-0 win over Darlington on 22 March 2008.
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'''John "Jack" Beasley''' (born 1916) was an English professional football centre-forward. He was born in Wednesbury.
Beasley began his professional career with Birmingham, but left to join Torquay United in 1935 without making the first team.
He played in the following two games, a 2-0 defeat away to Bristol City and a 3-1 defeat at home to Millwall in which Beasley scored Torquay's goal. Despite scoring he was replaced by Wally Hunt for the next game. He made one further appearance, on 14 April 1936 in a 3-0 defeat away to Bristol Rovers before leaving for non-league Worcester City. He later played for Halesowen Town.
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'''Frederick Beedall''' (August 15, 1911 - 1976) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Chesterfield.
Beedall, an inside-forward, joined Chesterfield in 1932 from Ling's Row Primitives. He made seven league appearances for Chesterfield before moving to Torquay United in 1934. He quickly became a regular in the Torquay side, making his debut in the second game of the 1934-35 season, a 3-2 defeat away to eventual champions Charlton Athletic. He went on to play 37 times in his first season at Plainmoor and was a regular for the next two seasons.
Towards the end of his time at Torquay, his career was disrupted by injuries to both of his knees, which would end his career.
Beedall fathered seven children and died in 1976.
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'''Peter Charles Bore''' (born 4 November 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Grimsby Town as a winger and striker.
Bore was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire and was educated at the Matthew Humberstone School.
He signed an initial one month loan deal at York City in the Conference National on 1 September 2008.
:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.
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'''William John Bell''' (born 1904 in Backworth) was an English professional football left winger.
Billy Bell began his career with Chopwell Institute, later moving to Blyth Spartans. In 1923 he had an unsuccessful trial with Aston Villa and the following year joined Lincoln City. He scored 3 times in 20 league games for Lincoln before joining non-league Mansfield Town.
In 1925 he joined Leicester City, playing 41 times (5 goals) over the next five years before joining Torquay United in 1930. He started the season as first choice on the wing for Torquay, but lost his place due to the emergence of future England international Ralph Birkett in the side. Bell scored 6 times in 28 leagues, with a further goal in four FA Cup ties that season, which was to be his only at Torquay and his last in league football.
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'''Narada Michael Bernard''' (born 30 November 1981 in Bristol) is an Jamaican-English football left-back, currently playing for Margate. He has played once for the Jamaica national side.
Narada Bernard began his career with Tottenham Hotspur before moving, as a trainee, to local rivals Arsenal, turning professional in August 1999. He played alongside Ashley Cole in the reserves for Arsenal, but failed to break into the first team.
He moved to Bournemouth on a free transfer in 2000, signing a two-year contract. His time at Bournemouth was disrupted by injuries and he was released at the end of the 2002-03 season having played 38 first team games. He had an unsuccessful trial with Kidderminster Harriers in July 2003.
Bernard signed for Woking in August 2003, joining Torquay United in November 2003. At Torquay he trained alongside former Arsenal youth team colleagues Lee Canoville and Jo Kuffour, but played only once for the first team (as a late substitute for Canoville in the 1-1 draw at home to York City on the 13th of December) before being released by Torquay manager Leroy Rosenior in January 2004.
On 2 June 2004 Bernard made his only appearance for Jamaica in a 1-0 defeat against the Republic of Ireland in the Unity Cup at the Valley when he came on as late substitute for Deon Burton.
Bernard joined Welling United in September 2004. He had a further unsuccessful trial with Kidderminster Harriers in December 2004. He moved to Barnet and then to Farnborough Town in January 2005, but played just 4 games before being released in March 2005 when he joined Dover Athletic. He spent August 2005 with Yeading and in December 2005 was playing for Hemel Hempstead Town. In 2006 Bernard was playing for Fisher Athletic, and moved to Rushden & Diamonds in January 2007, before leaving only a few weeks later to join up with ex-Bournemouth colleague Jason Tindall at Weymouth. He signed a new one year deal at Weymouth at the start of July 2007.
In February 2008 Bernard joined Maidenhead United.
In January 2009 Bernard joined Hertfordshire outfit Bishop's Stortford on a one month loan deal.. The move was made permanent later that month.
In August 2009 he signed for Isthmian League Premier Division Margate, making his debut at home to Dartford on 18th of that month.
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'''Stuart Boardley''' (born 14 February 1985) is an English former professional footballer, currently playing for Leiston, having previously played professionally for Torquay United. He was born in Ipswich and is the younger brother of the current world stock car champion Carl Boardley.
Boardley attended Northgate High School in Ipswich and left school with GCSE's and A Levels to pursue a career in football. He is currently engaged to childhood sweetheart Gemma Smith.
Boardley, a midfielder, began his career as a trainee with Ipswich Town. His traineeship was extended due to injuries received in a car crash, but he was released in May 2004 without playing in the first team. He joined Torquay United on trial in August 2004 and signed a contract the following month. He made his Torquay debut on 28 September in the 4-3 win at home to Yeovil Town in the Football League Trophy. and shortly afterwards signed a contract. His league debut came on 2 October, in a 1-1 draw away to Peterborough United. He played many more times in the league for Torquay, and once in the FA Cup (a 2-0 defeat away to non-league Hinckley United), before being released in May 2005 following Torquay's relegation.
In the 2005 close-season he joined non-League side Long Melford, but was released in November 2005, moving to Leiston, managed by former Ipswich Town and Tottenham Hotspur player Jason Dozzell, later the same month.
In June 2007, Boardley left Leiston to join AFC Sudbury. He then rejoined Leiston for a second spell in June 2008.
In October 2008, Boardley scored twice as Leiston beat Conference National side Lewes in the Fourth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup,
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'''Kenneth James "Kenny" Brown''' (born 11 July 1967) is an English former professional footballer who is assistant manager at Conference National club Grays Athletic. His father, also called Ken was also a professional footballer and managed Norwich City and Plymouth Argyle.
Brown, a defender, began his career with Norwich City under the management of his father before playing for Plymouth Argyle, West Ham United, Huddersfield Town (loan), Reading (loan), Southend United (loan), Crystal Palace (loan), Birmingham City, Millwall, Gillingham, Kingstonian, Tilbury and Barry Town. He spent some time in Spain with FC Torrevieja before retiring from playing football.
He was manager of CD Jvea, a Spanish regional league side who play in the Valenciana Regional Preferente Group IV from 2006 to 2009. Grays Athletic announced an offer had been put to Brown to become assistant manager to Julian Dicks on 18 September 2009.
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'''Kyle Macaulay''' (born 13 May 1986 in Aberdeen) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Elgin City after being released from Alloa in the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2008/09 season.
Born in Elgin, he started his career at but after two years at Pride Park, he was released. Macaulay is the nephew of former manager Steve Paterson and was signed for the ''Dons'' by his uncle. He made his debut on 4 February 2006 against at Tynecastle.
In November 2006 he was loaned out to before signing a permanent deal with them on 31 January 2007. After leaving Peterhead in the summer of 2007, Macaulay was out of football for a few months until he signed for after a successful trial period. He scored for Alloa in February 2008 in a game against his former club Peterhead.
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}}'''Ashley Foyle''' (born September 17, 1986 in Sheffield) is an English football defender currently playing for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Worksop Town F.C. after joining from near neighbours Matlock Town F.C. on the second of September 2009.
He signed for Accrington in August 2006, leaving his only previous professional club, Chesterfield. From there he went on loan to Belper Town and then signed for Unibond First Division winners Buxton F.C. in 2007. Before joining rivals Matlock Town F.C. where he then went off to current club Worksop Town F.C..
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'''David Michael Kemp''' (born February 20, 1953 in Harrow) is a former English professional footballer and manager. He is currently Chief Scout at Stoke City.
Kemp began his career with Harrow Borough, subsequently playing for Maidenhead United and Slough Town before joining Crystal Palace in April 1975. He moved to Portsmouth in November 1976 and was their leading goalscorer in both the 1976-77 and 1977-78 seasons, despite not playing a full season for the club. A hugely popular player whilst at the club he even featured in Roy of the Rovers magazine photographed alongside his fictional golascoring counterpart
During the time he played for Pompey, a song was sung in his honour, to the tune of ''Lily The Pink''. It is a song that is still sung today (2008) whenever supporters of a certain age gather.
He moved to Carlisle United in March 1978, moving to Plymouth Argyle in September 1979 for a then club record fee of -75,000. He had loan spells with Gillingham (December 1981) and Brentford (March 1982) before joining NASL side Edmonton Drillers in June 1982. He spent the 1983 NASL season with Seattle Sounders and also played for San Jos Earthquakes before leaving the sinking ship of the NASL in 1984 for the Oklahoma City Stampede of the short-lived United Soccer League (he accrued the 2nd-highest points total in the league).
He then managed Swedish side Norrkping. He returned to England in 1986, joining the coaching staff at Wimbledon. He later took over as manager at Plymouth Argyle in March 1990.
In July 1992 he took over as manager of Conference side Slough Town. He guided Slough to 5th place in the Conference, their highest-ever finish, but left at the end of his first season to become assistant manager at Crystal Palace under new manager Alan Smith where they won the 1993/94 League Championship (and with it promotion to the Premier League), and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
He was appointed as assistant manager of Wycombe Wanderers, again under Alan Smith, at the start of the 1995-96 season, leaving along with Smith after a poor start to the 1996-97 season.
He then became Assistant Manager under John Docherty at Millwall and was later first-team coach at Wimbledon under Joe Kinnear until the summer of 1999 when he returned to Millwall as first-team coach. In December 1999, Kemp was appointed first-team coach at Portsmouth under new manager Tony Pulis.
In October 2000, he was appointed as manager of Oxford United, with Joe Kinnear as Director of Football. Kinnear left to manage Luton Town in February 2001 and Kemp was dismissed two months later following protests by the Oxford fans. In December 2001 he was appointed as Chief Scout for Leicester City. Later that month he was named as one of the best 101 players to have played for Plymouth Argyle before joining Stoke City as first-team coach in August 2004, again working under Tony Pulis. Kemp left Stoke in June 2005 when Pulis was dismissed.
In September 2005, Pulis took over as manager of Plymouth Argyle and again appointed Kemp as his assistant. Kemp remained in this post under new manager Ian Holloway until August 2006. In October 2006 he rejoined Stoke City as Assistant Manager, and now has been appointed as Chief Scout with the vacant position of Assistant Manager filled by Peter Reid
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'''Andreas Granqvist''' (born 16 April 1985) is a Swedish,footballer from Helsingborg, currently playing as a defender for FC Groningen.
He started his career as a small kid in Parps GIF, the local club of his home village Parp. He later transferred to Helsingborgs IF and he made his debut in Allsvenskan, 2004. Two years later he was team captain, when the club won its third Swedish Cup title, beating Gefle with 2-0. The victorious HIF side also contained former Swedish internationals Henrik Larsson and Andreas Jakobsson as well as former Hibs goalkeeper Daniel Andersson.
In January 2007, he completed a loan move to Wigan Athletic with view to a permanent deal in the summer.
On 19 June 2007, Granqvist signed a two-year deal with Wigan, for a fee rumoured to be around -750,000. On 12 March 2008, Granqvist returned to HIF on a loan deal stretching till the end of the English season in June.
On July 9, 2008 Granqvist signed a four year contract with Dutch club, FC Groningen, with Wigan receiving a fee of around -600,000.
On September 13, 2008, Granqvist scored after a 65 metre solo , a remarkable feat, which he again managed to accomplish in the last match of the regular season on May 10, 2009 .
Granqvist has played for the Swedish national team, and, in May 2008, he was included in Sweden's 23-men squad for Euro 2008. However, he was an unused substitute in all three of Sweden's games.
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'''John 'Jack Tresadern'''' (September 26, 1890 in Leytonstone - December 26, 1959 in Tonbridge) was an English professional footballer and football manager. He played twice for the England national side.
Jack Tresadern, a left-half, began his career with non-league Wanstead, moving on to Barking Town before joining West Ham United in July 1913. He was part of the West Ham side elected to the Football League in 1919 and became a regular in their league side. Tresadern made his England debut in April 1923, in the 2-2 Home International draw with Scotland, although he wasn't exactly enamoured with his performance. "I was the best player Scotland had on the field", he said. His 103 other appearances for England he scored a total of 24 goals. He was part of the West Ham side that Won to Bolton Wanderers in the first ever FA Cup final to be held at Wembley.
In October 1924, after 279 league games for the Hammers, Tresadern moved to Burnley. He played 56 league games for Burnley before joining Northampton Town as player-manager in May 1925.
Tresadern retired from playing in December 1926 after breaking his leg. He continued as manager of Northampton until October 1930 when he became manager of Crystal Palace. In June 1935 he left Palace to manage Tottenham Hotspur, but had little success at White Hart Lane, resigning to take over at Plymouth Argyle in April 1938 rather than wait to be sacked. The war interrupted his time at Plymouth, but he remained at Home Park until November 1947.
The following year he became a scout for Aston Villa before becoming manager of Chelmsford City in June 1949. He left Chelmsford in November 1950 and in December 1951 became manager of Hastings United.
He became manager of Tonbridge in April 1958 and remained in post until his death in December 1959 at the age of 69.
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'''Gavin Crawford''' (1867 - March 1955) was a Scottish footballer.
Born in Kilmarnock, Crawford started playing for local junior sides before joining Sheffield United (then of the Midland League) in 1890 from Glasgow side Fairfield Rangers. After a single season with the Blades, Crawford moved to London to join Woolwich Arsenal, becoming the first professional player for the side. He immediately became a regular, and remained so as the club joined the Football League in 1893; Crawford scored on his League debut, in a Second Division match against Walsall Town Swifts on September 11, 1893.
Crawford started out at Arsenal as a right-winger, but later on in his career moved into midfield as a right-half. He remained a near ever-present in Arsenal's first four seasons, becoming club captain after the death of Joe Powell in 1896. However, injury wrecked his 1897-98 season, and he lost his place in the side. In all, he played 138 times for Woolwich Arsenal in league and cup, scoring 18 goals, and an additional 83 games in Arsenal's pre-league days.
Crawford was one of the longest-surviving members of Arsenal's first professional side, along with Bill Julian and Jack McBean. The three were reunited at an Arsenal game against Chelsea on March 20, 1948 (by which time Arsenal were one of the leading sides in English football), an event recorded in the ''The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal''.
After losing his place at the Manor Ground Gavin moved on to Millwall in 1898 and later had a spell with Queens Park Rangers where he made up a quartet of ex-Arsenal players including Adam Haywood, Alex McConnell and William White. After retiring from football, he became a groundsman and eventually became head groundsman at Charlton Athletic, until the late 1940s.
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'''John E. Impey''' (born 11 August 1954 in Exeter) is an English former professional football player and manager. As player, he made 461 appearances in the Football League representing Cardiff City, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Torquay United and Exeter City,
Impey joined Cardiff City as a 14-year-old after being spotted playing at Barnstaple for Exeter Schools against North Devon Schools. He turned professional with Cardiff in August 1972, moving on to A.F.C. Bournemouth in July 1975 where he established himself as a central defender. He spent the summer of 1979 on loan with the Seattle Sounders in the North American Soccer League. He made a total of 284 league appearances for Bournemouth before leaving to join Torquay United in August 1983.
He moved to Exeter City in July 1985 for a season but returned to Torquay in July 1986 and was appointed as captain by new manager Cyril Knowles a year later as Torquay almost reached the play-offs. He retired from full-time football after one more season, and joined Conference club Weymouth as player-assistant manager, spending a brief period as caretaker manager in early 1989. In the 1989-90 season he played in the Western Football League for Tiverton Town.
Impey remained at Torquay United as youth coach under first Knowles and then Dave Smith. Smith was sacked in April 1991 after Torquay's promotion push appeared to be falling apart and Impey was appointed manager, the first to be appointed by chairman Mike Bateson, guiding them to the play-offs by finishing in seventh place in the Fourth Division. They beat Burnley in the play-off semi-final and on 31 May 1991 Impey led his side out at Wembley for the final against Blackpool. The game went to a penalty shootout, which went to sudden death. Goalkeeper Gareth Howells scored Torquay's sixth penalty, Blackpool forward Dave Bamber missed, and Torquay were in the Third Division for the first time in 19 years. Impey was sacked in October 1991 after Torquay had lost seven of the first eight games of the season.
In July 1999 he was appointed manager of Totnes Town, a position he still held in April 2000. In May 2001, the ''Herald Express'' reported that Impey was still living in Torquay.
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'''Frank Wragge''' (born February 1898) was an English professional football centre-half in Wolverhampton.
Wragge joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1919, but left to join Oakengates Town without making his league debut. He rejoined Wolves in 1921, but again left for Oakengate having failed to make a first team appearance.
He joined Bristol Rovers and finally made his league debut in the 1923-24 season. Over two seasons, he made 62 league appearances before moving to non-league Stafford Rangers. In 1927 he joined newly promoted Torquay United, playing in Torquay's first ever game in the Football League, a 1-1 draw at home to local rivals Exeter City on 27 August. He played 27 times that season before moving on to Walsall in 1928.
He made just two league appearances for Walsall before leaving league football, joining Madeley Miners Welfare.
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Wellock was born in Bradford, Yorkshire and began his career with hometown club Bradford City, but failed to make the first team. He joined Halifax Town, making his league debut in the 1921-22 season. He scored three times in 33 games for Halifax before moving to Blackpool in 1923. He was not a regular in the Blackpool side, playing 27 league games in which he scored seven times, and moved to Oldham Athletic in February 1927, scoring six goals in just five league games, including four on his debut in a 5-2 win away to Grimsby Town.
In June 1927, he joined newly promoted Torquay United, playing in Torquay's first ever game in the Football League, a 1-1 draw at home to local rivals Exeter City on 27 August 1927. He spent just one season with Torquay, scoring three times in 27 games before joining Peterborough & Fletton United.
In 1929, he returned to the Football League with Darlington where he played regularly as a centre-forward, having played mainly as a defender with Torquay. He scored 71 goals, including five in one game against Rotherham United in 1930, in 104 league games for Darlington, finishing his career with a further 21 goals in 82 league games for Halifax Town.
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'''George Cook''' (born November 20, 1904, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Shankhouse, Northumberland.
Cook, a right-back, began his career with Bedlington United, joining Gillingham and making his league debut in the 1924-25 season. The same season saw Cook move to Preston North End where he made 23 league appearances. He then joined Torquay United and played in their first ever game in the Football League, a 1-1 draw at home to local rivals Exeter City on August 27, 1927. He played 29 times that season for Torquay before moving to Carlisle United in 1928. He played in Carlisle's first ever league game, a 3-2 win against Accrington Stanley on August 25, 1928. He played 23 times that season before moving to non-league Sittingbourne.
He subsequently moved to Blyth Spartans before joining Everton in 1930. He failed to make the first team at Goodison Park, moving to Tranmere Rovers. His only appearance for Tranmere came in December 1931, playing at centre-half in a 9-1 win at home to Rochdale. He returned to Carlisle United, playing five further league games before ending his league career.
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'''John C.T. Conner''' (April 26, 1898 - 1967) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Jack Conner, a wing-half, was born in Kirkmuirhill and began his career with Alloa Athletic. He moved onto Celtic and had a loan spell with Dykehead before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1925. He failed to break into the Argyle first team and moved to Newport County, making 14 appearances in the 1926-27 season.
He joined Torquay United in 1927 and captained the side in their first ever game in the Football League, against Exeter City on August 27, 1927. He left Plainmoor after only one season having made 24 appearances.
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'''Patrick John Connaughton''' (born 23 September 1949) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He represented England at youth level.
Connaughton joined the Manchester United groundstaff in January 1965, signing as an apprentice in May the same year. He turned professional in October 1966, but would have to wait almost six years for his United debut. In the meantime he was loaned to Halifax Town in September 1969, and to Torquay United from October 1971 to April 1972. His Manchester United debut finally came on 4 April 1972 against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.
In October 1972, after two further appearances in the Manchester United side, he returned to Bramall Lane, but this time as a Sheffield United player, costing the Blades -15,000. He played only twelve times for the Blades, leaving for Port Vale in May 1974. He became a regular in the team and was voted the club's Player of the Year in 1975. He lost his #1 jersey to Trevor Dance in January 1979, and twelve months later joined non-league Altrincham. He had made 218 total appearances for the ''Valiants''.
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'''Andrew Mark 'Andy' Oakes''' (born 11 January 1977 in Northwich) is an English football player who is currently a free agent.
Oakes started his career with Macclesfield Town, but after the 1996-97 season finished he moved on to Winsford United, on 5 December 1998 he signed with league club Hull City, playing twenty games before being sold on to Derby County for -460,000 in June 1999. He immediately went out on loan with Port Vale, but returned to Pride Park within three weeks having failed to make an appearance. He kept goal on just under 50 occasions for Derby within close to six years with the club. He joined Bolton Wanderers on loan at the start of the 2004-05 season, but only made one appearance before moving on to Walsall on a free transfer in March 2005. He managed to become the first choice keeper at Walsall but was released in May 2006. He signed with Swansea City in August 2006. Barely used during the 2006-07 season he was released upon its conclusion and signed with Darlington in May 2007.
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'''Henry "Harry" Davis''' (November 1879-19 October 1945) was a prominent winger in South Yorkshire during the late 1890s and early 1900s.
His career started in non-League Football at Ardsley. He then became a part of the 1898-99 Barnsley squad in their first season in the Football League 2nd Division. His late goal against Luton Town secured the Reds' first ever league win.
On 22 January 1900, Davis moved to Sheffield Wednesday where he was part of two League Championship victories in the 1902-03 & 1903-04 seasons.
He won three caps for England, all during the Home Nations Championship of 1903. His only international goal came on his debut against Ireland on 14 February 1903.
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'''Lee Steele''' (born in Liverpool, England on December 2, 1973) is an professional footballer who currently plays for Oxford City whom he joined from Northwich Victoria on June 1, 2009.
His other former clubs include Leyton Orient, Oxford United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Shrewsbury Town. At Brighton, Steele had a successful spell and contributed to the club's back to back promotions, winning the League Two championship in 2000-01 and League One in 2001-02.
Steele joined Orient in 2004, where he wore the #10 shirt.
He was a fans' favourite at Brisbane Road, with chants of "Steelo!" regularly heard round the ground. He scored a hat-trick away at Lincoln in a 4-3 victory in October 2004 helping him secure the League 2 Player of the Month award. He scored Orients fastest ever goal timed at 12 seconds against Oxford (04/05)as well as the final goal for Orient in the 2005-06 season, again against Oxford in the last minute to achieve promotion for the East London side in a 3-2 win and confirm his former club's relegation to the Nationwide Conference.
Steele eventually decided to travel back to the North West and join Chester City in October 2006, initially on loan. The move was made permanent in January 2007 but Steele was told in July 2007 that he was available for transfer after failing to settle at the club. His most memorable game for Chester was in an FA Cup second round tie at Bury on December 2, 2006, when he appeared as a half-time substitute, scored twice and was sent off for two bookings - the latter when celebrating his second goal. Unfortunately, Steele only managed one other goal in his time with the Blues.
He signed for Northwich Victoria on a 2 year deal, where fans were hoping he could repeat his excellent form of his first spell prior to playing in the Football League. He didn,t let them down. Struggling with injury until February, Northwich were rock bottom of the Blue Square Premier League but the impact upon his return was immediate with Steele scoring nine goals in eight games rescuing the team from relegation and earning him the Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year awards for that season.He originally joined the club from Bootle in March 1996 , just two months before he played at Wembley Stadium in the final of the FA Trophy against Macclesfield Town. He joined Conference National side Barrow on loan on February 18, 2009.
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'''Shaun Lowther''' (born January 24, 1962) is a former Canadian national soccer team member and North American Soccer League player. He is currently an executive of a youth soccer club in Calgary.
Born in North Shields, England he moved to Canada at age 16, Lowther played 5 seasons with the Vancouver Whitecaps - 1980 through 1984, the last year of the NASL. He then played for the Vancouver 86ers, 1887 through 1988. The team was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame for their unbeaten streak of over 50 games during that period.
A defender, Lowther played 19 times for Canada between 1981 and '85. He was also a member of the 1984 Summer Olympics Canadian team that reached the quarter-finals. Played in several World Cup Qualifying games for the Canadian World Cup team that qualified for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
Lowther was General Manager of the Okanagan Predators of the PDL in 2001 and 2002.
Shaun Lowther was recently (2008)the Head Coach of the Abbotsford Soccer Association and Head Coach of the PDL League's Abbotsford Mariners. He has just assumed the post of General Manager of NSD Soccer Club in Calgary, Alberta.
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'''Paul Ronald Tait''' (born 31 July, 1971) is an English former professional footballer. Born in Sutton Coldfield, then part of Warwickshire, as a youth he played as a striker but spent most of his playing career as a midfielder.
Tait signed with Birmingham City in 1988 and played for the club for eleven years. He received media coverage during the 1995 Auto Windscreens Shield final when, after scoring the winner, he revealed a t-shirt reading "Shit on the Villa", aimed at City's rivals Aston Villa.
He was fined two weeks' wages for the incident, which was echoed in the same fixture eleven years later by Swansea City players.
Tait had loan spells with Millwall and, towards the end of his time at Birmingham, with Northampton Town. He moved on to Oxford United in January 1999, where he spent two and a half years. He also played for the Cypriot team Nea Salamis.
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'''Robert''' "'''Bob'''" '''Whittingham''' (1888 - 9 June 1926) was an English footballer who played as a striker for various clubs, mainly prior to the First World War. He was the younger brother of fellow footballer Sam Whittingham.
A powerfully-built and prolific goalscoring inside-forward, Whittingham started out with amateur side Goldenhill Wanderers, before signing for Stoke and later Crewe Alexandra.
He later moved on to Blackpool, where he stayed for just a year. He scored 28 goals in 53 league games, becoming the club's top goalscorer over two terms (he achieved the feat in the latter season despite his leaving midway through the campaign). In January 1909, he joined Bradford City, where he equalled a then-club-record 21 league goals during the 1909-10 season. His performances earned him a move to the First Division - David Calderhead's relegation threatened Chelsea - for a fee of -1,300.
Whittingham arrived too late to save the club from relegation, but he scored prolifically during the next two seasons, hitting 30 goals in his first full season with Chelsea, though they narrowly missed out on promotion, finishing third. His 26 goals in 1911-12, almost half of the club's season total, played a big part in their winning promotion back to the First Division. He left Chelsea in 1913 and had a stint with South Shields before the First World War broke out, during which he guested for Stoke City, hitting 86 goals in four years. He also guested for Fulham and Port Vale. He returned to Chelsea after the war, playing six more games, finishing his time with that club with a record of 80 goals from 129 games. He then moved to Stoke again, where he scored eight goals in 18 league games in another brief spell.
Whittingham later had spells with Macclesfield, Scunthorpe United, Wrexham and Goldenhill Wanderers.
Despite his prolific goalscoring record, Whittingham was never capped for England.
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'''Brian Benjamin Stock''' (born 24 December 1981 in Winchester) is a Welsh international footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Southampton FC.
Brian started his career at Bournemouth making his league debut on the 22 January 2000 against Colchester United.
He played 145 league games and scored 16 goals for Bournemouth before signing initially on loan to Preston North End in January 2006.
Preston reportedly paid -125,000 for the midfielder.
Lack of first team opportunities however lead to Stock being loaned out to Doncaster Rovers in September 2006.
He then signed for Doncaster on 3 January 2007 for -150,000.
Stock played a vital role in Doncaster's 2007-08 promotion season with assured performances in midfield. He filled in as captain for Doncaster in the final two months of the season due to a foot injury to usual skipper Adam Lockwood. Stock captained the side in their Play-Off Final victory over Leeds United at Wembley, and scored the first goal from the penalty spot against Southend in the semi-finals of that Play-Off campaign. Stock is known for possessing a deadly long range shot and is also a composed penalty taker.
In the wake of promotion to the Championship, Stock extended his contract with Doncaster keeping him at the club until 2011.
On May 14, it was reported that Wolves had enquired about Stock's availability for a reported -2.5 million. However it was proved that there was no truth in the enquiry and Stock has pledged his future to the club.
On 17 March 2008, Stock was called up for the Wales team for the friendly match against Luxembourg, although he did not actually play in the match. He has also represented the Wales Under-21 team. Stock made his Wales debut on 9 September 2009, in a World Cup Qualifying match at home to Russia
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''For the former Scottish footballer, see Andy Smith (footballer born 1968)''
'''Andy Smith''' (born 25 September 1980, in Lisburn) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker with Ballymena United and Northern Ireland.
Andy started in the youth team of Ballyclare before signing for Sheffield United in 1999 , he made his debut against Lincoln City on the 5 September 2000 in the league cup. He had a loan spell at Bury before signing for Glenavon then for Glentoran in 2002.
He was a prolific scorer with Glentoran which made Preston North End pay -130,000 to bring him back to England in 2004.
Andy failed to score for Preston North End in three years and had loan spells at Stockport County and Motherwell in which he also didn't score.
Cheltenham Town fans were asked to fund a loan striker in the 2006-07 season and the then manager John Ward brought in Mandy Smith from Preston. He joined Cheltenham Town on loan on 2 November 2006 but he turned out to be a flop. He refused to sit on the bench for an FA Cup first round replay at Scunthorpe United and promptly returned to his parent club without scoring.
He returned to Preston North End, again without scoring, before being released on a free transfer at the end of January 2007. He spent the next six months with Bristol City.
He signed for Portadown in October 2007, and left in December 2007 when his short term contract ended. After failing to get back into full time football with Port Vale, Smith rejoined Portadown on the 19th February 2008, signing a contract which will bring him through to the end of the 2009-10 season. However on the 3rd December, Portadown boss Ronnie McFall confirmed that Smith had gone AWOL, having not reported to training for 2 months.
Smith is a former Northern Ireland international with 18 caps and no goals, he made his debut for Northern Ireland against Italy on the 3 June 2003 while still with Irish league side Glentoran. On one appearance against Wales, on the 8th September 2004, he came on as a sub only to be substituted himself 20 minutes later.
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'''Barry Horne''' (born 18 May 1962, St Asaph, Wales) is a Welsh former professional footballer and former chairman of the Professional Footballers Association.
In his career Horne played for Wrexham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Everton, Birmingham, Huddersfield, Sheffield Wednesday, Kidderminster Harriers, Walsall and Belper Town.
He captained the Welsh national team and won the FA Cup in 1995 whilst playing for Everton, the team he supports. His most successful period was at Everton between 1992 and 1996. Horne's most famous goal in an Everton shirt came on the final day of the 1993-94 season against Wimbledon. Everton had to win to survive relegation. Horne's goal, a 30 yard screamer, levelled the scores at 2-2. Graham Stuart would go on to score the winning goal to secure Everton's Premiership status. Soon after he won Everton's Footballer of the Year 1995 award.
As a player, Horne was known for being a "midfield ball-winner" with a ferocious tackle.
Before turning professional Horne gained a first-class university degree in chemistry from the University of Liverpool. Horne currently works at The King's School, Chester as a chemistry and physics teacher and director of football.
He is on a football related chat show on Merseyside radio station Radio City 96.7. He has also done pundit work on Match of the Day, and sometimes does commentary and punditry work for Sky Sports. Horne also writes a football column in the Liverpool Echo newspaper.
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}}'''Lewis Ryan Neal''' born (14 July 1981 in Leicester) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a left sided midfielder for Shrewsbury Town.
He started his career at Stoke City making his debut in the Football League Trophy on the 6 December 2000 against Scarborough.
He played 70 league games and scored 2 goals for Stoke City before signing for Preston North End in 2005 in a player swap deal for Marlon Broomes.
On the 31 October 2008, Neal signed a months loan deal with Notts County,
After playing 65 league games for Preston, Lewis was allowed to join Carlisle United on 30th January 2009, after agreeing to a termination package. He signed a contract to the end of the season.
A day after his contract expired with Carlisle on 2nd July 2009, Lewis signed a 2 Year contract with Coca Cola Football League 2 side, Shrewsbury Town.
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'''Joseph Greene "Joe" Anyinsah''' (born 8 October 1984 in Bristol) is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Carlisle United.
Joe started his career at Bristol City making his debut on the 7 August 2004 against Torquay United. In 2005, he spent a month on loan with Hereford United.
At the beginning of the 2005-06 season, Anyinsah opted not to sign a new contract for Bristol City - who he'd been with since the age of 9 - and instead signed for Preston North End, a move he was particularly happy with on a personal level due to him having many close friends who live in the area. In 2006, he had loan spell with Bury.
In September 2007, he joined Carlisle United on a month-long loan. He scored his first senior goal whilst with the Cumbrians in a 3-1 victory at Bournemouth. The loan was extended to three months, but no permanent deal came of it.
On 11 September 2008, Anyinsah joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for a month. He scored Brighton's second goal in their Carling Cup second round match victory against Manchester City.
In January 2009, Anyinsah re-joined fellow League One side Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee.
Joe made his 2nd debut for Carlisle United as a 72nd minute substitute, scoring the winning goal in a 3-2 win over MK Dons on 17 January.
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'''Adam Christopher Nowland''' (born 6 July 1981) is an English footballer who currently plays for AFC Fylde.
===Early career: Blackpool and Wimbledon===
Born in Preston, Lancashire, Nowland started his career at Blackpool in 1998 where he made his professional debut at the age of 17. Despite making 81 appearances and scoring sevens goal for ''the Seasiders'' he was released by manager Steve McMahon in 2001.
He signed for Wimbledon on 5 June 2001 where he made 63 appearances, scoring seven goals.
Nowland signed for West Ham United on 23 January 2004, making eleven appearances for the club that season. After playing five games at the start of the 2004-05 season , Nowland was loaned out for one month to Gillingham on 30 September 2004, where he played three games, scoring one goal. On his return to West Ham he played in their 1-0 League Cup defeat to Chelsea on 27 October.
On 5 November 2004 Nottingham Forest signed Nowland for -250,000. He made his debut the following day in a 2-1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. However, he was to make only five appearances that season.
Nowland joined Preston North End on a free transfer on 27 August 2005. His debut came on 16 September in 1-0 home defeat by Stoke City. He made a good start for the club, scoring three goals in nine starts, but then suffered a broken leg on 2 January 2006 in a 3-0 victory over Norwich City at Carrow Road after a bad challenge by Dickson Etuhu - a player still on loan from Preston at the time. He was out of action for the rest of the 2005-06 season and missed most of the 2006-07 season before returning to action on 17 March 2007 in a 2-0 home win over Lancashire rivals Burnley. It was to be his only appearance that season.
On 20 September 2007 he once again joined Gillingham on a month's loan,
On 9 November he was loaned out again, this time to Stockport County until 1 January 2008.
Nowland was without a club until he signed for Notts County on 26 June 2008.
On 10 August 2009 Nowland signed for Championship side Blackpool on a non-contract basis.
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'''Christopher Michael "Chris" Neal''' (born 23 October 1985 in St Albans) is an English footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Shrewsbury Town. He is also a cricketer, hitting an unbeaten half-century in a friendly match against Preston CC in July 2007.
Neal began his career at Preston North End but before debuting for the club he went on loan to Conference club Tamworth and between 8 January and 15 February 2005 he played five league games and one cup game. He returned to Preston to made his league debut, as a substitute in the 18 February 2005 Championship match against Ipswich Town.
On September 21, 2006 he went on loan to League Two Shrewsbury Town for one month, providing cover for Chris MacKenzie after an injury to Ryan Esson. Neal appeared on the Shrewsbury bench for six league matches as well as playing the full 90 minutes of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy match against Hereford United.
As part of a third loan out from Preston, Neal sat on the bench for Morecambe in their Conference National Playoff Final at Wembley. He did not spend any time on the pitch for the Lancashire club.
On 2 July 2009 Neal made a permanent move from Preston, rejoining Shrewsbury Town for a nominal fee. His previous spell at the club was at their former stadium and under a different manager.
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'''Francis Bradshaw''' (born 31 May 1884) was an English professional footballer and football club manager. He played once for the England national side and also represented the Southern League and the Football League, the latter on four occasions.
Frank Bradshaw, an intelligent inside-left, was born in Sheffield and played for Oxford Street Sunday School and Sheffield Schools before joining Sheffield Wednesday as an amateur in 1904, turning professional the same year. In 1907, he played in Wednesday's FA Cup winning side thanks to an injury to regular inside-left Harry Davis. In June 1908 he played his only game for England, scoring a hat-trick as England beat Austria 11-1 in Vienna. Although he was once again selected to play Ireland the following February, he was forced to withdraw from the England squad due to injury, and was never selected again. He thus became the fifth and last (to date) player to score three goals on his solitary England appearance.
Bradshaw moved to Northampton Town in the summer of 1910 for a fee of -250, having played 87 league games and scored 37 goals for Wednesday. In November 1911 he returned to the Football League with Everton, where he scored 19 goals in 66 league games. In August 1914 he moved to Woolwich Arsenal, making his Arsenal debut in a Second Division match against Glossop North End on 1 September 1914, though after a season World War I intervened. Bradshaw continued to play for Arsenal, starring in over 125 unofficial wartime matches.
By the time league football resumed in 1919 (and with Arsenal promoted to the First Division), Bradshaw had moved from inside-forward to full-back. He was a regular for Arsenal over the next four seasons, before retiring in May 1923. In addition to his wartime appearances, he played 142 league and cup games for Arsenal, scoring 14 goals. The same month he took over as manager of Aberdare Athletic, but left the cash-strapped Welsh side in April 1924 after guiding them to mid-table safety in Division Three South.
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'''Alan McCormack''' (born 10 January 1984, in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays as midfielder for Southend United.
McCormack was born in Dublin. He came through the youth ranks at Preston North End, but made his professional debut while on loan at Leyton Orient on 30 August 2003. McCormack finally made his Preston North End debut on 6 March 2004 against Burnley.
In 2005 he had a loan spell at Southend United and the whole of the 2005-06 season with Motherwell.
McCormack then went back on loan to Southend on 18 November 2006, with a view to a permanent move. After impressing in his second loan spell at Southend, in which he played five games and scored one goal, assistant manager Paul Brush confirmed on 11 December 2006 that McCormack would be making his move to Southend permanent.
McCormack scored his first goal since returning to Southend against Southampton in a game Southend won 2-0. McCormack was on the scoresheet again against Leicester City after coming off the bench to level the scores at 2-2 in the 4th minute of added time.
On 9 April 2007, he scored an 88th minute equaliser against his former employers, Preston North End, before Kevin Maher hit another long range effort. Despite this, Southend were still relegated. The goal was later voted as goal of a the season.
In the 2007/08 season McCormack formed a formidable centre midfield partnership with Nicky Bailey, the pair managed 20 goals between them, McCormack scoring 9 of those. McCormack was influential in Southend's surge towards the play offs that season, despite a semi final defeat to Doncaster Rovers.
McCormack took an innocuous knock on his knee during 2008/09 pre season which later required surgery and would keep the Irishman out of action for 8 weeks. He returned from injury early to come off the bench against Leyton Orient on 2 September 2008.
McCormack scored his first goal of the season against Scunthorpe United on 24 February 2009 in a 2-0 win. His only other goal of the season came in a 3-0 win against Carlisle United on 21 March with a long range strike.
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'''Sydney Beaumont''' (8 October 1884-1939) was an English professional footballer and football manager. He played at both half-back and left-wing during his career.
Beaumont was born in Wrestlingworth, Bedfordshire, and began his career with Colchester Town. He moved on to Lincoln City, making his league debut in the 1904-05 season. However, he made just five league appearances for the Imps before joining Bedfordsire side Biggleswade & District.
He joined Watford in 1909, playing in the Southern League. He played 25 times for Watford before joining Preston North End in 1911, but made just one league appearance before joining Merthyr Town in the 1912 close season. He spent just one season with Merthyr, making fifteen appearances, before joining Troedyrhiw in the summer of 1913. He later finished his playing career with Llanelli.
In the summer of 1923, Beaumont was appointed as manager of Third Division South side Aberdare Athletic. Aberdare finished 9th in the 1925/26 season, but a combination of circumstances, including industrial action amongst the local mining community which affected attendances and the burning down of a wooden grandstand, meant that Aberdare's poor financial situation deteriorated. At the end of the 1926/27, Aberdare failed to gain re-election to the league and were replaced by Torquay United.
Beaumont left that summer, but was soon appointed as manager of Blackpool, another club with severe financial problems at that time. He took over from Frank Buckley and immediately began to dismantle the team and bring in big-money names. His outlook was different from that of his predecessor, and his overhaul of tactics resulted in problems. The team struggled, losing five of their first six league games (a draw at Swansea on the opening day being the exception to the rule). One tactic that did work, however, was his moving Billy Tremelling from centre-forward back to half-back, which resulted in a fruitful partnership with Jimmy Hampson (a player Beaumont had brought to the seaside).
Being a former Preston North End player hardly endeared Beaumont to the Blackpool faithful. As the Seasiders struggled in Division Two, criticism of Beaumont grew. Eventually, in May 1928, with the team in the bottom three, he resigned.
Two months later, he took over as secretary-manager of Bangor City.
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'''Craig Hignett''', (born 12 January 1970 in Whiston), is an English former professional footballer who now works as an agent and a commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live. He started his career as a striker but later moved into midfield.
After attending school at Page Moss secondary, now known as Bowring Community Sports College, in Huyton, Hignett started his career in the youth team at Liverpool before moving to Crewe Alexandra in 1988, making his debut on 8 October 1988 against Wrexham.
In his first spell with Crewe he made 150 appearances and scored 57 goals, helping them to promotion from the old division four in the 1988-89 season and to the play-offs in the 1991-92 season-his last season at Gresty Road-before moving to the Premier League with Middlesbrough in November 1992.
After the club were relegated in his first season with Middlesbrough, he helped them back up two seasons later. In 1996-97 Hignett again suffered relegation with Middlesbrough and was part of the team that lost in the FA Cup final and League Cup final the same season. He had however made sure of a place in the club's history by scoring the first goal at the Riverside Stadium, their new ground, in a 2-0 win over Chelsea at the start of 1995-96 Season.
Hignett also famously took a pay cut in order to stay at the club at one point, in stark contrast to the many big-name signings Middlesbrough were bringing in at the time.
After suffering relegation from the Premiership, Barnsley were looking for a quick return to the top flight and Hignett's 20 goals in his second season at Oakwell helped them reach the play-off final of the 1999-2000 season. Hignett scored once in the final but Barnsley lost 4-2 to Ipswich Town.
Hignett finally left Barnsley in 2000 after 66 appearances and 35 goals for the club; he signed for Blackburn Rovers for a fee of -2.2. million. He helped Rovers regain their Premiership status and won a League Cup winners medal in 2002 when Blackburn beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the final, with Hignett coming off the bench.
However, in the 2002-03 season he only played three league games and one UEFA Cup game; Hignett was sent on loan to Coventry City halfway through the season. After returning, he scored on the final day of the season which was to prove to be his last appearance for Blackburn Rovers. He played 68 times and scored 14 goals for Rovers before being released.
In 2003 he signed for Leicester City but struggled to get in the side, making only 15 appearances before going on loan back to Crewe Alexandra at the end of the 2003-04 season and playing another 15 games. He only scored once during his time at Leicester but it was a memorable goal: a crucial injury time equaliser against Arsenal.
In 2004 he had a brief stint at Leeds United before signing for Darlington, where he scored on his debut. He then moved to Cyprus to apparently end his professional playing days with Apollon Limassol.
In late August 2006, Hignett signed for Arngrove Northern League Two side Spennymoor United on a part-time contract. He made an impressive debut for Spennymoor, scoring in a 3-1 win over title challengers, South Shields. Hignett played his second game in an FA Cup 1st Round Qualifying game against Northern Premier League Division One South side Goole A.F.C.. Hignett made limited appearances for Spennymoor due to other commitments, and in fact as of January 2007 had yet to make an appearance at Spennymoor's Home Ground, The Brewery Field.
On 22 March 2007, Hartlepool United signed Hignett on a short-term contract. Hignett had been training with the club and had taken part in Reserve Team fixtures prior to signing up permanently. He left the club in May 2007.
He has recently starred in Sky1's Premier League All Stars, in which he helped Middlesbrough beat Newcastle, and represented England in the 2009 Home Nations Masters Cup despite having not won a full international cap. As of April 2008 he was part of the Academy coaching staff at Middlesbrough.
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'''Mark Cooper''' (born 18 December 1968) is an English footballer and manager, currently managing Peterborough United. He is the son of former Leeds United player Terry Cooper.
Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Cooper's football career started back in 1987, where he first appeared on the books of Bristol City as a trainee, but never made any first-team appearances for the club.
After two seasons with the Robins, Cooper moved on to Exeter City, managed by his father, in October 1989. He played 50 games and scored 12 goals for southern club.
During his time with The Grecians, Mark went on loan to Southend United, where he only made 5 appearances.
In September 1991, Cooper joined Birmingham City. He played a total of 39 games, and scored 4 goals for the midlands club.
Cooper's next club was in Greater London with Fulham, where he was subject of a -40,000 price tag. He had a brief loan spell with Huddersfield Town while at the London club in 1993.
After only fourteen games for the club, Cooper moved on, but stayed in the vicinity, by joining Wycombe Wanderers, before returning for a second spell with Exeter City in February 1994.
Two seasons later seen Cooper on the move again, this time he was going north to Hartlepool United, where he made 31 appearances and scored 9 goals for the club.
Coopers third and final loan spell was with local side Macclesfield Town in September 1997. He was only on loan for two months and made just 8 appearances, but did manage to find the net on 2 occasions.
In December 1997, Cooper joined Leyton Orient on a non-contract basis, before moving on to Rushden & Diamonds.
After two years with the club, Cooper moved on to Hednesford Town. Cooper then moved on to Forest Green Rovers. At his time with The Lawners, he was club captain and named Supporters' Player of the Year. This was his final team before joining Tamworth as a player in May 2002.
At the start of the 2003-04 season Mark was appointed player/assistant manager at Tamworth and moved up to manager following the departure of Darron Gee for the 2004-05 season.
During his time as Tamworth manager, Cooper managed to get them into the third round of the FA Cup in two consecutive seasons. The first time they played against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium and they managed to force a replay at their own ground, where the game decided on penalties. The following season they played against Norwich City and lost 4-1.
Tamworth's league form did not match their cup exploits, however. In the 2005-06 season Tamworth finished second-bottom of the Conference, and only survived when Canvey Island resigned from the league. The following season went little better, and on 24 January 2007, he left Tamworth F.C by mutual consent, with the club bottom of the Conference table.
On 16 May 2007, Cooper was appointed manager of Kettering Town. He had a successful first season with the Poppies, winning the Conference North title with a margin of 17 points. In the 2008-09 season, he guided Kettering to the FA Cup fourth round, a joint record for the furthest the club have been in the competition, where they faced Premier League team Fulham. He also guided the Poppies to 8th in the Blue Square Premier, completing a successful return to the conference.
After days of speculation, on 13 November 2009, Cooper agreed in principle to a three-and-a-half year contract to become Darren Ferguson's successor as manager of Championship side Peterborough United, following the departure by mutual consent of Ferguson on 11 November. He was appointed as manager on 14 November.
He left Kettering 2nd in the table and on a twelve game unbeaten run. The Poppies were also in the 2nd Round of the FA Cup, and had been handed the dream tie of Leeds United.
Cooper managed his last game as a Poppy away at Cambridge where his side won 2-0, Cooper was applauded of the pitch by the Kettering faithful and had tears running down his cheeks.
On 25th November 2009, he made his first signing as Peterborough manager, signing Exodus Geohaghon from former club Kettering Town
On 29th November 2009, Cooper's Peterborough were given an away tie in the F.A. Cup third Round against Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.
On 19th December 2009, Peterborough won their first game with Cooper in charge during a 2-1 home win against Watford. Later that month, they recovered from a 0-4 home deficit to Cardiff City to claim a 4-4 draw.
He is the son of former Leeds United and England full-back Terry Cooper.
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'''Adrian Jonathan Smith''' (born 11 August 1973 in Birmingham, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Southern Football League Division One Midlands side Chasetown, where he plays as a defender.
Smith started his football career in 1994 with his local side Birmingham City as a trainee.
However Smith failed to make the first team with Birmingham City, and after been released he moved on to join Midland Football Alliance side Willenhall Town in 1995, whilst working on a part-time basis as a roofer.
Smith spent one season with Willenhall Town, in which he turned in some very impressive performances, which alerted interest from other clubs.
Smith began to rise up the leagues and when he joined Conference side Bromsgrove Rovers on 1 August 1996, with Rovers manager Bobby Hope paying a fee of -1,500 for his services.
Smith spent exactly one whole season with Bromsgrove Rovers, but the season ended in disappointment when the club where relegated.
His performances with Bromsgrove Rovers hadn't gone unnoticed and had captured the interest of local rivals Kidderminster Harriers whom he joined on 1 August 1997 for -19,000, giving Smith another crack at Conference football.
Smith became a fans favourite with the Kidderminster faithful and after just two seasons in the Conference, Smith and Harriers won the Conference title in the 1999-00 season, and where promoted to the Third Division.
He stayed with Kidderminster for another three seasons in the Third Division, but on 6 February 2004 Smith asked for his contract with Kidderminster to be terminated for personal reasons, in which a disappointed Kidderminster manager Jan Molby respected his wishes and agreed to.
Smith had become a great servant to Kidderminster Harriers, playing 243 games and scored 13 goals. He explained his sudden decision to quit Kidderminster had been based on the defender wanting to turn semi-professional as he believed he could no longer play at a professional level.
On 6 February 2004, Tamworth manager Darron Gee announced the signing of Smith on an 18-month contract. Smith completed the remainder of the season with Tamworth, with the club finishing in 17th position and avoiding relegation.
Smith's second season with Tamworth was without doubt the best for a league perspective, the club were yet again seen as potential relegation battlers, but defied the odds to finish 15th and make history with The Lambs gaining their highest league position in their history, although by the end of this season, Smith's contract had run out.
On 14 April 2005, Smith showed his loyalty to the club by signing a new contract. By this point, he had become the clubs captain and led The Lambs to another historic feat, when they made the FA Cup Third Round. The club drew Stoke City and managed to take them to a replay at the Lamb, before going out on penalties.
Although Smith and Tamworth had a very successful FA Cup run, the club failed to emulate the same form in the league and were relegated after 21st. The club were reinstated when Canvey Island withdrew from the league due to financial problems.
Smith and Tamworth started the 2006-07 season and finished it pretty much the same as they did the previous season. He and goalkeeping coach Dale Belford took charge of the first-team following the departure of manager Mark Cooper and assistant-manager Richard Dryden in January 2007.
Despite their relegation from the Conference, Tamworth fans got the news they all wanted, when Smith signed a new one-year contract with the Staffordshire club on 4 May 2007. Smith explained that his decision was an easy one, due to his love for the club, fans and people at the club.
After four years with The Lambs, Smith finally moved on to Southern League Division One Midlands side Chasetown for the 2008/09 season.
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'''Gary Roland Mills''' (born November 11, 1961 in Northampton) is a former English footballer and current manager of Conference North side Tamworth.
Mills started his long footballing career as a player under Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest. During his time as a Forest player an 18-year-old Gary played in the 1980 European Cup Final, winning against Hamburger SV . After making 58 appearances and scoring 8 goals between 1978 and 1982, Mills left Nottingham to join US team, Seattle Sounders.
===Seattle Sounders & Derby County on loan===
After only a few months in the United States, Mills returned back to England to play for his former sides local rivals, Derby County on loan. He played 18 games and scored 2 goals.
It seems Mills was struggling to adjust to life in America and he decided to return to England and join his former club, Nottingham Forest for a second spell. Like the first time round, Mills was a Forest player for four years, spanning from 1983 until 1987. He made 74 league appearances and scored 4 goals.
After calling time on his Nottingham Forest career, Mills was once again on the move, this time to Forest-s main rivals Notts County. He was only there for just under two seasons before joining Leicester City.
Mills was part of The Foxes midfield for five years and made 200 league appearances exactly and scored on 15 occasions. He was part of the team that won the Football League First Division play-offs in the 1993/94 season, as well as the runners-up in the 1991/92 and 1992/93 season. During 1993 saw the arrival of his third and final child, who him and Sue name Ria Elilzabeth Mills.
Upon leaving Filbert Street, Mills made a return to The Magpies. Mills picked up his last winners medal here as he was part of the Anglo-Italian cup winners team. Mills left Notts County for a second time in 1996 to take up the management post at Grantham Town. He was a great footballer, this was a view shared by many a football pundit.
Following his first stint of management, with Grantham Town, Mills returned to the playing field for Gresley Rovers. He was only there briefly before taking the vacant position at Kings Lynn.
Mills has achieved limited success as a non-league manager and is also a UEFA A badge level coach. During this time he has usually been assisted by Darron Gee, together at Grantham Town and King's Lynn.
He also had a previous spell with Tamworth but left the Lambs in 2002 to become first team coach at Coventry City.
Mills replaced Bill Dearden as manager of Notts County in January 2004, but despite an improvement in results he could not prevent the club's relegation to League Two. Over the summer of 2004 Mills reorganised the Notts County squad, thanks in part to a relatively large transfer budget. However, the 2004-05 season began disastrously and Mills was sacked in November 2004.
He was appointed manager of Alfreton Town on three-year deal in May 2005.
Mills left the Impact Arena to return as Tamworth manager on January 26, 2007. Mills was unable to keep The Lambs up after returning for a second spell in charge, adding another relegation to his managerial CV.
In September 2008, Mills was named Blue Square North Manager of the Month. With three straight league wins following a draw away at in-form Alfreton Town, Mills scooped the award. The highlight of the month was a 3-1 victory over Harrogate Town. In March of the same season, Mills won the award again, after The Lambs had cruised to the top of the table with five wins and two draws including a 1-0 victory at title rivals Southport.
On April 21, 2009, Mills won promotion back into the top flight of non-league football following a 1-0 victory over local rivals, Hinckley United.
The final game of that season against A.F.C. Telford United saw Mills come out of retirement and came on as a second half substitution for Alex Rodman. Mills received a standing ovation from the travelling faithful in the process.
'''Blue Square North Manager of the Month'''
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'''Brian Richard William Howard''' (born 23 January 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Reading in the Football League Championship as a midfielder. He is also a former England U20 international.
Howard started his career as a trainee with Southampton but didn't make a full appearance before he signed for Swindon Town in 2003, where he made his debut on 9 August 2003 against Sheffield Wednesday. Wednesday won the game 3-2.
He signed for Barnsley from Swindon Town in the summer of 2005 on a two-year contract. It was discovered that he had a broken metatarsal on the first day of pre-season training, and he did not make his Barnsley debut until October. After this Howard became an important member of the promotion-winning team alongside Stephen McPhail in midfield, playing in all three play-off games, including the final against Swansea City.
He was named Barnsley player of the year for the 2006-07 season.
He was made Club Captain at Oakwell on 8 January 2008 by manager Simon Davey. He had been acting captain for most of the 2007-08 season due to the absence of Paul Reid from the first XI. Howard responded, "It is a massive honour to be the captain of any club, but to be skipper of a side that is doing so well and consistently in the top half of the Championship is a huge thing for me. I think the club have really signalled their intent by giving me the armband. Simon [Davey] has put his faith in me and wants me to be an integral part of the future of this club."
Howard scored a goal in the 90th minute when Barnsley dumped Liverpool out of the FA Cup in February 2008. Barnsley then knocked Chelsea out of the FA Cup. At the end of the same season, Howard was named in the Championship Team of the Season for his contributions.
On 2 October 2008, Howard joined Sheffield United on loan until January 2009, with an option to purchase at that time. He made his debut a couple of days later, appearing as a second half substitute in a 3-0 home victory over Bristol City.
Howard played regularly in the Blades midfield from that point but had to wait until 9 December before he scored his first goal, netting the winner in a 1-0 away win over Nottingham Forest.
On 2 September 2009 Howard signed for Reading on a three-year contract for a fee of -500,000, with James Harper going the other way on loan.
He scored his first goal for Reading FC against Queens Parks Rangers which Reading lost 4-1.
On 27th November Howard was rushed to hospital with a suspected broken jaw, sustained when he was defending a corner in the defeat to Derby County. Two days later he under went surgery to have metal plates incerted in his jaw, and will be out for several months. He made his come back on the 2nd January 2010 against Liverpool has a substitute in the FA Cup.He also appeared as a substitute in the replay at Anfield on the 13th January 2010 which Reading won 2-1,repeating the same result in the same competition with Barnsley two years earlier.
Howard was called up by Scotland national football team manager George Burley for their friendly match against Croatia on 26 March 2008, through his father being from Scotland; however he was deemed ineligible by FIFA as he had not registered his availability by age 21. Despite subsequently trying to overturn this decision FIFA have refused to allow him to represent Scotland.
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'''Marc Richards''' (born 8 July 1982 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer who plays as striker. He currently plays, as vice-captain, for Football League Two side Port Vale.
He started his career with Blackburn Rovers in 2000, enjoying numerous loan spells, as well as the opportunity to represent England at youth level. From 2003 to 2005 he was with Northampton Town and he spent 2005 to 2007 with Barnsley. He has been with Port Vale since June 2007 and is one of their top players, having been the club's top scorer in 2008-09. Overall he has played over 200 games in the Football League, scoring more than fifty goals.
Richards started his professional career at Blackburn Rovers, but was on the books of Vauxhall Conference side Hednesford Town before moving to Ewood Park. He made his Rovers debut in a Worthington Cup tie against West Ham United in October 2000.
He had a one loan spell with Crewe Alexandra at the start of the 2001-02 before moving out to Oldham Athletic in October 2001 in another one month spell. He also spent two months on loan at Halifax Town in February 2002.
He went out to Swansea City on loan in November 2002 for the rest of the season. After discovering he was released form his contract at Blackburn in April 2003, Richards aimed to sign with Swansea permanently, but instead signed a two year deal with Northampton Town.
It took 29 games before he bagged his first league goal for the club, it finally came on 17 February 2004 in a 2-1 win at Darlington. Struggling with illness, he scored in the play-off semi-finals against Mansfield Town, though Mansfield went through on penalties.
His second season at Sixfields Stadium was one blighted by injury. Picking up a knee injury in September 2004 he had recovered by November, but after making his return he ruptured his knee ligament, keeping him out of action for three months.
In March 2005 he was returning to fitness and was loaned out Rochdale to aid with his recovery, after two goals in five games he returned to ''the Cobblers''.
After find out he had no future at Northampton, he had a trial with Bristol Rovers before joining Barnsley in August 2005.
He was described as "a young Neil Shipperley" by the then Barnsley manager Andy Ritchie, as a reason for not re-signing Shipperley from Sheffield United. His initial deal was short-term, so after fitting in well at the club he was offered an extension to his contract in December 2005.
Due to sign with Port Vale in January 2007 in part-exchange for Leon Constantine, he remained at Oakwell after the deal fell through. Barnsley were promoted to the Championship in the in 2005-06 season through the play-offs, though he did not make the final, he played 41 of ''the Tykes'' 46 league games during the campaign.
He was released from his contract in May 2007, despite making 37 appearances in the 2006-07 season.
In June 2007, Richards joined Port Vale on a two year deal. He became the club captain and is widely considered to be one of the club's best players. Richards suffered with an ankle injury during the 2007-08 season. He recovered towards the end of the season and began to find his goalscoring form once again, though this was not enough to save the club from relegation from League One. At the end of the season the club were forced to accept a -100,000 bid from Cheltenham Town due a release clause in his contract, though Chairman Bill Bratt rated him as a -300,000 player. Turning down the chance of a move he instead signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at Vale Park until the summer of 2010.
He went though a spell of injuries and suspensions during the 2008-09 season which caused him to miss almost twenty matches for ''the Valiants''. An Achilles injury picked up in late March kept him out of the team for the rest of the season. However his eleven goals that season made him the club's top scorer.
He lost the captain's armband in the 2009-10 season to new signing Tommy Fraser, Richards being made vice-captain. However this didn't seem to affect him in a negative way as he scored in Micky Adams' first game in charge on 8 August, in a 1-1 draw with Rochdale. Three days later he struck twice against Championship side Sheffield United to give ''the Valiants'' a shock 2-1 giant-killing victory in the League Cup first round. The following weekend he took his tally to four goals in five games, with a winning goal over Darlington. He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. Despite five goals in his first fourteen games of the season, Richards was targeted by the 'boo-boys' at Vale Park after a few weak performances, he claimed to be 'gutted' by the fan's lack of faith in his commitment.
He has been capped at England under-18 and under-20 levels.
He scored in an under-20 international friendly against Finland on 76 minutes, after coming on as a substitute for Arsenal's John Halls on 57 minutes.
In March 2007, Richards and Barnsley teammates Brian Howard and Paul Reid were arrested on suspicion of racially-motivated assault. This came following a taxi driver's claims that he was assaulted by three footballers in Sheffield at the end of a night out. However all three players were released without charge by South Yorkshire Police and the club made the following statement: "''After an internal investigation the club found all three players had done no wrong and this was confirmed when the police formally dropped the matter without action.''"
Richards describes himself as a "laid-back guy".
He won Soccer AM's Crossbar Challenge at Vale Park in 2009.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''Play-offs results included in totals.''
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first. The "Caps" figures are in bold for games in which he scored''
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'''Walter Price''' (born August 13, 1896 in Aberdare) was a Welsh professional footballer.
Price, a full-back, began his career with his local side, Aberdare Athletic, playing 36 times in their first ever season in the Football League (1921-22). He left at the end of that season to play for Pontypridd, but returned to play for Aberdare Athletic in the 1924-25 season.
However, he had played just seven games before a mid-season transfer took him to Plymouth Argyle. He remained with Argyle for six years, but made only 63 league appearances. In 1930 he joined Bristol Rovers, playing 13 league games in the 1930-31 season before ending his league career.
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'''Joe Duckworth''' (born April 29, 1898 in Blackburn) was an English professional football goalkeeper.
Duckworth began his career with Accrington Stanley, but made his league debut in the first season after the first world war for Blackburn Rovers. He played 5 times in the league for Rovers before joining Aberdare Athletic.
He was part of the Aberdare side in their first season in the Football League, playing 84 league games over the next 3 years. In 1924 he moved to Reading where he the regular goalkeeper for six seasons. he left Reading in 1930, having made over 200 league appearances, joining Brighton & Hove Albion. In 1932, after 37 league games for Brighton, he joined York City, playing a further seven league games before ending his league career.
His Division Three (South) championship medal, won with Reading in the 1925-26 season, was found in a car boot sale in Manchester in 1991.
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'''Peter Hall''' (born 29 September 1939 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English former professional footballer.
Hall played for Stoke City before joining cross town rivals Port Vale in May 1958. Over three years with the club he played just 16 league games and never managed to nail down a regular first team place, though tasted cup glory over his old club in 1961 as he was in the first 11 of the Supporters' Clubs' Trophy match. He was given a free transfer in May 1961 to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, but never made the first team before joining non-league Yeovil Town and then Bedford Town. He returned to the professional game for a short stint with Gillingham in 1967. After Gillingham he moved on to Margate.
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'''John Miller''' (1870 in Dumbarton - 1933 in Glasgow) was a footballer in Liverpool F.C.'s first season. Miller was a forward, and scored 27 goals in 28 games in the Lancashire League in 1892-93, which proved to be his only season at Anfield. He went on to play in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, where he scored seven times in thirteen appearances before returning to Scotland to join Airdrieonians.
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'''Percy Brooke''' (born 1893 in Kidsgrove) was an English professional football left-back.
Brooke's career began with his local side Kidsgrove Wellington, from whom he joined Stoke City, playing 11 times in league matches for Stoke in the 1919-20 and 1920-21 seasons.
He left Stoke to join Aberdare Athletic, playing Aberdare's side in their first ever season in league football. He went on to make 123 league appearances for Aberdare before joining Swindon Town in 1926, making his Swindon debut in September 1926 in a 2-1 win at home to A.F.C. Bournemouth. He then dropped out of the side and only returned in April 1927 when he played in a 3-2 home win over his former side Aberdare (one of Aberdare's last games as league side) and a 4-4 draw away to Gillingham.Brooke played twice for Accrington Stanley the following season before leaving league football.
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'''Lewis Christon''' (born January 24, 1989 in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a defender without a club.
Christon was a highly-rated graduate of Wycombe Wanderers's youth academy and signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2006. He spent the end of the 2007-08 season on loan at AFC Wimbledon. He was released by the club by mutual consent on 5 January 2009.
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'''Harold Hadley''' (26 October 1877 - 12 September 1942) was an English professional footballer and football manager. He played once for the England national side.
Hadley was born in Barrow-in-Furness and joined Halesowen in 1895 from Colley Gate United. In February 1897 he joined West Bromwich Albion where he established himself at wing-half. He won a Second Division title medal with the Baggies in 1902 and in February 1903 won his only England cap in the 4-0 win against Ireland at Molineux.
In February 1905, after 167 league games, he left West Brom to join Aston Villa for a fee of -250, but played just 11 times before joining Nottingham Forest in April 1906. A year later he moved again, this time to Southern League Southampton. According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints" he was "a methodical yet energetic half-back, dedicated to looking after the forwards by supporting, feeding and directing them into advantageous positions".
At the end of the 1907-08 season he moved to Croydon Common, rejoining Halesowen in February 1910. He finished his playing career with Merthyr Town.
Hadley's first managerial job was with Merthyr Town where he was appointed in May 1919. He oversaw their promotion to the Football League in 1920 and guided them to 8th place in Division Three (South) in their first season. He left Merthyr in April 1922 to manage Chesterfield, but left in August the same year.
In November 1927 he took over at Aberdare Athletic, who had failed to gain re-election to the Football League the previous season. He left in April 1928, returning to Merthyr Town as manager, but left again in November the same year. He began a third spell as Merthyr manager in 1930, leaving in September 1931.
His final managerial job was with Bangor City who he joined in July 1935 and left in April 1936 when he retired.
Hadley's brother Ben also played professionally for West Bromwich Albion, but had left before Harry's arrival at the Hawthorns.
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'''Ronnie Boyce''' (born 6 January 1943 in East Ham, London) is an English, retired football player who played his entire footballing career for West Ham United.
Nicknamed "Ticker", because of his style of keeping things ticking over in midfield, he allowed the more creative players such as Byrne, Brooking, Peters and Sissons to have more freedom to attack. He could also play as a sweeper, during West Ham's successful cup winners cup campaign, he filled in as sweeper when Bobby Moore was out injured.
Boyce joined West Ham as an apprentice in 1959 and made his first team debut in a Southern Floodlight Cup game against Millwall on 13 October 1959. His Football league debut game over a year later, on 22 October 1960, in a 5-2 home win against Preston North End. He went on to make 342 appearances for West Ham in all competitions scoring 29 goals. This included 282 league appearances between 1960 and 1972 in which he scored 21 goals. He also made 22 FA Cup appearances scoring 5 goals. The most important of which was the winner in the 3-2 win over Preston North End in the 1964 FA Cup Final. He was also a member of the 1965 European Cup Winners Cup winning team on 19 May 1965. His final appearance for West Ham came on 30 December 1972 in a 2-1 away defeat to Leicester City.
After hanging up his boots he became a key member of the coaching staff under John Lyall, a period which included the FA Cup Final victories in 1975 against Fulham and against Arsenal in 1980. He also helped oversee, with Lyall, the successful years in the 1980s. He worked under Billy Bonds and took charge of West Ham for one game as caretaker manager in February 1990 between the resignation, as manager, of Lou Macari and the appointment of Bonds. He was appointed West Ham's chief scout in September 1991 a position he held until 1995.
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'''Andy Cunningham''' (30 January 1890- 8 May 1973) was a Scottish footballer. His position was striker.
Born in Galston, Ayrshire, Cunningham began his career with Newmilns FC before moving to Kilmarnock in 1909. After six seasons at Rugby Park he joined Rangers in 1915. He made his Rangers debut on 5 April 1915 in a 1-0 defeat to Partick Thistle. He made 5 appearances in his first season at Ibrox.
Cunningham continued to be used infrequently by manager William Wilton before establishing himself in the Rangers team in season 1918-19. In total, he made 389 appearances and scored 182 goals for Rangers. He won 7 League titles and played in Rangers' famous 1928 Scottish Cup final triumph where they defeated Celtic 4-0 to win their first Scottish Cup in 25 years.
Cunningham moved to Newcastle United in 1928, becoming the then oldest player to make his debut in the English football League at the age of thirty-eight. He began his Newcastle career as player/manager and then went on to become full-time manager of the club after retiring from playing. Technically, he was the first true manager of the club, as his predecessor Frank Watt had no control over team selection.
He guided the club to FA Cup success in 1932 after beating Arsenal 2-1 in the final. However the club was also relegated to the Second Division whilst he was at the helm. Cunningham eventually left the club in 1935. He is remembered as a moderately successful manager of the club, having won 105 games out of 251.
Cunningham was also capped at international level, playing 12 times for Scotland and scoring 5 goals. He lost just one of his 12 games for Scotland.
After his time with Newcastle, he returned to Scotland where he managed Dundee between 1937-1940 before becoming a sports writer after World War II.
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'''Giorgos Donis''' born on October 29, 1969 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a retired professional football player. He was the first ever Greek to play in the English Premiership.
Giorgos Donis started his career with PAS Giannina in 1990, after one successful year he moved to Panathinaikos. On June 5, 1996 after helping the Greek club reach the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, Donis moved to Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer, making use of the, then recent, Bosman ruling signed for 1.1 billion drachmas, a record amount for Greek players at the time. He had an erratic season with them, scoring twice against Everton
At the end of his playing career, he turned to coaching. In 2003 he managed the Zografou team Ilisiakos for one season and then made the move to Larissa, as coach where after one season he managed to bring the team to the Greece Super League from the second division in one year and finish them in 8th the following year. In 2007 Larissa finished in 10th place but he managed to bring them the Greek Cup after defeating Panathinaikos in the final . In his first taste of European football management, his Larissa side defeated his former team Blackburn Rovers to qualify for the group stages .He finished a great year in 6th (missing out on the season play-off's on goal difference). On April 25, 2008, Donis stepped down as manager of Larissa and was appointed as head coach of AEK Athens on May 14 .
On November 17, 2008, AEK parted company with Giorgos Donis just six months after appointing the former Larissa manager, due to a string of poor performances and early knock out from the UEFA Cup .
Currently, Giorgos Donis is managing Atromitos F.C.
He debuted for the Greek national football team on December 22, 1991 and made 24 appearances scoring 5 goals.
'''Panathinaikos'''
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'''Georgios Georgiadis''' is a former Greek football (soccer) player who last played for PAOK Thessaloniki FC. Born in Kavala, Greece, on March 8, 1972, his family, soon after his birth, left for Stuttgart, Germany, where young Giorgos first learned to play football. He returned to Greece, as a teenager and signed up for amateur side Keravnos Krinides. Soon he was discovered by Alpha Ethniki club Doxa Drama who signed him at age 17.
He transferred to powerhouse Panathinaikos and played for the Athens greens from the 1993 until the 1998 season. He was member of the squad who reached the Champions League semi finals in 1995-96. His exposure to European football brought an offer from English Premiership side, Newcastle United, for -420,000 and Georgiadis joined fellow Greek Nikos Dabizas at Saint James Park in the 1999 season. During that year, Newcastle United made it to the FA Cup Final but lost out to Manchester United. It was in the FA Cup that Georgiadis scored his only Newcastle goal, in the 4-1 win over Everton.
Georgiadis returned to Greece to play for PAOK Thessaloniki FC from 2000 until 2003 before transferring to Olympiakos.
Georgiadis was also a member of the Greece squad that won Euro 2004.
He was released by Olympiakos after the 2005 season and was signed up by Iraklis Thessaloniki. After one and a half season with Iraklis, Georgiadis left the club as a free transfer to PAOK FC in January 2007.
So far, he has been capped 61 times and has scored 11 goals for Greece. He won two Greek First Division with Panathinaikos (1995, 1996), Olympiakos (2005) and two Greek Cups with PAOK (2001, 2003).
His cousin James, an Australian resident, is currently the assistant coach of the under 18 Sutherland Sharks football club.
He retired in the 2007-2008 season with PAOK. On the 5th of May it was announced that Georgiadis was appointed as a scout at his former club.
'''Panathinaikos'''
'''Greece'''
'''Panathinaikos'''
'''Panathinaikos'''
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'''Adam David Lallana''' (born 10 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Southampton. He plays as an attacking midfielder.
Lallana was born in St Albans but moved to the Iford area of Bournemouth when he was five years old.
He was a member of the Bournemouth Centre of Excellence, where his rich potential was eventually spotted by a talent scout from Southampton, with Lallana snapped up by the then-Premier League club, joining the Saints Academy as a 12-year old in 2000. Southampton paid -3,000 compensation to Bournemouth with further payments of -5,000 and -10,000 when he signed scholarship and professional contracts respectively. The contract with Southampton provides for Bournemouth to receive 25% of any transfer fee, in addition to the payments already made.
Lallana was involved in Southampton's FA Youth Cup squads of 2004-2005 and 2005-06, when they reached the final and semi-final respectively. He has played for England Under-18s, scoring on his debut against Slovenia, 18 months after undergoing an operation to correct an irregular heartbeat.
Lallana joined the first team squad in July 2006, making his debut on 23 August 2006, in a 5-2 victory over Yeovil Town, in the League Cup. On 31 October 2006 he signed a new contract to keep him at Southampton until December 2009. On 9 October 2007 he joined Bournemouth on loan for one month. On 28 April 2008, Lallana scored his first professional goal for Southampton against West Bromwich Albion in a crucial Championship clash, with a well placed finish in the bottom left corner.
He became a regular in the first team at the start of the 2008-09 season. On 29 August 2008, he signed a new three year deal with the Saints.
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'''Jermaine Johnson''' (born 25 June 1980 in Kingston) is a Jamaican professional footballer, who plays for Sheffield Wednesday. He started his career in his homeland with Tivoli Gardens, before coming to England, where he has also played for Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic and Bradford City. Johnson has also won 40 caps for Jamaica.
Johnson started his career at Tivoli Gardens before he came to England with Bolton Wanderers, making his debut during the 2001-02 season. He spent that season and the 2002-03 season at the club but started only ten games and came on as substitute in another nine but scored no goals. After his spell at the Reebok he moved to Oldham Athletic spending the next two seasons there making 34 appearances and eight as substitute scoring ten goals.
Johnson was signed by Bradford City manager Colin Todd on a one-year deal in June 2006 to join fellow Jamaican teammate Donovan Ricketts at Valley Parade.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws signed the Jamaican for a transfer fee in excess of -250,000 from Bradford City on 31 January 2007. Johnson had to face a three game suspension when he arrived in Sheffield due to a red card he received in his last game for Bradford. He finally made his debut on 20 February 2007 away at Luton Town, showing glimpses of his skill, however he was substituted in the 80th minute and was unable to prevent Wednesday losing 3-2. Johnson added his first goal to his impressive performances scoring Wednesday's third goal in the 3-2 victory over Yorkshire rivals Leeds United on 3 March 2007 in the 54th minute. He was injured during his next game against Plymouth Argyle which combined with a bout of chicken pox prevented him starting for the team until the last game of the season against Norwich City. Johnson scored again to help the team win 3-2.
In December 2007, Championship rivals Queens Park Rangers made an offer for Johnson. It was turned down however as he was described as a "top asset" in the playing squad.
His first full season with the club was disrupted by injuries and suspensions, however he was still voted midfielder of the year by fans of the club.
Johnson was involved in an unusual incident during a derby match at home to Sheffield rivals Sheffield United on 19 October 2008 when he was shown a second yellow card, and subsequently a red card, after being substituted. This occurred after he reacted angrily to his substitution by kicking a water bottle into the home supporters.
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'''Vivian Dennis "Viv" Busby''' (born 19 June 1949 in Slough, England) is an English former footballer and manager.
Busby started his playing career at Wycombe Wanderers in 1966. He couldn't hold down a regular place in their team despite his emmerging talent. He moved to Luton Town in January 1970.
He played for the Fulham team beaten in the 1975 FA Cup Final, 2-0 by West Ham United. He is the older brother of former QPR midfielder Martyn Busby.
Busby worked as a coach at York City between 1982 and 1987.
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'''William Mocquet''' (born January 23 1983 in Valognes) is a French footballer who plays for AS Moulins. Mocquet, who has been capped for the French Under-21 side, is a midfielder.
Mocquet left Le Havre and signed for Sunderland on August 22nd, 2006, for an undisclosed fee, in a two-year deal. However, he found himself on the sidelines and was loaned to League Two sides Rochdale and Bury. He was released at the end of the 2006-07 season.
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'''Neil Jeffrey Austin''' (born 26 April 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back or left-back. He is currently playing for Hartlepool United.
Born in Barnsley, Austin came through the youth ranks with his local club Barnsley F.C., playing 165 first team games, including 25 games in the 2006/07 Championship season. He made his debut on 10 August 2002 against Swindon Town.
Despite struggling with an injury for a period of the 2005-06 season, Austin still managed to make 44 appearances for the reds helping them secure their return to the Football League Championship.
In his first season at Darlington he played 29 games and scored 2 goals, his first was a mazy run from the edge of his own 18 yard box played a one - two then finished with aplomb. His season ended early though as he collected an injury that had plagued him the previous season.
In June 2008, Austin underwent an operation on his troublesome ankle which was successful. He scored his 1st goal of the season in Darligton's 6-0 away win at Macclesfield Town, it been a nice 25 yard drive. Live on Sky Austin netted a superb 25 yard free-kick against fellow promotion hopefuls Bradford City in Darlington's 2-1 victory. The tough tackling right back put Darligton's off field problems of administration to the side and went on to make 39 appearances scoring 3 goals and receiving 4 yellow cards in the 2008-09 season. Austin's superb form saw him voted in the League 2 Team of the Season.
In June 2009, he joined Darlington's arch rivals Hartlepool United.
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'''Nicholas "Nicky" Wroe''' (born 28 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Torquay United as a midfielder.
Wroe was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire and came through the youth ranks with Barnsley and during a match for their academy he was sent off for violent conduct, which resulted in him receiving a three-match ban.
He signed for Scottish First Division side Hamilton Academical on a one-match contract in August 2007.
:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
:C. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup and FA Trophy.
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'''Adriano Basso''' (born 18 April 1975 in Jundia) is a Brazilian football goalkeeper currently in the last year of his contract with Bristol City F.C.. He is currently the only Brazilian goalkeeper in the English Football League.
He previously played for Ponte Preta and Atltico Paranaense in his homeland before moving to England to marry his wife. He had an unsuccessful 3-month trial with Arsenal before joining non-league sides St Albans City and Woking.
Basso eventually signed for Bristol City shortly after the 2005/06 campaign had begun, making his first team debut live on Sky Sports versus Swindon Town.
Fans were split on whether or not Basso was the right choice as first choice goalkeeper when he replaced long-serving Steve Phillips, during the 2005/2006 season. Basso has since been noted as being one of the best goalkeepers to have played for the club for many years, after winning over the majority of Bristol City fans, due to his flamboyant saves and his trademark pointing to the sky when his name is called over the PA system at the start of a match. Bristol City fans often imitate this and say "Always Believe" along with the player. Basso's "Always Believe" slogan first came to the notice of Bristol City fans when ITV had a feature of Bristol City's game against Millwall on the football highlights programme The Championship. The Bristol City Supporters Trust in partnership with Brilliant Weekends produced pointing foam hands with the words "Always Believe" on the front of them. These were handed out before several key games of the 2006/07 season including a local derby with fierce rivals Bristol Rovers.
Basso was shortlisted for the 2006/2007 player of the season award, which was eventually won by Jamie McCombe, but did win awards from supporters groups, as the club were promoted to the English League's second tier.
Basso is also a devout Christian, and credited his save from a Darius Henderson penalty in the match against  Watford on the 11th of March to the "Holy Spirit".
He was recently crowned BBC West footballer of the Year.
On 21 July 2009, the Bristol City website reported that Basso had rejected a new contract and subsequently handed in a transfer request.
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'''Steven John "Steve" Phillips''' (born 6 May 1978 in Bath, Somerset) is an English football goalkeeper who currently plays for Crewe Alexandra, on loan from Bristol Rovers.
The Westcountry goalkeeper began his career in Non-League with Paulton Rovers and then earned a big move to Bristol City where he went on to play 250 league appearances for the Ashton Gate outfit.
However, after an alleged falling out with City boss Gary Johnson he was replaced from the first team by Adriano Basso early into the 2005/06 season. Despite being in his testimonial season Phillips never figured regularly again for City.
In the summer of 2006, Phillips moved across the city to bitter rivals Bristol Rovers F.C.. This was after Phillips made a "come and get me" plea to Swindon Town manager Dennis Wise through ex-City team mate Lee Peacock. Wise chose to pursue Petr Brezovan instead.
Phillips took over the number one jersey at Bristol Rovers, taking over from Scott Shearer and very much helped Rovers secure a play-off spot in the 2006/07 season with Phillips earning much praise, and winning Player of the Year. Phillips won League Two's player of the month for November after not conceding any league goals during that month. He also won The Football Leagues Golden Glove competition after keeping the most clean sheets in the football league for the 2006/07 season. He was also awarded the Bristol Rovers Player 2006/07 Player of the Year.
Steve was in Turkey hoping to sign a contract with Turkish Super League Division Three team Ankara Demirspor. There was also interest from Turkish side Ankaragc who already have English influences with former Manchester City striker Darius Vassell and former Luton Town winger Ian Henderson on their books. However, a contract was rejected from both teams, and he has returned to Rovers.
On 26th August 2009, Phillips signed for Shrewsbury Town on a one-month loan deal, which was soon extended. In November 2009, he joined League 2 side Crewe on a two months loan with a view to make the move permanent. Phillips made his Crewe Alexandra debut against Morecambe in a 2-1 home loss. In late December, he revealed he wouldn't make the move permanent, because of struggling with his wages. On 6 January 2010 Phillips extended his loan with Crewe until the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	6639021
'''Stan Seymour''' (16 May 1895 - 24 December 1978) was a footballer who played, managed, chairmaned, and directed Newcastle United. Born in Kelloe, Stan Seymour is one of the all-time Newcastle United greats, and was known as 'Mr. Newcastle United' after the various years and roles he delivered for the club. As a player, despite his small physique, he was famous for tearing defences from down the left wing.
After originally being rejected by Newcastle United as a teenager; the local pit worker was told to 'come back when you grow up', he played some non-league football for Shilton Athletic and Coxhoe before joining Bradford City in 1911 where he had a short spell at the Yorkshire-based side; making only one competitive appearance. After his short stint at Bradford, he then joined Scottish side Greenock Morton. He developed as a player at Morton, becoming popular with the locals who called him 'The little Englishman'. Unlike England, a fairly normal league season was played through-out the First World War in Scotland, and in all of Seymour's time in Greenock, Morton never finished outside the top four of what was a highly competitive league (the moment he had gone they slipped dramatically down the table). His performances were noticed back in England and he was eventually offered a transfer to the club who originally rejected him, Newcastle United in 1920 for a fee of -2,500.
It did not take long for Seymour to become a crowd favourite at St. James' Park, his performances helped Newcastle reach the FA Cup Final with goals against Portsmouth, Derby County, Liverpool, and Manchester City before eventually going on to win the FA Cup in 1924 in a 2-0 win over Aston Villa, in which he scored a thunderous 20-yard half volley to secure the win. He was also part of the Newcastle team that were crowned Division One champions in 1926-27. Such displays also earned him a call-up to the England squad in a tour to Australia. However in 1929, he was to leave the club after a disagreement with the officials over wages and a testimonial match. This was to be the end of his playing days as he decided to turn down the chance to join North-east rivals Middlesbrough and set up a sports shop in Newcastle upon Tyne, as he vowed 'never to kick a ball again'. He also later became involved in journalism. However his good service for Newcastle United were not forgotten and he was appointed the club's new Director in 1938.
As director he had control of first-team affairs, but like Frank Watt could not pick the team under the Director's Committee. However he had more influence on who could play than Watt had during his time at the club. He was manager of the club with the Directors Committee from 1938 to 1954. In 1943 Seymour gave a trial to a 19-year old 'Wor Jackie' Milburn, who would later become a club legend himself. The club won the FA Cup in 1951 and retained it in 1952 whilst Seymour was at the helm. Seymour became the first person in English football history to win the FA Cup as a player and manager and also managed the first ever side to retain the FA Cup in the competition's history. In December 1954 Seymour resigned as manager and became chairman of the club. A position he held until 1956. He was appointed president of the club in April 1976. A post he held until his death in 1978. In a 2009 article written in The Times Online, Seymour was named Newcastle United's 5th Greatest player of all time. He scored 73 goals in 242 games for the club.
His son Stan Seymour, Jr. later became chairman of Newcastle United.
In a 2009 article written in The Times Online, Seymour was named Newcastle United's 5th Greatest player of all time. He scored 73 goals in 242 games for the club.
'Wor Jackie' Milburn was once quoted saying "There is a great debt owed by Newcastle United to Stan Seymour for all of his services to the club".
Former United player and manager Kevin Keegan promised during his first spell incharge to re-name the club's Youth Academy after Seymour, however this was not carried out due to Keegan's resignation.
The North Eastern League Cup (in which teams from the Northern Football Alliance Premier Division compete in) was re-named the Stan Seymour League Cup in his honour.
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'''Dale Tonge''' (born 7 May 1985) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a full back for Rotherham United.
He came through the youth ranks with Barnsley and made his debut on 17 April 2004 against Brentford.
On 20 March 2007 it was announced that he had joined Gillingham on loan. He made his Gillingham debut in the 5-0 away defeat to Carlisle United on 24 March, and returned to Barnsley one month later.
On 25 May 2007 he signed a two-year deal with Rotherham United; so far he has become a fan favourite at Don Valley Stadium, and has settled in well. He has since had far happier times at Rotherham, making over 40 appearances in 2007/08.
On 25 Oct 2008 he scored his first career goal in a 2-1 win vs Macclesfield Town.
On 2 May 2009 shown his first ever red card for professional foul in a 1-0 defeat to Exeter on the final day of the season. again making almost 50 appearances in the 2008-09 season
In July 2009 Dale signed a two year contract extension up to 2011 with the prospect of winning promotion to league 1.
-DOCSTART-	6642973
'''Robert Ian "Robbie" Williams''' (born October 2, 1984 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Huddersfield Town. He plays at left-back, but can play in left midfield as well.
Williams came through the youth ranks with Barnsley, playing over fifty first-team games. He made his debut on 5 October 2002, against Brentford.
On 22 March 2007, Williams joined Blackpool on loan until the end of the season. He scored on his debut for the Seasiders, in a 3-1 win at Bradford City, two days later.
On 17 April 2007, Williams was named in the Press Association's League One "Team of the Week".
Williams concluded his loan spell at Blackpool by scoring the first of their two goals - a thirty-yard free-kick (to which the commentators summed up with "Let me entertain you," in reference to his namesake) - in the League One play-off final victory against Yeovil Town at Wembley.
On 11 July, it was revealed that Huddersfield Town manager Andy Ritchie had an offer for Williams accepted, with personal terms agreed on July 13, but the following day during his medical, it was revealed that he had a hairline fracture, with the deal virtually collapsed. However, after he was given time to recover from his injury he was signed by the Terriers on 24 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee.
He finally made his first team debut for the Terriers in their 4-0 defeat by Leeds United at Elland Road on 8 December 2007. He scored his first goal for the club in Town's 1-1 draw at the Withdean Stadium, against Brighton & Hove Albion. That was also Town's first ever goal at the Withdean Stadium. On 5 April, he scored his first goal at the Galpharm Stadium when he gave Huddersfield the lead against local rivals Doncaster Rovers. The match ended 2-2.
On December 5, 2009, following scoring 3 goals along with a string of good performances, Williams was named the League One Player of the Month for November.
:'''League One play-off final winner:''' 2005-06
:'''League One play-off final winner:''' 2006-07
-DOCSTART-	6643068
'''Kyle Charles Letheren''' (born 26 December 1987 in Llanelli) is a Welsh professional footballer who currently a free agent. His last club was Championship side Plymouth Argyle. He is the son of former Leeds United goalkeeper Glan Letheren.
Letheren began his career as a trainee at Swansea City, spending time on-loan at Newport County in 2005, but didn't make an appearance for the first-team before being released in the summer of 2006. He subsequently joined Barnsley, making his debut in the 3rd round of the FA Cup against Blackpool on 5 January 2008 as a half-time substitute, replacing the injured Heinz Mller. He was loaned to Doncaster Rovers for the second-half of the 2008-2009 season as cover for veteran goalkeeper Neil Sullivan, but he didn't make an appearance for them. He joined Grimsby Town in April 2009 on trial, with a view to a loan move, following the Mariners decision to release Phil Barnes and Gary Montgomery.
He was released from his contract in the summer of 2009 and then signed a short-term contract with Plymouth Argyle to provide cover for Romain Larrieu after Lloyd Saxton suffered a broken wrist.
on 31st December 2009 Kyle was released from Plymouth Argyle after his contract expired.
Letheren has represented Wales at schoolboy level and made one appearance at Under 21 level.
-DOCSTART-	6643169
'''Michael James Coulson''' (born 4 April 1988 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Grimsby Town on loan from Barnsley.
Coulson made 42 appearances and scored 9 goals for Scarborough after making his debut against Accrington Stanley. He scored his first Scarborough goal in the home game against Tamworth.
In 2006, he was signed by Barnsley. Coulson scored his first Barnsley goal in the FA Cup against Southend United in January 2007. He joined Northwich Victoria on loan in August 2007.
He suffered a very bad injury in training on 21 April, damaging his cruciate knee ligament. The injury is a huge blow to him, with boss Simon Davey claiming it to be a "disaster". "He's been coming on and doing well for us. He's the first name I look to put on the bench" he told the club website. He now faces a lengthy period of recovery, and is unlikely to play again this year.
On 14 October 2009 Coulson signed a month loan deal with Chester City. He made his debut on 17 October against Gateshead. He scored his first goal for Chester on 7 November in a 3-1 win over Grays Athetic. He returned to Barnsley making five appearances and scoring one goal.
On 19 November 2009 Coulson signed for League Two side Grimsby Town on an initial-month loan spell.
-DOCSTART-	6643270
'''Simon James Heslop''' (born May 1, 1987 in York, North Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Kettering Town on loan from Barnsley.
Heslop was added to the first team squad at Barnsley in 2005. He has since spent time on loan with Kidderminster Harriers, Tamworth, Northwich Victoria and Halifax Town. In 2008 he joined Grimsby Town on a three month loan deal, with the option to join permanently after the period was over. Grimsby manager Alan Buckley was dismissed during Heslop's spell with the club, and after the completion of his loan, new manager Mike Newell decided not to sign Heslop permanently, after failing to impress during his loan spell.
In November 2009, over a year since his last first team game for any club, Heslop signed on loan with Kettering Town. After making 4 league appearances for the Blue Square Premier side since joining in November, as well as 1-0 FA Cup first round victory over Hartlepool United, Kettering Town extended his loan spell by another month.
-DOCSTART-	6643347
'''Nathan George Jarman''' (born 19 September 1986 in Scunthorpe) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Grimsby Town. He is primarily used as a striker, though he has also been distributed onto the right wing.
Nathan came through the youth ranks with Barnsley. He made his debut on the 20 November 2004 against Oldham Athletic. In 2006 he played 2 games on loan with Bury, getting sent off on his debut. Jarman went on loan to Conference North side Worksop Town in February 2007. He played 13 times for the Tigers, scoring four goals. While his goal return was not as high as would have been hoped by manager Ian Bowling, some of his goals will live long in the memory of the Worksop fans. He marked his debut with a stunning overhead kick against Barrow and then added a 30-yard volley that crashed in off the post against Redditch. Jarman was eventually released from Oakwell at the end of the 2006-2007 season.
In September 2007, Grimsby Town manager Alan Buckley brought Jarman to Blundell Park on a trial, following the advice of his assistant manager Stuart Watkiss, who had coached at his former club Barnsley. After a successful trial period, Jarman was rewarded with a one month contract. Nathan managed to provide his fitness in the early part of the season in which he scored twice for the Reserves in four games. Jarman was sent off in his full Grimsby debut, away at Rochdale, but did enough in the remaining games to earn a one year deal, as the Mariners stumbled to a disappointing season end. He was often only known to made a cameo role in first team affairs under Buckley, and was a regular sight on the Grimsby substitute bench.
He managed to score his first senior goal in a Football League Trophy tie at Chesterfield on 3 September 2008. The Mariners struggled in the early part of the 2008-2009 season and Buckley was dismissed as the clubs manager. In stepped Mike Newell as his replacement, and despite Grimsby's on going poor luck in the League, Jarman soon found himself a first team regular, this was mainly down to the release of want-away striker Martin Butler and on-going fitness problems with Danny North. This enabled Nathan to hold down a regular place in the first team squad, partnering fellow youngster Peter Bore up front for several weeks. Nathan scored his first league goal for Grimsby in the club's 2-0 away win over his former club Bury. This was The Mariners first league victory of the season. Jarman continued to feature in the first team, but due to the arrivals of new strikers Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro, Adam Proudlock and Barry Conlon, Jarman found himself relegated back to the bench, before Newell moved him on to the right side of midfield, a position which has become his regular position in the first team.
-DOCSTART-	6643498
'''Nathan Joynes''' (born 7 August 1985 in Barnsley, England) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Matlock Town.
Joynes came through the youth ranks with his hometown side Barnsley. His first team debut came on 23 April 2005 against Port Vale while still a trainee, Joynes replacing Simon Johnson as a second-half substitute in 5-0 away defeat for Barnsley. Joynes was given his first professional contract in September 2005.
Joynes joined FC Halifax Town on loan in November 2006, scoring three times in the Conference National before being recalled by Barnsley in January 2007. Later that month he joined Boston United on loan, and was a regular in their struggling side until returning to Barnsley with four games remaining and Boston deep in both financial trouble and a relegation battle. In July 2007 Joynes joined recently relegated League Two side Bradford City on loan until 1 January 2008. He played two league games before he returned to Barnsley. Two days after his return to Barnsley, Joynes and his team-mate Thomas Harban, who was also on loan at Bradford, joined FC Halifax Town on a free transfer.
-DOCSTART-	6643537
'''Ryan Laight''' (born November 16, 1985 in Barnsley, England) who now plays for Matlock Town. He plays in defence.
Ryan has come through the youth ranks with Barnsley, he made his debut on 4 February 2004 against Bristol City.
On October 3, 2006, Ryan and fellow Barnsley teammate Thomas Harban joined Nationwide Conference side Tamworth on loan.
Laight told Barnsley's official website:
Both Laight and Harban made their first appearance for Tamworth against Aldershot.
-DOCSTART-	6643569
'''Thomas Harban''' (born 12 November 1985) is an English footballer, who is currently without a club after being released from Halifax Town. He plays in defence.
Harban has come through the youth ranks with Barnsley he has yet to make his first team debut.
On 3 October 2006, Thomas and fellow Barnsley teammate Ryan Laight joined Nationwide Conference side Tamworth on loan.
Harban told Barnsley's official website:
Both Harban and Laight made their first appearance for Tamworth again Aldershot.
Harban joined Bradford City on loan on 25 July 2007, which expired at the end of the year.
-DOCSTART-	6643690
'''George Martin''' was a Scottish footballer and manager who won a First Division Championship medal with Everton in 1928.
Born in Glasgow, Martin started his career with Hamilton Academicals before moving south to join Hull City. He was signed by Everton in the latter stages of the 1927/28 season and made ten appearances in their ultimately successful title run in to earn his only major honour in the game, the League Championship. Martin's time at Goodison Park was mixed however as he spent the majority of his time as a fringe player during the club's relegation in 1930 and promotion again in 1931 before finally making just two appearances in Everton's 1932 title winning side, which was not sufficient to earn a medal. Martin left Everton for Middlesbrough and then finished his playing career at Luton Town before moving into management.
Martin became a coach at Luton Town in August 1939, and was appointed manager on 4 December 1944. After guiding Luton through their first post-war season, he was appointed as Newcastle United's first manager since the end of World War II in May 1947. One of his decisions at the club was surprisingly to sell prolific goalscorer and fans' favourite Len Shackleton to Sunderland for -13,000. This concerned some supporters and Martin was at first criticised for making this move. However the protests were short-lived as Newcastle gained promotion without Shackleton and other popular players were introduced. These included the club's current second highest all-time goal-scorer, Jackie Milburn.
He resigned from Newcastle in 1950 after establishing them as a top six side in the First Division and took over at struggling Aston Villa. He later returned to Luton for a short-lived spell in 1965; he left a year later.
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'''Doug Livingstone''' (25 February 1898 - 15 January 1981) was a Scottish football player and manager.
He played for Celtic, Everton and Tranmere Rovers during an illustrious playing career before hanging up his boots and going into management.
During his managerial career, Livingstone took charge the Republic of Ireland from 1951 to 1953, before managing Belgium, guiding them to the 1954 FIFA World Cup and notably was in charge for the thrilling 4-4 draw with England in the group stages.
After success with Belgium he moved on to manage Newcastle United in 1954. Some supporters and staff were at first concerned that his tactics were in total contrast to his predecessor George Martin, but these doubts were laid to rest when he guided the team to FA Cup victory in 1955. The Newcastle board had the final say in which players would be playing during his spell at the club and they notably played Jackie Milburn for this final, against Livingstone's wishes. Milburn coincidentally scored in the match.
It was largely believed that Livingstone was unhappy with the amount of influence the board had on first team issues (although he never stated this). He left Newcastle in 1956 and went on to manage Fulham, who he managed between 1956 and 1958.
-DOCSTART-	6644919
'''Norman Smith''' (December 15, 1897 in Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne - 1978) was a footballer and later manager.
During his playing career he played for sides including Huddersfield Town & Sheffield Wednesday.
Stan Seymour appointed Smith as his assistant at Newcastle United in 1939 and he helped contribute to the club's success in the 1950s. The loyalty he had shown by staying at the club for twenty-two years was rewarded in 1961 when he was appointed the new manager of the club, following Charlie Mitten's sacking. His record as manager was fairly poor, winning just twelve games out of thirty-five. However he had the respect of the fans for staying with the club for so long and showing a passion for the club. This did not stop him from being replaced a year later in 1962 by Joe Harvey, ending his brief spell as manager.
The club was in mourning sixteen years later in 1978, when Smith suddenly died. He was on his way home from Newcastle's stadium St James' Park after watching the team play.
-DOCSTART-	6645439
During the late 1960s he began his career playing for Sunderland, with whom he twice won the FA Youth Cup. He moved to West Brom in July 1969 for a club record fee of -100,000.
He later worked as a youth coach at Sunderland's fierce rivals Newcastle United, coaching such players as Neil McDonald. Suggett also enjoyed a brief spell as caretaker manager at the club, following Willie McFaul's departure.
He is currently working as chief scout at Carlisle United, where he has again joined up with their manager Neil McDonald. Prior to this he was also chief scout at Ipswich Town.
-DOCSTART-	6645669
'''John William Carver''' (born 16 January 1965 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former footballer and football coach. Carver is currently assistant head coach at Plymouth Argyle.
Carver was the assistant manager to Bobby Robson at Newcastle United. Following Robson's sacking in September 2004, Carver was appointed caretaker manager and guided the team to a 3-0 win against Blackburn Rovers. Carver later dedicated the win to Bobby Robson. Despite the victory, Carver was not considered for the permanent job, that position going Graeme Souness who opted to bring in his own backroom staff.
In July 2005 Leeds United appointed Carver as a first team coach, replacing the departed Adrian Boothroyd who left the club to be the new manager of Watford. He was part of the management team of Kevin Blackwell and Sam Ellis. Following the exit of Sam Ellis in May 2006, Carver was promoted to the position of assistant manager.
Carver became a caretaker manager for the second time in his career after Leeds United fired Kevin Blackwell following a disastrous start to the season. Carver celebrated a win in his first game in charge after beating Birmingham City 3-2. However a series of heavy defeats under Carver's management, culminating in a 5-1 drubbing by Luton Town, led to Leeds Chairman Ken Bates opting instead to recruit the Swindon management team of Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet. Carver left Leeds United 23 October 2006, with the club in turmoil on and off the field.
Kevin Blackwell subsequently became the manager of Luton Town, and he recruited Carver as his assistant, along with another ex-Leeds coach Sam Ellis. With Luton going through major financial difficulties, including the administrator's decision to sell players from under the management's feet, Carver, along with Blackwell and Ellis made the joint decision to leave the club in January 2008.
On 1 February 2008 he became head coach of the Major League Soccer side Toronto FC, with previous coach, Mo Johnston, remaining as manager and Director of Soccer with an emphasis on handling player transfers. He was thereby reunited with an old friend from Newcastle United since Paul Winsper had been hired in January as Strength and Conditioning Coach.
In April 2009, Carver was charged $750 (USD) by MLS for openly criticizing the standard of refereeing during a 3-2 loss away to FC Dallas. He was absent from the bench during the a 1-0 home win over Chivas USA four days later and eventually resigned on 25 April 2009, one day before the team's home clash with Kansas City Wizards.
In December 2009, Carver was appointed assistant head coach to Paul Mariner at Plymouth Argyle.
On 14 January 2010 he rejected an approach from Burnley manager Brian Laws to join the Lancashire club as a coach, stating his desire to repay the loyalty shown by Paul Mariner and the club as his reason for staying. It is widely felt amongst Argyle fans that this automatically makes him a legend.
-DOCSTART-	6650653
'''Ronnie Whelan, Sr.''' (born November 17, 1936, Dublin; died July 16, 1993) was an Irish international footballer chiefly associated with St. Patricks Athletic FC. His son, Ronnie Whelan, Jr., would later exceed his father's fame and become one of the most decorated players in English football history.
Whelan, a forward, reputedly owed his advancement at junior level to the good offices of Paddy Moore's wife, who brought the youngster's potential to her husband's attention, in his capacity as manager of renowned Dublin junior schoolboy club Stella Maris. Whelan subsequently graduated from Stella Maris as a talented young player to, Home Farm, where his precocious prowess earned him a brief but ultimately fruitless trial period at Chelsea F.C.
Upon his return to Ireland, Whelan placed his talents at the disposal of St. Patricks Athletic, a club still riding the initial surge of momentum which had elevated it from junior football in 1950 to instant League of Ireland champion status in the 1951-52 season. Whelan contributed an aggregate of 89 league goals to St. Pat's scoring ledger in a ten-year tenure at Richmond Park which encompassed FAI Cup victories in 1959 and 1961 (the latter of which remains, as of 2008, St. Pat's most recent success in the competition.) Whelan attained full international status in 1963, winning the first of two Republic of Ireland caps against Austria in a European Nations Cup qualifier.
Was awarded a benefit game in May 1963 .
He scored the winner in the 2-1 defeat of an English League XI in October 1963 .
He guested for Shamrock Rovers in a benefit game in May 1965 .
The toll exacted upon Whelan's ability and availability by an accumulation of injuries contributed to his departure from St. Pat's in November 1966, whereupon he commenced a seven-year association with Drogheda United. Whelan steered Drogheda to an inaugural appearance in the 1971 FAI Cup final, where the Co. Louth club succumbed to Limerick City after a replay. It would be a further thirty-four years before Drogheda captured the blue riband event of Irish football, but Gavin Whelan's opening goal against Cork City in the 2005 decider brought his family's footballing narrative full-circle; the midfielder is Ronnie Snr.'s grandson.
Whelan signed for Cras Iompair ireann who were then in the League of Ireland "B" division, in January 1974 and also played for Aer Lingus at Leinster Senior League level for some considerable time thereafter.
One of only player 38 players who have scored over 100 League goals .
Whelan died, aged 57, in 1993. His legacy endures in the person of his sons, Ronnie Whelan Jnr. (fifty-three times an Irish international and the winner of countless trophies and plaudits with Liverpool F.C.) and Paul Whelan, a Shamrock Rovers stalwart and father of Gavin Whelan.
-DOCSTART-	6650750
'''David Stuart "Dave" Mitchell''' (born 13 June 1962 in Scotland) is a coach and retired Australian association football player. He moved to Australia as a young child. He began his professional career with Adelaide City in 1981, and made his Australia debut against Taiwan that same year. He made 44 appearances for the national team, scoring 13 goals.
In a journeyman career, Mitchell played for clubs in England, Scotland, The Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, Malaysia and Hong Kong, before returning to Australia to coach Sydney Olympic, Sydney United and Parramatta Power in the National Soccer League. He was the assistant manager to Ron Smith at A-League club for the 2006/2007 season and the first half of the 2007/2008 season before before taking the top position after Smith's sacking.
He has appeared as a guest on several occasions for the Australian cable television channel Fox sports 1 which cover the English Premier League. He notably scored the winner in the 1995 Malaysia Cup final; this was a golden goal, the first golden goal to be scored in a Malaysia Cup final.
David's coaching career in the NSL spanned six seasons and 154 matches, in which he recorded 68 wins, 31 draws and 55 losses. When he returned from playing in Europe he was a player/coach for clubs Sydney Olympic and Sydney United. Some of the coaching achievements that he had in Australia was a Grand Final appearance in 1998/99 with Sydney United and also being the inaugural coach of Parramatta Power in 1999/00.
He coached Malaysia second tier club Sarawak and left due to unpaid wages. He returned to Australia to coach Sydney Schoolboy side St Aloysius' College, before leaving to join Perth Glory as assistant to Ron Smith. He also used to be a scout for Feyenoord, acknowledging them about Brett Emerton, Brett Holman and Stephen Laybutt.
He has also been recruited by Australian Technical director Rob Baan as an assistant coach for the Australia national under-23 football team squad, who were preparing for the Beijing Olympics.
It was speculated that after the sacking of Sydney FC manager Branko Culina Mitchell would be the replacement.
Mitchell was appointed Interim Head Coach of Perth Glory after the sacking of Ron Smith in November 2007 and was then given a contract until March 2009. It was further extended to the end of the 2010/2011 season in November 2008.
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'''Robert Guy "Rob" Atkinson''' (born April 29, 1987 in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English footballer who currently plays for Grimsby Town as a defender.
Atkinson has come through the youth ranks with Barnsley, making his debut on 6 March 2004. In the 2005-2006 season he had a six month loan spell with Scarborough playing 22 league games. He was also loaned out to Halifax Town during the 2006-2007 season. After some impressive performances, Atkinson was recalled to Barnsley following injuries to first team players Bobby Hassell, Paul Reid and Antony Kay. Atkinson played his first full game for the Oakwell based club on Boxing Day 2006, in a 1-0 win over Burnley. In this game, Atkinson's performance earned him the man of the match award.
Rob Atkinson was initially signed for Grimsby Town on loan in November 2007 by Alan Buckley. He was drafted in as a covering defender, and was slotted in at centre back next to Nick Fenton. He scored his first goal for the club against Chester City on the 1st January 2008. Atkinson went on to play he full 90 minutes at Wembley Stadium, in the Football League Trophy final defeat against MK Dons. Atkinson was singled out by Grimsby fans, as one of their more stronger players in the 2007-2008 season, and in May 2008, Buckley revealed his desire to bring Atkinson back to the club on loan or possibly on a permanent deal. However at the time, nothing came of the transfer, and after Buckley signed centre backs Richard Hope and Matthew Heywood in pre-season, the Atkinson became dead in the water. On October 31, 2008 he re-signed for Grimsby on another loan deal, initially until January 2009. Town who were now managed by Mike Newell had signed Atkinson along with Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala, who was another former Grimsby player. Both transfers were made in the space of two days. Atkinson made his second debut for the club in a 2-1 defeat to Darlington when he came on as a substitute for skipper Matthew Heywood in the 30th minute of play. In January 2009 Rob's loan contract with Grimsby expired and he returned to Barnsley. However a day later he joined the club for a third spell, signing on an emergency loan deal in order to play the league fixture with Morecambe on the 10th of January. A deal was struck between Barnsley and Grimsby for a permanent switch that was completed two days later. Rob went on to cement a first team place at centre back alongside youngster Ryan Bennett, who had become the clubs new captain, replacing Matt Heywood, who had been dropped due to poor performances. Atkinson and Bennett both were integral parts of the Grimsby squad that helped stave off relegation out of the Football League.
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'''Tony Craig''' (born 20 April 1985 in Greenwich, London) is an English footballer who currently plays for Millwall.
Craig initially came through the youth ranks at Millwall, and made his Lions debut away at Nottingham Forest late in the 2002-03 season.
He had a short loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers midway through the 2004-05 season, before returning to Millwall.
At the start of the 2007-08 season, however, Craig signed a three-year contract with neighbours Palace, although an injury limited his chances there. On 27 March 2008 Craig rejoined his former club Millwall on an emergency loan deal. He was recalled by Palace a month later to be involved in Palace's run in to the season and play-offs, before joining the Millwall for a third spell in the summer. Millwall re-signed Craig from Palace for an undisclosed fee.
Tony Craig has a younger brother, Lee who is currently at Erith Town
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'''Guy Ipoua''' (born 14 January 1976 in Douala) is an Cameroonian footballer who has played for Oryx Douala and a string of British and Continental clubs. His elder brother Samuel Ipoua represented Cameroon at the 1998 World Cup.
Ipoua was born in Cameroon and moved to Strasbourg, France at the age of four. His early football career is unclear but he joined AS Nancy in 1992, and had a spell at Torino where his brother was also on loan from Inter Milan, for six months. He was also on the books of Atltico Madrid, at the time the reigning La Liga champions and cup holders. He has also played for Sevilla, Alicante, cija Balompi and Novelda.
In the summer of 1998, he spent 3 weeks on trial at Crystal Palace, but failed to secure a contract. He spent a season at Bristol Rovers where he scored 3 goals in 24 league games, before being released the following summer. A trial at Torquay United followed trial in July 1999, but he again failed to secure a contract. He subsequently went for trials at a number of clubs in England and Scotland, including Wycombe Wanderers and St. Johnstone.
He eventually signed for Scunthorpe United in August 1999, scoring on his debut against Bournemouth, and again against Cardiff City two days later. This earned him a contract with the club, and he enjoyed almost two successful seasons with Scunthorpe, notably scoring seven times in the space of a week. He was sold to Gillingham for just -25,000, a low fee due to the fact that he could have left for free a couple months later under the Bosman ruling. He was mainly used as a substitute for Gillingham up to the end of the season.
After rejecting a possible move to the United States with FC Dallas, he joined Scottish side Livingston in July 2003, having missed a substantial amount of pre-season training. However he was to make just one appearance for the club, as a substitute.
In July 2004, Ipoua signed for Doncaster Rovers, but again failed to establish himself in the first team. He joined Mansfield Town on loan in October 2004 and Lincoln City on loan in February 2005 before being released at the end of the season.
In August 2005 he joined Hereford United and scored a goal in each of his first three league games. His season was disrupted by injury and in the latter stages he was used as only as a substitute. However he shone in Hereford's successful play-off campaign, scoring an extra-time winner in the semi-final against Morecambe. In the final itself he was brought on in the second half with Hereford 2-1 down, and soon made an impact. He skillfully controlled a flick on by Andy Ferrell, played the ball out to Simon Travis and then powerfully headed the return cross into the net to equalise. In the dying minutes of extra time he also did well to run the clock down by keeping the ball in the corner while fending off the attentions of several opposing players and earning Hereford 3 consecutive corners.
Unfortunately, Guy was one of several Hereford players released shortly after the final. In August 2006 he signed for Forest Green Rovers. However he was released in September 2006 and signed for Oryx Douala in his native Cameroon.
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'''Michel Vonk''' (born 28 October 1968, Alkmaar, Netherlands) is a former football player from The Netherlands who played in defence.
Vonk played in the centre of defence and began his career in 1986 with AZ Alkmaar for whom he played 111 times and scored 8 goals. He transferred to SVV Dordrecht in 1991 and played 51 times for the team scoring 1 goal. Then in 1992 he transferred to Manchester City F.C. where he enjoyed three succeessful seasons playing a total of 91 times for the blue team and scoring 4 times. He had been brought in by then City manager Peter Reid costing -500,000. He formed a successful partnership with Keith Curle in the centre of the City defence. In 1995 he criticised then City manager Brian Horton in the News of the World which earned him a suspension and being fined 2 weeks wages. Subsequent City manager Alan Ball sold the player to Oldham Athletic F.C. where he played 5 times and scored 1 goal. He was then transferred to Sheffield United F.C. where he played until 1998. He played 37 times for the Blades scoring twice. His time with the club was hampered by injuries. In 1998 he returned to Holland and began playing for MVV Maastricht. His injuries continued however and he was released by the club when they were relegated.
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'''Andrew Rowland''' "'''Andy'''" '''Hill''' (born 20 January 1965) is a retired English footballer.
Hill was born in Maltby, Yorkshire. Upon leaving school in 1981, he began an apprenticeship at Manchester United. He played in the youth side that finished as FA Youth Cup runners-up to Watford in 1982 and gained England Youth Honours. He later signed as a professional but never got a first team game, and, on 4 July 1984, he signed for Fourth Division Bury. He played 317 matches and scoring 12 goals for the Gigg Lane club, winning promotion to the Third Division in 1985, he was appointed as captain in 1985 at the age of 19.
He signed for Manchester City in a -200,000 deal in March 1991 and scored six goals in 97 games. He joined John Rudge's Port Vale in August 1995 for a -150,000 fee. His first game was a 1-0 Potteries derby win at the Victoria Ground. He stayed at Vale Park for three seasons, playing more than 100 games before he retired at the end of the 1997-98 season.
After retiring Hill went into coaching where he has worked for Bury as the Head of Youth Development, the Academy Director at Nevada Wonders Soccer Academy and since then developed his own successful football academy Pro-Vision North West, based in the Greater Manchester area.
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'''Stephen 'Steve' Redmond''' (born November 2, 1967 in Liverpool) is a former English footballer, who played as a central defender.
Redmond was captain of the Manchester City youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1986. He subsequently became the first team's youngest ever captain (a record which was not broken until 2007, by Micah Richards) and was voted player of the season in 1988.
He was also captain of the England under-21 team. He played for Man City a total of 235 times and scored seven goals. In August 1992 he transferred to Oldham Athletic, and later played for Bury F.C. and Leigh RMI.
Redmond's son, Daniel, is a member of Everton's youth academy.
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'''Neil McNab''' (born 4 June 1957) is a former Scottish footballer who played in the midfield position.
McNab began his career in 1972 with Greenock Morton where he made 14 appearances before 1974, becoming the club-s youngest ever professional. He was signed by Tottenham Hotspur and became their youngest ever first team player at age 16. He made 72 appearances for Spurs, scoring 3 goals. He played for the Scottish national team at the U-15, U-18 and U-21 levels.
In November 1978 he was transferred to Bolton Wanderers for a fee of -250,000, making 35 appearances and scoring 4 goals, before Brighton and Hove Albion acquired his services for the fee of -220,000 in February 1980. During 1982 he played in loan spells at Leeds United and Portsmouth.
Then in 1983 he signed for -35,000 for Manchester City with whom he stayed until 1990. He was arguably City's player of the eighties, being voted Player of the Year in both the 1986-87 and 1988-89 seasons. A skilful and very combative defensive midfielder, Neil inspired a young team to promotion from the Second Division in 1989. He played 221 league matches for City and scored 16 goals.
He left for Tranmere Rovers in January 1990 for -125,000, the third six-figure move of his career, and played over 100 first-team games for them, including two Leyland-DAF Cup finals at Wembley.
He subsequently also enjoyed spells playing for Huddersfield Town, Ayr United, Darlington, Derry City, Witton Albion, and the Long Island Rough Riders in the USA.
In the summer of 1994 he rejoined Manchester City as Youth Team Coach but lost his job in the managerial upheaval in 1997. He then coached at Portsmouth in their youth development programme. In October 2002 he was appointed manager of Exeter City, a position he held for just four months.
Now in 2009, he coaches many teams at the CFC East (Cobb Futbol Club) soccer association.
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'''Kris Bright''' (born September 5, 1986) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a striker. He plays for Shrewsbury Town having left Panserraikos on 21 July 2009. Bright has represented New Zealand at U15, U16, U17, U20, and the full Senior level.
Born in South Auckland, New Zealand, the son of New Zealand 1982 World Cup representative Dave Bright, Kris Bright started his football career with Manurewa AFC in his home city. Bright then played for several clubs throughout New Zealand, including a stint with North Shore United in early 2004, before joining Waitakere City in late April. Whilst with Waitakere, Bright was the 2004 top scorer in the Northern Premier League, and played in the club's 0-1 loss to Miramar Rangers in the final of the 2004 Chatham Cup.
In mid-2005, Bright was named as one of three players (alongside Sam Jasper and Jeremy Christie) in the New Zealand Knights' apprenticeship scheme through the Charlton Athletic Youth Academy.
In mid-2006, Bright left for the United Kingdom again, this time to trial at Scottish side Kilmarnock, where he was for a month, playing three games & scoring 2 goals. Although he was not signed by Kilmarnock, Bright remained in Europe, and in late August began trialling with Dutch Eerste Divisie club Fortuna Sittard,
Bright managed to gain a spot in the starting line-up for the struggling Dutch side. He played in eleven league games, in which he scored one goal, against HFC Haarlem. He also played part in Fortuna's dramatic Cup loss to non-league Rijnsburgse Boys.
After his contract with the Dutch side was not renewed for the 2007 season, he signed a six month contract with Norwegian Division 2 club Kristiansund BK. Where he has scored 11 goals in seven games, Levanger (1), Lillestrom (2), Hodd (1), Baerum (1), Valarenga (2) & Steinkjer (4).
With two games remaining in the season and several Norwegian Tippeligaen & Addecoligaen clubs following his progress, Bright suffered a broken leg. Bright then renewed his contract with Kristiansund BK until July 2009.
After 6 months of recovery, Bright then made his return in the 2008 season opener against Strindheim. He continued his goal scoring form with 2 goals including a 25 metre free-kick to help Kristiansund to a 3-1 win. After playing 12 games in the competition so far, he is 2nd top goal-scorer in the league with 10 goals. Also, in the 3rd round of the Norwegian Cup, Bright scored KBK's only goal against Tippeligaen club & close rivals Molde F.K. in a 2-1 extra-time loss.
In January 2009 Kris Bright signed a 1 and a 1/2 year contract with Greek Super League side Panserraikos F.C., he was given the #32 shirt. He left the Club in July 2009 by mutual consent with a year remaining on his contract, and joined English League Two side Shrewsbury Town on August 3, 2009
Bright has represented New Zealand at U15, U16, U17 and U20 levels.
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'''Jimmy Archibald''' (September 18, 1892 - 1975) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Archibald, a Falkirk-born wing-half, began his career with Motherwell. He later moved to Tottenham Hotspur, making his Spurs debut in the 1919-20 season. He played 24 league games, scoring once, before moving to Aberdare Athletic in 1922. Thirty league games and 2 goals the following season resulted in a move to Clapton Orient in 1923. He played 49 times for Orient, scoring once, before joining Southend United in 1926.
However, he left Southend to join non-league Margate without playing in the Southend first team. He later played for Tunbridge Wells Rangers.
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Mark came through the youth ranks with Crewe Alexandra making his first team debut in 1994 playing as a striker and on both wings over 239 games, scoring 58 goals.
In 2001 he signed for Norwich City for a fee of -500,000. In his first season at Carrow Road, Norwich reached the final of the division one play-offs where they lost on penalties to Birmingham City. He won a first division championship medal with the club in 2004, but his three years with Norwich were marred by inconsistency and injuries. He was released by Norwich manager Nigel Worthington shortly after the 2004 promotion. Dario Gradi brought him back to Crewe, where he played 41 league games and scored 10 goals.
In January 2006 he signed for Carlisle United but only played 6 times and was released in May of the same year.
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Smith began his career as an apprentice footballer with his home town club, Middlesbrough, but a broken leg at just 17 years old meant that he had to retire. Determined to stay in the game, he trained as a physiotherapist, earning his first appointment at Rotherham United in 1972. After five years at Rotherham he moved on to Blackpool, where he stayed for six years. In 1983 he was appointed physiotherapist at Sheffield Wednesday, remaining with the club for eleven years, from the Football League Second Division to the Premier League and European competition. He first worked with the England national football team in 1986, and in 1994 Terry Venables appointed him as England's physiotherapist on a full-time basis, a post which he held for eight years, working under seven different managers.
Smith's son Paul, also a chartered physiotherapist, joined Sheffield Wednesday in April 2009.
Sir Bobby Robson, who first employed Smith for England, selected him as physio to the England team taking part in the 2009 charity match in aid of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.
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Steele began his playing career as a goalkeeper at Newcastle United in 1972, where he was part of the squad that won the Anglo-Italian Cup and won caps at England under-18 level. He then joined Peterborough United, and established himself as first-choice 'keeper, setting a record for most consecutive league appearances (124) that still stands today. He later joined Brighton & Hove Albion, Watford, and Derby County, winning five promotions in 12 years with those clubs.
In 1988, he retired to run a pub, before establishing Eric Steele Coaching Services, which provided goalkeeping coaching to Manchester City, Leeds United, Derby County, and Barnsley, as well as working overseas in Australia, Switzerland, Norway, Germany and the United States.
Steele was at Huddersfield Town as goalkeeping coach and left at the end of the 1997/98 season when he joined Derby County when they came calling again in 1998, and he spent four years coaching there before being appointed goalkeeping coach at Aston Villa in 2001. Steele left his post at Aston Villa in 2006.
In 2006 Eric visited Australia, where he worked with junior and senior goalkeepers in Victoria and Perth. He worked with wellknown coaches and helped improve Australian goalkeepers.
In 2007, he became the new Manchester City goalkeeping coach, following the departure of Tim Flowers to Coventry City as assistant to Iain Dowie.
Steele left his job at City on 27 June 2008 after being part of the backroom team under managers Stuart Pearce and Sven-Gran Eriksson. Mark Hughes, who had left Blackburn Rovers to take charge of Manchester City, brought with him Kevin Hitchcock, replacing Steele as goalkeeping coach. Paul Ince soon appointed him as goalkeeping coach at Blackburn Rovers. However, just weeks after joining Blackburn, Steele attracted the attention of Manchester United, who had been in search of a new goalkeeping coach since Tony Coton had been forced to retire through injury. In preparation for Steele's departure, Blackburn signed Bobby Mimms from Wolverhampton Wanderers as their new goalkeeping coach. Manchester United confirmed the signing of Steele on 4 August.
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'''Anthony "Tony" McAndrew''' (born 11 April 1956 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Chelsea, Darlington and Hartlepool United,
A tough-tackling centre half, McAndrew began his career at Middlesbrough in 1973, where he established himself at the heart of defence. Later becoming captain - and the club's youngest scorer of a hat-trick when playing as an emergency striker - he was at Ayresome Park for almost ten years, before leaving for Chelsea when Middlesbrough were relegated from the First Division in 1982.
He returned to Middlesbrough in 1984, and played for the club for a further two years, before being released in the summer of 1986 as they almost went out of business. After brief spells at Darlington, Hartlepool United, and in non-league football with Willington and Billingham Synthonia, McAndrew joined the coaching staff at Darlington under manager Brian Little.
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'''Scott Benjamin Laird''' (born in 15 May 1988) is a defender currently playing for Stevenage Borough.
Born in Taunton, Somerset, Laird began his football career as a trainee at Plymouth Argyle's centre of excellence.
Laird returned to Plymouth for the beginning of the 2007-08 season, and was subsequently handed his Argyle debut in a 2-1 victory over Wycombe Wanderers in the League Cup.
A month after returning to Plymouth, Laird was loaned out to another Conference National in the form of Stevenage Borough on 31 December 2007.
The following season, under the new management of Graham Westley, Laird featured regularly again, playing 51 games in total for the Hertfordshire side.
Despite being born in England, Laird represented Scotland at youth level, captaining the Scotland under-16 team.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference and Southern Football League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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}}'''Michael Bowler''' (born 8 September 1987 in Glossop, Derbyshire) is an English football player. He played for Stockport County at right-back, despite learning his trade as a central midfielder. He left County and joined Northwich Victoria F.C. after his short term contract ended on 1 January 2008. In the summer of 2008 he was signed by Kidderminster Harriers on a one-year contract. He was released in February 2009.
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'''Adam Griffin''' (born 26 August 1984 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is a professional footballer who joined Darlington in July 2008. He has made over 150 appearances in the Football League, most notably with Oldham Athletic and Stockport County.
Griffin started his career as a trainee with Oldham Athletic, making his debut against Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the 2001-02 season,
'''Stockport County'''
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'''Matthew Bowman''' (born January 31, 1990 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is an English striker and midfielder who currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday. Although an Academy player he was called up to the senior squad at the start of 2006-07 season to ease the club's injury problems.
Matt made good progress last year in the under-18s and reserves before earning his first-team debut at Hillsborough against Wrexham in the League Cup in August 2006, where at the age of 16 years and 205 days, he became the youngest outfield player ever to appear for Wednesday.
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'''Eduardo "Ted" Robledo''' (July 26, 1928 - December 6, 1970) was a Chilean professional football player. He played as a left-sided defender, and is most notable for his time spent with Newcastle United.
Robledo was born in Iquique, Chile to a Chilean father and an English mother. He emigrated with his family to Wath-on-Dearne, Yorkshire in 1932, at the age of four, due to the political instability in Chile at the time . The family lived at Barnsley Rd, West Melton, in the same house where the Anglo-French biographer David Bret was later raised.
Robledo started his footballing career at Barnsley with his brother George. First Division Newcastle United signed him on January 27, 1949. Newcastle were only interested in signing his brother, but neither of the Robledo brothers would move without the other. Their appearance together in the 1952 FA Cup Final was the first time more than one foreign player had appeared in a cup final eleven.
The majority of Robledo's appearances for the club came in the 1951-52 season. Robledo played for Newcastle until the end of the 1952-53 season, when he was sold to Colo-Colo. After retiring from football, Robledo served on an oil tanker where he died in mysterious circumstances. It was rumoured that Robledo was thrown off the tanker and drowned. His body has never been found.
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Andrew Weston (Andy) Clarke''' (born 22 July 1967 in Islington, London) is an English former footballer who played for Barnet, Wimbledon and Peterborough United as a striker.
Started his career with Barnet, he was bought by Wimbledon in February 1991 for a -250,000 fee. He made nearly 200 appearances for ''the Crazy Gang'' over the next eight years, though mostly as a substitute. He had one month loan spells with Port Vale and Northampton Town in 1998 and 1999 respectively, but with a return of one goal in every ten league appearances he left for Peterborough United on a free transfer in June 1999.
Within a year he had earned his stripes at the club, his solitary goal in the 2000 Third Division play-off Final took ''the Posh'' to the Second Division for the 2000-01 season. In December 2001 he failed a random drugs test- the results being released in February the following year. Accepting his explanation that it was a 'one-off' he was given a four week ban. He quickly signed a new contract with the club and returned to the first team. He described the 2002-03 season as his "best ever". In May 2004 the 36 year old put pen to paper on a new one year contract. He remained popular throughout his time at Peterborough before being released in May 2005.
After retiring he worked on a market stall in the centre of Barnet.
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'''Michael John Twiss''' (born 26 December 1977 in Salford) is an English footballer who plays for Morecambe in League Two. His position is as a midfielder, although he has been played in attack. He has been with Morecambe since 2004.
Twiss began his career as a trainee at Manchester United, but despite being a regular in the Reserves from 1997 to 2001, failed to make the grade at the club. His first first team appearance was as a 78th minute substitute in an FA Cup Fifth Round replay with Barnsley, replacing Michael Clegg in a 3-2 defeat at Oakwell on 25 February 1998.
He spent most of the 1998-99 season on loan with Sheffield United in the First Division. His first senior goal came on 28 December, scoring a later winner over Huddersfield Town in a 2-1 victory at Bramall Lane. He returned to Old Trafford in March 1999, having only started four games for ''the Blades'', coming on as a substitute thirteen times.
He played just one game of the 1999-2000 season, playing in a 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa at Villa Park in a League Cup Third Round game on 13 October. This was his first first and final start under Alex Ferguson and he was released at the end of the season.
In July 2000 he signed a one month deal with Brian Horton's Port Vale, after impressing on trial. A regular at the start of 2000-01 season, he fell out of favour in October. He played in ''the Valiant's'' humiliating FA Cup exit to Canvey Island of the Isthmian League on 28 November, before being put up for sale the next month. With no takers, he was a semi-regular at Vale Park for the rest of the season.
He joined Conference club Leigh RMI in for the start of the 2000-01 season. There, Twiss found himself at a more comfortable level and had a successful season at the club, scoring fifteen goals in 34 games, becoming the club's top scorer.
He joined Conference rivals Chester City for the 2001-02 season, a far cry from his days with ''the Red Devils''.
He had a quiet season in 2002-03, but did make 36 appearances over all competitions. He did not play in either leg of the play-off semi-final defeat to Doncaster Rovers.
The 2003-04 season saw Chester promoted as champions, Twiss scoring six goals in 31 games. In January 2004 Morecambe offered City -5,000 for his services, the deal did not go through.
Twiss remained in the Conference for the 2004-05 season, signing with Morecambe in May 2004, after rejecting a new contract at Chester. Performing well at the Christie Park, Ian Rush, now manager of old club Chester City, offered Morecambe -50,000 for his return, a bid which was rejected. In March 2005 he was singled out for praise, due to his consistent scoring.
Again a solid performer in the 2005-06 season, Morecambe crept into the play-offs, only to be defeated by Hereford United.
Twiss scored eleven goals in the 2006-07 season before damaging medial ligaments in February. He did however make it back in time for the play-offs, and was part of the Morecambe side that won the Conference Play-off Final, 2-1 on aggregate over Exeter City. A long-term contract signed in December 2006 would keep him signed to Morecambe until June 2010.
He helped Morecambe to survive in their first season in the League Two, as they finished 11th. They also reached the semi-final of the Football League Trophy, where they were beaten by Grimsby Town 1-0 on aggregate after a goal from Paul Bolland at Christie Park. Bury aimed to achieve his signature in July 2008, but did not get far. York City attempted to sign him in August 2008, but this ended as Twiss wanted to stay in the Lancashire area.
Twiss was namechecked in Teletext Alex's version of "Bohemian Rhapsody", entitled "Crowe Lee Deehan Delap Sodje" for Danny Baker's ''6-0-6'' show.
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'''Simon Daniel Roy King''' (born 11 April 1983 in Oxford) is an English footballer, currently playing as a defender for Gillingham.
King started his career with Oxford United making his debut on, 1 May 2001 against Port Vale. Overall he only played four games for Oxford United before he signed for Barnet in 2003.
He has won three caps for the England non-league team, scoring the winning goal on his debut against Italy in 2005.
King was transfer listed by Barnet at the end of the 2006-07 season, for which he was named player of the year, to avoid him leaving on a free transfer a year later. He was signed by Gillingham for -200,000 on a three-year deal in June 2007. This fee could however rise to -250,000, depending on appearances and whether Gillingham achieve promotion to the Football League Championship.
He made his debut on the first day of the season against Cheltenham Town, but was on the wrong end of a 1-0 defeat.
He was named Gillingham's Player of the Year for the 2008-09 season as well as being voted into the Professional Footballers' Association League Two team of the year.
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'''John Leonard Still''' (born April 24, 1950 in West Ham, London) is an English former footballer and current football club manager. He is currently in charge at Dagenham & Redbridge.
Still has achieved a lot of success in the higher reaches of non-league football, mainly with current side Dagenham & Redbridge and under their previous guises.
Still joined Leyton Orient as a junior, signing as an amateur for them in May 1967. He made his league debut the following season, but that was his only league appearance and he moved into non-league football with Bishop's Stortford, Ilford and Dagenham. His playing career was cut short by a knee injury and he began coaching.
His first managerial job came with Leytonstone who subsequently merged with Ilford to become Leytonstone & Ilford who he took to their first Isthmian League title. He later managed Dartford where he won the Southern League title before returning to Leytonstone & Ilford.
His next post was at Maidstone United who he guided to the Conference title and promotion to the Football League in 1989. Still resigned soon after, having no desire to go full-time and moved to Redbridge Forest who had been formed in 1990 by a merger of his former club Leytonstone & Ilford and Walthamstow Avenue. He guided Redbridge to the Isthmian League title and with it promotion to the Conference, remaining with the side as it merged with Dagenham to become Dagenham & Redbridge.
In August 1994 he took over as manager of Peterborough United, but left in October 1995. He subsequently coached Lincoln City before taking over as manager of Barnet in June 1997.
At Barnet he twice took the side to the Division Three play-offs, but in November 2000 became Director of Football after the appointment of Tony Cottee as manager. At the time, Barnet were riding high in Division Three, but suffered a dramatic loss of form and plunged down the table. In February 2002 Cottee left and Still returned as manager, but was unable to prevent Barnet's relegation from the Football League, a 3-2 defeat at home to Torquay United on the final day of the season sealing their fate. He remained as manager at Barnet until February 2002 when he resigned.
He was subsequently assistant manager of Bristol Rovers until January 2004, taking over as manager of Dagenham & Redbridge in April 2004. His first two seasons in charge of the club saw a pair of undistinguished mid-table finishes, but in his third season he led the club to the Conference title, taking them into the Football League for the first time.
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During his playing career he has had spells at Hampton & Richmond, Aldershot Town, Dulwich Hamlet, Chesham United, Chertsey Town, Wealdstone, Chalfont St Peter, Uxbridge and Hounslow.
His stint at Yeading started on December 2, 2004.
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'''Adrian Emmanuel Forbes''' (born 23 January 1979 in Greenford) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Grimsby Town. His position is right midfielder, but he also used as a makeshift forward.
Forbes began his career at Norwich City in 1995. He played under several different managers in his six years at Carrow Road, including Martin O'Neill, Mike Walker and Bruce Rioch. Forbes remained with City from 1996 to 2001, he played in 112 league games, scoring 8 goals.
In the summer of 2001 he moved to Luton in a -60,000 deal, and played in three seasons at Kenilworth Road, notaby playing his best football under Mike Newell.
Forbes signed for Swansea City, who were then in Football League Two, on a free transfer in 2004. In his first season at the club he was ever-present and scored seven goals.
On 1 July he signed for Blackpool on a two year contract with an option for a further year.
On 3 January 2008, after failing to establish himself in Blackpool's Championship side, Forbes signed an 18-month contract with Football League One club Millwall. Forbes however only played 13 times for the club and struggled to establish hismelf as a first team player.
Forbes signed for Grimsby Town, managed by Mike Newell, on 2 February 2009, signing on loan until the end of the 2008-2009 season. In his second game he scored an overhead kick to equalise in the 3-3 draw with Barnet. On 6 July 2009, Forbes agreed to join Grimsby permamently on a two year deal.
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Already at the club as a coach, he succeeded caretaker Billy Elliott as manager in the summer of 1979. Sunderland achieved promotion back to the First Division under Knighton at the first time of asking but subsequent disputes with the club's then new chairman, Tom Cowie, resulted in the departure of both Knighton and his assistant, Frank Clark, towards the end of the 1980-81 season. Most supporters believed that Knighton and Clark had formed a talented managerial partnership and had been treated in a highly unjust manner by Cowie.
Knighton was succeeded at Sunderland by Mick Docherty on a caretaker basis. Knighton went on to manage Leyton Orient.
Ken left football in the eighties and went on to develop a career in the telecommunication industry. Ken held sales management positions with GEC-Plessey Telecommunications (GPT) and Cable and Wireless.
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'''George Allan''' (23 August 1875 - 17 October 1899) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool in the late 19th century.
Born in Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland, the Centre-forward played for Vale of Avon, Linlithgow Athletic, Broxburn Shamrock and Leith Athletic before being signed by Liverpool manager John McKenna and W. E. Barclay in September 1895. The 20 year old Allan made quite an impact for Liverpool after making his debut in a Football League Second Division match a 5-1 home thumping of Newcastle on 14 September 1895, he scored his first goal for the club 7 days later on the 21 September against Loughborough Town at the Athletic Ground. This sparked an impressive goals per game run for the rest of the 1985/96 promotion season, he bagged an amazing 25 league goals from just 20 appearances, averaging 1.25 goals per games, Allan scored a further 3 goals in the promotion Test matches (the equivalent of today's play-offs) helping the Anfield club regain their spot back in the top flight of English football.
Allan moved to Celtic in May 1897 where he carried on his goalscoring exploits hitting 15 goals in 17 games helping the Parkhead club win the Scottish First Division, he returned to Anfield a year later when new manager Tom Watson re-signed him in April 1898.
Allan scored 58 goals in only 96 appearances during his 2 spells at Liverpool, an average of a goal every 1.65 games.
He made his only Scotland appearance on 3 April 1897 in a 2-1 victory against England at Crystal Palace.
Allan was a prolific goalscorer who could have gone on to be one of the all time greats but his life was tragically cut short when he contracted tuberculosis in 1899 during his second spell at Liverpool, he was forced to give up playing and died of the condition on 17 October.
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'''Scott McGleish''' (born 10 February 1974 in Barnet, Greater London) is an English footballer, currently playing as a forward for Leyton Orient.
During his career the lower league journeyman has had spells at Edgware Town, Charlton Athletic, Leyton Orient, Peterborough, Colchester, Cambridge United (on loan), Barnet and Northampton Town.
McGleish has been top goal scorer at 3 clubs including Colchester (twice), Northampton Town and now at Wycombe where he has his first chance of achieving promotion having moved to the other clubs after the clubs were promoted.
He joined Wycombe Wanderers on 25 January 2007 for an undisclosed from Northampton Town, signing a two year contract.
He is currently on the Management Committee of the Professional Footballers' Association.
McGleish was loaned out to his former club Northampton on the 28 October 2008, for a months loan lasting until 25 November. He wore the shirt number 27. He scored his first goal in his second spell in a first round FA Cup tie at Elland Road against Leeds United on 7 November. His loan move was extended to January 2009.Scotts second spell at Northampton wasn't much of a success he scored only twice in 11 appearances so manager Stuart Gray decided not to try and sign the striker in the January transfer window and he returned to Wycombe. He joined former club Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season. He scored the first two goals of his loan spell in the 3-2 defeat at home to Peterborough United before returning to Wycombe and being released on 6 May 2009. He signed a one year contract with Leyton Orient on 26 May 2009.
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'''William 'Bill' Perkins''' (Born Wellingborough, 26 January 1876, died Rushden, circa 1940) played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, Perkins played for Kettering and Luton before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in March 1899, making his debut in a Football League Division One match against Newcastle at Anfield on 3 April 1899 a game that the Reds won 3-2. Perkins, a goalkeeper, was an ever present between the sticks when the Anfield club won their first ever Football League First Division Championship in 1901. Perkins became the Reds number 1 when he took over from Matt McQueen who was more suited to playing outfield. Harry Storer started the first 11 games during the 1899-00 season but Perkins took over and remained first choice until the 1903 when he shared the duties with Peter Platt; Platt was selected to play in the 1-1 draw against Sunderland on 30 March 1903 and Perkins never played for the Reds again eventually moving to Northampton the same year after 117 appearances in the Liverpool goal.
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'''Isaiah George Osbourne''' (born 15 November 1987 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a holding midfielder for Middlesbrough F.C. on loan from Aston Villa, and is a former Under-16 international.
Osbourne was given the squad number 27 after Martin O'Neill's arrival at Aston Villa. He made his Premier League debut on 21 October 2006, when he came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Steven Davis against Fulham at Villa Park. 28 December 2006 saw Osbourne sign a new three-and-a-half-year contract, keeping him at Villa Park until the summer of 2010.
On 10 January 2008, Osbourne agreed to join Leicester City on loan, however just a few days later Villa manager Martin O-Neill was forced to cancel the proposed deal because of mounting injury concerns. On 23 September, Osbourne signed a new three-year deal with Villa, tying him to the club until summer 2011.
===Loan Moves to Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough===
On 2 March 2009, he became the first player to move to Nottingham Forest under Billy Davies' reign, joining on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut against Preston North End on 3 March 2009. Osbourne made eight appearances for Forest in the Coca-Cola Championship before returning to Aston Villa. Osbourne joined Gordon Strachan's Middlesbrough on November 5, 2009. The loan signing made his debut for Boro in a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
The former England Under-16 international made his name as one of the stars of a strong Aston Villa reserve outfit and the club are keen to tie him down on a long-term deal.
Osbourne attended Kingsbury School and Sports College. His brother, Isaac plays in the same position at Coventry City.
On 6 October 2009 it was reported that Osbourne had been arrested at Aston Villa's Bodymoor Heath Training Ground four days earlier on suspicion of conspiracy to rob, and questioned at Kings Heath police station before being released on bail pending further inquiries.
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Born in Trefonen, Oswestry, Parry played for Newtown, Long Eaton Rangers, Leicester Fosse (who became Leicester City in 1919), Loughborough and the short-lived Brighton United  before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in March 1900 making his debut in a Football League Division One match on the 13 October the same year, a game which the Reds won 2-1 against Bolton at Anfield, he had to wait until the April fool's day 1904 before he scored his first goal, it came in the Merseyside derby against Everton a game that saw the Reds slump to a 5-2 defeat. The right-half never really established himself as a 'first choice' player during his 9 year Liverpool career but he still managed 222 appearances for the Reds helping them to 2 Football League First Division Championships, unfortunately not playing enough times to earn a medal for the 1901 title win. After leaving the club in May 1909, Parry along with the then Liverpool captain Alex Raisbeck joined Scottish side Partick.
Parry played for Wales on 14 occasions making his debut against Ireland on the 23 March 1901 in a British Championship match.
After leaving Thistle Parry went into coaching and got a post in South Africa but moved back to Oswestry to take up a role with Oswestry Town. Parry then, like many others, was affected by the Great War of 1914/1918 where he was badly gassed, but he returned to his passion after the war taking the managerial post at Rotherham County, who later merged with Rotherham Town to form Rotherham United in 1925. Parry then took up coaching roles with the more impressive clubs of Barcelona in Spain and both Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FC Kln in Germany before returning to the British Isles taking up a coaching role on the Channel Islands.
Parry's association with the Anfield club was to be reunited when he took up a coaching role at Liverpool quite some time after leaving in 1909. He died in nearby Bootle.
His brother Thomas was also a Wales international: the two brothers played together for their country four times.
- Although he played during the 1901 championship winning season he didn't make enough appearances to earn a medal.
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'''Matt Redmile''' (born 12 November 1976 in Nottingham, England) is a professional footballer who most recently played for Goole Town in the Northern Premier League Division One South. His position on the pitch is central defender.
He started his football career at local side Notts County as a trainee before joining Shrewsbury Town for -30,000 back in 2000 - a transfer paid for in part by the Shrewsbury Town Fans through their Independent Supporters Club. He had previously been on loan there.
Matt then moved to Scarborough and Barnet before signing for Tamworth in July 2004 after impressing in the Lambs pre-season campaign.
During his time with Tamworth, Matt scored one of Tamworth's most important goals. He scored the winning goal again League 1 side Hartlepool United, which booked Tamworth's place in the 3rd round draw of the FA Cup 2006.
On 24 August 2006, Redmile left The Lambs for rivals Hinckley United, but after lasting less than a year, Redmile was released by Hinckley in May, 2007.
In July 2007 Matt joined Sutton Town.
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'''Jimmy Carter''' (born November 9, 1965 in Hammersmith, London) is an English former footballer. During his career, he played for Millwall, Liverpool, Arsenal, Oxford United, Portsmouth and then Millwall for a second spell.
Millwall bought Jimmy in 1987 for -15,000 from Queens Park Rangers, where he made his Football League debut in a 0-0 draw with Oldham at The Den. He quickly established himself in the Millwall first team and was an integral part of the team which gained Millwall promotion to the top flight in 1987-88, the first time ever in Millwall's 100 year history.
Carter was part of a side that included layers such as Teddy Sheringham, Tony Cascarino and Terry Hurlock. Millwall made an strong start to the 1988/89 season where they remained in the top four for much of the season before a poor finish saw them slip to tenth, their lowest position all season.
Jimmy-s reputation was growing and in 1991, Kenny Dalglish signed him for Liverpool for a fee of -800,000. Unfortunately Dalglish resigned shortly after and within a year Jimmy found himself returning to London where he signed for Arsenal, a club he supported as a young boy. Arsenal paid -500,000 for Carter.
He spent 3 and a half years at Highbury and during his time there, Arsenal won the FA Cup and the League Cup in 1993 and in 1994 went on to win the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. However he was very much a bit-part player making only 25 League appearances for the Gunners, and did not feature in any of the major finals Arsenal contested that time.
In 1995 he then signed for Portsmouth, where he spent three years. In 1998, Jimmy re-signed for Millwall, but did not have the same impact as his first spell there. He was forced to retire from football at the end of the 1998/99 season as a result of a serious back injury.
Carter has recently appeared for Arsenal in the Masters Cup Football competition for veteran players shown live on Sky Sports.
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'''Leighton James''' (born 16 February 1953 in Loughor, Swansea, Wales) is a former Wales international footballer.
Leighton started his career as a Left Winger with Burnley making his league debut in November 1970 against Nottingham Forest ,
In 1971 he won his 1st international cap against Czechoslovakia. Altogether, he played 54 times for Wales and scored 10 goals.
In 1975 he signed for Derby County for a then club record fee of -310,000 before signing for Queens Park Rangers in 1977 in exchange for Don Masson. He made his QPR debut against WBA in October 1977 and went on to play 28 league games, scoring 4 goals.
In 1978 he returned to play with Burnley but left when they were relegated to the third division and signed for Swansea City helping them from the third division to the first division. He had spells with Sunderland , Bury and Newport County before in 1986 he returned to Burnley for a third spell , he became youth team manager as well as playing a bit part role. He retired from playing in 1989 after being sacked as youth team manager.
He became a coach at Bradford City before being appointed manager at Gainsborough Trinity in 1993. He was the manager at Morecambe but was sacked after only 5 months in charge. Leighton has also had two spells in charge of League of Wales club Llanelli, who he saw relegated in 2002-03.
In 2001-02 he coached Garden Village of the Welsh Football League to the Second Division championship title with a final day victory at Chepstow Town.
In 2004-2005, he coached St. Joseph's Sixth Form Football Academy, Aberafan, Port Talbot until it was dissolved after abysmal performances including a loss against the school's own sixth-form pupils who were not in the Football Academy.
He currently works as a football pundit for BBC radio and television along with a regular program upon Real Radio radio. The BBC suspended James for a period due to controversial remarks made in a regular newspaper column regarding Cardiff City.
In December 2009, James was appointed manager of Welsh Football League Division One side Aberaman Athletic.
James' personal life has not been without controversy. In June 2007, the BBC reported that he was given a driving ban for driving while one and a half times over the legal alcohol limit.
He caused further controversy in March 2008 by commenting in his column in the South Wales Evening Post that he would like Cardiff City to lose to Barnsley FC in the FA Cup semi-final 2008. Although the rivalry between the football clubs of Swansea and Cardiff is well documented, James' comments angered some because of his supposed impartiality as a pundit, and also for his staunch attitude that Welsh people should support Welsh teams in whatever sport, an opinion he has discussed at length on radio phone in programmes. As punishment for his comments, the BBC saw fit to ban James from appearing on their programmes for two weeks, before dropping the pundit. James returned on 26 April 2008 to the Wales on Saturday programme.
James' comments about Cardiff City were the subject of the song, "Leighton James Don't Like Us", recorded by Cardiff musician Leigh Bailey.
Away from football, in June 2007 James was named Rookie Lollipop Man of the Year by Swansea Councilfor Penyrheol Primary School, which his nephew Thomas James went to and now he also helps out down at Gorseinon RFC pitch as he helped build the new clubhouse..
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'''Vincent Lee Bartram''' (born August 7, 1968 in Birmingham) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
Bartram's first professional club was Wolverhampton Wanderers who in 1985 signed him from non-league, making his first team debut on 23 August 1986 in a 2-1 home defeat to Cambridge United, that marked the club's first-ever game in the fourth tier. However, this proved his only Wolves league outing until April 1991 as the club brought in Mark Kendall, and later Mike Stowell, who were both virtual ever-presents.
Instead, Bartram had loan spells with Blackpool, Cheltenham Town and West Bromwich Albion, before finally leaving Molineux for Bournemouth in July 1991 for -35,000. He played 132 league games for Bournemouth before moving to Arsenal for -250,000 in 1994. At Arsenal he was David Seaman's understudy, and played just 11 games in four seasons (all in 1994/95). To gain playing time, he spent 12 games on loan with Huddersfield Town in late 1997.
He signed for Gillingham in March 1998 initially signing on loan. He firmly established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper at the Priestfield Stadium and helped them to the Division Two play-off final in his first full season, where they lost out to Manchester City on penalties. The following season saw them go one step further as they beat Wigan Athletic in the play-off final to reach the second tier for the first time in the club's history.
In total, he made over 200 appearances for the "Gills", before his retirement from the game in February 2004 due to a wrist injury. Bizarrely, the injury was caused by a collision with the opposition goalkeeper, Tony Warner, who had come upfield to try and score a goal from a last-minute corner.
He is now a level 3 FA Coach and runs KeeperstarsUK and SoccerstarsUK in Bournemouth, a soccer school/fun club for under 12's and a keeper school. He has recently started work as a goalkeeper coach at Portsmouth FC's Academy.
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'''Anthony Brian Bullock''' (born 18 February 1972 in Warrington) is an English professional footballer, currently playing Scottish First Division side Dundee.
Bullock started his career with Leek Town before signing for Barnsley in March 1997. He struggled to hold down a regular first team place and left for Macclesfield Town in 2000 on a free transfer. In March 2001 he signed for Lincoln City, again on a free transfer, before moving to Scotland to sign for Ross County in July. A successful spell with County brought him a move to Dundee United in 2003, where his final game was the 2005 Scottish Cup Final defeat to Celtic, before he returned to England with Gillingham. After only five months with Gillingham, Bullock signed for St. Mirren in January 2006, but he failed to cement a first-team place and was released in May 2007.
He rejoined Ross County in June 2007, along with Stuart Golabek.
Bullock was Steven Tweed's first signing for Montrose.
He then signed for Dundee on a pre-contract agreement and joined his new teammates for pre-season training ahead of the 2009-10 season on Monday, July 1st, 2009.
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'''Joseph Alan Garner''' (born April 12, 1988 in Blackburn) is a professional footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest. He plays as a striker or as a midfielder.
Garner started his career at Blackburn Rovers and playing as a striker played in the same position as his namesake Simon Garner (no relation), Blackburn's highest-ever goalscorer and club legend during the 1980s and early 90's. Contrary to some stories, the two are not related. He played for the youth and reserve teams at Ewood Park. Despite not making the breakthrough into the Blackburn Rovers senior squad there was hope that Blackburn Rovers manager, Mark Hughes, would mould his undoubted raw talent into a complete player as he did with David Bentley, Robbie Earnshaw and Morten Gamst Pedersen amongst others. Eventually the competition for places in the Blackburn line up over the last few years that included Paul Dickov, Paul Gallagher, Shabani Nonda, Craig Bellamy, Benni McCarthy, Roque Santa Cruz, Jason Roberts, Maceo Rigters and several other well known strikers, forced Garner to drop down two divisions and play for a side where he could be sure of playing regular first team football.
On January 19, 2007, Garner joined Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season. Garner scored his first ever league goal for Carlisle United at Brunton Park on the 10th February 2006. However Carlisle went on to lose the game 4-1. His record for "United" stands at League 50 appearances, 48 starts, 19 goals, 14 yellow cards and 1 red card - which he received in the 1-1 draw against Huddersfield Town at Brunton Park, where he scored a first half stoppage time goal, got booked and sent off for 'diving' after a tackle from goalkeeper Matt Glennon, a former United player. His powerful shot, from well outside the box, at Port Vale on 7 April 2007 was voted goal of the season by United fans.
On August 10, 2007,is Garner joined Carlisle United for a club record fee of -140,000, which could rise to -150,000 if United gain promotion to The Championship. Scottish Premier League side Dundee United were also interested in signing Garner, before he joined Carlisle United.
On July 25, 2008, less than a year after joining Carlisle, Garner was sold to Nottingham Forest for a fee of -1.14m. He signed a four-year contract, keeping him at the Reds until 2012. Garner returned from his injury in late October 2008, when he was given a surprise start in the 1-0 home defeat to Cardiff City. He then scored his first goal for the club three weeks later, scoring the first goal in a 2-2 draw at Bristol City. A further two weeks later, he scored his first goal at the City Ground in Forest's 1-0 victory against Barnsley, and followed this up with another goal at Coventry City. He then netted a spectacular 35-yard chip in the 2-0 victory at Southampton, before scoring his 5th of the season in the 4-2 home loss against Doncaster Rovers which cost the Forest manager Colin Calderwood his job.
After the arrival of new manager Billy Davies at Forest on 1 January 2009, Garner struggled to hold a regular first-team place during the remainder of the season and was limited to mainly substitute appearances. However, Garner netted his first goal under Davies with a crucial 82nd minute equalizer against Bristol City on 11 April 2009, a game that ended in a 3-2 Forest win. The beginning of the 2009/2010 season has also seen Garner forge his way into Davies plans starting the majority of games on the right hand side of midfield.
Garner is an England U19 International. He has not yet played at U21 level.
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Born in Merryton, Lanarkshire, Cairns' made his name in Junior football, helping Burnbank Athletic to the Scottish Junior Cup in 1911. He also appeared for Larkhall Thistle before earning an opportunity in the senior leagues. His first professional club was Bristol City where he played for two seasons from 1911. He joined Peebles Rovers in 1913 and had a short spell with St. Johnstone before joining Rangers in November 1913. He made his debut against Hamilton Academical on 27 December 1913 and played a total of nine games in his first season as Rangers finished second to rivals Celtic in Division One.
Cairns was a regular in the Rangers team the following season, missing just one league game. Cairns continued to be a regular in the team for the next two seasons but it was in season 1917-18 that he won his first League title. Cairns was an ever present in Rangers' first League title for five years, and scored 11 goals.
Cairns enjoyed further League title successes in 1919-20, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1924-25 and 1926-27 before joining Bradford City in 1927. His final Rangers appearance was in a 2-1 win over Queen's Park on 1 March 1927. In his time with Bradford, he made 135 appearances and won a Division Three North medal in 1929. He retired from football in 1932 and later worked as a scout for Arsenal.
Cairns was also capped at international level, making eight Scotland appearances. He made his international debut in a British Home Championship match against Wales on 26 February 1920 and he scored in a 1-1 draw. During his international career, he was never on the losing team, winning six games and drawing two. His final international appearance was on 4 April 1925 in a 2-0 win over England at Hampden Park.
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: ''For the British Champion horse trainer, see'' H. Ryan Price.
'''Ryan Price''' (born on 13 March 1970 in Wolverhampton, England) is a professional footballer who played for Stafford Rangers, Birmingham City, Macclesfield Town, Telford United, Tamworth, Hinckley United and is currently playing for Chasetown. During his career, he played as a goalkeeper.
After a spell as a trainee with Bolton Wanderers in 1987, Price started his football career in 1988 with Stafford Rangers, where he made over 300 appearances before transferring to Birmingham City in 1994.
Price's time at Birmingham City was mostly spent as an understudy to first choice goalkeeper Ian Bennett, prompting a move to Macclesfield Town, where he was first-choice for more than three years. Price changed division in three consecutive seasons with the Silkmen, winning consecutive promotions from the Football Conference and Division Three in 1996/97 and 1997/98, followed by relegation in 1998/99.
A brief spell with Telford United followed in 1999 before a move back to Stafford Rangers in 2001.
Price left Stafford for the second time in March 2003 when he went back to Conference football with Tamworth. The chance of promotion with Rangers was a possibility, but the opportunity to step up a league was too enticing.
In April 2005, Price was released by Tamworth and snapped up by local rivals Hinckley United.
He has also been capped at England semi-pro level 6 times.
On March 4, 2007, it was announced that Southern Football League Division One Midlands side Chasetown had signed Price.
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'''Angus McKinnon''' (8 December 1886 - May 1968) was a Scottish footballer.
McKinnon was born in Paisley and started his career at junior side Petershill before moving south of the border to join Carlisle United, then of the Lancashire Combination. He then moved even further south, joining London side Woolwich Arsenal in May 1908. Initially a reserve player, McKinnon made his debut on 12 December 1908 in a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Bradford City, and only made one more appearance in the 1908-09 season. He mainly played at left half, as an understudy to fellow Scot Roddy McEachrane, and it wasn't until 1911 did McKinnon supplant his countryman and become a regular in the Woolwich Arsenal side.
McKinnon was a regular from then on, until official competition was suspended, a period with injury between March and November 1914 excepted. Unfortunately for him, his career with Woolwich Arsenal coincided with their relegation from the First Division in 1913; nevertheless he continued to serve Arsenal (as they had been renamed following their move to Highbury in 1913) as they pushed for promotion. During the war he served as a driver in the Royal Field Artillery, and returned to play for Arsenal, who had been elected back to the First Division, once competitive football resumed in 1919. Although by this time 32, he continued to play for Arsenal for another two seasons, and started the 1921-22 season as first-choice left half, before being replaced by the young Tom Whittaker.
McKinnon was given a free transfer in the summer of 1922, having played 217 matches for Arsenal, scoring 4 goals. He signed for Charlton Athletic, where he played one season, and then moved to Wigan Borough but did not play a single league match for the club and retired in 1923. After retiring, he joined New Brighton; he spent 27 years at the club, between 1935 and 1962, as either trainer or coach. He died in 1968, at the age of 81.
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'''Edward Miller 'Eddie' Carr''' (3 October 1917 - 1998) was an English professional footballer and manager.
Born in Wheatley Hill, Carr started his career at Arsenal, joining in 1935 but he spent the first two years of his career there on loan at their nursery club, Margate. He returned to Arsenal in August 1937 and made his debut against Manchester City on 16 February 1938; he went on to score seven times in eleven games to help Arsenal win the 1937-38 title. However, he suffered a serious knee injury in a game at the start of the following season which seemingly finished his career.
During the Second World War he returned to his hometown to work at the local pit but upon the end of hostilities, he returned to playing football with Huddersfield Town. He later played for Newport County, Bradford City and Darlington, whom he later also managed.
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'''Jonathan Stevenson''' (born 13 October 1982 in Leicester, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Southern League Premier Division team Halesowen Town, where he plays as a striker.
This small, pacy striker started his career with home town side Leicester City as a trainee. Stevenson did not start a game for the club, making only 12 appearances in the league, all coming on as a substitute. His debut came against West Ham United in a FA Premier League match on 12 January 2002. He went on to score only two goals for the club; one against Aston Villa in a 2-2 draw, and the solitary goal in a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Ipswich Town.
After being released by Leicester City in June 2003, he was snapped up by Swindon Town. At Swindon he made just eight appearances, four as a substitute.
After failing to make his mark, Stevenson was signed by Cambridge City before moving on to Conference North club Alfreton Town.
After year at Alfreton, Stevenson joined Tamworth, where he signed a 12-month deal on 18 May 2006.
On 28 June 2007, local newspaper the ''Tamworth Herald'' confirmed that Tamworth manager Gary Mills had said that Stevenson had not been offered a new deal at the club and was unlikely to receive one. Stevenson had a trial with Conference North side Hinckley United and signed for the club in July 2007.
It was confirmed on 14 September 2007 that Stevenson had left Hinckley for Conference North rivals Boston United. Stevenson began his tenure at Boston by scoring in all his first three matches. However, he departed at the end of the season.
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A native of Glasgow, John McCartney began as a full back with Cartvale at the age of 18, later playing for Thistle. In 1887 he joined Rangers, staying for two years before joining Cowlairs.
In 1893 he joined Newton Heath, playing 19 league games and scoring once before joining Luton Town in 1894. He helped Luton gain election to the Football League and played in Luton's first-ever league match on 4 September 1897, a 1-1 draw away to Leicester Fosse. He played 27 times that season, leaving at the end of it to join Barnsley. He scored 3 times in 63 league games for Barnsley before retiring in April 1901 to become Barnsley's secretary-manager.
He left Barnsley in mid-1904 and returned to Scotland to manage St. Mirren. He guided St. Mirren to the final of the 1908 Scottish Cup Final, losing 5-1 to Celtic. In 1910 he left to take over as manager of Heart of Midlothian, where he remained until his resignation in October 1919.
In May 1920, he was appointed manager of Portsmouth. He guided Portsmouth from Division Three South to the First Division, but resigned due to ill health in May 1927 before he could manage Pompey in the top flight. In September 1927 he returned to management with Luton Town, but with his health declining further, he resigned in December 1929 and retired from football. McCartney died in Edinburgh at the age of 66.
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'''Edwin 'Eddie' Spicer''' (20 September 1922 - 25 December 2004) was a professional English footballer who played for Liverpool.
Born in Liverpool, England, the 17-year old Spicer signed professional forms for Liverpool in October 1939 after impressing manager George Kay. Like so many professional players, Spicer's career was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War, due to this Eddie's 'official' debut was seven years after he first signed.
Immediately after World War II, in which Eddie served in the Marines, Spicer returned to Liverpool and was finally given his debut on the 30 January 1946 in the first post-war competition the FA Cup. It was a 4th round 2nd leg tie at Anfield a game the Reds won 2-0. Unfortunately for both Spicer and Liverpool, opponents, Bolton Wanderers had already won the first leg 5-0, subsequently knocking Liverpool out of the cup.
Spicer had to wait until the 6 December 1947 for his first goal for the club, Aston Villa were the visitors to Anfield for a league game that ended in a 3-3 draw.
Eddie made 10 appearances during Liverpool's first championship winning team for 24 years in 1946-47, just short of the total required to gain himself a medal. His only medal came in the FA Cup of 1950, Spicer appeared in all of Liverpool's seven matches including the final on 29 April, the Merseysider's first ever Wembley final, unfortunately, Arsenal were the opposition and spoilt the day by recording a 2-0 victory.
Spicer, was a tough, no-nonsense defender, primarily left-sided, and he was a regular fixture in the Liverpool side during the late 40s and early 50s. He suffered with injuries, however, missing the entire 1951-52 season with a broken leg, and suffering the same injury in 1953, an injury that would eventually end his career prematurely.
Despite suffering numerous injuries throughout his career, Spicer managed 168 appearances for Liverpool, scoring twice.
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'''Myles Arthur E. W. Weston''' (born 12 March 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a left winger for Brentford.
Weston was born in Lewisham, London. After playing four games on loan for Notts County in April 2007, he was released by Charlton Athletic at the end of the 2006-07 season without ever playing for the ''Addicks'' senior team. County signed Weston on 4 July 2007 on a two year contract. He was a prominent member of the Notts County team that season, with his electric pace and skill winning over the fans.
Weston scored his first goal for Notts County in a League Cup match against Doncaster Rovers.
Brentford then signed Weston after he turned down a new three-year deal at Notts County. "I think he's a foolish boy. That's his choice, but he's made a mistake," Magpies chairman John Armstrong-Holmes told BBC Radio Nottingham. The transfer was completed on 2 July 2009.
Myles Weston scored two goals on his Brentford debut against Carlisle United.
Myles is a former England under-16 and under-17 international where he was a team mate of Theo Walcott.
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'''John Dougary''' was a Scottish football player and manager.
Dougary, an outside-left, was the son of one the founders of Cowdenbeath football club. He played for Lochgelly Amateurs and Moray House (where he trained to become a teacher) and for English side Stoke City during the First World War.
After the war, he worked as a teacher and began running schoolboy football matched. In 1934 he took over as manager of Cowdenbeath, but resigned in 1938 due his teaching commitments. The following year Cowdenbeath won the Scottish Second Division title, with a team largely put together by Dougary.
Dougary worked as a part-time scout for Liverpool, discovering Billy Liddell for the Anfield side. In 1951 he quit teaching to become manager of Welsh side Rhyl. In his first two seasons with Rhyl, the won the Welsh Cup.
In 1955, he returned to Scotland to manage Cowdenbeath again, but in 1958 resigned as manager due to health reasons and took a post of secretary-director of the club. He left this post acrimoniously in the summer of 1961.
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'''Duncan Morton Lindsay''' (March 21, 1902 in Cambuslang - 1972) was a Scottish professional football centre-forward.
Lindsay began his career with his local side Cambuslang Rangers. In 1925 he moved to East Fife and in April 1926 joined Cowdenbeath where he was converted from a winger to a centre-forward.
In May 1930, after 82 goals in 126 league games, Lindsay moved to Newcastle United for a fee of -2,700 as a potential replacement for Hughie Gallacher. Despite only playing 19 times in his only season with Newcastle (1930-31) he was top scorer with 12 goals. He moved to Bury in 1931 where he scored 17 times in 45 league games. After a loan spell with Ashton National he joined Northampton Town, but played just once before joining Hurst and playing six Cheshire League Games towards the end of the 1933-34 season. He moved back to the Football League with Hartlepools United in 1934 and scored 21 times in 37 games for United during the 1934-35 season, but left at the end of the season to join Barrow. He played just eight games, scoring 3 times, for Barrow, before moving to York City in 1935. He left at the end of the season, after a further 8 goals in 25 games and returned to the Cheshire League with Ashton National then towards the end of the 1937-38 campaign rejoined Hurst for a second spell, now aged 36, playing in the last nine games of the season and scoring three times.
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}}'''Clive Euclid Aklana Wilson''' (born 13 November 1961 in Manchester) was an English footballer who played midfield and left-back. He played for many teams including Manchester City, Chelsea, QPR and Tottenham Hotspur.
Wilson was a member of the Manchester City Youth Team which lost to Aston Villa in the 1980 FA Youth Cup Final. He made his first team debut in a League Cup tie against Stoke City in October 1981. After a spell on loan at Chester City his subsequent appearances were infrequent until the 1984/85 season which saw him win a regular place on the left side of midfield.
Upon Paul Power's departure for Everton in 1986 Wilson reverted to the number three shirt for the 1986/87 first division campaign.
After City's relegation Wilson signed for Chelsea before moving on to Queens Park Rangers in 1990.
Wilson made his QPR debut against Nottingham Forest in a 1-1 draw at the City Ground in August 1990. He was signed as a midfielder for QPR but the following season the new QPR boss, Gerry Francis, switched him to play left-back. It was here that Wilson truly found his position as his speed allied to his excellent passing ability made him an excellent defender. Over the next four seasons he was a near ever-present for Rangers and he went on to play 172 league games for the R's, scoring 12 goals, all bar one scored from the penalty spot.
In the summer of 1995 he was allowed to leave on a free transfer and he joined Tottenham Hotspur (signed by his old QPR boss Gerry Francis) where he continued to give another four seasons excellent service. He scored once in the league for Tottenham against Leicester City in September 1996,
He left Spurs in 1999 and played one more season for Cambridge United before retiring.
His younger brother, Gus Wilson, was also a professional footballer who started as a trainee at Manchester City.
In 2009, Clive started teaching at St John's CE Secondary School in Epping, Essex.
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'''Alexander (Alex) Williams''' (born 13 November 1961 in Manchester) is a retired English goalkeeper.
A product of the Manchester City youth scheme, he made his first team debut in the 1980-81 season, Succeeding Joe Corrigan in the City goal, he made a total of 125 appearances in six years, including two consecutive seasons where he played every match. He also played for Queen of the South on loan.
In November 1986 he was sent out on loan to Port Vale and signed permanently in January 1987 for a -10,000 fee (plus 50% of any future transfer fees). However he retired in September 1987 due to a recurring back injury.
Williams returned to Vale in July 1988 as the community programme officer but departed in January 1990 to take up a similar role at Man City. He now works as the Executive Manager of City In The Community, Manchester City's community programme.
Williams was awarded the MBE in the 2002 New Years Honours list for his services to young people.
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'''Billy Walsh''' (born 31 May 1921 in Dublin, Ireland; died 28 July 2006 in Noosa, Queensland, Australia), also referred to as '''Willie Walsh''' or '''William Walsh''', was an Irish footballer. Walsh played for several clubs, but most notably with Manchester City. As an international Walsh represented four national teams. After playing for the England Schoolboys XI he then became a dual Irish international, playing for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1949 he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. He then emigrated to New Zealand and also played for their national team. Walsh eventually move to Australia and settled in Noosa, Queensland. In 2003 he returned to Manchester City, along with other City legends for the last game at Maine Road. He died on 28 July 2006 at the age of 85 and his ashes were interned at the Garden of Remembrance at the City of Manchester Stadium.
Walsh was born in Dublin, but moved to Gorton, Manchester aged seven where he attended St Gregory-s School. As a youth he played for the England Schoolboys XI before he became the subject of a dispute between Manchester United and Manchester City. Both clubs claimed he had signed for them. After being signed by a United youth coach who also coached at his school, Walsh was taken to City by his mother where he was originally employed as an office boy. The English FA intervened and gave Walsh the choice of clubs.
Walsh subsequently signed as an amateur with for Manchester City in 1936 and then turned professional in June 1938. He made his debut for City in a Central League game against Blackburn Rovers. During the Second World War he worked as a miner and made 227 wartime league appearances for City, scoring 8 goals. He also played a further 67 Wartime Cup games. His wartime appearances became a City record. As well as playing for City, Walsh also made guest appearances for Oldham Athletic, Rochdale and Manchester United.
With the war over Walsh, made his senior league debut for the club in a 3-0 win at Leicester City on the opening day of the 1946-47 season. Walsh made 13 appearances in the Second Division that season and helped City win the division title. However he missed out on an actual medal because of his lack of games. However over the next three seasons, he established himself as a regular in the side and went onto make 118 competitive appearances, mainly as a right-half for City.
After leaving Manchester City, Walsh became a player-manager with Chelmsford City on 11 April 1951. Then in August of the same year, despite offers from Lincoln City and Port Vale to resume his playing career, he became player-manager with Canterbury City. He stayed with Canterbury until February 1954 when he was appointed manager of Grimsby Town, where he succeeded Bill Shankly.
Walsh later emigrated to New Zealand, where he came out of retirement and played for Eastern Suburbs AFC.
On 10 August 1957 he also played for an ''Auckland XI'' in a friendly against FK Austria Wien. The team was captained by Ken Armstrong, a former England international while Kenneth Hough, an Australian who later played cricket for New Zealand, played in goal. The ''Auckland XI'' beat FK 3-0. FK had previously put fourteen goals past the New Zealand national team in earlier games.
Walsh would also later play one unofficial game for New Zealand against a visiting English FA XI at the age of 40. He then moved to Australia where he worked for the Norwich Union and coached both Melbourne Hakoah and Melbourne Hungaria. In 1967 he led the latter club to a Victorian Premier League / Australian Cup double.
When Walsh began his international career in 1944 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Republic of Ireland - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Walsh, played for both teams.
Between 1944 and 1948 Walsh played 6 times for the IFA XI. On 9 September 1944 he played for the IFA XI in an 8-4 defeat against a ''Combined Services XI'' at Windsor Park. This team was basically a Great Britain XI and featured, among others, Matt Busby, Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton and Stan Mortensen.
Walsh helped the IFA XI gain some respectable results, including a 2-0 win against Scotland on 4 October 1947, a 2-2 draw with England at Goodison Park on November 5, 1947 and a 2-0 win against Wales on 10 March 1948. He also played against England in a 6-2 defeat on October 9, 1948. He made his last appearance for the IFA XI on 17 November 1948 in a 3-2 defeat against Scotland.
Between 1946 and 1950 Walsh also made 9 appearances for the FAI XI, making his FAI debut in a 1-0 defeat to England on 30 September 1946 at Dalymount Park. This was the first time the FAI XI had played against England. On 21 September 1949, together with Con Martin, Johnny Carey and Peter Farrell, he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-British team to beat England at home. Walsh made his last appearance for the FAI XI on 10 May 1950 in a 5-1 defeat to Belgium.
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'''Steve Kinsey''' (born 2 January 1963, Manchester) was an English football forward who began his career in 1979 with Manchester City F.C. before moving to the United States in 1986. He then played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and others before retiring in 1997
Kinsey played for Manchester City F.C. between 1979 and 1986. He played 101 times for the team and scored 15 goals, including one at Wembley versus Chelsea in the first Full Members Cup Final, before transferring to Minnesota Strikers in the United States to play indoor football. On October 30, 1986, the Minnesota Strikers of the Major Indoor Soccer League signed Kinsey. He came into the league after Alan Merrick, coach of the Strikers saw Kinsey playing in England during the summer of 1986. He was named the 1986-1987 Newcomer of the Year. At the completion of the 1988 MISL playoffs in May, Kinsey signed with the outdoor Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Soccer League. The Strikers went to the ASL championship game where they fell to the Washington Diplomats. However, Kinsey did not play as he had torn a groin muscle in the semi-finals. In late October 1988, Kinsey signed with the Los Angeles Lazers of MISL for the 1988-1989 indoor season. The nagging groin injury limited Kinsey to nineteen games with the Lazers. In March 1989, he signed with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers for the upcoming outdoor season. Leg injuries continued to hamper Kinsey, leading him to lose six regular season games. The Strikers would go on to win the league championship. When the Los Angeles Lazers folded during the summer, the Wichita Wings of MISL claimed Kinsey in the July 12 dispersal draft. After the Wings failed to tender an offer to Kinsey, he signed with the Dallas Sidekicks as a free agent. After the San Diego Sockers eliminated the Sidekicks from the playoffs, Kinsey signed with the Miami Freedom of the American Professional Soccer League. In the fall of 1990, Kinsey again returned to the MISL, this time with the Tacoma Stars. On June 7, 1991, he signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the APSL, but delayed joining the team as his wife as close to delivering a baby in Tacoma. In August 1991, the Rowdies released Kinsey after he failed to score in five games, then spent another seven on the bench. Kinsey then returned to England where he played for three teams in quick succession during the 1991-1992 season: Rochdale FC, St. Mirren FC and Coleraine FC. In May 1992, Kinsey returned to the United States where he signed with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. He rediscovered his scoring touch, bagging goal in his first game and totaling seven in eleven games. Kinsey returned to Europe where he played for Molde FK in the Norwegian Premier League. In February 1994, Kinsey signed with the Milwaukee Wave of the National Professional Soccer League. Limits on foreign players prevented the Wave from fielding Kinsey, but he was available in the event of injuries to any other players. The team released him at the end of the season. The Detroit Neon of the Continental Indoor Soccer League then drafted Kinsey in April 1994. He played two summer indoor seasons with the Neon. In January 1996, Kinsey signed with the Tampa Bay Terror of the National Professional Soccer League. In March 1996, he signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USISL. In the fall of 1997, Kinsey signed a series of 15 day contracts with the Buffalo Blizzard before signing for the remainder of the season in December 1997.
Kinsey has run a summer soccer camp for children in Florida. He still resides in the US.
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'''Kevin Philip Reeves''' (born 20 October 1957) is an English football forward, born in Burley, Hampshire, who scored 103 goals from 333 appearances in the Football League playing for Bournemouth, Norwich City, Manchester City and Burnley,
Reeves started his career as an apprentice with A.F.C. Bournemouth. He made his League debut in the 1974-75 season,
He also made ten appearances for England Under-21, three for England B, and two for England at senior level.
Reeves later coached under Bond at Burnley and Birmingham City,
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'''Bobby McDonald''' was a Scottish Footballer who was born in Aberdeen who played in the left back position. McDonald was a defender of great control and positional sense who also had a happy knack of scoring goals.
He played for King Street Sports club in Aberdeen before joining Aston Villa in 1971, turning professional in September 1972. A Scottish Youth International he played in the 1972 Little World Cup when Frank Gray and Kenny Burns were among his contemporaries.
After helping Villa to promotion to Division One in 1974-75 and picking up a 1975 League Cup Winners- medal, a -40,000 transfer took him to Coventry City. He played thirty-three starting games and six substitute appearances in the League while at Villa Park, scoring once.
At Coventry he made one hundred and sixty-one consecutive appearances in the League, scoring fourteen goals. Coventry at this time played a very adventurous game and McDonald was encouraged to get forward and join in the attack. One of his best goals for the Sky Blues came in a famous Christmas time win over Norwich, a game which Coventry eventually won 5-4. For his goal, Bobby was stationed on the by-line just outside the six yard box. He somehow managed to curl the ball inside the near post past Kevin Keelan in the Norwich goal. Manchester City signed him for -270,000 in October 1980. Again he was a consistent regular amassing ninety-six League appearances and netting eleven times.
He went to Oxford United in September 1983 and won a Third Division medal in his first season, followed by a Second Division medal in 1984-85. In League fixtures with Oxford he made ninety-four appearances and scored fourteen goals.
He went to Leeds on a month-s loan in February 1987, before joining them in a -25,000 deal to help United-s push towards the Play-offs, but took no part in their progress to the FA Cup Semi-Final as he was Cup-tied.
Injury cost him his place the following season and he was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers for six matches in February 1988. Granted a free-transfer in May 1988, he joined VS Rugby in the close season. He later played for Burton Albion, joining the Brewers in the summer of 1989, and after that moved around the Non-League scene with some regularity.
When he returned to Scotland he worked for a number of senior clubs in a coaching capacity before eventually successfully creating his own 'Academies of Football'. He still works on a self employed basis coaching for a number of senior clubs, local authorities & councils throughout the UK.
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Nicky played 217 times for Manchester City F.C. and scored twice in two spells at the club between 1977 and 1982 and 1982 and 1987 before transferring to Blackburn Rovers F.C. in July 1987. In 1982, he played on loan to the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. Nicky was a finalist for City in the 100th FA Cup Final of 1981 with the likes of Ray Ranson and Tommy Caton. His brother Andy also played football for non league Altrincham, where he was known as 'Hagar The Horrible' and later played league football for Bury for 18 months until he returned to Altrincham in November 1993. Andy also played in the centre of defence. They also have two other brothers called Simon and Jonathan.
Nicky joined West Bromwich Albion in 1992, helping the club win promotion from Division Two in 1992-93; he was on the scoresheet when Albion beat Port Vale 3-0 in the playoff final at Wembley Stadium, his only goal for the club.
Nicky signed for Sligo Rovers as a player in 1997, but took over as player-manager when Jimmy Mullen left in July 1997. In his first season he took the club on its longest ever unbeaten run and saw them claim the FAI League Cup in February 1998, beating Shelbourne over two legs in the final (Nicky captained the side). His second season didn-t go as well and the club just escaped relegation from the top flight on the final day thanks to a 2-0 win against Derry City. Nicky was then released from his contract and he went back to England. He studied for a part-time degree in Sports Rehabilitation from the University of Salford
Nicky was appointed assistant physiotherapist at Burnley in 2000.
He completed a second degree at the University of Salford in 2008, this time in Physiotherapy .
He also regularly appears with the City -Past Masters- team.
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'''Paul Power''' (born October 30, 1953 in Openshaw, Manchester) is a retired English professional footballer. He was a versatile player who could play both in defence and midfield and played for Manchester City F.C. between 1975 and 1986. He played in 447 games for the team scoring 36 goals before transferring to Everton F.C. where he was a key figure in the Championship win in the 1986-87 season. He scored for the Toffees against City at Maine Road on Saturday 29 November 1986 but refused to celebrate because he loved City so much.
During his time at Maine Road he also earned one cap for the England 'B' team. He was named player of the year for the team in both the 1980-81 season and in the 1984-85 season. He led City out at Wembley three times but never appeared on a winning team. In his first player of the year winning season, City went to Wembley to play Spurs in the 100th FA Cup Final. He scored in all bar two of the rounds in the competition that season, the fifth round match against Peterborough United and the Wembley games against Spurs being the two. His 100th minute free-kick against Ipswich Town at Villa Park was, in Power's own words, the most important goal he ever scored for the Citizens. In the 1984-85 season, he led City to promotion in style under Billy McNeill thrashing Charlton Athletic 5-1 at Maine Road on Saturday 11 May 1985.
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After retiring from football, Clements opened a driving school in the Oldham area, and resumed his interest in painting.
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'''William Donachie''' (born 5 October 1951) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He won 35 full caps for Scotland, playing in the 1978 World Cup.
Donachie was born in Glasgow, but began his football career in England as a junior with Manchester City, turning professional in December 1968. He made his first team debut in February 1970 and replaced Glyn Pardoe at left-back in City's side and quickly established himself as a regular in the side. In April 1972, he made his full debut for Scotland against Peru at Hampden Park, having previously made two appearances for Scotland's Under-23 side.
He played in two League Cup finals for City and went on to make 347 appearances before leaving in 1979 to play for NASL side Portland Timbers.
He returned to England in September 1981, joining Norwich City for a fee of -200,000, but rejoined Portland in March 1982. In November the same year he joined Burnley and in July 1984 joined Oldham Athletic where he became player-assistant manager to Joe Royle. Under Royle and Donachie Oldham enjoyed considerable success at Boundary Park, taking the unfashionable minnows to the Premier League, League Cup Final and epic FA Cup semi Finals against Manchester United in the 1990s.
When Royle left to manage Everton in 1995, Donachie followed as his assistant before being appointed First Team Coach at Sheffield United. Towards the end of the 1997-98 season he rejoined Royle at Manchester City.
In May 2001, Royle was sacked, but Donachie opted to stay at Manchester City as First Team Coach under new manager Kevin Keegan. However, in November 2001 he left to become assistant to Terry Yorath at Sheffield Wednesday . He resigned from his post at Hillsborough on October 28, 2002 to link up again with Joe Royle, who by now was manager of Ipswich Town. Ipswich paid Wednesday -50,000 compensation for this move .
Donachie left Portman Road in June 2006 after Jim Magilton was appointed as manager, this coming after Donachie had stated his interest in the job himself , and joined Millwall as assistant to Nigel Spackman. He was appointed manager of Millwall on 22 November 2006 after being caretaker manager following Spackman's sacking on 25 September 2006. Nigel Spackman's last game against Northampton on 23 September left Millwall 23rd in the Coca-Cola League one (lowest 24th), but Donachie steadied the ship and Millwall finished the 2006-7 season in mid-table.
On 19 March 2007, Donachie signed a two year deal as manager. He said "I am delighted and I will follow the PLC's instructions and do all I can to get this great club into the Premier League." However, on 8 October 2007, Donachie was sacked by Millwall after a run of poor results which left the club bottom of League One. He also took charge of Antigua and Barbuda for a couple of games against Cuba in late 2008.
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'''Anthony''' "'''Tony'''" '''Coleman''' (born 2 May 1945 in Great Crosby, Liverpool) is an English former footballer.
He started his career at Stoke City, where he failed to make the grade and moved into non-league playing for Ellesmere Port Town. Whilst there, local league club Tranmere Rovers noticed him and signed him in January 1962 and after only 8 games in 2 seasons, moved up 2 divisions to sign for Preston North End. He did not stay long at Deepdale before moving back into non-league with Welsh side Bangor City in the Cheshire County League. But again did not dwell in non-league for too long before being signed by Fourth Division Doncaster Rovers and became an important member of their Championship winning side in 1965.
Joe Mercer signed him for Manchester City signed in 1966 and consequently Doncaster suffered as a result and spiralled back down to Division Four. Whilst at Maine Road, Coleman won League Championship and FA Cup winners medals, before moving to Sheffield Wednesday which was less than successful as Wednesday were relegated to start their downfall to Division Three. This was followed by a spell at Blackpool, before Coleman emigrated to South Africa and then to return to England to see out his playing days at Southport, Stockport County and Macclesfield Town.
On November 3rd 2009, An interview with Tony was broadcast on Manchester City F.C  football show Blue Tuesday on BBC Manchester.Tony spoke about his life now and how he has lived in Australia for the past 25 years, moving there with his wife who wanted to be closer to her sister. He has since been divorced from his wife and is planning to move to Thailand having recently bought a home there.He stated that he deeply despises white australia's intolerance to non-white communities. He is selling all his football medals to fund his new life in Thailand.
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'''Tommy Booth''' (born 9 November 1949) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Preston North End,
Booth was born in Middleton, Lancashire.
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'''George Heslop''' (1 July 1940 - 17 September 2006) was an English footballer.
Born in Wallsend, Northumberland, Heslop was a centre half who played for Newcastle United and Everton, before a successful spell at Manchester City between 1965 and 1971, where he made a total of 197 (plus six as substitute) first team appearances scoring three goals.
He was an integral member of the team that won the Second Division title (1965/66 season), League Championship, League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup.
He later played in Cape Town and for Bury.
In retirement, he managed Northwich Victoria for a spell, before becoming landlord of the City Gates public house on Hyde Road. The City Gates was the original Hyde Road Hotel, the location where Ardwick became Manchester City F.C. The venture failed and closed in 1988. Stones from the building currently form part of City's memorial garden at the City of Manchester Stadium.
He died, aged 66, in September 2006 following a short illness.
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Doyle, who was born in Manchester, played for Stockport Boys as a junior, joining Manchester City in May 1962.
Doyle won 5 caps for the England national football team and 8 England under 23 caps. At club level he played 448 league games for Manchester City, scoring 32 goals and was voted as the clubs hardest player in the clubs official magazine. He scored for City in the 1970 League Cup Final win over West Bromwich Albion, and captained the side in the 1976 League Cup Final. He joined Stoke City F.C. in 1978 for -50,000,
Mike Doyle was the son of a Reddish policeman whose first chance in football was as a member of Frank Aspinall's "Premier Junior Football Team. Mike was selected to play for Stockport Boys and playing left half he was signed up with Manchester City.
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Signed for Preston North End during the 1971/72 season, making 32 appearances (1 as sub) before moving to Macclesfield Town in 1973.
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Once converted to full-back, Pardoe became a fixture in the Manchester City team, and played at left-back throughout the club's successful period in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In total he played for Manchester City 380 times, scoring 22 goals. His career was threatened in 1970 when he broke his leg in a tackle with George Best in a Manchester derby, with doctors at one point fearing that the limb would have to be amputated.
Pardoe is the cousin of his former team-mate Alan Oakes, with several other relations having played professionally.
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'''Colin Cramb''' (born June 23, 1974 in Lanark) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently without a club.
Cramb began his career as a junior with Hamilton Academical, playing 53 times before a transfer to Southampton in June 1993 for a fee of -60,000. He struggled to settle at The Dell, making just one appearance, as a substitute, before joining Falkirk in August 1994 for a fee of -5,000.
He moved to Heart of Midlothian in March 1995, Hearts paying -50,000 for Cramb in addition to Maurice Johnston going in the opposite direction. He played just six times for Hearts before a -25,000 move to Doncaster Rovers where he became a regular goalscorer, scoring 25 times in just 62 games to earn a -125,000 move to Bristol City in August 1997. He was a regular in his first season at Ashton Gate when he helped the club gain promotion to the first division (now known as the Championship), but was out of favour in the 1998-99 season due to the form of Ade Akinbiyi and Sren Andersen. In February 1999, Cramb spent a month on loan with Walsall and moved to Crewe Alexandra in August 1999 for a fee of -200,000.
Cramb had loan spells with Notts County (September 2000) and Bury (February-May 2001) before leaving Crewe on a free transfer to join Dutch side Fortuna Sittard in June 2001. He was injured playing in Holland and returned to Scotland to recover and regain his fitness, training with Hamilton Academical and featuring in reserve games as a trialist for Livingston and St. Johnstone.
In January 2003, Cramb returned to England, joining Bury until the end of the season. In July 2003 Cramb signed for Shrewsbury Town, scoring 12 times in 35 games before joining Grimsby Town in September 2004. He struggled to establish himself at Blundell Park and returned to his first club, Hamilton Academical in January 2005.
In June 2005 he joined Stenhousemuir, scoring 16 times in just 27 league games as Stenhousemuir battled, unsuccessfully, to gain promotion from the Scottish Third Division. He left Stenhousemuir in July 2006 to join Stirling Albion, his 15th professional football club. Cramb was released at the end of the 2007-08 season, after which he signed for East Stirlingshire.
Cramb left East Stirlingshire by mutual consent after getting sent off for dissent in a league match on 4 April 2009.
Cramb has been married and then divorced having a son named Lee (13)and a daughter
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'''Charles Standish 'Charlie' Elliott MBE''' (24 April 1912 - 1 January 2004) was an English footballer, a first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1953 and an international cricket umpire.
Elliott was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire. In the 1931-1932 season, he played football for Coventry City, where he was a capable defender, but did not play again for them for several years. In the summer of 1932 he began his cricketing career at Derbyshire where he was an opening batsman and fine close fielder.
Elliott's first spell for Derbyshire lasted from 1932 to 1937 and he played for the side that won the County Championship in 1936.
After the war, he played again for Derbyshire and he scored 1,000 runs in six consecutive seasons from 1947 to 1952. In total he played 468 innings in 275 matches with nine centuries and an average of 27.25. His best score was 215 against Nottinghamshire in 1947, when he shared a stand of 349 with John Eggar. In bowling he took eleven wickets at an average of 47.81 and a best performance of 2-25.
Elliott served as a first-class umpire from 1956 to 1974. He umpired in 42 Tests between 1957 and 1974 and in five One Day Internationals between 1972 and 1974. He served on the England Test selection panel from 1975 to 1981, and was President of Derbyshire in 1993 and 1994.
A dapper man with immaculately groomed black hair, which he retained into old age, he died at Nottingham, where he had kept a guest house, eight years short of his century.
Elliott was the nephew of Harry Elliott, the Derbyshire and England Test wicketkeeper and played alongside his uncle in pre-Second World War games and in 1947, when Harry reappeared in four matches at the age of 55 because of a Derbyshire injury crisis.
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}}'''Peter Hartley''' (born 3 April 1988) is a football defender, currently playing for Hartlepool United.
Born in Hartlepool, Hartley joined Sunderland on a youth contract in 2000, and was promoted from the youth academy in 2006.
Hartley made his debut for the Sunderland first team as a substitute in the 2-0 away win against Leicester, on the 1 January 2007.
He joined Chesterfield on loan on 22 February 2008 in the League Two, initially for 1 month, although this was later extended to the rest of the Football League season.
He was released on 28 May 2009 and was signed by Hartlepool United.
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'''Neil McBain''' (15 November 1895 - 13 May 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer and football manager. He remains the oldest player to appear in an English Football League match.
McBain, a wing-half, began his senior football career in the summer of 1914, joining Ayr United. He served in the Black Watch and then transferred to the Royal Navy during World War I. He moved to Manchester United in November 1921 for a fee of -4,600. His Scotland international debut came in April 1922, in a 1-0 victory against England at Villa Park.
In January 1923, after 42 league games for United, McBain moved to Everton, costing the Goodison Park side -4,200. He won two further Scotland caps while with Everton, in 1923 against Ireland and in 1924 against Wales. He played 97 league games for Everton, leaving in July 1926 to join St. Johnstone for a fee of -1,100.
He returned to Merseyside in March 1928, joining Liverpool, but played only 12 times before joining Watford in November the same year.
He was appointed player-manager of Watford in 1929, retiring as a player in 1931 after playing 85 times for Watford. He left Watford in August 1937 and took over as manager of Ayr United later that year. In June 1938 he returned to England, as manager of Luton Town, but left Luton in June 1939.
He was appointed as manager of New Brighton in June 1946. Late in 1947, New Brighton had an injury crisis, particularly among their goalkeepers. With no other option McBain played in goal against Hartlepool United at the age of 52 years and 4 months. He was sacked by New Brighton in February 1948 with the club bottom of the league. Later that month he joined Leyton Orient as assistant to Charlie Hewitt, but in August 1948 took over as manager after Hewitt left to rejoin Millwall. In August 1949, McBain left Orient to manage Argentine side Estudiantes de La Plata.
McBain returned to Ayr United, as manager, in 1955, taking the club to promotion as Scottish Division Two runners-up in 1956, but in August 1956 left to manage Watford for a second time, his second spell lasting until February 1959.
His final spell as a manager came again at Ayr United, between 1962 and 1963. He died in 1974, aged 78.
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'''Katie Chapman''' (born June 15, 1982 in Bermondsey, London) is an English footballer. She plays for Arsenal Ladies FC, typically as a tough-tackling midfielder or defender. Prior to joining Arsenal, she played for Charlton Athletic (2004-2006), Fulham (2000-2004) and Millwall Lionesses (1992-2000).
She has also played for the England women's national football team, making her debut against Switzerland in May 2000. To date she has 62 caps, and has scored 5 goals.
In May 2009, Chapman was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.
The Chicago Red Stars announced that Chapman would join the club for the 2010 WPS season.
Katie has two sons, Harvey and Riley. As of January 2008, Chapman announced she was pregnant with Riley, and as a result played no further part in Arsenal's 2007-08 season. Riley was born on 8 July. Katie returned to Arsenal for the 2008-09 season and assisted in their 5-1 victory over Nottingham Forest Ladies, in Carlton, on 18 September.
Chapman scored the opening goal in the Women's F.A Cup Final 2009 at Pride Park against Sunderland Ladies, in a game which ended 2-1 to Arsenal.
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'''John Henry "Jack" Addenbrooke''' (6 June 1865 - 7 September 1922) was an English football player and manager, who spent his career with .
Addenbrooke was one of the founding members of Wolverhampton Wanderers (as St. Lukes F.C.) in 1877 while working as a teacher at St. Luke's School in Blakenhall. He moved to Saltley College in Birmingham, but in 1883 joined Wolves as a player, playing as a forward in their reserve side, but never making a first team appearance.
In August 1885 he was appointed as Wolves' first-ever paid secretary-manager, guiding the side to FA Cup wins in 1893 and 1908 and runners-up in 1889, 1896 and 1921. He was awarded a Football League long-service medal in 1909.
He took leave from the club in June 1922 due to ill health and died just months later. His 22-year term as manager of Wolves remains the longest in club history.
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'''Robert 'Bobby' Kennedy''' (born June 23, 1937) is a Scottish former soccer player who could play in midfield or at right back.
Bobby Kennedy started his career at Coltness United and after trials with Queen of the South and Clyde he joined Kilmarnock in 1957. While at Kilmarnock he overcame serious illness to continue his career, which included one cap for Scotland Under 23s.
In July 1961 Manchester City F.C. paid -45,000 for Kennedy after 85 games with Kilmarnock.
Kennedy became player-manager at Grimsby Town in 1969. Grimsby had to apply for re-election in Kennedy's first season as they came 23rd in Division Four. In the following two seasons, Grimsby came 16th and 19th, before Kennedy resigned in May 1971.
He became Bradford City's coach and youth team manager, before he had a brief spell with Dundalk. He returned to Bradford, first at City then as honorary manager at Bradford Park Avenue. He returned to Bradford City for a third time in January 1975 when he succeeded Bryan Edwards as manager. He led City to 10th in Division Four in his first season before becoming the club's first manager of the month in January 1976.
He became coach at Blackburn Rovers before leaving football altogether.
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'''David Wagstaffe''' (born 5 April 1943 in Manchester) is an English former footballer who played the majority of his career for Wolverhampton Wanderers as a left winger. He was known as 'Waggy' to fans and fellow players.
He started his career in 1958 in the Manchester City youth side before he was taken on professionally by Manchester City. Wagstaffe made his professional debut for Manchester City in the 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. Making 161 appearances and scoring 8 goals for them, Wagstaffe was a playmaker clocking up a large number of assists. Though Manchester City were relegated in 1963 and was subsequently sold for -30,000 in a deal finalised on Boxing Day, 1964.
It was at Wolverhampton Wanderers where he played the majority of his games. On the day the deal was finalised he played his dbut for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Unfortunately for Wagstaffe they lost 1-0 loss to Aston Villa. At Wolves, he received a runners up medal in the UEFA cup when Tottenham Hotspur beat Wolves in the UEFA cup final in 1972 (Wagstaffe scored Wolves only goal in the second leg). He also played in the 1974 League Cup final which Wolves won 2-1 (which coincidently was against his former club Manchester City). Though Wagstaffe had to limp off in the 81st minute of the match due to a leg injury. Also at Wolves he was part of the squad which won the Texaco Cup. Wagstaffe played 324 times in the league alone for Wolves and scored 24 goals in the league, however when Wolves were relegated to Division 2 in 1976 he was sold to Blackburn Rovers who had been newly promoted from Division 3.
== Blackburn, Blackpool and Blackburn again ==
He played for Blackburn Rovers 75 times on the left wing and scored 7 times. In 1978, after Blackburn finishing 5th in the league, he was sold again, this time to Blackpool. Blackpool had recently been relegated to the third division and played 19 times, scoring once. Then in 1979 he was sold back to Blackburn where he played 50 games (scoring 26 times) to end his career on a high note.
David was the first player to receive a red card in English football and be dismissed from the field of play on the day the cards were introduced.
David had a bar named after him at Molineux called 'Waggys'. In 2008, he penned his autobiography, entitled ''Waggy's Tales''.
The day Waggie made his dbut for Wolves was also the last day that Peter Broadbent played for them.
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'''George L Hannah''' (11 December 1928 - 5 May 1990) was an English footballer who played as a forward.
Hannah was born in Liverpool, England and signed for Newcastle United from Linfield in 1949 staying until 1957.
After retirement from the game, Hannah, his wife June and their two children, Julie and Dale, moved back to Manchester. He bought a newsagent shop in Fallowfield in 1966 and ran it for 10 years until 1977, when he sold the shop and took a job working for British Telecom until his retirement in 1990. After a short illness, Hannah died in May of the same year.
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}}'''Cliff Sear''' (22 September 1936 - 8 July 2000) was a Welsh football left back who played for Manchester City between 1956 and 1967. During this time he made 250 appearances for the team and scored 1 goal.
He was captain of the Welsh under 23 team for which he made 2 appearances and also won one cap for Wales in a game against England in November 1962. Sear had joined City as a youngster from Oswestry Town.
In 1968, Sear joined Chester, initially as a player. He scored on his debut against York City in August 1968, doubling his tally of Football League goals in his 14-year career. However, the vast majority of his 19 year service to the club would be in coaching capacities. Between March 1982 and November 1982 he was manager of the club (initially as caretaker), but he did not enjoy this role and happily returned to working with the youth team and helping his successors in the manager's chair. He did though have another tenure as caretaker manager the helm in January 1984, after previous caretaker manager Trevor Storton stepped down as the club awaited the appointment of John McGrath.
Sear is largely credited for helping discover Ian Rush
Other players to emerge from Sear's youth system and enjoy successful league careers include Brian Croft, twins Paul and Ron Futcher, Chris Lightfoot, Robbie Painter, Mike Williams and Colin Woodthorpe.
After leaving Chester in acrimonious circumstances in 1987 , Sear joined arch-rivals Wrexham and helped revamp the club's youth policy. Many of the players he helped bring through the ranks with Wrexham went on to play in the club's numerous giantkilling acts in the 1990s. Sear enjoyed a testimonial between Wrexham and Manchester City in 1996.
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He then signed for Bolton Wanderers who hoped he could be successor to Nat Lofthouse. In his first season with the team he scored 18 goals in 27 appearances. He was also a prolific scorer in the lower divisions of English football. He also won 15 caps for Northern Ireland national football team scoring 7 goals in the process.
McAdams finished his full-time professional career with Barrow A.F.C., whom he assisted to gain promotion from Division Four at the end of the 1966-67 season, the first of his two seasons at Holker Street.
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Leivers, who played at right back and centre half, began his professional career in February 1950 with Chesterfield whom he joined as amateur from Clay Lane Sports Club in 1948. He moved to Manchester City in November 1953 for a fee of -10,500, making his debut against Preston North End in August 1954. The match saw the introduction of the a tactical system which became known as the Revie Plan. However, Leivers sustained an injury, and Manchester City lost 5-0. It was to be another five months before he made another senior appearance, and he made only three over the whole season. Though he was known as a centre half when he arrived at Maine Road, it was at right-back that he established himself in the Manchester City team, during the 1955-56 season. That year Manchester City reached the FA Cup final, beating Birmingham City 3-1, giving Leivers the only major honour he was to achieve in his career. He gained a reputation as a committed defender; his desire to be part of the action resulted in several injuries. In ten years at Manchester City he broke his nose five times, and his elbow and ankle once. For a period in the latter part of his Manchester City career he was first team captain.
He resigned as Doncaster manager in February 1966 with Doncaster well-placed for promotion from the Fourth Division. In November 1966 he took over as manager of Workington, but left in December 1967 to manage Cambridge United in the Southern League. Leivers led Cambridge United to the Southern League title in 1969 and 1970 and to promotion to the Football League. He also guided the side to promotion to Division Three in 1973 but was unable to stop them being relegated the following season. He was sacked by Cambridge United in October 1974 after a disappointing start to the 1974-75 season.
He subsequently managed Chelmsford City between February and December 1975, and in 1979 he returned to the Cambridge area to manage Cambridge City. In 1987 he became City's general manager, a position he held until retiring in 1999. He now lives in St. Austell, Cornwall.
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'''Dave Ewing''' (10 May 1929 - July 1999) was a Scottish footballer who played in the centre half position for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra, and briefly managed Hibernian.
Ewing was born in Logierait, Perthshire in May 1929. He was spotted playing for Luncarty Juniors by Manchester City, and signed for the Mancunians on 10 June 1949. However, it was another four years before he made his first team debut, against Manchester United on 3 January 1953. Overall he went on to make 279 appearances for City, scoring 1 goal.
Ewing played in the 1955 FA Cup Final and 1956 FA Cup Final. Newcastle United beat City 3-1 in 1955, but the following year Ewing was on the winning side against Birmingham City. City were 3-1 winners in a game made famous by the heroics of Bert Trautmann who played on with a broken neck to help City lift the trophy. Last ditch clearances were an important part of his game, but on occasion worked to his detriment; his tally of 10 own goals is a Manchester City record.
His playing days at City ended when he joined Crewe Alexandra at the end of the 1961-62 season and he played two seasons for the Cheshire side, adding another 48 appearances to his career total before leaving for Ashton United in the summer of 1964. He played one season with Ashton in the Midlands League before retiring from playing altogether.
Ewing took up a coaching role back at Manchester City before moving on in 1970, subsequently coaching at Sheffield Wednesday, Bradford City and Crystal Palace,
An uncompromising player with a huge frame and vocal encouragement to match, Ewing died at the age of 70 in 1999.
In the 1960s, he owned a small hardware shop in Reddish, Stockport.
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'''William (Billy) Spurdle''' (born 28 January 1926) is a former football player, who played on the right wing.
Spurdle played for Manchester City F.C. between 1949 and 1956 making 160 appearances and scoring 32 goals. He was bought by Port Vale in November 1956 for a -4,000 fee, became a regular in the team and was then sold on to Oldham Athletic.
After entering the business world in Oldham, Spurdle took his family back to his native Guernsey to start up a tomato growing business. He remained active in football, coaching the local island team.
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'''Aaron Anthony Lescott''' (born 2 December 1978 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Bristol Rovers.
Lescott started his career as a trainee with Aston Villa making only one first team appearance for them (in the FA Cup third round tie against Hull City). Unable to establish himself at Villa, he had a loan spell with Lincoln City in 2000, before signing for Sheffield Wednesday in October of the same year for a fee of -100,000.
He made 43 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday before moving to Stockport County in 2001 for a fee of -75,000. He made 81 appearances and scored one goal for County, before leaving to join Bristol Rovers in August 2004. He won runner up in the 2007-2008 player of the year competition, with captain Stuart Campbell coming first.
He is the older brother of Man City and England defender Joleon Lescott.
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'''Kenneth Herbert Barnes''' (born 16 March 1929 in Birmingham) is an English former footballer who played as a half back for Manchester City and Wrexham. On the books of Birmingham City as a youth, Barnes began his football career at amateur level. Upon completion of his national service in 1947 he joined semi-pro Stafford Rangers.
A transfer to Manchester City in 1950 meant Barnes turned professional, but his pro career had a slow start, making only one first team appearance in four years. He broke into the first team in 1954, flourishing as part of the tactical system known as the ''Revie Plan''. During this period he played in two consecutive FA Cup finals, as a loser in 1955 and a winner in 1956. After making 283 appearances for Manchester City he joined Wrexham as player-manager in 1961, guiding them to promotion in his first season. Barnes returned to Manchester City in 1970, and over more than two decades filled a variety of coaching roles, including overseeing the development of the youth team which won the 1986 FA Youth Cup.
Barnes was born in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, in the shadow of St Andrews, the home stadium of Birmingham City.
After a few months Barnes gained a second opportunity with a professional club, joining the youth ranks at Bolton Wanderers. As with when he played for Birmingham, he trained with Moor Green and played for Bolton's youth team at the weekend. Upon turning 18, Barnes was called up for national service, and was based with the RAF at Stafford. He continued to play for Bolton when circumstances permitted it, but when the club made a formal request for his services the RAF refused. Upon completion of his national service Barnes joined semi-pro Stafford Rangers. He made his debut against Newport County on 14 June 1947, and continued to play for the club for the next three years.
Barnes joined Manchester City after a -750 move from non-League Stafford Rangers on 6 May 1950.
In the 1953-54 season Barnes was playing for the Manchester City reserve team. Inspired by the Hungary team which had beaten England 6-3 the previous year, the reserves began using a tactical system in which Johnny Williamson was used as a deep-lying centre-forward. Barnes played as an attacking half-back in a similar vein to Jzsef Bozsik. Using the system the reserves achieved a lengthy unbeaten run. At the start of the following season Manchester City manager Les McDowall decided to try the system at first team level, using Don Revie in the centre-forward role. Henceforth the system became known as ''The Revie Plan''. The opening match of the season resulted in a 5-0 defeat at the hands of Preston North End. Revie opined that the system required attacking half-backs to be successful, and that City's half backs, John McTavish in particular, were too defensive. To that end Barnes was picked for the following match in place of McTavish. City beat Sheffield United 5-2, and Barnes became an integral part of the team, playing all but one of the matches in the remainder of the season. However, he was not enamoured by the attention given to the Revie Plan by the press, describing it as "bollocks".
During Barnes' first full season in the first team Manchester City enjoyed a successful run in the FA Cup. As a top-flight team Manchester City entered the competition in the third round, facing Derby County. Barnes scored the opening goal in a 3-1 win, his first goal in professional football. A derby victory against Manchester United and a win against Luton Town followed, setting up a quarter-final against his boyhood heroes Birmingham City. Single goal victories against Birmingham and Sunderland gave City a place in the final, where they faced Newcastle United. However, hampered by the loss of Jimmy Meadows to injury after 18 minutes, City were beaten 3-1.
Manchester City reached the cup final again the following season, Barnes playing every match of the cup run. Manchester City beat Birmingham City 3-1, Barnes having a hand in the second goal. The final is most well-known for being the match where goalkeeper Bert Trautmann continued play after breaking his neck.
By the late 1950s Barnes was one of the senior players in the side, and succeeded Roy Paul as captain when Paul retired in 1957.
Barnes never played international football, but was described by Denis Law as "the best uncapped wing-half ever to have played in English football".
In the dressing room Barnes had a reputation as a practical joker, with Bert Trautmann a particular target for teasing. Known as "Beaky" to his teammates, Barnes was one of the chief organisers of social activities on away trips, along with Roy Paul. In eleven years at Manchester City Barnes made 283 appearances in all competitions, scoring 19 goals.
By 1961 age meant Barnes was no longer an automatic first team selection, so he sought a move into management. An opportunity arose at Wrexham in May 1961, and Barnes was appointed player-manager.
After leaving Wrexham Barnes took a job outside football, working in sales for a steel company. However, before long he received an offer to become manager of Witton Albion on a part-time basis. At Witton he created a team from a mixture of promising youngsters and ageing veterans. Players he signed included future European Cup winner Chris Nicholl and former greats Dennis Viollet and Bobby Johnstone.
On 27 August 1970 Ken Barnes curtailed a brief spell as manager of Bangor City to return to Manchester City as a member of the coaching staff. When Malcolm Allison departed the club in 1973, Barnes was offered the role of caretaker manager, but, soured by his experiences at Wrexham, he turned it down. Instead he became assistant to the eventual managerial appointee Johnny Hart. Seven months later ill health forced Hart to step down. In the reorganisation that followed the appointment of Hart's replacement Ron Saunders, Barnes became chief scout, a role he retained for two decades until he was sacked by Peter Reid in 1991. In his role he oversaw the development of a large number of successful young players, including Paul Lake, David White and Steve Redmond, the stars of the Manchester City youth team which won the 1986 FA Youth Cup.
Since 2000, Barnes has been involved in a youth football initiative in Malaysia; ''Ken Barnes Soccer Skills''. In 2004, Barnes was elected to Manchester City's Hall of Fame, and in 2005 to Wrexham Supporters' Association's Hall of Fame.
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}}'''Roy Little''' (born 1 June 1931) was an English football right back who was born in Manchester. His first professional club was Manchester City, who he joined from amateur side Greenwood Victoria in August 1949. He did not make his league debut until more than three years later, playing against Liverpool at Anfield in January 1953. He made five further appearances that season, but the following season he displaced Jack Hannaway to become first choice full-back. Under the Revie Plan, Little formed a defensive partnership with Jimmy Meadows, as Manchester City reached consecutive FA Cup finals.
In the 1955 FA Cup final, against Newcastle United, Little's despairing lunge was unable to prevent a Jackie Milburn from scoring the opening goal after less than a minute. Midway through the first half Little's defensive partner Meadows was lost to injury, and though Manchester City equalised, the final score was a comfortable 3-1 win for Newcastle. Though defeated in the 1955 final, Manchester City had another strong season in 1955-56. Little was ever-present as City finished fourth in the league and again reached the FA Cup final, in which they faced Birmingham City. This time Manchester City scored an early goal, and by the middle of the second half gained a 3-1 lead. A serious injury to Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann meant City captain Roy Paul considered putting Little in goal. However, Trautmann insisted upon carrying on, and City held out for the victory, giving Little the first and only major honour of his career. Three days later X-rays found that Trautmann had broken his neck.
Little remained a first team regular for two further seasons, but lost his place to Cliff Sear in 1958, and was transferred to Brighton for -4,850 on 18 October, having played a total of 187 matches for City, scoring two goals. He later played for Crystal Palace, who had just gained promotion to the Third Division. He was one of four players to make their Palace debut on the opening day of the 1961-62 season.
After retiring from professional football Little returned to Manchester, and took a job at a University of Manchester sports centre in Wythenshawe, where he worked for over 25 years until retirement. A university football competition is named in his honour.
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'''Jonathan Mark 'Jonny' Howson''' (born 21 May 1988) is an English footballer who currently plays for West Yorkshire team Leeds United as vice-captain.
He was born in the city of Leeds and attended Morley Victoria Primary School and Bruntcliffe High School. Howson started his football career at the local junior team Churwell Lions, before starting his professional career at Leeds United.
Howson, who plays primarily as an attacking midfielder, was a regular in the Leeds reserve team pre-2006, scoring a number of goals at that level. On 22 August 2006, Howson was given a squad number (33) and place on the bench for the first team against Chester City in the League Cup, although he did not play. On 18 September 2006 Howson signed a three year deal with the club, pledging his future to the team he has supported since he was a boy.
Howson made his debut for the Leeds first team against Barnet in the League Cup on 20 September 2006. the manager who gave Howson his debut Kevin Blackwell was sacked immediately after the game. New manager Dennis Wise handed Howson his league debut in December in the scoreless draw against Hull City. Howson was awarded the Man of the Match award for his terrific league debut
The start of the 2007-08 season saw the player start a small amount of matches; it was only when Gary McAllister was appointed manager when Howson become a first team regular. Howson famously scored both goals in Leeds' 2-0 victory against Carlisle United in May 2008 which sent the club to the League One Play-off final at Wembley
The start of the 2008-09 season saw a drop in form for the youngster. The emergence of starlet Fabian Delph saw the number of games for Howson restricted. However, in February 2009 Howson signalled a possible return to form and first-team selection with both goals in Leeds' 2-0 victory over Cheltenham Town. He gradually re-established himself as a first team regular with Fabian Delph being moved out to a wide left midfield position. Howson finished the season in a permanent central midfield place alongside Neil Kilkenny and started in both of the club's two unsuccessful play-off semi-finals against Millwall.
In August 2009, Howson was appointed the new Leeds vice-captain and due to the absence of club captain, Richard Naylor
Howson scored his second goal of the season for Leeds with a magnificent long range strike with his left foot against Oldham in the FA Cup. When Bradley Johnson was injured Neil Kilkenny came into Leeds' starting lineup, this meant that Howson was played in a right wing position with Doyle and Kilkenny the favoured central midfield partnership. Howson was dropped in favour of Bradley Johnson against Stockport County. On 3 January, he set up Jermaine Beckford's winner a 1-0 shock win over old rivals Manchester United, thus eliminating the reigning Premier League winners for the first time at this stage.
Howson's 3rd goal of the season came early on in the game against Wycombe Wanderers with a long range strike.
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'''Ken Branagan''' was an English football centre half who was born in Salford in 1930. He played for Manchester City F.C. between 1950 and 1959 appearing 197 times and scoring three goals before being transferred to Oldham Athletic F.C..
Ken and wife Maureen had seven children, 3 sons(Sean Branagan, Mike Branagan & Jim Branagan) and 4 daughters(Moi Branagan, Joanne Branagan, Christina Green & Trisha Ferguson).
Ken died on the night of Saturday the 9th of August 2008 at the age of 78 after a long battle with Alzheimers Disease.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Black''' (born 23 September 1917 in Stirling) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.
Black was a prolific scorer with Heart of Midlothian before World War II, scoring 29 goals in 34 games in the 1936-37 season, before finishing as top scorer in the Scottish League with 40 goals in 38 appearances in the following season. He was widely credited the following season as being the first player to score a hat-trick against Rangers at Ibrox.
However this had been first achieved by Willie Wilson of Hearts in Oct 1915.
He won 3 caps for the Scotland national football team and 4 wartime caps, including one game where he had to be carried off of the pitch by Frank Swift after becoming injured.
Black played as a guest for Chester during the latter stages of the Second World War but the club were unsuccessful in their attempts to sign him permanently .
Black transferred to Manchester City in 1946 and between then and 1950 appeared 139 times and scored 47 goals. In the late 1940s at Maine Road, Manchester. Sam Bartram the Charlton Athletic goalkeeper sliced a clearance from the edge of his penalty area. Black, stood just inside his own half, headed the ball back over Bartram. City's pitch was 115 yards long so the ball must have travelled nearly sixty yards.
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'''George Smith''' (born 1921) was an English footballer who was born in Fleetwood, Lancashire and who played in the inside forward position. He played for Manchester City F.C. between 1946 and 1951 making 166 appearances and scoring 75 goals.
During the Second World War he also played in Army and FA representative sides, and was badly injured by a gunshot wound whilst in South Africa.
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He was born in Elworth on 22 Jun 1914. He played for England 11 times and also won 2 wartime caps. With Manchester City F.C. he made 125 appearances and scored 5 goals. He died on 27 January 2000.
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'''John Alexander "Alex" Graham''' (11 July 1890 - April 1943) was a Scottish footballer.
Graham was born in Hurlford, Ayrshire but started playing for local clubs in Lanarkshire. He was taken on trial by Woolwich Arsenal in December 1911 and was signed permanently the following January. After a year in the reserves he made his debut in a First Division match on 25 December 1912 against Notts County, and played another eleven games that season. Graham either played at centre half or left half, at first mainly deputising for more established players such as Angus McKinnon.
By 1914-15 with Woolwich Arsenal now relegated to the Second Division, Graham had become a regular, but World War I brought with it the suspension of League football in England. Graham left Arsenal to return to his native Scotland, but after football resumed in 1919, he re-signed for Arsenal (who had won back promotion to the First Division) and retook his regular place at centre half. He was a regular for Arsenal's first three seasons after the war, from 1919 until 1922, and won a single cap for Scotland, in a 2-0 win against Northern Ireland on 26 February 1920.
The arrival of Jack Butler meant Graham had competition for his place, and at the start of 1922-23 he lost his regular centre half place, though he continued to be used as a bit-part player deputising in other half-back positions for that season and the next one. He was sold to Brentford in December 1924; he played 179 times for Arsenal in total, scoring 20 goals (many of them penalties).
He spent a season and a half at Brentford, playing 47 league matches and scoring 10 goals. He retired from playing in the summer of 1926; in the meantime he had become Brentford's assistant manager in December 1925. However, he did not pursue a career in management and soon left football altogether. He died in 1943, at the age of 52.
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'''Eric Westwood''' (25 September 1917 - 2001) was an English football player who was born in Manchester. He played in the left back position. He played for Manchester City F.C. between 1938 and 1952 appearing 248 times and scoring 3 goals. He may have made more appearances but for the war. He guested for Chelsea in the 1944 war cup final..
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'''Samuel "Sam" Barkas''' (29 December 1909 - 10 December 1989) was an English football player and manager who played at left back.
Born in Wardley Colliery, England, Barkas had worked in the pits and farm before leaving his junior club Middle Dock to join Bradford City in 1928. He played four games in his first season, before in his first full season in 1928-29 he helped City to the Division Three (North) title. He played a total of 202 games for City before he was sold to Manchester City for -5,000 in 1933.
At Manchester City he picked up a Championship medal and a Division Two title. He played until 1946 appearing 176 times and scoring one goal.
He also won five caps for England and captained his country three times.
He later managed Workington and Wigan and was a scout for Manchester City and Leeds United.
Barkas was one of five brothers who all had professional careers; the others were Ned, Harry, Jimmy and Tommy. His cousin Billy Felton played for Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur and made one appearance for England.
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Herd played for Manchester City between 1932 and 1947, appearing 257 times and scoring 108 goals. He was part of their 1936-37 league championship winning side and also played for Hamilton Academical and Stockport County.
Herd was one of three members of his family to gain recognition for their footballing skills at national level. He played for Scotland in several unofficial ''wartime international'' matches, his elder brother Sandy, a left-half with Heart of Midlothian, played for Scotland in the 1930s and his son David, the Arsenal striker, represented Scotland five times between 1959 and 1961.
He died on 21 August 1982 at the age of 70.
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'''William "Bill" Dale''' (17 February 1905 - 1987), also known as '''Billy Dale''', was an English footballer who played in the position of full back.
He was born in Manchester and started his career with Sandbach Ramblers, before joining Manchester United as an amateur in April 1925. He turned professional in May 1926 and made his debut on 25 August 1928, playing at right back in a 1-1 draw with Leicester City at Old Trafford. In six years at United, Dale made 64 appearances for the club, before joining Manchester City in December 1931. He had a six-year career in the blue of Manchester City, appearing 236 times. He later played for Ipswich Town and Norwich City before the Second World War brought his career to a halt.
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'''John (Jackie) Bray''' (born 22 April 1909, date of death unknown) was an English football player who played in the left half position. He won 6 caps for England between 1934 and 1937.
Bray played for Clayton Olympia and Manchester Central before joining Manchester City in 1929. He was a member of the side who were runners up in the 1933 FA Cup final and went on to take the cup in the following year. In 1936-37, he was a virtual ever-present as Manchester City took the Football League title.
His career was then interrupted by World War II. During the war he guested for Blackburn Rovers, Nottingham Forest, Bolton Wanderers, Crewe Alexandra, Birmingham and Port Vale.
In 1947-48 he was manager of Watford and later became a coach at Nelson.
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'''Ernie Toseland''' (born 1905, date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played in the outside right position and who was born in Northampton in 1905. He played for Manchester City F.C. between 1928 and 1938 appearing 368 times and scoring 61 goals.
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'''Malcolm Williamson Barrass''' (born 13 December 1924 in Blackpool, England) is an English former professional footballer.
His father, Matthew, was also a professional footballer. Malcolm was born in Blackpool during his father's spell with the town's club.
Malcolm's grandson - also named Matt - was also a professional player.
Barrass started his career with Bolton Wanderers in 1944. He won his first England cap on 20 October 1951 when England fought out a 1-1 draw against Wales. His career included an appearance in the now-legendary "Matthews" FA Cup Final.
He became Wigan Athletic's player-manager on 1 August 1958, replacing Trevor Hitchen. He made just twenty Lancashire Combination League appearances for the Latics and scored five league goals before resigning on New Year's Day 1959. Jimmy Shirley took over the managerial reigns.
Barrass married his wife, Joyce, on 7 June 1947. They celebrated their diamond anniversary in 2007.
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'''Phillip McCloy''' (born in April 1896 in Uddingston-died 1972) was a Scottish association football player who played as a full back. McCloy won two caps for the Scotland while with Ayr United. He then played 157 times for Manchester City between 1925 and 1929.
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'''Horace Barnes''' was an English Football Inside Forward who was born in Sheffield in 1890.
Jimmy Methven signed Horace for Derby County from Wadsley Bridge
He played for Manchester City F.C. between 1914 and 1924 appearing 218 times and scoring 120 goals.
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'''Andrew James Goodchild''' (4 April 1892 - 2 October 1950) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Manchester City and was their goalkeeper in the 1926 FA Cup Final.
Born in Southampton, he signed for Southampton in September 1909 after two trial matches. At the Dell he was understudy to first choice 'keeper Tom Burrows. He made his first team debut in the final match of the 1909-10 season at home to Reading. In the following season Burrows lost his place to Arthur Brown who had returned to the "Saints" after three years with Portsmouth and Goodchild dropped down to third choice goalkeeper. He made only four appearances in the 1910-11 season and was released at the end of the season as "surplus to requirements"
He then obtained employment in Southampton Docks before Manchester City were alerted to his availability by Jimmy Yates, who was now Southampton's scout. Goodchild became a regular in City's first team over the next sixteen years appearing over 200 times between 1911 and 1927, including appearing on the losing side in the 1926 FA Cup Final against Bolton Wanderers. He also made over 100 appearances in War League matches during World War I; his total appearances for City in all first team matches was 347.
In August 1927 he returned to Southampton and became the licensee of the Royal Albert Hotel, turning out for two seasons on a part-time basis for Guildford City. He move to Eastleigh in 1941 to run the Cricketers Arms where he remained until his death in October 1950, aged 58.
-DOCSTART-	6733173
'''Eli Fletcher''' (born in Tunstall, Staffordshire in 1889) was an English footballer. He was a left back and played for Manchester City F.C. between 1911 and 1925. He appeared for the team 303 times and scored 2 goals.
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'''Bill Eadie''' was a Scottish footballer born in Greenock who played for Manchester City F.C. between 1906 and 1914 appearing 185 times and scoring 6 goals. He also played for Derby County F.C..
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}}'''William''' "'''Lot'''" '''Jones''' (April 1882-13 July 1941),
Born in the Chirk, Denbighshire, a mining town in North Wales, Jones was one of several footballers to emerge from the area around the start of the 20th century, along with Billy Meredith and George Wynn. He signed for Manchester City in January 1903 from Rushton Druids,
In the 1906 close season a financial scandal engulfed the club, resulting in the suspension of 17 senior players and several club officials, none of whom were permitted to play for the club once their suspensions ended. Jones was not implicated in the scandal, but with few experienced team-mates remaining, his team plunged from title contenders to relegation candidates. The first match after the suspensions was particularly eventful. Manchester City fielded five debutants against Woolwich Arsenal, in a match played in stifling heat. The conditions caused several City men to collapse, and by half time only eight remained. Arsenal eased to a 4-1 win. By the final whistle Jones was one of only six Manchester City players left. The following match was a club record 9-1 defeat at Everton, though over the course of the season enough points were gained to secure First Division survival. By now Jones was a first team regular. In 1906-07 he scored 11 goals in 27 league matches. Playing at inside-left, Jones formed a lasting left sided partnership with Jimmy Conlin, backed up by Jimmy Blair at left-half.
During a successful 1907-08 season in which Manchester City equalled their previous best of third in the league, Jones was given a benefit match. Middlesbrough provided the opposition, and Jones received -835 after expenses.
In total he played for Manchester City 301 times, and scored 76 goals between 1903 and 1914. He also won 20 caps and scored six goals for the Wales national football team.
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Frank Booth was an English footballer who played in the outside left position and who was born in Hyde in 1882. He had two spells as a Manchester City player between 1902 and 1906 and in 1911. In total he made 98 appearances for the team and scored 18 goals. He also won one cap for the England national football team.
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'''Billie Gillespie''' was an English football player who was a centre forward. He played for Manchester City F.C. between 1896 and 1904 appearing 217 times and scoring 125 goals.
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'''Robert''' "'''Bobby'''" '''Kerr''' (born 16 November 1947 in Alexandria, Scotland) is a former football midfielder who captained Sunderland to victory in the 1973 FA Cup Final versus Leeds United.
Kerr, nicknamed ''the Little General'' due to his tough style of play and lack of height, made 413 starts and 14 substitute appearances between 1964 and 1979 for Sunderland, and is widely acknowledged as one of the club's greatest-ever servants. After twice breaking his leg at the start of his Sunderland career, Kerr overcame the setbacks to lead the club to FA Cup glory - a feat which is seen as one of the greatest shocks in English football. The game itself was voted as one of the top ten greatest moments at Wembley Stadium.
Aside from the FA Cup, Kerr also lead Sunderland to promotion from Division Two in 1976. Between the 1970-71 and 1978-79 seasons, Kerr missed just 23 games, and never made less than 40 appearances in five consecutive seasons between 1971-72 and 1975-76.
Kerr left Sunderland in March 1979 to link up with former manager Bob Stokoe at Blackpool, before ending his career back in the North East at Hartlepool.
Since retiring, Kerr has run several pubs in the region.
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'''Peter Hutton''' (born 2 March 1973 in Derry,
In his youth Hutton played with Oxford United Stars F.C. when they competed in the Derry and District League. He later played with Coleraine F.C., and at the age of 15, signed for Bradford City's youth training scheme. This saw Hutton move to Bradford for a number of summer months between seasons while still under contract with Coleraine. The contract was effectively one that would have seen Hutton tied to Bradford for his entire playing career. However, he was always very keen to play for Derry City and the task of getting out of his insidious contract with Bradford City began. The threat of legal action and the resulting adverse publicity resulted in the English club relenting and when his contract with Coleraine ran out, he signed for his home-town club, Derry City, in 1991. Made his League of Ireland debut for Derry on 17 March 1991.
He had trials with English clubs Tranmere Rovers and Port Vale. He played two summer tournament games for ''the Valiants'' in 1995, before returning to Derry.
Hutton has also spent time at Portadown, signing for more than -40,000, and a season at Shelbourne between his long-term spells at Derry City. He won the League Championship with the latter in 2001-02 and returned to his hometown soon after. By November, 2006, Hutton had made his 300th appearance as team-captain after a 1-0 League of Ireland final-night win over Cork City FC in the Brandywell. As of April 2008, Hutton had represented Derry on a total of 600 occasions, holding the record for the highest number of appearances for the club ever.
In early December 2006, Hutton revealed his admiration for his former manager, Stephen Kenny, comparing his ability to that of Martin O'Neill's.
The defender was nominated for the eircom / Soccer Writers Association of Ireland (SWAI) 'Personality of the Year' award after his fine displays during the 2006 season.
Will be released after the 2009 season . Signed for Cliftonville F.C. in December 2009 .
:* 1996-97 League of Ireland
:* 2008 League of Ireland Cup - was injured for this fixture, but was presented with the Cup
:* 2006 League of Ireland
:* 2005 League of Ireland
:* 1994-95 League of Ireland
:* 2001-02 League of Ireland
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'''David Crawley''' (born June 20, 1977 in Dundalk, Ireland) is an Irish football player currently playing for Shelbourne in the League of Ireland First Division. Crawley is primarily a left back and is renowned for his excellent crossing ability and immense teaching ability.
David was born in Dundalk, Co. Louth and he began his senior career on the books at Manchester City for a short spell before returning to his hometown club Dundalk in 1997. He won the First Division with Dundalk in 2001 and he captained the Louth club to their FAI Cup success over Bohemians in 2002. He was also a member of Shelbourne's highly successful 2003, 2004 and 2006 League of Ireland Premier Division title winning sides. However, he only appeared 4 times in the league during the latter of those successes. Crawley was out of contract at the end of the 2006 season and as a result in 2007 he rejoined his hometown club who were now in the First Division and were aiming to return to Ireland's top flight. It wasn't until the following season in 2008 that Crawley played an integral role in Dundalk's First Division title winning squad after pipping Shelbourne in a dramatic final night of that season. Despite this success, Crawley was released by Dundalk at the end of the 2008 season. Ironically, Crawley rejoined Shelbourne in January 2009 where he will be aiming to win his second successive First Division title.
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'''Stefano Eranio''' (born 29 December 1966 in Genova, Italy) is an Italian former football player, most remembered for his time with AC Milan and Derby County. Eranio played as a winger and represented Italy 20 times between 1990 and 1997. He was voted one of Derby County's 11 greatest ever footballers.
Stefano Eranio started his professional football career with Genoa in August 1984. His first five seasons at Genoa were in Serie B before in 1989 the club were promoted to Serie A. In total, Eranio played for the club for eight seasons before he moved to AC Milan in August 1992. At Milan he won three league titles (1993, 1994 and 1996), three Italian Super Cups (1992, 1993 and 1994) and he also played in two Champions League finals. The first was in 1992-93 when Milan lost 1-0 to Olympique de Marseille, and the second was in 1994-95 when his club lost 1-0 to Ajax Amsterdam. Part of the team's successful campaign in 1993-94, he did not play in the final due to injury. He added to his trophy collection with the 1994 European Super Cup.
In May 1997 he moved for free to the English club Derby County where he became a fans favourite, and he made his Derby, and FA Premier League debut, on the 9 August 1997 against Blackburn Rovers. His first goal for the Derbyshire club came on the 30 August 1997 when he scored in a league game against Barnsley. In this season, Derby County moved from their former home at the Baseball Ground to their new home, Pride Park Stadium, and Eranio's goal, to take the score to 1-0 against Barnsley was the first that was scored at Derby's new home ground. Eranio had thought of retiring after the 2000-01 season, but manager Jim Smith persuaded him to stay on. When Smith was fired in October 2001, Eranio chose to retire as a footballer.
He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential players to play for the club and, on 1 May 2006, Eranio and Ted McMinn were inducted as ''Derby Legends''. Subsequently, he was named coach for one of AC Milan's youth teams but has since left.
Eranio debuted for the Italian team on the 22 December 1990 in a game against Cyprus. The game was a qualification match for the 1992 European Championships, and Italy won the game 4-0. His first international goal came against the Netherlands on the 9 September 1992. Italy won the game 3-2.
On 29 March 1997, Eranio played his last game for Italy, against Moldova in a 3-0 home win. In total, he received 20 caps, and scored three goals, with six of the appearances in qualifiers for World Cups, and other five in qualification for European Championships.
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'''Jason Norville''' (born 9 September 1983) is a Trinidadian footballer who is a striker. He came up through Watford's Academy, but moved to Barnet on 29 July 2005.
His time at Barnet was marked by injuries, which restricted him to only 28 appearances in two years. He was released by the club in May 2007 but re-joined the club on a non-contract basis just before the start of the new season, however this was not officially announced until August 31, after he had played 3 games for Wealdstone on loan to gain match fitness. He quickly fell out of favour at Barnet in the 2007-08 season after some poor performances and in January 2008 joined Woking on a free transfer. He was released at the end of the season. On 26 July 2008 he played for AFC Wimbledon.
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}}'''Michael Holt''', born 28 July 1977 in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England is a footballer currently playing for West Lancashire Football League side Barnoldswick Town. He plays as a striker.
He has previously played in The Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Macclesfield Town and Rochdale and in non-league football with Northwich Victoria and Nelson. He also had a five-year spell in Ireland with League of Ireland sides St Patrick's Athletic and Derry City.
In the 2005-06 season, he scored 36 goals in all competitions for Nelson, helping them to win promotion to the North West Counties Football League Division One. However, in August 2006, he decided to leave the Blues to join his hometown club, Barnoldswick Town. He is reported to have joined Barnoldswick whilst the then Nelson manager, Graham Haworth, was on holiday.
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'''Stuart Pearson Campbell''' (born 9 December 1977) is an Anglo-Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder. Though English-born, he has 14 caps for Scotland at under-21 level, qualifying through his parents. He plays for Bristol Rovers and is the club captain.
Campbell was born in Corby, Northamptonshire. As a youth he played for hometown club Corby Town, before joining Leicester City, for whom he made his first-team debut in 1996 aged 18. Though manager Martin O'Neill rated him as an outstanding prospect, he averaged less than ten Premier League appearances a season for Leicester, mostly as a substitute. In 2000 he was loaned to First Division club Birmingham City, where he played two games before returning to Leicester.
New Grimsby Town manager Lennie Lawrence made Campbell his first signing in September 2000, landing the winger on a three-month loan deal which was later extended to a season loan.
After impressing while on loan at Blundell Park, Campbell was allowed to join Grimsby permanently for a fee of -200,000, where he signed a three-year contract. Campbell played under three different managers at Grimsby, Lennie Lawrence, Paul Groves and Nicky Law. His six goals in the 2002-03 season was enough to make him the club's joint top scorer; they were relegated from the First Division after a five-year stay in the second tier of English football. Campbell's contract expired at the end of the next season, and with the club again relegated, he decided against an offer to stay with Grimsby and signed for Bristol Rovers of Football League Two.
Appointed captain in November 2006, Campbell led Bristol Rovers to the final of the Football League Trophy and promotion to League One in the 2006-07 season. He signed a two-year contract extension in May 2007. Campbell and team-mate Craig Hinton started studying for coaching qualifications in 2008. Campbell then led the team to the quarter finals of the FA Cup in the 2007-08 season and became one of the most popular skippers at the club.
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'''Peter Frederick Wilson''' (born 15 September 1947 in Felling, England) is a former footballer. He was the captain of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany. His nickname is ''Big Willie'' and his position was sweeper.
Often regarded as one of the toughest defenders in the modern era, Wilson was a dominating figure in the Australian team in the decade from 1970. Born in England in 1947, Wilson migrated to Australia in 1969 to join South Coast United after failing to break into the first team for English club Middlesbrough. He started his career as full back but injury to another player switched him to sweeper where he had his biggest success. Between 1970-79, he made a then record 116 appearances for the national team, and captained Australian from 1971, including the 1974 World Cup Finals. When he signed with Sydney club Western Suburbs, Wilson travelled 257 kilometres four times a week for training. He also played with Marconi and Apia Leichardt and in later years coached South Coast and Apia.
Peter Wilson is now living in recluse near Wollongong in New South Wales.
Are all taken from Peter Wilsons website
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'''Mel Pejic''' (born 27 April 1959 in Chesterton, near Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom) is a former footballer and current physiotherapist of Bolton Wanderers and the Wales national football team. As a player, he played in the positions of full-back and centre-back for Stoke City, Hereford United and Wrexham.
He made his first team debut for Stoke in January 1980 against Ipswich Town, however he was released by Stoke at the end of the season. He signed for Hereford United where he spent the majority of his footballing career. Unfortunately a serious knee ligament injury hampered his first two seasons at Edgar Street. However in the next four seasons he missed only five matches and was voted Player of the Year for three successive seasons in 1983, 1984 and 1985. He later became the only Hereford United Captain to lifted the Welsh Cup in 1990 when Hereford defeated Wrexham at Cardiff Arms Park.
In a 12 season stint, he made 523 competitive appearances, scoring 24 goals. Of these, 412 were in league matches, for which he holds the clubs Football League appearances record, where he also scored 14 goals, and puts him second in the all time appearance list for the Bulls, behind John Layton Senior who played a total 549 times for the club during their non-league days.
He moved to Wrexham midway through the 1991-92 season, and went on to make over 100 league appearances for the Red Dragons. Towards the end of his playing days he firstly completed his FA Diploma in the Treatment and Management of Injuries, before studying and gaining a Physiotherapy Degree from Salford University, later taking over first physio duties at Wrexham and then under the managership of John Toshack the Wales national football team senior physiotherapists position, being promoted from a similar position with the Under 21 team.
Mel announced on the 21st August that he will be leaving Wrexham.
He is now a physiotherapist at Bolton Wanderers.
One of Mel's sons, Shaun, currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and his elder brother Mike was also a footballer.
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'''Evan David Horwood''' (born 10 March 1986 in Hartlepool) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Carlisle United. He is a left-back.
He signed for Sheffield United as a trainee in 2004. He joined Stockport County on a month's loan in March 2005, which was extened until the end of the 2004-05 season in April,
He joined York City on a month's loan in November 2005,
He joined Darlington on a month's loan in October 2006,
He joined Scottish Premier League side Gretna on loan until January 2008 in August,
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'''John Joseph (Johnny) "Budgie" Byrne''' (13 May 1939 - 27 October 1999) was an English professional football player.
Johnny started his career playing for Epsom Town, and then Guildford City Youth, before moving to Football League club Crystal Palace, signing a professional contract on his 17th birthday. After a steady first two seasons, Byrne became a first team regular, and quickly became popular with the Palace faithful, setting the Fourth Division alight. In the 1960-61 season, Byrne scored 31 of Palace's 110 goals (his strike partner Roy Summersby netted 25), as Palace reached the Third Division. In the November of that first season in Division Three, Byrne was called up to the England team, despite playing outside the top two divisions at the time, one of only five people ever to achieve this. Byrne played the whole of the 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland, part of the 1962 British Home Championship, at Wembley Stadium.
Following this, he did not stay a Third Division player for long, and the First Division beckoned, as Ron Greenwood paid a British record transfer fee of -65,000 and ex-Palace striker Ron Brett to take "Budgie" to West Ham United in 1961, having scored 96 goals for Palace, then a post-war record.
At the Hammers, Byrne's career flourished. He got his first (and second) England goal in the 1-8 win over Switzerland, and he then pipped the likes of Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters (all would go on to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup) to the "Hammer of the Year" award for the 1963-64 season, as West Ham won the FA Cup. In May 1964, possibly Byrne's greatest achievement came, as he scored a hattrick in England's 4-3 win over a Portugal team that contained the likes of Eusbio. More silverware followed 1964-65, as the Hammers won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
However he missed out on a place in the eventually victorious England squad, at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He scored for West Ham in the first leg of their 5-3 aggregate loss to West Bromwich Albion in the 1966 League Cup Final. Byrne left West Ham in 1967, returning to Crystal Palace.
Byrne went on to become manager of Durban City, but spent most of his coaching career at Cape Town club Hellenic. He even played for them during an injury crisis in 1980, coming on as a late substitute in a league match against Johannesburg club Dynamos just short of his 51st birthday. He also coached at Cape Town Spurs and for Michau Warriors in Port Elizabeth. Spurs was his last job in 1998.
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'''Ryan Valentine''' (born 19 August 1982) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Hereford United as a defender. He has also played for the Wales U21 team.
Despite a sending off against Bury on 9 March 2007, Valentine played well for Wrexham. He played a vital part their survival bid, scoring the penalty in Wrexham's must win game on 5 May 2007 against Boston United which levelled the score at 1-1. Wrexham won the game 3-1 and stayed in the Football League. It was announced on 18 January 2008 that he has left Wrexham and rejoined his former club Darlington. On 29 May 2009 Valentine signed a one year deal at League Two side Hereford United.
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'''Shaun Melvyn Pejic''' (born 16 November 1982) is a footballer who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division as a defender.
Pejic began his footballing career with Wrexham at the age of 14, before training on a Youth Training Scheme and signing a professional contract in 2000.
thumb|left|100px|Pejic during his York City debut in 2009
Pejic impressed in a 3-2 win at Notts County in September 2004, leading manager Denis Smith to say of him, ''"Our young central three haven't played together much, but Pejic was immense again, his defensive header in the last minute was worth a goal. He's come on again this season - that's good as we are expecting boys to do men's jobs."'' He featured for Wrexham in the final of the Football League Trophy on 10 April 2005, after coming on as a substitute for Stephen Roberts on 14 minutes, which finished in a 2-0 victory over Southend United after extra time. He made 44 appearances in the 2004-05 season, which saw Wrexham go into administration and relegated to League Two. Pejic missed four months of the 2005-06 season after tearing cruciate knee ligaments in August 2005 but returned in January 2006, helping Wrexham to the final of the FAW Premier Cup for the second year in succession. He agreed to a 12-month extension to his contract in June 2006.
Pejic formed a good partnership at centre-back with Steve Evans in the 2006-07 season with manager Denis Smith saying after beating Scunthorpe United in December 2006, ''"Scunthorpe have got two of the best strikers outside the Championship and my two centre-backs kept them quiet, they are starting to perform consistently as a pair, so that's good."'' He made 37 appearances as Wrexham avoided relegation to the Football Conference on the final day of the season and signed a new two-year contract a month later. He made 22 appearances in the 2007-08 season as Wrexham were relegated to the Football Conference. Pejic stayed at the club but rarely featured during the first half of the season and was released, along with Steve Evans, on 2 February 2009. He had a trial at York City in February, featuring in a reserve team game against Grimsby Town. He eventually signed for the club on a contract until the end of the 2008-09 season.
Despite being born in England, he is eligible to play for Wales through a Welsh grandmother and was called into the Wales under-21 squad for a training session in March 2002. He made his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Finland on 6 September. He gained six caps for the under-21 team.
Shaun's father, Mel Pejic, is a former player and current physiotherapist for Bolton Wanderers and Wales, and his uncle, Mike Pejic, is also a former footballer.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''Kepa Blanco Gonzlez''', simply '''Kepa''' (born January 13, 1984 in Marbella, Mlaga), is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Getafe CF, as a striker.
Brought up through the ranks of Sevilla FC, Kepa played two matches with the first team in 2004-05, and established himself as an important offensive player in the following two years.
In 2006-07, even after having scored a hat-trick against Levante UD in the league opener, and another three in the victorious UEFA Cup campaign, he fell out of favour and, on January 22, 2007, agreed a loan move to West Ham United in the English Premiership until the end of the season, with the option of a permanent move available.
On his debut for West Ham, he scored a 77th minute goal after only being on for 70 seconds with his first touch of the game against Liverpool, on 30 January 2007.
In July 2007, Kepa agreed a four-year deal with first division's Getafe CF, with Sevilla retaining the option of repurchasing the striker the next season or the one after that. During the season, he appeared sparingly for the UEFA Cup quarterfinalists. On October 21, after coming from the bench, he scored in a 2-0 home win over Real Murcia, but was sent off after kicking an opponent.
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'''Christopher John "Chris" Price''' (born 30 March 1960 in Hereford) is an English former footballer who made 561 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, playing for Hereford United, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth. He played as a right-back.
Price began his career at home town club Hereford United where he quickly became the first choice right back. In ten seasons at Hereford he amassed over 330 appearances, at the time a club record. Notably he scored the equalising goal against Arsenal in the 1984-85 FA Cup Third Round.
His first spell at Ewood Park lasted two seasons and he was a regular in the side. He was sold on to Aston Villa for -150,000 and played First Division football for the first time in his career. After four seasons as a regular at Villa Park he was sold back to Blackburn for -100,000. However his second spell was less successful and he made only 19 league appearances in two seasons, although he did net three Premiership goals in his second season.
Price then played for Southern League Southern Division club Cinderford Town, scoring against Conference club Bromsgrove Rovers to help Cinderford through to the Second Round proper of the 1995-96 FA Cup. After a spell on the staff of Cheltenham Town, Price was appointed manager of Newport AFC in late 1996, a post he left at the end of the season with Newport relegated from the Southern League Premier Division. In September 1997 he returned to Cinderford as manager.
Price moved to Spain in 2003 where he was involved with Charlton Athletic's European Soccer School in Torrevieja. He then emigrated to Australia.
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'''Eric Charles Day''' (born 6 November 1921) is an English former footballer who played his entire career of nearly 400 Football League games for Southampton. He was born in Dartford, Kent. During his career with the club, which lasted 11 years from 1945 to 1957, he scored 145 league goals, which placed him seventh on the club's list of all-time goalscorers. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954-55.
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'''John Sydenham''', born in Southampton 15 September 1939 is a former footballer, who played most of his career for Southampton F.C.
John was educated at St. Mary-s College, Southampton and, at 13, he became their first pupil to play for the Southampton Schools XI. By playing his part in the side that reached the final of the 1954 English Schools trophy, only to lose out to Liverpool, he came to the notice of Saints. In August 1955 he joined CPC Sports who doubled as a Saints- nursery side.
In due course John became part of the successful 1956-57 Southampton Youth side which did so well in the FA Youth Cup. Saints lost out 7-5 to Manchester United on aggregate but Sydenham's lasting memory of the cup adventure was of Manchester United manager Matt Busby going into the Old Trafford dressing room and congratulating them on their performance. The young Saints side had just won 3-2, becoming the first side to beat United in the Youth Cup, but the damage had already been done in front of a 20,000 crowd at The Dell where the Busby Babes had won the first leg 5-2.
He was now well on his way to a successful career in football and having been selected for England Youth five times, he joined Southampton as a professional in April 1957. John made his debut for the Southampton first team on 4 May 1957 at home to Newport County. At this time John first joined forces with another young winger, Terry Paine, and before long both players were regulars in Saints- first team, tearing Third Division defences to pieces.
He became famous for having an incredible burst of speed and would simply knock the ball past an opposing defender and then outsprint him to reach the ball first.
He first received International honours in the 1959-60 season being twice selected for the England Under-23 team including against Scotland, which match ended 4-4. A young Denis Law netted all four goals for the Scots while Jimmy Greaves converted a hat-trick for the English.
Like most players at this time, his progress was interrupted by National Service in July 1960.
On his return to the club, he soon regained his place on the left-wing and played an important part in helping Southampton reach the First Division in 1966. Unfortunately, by the time of Saints- arrival in the top flight wingers were dropping out of favour, and John was often not selected for away games in preference for an extra defender. Uncomplainingly, he remained loyal to the club and on 16 August 1969, he enjoyed a spectacular afternoon at Old Trafford, when he laid on all four of Ron Davies' goals to set up a memorable 4-1 victory against Manchester United.
To Saints fans from the 1960s, the words "Paine and Sydenham" roll off the tongue as effortlessly as "peaches and cream", and the two of them will always be remembered as the club-s finest ever pair of wingers.
John made 401 League and Cup appearances for the Saints, scoring 40 goals
Eventually, he was slowed by age and lost much of his effectiveness and, after a testimonial match against Portsmouth, in March 1970 he moved to Aldershot (under old team-mate Jimmy Melia), for whom he made 59 appearances before moving on briefly to Bath City , managed by another ex-Saint David Burnside.
He first went to Perth, Western Australia in 1974. He stayed just for the one year, but in that time faced Chelsea with the State side in May and won a Top-Four medal with Floreat Athena before jetting back to England. He was lured back to Western Australia in 1980 to take on a player-coaching role at the Greek-backed club Athena, where both Alan Ball and Ted MacDougall played for him, and succeeded in returning the side back into the State League as Second Division champions.
Today, with his wife Jean, he lives in Perth where he runs an insurance company he formed 20 years ago.
Since the demise of their academy in Australia, Sydenham is Saints' representative there, keeping a close eye on any talent coming through.
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'''Hugh Donnelly Fisher''' (born 9 January 1944 in Pollok, Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Southampton F.C. between 1966 and 1976 and was a substitute in the 1976 FA Cup Final.
Hughie is the son of another professional footballer (Peter Fisher - who played for Clyde, Burnley, Watford and Stenhousemuir in the 1930s) and was playing for his local youth team when he was spotted by Blackpool and signed by them in August 1962, aged 18.
At Blackpool, then playing in Division 1, he played in midfield alongside Alan Ball.
On 31 December 1966, he was part of the Blackpool side that defeated Southampton 5-1 at The Dell, and scored the opening goal. This was Blackpool-s only away win of the 1966-67 season when they finished bottom with only 21 points and were relegated to Division 2.
He played 55 games in his 5 seasons at Blackpool scoring only 1 goal.
After defeat by Blackpool, Southampton manager Ted Bates tried to sign a player to boost their midfield, having an offer of -75,000 for Howard Kendall rejected by Preston. He then turned his attention to Fisher, who had helped to rip Southampton apart on New Year-s Eve, and he was signed for -35,000 at the beginning of March, making his debut (together with goalkeeper Eric Martin) on 18 March 1967 away to Everton (who by then had themselves signed Kendall). He made a good debut and remained ever-present to the end of the 1966-67 season when Saints narrowly avoided relegation in their first season in Division 1, thanks largely to the goal-scoring talents of Ron Davies (37 league goals) and Martin Chivers (22 league goals).
In 1967-68 he was the regular at No. 4, but the following season he lost his place to Fred Kemp. By November 1969 he had re-established himself as first choice in midfield and was ever-present in the 1970-71 season as Saints finished 7th in the First Division.
On 2 October 1971, he broke his leg in a collision with Arsenal-s goalkeeper Bob Wilson,thus ending a sequence of 50 consecutive appearances. Fisher was then side-lined for the rest of the season, when again Saints struggled to avoid relegation. He was restored to the starting line-up the following season and barely missed a game over the next 3 seasons as Saints finally slipped back into Division 2 in 1974.
During the summer of 1975, he played in the United Sates with Denver Dynamos in the NASL.
His greatest moment in a Southampton shirt came in the 1975-76 season. The Saints were having a mediocre season in Division 2, but on 3 January 1976, in an F.A. Cup third round match at the Dell, Saints were 1-0 down against Aston Villa when, in the 89th minute of the game, the ball was crossed into the area by David Peach. The ball was touched on by Pat Earles to Mick Channon and back to Fisher, who shot the ball into the goal through a crowd of defenders. This goal, Fisher-s first for 16 months, kept his side in the competition.
Southampton progressed through the remaining rounds of the cup to reach the final. Fisher had played in all the rounds up to the semi-final, but had to withdraw from the starting line-up, in favour of Paul Gilchrist, with a pelvic strain. For both the semi-final and final on 1 May 1976 Fisher was on the bench, as Southampton went on to win their first trophy.
At the start of the following season, Fisher was still carrying the injury that had prevented him playing in the cup final, but he still appeared in most of the league games until 20 November 1976, when he played what was to be his last game for Southampton in a 3-1 home defeat by Bolton Wanderers. By this time, Steve Williams was beginning to make a name for himself in midfield and shortly afterwards Saints signed Fisher's former Blackpool team-mate, Alan Ball. As the pairing of Ball and Williams became a virtual fixture in midfield, Fisher became a regular in the reserves, together with several other members of the team that had won the cup only a season earlier.
In all he had played 366 games for Southampton, scoring 11 goals and over his 10 years with the club he played a massive part in Saints- survival and ultimate establishment among England-s elite football clubs.
In March 1977, after 10 years with Southampton, Fisher joined Fourth Division Southport as player-manager. He played in Southport-s remaining 15 games of the 1976-77 season, and only missed one game in the following season. Together with cup games, he made 66 appearances for Southport in a period of 14 months. Unfortunately, however, his efforts were not enough to keep Southport in the Football League and they were not re-elected to the Fourth Division at the end of the 1977-78 season and were replaced by Wigan Athletic.
As a result of Southport leaving the Football League, Hugh was out of a job, although he played as a semi-professional for various Hampshire clubs, including a season with Waterlooville, but finally retired from football in 1980.
By this time he was working as a sales representative for Schweppes before moving on to Watneys (brewers) and then to Newcastle Courage, although he now spends a lot of his time on the golf course. He is currently living in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire with his wife, Claudia.
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'''Thomas (Tommy) Mulgrew''' (born 13 April 1929) is a retired Scottish professional footballer who played most of his career, as an inside forward, for Southampton.
Born in Motherwell Scotland, he stated his football career with Morton in March 1948, before moving to England firstly with Northampton (from July 1949). In October 1952 he joined Newcastle where he made fourteen First Division appearances but found it difficult to claim a regular place, having to compete with Reg Davies and Ivor Broadis.
In July 1954, Southampton's manager George Roughton paid -12,000 to bring Mulgrew and Billy Foulkes to The Dell of which -7,000 was attributed to Mulgrew. He scored 15 seconds into his debut on August 21, 1954 at home to Brentford (won by Saints 6-4); this was the fastest-ever goal scored at The Dell.
Mulgrew went on to score eight league goals that season, as Saints narrowly missed out on promotion to the Second Division. Although Mulgrew showed promise, this was largely unfulfilled and he did not score consistently. According to Holley & Chalk he was "a real glutton for fetching and carrying." "There was no doubt that Tommy was not only a crowd favourite but popular with his colleagues as well".
He became the first player to be sent off for Southampton for 21 years in a match at home to Coventry over Christmas 1954. His career at Southampton spanned eight seasons during which he scored 90 league goals in 293 appearances placing him 10th on the club's list of all-time league goal-scorers. He also played 37 cup and friendly games, scoring 10 goals to bring his total goals scored for the Saints to a round century.
In August 1962, after a dispute over terms, he moved to Aldershot where he played over 100 league games. He had a brief spell in non-league football before moving to Northampton, where he worked in a steel factory in Rothwell until his retirement. He still lives in Northampton with his wife.
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'''Clifford George "Cliff" Huxford''' (born 8 June 1937) is a former footballer born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, who played as a wing half in the Football League for Chelsea, Southampton and Exeter City.
Huxford began his career as a junior with Chelsea, and made his Football League debut for the club in the 1958-59 season,
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'''Derek Reeves''' (27 August 1934 - 22 May 1995) was an English footballer, born in Poole, Dorset, who played as a centre forward for Southampton and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in the Football League.
During his eight-year career with Southampton, Reeves scored 145 league goals, placing him sixth on the club's list of all-time goalscorers.
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'''Ian Turner''' (born 17 January 1953 in Middlesbrough) is a former footballer, who won the FA Cup when he played for Southampton F.C. as goalkeeper in the 1976 FA Cup Final.
Ian was one of 10 children and originally played at centre-half for his local team, South Bank. During a match against Huddersfield Reserves he went in goal as a replacement and played so well that he was noticed by Huddersfield Town-s manager, Ian Greaves, who signed him as a professional in October 1970.
He transferred to Grimsby in March 1972 where he first became acquainted with manager Lawrie McMenemy.
In March 1974, Southampton were seeking a replacement for long-time goalkeeper, Eric Martin, so McMenemy, who was by now Southampton-s manager, went back to his former club, Grimsby, to sign Ian Turner.
Ian was the first choice keeper for the next few seasons, and in May 1976 was part of the Southampton team who beat Manchester United 1-0 in the FA Cup final. Manchester United started stronger, and missed several early goalscoring opportunities, with Turner making a series of impressive saves to deny Gerry Daly and Gordon Hill.
He was a brave and reliable keeper, but at the start of the 1976-77 season he injured his left knee and required an operation to remove both cartilages. After his return to fitness he only made occasional appearances, including 3 appearances in European games against Olympique Marseille (twice) and Napoli. He started the following season as first-choice 'keeper, but after 8 games he lost his place to Peter Wells in October 1977. He only played 4 further league games that season.
He left Southampton in the summer of 1978 to play for Fort Lauderdale, before working for many of Hampshire-s minor teams as a coach.
In his five years at The Dell, he made 107 first team appearances for Southampton.
During his career, he played on loan at various clubs, including Walsall, Newport County, Lincoln City, Luton Town and Halifax Town and spells at various non-league clubs including Salisbury City, Havant & Waterlooville and Romsey Town.
After leaving football, he became an engineer in the oil industry and is now living near Stamford in Lincolnshire.
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'''David Sidney Peach''' (born Bedford, 21 January 1951) is a former footballer, who played at left back for Southampton F.C. in the FA Cup Final 1976.
Peach played briefly as an associate schoolboy for Chelsea, before moving to Gillingham as an apprentice in May 1966, turning pro in February 1969. He also played minor counties cricket for Huntingdonshire. He was rated the best player in the Fourth Division and came to the attention of Lawrie McMenemy who made him his first signing for Southampton in January 1974, for a reported fee of -50,000.
He made his debut in a match that is memorable to Saints fans for all the wrong reasons as Southampton lost 7-0 away to Ipswich. Peach soon settled into the team initially in midfield before becoming an imaginative, quick thinking attacking left-back and the club-s regular penalty taker. His first penalty was probably the most famous, when he belted home the second goal against Crystal Palace in the F.A. cup semi-final on 3 April 1976, which took the Saints to the final against Manchester United.
Peach also played in the losing League Cup final against Nottingham Forest on 17 March 1979, scoring the opening goal. He and Nick Holmes are the only two players to have played in two Cup Finals for Southampton.
He played several times for the England under-21 and -B- teams, and was in the England squad on their tour of South America in June 1977, although he never played.
On 18 August 1979, he became the highest scoring full-back in the history of the Football League when he scored a penalty against Manchester United.
He was transferred to Swindon Town for -150,000 (then Swindon-s record signing) in March 1980. Signed by Bobby Smith to replace Town legend John Trollope, circumstances were against Peach from the very moment he joined the club; his time at Swindon had the worst possible start - his debut coming in 6-2 thrashing at Millwall.
That defeat, along with the size of the transfer fee, got Peach off to a terrible start with the fans - and he was never a popular player throughout his whole Town career.
By March 1982, Swindon were in financial difficulties and Peach was released to Orient on a free transfer to reduce the club's wage bill, after a disappointing period at the County Ground.
In moving to Orient, he swapped a team heading for relegation to Division 4 for one heading for relegation from Division 2. Whilst at Orient, he became the first player to have played on every Football League ground.
After retiring from league football, Peach turned out for several Hampshire non-league clubs, including a spell as player-manager at Wellworthy Athletic F.C. in Lymington and Lymington Town. Nowadays, he lives in the New Forest where he runs his own building business.
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'''Melvin Bernard "Mel" Blyth''' (born Norwich, England on 28 July 1944) is a former footballer, who played for several clubs, including Southampton with whom he won the FA Cup in 1976.
Mel Blyth started his football career with non-league Great Yarmouth. He then joined Norwich City, although he never made an appearance in the first team.
When, in October 1967, former Norwich manager, Ron Ashman, took up the reins at Scunthorpe United, then struggling at the foot of Division 3, he returned to his old club to sign several players, including Steve Deere, Geoff Barnard and Mel Blyth to shore up the holes in the defence.
Unfortunately, Scunthorpe were relegated at the end of the 1967-68 season and in July 1968, Mel moved on to Crystal Palace.
Mel joined Crystal Palace in the summer of 1968 as an old-style wing-half, but he developed into a magnificent centre-back. He immediately became a regular member of Palace-s 1968-69 Division 2 promotion side, and the in their first ever match in Division 1, he scored Palace-s first goal in the top flight with a looping header against Manchester United. He followed this with another goal against Everton on the following Saturday.
As Palace struggled in Division 1, regularly finishing just above the relegation zone, Mel became a permanent fixture in the Palace defence alongside John McCormick. He was deposed as centre back for a while by Roger Hynd but after playing in midfield for much of the 1969-70 season he won his place back when Hynd was temporarily switched to the forward line. The contrasting styles of Blyth and McCormick made for a good mix, and the two of them stayed together until McCormick's retirement, near the end of Bert Head's time in charge.
Palace eventually lost their fight to avoid relegation at the end of the 1972-73 season, under manager Malcolm Allison. In the following season, Mel had a long spell of injury and Palace went straight on down into Division 3. Shortly after the start of the 1974-75 season, in the same week that Ian Evans arrived from QPR, Mel was signed by Southampton for a fee of -60,000.
Saints paid -60,000 for Mel Blyth in September 1974 - he was one of Lawrie McMenemy-s first ''over-30 signings''. His move to The Dell renewed his enthusiasm and there he played the best football of his career. Blyth-s impact in his first season at The Dell was such that he was voted the supporters- player of the year.
A cool commanding figure in defence, he was the perfect foil to the more flamboyant Jim Steele and the two men-s effective partnership was the mainstay of Saints- victorious FA Cup run of 1976, including beating his former club, Crystal Palace, in the semi-final.
By the end of the 1976-77 season, six of the twelve players from Saints Cup-winning side had left the club; Mel was the seventh after he had argued with McMenemy about breaking up the cup-winning team too quickly. The arrival of Chris Nicholl, in 1977, signalled the end of 33-year-old Mel-s sojourn on the South coast and, after a brief return to Palace, he completed his League career with Millwall.
In total he made 136 appearances for the Saints, scoring 7 goals.
Mel re-appeared in Palace-s colours in November 1977, when Terry Venables signed him on loan, after Ian Evans, who had replaced him in 1974, had broken his leg.
In both stints at Palace, Mel made 262 first team appearances scoring 12 goals.
In the summer of 1978 he moved to non-league Margate, and then in November 1978, he moved on to Millwall, where he made a further 86 appearances.
In the 1978 close-season he played for Cape Town City, then managed by former Palace coach, Frank Lord. At Cape Town, he played alongside Mick Channon & Kevin Keegan. He later played for Houston Hurricane, before a spell in 1981 in Hong Kong with Bulova alongside Charlie George and Barry Haines (formerly at Spurs). After falling out with the manager, Ron Wylie, Mel returned to England, ending his career at non-league  Andover.
Although he was an electrician by trade, Mel later became a driving instructor but, by November 1990 he was running his own building firm in south London. In 2003 he was a director of a building company and also a part-time coach in Crystal Palace-s schoolboy academy.
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'''Jim Steele''', born Edinburgh 11 March 1950, is a former footballer, who helped Southampton F.C. win the FA Cup in 1976.
After leaving school, Jim was a trainee mechanical engineer with the National Coal Board. As a 15-year-old he was playing for a village team in his native Scotland when Tynecastle Boys Club, who were affiliated to Scottish First Division team, Hearts, spotted his talent and signed him up as an apprentice.
Dundee signed him as a 17 year old and he made his debut in the first team with a solitary appearance in the 1967-68 season against Stirling Albion at Annfield, playing in front of just 600 spectators. The following season he made just 5 appearances, but soon became a first team regular playing alongside Gordon Wallace, John Duncan, Jocky Scott and Ian Phillip.
Even at this early stage in his career, he was considered a hard man and usually came out of a tackle with the ball, but his toughness was allied to skill. He was a non-playing substitute for Scotland against Belgium in 1971.
The highlight of his Dundee career was in the UEFA Cup run of UEFA Cup 1971-72, when Dundee beat German side FC Koln, but went out to AC Milan despite a 2-0 victory in the home leg.
These high profile games brought him to the attention of English clubs and soon Leeds United and Southampton expressed an interest. Dens boss Davie White accepted an offer of -80,000 from Saints manager Ted Bates and Steele was off to The Dell.
In his 5 years at the club, he made 86 first team appearances, scoring 5 goals, and gained a reputation as a tall, granite-hard defender with a bad disciplinary record. Just before leaving Dundee in January 1972, Jim gained his solitary international recognition at under-23 level for Scotland.
His transfer to English first division club Southampton for a club record fee of -80,000 was shrouded in secrecy as manager Ted Bates moved swiftly to secure Jim-s services from under the noses of many bigger clubs. He made his debut for Southampton on 29 January 1972 in a 4-1 victory at home over Nottingham Forest.
He had an aggressive, no holds barred attitude which soon made him a favourite with Saints- fans but often got him into trouble with referees. He was a versatile player and was able to play at left-back, as a sweeper or in the centre of defence and soon became a fixture in the first eleven, rarely missing a game for the next 4 seasons except when under suspension for disciplinary reasons.
The pinnacle of his career came in Southampton-s FA Cup final victory over Manchester United on 1 May 1976 when his performance at the centre of Saints- defence, alongside Mel Blyth, earned him the man of the match award.
Unfortunately, this honour was the peak of his career, and after the first few games of the 1976-77 season he was replaced by Malcolm Waldron.
He was briefly loaned out to Glasgow Rangers in November 1976, playing 5 games, including the Old Firm derby against Celtic but did not fit into Jock Wallace-s plans and returned to The Dell.
After his return to Southampton, he seemed to have re-established himself in the team being virtually ever-present from mid-December onwards, including appearing in 5 FA cup matches before Saints were eliminated by the team they had beaten in the previous season-s final, Manchester United, who went on to win the 1977 FA Cup. Unfortunately, he was sent off in the replay on March 8 against United after a series of bad-tempered exchanges with Jimmy Greenhoff, scorer of United-s 2 goals.
On 16 March 1977, Saints were playing Anderlecht in the European Cup-winners- Cup when Jim made a mistake in defence allowing Van der Elst to get past him to score the winning goal. This error, coupled with the sending-off, led to a falling-out with manager Lawrie McMenemy, who was intent on a wholesale re-building of the team in order to gain promotion back to Division 1, and Jim made his final appearance for Saints away to Nottingham Forest on 22 March 1977.
In total he made 201 appearances for Southampton, scoring just 2 goals. With his on-field talents he should really have played at a higher level and won more honours but his career was somewhat damaged by his maverick attitude and off-field activities.
In the close season of 1977, he moved to the United States and, although still relatively young, he never played again in British football.
He spent 3 years with Washington Diplomats in the NASL followed by a short spell at Memphis Rogues and the Chicago Sting.
He was employed as a foreman at an electrical plant in Washington, before returning to Britain in 1994.
Having also run a bar in Washington and with friends running a pub in Southampton, it seemed natural to enter the pub trade when he returned to Britain.
He did holiday-relief management at Black Horse pub in Naunton, Gloucestershire and ran Naunton Downs Golf Club's bar for seven months before he and wife, Jill, took over at the Black Bear pub in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire.
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'''Paul Anthony Gilchrist''' (born 5 January 1951) is a former footballer, who won the FA Cup with Southampton in 1976.
Paul Gilchrist was born in Dartford, Kent.
Gilchrist was a Charlton apprentice and played 7 league games for them. During his time at Charlton he was loaned out briefly to several clubs, including Cambridge United and Fulham, but never played in their first teams.
In September 1970, he joined non-league Yeovil Town, initially on loan (he played four games),Gilchrist joined 4th Division Doncaster Rovers in the 1971 close season. He was relatively successful in the 1971-72 season, scoring 8 goals in his 22 appearances, which prompted Lawrie McMenemy to sign him for 1st Division Southampton.
He joined Saints for a fee of -30,000 in March 1972, and over the next five years was intermittently in and out of the first team, as they were relegated from Division 1 at the end of the 1973-74 season. He was a ball winner in the middle of the pitch, running on to crosses into the box and displayed excellent close control for such a big player. According to Lawrie McMenemy he was "One of the quiet brigade but a likeable, popular player". He suffered a number of injuries while at Southampton but managed to score 22 goals in his 120 appearances.
His major contribution to Saints- history came in the run to the FA Cup final in 1976, when he scored 2 goals, the most important of which was the first goal, scored from 25 yards, in the semi-final against Crystal Palace. Southampton went on to win the final at Wembley 1-0 against Manchester United on 1 May 1976.Don Revie the England manager said after the game.'The man of the match was Paul Gilchrist'
He only made 2 league appearances in the following season, his final appearance being at The Valley, where he had started his career with Charlton. Unfortunately, Southampton lost this game 6-2 and Gilchrist-s place in the side had been taken by Ted MacDougall, who had recently signed from Norwich City.
Gilchrist spent a brief, unhappy period at the end of 1976 on loan to Alahfi in Saudi Arabia, before moving to Portsmouth in March 1977.
Ian St. John, then manager at 3rd Division Portsmouth, invited Gilchrist to join the struggling club. Although Gilchrist played in every remaining game that season, because of his history with their local rivals, he was made the scape-goat for his new club-s problems, and was barracked by the home fans throughout every game.
By the end of the 1977-78 season, Gilchrist had been joined at Portsmouth by his fellow ex-Saint, Bobby Stokes and St. John had been replaced as manager by Jimmy Dickinson, but he could not prevent Portsmouth being relegated into Division 4. By then, Gilchrist had played his last league game for the club.
He made his final appearance for Portsmouth in a Football League Cup defeat at Swindon in August 1978, when he scored one of Portsmouth-s goals. This prompted Swindon to offer to buy him.
Despite the fact that Bobby Smith was in charge of team affairs at 3rd Division Swindon, it was general manager Danny Williams who influenced the signing of Gilchrist in August 1978. Smith didn't take well to this, and within a month, he had bought Andy Rowland from Bury.
Because of this, Gilchrist found it difficult to break into the first team, even though his scoring record was good - he scored six goals from ten games. He was one of the players who made way after a home defeat by Plymouth in January 1979 - and he only made seven more substitute appearances for the club, before leaving for 4th Division Hereford United in March 1980.
At Hereford, he played every game to the end of the 1979-80 season and Hereford just managed to avoid having to apply to be re-elected to the League. His only goal for Hereford came in the final game of the season.
At the start of the following season, in a pre-season friendly against Wolves, he suffered a broken cruciate ligament in his leg after a nasty tackle, and, despite a year of medical treatment, his football career was over.
With his partner, he opened a fitness centre in Swindon, which re ran successfully for seven years before moving to Redhill where he is employed as a service advisor at a BMW/MINI dealership.
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'''James "Jim" McCalliog''' (born 23 September 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester United and Southampton.
He played for Southampton in their victorious 1976 FA Cup Final against his former employers Manchester United and made the pass that set up Bobby Stokes for the only goal. He also appeared in the 1966 FA Cup Final for Sheffield Wednesday in a 3-2 defeat by Everton, and scored one of the Owls' goals.
He also won 5 caps for Scotland and famously scored the third goal in Scotland's 3-2 win over World Cup winners England at Wembley in 1967.
McCalliog was selected to play for Glasgow Schools, before signing as an amateur with Leeds United in May 1963. However, he remained on the books of the Yorkshire club for just four months before joining Chelsea in September 1963.
He made his senior debut on his 18th birthday in a 3-0 League Cup win at Birmingham City, but managed just seven league appearances over a two-year stay. His only goals for Chelsea came on 21 November 1964, when he scored twice at Birmingham in a 6-1 victory. However, his potential was noted and, in October 1965, he transferred to Sheffield Wednesday for a then-record fee for a teenager of -37,500.
His first season at Hillsborough saw him help the club to the FA Cup Final with a goal in their 2-0 semi-final victory over Chelsea at Villa Park. He scored again in the final against Everton, with the opening goal in the 4th minute as his team took a 2-0 lead. Unfortunately for his team, Everton then mounted one of the greatest comebacks in FA Cup final history, and eventually ran out 3-2 winners.
After almost four seasons and 174 appearances for the ''Owls'', McCalliog moved on to fellow top-flight side Wolverhampton Wanderers for -70,000, where he was virtual ever-present over the next three seasons. He played in the club's run to the 1972 UEFA Cup Final, scoring a vital away goal against Juventus en route. In the final, a two-legged match against , he scored Wolves- only goal in a 2-1 first leg defeat at home. The second leg ended a 1-1 draw, leaving McCalliog with a runners-up medal.
The 1973/74 season saw his appearances hampered by injuries and he did not win his place back for Wolves' League Cup win over ; Alan Sunderland taking his spot. Days later, on deadline day in March 1974, he left Wolves to join Manchester United for -60,000.
United were then struggling near the foot of the First Division, and although McCalliog soon made his mark with three goals in three wins, the club were relegated at the end of the season. He played enough games in the following season to win a Second Division championship medal but had been sold by manager Tommy Docherty before the season's end to  Southampton for -45,000.
He made his Southampton debut on 15 February 1975 (away to Oldham) and appeared 14 times that season. The following season (1975-76) he made 37 league appearances, scoring 7 goals, as Southampton laboured away in the Second Division.
Their league campaign was overshadowed though by a run to that year's FA Cup Final, during which McCalliog scored at and Bradford in the preceding rounds. He gained the first winners' medal of his career as he supplied the through-ball for Bobby Stokes to hit the winner against favourites .
The following season saw manager Lawrie McMenemy start to dismantle the cup-winning team and McCalliog was released at the end of the season, having lost his place in the first team to Alan Ball in January. He moved to the United States to ply his trade with the Chicago Sting, before a brief spell as player-coach with Lyn Oslo in Norway.
He returned to Britain in September 1978, as a player/coach at Lincoln City but soon fell out with manager Colin Murphy and his contract was paid up early in 1979. He briefly moved on to non-league as player/manager, before quitting football, and taking over a pub in Lytham St. Anne-s.
In March 1990, he was combining the job of publican with that of community officer in North Yorkshire when Halifax Town parted company with manager Billy Ayre, and he was asked to step into the breach. However, his spell with Halifax was not successful, as they hovered around the foot of the Football League, and he resigned in October 1991 to be succeeded by John McGrath. McCalliog has not held a senior position in football since.
McCalliog made 4 appearances for Scotland during 1967-68 (whilst with Sheffield Wednesday) and a further appearance (against Portugal) in April 1971 (when with Wolverhampton Wanderers).
On his Scottish debut, on 15 April 1967, he famously scored the third goal in Scotland's 3-2 win over World Cup winners England at Wembley.
He also represented his country at schoolboy, youth and under-23 level.
After leaving Halifax, he settled with his second wife in Yorkshire where they ran the George & Dragon pub at Wetherby. After another divorce, at the end of 2005 he was running a pub in Leeds.
He has since taken over the King's Arms pub in Fenwick, Ayrshire, close to his native Glasgow.
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'''William George Roughton''' (born Manchester 11 May 1909, died Southampton 7 June 1989) was a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town and Manchester United in the 1930s and was subsequently manager of Exeter City and Southampton.
He started his career at Huddersfield Town, then in Division 1, in 1928 and was a regular member of the team, playing at full-back. He helped Huddersfield to the runners-up position in the 1933-34 season.
In September 1936 he moved back to his native Manchester, joining Manchester United, who were relegated to Division 2 at the end of his first season with them, although they were promoted straight back up as runners-up in 1937-38.
After World War II, he joined Exeter City as Manager. He kept the Grecians on an even keel but did not achieve any real success, generally finishing mid-table in the Third Division (South).
In March 1952, he moved to Southampton, taking over from Sid Cann who had resigned the previous December. As part of the deal with Exeter, Norman Kirkman moved in the opposite direction to become player-manager.
Roughton's time at The Dell was not a geat success and the Saints were relegated to Division 3 (South) at the end of his first full season in charge. He was unable to re-gain Southampton's place in Division 2, and in September 1955, he was asked to resign, to be replaced by the man who would change Southampton's history, Ted Bates.
After leaving Southampton F.C., he worked part-time for the Hampshire F.A.
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'''Gary Bannister''' (born 22 July 1960 in Warrington, Lancashire, England)is a former English professional footballer who played for Coventry City (two spells), Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest, Stoke City, Lincoln City and Darlington. He had a long 17 year career lasting from 1978 to 1995 during which time he made 564 appearances in league and cup matches plus 42 as substitute. Bannister played as a striker, being just 5 foot 7 inches (170 cm) tall and weighing little over 11 stone (70 kg) he relied on his pace and skill to score 199 career goals in all competitions. He made one appearance for the England Under 21 team against Poland in April 1982. At broken leg at the age of eleven meant that he has one leg two inches shorter than the other.
Bannister was born in Warrington, then in Lancashire. He joined Coventry City as an apprentice and graduated through their youth team to make his first team debut in May 1978. He made only 22 appearances, scoring three goals in over three years for Coventry City before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in a -100,000 deal in the summer of 1981. Bannister was a crowd favourite at Wednesday, he was top scorer in each of the three seasons he was there with 22 goals in each campaign. In his first season (1981-82) he was voted Player of the Year, and represented England at under-21 level. In 1983-84 he formed a feared partnership with Imre Varadi; the pair scored 41 goals between them as Wednesday returned to the First Division for the first time in 14 years.
Bannister never played for Wednesday in Division One as he left to join Queens Park Rangers as a replacement for Clive Allen in the summer of 1984. He enjoyed success at Q.P.R., relishing playing on their "plastic pitch" at Loftus Road. He made 168 appearances, scoring 66 goals in his three and a half season with them before moving back to Coventry City in March 1988 in a -300,000 deal. His second spell at Coventry lasted two years and was not a great success as he scored 13 goals in 44 appearances before moving to West Bromwich Albion for -250,000 in March 1990 where he stayed until the summer of 1992, making 66 appearances and scoring 19 goals.
Bannister-s latter years as a professional included spells at Oxford United (on loan), Nottingham Forest (where, partnering Nigel Clough, he was unable the stop the team being relegated from the Premier League), Stoke City, Lincoln City and Darlington before retiring at the end of the 1995-96 season. He also spent one year (1993-1994) playing for Hong Kong Rangers.
After retiring he moved to St Ives, Cornwell becoming involved in hotel maintenance and property development. He played for and coached Porthleven in the South Western Football League for several seasons. After about ten years in Cornwall, Bannister and family returned to the Midlands and a job in hotel maintenance in Birmingham.
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'''Nicholas William "Nicky" Adams''' (born 16 October 1986, Bolton, England) is a Wales Under-21 international footballer midfielder for Leicester City. He is currently on loan at Football League One club Leyton Orient.
Adams progressed through the Youth and Centre of Excellence system at Bury and shot to fame with a debut goal against Darlington as he made his first team debut in a 1-0 home win in October 2005.
Despite being born in England, Adams plays for the Wales U21 side, making his debut on 20 November 2007 against France U21, enjoying a successful match.
Adams joined for Leicester City for an initial -100k which could rise to -225K
On 19 January 2009, Adams joined Rochdale on loan for a month,
On the 15th of January 2010 he was loaned to Leyton Orient for one month.
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'''Frankie Artus''' (born 27 September 1988 in Bristol) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Bristol City.
He has yet to play a first team game for Bristol City but was included amongst the five replacements to face Premier League side Middlesbrough in the FA Cup and then again in the replay between the two sides. On 3 August 2007, it was announced that Artus would spend a month on loan at Conference National side Exeter City. The following season he joined Brentford on loan for an initial one month period and made his Football League debut coming on as sub against Dagenham & Redbridge.
In January 2009 he was loaned out to Kettering Town until early March and upon his return he was then loaned out again this time to Cheltenham Town. Artus scored on his Cheltenham debut on 24 March 2009 in a 1-1 draw with Oldham Athletic..
He re-joined Cheltenham on a month loan in August 2009. After making four appearacnes he returned to Bristol City due to injury. On 16 October 2009 he re-joined for a third time again for a month. He returned to Bristol in late December 2009 and was included in the squad for the 2-2 home draw to Watford on 28 December.
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'''James "Jimmy" Rooney''' (born 10 December 1945 in Dundee, Scotland) is a former football (soccer) player. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany.
Rooney was a left sided midfielder who played first team football with Lochee United, Peterborough United and Montrose F.C. in the United Kingdom, before emigrating to Melbourne, Australia in the late 1960s. He was an instant success there with Ukrainian Essendon Lions before transferring to Sydney to join the Prague club in 1970, and later playing at APIA Leichhardt, in the New South Wales First Division. In 1977, with APIA not joining the newly formed National Soccer League, Rooney joined Marconi Fairfield for two seasons, before moving back to Victoria where he played with Fitzroy Alexander and Croydon City Arrows
He made his Australian debut against the England in 1971, going on play 99 times for his country in a career spanning a decade. He was Australia's first choice midfielder in the 1974 World Cup campaign, earning himself many admirers for his hard tackling and ball distribution. The Jimmy Rooney Medal, awarded from 1992 onwards to the man of the match in the Victorian Premier League Grand Final, was named in his honour.
He has recently settled to a managerial role of Victorian senior team, Eastern Lions, and also hosts a junior training program. He is also currently the head coach of the first eleven soccer team at St. Kevin's College, Melbourne, Australia. In his second season in charge in 2009, he delivered the APS soccer premiership to the school, ending a nine year drought.
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'''Adrian Alston''' (born 6 February 1949 in Preston, England) is a former football (soccer) forward.
While playing as an apprentice at his hometown club Preston North End, Alston was offered a chance by South Coast United in Australia and quickly settled in the country. His performances in the 1974 World Cup saw Alston receive offers from a number of clubs in Germany, including Energie Cottbus, Hertha Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt, but instead decided to join Luton Town in The Football League. However Alston spent just one season at Kenilworth Road before Cardiff City manager Jimmy Andrews paid -20,000 to take him to Ninian Park.
He scored twice on his debut in a 4-3 win over Chesterfield and later went on to become the first post-war Cardiff player to score a hat-trick in the FA Cup in a 6-2 win over Exeter City. After helping the club win promotion to Division Two, he struggled to reproduce his form the following year and left Cardiff to play in the NASL for Tampa Bay Rowdies.
He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany. Prior to the Australia side meeting West Germany in the group stage, German manager Helmut Schoen stated
In total he represented Australia 62 times, scoring 17 goals, between 1969 and 1977. Alston represented New South Wales in 1974 as a player and represented Illawarra as a coach in 2004.
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'''Simon Ross Mensing''' (born June 27, 1982 in Wolfenbttel, Lower Saxony, West Germany) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Scottish club Hamilton Academical.
Mensing joined other Wimbledon youths on loan at Clyde in 2001. He quickly became a regular in his right back role, and won the Young Player of the Year award in his first season. Mensing joined Clyde permanently in May 2002. Mensing became a huge fans favourite, with his aggressive style of play and was given the nickname "Gunter" due to his German roots. His versatility was also an important feature of his game, playing in every defensive role, as well as midfield on several occasions, and occasionally as a striker.
Mensing scored the only goal of the game in St. Johnstone's win at Queen of the South in the second league game of the 2006-07 season.
On February 28, 2007, Mensing was named as the BBC's Man of the Match in St. Johnstone's televised 2-1 Scottish Cup win at Motherwell, a result which took the Perth club into their second cup semi-final of the season.
Mensing moved from Motherwell to local rivals Hamilton Academical on a three-month loan deal in September 2007, after finding it difficult to progress beyond being a squad player. After extending the deal for an additional month Hamilton then signed Mensing permanently on January 18, 2008. He won promotion to the Scottish Premier League with ''the Accies'' in 2007-08 as Division One champions.
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'''Matthew Done''' (born 22 July 1988) is a footballer who currently plays for Hereford United as a left winger. He attended the Marches School and Technology College in his home town of Oswestry.
He started his career at Wrexham and broke into the first team squad at the start of the 2006-07 season, having made a handful of substitute appearances the previous season. His debut came a month after his 17th birthday, as a substitute in a home defeat to Doncaster Rovers. He made his full debut on the last day of the season against Darlington.
His first goal for Wrexham came against Grimsby Town, and he went on to score against Sheffield Wednesday during a 4-1 win in the League Cup.
He was offered a new contract by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference. However, he choose to stay in the Football League and signed for League One club Hereford United for an undisclosed fee in June 2008.
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'''Steven "Steve" Evans''' (born February 26, 1979) is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for The New Saints and is a full Welsh international.
Evans began his career with as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra and West Bromwich Albion but was not offered a professional contract by either club.
He won the Welsh Premier player of the season award for 2004-05
In February 2006, Evans impressed for the Saints in an FAW Premier Cup semi-final against Wrexham, scoring an equaliser in extra-time to force the game into penalties, and joined Wrexham on a two-year deal in June 2006. He had made over 150 league and cup appearances for TNS.
After joining the Racecourse club, he scored on his home debut against Grimsby Town in a 3-0 win. He was sent-off for two bookings against rivals, Chester City at the Deva Stadium in August 2006; Denis Smith, however, said that he had ''"...been outstanding for me since coming into the League. He was looking a bit 'leggy', he's finding full-time football a bit different, but he'll learn from this."''
Since joining Wrexham, he also impressed Wales manager John Toshack and made his international debut for Wales in a friendly against Liechtenstein in November 2006. He was called up again for Wales 0-0 draw against Northern Ireland in February 2007 when he was praised by John Toshack who said, ''"Steve's in a difficult situation at the bottom of the league with Wrexham, but he's come into our last two games and not put a foot wrong. He handled all the aerial stuff and has shown he can step up a level."'' He has made a total of seven appearances for his country.
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'''Matthew Thomas Crowell''' (born in 3 July, 1984 in Bridgend) is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing in the Australian A-League with Central Coast Mariners.
As a teenager, Crowell was part of the youth system at Swansea City before being persuaded to follow Swansea youth coach Malcolm Elias to Southampton at the age of 16 in 2000. He joined Wrexham in 2003.
In his third season at the Racecourse Ground he played when they won the LDV Vans Trophy, beating Southend United 2-0 in the final. He has found himself plagued with injuries in recent years and as such is currently playing on a six-month contract with the Welsh side in order to show he has returned to fitness.
He has played numerous times for the Wales U21 side since joining Wrexham and has also scored once for the side, against Azerbaijan U21 in 2004.
In January 2008, Crowell signed for Northwich Victoria.
In July 2009, Crowell left rivals Northwich for Altrincham on a short term contract, stating that "It was hard at Northwich last season with the club's difficulties but I am pleased to join Altrincham,".
In September 2009, Crowell joined A-League team Central Coast Mariners on a one year deal until the end of the 2009/10 season.
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'''Vincent Santiago Georges Fernandez''' (born 19 September 1986 in Marseille) is a French footballer; he plays either as a right-back or central defender. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National for toile Frjus Saint-Raphal.
After graduating from the highly-successful Nottingham Forest Academy, Fernandez made his professional debut against Swansea City in the 2005-06 season.
On 24 November 2006, he joined Blackpool on loan until 1 January 2007. Shortly after this loan ended, he was loaned out to Grays Athletic. He was also loaned to Wycombe Wanderers earlier in the season. He was released by Forest in May 2007.
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'''Paul George Sheerin''' (born 28 August 1974 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Scottish Premier League side St. Johnstone, the sixth professional club of his career.
Sheerin signed as a professional for Alloa from junior side Whitehill Welfare, although he had been on the books of Celtic as a schoolboy. He then signed for Southampton in October 1992 and while at The Dell he played under several managers including Ian Branfoot, Alan Ball and Graeme Souness. However he failed to break through and left in December 1997 without having made a first team appearance.
During his time at Southampton he earned international recognition after playing for Scotland Under-21 in a 1-0 win over San Marino in November 1995.
After a summer playing in Sweden with stersunds FK he had a brief period back at his former club Alloa before joining Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 1998. His stint at Caley Thistle lasted to the end of the 2000-01 season, in which period he made 136 appearances, scoring 45 goals. He then had spells at Ayr United and Aberdeen before joining St. Johnstone on the eve of the 2004-05 season on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.
On 15 November 2006, Sheerin was awarded the Scottish Football League "Player of the Month" award for October. In May 2008, Sheerin had his contract extended with St. Johnstone by another year. Sheerin recently scored what is regarded as his greatest ever goal,and one of the greatest ever scored at McDiarmid Park in St. Johnstone's 2-0 win over Dundee. Sheerin is known as "The Wizard" to many Saints fans due to the skills he displays which allow him to beat opposing players despite not being what you would call a speedy player and also just the sheer elegance the man displays with the ball at his feet. He also coaches St. Johnstone U17s.
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'''Ryan Cairns Stevenson''' (born 24 August 1984 in Irvine, Scotland) is a football midfielder, currently playing for Ayr United.
Stevenson was a pupil at Kyle Academy in Ayr before leaving the town to join Chelsea's youth academy. Having failed to break into the Chelsea first team he was given a free transfer in 2002 and signed for St. Johnstone. Stevenson made 72 league appearances for Saints, before eventually falling out of favour during 2006.
Stevenson initially joined Ayr United on a 28-day loan in October 2006. This loan was later extended until the end of the year. He then joined the club on a permanent basis during January 2007, for a five-figure sum. Just two weeks later, Stevenson scored an equaliser for Ayr United against his former club, St. Johnstone, in the third round of the Scottish Cup in a 2-1 defeat. Stevenson scored the goal which promoted Ayr United to the First Division in 2009, in a 1-0 win over Airdrie United in the second leg of the First Division Play-off Final at New Broomfield.
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'''Steven Milne''' (born 5 May 1980) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing as a striker for St. Johnstone.
Milne began his career with Dundee, making two appearances midway through the club's 1997-98 Scottish First Division title-winning season. Failing to appear in the club's Scottish Premier League campaign the following season, Milne spent the entire 1999-00 campaign on loan at Forfar Athletic, scoring 16 goals in 35 league matches. Returning to Dens Park in the summer, Milne featured in over twenty first-team matches, scoring four times as Dundee finished the inaugural twelve-team season in the top six. The following season, Milne featured in the majority of matches, although his five goals failed to lift Dundee higher than ninth place. In 2002-03, Milne again featured regularly, appearing as a substitute in Dundee's narrow Scottish Cup Final defeat to Rangers.
The 2003-04 season proved to be Milne's final year with the club, scoring eight goals in 20 league appearances as Dundee were denied a top six place on goal difference. In April 2004, with Dundee trying to come out of administration, Milne was one of five players offered a new contract on "significantly reduced terms". A month later, Milne rejected Dundee and other SPL clubs to join Plymouth Argyle. Featuring prominently as a substitute in the first three months of the season, Milne sustained an injury that kept him for several months, returning to training in February and making his comeback towards the end of April.
Failing to start a match during that season, Milne was allowed to leave on a free transfer, subsequently joining Perth club St Johnstone in June 2005 on a three-year deal. In July, he scored on his Saints debut in a Scottish Challenge Cup first-round win over Alloa, before going on to score a hat-trick against Raith Rovers in the third round. By 20 September 2006, Milne had scored nine goals in ten games in all competitions and five goals in as many league games of the 2006-07 season. On 8 November 2006, Milne scored both goals in St. Johnstone's 2-0 League Cup win over Rangers at Ibrox, which put the Perth side into the semi-finals. Defining it as the high point of his career this far, Milne later won the 'Player of the Round award' for his achievement. In December 2007, Milne signed a new two-year contract, contracting him to the club until May 2010.
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'''Cherno Samba''' (born 10 January 1985 in Banjul) is a Gambian footballer who has last played as a striker for Finnish Premiership-league Veikkausliiga club FC Haka. He represented the English national side at every youth level up to under-20,
His father was a keeper for the Gambian national team and his family moved to Watford, England when he was seven, and then to Peckham, South London.
He came to prominence when as a 13-year-old, he scored 132 goals in 32 games.
He was approached by various agents, but eventually signed school boy forms with Millwall, under the watchful gaze of coach/agent Harry Gerber. His prolific form continued, and he was allowed to talk to other clubs by Millwall - both Manchester United and Liverpool showed interest, but Millwall turned down Liverpool's -1.5 million offer. In return, Millwall agreed a contract, whereby he was guaranteed two-years of football at senior team level, on him signing full school boy forms.
In the summer of 2004, after being released when his Millwall career failed to take off as expected, he joined Spanish side Cdiz CF,
He returned to English football after Ian Holloway signed him on a free on transfer deadline day, August 2006 for Plymouth Argyle,
In January 2007, he joined Wrexham on loan for a month, with the option to extend to the end of the season.
Samba was transfer listed by Argyle manager Ian Holloway in July 2007, with Holloway stating "With the young strikers I've added this year, I can't see him breaking through". In August 2007, it was rumoured that Samba was on trial at Championship side Norwich City.
On 8 August 2008, Samba signed an 18 month contract with Finnish side FC Haka, he was released from his contract in February 2009.
Since being released by FC Haka he spent time on trial with various English clubs including Swindon Town and in September 2009 at Portsmouth.
He represented the English national side at every youth level up to under-20.
In August 2008, he was called up for the Gambian national team for the 2010 World Cup qualifying match against Liberia and on 6 September 2008, he made his first appearance for Gambia as he played the final minutes of the match.
The Gambia football school, "Cherno Samba Academy of Football", from the Academy was coupled out the professional team Samger FC, is named after him.
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'''Graeme Meldrum Smith''' (born 8 June 1983 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer currently contracted to Scottish Premier League side Hibernian. Smith plays as a goalkeeper.
Smith started his career with Rangers but failed to make an appearance for the club. During his time at Ibrox, Smith spent the 2003-04 season on loan to Scottish First Division side Ross County.
On 25 June 2005, Smith transferred to Motherwell . During his time at the Fir Park Stadium, Smith made 127 League appearances.
On 1 July 2009, Smith transferred to English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a two-year contract . However, he conceded five goals on his debut, coming on for Michel Kuipers as Brighton lost 7-1 at Huddersfield. Smith started the game against Leeds United after Kuipers missed the game through injury.
Smith returned to the SPL on 1 January 2010 by signing for Hibernian on a free transfer.
Smith was included in the Scotland squad to face the Faroe Islands and Lithuania in Euro 2008 qualifiers played in September 2006, but he did not play in either game. Smith has made one appearance for the Scotland B team, playing in a 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland B team played in November 2007.
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He is currently on the coaching staff at Sheffield United, in the role of technical director/coach of their feeder club Chengdu Blades F.C. in China.
Don O'Riordan, who could play as a central defender or in midfield, began his career as an apprentice with Derby County managed by Brian Clough, turning professional in May 1975. His league debut came on March 23, 1977, as a 24th-minute substitute for Charlie George in a 0-0 draw away to Tottenham Hotspur. He played twice on loan to Doncaster Rovers in January 1978 and struggling to make an impact at Derby, moved to NASL side Tulsa Roughnecks where he played in every game in his first NASL season.
He returned to England in October 1978, joining Preston North End managed by Nobby Styles for a fee of -40,000 with a clause that meant he returned to Tulsa for the following US season on loan and at the end of that season he was voted Player of the Year by the Roughneck fans. He made 158 league appearances for Preston - being their fans voted him Player of the Year in 1981/82 - before he was on the move again, joining Carlisle United managed by Bob Stokoe in August 1983 on a free transfer.
He had two seasons as a regular at Carlisle again being voted Player of the Year by the fans and in his 2nd season finished joint top scorer with Malcolm Poskett eventually scoring 18 goals from 84 league appearances, earning a -55,000 move to Middlesbrough in August 1985. Despite missing only one game the following season, O'Riordan was released amidst Middlesbrough's financial crisis, joining Grimsby Town in August 1986. As well as playing 86 league games, scoring 14 goals, for Grimsby, he also acted as assistant manager to Grimsby manager Mike Lyons and later Bobby Roberts. While at Grimsby he started the Grimsby Town School of Excellence. Despite relegation in his 2nd season he won the fans Player of the Year award and the Sunday People Player of the Year for that Division.
In July 1988, O'Riordan was transferred to Notts County for a fee of -16,000. He had a spell on loan to Mansfield Town in September 1989, but went on to make over 100 appearances for County. Including scoring a terrific goal against Tottenham Hotspurs in an FA Cup Quarter Final at White Hart Lane, a match Notts County lost 2-1 live on the BBC. His role as a front sweeper (in front of the defense) was particularly pivotal in Notts County's rise to the top flight in the 1990-1991 season. Unfortunately O'Riordan's career was shortened at County by an injury on the opening day of the 1991-1992 season against Manchester United at Old Trafford. He would play no further effective part in the season which Neil Warnock cited as being a big factor in Notts getting relegated that season.
In February 1993 O'Riordan joined Torquay United as Player Coach at a time when Torquay looked favourites to get relegated out of the Football League but he played a big role in their survival and that summer took over as manager. In his first season as manager, a young Torquay side made the Division Three play-offs and lost the semi final against his old club Preston North End. The game will be remembered for a wrong decision by the referee to send off the Torquay defender Darren Moore which gave Preston an advantage and they went on to score four times to win 4-1 and 4-3 over the two legs. After selling some of his key players from the play off season the following season was to produce a mid-table position of safety. The 1995-96 season started badly for Torquay, and O'Riordan was sacked after a heavy defeat at home to Scunthorpe United in the October, with future Torquay forward Andy MacFarlane scoring 4 goals. During his time in charge he brought through players into the 1st team such as Darren Moore Paul Trollope and Paul Buckle the present Torquay manager. Torquay accepted offers for many of the young players developed by O'Riordan during his time in charge but his two Caribbean signings Bajan international Gregory Goodridge and Rodney Jack the Saint Vincent National Team player brought in a reported one million pounds in transfer fees between them selling Goodridge to QPR before and Jack to Crewe after his departure. He joined Scarborough as a player coach in December 1995, but played just once to bring down the curtain on his Football League playing career.
He had a season at Gloucester City as a player and also as assistant to manager Leroy Rosenior which saw Gloucester just miss out on promotion and saw them lose the FA Trophy semi final also. O'Riordan guided Gloucester's very young Reserve team to a Cup Final victory when he played in the win against local rivals Cheltenham Town. After a loan spell at Dorchester Town he left Gloucester having being appointed as manager of Irish side Galway United in the summer of 1997.
In his first season in charge and despite his age (40) he did turn out on a few occasions for the Tribesmen. In his second season he took Galway from Division 1 into the Premier League. He had what was seen by the Galway fans as a very successful four years in charge of the club and as well as achieving promotion by reaching the semi final of the FAI Cup twice and he sustained Galway's Premier League status for two seasons after their promotion before mutually agreeing to leave at the end of the 2000/01 season because of the financial difficulties encountered by the club. During his time in charge he was responsible for starting a Youth Policy for United and they were the first team from the West of Ireland to win an Irish National Cup at any level in what was their first year of existence when they defeated St Josephs of Dublin in the historic under 17 final in Terryland Park Galway.
In July 2001, he was appointed as manager of Sligo Rovers, but never really managed to bring any real success to the club on the playing field despite a lot of hard work both on and off the pitch that also saw him work on the commercial side of the club looking to bring much needed funds into the club. As he had done in Galway O'Riordan set up the Sligo Rovers Youth Policy which has since produced many players that have gone on to play for the Rovers at 1st Team level. After three years in the north west O'Riordan mutually agreed to leave Sligo and returned to England after spending seven years as manager of 2 League of Ireland Clubs. Besides his commitment to his League of Ireland employers both in Galway and Sligo he was well known in the West of Ireland for helping the local Technical Colleges both in Galway and in Sligo and enhanced his reputation in both cities when he guided the Galway IT Mens Team to the Ireland National Senior League title and later the Senior Women's Team from Sligo IT to the National League title of Ireland.
He left Ireland and in 2004 and subsequently joined the Sheffield United coaching staff under then manager Neil Warnock, whom O'Riordan played for when Warnock was in charge of Notts County. O'Riordan is currently in China where he is technical director/ coach with Chengdu Blades Football Club who play in the Chinese Super League. He role there is to help develop the Chinese coaches and players at every level in the Blades Club and also look at the standard of the players playing in China so that Sheffield should they wish can tap into the ever growing Asian football market.
On April 27, 2009, after the departure of Head Coach Li Bing he was appointed as the caretaker manager of Chengdu Blades F.C.. before the Blades Super League game v Henan. His interim role with the team next to bottom of the table lasted only about a week but he managed to end the team's four-game losing streak when they drew 1-1 away to the then Super League leaders. The club appointed Wang Baoshan as the new Head Coach on May 4 and O'Riordan returned to his usual role of Technical Director/ Coach..
O'Riordan found himself involved in the Beijing Olympics when he was asked to help with the preparation of the China Women's National Team. After spending a week working with the team in a coaching role and also as an analyst the Women's team Head Coach Shang asked the Chengdu Blades Club for O'Riordan to be allowed to work with him for the duration of the team's involvement in the Olympic Football Tournament. His influence was seen during the build up games just prior to the start of the Tournament when China crushed Australia 5-0 and drew 0-0 with the eventual Olympic Champions the USA. China won their group by beating a very good Swedish team followed by a tough game v a robust Canadian team before beating Argentina in their final game. Having done so well in the group stage the Chinese lost to Japan in the quarter final and so ended their dream of gold on home soil. O'Riordan's input was publicly appreciated by the Women's Head Coach Shang when he spoke to the press after the tournament had finished.
His younger brother Brendan O'Riordan played for Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers and his older brother Dermot is the Chairman of Cherry Orchard FC and the club that has produced many players that have followed in the footsteps of Don O'Riordan who was the first ever Orchard player to make it as a professional in the English Football League.
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'''Matthew Clarke''' (born 18 December 1980 in Leeds) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender or sometimes as a striker for Bradford City. His twin brother is Chris Clarke.
Clarke started his career as a trainee with Wolverhampton Wanderers but never made it to the first team before signing for Halifax Town in 1999. He played 78 times and scored twice for Halifax Town before signing for Darlington in July 2002 following a trial at Manchester City the previous season.
He signed for Bradford City in 2006 to replace Damion Stewart after playing 169 league games and scoring 13 goals for Darlington.
He scored his first goal for Bradford City - and first for 21 months - in a 2-0 win over Accrington Stanley on 1 January 2008.
He started the following season, helping Bradford to two clean sheets in their first three league games, before he suffered another injury, after half-an-hour of a 3-2 defeat to Aldershot Town. City were 1-0 ahead when Clarke went off with a calf injury which was due to keep him out for up to a month.
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'''Wayne Biggins''' (born 20 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer born in Sheffield who made more than 450 appearances in the Football League and also played in the Scottish Football League.
Biggins was a latecomer to league football, for although he began his career with Lincoln City he played just eight games for them before he was released. He then played non-league football for Matlock Town and Kings Lynn while working as a hod carrier.
Lou Macari then signed him for Celtic. His and Macari's time at Celtic coincided with a period generally regarded by the club's fans as one of the worst in their history. Biggins struggled to make an impact at Parkhead and is not remembered with fondness by the club's supporters. He returned to Stoke after just four months with Celtic, before playing out his league career with Luton Town, Oxford United and Wigan Athletic. He won a Third Division championship medal with Wigan in 1997. He went back into non-league football with Leek Town before moving to Stocksbridge Park Steels, where he became assistant manager and then manager until November 2003. He later played for and coached Buxton.
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'''Colin Hawkins''' (born August 17, 1977 in Galway, County Galway), is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Brighton in English League One. Hawkins is a central defender, and has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth and U21 levels.
Hawkins began his playing career with local Galway side Salthill Devon, and played for them in the League of Ireland Cup aged 17. After finishing his secondary education Hawkins was offered a 2 year contract with then English Premiership side Coventry City after impressing in trials. After the 1996/97 season the Coventry management deemed Hawkins to be surplus to requirements and released him, having never played a senior game. That summer he played a starring role in the Brian Kerr managed Republic of Ireland under-20 side in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championships, helping Ireland to 3rd place.
Despite interest from several British sides Hawkins signed for Irish top flight club St Patrick's Athletic, where he linked up with fellow Bronze medallists from the FIFA World Youth Championships, Trevor Molloy and Thomas Morgan. Hawkins immediately earned a starting spot alongside Packie Lynch and their solid base helped St Pats win the championship in his first season. Hawkins was rewarded with the Players' Young Player of the Year Award. In November 1998 he was awarded the FAI national League player of the year award. St Pats also won the league in Hawkins second season. During these years he would represent Ireland many times at Under 21 level. Hawkins was injured at the start of the 1999/2000 season and on his return was played in a deep midfield role. He was not comfortable there and his performance levels dropped remarkably. Towards the end of the season it was announced that he would not stay with St Pats, but join English Football Conference side Doncaster Rovers.
Hawkins was signed by Ian Snodin, but within weeks Snodin was sacked and replaced by Steve Wignall. Wignall did not rate Hawkins as highly as Snodin did, and initially Hawkins had to be content with only substitute appearances. He broke into the starting line up in November 2000 and remained there for the rest of the 2000/01 season. Hawkins had firmly established himself in the side during the first half of the 2001/02 season but was forced to leave the club, after Doncaster were forced to cut their playing squad down due to financial restrictions.
November 2001 saw Hawkins return to Ireland to play for Bohemians and he made his debut for the "Gypsies" against former club St. Pats on November 30. In 2003 Hawkins won his third league winners medal as Bohemians won their second title in 3 years, though Hawkins was never a popular player in Dalymount Park due to consistent poor performances.
At the end of the 2004 season, Bohemians Dublin rivals Shelbourne signed 3 out-of-contract players from Bohemians; Hawkins, Glen Crowe, and Bobby Ryan. Hawkins won his first fourth league title, and his first piece of silverware at Shelbourne, as they won their third title in 4 years in November 2006 defeating Bohemains 2-1 to clinch the top spot.
In January 2007 Hawkins made a free transfer back to Championship side Coventry City, the team where he signed his first professional contract. This time however Hawkins went onto makes several very impressive appreances in his first season back, helping Coventry City stay clear of relegation. A troublesome Achilles injury restricted Hawkins to just a solitary start in his second season (against Notts County in the Carling Cup) and with the arrival of new manager Chris Coleman he was deemed surplus to requirements and his contract was not renewed.
On the 28 May 2008, it was revealed that Hawkins had become first signing by manager Micky Adams in his second spell as manager at League One Brighton, agreeing a two-year contract. Hawkins and Adams had previously worked together at Coventry.
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'''Joe Stephen Gatting''' (born 25 November 1987 in Brighton) is a former footballer turned cricketer who plays for Sussex. Gatting previously played football for Brighton & Hove Albion as a striker before being released on 31 October 2008.
Gatting attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove, followed by Brighton College. Gatting has also played for Sussex County Cricket Club's academy. Gatting is the son of former Brighton & Hove Albion defender Steve Gatting and nephew of former cricket captain Mike Gatting.
Gatting came through the youth ranks at Brighton & Hove Albion scoring a hatful of goals for the youth team. Gatting made his first team debut against Southampton on the 2 January 2006.
On 13 September 2007, Gatting joined Conference side Woking on loan for 3 months after finding first-team opportunities at the Albion difficult after the arrival of summer signing Nicky Forster.
Gatting returned to Brighton in December 2007 and once again found it difficult to find first-team opportunities.
At the start of the 2008-09 season, Gatting joined Blue Square South side Bognor Regis Town on a month's loan.
After failing to make an appearance during the 2008-09 season, Gatting was released from Brighton on 31 October 2008,
Joe decided to quit professional football and signed non-contract terms with Sussex, following his Uncle Mike Gatting into cricket.
Gatting scored a century on his debut for Sussex making 110 against Surrey in the Pro ARCH Trophy in Dubai. He then scored 152 during his 1st Class Debut for Sussex against Cambridge at Fenners in the opening match of the 2009 domestic season. A successful start to the season continued at Hove in the Friends Provident Trophy, when on successive days Gatting hit 34 from 47 balls against Surrey, following it up with his maiden List A half century against Durham on Monday May 12, a round 50 from 61 balls. On 30 August 2009 Gatting was on 99 not out against Yorkshire when the game was abandoned due to rain.
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'''Thomas "Tom" Craddock''' (born 14 October 1986), is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Luton Town.
Craddock came through the youth ranks at Middlesbrough, and was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003-04. He made his professional debut for the club as a substitute in the final game of the 2005-06 season against Fulham, having already scored 20 goals for the reserve team.
He joined Wrexham on a month's loan from 25 October 2006. He scored the winning goal in his debut for the team, however, the next day it was discovered he had suffered a knee injury, ruling him out for 6 weeks.
From 13 February 2008, Craddock joined League One side Hartlepool United on a month's loan.
On 17 October 2008, Craddock was sent on a one-month loan to Luton Town.
then extended for a further month following more impressive performances, despite injury.
Craddock scored a total of 12 goals in 30 games for Luton in the 2008-09 season, including a goal in the Hatters' Football League Trophy victory at Wembley. However, a 30 point deduction imposed upon the club at the start of the season led to Luton's eventual relegation from the Football League, despite Craddock scoring 10 league goals.
British newspaper ''The Daily Mail'' named Craddock as the 46th best signing of the 2008-09 season.
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During his career with the club, which lasted from 1959 to 1965, he scored 154 league goals (188 total goals)placing him 5th on the club's list of all-time goalscorers.
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'''Steven Gary "Steve" Davies''' (born 29 December 1987 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Derby County.
Davies came through the youth ranks at Tranmere Rovers, making his first team debut at the age of 17 on the 12 August 2005 in a 4-0 victory against Oldham Athletic. He went on to make another 25 appearances in all competitions (the majority as substitute) during the 2005-06 season, scoring twice.
Though initially established as a striker, lack of starting opportunities due to the form of Chris Greenacre saw him switch to the left wing from which he scored his first goal of the 2006-07 season in Tranmere's victory over Blackpool. Davies impressed on the wing and made 33 appearances, though he only scored once.
Following an impressive performance against them on the opening day of the 2007-08 season, Leeds United unsuccessfully attempted to sign the winger on three separate occasions, though a statement on the Tranmere website on 29 August 2007 saw manager Ronnie Moore refuse to rule out that a deal might eventually be made, though nothing eventually came of Leeds interest. Davies was involved in all 10 of Tranmere's opening fixtures but missed the majoirty of the rest of the campaign through injury, only returning to the side in April 2008 for the 2-0 home defeat against Forest. Davies finished the season with 12 appearances and two goals.
Davies contract with Tranmere expired at the close of the 2007-08 season season and he attracted the interest of Championship side Derby, with Rams manager Paul Jewell willing to go to a tribunal to secure his services..
Davies signed a three year deal with Derby on June 12, 2008. As the two clubs could not agree a fee for Davies, on the 26th August 2008 a tribunal ordered Derby to pay Tranmere up to -725,000 in compensation. This figure comprises an initial fee of -275,000, an extra -250,000 based on appearances and an additional -200,000 if Derby win promotion to the Premiership within 3 years.
Davies scored his first goal for Derby County on July 16, 2008 in a pre season friendly against Burton Albion, taking on 3 players before driving it into the bottom corner with his right foot. He made his competitive first team debut against Doncaster Rovers on 9 August 2008 replacing Andrejs Perepotkins in the 64th minute, before making his first start against Lincoln City on 12 August 2008 in the 3-1 Carling Cup victory. He scored his first goal against Birmingham City on 30 September 2008, equalising in the closing minutes by getting on the end of a Nacer Barazite free kick to earn a 1-1 draw. He scored the winning goal in the F.A. Cup tie against Forest Green Rovers from the penalty spot to seal a 4-3 win before again scoring from the penalty spot against local rivals Nottingham Forest in a game which Derby won 3-1. Davies' fourth goal for the club came in the 84th minute away at Southampton where he salvaged a 1-1 draw for the Rams. At the end of March 2009, he suffered a hairline fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot and was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Davies enjoyed a successful 2009/10 pre season for Derby, scoring four goals in as many games, prompting manager Nigel Clough to challenge to maintain the form and claim a first team spot heading into the new season. Despite starting in the first team, a succession of injuries meant that Davies only played in two matches between the end of August 2009 and January 2010. After returning to the side in a 1-1 draw away to Millwall in the FA Cup third round on 2 January 2010, Davies embarked on a run of four consecutive appearances, though three were as substitute, his best run of matches since March 2009, and netted twice - the equaliser in the Third Round replay against Millwall and a penalty in a 3-0 win at Peterborough United.
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'''Carl Philip Tremarco''' (born 11 October 1985 in Liverpool) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a left back for Macclesfield Town.
Tremarco began his career as a trainee at Tranmere Robers in August 2003 and made his first team debut in December 2003 against Hornchurch in the 2nd round of the FA Cup. He soon signed a full professional contract and made his first league appearances towards the end of the 2004-05 season. The following season, Temarco became a regular in the first team, making a total of 19 league appearances at left midfield and left back and scoring a single goal. The end of the 2005-06 season saw Tremarco sign a new two-year contract and he made a further 25 appearances in the 2006-07 season.
Tremarco joined Wrexham in January 2008 until the end of the season after the club bought out the remaining four months of his contract with Tranmere. Following Wrexham's relegation to the Conference National in May 2008, he was out-of-contract but was offered and signed a two-year contract with the club.
It was announced on 2 June 2009 that he had signed a 1 year deal for Macclesfield Town.
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'''Michael "Mike" Jones''' (born 15 August 1987 in Birkenhead, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a right or centre midfielder currently playing for Bury.
Jones came through the youth ranks with Tranmere Rovers making his first team debut on 6 May 2006 against Doncaster Rovers.
He joined Shrewsbury Town on loan in January 2007, making his club debut as a half-time substitute, then got in trouble for eating a choc ice then shoving it in joao moutinho's face - and scoring - in the 1-1 draw against Lincoln City on January 13. He returned to Tranmere at the end of the season.
After being released by Tranmere in May 2008, Jones was signed by Bury on a one year contract on 30 July.
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'''Stephen "Steve" John Jennings''' (born 28 October 1984 in Liverpool, England) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League.
He joined Tranmere's Centre of Excellence in 1998 and progressed through the youth ranks. He was a key part of the Rovers youth team that reached the FA Youth Cup Semi Finals in 2002-03. He made his first team debut on 18 October 2003 against Oldham Athletic. Later that year he suffered a knee ligament injury when he was hit by a car outside his home.
Jennings re-established his place at Tranmere during the 2007-08 season, appearing in all but five league matches, usually partnering Paul McLaren in the centre of midfield. He had an excellent season with many fans praising his high work rate and willingness to make challenges. He won the Players' Young Player of the Season award at the end of the season.
In the 2006-07 season, Jennings had little starting opportunities with several other central midfielders vying for a place in the team. Therefore he was loaned to Hereford United in January 2007. He impressed at Edgar Street, which led to his loan being extended to the end of the season.
On 1 July 2009, he signed for Motherwell in a one-year deal.
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'''James Malcolm Hunt''' (born 12 December, 1976) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Gainsborough Trinity as a Midfielder. He was born shortly after his namesake became Formula One World Champion.
Hunt started his professional career with Notts County before moving on to play for Northampton Town and Oxford United. In 2004 he signed with Bristol Rovers, and he became the club's captain until November 2006, when a disagreement with first team coach Paul Trollope about Hunt being named as a substitute instead of being in the starting 11 led to him being transfer listed.
He joined Grimsby Town in early 2007 on loan and was instrumental in the club's successful fight to avoid relegation. He was out of contract with the Pirates in the summer so signed permanently for The Mariners. Hunt cemented himself as one of the first team regulars in the side managed by Alan Buckley during the 2007-2008 season. Buckley was sacked as manager in the early part of the following season, and when he was replaced by Mike Newell, he opted to bring in such players as Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala. Hunt found himself froze out of the first team, until the late season when he managed to re-established his place in Grimsby's first team following injuries to Kalala and Dean Sinclair. Hunt managed to hold a regular position down and became an integral part of the team that for the third season in a row managed to avoid relegation. Despite earning a place back in the team, Hunt was released by Newell, stating at the age of 33, Grimsby could not offer Hunt first team football. Hunt signed for Gainsborough Trinity on May 29th.
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'''Nicola Berti''' (born 14 April 1967 in Salsomaggiore Terme) is an Italian former footballer whose career spanned three decades.
In his early years, as a seventeen year old, his debut season was to help Parma F.C. lift the Serie C1 1983-84.
He was a tough tackling midfielder known for his stamina and creative passing who was highly regarded as a linchpin for Internazionale FC for most of the late 1980s and the 1990s when they were at their best as a force in Italy and mostly abroad, winning the UEFA Cup three times in that period. He scored himself in both the 1991 UEFA Cup Final and the 1994 UEFA Cup Final.
He later had a season in Australia, where he is considered one of the worst imports to play in the country.
He played for the Italy national football team in the 1990 were he played four matches including the third place playoff versus England which Italy won.
In the 1994 World Cup, Berti was more established and played in every match on the way to and including the final.
He represented Italy on 39 occasions scoring 3 goals.
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'''Gregory Ronald St Clair Goodridge''' (born July 10, 1971 in Barbados) is a former professional footballer.
He has captained the Barbados national team and played professionally in the English Football League.
Nicknamed Gregory ''Lalu'', Goodridge, a pacy winger, signed an 18 month contract with Torquay United on the February 7, 1994, but due to work permit problems had to wait until the 24 March to complete his signing from Barbados side Lambada F.C. the same team that Torquay United manager Don O'Riordan would return to a year later to sign Rodney Jack. O'Riordan was notified about Goodridge and Jack by the Lambada English coach Kevin Millard who later sent other talented players from the Caribbean to O'Riordan during his years as manager in Ireland with Galway United FC and Sligo Rovers FC.
He made his debut as a substitute in the 1-1 draw away to Bury and soon dislodged Scott Colcombe from the side, playing eight times that season, scoring once. He became both a regular and a crowd favourite the following year with his runs with the ball and occasional long-range shooting. He moved to Queens Park Rangers in August 1995 for a fee of -350,000, but struggled to settle at Loftus Road, only appearing in the league as a substitute.
In August 1996 he moved to Bristol City for -50,000 and became a regular in their side. He lost his place in the 2000-01 season, and joined Cheltenham Town on loan on the 23 February until the end of the season, when he returned to Ashton Gate and continued to try and win a place in Danny Wilson's side. In November 2001 he returned to Torquay United on a free transfer, signing a contract until the end of the season, but his second spell at Plainmoor was less successful than the first and he was released at the end of the season.
Subsequently he returned to Barbados to play for [Ellerton United F.C. and is currently playercoach at [Brittons Hill United F C .Where he have now won the 2009 Premier league.
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'''John Gayle''' (born 30 July 1964) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is currently manager of Devon County Football League side Newton Abbot.
Gayle was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. A powerful target-man centre forward, he worked in a printers and on a building site before beginning his professional career. He played for a number of non-league sides, Alvechurch, Highgate United, Tamworth, Stratford Town, Solihull Borough, Sutton Coldfield Town and Mile Oak Rovers, before joining his hometown side Bromsgrove Rovers. From there he moved to Burton Albion from where he joined Wimbledon in March 1989 for a fee of -30,000.
In November 1990, after only 20 league games and 2 goals for Wimbledon, Gayle moved to Birmingham City for -175,000, helping the Blues to promotion in 1992. He moved to Walsall on loan in August 1993, making 4 league appearances, scoring 1 goal. A day after the end of his loan spell, on 13 September 1993, Gayle was back in the top flight, Coventry City paying -100,000 for his services. He had scored 10 goals in 44 league games for Birmingham, but failed to settle at Highfield Road, making only 5 league appearances without scoring before being transferred on to Burnley on 17 August 1994 for -70,000.
This again proved to be only a short stay, Gayle making 14 league appearances and scoring 3 goals before moving to Stoke City for -70,000 on 23 January 1995. He moved to Gillingham on loan on 14 March 1996, making 9 league appearances and scoring 3 goals which helped secure the club's promotion from Division Three. The following season, Gayle was on the move again, joining Northampton Town on 10 February 1997 for a fee of -25,000. He had played 26 times in the league for Stoke, scoring 4 goals, with almost half of his appearances as a substitute.
He remained at Northampton for over a year, scoring 7 times in 48 league games, before joining Scunthorpe United on a free transfer on 16 June 1998. 4 goals in 49 league games followed for the Iron, before he was on the move yet again, this time a free transfer taking him to Shrewsbury Town on 25 November 1999. Gayle played a role in keeping the Shrews in the league, injuries limiting him to 19 league games in which he scored twice.
On 14 December 2000, Gayle was released by Shrewsbury, joining a Torquay United side in need of a target man that up to that time under manager Wes Saunders they had never really had. He made his Torquay league debut on 16 December 2000 against Hull City at Boothferry Park, a rare 2-1 away win for the Gulls, but injured his hamstring during the game and was out for the next month. By the time he returned, Torquay were deeper in trouble at the foot of the league, but Gayle played his part in ensuring survival, appearing mainly as a substitute to add weight to Torquay's lightweight attack late in the game.
However, when he came on as a late substitute in the relegation decider at Barnet on 5 May 2001, he missed several chances to put the game beyond Barnet's reach, or at least test their goalkeeper, only adding to the anxiety of the fans in the away end. It was no surprise that Gayle was released by Colin Lee in May 2001, joining non-league Moor Green where he ended his playing career.
John Gayle subsequently took up a coaching role at a school in Birmingham by the name of Washwood Heath Technology College, a predominantly working-class school with a massive Asian influence, during which time he gave out training sessions in many areas of football and credit to the footballer for reaching out to the ethnic minorities of Birmingham.
In July 2006 Gayle was appointed manager of Devon League side Totnes and Dartington Sports Club. Prior to his appointment, he had been working for the Prince's Trust in Birmingham. In the summer of 2008 he left Totnes and Dartington to be appointed as first team manager at Newton Abbot.
In January 1998 a lawsuit was issued against Gayle by former Bolton Wanderers defender Nicky Spooner. Spooner was playing for Bolton in a game against Burnley at Turf Moor in October 1994 when Gayle clattered into the player severely breaking his right leg and leaving him out of the professional game for three seasons.
The tackle all but ended the future career of Spooner and he had to have a number of operations on the injury as well as a bone graft.
At the time of the writs being issued Spooner had the following to say to the Bolton Evening News.
"I've missed three fantastic years with Bolton, including promotion to the Premiership twice. I'm playing again now but it's just like starting from scratch. That tackle wrecked my career."
A six-figure compensation sum was settled out of court between the two players in April 2000.
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'''John Christopher Gallagher''' (born 6 April 1958 in Wisbech) is an English former professional footballer who played 165 games in the lower division of the Football League, scoring 32 goals.
In May 2009, he resigned as the Under-18 team manager of non-league Wisbech Town, a club for whom he made first team appearances for during his teenage years, his 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s. Although he has no formal involvement in football anymore, he stil turns out for the Posh Legends, the veteran side of Peterborough United.
Gallagher, a forward, began his career in the youth team at Guyhirn where an impressive appearance in a youth cup final against Wisbech Town in 1973 saw him switch clubs to the Fenmen, making his first-team debut at the end of the 1973-74 season in the first leg of the county cup final against Willingham.
He moved on to March Town United before joining Lincoln City in February 1976. His league debut came the following season, but turned out to be his only league appearance for the ''Imps'' and he returned to non-league football, joining King's Lynn.
He moved to Wisbech Town in 1978, from where he joined Peterborough United in April 1980. However, he played only 13 league games for Peterborough and left league football again, playing in Hong Kong with Eastern AA alongside Bobby Moore.
In August 1982 he joined Bruce Rioch's Torquay United on non-contract terms following his return to the UK. He was rewarded with a one year contract, scoring seven times in 42 league games as well as the winning goal in the FA Cup tie at home to Oxford United that saw the Gulls through to the Fourth Round for only the fourth time in their history. Despite a successful season, he left at the end of it, returning to Wisbech Town debuting in the 1-0 Eastern Counties League victory at Tiptree United on 20 August 1983. He moved on to join Irish side Drogheda United, helping them defeat Athlone Town 3-1 at Tolka Park on 5 January 1984 to lift the League of Ireland Cup.
He made his Conference debut on 27 September 1989 at home to Enfield and remained with Boston until 1990. He subsequently went on to play for King's Lynn, Grantham Town, Diss Town, Fakenham Town. He linked up with Chatteris Town scoring on his debut in the 2-1 away defeat to Whitton United on 4 March 2000.
He returned to Wisbech Town in 2000, where he was also reserve team manager. He was promoted to manager of Wisbech Town in June 2003,
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A left footed , Dublin born Keith began his career in England with Nottingham Forest in 2000 for whom he played 38 times before signing for Doncaster Rovers in February 2003.
However he played just seven games for Doncaster and then returned to Ireland to play for St Patrick's Athletic, Dublin City, Monaghan United and then signed for Sligo Rovers .
Keith made his Nottingham Forest debut on 23 September 2000 against Grimsby Town.
Keith is a former Republic of Ireland youth and under 21 international and in May 1998 scored in the final as part the Irish team which won the European Under 16 Championships beating Italy 2-1.
Keith currently plays for Kilnamanagh who play in the Leinster Senior 1B division. Keith helped Kilnamanagh to a 5th place finish last season. He has a left foot from Heaven given to him by the angels to condemn opposition defenders to Hell. Recent rumours suggest Keith will be taking up a position between the posts this season for The Rockets such is his versatility.
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'''Omar Heber Pouso Osores''' (born February 28, 1980), is a footballer currently playing for Club Libertad.
He plays in central midfield and is probably best known for scoring a spectacular volley in a friendly international for Uruguay against England at Anfield on March 1, 2006.
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'''Kenneth George 'Ken' Suttle''' (born August 25, 1928 at Brook Green, Hammersmith, London; died March 25, 2005 while on holiday in Mauritius) was an English cricketer. He was primarily a left-handed batsman but was also a useful slow left-arm bowler. His first-class career with Sussex lasted from 1949 to 1971. He played in 612 first-class matches. This included an unbroken sequence of 423 consecutive County Championship matches between 1954 and 1969, which is still the record number.
He made 30225 first-class runs at 31.09, with 49 centuries and a highest score of 204*, reaching 1000 runs in 17 successive seasons from 1953 to 1969. His average might seem modest, but the level of scoring during the 1950s and 1960s indicates that pitches were generally considerably worse for batting than they are now. He took 266 wickets at 32.80, with best innings figures of 6-64.
He played in 55 'List A' one-day matches, and was a member of the Sussex side which won the Gillette Cup in 1963 and 1964 (the first two years of the competition).
He toured the West Indies with England in 1953-54, but never played in a Test. He stands equal third with Les Berry in the list of players with most first-class runs not to have done so.
After leaving Sussex he played for Suffolk for two seasons, ran an equipment shop, then coached at Christ's Hospital. He umpired a handful of first-class university matches in 1983. He made three first-team appearances as a winger for Brighton & Hove Albion FC in 1949
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'''Darron Gee''' born (3 August 1962 in England) is the assistant manager of Tamworth.
Gee had 12 years as a player at Hucknall Town before a serious knee injury ended his playing days.
He has been a manager in his own right at Dunkirk where he got them promoted from Central Midlands League Premier Division to Supreme Division in his season and after Gary Mills departed coaching at Coventry City, at Tamworth where he took them into the Football Conference from the Southern League Premier Division, winning the title by a massive 20 points.
That was just one year after Tamworth finished runners-up with him as assistant to Mills. The same 2003 promotion season saw Darron also take his side to the FA Trophy final and he also landed the Southern League manager of the season award.
He resigned his post at Tamworth in April 2004.
In the brief time that Gary Mills was manager of Notts County, Darron was appointed assistant manager at the club.
Gee went on to join Alfreton Town as assistant manager to Gary Mills back in May 2005,, before being appointed as manager in January 2007, following Mills' return to Tamworth, however Gee decided to join Mills.
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'''Joseph "Joey" Waterhouse''' (born 5 September 1987) is an English former footballer; he left Premier League club Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2007.
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Waterhouse made his debut for Wigan Athletic as a 118th minute substitute during extra time in a 3-0 victory over Watford in the League Cup.
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Gardiner was born in Birmingham, but began his career as an apprentice with Torquay United, turning professional in July 1992. He made his league debut in September the same year, coming on as a substitute for Danis Salmon in a 2-0 defeat away to Bury, but left Plainmoor the following summer after only 7 league appearances. He joined Shrewsbury Town but failed to make their first team, later playing for non-league side Moor Green, moving on to Stourbridge the following summer.
He later moved to Halesowen Town, but left them to join Conference side Hereford United in June 2000. Although Hereford were one of the mainly full-time Conference sides, Gardiner remained a part-time player, making his Conference debut on the 2nd of September in a 3-0 win away at Woking. He was released by Hereford in the summer of 2001 after missing the end of the season through injury, joining Worcester City on the 16th of June. However, in August 2001 he was released by Worcester (by mutual consent) after only 4 games, one of the reasons being that he was still suffering the effects of the double hernia operation he had undergone while at Hereford.
Later that month he joined Redditch United, then moved quickly on to Evesham United before rejoining Hereford United on non-contract terms in September 2001. He moved to Hednesford Town in November 2001 as one of new manager Kenny Hibbitt's first signings.
He rejoined Redditch, moving to Evesham just before the start of the 2002/03 season. However, he returned to Redditch again in January 2003.
He moved to Worcester City in February 2005, but a month later was released to join local rivals Bromsgrove Rovers.
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'''Les Gardiner''' (born in Dundee) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Gardiner, a winger, began his career with Hibernian, joining Torquay United in 1937. He scored on his Torquay debut, netting the only goal in Torquay's home win against Walsall. He scored five goals in 16 games that season before leaving to join Clapton Orient. However, he failed to make the Orient first team and left league football.
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'''Roger Graeme Gibbins''' (born September 6, 1955 in Enfield, London) is an English former professional footballer. He represented England at Schools level.
Gibbins, a midfielder, began his career as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur, turning professional in December 1972. He spent a further two and a half seasons at White Hart Lane, but left in August 1975, to join Oxford United, without making his league debut. He stayed at the Manor Ground for only one season, before joining First Division Norwich City on a free transfer in June 1976. He gradually established himself at Norwich and started 1977-78 season as a regular in the Carrow Road side. He left Norwich in 1978 after 12 goals in 48 games, to play in the NASL for the New England Tea Men (costing -60,000). He returned on a permanent basis to English football in September 1979 when he joined Cambridge United.
He played 100 games for Cambridge, scoring 12 goals, before joining Cardiff City on a free transfer in August 1982. He helped Cardiff to promotion in his first season at Ninian Park, but left in October 1985 after scoring 17 goals in 139 appearances, joining local and Third Division rivals Swansea City in a swap deal involving Chris Marustik. The Swans were in freefall through the Football League and Gibbins left to join Newport County in August 1986, in effect going from one financially troubled club to another. Newport were relegated at the end of the following season, but worse was to come with the club in so much financial trouble that many of the players had to leave.
Gibbins stayed until March 1988 with Newport's relegation from the Football League almost confirmed, joining Torquay United on a free transfer having played 79 games and scored 8 goals for Newport. He was signed to aid Torquay's push for what would have been a surprising promotion given the turmoil and near relegation of the previous season, but in the end Torquay failed to secure automatic promotion and fell in the first leg of the play-offs.
Midway through the following season, in January 1989, Gibbins returned to Newport County for -10,000, after scoring 5 times in 33 games for the Gulls. The most surprising aspect of this transfer was that Newport could afford a fee. They folded before the end of the season, their Conference record being expunged, and Gibbins moved back to Cardiff City in March 1989. He played a further 142 games for Cardiff, scoring 7 goals before ending his league career and joining the coaching staff at Ninian Park.
He later worked as assistant manager at Merthyr Tydfil, working under Colin Addison. In August 1998 he was appointed player-coach of Weston-super-Mare, before leaving to manage Merthyr Tydfil in March 1999. However, just six weeks into the following season, he resigned from Merthyr when they changed the managerial post to a full-time job. At the same time he held the full-time post working on player education for the PFA and did not want to give this job up.
He was later manager of Cwmbran Town.
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'''David Knight''' (born 15 January 1987 in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, England) is an English footballer, who is a free agent.
Knight began his football career at the age of 11 years old for Middlesbrough when he was spotted by a scout playing for his local team Hetton Juniors.
He has spent time on loan away from his club Middlesbrough, with spells at Darlington and Oldham Athletic, before leaving the club for Swansea City in 2007, before leaving the club for Mansfield Town in 2008, but ironically returned back to his former club Middlesbrough before a similar loan move to Thurrock and then signed this time permanently for Darlington again in 2009. Knight left Darlington in December 2009, having played seven league games, when manager Steve Staunton released him from his contract along with two other first team players, Matty Plummer and James Bennett.
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'''Artur Lukask Krysiak''' (; born August 11, 1989) is a Polish footballer who plays for Burton Albion as a goalkeeper, on loan from Birmingham City. He also plays for the Polish under-19 national team.
Krysiak was born on August 11, 1989 in d, and trained at the academy of UKS SMS d. In August 2006 he joined Birmingham City on a three-year contract. After only two hours on trial at Birmingham, goalkeeping coach Nigel Spink knew that "he was the real deal". Academy director Terry Westley described him as "a strong character [who] really stands out as a massive presence in goal" and believes that Krysiak can reach the top as "he has that Premiership mentality and quality".
He spent the second half of the 2007-08 season on loan at Scottish Premier League club Gretna. He made his debut on February 16, 2008 after Greg Fleming was suspended. Due to the good form of Fleming, Krysiak started in only three matches; on his third appearance he was named in Setanta Sports' SPL Team of the Week. He made one further appearance, impressing after coming on as a substitute against Hearts on May 13, 2008.
At the start of the 2008-09 season Krysiak joined York City of the Conference National on loan for a month, as cover for injured goalkeeper Michael Ingham. He made his debut in a 1-0 victory against Crawley Town and was substituted during his second appearance against Wrexham after suffering a dislocated finger, which resulted in him returning to Birmingham.
After Birmingham's second-choice goalkeeper Colin Doyle underwent a knee operation, Krysiak replaced him on the substitutes' bench for the Championship match against Doncaster Rovers in September 2008. He joined fellow Championship team Swansea City on a three-month emergency loan on 23 September, and on the same day featured on the bench in a 1-0 victory over rivals Cardiff City in the League Cup. He made his debut for Swansea in a 3-0 win over Southampton in the Championship, in which he played the full 90 minutes. Krysiak was named in the Championship team of the week after making his debut for Swansea. He returned to Birmingham following the conclusion of this loan spell.
On 2 January 2009 Krysiak joined Scottish Premier League club Motherwell on loan for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. He made one appearance at Motherwell, which came on the final day of the season, in a 2-1 defeat to Kilmarnock.
In May 2009, Birmingham confirmed that Krysiak would be released when his contract expired at the end of the season. However, a few weeks later he signed a one-year contract with an option for a further year with the club.
On 10 August 2009 Krysiak joined League Two side Burton Albion, newly promoted, on loan for a month. He made his debut in a 5-2 victory over Morecambe on 15 August. After he produced "a string of impressive performances", the loan was first extended until 2 January 2010
He was named in the Poland under-19 team for the elite qualification round for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Premier League and Football League.
:B. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
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'''Robert James Savage''' (born 8 January 1960) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Wrexham, Stoke City, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Bradford City and Bolton Wanderers.
Savage was born in Liverpool, and began his football career with Liverpool F.C., but never played a competitive game for their first team.
He made his debut against Halifax Town on 12 September, and scored his first Bolton goal a week later at Torquay. On 7 May 1988 he scored the winning goal against his old club Wrexham to give Bolton promotion from the Third Division, and played on the winning side at Wembley in 1989 in the Football League Trophy final in 1989. Savage's final professional appearance was on 7 April 1990, playing against Preston North End.
In 2006 Savage was working with Tranmere Rovers' Football in the Community scheme.
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'''Robert Bayly''' (born 22 February 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer whose last club was Sporting Fingal .
His two uncles Ritchie Bayly and Martin Bayly had distinguished careers in the League of Ireland.
Capped at Republic Of Ireland youth and Under-18 level while playing for Cherry Orchard F.C., Bayly made his debut for Leeds United as a substitute in an English League Cup match against Southend United on 24 October 2006. On 26 October 2006, Bayly signed a professional two year contract with Leeds.
He joined Sporting Fingal before the 2009 League of Ireland season. He made his League debut on the opening day of the 2009 season . In an extraordinary season he scored the goal that clinched Sporting's promotion to the Premier League and then six days later won his first senior medal winning the FAI Cup at Tallaght Stadium .
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'''Marcel Seip''' (born 5 April 1982) is a Dutch footballer who plays in England for Sheffield United on loan from Plymouth Argyle. He is a defender who can play at centre back and full back.
Born in Winschoten, Seip made his debut for Eerste Divisie side BV Veendam in 1999, making six appearances in the 1999-2000 season. The following season he played 18 league games.
Seip made a total of 27 league appearances for Veendam.
In 2001 Seip signed for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen, making his debut in the 2002-03 season and went on to make six league appearances that season, as Heerenveen finished in 7th place, qualifying for the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Seip played in all five of the club's games in the Intertoto Cup, as they reached the finals, where they lost to Spanish La Liga side Villarreal.
In 2003-04, he made 31 league appearances and scored one goal as Heerenveen finished in 4th place, qualifying for the 2004-05 UEFA Cup. The following season he made 30 league appearances, scoring one goal and made six appearances in the UEFA Cup. Heerveneen qualified for the 2005-06 UEFA Cup in which he played seven games, whilst making a further 28 Eredivisie appearances.
Seip was though unable to keep a regular place in the starting line up and his contract expired during the summer of 2006.
After a trial with Russian side Spartak Moscow, Seip moved to England on 7 September 2006 with Championship club Plymouth Argyle, initially on a three-month contract.
He made his debut for ''the Pilgrims'' on 16 September 2006, as a 31st minute substitute in a 1-0 defeat to Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium. His first goal coincided with his full debut in a 3-1 victory over Norwich City at Home Park a week later.
In November, Seip agreed to a three-year contract, tying him to the club until the summer of 2009. Seip was an ever-present in the starting line-up, making 42 league and cup appearances, and scoring two goals, in his first season.
On 5 April 2008, Seip refused to be a substitute in a league fixture against Charlton Athletic, after having made four successive starts. He was subsequently fined two weeks wages, and placed on the transfer list, by manager Paul Sturrock.
On 4 July, Seip apologised to Sturrock and his team mates over the Charlton affair. As a result, the club removed him from the transfer list. In the 2008-09 season Seip was once again a regular in the first-team and in November 2008, renewed his contract with ''Argyle'', tying him to the club until the summer of 2011.
After a 1-3 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday on 29 August 2009, Seip was again placed on the transfer list after a "breach of discipline", reported to have been a "dressing room bust up with manager Paul Sturrock".
On 28 September it was reported that Seip was set to join fellow Championship side Blackpool on a one-month loan deal,
His first appearance was for the reserve team in their 4-3 Central League Division One West win over Preston North End on 14 October. After receiving clearance to play, three days later he made his first team debut, and scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win over his parent club, Plymouth Argyle, at Bloomfield Road. After the game Seip said of both his goal and Paul Sturrock, ''"I'm delighted to have scored. I was training on my own at Plymouth. I'll never play for that man again, and he'll never pick me. Yes, we have had a big fallout but Blackpool have given me a chance and I want to take it"''
However, the goal and the fact that Plymouth allowed Seip to play in the game created controversy with ''Argyle'' club captain Carl Fletcher later saying, ''"Marcel playing for Blackpool should never have happened. It made the whole club look like a Mickey Mouse club, and players take that to heart. At the end of the season, if we get relegated by one goal, that's going to affect the livelihoods of 30-odd players here and people working at the club."''
In his second game for the club Seip opened the scoring, in a 3-0 win at home to Sheffield United on 20 October. It was his second goal, both of them headers, in three days. He was named in The Championship "Team of the Week", along with fellow teammates Stephen Crainey and Matthew Gilks, following his performance in Blackpool's 0-0 draw with Swansea City on 24 October at the Liberty Stadium.
On 3 November his loan spell was extended by a further two months until 29 December.
With his loan deal at Blackpool expired Seip signed on loan for Sheffield United on the 1st January 2010 until the end of the 2009-2010 season.
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'''Tony Spearing''' (born 7 October 1964) is a former professional footballer.
A former assistant manager to Rob Newman at Cambridge United, Spearing is currently Head of European recruitment for West Bromwich Albion.
Spearing began his career with Norwich and was a member of their youth team that won the 1983 FA Youth Cup, beating Everton in a replayed final. He played 82 times for City's first team, but the arrival of Mark Bowen meant that Spearing was no longer first choice left-back at Norwich and in 1988 he joined Leicester for a fee of -100,000.
Spearing played 73 games for Leicester, 35 for Plymouth and 111 for Peterborough before joining King's Lynn as a player in 1997.
Spearing became manager of King's Lynn FC (the Linnets) in 1998 but quickly relinquished the position and returned to his playing duties, though he was re-appointed as manager in 2000 and remained in the position for a further two years. He went on to play for A.F.C. Sudbury, Wisbech and Great Yarmouth before taking up his position of assistant manager at Cambridge United in 2005.
Spearing left the Abbey Stadium when Rob Newman was sacked in September 2006 after a defeat against Exeter left the U's second-bottom of the Conference.
Spearing returned to Carrow Road to play in the centenary match against Harwich & Parkeston in September 2002.
Spearing was a member of the Leicester City masters side that beat Chelsea in 2005 to win the grand final of the Sky TV Masters indoor league.
He became a Senior Scout For Blackburn Rover, working within the Premiership and Europe, but, in March 2008, left Blackburn to take up an offer from West Bromwich Albion to become the Head of European recruitment.
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'''Steven Alexander "Steve" Penney''', named ''"Kid"'', (born 6 January 1964 in Ballymena) is a former Northern Irish association football player, who was normally deployed as a right winger.
Kid Penney started his career with hometown Ballymena United, before moving to England with Brighton & Hove Albion in 1983. Penney spent 8 seasons playing for Brighton in the second and third tier of English football before a single season cameo with Heart of Midlothian in 1991-92. After a similarly short spell with Burnley, a serious knee injury forced him in to early retirement.
Kid was capped 17 times by Northern Ireland, earning selection for the 1986 World Cup squad in Mexico.
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Beginning his senior soccer career with North Shore United while still in high school, Stewart played the 1953 season for the famous English club Everton's second team. Prior to this he had won the national Challenge Cup in 1950 playing for hometown club Vancouver City. Stewart won two more national titles with the Westminster Royals in 1955 and 1960, one with Vancouver Columbus in 1964, and a final one with Vancouver Firemen in 1965. He appeared in seven other finals including in 1948 with Vancouver St. Andrews and 1952 and 1959 playing for the Royals.
Stewart played all four of Canada's World Cup qualifiers in 1957, scoring once in each of two victories over the Americans. Canada however, losing two of two to Mexico, failed to reach the finals in their first attempt.
A forward, Stewart was also a national team member in 1956 as Canada hosted Moscow Locomotive and in 1960 when the Maple Leafs toured the Soviet Union. He was also a 16 time B.C. All-Star. Stewart excelled in several sports including lacrosse, basketball, as well as boxing, where he was a Golden Gloves winner in 1944 and '45.
Stewart was inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004.
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'''Richard Martin Walker''' (born 8 November 1977 in Birmingham) is an English professional footballer. He plays as a forward and currently plays for Burton Albion, having signed for the club in July 2009, following his release by Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2008-09 season.
Walker started his career at Aston Villa in 1997. Here, he grabbed a goal against Arsenal, one of the highest points of his Villa career. After loan spells with Cambridge, Blackpool and Wycombe, he signed for the Seasiders in 2001. Walker was loaned out to Northampton and Oxford in the 2003-04 season, before joining Bristol Rovers in the summer of 2004.
A natural goalscorer, he formed a formidable partnership with Junior Agogo before the Ghanaian was sold to Nottingham Forest. Walker grabbed two goals in the 2007 League Two Play Off Final against Shrewsbury at Wembley, as the Gasheads secured a 3-1 victory to send them up to League One.
Walker was placed on the transfer list at the end of the 2007-08 season, having scored only four goals in that season, all from the penalty spot. He joined Shrewsbury on a full-season loan in the summer of 2008, taking him up to the expiry of his contract with Bristol Rovers.
Following the expiry of his Bristol Rovers contract, he joined newly promoted Burton Albion in July 2009 on a two year contract.
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'''Alistair John''' (born 28 November 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently without a club, after being released by Stevenage Borough.
John attended Coulsdon High School before joining Charlton Athletic as a trainee, turning professional in June 2006.
On 23 November 2006, John signed for League 1 side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan. He made his debut, as a substitute for Tommy Fraser, in a 1-0 defeat away to Doncaster Rovers two days later, making five further appearances before returning to Charlton at the beginning of January 2007.
John joined Torquay United on loan in February 2007, making his Gulls debut in a 1-0 defeat at home to Darlington on February 25, 2007. John played seven times for Torquay before returning to Charlton in April 2007 after suffering a hamstring problem. He was released by Charlton in June 2007.
On 30 August 2006, John signed for Stevenage Borough. On September 18, he was stabbed outside his London home, but he did not suffer any life-threatening injuries. He was released by Stevenage at the end of the 2007-2008 season when new manager, Graham Westley, was installed as manager.
Since leaving Stevenage, John has had unsuccessful trials at League One outfit Gillingham and Conference National side Ebbsfleet United.
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'''Michael Carvill''' (born April 3, 1988 in Belfast) is a professional footballer who plays for Irish Premiership club Linfield as a striker.
Carvill came through the youth ranks at Charlton Athletic but was released by the club in January 2007 without making a first-team appearance.
Carvill has represented Northern Ireland at under 17 level, where he is his country's record goalscorer,
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'''Lewis Oliver Haldane''' (born 13 March 1985 in Trowbridge) is a Welsh under-21 international footballer, who can play as a midfielder or a striker. He is currently on loan at League Two side Port Vale, from League One club Bristol Rovers.
He has spent his entire senior career at Bristol Rovers, though has had five loan spells at lower league clubs, including a season long stay at Oxford United. He has made around 150 appearances in the Football League, as well as over fifty appearances at Conference level.
Haldane is a product of the Southampton youth academy. He moved on to Bristol Rovers though for the 2002-03 season.
His professional debut came on 27 September 2003, in a 2-0 win over Cheltenham Town at the Memorial Stadium, replacing Junior Agogo as an 85th minute substitute. His first goal came seven days later at Belle Vue, the sole consolation of a 5-1 drubbing by Doncaster Rovers. He scored minutes after coming onto the pitch. His first start came a week later, at Darlington, he scored the opener of a 4-0 victory. He made it three in three on 14 October, as Rovers crashed out of the Football League Trophy 2-1 at Roots Hall. He finished the 2003-04 season with 29 appearances to his name, scoring six goals and also picking up seven yellow cards. At the end of the season he was one of the few players retained, as eleven were let go. He went on to sign a new three year deal in November 2004.
The teenager made sixteen appearances in 2004-05, all but one as a substitute, picking up one goal against Leyton Orient in the Football League Trophy. In April 2005 he joined Conference club Forest Green Rovers on loan. He played six games before returning to Bristol, following the dismissal of Ian Atkins.
He began the 2005-06 on loan at Forest Green, putting in seven appearances before heading back to Rovers in September. He played 32 games for the League Two side, scoring three goals, two of them at the end of season clash with Macclesfield Town. During the season he was utilized on the right of midfield, rather than his usual role as a striker.
He played a remarkable sixty competitive games in 2006-07. The highlights of the season included playing in the League Trophy final at the Millennium Stadium and playing in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium. In the cup they lost 3-2 to Doncaster Rovers, a game in which Haldane was Rovers' man of the match, but at Wembley they defeated Shrewsbury Town 3-1. Haldane started both games, but finished neither. At the end of the season he put pen to paper on a three year contract.
He made 38 appearances in 2007-08, as ''the Pirates'' adapted to life playing at a higher level. His only goal of the campaign was a late winning header over Millwall on 17 November. At the reverse fixture he set up Craig Disley's winning goal.
He joined Oxford United on a season-long loan in July 2008, following the arrival of Jeff Hughes at Rovers. He played 46 games for the Conference side, but remained on the transfer list at the Memorial Stadium upon his return.
In August 2009, he joined Port Vale for a trial period. This came despite talk of a loan move to Newport County. He started a loan spell at Vale Park on 1 September, hopeful of later earning a permanent deal with the club. The one month loan was extended by another month to keep him at Vale Park for October, before being extended once again in November. Spending the maximum allowed loan time at Vale Park (93 days), he scored once in a total of twenty appearances. He remained in training with the club, hopeful of a short-term contract in January 2010.
Due to sign permanently for ''the Vale'', he was instead only able to re-join the club on loan on 31 December 2009, having failed to gain a release from Rovers.
Although Haldane was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, due to parentage he has Welsh eligibility, and was called up to the under-21 squad for the first time in August 2006. His only under-21 cap came in a goalless draw with Turkey on 2 September 2006.
In February 2009, Haldane was selected to represent England C for the fixture against Malta under-21s. However, Haldane was forced to withdraw because he had previously represented Wales at under-21 level.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''Weston-super-Mare league stats included in totals.''
c. ''Three 2007 Play-off games included in totals.''
:''Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first. The "Caps" figures are in bold for games in which he scored''
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}}'''Alexandre Frutos''' (born April 23, 1982 in Vitry-le-Franois, Marne) is a French professional football player currently playing for RFC Tournai after leaving Brighton and Hove Albion. He is a left-footed winger.
Frutos began his football career with Metz in 2000. In 2004, he joined Ligue 1 side Chteauroux on loan before joining English side Brighton and Hove Albion the following season with French compatriot Sbastien Carole.
Frutos made 36 appearances for Brighton in the Championship during the 2005-06 season, scoring 3 goals. During the 2006-07 season in League One, Frutos failed to make an impact in the Brighton first team and only made a handful of appearances under manager Dean Wilkins. In July 2007 he agreed to have his Brighton contract cancelled by mutual consent.
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'''Peter Dinsdale''' (19 October 1938 - June 2004) was a football player and coach. He played 239 times for Huddersfield Town and was head coach of the Canadian national soccer team for qualifying for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
Born in Bradford. Dinsdale played for Huddersfield beginning in 1959 upon finishing his National Service. A forward early in his career, he made a switch left midfielder by 1962. He played with Town until 1966, making 219 league appearances for the side.
Dinsdale was one of the first English players to play professionally in North America, joining the Vancouver Royals of the United Soccer Association (USA) for their inaugural 1967 (summer) season. The USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) to form the North American Soccer League (NASL). Dinsdale played with the Royals during the 1968 NASL season. There he was subject to one of the earliest football loan transfers, playing on loan from Vancouver with Bradford Park Avenue during the Canadian club's off-season. He made nine league appearances for the Bradford club.
After managing the Canada between 1968 and 1970, Dinsdale returned to England to become assistant manager of Brighton and Hove Albion from 1970 to '72 under former Hudderfield teammate Pat Saward. He later emigrated and settled in Vancouver, working as a real estate agent.
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'''Robert Koren''', (born 20 September 1980) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club West Bromwich Albion and serves as captain of the Slovenian national team.
Koren played for Publikum, Dravograd and Radlje in his home country, before transferring to Norwegian side Lillestrm in 2004. He became one of the most highly rated players of the Norwegian Premier League, many regarding him as the best foreigner in the entire competition. Koren was the definitive playmaker for Lillestrm, and has often been compared to his former idol Zlatko Zahovi. During his time in Norway he was linked with moves to English clubs Leeds United and Manchester City.
On January 4, 2007, Koren signed for English Championship club West Bromwich Albion in a Bosman ruling, penning an 18 month contract with a further year's option in the club's favour.
In July 2007 Koren suffered a freak accident in training when a ball hit him in the eye, causing internal bleeding and temporary loss of vision. Although he made a full recovery, he later admitted that he had feared for his sight.
In the 2008/09 premier league season, Koren proved his reliability and consistency by making the most appearances of the season for an outfield player at West Brom, only appearing less times than goalkeeper Scott Carson.
Koren has been capped 44 times for Slovenia, scoring two goals, and played 12 matches for their under-21 team. He was named as his country's captain prior to their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.
Koren is married and has two sons, Nal and Tian.
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'''Richard Dryden''' (born 14 June 1969 in Stroud, England) is an English former professional footballer.
A very experienced defender, Richard started his career in 1986 as a trainee with Bristol Rovers, joining them as a professional in July 1987. He then joined Exeter City in March 1989 after a brief loan spell with the club, where he first played under manager Terry Cooper.
During Dryden-s time at Exeter City, he made a total of 92 appearances and also spent time on loan with Manchester City. While at Exeter, he played a major part in their 1989-90 Fourth Division title triumph.
Notts County was the next stop (from August 1991) for Dryden before moving on to Birmingham City for -165,000 in March 1993, where he was re-united with Terry Cooper. After Birmingham City, Dryden moved in December 1994 to Bristol City, the rivals of his youth team club, Bristol Rovers.
On the recommendation of Terry Cooper, now Southampton's chief scout, Dryden moved to Southampton in August 1996 for -150,000. He made his debut on 18 August 1996 at home to Chelsea and successfully marked Gianluca Vialli out of the game in a 0-0 draw. Although he featured regularly in the first team under manager Graeme Souness in 1996-97 (making 29 league appearances), the remainder of his time at The Dell was difficult as Southampton had 5 managers during the course of his 5 seasons with the club. He played a total of 54 games for the Premiership club, scoring 4 goals. He will best be remembered at Southampton for the 3 spectacular goals he scored in their 1996-97 Coca-Cola Cup run, especially for one against Oxford United on 26 November, when he received the ball 35 yards from goal, cut inside and curled a shot from 20 yards into the top left corner.
He was also loaned out to Stoke City, Northampton Town and Swindon Town loan while at Southampton.
He was signed on loan for Swindon Town in November 2000 in a bid to tighten a poor defence. Dryden's spell at the club hardly started well - he was credited with an own goal on his debut, during a 3-0 loss at home against Stoke City on 25 November. This was followed by two consecutive victories against Northampton Town and Rotherham United, but his final four appearances for Swindon all ended in defeat.
In February 2001, Dryden joined Luton Town on a permanent contract and moved on to Scarborough in July 2002 after playing for the club on loan earlier in the 2001-02 season.
May 2003 saw him join Worksop Town for a brief spell before moving to Tamworth.
Dryden was appointed assistant manager of Tamworth, when Mark Cooper took charge of the club in April 2004. On 24 January 2007 Dryden's contract with Tamworth was terminated by mutual consent, at the same time as Mark Cooper's contract.
In March 2007, Dryden signed for Shepshed Dynamo.
In December 2007, he became manager of Conference North club Worcester City 
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Palacios, along with brothers (Milton, Jerry, Johnny and Edwin), started his career as a footballer with Club Deportivo Victoria, from which all five players were later transferred to Olimpia.
Palacios made 102 appearances and scored 32 goals for Olimpia. He became one of the idols of the team and quickly started to attract international attention after winning five league titles with Olimpia in the 2002-03 Apertura tournament, as well as the 2003-04 Clausura, 2004-05 Clasura, 2005-06 Apertura and the 2005-06 Clausura tournaments. He is especially remembered for scoring a goal from the half-way line against Marathn in the final minutes of a game in 2006 to win the 2005-2006 Clausura tournament to become champions of Honduras.
After having a very successful career in Honduras, Palacios looked to make his name in the European leagues. On 14 July 2007 Palacios announced that he would travel to Serbia for a couple of months for a trial with Red Star Belgrade. He stayed for only a month and despite impressing during his stay, he did not join the club as they refused to pay the cost demanded by Olimpia. After his trial in Serbia, he traveled to France to try his luck with Monaco. It is not known what happened but he did not sign a contract and returned to Honduras.
In August 2007, there were reports in the Honduran press that Palacios had gone missing, until his father stated that his son was actually in London having a trial with Premier League club Arsenal.
On 24 August 2007 Birmingham City announced that after a recommendation from Arsne Wenger they were offering Palacios a trial with a view to a six month loan, which was agreed on 31 August 2007.
On 11 January 2008, Palacios re-joined Bruce at Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee, and made his debut the following day against Derby County. He became an important piece in Steve Bruce's scheme and was linked to the likes of big clubs like Manchester United, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid. Then on 16 January 2009 Steve Bruce declared that the deal with Tottenham Hotspur for Palacios was "virtually agreed". However, he bemoaned the loss of his "right arm" and declared he didn't want to lose "one of [his] best players" after he has become "one of the best midfield players in the country". However, despite Bruce's attempts to keep him at the JJB Stadium, the deal was confirmed five days later.
Despite having reservations about moving to North London from North West England where he was settled, Palacios agreed personal terms on a five-and-a-half year contract with Tottenham Hotspur, committing his future to the club until 2014. On January 21, 2009, the club announced to the London Stock Exchange that they had agreed a fee of -12 million for Palacios and that the player had agreed personal terms and passed his medical,
Wilson Palacios wears the number 8 jersey with the Honduran national football team. He has played 63 matches with Honduras where he has converted 4 goals since 2003. He is also one of the most well-known Honduran international players alongside David Suazo.
He is the brother of Milton Palacios, Jerry Palacios, Johnny Palacios and Edwin Rene Palacios. On 30 October 2007, his 16-year-old brother (at the time) Edwin was kidnapped by five armed men from the family home in La Ceiba.
In January 2009, Palacios' mother made a televised appeal for the kidnappers to open communication with the family, expressing her need to find out if Edwin was still alive, her fears that Palacios' big-money transfer to Tottenham would only strengthen the kidnappers' demands, and a request for help from the British authorities. She stressed that Palacios' team received the transfer fee but the player has only his salary, and that the family's situation is distressing for him.
On 8 May 2009 it was announced that, following a confession from two leaders of the 18th Street gang, police had found a body in the municipality of El Paraso which they believed to be the remains of Edwin.
Palacios returned home to Honduras the following day on compassionate leave.
On 28 May 2009, the DNA results on his brother's remains came back positive. They buried him the following day in La Ceiba, Honduras. On 30 May 2009, despite his loss, he joined the Honduran National Team to train in preparation for the World Cup Qualifying games against the U.S.A and El Salvador.
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'''Richard Logan''' (born February 18, 1988) is an English professional football forward currently with Blyth Spartans.
Logan was born in Washington, Tyne and Wear and began his career as a trainee with Darlington. He made his league debut as a 16 year old substitute on March 5, 2005, as a second-half substitute for Keith Gilroy in a 1-0 win at home to Bury.
In need of first team experience, he was allowed to join Workington on loan in September 2005 . Still on the outside of Darlington's first team squad, he joined Gateshead on loan in September 2006.
He was released by Darlington in January 2007 .
He then went on to sign for the Virginia Beach Mariners, managed by former Northern Ireland international Colin Clarke. He subsequently moved to Sweden to play for Ostevalls before signing for Conference North side Blyth Spartans on 5 October 2007
as of 2009 playing for Consett
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'''Alan Neilson''' (born on 26 September 1972 in Wegberg, Germany) is a Welsh former professional footballer turned coach, currently the assistant manager of Conference National side Luton Town.
A former Wales international, Neilson started his professional football career with Newcastle United in 1991 as a trainee. He made 42 league appearances before transferring to Southampton for -750,000.
Neilson played with the Saints in The Premier League for two full seasons before moving to Fulham for -225,000, where he joined up with his former manager at Newcastle, Kevin Keegan.
Neilson suffered from injury problems throughout his career at Fulham, making just 29 league appearances in nearly five seasons. In October 2001, Neilson moved to Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the season, but played just 12 games before being sent back to Fulham in February 2002.
Later that month Neilson was released by Fulham, and joined Luton Town
Neilson joined Football Conference side Tamworth in 2006
Neilson left Tamworth to continue his coaching at both Luton Town and at Barnfield College. He was undecided as to whether to retire from playing or not
In June 2008, Neilson joined his former club Luton Town as Youth Development Coach,
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'''Jamie McDonald Pace''' (born January 1, 1977 in Hammersmith,London England) is a professional footballer currently playing with Valletta in Maltese Premier League where he plays as a Central midfielder.
Pace joined Marsaxlokk in 2005 from Valletta, during his time in Malta he has also played for Sliema Wanderers and Piet Hotspurs. Played with various clubs in London before coming to Malta including 1997-98 with Barton Rovers making 51 appearances and scoring 21 goals, Tooting & Mitcham during 1999-2001. Pace had his first trial with Crystal Palace at the age of 17.
Pace had a three way option of which nation he wished to play his international football for. He could have chosen to stick with England, his country of birth, Malta, through his Maltese mother Maria-Teresa Pace or Jamaica through his father (the late Keith McDonald), who played for Chelsea.
Pace decided to declare his nationality to Malta in 2005 after receiving a call up to join the Maltese national football team, and Jamie made his debut on February 9, 2005 against Norway.
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'''James Alan Ball Sr.''' (26 September 1924 - 2 January 1982) was an English footballer and manager.
Born in Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, Ball played as an inside-forward for Bolton B.F., Southport (46+2 league appearances) (1946-1947), Birmingham City (1947-1948), Southport (41 appearances, 9 goals) (1948-1950), Oldham Athletic (7 appearances, 1 goal) (1950-1952) and Rochdale (5 appearances, one goal) (1952).
He managed Halifax Town (1967-1970) and (1976-1977), Preston North End (1970-1973) and Djurgrdens IF (1979).
At the time of his death in a car crash, aged 57, he was working as a football coach in Cyprus. The taxi driver responsible for the crash was given a one-year driving ban, while Ball's widow, Violet, was granted -25,000 in compensation. Their son, Alan Jr., played in England's 1966 FIFA World Cup winning team and followed his father into management in a career spanning from 1984 until 1999, dying in 2007 aged 61.
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'''Michael Mifsud''' (born 17 April 1981 in Piet) is a Maltese footballer who last played for English side Coventry City, where he played as a striker before being released after his contract expired in June 2009. Mifsud is currently without a club.
He is a member of the Malta national team and has previously played for Sliema Wanderers, Kaiserslautern and Lillestrm. He was voted Maltese Sports Person of the Year in 2001 and 2003.
A product of Sliema Wanderers, Mifsud made his debut in the 1997-98 season, appearing seven times and scoring one goal. He became a first-team regular the following season, scoring eight goals in 22 appearances. Two successful seasons followed, with 21 goals in 26 appearances in 1999-2000, as well as a trial with Manchester United in July 1999, and 30 goals in just 25 appearances the following season.
His form earned him his first call up to the national team, and this alerted the then-Bundesliga club Kaiserslautern to his potential and he signed for the club in the summer of 2001.
His wish for regular first-team football meant he was released in the winter of 2004, just in time to re-sign for Sliema Wanderers and help them retain the Maltese league championship. The same summer he was snapped up by Norwegian Premier League club Lillestrm, where he was at one stage voted the best foreign player in the league. He was the club's top scorer in the 2006 season with 11 goals in 19 appearances.
On 5 November 2006, the last day of the Norwegian League, he declared that he has set his heart on a move to one of the top European leagues. The previous summer, Lillestrm had turned down an offer for Mifsud from English club Coventry City despite knowing that the striker would be able to move for free in January 2007 as his contract was due to run out at the end of December.
He declined to renew his contract with Lillestrm to fulfill his wish to turn out for a club in a major European league.
Mifsud was spotted by ex-manager of Coventry City Micky Adams as he was looking for new strikers in Norway. On 10 January 2007, Mifsud signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Coventry City in the Football League Championship in England. However, Adams was sacked two days later. Mifsud made his dbut for Coventry City on 13 January 2007 in a Football League Championship match at home to Crystal Palace.
Mifsud scored his first goal for Coventry City on 22 January 2007, after coming on as a substitute in an away game against Plymouth Argyle. He then scored his second goal for Coventry in 4-1 defeat of Barnsley. He also scored at Turf Moor on 6 May 2007 against Burnley. During another impressive display, he scored a goal against Sheffield Wednesday and won the goal of the season for Coventry.
In the third round of the 2007-08 League Cup, on 26 September 2007, Mifsud scored two goals to give Coventry an unexpected 2-0 victory over Premier League champions, Manchester United, his boyhood team, at Old Trafford. La Gazzetta dello Sport nicknamed him as ''Il Messi Di Malta'' after the match.
After this success, Mifsud continued to excel. He was instrumental in Coventry's draw with Charlton Athletic on 29 September, scoring his third goal in two games. On 2 October, Coventry secured a 3-1 league win against Blackpool F.C., the second goal again coming from Mifsud. In this same match, Mifsud was fouled in the box and the resultant penalty was scored by Coventry's Michael Doyle. Furthermore, Blackpool's Kaspars Gorkss was shown the red card for a foul on Dele Adebola, after a Mifsud through ball.
On 12 November, Mifsud was sent off after 11 minutes of a Midlands derby against West Bromwich Albion, after elbowing Carl Hoefkens in the face. Mifsud later apologised for the elbow on Hoefkens. On 4 December, Mifsud returned from his three-match ban to face West Brom. It was a great comeback from Mifsud, scoring two goals and increasing his tally to 15 goals for the season with the Sky Blues.
On 5 January 2008, Mifsud scored two goals in the FA Cup in Coventry's thrashing of Premier League Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, and confirmed his status as one of the clubs most deadly attackers, and perhaps the most vital one as well. For his performance, Mifsud was named as the player of the third round by visitors to the Football Association's website, for which he was made a guest of the FA at the 2008 FA Cup Final. On 26 January, Mifsud scored Coventry's second goal in their FA Cup fourth round win against Millwall.
On 23 April 2008, Mifsud was named as the runner-up for Coventry City's player of the year award by the clubs' fans. The winner was Jay Tabb, who scored 84% of the votes. However, Mifsud got most of the remaining 16%.
On 23 July 2008, Coventry City accepted an undisclosed bid for Mifsud from Bristol City. On 29 July 2008, Bristol City announced that, following negotiations, in which Bristol City manager Gary Johnson questioned Mifsud's commitment, they would not be proceeding with his signing. After a string of good performances, Mifsud eventually worked his way back into the Coventry side.
On 30th June 2009, Mifsud's Coventry contract expired and he was subsequently released after becoming surplus to requirements by manager Chris Coleman.
Mifsud joined Barnsley on loan until the end of the season on 2 February 2009 on the same day as Andranik Teymourian and Adam Hammill joining fellow Malta team-mate Daniel Bogdanovic at Oakwell. On 10 March 2009, Mifsud scored his first goal for his new club in a 1-1 draw at Oakwell against Birmingham. Mifsud scored his second goal for Barnsley on 18 March 2009, scoring the third goal in a 3-1 win against Crystal Palace at Oakwell.
Mifsud made his first appearance under Josip Ili's Malta national team on 10 February 2000 against Albania in the National Stadium, Ta' Qali.
He is considered as one of the most prominent players Malta has ever produced. He was instrumental in Malta's victory against Hungary in the Euro 2008 qualifiers, the country's first competitive home victory since 1982.
On 27 March 2008, Mifsud scored five goals for Malta in a 7-1 friendly win over Liechtenstein, scoring a hat-trick after only 21 minutes of the match.
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'''Matthew Williams''' (born 5 November 1982 in St Asaph, Denbighshire) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing as a striker for Rhyl.
Williams began his football career in 1999 with Manchester United. He signed for them at just 16 years of age and continued to play for a further five years. Despite playing well and scoring plenty of goals at reserve level, he was released in March 2005.
Although he failed to make an appearance in the first team, he did train with the first team regularly in his Manchester United career. Williams was involved in the reserve team that featured players such as David Beckham, Luke Chadwick, Paul McShane, Michael Stewart, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Kieran Richardson, Phil Bardsley, Giuseppe Rossi, Gerard Piqu, Richard Eckersley, Chris Eagles, Ritchie Jones and strike partner Colin Heath; who have all also left the club since Williams' departure.
Williams joined Notts County on 11 March 2004, where he spent two seasons. Although it didn't take him long to become a fixture in the first-team, he failed to make a major impact in the first-team.
In total, Williams made 26 appearances (13 starts and 13 substitute appearances) and scored just one goal.
Williams joined Tamworth on loan on 20 January 2006 for the remainder of the 2005-06 season, Williams made a total of eight appearances and scored five goals during the loan spell, before injury put an end to his season.
Despite an impressive time on loan at Tamworth, Williams was not offered a new contract by Notts County and was released.
Williams decided to re-sign with Tamworth on a one-year permanent contract for the 2006-07 season. During the season, he played as a winger and as a striker, and made a total of 31 appearances, scoring five goals.
Question marks had been raised over Williams' future following Tamworth's relegation from the Football Conference, although Matthew had always stated that despite the clubs relegation, he wanted to sign another contract for the 2007-08 season.
On 2 July 2007, Williams and fellow striker Justin Jackson signed new one-year deals with Tamworth. On the same day, Williams was also joined at Tamworth by former Notts County team mates Robert Ullathorne and Jake Sheridan.
Williams joined local rivals Burton Albion in a loan deal on 21 March 2008. He scored the winning goal away at Farsley Celtic on his debut, before netting in the defeat to Grays Athletic at home.
On 16 July 2008, Rhyl's website announced the signing of Williams just before kick off in a friendly against Oldham Athletic.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Brian Foster''' (born 24 September 1957, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) is a former English football player, famed for wearing a headband. He started his career at Portsmouth in 1973 and played for the club until 1979 when he joined Brighton. While at Brighton, Foster won three caps for England, was a member of England's 1982 World Cup squad, and reached the final of the 1983 FA Cup, where they held Manchester United to a 2-2 draw before losing 4-0 in the replay. Despite Brighton's relegation that season, Foster remained at the Goldstone Ground.
After five seasons at Brighton, Foster was sold to Aston Villa in March 1984. However, after only eight largely unsuccessful months at Villa Park, he was transferred to Luton Town in November 1984. At Luton, he became a rock in central defence, and captained the Hatters to the 1988 League Cup.
He left Luton in 1989, and later played for Oxford United, before returning to Brighton, where he spent the last four years of his career. However, Brighton's fortunes during his second spell were quite different to those they experienced during his first spell a decade earlier. He arrived as they had been relegated to the new Division Two (known as the Third Division until the creation of the FA Premier League) and were having to sell many players due to rising debt. By the time of his retirement four years later, they were being relegated again (this time to Division Three) and the financial crisis had got so bad that they were in the process of selling off their stadium.
In January 2008 he was named as a member of an Anglo-American consortium, which includes BBC presenter Nick Owen, bidding to buy his former club Luton Town.
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'''Michael "Mick" Docherty''' (born October 29, 1950 in Preston, Lancashire) is a former footballer and coach. He is the elder son of famous manager Tommy Docherty.
As a player, Docherty was a full-back for Burnley, Manchester City and Sunderland, before an injury brought an early end to his playing career. He subsequently joined Sunderland's coaching staff.
In the 1980-81 season, Docherty took over as caretaker manager of Sunderland with four games of the season to go. He managed to save the club from relegation with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield on the last day of the season. They finished 17th, two points clear of relegation.
Since then he has consistently managed to find work in the game, although rarely as a manager. He was briefly manager of Hartlepool United between June and December 1983, a spell chiefly noted for the signing of the ailing Ray Kennedy from Swansea City.
He later assisted Dave Sutton and succeeded him in 1994 as manager at Rochdale, accepting the job after three preferred candidates declined it. In 1994/95, he led Dale to the Northern Final of the Auto Windscreens Trophy. In his only full season in charge, 1995/96, a bright start led to an FA Cup third round match at Liverpool. Thereafter the team went into a steep decline and shortly after the end of the season, Docherty was dismissed, apparently due to alarm at some of his decisions on the retained list, and replaced by Graham Barrow. This season is well-documented in the fly on the wall book ''Kicking In The Wind''.
Docherty was coach at Burnley where he worked alongside Ronnie Jepson and Stan Ternent. He was released alongside them at the end of the 2003-04 season, but rejoined Jepson, now manager of Gillingham, as his assistant in January 2006. When Jepson resigned in September 2007, he was named as joint caretaker manager with Iffy Onuora,
On May 14, 2008, he again teamed up with Stan Ternent and Ronnie Jepson in a coaching role at Huddersfield Town. He left the club on November 4, following Ternent's departure as manager.
He now coaches at Burnley College football academy alongside Brian Taylor and John Dawson (physio).
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'''William Henry "Billy" Elliott''' (20 March 1925 - 21 January 2008), born in Bradford, was an English professional footballer and football manager. He played five times for the England national side.
Billy Elliott, a left winger, began his career with Bradford Park Avenue, joining as an amateur in 1939 and turning professional in March 1942. He scored 21 times in 176 league games for Bradford before a -23,000 move to Burnley in August 1951. He made his debut for England on 18 May 1952 in a 1-1 draw with Italy in Florence, also playing in the 3-2 win against Austria in Vienna a week later. The following season he played the games against Northern Ireland, Wales and Belgium.
In June 1953, after fourteen goals in 74 league games for Burnley, Elliott moved to Sunderland in June 1953, costing -26,000. He played 212 games and scored 26 goals, in a six year spell at the club, leaving in July 1959 to join Wisbech Town.
Elliott was manager of the Libya national side between October 1961 and 1963 when he returned to the UK and scouted for Sheffield Wednesday. In 1964 he moved to Germany to coach the US Forces teams, a post he held until July 1966 when he was appointed manager of Belgian side Daring FC. On leaving Daring in January 1968 he returned to Sunderland, as coach. Elliott was caretaker manager of Sunderland for four games in 1972 after the sacking of Alan Brown, remaining on the coaching staff under new manager Bob Stokoe until June 1973, leaving after Sunderland had won the FA Cup.
He coached Norwegian side Brann between 1974 and 1978 and in December 1978 returned to Sunderland as caretaker-manager for a second time. He remained in charge until the end of the season, almost guiding Sunderland to promotion. The board decided that they wanted a younger man in charge, however, and sacked Elliott in favour of coach Ken Knighton.
In June 1979 he took over as manager of Darlington, where he remained until June 1983.
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'''Mark John Ovendale''' (born 22 November 1973 in Leicester) is an English former football goalkeeper.
Ovendale began his career with local village team Leverington before joining Wisbech Town. He moved to Northampton Town, playing six league games in the 1994-95 season. He joined Welsh champions Barry Town in August 1997 and after a successful first season, joined Bournemouth for a fee of -30,000 in July 1998.
He quickly became the first choice in the Bournemouth goal, making his Cherries' debut on the opening day of the 1998-99 season, a 2-0 win at home to Lincoln City. He remained a regular over the next two seasons before a -425,000 move took him to Luton Town in August 2000.
Luton manager Ricky Hill installed Ovendale as his first choice goalkeeper, but he struggled to make an impact and spent the season in and out of the side, with former first choice Nathan Abbey replacing him on a number of occasions. With Abbey released and Luton relegated at the end of the season, Ovendale found himself as second choice goalkeeper, following the signing of Carl Emberson.
He appeared only sporadically over the next two seasons and was released in 2003. In late July that year he resigned for Barry Town, but just two weeks later joined York City. York were relegated to the Conference at the end of the season and Ovendale was one of a number of players released.
He signed for non-league Tiverton Town in the summer of 2004, where he remained until May 2006 when he joined Welsh side Carmarthen Town. He played for Carmarthen in the Inter-Toto Cup against Finnish side Tampere United, but left in July 2006 to join Newport County, signing as a replacement for the injured Tony Pennock. He was forced to retire from playing in June 2007 due to a hip injury.
Mark joined Wimborne Town in a coaching role in August 2008 but mad e afew appearances in goal for the club during the 2008-09 season.
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'''Adam Richard Legzdins''' (born 28 November 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra as a goalkeeper.
Legzdins was born in Stafford. He came through Birmingham City's Academy system and played his first competitive football in October 2005 on loan at Alfreton Town in the Conference North, four games which included a man of the match performance away at Hereford United in the FA Cup.
He then joined Halifax Town of the Conference on a work experience basis,
where he played 11 games before Birmingham recalled him, concerned that regular first-team football for Halifax combined with playing for Birmingham's reserve team was too much for the 19-year-old.
Legzdins signed his first one-year professional contract in the summer of 2006. Early in the 2006-07 he was given a Birmingham squad number because of an injury to first choice keeper Maik Taylor, and was an unused substitute in their Championship match at Cardiff City.
He then joined Macclesfield Town on loan and was expected to go straight into the starting eleven due to injury and suspension,
but manager Paul Ince chose goalkeeping coach David Rouse instead,
and Legzdins completed his month's loan without appearing for the club. He played an active part in helping Birmingham reserves to the championship of the Central League Division One Central in 2006-07.
Legzdins was given a further year's contract in summer 2007,
and rejoined Halifax Town on three months' loan in October 2007,
where he played regularly in preference to the more experienced Craig Mawson. Having returned to Birmingham at the end of this loan spell, he rejoined Halifax within days on a further loan until the end of the 2007-08 season,
Legzdins made his first-team debut for Crewe in the League Cup defeat to Blackpool on 11 August 2009, after loan goalkeeper David Button returned to Tottenham Hotspur,
He qualifies to play international football for Latvia via his paternal grandparents.
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'''William John Irvine''' (born 18 June 1943) is a former professional football striker. He played for Burnley, Preston North End, Brighton and Hove Albion and Halifax Town and he was also a Northern Ireland international.
The most successful period of his career was without doubt his time at Burnley, making his Clarets debut away at Arsenal in May 1963. By 1964-65 he established a forward partnership with Andy Lochhead, which was along with Spurs', Jimmy Greaves and Alan Gilzean, the most lethal strike force in the country. In the 1965-66 season he was the First Division's top scorer, with a tally of 29 goals. A broken leg, sustained in an FA cup 3rd round match at Everton in 1967 signalled a downturn in his career at Turf Moor. In 1968 he was transferred to Preston.
A move to Brighton and Hove Albion followed in 1971 and Irvine played nearly 70 games in two seasons for the Seagulls, scoring 27 goals - one of which, against Aston Villa in the third division was the runner up in the BBC Goal of the Season after the game was fortuitously covered by BBC Match of the Day. After two seasons at the Goldstone Ground Irvine moved on again to finish his playing career at Halifax Town.
Willie Irvine now works for Aeropia Ltd as the Key Customer liaison officer for a major aerospace customer in Burnley ( Aircelle Ltd). He is married, to wife Rita, and has 3 sons, Darren, Steven and Jonathan.
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'''Stephen David Hindmarch''' (born on 16 November 1989) is an English footballer who currently plays for Workington A.F.C. in the Blue Square North as a Attacking Midfielder/Striker.
Hindmarch was born in Penrith, Cumbria and grew up in the Lake District town of Keswick, Cumbria.
Stephen has now gone on to be an integral part of the Scafell Darts team in Rosthwaite who are gunning for promotion. He plays alongside his Father David, Trevor, Keith & Stuart Dowson and the legendary figure of Nigel Dixon
Hindmarch, aged 14, playing in Carlisle United's Under-14 year old team, was atrracting the interest of Premiership, but he decided to stay with his local professional club, signing YTS forms.
On 3 September 2006 Hindmarch, aged 16 years and 291 days old and a first year YTS player
Attracting interest from Workington A.F.C. and Barrow A.F.C.
However in May 2008, Hindmarch was signed by former Carlisle United manager Paul Simpson for League Two Shrewsbury Town, alongside former teammate Paul Murray.
On the 5th June 2009 Hindmarch joined Workington A.F.C. in he Blue Square North ahead of the new season
Stephen's brother, Paul, is a young cricketer at Durham CCC's academy.
In winter 2008 Paul played in Australia for Wanneroo.
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'''George Edward Ainsley''' (15 April 1915 in South Shields - April 1985 in Leeds) was an English professional footballer and football manager.
George Ainsley,a centre forward, played for his local side South Shields St. Andrews before joining Sunderland in April 1932. He made his league debut on 6 May 1933 in a 1-1 draw away to Chelsea
He left to join Bolton Wanderers in August 1936. In December the same year, after just seven league games for Bolton, Ainsley moved to Leeds United. He scored on his league debut (0n 19 December against Sunderland and scored twice in his second appearance (as Leeds put past Middlesbrough.
He was never a regular at Elland Road, despite scoring 30 times in 89 league games. He remained with Leeds until after the war, joining Bradford Park Avenue in November 1947. He retired from playing in 1949, having scored 29 goals in 44 games for Bradford.
After retiring as a player, Ainsley travelled the world as a coach
he trained the Norwegian team SK Brann half of 1955. He was head coach of Ghana between 1958 and 1959. He was later coach of the Pakistan national team until November 1962 when he moved to Highland Park, Johannesburg as coach. Late in 1963 he became the manager of the Israel national side, leaving that post in December 1964.
He was appointed manager of Workington in June 1965, guiding the side to their highest ever league position (5th in Division Three) the following season. However, Workington were relegated at the end of the 1966-67 season and Ainsley was sacked in November 1966. He then coached USL Dunkerque in France.
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'''Samuel James Aiston''' (born November 21, 1976 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English professional footballer who plays for Hednesford Town as a midfielder. He has made over 200 appearances in the Premier League and the Football League, particularly for Sunderland, Chester City, Shrewsbury Town, Tranmere Rovers, Northampton Town and Wrexham.
Aiston began his career at Newcastle United in 1994 but made no appearances for the club before joining Sunderland in 1995, where he made over 20 first-team appearances, most as substitute.
In November 2007, Aiston joined Wrexham on loan, having previously played for Wrexham manager Brian Little at Tranmere Rovers. Aiston made his debut in a 2-2 draw with Chester City three days later. In January 2008, Aiston's move to Wrexham was made into a permanent signing. He was transfer listed by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference.
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'''Jude Barrington Stirling''' (born June 29, 1982 in Enfield, London) is an English footballer playing for Football League One side Milton Keynes Dons. He joined them in early January 2007 from Peterborough United. He is most comfortable at right or left back, but is also able to play as a centre-back, winger or defensive midfielder. During MK Dons' League Two triumph of 2007-08, he was occasionally experimented as a striker, and gained popularity amongst Dons fans for his versatility, sheer effort and very long throw ins.
Stirling is a product of the Broadwater United football academy run by his father Clasford Stirling in Broadwater Farm, north London.
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'''David Neave''' (1883 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer.
Neave was born in Arbroath and first played for Forfar Athletic, Montrose and then Arbroath. In March 1904 he moved south of the border to join newly-promoted Woolwich Arsenal. A left-winger, in his first season (1904-05) he was understudy to both Charlie Satterthwaite and Bobby Templeton and only played three league matches, his debut coming in a First Division match against Small Heath on December 3, 1904. Disgruntled, he left to join Leyton in May 1905, but by the end of the year had returned to Woolwich Arsenal.
In his second spell, Neave had more luck and by the start of the 1906-07 season he was a first-choice, as Woolwich Arsenal reached the FA Cup semi-finals, losing 3-1 to The Wednesday and seventh place in the League. Neave continued to play for the next three season for Woolwich Arsenal as a near ever-present, though their form gradually tailed off and in 1909-10 they finished 18th; that season Neave was the club's top scorer, albeit with only five goals.
By then, Neave had been made to share the left wing position with Charles Lewis; he had only played in half the matches of Arsenal's 1909-10 campaign. This continued for the next two seasons, and by 1912 he was forced to be understudy to Lewis. Unhappy, he left Woolwich Arsenal in July 1912 to sign for Merthyr Town. In all he played 168 matches for Arsenal, scoring 32 goals. His fate after playing for Merthyr is unknown.
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}}'''Redfern Froggatt''' (August 23, 1924 - December 26, 2003) was a footballer for Sheffield Wednesday and England.
Redfern was the son of former Sheffield Wednesday captain Frank Froggatt, and the cousin England international Jack Froggatt. In 1942 'Red' was signed from Sheffield YMCA but did not become a regular in the Wednesday side until 1945. Over the course of the next 15 years he would go on to make a total of 498 appearances for the club, mostly as a striker but playing over 50 games as a winger, scoring 149 goals. He made his England debut in a match against Wales in 1952 and in total received four England caps scoring 2 goals. His final game for Wednesday came in the 1959-60 season.
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'''Rachel Brown''' (born 2 July 1980) is an English footballer, currently playing as goalkeeper for Everton Ladies and England Women. She is also the goalkeeper on Five's Superstars and works for Everton's Community Project.
Brown began playing football at primary school, in a boys team.
She remained with Liverpool while completing her A-levels, after which she moved to the United States where she initially played for the University of Alabama. In 2000 she transferred to the University of Pittsburgh Panthers while she completed a degree in Sports Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
On returning to Liverpool she qualified as a PE Teacher at Liverpool John Moores University and joined Everton Ladies in January 2003.
In May 2009, Brown was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.
Brown played eight times for the England Under-18 side before making her senior debut in February 1997 against Germany. After impressing at her hometown club Burnley, where she had been a season-ticket holder as a child as England beat Australia 1-0 in September 2003, she was asked to turn on the Christmas lights in Burnley - but she had to cancel as she was playing for England as they beat Scotland 5-0 in November at nearby Preston. After a long spell out with injury, Brown returned to the England team against Sweden in the last group game of Women-s Euro 2005. Rachel started every game of England's women's 2009 campaign.
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'''Marc Tierney''' (born August 23, 1985) is an English-born footballer, who currently plays for Colchester United. Predominantly a left back, Tierney can play in other left-sided positions, such as centre-back. His brother Paul is also a professional footballer.
Tierney rose through the youth ranks at Oldham Athletic, making his professional debut for Oldham in a Carling Cup match in August of the 2003-04 season, against Scunthorpe United. In December 2004 he went to Carlisle United on loan for a three month spell under Paul Simpson.
In January 2007, Tierney was signed by Shrewsbury Town in a two and a half year deal. He was a regular in the Shrewsbury side during the closing months of the 2006-07 season, as Town reached the League Two playoff final at Wembley. Notably, Tierney was sent off in the dying minutes of that game, making him only the second player to suffer this fate at the new stadium, and meaning he would miss the first game of the 2007-08 season.
In spite of Shrewsbury's disappointing 2007-08 season, Tierney enjoyed excellent personal form. His consistently dependable performances earned him both the fans' and players' player of the year awards.
On November 27, 2008 Tierney joined Colchester United on an initial five-week loan. The move was made permanent in the January transfer window.
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'''Neal James Eardley''' (born 6 November 1988) is a Welsh international footballer who plays for Blackpool. His predominant position is as a defender.
He previously played for Oldham Athletic and has represented Wales at under-17, under-19, under-21 levels before winning his first full cap in 2007.
Born in Llandudno, Eardley made the transition from the Boundary Park youth system of Oldham Athletic to the first team in May 2006. He made his first team debut in a 1-1 draw versus Scunthorpe United on 6 May.
In the 2006-07 season Eardley became a regular starter in the Oldham defence. However, it got off to a rough start, when he was sent off in the opening game on 5 August shortly after teammate Chris Taylor, as Oldham lost 1-0 to Tranmere Rovers. In September he was given his first professional contract until June 2009.
The following season he became a valuable member of the Oldham defence and was named captain during Sean Gregan's absence.
On 11 March 2008, he had his first multi-goal game, scoring twice from penalty kicks in a 2-0 win over Bournemouth. Almost two months later, he again had a multi-goal game in a 4-1 victory over Crewe Alexandra. In total, he made 49 appearances, scoring six goals.
Eardley was named in the 2008-09 season League One Team of the Year, along with teammate Chris Taylor.
On 6 August 2009, Sky Sports reported that Oldham Athletic had accepted a bid for Eardley from Championship side Blackpool, whose manager, Ian Holloway, had been trying to sign him throughout the close-season, with Eardley having been given permission to talk to ''the Seasiders'' and undergo a medical at Bloomfield Road.
On 18 August he made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Derby County at Bloomfield Road.
a. ''1 league play-off appearance for Oldham Athletic in 2007 (included in 2006-07 total)''
b. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
Eardley made three appearances for Wales at under-17 level in 2003 and 2004. In 2005 he played once for theWelsh under-19s before making his debut with the under-21 side in 2007.
Eardley earned his first senior cap for Wales in a 1-0 win over Bulgaria on 22 August 2007, coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. He also played twice in Wales' unsuccessful Euro 2008 qualifying campaign,
In March 2009 Eardley played in Wales under-21's opening two games in Qualifying Group Three for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, both against Luxembourg under-21's. The first game, on 27 March, was a 0-0 draw at Deich, Ettelbruck Luxembourg.
On 6 June 2009 he made his first appearance in World Cup qualification as Wales beat Azerbaijan 1-0 in their 2010 World cup UEFA Group Four game at the Tofik Bakhramov Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan.
He missed the under-21 sides third 2011 UEFA qualifying game, a 4-1 victory over Hungary under-21's on 11 August as he had been called up to the full Wales squad for a friendly against Montenegro at the Podgorica City Stadium in Montenegro the following day, which they lost 2-1, with Eardley replacing Sam Ricketts in the 57th minute.
Later in August he was again named in Brian Flynn's Wales under-21 squad for their next 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group Three qualifying game against Italy under-21's on 4 September.
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'''Stefan Stam''' (born 14 September 1979) is an Dutch footballer currently playing for Yeovil Town after he was released by Oldham Athletic on 14 May 2009.
Stam started playing football for VV Grasshoppers of Hoogwoud. He played for the youth teams of both AZ and PSV Eindhoven, and played professional football for FC Eindhoven. He signed for Oldham Athletic at the beginning of the 2003/04 season following a successful trial. He scored once for Oldham, in a 2-1 win over Rotherham.
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'''John "Jack" Reynolds''' (23 September 1881 in Manchester, England - 8 November 1962 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) was an English football manager and player. He was the manager of Ajax Amsterdam from 1915-1925, 1928-1940, and 1945-1947. He was one of the pioneers of the Total Football system of playing and is considered to be among the best managers the team has had. He was also the manager of the Swiss side St. Gallen.
Reynolds was not highly regarded as a player and played for several clubs without much success, the high point being a season in the Second Division with Grimsby Town in 1904-05.
Reynolds started his career as a coach with St. Gallen in 1912, but after a two year stay he left to become coach of the German national football team. The outbreak of World War I prevented that, and he moved to the Netherlands instead.
In 1915, Reynolds started his 27 year association with Ajax, during which he pioneered the Total Football system of playing and started the highly successful Ajax youth system. During his three spells with the club they won the Eredivisie (the Dutch top division) 8 times and the KNVB Cup (Dutch FA cup) once; Ajax had not won either prize before. After Reynolds retired in 1947, he lived in Amsterdam until his death in 1962. Three years later in 1965 a stand at the De Meer Stadion was named after him.
===Netherlands national football team===
In 1919, Reynolds became the first manager to coach the Netherlands since the suspension of international football due to World War I. He assumed the honours for the match against Sweden on 9 June 1919. The Dutch won the match 3-1. After this match, the Royal Netherlands Football Association appointed Fred Warburton as the coach of the national team.
When the Nazis invaded The Netherlands in 1940 during World War II, Reynolds was interned in Tost (now Toszek) in Upper Silesia (now in Poland), along with other foreign nationals including P. G. Wodehouse.
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'''Arthur Milton Goddard''' (born 1876, died circa 1960) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to win the 1906 Football League Championship.
Born in Heaton Norris, Stockport, Cheshire, England, Goddard played for Heaton Norris Albion, Stockport and Glossop North End before being signed by Liverpool for -460 by manager Tom Watson on the 24 February 1902. Making his debut on the 8 March 1902 in a Football League First Division match against Wolves at Molineux which Wolves won 3-1, the winger spent 12 years at Anfield notching 80 goals in his 415 appearances which included an amazing run of 23 consecutive FA Cup appearances. Arthur became a regular in the Reds side during his first 3 seasons missing just 2 games. He was part of the Second Division championship winning side of 905 which went on to claim the championship a year later where he was the only player not to miss a game. Goddard remained a consistent performer for Liverpool over the next 7 seasons averaging a creditable 30 games per season. After starting the in 10 of the first 11 games of the 1913/14 season Goddard lost his place and only played for the reds 1 more time before leaving for Cardiff in the September 1914.
Arthur smooth wing play earned him the nickname 'Graceful Arthur', his style of play also helped him to 3 Football League representative appearances although he wasn't selected to play at International level.
Much loved by the Anfield faithful, Goddard was granted a testimonial which raised monumental sum of -250 enough for Arthur to set up a business on Merseyside after he retired from playing.
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Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, West played for Ilkston F.C and Barnsley St Peters, later to become Barnsley, before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in November 1903. Making his debut in a Football League Division One against Notts County at Anfield on the 7 November 1903, a game that Liverpool won 2-1, he scored his first goal, a penalty, on the 16 April 1904 at Anfield in a 3-0 victory over Bury. The uncompromising full-back went straight into the starting 11 upon signing but couldn't prevent the Anfield club from being relegated at the end of the 1903/04 season just a point short of Stoke's tally. Alf played in 16 of the Second Division campaign the following year as the Reds shot straight back to the top flight winning the second division title in 1905. A year later West added a League championship medal to his collection as he missed just the 1 game of the 1905/06 season. West moved on to Reading in June 1909 for a short spell but returned to Merseyside when Watson resigned him in 1910, he made just 4 more appearances for Liverpool before leaving for Notts County in July 1911.
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'''Mikkel Venge Beck''' (born May 12, 1973) is a Danish former football player, who played for a number of clubs, most famously for Middlesbrough FC and Derby County in the English Premier League. He scored 3 goals in 19 games for the Danish national team, and represented Denmark at the international Euro 1996 and Euro 2000 tournaments.
Mikkel Beck is the son of a former Danish footballer, Carl Beck who played for AGF in the Danish 1st division in the late 1960's and early 1970s.
He started his career with Danish lower league club Kolding IF, before he played a single season in the Danish Superliga championship for B 1909. He moved abroad to play professionally for German 2nd Bundesliga club Fortuna Kln in 1993, 20 years old. Following a back injury which kept him out from August 1994 to February 1995, Beck scored in each of his first five games after recovery, and he received his first call-up for the Danish national team in May 1995. He scored three goals in his first six national team games and was subsequently voted the 1995 ''Danish Sports Talent of the Year''. He was included in the Danish national squad for the Euro 1996 in England, where he played two games. Following the tournament, he was sold to English Premier League club Middlesbrough FC.
He joined Middlesbrough in the 1996-97 season, which ended in the club being relegated to the English First Division, even though Middlesbrough reached the 1997 FA Cup final. Beck stayed with the club, and was a part of the squad which won promotion to the Premier League the very next year. After 24 goals in 91 league matches for Middlesbrough, he moved to league rivals Derby County in March 1999 in a transfer deal worth -500,000.
He didn't find success with his new club, and never became an integrated part of the team. Seeking playing time, Beck underwent loan deals to English lower league clubs. He signed a two-month loan deal to Nottingham Forest in November 1999, but after a month at the club, scoring once against Portsmouth,
During his last year at Middlesbrough, and through the rest of his time in England, Beck had lost his place in the Danish national team. At AaB, he scored eight goals in ten matches and led the team to the Danish Cup final, and he was brought back to the Danish national team squad for the Euro 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands. He played in two matches, and following the tournament he was bought by French Ligue 1 club OSC Lille for -500,000. Unhappy with Lille coach Vahid Halilhodi' principle of rotating the players, Beck went on loan to AaB once again in February 2002. Hoping to be called up to the Danish national team for the 2002 World Cup, in repeat of his AaB loan in 2000, Beck was injured in the last months of the tournament and was not considered for the squad. Back at Lille, he suffered a string of injuries which kept him out of football for one and a half years. In January 2004, he trained with English club Crystal Palace, but as injuries resurfaced during his stay at Palace, he did not get a contract and Beck retired.
Following his retirement, he became a player agent.
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'''Robert 'Robbie' Robinson''' (Born October 1879, died circa 1951) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to the Football League Championship.
Born in Sunderland, County Durham, England, Robinson played for Sunderland Royal Rovers and Sunderland before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in February 1904. Making his debut in a Football League Division One on 13 February 1904 with his first goal coming 9 days later on the 22 February, Robinson, a forward, made 9 appearances scoring 5 goals during the run in to the end of the season, unfortunately, this wasn't enough to prevent the Reds from being relegated to the second division having fallen short of Stoke by just 1 point. The 1904/05 season proved to be more fruitful for Robinson as he finished as top scorer with 23 goals in his 32 outings as the Anfield club bounced straight back to the top flight having pipped Bolton by 2 points. Robbie followed up the promotion winning campaign with a creditable 11 goals as Liverpool went on to win the league title beating Preston by 4 points. Robbie was switched from the front line to a half-back position towards the end of his Liverpool career thus scuppering the decent goals per game tally he'd amassed. Robinson ended up making 271 appearances for Liverpool scoring 64 goals before moving to Tranmere in 1912.
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'''Joe Hewitt''' (3 May 1881 - March 12, 1971) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to the 1906 Football League Championship.
Born in Chester, Cheshire, England, Hewitt played for Sunderland before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in January 1904. Making his debut in a Football League Division One on the 13 February 1904, the centre-forward quickly established himself in the Reds starting line-up but was unable to stop Liverpool's fall from the top flight at the end of the 1903/04 season. The following season proved to be more fortunate for Liverpool as they regained their spot back in England's top division, Hewitt, however, only made 9 appearances not enough to quailify for a winner's medal. Joe did become a key player at Anfield in the 1905/06 campaign as he clearly finished top scorer in the championship winning side with 24 goals in 37 outings. An injury hit 1906/07 season hampered Hewitts progress but he returned with a flourish bagging 33 goals in 69 appearances over the next 2 seasons. The 1909/10 proved to be Hewitt's last for the club as he made just 4 starts, he was transferred to Bolton in the August of 1910 after scoring 73 times in 164 appearances an average of a goal every 2- games.
Joe renewed his acquaintance with Liverpool after he retired in 1911 working behind the scenes.
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'''Tom Chorlton''' (1882-1952) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century.
Born in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire, England, Chorlton played for All Saints F.C, Northern F.C, Stockport and Accrington Stanley before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in May 1904. Making his debut in a Football League Division One match on the 24 September 1904 scoring his first goal a month later on the 29 October, Chorlton, an early version of Jamie Carragher, spent most of his early days at Anfield flitting in an out of the side making just 12 appearances in his first season and 27 over the following 3 campaigns. It was the 1908/09 term that saw Chorlton establish himself as a first choice players eventually making 35 appearances, Tom followed that up with an ever present season in 1909/10, the only Red to do so. He, again, started the 1910/11 season as a regular making 7 appearances in 10 games but lost his place and never really regained it. Chorlton, for a time, was the clubs penalty-taker which helped him hit 8 goals in his 121 outings for the Anfield club.
Cholton was transferred to Man Utd in August 1912 one of the few players to have moved directly between the bitter rivals. Chorlton also went on to play for Stalybridge Celtic. His brother, Charles, also played professionally, for Bury.
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'''James Bradley''' (5 May 1881 - 12 March 1954) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to the Football League Championship in 1905.
Born in Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, Bradley played for Stoke before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in September 1905. Making his debut in a Football League Division One match against Birmingham at Anfield on the 23 September 1905 a game that the Reds won 2-0, he scored his first goal, the opening goal of the 4-1 home victory over Newcastle, 18 months later on the 23 March 1907. Bradley, a left half-back, played 31 matches in his first season which saw him gain a championship medal as the Liverpool took the title by 4 points beating Preston into second spot. Bradley had an eventful Christmas Day in 1909, regular goalkeeper Sam Hardy's absence saw Bradley take on the role, Bolton were the opposition and they had a shock as Bradley kept a clean sheet as Liverpool went on to hit the net three times.
James remained a regular member of the Liverpool starting line-up over the next four years missing just 18 matches. Bradley lost his place during the 1910-11 season and left the club at the end of the season joining Reading in the Southern League.
He went on to rejoin his first club Stoke and even returned to Liverpool as a wartime guest, before retiring from the game, briefly serving as a coach back at Stoke City.
His brother, Martin (1886 - 1958) played at inside forward for Grimsby Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol Rovers between 1907 and 1914.
Martin's son Jack (1916 - 2002) played at inside forward for various clubs in the 1930s and 1940s, including Swindon Town, Southampton and Bolton Wanderers.
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'''James Harrop''' (September 1884-1958) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century.
Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, Harrop played for Sheffield Wednesday, Denaby United and Rotherham Town (who merged with Rotherham County in 1919 to form Rotherham United) before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in 1907. Making his debut in a Football League Division One match on 18 January 1908, he bagged his first goal 18 months later on the 27 March 1909. Harrop, a central-defender, only made 8 appearances in his first season but went on to play 139 matches for the Anfield club during his 5 seasons, scoring 4 times.
Harrop left the Reds at the end of the 1912 season joining Aston Villa, he finished his career at Sheff United.
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'''John Matthew McGrath''' (born 27 March 1980) is an Irish footballer who plays for Burton Albion as a midfielder.
McGarth was born in Limerick, Republic Ireland, and before embarking on a professional football career, he was an outstanding underage hurler and Gaelic footballer for Monagea. McGrath started his career at Aston Villa but after making only three appearances he went out on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge in November 2002.
He was then signed by Doncaster Rovers on 10 July 2003 in time for the start of their first campaign back in the Football League after being promoted from the Football Conference.
He then joined Limerick but left the club to join Conference South side Weymouth in January 2006.
McGrath was only at Weymouth for a short period before joining Nationwide Conference side Tamworth in the summer of 2006.
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Alan Finney joined Wednesday from amateur football in 1949 and made his first team debut at the age of 17, against Chelsea in 1951. His first League goal came in a famous clash with Everton in May that year - the Owls thumped the Toffees 6-0 but were still relegated to the second division on goal average at the expense of Chelsea. However, SWFC bounced straight back to the top flight as Division Two champions the following season, with Finney supplying the chances for a local discovery named Derek Dooley. Finney was a regular as the Club again won the Second Division Championship in 1955/56 and 1958/59 and also featured in every game of the FA Cup runs of 1954 and 1960, which saw Wednesday stumble at the semi-final hurdle. He was an ever-present during the 1960/61 campaign in which SWFC finished runners-up.
Finney had the ability to play on both wings and although he was chiefly a provider contributed his fair share in terms of goalscoring too. His form brought recognition for England at 'B' and Under-23 levels.
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Born in Petersfield, Hampshire, Coldwell played football for Weymouth
and also played two first-class cricket matches for the MCC against Cambridge University in the mid-1950s.
He was employed as a scout by Birmingham City, but acted as caretaker manager on two occasions. The first time was for three games between the departure of Dave Mackay and the arrival of Lou Macari in early 1971; Birmingham remained unbeaten under his management.
After Macari walked out in June 1971 to join Stoke City, Coldwell again took over as caretaker, this time persuading most of the significant number of out-of-contract players to sign new contracts and not to follow Macari out of the club,
and supervising pre-season training until the appointment of Terry Cooper in August 1971.
In April 1993 he replaced Len Ashurst as manager of Southern League Weymouth. Unable to prevent relegation to the Southern Division, he stabilised the club and achieved a mid-table finish with a young side in 1992-93, but was sacked in September 1993.
Coldwell died in Bristol at the age of 63.
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'''Laurence "Laurie" Sivell''' (born 8 February 1951 in Lowestoft) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Ipswich Town and Lincoln City.
Sivell spent 15 years with Ipswich Town, between 1969 and 1984. He made 141 league appearances for the East Anglian club during that time, despite primarily being the understudy to goalkeepers including David Best and Paul Cooper. He also played two games on loan to Lincoln City in the 1978-79 season. Sivell was noted for his bravery, typically diving at the feet of oncoming strikers to snatch the ball, and had considerable athletic ability to offset his diminutive size (for a goalkeeper).
Together with several Ipswich team-mates, Sivell took part in the 1981 film ''Escape to Victory'', known as just ''Victory'' in North America. He played the German goalkeeper.
After retiring from football Sivell became a fishmonger.
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'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Lawrence''' (16 February 1885 - November 1934) was a Scottish football player and later manager. A goalkeeper he played for Newcastle United between 1904 and 1921.
Born in Glasgow, Lawrence's first club was Partick Athletic, from where he moved to Glasgow Perthshire. Although still connected to Glasgow Perthshire, he sporadically played for Edinburgh side Hibernian when their regular custodian Harry Rennie was unavailable.
Lawrence showed an aptitude for administration when Chairman of The Players' Union in his later days at Newcastle and after his playing retirement Lawrence moved into management.
Lawrence later returned to Scotland and in 1933 was elected chairman of Stranraer.
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Francis Hudspeth''' (20 April 1890 in Percy Main, North Tyneside - 1963) was an English footballer, who most notably played for Newcastle United. His position was defender.
Hudspeth spent nineteen seasons at Newcastle, from 1910 to 1929. This makes him the joint longest servant for the club along with Billy McCracken. During his time at the club he became a popular figure amongst the fans and gained the nickname 'Old Surefoot' for his reliability. He captained the team from 1923 to 1926 but was demoted to vice-captain following Hughie Gallacher's arrival at the club. Hudspeth was also known for his ability to score penalties and twenty-five of his thirty-seven goals at Newcastle came from the penalty spot.
He is second only to Jimmy Lawrence for making the highest amount of appearances for Newcastle, taking part in 472 games. He also represented England at international level.
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Belfast-born "Alf" McMichael began his career at Linfield, before signing for Newcastle United in 1949. He remained at Newcastle until 1962, appearing 431 times and scoring once for the club. He was part of the team that won the 1952 FA Cup, after his disappointment of missing the final the year before through injury. At one point he was considered the best left-back in Britain and was a popular player amongst Newcastle supporters.
He represented Northern Ireland 40 times.
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Clyde Wijnhard''' (born November 1, 1973 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a former Dutch professional football player.
In a career spanning over ten years, Wijnhard played for Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, RKC Waalwijk, Willem II, S.C. Beira-Mar and Brentford.
Wijnhard appeared most recently for Bramham FC of the Harrogate and District Association Football League, who he joined in the summer of 2006.
On Sunday 6 September 2009, Clyde guest-starred for the in a charity match against Solihull Consultants & GP's at Solihull Moors F.C. ground. He scored in the 8-1 victory.
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'''Edwin Charles May''' (born 19 May 1943) is an English former footballer and football manager.
Eddie May joined Southend United from Dagenham in January 1965, making his league debut later that season. He went on to make 100 league appearances, scoring 3 times for the Shrimpers, before moving to Wrexham in June 1968 for a fee of -5,000. He became captain of the Wrexham side leading them to an FA Cup quarter final only to lose out by the odd goal against Burnley and May also skippered the side when they reached the Quarter Final of the European Cup Winners Cup in 1976 before going out to Anderlecht 2-1 on aggregate.
May made 334 appearances for The Racecourse club scoring 35 goals all with his head before leaving on a free transfer in August 1976 when he joined Welsh rivals Swansea City, having spent the 1975 summer with NASL side Chicago Sting. He scored 8 times in 90 games for the Swans before retiring from league football.
In recent years, May has been inducted into The Wrexham FC Hall of Fame.
May joined Leicester City as a coach in 1978, and was assistant manager as Jock Wallace's side won the Second Division title in the 1981-82 season. In 1983 he moved to Charlton Athletic as assistant manager to Lennie Lawrence, leaving in 1986 to coach Saudi Arabian side Al Hahda. He then coached in Kenya before joining Icelandic side KS as manager in May 1988.
In July 1988 May was appointed manager of Newport County after their relegation to the Conference. With County in financial turmoil, May left the following month and subsequently became assistant manager of Lincoln City. In 1989 he took over as coach of Norwegian side IFK Ravdeberg.
In July 1991 he was appointed manager of Cardiff City, and during his three years at Ninian Park masterminded the Division Three title and Welsh Cup double in 1993 and humbled Manchester City in the FA Cup the following year. May is still a legend among Cardiff fans and was affectionately nicknamed The Ayatollah. Such was May's impact at Cardiff, he was invited to manage one of the sides that officially opened the new Cardiff City Stadium on 4 July 2009 in a Legends match. Ironically the opposing manager was the man that May was assistant to at Charlton Athletic, Lennie Lawrence, who also managed Cardiff during his career.
May was later appointed manager of Torquay United on 17 November 1995 after the sacking of Don O'Riordan, just when it looked like the experienced Mick Buxton would take the job. Torquay finished bottom of the league at the end of the season, only remaining in the Football League because Conference champions Stevenage Borough's ground had not met the Football League criteria on time. He left Plainmoor in July 1996.
He took over as caretaker manager of Irish side Dundalk for the last ten matches of the 1996-97 season, and on 23 May 1997 signed a one year contract as manager. However, he left Dundalk on 12 August 1997 to take up the manager's post at Brentford on 12 August 1997, working under Chief Executive David Webb. His spell at Brentford was not a success and he was sacked on 5 November 1997.
In the 1998 close-season he agreed to become manager of Welsh side Haverfordwest County, but instead joined Finnish side FinnPa as manager. On returning from Finland, he became Director of Football at Haverfordwest, but left to manage Merthyr Tydfil early in December 1998, returning after only 24 hours on realising that the club's new owners didn't yet own the club.
In December 1999 the Torquay-based --Herald Express-- reported that May had just been appointed as coach to the Pakistan national side, having also previously coached in Norway and Saudi Arabia. However, later that month he was appointed as manager of Drogheda United, one of his players being Jamie Impey, son of former Torquay manager John Impey.
On 2 October 2000 he was appointed as coach to the South African side Bush Bucks. He had previously coached the Zimbabwean side Jets and a side in Kenya. He quit the Bucks on 14 November, the reason cited being problems with his work permit, although it followed a confrontation with his assistant Mlungisi Ngubane which led to Ngubane resigning.
He later became manager of Ugandan side Express, but was sacked on 14 May 2001 after a poor start to the league season. In July 2001 he was appointed manager of Zimbabwean side Highlanders. He won two league titles with Highlanders.
After leaving Highlanders, May returned to Cardiff, where he ran a bed & breakfast. There was speculation early in September 2007 that he would be named as manager of Zimbabwean side CAPS United and assist in team rebuilding caused by the loss of star player Blessing -Yogo-Yogo- Makunike (accidental death), but Alban Mafemba was named as coach instead.
He also had a spell with Telecom Wanderers of Malawi.
May returned to Wales and in October 2009 he took up the position of manager of Porthcawl Town, a side playing in the McWhirter Welsh Football League Division Two.
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'''Alan Richard Knill''' (born 8 October 1964 in Slough, England) is a former Wales international footballer. He is presently manager of League Two side Bury. Between February 2006 and March 2007 he was manager of Rotherham United.
As a player, Knill was a central defender for Southampton (1982-84), Halifax Town (1984-87), Swansea City (1987-89), Bury (1989-93), Cardiff City (1993, on loan), Scunthorpe United (1993-97) and Rotherham United (1997-99).
He also played once for Wales, in a World Cup qualifier against Holland in Amsterdam in September 1988.
Knill was appointed manager of Rotherham United in February 2006, when predecessor Mick Harford was sacked. On 1 March 2007, Knill was sacked as manager of Rotherham, leaving the club bottom of League One and without a win in his final 14 games.
On 17 March 2007, he was appointed to Chesterfield's backroom staff to help newly appointed caretaker manager Lee Richardson(unsuccessfully) save the Spireites from relegation from League One.
On 4 February 2008 he was appointed manager of League Two side Bury. In his first full season in charge, Knill led the Shakers to 4th place in League Two, missing out on automatic promotion by one goal on goal difference. They were then beaten on penalties in a play-off semi final against Shrewsbury Town.
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'''Mark Andrew Arber''' (born 9 October 1977) is a South African footballer, currently playing for Dagenham & Redbridge.
He can play a natural central defender who can also easily fit into the left full back slot as well. He has previously played for Barnet and Tottenham Hotspur.
He left Peterborough United in June 2007 and joined Stevenage Borough on a free transfer.
On 12 February 2008, Arber rejoined Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season. At the end of the season Arber signed for Dagenham on a permanent basis.
He is the son of former Leyton Orient player Bobby Arber.
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'''David Peter Bampton''' (born May 5, 1985 in Swindon, England) is a professional footballer, he is currently unnattached after being released byConference South side Worcester City due to cost-cutting. He plays as a midfielder.
Bampton joined his local side Swindon Town as a trainee in 2001 and was the captain of the clubs youth team, the following season he was given a professional contract with the club.
Bampton drifted his way into the first team squad on occasions during the 2002/03 season. Bampton made his first-team debut as a substitute in the 1-0 defeat at Oxford United in an FA Cup tie on December 8, 2002.
In total Bampton made three League One appearances, coming on as a substitute in all three, he made two appearances against home and away to Plymouth Argyle and one at home against Luton Town, but after failing to make a single appearance during 2003/04, Bampton was released at the end of that season.
On May 9, 2005 Mark Cooper made Bampton one of his first signings, after taking over as manager of Nationwide Conference side Tamworth for the 2004/05 season. Bampton proved himself to be very much a utility player slotting into defence or midfield as required, and has made himself somewhat a fans favourite with his never say die displays. Bampton also played a major part in the clubs historic highest ever league finish, when the club finished 15th, during his first season he made 22 appearances, scoring one goal.
Bampton agreed another one-year deal for the 2005/06 season, and continued to show some very impressive displays for the Nationwide Conference club, most noticeably on a bigger stage in the FA Cup ties against Stoke City. Bampton made 24 appearances again finding the net once.
Bampton continued to show his loyalty to Tamworth overlooking other offers to sign a further one-year contract with the club. Bampton's performances prompted England non-league national manager Paul Fairclough, but cruelly for Bampton injury prevented him from making his debut. Unfortunatately for Bampton the 2006/07 season was dogged by injury, limiting him to only nine appearances.
On July 2, 2007 it was confirmed that Bampton arrived for pre-season training with Tamworth and was in discussion over terms of a new offer of a contact for the 2007/08 season, and it is believed that Bampton will commit to the club, despite the clubs relegation to the Conference North.
On July 5, 2007, local newspaper Tamworth Herald reported that Bampton had signed a deal with Tamworth in time for the 2007/08 season.
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'''Graham Ward''' (born 6 August 1985 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference South side Worcester City, where he plays as a midfielder.
Graham played his youth football with St Josephs Boys AFC football club based in south Dublin.
Graham began his career as a trainee with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2002, despite Ward being the Republic of Ireland Under 20s captain, he failed to land himself a place in the first team.
With the club reaching the Premiership, Ward was released by manager Dave Jones.
Graham moved to Kidderminster Harriers just prior to the start of the 2003/04 season on a one-year contract, but Ward never really made the grade and was released at the end of the season.
During his time with Kidderminster Harriers, Ward made 21 appearances, but failed to find the net during this time.
On August 1, 2004 Ward joined Cheltenham Town, Graham's time with the club again only lasted one season playing just 2 games. He spent the latter part on loan with Burton Albion where he played 3 games and scored 1 goal.
On May 13, 2005 Ward joined Nationwide Conference outfit Tamworth, where he teamed up with former Cheltenham Town team mate Bob Taylor.
Ward was a highly respected at Tamworth with his hard working displays in the centre of the midfield.
Many Tamworth fans will remember Ward for his opening goal in the FA Cup 1st round win over League Two side Bournemouth, after the player latched onto a through ball and managed to lift it over the advancing Gareth Stewart in the Bournemouth goal.
On November 27, 2006, Ward joined Worcester City after spending time with the club previously on loan.
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'''Abiodun Baruwa''' (born November 16, 1974 in Abuja) is a former Nigerian footballer in goalkeeper role.
He played in Nigeria, Switzerland, Austria, Wales and England. With the Nigerian national team he played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
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}}'''Lee Wilkie''' (born 20 April, 1980 in Dundee) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for (and captains) Dundee United. His usual position is centre back.
Wilkie had been with city rivals Dundee for his entire professional career, having ended his contract with them in August 2006. During his time at Dens Park, he had short loan spells in England with Plymouth Argyle and Notts County, plus nine games with Falkirk.
Wilkie suffered serious anterior cruciate ligament injuries in January 2004 (ironically, against United) and in April 2005, which have left him without the ligament. Unable to receive an operation, he hoped to continue playing professional football by strengthening the knee muscles to compensate for the lack of ligament.
Despite interest from other clubs, Wilkie announced his intention to give first option on a contract to the team he has supported all his life, Dundee United.
In early-November 2006, new manager Craig Levein stated his intention to send Wilkie out on loan for "about a month", feeling he was "not ready to play first-team matches at this [SPL] level."
Following his spell at Ross County, Wilkie returned to Dundee United and played in a 1-0 defeat to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on 20 January 2007. After the match, Wilkie cast doubt on his future at Tannadice by expressing doubts over his ability to play in the SPL due to his ongoing injury and fitness issues, and stated he will review his situation in the near future.
On 1 February 2008, following Barry Robson's move to Celtic, Wilkie was named captain; six weeks later, he led the team out at Hampden Park for the 2008 Scottish League Cup Final, where he was one of three players to miss a penalty in the defeat to Rangers.
In January 2009 Wilkie signed a new three-year contract until May 2012.
Prior to his injury problems, Wilkie had been establishing himself as a regular in the Scottish national team. He was given his international debut by Berti Vogts against South Africa at the Reunification Cup in Hong Kong in May 2002. His only international goal to date secured a 2-1 victory over Iceland at Hampden in March 2003. Wilkie's most recent international appearance was an unhappy experience as the Scots suffered a 6-0 defeat against the Netherlands in November 2003 that ended their hopes of reaching the 2004 European Championships. To date he is credited with 11 caps by the Scottish Football Association, although only 10 of these were in full international matches.
Lee Wilkie was offered a return to international football in November 2007 through the Scotland B team but declined to take part, claiming he needed more games to be ready to compete at international level. After playing regularly for the whole of season 2007-2008 and completing pre-season training for 2008-2009, without any serious injury problems, Wilkie announced his desire to work his way back into contention.
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Gormley was a midfielder and played league football in England, Scotland and Ireland. He achieved most success with St Patrick's Athletic.
Educated at Cabinteely Community School where he played for the School Junior & Senior teams, and also playing schoolboy football with St Joseph-s Boys, Gormley joined League of Ireland side Bray Wanderers in the summer of 1987. Made his League of Ireland debut for Bray at Derry City F.C. on the 13th of September 1987. After only a handful of appearances Gormley impressed in a trial at Tottenham Hotspur and was signed on a three year contract in November 1987. During his time at Tottenham, Gormley would earn Republic of Ireland U-21 caps. He would however not play for Tottenham-s first team, outside of friendlies and testimonials. Tottenham loaned out Gormley to Chesterfield, Motherwell and Shrewsbury Town F.C. to get some first team experience.
At the end of the 1989/90 season Gormley was released by Tottenham and signed by Billy Bremner for Doncaster Rovers. Gormley inspired Doncaster to ten point lead in the league before financial circumstances saw a number of crucial players sold off, resulting in Doncaster missing out on promotion. The following two year saw Doncaster struggle as a side without any real chance of promotion. Gormley, however, flourished and was voted the club-s player of the year in both 1991/92 and 1992/93 seasons. After three seasons at Doncaster, Gormley decided to return to Ireland and initially joined Drogheda United on loan at the start of the 1993/94 season.
After securing his release from Doncaster Rovers, Gormley was signed by St Patrick-s Athletic manager Brian Kerr in December 1993. His debut game went relatively unnoticed as it happened to be St. Pats first home game on return to their natural home of Richmond Park after a four and half year absence. He played on the left wing during his first season. The following season saw Gormley move into central midfield and his performances there saw him selected on the League-s All Star team. In 1995/96 Gormley won the PFAI Player of the Year award as he drove St Pats to the league title. Unfortunately for Gormley and St Pats he missed a penalty in the FAI Cup final replay as Shelbourne stopped the Saints winning the double. After finishing 5th in 1996/97, Gormley captained the Saints to further league titles in 1997/98 and 1998/99. A hugely creative player with an eye for spectacular goals (Irish Times journalist Gerry Thornley called him ''Hagi'' such were the playing similarities with the Romanian footballer), his all round play made him a firm fans favourite in Inchicore. He was captain of the League of Ireland representative side between 1996 and 2000. When he left in 2000 after an argument with manager Pat Dolan Pats- fans were furious. He was cheered on and off the field by them every time he played against St Pats after his very successful spell there.
Having decided to leave St Pats, Gormley re-joined his first club, Bray Wanderers. He played for three seasons and performed admirably. He was unable, however to help Bray reach the heights he reached with St Pats and in 2003, Gormley retired from professional football. After his retirement Eddie played one season for Pearse Rovers (Sallynoggin, Co Dublin) in the Leinster Senior League. After a spell as coach with, in September 2006 Gormley was appointed manager of Bray Wanderers.
'''PFAI Player of the Year'''
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'''Keith Barker''' (born 21 October 1986 in Manchester) is an English first-class cricketer who plays for Warwickshire. He is an all-rounder.
He previously played professional football, where he was a striker. He came through the academy of Premier League club Blackburn Rovers, from whom he was loaned to Rochdale and Cercle Brugge. He subsequently had short spells at St Patrick's Athletic and Northwich Victoria before moving into cricket.
Barker was born in Manchester to Caribbean parents. His father Keith senior played cricket for British Guiana and came over to Britain to be overseas professional for Lancashire league side Enfield Cricket Club in 1965.
In the 2004-05 academy season, Barker scored 17 goals in 27 appearances, making him the under-18 top scorer, as Rovers won the national academy play-offs. He also scored four times in seven Premier Reserve League North appearances. In 2005-06 he scored 4 times in 11 appearances for the reserves, before being loaned to Belgian feeder club Cercle Brugge in January 2006. He never appeared for their first team.
On 31 August 2006 Barker joined League Two side Rochdale on a three-month loan.
Barker joined Irish club St Patrick's Athletic in July 2007 after being released by Blackburn Rovers.
Barker made one appearance for under 19s against Belgium on 9 February 2005 in a 1-1 draw.
Barker continued to play for Enfield, where he was spotted by former England coach David Lloyd, whose son also plays for the club.
On 19 April 2009 Barker made his List A debut for Warwickshire against Somerset at Egbaston. Batting at number 8, he made 28 runs before being bowled by Peter Trego. He then took the wicket of James Hildreth, finishing with figures of 1-47 as Warwickshire lost by 8 wickets.
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'''Alan Goodall''' (born December 2, 1981 in Birkenhead, Merseyside) is an English football full back, who currently plays for Chesterfield.
Goodall joined League of Wales club Bangor City in the summer of 2001.
In his first season at the Farrar Road club, he played in the Welsh Cup final picking up a runners-up medal in the defeat against Barry Town at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth.
He was part of the team that lost narrowly in the 2002-03 UEFA Cup against FK Sartid, who were knocked out by UEFA Fair Play winners Ipswich Town in the following round and 2003-04 Intertoto Cup losing to Gloria Bistria.
In 91 League of Wales appearances for City, Goodall scored ten goals. Towards the end of the 2003-04 season, he spent time on trial at Wrexham A.F.C., before joining Rochdale in the summer of 2004.
At the end of the 2005-06 season, Goodall's second at Spotland, he had made 74 League Two appearances scoring five times.
In June 2007 Goodall signed for recently relegated League One side Luton Town on a two year contract.
He then scored on his debut in a 2-1 victory over Hartlepool United. He is regarded by Luton fans as the clubs worst ever left back.
Goodall signed for Chesterfield on a two year contract in August 2008 following his release from Luton Town. He scored his first goal for the club on the 6th September 2008, with a 94th minute winner against Rotherham United at Saltergate.
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'''Alan Blayney''' (born 10 September 1981) is a professional footballer from Belfast, Northern Ireland, currently with Linfield. Blayney plays as a goalkeeper.
Blayney started his career with Premiership side Southampton and was loaned out to Stockport County, but was cut short by a broken finger. He also he had a spell at Bournemouth on loan. He made his dbut for Southampton in May 2004, receiving a high amount of praise. Blayney also won Sky Sports save of the season after saving an Alan Shearer header in May 2004 on his Premier League dbut. The match at St Mary's ended in a 3-3 draw. Blayney also played in the following 2-1 defeat at Charlton. Blayney would play two more games for Southampton the following season, the 2-2 Premier League loss against West Bromwich Albion and the 5-2 League Cup loss against Watford. Blayney, who was then behind Antti Niemi and Paul Smith in the team's pecking order went on loan to Rushden & Diamonds and Brighton & Hove Albion. Brighton tried to sign Blayney on a permanent basis in 2005, but couldn't afford the transfer fee Southampton were asking. Blayney did return to Brighton & Hove Albion for a second loan spell, before returning to Southampton in mid-December.
Blayney then joined Doncaster Rovers for -50,000 from Southampton in January 2006, signing a two and half year contract, with hopes of getting the team promoted to the Championship. Blayney started off as first choice goalkeeper at Belle Vue stadium, but fell behind Ben Smith and Dane Jan Budtz in the pecking order after an ankle injury. He decided to leave the club for personal reasons.
In February 2007, Blayney joined League One side Oldham Athletic, until the end of the 2006-07 season, after impressing in a reserve team match. Blayney made his dbut for Oldham Athletic in a 1-2 home defeat against Bournenouth, after first choice goalkeeper Les Pogliacomi was suspended.
In 7 August, Alan Blayney joined Irish side Bohemian on a short term deal to provide cover for first choice goalkeeper Brian Murphy. He marked his debut with a clean sheet as Bohs beat Bray Wanderers 3-0 on 31 August. He failed to gain the #1 jersey from Brian Murphy though and was released at the end of the season. On 15 March 2008 it was revealed that Blayney had signed for Ballymena United, although he was unable to play for the Braidmen until the 2008-09 season. In June 2009, Blayney signed a three year contract for Linfield.
Blayney, a former Northern Ireland under-21 international, played his first and thus far only match for the Northern Ireland senior national side in their 2006 summer tour of the United States. Northern Ireland lost the match against Romania 2-0.
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'''Jeff Hughes''' (born 29 May 1985 in Larne, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays as a defender for Bristol Rovers of League One. He has also played internationally for Northern Ireland, making his debut during their summer tour of the United States of America.
Hughes played for the Ballymena United academy, before transferring to the academy at hometown club Larne. He went on to make his Irish League debut for The Harbour Rats, before moving to the The Football League in England to join Lincoln City in League Two.
He was originally deployed in the left-back position for Larne, however under John Schofield at Lincoln, he has proven that he is equally adept at playing a more attacking role as a wing-back and a winger on the left side.
After Lincoln's second-successive play-off defeat in 2007, Hughes moved to Crystal Palace of The Championship, reaching his highest level yet. However he struggled at Selhurst Park, and Peterborough United on a two-month loan deal in November. In the January transfer window Posh tried to agree terms with Hughes to sign him, but failed to do so, and thus he returned to Palace.
At the end of March, Bristol Rovers signed Hughes on a loan deal until the end of the season, but unfortunately for all parties he was injured on his reserve team debut, after giving The Pirates the lead. He returned to Palace for treatment, before signing permanently for Rovers in the summer.
On 30th April, he was called to the Northern Ireland B national football team for a friendly against Scotland on 4th May.
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'''Sen Michael Webb''' (born 4 January 1983 in Coalisland, County Tyrone) is a Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Shamrock Rovers.
Webb began his career with Dungannon Swifts where he came through the youth team and made his debut at 16 years old in December 1999. In September 2000 he moved to Scottish Football League club Ross County, where he initially joined the Under-19 team. He made his first team debut in August 2001 in a 2-0 win at Dumbarton and went on to make 49 league appearances, scoring one goal before signing for St Johnstone in June 2004, and made nineteen league appearances for ''the Saints'', before moving back to Ross County in 2005, where he stayed until 2007, making a further 35 league appearances, and again scoring one goal. On 31 August 2007 he signed for English Football League Two club Accrington Stanley, initially ona four month loan deal, which was extended to a full season permanent deal. He made league appearances in one season, and he was released at the end of the 2007-08 season. In 2008 he signed for Icelandic club r Akureyri.
On 23 October 2008 Webb signed for Conference North club Fleetwood Town.
Webb signed for Shamrock Rovers on February 25 2009 .
Webb has been capped at Under-18, Under-19, Under-21 and Under-22 levels by Northern Ireland.
He made his full international debut during Northern Irelands tour of the United States in May 2006. He played the final eight minutes in a 1-0 defeat to Uruguay as well as featuring against Romania on the same tour.
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'''Benny Lennartsson''' is a Swedish football coach.
He has managed rebro SK, Lyngby FC and Bristol City among others.
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'''James Quinn''' (born '''James Stephen Quinn''' on 15 December 1974 in Coventry) is an English-born Northern Irish former professional footballer. A forward, his final club was Northampton Town. He played for numerous clubs in his career, and was also a Northern Ireland international.
After four league games with Birmingham City, Quinn was sold to Second Division Blackpool for -25,000. He scored a total of 47 goals and made 150 first-team starts over five years. Two of those goals were scored against Chelsea in the League Cup second round.
These exploits led West Bromwich Albion to sign Quinn for -500,000. He made his Albion debut in a 1-1 home draw against Bury on 21 February 1998. He scored twice in a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough on 4 April 1998, his first goals for the club; however, he found goals hard to come by during his ''Baggies'' career, scoring just ten times in 123 appearances in all competitions. During 2001-02, Quinn was loaned out to Notts County, but returned to the Hawthorns when a permanent deal could not be agreed.
Quinn was released by Willem II in January 2005. He had been unhappy with his life in the Netherlands, and set about finding a new club in England whilst training with the MK Dons.
He started against England in the historic 1-0 win at Windsor Park in September 2005
He signed for Northampton Town in August 2006.
Quinn retired from playing football on 11 September 2007, due to his failure to break back into the Northern Ireland team.
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'''Trond Egil Soltvedt''' (born 15 February 1967) is a former footballer from Norway. He played in England with Coventry, Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday before returning to Norway. Soltvedt played twice for his country.
Soltvedt started his professional career at Viking F.K. in Stavanger in 1987 and was a member of the team who won the Norwegian football cup in 1989 and the Norwegian Premier League in its inaugural year, 1991.
In 1992 he joined mid-table club S.K. Brann. At the end of his first season he was voted the club's "most popular" player. During his time at Brann, the club finished each season in 6th or 7th place in the league. His extremely dedicated style, his innocent and somewhat nave personality and the fact that many of his goals were scored as a midfielder made him immensely popular. Just before the start of the 1995 season, however, he was sacked by Brann's board for "illoyality", the board refusing to elaborate on this. This prompted a demonstration from fans supporting Soltvedt.
After three seasons at Brann, he moved to Rosenborg B.K. where he was able to share in more success, claiming the Norwegian Premier League championship in 1995 and 1996 as well as
winning the Norwegian football cup in 1995.
His success in Norway brought him to the attention of English clubs and after an unsuccessful trial at Stoke City, Gordon Strachan signed him for Coventry City for a fee of -500,000 in July 1997.
After two seasons at Coventry City, he was then signed by Southampton under Dave Jones in August 1999 for -300,000. He was a tall, elegant midfielder who added an air of calm authority whenever he played. He made his Saints debut as a substitute in a 4-2 victory over Newcastle United on 15 August 1999, helping to set up Mark Hughes for the final goal. He made a total of 24 appearances in the 1999-2000 season, playing in midfield alongside Matthew Le Tissier and Marian Pahars as Saints struggled both in defence and in attack, finishing in the lower half of the table. Soltvedt missed a large part of the last few months of the season with persistent groin problems.
By now Dave Jones had been replaced by Glenn Hoddle who never gave Soltvedt a chance to make an impression and soon shipped him out to Sheffield Wednesday, initially on loan before making the transfer permanent in March 2001 for an appearance-based fee which had the potential to rise as high as -200,000.
He remained at Sheffield Wednesday for three seasons, being appointed team captain. Unfortunately, he was unable to prevent Wednesday being relegated at the end of the 2002-03 season, when he was released, returning to Norway to play in the lower leagues.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Kirk''' (born 25 May 1979 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a footballer, currently playing for Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic and Northern Ireland. He is a striker. He is the son of former footballer and former Lisburn Distillery manager Paul Kirk.
Kirk started his career with Belfast team Glentoran, having had several unsuccessful trials in England. In February 1999 Jim Jefferies signed Kirk for Hearts for -50,000.
Initially viewed as an investment for the future, Kirk played in the club's U-21 side for most of his first two seasons at Tynecastle Stadium. However, in 2000-01 he firmly established himself in the first eleven, making 40 appearances and scoring 13 times. After a season decimated by injuries, he made further double-figure scoring contributions in 2002-03 and 2003-04. However, financial restraints at the Edinburgh club resulted in Kirk being released when his contract expired in the summer of 2004.
Steve Evans signed Kirk for English League Two side Boston United. Kirk excelled at York Street, scoring 20 goals in little over 8 months. In March 2005 Kirk signed for Northampton Town for a -125,000 fee, signing a three and half year contract.
Despite Kirk scoring on his debut, Northampton lost to Rushden & Diamonds and a stuttering finish to the season witnessed them fall in the play-off semi-finals. The following season, Kirk's 10 goals ensured there was no repeat and Northampton gained promotion to League One.
During the 2006-07 season Kirk was transfer listed alongside fellow strikers James Quinn and Scott McGleish. However, Kirk was taken off the transfer list at the beginning of the 2007-08 season and rewarded manager Stuart Gray with 3 goals in the first 3 games.
Kirk moved to Yeovil Town on 17 January 2008 for an undisclosed fee. He signed a two and a half year contract.
Kirk has been capped 9 times by Northern Ireland. His debut came against Hungary in April 2000. After a four-year absence he earned his most recent cap against the Czech Republic in October 2009. He has yet to score for his country.
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'''James Archibald 'Jim' Platt''' (born 26 January 1952 in Ballymoney) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Northern Ireland.
During his career, Platt won 23 caps for Northern Ireland, an amount largely restricted due to the presence of Pat Jennings in the side. At club level, Platt played for the majority of his career at Middlesbrough, and also played for Hartlepool United, Cardiff City and Ballymena United.
As a manager, Platt's first job was to take charge of Ballymena United for a season from 1984-85, after which he had a longer spell at Coleraine, managing them for six years from 1985 to 1991. In 1991 he had another short spell, this time at Ballyclare, for just one season from 1991-92.
For the 1992-93 season, Platt was given the job of managing Swedish outfit Ayssriska, in the Swedish First Division. He had a two-season spell managing Darlington one partly with David Hodgson then the other from 1995-96, before leaving full-time management to take a job with Gateshead.
Previously Middlesbrough-s Chief Coach at their Football Community Centre. He ran a private Football school for local primary school around the Middlesbrough/Stockton Area.
In May 2009, Platt was appointed as Darlington's goalkeeping coach. However, three months later, Platt left the club following manager Colin Todd's sacking.
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'''Tore Pedersen''' (born 29 September 1969 in Fredrikstad, stfold, Norway) is a retired Norwegian international football defender, who played abroad for Wimbledon, St. Pauli, Oldham Athletic, IFK Gteborg, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Eintracht Frankfurt and Blackburn Rovers.
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'''John Patrick O'Neill''' (born 11 March 1958 in Derry) is a former footballer who played for Northern Ireland, winning 39 caps, and scoring 2 goals. He was a member of the Northern Ireland squads that played in the World Cup tournaments of 1982 and 1986. His final appearance for the national side came in their 3-0 defeat against Brazil in the 1986 tournament.
At club level, he played for Leicester City, QPR, and Norwich City. However, his spell with the Canaries was sadly cut short, and he made just one appearance for Norwich - against Wimbledon in 1987. On the field for just 34 minutes, an horrendous tackle from Dons player John Fashanu so severely damaged O'Neill's knee ligaments that he never played another professional game, and finished his playing career. O'Neill began legal proceedings against Fashanu for the tackle that ended his career, before settling out of court for -70,000.
He was granted a testimonial at Carrow Road by Norwich in the 1988-89 season.
After his playing career ended, O'Neill had a spell managing Finn Harps of the League of Ireland. He later moved back to his home city and became a member of the board of Derry City FC for a period.
Today he is probably best known for being Jackie Fullerton's co-commentator on Northern Ireland international games and particularly for his excited laughter whenever NI score.
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'''John McClelland''' (born 7 December 1955 in Belfast) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played as a defender.
McClelland played for Portadown, Cardiff City, Bangor City, and Mansfield Town, before signing for Rangers for -90,000. There he won a Scottish Cup winner's medal, before Watford paid -225,000 for his services. During his five years at Vicarage Road he was voted Watford Player of the Season twice. He later played for Leeds United, Notts County, St Johnstone, Carrick Rangers, Arbroath, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town and Darlington. He won the First Division title with Leeds United in the 1991-92 season, the last season before the formation of the Premier League.
At international level McClelland was also successful. He played for Northern Ireland at the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. He eventually won 53 caps, scoring one goal in a win over Turkey.
He was player manager at St Johnstone in the early 1990s. Now, McClelland can now be found taking tour groups around Elland Road.
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Bambrick scored a magnificent 12 goals for Ireland, including six in one game against Wales. He was also believed to have scored almost 1000 goals in his 15 year career. He inspired the fan chant "head, heel or toe, slip it to Joe".
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'''William ("Billy") Robert Hamilton''' (born 9 May 1957 in Bangor) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played as a forward.
At club level, Billy played for Linfield, QPR, Burnley, Oxford United, Limerick F.C., Sligo Rovers F.C., Coleraine F.C. and Distillery F.C. Billy is best remembered by Northern Ireland fans as the man who crossed the ball for Gerry Armstrong to score for Northern Ireland in their famous win against the hosts Spain at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He subsequently scored two goals himself in the second round game against Austria. In total, Billy played 61 games, scoring 14 goals, for his country.
He is also remembered fondly by Distillery F.C. fans. He was a sensational signing by the club as Player/Manager in December 1989, after leaving Limerick City of the League of Ireland, having managed them to a third place finish in the previous season. He made his playing debut for the Whites on 22 March 1990 and in his three seasons made 72 appearances and scored 33 goals including one hat-trick. Knee injuries forced him to end his playing career in February 1992, but he continued to manage the team up until February 1995. He guided the club to the Gold Cup victory in the 1993/94 season.
Hamilton has the distinction of designing a board game, Billy Hamilton's Football Academy, which was released in 1985.
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'''Kevin James Wilson''' (born 19 April 1961) is an English-born Northern Irish former footballer who played as a striker. Born in Banbury, At club level, he played for Derby, Ipswich, Chelsea, Notts County, Bradford City, Walsall, and Northampton Town. At international level, Wilson played for Northern Ireland 42 times, scoring six goals. He is a former manager of Northampton Town, Kettering Town and Hucknall Town. He was the manager of Corby Town until January 2008.
On 1 June 2009 he was appointed manager of Blue Square North side Ilkeston Town
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'''James Joseph "Jimmy" Nicholson''' (born 27 February 1943 in Belfast) is an ex-Northern Ireland footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Manchester United, Huddersfield, Bury, Mossley and Stalybridge Celtic. He also appeared 41 times for Northern Ireland, scoring 6 goals.
Football League Second Division: Huddersfield Town 1970
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'''Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill''' (born 5 July 1969 in Portadown, County Armagh) is a former Northern Irish international association football player, who is now the manager of Shamrock Rovers.
O'Neill played as a midfielder or forward for Chimney Corner, Coleraine, Newcastle, Dundee United, Hibs, Coventry City, Aberdeen (on loan), Reading (on loan), Wigan, St Johnstone, Portland Timbers, Clydebank, Glentoran and Ayr United.
At international level he played 33 games for Northern Ireland, scoring 7 times, including 2 in a 5-3 win over Austria, where he also hit the post and was desperately unlucky not to get a hat-trick.
He began management as assistant at Cowdenbeath before becoming manager of Scottish side Brechin City in April 2006. He won the Irn-Bru Second Division Manager of the Month award in both December 2007 and October 2008.
O'Neill was released by Brechin City to join on 13 December 2008. Michael was awarded the Irish Soccer Writers Manager of the Month award for July 2009. He has been a revelation at the club, signing the league's top scorer Gary Twigg and he guided them to second place, their best finish in years, and the prospect of Europa League football next year.
At the press conference when unveiled as Rovers manager, he cited Gordon Strachan as his main managerial influence.
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'''Jacob Geoffrey Burns''' (born 21 April 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays for A-League club Perth Glory.
Jacob Burns began his career with the local team Sydney United. He then moved to local rivals Parramatta Power, whom he left in 2000 to join the English Premier League club Leeds United. They had signed him to use as squad cover, and he was only awarded eleven caps during his three year stay.
His contract was allowed to run out, and on the 17th October 2003 he joined Barnsley on a free transfer. He also spent three seasons at Barnsley however these were a lot more respectable, as he played 91 times gaining 8 goals and one assist, as well as the club captaincy.
However, he craved another chance at international football, and so in 2006 he followed the chance of Champions League football to Polish League champions Wisla Krakow.
Burns liked the manager at Wisla, and so when Wisla Dan Petrescu moved to Romanian top flight team Unirea Urziceni at the start of the 08-09 season, the Australian followed.
Yet, despite this, his time in Romania was of mixed form and inconsistent appearances, and at the end of that one season, he decided the time was right for a return to his home land. On the 4th of May, 2009, in was announced that Burns had signed a three-year contract with A-League club Perth Glory.. He has also been awarded the club captaincy.
Burns made his full international debut in 2000 against Scotland, and played again in 2001 against Colombia. However his lack of first team football, and then the level of football he played with Barnsley meant that he dropped out of contention.
He made his return to the Socceroo squad for the 2-0 loss to Kuwait on 6 September 2006.
His fourth cap came against Denmark in 2007. In the same year he came off the bench to earn his fifth cap against China where Australia won the match 2-0. He received a late call up to the Australian squad against Nigeria as a replacement for Tim Cahill, and came on at the start of the second half. He gained another cap in a friendly game against Ghana in Sydney, where he started the match, and came off on the 79th minute.
He earned another cap on 10 September 2008 when he replaced Jason Culina in the starting line-up to face Uzbekistan in a World Cup Qualifier. Burns won the praise of Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek for filling in for a virus-striken Culina at the last minute and performing admirably alongside Carl Valeri in defensive midfield in the side's 1-0 win in Tashkent.
His most recent appearance was on 17 June 2009 when he came on as a second-half substitute against Japan in a World Cup Qualifier won 2-1 by Australia.
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'''David Jean Nielsen''' (born 1 December 1976) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, who currently plays at Norwegian club Brann.
He has played for a number of Danish clubs, as well as Fortuna Dsseldorf in Germany and English clubs Grimsby Town, Wimbledon and Norwich City. His greatest triumph was the 1997 Danish Cup victory, which he won with Danish club F.C. Copenhagen. He played 46 matches and scored 33 goals for various Danish youth national teams between 1992 and 1997, but has never represented the Danish senior national team.
Nielsen has attracted controversy at various times in his career for falling into serious debt, assaulting a team mater and then, in November 2008, admitting matchfixing in a Danish game played in 2004.
Born in Skagen, Nielsen started playing youth football in Skagen IK and Frederikshavn fI. He scored 17 goals in 24 matches for the Danish under-16 and under-17 national teams. He received offers from English club Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich in Germany,
He was loaned out to Lyngby FC in January 1996, where he got his national breakthrough with 10 goals in 13 league games. When his Odense contract ran out in the Summer 1996, he moved abroad to play for Fortuna Dsseldorf in the German Bundesliga championship. He did not find playing success with the club, and after half a year in Germany, Nielsen moved back to Denmark to play for F.C. Copenhagen in a DEM 600,000 transfer deal in February 1997. He played three and a half years at F.C. Copenhagen, with whom he won the 1997 Danish Cup. He was club top goalscorer in 1998, 1999 and 2000, and was elected 1999 ''F.C. Copenhagen Player of the Year''.
He was loaned out to English club Grimsby Town in the secondary English First Division in October 2000, as Grimsby had a hard time scoring goals. while at grimsby he became a real fan cult and was near a permanent deal but rumours that he had been having an affair with the wife of the then grimsby captain paul groves ended that. When his loan deal ended in March 2001, Nielsen moved on to English club Wimbledon F.C. on a free transfer. He joined Norwich City F.C. on loan in December 2001, and scored 5 goals in 5 games during his loan spell, prompting Norwich manager Nigel Worthington to pay -210,000 to Wimbledon to secure his services on a permanent basis. Whilst playing for Norwich City he was a member of the team that reached the final of the First Division play-offs in May 2002. However, he was unable to maintain his initial impressive scoring rate and left the club at his own request to return to Denmark in August 2003.
He signed with Superliga club Aalborg BK (AaB), where he rediscovered his goalscoring ability. In April 2004, David Nielsen and fellow teammate Jimmy Nielsen raked up a debt of -160,000 with bookmakers in Aalborg, though AaB director Lynge Jacobsen decided to help out both financially as well as arrange counselling for gambling addiction. After a training ground bust-up with teammate Allan Gaarde in February 2005, David Nielsen was fired by the club. Within days, he was hired by league rivals FC Midtjylland, to replace Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan. He was let go by FCM in May 2006, and he moved abroad to play for Norwegian club IK Start. He became an immediate hit scoring seven goals on his 21 matches, but left the club during its horrible "Stig Inge Bjrnebye period". On 20 July 2007, he signed a 3-year contract with the Danish Superliga side OB. On the 26th of March he went on a loan deal with the Norwegian club Strmsgodset IF, for the rest of 2008.
Nielsen was sold to the Norwegian club Brann as a part of a deal were Njougu Demba Nyren went in the opposite direction in January 2009.
In 2004, "he was in trouble after he returned to Denmark when it was revealed that himself and a team-mate owed an Aalborg bookie -201,000."
In November 2008, Nielsen admitted fixing a football match in Denmark in 2004. "In an interview with TV2 sports show LPS [Nielsen stated] that he had amassed huge gambling debts which had prompted him to take the action.".
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Travers was born in Renfrew, and first played for his hometown team, Renfrew Victoria around the turn of the century. In 1901, he played 13 games for Barnsley, before returning to Scotland to play for Thornliebank. He then had a further spell at Barnsley, returned to play for Thornliebank, followed by games for New Brompton and Renton before moving to Clyde.
In 1910 he was signed by Jimmy Philip to play for Aberdeen, but only played one season for them before returning to Glasgow, where he had business interests, to play for Celtic. He returned to Aberdeen after one season, and this time stayed until the end of the 1913-14 season, when he moved to Dumbarton. He spent the remainder of his playing career in the Dumbarton area, also playing for Vale of Leven and Dumbarton Harp.
On retirement as a player, he coached in Norway and was trainer of the Dumbarton side before being engaged to coach Aberdeen in 1921. He remained in that position until the retirement of Philip in 1924.
Travers replaced Philip as Aberdeen manager in the summer of 1924. One of his first acts as manager was the signing of Alec Jackson, together with his brother George. Jackson went on to be one of the most renowned players of his generation. In spite of this, however, Travers' first season in charge ended with relegation only avoided on goal difference. In the following seasons, many players came and went - Travers worked hard in the transfer market of the time, and his dealings are credited with improving the club's previously precarious financial situation.
In 1931, Travers mysteriously dropped three of the club's regular players before a match against Falkirk. In all, five players never played for the club again, and it was reported in the 1970s that this was the result of an alleged plot to win fixed-odds bets on half-time and full-time scores. No police action was ever taken, and many of those involved protested their innocence for the remainder of their lives.
In 1937, Travers took his team to the Scottish Cup Final, the first time Aberdeen had ever appeared in the final. They were defeated 2-1 by Celtic in front of a record official attendance of 146,433, although many more may have gained illegal entry. That summer, the club were on a tour of South Africa when outside-right Jackie Beynon died suddenly of Peritonitis. Travers remained in charge for two more seasons, but feeling that he no longer had the full support of his directors, accepted an offer to manage Clyde in 1938.
The success which had eluded him at Pittodrie soon materialised at Shawfield, however, and the Scottish Cup was won by Travers' Clyde team in 1939. He was still manager of Clyde in 1955, when the ''Bully Wee'' beat Celtic in a replay to win their second Cup. His three Cup Finals earned him a reputation as a "Cup specialist" when named as one of Scotland's 50 greatest managers by the Sunday Herald newspaper.
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'''David "Dave" Halliday''' (11 December 1901 - January 1970) was a Scottish footballing prolific goalscorer and trophy winning manager. His 38 goals in 1923-24 made him top scorer in Scotland's top flight that season and 43 goals in 1928-29 gave him the same distinction in England's top flight that season. He scored 376 senior goals as well as scoring at two then non-league clubs. As a manager only Halliday and Alex Ferguson have guided Aberdeen to be Scottish champions.
===Early years and Queen of the South===
Dave Halliday was born in Dumfries and started in local schools football where he featured on the left wing. He attended Noblehill primary being going to Dumfries Academy. Halliday then trained as a motor mechanic with car manufacturer Arrol-Johnston and played for the works team, one of three clubs who merged to form Queen of the South in 1919. However despite having played in the trial matches arranged in the formation of the new club Halliday did not join Queens until 17 January 1920. Between playing for Arrol-Johnston and Queens, Halliday had a brief spell with Tayleurians. After joining Queens until the end of the season in May 1920 Halliday played 19 games.
With this being Queens first season after formation, their fixtures consist of challenge games and local cup competitions. This included the Dumfries Charity Cup played over three weekends in May. On 8 May Queens thrashed Dumfries F.C. 7-1. A week later Queens seen off Solway Star 4-0 in the semi final before facing Dalbeattie Star in the final.
A then record crowd of 4500 (many watching from the grandstand roof and other such points of elevation) watched the game. An early Halliday shot went wide following good lead up work involving Ian Dickson (Dickson also left Queens to score goals in England's top flight). However it was Dalbeattie and their physical style of play who took the lead. Queens equalised through Willie McCall (later of Blackburn Rovers) before Halliday's efforts bore fruit. One Halliday shot hit the post, another went inches wide before he put Queens ahead five minutes before half time. Connell hit Queens' third a minute into the second half before Halliday beat Borthwick to cross for McCall to bring up a 4-1 final score.
Halliday scored 13 goals in his 19 games at outside left for the Doonhamers in 1920. Unsurprisingly he attracted the attention of other clubs. He was offered terms by St Mirren after the cup final win over Dalbeattie. Halliday asked for time to think the matter over before the Thursday after he agreed to sign on one condition - that he would be allowed to retain his employment with Arrol-Johnston and travel to Paisley on match days.
Along with Halliday and Dickson two others who played in the earliest years for fledgling Queens were Hughie Gallacher and Willie Ferguson. All four would enjoy successful careers in England's top division.
Later in 1924 Halliday's 16 year old brother Billy Halliday joined Queen of the South.
Halliday moved to St Mirren where he scored twice in 13 league games.
Dave Halliday went then to Dundee in 1921 where the celebrated Alec Troup played on the left wing. Dundee moved Halliday to centre forward; and so a goal scoring phenomenon was unleashed.
Finding goal scoring second nature he became one of the most prolific centre forwards in the game, finishing as Scottish top scorer in 1923-24 with 38 goals from 36 appearances - an excellent return in the era of the 3 man off side rule. With Dundee he reached the Scottish Cup final in 1924-25 eliminating the holders en route, the Airdrieonians side of Hughie Gallacher. Halliday in total scored 90 goals in just 126 appearances league appearances for the Dees.
While he was with the Dens Park club he was capped for the Scottish League in the 1-1 draw against the English League at Ibrox Park in March 1924.
In 1925 Sunderland paid -4,000 for his services. Replacing Charlie Buchan in the team, Halliday soon became equally prolific South of the border as North, scoring at least 35 league goals in each of the four full seasons spent at Sunderland. His 43 goals in 1928-29 made him top scorer in England's top division that season. This remains Sunderland's highest number of league goals scored by one player in a season in the club's history. Halliday hit his first 100 goals for Sunderland in just 101 games.
Dave Halliday has the best strike rate (goals to games ratio) of any Sunderland striker in that club-s history: 165 goals in 175 games (156 league goals from 166 games, and nine in nine FA Cup outings) for an average of 0.943 goals per game. Only Charlie Buchan and all-time Sunderland top scorer Bobby Gurney have scored more goals for the club than Halliday. Halliday has scored more hat-tricks (12) than any other Sunderland player, and he hit four on three occasions.
Despite Halliday's goals trophies proved elusive with Sunderland, and he managed no better than third place with the club, which was achieved in 1925-26 and 1926-27.
While at Sunderland in November 1927 Dave's brother Billy joined nearby rivals Newcastle United.
In 1929 he was signed by Arsenal as an intended replacement for Jack Lambert, making his debut against Birmingham City on 9 November 1929. Halliday scored a comparatively modest number of goals in 1929-30 with 8 goals in 15 games (including four in a 6-6 draw with Leicester City). However, he was dropped towards the end of the season in favour of Lambert, and missed out on the 1930 FA Cup Final, which saw Arsenal claim their first major trophy.
Dave Halliday signed for Manchester City only a year after joining Arsenal. At City Halliday regained his scoring form, hitting 47 goals in 76 league games as well as four goals from six cup appearances. At Man City he scored a hat-trick against former club Sunderland in just ten minutes in January 1932. Halliday missed the 1933 Cup Final, which City lost to Everton.
He saw out his senior playing career with Clapton Orient between 1933 and 1935, where he was still a regular goalscorer, with 33 strikes in 53 matches.
After leaving Orient, Dave Halliday became player-manager of non-league Yeovil & Petters United. He also scored a further three goals in the FA Cup proper for Yeovil & Petters United before taking over as Aberdeen manager in 1938.
Excluding Queen of the South figures as they were non league until 1923/24 Dave Halliday scored 92 league goals in Scotland in 139 appearances and a further 13 in 21 Scottish Cup appearances. In England he scored 244 league goals in 310 appearances and a further 19 FA Cup goals in an unknown number of appearances (16 while with league clubs) for a total of 376 first class goals. It is worth noting that a large chunk of his career was spent playing under the old offside rule and that all his league goals bar those two seasons with Clapton Orient in the Third South were scored in the top flight in both Scotland and England.
He was never once picked for the Scottish national side, being consistently overlooked in favour of another player who started at Queen of the South, Hughie Gallacher.
Dave Halliday goals at then non senior teams:-
Dave Halliday returned to his native Scotland in December 1937 to become manager of Aberdeen. In April 1938 he signed George Hamilton from his ex club Queen of the South. This would be as shrewd a signing as Halliday would ever make as Hamilton would emerge as a player of real quality. However it was not until after the Second World War when national trophies started to arrive at Pittodrie for the first time thus securing Halliday's place in the Aberdeen Hall of Fame. Aberdeen won the 1945-46 League Cup (although this was a reduced version of the League Cup, and does not appear in all official records), and the 1946-47 Scottish Cup with the inspirational George Hamilton scoring in the final; Aberdeen also reached the League Cup final that year. As well as reaching two more Scottish Cup Finals in 1952-53 and 1953-54, Aberdeen won the 1954-55 First Division title. In Dave Halliday's eighteen-year stint in charge of the Dons he was the club's most successful manager before the arrival of Alex Ferguson.
After leaving Aberdeen he spent three years at the helm of Leicester City, guiding them to a Second Division title and promotion in 1956-57. Although Halliday left the Leicester job in 1958 the 1957 promotion proved to be the start of the club's longest ever top division run ending in 1969.
Dave Halliday retired from football after Leicester City. He died in 1970, aged 68.
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Born in Edinburgh, Pearson played for Murrayfield Amateurs, and had a trial for Heart of Midlothian, but signed professional terms with Newcastle United in March 1933. He played over 200 games for Newcastle before and after the Second World War, scoring a total of 52 goals. Pearson was renowned as a skilful and entertaining left winger, although he won no major honours at St James' Park
He was capped twice for Scotland in 1947, giving him a possibly unique record, having guested for the English international side during a wartime international in Newcastle when outside left Eric Brook was injured before the game. Pearson was at the match as a spectator, but agreed to turn out for England. .
In 1948, he was signed by Aberdeen for -4,000, and quickly became a crowd favourite, renowned particularly for his 'double shuffle', which baffled opposing players and spectators alike. Pearson retired at the age of 40, and took up a career as a sportswriter, often covering Aberdeen for the Scottish Daily Mail.
In November 1959, Pearson was appointed manager of Aberdeen, in spite of his lack of coaching or managerial experience, and the six years he had spent outside the game, albeit as an observer. Unusually, his predecessor, Davie Shaw stayed on at the club in his former capacity as coach. Pearson's time in office coincided with the departure or retirement of a number of key players, and long-term injuries to others, alleviated only briefly by the emergence of Charlie Cooke, soon on his way to Chelsea. There were a sequence of Scottish Cup exits to lower league teams, and in spite of a Summer Cup final, ultimately lost to Hibs in 1964, Pearson's reign ended with his resignation on February 13, 1965.
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'''Nicholas Charles Holmes''' (born 11 November 1954, Southampton) is a former footballer, who won the FA Cup Final with Southampton in 1976 and is currently general manager of Salisbury City.
Holmes was educated at St. Mary-s College, Southampton and was an apprentice with Southampton in the early 1970s.
He made his first team debut on 2 March 1974 away to Arsenal. A natural left-sided player, he was equally at home at full-back, midfield, centre-back or sweeper. A loyal one-club man, Holmes spent 14 years at The Dell. David Peach and he are the only two players to have played in two Cup Finals for Southampton. Naturally left-sided, he could play at left-back or midfield and was a thoughtful, yet thrusting, player who was as reliable as he was skilful.
He played at left-midfield in the 1976 F.A. Cup Final against Manchester United which Saints won 1-0, and also played and scored in the 1979 League Cup final against Nottingham Forest, which was lost 2-3. Between these two Wembley appearances, he was an integral member of the Southampton team that gained promotion from Division 2 at the end of the 1977-78 season.
An urbane man, he became club captain in March 1980, and on his 400th appearance for the club, Lawrie McMenemy praised his -reliability, dependability and flexibility-, adding that he was -a man for all seasons-.
Holmes was a constant when Southampton finished second in Division 1 in the 1983-84 season and was part of a midfield that was probably the best in the club's history.
In 1986 (16 August) Saints recognised his loyalty by awarding him a testimonial match against John Mortimore-s Benfica, which was won 4-1, with Holmes scoring one of the goals.
International honours eluded Holmes, although he was picked for England under-23 only for injury to prevent him playing.
His last appearance for Southampton was on 14 Feb 1987 at Tottenham Hotspur. A pelvic injury forced him to retire from the game in May 1987, by which time only Terry Paine and Mick Channon had made more appearances for the Saints. In total, he played 543 times for Southampton, scoring 64 goals.
After leaving Saints he spent the 1987-88 season with East Cowes Vics, before spending a season as coach back at Southampton working with manager Chris Nicholl.
In 1989 he quit football and bought a general store at Winterslow near Salisbury. In 1999 he emigrated to Florida to set up a property management company, which he sold in 2004.
In July 2002, he was tempted back into football when he was offered the manager-s job at Salisbury City.
Under Holmes- management, Salisbury gained promotion to the Conference South in the 2005-06 season by finishing top of the Southern League Premier Division, followed by winning the play-off final in the 2006-07 season to participate in the Conference National in 2007-08.
In January 2008, following the departure of George Burley, Holmes was linked with a return to Southampton as manager. Although he was not offered the job, Holmes stated that Southampton was "the only club I'd leave Salisbury for".
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'''Robert Andrew "Bobby" Mimms''' (born 12 October 1963) is an English former football goalkeeper.
Born in York, Mimms began his footballing career as an apprentice at Halifax Town. However, he failed to break into the first team and joined Rotherham United in November 1981 for a fee of -15,000. During the 1980s, Mimms played for no less eight different clubs, as managers were reluctant to give the young goalkeeper a chance. However, due to an injury to Neville Southall, Mimms played in goal for Everton for a large part of the 1985-86 season. Everton finished runners up in the league championship and Mimms also played in the 1986 FA Cup Final, which Everton lost 3-1 to Liverpool.
He got his second big break in December 1990, when Blackburn Rovers manager Don Mackay signed him for a fee of -250,000 from Tottenham Hotspur. Mimms' arrival coincided with "the Jack Walker revolution" at Ewood Park.
Blackburn began the 1991-92 season poorly, and Mackay was soon sacked to make way for Kenny Dalglish. Dalglish made several substantial signings during the season and Blackburn reached the playoff final where they beat Leicester City 1-0, ending 26 years outside the top flight.
Mimms was an integral part of this team. However, Jack Walker was not one to rest on his laurels and after the clubs promotion vast amounts of money were spent to recruit the finest talents in the country to Ewood Park. Players such as Alan Shearer, Stuart Ripley, Graeme Le Saux, Kevin Gallagher were brought to the club and Mimms was a key part of the team which finished fourth in the 1992-93 season, just missing out on a UEFA Cup place.
In 1993 Southampton goalkeeper Tim Flowers was brought in as the new number one. Mimms made few first team appearances after Flowers' signing, including 4 during Rovers' Premier League winning season of 1994-95, and in 1996 joined Crystal Palace, for whom he made a single appearance. He then dropped into the lower divisions, playing for Preston North End, Rotherham United, hometown club York City and finished off his playing career at Mansfield Town in 2001.
Between 2001 and 2008 Mimms worked as goalkeeping coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers, before returning to Blackburn to fulfil the same role in August 2008.
Mimms is the father of York City goalkeeper Josh Mimms, who previously played in the youth teams of Rotherham United and Liverpool. Since retiring from playing professionally, he has represented Blackburn Rovers in the Masters football tournament.
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'''Donald Harry Megson''' (born 12 June 1936 in Sale, Cheshire) is an English former footballer and football manager.
Don Megson is regarded as one of Sheffield Wednesday's greatest servants. He was signed from Mossley in the Cheshire League by Wednesday in 1952. He made his first team debut in November 1959, becoming a regular in the side as a left-back and eventually taking up the role of club captain. It was as captain that he led his team to a lap of honour (the first to do so as a losing captain) after Wednesday's 3-2 defeat to Everton at the 1966 FA Cup Final. Don made 442 appearances (including 386 league appearances and scoring six goals) for Sheffield Wednesday before moving to Bristol Rovers in March 1970 for whom he made 31 league appearances and scored one goal.
He managed Bristol Rovers from 1972 to 1977, winning the 1972 Watney Cup in only his third game in charge. He coached the Portland Timbers of the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1980. He also coached at A.F.C. Bournemouth for seven months in 1983. Both of his sons, Gary and Neil, have also played and managed professionally.
He worked as a freelance scout for Bolton Wanderers, the club whom his son Gary managed until 30th December 2009.
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'''Karle Carder-Andrews''' (born March 13, 1989) is a professional football (soccer) player currently playing for Egham Town.
Carder-Andrews was a product of the successful Brentford youth team, and signed professional terms in August 2006.. He is a central midfielder.
Carder-Andrews made his competitive debut against Swindon in the League Cup in August 2006, coming on as a substitute. He made his first league appearance against Leyton Orient on 9 September 2006. On September 25, 2007 he joined Margate on loan. Brentford released Carder-Andrews on January 11, 2008).
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'''Warren Bradley''' (20 June 1933 - 6 June 2007) was an English footballer, who played for Manchester United and England.
Bradley was born in Hyde, Greater Manchester and educated at Hyde Grammar School, where he played for Bolton Wanderers youth and B teams for eight years. He then attended Hatfield College at the University of Durham, and appeared for Durham City before joining Northern League side Bishop Auckland, one of the leading amateur clubs in the country, in 1955.
In February 1958, many of the players and staff of Manchester United were killed or injured in the Munich air crash. In order to fulfil their immediate fixture commitments, they needed to find several good players at short notice, and turned to Bishop Auckland for help. Three England amateur internationals, including Bradley, were loaned to United's reserve team while the club tried to rebuild. After a few months, having recovered from his injuries received in the crash, United's manager Matt Busby returned to work and was impressed by Bradley. He was signed as a part-time professional in November 1958, taking a job as a teacher in Stretford, and made his first-team debut for United against his old club, Bolton Wanderers.
In May 1959, Bradley was selected by England manager Walter Winterbottom, and became the first and only player to play for both the professional and amateur England teams in the same season. He played just three games for the full England team, including a tour of Mexico and the United States, and scored twice. However, his career at Manchester United never progressed any further, and he was transferred to Bury in 1962 for -2,500. He left Bury after a couple of seasons, and after brief spells with Northwich Victoria, Macclesfield Town and Bangor City, he retired in 1966.
After his retirement from football he had a long career as a headteacher, and worked with the Manchester United ex-players association.
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'''Horacio Carbonari''' (born 2 May 1974 in Santa Teresa) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a defender.
Carbonari began his career at Rosario Central. His debut at the first division was in 1993. In the Argentinian club, he won the Copa Conmebol (currently known Copa Sudamericana) in 1995. In that edition of the internacional cup, he scored 4 goals.
He was signed by Derby County in the summer of 1998 for -3million by former Derby manager Jim Smith where he quickly became a fans favourite. He went on to play ninety times for the club, scoring nine and winning praise from the fans after scoring twice against rivals Nottingham Forest. However he became out-of-favour at the club and had a short loan spell at Coventry City in 2002, before being released by Derby.
He went back to Rosario Central later that year and helped the club qualify for the Copa Libertadores, but after an injury that kept him out of the season, was released on a free, so, Carbonari decided to retire at the end of 2004-05 season.
At the beginning 2006-07 season, he was appointed by Rosario Central as general manager.
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'''Mark-Alain "Max" Gradel''' (born 30 November 1987) is an Ivorian footballer currently playing for Leicester City. He is comfortable playing on either side on the wing or as a second striker.
A product of the youth academy, the winger was given a squad number for the 2007-2008 season. On 5 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Leicester along with 7 other players, including Eric Odhiambo, Andy King and Carl Pentney.
On 6 August, the then-manager Kevin Bond made Gradel and Conrad Logan available for loan for the forthcoming season.
He returned to Leicester early on 3 January 2008, although Bond stated he wanted to take him back to Bournemouth on loan again,
He made his league debut for Leicester against Milton Keynes Dons on August 9, 2008, setting up a goal as Leicester won 2-0 at the Walkers Stadium.
Since Leicester won promotion to the Championship, Gradel has been limited to just one appearance in the League Cup. Summer signings Dany N'Guessan and Paul Gallagher were given the nod ahead of Gradel at the start of the 2009-10 season and he has not yet managed to displace them.
On 19 October 2009, Gradel joined Leeds United on loan for a month,
Leeds manager Simon Grayson has said he would like to extend Gradel's loan move beyond the initial month. Gradel himself has stated he would like to extend the loan deal at Leeds and has even hinted he would be happy to move to Leeds on a permanent deal. Leicester refused Leeds permission to play Gradel in their FA Cup game against Oldham. Gradel started his first game for Leeds in the 3-1 win against Grimsby, Gradel had a big hand in Leeds' first goal as his cross was diverted into his own net by Oliver Lancashire. The game would have been the last of Gradel's initial one month loan. The loan was extended to January 2nd 2010, on the 13th November. The loan sees a 24 hour recall option should Leicester wish to recall him. Gradel came on as a very late substitute in the game against Brighton & Hove Albion.He is enjoying his time at Leeds scoring 2 goals, both in the league and also has a number of assists.
Gradel scored a dramatic winner for Leeds in the 89th minute against Leyton Orient after coming off the bench for Leeds. Leicester once again refused Gradel permission to play for Leeds in the FA Cup vs Kettering. Gradel made his first start in the league for Leeds in the League game against Oldham Athletic. He provided two assists in the same game for Neil Kilkenny's and Luciano Becchio's goals. Gradel scored three minutes after coming on for Leeds as a substitute in the West Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield Town. Gradel was again unavailable for Leeds in the FA Cup, in the replay against Kettering Town with the winner facing Manchester United at Old Trafford. Gradel made his second league start for Leeds in the game against Brentford, due to the suspension of Robert Snodgrass, when he was substituted late on in the second half of the match he kissed the Leeds badge on his shirt.
Gradel dropped to Leeds' bench against Accrington Stanley in the JPT. And came on as a substitute in the same game replacing Tresor Kandol. Gradel replaced Jermaine Beckford as a substitute against Southampton, it was something that Beckford didn't take very well and he turned down manager Simon Grayson's handshake and walked straight down the tunnel to a chorus of boo's from Leeds fans, Gradel made an immediate impact in the same game, minutes after coming on Robert Snodgrass curled a shot into the top right corner to seal Leeds' win. Gradel came off the bench for Leeds against Hartlepool United. Simon Grayson has said he would like to extend Gradel's loan spell at Leeds. Gradel came off the bench in the second half with Leeds 2-1 down against Stockport, after Gradel's introduction Leeds ended up being 4-2 victors. After the game Grayson confirmed he was talking to the parents clubs of all loan players. Gradel has built up a reputation as a super sub/impact player at Leeds.
30th December, Gradel extended his loan at Leeds until January 17th 2010. Gradel was once again refused permission to play for Leeds in the FA Cup in the match away to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Leeds ended up pulling off a famous victory without Gradel. Sources close to both clubs believe the move will become permanent during the January 2010 transfer window. Gradel came on as a substitute against Wycombe Wanderers and Exeter. After the Exeter game his loan spell was due to expire and return to Leicester unless a permanent deal or loan extention could be arranged.
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'''William Ernest''' "'''Bill'''" '''Rawlings''' (3 January 1896 - 25 September 1972) was an English footballer.
Rawlings' career started in 1918 with Southampton, he stayed ten years with the club, from 1918 to 1928. His 193 goals places him third on the club's list of all-time goalscorers, behind Mick Channon and Matthew Le Tissier. In 1922, his intelligent play and deadly shooting earned him two England caps.
In March 1928, he signed for Manchester United, scoring on his Old Trafford debut on 14 March 1928; a 1-0 win over Everton. He scored 19 goals in a further 35 appearances, during his three years with the club. In November 1929, he moved to Port Vale, ''the Valiants'' paying United a four figure fee.
Rawlings scored on his Vale debut in a 5-2 win over Accrington Stanley at The Old Recreation Ground on 9 November 1929. He played a further five games (four league and one FA Cup) before suffering a serious ankle injury on Christmas day 1929, during a 2-1 home defeat by Stockport County. Recovering by the spring of 1930, but was unable to return to the first team and left for New Milton during the 1930-31 season.
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'''Dominic Joseph Foley''' (born 7 July 1976 in Cork) is an Irish football player who plays as striker. He is currently playing for Cercle Brugge in Belgium, after having played for a large number of clubs in England, Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
Foley was signed in 1995 by English First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers from Irish club St. James's Gate. He made his Wolves debut on 18 November 1995 as a substitute in a 1-3 defeat to Oldham, but never managed to stake a claim to a regular place though, and appeared in just 27 games in total over four seasons at Molineux.
To gain playing time, he was loaned out to Watford, Notts County and Greek club Ethnikos Piraeus during 1998 and 1999. He eventually moved to Watford, signed by Graham Taylor who had originally brought him to Wolves, in a permanent deal in July 1999 on a free transfer. He got the opportunity to play Premier League football - scoring once - in his first full season with the ''Hornets'', a year that also saw him called-up into the Republic of Ireland national team.
He won six caps in total for Ireland, all during 2000. His debut came on 30 May 2000 in a 1-2 friendly defeat to Scotland. Five days later, his second cap (against Mexico), saw him score the first of his two international goals.
By the 2001/02 season, he again found his opportunities of first team football limited, so again spent loan spells away from his parent club, this time at Queens Park Rangers (two spells), Swindon Town, Southend United and Oxford United.
He left England in 2003 for Portuguese club Sporting Braga, where he spent the season before returning to his native Ireland with Bohemians. He impressed
in Bohs' Intertoto Cup game versus Belgian side KAA Gent, who signed him soon afterwards.
In Gent Foley soon became one of the key players in the team. In his first season he played 25 games, and scored six goals. In his second season he helped Gent reach the semi-finals of the Belgian Cup, and played 30 games in which he scored 10 goals.
At the beginning of his third season playing for Gent he was appointed captain of the team. In this season he scored 11 goals in 30 games. He also helped Gent qualify for the Belgian Cup final against RSC Anderlecht. In this final he opened the score after 6 minutes, however Gent went on to lose the final 2-3. The next season however, new coach Michel Preud'homme rarely used Foley in his starting eleven and with his contract ending that season, he was sold during the winter break to Cercle Brugge.
Foley caused controversy in 2005 when he successfully had his contract with Bohemians terminated over the failure of payment by the club of "bonuses". He then immediately signed for Belgian club Gent, who Bohs had played only a few weeks previously in the Intertoto Cup, sparking rumours of secret meetings between player and management after the game.
In 2009 Gent accused rivals Cercle Brugge of secret meetings with Foley before he was allowed speak to clubs. With his contract due to expire at the end of the 2009 season, he was allowed speak to clubs from 1 January but Gent general manager Michel Louwagie claimed Foley had discussed a contract before this date, saying: ''"I don't at all appreciate the way Cercle have behaved in relation to Foley. It is against the rules."'' But on January 21, Cercle Bruges announced that Foley has signed a 3-year contract with them starting from June, 2009. On January 27 however, AA Gent and Cercle came to an agreement on an immediate transfer, during the winter transfer window.
On 2 May, AA Gent won the duel with 2-1.
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'''Joseph Nicol 'Nicky' Walker''' (born September 29 1962 in Aberdeen) is a former Scottish professional football goalkeeper.
Walker started his career with Elgin City in the Highland League before signing for Leicester City aged 17. He didn-t settle in the Midlands though, and returned to Scotland within the year, signing for Motherwell in 1981. Two years later, he moved again, this time signing for Rangers, where he soon established himself as the Light Blues first choice keeper.
The arrival of Chris Woods as part of the Souness Revolution relegated Walker to the Ibrox substitutes bench though, and after several seasons playing second fiddle to the England number 1, Walker joined Heart of Midlothian in a -125,000 deal.
Walker-s time at Tynecastle developed in to a see-saw battle with Henry Smith for the starting goalkeeping role, both men earning international recognition when in the Hearts first team but enduring significant spells on the sidelines. Smith eventually won the duel and, after a loan spell with Burnley, Walker moved to Partick Thistle in 1994 in a part-exchange deal for Craig Nelson.
Firhill proved a happy home for Walker, and he enjoyed his most consistent period in the West of Glasgow. When Thistle were relegated in 1996, his form was sufficient to earn a -60,000 move to high-flying Aberdeen. He left Pittodrie in 1999 after he was supplanted by Derek Stillie, winding down his career with short spells at Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Walker earned 2 caps for Scotland, making his debut in a 1-0 defeat by Germany in 1993. His only other appearance was three years later, against the USA, although he was selected as a reserve goalkeeper in the squad for the 1996 European Championships.
Since his retirement, Walker has been involved in his family's shortbread business.
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'''Henry George Smith''' (born March 10, 1956 in Douglas Water, Scotland) was a goalkeeper who played the majority of his career with Heart of Midlothian.
He made his debut for Hearts in a League Cup win over Airdrie at Broomfield in 1981
He won three caps for Scotland between 1988 and 1992 against Saudi Arabia, Northern Ireland and Canada
Henry Smith can still be seen representing Scotland at the Home Nations Masters Tournament and last participated in March, 2009. At 53 years of age, he was the oldest player in the tournament.
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Born in Bartonholm, Ayrshire, Scotland, Orr was an inside-forward who played for Kilwinning Eglinton, Glossop North End and St Mirren before Newcastle United signed him in May 1901. He spent seven seasons on Tyneside helping the ''Magpies'' to the League title in both 1904-05 and 1906-07. He also appeared for the club in the 1906 FA Cup Final, where they succumbed to a 1-0 defeat by Everton.
Orr joined Liverpool in April 1908, when manager Tom Watson paid -350 for his transfer. He made his debut in a Football League Division One match at Villa Park against Aston Villa on the 4 April 1908, bagging his first goal in the same match. Unfortunately for Orr and Liverpool, it was a consolation goal in a 5-1 defeat. This wasn't to be his only strike of the season however, as he managed a more than respectable 4 goals in the final 5 matches of that 1907-08 season.
Orr kept up his goalscoring exploits the following season, finishing up as the Reds top scorer with 20 goals from his 33 starts an average of a goal every 1.65 games. The following season proved to be a tougher challenge where goals were concerned and Orr only scored 5 times in his 31 appearances. By the 1910-11 season he was struggling to hold down a regular starting role at Anfield and he eventually lost his place completely at the beginning of the 1911-12 campaign. Orr eventually left for Raith in January 1912, after making a total of 112 appearances for Liverpool, during which he scored 39 times. He also played for South Shields before he retired.
Orr represented Scotland on 4 occasions during his career. His debut was on 9 April 1900 in a British Home Championship match against Ireland at Solitude, Belfast a game that Scotland won 3-0. His one and only goal for the Scots also came in a British Championship game against England, like his debut goal for Liverpool, it was at Villa Park, this time, in a 2-2 draw on the 3 May 1902.
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'''Desmond "Dessie" Baker''' (born 25 August 1977) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League of Ireland side, Shamrock Rovers.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Baker was a graduate of Dublin youth clubs Marks Celtic and Stella Maris, before spending his late teens as a trainee at Manchester United. Baker enjoyed a fruitful career at youth level, winning the FA Youth Cup and Youth League with Manchester United and numerous schoolboy international caps for Republic of Ireland. Although he was named the FAI Youth Player of the Year in 1995 he failed to earn a professional contract at Old Trafford, however, and after a brief detour to Oldham returned to Ireland in the summer of 1996, having been offered a contract by League of Ireland club, Shelbourne F.C.
He made his League of Ireland debut at UCD on the 15th of December and would remain a fixture in the Shels line-up for the remainder of the decade, but rose to wider prominence as a member of Brian Kerr's Republic of Ireland squad which placed third at the 1997 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. Baker famously headed the opening goal of Ireland's 2-1 victory over Ghana in the third/fourth place play-off after less than a minute of play had elapsed .
He had already represented his country at U16 and U18 levels.
Baker (who scored another memorable goal against Kilmarnock F.C. in the 1997-98 Cup Winners' Cup, although Shels eventually lost the tie) was an integral member of the Shelbourne team which won the League of Ireland championship under Dermot Keely in 1999-2000, frequently operating on the left-hand side of a forward trident which also featured his brother Richie on the opposite flank.
Another league title followed in 2001-02, but this time Shels were crowned champions under contentious and unsatisfactory circumstances, while Baker himself hardly muddied his boots all season. Keely, bemoaning the pressures of full-time football management, vacated his position, and his successor Pat Fenlon consigned Baker almost permanently to the substitutes' bench.
Baker served out the remainder of his contract during two frustrating and largely inactive seasons under Fenlon (incorporating a brief loan spell at UCD), before signing a two-year contract with Longford Town in January 2004. Longford manager Alan Matthews (formerly attached to the coaching staff at Shels) declared that ''"[Baker is] a good asset to us and he has something to prove to people after his last two seasons which have seen him play very little football."'' Baker himself was of the opinion that ''"the squad of players he [Matthews] has should see us challenging for more silverware next season."''
This view was instantly vindicated as Longford won their maiden FAI Cup in 2003, a feat they remarkably reprised in 2004, when the additional conquest of the League of Ireland Cup reinforced the club's status as connoiseurs of knockout football.
Despite participation in the UEFA Cup and newly-instituted Setanta Sports Cup, Longford's form deteriorated markedly resulting in relegation at the end of the 2007 season despite reaching the FAI Cup Final.
Baker signed for Rovers in December 2007
He made his league debut on 8 March 2008, and scored his first goal on 21 March.
Baker appeared as a second half substitute in a friendly match against Real Madrid at the Tallaght Stadium on 20 July 2009. The game was noted for Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid debut. Baker missed an opportunity to put Shamrock Rovers ahead, and soon after Karim Benzema grabbed a late winner for the Spanish outfit.
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'''Zoumana Camara''' (born April 3, 1979 in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French football player. He currently plays for Paris Saint-German. He had a loan spell with English club Leeds United in the 2003/04 season, scoring once in a 3-2 win at Middlesbrough in August 2003.
He signed a four-year contract with PSG in the summer 2007.
He played his only cap for France on June 1, 2001 at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, as starting line-up in the second match of group stage against Australia that ended in a 0-1 loss.
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'''Henry Charles "Harry" Lowe''' (20 March 1886 - 1958) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century.
Born in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England, Lowe played for Whitwell F.C. and Gainsborough Trinity before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in April 1911. Lowe, a no-nonsense half-back, made his Liverpool debut in a Football League Division One match, a 2-2 draw with Man City at Anfield on 9 September 1911. His first full season at Anfield, 1911-12, saw him make 28 appearances in what was to be a disappointing one for the Reds having just avoided the humiliation of being relegated from the top flight by a single point over Preston who went down with Bury, the first of his 2 goals also came towards the end of the same season on 5 April an important goal in a 2-1 victory over Sunderland at Anfield. Lowe was to become a regular member of the first team missing just a hand full of matches over the following 2 campaigns, an injury in the penultimate league fixture of the 1913-14 season put pay to Lowe's chances of making an appearance in Liverpool's first ever FA Cup final at the Crystal Palace Park (the last time the cup final was to be played at this venue) on the 25 April 1914, the match was to be played in front of King George V the first time a Monarch had attended the FA's show piece final. Unfortunately, for the Reds, Burnley, the opponents for the day, were to run out 1-0 victors and Liverpool would have to wait a further 51 years before they could take the cup back to Anfield.
Harry got himself fit for te start of the 1914-15 season and, again, managed 28 appearances. The Great War was to hamper Lowe's Liverpool career curtailing it by 4 years, he did return to Anfield following the conclusion of the war but was only selected 5 times and was eventually moved on to Nottingham Forest in March 1920 the team he played for as a guest during the 1914/18 war.
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'''Robert Russell 'Bob' Pursell''' (18 March, 1889 - 24 May, 1974) was a footballer who played for Liverpool in the early 20th century. He was the elder brother of Peter Pursell and uncle of the similarly named Robert Wilson Pursell.
Born in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, Pursell played for Queen's Park before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in April 1911, Liverpool were subsequently fined for not asking permission before approaching Pursell. Bob, a full-back, made his debut in a Football League First Division match a 2-1 victory over Sunderland at Roker Park on the 30 September 1911, his debut season saw him make 26 appearances in what was to be a disappointing one for the Reds just avoiding relegation from the top flight by a single point over Preston who went down with Bury.
The following couple of season's were to prove to be a testing time for Pursell as he failed to hold down a regular spot in the starting 11, he did, however, manage to play in all of Liverpool's 8 cup ties, including the final, in their run to the 1914 FA Cup Final. The game was to be played in front on a reigning monarch for the first time as King George V was to attend the last cup final to be played at the Crystal Palace Park on the 25 April 1914. Unfortunately, for the Reds, Burnley, the opponents for the day, were to run out 1-0 victors.
On 2 April, 1915, Liverpool lost 2-0 to Manchester United, the game was judged to be fixed. After an investigation by the Football League, Pursell and three teammates- Tommy Miller, Jackie Sheldon and Tom Fairfoul, were banned from football for life. However for his service in World War I, Pursell's ban was lifted.
Pursell never broke into the Reds starting line-up and was only selected twice during the 1919/20 season, both times at Anfield and both times against Liverpool's bitterest rivals, Man United on Boxing Day 1919 and Everton the following day.
Pursell left Liverpool in 1920 departing for Port Vale, after 66 games he broke his leg in April, 1922, causing his retirement the following month.
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'''Kenneth James "Kenny" Arthur''' (born 7 December 1978) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He plays for Football League Two club Rochdale.
During Partick Thistle's recent spell in the Scottish Premier League between 2002 and 2004, Arthur was recognised by the Scottish national team manager of the time Berti Vogts. He was in the squad for the home game against Iceland and for the away game in Lithuania.
2006-07 was Arthur's testimonial year at Partick Thistle and it has so far been noted by a golf day and a match at Firhill Stadium versus Celtic in which Thistle hero Chic Charnley equalised from 25 yards in the last minute.
Arthur played more than 275 games for Partick Thistle and is a supporter of Hamilton Academical.
In January 2008 Arthur launched KA Goalkeeping, a website which sells Arthur's own brand of goalkeeper gloves.
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'''Fernando Albert Derveld''' (born 22 October 1976 in Vlissingen, Zeeland) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently has no club. Until recently he played for FC Dordrecht in Netherlands. He is a left-back.
Derveld began his career in his home country the Netherlands, playing for the youth teams of Walcheren and PSV Eindhoven, before he made his senior debut with Willem II in the 1995-96 season. After three seasons at Willem II, he moved on to HFC Haarlem, where he stayed for one and a half years. He had a trial with English club Norwich City F.C. in early 2000, though the then City manager Bruce Rioch declined to offer him a contract. Rioch's successor at Norwich - Bryan Hamilton - did give him a contract when he took over towards the end of the 1999-00 season.
In total, Derveld played 25 games for Norwich, scoring one goal in a 3-2 win at West Bromwich Albion.
He moved on to play for Odense BK in the Danish Superliga, under head coach Troels Bech. While playing in a UEFA Cup match for Odense BK against Celta Vigo in 2002, Derveld scored from a free-kick and was then sent off moments later. Derveld was ever-present in the Odense starting formation, and in the summer 2005, he moved back to the Netherlands to play for SC Heerenveen. Following a mediocre season at Heerenveen, he returned to Denmark where he re-united with Bech at Esbjerg fB. Summer 2008 Derveld and Esbjerg fB agreed to cancel the player contract.
Fernando has painted a few paintings. A couple of paintings were painted for a charity auction in Esbjerg in 2006.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Johnson''' (born 15 January 1971 in Gateshead, England) is a retired football player.
Johnson started his career with Notts County in the summer of 1987, joining them as an apprentice on leaving school. He was a first-team regular and a professional by the end of the decade, when still only 18 years old, and his prolific goalscoring saw County reach the First Division in 1991 after two successive promotion playoff triumphs. However, County lasted just one season in the top flight and missed out on a place in the new Premier League that came into force for the 1992-93. Johnson had played 118 league games for the Magpies, scoring 47 goals - his best season being the 1989-90 campaign which saw them win promotion from the Third Division via the playoffs.
Before the end of that bleak campaign, Johnson had left Meadow Lane and moved down a division to ambitious Derby County, who then narrowly missed out on a Premier League place in the playoffs, in a -1.3million deal. He helped them reached the new Division One playoff final in 1993-94, but Derby lost 2-1 to local rivals Leicester City and soon after that, Johnson finally made his Premier League debut with a move to Aston Villa. His spell at the Baseball Ground had brought 30 goals from 98 league games.
On his arrival at Villa Park, Johnson displaced Dalian Atkinson as strike-partner to Dean Saunders, and his future at the highest level looked promising as he scored four goals in 14 league games to help Villa stay in the Premier League. It was a trying season for the midlanders, and Johnson was part of Little's extensive rebuilding scheme which saw many of the fading stars who had been bought by his predecessor Ron Atkinson replaced by younger players.
The close season saw Atkinson and Saunders leave the club, and manager Brian Little brought in Serbian striker Savo Milosevic. However, the greatest threat to Johnson's first-team chances was Dwight Yorke, who had been at the club since 1989 but until then had been favoured as a winger rather than a striker. As Yorke established himself as a centre-forward, Johnson's first-team chances became limited, although he did collect a League Cup winner's medal on 24 March 1996 as Villa triumphed 3-0 over Leeds United at Wembley. He managed five goals in 23 appearances for a Villa side who finished fourth in the Premier League and also reached the FA Cup semi finals, being in with a faint hope of a unique domestic treble until the final quarter of the season.
In 1996-97, Johnson was still unable to displace Yorke or Milosevic, managing just 20 league games and four goals, before he joined Scottish giants Celtic for -2.4million on 27 March 1997 - transfer deadline day.
Despite seeing his career at the Hoops plagued by injury, he enjoyed some success at Celtic Park, including scoring the goal that won the 2000-01. Scottish Premier League title (as the Bhoys won the Scottish domestic treble), and scoring in the 2000 Scottish League Cup final win over Aberdeen. He had also collected a title medal in 1997-98. At Celtic, he played under managers Wim Jansen, Jozef Venglos, John Barnes, Kenny Dalglish and finally Martin O'Neill, but managed just 35 league games and scored 18 goals.
During his time at Celtic, Johnson was briefly loaned out to Everton in the autumn of 1999, where he played three times in the Premier League but failed to score.
Next stop was Sheffield Wednesday, before joining Kilmarnock and then Gillingham in December 2001. After two seasons at Gillingham, Johnson joined Sheffield United. He only made one appearance at the club before moving on to Scunthorpe United, where he suffered an injury-plagued career, causing some supporters to question if he was really a professional footballer and not just someone in it for the money.
During his time at Scunthorpe United he was loaned out to Tamworth, finally joining them on a permanent contract and staying there until the summer of 2006.
On September 10, 2006 he signed for Midland Football Alliance club Rocester.
Johnson re-joined Notts County as part of the coaching staff under the management of Ian McParland on 1 November 2007.
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'''William "Will" Haining''' (born 2 October 1982) is a Scottish footballer. He is a central defender, and is currently playing for English League Two side, Morecambe.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Haining started his career in England at Oldham Athletic. He made his debut as an 88th minute substitute on 29 December 2001 in a 2-0 win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. After two further brief substitute appearances, he made his full debut on 20 April 2002 in a 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers at Boundary Park. The following season he became a regular in the side, scoring his first goal on 7 December 2002 as ''the Latics'' lost at home to Cheltenham Town in the second round of the FA Cup. His first league goal came 19 days later on 26 December in a 1-1 home draw with Blackpool.
His final appearance for the club was against Blackpool in the second leg of the 2006-07 League One play-off semi-final which ''the Latics'' lost 3-1. He made a total of 180 appearances in six years with ''the Latics'', scoring 12 goals.
On 28 June 2007 Haining joined Scottish Premier League club St Mirren on a free transfer. He made his debut on 4 August in a 1-0 defeat to Motherwell at Love Street. His first, and ultimately only, goal was a 90th minute winner on 3 May 2008 in a 1-0 home win over Kilmarnock. He made a total of 35 appearances in the 2007-08 season as ''the Buddies'' finished in 10th place in the Scottish Premier League.
In December 2008 Haining tore a muscle in his foot and had to wear a medical support boot for four weeks.
He made a total of 23 appearances in the 2008-09 season as St Mirren finished in 11th place, avoiding relegation to the First Division on goal difference. His contract was not renewed at the end of the season and he left ''the Buddies'' when his contract expired on 30 June 2009.
In July 2009 he joined English Championship side Blackpool on trial.
Haining joined Morecambe on a two year deal on 7 August 2009. His debut was in the 2-2 draw with Hereford United the following day.
Haining is married to glamour model Michelle Marsh.
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Benstead began his career with Wimbledon before Terry Venables signed him for Queens Park Rangers. He made one first team appearance for QPR, away at West Bromwich Albion in the 3rd round of the F.A. Cup in January 1983. At QPR he also won an England Youth Cap before moving to Norwich City in 1985. His chance for first team action finally came at the start of the 1986-87 season, when Norwich's England goalkeeper Chris Woods moved to Rangers for -600,000. Benstead was first choice goalkeeper as the season started, but the arrival of Bryan Gunn in October 1986 relegated him to second choice again. Gunn had been due to sign at the start of the season, but an injury to Aberdeen's own regular keeper - Jim Leighton - meant that Aberdeen manager Alex Ferguson delayed the transfer.
Benstead was unable to reclaim the number one jersey from Gunn, and joined Sheffield United in the summer of 1988 having had loan spells with United and Colchester during the 1987-88 season. Benstead had made 19 appearances for Norwich. He played 47 times for Sheffield Utd and then 112 times for Brentford before playing for non-league Kettering Town, Rushden and Diamonds, Kingstonian, Basingstoke Town, Chertsey Town, Farnborough Town and Stevenage Borough. He played for the England semi-professional team while at Rushden & Diamonds. He was appointed assistant manager at Stevenage Borough in May 2004, but left the post in October of the same year.
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'''David "Dave" Smith''' (nickname ''Smudger'') (born 26 December 1970) is a former professional footballer. He was a midfielder who played for Norwich City F.C. (where he began his career), Oxford United F.C., Stockport County F.C., Macclesfield Town F.C. and Drogheda United.
He came through the youth team and reserves at Norwich and played 18 times for the first team. His league debut was in April 1990 against Derby County. He played 198 times for Oxford (2 goals), and 60 games for Stockport.
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'''Sean Michael O'Driscoll''' (born 1 July 1957) is an English-Irish football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Doncaster Rovers. He joined Doncaster in September 2006 following David Penney's departure. He was previously manager at Bournemouth. Known for being a very quiet, private man, he adopted the ironic nickname "Noisy" in his playing days at Fulham. He represented the Republic of Ireland as a player.
As a player, O'Driscoll was a midfielder for Fulham (1979-84) and Bournemouth (1984-95). He also won three caps for the Republic of Ireland. When he retired in 1995, he had played a club-record 423 league games for Bournemouth (the record has since been broken by Steve Fletcher), and subsequently joined the club's coaching staff. In August 2000, he was appointed manager, and despite limited financial resources, achieved good results, including promotion via the Third Division play-offs in the 2002-03 season.
In 2006, after 22 years at Dean Court, he left the club to become manager at .
He made a rather steady start to his career at Belle Vue, including many draws. Notable events early in his career with Doncaster include a 4-0 victory away at , winning the manager of the month award for January 2007, and also overseeing Rovers' 3-2 success over in the Football League Trophy final in 2007. This success meant that O'Driscoll had achieved the rare feat of managing two different teams to victory at the Millennium Stadium.
In O'Driscoll's first full season in charge, 2007-08, he steered Doncaster to promotion into the Championship after a 1-0 victory over in the League One play-off final at Wembley Stadium. The following season, 2008-09, saw his side initially struggle to adapt to the demands of the Championship, but they ended up 14th, comfortably clear of relegation.
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'''Joseph Mark "Joe" Jacobson''' (born 17 November 1986) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for League One club Oldham Athletic. He is the former captain of the Wales U21 team and is also a former captain of the Cardiff City reserve team.
Jacobson signed professional terms with his hometown side Cardiff in July 2006. He made his league debut as a substitute for Chris Barker in Cardiff's Championship defeat at home to Norwich City on 22 April 2006. He made his first start on 22 August in Cardiff's surprise defeat at home to League Two side Barnet in the Football League Cup and was voted Man of The Match by the local press.
In November 2006 the Torquay-based newspaper the ''Herald Express'' reported that Jacobson was likely to sign for Torquay United on loan, a story backed up by the team's official website. However, the move fell through when Torquay failed to loan Martin Phillips to Exeter City and Torquay chairman Chris Roberts refused to sanction the deal. He joined Accrington Stanley on loan and started their Football League Two match away at Grimsby on 25 November, followed by a Johnsons Paint QF tie away at League One club Doncaster Rovers on the following Tuesday.
In February 2007, Jacobson joined Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season, and then signed on a permanent basis in the summer of 2007.
Jacobson was the subject of controversy after executing a tackle on Kieron Dyer during a second round Carling Cup match against West Ham United on 28 August 2007. The tackle broke Dyer's tibia and fibula bones in his right leg, rendering him unavailable for both domestic and international selection. West Ham's manager Alan Curbishley, was furious initially accusing Jacobson of conducting himself maliciously, however this was dismissed with a written apology to Jacobson when Curbishley saw the tackle again.
Awarded Bristol Rovers Supporters Club Young Player of the Year Award 2007-2008.
On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Jacobson was to be released by Bristol Rovers at the end of his contract.
On 18 June 2009, Jacobson signed a two-year contract with Oldham Athletic after passing a medical. Jacobson made his long awaited debut for Oldham on 24 November 2009, playing 45 minutes as a substitute in a 3:nil defeat to Wallsall.
Jacobson captained the Wales U21 side that narrowly lost to England U21 in the 2009 European Championship play-offs in October 2008. John Toshack named him in the senior squad for several friendlies but he has yet to make his debut as he is behind Gareth Bale in the pecking order and Lewin Nyatanga and Chris Gunter being versatile cover-ups.
Jacobson is also the first British Jew to play professional football in the UK for more than 25 years, after Barry Silkman.
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'''Derwain Jamal Easter''' (born 15 November, 1987 in Cardiff) is a Welsh footballer who is currently without a club after leaving Clevedon Town. He is also a former Wales Under-21 international.
Easter was born in Cardiff and joined Cardiff City as a trainee, turning professional in August 2006. On 27 October, 2006 he joined Bristol Rovers on loan, where he played in three league games without scoring and one Football League Trophy game, where he scored one goal against his brother Jermaine's team, Wycombe Wanderers.
On 4 January, 2007 he joined Torquay United on loan, signing at the same time as his Cardiff teammate Nick McKoy. He made his Torquay debut two days later as a second half substitute for Matt Hockley in the 2-0 defeat at home to Southampton in the FA Cup Third Round. He was a regular in the Torquay side, but failed to impress the new managerial team of Keith Curle and Colin Lee, and returned to Cardiff at the end of his loan spell on March 3, 2007. He was released by Cardiff in May 2007.
Easter returned to Torquay United on trial in July 2007, playing the second half of the pre-season friendly against Newton Abbot. He signed for Carmarthen Town in August 2007, making 29 appearances in his first season but decided to leave the club at the end of the year. After an unsuccessful trial at Salisbury City, he signed for Newport County on 2 August 2008 following County's friendly with a Leeds United XI. Despite being involved in the first team during the opening month of the season, he was released by Newport on 31 August, returning to Carmarthen Town.
In February 2009, Easter signed on loan at Southern Football League Premier Division side Clevedon Town for the remainder of the season, scoring after two minutes on his debut in a 3-1 defeat to Banbury United. At the end of the season he signed with the club on a permanent basis. However a number of injuries restricted his playing time at the club, leading manager Nicky Tucker to propose a cut in wages which was rejected by Easter, resulting in his release in January 2010.
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}}'''Curtis Earl McDonald''' (born 24 March, 1988 in Cardiff) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left-sided midfielder. He is currently playing for Conference National side Forest Green Rovers.
Curtis made his debut for Cardiff City on the 30 April 2006 against Coventry City in the Football League Championship. On 24 November, he joined Accrington Stanley on loan, making one appearance during a 2-0 defeat to Doncaster Rovers in the Football League Trophy as a substitute replacing Andy Todd. He returned to the Bluebirds, coming off the bench to score two goals, including the winner, on his Cardiff City debut, away at Carmarthen Town in the FAW Premier Cup but, at the end of the 2006-07 season he was released by Cardiff..
After a few months playing for Welsh Premier League side Carmarthen Town, he moved to Poland, joining MKS Swit, alongside fellow Welshman Gianluca Palladino, in an arrangement with M&M sports management. He stated that his aim was to return to England during the November break in Poland and earn a deal at a Football League club.
He eventually returned to Britain and signed a 6 month deal at Forest Green Rovers, linking up with former Cardiff teammate Stuart Fleetwood. He made his debut in a 1- draw with Kettering Town on 9 August 2008 and stayed on for the 2008-09 campaign at The New Lawn on non contract terms and signed on for the following season when again offered a contract to stay. McDonald was allocated the number 3 shirt for the 2009/10 season.
Curtis has played three times for the Wales under-21 team. He has also played at under-19 and under-17 level.
In November 2009, McDonald made his debut for the Wales semi-professional side in a 2-2 darw with Northern Ireland.
His parents, Brian and Tracy, run the Canton Cross pub in Cardiff.
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'''Gregg Alexander Coombes''' (born 1 March, 1988 in Porth) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder. He is currently playing for Clevedon Town in the Southern Football League Premier Division.
Coombes began his career at Cardiff City but did not make a first team appearance for the side. He spent the latter part of the 2006-07 on loan at Oxford United in League Two and was released by Cardiff upon his return, in the summer of 2007.
Coombes joined Welsh Premier League side Carmarthen Town soon after and made 32 appearances, scoring 2 goals in his first season. After taking a break from Football, he signed for Clevedon in June 2009
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He was a striker who played for Fulham, QPR and Norwich City. A cruciate ligament injury at Norwich ended his professional career, after which he played briefly in Hong Kong before playing non-league football back in England with Farnborough Town and Carshalton Athletic. He went on to manage Farnborough and was most recently assistant manager at Dagenham & Redbridge F.C..
Coney began his career with Fulham, making his debut at the age of 17. He showed great pomise and scored 19 goals in his first full season. He was capped by England under-21s. However, he was unable to maintain his early scoring rate and moved to QPR, who paid -200,000 for him in 1987. He failed to settle at Loftus Road, due partly to the fact that manager Trevor Francis often played him in midfield.
Towards the end of the 1988-89 season, Norwich manager Dave Stringer paid -350,000 for Coney. Norwich were enjoying an excellent season and were in with a chance of winning the first division championship. Stringer felt that Coney would score the extra goals that were needed, though Coney had failed to score in his 16 games that season for QPR. However, his time at Carrow Road was neither happy nor productive for Coney. He scored just one goal, which was a fortuitous one - in a league match against Aston Villa at Carrow Road on 22 April 1989 he charged down a clearance by Villa goalkeeper Nigel Spink and the ball rebounded off Coney's backside and into the goal. His performances became lacklustre and the supporters were very critical of Coney. The transfer fee was, at the time, one of the highest that Norwich had paid for a player, but little return on it was received. He was frequently heckled during matches and at length handed in a transfer request, stating "the fans have it in for me." Coney suffered his cruciate injury in a reserve match before he was able to find another club.
After a brief spell with Hong Kong team Ernest Borel he joined Farnborough where he eventually became player-manager. He moved to Carshalton where a serious knee injury ended his days as a player. He returned to Farnborough as temporary manager in 1999 and then first team coach. He was appointed assistant manager at Redbridge in 2005.
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'''Darcy James Blake''' (born 13 December, 1988 in New Tredegar, Caerphilly) is a Welsh professional footballer. A Wales under-21 international, he currently plays in midfield and defence for Cardiff City in the Football League Championship.
Blake joined the Cardiff City youth side at the age of 10 and as a youngster he supported both Liverpool and Cardiff. He signed his first professional contract at the club in 2006 along with fellow academy graduate Chris Gunter.
He made his first team debut on the 17 April 2006 against Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Championship, but had to wait until 20 February, 2007 to make his first league start for the club in a match against West Bromwich Albion, Cardiff losing the match 1-0. Blake also received a man of the match award in the semi final of the FAW Premier Cup against The New Saints after playing in the centre back position instead of the usual center midfield position with his strength and tackling earning him the man of the match award
Although midfield is his primary role he can play in several positions in the team and has so far played at centre back, right back and right wing for the Bluebirds. Blake began the 2007-08 season in the reserves but after a number of injuries affecting the team he began to make an impact on the first team, which included coming on as a substitute for Kevin McNaughton during a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough in the FA Cup quarter-final which was followed by his first league start of the season at right back in a 1-1 draw with Colchester United. In total he made 13 appearances during the season, including featuring in three of the clubs six matches as they reached the FA Cup final.
During the 2008-09 season Blake replaced Kevin McNaughton as right back after he suffered in a injury. He made seven appearances before being removed from the side.
On 28 August 2009, Blake signed for fellow Championship club Plymouth Argyle on loan until January 2010, making his debut the following day in a 3-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. In his fifth appearance for the side, he was sent off for the first time in his professional career during a 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town on 24 October 2009. Plymouth appealed the decision but the red card was upheld and he was subsequently banned for three matches. Blake completed his loan at Plymouth on 31 December 2009 and returned to Cardiff. However, Plymouth manager Paul Mariner stated his desire for Blake to return to the club during the January transfer window.
Blake was a regular for the Wales under-19 squad before he was called up to the under-21 squad for the first time in 2006 by coach Brian Flynn and made his debut for the side against Israel and has been a regular at under-21 level since. Usually playing at right back, he was part of the team that finished top of their qualifying group for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship before losing in the play-of match against England.
In May 2008 he received his first call-up, alongside six other uncapped members of Wales under-21 side, to the Wales team.
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'''Christopher Ross "Chris" Gunter''' (born 21 July 1989) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest, and the Wales national team, as a defender. Though a Newport native, he moved to Cardiff as a child and later joined Cardiff City's youth system. An attacking full back, he is capable of playing on both flanks but usually plays on his prefered right side.
Gunter has been a Welsh international since the U17 level and holds the record as the second youngest debutant for the U21 team. In 2007 he became the youngest Cardiff City player ever to play for the full Welsh team.
Born in Newport, Gunter started out as a striker when he played for Durham Colts and Albion Rovers but switched to full-back at a young age and signed for the Cardiff City youth side at the age of eight. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 August 2006 along with fellow Cardiff academy graduate Darcy Blake.
Primarily a right-sided defender, Gunter made his debut for Cardiff City on 22 August 2006 against Barnet in the League Cup.
In March 2007 he won the Football League's Apprentice of the Year award after impressing in the first team squad due to injuries to some regular players and during the summer of 2007, Gunter was the subject of two bids from Premier League club Everton. Both, however, were rejected.
According to reports on the 21 December, Cardiff agreed a substantial fee with Tottenham Hotspur and therefore allowed Gunter to enter into talks with the club. Cardiff also stated that Tottenham had "met their valuation of the player" which had previously been reported at -4m. On 22 December, Gunter passed a medical at White Hart Lane with a view to a -2 million move. The move was made official on 24 December and he joined the club after the transfer window opened on 1 January 2008.
Chris made his debut for Spurs in an FA Cup 3rd Round Replay against Reading at the Madejski Stadium.
On 12 March 2009, Gunter moved on loan to Nottingham Forest for the rest of the 2008-09 season.
On 17 July 2009 Tottenham Hotspur accepted a bid of -1.75 million from Nottingham Forest. Forest completed the signing of Gunter on 20 July on a four-year contract.
He scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle on 27 September 2009.
Gunter started his Wales career during the 2003-04 season, making four appearances for the schoolsunder-15 development squad before moving up to the Welsh Schools under-16 squad and played in a friendly against Republic of Ireland plus three Victory Shield internationals. He then made 11 appearances at Wales under-17 level during 2005-06, playing in two rounds of the UEFA Championships as Wales qualified from the opening group to reach the elite stage. His next step was playing for the Wales U19 squad in the Milk Cup.
At age 16 years and 299 days, Gunter was the youngest player to play for the Wales Under-21 team when he played against Cyprus Under-21 until former club mate Aaron Ramsey broke the record in August 2007.
He eventually made his full international debut for Wales in a friendly match against New Zealand on 26 May 2007 at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham; in doing so he became the youngest ever Cardiff City player to play for the senior Wales team. Gunter started as a left-back in a young and inexperienced Wales team in the teams Euro 2008 qualifiers against the Republic of Ireland and Germany giving very impressive performances in the games which ended 2-2 and 0-0. He was ever present at right back during 2010 World Cup qualifying and is the only player in the squad to have played in all ten matches. He was called up for a November friendly against Scotland but withdrew due to illness.
As a youngster Gunter attended Durham Road Junior School before moving on to St Julian's High School as a teenager. He also followed Cardiff City, along with his brother Marc, as a supporter and continued to go to away games on supporters coaches up until 2006. Gunter also holds a BTEC National Diploma in sports Studies. Gunter was a former flatmate of fellow Welshman Aaron Ramsey who plays for Spurs' London rivals Arsenal.
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'''Jason Kearton''' (born 9 July 1969 in Ipswich, Queensland) is an Australian former professional football goalkeeper. He began his career in his native land, firstly with Coalstars and then with the Brisbane Lions. In 1988, at the age of 19, he made the biggest move of his career when then-Everton manager Colin Harvey signed him as cover for first-choice Neville Southall.
Although he only made three appearances in the league, Kearton spent eight years at Goodison Park, including a successful loan stint at Stoke City (keeping six clean sheets in sixteen appearances for the Potters).
Over the course of the next five years, three more loan periods were spent at Blackpool, Notts County and Preston North End.
In 1995, Kearton signed for Dario Gradi's Crewe Alexandra, where he spent four years and made close to 200 league appearances.
In August 2001, he returned to his homeland with his wife, Stacey, and two UK-born children, Jake and Chloe. He went on to play for Brisbane Strikers and Queensland Lions.
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He worked as a docker in Dublin, and played for Shelbourne F.C. 1918-21, winning the Irish Cup in 1920. He then transferred to Shamrock Rovers, and played in the inaugural Free State Cup final in 1922. In that match, his skirmishes with Charlie Dowdall of eventual champions St. James's Gate F.C. helped provoke post-match disturbances involving players and supporters. This led to a ban for the start of the following season. Nevertheless, he finished top scorer with 27 goals in 22 games, as Rovers won their first League title. He transferred to Leeds United for 1923-24 but played only seven games. He returned to Rovers the next season, helping them to the Double, as "give it to Bob" became a Dublin catchphrase. In the 1926 Cup final, he famously pulled out of a goalmouth challenge, sacrificing a goal (and the Cup) to prevent injuring the Fordsons F.C. goalkeeper.
Fullam made his debut for the Irish Free State against Italy in Turin in 1926; he scored in the return match against Italy in 1927. As he was now 30, and the selectors had a preference for young players, this second cap was his last. He continued to play for Shamrock Rovers into the early 1930s.
In 1927/28 he went to the United States along with Dinny Doyle and several other players from both North and South. Upon their arrival in Philadelphia they formed their own club which was known as Irish Philadelphia Celtic. After a year Bob returned to Dublin where he renewed his association with Rovers.
After his playing days Bob continued with the Hoops as a coach, a capacity he held until his departure to London in 1945.
His time with Rovers was littered with medals. He won the League and the FAI Cup 4 times scoring 92 league goals and 9 Cup goals as well as winning 6 Inter-League caps.
In 1956 Bob was awarded damages in a libel case taken against the Sunday Dispatch for a story that the journalist admitted making up.
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'''Paddy Moore''' (1909, Ballybough, County Dublin, Ireland - July 24, 1951 Birmingham, England) was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Shamrock Rovers and Aberdeen. Moore was a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI.
In February 1934 Moore scored four goals for the FAI XI in a World Cup qualifier against Belgium. As a result he became the first player ever to score four goals in a World Cup game. However injury and alcoholism combined to blight both his career and life and he was only 41 when he died. In September 2006 Moore was posthumously honoured by Shamrock Rovers at their Legends Ball.
As a youth Moore played for several teams including Richmond Rovers before joining Shamrock Rovers for the first of three spells. In 1929 at the age of 19 he signed for Cardiff City, but made only one appearance. After brief spells with both Merthyr Town and Tranmere Rovers he then returned to Shamrock Rovers. During the 1931-32 season he helped Rovers win both the League of Ireland championship and the League of Ireland Shield. He also helped Rovers win the FAI Cup in both 1931 and 1932, scoring in both finals.
After an impressive performance for the FAI XI against the Netherlands in May 1932, Moore, together with Joe O'Reilly and Jimmy Daly, was one of three Irish players from that team who were then signed by Aberdeen. The trio were signed for a combined fee of less than -1,000. Moore made an impressive start for Aberdeen, scoring 27 goals in 29 Scottish League matches during the 1932-33 season. However in subsequent seasons his problems with alcoholism began to emerge.
In February 1934 the Aberdeen manager Paddy Travers accompanied Moore while on international duty against Belgium in order to help keep him away from alcohol. Travers was aware that Moore had developed a drink problem that would end his career prematurely. In May 1935 Moore was selected to play for the FAI XI in an away game against Switzerland but he was declared unfit to play after drinking too heavily while travelling to game. Other similar incidents resulted in Moore being released by Aberdeen. Moore then returned to Shamrock Rovers and in 1936 helped them win a third FAI Cup by scoring in his third final.
When Moore began his international career in 1931 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Moore, played for both teams.
Between 1931 and 1936 Moore made 9 appearances and scored 7 goals for the FAI XI. He made his international debut for the FAI XI on April 26 1931 against Spain. Together with Tom Farquharson, Peter Kavanagh, Jeremiah Robinson and Charlie Dowdall, Moore was part of an FAI XI that gained a respectable 1-1 draw at the Montjuic Stadium in Barcelona. Moore marked his debut by scoring the FAI XI-s goal. He gave the visitors the lead in the 35th minute when he received a pass from John Joe Flood and then found himself in a one against one situation with the legendary Spanish goalkeeper, Ricardo Zamora. Moore coolly lobbed the ball over the advancing Zamora and into the back of the goal. The goalkeeper subsequently tore off his shirt in disgust and threw it into the back of the net, suffering the derision of his own fans.
Moore missed the return game against Spain due to injury, but then won his second FAI XI cap against the Netherlands on May 5 1932. He scored the FAI XI-s second goal in a 2-0 victory. Moore shot from twenty yards and bought the 30,000 crowd to their feet. However the highlight of Moore-s international career came on February 25 1934 at Dalymount Park when the FAI XI made their World Cup debut in a qualifier against Belgium. He scored all four goals for the FAI XI as they came from 2-0, 3-1 and then 4-3 down to draw 4-4. As a result Moore became the first player ever to score four goals in a World Cup game. Two months later in another qualifier on April 8 1934, Moore scored his seventh and last goal for the FAI XI in a 5-2 defeat against the Netherlands.
The other major highlight of Moore-s international career came on October 17 1936 when he masterminded the FAI XI in a 5-2 win against Germany, again at Dalymount Park. Despite not scoring himself, he helped set up four of the goals. He made his last appearance for the FAI XI on December 6 1936 in 3-2 home defeat against Hungary.
On October 17 1932, while playing for Aberdeen, Moore made his one and only appearance for the IFA XI, in a game against England in Blackpool. Together with Jimmy Dunne, Jimmy Kelly and Harry Duggan, Moore was one of four players born in what is now the Republic of Ireland to feature in the IFA XI forward line. Although England won 1-0, the IFA selectors retained the same team for the game against Wales on December 7. However injury prevented Moore from winning a second IFA XI cap and the 1932 game England remains the only time that Moore and Dunne played together at international level.
During the 1940s Moore coached the famous Dublin junior schoolboy club Stella Maris where he nurtured the talents of future Republic of Ireland international Ronnie Whelan, Sr.. Legend has it, Whelan was initially spotted by Moore's wife, who then brought him to the attention of her husband.
'''Shamrock Rovers'''
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'''John Alan White''' (born 26 July 1986) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Colchester United.
White has come through the youth ranks with Colchester United, making his first team debut on 24 August 2004 in the Football League Cup against Cheltenham Town. A versatile player, he has played in many positions for the team but is currently settled at Right Back.
He won the Young Player of the Year award for the 2005-06 season, the year that the U's were promoted to the Football League Championship. He made 32 appearance for the U's in the league that season.
Despite being out of the team for much of the 2006-07 season, largely due to the good form of Greg Halford, he was given a vote of confidence by the club when they offered him a new contract in June 2007. White was sent on loan to Stevenage Borough on the 22 November 2007, for one month in order to play some competitive games, his chances having been limited with the U's first team during the first half of the season. The loan spell was a success and on his return he has regularly been selected for the U's.
White was loaned to Essex rivals Southend United, initially for one month. On his return to Colchester he became first choice right back under Aidy Boothroyd
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'''Michael Frederick "Micky" Horswill''' (born 6 March 1953 in Annfield Plain, Durham) was an English professional footballer for Sunderland, Manchester City, Plymouth Argyle, Hull City, Happy Valley of Hong Kong and Carlisle United where he finished his career.
He started his footballing career at Sunderland at the age of just 12, until he signed as a youth player at 15 years old. In 1971, he signed his professional contract at the club, and made his debut on 4 April 1972 against Preston North End in a 3-1 win. His first goal in a Sunderland shirt came against Middlesbrough on 17 February 1973, when Sunderland won 4-0. Horswill played a role in Sunderland's run in their 1972-73 FA Cup run, as he played in every game, and also featured in the final of the tournament, where Sunderland, a Second Division side at the time, beat Leeds United 1-0. In total, he played 69 league games for the club, scoring three goals, before he moved on to Manchester City.
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Chambers' early career mirrored that of his twin brother James Chambers. Both played for Grove Vale F.C., whom they joined in 1996, before signing for West Bromwich Albion as apprentices in July 1997.
Adam played more than 60 times for Albion, but often struggled to hold down a first team place. During the 2003-04 season, he went on loan to Sheffield Wednesday. In February 2005, Chambers' contract at Albion was terminated by mutual consent,
Injury ruled him out of the 2005-06 season completely and he signed a one year deal with Leyton Orient at the beginning of 2006-07.
Chambers scored his first goal for 15 months in the 2-1 defeat to Southend United on December 28 2009 with a 20 yard volley.
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'''Davy Oyen''' (born 17 July 1975 in Zutendaal) is a Belgian football defender who, as of 2007 was playing for KVSK United.
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'''Gary Hooper''' (born 26 January 1988) is an English footballer currently playing as a striker for Scunthorpe United.
Born in Loughton, Essex, Hooper began his career with then Isthmian Premier side Grays Athletic, in the 2003-04 season, being named as an unused substitute in an Essex Senior Cup clash against Braintree Town whilst he was still 15 years old. His debut was the following season when Grays were promoted into the newly formed Conference South, helping them to win the league scoring 12 goals in his 29 league appearances. The following 2005-06 season in the Conference National, Hooper scored 8 times in 40 league appearances.
He joined Southend United on trial in July 2006 and was rewarded with a one year contract by Southend manager Steve Tilson the following month. Hooper made his Southend debut as a substitute for James Lawson in the 3-1 win over Bournemouth in the League Cup in August 2006. In total for Southend, Hooper scored four goals in all competitions, with most of his appearances were as a substitute.
In March 2007, Hooper joined Leyton Orient on loan joining former team mate Luke Guttridge at Brisbane Road. He made his debut in the 2-2 draw with Oldham Athletic scoring Leyton Orient's second goal. He continued his good form in his second game, scoring his second goal against League One's leaders Scunthorpe United in another 2-2 draw. He returned to Southend on 1 May, when the club activated a 24-hour return clause in his contract.
Hooper was loaned to Hereford United in January 2008,
In July 2008, Hooper signed a three-year deal with Scunthorpe United for a -125,000 deal which could eventually rise to -175,000. In the first game of Scunthorpe United's League One campaign, Hooper scored in a 2-1 defeat at Glanford Park against Leeds United.
He scored his first hat-trick aganist Brighton on 6 September, he scored 9 goals in his first 11 games, only Billy Sharp had scored more in his first games for Scunthorpe.
He has been labelled in the media as the latest from Scunthorpe's "production line for talented young forwards." He scored both goals in the notable win over promotion rivals Millwall on 31 January 2009.
In all, he scored 30 goals in all competitions, just three goals short of Billy Sharp's record 33 goals in a season for Scunthorpe.
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'''Matthew James "Matt" Harrold''' (born 25 July 1984 in Leyton, Greater London) is an English footballer playing for the League One Wycombe Wanderers. Harrold has had numerous previous clubs including Southend United, Grays Athletic, Harlow Town, Brentford, Yeovil Town, where he was a cult hero amongst the fans for his outstanding work-rate, as well as loan spells at Grimsby Town and Dagenham & Redbridge.
A former pupil of Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, he was initially a product of Southend United's youth set-up, although he departed for non-league Harlow Town. He moved his way back to the Shrimpers via Brentford and Yeovil Town after a long-running summer transfer saga which ended with him being signed an hour before the transfer deadline on August 31 2006.
He scored his first goal for Southend against West Bromwich Albion on 16 September 2006.
Harrold joined Wycombe on 1 September 2008 on a free transfer on a two year contract after being released by Southend.
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'''Alexander Hector McMillan "Ally" McLeod''' (born 1 January 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for many league clubs in Scotland and England.
McLeod began his senior career with St. Mirren he had joined them in 1970 from Renfrew Juniors having blossomed there into a prolific goalscorer after initially signing as a midfielder.Renfrew manager Tommy Barrie is credited with giving him a chance up front and MacLeod never looked back. He scored four goals in one game for St Mirren against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium , it was the first time that Rangers had lost there to a lower division club and MacLeod's record still stands as the only opposing player ever to score four goals against Rangers at Ibrox in one match, this feat attracted the attention of bigger clubs. Southampton signed him, but he failed to settle in Hampshire and he returned to Scotland with Hibernian. MacLeod, who was a relatively prolific goalscorer in a defensive era, scored for Hibernian in the 1979 Scottish Cup Final second replay against Rangers.
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'''Richard Tracey''' (born 9 July 1979) is a semi-professional footballer who plays for Stocksbridge Park Steels in the Unibond League.
Tracey started his professional career at Sheffield United in 1997. On 5 March 1998 he moved to Rotherham United, where he made one start and four substitute appearances before joining Carlisle United, initially on loan, on 12 March 1999. Tracey appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Plymouth Argyle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in The Football League.
Tracey joined Macclesfield Town in January 2001 and played for the club 37 times, scoring five goals. On 8 March 2002 after falling out of favour with then manager David Moss, Tracey signed for Scarborough but made only one appearance in which he suffered a bad injury for the "Seadogs" before leaving the professional game and moving into semi-professional football.
Tracey has played for several clubs, including Bradford Park Avenue and Ossett Town, and currently plays for Stocksbridge Park Steels.
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'''Davide Somma''' ''(pronounced David)'' (born March 26, 1985 in Johannesburg) is a South African soccer player, of Italian heritage who currently plays for Leeds United. He moved to America when he was 11 years old so speaks with an American accent. His main position is as a forward but he can also play on the wing.
Somma started playing soccer at the age of 5 at the Edenvale Footbal Club in his native Johannesburg. After moving to Florida he attended for Riverview High School, and played club soccer with the Sarasota Storm and St. Pete Raiders. He played one year of college soccer at Tyler Junior College in 2004, scoring 13 goals and registering 9 assists, and being named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XIV first team. After one season with Tyler, Somma enrolled in an international soccer school program, and joined the youth system of Spanish team Logros, his Italian passport giving him the opportunity to pursue a career in Europe.
Somma signed a 4-year contract with Italian club Perugia, but never played a game for the team as Perugia's president bankrupted the club and it folded six months later. Somma transferred to Pro Vasto, and played 39 games for the team between 2005 and 2007. He later played for Olbia, before returning to the United States in 2008.
Somma signed a developmental contract with the San Jose Earthquakes in September 2008 and made three regular season appearances for the club during the 2008 season, in addition to five reserve team appearances in which he notched two goals and three assists.
In December 2008 he joined the Generation Adidas team in London for a 3 game tour of England and scored two goals for the squad as they faced the reserve teams of Reading, Chelsea, and West Ham. In February 2009 Somma signed a senior contract with the San Jose Earthquakes, but was placed on waivers on May 26 of that year.
Whilst at San Jose he was teamates with former Leeds United player Darren Huckerby, who encouraged Somma to find a new club in England.
In July 2009 Somma took part in a trial with Queens Park Rangers and played in a pre-season fixture as a winger. After his trial at QPR, Somma took part in a trial at Leeds United, and earned an extended spell at the club. He scored in a pre-season friendly against Newport County, and signed a permanent contract with the Elland Road side in September 2009 on a one year deal, with an option in the club's favour to extend the contract for a further season. In an interview with LUTV Somma proclaimed he had "bought a one way ticket to England" so he had to make it, and luckily his trial to Leeds paid off.
In signing for Leeds, Somma became the fifth South African to play for Leeds following Gerry Francis, Albert Johanneson, Lucas Radebe and Phil Masinga. In an LUTV interview Somma said due to his Italian heritage he and teamate Mike Grella can speak to each other in Italian.
Somma made his debut for Leeds in a reserve game against Rotherham United, and marked the game by scoring two goals. Leeds manager Simon Grayson has hinted he may loan Somma out in order for him to gain more experience of the English League.
Somma was named in the Leeds squad for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy game against Darlington, and made his debut when he came on as a second half substitute. Unfortunately, his debut ended prematurely when he suffered a hamstring injury, which meant Leeds had to play the rest of the game with 10 men having used all their substitutions. After working his way back from injury and scoring regularly in the reserves Somma returned to the Leeds first team when he was named as a substitute for a game against Leyton Orient on November 23, 2009.
On November 26, 2009 Somma joined Chesterfield on loan until January 2010. Somma was given squad number 32, and made his English league debut for the team on December 2, 2009, starting a game against Crewe Alexandra. Somma had a penalty saved by Crewe goalkeeper Steve Phillips on his debut. Somma missed a proportion of Chesterfield's games through injury. Somma impressed against Port Vale and was also fouled by a Port Vale player when through on goal resulting in a red card to the Port Vale defender. After Somma's one month loan spell expired on 5th January 2010 Somma returned to Leeds.
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A native of the Gresley region in South Derbyshire, Ted Clamp started to play football during World War II and soon afterwards accepted offers to play for teams such as Buxton, Bolton and Derby County. He was a talented goalie and towards the end of the 1950s was rubbing shoulders with the likes of Stanley Matthews and Billy Steel, including being featured in Steel's 1948 book, ''How to Play Football''.
At the end of the 1950s, as Clamp entered his mid-thirties, his career slowed and, by the early 1960s, he began to spend more time on the boards of clubs than on the playing field, ceasing his goalie career by the middle of the decade. At the end of the 60s, as his name value faded, he became a bookie in the town of Swadlincote, which adjoins Gresley.
In the year of his 66th birthday, while visiting a library, Ted Clamp died of a heart attack. His sister, Noreen, with whom he lived throughout his life, died eleven years later, in 2001.
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'''John Hewitt''', (born 9 February 1963 in Aberdeen), is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who spent the majority of his playing career with Aberdeen F.C., but also had spells with Celtic and St. Mirren among others. He also spent a short time in management in Ireland with Dundalk before retiring from the game.
He is best known as the scorer of a number of significant goals for Aberdeen, including the winning goal in the 1983 Cup Winners' Cup final. He was inducted into the Aberdeen FC "Hall of Fame" as one of the founding members in 2003.
Hewitt was a product of Middlefield Boys' Club in Aberdeen, and was a schoolboy international before signing for Aberdeen, the club he had supported as a boy,
The following season, Hewitt again featured prominently for Aberdeen, but it is for two substitute appearances in Europe that he is best known. On March 16, 1983, Hewitt came off the bench to score the winning goal in the Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final tie against Bayern Munich, and then repeated the feat by scoring the winner in extra time in the final against Real Madrid. Hewitt also scored twice in the 1985-86 Scottish Cup final against Hearts - a game in which he was named Man of the match
In all, Hewitt won three championship medals, four Scottish Cup winners medals, a Scottish League Cup winner's medal as well as the Cup Winners' Cup and the following season's UEFA Super Cup - all while at Aberdeen.
In 1989, Hewitt moved to Celtic, but failed to break into the first team on a regular basis, and subsequently spent four more successful seasons with St. Mirren. A short, unsuccessful spell as player-manager of Dundalk was notable only for the fact that Hewitt scored the only goal of a pre-season friendly game against Aberdeen.
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'''Joe Kendrick''' (born 26 June 1983 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional footballer currently playing for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland .
Kendrick started his career at Newcastle United as a promising young player and played youth and reserve team football and spent 4 years at St James Park before moving on to TSV 1860 Mnchen in the summer of 2004. Kendrick started brightly at 1860 Munich before a foot injury halted his progress.
Kendrick returned to England and played for Darlington at the end of the 2005-06 season and 2006-07 and went on to make fifty appearances for the Quakers.
Kendrick joined Torquay United on a short-term deal earlier in the summer of 2006 but left Plainmoor before even kicking a ball due to a problem gaining international clearance to play.
In September 2006 Kendrick joined Nationwide Conference side Tamworth, but left due to travelling problems from his home in Newcastle in January 2007 after only making 15 appearances for the club.
In January 2007, Kendrick joined Workington and quickly became a firm fans favourite in which Workington had lost the services of two left backs during the 2006/07 season. He made his debut for Workington in the Conference North match against Hucknall Town on 27 January 2007.
Kendrick scored his first goal for Workington on 23 March 2007 against Nuneaton Borough with a spectacular 40 yard shot over the keeper into the net in the 2-0 win. On 14 January 2008 Kendrick was snapped up by then Irish champions Drogheda United and went on to make 45 appearances and also play in the Champions League qualifiers the same year.
On January 1 2009, he was snapped up by Azerbaijan giants (Neftchi Baku) on a contract until the summer of 2010 after being signed by head coach Hans-Jrgen Gede.
On 16 July 2009, Joe Kendrick signed for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland.
His great uncle Joe Kendrick Sr. was also a notable footballer and played international football for the Irish Free State during the 1920s and 1930s and also played for Everton FC.
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'''Ian Robert Handysides''' (14 December 1962 in Jarrow - 17 August 1990 in Solihull) was an English footballer. He began his footballing career when joining Birmingham City on leaving school in 1979. A year later he made his first-team debut as a midfielder and by 1982 was a regular player in Birmingham's First Division side. By the turn of 1984, he had lost his place in the first team and was transferred to Walsall (in the Third Division) in hope of getting more first-team chances. He was a regular player for Walsall and within two years of joining, he returned to Birmingham.
In the autumn of 1986, Handysides was loaned out to Wolverhampton Wanderers and scored twice in 11 Fourth Division fixtures. On his return to Birmingham, he quickly re-established himself as a first-team regular and made 30 appearances in the 1987-88 Second Division campaign, scoring three goals, as he helped the club avoid relegation.
In the autumn of 1988, Ian Handysides was diagnosed with a brain tumour. After a course of chemotherapy, he appeared to be recovering well, however this then spread to his spine and he died in Solihull on 17 August 1990, when still only 27 years old.
Ian also made a few appearances for England Youth Team during his first spell with Birmingham, during which time many observers described him as "the new Trevor Francis", although he never lived up to this hype.
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'''Nicholas Francis "Nicky" Bailey''' (born 10 June 1984) is an English professional football player currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He has also played for the England C national team.
Bailey, born in Hammersmith, began his career at with local team Fulham but was released and moved to non-league Sutton United before moving to Conference side Barnet in 2004 for a tribunal fee of -10,000.
Bailey made his Barnet debut against Farnborough Town in a 0-0 draw in the Football Conference on 17 August 2004, and scored his first goal for the club on 4 September 2004 in a 5-1 win against Morecambe. He helped the club to promotion in the 2004-05 season and then establish itself in Football League Two over the following two years.
Bailey was a huge fan favourite at Underhill, where the fans dedicated a song to him - 'We've got Nicky Bailey' , sung to the tune of the Kaiser Chiefs' 'I Predict a riot' - 'We've got Nicky Bailey, we've got Nicky Bailey, and if there's anybody else out there who scores goals and got ginger hair - we've got Nicky Bailey'.
After attracting interest from several clubs during the January transfer window, it was announced on 29 June 2007 that Bailey was discussing terms with Southend United of League One. He finally signed for Southend on 3 July 2007 for a fee of -175,000.
Charlton Athletic were relegated from The Championship after finishing bottom of the table, despite that Bailey finished top scorer and was voted the club's Player of the Season.
It is widely thought that Nicky will join up with his mentor Alan Pardew at Southampton in a swap deal involving Marek Sagansowski.
Bailey was picked to play for the England C national team, by Paul Fairclough when he was also manager of Barnet.
It is widely thought that Nicky will join up with his mentor Alan Pardew at Southampton in a swap deal involving Marek Sagansowski.
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'''Kevin Derek Michael Francis''' (born December 6, 1967) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker and was tall. He played in the Football League for Derby County, Stockport County (in two spells), Birmingham City, Oxford United, Stockport County, Exeter City and Hull City. In 202 appearances in all competitions for Stockport County, he scored 117 goals, and achieved the remarkable feat of scoring 28 league goals in consecutive seasons with Stockport in 1992/93 and 1993/94. Due to this he earned the honour of "County Player of the Century".
Born in Birmingham, England, he played international football for Saint Kitts and Nevis, qualifying through his parents, who were both born on the tiny Caribbean island. He played his first international matches in the Caribbean Cup in April 1998. He is currently living in Canada, working as a Police Officer in Calgary, Alberta.
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'''Michael Joseph''' "'''Micky'''" '''Mellon''' (born in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer, though he never played professionally in his native land. He is currently manager of Conference North club Fleetwood Town.
Mellon began his career in 1989 as a 17-year-old with Bristol City, then managed by Joe Jordan. In 1991 he was loaned out for two months to League of Ireland club Cork City, making his League of Ireland debut on 20 October 1991. He made eleven league appearances for Cork, scoring three goals.
He spent four years at Ashton Gate, before joining Midlanders West Bromwich Albion in 1993 for a fee of -75,000. He played 45 league games for West Brom, scoring six goals. It was his move to Blackpool for a fee of -50,000 in 1994, however, that saw Mellon establish himself as a regular on the team and scoresheet. Under Sam Allardyce's guidance, Mellon made 138 appearances and scored 17 goals in all competitions. He was voted the club's Player of the year in the 1995-96 season as the club just missed out on promotion from Division Two.
The season following Allardyce's sacking in 1997, Mellon moved up a division to join Tranmere Rovers, who were then playing in Division One, for a fee of -300,000. He spent two seasons at Prenton Park, followed by another two with Burnley, whom he joined for -350,000. He returned to Tranmere Rovers in March 2001 initially on loan, and then on a free transfer. He was released in May 2004.
Mellon joined Kidderminster Harriers in August 2004, signing a two year contract.
Mellon was appointed as assistant manager of Lancaster City in June 2006.
On 23 September 2008 Mellon was appointed manager of Fleetwood Town in the Conference North, succeeding Tony Greenwood. Mellon initially divided his time between coaching at Burnley and managing Fleetwood.
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Mellon has lived in Blackpool since 1994.
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'''Julien Baudet''' (born January 13, 1979 in Grenoble) is a French professional football player, currently playing for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.
Although excelling as a skier in his youth, Baudet chose to concentrate on football, beginning his career with Toulouse FC in France, where he spent two years, clocking up 21 league appearances.
In 2001 Baudet moved to Oldham Athletic in the third tier in England on a free transfer. Spending two years at Oldham, he made 44 league appearances, scoring his first goal on 20 April, 2002 against Queens Park Rangers.
After a free transfer in summer 2003 to Rotherham United in the second tier, Baudet played 11 times in the league before a free transfer to Notts County in Football League Two, where he spent two seasons as a regular starter and became club captain.
In July 2006, Baudet moved on yet another free transfer - to Crewe Alexandra - where he improved his game a great deal under the guidance of Steve Holland and Dario Gradi, becoming the club captain after the retirement of Neil Cox. He scored his first goal away at Carlisle United, and became quickly became a fans favourite and a vital part of the whole team including defence and attack. He was known as "the beast" by Crewe fans for his strong bustling presence and his contributions to the attack with spectacular long range free-kicks.
After being voted the Fans' Player of the Year for the 2007-08 season, Baudet commented, with typical understatement, that he was "relatively pleased" with the way he played over the year and that "like all footballers you do have good and bad days, but I think I have been fairly consistent in what has proved to be a disappointing season for the club", referring to Crewe's relegation battle to stay in League One.
On April 17, 2009, Baudet reported that he would transfer at the end of the 2008-09 season to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. On July 25, 2009 Baudet made his competitive home debut for Colorado Rapids, breaking his arm in the first half after landing awkwardly on it. Baudet received a yellow card for the reckless challenge which resulted in the broken arm. Colorado eventually won the game 4-0 over New York Red Bulls. Upon his return from injury on August 30, 2009, Baudet came on as a substitute and opened his account with the Rapids, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Houston Dynamo.
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'''David William "Dave" Sutton''' (born January 21, 1957 in Tarleton, Lancashire) is a former English professional footballer and manager.
Despite being born in Tarleton near Preston in Lancashire Sutton began as an apprentice with Plymouth Argyle and made 61 appearances at centre half plus 9 on loan at Reading before a transfer to Huddersfield Town under Mick Buxton in 1978. This was a highly successful move as Sutton moved up with them from the Fourth Division to the top half of the Second in the early 1980s. Mick Buxton later listed him as one of his best ever signings. After six years and 242 appearances he moved to then Third Division Bolton Wanderers where he made 98 appearances over four seasons experiencing relegation in 86-87 then promotion through the play-offs in 87/88.
After his release that summer he signed for Rochdale as team captain and helped the club improve under Danny Bergara after a shaky start. However just after Christmas he was advised to give up playing or risk severe back problems. Bergara retained his services as club physio then he became caretaker-manager for three games (all defeats) before Terry Dolan was appointed. Dolan also kept him on and indeed offered him a position at Hull City when he acrimoniously changed clubs in 1990/91. Sutton was the only member of Dolan's team to decline the offer and became caretaker for the rest of the season which was effectively over.
Sutton was finally given a permanent appointment that summer and crucially, permission to spend the bulk of the -200,000 received from the sale of goalkeeper Keith Welch which meant a mass clear out and the arrival of superior players such as record signing Andy Flounders and inspirational defender Alan Reeves.
Sutton's adventurous style was a clear break from the defensive-minded Dolan and Rochdale just missed out on a play-off place in 1991/92. The following season they slipped back slightly perhaps due to Flounders' off-field problems. By this time Sutton was getting a reputation for his increasingly outrageous remarks concerning his players' abilities and most notoriously, his antipathy to the long ball tactics of Preston North End manager John Beck. In 1993/94 Dale again missed out on the play-offs on the last day of the season.
By the 1994/95 season fans and Board alike were becoming irritated at Sutton's failure to live up to his big talk. Expensive signings such as Paul Williams and Darren Oliver had not been successful and Reeves and goalkeeper Martin Hodge left the club. Sutton did not replace them quickly enough and after a run of heavy defeats he left the club by mutual consent at the end of November 1994.
Despite being linked to a vacancy at Northampton Town Sutton's next job was as manager of ambitious non-league club Chorley F.C.. However, the club's fortunes actually declined during his time there and after a year he retired from football to help run the family business Suttons Seeds near Southport.
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'''Jamie Leslie Guy''' (born 1 August 1987 in Barking) is an English footballer who currently a free agent after being released by League One side Colchester United in January 2010. Since turning professional in 2004, the striker has been a regular bench warmer at Colchester, he has also enjoyed no fewer than six loan spells at lower league clubs.
At the start of the 2004-05 season, Guy joined non-league Tiptree United on a one month loan. He came through the ranks at parent club Colchester United to make his senior debut at Layer Road in a 1-0 defeat to Blackpool on 5 February 2005. He replaced Sam Stockley on 82 minutes. Three weeks later he played the last two minutes of a 2-0 defeat away at Hull City, this time coming on for Gareth Williams.
Starting the 2005-06 with a couple of late minute appearances, Guy joined Gravesend & Northfleet on loan for October. Coming on for Kim Grant 65 minutes into a 2-2 draw with York City at Stonebridge Road, he played no further part of the club's Conference National campaign. Back with Colchester, he got his first start in a Football League Trophy game at Milton Keynes Dons, though made way for Greg Halford on 70 minutes. In February he returned to the Conference, on loan with Cambridge United. He bagged his first goal in a 1-0 defeat of Woking on 4 March and on 4 April scored a last minute winning goal at the Abbey Stadium against Exeter City. He spent mid-March back at Layer Road, playing both legs of the League Trophy Southern Final clash with eventual winners Swansea City.
He spent all of the 2006-07 season with Colchester, who by now were in the Championship. He scored his first senior goal in the 2-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion on 19 August, scoring seconds after coming on for Kemal Izzet. Becoming something of a "super-sub", he also scored late goals against Coventry City and Cardiff City. Overall his stats of 34 appearances that season betray the fact that he rarely played more than 20 minutes of each match. In July he signed an extended contract with the club.
The following season he was called on less frequently, making just 12 appearances.
In need of regular football, the young striker joined Conference outfit Oxford United on a season-long loan deal from Colchester United in July 2008. During the pre-season, Guy was in fine form, giving manager Darren Patterson cause for optimism. Guy claimed the dressing room atmosphere was a key reason for the impressive summer run. However, in a pre-season friendly with Portsmouth he suffered a hamstring injury, before being struck down by a minor ankle injury. These injuries frustrated attempts to build a strike partnership with James Constable. Following Patterson's departure in late November, Guy was unsure of his future at the Kassam Stadium. A few days later he scored two goals in a game for the first time, in the FA Trophy game with Sudbury and was well fancied by caretaker manager Jim Smith. However, with Chris Wilder's entrance came Guy's departure, as he returned to Layer Road at the end of the year. After four games under new Colchester manager Paul Lambert, he joined League Two promotion hopefuls Dagenham & Redbridge, initially on a one month loan. He made his debut for the club the same evening as he signed, coming on as a late substitute in a 3-0 home defeat to Lincoln City on 3 March. After scoring the only goal in a league match against Port Vale at Vale Park seven days later, ''the Daggers'' were keen to extend the deal to the end of the season, which Colchester duly obliged to.
In July 2009, he joined Port Vale on trial, in view of a loan move for the start of the 2009-10 season. Guy was especially keen on on a possible move, saying "Hopefully we can get something worked out and I can come in on loan and do a job for Port Vale." The deal fell through after Guy tore a cartilage in his knee, requiring surgery to correct the damage. In October 2009, the loan deal went ahead, lasting until January 2010. However the deal was cut short in November, after five games.
On 19 January 2010 he had his contract at Colchester ended by mutual consent.
During an interview with U's Review, Guy stated that his footballing hero is Julian Dicks.
Guy grew up in the East End of London, supporting West Ham United. He studied at Eastbrook Comprehensive School, which has also seen Tony Adams and Paul Konchesky as former students to become professional footballers.
He had a child with girlfriend Ellysha Stephens, a son born in April 2008.
In June 2007, Guy was forced to pay a -550 fine after pleading guilty to creating a disturbance in the Colchester town centre the previous month, his behaviour during the incident was said to be "bullying".
In September 2009, Guy pleading guilty to threatening behaviour. He was given a -350 fine, with -200 costs and compensation.
A month after his conviction for threatening behaviour, Guy was in trouble with the law again. He was in court answering a charge of racially-aggravated behaviour, following an alleged racist remark he made to an off-duty police officer in Hanley city centre.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''Tiptree United stats unavailable.''
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Venters, a striker, joined Rangers in 1933 and spent a total of 13 years with the club, winning 3 League titles, 2 Scottish Cup's and scoring 102 goals in 201 appearances. Venters was also a prolific scorer during World War II, however these games were unofficial.
After the war, Venters played for Third Lanark, Blackburn Rovers and ended his career with Raith Rovers.
He won three caps for Scotland, the first of which was in 1933 while with Cowdenbeath.
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'''Dean Jeffrey Gerken''' (born 22 May 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bristol City FC.
Gerken was born in Southend-on-Sea. He started his career at Southend United as a youngster before moving to Essex rivals Colchester United.
More appearances in Colchester's successful 2005-06 campaign gave Gerken another four clean sheets, including the crucial 0-0 draw at Yeovil Town that clinched Colchester's promotion to the Football League Championship.
Gerken made the number one position his own
On 15 January 2009, Gerken signed a one-month loan deal with League Two side Darlington. He went straight into the starting eleven for their next game, a 5-1 defeat of Luton Town.
Gerken returned to his parent club soon after, due to Darlington going into administration.
On 30 June 2009, it was confirmed that Bristol City had completed the signing of Gerken for an undisclosed fee, to end a seven-season stay with the U's. Gerken was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure in the early hours of 25 October 2009 after he was allegedly spotted urinating in public.
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'''John James "Jack" Ross''' (born 5 June 1976) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays in defence and midfield for Scottish Premier League club St. Mirren.
Ross had spells as a youth player at Dundee and Forfar Athletic. He then moved to Camelon Juniors, where he featured in their 1996 Scottish Junior Cup run, before losing in the final.
He joined Clyde in 1999, playing in many different positions before settling in the right midfield role. He was made captain of the team when Ian Spittal was the team coach.
Ross then signed a pre-contractual agreement with Hartlepool United. However, Ross was injured after suffering ankle ligament damage and spent a large part of his time on the sidelines. Hartlepool funded his rehabilitation and also allowed him to return home. However, Ross refused to return to Hartlepool, train or play for the club and asked Hartlepool's chairman Ken Hodcroft to tear up his contract claiming his was homesick. Hartlepool refused and asked for compensation and a refund of agent fees.
Ross transferred to Falkirk in 2005. Falkirk manager John Hughes warned Ross when he stalled on signing a new contract.
On 30 April 2008 it was announced that Ross had signed a pre-contract agreement with current Scottish Premier League rivals St Mirren and joined them at the end of the season on a two year deal. Ross scored his first goal for St Mirren against Dundee United at Tannadice Park on 24 January 2009.
Ross was included in the Scotland B squad for the match against Northern Ireland B in May 2009. He came on at the start of the second half, replacing St. Mirren team mate Scott Cuthbert.
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}}'''Benjamin Gavanon''' (born 9 August 1980) is a French professional football (soccer) player, currently with AS Nancy.
Born in a suburb of Marseille, Gavanon started his career at his local club, Olympique de Marseille. However, Gavanon found it difficult to break into the Marseille first team, and played a total of seven minutes in six years as a professional at the club.
At the end of his time at Marseille, Gavanon spent a spell on loan at English club Nottingham Forest, then in the second tier of English football. However, Gavanon failed to break into the Forest first team and returned to France.
On his return, in the summer of 2003, Gavanon found himself unwanted, and his contract was terminated. He then signed a two year contract with Ligue 2 club Nancy, and after impressing, earned himself a two year extension, keeping him at the club until 2007.
After Nancy's promotion in 2005, Gavanon began to struggle with Ligue 1 football, but worked hard to regain his place towards the end of the season. He is now considered a regular as Nancy continue in the top flight.
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'''Luke Ivan Varney''' (born 28 September 1982 in Leicester, England) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Derby County.
Varney was born in Leicester, Leicestershire and began his career as a professional footballer at non-league level with Quorn before being spotted by Crewe's assistant manager Neil Baker. The Englishman signed for the Railwaymen in 2003 and spent four years at the club, appearing in 95 league games and scoring 27 goals. Varney signed for Crewe Alexandra from non-league Quorn F.C. in 2003 for -50,000, becoming the first ever player to command a fee at Quorn's level. Varney's deal also had a 20% sell-on clause with the Leicestershire club. Whilst at Quorn, he worked as a quality controller at a factory. Varney made his Crewe debut five months later in a 3-1 away defeat to Wimbledon. The young Englishman also managed to get his first goal for the club four games after his debut in Crewe's 3-1 away win over Crystal Palace, Dean Ashton scoring the other two goals for The Railwaymen. Unfortunately, Varney picked up a shoulder injury during January 2004, denying him a chance of making any further appearances during the rest of the 2003-04 season.
Varney recovered from his injury in time for the following season, making 26 appearances for Crewe, scoring four goals in those appearances. The striker also picked up two yellow cards during the course of the year. He became more involved in the first team during the 2004-05 season, making 27 appearances and scoring five goals.
In 2006, Crewe Alexandra relegated to League One. Varney would make his name during the 2006-07 season, scoring 25 goals in all competitions during the season, which saw the Englishman take the honour of the League's third top goalscorer. Varney also formed a notable partnership with Nicky Maynard, as the two became League One's most productive partnership, scoring a total of 44 goals between them.
Varney completed a move to Charlton Athletic for -2 million in May 2007 with a percentage of the fee going to Quorn, rising to -2.5 million depending on appearances.
He signed for Derby County on loan on 27 November 2008 with a view to a -1m transfer in January 2009. On 6 December he scored on his home debut for Derby in a match against Crystal Palace. The move became permanent in January 2009 for a fee of just over -1 million. After suffering from various niggling injuries, illness and a loss of form, Varney joined Sheffield Wednesday on a month's loan on 20 March 2009.
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}}'''Clifford William Jones''' (born 7 February 1935) is a former Welsh football international, who was capped 59 times for Wales and was a crucial member of Tottenham Hotspur's 1960-61 Double-winning side and at the time was widely considered as the best left winger in the world.
Jones was born in Swansea and first played League football for Billy McCandless' Swansea Town (later Swansea City) in 1952, appearing only 25 times as a winger for the club before being called into the Welsh national side. Jones was part of the Wales side that beat England 2-1 at Ninian Park on 22 October 1955 and always credited the winner he scored as his best ever goal.
He travelled to Sweden with the side for the 1958 FIFA World Cup where Wales did so well, losing, agonisingly to Brazil via a goal that Stuart Williams deflected beyond Jack Kelsey. He played 59 times for Wales, scoring 16 goals.
He was bought by Bill Nicholson for Tottenham Hotspur in 1958 and quickly became an indispensable part of the development of that team, figuring in the double-winning side as an attacking midfielder (scoring 15 goals in 29 games) and going on to feature in the 1962 FA Cup winning side as well as the famous 1963 Cup Winners' Cup Final against Atltico Madrid in Rotterdam in which Spurs won 5-1. Jones always maintained a healthy connection with his place of birth returning to train local children when he was with Tottenham.
Jones finally moved on from White Hart Lane in 1968 in order to take up a position with Fulham for two seasons and, afterwards, played for Kings Lynn and Wealdstone.
He was a Physical Education Teacher at Highbury Grove School and Holloway Boys in North London in the 1980's.
He currently works alongside Jimmy Greaves on the after-dinner speech circuit and at White Hart Lane as a match host for club guests in the legends lounge.
Jones came from a great footballing family. His uncle Bryn Jones played for Arsenal in the 1930s; his father Ivor Jones played for Wales during the same decade. His grandson is Scott Neilson.
Cliff is a keen golfer and member of West Essex Golf Club.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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}}'''Trevor Anthony Putney''' (born 9 April 1960, Harold Hill) is a former professional footballer.
Putney began his career with Ipswich Town, for whom he made 103 appearances and was voted the club's player of the year by the supporters in 1984. He then joined the small band of players who have played for both Ipswich and Norwich City, when he joined the Canaries in the summer of 1986 in a player exchange deal that saw John Deehan join Ipswich.
Putney spent three seasons with Norwich, making 100 appearances, before joining Middlesbrough for a fee of -300,000 in 1989.
Subsequently, Putney moved to Watford and Leyton Orient, before finishing his career at Colchester United.
He was known as a hard-tackling midfielder, easily distinguishable for his shock of white-blonde hair. After retiring, he was a coach with Romford.
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'''Raymond "Ray" Strean McDonald Stewart''' (born 7 September 1959 in Stanley, Perthshire) was a Scottish international footballer of the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. During his career he played for Dundee United, West Ham United, St. Johnstone and .
Having transferred to West Ham from Dundee United for a fee of -430,000 in 1979 whilst still a teenager, he became an instant favourite with the fans who nicknamed him "Tonka" after Tonka Toys, which were described as 'Indestructible'. Also renowned for his ability as a penalty taker (penalties), scoring 76 out of 86. One of these penalties came in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool in the 1981 Football League Cup Final, West Ham however lost the replay. He is also notable to be the only non-English player to appear for West Ham United in any of their three FA Cup winning sides and played a pivotal role in the club's successful period of the early 1980s.
He later became a manager, with spells at Forfar Athletic, Livingston and Stirling Albion but was sacked on each occasion.
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'''Michael John''' "'''Mike'''" '''Davies''' (born 19 January 1966) is an English former professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his eleven-year playing career with Blackpool, for whom he became a coach after his retirement from playing in 1995.
Born in Stretford, Lancashire, and nicknamed ''Ginge'', Davies was a successful product of Blackpool's youth department, and made over 300 appearances for the Seasiders. He made his debut in May 1984 in a home win over Halifax Town.
Initially a right winger, he won a regular place in the team, replacing Ian Britton and forming a partnership with John Deary. Under Sam Ellis' guidance, Davies continued to play on the wide right for the next few seasons, scoring important goals that helped the team to promotion.
During the 1987-88 season, Davies was moved to the full back position, prompted by the arrival of Tony Cunningham, a move he adapted well to - so much so that the Blackpool supporters voted him the club's Player of the Year.
"A fast, tricky player with tremendous commitment, the flame-haired terrier often found himself in trouble with over-zealous referees, who didn't always appreciate his approach," wrote Roy Calley in his 1992 book, ''Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992''. "One feels that if every man to have worn a Blackpool shirt over the years had showed as much commitment to the cause as Mike Davies, then ''the Seasiders'' would never have fallen from grace."
Davies was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
After he retired from playing, Davies remained on the Fylde coast, becoming a coach with Blackpool.
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'''Danny Williams''' (born 12 July 1979 in Wrexham) is a Welsh footballer and Wales under-21 international who currently plays for Welsh Premier League club Bala Town.
Williams started his football career in 1997 at the age of 18 as a trainee at Liverpool. In 1999 other clubs started to have interest in Danny especially his own birthplace of Wrexham.
Wrexham signed Danny on 23 March 1999 making nearly 38 appearances. He was released in 2001 by manager Brian Flynn and joined Doncaster Rovers later that year, he stayed a month on loan until he was transferred to Kidderminster Harriers lasting three years at the club. In 2004 he made a few changes, returning north by joining Chester City on loan, who were on the verge of winning the Nationwide Conference title.
However, Williams opted to join Bristol Rovers in March 2004, before returning to Wrexham a couple of months later. He remains there today and is a popular figure with the Wrexham fans.
Danny is the son-in-law of former Welsh international goalkeeper Brian Lloyd, who also played for Wrexham and Chester.
He was released by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference, and joined Welsh Premier League club Rhyl.
On 18 April 2008, Rhyl became Welsh Premier League champions for the second time and Danny played a pivotal role in the run up clinching the title by making 29 appearances in the 2008-09 campaign. He scored his only goal for Rhyl in the Welsh League Cup against rivals Airbus UK Broughton with a free kick into the bottom corner of the net.
After a spell with Droylsden, Williams joined Bala Town in January 2010.
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'''Neil Roberts''' (born 7 April 1978) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. He is currently working as a project manager for Manchester City.
Roberts started his career in 1994 when he played for Wrexham. After signing for the club as a trainee, he made his debut on 27 September 1997 during a 0-0 draw with Chesterfield before going on to score five goals in his next four games. He became an established first-team player at the Racecourse Ground, making 75 appearances and scoring 17 goals. He left Wrexham in 2000 to join Wigan Athletic, where he made 125 appearances and scoring 19 goals. He also spent time at Bradford City and Hull City on loan, before making a permanent move to Doncaster Rovers in 2004.
In 2006 Roberts came back to his hometown club Wrexham, where he became the team captain. He is a Welsh international with four caps.
However, in their 2-1 victory against Swindon Town on 9 September 2006, Roberts picked up an injury. He made his comeback in a 2-1 defeat against Milton Keynes Dons scoring the opening goal. However, Roberts suffered more injuries throughout the course of the season. On 21 April 2007 he came on as a second half substitute in a game against Torquay United and scored his first goal since October 2006 and Wrexham's winning goal to ensure a vital 1-0 win in Wrexham's bid for survival in the Football League Two. He was released by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference.
On 24 June 2008, Roberts signed for Welsh Premier League side Rhyl, where he will combine playing with coaching opportunities and his business interests. After one season at Rhyl, Roberts left to take over as a project manager at Premier League side Manchester City.
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'''Howard Forinton''' (born 18 September 1975) is an English footballer who plays for Banbury United. He made 65 appearances and scored 14 goals in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Plymouth Argyle, Peterborough United and Torquay United.
Forinton was born in Boston, Lincolnshire. He began his football career as an apprentice at Oxford United, but was released at the end of his apprenticeship. He joined Abingdon Town and after a short spell at Oxford City, he joined Yeovil Town where he scored 23 goals in just 25 matches. His prolific scoring soon caught the eye of Birmingham City boss Trevor Francis, who paid -75,000 for him. He made very few first-team appearances but finished as top scorer for Birmingham's reserve team in both of his seasons at the club. While at Birmingham City he went on loan to both Plymouth Argyle and Blackpool.
In November 1999, he signed for Peterborough United for -250,000. However, after a number of injuries he failed to impress. He looked set to join Plymouth Argyle in July 2000,, but remained with Peterborough and joined Yeovil Town on loan in 2001.
Forinton moved to Torquay United on a free transfer in August 2002, signing on a non-contract basis, and made just one appearance, in which he set up a goal, before the club decided not to offer him a further deal. He returned to Yeovil on a monthly contract later the same month, but was released in November 2002 while awaiting operations on both ankles. He joined Oxford City the following month, and then moved to Stevenage Borough in June 2003, but was released in September 2003 and returned to Oxford City the following month.
In November 2003 Forinton moved to Farnborough Town. He then moved to Banbury United in June 2004, leaving to join Halesowen Town in May 2005. After one season at Halesowen he re-signed for Banbury in May 2006. In October 2006 he rejected a move to Bath City, opting to stay at Banbury. He also became a sports teacher at Cardinal Wiseman School in Coventry. To date hebecame head of boys PE within Cardinal Wiseman.
Forinton left Banbury United after the departure of manager Kevin Brock to join Redditch United in June 2007, but rejoined Banbury United in October 2008.
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'''Magno Silva Vieira''' (born 13 February 1985) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United as a striker.
Born in Braslia, Central-West Region, Vieira started his career in England with Wigan Athletic in 2003 but failed to get into the first team and went out on loan to Northampton Town and Carlisle United. When he was on loan at Carlisle Vieira became a cult figure when he scored some important goals, most notably when he scored a hat-trick away at Aldershot Town in a 5-0 win.
He left Wigan in 2005 and was set to join Carlisle on a permanent basis, after playing an important part in their return to The Football League, but passport problems prevented him from joining.
After this, Vieira took a year out of football before he signed for Barnet in 2006. He spent one year at Underhill, being released in May 2007.
After his release by Barnet, Vieira signed for Crawley Town in June, becoming one of Steve Evans' first signings for the club.
On 6 March 2008, Vieira was allowed to join Cambridge United on loan for the remainder of the 2007-08 season with Lee Thompson going in the opposite direction.
He was signed by Wycombe Wanderers on a one-year deal on 30 June,
Magno joined Conference side Ebbsfleet United on 7 August on a one-year contract.
-DOCSTART-	6992792
'''Andy Baird''' (born 18 January 1979) is a Scottish former professional footballer who currently plays for Oxford City F.C.
Baird was born in East Kilbride, Scotland, but began his professional career in England as a trainee with Wycombe Wanderers. He made his debut on April 25, 1998, whilst still a trainee, coming on as a late substitute for Mark Stallard in the 1-1 draw at home to Chesterfield.
He turned professional the following summer and soon established himself in the first team. However, a series of injuries later restricted his appearances and in the summer of 2002 he was released by the club because he was too prone to injuries .
He joined Brackley Town where he found that a first team place was hard to come by. However, in 2005 he joined Banbury United where he has become an integral member of the team. In 2008, he transferred to Oxford City. He is capable of playing at centre forward or centre back.
-DOCSTART-	6993611
'''Robert Crawford''' (born 4 July 1886, died ca. 1950) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club during the early part of the 20th century.
Born in Blythswood, Scotland, Crawford began his career at Arthurlie before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in January 1909. Robert made his debut in a Football League First Division game at Anfield on the 13 February 1909, a game that saw the Reds beat Leicester Fosse 4-1, he scored his one and only goal for the club on the 4 October 1913 in the heavy 4-1 defeat at the hands of The Wednesday (Sheffield Wednesday) at Owlerton, the consolation goal coming from the penalty spot. Crawford, a full-back, played 31 times during the 1910/11 campaign, this proved to be the most he would play for the club in any one season. Robert spent six years at Anfield putting together 114 appearances.
Crawford left Liverpool in 1915 due to the outbreak of the First World War. His career did not resume after the end of the war.
-DOCSTART-	6996429
'''Paul Scott''' (born 5 November 1979 in Wakefield) is an English professional footballer with Bury.
Beginning his career as a trainee at Huddersfield Town, he made just 32 league appearances for the club before leaving aged 24. His debut came in Huddersfield's 1-0 win at Peterborough United on 17 August 2002.
Moving to Bury on a free transfer, Scott started at Bury on non-contract terms, debuting for the club on 22 August 2004 in the 1-1 draw against Chester City. Scott established himself as a regular in Bury's starting side towards the end of the 2004-05, after signing a permanent contract.
Originally a centre-back, Scott can also play in midfield, but is most familiar with the right back position during his time at Bury.
Ironically, one of only 2 goals he scored for Huddersfield was against Bury, at Gigg Lane.
-DOCSTART-	6999583
'''Peter Ward''' (born 15 October 1964 in Durham) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Chester Le Street, Huddersfield Town, Rochdale, Stockport County, Wrexham and Morecambe.
Ward played at Wembley four times during his playing career and lost on each occasion, however he recently won at the new Wembley as assistant manager of Stockport County. During his playing career Ward was renown for his set pieces and his tough tackling. On 30 June 2009 he was appointed as Jim Gannon's assistant at Motherwell.
Ward started his career with the local Chester le Street Town side and was spotted whilst playing in the Northern League by Huddersfield Town to whom he was subsequently transferred. Following a successful spell at the Yorkshire side where he featured alongside players such as Duncan Shearer he left for Spotland.
At Rochdale he helped the side into the 5th round of the FA Cup where they were defeated by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, in what was the clubs most successful ever run in the competition. On the way Rochdale defeated Whitley Bay from Ward's home region of the North East.
his most successful spell in his professional career came when he moved onto Edgeley Park, playing under the legendary Uruguayan Manager, Danny Bergara for Stockport County. This is where he met Jim Gannon.
Wards professional career ended with the Welsh side Wrexham.
-DOCSTART-	7001018
'''Joel John Lynch''' (born 3 October 1987) is an English footballer who is currently plays for Football League Championship side Nottingham Forest. Lynch plays as a defender.
Lynch came through Brighton & Hove Albion's youth set up and was part of a history breaking youth team which saw them reach the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup . His reward, along with fellow team-mate Joe Gatting, was a place in the squad for the first team which saw him make his debut against Southampton on 3 January 2006.
Lynch attracted the interest of several Premier League and Championship clubs during his career with Brighton, with Nottingham Forest and Portsmouth keeping a close scrutinty on the player.
After starting the 2008-09 season out of the Brighton first-team, Lynch handed in a written transfer request which was formally rejected by the club
On 21 July, 2009, Lynch completed a permament transfer to Nottingham Forest for a fee of -200,000. As part of the transfer deal, Brighton signed Matt Thornhill on loan for an initial six months.
-DOCSTART-	7002087
'''Matthew James "Matt" Dickins''' (born 3 September 1970 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English professional goalkeeper.
Dickins attended All Saints RC Comprehensive school on Granville Road.
Despite being a Sheffield Wednesday fan at school, Dickins began his career as a 19-year-old trainee with Sheffield United. After three years at Bramall Lane with no first-team appearances to his name, he signed for Lincoln City. Despite only making 27 league starts for the Imps, Kenny Dalglish, then manager of Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, saw his promise and signed him as cover for Bobby Mimms for a -250,000 fee in March 1992. He made only one appearance for Rovers, but was a member of the squad that won the Premier League championship in 1995.
During his three years at Ewood Park, Dickins was loaned out to four clubs: Blackpool, his old club Lincoln, Grimsby, and Rochdale.
For the 1995-96 season, he made a permanent move to Stockport, then managed by Dave Jones.
When he played for Altrincham during the 1996-97 campaign, he became only the club's sixth goalkeeper to be an ever-present.
-DOCSTART-	7002103
'''Chris Greenacre''' (born December 23, 1977 in Wakefield) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Wellington Phoenix in the Hyundai A-League.
After starting his career at Manchester City, Greenacre went on to play football for the likes of Cardiff City, Mansfield Town and Stoke City, before joining League One club Tranmere Rovers on a free transfer in the summer of 2005.
Under the management of Brian Little, Tranmere finished 18th in League One in the 2005/06 season, but Greenacre himself finished top scorer with 18 goals in 49 games for the club. This included a hat-trick against Yeovil Town on 28 December and two goals against Oldham Athletic in August, which made him a firm crowd favourite.
Greenacre was highly-rated by the majority of the Tranmere fans after his performances in the 2005-06 season. He is often praised for his high work-rate. This reputation was furthered in 2006/07 under Ronnie Moore when Greenacre again finished top scorer, this time with a total of 19 goals, and signed a two-year extension to his contract at Prenton Park. A further 14 goals in all competitions during the 2007/08 season saw him again finish the season as the club's top scorer..
The stiker opened his account for the 2008/09 season with a brace away at Peterborough in Rovers 2-2 draw.
On 21 April 2009 it was announced that Greenacre had signed with Wellington-based, New Zealand A-League club Wellington Phoenix on a two-year contract. He made his league debut on 9 August 2009 scoring in a losing effort to the Newcastle Jets. Before a bothersome knee injury, Greenacre had netted five goals in 16 appearances for the Phoenix.
-DOCSTART-	7002190
'''Keith Padre Gerard O'Neill''' (born 16 February 1976 in Dublin) is a former professional footballer who represented the Republic of Ireland.
A pacey left-sided midfielder who could sometimes play as a striker, as a promising youngster O'Neill was spotted by several sides including Norwich City, who went on to sign him when he was 18 and did immediately impress, despite being very injury prone. The injury problems, some of them stemming him having suffered from spondylosis as a child, affected him virtually from the start of his career and ultimately curtailed his progress.
Despite impressing enough to make the Ireland squad and also was linked with Celtic F.C., Newcastle United F.C. and even impressing Ajax Amsterdam O'Neill went on to play for Middlesbrough F.C. and Coventry City F.C., as well as making 13 appearances for his country, scoring four goals.
-DOCSTART-	7006597
'''Albert George "Bert" Murray''' (born 22 September 1942 in Hoxton) is an English former footballer who played as a winger.
Murray started his career with Chelsea, and was an important figure in manager Tommy Docherty's "Diamonds" side of the mid-1960s, which won the League Cup in 1965 and narrowly missed out on FA Cup and League success. He made 183 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 44 goals.
Murray, along with several team mates, fell out with Docherty and was transferred to Birmingham City in 1966, where he linked up with ex-Chelsea team mate, Barry Bridges.
He went on to run a pub in Market Deeping, south Lincolnshire.
-DOCSTART-	7011001
'''Nick Rizzo''' (born 9 June 1979 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian footballer who plays for the Sydney Tigers in the NSW Premier League.
After being educated at playing school football at Waverley College in Sydney, Rizzo arrived in England in 1996 joining English giants Liverpool. Although not capped in the first team, the then 18 year old was an unused substitute on six occasions in the Premier League season 1997/98. He was then lured to Crystal Palace by Terry Venables for two seasons and featured in 58 games before moving to Italian Serie B side Ternana in 2000.
Following three injury plagued seasons with a knee injury in Italy he then joined English League 1 side Milton Keynes Dons (formerly Wimbledon FC) on a free transfer in November 2004, where he became a firm favourite with the fans. He is a lively and tricky player, known for his crossing and readiness to shoot on sight as well as his hard work and discipline. The summer of 2006 was not the best of times for Nicky, who featured in the Dons' first pre-season game against Derby County but suffered with injury later in the season before going on loan to league 2 side Grimsby Town and then league 1 side Chesterfield in 2007. It was announced on 8 May 2007 that Rizzo's contract with the Dons had been terminated by mutual consent.
He then signed a two-year contract with Perth Glory FC on 19 May 2007, and made his Perth Glory debut on 26 August 2007, coming on in the 69th minute for Naum Sekulovski in the game against the Newcastle Jets.
Rizzo was not offered a new contract at Perth Glory, and went on to sign a short-term deal for the Central Coast Mariners to play in their AFC Champions League campaign. It was announced on 20 May 2009, that Nick Rizzo's contract with Central Coast Mariners would not be re-signed.
Rizzo now plays with NSW Premier League side Sydney Tigers.
Nicky has represented Australia at the U17, U20, U23 level and is a full Australian international when he played for the Socceroos against Croatia in 1998. He also played in the 2000 Olympics for the Australian U23 team which failed to go past the group stages.
-DOCSTART-	7014506
'''Mark Seagraves''' (born 22 October 1966 in Bootle) is a former professional footballer. He was a defender.
Seagraves began his playing career with Liverpool F.C.. He came through their youth system and won England Youth caps, however he was unable to break into Liverpool's first team. He spent a short spell on loan at Norwich City F.C. during the 1986-87 season and made three appearances for The Canaries. Seagraves went on to play for Manchester City F.C., Bolton Wanderers and Swindon Town before moving into non-league football. Whilst at Bolton he played in the 1995 Football League Cup Final. He was appointed to his coaching position at Wigan in the summer of 2006. His manager at Wigan - Paul Jewell - was a team-mate of Seagraves in the Liverpool FC youth team. In November 2007 he left Wigan to join Jewell at his new club Derby County.
On Monday 29 December 2008, Mark left his position as coach at Derby County after the resignation of Paul Jewell.
-DOCSTART-	7014587
'''Mathias Svensson''' (born 24 September 1974 in Bors, Sweden) is a retired Swedish footballer. He played as striker and his last team was IF Elfsborg, having spent much of his career in England. He won three full international caps for Sweden during his career. He is currently assistant manager at Elfsborg.
Svensson began his career with Elfsborg, and was their top scorer when they won promotion to Allsvenskan in 1996. Following his success, he moved to England in the same year to play for Portsmouth. He then moved to Crystal Palace and Charlton, and had a spell on loan with Derby County before joining Norwich in December 2003.
Norwich paid an initial fee of -50,000 for Svensson, which rose to -300,000 when the Canaries won promotion at the end of that season. It took Svensson some time to find his form at Norwich and he came in for criticism from many fans. However, he began scoring goals towards the end of the season - including 2 in a 5-3 win at Burnley and a long range effort in a televised match against Wigan - and ended the season with a first division championship medal as The Canaries won promotion to the Premiership.
Svensson scored 4 times in Norwich's premiership season of 2004-05, including 2 in a 3-2 win against Bolton Wanderers. Norwich were relegated at the end of the season and a clause in Svensson's contract allowed him to move to a top flight club in another country in the event that such a club showed interest to him. IF Elfsborg offered Norwich -100,000 for Svensson, and he returned to the club where he began his career.
After his return to Elfsborg Svensson played his first Allsvenskan game on 4 July 2005 against Kalmar FF, and he scored the only goal of the game. The 2006 season was very successful for Svensson. He started all games and scored 6 goals, and at the end of the season he won the first title of his career, as Elfsborg were crowned Swedish champions. In 2008 he was forced to retire due to a knee injury. He has remained at Elfsborg, with various duties.
-DOCSTART-	7014708
'''Joseph "Joe" Smith''' (25 June 1889 - 11 August 1971) was an English professional football player and manager. He was manager of Blackpool for 23 years and guided them to victory in the 1953 FA Cup Final, the only time they have won the competition since their 1887 inception.
Born in Dudley in the West Midlands, after leaving Crewe Alexandra Smith spent almost his entire playing career with Bolton Wanderers, for whom he signed in 1908, either as an inside or centre-forward. During World War I he guested for Chelsea and Port Vale. He helped Bolton to reach two FA Cup finals, in 1923 and 1926, as well as playing for England on five occasions, either side of the war.
With the help of Trotters teammate Ted Vizard, during the 1920-21 season Smith scored a then club record 38 goals, which put him top of the First Division goalscoring chart for that season. In his nineteen years with Bolton, Smith scored 277 goals in 492 games. He is currently tenth in the list of England's top-flight goal scorers with 243 league goals to his name.
Upon leaving Wanderers in 1927, Smith signed for Stockport County and went on to score 61 goals in 69 league games.
Smith finished his playing career with Darwen (see "Managerial career" section below).
The first of Smith's five England caps came on 15 February 1913, against Ireland at Belfast's Windsor Park in the Home Championship. The hosts won 2-1, despite being positioned 21 places below England in the ELO Ranking at the time.
His other caps came against Wales (a , with Smith scoring the opening goal), Scotland (a ), Ireland (a ), and Wales (a ).
In 1929, Smith became player-manager of Darwen (see a 1931 team photo with Smith - front row, fourth from left - as captain ). As a player, he scored 42 goals in 51 games. As manager, he guided them to wins in Lancashire Combination Championship (twice), the Combination Cup (twice), the Lancashire Junior Cup, and the Lancashire Challenge Trophy.
Upon hanging up his playing boots in 1931, Smith became manager of Third Division South outfit Reading. In his four years at Elm Park, he led the club to runners-up spot twice and to third and fourth in the other two seasons.
In August 1935, Smith was approached to become the new manager of Blackpool, in place of the departed Sandy MacFarlane, an offer he immediately accepted; a love of the seaside apparently being one of the main deciding factors.
In 1936-37, only his second season at Bloomfield Road, Smith achieved promotion to Division One after leading the club to second place in the league. The early 1950s "M" forward line of Mortensen, Matthews and Mudie that Smith constructed was responsible for three FA Cup final appearances (two losses, one win - see below) and several challenges for the League Championship. Of his 23 seasons at the seaside, 21 were spent in the top flight.
His most notable achievement was guiding Blackpool to the 1953 FA Cup Final victory over his former club, Bolton.
After 714 Football League games in charge of Blackpool, Smith resigned in 1958, at the age of 68, due to poor health. Blackpool had won 306, drawn 164 and lost 244 under his guidance. The Blackpool board rewarded his services by giving him a hefty "golden handshake" and bought him a house in the town.
Smith died in Blackpool on 11 August 1971, aged 82.
-DOCSTART-	7017266
'''Daryl Sutch''' (born 11 September 1971 in [Lowestoft]) is a former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career with Norwich City.
He came through the youth system at Norwich and made his first team debut in October 1990 at Carrow Road in a League Cup match against Watford. Sutch began his career as a midfielder, however as his career went on he played in defence and was a full-back for his last few seasons with Norwich. His last appearance for the club came at the end of the 2001-02 season, when he came on as a substitute in the Division One play-off final against Birmingham City at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. City lost the match on penalties and Sutch was one of the two Norwich players who missed their spot-kicks. The start of the following season saw Sutch out of the first team picture and his contract was terminated by manager Nigel Worthington in January 2003.
After leaving Norwich, Sutch played briefly for Southend United and Boston United. After being released by those clubs, he played for a series of local sides in Norfolk.
Sutch is a member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame and was awarded a testimonial match against AZ Alkmaar by the club in 1999.
Daryl now works for BMW based at Bury St Edmunds].
-DOCSTART-	7019322
'''Charlotte Gurr''' (born 16 August 1989) is an English footballer. She currently plays for the FA Women's Premier League team Millwall Lionesses,
Gurr joined the Arsenal Ladies Academy at age 14 from Millwall Lionesses and played mainly for the reserves, though she made both her League and UEFA Women's Cup debuts in 2006. She moved to Chelsea Ladies, but returned to Millwall Lionesses in the summer of 2008. The following season she was part of the Millwall side that won the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division, and with it promotion back to the National Division.
-DOCSTART-	7019405
'''David Adam Stockdale''' (born 20 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Fulham as a goalkeeper. He has made over 75 league and cup appearances in the Conference National and League Two with York City and Darlington.
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Stockdale was developed through the York City youth system and made his Football League debut when coming on as a substitute on the last day of the 2002-03 season. He stated his determination at earning a new contract with York in January 2005,
Stockdale joined Darlington in August 2006 after impressing in a period on trial in pre-season.
In April 2008, he was linked with Birmingham City and Newcastle United,
On 2 March 2009, Stockdale joined League One team Leicester City on a month's loan as cover for first choice keepers David Martin and Paul Henderson after previous loanee Mark Bunn was recalled by parent club Blackburn Rovers due to an injury to Paul Robinson.
On the 29 December 2009, Stockdale signed an extension to his contract which will keep him at the Fulham until the summer of 2013.
He was named in the England National Game XI squad in October 2004.
-DOCSTART-	7020034
'''Kenneth Steven Pavey''', , born 23 August 1979 in London, is an English professional footballer playing for Swedish side AIK.
Pavey made his debut at local club Affenley FC before moving to his boyhood favourite club Millwall FC. He ended his junior years at Sittingbourne FC where he also made his debut at senior level. A transfer to Premier League side Aston Villa fell through in 1998 because the two clubs involved couldn't agree on a transfer fee. Pavey instead moved to Swedish second division side Ljungskile SK where he remained until the 2005 season, except for a break during the 2002 season.
Pavey was signed by AIK in October 2005 and is a regular in the starting line up. He is known for his hard work during matches combined with technical skill. Popular among the AIK fans for his intensity, will to win and fearless spirit, he arguably embodies the -British bulldog- spirit.
-DOCSTART-	7021162
'''Michael Watt''' (born 27 November 1970 in Aberdeen) is a former professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper who played for Aberdeen, Norwich City and Kilmarnock.
Watt began his career with Aberdeen, where he was capped twelve times by Scotland under-21s. He was released by the club in 1998, subsequently signing a contract with Norwich City that would see him stay at Carrow Road until the end of the season. When his contract expired in the summer of 1999, he returned to Scotland to play for Kilmarnock, leaving in December 1999.
Following his departure from football, Watt has been working as a financial adviser in Glasgow.
-DOCSTART-	7023455
'''Tom Miller''' (30 June 1890 - 3 September 1958) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool during the early part of the 20th century.
Born in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Miller played for Larkhall Hearts, Third Lanark, Lanark United and Hamilton Academical before manager Tom Watson brought him to Anfield in February 1912 for -400. Miller made his debut in a home Football League First Division match against The Wednesday on the 17 February 1912, a game that finished 1-1, his first goal came a fortnight later on the 2 March, a division 1 match, again, at home, and again, in a 1-1 draw, this time with Middlesbrough, a game that saw the debut of a Liverpool great, winger Bill Lacey.
The inside forward was a main stay of the Reds line-up and helped the club reach their first FA Cup on the 25 April 1914, unfortunately the game ended in a 1-0 defeat to Burnley. Despite the result the day will always be remembered as it was to be the last time the show-piece final was to be played at the Crystal Palace ground but, more significantly, it was also the first time the final was played in front of a reigning monarch, George V.
Tom's career was curtailed by 4 years due to World War I but he did return to the Merseyside club in 1919 after the wars conclusion, he found the going good too, banging in a very respectable 13 goals in 25 matches, better than a goal every other game. Tom's brother John was also at the club by this time but they only appeared in 3 games together, John only made the first team 8 times in all, the first time the Miller's appeared together was in a league game at Boundary Park against Oldham on the 2 April 1920, a game that finished 1-1.
This 1919/20 season was to be Miller's last for the Reds as he was transferred to bitter rivals Man Utd on the 23 September 1920, although this wasn't before he managed to earn himself a descent goals per game ratio at Anfield scoring 56 times in 146 appearances averaging a goal every 2.6 games. Miller also played for Hearts, Torquay, Hamilton for a second spell and Raith before he drew a curtain on his career.
Tom was selected at international level, by Scotland, 3 times, is debut came whilst he was still at Liverpool in an amazing British Championship fixture at Hillsborough on the 10 April 1920, the game saw Tom score twice (13th & 40th minutes) but still finish on the losing side as England won 5-4 after being 2-4 down at half-time. Two of Liverpool's all-time greats were also playing in the match, keeper Sam Hardy and club captain Ephraim Longworth were in the England line-up.
-DOCSTART-	7024085
'''Kenneth 'Ken' Campbell''' (Born 6 September 1892 - 28 April 1971) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool in the early part of the 20th century.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Campbell played for Rutherglen Glencairn and Cambuslang Rovers before manager Tom Watson brought him to Anfield in May 1911. Campbell didn't make his debut until 10 February 1912 in a Division One match at Ewood Park, a game that saw the Reds lose to Blackburn Rovers 1-0. Known for having safe hands, the goalkeeper took over from Sam Hardy after Hardy moved to Aston Villa, and proved to be just as secure as Liverpool's last line of defence. He only missed one game during the 1912-13 season, before he was replaced by his young understudy, Elisha Scott. It was due to the emergence of Scott that Campbell's stay at Anfield was a short one.
Campbell did put up a decent fight for the number 1 jersey, playing in all but four games of the 1913-14 campaign, and he was between the sticks for the 1914 FA Cup Final at the Crystal Palace ground on 25 April. The game finished disappointingly for Liverpool, in a 1-0 defeat to Burnley. The match was to be the last to be played at this venue and it was played in front of a reigning monarch for the very first time, George V.
Like many footballers of his era, Campbell's career was interrupted for four years due to the First World War, however upon his return to the game in 1919 he found himself once again number 1 for Liverpool. He stayed there until April 1920, when he played what turned out to be his last game for the club.
Campbell left Liverpool in April, returning to Scotland tom play for Partick Thistle. He did later return to ply his trade in England however, playing for New Brighton, Stoke and Leicester before he returned to New Brighton where he ended his career in 1931 aged 39.
Campbell was capped eight times by Scotland (three as a Liverpool player), his debut coming in a British Home Championship match at Ninian Park, Cardiff against Wales; the game finished in a 1-1 draw.
-DOCSTART-	7027605
}}'''Scott Howie''' (born 4 January 1972 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper who played for Clyde F.C., Norwich City F.C., Motherwell F.C., Coventry City F.C., Reading F.C., and Bristol Rovers F.C. before playing non-league football with Shrewsbury Town F.C. and Cambridge United F.C.. He currently plays for Kings Lynn F.C..
Howie was capped by Scotland under-21s while with Clyde and his form persuaded Norwich City manager Mike Walker to pay -300,000 for him in the summer of 1993. Howie was second choice behind fellow Scotsman Bryan Gunn at Carrow Road and made just two appearances when Gunn was suspended. He joined Motherwell at the end of the 1993-94 season.
Howie played for Shrewsbury Town in the final of the 2004 Conference play-offs. The match went to penalties, and Howie saved three of the spot-kicks as The Shrews won promotion back to the Football League. The last season of his career - 2005-06 - was spent at Cambridge United where he played under the management of his former Norwich team-mate Rob Newman. He retired in the summer of 2006, with the Cambridge Evening News reporting on 10 May, 2006 that he had retired to concentrate on his tax consultancy business.
Howie came out of retirement in April 2007 to join King's Lynn.
June 2009 - Scott Howie Joins Ridgeons Premier League side Wroxham FC (
-DOCSTART-	7028815
'''Aaron McLean''' (born 25 May 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a striker.
Born in Hammersmith, London, McLean has previously played for Leyton Orient and Aldershot Town.
He then played for Grays Athletic before joining League Two side, Peterborough on-loan, on 31 October 2006. McLean then joined Peterborough permanently, for -150,000, when the transfer window opened on 1 January 2007.
McLean signed a new deal with Peterborough United, running until June 2011, on 5 April 2007.
McLean was initially signed by Peterborough on loan from Grays Athletic, however was then signed permanently for -150,000 in the following January transfer window. During this period he made 20 appearances and scored 10 times in both the FA Cup and League Two.
McLean had his best statistical year in Peterborough's 2007-08 campaign, which resulted in promotion to League One. McLean scored 29 goals in the league in 45 appearances that season, which made him the League's leading scorer and earned him the League Two Golden Boot.
Following promotion to League One, Peterborough were off to a slow start, having won only one game and lost three, leaving them in 20th place in the league, and out of the relegation spots solely on goal difference. In this early period McLean had only one league goal to his name. However whilst Peterborough's luck changed for the better starting with a 5-4 win against Bristol Rovers in which McLean scored one of Peterborough's five goals, he suffered an elbow injury in the game and had to miss several of the following games.
McLean had a written transfer request accepted by Peterborough in December 2009.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
-DOCSTART-	7029017
'''Martyn Lancaster''' (born November 10, 1980 in Wigan, England) is a defender currently playing for Ljungskile SK.
After playing well against them in a cup tie for Chester City, Lancaster was given the chance to impress in a trial match for Aston Villa reserves in October 1999 alongside team-mate Darren Moss,
He moved to the US in 2006 to join Wilmington Hammerheads after spending several years in English league and non-league systems with teams such as Chester City, Leigh RMI, Northwich Victoria and Southport. Lancaster signed for Atlanta Silverbacks in 2007, and made his debut in a 0-0 draw with California Victory in June of that year. He joined Scottish side Queen of the South in January 2009, after leaving Queens at the end of the season he signed for Ljungskile SK.
-DOCSTART-	7029424
'''Benjamin Scott "Ben" Harding''' (born 6 September 1984) is an English footballer currently playing for Aldershot Town.
Harding began his career at Wimbledon and signed terms with them in October 2001. He made his debut in November 2003, and made 42 league appearances before signing a new two-year deal in August 2005. In November 2005, Harding was loaned to Forest Green Rovers for two months. Injuries limited him to just 10 appearances for the now renamed MK Dons over the remainder of the 2005-6 season.
The following season, Harding was loaned out to the Conference National sides Aldershot Town and Grays Athletic. At the end of the season he was released by the MK Dons and he returned to Aldershot Town as a trialist.
Harding impressed in the trials and signed a contract in August 2007. He was an ever-present and instrumental player in the 2007-08 league campaign, as Aldershot Town won the Conference National title and the Conference League Cup. He was also one of five Aldershot Town players, that were named in the Conference Select XI Team of the Year. At the end of the season, Harding signed a new two-year contract, which would keep him at the Recreation Ground until the end of the 2009-10 season.
Harding made his 100th appearance for Aldershot Town in the home game against Wycombe Wanders in December 2008. He tore an achilles in February 2009, which sidelined him for the remainder of season.
Harding's performance's at Aldershot Town gained him an England C call up and debut in February 2008. Harding was also part of the England C squad, that won the Four Nations Tournament in May 2008.
-DOCSTART-	7036430
'''Jamie McCunnie''' (born 15 April 1983 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for East Fife.
McCunnie began his senior career with Dundee United at youth level, signing for them professionally in 1999. Normally featuring as a right back at this stage of his career, he was given his first team debut for United away to Hibernian in December 2000. Despite McCunnie being aged only 17 at this time, manager Alex Smith was sufficiently impressed by his performances to keep him as a regular first team player for the rest of that season, helping the club climb successfully out of relegation and reach a Scottish Cup semi-final as well. McCunnie's successful season culminated in him signing a new three-year contract with the Tannadice club, while also making his debut for Scotland under-21s against Poland.
At this time McCunnie was rated as one of the best young players in Scottish football. However, despite featuring regularly for Dundee United over the next two seasons and becoming captain of Scotland under-21s, he began to lose consistency from his form. Ian McCall had become manager of Dundee United early in 2003, and seemingly unimpressed by the player's attitude, soon made it known to McCunnie that he was willing to dispense with his services. The somewhat surprised player found himself offloaded to First Division side Ross County, where his former mentor Alex Smith was now manager, in June 2003. McCunnie spent two seasons playing for the Dingwall club, during which time he was converted from right back to a defensive midfield role. His Ross County contract was due to expire in 2005 and he was keen to seek a return to a higher level of football, with a move to English football a distinct possibility. He was widely expected to join Cardiff City following a successful trial, but the move ultimately fell through, and a trial with Gillingham was also unproductive. Instead, McCunnie was able to secure himself a return to the top flight of Scottish football, signing for Dunfermline Athletic in August 2005. He has established himself as a regular first team player despite an injury absence early in his Dunfermline career, resulting from an assault outside a Dundee nightclub.
McCunnie joined Hartlepool United from on 15 June 2007 on a free transfer, preferring the move to a contract extension, which he was widely expected to sign. On 6 May 2009 he was released by Hartlepool after being deemed surplus to requirements. He is currently playing for the Scottish Second Division team East Fife after signing in the early 2009/2010 season.
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'''Richard Henry Pym''' (known as '''Dick Pym'''; born Topsham, Exeter, Devon, England, 2 February 1893, died 16 September 1988) was a football player best known for being the Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper at the first ever FA Cup final to be played at Wembley Stadium in 1923.
The game, known as the ''White Horse Final'' because of the presence of a mounted white police horse at the helm of the crowd control, ended in a 2-0 win for Bolton. Pym had joined them from Exeter City two years earlier for a world record five thousand pounds.
Pym, nicknamed ''Pincher Pym'', won further FA Cup winners medals with Bolton in 1926 and 1929 and earned three England caps. He left Bolton in 1930 to go into the non-league game.
He became the last-surviving member of the historic 1923 team and lived until he was 95, earning him the record for the longest-lived England footballer.
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'''Dwayne Anthony Mattis''' (born 31 July 1981 in Huddersfield, England) is an English-born Irish professional footballer. He is a midfielder who currently plays for Walsall
Mattis began his career as a trainee with Huddersfield Town, debuting on 1 May 1998 in the First Division match which Huddersfield drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace. Mattis came on as a 38th minute susbtitute for Jon Dyson.
Mattis played his second match - the final game of 1998-99 - eight days later, but didn't play again until the second game of 2001-02, more than two years later. However, this was the breakthrough season for Mattis, who played a total of 29 league matches that season. Another full season followed, but in 2003-04 Mattis played only five games, including just one full match - the 6-2 defeat at Scunthorpe United.
Released at the season's end, Mattis joined Bury and made his debut on 7 August 2004 in the 3-1 home win over Yeovil Town. He has appeared regularly for the club since then.
Mattis has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.
On 10 January 2007, Mattis joined Barnsley after two unsuccessful bids despite offers from MK Dons. The final fee was -50,000 rising to -75,000 if Barnsley avoid relegation, plus a 20% sell on fee.
In September 2007 he signed for Walsall on a month long loan deal but suffered a broken leg in a 0-0 draw with Tranmere Rovers and was sent back to Barnsley where he is expected to be out for three months.
Mattis was released by Barnsley on June 30, 2008, after having his contract terminated by mutual consent. On 3 July 2008, he signed a permanent contract with Walsall returning to the club he had a successful loan spell with during the previous season.
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'''Richard Jobson''' (born 9 May 1963) is an English former footballer who made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League and Premier League over a twenty-year career, representing Watford, Hull City, Oldham Athletic, Leeds United, Southend United, Manchester City, Tranmere Rovers and Rochdale. He was capped twice for England B, and spent a year as chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association.
Jobson was born in Hull. He began his football career playing part-time for Burton Albion in the Northern Premier League while studying for a civil engineering degree at Nottingham University. In 1982, he abandoned his studies when Graham Taylor signed him for First Division club Watford.
Jobson moved to Leeds United in 1995, a year after Oldham's relegation from the Premiership, but his Leeds career was disrupted by injury and he spent time on loan to Southend United in 1997-98. Later that season he rejoined Joe Royle, then at Manchester City. Again, he suffered injuries, but still helped City reach the Premiership with two successive promotions. Royle decided that the 37-year-old Jobson was too old for the Premiership and he joined Tranmere Rovers. His only season at Prenton Park ended in relegation from Division One, and he then signed for Rochdale. He helped them qualify for the Division Three playoffs in his first season at Spotland, but featured less frequently in the following campaign and retired in May 2003, playing the final game of his career six days before his 40th birthday. By this date, he was one of the oldest professional players in England.
Jobson succeeded Nick Cusack as chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) in November 2002, remaining in the post until he retired as a player. He then joined the PFA staff, and in 2009 was a senior executive in their player management department. He is married with three children.
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'''Laurent Charvet''' (born 8 May 1973 in Bziers, Hrault) is a former French football player.
Charvet played in the right back position. He began his career at Cannes in 1994. Between then and 1997 he appeared 99 times for the club and scored 19 goals. In the 1997-1998 season he was loaned out to the English Premiership football team Chelsea for whom he appeared 11 times, scoring 2 goals in defeats to West Ham
He was bought by Manchester City manager Joe Royle at the start of the 2000-2001 season as a replacement for out of form Richard Edghill. However Charvet was unable to be the right back many City fans had hoped for and lost his place in the team. In the following season Kevin Keegan replaced Joe Royle as manager and Charvet was given his chance again. But in the 3-5-2 formation that Keegan adopted, Shaun Wright-Phillips was preferred to the Frenchman in the right wing back position as was Richard Edghill. Charvet played for City 23 times, scoring once against Watford in Keegan's first game in charge. He then left the club in 2003, transferring to French side Sochaux.
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'''Nick Tanner''' (born 24 May 1965) is a former footballer who played professionally for Bristol Rovers, Liverpool, Norwich City and Swindon Town. He was a defender.
Tanner joined Liverpool from Bristol Rovers F.C. and had a short spell on loan at Norwich City in 1990 where he made six appearances. He returned to Liverpool and played 40 games for the club before retiring through injury in 1994.
Since retiring, Tanner has been a coach and/or scout at a series of non-league clubs including Wotton Rovers F.C. In November 2009 he was appointed manager of non-league side Winterbourne United F.C..
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'''Thomas -Tommy- Widdrington''' (born 1 October 1971) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He started his career at Southampton in the Premier League, and is now player-manager at Salisbury City.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Widdrington started his career as a Southampton trainee and signed a professional contract in May 1990. After a brief period on loan at Wigan Athletic, he made his ''Saints'' debut at Everton on 1 March 1992.
A tough, no-nonsense midfield player, he survived some frantic managerial comings and goings to carve out a respectable premiership career over a four year period for Southampton. He was combative, energetic and a thoroughly useful man to have in the squad, as he looked comfortable wherever he found himself on the pitch.
He was not far short of making 100 appearances in total when, in July 1996, Grimsby came in with an offer of -300,000 - as ''Saints'' had yet another new manager in Graeme Souness. Widdrington decided to accept their terms. He was Grimsby's record signing.
Widdrington did well for Grimsby despite a lot of injury trouble and scored a fantastic goal against Southend United on the last day of the 1996-97 season, striking it from 35 yards out. He was involved in controversy during the same match, however, when he snatched a banner from Grimsby fans protesting against the club chairman and threw it to the ground. Some supporters felt he never justified the club record fee paid for him, though he remained a fixture in the first team throughout changes of management.
Widdrington played his last game for Grimsby towards the end of the 1998-99 season, when he was loaned out to Port Vale for the final three months of the season. His loan spell at Vale ended in controversy when he was sent off in their final game of the season.
At the end of the 1998-99 season Port Vale signed Widdrington (now out of contract, and transfer-listed) on a free transfer.
Once again he was in hot water when he was sent off on his full debut for Vale, after just two minutes thanks to a terrible tackle on Birmingham's Gary Rowett. After that though, Widdrington brushed up his act and impressed so much he won the Supporters` Player of the Year award for the 1999-2000 season.
Widdrington was made club-captain for the 2000-01 season, even scoring his first goal for the club against Brentford. He played every game of the club's Football League Trophy run, but played no part in the final.
He played probably the best football of his career at Vale Park, and made just over 80 appearances for Vale, before being released at the end of the 2000-01 season.
===Hartlepool, Macclesfield & Port Vale again===
Linked with Colchester United, Widdrington instead moved north to join up with Hartlepool United. He was a regular for the club and earned promotion to Division Two with the club in the 2002-03 season, before being released upon its conclusion.
In July 2003 he was targeted by Oxford United, but instead Widdrington made his next port of call at Macclesfield Town. He settled in quickly and became an indispensable player for the Third Division strugglers, acting as their captain for the 2004-05 season.
In January 2005 Brian Horton put him on the transfer list, Widdrington then decided to call it a day at Macclesfield and in a twist, joined former club Port Vale on a non-contract basis. He played on his 92nd Football League ground (Stockport County's) three games prior to joining Salisbury.
The midfield general, who is now head of coaching at Salisbury City, left the Football League to sign for ''the Whites'' in February 2005.
His capture from Port Vale was an integral part of the club-s development under manager Nick Holmes, helping the club to the highest point in its history. Over time his role became that of a coach, rather than a player.
On 8 September 2007 Widdrington was involved in a touchline incident with Rushden & Diamonds boss Garry Hill. The pair began arguing and Hill headbutted Widdrington, breaking his nose. Both men received fines from their clubs and Hill was also given a ten match touchline ban and a hefty fine of -1,500. Later that year Widdrington was suspended by the club pending an 'internal disciplinary inquiry', but was soon allowed to return to work, with a statement being released saying: "''No charges have been brought against Tommy and everyone at the club looks forward to working with him towards continued success.''" The following year Rushden banned him from Nene Park in the return fixture, despite no authorization from The Football Association for the action.
He took over as manager on 29 July 2009 after Nick Holmes took the role of general manager.
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'''Sebastien Brown''' (born 24 November 1989) is an English professional footballer currently playing for AFC Wimbledon. Brown plays as a goalkeeper.
Brown made the first-team squad as an unused substitute in the victory over Swindon Town in the League Cup first round game on 22 August 2006, at the age of just 16. At the end of the 2007-08 season he signed his first professional contract with Brentford.
Brown made his competitive debut for Brentford in the Football League Trophy match against Yeovil Town on 2 September 2008, which ended in a penalty shootout victory for Brentford. He was released at the end of the 2008-09 season.
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'''Terence "Terry" Skiverton''' (born 26 June 1975
As a player, Skiverton has had spells at Chelsea, Wycombe W, Welling Utd and Yeovil. While playing for Yeovil in the conference he was called up multiple times for the England Semi-Pro side and made three appearances.
Skiverton began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, but never made the first team. After a loan spell he made the permanent move to Wycombe Wanderers in 1996, and a year later dropped out of league football to join Welling United. He also has a short spell in Norway in 1995, playing for Sandefjord Ballklubb in Division 1.
He joined Yeovil from Welling in 1999, and has been a key part of the club at centre-back as they have gained promotions from the Football Conference up to Football League One.
While at Welling, and at Yeovil until the club moved to full-time football, Skiverton appeared on ''Dream Team'' on the staff of Harchester United.
Since joining Yeovil he has gained cult status with the fans and is a hero at the club, playing over three hundred league games before becoming player-manager of the club.
On 18 February 2009 Skiverton was named as Yeovil's player-manager after the club parted company with Russell Slade earlier in the week.
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'''David Irving''' (born 10 September 1951 in Allerdale, Cumberland, England) is a former professional football striker. His childhood ambition was to play for then Football League side Workington. He is now the head coach of USL Second Division side Wilmington Hammerheads. He joined the Hammerheads at the beginning of the 1998 season.
He started his long and successful professional playing career with Workington AFC before signing for Everton in the old English Football League First Division for -30,000 - the highest youth transfer fee of the time. Later on he moved to Sheffield United on loan and Oldham Athletic. In the mid-1970s he crossed the Atlantic to play in the United States for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Whilst with the Strikers, he played alongside such legendary players as Gordon Banks, Gerd Mller and the late George Best. He also played against footballers like Pel and Franz Beckenbauer. After Fort Lauderdale, he featured for other American teams such as the Tulsa Roughnecks, the San Jose Earthquakes and the Atlanta Chiefs.
He signed for Shamrock Rovers in October 1977 He made his debut on the 23rd at Milltown scoring against Drogheda United. He netted a hat trick at Galway on his 4th appearance and scored further goals against Home Farm and against St. Patrick's Athletic on his last appearance in the famous green and white Hoops. In total he played 16 times scoring 6 goals.
After retiring from professional football, Irving earned himself an English F.A. coaching badge. He began his manegerial career with Oulun Palloseura where he was the player/assistant manager for a season. He moved back to the United States in 1989 when he rejoined the Fort Lauderdale Strikers as the assistant coach, helping The Strikers to the Pro Soccer League National Championship title in 1989.
In 1990, he became the head coach of the Miami Freedom of the American Professional Soccer League. That year the Freedom finished 8-12. He continued with the club into the 1991 season, but was fired after 9 games with the team at 1-1-7 (win-draw-loss).
Irving was the Head Coach of the Carolina Vipers of the now defunct Continental Indoor Soccer League in 1994.
At the beginning of the 1998 season, Wilmington Hammerheads found themselves needing a new coach and managed to get Irving back into management. He brought success to the Hammerheads, winning them the USL Second Division title in 2003. He also tries to get English football clubs to play pre-season friendlies against Wilmington, most recently attracting Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday. He has a good record at the club with 86 wins, 37 draws and just 12 defeats in eight seasons.
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'''Shelton Martis''' (born 29 November 1982 in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles) is a Netherlands Antilles football defender currently playing for West Bromwich Albion.
He previously played for SBV Excelsior and FC Eindhoven in the Netherlands before joining English League Two club Darlington in 2005.
He moved to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in August 2006 on a three-year deal. During his season at Hibs he scored three own goals in the first half of the season, and was not highly regarded by the Hibs fans, making several errors. In what was ultimately his last game for the club against Hearts he made an error which led to Hibs being scored against in the first 30 seconds, and he was substituted at half time.
Martis signed for West Bromwich Albion by former Hibernian boss Tony Mowbray for -50,000 on 2 July 2007. He made his debut for the club in a 4-2 League Cup defeat against Cardiff City on 25 September 2007.
In January 2008 Martis joined Scunthorpe United on loan for an initial period of one month.
On 31 October 2008, Martis moved to Doncaster Rovers on loan for an initial period of one month to cover for some injured players.
Martis made his first Premier League appearance for West Brom on 16 March 2009 against West Ham United] in a 0-0 draw. He made a critical error for West Brom on 18 May 2009 against Liverpool, stumbling over the ball, allowing Steven Gerrard to race clear and score. His team were relegated following the eventual 2-0 loss.
Martis scored his first goal for West Brom in their first match of the new Championship season, a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United.
Martis then added to his goal tally, by equalising for West Brom in their 3-1 win over Plymouth Argyle on 12 September 2009.
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'''John Rankin''' (born 27 June 1983) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Hibernian as a midfielder. Born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Rankin began his career with Manchester United, but he did not make a first team appearance.
Rankin joined Ross County in 2003 and made 100 appearances for the Scottish First Division club before moving to local rivals Inverness Caledonian Thistle for a reported fee of -65,000. In January 2008, Rankin moved to Hibernian for a fee of -110,000.
Rankin scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win for Hibs against Celtic on 7 December 2008.
Rankin was a candidate for the Hibs captaincy after Rob Jones left for Scunthorpe United in the summer of 2009. New manager John Hughes decided to give the armband to Chris Hogg, however, with Ian Murray to serve as Hogg's vice captain. Rankin has primarily served as a defensive midfielder this season in the absence of Kevin McBride.
Rankin represented Scotland B once, in a match against Turkey B in 2006, while he was a Ross County player.
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'''Peter Weatherson''' (born 29 May 1980, in North Shields) is an English footballer. He is currently playing for Greenock Morton in the Scottish Football League First Division.
Weatherson began his career with local non-league club Newcastle Blue Star.
In 2000 Queen of the South brought Weatherson into the Scottish Football League]] where he mainly featured as a centre forward but occasionally on the right of midfield. In season 2001/02 Weatherson scored 15 league goals in 33 appearances (4 as a substitute) as Queen of the South won the Scottish Football League Second Division league championship. Under the captaincy of Jim Thomson the title was clinched with a 3-0 victory at Forfar Athletic on 20 April 2002. Weatherson hit the first two Queens goals and the third came from Sean O'Connor.
At the end of season 2002/03, Partick Thistle made an offer of -10,000 to QOS for Weatherson, this however was deemed "derisory" and was dismissed out-of-hand thus allowing Morton to come in with a higher bid which was later accepted by Queens.
Greenock Morton paid -30,000 to attain Weatherson's services from Queens at the start of season 2003-2004.
He overcame this setback and has recently remodelled himself as a defender after manager Jim McInally used him as a utility centre-back in a 7-1 Tennent's Scottish Cup victory away to Cove Rangers. Weatherson played as a converted right back for Morton in season 2006-2007; from where he still contributed his fair share of goals, but as of 6 October 2007, when he scored a hat trick against Partick Thistle while playing as a striker, Jim McInally has ensured us all that Peter will continue to play in a striker's role. Weatherson has been working hard to become fitter in the hope of making that role up front his own.
On 10 March 2007 Peter Weatherson scored his 100th career goal in a 3-0 victory against Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park, Alloa. Weatherson recently became the club's top scorer for season 2006-2007, when he scored 4 goals during a 9-1 home victory against Forfar Athletic, bringing his seasons tally to 17 goals which 15 of them he was playing in defence and 2 from midfield.
Weatherson finished 4 of his first 6 seasons so far at Cappielow as top goalscorer, except season 2005-2006 where he finished second behind returning fans favourite Derek Lilley and 2008-2009 where he was second behind Brian Wake.
He is currently the clubs tied seventh top post war league goalscorer. (See the table on the club page)
Upon scoring the first of his brace against QoS on 8 November 2008, he reached the milestone of 100 league goals in the Scottish Football League having scored 38 for QoS and having scored his 62nd for Morton.
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'''Garry James Sidney Pendrey''' (born 9 February 1949) is an English former professional association footballer who is currently Middlesbrough F.C Assistant manager.
Born in Birmingham, Pendrey spent his entire playing career in England. He signed for Birmingham City in 1965 as an apprentice defender, before agreeing professional terms in October 1966. He played for the club until 1979, making 360 appearances in all competitions and scoring five goals. He then had spells playing for West Bromwich Albion, Torquay United, Bristol Rovers and Walsall.
After retiring from playing in 1983, Pendrey became a coach at Walsall. Working alongside manager Alan Buckley he helped coach the team to the League Cup semi-final in 1984. In 1986, Pendrey was replaced when Walsall was sold to a new owner, Terry Ramsden. He spent a few months on the coaching staff at Wolverhampton Wanderers before returning to Birmingham as manager in June 1987. With a dwindling squad and no money to spend on replacaments, Pendrey was fighting a losing battle. In April 1989, with relegation to the Third Division for the first time in the club's history confirmed, the new owners sacked him and appointed Dave Mackay as manager. Pendrey refused the offer of a coaching role, and rejoined Wolves instead.
When Gordon Strachan become manager of Coventry City in November 1996, Pendrey was appointed his assistant. When Strachan departed in 2001, Pendrey left the club also, only to reunite as manager and assistant at Southampton on 22 October 2002.
On 1 June 2005, Pendrey joined Celtic as Strachan's assistant manager.
After the resignation of Gordon Strachan on 25 May 2009, Pendrey left Celtic from his role as assistant manager. He was replaced by the new Celtic assistant manager Mark Venus who joined from West Bromwich Albion after the appointment of Tony Mowbray as Celtic's new manager
On 26 October 2009, Strachan was appointed the new Middlesbrough F.C manager who succession Gareth Southgate after he was sacked. Garry joined Strachan as Middlesbrough assistant manager.
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'''Nigel Graham Pearson''' (born 21 August 1963) is an English former football player, who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough before going in to management. He is the current manager of Leicester City, having taken the job on 20 June 2008.
Pearson was born in Nottingham and began his playing career with non-league Heanor Town before joining Second Division Shrewsbury Town in November 1981.
The following season, Shrewsbury finished one place higher but injuries restricted Pearson to 26 games. Injury prevented him from playing at all in 1984-85, when Shrewsbury again finished eighth in the table, but he returned in 1985-86 making 35 appearances as Shrewsbury dropped to 17th.
In 1986-87 he was an ever-present, making 42 appearances and contributing three goals, as the Shrews finished in 18th place. He started the next season, before being signed by Sheffield Wednesday's manager Howard Wilkinson on 12 October 1987 for a fee of -250,000.
In his six years with Shrewsbury Town, he made a total of 184 appearances in all competitions, scoring five goals.
He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1987.
He won the League Cup as Sheffield Wednesday captain, during the 1990-91 season, being selected as 'Man of the Match' in the final at Wembley. In the same season, he also helped Sheffield Wednesday win promotion to Division One. During the 1992-93 season, he helped Sheffield Wednesday reach both domestic cup finals, but sadly broke his leg in the League Cup semi-final, and therefore could not play in either final. In all Pearson made more than 200 appearances for the Owls.
Middlesbrough manager Bryan Robson signed Pearson for -750,000 in 1994. Pearson captained them to promotion twice and to three domestic cup finals. Pearson retired from playing in 1998.
As manager of Carlisle United, Pearson helped to keep the club in the Football League at the end of the 1998-99 season. He signed goalkeeper Jimmy Glass on loan, who scored an injury-time goal against Plymouth Argyle, saving the club from relegation to the Football Conference at the expense of Scarborough. The match was Pearson's last in charge of the Brunton Park outfit.
In 1999 he was recruited as Stoke City's first team coach by Gary Megson. Although Megson was sacked later that year by the club's Icelandic consortium, Pearson was kept on for a further two years under Gudjon Thordarson, before being sacked in 2001.
Pearson moved to West Bromwich Albion in November 2004 as assistant manager to Bryan Robson,
On 19 October 2006, he was linked with the Sheffield Wednesday manager's position but instead took over as assistant manager of Newcastle United, replacing Kevin Bond, who was dismissed following a bung scandal. Pearson's influence was most apparent in Newcastle's defence, which looked a lot more composed after Pearson became assistant manager.
On 1 February 2007, Pearson was confirmed as assistant coach to Stuart Pearce, the England U21 team manager, until after the 2007 European Championships. As Pearce's contract limited him to involvement in only one friendly before the Championship, Pearson led the under-21s in their 3-3 draw against Italy on 24 March 2007, the first game at the new Wembley.
When Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder resigned on 6 May 2007, Nigel Pearson took charge of the remaining game of the season, away to Watford. Pearson stayed on at Newcastle as a coach following the arrival of Sam Allardyce as manager at the club.
On 18 February 2008, Pearson was appointed as manager of Southampton F.C. on a rolling contract. His career at Southampton got off to a poor start, losing 2-0 to Plymouth Argyle. This result, however, should not count against him as he took charge on the same day and had no involvement in selecting the team. He saw his first point and goal away at Scunthorpe United.
On 4 May 2008, with only one game to go at home to Sheffield United, the Saints were facing relegation to League 1. After going 1-0 down, Pearson's side pulled-off an impressive comeback to win the game 3-2, and secure Championship status for another season, at the expense of Leicester City, who could only manage a 0-0 draw with Stoke City. On 30 May 2008, Pearson was replaced by Dutch coach Jan Poortvliet after only three months in charge.
On 20 June 2008, Pearson was appointed as manager of Leicester City.
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'''Ronald George Ashman''' (19 May 1926 - 21 June 2004) was an English professional footballer and football manager. Born in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, he spent his entire playing career with Norwich City F.C. and was later their manager. He went on to manage Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town.
Ashman played 662 games for Norwich, scoring 56 goals. 590 of those games were league appearances - a club record. He made his debut at Carrow Road against Aldershot F.C. on 4 October 1947. Ashman was a centre-forward at that early stage of his career, but went on to play at full-back for many years. He was the captain of the Norwich team that reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1959 as a third division side, won promotion to the second division in 1960 and won the Football League Cup for the first time in 1962. He was selected to play for the Third Division South team against the North in 1955/56. When George Swindin resigned as manager in November 1962, Ashman was appointed acting manager and was eventually given the job on a permanent basis on Boxing Day 1963. By then, he had played his last game for the club on 19 October 1963. Ashman remained manager until the end of the 1965-66 season, when his departure ended twenty years of service to the club.
Ashman was manager of Scunthorpe United for six years from 1967 to 1973 and a further five years from 1976 to 1981. In between those two spells, he was Grimsby Town manager for two years.
In 2002, Ashman was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
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'''Tony Battersby''' is a footballer who plays as a striker for Stamford. Battersby is one of football's journeymen and has played for many clubs both league and non-league.
Battersby started his career at Sheffield United, later moving to Notts County, Bury and Lincoln City, before dropping into non-league.
In the summer of 1995 Battersby joined Finnish second division club BK-IFK (now Vasa IFK) on loan, scoring 24 goals in just 18 appearances for the Vasa club. He attracted the attention of the Premier League-team VPS Vaasa with his performances with the city rivals BK-IFK, but no deal was ever to be as Battersby returned to Sheffield United in the autumn.
In the summer of 2001, Battersby agreed a new three-year contract with the Imps.
In October 2002, Lincoln City announced that a severance package had been agreed with Battersby and he duly left the club,
Battersby began the season in fine fettle, scoring five times, four in an eight minute spell, in a 11-0 pre-season victory over Metropolitan Police.
In May 2004, Battersby agreed a deal to join King's Lynn.
Grays began their inaugural season in the Football Conference in fine form, enjoying a run of fifteen games without defeat. Battersby also began the season well, scoring Grays's first ever goal in the conference in the 1-1 away draw to Burton Albion on 13 August 2005 and netting twice more in his next four games. However, he sustained an injury in the 2-2 home draw with Kidderminster Harriers on 10 September 2005 and would be sidelined for three months. Returning to fitness, he failed to fing the net and in March 2006 he moved on, joining A.F.C. Wimbledon.
Battersby began the season with Chelmsford City, making his debut as a final minute substitute in the 1-1 home draw with Bromley on 19 August 2006. He struggled to make an impression with Chelmsford: making just three league starts with a further six from the bench and failing to find the net. He moved on to join Welling United
In July 2007, Battersby returned to Lincolnshire to link up with Stamford.
In August, Battersby moved to Bourne Town on loan, debuting in the 2-0 home defeat to Deeping Rangers on 19 August 2008.
Battersby commenced the season with Bedford Town but, after 37 appearances for the club in all competitions in which he scored nine goals, he rejoined Stamford
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Hodge was born in Southport, Merseyside on 4 February 1959. He was spotted by Plymouth Argyle while playing for the amateur team Southport Trinity and was given a trial by the Devon Club. He signed as an apprentice for Argyle, and graduated through their youth scheme to make his debut during the 1977-78 season. He signed as a professional in February 1977, as he turned 18 years old. He played five times during 1977-78 and then forced his way into the first team to be the regular goalkeeper for 1978-79. Argyle had a pretty average season in Division Three that year but Hodge-s form caught the eye of Everton and he signed for them in July 1979 for a fee of -135,000. The 20-year-old Hodge had been signed by Everton as second choice keeper to George Wood, however Hodge forced his way into the first team in November 1979 with his good early form and played 23 league matches that season plus an FA Cup semi-final against West Ham United. After that first season Hodge-s opportunities were limited by the arrival of Neville Southall and he had spells on loan at Preston North End, Oldham Athletic and Gillingham before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in the summer of 1983 in a -50,000 deal.
Hodge was a typical signing by the then Wednesday manager Howard Wilkinson in that he was a player who had shown early promise but had lost his way somewhat. Hodge was not expected to be first choice for Wednesday for the 1983-84 season with Iain Hesford expected to be number one goalkeeper. However a combination of Hodge-s good pre season form and Hesford- weight problems ensured that Hodge played the opening match of the season against Swansea City and never looked back. His time at Sheffield Wednesday was excellent he played 214 consecutive League and Cup matches, a club record beating Mark Hooper-s previous record of 189 and was part of the Wednesday side which gained promotion back to Division One in 1983-84 and then had several good seasons on their return to the top flight.
In total Hodge played 246 times for Wednesday and kept 60 clean sheets before leaving for Leicester City in March 1988, he is remembered at Hillsborough as a fine goalkeeper. Hodge was part of an unusual and rare incident on 25 October 1986 when during the Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City match, City goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic scored a freak goal directly from a kick out of his hand with the help of a following wind. This was an embarrassing incident for Hodge and one that he was continually reminded of by fans for many years. Hodge-s excellent form at Wednesday made him a favourite to make the England squad for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, however Hodge missed out at the last minute when Gary Bailey recovered from injury. Hodge has said that this was the biggest disappointment of his career.
Hodge-s -250,000 move to Leicester was not a great success, as he tore a stomach muscle in his first match and was out injured for several months. He made 80 appearances in three years before moving to Hartlepool in the summer of 1991, where he stayed for two years before joining Rochdale for a season. In the summer of 1994 he moved back to his first club Plymouth, where he played for two seasons and was also involved in coaching the youth team before retiring from professional football in May 1996.
In the summer of 1996 Martin Hodge returned to Sheffield Wednesday as goalkeeping coach. He later also took charge of the reserve team before being released by the club in July 2004, when he moved to Leeds United to be their goalkeeping coach. With the advent of new Leeds manager Dennis Wise in October 2006, Martin Hodge was relieved of his duties as goalkeeping coach and left the club. He currently works in a scouting role for Watford.
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'''Richard Carpenter''' (born 30 September 1972) is an English footballer, born in Sheerness, who played as a midfielder for Gillingham, Fulham, Cardiff City and Brighton & Hove Albion. He made more than 500 appearances in the Football League over a 15-year professional career.
Carpenter began his football career with Gillingham, and was part of the team promoted to Division Two in the 1995-96 season.
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'''Ronald "Ron" Staniforth''' (13 April 1924, Newton Heath, Manchester - 1988) is a former English footballer. His position was right back.
During his career, he played for Stockport County, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Barrow. He earned 8 caps for the England national football team, representing the country in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
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'''Alan Peacock''' (born 29 October 1937 in Middlesbrough) is a former English footballer.
He spent the majority of his career at Middlesbrough, also playing for Leeds United and Plymouth Argyle. He earned 6 caps and scored 3 goals for the England national football team and represented the country in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.
He joined Middlesbrough in 1954 and became a regular in the side in 1958 alongside Brian Clough. Although Clough scored the majority of the goals, partly due to Peacock's unselfish attitude in front of goal. Clough joined Sunderland in 1961 and the following season Peacock scored 24 in 34 games. This high scoring rate earned him a place in the 1962 World Cup England squad. In 1964 he moved to Leeds United for -55,000 to help Revie's team with promotion, which was achieved that season with Peacock scoring 8 goals in 14 games. He stayed at Leeds for a further 3 seasons scoring 30 goals in 65 games, yet more frequent injuries forced his sale to Plymouth Argyle for -10,000 in 1967 where he managed only 1 season before being forced to retire due to injuries at only 30 years old in 1968. He returned to his home town after retirement.
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'''Edward James "Eddie" Lewis''' (born May 17, 1974 in Cerritos, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
Lewis attended Cerritos High School, and played college soccer at UCLA, leading his team in scoring in 1995. He was drafted by the then-San Jose Clash in the third round of the 1996 MLS College Draft. He would spend the next four years in San Jose, becoming a full-time starter in his second season. Originally a forward, the lefty moved to the midfield early on in his pro career. In his time with the Clash, he scored nine goals and added 35 assists in 115 games and was named to the MLS Best XI in 1999.
Lewis signed with England's Fulham, then in the Football League First Division, in 2000. He spent three seasons there, but did not see much playing time, especially in his last year, when the club was promoted to the Premiership. He only played one game for his club in 2001-02, the meaningless season finale. Overall, he appeared in 14 total games for the London club, scoring just one goal against Derby County in the League Cup.
Lewis made a move to Preston North End in 2002 and spent the next three years there, a consistent starter throughout his tenure. Despite not scoring many goals in his time at the club he was a consistent performer and a big hit with the fans.
In June 2005, Leeds United signed Lewis from Preston on a free transfer.
Lewis impressed greatly during his time at Elland Road. A set piece expert, he scored excellent free-kicks against Burnley and more importantly in the play-off semifinal first leg against his former club, Preston North End. Lewis was the subject of a transfer bid from Wolverhampton Wanderers just before the transfer deadline in Summer 2006 but the bid was instantly rejected by chairman Ken Bates. Lewis was a regular in the 2006-07 Championship season with Leeds, once again playing left wing. In the first few matches of Dennis Wise's reign at the club, Lewis was played at left back, but after that he was put back to his favoured left wing, but rotated between the positions as the season progressed. He scored three times for Leeds in the 2006-7 season.
In the May issue of Leeds magazine 'Leeds Leeds Leeds', Lewis suggested that he would be willing to stay at Elland Road even if Leeds United were to drop down to League One. At the end of the 2006-07 season Lewis was voted Leeds' fans Player of the Year being only the fourth non-British player in the clubs history to receive the award. After Leeds were relegated Lewis signed a new one year contract at Leeds, and Lewis stayed at Leeds for the first few games in League 1, where he was given the number 3 shirt and was Leeds' regular left back. When Derby County came in for him Dennis Wise decided he couldn't stand in the way of Eddie playing Premiership Football. Lewis left Leeds as a cult hero amongst the Elland Road fans.
Derby County signed Lewis to a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He scored an own goal against West Ham United in a Premiership match on 10 November 2007 at Pride Park. Before the start of the 2008-09 season, Eddie agreed to be released from his contract with Derby County to play in Major League Soccer.
Lewis rejoined Major League Soccer on August 21, 2008 and was reunited with recently hired Bruce Arena, under whom he served on the U.S. men's national team.
Lewis made his debut with the U.S. national team on October 16, 1996, against Peru, a game boycotted by almost all regular U.S. players because of salary concerns. Unlike most of the other players to appear in that game, Lewis went on to have a long national career, compiling 73 caps as of October 2007. He played an important role for the U.S. in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, starting both elimination games, and delivering a cross to Landon Donovan for the team's second goal in their 2-0 victory over Mexico.
With increasing competition at left midfield, most notably from DaMarcus Beasley, Lewis began a transition to left back in late 2005, debuting in that slot in a World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago on August 17, 2005. Although he continues to play left midfield for his professional club, Lewis welcomed the move to left back for the national team.
On May 2, 2006, for the second successive time, Lewis was named in the U.S. squad for the FIFA World Cup in Germany. Lewis started the American's first World Cup game against the Czech Republic at left back, but lost that spot after their disappointing 3-0 loss. After sitting out the U.S. draw with eventual champions Italy in their second game, he rejoined the starting lineup at left midfield against Ghana. His inspired play nearly helped the U.S. team to equalize, but his ball to Brian McBride glanced off the goal post. The United States were eliminated from the competition after suffering a 2-1 defeat. His last goal was in a 1-0 win ( 9-0 on aggregate) in Barbados.
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'''John Alexander Beck''' (born 25 May 1954) is an English professional footballer and manager. As a player he made nearly 500 league appearances between 1972 and 1988. He is also known for his role as manager of Cambridge United from 1990 to 1992, where he had previously been assistant to Chris Turner.
Beck started his playing career at Queens Park Rangers signing in May 1972 and made his debut in the 3-1 win against Leyton Orient in December 1972. Beck was unable to hold down a regular place in the immensely successful QPR side of the mid 70's competing with England captain Gerry Francis and Scottish international Don Masson for the creative midfield role. In 1976 he moved to Coventry City after playing 40 league games for Rangers, scoring once. The 1978-79 saw John playing in Coventry's most exciting top flight team. A side containing Tommy Hutchison, Mick Ferguson, Ian Wallace, Terry Yorath, Graham Oakey, Bobby MacDonald and Jim Blyth played scintillating attacking football that swept many teams aside, often by large margins of victory. He also played for Fulham, Bournemouth and finally joined Cambridge United in July 1986.
Beck's career was ended by injury in 1988, and he was appointed Assistant Manager. Following the dismissal of Chris Turner he was appointed manager of Cambridge United in January 1990. In his first season United won the Fourth Division playoffs, and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup (an exceptional achievement for a Fourth Division side). The following season (1990-91) they won the Third Division title after an excellent finish to the season saw them climb from 10th to top in less than three months, and they repeated the feat of reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals. During the Summer Beck turned down the opportunity to manage Leicester City, saying he wanted to take the club all the way to the First Division. In 1991-92 they finished 5th in the Second Division, the highest position ever achieved by the club, but lost to Leicester City in the play off semi-finals, ending their hopes of a third successive promotion and denying them the chance of becoming Premier League founder members.
Beck's long ball playing style was heavily criticised in the media, and by fans and managers of other clubs, particularly Glenn Hoddle then of Swindon Town. However, he remained popular with United fans. He also oversaw many unorthodox developments at the club, including the tactical repositioning of the away team dugout, ensuring the grass around the corner area was longer so as to slow the ball down when played in that part of the pitch, and the practice of throwing buckets of cold water over players before a match.
The club made a poor start to the 1992-93 season, and Beck was dismissed in October 1992 (by 1995, Cambridge were back in the fourth tier of English football).
He made a quick comeback with Preston North End, but was unable to prevent them from being relegated to Division Two. He spent two more seasons at Deepdale, enduring successive Division Three playoff disappointments, before resigning.
Beck's next stop was at Lincoln City. They won automatic promotion to Division Two in 1998, but Beck had been controversially sacked just weeks earlier.
In 1999, Beck teamed up with Shane Westley, his assistant at Lincoln City and joined Barrow in a short lived advisory role.
Beck returned to Cambridge in March 2001, and kept them in Division Two, but he resigned the following November with relegation looking increasingly likely.
Beck is currently coaching at Histon in Conference National where he has helped first team coach Steve Fallon achieve a club record four promotions during his time at the club.
As of September 2009, Beck's future at Histon was in doubt after the teams poor displays in the defeats to York and Stevenage. He was asked by manager Steve Fallon not to travel with the squad to bottom of the league Chester City, a game which Histon subsequentially lost. This came days after Steve Fallon admitted to the press that following a summer of selling high profile players, Histon's current squad is "incapable of challenging for promotion."
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'''Felix Healy''' (born 27 September 1955 as '''Patrick Joseph Healy''') is a former Northern Irish football player and manager.
Healy was an accomplished midfielder or striker who possessed an impressive passing ability. After emerging in the Sligo Rovers first-team as a teenager, displaying a coolness on the ball unmatched by most of his peers, he transferred to Distillery in 1976. The club were suffering and without a ground and Healy did not even spend a full season with the club as results continually went against them. In March 1977 he was back in the League of Ireland with Finn Harps.
He matured as a player with Harps, his impressive performances helped to bring home runners-up medals in the League of Ireland and Tyler All-Ireland Cup.
In 1987, Healy moved to his hometown club, Derry City. Despite being in his 30s, helped still had time to make himself a Derry legend, helping them to a clean-sweep of League Championship, FAI Cup (where he scored the only goal in the final) and League of Ireland Cup, (a domestic treble) in 1988-89; the club-s first major honours since their days in the Irish League, over 20 years earlier. He also scored Derry's first ever goal in the Premier Division on 20 September 1987.
Healy made his international debut in an experimental line-up which drew with Scotland in the British Home Championship, and won his second cap the following month as Northern Ireland finished their World Cup preparations in the worst of fashions, with a 3-0 defeat by Wales.
Healy was also a regular choice for the Irish League, and he won three caps - in a 3-3 draw with OFK Belgrade (representing the Yugoslav League) in 1982, and twice against the League of Ireland, a 4-0 win (in which he scored) in 1984 and a 2-1 defeat in 1986.
In October 1993 Healy returned to Coleraine as player-manager, taking over from Iam McFaul, and back to Derry as manager in December 1994. In a little under four seasons in charge at the Brandywell, Healy led Derry to League and FAI Cup successes, before resigning in 1998. Healy remained outside football until becoming a surprise appointment as Finn Harps boss. Lifting the club out of the doldrums, his first season at Finn Park saw the club promoted as champions of the First Division. However the club struggled to make an impact in the Premier League the following season and he was sacked in July 2005.
Healy, as well as having appeared as a football pundit on Setanta Sports and acting as a sports reporter for local network, Channel 9, was also renowned for having a considerable and impressive vocal range. He once starred in a local production of ''Grease'' and sang numerous club-songs for Derry during his time there.
Healy has three children; Alan, Georgina and Patrick. Patrick was a mascot for Derry City in the 1989 FAI Cup final when Felix scored the winning goal.
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'''Paul Hamilton Wright''' (born August 17, 1967 in East Kilbride) is a retired Scottish football player. He played for seven clubs in a fourteen-year career, beginning with Aberdeen in 1988. It was in the mid-to-late '90s, however, that he was at the peak of his career, firstly with St. Johnstone and then Kilmarnock. He was transferred from Hibernian to St. Johnstone for -275,000; and from St. Johnstone to Kilmarnock for -340,000, becoming both club's record buys.
Wright scored the winning goal for Kilmarnock in the 1997 Scottish Cup Final against Falkirk. Wright brought his professional playing career to a close in 2002 with Morton and moved into junior football with Larkhall Thistle.
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'''Alan William Fettis''' (born 1 February 1971 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer, currently a goalkeeping coach at Sunderland.
Fettis has played at all levels of the English game, for a total of 11 clubs.
Whilst at Hull City Fettis was a firm fans' favourite, and on occasion found himself playing as a striker due to injuries at the club, and bagged himself a couple of goals in the process. He later rejoined his manager at Hull, Terry Dolan at York City, where his saves were credited by many fans with keeping York in the league during a period in which they struggled financially. He was sold back to Hull by new manager Chris Brass in 2003 however, and York dropped out of the league a year later; they have not returned since.
Fettis was signed by Bury on a 12-month deal in June 2006,
Fettis was appointed as assistant goalkeeping coach at Derby County in July 2007.
In November 2008, Fettis became the new goalkeeping coach and chief scout at Cheltenham Town.
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'''Robert Edwards''' (born 1 July 1973 in Kendal, Westmorland) is a British professional footballer. He currently plays for League One club Exeter City, and is a Welsh international.
Edwards, a defender, started his career as a trainee with Carlisle, playing in 56 first team games with the club. On 27 March 1991, Robert completed a -135,000 move to then Division Two side Bristol City.
In over eight seasons at Ashton Gate, Edwards made 266 appearances and earned his first cap for Wales. On 8 August 1999 Edwards moved on a free to then League One side Preston North End, where he played an important role in Preston's title victory, and promotion to the second tier. On 1 July 2004, Edwards moved to League One side Blackpool where he made 69 appearances before being released on a free at the end of the 2005-06 season by manager Simon Grayson.
After playing on trial with his first club Carlisle and also League 2 side Rochdale, Edwards was snapped up by Conference side Exeter City. Since signing for the Grecians in 2006, he has since established himself as a first team regular in the heart of the defence for Exeter City and in December 2007, City Manager Paul Tisdale appointed Rob as player-coach at Exeter: coaching the reserves, while still being a member of the first team. In fact, he was the only member of the squad to start in all 46 matches of Exeter's 2007-08 campaign. That season culminated in Edwards scoring the winning goal at Wembley on 18 May 2008 in Exeter's Play-off final win over Cambridge United securing the club's return to the Football League.
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'''Terence Allcock''' (born 10 December 1935 in Leeds) is a former professional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers and Norwich City.
Allcock began his football career with Bolton Wanderers, who approached him while he was captain of Yorkshire schoolboys. When interviewed in 2004 for the book 'Twelve Canary Greats', Allcock stated that his decision to sign for Bolton was made when his Father's job moved to Blackpool and Bolton permitted him to commute from there. He made his first team debut in October 1953 against Manchester City and scored twice in the first twenty minutes. Despite his good start, Allcock was unable to secure a regular first team spot at Burnden Park because he was competing against internationals Nat Lofthouse, Willie Moir and Harold Hassall for a place in the side. He signed for Norwich shortly before the transfer deadline in March 1958.
In his first full season at Carrow Road, Norwich had one of the most famous FA Cup runs of all time when they reached the semi-finals as a third division side. Allcock scored against Tottenham Hotspur in the tie at White Hart Lane. He went on to play 389 games for Norwich, with his final appearance coming against Blackburn Rovers at Carrow Road on 23 April 1969. His 127 goals for the club place him second on City's all time goalscoring list, just five goals behind Johnny Gavin. Allcock spent most of his career as a forward, but his last five seasons with Norwich were spent playing at half-back. If he had continued to play as a forward, he would almost certainly have beaten Gavin's record. Allcock also has the record of scoring 37 goals in a calendar season, the highest achieved in any calendar season by a Norwich City player.
Allcock stayed at Norwich as a coach until 1973 before a brief coaching stint at Manchester City. He is now a matchday host at Carrow Road and in 2002 was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame. Allcock currently is a partner in the family funeral business. He also played cricket for Lancashire and after moving to Norwich playing for Ingham in Norfolk playing in the Minor Counties Championship.
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'''Terence Keith Anderson''' (11 March 1944 - c. 24 January 1980) was an English professional footballer who played for Arsenal, Norwich City, Colchester United, Baltimore Comets, Scunthorpe United and Crewe Alexandra. He played as a right-winger.
Born in Woking, Anderson began his career with Arsenal, for whom he signed as a professional in 1961. He won caps for the England youth team, before making his first-team debut on March 2, 1963 against West Ham United. However, with other wingers such as George Armstrong, Johnny MacLeod and Alan Skirton at the club, Anderson found first-team opportunities limited; he played only 26 games and scored 7 goals for Arsenal in two years. He joined Norwich in February 1965 and was there for nine years. He was a key member of the team that won the club promotion to the First Division for the first time in the club's history in 1971-72, and that reached the final of the Football League Cup in 1973. After leaving Norwich, he had a series of short spells with other clubs.
The exact date of Anderson's death is not known. He went for a training run in Great Yarmouth on 24 January 1980 and was found drowned a week later.
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'''Brian Louie Donowa''' (born 24 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made nearly 400 appearances for a variety of clubs in the Football League and also played in several other European countries.
Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Donowa began his career with Norwich City F.C.. He was a member of the City youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1983 and the Norwich side that won the League Cup in 1985.
He was capped by England under-21s during his time at Carrow Road. Shortly into the 1985-86 season he signed for Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna for a fee of -50,000.
In 1989 he returned to England and played for Ipswich Town F.C., Bristol City F.C., Birmingham City F.C., Burnley F.C., Crystal Palace F.C., Shrewsbury Town F.C., Swansea City A.F.C., Walsall F.C. and Peterborough United F.C..
He also played in the Netherlands, Scotland and Finland and in English non-league football.
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John is a lifelong Shamrock Rovers supporter and so was delighted to make his debut on the 31st of October 1982 away to UCD and scored twice in a 2-2 draw. After winning 3 Leagues and the FAI Cup twice he signed for Chelsea F.C. in London for -25,000 in December 1986.
He made his debut at the age of 26 on April 18, 1987 and scoring the only Chelsea goal in a 1-1 draw away to Queens Park Rangers. He made 9 league appearances (plus 7 more as a substitute) with Chelsea, scoring in two of them.
Coady returned to play for Derry City F.C. in October 1988 where he won the domestic treble.
Following another stint at Shamrock Rovers in the 1992/93 season where he scored once in 23 appearances he moved on to play for Monaghan United and Dundalk before finishing his career at Drogheda United.
He represented the League twice and scored once in the European Cup in 7 European appearances for Rovers. Also won one cap for Ireland in the 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers. Other honours included captaining the League in victories over IFK Gteborg and the League of Wales.
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'''Scott Thomas McGarvey''' (born 22 April 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who played in the forward position.
McGarvey played for Manchester United, and made his debut for the Red Devils on 13 September 1980. Between 1980 and 1983 he made 25 appearances for the club and 12 as a substitute, scoring 3 goals. He left in July 1984 for a sum of -85,000.
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Bristol City, Carlisle United, Derry City of the League of Ireland, non-league Witton Albion and Mazda SC in the Japan Soccer League, Aris Limassol in Cypriot First Division were McGarvey's other clubs.
In 2009, McGarvey became the manager of the Manchester Maccabi sports club's football 1st team.
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'''Nathan John Porritt''' (born 9 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Middlesbrough.
Porritt was born in Middlesbrough, Teesside. At the age of ten, he joined Middlesbrough F.C.'s youth academy while continuing his education at The King's Academy.
Secret filming for BBC Panorama's programme ''"Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets"'', aired in September 2006, exposed an agent acting without Middlesbrough's permission in offering the then 15-year-old Porritt to club representatives, including Chelsea's youth director Frank Arnesen, in contravention of the Football Association's rules.
Porritt signed a two-year scholarship with Middlesbrough in the summer of 2006,
Porritt signed on loan with Darlington in August 2009, making his professional debut in a 1-0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra in League Two on 18 August 2009. At the end of his month-long loan, Todd opted to send Porritt back to Middlesbrough after five games with Darlington.
Considered a bright prospect, he was a member of the England under-17 squad at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was called up to the England under-18 squad in 2008.
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'''Les Pogliacomi''' (born 3 May 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales) is currently a free-agent, due to his contract at Oldham Athletic being terminated on the 28th February 2008.
He was dropped for Chris Day by Ronnie Moore in the 2005-2006 season, and went to Blackpool FC. However, John Sheridan brought him back to Oldham in the 2006/2007 season. Pogliacomi was an Australian Schoolboy International in 1994 and represented the Australia Under 20 team in 1995. Pogliacomi started playing top flight football in Australia for various NSL teams before being rated one of the better goalkeepers playing in Australia before moving to England. He is well known for being the goalkeeper for Wollongong Wolves in 2000 when they won the NSL grand final against Perth Glory 3-3 (7-6 on penalties) where his final save won the game.
On 26 February 2008, it was announced that due to an injury requiring extensive surgery and rehabilitation, Pogliacomi's contract with Oldham Athletic was mutually terminated. He now plays for a small team in Adelaide for fun and works in his father-in-law's business.
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'''Maurice Norman''' (born 8 May 1934) is an English former footballer who played nearly 400 times in the Football League as a centre half for Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur. At international level, Norman won 23 caps for the England national team.
Norman was born in Mulbarton, Norfolk. He began his career at Norwich City, and played 35 league matches for the Canaries between 1952 and 1955.
At international level, Norman made 23 appearances for England, including in the 1962 World Cup. He was also a member of the England squad at the 1958 World Cup, but did not play.
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'''Bryan Douglas''' (born 27 May 1934, Blackburn) is a former English footballer.
During his career, he played for Blackburn Rovers from 1954 to 1969, totalling 438 league appearances and 100 goals. He also earned 36 caps and scored 11 goals for England. He appeared in two World Cups, in 1958 and 1962, appearing in all of England's matches in the two tournaments.
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'''Peter Stanley Mendham''' (born 9 April 1960 in King's Lynn) is a former professional footballer who played for Norwich City. He was a midfielder, who played in the side that won the Milk Cup in 1985. He has two sons and a granddaughter. In February 2007, he was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for wounding with intent his girlfriend. His sentence was later reduced to five years.
Mendham came through the youth ranks at Carrow Road, and played 267 first-team games (211 in the league), and scored 29 goals for the Canaries. He was forced to retire because of injury in 1987. He was a member of the Norwich teams that won the Football League Cup in 1985, and the Second Division championship in 1986. Following his premature retirement, the club awarded Mendham a testimonial match against Real Sociedad, and he continued to work for the club for several years as 'Football in the Community Officer'.
After his retirement from the professional game, Mendham continued to play non-league football, and scored the winning goal for Diss Town in the final of the 1994 FA Vase at Wembley. He worked as a fundraiser for a charity in East Anglia after he stopped playing.
In the 1990s, Peter coached youths and children in the Norwich area.
In 2008/09 Mendham played for Sproughton Sports in the Suffolk and Ipswich League, Division 4.
On 19 October 2006, Mendham was arrested, and later charged with the attempted murder of his 39-year-old girlfriend at their house in Norwich after a heated argument. The woman had suffered a stab wound, and lost a kidney during emergency surgery .
In December 2006, Mendham denied the attempted murder charge, but one month later, he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of wounding with intent . On February 21, 2007, Mendham was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison . On 24 May 2007, Mendham announced that he would appeal against the sentence .
He won the appeal and the sentence was reduced to five years.
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'''Colin Ian Marrison''' (born September 23, 1985 in Sheffield, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Retford United, where he plays as a striker.
Marrison is a powerfully built but mobile centre-forward. He made two appearances for United in season 2005-06, both in the League Cup against Shrewsbury Town and Reading respectively.
He went out on loan to Bury on January 12, 2006 where he made 16 Football League Two appearances for ''the Shakers''.
Marrison has also had loan spells at non-league sides Leigh RMI and Hinckley United.
In season 2006-07, he has been a regular in United's Reserves 'B'
. He has made one appearance for the First Team as a substitute in a Carling Cup tie with Bury at Bramall Lane on September 19, 2006.
In March 2007, he joined Conference North side Hinckley United on loan until the end of the season. He has now joined Hinckley United on a permanent one year contract after being released by Sheffield United shortly after Neil Warnock's departure.
He signed for Tamworth in January 2008 were he went on to score 5 goals in 12 starts for the lambs, before signing for Gainsborough Trinity.
In March 2009, Marrison went on loan from Gainsborough Trinity to UniBond League side Retford United where he made a scoring debut against Spalding United on 28 March, then followed that up with another goal in his second game, again playing against Spalding United on 31 March.
In July 2009, Marrison signed for Retford United on a permanent basis.
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'''Gregory''' '''"Greg"''' '''Strong''' (born 5 September 1975 in Bolton) is an English professional footballer who is player-manager for Rhyl. He is a defender.
Strong joined Dundee in August 2006 after being freed by Livingston. A former England schoolboy and youth international, Strong started his footballing career with Wigan Athletic in 1992.
He then moved to hometown club Bolton Wanderers, but after failing to establish himself in the first team he moved north of the border to play for Motherwell.
He returned to England in 2002 when he was signed up by Hull City. Strong also had loan spells with Cheltenham Town, Scunthorpe United, Bury and Macclesfield Town before moving north again to sign for Livingston in 2005.
Strong was released in late 2006 from Dundee. On March 8, 2007, he was signed by Halifax Town. He scored a goal on his debut for ''the Shaymen'' after just four minutes, but was released by the club at the end of the season, joining Northwich. Greg left Northwich at the beginning of 2008/09 season, joining Welsh Premier Club, Rhyl.
In the summer of 2009 he was appointed as the player-manager of Rhyl.
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'''Lee Robert Makel''' (born 11 January 1973 in Sunderland) is a midfield English professional footballer who plays for stersunds FK.
Makel began his career with Newcastle United as a trainee in 1991 and made 14 appearances. He moved to Blackburn Rovers for -160,000 in 1992 but only played six league matches in three years for the club. He was at the club during their Premier League winning campaign, but did not make any appearances in the league, only appearing in the UEFA Cup in Rovers' 1994/95 season.
In 1995, he moved to Huddersfield Town where he spent two-and-a-half seasons before moving to Scottish Premier Division club Heart of Midlothian for -75,000 in 1998. He remained at Hearts until 2001, helping them win the 1998 Scottish Cup before returning to England for a brief spell with Bradford City alongside his former Hearts manager Jim Jefferies.
He returned to Scotland in December 2001 with Livingston, helping them to a third place finish in their first Scottish Premier League season and a place in the UEFA Cup. He was also part of the team which won the 2003-04 Scottish League Cup. In 2004, Bobby Williamson signed him for Plymouth Argyle where he remained for just one season.
He again returned to Scotland in 2005 with Dunfermline Athletic before returning to Livingston in 2006.
Makel left Livingston to join Swedish Division 1 Norra side stersunds FK on 1 April 2008, taking up a player-coaching role with the club. A club he re-joined in June 2009 as a player/joint-coach.
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'''Rolando Bianchi''' (born February 15, 1983 in Albano Sant'Alessandro, Bergamo) is an Italian footballer, currently playing for Torino F.C.. His position is centre forward. He is widely considered as one of the brightest promises of Italian football, notably scoring 19 goals in the 2006-2007 season playing with Calabrian club Reggina.
Bianchi began his career in 2000 with Atalanta. He played twenty games for the first team, without scoring, despite being a prolific scorer in the youth ranks. He was loaned to Serie B team Cagliari in January 2004, where he played 14 matches and scored 2 goals helping them gain promotion to Serie A. The 2004-05 was a poor one for the forward, and saw him score only 2 goals in 25 matches.
Bianchi was promptly sold to Reggina in 2005, where his first season was hampered by a serious knee injury suffered early on in the season. He recovered to play 9 games late in the season, scoring one goal.
That summer, Bianchi was called up the Italy U-21 squad for the 2006 U-21 Championships in Portugal, where he appeared 3 times and scored once.
The 2006-07 season saw the forward in superb form for Reggina, notching 18 goals in 37 games. Due to their indictment for sporting fraud, the club had started the season with an 11-point deduction and seemed destined for relegation. They managed to save themselves, however, with Bianchi's performances considered a key part of Reggina's Serie A survival. He finished the season 4th in the league's goal scoring table. Rolando Bianchi has often stated that he would like to return back to Reggina anytime, and that he misses the support from the Reggina fans.
This form unsurprisingly attracted the attention of suitors throughout Europe, and in July 2007 Bianchi moved to Manchester City for a fee of -8.8 million (-13m), where he was given the number 10 shirt. Bianchi scored on his debut for City, slotting home a pass from Elano against West Ham.
Bianchi's second goal came in a 2-1 victory in the Carling Cup 2nd round against Bristol City F.C. The goal was a sweetly struck 25 yard finish that ultimately sealed the win for City. Bianchi moved on to score his third goal in English football in a 2-1 defeat against a defiant Spurs side on 9 December 2007. Then on the following Saturday he scored the first goal against Bolton in a 4-2 Manchester City win.
In January 2008, Manchester City manager Sven-Gran Eriksson informed Bianchi that he will be allowed to leave the club. On January 23, 2008 Bianchi finalised a loan move to Lazio after not being able to settle in England.
On August 23, 2008, after a summer of much speculation about a possible move, it was officially announced by Manchester City that Bianchi had signed for Italian club Torino on a five-year deal.
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'''Robert Ferguson''' (1886-1962) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool during the early part of the 20th century.
Born in Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Robert played for Third Lanark before he was signed by manager Tom Watson for Liverpool in 1912. Ferguson made his debut on the 4 September 1912 in a First Division match at Anfield against Oldham, a game that saw the Reds win 2-0, He scored his first goal the following month on 19 October in a 4-1 home league win over Blackburn. Robert was an ever present for the rest of the season, the only player in the Liverpool ranks to do so.
Ferguson was a reliable, hard-working defender during the period leading up to the Great War of 1914-18, but during the 1914-15 campaign Ferguson lost his place to Donald McKinlay and never really gained it back, Robert's Anfield contract ended in 1915 after he had made 103 appearances scoring two goals.
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Jackie was born in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England and played for Nuneaton and Manchester United before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in November 1913. Sheldon made his Liverpool debut on the 29 November 1913 in the 2-1 First Division win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield. He opened his goalscoring account the following month on the 6 December at Villa Park in a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa. The winger would go on to only miss 3 games for the remainder of the 1913/14 season which included the whole of the FA Cup run that saw Liverpool reach their very first final on the 25 April 1914. The game was to be the last time the showpiece final would be held at the Crystal Palace ground but the first time the final would be played in front of a reigning monarch, George V. Unfortunately for Sheldon and Liverpool, Burnley won 1-0 and it would be another 51 years before Liverpool could take the FA Cup to Merseyside.
Sheldon had a decent time during the 1914/15 season finishing second on the Reds' appearance list and third on the goalscoring list. That season however, he became notorious for his part in the 1915 British football betting scandal, of which he was found to be the ringleader. He was banned - initially for life - along with the other players involed in the matchfixing plot, but shortly afterward the start of the First World War saw the suspension of league football anyway. At the end of the war his ban was lifted and he returned to Liverpool where the following 2 years were much like the ones before the break, with Sheldon only missing 12 games during this period.
Sheldon was forced into early retirement due to injury. His final game in a Liverpool shirt was on the 16 April 1921 in a league match against Derby County, the game finishing 1-1.
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'''John Mortimore''' (born 23 September 1934 in Farnborough, Hampshire)
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Born in Bootle, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, local lad Wadsworth played for Lingdale and Ormskirk before being signed, as an amateur, by Liverpool manager Tom Watson, on the 23 April 1912, he was to make his debut on the 20 March 1915 in a First Division fixture at Ayresome Park against Middlesbrough, the game ended badly for the Reds as they slumped to a heavy 3-0 defeat. He didn't manage to score his first Liverpool goal until 28 August 1920, this was mainly due to the First World War, it came in a match at Anfield against Man City, more happily for Wadsworth, Liverpool won the match 4-2.
Although the Great War interrupted Wadsworth's career, the uncompromising centre-half did play for Liverpool during this spell in the Lancashire tournament that was set up along with the other 3 regional tournaments. Upon returning to Liverpool after the conclusion of the war, Walter had a strong season playing in 33 of Liverpool's league fixtures, he was joined during this spell by his brother Harold, unfortunately, Harold never had the same impact on the club that Walter had and only made just over 50 sporadic appearances in five years.
Walter was a major player in the back-to-back championship winning seasons, missing just 10 of the 84 leagues games available. He remained a stalwart of the side for the next two campaigns but towards the end of the 1924-25 season, David Pratt replaced him in the starting line-up. He would subsequently make only four appearances during the following season which turned out to be his last as he was allowed to leave for Bristol City on the 14 May 1926.
Before finally retiring Wadsworth went on to represent Flint Town, New Brighton and Oswestry Town F.C.Oswestry Town.
-Wadsworth career was interrupted for 4 years due to the 1914/18 war.
-DOCSTART-	7104409
'''Ronald Sidney Maurice Reynolds''' (2 June 1928 - 2 June ''1999'') was a goalkeeper whose career spanned nearly 20 years; he played 290 League games for three professional clubs, and for most of the 1950s played for Tottenham Hotspur, alongside his friend and tactical confidant, Danny Blanchflower.
Ron was born in Haslemere and started his career at Aldershot as a 17 year old in 1945.
While a 22 year old goalkeeper with Aldershot, Ron Reynolds wrote to Southampton asking for a trial but unfortunately Saints declined this offer and Ron instead went to White Hart Lane as deputy to Ted Ditchburn.
During his spell at Tottenham, Portsmouth had tried to sign him, but Ron was considered too valuable to be released and it wasn-t until ten years after he had first contacted Southampton that Ted Bates, beating the transfer deadline by 24 hours, bought him from Spurs for -10,000.
Ron-s composure and experience became a vital ingredient as Southampton went on to lift the Division 3 championship at the end of the 1959-1960 season.
Ron was in goal in a memorable match on 5 December 1960, in the League Cup round 4 at home to Leeds United - he went off after 19 minutes, injured when diving bravely at the feet of the Leeds centre-forward, McCole. He was replaced in goal by Cliff Huxford who conceded four goals; fortunately for Southampton, Derek Reeves scored all five goals for the home side, who ran out 5-4 victors.
He broke his ankle in the first match of the 1961-62 season, at home to Plymouth Argyle on 19 August. He was replaced in goal, firstly by Terry Paine who let in 2 goals and was in turn replaced by Huxford. Reynolds took no further part in that season but fought his way back into the first team and was re-established as first choice keeper at the start of the next season.
Unfortunately, his career was terminated by a dislocated shoulder sustained at Fratton Park on 28 September 1963 - again Huxford took over in goal as substitutes were still not available.
Ron was one of the first professional footballers to have worn contact lenses.
After his injury, Ron scouted briefly for Saints and Crystal Palace, before joining a firm of insurance brokers in 1964. He later set up his own brokers business in Haslemere.
He died on his 71st birthday (2 June 1999), and upon clearing out his house his family discovered a meticulously kept archive of Reynolds' professional career - cupboards, shoeboxes and carrier bags full of notebooks, programmes, ticket stubs, press cuttings, photographs, souvenirs from foreign tours and Reynolds' own match reports of all his games.
He had gathered a fascinating collection of memorabilia providing a rare insight into the world of the 1950s footballer. It was the era of the maximum wage, a time when players could not leave their club without the express say-so of their bosses; employers had a ''serfs and masters mentality'', which was famously described as 'soccer slavery' by Jimmy Hill.
Reynolds himself was quite a character - fastidious and outspoken he was a formidable PFA (Professional Footballers' Association) representative and was behind many of the perceived ''insurrections'' of his more famous soul-mate Danny Blanchflower, with whom he shared a passion for the glory of the game. His strength of character made him a natural champion of employee's rights, but this sense of purpose was also ideal in his career as a goalkeeper.
In 2003, his son, David, published a collection of his late father-s memoirs.
In the book he reports an incident of "tapping-up" - whilst at Southampton, he was astonished to be contacted by the great Alf Ramsey over a possible transfer to Ipswich Town.
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'''Adolfo Baines Pilart''' is a former football (soccer) goalkeeper from Spain. He signed for Milton Keynes on a free transfer during the summer of 2006 from Spanish club CD Tenerife. Baines had a stormy start to the season, as he was sent off in his first league game for the Dons, after handling the ball outside the area. His performances in the next few games were less than inspiring and he was soon dropped to the bench when the Dons took Lee Harper on loan from Northampton Town F.C..
He was released by Milton Keynes in May 2007.
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Born in St Helens, Merseyside, England, Tommy played for Sherdley Villa, Sutton Commercial, Heywood United, Peasley Cross and Ecess Borough before joining Liverpool in 1916. Due to the Great War Lucas was unable to make his League debut until 13 September 1919, it came at Anfield in a 2-1 Division 1 victory over Aston Villa, his first goal for the club didn't come for another 2 years, it was a 60th minute penalty in the 4-0 home win over Preston.
Lucas was selected 16 times and used in both full-back berth's during the 1919/20, however, competition was very strong for both full-back slots but Lucas held one of the spots during the first of the back-to-back championship seasons as he managed 27 appearances. The following season was a different story, Lucas struggled to keep his place in the side and was only selected once, obviously, not enough to earn him a second medal.
A lot of players would have not been able to cope with such a disappointment but such was Tommy's character he didn't let it get him down and he went on to play on a regular basis over the next 5 campaign's notching up over 200 starts.
1928/29 was much like 1922/23 with Lucas making only an handful of appearances, Lucas once again showed that strong character and regained his place the following season, not only that he was an ever present as well. Age was now catching up with Tommy and in 1932 aged 37 he played his final game in the Red of Liverpool, it came at Anfield in a 3-2 defeat to Arsenal.
Lucas left for Clapton Orient (today's Leyton Orient FC) in July 1933 after appearing 341 times for the Reds and scoring 3 goals.
Tommy was selected to play for England 3 times the first coming in a British Championship match against Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast, the game finished 1-1.
Tommy died on the 11 December 1953 aged just 58.
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'''Richard 'Dick' Forshaw''' (born 20 August 1895, died circa 1963) was a footballer who played, predominantly, for Liverpool and also Merseyside rivals Everton during the period between the First and Second World Wars.
Born Preston, Lancashire, England, Forshaw played for both Nottm Forest and Middlesbrough in wartime matches before gaining his first professional contract at Liverpool in 1919. He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at Highbury in a Division 1 fixture on the 8 September 1919, he opened his account 12 days later at Villa Park when his 30th minute strike was the only goal of the game against Aston Villa.
Forshaw continued to find the net on a regular basis and his goals helped the Anfield club gain back-to-back titles in 1922 and 1923, he was an ever present in the 84 championship matches and scored a remarkable 36 goals, his average was a respectable goal every 2- games during this spell not at all bad for an inside-forward. Forshaw also topped the Liverpool scoring list in 1924/25 with 19 goals.
The slim built 5'10" Forshaw was to have his best season in the red of Liverpool in 1925/26 when his return from the 35 matches he played was an unbelievable 29 goals, a goal every 1.2 games, this included a hat-trick against bitter rivals Man Utd, at Anfield, which ended with Liverpool thumping United 5-0 with Forshaw scoring in the 21st, 63rd and 70th minutes, Forshaw's striking partner Harry Chambers scored in the 55th minute whilst the final goal was put away by Archie Rawlings 4 minutes from time.
Forshaw was allowed to leave Liverpool in March 1927, he made the short journey across Stanley Park to Everton where he linked up with Toffees legend Dixie Dean, Forshaw's experience helped Everton win the League title in his first season there. Dick went on to join Wolves in 1929, he also played for Hednesford Town and Rhyl Athletic before he finally hung up his boots.
Remarkably Forshaw wasn't selected to play for England, considering he was a free scoring inside-forward this is not easily understood.
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Robinson played 380 games for Norwich (scoring 14 goals) from his debut on 2 April 1932 at Exeter City to his final appearance on 12 March 1949 against Ipswich Town at Carrow Road. The Second World War took six years out of his career, but for which he may well have become the club's appearance record holder. He was a member of the Norwich team that won the Division Three (South) Championship in 1934 and was considered an expert penalty taker.
After retiring from football, Robinson briefly ran a public house. By the time of the club's centenary celebrations in 2002, Robinson was the club's oldest surviving player.
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'''Keith Edwin Bertschin''' (born 25 August 1956 in Enfield) is a former professional footballer and currently a coach at Sunderland.
Bertschin, a striker, began his professional career with Ipswich Town (1973-1977), before playing for Birmingham City (1977-1981), Norwich City (1981-1982; 1982-1984), Stoke City (1984-1987), Sunderland (1987-1988), Walsall (1988-1990), Chester City (1990-1991) and Aldershot (1991-1992). He also played non-league football and had a short spell playing in the United States of America with the Jacksonville Tea Men in 1982.
After retiring from playing, he worked as an agent for a number of players before his appointment to the coaching staff at Birmingham City. In November 2007, when Birmingham manager Steve Bruce left to join Wigan Athletic, Bertschin and other members of Birmingham's backroom staff accompanied him. In June 2009, when Wigan Athletic manager Steve Bruce left to join Sunderland Bertschin and other members of Wigan's backroom staff accompanied him.
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Haylock, a full-back, came through the youth system at Norwich City F.C. and was part of the Norwich team that won promotion to Division One in 1982 and won the Football League Cup at Wembley in 1985. He played 193 games for Norwich before the arrival of Ian Culverhouse displaced him from the side.
He went on to play for Gillingham, where he was a crowd favourite (gaining the nickname "Pud" due to his slightly portly build) and a member of the side which reached the promotion play-offs in the 1986/87 season. In a League Cup match against Brighton, Gills goalkeeper Phil Kite was sent off, and Haylock, despite being the shortest player in the team, took over in goal. The match ended in a draw and went to a penalty shoot out, and Haylock saved one of the Brighton kicks, enabling Gillingham to progress to the next round.
He later played for Maidstone United and Shrewsbury Town before moving into non-league football.
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Born in Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, McNab played Bellshill Athletic before being signed by Liverpool in November 1919. He made his debut in a 0-0 draw with bitter rivals Man United at Anfield in a Division 1 fixture on the New Years Day 1920, he had to wait until the 15 April 1922 to opened his account for the Reds, again it was at Anfield but this time the opponents were Cardiff, his 73rd minute strike was the 4th goal of the 5-1 drubbing of the Bluebirds.
McNab, a wing-half, struggled to break into the starting line-up during his first 2 seasons at Liverpool, he made just 3 appearances in this spell. It wasn't until 10 games into the 1921/22 campaign that McNab nailed a permanent role in manager Dave Ashcroft's plans but only after Jack Bamber and Francis Checkland had started the first 9 fixtures, he took his chance well and only missed 4 of the remaining matches in the first of the back-to-back title winning seasons. Jock added a second winners medal to his collection when he missed just 3 matches of the 1922/23 season.
McNab remained a stalwart of the Reds backline for 4 more years when he was allowed to leave for West London club Q.P.R in the June 1928 at the age of 34. McNab had appeared in a red shirt 222 times, exactly 200 in the league, soring 6 goals, all of which were in the league.
Jock McNab was picked for Scotland only once in a British Championship match against Wales on the 17 March 1923, the game was played at Love Street, Paisley and finished in a 2-0 victory for the Scots.
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'''Paul Ian Bence''' (born 21 December 1948 in Littlehampton, Sussex) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Brighton & Hove Albion, Reading, Brentford and Torquay United.
Bence began his career as an apprentice with Brighton & Hove Albion, turning professional in May 1967. He had previously captained Sussex Schools Under-15 side. His league debut (and only league appearance for Brighton) came as a substitute the following season. In June 1968 he left for Reading, but was only to make 14 league appearances, scoring twice, in the next two seasons at Elm Park. In July 1970 Reading released the player and he joined Brentford, where he established himself, making 244 league appearances over 7 seasons and scoring 6 goals. In November 1976, having lost his place at Brentford, he played five league games on loan at Torquay United.
He left Brentford in March 1977, subsequently becoming player-coach at Wokingham Town and putting to use the FA coaching qualification he had gained in 1973. He was later youth coach at Queens Park Rangers and coached at Farnborough Town. In August 1984 he was appointed manager of Wycombe Wanderers, and guided them to promotion to the Alliance Premier League in his first season in charge, but only because the two teams finishing above them failed the ground grading criteria. Wycombe were relegated the next season, though Bence had already left in January 1986 because of increasing work commitments.
In 2003 he was reported to be national sales manager for a Wiltshire-based brewery, and a keen golfer.
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'''James Patrick Benefield''' (born May 6, 1983 in Bristol) is an English footballer who plays for Montegne in Belgium.
Jimmy Benefield, a midfielder, joined Torquay United as an apprentice, turning professional in July 2000. His league debut came on September 2, as a substitute for Kevin Hill in the 6-2 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Withdean Stadium. He had to wait 12 months for his next first team appearance, making sporadic appearances, mostly as a substitute for Roy McFarland's side. He remained with Torquay until May 2004 when he was released after Torquay's promotion to Football League One. Later that month he joined non-league side Bath City, along with Dean Stevens who had also been released by Torquay.
He was released by Bath the following May (2005). In August 2006 he appeared for Tooting & Mitcham's reserve side.
Benefield joined successful Sunday League side Lansdown F.C. in February 2007, making his debut in the 6-5 away defeat against South West Alliance. He went on to play 6 games for the club during the 2006-07 season.
It is thought that Benefield was lured to Lansdown F.C. by the presence of fellow Torquay United youth-team product Samuel Barnes.
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'''James Arthur "Jamie" Bennellick''' (born 9 September 1974 in Torquay) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United.
Bennellick, a midfielder, joined Torquay United as a trainee,
In May 1997 he was playing for Dartmouth United, but left to join Elmore in the 1998 close season. In July 2000 he left Elmore to join Devon County League side Dartmouth where he played alongside another former Torquay trainee Scott Kaasikmae. In 2004 he was playing for Launceston. In late 2005, Bennellick was appointed player-manager of Dartmouth, a post he still held in December 2009.
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Ray Bishop, a forward, began his football career with Bargoed Youth Club.
He was a Boys Club International for Wales, winning caps against England and Scotland in 1973, and played for Great Britain against Belgium.
He joined Welsh League side Tredomen at the age of 18. He moved on to Ton Pentre before joining Southern League side Cheltenham Town, while working as a Post Office engineer. He had a two month spell on trial with Brighton & Hove Albion, then managed by Alan Mullery, but was unsuccessful and returned to Cheltenham from where he was signed by Cardiff City for a fee of -3,000 in January 1977. His league debut came in August the same year, and he went on to make 102 league appearances for the Bluebirds, scoring 33 goals.
On February 26, 1981, after losing his place in the Cardiff side, he moved to local rivals Newport County, costing -40,000, but could not settle suffering multiple injuries, making only 25 appearances,scoring 7, before moving on a free transfer to Torquay United in August 1982. He scored four times in his first three games for Torquay, but after getting injured in the third game never regained full fitness at Plainmoor and retired from football in 1984, having made 41 league appearances for Torquay, scoring 8 times.
Having finished his professional football career, has now become a successful property developer in the Westcountry.
-DOCSTART-	7122761
'''George Goddard''' (20 December 1903 in Gomshall, Surrey - 24 March 1987 Redhill, Surrey) was a professional footballer (centre-forward) of the 1920s and 1930s. He was QPR's greatest ever goal scorer with 186 goals.
George signed for QPR from Redhill F.C. in 1926 and made his debut against Brentford in September that year. Over the course of the next eight seasons George played 243 league games scoring an incredible 174 league goals, a ratio never likely to be broken. His best season was in 1929-30 when he netted 37 league goals (nearly half the team's total) and another two in the FA Cup , making a total of 39 from 'only' 45 games.He was transferred to Brentford in December 1933 with the club in dire financial circumstances and needing to sell to raise money.He later had spells with Wolves, Sunderland, and Southend United.
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'''Tony Ingham''' (born Harrogate Yorkshire December 18, 1925) was a professional footballer with QPR FC and holds the record for most appearances for the club - 519.
He was signed from Leeds United in 1950 and made his debut against Doncaster Rovers in November 1950.
His occupation was an Electrician and he remained associted with the club for many years involved in fund raising.
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'''Steen Nedergaard''' (born 25 February 1970 in lborg, Denmark) is a Danish former professional footballer who played in the full-back position.
Nedergaard spent the majority of his career in Denmark with Odense BK. He won 14 caps for the Danish under-21 national team, and was lauded as 1990 Danish ''under-21 Player of the Year''. In the summer of 2000, he signed a three year contract with Norwich City F.C. in England. His first season was wrecked by injuries, however in his second season he found good form and came second in the vote for Norwich City player of the year. The team reached the final of the English Division One play-offs, however Nedergaard missed the play-off matches after suffering another injury.
At the end of his third season in England, Nedergaard opted to return to Denmark and signed again for Odense BK. He maintained connections with Norwich City and was instrumental in persuading fellow countryman Thomas Helveg to join the club in the summer of 2004.
From 2005 to 2006 he was the manager of Hvidovre IF.
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'''Herbert R. Budd''' (26 February 1904 - 1979) was an English professional footballer.
Budd began his career with Hanham Athletic, joining Exeter City in the 1926-27 season, but failing to appear in their league team. He joined Torquay United in 1927, making his debut on 17 December in a 1-1 draw at home to Gillingham. He played a further six games that season, Torquay's first in the Football League, scoring twice. He again struggled to make the first team the following season, playing only twice despite Torquay using a number of players at centre-forward that season.
On leaving Torquay he joined non-league Kettering Town and subsequently played for Bath City.
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'''Jason McGill''' (born 1965) is the chairman of York City, an English football club that plays in the Conference National.
McGill is a former footballer, having played for the reserve team of then non-League side Wycombe Wanderers whilst at university in London.
He grew up as a York City supporter and made a donation of -50,000 to the club while it was undergoing financial difficulties.
McGill was heavily involved in negotiating the deal for York City to gain full control of Bootham Crescent, after over 99% of the shareholders of Bootham Crescent Holdings voted in favour of the deal in January 2005.
The York City Supporters' Trust voted by three to one to accept a takeover offer made by McGill at a meeting on 6 June 2006. His company J M Packaging offered to invest a substantial sum into the club, in return for a majority shareholding.
His sister Sophie is on the board at York as Communications Director.
He is Managing Director of J M Packaging Ltd based in Malton.
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'''Kenneth "Kenny" Milne''' (born 26 August 1979, in Alloa), is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing as a defender for Scunthorpe United in the Football League Championship.
Despite his 6'3" stature, Milne actually started his career as a left winger with Heart of Midlothian whom he signed for from Rangers Boys Club in 1995. He was loaned to Cowdenbeath for the 1998-99 season before making his Hearts debut the following year.
In 2000, Craig Levein, previously his manager at Cowdenbeath, was appointed Hearts head coach and their familiarity coupled with Hearts' lack of transfer funds, ensured Milne was afforded more first team opportunities. However, Milne was unable to establish himself in the Tynecastle side's starting XI and he left for Partick Thistle in 2002.
Milne's first season at Firhill was successful, the Jags exceeding expectations of relegation from the SPL by finishing 10th. Milne himself was converted to a leftback/left-sided centreback by manager John Lambie, and made numerous first team appearances in his new position. Partick struggled following Lambie's retirement though, and following successive relegations in 2003-04 and 2004-05, Milne moved to newly-promoted Falkirk.
Milne enjoyed relative success at the Falkirk Stadium in 2005-06, playing regularly as the Bairns reaffirmed their top-flight status, as well as notching his first SPL goal.
In July 2008, Milne signed for Football League One side Scunthorpe United on a two-year deal.. He turned down offers from SPL clubs Motherwell, Aberdeen & St. Mirren as well as offers from England from clubs such as Doncaster Rovers, Leeds, Barnet & Yeovil.
After an impressive debut for Scunthorpe, Milne was carried off on his 2nd appearance for his new side and has since suffered more setbacks from this injury. He is hoping to be fit for the new season which will see Scunthorpe in the Championship following their 3-2 success in the League 1 play-off final against Millwall. He made an emotional return to the first team on Saturday 2nd January, coming on at the start of the second half in the 3rd round F.A. Cup tie against Barnsley, apparently having recovered from his serious injury, following assessment of it in the U.S.A.
-DOCSTART-	7124205
'''Tommy Traynor''' (22 July 1933 - 20 September 2006) was an Irish footballer who played his entire professional career for Southampton between 1952 and 1966.
During his 14 years at The Dell he became virtually an institution, and by the end of his career he held the record for appearances for Southampton.
Traynor was born in Dundalk and originally played for his local team, Dundalk F.C.. He had represented the Republic of Ireland at Amateur level, when he came to the notice of several English clubs. He turned down offers from Chelsea and Manchester City to join Southampton in June 1952; he made his debut on 11 October 1952 away to Brentford making 10 appearances as Saints went on to be relegated from Division 2 at the end of that season.
The following season, in Division 3, he became the club-s regular left-back and his merciless sliding tackles and deceptive turn of pace stood him in good stead as Saints began the long haul back to Division 2. Although he was not the most athletic player, he had a super football brain and a great left foot.
Tommy won 8 Republic of Ireland national football team caps between 1954 and 1964 making his debut against Luxembourg in 1954 .
By the time of Southampton-s promotion season in 1966, age was catching up with him and he only made 1 appearance in his final season, at home to Preston on 27 November 1965.
During his time at The Dell he amassed 487 appearances for the club, scoring 8 goals.
He was also a founder member of the Southampton Tyro League in the late 1960s.
After finally retiring at the end of the 1965-66 season, he briefly ran an off-licence and worked in Southampton Docks.
He died in September 2006 at the age of 73 after a short illness.
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'''Ian Miller''' (born 23 November 1983 in Colchester) is an English footballer, who plays for Darlington. He is a defender.
Miller was signed by Ipswich Town on 22 September 2006 for a nominal fee, thought to be around -5,000, from Isthmian League Division One North side Bury Town.
Miller joined League Two side Boston United on a month-long loan in November 2006.
Miller agreed a new one year contract with Ipswich in June 2007 and subsequently re-joined Darlington on an initial month's loan.
On 10 May 2008, Miller came on as an 87th minute substitute in the League Two play-off semi-final first leg between Darlington and Rochdale, replacing the injured Alan White. With the game tied at 1-1, Miller rose to head a 92nd minute winner from a Neil Wainwright free-kick, to give Darlington a priceless lead heading into the second leg.
He holds a degree in Sports, Health and Exercise from Anglia Ruskin University.
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'''Peter Simpson''' (circa 1904/1905-March 1974) was a Scottish football player of the 1920s and 1930s many of whose top-scoring records remain unequalled to this day.
A native a Leith, Simpson began his career with local side Leith Amateurs before joining Division Two side St Bernard's for the start of the 1925-26 season. He scored 12 times in his first seven games for ''Saints'' and eventually totalled 33 goals for the season. However, the 1926 General Strike had severe financial ramifications for Scottish lower-league sides, and part way into the 1926-27 season Simpson left his impoverished club for English non-league side Kettering Town.
At Kettering, Simpson did well, and his break came, strangely, in a game playing for Kettering. The Poppies had drawn Crystal Palace in an FA Cup First Round tie, in 1928. Though he failed to find the net, Simpson impressed hugely, leading Palace manager Fred Maven into signing him the following summer.
Simpson came into the Palace team for the fifth game of the 1929-30 season, and immediately scored a hat-trick.
By March of that season, Simpson had scored 27 goals in 27 league and cup games, a quite incredible record. This alerted the big clubs of the time to his quite outstanding talent, and a transfer away from Selhurst Park seemed certain. However, the Palace directors put a huge price-tag on Simpson's contract, and no move came. He finished the season, and actually managed to improve on his record up until March, finally having netted 36 times, having only started 34 games (this was before substitutions were introduced).
In the 1930-31 season, he achieved a feat which no Palace player has ever even equalled, let alone bettered, scoring an amazing six goals in a 7-2 thrashing of Exeter City, in a Division Three South fixture. He would go on to score a remarkable 46 goals that season, a Palace record that still stands.
In his first five Palace seasons, Simpson topped the goalscoring charts every time, another unbeaten record.
In the 1934-35 season, Simpson suffered a knee injury. After his comeback, Simpson appeared to have lost some of his magic, and was seen to be inferior to the player he was before. In April 1935, Simpson scored in a 1-1 draw with Swindon Town. It would prove to be his last outing for Palace. He was transferred to West Ham United that summer. His final Palace total was 165 goals, from 195 appearances, a goals-per-game total of 0.85, a very good total. He also scored an amazing 19 hat-tricks for Palace, in just four years. His goals and hat-trick totals are just more records that are still unbeaten, and probably never will be beaten.
After two largely unnoteworthy seasons with West Ham, still struggling from the aftermath of his injury, he left in 1937, moving to Reading. At Elm Park, despite being at the back-end of his career, he seemed to have rekindled a little bit of his magic. He would return to Selhurst Park in early 1938 with The Royals, and score two of Reading's three goals, to beat The Glaziers 2-3.
After his playing career ended, Peter Simpson decided to settle into the West Croydon area where he was so loved, taking over a tobacconist's there. He died in Croydon, at the age of just sixty-nine. However, though he did not make it into Palace's Centenary XI (primarily because the majority of the voters (the fans of the club) are more accustomed to the talents of modern heroes Ian Wright and Andrew Johnson, rather than a vintage great, such as Simpson), when one looks at the record books of Crystal Palace F.C., the first name they notice will be that of Peter Simpson, and in that, Simpson lives on to this day.
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'''Sean Clancy''' (born 16 September 1987, Liverpool) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Fleetwood Town.
Clancy started his career with Blackpool who he made his debut for as a 16 year old in a Football League One match against Sheffield Wednesday which Blackpool won 4-1 in April 2004.
In August 2007 Clancy signed for another Conference National side, Altrincham and made his debut as a substitute against York City on 4 September. He was released though on 27 September, just five days after his full debut for the club, against Droylsden. He then signed for Conference North side, Burscough.
Clancy's sister, Abigail, is a model, and the fiancee of footballer Peter Crouch.
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'''Benjamin Lindsay Thornley''' (born 21 April 1975) in Bury) is an English footballer who currently plays for Witton Albion in the Northern Premier League.
He is most widely known for his career as a youth and reserve team player at Manchester United, where he played in the left wing position from 1991 to 1998 (becoming a professional in 1992 after helping United win the FA Youth Cup) but was occasionally used as a striker.
Thornley made his debut for United on 26 February 1994 as a substitute in the Premier League match against West Ham United which ended in a 2-2 draw at Upton Park.
A tricky right-footed left winger who was highly regarded by Alex Ferguson and at one point was expected to break into the first-team at Old Trafford. Although he did make nine league appearances for United serious injuries prevented him from making the expected impact at first-team level. The most notable injury came the 1993-94, when he suffered knee ligament damage in a reserve game against Blackburn Rovers due to a reckless tackle by opponent defender Nicky Marker; the injury kept him out of action for over a year. In 1997, Thornley sued Marker and Blackburn Rovers over the tackle, claiming a loss of earnings that resulted from him being kept out of the Manchester United first team because of the injury.
In 1996, he won three caps for England at U-21 level.
After a loan spell at Stockport County, Thornley finally left United on a free transfer in May 1998 and went on to play 127 games for Huddersfield Town, scoring eight goals. From June 1999 until November 2000, he was playing under former Manchester United team-mate Steve Bruce, who was Huddersfield's manager. When Bruce was dismissed, his successor was another former Manchester United player - Lou Macari, who had left United before Thornley joined them.
Thornley's spell at Huddersfield brought mixed fortunes. In his first season they finished 10th in Division One and in his second they finished eighth (being in contention for a playoff place right up to the last game of the season), but in his final campaign they suffered relegation to Division Two.
In August 2001 he signed a two-year deal at Aberdeen.
Thornley started 2003-04 at Bury, but joined Halifax Town on non-contract terms in March 2004.
Thornley and his younger brother, Rod, currently play for Witton Albion in the Northern Premier League. Rod is also employed by Manchester United as a first team masseur.
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'''Joseph Samuel Toner''' (30 March 1894 - 18 November 1954) was an Irish professional footballer. He played eight times for the Northern Ireland national team.
Born in Castlewellan, County Down, Toner played for Belfast United before joining Arsenal in August 1919, making his debut for the side against Everton on October 11, 1919. An outside-left, he was a semi-regular in his first two seasons before breaking through properly in 1921-22. He won his first Northern Ireland cap on April 4, 1922 against Wales in Belfast; the match finished 1-1. His second cap came a year later, again against Wales, this time at Wrexham.
By now he had been dropped by Arsenal; thanks to fierce competition for the outside left spot from Jimmy Paterson and Samson Haden, Toner only played eight games in total during 1922-23 and 1923-24. He became a regular again in 1924-25 before being dropped after Arsenal were given a 5-0 hiding at home to Huddersfield Town. He also won four more Northern Ireland caps as an Arsenal player, before leaving to join St. Johnstone in January 1926 after new Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman decided Toner wasn't part of his plans. In total he played exactly 100 times for Arsenal (89 in the league and 11 in the FA Cup), scoring six goals (all of them in the league).
He won two further Northern Ireland caps while with St. Johnstone, playing in the Home International games against England and Scotland in 1927. A broken leg forced him to retire, but he subsequently returned to Ireland and became a coach Coleraine, and on one occasion came out retirement to deputise in the side.
Toner also played hurling for his county and Gaelic football for Castlewellan GAC.
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'''David John Bardsley''' (born 11 September 1964 in Manchester) is an English former professional footballer.
Bardsley started with Blackpool in 1982 and subsequently moved to Watford in 1983 for -150,000 where he played in the 1984 FA Cup Final loss to Everton . In September 1987 David transferred to Oxford United to replace David Langan for a then club record of -265,000 - he played 89 games for Oxford scoring 7 goals.
In 1989 completed a -500,000 move to QPR. Originally starting out as a midfielder, at QPR he was converted to a right-back.This was a good move for the club as he possessed good pace and stamina,was a good tackler and had the ability to cross the ball on the run.
After QPR's relegation from the FA Premier League in 1996, Bardsley suffered a potentially career-threatening Achilles tendon injury which kept him out for the best part of two seasons. He returned at the tail end of the 1997/98 season to help QPR avoid another relegation. He played 296 games for QPR scoring six goals and was a mainstay of the QPR team managed by Gerry Francis that kept QPR in Division One and the Premiership.
Bardsley was released at the end of the 1997/98 season and returned to play for his first club, Blackpool. After leaving Blackpool, Bardsley played for Northwich Victoria.
While at QPR, Bardsley was capped twice for England by his former club manager Graham Taylor during the 1992/93 season.
After Northwich Victoria, Bardsley opened his own soccer schools. He subsequently moved to America and in March 2007 the BBC reported that he was the director of Ajax's academy in Florida.
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'''Besart Berisha''' (born 29 July 1985) is an Albanian footballer who plays for Arminia Bielefeld of the Bundesliga 2 and internationally as a striker for the Albania national football team.
Berisha began his youth career at German NOFV-Oberliga club Tennis Borussia Berlin in 2003 where he stayed for just a year before being spotted by Fuball-Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. After signing for Hamburg he was immediately loaned to Danish Superliga team Aalborg Boldspilkub where he spent a rather unsuccessful spell, playing only 3 games and scoring no goals.
For the 2006/2007 football season he remained at Hamburg and was given his chances in the first team. On 6 December 2006 Berisha became the first Albanian ever to score a goal in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League
On 3 July 2007, Burnley purchased Berisha from Hamburg SV for -340,000, this followed his impressive performance for Albania against England B on Burnley's home ground Turf Moor. After his performance many European clubs were interested in signing the player
Berisha was ruled out for the 2007-2008 season when he picked up an injury whilst playing for his country in an International friendly against Malta.
10 months after suffering his serious kee injury, Berisha made his return to football in a pre-season friendly match in the USA against Carolina Railhawks, He came on in the 71st minute for Joey Gujnsson. Berisha had just flown to America 24 hours earlier from Albania which proved to be the reason for him not making an impact in the 20 minutes that he spent on the field. The match ended in defeat for Burnley with a 2-1 loss to the American side.
Despite failing to make a single competitive start for Burnley, on the 31st of July 2009 it was announced that Burnley had agreed the sale of Berisha to German Bundesliga 2 team Arminia Bielefeld for a fee believed to be -75,000.
He was loaned out to Rosenborg in the autumn of 2008, scoring twice on his debut against against rivals Molde FK.
Berisha joined AC Horsens on loan on 8 January 2009 and was released to an return to Burnley F.C. on 26 May 2009. AC Horsens dissolved the loan contract after an incident in training involving Berisha and Kenneth Emil Petersen. Despite scoring some important goals for AC Horsens Berisha returned prematurely to Burnley, where he has a contract still to 2010.
On 5 August 2009, Berisha completed a move back to Germany, joining Second Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld.
Besart Berisha received Albanian citizenship in September 2006. He played his first game for the Albania national football team on 11 October 2006, against the Netherlands. He scored his first international goal for Albania on 25 May 2007, during a friendly match with England B played at Turf Moor, in Burnley, England, where he showed impressive form and was the Albanian man of the match.
As of November 14 2009 Berisha has made 17 appearances and scored one goal for Albania.
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'''Charles Lea "Charlie" MacDonald''' (born 13 February 1981 in Southwark, Greater London) is an English footballer, currently playing for Brentford as a striker.
MacDonald played for the Millwall youth team before joining Charlton Athletic as a trainee, turning professional in August 1998. He made his Charlton debut on 3 January 2000, as a late substitute for Martin Pringle in a 3-0 win at home to Nottingham Forest. He started the FA Cup tie against Queens Park Rangers the following weekend, scoring the only goal as Charlton progressed to the fourth round. He made two further appearances as substitute that season and won the Charlton Young Player of the Year Award.
He joined Cheltenham Town on loan in March 2001, scoring twice in seven games. He returned to the Charlton first team squad later that year and scored his first ever Premiership goal when scoring the late equaliser in the 1-1 draw with Newcastle United at The Valley. However, that was his last involvement with the Charlton first team and in February 2002 he joined Torquay United on loan, playing five games without scoring. In March 2002 he joined Colchester United on loan, but made just one appearance as a substitute and netting one goal, in a 2-2 draw with Wigan Athletic, before returning to his parent club at The Valley.
He was released by Charlton in May 2002 and joined Conference side Margate in August. The following month he moved to Conference rivals Stevenage Borough. In August 2003 he moved to Crawley Town, scoring 10 times in 30 Conference games. In May 2005 he moved to Gravesend & Northfleet and soon settled in as a regular in the Gravesend team and a regular on the scoresheet. His contract with Gravesend and Northfleet ended at the close of the 2006-07 season and put pen-to-paper on a two-year deal with Southend United, arriving at Roots Hall on a free transfer.
He joined Brentford on 9 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract. He scored 18 goals in his first season at the club, helping Brentford to win League Two. He was awarded the Powerade League Two Player of the Month award for February 2009.
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'''Filippo Galli''' (born May 19, 1963 in Monza) is a former Italian football player with A.C. Milan. He is currently a member of AC Milan first squad coaching staff, as a technical assistant of manager Leonardo Arajo.
He played for AC Milan from 1983 to November 1996, when he was sold to Reggiana, another Serie A team. After two seasons with Reggiana, he moved to Brescia and successively, at the age of 38, spent a season at Watford whilst Gianluca Vialli was manager. He retired in 2004, aged 41, after two seasons with minor Serie C club Pro Sesto.
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'''Toni Pekka Lehtinen''' (born May 5, 1984) is a Finnish professional football player who currently plays for FC Aarau in Switzerland. Lehtinen has previously played for TP-Seinjoki and was a youth player at English side Peterborough United. He returned to Finland in 2003 and signed with FC Haka. He joins the Greek club in January 2009.
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'''Grenville Hair''' (born 16 November 1931 in Burton-upon-Trent, England; died 7 March 1968 in Bradford, England) was a footballer who played his entire professional career for Leeds United between 1948 and 1964. He later became the manager of Wellington Town and Bradford City. He died of a heart attack, aged 36, after supervising a training session at Bradford City.
Grenville Hair was a one-club man playing his entire professional career with Leeds United. He had been signed by manager Major Frank Buckley in 1948, and went on to make 474 appearances for the clubs as a left-back scoring just two goals. He was an almost ever-present in the Leeds side for ten years until the emergence of Willie Bell and Paul Reaney. In a poll of the 100 greatest ever Leeds United players, he was voted in at number 62.
He stayed with Leeds until 1964, when he took up a player-manager position at Wellington Town. He stayed there until 1967, when he became coach at Bradford City and was soon promoted to the position of manager. He started an upturn in the club's fortunes in his short role as manager before his death, from a heart attack during a training session in March 1968.
He guided City to 11th in Division Four in 1966-67. The following season a run of seven wins from eight games was key to City's position towards the top of the table. On the day of his death, Hair had secured the services of Tony Leighton and Denis Atkins.
===Bradford City managerial statistics===
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'''Mick Bates''' (born 19 September 1947, Armthorpe, Doncaster) is an ex-footballer notable for playing for Leeds United during the Revie Period. He also played for Walsall, Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers
Although primarily a "super-sub" at Elland Road, not being able to break in to the squad due to Billy Bremner and Johnny Giles not releasing their places in the sides, Bates was still a very useful part of the Revie's Leeds squad of the 1960s. Signing in 1964, Bates made 187 appearances for Leeds scoring nine goals, including one against Juventus in the 2-2 first leg of the Fairs Cup Final of 1971 away in Turin. These goals along with a 1-1 score-line at Elland Road helped Leeds to triumph in the competition with Leeds winning on away goals. He remained loyal to Leeds for 12 years despite the fact he would have probably retained a regular place in most other sides. A repetition of knee injuries in-between 1974 and 1976 kept him out of the squad for most of the time available. He eventually left Leeds in the summer of 1976, going to Walsall for -25,000. Bates later had spells at Bradford City, from 1978 to 1980 joining for -20,000 and Doncaster Rovers, joining for free. He retired from professional football in 1981. After retirement from football he set up a successful insurance business. Bates's first client was Billy Bremner. He stayed in the business 21 years until he retired at the age of 52 in 1999. Bates now plays golf socially near Harrogate with his old Leeds team mates Eddie Gray and Peter Lorimer.
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'''Colin Walker''' (born 1 May 1958) is an English-born New Zealand former footballer and manager. He was appointed as York City caretaker manager in November 2007, earning the job on a permanent basis in December, before being sacked in November 2008.
In November 1985, Walker returned to Doncaster Rovers on non-contract terms, playing five times before moving to Cambridge United in January 1986.
Whilst at Gisborne City, Walker acquired New Zealand citizenship, and so played for the New Zealand national team. He appearaed 34 times and scored 18 goals for the team,
He spent three-and-a-half-years as manager of Maltby Miners Welfare from 1989 to 1993 after his playing career ended,
He took over as caretaker manager at York City on 19 November 2007, following Billy McEwan's sacking by the club.
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'''Andrew Keith "Andy" Best''' (born 5 January 1959) is an English former professional footballer
Best, a right-winger born in Dorchester, Dorset, joined Torquay United in October 1984 from local non-league side Teignmouth, one of a number of players signed for free by Torquay manager David Webb. His league debut came on 23 October 1984 against Scunthorpe United at the Old Show Ground. He made 18 league appearances, scoring twice before leaving for Dawlish Town in 1985.
In February 2001, the Torquay based ''Herald Express'' newspaper reported that Best was still playing for Teignmouth at the age of 42.
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'''Patrick Anthony Olazinka "Tony" Agana''' (born 2 October 1963 in Bromley) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. After starting his career in non-league football, he became a professional with Watford. He late made over 100 appearances for both Sheffield United and Notts County. He played in the position of striker.
Agana started his football career with non-league side Welling United, where he met his wife, Lisa Regan, before joining Weymouth for -4,500 in March 1984.
In August 1987 Agana moved into professional football with First Division club Watford.
He made his debut for United on 20 February 1988, scoring in a 1-0 home win against Barnsley. In the 1989-90 season he scored 24 goals in 46 appearances, forming a strong partnership with Brian Deane which helped United win promotion from the Second Division. In three years with the club he scored 42 goals in 118 matches
In November 1991 he signed for Notts County for a fee of -685,000 - which was a club record transfer fee. Although he was loaned to Leeds United in February 1992 he went on to play 145 times for the club, scoring 15 goals.
He went on to play for Hereford United, Cliftonville, Leek Town and was player-manager at Guiseley.
After retiring from football he studied computer visualisation at Sheffield Hallam University, graduating in 2004. He now works for the University of Manchester as a distance learning technology officer, as well as working for Sheffield United's matchday hospitality team.
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'''Stuart Walker''' (born 9 January 1951 in Garforth) is an English former professional football goalkeeper and is currently a physiotherapist at Aston Villa.
Walker began his football career as an apprentice with Leeds United
Walker initially worked in Rugby League with Leeds and was Castleford's physio when they played on the 1985 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley
He became physio at Aston Villa under manager John Gregory and after a spell as Shrewsbury Town physio also worked under Gregory with Derby County. He left Derby under a cloud after being suspended along with Gregory and assistant manager Ross McLaren in March 2003.
He subsequently returned to Aston Villa as physio and following the departure of manager David O'Leary Walker was temporarily one of Villa's first team coaches under caretaker manager Roy Aitken.
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'''Edward "Eddie" Lewis''' (born 3 January 1935 in Manchester) is an English former footballer.
One of the original Busby Babes, Lewis played for Goslings and then for the Manchester United Junior Athletic Club (MUJAC), joining the Old Trafford ground staff in the 1947-48 season. Lewis signed for West Ham United from Preston North End in a swap deal that saw Frank O'Farrell move in the other direction. He helped West Ham win promotion during the 1957-58, and did the same with Leyton Orient in 1961-62. He was converted from centre forward to full back with Leyton Orient, and probably played his best seasons in that position. He went on to play for Folkestone Town and later managed Clapton FC and Ford Sports FC in the Greater London League.
Lewis emigrated to South Africa in the 1970 and spent time as a coach of Wits University, Kaiser Chiefs, Giant Blackpool, Moroka Swallows and many other leading clubs. He has since worked as an analyst for the TV sports station Supersport and also for PA Sports.
In July 2007, 72-year old Lewis was appointed Technical Advisor to one of the leading football clubs in South Africa, Moroka Swallows, under their new Zimbawean born manager Ian 'Dibango Gorowa, who is a former Zimbabwe international striker. This being his 37th year that Eddie has been involved in the development of South African football.
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'''Robert Molenaar''' (born 27 February 1969 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland) is a former professional footballer from the Netherlands. He played as a defender for FC Volendam, Leeds United and Bradford City and RBC Roosendaal.
He was signed for Leeds United by the then manager George Graham from FC Volendam for -1m in January 1997 to try to shore up the defence. He became a regular in the side until the end of the 1996-97 season. In the 1997-98 season however his performances were not up to scratch and he fell down the pecking order playing around half the matches. In 1998-99 he was once again a first choice centre-back, above David Wetherall but a challenge by Nicolas Anelka, then playing for Arsenal, kept him out via ligament damage until 2000. He failed to make another appearance for Leeds United and was sold to Bradford City in the summer of 2001 to help their dog fight against relegation. He stayed there until 2003 when his contract was not renewed and he moved to RBC Roosendaal before eventually retiring in the summer of 2007.
While at Leeds he picked up the nickname ''"The Terminator"'' from the fans due to his bulky physique and height.
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'''Andrew Todd Mutch''' (born December 28, 1963 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer most known for his partnership with Steve Bull at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He is now a manager, at non league side Burscough.
Mutch was a trainee at Liverpool and Everton but was not taken on as a professional. He was playing for non-league Southport when then-Third Division Wolverhampton Wanderers signed him in February 1986. He made his Wolves debut on 8 March 1986 in a goalless draw with , but despite scoring 7 goals in 15 games could not halt relegation to the bottom tier.
The following season saw the start of his prolific goalscoring partnership with Steve Bull which propelled the team to the play-offs, where they narrowly missed out. In the 1987-88 season, Mutch and Bull scored 53 league goals between them and helped Wolves win Fourth Division Championship. The following season the duo scored a further 58 (83 in all competitions), to fire Wolves to the Third Division Championship. Mutch also scored in Wolves- 2-0 victory over Burnley in the Sherpa Van Trophy at Wembley in May 1988.
Mutch-s goal-scoring prowess was recognised by a call-up to the England B squad in 1989 - making three appearances against Switzerland, Norway and Iceland. He also represented his country at under-21 level.
In August 1993, Mutch left Molineux for Premier League new boys Swindon Town in a -250,000 deal. His total record at Wolves was 106 goals in 288 appearances (13 as substitute).
After two seasons at Swindon - including his one and only season in the top flight - Mutch was loaned to Wigan Athletic but the move was not made permanent, and he instead moved to Stockport County. He spent two seasons at Edgeley Park, which saw the club win promotion to the second tier and reach the semi-finals of the League Cup under Dave Jones.
He left Stockport at the end of the 1997-98 season, signing for non-league Barrow, and later returning to play a game for his former club Southport. He ended his playing career while working as a coach at Telford United in 2000.
As his playing career had ended, Mutch went into coaching, with spells as assistant manager of both Telford United (while still playing) and Morecambe (2001-2004). He joined Vauxhall Motors in July 2007 as assistant manager, but soon stepped up to become manager in October 2007 after the resignation of Carl Macauley. He left the club after their 6-0 defeat at home to Kettering Town in March 2008, as Macauley returned to the club. In October 2008, he was appointed manager of Burscough of the Conference North. By early 2009 he had left the club and has not yet been in management since.
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'''Derek Niven''' (born December 12, 1983 in Falkirk) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Chesterfield. He previously played for Stenhousemuir, Raith Rovers and Bolton Wanderers.
He scored one of the greatest goals in the 2006/07 season Carling Cup tournament against Manchester City.
Niven returned to the Chesterfield setup in March 2009 after recovering from a year long stint suffering with testicular cancer. His return was pronounced with a wonder goal against Grimsby Town on 11th March.
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'''Robert "Robbie" Dennison''' (born April 30, 1963 in Banbridge) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer, who spent the majority of his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
West Bromwich Albion spotted Dennison at Irish club Glenavon and signed him on a two-year deal in September 1985. However, he failed to establish himself in the starting line-up and signed for rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers for -20,000 in March 1987. He made his debut for the club on March 14, 1987 in a 4-0 win over Swansea.
Here, the winger found his feet and was a first choice player as the team won back to back promotions from the (old) Division 4. Dennison also won a Sherpa Van Trophy winners medal, scoring in the 2-0 final win over Burnley in 1988. He also appeared for the club at Wembley in the Football League Centenary Tournament just a month earlier, scoring a long range goal against Everton. In total, he made over 300 appearances in total for Wolves, scoring 49 times.
His appearances began to become more limited with the arrival of Graham Taylor at Molineux in the mid 1990s and he went on loan to Swansea City in 1995, before moving to non-league Hednesford Town in 1997 and in 1999 had a brief spell with Halesowen Town. He rejoined with one-time boss Graham Turner at Hereford United, and later became player/manager at Warley Rangers.
Dennison made 18 appearances for Northern Ireland, spread over a 10 year period. His debut came on April 27, 1988 in a goalless friendly with France.
His brother David also represented Northern Ireland, but in cricket.
Since retiring, he formed a sports trophy business and currently provides co-commentary on Wolves matches live on Beacon Radio.
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'''Keith Peacock''' (born Barnehurst, 2 May 1945)
Peacock played his entire professional career for Charlton Athletic, making over 500 Football League appearances between 1962 and 1979. On August 21 1965, while playing for Charlton, he became the first substitute ever to be used in the Football League when he replaced injured goalkeeper Mike Rose after 11 minutes of an away match against Bolton Wanderers.
Peacock was manager of Gillingham between 1981 and 1987 and then between 1989 and 1991. He later served as assistant manager at Charlton Athletic before stepping down after the resignation of Alan Curbishley in 2006. He moved to where he became first a scout and then assistant manager under Alan Pardew and Alan Curbishley. He ended this role at the end of the 2006-07 season.
In September 2007 Peacock returned to Charlton in the role of honorary associate director.
Peacock married Lesley and has a son, Gavin (born 1967), who also became a professional footballer. He also has a daughter called Lauren.
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'''Robert Edwards''' (born February 23, 1970 in Manchester) is a former professional footballer, who started out as a forward and changed to a defender or midfielder. Rob played for Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town and Chesterfield before retiring in 2005 and starting his own joiner business in 2006.
Rob had two spells at Huddersfield Town and retired at the club. Rob scored two ofd the most important goals in his career at Huddersfield one in 1997 against Manchester City where Huddersfield passed the ball 16 times around the field for it to fall for Edwards outside the 18 yard box to smash it into the back of the net. And in 2004 scored the goal that took Town through to the play off final.
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'''Grant Gordon Smith''' (born 5 May 1980 in Irvine) is a Scottish footballer central midfielder playing for North Queensland Fury. He is the son of former Rangers and Brighton & Hove Albion striker and current Scottish Football Association chief executive Gordon Smith.
Smith signed a short-term contract with Dundee United in September 2006, agreeing to stay until the next transfer window in January 2007. Smith also played for English sides Bristol City and Walsall (on loan).
Smith went on trial at Hibernian in February 2007.
Smith returned to Britain in January 2008 and joined Carlisle United on a short-term contract until the end of the season, after training with the club's squad.
He joined Bradford City on trial.
He went to Singapore for trials with some of the local S-League teams for the 2010 season. He was brought to Singapore by the '''Football Association of Singapore (FAS)''' as part of their centralised scouting system of foreign players for S-League clubs
On December 18th 2009, he signed a short term injury replacement deal with North Queensland Fury in the A-League linking up with Former Ranger Great and Fury Manager Ian Ferguson and Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler.
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For a list of all Southampton players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:Southampton F.C. players.
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NOTE: Please do not simply add one to appearance figures for current players after a match; these statistics may not have been updated for several weeks and may be out of date. It is preferable if the statistics are updated at the end of a season, or if a player is transferred out of the club. Please check a reliable source such as the BBC website for the correct figures.
==Top 15 by Football League appearances==
Bill Rawlings also scored 19 goals in the Southern League in 1919-20.
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'''Jamie Wayne Attwell''' (born June 8, 1982 in Bristol) is an English football goalkeeper. He represented Wales at junior level.
Attwell began his career as a junior with local Bristol sides Shirehampton and St. Vallier, before joining Everton's junior scheme. He failed to settle at Everton and returned to Bristol in March 2001, playing a couple trial games for Bristol City before signing a three-year traineeship with Tottenham Hotspur. He was released by Tottenham after failing to make the grade and had trials with Kidderminster Harriers, Bradford City, Salisbury City and Southend United before joining Bristol City in August 2001 as cover for Steve Phillips and Mike Stowell.
He failed to make the first team with City and joined Tiverton Town on loan in March 2002, before being released by City at the end of the season.
In July 2002, Atwell was on trial at Tranmere Rovers, but moved to Torquay United later that month.
He made his league debut in place of the injured Kevin Dearden on August 17, 2002 in a 4-3 defeat away to York City. His next game came on October 22, 2002, a 4-0 defeat in the Football League Trophy at home to Wycombe Wanderers, followed 4 days later by a 5-1 defeat away to Scunthorpe United.
He was dropped after the Scunthorpe game, but on the 29th of October played in the 4-0 home win against Bournemouth, replacing Dearden as a substitute with the game still at 0-0. He made one further appearance for Torquay, on the 19th of November, as a half-time substitute for Arjan van Heusden in the 2-2 draw at home to Kidderminster Harriers, a game Torquay were leading 2-0 when he came on, before being released early the following week. He had conceded 15 goals in the equivalent of less than four games.
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'''Ian Terrance Gillard''' (born Hammersmith, London, October 9, 1950) was a long-serving player for QPR. Started out at Tottenham Hotspur in the youth ranks before moving to West london and QPR where he made his debut in November 1968. Over the next fourteen years he made the left-back position virtually his own forming a formidable full-back partnership with Dave Clement for many seasons. He was an integral member of the 1975-76 team that almost won the First Division title, eventually finishing as runners-up to Liverpool.
His last game for QPR was in the FA Cup final replay against Tottenham Hotspur in 1982. He then moved on a free transfer to Aldershot taking up a position as player coach. He played 408 league games (485 in all competitions, which is the third highest in the club's history) and scored a total of 11 goals. Ian won 3 international caps for England in 1975.
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Born in Godalming, Lintott was Queens Park Rangers' first ever England international in 1908.
He joined Rangers in 1907 from Plymouth Argyle and played 31 Southern League games before moving to Bradford City in 1908. He finished his career at Leeds City from 1912-1914. Throughout his playing career he was also a schoolmaster and whilst at Queens Park Rangers taught at Oldfield Road School, Willesden.
He joined the British Army and became a lieutenant in the West Yorkshire Regiment. Lintott was killed in action on the first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916.
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He started his career as a trainee at Tottenham Hotspur but never appeared for the first team. He was loaned to Southend United in 1986 where he made 2 appearances. He finally left for Division 1 rivals Queens Park Rangers in 1987.
He made 348 appearances for QPR spanning 13 seasons, scoring 18 goals. He made his debut in November 1987 at Sheffield Wednesday and was an effective centre half alongside Alan McDonald. He also played for Sheffield Wednesday from 2001 where he made over 50 starts but was released after he failed to save them from relegation to Division two.
He signed to Barnet on the 12 July, 2003 and ended his career in December of 2004. He was briefly joint caretaker manager with Ian Hendon between the departure of Martin Allen and the arrival of Paul Fairclough.
He earned his only international cap for Jamaica in 1998 in a World Cup warm-up game against Iran.
He now trains a Sunday league team called Colebrook Royals.
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'''Donald "Don" Sandison Masson''' (born 26 August 1946) in Banchory, Scotland, to parents Jock and Babs, is a former Scottish footballer. He began his career with Middlesbrough in 1964 before going on to Notts County in 1968. He stayed there for six years before moving to Queen's Park Rangers in December 1974 for -100,000.
Although approaching 29 years of age before he played top-level football, his was a signing that underlined the quality of then manager Dave Sexton's judgement. A stylish and creative midfielder, he came to be seen as the final piece in the jigsaw of an exciting and attacking QPR team. The following 1975/76 season saw them come close to winning the League title, being pipped by a point by Liverpool.
After three years at Loftus Road he moved to Derby County in October 1977 in exchange for Leighton James. After a further spell at Notts County he played for a time in the U.S. On returning, he became the player-manager of Kettering Town, before retiring from the game. He won 17 caps for Scotland, famously missing a penalty with the score at 1-1, in a 3-1 defeat by Peru in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
In retirement he turned his hand in to the hotel owner/management business after having bought 'The Gallery' in Trent Bridge Nottingham which he has since sold.
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'''Alan Harper''', born 1 November 1960 in Liverpool, England, is a former professional football player. Harper is best remembered for playing in the Championship winning Everton side of the mid-1980s.
Harper was a utility player whose first-choice position was right-back but he could perform competently in almost any position on the park and he frequently turned up in central defence, at left-back, centre midfield, wide midfield and sometimes even as a makeshift striker. Perhaps partially as a result of his great versatility however, he often found himself used as a squad player rather than as a first-team regular at many of the clubs he played for. He is remembered as a largely unspectacular but solid and reliable performer who very rarely made a mistake. Harper scored few goals but many of those he did score were spectacular efforts, often from long range. Everton fans nicknamed him 'Bertie Bassett' because he played in 'allsorts of positions'.
Harper started out at Liverpool F.C. in the late 1970s, the club he had supported as a boy, but he never made a first team appearance for Liverpool before Howard Kendall took him across Stanley Park to Everton in the summer of 1983 for -100,000. Harper initially became first choice right-back but after a few months he lost his place to Gary Stevens, who went on to become an England international. From then on, Harper never really held down a regular first team place at Goodison but like Kevin Richardson, he became a vital squad player, filling in in various positions on the park when first-teamers were injured and frequently appearing as a substitute. During his first season, Harper scored a spectacular goal against his previous club Liverpool in the Merseyside derby at Goodison. Everton went on that season to finish runners-up to Liverpool in the League Cup before winning the FA Cup at Wembley in May, beating Graham Taylor's Watford 2-0. Harper was an unused substitute at Wembley and he received a cup winners medal as a result.
The following season, 1984/85, Everton won the League Championship and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as well as finishing runners-up in the FA Cup to Manchester United. This was the most successful season in Everton's history and Harper played an important role as a squad player - he received both a Championship winners medal and Cup Winners' Cup medal (again he was an unused substitute in the final). Everton were not allowed to contest the following season's UEFA Champions League due to the ban on English clubs entering European competition after the Heysel Stadium disaster involving Liverpool F.C.
The following year Everton were runners-up to rivals Liverpool in both the League Championship and the FA Cup - Harper came on as a substitute in the FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday and scored Everton's opening goal with an audacious lob from outside the area. Then in 1986/87, Everton reclaimed the league title and Harper received his second Championship medal after playing in the majority of Everton's games due to an injury crisis in the first half of the season. Harper scored a vital and spectacular winner at Chelsea during the title run-in.
Howard Kendall then left Everton to join Athletic Bilbao and a year later in 1988 Harper left Everton for Sheffield Wednesday in search of regular first-team football. Wednesday paid -275,000 for Harper's services but after a fairly unremarkable spell at Hillsborough, he rejoined Howard Kendall at his new club Manchester City in December 1989 for a fee of -150,000 and he became City's regular right-back. Kendall returned to Everton the following autumn and in the summer of 1991 he took Harper back to Goodison for -200,000. After two more seasons with the Toffees, Harper left top-flight football to play for Luton Town in 1993 and a year later he joined Burnley. After two seasons at Turf Moor, Harper retired from professional football.
After retirement, Harper went back to Everton once more in the early 2000s as a youth coach, spending several years there before leaving in 2005.
In November 2007 he was employed as a scout by Premier League side Bolton Wanderers who were looking for a number of ex-professionals to head their recruitment drive lead by former Everton manager Colin Harvey.
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'''Dave Clement''' (2 February 1948 - 31 March 1982) was a football player. Clement was a right fullback who developed with Queens Park Rangers through the club's youth set-up. He signed professional terms in 1965 and made his first team debut in the 1966-67 season, which was memorable for QPR in that they won the Football League Third Division championship by twelve points and also became the first Third Division side to win a major trophy - the League Cup, beating first division side West Bromwich Albion 3-2 in the first ever final at Wembley Stadium.
The following season, Clement was a regular member of the side, making 34 appearances in another promotion season for QPR. He possessed great stamina and was strong in the tackle but his distribution for a defender was also excellent. Over the coming seasons he became a fixture in the team, missing only six league games from the 1970/71 to 1973/74 seasons.
By the 1975/76 season, Clement was an integral part of an exciting, attacking QPR team with stars such as Stan Bowles and Gerry Francis. QPR finished the season just one point shy of eventual champions Liverpool. It was during this season that Clement received international recognition, ten years after playing for the England Youth team. He made his full international debut against Wales in March 1976, coming on as a substitute at half-time in a game England won 2-1. He made four more appearances over the next year.
In 1979, after fourteen years at the club and with QPR now relegated to the Second Division, Clement was sold to Bolton Wanderers for -170,000. He had made 472 appearances in all competitions for QPR, and scored 28 goals. He subsequently went on to play for Wimbledon and Fulham before his death in 1982, aged 34. Suffering from depression after badly breaking his leg, and believing his career was finished, he committed suicide by poisoning himself with weedkiller. His son, Neil Clement, who was only three years old at the time, is also a professional footballer and currently plays for West Bromwich Albion.
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'''Simeon Alexander Jackson''' (born 28 March 1987) is a Jamaican-born Canadian footballer who plays for Gillingham.
He has previously played for Dulwich Hamlet and Rushden & Diamonds. Jackson was born in Jamaica but grew up in, and plays internationally for, Canada.
Jackson was born in Kingston, Jamaica but grew up in Mississauga, Ontario. He played for his local team in Canada, Sunoco FC.
He joined Rushden & Diamonds in 2004 and was the club's top scorer in the 2006-07 season, scoring 20 goals. The next season he was top scorer for the Diamonds in the league, scoring 16 goals, despite leaving for Gillingham in January. He was joint 8th top scorer in the league that season. In 2005, he had trials with Manchester United and Manchester City.
In January 2008, he signed with Gillingham, a club he had a trial with as a youth player, for a transfer fee of -150,000 on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut against Cheltenham Town on 2 February 2008.
On 4 January 2009, Jackson scored an equalising goal for Gillingham in their 2-1 FA Cup Third Round defeat by Aston Villa. His performance led to rumours of a -1,000,000 move to Villa, and helped him win the Football League Two Player of the Month award. He scored both goals as Gillingham beat Rochdale in the 2008-09 play-off semi final, and the 90th minute winner in the 1-0 win against Shrewsbury Town in the final, as Gillingham returned to League One one year after relegation.
Jackson qualified for Canadian citizenship by virtue of his years of residence there as a child, and has seven caps for the Canadian Men's Youth (U-20) team. His first game was a friendly against Brazil in May 2006, and he played in all three of Canada's games at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, his last games at that level. On 14 November 2008, he received his first call up for the Canadian senior squad for a match against his country of birth, Jamaica.
On 30 May 2009, Jackson started his first game for Canada against Cyprus, scoring the winning goal in the 53rd minute of a 1-0 victory.
On 18 December 2009, Jackson was named the 2009 Canadian Player of the Year.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
2009: Canadian International Player of the Year
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'''Stephen "Steve" Chettle''' (born 27 September 1968 in Nottingham, England) is an English former footballer best known for playing for Nottingham Forest. Despite playing most of his career in the top level of English football, Chettle never made the England squad, but came close in 1992, despite this Chettle played 12 games for the England Under-21s, captaining them in his final appearance.
Chettle was promoted from the youth team setup at his hometown club of Nottingham Forest. His first senior season was the 1986-1987 campaign. He went on to become a talisman in the Forest side of the late eighties and late nineties, and was ever present in each of the sides he played in, and managers he worked under. Steve is held in high regard by the Forest faithful after spending 13 years at the City Ground where he is considered a hero. He was initially part of a young crop of players that came into life at Forest under the famous Brian Clough, and was part of the Forest side that lost the 1991 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium against Tottenham Hotspur, as well as being part of the triumphant 1990 English League Cup winning side. Chettle went on to play 527 times for Forest in all competitions, scoring 11 goal from between 1986 and 1999.
Each of Chettle's seasons at Forest were played in the top flight of English football, bar his last two seasons. In 1994-1995 season, he was part of the side that finished a notable 3rd in the Premiership. As players and managers came and left, Chettle stayed with the club, and notably played alongside such Forest greats as Des Walker, Stuart Pearce, Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Crossley, Stan Collymore and Pierre Van Hooijdonk.
In 1999, Forest manager David Platt made Chettle available for loan, and eventually sent him on loan to Barnsley, who like Forest, were struggling in First Division at the time. The two clubs eventually struck a permanent deal after impressing in the two games played during his loan spell. This would then spell the end for Chettle's 13 year Forest career, as he signed for the Oakwell club in December 1999. Chettle went on to play out the rest of the 1999-2000 season for the club, as well as competing in the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 seasons. His final game for the club was a 5-1 thumping away at Manchester City on the final day of the season. Chettle was released by Barnsley in the summer of 2002.
In July 2002, two months after his release from Barnsley, Chettle and fellow Tykes defender Darren Barnard joined league rivals Grimsby Town on one year contracts. Chettle was seen as an ideal candidate to step in the centre of defence and started the season alongside the clubs player-manager Paul Groves and Jamaican youngster Simon Ford. After a slow start to the season for Grimsby, Steve saw his season blighted by injury, and through this, it pushed manager Groves into signing Sheffield United centre half Georges Santos and Middlesbrough's Jason Gavin as cover. Steve eventually returned from injury in early 2003, and went on to score his only goal for The Mariners in a 4-1 home defeat against Crystal Palace.
Several months after his departure from Blundell Park, Chettle returned to his native Nottinghamshire after acting upon an offer to work Nigel Clough, the son of his former Forest manager, and sign with Conference National side Burton Albion. Nigel Clough at the time was the player/manager of the non league club. Chettle signed a one year contract with Burton, and he would remain with the club for the 2003-2004 season. This would be Chettle's only year at the Pirelli Stadium and he departed in the summer of 2004.
Following one season with Burton, Chettle moved down the non league footballing ladder, signing for Ilkeston Town in July 2004. Chettle featured at centre back that season with notably forming a formidable partnership with long serving ex Grimsby defender Mark Lever. This would eventually be both players final season, and Chettle decided to retire from competitive football at the end of the 2004-2005 season.
Following his retirement and leaving Ilkeston, Chettle moved to run a soccer school in his native Nottingham. He now works at Nottingham Forest Academy and is currently coach of the under 13's squad.
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England U-23
'''Ian Snodin''' (born 15 August 1963, Thrybergh, Rotherham, Yorkshire) is a retired footballer most notable for playing for Doncaster Rovers and Everton. He also played for Leeds United, Sunderland, Oldham Athletic and Scarborough.
He started as a trainee at Doncaster along with his brother Glynn under manager Billy Bremner and played in midfield for the club. Even though Doncaster were in the third division at the time Ian managed to earn several call-ups to both the England Under-21s and the under-23s due to being such a strong player at such a young age. He soon caught the interest of the Leeds United manager Eddie Gray and was transferred to the club in the summer of 1985 for -200,000. Bremner soon followed Ian to Leeds United not being able to resist the call from his old club and Ian was appointed captain, replacing Leeds legend Peter Lorimer who had retired from the game. Snodin added class and bite to United-s midfield and became the key player in the side.
It wasn-t long before Division One-s bigger clubs approached Leeds for his services. Everton and Liverpool both offered -840,000 in 1987, and cash-strapped Leeds accepted. Ian chose Everton as his next team, even though he had agreed terms with Liverpool, and moved there in January 1987. Ian helped his new club to win the title in his debut season. His never-say-die attitude was well received by the Everton fans, but it wasn't until Ian played as an emergency right-back that he flourished for the club. This transformation to a defender happened so quickly with such ease and in February 1989 he was called up into the full England squad for a friendly international in Greece. Unfortunately however Snodin was forced to withdraw because of injury and his problems became worse only a few weeks later when he was carried off during a game against Sheffield Wednesday with a serious hamstring problem. Despite lengthy periods of rest and several operations, Snodin struggled to regain his fitness and spent the whole of the 1991-92 season on the sidelines.
In October 1994 he spent a while on loan with Sunderland and then in January 1995 he moved to Oldham Athletic. He later played at Scarborough before returning to Doncaster Rovers in 1998 to manage his home town club. He managed the club for 18 months before moving in to radio commentary.
Snodin was a regular analyst on Sky Sports' coverage of the Football Conference, before taking on a similar role at Setanta Sports following a change in the broadcasting rights. He also co-hosts Terrace Talk, a football magazine show, with Liverpool F.C. legend Ian St John every Saturday at midday on Liverpool music station Radio City 96.7 and City Talk 105.9 and occasionally comentates on covering Everton for the same radio network.
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'''Michael John Kightly''' (born 24 January 1986) is an English football midfielder, who plays for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Born in Basildon, Kightly played schoolboy football for Tottenham Hotspur but was released and subsequently picked up by his hometown team, non-league Basildon United. His stay was short and was soon back in professional football playing for Southend United, where he made his league debut on 3 May 2003 in a 1-0 defeat at Exeter City.
Although featuring in all their cup games of this time, he made only 13 league appearances over 3 different seasons for them. He was loaned out to Farnborough Town in October 2004 and released at the end of the season by Southend manager Steve Tilson.
Conference side Grays Athletic signed Kightly, where he scored 15 league goals in his first season, and won the FA Trophy. He began the 2006-07 season still with Grays, and had scored 10 goals by November. Such form caught the eye of scouts at Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, to whom he completed a two-month emergency loan move on 17 November 2006.
He would subsequently return to play against Grays for Wolves in a pre-season friendly, which was a condition of the permanent deal later made between the clubs.
Kightly scored his first ever league goal to earn a 1-0 victory at QPR in December 2006. His form at Grays Athletic led him to be dubbed "The Ryan Giggs of non-league football", and it was reported that Sir Alex Ferguson was interested in signing Kightly for Manchester United.
He became a first-team regular in the remainder of the season, and his six goals helped the club into a play-off position. His performances saw him come runner-up for Wolves' ''Player of the Year 2006-07'', losing out to goalkeeper Matt Murray. After a play-off defeat denied promotion, it was reported that he was being tracked by clubs such as , Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, and .
Kightly ended such speculation by signing a new four-year deal with Wolves in June 2007.
His first full season with the club was severely hampered by a persistent ankle injury suffered in November 2007, from which he twice tried to return to first team football, eventually undergoing surgery in February 2008. Kightly had further injuries that kept him out of the Wolves side, finally returning to play in the final four fixtures as the club narrowly missed the play-off places on goal difference. He signed an improved new four-year deal with the club in June 2008.
During the 2008-09 season, contributing eight goals, as Wolves led the promotion race. However, his campaign has been prematurely halted by a broken metatarsal sustained during a reserve game in March 2009. He returned to make his first appearances in the Premier League by September but again suffered another injury after needing an ankle operation.
Kightly was called into the England U21 squad in August 2007 for a friendly against Romania and went on to make his debut, playing the first half of the game.
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'''Peter Haddock''' (born 9 December 1961, Newcastle upon Tyne) is a retired footballer most notable for playing for Leeds United. He also played for Newcastle United and Burnley.
Peter joined his home-town club in 1979 with rave reports coming from his schoolboy days. He played in a calm and collected manner and got a good run in the side during 1981-82 but lost his place half way through the following season. He left for Leeds United for a snip at -45,000 in July 1986. During the early part of his career at Leeds he suffered a series of injuries, limiting his first-team appearances. However once he had returned he won player of the year in 1988. Under the stewardship of Howard Wilkinson "''Fish''", as he was known, became a crucial part of the defensive unit alongside Chris Fairclough that won promotion in 1989-90.
His career was cut short however when he suffered a freak injury in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final against Manchester United in 1991. Leeds went out 3-1 on aggregate. Sheffield Wednesday won the final.
After football he first worked as a postman before moving in to his current work as a courier. He now lives by the sea in Northumberland and has two sons who are both big Leeds United fans. His work also brings him into contact with another famous ex footballer, Chris Nicholas, more commonly known as "The One, The Only, Living Legend,Wing Wizard", who starred for Shiney Row F.C. and memorably scored a 40-yard lob in the semi-final of the cup against Coleman's Cabinets. He also holds the top five positions in the DVD "Shiney Row's 101 Greatest Moments".
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}}'''Jordan David Parkes''' (born 26 July 1989) is an English professional association footballer, currently playing for Watford as a full-back.
Parkes left Parmiter's School in Garston, Hertfordshire aged sixteen in order to pursue a football career at Watford. His debut came in a 2006 League Cup second round tie against Accrington Stanley, in which he scored a penalty in the shootout, won 6-5 by Watford.
Parkes signed his first professional contract with Watford on the 1 February 2007. In March 2007, Parkes was called up to the England under-18 squad by manager Brian Eastwick. He has subsequently been called up by England under-19's.
In the 2007-08 season he was loaned to League Two sides Brentford and Barnet . He made his league debut for Watford on 30 August 2008 against Ipswich Town, replacing the injured Mat Sadler.
On 29 July 2009, Jordan scored twice in a 4-1 win for a strong Watford side against St Albans City F.C.
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'''Courtney "''Chris''" Huw Fairclough''' (born 12 April 1964, Nottingham) is a retired footballer most notable for playing for Nottingham Forest and Leeds United. He also played for Tottenham Hotspur, Bolton Wanderers, Notts County and York City.
He joined his hometown club Forest in 1981 where he won the first of his seven England under 23 International caps. Forest however allowed the defender's contract to expire and he had his pick of clubs. Having made 134 appearances and scored 2 goals for Forest, he moved to Spurs in June 1987, with the transfer fee set by tribunal at -387,000. Fairclough proved to be a solid and reliable centre-back, being an ever present throughout the 1987-88 season. The 1988-89 season however was blighted by injury for Fairclough and he only 20 made league appearances. Played alongside Kevin Sutherland at school.
After failing to reclaim his place in Terry Venables' team, Chris joined Leeds United on loan in March 1989. In the summer of 1989 he made the move permanent, moving for a fee of -500,000. He was immediately installed at the heart of the defence, and the team gained promotion from Division 2 in 1990 and went on to win Leeds' first Division 1 Championship in eighteen years in 1992. In his six years at Elland Road, he was almost ever-present and immensely popular with the fans, picking up Player of the Year in 1990. His partnership with Chris Whyte was a key factor in the Championship win. However he slowly started to lose his place in the side and moved to Bolton Wanderers in July 1995 for the same fee he joined the club for, having made 240 appearances scoring 23 goals. In-between 1995 and 1998 he made 106 appearances scoring 8 goals. He had a spell at Notts County (1998-1999) before joining York City in 1999 where he stayed until he hung up his boots in 2001. He now lives outside Nottingham and works for Forest as an assistant first team coach having previously coached the under-17 team.
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Born in Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa, Riley played for Boksburg F.C before being signed by Reds manager Matt McQueen in the August of 1925, he made his debut on the 24 October 1925 in a First Division match at White Hart Lane, a game Spurs won 3-1.
Riley, a goalkeeper, was bought as an understudy for the great Elisha Scott and it wasn't until the end of the 1928/29 season that he could really call himself number 1.
Following the mighty Scott was a hard task for Riley but he managed to do so, proving himself to be a worthy successor. During a time that the Anfield club were not challenging for major honours and were even flirting with relegation, It was a lot to do with Riley's performances that ensured Liverpool would keep their top flight status.
Arthur spent 15 years at Liverpool amassing 338 first team appearances, the last of these games came on last day of the 1938/39 season at Old Trafford against Man United in a division 1 fixture, Man Utd spoilt the day, however, by winning 2-0 .
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'''Matthew Gilks''' (born on 4 June 1982) is an English football goalkeeper, who plays for Blackpool.
Born in Rochdale Gilks started his career as a 13-year-old at his hometown club, Rochdale. He was promoted from their youth team in March 2000, and eventually replaced Neil Edwards in the first team, becoming a regular starter. He made a total of 198 appearances for the club in league and cup competitions, and by the time he was 24, he was the longest-serving player at Rochdale.
On 1 July 2007, Gilks signed a two-year contract with Championship club Norwich City, moving on a free transfer due to his contract with Rochdale having expired.
In the summer of 2008, and without having made a first-team appearance for ''the Canaries'', Gilks signed for fellow Championship club Blackpool. He made his debut on 12 August 2008 in a 2-0 League Cup defeat to Macclesfield Town.
After failing to break into the first team, he signed for League Two club Shrewsbury Town on a month's loan on 21 November to cover an injury crisis at the club.
While Simon Grayson was Blackpool manager, he did not usually name a substitute goalkeeper, preferring to have five outfield players on the bench. After he left the club, in late December 2008, caretaker manager Tony Parkes immediately began naming Gilks as a substitute. After a number of matches as an unused substitute, Gilks made his league debut for Blackpool on 31 January 2009, after Paul Rachubka was sent off three minutes into ''the Seasiders'' match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Gilks was brought on and helped ''the Seasiders'' to a 1-0 win.
On 22 September 2009 he saved a penalty kick in ''the Seasiders'' 4-3 defeat to Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in the third round of the 2009-10 League Cup. His first league start of the 2009-10 season came in the 2-0 win over Plymouth Argyle at Bloomfield Road on 17 October. After three consecutive cleansheets, Gilks was named in The Championship "Team of the Week", along with fellow teammates Stephen Crainey and Marcel Seip, following his performance in Blackpool's 0-0 draw with Swansea City on 24 October at the Liberty Stadium.
a. ''3 league play-off appearances for Blackpool in 2001 (included in 2000-01 total)''
b. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
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'''Simon Ramsden''' (born 17 December 1981 in Bishop Auckland) is an English footballer playing for Football League Two side Bradford City. He is a defender.
Ramsden started his career with Sunderland, but did not play a game. After a loan spell at Notts County during the 2002-03 season, he moved to Grimsby Town in 2004. He joined Rochdale from Grimsby Town in January 2006. He left Grimsby because of lack of appearances at a time when the club were flying high. Subsequent departures and retirements of defenders left many Grimsby fans regretting his hasty decision to depart, and to rub salt into the wounds, he has developed a habit of scoring for Rochdale against his former club.
In June 2009, he became Bradford City's first signing of the summer.
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'''Clive Moyo-Modise''' (born September 24, 1984 in London, England) is an English-South African footballer. He is an attacking player.Currently playing for Bradford City FC
Clive started his career with Rochdale in 2005 and scored his first senior professional goal of his career against Darlington on the 6 October 2006. He scored the fifth goal in a game Rochdale won 5-0 at the 96.6 TFM Arena in Darlington.Whilst there he attracted a number of clubs in the higher leagues including Liverpool and Bolton.He scored the only goal in the Senior Lancashire Cup Final in 2005/06 season.
In early November, Clive was called up to the South African under-21's side, but had to pull put of the squad due to a hamstring injury. Although born in England, Clive qualifies internationally for South Africa due to his parents. He later in his playing spell in South Africa, played for the national Under-23 team.He scored on his debut in the 3-1 loss against Cameroon in the Sasol Eight Nations Tournament held in Johannesburg.He also received a senior national call up from Carlos Alberto Parreira (World Cup winning coach) for a 2 week training camp in Johannesburg early 2008.
On the 9 February 2007, Clive joined Mossley on loan initially for a month. After scoring 5 goals in 7 matches, his loan was extended until the end of the season at the Northern Premier League Premier Division club.
He left Rochdale on 11 May 2007 and later joined South African Premier Soccer League side Bidvest Wits.
Moyo-Modise spent just a season at Wits after arriving from England scoring three times while playing as a winger.He was offered a contract by Golden Arrows in mid September but rejected to go back to England for family reasons.
He had a successful trial at cash strapped Stockport County FC in March 2009,but was unable to sign as club was bound for administration.
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'''James Jackson Jr.''' (born 4 December 1900, died ca. 1976) was a footballer who played for Liverpool. Between 1925 and 1933, he made 224 appearances, scoring twice.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, to Scottish parents (although his father had grown up in Australia), Jackson played in the Scottish Leagues for Queen's Park, Motherwell and Aberdeen before being signed for Liverpool by manager Matt McQueen in May 1925, he made his debut on the 14 November 1925 in a Division 1 match against W.B.A at Anfield, a game that saw Cyril Oxley score his first 2 goals for the Reds in a 2-0 win, he scored the first of his 2 goals for the club in a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Spurs at White Hart Lane on the 17 December 1927.
His father, Jimmy, and his cousin, Archie, were both professional sportsmen. Jimmy played for several football clubs in both England and Scotland, most notably for Newcastle United and Woolwich Arsenal, whilst Archie was a famous Australian Test cricketer playing in the same side as the great Don Bradman. His younger brother, also called Archie, played for Sunderland and Tranmere Rovers.
Predominantly a defender, although he appeared in every outfield position for Liverpool, Jackson became a fixture of the side in the 1928-29 and only missed a couple of games over the next 2 seasons racking up 124 appearances in doing so. He became club captain for the Reds and lead them with great dignity. He was involved in some physical Mersey derby matches coming up against the lethal Everton striker Dixie Dean.
After spending another three years at Anfield before he decided to have a complete change of career becoming a minister in the Presbyterian church; during his spell at Liverpool he was nicknamed 'The Parson' because of his religious connections. Before he was ordained as a minister, Jackson found time to attend Cambridge where he read both Philosophy and Greek.
Although 'The Parson' never got the call from Scotland he completed a memorable double, he was selected for both the Scottish and English league representative sides.
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'''Richard "Dick" Edmed''' (14 February 1904 - 14 February 1984) was an English footballer best known for his time playing for Liverpool.
Born in Gillingham, Kent, Edmed played for Chatham Centrals, Rochester and Gillingham before being signed by Liverpool manager Matt McQueen in January 1926 for -1800. He couldn't have made his debut in a more important game if he had tried, it was the visit to Anfield by bitter rivals Manchester United in a Division One match on 28 August 1926, Liverpool made it a happy day for Edmed as they beat United 4-2 with Dick Forshaw bagging a hat-trick, his goalscoring account was opened 6 days later on 4 September at the Baseball Ground, but Derby County won the game 2-1.
Edmed, a winger, went straight into the starting line-up and stayed there for the rest of his first season missing only four matches. He, again, couldn't be shifted from his spot the following year when he was an ever present, along with Tom Bromilow, scoring 14 times, he was the club's spot-kick taker which helped him score as many as he did from the wide position. He was to score two more (16) the following season, missing just three games, this total was even more remarkable as his penalty duties were given to Robert Done.
He started the next campaign and was again a permanent fixture in the side until he picked an injury towards the end of the season. He was to play just a dozen times during the 1930-31 campaign and eventually lost his place to Harold Barton.
After spending six years at the club, appearing 170 times and scoring 46 goals, Edmed was allowed to leave and joined his final club, Bolton Wanderers, in May 1932.
He died on his birthday 14 February 1984.
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'''Henry "Harry" Bedford''' (15 October 1899 - 24 June 1976) was an English professional football player. He scored 326 league goals in 485 games.
Bedford, a striker, began his career at Nottingham Forest in 1919, and it was after his performance against Blackpool at the City Ground that the promotion-seeking Seasiders, under the guidance of new manager Bill Norman, signed him in March 1921 for a fee of -900.
He made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' in a 1-0 league defeat at South Shields on 12 March 1921, and scored his first goal for the club in the return match at Bloomfield Road seven days later.
Bedford scored seven goals in his first ten league games for Blackpool. In 1921-22 he scored 11 goals in 32 games, and the following season, 1922-23, he played in all 42 league games and scored 32 goals and was the country's leading goalscorer. In 1923-24 he was again the country's top scorer with 34 goals,
In December 1930 he was transferred to Newcastle United, playing 30 league games and scoring 17 goals up to January 1932, when he moved to Sunderland, a move which only lasted for a short time. On 12 May 1932, he moved to Bradford Park Avenue where he scored 15 goals in the 1932-33 season. And in June 1933 he joined Chesterfield, where he scored 12 goals in the 1933-34 season. However, he then refused new contract terms with Chesterfield and the club released him. In August 1934 he joined non-league club Heanor Town, where he ended his playing career.
Parkinson was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Bedford was capped twice for England. He made his debut against Sweden on 21 May 1923 in a match which England won 4-2. His only other England cap came against Ireland on 22 October 1924, scoring England's second goal in a 3-1 victory.
In the late 1930s Bedford joined Newcastle United's coaching staff, before joining Derby County where he became the club's masseur in 1938. After World War II he became manager of Heanor Town, a position he held until he resigned in 1955.
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'''Robert Done''' (27 April 1904 - 6 September 1982) was a footballer who played for Liverpool.
Born in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, Robert played for Runcorn before Reds manager Matt McQueen brought him to Anfield in April 1926, he made his debut, along with George Pither, on New Years Day 1927 in Football League First Division match at Burnden Park in a 2-1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers, his first goal didn't come till over 18 months later in the 6-3 victory over Leicester City on the 8 August 1928, it was the second goal and it came in the 31st minute, all 6 goals were scored by different players.
Done's debut was one of just 2 appearances in his first season at Liverpool and he could only follow that up with 4 more games during the next campaign. 1928/29 saw Done finally get his chance and he took it with both hands only missing 5 matches in the whole of the season, he scord 5 goals during this campaign.
Tommy Lucas, James Jackson and Done were fighting it out for the same spot with the latter gaining the upper hand for the first 12 matches of the season of 1929/30 but was replaced by Lucas for the rest of the season. Done won his place back at the beginning of the next campaign and remained in the starting line-up on a more frequent basis for the next 3 seasons.
Robert's final outing in a red shirt came on the 17 November 1934 against the side he scored his first goal against, Leicester, the game was, again, at Anfield and Liverpool were, once more, the victors, this time by an even more convincing 5 goals to 1, a game that saw Gordon Hodgson bagged a hat-trick.
After 9 years as a Red Done was allowed to leave and left for Reading in May 1935. Done also went on to represent both Chester and Accrington Stanley before he hung up his boots.
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'''Phil Parkes''' (born 15 October 1994 in Syracuse, New York) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He was Wolverhampton Wanderers' first-choice keeper for much of the late 1960s and early '70s.
Nicknamed "Lofty" for his booming kicks upfield, Parkes joined Wolves in 1962 straight from school and turned professional two years later. After several years in the reserve league, he made his first-team debut on 19 November 1966, saving a penalty in a 3-2 win over . For the following nine seasons, Parkes missed few Wolves games and - over the 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons - appeared in 127 consecutive league matches, breaking Noel George's club record.
The keeper won a UEFA Cup runners-up medal in 1972, after saving two penalties in the semi-final tie with Ferencvros to help the club to the final. However, he missed out on a winners medal in the League Cup, when he broke an ankle in the run-up to the 1974 final,
He traded the goalkeeper's role with Gary Pierce over the next two seasons, until Pierce made the spot his own as Wolves won the Second Division championship in 1976-77. Nonetheless, Parkes stayed on the books at Molineux until 1978.
With opportunities limited at Wolves, the goalkeeper had already begun to play in the North American Soccer League, with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the summers. He served the Canadian club in 1976, 1977 and 1979, the latter seeing him win the Soccer Bowl. He was also voted the league's top goalkeeper for 1977 and 1979, after keeping team mate Bruce Grobbelaar out of the side.
He went on to play the following summer and part of 1981 with the Chicago Sting, before joining the San Jose Earthquakes for the remainder of the 1981 season. Parkes left the NASL to help lead the upstart Oklahoma City Slickers of the American Soccer League to the league finals in the 1982 season, but he left the Slickers in the middle of the 1983 season to return to the NASL with the Toronto Blizzard.
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'''Ronald (Ron) Futcher''' (born 25 September 1956 in Chester) is a former professional soccer centre-forward. He was the fourth highest career scorer of the North American Soccer League, and made over 400 appearances in total for nine different Football League clubs.
Futcher started his professional career with hometown Chester City in the Fourth Division, appearing in four first-team games in 1973-74. He played the next four seasons with Luton Town, scoring seven goals in 17 games in the First Division in 1974-75, and 33 goals in 103 Second Division matches in the next three seasons. In August 1978, Futcher transferred to Manchester City and played at Maine Road for one season.
Futcher began playing summers in the NASL in 1976 with the Minnesota Kicks, spending the next five seasons with the team. He played with the Portland Timbers for the summer of 1982 and then the Tulsa Roughnecks in '83 and '84. He finished with 296 points in 201 career games in the league, including 119 goals. Returning to Europe, Futcher had a spell with NAC Breda before heading back to England with Barnsley in 1984. After a season with Barnsley he joined Oldham Athletic, making 65 league appearances before leaving for Bradford City in 1987. In August 1988, Port Vale paid -35,000 for his services and he enjoyed regular football in the 1988-89 season and played in both legs of the play-off final which saw the club promoted. However he was dropped in October 1989, and he 'forced the issue' and was sold on to Burnley for -60,000 the following month.
He made 57 appearances for Burnley from 1989 to 1991 before finishing his professional playing career with Crewe Alexandra, scoring four goals in 21 league games in 1991-92. His last senior game for them was in the Fourth Division Play-off Semi Final 1st leg, and his last Football League goal was a few weeks earlier against Doncaster Rovers. He later played at non-league Boston United in 1992 before he retired.
As a coach he has been involved in college soccer in America, including at Oakland University.
He has previously worked as Bradford City's Community Officer and Youth Development Officer.
Futcher's twin brother Paul played some 20 years in the Football League, and Paul's son Ben also has extensive Football League experience. Ron's other brother Graham also played professionally. Paul and Graham also started their careers with Chester City.
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'''Sue Smith''' (born November 24, 1979) is a footballer, currently playing for Leeds Carnegie Ladies.
Sue played for Tranmere Rovers since she was a teenager, but after years of fielding several offers from top clubs around the country, she signed on for Leeds Carnegie (previously Leeds United Ladies) in the summer of 2002.
Sue has played for England from an early age and one of her brightest England moments was scoring a hat-trick of tremendous goals in a home friendly against Spain in February 2001.
She has twice won the Nationwide International Player Of The Year award - in 1999 and 2001.
Before winning the 1999 award, Sue represented her country when she was picked to play in a FIFA XI against the USA in a showpiece match.
She made her domestic comeback at the start of the 2002-03 season after suffering a broken leg and torn ligament damage after a training ground accident in February, and after featuring in the series of friendlies in the build-up to Euro 2005, narrowly missed selection in the final 20.
Sue bounced back in the best possible way, scoring against Austria in the first World Cup qualifier of the current campaign, and has been twice runner-up in the FA Women's Cup with her club Leeds United.
Sue is a regular contributor to the Yorkshire Evening Post's women's football section,
and also offers her views and commentary skills for BBC sport, most recently Sue has appeared alongside Manchester United's Wayne Rooney in his three part Sky1 show 'Street Striker'.
Sue was awarded an honorary degree by Edge Hill University in July 2009.
In May 2009, Smith was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.
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'''Thomas 'Tom' Morrison''' (born 21 January 1904 in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool.
Morrison played for Troon Athletic and St Mirren and won the Scottish Cup with St Mirren in 1926.
He was signed by Liverpool manager Matt McQueen in November 1927 for -4000. He made his debut on 11 February 1928 at Fratton Park in a 1st Division match against Portsmouth, which ended Portsmouth beating the Reds 1-0
His first goal came almost two years later on the 13 December 1930 when he scored a first minute goal at Highbury in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal.
Morrison, a defender, made an immediate impression upon joining the Reds, gaining a spot in the starting line-up which he held on to for the rest of the season. He again held on to his place in the side and remained one of the only two ever-presents, along with James Jackson. Morrison's consistency remmained his greatest asset, he averaged a more than respectable 36 appearances per season over the following five campaigns.
Morrison was eventually displaced by Robert Savage and was allowed a transfer, he moved to Sunderland in November 1935. The Black Cats went on to capture the League title in 1936 which he played alongside with Raich Carter at Roker Park.
Tom also went on to represent Ayr United before he retired.
Morrison gained just one cap for Scotland, whilst he was with St Mirren. He played in a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Scotland, with a crowd of 111,214, on 2 April 1927 against England. England won the match 2-1.
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'''Steven William "Steve" Morison''' (born 29 August 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Millwall as a striker.
===Northampton and Bishop's Stortford===
Born in Enfield, London, Morison attended Enfield Grammar School. After leaving school aged 16, Morison joined Northampton Town as part of the club's youth system.
Morison played the opening five games of the club's 2004-05 campaign, but failed to score.
He started the 2006-07 season by scoring three goals in four games for Stortford,
Morison continued his scoring form throughout Stevenage's 2007-08 campaign, scoring 22 times in 43 appearances,
He scored 30 goals in 51 games for the Hertfordshire outfit during the 2008-09 season,
He made his debut for Millwall in the opening game of the 2009-10 season, starting in the club's 1-1 draw with Southampton.
Morison was called up to the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in November 2006, scoring in a friendly against Holland.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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Born in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland, McDougal played for Port Glasgow Athletic and Partick Thistle before George Patterson signed him for Liverpool in April 1928, he made his debut on the 25 August 1928 in a 1st Division match against Bury at Anfield, it was a good day all round for Jimmy as Liverpool won the match 3-0, he opened his account with a 7th minute goal against Aston Villa at Villa Park, unfortunately it turned out to be a consolation goal as Villa went on to win 3-1.
McDougall was originally signed as a forward, where he played in Scotland, but was moved back into a half-back role a short time after signing for the Reds, Patterson must have seen something in Jimmy's game as this is the position he made his name. He was a very calm and reassuring defender who never let his team-mates down, his game was based on playing everything as easy as possible making sure he didn't over play anything, sounds like his style of play was a 30's version of the Liverpool way of playing, 'pass and move, the Liverpool groove.'
He certainly made an impression upon signing or the Reds as he became a regular member of the side for the next decade averaging 35 matches per season, unfortunately for everyone involved with Liverpool, this was a time when the Anfield club were not amongst the title challengers (5th in his first season was the highest the club reached) or stringing together a descent cup run, in fact the best run they achieved was a quarter final appearance in 1932 which Chelsea won 2-0.
McDougal fell in love with the Liverpool area and stayed on Merseyside after playing his last game at The Valley on the 15 January 1938, it wasn't one to remember for McDougal as Charlton Athletic ran out convincing 3-0 victors, Jimmy had racked up 356 appearances scoring 12 times only 4 of which came after he was moved back to half-back where he played 313 times. Before he finally hung his boots up he turned out for local side South Liverpool.
Scotland called upon McDougal's services for a European tour in 1931, he was given his debut in a friendly match at the Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna against Austria on the 16 May, although the Scots were resoundingly beaten 5-0 Jimmy must have made an impression as he was given the honour of Captaining his country in his 2nd international, it was also to be his last, 4 days later in the Stadio Nazionale, Rome against Italy, this time the Scots lost 3-0.
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'''Harold Barton''' (born 30 September 1911) was an English footballer who played for Liverpool.
Born in Leigh, Lancashire, England, Barton was an amateur at Whitegate Juniors before he was signed by George Patterson for Liverpool in November 1928, he didn't make his debut until the 9 October 1929 in a 1st Division match at Anfield, the visitors were Blackburn and the points were shared in a 1-1 draw, his first goal came in the 29th minute of a home league match against Newcastle on the 7 February 1931, Dave Wright scored a hat-trick (his first goals for Liverpool) in the match which ended up with the Reds beating The Magpies by a 4-2 scoreline.
Harold was a forward who struggled at first to gain a regular spot in the side, he had to wait 11 months before in got his debut and only featured in 11 more matches for the rest of his first season. The start of the following campaign was no different either as Barton was overlooked for the opening dozen fixtures of the season. He finally got the nod in the November of 1930 and made 26 appearances during the run in.
Harold's best season in the red of Liverpool was to be the 1932/33 season, he managed to rack up 36 outings scoring 13 goals which included a hat-trick which will always keep Barton in Anfield folklore, it came in a 7-4 win over Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on the 11 February 1933.
Barton's Liverpool days drew to an end in the June of 1934, left for Sheff United, where he played until World War II, during which he guested for Bradford, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday. His professional career did not resume after the war.
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'''Edward Terence (Terry) Curran''' is a former English professional footballer whose career lasted from 1975 to 1988. Curran was an attacking midfielder, who could also play as a winger, he could also play as an out and out Striker. During his 13 year career Curran played for many clubs, although he is especially remembered by Sheffield Wednesday supporters for his part in launching the clubs revival during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Terry Curran was born in Kinsley, near Hemsworth, West Yorkshire on 20 March 1955, he signed for Fourth Division Doncaster Rovers in July 1973 from non league football. He made 68 appearances for Rovers scoring 11 goals in two seasons before being signed by Brian Clough for Nottingham Forest in August 1975 for -60,000. In two seasons he played 48 games scoring 12 goals for Forest, helping them gain promotion to Division One in the 1976-77 season. Curran lost favour after a disagreement with Forest Assistant Manager Peter Taylor and was loaned out to Bury during October 1977 and eventually switched to Derby County in a -50,000 move the following month
Curran stayed less than a year at Derby, making 26 appearances in Division One scoring two goals before switching for -60,000 to another First Division club Southampton in the summer of 1978. Once again Curran stayed less than a year at Southampton, making 26 appearances in the 1978-79 season and playing in the League Cup semi final victory over Leeds United. It was after that semi final in January 1979 that Curran was approached by Sheffield Wednesday manager Jack Charlton with the audacious request that Curran should drop down two divisions and sign for Third Division Sheffield Wednesday. Curran agreed to Charlton-s approach and signed for Wednesday for -100,000 in March 1979.
Curran-s signing proved to an inspired acquisition for Wednesday, he was the final piece of Jack Charlton-s side which went on to gain promotion from Division Three in the 1979-80 season. He was an immensely popular and successful player during his time at Hillsborough, scoring 24 goals in that promotion season, including a memorable goal in the Steel City derby at Bramall Lane. Such was his popularity that he had his own fan club and recorded a song called -Singing the Blues-. Curran was involved in an incident the following season in a match at Oldham on 6 September 1980 when he was sent off after a fracas with Simon Stainrod causing Wednesday fans to riot, which led to the closure of Hillsborough terraces for the next four home games.
Curran stayed with Wednesday till the end of the 1981-82 season, he never repeated the scoring exploits of that first season and the team had a new goal ace in Gary Bannister, this and a deteriorating relationship with Jack Charlton led him to leave and sign for Sheffield United for -100,000. He made 33 appearances for United scoring 3 goals before moving to Everton for three years during which time he made only 24 appearances. He then played briefly at Huddersfield Town before going abroad to play for Greek club Panionios NFC. He returned in October 1986 to play short spells for Hull City, Sunderland, Grantham Town, Grimsby Town and Chesterfield before retiring from playing in 1988.
Since retiring Curran has managed non league Goole and Mossley, he left Mossley in December 1992 and invested in a hotel in West Yorkshire which he managed.
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'''Wayne Lawrence Brown''' (born 20 August 1977 in Barking, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Leicester City.
Brown, an apprentice at Ipswich Town, moved to Colchester United from Watford after a successful loan period. He spent three seasons at Layer Road making 159 appearances and was the only outfield player to play every minute of every game in the Football League Championship in the 2006-07 season. He was voted Colchester United's Player of the Season for 2005-06.
Brown signed a three-year contract with Hull City on 14 July 2007 after Colchester agreed to sell him for -450,000.
On 27 October 2008 Brown joined Preston North End on a one month loan deal.
On 30 January 2009 Brown joined Leicester City initially on loan for the rest of the 2008-09 season with a view to a permanent transfer in the summer.
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'''John Achterberg''' (born 8 July 1971 in Utrecht) is a Dutch footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for NAC Breda, FC Eindhoven and Trammere Rovers. He is now the goalkeeping coach for Liverpool.
Achterberg first signed for Tranmere Rovers in 1998, after a successful trial as a replacement for the Everton bound Steve Simonsen. He was immediately selected for the first team due to an injury to Danny Coyne, making his debut against Swindon Town on 25 September 1998. Achterberg then secured his place as Rovers' first choice goalkeeper after Coyne was transferred to Grimsby Town in 1999. Achterberg became part of the giant-killing cup teams that defeated such opponents as Everton, Southampton and other big teams. Achterberg's proficiency in goal was exemplified by the 20 clean sheets he kept during the 2003-04 season under the stewardship of Brian Little. One of his more memorable performances was against Millwall in an FA Cup quarter final at The New Den which was televised on BBC 1. The game finished goalless, but was largely dominated by Millwall and John managed to save a penalty kick from Kevin Muscat, despite having to play through injury.
Achterberg's 2005-06 season was less successful. After spending most of the season sidelined with injuries, he was replaced by Steve Wilson and Dino Seremet, who was on loan from Luton Town. Achterberg's chances of re-establishing himself as Tranmere's first choice goalkeeper in 2006-07 were hampered by the signing and good form of veteran journeyman Gavin Ward. Later in the season, an injury to Ward gave Achterberg a chance, but a re-occurrence of his own injury problems saw him sit out the closing months of the season.
Achterberg's contract expired in May 2007 and he was released by Tranmere on 25 May. This resulted in uproar from many Tranmere fans, who believed that Achterberg deserved a testimonial match, despite him falling just short of the ten years' service usually required to earn a testimonial at a club. On 31 May, however, he was given a two year coaching and player contract with Tranmere. Achterberg made his 300th Rovers appearance in the opening day game of the 2008-09 season against Swindon Town.
After retiring from playing in 2009, Achterberg joined Liverpool as their goalkeeping coach.
-DOCSTART-	7186809
'''Emanuel Alejandro "Tito" Villa''' (born 24 February 1982) is an Argentine football striker. He currently plays for Cruz Azul in Mexico.
Villa started his career at Club Atltico Huracn in the Primera Division Argentina in 2001. In 2003 he was transferred to Atltico Rafaela but the club were relegated at the end of the 2003-2004 season after a losing a playoff with Huracn de Tres Arroyos.
After the disappointment of relegation with Rafaela, Villa returned to the Primera the following season by joining Rosario Central. In 2006 he was signed by Atlas in Guadalajara. Villa stayed in Guadalajara, after he was transferred to Tecos UAG for the Clausura 2007 tournament.
Villa signed for Premier League side Derby County on 4 January 2008 in a -2million deal. The move proved to be a controversial one as Csar Luis Menotti, then coach of Tecos, was not informed of Villa being sold. He was then prevented from bringing in his preferred replacements and, as a result, quit the club and has not returned to coaching since. Villa signed a 3 and a half year contract with the Rams and made his debut in a 1-0 home defeat against Wigan Athletic. He scored his first goal on the 2 February 2008, with a last minute headed equaliser from a Dean Leacock cross, in a 1-1 draw away at Birmingham City. His first home goals came with a brace in a 2-2 draw with Fulham on 29 March 2008. His first a deflection from a Dean Leacock shot, his second a header after Mile Sterjovski crossed.
Villa's first goal of the 08/09 season came against QPR as a substitute in a 2-0 away victory. On Sunday 2 November 2008, Villa scored an own-goal against Nottingham Forest, but exactly 10 minutes 12 seconds later Villa scored again, this time in the right goal, the game ended 1-1. Two days later Villa scored his first hat-trick for Derby; in a League Cup game against Brighton, becoming only the third player in 10 years to score three goals in one game for Derby. In the fourth round of the League Cup he scored again to claim his sixth goal of the season this time against Leeds United. Derby won the match 2-1 to book themselves in the quarter finals on the competition. Despite this, Villa could not command a regular position in the Derby County line-up and, after Jewell was replaced by Nigel Clough he was deemed surplus to requirements, and revealed his desire to return to Mexico due to his wife's homesickness. He left Derby for -1.7 million.
On 30 June 2009 he was linked with a move to Mexican club Cruz Azul .
Villa enjoyed a successful start to his Cruz Azul career, his first goals of the Mexican Apertura season came in a 3-0 win at Pumas UNAM and a brace in a 2-0 win over CF Monterrey. His first goal in the 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League in a 6-2 away victory at Herdiano.
On 22 August Villa played his first Mexico City Derby match "Clasico Joven", between Cruz Azul and Club America, the match ended 2-3 in favor of the visitors, but "Tito" scored the partial 1-1, at the 41 minutes, then easily put away the goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa to score his 5th goal in 5 matches during his first season as a Cruz Azul player.
Villa scored 4 goals on 19 September 2009, in a game Cruz Azul won 4-2, over "Gladiadores" de San Luis. This was the first time he scored more than three goals in a game, the first three being for Derby County in a F.A Cup match.. After this game he has 10 goals in the tournament, and averages 1.1 goals per match.Villa scored 2 more goals agains Atlante F.C. making him the leader of the Apertura 2009 with 13 goals. On 7 November, he scored another couple of goals against Puebla FC with a 4-0 score, and in another match against Pachuca he scored once, having now 19 goals, above other players as Miguel Sabah, Salvador Cabaas, Humberto Suazo,Hctor Mancilla and Javier Hernndez
Villa is married to his wife Virginia, the couple has one son, Alessandro
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'''Serge Branco''' (born 11 October 1980 in Douala) is a Cameroonian football midfielder, he last plays for MSV Duisburg.
Branco spent the initial years of his career in Germany. He signed for Leeds United on 1 September 2004, but was released on 13 September for fitness reasons. From 2005 to 2008 he played in the Russian league. He has to the end April 2009 trials with Dundee United F.C. and to begin May 2009 with FC Utrecht.
He represented the victorious Cameroonian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and has been capped 12 times in total for his country.
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}}'''Arthur Clarence Hillier Chandler''' was a professional footballer in the 1920s and 1930s.
He is most famous at Leicester City, where he is the club's all time record goal scorer, with 273 goals. He had previously played for Queens Park Rangers, when in the 1923/1924 season he was transferred to Leicester for a record 3,000 pounds.
In October 1928 Chandler scored six goals against Portsmouth in Leicester's biggest league win, a 10-0 Division One victory at Filbert Street.
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'''Graham Frederick Cross''' (born 15 November 1943 in Leicester) is a former professional footballer and cricketer.
He played for Leicester City as a centre-half, where he holds the record for the most appearances for the club with 599 between 1961 and 1975. He went on to join Brighton & Hove Albion and then Preston North End.
He also represented Leicestershire as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler between 1961 and 1977. In 83 first-class matches, he scored 2,079 runs (average 18.39), highest score 78 with eight fifties and 61 catches. He took 92 wickets (average 29.95), best bowling 4/28. In 51 ListA matches, he scored 701 runs (average 20.61), highest score 57* with three fifties and 17 catches. He took 63 wickets (average 20.23), best bowling 4/11.
Appearing irregularly because of his football commitments, Cross was nevertheless a good enough player to find a place in Ray Illingworth's successful county side of the late seventies. Cross's last appearance came when the side was striken by illness in May 1977. A scratch side had to be assembled to play Hampshire at Grace Road in the B&H Cup. Showing his habitual adaptability, he kept wicket for the only time during his career.
'''Leicestershire County Cricket Club'''
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'''Thomas Andrew "Tom" Williams''' (born 8 July 1980) is an English-born Cypriot international footballer who plays professionally for Queens Park Rangers, on loan from Peterborough United. Williams plays primarily as a defender, but he can also play in midfield.
Williams was born in Carshalton, London. His professional career began with West Ham United in April 2000 when he joined the club from Walton & Hersham for a fee of -40,000. He went on loan to Peterborough United in March 2001, without having made his senior debut, and the move was made permanent during the summer. He stayed with the Posh for one season, before moving to Birmingham City for a fee of -350,000.
His career stalled at St Andrew's, playing just four games for Birmingham, and, after two loan periods at Queens Park Rangers, he rejoined Peterborough United, initially on loan, later joining permanently. In May 2004 Williams went to Barnsley on a free transfer.
He played a full season for the South Yorkshire side, before moving again on a free transfer to Gillingham in July 2005, and then signing for Swansea City in January 2006 after the Gills suffered financial problems. He returned to the side in December 2006 after a hernia operation in November. He was released by the club on 7 May 2007.
On 27 July 2007, he joined Wycombe Wanderers on a two-year deal.
On 31 December 2007 Williams joined Peterborough United for the third time, initially on an emergency loan to make him available for the match on New Year's Day, for which he was an unused substitute. The loan was converted to a two-year permanent deal two days later.
On 9 November 2009, Williams rejoined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a short term loan deal, with a possible view to sign permanently in the January transfer window.
Williams qualifies for Cyprus through his mother, and has one international cap to date, which came in 2006.
Williams is married to former Page Three glamour model Nicola McLean.
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'''Patrick Michael "Pat" Baldwin''' (born November 12, 1982) a footballer, currently playing for Colchester United. The centre back, signed from Chelsea, has become a cult hero with Colchester fans. Pat won all of Colchester United's player of the year awards for the 2004/05 season including players' player of the year, young player of the year and the fans' player of the year. His contribution to the team during 2005/2006 helped Colchester to promotion from League 1 to the Championship, the highest they have ever been in the football pyramid.
He regained his place in the Colchester First team for the following season, aiding the team to notable victories such as 1-0 against rivals Ipswich Town. He scored his first competitive goal for Colchester in a heated derby match against Southend United F.C. on 25 November 2006, which United won 3-0. On 20 November 2009 he Joined Bristol Rovers on loan until January, a spell which saw him play six games for ''The Pirates''.
On 26 June to the 28, Baldwin completed the Three Peaks Challenge, a charity event which saw him raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust where he climbed Mount Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis. He raised in excess of -700 for the cause.
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'''Thomas Edwin Jones''' (born 11th april 1930 in Liverpool), known as '''Tommy E Jones''' or '''T.E. Jones''' to distinguish him from T.G. Jones, is an English former footballer who played for Everton from 1950 until 1961.
Jones signed for Everton straight from school
Jones never played international football,
After retiring from football, Jones worked for Littlewoods in Liverpool.
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}}'''Wally Fielding''' (26 November 1919 - 18 January 2008) was a professional footballer from 1945 until 1960.
In 1945, after leaving the Army, Fielding was signed by Everton manager Theo Kelly having been a youth amateur player for Charlton Athletic F.C.
Known for his passing precision, reading of the game and his ability to beat defenders he was the start of many an Everton attack. His trademark he became known for was laying in a perfectly weighted ball inside the full back to his flying winger Tommy Eglington. In his Everton career, he played 410 first-team games and scored 54 times.
In 1959, at the age of 39, he left for Southport, playing 20 games for the seaside club and scoring one goal.
Following retirement, Fielding settled in Cornwall. He died at his home there on January 18, 2008. He had been Everton's oldest living former player at the time.
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'''Alec Ashworth''' (1 October 1939 - 1995) was a professional footballer born in Southport, Lancashire.
Ashworth played as an inside forward and started his career at Everton. He played 12 games for Everton and scored 3 goals. He then moved to Luton Town in 1960 and scored 20 goals in 63 games. His most prolific season was 62/63 when he played for Northampton Town scoring 25 goals in only 30 games. Ashworth played out the rest of his career at Preston North End where he played 43 games between 1963 and 1966 and scored 14 goals.
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'''Jack Bentley''' (17 February 1942 - 26 May 2007) was an English professional footballer.
Bentley, born in Liverpool, played outside right and started his career at Everton making only one league appearance in the 1960/61 season. He moved to Stockport County for the 61/62 season and made 49 appearances over the next two years, scoring 5 goals. In 1963 he moved to Telford United (known at the time as Wellington Town F.C.), where he enjoyed an immensely successful 14 years, scoring 431 goals in 835 appearances.
He died in May 2007 after a short illness.
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'''John Bramwell''' was born in Ashton-in-Makerfield on the 1st March 1937 and was a professional footballer.
His moved to  Everton in April 1958 from non-league  Wigan Athletic. He was known for his accurate passing on the field and wisecracking off the field.
Bramwell replaced Jimmy Tansey at left-back in September 1958 and kept his place in the side for the rest of the season. He was a steady performer but lacked a bit of pace and over committed to challenges sometimes leaving him stranded. In his second season at Goodison John had to contest his place with Tommy Jones who had moved there for centre-half. John left Everton as part of the deal that brought Billy Bingham from Luton Town and showed the best form of his career while there.
John Bramwell made 56 appearances for  Everton but didn't manage a goal. His only goal came while he was at Luton where he made 187 appearance between 1960 and 65.
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'''Peter William Daniel''' (born 12 December 1955 in Hull) is an English former professional football player and now club manager. He is currently manager of non-league side Ossett Town.
Daniel joined his local club Hull City on schoolboy forms in 1969, becoming an apprentice in 1971, and finally turning professional in September 1973. He played five seasons at Boothferry Park in the Second Division.
He played seven times for the England Under 21 side while with Hull, making his debut on 27 April 1977 in a 1-0 win over Scotland U21 at Bramall Lane.
In May 1978, he was transferred to First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of -182,000. Here, he was converted from a full-back into a defensive midfielder and won a League Cup winners' medal in 1980, gaining an assist in the goal that defeated Nottingham Forest. In total, he made 194 appearances for the Midlands club, scoring 16 times.
In May 1984, he moved to NASL side Minnesota Strikers, returning to England in August that year, costing Sunderland -15,000. He played in the 1985 League Cup Final for Sunderland, this time picking up a runners-up medal.
In November 1985, Daniel moved to Lincoln City and was appointed player-manager in March 1987. He failed to stop Lincoln sliding down the Fourth Division, with the club becoming the first to suffer automatic relegation to the Conference at the end of season after losing their last game away to Swansea City. Lincoln had been in seventh place and in a play-off position in the previous January.
He resigned in May 1987 and in July that year joined Burnley as a player. Whilst at Burnley he played against his former club Wolves in the 1988 Football League Trophy Final at Wembley, collecting a runners up medal. He left Burnley and league football in 1989, joining North Ferriby United.
He was manager of North Ferriby United between 1990 and 1993. He later managed Pontefract Colleries, Winterton Rangers and Denaby United before being appointed manager of Goole Town in November 2000 (from where he was sacked in September 2001). He later returned to manage Pontefract, but resigned in December 2003.
He began his second spell as manager of Winterton Rangers in November 2004.
He was appointed manager of Ossett Town in December 2009,
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'''Clinton Scott "Clint" Hill''' (born October 19, 1978 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer, currently playing for Crystal Palace in The Championship. His most natural position is at centre-back, although he can also play at left-back as well.
Hill began his career as a trainee at Tranmere Rovers, where he made his debut during a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest in the 1997-98 season. By the 1998-99 season Hill had become a regular starter in the Tranmere side and was part of the team which played in the 2000 League Cup final at Wembley against Leicester City, however Hill was sent off during the game and Tranmere lost the match 2-1. Hill made 140 appearances during his five years in the Tranmere first team.
A -250,000 move to Oldham Athletic in 2002
Hill's first season at Stoke was disrupted with injury and he was forced to sit out a lot of the 2003-04 season,
However Hill's career at Stoke since has been hindered by recurring knee injuries, he damaged his anterior cruciate ligament towards the end of the 2004-05 season which prevented him from playing again until late into the 2005-06 season,
He found himself unable to hold down a regular first place during the 2006-07 season, with Danny Higginbotham and Michael Duberry preferred to him as first choice central defenders and Andy Griffin occupying the left-back slot. He played the majority of his appearances during the 2006-07 season as a stand-in left-back. However Hill's season was brought to a premature end when he required a further operation on the same knee he injured in 2005.
He remained at Stoke for the first half of the following season, although he joined Crystal Palace on loan in October. Ironically, his last outing for Stoke was a late appearance as a substitute in a victory at Palace.
Hill's move to join Neil Warnock's Eagles was for was an initial two months. After impressing hugely, he then made the move permanent for an undisclosed fee in January 2008.
He is now established as first choice left back, and has cemented himself as a fan's favorite due to his professional and committed attitude. After an extremely successful first season at Palace, where they made the Play-off semi-finals, Hill continued his superb consistency in the 2008/2009 season. Despite his performances, Palace finished in a disappointing 15th place in the Championship table.
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'''Mamady "Mama" Sidib''' (born 18 December 1979 in Bamako) is a Malian football striker, currently playing for English Premier League side Stoke City and is well known for his towering size and surprisingly graceful touch.
Sidibe began his career at CA Paris-Charenton in France before being signed by Swansea City on 25 August 2001. Whilst at Swansea he scored eight times in 35 games. In August 2002 he joined Gillingham,
In June 2005 he moved to Stoke City,
Known as 'Big Mama', Sidibe is regarded as a target man rather than a goal scorer. Sidibe plays at international level for Mali, earning his first cap in 2002.
In October 2007 Sidibe was stabbed by a spectator during an international match with Togo and suffered what was described as a "horrific injury".Sidibe made 33 appearances for Stoke City in the 2007-08 season, scoring four goals.
On 23 August 2008, Sidibe scored the third goal in Stoke City's 3-2 home win against Aston Villa, when Rory Delap's long throw was headed home by Sidibe. This was Stoke's first ever win in the Premier League. Sidibe has since went on to score his second Premier League goal of his career and season against West Bromwich Albion in a 1-0 win against their fellow newly promoted rivals. On 6 December, Sidibe netted his third goal at Newcastle United, to start the fightback from Stoke losing 2-0 to eventually draw 2-2, putting them 13th place in the league.On 12 December, Sidibe suffered a knee injury whilst playing for Stoke City against Fulham at The Britannia Stadium.
Sidibe made his return from injury coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers. The decision by the management to rush Sidibe back from injury has come under heavy criticism from supporters. Sidibe thought he scored in a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa however referee Lee Probert deemed it to be a foul on Stephen Warnock.He made his 150th appearance for city against Fulham on the 6 January 2010 when he scored the third goal in a 3-2 win for Stoke.
Sidibe has a younger brother, Lassana, who in 2009 signed for Dover Athletic, managed by the elder Sidibe's former Gillingham team-mate Andy Hessenthaler. In July 2009, Lassana played a pre-season friendly for Stoke's rivals Port Vale, in an attempt to follow his big brother into the Football League. However Lassana was not offered a contract by Vale and returned to Dover.
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'''Frank Upton''' (born 18 October 1934 in Atherstone) is an English former professional footballer and football club manager.
Upton, a hard tackling central defender, began his football career with Nuneaton Borough. He moved to Northampton Town in March 1953, making his league debut the same season. In June 1954 he moved to Derby County, making over 200 appearances before a -15,000 move to Chelsea in August 1961. He helped Chelsea to promotion back to the First Division in the 1962-63 season and won the League Cup with them in 1965.
In September 1965 he rejoined Derby County, moving on to Notts County a year later. He left league football the following summer, joining non-league Worcester City in July 1967,
Upton joined Workington as player-manager in January 1968, but lost his job six months later after Workington had finished 23rd in Football League Division Four Division Four and been forced to seek re-election.
He joined Northampton Town's coaching staff in October 1969, but moved to coach Aston Villa in January 1970. He joined Chelsea's coaching staff in August 1977 and was caretaker manager in December 1978 after the dismissal of Ken Shellito. He was later coach of Danish side Randers Freja between February 1979 and February 1980.
He joined Dundee as a coach in August 1980 and coached Al Arabi of Kuwait in 1981. In 1982 he returned to the UK as coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers, a post he held until October 1984 when he was appointed as manager of Bedworth United.
He was assistant manager of Coventry City between December 1985 and April 1987. The following month he took over as coach of Icelandic side Keflavik F. In May 1989 he was appointed as coach to the Sabah FA , but returned to the UK as caretaker-manager of Burton Albion in January 1990.
He was appointed as youth coach at Conference side Northwich Victoria in April 1990, taking a similar position at Cheltenham Town in November 1990.
In 1991 he opened a sports injuries clinic in Derby, continuing with his coaching career and joined the coaching staff at Leicester City in 1992.
In December 2008 he returned to Derby for the annual dinner of the Derby County Former Players' Association, an association he serves on the committee of.
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'''Dave Wright''' (5 October 1905 - 1955) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool.
Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, Dave played for East Fife, Cowdenbeath and Sunderland before George Patterson signed him for Liverpool in March 1930, his debut came at Anfield as Liverpool drew 0-0 with Newcastle in a 1st Division match on the 21 April 1930, his first goal came 10 months later on the 7 February 1931 in the same fixture, this time Newcastle were in for a shock as Wright banged home a hat-trick in the 4-2 win, the goals came in the 21st, 60th and 80th minutes.
Wright was originally used as back-up for Jimmy Smith and because of this was called upon just 15 times in his first full season, even though during one of these appearances he scored a hat-trick. The following season was much better for Wright as he began the campaign by scoring 5 goals in the first 4 fixtures, he ended with 13 goals in his 35 starts. Wright followed this up with a 14 goal total during the 1932/33.
Dave began as first choice at the beginning of the 1933/34 season starting in 9 of the first 10 games, he, however, lost his place to Syd Roberts and although Roberts couldn't hold on to the position it was Harold Taylor rather than Wright that got the nod.
Wright played exactly 100 games for the Reds with the 100th coming on the 31 March 1934, Derby were the visitors to Anfield for a league game that saw Liverpool gain a 4-2 victory.
Wright left Liverpool in July 1934 joining Hull, he went on to represent Bradford Park Avenue before he finally hung up his boots. He died in his hometown in 1955.
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'''George B. Aitken''' (13 August 1928 - September 2006) was a Scottish professional footballer and football club manager.
Aitken started his career with Edinburgh Thistle, essentially a junior side for Hibernian, but in June 1946 was signed by David Jack for Middlesbrough.
The first person to score in a Wembley final and the first player to be sold for -10,000, Jack was already a legend by the time he took over as Middlesbrough manager in 1944. He made his debut against Fulham in the 1951-52 season, but struggled to establish himself at Ayresome Park and moved to Workington for a fee of -5,000 in July 1953.
He quickly established himself in the Workington defence, going on to make 262 league appearances before retiring in 1960.
On his retirement he became trainer at Workington, first under Joe Harvey and then under Ken Furphy. Furphy left to manager Watford in 1964 and Aitken followed him to Vicarage Road. He remained with Watford until 1971 when he left to become manager of Workington.
In his first season in charge, Workington finished sixth in Division Four, but the club was in general decline and a 13th position finish the following season was followed by two successive bottom four finishes (and successful applications for re-election). Aitken left after the second of these in May 1974.
He was assistant manager of Grimsby Town between 1975 and 1976 when he left to coach Brighton & Hove Albion. He stayed at Brighton for eight years, followed by spells scouting for Watford, Aston Villa and England (all under Graham Taylor).
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'''Dean Mark Wilkins''' (born 12 July 1962, Hillingdon) is a former professional footballer and the ex manager of English football team Brighton & Hove Albion. Wilkins is currently assistant manager at Southampton.
Wilkins represented QPR, Leyton Orient and Brighton & Hove Albion as a player, before moving into coaching. He is the son of footballer George Wilkins and the youngest brother of the former England international Ray Wilkins and Chelsea defender Graham Wilkins.
Wilkins initially struggled to break into the Brighton team the year after they were relegated from the old first division, and so left to make his mark on the continent. He returned to play with some distinction for Brighton, having an excellent passing ability and delivery from free kicks, his tackling was powderpuff, resulting him in being given the nickname 'Wendy' by many fans.
In the 1990-01 season Wilkins scored in the final minute of the final match of the season to earn Brighton a place in the play-offs in division two, despite having negative goal difference for the season.
After Brighton won a two legged semi-final 6-2 against Millwall, Brighton lost 3-1 to Notts County in a pink wavy kit that resembled a pack of raspberry Chewits sweets. Wilkins scored Brighton's goal in the final minute, and so became the last Brighton player to hit the onion bag at the old Wembley stadium.
Wilkins assumed the position of caretaker manager when Mark McGhee was sacked in early September 2006. Later that month, it was announced that Wilkins had been given the job on a permanent basis.
Under his management, Brighton secured the coveted eighteenth position in League One at the end of the 2006-07 season. In early May 2008, it was announced he was to be replaced as manager at Brighton And Hove Albion by former manager Micky Adams, despite taking the Seagulls to a credible seventh place finish just outside of the playoffs in his first full season. As a consequence Wilkins was offered his former role as first team coach at the club. However, he rejected the offer and parted company with the club he had been associated with in various capacities for twenty years.
On 31 July 2009 Wilkins was named as Alan Pardew's assistant manager at Southampton.
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'''Andrew "Andy" McCall''' (born 15 March 1925 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire) is a retired Scottish professional footballer. His son, Stuart McCall, is also a former football player, and currently manages Bradford City.
Beginning his career with Scottish side Blantyre Victoria, McCall moved to England to sign with Blackpool in 1947. During the next four years, McCall made 87 league appearances. He signed for West Bromwich Albion in 1951, and in his sole season at the club made 31 league appearances. He then signed for Leeds United in 1952, and in three years made 62 league appearances. He later played with Welsh side Lovells Athletic, before returning to English football with Halifax Town, for whom he made 139 league appearances.
McCall was injured in the Bradford City disaster at Valley Parade on 11 May 1985 while watching his son play.
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'''Marino Keith''' (born 16 December 1974 in Peterhead) is a Scottish former professional footballer who retired from full-time football in March 2007 before joining Peterhead. He is an alumnus of Mintlaw Academy.
Keith began his career with Highland side Fraserburgh before winning a -35,000 move to Dundee United in 1995, after 5 years at The Broch. Keith only managed four substitute appearances in two years at Tannadice and moved to Falkirk in 1997 for -40,000, where he scored twenty-eight league goals in seventy-one appearances. Keith's form won him a move to up-and-coming Livingston, who had just been promoted to the Scottish First Division but he played just twenty-one league games, scoring seven times. After two years with Livi, Keith moved south to English side Plymouth Argyle and began a spell which would see him make over 100 appearances. Four years and thirty league goals later, Keith joined Colchester United and played in the remaining twelve games of the 2004-05 season. He scored in only his second game at Peterborough and added three more goals as Colchester finished the season undefeated in the same 12 matches. Picking up an achilles injury in pre-season 2005, Keith had been out of the game after suffering several setbacks in his rehabilitation. Colchester stood by the player but Keith announced his retirement from full-time football on 8 March, 2007. In the summer of 2007, Keith moved back to Scotland to play part-time for hometown club Peterhead.
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'''Conrad Logan''' (born 18 April 1986 in Ramelton, County Donegal) is an Irish football goalkeeper currently playing for Leicester City. He was educated at St. Eunan's College in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, and is a former Irish youth international.
Logan began his career in 2004 as a trainee at Leicester City
On August 6, 2007, Logan and Max Gradel were made available for loan for the forthcoming season,
Logan has since signed on loan to Luton Town in the 2008-2009 season, providing competition for Luton goalkeeper Dean Brill.
Logan remained in the reserve squad upon his return to Leicester, losing out to Alex Cisak and Carl Pentney for the substitute bench. Despite injuries to first team goalkeepers David Martin and Paul Henderson later in the season, Logan was never considered to be a suitable cover.
On March 27, Logan rejoined Stockport County on a one week emergency loan as cover for injured keepers Owain Fn Williams and Lloyd Rigby.
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'''Alex 'Sandy' Brown''' was born on 24 March 1939 in Grangemouth, Scotland. He was best known as an Everton player where he played from 1963 until 1971.
The Scottish utility man was signed from Partick Thistle for -38,000 in September 1963. The athletic hard man played in several positions. Harry Catterick saw his ability to read the game and played him in front of the back four when it was needed. Against West Ham he was deployed to intercept through balls toward Hurst and Peters.
He was most effective as an overlapping full-back but also played as an emergency attacker and scored against Real Zaragoza in a European game during the 1966-67 season. In fact he played in every position during his Everton career, including goalkeeper against Newcastle United, after Gordon West was sent off. He played four games on Everton's way to the 1966 FA Cup Final but didn't play at Wembley and missed out on a winner's medal. He did achieve silverware though, picking up a League Champions medal for the 1969-70 season with Everton.
In total he played 251 games in all competitions for Everton, scoring 11 goals.
After leaving Everton in May of 71 he made a further 21 appearances for Shrewsbury. He moved again the next season to Southport and played 19 games during the 1972-73 season.
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'''Alan Navarro''' (born 31 May 1981 in Liverpool) is an English footballer currently playing for League One side Brighton & Hove Albion. Navarro plays as a midfielder.
Navarro started his career at Liverpool, coming through the youth-team before signing a professional contract with the club in the summer of 2000. On 22 March, 2001, Navarro joined Crewe Alexandra on loan for six weeks, making 8 appearances and scoring 1 goal. On 8 August, 2001, Navarro re-joined Crewe on a month's loan, making a further 7 appearances for ''The Alex''.
On 9 November, 2001, Navarro joined Tranmere Rovers on an initial two-month loan deal where he made 2 League appearances, scoring 1 goal.
On 23 January, 2002, Navarro joined Tranmere Rovers on a three-and-a-half year contract. Whilst at Tranmere, Navarro was loaned out twice, first joining Chester City for a month on 20 August, 2004 before completing a three-month spell at Macclesfield Town which began on 15 December, 2004. Navarro made 11 loan appearances for ''the Silkmen'' and scored 1 goal.
On 12 September, 2005, Navarro joined Accrington Stanley on non-contract terms after a successful trial with the club. However, after only 3 substitute appearances for ''the Accies'', Navarro joined previous loan club Macclesfield Town on 11 October, 2005, on a permament transfer. After making 59 League appearances and scoring 2 goals for ''the Silkmen'', Navarro was released from his contract at Macclesfield Town following the end of the 2005-06 season.
On 1 August, 2007, Navarro joined MK Dons on an initial one-year contract. Navarro signed a one-year contract extension at MK Dons on 11 December, 2007. After making 77 League appearances and scoring 4 goals over two seasons at Milton Keynes, Navarro was released from his contract on 19 May, 2009.
Navarro joined Brighton & Hove Albion on trial during the summer of 2009 with a view to earning a professional contract. Navarro started during the 2-0 pre-season friendly victory over AFC Wimbledon and was praised by manager Russell Slade for a good performance. Navarro also started during the 2-0 pre-season friendly victory at Scunthorpe United before signing a two-year contract with the League One club.
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'''Jonathan "Jonny" Brain''' (born 11 February 1983 in Carlisle, Cumbria), is an English footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for League Two side Macclesfield Town.
Brain started his career with Carlisle United before moving on to Newcastle United in 1999. He never played a game for United and instead was signed by Brian Horton for Port Vale in 2003. Three years later he was once more signed by Horton, who had since taken up the management position at Macclesfield Town.
After playing just nine league games for his new club, Brain suffered a broken leg on 25 November 2006, in a game against Stockport County and did not play again until the 2007-2008 season.. He made a successful return from the injury to reclaim his place as Macclesfield's first choice goalkeeper.
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'''Andrew Harry Teague''' (born 5 February 1986 in Preston, England) is a former professional footballer and currently playing for Leigh Genesis after his release from Macclesfield Town.
Teague joined Conference North side Hyde United on 4 January 2008, initially for one month, with the possibility of an extension in February.
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'''Kevin Edward Watson''' (born 3 January 1974 in Hackney, London, England) is a former professional footballer, turned coach, who is currently first team coach at Luton Town.
Watson started his career as a trainee with his local side Tottenham Hotspur. As a youngster his first-team opportunities were limited and he went out on loan to several sides to build his experience, namely Brentford, Bristol City and Barnet.
In 1996 he was signed by Swindon Town manager Steve McMahon. Newly promoted to second tier of the English Football League - Watson helped them avoid relegation.
Watson moved on to Rotherham United in July 1999, astute Millers' manager Ronnie Moore signing him on a free transfer. In his first season Watson helped Rotherham to promotion from League Two, narrowly missing out on the title.
Another promotion (and another title near miss) followed in the next season and Rotherham were promoted again into the Football League Championship. A key part of their rapid acceleration, Watson helped guide the team to survival by the narrowest of goal-difference margins.
After over 100 games at Rotherham his knack for promotions was spotted by then Reading manager Alan Pardew who at first, took Watson on loan before signing him permanently in March 2002 for -150,000 - where he promptly repeated the trick, guiding the Royals to promotion from League One, in his now customary second place.
His first full season at Reading saw the Royals into a play-off place, where narrow defeat to Wolves cost them a place in the Premiership. Perhaps tellingly Watson was on the bench for those key play-off games.
When former team-mate Phil Parkinson was installed as manager at Colchester United one of his first acts was to bring Watson to Layer Road.
Marshalling the midfield Watson played a key role as in his (and Parkinson's) first full season the U's stormed to promotion from League One, finishing in second place.
Now with over 100 games for the U's under his belt he has been a key part of "The Best Col U ever" as the underdog U's finished their first season in the Football League Championship in 10th place.
He was released by Colchester at the end of the 2007-08 season, and then signed on a free transfer for Luton Town.
After his release from a playing contract at Luton, Watson was given the position of first-team coach by Luton manager Mick Harford on January 14 2009.
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'''George Nganyuo Elokobi''' (born 31 January 1986) is a Cameroonian football defender, who plays for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, to Cameroonian parents, he has stated his desire to play for the Cameroon national team, despite also being eligible to represent Righteous Osman's Somalia.
Elokobi joined non-league Dulwich Hamlet after arriving in England from Cameroon in 2002, before stepping up to league football with Colchester United in 2004. He did not feature for the team in his first season and was loaned to Chester City for a month in early 2005, working under Ian Rush. He made five appearances for Chester, including his professional debut against Swansea City on 29 January 2005. However, the spell did not go well with Chester losing all five games and Elokobi being sent off in his final appearance for the club at Shrewsbury Town.
The defender then returned to Layer Road where he made twelve league appearances in a season that saw the club promoted from League One. He scored his first goal in a 1-1 draw against Huddersfield Town on 24 September 2005.
He made a further 10 league appearances in the 2006-07 season as the team stabilised in the Championship, and went on to establish himself as a regular first-team player in the early months of the following campaign. However, he was later dropped from the team for several matches, prompting him to hand in a transfer request. This alerted fellow Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers to sign him in a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2008.
Elokobi quickly became first-choice left-back at Molineux, but his run in the side was ended when he suffered a knee-ligament injury just three games into the 2008-09 season. The injury kept him on the sidelines until the final game of the season at home to Doncaster Rovers. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute and, due to his "fan favourite" status with the Molineux crowd, cheers greeted every touch he made in the short appearance.
Signed to the Midlands club until Summer 2011,
Elokobi made his Premier League debut as a second-half substitute at big spenders Man City on 22 August 2009.
On 31 October 2009, he scored his first goal in Wolverhampton's 2-2 draw against Stoke City, but unfortunately for him it was an own goal and put the opponents Stoke City ahead 1-0 before they added a second before the break. Two second half Jody Craddock goals enabled Wolves to grab a 2-2 draw.
George is known for his darting runs down the wing, and physical ability that provides him with this energy to track backwards and forwards in attack and defend, because of this George is a bit of a tank.
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}}'''Alan Moore''', born November 25, 1974 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland is a retired Irish footballer.
Moore moved to Derry City after a short spell without a club as he had left Shelbourne FC in January, 2007 over pay disputes.
His previous clubs included Burnley, Barnsley and Middlesbrough. During his time at Middlesbrough, he was once described as "the Ryan Giggs of the north-east".
Moore returned home to Ireland during the summer of 2004 and signed for Shelbourne where he had an immediate impact on the team. In the UEFA Champions League qualifiers he scored away to KR Reykjavik to help secure a 2-2 draw that would see the team progress on away goals and in the Second Round he scored home and away against Hajduk Split who Shelbourne knocked out 4-3 on aggregate. Shelbourne were eventually knocked out by Deportivo La Corua in the last round before the group stages.
By the end of 2004, Moore had helped Shelbourne retain the League of Ireland Premier Division title for the first time. In 2006, Moore won another League of Ireland championship medal as the Dublin side pipped Derry City to the title on goal difference.
Despite this, however, on the 5 March 2007, Moore signed for Derry City to work with his former manager, Pat Fenlon once again.
However he failed to settle at Derry and he signed for Sligo Rovers in February 2008
In July 2008 Moore, after hardly featuring in the first team, was released from his contract with Sligo Rovers as part of a cost cutting exercise by the club.
In October 2008 he joined Jim Crawford (footballer) as assistant caretaker manager at Shamrock Rovers.
Moore won 8 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
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}}'''Martin Dobson''', popularly known as "Sir Dobbo", was born February 14, 1948 in Rishton, England. He is a former professional footballer and England international who played as a midfielder.
He had a long and successful playing career, playing for almost 20 years and totalling over 600 league appearances while playing for Burnley, Everton and Bury. He won 5 England caps overall, 4 while at Burnley and 1 at Everton. His first England cap was given to him on April 3, 1974 in a 0-0 draw against Portugal by legendary manager Sir Alf Ramsey because of FA Cup commitments of other players. However, he impressed enough to win 4 more caps throughout the year.
As well as finishing his playing career with Bury F.C., Dobson became their manager until 1989. During this period they were promoted from the old Fourth Division and became an established Third Division side.
Dobson was appointed manager of Bristol Rovers in July 1991, however he was sacked after only 12 games in charge in October of the same year. On 10 January 2010 he was appointed caretaker manager of Premier League side and former club Burnley after Owen Coyle left the club for Bolton Wanderers, but the team played no matches under Dobson's stewardship.
Brian Laws, the new Burnley manager has however kept Dobson on his coaching staff in the short-term as he builds up his backroom staff. Once he has done this, Dobson will return full-time to his role of Director of Youth Development at Burnley FC.
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'''Dave Thomas''', born October 5, 1950 in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, England is a former professional footballer and England international who played as a midfielder. An extremely skillful and fast player, for much of his career his trademark was playing without shin pads; something that would never be tolerated in today's game due to the change of the laws of the game.
He had a long and successful playing career, playing for almost 20 years and totalling over 450 league appearances whilst playing for Burnley, QPR, Everton, Vancouver Whitecaps, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He won 8 England caps overall whilst at Queens Park Rangers. His first England cap was given to him by manager Don Revie on October 30, 1974 in a 3-0 win against Czechoslovakia. He set up the first goal in the game. In 1981, he played a single summer season with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the North American Soccer League.
Thomas's most successful season was undoubtably 1975 - 76 while playing for QPR. QPR led the First Division for much of the season, narrowly missing out by one point to Liverpool after the final game of the season. Thomas was a pivotal figure in the team, providing Stan Bowles, Gerry Francis and others with outstanding service from the wing. Following his transfer to Everton, Thomas continued to enjoy success in the 1977-78 season while playing for Everton. Everton's top marksman Bob Latchford scored 30 goals in the league that season, Thomas providing more of his goals than anybody else with some more accurate crosses.
His transfer in October 1972 from Burnley to QPR was then a record fee for a Second Division Club: -165,000.
He worked as a PE teacher at the Bishop Luffa School in Chichester, but has now retired.
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'''Donald Ralph Goodman''' (born 9 May 1966 in Leeds) is a former English football player who played as a striker. He retired in 2004 and now regularly appears as a co-commentator for Sky Sports or BBC Radio 5 Live, or as a guest on the phone-in show You're On Sky Sports or Central Soccer Night, a local midweek show in the Midlands ITV region.
Goodman played for a number of clubs over a 20 year career in league football. He played the majority of his career in England, although never in the top flight, but did have spells in the top divisions of Scotland and Japan.
He began his career at Bradford City and his debut season saw him win the Division Three championship. However, this was tainted by the Valley Parade fire disaster in their final game, which saw his ex-girlfriend killed.
After almost three seasons with the Bantams, he moved to fellow Division Two club West Bromwich Albion for -50,000 in March 1987. Goodman scored his highest club tally here, notching 60 league goals over the next four years. However, his goals could not stop the club slumping to the third tier in 1991, for the first time in their history.
Goodman did not have to spend long in the third flight though, as he joined Sunderland in December 1991 for -900,000. He spent three years at Roker Park, which saw the club end no better than mid-table in Division Two. They did surprisingly reach the 1992 FA Cup Final, but Goodman could not play because he was cup-tied having played for West Bromwich Albion in an earlier round of the competition.
His hopes of top league football were most nearly realised at his next club, Wolverhampton Wanderers, whom he joined in December 1994 for -1.1million. He reached the play-offs twice in three seasons, but the club fell at the semi-final stage in both. His final season at Wolves in 1997-98 saw him score the winning goal against Leeds United to take the team to the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 17 years. His time at Wolves saw him hampered by several injuries, most notably a fractured skull. After failing to reach the play-offs, he was given a free transfer as part of a player clearout by manager Mark McGhee in May 1998.
The striker then made the bold move of heading to Japan, joining Sanfrecce Hiroshima. This proved a short term venture though, as he was quickly loaned back to Britain, to both Barnsley and Motherwell. His stay at Motherwell was made permanent in summer 1999 and he spent almost two seasons in the Scottish Premier League.
He was given a free transfer back to the West Midlands in March 2001 when he joined Division Three club Walsall. He only managed three goals in his 25 games, but one goal was a vital equaliser in the play-off final victory over Reading that won the club promotion to the second tier.
After a further season at Walsall, he moved to Exeter City, but ended up finishing the 2002-03 season on loan at Conference side Doncaster Rovers. He then ended his playing career with a season at non-league Stafford Rangers before announcing his retirement.
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'''Peter Thompson''' (born 2 May 1984 in Belfast) is a footballer from Northern Ireland currently playing as a striker for Linfield on loan from Stockport County.
Thompson made his debut for Linfield in the 2001-02 season as a substitute, however the following season, he started 6 games and appeared as a sub on a further 9 occasions, scoring twice . The 2003-04 season was equally un-inspiring with only nine games, all as a sub, and no goals.
With his career seemingly going nowhere in 2004-05, Thompson managed to force his way into the team, hitting 27 goals in 43 starts, inspiring Linfield onto an outstanding 'Clean Sweep' of 4 domestic trophies.
He was the Irish league's top goalscorer in 2005-06, scoring 48 goals in 58 games.
2006-07 season was equally fruitful with 31 goals in 51 games and in his final season with the Irish Champions, he hit a very impressive 44 goals in 48 starts.
2008-09 season he only appeared in 1 competitive match, whem Linfield lost 2-0 to an excellent Dinamo Zagreb side. He did however score 2 goals in 2 friendly games at the start of the season.
On 17 July 2008, Linfield gave Thompson permission to negotiate terms with Stockport County after agreeing a fee for the striker believed to be in the region of -100,000 plus add-ons. Norwich City were also keen to sign Thompson but could not reach an agreement with Linfield.
Thompson left Linfield as a Goalscoring Legend with 152 goals in 235 games, including 33 sub appearances, averaging 1 goal every 1.45 games. Fans bade Thompson an emotional farewell in a flood of messages published on the Linfield website, in which the club branded him one of their greatest players and an exemplary sportsman.
He officially signed for the Cheshire club the following day and was handed the number nine shirt, worn previously by Stockport strikers Kevin Francis, Brett Angell and Luke Beckett.
Thompson made his dbut against Liverpool reserves on 26 July. He did not manage to get on to the scoresheet however he did impress and had one shot cleared off the line and hit the post on another occasion, as Stockport drew 1-1. He did however manage to get on the score sheet in the 86th minute to put Stockport 2-1 up against Manchester City, before City equalised in stoppage time.
Thompson was dubbed "A Player To Watch" in League 1 by the leading newspapers in the UK and bagged his first competitive Stockport goal in their 2-2 draw at Cheltenham on 27 September 2008.
Despite the promising start, Thompson struggled to adapt to Stockport's tactics, with their point-striker style of play not complementing his attributes. He was forced out of the first team by loan signings better suited to Stockport's tactics, and was hit with a further setback when a chest infection turned serious causing Thompson a collapsed lung. He was unable to return to first-team action until April 2009.
Linfield announced on 6 January 2010 that the player had rejoined them on loan from Stockport until the end of the 2009-10 season.
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'''Rowan Lee Mills''' (born 10 July 1970 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire), usually known as '''Lee Mills''', is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.
In a career spanning fourteen years he made 293 appearances in the Football League, scoring 86 goals. He played for numerous clubs and was transferred for some big money moves; totalling around -2 million. Arguably his most successful period came at Port Vale and Bradford City in the late 1990s.
Mills started his career with Stocksbridge Park Steels before being brought to the Football League with Wolverhampton Wanderers of the First Division in December 1992. The 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons saw ''Wolves'' finish mid-table. In 1994-95 they pushed for promotion, but Mills had been loaned to Derby County in February 1993, scoring on his Derby debut, the deal was made permanently the following month for -400,000. He finished the season with seven goals in sixteen games for ''the Rams'', yet in July 1995 was let go to John Rudge's Port Vale for a -475,000 fee, plus Robin van der Laan.
His Vale debut came as a substitute on 13 August 1995, in a goalless draw with Derby at Pride Park. At the end of the season Derby were promoted, but Vale were to finish in 12th.
The 1996-97 season saw the club's highest post-war finish- 8th place in the First Division. On 13 October 1996 he came off the bench in a Potteries derby game to score a last minute equalizer, denying Stoke City an away win and local bragging rights. He finished the season with fifteen goals and was handed the club's player of the year award.
During the 1997-98 season Mills was the club's top scorer with 16 goals. However Vale were in terminal decline, narrowly avoiding relegation.
Mills became Bradford City's first -1 million player when Paul Jewell purchased him in preparation for the 1998-99 season. Mills made a large contribution to Bradford's promotion to the Premier League, becoming the club's top scorer with 24 goals. He also scored on his return to Vale Park, perhaps with a point to prove after a Vale programme article described him as "poor" and his touch as "frequently awful".
The 1999-2000 season was a poor one for Mills, scoring just six goals he was troubled with injury and had a falling out with manager Paul Jewell. He spent March 2000 on loan with First Division Manchester City. His poor form left him labelled as a "forgotten man" when he scored twice in the 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup against Lithuanian side FK Atlantas. New manager Chris Hutchings put Mills on a list of seven "underachievers", with a warning that a continuation of poor form would see those players released. Hutchings' reign would last only a further four months. However in that time Hutchings had sold Mills to Portsmouth for a club-record -1.25 million, in order to make way for Ashley Ward. ''Pompey'' later struggled to pay the fee and were put on a transfer embargo by the FA.
He scored five goals in 27 games during the 2000-01 season. He played just two games the following season before a one month loan to Coventry City in December 2001 soon turned into a -250,000 move at the end of the year. He aimed to fire the ''Sky Blues'' to the play-offs, though the season ended with Coventry occupying 11th spot. By some measure of irony he played at Fratton Park in a Portsmouth shirt, Graham Barber having deemed both Coventry strips were too similar to ''Pompey's'' home strip forced the side to borrow Portsmouth's orange away strip.
In July 2001 he broke his arm in a "freak" training ground incident, this came after recently recovering from a potentially career threatening knee injury. He came back later in the season with "a bang", Mills saying: "''I've come in and done OK and let's hope that continues.''" He was soon battling with an ankle injury, choosing to take injections to avoid time on the sidelines.
In February 2003, following a one month loan with Tony Pulis' Stoke City, where John Rude was now Director of Football, he signed for ''the Potters'' on a permanent basis. The next month was in a car crash on the M6 motorway and was lucky to come out with only minor injuries.
In July 2003 he signed with Telford United. Manager Mick Jones was clearly delighted with the capture, stating: "''I don't want to put too much pressure on Lee but I am hopeful he might have the same kind of impact as Alan Shearer had when he moved from Blackburn to Newcastle''". After eleven goals in thirty games, Mills tore his ankle ligaments during a training accident, keeping him out of action for three months.
Following the collapse of Telford United there was a race to Mills' signature, which was eventually won by Hereford United. Graham Turner having signed Mills, Mark Robinson and Jonathan Gould, looked to improve upon 2003-04's second place finish, which saw ''the Bulls'' agonizingly close to automatic promotion to the Football League. Nine league goals from Mills in the 2004-05 season could not help United catch runaway champions Barnet, for a second consecutive season they crashed out in the play-off semi-finals. Four of his goals had come in the first two months, despite starting just five matches. Mills was released after the semi-final defeat, as was fellow veteran Graham Hyde.
In December 2009, Mills was linked to the management position at Midland Football Alliance club Rocester. At the time he was managing Shifnal based club Shifnal United - rivals to the more successful Shifnal Town.
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'''Robert Edward "Ted" Savage''' (born 1912) was an English footballer who played at wing-half for Liverpool.
Born in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, Savage played for Stewton F.C. and Lincoln before he was bought by Reds manager George Patterson in May 1931, he made his debut on 26 September 1931 in a First Division match at Anfield, Grimsby were the visitors and were comfortablely beaten by 4 goals to 0, the game couldn't have gone any better for Savage as he scored twice in the 66th and 82nd minutes, as did the great Gordon Hodgson, 26th and 85th. Robert was able to get the chance to score the goals as he was played in the forward line instead of his usual position of wing-half.
Ironically the two strikes against Grimsby was the only goals he would score during his time at Liverpool, in fact Savage struggled to hold down a starting role for the Anfield club, his best seasons in a red shirt were the 35/1934 and the following campaign of 35/36 when he played in 54 of the 84 matches, 27 in each season, Robert was mainly used as a 'bit part' player during other campaigns, although this was very much the case he put together 105 appearances, 100 of which were in the league.
Savage's final Liverpool outing came in a league game at Molineux on 16 October 1936 with Wolves running out 2-0 winners. Savage was allowed to leave Anfield for bitter rivals Man United midway through the 1937/38 season. He went on to become a journeyman playing for Wrexham in North Wales, Carlisle in Cumbria, West Ham, Chelsea and Fulham in London, all this travelling added to spells in Lincolnshire, Merseyside and Lancashire
He also played for Millwall and York (add Yorkshire to the list) as a wartime guest.
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'''Jamie Lawrence''' (born 8 March 1970 in Battersea, London) is a Jamaican football player who was appointed manager of Ashford Town (Middlesex) in the English Isthmian League Premier Division in November 2009.He notably played Premiership football for both Leicester City and Bradford City. He also represented Jamaica 24 times.
Lawrence was, as a youth, involved in crime and in 1990 received a four-year prison sentence for a bank robbery. While playing for his prison side he was spotted by Cowes Sports, and then while playing for them spotted by Sunderland manager Terry Butcher.
A brief spell at Doncaster Rovers followed, before he joined Premier League strugglers Leicester City in the 1994-95 season and just before leaving in 1997 he helped them win the Football League Cup. Although he was unable to save them from Premier League relegation in his first season at Filbert Street, Lawrence helped Leicester City win promotion at the first attempt via the Division One Football League play-offs.
He cost Bradford City manager Chris Kamara just -50,000 when he signed from Leicester City in 1997. Lawrence played a part in Bradford's promotion to the Premier League. Lawrence was also well know for his multi-coloured hair ofter drawing comparisons to the famous basketball player Dennis Rodman. He also helped Bradford City win promotion to the Premier League as Division One runners-up in 1999, though they lasted just two seasons in the top flight, and he remained with them until finally leaving in 2003, by which time he was one of their longest-serving players. After brief spells with Walsall and Wigan Athletic, his next port of call was to sign for Grimsby Town for the final few months of the 2003-2004 season, but when The Mariners were relegated at the end of the season, Lawrence, and Town striker Isaiah Rankin signed for Brentford.
After making only 14 league appearances for Brentford during the 2004-2005 season, Lawrence departed at the end of the season. He remained a free agent throughout the 2005-2006 campaign, and in this year, he became the author of his own autobiography ''From Prison to the Premiership'', published in 2006, which was co-authored with Ron Shillingford. At the start of the 2006-2007 season, he signed with non league outfit Worthing,where he remained for one season. He then went on to play for Harrow Borough during the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons. On 9 December 2008, Lawrence was carried off the pitch during a Middlesex Senior Cup between Harrow and Enfield following a collision with another player. Following the incident, he underwent surgery for treatment on a cut in his right knee; surgeons left two stitches in the wound, and as a result Lawrence contracted the MRSA superbug.
whilst at Harrow he also opened a football school in Tooting, London.
He joined Margate at the start of the 2009-2010 season. He made 2 appearances for Margate before being appointed Player/Manager of Ashford Town (Middlesex)
His debut for Jamaica came in a 1-0 victory over Trinidad & Tobago on 28 February 2001.
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'''Ian Robert Nolan''' (born 9 July 1970) is an English-born Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a full back. During his career he won 17 caps for Northern Ireland, and made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League.
Born in Liverpool, Nolan began his career as a trainee with Preston North End, but left in 1988 without making a first team appearance. He played non-league football with Northwich Victoria and Marine, before beginning his Football League career in 1991 with Tranmere Rovers. Nolan moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1994, and it was while playing for Wednesday in February 1998 that he suffered a broken leg in a challenge with Tottenham Hotspur's Justin Edinburgh; in 2001 (by which time he had joined Bradford City), he attempted to sue both Edinburgh and Hotspur in a legal case similar to that of another ex-Bradford City player, Gordon Watson.(also an ex-Sheffield Wednesday player) ( He also spent one season with Wigan Athletic, before dropping out of the league system to join Southport in October 2002. After a failed trial with Halifax Town in July 2003, Nolan retired from professional football that same year.
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'''Sean Casey McCarthy''' (born 12 September 1967 in Bridgend, Glamorgan) is a Welsh former professional football player who played the majority of his career as a striker (during which he scored over 200 goals); however, he also played as a defender.
During all four seasons with Bradford City Sean was top scorer - 13 (1990/91), 16 (1991/92), 17 (1992/93), 17 (1993/94)
He began his management career with Manstow F.C under 18s, a local club near his home in Devon, before he became a coach at Portsmouth. In May 2008, he was appointed as the new manager of Southern League Division One side Truro City, following the resignation of Dave Leonard.
On 7 December 2009 McCarthy left the club by 'mutual consent' following a 7-2 away defeat to Stourbridge.
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'''Robert 'Rob' Steiner''' (born 20 June 1973 in Finspng, Sweden) is a retired footballer who played as a striker in his homeland and England. He also played for his Sweden national side.
Steiner started out playing football in his homeland with IFK Norrkping. He moved to England in 1996, originally on loan to Bradford City when manager Chris Kamara signed Steiner, fellow Swede Magnus Pehrsson and Norwegian striker Ole Bjrn Sundgot. Steiner was the most successful of the three and after scoring three league goals during his loan spell and more famously one of the three goals in the 3-2 FA Cup triumph over Everton.
Kamara bought the Swede for -500,000 the following summer. In his first and only full season at Valley Parade he forged a deadly partnership with Brazilian Edinho. The pair each scored ten goals and were the club's leading goalscorers during 1997-98. The following summer new manager Paul Jewell was given cash to spend by chairman Geoffrey Richmond and Steiner fell out of favour. He played just one League Cup game in 1998-99 in a 1-1 draw with Lincoln City.
Steiner was loaned out twice to Queens Park Rangers and once to Walsall before he was signed permanently by QPR for -215,000. But after just 24 games and six goals he was forced to retire due to injury at just 27 in November 2000.
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'''Bruno Rodriguez''' (born 25 November 1972 in Bastia, France) is a retired French football player who played as a striker. He spent most of his career in France except for two short, unsuccessful loan spells at Bradford City in 1999 and Rayo Vallecano in 2001.
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'''William 'Willie' Steel''' (born 6 February 1908) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool.
Born in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Steel played for Bridgton Waverley and St Johnstone before being signed by Liverpool manager George Patterson in September 1931. He made his debut on the 19 December 1931 in a Football League First Division match at Anfield. Derby were the visitors and somewhat spoiled the day, returning to the Baseball Ground with a point from a 1-1 draw.
Steel broke into the team at full-back 3 months after signing for the Reds and stayed there for the rest of the season missing just 1 game. He followed this up with an ever-present season in 1932/33 and missed just 2 games of the 33/34 campaign.
He had established himself as the first choice right-back until during the 1934/35 season he lost the position to Robert Done. Done lasted for 1 match and instead of being replaced by Steel it was Tom Cooper who slotted in to the number 2 role.
Steel was allowed to leave during the March 1935 when he joined Birmingham. He subsequently went on to play for the club against whom he made his Liverpool debut, Derby, before ending his career.
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}}'''Ray Pointer''' (born 10 October 1936) is a former professional association footballer and England international who played as a striker.
He had a long and successful playing career, totalling over 400 league appearances whilst playing for Burnley, Bury, Coventry City, Portsmouth and Havant & Waterlooville. He won 3 England caps overall whilst at Burnley, scoring 2 goals for his country. His won his first cap on September 28, 1961 in a 4-1 win against Luxembourg. He scored in that match. His other England goal was against Portugal.
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'''Gordon Harris''' (born 2 June 1940 in Worksop) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Burnley and Sunderland. He was capped twice for England under-23 team while a Burnley player, and once for the full national team, on 5 January 1966 in a 1-1 draw with Poland, as a late replacement for the injured Bobby Charlton.
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Fenton joined Aston Villa as a trainee in June 1990, turning professional in February 1992.
In November 1995 Fenton made a -1,500,000 move to reigning Premiership champions Blackburn, but with Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton in rich goalscoring form his first team opportunities were limited. He scored seven times for Blackburn, including two as a late substitute against Newcastle United, the team Fenton has supported since childhood, in April 1996 which effectively ended Newcastle's title challenge.
In August 1997 he moved to Martin O'Neill's Leicester City for a fee of -1,100,000. He scored on his Leicester debut, having replaced Ian Marshall as a late substitute in the 2-1 win away to Liverpool, but again struggled to establish himself, making only 34 league appearances (21 as substitute) over three seasons.
He joined Walsall on loan in March 2000 and had an unsuccessful trial with Barnsley in July 2000.
In August 2001 Fenton joined Blackpool on a free transfer, but once more struggled to establish himself in the first team. He had a spell on loan with Darlington between September and December 2002
In July 2003 Fenton returned to the North East of England, joining Blyth Spartans.
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'''Brian George Miller''' (19 January 1937 - 7 April 2007) was a former professional footballer and England international who played as a wing back.
Born in Hapton, Lancashire, England, Miller played only for Burnley during his career. He won his only international cap on 27 May 1961 in a 3-1 defeat to Austria.
He twice managed ''the Clarets'' between 1979 and 1983 and between 1986 and 1989. He helped them win the Third Division title during his first spell.
Miller died peacefully surrouned by his family in Burnley General Hospital at the age of seventy following a short illness. Miller spent 5 weeks in Burnley general with the illness before he died. A minute's silence in memory of Miller was observed prior to Burnley's game against Cardiff City on 9 April 2007.
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'''Garry Richards''' (born 11 June 1986 in Romford, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham.
He scored his first career goal, on 30 January 2007, against Preston North End which was the only goal in a 1-0 win for his previous club Colchester.
On 9 February 2007, Richards signed for Brentford on a one month loan. This was later extended to the end of the 2006/07 season. However, due to a hip injury sustained in the game against Cheltenham Town, Richards returned prematurely from his loan spell in April. He played ten games in total for Brentford, scoring one goal. Richards signed for Southend United on a two year deal, for an undisclosed fee, on 4 August 2007.
Richards signed for Gillingham on 25 January 2008 from Southend United for an undisclosed fee, and made his debut the following day in the 2-1 away defeat to Walsall.
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'''Robert James "Robbie" King''' is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Heybridge Swifts. He was born in Chelmsford.
King began his career as a trainee with Colchester United, turning professional in July 2004. His league debut came on 9 September 2005 when he was a second-half replacement for Pat Baldwin in the 0-0 draw away to Bristol City. He played twice more as a substitute in the league for Colchester and started two Football League Trophy games. In January 2006, shortly after returning from a loan spell with Staines Town, King played for Cambridge United's reserve side and looked set to join them on loan. joining Conference National Hereford United on loan in March 2006 until the end of the season.
On his return to Colchester, King failed to break back into the first team and was loaned to Heybridge Swifts on loan in January 2007.
King left Colchester to join Heybridge Swifts on 16 July 2007.
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'''Edward Paul "Eddie" Youds''' (born 3 May 1970) is a former English footballer, who played as a defender.
Born in Liverpool, Youds began his career with Everton and also played for Cardiff City, Wrexham, Ipswich Town, Bradford City, Charlton Athletic, Huddersfield Town and Grays Athletic, before retiring in 2005 at 35.
Whilst at Charlton, he played in the club's dramatic win over Sunderland in the 1998 promotion play-off final, winning 7-6 on penalties after a 4-4 draw.
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'''Michael Anthony Proctor''' (born 3 October 1980) is a former English footballer. He was born in Sunderland, England.
Proctor made his debut for Sunderland against Everton in the League Cup on 11 November 1998, which finished as a 1-1 draw.
He scored the winner for Sunderland in their 2-1 win over Liverpool on 15 December 2002.
===Rotherham United and Hartlepool United===
Proctor left Sunderland in February 2004, joining Rotherham United in a swap deal for Darren Byfield.
Proctor joined League Two club Wrexham on a month's loan in March 2007.
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'''Robert Duffy''' (born 2 December 1982 in Swansea) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Mansfield Town. He is a former Welsh Youth and Under-21 international.
Robert Duffy, who is older brother to footballer Richard Duffy, played his junior football in Swansea for Garden Village. He came through the youth system at Charlton Athletic, but was never offered a professional contract. Duffy followed Charlton's youth team manager Terry Westley to Rushden & Diamonds in 2001, where he made over 30 appearances, most as a substitute.
Duffy was recommended to Oxford United by former youth development officer, Malcolm Elias, and joined the club on a one-month trial in July 2006.
Duffy was placed on the transfer list in January 2008 as manager Darren Patterson tried to free up funds to bring in new players,
On 7 January 2009 Duffy then signed permanently for Mansfield Town, managed by David Holdsworth, twin brother of his manager at Newport County, Dean Holdsworth.
Duffy continued his goalscoring form the next season, including a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Hayes & Yeading United.
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'''Brian Pilkington''' (born 12 February 1933) is a former professional footballer and England international and midfielder.
During his career, Pilkington played for Burnley, Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Barrow and Chorley. He won 1 England cap whilst at Burnley, on 2 October 1954 in a 2-0 victory over Northern Ireland. He was also capped twice for England B, scoring once.
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'''Nadir Belhadj''' (born 18 June 1982) is a French-born Algerian professional footballer who is playing for Portsmouth in the Premier League.
A left back who can also operate as a winger, Belhadj began his career at Ligue 1 club Lens, where he failed to make the first-team. He joined Ligue 2 FC Gueugnon on loan in 2002 and after making 26 league appearances signed permanently in 2003. Belhadj played 36 more Ligue 2 games for Gueugnon before moving to CS Sedan in 2004. Making more than thirty appearances in each of his two full seasons with Sedan in Ligue 2, gaining promotion in the second.
In January 2007 Belhadj was bought by French champions Lyon for -3.24 million and signed a lucrative four and a half year deal. He was loaned back to CS Sedan until the end of the season and joined Lyon again in the summer of 2007. He made just 9 appearances for the club, being blocked at the left-back position by World Cup champion Fabio Grosso, and left the club in January. On 7 January 2008, it was confirmed that Belhadj had signed a three and a half year deal with his former club Lens for a fee of -3.6 million.
On 1 September 2008, it had been announced that Portsmouth had signed Belhadj on a season-long loan with an option to make the deal permanent. He made his Portsmouth debut on 13 September coming on as a substitute against Middlesbrough at Fratton Park where Portsmouth went from a goal down to come back and win 2-1, with Belhadj playing a key role on the left with Armand Traor. He also started in Portsmouth's first ever European match, a 2-0 win over Vitria SC, and was excellent overall, and set Jermain Defoe up with a fantastic cross. He also scored a long range goal against Sunderland FC away from home in a 2-1 win, which was the first win for new manager Tony Adams.
Belhadj played a part in Portsmouth's 2-2 draw against AC Milan in the UEFA Cup. His skillful play earned Belhadj the man of the match award for that game . On December 30, Belhadj signed a 4 and a half year deal with Pompey, costing -4.5 million paid to Lens , keeping him at the club until 2013. He officially became a Portsmouth player on January 1, 2009 when the Winter transfer window opened up. On January 27, 2009, Belhadj was sent off for the first time for Portsmouth when he picked up 2 yellow cards in the 1-0 defeat against Aston Villa.
Although he has not always kept a first team place, his recall to face Liverpool on 20 December 2009 was an inspired move by Avram Grant as Belhadj was able to keep former Pompey favourite Glen Johnson under control. Belhadj scored the first goal in the game, a superb volley from his weaker foot. Belhadj has stated that he would like to move away from Portsmouth in the January 2010 transfer window although a regular first team place might persuade him otherwise.
Belhadj began his international career in 2000 by representing France at the Under-18 level, making just two appearances for the team.
On March 30, 2004, Belhadj made his unofficial debut for the Algerian National Team in a 0-0 friendly against Belgian club R.A.A. Louviroise. On April 28, 2004 he made his official debut for the team in a friendly against China. On June 5, 2007, Belhadj got his first international goal in a friendly 4-3 loss to Argentina. He scored two goals in that game beating goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri twice from free kicks. Since his first call up, Belhadj has been a regular starter in the left back role for the team and occasionally fills in as a left winger as well.
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'''Robert Hughes''' (born 1 October 1986) is an English footballer who played in the Football League as a central midfielder for Nottingham Forest. He joined St Neots Town in September 2009.
Hughes began his career with Nottingham Forest and after several appearances in the reserves, made his Forest debut on 30 September 2006 as an 84th-minute substitute in a 3-1 win over Swansea City. He later made his full debut in the 2-1 Football League Trophy win over Gillingham. However, he was released at the end of the 2006-07 season, He then signed for Stamford, going on to play for clubs including Corby Town, Spalding United, Grantham Town, and St Neots Town.
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'''Thomas Cooper''' (9 April 1904 - 25 June 1940) was an England international footballer who played for Derby and Liverpool.
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Cooper played for Longton and then Trentham before being bought by Port Vale for -20 in August 1924. A regular in the side until September 1925, he regained his first team spot in December 1925, but was sold to George Jobey's Derby County for a -2,500 fee in March 1926 after impressing in an FA Cup tie between the two clubs.
He settled straight into ''The Rams'' line-up and became an integral member of the team, so-much-so he was eventually made skipper in 1931. After 267 appearances for Derby, Liverpool manager George Patterson paid -7,500 in December 1934 for the 30 year old's services.
He immediately made his debut on 8 December in an away fixture at Stamford Bridge; Chelsea spoilt the day for Cooper by humbling ''the Reds'' 4-1. Cooper failed to hit the target for his new club (after only scoring once for Derby)
His Anfield career was pretty much the same as his Derby days, as he became a regular starter from day one, he missed just two of the remaining fixtures of the 1934-35 season and featured in 127 of the 168 games over the following four campaigns.
Cooper had amassed 160 appearances up to the end of the 1939-40 before World War II interrupted his career. His last competitive game was a league game at Anfield, Chelsea were the visitors and the Reds won 1-0 with a goal from dbutante Cyril Done. The league was then called to a halt because of the war, with regional leagues being set up around the country. Cooper's last match in a red shirt was at Gresty Road on 22 March 1940 in a 6-3 victory over Crewe in the Western Division. Cooper also played for Wrexham as a wartime guest.
The Football Association saw his quality at Derby and selected him to represent England 15 times, his first cap came on 22 October 1927 in a British Home Championship match at Windsor Park Belfast, Northern Ireland were the hosts and won the game 2-0.
Cooper was given the ultimate honour of captaining his country twice in his last two appearances for England; the first time was against Czechoslovakia on 16 May 1934, the Czechs won the game 2-1. He would surely have been selected to play even more representative matches if it hadn't have been for the injuries, including having both knee cartilages removed.
Like so many of his peers Cooper enlisted in the armed forces joining the Royal Military Police.
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'''Eike Immel''' (born 27 November 1960 in Stadtallendorf) is a former German football player and manager.
A leading youth international goalkeeper for West Germany in 1978, Eike Immel was still seventeen years of age when he succeeded Horst Bertram as Borussia Dortmund's first-choice. He remained Dortmund's top choice until his two million Deutsche Mark transfer to VfB Stuttgart in 1986, the biggest fee ever paid for a goalkeeper in the history German football at that time. He served nine years as Stuttgart's regular goalkeeper, winning the Bundesliga title in 1992 and the UEFA Cup runner-up medal in 1989 with them. Afterwards he left for Manchester City, where he retired a at the end of the 1995-96 season.
His West Germany career lasted for just eight years due to his decision to retire from the West German team following EURO'88. Immel had been the starting goalkeeper since Harald Schumacher's ban from the team in 1987, and his 19th appearance in the semi-final of the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship at Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, remained his final cap for his country and made him miss out on the title winning 1990 FIFA World Cup squad for which Bodo Illgner then served as starting goalkeeper. The mentioned 1988 UEFA European Football Championship was Immel's fifth participation in a big international tournament. The son of a farmer later admitted his decision to retire from the international game at barely 28 just because of the competition from Bodo Illgner for the goalkeeper's jersey, was extremely hasty.
Following his retirement from the game after a stay with Manchester City, whom he joined after his Stuttgart manager had preferred a younger goalkeeper in 1995, Eike Immel was working in a coaching role, performing a similar role under Christoph Daum at Fenerbahe in 2005.
In January 2008 he was a contestant at Ich bin ein Star - Holt mich hier raus!, the German edition of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.
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'''Richard 'Richie' Foran''' (born on 16 June 1980 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who plays for Scottish First Division side Inverness CT.
He has also played for St Patrick's Athletic, Shelbourne, Carlisle United, Oxford United, Motherwell, Southend United and Darlington.
Richie Foran started his career in Ireland with St Patrick's Athletic but failed to make a first team appearance and drifted out of League of Ireland football. In 2000, Foran signed for Shelbourne and finished his first season in the league by winning the PFAI Young Player of the Year award. During Foran's debut season with Shelbourne he scored home and away against Rosenborg in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, and made his debut for the Republic of Ireland under 21 international team in Cyprus.
In 2001, manager Roddy Collins spent -120,000 to secure Foran's signature for Carlisle United F.C. in England. While at Brunton Park he scored 29 goals, with 16 of them coming in the 2001-2002 season, where he helped United to a respectable mid-table finish, when every season was a struggle to stay in The Football League. In next two seasons Carlisle struggled and Foran found it hard to score goals, he also had a short loan spell at Oxford United during the 2003-2004 season, and after Carlisle's relegation at the end of the 2003-04 season. Also while at Carlisle, he had a fight with Huddersfield Town's Steve Yates due to a series of fouls committed by Foran in the first half. Both were sent off, Yates lost his front tooth and Foran picked up a 5 match ban.
Foran moved to Scottish Premier League outfit Motherwell on a free transfer in 2004, where he scored 23 league goals in 90 league matches. He also played in the 2005 CIS Cup Final against Rangers, but saw Motherwell lose 5-1.
On 31 January 2007 he completed a -200,000 transfer to Southend United. His career at Southend United started with an assist for Freddy Eastwood against Stoke City after coming on as a substitute. He then had a man of the match performance against Crystal Palace and was really setting a great impression but was then sent off for a second bookable offence against Leicester City. His first goal in a Southend shirt came in the 1-0 win against Burnley in the later part of the 2006/07 season.
Foran went on loan to Darlington from Southend, but due to a knee injury he returned to Southend on 2 April 2008. He made a second loan move to Darlington in October 2008 following an injury to striker Liam Hatch.
He did not play for Southend during the 2008-09 season and his contract was terminated in January 2009, just hours afterwards he joined Inverness CT in January 2009 on a contract till the end of the season, making him their first signing under Terry Butcher. Scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 win over Hibernian. He scored a hat-trick in an emphatic 5-1 win over Ayr United.
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'''Andrew John Blakemore "Andy" Burgess''' (born 10 August 1981) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mansfield Town.
Born in Bedford, Bedfordshire, Burgess began his professional career in 1999 at Rushden & Diamonds, where he was also a trainee.
Burgess was retained by Oxford United after relegation and a good start to the 2006-07 season saw him being praised by manager Jim Smith, who said of him after a win over York City in October 2006, "Andy's a very talented player, and he was outstanding. Some of the things that he did were really top drawer."
At the end of the 2006-07 season, Burgess was named in the England National Game XI squad for the Four Nations Tournament against Ireland, Wales and Scotland,
In August 2007, Burgess re-joined Rushden & Diamonds on a free transfer with a sell-on clause attached, signing a two-year contract.
He was again selected for the England C squad in May 2008 and scored in the 3-0 win over Wales as England retained the Four Nations trophy.
After rejecting the offer of a new contract from Rushden at the end of the 2008-09 season, Burgess signed a two year contract with Luton Town in May 2009.
Burgess is the currently manager of Sheffield Wednesday Women, who play in the Northern Premier Division. He was formerly first-team coach at Leeds Carnegie Ladies and, prior to that, assistant manager at National Premier Division side Nottingham Forest Ladies.
-DOCSTART-	7238008
'''Eniola Aluko''' (born 21 February 1987, in Lagos) is a Nigerian-born, English football forward currently playing for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional Soccer. Aluko moved with her family to Birmingham when she was one year old.
Aluko started her career at a Leafield athletic ladies. She then went on to play for Birmingham City Ladies alongside future England team-mate, Karen Carney. She scored on her Birmingham team debut against Leeds United, aged just 14. She left to join Charlton Athletic in January 2004.
Aluko was named Young Player of the Year at the Women-s FA Awards in 2003
Aluko added to her growing reputation by scoring twice in Charlton's 2-1 victory over Arsenal in the 2006 FA Nationwide Women's Premier League Cup Final. Following the dissoultion of the Charlton ladies team, Aluko joined Chelsea Ladies in July 2007.
In October 2008 her Woman's Professional Soccer playing rights were obtained by St. Louis who named her as a post-draft discovery player. She was the team's leading goalscorer for their first season with six goals, and also led in assists with four, making her one of the main reasons Athletica was able to climb from a last place in the first two months of the season to a commanding second by the end. She missed the playoffs and the All-Star game due to national team duty.
Having represented England at Under-17 level, Aluko scored on her debut at Under-19 level and appeared in the UEFA Under-19 European Championship Finals in Germany in July 2003 while aged only 16 years. She later played at Under-21 level, before making her senior debut against the Netherlands in September 2004. Her first senior goal came against the Czech Republic at Walsall in May 2005, and she added two more in the 13-0 away win against Hungary that October.
While playing for England during Women's Euro 2005, Aluko took her A levels at St Mary's College, Blackburn, Lancashire. She subsequently went to study Law at Brunel University, where she graduated with a First class degree in 2008. In July 2009 it was announced that Aluko would spend the 2009-10 US off-season studying for the New York bar exam before taking a similar exam in England, her aim being to have an entertainment law practice on in both England and the United States.
Her younger brother Sone was an England youth international, but in May 2009 accepted a call-up to represent Nigeria. He currently plays for Aberdeen. Her father is a former MP in Nigeria.
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'''Darel Francis Russell''' (born 22 October 1980 in Mile End, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Norwich City.
Russell began his career as a youth player at Norwich City. Despite a number of appearances in the side's midfield, he could not make the breakthrough to becoming a first team regular and was sold to Stoke in 2003 for -125,000, when he was 23.
Darel Russell played under Tony Pulis and Johan Boskamp regularly, missing only a handful of matches during a season. He began his Stoke career playing at right-Back, before being moved to right-Midfield and central midfield.
Russell won the Championship player of the month award for November 2006.
On 30 July 2007, Russell rejoined the Canaries for an undisclosed fee (reported to be around the -410k marked down from -600k due to a 30% sell-on clause the canaries had in the deal taking Russell to Stoke in 2003), on a three-year deal. Norwich rejected a bid of 500k from Premiership Newcomers Burnley. Norwich's asking price is believed to be around 750k.
His sister Shar Alexander (real name Sharlene Russell), is a singer in the band 'Miss Frank' who competed in the sixth series of X Factor.
-DOCSTART-	7238273
'''Leon Constantine''' (born 24 February 1978 in Hackney, Greater London) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Football League Two side .
Constantine played for Hendon and Edgware Town before being noticed by Mick Beard, a Charlton Athletic scout, at the end of the 1999-00 season. Constantine started the pre-season at Charlton, who were newly promoted to the Premier League, before joining Millwall in September 2000. He made his dbut for Millwall on 30 September 2000, coming on as a late substitute for Paul Ifill in a 4-1 win away to Peterborough United.
He had loan spells with Leyton Orient and Partick Thistle, before moving to Brentford on a free transfer in August 2002. He struggled to establish himself at Griffin Park and in August 2003 joined Southend United, initially on non-contract terms, signing a permanent deal the following month.
Despite scoring at a rate of one every other game for Southend, he turned down the offer of a new two-year contract and joined Peterborough United in May 2004. In October 2004, he joined Torquay United on loan and in December 2004 moved to Torquay for a club record fee of -75,000.
His form was disappointing for Torquay, scoring just seven times in 38 appearances, and he was transfer-listed in October 2005 by Torquay manager Leroy Rosenior, along with Darren Garner, Mamadou Sow, Carl Priso, Morike Sako and Nick Skinner. Constantine moved to Port Vale in November 2005, initially on loan, where he became a regular goalscorer. In the 2006-2007 season he broke a record, becoming the only Port Vale player to score more than 17 goals before Christmas. This happened when he scored twice against Brighton & Hove Albion on 23 December 2006.
He was set to move to Barnsley in the January 2007 transfer window, Vale agreeing a fee of -200,000 plus Marc Richards. However, the deal fell through when neither club could agree terms. In January 2007 Brighton offered Vale -150,000 for the striker, but Constantine insisted he was happy at Vale Park. Despite finishing the season with 26 goals in all competitions for Port Vale (38 in 18 months for the club) he was never a fan favourite at Vale Park and split fans down the middle because of his lax looking approaches which made it appear that he was lazy and put no effort in. He claimed this couldn't be further from the truth in several interviews with the local media and took a parting shot at the Vale "boo boys" before announcing he was leaving.
Constantine had been linked with a number of League One clubs throughout pre-season, however he agreed a contract in principle with Leeds United when they were in administration, paying out of his own pocket to take part in the pre-season programme. Leeds later completed the signing of Constantine on a two year contract on 7 August 2007.
Constantine scored his first league goal for Leeds in their 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Oldham Athletic on 1 January 2008. However he was hit by injury again, breaking his arm in this same game after scoring, leading to a two-month lay-off. In March, Constantine was sent to Oldham on loan to help him re-gain match fitness, scoring twice in seven appearances.
On 2 July Constantine completed a free transfer move to league one side Northampton Town after falling out of favour with Gary McAllister. After only scoring three goals for Northampton and receiving boos from the club's own fans, he was loaned out to Cheltenham Town on 20 March 2009, and he returned on 20 April after scoring one goal in six matches.
Having been released by Northampton, Constantine signed for on 29 June 2009, becoming the first striker signed by new coach John Trewick following his clear out of club's playing staff..
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'''Jonathan Barry Beswetherick''' (born 15 January 1978, in Liverpool, England) is an English professional football defender currently playing for Paulton Rovers.
Beswetherick was born in Liverpool, before moving to Plymouth where he started his career at his home town club of Plymouth Argyle making over 100 appearances before moving to Sheffield Wednesday. During his time at Hillsborough Beswetherick had loan spells at Swindon Town and Macclesfield Town and he eventually left Sheffield Wednesday to join Bristol Rovers. He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Carlisle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.
He briefly played with the Bristol Rovers before signing for Kidderminster Harriers where another short spell was followed by a move to Conference National side Forest Green Rovers. He was released by the Gloucestershire based club and dropped two divisions to sign for Salisbury City where he found two successful promotions to the Conference National as well as making over 50 appearances.
On 8 September 2007, Beswetherick joined Mangotsfield United on loan. His debut came the same day in a 0-0 draw with Hitchin Town. He made five Southern Football League Premier Division appearances, his last coming on 9 October 2007.
His spell at Mangotsfield was soon followed by another one-month loan to Weston-super-Mare on 4 January 2008. During this spell, he only managed 3 league games for Weston before being returned to Salisbury City.
He was released from Salisbury City in May 2008. He joined Bath City F.C. in July 2008 on a pre-season trial, but eventually joined Paulton Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	7238423
'''Christopher Luke "Chris" Tardif''' (born 19 September 1979) is a former professional footballer, who currently plays for Maidenhead United as a goalkeeper.
Tardif began his career as a trainee with Portsmouth, turning professional in the 1998 close season. He joined Havant & Waterlooville on loan in August 1999, playing in the first eight league games of Havants' first season in the Southern League Premier Division.
He spent the 2002-03 season on loan with Bournemouth, playing 14 games in all competitions and, after a spell on loan with Newport (Isle of Wight), in October 2003 joined Havant & Waterlooville on a month's loan,
Released by Portsmouth, he joined Oxford United in May 2004,
Tardif played one game as a triallist for Eastleigh in October 2007, and joined Basingstoke Town in December 2007, moving to Maidenhead United in March 2008.
He returned to Maidenhead United in the summer of 2009.
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'''Gavin Johnson''' (born 10 October 1970) is an English former professional footballer. A defender or midfielder, he currently plays for Bury Town.
Born in Stowmarket, Johnson started his career with nearby Ipswich Town, making his debut in a 2-0 win over Barnsley on 21 February 1989. He moved on to Luton Town in 1995, but was sold to Wigan Athletic for -15,000 in the same year. After three years at Wigan, he spent a season in Scotland with Dunfermline Athletic, before returing to East Anglia to join Colchester United in 1999.
After being released by Colchester in 2005 he had a brief spell with Boston United, before spending a season with Northampton Town and then Oxford United. In 2007 he returned to Suffolk to play for Bury Town.
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'''David Bell''' (born 21 January 1984 in Kettering) is an English-born Irish professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Coventry City. He previously played for Norwich City, Luton Town and Rushden & Diamonds, as well as having a brief trial with Middlesbrough. He has played mostly in the centre and on the right side of midfield for Luton, although he can also play on the left.
The 2006-07 season was very much a breakthrough season for him as he went from a squad player at Luton to one of the club's key players under Mike Newell and Kevin Blackwell. In January 2007 he was given a contract extension, running through to 2010.
At the end of season awards, David won the Internet Player Of The Season and Young Supporters' Player Of The Season - an achievement few fans believed possible at the start of the season, as Bell had not even broken into the starting line-up at the season's beginning.
On 28 March 2008, he joined Leicester City on loan with a view to a permanent transfer.
On 23 July 2008 it was confirmed that Bell had agreed a three-year deal with Norwich City, signing for an undisclosed fee.
On 29 January 2009, he signed for Coventry City, for a fee believed to be on the region of -500,000.
Bell scored his first goal for Coventry on 21 March 2009 with a 45 yard strike against Doncaster at the Ricoh Arena.
-DOCSTART-	7241749
'''David Partridge''' (born November 26, 1978 in Westminster) is a professional footballer who currently plays for St. Patrick's Athletic F.C. in the League of Ireland Premier Division. He plays as a defender and is a full Welsh international.
Partridge joined West Ham as an apprentice in August 1996 but did not break into the first-team and joined Dundee United for a fee of -40,000 in March 1999.
Partridge joined Motherwell on a free transfer in July 2002. Manager Terry Butcher had spotted Partridge playing for West Ham reserves and brought him to Dundee United where he was working at the time. When Butcher took over at Motherwell, he made Partridge his first signing.
Partridge joined Bristol City for -150,000 at the start of the 2005-2006 season, signing a three-year contract.
Partridge signed a one-month contract at Brentford on December 20, 2007 as a free agent.. However, he made no appearances for the Football League Two side.
Partridge signed for League of Ireland runners-up St Patrick's Athletic on January 29, 2008. Initially used at left back, he soon settled into a centre-half spot where he impressed greatly as a solid, no-nonsense defender with very good distribution of the ball out of defence. Injury and suspensions have halted his progress with the Saints though he returned to the first team for the 2009 season.
Partridge qualifies to play for Wales through his father who was born in the Principality. He has represented Wales at Under-18 and Under-16 level, as well as securing an Under-21 cap against Turkey in 1997. He was called up to the senior squad and made his debut in a 2-0 friendly win over Hungary in February 2005.
-DOCSTART-	7241800
'''Charlie Lee''' (born 5 January 1987 in Whitechapel) is an English footballer, who can play either as a defender or as a holding midfield player.
Lee started his career with Tottenham Hotspur in 2004-05 and captained the reserve team several times. He appeared on the first team substitute bench for the first time in the UEFA Cup tie against Slavia Prague on 28 September 2006 and also appeared as an unused substitute against Sporting Braga, a match which Tottenham won 3-2. Not only this Lee was used as an unused sub for a handful of top flight fixtures.
On 18 November, Lee played his first game for Millwall in their 2-2 draw with Doncaster Rovers, filling in for the injured Richard Shaw.
He was released from his contract by Tottenham on 19 May 2007.
Lee completed a move to Peterborough United on 23 May, signing a 3 year contract.
In the 2008/2009 season Lee has played the majority of the time anywhere along the back four. On the 25th April he scored the only goal in the 1-0 win against Colchester United which paired with the 1-0 defeat of MK Dons by Walsall at the stadium:mk promoted the club to The Championship. He won the clubs player of the year award for the second successive year.
-DOCSTART-	7242138
'''Scott George Murray''' (born 26 May 1974 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish footballer for Football League One club Yeovil Town. He is a right winger.
Murray started his career off at Highland League outfit Fraserburgh, where he played for the first-team for four years, and impressive performances lead to trials from Celtic and  Liverpool. However, Murray was not made a permanent signing with these clubs, but then Premier League side Aston Villa stepped in, and after scoring the quickest ever hat-trick in the Premiership Reserve League, with his three strikes coming inside the first 12 minutes, Villa paid Fraserburgh -35,000 (at the time, the biggest fee received by a Highland League Club for a transfer) for his services.
However, during his three years at Villa Park, Murray failed to make a big impression and made only 4 league appearances in this time.
He was signed by Bristol City from Aston Villa in December 1997 and was City's top scorer in the 2002-03 season.
He later joined Reading for -650,000 in June 2003, and was a first team regular for Alan Pardew. In March 2004, he rejoined Bristol City. Murray's return boosted City's form but they lost in that season's playoff final to Brighton & Hove Albion. He was made club captain during Brian Tinnion's spell as manager.
In the 2006-07 season, City were drawn against Premier League side Middlesbrough in the FA Cup. Murray scored a chip against Australian number one Mark Schwarzer to earn the ''Robins'' a 2-2 draw at Ashton Gate, however they eventually lost the tie on penalties in the replay.
A key player in City's promotion push despite a stress fracture to his fourth metatarsal bone restricting him to 37 appearances, he has signed a new one-year extension to his contract.
On 15 September, Murray became new Cheltenham Town manager Martin Allen's first signing on an emergency one month loan, returning to Bristol City on 15 December.
Murray was released by Bristol City in May 2009 and has since attracted interest from Exeter City, Cheltenham Town and Yeovil Town.
On 1 July, it was confirmed that he had signed a one year contract with Yeovil Town becoming manager Skiverton's third summer signing.
He Scored A brace in the 2-2 home draw with brighton to rescue a point, with goals either side of half time bringing up is 100th and 101th career goals
Murray has been capped by the Scotland B team after coming on as a substitute against Germany.
-DOCSTART-	7244188
'''Craig Alan Woodman''' (born 22 December 1982 in Tiverton, Devon) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wycombe Wanderers.
Woodman began his career with Bristol City as a trainee, turning professional in June 2000. His first team debut came on 5 December 2000 in the Football League Trophy defeat away to Plymouth Argyle. His league debut came on 24 February 2001, in a 4-0 defeat away to Colchester United.
He struggled to establish himself at City and in September 2004 joined Mansfield Town on loan. In December 2004 he joined Torquay United on loan until the end of the season, playing 22 times and scoring one goal. He returned to Torquay on loan in November 2005, but played just four times before being recalled by Bristol City, where he began to establish himself in the first team.
He was released from his Bristol City contract on 9 May 2007, and signed for Wycombe two weeks later. Woodman was a key player during the team's promotion season in 2008/09, missing just ten minutes of league action all year. His good form was rewarded as he won the Supporters' Player of the Year and the Players' Player of the Year awards at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	7245189
'''Philip James "Phil" Brown''' (born 16 January 1966 in Sheffield) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield, Stockport County, and Lincoln City.
He started his career as an apprentice at Chesterfield, and made his debut on 14 May 1983 as a substitute in a 1-0 home defeat to Millwall in the Third Division.
Brown was originally signed by Matlock Town in 2002 as a player, but he and Gareth Williams were made joint player-managers in 2004 after previous manager Ernie Moss left for Hucknall Town. The pair remained in post for more than four years until sacked in October 2008.
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'''Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui''' (born 22 November 1987 in Etterbeek, Brussels) is a Belgian footballer of Moroccan descent currently playing for Premier League side Everton and the Belgian national team. He was previously at Standard Lige. He can play central midfield position, although at times he could operate as a second striker. His main attributes are his stamina, heading ability and tough tackling, though he has been criticized for being too aggressive at times.
Fellaini began playing football at the age of 7 for Anderlecht. In his first season at Anderlecht's Academy, he scored 26 goals and in his second he scored 37. He was at the club's academy until the age of 10 when he joined Mons. Three years later, he joined R. Francs Borains before leaving the club when he signed for Sporting Charleroi. At the age of 17, he signed his first permanent contract with Standard Lige. Between 2006 and 2008, he made 84 appearances for the club, scoring 11 times.
After rejected advances from Manchester United and following reported interest from Aston Villa, Real Madrid, Tottenham and Bayern Munich, Fellaini signed for Everton in September 2008 on a five year deal from Standard Lige for an initial transfer fee of -12 million rising to -15 million (a record for a Belgian player and a club record for Everton). He made his Everton debut in a 3-2 away victory at Stoke City on 14 September 2008, and scored his first goal for the team against Newcastle United in a 2-2 home draw on 5 October 2008. At the end of the 2008-09 season Fellaini was named Everton's Young Player of the Season.
In his time in England he has become well known for his large "afro" hair, becoming a cult hero with Everton fans regularly sporting afro wigs as a homage to Fellaini. Fellaini was deployed as a Second striker during the 2008-09 season, when Everton had all of their forwards out injured, usually playing behind another midfielder being used as an attacker, Tim Cahill. After a degree of inconsistency in the attacking position and after this time of injury crisis had calmed and Everton signed Louis Saha and J, Fellaini reverted to play a key role in his favoured defensive midfield area. His performances in late 2009 and early 2010 became so impressive that David Moyes labelled him "as good as anyone in the league", and he re-iterated this after Fellaini won Man of the Match against Manchester City on January 16, in which he showed his ability to match the -15m price for the first time, showing off incredible passing ability, tackling and forward play. He also showed a memorable piece of skill, dispossessing Craig Bellamy of the ball before performing a Marseille turn or a "Maradona" to manouvre around him.
Fellaini was eligible to play for Belgium or Morocco. Having already played for Belgium at youth level, he chose to continue representing the country of his birth. He scored his first goal in a 2-1 defeat against Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualification.
Fellaini also represented the U-23 team at the 2008 Olympics and achieved 4th place, losing to Brazil.
:''Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.''
Fellaini was born to Moroccan parents from Tangier and brought up in Brussels. His father, Abdellatif, was a former goalkeeper for Raja Casablanca and Hassania Agadir who signed for Racing Mechelen but was unable to play as his former Moroccan club refused to release his paperwork. Instead of returning home, he opted to become a bus driver for STIB.
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'''Jim Harley''' (21 February 1917 - 1989) was a footballer who played for Liverpool.
Born in Methill, Fife, Scotland, Harley played for Hearts O' Beath before George Patterson brought him to Liverpool in April 1934. His debut came 28 September 1935 in a 1st Division match at Anfield against West Bromwich Albion. Liverpool won the match 5 goals to 0, Harley did not score.
Harley never really established himself at first but he stayed loyal to the club and got his chance during the 1937/38 missing 10 of the 47 fixtures, he was even swapped over to the left-back berth when Liverpool brought Tom Cooper into the starting line-up.
Harley carried on in much the same way with 27 appearances in 45 matches, yet again he started the 3 opening games of the 1939/40 and probably would have carried on playing in either of the full-back roles if it were not for the outbreak of the Second World War curtailing the careers of Harley and his peers.
After the 6 year break Harley returned to Merseyside and played in 17 games of the first post-war championship winning side, a side that contained the likes of Jack Balmer, Bill Jones, Berry Nieuwenhuys, Albert Stubbins, Billy Liddell and Bob Paisley.
The 1947/48 season saw Jim put together 21 starts for Liverpool but this to be his last season for the club. Harley was now in his 30's and was no longer seen as a part of the future of Liverpool, his contract expired in 1948.
Harley never got the call for Scotland but he did represent them in wartime internationals which are not regarded as 'official' fixtures.
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'''Lee James Richardson''' (born 12 March 1969 in Halifax, West Yorkshire) is a former professional footballer and until 6 May 2009 he was manager of Chesterfield. He is the younger brother of Nick Richardson, who briefly played alongside him for Halifax Town.
Richardson, an energetic midfield player, began his career at his local club Halifax Town, before enjoying spells at a number of clubs throughout Britain. He had particularly successful seasons at Aberdeen and Oldham Athletic in the mid nineties, and ended his playing career at Chesterfield.
Whilst at Aberdeen he was part of a team which finished second to Rangers in all three domestic competitions in 1992-93
Richardson was appointed as Chesterfield manager in April 2007, following a spell as caretaker.
On 3 November 2008, it was announced that Richardson was up for nomination for the League Two manager of the month for October but was beaten by Peter Jackson of Lincoln City. Richardson was nominated for the same award in March 2009 and won it after his team took 18 points to push towards the play-offs.
On 6 May 2009 Richardson left Chesterfield after the club decided not to renew his contract, after he was unable to guide the club to promotion from League Two. Richardson, fresh from his Chesterfield days, then announced his interest in the vacant posts at Burton Albion and Port Vale, but neither clubs decided to appoint him.
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'''Christopher Alan "Chris" Willmott''' (born September 30, 1977 in Bedford, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Brackley Town.
Chris began his career at Luton Town, before a move to Wimbledon alongside team-mate Kelvin Davis due to the Hatters financial difficulties at the time. He returned to Luton on loan in 2002/03, and was all set to return on a Bosman transfer in the summer of 2003 as well as fellow loanee Sammy Igoe.
However, the take-over and subsequent dismissal of the Luton management team saw Chris join Northampton Town instead, where he scored once against Cambridge United.
He was released by Oxford United at the end of the 2008/09 season.
Chris has signed a two year contract with Zamaretto League Premier Division side Brackley Town.
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'''Jason Joseph Gavin''' (born 14 March 1980) is an Irish football player, who plays as a defender for St Patrick's Athletic.
Born in Dublin, Gavin played as a junior with Crumin United, before he started his professional career with English side Middlesbrough. He moved to Bradford City, following loan spells at Hartlepool United, Grimsby Town and Huddersfield Town, where he scored once against Port Vale.
As a member of the Irish Under-18 team, he won the European Under-18 Championships in 1998 in Cyprus under Brian Kerr. He also played at the FIFA World Youth Championship finals in Nigeria in 1999.
Gavin signed for Shamrock Rovers at the start of the 2005 season and made his league debut on the opening day of the season on 18 March 2005. He made 19 appearances before his mid-season transfer to Drogheda United.
Gavin signed for Drogheda United in the summer of 2005 where he played for three years. In July 2008 he signed a pre-contract with St Patrick's Athletic.
He was then dropped by Paul Doolin and on 23 July 2008 he signed a contract with St Patrick's Athletic. He scored the first European goal of his career in a 2-1 win over IF Elfsborg which helped St Patrick's through to the next round.
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'''Wayne Foster''' (born 11 September 1963 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker in England and Scotland during the 1980s and 1990s.
An English youth internationalist, Foster started his career at Bolton Wanderers, signing his first professional contract in August 1981. However, he left for Preston North End in 1985 after failing to fully establish himself at Burnden Park. He lasted less than a year before Alex MacDonald signed him for Heart of Midlothian on a free transfer.
Foster spent 7 seasons at Tynecastle. He was initially regarded to as a first team regular in his first 2 seasons but in a total of 65 starts he only amassed 14 goals. He was used sparingly in later seasons as he still struggled to get the goals, failing to score a single goal from 17 appearances in the 1992-93 season.
===Scottish Cup 4th Round, 20 February 1994===
Whilst never regarded as anything more than a squad player, it was this game that put Foster into Heart of Midlothian folklore. Hearts had gone on a run of games undefeated against arch-rivals Hibernian which had risen to 20 games before the sides were drawn together in the 4th Round of the Scottish Cup at Hibs' ground, Easter Road. With Hearts struggling in the league under Sandy Clark, and having the 'away disadvantage', Hibs were considered favourites for the tie - a result which would give them their first win since 4 January 1989 and end their jinx.
However, it was Hearts who opened the scoring inside the first three minutes, when John Robertson scored, one of 27 goals he scored against Hibs in his career. Hibs equalised before half time when Keith Wright headed home and dominated the second half, almost taking the lead when Hearts defender Craig Levein hit his own post. In an attempt to reverse the tide, Hearts replaced the tiring Robertson with Foster. With just four minutes remaining, Gary Mackay played a long ball over the top of the Hibs defence for Foster to run on for. Using his pace, he controlled the ball and fired the ball through the legs of advancing Hibs goalkeeper Jim Leighton and into the net, right in front of the jubilant Hearts support.
Foster has the distinction of having a short story named after him in Irvine Welsh's 1994 collection The Acid House.
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'''Philip Alexander "Phil" Gilchrist''' (born 25 August 1973) is an English footballer and was manager at Woking. He plays as a defender. He currently plays for lowly Quorn FC.
Gilchrist first joined Oxford United from Hartlepool United for -100,000 in February 1995. He soon formed one of the best defensive partnerships ever seen at The Manor Ground, alongside Matt Elliott, and it was this partnership that formed the basis for the promotion winning side of 1995-96.
Predominantly left sided, Gilchrist continued to flourish after the sale of Elliott, and moved on to Leicester for -500,000 in 2000. In total he had made 201 starts for the U's in his first spell, scoring eleven goals.
Gilchrist made 23 Premier League starts for Leicester before moving on to West Bromwich Albion for -500,000 in March 2001.
Three years later he joined Rotherham United, initially on a month's loan.
Gilchrist returned to Oxford in June 2006 for his second spell at the club,
However, in May 2008, he was appointed as assistant-manager at Conference National club Woking, where it was shortly after announced he would be registered as a player. In September 2008 it was announced that following the departure of Kim Grant as manager, Gilchrist and Andy Cook were to be placed in temporary charge of Woking. On 23 September 2008, he was confirmed as the permanent manager until the end of the season. However, Woking sacked him on 2 April 2009.
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'''Richard O'Connor''' (born 30 August 1978) is an English-born Anguillan football striker.
O'Connor was the only semi-professional player in the Anguilla national football team and has played as a trainee for Wimbledon between 1997 and 2000 and Leatherhead in England.
He is Anguilla's all time top goalscorer with five goals up to October 2006.
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'''Christopher Charles "Chris" Humphrey''' (born 3 April 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for Motherwell as a winger. His name is some times mis-interpreted as "Humphreys", but is in fact "Humphrey".
Born in Walsall Humphrey was at Walsall's Centre of Excellence, before joining West Bromwich Albion. After playing in a reserve team match against Shrewsbury Town on 4 September 2006, ''Shrews'' manager Gary Peters was impressed by Humphrey's performance and inquired about his availability, discovering that he was out of contract. Two days later Humphrey had signed for Shrewsbury on a free transfer until the end of the 2006-07 season, with Peters joking that he had kidnapped Humphrey.
Three days after signing, on 9 September, Humphrey made his debut as a 79th minute substitute for Shrewsbury in a 1-0 home defeat to Lincoln City. On 8 February 2007, and having made nine substitute appearances, Humphrey's progress had pleased Peters sufficiently to earn him a one year contract extension until summer 2008.
In his first season he made a total of 14 league appearances for ''Salop'', all but one as a substitute. On 26 May 2007, Humphrey played for Shrewsbury, as a late second half substitute, in the League Two play-off Final at Wembley which they lost 3-1 to Bristol Rovers. A mistake was made on his shirt, spelling his surname as "Humphery".
After making three league and three cup appearances in the early part of th 2007-08 season Humphrey joined Conference National side Stafford Rangers on 2 November 2007 on loan for a month, playing four games. On 25 January 2008, his contract was extended by another year, until the end of the 2008-09 season.
He scored his first goal on 25 October 2008, two minutes after coming on as a 78th minute substitute to earn ''the Shrews'' a 1-1 draw with Brentford at Griffin Park.
Late in the January 2009 transfer window, and with Humphrey about to be out of contract in summer, it was claimed that he had attracteded the interest of various clubs, including Aston Villa, following a number of eye-catching performances that season.
On 23 May Humphrey played for Shrewsbury in the League Two play-off Final at Wembley, which they lost 1-0 to Gillingham.
On 25 June Sky Sports claimed that Shrewsbury had turned down a bid for Humphrey by Championship side Blackpool.
On 15 July, Scottish Premier League club Motherwell announced Humprey as new manager Jim Gannon's second signing of the summer. He described the move to Motherwell as a dream move
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'''Gary Nicholas Brazil''' (born 19 September 1962 in Tunbridge Wells) is a former professional footballer in the English football league.
Having joined Crystal Palace straight from school in 1979 Brazil immediately found it difficult to make any sort of impact at Selhurst Park with manager Terry Venables opting to leave Gary out of the exciting young team that were rather prematurely labelled the team of the 80's. Indeed Gary stayed with Palace for just twelve months before he was given the opportunity of first team football with Sheffield United, signing on a free transfer in August 1980.
His time a Bramall Lane was a mixed affair for although United gave Brazil his real break in the game he was invariably used as a substitute or played in midfield or as a winger instead of in his favourite role as a supporting striker. In fact in nearly five years at United Gary played 78 games of which 30 were as a substitute, scoring 10 goals. During his time at United Gary also enjoyed a short loan spell at Port Vale in August 1985 where he scored 3 goals in 6 appearances.
It was in February 1985 that Brazil was given the chance of regular football when he, along with United defender Bob Atkins were offered the chance to go on loan to struggling Preston North End with a view to making the deal permanent. Although Brazil and Atkins couldn't stop Preston from being relegated they did make enough of an impact to secure a permanent -25,000 joint move to Deepdale. The next season again was a disappointment, although he was now a regular and scoring frequently Preston finished the season in 91st place in the Football League, forcing the powers that be at Deepdale to make vast changes.
With many of the older players having left, a new manager in John McGrath and a new plastic pitch laid for the start of the 1986-87 season gave Preston new optimism. Brazil was however by this time disillusioned with the life at Preston and prior to the season went on a months loan to Mansfield Town with the view to making the deal permanent. He failed to impress stags boss Ian Greaves though and he was back at Deepdale for the start of the season. Having spoken with boss McGrath Brazil decided to come off the transfer list and duly formed a lethal partnership with John Thomas (one of the few plus points from the season before) scoring nearly 50 goals between them as Preston powered to promotion, Brazil also winning the clubs player of the year award. The following season was though one of consolidation with Preston finishing comfortably in mid table after a poor start and also narrowly missing out on a Wembley cup final when they lost to Burnley in the Sherpa Van Trophy semi-final. Brazil again scored regularly, bagging 20 goals for the second successive season.
The following season was to be his last with Preston. Preston again started poorly but as results picked up Gary's performances began to attract the attention of the big guns and in February 1989 Gary moved to Newcastle United for a fee of -200,000 of which half was made up in a swap deal with Ian Bogie making the trip to Deepdale. In all Gary played 202 games for Preston scoring a very respectable 72 goals.
Indifferent form and injuries during his time at St James' Park meant that Gary couldn't create a lasting impact at Newcastle and after just 18 months in which he played 27 games scoring just 2 goals he was on the move again, this time to Fulham for a fee of -110,000. His time at Fulham was personally a happy one, although the club were generally struggling, Brazil in six seasons at Craven Cottage played 254 matches scoring 60 goals becoming a firm favourite with the Fulham fans and finding the sort of form that had made him such a favourite with the Preston fans only a few years earlier.
Upon leaving Fulham in at the end of 1995-96 he had spells at Cambridge United and Barnet where the fans nick named him "The Nutter", before moving into non-league football with Slough Town.
Brazil retired after the conclusion of the 1997-98 season and joined Notts County, first as a coach and then as assistant manager to Sam Allardyce. Following his boss- departure to Bolton in October 1999, Brazil was prompted to take charge of a Magpies- team that was enjoying a promising start to the season. The team faltered during the first half of 2000 and Brazil was demoted back down to assistant manger in May 2000, making way for Jocky Scott. He did receive a second chance at the helm between October and November 2001 after Scott was sacked following repeated clashes with the board, but this short reign was ended abruptly when Brazil was fired after failing to win a game over a five week period.
He went on to Doncaster Rovers as youth team coach. During the 2006-07 season Brazil returned to Fulham and is currently coaching the Academy U-18s.
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'''William 'Willie' Fagan''' (born 20 February 1917 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, died 29 February 1992) was a footballer who played for Liverpool.
Fagan started his career as a teenager at Celtic and moved on to Preston where he would link up with future Anfield managerial great Bill Shankly who was playing for the club at the time. They reached the FA Cup final of 1937 but lost the game 3-1 to Sunderland.
Liverpool manager George Kay then took Willie to Anfield where he made his debut, along with John Shafto, on the 23 October 1937 in a 1-1 league draw with Leicester at Anfield. Willie scored his first Liverpool goal a week later on 30 October in a 3-2 league win over Sunderland at Roker Park.
While playing at Liverpool, Fagan went straight into the line-up in his favoured inside-left position, although he did appear as a centre-forward for the club, he end his initial season at the club with nine goals in 36 matches. He followed this up by scoring 15 times, one behind top scorer Berry Nieuwenhuys and missing only just three matches of the 1938-39 campaign.
The Second World War interrupted Fagan's career for six years and it took away the majority of his best years. Willie played as a wartime guest for Aldershot, Leicester, Northampton, Newcastle, Chelsea, Millwall and Reading.
Fagan returned to Merseyside upon the conclusion of the war and played 22 (18 league) matches scoring seven goals (all league) as Liverpool won the first post-war 1st Division championship by the end of the 1946-47 season.
He also gained his only international recognition during World War Two when he appeared for Scotland, unfortunately these appearances are regarded as 'unofficial' internationals.
Injury made his appearances during the 1947-48 and 1948-49 seasons very irregular but he bounced back in the 1949-50 season as he helped the Reds to their very first Wembley cup final on the 29 April 1950. Fagan made 42 appearances, seven in the FA Cup, scoring 11 goals which 4 of them in the cup run. Arsenal won the final 2-0 in front of the 100,000 crowd, the second time Willie had been on the losing side in a cup final.
Willie made just four appearances during the following campaign and three during the first half of the 1951-52 season. Fagan was allowed to leave Liverpool in January 1952 and he joined Northern Irish club Belfast Distillery where he played for a short time. Willie then headed back to England where in took on a player/manager role at Weymouth. After hanging up his boots, Willie became a Borstal officer.
Willie died in 1992 aged 75. It's said that if the war hadn't of taken so many of Willie's best years away he would have, undoubtedly, have become one of the Reds all time greats, this in itself is quite an accolade.
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'''Patrick Dolan''' (born 20 September 1967 in Dagenham, England) is a former football player, manager, and executive. He also took on the role of Head Coach with new League of Ireland outfit, Wexford Youths, and is a soccer analyst on Setanta Sports Ireland.
Dolan, and his twin Eamonn Dolan, were born to Irish parents and both began life as trainee footballers. Eamon signed with West Ham United and Pat signed for Arsenal. They both played for the Republic of Ireland at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship and Under 21 level. Although injuries forced Pat to cut his playing career short, he would become a high profile figures in League of Ireland football.
Dolan signed YTS forms with Arsenal F.C. when he turned sixteen and made numerous appearances for both the youth and reserve team. In 1988 he was loaned out to Walsall F.C. to gain experience and soon made the move permanent. The following year, having failed to make the impact expected of him, he was loaned out to League of Ireland side St. Patrick's Athletic.
After a handful of appearances he returned to Walsall but was promptly released. He joined Galway United, the home town team of his father, before moving to Shamrock Rovers. He was an unused substitute in the 1991 FAI Cup Final when Rovers lost to Galway United. After 3 goals in 23 appearances for Rovers he joined St Patrick's Athletic on a full time deal in 1992.
Dolan joined St Pats in a state of poverty. They were playing in Harold's Cross Stadium while they tried to raise enough funds to return to Richmond Park. As St Pats could not justify his salary purely on footballing grounds, Dolan was employed with the St Pats office. Within months he had ignited the local business community and new sponsors came on board. As Dolan's injuries got worse, and after 3 goals in 12 League appearances, he retired from football and appointed marketing manager for the club. Dolan worked closely with manager Brian Kerr and new chairman Tim O'Flaherty (a respected local businessman), and in December 1993 St Pats returned to Richmond Park.
Over the next 3 years the club went from strength to strength as Dolan's marketing and Kerr's team building saw the Saints win the league title in 1996. In December that year Kerr was appointed Director of Coaching by the FAI. Chairman O'Flaherty surprised most with his appointment of Dolan for team manager with most commentators believing that Kerr's assistant Liam Buckley would get the job. Buckley resigned in protest but crucially, Dolan kept respected coach Noel O'Reilly on his staff. After a disappointing finish to his first season, Dolan spent relatively large sums on securing the top young Irish players available and signed three of the Ireland team that finished third in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. His large squad won the 1997/98 League championship on the last day of the season as arch rivals Shelbourne lost a 2 point lead. After leading St Pats to a credible performance in the Champions League against Celtic Dolan resigned as manager to concentrate on his new role as Chief Executive one game into the 1998/99 season. Liam Buckley was persuaded back into the club to take the managerial hot seat. Buckley would lead the Saints to a second straight league title and Dolan continued to work effectively as chief executive. The following December Pats lost 3 successive games and despite lying in third position in the league, Buckley was sacked. Dolan was immediately reinstated as team manager but could only steer the club to sixth place.
==Dublin Saints and the registration season==
Early into the 1999/2000 season saw the first cracks in the relationship between Dolan and St Pats fans, as he accused a section of fans of being drunk and overly abusive to a new player, Martin Garrett. Dolan used his match day programme notes to lambaste the Pats travelling fans and, inevitably, the fans hit back. The team finished in fifth position. The following season, acting in his capacity as CEO, Dolan began negotiations with St Francis F.C., with a view to merging. His use of terms like 'Dublin Saints' and 'Pats-Francis' in both his programme notes and his column for national newspaper the Irish Daily Star angered many Pats fans and in a stormy meeting held by the club to announce their plans, many sought his resignation. Backed by staunchly loyal chairman O'Flaherty, Dolan remained in both jobs. Before the end of the season the merger was off but the damage was most certainly done in the eyes of many fans.
The following season saw the Saints improve dramatically on the pitch and they were leading the league when the FAI announced they were deducting 9 points from St Pats total as they played an ineligible player, Paul Marney, for 3 games. St Pats strongly argued it was a clerical error and as Marney had been registered properly they did not seek to gain an advantage. The FAI overturned this decision and re-instated the nine points, much to the annoyance of closest rivals, Shelbourne's chief executive Ollie Byrne. Dolan and Shelbourne manager Dermot Keely traded insults in their competing tabloid columns on a weekly basis. After receiving an anonymous tip off, the league investigated the registration of every St Pats player and found that one, Charles Livingstone Mbabazi, wasn't correct. They deducted fifteen points and St Pats' title challenge lay in tatters. St Pats, again, angrily denied the charges and a leaked report (to the Evening Herald) commissioned by new league CEO Roy Dooney apparently exposed several minor irregularities in player registrations on several teams but was never released. However only St Pats were punished and they would settle for third place in the league. St Pats started the season as they ended the previous one and for the first time progressed in Europe beating HNK Rijeka in the Intertoto Cup. Only an away goals defeat to KAA Gent stopped further progress.
However the levels of performance dropped and a section of the St Pats support openly protested against Dolan, with a "Dolan Out" banner appearing at games. The majority of St Pat's fans had huge appreciation for what Dolan had achieved for the club, and they still do to this day. It took a late winner at home to Cork in St Pats' last home game for Dolan to avoid bringing the team into the relegation playoff. In February 2003, Dolan parted company with St Pats to take the high profile job at Cork City. It left St Pats fans divided with the following season seeing many terrace debates between Pro and Anti Dolan camps.
In March 2003, Dolan was appointed team manager of Cork City. Cork had finished in fourth place in 2003 but with the exciting partnership of John O'Flynn and George O'Callaghan, many pundits expected their challenge to be stronger. Dolan caught the imagination of the Cork public and much like his Saintmania and Supersaint tags, and along with Brian Lennox re-branded Cork City as the Rebel Army. He would lead Cork to 3rd position in his first season, 16 points behind league winners Shelbourne. The following season, Dolan invested heavily in players and it seemed to pay off as Cork beat Malm FF and NEC Nijmegen in the Intertoto Cup before falling to Nantes. Dolan would improve Cork to second place in the league and they finished only three points behind winners Shelbourne. Shortly before the beginning of the 2005 season, Cork announced that Pat Dolan was no longer manager of the club.
Much like his departure at St Pats, no formal announcement was made as to the reasons behind it. In another mirroring of the St Pats departure, Cork fans were split into Pro and Anti Dolan camps. Dolan had finished building a strong team at Cork, following the good work first laid out by Dave Barry and then Liam Murphy, and the club went on to win the league title in 2005 under new manager Damien Richardson, with the notable addition of Roy O'Donovan. A key factor in the victory in 2005 was the ability for Cork City to finally beat Shelbourne, something which they never managed while Dolan was in charge.
In September 2005 Dolan was appointed as an "advisor" for the Blues.
He brought in James Claffey to work as a Sports Psychologist alongside him. In the eight games they were there Waterford only lost once, a remarkable feat, considering they hadn't won a game since the previous April. They eventually finished 8th place in the Premier League seven points clear of the relegation playoff spot that for so long looked theirs.
After Dolan's former side Cork City drew with Waterford, Dolan gave a surprising interview in which he spoke about Waterford in the 3rd person and referred to Cork as "we", despite his role with Waterford and his behaviour during the match which included protesting to have Cork player Danny Murphy booked and subsequently ruled out of the FAI Cup Final.
Throughout his St Pats and Cork City days Dolan wrote a weekly column in the tabloid newspaper Irish Daily Star. His outspoken and often controversial column saw Dolan's profile rise outside the League of Ireland scene. After his departure from Cork City, Dolan joined Setanta Sports as their main football pundit. He continues to front their Setanta Sports Cup coverage, as well as commentating on Serie A, Champions League and UEFA Cup football. He is also now a regular guest on soccer radio show and podcast World Soccer Daily. Dolan is parodied, to some acclaim, by Apres Match. On December 7 2009, in his weekly Star column, Dolan was fiercely critical of the Irish international team's pursuit of players born outside Ireland- namely Kevin Nolan of Newcastle United- claiming they weren't really Irish. This could be construed as ironic, given that Dolan himself was born, reared and lived in England most of his life, yet claims to be Irish.
Dolan has recently taken on the role as Head Coach of the newly formed League of Ireland First Division outfit, Wexford Youths. It is believed that Dolan will assist manager and owner Mick Wallace on a part-time basis due to his current media commitments.
== Search for new Ireland manager, and appointment of Trapattoni ==
Through his weekly column in the Irish Daily Star and regular appearances on Setanta Sports, Dolan was fiercely critical of the FAI's recruitment process to find a new senior International team manager. He believed that James Claffey and Mick Dunne should have been part of the panel to decide the next Ireland Manager, as both were Colleges Football Association of Ireland (CFAI) members. James Claffey had captained Waterford Institute of Technology to the CFAI Cup.
When it was announced to almost universal approval that Giovanni Trapattoni, one of the most successful and highly-respected managers in European football, was to be the new Ireland manager, Dolan derided the appointment, saying on a Setanta UEFA Cup broadcast that the only person who should be pleased with this outcome is Trapattoni's accountant. He also stated that he believed Trapattoni is "past it" and "sad" an Irish candidate wasn't even considered for the appointment.
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'''Bert Frederick Williams''' (born 31 January 1920) is a former English international football goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his playing career at Wolverhampton Wanderers where he won the League Championship and FA Cup.
Williams began his football career when offered the chance to play for Walsall's reserves, whilst playing for Thompson's FC, the works team of the local factory he was employed at. He was taken on permanently and turned professional in April 1937.
The outbreak of World War II halted his progress, after two seasons of playing, as he joined the RAF and also acted as a Physical Training instructor. He found time in between his duties to turn out as a guest for both Nottingham Forest and Chelsea in friendlies.
With the conflict over, Williams resumed his career by signing for First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 1945 for -3,500. He immediately became first choice at the Molineux club, making his official debut when league football resumed on 31 August 1946 in a 6-1 win over .
He gained his first honour in 1949 as the team lifted the FA Cup against defeating . His part in winning this prize saw him rewarded with an England call-up later that month, as he made his international debut on 22 May 1949 in a 3-1 friendly win in France. He held onto the goalkeeper's jersey through the 1950 FIFA World Cup, playing all three of England's matches. However, he got injured in November 1951 and Gil Merrick established himself in the meantime, and he did not get another chance until December 1954.
Although his international career stalled, he won the league title with Wolves in 1953-54, the club's first championship. He played on for three more seasons after this triumph as the club made a string of top 6 finishes before retiring in May 1957. In total, he made 420 appearances for the Midlanders.
After ending his football career, he later ran a sports shop in Bilston and a sporting academy involving goalkeeping and areas of specialism in many other sports. In later years, he entered the property market with the buying, refurbishing and selling on of manufacturing businesses until his retirement. He now lives near Shifnal in Shropshire.
In 2007, Williams released "The Cat in Wolf's Clothing", a book of pictorial memories complied from his vast memorabilia collected over the years.
In 2 September 2009 Bert Williams was recognised as English football's oldest living player, although this contradicted an earlier report that Phil Taylor was the oldest living English international.
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'''Edward (Eddie) Francis Baily''' (born 6 August 1925 at Clapton, London) is a former English footballer. He played for Tottenham Hotspur, from 1946-1956. He also played for Port Vale, Nottingham Forest and Leyton Orient. On retiring from playing he became an Assistant Manager at Tottenham.
Baily initially joined Tottenham as an amateur in 1942 at the age of 17. A period of National Service at the end of the Second World War interrupted his playing career but he returned to Tottenham in 1947 playing his first game, still as an amateur, on 19 January that year against West Bromwich Albion F.C.. His footballing skills flourished under new manager Arthur Rowe who was developing his push and run side which at the time was challenging for promotion to the Football League First Division.
On 2 July 1950 Eddie won his first cap for England against Spain in the World Cup finals in Brazil. He went on to play in nine International games between 1950 and 1952, scoring five goals.
During his playing career at Spurs he made 296 appearances scoring 64 goals. In January 1956 he was transferred to Port Vale for a then-club record fee of -7,000. He scored during a 'grand' debut in a 3-1 home win over Notts County on 14 January 1956. He scored eight goals in 27 games for the club, adding 'master touches' but was sold on to Nottingham Forest in October 1956 for -7,000 because he was 'an individualist' who left the rest of the Vale attackers 'confused'. With Forest he played 68 games and scored 14 goals, then had a spell from 1958 at Leyton Orient (29 games and 3 goals).
In 1963 he returned to Tottenham to became the assistant manager under Bill Nicholson and remained with him during the following ten years until he relinquished the manager-s role.
He was also a P.E. teacher at Bishop Stopford's School, Enfield before joining West Ham United F.C. as a scout.
He had a testimonial match in 1993 between Spurs and Enfield F.C. on the day that Terry Venables was sacked as manager of Spurs and a large crowd turned up in order to protest against the sacking.
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'''William Eckersley''' (born on 16 July 1925 at Southport; died on 25 October 1982) was an English footballer. He played at left back.
During his career, he played for Blackburn Rovers between 1947 and 1961. He also earned 17 caps for the England national football team, and was part of England's 1950 FIFA World Cup team.
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'''James Guy Taylor''' (5 November 1917 - 6 March 2001) was an English footballer born in Hillingdon, Middlesex. He played at centre half.
During his career, he played for Fulham and QPR. He also played twice for the England national football team, and was part of England's team for the 1950 FIFA World Cup, although he didn't play in the tournament.
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}}'''Gareth Williams''', born 12 March 1967 in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England is an English professional footballer who is currently one of the player-managers of Northern Premier League Premier Division side Matlock Town along with Phil Brown. He usually plays in midfield, but can also play as a winger.
He started his career in 1985, coming through the ranks at Hampshire League side East Cowes Victoria Athletic, where he stayed for a year. After an impressive season, he was snapped up by Gosport Borough. He then progressed to play professionally for league teams like Aston Villa, Barnsley, Hull City, Bournemouth, Northampton Town and Scarborough. He then went into non-league football with Ilkeston Town and Gainsborough Trinity.
Williams was originally signed by Matlock in 2002 as a player, but was made joint player-manager in 2004 after previous boss Ernie Moss left to manage Hucknall Town.
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'''Efstathios Tavlaridis''' (born January 25, 1980 in Serres), sometimes known as '''Stathis Tavlaridis''', is a Greek football defender.
He started his career at Iraklis FC and in 2001 was transferred to Arsenal at the age of 21. He never fully broke into the first team, unable to displace Sol Campbell and Kolo Tour, and spent a period on loan to Portsmouth. He made eight appearances for Arsenal, all but one of them in the League Cup. His only league appearance at Arsenal came on the last day of the 2002-03 season against Southampton,
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'''Luke James Foster''' (born 8 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a defender.
Born in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, Foster began his career as a trainee with Sheffield Wednesday.
In his initial season at Lincoln, Foster was often used as a tough tackling holding midfield player but rarely strung a series of appearances together despite a number of impressive performances. He did, however, do enough to earn a new contract for the 2006-07 season.
In January 2007, Foster was told by Lincoln that he was free to find another club and on January 12 2007, he mutually agreed to cancel his contract with Lincoln, enabling him to join Stalybridge Celtic.
Foster joined Oxford United from Stalybridge on 16 February 2007.
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'''William 'Bill' Henry Jones''' (born 13 May 1921) was an English international footballer who played for Liverpool.
Born in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire,
The Second World War curtailed Jones' early career taking away six years from his playing days, although he did appear as a wartime guest for York, Leeds and Reading.
He, finally, made his debut, along with Len Carney and Cyril Sidlow, as a 25 year old on the opening day of the 1946/47 season, the 31 August, at Bramall Lane, it turned out to be a day to remember as the Reds beat their hosts, Sheffield United 1-0 through a goal by Carney.
Jones opened his goalscoring account with a brace at Anfield on the 7 September 1946 in one of Liverpool's more famous results, the 7-4 defeat of Chelsea, the 49,995 crowd were treated to a feast of goals with the Reds goals coming from Billy Liddell in the 3rd and 50th minutes, Jones in the 24th and 30th, Willie Fagan 44th and 87th and Jack Balmer in the 47th minute.
By the end of the first post-war season Bill had helped Liverpool to their first Division one championship in 24 years, just pipping bitter rivals Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, who both finished on 56, by a single point. The title went right down to the last day of the season with Liverpool trailing Wolves by 1 point. As luck would have it, Liverpool would have to travel to Molineux for a final day showdown. 50,765 packed into Molineux on the 31 May 1947 with the majority waiting in anticipation for a championship party especially as Wolves had already thumped the Reds 5-1 at Anfield, however, Liverpool had other plans and came away with a 2-1 victory with the goals coming from Balmer and Albert Stubbins. Bill played a major role in the game and also appeared 26 times during the season scoring 6 goals.
The following 7 seasons saw Bill become an integral member of the side, he was the Jamie Carragher of his day being able to play in several different positions, and doing so well.
He was a member of he side that made Liverpool history when they appeared at Wembley for very first time in the FA Cup final on the 29 April 1950, unfortunately, Arsenal spoilt the Merseysider's day by scoring 2 unreplied goals in front of the 100,000 crowd.
England manager Walter Winterbottom saw Jones' quality and selected him for the game against Portugal at Kenilworth Road, Luton on the 14 May 1950, the English made it a day to remember for Jones winning an exciting game by 5 goals to 3, Jones made 1 other appearance for his country.
Liverpool's league form got gradually worse and they were eventually relegated at the end of the 1953/54 season. This season also proved to be Jones' last for the Reds after 277 appearances scoring 17 goals. His last ever game came on the 24 April 1954, at Bloomfield Road, Liverpool had already been relegated so the 3-0 defeat to Blackpool didn't make any difference to the league positions.
Jones went on to become player/manager at Ellesmere Port, he then returned to the club he loved as a scout during the 1960s and 70's where he discovered a lot of quality players.
Bill passed on his football genes to his grandson Rob who followed in granddad Bill's footsteps by playing for both Liverpool and England.
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'''Cyril Charles Done''' (21 October 1920 - 24 February 1993) was an English former footballer, most notable for his 14 years with Liverpool.
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Done played for Bootle Boys' Brigade before being spotted as a 17 year old by ''Reds'' manager George Kay who took him to Anfield in January 1938. He made his debut 18 months later on 2 September 1939 in a 1-0 home win over Chelsea, it was Done who got the winner, thus opening his account in the same match. This game proved to be the last 'official' game for six years due to the outbreak of World War II.
Upon the wars conclusion, Done rejoined the Anfield club and after missing the first nine games of the 1946-47 season, made an impact on the side scoring ''the Reds'' goal in their 1-1 home draw with Charlton, he then followed this up by scoring his first hat-trick for the club on 19 October 1946 at Leeds Road, his goals, which came in the 29th, 43rd and 76th minute, along with a Jack Balmer last minute strike helped humble their hosts, Huddersfield, by a 4-1 scoreline. He repeated this feat, this time at Anfield on 12 February 1947 in a 5-0 victory over Grimsby, his goals came in the 24th, 40th and 85th minutes, Willie Fagan scored the other two in the 30th and 32nd minutes. Done's contribution in his 17 appearances, scoring 10 goals, went a long way in helping Liverpool go on to win the first post-war championship.
Done began to struggle to hold down a place in the Liverpool starting line-up and completely missed out on the 1950 FA Cup run. Done was allowed to leave in May 1952, he joined Merseyside neighbours Tranmere Rovers, where he made more of an impact scoring nearly 100 goals in his time at the club.
Cyril transferred to Port Vale in December 1954 for a four-figure fee. During his time at Vale Park Done came up against his former employers, Liverpool, and gave them a reason to think that they had let him go too soon, he got all 4 goals in Vale's 4-3 Second Division home win and was the club's top scorer in 1954-55 and 1956-57 seasons with 13 and 9 goals respectively. In May 1957 he was given a free transfer to Winsford United and later became player-manager of Skelmersdale United.
Upon retirement from the game Done worked raising awareness for a cancer charity. He died on the 24 February 1993, the same day as fellow footballer Bobby Moore.
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'''Byron Bubb''' (born December 17, 1981 in Harrow, England) is a Grenadian footballer, the cousin of fellow player Alvin Bubb.
He usually plays as a winger, but can also operate in "the hole" if needed.
Byron is currently an important part of the Grenada national team having gained 10 caps and scored 4 international goals.
Bubb began his career with Millwall making 20 first-team appearances before subsequently playing for Hendon, Slough Town, Boreham Wood, Aylesbury United, Hemel Hempstead Town, Cheshunt, Dover Athletic, AFC Wimbledon, Bromley, Harrow Borough, Burnham FC and Farnborough FC.
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'''Neil Thompson''' (born 2 October 1963, in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English former footballer who played in defence for Scarborough, Ipswich Town and Barnsley amongst others. Thompson subsequently became a football coach and had spells at York City, Scarborough and Boston United as player-manager.
He currently works as Academy Manager of Leeds United.
He played in the Premier League for Barnsley in the 1997/98 season.
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'''Liam Burns''' (born 30 October 1978) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a central defender for Dundalk in the League of Ireland. He has represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level.
Burns was born in Belfast, but began his career in England as a trainee with Port Vale. After 199 league appearances in seven years was released by manager Martin Foyle in May 2004. This came four years after being transfer listed by Brian Horton following the clubs humiliating FA Cup defeat to Canvey Island.
Burns went on to play in briefs spells for Bristol Rovers, Shrewsbury Town, Kidderminster Harriers and Forest Green Rovers (who he signed for on non-contract terms in January 2005) before returning to Ireland.
He played for Sligo Rovers winning the First Division in 2005 and helped them to a 5th place finish in their first season in the Premier Division.
When Sean Connor left Sligo for Bohemians at the end of the 2006 season, Burns soon followed him to Dalymount Park and became a regular in the first XI. He netted his first goal for Bohs against his former club Sligo on 21 March 2008 in a 2-1 win. Burns played a big part in Bohs' great defensive record as they have marched to the 2008 title. His form was rewarded when he was voted on to the League of Ireland Premier Division Team for 2008, receiving 59% of the votes for the centre back position.
After rejecting a new deal with the club, Burns reunited with former boss Sean Connor at Dundalk for the 2009 season.
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'''John Robert William Nutter''' (born 13 June 1982) is a footballer who currently plays for Gillingham. He has also played for Blackburn Rovers, Aldershot Town, St Albans City, Grays Athletic, Stevenage Borough and Wycombe Wanderers.
He plays at left back and made his Stevenage debut against Altrincham on 12 August 2006 and scored his first goal in the 3-2 win against Woking on 3 October 2006.
He made his debut for Gillingham in the 1-1 draw at home to Southend United on 26 December 2007 and signed on a permanent basis in January 2008 keeping him at the club until 2009, subsequently extending his contract to 2010.
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'''James "Jim" Brown''' (December 31, 1908 in Kilmarnock, Scotland - November 9, 1994 in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States) was a Scottish American association football player who played for the United States men's national soccer team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, scoring the only goal of the American team in their 6-1 semi-final loss to Argentina. He began his career in the American Soccer League before moving to England and then Scotland. After retiring from playing, he coached at the youth, senior amateur, and professional levels. He was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.
While born in Kilmarnock, Brown grew up in Troon, the oldest of four brothers, two who played professionally as goalkeepers. His brother, Jock also earned a cap with Scotland, while youngest brother Tom player professionally in England. Brown became an apprentice riveter at the Toon Shipyard when he was thirteen. At some point, his father deserted the family and moved to the United States. In 1927, Brown left Scotland to search for his father, settling in Westerfield, New Jersey and finding work as a riveter in a factory.
When Brown arrived in the U.S., he joined the Bayonne Rangers, a local amateur team. In 1928, he signed as an amateur with the Newark Skeeters of the American Soccer League. However, the league suspended the Skeeters in September 1928 as part of the -Soccer War-. Newark then joined two other suspended ASL teams and several others from the Southern New York Soccer Association to form the Eastern Professional Soccer League. Brown played seven games with Newark in the ASL and an unknown number in the EPSL. However, at the end of the season, he returned to the ASL when he signed with the New York Nationals.
In 1930, Brown was called into the U.S.national team as it prepared for the 1930 FIFA World Cup. At the time, national team requirements were less stringent and Brown was selected based on his father-s, not his own, citizenship. Brown played all three U.S. games in the cup as the team went to the semifinals. Following their elimination, the U.S. played a series of exhibition games throughout South America against professional and regional teams. Only one, a 4-3 loss to Brazil counted as a full international. That was Brown-s last of his four caps with the U.S. national team.
In 1930, Brown became a professional with the New York Giants. Soon after, he was called into the U.S. national team for the 1930 World Cup. On his return from Uruguay, he rejoined his team, now under new ownership and known as the New York Soccer Club. He played the fall 1930 season with New York S.C. then moved to the Brooklyn Wanderers for the 1931 spring season. Brown moved to the Newark Americans for the fall 1931 season, but by this time the ASL was collapsing. Therefore, he decided to return to Scotland in 1932.
Based on his success in the U.S. both professionally and with the national team, several teams from both England and Scotland expressed an interest in signing Brown. As the ship he was on neared the dock, representatives from these teams awaited him. However, Scott Duncan, manager of Manchester United, took a tugboat out to the liner and signed Brown on board. Brown played from 1932 to 1934 with United, scoring seventeen goals in forty games, second highest on the team. Notably, he scored directly from a free kick on his first game with the team. While Brown scored regularly with United, he alienated the team management with his outspoken support for a players- union. In May 1934, United transferred Brown to Brentford F.C., but his union activities quickly soured his relationship with the team ownership. He saw only one first league game, but scored fifty-three goals in seventy-three games with the reserves. In September 1936, Brentford sent Brown to Tottenham Hotspur. In his two seasons there, he played only four first team games, but scored twenty-one goals in thirty games for the reserves. In 1937, he moved to the semi-professional Guildford City of the Southern Football League. Over his two seasons this Guildford, Brown scored 148 goals in 150 games. He then moved north to finish his career with Scottish First Division club Clyde F.C. He retired due to injuries soon after.
Having retired from playing professionally in 1939, Brown resumed his trade as a riveter in the Troon Shipyard. In 1948, he returned to the United States where he became the head coach of the Greenwich High School soccer team. Two years later, he joined several other men in forming the Connecticut State Amateur League as well as Greenport United. When his son, George began playing for Greenport, Brown joined him for two seasons as a player-coach. He then coached the Brunswick School soccer team for twenty-two years and the Elizabeth Falcons of the American Soccer League from 1956 to 1958.
Brown was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Connecticut State Hall of Fame in 2000. His son George was inducted in 1995.
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'''Jonathan Michael "Jonny" Allan''' (born May 24, 1983 in Penrith, England) is an English born footballer, currently with Conference North club Northwich Victoria.
Allan joined local side Carlisle United at the tender age of 12. He went on to play for the first team over 30 times and scored several goals helping the Cumbrians avoid relegation from the old Division 3. After showing great promise, Jonny moved to Northwich Victoria in 2002 and subsequently went about establishing himself as one of Northwich's most prolific goal scorers of recent years. To date, Jonny has scored over 60 goals in around 200 appearances.
Allan was Northwich's top goal scorer as they won the Conference North division in 2006. This culminated with two goals against Northwich's nearest challengers, Stafford Rangers, on the penultimate day of the 2005/06 season. The game saw Northwich clinch the league, witnessed by over 3000 spectators (a new Conference North record). Allan has stayed loyal to the club even through difficult times and is seen as a cult hero with the fans, with the lows from breaking his leg at Weymouth to the great escape from relegation under Dino Maamria. In the 2008/2009 season Jonny was injured for much of the campaign but came back strongly and finished as the Vic's top scorer under the management team of Andy Preece and Andy Morrison.
With there uncertainty regarding Northwich's future during the summer of 2009 there was rumoured interest in Allan's services, however he stayed at the club and is determined to overhaul the ten point deduction the Vics face for the Blue Square North campaign.
In July 2009, Northwich manager Andy Preece, made an official statement to the club website that Allan was going to stay for the upcoming season in Conference North deivision. Preece stated that Allen was committed to the club, and didn't intend on leaving. Johnny Allan is recognized regionally as the best player to play for Northwich since the late 90's.
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'''Christopher Hugh Martin'''(the best striker in england) (born 4 November 1988) is an English footballer from Beccles in Suffolk who plays as a striker for Norwich City.
After impressing in Norwich's FA Youth Cup run, Martin was rewarded with a place on the bench for the game against Plymouth Argyle on 13 January 2007. He made his first team debut in a 1-0 home defeat to Wolves on January 30, 2007.
These performances saw Martin win a place in the England Under-19 squad, in which he scored a debut goal in a 1-0 victory over Turkey on 21 March 2007.
However he found a place in the starting line up hard to come by in the 2007/08 season under Peter Grant. Under new manager Glenn Roeder he was very much out of favour. He was also constantly criticized by Roeder with Roeder questioning his effort and being banned from a number of pubs in the Beccles area led to more criticism from Roeder.
Along with Michael Spillane he joined Luton Town at the start of the 2008/09 season with Roeder famously naming the pair as "tweedle dum and tweedle do". The decision to loan the pair out was met with criticism from many Norwich fans feeling that the pair should have been given a chance instead of relying on the high amount of loanees that Roeder had brought in.
Martin joined Luton Town on a season-long loan from Norwich City two days prior to the start of the 2008-09 season. He was announced as one of a number of new signings made by manager Mick Harford following The Hatters' exit from administration, along with fellow Norwich player Michael Spillane, who also arrived on a season-long loan.
Martin helped Luton to win the Football League Trophy, scoring a superb goal in their 3-2 victory over Scunthorpe United at Wembley. This goal earned Martin the Goal of the Season trophy at Luton's end of season awards.
Martin finished the season as Luton's top goalscorer, with thirteen goals in fifty-one appearances, eleven goals of which came in the league.
Martin and Michael Spillane rejoined Norwich after the relegation to league one following their league one spell at Luton. After an impressive pre season Martin was put in the starting XI against Colchester, however this game ended in a 7-1 defeat for Norwich and Martin was one of those who found himself out of the side for the next few games. However, newly installed manager Paul Lambert began to start with Martin again and he scored his first goal of the season away to MK dons after just 16 seconds. Martin has since gone on to bag 16 goals in the league including a double against Bristol Rovers and also 4 against non league Paulton Rovers in the FA cup.
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'''Andrew Gordon "Andy" Wilkinson''' (born 6 August 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.
Wilkinson was born in Stone, Staffordshire, and is a graduate from Stoke City's youth academy. In 2001 he signed his first professional contract with the club. He made his Stoke City debut on 16 October 2001 in a Football League Trophy match against Blackpool, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Clive Clarke.
His influence on the first-team may have been greater had it not have been for some unfortunate injuries which ruled him out for the entire 2002-03 season. He had to wait until the 2003-04 season to start playing again, starting the League Cup first-round tie against Rochdale.
In November 2003 Wilkinson joined Conference National side Telford United to gain first team experience. In January 2004 he returned to Stoke where he made three appearances in the Football League. These included his league debut against Walsall on 31 January as an 80th-minute substitute for Lewis Neal, and his first league start in a 4-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion on 4 May.
During the 2004-05 season Wilkinson was loaned to Scottish Division One side Partick Thistle, for whom he scored his first professional goal against Clyde. Returning to Stoke in January 2005, he played one game against Millwall before being sent out one loan again, this time to Football League Two side Shrewsbury Town for the remainder of the season. Wilkinson broke into the Stoke side in the 2005-06 season, making six first-team appearances before suffering ankle ligament damage playing against Southampton in April 2006, which forced him out of action for several months.
During the summer of 2006 Wilkinson signed a new two year contract keeping him at Stoke until 2008. After he recovered from his injury he was sent out on loan to Blackpool. This deal was thought to be made permanent but after getting an extended run in the Stoke City side after he returned from his loan spell. Blackpool did make a -150,000 bid which was however rejected and in the end Wilkinson decided not to move.
During the 2007-08 season Wilkinson made 20 appearances as Stoke City were promoted to the Premier League. On 26 December 2008 he was sent off for a second bookable offence in the game against Manchester United, since when he has kept his place in the side at the expense of club captain Andy Griffin. In February 2009 Wilkinson revealed that he would like to stay at Stoke City for the rest of his career. His impressive performances for Stoke have led to the club offering him a new contract. On the 8th of July 2009 Andy Wilkinson signed a new 3 year contract keeping him at Stoke City until 2012 which he described as another dream.
"I'm delighted that I've signed the extension to my contract. It was a dream come true to play for the club (Stoke City) that i supported as a kid and now to sign a new deal going into the Premier League is another dream."
After the arrival of Robert Huth Wilkinson lost his place in the side and became one of a number first team players stuck on the Stoke bench. He played in the 1-0 win over Portsmouth due to the suspension to Abdoulaye Faye, and he put in a man of the match performance and almost scored his first ever goal for Stoke by beating two Pompey defenders before shooting just over Jamie Ashdown's goal. Wilkinson himself described it has his best Stoke display yet.
Wilkinson and fellow footballer Chris Birchall used to own Zenn nightclub in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, which was closed in July 2008 due to debts.
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'''Arron Rhys Davies''' (born 22 June 1984 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh footballer, most recently playing as a midfielder for Football League Championship side Nottingham Forest after having his contract terminated by mutual consent on 19 January 2010.
Davies was brought up in Llantwit Major, where he attended Llantwit Major Comprehensive School.
He joined Southampton's Centre of Excellence at Bath before moving up to the Academy. He made his first appearance for the reserves in September 2001 and became a regular for the Saints reserves in the 2002-03 season after moving from the wing to a striking role. In March/April 2003 he scored 4 times in 5 reserve games, which brought him to the attention of first team manager Gordon Strachan who named Davies in his initial 20 man squad for the 2003 FA Cup final although he failed to make the bench. He also travelled to Bucharest for Saints' UEFA Cup tie.
Although seemingly on the verge of breaking into the senior team, Davies never made a first team appearance for Southampton. In February 2004 he went on loan to League One side Barnsley where he made four appearances, although never being on the winning side. Following the arrival of Harry Redknapp as Southampton manager in December 2004, Davies was released.
On 16 December 2004, he moved to Yeovil Town on a free transfer. After a solid first season with the Glovers, Davies blossomed during 2005-06, scoring 8 league goals. On 4 March 2006, he scored a hat-trick at Chesterfield.
In 2006-07 Davies scored 6 league goals. On 18 May 2007, he scored twice in Yeovil's 5-2 Football League One play-off semi-final win against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground helping Yeovil to a 5-4 aggregate win.
In a combined -1.2m deal with team-mate Chris Cohen, Davies moved to another League One side, Nottingham Forest, on 6 July 2007, signing a 3 year contract.. He has missed the start of the 2007-08 campaign due to injury but finally made his debut by coming off the bench in Forest's 0-0 draw against Oldham. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2-0 win against Crewe Alexandra, but a couple of injuries saw him move down the pecking order and failed to make any real impact for The Reds, scoring just once in nineteen appearances. He did, however, help Forest gain promotion to the Championship. The 2008-2009 season has been ruined by injury limiting him to just 12 league appearances all season. On 19 January 2010, Davies, along with James Reid, Aaron Mitchell and Joe Heath, had his contract terminated by mutual consent and is now a free agent.
On 1 September, 2009, Davies signed a loan deal with League One side Brighton & Hove Albion until 31 December, 2009. However, after only 7 appearances, Brighton terminated his loan spell on 2 December, 2009 and Davies returned to Nottingham Forest.
Davies has represented his country at all levels including captaining Wales at under-21 level. He earned his first senior international cap for Wales, coming off the bench in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago shortly before the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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'''Raymond Lambert''' (18 July 1922 - 22 October 2009) was a Welsh footballer who played for Liverpool.
Born in Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales, Lambert joined the Reds as an amateur schoolboy in 1936 aged 13. In doing so, he set the record for being the youngest ever player to join a league side. He impressed Liverpool manager George Kay so much that he had Lambert sign professional forms on his 17th birthday in 1939. This was just a month before the F.A brought a premature halt to the league season because of the outbreak of the Second World War.
Upon the conclusion of the war Lambert, now 23, returned to Merseyside but had to wait to make his debut, which came on 5 January 1946 in the first official competition after World War II -- the FA Cup. Liverpool made the journey to Sealand Road to face Chester City in the 3rd round 1st leg, a game that the Reds won 2-0. Also making their debuts that day were Liverpool greats Billy Liddell and Bob Paisley.
The full-back's first goal for the Reds came via a 77th minute penalty on 8 October 1949 at Anfield in a league game against Middlesbrough. This also finished 2-0 to the Reds.
Lambert fitted straight into the Liverpool line-up and held on to his place, which might be either left or right back as he was comfortable in each. He averaged 30 games a season for the following decade and become a favourite with the Anfield masses. He appeared in 36 of the 42 league games as Liverpool went on to clinch the first post-war championship by one point over Wolves and bitter rivals Manchester United.
Lambert was also an integral member of the Reds squad that took Liverpool to their first ever Wembley final in 1950, Arsenal were the opponents on 29 April and spoilt the Merseysiders day by taking the cup back to Highbury after a 2-0 win. Liverpool's and Lambert's luck took a sharp turn for the worse as the Reds struggled with their league form and were finally relegated at the end of the 1953/54 season.
Ray Lambert won 5 caps for Wales, his first coming on 19 October 1946 in a British Home Championship against Scotland at the Racecourse Ground Wrexham, it was a day to remember for Lambert as the Welsh ran out 3-1 victors with all the goals coming in the 2nd half.
Ray finally called an end to his Anfield days just before his 34th birthday in 1956 after playing 341 appearances.
He passed away on the 22 October 2009, at the age of 87.
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'''Carl James Pettefer''' (born 22 March 1981) is an English footballer, who currently plays for AFC Totton. He joined Oxford United in the summer of 2006 and quickly established himself a place in the starting 11. He soon earned a reputation as a hard working player and is a favourite amongst the fans. In January 2008, he was transfer listed by manager Darren Patterson subsequently being released on the 29 April 2008.
He went on trial at Bournemouth during the summer of 2008 and impressed manager Kevin Bond to earn himself a contract. After a spell at Bognor Regis Town he has now joined AFC Totton.
A big fan's favourite at Testwood Park, Petts is showing all his abilities. The followers of The Stags love his strength in midfield and know he is key to their promotion push.
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'''Casey Stoney''' (born 13 May 1982) is a footballer who currently plays for Chelsea Ladies. She has been capped many times for the England women's national football team.
Stoney joined Chelsea Ladies at the age of 12,
She led Charlton to success in the FA Women's Premier League Cup in 2004, the FA Women's Cup in 2005 as Charlton beat Everton 1-0,
In July 2007 she signed for Chelsea Ladies along with Charlton and England teammate Eniola Aluko.
Stoney came through England's under-age squads, before making her debut for the senior side in August 2000 as a substitute against France. She made her first start in March 2002 against Norway, and went on to become England's first-choice left back. Her first senior international goal came as England beat Portugal 4-0 in the Algarve Cup in March 2005.
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'''Lindsay Johnson''' (born 8 May, 1980) is an English footballer, currently playing for Everton Ladies. She has represented England at full international level. Johnson is a versatile defender, with the ability to play in any of the defensive positions.
Johnson was born in Hartlepool. She was educated at Fens Primary School, Manor College of Technology, and Hartlepool Sixth Form College. Her interest in sport in general began at a very early age. At the age of six years, she began athletics training, although was not allowed to compete until the age of eight years.
Johnson's football career began at the age of 11 years when she joined a girls club.
Everton fans have given her the nickname "Lindsay Lightning" due to her pace. She played for Everton in their 1-0 FA Women-s Cup Final defeat to Charlton Athletic Ladies in 2005, earning the Player of the Match award. She also played in Everton's League Cup win in 2008, beating Arsenal Ladies in the final.
Johnson represented England at Under-21 level, before making her senior debut against the Netherlands in September 2004.
Although initially left out of the 2007 World Cup squad, she was included as a late replacement for Steph Houghton after Houghton sustained a fractured fibula in training.
In May 2009, Johnson was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association. That August she was named in the squad for the Women's UEFA 2009, her versatility meaning she could provide cover for injury worries Alex Scott and Faye White. She replaced White in the first half of the quarter-final game against Finland and played all of the semi-final extra-time victory against the Netherlands
Johnson, a fan of Newcastle United,
Her cousin, Jenny Wilkes is also a women's footballer, playing for Newcastle United Ladies and has represented England at Junior level.
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'''Mary Rose Phillip''' (born March 14, 1977) is a former English footballer.
Mary is a versatile player who has played in all four positions at the back and also in midfield. She was a strong player for Arsenal Ladies in central defence and was with the club since July 2004, joining from Fulham Ladies.
Mary made her England debut whilst with Millwall Lionesses, playing in the same team as current National Coach Hope Powell in 1996.
Mary then spent a few years out of the international set-up while having her two sons.
She returned to the international set-up early in 2002 and her performances at the international friendly tournament, The Algarve Cup, in May showed that she was back to full fitness.
Mary was the club captain at Fulham, for whom she lifted The FA Women-s Cup in front of 10,000 fans and 1.9m viewers on BBC Television in May 2003, the season Fulham completed the treble.
Mary-s strength and composure at the heart of defence brings reassurance to her teammates and she is always on hand to provide some advice to the younger members of the squad.
Most recently captained England in the two international friendlies against Sweden last month when Faye White was absent with an ankle injury.
Mary also captained England in the absence of her teammate Faye White, who suffered a cruciate ligament injury at the start of the 2006/07 season, when they overcame France to secure passage to the World Cup in China. She won a total of 65 caps for the national side.
At the end of the 2007/08 season it was announced that Mary would be leaving Arsenal Ladies. She later joined Chelsea Ladies in time for the start of the 2008/09 season.
In October 2008 Phillip retired from football at the age of 31.
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'''John Thomas''' (born 8 August 1958) is an English former professional footballer who plied his trade in the lower reaches of the Football League.
Born in Wednesbury, West Midlands, upon leaving school in 1974 Thomas signed for Everton as a trainee but in six years with the club failed to make a single appearance although two loan spells with Tranmere Rovers (11 games 2 goals) in 1978-79 and also with Halifax Town (5 games 0 goals) the following season showed that John was no doubt capable of playing in the lower reaches of the league.
After Everton released him at the end of the 1979-80 season John signed for newly relegated Bolton Wanderers hoping to cement a regular place in the starting line-up and thus kick starting his career.His two years at Burnden Park were however rather stop-start with John struggling to hold a regular place down in the team.He did though in his time at the club manage to play 22 league games scoring 6 goals.
After Bolton gave John a free transfer he signed in July 1982 for fourth division Chester City. In his only season at Sealand Road John became a real favourite with the fans, comfortably finishing as the club's top scorer with 20 goals in 44 league games. He was also unsurprisingly voted Chester's player of the season. It was however a shock to the club's fans when the cash strapped club were forced to sell their prize asset to Division Three side Lincoln City for -22,000 after just one season.
His time with The Imps was however a mixed affair with John struggling to find the net with any great regularity and although in his two seasons with the club he netted 18 times in 67 games it therefore came as no surprise when at the end 1984-85 they decided to cash in by selling him to recently relegated Preston North End for -15,000.
John's stay at Preston started badly, for although John was scoring regularly and forming a potent strike partnership with Gary Brazil, the team as a whole were performing woefully badly finishing the 1985-86 season in 91st position, therefore having to apply for re-election. John however did on a personal note finish the season successfully by picking up the clubs official player of the year award for 1985-86.
The following season was however a different story. With a new artificial pitch laid and John McGrath at the helm Preston stormed to promotion with John finishing the season as the clubs leading scorer. The rumour however of a fall out with manager McGrath only increased with Thomas being dropped several times during the season to be replaced by the likes of Nigel Jemson, Frank Worthington and Steve Taylor. He did though every time regain his place in the team, ending the season with an excellent 28 goals. At the end of his contract in July 1987 he was sold much to the fans dismay to Bolton Wanderers for a bargain -30,000 after finding the net 38 times in just 78 games.
His second spell at Bolton was far more successful than his first. In 1987-88 Thomas enjoyed his second successive Division Four promotion, before a comfortable mid-table finish in Division Three the following season. He was club top-scorer in both seasons, scoring 31 times in 73 games before deciding in July 1989 to sign for his boyhood heroes West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer.
John however spent the majority of his short stay at The Hawthorns on the bench managing just 1 goal in 19 games although he did score a hat-trick in a 5-3 victory for the Baggies in a Football League Cup tie against Bradford City at Valley Parade. Soon after however the call came from struggling Preston in February 1990.
After signing for -50,000 and helping North End to beat the drop, hopes for the following season were high. But a broken leg on his return to Bolton Wanderers scuppered these hopes.
Despite recovering from his injury John to struggle to reach the same level again and after just 27 more games and another six goals, he was transferred to fellow Division Three side Hartlepool United in March 1992. One goal in seven games was all John could manage at United before they in turn released him in the summer. John managed one final spell at Halifax Town (12 games 0 goals) in 1992-93 where he teamed up again with John McGrath, with the club destined for relegation out of the Football League.
This also marked the end of John's professional playing days, as he went on to join non-league sides Bamber Bridge.In a career spanning 17 years, John Thomas played 365 league games scoring 123 goals. He is still held in high regard by fans of Preston, Bolton and Chester, the three clubs who benefited most from his predatory goalscoring ability. He now lives in Lostock, Bolton and works as a sports equipment sales executive.
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'''Alexander "Sandy" Mutch''' (born August 13, 1884, Inverurie, Scotland)-- d. September 16, 1967, Newcastle upon Tyne, England), was a footballer.
He began his playing career for Aberdeen before playing for Huddersfield Town between 1910 and 1922, winning the FA Cup once.
While playing for Huddersfield, he played in two FA Cup Finals - 1920 where they lost 1-0 to Aston Villa after extra time, and in the 1922 Cup Final which they won 1-0 against Preston North End.
His Newcastle debut was on 26 Aug 1922 against Everton, a home match. In 1924 he was in the team for the FA Cup Final again, (his third FA Cup Final in four years), but shortly before Newcastle's 2-0 victory over Aston Villa he suffered a bad knee injury which eventually led to his retirement as a player.
He then became the coach for the first team and then finally a groundsman at the club he loved so much until he left due to poor health.
Sandy Mutch died of kidney failure in 1967.
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'''Lee Charles Philip Harper''' (born 30 October 1971) is an English footballer who is player-manager of Kettering Town. He plays as a goalkeeper and took charge of the Poppies on 15 November following Mark Cooper's departure.
Born in Chelsea, London, Harper started his career at non-League Sittingbourne, before being signed by Arsenal in 1994. He was third-choice keeper at the club, behind Vince Bartram and David Seaman, and only made one first team appearance for the Highbury side, in a 2-0 Premier League win over Southampton on 15 March 1997. In the summer of 1997 he moved to Queens Park Rangers, and in four seasons made 118 league appearances. He moved to Walsall in 2001 after Rangers were relegated to the Second Division, but made only three appearances in his single season there. He moved to Northampton Town in 2002 and became first-choice goalkeeper there, recording over 150 league appearances as of 2006.
In the 2006-07 season, he moved on loan to Milton Keynes Dons, where he helped to repair the team's poor defending record, with a significant reduction in goals conceded. This successful loan spell resulted in Harper signing a permanent deal in the January 2007 transfer window. He was released four months later. He signed for Kettering Town in August 2007.
On 8th December 2009 Harper was given the Man of the Match award by ITV commentator Andy Townsend for his performance in Kettering Town's 5-1 defeat to Leeds United at Elland Road in the 2nd round of the FA Cup. His assistant John Deehan was sacked after the final whistle, Harper said in the press conference after the game he is now considering his own future due to Deehan's sacking.
He was appointed as player-manager of Kettering Town on 15 November 2009 following the departure of Mark Cooper.
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'''Paul Hinshelwood''' (born 14 August 1956, in Bristol, England) is a retired English footballer.
Paul grew up in Croydon, and in 1969, Paul (along with his brother Martin) played in the final of the London FA Schools Cup, watched by Crystal Palace manager Arthur Rowe. Rowe was impressed, and the brothers were invited for trials with the club. Both performed well, and were taken on as apprentices.
"Doris", as he was known, originally began as a striker, but did not play that well in the role. In November 1976, Paul switched to playing at right-back. Along with future England left-back Kenny Sansom, Paul sured up the Palace defence, and the club were promoted twice in three seasons, to reach the First Division in 1979. In that season, Paul only missed one game, as Palace went up as champions.
Palace spent two years in the top flight, and Paul was voted as the fans' "Player of the Year" for both. As well as this, he gained two caps for the England under-21 side.
Paul left Palace in 1983, transferring to Oxford United. There, he won the Third Division title for the first time (Palace had only gone up in third place). He then transferred back to south-London, to Millwall. After an unnoteworthy spell there, he moved to Colchester United. After another dull spell, Paul went to Non-League Dartford.
Later, he would reunite with former Palace teammate Steve Kember, as his assistant at Whyteleafe, and would become their manager after Kember left to take up a coaching role at Palace.
Paul's family also have a strong footballing background. His father Wally was a professional footballer in the 1950s, most notably at Reading and Bristol City. His older brother Martin played for Crystal Palace before his career was cut short because of injury, and is currently Director of Football at Brighton. Paul's sons Adam and Paul Jr are currently professionals at Brighton and Torquay respectively, and his nephew (Martin Hinshelwood's son) Danny also had a brief career in professional football.
In 2005, Paul was named in Palace's Centenary XI.
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'''Guy Peter Bromley Branston''' (born 9 January 1979) is an English football defender. He is currently captain of Burton Albion whom he joined after spells at Kettering Town, Notts County and Peterborough United.
Branston established his career at Rotherham United after being bought for -50000 from Leicester City, and enjoyed two successive promotions with the Millers in his first two years with the club, and kept his place in the team during the Championship years. Branston's size, 'eagerness', regular sending offs and bookings led to his nickname becoming 'Psycho Branston'. As well as a fan favourite.
Branston joined Peterborough on 24 July 2006, from Oldham Athletic, after wanting to move closers to home. He had impressed for Peterborough in two previous loan spells where he proved to be a leader and as a result was given the captain's armband.
After just one season though, he fell out of favour, and was loaned to both Rochdale and Northampton Town, before being released from his contract on 13 December 2007. He signed for Notts County on 1 January 2008, for one month.
In February 2008, Branston joined Conference National side Kettering Town on an 18 month deal. He established himself in the starting XI, was assigned the captain's role, and following a string of impressive displays he signed a new, extended deal in December 2008, contracting him to the club until 2010, following interest from other clubs, including Conference rivals Stevenage Borough.
Branston signed for Burton Albion on 16 July, 2009. Despite being in talks with Torquay United after a -10,000 fee was agreed for his transfer from Kettering, Burton were able to complete the signing on a free after it was discovered Branston had not been properly registered with The FA.
Branston has already been sent off Three times in his short Burton Albion career, taking his total career tally to 18 red cards.
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'''Chris Plummer''' (born 12 October 1976) is an English footballer, currently player-manager of Peterborough Northern Star. He played professionally for Queens Park Rangers, Bristol Rovers, Barnet, Peterborough United, Grays Athletic and Rushden and Diamonds.
Plummer made his QPR dbut in May 1996 vs Nottingham Forest and played 62 league games and scored 2 goals before leaving Loftus Road for Barnet in 2003.
In December 2006, he retired aged 30 to work in financial services. He currently plays semi-professional football for Peterborough Northern Star in the United Counties League.
He continued in a playing capacity for nearly three years, until May 2009, when he was announced as the new manager of Northern Star, following Tommy Cooper's move from the dug-out to the board room as he becomes the club's new Director of Football.
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'''Richard Butcher''' (born 21 January 1981) is an English professional footballer with Lincoln City. Born in Peterborough, he formerly played for Northampton Town, Rushden & Diamonds, Kettering Town, Lincoln City, Oldham Athletic and Peterborough United.
On May 23rd 2009 Butcher was linked with a return to Lincoln City for a third spell. However, Rotherham United and AFC Telford are also report to be interested in signing Butcher.
On the 27th of May 2009 Butcher signed a two year deal at Lincoln City for a third spell, he was Peter Jackson's first signing of the summer.
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'''Justin Richards''' (born 16 October 1980) is an English footballer, currently playing for Cheltenham Town.
Richards began his career at West Bromwich Albion, joining as an apprentice in July 1997 and turning professional in 1999.
Richards moved to Peterborough in the summer of 2006 on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal.
Richards returned to Kidderminster and decided to stay on at the club for the 2008-09 season. He scored against Lewes on the first day of the season to give Kidderminster a 1-0 lead against them, with Lewes equalising late in the game. He continued scoring for Kidderminster and by early April he had scored 20 goals in all competitions for the club, the first player to do so since Bo Henriksen in 2002-03.
On 8 June 2009, Richards signed a one-year contract with Cheltenham Town.
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'''Peter Thomas Gain''' (born 2 November 1976) is an English-born Irish footballer for League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge. He has previously played for Lincoln City, Tottenham Hotspur and Peterborough United.
Although born in Hammersmith, England, Gain represented the Republic of Ireland at youth, U-21 and B levels.
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'''Mark Bailey''' (born 12 August 1976 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a former professional football defender who played in the Football League for Rochdale, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town. He is the son of the former Port Vale player Terry Bailey.
Bailey began his career as a trainee with his home town club Stoke City before moving to Rochdale on a free transfer in October 1996. He made his Football League debut for the club in the 1-0 away victory over Torquay United on 3 December 1996 and by the end of March had secured a regular birth in the first team. The 1997-1998 season saw Bailey maintain his presence in the team, making 24 league starts with a further nine appearances from the substitutes bench. He began the 1998-1999 season as a regular member of the first team but dropped to the bench at the beginning of October and drifted out of the first team picture in mid-December. In January 1999, he attracted the attention of Northwich Victoria's manager Mark Gardiner but a proposed loan move was thwarted by Bailey sustaining a minor hamstring injury.
He commenced the 1999-2000 season training with Northwich Victoria from where he was recommended to Winsford United,
Hyde United on 12 November 1999.
Bailey continued to attract the attention of Northwich Victoria's manager Mark Gardiner and having turned down one offer to join the Vics to remain at the Giant Axe, Gardiner came back with an improved pay offer which coupled with the lure of moving nearer to home in the Stoke area proved too much for Bailey and he departed Lancaster City in January 2000.
In October 2001, Bailey joined Lincoln City signing a contract that would keep him at Sincil Bank until the summer of 2004.
In June 2004, Macclesfield Town's manager Brian Horton announced that the club had agreed terms to sign Bailey
==Peterborough United and Stafford Rangers==
In August 2006 he joined up with Keith Alexander for a third time, signing a month to month contract with Peterborough United.
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}}'''Luke McShane''' (born 6 November 1985 in Peterborough) is a footballer playing for St neots fc
McShane started his career at Peterborough United and also had loan spells at Deeping Rangers, Stamford, Hornchurch, twice at Kettering Town, twice at Gravesend & Northfleet, Basingstoke Town and Worksop Town. He plays as a goalkeeper. On March 12, 2007, McShane was released by Peterborough United,
After his release by Peterborough, McShane signed on non contract terms with Cambridge Regional College, before joining Cambridge United on July 17, 2007. On March 1st 2008 Cambridge United announced that McShane had left the club by mutual consent.
After being released by Cambridge McShane was snapped up by Unibond First Division South outfit Spalding United. He was a star performer in what was a dismal season for the Tulips. He was insulted at the local derby with Stamford when a dim-witted moron repeatedly called him a "grandad" whenever he took a goal kick but McShane had the last laugh as he made a string of fine saves to earn his side a credible point.
Luke mcshane is a fast and youthful goalkeeper who is one of the best goalkeepers in non league says St Neots manger Steve Lomas .
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'''Paul Andrew Carden''' (born 29 March 1979) is an English footballer who plays for Cambridge United as a midfielder, where he is also assistant manager. He has previously played for Blackpool, Rochdale, Chester City, Doncaster Rovers, Peterborough United, Accrington Stanley, Burton Albion and Wrexham.
Born in Liverpool, Carden made his Football League debut as a 17-year old apprentice for Blackpool in December 1996 in a local derby defeat by Preston North End. That was to be his only first-team action for Blackpool but he enjoyed regular football with Rochdale, who he joined in March 1998. However, after falling out of favour he joined Chester City in March 2000, shortly before they were relegated out of the Football League. It was to be the start of a long association with the Cheshire club.
Carden had two spells with Chester (a brief stint at Doncaster Rovers in 2001 falling in between) and was a regular for most of his time there, chalking up more than 200 first-team appearances for the Blues. The highlight of his Chester career was captaining the side to the Football Conference title in 2003-04 and a return to the Football League for both Carden and the club. The following season saw him named as the club's player of the season but he was then surprisingly released by new manager Keith Curle.
Carden teamed up with his former boss Mark Wright at Peterborough. His debut ironically came against Chester on the opening day of 2005-06. Later in the season, after Wright had departed, Carden became one of the central characters of the Big Ron Manager documentary series on Sky, with Ron Atkinson drafted in to help new boss Steve Bleasdale.
On 18 October 2006 it was announced that Carden had his contract with Peterborough terminated by mutual consent. He promptly registered with Burscough, who his brother Adam plays for, but immediately joined Burton Albion on a three-month loan, with a view to a permanent deal when the January transfer window opened. Carden, however, initially failed to complete the move following interest from Bury - a move failed to materialise and he signed a deal with Burton on 31 January 2007 until the end of the season. Four months later, he returned to Football League circles with Accrington Stanley but was allowed to join Cambridge United on loan in November 2007. After briefly returning to Stanley, Carden was allowed to join Cambridge for the remainder of the season on 3 January 2008. Carden was influential as Cambridge reached the Conference National play-off final at Wembley in May 2008.
Although initially leaving Cambridge after their defeat in the play-off final to join Wrexham, Carden returned to Cambridge on 23 June 2008 as a player and assistant manager to Gary Brabin, his first management role. He was appointed as caretaker manager at Cambridge on 13 July 2009 after Brabin left the club following a second successive play-off final defeat in May. On 22 July Carden signed a three-year deal as player and assistant manager at Cambridge, despite there being no full-time manager in place at the time. Following Martin Ling's appointment as manager, Carden returned to assistant manager duties on 27 July 2009, but was forced to regain control after Ling's unexpected departure after only nine days at the club. After managing Cambridge to a win and a loss in their first two games of the season in August 2009, Ling was reappointed as manager on 12 August, leaving Carden once again as assistant manager.
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'''Junior Lloyd "Lloyd" Opara''' (born 6 January 1984 in Enfield) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He has represented a large number of different clubs during his career.
He began his career at Colchester United in 2001 and made his senior debut on 13 October 2001 against Blackpool.
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'''Daniel Stephen "Danny" Crow''' (born 26 January 1986 in Great Yarmouth) is a footballer playing for Cambridge United. He has previously played for Norwich City, Northampton Town and Peterborough United.
Crow made his senior debut as a substitute for Norwich City in a premiership match against Middlesbrough on 28 December 2004. He was loaned to Northampton towards the end of the 2004-05 season and released by Norwich that summer. He signed for Peterborough before the start of the 2005-06 season, becoming the club's top goalscorer in his first season with 17 goals.
On 9 October 2007 he signed a one-month loan deal at Notts County with a view to a permanent transfer. However during his first game for County he suffered a broken 5th metatarsal which will most likely keep him on the sidelines for more than a month.. He rejoined Notts County in February 2008, and scored on second "debut" against Chester City.
On the 1 September 2008, Crow had his contract terminated at Peterborough by mutual consent at the end of the summer transfer window. and on the on 10 September, Crow agreed to join Cambridge United in a free transfer move that will take him to the Abbey Stadium until May 2010. In his time at Cambridge United Crow has enjoyed mixed success. Struggling to find his fitness he was in and out of side and failed to make a major impact upon the scoresheet.
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'''Jamie Robert Day''' (born 7 May 1986 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is an English football defender who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge on loan from Football League Championship side Peterborough United.
Between September and October 2004 he was on loan to Crawley Town.
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'''Shane Huke''' (born 2 October 1985]) is an English-born Australian football (soccer) player for A-League Side Central Coast Mariners.
He began his career with Peterborough United, and scored his first competitive goal in his career on 25 November 2006, against Torquay United, a match which Peterborough won 5-2. He moved to Dagenham & Redbridge in 2007.
Huke was regularly been strongly linked with several A-League clubs in his native Australia. On 23 January 2009, Huke was released by Dagenham & Redbridge for personal reasons. Dagenham manager, John Still said he was very sad and disappointed to be losing Huke.
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'''Jimmy Ghaichem''' (born 11 April 1984) is a footballer who plays for Harrogate Town.
Ghaichem began his career as a trainee at Mansfield Town before joining Peterborough United in 2006.
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'''Paul Reginald Bennett''' born Southampton 4 February 1952, is a former footballer, who played during the FA Cup run of Southampton in 1976, and also had spells at Reading and Aldershot.
He attended Taunton-s Grammar School in Southampton, before joining the ground staff at The Dell.
He signed amateur papers in July 1968, before moving up to become a professional in November 1969.
He made his debut at home to Tottenham Hotspur on 22 April 1972, and was charged with marking Martin Chivers, who was a former Saints player and had coincidentally also attended Taunton's Grammar School.
Bennett was a rugged no-nonsense sort of centre-half in the same mould as John McGrath, the man he followed into the senior side. At 6 ft Bennett was not the tallest of centre-halves but he read the game well and was a fearless tackler.
In the 1972-73 season, partnering Jim Steele, he firmly established himself as one of the two central defenders with a run of 31 consecutive appearances during which he scored his only league goal for the club, away to Birmingham City on 21 October 1972.
In 1973-74 Bennett missed only 6 League games and scored a memorable winner - a cracking 30 yard drive with his right foot - to eliminate Blackpool in the Third Round of the FA Cup at the Dell. Unfortunately the club were relegated that same year and when Saints subsequently bought Mel Blyth from Crystal Palace the following September, plus the emergence of the youngsters, Malcolm Waldron and Manny Andruszewski, Bennett found first team opportunities increasingly more elusive.
In 1975-76 Bennett was still very much part of the squad, making 20 outings in the League and playing in the 6th Round FA Cup win at Bradford City's Valley Parade, as Southampton moved on to the final on 1 May 1976, when they beat Manchester United to win the F.A. Cup.
After the F.A. Cup was won, Lawrie McMenemy started to build a team to win promotion back to Division 1 and Bennett was no longer part of his plans and after 137 games for the team, he left the Saints.
Reading purchased him in the summer of 1976 for a fee of -8000.
His first season at Elm Park was disappointing, as Reading were relegated to Division 4. The following season, with Maurice Evans as manager, things improved and in 1978-79, with Bennett featuring strongly, Reading won promotion. During this season Reading set a club record for clean sheets with 26 in the season including the last 11 games.
Unfortunately, Paul was not offered a pay increase on promotion, so, after 195 league games, he transferred to Aldershot.
Aldershot signed him in August 1979, for a then club record fee of -25,000.
He made over 100 appearances in 3 seasons at Aldershot playing in Division 4.
After leaving Aldershot, he played for various local teams, including Salisbury City, Road-Sea Southampton and Eastleigh, while starting a full-time career in community work.
He worked for 4 years at Oaklands School in Southampton, before moving on to the Eastpoint Centre in Thornhill, Southampton where he is now a director.
In 1998, he helped organise the celebrations for Ted Bates first 60 seasons at The Dell, with a testimonial including several former Saints players such as Terry Paine, Ron Davies, John Sydenham and Tony Knapp.
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'''Gerald O'Brien''' (born 10 November 1949) is a retired Scottish professional footballer, who played as a substitute during the FA Cup run of Southampton F.C. in 1976.
O'Brien was born in Glasgow and trained as a bricklayer, playing his youth football with Drumchapel Amateurs before joining local club Clydebank in May 1968. At Clydebank, he was only a part-time professional but was spotted by Southampton's scout (and former player) Campbell Forsyth. O'Brien was also attracting interest from Coventry City and Nottingham Forest so the Saints' manager Ted Bates travelled to Glasgow himself to watch him (in a 1-1 draw with East Fife).
He made his Division One debut at The Dell on 11 March 1970 in a 1-0 defeat by Liverpool replacing the injured Terry Paine on the right wing. Bates had justified the large fee to the board of directors claiming that once O'Brien trained full-time, "he could become a younger version of Paine".
According to Chalk & Holley, "the little Scotsman was a clever, skilful player who at times looked capable of turning a game completely, although his slight build appeared to handicap him." After a few intermittent appearances, he replaced Brian O'Neil at inside-right in December 1971 and retained his place for the rest of the season. He scored one of his few goals against Derby County on 8 January 1972 with shot from outside the area. At the start of the next season, O'Neil regained his place and O'Brien again spent much of his time in the reserves.
He spent the end of the 1973-74 season on loan to Bristol Rovers before returning to Southampton for the start of the 1974 season. Although not a regular first team player, he was selected for a Texaco Cup match at Ibrox against Rangers on 18 September 1974, and scored the third goal, a tap in from inside the box. It was not until November 1974 that he again had a long spell in the Southampton first team (now in the Second Division) with a run of fifteen games, this time replacing Paul Gilchrist. He scored his second league goal with a header against Cardiff City on 22 April 1975. He retained his place for the start of the following season, but then lost his place to his good friend and fellow Glaswegian, Hugh Fisher. His only involvement for the rest of the season was as a substitute, including appearances in the FA Cup fourth and fifth round matches against Blackpool and West Bromwich Albion.
In March 1976, he was offered a move to Swindon Town and accepted what he described as "a good offer"
His move to Swindon was not a great success, missing a lot of games as a result of a cartilage injury. In 1977 he was given a free transfer back to Clydebank before finishing his career at Hibernian, quitting football in 1979 with arthritis.
After leaving football, he started a building business in Glasgow before settling in Duntocher, in West Dumbartonshire with his wife, Maureen and has two sons. After a hip replacement, he is now a regular golfer.
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'''Patrick John "Pat" Earles''' (born 22 March 1955 in Titchfield, Hampshire) is an English former footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Southampton and Reading. He was a member of the Southampton squad which reached the 1976 FA Cup Final, and made over 250 appearances for Reading, scoring 85 goals, and helped the club win the Fourth Division title in 1979.
Earles went on to work as a probation officer for Hampshire Probation Service.
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'''Ben Howard Turner''' (born 21 January 1988 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is a footballer for Football League Championship side Coventry City.
Turner made his debut for England Under 19 team in the summer of 2007 against Czech Republic. Unfortunately he suffered a concussion injury and had to be substituted after only 10 minutes.
After a loan spell at Oldham Athletic, Turner broke into the Coventry first team for the Manchester United Football League Cup game where he played the entire game helping to keep a clean sheet at Old Trafford.
He has been called up to the England under-19 squad, he was on the bench twice without playing, but then made his debut on 20 May 2007 against Czech Republic for a UEFA European U-19 Championship Tournament, but was later substituted for Liverpool's Jack Hobbs. On 14 March 2009 Turner headed into his own net against Preston North End and this own goal made it 1-1 and eventually Jon Parkin got the winner in a match that finished 2-1 to Preston.
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'''Liam Lloyd Davis''' (born 23 November 1986 in Wandsworth, Greater London) is an English footballer for Football League One side Northampton Town.
Davis joined Coventry City as a 16-year-old trainee from Fulham's Academy.
He plays predominately as a left-footed and extremely skiful winger, he has made rapid progress since arriving in the Midlands, but never quite hit the heights that were expected of him.
He made his Coventry debut in September 2005, aged 18, in a Football League Championship clash against Hull City at the Ricoh Arena and spent the start of the 2006/07 campaign on loan at Football League Two outfit Peterborough United
He returned to feature in three first-team matches for Coventry under Iain Dowie at the tailend of the season and signed a new one-year deal at the club in May 2007.
Injuries restricted his progress in the first half of 2007/08, but an impressive substitute appearance in a 2-1 in over Ipswich Town in December prompted an extended run in the side, both on the left-wing and in an unaccustomed role at left-back.
At the end of the 2007-08 season Davis was told his contract wouldn't be renewed and he was free to find a new club. After being strongly linked with Brighton & Hove Albion, Davis eventually signed for Football League One side Northampton Town on a two year contract.
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'''Steven Brian Basham''' (born 2 December 1977 in Southampton, England) is an English footballer who plays for Hayes & Yeading United, on loan from Luton Town, as a striker.
Basham began his career at Southampton, playing nineteen Premier League games for the club, before transferring to Preston North End for -200,000 after a successful loan spell. He won promotion to Division One with Preston in the 1999-2000 season.
Shortly after his release, Basham signed for Oxford United.
Following a set of serious injuries in the 2006-07 season, Basham was not offered a new contract by Oxford.
Having been released, he signed a two-year contract for Exeter City on a free transfer in the summer of 2007.
On 6 August 2009, Basham signed for Conference National side Luton Town on a one-year contract.
'''Preston North End'''
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'''Steve Robinson''' (born 10 December 1974 in Lisburn) is a footballer currently without a club. He has been capped internationally by Northern Ireland on 8 occasions.
He began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, but joined Bournemouth due to the lack of first-team opportunities. After a highly successful time at Bournemouth, Robinson joined Preston North End in 2000. After failing to force himself into Preston's first eleven, Steve joined Bristol City on loan until the end of the 2001-02 season.
After this he joined Luton Town for -50,000 in 2002. He was forced to play on the right-wing by then manager Joe Kinnear, despite his position being an attacking centre-midfielder in his Bournemouth days. New manager Mike Newell soon reverted Robinson to his favoured central-midfield role, and he was rewarded with a League One championship in 2005, and a tenth place finish in the Championship in 2006. During the 2006-07 season, Robinson captained the side in Chris Coyne's absence and was handed a new two year deal by Hatters boss Mike Newell.
On 26 July 2008 Steve Robinson agreed to a mutual termination of his contract at Luton. He is currently recovering from injury.
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'''Leonardo ngel Biagini''' (born April 13, 1977 in Arroyo Seco, Santa Fe) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker, currently unattached.
Biagini started his career at Newell's Old Boys, in the Argentine first division, in 1993. In 1995 he was a main part of the Argentina under-20 team that won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Qatar, which earned him a lucrative transfer to play in Europe.
Biagini signed for Atltico de Madrid, being a very important offensive element as the capital side won the double in his first season; he was mainly and regularly used as a substitute for countryman Juan Esnider and Kiko. After a second poor season, he moved to CP Mrida, which would be relegated.
Biagini then played five seasons with RCD Mallorca where, safe for his first year, where he netted a career-best 11 goals, he would be very scarcely used, also serving a six-month loan to England's Portsmouth FC, by then in the second level. He returned for 2002-03, being part of the side than won the season's domestic cup, and subsequently released.
After four additional years in the Spanish second division, with three sides, Biagini returned home, joining Arsenal de Sarand.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Walker''' (born 6 April 1965 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer and current TV pundit.
Walker started his career with Motherwell in 1984 before moving to Celtic in the summer of 1987. His first season at Celtic Park was hugely successful, as ''the Bhoys'' won the double in their centenary season and Walker himself earned a first Scotland cap against Colombia. The following 3 seasons were less fruitful however and by 1991-92 Walker was out of the first team picture. After loan spells with Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers, he joined the Burnden Park side permanently in 1992.
At Bolton, Walker returned to his form of 1987-88, establishing a prolific partnership with John McGinlay as the Lancashire side earned promotion to the First Division in 1992-93. That same season, he famously scored at Anfield to help ''the Trotters'' knock holders Liverpool out of the FA Cup. Walker continued in the same vein of form the following season until sustaining a serious knee injury against Swansea City. Upon his recovery, he was the subject of a surprise bid from Celtic and he returned to Glasgow in 1994.
1994-95 was a mixed season for Walker. On the positive side, he won a Scotland recall and earned his third (and last) cap in October, while his Celtic side won the Scottish Cup in May 1995. In between these events though were the negatives, as ''the Hoops'' struggled in the League and suffered a shock defeat by Raith Rovers in the League Cup final. Due to the arrival of Andreas Thom in the summer of 1995, Walker was again deemed surplus to requirements at Parkhead and joined Sheffield United for -500,000 in early 1996.
Walker's time in the Steel City was relatively productive, his goals tally a respectable 24. However, he was again to quickly fall from favour, and after brief loan spells at Hibernian and Raith Rovers in 1998, he ended his career in the lower leagues. This period encompassed short spells with Ayr United, Carlisle United, Partick Thistle and Alloa Athletic.
Since his playing retirement, Walker has worked as a pundit for STV on their ''Scotsport'' highlights programme, which he became the main presenter of, alongside Grant Stott, due to Jim Delahunt's departure. The programme was axed in May 2008, due to increasing competition from BBC Scotland's ''Sportscene''. Walker is also writing a column for the Glasgow-based ''Sunday Mail'' newspaper.
In 2007/08, Walker began presenting STV's coverage of the Champions League, as well the station's UEFA Cup matches, taking over from Jim White.
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'''Philip John "Phil" Robinson''' (born January 6, 1967) is an English former footballer currently working for Birmingham City F.C.'s youth academy.
Born in Stafford, Robinson spent six years as manager of home-town club Stafford Rangers. Appointed in summer 2002 after a spell with Hereford United, he guided the team to four high-finishing positions in the league, promotion back to the (Nationwide) Conference, three Staffordshire Senior Cup finals, FA Cup First Round three times and FA Trophy quarter finals. He resigned on December 2, 2007.
As a player Robinson made over 400 League appearances with Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Notts County (twice), Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, Northampton Town, Chesterfield and Stoke City. For several seasons, he has also been a member of the successful Wolves Masters squad.
He graduated from the University of Salford in 1999 with a degree in Physiotherapy .
In June 2008, he took up a temporary coaching role with Cheltenham Town to cover for the absence through injury of Bob Bloomer. In October 2008, he joined Birmingham City F.C. to oversee recruitment to their Academy.
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'''Benjamin John "Ben" Hamer''' (born 20 November 1987) is an English professional football goalkeeper currently at Reading.
Hamer was born in Taunton, Somerset. His family moved to Germany at the age of 2 and, consequently, he is a fluent German speaker. However, when he was 8, his family came back to England. He attended Holyrood Community School in Chard which is near to his birthplace. His footballing ability led to a spell playing for Somerset at county level, where he was spotted by a Reading FC scout. He signed for Reading at the age of 15.
Having risen through the youth academy at Reading, Hamer went on loan to Crawley Town for the 2006-07 season, where he missed just one league game and was named as player of the season.
On 4 July 2007, Hamer signed a new one year contract to keep him at Reading until the end of the 2007-08 season. He joined Brentford in an initial one-month loan deal on 11 August 2007, which was subsequently extended to 14 October 2007. Brentford re-signed Hamer in an emergency loan deal on 1 January 2008 following an injury to their first choice 'keeper, Simon Brown. On 28 January 2008, his loan was extended to the end of the 2007-08 season.
He signed a new one year deal with Reading and returned to Brentford for a third loan spell on a season-long loan on 17 June, and was Andy Scott's first choice goalkeeper for the 2008-09 season, in which Brentford were champions of League Two. As well as winning a League 2 Champions medal, Ben also won the Puma Golden Glove award for League 2 having recorded 20 clean sheets within the season. He was also the only Brentford player to successfully hit the crossbar in Soccer AM's Crossbar Challenge.
On the 18th June 2009, Hamer signed a new 2-year contract and is expected to jostle with  Adam Federici for the Number 1 jersey.
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'''Ian Robert Baraclough''' (born 4 December 1970) is an English footballer who currently plays in midfield for Scunthorpe United. He has also been Nigel Adkins' co-assistant manager along with Andy Crosby since November 2006.
Born in Leicester, Leicestershire, Baraclough started his career with local team Leicester City, and has also played for Grimsby Town, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Notts County and Queens Park Rangers.
Baraclough signed for QPR in March 1998 making his debut against Stoke City the same month. He played 125 league games for them, scoring 1 goal.
After his spell at Stoke Baraclough joined Notts County and enjoyed a turbulent first season captaining the side on a few occasions, but this was cut short after a red card for diliberatly stamping on an opponent.
He later signed for Scunthorpe United in 2004 on a free transfer, he enjoyed reasonble success with the Iron, Winning promotion from Coca-Cola League 2. He was part of the team who were then promoted to the Coca-Cola Championship in 2007. He then joined the backroom staff at Glanford Park where he is currently a player-coach. Baraclough has made 124 League starts and 9 as a substitute scoring 7 goals.
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'''Simon James Brown''' (born 5 December 1976, in Chelmsford) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Northampton Town. Brown is a goalkeeper.
Brown started his career with Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice but did not make a first team appearance at White Hart Lane. Instead, he spent several spells on loan at lower league clubs before signing for Colchester United in 1999.
After 5 years and more than 100 starts for the Layer Road club, he moved north to join Hibernian in 2004. Brown struggled to hold down a regular place with Hibernian and was given a free transfer at the end of the 2006-07 season.
On 13 June 2007, Brentford manager Terry Butcher expressed his interest in bringing Brown to Griffin Park. Brown eventually signed for Brentford on 25 June 2007. Brown was transfer listed at the end of his first season with the club. He joined Darlington in a five-month loan deal on 2 August 2008. After his loan spell at Darlington, Brown returned to Brentford after the 5 months to serve as back up for Ben Hamer who was on loan from Reading. Brown came on as a sub for Hamer on the second last day of the season against Darlington to help Brentford secure promotion to League 1. Despite being offered a new deal, Brown left the club when his contract expired on July 1st.
On 11 September 2009, Brown signed with League Two side Northampton Town on a contract until January 2010.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Christian "Chris" Hargreaves''' (born 12 May 1972) is an English footballer, currently playing for League Two side Torquay United. Early in his career he played as a forward but later converted to a midfield role.
Hargreaves was born in Cleethorpes, and went to school at Lindsey School in Cleethorpes. He began his football career as a trainee with Grimsby Town in June 1988, turning professional in December 1989.
He moved to West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer in July 1995, but made just two first team appearances for the Baggies (both as a substitute). He joined Hereford United on loan in February 1996 until the end of the season when he moved to Hereford on a free transfer. His next move was in July 1998 when he joined Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer. He was a regular in the Argyle side, leaving to join Northampton Town on a free transfer in June 2000.
Hargreaves made over 150 league appearances for Northampton, leaving to join Brentford in June 2004.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Davison''' (born 17 July 1959 in South Shields) is an English former professional footballer and current coach.
Davison started his career at Huddersfield Town making only two appearances between 1980 and 1981. He moved on to Halifax Town on 1 August 1981 and holds a good record 29 goals in 63 appearances. This caught the eye of Derby County and between 1982 and 1987 he made 206 appearances scoring 83 goals. Much to Derby fans disappointment he was sold for -350,000 to a rebuilding Leeds United squad.
In Howard Wilkinson's push for promotion Bobby became a cult hero for Leeds due to a high work rate and general rapport with the crowd. His scoring record of 35 times in 110 games is a good one for Leeds at that time. However, with the successful pairing of Lee Chapman and Rod Wallace Leeds went on to greater heights and Bobby made few substitute appearances. He was loaned back to Derby County and later Sheffield United.
In 1992, he was released to Leicester City. After helping Leicester come close to achieving promotion to the Premier League, he found himself out of favour with the club, so joined Sheffield United in 1993. Again, after coming close to achieving promotion, he found himself out of favour and spent the rest of his career playing bit-part appearances with Rotherham United and Hull City where he retired in the 1995-96 season.
In 2000, Davison had a short spell managing Guiseley before resigning in October 2000. He also had short spells coaching Bradford City and Sheffield United.
On 20 February 2008, when Sheffield United announced their takeover of Ferencvros, they also announced the appointment of Davison as an advisory coach to the Hungarian side. On 16 April 2008, after the removal of Jnos Csank, Davison became Ferencvros's new head coach.
On 30 October 2009, Ferencvaros have replaced sacked manager Bobby Davison with Craig Short.
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'''Mel Sterland''' (born 1 October 1961 in Sheffield) is an English former professional football player.
Mel Sterland-s career is distinctly in two parts: 10 successful years with Sheffield Wednesday and 4 equally successful years with Leeds United split by 4 months at Rangers.
In 1988 Sterland won his only England cap in a friendly against Saudi Arabia. Earlier in his career he had helped England win the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, in which he scored a goal in the final against Spain. At the time of his England cap in 1988, he was the first Sheffield Wednesday player to be capped by England since the 1960s.
A trusty defensive right back, Mel "Zico" Sterland had a powerful free kick and produced some great crosses scoring 37 goals for Sheffield Wednesday mostly from set-pieces.
He signed for Sheffield Wednesday on leaving school in the summer of 1978 and played in the final two games of their 1978-79 Third Division campaign, scoring on his second appearance. The Owls were promoted to the Second Division a year later, but Sterland was still very much a fringe player, making just two league appearances. However, he emerged as a regular player in 1980-81, when still only 19 years old, playing 22 league games and scoring once in the Second Division. In 1981-82, when the Owls emerged as promotion challengers but were eventually beaten out of the top three, Sterland was selected in the league on 27 occasions. He remained a regular player as the Owls continued to progress, reaching the FA Cup semi-finals in 1983 and winning promotion to the First Division a year later after a 14-year exile. In 1985-86 he enjoyed arguably the finest season of his time at Sheffield Wednesday, if not his whole career, when he played 38 league games and scored eight goals for a side who finished fifth in the First Division but were denied UEFA Cup action due to the ban on English clubs in European competitions following the Heysel disaster of May 1985.
By the time he was sold to Glasgow Rangers for -800,000 in March 1989 Sterland had played 289 league games for Sheffield Wednesday and scored 35 goals. His three goals in nine games helped a Rangers side managed by Graeme Souness win their second Scottish league title in three seasons, and their 39th overall.
However, on 1 July 1989 Sterland returned to England when he linked up with his former Wednesday manager Howard Wilkinson at Leeds United as he built a side geared for promotion. Sterland became an immediate favourite with the Elland Road fans as his five goals in 42 league games that season sealed Leeds the Second Division title and promotion back to the First Division after eight years away. He helped Leeds make an immediate impact on their return to the top flight as they finished fourth - though this was slightly soured by the fact that although the ban on English clubs in Europe had now been lifted, Leeds were unable to compete in the UEFA Cup as English clubs were only being gradually phased back into the competition with just runners-up Liverpool being admitted for the 1991-92 competition.
Sterland was a key player in Leeds United's title triumph of the 1991-92 season - the last of the Football League First Division before the creation of the FA Premier League as the top division of English football - as he scored six goals in 31 league games.
Sterland played three games in the new Premier League before suffering an ankle injury in the autumn of 1992.
After failing to make an adequate recovery from the injury, he announced his retirement from playing on 22 January 1994. The next player to be issued with the squad number was Gary Kelly.
With the introduction of player squad numbers in the Premier League for the 1993-94 season, Sterland was issued with the number 2 shirt for Leeds United but never played a competitive game in it.
He went on to be player/manager with non-league Boston United and star in the popular football film When Saturday Comes, ironically playing the captain of Sheffield United, but portraying a villain to Sean Bean-s character, which appeased the Wednesday fans somewhat.
His autobiography entitled, Boozing, Betting & Brawling (Green Umbrella Publishing), was co-written with Sheffield-based journalist Nick Johnson and was published in August 2008. Howard Wilkinson wrote the foreword.
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'''Steven John Harrison''' (born 26 December 1952) is an English former professional footballer, manager and coach.
As a player, he played as a full-back for Blackpool (his hometown club), Vancouver Whitecaps, Watford and Charlton.
Following his retirement, as a manager and coach, he worked at Watford, Millwall, Crystal Palace, Wolves and Preston, and Aston Villa as well as working with the England national football team under Graham Taylor.
He moved to Middlesrough in 2001 following the appointment of Steve McClaren. In 2003 he was appointed as the team's defensive coach. He took on a more general role after Gareth Southgate took over. He left the club in July 2008 after suffering health problems in recent years. He has since recovered from his health problems, and on 22 May 2009 he took up the role of assistant to Chris Coleman at Coventry City.
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'''Eric Martin''' (born Perth, Scotland 31 March 1946) was a former football goalkeeper who played 290 games for Southampton F.C. between 1967 and 1975, including 248 Football League games.
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Born in Linlithgow, West Lothian,
Blessington was also capped four times by the Scottish national team between 1894 and 1896, during his time with Celtic. He also made seven appearances for the Scottish League representative side.
Blessington then moved to Ireland, where he helped coach Belfast Celtic and also assisted
the Irish Amateur Athletic Association as a handicapper.
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'''Andy "Daddler" Aitken''' (27 April 1877 - 15 February 1955) was one of the early game's most prominent players.
After playing for local Ayrshire sides, he signed for Second Division Newcastle United in 1895, then in only their third football league season. He helped the club to promotion in 1898 and was a key member of the side as they established themselves in the First Division, captaining the side from 1899-1905.
During his time at the club, he helped them win their first League Championship in 1905 as well as appearing in two FA Cup Finals, both losses in 1905 and 1906.
He left Newcastle United in November 1906 becoming player/manager at Middlesbrough, a role he also held at Leicester City (then known as Leicester Fosse) from 1909 until 1911.
He returned to Scotland to finish his playing career with Dundee and Kilmarnock, his career ending in January 1913 with a serious groin injury.
He was quickly appointed manager of Gateshead for a while before becoming a publican on Tyneside, where he resided until his death in 1955.
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He started his senior football career with Lochgelly United in the wartime Eastern League during World War I, scoring a hat-trick against Dunfermline Athletic on his debut
He was Leicester City manager
His niece married future England manager Don Revie
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He was born in Monton, Eccles, Lancashire.
He played most of his club football for Bury. Between 1920 and 1935 he made a total of 505 league and 32 FA Cup appearances, scoring 127 goals. He also made three appearances for England between 1923 and 1926 scoring twice.
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'''Matthew Muirhead Gillies''' (12 August 1921 - 24 December 1998) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Gillies played for Motherwell, and then joined Bolton Wanderers after the war, going on to make almost 150 Football League First Division appearances for them. In 1952 he moved to Second Division Leicester City, with whom he gained promotion in 1953-54.
After finishing his playing career at Leicester in 1955 he became part of the club's coaching staff before being made their manager in 1958, and remained in charge at the club until 1968. He took charge of a total 437 games for the Foxes, the most of any manager in the club's history. He led Leicester to their first major trophy success, the League Cup in 1964, and took them to three other cup finals: the FA Cup in 1961 and 1963, and the League Cup in 1965, though they lost in the latter three. In 1969 he became manager of Nottingham Forest and remained in charge of the Nottingham club until 1972.
He died in Nottingham in December 1998 at the age of 77.
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'''Brian O'Neil''' (born 4 January 1944 in Bedlington) is a former footballer who played for Burnley, Southampton and Huddersfield Town in the 1960s and 1970s.
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'''Geoffrey Reginald William Bradford''' (18 July 1927 - 30 December 1994) was an English professional footballer who spent his entire career at Bristol Rovers and won one international cap for England.
Geoff was discovered by Rovers at the age of 18, playing for local side Soundwell,
Nicknamed 'Rip', after Rip Van Winkle, by teammates because he was known for sleeping before games,
The highlight of his career came on 2 October 1955 when he made his first and only appearance for England. He lined up alongside such greats as Billy Wright, Jackie Milburn, Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney in a friendly match against Denmark in Copenhagen and scored the fifth goal in a 5-1 victory. The other goals were scored by Lofthouse (2) and Don Revie (2), with Knud Lundberg scoring Denmark's only goal.
Geoff Bradford is the most successful player in the history of Bristol Rovers, and still holds the club records for most goals scored in a season (33) and most career league goals (242). Over the course of his 15-year career with Rovers he played a total of 626 competitive matches, including 14 representative matches, 10 Western League games and 73 reserve team games, scoring a total of 355 goals, which included 24 hat-tricks and goals in 15 consecutive seasons. He also played in every outfield position for the club, and remains the only player to represent England while on the books of Bristol Rovers.
He continued to live in Bristol for the rest of his life, working as a petrol tanker driver after his retirement from the game in 1964.
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'''Ian Michael Bray''' (born December 6, 1962 in Neath, Wales) is a former professional footballer who played as a full back.
During his career, he played for Hereford United, Huddersfield Town and Burnley.
As of 2009, Bray plays and coaches cricket for Scholes Cricket Club in Huddersfield.
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'''David Scully''' (born January 20, 1985 in ??) is an Irish football player who plays with Kildare County FC in the League of Ireland First Division. Scully joined Kildare County in July 2005.
The young striker spent some time with Carlisle United before returning to Ireland. After his return Scully played with Mullingar Athletic and O'Devaney before lining out for Kildare County.
Scully was released from Kildare County at the end of the 2006 season.
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'''Louis Anthony Carey''' (born 22 January 1977 in Bristol) is a central defender currently playing for Bristol City. Though born in England, Carey is eligible to play for Scotland at international level through his grandparents, and has played once for Scotland's under-21 team.
Louis Carey is a self-proclaimed Bristol City supporter and came up through the ranks at Bristol City made his City debut in October 1995 and was a regular in the first team both as a right back and centre back for 9 seasons, and was part of the side which won promotion to the Championship in 1997/1998. He signed a four year deal in July 2000, but when that expired he rejected a new contract offer from Bristol City which allowed Coventry City to sign him on a free transfer.
Carey spent 6 months at Highfield Road under Peter Reid and was in and out of the first team, playing 27 games in all competitions before then Bristol City manager Brian Tinnion signed him back after his contract was cancelled.
Carey signed a 2 and a half year deal in January 2005, and has been a regular in the side ever since. Carey was made Bristol City captain after the imprisonment of Steve Brooker and has held on to the position ever since. He won his second promotion in 2006/2007 as Bristol City finished second in League One and then signed a new two year contract in July 2007.
Carey is known for his consistent and commanding performances in central defence, but also scored the winning goal against Swansea City and twice against Gillingham in 2006. Carey made his 500th appearance in all competitions for Bristol City against Plymouth Argyle on 15 March 2008.
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'''Harold Edwin Clamp''' (born 14 September 1934 - 10 November 1995) was an English footballer.
Clamp joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1950, turning professional in April 1952, before breaking into the first team to make his debut on 6 March 1954, away at Manchester United. He made one further appearance that season as he club won their first league title. He later became an integral part of the first team and won League Championships in (1957-58 and 1958-59) and the 1960 FA Cup.
He played over 200 matches for Wolves before signing for Arsenal for -34,000 in November 1961. The last signing made by George Swindin, he made his debut against Nottingham Forest on 18 November 1961 but stayed only ten months. His tough tackling style had failed to find favour with his former teammate, now Arsenal manager, Billy Wright, and so he was sold to Stoke City in September 1962 for -14,000.
At Stoke, he won the Second Division title in 1962-63, playing alongside Stanley Matthews. He finished his league career at Peterborough United, before dropping into the non-league with Worcester City and Lower Gornal. He retired from football in 1969 to run a building and decorating business in Wednesfield.
Clamp also played four times for the England national football team, including three matches in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, after making his debut just before the tournament in a friendly draw in Russia on 18 May before 102,000 spectators.
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'''William John "Bill" Slater''' (also commonly known as '''W. J. Slater'''), CBE (born 29 April 1927 in Clitheroe, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.
Slater started his career as a 16-year-old amateur at Blackpool in 1944, and played in the 1951 FA Cup Final in which Blackpool lost to Newcastle United, becoming the last amateur to play in an FA Cup Final at Wembley. Another record he holds is Blackpool's fastest-ever goal: eleven seconds into a game against Stoke City on 10 December 1949.
Slater made his Blackpool debut on 10 September 1949, in a goalless draw at Aston Villa. As a nippy inside-forward, he competed with Allan Brown for the number 10 position for the majority of his time at the seaside.
After finishing college, in December 1951 he moved to Brentford where he made 30 appearances, and then, in August 1952, joined Wolves as a part-time professional. He remained at Molineux until 1963, making 339 total appearances and scoring 25 goals. He won three Football League championships (1953-54, 1957-58, 1958-59), as well as being runners-up (1954-55, 1959-60). He also won an FA Cup (1960, against Blackburn Rovers, in the year he was voted Footballer of the Year). He also gained 12 caps for England, including four in the 1958 World Cup.
In July 1963, he returned to Brentford. He later played for Northern Nomads.
In 1982, Slater was awarded an OBE for his services to sport. A CBE followed in 1998.
In February 2009, his daughter Barbara Slater was chosen to be the first female Director of Sport at the BBC.
Slater also represented Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
'''Wolverhampton Wanderers'''
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'''Benjamin Redwood Sedgemore''' (born August 5, 1975 in Wolverhampton) is an English footballer, currently playing for Stamford. His brother Jake Sedgemore is also a footballer.
He previously played for Northampton Town, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United, Mansfield Town, Macclesfield Town, Lincoln City, Canvey Island and Cambridge United, and signed for Rushden & Diamonds in November 2006.
In January 2006 he joined Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville initially on loan as cover for Ian Baird's injury-hit side , making his debut in the 2-1 away defeat to Basingstoke Town on 13 January 2007. He remained with the Hawks until the end of the season, making 20 starts and three substitute appearances in their Football Conference South campaign.
In January 2009, Ben Sedgemore was released by King's Lynn. His next port of call was a brief three month stay with Boston United before signing for Stamford where he is now assistant manager.
He is currently on the Management Committee of the Professional Footballers' Association.
Alongside his footballing career Ben also has a Degree in Psychology and Law and a Masters in Finance, Marketing and Management from Loughborough University. Ben is Global Games Director at the Corporate Games (
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'''Jonathan Edmund Alexander Brady''' (born 14 January 1975 in Newcastle, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player.
He previously played for Hayes, Rushden & Diamonds, Woking, Chester City, Stevenage Borough and Hereford United. His most recent club was Kidderminster Harriers, where he was on loan from Cambridge United until the end of the 2006/07 season. He signed for Conference North side Kettering Town in June 2007. He was a vital member of the squad that gained promotion to the Blue square premier for 2008/09 season.
Brady was a Football Conference champion with Rushden & Diamonds in 2000-01, scoring the winner at his future club Chester City on the final day of the season to make promotion mathematically certain. The following season saw him appear on the losing side for Rushden against Cheltenham Town in the Football League Division Three play-off final at the Millennium Stadium.
He also suffered play-off disappointment in the Nationwide Conference with Chester City (2003) and Stevenage Borough (2005). He left Chester for Stevenage midway through Chester's Conference title winning season of 2003-04 and had recently moved on from Hereford United when they were promoted back to the Football League in 2005-06.
Brady was appointed manager of Brackley Town Football Club in March 2009.
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'''Jon-Paul Pittman''' (born 24 October 1986 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American-born footballer currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers as a striker.
Pittman's early career started at Aston Villa's youth academy as an Eight year old, before moving to Nottingham Forest where he served his scholarship. He went on to appear in FA Cup & LDV Vans Trophy ties in his penultimate season there. To gain experience Whilst under the management of Gary Megson he was loaned out to Hartlepool United. Then under Colin Calderwood to Bury where he scored his first Football league goal as a consolation goal in Bury's 3-1 home defeat to Chester City in August 2006.
Pittman signed for Doncaster Rovers on a short term deal in January 2007, after being released by Forest at the end of 2006, ending an Eight year stint at the club. At the end of the season he was signed by Crawley Town on 28 June 2007.
Pittman, keen to impress and impose himself on the scene, was quick to get people talking about him around the lower leagues. This, coupled with his better than one-in-two goal scoring record in all competitions, caught England C manager Paul Fairclough's eye and earned the young forward a cap against Italy in the International Challenge Trophy.
Wycombe Wanderers put in a five figure bid for the striker. He officially signed for the Chairboys on 2 February 2009.
His first Wycombe goal was an important one as the winner in a 1-0 away victory at Dagenham & Redbridge on 17 February. In Wycombe's first season back in league 1 Pittman seems to have a knack of scoring against the big teams, with crucial equilising goals against Colchester and Leeds the highlights of his season so far. Pittman is contracted to the club until summer 2011.
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'''Fred Tunstall''' (May 28, 1897 in Darfield, South Yorkshire, England - July 21, 1971 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England) was a footballer who played for Sheffield United and England.
Tunstall started his footballing career with amateur side Darfield St George's, before joining Midland League side Scunthorpe & Lindsey United. In 1922, he signed for Sheffield United from Scunthorpe for -1,000. Tunstall who played at outside-left was part of a United team who were always guaranteeing attractive and enterprising play at the time. He made his debut for United on December 4, 1920, against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.
The left wing pair of Tunstall and Billy Gillespie was one of the dominating partnerships in the Football League in the early 1920s. Their mutual understanding of each other, ability to command instant superiority by quick thinking, accurate passing, and determination to seize an opportunity when within goal-range, were alone sufficient to keep the Blades in contentment and respectability. The third part of an apparent attacking triangle was striker George Green, who had the ability to move the ball sweetly around the field. And between the three of them, they became one of the most admired and feared attacking units in the Football League. Only Sunderland scored more goals than United in the 1923-24 season, and Tunstall, Gillespie and Green contributed in no small way to a final league position of 5th in Division One.
Tunstall was a major part of the Sheffield United team which won the F.A. Cup in 1925. On their way to their FA Cup Final victory that year; they beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 in the 2nd round. And in the 3rd Round, the Blades were at home to Everton. The match at Bramall Lane in front of 51,745 belonged to Tunstall. The match was won 1-0 by United, and it was Tunstall's goal that won the tie. After three minutes a quick throw-in confused the Everton defenders and Tunstall - who was one of the most powerful shots of his time, scored a magnificent goal. In the 4th Round; United went through at the expense of West Bromwich Albion with Tunstall scoring one of the goals and Harry Johnson the other in a 2-0 home win in front of a record crowd of 57,197 spectators. In the Semi-final at Stamford Bridge, United beat Southampton with two of the goals scored by Tunstall. In the final, United met Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium in front of 91,763 fans. United won the match 1-0 and it was Tunstall who scored the winning goal. An error by Cardiff right-half Harry Wake allowed Tunstall to round him and score the only goal of the game. In the 1924-25 season, Tunstall scored 20 goals, which at the time was a post war record for a player who played exclusively on the left wing. He was revered at Sheffield United so much that ''"fetch Tunstall"'' was still the cry in the early 1960s if a home player missed a penalty at Bramall Lane.
While with Sheffield United, he won seven caps for England between 1923 and 1925, and was England captain for the international matches against Canada and France respectively. His debut for England was against Scotland at Hampden Park on April 14 1923.
Between 1920 and 1932, Tunstall made a total of 437 appearances for Sheffield United and scored 129 goals. His final appearance in United colours was in a benefit match for Jimmy Waugh (a former United player) against Darlington on April 27, 1932.
In February 1932, he joined Halifax Town where he made 105 appearances scoring 40 goals. On August 1, 1936, he joined Boston United as the player-manager. Boston's biggest ever win in the F.A. Cup victory occurred on September 18, 1937, when they beat Bilsthorpe Colliery 10-0. The star of the Boston United side was winger Tunstall. And he finished off the scoring and brought the score up to double figures with a penalty awarded in the last minute.
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}}'''Colin Agnew McDonald''' (born 15 October 1930 at Bury, Lancashire) is a former English football goalkeeper.
He played for Burnley F.C. from 1953 to 1959, making 201 total appearances, until a leg injury forced his retirement. He also played 8 matches for the England national football team, including all four matches in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
The broken leg that would ultimately end his career came in a game played at Dalymount Park, Dublin on St Patrick's Day, 1959.
The game between the Football League and League of Ireland ended 0-0. The attendance given by the Irish Independent at that time was 35,000.
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He played for Bolton Wanderers from 1947 to 1961, and six matches for the England national football team in 1958, including all four matches in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. As recounted in Declan Hill-s book -The Fix-, Banks also had a small but influential role in the fight to acquire better pay and conditions for football players in the 1961 labour dispute with the Football League. He also played non-league football for Altrincham.
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'''Edward Hopkinson''' (29 October 1935 - 25 April 2004) was an English football goalkeeper.
He was born in Wheatley Hill, near Peterlee, County Durham.
During his club career he played for Oldham Athletic and Bolton Wanderers where from 1952 to 1970 and holds the club record for appearances. He earned 14 caps for the England national football team from 1957 to 1959, and was England's reserve goalkeeper at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
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'''Ronald "Ronnie" Clayton''' (born 5 August 1934 in Preston)
Clayton, a right half, began his career with Blackburn Rovers. He made his first-team debut as a 16-year-old in the 1950-51 season, and between then and 1969 made 581 appearances for his only Football League club.
At international level, Clayton was capped six times for England under-23, once for England B, and 35 times at full international level, including five as captain. He made his international debut against Northern Ireland in November 1955, and won his last cap against Yugoslavia in May 1960.
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'''Peter Frank Broadbent''' (born 15 May 1933 in Elvington, Kent) is a former England international footballer. He won major domestic honours with Wolverhampton Wanderers, and appeared in the 1958 World Cup.
Broadbent began his professional career at Brentford in 1950, but spent less than a year with the club before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1951 for -10,000.
The midfielder remained with Wolves until 1965, making 497 appearances in total and scoring 145 goals. During this time, he won three league championships (1953/54, 1957/58, 1958/59) and one FA Cup (1960) with the club. He scored the club's first ever goal in European competition when he netted against Schalke in a European Cup tie in November 1958.
He represented England seven times, scoring twice (a double against Wales), after making his debut in the 1958 World Cup against the USSR.
He finally left Molineux in January 1965 to join Shrewsbury Town for a short spell, before moving to Aston Villa where he played for three years. After a season with Stockport County, he ended his playing career with non-league Bromsgrove Rovers in 1971 before running a babywear business in Halesowen.
In his autobiography, George Best said he was a Wolves fan and that Broadbent was the player he most admired.
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'''Richard Logan''' (born 24 May 1969 in Barnsley) is a retired English professional footballer. He began his career as a midfielder before moving to centre half. He made 228 appearances in the Football League scoring 20 times.
Logan began his career in non-league football with local side Worsbrough Bridge Athletic before moving first to Belper Town and then to Gainsborough Trinity whilst also working as a bricklayer, an occupation that would later earn him the nickname of 'Hod'.
He moved into the professional football ranks when Neil Warnock signed him for Huddersfield Town in November 1993. He quickly made an impact with Huddersfield andmarked his first season by scoring Town's goal in the 1994 Autoglass Trophy Final at Wembley; they would lose the final 3-1 on penalties to Swansea City.
In the summer of 1995, Warnock left for Plymouth Argyle and in the October returned to Huddersfield to secure the services of Logan for -20,000. Logan remained with Argyle until the summer of 1998 when he returned north to join Scunthorpe United. He remained with the Iron for two seasons before being released following Scunthorpe's relegation at the end of the 1999-2000 season.
Following his release by Scunthorpe United, Logan agreed a three-year contract to join Lincoln City in July 2000.
He would return to the substitutes bench for the 2-1 home victory against Hull City on 10 November 2001 but a series of niggling injuries meant that it would not be until the 2-1 away defeat to Oxford United on 16 February 2002 that he would make a first-team appearance, his first for over 16 months.
He began the 2002-2003 in Lincoln's first team before suffering a calf strain in the 0-0 draw at Torquay United on 28 September 2002. In a bid to regain fitness Logan was loaned to former club Gainsborough Trinity in November;
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'''Brian William Joy''' (born February 26, 1951 in Salford, Lancashire) is an English former professional football right-back.
Joy began his career as an apprentice with Coventry City playing in the 1967/68 FA Youth Cup Final against Burnley, losing 3-2 on aggregate in the 2 home and away ties, but turned professional on joining Blackburn Rovers in August 1968. He failed to break into the first team at Ewood Park and left to join Torquay United in August 1969, making his league debut early the following season in a 5:1 win against Tranmere Rovers. He played 26 times for Allan Brown's side before moving to Tranmere Rovers in June 1970. He played the first 21 games of the following season, but then suffered a bad leg injury in a car accident losing part of his right knee cap, this injury kept him out of football for 18 months before Maurice Setters an old friend from his Coventry days, the then manager of Doncaster gave him the chance to join Doncaster Rovers in July 1972. He joined Rovers as a right-back, but in his one season with them played in eight different positions, playing 34 games before joining Exeter City in July 1973.
After 90 games for the Grecians, scoring twice, he moved to the NASL to spend the 1976 season with the San Diego Jaws. In September 1976 he returned to the UK, joining York City, playing 18 times before spending the 1977 NASL season with Las Vegas Quicksilver. On his return to the UK he joined Macclesfield Town, spending one final season in the NASL with the renamed San Diego Sockers in 1978.
He then suffured another injury set back after 5 games of the 1978 season with San Diego Sockers hurting his right knee again, that resulted in the remaining part of the right knee cap being removed by top San Diego surgeon Ed Kruesser.
He then returned to playing in 1980 captaining the Cleveland Cobras of the American Soccer League (ASL) and then joined the San Francisco Fog of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for the 1980-1981 indoor season. He scored 9 goals and added 15 assists, before retiring from professional football at the end of that season.
He now lives near Edinburgh in Scotland UK and is now a businessman.
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'''Yemi Odubade''' (born 4 July 1984 in Lagos, Nigeria) is an Nigerian footballer, currently playing for Stevenage Borough.
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Odubade began his football career in England, playing in the Sussex County League for Eastbourne Town in 2002.
He made his debut as a substitute for the Somerset side in a 4-3 defeat against Torquay United in the Football League Trophy in September 2004.
The following season, Odubade scored 9 goals in 18 appearances for the club in the Conference South,
Under the new management of Jim Smith, Odubade impressed during the 2006-07 season, scoring a total of 12 goals in 46 games.
A month later, Odubade signed for Conference National outfit Stevenage Borough on a free transfer.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''Joe Marston''' MBE (born 7 January 1926) was the first Australian to appear in a FA Cup Final when he turned out for Preston North End in their 1954 defeat to West Bromwich Albion.
Marston was 28 when he played at Wembley Stadium alongside Tom Finney and Tommy Docherty. After the War, Marston had played for Leichhardt-Annandale in Division 1 of the New South Wales State League, supplementing his income by working as a painter and life-guard.
In December 1949, Marston received correspondence from a scout in England who had watched him play, informing him that Preston wished to offer him a trial. Their interest was such that they paid for Marston's wife, Edith, to join him on the journey to England.
Marston spent time in the reserves, until an injury to Harry Mattinson enabled him to get a run in the first team during the Second Division title season in 1951 and losing out to Arsenal for the 1952-53 season on goal average; remaining at centre-half at Deepdale as an ever-present until 1954, making 154 appearances and being selected for the Football League side against the Scottish Football League. Marston eventually returned to Australia in 1956 because of homesickness, despite other big English clubs and Preston still wanting the Australian.
Marston was an Australian football international appearing for the Socceroos during Blackpool's 1958 tour of Australia in which Stanley Matthews appeared; and appearing and coaching the national side during Hearts tour of the country in 1959.
He is an inductee into the NSW Hall of Champions. Joe Marston and his wife Edith live on the New South Wales Central Coast and they are still passionately interested in soccer.
In September 2008 Marston was a recipient of one of the two inaugural Alex Tobin Medals awarded by the Australian Professional Footballers Association.
The Joe Marston Medal, awarded to the man of the match in the A-League and National Soccer League grand finals, was named in his honour.
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'''Carl Shutt''' (born 10 October 1961 in Sheffield) is an English former professional football player.
Carl Shutt's league career started at the relatively late age of 23. He was spotted by Howard Wilkinson while playing for Spalding United and enjoyed two relatively successful seasons with Sheffield Wednesday. With the manager leaving for pastures new, Carl joined Bristol City and again had two relatively successful seasons. It wasn-t long before Wilkinson recalled him and arranged to swap Bob Taylor and -50,000 to get his man again, right on cue for Leeds United's push to promotion.
Shutt made an instant impact at Leeds with a hat-trick in his first game. He became a fans' favourite with tireless running and unwillingness to give up any cause. Following promotion and the successful pairing of Lee Chapman and Rod Wallace, Shutt remained a popular figure and was frequently used as a substitute.
Perhaps the defining moment of Shutt's Leeds career came at the Nou Camp against VfB Stuttgart in 1992, in a replayed European Cup game. Within a couple of minutes of coming on as a substitute, he scored the winner with only his second touch.
After leaving Leeds in 1993 with more than 100 appearances and 25 goals, he played for Birmingham City and had a very brief spell at Manchester City before settling at Bradford City in 1994. In three seasons with the Bantams, Shutt scored 15 goals before moving on to Darlington where again he spent three seasons, scoring nine goals.
He then joined non-league Kettering Town, initially as a player. In February 2001 he took over as caretaker manager. Though unable to avoid relegation, his position was made permanent
In 2004, Shutt became manager of Bradford Park Avenue
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'''Paul Andrew McLaren''' (born 17 November 1976) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Tranmere Rovers. He was born in High Wycombe.
He began his career as a trainee for Luton Town playing over 160 games over eight seasons. He left Luton to step up a Division for Sheffield Wednesday where he played 96 games and scored six goals. He was released however, by Chris Turner after relegation and subsequent failure to gain promotion to The Championship. He has since played for Rotherham United under Ronnie Moore and in the 2006-07 close season signed a two-year contract for Moore's new club Tranmere Rovers having been released by Rotherham. In his debut season at the centre of the Rovers midfield McLaren started 42 of Tranmere's 46 games in League One, and a further 43 the following season.
He is a central midfielder, with an excellent assist record, he got 13 during the 2007-08 season. This is mainly due to his excellent passing and set piece ability.
He turned down a new contract offer from Tranmere, and instead, on 1 July 2008, McLaren signed a two-year deal with League Two club Bradford City.
On the 10th July 2009 McLaren rejoined Tranmere on a two year contract. He scored his first Tranmere goal upon his return when he scored at home to Grimsby in a first round Carling Cup tie on 11th August 2009.
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'''John Mullin''' (born August 11, 1975 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Accrington Stanley and is the brother of fellow Accrington player, Paul Mullin.
Mullin's career began at Burnley, and has taken in spells at Sunderland (where he had the distinction of scoring the winning goal in a Premier League game against Manchester United in 1997, and the final goal at Roker Park in a 1-0 victory over Liverpool), a second spell at Burnley and Rotherham United. Mullin was released by Rotherham at the end of the 2005/06 season and joined the manager that brought him to the Millers, Ronnie Moore, at Tranmere Rovers on a two-year deal.
Whilst at Tranmere he had a reasonable season the first year but his second season on Merseyside brought injuries and subbed appearances. He was first choice centre-mid with Paul McLaren in his first year and netted 5 times. He scored a volley at home to Bristol City in the last minute in Tranmere's 1-0 win. He also scored against Yeovil Town, Northampton Town (twice) and Chesterfield.
After being released by Tranmere at the end of the 2007-08 season, Mullin was signed by Accrington Stanley on a one year contract.
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'''Scott Shearer''' (born 15 February 1981 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Wycombe Wanderers. He signed from Bristol Rovers on a free transfer in May 2007.
Shearer began his career in Scotland with Albion Rovers before moving to amateur side Tower Hearts. He then returned to Albion before joining Coventry City in 2003. During his time at Albion he managed to score a goal, a last-minute equaliser at Hampden Park against Queen's Park in August 2003.
After joining Coventry, Shearer represented Scotland as part of their national B Team in December 2003.
After playing 30 league games for Coventry in his first season, he played just 8 times in 2004-05, getting replaced by Luke Steele. Playing his last Coventry match in September 2004, Shearer went on loan to Rushden & Diamonds in February 2005 before a permanent move to Bristol Rovers on 27 July 2005 for the start of the 2005-06 season.
Shearer was Bristol Rovers' first choice keeper for 2005-06, making 44 League Two appearances. At the end of the season, he had accumulated 144 league appearances for his clubs. However, after the signing of Steve Phillips, Shearer lost his place in the first team. Despite returning to the team in October 2006, playing three consecutive matches, he was told he would be dropped again. He joined Shrewsbury Town on a three-month deal on 25 October 2006 to provide cover during Ryan Esson's recovery from a facial injury. After Esson's retturn to fitness, Shearer had established himself as Shrewsbury's first-choice goalkeeper, and the loan was extended to the end of the season. His last game for Shrewsbury would have been the League Two play-off final, had it not been against his parent club Bristol Rovers, whom he was not allowed to face.
Shearer's first season with Wycombe was ruined by injury. After playing only five games he damaged his knee ligaments in training and was forced to spend the rest of the season on the sidelines, with Wycombe having to bring in loan goalkeepers Frank Fielding and Przemysaw Kazimierczak to cover his and Jamie Young's absences. His first season was much more consistent, though an injury late in the season meant that Young came into the team and stayed as number one even when Shearer returned. Despite this though, he was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2008-09 season.
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'''Dean Stephen Edwards''' (born 25 February 1962) who played as a forward. He scored for Torquay United in two different Wembley appearances.
Edwards was born in Wolverhampton and began his career as an apprentice with Shrewsbury Town, turning professional in February 1980. He played only 13 times, scoring once for the Shrews before joining Finnish side Kuopion Palloseura. From there he moved to Vaasan Palloseura. He subsequently moved to Telford United from where he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1985, playing for Wolves as they fell into Division Four for the first time in their history.
He left Molineux in March 1987, having scored 10 times in 34 games, joining Exeter City. He became a regular both on the teamsheet and the scoresheet at Exeter, hitting the net 17 times in 54 league games before moving to Torquay United in August 1988.
He became an integral part of Cyril Knowles' side, scoring Torquay's goal at Wembley in the Sherpa Van Trophy Final defeat against Bolton Wanderers, and scored again at Wembley two years later as Torquay won promotion via the play-offs.
In December 1991 he moved back to Exeter City on a free transfer, having played 116 league games and scored 26 league goals for the Gulls. He stayed only a few months at Exeter before another short spell at Northampton Town to finish his league career. He played in Hong Kong, Malta with Sliema Wanderers, and played a couple games for Stafford Rangers the following season. He later returned to Devon to play for Barnstaple Town.
In Autumn 1996 he became player-manager of Bideford in the Western League, but resigned on 30 July 1998 out of despair at the lack of commitment to pre-season training amongst his squad. Shortly prior to his resignation he had become the licensee of a pub close to Plainmoor in Torquay, but in August 2000, the Torquay based ''Herald Express'' reported that he was running a social club in his native Wolverhampton.
In January 2004, Edwards was appointed as player-manager of non-league side Pelsall Villa, but was unable to prevent the club's relegation and left at the end of the season.
In March 2006 he became assistant manager, under former Wolves teammate Mel Eves, at Willenhall Town and in September 2006, at the age of 44, was still registered as a player for Willenhall. After Eves departed in October 2007, Edwards took over as manager.
Edwards resigned as Willenhall manager in April 2008 and was appointed manager of Unibond Premier side Hednesford Town the following month. After a strong start took them to the top of the table, a dramatic dip in form saw the Pitmen eventually finish outside the play-offs, despite spending the majority of the season in the top five
The 2009-2010 season saw Hednesford return to the Southern League, after the league restructured, with Edwards bringing in a number of experienced names in a bid to push the club back into the Blue Square North. Shortly after being dumped out of the FA Cup by Hellenic League minnows Pegasus Juniors at the first qualifying round stage, Edwards departed the club on 15 September 2009.
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'''Richard Thomas Edwards''' (born November 20, 1942 in Kirkby-in-Ashfield) is an English former professional football central defender.
Dick Edwards began his career as an apprentice with Notts County, turning professional in October 1959. He made his league debut a few months later in the 2-1 home win over Rochdale on 26 December. He had come through the Notts County youth system at the same time as Jeff Astle and Tony Hateley who would quickly go on to better things, but Edwards remained with the Magpies as they fell back to the Fourth Division, going on to make 221 league appearances and score 20 goals.
In March 1967 he moved to Mansfield Town for -5,000, playing 45 times, scoring once, before a -30,000 move to Second Division Aston Villa. He played 68 times for Villa, scoring twice, but left in June 1970 after Villa had been relegated to Division Three for the only time in their history, joining Allan Brown's Torquay United for -8,000.
At Torquay he was a regular member of the side, but also gained fame for his other career as a country and western singer, often appearing with his Torquay teammate Bruce Stuckey. He left Plainmoor in July 1973, after 5 goals in 102 games, rejoining Mansfield Town on a free transfer, but remained only one further season at Field Mill.
After finishing his playing career he progressed his singing career and became a successful entertainer, first on the south coast of England and later touring around the country. He also recorded singles and at least one album, and a song about Torquay United called "Oh United". He currently fronts the Dick Edwards Trio.
Dick had been suffering from cancer and had an operation in 2007 to remove two of his vocal cords.
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'''Ernest Frederick Edds''' (born March 19, 1926) was an English professional football left winger. He was born in Portsmouth.
Ernie Edds began his career as an amateur with Portsmouth, turning professional when he joined Plymouth Argyle in October 1946. His league debut came later that season and he went on to score 18 times in 59 league games for the Pilgrims.
He moved to Blackburn Rovers in December 1949. He struggled at Ewood Park, playing only 18 times and scoring 3 goals, before returning to Devon in June 1951 when he signed for Alex Massie's Torquay United. Massie left soon after and Edds became an integral part of new manager Eric Webber's plans at Plainmoor. He left Plainmoor in October 1953 to rejoin Plymouth Argyle, having scored 34 times in 84 league games. He played only 26 times for Plymouth, scoring 4 goals, before moving to Swindon Town in July 1955, playing a further 3 games before leaving league football.
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'''Richard George Ebdon''' (May 3, 1913 - April 27, 1987) was an English professional football inside-forward. He was born in Ottery St. Mary.
Dick 'Digger' Ebdon joined Exeter City from local side Ottery St Mary in December 1935 and went on to score 52 goals in 139 league games for the Grecians in a career interrupted by war. In July 1948 he moved to Torquay United and scored on his debut in a 3-1 win at home to Notts County. However, with competition from Jack Conley and Ron Shaw played only four further games before leaving league football.
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}}'''Lee Howey''' (born April 1, 1969 in Sunderland) is a former English football player, and the older brother of former Newcastle United and England defender Steve Howey.
Starting out as a youngster at local club Bishop Auckland, Howey moved to hometown side Sunderland in March 1993, making his debut for the club on the final day of the 1992/93 season against Portsmouth at Roker Park. The following two seasons saw Howey in and out of the squad, making 38 league and cup appearances during the two years, mostly from the substitutes bench. It wasn't until the arrival of manager Peter Reid that Howey began to see regular first team action, playing 30 times during the clubs Championship winning season, including 18 starts. However, Sunderland struggled to cope with life in the Premiership, and Howey was allowed to leave the club following the clubs relegation back to Football League First Division on the final day of the season. Howey made just 13 appearances that season. Howey also had a short spell with Ipswich Town in 1997.
It was Burnley who splashed out -200,000 for the Wearsider, however, Howey's career at the Lancashire club wasn't a success, and he eventually moved on to Northampton in February 1999 after a four month loan period. Howey moved again two years later, completing a free transfer to Conference side Forest Green in 2001, before finishing his career at Nuneaton Borough later in the season.
Although primarily a central defender, Howey played up front a number of times during his career, and is considered to be comfortable in either role.
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'''John Peter Richards''' (born 9 November 1950 in Warrington, Lancashire) is a former English international footballer, most associated with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Richards signed for the Molineux club as a trainee in July 1967 and made his debut on 28 February 1970 in a 3-3 draw at West Bromwich Albion. He scored his first league goal for Wolves the following season against Huddersfield Town on 19 September 1970.
In 1971-72, "King John" came of age, scoring 13 league goals and helping Wolves become runners-up in the UEFA Cup. The following season he was even stronger, scoring 36 goals in total (his highest seasonal tally) and, in 1974, he scored the winning goal as the team beat Manchester City to win the League Cup. Richards was leading scorer for Wolves in six of the next seven seasons, culminating in winning a second League Cup medal in 1980 against Nottingham Forest.
During his time with the club, Richards became Wolves- all-time leading scorer with 194 goals in total, a record that was subsequently bettered by Steve Bull in 1992. However, he still holds the club record for the most FA Cup goals, with 24.
Richards eventually left the club and moved to Portugal in 1983, following a loan spell with Derby County. He played two seasons for C.S. Martimo, helping the side to promotion.
Richards' goal-scoring prowess was rewarded with a single England cap, against Northern Ireland on 12 May 1973 at Goodison Park. The competition for international places was fierce, though, and the acknowledged talent England possessed in the form of Kevin Keegan, Martin Chivers and Allan Clarke ensured Richards became a "one-cap wonder".
After retiring as a player, Richards went into local government in Wolverhampton; later returning to Wolves as managing director in 1994, a post he held until 2000. He currently works as operations director of Pitchcare, a Wolverhampton-based online service for groundsmen.
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'''Jamie Paul McCombe''' (born 1 January 1983 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire) is an English football defender who currently plays for Bristol City.
McCombe began his career as a trainee with Scunthorpe United, making his debut during the third year of his training scheme when he scored the third goal in a 3-0 defeat of Darlington in an Football League Trophy tie on 30 October 2001. He made his Football League debut in the 4-1 victory over Leyton Orient on 3 November 2001 and, after just three league appearances, was offered a two and half professional contract.
He moved to Lincoln City on a free transfer in March 2004. He joined Bristol City in May 2006. Bristol City won promotion to the Football League Championship in his first season with the club and was voted the Club's Player of the Season.
His younger brother John is also a professional football defender and currently plays for Port Vale.
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'''Mark Nicholls''' (born 30 May 1977) is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays for Southern Football League Division One South & West side Beaconsfield SYCOB
Nicholls was born in Hillingdon, London. A forward, he began his career as a trainee with Chelsea, turning professional in August 1995. He made his league debut in the 1996-97 season, after gaining experience on loan with non-league Chertsey Town, but made a real breakthrough into the Chelsea side the following season, appearing in half of Chelsea's Premiership games. However, as the number of foreign imports grew at Stamford Bridge, he fell further out of the reckoning and joined Reading on loan in December 1999 with a view to a permanent move. The move fell through and on 10 February he returned to a peripheral role at Stamford Bridge. He is remembered at Chelsea for scoring a brace against Coventry in the league,
He joined Grimsby Town on loan on 24 February 2000, and then Colchester United on loan on 6 October the following season. He had an unsuccessful trial with Motherwell in March 2001 and was released by Chelsea at the end of the season, having scored 3 times in 36 league games, although 25 of those appearances were as a substitute.
In May 2001 he joined Aberdeen on trial, but nothing came of it and by July he was playing for Aldershot Town, and later had a trial with Swindon Town. He joined Partick Thistle on non-contract terms on 18 August 2001, but played just once in a 1-0 home win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
He joined Torquay United on non-contract terms on 7 September 2001, making his debut in the 1-0 home defeat against local rivals Plymouth Argyle the following day when he came on as an 81st minute substitute for Kevin Hill. He played nine times for Roy McFarland's side, scoring once, before being released on 25 October, having failed to adapt to Third Division football.
Soon after, he began a trial at Hamilton Academical, signing for them on 3 November in time to make his debut in a 3-0 defeat away to Forfar Athletic. However, he played only once more for the Accies, scoring twice in the 3-2 defeat at home to Stenhousemuir a week later, before joining Clydebank on 24 November. With Clydebank going out of business in the 2002 close-season, Nicholls joined non-league Chesham United, but moved to Maidenhead United soon after.
In October 2003 he moved to Northwood, leaving for Hendon in the summer of 2004. He was appointed as player-assistant manager of Hendon in December 2004, but in February 2005 he signed for Uxbridge, but left to join Hayes the following summer. In September 2006 he rejoined Northwood only to re-sign for Uxbridge in January 2007.
However, Nicholls has a reputation in non-league circles for an appalling disciplinary record. Indeed, on Tuesday 13 January 2009 he was one of three Uxbridge players sent off in the first half of their FA Trophy tie against Swindon Supermarine, the West London side eventually going down to a 6-1 defeat. Nicholls left the club by mutual consent soon after this game, to sign for divisional rivals Beaconsfield SYCOB where he was rumoured to play an instrumental part in an end of season brawl at AFC Totton. He was also dismissed after being accused of spitting at a referee during his six month spell at Hendon and collected a series of yellow cards for dissent at the club.
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'''Elfed Ellison Evans''' (August 28, 1926 - May 13, 1988) was a Welsh professional footballer.
Evans, an inside-forward, joined Cardiff City in May 1949 from Treharris, having previously played for Trelewis and Glamorgan side Nelson. He made his league debut the following season in a 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday and, even though he played in less than half of the clubs matches that season, he finished as the teams top scorer. He joined Torquay United on loan in March 1951, scoring 6 goals in 12 league games. He returned to Cardiff, playing one more season to finish his Ninian Park career with 18 goals in 46 games.
In June 1952 he moved to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -5,000 and played 17 times the following season. However he didn't appear in Albion's league side for the next two seasons and in June 1955 joined Wrexham for -1,250. In December 1956 he moved on again, after scoring 16 times in 34 league games for the Robins, joining Southport for -600. He played 13 games for Southport without scoring to finish his league career. He subsequently played for non-league sides Caernarfon Town and Burton Albion.
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'''Crad Evans''' was a Welsh footballer and football club manager. He represented Wales at Amateur International level.
Crad Evans moved to the Torquay area in 1904 from Wales, joining Ellacombe Football Club before moving to the newly formed Torquay Town side. He was Torquay's top goalscorer in five of the following seasons and later played for Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.
In 1921 he became Torquay United's first ever player-manager.
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'''James Alfred Mackey''' (25 November 1897 in Ryton, County Durham - 1990) was an English professional footballer.
Jim Mackey, an outside-right, joined Coventry City from Newburn Colliery, making his league debut in the 1920-21 season. He played 12 league games before joining Carlisle United. In 1923 he moved to Notts County, scoring once in three games before a move to Lincoln City later that year.
In the summer of 1924, Mackey moved to Luton Town, scoring once in 10 games. He started the next season with Crewe Alexandra, and despite playing 35 games, scoring four goals, left at the end of the season to join West Stanley in his native North-East of England.
He returned to league football with Torquay United, playing in their first ever game in the Football League, a 1-1 draw against local rivals Exeter City at Plainmoor on 27 August 1927. He missed just two games that season, but was kept out of the side at the start of the following season by Dan Kelly. He returned to the side in October 1928 was a regular for much of the remainder of the season.
He left Torquay at the end of the 1928-29 season and subsequently played non-league football for Dartford, Sheppey United, Bexleyheath & Welling, Dargas Sports and VCD Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	7427620
'''Oscar Esteban Fuertes''' (born 26 December 1972 Coronel Dorrego, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Coln de Santa Fe
Fuertes has been used as a winger and as a striker in his career, he is a classic journeyman footballer, having played for 10 different teams in Argentina, France, England and Spain.
Fuertes began his career at Primera Divisin club Independiente in 1991, but he was soon released. He went to play for El Porvenir and then Los Andes in the Argentine second division.
He made his return to the Primera with Platense in 1995, but he only stayed there for one year before moving on to Independiente's fiercest rivals Racing Club de Avellaneda. Again he only spent one season with the club before he found his way to the club that has become his spiritual home; Coln de Santa Fe.
It was at Coln where he became the Primera's top scorer in 2000, he was ''Goleador'' with 17 goals in the Clausura tournament, this feat earned him a lucrative transfer to Europe.
In July 1999, Fuertes was purchased for -2.3m by Jim Smith, manager of Derby County in England. He scored two early goals, the winner against Everton in the league
Fuertes returned to Argentina in 2002 to join River Plate, but again he only stayed for one season before returning to Coln. He has now become the club's all time top goalscorer with 104 goals for the club (as of July 23, 2009).
On 20 May 2009 Fuertes made his international debut in a friendly match against Panama aged 36, making him the oldest player ever to make his debut for the Argentina national team. The Argentina team made up of players based in the Primera Divisin Argentina won the game 3-1.
-DOCSTART-	7427740
'''Chris Garland''' (born 24 April 1949 in Bristol) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Chelsea and Leicester City between the 1960s and 1980s.
A forward, Garland began his professional career with Bristol City, for whom he played from 1965 to 1971. While with City he won his only international cap, for England under-23 against their Bulgarian counterparts in 1970. He scored 31 goals in 143 League games for the club,
Garland moved on to Leicester City in 1974 having scored 31 goals in 114 appearances for Chelsea (including 22 goals in 92 League matches. Less than two years later, after playing 55 League games for Leicester, he returned to Bristol City. In 1982, Garland and seven teammates, known as the "Ashton Gate Eight", took voluntary redundancy as part of a last-ditch plan to save the club, which was on the verge of folding. He ended his career in non-league football with clubs including Gloucester City and Minehead.
He went on to suffer from Parkinson's disease.
-DOCSTART-	7427899
'''Benjamin Warren''' (7 May 1879 - 15 January 1917) was an England international footballer who played as a half-back for Derby County and Chelsea.
Born in Newhall, Derbyshire, Warren began his playing career with Derby County, whose secretary-manager had spotted him playing in a junior match. Playing at half-back, though he could also fill in at inside forward, Warren was known for his hard but fair tackling, and for his consistent performances. He scored eight goals in seven FA Cup matches to help Derby reach the semi-finals of the competition in 1902; he also helped Derby reach the final a year later, though they lost 6-0 to Bury. He emerged as one of England's highest-rated half-backs, winning his first cap against Ireland in 1906. He made 242 Football League appearances for Derby, scoring 19 goals.
Warren signed for David Calderhead's Chelsea in July 1908 and made his debut against Preston North End. He retained his place in the England side, but once again the closest he came to success with a club was in the FA Cup, playing in every game for Chelsea en route to the semi-finals in 1911, where they lost to Newcastle United. In 101 matches, he scored five goals for Chelsea. After making his England debut, he played in the next 19 matches for his country, a run only ended by injury, and finished his career with 22 caps and 2 goals, one of which came during England's first overseas tour.
However, his playing career was to end prematurely and tragically. Warren sustained a knee injury whilst playing for Chelsea in a 4-1 win over Clapton Orient, sparking a dramatic decline in his mental health. Faced with a long lay-off, and with a young family to support in the days before footballers were well-paid, Warren suffered a mental breakdown and began to be plagued by hallucinations and delusions he was being poisoned; by 1912 he had been admitted to a lunatic asylum in Mickleover, Derbyshire. His condition deteriorated to such an extent that he was placed on suicide watch. He died of tuberculosis whilst still an inmate of the asylum in 1917.
He left a widow, Minnie, and four children, Harry, Lily, (Benjamin) Maurice and Grenville. Harry Warren also became a footballer and later a manager. He was one of the most successful managers that Southend United had.
-DOCSTART-	7428548
'''Kevin Ellison''' (born 23 February 1979 in Liverpool, England) is a footballer, currently playing for Rotherham United. The player has had a varied career (predominantly spent as a left winger) that saw him be a latecomer to professional football but then briefly grace the top level.
-DOCSTART-	7428627
'''Francis Edgar Awaritefe''' (born 18 April 1964 in London England) is an Australian former football player, and is currently a football commentator with the SBS network in Australia.
Awaritefe is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Johnny Warren Football Foundation.
Awaritefe was raised in England and Nigeria, living in his parents' homeland between the ages of 4 and 12 before returning to England.
Awaritefe was capped three times for Australia. He was the leading scorer in the 1992/93 season of the National Soccer League. He often appears on SBS, Fox Sports and at Beatdisc Records in Parramatta.
-DOCSTART-	7428892
'''Peter Grant''' (born 30 August 1965 in Bellshill) is a Scottish former footballer and was, until October 2007, manager of Norwich City. This was Grant's first role in management, but he had previously held coaching jobs at Bournemouth, West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion . He is currently first team coach at Celtic.
During his playing career, Grant played for Celtic, Norwich City, Reading and Bournemouth. He was awarded a testimonial match against Bayern Munich by Celtic in 1997.
After making 361 appearances for Celtic between 1982 and 1997, Grant signed for Norwich City for a fee of -200,000. Mike Walker, in his second stint as Norwich City manager, had previously tried to sign Grant soon after taking over from Dave Stringer at Carrow Road in 1992 - however, Celtic had been unwilling to let Grant leave, and Walker opted for Gary Megson as a midfielder enforcer.
After deciding against taking on former Barcelona captain (and European Cup winner) Jose Maria Bakero, Walker this time found Celtic willing to let Grant - now 32 - move to East Anglia. In 1997-98, a difficult season with the club suffering a number of injuries to key players, Grant started 32 games, scoring 3 times; he made 31 starts (coming on as substitute twice) the following season under Bruce Rioch, before being transferred to Reading in summer 1999.
Grant was sent off in an old firm game after breaking out from the wall to get a 2nd yellow card (after being booked for conceding the foul).
Grant enjoyed a successful time as assistant manager to Alan Pardew at West Ham, helping them reach the 2006 FA Cup Final and finish ninth in their first season back in the English Premier League.
On Friday 13 October 2006 Peter Grant was appointed manager of Norwich City, leaving his position as Alan Pardew's assistant manager at West Ham United. On Saturday 14 October he was in the stands to see his new side draw 3-3 with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road, presided over by caretaker manager Martin Hunter.
Grant opted to retain Hunter, but appointed a new assistant manager, Jim Duffy. Hunter eventually left the club in the summer of 2007 to take up a coaching position at Watford. Grant's first signing for Norwich was Jamie Ashdown from Portsmouth on a one month loan.
Grant generally made a good start to his managerial career only losing 2 league gamea out of his first 6 although this was a heavy 5-0 defeat to Stoke and a defeat to local rivals Ipswich. They did get wins against high flying teams such as Birmingham and Cardiff. However following this City only won once in the league in December and January which put them very close to the relegation zone. At one point City were only three points off the drop zone although two consecutive away wins at relegation rivals Barnsley and Luton all but ended any fears of relegation and City finished the season off in 16th.
In the summer of 2007 Grant prepared for his first full season in charge at Carrow Road by signing Jamie Cureton, Jon Otsemobor, David Marshall. He also signed Julien Brellier and David Strihavka, both of whom struggled to perform and left by January. However, he expressed his frustration at losing Rob Earnshaw and Dickson Etuhu as a result of buy-out clauses in their contracts.
City's season got off to a 0-0 draw at preston and a 2-1 home win against Southampton. However after this it all started to go wrong and City only picked up one win in the next few games against Crystal Palace. After this City went on a disastrous run losing 5 out of their six games and failing to score in any of them. The last game of this run was a televised 1-0 defeat to QPR who had yet to register a win in the season. Grant announced after the match he was considering his future at the club and the next day he resigned as manager after just one year in charge.
On 8 July 2008, he joined West Bromwich Albion as first-team coach, replacing Craig Shakespeare. Grant, who holds a UEFA Pro License, was a team-mate of Albion manager Tony Mowbray at Celtic.
In June 2009, Celtic began negotiations with West Bromwich Albion to try to agree on compensation for the management team of Tony Mowbray, Mark Venus and Peter Grant. He is now the first team coach at Parkhead after West Bromwich Albion and Celtic F.C. agreed a compensation fee believed to be in the region of - 2.5 million.
-DOCSTART-	7436506
}}'''Gordon Armstrong''', born 15 July 1967 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He now works as a football agent, and has amongst the players he manages a number of current and former players from Burnley Football Club.
During his career he played for Sunderland, Bristol City, Northampton Town, Bury, Burnley, Accrington Stanley, Radcliffe Borough and Stalybridge Celtic. Whilst at Sunderland, he played in the 1992 FA Cup Final where they lost to Liverpool.
Brother of Reading left back Chris Armstrong.
His son, James, plays for Sunderland Academy.
-DOCSTART-	7436638
'''Thomas "Tom" Cowan''' (born August 28, 1969 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Huddersfield Town side that gained promotion to the Football League First Division during the 1994-1995 season and is the only player ever for Huddersfield Town F.C. to win the Player of the season trophy two consecutive times.
During his career he played for Clyde, Rangers, Sheffield United, Stoke City, Huddersfield Town, Burnley, Cambridge United, Peterborough United, York City, Dundee, Carlisle United, Barrow, Workington, Hucknall Town, Stalybridge Celtic, Hyde United and Retford United.
-DOCSTART-	7436781
'''Stephen Mark "Steve" Davis''' (born 30 October 1968 in Hexham, England) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He had two spells with Burnley, and has subsequently coached for them. He is currently the first team coach for Premier League side Bolton Wanderers.
Davis started his career as a trainee with Southampton in August 1986, turning professional in July 1987. He was a virtual ever-present in the reserve team in both the 1987-88 and 1988-89 seasons, making 35 appearances each time. Despite this, he failed to break through into the first team.
In November 1989 he went on loan to Burnley (who already had a player called Steve Davis) and returned to The Dell in February 1990. He made his Southampton debut in a 4-1 victory over Norwich City on 27 February 1990 (in which game Matthew Le Tissier scored a hat-trick). After a run of four games, Davis lost his place to Micky Adams, who was returning from injury. Davis only made two further appearances for Southampton, and then, after a short loan spell at Notts County, in August 1991 he returned to Burnley on a permanent basis for a fee of -60,000.
At Burnley he helped the club to the Division Four championship in 1991-92 and to promotion via the play-offs in 1993-94. Burnley were relegated the following season, and Davis was sold to Luton Town for -750,000 in July 1995.
In 1996, despite his performing admirably for the Hatters, the club were relegated to the Division Two for the first time in over 25 years. He was then part of the side that finished third in the league in the 1996-97 season, before losing in the play-offs to Crewe. Due to his aerial ability, Davis was often used as an emergency striker by then-manager Lennie Lawrence. During part of his spell at Luton, he was captain.
After over three years with Luton, Davis returned to Burnley in December 1998 for a fee of -800,000. He became club captain, and in 1999-00 he helped them back to the First Division, thus completing Stan Ternent's two-year rebuilding project.
He remained at Burnley until July 2003, when he moved on to Lancashire rivals Blackpool on a two-year deal.
Davis returned to Burnley in a scouting role in October 2005, as manager Steve Cotterill hoped to prepare him for a coaching role at the club at some level.
In January 2006 Burnley first team coach Mark Yates (footballer) was offered the managers job at Conference side Kidderminster Harriers. This meant a step up for Steve Davies, who came in as a direct replacement for Yates, taking up the roles of first team coach and reserve team manager. The move was greeted with great support from Burnley fans, as Davis was still held in very high regard at Turf Moor. Davis shared the supporters sentiment, quoting "This has to be top of my list for football memories. Burnley is my club and everyone knows what it means to me." Davis' quick rise would continue in November 2007 when he was moved up a rank once again by Cotterill, replacing the outgoing Dave Kevan (who had moved to a similar role at Notts County) as assistant manager.
In January 2010, Davis was made caretaker manager of Burnley for a matter of days before joining the backroom staff at Coyle's new club, Bolton Wanderers. During this spell he never took charge of a first team game.
-DOCSTART-	7436928
'''Jamie Andrew Slabber''' (born 31 December 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Woking as a striker. He started his career as a youth at Tottenham Hotspur, where he made one appearance in the Premier League. Slabber was loaned out twice whilst at Spurs, to Danish side AB in 2004 and to Swindon Town in 2005.
He then dropped down into non-League football signing a short-term contract with Aldershot Town in April 2005 until the end of the 2004-05 season. The following season he moved to Grays Athletic, before joining Oxford United on loan in November 2006. Slabber moved to Stevenage Borough in January 2007, staying for five months before joining Havant & Waterlooville the following season. He returned to Grays Athletic in November 2008. Slabber signed for Conference South club Woking in December 2009.
Born in Enfield, London,
He was released from Spurs in April 2005 and signed for Aldershot Town until the end of the 2004-05 season.
In November 2006, he spent a month on loan at Oxford United,
Slabber was released by Stevenage on 17 May 2007, and signed for Conference South club Havant & Waterlooville two months later, ahead of Conference National side Halifax Town.
On his second debut for Grays, Slabber scored a hat-trick in their 7-0 win at home to Maldon Town in the Essex Senior Cup.
Slabber joined Conference South club Woking on 31 December 2009, signing until the end of the 2009-10 season.
Slabber has represented England at both under-18 and under-19 levels.
-DOCSTART-	7436953
'''Stephen Grant''' (born 14 April 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.
During his career he played for Athlone Town, Sunderland, Shamrock Rovers (two stints 154 competitive appearances), Stockport County, Burnley, Finn Harps, Waterford United Boston Bulldogs, Galway United and Shelbourne.
After playing for Athlone and Sunderland reserves his first taste of senior football came when Pat Byrne signed him for Rovers in October 1996. He became an instant hero by scoring on his debut against fierce rivals Bohemians on the 18th. After 4 goals in 22 total appearances he signed for Stockport for -10,000 in 1997.
He signed back again for Rovers in the summer of 2001 and wrote himself into the history books by becoming the first Irish player to score against a Polish side in European competition when Rovers beat Odra Wodzisaw in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in June 2003 In total he made 6 appearances in Europe for Rovers.
He was Rovers top goalscorer in the 2004 season.
He scored 1 goal in 4 appearances for the Republic of Ireland U21.
Stephen retired from professional football at the relatively early age of 27 to concentrate on a career as a professional golfer .
-DOCSTART-	7437055
'''Daniel "Danny" Brown''' (born 12 September 1980 in Bethnal Green, London) is a professional footballer currently playing for Eastbourne Borough in the Conference National.
Brown came through the youth ranks at Watford, before spending two years at Leyton Orient where he made only one first team appearance in a Football League Trophy match at Peterborough United on 8 December 1998. He scored 16 times from 19 youth games in 1998-99.
He completed a -40,000 transfer to Barnet in 1999 where he played 97 games in all competitions, scoring eight goals. In 2003, he suffered a groin injury which required an operation in October 2002, but in December a scan revealed a muscle tear and a further delay in his comeback. In February 2003, he sustained a fracture of the metatarsal during a training session and was out of action for a further month, playing just 12 games in the 2002-03 season.
In May 2003, he rejected an offer from Bee's new boss Martin Allen of a three-month contract to prove his fitness and had his sights on finding a Football League club. He moved to Third Division Oxford United in July 2003.
In two seasons with Oxford, Brown was further dogged by injury and managed just 18 appearances. At the end of his contract he joined Conference side Crawley Town on a free transfer in August 2005. Crawley manager John Hollins made him captain for the 2006-07 season, but after 37 outings for Crawley he was released from his contract following financial difficulties at the club. Cambridge United manager Jimmy Quinn swooped to sign him in November 2006 and he has since become a mainstay in the United midfield.
In November 2008, Brown transferred to Conference National side Eastbourne Borough on a loan lasting until 1 January.
-DOCSTART-	7437409
'''Herbert Lewis "Bert" Turner''' (17 February 1899 - 21 December 1953) was an English professional footballer who could play in any of the forward positions.
Turner was born in Smethwick and played for Darlaston before joining Birmingham on the resumption of competitive football after the First World War. He joined Merthyr Town in 1920 for their first season in the Football League and went on to play 125 games, scoring 34 goals for the Welsh side. From 1922 to 1924, he was joined in the forward line by Ernest Turner, to whom he was not related.
In 1924 he returned to the Midlands, joining Coventry City, but left after 30 league games to play for non-league Brierley Hill Alliance. He joined Torquay United in 1927 and played in their first match in the Football League, scoring a penalty in a 1-1 draw with local rivals Exeter City at Plainmoor on 27 August 1927.
He missed just four games that season, but left at the end of it, joining Bristol Rovers before rejoining Brierley Hill Alliance and later playing for Standard Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	7437632
'''Daniel Thomson''' (born August 10, 1891 in Dundee) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Thomson began his career with Aberdeen before moving on to St Johnstone from where he joined Bristol City in the 1925-26 season. He spent the following season with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic before joining Torquay United in 1927. He played in United's first match in the Football League, a 1-1 draw with local rivals Exeter City at Plainmoor on August 27, 1927. He played in the next eight games for Torquay before losing his place to Jack Pattison. Thomson played only two further league games before joining Walsall in 1928.
-DOCSTART-	7438123
'''Simon Lappin''' (born 25 January 1983) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for League One club Norwich City. He was capped 10 times by the Scotland national under-21 football team.
Lappin signed for Norwich City from St. Mirren on 31 January 2007, for a fee of -100,000, signing a two and a half year deal.
He played in most of Norwich City's games under Peter Grant in the 2007-08 season, but when Grant was replaced by Glenn Roeder, Lappin found himself out of favour after a 3-0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle. Lappin was one of six players criticised by Roeder after a 5-1 reserves defeat to Ipswich Town.
Lappin was loaned to Motherwell for the rest of the 2007-08 season on 31 January. During this spell he scored Motherwell's goal in a 1-0 win against Celtic at Celtic Park.
Somewhat surprisingly, Lappin remained at Norwich through the following summer. Despite the club's poor start to the 2008-09 season, he still failed to get near the first team, even being made to train with the youths by then manager Roeder.
On 29 June 2009, it was announced that Lappin had signed a new two-year contract with the club.
-DOCSTART-	7438189
'''John Dempster''' (born 1 April 1983) is a association football defender born in Kettering, who played in the Football League for Rushden & Diamonds. Playing his part in the league 2 Championship winning side.
He is a Scotland under-21 international.
Dempster represented Scotland at under-20 and under-21 level. He was also selected for Paul Faircloughs England National eleven side back in 2006.
Since 2007 he has been playing for Kettering Town, where he captained the side to promotion to the Conference Premier, and was awarded Players Player and Supporters player.
Dempster is currently sponsored by Kettering based Computer Products Ltd.
-DOCSTART-	7438357
'''Tommaso Berni''' (born 6 March 1983) is an Italian football goalkeeper currently playing for S.S. Lazio.
In summer 2003, he joined Ternana of Serie B.
Berni left for Lazio in summer 2006 as Ternana relegated to Serie C1. Right before the January transfer window closed, Lazio bought his full ownership for -1.5 million from Ternana, as Lazio seek for first and second goalkeeper due to Angelo Peruzzi set to leave and old age of Marco Ballotta. He signed a contract with Lazio which last until June 2011.
He made his Serie A debut on 20 May 2007 against Parma, the 37th match day of the season. It is because Lazio already qualified for Champions League 2007-08 Third qualifying round or above. But in 2007-08 season, he played as third-choice, behind Marco Ballotta and new signing Fernando Muslera. Since Juan Pablo Carrizo was signed by Lazio in June 2008, Berni was loaned to Salernitana of Serie B to seek first team experience in February 2009. Since arrived at Salernitana, he put Salvatore Pinna to the bench.
Berni capped for Italian youth teams and finished runner-up with Italian U20 team at Toulon Tournament 2002 and 2003. He capped for U16 team at 2000 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship qualification and U19 team at 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship which reached third qualifying round. He played once at 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.
-DOCSTART-	7438426
'''Kevin David McDonald''' (born 4 November 1988) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Burnley. He plays in midfield.
McDonald was the captain of Carnoustie High Schools boys team in 2001 when they won the first ever Coca Cola 7's cup at Hampden Park.
McDonald had been the subject of a -75,000 bid from Celtic in June 2006 which was rejected by Dundee.
In May 2008, Dundee manager Alex Rae told the media that he would let McDonald leave Dens Park if a suitable offer was received. On the same day it was revealed that Dundee had rejected an offer of -250,000 from English Championship side Burnley. Burnley then had an offer of -500,000 accepted, and he was signed on a three-year deal.
-DOCSTART-	7438568
'''Gary Mason''' (born 15 October 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer, who last played for Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical.
Mason began his career with Nationwide League One side Manchester City in 1996 and stayed with the club until 2000 making 18 first team league appearances for ''the Blues''. He also had a loan spell at Hartlepool United.
After being released by Manchester City in 2000, Mason joined recently promoted Scottish Premier League side Dunfermline Athletic in December 2000. In his six-and-a-half years with the Pars, Mason appeared in a Scottish Cup final, a Scottish League Cup final and also played in both of Dunfermline's UEFA Cup matches against Icelandic side Hafnarfjarar. After the Pars relegation to the Scottish First Division in 2007, Mason opted to stay in the SPL with St. Mirren, signing on a free transfer. He left the Buddies in June 2009.
After his departure from St. Mirren, Irish sides Bohemians and St. Patrick's Athletic expressed interest in signing Mason. However on August 29, 2009 it was confirmed that he had signed for Hamilton Academical on a short term contract. He was then released by Hamilton, having only made five appearances for the club.
-DOCSTART-	7438677
'''Lewis Robert E. Montrose''' (born 17 November 1988 in Manchester, England) is a English footballer, of Barbadian descent, currently playing for Football League One side Wycombe Wanderers.
He made his Wigan debut, as a substitute, in the 2-0 League Cup defeat against Crewe, in 2006. On 27 March 2008, Montrose was loaned out to League Two promotion-chasers Rochdale, until the end of the season. However injury ended his spell at the club before he made a single competitive appearance.
On 24 September, Montrose was loaned out to Cheltenham Town F.C. on a one month deal. Montrose said of the move "I am hoping to be in contention for the first team, and to gain some vital experience. Martin Allen is a good manager and I'm hoping I can get some playing time under my belt". Montrose scored his first goal for Cheltenham in their first round FA Cup replay victory at Oldham Athletic on 18 November. Only a couple of months later on 6 January 2009, Montrose returned to Cheltenham on another one month loan. On 26th February, Montrose joined League Two side Chesterfield for the remainder of the 2008/09 season.
On June 24, 2009 Montrose was signed on a free transfer by Wycombe Wanderers.
-DOCSTART-	7438755
'''David Michael Owens''' (born 10 October 1988) is an English footballer who last played for Hyde United.
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester,
Owens works in event management and in 2009 was caught driving under the influence after his birthday party and was banned from driving for 16 months and fined -200 after pleading guilty.
-DOCSTART-	7440545
'''Ronald Albert Ernest "Ron" Tindall''' (born 23 September 1935) is a retired English footballer who played as a striker. He was also an accomplished cricketer, playing for Surrey.
Tindall played youth football for Camberley Wanderers when the club formed in 1950. He began his senior career when he joined Camberley F.C. in 1952 at the age of 16. He only made two appearances for the first team before joining Chelsea's new youth system in 1953. Two years later, he scored on his full debut for the club against West Bromwich Albion in the First Division. Within a year, Tindall had established himself in the Chelsea first team and, though the side's form was often erratic, he struck up a prolific strike partnership with the emerging Jimmy Greaves. In the 1960-61 season, they scored 59 goals between them (16 for Tindall, 43 for Greaves), a club record which still stands.
By the end of 1961, both Greaves and manager Ted Drake had left Chelsea and Tommy Docherty was appointed in Drake's place; Tindall became surplus to requirements as Docherty concentrated on re-building the Chelsea side around the new generation of youngsters. He was sold to West Ham United in November 1961 in part exchange for Andy Malcolm. He ended his Chelsea career with 69 goals from 174 games, making him 17th in Chelsea's all-time goalscorers list.
Tindall's time at West Ham was brief, and he soon moved on to play for Reading, where he scored 12 goals in 36 league games before moving to Portsmouth in 1964. Tindall played out the remainder of his career at Portsmouth, making 162 league appearances before retiring in 1969. He was appointed manager of Portsmouth in 1970, but was hampered by the club's financial problems and had left the job by 1973. He was caretaker manager of Portsmouth for two games in 1974 following John Mortimore's departure.
Upon signing for Chelsea, Tindall negotiated a special arrangement with the club, whereby he was allowed to miss the first and last months of the football season in order to play cricket for Surrey. Tindall was an all-rounder, a right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. His first-class career with Surrey lasted from 1956 to 1966, though he only played in three matches prior to 1960. He was awarded his county cap in 1962.
He scored 5446 runs in first-class matches at an average of 24.86, including two centuries and with a highest score of 109 not out. He reached one thousand runs in a season for the only time in 1963. He took 150 wickets at 32.38, with best figures in an innings of 5-41. Easily his most successful season with the ball was 1962, when he took 66 wickets at 23.92. He played in ten List A matches between 1963 and 1966, all in the Gillette Cup. In those matches he scored 218 runs at 24.22, with a top score of 73. He bowled a total of only 22 overs in the ten matches, taking only two wickets and conceding 118 runs.
-DOCSTART-	7443818
'''Alan Little''' (born 5 February 1955 in Horden, near Peterlee, County Durham, England) is an English former footballer and manager.
Little served his apprenticeship at Aston Villa and, alongside his brother, Brian, was in the youth side which beat Liverpool to win the FA Youth Cup in 1972. He turned professional in January 1973 and on October 5, 1974, made his full league debut, a 2-1 win away to Oldham Athletic. This was the first of just three league appearances for Villa.
In December 1974 he was sold to Southend United for -10,000. The following season he was a regular in the side that reached the fifth round of the FA Cup. He made 102 full appearances (+ 1 as a substitute) and scored 12 goals for -the Shrimpers-. In August 1977, Barnsley paid -6,000 to take him to Oakwell, where he played 91 times, scoring 14 goals. December 1979 saw Little on the move again, this time to Doncaster Rovers who paid a club record -25,000 for his services.
He provided the experience that Billy Bremner's young side needed, and became a great favourite with the Doncaster fans, winning the supporters' Player of the Year award, before moving to Torquay United in October 1982 in a deal that saw Clive Wigginton move in the opposite direction. He scored four times in 51 games for Torquay, leaving to join Halifax Town in November 1983, playing 68 times (and scoring 6 goals) for 'the Shaymen' before joining Hartlepool United as player-coach in July 1985.
Throughout his playing career Little earned a reputation as a fiercely competitive, tough tackling midfielder, which made him highly respected by supporters and fellow players alike.
Little was forced to retire due to injury in May 1986 and stayed at Hartlepool, where he was given the opportunity of coaching the juniors. He was later appointed assistant to manager John Bird, and when Bird became the manager at York City in September 1988, Little went with him as assistant manager. In October 1991, after an unsuccessful three years, Bird was sacked. However, the new boss, John Ward, kept Little on as his assistant. Under Ward, City became a stronger side and in the 1992-93 season made a push for promotion. However, in March 1993, Ward left to manage Bristol Rovers, leaving Little in charge.
His first game as York City manager was an emphatic 5-1 win at promotion rivals Barnet. City eventually finished fourth in Division Three (now League Two) and had to settle for a play-off place. After a 1-0 aggregate win over Bury in the semi-finals, York gained a place in Division Two (now League One) by beating Crewe Alexandra on penalties at Wembley.
The following season, York almost repeated the feat, but were beaten in the Division Two play-off semi-finals by Stockport County.
There were other highlights during Little-s time at York, most notably the League Cup wins over Manchester United in 1995, and Everton in 1996. However, City-s overall form under Little deteriorated badly and he was eventually sacked on March 15, 1999. City were relegated that season having only dropped into the relegation zone on the last day of the season.
In April 1999, Little returned to his old club, Southend United, after the resignation of Alvin Martin, helping them to avoid the drop into the Conference at the end of the season. He also helped them survive a serious financial crisis by slashing the wage bill and rebuilding a much cheaper side. His dismissal on the 28th of September 2000, came as a surprise as, despite a poor start to the season, it came after a five game unbeaten run that saw 'the Shrimpers' rise to 10th in Division Three. He was replaced by David Webb on the 2nd of October 2000.
In June 2001, he was appointed Chief Scout at Hull City, managed by his older brother Brian, the former Aston Villa and England player. He was linked with a number of managerial posts, but on the 13th of October 2001 was appointed as manager of Halifax Town with the difficult task of keeping them in the football league. With only three league wins before falling ill with appendicitis in March, Little was once again sacked. Halifax were relegated to the Conference at the end of the season.
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'''William Lee "Billy" Turley''' (born 15 July 1973) is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for Conference National side Oxford United.
He was the first-choice goalkeeper under Jim Smith in the 2006-2007 football season, ahead of Chris Tardif and continued to be during 2007-2009 under Darren Patterson and then Chris Wilder. He is liked by fans for his character and, despite the occasional error, including missing a penalty in the penalty shoot-out loss to Exeter in the playoff semi-final in 2007, has produced some crucial saves for Oxford United. His banter, with fans and players alike, has made him an iconic figure in the Oxford United goal.
In 2002, while playing for Rushden & Diamonds, Turley became the first British footballer to test positive for an anabolic steroid. He escaped with only a warning from the Football Association after claiming that he had ingested the banned substance nandrolone unwittingly, suggesting that prescribed drugs could have triggered the positive result, and that a suspension would cause him distress due to personal problems. However, in 2004 Turley tested positive for the banned recreational drug cocaine, and was this time sacked by Rushden & Diamonds and handed a 6 month ban by the FA, becoming the first British footballer to be suspended for drug use. Richard Caborn, the sports minister at the time, questioned why the ban was not more severe, as in many other sports a second positive test would usually lead to a lifetime ban.
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'''Ian Chandler''' (born March 20, 1968 in Sunderland) is an English former professional footballer. He is currently manager of Northern League side Whitley Bay and also works as an accountant.
Chandler, a forward, represented England as a schoolboy before joining Barnsley as an apprentice. He turned professional in August 1986 and made his league debut the following season. He made a bright start to his Barnsley career, scoring four times in 12 games that first season, but lost his place and failed to make any further appearances for Barnsley.
He joined Stockport County on loan in August 1987 and moved to Aldershot in August 1988. After leaving Aldershot in 1989 he trained as an accountant and moved into non-league football with Whitley Bay. He spent six years with Bay, scoring 120 goals in 260 appearances, moving to Durham City in 1995. He subsequently played for South Shields, Durham City again, and Blyth Spartans before rejoining Whitley Bay in the 2001 close-season.
On May 12, 2002, Chandler scored against Tiptree United with a powerful header in extra-time at Villa Park to win the FA Vase for Whitley Bay for the first time in their history. He left Bay in July 2003, joining Bishop Auckland, but was released in September 2003 and, after a short spell with Jarrow Roofing, rejoined Whitley Bay as player-manager in January 2004.
On Sunday 10 May, Ian successfully led Whitey Bay to their second FA Vase triumph, thus becoming the first man in the competitions history as both player and manager.
The match, which took place at Wembley stadium, was a one-sided affair, with their Derbyshire opponents, Glossop North End, struggling to apply any pressure throughout the game, which was effectively over at half-time, thanks to 2 well taken Whitley Bay goals. The crowd of 12,212 ere treated to a well-mannered game, played in glorious sunshine.
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'''Andrew Paul Payton''' (born 31 October 1967) is an English former professional footballer. A striker, Payton played for seven professional clubs in England and Scotland, scoring 200 goals in over 500 appearances, and gaining the nickname the ''Padiham Predator''.
After being released by hometown club Burnley at the age of 15,
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'''Paul Smith''' (born 22 January 1976 in Easington, County Durham) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for Sheffield F.C.
Smith started his career as a trainee at Burnley, turning professional in July 1994. He was loaned out to Oldham Athletic in September 2000. He returned to Burnley after a month and returned to their first team that December, but was released at the end of the season.
In October 2001 he joined Torquay United on trial, playing in the Devon Professional Bowl win against Western League Barnstaple Town on the 16th.
He joined Hartlepool United on a free transfer in November 2001 and quickly settled in as a first team regular topping the Division's assists charts (with 37) as Hartlepool reached the Division Three play-offs. He joined Chris Turner as he moved to Sheffield Wednesday on a Bosman in June 2003, having helped Hartlepool to promotion. He scored a goal on his second substitute appearance and a sweet volley on his full debut, but failed to set the team alight, whilst often being injured and missed out on the chance to face off against his former team in the play-off final. He was released by Wednesday on their return to the Football League Championship, later playing for Alfreton Town from where he joined Football Conference side Kidderminster Harriers in January 2006. He made just three substitute appearances for Harriers before leaving in the summer of 2006. After a season out of football, he signed for Sheffield in the summer of 2007. Bizarrely his namesake Paul Smith (who is just three days younger) had played for Sheffield the previous season.
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'''Stewart John Evans''' (born 15 November 1960 in Maltby)
Evans, a tall centre-forward who could also play in the centre of defence, began his career as an apprentice with Rotherham United. He turned professional in November 1978, but was released without making his league debut. In November 1980 he joined Sheffield United from Gainsborough Trinity, but left to join Wimbledon in March 1982 before appearing in the Blades first team.
He had more success with the Dons, instantly slotting into Dave Bassett's side, partnering Alan Cork up front. He helped Wimbledon to promotions from the Fourth to the First Division, scoring 50 times in 175 games in the process,
In November 1988, after 10 goals in 45 games for the Pilgrims, he moved to Rotherham United for -40,000. He joined Torquay United on loan in March 1991, hitting 5 goals in 15 games and playing in the successful play-off final at Wembley against Blackpool. In September that year he left Rotherham, after 14 goals in 65 league games, joining Crewe Alexandra. He played 83 times for Crewe, scoring 12 times, but left after helping them to promotion in the 1993-94 season.
Evans then moved back into non-league football with Denaby United, where he won the Northern Counties East Football League title in the 1996-97 season, Maltby Main and Parkgate. In March 2002 he took over as player-manager of the Northern Counties East League club, resigning during the 2004-05 season.
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Born in Glasgow, he signed for David Calderhead's Chelsea as a junior and made his debut for the club in 1926 against Bradford City. He soon established himself as Chelsea's first choice full-back, a position he would hold for most of his time at Stamford Bridge and was one of the less glamorous, though more reliable, members of a star-studded Chelsea squad which included his Scottish teammates, Hughie Gallacher, Alex Jackson, Willie Ferguson and Andy Wilson. He made 319 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 18 goals, mainly from penalties.
Law won two caps for Scotland, both against England. He made his debut during Scotland's famous "Wembley Wizards" 5-1 win over England at Wembley in 1928. His final cap came two years later, though this time the Scots lost 2-5.
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Castle returned to St Albans City towards the end of the 2007-08 season. After an inauspicious start, the chairman opened his cheque book to the man from Oaklands allowing him to bring back several of the promotion winning side from Colin Lippiatt's reign. Although his popularity remains questionable, as does his attitude towards match officials and fans alike, he managed to steer the club to safety with the aid of Paul Bastock, picking up 19 points from the last ten games.
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'''Ashley James Ward Vickers''' (born 14 June 1972 in Sheffield) is an English football defender currently playing for Dorchester Town in the Blue Square South.
Vickers began his career as a trainee with Sheffield United, but was released at the end of his traineeship and joined non-league Worcester City. He subsequently played for Malvern Town and 61 Club before joining Heybridge Swifts.
He was playing for Heybridge, managed by Garry Hill in the 1997-98 season, getting sent off in the FA Cup 1st Round defeat away to Bournemouth in November that year. The following month he joined Peterborough United for a fee of -5,000. He made his league debut in the 2-1 home defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion on December 28, 1997, but was sent off late in the game. He was an unused substitute twice later in the season, but that was as near as he got to the Peterborough first team again.
In August 1998 he moved to non-league St Albans City for a fee of -10,000, before joining up again with Garry Hill who was by now managing Conference side Dagenham & Redbridge in March 2000.
He joined Conference rivals Weymouth, managed at the time by Garry Hill, on a free transfer in late May 2006. He signed a new one year contract with Weymouth on 19 July 2007. He signed for Eastleigh on March 4, 2008 and subsequently in August 2008 he joined Newport County on a three month loan deal. In March 2009, Vickers joined Dorchester as player-assistant manager to new player-manager Roy O'Brien.
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'''Neil Richard Gregory''' (born 7 October 1972 in Ndola, Zambia) is an English professional football striker, who, until recently, has been playing for Canvey Island.
Gregory began his career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town, turning professional in February 1992. He joined Chesterfield on loan in February 1994, making his league debut for the Spirerites, and joined Scunthorpe United on loan in March 1995, hitting 7 goals in 10 games.
After the success of his loan spell, he returned to Ipswich and began to feature in the first team, though mainly as a substitute (27 of his 45 league appearances for Ipswich Town came this way). In November 1996 he joined Torquay United on loan, but failed to score in 5 games, and in November 1997 moved to Peterborough United on loan.
He joined Colchester United on loan in January 1998, with the move being made permanent on the 26th of March, Colchester paying a club record fee of -50,000. He was a regular for Colchester during the rest of the season, but was allowed to join the Boston Bulldogs on loan for the summer of 1999.
He joined Canvey Island on loan in December 1999, signing for them on a free transfer on the 4th of February after scoring 11 times in 53 games for Colchester. In May 2001 he was a member of the Canvey Island side that won the FA Trophy, and was a regular member of the side that won promotion to the Conference. In 2001 he scored the winning goals in FA Cup ties against Wigan Athletic and Northampton Town. At the time of the cup run, Gregory was reported to be a full-time house husband. He signed a new twelve month contract with Canvey Island in June 2005.
His brother David was also a professional footballer.
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'''Darren Roberts''' (born October 12, 1969 in Kenya is an English football striker currently playing for Sutton Coldfield Town in the English Southern League Division One Midlands. He was affectionally called Super Daz, or Super Darren Roberts during his time with Darlington.
He scored a first-half hat-trick in his Football League debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 4-0 victory over Birmingham City in a live televised match in 1992.
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'''Anton Greyling''' (born May 12, 1977 in Pretoria) is a South African professional footballer. He has won ten caps for South Africa at Under-23 level and currently plays for Bidvest Wits.
Greyling began his career in his native South Africa as an amateur with Arcadia Shepherds. He later played for Hellenic and Supersport United before moving to England in 2001 where he had unsuccessful trials with Bournemouth and Crystal Palace.
In July 2001 he joined Torquay United on trial, signing for a three month period the following month. He made his league debut for Torquay at Plainmoor on the 27 August 2001, coming on as a last minute substitute for David Graham in the 2-1 victory over Carlisle United. He made just one further appearance, again as a substitute, away to Cheltenham Town before his contract was cancelled by mutual consent on the 28 September.
He returned to Supersports United, managed by Bruce Grobbelaar, joining Wits in 2003.
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'''Martin Hinshelwood''' (born June 16, 1953) is an English former professional footballer and football club coach and manager. He is currently Director of Football at Brighton & Hove Albion.
Hinshelwood was born in Reading, but grew up in Croydon, and in 1969, (along with his brother Paul) played in the final of the London FA Schools Cup, watched by then Crystal Palace manager Arthur Rowe. Rowe was impressed, and the brothers were invited for trials with the club. Both performed well, and were taken on as apprentices.
Martin played in the centre of midfield, and quickly fought his way into the team, while his brother initially languished in the lower eschelons of the club.
Martin was part of the team that reached the Semi-final of the 1976 FA Cup, and played in the giant-killings of Leeds United, Chelsea, and of Sunderland (all away from home). In the Semi-final game, Third Division Palace were drawn against Second Division Southampton. Despite the Saints being a tier above the Eagles, Palace were cast as favourites. Martin would miss the game through injury, and some see this as the reason that Southampton beat Palace by two goals to nil.
That injury proved to dominate Martin's career, and it would eventually lead to him retiring from the game, in late 1977.
He went into management in later years at Palace's arch-rivals Brighton & Hove Albion. He originally began as the Youth Coach, but when Micky Adams departed following promotion, he was appointed caretaker manager, along with Bob Booker. Ex-Palace teammate Peter Taylor succeeded Adams, and guided Albion to another successive promotion. He too then left the manager's post, and this time Martin stepped up to the position on a full-time basis. Brighton were now in Division One, and Martin seemed to have a tough season ahead. However, after losing an amazing twelve games on the bounce, Martin was moved to Director of Football, and Steve Coppell came in as manager. Albion were relegated, though Coppell nearly achieved the impossible in keeping the club up. With the departure of Albion manager Russell Slade in November 2009, Martin Hinshelwood was again appointed caretaker manager.
Martin's family also have a strong footballing background. His father Wally was a professional footballer in the 1950s, most notably at Reading and Bristol City. His brother Paul had a long career at Crystal Palace and also represented the England under-21 team. Martin's son Danny had a brief professional career, and his nephews (Paul's sons) Adam and Paul are professionals at Brighton and Torquay respectively.
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'''Jamie Mark Forrester''' (born 1 November 1974 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a former English professional footballer who last played for Lincoln United. He has represented the English national team at both Youth and Schoolboy levels. For a player who has spent the majority of his playing career in the lower leagues, Forrester has an astounding pedigree, having played for reputable clubs such as Leeds United, Dutch Premier outfit F.C. Utrecht and French side AJ Auxerre, but never quite made the required impact on their respective first team squads. In recent times, Forrester has also set up his own Soccer Academy in Lincolnshire.
At the age of 16, Forrester moved south of England to France, where he was to ply his trade for Auxerre, a team with unprecedented success for the size of their town. Unfortunately, "after a year of homesickness" , Forrester returned to Leeds in an attempt to break into their first team, after failing to make any first team appearances.
Whilst at Leeds, Forrester had two relatively successful loan spells at Southend United and Grimsby Town, however, only managed to bag 9 first team appearances for The Whites, stating he "was not able to consistently perform at the top level." This eventually led him to join Grimsby Town on a permanent basis.
His highlight whilst at Elland Road was undoubtedly winning the FA Youth Cup in 1993, helping to defeat a Manchester United squad 4-1 on aggregrate over a two-legged final, scoring Leeds' first goals in both their 2-0 victory at Old Trafford and their 2-1 win at Elland Road. Forrester scored a total of 11 goals in 1993's FA Youth Cup for the Yorkshire outfit. This Manchester United team contained players who were to become internationals, including Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Nicky Butt, Robbie Savage and Keith Gillespie.
The Mariners had seen enough in Forrester's loan spell to offer him a permanent deal, and in the 1995/96, his contributions to the club were justly recognized as he received the Grimsby Town Supporters Young Player of the Year award. Despite this, his goal:game ratio was somewhat poor, which lead to Forrester joining Grimsby's Lincolnshire rivals, Scunthorpe United.
Forrester's spell at The Iron was arguably his most successful spell at a club. He quoted "Joining Scunthorpe was the best football decision I have made because it allowed me to play first team football on a regular basis and this is where I -came of age- as a footballer." Despite being a firm favourite at Scunthorpe, another opportunity for him to play abroad came along, this time at the reasonably successful F.C. Utrecht of Holland.
Those at the Stadion Galgenwaard obviously saw enough potential in Forrester to take him on under the Bosman ruling, however, once again his spell away from home was shortlived, stating "things never really worked out in Holland." And after only one first team appearance to his name, and two short loan spells at Walsall and Northampton Town, Forrester headed back to England to play for Northampton on a permanent basis.
In terms of success, Forrester's spell at Northampton was very similar to that of Scunthorpe. Scoring a goal every other game and winning promotion with The Cobblers rivalled his success at The Iron. His impressive displays led Peter Taylor, manager of the uprising Hull City, to hand him a contract.
Hull City were by no means like a club who Forrester had played for before, they were playing in the fourth tier of English football, yet according to Forrester, were a "different animal." This was perhaps why Forrester's first team appearances were limited for The Tigers. Being surplus to requirements at the KC Stadium, despite being named in the Hull squad for every game of the 2003/04 season. Forrester scored against previous club Northampton Town in a 5-1 mauling of his old side for Hull City but was still applauded by the Northampton fans, showing the respect his attitude won. Forrester soon found a new club, this time Bristol Rovers.
Forrester's time at The Pirates was somewhat frustrating, only managing to bag a handful of goals in 52 appearances. He was farmed out on loan to Lincoln City and scored 5 goals in 9 appearances, helping them reach the League Two Play-Off Semi-Finals. His performances whilst on loan at Sincil Bank won him instant respect, and led him to sign a permanent deal for the Lincolnshire outfit shortly after.
Having already played for Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town, Forrester was no stranger to playing football in Lincolnshire. Despite the fact that he has not gained promotion with The Imps, his goal:game ratio is that of a goal every other game and has been a very influential figure in a side which has pushed for promotion for two seasons whilst he has served at the club. During his first full season at the club, the 2006/07 season, Forrester scored three hat-tricks in the opening stages and went on to be the clubs top scorer. As of May 2008, Forrester secured a year long extension to his current Lincoln contract, although this was not accepted and Forrester decided to join League Two rivals Notts County to the dismay of the Lincoln fathful.
After failing to agree a new contract at the end of the 2007-2008 season, on the 11 June 2008 he signed a contract for Notts County. Forrester was released by the Meadow Lane club after the end of the 2008-2009 season.
On the 6th August 2009, Forrester signed for Non League side Lincoln United, effectively dropping four levels down from League Two to play for United.Forrester was released by United in January 2010 due to cost cutting measures.
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}}'''Richard Peter Baker''' (born December 29, 1987) is an English footballer. He is currently with Bury, which he left Preston North End to join. He made his debut in the League Cup victory over Sunderland playing as a central midfielder, and since that game has established himself as a first team regular, scoring 6 goals and counting.
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'''Andrew Arthur Gray''' (born 22 February 1964) is an English former footballer who played in the centre of midfield or as a striker during his career, before going into International management. He is currently the coach of the Sierra Leone national football team.
After playing for Crystal Palace's youth team in 1980-81, Gray moved into non-league football with Corinthian Casuals and Dulwich Hamlet where he was spotted by Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell.
Gray moved to Palace and quickly became a regular in the team, playing in the forward positions. In the 1985-86 season, Gray top-scored with 11 goals. However, after the signings of Ian Wright and Mark Bright, Gray moved into central-midfield, and his career came alight.
Gray then achieved promotion with Aston Villa and had a spell at Queens Park Rangers, before returning to Selhurst Park for the 1989-90 season. This proved to be a remarkable season, and Gray managed to secure himself a legacy that will survive in Palace fans' hearts forever. In the league, Palace survived comfortably, while, and they found themselves in an FA Cup Semi-final, against champions Liverpool, who were gunning for a league and cup double. Having led 2-1 at one point, Palace were 2-3 down, and were on the verge of leaving Villa Park with their heads down, before Gray jumped forward to head an 87th minute equaliser. Alan Pardew's goal in extra-time ensured that Gray and his Palace teammates would get to play in the FA Cup Final.
The final would be against Manchester United, and in the match Gray played well as Palace secured a 3-3 draw. In the replay, were beaten by a single goal to nil.
The following season, Palace achieved far more than even the biggest optimists expected. The Eagles chased Liverpool and Arsenal until the end, but had to settle for third place in the First Division. As well as this, they picked up silverware, in winning the Zenith Data Systems Cup.
In November 1991, Andy's play was rewarded with a call-up to the England team, playing against Poland in a crucial qualifier for the EURO '92.
Gray left Palace at the end of that season, after their form slumped following the sale of Ian Wright, and went to Tottenham Hotspur for -900,000. His spell at Spurs would be less-successful, and following a loan move to Swindon Town, he was sold to CA Marbella for an undisclosed fee. He would round out his career with short spells at Falkirk where he played in the 1997 Scottish Cup Final, Bury, and Millwall.
After finishing playing, Gray later went into management. He was appointed as the Head Coach of Sierra Leone in 2006. He stated he believed Sierra Leone could qualify for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, which they did not. One of the methods for achieving this was to tempt British-born players such as Nigel Reo-Coker, Liam Rosenior and Steve Kabba to accept call-ups to the Sierra Leone team. One player who did so was Albert Jarrett.
In 2005, Andy was voted in Palace's Centenary XI.
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'''Dale Michael Tempest''' (, born December 30, 1963 in Leeds) is a former professional footballer, best known for his time spent playing in Hong Kong. Born in England, Tempest had played for several English teams including Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Gillingham and Colchester United before arriving in Hong Kong.
Tempest arrived in Hong Kong in 1989 and played for South China. He moved to Eastern but later returned to South China. He was the top scorer in the Hong Kong First Division League on a record five occasions (1989-90, 1990-91, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95). Probably his most memorable match among Hong Kong football fans came in a friendly between South China and So Paulo FC, when Tempest scored three goals and helped South China win 4-2. In 1997, having granted permanent resident status by the Hong Kong Government, he represented Hong Kong at international level and played in the 1998 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against South Korea and Thailand.
Tempest had a stint in Hong Kong as a football expert for the bilingual soft porn magazine "Kiss" in Hong Kong. He gave betting tips and commentary on the Hong Kong Football League.
Tempest now works as a betting expert for Sky Sports in the UK.
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'''Marc Libbra''' (born 5 August 1972 in Toulon) is a professional footballer, whose previous clubs include Norwich City F.C. and Toulouse FC. He scored a memorable goal on his debut for Norwich, coming off the bench to score against Manchester City in August 2001. However, he was unable to maintain such form and was released by the club shortly after the start of the 2002-03 season.
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'''Gaetano Giallanza''' (born June 6, 1974 in Dornach, Switzerland) is a Swiss-Italian professional footballer, who last played for FC Basel as a striker. He has previously played for Darlington, Norwich City and Bolton Wanderers.
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'''John Beresford''' (born 4 September 1966) is a former English football player who played as a defender, who is currently a pundit for ITV Tyne Tees and ESPN.
Beresford was born in Sheffield; in his footballing career he played for clubs Manchester City, Barnsley, Portsmouth, Newcastle United, Southampton and Birmingham City. He is most famous for his Newcastle United spell between 1992 and 1998, with his attacking tendencies being crucial to "the Entertainers". During this time Beresford formed a formidable partnership with the other full back, his doppelgnger Warren Barton. Beresford is also remembered by some for missing his spot kick in the 1992 FA Cup semi-final penalty shootout against Liverpool while playing for Portsmouth.
Beresford won two England 'B' caps in 1994, against Northern Ireland 'B' and the Republic of Ireland 'B'.
Later in his career, Beresford went on to represent the England Beach Soccer team in an exhibition game in Birmingham.
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'''Joshua Walter "Paddy" Sloan''' (born 30 April 1920 in Lurgan, County Armagh; died January 1993) was an Irish footballer and manager. His widely travelled career took Sloan to twenty different clubs in five different countries, including Northern Ireland, England, Italy, Malta and Australia. As a player, his clubs included Manchester United, Arsenal and Milan. He was a dual Irish international footballer, playing for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI. Sloan pioneered the way for the likes of Liam Brady and Robbie Keane by becoming the first Irishman to play in Serie A.
After initially playing for his local Lurgan team, Glenavon as a youth, Sloan signed for Manchester United in September 1937. However, he failed to break into the United first team and on 24 May 1939, at the age of 19, he was transferred to Tranmere Rovers for a fee of -500. During the Second World War, Sloan would return to United as a guest player. Between 1943 and 1945, he made three wartime league appearances and scored one goal for United. In May 1945, Sloan also played for United in both legs of the League North Cup final against Bolton Wanderers. However, United lost the final 3-2 on aggregate.
After signing for Tranmere Rovers, Sloan made his debut for the club against Rotherham United on 26 August 1939. However, shortly afterwards, the Second World War broke out and Sloan joined the RAF. He was subsequently stationed in Canada, where he became a sergeant-pilot. Throughout the war, Sloan remained a Tranmere Rovers player and between 1939 and 1946, he made 22 wartime league appearances and scored 15 goals for the club.
However, Sloan's RAF duties took him all over the country and during the course of the war, he made frequent guest appearances for other clubs. He made one league appearance for Millwall during the 1942-43 season, before then guesting for Manchester United. The 1944-45 season saw him make 11 league appearances and score six goals for Fulham. During the same season, he also played regularly for Bath City and his 18 goals helped them win the League West Cup in 1945. During the 1945-46 season, he made six league appearances and scored four goals for Brentford in the Football League South and then went to Germany on tour with the club. This had been without the consent of his parent club, Tranmere Rovers.
At the end of the Second World War, Tranmere Rovers were expecting Sloan to return to them. However, his wartime guest appearances had attracted the interest of several clubs including Manchester United, his former club, and Arsenal. Sloan eventually walked out on Tranmere and, in May 1946, he signed for the latter club. He made his league debut for Arsenal on 31 August in a 6-1 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers. During the subsequent 1946-47 season, he made 27 league appearances and scored one goal, establishing himself as a regular in the Arsenal team. He also played a further three games for the club in the FA Cup. However, in the following season, 1947-48, Sloan lost his place to Archie Macaulay and he only made three league appearances. He played his last game for Arsenal in a league game against Portsmouth on 4 October 1947. In February 1948, Sloan left Arsenal and signed for Sheffield United.
After only a brief spell with Sheffield United, Sloan joined Milan for the 1948-49 season, and as a result he became the first Irish footballer to play in Serie A. Playing in a team that also included Gunnar Nordahl and Albert Gudmundsson, Sloan went onto score nine goals during the season. The first of these came on 24 October 1948, when he scored the third goal in 3-1 home win against Triestina. On 5 June 1949, in the final game of season, he scored twice in a 3-2 win against Sampdoria. His goals helped Milan finish the season in third place behind Torino and Internazionale. During subsequent seasons, he played for Torino, Udinese and Brescia, before returning to England and signing for Norwich City in December 1951.
When Sloan began his international career in 1945, there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland-based IFA and the Republic of Ireland-based FAI, claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result, several notable Irish players from this era, including Sloan, played for both teams.
Between 1945 and 1947, Sloan made three appearances and scored one goal for the IFA XI. These included two Victory Internationals, played in 1945 and 1946. On 15 September 1945, at Windsor Park, Belfast, he made his debut for the IFA XI in a 1-0 defeat against England. Then, on 4 May 1946, he scored the only goal of the game as the IFA XI defeated Wales 1-0 at Ninian Park. He made his last appearance for the IFA XI in a 2-1 win against Wales on 16 April 1947. Sloan was a Tranmere Rovers player when he played the first two games for the IFA XI, but had transferred to Arsenal by the time he made his last appearance.
In 1946, while at Arsenal, Sloan also made two appearances and scored one goal for the FAI XI. He was one of several players born in Northern Ireland who benefited from the FAI's attempts to establish their all-Ireland influence. In June 1946, when the FAI organised an Iberian tour, Sloan, together with Jackie Vernon, Billy McMillan and Jimmy McAlinden, was one of four Northern Irish players called up. Sloan subsequently played in both the 3-1 defeat to Portugal on 16 June and then scored the winner as he helped the FAI XI gain a surprise 1-0 victory against Spain on 23 June.
Sloan continued to play football into the mid-1950s with, among others, Peterborough United, before joining Rabat F.C. of Malta as a player/coach in 1954. He also had spells as player/coach with both Lockheed Leamington and Bath City before emigrating to Australia as a coach in the Victorian Premier League, first with South Melbourne Hellas and then with Juventus. In 1964 he guided Hellas to the league title.
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'''James Lee "Jim" Paterson''' (born 25 September 1979 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Football League Championship club Plymouth Argyle. He has played for most of his career on the left wing but since late 2007 he has been deployed more often as a left back.
He played for Dundee United before moving to Motherwell in 2004. During his career at Dundee United he was unfortunate to break his leg twice in as many years..
On 31 January 2008, Paterson moved to Plymouth Argyle on a three and a half year deal for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around -250,000. He scored his first goal for Pilgrims with an effort from the edge of the box against Southampton on 19 February.
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Marshall moved on to West Bromwich Albion for -700,000 in August 2002.
During a spell on loan at Hull City, Marshall suffered a horrific broken leg and was forced to retire from playing in 2005.
-DOCSTART-	7475728
'''Dr James "Jimmy" Paterson MC''' (May 9, 1891 - unknown) was a Scottish doctor and footballer.
Born in London but brought up in Glasgow, Paterson was on the books of both Rangers and Queen's Park as an amateur, whilst training as a doctor. With the outbreak of World War I he joined the London Scottish Regiment and served as a medical officer, winning the Military Cross for his bravery in action in France. After the war ended, he moved back to London to share a medical practice in Clapton with his brother-in-law, J. L. Scott, who was also the Arsenal team doctor. Paterson was persuaded to sign for Arsenal as an amateur, and made his debut on the left wing against Derby County on October 30, 1920.
Paterson became a regular fixture in the Arsenal side that season, and even played for an English League XI against a Scottish League XI, the first Scotsman to do so. However, he found himself ousted from the side in 1921-22, before returning to play over 20 games in both the 1922-23 and 1923-24 seasons. An anecdote by the ''Times'' columnist Brian Glanville recounted how once, when given a bunch of daffodils by a girl in the crowd for one match, Paterson played on the wing with them in his hand for several minutes before finding a place to put them.
He retired from football in the summer of 1924 to concentrate on his medical practice, only to make a surprise return to the Arsenal side two years later after being persuaded by Herbert Chapman. His final match was against Newcastle United on February 13, 1926, in which he scored his only ever league goal, in a 3-0 win. In all he made 77 appearances for Arsenal, scoring two goals.
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'''Andy McLaren''' (born 5 June 1973 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently with Junior club Petershill.
McLaren, a winger, began his career in 1989 with Dundee United where he remained for 10 years, helping them win the Scottish Cup in 1994. He left Tannadice for English club Reading in 2000 and during his spell had a brief loan spell at Livingston F.C. On returning to Reading, he tested positive for cannabis and cocaine and admitted to alcoholism
After spending time in rehabilitation, he returned to football in June 2000 when he was signed for Kilmarnock by the then manager Bobby Williamson. During his time at Rugby Park, he won his only Scotland cap, a substitute appearance in a 1-1 draw against Poland in April 2001
He left Kilmarnock in August 2003 after rejecting a new contract and returned to Dundee United. He played for one season at Dundee United team, before being loaned to Partick Thistle and Greenock Morton before joining Morton permanently in 2005. After a season at Cappielow, he joined Dundee in July 2006
In February 2007, McLaren signed for Ayr United on a part-time deal until the end of 2006-07,
McLaren gave a positive drugs test in 2000 during his time at Reading and was immediately banned from football. After receiving treatment for drug addiction and alcoholism, McLaren returned to football with Kilmarnock, continuing to receive treatment upon returning to first club Dundee United in 2004. Upon signing for Morton permanently in 2005, McLaren admitted to then manager Jim McInally he had suffered from abuse as a child, which had led to his drug and alcohol problems. He later announced he had considered suicide, including crashing into a lorry at 80mph.
McLaren's life is detailed in his autobigraphy, ''Tormented''.
As highlighted in his autobiography, Andy wanted to help young people avoid the pitfalls that have affected his life and career. In February 2009 Andy established an organisation - A&M Training and Development (
-DOCSTART-	7476280
'''Alan McDermott''' (born 22 January 1982 in Dublin) is a retired Irish footballer who last played with Kildare County in the League of Ireland First Division.
An ex-Manchester United trainee, McDermott joined Hamilton Academicals in March 2003. He went on to have spells with Shelbourne and Newry, before signing for Kildare County towards the end of 2005.
At the beginning of the 2006 season, he had a brief stint with Dundalk, before re-signing for Kildare County to fill a much needed void in the County defence. He held down a steady place with Kildare due to injuries, firstly to Phil Byrne and then to Ian Malone. He scored his first goal for Kildare in a defeat to Finn Harps in Ballybofey in September 2006.
McDermott proved his versatility during the 2007 season. The utility player played in almost every position except in goal. He added to his goal tally with a dramatic equaliser against Shelbourne at Station Road and one against Kilkenny in the same stadium, but the other end. He was released on 25 August 2007.
McDermott has also represented his country at youth level, winning the player of the tournament award in an invitational in Portugal in 2000 for the Under 17's. He has also represented an Eircom League U21's team.
-DOCSTART-	7481127
'''Darren Holloway''' (born 3 October 1977 in Bishop Auckland, England) is a professional footballer. His former clubs include Bradford City (scoring once against Hull),
He was released by Gateshead after the 2008-09 season.
-DOCSTART-	7481140
'''Neil Wainwright''' (born 4 November 1977 in Warrington) is an English footballer who plays for Morecambe. His former clubs include Wrexham and Sunderland and Darlington.
Wainwright began his career as a trainee at Wrexham in July 1996, making 11 league appearances in two season before joining Sunderland for a fee of -100,000 in July 1998.
-DOCSTART-	7481151
'''David Duke''' (born 7 December 1978) is a Scottish football player, who plays for Consett AFC.
Born in Inverness, Scotland, Duke started his career as a trainee at Sunderland in 1998. He moved to Swindon Town and joined Darlington in 2005,currently playing for Durham City A.F.C.
On the 2 February 2007 it was reported from the website;
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'''John Charles Evans''' (born 24 March 1947 in Torquay) is an English former professional footballer and an international bowls player.
Evans began his footballing career as an apprentice with Torquay United, turning professional in April 1965. He made six league appearances as a winger, scoring once, before leaving Plainmoor.
He later became a regular member of the England bowls team, winning a silver medal in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games pairs competition with Peter Line. He reached the quarter-finals of the World Indoor Bowls Championships singles competition in 1991.
In April 2001 he played in a trial to return to the England team for the first time since the 1982-83 bowling season, and later that year qualified to play in the 2002 World Indoor Championships.
He ran a bowls tour company which ceased trading in 2008.
-DOCSTART-	7483815
'''Martin 'Marty' Ellacott''' (born January 5, 1970) is an English former professional football goalkeeper who had success as a semi-professional in Wales.
Ellacott was born in Devon and began his career as an apprentice with Torquay United, turning professional at the end of his apprenticeship. He failed to break into the first team at Plainmoor and left for non-league football without making his league debut.
In 1993 he was playing for Ton Pentre in their debut season in the League of Wales. He left in 1996 to play for Inter Cabletel.
He later returned to Ton Pentre, winning the Welsh League Championship with them and playing in Europe in the Inter-Toto Cup, whilst also working as a fireman. In July 2000 he moved to Inter Cardiff, again playing in Europe, this time against Celtic in the UEFA Cup. In October 2000 he joined Cwmbran Town on loan, playing against Cardiff City in a 1-0 defeat in the FAW Premier Cup at Ninian Park.
In November 2000 he moved from Bridgend Town to Pontypridd Town as player-coach, but stayed only a few months, moving back to Ton Pentre in February 2001. He rejoined Cwmbran in the summer of 2002 and subsequently joined Barry Town who he had played against for Cwmbran in the 2003 Welsh Cup Final.
In November 2004, Ellacott played once, in an emergency, for Newtown in their game away to Total Network Solutions. In January 2005, Ellacott left Barry, who by then were in desperate financial trouble, to join Welsh League side Taffs Well.
However, the following month Ellacott returned to the Welsh Premier League, signing on seconds forms for Newtown. It was stated at the time that a work commitments, he had recently been promoted, would prevent him being a regular in the side.
In May 2005, Ellacott left Newtown to join Port Talbot Town.
He later rejoined Bridgend, where in January 2006 he was helping caretaker manager Drewe Phillips.
He began the 2007-08 season as captain of Ton Pentre.
-DOCSTART-	7485694
Holmes, a left-back, joined Coventry City as apprentice from Dublin side St John Bosco and was a member of the FA Youth Cup Final side in 1970. He turned professional in November 1970 and became the Republic of Ireland's youngest ever full international at 17 years, 200 days when he came on as a 74th minute substitute for Don Givens in the 4-1 defeat in the European Championship Qualifier against Austria at Dalymount Park on May 30, 1971.
He made his league debut later that year in the home game against Leicester City on the 4th of December and gradually established himself in the Coventry first team. In March 1977, after 6 goals in 128 games for Coventry, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of -120,000. A broken leg ended his career at White Hart Lane after 81 league games, in which he scored twice. While on international duty, Jimmy broke his leg, and complications arose in the setting of the leg.
In 1981 he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps and made one final appearance in the Irish national side. In October 1982 he returned to the UK, joining Leicester City on a free transfer, but played only twice before a free transfer took him to Brentford in February 1983. A month later, another free transfer took him to Torquay United, Holmes playing 25 games (3 goals) for Bruce Rioch's side. In November 1983 he moved to Peterborough United, scoring 7 times in 49 games before ending his league career.
He enjoyed an illustrious testimonial match in 1985 at Dalymount Park, when an Irish XI beat a Glenn Hoddle XI.
He later became a police officer in the Midlands. As a police officer, he was once called into duty again while on police duty at Coventry City's Highfield Road. When one of the players for a testimonial did not show, Jimmy stepped into the fray.
In August 2007 he was formally commended for his bravery in July 2006
-DOCSTART-	7487123
}}'''Iain Hesford''' (Chinese: , born 4 March 1960 in Ndola, Zambia) is an English footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for teams including Blackpool, Eastern, Sunderland and South China.
Hesford began his career at Blackpool, where he played more than 200 games and won seven caps for the England Under-21 team. In 1983, he was signed by Sheffield Wednesday, but didn't play a single game for the Owls. In 1986, he moved to Sunderland, where he played for two and a half seasons, before he moved to Hull City in December 1988, in a deal that saw Tony Norman move in the opposite direction. He was part of the Hull side that were relegated from the old Division 2 in 1991. He left the club, whereupon he signed for Maidstone United, who were also struggling at the time. He scored the winner in a 3-2 home win for Maidstone against Hereford United on a windy day in 1991, with a massive drop-kick.
He played for Hong Kong XI ('Hong Kong Golden Select') against England in a friendly which the visitors won 1-0.
Hesford's career in Hong Kong started in July 1992 when he joined Eastern. He played for the club for 4 years before he moved to Sing Tao in 1996-97 season and later South China in 1997-98. During his time at Eastern, the club captured 5 tropies including the Hong Kong Senior Shield, FA Cup and the league championship. He was elected as the best foreign player in the league in 1992. He was also in the HKFDL Team of the Year for three seasons ('92-'93, '93-'94 and '94-'95). While at Eastern, he went 827 minutes (over ten games) without conceding a goal , setting a HKFDL record before Loh Wai Chi scored for South China in a second round match.
He left Hong Kong in 1998 and started his career as a coach in England. He now runs a hotel in Littleborough, near Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.
-DOCSTART-	7489339
}}'''Patrick Martin "Paddy" Mulligan''' (born 17 March 1945 in Dublin) is a retired Irish footballer who played mainly as a right-back.
Mulligan started his senior career playing for Bohemians F.C. in 1963. However after only two games he signed for Shamrock Rovers in December 1963 . He made his competitive debut in a 7-1 win over Bohemians on the 26th of January 1964 and scored his first goal for the Hoops on the 23rd of August 1964 in a 4-0 League of Ireland Shield win over his old club .
He won the FAI Cup in 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1969. During the 1963-64 season he was part of the side which won seven trophies. He represented Rovers in European competition 10 times. In the summer of 1967 he was part of the Rovers team that represented Boston in the United Soccer Association league. In 1968, they sent him on loan to the Boston Beacons of the North American Soccer League.
On 22 October 1969, Mulligan signed for English club Chelsea for -17,500. He featured in Chelsea's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup success in 1971, making a late substitute appearance in the first final against Real Madrid in Athens. He also played in Chelsea's League Cup final against Stoke City a year later, though they lost 2-1 at Wembley.
Mulligan left Chelsea in 1972 for Crystal Palace. He stayed with the South London club for three years, after which he signed for West Brom. Mulligan re-joined Shamrock Rovers in 1979, making his final appearance on 24 February 1980. Has his testimonial in August 1980 . He then joined Panathinaikos as assistant manager before retiring from the game in 1982.
During his time at Rovers he won 10 caps for the Irish national team, including three as captain, one under-23 cap and six Inter league caps. Overall he won 50 caps for his country.
Mulligan managed League of Ireland sides Galway United (during the 1983-84 season) and Shelbourne during the first half of the 1985-86 season. He also applied to manage the Irish national team, but lost out to Eoin Hand.
Mulligan occasionally appears as a soccer analyst on Irish television channel TV3.
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'''Craig Brian R. Stone''' (born 29 December 1988) is an English professional footballer, currently at Ebbsfleet United. He came through the Gillingham youth ranks, making his league debut as a 16 year old in the 2005-06 season away to Hartlepool United, and plays in central midfield.
Stone joined the club since the age of 10 and impressed sufficiently to be added to the first team squad for the 2006-07 season. He made his first start for the club in a 1-1 draw away to Bournemouth on 28 April 2007. He signed his first professional contract in May 2007, a one year deal with an option of another year.
On 17 January 2008 Stone joined Brentford on a month's loan, which was later extended for a second month. On his return to Priestfield Stadium he still could not command a regular place in the team and he was released at the end of his contract, and joined non-League club Ebbsfleet United in time for the 2008-09 season. On 21 February 2009 he broke his leg in a match against Wrexham and was expected to miss the remainder of the season. The leg break came in a challenge with former Gillingham team-mate and current Wrexham player Andrew Crofts, whose cousin is Stone's partner.
Since breaking his leg a group of Ebbsfleet supporters have got together to help Stone pass the time whilst out injured by purchasing a Playstation 3, something which he asked for.
-DOCSTART-	7491821
'''Mohammed Gargo''' (born June 19, 1975) is a football defender from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
He is the manager of the Ghana football club Ashanti Gold Sporting Club.
-DOCSTART-	7491987
'''Alexander Nyarko''' (born October 15, 1973) is a former Ghanaian football player.
Nyarko started his career at Ghana, and then joined his first European team - FC Basel - in 1995; followed by Karlsruher SC in Germany; then RC Lens for two seasons, and in 2000 joined Everton FC for -4.5M, signing a contract until June 2005. He scored his first and only goal for Everton against Tottenham Hotspur in September 2000.
Nyarko was capped for Ghanaian Olympic team at 1992 Summer Olympics, and won bronze medal. He also played for Ghana in 1998 and 2000 African Cup of Nations.
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'''Paul Straney''' is a goalkeeper with Irish League side Cliftonville F.C.. He joined the Reds in June 2001, making his debut in the Intertoto Cup clash with Moldovan side Tiligul Tiraspol.
Born on the October 7, 1975 in Downpatrick, Paul also played for Newry City F.C., Glenavon F.C., Glentoran F.C., and English sides Telford United F.C., Stoke City, Liverpool FC. Paul was a regular in the Cliftonville side which won the 2003 CIS Cup, and indeed was to thank for Cliftonville F.C. reaching the final, after a fantastic display in the semi-final against North Belfast rivals Crusaders F.C., in which the Reds were victorious in a penalty shoot-out, after a 1-1 draw.
-DOCSTART-	7502451
}}'''George Beel''', born February 26, 1900 in Bracebridge Heath, England was a professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He is regarded as the best centre forward in Burnley's history and holds their records for the highest number of goals in a season and the highest number of league goals ever.
He started playing football during World War I playing for Blackpool F.C. - as he was stationed in Blackpool - in the Wartime Leagues, where he impressed enough to earn himself a trial with Manchester United in 1919. However, he did not do enough to get a contract and went to his hometown team Lincoln City in October 1919. He went on to play in the lower reaches of the Football League for Merthyr Town and Chesterfield. After scoring 23 goals in 35 games for the Spirites, many Division One teams were interested in Beel. Burnley were the quickest to make a move and signed him in the summer of 1923. He spent nine years at Turf Moor, where he scored 187 goals in 337 games in all competitions for the Clarets, being their top goal-scorer in six of those seasons and runner-up in another two.
His days at Burnley were numbered when they were relegated to Division Two after Beel had a mediocre year in front of goal. He ended up returning to Lincoln City in 1932 staying for just a year before finishing his career with a season at Rochdale. He then went on to become player-manager at non-league Tunbridge Wells and later manager of Maidstone United. He decided to stay in Maidstone for the rest of his life and was helping out with junior football throughout the 1970s right up until his death in December 1980.
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'''Craig Morgan''' (born 16 June 1985 in St Asaph) is a Welsh professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Football League Championship side Peterborough United.
A Welsh international, he currently holds 18 caps for his country after making his debut in October 2006. After beginning his career with spells at Wrexham, where he helped win the Football League Trophy in 2005, and Milton Keynes Dons, he joined Peterborough United in January 2007 after a short loan spell, helping the club reach the Football League Championship by winning consecutive promotions in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.
Morgan began his career as a youth player at Wrexham, making his professional debut at the end of the 2001-02 as a substitute during a 5-0 win over Cambridge United at the age of 16, a game which confirmed Wrexham's relegation to Division Three, and was handed a second substitute appearance the following week in a 1-0 defeat to Stoke City. Morgan remained a bit part player the following season, although he did score his first professional goal during his first appearance of the season on 5 October 2002 in a 2-2 draw with Cambridge United., making seven appearances in all competitions as Wrexham gained promotion back into Division Two at the first attempt.
The 2003-04 season saw Morgan begin to establish himself in the Wrexham first team, making 21 appearances in all competitions as the club mostly stayed clear of a relegation battle with a 13th placed finish. During the latter part of the season, Morgan was sent off for the first time in his professional career, in a 0-0 draw with Plymouth Argyle on 27 March 2004. The following season saw him make his most amount of appearances in a single season for Wrexham, including playing in all six of the team's matches as they won the Football League Trophy, beating Southend United 2-0 in the final at the Millennium Stadium. However the season ended in disappointment for the team as they were relegated back into Division Three after being docked ten points due to entering administration.
Following relegation, Morgan, who was out of contract with the club, entered into talks over a new contract but rejected the first offer made by Wrexham stating: "''Wrexham have been a great club for me, I understand their financial problems, but I'm not happy with my offer.''" Two weeks later Morgan's departure from Wrexham was confirmed, signing a two-year contract with League One side Milton Keynes Dons, who had previously been warned by Wrexham boss Denis Smith over their attempts to sign him, for an undisclosed five-figure transfer fee.
He made his debut for his new club on 6 August 2005, the opening day of the 2005-06 season, in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, and appeared in 47 games during the season which ended in relegation from Division Two. After starting the next season in the first-team, Morgan fell out of favour and was allowed to return to his first club Wrexham on a one-month loan deal,
He made his debut for ''The Posh'' on 2 December 2006 in a 2-1 win over Tranmere Rovers in the second round of the FA Cup as an 85th minute substitute for Shane Huke. After impressing during his initial loan spell, having made seven appearances, his move was made permanent on 2 January on a free transfer. He quickly established himself in the first team and scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 victory over Notts County on 3 March 2007.
In the 2007-08 season he made 41 league appearances, as well as signing a new three-year contract in February 2008, as the club won promotion to Division Two by finishing as runners-up to Milton Keynes Dons. Ahead of the clubs League One campaign in the 2008-09 season, Morgan was handed the captaincy of the team at the age of just 23, taking over from Micah Hyde. However on 29 September he was replaced as captain by Russell Martin, less than two months later. Peterborough Manager Darren Ferguson put the decision down to Morgan's involvement with the Welsh national team, which often saw him miss games while on international duty, stating: "''Craig did fine, it's nothing about that, he was just missing games.''" Despite losing the captaincy, he remained a regular first-team player and helped the side to their second consecutive promotion after forming a defensive partnership with Gabriel Zakuani,
Morgan made his debut for the Wales under-17 side on 24 September 2001 in a 2-0 friendly win over Scotland, going on to win 6 caps for the side before moving up to under-19 and under-21 levels.
He made his debut for the Wales senior side on 11 October 2006 in a 3-1 win over Cyprus at the Millennium Stadium during the qualifying campaign for Euro 2008.
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'''Stuart Gray''' (born 19 April 1960) is an English former footballer and manager, who is the former manager of Football League Two side Northampton Town.
Born in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, Gray began his professional career with Nottingham Forest, emerging from the youth system with players such as Steve Hodge and Colin Walsh. He joined Barnsley in 1984 and continued to build a reputation as a steady and versatile player, scoring 11 league goals in the 1986-87 season. He moved to Aston Villa in 1987 and would win promotion the following year and runners-up in the First Division in 1990.
Gray joined Southampton in September 1991 for a fee of -200,000 as one of Ian Branfoot's first signings. Initially, this appeared to be a useful signing for the club as he could play either at left-back as cover for Micky Adams or in midfield, but a serious achillies tendon injury sustained in an FA cup match against former club Bolton Wanderers ended his playing career.
Earlier in that FA Cup run, Gray scored his only goal for Southampton, in a replay against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Micky Adams hit a probing left-foot pass which dropped between Peter Schmeichel and Paul Parker. Gray nipped between the goalkeeper and defender to stroke the ball home from just outside the area. Southampton eventually went on to win the game in a penalty shoot-out after scores were level 2-2 after extra time. This was the first ever such shoot-out involving First Division sides.
After his playing career was finished, Gray joined the coaching staff at The Dell before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1994 as reserve team coach. His family were unable to settle in the West Midlands at this time, so he returned to Southampton, initially working in the community office, before becoming reserve team coach under Dave Jones in July 1997, moving up to first team coach in November 1998, a role he retained after the appointment of Glenn Hoddle as manager in January 2000.
When Hoddle was lured away to Tottenham Hotspur in March 2001, Gray initially took over as caretaker manager, before taking on the role permanently in June, as Southamptom moved to their new St Mary's Stadium. Early results were poor and chairman Rupert Lowe panicked about the effect on the club's investment in the new stadium and Gray was sacked after little more than 3 months in charge, to be replaced by Gordon Strachan. During his brief tenure as manager, he broke Southampton's transfer record, signing Rory Delap for a fee of -4 million.
He has since coached successfully at a number of football clubs. These include Aston Villa, where he and John Deehan acted as joint caretaker managers after the departure of John Gregory. Stuart Gray moved briefly to Crystal Palace to assist caretaker manager, Kit Symons. He then joined Dave Jones at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the capacity of assistant manager. The two had previously worked together at Southampton. After the dismissal of Jones from Wolverhampton, Gray remained as assistant manager to Glenn Hoddle, once more acting as caretaker manager after Hoddle's departure.
On 2 January 2007, Gray was appointed as the manager of Northampton Town after accepting a 2 and a half year contract; he replaced John Gorman who had resigned on 20 December 2006.
Gray was sacked as Northampton Town Manager on 8 September 2009, following relegation from League 1 in the 2008/2009 season and being 16th in League 2 after 6 games in the 2009/2010 season.
-DOCSTART-	7503656
'''Adam Tann''' (born 12 May 1982 in Fakenham) is an English footballer. He is a defender, and plays for Histon.
Tann started his career with Cambridge United, after being awarded a professional contract at the beginning of the 1999-00 season. He made his debut in the Football League Trophy defeat to Barnet, and remained in the reserve team until the first-half of the 2001-02 season, when he appeared for the Cambridge side which finished bottom of the Division Three, and winless at home.
Tann was to move to the Lilywhites of Cambridge City on loan, but otherwise stayed with United until 2005. He then signed for Gravesend, making one emergency appearance before moving back to the Football League with Notts County.
In January 2006, he signed for Leyton Orient. Tann was diagnosed with testicular cancer in the autumn of 2006, but following a successful operation, he returned in the latter stages of the 2006-07 season. He scored an important goal in the club's history in a 2-0 away win against Bradford City to almost keep Orient safe of a place in League One for the 2007-08 season. Orient survived the next week against Nottingham Forest as results went their way.
In May 2007 he rejected a new contract at Orient to re-join former club Notts County.
His cousins Ryan Jarvis and Rossi Jarvis are also professional footballers. Ryan Jarvis was a teammate of Tann for a brief spell of the 2006/07 season, when Jarvis enjoyed a loan period at Leyton Orient.
On 18 October, Tann was stretchered off Notts County's Game with Macclesfield with a suspected broken leg from a horrific tackle from Macclesfield Midfielder Gareth Adams. At the end of the 2008-09 season, Tann was released by Notts County. On 16 July 2009, Tann signed a one-year deal at Conference National outfit Histon.
-DOCSTART-	7504955
'''Michael Meaker''' (born 18 August 1971) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Bitton in the Western Football League Premier Division.
He began his career at Queens Park Rangers, where he played in the FA Premier League. While at QPR, he had a loan spell at Plymouth Argyle. In July 1995 Reading paid -550,000 for his services, and he went on to make 67 appearances for the club before moving to Bristol Rovers in the summer of 1998. He had a loan spell at Swindon Town in 2000, before returning to Plymouth in 2001. He has also played for Northwich Victoria, Henley Town, Southall Town, Mangotsfield United and Hounslow Borough, and in the summer of 2006 he re-joined Mangotsfield for a second spell at the club.
Although not a prolific goalscorer for most of his career, during the 2005-06 season at Hounslow he broke the club record for most league goals in a season (41), and scored a total of 44 in all competitions.
He has also been capped by Wales at under-21 level.
He now runs a football academy at the David Lloyd Westbury Health Club in Bristol.
-DOCSTART-	7505520
'''Mark Richard Cousins''' (born 9 January 1987) is a footballer, currently playing for Colchester United.
Mark Cousins attended Meadgate Primary School, Chelmsford, and later attended Great Baddow High School in Chelmsford.
-DOCSTART-	7506140
'''Derek 'Doc' Pace''' (born March 11, 1932, in Bloxwich, England - died October 17, 1989) was a footballer who played in the position of Striker for Sheffield United and Aston Villa.
Pace went to Essington Junior School in Essington and was captain for Walsall Schoolboys playing at centre half. On leaving school, he went on to play for amateur sides Bloxwich Scouts in the Bloxwich Combination, Bloxwich Wesley in the Walsall Minor League and had a spell with Walsall Wood in the Walsall Senior League during the 1948-49 season.
Derek was signed by Aston Villa from Bloxwich Scouts in September 1949, not long after his signing for Villa; he was called up for two years National service in the Medical Corps where he obtained the nickname "Doc". Derek was small in stature for a centre forward at five feet eight inches, and less than 12 stone, but was nonetheless hardy and tough, and a real problem for defenders to cope with. He came out of the Army in June 1953.
He played as an inside-forward with Aston Villa, and although he enjoyed lengthy runs in the side, he did not quite fully establish himself at Villa Park, although he did score on his debut against Burnley on March 17, 1951.
In 1953-1954 season, Derek was one of seven forwards who appeared for Aston Villa following the departure of regular forward Trevor Ford - who had joined Sunderland. He seized his opportunity and scored six goals from six league matches. The following season, he played in 18 league matches scoring one goal also made one appearance in the FA Cup.
In 1955-56, Villa were next to bottom of the league three points behind Sheffield United with three matches remaining. Sheffield United manager Joe Mercer had tried to sign Pace in mid-season, but his attempts were blocked by Villa. And in the closing games it was Derek's goals that did a great deal to save Villa from relegation, they eventually finished third from bottom on goal difference and avoided relegation. In 1956-57 Derek played in 21 league matches scoring six goals and in six cup games scoring two goals. Although he missed out on being selected for the Aston Villa 1957 FA Cup Final side, being twelfth man after playing in all the rounds up to the semi-final.
He started the 1957-58 season with Villa and played in 12 games scoring three goals - including the Charity Shield side that was beaten by Manchester United. In total he scored 42 league and FA Cup goals in 106 matches for Aston Villa.
On December 26, 1957, he was finally signed by Sheffield United manager Joe Mercer for -12,000. It was with the Blades he began to excel as a striker. He made his debut for United on the day he had signed - scoring after just eight minutes, against Blackburn Rovers at Bramall Lane on December 26, 1957.
At Sheffield United he switched his playing position to centre-forward, and met with increasing success. Pace was a superb header of the ball and some of the goals he scored with his head were spectacular. He could also shoot with both feet and had outstanding anticipation and timing. Many of his goals were scored from half chances in the goalmouth.
He was an ever present in the side when United achieved First Division status again in season 1960-61 with Pace scoring 26 goals, including a FA Cup run in which the team reached the Semi-finals. He became a great favourite with the Blades fans, who warmed to his enthusiasm, sportsmanship, quick shooting and brilliant heading ability, and his signing was undoubtedly a major factor in bringing better days ahead to the Lane.
Immediately after his signing, the improvement to the Blades team was instantly apparent. Between February 22, 1958 and April 5, 1958, United won eight consecutive league matches, with Pace scoring nine of the goals in this period. The spell included one of United-s most memorable FA Cup victories. The occasion was a 4th Round against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in front of 51,536 spectators. Pace put United ahead in the first minute and United won the tie 3-0. Pace was a consistent scorer for the Blades, and started 1960 in great form. Between January 2 and March 5 of that year, he scored 16 goals in eight matches, including a hat-trick against his former club and (at the time) Division Two league leaders Aston Villa at Villa Park on February 27, 1960.
His last match for Sheffield United was against Burnley at Bramall Lane on August 29, 1964. In total he had scored 140 goals in 253 league appearances (175 goals in 302 league and cup games) for United. He was the Blades top scorer for six successive seasons.
In December 1964, he moved to Notts County where he scored 15 goals from 29 matches. He then left to join Walsall in July 1966, only playing four matches plus one as substitute, and scoring one goal - a flying header at Grimsby Town on August 27, 1966.
In his career he scored a grand total of 233 goals in 444 games.
After retiring from football Derek became a sales representative for Churchfield Springs Ltd of West Bromwich. He died on October 17, 1989.
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'''Craig Shakespeare''' (born Birmingham, 26 October 1963) is a former professional footballer who went on to become a football coach. He is currently Assistant Manager at Leicester City
In his playing days he was an attacking midfielder; he favoured his left foot and his preferred position was on the left side of midfield. He signed as an apprentice at Walsall F.C. in September 1979, turning professional in November 1981. Shakespeare rates his goal in a 2-2 League Cup draw against Chelsea in October 1984 as the best of his career.
He spent less than a year at Hillsborough, before moving to West Bromwich Albion F.C. for -275,000. He stayed at Albion for over three years, making 128 appearances in total and becoming the team's first choice penalty taker. He scored twice from the penalty spot in Albion's first ever game in the Third Division, a 6-3 victory over Exeter City in August 1991.
Albion were promoted in 1993, but Shakespeare moved to Grimsby Town, rejoining Alan Buckley under whom he had played at Walsall. He later moved on to Scunthorpe United, and also played for three non-league clubs before retiring.
In 1999 he rejoined West Brom as Football in the Community Officer. In this role he was responsible for promoting football at grass roots level in the local community. He later took up the post of academy coach, then in 2006 became Reserve Team Coach. In October 2006, following the departure of Bryan Robson and then his assistant Nigel Pearson (who had been caretaker manager for a period of four weeks), Shakespeare was given charge of the first team for one game pending the arrival of Tony Mowbray.
Shakespeare left Albion in June 2008 to become Pearson's assistant manager at Leicester City,
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'''Frank Becton''' (born Preston, 11 May 1873, died Liverpool, 6 November 1909) was an English professional footballer at the turn of the 20th century. A striker, he turned out for Preston North End (in two separate spells), Liverpool, Sheffield United, Bedminster, Swindon Town, Ashton Town and New Brighton Tower. He also represented England twice, scoring two goals.
His early death came from tuberculosis.
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'''John "Jackie" Knight Mudie''' (10 April 1930 - 2 March 1992) was a Scottish international footballer who played as a forward for Blackpool, Stoke City and Port Vale in a career spanning twenty years.
Born in Dundee, Jackie Mudie started his footballing career with local junior sides Lochee Harp and Stobswell Juniors.
Mudie joined Blackpool in 1946, signing professional terms a year later. He was at the club throughout the 1950s, which are the most successful decade in the club's history to date. He played alongside some of the club's greats; right winger Stanley Matthews, goalkeeper and fellow Scot George Farm, defenders Tommy Garrett and Hugh Kelly (another Scot) and outside-left Bill Perry.
After three years developing in the reserves, he made his debut on 8 March 1950, against Liverpool, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win at Anfield. The following season he featured regularly as Blackpool challenged in the league and reached the 1951 FA Cup Final. Newcastle United proved too strong at Wembley, however, and two goals from Jackie Milburn took the trophy to the North-East. After the loss, Blackpool signed Ernie Taylor, and Mudie lost his place. Eventually, though, he worked his way back into the team.
In 1952-53, Blackpool bounced back from their disappointment in 1951's FA Cup Final when Mudie's last-minute goal against Tottenham Hotspur in that season's semi-final sealed a return to Wembley, this time to face Bolton Wanderers. This match is universally remembered as the "Matthews Final", due to the veteran winger's dazzling skills helping to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 win for Blackpool. Although Matthews and hat-trick scorer Stan Mortensen understandably took the limelight, Matthews himself would later acknowledge the importance of the selfless Mudie, noting that his "skill and work for others often made some of us look better than we really were".
In his early career, Mudie was considered an inside forward, however, when Mortensen was transferred to Hull City in 1955, Mudie became Blackpool's regular centre-forward, despite his diminutive stature. This change of position, combined his scoring 22 and 38 goals in consecutive seasons, enabled him to achieve international recognition and he made his international debut against Wales in 1956. His hat-trick in a 4-2 win against Spain in 1957 helped Scotland qualify for the following year's World Cup and he was subsequently selected in the squad that travelled to Sweden. Scotland flattered to deceive in the Finals, though, and an early exit led the international selectors to look to younger players, effectively ending Mudie-s international career with 17 caps and 9 goals to his name.
Stoke City signed Mudie, along with Stanley Matthews, in March 1961 for -8,500, and Mudie scored just five minutes into his debut. The veteran pairing helped ''the Potters'' to the Division Two championship in 1962-63.
Mudie moved to Stoke's local rivals Port Vale in November 1963 along with Ron Wilson in a "package" deal of between -12,000 and -15,000.
Initially a regular, the ageing Mudie could not play on hard surfaces due to the risk of muscle jarring, he then lost his first team place on any surface in August 1964.
After his playing retirement, Mudie continued to live in Stoke-on-Trent, his adopted hometown. He had brief spells coaching at Oswestry Town, Crewe Alexandra (where he was assistant manager), Northwich Victoria and Eastwood Town and also spent one summer in America, as coach of the Cleveland Cobras in 1978. He also spent time in South Africa, as a scout for Johannesburg Rangers.
Mudie died in Stoke in 1992, aged 61, two years after being diagnosed with cancer.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
Under Valiant 2001, his son, Graham, has continued the Port Vale connection by working as a Director of the club.
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'''Juan Maldonado Jaimez Junior''' (born February 06, 1982 in So Paulo), better known as '''Juan''' is a Brazilian Left Back who currently plays for Flamengo. He also has Spanish citizenship.
He started his career with So Paulo FC before being signed by English side Arsenal in 2001. He only made two first-team appearances for Arsenal, his debut coming against Grimsby Town in the League Cup on November 27, 2001. His other appearance was a substitute in the 5th Round of the FA Cup against Gillingham.
He had a brief period on loan for two months on Millwall in 2003. There he played two league matches and played another one League Cup match.
In 2004 he returned to Brazil to play for Fluminense, playing 12 matches in the Brazilian Cup, 5 matches in the 2004 Brazilian Srie A, and 39 matches in the 2005 Brazilian Srie A and scoring one goal.
Juan moved to Flamengo in the beginning of 2006. Late in that year he scored one goal in the final of Brazilian Cup against Vasco da Gama and was named "man of the match".
After being one of the best players in the Brazilian Srie A 2007, Juan came in second for the Bola de Prata (Silver Ball) award for best left back given by Revista Placar, a prestigious Brazilian football magazine. In the 2008 season, once again Juan had a great performance, and this time won Bola de Prata award for best player is his position.
On August 22, 2008 Juan received his first call up to Brazil National Team to play against Chile and Bolivia on the qualifying round to the World Cup 2010. After the period with national team Juan started being called sometimes Juan Maldonado to avoid confusion with Juan, former Flamengo player.
On May 22, 2009 Juan received a 30 day ban for threatening Botafogo's Maicosuel in the 2009 Rio de Janeiro State League finals.
''according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website and Flaestatstica.''
Juan debuted in the Brazil National Team on September 7, 2008 as a second half substitute replacing Ronaldinho Gacho in the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers 3-0 win over Chile. Three days later, he played his first match as a starter against Bolivia in Estdio Olmpico Joo Havelange, also for the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers.
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'''Jeremiah "Jerry" Dawson''' (18 March 1888 - 8 August 1970) was an English professional football goalkeeper. Dawson is most notable for holding the record of having played the most ever league games for Burnley.
Dawson was born in Cliviger, Lancashire and signed his first professional contract with Burnley in February 1907 after coming to their attention playing for his village team.
Dawson is mostly remembered for one match, the 1914 FA Cup Final, even though he did not play in it. The day before the game, he told manager John Haworth that he didn't think he would make it to the end of the game. As there were no substitutes in those days, that would have left Burnley without a goalkeeper. Burnley went on to win the FA Cup and, as a sign of respect of his unselfishness, Dawson was given a winner's medal along with the rest of the team.
In his time at Burnley, Dawson played well over 700 first team games overall.
Dawson also played twice for the England national football team, making his debut on 22 October 1921 in the 1-1 draw with Ireland.
After retiring from professional football he joined the coaching staff at Turf Moor, and played as a batsman in the Lancashire League for Burnley Cricket Club.
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'''Richard John Keogh''' (born August 11, 1986 in Harlow) is an Irish footballer for Football League One club Carlisle United for whom he plays as a defender.
Having been a schoolboy in Ipswich Town's academy and a ballboy at Portman Road, Keogh moved on to the Stoke City youth set-up but was released and joined up with Bristol City before the start of the 2005/2006 campaign. He also rejected a move to Burnley.
In his first season, Brian Tinnion, who had signed Keogh, left the club. He was replaced by Gary Johnson who loaned him to Wycombe Wanderers. He then began to establish himself in city's first team plans and scored against Walsall.
He began the 2006-2007 season with the same form as the previous season, and replaced Bradley Orr after his red card against Northampton Town and later imprisonment. He scored his second City goal against Gillingham.
He later captained the Republic Of Ireland Under 21's in October 2006 and was voted Bristol City's "Young Player of the Year" for the 2006-07 season.
On August 31, 2007, he joined Huddersfield Town on loan and made his debut on 1 September 2007 against Millwall. On September 15, he scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 3-2 defeat at home to Cheltenham Town at the Galpharm Stadium. He returned to Bristol City on 29 October following Huddersfield's decision not to extend his loan.
On November 19, 2007 he joined Carlisle United on loan. The loan lasted until January 1, 2008, with a recall option after 28 days of the loan period.
On January 4, 2008 he returned to Bristol City after negotiations to extend / make permanent his loan collapsed. On March 10, 2008, he joined League One side Cheltenham Town on loan and made his debut in their 2-1 win over Leeds United at Elland Road the following day.
On August 20, 2008 Keogh returned to Carlisle United on a permanent transfer from Bristol City for an undisclosed sum.
Richard is half English.
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'''Philip "Phil" Eastwood''' (born 6 April 1978 in Blackburn) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a striker for Burnley.
Eastwood was born in Whalley and attended Pleckgate High School in Blackburn. As a schoolboy, he was with Blackburn Rovers before joining Burnley as a YTS trainee when he left school. While at Burnley he won a Pontins League Second Division winners' medal with the reserve team,
had loan spells at non-league sides Leek Town, Telford United and Kettering Town, and made 16 first-team appearances, scoring once.
Released at the end of the 1998-99 season, he went on to play for Conference clubs Morecambe and Southport, then spent four seasons with Stalybridge Celtic. He scored 63 goals from 153 appearances in all competitions, and spent time on loan at Hyde United and Ashton United, before signing for Rossendale United in 2006. Over his three seasons with the club, he averaged 20 goals a season, was their leading scorer, and was player-manager from November 2008 to the end of the 2008-09 season, when he left the post by mutual consent after Rossendale finished bottom of the Northern Premier League Division One North. He then joined Bamber Bridge as a player.
In January 2009, Eastwood joined Preston North End as technical youth development officer, to work with the youngest players in the club's centre of excellence.
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'''Mark Stuart Ford''' (born 10 October 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leeds United, Burnley, Torquay United and Darlington and in the Belgian First Division for Lommel.
Ford was born in Pontefract and attended Tadcaster Grammar School.
He returned to the UK at the end of the 1999-2000 season, and signed for Torquay United on a free transer under the Bosman ruling, turning down offers from Darlington, Hull City and Rotherham United.
After two years with Darlington he joined Conference side Leigh RMI on loan, before being released at the end of the 2002-2003 season. He then signed for Northern Premier League club Harrogate Town after a trial, and in 2006 was playing for Tadcaster Albion in the Northern Counties East League.
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'''Aaron Grundy''' (born 21 January 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town.
Grundy began his career in the youth academy at Bury in 1997, progressing the reserve side. He made his first team dbut on 18 October 2005 in the first round of the Football League Trophy against Halifax Town, which Bury lost 6-1, as a 16th minute substitute, replacing striker Tom Youngs, after keeper Craig Dootson had been sent off.
In the 2006-07 season, he made four appearances for ''the Shakers''.
He joined FC United of Manchester on a short-term loan in February 2008 after an injury to their regular first-team goalkeeper Sam Ashton ruled him out for a few weeks. Grundy was awarded with fans player of the month and also received the leagues goalkeeper of the month after a successful spell with the ''Red Rebels''.
He made a total of six appearances for Bury in his three years with the first team.
In August 2008, Grundy signed for Conference North side Burscoough but rarely featured for the club and was subsequently released. On 1 March 2009 he signed for Conference National side Cambridge United
After a successful trial period, Grundy signed for Conference North side Fleetwood Town on 1 August 2009. He made his debut later that day in a pre-season friendly against his former club Bury.
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'''Kevin Henderson''' (born 8 June 1974 in Ashington) is an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a striker for Burnley, Hartlepool United and Carlisle United. He also played non-league football for clubs including Morpeth Town and Gateshead.
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'''Neil Moore''' (born September 21, 1972 in Liverpool) is an English professional football defender who last played for Conference North side Nuneaton Borough.
Neil joined Nuneaton Borough in July 2003 following his release from Mansfield Town. He started his career at Everton and had loan spells with Blackpool, Oldham Athletic, Carlisle United, Rotherham United and Norwich City before moving to Burnley, and Macclesfield Town.
In 2000, he moved into non-league with Telford United. Moore spent two seasons at Bucks Head, where he was the subject of a -40,000 bid from Chester City. Upon the completion of his contract with Telford, he signed for Division Two side Mansfield Town, where he was captain until the appointment of Keith Curle as manager. He spent time on loan at Southport before being released and joining Nuneaton Borough, for whom he was skipper for three seasons. Despite being replaced as team captain by Tom Curtis at the start of the 2007/08 campaign, Moore remained a prominent first-team member, and when Curtis left at the end of the season, Moore was given the captaincy again for the 2008/09 season, following Nuneaton's two-league demotion.
However, Nuneaton started the season badly, and despite playing reasonably well, Moore was released by manager Kevin Wilkin in October 2008, so that Wilkin could free up money to buy attackers. This decision surprised a section of the Nuneaton faithful, however it was accepted by some that Neil was getting no younger. Despite a sad ending to his Nuneaton career, Moore was recognised as a tremendous servant to the club, a true Nuneaton legend of this generation, for his commitment, loyalty, and integrity always shone through; he was a member of the first group of legends ever inducted into the inaugural hall of fame when it began in 2009.
After being released by boro he's been offered loads of contrats a strong link in March 2009 to join Bedworth United but he wasn't keen on the offer, other offer was with Leamington in Late April 2009 & was training with Leamington until the end of May. In the summer of 09 he offers from Bedworth United, Nuneaton Griff, Hinckley United & Shepshed Dynamo F.C. Having decided he choose Solihull Moors unfortunately he doubtly yet to make the team until November due to lack of first team but Solihull Moors have promised he will get in the team soon he's match fit. He joined fellow borough player Brian Quailey who is currently on trail at Solihull Moors.
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'''Steve Morgan''' (born September 19, 1968 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English former professional football defender.
Morgan began his career with Blackpool, after progressing through the club's successful youth ranks. He made his first-team debut on March 17, 1986, as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Bolton Wanderers at Bloomfield Road.
A strong, well-built player, he was comfortable in either a defensive or midfield role, and spent much of his early career deep in defence alongside Dave Burgess or Mike Davies. Fast and skilful, he possessed an accurate cross, often after an overlapping run down the left flank.
Morgan was virtually an ever-present throughout his first three seasons, although his popularity faltered when fans questioned his attitude to the cause. Indeed, his playing style often gave the impression that he was too relaxed, and with the Blackpool struggling in the Third Division, he was often made a scapegoat by supporters.
Towards the end of the 1988-89 season, First Division Wimbledon reportedly offered around -300,000 for him.
Morgan went on to play for six other clubs, including loan periods at Bristol Rovers and Bury, before bringing his fourteen-year career to a close in 2000 with Halifax Town, after playing just one game for the Shaymen.
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'''John Andrew O'Kane''' (born 15 November 1974 in Nottingham) is an English former professional footballer who last played for Hyde United.
He began his professional career at Manchester United in 1993 as an 18-year-old, but played just two competitive games for the club before signing for Everton in January 1998. His most recent appearance for United was more than two years earlier on 19 August 1995, when he came on as a substitute against Aston Villa on the opening day of the 1995-96 Premier League season.
O'Kane was a member of United's FA Youth Cup winning side in the 1991-92 season.
He finally exited Old Trafford in the 1997-98 season, more than two years after his last appearance, when Howard Kendall signed him for Everton. He had more chance of first team football at Goodison Park, but still only managed 14 games in three years, during which time he was loaned out twice. He made his final senior appearance at the age of 28 for Blackpool in the 2002-03 Division Two campaign before signing for non-league Hyde United, where he remained until retiring completely in 2006.
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'''James "Jimmy" Thorpe''' (16 September 1913 - 9 February 1936) was an English footballer born in Jarrow. He played 139 games as a goalkeeper for Sunderland Football Club. He signed when he was 17 after attending Jarrow Central School. He had a promising career, becoming starter for the club from the 1932/33 season. His life and career were cut short on February 1, 1936 when he was kicked in the head and chest after he had picked up the ball following a backpass in a game against Chelsea at Roker Park. He was carried off in the second half, and died in hospital 4 days later from a diabetic coma 'accelerated by the rough usage of the opposing team'.
This tragic end to Thorpe's career led to a change in the rules, where players were no longer allowed to raise their foot to a goalkeeper when he had control of the ball in his arms. . Though Thorpe may be little known, even in the North East, goalkeepers around the world doubtlessly owe a debt to him.
Sunderland went on to win the Championship that same year, and his medal was presented to his widow.
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'''Frank Phillip Sibley''' (born Uxbridge Middlesex 4 December 1948) was an English footballer and a member of the double winning team that captured both the 3rd Division Championship in 1966/67 and the League Cup on 4 March 1967.
Frank was the youngest player to play in the QPR first team at the age of 15.
Frank retired from playing early, at the age of 23, after suffering a knee injury. He joined the coaching staff at QPR, and later became manager. He was also manager of Walsall F.C. in 1979.
Frank is currently chief scout for Watford.
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'''Steve Wicks''' (born 3 October 1956) in Reading, Berkshire was an English football defender. He was a tall, solid imposing player who played centre half. He most notably played for Chelsea, Derby County and Queens Park Rangers in the 1970s and 1980s. Steve made his debut for Chelsea aged 19 in 1975.
Steve had 2 spells at QPR and was part of the successful QPR side that won the Second Division Championship in 1983 and appeared in the Milk Cup Final in 1986.
The cry used to be heard around Loftus Road
He later moved into management with Scarborough, and then Lincoln City where he held the post for only 42 days, Crawley Town F.C., Scarborough F.C. and Malaysian side Selangor FA from 1997 to 1998.. He is currently working at Chelsea football club. He is the father of Matthew Wicks who was on the books at Manchester United and Arsenal and played for Brighton and Hove Albion. After retiring from football Wicks got offered a huge managing job in Malaysia and Singapore, which he took, and all the family moved with him. He enjoyed the time away but returned to England five years later.
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'''Robert Joseph (Bob) Hazell''' (born in Kingston, Jamaica on 14 June, 1959) is a former footballer of the 1970s and 1980s, notably with Wolves, Port Vale, Luton Town, Queens Park Rangers and Leicester City. His nephew is the current Oldham Athletic defender Reuben Hazell.
Hazell made his QPR debut in 1979 against Bradford City and in all played 106 league games for QPR scoring 8 goals before joining Leicester City. He played for QPR in the 1982 FA Cup Final against Spurs. Perhaps his most impressive performance came in the semi-final against West Bromwich Albion where he marked Cyrille Regis out of the game.
After a short loan spell at old club Wolves, he moved on to Reading, but only made four appearances.
He joined Port Vale in December 1986, he was a regular feature in the first 11 until he received a back injury in January 1989, he was given a free transfer in June 1989. He finished with 100 club appearances (81 in the league) and with 2 goals (1 in the league).
During his time at Wolves he represented the England under-21 and England 'B' teams.
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'''David Craig''' (born June 8, 1944 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish retired football player. His position was right-back.
He joined Newcastle United in 1962 and went on to make 412 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals. He left the club in 1978 after retiring from the game.
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'''Peter Hucker''' (born Hampstead, London, October 28, 1959 was a professional footballer (goalkeeper) in the 1980s.
He joined Queens Park Rangers as a schoolboy in December 1974, signed apprentice forms in July 1976 and turned professional in July 1977, making his league debut against Shrewsbury Town in 1981. Hucker had been at the club since he was a junior but had played very few games.He had seen a succession of managers bring their own preferred goalkeepers in while he bided his time in the reserves.
He got his big chance in a 3rd round FA Cup tie at Loftus Road in 1982 against Middlesbrough. The first choice keeper at the time, John Burridge, was injured but was also not very keen on playing on the synthetic playing surface that Loftus Road had at the time. Hucker played very well in the cup tie and retained his place for the remainder of the season including in the 1982 FA Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspur in which he was voted the 'Man Of The Match' for his performance in the first game in which he played extremely well despite being injured.
Peter was to play a key role the following season as well as QPR stormed to the Second Division title and then the following year as Rangers finished top London club in the 1983-84 season, qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Like many of the talented players of that team his form suffered as Terry Venables left the club in 1984 to be replaced by Alan Mullery. He lost his place during the 1985-86 season (to Paul Barron and he transferred to Oxford United in February 1987. Peter played 154 league games for QPR.
He finished his career in non-league football and went on to establish a successful goalkeeping coaching school after retiring from the game.
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'''Russell Perrett''' (born 18 June 1973) is a former footballer who spent most of his career with Portsmouth and Luton Town.
Perett joined Luton Town in the summer of 2001, after spells with Lymington & New Milton, Portsmouth and Cardiff City. He signed a new one year deal in February 2007, but was deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Kevin Blackwell and was released in July 2007, after six years at the club. He subsequently signed for League One side Bournemouth on a one year contract. He retired on 7 May 2008.
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'''Paul Underwood''' (born 16 August 1973 in Wimbledon, South London) is a professional footballer, who is currently without a club. He previously played for Luton Town in the Football League Two.
Underwood began his career with Carshalton Athletic, and after spells at Sutton United, Dorking and Molesey, he moved to Enfield. After a year at Enfield he joined Rushden & Diamonds for -50,000 in the summer of 1997.
Underwood was signed by Luton Town in March 2004
He had a superb season during the 2004-05 campaign as the Hatters won the Football League One Championship, with Underwood playing mainly on the left-wing. The 2005-06 season saw Underwood used as a utility player, operating at left-back, left midfield, central midfield and central defence as Luton finished a respectable 10th in The Championship.
Underwood suffered massively during the 2006-07 season in The Championship, as a routine knee operation during the pre-season period caused a blood infection, leading to Underwood losing over two stone in weight. The effects forced him to miss the entire season, and he had to watch from the sidelines as Luton were relegated.
Despite not playing a game the previous season, Underwood had shown enough ability during his two years at Kenilworth Road to persuade then Hatters boss Mike Newell to give him a new two-year contract, which he duly signed, keeping him at Luton until the summer of 2009.
Underwood, however, never made a full recovery from his illness, and spent his last two seasons without playing a single game for Luton. On October 1 2008, Underwood opted to leave Luton Town owing to injury.
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'''Dean Lance Morgan''' (born 3 October 1983) is a professional football player who plays for Milton Keynes Dons. He usually plays as a striker or winger.
Morgan started his career with Colchester United, but left in September 2003, having his contract cancelled by mutual consent. He joined Reading in November 2003, before being released at the end of the 2004-05 season. He joined Luton Town in the summer of 2005. Morgan started well, scoring a late winner against Southampton on his first home appearance for the Hatters.
Despite interest from other teams, Morgan signed a new deal at Luton on February 16, 2007, keeping him at Luton until the summer of 2009.
On 16 November 2007, Morgan signed on loan for Southend United until January 2008. On 3 January 2008, Leeds United manager Dennis Wise confirmed that Morgan was one of his transfer targets in the transfer window, but Morgan remained at Luton as Leeds would not meet his wage demands, despite Luton being willing to release him on a free transfer. This was not the first time Wise had attempted to bring Morgan to Leeds, having also tried to sign him during the 2006-07 season. On 7 March 2008 Morgan signed for Crewe Alexandra on loan for the rest of the season.
Morgan was contracted to Luton until the end of the 2008-09 season, but never made another first-team appearance for the Hatters. On 29 August 2008, Morgan joined Leyton Orient on loan until January 2009, later extended to the end of the season. He played 34 games for the O's from left midfield, scoring five goals.
Morgan was released on a free transfer by Luton on 27 May 2009.
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'''Michael Antonio Leary''' (born 17 April 1983 in Ealing, Greater London) is an English footballer who currently plays for Grimsby Town.
Leary began his career as a trainee with Luton Town, turning professional in July 2002. He played in two Football League Trophy games the following season and made his league debut on 20 September 2003 in a 1-1 draw at home to Queens Park Rangers.In August 2005 he joined Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the year and in January 2006 he joined Walsall on loan until the end of the season. This meant that for most of the 2005-2006 season he was a Luton player but not at the club. In November 2006 Leary joined Torquay United on loan, making his debut as a substitute in the 1-0 defeat away to Walsall on 4 November 2006. Leary signed for Brentford on a one month loan deal on 4 January 2007. This was extended to the end of the season on 31 January 2007.
In May 2007, the Hatters released Leary on a free transfer. He signed for Barnet on 3 July 2007, spending two years at the club before being released in the summer of 2009.
His next port of call was to join Grimsby Town in July on a two-year deal.
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'''Stephen Michael O'Leary''' (born 2 February 1985 in London, England) is an English-born Irish footballer, who is currently with Bradford City . Stephen is a midfield player, who played across the midfield for Luton, but is said to prefer a central role. O'Leary made his debut for Luton in November 2003, away at Rushden & Diamonds.
O'Leary was dislodged by Ahmet Brkovic in the 2004-05 season, and subsequently found it difficult to get a continual run in the side. During the 2005-06 season, he joined Tranmere Rovers on loan. He gave a good account of himself and won the praises of supporters and then manager Brian Little. He signed a new one year contract at Luton in May 2007.
On 27 August 2008 he signed for Hereford United on a one year deal. He made his mark on his dbut in the 2-0 home win over Crewe Alexandra by opening the scoring with a shot from 25 yards and setting up Bradley Hudson-Odoi for the second. He was released at the end of the season and signed a 5 month deal with Bradford in August 2009.
Stephen signed for Bradford City on the 6th August 2009. He signed a 5 month contract which will keep him at Bradford until 3 January 2010.
-DOCSTART-	7535115
'''Darryn Michael Stamp''' (born 21 September 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Gainsborough Trinity as a striker.
Born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, Stamp grew up in Hessle, playing football from an early age for his local side Hessle Rangers. It was while playing for this club that Stamp was spotted by the manager of Pontefract Collieries. He signed for the West Yorkshire side and played only a handful of games before he joined Scunthorpe United.
Stamp signed a professional contract with the club at 17 years of age. Although he was keen to pursue his dream to be a professional footballer, he also continued his studies and stayed on at Hessle College to do A Levels in English Literature, Geography and P.E. He took part in the 1999 play-off final, when Scunthorpe United beat Leyton Orient 1-0.
After four seasons at Scunthorpe, playing regularly in the reserve team and also making thirty starts for the first team, Stamp was transferred to Scarborough. Scarborough reported Northampton Town to the Football Association, after they made an alleged illegal approach for Stamp.
During his time at Northampton there was a lot of upheaval at the club. In the space of just over a season there were three different managers and three different chairmen, with players being transferred at an alarming rate.
Stamp too was soon on the transfer list and was sold to Chester City for -15,000 in August 2003. He scored 20 goals during the 2003-04 season and helping to secure promotion for the club back into the Football League. He struck up a prolific partnership with Daryl Clare, with the pair scoring nearly 50 goals between them during that season.
Chester sealed their promotion during the last home game of the season when they were playing Scarborough. Stamp scored the winner against his former club, securing Chester's status as Conference champions.
He rejected a loan move to Forest Green Rovers in October 2004.
Despite scoring 14 goals in the 2005-06 season, Stamp felt he had fallen out of favour at the club due to the appointment of new manager, Mark Stimson. He signed a new contract with Stevenage in May 2006.
On 26 March 2009, Stamp joined Conference North side Gateshead on loan until the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	7535179
'''Michael Thomas "Mike" Keen''' (19 March 1940 - 12 April 2009) was an English former footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of former West Ham United and Stoke City player Kevin Keen.
Keen started his career at Queens Park Rangers, making his debut in 1959 against York City. He went on to play 393 league games and scored 39 goals for the club.
Keen was the captain of the QPR side that won the League Cup and Third Division Championship in 1966-67. He captained the FA tour of Australia in 1971. He scored 6 goals as they won all of their 9 games, 2 against Australia and 7 against state sides. He later played for Luton Town and Watford.
He was appointed player-manager of Watford in 1973. He was sacked in 1977 shortly before a home game with Huddersfield Town, but was on the touchline during the game, which Watford won 2-0 despite having two players sent off.
He later moved into full-time management with Northampton Town, between 1978 and 1979, followed by his hometown club, Wycombe Wanderers, between 1980 and 1984, leading them to the semi-final of the FA Trophy in 1981-82, then to the Isthmian League title in 1982-83. He went on to manage Marlow.
Keen ran 2 sports shops in High Wycombe. In the 1970s he owned "Keen and Busbys" jointly with fellow professional footballers from High Wycombe the brothers Viv and Martyn Busby. The shop was located in the Oxford Road, High Wycombe. In the 1980s his shop "Mike Keen Sports" opened.
Keen was reported to have died after a short illness, aged 69, on 12 April 2009.
-DOCSTART-	7538308
'''Frederick "Fred" Davis''' (born 1871) was an English footballer.
Davis was born in Smethwick and played as a wing-half for local clubs, including Soho Villa and Birmingham St George's before in 1893 signing for Woolwich Arsenal, who had just become the first club from the south of England to join the Football League. He made his league debut for the side in their second-ever league match, a 3-2 defeat away to Notts County on September 9, 1893. He was a near ever-present for the 1893-94 season (missing only one more game) and continued to do so for the four seasons after that.
With Davis in the side Woolwich Arsenal mainly occupied mid-table of the Second Division, reaching as high as 5th in 1897-98. After the end of the 1898-99 season Davis left Arsenal to join First Division Nottingham Forest. He had played exactly 150 games for Arsenal in six seasons, scoring ten goals. However, at Forest he never played a single match and appears to have left football entirely by the year 1900.
-DOCSTART-	7538504
'''Arthur George "Archie" Cross''' (1880 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Cross was born in Dartford, Kent and started his career at Dartford FC, before joining nearby Woolwich Arsenal in April 1900. A right back, he was initially the understudy to Duncan McNichol, but made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Blackpool on October 6, 1900. After playing just three games in 1900-01, he played in fifteen of Arsenal's first nineteen games of 1901-02, before losing his place again to McNichol. After another season as backup, he finally won a regular place in the side in 1903-04, during which Arsenal won promotion to the First Division for the first time in their history.
However, after Arsenal were promoted they signed his namesake Archie Gray, and Gray was included in the Arsenal side at the expense of Cross, who only played in just over a third of Arsenal's matches in their first three seasons in the top flight. In 1907 he switched sides to left back but was mainly use in the position as cover for the first-choice left back, Joe Shaw. Despite being only a reserve for much of his latter career, he was picked for an England trial in 1906, but never made it to the senior side. Cross left Woolwich Arsenal in 1909, with 149 appearances in league and cup to his name, although he never scored for the Reds. After leaving Arsenal, he saw out his career with a second spell at Dartford.
-DOCSTART-	7538701
'''William "Willie" E. Cunningham''' (20 February 1930 - 31 August 2007) was a former Northern Irish football player and manager.
Born in Antrim, he signed for St. Mirren in 1950 and played there until 1954 when he left for Leicester City. After retiring from playing, he went into management with Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk. He returned to manage St. Mirren in 1972, but resigned in 1974 for personal reasons. Before leaving, he recommended Alex Ferguson as his successor.
He played 30 matches for the Northern Ireland national football team, and was a member of their 1958 FIFA World Cup team.
He died, aged 77, at the end of August 2007.
-DOCSTART-	7538813
'''Leonard "Len" Allchurch''' (born 12 September 1933 at Swansea) is a former Welsh footballer. He is the brother of the late Ivor Allchurch.
During his club career he played for Swansea Town (1950-1961), Sheffield United (1961-1965), Stockport County (1965-1969) and again at Swansea (1969-1971).
He earned 11 caps for the Wales national football team, and was part of the Welsh team at the 1958 FIFA World Cup with brother Ivor, although he didn't play any matches.
-DOCSTART-	7541629
'''Ian Stewart''' (born Belfast, 10 September 1961) is a former footballer from Northern Ireland.
He played football for Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Portsmouth and Aldershot F.C. in the 1980s, as well as Colchester United in their Football Conference/FA Trophy double in the 1991/1992 season, scoring several important goals during the Trophy success in particular. He made his league debut for QPR as substitute against Blackburn Rovers in October 1980. He moved to Newcastle United in the summer of 1985 and joined Portsmouth F.C. two years later.
He appeared in the 1986 FIFA World Cup Finals in Mexico.
He currently works for the IFA
-DOCSTART-	7541672
'''Peter Springett''' (8 May 1946 - 28 August 1997) was a professional footballer in the 1960s and 70s.
He was born 8 May 1946 in Fulham, London.
He played in goal for Queen's Park Rangers and later Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and Scarborough
He made his debut in 1963 against Peterborough United and went on to play 137 league games for QPR. Peter was part of the QPR team in 1966-67 that won both the Third Division Championship and the League Cup beating West Bromwich Albion 3-2 at Wembley Stadium on 4 March 1967.
He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1967 in a unique swap deal for his brother, England international Ron Springett.
After retiring from the game he became a police officer.
His death in Sheffield on 28 August 1997, came at the end of a four-year battle against cancer.
-DOCSTART-	7542135
'''Michael 'Mick' Leach''' (16 January 1947 - 13 January 1992) was a footballer with Queens Park Rangers in the 1960s and 1970s.
Leach signed professional forms in 1964 and made his debut in 1965 in a 5-0 win against Colchester United. During this early period of his career he was, as part of QPR's quest to finding more gems in the East End of London (himself and the Morgan twins), given coaching/scouting duties at Beaconsfield school in Walthamstow. Throughout the late 1960s he began to establish himself as a regular member of the first team and was ever present in 1968 when QPR won promotion to the First Division for the first time.
Leach stayed around the first team for ten years and despite at times being overshadowed by more skilful team mates such as Rodney Marsh and Stan Bowles, he was a useful member of the squad. When called upon, he could usually be relied on to score vital goals. He played his final game for QPR in an FA Cup tie at Loftus Road against Wealdstone in January 1978. He then moved to play in the NASL for Detroit Express before coming home to play for Cambridge United where he ended his career. After his playing career he had a spell as coach at Chelsea.
In total, Leach played 313 league games for QPR, scoring 61 goals. He died in January 1992, aged just 44.
-DOCSTART-	7542180
'''Warren Anthony Neill''' (born 21 November 1962 in Acton) is a former footballer, most notably with Queens Park Rangers, where he also worked as a coach.
Neill made his QPR debut against Chelsea in 1980 and went on to play 181 league games scoring 3 goals. He played in the FA Cup Final replay in 1982, was part of the Second Division Championship team in 1983 and a member of the 1986 Milk Cup final team.
He transferred to Portsmouth in 1988. He helped Portsmouth to the 1992 FA Cup semi final, but was one of three Pompey players to miss his kick as they lost on a penalty shootout to Liverpool.
He was invited onto the QPR coaching staff by manager John Gregory towards the end of the 2006/07 season on a temporary basis, making the deal permanent in June 2007. On 16 January 2008 Neill joined Luton Town as assistant to Mick Harford. On 27 November 2008, Neill was released from his position of assistant, being replaced by former Luton player Kevin Watson.
-DOCSTART-	7542266
'''Simon Allan Stainrod''' (born 1 February 1959 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English former footballer most famously with Queens Park Rangers in the 1980s.
Stainrod played for Sheffield United from 1975 to 1979 when he was transferred to Oldham Athletic. He was signed for QPR by Terry Venables in 1980. He was a key part of the 1982 team that reached the FA Cup final, losing narrowly to Tottenham Hotspur after a replay, as well as the 1983 team that won the Second Division Championship. In all Stainrod played 145 league games for QPR scoring 48 goals.
After Venables left Loftus Road in 1984, the side quickly fell apart under the unsuccessful reign of Alan Mullery and many players including Stainrod left the club.
He later played for Sheffield Wednesday (his boyhood club), and was sold to Aston Villa for -350,000 in 1985 and he enjoyed a spectacular debut when he scored all four goals versus Exeter City in the Milk Cup Second Round First Leg. However, he was in a struggling team and was with the team when they were relegated in 1987. He was subsequently sold to Stoke City in 1987.
He spent the 1988-89 season in France with RC Strasbourg (8 appearances, 2 goals). He then spent a further spell with FC Rouen (22 appearances, 1 goal) before moving to Scotland to play for Falkirk and Ayr United F.C. and then managing Dundee in Scotland.
During Stainrod's spell at Falkirk he famously scored from the halfway line against St. Johnstone F.C. direct from a kick off.
He is also a FIFA-licensed football agent and is now based in Cannes, France.
He is affectionately known as "god" by the Falkirk FC support who adored him during his time with the club.
-DOCSTART-	7542455
'''John Frederick Byrne''' (born 1 February 1961 in Manchester, England) is an English-born Irish former international footballer in the 1980s and 1990s.
He began his career with York City and came to the attention of QPR during the League Cup match between the sides in 1984. He joined QPR in October 1984, making his debut against Norwich City.
He was a highly skillful player and once famously dribbled half the length of the pitch to score against Chelsea in a 6-0 victory in 1986. Shortly afterwards John played at Wembley in the Milk Cup Final against Oxford United but ended up on the losing side.
John moved from QPR to the French club Le Havre, in 1988, at the same time that his compatriot Frank Stapleton would move there from Ajax. He would remain at Le Havre one season longer than Stapleton before returning to England, in 1990, to play with Brighton & Hove Albion.
He would have spells with Sunderland, Millwall, and Oxford but returning to Brighton, on loan in 1993 before finishing his career their in 1996.
With Sunderland, he had the distinction of scoring in every round of the 1992 FA Cup except the final, which Liverpool won 2-0 with goals from Michael Thomas and Ian Rush, although he revealed in a pitch-side interview following the game that he was mistakenly handed a winner's medal.
John is currently a commentator on Radio Sussex for Brighton and Hove Albion home games.
Byrne was called up to international duty under Eoin Hand's reign as Irish manager. With his first game being an international friendly against Italy. The game played at Dalymount Park, on 5 February 1985, finished 2-1 to the Italians.
John would go on to earn 23 caps for the Republic of Ireland, and was in their squads for Euro 88 and the 1990 World Cup but didn't play any part. His best day in a green shirt came when he scored two fine goals in the 3-1 win over Turkey played in the BJK İnn Stadium in Istanbul as part of the qualification for Euro 92. He donned the green jersey for the last time in an international friendly against Wales. The game, which finished in a 2-1 victory for Ireland, would also be Bernie Slaven's last international duty.
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'''Clifford "Cliff" Byrne''' (born April 26, 1982) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Scunthorpe United.
Born in Dublin, Byrne previously played for Sunderland.
He took part in a UEFA 'B' coaching course in summer 2005.
He was given the captaincy following the dismissal of previous skipper Izzy Iriekpen.
He scored two goals in the last two games of the 2008-2009 season; his 89th-minute goal against Tranmere Rovers was enough to help Scunthorpe seal the last playoff place.
-DOCSTART-	7543396
'''Matthew Ronald "Matt" Sparrow''' (born 3 October 1981 in Wembley, London) is an English footballer, currently playing in midfield for Scunthorpe United. He lives in neighbouring town Brigg.
Sparrow has spent his entire career at Scunthorpe United, playing in the bottom three tiers of league football with them. He formally signed for the club as a 16-year-old and played in the FA Youth Alliance final for Scunthorpe at the old Wembley stadium against West Bromwich Albion.
After spending several months in prison in 2001, he became a regular in the Scunthorpe first team.
In August 2007, he was offered a new three-year contract with the club.
He made his 300th appearance in April 2009, and subsequently played in a testimonial match which took take place on 1 May. Former Scunthorpe striker Billy Sharp and veteran midfielder Peter Beagrie returned for the match. Also involved were Jack Cork, Alex Calvo Garcia, Jamie McCombe, Jamie Forrester, John Eyre, Lee Ridley, Paul Wilson, Steve Housham, Andy Butler, Mark Jackson, Martin Carruthers, Steve Torpey, Lee Hodges, Paul Harsley, Wayne Graves, Lee Turnbull, Tony Daws, Andy Crosby, Ian Baraclough, Cleveland Taylor, Chris Hope, Kevin Sharp, Kevin Pressman, Paul Musselwhite, Justin Walker, Ross Hyslop, Brian Quailey, Sam Beagrie, Des Comerford and Simon Elliott - plus managers Brian Laws and Nigel Adkins.
In the Football League One Play-off final against Millwall he scored the first two of his team's goals in a 3-2 victory for Scunthorpe at Wembley Stadium.
He attended the John Leggott College in Scunthorpe between 1998 and 2000, studying Leisure and Tourism.
-DOCSTART-	7545882
'''Joseph John (Joe) Maloney''' (26 January 1934 in Liverpool - 17 October 2006 in Crewe), was an English footballer of the 1950s.
Maloney started his career at Liverpool, coming through the junior ranks at Anfield, taking the place of Bob Paisley when making his first team debut in a goalless draw at home to Bolton Wanderers in March 1953. After making a further eleven first team appearances as a central defender, he left for Shrewsbury Town in July 1954.
He stayed with ''the Shrews'' for a further seven years, making 237 league appearances in the process.
Maloney joined Port Vale in June 1961 and ironically played his only game for the club at Gay Meadow on 19 August 1961, which Shrewsbury won 4-2. Dropped from the team he was sold on to nearby Crewe Alexandra for a small fee just two days later. After 26 league games for Crewe he left the Football League to join Winsford United in 1963.
-DOCSTART-	7546722
'''Ian Robert Dawes''' (born Croydon Surrey February 22, 1963) is a former professional  footballer. He played for QPR and  Millwall, at left back.
Dawes made his debut for QPR in March1982 against  Rotherham United and went on to play 229 league games scoring 3 goals. At one stage Dawes made a remarkable 198 consecutive appearances between 1982 and 1986.
He was a very reliable and efficient defender and possibly unlucky not to receive international recognition due to the excellent form of Kenny Sansom during the same time period. Dawes was a member of the 1986 Football League Cup Final team.
Dawes left QPR for Milwall in 1988 (the club felt his performances would suffer following the removal of the "plastic pitch" at Loftus Road), yet he played 258 times for Millwall before moving to non league  Bromley after having a knee operation which he never fully recovered from.
He later moved into management with non league where he was manager twice and played one game for them Redhill.
-DOCSTART-	7547860
'''Gary Micklewhite''' (born 21 March 1961 in Southwark, London) was an English footballer who played for Queens Park Rangers and Derby County in the 1980s.
Micklewhite signed for QPR from Manchester United in 1979. He came on a free transfer, signed by former United boss Tommy Docherty and made his debut in a 2-0 win against Blackburn Rovers in October 1981. Micklewhite came on as a substitute for Clive Allen in the 1982 FA Cup Final and started the replay, scoring a goal which was disallowed. In all, Micklewhite played 106 league games scoring 11 goals for QPR before moving to Derby County in 1985.
-DOCSTART-	7548220
'''Ralph Milne''' (born 13 May 1961) is a Scottish former professional footballer whose clubs included Dundee United, Charlton Athletic, Bristol City and Manchester United. He played as a midfielder.
"If I had an outstanding failure then it was Ralph Milne. He should have been playing in World Cups. He should have won a bundle of Scotland international honours. It was a tragedy that that boy was not playing for his country all the time. He had tremendous talent - and I failed with him. He did not have the right attitude to the game and I could not instil that into him."
Milne is Dundee United's all-time top scorer in Europe with a tally of 15 in the two competitions - the UEFA and European Cups. Whilst the latter stages of the player's career were perhaps hampered by off-field activities, no Dundee United supporter will forget Ralph Milne's contribution to early 1980s successes both in Europe and on the domestic front.
He was sold to the unfashionable English Football League First Division club Charlton Athletic in the summer of 1987, but stayed there less than a year (in which he failed to score in 22 league games).
Milne dropped down two divisions to join Bristol City, where he was more successful with six goals in 30 Third Division games.
This was enough to convince Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson that he was still worth a contract with a top flight club, and in November 1988 he moved to Old Trafford in a -150,000 deal. Ferguson was looking to build a title winning side two years after joining United, but had seen his side finish second in the league the previous season and now they were on a winless run in the league that saw them mid table behind unfancied clubs including Millwall, Norwich City and Coventry City.
Milne managed three goals in 22 league appearances in 1988-89, but was not a popular player with United fans and is regularly mentioned when the club's worst-ever players are being debated. On 18 November 2009, at an inaugural dinner of the League Managers' Association Hall of Fame 1000 Club, celebrating the 18 men to have managed more than 1,000 domestic league or cup matches, Ferguson remarked that Milne was his worst signing, saying "I only paid -170,000 but still get condemned for it".
After his arrival, United did recover their winning ways for a while and were third in the league by mid February, but another slump dragged them down to 11th in the final table.
Ferguson decided that his gamble on Milne had not paid off, and in the summer of 1989 began scouring the transfer market for a more suitable left winger. In September 1989, he brought in Danny Wallace from Southampton. Wallace was not a particularly successful buy for United, and was soon struggling to hold down a place in the first team, but the emergence of Lee Sharpe meant that Milne was forced out of the first team picture at Old Trafford in 1989-90, making one substitute appearance in the league. During that season, as United struggled in the league but won the FA Cup, Milne was loaned out to West Ham United, where he make the final appearance of his career in a League Cup tie.
He remained on the United's payroll until 30 June 1991, when he was given a free transfer. This marked the end of a professional career which had brought much success north of the border but much disappointment at the south of it.
Milne has admitted to problems with alcoholism and gambling addiction during and after his playing career.
Milne's manager at Dundee United, Jim McLean has since stated that Milne would have had greater success in his career were it not for his problems with alcohol and discipline.
-DOCSTART-	7548594
'''Giuliano "Jules" Maiorana''' (born 18 April 1969) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a left winger for Manchester United.
Maiorana was born in Cambridge to Italian parents. In 1987, he was working in a bakery and playing Sunday League football when he signed for Eastern Counties League club Histon.
He made his debut on 14 January 1989 as a substitute against Millwall in the First Division,
After leaving United, Maiorana had a brief spell with Ljungskile SK, where he made five appearances, of which four were as a substitute, in the Swedish second division. He then returned home to work in his family's upholstery business,
In 2008 and 2009, Maiorana played for Manchester United's Masters Football team in the North West Masters Cup.
-DOCSTART-	7548702
'''Richard Francis Pacquette''' (born 28 January 1983) is a footballer who plays for York City as a striker.
Pacquette started his career with Queens Park Rangers and he made his debut towards the end of the 2000-01 season. He had loan spells with Stevenage Borough, Dagenham & Redbridge and Mansfield Town before being released in 2004, having made over 40 appearances. He had brief spells with Milton Keynes Dons and Brentford before dropping down to non-League football, where he has played since. Following short spells at five different clubs, he played for Worthing for a season and scored 17 goals. He scored for Havant & Waterlooville in their FA Cup fourth round game against Liverpool at Anfield 2008, where they were defeated 5-2.
Born in Paddington, London to Dominican parents, Pacquette has played internationally for the Dominica national football team. He scored on his debut against Barbados in 2008 and has gained two caps for the team. His second appearance came in a defeat to Barbados in the second leg.
Born in Paddington, London to Dominican parents,
After having made four appearances and scored one goal for QPR during the 2002-03 season,
thumb|left|200px|Pacquette playing for Thurrock in 2006
Pacquette scored on his first appearance of the 2003-04 season,
He trained with newly formed League One team Milton Keynes Dons (MK Dons) and joined them on 24 September.
thumb|right|190px|Pacquette playing for Maidenhead United in 2008
After making four appearances for Farnborough,
After leaving Worthing, Pacquette joined Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville in March,
At the end of the season, Pacquette signed for Conference National team York City on a two-year contract on 22 May 2009.
Pacquette earned a call-up to the Dominica national team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification CONCACAF First Round match against Barbados on 6 February 2008.
After signing for York City in 2009, manager Martin Foyle described him as being "strong and can hold the ball up, which we were poor at doing last season. He could be our link man because we need to retain possession better in the final third."
His cousin is fellow Dominica international, Jefferson Louis,
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
-DOCSTART-	7549011
'''Georges Ba''' (born January 24, 1979 in Abidjan) is an Ivory Coast born football striker currently playing for French side AC Ajaccio in Ligue 2.
Ba has played for a number of clubs in France and also for Israel's Maccabi Netanya. He travelled to England in early 2008 for a trial with Leeds United, but was not signed by the club and on March 29 2008 instead joined another League One side, Gillingham, on a deal which ran until the end of the 2007-08 season. He made his Gillingham debut in a 2-1 home win against Luton Town on April 1, but he was released at the end of the season after only four games for the Kent club, and rejoined Maccabi Netanya.
On the 17th of December he was released from his contract with Netanya for the second time. He has since returned to France.
-DOCSTART-	7549920
'''Bakary Soro''' (born December 5, 1985 in Anyama, Abidjan) is an Cte d'Ivoire football defender who currently plays for French Ligue 2 club Arles.
Soro grew up in Anyama, the same Abidjan suburb as Ivorian internationals Arouna, and Bakari Kon, and in similar fashion to the latter, began his career at homeland club ASEC Mimosas, coming through their famed Acadmie de Sol Beni youth academy, run by Jean-Marc Guillou, before moving on to the ASEC first team.
Soro's success did not go unnoticed, as he was called up to the Ivorian senior side for the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Gabon on the 5 October 2006, along with fellow ASEC player Didier Ya Konan. The team won 5-0, whilst Soro was an unused substitute.
In November 2006, it was reported that he and Ya Konan had been granted trials with Premiership club Charlton Athletic, with the London based side eventually signing him.
In January 2007, he signed a loan deal with Belgium Jupiler League Club Germinal Beerschot, making four appearances. In August 2007 Soro moved to French Ligue 1 side FC Lorient, establishing himself in the first team for the 2008-09 season.
Soro left Lorient in September 2009, joining Arles on a free transfer in December 2009.
-DOCSTART-	7550024
'''Arthur Reginald Allen''' (born 3 May 1919 in Marylebone, London, died 3 April 1976) was a goalkeeper with Queens Park Rangers and Manchester United in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.
Reg made his QPR debut against Newport County in December 1938 and was known as one of the best goalkeepers of his era. Reg went on to play 183 league games for QPR, his career impacted by the war years where he was a POW in North Africa. He was a member of the 1948 QPR that won the Division Three (South) championship.
He was transferred to Manchester United in 1950 for a then world-record fee for a goalkeeper, but had retired from football within five years.
He died on 3 April 1976, one month before what would have been his 57th birthday.
'''Queens Park Rangers'''
-DOCSTART-	7552217
'''Bob Dowie''' is a British football coach. He is a former Director of Football at Championship club Crystal Palace.
An experienced non-league player, he played for Bishop's Stortford, Cheshunt, Enfield, Hertford Town, St Albans City and Hendon, where he had a spell as player/manager, and finally Aylesbury United, where he became club-captain during his non-league career.
After retiring from playing, Dowie took up managing full-time, with Chesham United and St Albans City, before moving to the big-time in early-2004, a Director of Football post at Palace, where his brother Iain was the manager at the time. Palace went up to the Premiership, but were relegated after one season back to the Championship. At the end of the Championship season, Iain left his post as manager. Despite the fact that many Palace fans felt Bob should have left at the same time, chairman Simon Jordan gave his full support to Bob, saying that he also had a big role in selecting Peter Taylor, who he worked with at Hendon, to succeed his brother. Dowie senior also played a part in forming U.S. based academy side Crystal Palace Baltimore, before departing his role in late-2006.
-DOCSTART-	7556804
'''John O'Flynn''' (born 11 July 1982 in Cobh, County Cork) is an Irish footballer. He currently plays for Barnet in the Football League Two as a striker. He signed for the London based team for an undisclosed fee, on 1 September 2008. He has made a strong start to his career with The Bees, notching eight goals in all competitions by the turn of the year in a struggling side. In doing so, O'Flynn has endeared himself to Barnet fans and has been likened to club legend Giuliano Grazioli by now former manager Paul Fairclough for his goalscoring ability.
He had spent six years with Cork City, winning the League of Ireland and FAI Cup. Scored twice on his league debut for Cork on the 5th of July 2002. O'Flynn has previously played for Peterborough United. His strong performances, and the fact that he`s a Cork man and sports the same haircut as Roy Keane did in his leg-breaking hayday, have reportedly attracted the attention of Ipswich Town. O'Flynn recently became engaged to girlfriend and former Miss Cork, Aisling Cronin.
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'''Tony Hazell''' (born High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 19 September 1947) was a footballer with Queens Park Rangers.
He signed in 1964 and made his debut in October that year against Gillingham. Hazell was a member of the remarkable 1966-67 side that won both the Third Division Championship and League Cup, defeating WBA 3-2 at Wembley Stadium.
Hazell played 369 league games for QPR before transferring to  Millwall in 1974, and later had spells at Charlton Athletic, where he played 37 matches, and Crystal Palace, where he played 5 games before retiring.
Hazell, together with another QPR favourite, Stanley Bowles, is presently patron of Accrington Stanely Bowles: The QPR Internet Supporters Team.
Following his retirement from football, Hazell lived in Flackwell Heath, working as a British Telecom engineer.
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'''David Kerslake''' (born 19 June 1966 in Stepney), London is an English former professional footballer and coach.
Kerslake won 29 England youth caps, a record at the time. He made his debut for Queens Park Rangers against Newcastle United in April 1985. He went on to play 58 league games for Rangers, scoring 6 goals. He was transferred to Swindon Town in November 1989.
Kerslake moved on to Leeds United, for only 3 months in which he made 8 appearances before moving to Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs paid -450,000 for Kerslake, however he only made 34 appearances in 4 years for them. He was sent on loan to Swindon and Charlton Athletic, before being released whereupon he joined Ipswich Town in 1997.
Again he only made a handful of appearances for Ipswich, moving on to Wycombe Wanderers and then finishing his career back at Swindon.
He moved later into coaching becoming a coach under former Swindon teammate Colin Calderwood at Nottingham Forest before being sacked alongside Calderwood on 26 December 2008. He is currently first team coach at Watford.
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'''Robert Mark James''' (23 March 1957 - 18 February 1998) was a Welsh international footballer who played for many teams including Swansea City, Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers.
He was a talented utility player who contributed greatly to Swansea City's rise from the Fourth Division to the First Division between 1978 and 1981, and helped them finish sixth in their first top division campaign.
He signed for Swansea City as a 15-year-old apprentice on leaving school in the summer of 1972 (he was in the last year of British schoolchildren who had the option of leaving school at 15) and made his debut in the 1972-73 season, becoming a first team regular in the 1973-74 season when still only 16 years old.
During the 1974-75 season he had a trial with Arsenal and played in a reserve game, but did not sign a permanent contract and returned to the Vetch Field to try and lift Swansea out of the lower leagues. He helped them climb out of the Fourth Division in 1978 by scoring 16 league goals, and a year later they were promoted again to the Second Division with James on target 14 times in the league. In 1981, he helped them edge into the First Division for the first time in their history with 8 league goals. Swansea were widely tipped to go straight back down to the Second Division, but emerged as surprise title challengers and topped the table on several occasions before finishing fifth. James was excellent once again and scored 14 league goals.
However, they were relegated the following season and James was transferred to Stoke City in order to remain in the First Division. He was a regular player at the Victoria Ground until transferring to Queen's Park Rangers in November 1984 . He spent three seasons at Loftus Road, helping the Hoops preserve their First Division status and reach the 1986 Football League Cup final, where they surprisingly lost 3-0 to Oxford United. At the end of the 1986-87 season, he joined Leicester City who had just been relegated to the Second Division.
Despite being a first team regular at Filbert Street, he was transferred back to Swansea City in January 1988 after just seven months. By this stage, Swansea were back in the Fourth Division but James helped them win promotion via the playoffs. He remained there for another two seaosns before joining their Third Division rivals Bradford City in the summer of 1990. He spent three seasons at Valley Parade before signing for Cardiff City, where he spent the final season of his Football League career before departing to Merthyr Tydfil in the GM Vauxhall Conference and later becoming player-manager of Llaneli in the Welsh Football League.
He won 47 full caps for Wales.
He died, aged 40, from an unspecified cardiomyopathy while playing for Llanelli as player-manager in February 1998.
A bust in memory of James has recently been erected beside the ticket office of Swansea City's Liberty Stadium.
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'''Russell Peter Beardsmore''' (born 28 September 1968 in Wigan) is a former English footballer.
Beardsmore began his career with Manchester United. He made his debut in September 1988 against West Ham United and was one of the first wave of "Fergie's Fledglings" to emerge. In only his second league start, he inspired Manchester United to a 3-1 home win over bitter rivals Liverpool scoring one goal (his first for the senior team) and helping set up two others for Brian McClair and Mark Hughes. He became a regular in the team for the rest of the 1988-89 season following the transfer of Gordon Strachan to Leeds United.
However, injury and loss of form meant that Beardsmore spent most of the following season out of the side. His first team chances were also limited by the arrival of Paul Ince and Neil Webb, while competition was also arising from the emergence of teenagers Lee Sharpe and Ryan Giggs.
Beardsmore was not selected in the squad for United's FA Cup triumph in 1990, the European Cup Winners' Cup triumph in 1991 (nor the Football League Cup final defeat that season), or the 1992 League Cup triumph. He played his final game for United in the 1991-92 season, during which he was loaned to Blackburn Rovers.
He did not feature in a single competitive game when United won the first Premier League title in 1992-93, which he said was like a season spent watching the 'Swaffham Races' and at the end of the season signed for Bournemouth on a free transfer. He remained at Dean Court until his retirement from playing in 1998, after five years at a club where he found some much-wanted regular first team action, though at a much lower level than he had been playing before (Bournemouth were members of Division Two in all five seasons that Beardsmore played for them).
Beardsmore also played five times for the England U-21 team in the late 1980s.
On 21 May 2008 while celebrating Manchester United's Champions League victory, Beardsmore was seen by police driving along Wessex Way, Bournemouth at excessive speed in a Land Rover. When stopped, Beardsmore was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. After a court appearance, he was banned from driving for 16 months and fined -300.
Beardsmore is currently employed by Bournemouth as a coach.
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'''Andrew Paul "Andy" Campbell''' (born 18 April 1979) is an English footballer, who plays for Bradford Park Avenue. He is currently on loan at Whitby Town.
Born in Middlesbrough, Campbell started his career with his hometown team Middlesbrough, whom he left for Cardiff City for -1m. Some of his career highlights include scoring against Manchester United in the FA Cup in a 2-0 win for Middlesbrough, and also playing for his country at under 21 level. He had two fairly productive years at the beginning of his spell at Ninian Park, including a fine lob over goalkeeper Chris Day at the Millennium Stadium to give Cardiff a play-off victory over Queens Park Rangers to put them into the Football League Championship. However he struggled in his remaining years and left the club.
He moved to Halifax Town in 2006 although his season was interrupted by a serious knee injury. He made a good start to the following season by netting a brace against Altrincham in the second game of this season and then a hat-trick against Droylsden later in the month.
He left Halifax after the club folded at the end of the 2007-08 season. In July 2008, he joined Farsley Celtic on trial. After scoring some good goals in pre-season, he was signed on a permanent deal.
With Middlesbrough
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'''Matthew Ghent''' (born 5 September 1980 in Burton upon Trent, England) is an English professional football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Rushall Olympic. Ghent has also played for England Under-16 and Under-18 teams.
Ghent started his football career with Aston Villa as an associated schoolboy player, progressing to a traineeship before turning professional in 1997. He failed to make a first team appearances for Aston Villa and left the club in December 2000 to join Lincoln City on a free transfer.
His league debut came on December 2, 2000 when he was a first-half substitute for the injured Alan Marriott in the 1-1 draw away to Carlisle United. He started the FA Cup surprise defeat at home to Dagenham & Redbridge the following week, his error gifting the only goal of the game to the non-league side, before losing his place and was released in January 2001.
In March 2001 Ghent joined Forest Green Rovers where he made 2 appearances for the club before joining Barnsley in August 2001. He joined Doncaster Rovers on loan in January 2002, but was injured in training with Barnsley and never played for Doncaster.
He was offered a short-term deal by Barnsley in May 2003, but left the club shortly afterwards.
After three years out of the professional game with a number of personal issues including a spell in prison, Ghent trialled with his local side Tamworth during the summer of 2006 before joining Sutton Town. He then rejoined Tamworth, making his first and only appearance for the club against York City in a 2-2 draw in October 2006.
He joined newly formed Solihull Moors in July 2007, but was released in January 2008.
In March 2009, Ghent joined Northern Premier League Division One South side Rushall Olympic.
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'''James "Jim" Goodwin''' (born November 20, 1981 in Waterford, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Huddersfield Town in Football League One. As of January 1, 2010, he is on loan at fellow League One side Oldham Athletic.
Born in Tramore, he began his professional career with Celtic before moving to Stockport County. Jim played at the heart of defence with Manchester United's fellow Waterford man, John O'Shea when Republic of Ireland won the 1998 under-16 European Championships in Perth, Scotland.
He was capped once at senior level by the Republic of Ireland (coming on as a substitute for Robbie Keane against Finland in Helsinki in August 2002) and he has been captain of the Republic of Ireland U-21 team.
He signed by Scunthorpe United in 2005, but was released on 8 May 2008, along with two other players, with his last game being the victory at home against Cardiff City, when he was substituted at half-time.
On 5 June 2008, he signed a 3-year deal at Huddersfield Town. He along with 5 other players made his Town debut in the 1-1 draw against Stockport County at the Galpharm Stadium on 9 August 2008. On 28 December, he scored his first goal for Huddersfield when he scored to give Town the lead against ex-club Scunthorpe. Town won 2-0 in the end.
On January 1, 2010, he joined fellow League One side Oldham Athletic on an emergency month's loan. He made his debut in the 2-1 defeat by Hartlepool United the following day.
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'''Samuel Wolstenholme''' (1878, Little Lever - 28 January 1933, Wigan) was an English footballer who played for, among others Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City and England. He played alongside Steve Bloomer and Vivian Woodward in the England teams that won the British Home Championship in 1904 and 1905. He also played twice for ''The North XI'' against the ''The South XI'' and played for the English League XI against a Scottish League XI.
After retiring as a player in 1913, Wolstenholme accepted a coaching position in Germany. In the spring of 1914, he was appointed by the ''Norddeutscher Fuball-Verband (North German Football Association)'' as team coach/manager of their representative XI. However while there, the First World War broke out and he was subsequently interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp near Berlin. The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. Wolstenholme was one of several former professional footballers in the camp. Others included fellow former England internationals, Fred Spiksley, Fred Pentland and Steve Bloomer, a German international Edwin Dutton and two fellow former Evertonians, John Cameron and John Brearley.
Wolstenholme was a prominent member of the Ruhleben Football Association. Cup and league competitions were organised and as many as 1,000 attended the bigger games. The teams adopted the names of established teams and November 1914 Wolstenholme refereed a cup final between ''Tottenham Hotspur'' and ''Oldham Athletic''. Among the players participating were Bloomer, Spiksley and Dutton. On 2 May 1915 an ''England XI'' featuring Wolstenholme, Pentland, Brearley and Bloomer played a ''World XI'' captained by Cameron. Wolstenholme also played cricket at Rubleben and in July 1916 played for a ''Yorkshire XI'' that lost to a ''Lancashire XI'', featuring Bloomer.
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'''Scott Bevan''' (born 19 September 1979 in Southampton, England) is an English footballer and currently plays as a goalkeeper for League 2 side Torquay United.
Bevan started his football career with Southampton as an associated schoolboy player before turning professional in 1997. He never made a first team appearance for Southampton although he did get experience out on loan at Ayr United, Stoke City, Woking (on two separate occasions), Huddersfield Town and Wycombe Wanderers.
In March 2004, Bevan joined Milton Keynes Dons from Southampton and went on make 19 appearances over two seasons. Out of favour at the start of the 2005-06 season, he trained with Scarborough with a view to a possible loan move in October 2005. However, later that month he joined Conference National side Tamworth on loan . He put in memorable performances in Tamworth's FA Cup run whilst on-loan with The Lambs, which included victories over league sides Bournemouth and Hartlepool United and two ties against Stoke City in the third round. However, his career and life were turned upside down after he sustained a serious kidney injury in a league fixture at Forest Green Rovers in January 2006. After undergoing an operation to remove a kidney that left many thinking he might never play competitive football again, Bevan showed remarkable recovery and resilience to once again make himself available.
Bevan was signed by Kidderminster Harriers in August 2006, despite Tamworth's interest in the talented goalkeeper.
In January 2008, and after 18 months at Aggborough, Bevan was signed by Shrewsbury for an undisclosed fee, in a deal that saw Chris Mackenzie move in the opposite direction.
In September 2008, Bevan joined Torquay United loan as cover for their injured first choice keeper Michael Poke, himself on loan from Southampton. For the second time in his career he helped a non-league side reach the third round of the FA Cup. He signed an 18-month contract with Torquay on 28 December 2008.
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'''Rocky Baptiste''' (born 8 July 1972) is a football striker currently playing for Harrow Borough F.C..
Born in Neasden, London, he went to secondary school at Neasden High School. Baptiste was a junior at Chelsea and Brentford, but failed to earn a professional contract. After initially playing for Wealdstone, Baptiste made his breakthrough with Hayes in 2000, where he scored 6 goals in 14 league games and caught the eye of Luton Town. At a struggling Luton, he made three league substitute appearances without scoring. When Joe Kinnear became manager, Baptiste fell out of favour and made a return to Hayes on loan for the rest of the season.
During the close season, Baptiste signed for Farnborough Town, where he stayed for two years scoring a total of 19 goals in 48 appearances, including Farnborough's lone strike in the FA Cup fourth round defeat to Arsenal. In the summer of 2003, Baptiste joined Stevenage Borough, following manager Graham Westley's move, where he stayed until February 2004 scoring 4 league goals. Baptiste moved on to Margate, scoring five goals. After a short spell with Gravesend & Northfleet, Baptiste moved to Havant & Waterlooville in August 2005. He became a popular figure at Westleigh Park, but came under fire when his personal and language difficulties with teammate Guy Lopez caused the French midfielder to leave the club. Most notably, Baptiste scored the equaliser at the Liberty Stadium that forced a replay with Swansea City in the 3rd round of the 2008 FA Cup. He also went on to score in the shock 4-2 replay victory that helped them into the fourth round against Liverpool. In September 2008 he left Havant & Waterlooville to play for Maidenhead United FC, spending the first half of the season there before signing for AFC Wimbledon on 31 March 2009. He currently plays at Harrow Borough F.C. scoring 10 goals in 21 appearances so far. While playing for Harrow, Baptiste infamously missed an open goal after taking the ball past the opposition defence and goalkeeper. He was inside the six-yard box and just a few inches from the goal line when he smashed the ball on to the left-hand post. Some people are calling the event the 'miss of the century'.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Legg''' (born 28 July 1966 in Neath) is a Welsh International footballer who is currently player-manager of Llanelli. He has previously played for Swansea City, Notts County, Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Reading, Peterborough United, Cardiff City and Newport County. He was known for having the longest throw-in in football, being able to regularly throw the ball over 30 metres. He once held the world record with 41 m.
As assistant manager to Steve Bleasdale at Peterborough United he featured briefly in the TV series ''Big Ron Manager'' alongside Ron Atkinson and Barry Fry. Legg left Peterborough when a tumour was found on his neck in 2005. The operation to remove it was successful and Legg was able to return to football, despite having believed that he would be forced to retire.
Legg joined Conference North side Hucknall Town, having started the 2006/07 season at Llanelli. In January 2007, he was appointed manager of Hucknall Town. He remained manager until September 2007, when he resigned following six consecutive defeats at the start of the 2007-2008 season. He returned to play for Llanelli, and was appointed manager of the side in April 2009, where he would replace Peter Nicholas.
At the age of 42, Legg was part of the Llanelli side that shocked SPL side Motherwell in the first qualifying round of the Europa League in July 2009.
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}}'''Mark Peter Falco''' (born 22 October 1960 in Bethnal Green, London) is a former professional footballer with a number of clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, Watford, Rangers and Queens Park Rangers.
Having spent his early years as a prolific goalscorer for Fields United, a youth team in the London Borough of Hackney, Falco started his professional career as a junior at Tottenham Hotspur, making his first-team debut in 1979. In his time at Spurs he played along strikers Steve Archibald and Garth Crooks. He had a good career at Spurs however scoring 98 goals in 236 games. He won the 1984 UEFA Cup with Spurs, successfully dispatching his penalty as Spurs overcame Anderlecht in a shootout. Whilst at Spurs, he had a brief spell on loan at Chelsea over November and December 1982, making three appearances.
In 1986 Falco signed for Watford, scoring 15 goals in 30 matches, but soon moved on to join the growing English contingent at Rangers in the Scottish Premier League. In his short spell at Ibrox, Falco scored 10 goals in 19 competitive games, including a vital strike against Dinamo Kiev in the European Cup.
Falco was signed by Queens Park Rangers for -350,000 in December 1987, and made his debut against Manchester United soon afterwards. He went on to play 87 league games for QPR scoring 27 goals. He moved to Millwall in 1991. He retired through injury in 1992.
In 2009, Falco was voted as one of the top 50 greatest Spurs players of all time.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
Mark retired from the professional game due to injury in 1992, but this was also shortly after the birth of his two children, Sarah and Peter Falco, both born at Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone.
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'''Ernest James "Jim" Langley''' (February 7, 1929 in London, England - December 9, 2007 in London, England), was an English association football player noted for his pacey, rampaging runs from the left fullback position and his long throw-ins. He is remembered particularly fondly by supporters of Fulham for his long service with the club during which he helped them achieve promotion to the First Division during the 1958/59 season; by Queens Park Rangers fans for featuring in the side which won the Third Division title and sensationally beat First Division West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup Final in the 1966/67 season and by non league side Guildford City where he remains one of their most successful former players. Langley also enjoyed a short spell as an England international, playing three games for his country in 1958.
Jim Langley started his football career as an amateur playing for a number of non league sides in the London area whilst still a teenager. His ability was soon attracting attention and in 1946 Langley was given his dream move - First Division side Brentford signing him when he was still only 17. Langley was unfortunate however that the then manager of the west London side, Harry Curtis, whilst admiring the young player-s ability on the ball could not see any future for a defensive player standing at only 5 feet 9 inches and consequently the Londoner was soon looking for another club.
As with many youngsters his age, Langley was called upon to do national service shortly afterwards and it was while he was still in the army that Jim joined Guildford City in 1948. After a season playing with the Southern League side as an amateur, during which they narrowly avoided relegation, finishing in 17th position, Langley turned professional in 1949.
Jim was a huge crowd favourite at Guildford City, helping them to two Southern League cup finals in 1951 and 1952 during his four seasons there. After the near catastrophic 1948/49 season he also helped the Surrey side to record a top ten finish in each of the following three seasons. It was hence with great reluctance that Guildford were forced to sell their prized asset to Second Division Leeds United for -2,000 in the summer of 1952 after slipping some -12,000 into debt. He was not forgotten by the club however and in the mid 1970s when Guildford City merged with Dorking FC and were forced to sell their Joseph-s Road ground for housing, a Langley Close was created on the site in his honour
Jim-s second shot at making it in the Football League was as unhappy as his first as Langley made only 9 appearances for Leeds during his one season there. Despite scoring on his debut and on two subsequent occasions in his nine appearances on the left wing, manager Major Frank Buckley preferred to play Elland Road stalwart Grenville Hair at Langley-s preferred position of left back and Jim moved to Third Division (South) Brighton and Hove Albion in the summer of 1953.
Albion finally provided Langley with the opportunity to show his ability and he thrived at the south coast club during his four seasons there, helping them secure runners up position in the 1953/54 and 1955/56 seasons and captaining them for two years. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954/55 and 1956/57. Langley clearly felt he needed to prove his ability at a higher level, however and he agreed to a -12,000 move to Second Division Fulham in 1957.
This move to Craven Cottage was arguably the making of Langley as he slotted well into Doug Livingstone-s stylish side alongside the legendary midfielder Johnny Haynes. During Jim-s eight season-s at the club he helped the Cottagers to the F.A. Cup semi finals in 1957/58 where they lost to Manchester United; and then to promotion back to the 1st division the following season. In 1959/60 the Cottagers secured their highest league position in the top flight ever as they finished 10th - a record not beaten until Chris Coleman helped the Cottagers to a ninth position finish in 2003/04.
There were many highlights in Langley-s career at Fulham but particularly picked out by the press after his death were his goal in the 1962 FA Cup semi-final replay against Burnley, despite his side eventually losing to the Clarets; and his selection for a London XI which lost to Barcelona in the Inter City Fairs Cup final in 1958. Perhaps the ultimate accolade however came from Sir Stanley Matthews when he selected Langley to be his opposite number in his final league match
Jim left Fulham in 1965, moving to Queens Park Rangers in a -5,000 deal. Despite being in his mid thirties, he helped Rangers to a third-place finish in the Third Division in 1965/66 and the following season, he featured in the side which won the Third Division and won the 1966/67 League Cup, pulling off one of the greatest comebacks in football. They had had an outstanding run in earlier rounds, beating Colchester United 5-0 in the first round and Leicester City (4-2) Carlisle (2-1) and Birmingham City (7-2 on aggregate) in the semi finals. In the final at Wembley Stadium, they met the holders, First Division side West Bromwich Albion and appeared to be heading for a comprehensive defeat after conceding two Clive Clark goals in the first half. Yet Rangers responded by scoring three goals in the last 17 minutes and winning 3-2, handing Langley the first, and only silverware of his career.
After being released by QPR at the end of that season, Langley turned his attention to management, becoming player-boss of Hillingdon Borough of the Southern League. Yet again Jim tasted success, steering the club into the third round proper of the FA Cup, beating Luton Town in the second round. He almost triumphed at Wembley once again in 1970/71 when Hillingdon featured in the F.A. Challenge Trophy final but his side lost 2-1 to Telford United.
Langley-s career for his national team was short and sweet and he perhaps should have had more time to prove himself. Then manager Walter Winterbottom selected Jim for the home international against Scotland in April 1958 after his impressive first season with Fulham and he helped the side to a 4-0 victory. However defeats in his next two games against Portugal and Yugoslavia, including a catastrophic penalty miss in his second game which condemned England to a 2-1 defeat, meant he was never called up again after an international career of barely three weeks
Langley hung up his boots in 1971 and became a coach at Crystal Palace before returning to Hillingdon Borough as a club administrator. He appears to have had one last sojourn in management for Dulwich Hamlet in the latter part of the 1976/77 season where he strived, ultimately fruitlessly, to prevent their relegation into the Second Division of the Isthmian League . Jim Langley died in London at the age of 78.
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'''Dale Conrad Banton''' (born May 15, 1961 in Kensington, England) is an English former footballer, who played for West Ham, Aldershot (scoring 47 goals in 106 appearances) and York City before finishing his career with
Banton won the York City Clubman of the Year of the Award for the 1987/88 season.
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'''Mark Lazarus''' (born 5 December 1938) is a retired English professional footballer. He played as a right winger and made over 400 league appearances, scoring over 100 goals.
Lazarus was born on 5 December 1938 in Stepney, London, into a Jewish family. Two of his brothers were boxers.
Lazarus began his career with Barking, before becoming a professional in 1958 with Leyton Orient. He also played for Queens Park Rangers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brentford and Crystal Palace, before playing non-league football with Folkestone. He scored the winning goal for QPR in the 1967 League Cup Final against West Bromwich Albion, the game finished 3-2 to QPR.
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'''Roger Ernest Morgan''' (born 14 November 1946) is an English former footballer, born in Walthamstow, London,
Morgan came through the ranks at Queens Park Rangers to made his debut in a 2-2 draw against Gillingham on 3 October 1964. He scored QPR's first ever goal at Wembley, their first goal in the 1967 Football League Cup Final against West Bromwich Albion, which QPR won 3-2 with further goals from Rodney Marsh and Mark Lazarus to overturn a two-goal deficit.
In total, Roger played 180 league games for QPR scoring 39 goals
He spent 18 years at West Ham United as Football in the Community Manager.
Morgan's identical twin brother Ian also played for QPR. They adopted different hairstyles in order to tell them apart when playing in the same team.
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'''Ian Arthur Morgan''' (born 14 November 1946) is an English former footballer, born in Walthamstow, London, who played as a winger in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers
Morgan came through the ranks at Queens Park Rangers to make his debut in a 2-1 win over Hull City on 26 September 1964. He played 173 league games for QPR scoring 26 goals
His twin brother Roger also played for QPR.
Both brothers went onto play non-league football in seasons 1975-76 and 1976-77 for Barking FC.
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'''Ron Hunt''' (born Paddington London December 19, 1945) is a former footballer, who played as a centre half for Queens Park Rangers in the 1960s.
Ron joined Rangers in 1963 and made his debut in the 3-1 victory against Bristol Rovers in December 1964.
Ron was a member of the successful double winning side of 1966-67 that captured both the Third Division Championship and the League Cup. Ron was instrumental in the final against West Bromwich Albion by helping to make the 3rd and winning goal for Mark Lazarus.
Ron played 219 league games for Rangers before injury forced retirement in 1973.
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'''Simon Barker''' (born November 4, 1964 in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire) was an English professional footballer in the 1980s and 1990s. Barker was a blond haired, tough tackling midfielder who played mainly for Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park Rangers.
Barker joined QPR in 1988, purchased from Blackburn for -400,000, making his debut in a 0-0 draw against Manchester United in September of that year. A few years later he was part of the QPR team that beat Manchester United 4-1 on New Years Day 1992 with Dennis Bailey scoring a hat trick that day. Barker went on to play 315 league games for QPR scoring 33 goals.
Barker had his benefit match against Jamacia in 1998, before moving to Port Vale.
He is currently a senior executive for the PFA.
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'''Terence "Terry" Medwin''' (born 25 September 1932 in Swansea) is a former Welsh footballer.
He moved from Swansea Town to Tottenham Hotspur for -25,000 in May 1956, and played there until 1963 when a broken leg that forced his early retirement. During this period he scored 72 goals in 215 matches in all competitions and helped the club win The Double in 1961 and the FA Cup in 1962. He also represented Wales in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, scoring the game-winning goal in the first round play-off which sent Wales to the quarterfinals. In total he earned 30 caps and scored 6 goals for Wales from 1953 to 1963.
After retirement, he was manager of Cheshunt then coached at Fulham and was assistant manager to John Toshack at Swansea.
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}}'''David Philip "Dave" Tuttle''' (born 6 February 1972 in Mortimer Common, Berkshire) is a former English footballer and is currently chief scout of .
As a player, Tuttle was a central defender. He began his playing career at Tottenham Hotspur, and later had spells with Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Barnsley and Millwall.
Tuttle became assistant manager to Colin Lee at Millwall and was later appointed manager of Millwall in December 2005 with the target of saving the club from relegation to League One. After failing to succeed in his task he left two games before the end of the 2005-06 season.
Tuttle later moved to to run their youth set-up and scouting, linking up with former Millwall team-mate Dennis Wise. When Wise left to manage in October 2006 Tuttle briefly became caretaker manager but the left the job just 24 hours later. He later left Swindon after Paul Sturrock was appointed. Tuttle joined Dorking in an advisory capacity in June 2007, also signing for the club as a player,
On Thursday 27th August 2009, Dave Tuttle was confirmed as the new manager of struggling Zamaretto League Division 1 South & West side Bracknell Town FC.
David Tuttle appointed new Bracknell Town boss - getbracknell.co.uk
- Robins appoint new manager - bracknelltownfc.com
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'''Tony Sheridan''' (born 21 October 1974 in Dublin) was a highly talented footballer who returned to Dublin in August 1995 and signed for Shelbourne FC from Coventry City with whom he had played in the FA Premiership with.
During Sheridan's first season with Shels he helped them win both the League of Ireland Cup and the FAI Cup. In the semi-final against Sligo Rovers, he scored the only goal of the game, a majestic lob after running with the ball from box to box and he scored a late equaliser in the cup final at Lansdowne Road when Shels were down to ten men and with no regular goalkeeper. In the cup final replay at Dalymount Park he scored the equaliser and Shels went on to win 2-1 to deny St Patrick's Athletic the league and cup 'double'. Sheridan was acclaimed man of the match in both the drawn match and the replay by the media.
The following season, Sheridan again helped Shels to FAI Cup success as they defeated league champions Derry City 2-0 in the cup final. Once again, he won the man of the match award.
Disappointment followed in 1997/98 as Shels missed out on the league title on the last day of the season, and lost the FAI Cup Final to Cork City.
Damien Richardson left the managerial hotseat at Tolka Park as a result of the failure to win the championship and in came the uncompromising Dermot Keely. Despite an excellent season under Keely, Sheridan was allowed to sign for Portadown in the Irish League at the start of the 1999/2000 season. At the start of the 2000/2001 season he signed for Cardiff City but was released without playing a first team game.
Sheridan returned for a couple of brief spells with the Reds and also played for Dublin City before dropping down into amateur football. Signed for Glenavon F.C. in 2003 . He briefly returned to League of Ireland football in 2005, when Roddy Collins signed him for Shamrock Rovers mid-season. Tony scored a dream goal on his debut at Bray Wanderers on Sunday July 31 and went on to record 16 league appearances scoring another goal against Bohemians with his first touch on Friday September 2. In total he made 17 appearances for the Hoops but couldn't prevent Rovers from suffering relegation at the hands of Dublin City.
He won 5 U21 caps for Ireland.
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'''Jake Edwards''' (born 11 May 1976) is an English/American professional footballer, who plays as a striker.
Edwards was born in Manchester, England. He was a ball boy at the 1994 World Cup when he lived in the United States, and started his playing career at Wrexham before going on loan to Blackpool and Telford United.
Telford United then signed him permanently. He then moved to Yeovil Town for a season before signing for Exeter City. He was then loaned out twice more, first to Tamworth, then to Chester City where he helped the club avoid relegation from the Football League. He then signed for Crawley Town at the start of the 2006-07 season.
On 11 January 2007, Edwards left the Red Devils to join his former club Tamworth on a contract that would see him with The Lambs until the end of the season with an option on a further season.
On 10 May 2007, Edwards and Tamworth team mate John McGrath joined local rivals Burton Albion following Tamworth's relegation from the Football Conference. He was released at the end of the season .
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'''James Anton 'Jim' Blyth''' (born 2 February 1955 in Perth, Scotland) is a former Scottish football goalkeeper.
Blyth played for Coventry City from 1972-1982, making 151 league appearances. His ability led to a proposed -440,000 transfer to Manchester United in 1979 which failed to go through when he failed a medical on a suspect back.
He was also a player of Preston North End (1970-1972), Hereford United (1975, on loan), and Birmingham City, when he moved from Coventry City in 1982. During his spell at Birmingham he fractured his forearm in 3 places during a game against Sunderland, playing for a full 70 minutes injured. The Blues still went on to win the game 2-1.
Blyth was a coach under Gordon Strachan when he was the manager at Coventry City, but departed when Strachan and assistant Garry Pendrey were dismissed from their posts in 2001. During his time at Coventry he was responsible for the signing of 16 year-old Chris Kirkland, who went on to play first team football for the Sky Blues before smashing the British transfer fee for a goalkeeper (-6 million) when bought by Liverpool in August 2001.
Blyth was the goalkeeping coach at Celtic, joining them in July 2005, appointed by Gordon Strachan. While Blyth was with 'the Bhoys', the club won three SPL titles, the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup twice, and qualified two seasons in a row for to the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League in 2006/07 and 2007/08. This run included taking AC Milan into extra time in the San Siro before losing to 0-1 to the eventual champions.
He and Garry Pendrey left Celtic after the resignation of Gordon Strachan in May 2009.
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'''Tommy (Tom) Jenkins''' (born 2 December 1947 in Bethnal Green, England) is a former English footballer. He played football professionally in two continents as a gifted winger and is now a soccer coach.
Tommy played for East London Schoolboys before joining Leyton Orient in January 1966. He only made one first-team appearance before moving on to West Ham in December 1967. He never broke into West Ham-s first-team and moved to non-league football with Margate at the end of January 1968. He remained with Margate until July 1969 when he was transferred to Reading
In July 1969, Reading snapped him up from Margate for -500. However, Margate negotiated a condition to his transfer that Reading would pay an additional -1000 if Jenkins made ten appearances for Reading. His form was such that, after only half a season of 21 games, in December 1969, Ted Bates signed him for -60,000 for Southampton.
He made his debut for Southampton at home to Nottingham Foreston 13 December 1969, where he took the place of long-time club servant, John Sydenham, on the left-wing. At his best, Jenkins was a high-class winger with great speed, dazzling trickery and the ability to beat several defenders in one run, but unfortunately he would exasperate his fans by dribbling himself into trouble rather than release the ball to a team-mate. He was never a prolific goal-scorer, but his best goal came on 31 August 1970 at Upton Park, where he left half the West Ham (including Bobby Moore) on their bottoms in a mazy run which culminated with a fine shot into the Hammers- net. He never realised his full potential at Southampton and was sold to Swindon Town in November 1972, having made a total of 96 appearances for Southampton, scoring 6 goals.
Jenkins was bought from Southampton on 1 November 1972, for a then club record of -50,000. He was signed to replace the legendary Don Rogers, but unfortunately within days of signing, the man who signed him, Dave Mackay, resigned to join Nottingham Forest.
He made his debut on 11 November 1972 in a 1-1 draw at home to Huddersfield, but unfortunately was injured on his debut, and was not selected by new manager Les Allen when he returned to fitness. He didn't really feature for most of the 1972-73 season, making just 14 full and 2 substitute appearances. The following season was more productive for Jenkins, making 36 league and 5 cup appearances, but Swindon were relegated to Division Three. In January 1974, he scored his best goal for the club in an FA Cup third round match away to Portsmouth, when after just 4 minutes he broke down the left-wing, beat 2 defenders before firing home a right foot shot from the edge of the area. Swindon drew this match 3-3 but were beaten in the replay.
Jenkins remained at the club for two more seasons. Overall, in his four years at Swindon, Jenkins struggled to hold down a regular first-team place - despite being described by manager Danny Williams as the most skilful player at the club. He left the club in 1976 to play in America, having made a total of 114 appearances with 5 goals.
When he arrived in the United States, he signed with the Seattle Sounders, then managed by John Best, of the North American Soccer League. He remained with the Sounders through the 1979 season, but by that time his career was waning. He was constantly hampered by a nagging groin injury. In 1978, he played only 5 games and in 1979, he appeared only once with the first team. When it became apparent that he would no longer play for the Sounders, he became an assistant coach with the team. However in 1981 he began a three year period of playing indoor soccer with the MISL. He began with the Pittsburgh Spirit before moving to the Phoenix Inferno.
In 1984, he became the head coach of the amateur F.C. Seattle for the F.C. Seattle Challenge '84, a series of exhibition games against NASL and national teams. He returned to F.C. Seattle, now know as the F.C. Seattle Storm for the 1988 Western Soccer League season, replacing Scotsman Jimmy Gabriel. That year, Seattle ran away with the league championship, defeating the San Jose Earthquakes 5-0. While Jenkins returned for the 1989 season, it did not go as well and he resigned at the end of the season to be replaced by Stuart Lee.
He later coached the CISL Seattle SeaDogs. Tommy was appointed as coaching director for a local girls youth club in Washington. Over the years he has coached many boys and girls youth teams. He currently resides in Washington and coaches youth soccer in Redmond, Washington.
Jimmy Gabriel and Tommy were teammates at Southampton, Swindon Town and Seattle Sounders. They continued coaching in the Seattle area long after the NASL disbanded. ''Four-Four-Two'', the English football magazine, had an article on the impact of the NASL imports as youth coaches in the USA.
On an interesting side note, Jenkins continues to live in the Seattle area where his son, Steve, is team mates with sons of four other former Sounders.
In Southampton the old time fans still remember Tommy in their songs:
''"Tommy Jenkins on the wings, 6ft 2 eyes are blue, Jimmy Steele is after you ..."''
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'''Clive Clark''' (born December 12, 1940 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English former footballer.
Clark was a skilful left-winger who began his career at Leeds United. He joined QPR in September 1958 against Bournemouth and went on to play 66 league games for Rangers, scoring 8 goals. A move to West Bromwich Albion in 1960. He spent nine years at the Hawthorns, forming part of a legendary attacking force which included Tony Brown, Jeff Astle and Bobby Hope. He scored both of West Brom's goals in their defeat at the hands of Queens Park Rangers in the 1967 League Cup Final and also scored in the second leg of West Brom's victory over West Ham in the final of the same competition a year earlier.
He returned to QPR briefly in 1969, before signing for Preston North End in 1969-70, making his debut against Bristol City on 24 January 1970. He made 83 appearances (including 2 as sub) for the Deepdale club, scoring 12 goals, and won a Third Division championship medal in 1970-71.
Clark moved to Southport in 1973, where he ended his career after making 8 appearances and scoring 1 goal.
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'''Benjamin "Ben" Muirhead''' (born 5 January 1983) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Harrogate Town. He started his career with Manchester United, but after he was released without playing a game he moved to Bradford City. He played more than 100 games in four years at Bradford, before he moved to Rochdale, initially on loan. After leaving Rochdale, Muirhead dropped into non-league, where he has played for Alfreton Town, Farsley Celtic, Kings Lynn and Harrogate Town.
Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Muirhead was a highly rated youngster and played for England schoolboys, including playing against an Argentina Under-15 squad starring Carlos Tvez at Wembley. After beginning his career at Manchester United where he failed to make a first team appearance, he moved to Bradford City. He then moved to Rochdale on loan and scored on his debut versus Notts County, which Rochdale went on to win 2-1. Muirhead caught the eye of many League Two pundits during his loan spell and it was a disappointment when Bantams caretaker boss David Wetherall recalled him.
He was released by Bradford City in May 2007. The following month, he signed a permanent deal with League Two outfit Rochdale. He scored the winning penalty as Rochdale reached the play-off final after defeating Darlington.
Muirhead was given a trial with Darlington,
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'''Joseph''' "'''Joey'''" '''Beauchamp''' (born 13 March 1971 in Oxford) is an English football player who currently plays for Abingdon Town of the Hellenic League Premier Division.
Beauchamp plays primarily as a left-sided midfielder who played for most of his career at Oxford United but also had spells with West Ham United and Swindon Town as well as a short loan spell at Swansea City before moving into the lower leagues to play for Abingdon Town.
Beauchamp began his career with Oxford United as a youth team player, living with his mum on the New Marston estate on Headington Hill in Oxford, near the club's former home at the Manor Ground. His home was also less than half a mile from Oxford City FC's current Court Place Farm home.
Beauchamp would go on to make 124 appearances for the club in his first spell in the yellow shirt, during whch time he also made five appearances on loan at Swansea City.
He was then sold to Premier League side West Ham United for a then club record (sales) fee of -1.2 million. However, Beauchamp didn't last long - having not played a single competitive game for the Hammers, Beauchamp decided he couldn't stand the traffic travelling from Oxford each day, and a mere 58 days later he was signed by Swindon for a club-record combined fee of -800,000, which included defender Adrian Whitbread going in the opposite direction. Whitbread was valued at -750,000 in the deal.
Beauchamp made his debut for Town in the second league match of the season, coming on as a substitute in a 3-2 defeat at Tranmere on 20 August. He made more than fifty appearances in his first season. For his first goal, he scored the winner against Wolves in October, and ran fifty yards to jump into the arms of John Gorman. At the end of the year, Swindon were relegated for the second successive season.
By now, Steve McMahon had taken over as Town boss, and McMahon's and Beauchamp's footballing philosophies were apparently very different. As a result, Beauchamp hardly played the following season - making just one more start and three substitute appearances - one of which came against his former club, Oxford.
Before the end of the season, he was back in a yellow shirt for the return game - with McMahon deciding to sell him back to Oxford in November 1995, in a deal described as being "worth -300,000" to the club - though the Town only received -75,000 (the rest was the saving of his wages for the remainder of his contract). Beauchamp scored against Swindon in Oxford's 3-0 victory the following March.
He would make a further 238 appearances in the yellow and blue, making him one of the club's longest-serving players. Three years after leaving the County Ground, an upturn in form saw a number of clubs again interested in Beauchamp's services, and Oxford agreed -800,000 deals with both Nottingham Forest and Southampton in November 1998. Unfortunately for Swindon, who had a 20% sell-on clause in the terms of his sale, Beauchamp failed to agree personal terms and remained at the Manor Ground, with Swindon missing out on a -145,000 bonus.
His professional career came to an end when he sustained several recurring injuries in 2002 that forced him to retire. He then joined local part-timers Abingdon Town, where he still plays today alongside his brother, Luke.
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'''Alexander James Pearce''' (born 9 November 1988 in Oxford, England) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Reading. He plays in the centre back position.
Pearce attended The Oratory School in Woodcote where he developed a reputation as a bit of a trouble maker until Sixth Form, when he dedicated his time towards attending Reading's youth academy. He signed a three year professional contract with Reading on 23 October 2006 and made his Reading debut in an FA Cup third round game against Burnley on 9 January 2007, coming off the bench to replace var Ingimarsson in the 74th minute.
On 9 February 2007, he joined Northampton Town on a month's loan.
On 2 November 2007, Pearce joined Bournemouth on loan until 8 December, which was subsequently extended to 3 January 2008.. On 21 December 2007, it was announced that Pearce had signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract. Nick Hammond said Pearce "has a superb work ethic and mentality which gives him every chance of a long and successful career here at Reading."
On his return from loan he played in the FA Cup fourth round replay against Spurs on 15 January 2008 at the Madejski Stadium, with the new England boss Fabio Capello in the stands. Pearce was handed his full debut at the start of the game, and put in a very solid performance before being sacrificed at half time as Steve Coppell made a tactical change and went from 5-4-1 to 4-4-2. Coppell said "People will think the substitution was based on performance, but that couldn't be further from the truth. We just had a game plan and stuck to it."
Pearce made another loan move on 31 January 2008, this time joining Championship side Norwich City until the end of the 2007-08 season. Upon his return to Reading he scored his first goal for them in a Carling Cup win over Luton Town on 26 August 2008. He then went on loan to Southampton on 31 October 2008 until the end of December. He made his debut at Preston North End on 1 November, scoring Southampton's first goal as they came from 2-0 down to claim a 3-2 victory.
Following the departure of Reading's manager Steve Coppell and the arrival of his replacement, Brendan Rodgers, Pearce was appointed Reading's vice captain.
Despite being born in England, Pearce qualifies to play for Scotland through his parents, and has represented them at youth level.
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'''Boy-Boy Mosia''' (born 1 July 1985 in South Africa) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder and is currently without a club.
He began his career 1994 by MG Stars and was 1999 scouted from Juventus F.C., he played one year in Italy. After the year leave Italy and moved back to South Africa and signs a contract by Amazulu. 2001 leave the club and moved to the Transnet Sport School of Excellence who's based in Johannesburg in January 2003 was scouted from Chelsea F.C., he leave after 7 months the club and moved to K.V.C. Westerlo.
The quick paced winger has played for Chelsea reserve team, and has had trials at Manchester United. He was however still part of K.V.C. Westerlo, as he was on loan to Oud-Heverlee Leuven. In the season 2007/2008 played for Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the Belgian Second Division.
On November 28, 2008, Mosia signed a six month contract with Mpumalanga Black Aces of the PSL, before leaving the club only just over a month later, stating his reason for leaving was due to the 'lack of professionalism' at the club.
At 155 cm, Mosia was the smallest player in the Belgian First Division during the 2005/2006 season.
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'''Luke Garrard''' (born 22 September 1985) is an English semi-professional footballer currently playing for AFC Wimbledon. He is not to be confused with the Goalkeeper of the same name who plays for Kingstonian.
Garrard started his career as a trainee at Tottenham Hotspur but was released as a schoolboy. He went on to sign as an apprentice for Swindon Town, making his professional league debut vs Oldham Athletic on 26 April 2003. Between 2002 and 2005, Garrard made 17 appearances for Swindon, before being released on 19 April 2005.
Garrard went on to have spells with Bishop's Stortford, Boreham Wood and Northwood, before joining AFC Wimbledon in March 2006.
In November 2008 Luke picked up an injury during training that kept him out for the rest of the season.
He is currently on loan at Boreham wood F.C.
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'''Keith Gilroy''' (born 18 July 1983) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Burton Albion in Football League Two.
His previous clubs include Sligo Rovers, Middlesbrough, and more recently Scarborough and Darlington.
After a short spell at Sligo Rovers, Gilroy made the step up to Middlesbrough where he failed to play a first team game. After being released, he joined Scarborough for a two year spell before leaving in the summer of 2005 to play 2 games for Darlington, after and unsuccessful spell, he joined Burton Albion.
Gilroy signed a new two-year contract after promotion to the Football League.
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'''George Leonard Alcock''' (born 15 August 1902) was an English professional footballer.
Born in Chorlton, Chester, Alcock began his career with Wombwell, before joining Bradford City in 1924. Despite scoring nine goals in just fifteen games, he left to join Crewe Alexandra in 1927. He then moved on to Torquay United but moved to Doncaster Rovers without making the first team at Plainmoor.
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'''Mark Leonard Randall''' (born 28 September 1989 in Milton Keynes) is an English footballer who currently plays for Milton Keynes Dons on loan from Premier League club Arsenal. He plays as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder and a right midfielder.
Randall signed for Arsenal on schoolboy forms and played seven matches in the Premier Reserve League in 2005-06. Randall was also the only player in the team to play all 18 reserve team fixtures in the 2007-08 season. He played in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial against Ajax Amsterdam in July 2006, and in the club's pre-season tour of Austria and the Netherlands. He made his first-team debut as a substitute for Denlson in Arsenal's League Cup third-round match against West Bromwich Albion on 24 October 2006. He also played in Arsenal's fourth-round match against Everton on 8 November 2006, again coming on for Denlson, and was on the bench for their quarter-final against Liverpool, but did not play in that match.
On 8 February 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Arsenal, and in the summer of 2007 took part in Arsenal's annual first-team pre-season training camp in Austria. However, he was out of the side for the first few months of the 2007-08 season after suffering an injury in Arsenal Reserves' opening Premier Reserve League match of the season, against Fulham in late August, but made his first start for Arsenal in the League Cup quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers on 18 December 2007, and also made his second appearance in the competition as a last-minute substitute in the first leg of the semi-finals against Tottenham Hotspur.
Randall signed for Burnley on loan, on 31 January 2008, the last day of the transfer window and made 10 league appearances for the Championship club. He returned to Arsenal following the end of the Championship season on 4 May and went on to make his Premier League debut against Sunderland on 11 May in Arsenal's final match of the season. He came on as an 81st-minute substitute and having a goal disallowed in the final moments of the match.
After playing in much of Arsenal's pre-season campaign for 2008-09, Randall made his European debut in Arsenal's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round match away to FC Twente on 13 August 2008, coming on as a substitute for Theo Walcott in the 84th minute. He also played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal's 6-0 League Cup third round victory over Sheffield United on 23 September, where he set up Arsenal's fifth goal, scored by Jack Wilshere and in the 3-0 win over Wigan Athletic, as well as starting in the defeat to Burnley at the quarter final stage. He made UEFA Champions League debut on 10 December in the 2-0 defeat to FC Porto replacing Alexandre Song.
Randall was involved in Arsenal's win over West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup after replacing Francis Coquelin on 58 minutes and indirectly assisted Carlos Vela when his attempted lob from outside the box struck the bar.
On January 15th, Randall signed on loan for Milton Keynes Dons until the end of the season
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'''Joseph Delpesh "Joe" O'Cearuill''' (pronounced O'Carroll, born 9 February 1987) is a footballer and Republic of Ireland international who plays for Forest Green Rovers as a waste of space.
Born in Edmonton, London, O'Cearuill started his career at Leyton Orient, playing 27 youth team games in the 2004-05 season. before being released in August 2005, for alleged discipline and attitude problems. He then joined Watford and played for their youth and reserve teams for the 2005-06 season, but was released in the summer of 2006. He was promptly signed by Premier League team Arsenal in July after a successful trial, having impressed after playing in their reserve team towards the end of the season.
He played in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial against Ajax Amsterdam in July 2006, and was on the bench for Arsenal's Leahue Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on 24 October 2006, although he did not play. On 4 January 2007, O'Cearuill joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan, initially for one month. He made his debut at right back in Brighton's FA Cup third round match away to West Ham United on 6 January, which Brighton lost 3-0.
He moved to Barnet in August 2007. Whilst at Barnet, he was called up by Don Givens to the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team, making his debut in an away game against Montenegro. In January 2008 O'Cearuill joined St Patrick's Athletic. though he left the club after an unsuccessful first season.
He signed for Harlow Town on 17 September 2009,
He signed for Conference National team Forest Green Rovers on 6 November.
Although born in England, O'Cearuill has elected to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level. O'Cearuill was called up the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the first time in May 2007 for an end of season tour to the United States, without having played for the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team. He made his debut after coming on as a substitute against Ecuador.
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'''Benjamin James "Ben" Smith''' (born 5 September 1986 in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear) is an English football goalkeeper, currently playing for Morecambe, on loan from Doncaster Rovers.
Smith is son of the renowned goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach Simon Smith. He attended Whitley Bay High School.
He has previously been on the books of Newcastle United's youth team and Stockport County, without making any first-team appearances for either club. He made his debut for Doncaster in a League Cup game against Wycombe Wanderers on 24 October 2006, which lead to a run in the side as Rovers first choice goalkeeper, but the signing of ever-present goalkeeper Neil Sullivan has seen Smith's chances very limited in the first team. He went on loan to Lincoln City in November 2007.
On 16 October 2009 Smith joined Morecambe on an initial month loan, to cover for injured Barry Roche.
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'''Steven Paul "Steve" Burton''' (born October 9, 1983 in Doncaster, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for NPL Premier Division side Guiseley AFC, where he plays as a striker.
Burtons former teams include Boston United, Doncaster Rovers, Scarborough, Crawley Town and Harrogate Town.
On June 28, 2007, local newspaper Tamworth Herald confirmed that Tamworth manager Gary Mills had said that Burton hadn't been offered a new deal at the club and was unlikely to receive one along with fellow striker Jon Stevenson.
It was confirmed on July 2, 2007 that Burton had teamed up with his former manager Mark Cooper, who he played under at Tamworth, by signing a one-year deal with Kettering Town.
He has however been allowed to leave the club and was given a trial with Cambridge United.
On December 11, 2007, Burton left Kettering Town to join Harrogate Town. Steve made his Harrogate Town debut on the 22nd December 2008 against Worcester City however Harrogate Town lost 1-0. Steve scored his first goal for Harrogate Town in the 2-2 draw against Hyde United on the 29th December 2007 in the last minute of the game. Throughout the remainder of the season Steve suffered from an abdominal injury that limited his starting chances. At the end of the season, Steve found himself on the released list at Harrogate Town and joined Guiseley AFC.
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'''Anthony 'Tony' Galvin''' (born 12 July 1956 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England) was an Irish football left winger. His played most successfully with Tottenham Hotspur where he played 201 league games. He would finish his league career with spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Swindon Town. He played for the Republic of Ireland winning 29 caps, including 3 in Euro 88.
Galvin was bought by Tottenham Hotspur manager Keith Burkinshaw in 1978 from Northern Premier League side Goole Town on the recommendation of Tottenham's double winning manager Bill Nicholson. But it was not until 4 February 1979 before he made his debut in the 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City highlights of which was shown on The Big Match. His first goal coming at the Baseball Ground against Derby County. It wasn't until around 1981 before he became a regular with his strength in wing play being that he was difficult to knock off the ball and was able to put in accurate crosses. He was a member of the successful Spurs side of the early 80s, winning two successive FA Cup's in 1981 & 1982, and also the UEFA Cup in 1984. In all he played 273 first team games and scored 31 goals including a hat trick against Southampton in May 1986.
He was sold by new Spurs manager David Pleat to Sheffield Wednesday in 1987. Unfortunately, his spell at Wednesday was hit by injury.
Galvin tried to make a fresh start at Swindon Town, where he was signed by former Spurs teammate Ossie Ardiles in 1989. He stayed as a player for the rest of the season where Swindon reached the Division 2 play-offs. He then went on to become Ardiles' assistant, before following him to Newcastle United where he took a similar position until Ardiles was sacked in 1992.
Galvin won 29 caps for Ireland, despite playing for England Schools. He made his debut for Ireland in the European Championships qualifier against the Holland in Rotterdam on 22 September 1982 and scored his only goal away to Luxembourg in a Euro 88 qualifier. He was named by Jack Charlton in Ireland's first ever finals squad at Euro 88, and started all 3 games against England, USSR and Holland.
Before joining Spurs, Galvin gained a degree in Russian Studies at Hull University. He also studied teaching as a postgraduate at Trent Polytechnic. After his football career ended he returned to education teaching at a London College.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''George Reader''' (22 November 1896 - 13 July 1978) was the fourth man to referee a FIFA World Cup Final, the first Englishman (one of only 10 match officials from the United Kingdom) to do so, and the oldest match official at any World Cup in history. He hailed from Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
By profession he was a schoolmaster, going to St Luke-s teacher training college (the same one that Ken Aston was to attend) just after the First World War in Exeter. St. Luke's is now part of Exeter University.
Finding work in Exeter as a young teacher, Reader first played as an amateur for Exeter City in the Southern Football League, in the 1919-20 season. It was with that club that he played in a friendly against Southampton on 2 January 1920, a week before the third round of the FA Cup. Reader scored and impressed the visiting side so much that they signed him as a handy replacement centre-forward to Bill Rawlings, who was a mainstay of the Saints side in the 1920s. Unfortunately, given Rawling's abilities (he scored on average a goal every two games), Reader was unable to break into the side and played only 3 times in the old Third Division (South) before being off-loaded, obscurely, to Harland and Wolff for a year, and then playing out his days on the Isle of Wight at Cowes, commuting on the ferry from his job as an assistant schoolmaster in Southampton.
He first took up refereeing in 1930, appearing on Southampton Common, and progressed through the promotional system with an alacrity that underlined his ability and experience. Within 6 seasons he was running the line in the Football League, and 3 years later was invited to referee their matches in season 1939-40. Unfortunately, that season was abandoned after 3 games, due to the start of the Second World War, and therefore Reader officially only refereed 3 Football League matches in his whole career.
However, during hostilities, Reader featured prominently in wartime football, and was appointed as referee in two War Cup finals and Home Internationals and then, towards the end of hostilities, was appointed to take charge of Victory internationals between England and allied national teams. He retired from the Football League list in November 1944 but was still in such demand amongst foreign Football Associations that he was selected to officiate throughout Europe; in Barcelona for a Spain versus Argentina game in 1947, and also taking charge of matches in 1949 in Stockholm (between Sweden and Hungary), and in Geneva and Lisbon. In 1948 the Football League took the unusual step of recalling Reader from retirement to referee the Brentford versus Chelsea fixture at Griffin Park. His swansong, at the age of 50, appeared to be the Rest of Europe versus Great Britain representative match at Hampden Park, held to celebrate the 'blessed Peace', but in 1949 England qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil.
As an adjunct to their participation, FIFA requested that a team of British match officials journey to Brazil with the English team for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Despite reservations about his advanced age, Reader-s international experience had placed him amongst those the Football Association could call on, and he was selected alongside Mervyn (Sandy) Griffiths (of Wales), George Mitchell (of Scotland) and the two English referees Reg Leafe and Arthur Ellis.
Given charge of the opening match, Reader-s powers of control were put to the test just after Brazil scored their first goal against Mexico. As was the custom, the goal heralded a mass invasion by reporters demanding immediate responses from goalscorer and goalkeeper. Ellis, watching on, later wrote, in his book "The Final Whistle": "How could any one man restore law and order? Somehow, George Reader did just that within a few minutes. He cleared the pitch almost single-handed and re-started the World Cup curtain-raiser as if it were an end-of-the-season fixture in the Yorkshire League." In their next match against the Swiss, the Brazilians voiced their criticisms of the Spanish referee, Ramn Azon Roma, stating that he had cost them victory (Jacques Fatton equalising in the 88th minute) and, as a result, the editor of a daily newspaper in Sao Paulo, "Gazeta Esportivo", sang the praises of the British referees, telling his readers that even if they were to face England, Brazil would demand a British referee. "We must strongly demand that Brazil shall not take the field again in this World Championship if a British referee is not in charge. Even should we finally meet the English we shall still demand a British referee and have full confidence in him", he wrote. With England's early exit this unlikely event was averted. However, all four matches that Brazil played thereafter were refereed by one of the British contingent.
So, as Brazil won their way through to the final match, and as public expectation grew so much that it threatened to engulf even the massive Maracana, each Brazilian game came to be refereed by one of the British team, including the Final.
Reader had refereed two matches prior to the final group: the opening game (in which Brazil beat Mexico) and Uruguay's thrashing of the Bolivians in Group 4; but it was to be in his appointment to the final Brazilian game that he would secure his place in history. Although there was no provision for a final deciding match in this tournament, the last game of the tournament (albeit played at the same time as the Sweden v Spain fixture) was the determining fixture. Reader was appointed to referee this match, with Ellis and Mitchell running the lines. On the day of the final, Reader was 53 years and 236 days old, easily the oldest referee ever to officiate in a FIFA World Cup final.
Approximate recordings for the attendance that day differ wildly. FIFA consider that there were 174,000 people there; although other estimates indicate that there may have been between 199,854 and as many as 250,000 (which would have been more people than lived in Reader's Southampton at the time). In any event, it is the highest recorded attendance at a football match in history.
His role in the final is famous for the incident in the 47th minute of the game when Obdulio Varela took the ball out of the Uruguayan net after Friaca's goal put Brazil 1-0 up. Varela strode up to Reader and started arguing incomprehensibly in Spanish to the monolingual referee. By the time Reader had waved play to begin again the crowd had settled and Varela had issued the rousing cry: "Now, it's time to win!" It was said that Varela's actions were enough to still the crowd and steal the initiative from the Brazilian team. Brazil lost in such a shocking, emotional manner that suicides were reported at the stadium, and Jules Rimet would comment (about the lack of noise from the massed banks of the Maracana): "The silence was morbid, sometimes too difficult to bear."
Uruguay went onto win and Reader returned home to Hanley Road in Southampton and promptly retired, stating that he had had everything that soccer can give him. He ended his teaching career as headmaster of Western School, Shirley, in 1960.
George Reader became a Director, and later Chairman, of Southampton in 1963, and sat beside HM The Queen when Lawrie McMenemy-s side won the 1976 FA Cup Final, passing away on the anniversary of the very first World Cup matches two years later.
On 19 January 2001, Southampton set about naming parts of St Mary's Stadium, in honour of past serving club officials. Reader's name was short-listed as one for the Box Holders' Bar.
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'''Stephen Mark "Steve" Agnew''' (born November 9, 1965 in Shipley, England) is an English football coach and former player, currently a first team coach at Middlesbrough.
Agnew started his playing career at Barnsley, staying there for 8 years before moving on to Blackburn Rovers for -700,000 in June 1991 - making him the Ewood Park club's most costly signing at the time. His spell at Blackburn was unsuccessful, only making four appearances before he joined Portsmouth on loan and then Leicester permanently in the 1992-93 winter.
During his time at Blackburn, the club earned promotion to the new Premier League, but Agnew's part in the success was a minimal one as the attention was focused on big-money new signings such as Alan Shearer and Stuart Ripley.
Agnew then moved up the country to Sunderland, helping them win promotion to the Premier League as Division One champions (although they went down after just one season) and in 1998 he signed for York City, and despite his efforts the Bootham Crescent side were unable to avoid relegation from Division Two in 1998-99.
Agnew spent the 2001/2002 season playing for Gateshead where he finished his playing days. That season he moved into coaching becoming assistant manager of Gateshead to Gary Gill. Both he and Gill resigned from Gateshead after the playing budget was cut in early October 2002.
Agnew continued his coaching at the Middlesbrough Academy and then joined Leeds United as Reserve Team Manager in 2004. Agnew left the club to become assistant manager at Hartlepool United on 23 June 2005. However in 2006, Agnew quit his position at Hartlepool and rejoined Leeds as Under 18's manager.
He rejoined Middlesbrough as reserve team coach on 23 January 2007. He was promoted to first team coach on 7 July 2008 following the departure of Steve Harrison.
Agnew is related to young Ipswich Town striker Jordan Rhodes.
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'''Eric Geno S. Odhiambo-Anaclet''' (born 12 May 1989 in Oxford) is a professional association football player who currently plays for Scottish First Division side Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
He is the brother of Stevenage Borough player Eddie Odhiambo and Abingdon United player Anaclet Odhiambo.
Odhiambo made his senior debut in a 3-2 League Cup defeat against Aston Villa on 24 October 2006. On 5 May 2007 he signed his first professional contract with Leicester along with seven other players, including Andy King, Max Gradel and Carl Pentney.
He joined Southend United on a one month loan on 31 August. His loan deal was extended by a month on 27 September, but he returned to Leicester on 29 October without scoring any goals.
Odhiambo joined Scottish Premier League club Dundee United on loan in the January transfer window until the end of the season, under former Leicester manager Craig Levein. He made his debut as a last-minute substitute in United's 4-1 win against Hearts on 2 January.
On 27 November 2008 having failed to feature for Leicester up to this point, he joined Brentford on an initial one-month loan deal.
Having returned from an unsuccessful loan spell at Brentford, Odhiambo had his Leicester contract terminated by mutual consent on January 30, 2009, having never played a league game for the club.
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'''Raymond George "Ray" Wallace''' (born 2 October 1969 in Lewisham) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League and Premier League for Southampton, Leeds United, Swansea City, Reading, Stoke City and Hull City, in the Scottish Football League for Airdrieonians,
Wallace signed for Southampton Football Club as an apprentice in 1986 along with his twin brother Rod. Elder brother Danny had already become an established member of the Southampton first team. In the early part of his career Ray Wallace was regarded as promising talent, if slightly lightweight, playing as right fullback or right defensive midfield.
On 22 October 1988, he made his debut for Southampton at The Dell against Sheffield Wednesday alongside his two brothers; this was the first time three brothers had played in the same team the Football League First Division for 67 years. He was a virtual ever-present until September 1989, when he lost his place to Jason Dodd through suspension, after which he played only once more for the Saints. While a Southampton player, he won four caps for the England under-21 team.
In May 1991, Leeds United who signed Wallace and twin brother Rod in the same transaction, with Ray being valued at -100,000. Rod Wallace formed a successful strike partnership with Lee Chapman, but Ray made only seven appearances for the club, and spent time on loan to Swansea City and Reading.
Before the 1994-95 season, Wallace joined Division One club Stoke City on a free transfer. In his first season with Stoke, he played 20 League games, and spent a spell on loan to Hull City. Over the next three seasons he rarely missed a game,
Airdrieonians (one game in the Scottish First Division),
Altrincham (one game in the Conference, in which he was brought down for a penalty from which Altrincham scored the only goal of the game),
Winsford United,
League of Ireland club Drogheda United,
and Witton Albion.
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'''David Graeme Byng''' (born July 9, 1977 in Coventry) is an English former professional footballer.
Byng joined Torquay United as an apprentice, and became the Gulls' youngest ever player (and goalscorer) when he made his league debut against Walsall on August 14, 1993. Despite this promising start to his Plainmoor career, Byng failed to establish himself and was released to join Doncaster Rovers in February 1996 after scoring 3 times in 24 league games (half of which were as a substitute) for Torquay.
He failed to break into the Doncaster first team and was sent on loan to Ilkeston Town early in the 1996-97 season. In December 1996, Byng was released by Doncaster, joining Ilkeston on a free transfer.
He is now a Quantity Surveyor in Plymouth.
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'''Martin Pringle''' (born November 18 1970) is a former Swedish footballer, who played as a centre forward.
Having played abroad in Portugal and England - where he sustained an horrific injury - he embraced subsequently a career in coaching, notably in women's football.
Born in Gothenburg, Pringle did not play topflight football until well into his 20's, when he joined Helsingborgs IF. After consistent performances, he caught the eye of Portugal's S.L. Benfica, which signed him in August 1996.
However, Pringle's chances at the Lisbon club were very limited, and he chalked up just over 40 league appearances. In March 1999, following a two-month loan, he signed permanently for Premier League outfit Charlton Athletic, for a fee of -800,000 in March 1999. In his first season, he was unable to help the club avoid relegation.
Pringle remained a prominent force in the Addicks strike force, benefiting with more appearances with the injury trouble caused to fellow forward Clive Mendonca. He helped the club climb straight back up into the top level at its first attempt, but found himself sidelined for a whole year, due to injury troubles. On his return to fitness, he was loaned out to Grimsby Town, along with Andy Todd, in February 2002.
In just his second game for Grimsby, with the score 3-1 in their favour against Stockport County, defender Dave Challinor went in for a challenge on Pringle, which would break one of his legs in two places.
Despite his injury, Pringle was subsequently given a squad number by Charlton, and was registered for the club for the 2002-03 season. On 4 November 2002, however, he was forced to retire from professional football.
Pringle then took up coaching, his first head coach spell being with Kopparbergs/Gteborg FC in the Swedish Women's League. In 2008, he accumulated at male football, assisting at rgryte IS.
In December 2009, Pringle was named Vstra Frlunda IF manager.
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'''John Thomas Alderson''' (born 28 November 1891 in Crook, County Durham) was an English professional footballer. He played once for the full England national team.
Jack Alderson began his footballing career as a junior with his local side Crook Juniors
He failed to establish himself at Middlesbrough and was transferred to Newcastle United in 1912 for -30. He played just once for Newcastle, a 3-1 win against Arsenal on 25 January 1913.
He played wartime games for Crystal Palace and at the end of the war signed for Palace from Newcastle for a fee of -50. He was an ever-present in the first post-war season, 1919-20, as Palace finished third in the Southern League. At the end of the season, Palace, along with all the other Southern League clubs formed the new Football League Division Three, Alderson playing in their first ever Football League game, a 2-1 win away to Merthyr Town on 28 August 1920. At the end of that season Palace were promoted as champions.
Although Palace struggled in Division Two, Alderson was a success and won his only England cap on 10 May 1923, a 4-1 win against France in Paris. In 2005, Palace's centenary year, Alderson was voted their third best goalkeeper of all time, being beaten only by the more recent players Nigel Martyn (winner) and John Jackson (runner-up).
He moved to Pontypridd in 1924, having played 205 first team games for Palace. He returned to league football in 1925 with Sheffield United, playing 122 league games in four years before moving to Exeter City in 1929. He subsequently joined local rivals Torquay United, but with Joe Wright as first choice keeper and Laurie Millsom as an able understudy, Alderson left without making a first team appearance.
He subsequently played for Worcester City before rejoining Crook Town
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'''James Smith''' (born 17 October 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays for Altrincham as a defender. He made over 30 appearances in the Scottish Football League and The Football League.
Smith signed his first professional contract with Liverpool in 2005 after coming through from the club's academy.
He signed for Altrincham on 7 November 2008 after a successful trial with the club.
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'''Mark McCammon''' (born 7 August 1978, Barnet, London) is a Barbadian football player. He currently plays for Gillingham and is a Barbados international.
McCammon played four games for Cambridge United on a non-contract basis between August 1997 and March 1999. He signed for Charlton Athletic on 9 March 1999 and played with them until July 2000. He had a loan spell at Swindon Town between 2 January 2000 and 7 February 2000 while with Charlton.
McCammon signed for Brentford on 14 July 2000. He totalled 15 goals in 80 games for the Bees before leaving in 2003.
McCammon joined Millwall on 27 March 2003 and made 23 appearances for the club, scoring two goals. However, his time in Bermondsey is as notable for an incident with Moses Ashikodi in which McCammon was reportedly threatened with a knife. Nevertheless, he made a substitute appearance in the 2004 FA Cup Final as Millwall went down 0-3 to Manchester United, coming on for Neil Harris in the 75th minute. He was loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion on 15 December 2004 and signed a permanent deal with the Seagulls on 3 February 2005. He played with Bristol City, in another loan deal, while with Brighton.
McCammon moved to Doncaster Rovers on 3 August 2006. He wore shirt number 9 for the Rovers, and scored his first two goals of the 2006-07 season in the Football League Cup game against Rochdale on 22 August 2006. He has the honour of being the first player to score at the Keepmoat Stadium, the new home of Doncaster Rovers, scoring after nine minutes in the 3-0 win over Huddersfield Town on New Year's Day, 2007.
McCammon's tally of goals for the 2006-07 season could have been 6 instead of 5 after he was involved in a bizarre moment in the FA Cup first round between Brentford and Doncaster at Griffin Park on the 11 November 2006. His header appeared to have beaten the Brentford goalkeeper but gone wide of the post on first look, however on closer inspection of replays it appears the striker's attempt went through a hole in the net but no goal was given (this would have made the score 2-0 at the time). Doncaster did hold on to win the game 1-0 so ultimately it did not affect the result.
He joined Gillingham in July 2008 on a 3 year deal. He made his Gillingham debut away to AFC Bournemouth on 9 August 2008 and scored his first goal in a 3-0 home win over Grimsby Town on 6 September 2008.
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'''Chukwunyeaka Osondu "Chukki" Eribenne''' (born 2 November 1980 in Westminster, London) is an English footballer of Nigerian descent, who currently plays as a striker for Hinckley United, in the Conference North.
Eribenne began his career at Coventry City before joining Bournemouth. He subsequently moved to Havant & Waterlooville, for whom he was Player of the Year in 2003-04
In summer 2004 Eribenne signed for Weymouth. He was Weymouth's joint top scorer in 2005-06 with 13 goals as they won promotion to the Conference. He later moved to Grays Athletic, before signing for Ebbsfleet United. He was released at the end of the 2007-08 and went to Sutton United.
After one season at Sutton, Eribenne moved back to the Midlands and signed for his local club Hinckley United
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'''Andrew Clifford "Andy" Warrington''' (born 10 June 1976) is an English footballer who plays for Rotherham United as a goalkeeper.
Warrington was on the bench for York City when they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in 1995. In his time at Doncaster, Warrington was an extremely popular figure and arguably his best days were in the Division 3 Championship winning 2003-04 season.
However, for all his good play, he has still been unfortunate with injuries. After breaking his jaw in a game at Southport in 2002, Warrington then broke his leg in the League Cup game against Manchester City after collinding with Nedum Onuoha and never played for Doncaster Rovers in a competitive game again.
He joined Bury in 2007 after nine years at Doncaster following a loan spell at Gigg Lane. After only one campaign for Bury F.C., Warrington signed a two year deal with Rotherham United in May 2007. He signed a one-year extension in May 2008.
In just under 2 seasons at Rotherham, Andy's outstanding displays have made him a fans favourite and he picked up numerous awards for the 2007/08 season. In March 2008, Andy was one of four nominations for the February Powerade Player of the Month. At the end of the 2008/2009 season, Andy picked up the MillersMAD and the Vital Rotherham's websites player of the year award.
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'''Robert John C. Robinson''' (born Bordon, 9 November 1906, died 1990) was an English professional association football player. He played for Gillingham in the 1929-30 season.
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'''Andrew "Andy" King''' (born 29 October 1988, Maidenhead, England) is a Wales international footballer who plays for Leicester City in the Championship. He and team mate Craig share the same surname, though they are not related. He is described by current manager Nigel Pearson as "an excellent young prospect".
King was a product of the Leicester City youth academy, having joined after being released by Chelsea in 2004 when he was just 15 years old.
King was offered his first professional contract with Leicester on 5 May 2007.
King made his senior debut in a 0-0 draw against Wolves on 2 October 2007,
King's impressive start the following season earned him a new three-year contract on 21 August 2008.
King's contributions in the 2009-10 season have drawn praise from manager Nigel Pearson.
King qualified to play for Wales through a Welsh grandfather and is a former Wales U19 international and currently plays for the under-21, receiving his first call-up on 10 October 2007.
On May 22, 2009 King received his first call up to the senior Wales squad when he was named in John Toshack's squad for the friendly match against Estonia.
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'''Borja Valero Iglesias''' (born 12 January 1985 in Madrid) is a Spanish footballer currently playing for RCD Mallorca on loan from West Bromwich Albion, as a midfielder.
Grown through the ranks of Real Madrid, Valero made his first team debut against cija Balompi, substituting Javi Garca at the 60-minute mark, in a Spanish Cup match, on 25 October 2006. He made another appearance in a UEFA Champions League away match against FC Dynamo Kyiv, replacing Miguel ngel Nieto in a 2-2 draw, but spent his first two professional seasons with Real Madrid Castilla, in the country's second level.
In August 2007, Valero signed a five-year contract with RCD Mallorca following his release from Real Madrid, and scored his first ''La Liga'' goals in a 7-1 home home win over Recreativo de Huelva, on 9 March 2008. On 5 April, Valero added another, against his former team, in a 1-1 home draw.
On 22 August 2008, Valero signed for Championship winners West Bromwich Albion, for a club record fee of -7 million (-4.7 million). The midfielder agreed a four-year contract with the option of a further year in the clubs' favour.
Just hours before the close of the August 2009 transfer window, Valero returned to Mallorca for 2009-10, loaned by WBA. On September 13, as a starter in the first match in his second spell, he scored the Balearic Islands club's 1000th first division goal, in a 1-1 draw at Villarreal CF; in the following month, he netted in the last minute for nine-man Mallorca, for the 1-1 at Atltico Madrid.
Valero starred for Spain at the 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, scoring a last-minute goal in a 1-0 final win over Turkey.
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'''Keith Rutter''' (born 10 September 1934) is an English former professional footballer born in Leeds who made 402 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Queens Park Rangers and Colchester United.
Rutter was a reliable defender who made his QPR debut in August 1954 against Southend United and went on to play 339 league games, scoring 1 goal. He was ever present for three seasons.
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Sanderson made his debut for Queen's Park Rangers in the 1-6 defeat by local rivals, Brentford, on the opening day of the 1965-66 season after signing from Plymouth Argyle. Things got better and Sanderson was part of the successful 1966-67 team managerd by Alec Stock that won both the Third Division Championship and the Football League Cup Final 1967 at Wembley beating WBA 3-2.
Sanderson was a tireless midfielder, doing the running for more glamorous colleagues like Rodney Marsh and went on to play 104 league games, scoring 10 goals. Sanderson was also remarkable in that he was a part time player (he worked in computers in his "day job").
He was also got a 'Blue' from Cambridge for football.
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'''Anthony John "Tony" Sealy''' (born 7 May 1959) is a retired footballer in the 1970s and 1980s. He won four Championship medals with four different clubs and played for numerous clubs across the world.
Sealy was born in Hackney, London, but signed his first professional contract with Southampton in 1977. At the club, he appeared as a substitute in the 1979 League Cup final. He was the second black player to play for Southampton after Alf Charles in 1937.
He signed with Crystal Palace in 1979. Whilst at Palace he was sent on loan to Port Vale in February 1980, after impressing there he returned in May of that year. He switched to QPR in 1981. Sealy made his QPR debut in the 3-1 win over Derby County in March 1981 and went on to play 63 league games, scoring 18 goals. He was lightning fast, and his best season came in QPR's promotion year of 1982-83 when he was top scorer (quite a feat when the like of Clive Allen and Simon Stainrod were in the team). Once more he came to Vale on loan, in February 1982, once again impressing, but the club could not afford to secure his services permanently and he returned to Rangers the following month.
After a loan spell with Fulham, he moved to the club permanently in 1984. He had gotten into the habit of regularly moving from club to club, and in fact kept this habit up for the rest of his career. He joined Leicester City in 1985, where he stayed for two years. He then left the UK and played for Portuguese sides Sporting Clube de Portugal and Sporting Braga, before returning to England to play for Brentford, Swindon Town and Bristol Rovers. He then moved to Finland with MYPA, returning to Brentford in 1991, before moving to Hong Kong the next year with Michelotti and Eastern AA.
He became Manager of Hong Kong FC in 1995, a position he maintained until 2002, when he was promoted to Operations Manager.
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'''David Owen Phillips''' (born 29 July 1963 in Wegberg, Germany) is a former professional and Welsh international footballer who played as a midfielder for Plymouth Argyle, Manchester City, Coventry City, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City and Stevenage Borough. He is currently youth team coach at Coventry City.
Phillips was also a member of the Plymouth team that reached the semi-final of the FA Cup in 1984, losing 1-0 to Watford. Whilst at Manchester City he featured several times on the BBC's Match of the Day programme as a Goal of the Month nominee, scoring a number of spectacular long-range goals.
An early signing by George Curtis & John Sillett, Phillips was a useful player to have in any squad due to his versatility, as he could play on either flank both defensively and offensively. He was probably at his peak during the 86/87 FA Cup winning season, where the team spent the entire season in the top ten. As at Manchester City, Phillips was a strong industrious midfielder that could drop back into a defensive position if need be, but it was his long range striking ability which often caught the eye. Memorable goals include a 25 yard strike during a 4-1 defeat of QPR in 86/87 and the following season, going to then champions Everton, and scoring a pile-driver, again from outside the box, in a 2-1 win at Goodison Park. His 1987 FA Cup Final appearance typified his time at the Sky Blues, industrious, hard working and fast on the counter attack. His three seasons at Coventry (86-89) coincide with some of the most stable and successful times in the clubs history.
The -550,000 fee that Norwich City paid Coventry for him in 1989 was at the time a club record. He scored within three minutes of his debut for the Canaries in a 2-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday. He was part of the Norwich side that finished third in the inaugural Premiership season 1992-93, but left the club in the summer of 1993 after a contract dispute, joining Nottingham Forest. He helped Forest win promotion to the Premiership in his first season at the City Ground.
He made a total of 62 international appearances for Wales between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s and scored over 60 league goals, making almost 600 appearances in a 20 year playing career from 1981 to 2001.
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'''Marcus James Palmer''' (born 6 January 1988) is an English footballer who made four appearances in the Football League for Hereford United.
Palmer was born and educated in Gloucester. As a youngster he played in the Gloucester Primary Schools' representative side, and when older he trained with Bristol Rovers.
He made his Football League debut against Swindon Town, coming on as a substitute, and made a further two appearances in the 2006-07 season, at the end of which his contract was extended for six months, and again for a further six months in January 2008. After one more first-team appearance,
Palmer agreed to spend the first month of the 2008-09 season with Gloucester City while looking at options for a return to full time football. He played three Southern League games without scoring, then moved on to Conference North side Solihull Moors on 30 August. Palmer then left Solihull, resumed his studies at Hartpury College, and signed for Forest Green Rovers, playing in the reserve squad at The New Lawn. He was given his first team chance in March 2009 where he came off the bench against Altrincham and netted on his debut in second-half injury time.
Palmer was offered a new contract in July 2009 to stay at The New Lawn. In November, Forest Green allowed him to join Southern League Premier club Evesham United on a non-contract basis, though they retained his registration for the Conference.
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'''Luke Webb''' (born 12 September 1986 in Nottingham) is an English footballer who most recently played for Hereford United as a midfielder.
He signed for Arsenal at the age of 11 and progressed through the various youth teams. He was a regular for Arsenal U18s with 20 appearances and 2 goals in the 2004-05 season. With opportunities hard to come by he left Highbury and had a trial with Wycombe, where he injured his ankle, before joining Coventry City for the 2005-06 season. His opportunities were again limited to reserve team football and he had a trial for Hereford prior to the current season. Despite a hamstring injury he impressed at Edgar Street and was signed in September 2006.
He made his first team debut away to Wrexham, coming on as a substitute in the 1-0 defeat. On 21 November he started and scored in the 2-0 win in the FA Cup over Shrewsbury, following it up with a spectacular opening goal against Port Vale in the Second Round. In the final matches of the season, Luke forced his way into the starting XI after the injury to loanee Steve Jennings.
His 2007-08 season was curtailed by a long-term hip injury, making only 15 appearances and scoring 3 goals. However he suffered a further injury setback in August 2008 and, with the club having fulfilled their contractual obligations, he was released.
Luke's father is the former England midfielder Neil Webb. His brother Joshua is also a footballer, currently at Weymouth.
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'''James Henry''' (born 10 June 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Milwall, on loan from Championship side and home-town club Reading.
Henry was born in Reading. Having grown up in Woodley attending Waingels College, Henry, a right winger who has also played centre midfield, has risen through Reading's youth academy and signed a one-year professional contract with Reading in June 2006. He missed most of the 2005-06 season with a cruciate knee injury. Following limited first team opportunities during Reading's first season in the Premier League, on 22 March 2007 he joined Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season, yet returned to Reading after just three weeks after failing to make an impact. Henry played in just one match, coming on as a late substitute.
Henry finally made his debut for Reading on 24 September 2007, coming on in the 80th minute of a 4-2 home defeat to Liverpool in the third round of the League Cup.
On 2 November 2007 Henry joined Bournemouth on loan until 8 December (later extended to 3 January 2008), and scored two goals on his debut for the club a day later, in a 2-0 victory at Bristol Rovers.
On 5 March 2008, Henry signed a contract extension with Reading to July 2010.
Henry scored his first competitive goal for Reading on his full debut, on 12 August 2008, with the opening goal in a 2-1 win over Dagenham and Redbridge in the League Cup first round.
Henry made his full league debut for Reading on the 9th December 2008 against Blackpool, replacing the suspended Jimmy Kebe on the right wing.
Henry moved on loan to Millwall on March 14 2009 on a one month emergency loan, Henry went on to score a cracking 35 yard strike in the last minute to gain a 1-1 draw with Swindon Town on his home debut, and followed by a penalty away at Cheltenham.
On 10th June 2009, new Reading boss Brendan Rodgers told the local press "I wanted to take James to Chelsea when he was 16. I felt he was a big talent and still is. I thought being around big players and coming into that environment would be a big help in developing his game, but he made the right choice in the end."
On 10 September 2009, Millwall have signed James Henry on loan for his second spell with the club until the end of the year. On 3rd October 2009, Henry scored a hat-trick against Tranmere Rovers for Millwall. James then went on to score the stoppage time winner in a 2- 1 victory over Colchester with a long range free kick at The Den.
Henry has played for Scotland U19s (for whom he qualifies through his parents) and England U18s, and was called up to the England U19 squad on 11 September 2007.
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'''Caleb Colman Folan''' (born 26 October 1982) is a footballer who plays for Hull City as a striker.
Born in Leeds, he qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland through his grandfather, who was from Inis Mr, and his grandmother, from Galway.
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Folan started his professional career at hometown club Leeds United, spending brief spells on loan at Rushden & Diamonds and Hull City before making a permanent move to Chesterfield.
In April 2006 he underwent a cartilage operation on a recurring knee injury.
After a series of impressive performances for Chesterfield, Folan was linked with a January transfer to Premier League side Wigan Athletic, and on 26 January 2007 he completed a -500,000 transfer, signing a three-and-a-half year deal. Wigan manager Paul Jewell stated: "He's strong, he's aggressive, he's got a finisher's instinct and I think he will add competition in an area where the squad needs bolstering."
Championship team Hull City revealed their interest in signing him in August 2007.
On his debut for Hull in a 2-1 defeat against Blackpool in September, Folan was taken to hospital after being stretchered off the pitch wearing a neck brace.
On 17 September 2009, Folan was loaned for three months to Middlesbrough of the Championship,
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In October 2008, under new manager Giovanni Trapattoni, Folan was one of several uncapped players selected to play for a Republic of Ireland XI in a challenge match against Nottingham Forest, scoring the first goal in a 2-0 win. He was added to the squad for the subsequent 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cyprus and appeared as an injury-time substitute.
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'''Jordan Fitzpatrick''' (born 15 June 1988) is an English footballer who currently plays for Worcester City as a midfielder.
During his school years at Ridgewood High School, in his home town of Stourbridge, he was involved in the most successful year of the school football team in 2004. The team completed a 'treble' by winning the league, cup and 6-a-side tournament.
Jordan started his career at Wolves at the age of 10, after being spotted playing for his district side. He played in the academy and at 16 was offered a 2 year scholarship. He played for Wolves Reserves at the age of 15, as well as for the U17s and U19s. However he did not make a first team appearance for the club. Notably he scored in the 2005 FA Youth Cup Semi Final only minutes after coming on as a substitute although the team eventually lost on penalties to Southampton. He was released by Wolves at the age of 18 and signed for Hereford United in September 2006, after a period training at Kidderminster.
He featured mainly for Hereford Reserves in the 2006-07 season, also featuring in the HFA Senior Cup. He made his league debut on the final day of the season, coming on as a substitute away at Torquay United.
Fitzpatrick was loaned to Bromsgrove Rovers for a month on 27 March 2008. He was released by the Bulls on 19 May 2008, and joined Worcester City in August 2008.
He signed for Worcester City on 6 August 2008.
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'''James "Jim" Stewart''' (born 9 March 1954) is a former Scottish football (soccer) goalkeeper.
During his career, he played for Kilmarnock, Middlesbrough, Rangers and St Mirren.
He earned 2 caps for Scotland, and was their third-choice goalkeeper at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
He was later the goalkeeping coach at Kilmarnock and Hearts, and currently the goalkeeping coach of Rangers and Scotland.
His son Colin later also played as a goalkeeper for Kilmarnock, and daughter-in-law Julie Fleeting is the all-time leading scorer for the Scotland women's national football team.
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'''George Wood''' (born 26 September 1952 in Douglas, South Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper.
He started his career at East Stirling, moving to Blackpool in 1972, for -10,000, as cover for John Burridge. After spending time in the Reserves, Wood made his debut on 15 April 1972, in a 2-0 home victory over Oxford United. He then spent the next four years jostling for the No. 1 jersey with Burridge, eventually establishing himself in 1975-76.
At the end of the 1976-77 season, he was signed by First Division Everton in 1977. He was Everton's first-choice goalkeeper for the next three seasons, making over 120 appearances and making his debut for Scotland, against Northern Ireland on 22 May 1979.
Wood was signed by Arsenal in August 1980 for -140,000, earmarked as the successor to Pat Jennings, with whom he shared the first-team goalkeeper's spot for the next three seasons, making 61 appearances in goal for Arsenal. However, Jennings' longevity counted against Wood and he was unable to supplant the Irish veteran; Wood was given a free transfer in May 1983. He joined Crystal Palace and was their first choice keeper for the next four-and-a-half seasons, making 192 league appearances, and winning the "''Player of The Year''" award in 1986.
Wood joined Cardiff City in January 1988, where he made 67 league appearances, and ended his league career with a loan spell at his old club Blackpool in 1989, and a single season at Hereford United in 1990-91. He then had stints at non-league Merthyr Tydfil and Inter Cardiff (a side he later managed).
Wood's international career was only fleeting, with first Alan Rough and then later Jim Leighton keeping him out of the side. He earned four caps for Scotland between 1979 and 1982, the last coming against Northern Ireland on 28 April 1982, and he was a backup goalkeeper at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
He was the goalkeeper coach at Hartlepool United, having previously worked in a similar position at Cardiff City.
In June 2009, he was appointed as goalkeeper coach at Swindon Town.
-DOCSTART-	7644355
'''Mark Earl Dennis''' (born 2 May 1961) is a retired footballer born in Streatham, London, who played at left-back for Birmingham City, Southampton, Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace. He was capped three times for England under-21s.
Dennis was sent off 12 times in his career.
-DOCSTART-	7645486
'''Nigel Ian Callaghan''' (born September 12, 1962, Singapore) is a former professional footballer.
Callaghan played on the right-wing for a number of clubs including Watford, Derby County and Aston Villa. Internationally, he represented England at Under-21 level, and played one game for England B alongside fellow Watford player Luther Blissett. Whilst at Watford, he played in the 1984 FA Cup Final where they lost to Everton.
Callaghan retired from football to work as a DJ. While working in a Greek night-club during the late-90's he was featured on a television documentary. He currently lives in Stafford.
-DOCSTART-	7646726
'''John Cameron''' (13 April 1872, Ayr, Scotland - 20 April 1935, Glasgow) was a Scottish footballer and manager. He played as a forward for Queen's Park, Everton and Scotland and was noted as an effective goal-maker and goalscorer. In 1899 he became player-manager at Tottenham Hotspur and guided them to victory in the 1901 FA Cup. As a result they became the only club outside the English Football League to win the competition. In 1898 he became the first secretary of the Association Footballers' Union, which was the ill-fated fore-runner of the Professional Footballers' Association. He later coached Dresdner SC and during the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in Germany. After the war he coached Ayr United for one season and then became a football journalist, author and publisher. He had previously worked as a columnist for various newspapers before the war.
Cameron began his career with local club Ayr Parkhouse F.C. before moving to Queen's Park. He played one game for Scotland in 1896. Alongside Robert Smith McColl, he played in a 3-3 draw with Ireland and helped Scotland win the British Home Championship. He later joined Everton, making his senior debut in a 5-0 home League win over Sheffield United in October 1895. Cameron produced some excellent displays for Everton and made 48 appearances and scored 14 goals. This record included 6 games and 2 goals in the FA Cup. Cameron had been one of the highest earning footballers of the day with Everton. In February, 1898 while Cameron was contracted to play for Everton he became involved in the movement toward unionisation of footballers in defiance of both League directives and club proposals which resulted in the power of players to seek high earnings. As the League were not willing to negotiate on this point Cameron broke contract with Everton and went to play for Tottenham Hotspur in the Southern Football League directly because that League did not support the proposal to limit earnings.
In May 1898 Cameron was signed by Frank Brettell as a player for Tottenham Hotspur. In February 1899 he succeeded Brettell when he became player-manager and enjoyed instant success when, in his first game in charge, Tottenham became the first lower division club ever to come from behind against top flight opposition to win an F A cup tie with Cameron himself scoring the winning goal against Sunderland. In 1900 he led Tottenham to the Southern Football League title and in 1901 led them to victory in the FA Cup final. After drawing 2-2 with Sheffield United, Tottenham eventually won the replay with Cameron scoring the opening goal in a 3-1 win. As a result Tottenham became the only club outside the English League to win the competition. Under Cameron the club also finished as a runners-up in the Southern League in 1902 and 1904. During his career with the club, Cameron scored 139 goals in 293 appearances, including 43 goals in 111 appearances in the Southern League. He resigned as Tottenham manager in March 1907.
After Tottenham Hotspur, Cameron went to Germany to coach Dresdner SC. While there the First World War broke out and he was subsequently interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spandau district of Berlin. The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. Cup and league competitions were organised and as many as 1,000 attended the bigger games. Cameron was prominent in organising and playing football within the camp and was secretary of the Ruhleben Football Association. During his time at the camp he was also a member of the Ruhleben Tennis Association.
Cameron was one of several former professional footballers at Ruhleben. Others included former England internationals, Fred Spiksley, Fred Pentland, Samuel Wolstenholme and Steve Bloomer, a German international Edwin Dutton and one of his former Tottenham players, John Brearley. On 2 May 1915 an ''England XI'' featuring Pentland, Wolstenholme, Brearley and Bloomer played a ''World XI'' captained by Cameron.
-DOCSTART-	7647273
'''Neil David MacKenzie''' (born 15 April 1976 in Birmingham) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Tamworth, where he signed in May 2009 after being released from Mansfield Town.
MacKenzie began his career at Stoke City, signing as a trainee in 1996. For the end of March and start of April in 1998-99 he was on loan at Cambridge, playing in 4 games and scoring in 1. He impressed so much that in October 1999 Cambridge purchased him from City for -40,000. After a year at the club he moved on to Kidderminster Harriers and then to Blackpool, staying at each club for 8 months and 12 months respectively.
In 2002 he joined Mansfield Town, he stayed for two seasons and played in 87 matches, before moving on to Macclesfield Town.
In 2005, MacKenzie signed for Scunthorpe United, after impressing whilst on loan from Macclesfield. During the 2006-07 he found first-team opportunities limited, and was loaned to Hereford United during the first half of the season. After impressing, he was due to stay with the Bulls until the New Year, but was recalled to Glanford Park in mid-December.
He was released by Scunthorpe at the end of the season, and subsequently signed a 2 year contract with League Two side Notts County in May 2007.
He joined Port Vale on a one month loan on 27 November 2008. However he has stated his intentions to stay at the club for much longer, possibly signing on a permanent basis when he becomes a free agent at the end of the season. However in January 2009 he was recalled by County having played just 2 games with the Valiants. Upon returning to County, MacKenzie slammed the Vale home support as 'negative', saying: "It's the worst atmosphere I've ever known at a club."
His contract was terminated by County on 19 January 2009 after failing to hold down a first team spot. He subsequently rejoined Mansfield Town, where he also played between 2002 and 2004.
Mackenzie made history by becoming the first professional footballer to be a contestant on the Channel 4 show Countdown. His debut was broadcast on 30 June 2008, which he won by 71-61 on a crucial Conundrum. He won four further matches and appeared on course to become an 'Octochamp' (winning the maximum of eight heats) before losing on his sixth appearance. He appeared in the series quarter-finals on 8 December, but lost to eventual winner Junaid Mubeen, and was therefore eliminated. He won a crystal vase for his efforts.
-DOCSTART-	7648237
'''Terence Geoffrey Bly''' (22 October 1935 - 24 September 2009) was an English football striker.
He was renowned for his goalscoring prowess, most notably for Norwich City and Peterborough United, scoring a record 52 goals in the latter's inaugural Football League season of 1960-61.
Although he retired from playing in April 1970, he continued to manage Grantham Town until 1978.
Bly lived in Bourne, Lincolnshire with his wife Glenda. They had two daughters Karen and Debbie, as well as two granddaughters Katie and Megan and a grandson Jack Seymour.
Bly died on 24 September 2009, as a result of a heart attack.
-DOCSTART-	7653283
'''Phillip Anthony "Phil" Senior''' (born 30 October 1982 in Huddersfield, England) is an English footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for FC Halifax Town.
Senior made his first impact on the football scene at the age of 16 when Huddersfield manager Peter Jackson named him on the Town bench for a FA Cup tie against Wrexham in 1999.
Just after Town lost in the Football League One play-offs to Barnsley in May 2006, the manager, Peter Jackson decided not to renew his contract. Senior then signed for Northwich Victoria on a free transfer. He left at the end of the 2006-07 season to join Droylsden. By the end of 2007 he was playing for Alfreton Town, before joining neighbours Ilkeston Town in February 2008. He has since signed for F.C. Halifax Town in Northern Premier League Division One North where he has made a handful of appearances.
-DOCSTART-	7653527
'''Ian James Gray''' (born 25 February 1975 in Manchester) is an English former professional footballer, who made 163 appearances in the Football League as a goalkeeper playing for Rochdale, Stockport County, Rotherham United and Huddersfield Town.
He was forced into an early retirement in 2004 at the age of 29 because of a broken hand sustained during an FA Cup 1st Round tie against Accrington Stanley while he was playing for Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	7657434
'''Justin Andrew Channing''' (born 19 November 1968 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers, Bristol Rovers and Leyton Orient.
Channing signed professional forms with QPR in August 1986 and made his debut in November that year against Luton Town. He played 55 league games for QPR scoring 5 goals before transferring to Bristol Rovers in 1993 for a fee of -275,000, and later spent two seasons at Leyton Orient before moving into non-league football with Slough Town.
-DOCSTART-	7657533
'''Stephen "Steve" Yates''' (born January 29, 1970 in Bristol) was an English professional footballer, who played as a defender.
Yates began his footballing career as a YTS trainee at Bristol Rovers in 1986. In seven years with his home town club he played 197 games without scoring any goals.
When manager Gerry Francis moved to Queens Park Rangers from Bristol Rovers in 1991, a number of Rovers players later followed him to the London club. Yates was one of these, when he joined in August 1993. He made his debut that month against Liverpool.
Yates played 134 league games for Queens Park Rangers scoring 2 goals before transferring to Tranmere Rovers in 1999. Yates was a cult hero at Tranmere, and he is best remembered for scoring two goals in a Merseyside derby against Everton at Goodison Park when Tranmere dumped out the Premiership outfit 3-0 in the 2000-01 FA Cup.
Yates joined Huddersfield in 2003 on a free after a successful trial period. He was also Peter Jackson's first signing as Huddersfield's manager for the second time. He scored his only goal for Huddersfield against Leyton Orient where he could have bagged another two. During a fixture with Carlisle United Yates had a bust-up in the tunnel, at the Galpharm Stadium, with opposing player Richie Foran which resulted in a red card for both parties involved and Yates losing his front tooth. Yates decided to retire in mid-2005.
Yates came out of retirement in January 2006 to play just 1 game for Scarborough. He then transferred to Halifax Town where he played 3 games and left at the end of the 2005-2006 season.
In May 2006, Morecambe snapped Yates up on a free transfer and played 8 games for the Shrimps. Soccerbase incorrectly state that Yates played 44 games and scored 2 goals during the 2006-2007 season but research has shown that Yates signed for Caernarfon Town in September 2006 by his ex-playing colleague Kenny Irons.
Yates played only two games for Caernarfon Town. The rest of his spell at the club he was sidelined with injury.
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'''Patrick J "Pat" Woods''' (born 29 April 1933 in Islington, London) is an English former footballer who scored 15 goals from 304 games in the Football League playing as a defender for Queens Park Rangers and Colchester United.
He signed in 1950 and made his debut on 3 January 1953 in a 2-0 defeat away against Coventry City. He moved to Australia in 1961, where he joined Hellenic, returning to England to play the 1963-64 season with Colchester United, before going back to Australia to play for South Coast United and Melita Eagles.
-DOCSTART-	7659043
'''Ian Watson''' (born Hammersmith London July 1, 1944) was a footballer with QPR.
He signed in 1965 from Chelsea and made his debut in the 1-6 defeat against Brentford on opening day 1965-66. He was a defender and was an ever present in the 1968/69 season.
Ian played 202 league games for QPR scoring 1 goal before breaking a leg in training on 3 January 1973 and having to retire in 1974.
-DOCSTART-	7659102
'''William Conway Smith''' (13 July 1926 - 1989), known as '''Conway Smith''', was an English footballer born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, who played as an inside forward for Huddersfield Town, Queens Park Rangers and Halifax Town in the Football League, and in non-league football for Nelson.
Smith, the son of Huddersfield Town and England footballer Billy Smith, signed for Huddersfield on professional forms in 1945, and made his debut in the 1947-48 season. His progress was interrupted by a broken leg sustained in January 1949, and in March 1951, after "a lengthy spell" on the transfer list, he joined Queens Park Rangers. He played 174 league games for QPR, scoring 81 goals, before transferring to Halifax Town in 1956, where he achieved a similar record.
-DOCSTART-	7659155
'''Ernest "Ernie" Shepherd''' (14 August 1919 - 2001) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as an outside left for Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, Hull City and Queens Park Rangers.
Shepherd was born in Wombwell, near Barnsley, in Yorkshire.
-DOCSTART-	7659433
}}'''Allan Harris''' (born December 28, 1942 in Hackney, London) was a footballer who played for Chelsea, Coventry City and QPR. His brother Ron was also a professional footballer.
Harris was a full-back and began his career with Chelsea, for whom he played 70 league games in his first stint with the club. He joined Coventry in 1964, spending two years there, before briefly returning to Chelsea again, where he played in their 1967 FA Cup final loss to Tottenham Hotspur. In 1967 he moved to QPR as a replacement for Jim Langley and made his debut in August that year against Portsmouth. Harris was a member of the 1967-68 side that won promotion to the First Division for the first time in the club's history.
Harris played 94 league games for QPR before transferring to Plymouth Argyle in 1971, and later played for Cambridge United. In 1974 he joined non-league Hayes as player-manager until his dismissal in March 1975. He signed for St Patrick's Athletic in February 1976 along with Terry Venables and made his debut on the 22nd..
After retiring from playing Harris went on to be assistant manager to Venables at Crystal Palace, QPR (helping the team reach the FA Cup Final in 1982 and win promotion to the First Division in 1982-83) and FC Barcelona (winning La Liga in 1984-85 and reaching the 1986 European Cup Final). He also led Egyptian giants Al-Ahly to the African Cup as Champions from 1993 to 1995.
He was the coach of the Malaysian national team from December 2000 to 2004.
-DOCSTART-	7660239
'''Kyle Adrian Ross Critchell''' (born 18 January 1987) is a footballer who plays for Dorchester Town as a defender.
Critchell progressed through the youth and reserve teams at Southampton and had a loan period at Torquay United. He left for Chesterfield and was released by them after half a season, when he moved to Weymouth. A move to Wrexham followed and following an injury he was loaned out to York City and Weymouth. He re-signed for Weymouth following their relegation to the Conference South and later joined Dorchester Town.
Born in Dorchester, Dorset, Critchell joined Southampton as a trainee in July 2003 after being spotted playing for Weymouth's reserve team.
He joined League Two side Torquay United on loan for two months in October 2006.
thumb|left|180px|Critchell playing for York City in 2009
Critchell trained with Conference National side Weymouth and signed a two-year contract on 20 June 2007.
Critchell signed a two-year contract with newly-relegated Conference side Wrexham on 24 June 2008.
He rejoined Weymouth on loan in March until 24 April and made his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Kettering Town.
Despite being born in England, he has represented Wales at under-17 level,
He was called into the Wales semi-professional team for their match against England C in February 2008 and made his debut in this match, with Wales being defeated 2-1.
Described as "an extremely versatile player with boundless energy",
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup and FA Trophy.
-DOCSTART-	7660680
'''Dean Williams''' (born 5 January 1972) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made nearly 100 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Brentford and Doncaster Rovers, and represented Welsh Premier League clubs TNS in the UEFA Cup and Aberystwyth Town in the Intertoto Cup. He is part-time goalkeeping coach of Conference North club Telford United.
Williams, born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, signed for Birmingham City on schoolboy forms at 14. When he left school in 1988, he was accepted as a trainee under the Youth Training Scheme (YTS) system, and turned professional in 1990.
Williams played for Brentford in the 1993-94 season before joining Doncaster Rovers in August 1994.
In nearly three seasons with TNS, Williams played 72 games in all competitions, including representing the club in the UEFA Cup, conceding only twice in the second leg of the 2003-04 qualifying round against Manchester City at the Millennium Stadium. He lost his place through injury, then was suspended by the club following a dispute with the management, and left at the end of the 2003-04 season; Williams had planned to take TNS to an employment tribunal, but the parties reached a financial agreement before the hearing.
He signed for Aberystwyth Town, playing in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup against Dinaburg and keeping a clean sheet in the first leg, and also played six games in the Welsh Premier League, before moving on in September 2004 to Forest Green Rovers, for whom he played 23 games in the Conference. Williams then moved on to Stafford Rangers, helping them to runners-up spot in the Conference North and promotion via a man-of-the-match performance in the play-off final in which he saved Droylsden's first kick in the penalty shootout. He played nine times for the club in the Conference before calling a halt to his playing career.
With help from the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), Williams established a new career as a plumber. He works part-time as goalkeeping coach for Conference North club Telford United.
-DOCSTART-	7660710
'''Nathan Talbott''' (born October 21, 1984) is an English professional football midfielder playing for Conference side Stafford Rangers.
Talbott was born in Wolverhampton and began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, turning professional in July 2003. He failed to break into the first team at Molineux and left to join Yeovil Town on a free transfer in March 2004. He made his league debut for Yeovil, on April 17, 2004 as an injury-time substitute for Kevin Gall in the 2-1 home win against Bury. However, this was to be his only first team appearance for the Glovers.
He joined Stafford Rangers in August 2004 and was voted runner-up for the February 2005 Nationwide North Player of the Month award.
-DOCSTART-	7660721
'''Craig McAughtrie''' (born March 3, 1981 in Burton upon Trent, England) is a professional footballer, who most recently played for Northern Premier League side King's Lynn, where he played as a defender.
McAughtrie began his professional career as a trainee with Sheffield United, he joined the club on August 1, 1997, but failed to force his way into the first team.
Craig spent three seasons on the books at Sheffield United, but left at the end of the 1999/00 season, without making a single league appearance.
On August 5, 2000, McAughtrie joined Carlisle United.
Craig wasn't a regular with Carlisle United, but during a two-year stint he made 10 appearances and scored once.
His only goal for Carlisle United was quite a memorable one, as he scored a 90th minute winner in a 3-2 home win against Macclesfield Town on April 1, 2002 in a League Two match.
McAughtrie was released by Carlisle United at the end of the 2001/02 season.
In the summer of 2002, Craig made a move to Stafford Rangers of the Conference North.
Craig made his debut on August 17, 2002 and during the seasons formed a great partnership at the heart of the Stafford Rangers defence with captain Wayne Daniel.
McAughtrie marked his 200th appearance for the club on March 24, 2007 with a goal against Grays Athletic in a 4-2 home win.
Since the arrival of former Northampton Town defender Fred Murray on August 28, 2007, Craig has found first team chances hard to come by.
On September 13, 2007, Craig McAughtrie was confirmed as a Tamworth player, after signing for an undisclosed fee. On the same day Craig was joined at Tamworth by Chris Nurse, who joined from Hinckley United.
On May 18, 2009, Tamworth confirmed that McAughtrie along with team mates Dean Lea and Callum Burgess would be released.
McAughtrie is a policeman, and it was suggested that he would struggle with the extra commitments and travelling following the clubs promotion to the Conference National.
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'''Tommy Smart''' (born Blackheath, England on 20 September 1896) was a football defender who made his name at Aston Villa and also made five appearance for England at international level.
He was one of nine children with four brothers and four sisters. Two of his brothers also played professional football at lower league standards.
Tommy played for a few football teams before his long spell with Aston Villa in 1920. Those clubs were Rowley Regis Schools, Blackheath Town, Army football, Halesowen Town.
After making 452 appearances for Aston Villa, in which has credited Tommy as Aston Villa's 7th most capped player. He moved on to Brierley Hill Alliance in 1934.
Tommy was capped England five times during his career. These were picked up during his time with Aston Villa.
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'''Lee Michael Power''' (born June 30, 1972 in Lewisham, London) is a former professional footballer and a former chairman of Cambridge United. Despite being born in London, his Irish ancestry allowed him to be capped by Republic of Ireland at Youth, Under-21 and B level. He played at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship .
Power began his career as a trainee with Norwich City, making his first team debut against Aston Villa in April 1990, prior to turning professional in June the same year. His initial form was good enough to earn a call up to the Republic of Ireland Under-21 side and he went on to make a record number of appearances (13) for them.
Despite a promising start to his Norwich career, Power struggled to maintain a regular place in the first team, particularly with competition from the likes of Chris Sutton and Efan Ekoku. He requested a transfer and moved to Charlton Athletic on loan in December 1992. Further loan spells with Sunderland (in August 1993) and Portsmouth (in October 1993) followed before a -200,000 move to Bradford City in March 1994.
He scored on his Bradford debut, a 2-1 win at home to Swansea City on March 12, 1994, but his progress was impeded by a virus which threatened his career.
In July 1995 he moved to Peterborough United for a fee of -80,000, moving to Scottish Premier League side Dundee in December 1996. He scored twice on his Dundee debut, a 6-0 victory over East Fife in the Scottish Cup and his form soon attracted the attention of other clubs.
In March 1997, Power moved to Hibernian, Hibs paying Dundee a combined fee of -200,000 for Power and his teammate Paul Tosh. He was a regular for the remainder of the 1996-97 season, but lost his place when Alex McLeish took over as manager and was allowed to join Ayr United on a free transfer in March 1998 until the end of the season.
In July 1998, Power had a trial with Carlisle United, playing in friendly against Rangers, but joined Plymouth Argyle later that month. He struggled to settle at Plymouth and in December 1998 joined Halifax Town on loan, the move becoming permanent in January 1999.
His final footballing move, on the playing side, came in November 1999 when he joined Southern League side Boston United for a fee of -25,000. He also coached Boston, but left in January 2001. His early retirement from football coming at the relatively early age of 28, but not entirely surprising after two broken legs.
Power worked as a football agent, before joining forces with Lenny Drake and setting up the sports publishing company CRE8.
In May 2003, Power was part of a consortium aiming to take over Luton Town. The proposed move was not well received by Luton fans, particularly as it involved sacking the popular manager Joe Kinnear.
He subsequently joined the board at Cambridge United and took over as chairman of the Conference National side in August 2006. In September 2006 he acted as caretaker manager following the dismissal of Cambridge manager Rob Newman and his assistant Tony Spearing.
On the 22 January 2008, on the same night that Cambridge United beat Droylsdon 5-0, Power resigned as chairman of the club, citing personal differences with fellow board members as the chief reason.
Power is also a racehorse owner.
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'''Pat Byrne''' (born 15 May 1956, in Dublin) is a former Irish football player and manager.
A central midfielder, Byrne's playing career started with Bohemians, his debut coming against St Patricks Athletic on 25 August 1974. He made 162 appearances in all competitions for Bohs (98 in the league, 10 in European competition) and won 2 League of Ireland titles and 1 FAI Cup before he moved to the USA in 1978, for a year with the Philadelphia Fury of the North American Soccer League where he played alongside fellow Irishmen Fran O'Brien (footballer) and Eddie Byrne (footballer). He played in eighteen matches plus one play-off game and scored three goals . Pat's team mates included Alan Ball, Peter Osgood and Johnny Giles. He played against the likes of Rodney Marsh, Carlos Alberto, Franz Beckenbauer, Giorgio Chinaglia and Bobby Moore.
He returned to Europe in 1979, playing for Leicester City until 1981, then Heart of Midlothian until 1983 . While playing for the Tynecastle side he was based in Dublin, and would regularly commute for weekend fixtures. When this became too much of a burden, he was granted a free transfer and joined League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers. At Glenmalure Park, he had extraordinary success winning 4 league titles in a row and the FAI Cup 3 times between 1984 and 1987. He was the clubs Player of the Year in 1984/85 and also picked up the SWAI Personality of the Year award for that season. During this time he also won 8 full international caps, 3 Inter League caps scoring once and played in 2 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers. He made 7 appearances for Rovers in European competition.
His distinguished career in the green and white came to an end at the end of the 1987/88 season when he was installed as player-manager of Shelbourne F.C. in 1988. By 1992, he had guided Shels to their first League of Ireland title in thirty years and the following year, he guided them to their first FAI Cup success in thirty years, when they beat Dundalk 1-0 in the cup final at Lansdowne Road. In the Cup Winners' Cup that autumn, Byrne brought Shels their first European victory since 1964 when they knocked out Ukrainian side Karpaty Lviv 3-2 on aggregate. Byrne was sacked along with his assistant Jim McLaughlin shortly afterwards, and was succeeded by Eoin Hand.
Pat became player/manager of St James's Gate F.C. in February 1994 before he came back to Rovers to manage the club for the 1996/1997 season. He later managed Kilkenny City to promotion to the Premier Division.
In September 2006, he became an official Shamrock Rovers Legend.
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'''Valentine Harris''' (Irish: ''Vailintn  hEarcha'', born June 23, 1884, Ringsend, Dublin, Ireland), commonly referred to as '''Val Harris''', was an Irish footballer who played Gaelic football for Dublin and soccer for, among others Shelbourne, Everton and Ireland. Harris was regarded as one of the finest soccer players of his generation and in 1906 became the first Shelbourne player capped by Ireland. He still remains the club's most capped player. In 1913 he captained the first Ireland team to beat England and in 1914 he was a member of the Ireland team that won the British Home Championship. Harris has been described as an extremely hard player in the mode of Kevin Moran or Paul McGrath and like his Shelbourne, Everton and Ireland team mate, Bill Lacey, he was also very versatile, covering just about every outfield position during his career.
Harris initially played soccer with junior clubs Pembroke and Emeralds and in 1898 helped Pembroke reach the final of the Leinster Junior Cup. He was also an accomplished Gaelic footballer during his teens and won honours at club level with Ringsend GAA team Isles of the Sea. In 1901 he also won an All- Ireland medal with Dublin. Harris is one of several prominent Dublin gaelic footballers who successfully switched codes to soccer. Others have included Jack Kirwan, Con Martin and Kevin Moran.
In 1903 Harris made his debut for Shelbourne in the Leinster Senior League. In May 1904 he had a trial with West Bromwich Albion but then returned to Shelbourne and made his Irish League debut in a 3-1 defeat to Glentoran on September 17, 1904 at Serpentine Avenue, Dublin. Harris went onto play in four consecutive Irish Cup finals and in the 1906 final was captain when Shelbourne beat Belfast Celtic 2-0 at Dalymount Park, becoming the first Dublin side to lift the trophy. His team mates during this era included, among others, Joseph Ledwidge and Bill Lacey.
After four years at Everton, Harris returned to Shelbourne in August 1914. In 1920 Harris won the Irish Cup for a second time after both Belfast Celtic and Glentoran were expelled. In 1921 Shelbourne became founder members of the League of Ireland and in 1926 the club won the title. Harris remained a prominent member of the Shelbourne team well passed his fortieth birthday and his second spell at the club saw him play alongside Bill Lacey, Bob Fullam, Ed Brookes and Louis Bookman. During his two spells with Shelbourne, Harris made 71 Irish League appearances, scoring 13 goals, 89 League of Ireland appearances, scoring 6 goals, and a further 36 games and 12 goals in the Irish Cup.
In March 1908 Harris moved to Everton for -350, the maximum amount allowed at the time. He made his debut for Everton against Woolwich Arsenal and quickly established himself as the team-s regular right-half. During his time at Everton he was noted for his consistency and effectiveness and played in six different positions. With Harris in the team, Everton regularly challenged for top honours, twice finishing as League runners-up as well as reaching the semi-final stage in the 1910 FA Cup. His team mates at Everton included fellow Irish internationals Billy Scott and Bill Lacey, who had followed Harris from Shelbourne in February 1909. While at Everton, Harris made 190 league appearances and scored 1 goal. He also played a further 14 games and scored a further goal in the FA Cup.
Harris made his debut for Ireland as a centre-forward on February 17, 1906 in a 5-0 defeat to England at the Solitude Ground. His team mates that day included Robert Milne and Jack Kirwan. He was the first Shelbourne player to be capped by Ireland and subsequently won a further six caps while at the club. Despite suffering a number of severe injuries related to his robust style of play, Harris was remarkably consistent in his appearances for Ireland and he featured in a run of thirteen consecutive internationals between 1908 and 1912. On February 15, 1913, Harris captained the Ireland team, that also included Billy Scott and two-goal hero Billy Gillespie, as they beat England for the first time with a 2-1 win at Windsor Park. In 1914 Ireland went a stage further and won the British Home Championship. Harris and Gillespie were joined in the squad by among others, Patrick O-Connell, Louis Bookman and Bill Lacey.
After retiring as player in 1927 Harris became a coach with both the Irish Free State and Shelbourne. In 1932 Harris took charge of the Irish team as they played the Netherlands. Although the team was chosen by selectors, Harris took charge of training and gave a the team talk. Before the game Harris declared ''Pat O'Callaghan put the tricolour flying high here in the 1928 Olympics and it-s up to you lads to see it is still flying high this evening''. The words proved inspiring as an Irish team that included Alex Stevenson, Mick O'Brien, Jimmy Kelly and Paddy Moore won 2-0. Harris would later coach and managed Shelbourne as they won the 1939 FAI Cup, their first success in that competition.
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'''Patrick Darren "Paddy" Atkinson''' (born May 22, 1970 in Singapore) is an English former professional footballer. He is currently player-assistant manager to Paul Baker at Northern League Division One side Newcastle Benfield.
Paddy Atkinson began his career as a trainee with Sheffield United, but turned professional on joining Hartlepool United in July 1988. He played 63 league & cup games scoring 2 goals on his debut at 18 vs Lincoln City. After manager Cyril Knowles died and being involved in a car accident on the way to a game vs Cambridge Utd, Paddy was released at the end of the 1989-90 season.
In May 1990 he joined non-league playing 20 games in the Conference Gateshead, moving to Newcastle Blue Star in August 1991 on a 1 month loan period, Barrow in October 1991 playing 60 games and scoring 10 goals. Then onto Workington in August 1993 playing 89 games and scoring 17 goals. His form at Workington attracted the attention of higher level clubs where he played in Newcastle United's Reserve Team for 3 seasons under Kevin Keegan. Played 40 games scoring 12 goals. Due to his Singapore Nationality Paddy was asked to play for the National Team of Singapore. Unfortunately this did not materialise as it involved moving. He returned to the Football League with York City, who he joined in November 1996 after Keegan abolished the Reserve Team. He left York in August 1998, joining Scarborough on a free transfer to play for Mick Wadsworth a former England U18 coach.
He was a regular in the Scarborough side the following season, one which ended with Scarborough's relegation to the Conference. He left after their relegation, playing for Barrow and Blyth Spartans before joining Dumfries based Scottish side Queen of the South in August 2000. He played over 80 league games scoring 6 goals (left back) in 4 seasons. Atkinson picked up a 2nd Division Championship & a Bells League Challenge Cup winners medal alongside players such as Jim Thomson, Andy Aitken, John O'Neill, Sean O'Connor and Peter Weatherson. Atkinson then returned to Blyth Spartans.
He subsequently played for Durham City before joining Newcastle Benfield (Bay Plastics) in September 2005.He was the manager at Newcastle Benfield before stepping down to Assistant Manager / 1st Team Coach due to birth of his daughter. He has coached Newcastle Benfield into winning 3 trophies in 3 seasons. Recently the League and Cup double in Angrove Northern League 2008/2009 Season.
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'''Stuart Gray''' (born 18 December 1973, Harrogate, England) is an English-born Scottish footballer.
Gray represented Celtic and Reading as a fullback and won seven Scotland U21 international caps. He comes from a footballing family as his father Eddie, uncle Frank and cousin Andy have all represented Scotland.
Stuart Gray is the son of former Scottish International Eddie Gray. Stuart was signed to the club as a schoolboy S-Former in 1989 and followed the route of many on to the groundstaff as a 16 y.o. in 1990. He played Youth and Reserve team football and was also released to play for Giffnock Park North AFC. He ended season 91/92 close to a first team call up and won a new 2 year contract. The next season marked his debut with 1 appearance against Aberdeen 92/93 but a groin strain in October really put pay to his time in 92/93. 93/94 he lost his edge playing with the Premier Reserves and asked for a loan move south of the border. He spent some time on loan with Bournemouth in February before returning to more Reserve team action. At the end of the season he went to Canada on the post-season tournament with the senior team.
Out of contract at the start of 94/95 he was wanted by Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers and signing month-to-month deals. He eventually signed a new deal on 27/1/95 with the stated intention of leaving if he did not get more first team football. He had a reasonable run of games and was on the verge of the full time first team inclusion.
In 95/96 he won starting appearances in the latter part of the season but an ankle ligament injury proved troubling and curtailed full involvement. Season 96/97 was troubled by a knee injury and he ended playing most of the season with the Reserves. Out of contract again his future looked uncertain. A deal to take him to Lille fell through in the closed season and he began 97/98 on month-to-month deals. In October he was loaned to Morton till January '98, being recalled frrom Greenock to play against them in the Scottish Cup tie on 24 January. He played a few more Reserve games before being sold to Tommy Burns at Reading on 26/3/98.
He was loaned to Rushden & Diamonds and joined them full time in January 2001 and released at the end of 04/05. He joined Oxford Utd making 10 appearances with them. He has since been associated with non-League Guiseley AFC and he currently coaches the reserve team there along with Vince Brockie.
In the 2009 film The Damned United, Gray portrays his father Eddie.
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'''James Henry "Jimmy" Dimmock''' (1900-1972, born Edmonton, London) was a footballer who scored the winning goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1921 FA Cup Final. He played as a leftwinger and became the fans' favourite with his mazy runs and trickery, and also won three caps for England.
Born in Edmonton on December 5 1900. Where he attended Montague Rd School. He played junior football for Park Avenue and Gothic Works before signing as an amateur for Tottenham Hotspur in 1916. During the First World War, he played for Clapton Orient and Edmonton Ramblers.
Jimmy Dimmock turned professional with Tottenham Hotspur in May 1919, and his first match was at Lincoln City on October 4.
He holds a unique place in the history of Tottenham Hotspur by being the only player in the club's history to play 400 league games and score 100 league goals. He also remains (at 20 years 139 days) the youngest Tottenham player to appear in an FA Cup Final.
Undoubtedly his most memorable season was the 1920-21 season. Jimmy made his international debut against Scotland in April 09, 1921 at the age of 20 years and 125 days to become the youngest Spurs player (at that time) to play for England , and a fortnight later he appeared for Spurs in the FA Cup Final against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge. Despite sustaining an injury early in the game, he scored the only goal of the game to secure a second FA Cup triumph for Tottenham. Surprisingly, he had to wait five years to gain his 2 further international caps, against Wales and Belgium in 1926.
When he was released by Spurs in 1931 he had scored 100 goals in 400 league games, and 12 in 38 FA Cup matches.
He subsequently played one season for Thames Association FC and two seasons for Clapton Orient.
In 1934, he played for Ashford Town F.C. (Kent) and Tunbridge Wells Rangers in the Kent League, finally retiring in 1936.
He worked for a time in the road haulage industry but suffered from poor health later in life, eventually losing both legs. He died on December 23 1972 at the North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton, London.
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'''Chima Ephraim Okorie''' (born 8 October 1968 in Izomber, Abia State) is a Nigerian former professional football striker who was renowned for his goalscoring prowess in the Indian leagues.
Okorie moved to India as a student, then played for Mohammedan SC, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. He then moved to England, joining Peterborough United on non-contract terms before joining Grimsby Town in September 1993.
He made his English league debut as a substitute away to Crystal Palace, and made four further appearances (all as a substitute) as his career at Grimsby was interrupted by a broken leg. He moved to Torquay United in March 1994 and was a regular in the Torquay side for the next twelve months, before losing his place to Duane Darby.
He was released at the end of the 1994-95 season was joined Norwegian side Sogndal IL, later playing for Danish sides Ikast FS and Viborg FF. He returned to India to play again for Mohun Bagan, but received a two-year suspension after being accused of assaulting a referee in a game on August 31, 1999.
On June 3, 2006 he was made manager of Bengal-Mumbai FC, and also became the club's CEO on August 16. He was appointed manager of Mohun Bagan on February 20, 2007, but resigned on April 7 following differences with the club's senior players.
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'''David "Dave" Mangnall''' (21 September 1905 - 10 April 1962) was an English footballer and manager.
Born in Wigan, Lancashire, Mangnall was a busy and athletic centre-forward who played for Leeds United between 1927 and 1930. After playing with First Division Huddersfield Town until 1934, he joined Birmingham City. He was then signed by West Ham United in 1935 as a replacement for Vic Watson. He scored 25 goals in 35 League appearances for the Hammers and was their top scorer for the 1935-36 season, but moved to Millwall the following year as player-manager. Mangnall helped Millwall, who were competing in the Third Division South at the time, into the FA Cup semi-finals in 1937. Millwall's giant-killing feats earned Magnall the title of, ''David the Giant Killer'' as a procession of clubs came to The Den and were devoured by The Lions. Following a 6-1 victory away to Aldershot in which Magnall scored 4 goals, Millwall were drawn at home in every round. After a 7-0 defeat of Gateshead, it was the turn of Second Division Fulham. Millwall sent them packing 2-0. First Division Chelsea were the next team to try their luck at The Den. Chelsea were more embarrassed than Fulham when Magnall's Millwall sent them home 3-0. Derby County, the First Division runner's up the previous season, were the next team to visit. Millwall's record crowd of 48,672 packed into The Den to watch Magnall score first, with his striking partner McCartney netting the winner four minutes from time. However when Millwall drew Manchester City, nobody thought they even had a chance of beating them. Millwall ran rings around City's star studded team, with Magnall scoring a goal in each half, making Millwall the first Third Division team in the history of the competition to reach the semi-final. Millwall's dream was ended when they were drawn away to Sunderland and although Magnall scored yet again, The Lions went down 2-1. There was some consolation for Magnall's Millwall as they won promotion to the Second Division the following season.
On 16 May 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II, he joined Queens Park Rangers as a player and in 1944 was offered the player-manager role. Although initially reluctant to take it on, he did so, and he built a team that in the 1947-48 season, with George Smith as captain, won the Third Division South championship by four points to give QPR their first-ever promotion. After four tough seasons in the Second Division they were relegated back to the Third Division, where they were to remain for fifteen seasons before Alec Stock led them to promotion again.
After relegation in 1951-52, Mangnall left the club and never managed in the Football League again. He is one of only five QPR managers to achieve a promotion to a higher division, the others being Alec Stock (who managed the feat twice, in successive seasons), Gordon Jago, Terry Venables and Ian Holloway.
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'''Frank Jefferis''' (born Fordingbridge, England 3 July 1884, died New Cross, England 21 May 1938) was a football player.
He initially played football for his local non-league team, Fordingbridge Turks, before being invited for a trial at The Dell by Southampton of the Southern League in March 1905. During his trial period he scored two hat-tricks, prompting The Saints to quickly sign him up, paying Fordingbridge Turks a fee of -5.
He made his debut for the "Saints" in a 1-1 draw against New Brompton on 18 November 1905, taking over from Jimmy Soye at inside-right. At Southampton he linked up well with the other forwards, George Smith, John Bainbridge and John Lewis, as well as showing deft touches on the ball. In 1907-08 he played in all six FA Cup matches as The Saints reached the semi-finals, losing to Wolverhampton Wanderers who went on to take the cup in the final. His best seasons were 1908-09 and 1909-10, in each of which he scored 13 goals. His form dropped slightly the following season, but before the season was over he was transferred to Everton in March 1911 for a fee of -1,500.
While at Everton he won two England caps in 1912, and later helped the team win the 1914-15 League championship. His career at Everton was interrupted by World War I, but he continued to play for them after the cessation of hostilities.
He later played for Preston North End and Southport before finishing his career as a trainer with Millwall where he collapsed and died at their training ground in May 1938.
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'''Paul Lance Barnes''' (born 16 November 1967 in Leicester, England) is a retired English footballer. He played for York City between 1992 and 1996, making 179 appearances and scoring 85 goals.
Playing as a Striker, he completed an apprenticeship with Notts County before signing as a professional in November 1985. In March 1990, the club sold him to Stoke City for -30,000 and York manager John Ward kept an eye on the player for six months before signing him for -50,000 in July 1992.
Barnes began scoring goals for York quickly and he netted 21 times as York won promotion in 1993. The following year, he scored 24 times and won the Clubman of the Year trophy.
In September 1995, he hit the national headlines when he scored twice in City's 3-0 hammering of Manchester United at Old Trafford in a second round League Cup tie, and he almost scored a hat trick, but his third goal was ruled offside.
Barnes was eventually sold to Birmingham City for -350,000 in March 1996. Six months later he was transferred to Burnley for -300,000. He scored 31 goals in 71 matches for the club.
A further move saw him play for Huddersfield Town and then in March 1999 signed with Bury for -50,000.
In 2003, playing for Doncaster Rovers, he helped the club gain promotion back to the Football League from the Football Conference, winning the Golden Boot in the process. Barnes then signed for non-league Tamworth, and then finished his career at Hinckley.
In his 179 York City appearances, Barnes scored 85 times and is York City's ninth leading goalscorer of all time.
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'''Paul Martin Shields''' (born 15 August 1981 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for stersunds FK.
Shields began his career in Kirkcaldy with Raith Rovers before earning a -100,000 move to Celtic in March 2000. Shields made one substitute appearance for the Parkhead side towards the end of the season, being loaned to Albion Rovers in the early stages of the 2000-01 season. Following his return in December 2000, Shields failed to add to his solitary appearance for Celtic and was loaned out again in February 2002 to Clydebank. At the start of the following season, Shields undertook his third loan spell, this time with Queen of the South and when he returned to Celtic Park in January 2003, he was promptly released, joining Clyde on a short-term deal. With no permanent deal on offer, Shields joined Forfar Athletic on a one-year deal in July 2003, subsequently agreeing a new two-year deal at the end of the season. In the first half of 2005, Forfar rejected approaches from Stranraer and Grimsby Town, although Gillingham secured his signature in a -25,000 deal. Shields made just six league starts for ''The Gills'' before being released in May 2006, and he quickly joined Livingston.
In August 2007, Shields was released from ''Livi'' on his 26th birthday, allowing him to move with fellow player Daryl Smylie to Swedish side stersunds FK.
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'''Ryan Stephen Sugden''' (born December 26, 1980 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Bradford Park Avenue. He was released by Morecambe at the end of the 2003/04 season and signed by Halifax on a free transfer in July 2004. In January 2007, he was given a further free transfer, this time to Farsley. In July 2008 he signed for Bradford Park Avenue. His spell at Bradford was only short and at the end of the month he was on the move again, this time to the newly formed FC Halifax Town.
Sugden is a striker who has previously played for Oldham Athletic, Scarborough, Chester City, Burton Albion, Morecambe and Halifax. He turned down a move to York City on 31 August 2006.
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'''David James Woozley''' (born December 6, 1979) is an English former professional footballer. As of August 2007, Woozley worked in the Fire Service.
Woozley was born near Bracknell in Berkshire and began his career as a trainee with Crystal Palace, turning professional in August 1997. He made his Palace debut on March 28, 1999 in a 1-0 win at home to Bradford City and kept his place in the side for the remainder of the season. He played 22 times in the league and six times in cup games the following season, but at the start of the 2000-2001 season found himself out of favour and was allowed to join Bournemouth on loan.
He returned to Palace, but couldn't find a way back into the first team. At the start of the following season he had a successful loan spell with Torquay United, but returned to Palace. He finally joined Torquay in March 2002 on a free transfer and quickly re-established himself in Torquay's defence, playing alongside either Steve Woods or his former Palace teammate Sean Hankin.
He was again a regular the following season, but lost his place after the signing of Craig Taylor and played just ten league games as Torquay won promotion, However, he did play in the crucial 2-1 win at Southend United on the last day of the season, coming on as a last minute substitute for David Graham as Torquay held on to clinch promotion.
He was released shortly after the Southend game and in July 2004 signed for Oxford United, but struggled to establish himself and joined Yeovil Town on loan in March 2005. He was released by Oxford at the end the season and joined Crawley Town in August 2005.
In October 2006 Woozley became joint manager of Crawley Town with Ben Judge after manager John Hollins and his assistant Alan Lewer were sacked from the club. In January 2007 it was announced that Woozley and Judge would remain in charge until the end of the season.
On August 28, 2007, Woozley announced that he was to leave Crawley Town and retire from professional football, aged 27, to take up a job with the Fire Service. He continued his football career, signing for semi-professional team Farnborough.. He was released Farnborough in May 2009 due to work commitments restricting the time he could commit to attending team training sessions. He initially joined Staines, before transferring to Carshalton Athletic later in the same season.
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'''Loick Barros Paiva Pires''' (born 20 November 1989) is an English  professional footballer who plays for Leyton Orient F.C. as a winger and striker. He is of Portuguese and Congolese heritage.
His previous clubs include Stoke City F.C. and Alexandra Park.
He has been a regular for both youth and reserves teams for Orient since joining in 2006 and earned his first full professional contract in April 2008. The youngster made great strides in the 2008/09 season making a total of 7 appearances in his first season as a professional and was offered a new contract on 4 May 2009.
Pires predominantly plays on the left wing but can also play as a striker.
He made his debut as a substitute in a home game against Doncaster Rovers on 19 April 2008.
On 11 May 2009 at the annual Leyton Orient Awards Dinner, Pires was awarded with the inaugural Leyton Orient Community Player of the Year for his outstanding contributions to the club's community sports programmes and youth schemes.
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'''Marco Randrianantoanina''' (born August 24, 1983 in Bourg-la-Reine, Hauts-de-Seine, France) is a Malagasy football left back, who can also play as a left midfielder. He is of Malagasy descent and is a member of the Madagascar national football team, as is his brother Claudio.
On January 18, 2008, Randriana collapsed after suffering from a heart attack during Niort game with Sedan. He lost consciousness and was treated on the pitch with a defibrillator. He was transferred to hospital were his condition improved.
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'''Wesley "Wes" Daly''' (born 7 March 1985) is a semi-professional football player he plays for Isthmian League Premier Division side Hendon.
Daly came through the ranks at Queens Park Rangers and went on to turn professional for the Loftus Road based club, making his first team debut for the club as a teenager in March 2002 in the 3-1 defeat to Colchester United.
Daly gave away a freak penalty by slipping in his own box and handling the ball in a Football League Second Division match against Chesterfield on 14 August 2002.
Daly moved to non-League Gravesend & Northfleet on a one-month loan spell in which he made one substitute appearance before being recalled by QPR after only a week due to a lack of first team cover at the Second Division club.
Daly was subsequently loaned out to Raith Rovers in August 2004, where he made 10 professional appearances for the Scottish side, scoring one goal.
Daly was eventually released by QPR in February 2005, having made a total of 11 appearances for the club, and was signed for a nominal fee and on non-contract terms by non-League Grays Athletic, where he had impressed in a brief loan spell the previous season.
Daly signed for AFC Wimbledon on 19 August 2005, helping them get to the playoff semi-finals two years running. On 4 July 2007 he signed for Maidenhead United, leaving at the end of the season and joined Boreham Wood.
On 16 October 2009, Daly signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Hendon.
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'''Louie Pierre Soares''' (born 8 January 1985 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English born Barbadian football player who plays as a midfielder for Aldershot Town in Football League Two. His brother Tom is also a footballer, who plays for Premier League side Stoke City
Soares' career began as a trainee right-back at his home town club, Reading, who also allowed him to make a loan spell to Tamworth, where he made six appearances (including five starts). At Reading, Soares was tutored by his club captain, Graeme Murty, as he was the senior right back at the club.
At the end of the 2004-05 season, Soares was released by Reading, and eventually signed for Barnet, where he made 25 appearances, scoring once in the whole of the 2005-06 season. Despite this, Barnet allowed him to leave at the end of that season, whereupon he joined Aldershot.
Soares was called up by Barbados for the 2007 Caribbean Nations Cup tournament, and became the first Aldershot player, whilst playing for the club, to be capped when he played against Trinidad and Tobago on 12 January 2007.
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'''Carl Heggs''' (born October 11, 1970 in Leicester, England) is a professional footballer, who was Manager of King's Lynn before the club was wound up in the high court. He used to play for Conference North side Tamworth but was recently released, in his playing days he play as a striker.
Heggs started his professional career back in 1991 with Midlands side, West Bromwich Albion following a -25,000 move from his local side Leicester United. After progressing through the reserve team, Heggs managed to force his way in the first team setup, in which he would go on to spend four seasons with the club. Heggs made 40 appearances and found the net on three occasions for the Baggies.
After losing his place in the first team, Heggs was seeking a return to regular first team football and joined Bristol Rovers for the later part of the 1995 season. Heggs made five appearances and scoring one goal.
Carl moved away from West Bromwich Albion on July 27, 1995 and joined Swansea City for a fee of -60,000. Heggs spent two seasons with the club making 43 appearances and scoring seven goals.
August 1, 1997 saw Heggs make the return north to join Northampton Town for -25,000, having been on the losing side against the Cobblers in the Division Three play-off final three months earlier. Heggs spent just over one season with the Cobblers, making 49 appearances and scoring six goals, but he would team up with manager Ian Atkins again elsewhere.
Heggs was unusually loaned from a non-league club to a Football League club when he joined Chester City in March 2000, as he teamed up again with Ian Atkins. However, the Blues were in grave danger of losing their league status when Heggs arrived. He quickly struck up an effective partnership with Luke Beckett, which proved particularly successful in a 5-0 win over Mansfield Town, but it was not enough to avert relegation and Heggs moved on.
On July 28, 2000 Carl joined Third Division side Carlisle United on a two-year contract. However Heggs only spent one season with the club, making 30 appearances and scoring five goals in the process as the side narrowly avoided relegation from the Football League under Ian Atkins.
Heggs signed for Nationwide Conference side Forest Green Rovers in 2001 playing under former England international Nigel Spink. He spent a season at the non league side making just under 40 appearances before moving on to Ilkeston Town.
On June 1, 2005, Heggs joined Staffordshire side Tamworth of the Conference National. During his season with The Lambs, Carl became a firm favourite with the fans, and was often referred to as "Heggsie" or "Heggo".
He will be remember by the Tamworth faithful for two moments of brilliance. A superb 25-yard screamer against Halifax Town, a goal worthy of winning any game, but was only a consolation in a 2-1 defeat and a powerful and determined run through the heart of the Stoke City defence, laying off a perfect pass for Nathan Jackson to slot into the empty net for the opening goal of the replay, unfortunately Tamworth lost the game on penalties after drawing 1-1 in normal time.
Carl was even subject of a move during his time with Tamworth, but opted to turn down a move to Hucknall Town on March 1, 2006 to help Tamworth's fight against relegation. During his time with the club Heggs made 25 appearances and scored four goals.
Carl joined Hinckley United on July 10, 2006, with the chance of regular first team football being the major factor in his decision. Heggs however found that his first team promise wasn't quite as true as he was led to believe and after spending more time on the bench and out of the team than he had wished for he left after just less than six months with the club.
Many fans were disappointed to see the back of Heggs, so many will have been overwhelmed on May 22, 2007 when Carl re-joined Tamworth, with Heggs himself being described as delighted to be back at club.
After just 6 appearances on his return to the club, Heggs was released after the management could not guarantee first team football.
Heggs re-joined Redditch United for his second spell on October 17, 2007 and was appointed as the club's player-coach.
Heggs was appointed manager of King's Lynn on June 1, 2009. This was ended as the club were wound up by the HMRC.
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'''Mike Ferguson''' (born in Burnley, Lancashire on March 9, 1943) is a former English footballer.
He has played in many positions for many clubs. He started with Plymouth Argyle, then as a member of the Accrington Stanley team that dropped out of the league in 1961. He scored their last goal in the league though this was officially expunged as Accrington did not complete the League season. Moves to Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa followed before joining Queens Park Rangers F.C. (QPR) in November 1969.
Ferguson made 68 appearances for QPR spanning 4 seasons, scoring 2 goals. He made his QPR debut in November 1969 at home to Leicester City.
Ferguson left Rangers in 1973 for Cambridge United and then Rochdale whom he unsuccessfully managed between 1977 and 1978 before moving to the USA with the Los Angeles Aztecs. He also managed APOEL Nicosia between 1981 and 1983.
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'''Julian''' Timothy '''Darby''' (born in Farnworth, Lancashire on 3 October 1967) is a former English footballer who played for his local club Bolton Wanderers from 1986 to 1993, scoring 36 goals in 270 league appearances. He scored in the 1989 Sherpa Van Trophy final, with Bolton beating Torquay United 4-1 at Wembley, in a side captained by future Derby boss Phil Brown. He subsequently joined Coventry City in 1993 but after 50+ games for them was transferred to West Bromwich Albion on 16 November 1995, making his debut for them shortly afterwards against Sunderland. In 1997 he moved to Preston North End, and following a loan spell at Rotherham United he transferred to Carlisle United in 2000 before retiring as a player in 2001.
He started his coaching career at Preston and became first-team coach. He joined Billy Davies as first-team coach at Derby County in 2006. In January 2009 he again joined up with Billy Davies when he was appointed first team coach at Nottingham Forest FC.
Frank Worthington scored a famous goal for Bolton Wanderers against Ipswich Town on 21 April 1979 which won Goal of the Season. When the game was initially shown on the Granada TV programme ''Kick Off'' a ball boy was seen celebrating behind goal. Years later, Julian stated on another Granada programme, ''The Rock & Goal Years'', that the ball boy was him.
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'''Iyseden Christie''' (born 14 November 1976) is an English footballer who plays for Conference National side Tamworth, where he plays as a striker.
Born in Coventry, West Midlands, Christie began his career as a trainee at Coventry City in 1995. He made his FA Premier League debut on 23 September 1995, appearing as a second-half substitute for Paul Cook in Coventry's 5-1 defeat away to Blackburn Rovers. He made one further appearance, in the League Cup before joining Bournemouth on loan in November 1996, followed by a loan spell with Mansfield Town from February 1997.
He joined Mansfield Town on a free transfer in August 1997 and made over 90 league and cup appearances for Mansfield in two seasons. He joined Leyton Orient for a fee of -40,000 in July 1999, and made over 60 league and cup appearances for Orient in three seasons, before returning to Mansfield Town in August 2002. He made over 70 appearances in his second spell at Mansfield but was released by the club after defeat in the Third Division play-off Final in May 2004.
Christie signed for Kidderminster Harriers at the start of the 2004-05 season, but injury restricted him to just one start and a handful of substitute appearances that season.
In January 2006, after having scored 10 goals in 23 league games, he was sold to Rochdale along with teammate Mark Jackson for a joint -35,000 transfer fee. In August 2006, Christie returned to Kidderminster on loan until December.
Following the completion of this loan spell Christie re-signed for Kidderminster on an 18 month contract in January 2007.
He joined Stevenage Borough when his contract with Kidderminster expired at the end of June 2008. He made just three appearances for Stevenage, before joining fellow Conference National side Kettering Town on loan on 2 September 2008 until 17 January 2009.
On 31 December 2008 it was announced that Christie was to make his loan deal at Kettering permanent on 1 January 2009, in a five-figure deal.
He signed for non-League Kings Lynn in August 2009 after a short period on trial with Hibernians in Malta, following termination of the loan agreement with Torquay at the end of the 2008-09 season.
On 11 September 2009, Christie signed for Conference North side A.F.C. Telford United, but left after two games.
He played one game for his local team Coventry Sphinx, before making his debut for Farnborough as an 80th minute substitute on 21 October.
On November 13, 2009, it was announced that Christie had joined Conference National side Tamworth on non-contract terms. On the same day he was joined by his former Kidderminster team mate Simon Brown, who joined the club on a one month loan deal from Wrexham.
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'''Alan McNevin''' (born in Dublin) is an Irish football player who last played with Cherry Orchard.
He has previously played for Arsenal (as a youth team player), St Pat's Athletic, Dublin City, Kildare County and Monaghan United.
His father Jimmy McNevin won the FAI League Cup with Shamrock Rovers in 1976.
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'''Graeme Law''' (born September 6, 1984 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Stalybridge Celtic. His former teams include York City, Dundee  Tamworth and Farsley Celtic.He played in The Football League during the 2003-04 season for York City and represented Scotland at u-19 level 4 times , playing 3 times in the UEFA u-19 European championships
On October 30, 2007, Law returned to Staffordshire side, Tamworth on loan.
Exactly a month later it was confirmed that Law had signed a permanent deal to re-join his former club Tamworth after impressing whilst on loan, he signed a deal that would keep him at the club until the end of the 2007/08 season.
On June 3, 2008, Law agreed a new deal with The Lambs keeping him at the club until the end of the 2008/09 season, in which Tamworth were promoted to the conference premier after winning the conference North Championship.
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'''Neil Geoffrey Pointon''', born November 28, 1964 in Church Warsop, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, is a former professional football (soccer) player. Pointon was a left-back who is perhaps best remembered for playing for Everton, Manchester City and Oldham Athletic.
Pointon began his career at lower-league Scunthorpe United and quickly established himself as a regular first-teamer and a consistent and reliable performer in defence. In the autumn of 1985, after four years at Scunthorpe, Pointon was bought by the reigning English league champions Everton for -75,000, manager Howard Kendall hoping Pointon could provide squad cover for regular left-back Pat Van Den Hauwe. Ultimately Pointon ended up featuring in the majority of Everton's games during the remainder of the 1985/86 season as a result of Van den Hauwe moving to central defence to cover for the injured centre-back Derek Mountfield. Everton finished that season as runners-up to local rivals Liverpool in both the league championship and the FA Cup, though Pointon played no part in the FA Cup final due to Mountfield's return to fitness.
In the following season, Pointon struggled with injury and had to compete with not only Van den Hauwe but also veteran defender Paul Power, signed from Manchester City, for the left-back spot at Goodison. Pointon did however play enough games that year to qualify for a Championship winners medal as Everton won their second title in three years.
Over the next couple of years Pointon was a consistent performer in the Everton defence when called up to the first team, although Kendall's departure to Athletic Bilbao and the break-up of the Championship winning side saw a decline in the club's fortunes. During 1989/90, Pointon became Everton's first choice left-back following the sale of Van den Hauwe to Tottenham Hotspur.
In the summer of 1990, Pointon left Everton to rejoin Howard Kendall at his new club Manchester City, with Kendall receiving Pointon and -300,000 in exchange for Andy Hinchcliffe. Pointon spent two years at City as a first-team regular before moving on to Joe Royle's Oldham Athletic, then a top-flight club. Pointon spent three years at Boundary Park, during which time the club were relegated from the Premiership. In 1994, Pointon scored the opening goal against Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, but heartbreak was to follow when Mark Hughes equalised Pointon's opener with virtually the last kick of the game in the closing seconds of extra-time. Oldham then lost the replay heavily.
Pointon joined Scottish Premier Division outfit Heart of Midlothian in 1995, enjoying a number of seasons up in Scotland before later playing for Walsall, Chesterfield and Hednesford Town. He scored for Hednesford against former club Oldham Athletic in an FA Cup tie at Keys Park, soon before being handed the reins as Manager at Hednesford. He lasted as little as 9 games in his first Managerial post before being sacked after not winning a single game. The club later got relegated, but very few fans of the Staffordshire Club actually put the blame with him.
After a spell as player-manager of Retford United he joined Mossley as a player and helped Mossley to win the Worthington Challenge Trophy at Gigg Lane, Bury with a 2-1 win over Clitheroe in his last ever professional game.
He currently works for the Bolton Wanderers Academy team as a coach.
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'''Patrick Colleter''' born Brest, France 6 November 1965 is a former professional football player who played a brief spell for Southampton in the English Premiership.
Colleter begin his football career with his local team Brest (1986 - 1990). After some impressive performances, Colleter was rewarded - his performances meant he was soon to be a French B international left-back; he also played for Montpellier (1990 - 1991), Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) (1991 - 1996), Bordeaux (1996 - 1997) and Olympique de Marseille (1997 - 1998) in his native France.
Whilst with PSG, he won the French League Championship in 1994, the French Cup in 1993 and 1995 and the French League Cup in 1995 as well as the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1996.
In December 1998, he was signed by David Jones and moved to The Dell for -300,000.
He played at left-back at Southampton making his debut on 26 December 1998 at home to Chelsea taking the place of the long-established left-back, Francis Benali.
He scored his solitary Premiership goal with a long-range strike in a 3-1 victory at home to Charlton Athletic on 9 January 1999.
He was a fiery but able full-back, but his career at Southampton suffered following Dave Jones' replacement as manager by Glenn Hoddle. Hoddle was not keen on the Gallic method of defending and Colleter was left to grow frustrated in the Reserves.
The eventual parting with Southampton was rather acrimonious when in November 2000 he moved back to French football with Cannes.
In all he played 26 games for Southampton, scoring 1 goal.
He left Cannes in December 2002 and later played for Saint-Mdard-en-Jalles before becoming a coach back at Bordeaux.
'''Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)'''
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'''Bertrand Bossu''' (born 14 October 1980) is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper but is currently unattached after being released by Crewe Alexandra.
Bossu joined Barnet in March 2000. He made his debut and subsequently only first team appearance for Barnet on 17 May 2000 in the second leg of the play-off semi-final. Barnet were trailing 2-0 (4-1 on aggregate) away to Peterborough United when Bossu replaced the injured Lee Harrison in the Barnet goal. He conceded one more goal, giving David Farrell his hat-trick and confirming Peterborough's place in the final.
He joined Conference side Hayes on loan in December 2000. His one-man heroics in the 1-0 win away to Boston United on 2 December ended a run of seven consecutive defeats. However, in the process Bossu broke a finger and returned to Barnet to recuperate.
He joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan in March 2001, but failed to make a first team appearance for them and was released by Barnet at the end of the season. He rejoined Hayes in August 2001, but lost his place as Hayes were relegated from the Conference. Although he began the following season as second-choice, he regained his place in the side and went on to win the Hayes Supporters' Player of the Year Award in 2003. In the midst of this he had also become the first Hayes goalkeeper to score a goal, with a last-minute header in the game away to St Albans City.
Bossu joined Gillingham in September 2003 and made his debut later that month away to Walsall. He played just five more times that season, including the victory at home to Premier League side Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup.
In August 2004 he joined Torquay United on a three-month loan deal playing in the first two games of the season away to Bristol City and at home to Hull City the same month. However, he was sent back to Gillingham by Torquay with a knee injury, prompting a row over who should pay his wages . He joined Oldham Athletic in late October 2004, but failed to make their first team.
He was released by Gillingham at the end of the 2004-05 season, joining Darlington in August 2005. The same month he joined Accrington Stanley on loan, playing one Conference National game away to Cambridge United before returning to Darlington where he played 10 times before being released at the end of the season. He then joined Walsall in September 2006, but was released in May 2008.
After being released by Walsall, Bossu then went on trial with Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen. After impressing goalkeeping coach Jim Leighton, he was offered a contract with the Scottish club. Bossu left Aberdeen in August 2009 after only threeappearances for the club.
He signed for Crewe Alexandra on a two-month contract on 28 October following a successful trial.
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'''Bacary Sagna''' (born 14 February 1983 in Sens) is a French international football defender of Senegalese descent, currently playing for Premiership club, Arsenal. His cousin Ibrahima Sonko also plays in England, for Hull City. Sagna is called ''Bac'' by teammates.
Sagna started his career at FC Sens. Sagna made 87 Ligue 1 appearances for Auxerre and was part of the squad that won the French Cup in 2005. He also played in the UEFA Cup in each of his three seasons with the club's first team, making a total of 17 appearances in the competition. He was also voted into the Ligue 1 team of the season for his outstanding displays at the right back position.
On 12 July 2007, Sagna completed a move to Arsenal from Auxerre for an undisclosed fee, thought to have been an initial -9 million that could rise to -11 million. He wears the number 3 shirt, most recently worn for Arsenal by former defender Ashley Cole.
Sagna made his debut for Arsenal on 19 July 2007 as a starter in the squad that beat Turkish club Genclerbirligi 3-0 in a friendly at Austria's Bad Waltersdorf Stadion.
On 13 February 2008, exactly one week before Arsenal were set to play the second leg of their 4th round encouter against AC Milan in the Champions League Sagna's older brother, Omar Sagna passed away at the age of 28. Bacary did however play the match after he was advised to by his father. Arsenal went on to win the second leg 0-2 with the same scoreline on aggregate.
On 23 March 2008, Sagna tallied his first Premier League goal off a header from a corner kick to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead against rivals Chelsea F.C. However, he went off injured before Chelsea came back to win the game 2-1.
Sagna signed a new deal with Arsenal before the start of the 2008-09 season. Arsenal have signed him for a further two years, taking his contract up to 2014. Sagna stated. "I love Arsenal, it's a great club", and further added, "The manager is also very good and next season we will be fighting for all the trophies."
Sagna has previously represented the French under-21 team, with whom he also participated at the 2006 European Under-21 Championship.
He received his first senior international cap for France on 22 August 2007 in a friendly match against Slovakia on the road, which they won 1-0, coming on as a substitute for Franois Clerc after one hour of play. He went on to make his competitive debut for France in their 6-0 away win at the Faroe Islands on 13 October 2007 in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, playing all 90 minutes. It was his only appearance in the Euro 2008 qualifying. He was not a candidate to join the French team at the Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland as he was still recovering from the injury sustained in Arsenal's Premier League match at Chelsea in March 2008.
After recovering from the injury, Sagna returned to the French national team for their friendly match against Sweden in August 2008, playing all 90 minutes in a 3-2 away win for France. He went on to become a regular in the French team's qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, so far starting all of their five matches in the competition.
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'''James Cowan''' (17 October 1868 - 12 December 1918) was a Scottish footballer and manager.
Born in Jamestown, Dunbartonshire, Cowan was a Scottish international half-back who played with local sides Renton and Vale of Leven before moving to England to pursue a professional career. He joined Aston Villa in 1887 and spent 15 years with the Birmingham side. When Cowan played for the club in the 1890's and early 1900's, they were the giants of the Football League. While at Villa, he won five First Division titles and two FA Cup winners medals. In all he played 354 times for Aston Villa and is considered to be one of the finest players of the Victorian era. He was renowned for his speed. One one occasion he missed a Villa match due to his attending (and winning) the illustrious 100 yard "New Year Sprint" event held at Powderhall. The club fined him but he still made a healthy profit due to the prize money!
After retiring from playing in 1902, he coached the young players at Villa for a few years before deciding to accept the role of manager of Queens Park Rangers in 1907.QPR had just moved to a new ground at Park Royal and Cowan was the club's first official manager. In his initial season he led them to the Southern League title and held Manchester United to a fine 1-1 draw in the Charity Shield.
Four years later he led QPR to another Southern League title. Off-the-field problems however, prevented him from leading the club into the Football League. Prior to the start of the 1913/14 season he offered his resignation on the grounds of ill health which the directors accepted. He returned to Scotland where he died in his sleep in December 1918.
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'''Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll''' (born 6 January 1989 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear) is an English footballer who plays as a forward and currently plays for Newcastle United of the Football League Championship. He has been compared to former Newcastle captain and England striker Alan Shearer.
Carroll attended Brighton Avenue Primary School and Joseph Swan School.
A prolific scorer in the reserves, Carroll was given his first-team debut in a UEFA Cup tie against Palermo on 2 November 2006, when he appeared as a late substitute and became the youngest ever player to represent Newcastle in Europe at the age of 17 years and 300 days.
He made his debut in the FA Cup in the home defeat to Birmingham City, appearing as substitute for the last 10 minutes.
On 25 February 2007, Carroll made his Premier League debut for Newcastle, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute in the 1-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic, almost scoring in the process, only a good save from Wigan goalkeeper John Filan prevented him from scoring his first goal in a Newcastle shirt.
In 2007, he won the 'Wor Jackie Milburn Trophy', given each year to the rising star of north-east football.
On 29 July, Carroll scored his first senior goal in a 2-0 friendly win over Juventus, with a left foot shot. After the match, Carroll received praise from legendary Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who tipped Carroll to have a big future.
On 14 August, Carroll signed a six month loan deal with Preston North End and made his debut for them in the League Cup against Morecambe on the same day.
Carroll was sent off playing for Preston against Scunthorpe United on 19 September. He finally scored his first Championship goal, and his first English league goal for Preston in the game against Leicester City on 6 November.
After spending the rest of the season in the reserves and on the bench for Newcastle, Carroll was linked with recently relegated Derby County on 11 June 2008.
On 14 September, Carroll was arrested by police called to the Pudding Chare in Newcastle responding to a report that a woman had been assaulted, and later accepted a police caution for assault. He then made his first appearance for Newcastle in the 2008-09 season on 20 October, coming on as a substitute for Shola Ameobi at home to Manchester City. He also featured in Newcastle's 2-1 Boxing Day defeat to Wigan, being brought down late in the game to win a penalty from which Danny Guthrie scored and later being booked for diving after going down from another challenge in stoppage time. Carroll scored his first competitive goal for Newcastle on his first ever home start with a header against West Ham United as part of a 2-2 draw on 10 January 2009. He got into trouble with Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear when he got into a training ground fight with French teammate Charles N'Zogbia over a late tackle on Carrol's counterpart. Kinnear decided not to punish the two saying "It was just handbags, and it's been blown out of all proportion," and "I can't stop players being passionate, and wouldn't want to. I won't be taking any action".
On 12 March it was announced that Carroll had signed a new three and a half year contract, keeping him with Newcastle until 2013, this coincided with his first call up to the England under-20 team. He scored a crucial equaliser in Newcastle's 1-1 draw with Stoke in April 2009. This goal wasn't enough and Newcastle were relegated on the final day of the season, Sunday 24 May 2009. This marked a return to the second tier of English football after a 16-year stay.
Carroll scored his first goal in the 2009-10 season against Blackpool with a flying header, celebrating his first goal of the season by sucking his thumb, dedicating it to his new-born daughter. New manager Chris Hughton decided to partner him with Ameobi up front. He won the man of the match award against Sheffield United on 2 November.
On 11 September 2007, Carroll made his England under 19 debut against Belarus, scoring in the 4-0 victory. Carroll, along with Scott Sinclair & Ryan Bertrand, was sent home after breaking curfew on 14 October during preparation for a match against Romania.
Carroll received his first call up to the England under-21 team on 5 August 2009. He made his debut at this level on the 11 August 2009 against Holland, coming on as a second half substitute. On his second cap with the under-21 team, on 9 October 2009 against Macedonia, he scored two goals and assisted another as England romped to a 6-3 win.
Stats accurate as of 20:15, 13 January 2010.
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'''William Taylor''' (1896-1986) was a football and cricket player. He played as '''Billy Taylor''' for Durham City, Crook Town and Norwich City before playing First Division football for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. from 1919-1922. He spent the subsequent years playing for Doncaster Rovers, and Mansfield Town, rejoining Doncaster in 1925 to play in the Third Division North, scoring 5 goals in only 19 appearances. During this time
he also joined the staff of the LNER (later British Rail) at the Doncaster Railway Engineering Works where he spent most of his working career.
He also played cricket for teams in the North of England. He was a good all-rounder
and an excellent batsman. He played latterly for some 15 years in the Doncaster Works
During the First World War he served with the Durham Light Infantry and became a
commissioned officer. He was decorated for bravery in carrying out a successful
daylight patrol into the German trenches at the Battle of Arras on the Somme and for digging out men in his section under heavy shellfire.
During the Second World War Major Taylor commanded the 1000 strong Doncaster Works
In 1920 he married Jean, the daughter of Dr.Robert Steel of Crook, Co.Durham, and they had two sons.
He is remembered as an outstanding all-round sportsman and gentleman.
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'''Jack Frank Porteous Cork''' (born 25 June 1989) is an English footballer currently playing for Chelsea. He is a versatile player who can play across the back, and can also play in midfield. He is the son of former Wimbledon player and current Bolton Wanderers coach, Alan Cork.
Cork was born in Carshalton Beeches and attended Glyn Technology School in Epsom, leaving in 2007 after completing his A Level studies.
Cork has been at Chelsea since the age of nine, and has captained the club's youth team. Cork has represented England at youth level, making his Under 19 debut against the Czech Republic Under-19s, in May 2007.
During the 2006-07 season, Cork twice went on loan to Bournemouth. Cork was selected to go on Chelsea's pre-season tour of the United States, in summer 2007, when team-mate Lee Sawyer was forced to drop out. He made his first appearance for the first-team against Club Amrica on 14 July. He played out-of-position at left-back for most of the tour.
Cork spent the 2007-08 season on loan at Scunthorpe United. After 35 appearances, despite Scunthorpe's ultimate relegation from the Football League Championship, he was voted the club's Player of the Year. His first league goals came for Scunthorpe, both against Coventry City; in a 1-1 away draw on 27 November 2007 and in a 2-1 home victory on 1 March 2008.
In August 2008, Cork joined Southampton on loan until 1 January 2009, after the Saints beat off reportedly stiff competition from both Sheffield Wednesday and Aberdeen.
In January 2009, Cork joined Watford on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season.
On 24 January 2009, Cork scored his first goal for Watford in a 4-3 victory over Crystal Palace in the 4th round of the FA Cup.
On 21 August 2009, Cork signed a three year contract with Chelsea and immediately signed for Coventry City on loan until the end of December 2009.
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'''Franck Moussa''' (born 24 July 1989 in Brussels) is a Belgian footballer of Congolese desecent currently playing as a midfielder for English side Southend United.
Moussa is a Belgian under-18 international. He made his Southend debut as a 16 year old in the final minutes of the 3-0 win over Colchester United on 4 March 2006, coming on for midfielder Luke Guttridge. He was also part of the squad that saw Southend gain promotion to the Championship in the 2-2 draw away at Swansea City.
He joined Wycombe Wanderers on a two-month loan on 16 October 2008 and made nine League Two appearances.
Moussa returned to Southend United on 23 December 2008. He was named on the bench for Southend's FA Cup 3rd Round game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and replaced Jean Francois Christophe in the 74th minute. Southend drew the game 1-1 when Peter Clarke equilised in injury time.
Moussa scored his first professional goal on 21 February 2009 against Colchester United after running half the length of the pitch to volley in Theo Robinson's cross. The goal proved to be the match winner of the Essex derby.
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'''Keith Briggs''' (born 11 December 1981 in Glossop, Derbyshire) is an English football player who is currently with Stalybridge Celtic after his release from Mansfield Town in summer 2008. He can play in central midfield, the right side of midfield and right-back.
Briggs began his career as a trainee Stockport County in August 1999 and made his debut in a League Cup 1st round tie against Oldham in the same month. He made 68 league and cup appearances for Stockport
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'''Sean McAuley''' (born 23 June 1972) is currently the Academy head coach at Sheffield Wednesday.
Sheffield-born McAuley began his football career with Manchester United, signing on with the club as an apprentice in July 1988. He turned professional on 21 June 1990, but was sold to St. Johnstone for -80,000 two years later, without having made a single appearance for the United first team.
McAuley was appointed Sheffield Wednesday's Academy head coach in January 2006.
He became caretaker manager of Sheffield Wednesday between the sacking of Paul Sturrock and the appointment of Brian Laws in late October and early November 2006 respectively. McAuley was in charge for four first-team games, winning three and drawing one. The victories were over Queens Park Rangers, Crystal Palace and Leicester City. The draw was a 2-2 scoreline at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Following the appointments of both Laws and Alan Irvine, he returned to his career as the Owls' Academy head coach.
Following the sacking of Brian Laws on 13 December 2009, McAuley was re-installed as caretaker manager, until a replacement could be found. His first game was a 2-0 home defeat to Swansea. He then went on to draw 2-2 with league leaders Newcastle United and lose 2-1 to Crystal Palace in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, both at home.
McAuley has been involved in Sheffield Wednesday's work to build partner relationships with clubs in North America. He has developed ties with clubs in northern California and Michigan, and in April 2009 he travelled to Canada to undertake coaching sessions with Victoria Highlanders.
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'''Joseph Peter "Joe" Skarz''' (born July 13, 1989 in Huddersfield) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Huddersfield Town in League One.
On 4 November 2006, following impressive displays for the reserve side, Skarz made his dbut at left back in the home 1-1 draw against Scunthorpe United due to a shortage of cover in this position. Manager Peter Jackson announced that Skarz would be the first choice left-back in preference to Danny Adams, although Jackson then signed Blackburn Rovers defender Andy Taylor on loan as competition for Skarz.
On 4 March 2007, Skarz received the Football League Award for League One Apprentice. He signed a new three-year in May 2008 contract at the Galpharm Stadium under new manager Stan Ternent.
His first goal for the Terriers came against Town's greatest rivals Leeds United at Elland Road on 15 November 2008. The match finished 2-1 to Town. After being frozen out of new manager Lee Clark's squad by Robbie Williams, he joined fellow League One side Hartlepool United on loan on 26 March 2009. He made his debut as a substitute the following day in the 3-2 defeat to Southend United at Roots Hall. Skarz returned to his parent club after his loan deal expired.
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'''Wayne Fereday''' (born 16 June 1963) is an English former professional  footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, A.F.C. Bournemouth, West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City.
Fereday was born in Warley, now in the West Midlands county, and began his football career with Queens Park Rangers.
Fereday is married to Theresa and has three adult children. In 2009, he was covering Portsmouth F.C. home games for the Press Association.
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'''Albert William Addinall''' (born 30 January 1921 in Marylebone, London) is a former professional footballer. He played for Queens Park Rangers and Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace, as a centre forward.
Addinall joined Queens Park Rangers in April 1945 from British Oxygen. His league debut came in September 1946 in the 3-0 win against Bournemouth and he went on to play 150 league games scoring 59 goals.
Addinall left QPR for Brighton & Hove Albion in January 1953, where he was again a regular goalscorer. He moved to Crystal Palace in July 1954, playing twelve league games before ending his league career.
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'''Peter F Angell''' (born Chalvey, Buckinghamshire February 22, 1932, d 1979) was a professional footballer. He played for Queens Park Rangers and Millwall, at left back.
Angell made his debut for QPR in September 1953 in the 2-0 win against Walsall and went on to play 417 league games scoring 37 goals.
He was a very reliable defender and was for many years the club captain and penalty taker.
In later years he became a highly respected coach, laying the foundations for getting Orient back into the second division after their rapid fall from first to third in the mid-sixties. He was assistant manager for both of Jimmy Bloomfield's spells as manager and also during the reign of George Petchey. During Angell's time at Orient, the club won the 1970 third division championship just a year after surviving relegation on the final day of the season with a 4-0 at home to Shrewsbury. The O's became established in the old second division and enjoyed two cup runs, to the quarter finals in 1972 and the semis in 1978. On both occasions Orient defeated Chelsea en route and were finally eliminated by Arsenal. Angell's death from a heart attack during a training run in 1979 was a shock which Orient and its fans never fully recovered from.
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'''Noel Brian Bedford''' (born Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, 24 December 1933) is a former professional footballer. He played the majority of his career at QPR, as a centre forward.
He started his professional career at Reading, where he was spotted by Ted Bates who signed him for Southampton in July 1955. He made only a handful of appearances for Southampton before moving on to Bournemouth in August 1956.
After scoring 32 goals in 75 games for Bournemouth he was signed by QPR manager Alec Stock in 1959 for just -750 and made his debut for QPR in August 1959 in a 2-0 win against Swindon Town. He went on to play 258 league games for Rangers scoring a remarkable 161 goals (180 in all competitions) He is QPR's second highest goalsorer behind George Goddard. Unfortunately, despite being a prolific striker during his time at QPR they never managed to achieve promotion to the Second Division, the closest they managed was a third place finish in 1960-61 with Bedford scoring an impressive 33 in 44 league games that season.
Bedford was transferred to Scunthorpe United in August 1965 just as a young and dynamic QPR team was taking shape (they would cruise to the Third Division title and win the League Cup just two seasons later).
After short spells at Brentford and Scunthorpe United he played briefly in the United States with Atlanta Chiefs. On returning from the U.S. in 1967 however the Football Association banned him from playing as the U.S. Football Association was at the time not affiliated. After a year he successfully appealed the ban and joined Bexley United but a knee injury forced him to retire.
Throughout his career he maintained a high strike rate, scoring 229 goals in 399 league appearances.
After his retirement from playing he became a professional tennis coach and he was later the stadium manager at Loftus Road, before retiring to Llandaff in 1995.
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'''Mark James Perry''' (born Ealing October 19, 1978) is a former professional footballer. He played for QPR at right back and midfield.
Perry made his debut for QPR in September 1996 in a 3-2 win against Barnsley at Oakwell and went on to play 66 league games scoring 1 goal, scored from a header in the aforementioned debut match.
He was forced to retire young from football due to injury problems and now lives with his partner Carly and daughter Jessica.
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'''Stanley Finlay Thomas "Stan" Clements''', (born Portsmouth 25 June 1923) is a retired footballer who played most of his professional career for Southampton.
He was formerly a mechanical engineer in Portsmouth's naval dockyards, and joined Southampton from Gosport Borough in July 1944.
He made his league debut on 24 May 1947 in the 2-0 home victory over Fulham. He was a strong, powerful centre-half and replaced Eric Webber for 13 games in the following season when Webber was rested. Once Webber regained his place in the team, Clements made no further first-team appearances until February 1951. For the following few seasons he alternated at centre-back with Len Wilkins and Henry Horton and had a spell as team captain in 1952-53.
He scored once in 116 league games before becoming player-coach at Basingstoke Town in February 1955.
After leaving football, he qualified as a civil engineer and worked in Kenya, Uganda and Sudan, before briefly helping to coach the Kenyan national team.
He returned to the UK in the mid-1980s and now lives in Gosport.
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'''Gary Kenneth Penrice''' (born 23 March 1964) is a former professional footballer. He played for Bristol Rovers, Watford, Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers as a striker.
Penrice was born in Bristol and grew up in Mangotsfield where his parents still live today. Penrice was in the same class as ex Leicester City manager Ian Holloway at school and they still remain close friends today. Penrice's potential footballing ability he was evident from a young age and was signed up as an apprentice by Bristol City. However Bristol City later decided to release Penrice from the club, stating that he was too small to make it as a pro. After being released from his apprenticeship Penrice like his father before him signed for local side Mangotsfield United where he clearly stood out from the rest.
While playing for Mangotsfield, Penrice attended college and became a qualified plumber, planning to build himself a new career after not making the grade at Bristol City. Penrice worked as a plumber for a couple of years before his forgotten dream was to be rekindled. After scouts attended several of Mangotsfields matches, Penrice was offered a trial and signed with the team he and his family supported, Bristol Rovers
Prior to signing for Rovers Penrice spent a time in the reserve team making a name for himself as a crafty explosive striker with an exquisite touch and an eye for goal. The reserve match reports regularly made their way into the local papers and soon the Rovers fans began to anticipate Penrice's first team dbut.
After making his dbut Penrice went on to become a Rovers fan favourite playing in the same team as ex school mate Ian Holloway, his colourful personality making its mark amongst the Rovers faithful almost as much as his goals. His 20 goals fired Bristol Rovers into the Third Division play-off final in 1989 only to be beaten 2-1 on aggregate by Port Vale.
Penrice would later miss out on a fairytale Third Division Championship success with Bristol Rovers to sign for Watford F.C. for a club record -500,000 sale late in 1989. Penrice played for Watford for only one season, scoring an impressive 18 goals in 43 appearances including an extraordinary run of eight goals in his first nine games, before catching the eye of First Division side Aston Villa.
Following his impressive season with Watford Penrice was snapped up by Aston Villa for a cool -1million in 1991. Penrice went on to score only once for the club in 20 games spending much time on the sidelines with a broken leg.
Just eight months after signing for Villa Penrice was taken to Queens Park Rangers by former Rovers boss Gerry Francis where he joined an ex-Rovers enclave and teamed up again with Holloway. Penrice ironically made his dbut for QPR in November 1991 against Aston Villa and went on to play 63 league games scoring 20 goals.
In November 1995 Penrice signed for former club Watford. After scoring over 20 top-flight goals Penrice, now 31, reverted to a deeper creative midfield role. However, this was a role that suited neither Penrice, nor a cash-strapped relegation-bound Watford. Penrice's quick-thinking and subtlety was lost in the Second Division relegation scrap.
Penrice re-signed for Bristol Rovers on a free transfer in the summer of 1997 to lead them to the Second Division play-offs that year alongside player-boss Holloway in the centre of midfield. After a 16 year career scoring 110 goals in 400 professional appearances Penrice retired from playing and became Holloway's assistant manager at Rovers after Phil Bater moved to take control of the youth team.
Since his retirement from playing Penrice has stuck with friend Ian Holloway as his assistant manager at both Rovers and later at Queens Park Rangers. After leaving Rangers, Penrice followed Holloway to Plymouth Argyle as chief scout turning down the offer of assistant manager. Penrice did however become Strikers coach on a one day a week basis after being asked by Holloway to help develop Plymouth's strikers utilizing his attacking knowledge.
Penrice left Plymouth Argyle at the end of November 2007, once again re-joining Ian Holloway this time at Leicester City as head of recruitment. Following Ian Holloway's depature from Leicester, Penrice left Leicester by Mutual consent on July 1, 2008 after Nigel Pearson had taken charge at the club.
In October 2008, Penrice joined Stoke City as a European Scout. Tony Pulis was eager to add Penrice to the Stoke scouting network to utilise his knowledge of the European transfer market.
Penrice is married to Louise and has three daughters, Amy, Rebecca and Grace. In 2007 Penrice became a Grandfather for the first time after his daughter Rebecca had a Baby Girl named Brooke and has since gained a Grandson too after his eldest child Amy gave birth to a baby boy called Noah in January 2009. Penrice and his family currently live in South Gloucestershire and known by local villagers as being friendly and respected members of the community.
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'''John Alexander Christie''' (born 26 September 1929) is a retired football goalkeeper who played for Southampton F.C. for most of the 1950s.
Born in Fraserburgh, he played as an amateur with Auchenblae and then Inverness Thistle, before he left Inverness Thistle in May 1949 to join Ayr United.
He came to the notice of Southampton's manager Sid Cann whilst doing his National Service at Farnborough and in January 1951 he signed him for Southampton.
He made his debut for the "Saints" at Swansea Town on 3 February 1951 replacing first choice keeper Hugh Kelly. In 1950-51 Southampton had problems with the goalkeeping position and in all used four different custodians (the others were Eddie Thomas and Len Stansbridge). Described by Holley & Chalk as "agile and brave" he spent most of his time at The Dell jostling for the No. 1 shirt with Fred Kiernan until 1956, when Christie established himself as the first choice 'keeper. In 1956-57 he played in all but the last two games of the season as Saints had the best defence in the Third Division South, but were unable to secure promotion, finishing in fourth place in the table.
He started the following season as first choice 'keeper before losing his place to Brian Stevens after a 4-0 defeat at Port Vale on 16 September. Stevens retained the No. 1 shirt for ten games before Christie regained it, keeping it for the rest of the season. He continued into the following season until after a run of 50 league and cup games a knee injury forced him to give way to 19 year-old Tony Godfrey, who had come up through the ranks from the youth team. Although Christie regained the shirt in March for a further seven games, he made his final appearance for the Saints on 11 April 1959, away to Tranmere Rovers. After making 217 appearances for Southampton in just over 8 years, he moved to Walsall in June 1959.
At Walsall, he won a Football League Fourth Division championship medal in 1960 and the following season he was part of the team that gained a successive promotion to the Second Division.
In August 1962, he left Walsall and then had spells at Burton Albion and Rugby Town before retiring.
After retirement from football in 1964, he was a sales representative for Columbus Dixon industrial cleaners for 27 years, and then site supervisor at Henry Beaufort School in Winchester. He now lives in Chandler's Ford in Hampshire.
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'''Salvador Ballesta Vialco''', aka '''Salva''' (born May 22, 1975 in Zaragoza, Aragon), is a Spanish footballer who currently plays with Albacete Balompi, as a striker.
A goal-poacher noted for his flair and workrate, he played for seven different top division clubs, most notably Valencia CF - with whom he won his sole team trophy - and Atltico Madrid.
After he had made his professional debuts with Sevilla FC, Salva won the Pichichi Trophy in the 1999-2000 season, when he scored 27 goals to lead the Spanish league for Racing de Santander. He then moved to ''Segunda Divisin'' with Atltico de Madrid (freshly relegated) and proceeded to lead the side with 21 league goals, although the ''colchoneros'' did not return to the first level.
In 2001, Salva joined Valencia CF, netting five goals to help the side become league champion after a 31-year drought. He was rarely used in the following season, and was subsequently briefly part of the Bolton Wanderers side which avoided relegation in 2003. He had another two loan stints from 2003-05, with Mlaga CF (18 league goals) and Atltico Madrid, being subsequently released and signing with the former.
In January 2007, Salva joined first division strugglers Levante UD, on loan from Mlaga (then in the second division). On February 4, he played his first league match for Levante on an away win over Real Madrid, in which Ballesta scored the only goal. After the season's end, he returned to Mlaga, and scored seven league goals to help the Andalusia outfit achieve promotion.
As he spent most of 2008-09 hampered by recurrent injuries, Salva was still able to contribute, notably coming from the bench against neighbours UD Almera and helping turn the score from 0-2 to a 3-2 home win with two goals, on February 9, 2009. On March 15, he added another brace against another neighbouring club, in a 2-2 home draw against former club Sevilla. When the season ended, he was released after his contract expired.
In the dying hours of the 2009 August transfer window, Salva signed a 1+1 contract with Albacete Balompi, aged 34.
Salva played four international matches with Spain, the first one in a friendly home match against Poland, on January 26, 2000 (3-0), subbing in for Ismael Urzaiz with 20 minutes remaining.
Off the pitch, Salva is notorious for his outspoken personality and his political beliefs, far to the right of most of his peers' and routinely characterized as overtly nationalistic, ultraconservative, militaristic and at times even fascist, as well as his aggressive demeanor towards fellow players at the opposite side of the political spectrum.
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'''David Needham''' (born 21 May 1949 Leicester, England) was a professional footballer in the 1970s and 1980s.
Dave started his career at Notts County in 1966. He spent eleven years at the Magpies and was signed by Queens Park Rangers in the close season of 1977 for -90,000. He was signed to replace the recently retired Frank McLintock in the centre of QPR's defence. He only spent six months at the West London club before newly promoted Nottingham Forest signed him in December 1977 for -140,000.
At the end of the 1977-78 season he had picked up a winners medal as Forest won the First Division , but was ineligible for the League Cup which they won as he had played for QPR earlier in the competition. He did win a League Cup winners medal the following season when Forest retained the trophy, and was in the team which lost the 1980 final, when a mix-up between Needham and Peter Shilton led to the winning goal for Andy Gray.He was an unused substitute in both of Forest's European Cup final wins in 1979 and 1980. He left Forest in 1982 to play in Canada for Toronto Blizzard in the North American Soccer League.
Needham was capped six times for England 'B', scoring twice. He later went on to become a successful businessman in Leicester.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Park, Jr''', (born January 5, 1952 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a former Scottish footballer. Though he was a promising young midfielder playing for Sunderland A.F.C at age 17, his short career was subsequently plagued with serious injuries.
Park began his footballing career with Sunderland A.F.C. in 1962. Park was a promising midfielder, reaching the first team squad at the young age of 17. However, Park's career was repeatedly punctuated with serious injuries. His career lasted a brief seven years, during which time he suffered from broken leg injuries three times.
For a brief period in later life Park was a journalist writing freelance sporting articles for local newspapers in Hexham. Park wrote about certain football teams, such as Carlisle United and Sunderland A.F.C. He also wrote about golf, one of his personal interests.
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:''For the merchant, horse breeder and political figure in Prince Edward Island, see James E. Birch''
:''For the rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Great Britain, England, and Leeds, see Jim Birch''
'''James Birch''' (born Blackwell, Derbyshire 1888, died 1940) was an English footballer who played mainly with QPR.
Birch was signed by QPR manager James Cowan from his former club Aston Villa. Birch had scored 49 goals for Villa's reserves in two seasons but was only a fringe player at the Midlands club, and this form prompted Rangers to sign him in 1912. Birch was small in stature - only 5 feet 7 inches - but he was a stocky and bustling inside-forward. He made his debut in the September against Plymouth Argyle and scored both goals in a 2-1 win. Had the First World War not intervened it is very possible that he would have played in excess of 500 games for QPR and ended up as the club's all-time leading scorer.Although never really prolific he was an extremely consistent goalscorer who could usually be relied on to score 15+ a season.
He went on to play 334 league games (363 in all competitions) for Rangers, scoring 125 league goals (144 in all). He stands 3rd in the all-time list of leading scorers at QPR. In 1926 he was transferred to Brentford.
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Ray signed for Millwall from Transport F.C. in July 1957. He then signed for QPR in July 1963 and made his debut in August of that year against Charlton Athletic. In all Ray made 89 league appearances for QPR.
His brothers Pat Brady, Liam Brady and Frank Brady Jr were also professional footballers. His great uncle Frank Brady Sr. was also an Irish international.
The first player from Transport F.C. to win international honours he won six full caps for the Republic of Ireland in 1963 and 1964.
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'''Patrick J Brady''' (born Dublin March 11, 1936) was an Irish footballer who played in England in the late 1950s and early 1960s with Millwall and QPR.
Pat signed by Alec Stock for QPR from Millwall in 1963 and made his debut in October of that year against Hull City. In all Pat made 62 league appearances for QPR.
His brothers Ray Brady and Liam Brady and his great uncle Frank Brady Sr. were all Irish internationals. Another brother Frank Brady Jr played for Shamrock Rovers.
In the 1970s, he spent some time as a games master at Brockley County Grammer School in south east London.
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'''Stephen Leonard Palmer''' (born 31 March 1968 in Brighton) is an English former footballer who played for Ipswich Town, Watford and Queens Park Rangers. He played either as centre-half or a central midfielder.
Palmer attended Cambridge University and is the only professional footballer of the modern era to be educated at the university, obtaining a degree in software engineering. Whilst studying he played for Cambridge University A.F.C.. In April 1987 he played a singular first-class cricket match for a Cambridge University side also containing future England captain Mike Atherton.
He turned professional with Ipswich Town in 1989 and spent six years at the club before making a -135,000 move to Watford. Palmer established himself as a first team regular during another near six year spell at Vicarage Road and his departure on a free transfer in July 2001 caused some consternation amongst the club's supporters. Whilst at the club he broke the record for wearing every numbered shirt from 1 to 14 in the 1997-98 season. Placed in goal for the kick-off of the season's final home match versus A.F.C. Bournemouth, he swapped shirts with goalkeeper Alec Chamberlain early in the game. He completed the set by wearing Jason Lee's number 9 shirt in the final match away at Fulham - in which Watford won the Division 2 title. Watford secured back-to-back promotion the following season, with Palmer voted Player of the Season.
Palmer signed for Queens Park Rangers in July 2001 and made his debut in August of that year in a 1-0 win against Stoke City. He was captain and ever present in what was QPR's first season in the third tier since 1966-67. In total Palmer made 95 league appearances for QPR, scoring 5 goals.
After leaving QPR in 2004 Palmer signed for Milton Keynes Dons, playing for the club for two seasons. He retired from football in October 2005 and took up a position as Tottenham Hotspur's Academy Performance Manager a month later.
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'''George W Petchey''' (born Stepney London 24 June 1931) was an English footballer with West Ham United, QPR and Crystal Palace, playing at centre half.
George Petchey joined West Ham in 1948 and transferred to QPR in 1953. He made his Rangers debut against Brighton in August 1953 and went on to play 255 league games for Rangers scoring 22 goals.
Petchey signed for Palace in 1953 and made his debut that August against Brighton and Hove Albion. Petchey went on to play 143 league games for Palace scoring 12 goals. He also had a spell at Crystal Palace and then as manager at Leyton Orient and Millwall.
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}}'''Paul Connor''' (born January 12, 1979 in Bishop Auckland, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Lincoln City.
He was signed by Middlesbrough straight after he left school. With his chances of first team football at the Riverside Stadium very scarce, he went on loan to Gateshead, Hartlepool United for a month and then to Stoke where he made 3 appearances. After Middlesbrough released him, Stoke didn't hesitate to sign him permanently.
Whilst at Stoke he went on loan to Cambridge City where he scored 5 goals in 14 games. After his time at Stoke he moved to Rochdale, who paid a club record (still standing as of November 2008) fee of -150,000 to bring him to Spotland Stadium. He was an immediate success taking Rochdale to the brink of the play-offs with his goals before an unfortunately-timed injury. This prevented him from playing more than a marginal role the following season when Dale did make the play-offs. He managed to shake off the injury for the 2002-03 season when he played a key role in Dale's run to the Fifth Round of the FA Cup.
With the end of his contract looming Connor was sold just before transfer deadline day in March 2004 for just -35,000 to Swansea City F.C. despite Dale's precarious League position. Connor proved to be a hardworking, skilful striker, forging effective partnerships with both Lee Trundle and Kevin Nugent.
Often maligned for basically not being Trundle, Paul scored a number of very important goals with some excellent finishes. The second top goal scorer in the 2004-05 season with 12 finishes in 44 appearances was 3 or 4 better than their top scorers totals for a number of seasons during the 1990s.
In January 2006, he had fallen down the pecking order at the Liberty Stadium, and so the Leyton Orient manager, Martin Ling, signed him for -40,000. He made 34 appearances, scoring 7 goals.
On January 15, 2007, he signed for Cheltenham Town for an initial fee -20,000 with a further -5,000 payable if the Robins avoided relegation from Coca-Cola League One that season.
Connor commenced the 2009-2010 season by training with Cheltenham Town
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'''Brian Green''' (born 5 June 1935 in Droylsden, England) is a former football (soccer) coach and player. Green was coach of the Australian national football team in 1975 and 1976 before being charged and convicted of stealing an LP record. Green also held coaching positions in Norway with IK Start and Bryne FK. Bryne FK won two Silver Medals in 1980 and 1982 in the highest league in Norway with Brian Green, and thus qualified for the UEFA Cup in 1981 and 1983.
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'''Alan Wilks''' (born Slough, Buckinghamshire (now Berkshire) October 5, 1946) was a footballer with Queens Park Rangers.
He signed in 1965 from Chelsea and made his debut in the 2-2 draw with Brighton in December 1966. He was a striker and scored all 5 goals in a League Cup game against Oxford United in 1967.
Alan played 50 league games for QPR scoring 14 goals before moving to Gillingham F.C. in 1971. He then played Non league football with Folkstone, Canterbury and Chatham Town until the early 1980s.
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'''Andy Tillson''' (born June 30, 1966 in Huntingdon) is a football coach and former player who was head coach at Team Bath. Following Team Bath's decision to disband at the end of the 2008/9 season, Tillson was initially appointed as Weymouth's Assistant Manager, but on June 15 2009 it was announced that he would instead join Exeter City as First Team Coach under manager Paul Tisdale.
He was signed for Queens Park Rangers by Don Howe in 1990 from Grimsby Town along with Darren Peacock to cover a major injury crisis at Loftus Road and made his debut in the 1-1 draw with Derby County.
He was a central defender and his chances were limited once Alan McDonald, Danny Maddix and Paul Parker returned from injury. He made just 29 appearances for QPR scoring 2 goals before being signed by Bristol Rovers for a club record fee of -370,000 in 1992. He became the club captain of Bristol Rovers and made over 250 league appearances for the club before joining Walsall and then Rushden & Diamonds.
from poppiesfans.com. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
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'''Mark Stephen Jermyn''' (born 16 April 1981 in Rinteln, Germany) is a former professional footballer. He currently plays for Conference South side Dorchester Town whilst working as a banking advisor.
Jermyn began his career as a trainee with Torquay United, making his league debut on 6 March 1999, as a substitute for Steve Tully in the 4-0 win at home to Halifax Town, while still a trainee. He turned professional in July 1999, but was released by manager Wes Saunders in February 2000 without adding to his single league appearance.
He joined Bideford in March 2000, but joined Dorchester Town in the following July. Since joining Dorchester he has been named the club-s player of the year three times and has helped them to promotion from the Southern League Eastern Division and to consolidation in the Conference South.
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'''William Aidan "Billy" Kenny''' (born 19 September 1973) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Everton and Oldham Athletic, making a total of 21 appearances in the Football League.
Billy was the Domino Rally champion 1987.
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'''Ashley Allanson''' (born 13 November 1986) is a professional footballer, who plays in midfield at Bridlington Town.
His previous clubs include Hull City, Scunthorpe United and Farsley Celtic. Allanson had two loan spells at Farsley before making the deal permanent before the 2007-08 season. After making 15 appearances during the 2007-08 season he was released and joined Bridlington Town AFC. He played against Farsley in a pre-season fiendly in which his new team lost 6-0. Due to his extremely pale complexion, he is affectionately known by his team mates as Casper the friendly ghost. Ashley has played for the England Futsal Team and the England Universities 11 a side team. He is a coach at the Hull City Centre of Excellence and holds a UEFA B football coaching badge.
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'''Stephen Charles "Steve" Lynex''' (born 23 January 1958) is an English former professional footballer who made 360 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City, and played in the League of Ireland and in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for Shamrock Rovers. He played as a winger.
Lynex was born in West Bromwich. He attended Churchfields School and played junior football for Sandwell Rangers before joining West Bromwich Albion in 1974 as an apprentice. In 1976 he was part of the Albion side that won the FA Youth Cup, and in January 1977 manager Johnny Giles gave him his first professional contract. In July of the same year, without having appeared for Albion's first team, Lynex tried his luck in Ireland; after a trial with Sligo Rovers he followed Giles to Shamrock Rovers.
He made his Rovers debut on 28 August 1977 away to Dundalk. During his time at Milltown he played a major role in the 1978 FAI Cup victory, brought down for the penalty which was the only goal of the game. Lynex scored two goals in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup wins over APOEL.. He left Rovers in December 1978, and after a trial at Queens Park Rangers he joined Birmingham City in April 1979.
After three years with Birmingham, Lynex moved to Leicester City, where he is remembered for his prolific scoring for a winger as well as for creating chances for Gary Lineker and Alan Smith; he reached double figures of goals scored in three of his five full seasons at the club. He also occasionally acted as a stand-in goalkeeper.
After a loan spell at one former club Birmingham City, he went on to join another, West Bromwich Albion, and later played for Cardiff City. He finished his competitive playing career in non-league football with Telford United and Trafford Park before turning out in local football with Mitchells and Butlers and Ansells. After retiring as a footballer he went into the licensed trade.
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'''Thomas Ewing''' (born 2 May 1937 in Larkhall) was a Scottish professional footballer. He represented the Scottish Football League and was capped twice by Scotland.
Ewing, a left-winger, played for Birkenshaw Welfare Hearts and Larkhall Thistle before joining Partick Thistle. He won both of his Scotland caps while with Partick, against England and Wales in 1958.
He joined Aston Villa in February 1962, making 39 league appearances before returning to Partick Thistle. He subsequently played for Morton and Hamilton Academical. He also managed Hamilton from November 1969 to 1970.
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}}'''Daniel Cotton''' (born 8 April 1988 is an English professional footballer, who plays for Stamford. Previous clubs include Boston United, but left after their double relegation in 2007. Cotton went back to Blackstones and then moved across Stamford to join Unibond League Division 1 South side Stamford.
The right-sided winger joined Boston United from local United Counties League team Blackstones, after impressing manager Steve Evans in a pre-season friendly game against the Pilgrims.
He made his debut against Bristol Rovers, coming on as a substitute in the second half, 10 days later he started the Johnstone-s Paint Trophy match against Brighton & Hove Albion.
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'''Joshua Frederick 'Josh' Wagenaar''' (born February 26, 1985 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian footballer who plays for Falkirk as a goalkeeper.
Josh attended Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York state. He only played 12 games for them in his final season because of a foot injury.
Wagenaar's first two seasons in Europe were not particularly successful, since he got relegated from the Dutch Eredivisie with ADO Den Haag and then from the Danish Superliga with Lyngby BK. He only appeared in a few games for both teams, however.
In July 2008 he joined English League One side Leeds United on a trial, but was not offered a contract. On 6 August 2008, after a successful trial, he officially signed for English League One side Yeovil Town to answer the club's urgent need for a keeper.
For the first 3 months of the season he was number 2 behind fellow Canadian Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, but since his loan ended he has played every game including getting in the League One Team of the Week against Southend. He passed a medical for Falkirk and pending international clearance will sign a 1 year deal.
In the summer of 2005, Wagenaar played for the U-20 Canadian national team at the World Youth Cup in the Netherlands..
He made his senior international debut in a friendly against Hungary on November 15, 2006. He played his second game against Guatemala, playing 45 minutes he kept a clean sheet on the June 30, 2009.
Played his third game for Canada in a 3-0 loss to Macedonia on November,14,2009, playing the full 90 minutes.
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'''Ryan Donk''' (born 30 March 1986 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Club Brugge.
Ryan Donk had an outstanding 2005-06 season at RKC Waalwijk, and with an expiring contract, he wanted to make a step up to a higher level. AZ first approached him, AFC Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and even Spanish giants FC Barcelona showed serious interest in him. But Donk chose to go to AZ as a replacement for defender Joris Mathijsen who had been sold to German club Hamburger SV, thinking it to be the best for his development. Initially AZ wanted to put him on a season-long loan to RKC Waalwijk but Donk wasn't prepared for that and said he wanted to take on the challenge, even if he wouldn't play as much he would at least practise with strikers Shota Arveladze, Danny Koevermans and Moussa Dembele. He earned himself a place in the starting line-up and impressed with his performances at AZ.
On 31 August 2008, Donk signed for West Bromwich Albion for one year on loan.
The 23-year-old former Dutch U-21 European Champion changes to the 2009/2010 season from AZ Alkmaar in the Jupiler League for Club Brugge on June 26, 2009.
His playing style is often compared to that of Jaap Stam.
In 2007 Donk was called up by Jong Oranje coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands. Donk participated in both of their first round group matches against Israel (1-0 win) and Portugal (2-1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. During the tournament his sister was involved in a car accident. Donk left the Dutch squad for a day and returned into the tournament after it was known her health was improving. After the Dutch qualified for the semi final and Olympics Donk took off his football jersey to reveal another shirt having the text "Dit toernooi is voor jou, ik hou van je." (This tournament is dedicated to you, I love you.) on it to support his sister. In the semi finals against England (1-1, 13-12 after 32 penalty kicks) Donk assisted Maceo Rigters to score his 90th minute equaliser with a bicycle kick which took the game into extra time. Donk was the only Dutch player on the field at the end of the game not to shoot a penalty after one England player (Nedum Onuoha) was unable to shoot due to an injury while England had no substitutes left. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4-1 in the final. After his display at the tournament, Donk made the pre-selection of the Dutch national team on 6 August.
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'''William "Bill" Ellerington''' (born 30 June 1923) is a former footballer who was capped twice for the full England national team
His father, also called Bill, was a half back with Middlesbrough and Nelson in the 1920s.
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'''Matthew Graham Jones''' (born September 1, 1980 in Llanelli, Wales) is a former Welsh international football player, currently playing for Llanelli in the Welsh Premier League. He has played centre-midfield for most of his career, though has recently appeared at right back for Llanelli. He formerly played for Leeds United and Leicester City. He married his childhood sweetheart, Sarah, during the summer of 2002.
Jones was born in Llanelli, Wales and joined the Leeds United Youth Academy in 1997 at the age of 17. Unable to establish himself as a first team regular he transferred to Leicester City in December 2000 for a then club record fee of -3 million. He has scored only one league goal in his career in a 2-1 home defeat to Middlesbrough on September 17, 2001.
Intended to be a replacement for Neil Lennon,
After numerous operations in a bid to recover Jones decided to retire in 2004 at the age of 23.
Since his retirement Jones worked within the sports media including appearances for BBC Sport, Sky Sports and John Barnes Soccer Night and has both written a column on the BBC Sport website and been featured as part of the BBC Wales website ''Raise your game'' series.
In September 2007, Jones announced he would come out of retirement to play for Llanelli in the Welsh Premier League.
Matt has featured sporadically for Llanelli over the past 2 seasons, making 23 league appearances, scoring one goal. He has also added appearances in the Welsh Cup Final and the Champions League to his CV.
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'''Antoine van der Linden''' (born 17 March 1976 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer. He plays at centre back for Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie.
Van der Linden started his career in 1997 with his local club Sparta Rotterdam in which he spent three years before moving to English side Swindon Town in which he made fantastic displays which led after a season moving to Emmen for two years until 2003 with exceptional displays before moving in 2003 to Dutch giants Groningen in which he made 104 appearances and scored 4 goals and made yet again fantastic displays while he was a solid character in defence for Groningen.
In 2007, he moved to Portuguese side Martimo from Groningen on a Bosman transfer in which he was one of the key defenders at the club. In July 2009, Van der Linden signed a one-year deal with Dutch side Heracles Almelo, as a replacement for Jan Wuytens.
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'''Uwe Fuchs''' (born 23 July 1966), is a German football coach and former football player. He was born in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
He was loaned to Middlesbrough towards the end of the 1994/95 season, playing just 13 games, but was instrumental in helping the club win promotion to the Premier League, scoring nine league goals. Fuchs went on to become a cult figure at Middlesbrough; but he was not kept at the club by manager Bryan Robson for the following season.
In January 2005 he took over the helm at the Wuppertaler SV (Regional Northern League), on 23 December 2008 he re-joined Wuppertaler SV Borussia.
His father Fritz Fuchs is also a coach and a former player. His uncle Werner Fuchs was also a coach before he died.
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'''Ben Strevens''' (born 24 May 1980) is a professional English Football player currently signed to Brentford in League One. He plays as a striker or attacking midfielder.
Strevens began his career at Barnet, and was loaned out first to Wingate & Finchley, in the Isthmian League where in half a season he scored 28 league goals coming joint second in the top scorers chart for the Isthmian third division.
He was then loaned out to Slough Town and then to St Albans City, before becoming a regular first team player for The Bees. He made 41 appearances in 2005-06 season for the Football League side, by which point he was their longest serving player, but left the club at the end of the season, having scored 42 career goals for the club.
He was the only player in the Barnet squad to be relegated to the Conference National in 2000-01 season, and then be re-promoted back into the Football League in 2004-05. He was picked up on free transfer by Crawley Town and scored his first goal for the club on his debut against Rushden & Diamonds
Strevens suffered a fractured cheek bone and damaged eye socket in Crawley's 3-2 defeat to Lewes in an FA Cup game in 2006.
He signed for Dagenham & Redbridge in December 2006, whom he was promoted with at the end of the 2006-07 season into League Two. In September 2008 when playing for Dagenham, Strevens grabbed the groin of Chesterfield's Lloyd Kerry, the latter's resulting push leading to Kerry's sending off whilst Strevens, pretending he had been struck in the face and writhing on the ground, escaped punishment. At the end of the 2008-09 season he signed for Brentford, along with Dagenham team-mates Danny Foster and Sam Saunders.
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'''Louis Antonio Page''' (27 March 1899 - 11 October 1959) was an England international football player and football manager. He was the younger brother of Tom Page.
Page began his senior career with Merseyside clubs Everton and South Liverpool. He entered professional football with Stoke City, with whom he made 21 appearances before leaving to make over 100 league outings for Northampton Town. Page later left ''the Cobblers'' for Burnley where he made 248 league appearances and scoring 111 goals. During his spell with the club, Page achieve the remarkable feat of scoring 6 goals (a double-hat-trick) in a single game, with a hat-trick scored in either half.
After leaving Burnley, Page joined Manchester United, before moving on to Port Vale in October 1982. He played 19 games in all competitions during the 1932-33 season, falling out of favour in March 1933 before becoming player-manager at Yeovil & Petters United, having been released at the end of the season.
Page featured for England seven times in 1927, alongside England and Everton great Dixie Dean. He played four British Home Championship games and three friendlies, he scored against Belgium on 1 May 1927, in the 63rd minute bagging one in a 9-1 victory.
He also played for the English baseball team, along with his brother.
Page's first managerial post was with Yeovil & Petters United, also being registered as a player. He left the position in 1935 to become manager at Welsh club Newport County, where he stayed for two years.
After leaving Newport he became trainer-coach at Glentoran and then, afterwards, manager of Liverpool-based Carlton.
When league football resumed after the Second World War, he was appointed manager of Swindon Town. The club had closed down during the war, meaning they were at a disadvantage to other clubs - the only player to keep a regular place in the side from before the hostilities was Billy Lucas. Page was therefore forced to build a completely fresh team, meaning that ''the Town's'' fourth place finish in 1946-47 was seen as a major success - especially as many players still needed permission to play as they had not yet been demobbed.
Swindon slumped to 16th place the following season - just two points off the bottom spot, though did accomplish some giant-killing in their FA Cup run, in which ''the Town'' knocked out the previous year's runners-up, Burnley, before being beaten in the Fifth Round by Southampton. In 1948-49, ''the Town'' again finished fourth in the Third Division South, without ever challenging for the promotion spot. They failed to finish in the top half of the table for the next eight seasons.
With ''the Town'' in financial difficulties, Page was granted a pitiful sum with which to strengthen the team, and was forced to sell many of his top players. At the end of the 1952-53 season, when Swindon had finished in the bottom nine for three seasons running, Page was relieved of his duties and handed -500 in compensation.
After being relieved of his duties he became manager of Chester and later a scout for Leicester City.
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'''Bertram James Head''' (June 6, 1916 - February 2002) was an English professional football player and manager.
Head was born in Midsomer Norton and began his career with his local team before joining Welton Rovers. He moved to Torquay United in October 1936 and made his debut, at right-back, in a 1-0 win at home to Aldershot on November 7, 1936. He was not a regular for his first two seasons with Torquay, but was an ever-present in the 1938-39 season before his career was interrupted by War. When league football resumed in August 1946, Head was again a first choice in the Torquay team, although by now had moved to the centre of defence. He went on to make over 200 league appearances for Torquay before joining Bury in February 1952.
He played eleven times for Bury that season, with a further eleven league appearances the following season before retiring to the Bury coaching staff.
After beginning his coaching career at Gigg Lane, Head progressed to Chief Scout and then Assistant Manager with the club before taking over as manager of Swindon Town in October 1955.
It was an unenviable job. Swindon finished the season just one place off the bottom in the 1956-57 season, and having to apply for re-election. With the league being restructured at the end of the 1957/58 season, it would be crucial for the Town to finish in the top half of the table - to avoid having to become founder members of the newly created Fourth Division. Against all the odds, Swindon finished just three points behind the leaders, Brighton & Hove Albion in fourth place, and took their place in Division Three. In contrast, Head's former side, Torquay, had finished runners-up to Ipswich Town on goal average the previous season, but finished fourth from bottom in 1957-58 and found themselves in the new Division Four.
With little money available for transfers, Head set up a youth system, which aimed to develop young players in some of the local leagues. Gradually, these players were blooded in the first team. Shortly before the 1960/61 season, Head arranged a trial match between the "Probables" and the "Possibles" - the Probables were the older, experienced players, the Possibles were a team of youngsters. When the Possibles won the game convincingly, it persuaded Head to start the season with a young team, which included the youngest ever full-back pairing of John Trollope and Terry Wollen - both of whom were aged just seventeen.
This system produced many future Swindon greats - Trollope, Mike Summerbee, Bobby Woodruff, Ernie Hunt, Keith Morgan, Roger Smart, Rod Thomas, David 'Bronco' Layne and Don Rogers to name but a few - and, as they gradually climbed the league table, the team earned the nickname, "Bert's Babes". After finishing 9th in 1961/62, Head guided Swindon to their first ever promotion the following season.
Swindon's first season in Division Two started brilliantly. The young side won their first six games, leaving them three points clear at the top of the table - and didn't lose until the tenth game, when they were brought crashing back down to earth with a 4-0 defeat at Northampton Town. Suddenly, their form deserted them and in November 1963, they went five games without scoring a goal. They finished the season in a respectable mid-table position.
The 1964/65 season started as it meant to go on. An early injury to goalkeeper Norman Oakley sent Town crashing to a 6-1 defeat. As the season went on, more players succumbed to injury - and crucially, the highly-rated forward Ernie Hunt was missed most often - firstly with appendicitis, then with a broken foot. Gradually, Town were sucked into a relegation battle, and, when the final day of the season came, Swindon and Portsmouth were level on points, with the Town having superior goal average.
Both teams were away - Swindon at Southampton, Portsmouth at Northampton. Amazingly, the League allowed the Pompey game to kick off later in the evening, and when Town lost 2-1 at The Dell, Portsmouth knew they needed only a draw to keep them up. With Northampton already promoted, Pompey got their draw, and condemned Town back to Division Three. They had been unlucky - but the Town board showed no mercy, rather harshly sacking Head in August 1965 - the man who had previously turned the fortunes of the club.
Head returned to Bury as manager the same month, where he was forced to sell Colin Bell to Manchester City, a move that infuriated many Bury fans.
He left Bury in April 1966 to manage Crystal Palace. Although he had limited financial resources at his disposal he guided Palace into the top flight in 1969 for the first time in their history, and kept them up for the following two seasons. In March 1973 he was moved upstairs to a general manager's post until the end of the season, replaced by the flamboyant Malcolm Allison who took Palace back to Division Three over the course of the next two seasons. Head left Palace in May 1973 and also managed Bath City for a spell in the same year.
He became a director of Bath City in 1975, resigning from the board in 1982. He also worked as a scout for Swindon Town.
Head died in February 2002 in Reading, Berkshire, aged 85. His wife Ginny had died eight years previously, but he left two sons, David, who played professionally for Reading, and Roger and a daughter, Sue.
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'''Michael Anthony Howard''' (born 2 December 1978) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently playing for Llanelli.
Born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, Howard initially started his career with Liverpool before being signed as a trainee by Tranmere Rovers. He was signed by Jim Harvey for Morecambe from Swansea City, where he had been a regular for 6 seasons, at the start of the 2004-05 season.
His consistent performances at left-back saw him win the 'Junior Red of the Year' award at the award ceremony at the end of the 2005-06 season. This award was voted for by members of the Morecambe Junior Reds Supporters' Club.
In January 2008, Howard joined Oxford United on a short-term loan deal. He was released by Morecambe in May 2009 and subsequently joined Welsh Premier side Llanelli, making his debut in the Europa League victory against Motherwell.
He is currently injured after the 3-1 win against Carmarthen Town on the 30th October 2009
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'''Stuart Watkiss''' (born 8 May 1966) is an English former footballer who notably played for Hereford United and Mansfield Town. He is currently Development Coach at Hull City.
Watkiss joined his home town club Wolverhampton Wanderers as a youngster in 1984, however after making only two appearances he moved to Crewe Alexandra in 1986.
He went on to play for Rushall Olympic, Walsall and Hereford United before moving to Mansfield Town in 1996. Watkiss remained with Town until hanging his boots up in 1999.
In 2002 he made the step up from Assistant Manager at Mansfield Town to become the team's Manager, but he didn't last long in the job. His next port of call was to manage Kidderminster Harriers between 2004 and 2006. Following his dismissal he became Assistant Manager to Graham Rodger at Grimsby Town, and took over team affairs briefly in November 2006 following the sacking of Rodger, but he was overlooked for the job, which was given to Alan Buckley instead.
Watkiss continued in his role as Assistant Manager for the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 campaigns, and in September 2008, he was given the role of Caretaker Manager once again following the dismissal of Alan Buckley. Watkiss made public his desire to become the team's manager on a permanent basis, but a 1-1 draw with Morecambe and then a 1-0 home defeat to Barnet, who at the time were the only club in the football league statistically worse than them, pushed club chairman John Fenty into releasing a statement to worried supporters saying that Watkiss would not be given the job permanently.
Grimsby appointed Mike Newell in October 2008 and Watkiss re-took his former position as Assistant Manager. At the end of the 2008-2009 season, Watkiss was relieved of his duties at the club, and replaced by the club's Chief Scout, Brian Stein.
He was appointed as Development Coach by Phil Brown at Hull City in July 2009.
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'''Kenneth George (Ken) Beamish''' (born 25 August 1947) is an English former footballer, coach and manager who is currently commercial manager at Blackburn Rovers.
Beamish played for Tranmere Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion and Blackburn Rovers. Whilst at Blackburn, he endeared himself to the fans, who would chant "Beamo" whenever Beamish's shot at goal flew over the bar. To Blackburn fans of a certain generation, a 'Beamo' is any off-target shot.
He joined Port Vale for -12,000 in September 1976 and went straight into the first team. The club's top scorer in the 1976-77 season with 18 goals. He was voted Player of the Year in 1978 for his 16 goals in the 1977-78 season that again saw him become the club's top scorer. He was sold to Bury for -35,000 in September 1978 and later moved back to Tranmere, before joining Swindon Town.
Throughout his career he played 555 games in the Football League, scoring 159 goals.
After retiring as a player he became manager of Swindon Town. John Trollope had originally brought Beamish to the club as his assistant. After Trollope's unsuccessful venture into management came to an end, Beamish took over the reins from him towards the end of the 1982-83 season.
Working on a tight budget, Beamish never really had a chance, and in his only full season, he led the Town to their lowest ever league finish - a disappointing 17th in Division Four.
When his contract expired at the end of the 1983-84 season, new sponsors Lowndes Lambert demanded a big-name manager, and Beamish was allowed to leave - with Lou Macari arriving in his place.
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'''Neil Harris''' (30 October 1894 - 3 December 1941) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. In his later years he managed sides in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Born in the Tollcross area of Glasgow,
Harris joined Notts County for -3,000 in November 1925, then joined Oldham Athletic in 1927. He returned to Scotland with Third Lanark in 1929 before accepting the position of player-manager at Burton Town prior to the 1931-32 season.
Harris spent one year in charge of Burton then moved to former side Distillery in a purely managerial capacity. He was appointed manager of Swansea Town in 1934 and soon after arriving at the Vetch Field signed his son John, a defender, from Swindon Town. Incidentally, Neil's brother, Johnua Harris, was also a professional footballer, who played for several years with Leeds United.
Five years later Harris moved to his son's former side, after Ted Vizard left Swindon in June 1939. Due to the impending war, he was originally only offered a year's contract but, after negotiation, this was extended to end in March 1941. Just three games into his first season in charge, the Football League programme was abandoned, and Harris remained in charge for the club's season in the South West Regional League. During this season, players were often called up for military duties in the build-up to a game, and every club in the league used "guests" to make up the starting eleven - sometimes players even played under aliases to avoid detection by their officers. Before one game at Bristol City, Harris, now 45, was forced to come out of retirement himself to make up the numbers. He borrowed a pair of boots which were too small, and lost two toenails as the Town lost 5-2.
By the end of the season, it was decided that the club could no longer continue whilst the war did, and Harris was relieved of his duties in August 1940, with the intention of him returning to the hotseat when the war ended. Harris died a year later.
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'''Leslie "Les" Chapman''' (born 27 September 1948) is a former football player and manager who played in the English football league. Chapman was a midfielder who made 747 league appearances in a career that spanned 22 seasons.
From an early stage, it was not clear how Chapman would go on to have such a long career in football as he himself admits: "I never had a great desire to be a professional footballer, it simply landed at my feet."
Chapman was raised in Royton and as a youngster played for Chadderton Boys before going on to play for Huddersfield Town's youth team during his schooldays.
Les didn't turn professional straight away and actually spent the first months of his working life as a trainee accountant with Middleton Council before being recommended to Latics.
He began his 1st spell with Oldham Athletic making his 1st team debut as an 18 year old against Bristol Rovers in February 1967 but went back to Huddersfield Town in September 1969.
In December 1974, he returned to Oldham Athletic, now in Division Four. He stayed at the club for the next four and a half years, during which it climbed back up to the 2nd division, the equivalent of today's Championship. Chapman missed only five games during that time and his came as a surprise to many when he left at the end of the 1978-79 season.
In total, he made 263 league appearances for Oldham Athletic and scored 20 times.
Upon leaving Oldham, Chapman spent the summer of 1979 playing in the NAFL for San Jose Earthquakes before returning to England and to Stockport County. After one season at Edgeley Park though Chapman left to sign for Bradford City. Les spent four seasons at Valley Parade making 139 league appearances before leaving on a free transfer for Rochdale where he would spend two seasons, playing nearly 100 games for the Spotland side.
In July 1985 he became player-manager of Stockport County but moved on a year later to become player-assistant manager alongside John McGrath at Preston North End. This despite similar interest from Frank Worthington at Tranmere Rovers. In 1990, he took over the managership of the club himself but was later sacked in October 1992. He became reserve team coach at Manchester City in January 1993 but was replaced by Kevin Bond in July 1996. Then in 1996 he became Yoith Coach at Huddersfield Town in place of Mark Lillis but was sacked in October 1997. He is now Manchester City's kit man.
Les' daughter, Tiffany Chapman is an actress, most famous for her role as Rachel Jordache in the soap opera ''Brookside'', which she played from 1993 until the show ended in 2003. She also released a fitness video and appeared in ''Celebrity Wrestling''.
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'''Paul Anthony Bastock''' (born 19 May 1970 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire) is an English football goalkeeper currently playing for St Albans City. He has played professional and non-league football for over 20 years, making over 600 appearances for nine different clubs including Cambridge United, Cheltenham Town, Boston United, Dagenham & Redbridge and St Albans City. He was voted as Boston's 'all-time cult hero' by viewers of the BBC show Football Focus in April 2005. He holds the all-time record for the most ever appearances for Boston United at 625 games in all competitions, although only 501 of these were league matches. His record breaking 573rd game for the Pilgrims came in a Lincolnshire Senior Cup game against Scunthorpe United in August 2003. He has also played several times for the England National Game XI.
In his time away from football, he enjoys playing golf, snooker and cricket. He is married to Ann and has two children, Laura and Callum. His favourite footballers of all time are Peter Shilton, Neville Southall and Chris Woods.
He started his career in the youth team at Coventry City in the eighties and was a member of their 1987 FA Youth Cup winning side that beat a Southampton youth side including Alan Shearer and Matt Le Tissier
At Kettering, he impressed and was snapped up by Boston United in 1992. His next twelve years with the Lincolnshire club were to prove the best of his footballing career. His first season with Boston was a disaster, with the club finishing bottom and being relegated from the Football Conference to the Northern Premier League. However, despite conceding 69 goals in 42 games, Bastock was still voted Player of the Season by supporters. He started to concede less goals the season after and Boston had a string of respectable league positions from 1993-1998 when the Pilgrims were moved to the Southern Premier League and their fortunes took an upturn. Bastock helped them to a second-place finish in the 1998-1999 season and the team won the league and were promoted back to the Conference in 2000. He spent two seasons in the Conference before Boston were promoted Football League Third Division, Bastock missing just won game all season as Boston won the Conference
He was awarded a testimonial match for his great service to the club before leaving to join Scarborough in October 2004. However, he stayed with Scarborough for just one week, before leaving due to family and travelling issues.
He signed for Dagenham & Redbridge later the same month. He stayed there for two months, making just one appearance, before he was signed by then Conference South side St Albans City in November 2004
In 2006 took a part-time position as part-time goalkeeping coach with Boston Unied, continuing to play for St Albans until May 2007 when he joined Rushden & Diamonds after St Albans relegation from the Conference. However, he was released by Rushden in February 2008 and rejoined St Albans City the following month. Within six games of returning was named Conference South Player of the Month
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'''Lee Colin Clarke''', (born 28 July 1983) is an English striker who currently plays for Welling United in the Blue Square South. He is the son of former Northern Ireland international Colin Clarke.
Clarke started his career at Yaxley, then moved to Peterborough United where he made several appearances. He then moved to St Albans City, where he was the top scorer for two seasons in the Conference South and was vital in their promotion to the Conference National in 2006.
He has won five caps for the Northern Ireland U21s.
On 2 April 2009, Clarke had his contract cancelled by mutual consent because of his nagging knee injury that has prevent him from playing for most of the season.
In May 2009, he signed for Welling United.
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}}'''Gary Brown''' (born October 29, 1985 in Darwen, Lancashire) is an English football (soccer) player, currently playing for Runcorn Linnets in the North West Counties League.
Gary is a right back who graduated from Rochdale's Youth Team on 7 January 2004. He was voted "Young Player of the Year" in the 2005/2006 season, and consequently became a regular for the side in the 2006/07 season. However, injuries halted his career progress after suffering a cruciate ligament injury, and was released at the end of the 2007/08 season.
Gary was found guilty of drunken behaviour at Blackburn Magistrates Court on 18 December 2008 after using threatening behaviour towards a policeman whilst drunk on a Darwen football pitch. He was ordered to do 150 hours community service and fined -100.
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'''Nathan Stanton''' (born 4 May 1981 in Nottingham) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Rochdale. He signed on a free transfer from Scunthorpe United in the summer of 2006 on a year long contract.
A former Scunthorpe United trainee, Nathan made 243 appearances for the Iron (plus 21 as a sub) in 7 seasons. He scored 1 goal for the club.
Since his debut in 1998 a series of consistent performances for Scunthorpe quickly established himself as a fan favourite.
Injuries in his last couple of seasons limited his appearances for the club, and he was released on a free transfer in the summer of 2006. Rochdale quickly snapped him up, and the defender instantly established himself as part the first team, even becoming vice captain.
Stanton is described as a fast centre-back, who, despite not being the tallest, is strong in the air. He wears the number 4 shirt for Rochdale.
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'''Alan Arnell''' (born 25 November 1933) was an English footballer.
Arnell was born in Chichester and started out as an amateur player for Worthing before joining Liverpool in 1953, making his debut at centre forward in a 5-2 win against Blackpool in December 1953. Despite Liverpool being relegated to the second division at the end of that season, he was offered a professional contract after spending most of the campaign in the reserves.
Strong and good in the air, his only extended run in the Liverpool side came in the first half of 1955-56, a season in which he scored 14 goals. His best moment in a Liverpool shirt came on 15 December 1956 when he scored a hat trick in a 3-0 win at Huddersfield. Despite a creditable goals return, he was never able to hold down a regular place in the side.
His longest run of games came in the second half of 1958-59 when he played 12 times at centre forward after Billy Liddell was dropped and Louis Bimpson was injured. After 35 goals in 75 appearances for Liverpool, he moved to Tranmere Rovers on a free transfer in February 1961 and later played for Halifax Town and Runcorn.
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'''Alexander David "Alex" Revell''' (born 7 July 1983) is an English football striker who was last attached to Southend United.
Revell is a graduate of the Cambridge United youth set-up, where he struggled to establish himself during his stint at the Abbey Stadium.
Discovering his first team opportunities at Cambridge were limited, Revell spent a loan spell at then Conference National club Kettering Town. Soon afterwards he left the club in 2004 where he made the decision to drop out of the Football League by joining Braintree Town.
During his time at Braintree, Revell managed to find the net 35 times for the club, where he managed to help them gain promotion to the Conference South during the 2005-06 season.
Revell was signed by Brighton & Hove Albion from Braintree for -8,000 during the close season of 2005-06.
On 1 January 2008, Revell scored his first professional hat-trick as Brighton defeated Bournemouth 3-2 at the Withdean.
During the January transfer window of 2007, Revell was strongly tipped for a move to Championship side Coventry City, after he attracted interest from former Brighton manager Micky Adams, but nothing came of it.
However on 30 January 2008, Revell made his move from Brighton to Southend on a two-and-a-half year contract for -150,000. Steve Tilson had been a long admirer of Revell and tried to sign him in August 2007 transfer window.
On 16 August 2008, Revell scored his first league goal for Southend in a 1-1 draw with Millwall at The New Den. Revell scored his first home league goal for the Shrimpers in a 2-1 win over Swindon Town at Roots Hall on 18 October 2008. After several excellent hard working performances without reward, Revell scored his third goal for Southend after 10 minutes in the 2-2 draw away at Tranmere on 15 November 2008, getting ahead of Craig Duncan to meet Kevin Betsy's cross.
Revell suffered a broken leg against Leyton Orient on 20 January 2009 after landing awkwardly.
On 1 September 2009, he signed for Swindon Town on loan from Southend United until 3 January 2010, with the club having the option of making the move permanent if his spell is successful.
Revell returned to Southend at the end of his loan spell having made 12 appearances and scoring two goals. On 12 January 2010, Southend and Revell parted company by mutual consent.
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Bossekota grew up in Belgium and joined Derby County in 2005 after a trial period with the club. He was later released by Derby County but later joined Hartlepool United on trial in August 2009.
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'''Jack Reynolds''' (21 February 1869, Blackburn, England - 12 March 1917, Sheffield), also known as '''John Reynolds''', is a former footballer who played for, among others, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Celtic. As an international he played five times for Ireland before it emerged that he was actually English and he subsequently played eight times for England. He is the only player, barring own goals, to score for and against England and is the only player to play for both Ireland and England. He won the FA Cup with West Bromwich Albion in 1892 and was a prominent member of the successful Aston Villa team of the 1890s, winning three English League titles and two FA Cups, including a double in 1897.
Reynolds was noted as a highly competitive player with some remarkable ball skills and exceptionally brilliant footwork. He was regarded as one of the great footballers of the 1890s and was one of the highest paid players of his generation. However he also gained a reputation for drinking and womanising and as result much of the money he earned disappeared. He fathered at least one illegitimate child and in 1899 he appeared in court for non-payment of child maintenance. His heavy drinking blighted his latter career and after brief spells at Celtic and then Southampton St. Marys, he became a semi-professional journeyman. Towards the end of his life he worked as a miner in Sheffield and he died alone in a boarding house at the age of 48. Reynolds and his career have been the subject of several lectures, including one entitled ''How to play football, win friends and die young: The life of John Reynolds'', given by Dr. Neal Garnham at the University of Ulster.
Although born in Blackburn, Lancashire, Reynolds grew up in Ahoghill in County Antrim, Ireland and attended schools in Portglenone and Ballymena. By the age of 15 he was back in Blackburn playing with, among others Blackburn Rovers reserves. In December 1886 he joined the British Army and was posted back to Ireland with the East Lancashire Regiment. While in Ireland he also played for the regimental team. In 1888 he also began playing for Distillery where his team mates included Olphert Stanfield and Billy Crone. He also played for Distillery in an FA Cup tie against one of his former clubs Blackburn Park Road F.C.. He missed the 1888-89 season due to suspension but despite this Distillery brought him out of the army in time for the 1889-90 season and Reynolds helped the club reach the final of the County Antrim Shield. In June 1890 he joined Ulster F.C., a now defunct Belfast team. In 1891 Reynolds helped this team finish runners-up to Linfield in both the Irish Cup and the very first Irish Football League.
Between 1890 and 1891, while playing for Distillery and Ulster F.C., Reynolds made five appearances for Ireland, four as a half-back and one as winger. He made his debut for Ireland on 8 February 1890 in a 5-2 defeat to Wales. Then on 15 March he played against England and scored Ireland-s only goal in the 9-1 defeat. This was the only international in which he played as a winger. During the 1891 British Home Championship he played in all three of Ireland-s games.
In March 1891, Reynolds joined West Bromwich Albion (WBA) and it was subsequently discovered that he was actually English. During his debut 1891-92 season with WBA he played 17 games and scored 2 goals. He also won the first of his three FA Cup winners medals, scoring for WBA in the 1892 FA Cup final as they beat Aston Villa 3-0. During the 1892-93 season he played a further 20 games and scored one more goal for WBA. This was WBA's first ever penalty in a First Division game and it came against Nottingham Forest on 3 April 1893. During his time with WBA he also briefly played for Droitwich Town either as a guest or on loan. After falling out with the WBA management committee, Reynolds was sold to Aston Villa for a fee of -50.
Between 1892 and 1897 Reynolds made 96 league appearances and scored 17 goals for Aston Villa. His time at Villa was the most successful period of his career and he was a prominent member of a very successful team, helping them win the English League in 1894, 1896 and 1897. Reynolds also played a further 14 times for Villa in the FA Cup and helped them win the competition in 1895 and 1897. The 1895 final saw him face his former club WBA
While playing for WBA and Aston Villa, Reynolds made eight appearances as a half-back for England. He made his England debut at the age of 23 in 1892 against Scotland. His subsequent England team mates included Fred Spiksley, Steve Bloomer, Ernest Needham and Frank Becton. He scored for England in the 6-0 win over Wales in 1893, in the 5-2 win against Scotland in 1893 and in the 2-2 draw with Scotland in 1894, but not in his only match against Ireland. He helped England win three British Home Championship titles. Reynolds made his last appearance for England against Scotland in 1897 at the age of 28. He also played for the English League XI on four occasions.
After leaving Aston Villa Reynolds turned out for Celtic and then Southampton St. Marys, during the 1897-98 season. Although both teams won their respective league titles Reynolds made little or no contribution and his career was in decline. He subsequently played for a further five clubs on a semi-professional basis, including a spell as a player/coach in New Zealand. He eventually retired as a player in April 1905 and worked as a coach at Cardiff City during the 1907-08 season.
After retiring from football he settled in Sheffield where he worked as a collier until his death in 1917.
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'''Adriano Rigoglioso''' (born 29 May 1979) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester.
He began his career as a goalkeeper with Liverpool, and played in the same youth team as Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher. However, he did not make the grade and joined Marine.
He was signed by Morecambe in the summer of 2000. Playing as striker, he was limited to a few substitute appearances.
Moved into midfield for the 2001-02 season, he had a more successful run in the side but could still not be considered a regular. The following season, he was moved into the 'hole' behind the striker, and formed a formidable partnership with Wayne Curtis in a Morecambe side that made the Conference play-offs.
His form in the season saw him attract the attention from a number of other clubs - Chester City in particular having several bids turned down.
At the beginning of the 2003-04 season, Doncaster Rovers made a bid for the player. This was turned down by the Morecambe board of directors. This bid appeared to unsettle Rigoglioso and many believe he engineered a second bid to be accepted after several disciplinary issues.
His move to Doncaster did not go as well as he might have hoped - he did not feature in the first team to any great extent, and during the 2005-06 season he spent an unsuccessful one-match loan spell at Southport.
He rejoined Morecambe in March 2006, initially on loan. Again, his appearances were limited to short substitute appearances at the end of the matches, and it was seen as surprising when he was given a full contract for the 2006-07 season. Again, the start of the season saw his first team team appearance restricted to a few substitute appearances, and he spent October 2006 on loan at Forest Green Rovers, who were managed by former Morecambe manager Jim Harvey. On his return from that loan spell, he was put straight back into the Morecambe first team, in the withdrawn striker role that previously had worked so well for him.
He wore his forename of Adriano on the back of his shirt rather than his surname, citing the fact that stadium announcers often mispronounce his surname. His nickname, given to him by his family, is Celi after the Italian easy-listening popstar Adriano Celentano, famous for his chart hit "Una Festa Sui Prati", in English, "A Party on the open area of grass".
Rigoglioso was released by Morecambe on 24 January 2007, after a discussion with Sammy McIlroy, who told him that he would be bringing in more players to the club, limiting Rigoglioso's first team opportunities. He has now signed for Forest Green in a permanent deal lasting until the end of the 2007-08 season. Rigoglioso went on to make over 50 league appearances for Forest Green but was released at the end of the 2008-09 season.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, Rigoglioso signed for Grays Athletic along with eight other players,
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'''Kevin William Gallacher''' (born November 23, 1966 in Clydebank) is a Scottish former professional footballer and now a sports pundit. He is the grandson of former Celtic forward Patsy Gallacher.
Gallacher started his Scottish League career with Dundee United, where he spent seven years as part of a successful team under the guidance of Jim McLean. He appeared in Dundee United's UEFA Cup Final in 1987 where they lost on aggregate to IFK Gteborg. He won his first Scotland cap against Colombia in 1987 during this period. Gallacher scored Dundee United's goal in the 1988 Scottish Cup final, in the 2-1 defeat by Celtic. He moved to Coventry City in 1990 and became a fans favourite for three years.
He then joined Blackburn Rovers in March 1993, where he was also a firm favourite.
Unfortunately, two broken legs (the second sustained in his first game after the original injury) restricted him to just one Premier League game in 1994-95, when Blackburn were league champions. His only league game of the season came against Crystal Palace, when he scored a crucial goal in a 2-1 win.
He returned to full effectiveness in 1996-97, however, scoring 10 goals to help avoid a relegation scare. In 1997-98 he formed a potent partnership with Chris Sutton, scoring 16 goals himself as Blackburn finished 6th. However, injuries and inconsistencies meant he missed much of 1998-99, although he was the team's top goalscorer with 5 goals. Despite this, they were relegated just 4 seasons after winning the title.
He moved on to Newcastle United after Blackburn's relegation to become Bobby Robson's first signing. He was mostly used as a right winger, a role he adapted to superbly, and despite a lack of goals, was fairly popular with the Newcastle fans for his work rate.
Spells at Preston North End (where he scored twice against Kidderminster Harriers
He now undertakes media work as a Co-commentator and Studio Analyst variously for BBC Radio 5 Live, Sky Sports, Setanta and Channel 5.In addition to this he is also a columnist in the Lancashire Telegraph. He likes to grill his sausages, and eat them with brown sauce.
Gallacher won 53 caps for Scotland. He represented Scotland at Euro 92, Euro 96, and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He scored 9 goals for his country. He has recently received critical acclaim for his book, ''Tartan Turmoil: The Fall & Rise of Scottish Football'', a semi-autobiographical look at the problems faced by Scottish football.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Joseph Broad''' (born August 24, 1982 in Bristol) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Southern League Premier Division side Truro City.
Broad began his career as a trainee with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional in August 2000. He played pre-season games for Weymouth in 2001 and was linked with a loan move there, but remained with Plymouth. He made an impressive league debut on August 18, 2001, as a substitute for Sean Evers in a goalless draw away to Hull City. First team chances were sparse at Home Park, so Broad was loaned to Conference side Yeovil Town in November 2001 to gain some additional experience..
He returned after a month with Yeovil, and signed a 12 month extension to his Plymouth contract. However, he struggled to establish himself and was allowed to join Torquay United on a free transfer in September 2003. He was mainly used as a substitute by Torquay manager Leroy Rosenior and was released at the end of the season.
He was linked with a move to Southern League Tiverton Town, but in August 2004 he signed for Walsall. He was given a two-year contract extension and Merson continued to speak highly of the midfielder. However, in September 2005, Broad joined Conference North side Redditch United on loan to gain more first team experience. He returned to Walsall, but in November 2005 rejoined Redditch on loan until the end of the season.
Paul Merson later decided that he was not part of his plans at Walsall and on January 16, 2006 Broad left to join Truro City helping the Cornish side to promotion to the Western League Division One in 2006, and promotion to the Premier Division a year later. He scored the clubs third and final goal in the FA Vase final on May 13, 2007 and captained the side to the Western League title the following season.
Broad was linked with a return to Torquay in the 2008 close season, but remained with Truro City.
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'''Thomas Kelly "Tam" McManus''' (born 28 February 1981, in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker.
McManus started his career with Hibernian, making his debut against Stranraer in 1999, while he enjoyed his first start in an Edinburgh Derby against Heart of Midlothian a year later. He had earlier gained first-team experience with 3-month loan spells at East Fife and then Airdrieonians. McManus went on to become a first-team regular for Hibs, enjoying his best season in 2002-03, when he scored 11 goals finishing top goalscorer at the club.
In August 2004, new manager Tony Mowbray decided McManus would not feature in Hibs first team plans due to his high appearance fee and he was loaned to Boston United. McManus failed to settle in quiet Lincolnshire however, and returned north to sign for Dundee in January 2005. The ''Dark Blues'' were struggling in the league though, and despite Calum McDonald's goal in a relegation-decider against Livingston, Dundee fell short and were demoted to the Scottish First Division. After the game McManus was photographed lying on the pitch in floods of tears. Financial difficulties at Dundee, resultant from relegation and an earlier spell in administration required them to remove the highest-earners from their wage bill and along with Lee Wilkie, McManus negotiated a release settlement in the summer of 2006.
In March 2008, McManus was approached by MLS side Colorado Rapids and offered a trial while the club were playing a number of friendlies in England. McManus played 45 minutes against Ipswich Town in a pre-season game for the American side and was widely expected to sign for the side. After over a week of extensive medicals, McManus eventually signed for the MLS outfit on 28 March 2008.
McManus made his Colorado Rapids debut on 12 April 2008, coming on as a half-time substitute in the game against New England Revolution. He scored his first Rapids goal in a 2-1 loss to Chicago Fire on 26 April 2008. McManus won the Week 9 Sierra Mist Goal of the Week honour for his 40 yard strike against C.D. Chivas USA on 24 May 2008. Despite being hugely popular with the Rapids fans due to his work-rate and spectacular goals, he was released by the club after refusing to accept a cut in wages. The Rapids had always planned on McManus being with the club for the 2009 campaign as they even printed his image on some of the tickets sent out to season ticket holders.
McManus signed for League of Ireland club on 26 March 2009. McManus was signed for a second time by Stephen Kenny, who was previously his manager at .
McManus scored his first competitive goal for Derry City on 16 July 2009, in their Europa League Second Qualifying Round first leg match away to Latvian side Skonto FC in a 1-1 draw.
He left Derry City and returned to Scotland as a free agent due to an illegal contract scandal whereby Derry City were found to be paying salaries more than the 65% of turnover stipulated by the League rules.
McManus has been linked with moves to MLS, SPL and SFL as of late, and in January 2010 he began training with Ayr United and then Grimsby Town.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Barcham''' (born 16 December 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Gillingham. He plays as a striker or winger.
In November 2006, Barcham made his first team debut for Tottenham Hotspur in the Football League Cup win against Port Vale. In November 2007 he joined Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the season, and made his debut against Millwall.
Barcham joined Gillingham of League Two on 25 September 2008, originally on loan, and made his debut in a home victory against Port Vale two days later, a game in which he was named as Man of the Match. He scored his first goal for the Gills in the 2-0 home victory over Chester City, and signed for the Kent club on a six month deal in January 2009.
On 1 July 2009, Barcham committed his future to Gillingham by signing a two-year deal.
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'''Robert Alexander Smith''' is the current kit manager at Middlesbrough, a football club in the English coca cola championship. He was previously a football player for several years with the same club and a player manager of Welsh club Bangor City.
An apprentice fitter before he became a footballer, Smith was on the books at Middlesbrough for four years before he made his first team debut. His debut came as a substitute in a 4-2 win over Bristol City in March 1966. He was in and out of the side for much of his career. He was transfer listed in May 1967 but stuck around, turning down a move to Blackburn Rovers in September 1971.
Smith eventually left Teesside in June 1972, becoming player-manager of Welsh side Bangor City. He returned to league football with Darlington in 1974.
He later fixed his sights on Non-League football, where his posts included a stint as player-coach with the Guisborough Town side that reached the FA Vase final, as well as being assistant to former Middlesbrough defender Peter Creamer at Evenwood Town in 1991. He later ran a sports shop, before returning to Middlesbrough during the 1996-97 season as their kit manager.
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'''Rory Allen''' (born 17 October 1977 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English ex-professional football player.
A striker, Allen made his professional football debut for Tottenham Hotspur on 4 September 1996 as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat at Wimbledon (aged 18).
He went on to score four times in 28 games for Spurs including starting a memorable 3rd round FA Cup tie in 1997 against Manchester United alongside Neale Fenn up front. Two of his four goals came in the league, against Newcastle
Allen was sent on loan to Luton Town in 1997, scoring 7 goals in 9 appearances in what was then Division Two (the third tier of English football).
Portsmouth paid Spurs a club record -1,000,000 for him in July 1999, as he became Pompey's first million-pound signing.
Rory retired from the game in 2002 aged 25, having already undergone eight operations to his ankles and knees over the course of his career. He then left to go see The Ashes in Australia, where he saw all five matches. "It was an amazing experience," he recalls, "Despite the scoreline!" England lost the series 4-1.
Rory is now forging a career as a civil servant at the Foreign Office in London.
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'''Sir James Henry Stronge, 5th Baronet''' (8 December 1849 - 20 May 1928) was an Irish barrister and politician.
Stronge was educated at Eton College and Brasenose College, Oxford. He was pursuing a legal career when he inherited Tynan Abbey and succeeded his father, Sir John Stronge, 4th Baronet. He graduated from Lincoln's Inn in 1874. Stronge was appointed High Sheriff of Tyrone in 1880 and High Sheriff of Armagh in 1885.
He played for Old Etonians in the 1875 and 1876 FA Cup Finals.
He also held the position of Imperial Grand Master of the Orange Institution and was a Major in the 4th Battalion of Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He was one of 30 delegates to sit on the Ulster Unionist Council, which directed the policy of Ulster Unionism during the next 15 years and during the Home Rule crisis and the foundation of the partition of Ireland.
Stronge married, on 7 October 1885, Ethel Margaret Burges and had issue:
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'''Daniel Kevin "Danny" Boshell''' (born 30 May 1981 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English football player, playing for Grimsby Town in the Football League Two.
Boshell spent 6 years at Oldham Athletic after coming through their youth system and by 2004 was their longest serving player, Boshell finally left the club in 2005 after a loan spell at
Bury F.C.. He turned out 70 times in the league for The Latics, scoring twice.
Boshell signed for Stockport County for the 2005-2006 season and played 33 times in the league, scoring one goal. He was released at the end of the season.
Boshell was given a trial by Grimsby Town in the summer of 2006 by Graham Rodger though this was only to sustain injury. However, manager Rodger kept in touch and weeks later he returned to Grimsby Town originally on a non-contract basis, joining on the 25th of August.
He made his league debut against Macclesfield Town in a 1-1 at Blundell Park, and soon he was offered a deal to keep him at Blundell Park until the end of the season. He was slotted into a central midfield role in his first season, being paired with Gary Harkins or Paul Bolland, who incidentally attended the same secondary school as Boshell in there home town of Bradford. A series of superb displays under new manager Alan Buckley saw Boshell earn himself a new deal at Grimsby until the summer of 2009. He went on to win the 2006-2007 Grimsby Town goal of the season, for his volley at Milton Keynes Dons.
In 2007/2008 Boshell was a major figure in Grimsby Town reaching the final of the Football League Trophy - the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. However, in the final he missed a penalty after a save from
Milton Keynes Dons F.C. goalkeeper Willy Guret. Eventually Grimsby lost the game after a Keith Andrews penalty and a header from Sean O'Hanlon rapped up a 2-0 win. During the 2008-2009 season under Mike Newell he was used as a utility player, and in the 2009-2010 season, Boshell became out of favour under Newell, and his eventual replacement Neil Woods following a poor disciplinary record, in which he was sent off twice in the first couple of months of the season. Boshell continued to struggle to break into the Grimsby first team and on the 13th January 2010, Woods told Boshell, along with Barry Conlon, Matthew Heywood and Jamie Clarke that they are free to leave the club in the January transfer window.
:Figures correct as at 1 July 2009. Appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy excluded.
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'''Sofiene Zaaboub''' (born 23 January 1983) in Montereau-Fault-Yonne, France, is a French-Algerian football player who is currently unattached after completing the 2008/09 season with in Football League One in England. He has become renowned for wearing gloves regardless of the weather conditions.
Prior to joining Walsall he played for ASA Montereau, AS Saint-tienne, Modena F.C., Sora, Real Jan, FC Brussels and .
Zaaboub was Paul Sturrock's first signing as Town manager and signed on a short term deal in November 2006 after leaving FC Brussels, just a few days after Sturrock had arrived at the club. Prior to joining Swindon he had many trials at higher-level clubs - including beda CF, , , , , and FC Metz, but his longest trial was at Sturrock's former club .
====End of reign at the County Ground====
Due to the reinforcement made to the Swindon Town side with the likes of Anthony McNamee running an un-touchable string of games on the left for The Robins, Zaaboub was deemed surplus to the requirements of the club. Unable to break into the first team, the 2006/07 fans- favourite was told in March 2008 his contract would not be renewed and at the end of the season would be forced to find a new club.
Zaaboub completed a move to Walsall in July 2008 and became Walsall's fourth signing of the summer. He suffered injuries to his back and groin in the pre-season and was unable to break in to the first team on his return. However, he resolved to keep up his fitness and try his best in training to gain a first team place, he did gain his place back with a number of superb displayds down the left wing, he quickly became a favourite with the fans
On the 7th July 2009 Walsall manager Chris Hutchings revealed that Zaaboub had left the club. Hutchings told the official website: ""I received a phone call late on Wednesday from Sofiene informing me that another club wanted to take him on a three-day trial. He was told that if he did not report for training as agreed his contract offer would be taken away as I only want people here who are committed to the club."
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'''Rikki Bains''' (born 3 February 1988 in Coventry) is an English professional footballer, who plays for Conference National club Gateshead, on loan from League Two side Darlington. He is a defender. Bains is of Indian origin.
Bains began his career as a trainee with Coventry City where he had been since he was 11 years of age. At the end of the 2005-06 season, Bains was released by Coventry after failing to make the first team squad.
Bains was picked up by League Two side Accrington Stanley to add strength to their backline for the return to league football. His debut was as a substitute at home to Bury where he came on after 22 minutes for Danny Ventre and was denied a clean sheet on his debut due to a 77th minute goal from Andy Bishop. He played two more games, before Leam Richardson took over at right back, seeing Bains dropped for the first team. He never regained his place in the team and left the club.
On 18 January 2007, just before his 19th birthday he joined Conference National side Tamworth. Bains proved to be a hit with Tamworth and their fans, and even though the club were relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2006-07 season, Bains committed his future to the club for the 2007-08 season in the Conference North.
Bains' temporary club, Corby announced that he had joined Macclesfield Town on 13 January 2009. He actually had not signed the contract yet, and was set to sign on the 15th of that month.
On 18 August 2009, Bains signed for Darlington after he made an impression during a training session. On 6 November 2009, Baines signed for Conference North club Blyth Spartans on loan. He scored one goal (against Morpeth Town in the Northumberland Senior Cup) in seven appearances in league and cup competitions, before returning to Darlington. In January 2010, Baines signed for Conference National club Gateshead again on loan, until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent deal.
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'''Leighton Terence McGivern-Henshaw''' (born 2 June 1984 in Liverpool, England) is a footballer playing for Liverpool non-league side Waterloo Dock. He has previously played for Rochdale, Vauxhall Motors and Accrington Stanley.
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'''Nigel Howard Adkins''' (born 11 March 1965 in Birkenhead, England) is a former footballer and is the current manager of Scunthorpe United.
As a player, Adkins was goalkeeper for Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Bangor City. He graduated from the University of Salford in Physiotherapy
Adkins was in charge of Bangor City in the League of Wales, where he was at the helm for the Citizens' title wins in 1994 and 1995.
Adkins was appointed caretaker manager by Scunthorpe chairman Steve Wharton in November 2006, following the departure of the previous manager, Brian Laws. Adkins had previously held the role of physio at the club. After his spell as caretaker he was appointed as permanent manager on 7 December 2006.
Due to Adkins' previous role with the club, Scunthorpe supporters chanted "Who needs Mourinho, we've got our physio!" on the terraces of Glanford Park in his honour.
Adkins guided Scunthorpe to promotion from League One to the Championship with three matches to spare on 14 April 2007. The Sun newspaper named Adkins "Emergency Manager of the Year" in an article that looked at the match winning average of replacement bosses in the 2006-07 season following the departure of the previous manager.
-DOCSTART-	7879997
'''John Brearley''' (born October 1875, West Derby, Liverpool, England) is a former English footballer and manager. He played as a forward for several clubs, most notably Millwall Athletic, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. He was able to play in at least five outfield positions, but had a preference for playing inside-right. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in Germany.
Brearley played 51 games and scored 13 goals for Millwall Athletic as he helped them win the Southern League District Combination and reach the semi-final of the FA Cup in 1900. He made his debut for Everton against WBA in September 1902 and subsequently made 24 appearances and scored 8 goals for the club. He finished as Everton-s top league goalscorer in 1902-03 with 7 goals. Among his team mates at Everton were Samuel Wolstenholme. He was then signed for Tottenham by former Evertonian, John Cameron and went onto score 24 goals in 133 games for them. Among his team-mates at Tottenham were Vivian Woodward. In January 1905 he played for a ''Professionals of the South XI'' against an ''Amateurs of the South XI'' during an England trial at White Hart Lane. He finished his playing career with a return to Millwall Athletic as a player-coach in 1909.
Brearley subsequently worked as a coach at Viktoria 89 Berlin in Germany. While there the First World War broke out and he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spandau district of Berlin. Brearley was one of several former professional footballers at Ruhleben. Among them were his former Everton team mate, Samuel Wolstenholme, and his former manager at Tottenham, John Cameron. Others included former England internationals, Fred Spiksley, Fred Pentland, and Steve Bloomer and a former German international Edwin Dutton. The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. Cup and league competitions were organised and as many as 1,000 attended the bigger games. On May 2 1915 an ''England XI'' featuring Brearley, Pentland, Wolstenholme and Bloomer played a ''World XI'' captained by Cameron. Brearley also captained the ''Barracks 10'' team that won a cup competition in 1915. He also played cricket at the camp and in May 1915 played for a ''Rubleben XI'', which also included Bloomer, against a ''Varsities XI'' in the Rubleban Cricket League. A John Brearley was also listed as one of several Freemasons at the camp.
-DOCSTART-	7884428
'''Nicholas David Hammond''' (born 7 September 1967 in Wolverhampton, England) is an English former football goalkeeper, and currently Director of Football at Reading Football Club.
Hammond was an Arsenal apprentice, making his league dbut whilst on loan at Bristol Rovers in 1986, followed by further loan spells at Peterborough United and Aberdeen.
Hammond joined Swindon Town on a free transfer in July 1987, and while there he broke his leg twice which resulted in him taking the number 23 shirt for the 1993-94 Premier League campaign, rather than the unlucky number 13.
A short spell at Plymouth Argyle culminated in a loan to Reading in December 1995, with the move being made permanent for -40,000 a month later. A highly regarded goalkeeping coach, Hammond was handed a coaching role by Alan Pardew and he subsequently retired from playing after suffering a recurrent back injury.
In October 2000, Hammond took over from John Stephenson to become Reading's Youth Academy Director, and was appointed the Club's first-ever Director of Football in September 2003.
-DOCSTART-	7885755
'''Paul Darren Williams''' (born 26 March 1971) is an English professional footballer who was an unused substitute for Southampton in the 2003 FA Cup final, and played for long periods for Coventry City and Derby County. After his playing career, he moved on to coaching, and is currently Assistant Caretaker Manager at Aldershot Town.
Born in Burton upon Trent, Williams began his professional career with Derby County in 1985 where he appeared in 160 League games and scored 26 goals, initially playing in central midfield before being converted to a defender. He also appeared in 8 FA Cup games and scored three goals and 12 Football League Cup games, scoring two goals. He played briefly on loan to Lincoln City in 1989 and then was transferred to Coventry City in 1995 where he appeared in 169 games and scored five goals in League play as well as 13 appearances in the F.A. Cup and 17 in the League Cup.
In 2001 Williams was transferred to Southampton where he appeared in 39 League games, two F.A. Cup matches, and one League Cup game. Williams was a member of the Southampton side that finished as Runners-up in the F.A. cup final in 2003.
After leaving Southampton, he joined Stoke City for 2 seasons before moving to the United States. Williams also played for the USL-s Richmond Kickers in the 2005 season.
He spent the 2006-07 season as head coach of Fredericksburg Gunners in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth tier of football in the United States.
On 15 October 2009 Williams joined Aldershot Town as Assistant Caretaker Manager, assisting former Southampton team mate and Aldershot Town Caretaker Manager Jason Dodd.
-DOCSTART-	7886152
'''James Robinson''' (born 18 September 1982 in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom) is an English-Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for North Queensland Fury in the Australian A-League.
Robinson joined English team Crewe Alexandra in 1990 at the age of eight, and made his first team debut with the club in 2002, making 15 first team appearances. He left Crewe Alexandra by mutual consent in 2005 with a year remaining on his contract, and joined Accrington Stanley, punctuated by a four-month stint playing in Iceland. He signed for Altrincham in November 2005, and made 13 appearances for the team, then at the top of the Conference National.
In February 2006, Robinson headed to Australia, where he joined Melbourne-based Richmond SC. At that time, it was discovered that neither Accrington nor Altrincham had obtained international clearance for Robinson to transfer or play for them, a procedure required due to his stint in Iceland. Accrington escaped penalty, as Robinson had not appeared for their first team. Altrincham, however, had 18 points deducted (all points earned during Robinson's matches), nearly dooming them to relegation. Robinson was devastated by the sanctions to his former team, but went on to help Richmond SC, then in Victorian State League Division 1, earn promotion to the Victorian Premier League.
It was a string of impressive performances for the third, then second-tier club - 19 games for 13 goals in 2006 - that saw Robinson initially selected as a train-on squad player for A-League club Melbourne Victory. By Round 8, and with Melbourne's prolific striker Archie Thompson away on national duty for Australia, Robinson was called up to a bench spot for the away match at Newcastle, upon which he came on as an 81st minute substitute.
With the departure of Belgian defender Geoffrey Claeys in November 2006, Melbourne Victory announced the signing of the striker; at the end of the home and away season, Robinson had played a total of five games. His only start came in the Round 19 match against Perth Glory at Members Equity Stadium. His first and only goal for the club came in the 92nd minute with a looping header against Adelaide United in the 2007 A-League Major Semi-Final second leg in front of 47,000 fans to win the game for Melbourne Victory and send them through to their first A-League Grand Final, making him an instant club hero.
Despite his crucial contribution to the Victory's triumphant campaign, he was not offered a new contract by Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick, he said that the loss of Robinson from the team was due to his Australian visa conditions.
Robinson was signed by A-League club Perth Glory for the 2007-08 season after his performances for Sydney team Marconi Stallions and after impressing on a pre season trial.
He currently plays for the new Franchise; North Queensland Fury.
-DOCSTART-	7887821
'''Berlin Ndebe-Nlome''' is a former Cameroonian U20 international footballer.
Whilst on trial at Portsmouth he became somewhat of an enigma around the club, playing in numerous pre-season friendlies with only his name known to players and fans and was eventually offered a contract at the club, finally receiving a work permit six weeks after signing.
Prior to signing for Portsmouth he was contracted to Belgian First Division club K.V.C. Westerlo. After his release from Portsmouth, Berlin signed for Crawley Town on a short-term deal from Portsmouth in November 2007, lasting less than a month before being allowed to move on.
In July 2009 he was offered a chance to impress on trial at Swindon Town F.C. and appeared in two pre-season friendlies before moving on.
-DOCSTART-	7890565
'''Gary Michael Porter''' (born 6 March 1966 in Sunderland) is a former footballer who played either as a left-back or a midfielder. He spent 13 years at Watford, and also played in the Football League for Walsall and Scarborough. He was capped 12 times for England at under-21 level.
Porter spent the majority of his professional career at Watford, turning professional in 1984. He made 472 appearances for the club in all competitions - the third highest by any player for the club, behind Luther Blissett and Nigel Gibbs - scoring 51 goals, as well as being voted Player of the Season in 1993-94. He was released in 1996 following a lengthy injury.
Porter moved to Walsall and later had spells at Scarborough and Boston United. He now works as a football agent.
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Bradford City A.F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Bradford City been a member of the Football League since its formation in 1903. The following contains two lists; a list of all current players who have made at least one appearance in the Football League, and a list of former players who have made 50 or more appearances in the Football League for Bradford City.
The following is a list of Bradford City players who have made over 50 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City.
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'''Gonzalo Jara''' (born August 29, 1985) is a Chilean footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a defender.
He made his professional debut in 2005 for Huachipato where he played until his 2007 transfer to the South American team Colo-ColoHe made a -1.4m move to West Bromwich Albion on 25 August 2009.. He has also made several appearances with the Chilean national team. He was chosen by coach Nelson Acosta to play for Chile during their 2006 tour through Europe where they played the Republic of Ireland in Dublin, Cte d'Ivoire in Toulon and Sweden in Stockholm all only months before the 2006 World Cup
In 2005, Jara represented Chile at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, scoring a goal in Chile's 7-0 victory over Honduras.
He also played for Chile in Copa Amrica 2007 against Ecuador, Brazil, and Mexico as well as the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers, against Peru, Uruguay and Paraguay.
Jara was Chile's captain in the prestigious 2008 U-23 Toulon Tournament, where he has played in the 5-3 victory against France, as well as the 2-0 victories against the Netherlands and Japan. He missed the semi-final match versus Cte d'Ivoire due to yellow cards.
He scored his first international goal for Chile against Venezuela during the 2010 CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers.
Colo-Colo agreed to transfer him to English Championship team West Bromwich Albion for a fee of $3 million in August 2009,
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'''Mark Noon''' (born September 23, 1983 in Leamington Spa, England) is a semi-professional football player currently playing for Southern Football League Division One Midlands side Nuneaton Town.
Noon was released by Coventry City two seasons ago came to Nuneaton Town via Tamworth, catching the eye of Manager Roger Ashby to win himself a contract in the process.
Highly rated in non-league football and attracted attention from a number of clubs, but delighted manager Ashby by signing another one year deal with Nuneaton Borough in pre-season as he enters his third season at Manor Park. A fans favourite who has won club honours every season during his time at the club.
Noon is currently suffering from a double prolapsed disc in his back and was ruled out for the rest of the 2006/07 season. Noon wanted to pay for the treatment himself in hope that it would be done quickly enough for him to play again in the above season, however delays at the specialist clinic in France meant that he was ruled out. Noon is now getting back to fitness, and returned for Nuneaton as a substitute in a cup victory against AFC Telford. Noon came off the bench for his first league game of the 2007/08 season at Hinckley United on January 1 2008. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.
In October 2008, Nuneaton Manager Kevin Wilkin named Mark Noon as Club Captain following the departure of Neil Moore.
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'''Oliver Burgess''' (born October 12, 1981 in Ascot, England) is a professional football player currently playing for Southern league premier side Corby town.
Signed from league rivals Kettering Town as the first signing for the 2006-7 campaign. Burgess has made a number of appearances in the Football League for both Northampton Town and Queens Park Rangers before his career was cut short by a serious knee injury.
But non-league football has seen him return to his best once again and he has been a regular scorer from the middle of the park in recent seasons. A versatile player who can operate on the right hand side and in a central role.
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'''Roger Ashby''' (born September 12, 1947 in England) has an impressive football record, both as a player and manager. He made over 600 appearances for Kettering Town before starting a successful managerial career at Irthlingborough Diamonds, Rushden Town, Rushden & Diamonds, Bedford Town, Grantham Town and Nuneaton Borough.
After being appointed manager of Nuneaton Borough in February 2004 (following the departure of Alan Lewer) Roger Ashby led the club to fourth, third and second place finishes respectively in the Conference North league table. In 2006 he achieved a 3rd round replay against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup.
On Monday December 18, 2006 Ashby quit as Nuneaton Borough manager after a poor run of form. He is now hoping for more success in charge of Brackley Town who were newly promoted to the  Southern League Premier Division this year.
His son Nick Ashby used to manage Wellingborough Town 2004 F.C. and Raunds Town FC, He now plays for Cogenhoe United
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'''Papa Waigo N'Diaye''' (born 20 January 1984 in Saint-Louis, Senegal), often simplified as '''Papa Waigo''', is a Senegalese football (soccer) international striker, who currently plays for English League 1 side Southampton on a season long loan from Fiorentina.
He began his career at Verona on 3 June 2002, before heading to Serie B outfit Cesena in 2005. After a successful spell where he was the highest-scoring non-Italian in the 2006-07 season he was signed by Genoa on 7 September 2007 for an undisclosed fee.
On 19 January 2008 he joined ACF Fiorentina in a swap deal for Belgian defender Anthony Vanden Borre, with the two clubs co-owning both players' rights.
He made his Serie A debut on 26 August 2007, Genoa 0-3 lost to A.C. Milan. He began his Fiorentina career in impressive style, with two goals in his first three games, including one in the 3-2 victory against giants Juventus on 2 March. Following the match, Waigo became semi-naked after throwing both his jersey and shorts to Fiorentina supporters.
In 27 January 2009, Waigo signed for Serie B side Lecce on loan until the end of the season. While on loan he played six games but failed to score for the club..
On 2 September 2009 Waigo signed a season long loan with Football League One side, Southampton. The season long loan carries with it an option for Southampton to purchase the player.He made his debut on the 13 September 2009 in a 1-1 draw at Charlton, replacing Adam Lallana in the 90th minute.
He scored his first goal for the club on 3 October 2009 in a 4-1 home win over Gillingham.
He plays international football for West African nation Senegal and was part of the Senegalese squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana. He played four matches (out of possible six) at 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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'''Gary McPhee''' (born April 18, 1980 in Glasgow. Scotland) is an Scottish footballer and is also a free agent after leaving Nuneaton Borough.
McPhee was one of the top scorers in Conference North in 2005/6 after netting 20 goals for Moor Green. But an undisclosed fee saw Nuneaton Borough enable the player to be released from the final year of his contract and he signed on the dotted line at Manor Park. He had a very unhappy spell at Nuneaton, scoring very few goals and being accused by the manager of having a bad attitude. He was sent back to Moor Green at the end of his 1st season.
The 26 year-old had been at the Moorlands since September 2005 during which time he scored 20 goals from 38 appearances after switching from St Patrick's Athletic in Ireland. McPhee was born in Glasgow but began his career as a youth at Vitesse Arhnem in Holland. He signed for Coventry City in September 1998 and had a successful loan spell at Newry Town in which he scored 24 goals 28 appearances. He was on the verge of signing for Queens Park Rangers before breaking his leg.
He rebuilt his career in Ireland for St Patrick's Athletic, Newry Town and Portadown. McPhee suffered a dislocated shoulder which saw him leave the professional game and join Moor Green. He played a vital part in Moor Green-s ninth placed in the 2005/6 season.
During his time at Nuneaton Borough, he was voted Player of the Round by the general public in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup. He scored four goals in the 6 - 0 victory away at Oadby Town F.C..
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'''Keith Francis Keane''' (born 20 November 1986 in Luton, Bedfordshire) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays mainly as a defender for Luton Town. A versatile footballer, Keane is a former academy player who graduated from the youth ranks at Luton.
Keane made his debut for Luton under manager Mike Newell at the age of 16, in a Football League Trophy victory against Rushden & Diamonds early in the 2003-04 season.
During the 2004-05 season, Keane became a regular squad member. Appearing at centre-back, full-back and in midfield, he made 19 appearances in all competitions. Luton went on to win League One that season with a massive 98 points, rewarding Keane with a winner's medal.
The next season started with Keane as a Championship player, and as a Republic of Ireland under-21 international after making his debut against Cyprus, joining Foley in the side.
In the 2006-07 season, Keane made 19 league appearances as Luton were relegated to League One.
He was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 team for their games against Sweden and England in November 2007.
Luton were docked 30 points for financial irregularities at the beginning of the 2008-09 season, and although Keane made 40 league appearances, he could not prevent the inevitable as Luton were relegated from The Football League for the first time in 89 years. Some solace could be found as Luton beat Scunthorpe United 3-2 in the Football League Trophy final at Wembley, with Keane producing a superb performance in midfield.
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'''Peter James Holmes''' (born 18 November 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United as a midfielder.
Holmes started his career with Sheffield Wednesday and after failing to make any first team appearances he joined Luton Town. He was released by the club due to financial reasons in the summer of 2003, but was eventually handed a new contract in November. After being loaned out to Chesterfield and Lincoln City during the 2006-07 season, Holmes left Luton, having made over 100 appearances for the club. He was signed by Rotherham United, who loaned him out to Conference National team York City in 2008. He was released by Rotherham in 2009 and was signed by Harrogate Town, before joining Ebbsfleet United.
===Sheffield Wednesday and Luton Town===
Holmes was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham and graduated through a Football Association Centre of Excellence;
Holmes suffered from soreness in his leg after collapsing in a game against Rushden & Diamonds in December.
thumb|150px|left|Holmes playing for York City in 2008
Holmes was released by Luton in July 2003 after the offer of a new contract was withdrawn because of financial difficulties at the club,
The winning goal for Luton in a 2-1 victory over Cardiff City in October was scored by Holmes from close range, which brought an end to the team's eight match unbeaten run.
Luton released Holmes on 8 May 2007 following their relegation to League One, after he had spent nearly seven years with the club.
===Harrogate Town and Ebbsfleet United===
He was released by Rotherham at the end of the season, after not being offered a new contract by the club,
Holmes is a hard working midfielder who possesses skill and can make neat passes, although he has been criticised for lacking in physical strength and tackling.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.
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'''Calvin Hyden Andrew''' (born 19 December 1986) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker. Calvin is currently contracted to Championship team Crystal Palace.
Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, Andrew began his career at Luton Town, signing for the Hatters' academy in 2004.
Andrew has enjoyed loan spells at Grimsby Town and Bristol City. At Grimsby, Andrew played five times, scoring once against Barnet.
Nevertheless, these loan spells helped Andrew develop as a player, and he returned to feature in Luton's 2005-06 campaign. A knee ligament injury prevented him from featuring much in the Hatters' ill-fated 2006-07 season that saw them relegated from The Championship, and he only returned as the season reached its conclusion, with the Hatters looking doomed already.
He played most of their 2007-08 campaign, as points deductions for financial irregularities led to massive problems on and off the field at Kenilworth Road, and the club were relegated again as a result. Luton were deducted a record 30 points from their 2008-09 season haul, making a third relegation almost certain. With this is mind, the Hatters needed to free-up their wage bill and reduce further debt, and decided to sell Andrew once their appeal was rejected, with him moving to Crystal Palace in the summer of 2008 for a fee of -80,000.
On January 29, 2009, it was revealed that Andrew had signed on loan with League One rivals Brighton & Hove Albion until the end of the season.. Andrew returned to Crystal Palace after picking up a hamstring injury during the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Southern Final defeat against Luton Town which ruled him out of action for 7 weeks, before returning to Brighton for the game against Swindon Town on the weekend of the 11 April . Andrew scored his first goal for Brighton, netting the winner in the 2-1 victory at Bristol Rovers before scoring his second goal during the 2-2 draw at Huddersfield Town .
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'''Leon Peter Barnett''' (born 30 November 1985 in Luton) is an English professional footballer who plays for Coventry City on loan from West Bromwich Albion. Although primarily a central defender, he has also played at left back, right back, central midfield and up front.
In Barnett's first game, at the age of 13, he played on the right-wing for local side Bushmead Wanderers. He later played as a striker and central midfielder for the team, before moving to his now-established position of centre back.
Barnett started his football career at Luton Town's Youth Academy. After signing a professional contract he couldn't force himself in the senior squad, so went on loan to non-league team Aylesbury United, after which he returned to a place in the Luton first team.
Although he took time to adapt to the Championship at times during the 2005-06, his performances improved during the 2006-07 season, including scoring his first career goal at home to Leicester City on the opening day of the season. He won Luton's official Player-of-the-Year Award for 2006-07.
Barnett completed a move to Championship team West Bromwich Albion in July 2007 for an initial fee of -2.5m fee, with a further -250,000 depending on appearances.
On 4 November 2009, Barnett joined West Brom's Championship rivals Coventry City on loan until January.
In 2007 Barnett's aunt Beverley appeared in the final of ''The X Factor''.
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'''Martin Andrew Paterson''' (born 10 May 1987 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is an English footballer, currently a striker at Burnley. He has played at international level for Northern Ireland.
Paterson made his dbut for Stoke as a late substitute for Chris Greenacre in the 2-0 win over Plymouth Argyle on 16 April 2005 His first start came in March 2006 against Leeds United and he hit his first goal six months later, against Sheffield Wednesday. He made a total of 12 league appearances (two starts) before moving to Grimsby on loan in November 2006, initially for a month.
On loan at Grimsby in League Two, he scored on his club dbut - 25 November 2006 against Accrington Stanley. Grimsby extended his loan stay for an extra two months. In February 2007, Paterson returned to parent club Stoke City after serving the maximum stay at Grimsby.
In the summer of 2007, Paterson was signed by Scunthorpe United manager Nigel Adkins as a replacement for the departed Billy Sharp.
He scored on his full dbut for Scunthorpe, putting the side 1-0 up before they lost 2-1 to League One side Hartlepool United in the League Cup.
On 2 November 2007, Paterson's record of 7 goals in 11 starts saw him get a first call-up to the senior Northern Ireland squad for the matches against Denmark and Spain.
On 29 January 2008 Norwich had a -850,000 bid rejected by Scunthorpe
In May 2008, Burnley had an offer of -400,000 rejected, which was then increased on May 27, 2008 to -550,000. This offer was also rejected on the same day. Paterson had a written transfer request rejected, and said the club had gone back on their word.
On June 21, 2008, it was revealed by Scunthorpe United that they had accepted a -1 million bid from Burnley, which would rise to 1.3 million depending on appearances. A deal which includes add ons and a 20% sell on fee.
On Monday 23 June 2008 Paterson signed a four year contract with Burnley FC. In his first season with the Clarets, he was the top scorer, notching 19 goals in all competitions, helping the side to a Football League Cup semi-final and promotion to the Premier League after a play-off win over Sheffield United at Wembley.
On the 22nd September , in a Carling cup game with Barnsley , Paterson tore his medial knee ligament and will therefore miss 3 months of the season . This injury came just days after Burnley midfielder Chris Mc'cann tore a similar ligament and will also miss 3 months out
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.
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'''Hendrik Jan "Erik" Regtop''' (born 16 February 1968) is a retired Dutch professional footballer. During his playing career, Regtop played professionally in the Netherlands, England, Switzerland, France and Austria, making nearly 400 league appearances in his career. Regtop is currently active as a football manager, and manages Swiss side FC Montlingen.
Regtop played in the Netherlands for Ajax, Telstar, FC Groningen and SC Heerenveen, in England for Bradford City, in Switzerland for FC St. Gallen, FC Altsttten and FC Montlingen, in France for OGC Nice, and in Austria for SC Austria Lustenau, SC Bregenz and SC Rheindorf Altach.
Regtop was appointed player-manager of Swiss club FC Altsttten in 2005. He then moved to current club FC Montlingen, also as a player-manager, in 2007.
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'''Marco Sas''' (born 16 February 1971 in Vlaardingen) is a retired Dutch footballer who played for Sparta Rotterdam, NAC Breda, Bradford City and FC Basel.
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'''Graeme Murdoch Tomlinson''' (born 10 December 1975) is an English retired professional footballer.
Born in Watford to Scottish parents,
As a youth Tomlinson signed for his local side Bradford City and made his first-team debut on 5 March 1994, as a substitute against Blackpool.
He finally left Old Trafford on a free transfer at the end of the 1997-98 season and he signed for Macclesfield Town, later turning out for Exeter City and Stevenage Borough, as well as making a brief return to Bradford on trial in 2002.
Tomlinson is also an avid DJ.
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'''George Kulcsar''' (birth name: '''Gyrgy Kulcsr''') (born 8 December 1967 in Budapest, Hungary) is a naturalised Australian footballer who played in Australia for AIS, Canberra City and St. George Saints; in Belgium for Royal Antwerp; in England for Bradford City and Queens Park Rangers; and in Singapore for Home United. He also won three caps with the Australian national team.
Kulcsar suffered from meningitis in 1999.
In 2005, after a stint as the technical director of ANU Football Club, Kulcsar was appointed as Southern NSW Football's full-time coaching development manager. In 2009, he will be coaching Illawarra District League team Shoalhaven FC for their debut season.
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In Bennett's playing days he was a goalkeeper with Hull City and Dumfries club Queen of the South. After his war service he joined Dundee where in the three seasons from 1946 to 1949 he made 21 league appearances. Among his Dundee club mates was Bobby Ancell. Bennett then moved to Elgin City.
After hanging up his boots he was manager with Ayr United from May 1953 to 9th April 1955. Coaching was his strength but he was not cut out for management and season 1954-55 was punctuated by some demoralising results. Despite his two cup quarter final places, his team also squandered two good promotion chances after mediocre league performances and he left as manager in April 1955. After resigning he later became assistant trainer for Bobby Ancell at Motherwell then trainer for Bob Shankly (brother of Bill) at Third Lanark.
Bennett joined Liverpool's coaching staff during the reign of manager Phil Taylor. However Taylor resigned on 17th November 1959. In December Taylor's replacement was announced as Bill Shankly who immediately set about rejuvenating the club with relish. Shankly arrived at a decayed club in stagnation but recognised the strength of the existing coaching staff of Bennett, Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan. Shankly elected to retain all three with Bennett staying on board until the 70s. Shankly started holding his coaches meetings in the  Anfield boot room. In this informal environment, between them they discussed tactics and plans. Thus the management philosophy behind Liverpool's success over the next three decades was born. A fitness fanatic, at Liverpool Bennett was entrusted by Shankly with responsibility for player training and physical condition.
Shankly signed Ian St John from Bennett's former club Motherwell and Ron Yeats from Dundee United after the season's end in 1961. Yeats was immediately installed as captain. Liverpool were emphatic winners of the Second Division title (then the second tier of English domestic football) in 1962 by eight points. In the top division they were champions in 1964 and 1966 as well as winners of the FA Cup in 1965. In Europe Liverpool reached the European Cup semi final in 1965 (losing to Inter Milan) and European Cup Winners' Cup finalists in 1966 (losing to Borussia Dortmund after extra time at Hampden Park in Bennett's native Scotland).
Bennett is the only member of the original Anfield boot room quartet who did not manage Liverpool at some point during his career.
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Born in Cobo, Guernsey Duquemin was the first famous footballer to come from the Channel Islands. During the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II, it is said that Duquemin hid in a Catholic monastery.
Between 1946 and 1957 he made 307 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur and scored 134 goals. He won the League Championship in 1951 having won the Second Division title the year before. Known as 'Reliable Len' for his hard work rather than for being a stylish player. His value was seen in his ability to create space for some of his more renowned team-mates, and he became a key member of Arthur Rowe's famous 'push and run' side which transformed the style of football played in the Post War period. He played alongside Alf Ramsey and Bill Nicholson
Duquemin made his last league appearance for Tottenham in the 1956-57 season. He played just one match, though it brought him the last of his goals for the club. He subsequently spent four seasons in non-league football, first with Bedford Town F.C., with whom he won a Southern League Championship medal in the 1958-59 season, then with Hastings United and Romford. He left the game in 1962.
After his retirement he ran a newsagents shop close to White Hart Lane in Northumberland Park and later became the landlord at the ''Haunch of Venison'' public house in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
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'''Benjamin "Benny" Collard Yorston''' (14 October 1905-1977) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Montrose, Aberdeen, Sunderland and Middlesbrough.
Born in Nigg, Kincardineshire, the diminutive (5ft 5in) forward played for Aberdeen juvenile sides Kittybrewster and Mugiemoss before joining Montrose in 1927.
Yorston was one of five Aberdeen players dropped after a 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock later that year. At the time, the reasons were not clear, but the club's official history claims that several players had been involved in a betting scandal. No players were ever charged with any offence, but none of them ever played for Aberdeen again.
Yorston joined Sunderland for -2,000 in January 1932 then moved to their North-East rivals Middlesbrough for -1,250 in 1934. He stayed with Middlesbrough until the outbreak of the Second World War, during which he "guested" for Aldershot, Reading, West Ham United and Lincoln City,
Yorston's nephew Harry was also a professional footballer who, like his uncle, played for Aberdeen and the Scottish national side.
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'''Jordan Steven Robertson''' (born 12 February 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sheffield United. He is currently serving 32 months in prison for causing death by dangerous driving.
Robertson was born in Sheffield and he joined his hometown club Sheffield United as a trainee.
Robertson joined Torquay United on a one-month loan deal in November 2006.
By January 2007 he was again loaned out, this time joining Northampton Town for the remainder of the season. Robertson scored on his debut against Oldham Athletic.
In August 2007, a loan move to Dundee United was agreed, although there was initial confusion over whether it was until January
Having returned to Bramall Lane, Robertson again undertook a one-month loan deal in February, this time with Oldham Athletic.
Robertson finally made his first team debut for the Blades in September 2008 as a second half substitute during a six-nil drubbing at the hands of Arsenal in the third round of the League cup.
After the club's exit from the cup Robertson joined Championship club Southampton on a 3 month loan deal with Saints winger Nathan Dyer heading in the opposite direction. Robertson scored his first goal for the club against Norwich City, a stunning strike from the corner of the box that curled into the top corner. This was his only goal for the Saints, and he was recalled to Sheffield United at the end of December.
Following his return from ''The Saints'' Robertson was again loaned out, this time to Sheffield United's Hungarian sister club Ferencvros.
After completing the rest of the 2008-2009 season on loan in Hungary, Robertson returned to Bramall Lane once more. After making a substitute appearance in the first round of the League Cup at the start of the following season he was again loaned out, this time to League Two side Bury.
Robertson made his Bury debut away to Darlington on 15 August 2009, getting the only goal in a 1-0 win for Bury. Robertson's loan was cut short by Bury on 12 September 2009 after playing four games and scoring once.
Robertson was driving his Mercedes CLC 180 sports car on the southbound carriageway of the M1 by junction 19 near Lutterworth, when he attempted to change songs on his MP3 player, this distraction caused him to lose control of his vehicle and as a result his car veered into Omar Mohamed's Ford Galaxy. Mohamed, a father of five, was airlifted to Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry. However his injuries proved fatal, and he died with his wife at his bedside.
On Christmas Day 2008, Robertson was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
On 2 October 2009, Robertson was sentenced to 32 months in prison for causing death by dangerous driving. He was also banned from driving for five years by the court.
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'''Ian Baird''' (born 1 April 1964 in Rotherham) is an ex-professional footballer whose most notable spell was as a player for Leeds United. He had two spells at the club with his first spell having a season as captain and his second spell including a player of the year award and just after he left, he got a second division championship medal with the club. He played as a striker.
Baird started his career at Southampton in 1982-83 He never really managed to get that many appearances under his belt. He spent part of the 1983-84 season on loan at Cardiff City having a fairly successful loan spell scoring 6 goals in 12 matches. At the start of the 1984-85 season he moved on loan to Newcastle United, but here he only made 5 appearances and scored only 1 goal.
In March 1985 after only 22 appearances and 5 goals for Southampton he moved to Leeds for -50,000. Baird's first spell at Leeds was fairly successful but never overly successful. He had a tendency to be dragged into situations which would often result in a booking. His aggression and goals, however, made him popular amongst the Leeds fans. Baird was made Leeds captain at the start of the 1986-87 season and his performances alerted Portsmouth to his abilities.
At the end of the season with Portsmouth having just been promoted, he moved to Portsmouth to help them in their quest to keep their division one status. He was sold for -285,000 having played 101 games and scored 37 goals for Leeds., but failed at a higher level, scoring only one goal in his 20 appearances for the club in the 1987-88 season.
Portsmouth were however struggling financially and in March 1988, Baird was sold back to Leeds for a snip of the price they bought him for (-120,000). Baird was once again successful at Leeds picking up player of the year in 1989 but with the arrival of Lee Chapman to help with the promotion push in 1989-90 Baird was deemed surplus to requirements by Howard Wilkinson, having played 91 games and scored 21 goals
In January 1990 he was sold to Middlesbrough for -500,000 . Baird's involvement in the championship didn't stop there. On the last day of the season Baird scored two goals against Newcastle United, and this along with Leeds' victory over Bournemouth clinched promotion for Leeds over Newcastle in third place (Leeds winning the title on goal difference over Sheffield United). With Leeds winning the title Baird picked up a winners medal, even though he wasn't at Leeds any more due to him having played enough games for the club in the season.
Baird stayed at Boro until the end of 1990-91 when he moved to Hearts. He later returned to England, playing for Bristol City, Plymouth Argyle and Brighton & Hove Albion before retiring in June 1998.
After retiring from his playing career Ian went to Hong Kong taking charge of Instant-Dict, a team in their top division, and also the national side in 1999 for the 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers. He also played non league football for Salisbury City (1997-2000) and Farnborough Town (2000-2001).
After returning from Hong Kong he worked for a Leeds-based football agent but resigned after 3 years as he didn't enjoy the job. Ian set up his own contract hire and vehicle leasing company in 2003, called IBMH (Ian Baird Motor Holdings), and it is still successfully running.
He took over the part-time managerial post at Havant & Waterlooville in November 2004. He currently works for IBMH, living in Southampton with his second wife and two teenage children.
On 3 October 2007 he was appointed manager at Conference South rivals Eastleigh, taking over from David Hughes.
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'''Ian Black''' (born 14 March 1985 in Bathgate) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Hearts. Black was a trainee of Premier League club Blackburn Rovers, and joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2004.
It was reported in ''The Scotsman'' newspaper on 24 December 2008 that Black had agreed in principle to sign a pre-contract agreement to join boyhood heroes Heart of Midlothian in the summer of 2009.
On 2 July 2009, Black finally signed for Hearts after signing a pre-contract agreement in December 2008.
Black represented Scotland B once in the 2005 Future Cup, in a 3-2 defeat by Turkey B. After a four year absence he was included in the Scotland B squad for their game against Northern Ireland.
Ian Black's father, also named Ian, was a professional footballer who also played for Hearts and city rivals Hibernian.
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'''Richard Paul "Richie" Wellens''' (born 26 March 1980 in Moston, Manchester) is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Leicester City.
Wellens started his career at Manchester United, playing alongside the likes of Wes Brown and John O'Shea. But frustrated at the lack of opportunities, he moved to Blackpool in 2000. In 2005 he left Blackpool for his local side Oldham Athletic. In summer 2007, after turning down an improved contract offered by Oldham, he signed a two year contract with fellow League One side Doncaster Rovers.
Wellens made the 2004-05, 2006-07 and 2007-08 League One PFA Team of the Year.
Wellens was a vital player in the Doncaster side that gained promotion to the Championship in 2007-08. His skillful midfield performances brought him several individual awards, several key goals and helped the team gain promotion. His first competitive goal for Doncaster was in August 2007 in the Football League Cup with the second strike in a 4-1 victory over Lincoln City, however this wasn't the first time he had hit the back of the net for Doncaster; In his very first appearance in a Doncaster shirt, Wellens impressively chipped the ball over the opposition goalkeeper and into the net from fully 40 yards in a pre-season friendly against non-league Retford United.
In July 2008, Wellens put pen-to-paper on a two-year extension to his current contract, leaving him contracted to Doncaster until the summer of 2011.
On 7 July, 2009, Wellens was close to signing for Leicester City,
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'''Mark James Dempsey''' (born 14 January 1964) is an English former footballer. In February 2009, he took up a post in youth development with Troms IL and the Northern Norway region.
Dempsey was born in Moston, Manchester. He played as a midfielder in The Football League for Manchester United, Swindon Town, Sheffield United, Chesterfield and Rotherham United, and in Non-League football for Macclesfield Town. He was a youth coach with Manchester United before moving to Norway.
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'''Craig Bentham''' (born 7 March 1985) is an English footballer who plays in a midfield. He plays for Farsley Celtic in the Conference North, having started his career at Bradford City, where he had been from 2001 to 2008. It is his second spell with Farsley, for whom he played on loan in the Conference National.
Bentham graduated from the Bradford City youth team in 2004 and regularly captained the reserves side in 2004-05.
With his league appearances limited to just two substitute outings in the first half of the 2007-08 season, he signed a one month loan deal at Conference National side Farsley Celtic on 3 January 2008.
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'''James William "Jim" Baker''' (15 November 1891) was a professional footballer most notable for being the first captain of Leeds United A.F.C.. He was always however in the shadow of his more talented younger brother Alf Baker who played for Arsenal. Another brother Aaron Baker also played football professionally and briefly played for Leeds with Jim.
Jim was born in Basford Green and started his career at Hartlepool United, and played at Portsmouth before moving to Huddersfield Town, where he played under future Leeds manager Arthur Fairclough. When Fairclough moved to the newly formed Leeds United A.F.C. to become its first manager, Jim followed him and was handed the captains armband to command the from the center of defence. Jim played for 6 seasons at Elland Road being captain for the whole period, and even helped Fairclough guide the team to their first silverware and Second Division championship in 1923-24 being a rock at the heart of the Leeds defence along with Ernie Hart. Jim left Leeds after two seasons of just surviving in the First Division at the end of the 1925-26 season, moving to Nelson.
He later became a director at Elland Road.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Weale''' (born 9 February 1982 in Yeovil, Somerset
Weale made his debut in the 2000-01 season and played at Huish Park for six seasons until a cruciate knee ligament finished his 2005-2006 season. During this time, he became Yeovil's most important goalkeeper. During his time at Yeovil he also underwent a trial at West Ham United where he appeared for their reserve team.
His contract expired at the end of that season, and Weale joined Bristol City under the Bosman ruling. He was joined by former team mates Phil Jevons, Liam Fontaine and Lee Johnson and former manager Gary Johnson.
He made his debut on 10 February 2007 against Huddersfield Town after Adriano Basso was sent off, and played in the FA Cup replay between City and Middlesbrough and saved a penalty from Yakubu, but City lost the penalty shootout 5-4.
On 8 August 2007 Weale joined Hereford United on a month's loan, but was recalled from his loan spell five days later, after an injury to city's first choice goalkeeper, Adriano Basso.
Weale rejoined Hereford on loan on November 27, 2008 on a one month loan. He managed to make only one appearance before suffering an injury that was expected to keep him out for six weeks.
He rejoined his home town club Yeovil after their number one got sent off in a game at Brighton. The loan spell is a month and thought to be a favour by former manager Gary Johnson. It has been revealed however that the move was funded by a supporters club. Weale headed in a late equaliser to earn Yeovil a 2-2 draw at home to his former side, Hereford on 21 April 2009. The goal won Sky Sports goal of the week beating the likes of Arshavin and Robinho.
On 29 May 2009, it was announced that Weale had signed a pre-contractual agreement with Leicester City before joining on 1 July when his contract with Bristol City expired. Weale has made a very solid start to the season for Leicester and has been very impressed with his form himself. He sees the chance at Leicester to make himself an established number 1. The chance has never had since leaving hometown club Yeovil for Bristol City.
-DOCSTART-	7921983
'''Lance Cronin''' (born 11 September 1985 in Brighton) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United as a goalkeeper. He has made seven international appearances for the England C national football team.
Cronin came up through the youth system at Crystal Palace.
After a good start to his first season at Ebbsfleet, Cronin was called up for the England National Game XI (now the England C national football team) squad for the first time in November 2006 and made his debut against Holland as a substitute nine minutes from time as England won the European Challenge Trophy.
By the end of the 2008-09 season, Cronin had made over 130 appearances for Ebbsfleet and collected a winners medal when Ebbsfleet won the FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium in May 2008.
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'''Alan Morgan''' (born 27 November 1983 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Stenhousemuir in the Scottish Football League Third Division.
Morgan began his career with co-op united as a trolleyboy where he scored 16 goals in 35 appearances English Premiership side Blackburn Rovers, but failed to break into the first team, and instead was released. He then won a move to the Scottish Premier League with Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2005. In almost three years in the Scottish Highlands, Morgan made 31 appearances, scoring just 3 goals. After falling out of favour, Morgan was shipped of to Ross County at the tail end of the 2006-07 season, where he made 5 appearances, and failing to score any goals.
He was released by Inverness in December 2007, before being quickly snapped up by injury-hit Kilmarnock. He debuted for Kilmarnock in their 1-0 home defeat to Falkirk on January 2, a match that many felt should have been postponed due to the death of Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell the previous weekend.
He joined St. Johnstone on a six-month loan on 26 August 2008, and returned to Kilmarnock at the end of that deal. After being released from his Kilmarnock contract, Morgan signed for Stenhousemuir in February 2009.
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'''David Town''' (born 9 December 1976) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for non league side Wimbourne town.Jakeferrett
Town began his career as a trainee with his hometown side Bournemouth, turning professional in April 1995. He spent September 1997 on loan to Dorchester Town. Despite not being a regular in the Bournemouth side, Rushden & Diamonds paid -30,000 to take him to Nene Park in May 1999. He joined Hayes on a two month loan deal in late January 2001, moving to Boston United towards the end of March 2001.
He joined Kettering Town on loan in August 2002 and was released by Boston at the end of that season. In May 2003 he joined Havant & Waterlooville.
He moved to Eastleigh for the 2005-06 season, but left in September 2006 to join Dorchester Town
In November 2007 he turned down a move to local side AFC Bransgore, after refusing to be named as a substitute and branding the manager George Ferrett a "rubbery rat".
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'''Paul Jason Green''' (born 10 April 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Derby County.
Green started his professional career as a trainee with Doncaster Rovers, making his debut at 19 in a 2-2 draw with Northwich Victoria in the Conference on 19 March 2002. His first career goal came three days later in a 5-2 home win against Hayes (who have sinced merged with Yeading). Over the following seasons Green played a key role in several promotions with Doncaster. He first achieved promotion into the Football League following a 3-2 win over Dagenham & Redbridge in the Conference Play-off Final in the 2002-03 season and then won the League Two title the following season. He was again a key player in the side that achieved another play-off promotion, this time from League One into the Championship after a 1-0 win over Leeds United at Wembley in the 2007-08 season. He also won the Johnstone's Paint Trophy whilst with the club in 2006-07.
Green's contract with Doncaster was completed at the end of the 2007-08 season. Despite being offered a new deal, Green opted to leave Doncaster and join fellow Championship side Derby County on a free transfer, where he has signed a three-year contract. Prior to his departure he was the last remaining player in the squad from the Doncaster Rovers team that won promotion from non-league football in 2003.
In total, he played 277 games for Doncaster, netting 33 goals.
Green made his first appearance in a Derby shirt at home to his former club Doncaster Rovers in a 1-0 defeat on 9 August 2008. He scored his first goal for his new club away at Bristol City in a 1-1 draw on 19 August, and grabbed his second in a 1-0 League Cup win at Preston on 26 August. Green established himself well in the Derby side and was the clubs' only remaining ever-present when he played his fourteenth consecutive game, a 3-2 defeat to Blackpool on 21 October. He played 40 out of Derby's first 45 fixtures, including both legs of Derby's League Cup semi-final against Manchester United, before breaking his fifth metatarsal whilst sprinting in a training session on 6 March 2009. He was predicted to be out for 6 to 8 weeks, and missed the remainder of the season. He finished the season with six goals in all competitions.
Green began the 2009-10 season well, playing in six of Derby's opening seven games, and scoring in Derby's 3-2 defeat to Scunthorpe United on 15 August 2009. However, he picked up a slight foot injury in the first game of the season, a 2-1 win over Peterborough on 8 August. He continued to play through the injury with painkilling injections, and had appeared to be recovering. However, his start against Sheffield United on 12 September would prove to be his last appearance for almost two months as his foot injury flared up again. After having another operation on his foot on 18 September, Green was predicted to return to action in four weeks. However, Green suffered a setback in his recovery and his comeback was delayed until 6 November. Since returning to the first team, Derby's form improved as he helped The Rams to 5 wins and 3 draws in the 11 games he played, scoring the equaliser in Derby's 2-1 win over Reading on 28 November.
Green is a popular figure with the Derby fans and writes a column for the Derby Evening Telegraph's sport section, taking over from former player Michael Johnson after the latter's summer move to Notts County.
Green has three children with his fiance, Claire. The couple's third child, Ruby, was born on 20 September 2009.
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'''Leslie Thelonius Reed''' (born 9 December 1952 in Wapping, London)
As a football player he was on the books of Cambridge United, Watford and Wycombe Wanderers as a centre forward,
Reed started his coaching career in non-league football, coaching Woodford Town where he gained promotion from the Athenian League to the Southern LeagueFinchley and WealdstoneWhere he won the first non league double of The F.A. Trophy and Conference Championship in addition to the Hertfordshire Senior County Cup.During his tenure as coach Wealdstone also reached the third round proper of the F.A. Cup on two occasions playing [Reading] and [Swansea City]. In 1986 he joined the Football Association initially as Football Development officer for London and the South East, and worked there for nine years; becoming Regional Director of Coaching in the Programme for Excellence. In this role Reed developed the F.A.Programme for Excellence and coached at the F.A.National School tutoring the likes of Michael Owen,Sol Campbell,Nick Barmby and others as well as coaching England Youth Teams and the England schoolboy team that went on an unprecedented and never repeated run of nine wins out of nine including a double over Germany in Germany.He also took Great Britain to the semi finals of the World Student games in Buffalo U.S.A.In 1995 he left the FA to become Alan Curbishley's assistant at Charlton Athletic. There he helped Charlton win promotion to the Premiership via the playoffs in 1998.
That same year he rejoined the FA as Director of Technical Development and part of the England national coaching setup under Kevin Keegan. During England's worst tournament in recent memory, Euro 2000, Keegan's management was highlighted by his abnegation of tactical responsibility and preferring Reed to respond to virtually all the tactical questions posed by the English press. Many journalists wondered in their columns how a manager and his coaching team had allowed a 'minor' member of their entourage such an important role, one which they should have been taking responsibility for themselves.Reed was in fact Assistant National Coach and as such the second most senior member of this team
In 2002 he replaced Howard Wilkinson as the FA's Technical Director.Reed had also temporarily replaced Wilkinson as Under 21 coach;qualifying the team for the European Championship finals where he was replaced by David Platt but continued as Platts assistant whilst coaching the England Under 20 team and managing the F.A.Technical Department.Reed took England's under 20 team to the FIFA World under 20 Cup finals in 2002 and the Toulon Tournament. His International record has produced a 70%-15%-15% Win Draw Loss ratio. He is still the only person to have coached England at Every level of International Football and has worked with some of Englands greatest players including Alan Shearer, David Beckham, Rio Ferdinand,Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney among many others.During his second spell at the FA he authored the FA's official coaching manual, ''The Official FA Guide to Basic Team Coaching'' (ISBN 0340816007)and an official DVD called England skills uncovered but was sacked by the FA in 2004 following Trevor Brooking's appointment as Director of Football Developmnent; the FA still owe Reed -700,000 on his contract in a dispute that has not been resolved, as of January 2009.
After working as a consultant, his clients including the Northern Ireland team (helping them beat England in 2005),
Reed undertook a consultancy role helping Northern Ireland boss Lawrie Sanchez, who approached Reed after a League Managers- Association meeting at West Bromwich Albion in February 2007.
Reed established his consultancy company in 2005 and has since undertaken roles with several Confederations and Federations. As the designer of the UEFA Pro Licence in England and the most qualified Coach Educator in the country Reed has been in demand around the world. A Senior UEFA and FIFA Instructor and renowned International coach and coach educator Reed has worked for The Turkish F.A.,Latvian Football federation,The Republic of Ireland as well as Northern Ireland, the Asian Football Confederation and CONCACAF.Reed has recently returned [Jan 2009] from China where he has conducted the first AFC Special Pro Diploma for the Chinese F.A. involving China's top superleague coaches and international staff.
Reed has coached in Africa (Ghana,Zimbabwe,South Africa)Malaysia(Kuala Lumpur)and The U.S.A.(Los Angeles)
Reed is currently helping his friend Mark Simpson, manager of Conference South club Bishop's Stortford, coaching on a voluntary basis.
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'''Steven Craig Armstrong''', usually known as '''Craig Armstrong''' (born 23 May 1975) is an English footballer. He plays for Mansfield Town.
Born in South Shields, Armstrong started his career at Nottingham Forest in graduating from their youth system in 1992. Lack of first team action meant in December 1994 he moved on loan to Burnley, for whom he played four times.
In January 1996, he joined Bristol Rovers on another loan deal, again making four appearances. However, he was recalled a month later to play a further nine matches at Twerton Park. In October 1996, Armstong was loaned to Gillingham for whom he played 13 matches as a defensive midfielder. In January 1997, he was loaned to Watford for a month, but his loan deal was cut short through injury. However, he was recalled for a further month in March 1997, with a view to a transfer. However, no move came to fruition.
Armstrong left Forest in 1999 when Huddersfield Town agreed a -750,000 transfer. He played 112 matches at Huddersfield and in 2001 he won the Hargreaves Memorial Trophy (Huddersfield Player of The Year Award) before moving to First Division club Sheffield Wednesday for -100,000. He played 29 times before moving on loan to Grimsby Town in a bid to regain match fitness after suffering an injury. When his contract expired at Sheffield Wednesday, Armstrong found himself without a club until a year later when he signed a short term contract at Bradford City, where he played only seven games.
In July 2005, he signed for Cheltenham Town, for whom he played 76 times, helping the club gain promotion against former club Grimsby. Although he arrived at the club as a midfielder, he made the majority of his appearances at left-back due to Jamie Victory's long-term injury problems. He also operated effectively in the centre of midfield on occasions and was comfortable at centre half.
Armstrong's Cheltenham contract ran out at end of the 2006-07 season
-DOCSTART-	7937876
}}'''Adam James Connolly''' (born 10 April 1986 in Manchester) is an English footballer, currently playing for Bath City in the Conference South.
A product of the Cheltenham Town Youth System, Connolly made his way through the ranks at Whaddon Road, signing as a professional in the summer of 2004. He made his debut on 1 April 2005 in a 2-1 defeat to Boston United and appeared a handful of times for the Robins in his first season, gradually making more appearances over the next two years. In 2007-2008, he appeared fifteen times in League One, mainly as a substitute.
After ending the 2007-2008 season, he was released by Cheltenham. He spent time on trial at Newport County, but instead signed for Hednesford Town after impressing in their friendly with Rangers while on trial. However, he failed to settle at the side and left after making just two appearances, signing for Bath City.
-DOCSTART-	7939405
'''Ryan Semple''' (born July 4, 1985 in Belfast) is an Northern Irish footballer who currently plays for Gainsborough Trinity.
Semple began his career with Peterborough United, spending two weeks training with Manchester United in the summer of 2002 and participating in an International under 17 tournament in Portugal
In July 2006, Semple left Peterborough to join Lincoln City on a two-year contract
At the beginning of the 2007-2008 season, Semple was loaned to Rushden & Diamonds
In February 2008, he linked up with Oxford United on non-contract terms
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'''Edwin Dutton''' (April 8, 1890 - January 1, 1970) is a former Anglo-German footballer and coach. Dutton played as a forward for Britannia Berlin 92, BFC Preussen, Newcastle United and Germany. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in Germany. During the 1920s he managed Stuttgarter Kickers and became the first professional trainer at Ipswich Town
Dutton's parents migrated from England to Germany where his father, Paul Dutton, became a sporting pioneer, helping introduce football and cricket to Berlin and Wrocaw. As a result, there is some confusion over where Edwin was actually born. Conflicting sources have claimed South Shields in Tyne and Wear
Dutton went to school in Berlin and played as right-winger for Britannia Berlin 92 and BFC Preussen. In 1909-10 he played for BFC Preussen against Holstein Kiel, in a quarter-final of the German championship. While playing for BFC Preussen, Dutton also played one game for Germany, a 3-3 draw with Hungary on April 4, 1909. The game was refereed by Hugo Meisl. Later on, Dutton was with Newcastle United for a while but then returned to Berlin, rejoining his first club, Britannia 92. He became eligible to play in league and cup matches as from January 1913 following longish discussions concerning his amateur status. In February that same year, he played for Berlin against Paris.
When the First World War began, Dutton was resident at 42 Blcher Strasse in Berlin and was working as a sports outfitter. He was arrested in Berlin on November 6, 1914, and sent to Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spandau district. While there he was interned in Barrack 1. The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. Dutton was one of several former professional footballers at Ruhleben. Others included former England internationals, Fred Spiksley, Fred Pentland, Samuel Wolstenholme and Steve Bloomer, John Cameron, a former Scotland international and John Brearley, a former Everton and Tottenham player.
-DOCSTART-	7953415
'''Lewis Shay McGugan''' (born 25 October 1988 in Nottingham, England) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Coca-Cola Championship side Nottingham Forest. He made his professional dbut on 17 October 2006 in Forest's Football League Trophy win at Gillingham. He has also represented England at Under-17 level.
On 3 March 2007 McGugan was a substitute after just 12 minutes in Forest's match against Huddersfield Town. In his first five minutes of play he netted his second career goal with a shot, from the edge of the box, past the Huddersfield goalkeeper, Matt Glennon. This was Forest's third goal, in their 5-1 victory over Huddersfield. In an earlier match against Gillingham, McGugan scored a match-winning free kick in the 85th minute that ensured Forest would continue fighting for second place in League One. The goal was subsequently voted by fans as Forest's 'Goal of the season' for 2006-07.
Although McGugan missed the start of the 2007-08 campaign, due to injury, he was recalled to the starting line-up following the absence of Neil Lennon. His performance enabled him to keep his place in the side, whilst Lennon remained on the bench following his own return. McGugan's first league goal of the season came from a 20-yard strike in Forest's 2-2 draw with Northampton Town. He scored his fourth goal of the season, in the second minute of stoppage time, in the New Year's Day 2-1 win, at the City Ground, over Huddersfield a goal which won him Forests goal of the season for the second year running. He did not score again until April, but then scored three goals in Forest's last four games of the season, including an outstanding free-kick against Yeovil Town in Forest's 3-2 win on the last day of the campaign, which saw Forest promoted from League One into the Championship. He finished the season with seven goals, with his form valuable to Forest to help them gain promotion. This was the youngster's first major honour of his career.
Following some impressive performances, manager Colin Calderwood said on 3 January 2008 "He's a young player with a wonderful future ahead of him." The youngster put pen to paper and signed a new three and a half year deal keeping him at the club until 2011.
McGugan began the campaign with reasonable performances against Reading and Swansea City, before sustaining a torn Rectus Femoris muscle in his thigh in the latter game. He was due to be out for 3-4 weeks. It was announced before the game against Burnley that McGugan's progress had been hampered by a complete rupture of the same muscle close to where it attaches on his hip. He is now expected to be out for a further 6 weeks, to the dismay of Forest fans and players. McGugan scored his first goal in the Championship with a superb free-kick against QPR on his return from injury. He was voted the 16th best player outside the Premier League in January 2009.
McGugan started the season mostly coming off the bench, as an impact sub. He scored a 90th minute leveller against Cardiff City on 1 November 2009, following up with two more late strikes against Doncaster and Preston.
-DOCSTART-	7956951
'''Colin Irwin''' (born 9 February 1957 in Liverpool) was a professional footballer of the early 1980s. A defender, able to play at left-back or in the centre, Irwin came through the youth ranks at Liverpool, and his first call-up to the first-team squad came, remarkably, in the 1978 European Cup Final. Irwin didn't get on the pitch, but Liverpool won the game, and Irwin collected a winners medal. He was not involved in the first-team squad at all in the 78/79 season, but he made his debut early the following season, against West Bromwich Albion, and went on to make 14 appearances throughought the season. 1980/81 saw a revamp of Liverpool's squad, with many young players given their chance, of which Irwin was one. Although not an automatic first-team selection, he made 30 appearances and was a regular squad member as Liverpool won the League Cup and European Cup. However, the summer of 1981 saw Liverpool sign Mark Lawrenson, which made Irwin surplus to requirements. He moved on to Swansea, managed by John Toshack, and with a team full of ex-Liverpool players for -340,000, which remains the club's record transfer paid (although much of it was still owing when the club went bankrupt in 1984). He was made captain, but suffered a knee injury in 1983 which forced him to retire. Following retirement, he served as a coach at Bolton Wanderers, under former team-mate Phil Neal, from 1985 to 1987.
-DOCSTART-	7957753
'''Richard Raymond Rufus''' (born 12 January 1975) is a former English football player, who spent his entire career at Charlton Athletic.
Born in nearby Lewisham, Rufus progressed through the youth system at The Valley, making his debut for the club as a teenager in 1994 at the age of 19. He was later called up to represent the England U21 team.
His most memorable moment for Charlton came at the end of the 1997-98 season. Charlton, having finished fourth in the First Division, were facing in the play-off final at Wembley. With five minutes of normal time remaining, Charlton were losing 2-3 before Rufus scored his first ever senior goal from a corner, forcing the game into extra-time. After the resulting 4-4 draw, the Addicks went on to win the game 7-6 on penalties, thus gaining promotion into the Premier League.
Despite being sent off in his first Premier League game against , Rufus developed into a key player in Charlton's ultimately unsuccessful bid to avoid relegation. He remained with the club and enjoyed a very productive 1999-2000 season scoring six goals and helping Charlton to win the First Division title. Back in the Premier League, Charlton were far more successful and remained in top flight with ease. Rufus was tipped several times to become an England player, but Sven-Gran Eriksson never chose him.
Starting in 2001, Rufus began to suffer a series of injury set-backs. He missed half of the 2001-02 season and the end of the 2002-03 season. He underwent a series of knee operations in 2003 and at one stage looked to have returned to first time reckoning, having appeared on the bench for a League Cup game against . He was, however, forced to have another operation done by Richard Steadman. The operation was unsuccessful, and he was forced to retire from football in 2004 at the age of just 29, a relatively young age for a footballer.
In his decade in Charlton's first team, he was regarded as one of the team's most important players. This was recognised by three player of the year awards and in 2005 he was voted by fans as Charlton's greatest ever defender. Since retiring, Rufus, a born again Christian, has been involved with plenty of charity work, alongside friends and fellow Christian footballers Darren Moore and Linvoy Primus, as well as occasionally doing punditry work. He is currently a minister at KICC, headed by Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo.
-DOCSTART-	7960365
'''Simon Osborn''' (born 19 January 1972 in Croydon) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
A central midfielder, Osborn started his career as a trainee at Crystal Palace in 1990. After over 50 games for Palace, Reading handed over -90,000 for his services at the start of the 1994-95 season. He formed a vital part of the team that finished second in the First Division that season, losing 4-3 to Bolton Wanderers in the play-off final that was necessary due to the Premier League's reduction in size only allowing one automatic promotion place.
As a result of Reading's failure to secure promotion, Osborn decided to move elsewhere in order to gain Premier League experience, and was sold to Queens Park Rangers in July 1995 for -1.1 million. He lasted just six months at QPR before moving back down a division and signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers for a -1 million transfer fee.
It was at Wolves where he had his longest spell with a club, staying for close to six years he played close to 200 games. In March 2001 he was loaned to fellow Championship side Tranmere Rovers for three months. He left Molineux permanently in September 2001 on a free transfer to Port Vale in League One. He played eight games in four weeks for ''the Vale'' before moving back up to the Championship with Gillingham.
After close to 50 appearances at the Priestfield Stadium, Osborn signed for Walsall in July 2003, where he was assistant to manager Paul Merson for a short time. In three seasons with the Midlands club he played over 100 games.
Osborn started the 2006-07 with Hereford United, who had just won promotion back to the Football League after nine years in the Conference, before moving to Bromley in September 2006. He was appointed player-manager of Bromley in January 2008, but resigned three months later.
Osborn signed for Cray Wanderers in February 2009, appearing on the bench against Ashford Town and making his debut for in March against Walton & Hersham. He scored the only goal for Wanderers in their 1-0 victory in the play-off final against Metropolitan Police. This also proved to be his only goal for the club, as he left the club at the end of the season and retired from playing football, opting to look for a coaching role elsewhere.
-DOCSTART-	7964701
'''Roy Simon O'Donovan''' (born 10 August 1985) is an Irish footballer who currently plays in England for Sunderland. He has been capped for his country at Under-19, Under-21 and B level.
O'Donovan played scoolboy football for Leeds A.F.C. Cork,
In 2001 he signed for English club Coventry City as a trainee,
O'Donovan moved back to Ireland and joined his hometown club Cork City in early 2005. In his first season at Cork City they captured the League of Ireland championship after a twelve year absence. He played mainly as a wide-right attacking midfielder after joining Cork, but was soon moved up front as a striker, becoming the top goalscorer in the League of Ireland.
On 7 July 2007, he scored as Cork City drew 1-1 with Swedish Allsvenskan club Hammarby in the second round of the 2007 Intertoto Cup.
He scored a total of 31 league goals in 74 league appearances for the club, as well as 2 goals in European competitions.
In July 2007, Fulham agreed a fee with Cork City to sign O'Donovan,
His first goal for Sunderland came in a pre-season against Portuguese Liga club Sporting Clube de Portugal on 20 July 2008.
After making seventeen appearances for ''the Black Cats'' in the 2007-08 season,
He scored his first goal in a 2-0 home win over St Mirren on 25 October, after coming on as a 67th minute substitute: the goal was a memorable one, coming in front of a full stadium of supporters who had turned up to commemorate the passing of the popular club chairman Eddie Thompson.
On 9 January 2009, he signed for Championship club Blackpool on loan until the end of the season.
On 16 September 2009, O'Donovan joined Southend United on an one month loan deal, Roy scored on his debut against Brighton and Southend went on to win 3-2, he returned to Sunderland once the loan was completed.
O'Donovan has played for the Republic of Ireland Under-19, Under-21
On 21 November 2007, he played for Republic of Ireland B as they drew 1-1 with Scotland B in a friendly international at the Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie.
In May 2007, O'Donovan expressed his surprise and disappointment at not being part of the Republic of Ireland squad for international matches against Ecuador and Bolivia, a squad in which his Cork City teammate Joe Gamble was included. O'Donovan said, "''I-m surprised to be honest with you. I-ve scored 25 goals in the last 25 or 26 games so I can-t do any more. I would have liked a reason why I-m not in it but that-s life.''"
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'''Dan Murray''' is a defender and the current captain of Cork City FC , Dan signed a new contract for City in December 2008.
Dan initially signed for Cork City FC on loan in 2002, under ex manager Liam Murphy, from Peterborough United. One year later Dan signed permanently for the Rebel Army. Dan has been a superb Captain and role model in his time on Leeside with vital European goals against Malmo FF in the UEFA Intertoto Cup (2004) (2), Apollon Limassol in the UEFA Champions League qualifier in 2006 and FC Haka in the UEFA Cupin 2008. He is Cork's highest scorer in European competition. In 2005 Dan was the captain of the League of Ireland Championship winning team that won the title on the last day against Derry City FC.
It was inevitable that Murray's excellent displays in the Eircom league would attract outside interest from abroad and it's no surprise that Murray has been linked with a whole host of Championship and League One clubs. During the 2008 campaign, with Murray an ever-present at the heart of the Cork defence, Cork kept 31 clean sheets in all competitions. Murray is an assured centre-back with excellent distribution, aerial ability and has the nack of chipping in with vital goals.
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'''Paul Bernard''' (born 30 December 1972) is a former professional association football player, who played as a midfielder for Oldham, Aberdeen, Barnsley, Plymouth Argyle, St Johnstone and Drogheda United.
Bernard started his career with Oldham Athletic, with whom he won two Scotland caps in the Kirin Cup tournament in 1995. He was then transferred to Aberdeen for -1M, and he remains the only player that a Scottish club outside the Old Firm has spent -1 million on.
Soon after joining Aberdeen, Bernard helped them to win the Scottish League Cup, but his career suffered after this point due to injuries and loss of form. As such Bernard has been associated with the misguided spending of Aberdeen in the 1990s, when relatively large amounts were spent without much success. Bernard was released by Aberdeen in 2001.
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'''Samuel David Rents''' (born 22 June 1987 in Brighton) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Crawley Town in the Conference National.
Rents signed a one year professional contract with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2006 along with 10 others from the same youth group. He made his debut as a second half substitute in a 1-0 defeat to Bristol City at Ashton Gate, and made his full debut a week later in Dean Wilkins' first game as manager of the club, in the 1-0 victory at Millwall's New Den stadium.
Rents also scored his first goal for the club in the first round of the FA Cup in Brighton's emphatic 8-0 victory against Northwich Victoria.
Rents was awarded with a new contract by the club during May 2007 after making his breakthrough in the first team during the 2006-07 season.
On 6 May 2008, it was revealed that Rents, along with Shane McFaul were to be released from the club.
Rents agreed a contract with Crawley Town on the 23 May 2008, turning down the opportunity to join League Two Darlington.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Marsh''' (born 14 January 1970) was a British footballer who is best remembered for his time with Walsall football club, for whom he made over 470 appearances in all competitions.
Marsh began his footballing career as a trainee with Walsall in 1986, joining the club on leaving school, and went on to make over 450 appearances in thirteen seasons,
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'''Andrea Silenzi''' (born 10 February 1966 in Rome) is a former Italian footballer, who played as a striker.
He is best known for his goal-poaching ability, but at a highly inconsistent level. The scorer of 89 goals during his career, Silenzi was also the first Italian to play in the Premier League, when he signed with Nottingham Forest in 1995.
Nicknamed ''Pennellone'' (Big brush) due to his height, Silenzi began his playing career with local Rome club A.S. Lodigiani. During his third season there he started scoring goals, and finished as second topscorer, with 18 goals, in Serie C2. In the next season he moved to the second level, with A.C. Arezzo, but the season as a disaster both individually and collectively; the club finished last and was relegated to C1, whilst Silenzi played 19 games and failed to score a single goal.
He was transferred to another third level club, A.C. Reggiana 1919, for 1988-89, where his fortunes changed dramatically. The club won promotion that year, finishing in first place, with Slienzi contributing nine goals in 31 appearances. The next season he fared even better, finishing the season as the league's topscorer in Serie B; he scored an astonishing 23 goals out of the squad's 33, doing it in 38 matches, the best goal-per-match ratio in the competition.
Silenzi's prolific scoring garnered the attention of ''Scudetto'' and ''Coppa Italia'' winners S.S.C. Napoli, which was looking to strengthen its attacking options, in a side which featured the great Diego Maradona. 1990-91 started brightly, with Napoli capturing the Italian Super Cup - a 5-1 thrashing of Juventus, with Silenzi contributing with two of the five goals. However, the rest of that season proved unlucky for the player, whom only managed two league goals (Maradona only netted six, all on penalties). The club finished eighth, but fourth the following year, mainly thanks to the firepower of Careca and Gianfranco Zola, who had taken over for the banned Maradona - Silenzi only scored four times in 20 games.
The next season, Silenzi, aged 26, would be drafted into Torino F.C.'s system, brought in with some of the funds that Torino made on the then world-record sale of Gianluigi Lentini to AC Milan. That season Torino finished in 9th place, with Silenzi again grabbing only a handful of league goals (three). The only bright spot of that season was the capture of Torino's fourth Italian cup. Silenzi endeared himself to the Torino fans by his display in the final, as the club beat AS Roma in a two-legged final on the away goals rule, the aggregate score being 5-5. Silenzi scored both of the crucial goals in the second leg loss in Rome (2-5).
In 1993-94, Silenzi had his best top flight year, as he finished the season with 17 goals, (tied for third in the scorers list), and the club managed to get to the semi-final of the domestic cup. That season, he was spearheading the attacking trio of Enzo Francescoli and a young Benito Carbone, and this impressive form garnered him a call-up to the national side in early 1994. The next season saw the arrival of Ruggiero Rizzitelli at Torino, and he took over the leading goal-scoring spot from Silenzi. Rizzitelli went on to score 19 league goals, to Silenzi's 4.
However, in the summer of 1995, Silenzi was signed by Nottingham Forest's manager Frank Clark for -1.8m, becoming the first ever Italian to play in the English Premier League. But he never fitted into the set-up at the City Ground, making 10 league scoreless appearances in the 1995-96 season. After only two appearances in 1996-97, Silenzi was loaned out to S.S.C. Venezia. In total he went on to make only 20 appearances (seven starts) for Forest, and scored only two goals: one in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup. It is alleged that his contract was torn up by Dave Bassett (who took over in March 1997), for allegedly refusing to return from his loan spell at Venezia. In the English press he is considered as one of the worst ever signings by an English club. His failure at City Ground reportedly cost the club nearly -3million.
Silenzi continued his playing career with various clubs back in Italy, going on to play for Reggiana and Ravenna Calcio for a season each, and also returning to Torino for a solitary season, his two goals in 11 games being too little to save Emiliano Mondonico's side from relegation that season. He finished his playing career in 2001, with another return, at Ravenna, playing seven games without a goal in 2000-01's second division.
Silenzi's only international cap for Italy came on February 16, 1994, as he played against France as part of the warm-up process for the World Cup being held that summer. Italy lost that game 1-0, with Silenzi coming on as a second-half substitute.
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'''Fraser Charles Digby''' (born 23 January 1967 in Sheffield) is a retired goalkeeper who spent much of his career with Swindon Town, for whom he played in the English Premier League. In 2008, he found new fame through repeated references to "Fraser Digby's washbag" on Danny Baker's ''6-0-6'' programme on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Digby was a Manchester United apprentice, making his League debut whilst on loan at Oldham Athletic in 1985, joining Swindon Town on a free transfer in December 1986 after two loan spells.
Digby, who represented England schools, youth and U-21s, did not leave Swindon until 1998. He played in the 1993 play-off final against Leicester City, a match Swindon won, thereby securing a place in the English Premier League, and represented the club during their season at the top level of English football.
In August 1998, Digby signed for Crystal Palace, before moving on to Queens Park Rangers in 2001. He was released by QPR due to money shortages after which he played a handful of games for non-league Purfleet. He joined Kidderminster Harriers in 2003 on a game-by-game basis (non-contractual), while at the same time rejoining former club Swindon and taking on the two roles of commercial manager and goalkeeping coach under Andy King.
Digby also played one game for Cirencester Town in the FA Cup in 2004, signed on an emergency deal as Cirencester had a keeper shortage, it was then known Fraser was good friends with Brian Hughes, the Cirencester Manager. The game was against Bognor Regis Town and finished 4-3 to Bognor, with Cirencester coming back from 3-0 down to 3-3 to make a thrilling finish.
Digby played for a Manchester United legends team touring Ireland; his last appearance was in a friendly match with Moyola Park FC in July 2008.
When Digby retired from professional football, he spoke out against the methods for earning coaching badges for goalkeepers:
The problem is that to obtain full goalkeeping coaching qualifications, you have to go through all the stuff for outfield players and I don't really want to do that.
Digby has recently been the subject of many adaptations of popular songs, with lyrics written after a story from an anonymous correspondent to Danny Baker's radio show. It emerged that during a tour of Swindon Town's football ground, someone had come across Digby's washbag in the changing room and taken a tortoiseshell comb as a memento, thus coining the phrase 'Fraser Digby's Washbag' . Baker saw that there was 'music' in these words and latched onto it. The piece, entitled "Fraser Digby's Washbag" became a regular feature of Danny Baker's Tuesday night slot on BBC Radio 5 Live's ''6-0-6'' programme In December 2008, Digby surprised Baker live on air, by appearing at the BBC studios to join the show and sang a "Fraser Digby's Washbag" song himself.
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'''Edward James "Eddie" Magill''' (born 17 May 1939 in Lurgan) is a Northern Irish former footballer.
Magill began his career with Portadown but moved to London club Arsenal in May 1959. He made his debut for the side against Sheffield Wednesday on 19 December 1959. A right back, he was seen as a potential replacement for the injured Dennis Evans and played for most of the rest of that season, but lost his place in 1960-61 to Len Wills and Dave Bacuzzi. He regained the right-back spot the following season, 1961-62, sharing it with Bacuzzi, before securing the place for good in 1962-63. In the meantime, he made his debut for Northern Ireland, and won 26 caps for his country in total.
Known for his passing and ball control, he kept his place in the Arsenal side until the signing of Don Howe at the end of 1963-64. Relegated to the reserves, Magill only made one more first-team appearance for Arsenal over the next fifteen months, mainly playing for the reserve team instead. He eventually joined Brighton & Hove Albion in October 1965. In total he played 131 matches for Arsenal, never scoring a goal. At Brighton, he spent three seasons before returning to Northern Ireland in 1968. After retiring from playing Magill coached in Denmark, first as coach at B109 and then as manager of Frederikshavn.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
'''Thomas "Tommy" Elphick''' (born 7 September 1987 in Brighton) is a professional football player who currently plays for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Elphick progressed through the youth ranks at the club and was awarded a contract in the summer of 2006.
Elphick plays at in central defence and made his Albion debut against Doncaster Rovers during April 2007. He is considered to be one of Brighton's best players, winning the 2007/08 player of the season award..
His older brother Gary now plays for Conference National side Eastbourne Borough, after he was released by the Brighton at the end of the 2005-06 season.
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'''Sam Joseph Gargan''' (born in Brighton on the 24 Jan 1989) is an English professional footballer. Gargan plays as a striker for Sutton United F.C. in the Isthmian League Premier Division.
On the 6 January 2007, for the 3rd round FA Cup tie away at West Ham United, Gargan was involved in the first-team squad for the first time, travelling with the squad: he didn't make the bench, but was seen warming up on the pitch with all the other players beforehand, displaying the number 37 on his shorts.
During May 2007, Gargan was offered a one-year professional contract with Brighton.
At the beginning of July 2007 it was revealed that Gargan, along with fellow other youth team players Sonny Cobbs, Lloyd Skinner and Chris Winterton were to be loaned out for three months to local teams for them to gain experience playing at a professional level.
Sam, along with first-year professional Sonny Cobbs joined Worthing.
Once this deal expired, the club were keen for the quartet to go on loan again to achieve more experience of playing regular first-team football. On the 14 November 2007, Gargan joined team-mate Scott Chamberlain on loan at Conference South team Bognor Regis Town. After spending two months at Bognor Regis Town, Sam then moved on to Conference South rivals Welling United on a further loan deal, where he was re-united with ex-Brighton player Richard Carpenter.
On the 26 April 2008, Gargan made his Brighton first-team debut coming on as an 85th minute substitute for Glenn Murray during the 2-0 away victory over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.
Gargan signed a new one-year contract with Brighton on the 6 May 2008.
At the start of the 2008/09 season, Sam joined Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville on a month's loan.
After the conclusion of this loan deal, Gargan then joined Conference National team Lewes on a one-month loan deal , and scored on his debut away at Histon, he then went on to score 3 goals in 6 games for the Rooks On 29 January 2009, he transferred to rival Sussex team Eastbourne Borough on a month loan
After completing his initial loan deal, Sam returned to Brighton and was an unused substitute during the 4-0 home defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 28 February 2009, before returning to Eastbourne Borough on loan for the remainder of the season, beginning on March 12
It was announced on 12 May 2009, that Gargan would be leaving Brighton after the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2009 .
Gargan was signed by Sutton United manager Paul Doswell in the summer of 2009, along with his former colleague Sonny Cobbs. Gargan has established himself as a first team regular, often playing as the sole target man following the departure of Sutton striker Stefan Payne to Fulham F.C..
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'''Winston DuBose''' is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who spent eight seasons in the North American Soccer League (NASL) and earned fourteen caps with the United States national team between 1979 and 1985.
Born in Orlando, Florida, DuBose attended Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park, Florida. After graduating from high school, he played collegiate soccer at Florida Technological University, now known as the University of Central Florida, from 1973-1976 where he earned All-American honors. He was inducted in the the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.
DuBose began his professional career in 1977 with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League. In 1982, the Rowdies traded DuBose to the Tulsa Roughnecks where he won the 1983 NASL championship. At the end of the 1984 season, the NASL collapsed leading DuBose back to the Tampa Bay Rowdies which now operated as an independent club playing exhibition games and invitational tournaments. In 1986, the Rowdies entered the American Indoor Soccer Association for a single season before spending the 1957-1988 season as an independent team. In 1988, a new, east-coast based league came into existence. The Rowdies entered the league, known as the American Soccer League for its first season. DuBose showed his class when he led the league with a 0.75 goals against average. At the end of the season, he moved to England to for a single season with Second Division, now Championship, Oldham Athletic. In 1989, he returned to the U.S. to rejoin the Rowdies. In 1990, the ASL merged with the west coast based Western Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). DuBose continued to play for the Rowdies in the APSL until he retired following the 1991 season. During his years in the ASL, he was he was an All-Star in both 1988 and 1989.
DuBose first went to Europe in 1977. He spent six months during the winter of 1977-1978 playing with the Southampton F.C. reserves. In 1979, he spent three months at Ipswich Town F.C..
He was unable to get a work permit again until 1988, when he moved to Oldham Athletic at the behest of then manager Rodney Marsh, with whom he had played in Tampa Bay. He later said, "It was unheard of then. Being there was the right fit for me, but I was 34 years old. I would have loved to have gone there back in 1979, not in 1988, but it was the perfect storm, just to even get me there then. People helped me out and cashed in favors."
When DuBose was trying his hand at European soccer in 1989, he was one of only a handful of American pioneers then playing professionally on the continent: only Chris Sullivan (Le Touquet AC), Frank Klopas (AEK Athens), Paul Caligiuri (Meppen), Bruce Murray (FC Lucerne), and Peter Vermes (Raba Eto) were also eking out a living there at the time.
Sporadically throughout his professional career, DuBose also manned the nets for the U.S. national team. His first cap came as a second-half substitute against Bermuda on October 7, 1979. He gained his first start for his country against Ireland three weeks later. His first shutout came against Luxembourg, in 1980. He cites playing against national arch-rivals Mexico in front of over 100,000 people at the Azteca as his greatest footballing memory, though the U.S. lost the match, 5-1. He played his final game for the national team in 1985.
DuBose now runs a computer business in Florida with his former Rowdies teammate Peter Anderson, and also worked part-time as a commentator for home games of the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer until the team's closure after the 2001 season.
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'''Sergei Nikolayevich Yuran''' (born June 11, 1969 in Luhansk, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian-Russian football coach and a former striker.
At club level he played in six different countries. After his playing career abruptly ended in 2001 following a skull injury, he became a manager.
His first experience in coaching was assistant manager position under Andrey Chernyshov in Spartak Moscow, 2003. After three months, Chernyshov and his assistants were fired from Spartak. In 2004 Yuran managed Dynamo Stavropol. After a brief spell with Latvian side FC Ditton from January to May 2006, Yuran was appointed as manager of Estonian champions FC TVMK in July 2006, but in December he unexpectedly left the team. Soon, he took charge at the First Division side Shinnik Yaroslavl, aiming to win promotion to the Premier League.
Since summer of 2008 Sergey Yuran was head coach of FC Khimki, he was fired on 2 December 2008, despite the fact that the club managed to stay in Russian Football Premier League.
He was capped by the USSR, and, despite being born in Ukraine and was honored as the best Ukrainian footballer, he chose to represent Russia after the breakup of the USSR. In 2009 he was part of the Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.
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'''Jack Harry Harrow''' (8 October 1888 - 19 July 1958) was an English footballer who spent his entire professional career at Chelsea. He played mainly as a left-back. He was good at tackling and he was also had an accurate shot.
Harrow signed for Chelsea for a fee of -50 from Croydon Common in 1911 and remained until 1926.
He played twice for the England national team, winning caps against Northern Ireland and Sweden in 1922 and 1923 respectively.
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'''Mark McKay Fotheringham''' (born 22 October 1983, in Dundee) is a Scottish footballer. He is a midfielder who has signed a deal with Anorthosis Famagusta in January 2010.
Fotheringham played three times for Celtic, graduating from the youth ranks at Parkhead. At the time of his debut, he was the youngest player ever to play in Celtic's first team. In 2003, he moved to his hometown Dundee. After two years with the Dark Blues, making 59 appearances and scoring 4 goals in all competitions, Fotheringham moved to Germany with SC Freiburg, where he played for a season. After an unsuccessful trial with Leeds United, Fotheringham moved to FC Aarau of the Swiss Super League in 2006 but left midway through the season.
Fotheringham began training with Rangers in January 2007 in a bid to earn a contract. However, he decided to join Norwich City on 31 January until the end of the season, with the option of a one season extension to his contract, which was taken up, keeping him at Norwich until the summer of 2008. He made his debut for Norwich on 3 February 2007 at Carrow Road against Leeds United.
The 2007-08 season began well for Fotheringham, as he scored his first goal for the club in a 5-2 League Cup win over Barnet. However, on 18 August 2007, he suffered ankle ligament damage in a match against Southampton which kept him out of action for more than two months. Fotheringham returned to the Norwich side under new Canaries manager Glenn Roeder and for a while became a permanent fixture in the side. For Norwich's home match with Plymouth Argyle on 4 December 2007, Fotheringham was made Norwich captain in the absence of Jason Shackell and was subsequently given the role on a permanent basis by manager Roeder
On 23 May 2008, Fotheringham agreed a new one year deal to stay at Norwich for the 2008-09 season.
On 28 May 2009, it was announced that Espanyol were interested in signing him,
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'''Emanuel Franciszek (Manny) Andruszewski''', born 4 October 1955 in Eastleigh, Hampshire of Polish parents, is a former footballer who played for Southampton F.C. He played at full back and centre back during the late 1970s.
He joined Southampton as an associate schoolboy in November 1970, having played for St. George`s School and represented Southampton & Hampshire Schools. Ted Bates and Lawrie McMenemy signed him firstly as an amateur, and then, in October 1973, as a professional.
He graduated through the reserves, playing alongside players such as Nick Holmes, David Walker and Malcolm Waldron, making his first team debut on 1 February 1975 in a 3-0 victory away to West Bromwich Albion in League Division 2. He had replaced Steve Mills, who had been seriously injured in a road crash. He retained his place for the rest of the 1974-75 season, in which he made 16 appearances.
The following season, Saints had signed Peter Rodrigues and Andruszewski was to make only a handful of appearances in the first team, and did not figure at all in the squad who went on to win the FA Cup on 1 May 1976.
Over the next few seasons, he was unable to establish himself as a first choice player although he did make two appearances in the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup against Anderlecht in March 1977.
He was an uncompromising tackler and was at his best when given a particular opponent to shadow and was often brought in to the side to perform a specific man-marking task. He rarely got forward into attack, but the few goals that he did score were usually fairly special. On 5 March 1977, he scored the winner against Charlton Athletic, when he crashed a shot past the keeper after running on to a return pass from Mick Channon.
In the 1977-78 season, he was selected fairly regularly including appearing in the final 13 games as Saints finished as runners-up (to Bolton Wanderers) to gain promotion back to Division 1.
His finest game for the Saints was against Birmingham City in the Football League Cup on 29 August 1978, when he shackled Trevor Francis so well that Saints were able to notch up a 5-2 victory, which set them on the way to the League Cup final at Wembley against Nottingham Forest on 17 March 1979. Unfortunately, although Andruszewski had featured in several of the earlier games, he didn-t even make the bench for the final.
He continued to make occasional appearances over the next season, before being transferred for -150,000 to Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL in May 1980. His period in the USA was not a great success and was cut short by illness.
He briefly returned to The Dell in 1982, although he made no further first-team appearances. In all he made exactly 100 appearances for Southampton-s first team, scoring 3 goals.
In the season 1982-83, he signed for Aldershot, and then returned to the USA to join the Houston Dynamos for the summer of 1984, and then the Dallas Sidekicks indoor soccer team from November 1984 to May 1985.
After retiring from football, he worked for Peter Green furniture stores and in 2005 he set up his own gardening business in Eastleigh.
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'''Malcolm Waldron''' born 6 September 1956 is a former footballer who played for various clubs, including Southampton and Portsmouth. He played as a Centre back during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Born in Emsworth, Hampshire, Waldron was initially spotted playing for Havant and Hampshire school teams and was snapped up by Southampton, joining them as an apprentice in July 1973 before signing professional papers on reaching 18 in September 1974.
He made his debut on 12 April 1975 in a 0-0 draw away to Nottingham Forest. He made 3 appearances that season and 2 the following before establishing himself as a regular member of the Saints' defence in 1976-77. Although he could player anywhere in the back four, his best position was as sweeper, with his strength lying mainly in heading and tackling.
Waldron is described in Holley & Chalk's ''The Alphabet of the Saints'' as being "extememly agile and lithe for a big man, he also packed a thunderbolt of a shot and scored some memorable gals for the club".
During Southampton's promotion season 1977-78, he played "second fiddle" to Chris Nicholl and Mike Pickering and was often replaced by Manny Andruszewski in the centre of defence. He really came to the fore in Saints' first season back in Division 1, when he was an ever-present. He also played in all of Southampton's matches as they reached the final of the League Cup in 1979, only to lose 3-2 in the final. He was voted Saints' "Player of the Season" for 1978-79 and in the following season he was called up for the England B team against New Zealand.
The following season he lost his place to David Watson as Lawrie McMenemy once again started to re-build the Southampton team. Injury forced him to miss most of the 1980-81 season in which Saints finished in sixth place in Division 1, thus qualifying for European football.
He spent the summer of 1981 playing in the United States for Washington Diplomats before returning to The Dell. His return was disappointing and a succession of irritating injuries and a loss of form led to a transfer to Burnley for -90,000 in September 1983.
Waldron made a total of 218 appearances for Southampton over 8 years, scoring 11 goals.
His brief spell at Turf Moor was not a happy time and after falling out with John Bond he moved to his home-town club, Portsmouth the following May.
At Fratton Park he continued to suffer from injuries and was unable to return to his previous high standard. He eventually retired from professional football in December 1986.
He turned out for Road-Sea Southampton F.C. in their final 1986-87 season. He subsequently worked for Abbey Life and latterly as health care adviser for BUPA in Poole.
-DOCSTART-	7988572
'''Philip Sharpe''' (born Leeds 26 January 1968) is a former professional footballer, and was also manager of Bradford P.A. until removed from the post in March 2007.
As a player he started at Doncaster Rovers before having spells at Halifax Town, Farsley Celtic and abroad at Eendracht Wervik in Germany and Union de Centre in Belgium. Sharpe played once in the Football League for Halifax.
He returned to play for Gateshead, Ashton Utd, Bradford P.A., Garforth Town and Guiseley. He was appointed Frickley Athletic player-manager in July 2002. With Frickley he won the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup in season 2003-04.
Sharpe joined A.F.C. Emley as assistant to Paul David in September 2004, after leaving as manager of Frickley Athletic earlier that month. He joined Bradford Park Avenue late in the 2005-06 season when manager Gary Brook was sacked but was himself replaced at by Benny Philips in March 2007. He joined Northwich Victoria in October 2007 as assistant to Neil Redfearn. He left to join Harrogate Railway Athletic as Manager in October 2008.
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'''Theo Streete''' (born November 23, 1987 in Birmingham) is a footballer, currently playing for Solihull Moors.
Streete began his career with Derby County, turning professional in August 2006, but only on a short-term deal. He joined Doncaster Rovers on loan in September 2006, making his league debut for Rovers on September 30th in the 2-0 defeat away to Scunthorpe United. His last game for Doncaster was a 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest in December 2006, Doncaster's last competitive game at their Belle Vue ground in which Streete scored a bizarre second-half goal. He was released by Derby after returning from his spell on loan.
In mid-January 2007, Streete had a trial with Bristol Rovers. and later that month had a further trial with Grimsby Town.
The following month he joined Rotherham United until the end of the season. In the 2007 close season he joined the newly formed Conference North side Solihull Moors.
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'''Adam Brian Lockwood''' (born 26 October 1981 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire) is an English football defender, currently playing for Doncaster Rovers.
Lockwood began his career as a trainee with Reading, after being released as a youth player by Leeds United. He turned professional in August 1999, but failed to break into the Reading first team and in 2000 joined Maidenhead United to gain first team experience. In February 2001 he joined Forest Green Rovers on loan until the end of the season. In September 2001 he joined Yeovil Town on loan, a month later making the move permanent on a free transfer.
He was a member of the side that won the FA Trophy in May 2002 and helped Yeovil to the Conference and League Two titles. He struggled with injuries in the 2004-05 season, but signed a new one-year contract in August 2005. However, he struggled to re-establish himself and in November 2005, joined Westcountry rivals Torquay United on loan, returning to Yeovil in January 2006.
He moved to Doncaster Rovers in July 2006. The main reason for leaving Yeovil was cited as being because he wished to move back up North. He was perhaps a bit of a surprise package when signed by Doncaster at the beginning of the 2006/2007 season. Despite other higher profile names joining the club at the same time (such as Kevin Horlock and Bruce Dyer), he has managed to become arguably the best of the season's signings. He is a regular first team player when fit and has formed an integral part of the Rovers defence. He usually plays centre back, but can play as right back when required.
He has now decided to stay on at Doncaster for two more years.
hes a verry strong defender and does the job when we need him keep it goingg
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'''Andrea Dossena''' (born 11 September 1981 in Lodi) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back for S.S.C. Napoli.
Dossena began his career at Verona as a youth player before playing 4 seasons in their senior squad. He made his Serie A debut on 18 November 2001, city derby against Chievo.
Italian Serie A team Treviso signed Dossena in co-ownership deal in 2005, which promoted due to Caso Genoa.
Udinese signed him in 2006 in co-ownership with Treviso, which became permanent in June 2007. He was given the number 2 jersey and made 63 appearances in the two seasons with Udinese, scoring 2 league goals along the way.
On 4 July 2008, Liverpool confirmed the signing of Dossena on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of -7 million, becoming the second Italian to play for the club, behind Daniele Padelli.
Dossena was signed as a direct replacement for John Arne Riise who left for Roma.
His debut for Liverpool came on 16 August in the 1-0 Premier League win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The start to his career at Liverpool was marked by poor form and he was unsatisfied with his performances, telling ''The Guardian'':
Dossena reinforced that he was committed to the club and explained that he was having difficulties adjusting because the pace of English football was significantly different from what he had experienced in Serie A. Despite his largely unimpressive performances, he received more opportunities to prove himself in the first team as Fbio Aurlio, Liverpool's favoured left back, suffered an injury in late November. However as of late, he has lost his first team slot with Aurelio's return from injury combined with the emergence of Emiliano Insa. He scored his first goal for Liverpool on 10 March 2009 against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League after coming on as a substitute. He scored his first goal in the Premier League four days later, on 14 March in the 4-1 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford. He scored both goals playing as an auxiliary left-winger as a late substitute in both games.
In July 2009, Dossena's number 2 shirt was given to new signing Glen Johnson and he would wear number 38 shirt for the new season.
On 8 January, 2010, Dossena signed for S.S.C. Napoli in a four year contract and he was given the number eight shirt. He made his debut for Napoli on 13 January 2010 in a Coppa Italia match against Juventus. His Serie A debut for Napoli came on 13 January 2010 in the 0-0 against Palermo at the San Paolo Stadium.
Dossena played for the Italy U-20 team from 2000 to 2001, earning four caps. He made his first appearance for Italy in a friendly against South Africa on 17 October 2007. Dossena won his second international cap when he came on at half-time during Italy's 2-2 draw with Austria on 20 August 2008. He scored an own goal to put Italy 3-0 down against Brazil in a Confederations Cup match on 21 June 2009.
-DOCSTART-	7998529
'''Norman Dean''' (born Corby 13 September 1944) was a professional footballer, who started his professional career at Southampton, before spells at Cardiff City and Barnsley.
Norman Dean first joined Southampton in September 1961 as an amateur with the club's nursery side, CPC Sports, while undertaking a welding apprenticeship. He spent a long time in the club's reserve team, scoring 66 goals in 105 appearances for the reserves. He made his first appearance in the first team in a League Cup tie at Tranmere Rovers on 13 September 1963, but had to wait until September 1965 for his first league appearance.
He was a valuable member of the team, alongside Terry Paine, John Sydenham and Martin Chivers that gained Southampton promotion from League Division 2 in 1965-66, scoring 11 goals in 18 appearances, including a hat-trick against local rivals, Portsmouth on 5 February 1966. After Saints reached Division 1, he was replaced by Ron Davies.
In March 1967, he was signed by Jimmy Scoular for Cardiff City for -6000. In the rest of the 1966-67 season he was virtually an ever-present, making 10 league appearances, scoring 2 goals. He also helped Cardiff to the Welsh FA Cup in 1967 and again the following season.
In the 1967-68 Cup Winners' Cup, in a team that included John Toshack in attack and Bob Wilson in goal, Dean scored 3 goals including the winner in the quarter-final play-off against Moscow Torpedo and 2 goals in the semi-final against Hamburg, which Cardiff lost 4-3 on aggregate.
In September 1968, he moved on to Barnsley where he stayed for 4 years, before a broken leg hastened his retirement.
After retiring from playing, he returned to Corby where he worked for British Steel. He later worked for the Oxford University Press.
He is currently back in Hampshire, working for Southampton F.C. as a security official at the club's Staplewood training ground.
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'''Nathan Winder''' (born 17 February, 1983 in Barnsley, England) currently plays for Hucknall Town where he plays in defence.
He studied at Loughborough University but spent two seasons as a professional at Halifax Town and then Chesterfield.
Nathan impressed in a trial for Hucknall Town at Bromsgrove during the summer of 2003 and was then signed on. Was released by Hucknall Town during the summer of 2006 but rejoined in January following a disappointing spell with Hinckley United. He moved on again to Alfreton Town, in November 2006. He again moved, this time to Ilkeston Town in summer 2007.
In summer 2008 he returned to Hucknall Town for a third spell at the club.
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'''Anthony Tonkin''' (born 17 January 1980) is an English footballer. He is a defender and is currently playing for Oxford United.
Tonkin began his career at Yeovil Town in 1999 making 95 appearances and scoring one goal in three years at the club. In 2002 he moved to Stockport County. He spent a year at Stockport, until August 2003 when he was transferred to Crewe Alexandra for a reported fee of -150,000. After more than 90 appearances in under three years, he was released and subsequently returned to Yeovil.
On 2 March 2007, he joined Grays Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season. He was released by Yeovil upon his return in May 2007. Two months later, he signed for Conference club Forest Green, reportedly turning down Football League clubs in order to stay in the South-West.
Tonkin joined Cambridge United on 1 July 2008. In January 2010, Tonkin joined Oxford United for an undisclosed fee.
<!--Commented out as they are not updated; Soccerbase link below does the job ==Career Statistics==
''Correct up to end of the 2005-06 season.''
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'''William McKnight "Billy" Russell''' (born September 14, 1959 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer who now works as Centre of Excellence Manager at Hull City, where he has been caretaker manager on three occasions.
As a player he was a defender, playing for Everton, Celtic, Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United and Rotherham United, making over 450 league appearances.
Division 4 runners-up 1983-84
Division 4 championship 1988-89
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'''Nathan Jones''' (born 28 May 1973 in Rhondda)
His first professional club was Luton Town F.C whom he joined in the summer of 1995 from Welsh non league outfit Merthyr Tydfil F.C. for -10,000. Making little impact during his stay at Kenilworth Rd, Jones then proceeded to become something of a journeyman footballer in the Spanish leagues for a number of seasons. His first port of call was Spanish club Numancia, where after a short spell he moved onto CD Badajoz in the Segunda (Second Division). It was here where Jones really made his mark settling well into the team and becoming something of a cult figure amongst supporters which was undoubtedly enhanced by his superb left foot volley during a Segunda league match in the 1996/97 season. Whilst this goal owed much to the beauty of Marco van Bastens effort against the USSR in the Euro 88 final, Badajoz were unable to make it to the Primera missing out that season finishing 6th. His efforts did however not go unnoticed by the then Welsh national team manager Bobby Gould who rumoured to be considering for a call up to the national squad although this ultimately failed to materialise. With Jones' Spanish sojourn coming to end, he returned to the United Kingdom to play for Southend United in 1997. He spent three seasons at Southend, including a season long loan at Scarborough, and left for Brighton & Hove Albion. He made over 100 appearances in the five seasons he spent there before moving to Yeovil in 2005.
Jones started his FA Level Three Coaching Badge in the summer of 2008, and has been first team coach with the Yeovil Town Ladies Football Club since November 2007, assisting Manager Steve Phelps and Assistant Manager Nigel Wolfe. The Yeovil Town Ladies currently play in the South West Combination Women's Football League, which is at the third level of the English women's football pyramid.
On 18 February 2009 Jones was confirmed as a player assistant manager of the Yeovil first team, alongside veteran Terry Skiverton.
-DOCSTART-	8004435
'''Robbie Garrett''' (born May 5, 1988) is a Northern Irish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Linfield FC. Former notable clubs are Stoke City and St. Andrews.
In the 2006/2007 season, Garrett enjoyed a loan spell at Football League Two side Wrexham. He returned to Wrexham again on loan in the 07-08 season.
In May 2009 Garrett received his first call up to the Northern Ireland squad for a friendly with Italy in Pisa. He was one of five Irish League players called up, one of which was Linfield FC team mate Alan Mannus.
-DOCSTART-	8004581
'''Matthew Hazley''' (born 30 December 1987 in Banbridge, Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer currently without a club following his release from Airdrie United.
Hazley moved to Stoke City in 2004 from Glenavon. He joined Stafford Rangers in August 2007, for an initial one-month loan spell, and made his debut in the 3-1 defeat against Kidderminster Harriers.
He made his debut for Northern Ireland Under-21 team on 14 November 2006 in a 2-1 defeat against Germany.Hazley made his onne and only Stoke appearance in a match against Coventry City on the 24 May 2006, he came on as a substitute in the 56th miniute
On 15 August 2007 Hazley was sent on a one month loan to Stafford Rangers
-DOCSTART-	8005791
'''Owen Morrison''' (born 8 December 1981 in Derry) is a professional footballer from Northern Ireland who plays for IFA Premiership side Portadown. He has previously played in the League of Ireland for Sligo Rovers and had two separate seasons for his hometown club Derry City. He has also played for English sides Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City, Sheffield United, Stockport County and Bradford City, as well as Dunfermline Athletic in Scotland.
After playing as a youth with Derry City in the League of Ireland, he began his senior career with Sheffield Wednesday during which he had a loan spell with Hull City. After 55 league appearances and eight goals in just under five seasons with the club he joined their rivals Sheffield United in 2003.
He left Stockport after just over a year and joined Bradford City after an initial loan period.
He has been capped by Northern Ireland at Under-21 level and was last called up to the senior team in 2001
Morrison completed a week-long trial with Chinese side Qingdao Zhongneng in February 2007 and was offered a contract.
After almost two years with the Pars, Morrison was returned to Derry City by manager Stephen Kenny, whom he played under while at Dunfermline. However, in September 2008, only a few months after his return to the Brandywell, Morrison was released from his contract by mutual consent.
In 2009, Owen Morrison was unveiled as one of two new players, the other being Stephen Parkhouse, joining Sligo Rovers upon the return of Paul Cook to the club. He scored his first goal for the Sligo in a 2-2 draw away to Drogheda United. He was released at the end of the season.
On January 18, 2010, Morrison signed for Portadown until the end of the IFA Premiership season.
-DOCSTART-	8006003
'''Scott Guyett''' (born 20 January 1976 in Ascot, Berkshire) is an Australian professional football defender, currently playing for Bournemouth. Although born in England, he is of Australian nationality, having spent most of his childhood there and been on the books of Brisbane City.
Guyett's career in England started at Gresley Rovers, where he won a Southern Premier League title in 1996-97 before making an impact with Southport, who were enjoying a period of relative success in the Nationwide Conference. He helped them to a top-four finish in 2000-01 and then followed manager Mark Wright to Football League side Oxford United along with central defensive partner Phil Bolland.
A year later, Guyett was on the move again as he teamed up with Wright at Chester City, where he was named player of the season in 2002-03 and then won a Nationwide Conference championship medal a year later. But he opted to join Yeovil Town in the summer of 2004 and has remained there since, bar a loan spell with Aldershot Town in 2005. In May 2007, Guyett played at Wembley Stadium in the Football League One play-off final against Blackpool (making him the first Australian to play at the new Wembley).
He moved to Bournemouth in the summer of 2008, at the age of 32, after being allowed to leave Yeovil Town by mutual consent.
-DOCSTART-	8006169
'''Andy Tod''' (born 4 November 1971 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Forfar Athletic.
Tod, a versatile player who can play in defence or attack, started his career at Dunfermline Athletic in 1992. He departed in 2001 to join Bradford City for -100,000 after an initial loan spell saw him score four goals in 12 league games, including a double against Wimbledon in October 2001.
He fell out of favour at Bradford after joining permanently, however, and returned to Scotland with loan spells at Hearts and Dundee United before returning permanently with former club Dunfermline Athletic in 2003.
On 11 July 2007, Tod moved to Dunfermline Athletic's Fife rivals Raith Rovers on a free transfer.
Without starting a game for Raith in the 2008-09 season, he was loaned out to team up with his former manager Dick Campbell at Forfar Athletic on 31 October 2008, signing a permanent contract three months later.
-DOCSTART-	8015923
'''Paul Hendrie''' (born March 27, 1954) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow and is the father of Derby County F.C and England midfielder Lee Hendrie.
Hendrie joined Birmingham City in March 1972 from Scottish junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. He failed to establish himself at St. Andrews and left in 1976 to join NASL side Portland Timbers.
He returned to the UK in September 1977, joining Bristol Rovers, but again struggled to establish himself as a first-team regular. In July 1979 he joined Halifax Town for a fee of -5,000. In January 1980, he famously scored the goal that put top flight team Manchester City out of the FA Cup in the third round. He made nearly 200 appearances before leaving for Stockport County in August 1984 for a fee of -1,500. He ended his league career with Stockport in the 1988-89 season, but subsequently played non-league football for Bath City, Nuneaton Borough and Burton Albion.
Hendrie joined Redditch United in November 1991, staying just over three years with limited success. In February 1995 he left to manager Tamworth and in his first season he guided the club from near relegation to within a point of promotion. However, the next season the Southern League Midland Division title, and with it promotion, was achieved after a 5-0 win at Stafford Rangers, with the overall margin of victory at the end of the season, a massive 26 points.
The next season in the Southern League Premier Division, 1997-1998, Tamworth finished 15th enough. The following season Tamworth finished mid-table after a 9th place finish, but also reached the first round of the FA Cup, losing 4-1 in a replay at Exeter City after a 2-2 draw at the Lamb.
The next season Tamworth finished 6th and yet again reach the first round of the FA Cup, before an extra time winner by Bury saw them triumph 2-1 after yet again another 2-2 draw at the Lamb.
In December 2001 Hendrie was sacked due to the club being stuck in the relegation zone, and at the start of the new year Gary Mills was appointed manager.
His nephew John Hendrie was also a professional footballer.
-DOCSTART-	8015943
'''James William "Jimmy" Scarth''' (born North Shields, August 26, 1926, died Welwyn Garden City, December 12, 2000) was an English association football player who for more than fifty years held the record for the fastest hat-trick scored in the history of the Football League.
Born in North Shields in 1926, he first made his name with local amateur sides, and as a result was invited to Tottenham Hotspur for trials. Although he impressed the London club and was signed as a professional, he found first team opportunities limited at White Hart Lane. He was one of 19 players used in the club's Championship winning side of 1950-51 when he featured in one match. He moved to Gillingham in 1952 for -3,500. It was during his time at Priestfield Stadium that he wrote his name into the record books with a lightning-fast hat-trick against Leyton Orient on 1 November 1952. This was officially recognised as the fastest hat-trick in the history of the Football League until February 2004 when James Hayter notched three goals in 2 minutes 20 seconds for AFC Bournemouth against Wrexham, with contemporary reports stating that the previous record had been 2 minutes 30 seconds. Sources published in the intervening years, however, give the total time of Scarth's goals as exactly 2 minutes or even as little as 110 seconds, which is quicker than the time claimed by Irish player Jimmy O'Connor for the "world's fastest hat-trick".
Scarth left Gillingham in 1955 after scoring 24 goals in 138 League matches, and joined non-league Kent team Gravesend & Northfleet, where he was to remain until he retired from football in 1960. During his time there he scored 64 goals in 189 games and helped the club win the Southern League title in 1958.
His son Bobby Scarth later joined Tottenham as an apprentice but failed to make the breakthrough to the professional game.
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'''Justin Thompson''' (born January 9, 1981 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division.
Thompson played college soccer for Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut from 2001 to 2003, where he captained the Stags during his final two years. In 2002, the NSCAA selected him as a Regional All-American.
Thompson started his career with Bury in England, and spent the next few years bouncing backward and forward from the UK to North America across the summer and winter seasons, from Vancouver Whitecaps to Hornchurch to Virginia Beach Mariners to Worcester City.
In two seasons with Worcester City, Thompson made 73 league appearances. In total, he made 97 appearances in all competitions.
Thompson joined USL First Division side Portland Timbers in April 2007. On 3 December 2008 returned to the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Thompson was a member of Canada's U-18, U-20 and U-23 National Teams. In 2001, he played with the U-20 squad in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina and in CONCACAF qualifying matches. Thompson made his Canadian Olympic team debut in May 2002 and earned six caps with the U-23 team in 2004 Olympic qualifying matches. He is also an Canadian international player. Finished first with Canada in Group A at the 2001 CONCACAF Under-20 Qualification Tournament in Victoria, BC. Represented Canada at the 2004 CONCACAF Men-s Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Thompson graduated with a B.S. in Finance from the Fairfield University Dolan School of Business.
Justin founded the ACT Sports Group in 2003 where he is involved in a number of soccer-related activities, including the organization of team tours from North America to Europe and the designing and overseeing of soccer camps in the UK, as well as the coordination of international professional player transfers.
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'''Wayne William Gray''' (born 7 November 1980) is an English professional footballer. He is a forward, currently playing for Conference National side Grays Athletic.
He started his career with Wimbledon in 1999, leaving the club after its closure in 2004. He then had a two years spell with Southend United, one year with Yeovil Town and spent 2007 to 2009 with Leyton Orient. He has made almost 300 appearances in The Football League. Gray then dropped into non-League football with AFC Hornchurch in 2009, before joining Grays Athletic in January 2010.
Gray began his career at Wimbledon in 1999, where he stayed for five years. He made his debut on 8 January 2000, at Craven Cottage, in the 3-0 defeat to Fulham in the FA Cup. He was a 66th minute substitute for Damien Francis. His league debut came seven days later, where he was a late replacement for Francis in the 2-0 defeat at Coventry City. In March that year he joined First Division Swindon Town on and end-of-season loan. His first goal came in the 4-1 defeat at Portsmouth on 25 March.
In October 2000, Gray dropped down to the Second Division, joining Brian Horton's Port Vale on loan, playing three games in his spell. He managed to break into the first team with ''the Dons'' by the end of the season.
In 2001-02, he went to Third Division Leyton Orient on a four month loan, starting in December. He scored six goals in seventeen appearances, in all competitions, before returning to Selhurst Park. A short spell at Brighton & Hove Albion followed in April, where he scored on his debut; the 4-1 win over Colchester United.
A regular in the first 11 in 2002-03, he played a total of 33 games, scoring goals past Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest.
He took to the field 35 times in 2003-04 - Wimbledon's final season. He scored four goals in three consecutive games, putting two past Preston North End and one each past Sheffield United and Bradford City. In June 2004, he was transferred to Southend United.
Gray made 56 appearances for Southend in 2004-05. He played in the play-off Final victory over Lincoln City and Football League Trophy defeat to Wrexham.
In 2005-06, his 42 appearances and nine goals helped his club lift the League One title. In May 2006, he was wanted by Ronnie Moore of Oldham Athletic, but the next month he signed with Yeovil Town.
He finished as Yeovil's top scorer in the 2006-07 season, as they reached the League One play-off final. In the summer of 2007, he signed for Leyton Orient for an undisclosed five figure fee.
He played 43 games in 2007-08, scoring 10 goals. Three of these goals came against Bristol Rovers, one in each of their league and FA Cup clashes.
He suffered an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury early in the 2008-09 season, but returned to the first team as a substitute during the home defeat to Peterborough United on 3 March 2009. After making a few appearances before the end of the season, he was released by Orient in May.
In the summer of 2009 he had a trial with Rotherham United and claimed a goal on his debut against York City in the 3-1 win in pre-season. He then went on trial with Exeter City. In September 2009, he went back to Port Vale, joining Micky Adams' side on trial. Despite scoring in a reserve outing, Adams only took a few days to lose interest in the striker. He then went on to play for AFC Hornchurch of the Isthmian League Premier Division. He got his first goal for the club in the 5-1 friendly win over Welling United.
Gray signed for Conference National club Grays Athletic in January 2010.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''Play-off results included in totals.''
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'''Gordon Chin''' (Simplified Chinese:) (born March 26, 1983) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division
Primarily a midfielder, Chin has played professionally in Canada, England, the United States and China, and has represented Canada internationally at various youth levels, including at the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Chin began his career with Portsmouth, but he never played a senior game for the team; he began his professional career in 2003 with the Vancouver Whitecaps, where he played 16 games and failed to score a goal. In 2004 Chin signed with new expansion side Edmonton Aviators, where he scored three goals and one assist for in 25 matches, ranked second behind Sean Fraser.
When the Aviators folded, Chin signed with Halifax Town of the Conference National in November 2004,
On April 27, 2006 the Toronto Lynx announced the signing of Chin along with Rick Titus, and Osni Neto. Though the Lynx failed to qualify for the play-offs he contributed by helping his team to a team-record undefeated streak at home to 10 games and reach the final of the Open Canada Cup which they lost 2-0 against Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.
When the 2006 season ended the Lynx organization decided for financial reasons to drop two divisions down to the USL Premier Development League, making him a free agent to sign with Charleston Battery. He played indoor soccer for the Baltimore Blast for the MISL's 2006-07 season. In March 2008, he transferred to China, his grandfather's motherland, and signed with Yantai Yiteng of the China Jia League. On 23 April 2009, Chin returned to the Vancouver Whitecaps, signing a one-year contract with the team.
Chin has represented Canada internationally as a member of the under-20 and under-23 teams. He was a member and co-captain of the Canada under-20 squad that qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
-DOCSTART-	8021063
'''Dean Arthur Edward Cox''' (born 12 August 1987 in Cuckfield, West Sussex) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Brighton & Hove Albion. Dean primarily plays as a winger, but can also play in an attacking midfield role.
Cox made his debut for Brighton during a 2-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle on 29 August, 2005. During the 2005-06 season, Dean also spent time on loan at Eastbourne Borough, featuring twice in their run in the FA Cup. Cox's next appearance for Brighton was on the first day of the 2006/07 League One season in the 1-0 victory away at Rotherham United, although Dean was sent-off during this match for receiving two yellow cards. Dean played a major part during his debut season in the first-team playing in 43 League games and scoring 6 goals.
In the summer of 2007, Dean was rewarded for his fine start to his Albion career by being handed the number 7 shirt, previously occupied by Alexandre Frutos.
Dean Cox player profile] at seagulls.co.uk
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Meyer played football for Bristol Rovers in 139 league matches, scoring 60 goals. He also played for Plymouth, Newport County, Bristol City and Hereford United. In the summer, he worked as a member of the groundstaff at Gloucestershire CCC. A good wicket-keeper, he played for Gloucestershire CCC in 406 first-class cricket matches from 1957 to 1971. He took 707 catches and 119 stumpings, but was a relatively poor batsman - his career first-class batting average is only 14.19, with a highest score of 63.
When he retired, he became a cricket umpire. He umpired 26 Tests in England from 1978 to 1993, including the 1981 Ashes Test at Headingley. He also umpired 23 One Day Internationals from 1977 to 1993, including the Cricket World Cup finals at Lord's in 1979 and 1983.
In 2006, he published an autobiography, ''Getting It Right'', co-authored with Andrew Hignell.
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'''Steve White''' (born 2 January 1959 in Chipping Sodbury) is a retired professional football forward and manager. His son, Joe White, currently plays for Bristol Rovers, having signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2008.
White career spanned over 500 appearances for nine league clubs, including Bristol Rovers, Luton Town, Swindon Town and Cardiff City.
He helped Swindon in several promotion campaigns and played a crucial role in the 1993 play-off victory over Leicester City at Wembley Stadium when he came off the bench to win a penalty. Steve is still held in great affection at the County Ground. His time at the club was notable for frequently straying offside, pulling his shorts up towards his nipples and invariably scoring lots of goals. He was a very awkward player to play against for opposition centre halves. The esteem for Steve was demonstrated when he returned to Swindon with Hereford for a cup tie. His goal for the visitors was cheered equally heartily by home fans as away. Steve came second in the BBC Football Focus Swindon Cult Heroes poll behind Don Rogers
In August 1994 he signed for Hereford United and quickly became a fan's favourite ("Chalky" White) at Edgar Street by scoring 44 goals in 76 league appearances. 1995-96 was arguably his best playing season when his prolific strike rate propelled Hereford from 19th to 6th in two months. His 29 league goals made him top goalscorer in the top four English divisions. After failing to gain promotion via the play-offs, he left Hereford and signed for Cardiff City. Whilst at Cardiff he played 6 games on Loan at Cwmbran Town scoring 4 goals in the time he was there.
He was initially in the frame for Bath City's managerial post but instead joined as player assistant to Paul Bodin in June 1998. He scored 12 times in his first season at Twerton Park showing even at 40 years of age he had lost little of his skill in front of goal. White reduced his appearances during the next two years to an occasional outing and left the club in February 2001 in an attempt to return to the professional game in a coaching capacity.
He became director of football at Southampton's academy,
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'''James McCarthy''' (born 12 November 1990 in Glasgow) is a Scottish-born Irish U21 international professional footballer player who plays for English Premier League side Wigan Athletic.
An alumnus of St Margaret Mary's Secondary School in Castlemilk, Glasgow, McCarthy made his debut against Queen of the South as a substitute on 30 September 2006, becoming the youngest player to play for Hamilton Academical in the 21st century. His full debut came against Airdrie United on 11 November 2006; a day before his 16th birthday. On 6 January 2007, at 16 years and 55 days old, James became the youngest player ever to score in Hamilton Academical's history. He scored in a Scottish Cup defeat against Livingston.
On 17 May 2008, after a season which saw his club promoted to the Scottish Premier League, McCarthy signed a new three-year contract with the club.
Hamilton accepted bids from Wigan on 16 July 2009. He completed a move to Wigan on 21 July, believed to be worth -1.2 million rising to -3 million depending on appearances.
He made his debut for Wigan Athletic on the 22nd August 2009, as a 74th minute substitute in the 0-5 defeat versus Manchester United.
He scored his first goal for Wigan in the FA Cup 3rd round victory against fellow Premiership team Hull on the 2nd of January 2010,
McCarthy opted to play for the Republic of Ireland who he is eligible for through his family links to Annagry, County Donegal. There has been some speculation that he may play for Scotland, his birthplace, but McCarthy re-affirmed his commitment to Ireland.. McCarthy has received abuse from the Scottish public and media for his decision to play for Ireland.
McCarthy made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland Under-17's in January 2007 against Italy. He scored his first goal against Greece when winning his third cap in March of the same year. He was quickly promoted to the Under-18s and played his first game at that level versus Germany in November 2007. He scored twice in the return game that same month. McCarthy played one game for the Under-19s in September 2007 against Portugal. and was subsequently selected for a number of these squads in 2008. McCarthy came on as a half time substitute for the Republic of Ireland U-21's in their European Championship Qualifier on 31 March against Turkey. McCarthy made an instant impression, creating opportunities for the lone striker, as well as making many intelligent runs in behind the Turkish defence.
-DOCSTART-	8038039
'''Simon Craig Russell''' (born 19 March 1985) is an English footballer who plays for York City as a midfielder. He previously played for Hull City and Kidderminster Harriers.
Born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Russell began his career as a trainee at Hull City, making his first team debut after coming on as a substitute in a Football League Trophy match against Port Vale on 22 October 2002, which was lost 3-1.
100px|left|thumb|Russell playing for York City.
He finished his first season at Kidderminster with 29 appearances and two goals as the side were relegated to the Conference National.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
-DOCSTART-	8038683
'''Ian Britton''' (born 19 May 1954 in Dundee) is a retired Scottish footballer who played in midfield.
Britton signed for Londoners Chelsea from Scottish junior side Hillside Rangers, and made his debut during the 1972-73 season. With Chelsea's relegation from the First Division in 1975, which saw the departure of many of the club's established players, Britton became a regular in the side. He was a key part of manager Eddie McCreadie's young side, alongside the likes of Ray Wilkins, Steve Finnieston and Tommy Langley, which won promotion again in 1976-77, though the club were relegated again in 1979. In total, he played 289 games and scored 34 goals for Chelsea.
He left to join Dundee United in 1982 and helped the club win the Scottish Championship for the only time in their history. He moved to Blackpool a year later, against whom he had scored on his league debut while at Chelsea. He initially moved on a month's loan, in November 1983, but Britton impressed enough that manager Sam Ellis signed him permanently for a small fee.
In his first season at Bloomfield Road, his goal tally was bettered only by Paul Stewart, and his best period came when he teamed up in midfield with Mike Conroy.
Britton helped Blackpool to promotion in 1985 before joining Burnley in August 1986. His goal for the Clarets in the final game of the 1986-87 season to secure a 2-1 win over Leyton Orient helped preserve Burnley's Football League status.
-DOCSTART-	8043012
'''Bobby Cameron''' (born Greenock, Scotland, 23 November 1932) is a former professional footballer who played for Queens Park Rangers, Leeds United and Southend United.
Cameron was a Scottish schoolboy international and joined Queens Park Rangers, where he scored 56 goals in 254 appearances between 1950-51 and 1958-59. He joined Leeds United in 1959 at a time when Leeds were struggling and were relegated from the First Division at the end of the 1959-60 season. Cameron scored eleven goals in 64 appearances for Leeds but appearances became scarcer during the 1961-62 season and he joined non-league club Gravesend and Northfleet at the end of the season. He returned to the football league with Southend United in October 1963.
Cameron was an attacking player with a cheerful disposition but casual attitude who would seek the ball so to get it forward.
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'''Arthur Langley''' (born '''Arthur Longbottom''' 30 January 1933 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a former English footballer.
He signed for QPR from Methley United in 1954 and made his debut in the 0-3 defeat against Leyton Orient in March 1955. He played inside-left and went on to play 201 league games for Rangers, scoring 62 league goals.
Longbottom transferred to Port Vale in May 1961 for a -2,000 fee. He scored in his debut on 19 August 1961 in a 4-2 defeat to Shrewsbury Town and bagged 20 goals in the 1961-62 season to become the club's joint-top scorer (with Bert Llewellyn).
He was sold to Millwall in January 1963 for a -2,000 fee and later moved to Oxford United where he was the club's top scorer in the 1963-64 season with 14 goals. He later played for Colchester United and Scarborough.
Following the end of his football career Longbottom changed his surname by deed poll to Langley. He settled in Scarborough where he remians to this day with his wife, Jean. They have three children: Mark, Keith and Kirsty.
-DOCSTART-	8043288
Drinkwater was born in Jarrow, County Durham and began his career with Guildford City F.C. in 1951. He signed for QPR in 1957 from Portsmouth and made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Coventry City in March 1958. He was goalkeeper and went on to play 199 league games for Rangers.
Ray left Rangers in 1963 moving to non league Bath City.
-DOCSTART-	8043374
'''Harold Thomas Brown''' (born Kingsbury, Middlesex 9 April 1924, died 1982) was a footballer with QPR.
He signed in 1942 and played during the war. He later joined Notts County (1946-1949) and Derby County (1949-1951) before rejoining Rangers in 1951. He made his QPR debut in a 2-0 win against West Ham United in August 1951. He was a goalkeeper and went on to play 189 league games for Rangers.
Harry transferred to Plymouth Argyle in 1956 and later had a spell with Exeter City.
-DOCSTART-	8043516
:''This is about the British footballer; for information about the American Chess teacher see John W. Collins.''
'''John William Collins''' (born Chiswick, Middlesex, 10 August 1942) was a footballer with QPR.
He signed in 1959 and made his debut in a 1-0 win against Barnsley in April 1960. He played inside-left and went on to play 218 league games for Queens Park Rangers scoring 46 league goals.
John transferred to Oldham Athletic in 1966 and later had spells at Reading, Luton Town and Cambridge United.
-DOCSTART-	8043590
'''Cyril Hatton''' (born Grantham, Lincolnshire, September 14, 1918, died July 3, 1987) was a footballer with QPR.
He signed in 1946 from Notts County and made his debut in a 2-1 win against Watford in August 1946. He played inside-left and went on to play 162 league games for Rangers scoring 64 league goals. He was a key part of the 1948 team that won the Third Division (South) Championship.
Cyril transferred to Chesterfield in 1953.
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'''Pat Kerrins''' (born 13 September 1936) was a footballer with QPR.
Kerrins was born in Fulham, London on 13 September, 1936.
Kerrins signed in 1953 and made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Exeter City in February 1954. He was a centre-forward and went on to play 146 league games for Rangers scoring 30 league goals.
Kerrins transferred to Crystal Palace in 1960 and later had spells at Southend United and non-league Romford.
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'''Martyn G Busby''' (born May 24, 1953 in Slough, Buckinghamshire) is a former professional footballer who played mainly with QPR.
He signed professional forms in 1970 and made his debut in a 1-2 defeat against Leicester City in April 1970. He played midfield and was considered one of the brightest prospects that the QPR youth team had produced for many years.He began establishing himself in the first team towards the end of the 1971-72 season when he started the last fourteen matches.The 1972-73 season again saw him start every game until catastrophe struck in a game against Fulham at Craven Cottage in October.He suffered an extremely badly broken leg and it was thought at the time to be career-ending.After the best part of eighteen months out of the game he did return to play but was never quite the same player and remained only a fringe player until he transferred to Portsmouth in 1976 and later the same year to Notts County before rejoining Rangers in September 1977.
He went on to play 146 league games for Rangers scoring 17 league goals in his 2 spells with the club. He retired in 1980 following an injury. He is the younger brother of former Fulham striker Viv Busby.
He had a brief spell as joint manager of Maidenhead United with Alan Devonshire from June 1996 to March 1997.
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'''George Powell''' (11 November 1924 - 1989) was a footballer with QPR. Full Back or Centre Half
Powell was born Fulham, London on 11 November, 1924.
Powell signed for Rangers in 1946 after turning down Arsenal and Fulham. He made his debut in a 2-3 defeat against Reading in November 1947. He was a member of the team that won the Third Division (South) Championship in 1948.
In 1948 Sheffield United bid a British record -28,000 by Powell turned the move down to stay in London
Captain of the GB side in the war years.
Last amateur to play for Fulham first team prior to signing for QPR
Powell played right-back and went on to play 145 league games for Rangers. Powell left Rangers for non-league football in 1953.
Married to Alice Powell (also known as Morrie) living in Norwich
Father of George Alan Powell living in Norwich, who is a former Nofolk County FA manager / coach
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'''John McGlynn''' (born 19 December 1961 in Musselburgh) is a Scottish former footballer and current manager of Scottish First Division club, Raith Rovers.
McGlynn enjoyed a brief senior playing career with Berwick Rangers, having been a youth player with Bolton Wanderers. After three years with ''The Borderers'', McGlynn dropped out of the senior game into junior football, firstly with Musselburgh Athletic then Whitehill Welfare.
During his time at Ferguson Park, McGlynn started coaching youth sides and gradually coaching rather than playing became his primary function. He was subsequently appointed co-manager at Easthouses Lily before returning to Musselburgh as manager in his own right.
In 1996, McGlynn was invited to assist with coaching the youth sides at Heart of Midlothian by newly appointed manager Jim Jefferies, initially on a part-time basis. Within two years he had earned a permanent position, eventually working his way up to the position of first-team coach.
He was twice appointed manager on a caretaker basis in 2005, after the departures of John Robertson
McGlynn ended his ten-year association with Hearts when he was appointed Raith Rovers manager on 20 November 2006.
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'''Ernie Bateman''' (born 5 April 1929 in Hemel Hempstead)
Bateman's younger brother Colin also played for the same three clubs.
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'''Les W B Blizzard''' (born Acton, London March 13, 1923, died 1996) was a footballer with Queens Park Rangers.
He signed for Rangers in 1944 and played war time football alongside Alec Stock. He made his league debut in the 1-0 win against Norwich City in March 1947. He played right half and went on to play only 5 league games for Rangers before transferring to Bournemouth in 1947 and later Leyton Orient where he played over 200 games.
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He signed in 1967 and played until 1973. His brother Tony Book and son Steve Book also played football.
In the 1975 season he took over as manager at Weston-super-Mare A.F.C..
-DOCSTART-	8044758
'''Frank Lander Saul''' (born Canvey Island, Essex, 23 August 1943) was a professional footballer who played most of his career for Tottenham Hotspur.
Having started as a youth with Canvey Island F.C., he signed for Spurs in 1960, and was one of 17 players used by the club in the Double winning side of 1960-61. Before being involved in the swap with Southampton for Martin Chivers in 1968. Frank scored in the 1967 FA Cup Final against Chelsea. Frank joined Queens Park Rangers in 1970 and played 43 league games scoring 4 goals before moving to Millwall in 1972.
Today, Saul works as a builder in Essex.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Gordon Fincham''' (born January 8, 1935 in Peterborough) is a former English football player of the 1950's and 60's.
Fincham played for Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City and Luton Town. He also managed and played for teams in South Africa. During his time at Leicester he played 50 league games and made 4 FA Cup appearances between November 1952 and June 1958.
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'''Joe Gamble''' (born 14 January 1982 in Cork) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing for Hartlepool United in Coca Cola League One.
Gamble made his debut for Cork in the Super Cup against Bohemians in July 2000. Soon after he signed for Reading before he returned to Cork City in 2004. He quickly established himself in the City first team and was a mainstay in the team that won the League of Ireland Premier Division in November 2005.
He later went on to win the FAI Cup and the Setanta Sports Cup while at the club.
With Cork struggling financially Gamble was allowed to look for a new club and joined Hartlepool United for a trial in December 2009.
Hartlepool's Director of Sport Chris Turner was impressed with Gamble and signed him permanently on 5 January 2010. He joins former Cork teammate Denis Behan at Victoria Park.
In his early career at Cork City and Reading, Gamble made eight appearances for the Republic of Ireland under-21s, scoring once. The goal came as part of a 3-2 win against Denmark at his 'home' stadium, Turners Cross.
In 2006 Joe was nominated on the eircom League team of the season and was shortlisted for player of the year. His displays for 'City did not go unnoticed by Ireland manager Steve Staunton and in May 2006 he was called up to the Irish International team. He manned the substitutes bench in a match against Chile, but a poor performance saw Staunton unwilling to experiment late in the game. Gamble later played for the Republic of Ireland B team against Scotland in November 2006. In doing so he became only the third City player ever to do so.
In May 2007, it was announced that Gamble had again been drafted into Steve Staunton's Republic of Ireland squad to travel to the United States in order to take part in friendly matches against Ecuador and Bolivia. He made his international debut against Ecuador on 23 May and, having suitably impressed, he started the game against Bolivia three days later. He became the first home-based player to feature in a Republic of Ireland starting eleven since Pat Byrne's appearance against Czechoslovakia in 1986.
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'''David Armstrong''', born Durham, 26 December 1954 is a former footballer who played most of his career for Middlesbrough  (from 1972-1981), before moving to Southampton in August 1981 where he played for a further six seasons. He finished his league career by playing for AFC Bournemouth in 1987-1988.
He was Southampton FC's Player of the Season in 1983-1984, and he also made three appearances for the England international team between 1980 and 1984.
At Middlesbrough, Armstrong was noted for his remarkable durability - for many years he was ever-present in the #11 shirt, and as a testament to this was awarded a testimonial whilst aged only 25. He holds the Boro' record for most consecutive appearances with 305 consecutive league games and 358 consecutive games in all competitions between March 1972 and August 1980.
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'''Younes Kaboul''' (born 4 January 1986 in Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Haute-Savoie) is a French football player of Moroccan origin. He plays for Portsmouth. He can play in central defence and defensive midfield. Kaboul also has experience of playing at right back.
The imposing defender, standing at 6'4" tall, began his career at Auxerre and was a regular player for the club by the age of 19. He won the Coupe de France in 2005, as well as having European football experience in the UEFA Cup. He was known to be the 'back bone' for Auxerre, due to his excellent tackling skills, good judgment and strength. He was also known to score a few key goals that clinched wins for Auxerre. While at the club he represented France at under 19 and under 21 level, captaining the Under 21 side on numerous occasion.
Kaboul signed for Tottenham Hotspur on July 5, 2007, for -7 million. He quickly became a fans favourite, admired for his power and aggression on the pitch. He played his first game for Tottenham in a friendly against St. Patrick's Athletic on 12 July.
Kaboul made his Premier League debut, starting alongside Anthony Gardner, in the centre of defence in a 1-0 loss against Sunderland on the first day of the 2007-08 season. Kaboul then scored his first goal for Tottenham on 1 September against Fulham.
On 11 August 2008, it was confirmed that Kaboul joined Portsmouth on a four year contract, for an undisclosed fee after snubbing interest from Aston Villa. He was allocated the squad number 3.
His first goal for Portsmouth came in the UEFA Cup against Milan on 27 November 2008.
Kaboul has captained France's Under-21 side but he can still play for the Moroccan national team, after FIFA changed the rules.
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'''David Ronald Pipe''' (born 5 November 1983 in Caerphilly) is a Welsh professional football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Cheltenham Town, on loan from Bristol Rovers.
He can play at right back, right wing and even as a sweeper. He has captained the Wales Under 21 team at international level.
Pipe was brought to Notts County by Gary Mills from Coventry City. He started brilliantly until a sudden dip in form saw Mills put him on the transfer list. When Ian Richardson was appointed manager he took Pipe off the transfer list. A turnaround in form saw Pipe play most of County's games in the 2004-05 season and get 2 league goals for the club.
Despite a disappointing season for Notts in 2005-06, Pipe enjoyed a particularly strong season, and was voted Player of the Year. He capped the season off with a new 2 year contract, citing his love for the fans as the reason for him signing.
On 10 July 2007 Pipe completed a move to Bristol Rovers, and after two years and having made 86 league appearances for the ''Pirates'' he was loaned to Cheltenham Town on 26 November 2009.
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'''Alan John Bennett''' (born 4 October 1981) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing for League One side Brentford.
Bennett was born in Cork, Republic of Ireland and joined Cork City from local club Richmond. He initially played in midfield, but during the 2004 season changed to centre-half. He made more than 100 appearances for the "Rebel Army", scoring nine goals. Following several bids, Bennett joined Reading on a two and a half year contract for an undisclosed fee on 30 January 2007.
On 31 July 2007, he was loaned for six months to Southampton and made his debut during a 4-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace. He returned to Reading in January 2008. On 7 March 2008, he joined Brentford on loan.
On 28 July 2008, Bennett was told that he did not feature in Reading's plans and was told to find a new club. He began a second loan spell at Brentford on 8 August 2008, initially for one month, although this was extended to five months on 31 August 2008, following a Man-of-the-Match performance against Rotherham United. His loan was then extended for a third time until the end of the 2008-09 season. Bennett appeared in over 50 games for Brentford in the 2008-09 season and assumed the role of team captain in the absence of regular skipper Kevin O'Connor. As O'Connor was out for the match that decided if they won the league or not Bennett was made captain and lifted the League 2 trophy after a 3-1 victory over Darlington. Bennett scored the opening goal in this fixture.
At the end of the 2008-09 season, Bennett was released by Reading. He signed a permanent contract with Brentford on 30 July 2009 which will run until June 2011 and was appointed Club captain.
Bennett received one cap for the Republic of Ireland U21 team in 2001.
In May 2007, he was called up to the full Republic of Ireland team for their two match trip to the United States. Bennett played the full 90 minutes against Ecuador, helping Ireland to a 1-1 draw. Bennett also played in the following match against Bolivia, which also ended 1-1, during which he made a saving tackle to keep the Bolivians from going ahead.
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'''Stephen Carson''' (born 6 October 1980 in Ballymoney, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for Coleraine in the Irish Premier League. He usually plays as a winger.
Carson started his senior career in the Scottish Premier League with Rangers. After only a handful of first team appearances, he moved to Dundee United in August 2001 for a transfer fee of -150,000, but he struggled to command a regular place in the team. After leaving United in 2003, Carson had brief spells with Barnsley and Hartlepool United prior to his return to Northern Ireland to join the club he supported as a boy, Coleraine. Stephen Carson is also Youth development officer at Coleraine.
In May 2009, he received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland squad for the friendly against Italy on June 6. He won his first international cap with a start in against the Azzurri in Pisa.
In July 2009 it was reported on the BBC SPORT website that Carson was in talks with A-League side Newcastle United Jets FC about a possible transfer. . Carson went on a trial in Australia but the transfer did not take place.<
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'''Lee Richard McEvilly''' (born 15 April 1982) is an English footballer who has represented the Northern Ireland national team once, as well as playing for Northern Ireland at under-21 and under-23 levels. He is a striker and was last attached to Grays Athletic in the Conference National.
McEvilly started his career with non-League side Burscough, rising through their youth ranks to the senior side, where he made 49 league appearances, scoring 28 goals. In December 2001, Third Division club Rochdale signed him for -15,000. Conference National club Accrington Stanley signed McEvilly on loan in January 2004, after Rochdale manager Steve Parkin criticised his fitness. He made a total of six appearances scoring twice, before returning to Rochdale. At the end of the 2003-04 season he was released by Rochdale, where he had made 83 appearances, scoring 25 goals in the Football League spanning across three seasons. He rejoined Accrington on a permanent basis in May, scoring 15 goals in 39 League Two appearances. In July 2005, Accrington accepted a bid from Wrexham. In his first season with Wrexham, McEvilly suffered a number of injury setbacks and making 23 League Two appearances scoring seven goals. Bradford City came close to signed McEvilly after he agreed a contract with the club, however Colin Todd had reservations about his fitness. Instead, he signed a new two-year contract with Wrexham.
In the 2006-07 season, he made 28 appearances scoring seven goals before leaving Wrexham at the end of the season cancelling his contract by mutual consent. McEvilly rejoined Accrington Stanley on a one-year contract making 10 appearances, but struggled to hold down a regular first team place. He was sent on loan to Rochdale in November, where he made seven appearances in League Two scoring three goals, returning to Accrington making one more appearance in January 2008. Cambridge United signed McEvilly on loan on 18 January, helping them to finish second in the 2007-08 Conference National, securing a place in the playoffs, scoring two goals in the semi-final first leg. The following season, he signed for Cambridge on a permanent basis, making 18 appearances scoring eight goals in the Conference National. He rejoined League Two club Rochdale on loan in November, signing permanently on an 18-month contract on 1 January 2009. McEvilly made a total of 15 appearances, scoring three goals for Rochdale before dropping back down to the Conference National joining Barrow, before making one more appearance for Rochdale after his loan ended. At the start of the 2009-10 season, McEvilly signed for Conference National club Grays Athletic. He was released in November 2009, without making an appearance club.
McEvilly started his career at Burscough rising through the youth ranks, making his senior debut against Southport in the Liverpool Senior Cup final in August 1999.
He started the 2003-04 season season at Rochdale, making 16 appearances and scoring 5 goals in League Two.
Accrington Stanley accepted an undisclosed bid from Wrexham in July 2005,
In June 2006, McEvilly was set to join for Bradford City on a free transfer after agreeing a contract with the club.
Accrington Stanley re-signed McEvilly on a one-year contract following his departure from Wrexham.
McEvilly signed a permanent two-year deal with Cambridge the following 2008-09 season, after being released on a free transfer from Accrington Stanley.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, McEvilly signed for Grays Athletic along with eight other players,
Sammy McIlroy called McEvilly up to the Northern Ireland squad to face Spain in an international friendly on 17 April 2002 at Windsor Park, Belfast.
Rochdale assistant manager David Hamilton described McEvilly saying; "He's strong, powerful, can shoot with both feet and can score goals. He has good all-round ability and is tremendously tenacious".
Prior to playing professional football for Rochdale, McEvilly worked at McDonald's fast food restaurant.
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'''Shwan Jalal''' (born 14 August 1983) is an Iraqi-born English football goalkeeper who plays for Bournemouth.
He grew up in Hastings, England, while attending William Parker School. He began his playing career at Hastings Town, where he had been featuring for the first team whilst still a teenager, gaining attention from football league clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur whom he signed for, before joining Woking in May 2004.
He moved to Peterborough United in League Two for an undisclosed fee in January 2007.
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'''Thomas Francis P (Tommy) Fraser''' (born 5 December 1987 in Brighton) is a professional footballer currently playing for English League Two side Port Vale.
Starting his career with hometown club Brighton & Hove Albion, he was a semi-regular in the first team for three seasons. In June 2009, he signed with Port Vale, where he was made captain for the 2009-10 season.
Fraser was born in Brighton and progressed through the youth ranks at Brighton & Hove Albion where he was awarded a professional contract in the summer of 2006.
On 9 September 2006, Fraser made his debut for Brighton at The New Den, coming off the bench. Later in the game Fraser cleared off the line as Millwall looked to have scored, but Fraser's actions saved the club's clean sheet as Brighton won the match 1-0.
At times used as a defender, a role in which he earned praise off his teammate Matt Richards in February 2008, the youngster was keen to transform himself into a goalscoring midfielder and was offered a 12 month contract two months later.
After 102 appearances and 3 goals for ''the Seagulls'', it was announced on 12 May 2009 that Fraser would be leaving Brighton after the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2009. He found a new club before this fate however, leaving for Port Vale on a free transfer on 15 June 2009, linking up with former manager Micky Adams for the 2009-10 season. He was appointed as club captain, after impressing in the pre-season. At twenty one years of age, and new to the club, it came as a surprise to some, especially with more senior options in Sam Stockley, Marc Richards and Gareth Owen. However, Adams had faith in the young midfielders vocal abilities and general leadership qualities. Putting in solid performances in Vale's unbeaten start to the season, he took to the field despite still suffering with an ankle injury. His first goal for the club seemed to come in a 4-0 home win over Grimsby Town on 5 September 2009. However after the match he claimed the last touch and therefore the credit for the goal belonged to top scorer Marc Richards. Fraser seemed to attract violence; on 25 August 2009, Sheffield Wednesday's Francis Jeffers was sent off for head-butting Fraser, two weeks later Fraser and Aldershot Town captain John Halls almost came to blows before the match had even begun. He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat.
Fraser is the grandson of former Richardson Gang member "Mad" Frankie Fraser. He has said: "''"I couldn't tell you anything he's done and I've never read a book about it. I'm not really interested - he's just my grandad as far as I'm concerned.''" Tabloid paper The Sun reported that when asked by a local Brighton-based journalist if his granddad ever attended his games, Fraser replied: "''No, but he reads your reports and he was unhappy you only gave me six out of 10 last week.''" It was said that Fraser was never rated less than 7/10 by the local paper again.
Growing up in Brighton, he attended Varndean School and Varndean College.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
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'''Sam Shilton''' (born on July 21, 1978, in Nottingham) is a professional footballer playing as a defender, currently playing for Bedworth United F.C. having been released by Blue Square North Conference team Solihull Moors.
He is the son of former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton.
Shilton started his football career with Plymouth Argyle as a trainee back in August 1994. Roughly one year later, Shilton was the subject of a -125,000 transfer to Midlands side Coventry City. During his time with the sky blues, Shilton played just six games before moving on to Hartlepool United.
After three rather successful seasons with Hartlepool United, Shilton moved back to the Midlands to Kidderminster Harriers.
Shilton appeared for The Harriers on 79 occasions before moving on to Conference National side Burton Albion. Shilton was with The Brewers for just over one year before joining Hinckley United in July 2005.In December 2007 Sam joined Kettering Town on a free Transfer
He started in midfield for the Conference North club, but an injury crisis caused him to be moved to defence. He played so well in that position that he was ever present in his defense role for Hinckley United, making over 100 appearances. Sam left Hinckley on the December 7 2007, signing for Kettering Town.
Shilton would make just two appearances for Kettering Town during the 2007-08 season, before moving on to Solihull Moors for the 2008-09 season. He was released however on October 3rd 2008.
After his release from Solihull Moors Sam later moved onto Bedworth United FC in the Southern League Division One Midlands. They are set to face York City on the 24th October 2009 in the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup. Sam will be facing a former colleague in current York City manager Martin Foyle.
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'''Maheta Matteo Molango''' (born 24 July 1982 in Saint-Imier) is a professional Swiss footballer. Currently, he is without a club after he was released by UB Conquense.
Molango signed a three-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion, after impressing then-manager Mark McGhee during a two-week trial for the club in the summer of 2004, shortly after being released by SV Wacker Burghausen in Germany. His career at Brighton got off to quick start, scoring a goal just 12 seconds into his debut versus Reading at Madejski Stadium. Despite his early goal, Brighton fell 3-2. Shortly after, Molango had a falling out with McGhee and after six total appearances, would not make another appearance in the 2004-05 season.
In the summer of 2005, Brighton allowed Molango to pursue a move elsewhere. After a successful trial with Lincoln City, Keith Alexander signed Molango on 3 August on a season-long loan. In December 2005, while still at Lincoln City, Brighton informed Molango that he did not a future with the Seagulls. After being sent back to Brighton by Keith Alexander, he again went on loan, this time to Mlaga B for the remainder of the 2005-06 season.
At the start of the 2006-07 season, Molango went on loan to League One side Oldham Athletic on a month's loan. On 12 August 2006, he scored his only goal for the Latics in a 1-0 win over Swansea City. After six appearances and one goal for the club, Oldham decided not to renew his loan.
After returning to Brighton, Molango was given another chance under manager Dean Wilkins after Jake Robinson fell to an illness. However, Brighton lost to Carlisle United 3-1. Molango failed to impress Wilkins in the loss, who loaned him out to Wrexham the following week on a one-month loan. At Wrexham, Molango earned four starts including one in the FA Cup. However, his loan again was unrenewed, effectively sending him back to Brighton. After failing to make any more first-team appearances, Brighton and Molango agreed to part ways several months before his three-year contract was set to expire.
The day after ending his career with Brighton, Molango signed with Conference National side Grays Athletic until the end of the 2006-07 season. However, after just two appearances for the Essex club, he was released after just a month.
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'''Ian Ray Buxton''' (born 17 April 1938) is an English former footballer and cricketer. He played football for four English League clubs between 1959 and 1970, and cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, being captain between 1970 and 1972.
Buxton played for Derby County, Luton Town and Notts County before joining Port Vale in December 1979 in what was initially a three-month arrangement. He scored on his debut at inside-left, a 1-0 home win over Oldham Athletic on 13 December and was a regular throughout the rest of the club's 1969-70 Division Four promotion winning side. The club paid the -500 registration fee to sign him permanently, in the knowledge that his cricket commitments meant he would miss the last four games anyway. However, he retired from football at the end of that season, in order to focus on his cricket. He soon came out of retirement though, joining Ilkeston Town in July 1970.
Buxton's career with Derbyshire started in the Second XI in the 1959 season, and, later on in the same season he played his debut match against Yorkshire, taking three wickets. He took his first five-wicket haul during the season, as Derbyshire finished in a promising seventh place in the championship.
Though his averages were somewhat down in the following season, it was his first of two ten-wicket hauls in 1961 which truly brought him to the attention of the selectors, as he finished with match figures of 10/104 against Warwickshire. Buxton was a first-choice player in the team over the next four seasons, during which time he posted one more ten-wicket match, against Worcestershire in June 1968.
Buxton was captain of Derbyshire between 1970 and 1972. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He was a consistent middle-order batsman whose skill with the ball helped him to gain a first-team place and, between 1970 and 1972, the Derbyshire club captaincy. He played exactly 350 first-class matches with the Derbyshire first team before retiring in 1973.
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'''Bobby J Keetch''' (October 25, 1941 - June 29, 1996) was a footballer with QPR.
He signed for QPR in 1966 from Fulham and made his debut in March 1967 in the 0-0 win against Peterborough, one week after Rangers famous League Cup win against West Bromwich Albion.
Bobby was a defender and played 52 league games for QPR before retiring in 1968.
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'''Simon Pierre Mvondo Atangana''' (born 10 July 1979, in Yaounde, Cameroon) is a footballer who last played for Russian side FC Terek Grozny.
Atangana has played for a number of clubs, including spells in Cameroon, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, England and Russia.
He joined Dundee United from Tonnerre Kalara in August 2000 after impressing in a trial. He was transfer listed in May 2001 after failing to make the first team in eight months. After a loan spell with English club Port Vale in January 2002, he joined Colchester United.
He made 1 appearance for Cameroon in 2000 when he came off the bench in the 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Somalia
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Newcastle United
'''Samuel Weaver''' (8 February 1909 - 15 April 1985) was an English footballer who played as a half-back.
Weaver began his career at local side Pilsley from where he moved to Sutton Town. His performances for Town attracted the attention of Hull City and in March 1928 he moved to the Tigers for -50.
He moved to Chelsea in 1936 for -4166 and was at the club to 1945 although his career was interrupted by the Second World War. During the conflict he was a regular guest player for Leeds United during the 1942-43 season.
Following his retirement Weaver returned to Leeds to join the coaching staff. He left the club in June 1949 to take up a similar role at Millwall and remained in this position until January 1954.
Following the appointment of Raich Carter as his successor Weaver made a surprise return to Mansfield the following month after Carter offered him the position of assistant trainer.
Alongside his football career Weaver also played first-class cricket for Derbyshire County Cricket Club and Somerset County Cricket Club and was masseur to the latter club from 1956.
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'''Eddie Edgar''' (born October 31, 1956) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.
Edgar was born in Jarrow and most notably played professionally for Newcastle United, although he made only one appearance for the club in a 4-2 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Derby County in 1976. He also played for Hartlepool United before moving to North America where he continued to play professionally. He now resides in Kitchener, Ontario.
He now is a businessman and lives outside the UK with his wife, and was last publicly seen on Tyneside at the Newcastle United home game versus Manchester United on January 1 2007, watching his son, David Edgar make his home debut, and ironically score, gaining much love from the Geordie public.
Eddie Edgar still has family roots on the Tyne, namely his father, known only as Mr Edgar, whom lives contently in Jarrow, also a very close relative to the Geordie Goalkeeper is major businessman Ged Edgar owner of Atlantic antics soft play, Jarrow. Edgar involves himself in Sport in the Community. He trains and coaches a young group of footballers from local, Jarrow St Bedes RC Primary School.
His son David is a footballer who plays professionally as a central defender for English Premier League club Burnley.
Edgar coached the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, ON and laid the seeds for a program that would eventually reach its first national championship tournament (a year after Edgar left the team).
Edgar was signed as the manager of London City of the Canadian Soccer League to replace cancer fighting Harry Gauss, but was sacked on June 6, 2008 after a string of poor performances.
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'''Douglas James (Doug) Loft''' (born 25 December 1986 in Maidstone) is an English footballer, currently playing for English League Two side Port Vale.
He began his career with Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2006. He couldn't hold down a first team place with the club, despite some impressive performances, and signed with Port Vale in June 2009.
Loft, an England Schoolboy international, signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2006 from non-league side Hastings United, where he was spotted by then scout Dean White. After impressing then manager Mark McGhee in a 2 week trial, he then signed an 18 month contract with the club. He made three appearances for the first-team in the 2005-06 season, making his debut on 11 March 2006 at home to Preston North End. His first senior goal came in his third appearance, with Stoke City at Withdean, in the last game of the season for ''the Albion'', Loft came off the bench and scored Brighton's goal in the 5-1 reverse.
In the 2006-07 season, Loft made eight substitute and five starting appearances for ''the Albion'', scoring a goal in the 4-1 home victory over Leyton Orient. None of these appearances were at his preferred position in central midfield. On the fringes of the first team, he was substituted after 31 minutes in a clash with Chesterfield as a tactical move in Dean Wilkins' first full game in charge.
Loft signed a new one-year contract with ''the Seagulls'' during in June 2007 and made 17 appearances in the 2007-08 season, scoring one goal. This goal was a dramatic last minute equaliser in an FA Cup tie with Cheltenham. He was also rewarded with a new one-year deal in May 2008, surviving something of a cull at the club.
He made thirteen appearances during the 2009-10 season, including a memorable performance in the League Cup victory over Manchester City. In February 2009, Loft joined League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the season. After impressing in his loan spell, Loft was recalled by Brighton at the beginning of April 2009 to aid the club in their battle against relegation.
On 12 May 2009, it was announced that Loft would be leaving Brighton after the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2009. On 22 June, Loft agreed a two-year contract with League Two side Port Vale, teaming up with former manager Micky Adams and former teammate Tommy Fraser.
He missed the opening two weeks of the 2009-10 pre-season with illness, though started to hit his best form after settling into the side. He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. After another battle with injury, Loft returned to the first team with a "rasping half-volley into the top corner" in a 2-2 home draw with Torquay United.
Loft attended St. Simon Stock Catholic School in Maidstone.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
-DOCSTART-	8085584
'''Robert Zabica''' (born 9 April 1964 in Spearwood, Western Australia) is an Australian former football (soccer) player of Croatian descent. Zabica played as a goalkeeper. Zabica represented the Australian national football team 28 times in 'A' international matches and also represented Western Australia.
Zabica started his career with Cockburn City before joining Adelaide City for seven seasons, winning National Soccer League championships in 1992 and 1994. He played for Australia in the qualifiers for the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals, losing narrowly to Argentina. A nagging knee injury forced his international retirement, but he made a comeback in 1995 with Dalmatinac with whom he won the D'Orsogna Cup. He made his State debut at the age of 31, captaining the side that beat West Ham United in 1995, and went on to play a further five times for Western Australia. He returned to national league level in 1997, making seven appearances for Perth Glory and taking his career tally to 202 games. He had a three-match spell in England with Bradford City in late 1997 and returned to Perth to play for Bayswater City SC, Inglewood United and Fremantle City.
-DOCSTART-	8085687
'''John Philliben''' (born 14 March 1964 in Stirling) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.
A schoolboy international, Philliben started his career at Stirling Albion. In 1982, he was part of the Scotland under-18 side which won the European Under-19 Championship. He earned a -70,000 transfer to Doncaster Rovers in March 1984, becoming the club's record signing and went on to spend three years there, spending some time on loan to Cambridge United in 1986.
Philliben returned to Scotland in 1987 with Motherwell, where he spent ten years. In 1991, he helped them on their way to victory in the Scottish Cup. In 1998, Philliben left Motherwell and returned to first club Stirling Albion as player/manager, although he quickly returned on 2008-07-25 for his testimonial match against West Ham United. Philliben spent two years in charge at Forthbank but could only guide the side to mid-table finishes and was sacked in 2000. After returning to Motherwell as coach, Philliben was placed temporarily in charge with Miodrag Krivokapic after Billy Davies' sacking. Although then chief executive Pat Nevin said he had "not harmed his chances" of being appointed on a permanent basis, Eric Black was appointed instead.
As of May 2005, Philliben was working outside of football as a driving instructor in his native Stirling.
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'''Guy Butters''' (born 30 October 1969 in Hillingdon) is a professional footballer currently playing for Winchester City FC on loan from Havant & Waterlooville in the Conference South following his release from Brighton & Hove Albion. Butters joined Brighton on 29 August 2002 on a free transfer from Gillingham.
One of the highest moments of his career would be his winning goal against West Ham, in the Championship, in 2005.
Butters played his 600th professional game during 2006. He has been runner-up in the club's official player of the season awards for the last two years running.
Butters' signed a new one-year deal with the Seagulls during May 2007 which will keep him at the club until the summer of 2008.
On the 6 May 2008, it was confirmed that Butters, along with experienced trio Kerry Mayo, Gary Hart and Paul Reid were to be released from the club.
Butters agreed to join Conference South team Havant & Waterlooville on the 30 May 2008, signing a one-year contract. He signed for Lewes on loan in January 2009.
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'''Craig Disley''' (born 24 August 1981 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is an English professional footballer, who plays in midfield for Shrewsbury Town. He was signed by the Shrews from Bristol Rovers on 4 June 2009, and has also previously played for Mansfield Town.
The midfielder has impressed since joining Rovers, and was a huge part of the promotion campaign. His good form continued into the 2007-08 season, and he scored nine times, including last-minute winners against Oldham Athletic and at Millwall.
On 5 May 2009, he was told that he was free to talk to other clubs as Bristol Rovers no longer wanted his services. On 4 June 2009 he signed for Shrewsbury Town on a two year contract.
-DOCSTART-	8089158
'''Gary Smith''' (born July 13, 1966 in Birmingham, England) is a former professional footballer.
He is mainly remembered for his playing days with Tamworth and internationally with Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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'''Philip Matthew Whitehead''' (born 17 December 1969) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He is mainly remembered for his playing days with Oxford United and Reading.
His career ended after he suffered a major injury playing for Tamworth during an FA Cup fourth qualifying round replay, although he attempted a short-lived comeback when he made one more appearance for Tamworth in an FA Trophy replay against Aldershot Town.
He was born in Halifax, England.
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Born in Hackney, London, Goulden began his career with Chelmsford City, before moving to Leyton and then West Ham United in 1933. He remained with the Hammers for six years, making over 250 appearances and scoring 55 goals from his inside forward position. He was an ever-present, along with Joe Cockroft, during the 1936-37 season.
Goulden also won 14 England caps during his time at Upton Park. His West Ham career was interrupted when World War II started and he never played another competitive match for the club, though he did win the Football League War Cup with them in 1940.
Following the conflict, he signed with West Londoners Chelsea for -4,500 and linked up well with fellow new signings Tommy Lawton and Tommy Walker - the trio scored 47 goals between them in 1946-47 - though the side failed to make to challenge for honours, coming closest in the FA Cup, when they lost to Arsenal in the semi-finals, despite having led 2-0. Goulden left Chelsea in 1950, having made 111 appearances and scored 17 goals.
He later had two stints as manager of Watford, first from 1952 to 1955 and then briefly in 1956.
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'''Paul William Millar''' (born 16 November 1966) is a Northern Irish football manager and former player, currently manager of Larne.
Millar started his career with Glentoran, after scoring 15 goals in 28 appearances, he moved to Portadown. The young forward was selected as the Irish Young Footballer of the Year in 1986. He joined Port Vale in the English Third Division for -20,000 in December 1988. After playing just one reserve team game he seriously damaged his knee ligaments in training and after recovering finally made his debut in a 1-1 home draw with Middlesbrough on 30 October 1989, coming on as a substitute. With Vale now competing in the Second Division he struggled to gain a place in the first team and was loaned to Fourth Division Hereford United in October 1990, returning to Vale the next month after two goals in five games. Overall he made 44 appearances for ''the Vale'', though most of these were as a substitute. He was sold to Cardiff City for -60,000 in August 1991.
He made over 100 appearances in four years with the Welsh club, but returned to Northern Ireland in 1995, signing with Linfield. He later became a player-manager, increasingly focussing on the management side of the game.
Millar had player-manager roles at Bangor, Ballymena and Brantwood, where he gained his European A Coaching Licence. He took up a full-time managerial position at IFA Premiership side Newry City in November 2005, getting the club into the top six in his first season.
Following the resignation of Roy Coyle, he was appointed as the manager of Glentoran in February 2006. Manager of the month in March 2006, he picked up the award for a second successive month after ''Glens'' secured 2nd place in the league. The 2006-07 season started with Millar's side clear at the top, but a slump in the second half of the season saw them runners-up in the league for the second successive season. He was sacked in May 2007 after just 16 months in the job, he claimed he could "leave with his head held high" after securing a UEFA Cup spot. A week later he returned to Bangor, but quit that post in May 2008 after claiming an eight-match suspension handed to him by the Irish Football Association hindered his ability to manage the club.
He is currently manager of IFA Championship side Larne after signing for them in December 2008.
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'''Ryan Neil Williams''' (born 31 August 1978 in Sutton-in-Ashfield) is an English footballer, currently signed to Mansfield Town after his release from Weymouth in March 2009. He is usually employed as a left-winger, though he often moves into a more central role.
Williams started his career with local club, Mansfield Town, before moving to Tranmere Rovers, Chesterfield, Hull City and then onto Bristol Rovers.
After playing for three seasons in League Two, he joined Aldershot Town on a month's loan in September 2005 when Ian Atkins was manager at Bristol Rovers. After Atkins departed the club, Williams briefly returned to Rovers before leaving the club in December 2005 and joining the Shots on a contract that ran until the end of the 2007-08 season. In a pre-season friendly against Crystal Palace in July 2007, Williams tore his anterior cruciate ligament. He was only able to play one game in the 2007-08 season, as Aldershot won the Conference with a record points total. Following their promotion, Williams left by mutual agreement.
On 6 May 2008 Williams, joined another Conference club, Weymouth, signing a one year contract.
-DOCSTART-	8098855
'''Martin Neil Butler''' (born 15 September 1974 in Dudley, West Midlands) is an English football striker who is currently unattached after being released by Conference South side Worcester City.
Butler spent most of his youth in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, attending Castlefields Primary School and Oldbury Wells School.Butler started his career at Walsall, where he rose through the youth ranks. Following rave reviews, he made his senior debut in the 1993-94 season.
However, his career at Walsall faltered, and he was allowed to join Cambridge United for -22,500 in the summer of 1997. A prolific spell at the Abbey Stadium prompted Reading to pay -750,000 for his services in February 2000.,
Butler continued his fine goal-scoring form - including a goal in the 2000-01 Football League Second Division Playoff Final in May 2001, although Reading went on to lose the match 3-2 to Butler's old team Walsall. On 6 November 2001, Butler was stretchered off during Reading's 2-0 win over Wrexham, suffering serious damage to his ankle. He broke his ankle and fibula, and suffered ligament damage competing for a ball on the touchline after his foot stuck in the ground. He didn't play again until April 2002, but his goals that season still helped Reading to get promoted to the First Division in second place.
After his injury, Butler couldn't recapture the form for Reading that he'd shown before, and after floating in and out of the first team, he was sold to Rotherham United in a -150,000 deal in August 2003.
Butler then moved back to Walsall three seasons later on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal on 1 July 2006.
In October 2007 Butler, whose contract with Walsall is due to end at the end of the 2007/08 season, signed a three-month loan deal at Football League Two side Grimsby Town. The move lasted until January at which point Grimsby signed him on a permanent deal. He made his debut for Grimsby on 20 October against Wycombe Wanderers. Butler's time at Grimsby was troubled due to the players concerns that his 350 mile round trip from his Worcester home to Grimsby were affecting his performances on and off the pitch, and he notably missed training regularly due to the time it took to commute. Alan Buckley attempted to offload Butler to Hereford United on transfer deadline day, which was only twom months after signing a two year deal at Blundell Park, but the player rejected Hereford's contract offer. In an attempt to amend relations with Grimsby, Butler returned to regular training and won back his place in the side next to Danny North and helped The Mariners climb from 19th in League Two, to 10th. Despite Butler's renewed attempts to salvage his Grimsby career, he reignited his travel problems, and this eventually saw the player drop out of contention at the club. He played his last game for the club in the Carling Cup fixture with Blackburn Rovers and after that he was shelved by Alan Buckley until he was released in October 2008 by the clubs new manager Mike Newell.
In February 2009, he was announced as Roy McFarland's first signing at Burton Albion when he signed a contract until May 2009, he was released at the end of the season.
Upon his release he signed for Worcester City in July 2009.
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'''Dennis Rofe''', born Epping 1 June 1950, is a former professional football player, who spent most of his playing career with Leicester City before spending many years in various coaching capacities at Southampton.
He attended Whitechapel Secondary School, together with Terry Brisley, who was later to play alongside him at Orient. He also represented East London Schools.
He started his career at Leyton Orient who he joined originally as an associate schoolboy in March 1964, turning professional in February 1968.
He was a fast, tough-tackling left-back who starred in Orient's 1969-70 Third Division title triumph. He was ever-present in 1970-71 and a key figure in Orient's 1971-72 FA Cup run. He netted six goals in 172 League appearances for Orient before following Jimmy Bloomfield to Leicester City for -112,000 in August 1972, which made him the most expensive full-back in British football.
Rofe was signed by Bloomfield to fill the left back position after David Nish had been sold to Derby for a record fee of -250,000. Rofe was an attacking full back with great pace and he made an instant impact in the City team. He remained faithful to City after Bloomfield left the club in 1977, but was surprisingly sold to Second Division Chelsea, in February 1980, shortly before Leicester won promotion back to the First Division.
Rofe made his England U.23 debut as a City player in 1973. In his 8 seasons at Leicester he played 290 league games for the club and scored 6 goals.
Rofe then spent 3 seasons at Chelsea as they drifted in Division 2, including a period as team captain.
In July 1982, Lawrie McMenemy signed him on a free transfer for First Division Southampton, where he played out the last 2 years of his playing career.
In 1984, he joined Southampton-s coaching staff under manager Chris Nicholl, initially as reserve team coach, moving up to first team coach in 1987.
He joined Bristol Rovers as a coach in July 1991. Shortly after joining Rovers, he replaced Martin Dobson, firstly as caretaker manager, taking the position permanently in October 1991. Rovers finished the 1991-92 season in 13th position in Division 2. In November 1992, Rofe resigned.
He then moved briefly to Stoke City as reserve team manager before returning to Southampton as Youth team coach. This position lasted until July 1997 when he moved on to Fulham as a coach, before a brief spell coaching for Kingstonian.
In April 1998, he returned to Southampton as coach of their Academy, but soon moved up to reserve team coach and then in March 2001, to first team coach, under Stuart Gray.
He served as first team coach and assistant manager as Southampton had a rapid turnover of managers. His greatest moment as a Southampton coach was when the Saints reached the 2003 F.A. Cup final under Gordon Strachan, losing 1-0 to Arsenal.
As assistant manager at Southampton, he had a fiery reputation. On 10 January 2002, he had to be separated from Liverpool acting manager Phil Thompson by the fourth official in a touchline bust-up over a bad tackle on Brett Ormerod.
On 8 May 2004, Rofe was ordered from the technical area after protesting over the award of a penalty to Aston Villa.
Most infamous was probably the row with Blackburn Rovers boss Graeme Souness on 25 October 2003 following an unseemly brawl in which Andy Cole was sent off. Souness accused Rofe of trying to influence the officials, although he later had to accept that the sending off was justified.
In December 2005, following the appointment of George Burley as manager, Rofe was dismissed along with most of the coaching staff at St. Mary's.
Since leaving The Saints, Rofe has been engaged as a match summariser on BBC Radio 5, and spent the summer of 2006 working in the Bahamas alongside Luther Blissett at the annual Premier League Soccer Camp.
He is also working as the Football League's regional youth development officer.
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'''Sean Michael Rigg''' (born 1 October 1988) is an English footballer who can play on the left side of midfield or as a striker. He plays for League Two side Port Vale on loan from League One club Bristol Rovers.
Rigg joined the Bristol Rovers-backed Bristol Academy of Sport at Filton College in 2004, and earned his first professional contract in the summer of 2006. He made his league debut on 19 August 2006, coming on as a substitute in the second half against Milton Keynes Dons. The next month he signed a new deal to keep him at Rovers until summer 2008.
On 11 November 2006, he suffered a double fracture of the jaw after being punched in an FA Cup first-round match by Barrow defender James Cotterill. The match and incident were televised. Rigg had to drink through a straw and eat with a teaspoon following the attack. Cotterill was later jailed for four months for the assault, and suspended from football by The FA, having plead guilty to grievous bodily harm. Rigg managed to recover to match fitness within six weeks, having had a plate put in to help speed up the healing process.
A regular in the 2007-08 season, he scored his first senior goal in a 1-1 home draw with Northampton Town on 12 March. He made 38 appearances for the newly promoted club.
Rigg joined Conference National side Grays Athletic on a one month loan in September 2008. He played six games at the New Recreation Ground. At the end of the season Paul Trollope placed Rigg on the transfer list, having used Rigg only ten times that season.
In August 2009, Rigg signed for Forest Green Rovers on a one-month loan. He scored six minutes into his debut for Forest Green against Rushden & Diamonds. The loan was extended for a further month and Rigg enjoyed a rich vein of scoring form, scoring seven goals in nineteen games.
In November 2009, he signed on loan to Port Vale until January 2010, joining ''Pirates'' teammate Lewis Haldane. His opener at Grimsby Town gave Adams food for thought over whether to sign Rigg permanently in the January 2010 transfer window. He returned to Rovers in January, though later in the month he returned to Vale Park on loan until the end of the season.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''Play-off results included in totals.''
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'''David Mannix''' (born September 24, 1985 in Liverpool) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chester City.
Mannix was a youth England international at under 15/16, 17 and 20 levels and gained 15 caps in total. He scored his first international goal against Poland in a 5-0 victory on November 22 2001.
Mannix is a product of Liverpool Football Club's Academy, and played regularly for the reserves, making over 60 appearances. Mannix was one of the youngest ever players to play for Liverpool reserves: he was 15 and was moved to train at Melwood with the first team aged 16. His progress was restricted by a number of serious injuries, including an injury to his right knee in 2001. He was sent to the world renowned Dr Richard Steadman in Colorado, America who specialises in knee surgery.
Under-18 Academy manager John Owens said: "At Under-15/Under-16 level David was such a shining light in central midfield. He is a very strong but gifted midfield player. But for his injuries he would be playing regularly for the reserves and making tremendous progress towards being the next Academy player through to the first team squad."
In November 2006 he went on loan to Accrington Stanley, but after making a promising debut, a slight injury picked up in the game forced him to return after less than a week and just one appearance. On January 24, 2007 it was announced that his contract with Liverpool had been terminated by mutual agreement, and on January 29 he signed a three-year contract with the Norwegian club Ham-Kam, who play in the Adeccoligaen having been relegated from the Norwegian Premier League during the 2006 season. While at Ham-Kam, David helped the side to get promoted back to the Tippeligaen (Norwegian premier league) after one season.
He returned to England in January 2008, rejoining Accrington Stanley before being released at the end of the season. On June 25, 2008 he joined Chester City on a two year contract along with Accrington team-mate Jay Harris.
On October 17, 2008, Mannix was hospitalised with facial injuries following an incident at Chester's training ground which was investigated by police. Since this inccident, Mannix managed to fight his way back into the first team and has played in every game for Chester since the end of January. Mannix managed to score his first professional league goal on 28 February 2009 against Dagenham and Redbridge for Chester with a header into the top right corner. Mannix's second league goal for Chester came in their 2-1 victory against Notts County on 4 April.
On 7 April 2009 Mannix (and four other players) was charged with breaching the FA's rules on betting. He has been accused of placing a bet of approximately -4000 on Accrington Stanley losing against Bury in the final game of the 2007/2008 season. He has until the 23rd April to respond to the charges.
On 22 July 2009 Mannix was given a 10 month ban and fined -4,000 for these betting offences.
-DOCSTART-	8101984
'''Jamie Yates''' (born 24 December 1988 in Sheffield) is an English footballer who plays for Boston United
Jamie attended Newfield Secondary School in Norton Lees, Sheffield.
Yates was a regular in the Rotherham United youth team and later in the Millers' reserves, and was given first team squad number 27 on 18 November 2006. After a few appearances on the bench, Jamie was handed his first team debut on 17 March 2007 against Brentford, playing on the right wing.
"Jamie has been knocking on the door for a while now" said manager Mark Robins. "He was outstanding today. He's come in under difficult circumstances and has shown he's going to be a player for the future." Yates also started the following game against Crewe, and signed a permanent professional contract with Rotherham on 20 April 2007. Yates came on as a substitute in Rotherham's League Two game against Morecambe on 20 October 2007, scoring two goals. On 26 April 2008, a 45 yard volley was scored by substitute Yates to condemn Mansfield Town to non-league football. He signed a new one-year contract with Rotherham in May 2008. In January 2009 Yates joined Conference National club Burton Albion initially on a month's loan, which was subsequently extended to the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Burton in a 1-0 win away to Grays Athletic in only his second game for the club, a match which also set a new Conference record of twelve consecutive wins. At the start of the 2009/2010 season Jamie Yates had a successful trial spell with Kettering Town and has penned an initial one month contract to stay with the poppies for the start of the campaign. He rejected a long-term contract a month later, and joined Alfreton Town on a non - contract basis . In September 2009 he signed for Boston United on a one month loan deal in a bid to regain match fitness, which then led to Boston United securing the services of Yates in early November until the end of the 2009/2010 season after some impressive performances whilst beating off interest from higher placed teams.
-DOCSTART-	8112497
'''John William "Johnny" Watts''' (13 April 1931 - March 2006) was an English footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham City playing as a right half.
Watts was born in the Vauxhall district of Birmingham. He joined Birmingham City as a junior in 1948 and turned professional in 1951 after completing his National Service. In a twelve-year professional career with the club he played 248 games in all competitions, scoring three times. In 1963 he joined Nuneaton Borough in the Southern Football League before joining Bromsgrove Rovers in the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1964 and retiring in 1969.
Watts died in a retirement home in Brownhills, West Midlands, in March 2006.
-DOCSTART-	8115150
'''Fernando Franco de Ornelas''' (born July 29, 1976 in Caracas), is a Venezuelan midfielder who currently plays for Mjndalen IF. He most recently played for Venezualan club Zulia FC, but he has played for several clubs in many countries in his career, such as Norwegian Odd Grenland and Hong Kong First Division League giant South China. He has had short spells with Crystal Palace, Celtic and Queens Park Rangers, Olympiakos Nicosia, and played for two teams called Martimo, C.S. Martimo of Portugal and Martimo Caracas.
-DOCSTART-	8116251
'''Garry Thompson''' (born 7 October 1959 in Birmingham, England) is a former professional footballer and football manager, who played as a striker. His younger brother, Keith Thompson, was also a professional footballer.
He began his 20 year-long career at Coventry City as a trainee and earned his first professional contract at that club. A fast and exciting player, he was a fans favourite and was part of the Sky Blues team which reached the 1981 League Cup semi-final. He was also a prominent member of the Aston Villa team that gained promotion to the old first division in the 1987-88 season. Besides Coventry, Thompson went on to play for West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa, Watford, Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Cardiff City and Northampton Town, making a total of 487 league appearances and scoring 124 league goals. Thompson played his final professional game for Northampton in 1997. Whilst at Cardiff in December 1993 it was his goal which gave them a 1-0 win over South Wales rivals Swansea, however the goal and the victory sparked off a mass pitch invasion and subsequent violence in what was to become one of the most notorious moments in Welsh football.
Although he spent several seasons as an inventive and influential player at top-flight clubs, he was never selected for the England international squad, though his name was regularly mentioned prior to call-ups. His non-selection is thought to be because he never played for any of the more illustrious top-flight English clubs rather than a lack of international-class ability.
After retiring as a player, he became a coach and in 2001 he took over as caretaker manager of Bristol Rovers following the sacking of Ian Holloway. He remained in charge for 23 games, until the appointment of Gerry Francis. When Francis resigned five months later, Thompson was given the Bristol Rovers job on a permanent basis, although he lasted only four months before being dismissed. In 2004 he was caretaker manager of Brentford for one game between Wally Downes and Martin Allen.
He joined Conference North side Hucknall Town in February 2006 as assistant to then manager Kevin Wilson, combining his position with a full-time role in promotions. With Hucknall struggling financially, Thompson was released from his contract in December 2006. The Hucknall chairman has denied the reason was financial.
-DOCSTART-	8117329
'''Joseph John Keenan''' (born 14 October 1982) is an English professional footballer, who last played for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.
Keenan started his career with English giants , but suffered a broken leg playing against Arsenal Reserves in October 2002. He made his first-team debut for during 2002 as a substitute for John Terry against , before his second appearance came as a replacement for Gianfranco Zola in an FA Cup tie.
He played as a left wingback for Australian champions Melbourne Victory FC, but he can also play anywhere across midfield. Keenan signed for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian in July 2008, and scored his first goal for the club in a Scottish League Cup defeat against Morton. Keenan struggled to hold down a first team place during his first season at the club, however, making only 16 appearances. When John Hughes replaced Mixu Paatelainen as manager before the start of the 2009-10 season, Keenan was told that he is free to find a new club. Keenan was released at the end of August.
Keenan signed a contract with South Melbourne on 9 December 2009 to play in the upcoming VPL season.
-DOCSTART-	8117848
'''Adrian Robert James Pettigrew''' (born 12 November 1986 in Hackney, London) is an English professional footballer who currently has no club.
Pettigrew turned professional at Chelsea in March 2005, and although he never made a first-team appearance for Chelsea, he did spend time on loan at lower-league sides. His first loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers ran from March to April 2007. His second loan spell at Brentford ran from October to November 2007.
Pettigrew has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level.
-DOCSTART-	8118044
'''Samuel Edward "Sam" Hutchinson''' (born 3 August 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Chelsea as a right back. He has featured regularly for the Chelsea reserve and youth teams. Sam attended Wexham Court Primary School.
Born in Slough, Berkshire, Hutchinson joined the Chelsea youth academy at age nine and is now a third-year scholar and the reserve team captain. He turned professional in August 2006, signing a four-year extension a year later, and made his first appearance for the England under-18s in March 2007. Also able to play at centre-back, Hutchinson was also the second highest appearance maker in the Chelsea youth team one season.
The youngster was then part of the first team pre-season visit to the United States that followed, ex-manager Jos Mourinho speaking about him as a future member of a didcot town. However after just five reserve games in the 2007-08 season, the injury brought the season to a halt. Further, further recovery time was needed in the middle section of last season, limiting Sam to just six league games.
Hutchinson endured an injury fiesta during much of the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons but was nonetheless tipped to be a future rubbish team player by former manager Jos Mourinho- the special 1. He made his first team debut for Chelsea on 13 May 20007 in a Premier League encounter with Everton. He was then taken on the first team tour of the US of A, prior to the 2007-08 and 2009-10 seasons. It was very hot.
On 20 August 2007, Hutchinson signed a new four-year contract, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until 2011.
On 18 July 2009, Hutchinson made a substitute appearance in a pre-season game against Seattle Sounders, he came on for Ashley Cole in the second half. On July 26, 2009, he started for Chelsea against Club America. On 23 August, Hutchinson made his second appearance in the Premier League as an 86th minute substitute against West London rivals Fulham. On 23 September, Hutchinson made his first start and played until the 77th minute, being replaced by captain John Perry, against West London rivals Queens Park Rangers in the League Cup.
Hutchinson made his debut for the England U18's in March 2007. On 14 November 2007, he was named England under-19 captain ahead of the friendly with Germany. He was a regular for the U19's in the 2008 European Championship qualifying but missed the tournament through injury. He was called up to the U21's for a qualifier against Macedonia on 9 October 2009 but did not leave the bench and has yet to make his debut.
-DOCSTART-	8118323
'''Fabio Ferraresi''' (born 24 May 1979) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valle del Giovenco at Prima Divisione.
In July 2009, he was signed by Valle del Giovenco.
-DOCSTART-	8118332
'''Samuel Tayo Ayorinde''' (born October 20, 1974 in Lagos)
Ayorinde began his career in Nigeria with Honeybabes and NEPA Lagos, before moving to Tunisia to play with Stade Tunisien. He then moved to Europe, playing in Austria with Sturm Graz. He later played in England with Leyton Orient, which included loan spells with Rushden & Diamonds andAltrincham. He then moved to Finland, playing briefly with FF Jaro, before moving back to England with Dover Athletic. A stint in Wales with Bangor City was followed by a return to Stade Tunisien and a spell in Israel with Hapoel Beit She'an. He then played in England again with Stalybridge Celtic before moving to Sweden with AIK. He then moved to Asia, playing in China with Shenyang Ginde, Vietnam with Da Nang, and Indonesia with Persija Jakarta. His Asian career was broken up by a one-game spell with Yeovil in England.
-DOCSTART-	8119031
'''Marcus Ebdon''' (born October 17, 1970 in Pontypool, Wales) is a professional Welsh footballer, who most recently played for Southern Football League Division One Midlands side Atherstone Town, where he played as a midfielder.
Ebdon started his football career as a trainee with Everton. He spent three years there before moving to Peterborough United in July 1991. During his time with The Posh, Marcus made 147 appearances and scored 15 goals for the club.
March 1997 seen Ebdon move from Peterborough United to Chesterfield, where he was subject of a -100,000 price tag. Ebdon made a total of 192 appearances and scored 13 goals between 1997 and 2003 for club, before moving to Leyton Orient in August 2003.
Ebdon was only briefly with The O's before moving to Staffordshire side Tamworth in November 2003. At the end of the 2005 Conference National, Ebdon decided it was time to hang up his boots.
However, in 2006, he was called out of retirement to play for Alfreton Town where he was reunited with former Tamworth managers Gary Mills and Darron Gee.
On May 22, 2007, Marcus Ebdon was appointed as Youth Development Officer of Conference North side Tamworth, and again became re-united with Gary Mills and Darron Gee
Ebdon was named as a substitute for a home league match against Barrow on September 15, 2007, stating the desire of Tamworth to use Marcus as a squad player if needed.
In January 2007, Ebdon was appointed manager of Alfreton Town for the remainder of the season following Darron Gee's decision to join Gary Mills as assistant manager at Tamworth.
May 2007 saw Ebdon follow Gary Mills & Darron Gee back to Tamworth. He was appointed Youth Development Officer of the club
-DOCSTART-	8120473
'''Gary Fleming''' (born February 17, 1967) is a retired footballer from Derry. He started his career as a youth at Tristar Boys F.C. and later signed for Derry Athletic under the tutelage of coach Jim O'Hea. There, he caught the eye of Nottingham Forest and in 1983 he signed a contract with them. His debut was against Arsenal on April 13, 1985. He was later sold to Manchester City in 1989 and spent only one year there. He went on to play for Barnsley F.C. and was an accomplished international performer for Northern Ireland, gaining almost 30 caps.
-DOCSTART-	8122448
'''John Anthony Carlton Grant''' (born 9 August 1981 in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer, currently playing as a striker for Aldershot Town.
John started his career at Crewe Alexandra who were at the time playing in the Division One. He signed in July 1999 and made his debut against Crystal Palace on the opening day of the 1999-2000 season.
He was later loaned to Hyde United, Rushden and Diamonds and Northwich Victoria.
In the 2002 close season, John signed for Hereford United, before going on to join the now defunct Telford United in July 2003. In the summer of 2004, John then signed for Shrewsbury Town, who had just beaten Aldershot Town in the  Conference play off final.
John was on the move again in March 2005, when he joined Halifax Town . John played and scored for Halifax Town in the 2006 Conference play off final, at Leicester City-s Walkers Stadium, against his former club Hereford United. Halifax Town lost the final. That season John finished as Halifax Town-s top scorer with 14 goals. Despite being offered a new contract by Halifax Town, John decided to join Aldershot Town in the summer of 2006.
In July 2006, John signed for Aldershot Town and he scored twice on his debut against Gravesend & Northfleet, on the opening day of the 2006-07 season. At the end of the season, John was Aldershot Town's top scorer with 23 goals and he was voted the fans 'Player of the Year'.
In December 2007 John scored his first and only senior Hat-trick against Salisbury City. In February 2008, he committed himself to the club until the end of the 2009-10 season. John ended ended the 2007-08 season as top-scorer with 25 goals, as Aldershot Town won the Conference National title and the Conference League Cup. John was also one of five Aldershot Town players that were named in the Conference Team of the Year .
John made his 100th appearance for Aldershot Town against Notts County in September 2008 and he scored his 50th goal for Aldershot Town against Rotherham United in November 2008.
He also made his England National Game XI debut in May 2007 against the Republic of Ireland. John was in the squad that won that year's Four Nations Tournament and scored against Scotland in the 3-0 victory on the 25th May 2007.
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'''Adam Rachel''' (born December 10, 1976 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Conference North side Solihull Moors.
Rachel started his professional football career as a trainee with Aston Villa, turning professional in August 1996. He was mainly a reserve at Villa, making just one league appearance, against Blackburn Rovers on December 26, 1998 when he was a second-half substitute for Lee Hendrie after Villa keeper Michael Oakes had been sent off.
In September 1999, Rachel left Villa to join Blackpool on a free transfer. During his time with the Seasiders, he only made one appearance and was sent out on loan to Northwich Victoria in October 2000 before being released at the end of the season. In July 2001 he joined Moor Green and although appearing less frequently due to increased work commitments, when Moor Green and Solihull Borough merged in the summer of 2007, Rachel joined the new Solihull Moors team.
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'''Yannick tienne Stanislas Kamanan''' (born 5 October 1981 in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord) is a French football (soccer) striker, currently playing for Sivasspor.
He has also played for Le Mans Union Club 72 (1998-99), Tottenham Hotspur F.C. youth (1999-2002), RC Strasbourg (2002-03), Dijon FCO (2003-04), Gazlec Ajaccio (2004-05), K.V. Oostende (2005-06), FC Schaffhausen and (2006), Maccabi Herzliya (2007) and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel.
Kamanan signed for Sivasspor in January 2009. He signed a deal until June 2011.
In the 3rd of February he scored his first goal for the club in a Trkiye Kupası quarter final match against Galatasaray which helped Sivasspor advance to the semi final.
On the 4 August 2009, at the start of the 2009-10 season, he scored Sivas's second goal in their Champions League game against Anderlecht in the second leg of the third round qualifying. The game ended 3-1 to Sivas.
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'''Leandre Griffit''' (born 21 May 1984) is a French professional footballer and currently a free agent.
Griffit began his career in his native France plaing for Amiens SC he was then he moved in 2003 to Southampton in the Premiership. He only played 7 games for Southampton and scored twice against Blackburn
Rotherham United before being released. He then moved to Sweden and played for IF Elfsborg. Again at IF Elfsborg he only played 21 games and was loaned out to IFK Norrkping in the 2007-2008 season. In the summer of 2008 he went on an unsuccessful trial with Coca-Cola Championship Plymouth Argyle. He then went on trial with Neil Warnock's Crystal Palace and was signed, but only made a handful of appearances for the club before departing.
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'''Sergei Shtanyuk''' (born 13 August 1973 in Minsk) is a Belarusian footballer currently playing for FC Alania Vladikavkaz. He plays in defence and is the current captain for the Belarus national side.
He also played for Stoke City in the English League 1 from 2001-2003, during which time he became a fan favourite winning Fans Player of the Season in 2001.
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'''Wilfred Leonard "Len" Quested''' (born January 9, 1925) is a former footballer. Quested played one match for England B and one unofficial international for Australia. He was born in Folkestone, England.
Quested was stationed with the Royal Navy on the H.M.S. Golden Hind. Playing for the Golden Hind team in the NSWSFA Division One team he played Jack Aston and John Ball who would later go on to play with distinction in England. After his stint in Australia, Quested returned to England playing with Folkestone Town F.C. in 1946 and 1947 before signing with Fulham F.C.. where he played between 1947 and 1951. In 1951 he signed for Huddersfield Town F.C. where he played until 1957.
In 1957 he emigrated to Australia with his Australian born wife. On arriving in Australia he was signed by Auburn in the NSW state league. He played with Auburn until 1960. In 1961 he signed for Hakoah where he played for a season before retiring. In 1964 Quested coached Cumberland United in the NSW state league but in 1965 Quested made a return to playing for Campbelltown.
For much of his later life Quested devoted his football skills to developing young footballers and has coached Robbie Slater amongst others.
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'''Paul McGee''' (born 19 June 1954 in Sligo) is a former Irish football player.
McGee started his career with Sligo Rovers making his debut at 16 years of age on the 15th of November 1970. While at Finn Harps he won the FAI Cup in 1974. He then joined his home town club Sligo Rovers winning the League of Ireland championship in 1977. After the league success he was purchased by Queens Park Rangers. In his Ireland career, he scored 4 goals in 16 matches and also won 10 youth caps and 2 U21 caps.
He had 6 different spells during his career playing for Sligo.
McGee signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 1984. He made a scoring debut with 2 goals on the 26th against Home Farm in a 4-2 win at Milltown. His last appearance was against his home town club in a 4-0 win on the 11th of November 1978. In total he played 15 times for the Hoops, including twice in the European Cup, scoring 5 goals.
While at Galway United he scored in the UEFA Cup. Whilst at Derry he played in the UEFA Cup in 1990.
He scored 143 league goals in the League of Ireland which makes him the 9th all time goalscorer .
He is currently Galway United's all-time top goalscorer in the League of Ireland. He was also the club's player-manager during the 1989-90 season.
In January 2007, McGee was appointed manager of Limerick 37 F.C..
He was sacked in December despite an impressive 4th place position
In January 2008 he was appointed assistant manager to Alan Mathews at Cork City FC. In August 2008 he lost his job as Cork went into examinership .
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'''Christopher Michael "Chris" Hall''' (born 26 November 1986) is an English footballer and television actor. As a footballer, he plays striker who used to play for Oldham Athletic and now plays for Bradford Park Avenue having spent the previous year at Conference North outfit Stalybridge Celtic. He also appears in soap series ''Hollyoaks''.
Born in Manchester, England, Hall made his debut for Oldham at the age of 16 years old on October 10, 2003 in Oldham's 2-2 away draw at Peterborough United This made him one of the youngest players ever to make their debut for the Latics. Prolific at youth and reserve team levels, he made seven starts and 34 substitute appearances in the 2002-03 season, scoring four goals in his senior career - all in the Fa Cup competition including his equalizer against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 2-2 draw at Molineux,which forced a replay at Boundary Park. .
On 9 July 2007 he was announced as a player for Conference North team Stalybridge Celtic on a semi-professional contract and finished the season top goal scorer but left due to the clubs financial situation. In 2008, he moved to Bradford Park Avenue where he remains to this day.
Hall has starred in ''Hollyoaks'' as Matt Crosby, joining the cast in November 2008 for a short time.
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'''Magnus Troest''' (born June 5, 1987) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for R.C. Recreativo de Huelva in the  Spanish second division, on loan from Genoa. His major skills are his physical strength,and his heading ability. Magnus is the younger brother of OB player Jonas Troest.
Magnus Troest started playing football in different Copenhagen clubs. He debuted for the Danish under-16 national team in October 2002, while playing for club B.93. In the summer 2003, the 16 year old Magnus Troest moved abroad to play for English club Aston Villa. The club reportedly wanted to sign his big brother Jonas Troest from B.93 as well. Magnus signed a three-year contract. He played two years in the youth academy, but did not get his senior debut for Aston Villa.
In May 2005 he transferred back home to Denmark, to play for FC Midtjylland (FCM) in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. He initially had to struggle to make the FCM first team, but finally made his senior debut in October 2005. He won the 2005 Danish ''under-19 Player of the Year'' award. From the second half of the 2005-06 season, he became a regular in the starting line-up. He scored his first two goals for FCM, as the club beat Aarhus GF 2-1 in March 2006.
He then moved to Parma FC in 2008 (and co-owned with Genoa CFC)and he again performed well, playing nearly 30 games and helping the club into Serie A.
Genoa CFC bought back Troest in June 2009. Magnus Troest was one-year loaned to Recreativo de Huelva on August 30, 2009.
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'''John Phillips''' (born 7 July 1951 in Shrewsbury) is a retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper for various English clubs and the Welsh national team.
Phillps started out with his home town club, Shrewsbury Town, for whom he made 51 appearances, before transferring to Aston Villa at the age of 18. After only a handful of matches for Villa, Phillips joined Chelsea in August 1970 for -25,000. He was to spend the majority of his career with the West London club as the long-term understudy to Peter Bonetti and only once, in 1974-75, was he to make over 30 appearances in a season for the club. He made a total of 149 appearances for Chelsea.
He left Chelsea in 1980 and had brief spells with Crewe Alexandra, Brighton & Hove Albion, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace and Sea Bee in Hong Kong. John Toshack signed Philipps for Swansea City in the early Eighties, but never made the first team. He also won 4 caps for the Wales national team.
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'''Christopher John "Chris" Wilder''' (born 23 September 1967) is an English former footballer, and manager of Oxford United. He was manager of Halifax Town from 2002 until 2008, when he left the cash-stricken club to join Bury as assistant manager.
He started his career as a trainee at Southampton and was released without making it into the first team. He moved on to Sheffield United in August 1986 and during his career he played for 11 clubs, including a long spell at Rotherham United before joining Halifax Town in 1999.
He took over the reins as manager in July 2002 replacing caretaker manager Neil Redfearn, who had replaced Alan Little (who left on 8 April after falling ill with appendicitis in March). Halifax were relegated to the Conference at the end of the season.
Wilder was in charge at Halifax for more than 300 games until the club was demoted three divisions in June 2008, and he decided to join former Halifax defender Alan Knill, as the assistant manager of Bury.
Wilder was appointed as the manager of Conference National outfit Oxford United on 21 December 2008,
where he only just missed out on a play-off place in his first season. Wilder's first full season in charge of Oxford began successfully and by mid-season they were top of the Conference table by five points with a game in hand.
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'''Jean-Claude Ducan Darcheville''' (born July 25, 1975 in Sinnamary, French Guiana) is a French football striker currently playing for Ligue 2 side Nantes and the French Guiana national team.
Darcheville began his professional career in France at Rennes. He played his first game for Rennes in a 3-1 defeat to AS Monaco in 1995. He spent three seasons at Rennes, scoring five goals in 42 matches, before leaving for England. He joined then Premiership side Nottingham Forest on loan for a season but failed to settle, scoring only twice in sixteen matches. He was still coming to terms with the death of his wife and children in a car accident in 1998.
After a disappointing season in England, Darcheville decided to continue his career in France and joined FC Lorient. He spent three seasons with Lorient, scoring 44 goals in 102 matches. Including the winning goal in the Coupe de France as Lorient beat SC Bastia 1-0. He was also on the losing side in the Coupe de la Ligue final as Lorient lost 3-0 to his future employers Bordeaux.
When Lorient were relegated from Ligue 1, Darcheville joined FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The previous season he had scored nineteen goals in thirty-two matches for the doomed Lorient and his good form continued in Bordeaux where he scored eleven league goals in his first season. Overall he scored 37 goals in 131 league games and netted seven goals in European competition.
Darcheville signed a two year contract with Scottish side Rangers on 9 May 2007, to join the club on July 1. He was signed by Walter Smith, after Rangers' two previous managers - Alex McLeish and Paul Le Guen - were also linked with him.
On the 12 December 2007 in Rangers final make or break UEFA Champions League match against Olympique Lyonnais, Darcheville was sent off for stamping on Kim Kallstrom.
Darcheville left Rangers on 1 January 2009 to join Valenciennes of France.
Most recently on the 25th of July 2009, Darcheville celebrated his 34th birthday with fellow countrymen Jean-Alain Boumsong and Pascal Cygan. Darchville has since been released from his contract with Valenciennes according to the august edition of world soccer.
On 07 August 2009 FC Nantes haves signed former Valenciennes striker on a free transfer and until June 2010.
With Bordeaux
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'''Samuel Baird''' (born 13 May 1930 in Denny, Stirlingshire) is a former Scottish footballer.
During his playing career he played for Clyde, Preston North End, Rangers, Hibernian, Third Lanark and Stirling Albion. He won three Scottish league titles (1956, 1957 and 1959) and one Scottish Cup (1960) with Rangers.
He earned seven international caps for Scotland from 1956 to 1958. He scored on his debut against Yugoslavia, and also in his last match, a 2-1 defeat by France in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
As the manager of Stirling Albion he led them to promotion to Division One in the 1964-65 season, but he was sacked as the club was relegated in the 1967-68 season.
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FOR A PLAYER WHO HAS MADE MORE THAN 200 APPEARANCES FOR THE BLADES, MARK HIM IN BOLD, LIKE THIS:-
FOR A PLAYER WHO HAS SCORED MORE THAN 150 GOALS FOR THE BLADES, MARK HIM IN ITALIC, LIKE THIS:-
FOR A PLAYER WHO HAS MADE MORE THAN 200 APPEARANCES AND SCORED 150 GOALS FOR THE BLADES, MARK HIM IN BOLD AND ITALIC, LIKE THIS:-
'''Former and Current Players of Sheffield United'''. Those who have made more than 200 appearances are marked in '''bold'''. Those who have scored more than 150 goals are in ''italics''. Those to appear over 200 times AND score over 150 goals are in '''''bold and italic'''''
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'''Kain Bond''' (born 19 June 1985) is an English former professional footballer.
Bond was born in Torquay and grew up in the Chelston district of the town. He joined the Torquay United Centre of Excellence, and became a prolific scorer for the Gulls' Under-16 side. He signed on as a trainee at Plainmoor in July 2001 and made his league debut on 12 October 2002 as a substitute for Paul Holmes in a 2-1 defeat away to Boston United. He played one further game that season, again as a substitute, this time for David Graham in the 5-0 home win in the FA Cup against Boreham Wood.
He turned professional in May 2003, but played just once the following season, as a late substitute for Alex Russell in a 4-0 defeat away to Boston United on the 25 October. Torquay-s form that season was enough to win them promotion, but the form of Bond-s teammates and a series of injuries kept him out of the side. He was given a short-term contract in the 2004 close season by Torquay manager Leroy Rosenior, making two further substitute appearances that September before being released in the November.
On leaving Torquay he played for Taunton Town. Bond joined Torrington in December 2005.
His brother, '''Clay''', is also a footballer and also began his career as Torquay United-s Centre of Excellence. He soon attracted the attention of Premiership teams, including Southampton where he had a trial. Despite being offered terms by Torquay, he moved to Plymouth Argyle to begin his traineeship, a move that resulted in Plymouth having to agree compensation terms with Torquay.
A midfielder, he made one unofficial first team appearance for Plymouth, as a substitute for Paul Wotton's testimonial against FC Bruges, and joined Torquay United on loan in March 2006, but failed to make an appearance in Torquay-s struggling side. He was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2005-06 season.
Clay Bond moved to Sweden to play for Third Division side Bergs IK before returning to Devon in October 2006 when he joined Western League side Dawlish Town. Later that month he moved to Spain, joining Third Division side UD Oliva, though had to wait until December to sign a contract. He was due to make his debut against Clevillente on 24 December, but the game was postponed due to rain.
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'''Augustine Ashley Grimes''' (born 2 August 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer . He won 18 caps for the Republic of Ireland and scored one goal, a spectacular long-range strike against Spain in a Euro 84 qualifier at Lansdowne Road in November 1982.
He also scored two penalties in six appearances for the Republic of Ireland U21 side.
Grimes, who played as a defender and midfielder, began his career with junior side Villa United before joining Stella Maris Football club. He had a trial with Manchester United in August 1972, but returned to Bohemians. After a second trial, he joined Manchester United in March 1977 for -35,000.
Between 1977 and 1983 Grimes made 107 first team appearances and scored 11 goals for Manchester United, where he won an FA cup winners medal as a non-playing substitute in the 1983 final against Brighton. He subsequently joined Coventry City for a fee of -200,000. After only one season he moved to Luton Town where he made 117 appearances and scored 4 goals. In 1988 he won a Littlewoods Cup (League Cup) winners medal, coming on a substitute and crossing the ball to set up Luton's last minute winning goal as they achieved a shock 3-2 win over Arsenal to attain the first - and to date only - major trophy of Luton's history.
In 1989 he joined CA Osasuna, making his La Liga debut on November 8 against Celta Vigo. Grimes played 15 games for CA Osasuna in total. After retiring as a player, he worked on the coaching staff at Stoke City F.C. and Huddersfield Town F.C. and resided in Bolton with his wife Joanne.
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'''Martin Paul Worthington''' (born January 25, 1981) is an English rugby player and former professional footballer. He currently plays in France for Rugby Pro D2 side Tarbes Pyrnes Rugby.
Worthington was born in Torquay to Scottish parents
On leaving school he began a traineeship with Torquay United Football Club, although continued to play rugby for Paignton
He turned professional in July 1999, but made just one further appearance, as a substitute for Chris Brandon in a 3-0 win away to Gillingham in the Football League Trophy on December 7, 1999, before being released by Torquay manager Wes Saunders the following February. Later that month he signed for non-league Bideford, managed by former Torquay United player Sean Joyce.
Soon after his release by Torquay, Worthington began playing rugby again and in June 2000 signed a contract to play, at scrum-half, for French side Macon
Worthington joined Mounts Bay R.F.C in 2004 before joining French side Montlucon in the 2004 close season
In May 2008 Worthington joined another Pro D2 side, Tarbes.
His younger brother David was also a trainee footballer with Torquay United, but was released at the end of his traineeship at the end of the 2000-01 season. He subsequently played for a number of non-league sides in Devon.
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'''Phil Kite''' (born 26 October 1962 in Bristol, England) is a former football goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach, who is now the club physio for Bristol Rovers.
He joined Bristol Rovers as an apprentice goalkeeper in 1979, and signed his first professional contract on his 18th birthday in October 1980. After making 96 league appearances for Rovers, he moved on to Southampton. He went on to make league appearances for thirteen different clubs, but missed a large amount of playing time through injury, and only a two-year spell at Gillingham saw him play regularly as an established first-choice keeper. In 1996, he left Bristol City to re-join his first club, Bristol Rovers, as physio, goalkeeping coach and backup goalkeeper.
He began studying towards his physiotherapy qualification in 1991 and completed his studies in 1995. Since re-joining Bristol Rovers he has retired from playing, and relinquished his coaching duties to Steve Book. He now works exclusively as a physio and is in the process of gaining the necessary qualifications to become a chartered physiotherapist.
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'''Craig Mawson''' (born May 16, 1979 in Keighley, West Yorkshire) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Droylsden
Mawson started his career at Burnley, where he is now goalkeeper coach to the Under 18's side at the club, in a part time role.
In September 2000, Lincoln City's manager Phil Stant signed Mawson on-loan as cover for his first-choice keeper Alan Marriott.
Whilst the loan was extended to a second month, Mawson would remain an unused substitute in each of Lincoln's nine league games during this period before returning to Burnley.
Mawson has also played for Morecambe and Oldham Athletic. Whilst at Christie Park he was voted Player of the Year by the supporters for the 2002-03 season, when he notably saved two penalties in the semi-final of the Conference playoffs. However the team failed to progress to the final.
Following the liquidation of Halifax Town, Mawson signed a deal with Blue Square North Team Droylsden.
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'''Steve Haslam''' (born September 6, 1979 in Sheffield) is a right back who currently plays for Football League One side Hartlepool United.
Back in 1995, Steve Haslam captained an England schoolboys team to a 1-0 victory over a Brazilian team including Ronaldinho. The team he captained included the likes of Wes Brown, Michael Ball and Michael Owen (who scored the only goal).
Steve then started his professional football career at Sheffield Wednesday, the team he had supported all his life. Signed as a trainee in the 1996-1997 season, with big things expected of him he made his debut in the FA Premier League, aged 19 on Saturday, 8 May 1999 against Liverpool at Hillsborough . He played that game in front of 27,383 fans. The result was a 1-0 victory to, 'The Owls'.
He continued to make over 100 appearances and score 2 goals for the Yorkshire club. Showing ability to play across the back four and in midfield, he captained the side at every level including the first team.
He was released from the club along with 12 other players by Chris Turner in one of the biggest clear out of players the club had ever seen at the end of the 2003-2004 season before being signed by Halifax Town.
After almost 100 games for Halifax, it was announced on the 18th of June 2007 that Steve had made a return to the football league by signing a two year deal with Bury. His first goal for the club was a 30 yard shot against Notts County on 13 October 2007. Although he had a sustained run in the side towards the end of 08/09 season due to injury to Paul Scott, his contract was not renewed at the end of the season.
Steve signed for League One side Hartlepool United on 6 August 2009, after impressing Director of Sport and his former boss at Sheffield Wednesday Chris Turner while on trial.
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'''Gilbert Ivor Reece''' (born Cardiff 2 July 1942, died Cardiff 20 December 2003) was a Welsh international footballer.
Reece was working as a plumber when he joined Cardiff City as a part-timer in May 1961 and made his way into the reserve side before spending a period on loan at Ton Pentre. He was released by the club during the 1962-63 season and joined Pembroke Borough until the end of the season when he was offered the chance to sign for Newport County in 1963. At the end of the following season his impressive displays convinced Sheffield United to pay -10,000 to sign him and soon after he was called up to win his first cap for Wales against England.
His time at Sheffield United was interrupted by a badly broken leg, but despite this he went on to appear over 200 times for the club, establishing himself as a fan favourite with the Bramall Lane crowd, before leaving to return to his hometown club Cardiff City in September 1972 alongside teammate Dave Powell in an exchange deal for Alan Warboys. Appointed club captain, he went on to play in a variety of different roles for the club and in his first two seasons his goals helped the club win the Welsh Cup, scoring a hat-trick in the second leg of the 1973 final and once in the second leg of the 1974 final. The club suffered relegation during the 1974-75 season, with Reece finishing as the clubs top scorer with 8 goals, but managed to win promotion on the first time of asking the following year. Reece left the club at the end of the season and joined Swansea City where he spent a short time before retiring.
After 1976 Reece played for non-League Barry Town. On retiring from his playing career he ran a family heating business before becoming a hotelier in Cardiff.
He was also the brother of Welsh boxer Leonard "Luggie" Reece.
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'''Steven David Williams''' (born 16 October 1974, in Aberystwyth) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a goalkeeper with Drogheda United. He has represented his country at Under-15, Under-16, Under-18 and Under-21 level.
Williams started his career at Coventry City before moving to Cardiff City in 1993. He was handed his professional debut in October 1993 when he played in a 5-0 defeat to York City and featured a number of times throughout the remainder of the 1993-94 season but in the following years he found first team opportunities hard to come by. At the end of the 1996-97 season he was handed a chance in the first team following an injury to Tony Elliott and helped Cardiff reach the play-offs before suffering defeat to Northampton Town. Having spent four years with Cardiff, Williams was released by the club and joined Dundalk in 1997.
He moved to Shelbourne for the onset of the 1999-2000 and was a major player in their double success that season, having kept seventeen clean sheets. He was voted Early & Baldwin Player of the Year in 2002/03 and won the SWAI Goalkeeper of the Year award for calendar year 2003. Possibly his greatest hour came when he kept a clean sheet as Shels beat Hajduk Split 2-0 in a Champions League qualifier in 2004.
Steve was also prone to mistakes. He dropped the ball into his own goal on the final day of the 2006 season against Bohemians. Shelbourne, however went onto win the title. Although prone to mistakes he made some outstanding saves. Some of these include denying Bohemians an equalizer in Dalymount Park with an unbelievable save to guarantee Shels title victory.
Williams made 213 league appearances during his time with Shels. On 6 February 2009 he signed for Drogheda United. Steve made himself at home in Drogheda almost immediately. During a penalty shootout in the annual Jim Malone cup match against Dundalk, he saved a penalty from former Drogs hero Declan O'Brien, and George O'Callaghan to win the cup for Drogheda.
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'''Jim Crawford''' (born 1 May 1973 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American born Irish former footballer
Crawford began his career at schoolboy level with Rangers before moving to Bohemian making his debut against Bray Wanderers on 3 November 1991. He soon became a big favourite at Dalymount Park and won the PFAI Young Player of the Year for the 1993/94 season.
Represented Republic of Ireland at the World Student Games in 1993.
This form attracted Newcastle United and he moved to Tyneside in 1995. While playing for Newcastle, Crawford found his first-team opportunities limited (scoring only once in a pre-season game against Derry City) and was sent out on loan to both Rotherham United and Dundee United before signing up for Reading in March 1998, with Tommy Burns at the helm. Burns was sacked and he failed to prove himself under the new managership.
Crawford's next destination was Shelbourne back in Ireland whom he helped to four League of Ireland championships. He signed a new one year contract on 25 February 2007 with Shels as they got their preparations in place for the new First Division season following the FAI's decision to demote the reigning champions. He was swiftly appointed captain by new manager, Dermot Keely. Crawford's last seasons at Shelbourne were hampered by numerous injuries which limited his appearances. After eight immensely successful seasons at Shelbourne, Crawford departed the club in December 2007.
Crawford joined newly formed Sporting Fingal in February 2008, though he retired through injury at the end of their first season. He then took over as interim manager at Shamrock Rovers after Pat Scully's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 16 October
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'''Greg O'Halloran''' (born September 6, 1980 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish footballer currently playing with Cork City in the League of Ireland Premier Division. O'Halloran is primarily a central midfielder but has also played regularly in defence. He has six Munster Senior Cup medals to his name.
The well travelled O'Halloran joined Galway United in July 2007, signing from Derry City whom he had joined only a few months earlier in February 2007; this was after a year-long spell with Shelbourne where he won a League winners medal. The player had joined Shelbourne in December 2005 after spending eight seasons at Cork City. Having spent the beginning of his career at Crosshaven AFC, he moved to Leeds United and then to Hull City before moving to his home country.
Formerly a captain with Cork City, he has previously had a loan spell at Longford Town, before speculation of a move to Waterford United was quashed following his move to Shelbourne.
O'Halloran rejoined former club Shelbourne on loan from Galway United for the first half of 2008 season. O'Halloran was on the Galway United transfer list from July 1, 2008 when his loan period with Shelbourne ended.. He immediately joined Cobh Ramblers in July 2008 for the remainder of the 2008 season.
On February 23, 2009, it was confirmed that he had returned to Cork City, signing a one-year contract with the club.
O'Halloran has two Irish Under-21 caps under his belt - against Ghana and Portugal. In 1999, he picked up a bronze medal at the UEFA Under-18s Championship.
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In 1872 FA Cup Final he officiated in the match between Wanderers FC and Royal Engineers on 16 March 1872. Stair was a civil servant by profession as were his assistants (Umpires), JH Giffard, for the Royal Engineers, and K Kirkpatrick for the Wanderers.
Stair played football for the amateur club Upton Park from 1867 to 1874. He was also selected as the match referee for the England v Scotland game on 6 March 1875.
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'''Desmond Lyttle''' (born September 24, 1971 in Wolverhampton, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Tamworth, where he plays as a defender.
Lyttle started his professional football career with Leicester City back in 1990, but after failing to make the first-team, he was released at the end of 1991.
Lyttle was picked up by Worcester City on August 1, 1991 on a free transfer. Des spent one season with Worcester City, and a number of good performances alerted bigger clubs of Lyttle's ability.
On July 9, 1992 Lyttle joined newly promoted Second Division outfit Swansea City from Worcester City for a fee of -12,500. Lyttle spent a full season with The Swansea City and was part of the team who defied the odds to finish 5th in their first season back in the Second Division and also reach the 4th round of the FA Cup. Lyttle made 46 appearances for Swansea City and found the net on one occasion.
Lyttle's performances for Swansea hadn't gone unnoticed and on July 27, 1993 was signed by relegated Nottingham Forest for a fee of -375,000 to become one of Frank Clark's first signings in a bid to make an instant return to the Premier League following Brian Clough's eighteen year reign as manager.
During Lyttle's six year spell with Nottingham Forest he was a member of the team that won instant promotion back to the Premier League in the 1993-94 season finishing second in the First Division. Lyttle and Forest surprised many by finishing in 3rd place the following season, in their return to the Premier League, but more significantly Forest's main source of goals, Stan Collymore was sold Liverpool.
The next two seasons for Lyttle and Forest were indifferent, in the 1995-96 season the team finished in 9th position, but the following season it was clear that following the sale of Collymore, that Forest were goal shy and after a number of disappointing results manager Clark was sacked, prompting player Stuart Pearce to take over as player-manager.
Pearce changed the clubs fortunes slightly, and a new manager was found in March, 1997, when then Crystal Palace manager Dave Bassett took the reins at the City Ground. Bassett added Pierre van Hooijdonk to the squad from Celtic in a bid to add some firepower to the goalshy Forest frontline, but the move never paid off and for Lyttle and Forest relegation was the conclusion, with the club finishing bottom of the table in 20th place.
Lyttle remained loyal to the cause and stayed with Forest, despite the relegation. Forest however lost some other players, noticeably Lyttle's defensive partner, Stuart Pearce who joined Newcastle United. Bassett still managed to guide Forest back to the Premier League at the first time of asking, although Lyttle spent a month out on loan at Port Vale, but returned to help the club finish 1st in the First Division and be promoted as champions.
Lyttle returned with Forest for another crack at the Premier League, but striker Kevin Campbell was sold to Turkish outfit Trabzonspor. This prompted an unhappy Pierre van Hooijdonk to go on strike, because his strike partner was sold. Van Hooijdonk returned a few months later, but after a dismal start to the season manager Dave Bassett was fired in January, 1999. Forest then appointed Ron Atkinson in a bid to save the club, although he was unable to steer the club away from relegation and for the third time in seven seasons Forest were relegated as the bottom club. This was also Des Lyttle's final contracted year with the club and he left to pursue his career elsewhere.
Lyttle then joined newly promoted Premier League outfit Watford on July 8, 1999. He failed to fit in at the club however, and was often a substitute. He made only eleven appearances for the club.
On March 21, 2000 Lyttle was sent on loan to West Bromwich Albion for the remainder of the season, signing just two days before the transfer deadline. He helped ensure the club's survival in the First Division, and in turn earned himself a permanent contract on June 1, 2000. Lyttle was a regular in the squad during the 2000-01 season, employed by manager Gary Megson as a right wing-back, and combined well with Ruel Fox down the right-hand side to help Albion reach the play-offs. The following season Lyttle lost his place to Slovakian Igor Bali, with Lyttle used mainly as a substitute during the second half of the season as Albion were promoted to the Premier League.
During 2002-03 Lyttle slipped even further down the pecking order, managing only two starts and two substitute appearances in the Premier League. Following the club's relegation back to the First Division, Lyttle was released by the club in May 2003. In all, Lyttle made 67 appearances for Albion, his only goal for the club coming in a 3-1 home defeat to Fulham on December 9, 2000.
Lyttle joined Northampton Town on November 4, 2003 following his release from West Bromwich Albion.. He spent the remainder of the 2003-04 season with Northampton, making a total of 27 appearances before leaving at the end of the season.
His next move was to Conference National side Forest Green Rovers on September 4, 2004, beating off competition from fellow Conference National rivals Burton Albion. Lyttle spent one season with Forest Green, making 36 appearances, but was released after not being offered a new contact at the end of the 2004-05 season.
Lyttle then went back to his roots by joining Conference North side Worcester City for his second spell for the club, where he was the club's captain. He spent two seasons with the club but was not offered a new contract by Worcester manager Andy Preece at the end of the 2006-07 season, due to the club's budget having been reduced..
On July 31, 2007 it was confirmed that Lyttle had joined Conference North side Tamworth. Lyttle had enjoyed a successful trial period with the club, playing in friendly matches against the likes of Birmingham City, Stamford and Gedling Town. Lyttle was part of the Tamworth promotion squad that were promoted to the Conference Premier at the end of the 2008/09 season.
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'''William Bryant''' (born 1874 in Rotherham) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He began his footballing career with Rotherham Town, and signed for Manchester United in April 1896. After scoring 33 goals in 127 matches for United, he was signed by Blackburn Rovers in April 1900 for -50.
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'''Mohamed Shawky Ali Sallam''' (, born 15 October 1981 in Port Said) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays the Defensive midfielder  position for the Turkcell Sper Lig club Kayserispor as well as Egypt's national football team. He played every minute of Egypt-s Egypt 2006 African Cup of Nations campaign.
Shawky began his playing career with Al-Masry before joining Al-Ahly, where he became famous for his strong shots, scoring a few goals for the club.
He joined Middlesbrough on 31 August 2007 for -650,000 and signed a three year contract.
He made his Boro debut against Tottenham Hotspur on 26 September 2007 in the 3rd round of the 2007-08 Carling Cup. Shawky played the first half. The match ended with Tottenham winning 2-0.
He endured a slow season in his first year at The Riverside, and was hampered by injuries. Shawky played central midfield in Middlesbrough's opening premier league game of the 2008-2009 season against Tottenham Hotspur which Middlesbrough won 2-1. On 8 January 2010, the Middlesbrough F.C. star signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Kayserispor.
During the 2009 Confederations Cup, he scored against Brazil in Egypt's opening game.
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'''Alexander (Alex) Mathie''' (born 20 December 1968 in Bathgate) is a Scottish former footballer who made over 200 appearances as a striker for a number of British clubs. His most recent position was as player-manager of NCEL Premier Division side Pickering Town, resigning from the club in January 2007.
Mathie began his career with Celtic, making eleven appearances before leaving for Greenock Morton in 1991 in a -100,000 deal. At Morton he had a short loan spell with Port Vale of the English Second Division, he made three appearances in April 1993, all of them as a substitute.
At the end of the 1992-93 season, Mathie won a move to Newcastle United, in a deal worth just under -300k. He played just 25 times in two seasons and moved to Ipswich Town in February 1995 for -500,000. In 1998 he scored a hat-trick against rivals Norwich City, becoming an Ipswich legend in the process.
His regular scoring in over 100 appearances saw his valuation rise and in October 1998 Dundee United handed Ipswich around -700k for his services. He replaced the outgoing Robbie Winters, who had moved on to Aberdeen for around the same fee (plus Billy Dodds) a few weeks previously. With just two goals in the 1998-99 season, Gary McSwegan played a fraction of Mathie's games and yet scored twice as many. Dodds had scored seventeen goals in as many appearances as Mathie.
He was loaned out to Preston North End in the Second Division for the early part of the 1999-2000 season, scoring four goals in eighteen games. Returning to Dundee United in December 1999, following the sale of Dodds to Rangers for -1.3 million, he scored his first goal and only at Tannadice Park on 30 January 2000, in a 4-1 defeat of Airdrieonians. As United's #9 he hit the net four times in seventeen games that season, though this still left him 5th in the club's scoring charts.
He played four games of the 2000-01 season; a 2-1 defeat to Celtic, 3-0 loss at Hibernian, 1-1 draw with Motherwell and 2-1 defeat by St. Johnstone. Leaving the SPL in September 2000 after being released by Dundee United, he joined York City on a free transfer in the English Third Division.
He made 52 league appearances for York, half of them as a substitute, before leaving professional football at the end of the 2002-03 season for player-manager spells in lower league English football.
In 2003 he spent time as Spennymoor United player-manager, before moving on to West Auckland Town. In 2004 he became player-manager of Pickering Town before resigning in January 2007.
On 29 July 2008, Mathie began working for BBC Radio Suffolk to provide match commentary and analysis for former side Ipswich, joining former players such as Bryan Hamilton and John Wark. Six weeks later, Mathie was due to participate in a legends match for Ipswich against Norwich City in aid of the Canaries' Historical Trust.
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'''Percival Harry "Percy" Barton''' (19 August 1895 - October 1961) was an English professional footballer who played as a left-half. He played for Birmingham both before and after the First World War, making 349 appearances in all competitions, and helped them to the championship of the Second Division in 1920-21.
Barton was born in Edmonton, London where he attended Montague Road School. He worked as a butcher's boy on leaving school, and played football for a local team, Sultan F.C. One of his Sultan team-mates, Richard Gibson, had gone on to play professionally for Birmingham, and Gibson recommended Barton to the club.
Barton signed for Birmingham in January 1914 at the age of 18, went straight into the first team, and missed only two league games in a season and a half before the Football League was suspended for the duration of the war.
He was a hard-working player, whose combative style did not always find favour with referees, resulting in him being sent off three times. He won seven caps for England between 1921 and 1924. Towards the end of his Birmingham career he played in positions other than his customary left-half; in the 1926-27 season he was used at left-back and later still he played centre-half or filled in occasionally on the right.
After leaving Birmingham he spent four seasons with Stourbridge in the Birmingham & District League.
Barton died in October 1961 at the age of 66.
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'''Juan Carlos Menseguez''' (born 18 February 1984 in Crdoba) is an Argentine football forward who plays for San Lorenzo.
Menseguez started playing football for River Plate in Buenos Aires at the age of 15. Before making his debut for River Plate he was sold to German club, Wolfsburg.
In the summer of 2007, Menseguez signed for Argentine team, San Lorenzo. On 2 February 2009, Menseguez moved to West Bromwich Albion on loan, with a view to making the deal permanent.
He scored his debut goal after coming on as a substitute to secure a 3-0 league victory for West Brom against Sunderland.
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'''James "Jim" McNulty''' (born 13 February 1985 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English born Scottish footballer who currently plays for Brighton & Hove Albion. McNulty is a versatile defender, who prefers to play in the left-back position.
McNulty had trials at both Liverpool and Everton as a schoolboy before choosing to join the latter's academy set-up. McNulty then signed for Wrexham after being released. After several years at Wrexham, he became their reserve team captain. However, he made only one senior appearance for the team as a substitute for Steve Roberts against Stockport County in the Football League Trophy on 5 November 2003; Wrexham lost the game in a 5-4 defeat. In February and March 2004, after leaving Wrexham, McNulty spent five matches at Bangor City in the League of Wales. He joined another League of Wales side, Caernarfon Town, in summer 2004. He made 63 appearances for the club over two seasons, scoring twice, whilst also reaching the position of captain.
In July 2006 McNulty signed for League Two club Macclesfield Town. On 21 November his first goal for the club sealed a 1-0 win in a FA Cup 1st Round replay against Walsall at the Bescot Stadium. On 29 November it was announced that McNulty had broken his leg and would be out of action for several months.
On 2 January 2008 McNulty signed an eighteen month contract with fellow League Two side Stockport County, after rejecting a new contract at Macclesfield. McNulty scored his first Stockport goal at Leyton Orient on 13 September. He played as a central defender for Stockport as they won promotion with a 3-2 play-off victory over Rochdale at Wembley.
During the January 2009 transfer window, McNulty attracted attention as Stockport looked to bring in money to solve financial difficulties. Stockport accepted an undisclosed offer from Brighton & Hove Albion, allowing McNulty to open contract negotiations with the club, however he refused the opportunity on 22 January, explaining that he did not wish to move to Brighton. On 31 January he was pulled out of the matchday squad for Stockport's game against Hereford after being given permission to talk to an unnamed team.
On 2 February, it was revealed that McNulty had a change of heart and agreed to join Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a 3-and-a-half year contract.
McNulty ruptured a kidney during Brighton's 4-0 home defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 28 February 2009, and the injury ruled him out of action for the foreseeable future.. On 23 March, it was announced that McNulty had an operation to remove his right kidney and that he would be ruled out of action for approximately six months. McNulty made his first appearance for Brighton since suffering the horrendous injury in a 2-0 pre-season friendly victory at Scunthorpe United, coming on as a second-half substitute.
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'''Tommy Rutter''', born March 25, 1977 in Stroud, England is currently a soccer defender.
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'''Stanley B "Stan" Willemse''' (born 23 August 1924)
Willemse also featured in the representative London XI side which reached the final of the 1955-58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. He only remained at Chelsea for one more season after that, and signed for Leyton Orient in 1956.
When Chelsea won the title again in the 2004-05 season, Willemse and fellow 1955 title-winner Roy Bentley carried out the trophy at Stamford Bridge for it to be presented to captain John Terry. As of 2005, he was living in Brighton.
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'''Frank Ernest Dudley''', born Southend-on-Sea 9 May 1925 is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward for Southend United, Leeds United and Southampton.
After retiring from playing, Dudley became Youth Coach at Southend United. He still lives in Southend, and regularly watches The Blues.
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'''Ian David Stevens''' (born 21 October 1966) is a former footballer who played in the English football league. Although born in Malta, Stevens was raised in Lancaster and educated in the city at Ripley St. Thomas C of E High School.
===Preston North End and Stockport County===
It was while playing local league football that Stevens was spotted by Preston North End who signed him as a professional in November 1984. His time at Deepdale was difficult however with the club going through a transitional period and at the end of the 1985-86 season he was released after playing just 12 games soring two goals. After spending a month at Stockport County, Stevens found himself without a club and playing non-league football for Lancaster City.
It was while playing for Lancaster that struggling Bolton Wanderers F.C. came in for him in March 1987. He was predominantly a squad player at Burnden Park due to the presence of strikers John Thomas and Tony Philliskirk. In a little over four years, he made 47 appearances scoring 7 goals. After being released by Wanderers in July 1991, Stevens signed for Bury.
It was whilst at Bury that Stevens reputation as a prolific goalscorer really took off. He became a real hero to the shakers fans scoring 40 goals in 126 games before he signed for Shrewsbury Town in August 1994 for a fee of -20k. His record at Gay Meadow was almost identical to that at Bury with him scoring 51 goals in 132 games before Carlisle United tabled a -100k offer for him in May 1997.
Joining Carlisle on the back of the Cumbrians' promotion, great things were expected at Brunton Park but the club were relegated immediately and the following season only preserved their football league status thanks to a goal from on loan goalkeeper Jimmy Glass.
Although times were difficult at Carlisle under Michael Knighton's barmy regime, Stevens still became a hero in Cumbria scoring 30 goals in 86 games.
Stevens took a free transfer to Wrexham in July 1999. In his only season at the Racecourse Ground, he scored four goals in 20 matches. He also played a game on loan at Cheltenham Town without scoring.
Stevens' release from Wrexham in August 2000 paved the way for a return to Carlisle and although things off the field at the club hadn't changed much, Stevens carried on where he left off. In two injury plagued seasons at United, Stevens scored another 22 goals in 75 games before in June 2002 he went for one last hurrah with Shrewsbury Town. In his one season at Gay Meadow he scored just two goals in 24 games before leaving in August 2003.
===Gretna, non league & back to Lancaster===
Stevens first signed for Barrow but after a month he left and signed for Scottish Football League club Gretna. Despite getting sent off on his debut for Gretna, Stevens settled in well and in two seasons at Gretna he played 26+5 matches scoring 13 goals and was a member of the championship winning squad of 2004-05, only Stevens second as a pro. From Gretna Stevens moved into non league football with Fleetwood Town again winning promotion to the Northern Premier League in 2005-06. After a seasons break he signed for home town club Lancaster City for the start of 2007-08 to bring his career full circle. Indeed Stevens marked his debut by scoring in an opening day 2-1 home win for Lancaster against F.C. United of Manchester in front of nearly 2,500 fans. Stevens then went onto play just a handful more games for his home town club before leaving at the end of September 2007 and then signing for Bacup Borough. As a professional Stevens played 572 first team games scoring 175 goals and at his peak was, along with Tony Ellis, one of the most clinical strikers to grace the lower reaches of the football league.
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'''Aaron Thomas Wilbraham''' (born 21 October 1979) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He plays for League One club Milton Keynes Dons. He was born in Knutsford, Cheshire.
Wilbraham started his career at Stockport County, where he made 118 league appearances. During that time he also went out on loan to Norwegian club Moss FK. He then signed for Hull City for -100,000 but made just ten league appearances for the club. He was subsequently released, and MK Dons snapped him up on the same day. In the 2005-06 season, he was loaned out to Bradford City for two months. In 2006-07 season, Wilbraham became a first team regular for the Dons. In January 2007 he was rewarded for his performances earlier in the season with a new contract until 2009. Wilbraham helped the MK Dons to win the 2007-08 Football League Two title by scoring seven goals in their last 11 matches. He scored a hat-trick in a 5-3 victory against Cheltenham Town, whose own striker Damian Spencer also scored three goals, in January 2009.
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'''Tamir Cohen''' (; born March 4, 1984 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli football midfielder who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is the son of former Maccabi Tel Aviv and Liverpool player Avi Cohen.
Cohen started his career in Maccabi Tel Aviv's youth team where in 2001-02 he won the double. His first game in Ligat ha'Al was in November 2002 during Maccabi's 1-0 win over Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, when he came on as a substitute. He scored his first goal against Maccabi Petah Tikva in a 2-1 in the Toto Cup, where he scored the winning goal.
Cohen made 7 appearances for the Israel national under-21 football team. His first appearance on the U-21 team was on the losing side to Cyprus.
On January 11, 2007 Cohen moved to Maccabi Netanya.
On January 1, 2008 he transferred to Bolton Wanderers of the English Premier League for a fee of -47,000. He made his Bolton debut in the 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Sheffield United, wearing the squad number 25, previously occupied by Abdoulaye Faye.His first English Premier League goal was scored on March 2nd 2008 in a match against his father's former club Liverpool at the Reebok stadium, which ended in a 3-1 win for Liverpool.
The 25-year-old made 11 appearances in his first season in English football. But Cohen has played a peripheral role for Bolton Wanderers this campaign with a longstanding thigh injury keeping him out of action for over five months.
The Israeli man eventually returned to the first team fold in the final couple of months of the season, earning his first start against Aston Villa at the Reebok Stadium on April 25. Cohen stole all the headlines with a vibrant midfield performance and capped off the afternoon with a neatly taken equalizer to earn Bolton a vital point.
He celebrated his goal by saluting his friends and family who were sat in the West Stand after he had been handed a 'lucky shekel' to put down his sock.
Cohen hopes that his injury problems are now behind him and that Wanderers fans will see more of his footballing talents next season. He said: "It's been very frustrating because it's not easy for a football player to be injured. But that is football and you need to live with that. Now hopefully I won't be out anymore while I'm with Bolton."
He played for the Israel national football team against Croatia on October 13, 2007. Cohen is of Italian ancestry and holds an Italian passport.
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'''Matthew "Matt" James Calibjo Hartmann''' (born 19 August 1989) is an English-Filipino footballer who plays as a left back for the Philippine national team. He has been a free agent since the beginning of 2009 after being released by Bognor Regis Town.
Hartmann went through the ranks at Portsmouth until he was released in 2007. In his final year with Portsmouth, he went out on loan to Weymouth making four appearances for ''"The terras"''.
In July 2007, Nottingham Forest signed Hartmann on a free transfer joining as a third year academy member. By July 2008 he was released and eventually signed for Bognor Regis Town until the end of that year.
Hartmann received his first senior call-up in 2006 for the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualifying tournament in Bacolod City. He made his debut in the 2-1 defeat to Laos and is his only international appearance to date.
Early the following year, he got a call-up to play for the Philippine U21's in the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy. He eventually made two appearances.
Hartmann has an older, Darren Hartmann, who is also a member of the Philippine national team.
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'''Christopher Robert Barbon "Chris" Greatwich''' (born 30 September 1983) is an English-Filipino football player who plays for the Philippine national football team. He used to play for Brighton and Hove Albion as a schoolboy.
He currently plays for Ringmer of the Sussex County Football League Division One signed from Bognor Regis Town.
His brothers Philip Greatwich and Simon Greatwich also plays for the Philippine national football team.
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'''Gary Dicker''' (born 31 July 1986 in Dublin, County Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently contracted to English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion. Dicker plays as a midfielder
Dicker began his career at League of Ireland side UCD. He was gradually introduced into the first team through substitute appearances towards the latter end of UCD's successful 2004 First Division campaign. Gary progressed his way into a regular starting position the following season and successfully partnered Tony McDonnell in central midfield for the 2005 and 2006 Premier Division seasons. During his time at UCD he earned underage honours for Ireland at U-19 and U-21 level.
In the 2006 League of Ireland close season he spent a loan spell at Championship side Birmingham City, but he never made it past the reserve team. He made his debut for the Birmingham City reserves against Stoke City Reserves, which Birmingham won 3-0. The Birmingham reserve team coach, Keith Bertschin, described Dicker as a 'very decent player. He's a good technical player, who can see and put in some lovely weighted passes and is decent with both feet'.
He officially signed for Stockport County on May 29, 2007, for a fee of just -40,000.
He signed a contract until July 1, 2010. He played a regular part in Stockport's 2007/2008 League Two campaign and took part in a promotion for the second time in his career as County successfully negotiated their way into League One via the playoffs.
On March 26, 2009, Dicker initially joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the remainder of the season , where he made 9 appearances for the Seagulls, scoring one goal during this spell. On June 25, 2009, Dicker, joined Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract .
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'''Scott Stamps''' (born March 20, 1975 in Edgbaston, England) is a professional football currently playing for Southern Football League Division One Midlands side Willenhall Town where he plays as a defender.
Stamps started his professional football career with Torquay United back in 1993 as a trainee for the club. During his time with The Gulls, Stamps made 86 appearances and scored 5 goals.
On March 26, 1997, Stamps joined Colchester United for -10,000. Stamps was with The U's for just under two seasons and made 57 appearances for the club, but only managed to find the back of the net once.
July 1, 2001 saw Stamps join Kidderminster Harriers after a brief spell out of the game. Stamps appeared for Harriers 95 times but never managed to find the net.
Stamps was on the move again in August 2004 and joined Nationwide Conference side Tamworth. Stamps enjoyed two seasons with The Lambs before he was released by in the summer of 2006.
It was not long before Stamps found his next club though, he was snapped up by Bromsgrove Rovers on September 26, 2006, but left midway through the season.
Scott has since joined Willenhall Town.
Scott has now joined Hednesford Town FC
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'''Daire Doyle''' (born October 18, 1980 in Dublin, Ireland) is a footballer currently playing for FAI Premier Division side Bray Wanderers F.C. .
Doyle started his professional career with Coventry City under Gordon Strachan where he played in the youth team, which included playing in the FA Youth Cup Final and was also in the reserve team under Trevor Peake, but struggled for first team opportunities. In the early part of the 2000/01 season, Doyle went on trial with Kidderminster Harriers where he made an immediate impression on manager Jan Molby.
Straight after the trial Molby tried to sign him from Coventry City but Gordon Strachan would not agree to it, however Jan finally got his man in January 2001.
In a two year stint, Doyle appeared for Harriers 27 times and managed to find the back of the net once. Doyle found himself and fans favourite Ian Foster released by the club at the end of the 2002/03 season.
This prompted a move to Nuneaton Borough where he spent one season before moving on to Moor Green F.C where he spent 18 months scoring 11 goals in 53 starts. He then moved to Redditch United F.C where he spent another 18 months before arriving at Bromsgrove Rovers.
However Daire left Bromsgrove Rovers at the beginning of 2007 and was subsequently signed by Longford Town F.C.. During his 2 year stint at Longford Doyle played 56 games scoring 2 goals. During his first season he was part of the side that battled bravely against a six point penalty deduction but ultimately Longford were relegated to the First Division on the last day of the season. This season also saw a great Cup run which saw Longford reach the FAI Ford Cup Final playing against Cork City, the game ending 1-0 to Cork. Doyle remained at the club upon its return to the First Division and he also captained the side during this period.
Doyle moved on to FAI Premier Division side Bray Wanderers in January 2009 to link up with Seagulls boss Eddie Gormley.
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'''Joseph Richardson''' (August 24, 1908 - 1977) was an English professional footballer.
Richardson joined Blyth Spartans from local side New Delavel Villa. His form with Spartans was impressive enough to earn a -250 move to Newcastle United in 1929.
He went on to play over 200 league games for the Magpies, and after ending his playing career in 1938 joined the coaching staff where he remained until 1977, serving the club for 48 years (though this still comes nowhere near the 62 years that Sandy Mutch served Newcastle as a player, physio and coach).
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'''Adam Smith''' (born 11 September 1985 in Lingwood, Norfolk) is a footballer.
Smith began his career at Norwich City, but, following a loan spell at Great Yarmouth Town, he was released during the summer of 2005. He quickly joined Tommy Taylor's King's Lynn and quickly became an important member of the Linnets' first-team. When Taylor moved to became Peterborough's first-team coach, Smith quickly followed for a fee of -10,000. Restricted to only 9 appearances during the rest of the season, Smith returned to King's Lynn on-loan to gain match fitness in August 2007, and following the end of his five-week spell he was reunited with Taylor, joining Boston United on a three-month loan deal. In the summer of 2009, Smith signed for east coast club Lowestoft Town as they compete for the first time ever at level four of non-league footballing pyramid in the Isthmian Division One North.
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'''Neil Maddison''' (born 2 October 1969) is a former Premiership footballer and is currently youth coach at Darlington. His main position was in midfield, but has played in all outfield positions during his career.
He signed as a trainee with Southampton in 1984 and stayed with them until 1997 when he made a -250,000 transfer to Middlesbrough.
On 30 September 2006, David Hodgson was suspended by the club following a run of poor results and a possible approach from AFC Bournemouth, leaving Maddison and Martin Gray in joint temporary caretaker charge for up to two weeks while an internal investigation was carried out. On 5 January 2007, Darlington agreed to end Maddison's playing contract so he could concentrate on being youth coach full time.
In February 2008 after Mick Tait had left Darlington, Maddison took over the role as reserve team coach with Craig Liddle taking the role of youth team coach.
On 8 May 2009 it was revealed that Darlington's administrators Brackenbury Clark and Company had released the majority of the first-team squad from their contracts to cut costs, with immediate effect, as well as the club's coaching staff and administrative staff including caretaker manager Martin Gray, leaving Craig Liddle and Maddison as joint temproary caretaker managers.
Since 20 May 2009, Maddison has been working as Darlington's centre of excellence manager.
After Colin Todd was dismissed from Darlington he was appointed to assist Craig Liddle as temporary caretaker assistant manager as Liddle was appointed temporary caretaker manager.
On 5 October it was announced that former Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton took over as the new permanent manager until the end of that season as well as bringing in Staunton the club bought in an assistant to him who was former Sunderland coach Kevin Richardson coming in on the same deal as Staunton. The pair started their job roles later on that week after Liddle finished off his temporary caretaker manager role and his assistant Maddison finished off his temporary caretaker assistant manager role after the Football League Trophy tie against Leeds United earlier that week, but the new pair's first game as the football management was against Dagenham & Redbridge later that week in League Two
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'''Nathan Adam Smith''' (born 20 February 1985), more commonly known as '''Adam Smith''', is an English footballer who plays for York City as a winger.
Smith came through the youth ranks at Chesterfield, who had originally spotted him playing local football. He broke into the first team squad in 2001 and made his debut a year later. He was forced to undergo knee surgery in 2005 and has suffered several injuries during his career. He was loaned out to Lincoln City in 2008 and was released by Chesterfield after seven seasons at the club, after which he moved down to play in non-League football with Gainsborough Trinity and York City.
Smith was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire and played in the Huddersfield and District Association Football League for Lepton Highlanders.
He was fit for the start of the 2005-06 season and set up two of Chesterfield's goals in the 3-1 opening day victory over Blackpool.
===Gainsborough Trinity and York City===
thumb|right|150px|Smith playing for York City in 2009
Smith was released by Chesterfield after he was not offered a new contract at the end of the 2007-08 season.
He signed for York permanently on 26 January for an undisclosed fee on a contract until the end of the 2009-10 season.
Smith grew up as a supporter of hometown club Huddersfield Town and Manchester United.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy and FA Trophy.
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'''Tom Ramasut''' (real name '''Mahan Ramasut''', born 30 August 1977 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh footballer of Thai descent who currently plays for Haverfordwest County in the League of Wales.
He began his playing career at Norwich City, and although he made regular appearances in the reserve team he was released before making his first team debut. He signed for Bristol Rovers on 12 September 1996 and went on to make 42 league appearances for the club, and was released in the summer of 1998 after failing to agree terms on a new contract. After unsuccessful trials at Walsall and Cardiff City he moved to Merthyr Tydfil in the Southern League for the 1998-99 season.
Tom moved to League of Wales team Llanelli during the 1999-2000 season and the following year he joined Haverfordwest County, also in the League of Wales. He briefly re-joined Merthyr at the start of the 2001-02 season, before being released in November 2001, and then signed for Barry Town. He remained at Barry until the beginning of the 2003-04 season, when financial problems lead to the team releasing its entire first-team squad.
His next move was due to be to Southern League team Bath City, but because the move from Wales to England counts as an international transfer under FIFA rules there was a delay while he waited for the international transfer window to open. During this time he temporarily signed for Carmarthen Town, before finally being able to move to Bath in September 2003. Two months later, in November 2003, he moved to Aylesbury United who were playing in the Ryman League at the time. In January 2004 he had an unsuccessful trial with Queens Park Rangers and was later released by Aylesbury. Later he returned to Wales and joined Carmarthen Town for a second spell at the club.
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'''Simon Davey''' (born 1 October 1970 in Swansea) is a Welsh football manager and former midfielder. He is former manager of Football League Championship side Barnsley. He left by mutual consent on 29 August 2009.
In 1987, Davey made his league debut for Swansea city at the age of 16 against Torquay united and became the second youngest player ever to play for the Swans.Davey went on to make 58 appearances, scoring 5 goals in 4 years, as a midfielder.During this 4 year period he earned a Welsh Cup Winners medal and also gained European experience playing in the Cup Winners Cup against Monaco ,the french Cup winners and Panathanaikos the Greek champions.
In August 1992, he went from Swansea to on a free transfer. Within a few games, at the age of 22, he took over as team captain and led the club for a further 2 years and 5 months. In the 1993-94 season he played every game earning recognition amongst his fellow professionals by being selected for the PFA(Professional Footbal Association)team of the season,an award that is voted for by all the Professionall players in the Football League,he also challenged for the title of leading scorer, eventually finishing second to David Reeves with a tally of 13 and Carlisle United supporters voted one of these goals, a 35-yard free-kick against , as their second best goal of all time. Davey went onto make 132 appearances for the club and scored a total of 23 goals. In February 1995 Davey was sold to for -125,000. At the end of that season, Carlisle won the Division Three Championship and although Davey had already left the club he had played the minimum requirement of 26 games to qualify for a Championship medal.
At Preston, Davey earned a consecutive championship medal when Preston North End won the Divisional Title, Davey made his full home league debut in midfield alongside a youngster on loan from who arrived to make his league debut too, David Beckham.They played 5 games together, Beckham scored his first league goal when the novice asked Davey if he could have a go at a free-kick Davey was planning to take; Davey stepped aside and let him have it. Davey went onto to score 22 times in 122 games for Preston and was named in the PFA Team of the Season in 1995. While with the club, he also made 11 loan appearances for .
Davey-s playing career was cut short at the age of 27 following a back injury while training with a medicine ball. However, Preston manager David Moyes gave him a chance at coaching with the club and within a short time Davey was in charge of Preston-s Youth Academy, later moving to the Youth Academy at . As part of his coaching education, he gained the UEFA C Licence, the UEFA B Licence, the UEFA A Licence and the UEFA Pro Licence in 2005 as well as the Academy Managers licence and the UEFA Youth Licence.
Davey was appointed caretaker manager of Barnsley in November 2006, following Andy Ritchie's dismissal.
2006-07 season. He later signed a four-year contract in December 2007 after an impressive start to the following season.
Louise Taylor of The Guardian posted on 1st september 2009 the headline
"Simon Davey was a victim of the expectations he raised at Barnsley" -Barnsley lose faith in their innovative manager!"Simon Davey was dismissed by Barnsley on Saturday, shortly after conducting a press conference following the 3-1 home defeat by Reading which left his side stuck to the foot of the Championship. It seems like no time since Davey was flavour of the month after leading Barnsley to FA Cup victories at Liverpool and at home against Chelsea in 2007-08 before finally losing to Cardiff in the semi-finals.
Back then we applauded the Welshman for his collection of every conceivable coaching badge, pointed to the fact that he was mentored by Everton's David Moyes and praised his imagination in beating Barnsley's budgetary restrictions by signing an eclectic collection of players on loans and free transfers from all corners of the globe. Even better, Oakwell once again boasted the sort of sweet passing football that had persuaded locals to make "it's just like watching Brazil" the team's anthem. Nothing lasts for ever though!!
'''Swansea City'''
'''Carlisle United'''
'''Preston North End'''
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'''John Forsyth 'Jackie' Crawford''' (26 September 1896 - 27 September 1975) was an English footballer who played as a winger.
Born in Jarrow, Crawford started his first-class career with Hull City, before signing for Chelsea for -3000 in 1923. He made quickly became a regular in the side for the next five years, and after several near-misses, eventually helped them gain promotion back to the First Division in 1929-30. Thereafter the ageing Crawford was overshadowed by new star signings like Hughie Gallacher and Alex Jackson, and joined Queens Park Rangers in 1934. He made 308 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 27 goals. He was also capped once for England, a 2-0 loss to Scotland at Hampden Park in 1931.
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}}'''Leslie 'Les' Stubbs''' (born 18 December 1929 in Great Wakering, Essex) is a retired English footballer.
Playing mainly as an inside forward, Stubbs started out with his local side, Great Wakering Rovers before signing for Southend United. He made his debut for Southend in 1948 and scored 45 goals in 88 games over the next four seasons. In November 1952, he joined Chelsea for -10,000 having been persuaded by Blues manager Ted Drake that he was capable of playing in the top tier.
His career with Chelsea started slowly and Stubbs played just five games in his first season, without scoring. However, he scored nine goals in thirty league games in 1953-54 and in the next helped Chelsea win their first League title. He scored five goals that season, including a crucial stoppage time equaliser against Chelsea's main rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, paving the way for team mate Roy Bentley's winner a minute later.
Stubbs' later years at Chelsea saw his playing opportunities reduced by the emergence of talented youngsters such as Jimmy Greaves, Peter Brabrook and Ron Tindall. He made only sixteen appearances in his final two seasons, though he did play for the representative London XI side which competed in the 1955-58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Stubbs ended his Chelsea career with 123 appearances and 35 goals to his name. He left in 1958 to re-join Southend for a further two years, scoring 3 goals in 23 games. He later turned out for Bedford Town before re-joining Great Wakering Rovers, where he remains the most successful product of that club.
When Chelsea won the FA Premier League title in 2004-05, Stubbs and his surviving team mates from the 1954-55 title-winning side, such as Roy Bentley, Stan Willemse, Frank Blunstone and Jim Lewis were invited to the trophy presentation.
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'''Charlie "Chic" Thomson''' (2 March 1930 - 6 January 2009) was a Scottish football goalkeeper who played for Clyde, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest. He was born in Perth, Scotland.
Thomson began his career with Clyde, and one of his first appearances for the club came in the Scottish Cup against Rangers at Hampden Park, though his side lost 4-1. He stayed with the club until October 1952, when he became one of the first signings of new Chelsea manager, Ted Drake. Thomson was a member of Chelsea's 1954-55 league title-winning side, playing in the final 16 games of the run-in, including the title decider against Chelsea's main rivals, Wolverhampton Wanderers, during which he made a crucial last-minute save to secure a 1-0 win.
He struggled to retain his position as first-choice goalkeeper at Chelsea, however, losing out to Bill Robertson, and signed for Nottingham Forest in 1957 having made 59 appearances for Chelsea. Two years later, he was a member of Forest's FA Cup-winning team, helping preserve their 2-1 lead over Luton Town in the final minutes at Wembley. He remained at Forest until 1961, making 136 appearances, and joined lower league side, Valley Sports, where he ended his career. He died on 6 January 2009 in Nottingham.
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'''Dale Belford''' (born June 11, 1967 in Tamworth, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National team Tamworth, where he plays as a goalkeeper.
Belford started his professional career as an apprentice for Aston Villa back in July 1985, but after failing to secure a first team slot, he moved on to Sutton Coldfield Town in December 1986.
After only a few months with the club, Belford moved on to Notts County in March 1987 and spells with VS Rugby and Nuneaton Borough were soon to follow.
In October 1988, Belford joined Tamworth and set a club record of 712 minutes without conceding a goal in February and March 1989.
Belford moved on in July 1990 for a second spell with Sutton Coldfield Town. For the rest of 1990s, Belford became a well travelled non-league goalkeeper. He played for Tamworth (in his second spell), then signed for Hinckley United in July 1997 but left Hinckley in August 1998 due to work commitments.
Belford joined Gresley Rovers in September 2003,
Belford then moved on to the steps of a coaching role when he rejoined Sutton Coldfield Town in May 2005 as a player-goalkeeping coach.
In 2007, Belford followed former Lambs Assistant Manager Richard Dryden to Northern Premier League First Division side Shepshed Dynamo, where he became the oldest player make his Shepshed debut in February 2007.
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'''Reginald "Regi" Waldi Blinker''' (born 4 June 1969 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a former Dutch footballer of Surinamese extraction, who played as a left winger.
During his career, he was also known for his dread-locked hairstyle.
Blinker began his career with Feyenoord Rotterdam in 1986. He stayed at ''de Kuip'' for 10 seasons, including one on loan at F. C. Den Bosch, and formed an efficient winger partnership with Gaston Taument (from 1991-95, the pair combined for 61 league goals).
In January 1996, Blinker joined Sheffield Wednesday, scoring a brace on his debut, a 3-2 defeat against Aston Villa, instantly becoming a crowd favorite. He moved to Celtic FC in part-exchange for Paolo di Canio during 1997, where he was coached by ''Feije'' legend Wim Jansen.
Blinker played in Scotland for three seasons, returning home in the summer of 2000 to sign for RBC Roosendaal. The next season, he signed for Sparta Rotterdam, where he finished his professional career in 2003. He played for amateur team Deltasport Vlaardingen for a few more years before officially retiring in the summer of 2006.
He also won three caps for the Dutch national team while at Feyenoord, making his debut in 1993, and his last appearance a year later.
Upon retiring, Blinker became a publisher of lifestyle magazines for the professional football world in Holland, the company being named ''Life After Football''.
Reggie Blinker is also cockney rhyming slang for stinker. you've had a reggie means you've had a stinker!
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'''Samuel Michael "Sam" Vokes''' (born 21 October 1989) is a Welsh international football forward signed to Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Vokes began his professional career at then-struggling Bournemouth, making his debut in 2006. His form there earned a move to Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he helped them win promotion to the Premier League in his first season.
He has become an established member of the Welsh national team, who he has also represented at under-21 level.
Born in Southampton and raised in Lymington
The striker remained at Bournemouth during the 2007-08 season, despite being linked to several other clubs, including Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Everton and Celtic. The youngster was a bright spark in an otherwise tumultuous season for the Cherries as they were embroiled in a club ownership saga. His 12 goal tally could not prevent Bournemouth from being relegated to League Two.
He eventually signed a four-year contract with Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 23 May 2008. Vokes marked his debut for the club by coming off the bench to equalise in a 2-2 draw at Plymouth Argyle on the opening day of the 2008-09 season.
With the goalscoring form of Chris Iwelumo and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake firing the club to the top of the table - that they led for almost the entire season - Vokes was mostly only employed as a substitute. Nonetheless he contributed a number of vital goals to help the team win promotion to the Premier League as champions.
To gain playing time, Vokes moved to League One side Leeds United in October 2009 on loan until the New Year,making his Leeds debut in a 2-1 victory over on 19 October. He scored for the club but competition between Leeds strikers was strong and Vokes was often left as an unused substitute or omitted completely, before returning to Wolves when his loan deal expired.
Although born in England, Vokes is eligible to represent Wales through a Welsh-born grandfather. Upon discovering Vokes' eligibility, Wales U21 coach Brian Flynn called him up to the Welsh under-21 team, and he made his debut against Northern Ireland U21 on 6 February 2007. The seventeen-year-old made an instant impression by scoring after 36 seconds, a team record, in a 4-0 victory.
Vokes scored his first senior international goal when he netted the winner in a 1-0 win over Azerbaijan in their opening 2010 World Cup qualifier on 6 September 2008. He came on as a half time substitute in a friendly win against Scotland on 14 November 2009 and made an impact with several attempts at goal.
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'''Ugo Ukah''' (born 18 January 1984 in Parma) is an Italian-Nigerian footballer.
Ukah arrived at Queens Park Rangers F.C. (QPR) in the summer of 2005. In May 2006, QPR announced that Ukah had joined the Italian club Nuorese Calcio on a three year contract. However, in November 2006, Ukah was suddenly listed as being back at QPR, with no explanation from the club. He was finally released from his contract and left the club in January 2007. Ukah now plays at Widzew d in Poland.
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'''Jennison Machisti Myrie-Williams''' (born 17 May 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Dundee United.
Born in Lambeth, Myrie-Williams moved to Bristol at the age of 14, joining Bristol City's Academy and he made his senior debut on the last day of the 2005-06 season against Southend United. He began the 2006-07 season as one of Bristol City's brightest prospects and scored his first senior goal, a chip shot, against Chesterfield which resulted in Myrie-Williams featuring in the esteemed FourFourTwo magazines 'Boys a bit special'.
In the 2007/2008 season, Jennison spent the first three months of the season on loan at Cheltenham Town before returning to his parent club. In November 2007, he joined Tranmere Rovers on a month's loan, later extended to two months. He scored his first goal for Tranmere, a penalty, against Yeovil Town on 26 January 2008. Days later, Tranmere agreed to extend Myrie-Williams' loan until the end of the season.
At the start of the 2008/2009 season he joined Cheltenham Town for a second loan spell. In September 2008 he rejoined manager John Ward on-loan at Carlisle United having previously played for Ward at Cheltenham Town. His third loan spell of the 2008-09 season saw him join Hereford United in January 2009. He returned to Ashton Gate at the end of February 2009 and was released by Bristol City at the end of the 2008-09 season. He had been on loan at Football League One side Hereford United for the final months of the 2008-09 season.
In June, Myrie-Williams joined Dundee United on a two-year deal, making his debut as a late substitute in the 0-0 draw at St Mirren on 22 August.
On the 17th October 2009, Myrie-Williams made his first competitive starting debut in the SPL with an impressive display against Hamilton at Tannadice. Myrie-Williams was named 'Man of the Match' creating chances and coming close to scoring himself, resulting in a 1-1 draw.
On the 22nd November 2009, Myrie-Williams made his first Old Firm debut in style v Celtic at Tannadice winning the match 2-1 and also 'Man of the Match', described as, "making the most creative impact during the game was Jennison Myrie-Williams who continued his fine form of late and in doing so gave Celtic left back Danny Fox a torrid 90 minutes".
On the 5th December 2009 Myrie-Williams scored his first competitve goal in a Dundee United shirt with an outstanding display v St Mirren in the SPL described as "a fine pass from Conway set up Myrie-Williams and the Englishman stole in behind the defence and flicked the ball brilliantly over the advancing Gallacher" and saw Myrie-Williams awarded the 'Man of the Match'.
Myrie-Williams has played for England under-18.
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'''Colin David Bettany''' (born 15 June 1932) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Torquay United.
Bettany, a Leicester-born full back, was an amateur with his local side Leicester City when he signed professional forms with Crewe Alexandra in August 1953. Six goals from 29 league games led to a transfer to Birmingham City in June 1955, but in two years at St Andrew's he was never to make a league appearance. In April 1957 he joined Torquay United,
After two games on the sidelines, Bettany returned to the side, but at full-back where he was to establish himself. Between 4 April 1958 and 31 August 1963, Bettany was an ever-present in the Torquay league side (a run of 195 consecutive appearances, a figure bettered only by Lewis for Torquay. This spell included all 46 games in Torquay's 1959-60 Fourth Division promotion season. He eventually made 335 league appearances, scoring four times, before returning to the Midlands, joining non-league club Nuneaton Borough.
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'''Clinton William Boulton''' (born 6 January 1948) is an English former professional football defender.
Boulton was born in Stoke-on-Trent and began his career as an apprentice with local league club Port Vale in July 1963, making his debut in the 1964-65 season, and turning professional in August 1965. Throughout his career he was a versatile defender displaying a great deal of consistency in his game, as typified by his ever-presence in the 1969-70 Fourth Division promotion season. He played 267 games for Port Vale, scoring 12 times before joining Torquay United in November 1971 for a fee of -10,000.
He quickly settled into the side, replacing Ian Twitchin at right-back and played all but the last four of the remaining games of the season as Torquay struggled unsuccessfully to avoid relegation. He began the 1972-73 season as first choice in the centre of defence, though soon moved back to right-back in a reshuffle of the team. He was an ever-present until the local derby against Exeter City on Boxing Day 1972, but played just five games in the remainder of the season.
He was ever-present the following season and remained a regular until the end of the 1977-78 season. He played just eleven times the following season with his final game for Torquay coming on the final day of the season, a 1-0 defeat away to Rochdale.
He left Plainmoor that summer, joining non-league Minehead.
He was awarded a testimonial by Torquay, with a friendly match against Southampton on 15 January 1980 in his honour.
Since retirement from football he has worked for a company in Devon that produces blinds and awnings.
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Hall was born at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire. He first played cricket for Derbyshire in 1955 in a junior match and in the following years played occasionally for the second XI in the Minor Counties Championship. He was also an England Schoolboy and Youth international footballer.
Hall made his debut first-class appearance for Derbyshire in the 1959 season, in a win against Middlesex at Lord's when he made a duck in his second innings. However later in the season he made his first century of 113 against Hampshire and his an average for the season was just over 30. He also started playing football for Derby County in 1959. He became a regular opening batsman for Derbyshire throughout the early 1960s, keeping his regular opening batting partnership with John Eyre and later with Peter Gibbs. In 1962 he moved to play football for Mansfield Town.
Hall made his top score of 136 against Nottinghamshire in 1963 and scored 103 not out against Sussex in 1964. In 1965 he scored a double century in one match against Kent and in 1966 made 102 against Oxford University. In 1967, Hall severed an achilles tendon, which brought his full-time football career to an end after making over 200 Football League appearances. In the 1967 cricket season, he was down to ten matches and played only four times in 1968. In 1969 he played ten matches again, but his average was down to 15.
Hall recovered to become a regular fixture for Derbyshire once again at the beginning of the 1970s and scored 107 against Middlesex. He scored no centuries in 1971 but his average was up to 33. In the 1972 season, Hall averaged 35 in his eleven matches and scored 136 not out against Oxford University and 105 against Glamorgan before he retired from first-class cricket being replaced in Derbyshire's upper order by Anthony Borrington.
Hall was a right-handed opening batsman and played 483 innings in 270 first class matches with an average of 25.86 and a top score of 136 not out. He also played 43 innings in 45 one-day matches with an average of 16.13 and a top score of 61. As a bowler he took no first class wickets in 49 balls. Hall is still the youngest player to make a century for Derbyshire (19 yrs 226 dys). He is also the youngest player to make 1,000 runs in a season (1960) for Derbyshire (20 yrs 255 dys).
After his cricket career, Hall took a B.A. degree at Birmingham University, He later achieved an M.A. at Loughborough University and became a lecturer in sports science at Leicester Polytechnic. He continued to play part-time professional football for Tamworth and Burton Albion until 1974. Hall was secretary of Scarborough Cricket Club. He later became a cricket/football commentator and summariser for BBC Radio Derby (1990-2004)
Ian Hall is the author of ''Cricket at Scarborough'' (1992),''Journey Through a Season'' (1997),''Voices of the Rams'' (2000) and ''The Legends of Derby County'' (2001), all published by Breedon Books Ltd.
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'''Ian Robert Roper''' (born 20 June 1977) is an English footballer who plays for Kettering Town. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Walsall between 1995 and 2008.
Born in Nuneaton, England, Roper worked his way up through the Bescot Stadium ranks to sign professional forms in May 1995 and gave sterling service to the club over the years. Dominant in the air and strong in the challenge, he was a reliable figure who put in many solid and no-nonsense displays during his Saddlers career. He collected the 2002-03 Player of the Year award to add to the Young Player of the Year prize that he earned a couple of years earlier. He was an important member of the back-line who did well to get his Saddlers' career back on track after falling out of favour for a spell under former boss Ray Graydon, which saw him placed on the transfer list. He completed his resurgence by signing a new three-year deal at the end of the 2003-04 season, but suffered at the hands of suspension and injury for much of 2004-05.
He returned to the side in early February 2005 and was soon back to his solid best with some commanding displays in the heart of the back-line.
Roper joined Luton Town on a free transfer in August 2008. His no-nonsense defending and important goals soon turned him into a fan favourite.
On 30 July 2009, Roper signed for Conference National side Kettering Town on a free transfer.
He scored his first goal for the club against Leeds United in the FA Cup.
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'''Vassilis Borbokis''' (born 10 February 1969 in Serres, Greece) is a former Greek football (soccer) player. He is the brother of former Greek football (soccer) player Stefanos Borbokis, who was also a PAOK FC player (from 1986 until 1994). Currently he is working with Bajevic as the opposition scout for AEK Athens FC.
Borbokis began his career at Apollon Kalamaria in 1987 before Dusan Bajevic signed him at AEK Athens in 1993, playing 86 games as a right back. In 1997 new Sheffield United manager Nigel Spackman signed him for -1 million. He became an instant hero on his debut against Sunderland with a creative finish.
Borbokis played some good football in Spackman's Wing-Back style of play at the start of the 1997/1998 season and with United looked to be Premiership bound. However Spackman left after the chairman allowed top strikers Brian Deane and Jan ge Fjrtoft to be sold to Benfica and rivals Barnsley respectively and after defender Carl Tiler left for Everton.
Under caretaker manager Steve Thompson, Borbokis helped United to the FA Cup semi final against Newcastle United which the Blades lost 1-0 at Old Trafford. United also qualified for the play-off and beat Sunderland 2-1 at Bramall Lane with Borbokis scoring the winner with a 30 yard free kick. However, at the Stadium of Light United lost the second leg 4-2 to leave them outside the Premiership for another year.
The following season Borbokis fell out with new manager Steve Bruce and moved to Derby County in a swap deal for Jonathan Hunt. He played just 16 games for them, scoring once in the League Cup against Swansea City,
'''Anorthosis Famagusta'''
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'''Clint Sherwin Marcelle''' (born November 9, 1968 in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago) is a former professional footballer who played between 1995 and 2006. He is currently the Manager of North East Stars in Trinidad and Tobago's Professional Football League. . He played football in England for ten years, notably for Barnsley and Scarborough. He also played internationally for his country.
Clint began his professional career in Portugal in 1995 with Felgueiras and made 21 appearances for the club in his first season. After the end of the 1994-1995 campaign, Marcelle opted for a transfer and he moved across Europe to join Barnsley.
Marcelle signed a contract with The Tykes who, were playing in the First Division. Notable glory came for Marcelle, when he scored the goal that ensured Barnsley would be playing their football in the Premiership for the 1997-1998 season. Marcelle held his own in England's top flight and flourished alongside the likes of seasoned veterans such as John Hendrie and Neil Redfearn. However despite his efforts, Marcelle suffered relegation with Barnsley, and the club were to play the 1998-1999 season back in the second tier of English football.The new season was not a happy one for Clint and following a loan spell with Scunthorpe United in 1999, Clint was released by the club.
Despite other offers Marcelle decided to remain in Yorkshire and sign with rivals Hull City in 2000. City at the time were at the lower breaches of the professional football system in England and were playing in the Third Division. Despite dropping down two league's this failed to help Marcelle and his time at Boothferry Park was not long lived. After a handful of games he was released at the end of the season and a move up north to join up with fellow Third Division rivals Darlington.
Clint remained at Darlington for the entire 2001-2002 season, making 10 appearances and scored no goals. Without no surprise he was amongst the players that the club let go in the summer. Following a long summer spell and with limited interest about his services in the professional leagues of England, Clint opted to drop out of the professional leagues.
Following his release from Darlington, Clint joined up with semi-professional Conference North outfit Harrogate Town, with the small Yorkshire club giving Marcelle a short term deal.He was too remain with Harrogate until December 2002, when he was released from the club after a fruitless 5 month spell.
His next port of call was to sign another short term contract with another semi-professional club, this time moving to small Nottinghamshire outfit Hucknall Town. Marcelle would see out the rest of the 2002-2003 campaign with Hucknall before leaving at the end of the season.
In July it was announced that Marcelle would move up a league to the Conference National and join Stevenage Borough, who also gave him a short term playing contract. Clint would only make three appearances for Borough, all of them coming on as a substitute and after 2 months of football with the club, Stevenage decided to let Marcelle leave.
After initially struggling to find a new club he was eventually signed by Russell Slade at cash strapped Scarborough. For a brief moment , Marcelle found some consistent form and during his time with The Seadogs, he helped the club on their impressive FA Cup run which saw with them defeat Port Vale amongst others before finally hosting multi billionaire big guns Cheslea at the McCain Stadium. Chelsea were able to out power Scarborough, but only just. A goal from John Terry was the only goal in the game, in which Clint Marcelle played the entire 90 minutes.Marcelle went on to chalk up over 30 appearances with the club, but left the club at the end of the season, with his contract expired, Scarborough were more tangled up in searching for a manager to replace the departed Russell Slade.
In a reward for his consistency in the previous season, Slade contacted Marcelle again and was invited for a pre season trial with his new club Grimsby Town. Following a trial month, in which Clint never really got a look in, in any of the teams friendly games, he was still offered a short term deal and joined Ashley Sestanovich and Glen Downey as 1 of 3 players taken to Blundell Park from his former club. Grimsby was to be his first professional football club in 2 years. Despite being offered a contract, Marcelle found it extremely hard to break into the team and was often looked past in favour for Michael Reddy, Andy Parkinson and Darren Mansaram ,and would often find it very difficult on winning a place on the substitute bench. Marcelle made his only start for The Mariners against Carlisle United in the Football League Trophy, and following only four other sub appearances, Marcelle would not play again for Grimsby. Slade decided to bring in two more strikers in Martin Gritton and Colin Cramb, and that coupled with loan signings such as Jon Daly and Chris Williams, Marcelle was eventually released by Grimsby on October 31, 2004.
Clint would find it extremely hard to find a new club, and it wasn't until March that he finally signed with a new club. Following an impressive trial he joined Conference side Tamworth who gave Marcelle a contract until the end of the 2004-2005 season. Clint went on to make 9 appearances for Tamworth and was released at the end of the season.
After training with several Non League clubs in the summer of 2005, Marcelle was given a short term contract by Gainsborough Trinity, but after a few games at The Northolme he was unable to dislodge Dave Reeves and Jonathan Rowan as the first choice attacking force available to manager Paul Mitchell. It was not long before Trinity would release Clint themselves.
Upon leaving Trinity, he dropped even further down the English league system to sign with Armthorpe Welfare. He would play a brief part for the club, but notably formed a short strike partnership with David Soames, who he had played with at Grimsby. Marcelle left Armthorpe by mutual consent before the close of the 2005-2006 season. He subsequently retired from playing therefore after.
Following his mutual decision to leave Armthorpe, Marcelle's retirement would see him leave England and return to his native Trinidad and Tobago and entered into management. He is currently the manager of North East Stars.
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'''Paolo Vernazza''' (born 1 November 1979) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Grays Athletic.
Vernazza started his career at Arsenal but struggled to break into the first team. He made his first-team debut in a League Cup match against Birmingham City on 14 October 1997 and his performances in Arsenal's reserves resulted in him gaining a place in the England squad for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. He had loan spells at Ipswich Town and Portsmouth, before leaving Arsenal for Watford in December 2000. He played 11 times for Arsenal, scoring one goal, in a 2-1 win over Coventry City on 16 September 2000.
Vernazza spent three-and-a-half years at Watford, making 96 league appearances, before moving to Rotherham United in the summer of 2004 on a free.
Paolo's time at Rotherham was largely unsuccessful, resulting in him spending a loan spell at Barnet before being released in May 2006.
Following a successful trial, Vernazza signed for Dagenham & Redbridge on 14 December 2006. He was part of the squad that helped Dagenham gain promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's history, winning the Conference National in the 2006-07 season.
He joined Weymouth on 9 July 2007.
Vernazza appeared as a substitute for Crawley Town in a pre-season game against former club Arsenal on 26 July 2008. However, on 6 August 2008 he signed for another Conference club, Woking, following a successful trial.
On 4 September 2009, Vernazza signed for Grays Athletic.
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'''Martin Bro Johansen''' (born July 22, 1972 in Glostrup) is a Danish former football (soccer) player. He played usually as a midfielder but could also play as a forward. During his career he played for FC Copenhagen, B 1903 and most notably Coventry City in the FA Premier League.
Johansen appeared once for the Danish national team in his career. His twin brother Michael Johansen was also a professional footballer.
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'''Andy Ducros''' (born September 16, 1977 in Evesham) is an English footballer who plays for Redditch United.
Ducros began his career at Coventry City as a trainee in 1993. He failed to break into the first team at Coventry at was sold on to Nuneaton Borough in 1999. He has since played for Kidderminster Harriers and Burton Albion, after release from his contract in June 2007, he moved onto Solihull Moors.
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'''Cole Skuse''' (born 29 March 1986 in Bristol) is an English footballer, currently playing for Bristol City in the Football League Championship.
As an academy graduate, Skuse made his senior debut as a substitute away at Colchester United on 19 February 2005. He signed his first professional contract, a two-year deal, in April 2005. He then signed a new deal in January 2006, this time a four-year contract keeping him tied to the club until the summer of 2009.
He scored his first goal for his club, a penalty in the 6-0 win over Gillingham in March 2006.
In May 2007, Skuse was watched closely by Reading. However claims that Reading had made an offer for the player were dismissed by Bristol City, who have Skuse under contract until the end of the 2008-09 season. At the end of the campaign, Skuse was tipped by many City fans to be voted as the club's Young Player of the Year, but this was instead awarded to Nicky Maynard.
After signing a new deal at City in summer 2009, Skuse scored his first goal of the 2009-10 season in a 1-1 home draw with Peterborough United. Skuse's second of the campaign, and sixth for Bristol City, came courtesy of a 30-yard strike with his weaker left foot away at Leicester City, to help his team to a 3-1 victory.
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'''Bruno Miguel Fernandes Ribeiro''' (born 22 October 1975 in Setbal) is a Portuguese footballer currently playing Vitria Futebol Clube, as a left midfielder.
His main asset is a powerful left-foot strike.
After making his professional debuts with hometown club Vitria de Setbal in 1994, Ribeiro was signed by Leeds United manager George Graham in 1997-98, and was a key component of the rebuilding exercise that Graham had been brought in to do at Leeds. Injured at the start of the 1998-99 season, he never really regained his place in the midfield under new manager David O'Leary, and was eventually transferred to Sheffield United in October 1999 for -500,000.
In January 2001, Ribeiro returned to Portugal, on loan to Unio de Leiria, before moving to S.C. Beira-Mar in 2001-02. The following season he joined Azores' C.D. Santa Clara before rejoining Vitria, with whom he started his professional career, the following summer.
Aged almost 34, Ribeiro gradually lost his importance in the squad - only 28 appearances in his last two years combined, even though he scored the 1-0 winner against Sporting Clube de Portugal, on February 24, 2008, with a long-range effort - being loaned (initially) for 2009-10 to lowly G.D. Chaves, in the second division; however, after Manuel Fernandes was reinstated as club coach, the player returned to the squad, starting in January 2010.
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'''Ian Robert Bolton''' (born 13 July 1953)
He moved to Brentford in December 1983, subsequently playing non-league football for Barnet and Kingsbury Town from whom he joined Hayes in 1987. After leaving Hayes he joined Chalfont St Peter.
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'''Michele Padovano''' (born August 28, 1966 in Turin) is an Italian retired football player.
Padovano began his professional career at Asti T.S.C. in Serie C2, before short spells at Pisa, Napoli and Genoa, he signed for Reggiana where he impressed. It was here that he caught the eye of Juventus manager Marcello Lippi who signed him in the summer of 1995, where he won the UEFA Champions League in 1996. His form for Juventus was good enough for him to be given a cap for the Italian national team by Cesare Maldini, who played him during the 3-0 win over Moldova.
Padovano was eventually placed in the reserves at Juventus and was looking for a move away from the club. After a heavy knee injury, Juventus sold him to Crystal Palace in November, 1997 for -1.7 million by chairman Mark Goldberg, who saw Padovano as the ideal player to save the club from relegation. However Padovano struggled to adapt to the Premiership, scoring just once against Leicester City
In May 2006, he was arrested by Italian police in Torino over allegation of his implication in hashish traffic.
When Crystal Palace were in receivership during the 1999-2000 season, Padovano made a million-pound claim against the club's directors for lost wages.
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Wagstaff (brother of Tony Wagstaff, who also played for Sheffield United and Reading) was a defensive midfield player with Sheffield United from June 1963 until July 1969. He played for Reading F.C. until March 1975 when he joined Rotherham United, for whom he played until 1977.
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'''Wayne Dyer''' (born November 24, 1977 in Birmingham, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Southern Football League Division One Midlands side Chasetown, where he plays as a midfielder.
Dyer is remembered most for his goal in the 88th minute in the home leg against the Dominican Republic on March 19, 2000.The match was played in Port of Spain, Trinidad as the only pitch in Montserrat was unusable due to volcanic activity.
Even though his side lost 3-1 and lost both games 6-1 on aggregate, this was Montserrat's first ever goal in World Cup Qualifying (this for the 2002 World Cup).
In England, Dyer has played for Birmingham City, Oxford United, Walsall, Stevenage Borough, and before Bromsgrove, Hinckley United, Stourbridge, Solihull Borough, Kettering Town and Chesham United
He joined Hednesford Town in October 2007 after two seasons at Bromsgrove Rovers, with the move to Keys Park covered in a recent edition of British football publication FourFourTwo magazine.
He currently plays for Chasetown but was loaned to Coleshill Town in October of 2008 where he played three matches.
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'''Kim Christensen''' (born May 8, 1980 in Frederiksvrk) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as striker for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga. Christensen scored a single goal in nine games for the Denmark under-21 national football team from 2000 to 2001.
Christensen started his career with Danish club Lyngby BK. In December 2001, Christensen moved abroad to play for German club Hamburger SV in a DKK 500,000 transfer deal. He had a hard time forcing his way into the starting line-up, and left the club to join Dutch club FC Twente in the summer 2003. At Twente, he found playing time once more.
When his Twente contract ran out in July 2005, Christensen moved back to Denmark on a free transfer to play for Brndby IF. Following a single year at Brndby, he moved to league rivals OB in the summer 2006. In August 2007 he transferred to Barnsley.
On June 23, 2008 he signed a two year contract with FC Midtjylland.
Christensen received international clearance and was able to make his debut against Colchester United. He was named as a substitute but came on in the 73rd minute and his shot won a penalty through handball which Brian Howard dispatched. In further matches he continued to come on in a substitute role and scored his first goal for the club in an away game at Charlton Athletic, an injury time equaliser which earned the team a point.
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'''Gary Hamilton''' (born 6 October 1980) is a footballer from Northern Ireland. He currently plays for IFA Premiership champions Glentoran.
Hamilton currently holds the Irish Premier League record for the number of goals scored in a match, scoring six for Portadown againist Omagh Town in October 2004. Now a full-time professional with Glentoran, he has previously played for Portadown, Rochdale and Blackburn Rovers. He gained five international caps between 2003 and 2004, having previously represented the Northern Ireland at every other level.
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'''William (Bill) Dearden''' (born 11 February 1944 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is an English football manager, most recently at Mansfield Town before his departure on 8 March, 2008. Dearden also managed the Stags between 1999 and 2002, and was named Mansfield manager for the second time on 28 December 2006. He has also managed Notts County, and had a four-day spell as joint caretaker manager of Port Vale in 1999.
As a player, Dearden was a striker with hometown club Oldham Athletic, as well as Crewe Alexandra, two spells with Chester City, Sheffield United and Chesterfield. His most successful spell as a player was arguably his six years at Sheffield United, where he scored 61 goals in 175 league appearances.
Dearden began in the junior teams at Oldham Athletic and made his league debut for the Latics in the 1964-65 season. In 1966, he moved to Crewe Alexandra and two years later he was on the move again to Chester City. His performances in the lower divisions prompted Sheffield United to invest -10,000 in his transfer in 1970. In season 1971-72, he was the Blades leading scorer with 18 goals, and topped the scoring list again a year later with 23. He then moved to a midfield role in the team and, after losing his place in 1975, he returned to Chester City. In 1977, he was transferred to Chesterfield where he completed his playing days.
His coaching career began in the late 1970s when he was player-coach at Chesterfield. He joined Mansfield's coaching staff in 1983.
Dearden spent eleven years at Mansfield, first as youth-team coach, and later first-team coach. In 1994, he took up a similar position at Port Vale, and was briefly the club's caretaker manager following John Rudge's 1999 dismissal. He subsequently left Port Vale when Brian Horton was named manager. He returned to Mansfield later the same year when he was named caretaker manager and later full-time manager, following Steve Parkin's departure.
During his three-year stay as Mansfield manager, he brought up several talented youngsters from the youth team, including Liam Lawrence, Bobby Hassell and Lee Williamson, and signed key players such as Chris Greenacre and Wayne Corden, guiding the Stags to the verge of promotion. However, he left the club midway through the 2001/02 promotion season to take control of local rivals Notts County. It is rumoured that his departure came as a result of a dispute with Mansfield chairman Keith Haslam.
Dearden joined Notts County on January 7, 2002 with the club on the brink of relegation and suffering serious financial problems. Dearden successfully guided the Magpies to Division Two safety thanks to winning streak of eight wins in the club's final eleven games. This dramatic turnaround in form was nicknamed the "Great Escape" by the Magpies faithful and help earn Dearden Nottinghamshire's Sports Personality of the Year in 2003.
The remainder of his tenure at Meadow Lane was dominated by the club's financial problems. He was unable to make a single permanent signing but comfortably kept Notts County in Division Two during his first full season. He left the club by mutual consent on January 7, 2004 with the Magpies under new ownership. He later held coaching jobs at Blackpool and Milton Keynes Dons, but was out of work when he was named Mansfield manager for a second time in December 2006.
On 8 March, 2008 Dearden left Mansfield by mutual consent, following 8 home games without a win.
On 11 July, 2008, Dearden returned to Blackpool as the club's chief scout.
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'''Liam Brendan George''' (born February 2, 1979 in Luton, England) is an English-born Irish footballer, who represented Ireland in the Under 18 European Youth Championship, and who is currently playing for Hitchin Town on a part-time basis, having signed for them in December 2008.
Liam's family originates from Saint Lucia (father, Victor) and Church Street, Dublin (mother, Anne). He grew up on Luton's Marsh Farm housing estate and attended Cardinal Newman Catholic High School.
Liam started his career in football progressing through the youth ranks at Luton Town and represented his country, the Republic of Ireland at all youth levels. His career took him from an Under 18 European Youth Championship with Ireland to the USL in America within 8 years.
Having broken into the Irish youth teams with the likes of Robbie Keane, Richard Dunne and Stephen McPhail, George progressed through the Irish youth teams and the Luton Town reserve team. In July 1998 he represented the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Under 18 Youth Championships, reaching the final against Germany. The game went to penalties and, with the score at 3-3, George slotted home the winner to make it 4-3.
George's debut came in the 1997-98 season with a 3-0 defeat to Bristol City, however playing time was limited throughout the season's duration. The following season showed more promise and George started as a first team regular, although a broken leg prevented George playing past the summer months. The 1999-2000 season was a greater success for George, bagging 16 goals. Luton were relegated the following year with George managing 7 league goals, 2 cup goals. Luton were in the Third Division (now Football League Two) for the first time in over 30 years and George stayed at the club on a weekly contract basis. However Luton manager Joe Kinnear purchased a number of players and George struggled to hold down a starting position.
Unsuccessful trials at Leyton Orient, Sheffield United and Gillingham led George to Stevenage Borough. However after 3 months at the Conference club with his ex-Luton assistant manager, Wayne Turner, George moved onto Bury on a 3 month contract at the start of the following season 2002-2003. Before the end of the 2002-2003 season George had turned out for Boston United and St. Patricks Athletic. York City signed George after a successful trial ready for the 2003-2004 season, however another injury meant George spent more time on the treatment table and York were relegated that year. York manager, Chris Brass did not offer him a new contract and therefore another move was on the cards, this time to Grays Athleic. Before signing for USL First Division side the Atlanta Silverbacks in March 2006, Liam kitted out for Dunstable Town and AFC Wimbledon.
A far cry from the international success at Under 18 level, Liam found himself thousands of miles from home playing in the USL, the second division of US soccer, compared to the Major Soccer League. Liam scored 3 goals in 22 games for the Silverbacks before returning to England with Chesham United in November 2006. Signing non-contract terms to be able to play competitive football. January 2007 seen him move to Eastleigh again on non-contract terms. This was followed by spells with Hyde United and FC United of Manchester, whom he left in October 2007. George went on to sign for Barton Rovers before he signed for Darran Hay's Hitchin Town in December 2008.
In August 1998 George suffered a fracture dislocation of his left ankle against a challenge from Wigan Athletic defender Scott Green. A failed medical in November 2001 saw a move to Colchester United fall through of which he was never given a reason behind the failure. During 2003-2004 season Liam-s season was cut short through shin splints of his right calf. He was again injured in the 2004-2005 season with patella tendinitis which seen him sit on the sidelines for 18 months.
He is studying at the University of Salford for a degree in Physiotherapy.
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'''Leonard (Len) Badger''' (born June 8, 1945 in Tinsley Park, Darnall, Sheffield) was an English football player who played for Sheffield United between 1962-1976 in the position of right-back.
Badger was born and brought up in the Tinsley Park area of Sheffield.
His stylish full-back displays, meant it was not long before he took over as captain and, at the time, he was one of the youngest skippers in the league.
His attacking instincts, along with those of Hemsley, showed well as United just failed to win promotion in the 1969-70 season. Badger was an ever present in the Division Two promotion winning side of season 1970-71, and although he failed to find the net in that particular season, he will be best remembered for buccaneering runs and crosses from the right-wing and for his occasional thunderous shot from 25 yards or more.
In his time with United he made 457 league appearances with seven goals. On January 1, 1976, he joined Chesterfield. He played for two seasons for the Spireites making 46 appearances.
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'''David Preece''' (born 26 August 1976) is an English football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for English Football League Championship club Barnsley F.C.. He has previously played for Sunderland and Darlington in England, as well as Scottish team Aberdeen and Danish team Silkeborg IF.
Preece signed a one-year contract, with the option to extend the contract by a further year.
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Tom Fenoughty was signed by Sheffield United from non-league Sheffield F.C. in 1964. He made 49 appearances, scoring 4 goals, before moving to Chesterfield F.C. in 1969. He made 101 appearances (15 goals) for Chesterfield mostly in midfield.
In 1973 he retired from the full-time game, and returned to his career as a pharmaceutical chemist (he is a graduate of Manchester University) while playing part-time for Matlock Town F.C.. He played for Matlock for five years, scoring one of their four goals in their 1975 FA Trophy victory at Wembley, and was then their manager for three years.
He is currently the northern regional manager for a pharmaceutical company.
His brothers Mick and Nick both had spells with Chesterfield F.C., and his father played for York City.
His son Mark Fenoughty is currently Chief Operating Officer at Sheffield United.
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'''David James Gilbert''' (born 22 June 1963 in Lincoln) is an English footballer. Gilbert is a midfielder who currently
is the assistant manager of Lincoln United.
Dave Gilbert began his career at his hometown club Lincoln City, where he made his first-team debut in the 1980-81 season. After two seasons at Sincil Bank, and a brief spell at Scunthorpe United, Gilbert dropped down to the Football Conference and joined Boston United.In 1986, Gilbert got a second chance in the professional game, when he was signed by Northampton Town, and became a key member of the Cobblers side that walked away with the Division Four title in 1986-87, and came close to a second promotion the following season. Midway through the 1988-89 season, as the once-successful Northampton team was broken up, Gilbert was sold to Grimsby Town. It was at this club he arguably had the best years of his career.
Gilbert spent seven seasons at Blundell Park, playing on the left wing. During his tenure, the Mariners were promoted twice and against all odds established themselves at the second-highest level of English football. In 1995, following Grimsby manager Alan Buckley's appointment at West Bromwich Albion a year earlier, Gilbert transferred to The Hawthorns.
Gilbert was a regular at WBA until Buckley was sacked in early 1997. He then found himself in the reserves, and had loan spells at York City and Grimsby, before being released when his contract expired in 1998. He then dropped out of league football and joined non-league side Grantham Town. He spent one-and-a-half season at Grantham, then moved to Spalding United where he spent another year-and-a-half, and then returned to Grantham.
In 2003, Gilbert joined his other hometown side, Lincoln United of the Northern Premier League and remained until the summer of 2007 when he followed the Lincoln United manager John Wilkinson in rejoining Grantham Town. At the beginning of October 2008, following a run of poor form, Wilkinson was asked to step down as the Gingerbreads manager
In November 2009, John Wilkinson returned to management at the helm of Lincoln United and immediately appointed Gilbert as his assistant.
On 23 September 2008 Gilbert appeared at Lincoln Magistrates Court facing two charges of common assault, one of which on his wife Gail Gilbert. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and will face Magistrates in a trial on 18 December.
On 19 December 2008, Gilbert was fined -560 plus costs for assaulting a 17-year-old in Grantham in August of that year. He was also told he would not be able to work with youngsters again.
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'''David John Longhurst''' (15 January 1965 - 8 September 1990) was an English footballer. During his career, he played for Nottingham Forest, Halifax Town, Northampton Town, Peterborough United and York City. He died on the pitch during a match for York City against Lincoln City in 1990.
Longhurst was a pacy striker who began his career in Nottingham Forest's youth team. However, he never made it to Forest's first team. He was released in 1985, and joined Halifax Town. He was a goalscorer at the club, scoring 24 goals in 85 league appearances. After two seasons at Halifax, he joined Northampton Town in 1987.
After one season at Northampton, Longhurst was signed by Peterborough United in 1988, before joining York City in the spring of 1990. In the third match of the 1990-91 season, Longhurst suffered a heart attack on the pitch, and was pronounced dead when he arrived at the hospital. He was the first player to die in a Football League match in 69 years. York City named one of the stands at the Bootham Crescent stadium after him.
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'''Jorge Gonzlez Daz''', aka '''Yordi''' (born September 14, 1974 in San Fernando, Cdiz), is a Spanish footballer who is currently unattached. He plays as a striker.
A journeyman, Yordi represented during his career Sevilla FC, Atltico Madrid (although he spent the vast majority of the season with the B team, winning the ''Pichichi'' award), Real Zaragoza (where he stayed for seven seasons, one in the second level, being a major offensive contributor, mainly off the bench), Blackburn Rovers, Getafe CF, RCD Mallorca and Xerez CD. During his time at Blackburn, he came on as a substitute as his team won the 2002 League Cup, also netting twice in the league, against Southampton FCand Middlesbrough FC.
In Xerez, in 2007-08, Yordi was the league's topscorer at 20, as the Andalusia side barely avoided relegation, while also adopting ''Jorge'' as his shirt name. That summer he left for another side in the region, Crdoba CF.
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'''William Carruthers Cunningham''' (22 February 1925 - 15 November 2000) was a Scottish professional international footballer who played in both the Scottish and English leagues.
Born in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Cunningham began his career as a centre half with Dunfermline Athletic, combining part-time football with a mining job in the local colliery. He moved to Airdrie and scored 9 goals in 93 appearances for the ''Diamonds'' before a -5,000 fee took him south to Preston North End on 28 June 1949.
Cunningham had by this stage converted to playing as a full-back and made his North End debut against Grimsby Town at Deepdale on 24 August 1949. 12 years later he made his four hundredth league appearance in a goalless draw against Bolton Wanderers on 18 April 1961, the last of the 1953-54 Cup Final team still playing for the club.
Cunningham was capped eight times for his native Scotland - including captaining the side during the 1954 World Cup finals. On leaving Preston in 1963 he had a brief spell as player/manager at Southport before returning to Deepdale as Reserve Team trainer.
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Summers joined Sheffield United in May 1957, Joe Mercer having signed him from West Bromwich Albion. He played 260 League games as attacking wing-half before moving to Hull City in 1964, and then to Walsall. He was manager at Oxford United (1969-1975) and Gillingham (1975-1981) and coached at Derby County and Leicester City.
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'''Malcolm Allen''' (born 21 March 1967 in Deiniolen, Gwynedd) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played for Watford, Aston Villa, Norwich City, Millwall, Newcastle United and Stevenage Borough. Allen played 14 times for Wales between 1986 and 1993.
After retiring from the professional game and moving into coaching and television punditry. He is a Welsh speaker.
Allen began his career with Watford, signing apprentice terms in July 1983, before becoming professional in March 1985.
In 1989, an incident between Allen and David O'Leary sparked a mass brawl at Arsenal's Highbury stadium. O'Leary picked up Allen by the scruff of his neck and carried him some yards. Police officers needed to intervene, and Arsenal were fined -20,000.
Allen joined Millwall in March 1990 for -400,000, spending three years there before moving to Newcastle United for -300,000 in August 1993. He retired due in injury, aged 28, in December 1995.
Allen represent Wales at youth, B and full international level.
In August 2006, Allen was in court charged with assault. In April 2008, charged from his Watford home, he was given a suspended sentence and a ban for drink-driving after admitting drinking ten pints of beer.
He is a regular pundit on the programme alongside John Hartson, Iwan Roberts and Dai Davies. Malcolm also comentates on all Sgorio and Sgorio Cymru live games.
In the fall of 2009 Y Lolfa published his autobiography in his native Welsh language.
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'''Christopher Raymond "Chris" Blackburn''' (born 2 August 1982) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Aldershot Town as a defender.
Chris started his career at hometown club Chester City as a youth product. He started as a midfielder and signed full pro forms at the Deva Stadium in 2000. He took over as goalkeeper in a 5-2 win over Dagenham & Redbridge in 2002 after Wayne Brown was sent off. He made 87 appearances for the Cheshire side between 1999 and 2003 before leaving in the summer of 2003. He went to America where he played briefly, as a striker, for Nevada Wonders in the USL Pro Select League. On his return to England, he signed for Northwich Victoria.
In February 2004, he signed a short-term deal at Morecambe. Despite playing just five games towards the end of the 2003-04 season, Blackburn impressed sufficiently to be given a two-year contract.
That summer, he again played for the Wonders on loan, before an injury crisis at Christie Park saw him convert to a defender, where he regularly played at both centre half and right back. In these new positions, Blackburn formed a formidable partnership with Jim Bentley.
He was a member of the Morecambe side that lost to Hereford United in the 2006 Conference National Play-Off Semi-Final. Chris made 126 appearances for the Lancashire side including playing 46 games in the 2006-07 season where Morecambe gained promotion to the Football League via the 2007 Conference play-off Final. Blackburn played the whole of the play-off final match at the New Wembley in front of over 40,000 spectators against Exeter City as Morecambe won 2-1.
Despite being offered a new deal at Morecambe Chris chose to move south and link up with Paul Sturrock at Swindon Town.
The consistent performances for Morecambe attracted the attention of other league clubs and in July 2007, Blackburn joined Swindon Town. He scored twice for Swindon Town on his debut against Brentford in a Football League Trophy game.
In March 2008, he was loaned to Weymouth. His 13 games for the club ended with them avoiding relegation to the Conference South. He returned to Swindon and was subsequently released at the end of the season, despite having a year left on his contract.
A couple of weeks later Chris signed a two year contract with Conference National champions, Aldershot Town, who had just been promoted to League Two. He made his debut with Aldershot Town in their first League Two match at Accrington Stanley on the opening day of the 2008-09 season.
He made his debut for the England National Game XI as a substitute against Italy in November 2002. He was also part of the England National Game XI squad that won the 2005-07 European Challenge Trophy. Chris scored in the 3-1 victory over Italy in February 2006.
He is the nephew of former Manchester City midfielder Alan Oakes and the cousin of ex-Wolves keeper Michael Oakes.
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'''William (Willie) Murdoch Hamilton''' (16 February 1938 - 22 October 1976) was a professional footballer with Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian and Aston Villa, and gained one cap for Scotland.
Hamilton signed for Sheffield United as a 16-year-old and made his debut in 1956. He scored 21 goals in 79 league games for United, before signing for Middlesbrough in 1961. He joined Hearts in June 1962 and was then signed for Hibernian by Jock Stein.
From Hibs he went to Aston Villa, then back to Hearts in 1967 (after sustaining injuries in a car crash) before playing for Ross County, Hamilton Academical, and in Australia and South Africa.
He emigrated to Canada in 1975 where he worked as a bricklayer. He died of a heart attack in 1976.
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'''Patrick Joseph "Pat" Scully''' (born 23 June 1970 in Dublin) is an Irish football manager, currently in charge of Limerick FC in the League of Ireland . An accomplished central defender during his playing days, Scully started his career in England, gaining one international cap, two B caps, one U23 cap and nine U21 caps for the Republic of Ireland during this spell before returning to Ireland.
As a player, he started his career at Arsenal, where he was part of the youth team that won the 1988 FA Youth Cup. However, he never played for Arsenal's first team, and after loan spells at Preston North End and Northampton Town he moved to Southend United in January 1991 for -100,000. He was a regular there for three years playing for a time with Stan Collymore, before moving to Huddersfield Town in March 1994, who he won promotion with in the 1994/1995 season. A month after joining he was a member of the Huddersfield side beaten in a penalty shoot-out in the final of the Autoglass Trophy at Wembley Stadium.
In 1996 he moved back to Ireland to join Shelbourne. Under his captaincy, Shelbourne became the dominant force in Irish football. As well as his defensive abilities, Scully was a constant threat from set pieces and would often score crucial goals for Shelbourne.
He was the PFAI Player of the Year in 1997/98. Scored 11 league goals that season.
He signed for Shamrock Rovers in June 2001. He made his debut at Bray on the 12th of August and scored his first goal against Dundalk on 18 January 2002. Scully captained Rovers during that season, when the club played in Richmond Park. He formed a partnership in defence with Terry Palmer, the Rovers central defender who would later captain the club. Scully led Rovers to the FAI Cup final that season, although he could not prevent Derry City winning the competition with a 1-0 win.
He was then placed on the transfer list after a difference of opinion with manager Liam Buckley. His last game was in Longford on the 23rd of November.
He made two appearances in European competition for the Hoops.
After two goals in 55 total appearances Scully moved to Drogheda United. He made his debut against Rovers on 11 April 2003 and played for one season before retiring.
He was Player of the Year at Southend, Huddersfield and at Shelbourne.
He was eager to stay in the game, however, and was offered a chance by Kilkenny City to begin his managerial career. Scully took control of the unfashionable First Division club before the 2005 season.
Although the season did not begin well for Scully and Kilkenny, the side performed excellently during the second half of the season, eventually just missing out on a place in the promotion play-off.
Scully's performance as manager of Kilkenny attracted the interest of Shamrock Rovers, who had undergone massive internal restructuring since Scully's playing days. Gone were the old board of directors, to be replaced by the 400 Club, a supporter's consortium who had saved the club from going under.
The 400 Club sacked Rovers manager Roddy Collins at the end of the 2005 season, which ended with the club being relegated for the first time in their history. Shortly after sacking Collins, Rovers approached Scully and asked him to take over the club.
Scully was installed as Rovers manager and immediately began reshaping the playing squad. He brought several players with him from Kilkenny, with many others signing from Kildare County and other First Division clubs.
The new-look Shamrock Rovers began their first ever season in the First Division with a late 2-1 win over Dundalk, and from there never looked back. The club eventually won the First Division title on the last day of the season, with a 1-1 away draw to Cobh Ramblers.
Scully earned himself a reputation as the best up-and-coming manager in Ireland by winning the First Division Trophy at his first attempt. Rovers finished the 2007 season in 5th position. Unfortunately the young team faded badly in the final stretch and European football was missed out on but despite this it was a good overall season with many positives.
His contract with Shamrock Rovers was terminated by mutual consent on the 14 October 2008. The clubtext quoted "Shamrock Rovers and Pat Scully have mutually agreed to part company with immediate effect. The club is thankful to Pat for what he achieved and wish him well."
On the 25th of March 2009, League of Ireland first division side Limerick F.C. announced that Scully was to take over the vaccant managerial role on shannonside. Scully said: "Having met the board, I was very impressed with their plans for the future of Limerick FC and I look forward to playing my part as manager in the future success of the club."
His spell in charge of Rovers was not without its controversies, however. Scully is a ruthless professional who expects his players to follow his model, both on and off the pitch. Fallings out with some Rovers players led to a cull of the squad mid-way through the 2006 season.
The biggest controversy of his as of yet short managerial career arose out of a television interview, however. While appearing as an analyst on TV3's Eircom League Weekly in August 2006, Scully observed that the league's rulebook needed to be tightened up in order to stop football matters ending up before the courts. The FAI did not take kindly to this criticism and fined Scully -5,000, suspending all but -2,000. Scully briefly threatened to walk away from football, but this was averted when the Rovers board of directors offered to pay the fine on his behalf.
The 2008 season also saw several problems. In the month of June manager and player relations were at a low. Scully is rumoured to have clashed with Barry Murphy, Ger O'Brien and Stephen Rice due to their involvement with the Republic of Ireland Under 23 squad. This lead to Rice handing in a transfer list and ultimately being demoted to the Under 21 squad. Rice returned for a match with St. Patricks Athletic on 21 July 2008.
His relationship with other squad members was also questioned following disputes with Dessie Baker and Barry Ferguson during the same period.
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'''Alan Kelly''' (5 July 1936 - 20 May 2009) was an Irish international football goalkeeper who played for Bray Wanderers and Drumcondra in his home country, and most notably for Preston North End in England. He was capped 47 times for the Republic of Ireland, and was the father of Gary Kelly and Alan Kelly, Jr., who also became professional football goalkeepers.
Kelly started his career at Bray Wanderers. In 1956, he joined Drumcondra, with whom he had won a FAI Cup winners medal in 1957 and a League Championship in 1958. In 1960 he moved to Preston North End.
Kelly won the first of his 47 Republic of Ireland caps against West Germany in a 1956 friendly, and won his second cap the following year in a World Cup qualifier against England.
He made his Preston debut on 28 January 1961, in an FA Cup tie against Swansea Town and became first choice goalkeeper the following season. In total, he made a club record 513 appearances over a 14 year period - including the 1964 FA Cup Final defeat by West Ham United. In league competition, he played 447 times for Preston, which is a club record.
Kelly was named Preston's first Player of the Year in 1967-68 and won a Third Division championship medal in 1970-71. A shoulder injury ended his career in 1973 - his final game being against Bristol City on 15 September 1973.
Following his retirement, Kelly joined North End's coaching staff and was promoted to assistant manager under Nobby Stiles in 1977. In 1980, he briefly managed the Republic of Ireland side, presiding over one match against the USA. In 1983, he was appointed manager of Preston North End. Following a bad run of results over the Christmas period he resigned in February 1985.
In 1985-86, his son Alan Kelly, Jr. followed in his father's footsteps when he made his debut in goal for Preston. The younger Kelly later also played in goal for the Republic of Ireland, winning 34 caps. Kelly's oldest son Gary was also a goalkeeper. He was never capped at senior level, but enjoyed a lengthy career playing for Newcastle United, Bury and Oldham Athletic.
Kelly was goalkeeping coach for Major League Soccer side D.C. United for over five years.
In 2001, the third part of Deepdale's redevelopment was named the Alan Kelly Town End in honour of their former player and manager.
Kelly spent the final years of his life in Maryland, USA, and died on 20 May 2009 after battling colon cancer for a number of years.
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'''Roddy Collins''' (born 7 August 1961 in Dublin), is an Irish former professional football player and current manager of Cork City FC. He has also worked as a television pundit, and is the brother of acclaimed former boxer, Steve Collins.
Roddy Collins began his career at local club Bohemian F.C. making his debut in September 1979 away to Finn Harps and made 2 appearances in European competition for the club before going on to play for Home Farm F.C., Athlone Town (where he scored in the European Cup), Drogheda United and Dundalk from where he joined Mansfield Town in December 1985. He left to join Newport County in August 1987, playing seven times in their ill-fated 1987-88 season which would see them lose their place in the Football League amid a growing financial crisis. Collins then went on to play once for Cheltenham Town.
Noel King signed him then for Shamrock Rovers in September 1988 and he made a scoring debut against his first club on 30 September in a 3-1 derby win. He also scored in his last game for the club at Cork City on 21 April 1989. Despite being sent off in Derry on Halloween he was top scorer in that 1988-89 season.
He subsequently played for Dundalk again, Sligo Rovers, Crusaders, Glentoran, Bangor, Cliftonville, Larne and Home Farm F.C.. He made one Leinster Senior Cup (association football) appearance for Bohs in December 1995. His last club was St Francis where he played in their first ever game in senior football in a League of Ireland Shield game in September 1996.
Collins' first foray into management came at Bangor in 1994/95 which despite saving them from relegation, was relatively brief. In 1998 He found himself thrust into the spotlight when he was surprisingly appointed as Joe McGrath's successor at Bohemians.
Bohemians were a side which, despite being tipped as outside contenders for the title at the start of the year, were facing a relegation dogfight when Collins arrived in the 1998-99 season. Collins' start to his reign as Bohs' manager was relatively impressive, and new signings such as Kevin Hunt eventually dragged the side out of relegation trouble and to safety. However, a poor run of results at the end of the season saw the Gypsies, which has never been outside of the top tier of Irish football, plummet back into relegation trouble, and were forced to take part in a play-off with Cobh Ramblers. Bohemians won the play-off convincingly, 7-0 on aggregate. He remained as manager during the close-season, though he was under pressure from both the supporters and the committee at Bohemians.
During the close-season Collins oversaw a massive change in personnel at the club, with old stalwarts such as Brian Mooney, Tommy Byrne and Peter Hanrahan being released, and new signings such as Glen Crowe, Mark Dempsey, Wayne Russell and Avery John coming in. Bohemians started the season brightly, and it was evident that this side would not be fighting relegation. Bohemians eventually finished 3rd in the league, and were beaten in a replay of the final of the FAI Cup by Shelbourne FC.
The following season, 2000-01, was to become one of the most remarkable, and controversial, in the history of Bohemians. Collins again brought in several new players during the summer break, with Simon Webb, Dave Hill among others joining record signing Trevor Molloy at the club.
Bohemians' opening game was an away tie in the UEFA Cup against Aberdeen FC, which was to be the first time that the club had fielded a starting eleven consisting entirely of full-time professional players. Despite being written off by the local press, Bohs produced one of the all-time great Irish performances in Europe to come from a goal down to defeat the Scots by two goals to one. Bohemians were beaten 1-0 in the return leg, due to an own-goal, but progressed on the away goals rule and faced German giants Kaiserslautern in the next round.
Despite putting in an impressive display, Bohemians were beaten 3-1 in Tolka Park in the first leg, and suffered from some careless defensive lapses and a controversial red card. In Germany, Bohemians shocked the hosts by winning 1-0 thanks to a goal from Glen Crowe, and were unlucky not to score more (even having a goal ruled out for off-side). Bohemians were out of Europe, and had made history by achieving successive away victories in European competition.
In the league that season Bohs were showing good form, though with Glen Crowe emerging as a phenomenal goal-scorer and Kevin Hunt marshalling the midfield. Once out of Europe, results began to dip, and Collins found himself under pressure. Shelbourne were clear leaders at the top, and a huge investment in the Bohemians playing side looked set to fail to reap just rewards. In January 2001, Collins was under huge pressure as Bohemians travelled to Santry to take on fierce rivals Shamrock Rovers. At half time, Bohemians were trailing the game by 3 goals, as Rovers scored 4 to Bohs 1. It looked certain that a new manager would be appointed folliwing the game. However, in one of the most remarkable come-backs in Irish football, Bohemians put 5 past a shell-shocked Rovers side in the second half and won 6-4. That result, coupled with a break for several weeks due to the foot and mouth outbreak in the UK and Ireland, gave Bohemians the momentum to mount a late challenge for the league.
Bohemians went into the last game of the season trailing Shelbourne by one point, as the Gypsies travelled to Kilkenny on the final day. Meanwhile, Shelbourne were hosting Cork City in a game which the hosts were expected to win comfortably. To win the league, Bohemians needed to win and hope that Cork could achieve at least a draw in Tolka. Bohemians won 5-0, while Cork shocked Shelbourne by defeating them on their home patch. Bohemians were crowned champions, and the aftermath of the result would shape the rest of Roddy Collins career.
Following winning the title, Collins launched an astonishing ad hominem attack on the lofty upper echelons of Bohemians in the Irish media. Citing a lack of support, organisation and ambition, Collins challenged the club to carry him on their strong financial shoulders as he bidded to take Bohs to the next level. If they refused, he said that he would leave, for all eternity.
This outlandish request caused huge controversy at the club. It divided the fan-base straight down the middle into two opposing factions. Many felt that Collins had a point, and rallied behind him. However others felt that it was wildly inappropriate in terms of both timing and to criticise those individuals who work voluntarily for the club.
The following weekend Bohemians beat Longford Town in the FAI Cup Final. After this Collins was supposedly set to discuss a new contract with the Bohemians committee. During this time the club announced that Pete Mahon would be taking over the reins at Bohemians. This ended Collins' association with the club.
To the present day Roddy Collins' name is sure to spark intense debate amongst the Bohemians faithful, with some fans opposing and supporting the former manager. He managed the club for 96 league games - winning 46, drawing 23 and losing 27. They scored 136 times, conceded 81 and kept 41 clean sheets.
Collins was appointed as manager of Carlisle United in July 2001, but was sacked in April 2002 after stating that he would resign unless owner Michael Knighton sold the club to John Courtenay..
Courtenay finally took control of the club in July 2002 and instantly reappointed Collins as manager..
Collins was sacked in August 2003 after Carlisle had lost their first four games of the season..
In July 2004 he took over as manager of Dublin City, but left in November 2004 three weeks from the end of the season, just hours before a crucial game, to manage Shamrock Rovers.
As manager of Shamrock Rovers, Collins struggled both on and off the pitch. Following a points deduction because the club presented fraudulant documents to the FAI licensing committee, after a season of poor results and in-fighting at the club, Shamrock Rovers faced relegation. His decision to take part in a charity boxing event in the midst of the campaign only served to further enrage the Rovers support, who questioned his commitment.
His contract was terminated by Rovers in November 2005 as the club were relegated for the first time ever after losing a play-off to his previous club Dublin City. Collins later brought a claim of unfair dismissal against Shamrock Rovers to the Employment Appeals Tribunal in Dublin, the case was settled out of court in November 2006.
In January 2007 he was briefly linked to the vacant Shelbourne managerial post, however the proposal was not endorsed by the board at the club. Collins was believed to have returned to his plastering trade, and aside from his weekly column in The Star on Sunday and the occasional appearance as a TV pundit Collins was no longer involved in football.
In his weekly column he continues to question the merits of the league while ironically also being retained as a pundit for the national broadcaster for live league games. In March 2008, Collins profile as a soccer pundit was raised higher in Irish football media circles through his weekly appearances on Irish state broadcaster, Radio Telefs ireann, in their weekly league review television show, ''Monday Night Soccer''. On 23 November 2009 edition of MNS Collins caused controversy after making allegations of criminal behaviour on-air against the manager of Sligo Rovers, Paul Cook. COllins' contract was not renewed for 2010.
Collins was named as the man heading an Irish consortium to purchase SPL club Gretna on 15 March 2008 following the clubs financial crisis and possible closure. A week later (21 March 2008) Collins and his consortium were also in talks to take over at cash strapped Rotherham United, a football club in Football League Two.
After his phenomenal success at Bohemians, Collins' management career has since failed to provide any achievements worthy of comparison. Opinion of him is divided, many fans believing him to have been a lucky manager at Bohemians, while many believe him to be a victim of circumstance following his departure from Dalymount Park, although recent events may prove that he may have been the author of his own downfall.
On 30 June 2009 Roddy Collins was unveiled as the new Manager of Maltese Premier side Floriana F.C.. At the media conference, held in the Embassy of Malta in Dublin, Collins stated his delight at returning to the dugout and the large media presence was unheard of for a Maltese club. Floriana's Development Officer, Mr. Alan Moore, thanked everyone for being present on such a great occasion for the club and this was echoed by one of the clubs newly appointed Executive Directors.
However an even greater unveiling took place in Floriana itself the very next day. After meeting his players for the first time Roddy was part of Maltese football history. Never before had such an event taken place on the islands where a manager was introduced to the fans. Introduced by Tony Zahra he spoke alongside new President John Camillieri, John Borg and Alan Moore, receiving massive applause for pledging himself to making Floriana F.C. a force to be reckoned with. The fans appreciated his honesty and applauded in agreement when he told them that "we are embarking on a long term project, all of us will stand together and make this club greater still!"
Having worked as a pundit for Radio Telefs ireann, Newstalk Radio and the The Star on Sunday Collins began pre-season with Floriana F.C. on 2 July 2009. The club are also known as "The Irish" and footballing partners of, his former club, Shamrock Rovers and Russian side FC Volga Ulyanovsk. Collins had a very shaky start to his time in Floriana winning only 1 pre-season game and none of his first 3 competitive games including a humiliating 6-0 loss to eternal rivals Valletta F.C.. However just before he left the club under a cloud he had guided the team to 7 unbeaten games.
On December 15, 2009, Collins suddenly announced his departure from Floriana FC and returned to the League of Ireland to take charge of Cork City, where it was announced that he had signed a 12 month contract on December 23, 2009.
Collins spoke of his delight at the appointment and said that it was a job he had wanted "for many years".. Collins has since apologised to Floriana F.C. for slandering the club in an attempt to gain release from his contract and the manner of his departure after it became known he had approached Cork City F.C. while still under contract to Floriana F.C., a situation that remains the same.
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'''Enoch "Tubby" Hood''' (10 January 1861 - 2 February 1940) was a founder member of Port Vale Football Club (1876) and was the first recorded team captain (1879). His brothers Jack and Harry, and nephew Edgar also played for Port Vale.
Hood played for Porthill Victoria before becoming a founder member of Burslem Port Vale in 1876, though it may possibly have been in 1879. The decision to found a new team was based on the fact that Porthill was inconveniently far away from Hood and a number of others players wished to play closer to home. He was the captain of the first recorded Vale line-up on 9 December 1882, also scoring the goal of the 5-1 defeat to nearby Stoke. He scored in the replayed final of the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883, which Vale won 4-2. Between November 1884 and April 1885 he played only the occasional match and from that point onwards was mainly a reserve and supporter.
He worked as a potter for much of his life.
Hood was a lay preacher and member of the Burslem Brotherhood (a Christian social group). He was a highly respected member of the community and his granddaughter, Edna Lamb, had many recollections of his work for charity, including collecting funds to kit out the local brass band for Christmas performances.
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'''Craig George Pead''' (born 15 September 1981 in Bromsgrove, England) is a former professional footballer. He announced his retirement from football on 21 May 2009, following his release from Brentford, and a knee injury.
Pead began his career at Coventry, where he made 42 league appearances, memorably scoring a spectacular goal against Wimbledon. His father remains at Coventry as kit-man.
Pead was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2006-07 season.
Despite his awards, Craig Pead was made available for a free transfer by Brentford manager, Andy Scott at the conclusion of the 2007-08 season. However, Pead turned down a contract offer from Port Vale and decided to stay at Brentford for the final year of his contract. He was released at the end of the 2008-09 season.
Craig had to retire at the end of the 2008-09 season due to a ongoing knee injury.
He is now currently running Soccer Rockz which is football coaching courses for children in the warwickshire area.
to find out more visit the website which is WWW.SOCCERROCKZ.COM
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'''Anthony Gerrard''' (born 6 July 1986) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Football League Championship side Cardiff City. He is the cousin of Liverpool player Steven Gerrard.
Born in Liverpool, England, Tony Gerrard came through the youth academy at local side Everton. Whilst he was at Everton he was sent out on loan for a month to Accrington Stanley in September 2004. Later the same season, he was sent out on loan once again, this time to Paul Merson's Walsall. He impressed there and surprisingly was released by Everton at the end of the 2004-05 season. He signed for the "Saddlers" alongside Everton youth team mate Daniel Fox.
Gerrard first full season for the club was mixed as, while his individual performances earned him the Player of the Year award, the club suffered relegation to League Two. However, under new manager Richard Money, Gerrard was part of the team which won the following season's League Two title in 2007.
A series of impressive performances in Walsall's first season back in League One led to a bid for Gerrard from Southampton in the summer of 2008. After the bid was rejected Gerrard made a transfer request.
On 2 July 2009 he signed for Championship side Cardiff City, a week after an offer of -200,000 was rejected from Scunthorpe United. At the start of the season, Gerrard was chosen as first choice centre-back, alongside club captain Mark Hudson and went on to make his League debut for the Bluebirds against Scunthorpe United in the first League match at the Cardiff City Stadium, as Cardiff went on to win 4-0. His first goal came on 20 October 2009 against Coventry City during a 2-0 victory. Gerrard made his 200th club appearance in a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on 1 November 2009.
On 4 January 2009, Gerrard's partner Laura gave birth to the couple's first child, Harry, who weighed in at 8 lb 12oz.
Gerrard was also the cousin of Jon-Paul Gilhooley, who was the youngest of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989.
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'''Andrew Rindom "Andy" Lindegaard''' (born 10 September 1980) is an English footballer who currently without a club after being released by Yeovil Town. He is a defender, but can play in most places on the pitch.
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'''Harry Cripps''', (29 April 1941 - 29 December 1995) was an English professional footballer who played for South East London side Millwall for the majority of his career, becoming a cult figure in the process.
Initially on the books of Millwall's bitter rivals West Ham, he was a member of the FA Youth Cup Final team of 1958-59 alongside Bobby Moore, Eddie Bovington and Jack Burkett.
Cripps was signed by The Lions in 1961 and made his first team debut on 19 August 1961 against Wrexham following an injury to Johnny Gilchrist. He rapidly became a fan favourite due to his bustling, combatative performances at full back, always looking to get forward and score goals, and becoming renowned as a fearless tackler. He was particularly prominent during Millwall's successive promotion seasons in the mid-1960s, during which time the team began an unbeaten home record at The Den which extended to an amazing 59 matches (1964-1967), drawing on the intimidating atmosphere generated by Millwall's legendary vociferous fans.
This period saw the club return to Division Two after a lengthy absence, under the guidance of Manager Billy Gray and later, Benny Fenton. He was also a key part of what was perhaps Millwall's greatest ever side that narrowly missed out on promotion to the old Division One by just one point, during the 1971-72 season, that also included the likes of Barry Kitchener, Keith Weller and Eamon Dunphy. He left the club after fourteen seasons to join Charlton in 1974, by which time he had amassed a record breaking 400 league appearances for The Lions, beating the record of Jim Forsyth of 321 Football League appearances. He would later become a coach at Crystal Palace, as well as assistant manager at Charlton, Manager of Barking and Southend United. He was also a coach in the contrasting environment of Winchester College, an elite fee-paying school.
'''Arry's Bar''' at The New Den is named in honour of Harry Cripps, which is a play on words of his Millwall nickname, ''''Arry Boy.'''
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'''Jonathan Antoni "Jon" Gittens''', (born 22 January 1964), is a former footballer who played for Swindon Town as well as for Southampton, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Torquay United and Exeter City.
Born in Moseley, Gittens started his career with Midlands Combination side Paget Rangers whilst taking a two-year course in menswear tailoring when he was spotted by Southampton.
Gittens joined the Saints in October 1985 for a fee of -10,000. At the time of his signing he was raw but had pace and was considered one for the future.
In July 1987 he became a free agent and, having found it difficult to hold down a regular place in the Southampton side, he moved to Swindon Town for a fee of -40,000. The fee was fixed by tribunal, the first Saints had been involved in as a selling side.
Gittens was a strong player in the centre of Swindon's defence, and formed a great partnership with Colin Calderwood. He had a tendency to be rough at times, and was always likely to be booked (but was sent only sent off twice). His two red cards came in a 4-0 defeat at Leeds United on 23 September 1989 and a year later in a 5-1 defeat at Barnsley.
During his four seasons with Swindon, the club reached the play-offs twice (in 1988-89 and again in 1989-90), but failed to gain promotion to the First Division. Swindon Town won the Second Division playoff final in 1989-90 but Sunderland were promoted instead after the Swindon board admitted a series of financial irregularities.
In March 1991, after 126 games for the Robins, Chris Nicholl re-signed him for Southampton, and he returned to The Dell a day before the transfer deadline, this time for a fee of -400,000.
Although he played in the final eight games of the 1990-91 season, replacing the injured Kevin Moore alongside Neil Ruddock, the following season, under new manager Ian Branfoot, he only made eleven appearances, generally as cover for Richard Hall.
Having again failed to establish himself at The Dell, he joined promotion chasing Middlesbrough on loan in February 1992.
With promotion to the new Premiership duly achieved he made the permanent move to Middlesbrough in July that summer for a fee of -350,000.
At Portsmouth, he was a near regular throughout the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons but following the sacking of Jim Smith in 1995 his appearances were limited under new manager Terry Fenwick. Gittens was one of two Pompey players sent off in January 1995's 1-0 FA Cup 4th round defeat at Fratton Park against Leicester City. In appalling conditions referee Dermot Gallagher firstly sent off both Gittens and goalkeeper Alan Knight.
The 1995-96 season saw his chances limited to just fifteen appearances, the last of these coming in January 1996 as the club crashed out of the FA Cup 3-0 against Gitten's former club, local rivals Southampton.
In August 1996, after a total of 99 games for Pompey
He moved to local rivals Exeter City in July 1998 on a free transfer, having previously been linked with a move to Swansea City as player-coach. He played 82 times for the Grecians, but was released at the end of the 1999-2000 season as part of Noel Blake's mass clearout, joining Conference side Nuneaton Borough on 6 August 2000. He had an unsuccessful time with Nuneaton, joining Dorchester Town on a three month loan deal in January 2001.
Gittens joined the coaching staff at Fareham Town in December 2001 and was appointed as manager in June 2002. Whilst manager at Fareham, he was charged with misconduct for using "foul" language against a referee's assistant on Easter Monday 2004. Gittens was sent to the stands for calling the assistant a "chicken nugget".
Following a disagreement with the Club, notably over their decision to scrap the reserve team , Gittens resigned in late July 2004.
After leaving Fareham he Managed and coached the successful Solent University side Team Solent in the Southampton League. In May 2007, he was named as the manager of Wessex League Division 1 team, Blackfield & Langley. They clinched promotion in April 2009 to the Wessex Senior League.
Gittens is a UEFA "A" Licenced coach who currently works part time as Coach Educator while studying at Bournemouth University
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'''Frank Barrett''' (2 August 1872 - 22 March 1907), born '''Francis Barnett''', was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He was born in Dundee.
Barrett played for Dundee Harp before joining Dundee upon their foundation in 1893.
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'''Shaun Peter Carey''' (born 13 May 1976 in Kettering, England) is a former professional footballer. He was a midfielder who began his career with Norwich City before playing for Rushden & Diamonds, Stevenage Borough, Chester City, Hornchurch, Weymouth, Droylsden and King's Lynn. Carey was also assistant manager to Keith Webb at King's Lynn and led the side to the FA Cup second round when caretaker manager in 2006-07.
Carey made his debut for Norwich as a substitute on 20 September 1995 in a Football League Cup match against Torquay at Carrow Road. He was released by the club in 2000 having made 76 appearances.
He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level and won Nationwide Conference championship medals at both Rushden and Chester. He was awarded a benefit game between King's Lynn and Norwich in October 2006 when out injured with a double fracture of his leg.
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'''Scott Anthony Kerr''' (born 11 December 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays for Lincoln City as a midfielder.
Born in Leeds, Kerr started his footballing career as a junior at Bradford City.
Kerr left Bradford to join Yorkshire rivals Hull City. He spent his first season at Hull on the injury list with a back injury and when fit he could never settle in the squad. In September 2002 he joined Frickley Athletic on loan, scoring on his debut against Harrogate Town on 17 September 2002. After a month at Frickley he returned to Hull but failed to make the first team and in March 2003 he left the club without making a single senior appearance. He joined Scarborough, where his impressive displays led to him being called up to represent the England National Game XI in the 2004 Four Nations Tournament. The 2005 Four Nations Tournament saw him score in the 3-2 victory against the Scotland National Game XI, a game which won England the tournament.
In the 2005-06 transfer window, due to Scarborough's rapid decline, Kerr opted to sign for Lincoln City, who beat off their local rivals Grimsby Town for his signature.
Kerr enjoyed an impressive debut season for Lincoln, under then manager, Keith Alexander, helping them reach their fourth successive play-off spot (albeit an unsuccessful one). The style of football played under Alexander, however, often undermined Kerr's ability as a midfielder, despite his presence being felt throughout the campaign. The 2006-07 campaign, however, under head coach, John Schofield, meant that Kerr was able freely showcase his abilities. Kerr, as a consequence, formed a solid partnership with Lee Frecklington in the middle of the park for Lincoln, helping them in their promotion push for the fifth successive season.
In the 08/09 season, Kerr continued to captain the side and be a creative influence. Following the sale of Lee Frecklington to Peterborough in January 2009, Kerr found himself playing with a number of midfield partners as Peter Jackson experimented to find the best combination, after trying to play alongside Shane Clarke and Stefan Oakes. Jackson decided to bring Michael O'Connor in on loan from Crewe Alexandra. Kerr started to flourish due to the freedom that O'connor gave him and Kerr scored his first goal of the season in the Imp's 2-0 win at Accrington Stanley in April, He scored his second in the same match.
His brilliant late form saw him named as the fans player of the year at the last match of the season against Aldershot Town. Prior to this only 5 days before he was named as the clubs official website's player of the year. Kerr assisted Jamie Clarke's goal against Northwich Victoria in the FA Cup, in a game he also received man of the match. After the game he told ITV reporters that he wanted to play the team he supported Leeds United in the draw for the next round of the FA Cup. Leeds United were draw against rivals Manchester United and City were draw against Premiership side Bolton Wanderers
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'''Ivor Verdun Powell''' MBE (born 5 July 1916 in Gilfach, Bargoed) was a Welsh footballer who gained eight Welsh caps and later became a manager.
He was inducted to the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 alongside snooker player Terry Griffiths and cricketer Tony Lewis. He also entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest working football coach on his 90th birthday after 55 years as a coach.
Powell started his working life down the mines. His playing career began with South Wales League side Bargoed. After a time with Barnet he was spotted by Queens Park Rangers. Joining QPR in 1938, he made 110 league appearances for Rangers, this total would have been much higher if it were not for the interruption of World War II. During the war he guested for Bradford City and Blackpool whilst working as an RAF physical trainer. It was at Blackpool that he struck up a friendship with Stanley Matthews, who later became Ivor's best man at his wedding to Joan Browell in 1943.
On 15 December 1948 the tough tackler commanded a -17,500 fee. This was a record for a half back and for both the buying and selling clubs when he moved to Aston Villa.
Powell also made eight international caps for Wales and was also a war-time international. In one game he was replaced by Englishman Stan Mortensen in a game between England and Wales when his injury left the Welsh side without an available substitute.
At Port Vale as player-manager he played just the six times, restricted on the field by a knee injury. As a manager he tried to 'rule by fear' and was not well-liked by the players, with the club bottom of the Third Division South, his contract was terminated in November 1951. Roy Sproson later said that "everything seemed to go wrong for him at Vale" and that "he used to treat players like kids".
He moved to Barry Town before being appointed the new Bradford City manager, again as player-manager, before the start of the 1952-53 season.
His first season at Valley Parade was disappointing as they slipped to 16th in Division Three North. The following season they came fifth but were 16 points shy of the promotion places. During that season he missed the first penalty of his career in a home fixture with Workington.
The following season he was carried off with knee ligament damage against Wrexham.
Powell became a trainer-coach at Don Revie's Leeds United - (he also had a coaching spell at PAOK in Greece) - before he returned to management with Carlisle United in May 1960, succeeding Andy Beattie. He led the Cumbrians to their first promotion when they finished fourth in Division Four in 1961-62. He left the following season, with the club struggling in the league and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Southern League side Gravesend & Northfleet.
He was inducted to the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2006 while assistant coach for Team Bath at the University of Bath he celebrated his 90th birthday and entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest working football coach. He later became the club President. He has completed 53 years as an FA accredited coach.
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours for his services to sport and was presented with his award by the Queen on 25 June 2008, a few days short of his 92nd birthday.
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Coyne played for Celtic in his native Glasgow before joining Shrewsbury Town in June 1979. However, he played just once for Shrewsbury, his only Football League side.
Only Mickey Evans of Caersws has been at the helm for more Welsh Premier matches than Coyne, who left Newtown in the summer of 2003 after a decade in charge at Latham Park and, to the surprise of many, joined Cwmbran Town as manager. He came into the club at a difficult time, after the sad death of Tony Wilcox, but after a slow start was able to build the Crows into a team contending for the top eight.
He guided Newtown to the runners-up spot in the League of Wales and into European competition.
Brian's teams have a reputation for playing football and producing outstanding talents such as Andy Cooke and Scott Ruscoe.
Coyne, who has also managed the Welsh semi-professional squad, quit Cwmbran in October 2005 following the cash crisis and was swiftly appointed manager at Aberystwyth Town when David Burrows decided to quit. Coyne stepped down as manager in September 2009.
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'''Bobby Buckle''' (1869 - 1959) was one of twelve schoolboys who founded the Hotspur Football Club in 1882 later to become Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
Bobby Buckle is a man of firsts in Tottenham Hotspur's history, not only was he one of the founders but he was also elected the first ever captain of the club at its inception, just seven weeks before his 14th birthday, was featured in the club's first known line-up, and is Tottenham's first recorded goalscorer on October 20, 1883.
He served in varying capacities and being involved in many of the red letter events of the club's early history. He served on the committee from 1884, was appointed honorary secretary and treasurer in 1890 and was elected to the first board of directors in 1898.
Just two years later, at the turn of the century in 1900, Buckle resigned from the board after overseeing the adoption of professional status, the formation of the Limited Company and the move to the current home of the club White Hart Lane
During his Tottenham career between the years of 1882 and 1895 he has a recorded 25 goals in 53 appearances although it is likely that this number is higher with unrecorded games taken into consideration.
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He began his playing career at Woolwich Arsenal in 1905. However, due to a lack of first team opportunities he joined Spurs in March 1908 and remained as a player their for 18 years until 1926 making 334 appearances and scoring 101 goals the club in all competitions. The first of those came on his debut against Millwall which became the first of many that that led to him becoming top-scorer for the next three seasons which helped the club retain top flight status. He was called up for military service during the First World War between 1914 and 1918. Not long after his return from the conflict he was made club captain only to announce his retirement at the end of the 1919-20 season after being replaced in the starting line-up by Jimmy Banks.
He remained on the books as a trainer and following Peter McWilliams' resignation as manager, Minter took over the position on 28 February 1927 and remained as manager for three years before being succeeded by Percy Smith after failing health, brought on by the stress of an unsuccessful reign, including relegation in his first season, caused him to resign the post. Despite this he still remained dedicated to the club and took up a position in the club's administrate offices - a post he held until his death on 21 May 1940.
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'''Hugh Samus Dermott Andrew "Hughie" McIlmoyle''' (born 29 January 1940 in Port Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Leicester City, Rotherham United, Carlisle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bristol City, Middlesbrough and Preston North End and in the Scottish Football League for Greenock Morton.
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'''James Allan Ross''', born Glasgow 26 May 1942, died 2 November 1999 is a former professional goalkeeper who played most of his career for Carlisle United between 1963 and 1978. Although always listed with the English 'Alan' on team sheets Ross's birth certificate lists him as the Scottish 'Allan.' Ross holds the all-time appearance record for United, 466 games, and - despite his death - remains an often discussed and highly respected figure. Amongst his many achievements Ross was once called on during an injury crisis to play outfield as a substitute. Ross was part of the 'legends' team at Carlisle who were promoted to the First Division in 1974 and topped the division at the end of the first week. Their first place was secured on goal difference, an achievement aided by the fact Ross opened the season with three clean sheets. Ross could have been transferred to Celtic F.C. in the late sixties but Carlisle United blocked the move. Around the same time he trained with the Scotland squad but was never given a full-international cap. After his retirement Ross remained in Carlisle, working in housing for the city council. Details of Ross's career can be found in 'Legends of Carlisle United' by Mick Mitchell which features a lengthy interview, Paul Harrison's 'Lads in Blue' includes a statistical summary of Ross's career and a round up of every season during which he played. Neil Nixon's memoir; 'Singin' The Blues' is dedicated to Alan Ross.
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'''Karl Edward Simpson''' (b. 14 October 1976 in Newmarket) is a former professional footballer. He was a midfielder who began his career with Norwich City before he was released by the Canaries and moved into non-league football.
Simpson was sent off on his debut for Norwich on 20 September 1995 in a Football League Cup match against Torquay at Carrow Road.
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'''Jason Clive Beardsley''' (born 12 July 1989) is an English footballer who is a free agent after canceling his contract with Derby County by mutual consent.
Born in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, Beardsley started playing football for Uttoxeter Juniors where his father, Clive, was manager. He wamany clubs and chose to play for the club he supported as a boy, Derby County, and was signed up at just seven years old. Jason attended Windsor Park middle school before going onto Thomas Alleyne's High School in Uttoxeter.
Having been part of the academy for over ten years, Beardsley signed a two year professional contract, the length of contract testament to the effort Beardsley has put in over the years.
Beardsley made his first team debut in a League Cup second round match against Blackpool. Gewas booked, and was replaced in the 61st minute with Andy Todd taking his place. The match finished 2-2 after extra time, with Blackpool winning 7-6 on a penalty shootout.
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'''Paul Andrew Blades''' (b. 5 January 1965 in Peterborough) is an English former professional footballer. He was a defender who played for Derby County, Norwich City, Wolves and Rotherham United.
Blades began his career as a trainee at , making his league debut as a 17 year-old on 18 September 1982 in a 2-1 defeat at . He remained with the club throughout the 1980s, enduring relegation to Division Three but also two successive promotions that took him to the top flight. After three seasons at the highest level, he finally left the Baseball Ground for .
At the time of his transfer to Norwich in the summer of 1990, he was the club's record signing at -700,000, and went on to make 62 appearances for the Canaries over two seasons. In his final season he helped Norwich reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where defeat to second flight Sunderland prevented them from reaching the final for the first time in their history.
He joined Second Division Wolves in August 1992 for -325,000. He made 117 appearances for the Midlanders in total during a three-season spell. His final season saw the club qualify for the play-offs, but they lost to Bolton.
Blades was sold after this failure to win promotion to third flight for -110,000, making him their record signing at the time. However, his second season saw the club relegated and he was released, whereupon he joined Conference side Hednesford Town.
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}}'''Matt Doughty''' (born 2 November 1981 in Warrington) is an English footballer currently playing for Altrincham.
He signed professional terms with Chester City at the age of 16 and developed into a bright young prospect, playing regularly in 1999-2000 and 2000-01. Unfortunately this period also saw the club relegated from the Football League, with Doughty missing the decisive final game of the 1999-2000 season after being sent to prison the day before following an incident outside a nightclub in his home town of Warrington .
Thankfully Doughty overcame this experience and regained his place in the Chester side throughout 2000-01. He was attracting the interest of Football League clubs and he joined Rochdale in July 2001.
Doughty established himself as the clubs first choice left back, at times successfully operating on the left wing. During his time at Rochdale, he was offered a trial with Southampton, but a broken leg prevented the move going through. Doughty's first game for Rochdale in August 2001 saw him score in a 2-1 win at Oxford United, giving him the honour of scoring the first Football League goal at the Kassam Stadium
Doughty was not offered a contract renewal from Rochdale in the summer of 2004 and was left without a club, despite interest from clubs, most notably Bristol Rovers. Doughty said he didn't want to up sticks and move his young family a long way from home. During the off-season, Accrington Stanley offered Doughty a contract and announced in the press that Doughty had signed, which he had not. Two days after the false announcement he had signed for Accrington, Doughty agreed terms with Halifax Town. In 2008, After the relegation of Halifax Town, Doughty joined Altrincham
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Elliott was a central defender who began his career with Sunderland before playing for Norwich City, Blackpool and Colchester United. He also played with the Seattle Sounders in the North American Soccer League. He ended his professional career in the USA in 1991, playing 13 times without scoring for the Albany Capitals in the American Professional Soccer League.
Elliott was captain at Sunderland and led them to the 1985 Milk Cup final, but missed the match through the suspension. Sunderland lost the final to Norwich City, who went down to the Second Division with them that season.
While with Sunderland, Elliott won three caps for the England 'B' team.
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He joined the club (then Total Network Solutions) as a player in 1999 and was appointed manager at the turn of the year in season 2000/1.
A vastly experienced striker, he won an FA Trophy Winner's medal with Telford United and a Welsh Cup Winners medal with Bangor City.
Ken scored goals wherever he went in the game and still holds the club goal scoring record at Conwy United.
He started his senior playing career with Poulton Victoria and then signed for Tranmere Rovers in the Football League. He won a Cheshire Senior Cup winner's medal with Runcorn before a second spell with Tranmere Rovers, then again returned to Telford United.
In his first season with Altrincham F.C. in 1990/1, he scored 33 goals in 56 appearances in all competitions and finished the season with the Robins' Player of the Year award, part of a side that went 28 games without defeat and scored in 10 consecutive games. He also managed hat tricks against Merthyr, Boston and Cheltenham.
He continued to score goals during his second season with the club, despite the Moss Lane outfit barely surviving the drop. He then went to Barrow, Conwy and Bangor before playing a major part as a player in Saints' championship winning season.
McKenna steered TNS to three runners-up spots in the Welsh Premier before finally lifting three successive titles in 2004/5, 2005/6 and 2006/7, as well as adding FAW Premier Cup, Welsh Cup and Loosemores Challenge Cup successes.
In May 2008 McKenna returned to his home town of Birkenhead to become manager of Cammell Laird F. C.
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'''Terry Conroy''' (born 2 October 1946 in Dublin) is a former professional footballer, who spent most of his career with Stoke City.
He joined the Potters from the Irish club, Glentoran F.C. for -10,000 in March 1967. He went on to make 333 Cup and League appearances for Stoke, scoring 66 goals. A brilliant dribbler, who had pace, stamina and a fierce shot in either foot, he won a League Cup winners medal in 1972 when he starred and scored in Stoke's 2-1 victory over Chelsea.
Capped by the Republic of Ireland 26 times, he left the Victoria Ground for the Hong Kong club Bulova on a free transfer in 1979 having spent 12 years with the Potters. He returned to England in 1980 to play for Crewe Alexandra, scoring five goals in 37 League appearances.
He signed for Waterford United in September 1981.
After a spell out of the game he signed for Limerick F.C. in November 1982.
After doing PA work at the Britannia Stadium, he made his exit to Stoke during the half time of the West Bromwich Albion match on 22 November 2008 to loud applause. He was appointed welfare officer for the Football Association of Ireland on the 28th of November. . January 2009, he pledged continuing support as patron of charity funds at Staffordshire based Castle Comfort Stairlifts as well as being on the voting panel of the group's Carer of the Year award.
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'''Philip John "Phil" Boyer''' (born 25 January 1949 in Nottingham) is a former professional footballer who played for various clubs during his career, including Southampton, Norwich City, Bournemouth and Manchester City. He has the rare distinction of having played over 100 league games for four different clubs. He also made one appearance for England.
Phil attended Musters Road School, Nottingham, from where he joined Derby County as a trainee in August 1965. Although he signed as a professional in November 1966, manager Brian Clough allowed him to leave the Baseball Ground in July 1968, without having made a first-team appearance.
After completing his apprenticeship with Derby County, Boyer moved to York City in July 1968 for a fee of -3,000. In 125 appearances, Boyer scored 34 times but played an important role in creating opportunities for forward partner Ted MacDougall, with whom he was later to play at 3 other clubs. At the end of his first season at Bootham Crescent, York successfully applied for re-election to the Fourth Division, and their fortunes then gradually improved and they achieved promotion at the end of the 1970-71 season (after Boyer had left).
After his team-mate moved to Bournemouth, it was only a matter of time before Cherries manager John Bond signed Boyer as well, and he successfully offered -20,000 for Boyer in December 1970. Like the club he had just left, Bournemouth were also promoted (as runners-up) from the Fourth Division at the end of his first season at Dean Court, with Boyer scoring 11 league goals in 23 appearances as he once again linked up with MacDougall.
The following season, Bournemouth finished in third place in Division 3, narrowly missing a second successive promotion, with Boyer ever-present, scoring 15 goals and helping MacDougall to score 35.
When Bond moved to Norwich City in November 1973, he took the pair with him, signing Boyer for -145,000 in February 1974. He made his Canaries debut against Sheffield United at Carrow Road on 9 February 1974.
The end of the 1973-74 season saw Norwich relegated in last place, but the following season Bond guided them back to the top flight at the first attempt, and also to the 1975 League Cup Final, which they lost 1-0 to Aston Villa at Wembley.
The Boyer/MacDougall partnership was not quite so prolific at Norwich, with Boyer scoring 16 goals in 1974-75 (to MacDougall-s 17) and 11 in 1975-76 (to MacDougall-s 23).
Boyer made two England Under 23 appearances before manager Don Revie called him into the senior national squad and gave him his only full cap, in a 2-1 victory over Wales on 24 March 1976, thus becoming Norwich City's first English cap.
In all he made 137 appearances for Norwich City, scoring 40 goals.
In August 1977, Lawrie McMenemy, who was building a team to gain promotion back to Division 1, signed Boyer (for a fee of -130,000) for Southampton, who MacDougall had joined a year earlier. Boyer had the task of replacing Mick Channon, who had been sold to Manchester City. He made his debut at the same time as Chris Nicholl and Mike Pickering, in a team that also included Alan Ball, Nick Holmes and Steve Williams.
Boyer enjoyed a superb first season with the Saints, netting 17 goals in 41 league games. Included in this total were doubles against Burnley, Notts County, Bristol Rovers and Blackburn Rovers, all these games being played at the Dell. His goals, together with MacDougall-s 14, helped Southampton to promotion to the First Division as runners-up in Division 2 at the end of the 1977-78 season.
Although he played in every league game, he struggled for goals in the top flight during the 1978-79 season, scoring seven, as well as losing his strike partner MacDougall, who had returned to Bournemouth in November 1978. On 17 March 1979, Boyer again appeared on the losing side in a League Cup final, as Southampton lost 2-3 to Nottingham Forest.
His most memorable game for Southampton came as they gained revenge against Nottingham Forest on 10 November 1979. Forest, then reigning European champions, were unable to cope with Boyer and Mick Channon up front and suffered their worst defeat since Brian Clough took charge four years earlier. They had a chance of winning a point when Garry Birtles brought them back into the match at 2-1 in the 56th minute, but Boyer struck twice in seven minutes to complete a memorable 4-1 victory. Boyer-s second goal completed a five-man, six-touch move and the shot left goalkeeper Peter Shilton stranded from a Channon cross.
In the 1979-80 season he bagged the fine return of 23 goals from 42 games (again ever-present) to finish as Division One-s leading scorer. This tally included hat-tricks against Derby County, Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Despite this return he was on his way out of the club just months later following the arrival of Kevin Keegan.
In his three and a bit seasons at The Dell, he made a total of 162 appearances for The Saints, scoring 61 goals.
In November 1980, he joined Manchester City for a fee of -220,000. His career at Manchester City was blighted by injury and he only made a handful of appearances, and suffered the heart-break of missing out on the 1981 FA Cup Final due to injury.
This table shows the importance of Boyer and his strike partner Ted MacDougall for the various clubs where they teamed up.
In February 1982 he moved to Hong Kong, where he played for Bulova on-loan.
He then joined Grantham Town after returning to the Nottingham area, something of a major coup for new manager, Bob Duncan. His debut came in the September 1983 in a Northern Premier League game at Horwich RMI, with his first goal coming the following week at home to Mossley.
He left Grantham towards the end of their time in the NPL to have short spells at Stamford and Shepshed Charterhouse, before Barry Shaw brought him back to Grantham as his assistant during the 1985-86 season. His last goal for Grantham came in the April 1987 league defeat at Bridgnorth Town, with his final appearance for the club in the closing fixture of the season against Banbury United.
Boyer briefly followed Barry Shaw in a management role at Harrowby United.
Since retiring from playing he has worked as a bank courier and also scouted for various Football League clubs, including Northampton and Blackpool.
He was known as ''Charlie'' to his team-mates after the suave French actor Charles Boyer.
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'''Alex Spark''' (born 16 October 1949) is a Scottish former footballer who played in midfield.
Born in Stenhousemuir, Scotland, he joined Preston North End as a junior from his native Stenhousemuir. He made his debut as a substitute against Rotherham United on 30 December 1967.
He made 225 appearances for Preston (18 as substitute), scoring six goals between 1967 and 1976 and winning a Third Division championship medal in 1970-71 season.
He joined Motherwell briefly in 1976 but left to join Bradford City without making a first team appearance. He made 34 appearances for Bradford City between 1976 and 1977 when he retired.
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'''John "Jock" Rae Aird''' (born 18 December 1926 in Glencraig, Fife) is a Scottish-born footballer who played for both the Scotland and New Zealand national sides.
Aird started his professional career with Burnley, whom he joined from Perth junior side Jeanfield Swifts in 1948.
A feisty but consistent left-back, he earned international recognition towards the end of his seven-season spell at Turf Moor, making his Scotland debut against Norway in May 1954, at the age of 28. He was then selected in the squad for the upcoming World Cup finals and was one of only 13 players who actually travelled to Switzerland, the SFA opting not to use the full complement of 22 permitted. He played in both matches at the finals as Scotland capitulated in the first round, losing to Austria (0-1) and Uruguay (0-7).
The following year, Aird left Burnley and emigrated to Gisbourne in New Zealand. There he played for Eastern Union FC, eventually earning selection for the national side. Aird played 2 full internationals for New Zealand, notably scoring in a 3-2 defeat by the Australian national side.
He then moved to Australia in 1959, playing for and latterly coaching Sydney Hakoah.
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His brother Andy was also a professional player and the two were on the books of Tottenham at the same time. They became the first brothers to play together in the Spurs first team since 1912. He left Spurs in 1990, after making 28 appearances for the club, when Norwich manager Dave Stringer paid -300,000 for him.
Polston was a key member of the Norwich team that finished third in the inaugural season of the Premier League (1992-93) and captained the side in the club's first ever European tie (in the UEFA Cup against Vitesse Arnhem) the following season, scoring the second goal in a 3-0 win. In the run-in to the end of the 1992-93 season, he scored a vital winning goal against Aston Villa at Carrow Road the day after his wife had given birth to their first child.
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'''Lee Elam''' (born 24 September 1976) is an English footballer who plays for Conference North club Northwich Victoria as a midfielder.
Elam was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire and began his footballing career in 1998 with Conference National side Southport. During his four years with the team, he played in 104 first team games in which he scored 15 goals.
After leaving Southport at the end of the 2001-02 season, Elam joined fellow Conference side Morecambe. During the 2002-03 season Elam made 40 appearances for the Shrimps, scoring 13 goals.
After only one season at Morecambe, Elam joined conference side Halifax Town for the beginning of the 2003-04 season. On 31 October 2003 after only 15 appearances for the Shaymen, Elam moved to League Two side Yeovil Town. Elam made only 12 appearances for the Glovers before moving on loan to then Conference side Chester City for the remainder of the 2003-04 season, acting as a bit-part player as the side sealed the Nationwide Conference title.
At the beginning of the 2004-05 season, Elam signed with now defunct Conference South side Hornchurch. After only six months Elam signed with conference side Burton Albion on 5 November 2004. Elam made only one appearance during the month of November for the Brewers before moving back to Morecambe for the remainder of the season.
Elam began the 2005-06 season with Conference side Crawley Town where he made 5 appearances before moving on 27 September 2005 to then Conference South side Weymouth. Weymouth finished the 2005-06 season as Conference South champions and were promoted to the Conference National.
Elam made 23 appearances for Weymouth during the 2006-07 season before the entire first team was transfer listed on 10 January 2007 after the club decided to cut their financial costs.
In January 2009, Elam requested to leave Altrincham and joined Northwich Victoria on non-contract terms. He made his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Histon.
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'''Rafael Schmitz''' (born December 17, 1980) is a Brazilian footballer who is currently playing for Valenciennes FC.
Schmitz, born in Blumenau, is a commanding central defender who is good in the air but also very agile and has good passing ability.
Schmitz spent six seasons with Lille OSC, for whom he played 99 Ligue 1 games and appeared in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.
He joined Birmingham City on loan for the 2007-08 season on July 6, 2007.
He made his Birmingham debut as a very late substitute on September 15, 2007 against Bolton Wanderers, and his first start on October 20, 2007 against Manchester City in place of the injured Johan Djourou. He returned to Lille following Birmingham's relegation at the end of the season.
On June 23, 2008, Schmitz signed a three-year contract with Valenciennes FC.
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'''Alan Edward Davidson''' (born in Melbourne, Victoria) was an Australian football (soccer) player. His mother is Japanese.
Davidson began his domestic senior football career in 1976 and 1977, playing for Altona City SC which had been his junior club. The following year, he transferred to South Melbourne, where he played until the end of the 1984 season, making 155 appearances and scoring 13 goals.
He moved to England for the 1984-85 season for Nottingham Forest F.C. and a promising start where he broke into the first team as a right-back was curtailed by illness after suffering an epileptic fit during a reserve game one freezing night. He didn't play for the first team again and returned to the southern hemisphere after a serious back injury had sidelined him for over a year. He resumed playing in Australia in 1987 for Melbourne Croatia, making 133 appearances and scoring 10 goals from 1987 to the end of the 1991-92 season.
Near the end of his playing career, he guested for South Melbourne FC for two seasons, (1994-95 and 1995-96), while with the Malaysian club, Pahang FA in between (1992-96). His penultimate season (1996-97) he guested with the Collingwood Warriors, and his last season (1997-98) was back with the [Melbourne Knights].
He finally retired in 1998 at the age of 38 after 3 World Cup campaigns and 1 Olympic Games he received an AMP awarded to him by the Sultan of Pahang in 1996 and was inducted to the Football Federation Australia Hall of Champions in 2001.
His first Australian representative honours were in 1978-79 during the Under 19 World Youth Cup, qualifiers in New Zealand and Paraguay and made 10 youth appearances.
He was a defender and won 79 international caps (54 in official FIFA matches) between 1980 and 1991 with the Socceroos, the Australian national football team, scoring 2 goals in those appearances.
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'''Paul Christopher Ramsey''' (born 3 September 1962 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played in a defensive midfield role. Ramsey, who measured 5' 10" in height, began his playing career at Derry City FC. He later went on to play for Leicester City FC and made 14 international appearances for Northern Ireland between 1983 and 1989, as well as being chosen for the country's 1986 World Cup squad. In his younger days, he had won 4 schoolboy caps.
Other former clubs of Ramsey's include Cardiff City, St. Johnstone, Telford United, Torquay United, Merthyr Tydfil, KPV, Rothwell Town, Grantham Town and King's Lynn.
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'''Jim McLaughlin''' (born 22 December 1940 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish footballer and was later a football manager in the League of Ireland.
Left-winger Jimmy McLaughlin burst on to the Irish League scene as a sixteen year-old in 1957/58, scoring on his debut and top-scoring for Derry City with sixteen goals in his first campaign, marking himself as -star material-. In the summer of 1958 he signed apprentice forms with Birmingham City, netting Derry a -satisfactory- -4,000 fee in the process. It wasn-t until a move to Shrewsbury Town two years later that McLaughlin was given his League debut. His adaptability within the forward line meant he slotted in comfortably at centre-forward and inside-forward, as well as his preferred role on the wing.
A return of twenty-plus goals in each of his first two seasons with the Shrews brought McLaughlin to the attentions of Northern Ireland boss, Peter Doherty, who installed him as replacement for another goalscoring outside-left, Peter McParland. He scored on his international debut against Scotland in October 1961, but no doubt any elation was tempered by the 6-1 defeat. A brace on his second international appearance against Greece was the first of two international -doubles-. The second, against England in 1964 at Windsor Park, was during a remarkable match in which the English romped into a 4-0 half-time lead thanks to a Jimmy Greaves hattrick. In the second-half the Irish rallied, giving England a real fright by taking the scoreline to 4-3, McLaughlin-s two-goal haul all the more impressive due to a severe shoulder injury.
In May 1963 Division Two Swansea splashed a club-record -16,000 on McLaughlin-s signature. His first campaign at the Vetch Field was so close to both a dream and a nightmare. In the FA Cup Swansea defeated Stoke and Liverpool, where he scored the winner in a FA Cup quarter final tie at the Kop end at Anfield, on the way to the semi-final, where they met Preston North End at Villa Park. McLaughlin scored and hit the wood-work three times, but Preston won through to Wembley courtesy of a controversial penalty and a freak goal by centre-half Tony Singleton, scored from the half-way line. In the League the Swans finished just a point above relegation to Division Three.
McLaughlin-s time with Swansea continued in an up-and-down fashion. In 1965 Swansea succumbed to relegation, but in the following year he won his first senior honour, Chester defeated 2-1 in the Welsh Cup Final. That season he also scored twenty League goals and won his twelfth and final Northern Ireland cap in a 4-1 win over Wales. He scored five goals in his twelve senior appearances. In addition he was capped as a Youth three times and twice at Under-23 level, scoring on each of his appearances against Wales.
A short stay at Peterborough in 1967 preceded McLaughlin-s return to Shrewsbury. In his first campaign back at Gay Meadow the Shrews just missed out on promotion from Division Three, finishing third. Thereafter the club wallowed in the bottom half of Division Three, without really flirting too closely with relegation. He returned to a cash-strapped Swansea (by then renamed -Swansea City-) in November 1972. Managed by ex-international colleague Harry Gregg, McLaughlin was appointed player-coach and later secretary. His experience could not help save the Swans from relegation to Division Four, and that was where he played his 461st and final League game, in a 3-1 defeat by Doncaster on 3 November 1973.
His sixteen and a half year reign in England came to an end when in November 1974 he accepted an offer to player/manage Dundalk FC and that was to be the beginning of his managerial career.
As a manager he had great success and during his nine year stay at Oriel Park he led them to 3 Leagues and the FAI Cup 3 times including the double in the 1978/79 season. Dundalk performed commendably in Europe during this period. In the 1979/80 season they reached the last 16 of the European Cup and were drawn with Celtic. Following a 3-2 defeat in Glasgow, Dundalk drew 0-0 at home and missed an opportunity to score a goal that would have put them through on away goals. In the 1981/82 Cup-Winners' Cup campaign, Dundalk once more reached the last 16 and lost 3-2 on aggregate to Tottenham Hotspur.
On the 21st of June 1983 Jim took over at Shamrock Rovers and led the Milltown club to 3 League Championships and 2 FAI Cups in 3 seasons including 2 back to back doubles.
On the 13th of May 1986 he left Rovers to go home and manage Derry City where he led the team to a domestic treble in 1989. His managerial spell at the club lasted from 1986 until 1991. He later went on to co-manage Shelbourne FC with Pat Byrne where another League was won in 1992. In November 1993 he took over at Drogheda United where he stayed for 3 seasons getting relegated twice and promoted in 1994/95.
He had another spell with Dundalk but could not prevent them from being relegated and so his managerial career came to a close in May 1999.
He also took charge of the League of Ireland representative team and the Irish Olympic side.
He was Manager of the Year in 1986 and in February 2002, McLaughlin was awarded with the FAI Special Merit Award in recognition of his achievements and dedication within the domestic game. Later in the year, he was the Shamrock Rovers Hall of Fame recipient and in 2005, he was inducted into the Shamrock Rovers 'Legends'.
In January 2010 he was awarded the SWAI Special Merit Award in recognition to his contribution to Irish football.
His son Paul went on to play for Dundalk F.C., Newry City F.C., Derry City F.C. and Drogheda United F.C..
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Swallow was born in Southwark, and started his footballing career at Arsenal as a trainee in 1952. After three years in Arsenal's youth and reserve sides (interrupted by a bout of National Service) he made his Arsenal first-team debut on April 8 1955 against Cardiff City. He was only a bit-part player at Arsenal and made a total of 13 appearances at wing half or inside forward, scoring four goals, over the course of four seasons.
In September 1958 he moved to Derby County; over the course of five years he played 118 times and scored 21 goals in the league, before leaving the game in 1963.
Swallow played a one-off game for MCC against Scotland in 1957. He made his debut for Derbyshire in 1959 in a single game against the touring Indians, playing otherwise in the second XI. His first County Championship appearance came in the 1960 season. During this first season he scored heavily, making two half-centuries, the first on his debut performance. In 1962 he made his top score of 145 against Oxford University.
Throughout his career, Swallow played extensively in the opening order, though in his last season, supplemented by the continual presence of Ian Hall, he moved to the middle-order.
Swallow was a right-handed batsman and played 68 innings in 38 first class games with an average of 20.04 and a top score of 115. He bowled four overs without taking a wicket.
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'''Alexander McKeachie Notman''' (born 10 December 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish football player who currently plays for Wroxham.
Notman was born near Edinburgh, Scotland and educated at Newbattle Community High School in Dalkeith from 1991 to 1996.
He was a highly-rated youth player at Manchester United after joining them in 1996, and featured for the Scotland U-21 side. However, he failed to break into the Manchester first team (due to the presence of Ole Gunnar Solskjr, Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole and Teddy Sheringham) and he had loan spells at Aberdeen F.C. and Sheffield United. Notman signed for Norwich City for a fee of -250,000 on 28 November 2000, making his debut a few days later. He had never made a Premier League appearance for Manchester United, and at Carrow Road he had plenty of opportunities to play in Division One, helping them reach the playoff final in 2001-02 where they lost on penalties to Birmingham City.
He damaged ankle ligaments in late 2002 during an East Anglian Derby match at Portman Road and, after failing to fully recover, retired from the professional game in 2003. Notman signed for non-league King's Lynn in January 2004. However ankle problems continued and he was forced to retire, and had a match in his honour at Carrow Road in May 2005. He returned to football again in 2007, signing for Boston United on their relegation from the Football League - they were placed in the Conference South rather than the Conference National due to their precarious financial state which had seen them enter receivership during the 2006-07 League Two campaign.
He made his debut in the recently televised Setanta Shield second round defeat to Kettering Town. He moved on to Wroxham a few months later.
He is currently training for his coaching badges.
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In 1997 Bradshaw served a short prison sentence after an incident involving himself and Norwich teammate Andy Johnson that resulted in Bradshaw assaulting a taxi driver.
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He began his career at Sunderland, making 285 League appearances and scoring 13 goals between 1958 and 1967. He was part of Sunderland's Second Division promotion winning side in 1963/64.
Alongside Jimmy Montgomery, Cecil Irwin, Len Ashurst, Martin Harvey and Charlie Hurley, McNab formed one of the most notable and most settled back fives in Sunderland's history.
He joined Preston North End in March 1967. He made 224 League appearances and scored 6 goals for the Deepdale club, twice bring named the club's Official Player of the Year. He won a Third Division championship medal in 1970/71.
Finally, he moved to Stockport County in 1974 where he ended his career after making a further 30 League appearances, scoring 1 goal.
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'''Morgaro "Jimmy" Gomis''' (born 14 July 1985) is a French born-Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League, where he was a runner-up in the 2008 Scottish League Cup Final.
Starting his career in France, Gomis spent most of his early career in the English lower leagues before moving to Scottish Football League side Cowdenbeath. His performances earned him a move to Dundee United in January 2007, where he exceeded expectations and was young player of the year for 2007-08.
Although born in Paris and self-identifying as French, Gomis represents Senegal at international level, for whom he qualifies through his Senegalese parents.
Gomis was at Montpellier in his youth and had unsuccessful trials with Chelsea, Freiburg and Lausane-Sport and West End Rovers.
Gomis spent several years playing in the English lower leagues. In 2004, he signed for Windsor & Eton and featured in 18 league matches, scoring once. In January 2005, Gomis moved to Dagenham & Redbridge
In July 2006, Gomis moved to Scotland and joined Cowdenbeath who at the time were managed by Mixu Paatelainen.
On 8 December, just four months after his Cowdenbeath debut, Gomis agreed a move to Premier League side Dundee United and joined in January 2007, signing until the end of the following season. Such was Gomis's earlier-than-expected impact - Manager Craig Levein had said upon signing him that he would "not go straight into the first team"
In March 2009, Gomis received his first international call-up, being named in Senegal's squad for the matches against Oman and Iran. Having been born in France of Senegalese parents, Gomis has always considered himself to be French, but was reportedly "flattered and surprised" by the call-up. Having initially said he would consider carefully whether to accept, he later announced his decision to play for Senegal, making his debut that week.
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}}'''Robert Duggan''' (born April 1, 1987 in Dublin, Ireland) is a footballer, currently playing for Shamrock Rovers F.C. .
He plays as a goalkeeper and started his career at Stoke City. He was in the Stoke squad on numerous occasions but he joined Stafford Rangers on loan in February 2007, in order to gain first team experience.
However, he was released by Stoke City in May 2007. Duggan rejoined Stafford Rangers, this time on a permanent basis, prior to the start of the 2007-08 season.
Signed for Rovers in July 2008 and made his debut at Drogheda on the 22nd of August .
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Cranston was a centre back who began his career at Blackpool, making 33 league appearances between 1961 and 1965. He joined Preston North End during the 1964-65 season and made 87 League appearances and scored 1 goal for the Deepdale club. He was named the club's Official Player of the Year in 1969-70 despite only making 16 appearances that season. He moved to Oldham Athletic in 1970.
Cranston is now a maintenance officer at Burnley Police Station.
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After starring in the 1960 FA Youth Cup Final side he broke through to the first team at the start of the 1960/61 season, scoring against Arsenal on his debut on 30 August 1960 as an eighteen-year-old. He established himself as a first team regular over the following two seasons and won an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1963-64 as Preston lost the final 3-2 to West Ham United. He was named the club's Player of the Year as Preston won the Third Division championship in 1970-71.
He moved to America in May 1974 to play for Washington Diplomats. He then joined Morecambe in August 1975, followed by a spell with Dundalk from February to April 1976 where he helped them win the League of Ireland Championship..
He played two more seasons for Washington Diplomats before returning to Deepdale in November 1977 for a spell as player/coach. In total he played 486 games for Preston (including 13 as substitute) and scored 32 goals. He hung up his boots after a brief spell with Telford United during the 1980-81 season.
Alan returned to the States where he and the late Alan Kelly, Sr., the former PNE goalkeeper ran an indoor soccer school "The Corner Kick" in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Eventually they sold the business and Alan Spavin now lives in Ormond Beach, Florida.
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'''Lee Paul Scroggins''' (born 23 October 1981 in Darlington), also known as '''Leepaul Scroggins''', is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the USL First Division for Virginia Beach Mariners.
Scroggins began his career with Darlington, but moved on to Northern Premier League Premier Division club Blyth Spartans in 2001 without having played for Darlington's first team.
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'''Brian Cash''' (born 24 November 1982 in Dublin is an Irish footballer playing for St Patricks Athletic in the League of Ireland.
His first club was Nottingham Forest, from where he was loaned to Swansea City and Rochdale. Late in 2004 he joined Bristol Rovers on non-contract terms. He only played in one game for the Pirates, coming on as a substitute after 79 minutes and then being substituted himself late in a match against Northampton Town in January 2005. After this he moved back to Ireland to join Derry City FC, and from there moved on to Sligo Rovers.
After three seasons at Sligo he signed for St Patrick's Athletic .
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'''Daniel 'Dan' Gosling''' (born 2 February 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Everton as a centre midfielder right midfielder or right fullback. He is a versatile player, having operated as a box-to-box midfielder for Everton on several occasions and occasionally deputised at right back to accommodate substitutions.
Gosling was spotted by Plymouth Argyle scouts when he was playing in the under-12 side of hometown club Brixham United. On 9 December 2006, at age 16 years and 310 days, he made his professional debut against Hull City, coming on as a first-half substitute for injured Captain Paul Wotton and became the fourth youngest debutant. His full debut came on New Year's Day 2007 against Southampton at Home Park. He proved his versatility in a solid performance, by moving from right-midfield to right-back after an early injury to defender Mathias Kouo-Doumbe.
Gosling established himself as a regular in the reserve team, and his impressive performances were noticed by manager Ian Holloway. At the beginning of March 2007 he trained for a week with Premiership club Chelsea along with team-mates Luke Summerfield and Scott Sinclair. That same year he was named The Herald's Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2007.
On 3 January 2008 it was announced that Gosling was to sign for Premier League team Everton from Plymouth, days after Everton's Lukas Jutkiewicz was loaned to the Pilgrims. Gosling's signing for Everton was finalised on January 14, 2008, and he was assigned the squad number 32. He was sent to the Reserves and did not make a first team appearance for the rest of the season. His first-team debut came in a 1-0 away victory against against , and his first goal for the club came two days later in a 3-0 victory over at Goodison Park. After match, he was given a standing ovation by his own teammates in the dressing room.
On 4 February 2009, Gosling came on as a substitute and scored the only goal in the FA Cup fourth round replay at Goodison Park against crosstown rivals Liverpool in the 118th minute. An error by live broadcasters ITV during the match meant the goal was missed by millions of TV viewers, including Gosling's mother Hilary. The goal scored against Liverpool was then voted Evertons 'Goal of the Season' - voted by the fans of Everton FC. He went on to play in the 2009 FA Cup Final, coming on as a second half substitute.
For the 2009-10 season, Gosling was given the number 19 when Portuguese left back Nuno Valente was released. On the 23 September Carling Cup match against Hull City, he started the match and played all 90 minutes as Everton thrashed the Tigers 4-0, scoring a goal. This season has seen him turn out for the reserve team on several occasions. He scored against the Burnley reserves on 26 August. Though mostly on the bench for league games, he was in the starting eleven for most of the Carling Cup and Europa League matches. He was handed his second league start of the season on 8 November away at West Ham United and scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win. On 2 December away at AEK Athens, he was stretchered off early in the first half with a hamstring injury.
Gosling earned himself a call-up to the England Under-17s squad for the UEFA European U17 Championship Qualifying Round in Bosnia at the end of March 2007 after displaying good form for the Pilgrims, and was also included in the England U17 squad for the 2007 European Championships in Belgium. England finished twenty-third in that tournament, qualifying for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, with Gosling also making the tournament squad. He was promoted to the under-19 squad for the 2008 European Championships.
In the summer of 2009, Gosling was called up for the final squad to participate in the U19 European Championship and started in every game. He scored a goal against Ukraine in the group stage match to give England the lead but Ukraine equalised to draw 2-2. England ended the tournament as runners-up to Ukraine.
Gosling was called up to the England U21 squad for the first time as a replacement for injured clubmate Jack Rodwell. He was named as a substitute in Stuart Pearce's 18-man squad for the double qualifier against Portugal on 14 November and Lithuania three days later. He made his debut in the match when he came on as an extra time substitute for Fabian Delph against Portugal.
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'''Shaun Marshall''' (born October 30, 1978 in Fakenham, England) is a professional footballer currently playing with Eastern Counties League Premier Division side Dereham Town, where he plays as a goalkeeper.
Marshall started his career at Cambridge United where he made over 150 appearances. He has also played for Stevenage Borough and Notts County. He was released by King's Lynn at the end of the 2006-07 season.
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'''Mark Warren''' (born 12 November 1974) is an English former professional footballer.
Born in Lower Clapton, London, Warren started his career at Leyton Orient. He was voted Orient's player of the year in 1996-97, but the following year was loaned out to Oxford United, for whom he made four appearances.
In January 1999 he was signed by Notts County for -30,000. After three years in Nottingham, he signed for Colchester United in August 2002, before moving to Southend United in June 2003.
In July 2004 he dropped into non-League and signed for Fisher Athletic. In 2006 he moved to King's Lynn to play under former Orient manager Tommy Taylor, and captained the club to the Southern League title in 2008.
In September 2009 he signed for AFC Sudbury, but left the club after a single appearance and retired from football.
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'''Harry Burgess''' (20 August 1904 - 6 October 1957) was an English footballer who played at Inside-left for Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday where he won the league championship in 1929-30, and Chelsea. He won four caps for England scoring four goals.
Harry was born in Alderley Edge, Cheshire and played for Alderley Edge and Wilmslow Albion before appearing for Sandbach Ramblers in the Cheshire County League. In 1925 he signed for Stockport County making his debut on 13 March 1926 in the 4-0 defeat at Hull City. He made two more appearances in the 1925-26 season in which County were relegated from the Second Division. Harry finished the season on loan at Sandbach Ramblers but returned to Stockport ready for the 1926-27 season.
The Hatters were playing in Third Division (North) for the second time but unlike 1921-22 they could not bounce back and finished sixth in a season that Burgess flourished. He hit his first professional goal in a 3-3 draw with Lincoln at Edgeley Park on 4 September 1926 and continued strongly finishing the season as County's leading marksman with an impressive 28 goals from 35 matches. The following season County finished third with Harry scoring a dozen and in 1928-29 he once again top scored for the Hatters with 31 goals. Burgess' prodigious scoring talent and dribbling skills had attracted a number of First Division scouts to keep tabs on the 25 year old and although Arsenal and Newcastle United made attempts to sign him, the lure of First Division champions The Wednesday was enough for him to move to Hillsborough on 29 June 1929 for a fee of -3,500 which was a record fee paid for a Stockport Player.
Adding Harry to the team wasn't the only change The Wednesday made in the summer of 1929 with the 1929-30 season being the first with their new name Sheffield Wednesday. Burgess joined a great team of players under their legendary manager Bob Brown and he quickly showed his worth scoring on his debut at Aston Villa on 14 September 1929. Wednesday went on to retain the title with Burgess scoring 19 goals controversially losing an FA Cup Semi-final to Huddersfield to miss out on the opportunity to be the first team to win the double in the 20th Century.
At the start of the 1930-31 season the newly married Harry's form for Wednesday attracted the attention of the England selectors and he made his debut on 20 October 1930 against Northern Ireland at Bramall Lane alongside the great Dixie Dean. He scored twice in a 5-1 England win, a match in which three other Wednesday players appeared Ernie Blenkinsop, Alf Strange and Tony Leach. This is one of the two occasions to date that Wednesday have had four players in the England team. He made three further appearances for the Three Lions during the season scoring another two goals.
That season Wednesday were again challenging for the First Division title this time against Arsenal under their great manager Herbert Chapman. Wednesday and Arsenal were first and second most of the season swapping positions regularly but three consecutive defeats put Wednesday out of the race and they disappointingly slipped to third in the end as the Gunners won the First Division title for the first time in the clubs history, a title they would win five times in the Thirties.
Wednesday flew out of the blocks in the 1931-32 season but a slump at the start of 1932 left them as low as 10th position. It took a tremendous seven wins from the final ten matches of the season for them to finish third for the second successive season. In 1932-33 Wednesday were back in a title race, again with Arsenal. Unfortunately injuries and suspensions tok their toll in the end and despite all their promise, the Owls again slipped to third.
Only five matches into the 1933-34 Wednesday lost their manager Bob Brown whose wife had recently died, the clubs form took a slump and only managed to finish 11th but Harry was the clubs leading goalscorer. Half way through 1934-35 Harry, by now a fans' favourite, was transferred to Chelsea much to the chagrin of the Wednesday faithful. Harry had scored 77 goals in 234 matches during five successful years in Sheffield.
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After spending time as a schoolboy on the books of Sheffield United F.C. Houghton was released without turning professional and went to work as a miner in Silverwood Colliery, playing football for their amateur side alongside his work. He then signed for Rotherham United (initially as an amateur before going full-time) and established himself as a regular for the club, gaining a runner-up medal in the inaugural Football League Cup. He was signed for Hull City A.F.C. early in the 1964-65 season by manager Cliff Britton and became the link between City's defence and the attacking force of the mid to late sixties - Ken Wagstaff, Chris Chilton and Butler. Arguably the 1965-66 season was the most successful and vibrant season that Hull City fans have ever known and Ken Houghton was very much part of this era. He was well known for his pinpoint passes and possessed a blistering right footed shot.
The left-half departed Hull in close season 1973 to sign for Scunthorpe United F.C. for a year before signing as a player coach with Scarborough F.C., winning the FA Trophy with the club in 1973. He finished his playing career at Bridlington Town A.F.C..
As a manager, his achievements were far more ordinary, although to his credit he did sign the legendary goalscorer Keith Edwards from Sheffield United for a bargain fee.
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'''Anthony (Tony) Wagstaff''' (born 19 February 1944 in Wombwell) was an English football player who played for Reading and Sheffield United in the position of Midfielder.
Wagstaff became an apprentice at Bramall Lane in June 1960, turning professional in March 1961.
Following promotion to Division One in April 1961, he debuted in a 4-1 home win against Middlesbrough at Bramall Lane on 29 April 1961
In 1963-64, he scored 9 times in 37 league matches, which was the best scoring spell of his career. Many believed that his apparent lack of pace and power reduced the effectiveness of such a skilled player.
When his brother Barry made the Blades first team, the pair were often in and out of the side. By the time United were relegated in to Division Two in 1968, Tony's appearances had become very limited and the Wagstaff's were sold to Reading for a combined fee of -17,500. Tony had played 157 competitive games (138 league games) for Sheffield United scoring 21 (19 league) goals in all.
Tony stayed at Reading until 1973, making 185 competitive appearances (166 league games) and scoring 6 times (5 league goals) for the Royals.
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'''Danny Hockton''' (born 7 February 1979), is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Maidstone United.
Born in Barking, Essex, who began his career with Millwall. He played for Millwall from 1996-97 to 1999-2000, scoring seven goals in 44 appearances (31 of those as a substitute).
He joined Conference National side Stevenage Borough in January 2000, scoring six goals in 22 appearances, before transferring to fellow Conference club Dover Athletic in December 2000 for -7,500. He scored 10 goals in 17 appearances during the remainder of the 2000-01 season.
When Gary Bellamy took over as Dover manager in the summer of 2001, Hockton was one of the first players to be moved out of the club. Hockton moved down a level to then Southern League club Chelmsford City in August 2001. He had one season there and scored 16 goals, before signing for fellow Southern League side Crawley Town for the start of the 2002-03 season. He proceeded to score 15 goals during a season-long spell.
Hockton moved to Isthmian League club Billericay Town in the summer of 2003. He went on to score 52 goals in 75 appearances for the club, despite suffering a knee injury that sidelined him for a large part of the 2004-05 season. In January 2006, Hockton switched to fellow Isthmian League side Margate for an undisclosed fee. He won the club's Golden Boot award for the 2005-06 season, scoring 16 goals in 18 league appearances.
Hockton was in lethal scoring form in the 2006-07 season. He won the Isthmian League Golden Boot award, the Margate Golden Boot award and the Margate Supporters' Player of the Year award, after scoring 36 league goals in 40 appearances, but left to join Bromley for an undisclosed fee in June 2007. He then moved on to Braintree Town in September 2008 for an undisclosed fee, before leaving in April 2009.
On 25 June 2009, Hockton rejoined Chelmsford City. This is his second stint with the Essex club having previously played during 2001-02 season. In November 2009, Hockton was released by Chelmsford City and signed for Isthmian Premier side Maidstone United.
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'''Kevin Keen''' (born 25 February 1967) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Wycombe Wanderers, West Ham United, Wolves, Stoke City and Macclesfield Town.
Keen is the son of former professional footballer Mike Keen who played in midfield for Luton Town, Watford and Queens Park Rangers. He was a member of the High Wycombe U15 team that won the English Schools Trophy in 1981 and won several England schoolboy caps. A year later, Keen became the youngest ever player to appear in a first-team game for Isthmian League side Wycombe Wanderers, making his debut at 15 years and 209 days, in September 1982. He played three games for Wycombe before joining West Ham United as a 16 year old apprentice.
Keen joined West Ham as an apprentice in 1983 and signed professional forms a year later in March 1984. He helped the reserve side to win the Combination League and won 15 England Youth caps. He made his debut as a substitute in a 5-2 home defeat against Liverpool in September 1986. He made 18 league and cup appearances in the 1986-87 as West Ham finished in the bottom half of the First Division table. He made another 25 appearances in the 1987-88 season and 33 appearances in the 1988-89 season as West Ham reached the semi-finals of the League Cup and were relegated to the Second Division. A change of manager saw him become almost ever present in the 1989-90 season, making 57 league and cup appearances and scoring 13 goals, as West Ham finished seventh in the table and again reach the semin-finals of the League Cup. He made 51 appearances in the 1990-91 season helping West Ham to promotion to the First Division and to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, and 39 appearances in 1991-92 as West Ham were relegated once more. The 1992-93 season saw his best form as he played in every league and cup game, making 56 appearances, as West Ham were promoted once more. His final game for West Ham was the 2-0 home win over Cambridge United in May 1993 that clinched promotion to the newly created Premiership. A dispute over a new contract saw Keen drop down a division and join Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Keen joined Wolves for a fee of -600,000 in July 1993, where he made 54 appearances in the 1993-94 season, scoring nine goals, and helping Wolves to seventh place in the table. A year later, he was on the move again and joined up with former West Ham manager, Lou Macari, at Stoke City.
Keen joined Stoke City in October 1994 for a fee of -300,000. He made 201 league and cup appearances in six years at Stoke, scoring twelve goals- including the winner of the first ever Potteries derby game at the Britannia Stadium, and playing under six managers. Following this period he joined Third Division Macclesfield Town.
Keen joined Macclesfield Town on a free transfer and made his debut in a 3-1 home defeat to Middlesbrough in the 3rd round of the Worthington Cup in September 2000. He made 71 league and cup appearances, including a 3rd round tie at home in the FA Cup against former club West Ham in January 2002, which West Ham won 3-0. Keen also had a brief spell as caretaker manager of the club for one month following manager Gil Prescott's decision to concentrate on a role as director of football in October 2001. He was released in 2002 after his contract was not renewed and returned to West Ham in a coaching role.
Keen rejoined West Ham in July 2002 as under-17 academy coach. He was later appointed reserve team coach and became first-team coach in October 2006. Following the sacking of manager Alan Pardew in December 2006, he was very briefly placed in temporary charge of first-team affairs until Alan Curbishley was appointed two days later. He reverted back to his previous role as reserve team coach when Glynn Snodin was appointed as first-team coach in June 2007.
He was formally announced as caretaker manager on 3 September 2008 after the resignation of manager Alan Curbishley. Keen took charge of West Ham for one game only; a 3-2 away defeat to West Bromwich on 13 September 2008 before handing over the manager's role to Gianfranco Zola. Keen is currently first team coach in the Zola regime. In October 2009 he was tipped to replace Peter Taylor as manager at his former club Wycombe Wanderers . However, the role was taken by Gary Waddock.
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'''Sergei Baltacha''' (born 28 July 1979 in Kiev) is a former Scottish-Ukrainian footballer.
He first played football in the Dynamo Kiev academy, but began his professional career in Scotland, at St. Mirren, where he gained 3 caps for the Scotland U-21 side. He joined Millwall in January 2003
Baltacha comes from a very athletic family - his father, Sergei, played football for the Soviet Union, his mother, Olga, was a pentathlete and his sister, Elena, plays tennis.
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'''Neil James Adams''' (born 23 November 1965 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a former professional footballer and current football commentator for BBC Radio Norfolk.
Adams, a right-sided midfield player, began his career with hometown club Stoke City before joining Everton in 1986. Adams won a league championship medal with the Toffees in 1987. He moved to Oldham Athletic - where he won a second division championship medal - before joining Norwich City for a fee of -250,000 in 1994. During his time at Norwich he assumed the role of penalty taker and dead ball specialist and in his career he only missed from the spot once, in a league cup game against Swansea.
After being released by Norwich in the summer of 1999, Adams returned to former club Oldham for two seasons before retiring. He returned to Norwich where he works on the Radio Norfolk commentary team for Norwich City matches and hosts ''Canary Call'', the post-match phone-in.
In 2002, Norwich fans voted Adams into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
On 16 May 2008, Glen Roeder sacked Neil Adams as Under 14s coach, following an indirect criticism of Roeder by Adams in February 2008. Adams had questioned Roeder's decision to drop Darren Huckerby from the starting line-up live on air, during his commentary for Radio Norfolk.
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'''Douglas Ernest Livermore''' (born 27 December 1947) is a former professional footballer and manager.
Livermore began his career with Liverpool where he came through the youth system to eventually sign professional forms on the 1 November 1965 as an 18 year old. However, he didn't make his debut for another 3 years, it came when he appeared as a second half substitute for Tony Hateley on the 20 April 1968 in the 1-0 league defeat to West Ham United at Upton Park. Livermore's rival for the right sided midfield role was a true Liverpool great Ian Callaghan, Callaghan's form was of such a high level it was virtually impossible for Livermore to replace him, he realised this and, although gutted to have leave his hometown club, decided to pursue his career elsewhere.
After just 18 1st team appearances for the Reds he moved to Norfolk club Norwich City on the 26 November 1970. Doug had a fairly successful time at Carrow Road where he helped the club to win the 1971/72 2nd Division championship, thus gaining promotion the top flight of English football. He was also part of the City side that lost 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur in the 1973 League Cup final, the first time the Canaries had reached a Wembley showpiece final. During his spell at Norwich the creative midfielder played 139 times in which he scored 6 goals, this would have been a higher figure but for the injuries he endured whilst at Carrow Road.
Livermore spent time at Bournemouth (10 appearances on loan) before he signed for Cardiff City in August 1975. Whilst at Ninian Park he played 88 times scoring 5 goals. Livermore then joined Chester City in October 1977 and was a regular until the end of the 1978-79 season, appearing 71 times and scoring six goals. Livermore was a key part of the Chester side that finished fifth in Division Three (now League One) in 1977-78, their highest finish in the last 60 years.
Chester would prove to be the final port of call in his playing career, as he retired and took up his first position in coaching back at Ninian Park with Cardiff.
After two years at Cardiff City Livermore returned to another of his former clubs Norwich where he became the Reserve team manager in 1980. Whilst at Norwich he also took a job on the coaching staff of Wales, a job where he had some success at as he helped to guide them to the 1980 Home International title.
In August 1981 he moved onto Swansea City to take up a similar role to the one he had just left. He had joined up with another former Liverpool player John Toshack. During his time at Swansea, he had a two month spell as caretaker manager in 1983 when Toshack left the club.
He was also an assistant of Mike England with the Welsh football team during the 1980s.
He then moved onto Spurs were again he was Reserve team manager and also took the role of first team coach in July 1991, when manager Terry Venables became Chief Executive and first team coach Peter Shreeves became Team Manager.
1991-92 was a disappointing season for defending FA Cup winners Tottenham. Despite reaching the European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals and having striker Gary Lineker score 28 league goals in his final season for the club, their league form was dismal as they suffered 20 defeats and finished 15th in the First Division - below much less favoured teams including Wimbledon, Crystal Palace and Sheffield United.
Shreeves was axed, and Livermore was promoted to the role of Team Manager for the 1992-93 season - the first season of the Premier League. They finished ninth in the Premier league thanks largely to the efforts of 21-goal striker Teddy Sheringham as well as promising youngsters including Nick Barmby and Darren Anderton, but their hopes of silverware were ended by local rivals Arsenal, who beat them in the FA Cup semi-final and went on to win the trophy.
Chairman Alan Sugar dismissed Venables at the end of the 1992-93 season, and this also meant the end of the Livermore-Clemence managerial partnership, as Ossie Ardiles was appointed manager.
On 28 January 1994, Livermore made a football comeback as assistant to Roy Evans at Liverpool. He helped Evans guide Liverpool to Coca-Cola Cup glory in 1995 and to runners-up spot in the FA Cup in 1996, and remained at the club following the appointment of Gerard Houllier as joint manager alongside Evans for the 1998-99 season. But Evans did not enjoy his partnership with Houllier, and resigned in November 1998, with Livermore following him out of the Anfield exit door.
Livermore returned to football early in 1999 as joint assistant alongside Peter Shreeves at Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest, where he worked under Ron Atkinson. The management team were unable to save Forest from relegation to Division One, and were axed in favour of former England captain David Platt for the 1999-2000 season.
Livermore then became assistant manager to Bruce Rioch at Norwich City, and was retained for the 2000-01 season, when Rioch resigned to make way for Bryan Hamilton. Hamilton quit in January to be succeeded by Nigel Worthington, and Livermore was part of the management team which secured Norwich's promotion to the Premier League as Division One champions in 2004. However, Norwich's Premier League comeback lasted just one season before they were relegated. Worthington was sacked in the autumn of 2006 after failing to get Norwich back into the Premier League, but Livermore remained at Carrow Road as assistant to new manager Peter Grant, until finally leaving on 9 February 2007 after nearly eight years on the club's coaching staff.
He then linked up with Nigel Worthington during the final weeks of the 2006-07 season as assistant to Worthington in his role as caretaker manager of Leicester City. The pair steered Leicester to survival in the Football League Championship but were not rewarded with long term contracts and left the club.
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'''Scott Fitzgerald''' (born 13 August 1969 in London) is an Irish football coach, currently employed by Millwall as Youth Team Manager. Fitzgerald is a former footballer, and the former manager of League One side Brentford.
A central defender, Fitzgerald's clubs included Wimbledon, Millwall and Colchester United. He finished his career at Brentford, playing an important role in their successful relegation battle in the 2003/04 season. He remained at Brentford after his retirement as a player, landing the role of youth team coach.
Fitzgerald became caretaker manager of Brentford in November 2006 following the sacking of Leroy Rosenior. The position was made permanent on 21 December 2006. Despite a brief improvement in fortunes, Brentford were relegated from League One following a 3-1 defeat to Crewe. Fitzgerald's contract was terminated a day later on April 10, 2007.
It was announced on 30 July 2007 that Fitzgerald had joined Gillingham as youth team manager. On December 7, he rejoined Millwall in the same capacity.
Fitzgerald was also a Republic of Ireland B international.
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A full-back who joined Preston North End in 1965 as a fifteen year old, McMahon made his first team debut on 6 October 1970 in a League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion.
He had a loan spell at Southend United in 1970-71, playing 4 games, before establishing himself as a first team regular in 1971-72 when he was named as the club's player of the year.
McMahon scored 6 goals for Preston between 1970 and 1979. He played one game on loan at Chesterfield before moving to Crewe Alexandra in 1979.
McMahon spent eight years on the coaching staff of Tranmere Rovers, where he had two spells as caretaker manager, in the 2003-04 season and at the end of the 2005-06 season.
He moved to become first-team coach at Shrewsbury Town in June 2006, and was made assistant manager in September 2007. On 3 March 2008 he was appointed caretaker manager, after the departure of manager Gary Peters. The appointment of Paul Simpson on 12 March saw him resume the assistant role.
On 8 June 2009, John was appointed reserve team coach of Liverpool, replacing Gary Ablett.
He took charge of the reserve team for the first time on 18 July 2009, when the a Liverpool XI beat Aberystwyth Town 4-1 in a friendly.
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Richardson signed for Sheffield United in 1954, aged 20, and stayed for 12 years, playing in 291 League matches. He was a ball-winning half-back, often paired with the more creative Gerry Summers.
He went on to play for Swindon and Rochdale; on retiring as a player he became a sales executive.
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'''Blair Sturrock''' (born August 25, 1981 in Dundee) is a Scottish football player who has signed for Mansfield Town on 1 September 2009 after being released by Swindon Town in May 2009 where his father Paul Sturrock is the former manager. He joined Swindon Town after injuring his knee playing for Rochdale in order to join up with Swindon Town physio Dick Mackey for treatment. He eventually played in the reserves for Swindon in a comeback and earned himself a short term contract with the club.
Sturrock has played for Dundee United, Brechin City (loan), Plymouth Argyle, Kidderminster Harriers and Rochdale
The young striker started off as a trainee for Dundee United before briefly going on loan to Brechin City in the 2000-2001 season.
He then moved to Plymouth for 3 years & made 64 appearances for the club during the years 2001-2004 but mostly as a substitute. He scored 2 goals in his time at Plymouth.
He the moved to Kidderminster Harriers in 2004 where he spent 9 months playing 22 games & scoring 5 goals.
9 Months after signing for Kidderminster he signed for Rochdale for the 2005-2006 season where he made 33 appearances scoring 6 goals in 15 starts for the club. He later got a knee injury that ended his spell at the club & was released. After being released by Rochdale Blair had a short trial with Wrexham in July.
In November 2006 Blair signed for Swindon Town the club his father was the manager of & after overcoming his groin injury he made 25 appearances for the Wiltshire club in his first season scoring 5 goals, with 12 starts. Sturrock made his debut as a second half substitute in a 2-1 defeat at Macclesfield Town on 23 December, his first goal coming in mid-January, when he netted within seconds of coming on to wrap up a 3-1 win at Boston. He then later signed a contract extension to take him through to the end of the 2008-2009 season & has so far played 9 games scoring 5 goals.
In September 2009, Blair signed for Conference National outfit Mansfield Town after being released by Torquay United. It comes on the first transfer deadline day of the 09/10 football season. He made his debut as a substitute in the 1-1 draw with Grays on 5 September 2009.
Sturrock was born into a family with already a great interest in football, his dad Paul Sturrock was a Scotland international who spent his playing career at Dundee United.
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'''Gary Steven Roberts''' (born 2 February 1987 in Chester) is an English Professional footballer, who plays for League Two side Rotherham United. He plays as a central midfielder and has captained England at Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 levels.
Roberts signed as a professional with Crewe in 2004, on his 17th birthday, a few months after making his debut for the club in a 3-1 win over Burnley on 26 December 2003.
The 2005-06 season proved to be the real first team breakthrough for Roberts, when he made 34 appearances, scoring two goals - against Millwall and Hull City, in Dario Gradi's side. In all of these games, Roberts failed to neither get yellow or red carded.
Roberts became a key player in Crewe's bid for promotion in the 2006-07 season, playing mostly as a midfielder. In September 2006, he signed a new three-year deal at the club, keeping him at the south-Cheshire club until 2009.
Cardiff City were rumoured to be interested in signing Roberts
Roberts joined Yeovil Town on loan, initially for four-months on 22 August, 2008.
On 5 August, 2009, Roberts was suspended by Yeovil Town for a breach of club discipline and was released by mutual consent.
Following Roberts' departure from Yeovil, he visited the Sporting Chance Clinic, admitting suffering from drink and gambling addictions. After his rehabilitation, he was offered a trial with League Two side Rotherham United, where he masterminded a reserves victory over Huddersfield Town. On 12th November, Roberts was offered a contract with the millers, manager Ronnie Moore commenting; "He's only 22 but has real talent and would be a great asset. His attitude is first class and he deserves a second chance."
On the 18th of November 2009 Roberts signed a 1 month contract with a view to extend it until the end of the season.He then played the next match in a derby match against Bradford scoring a outstanding 50-yard free kick
On 8th December the option to extend Gary's Rotherham deal until the end of the 2009-10 season.
In Roberts' fifth appearance for the Millers, he scored his first goal for the club in spectacular fashion, in the 4-2 win over Yorkshire rivals  Bradford City, scoring a free kick from 50 yards out, following up with his trademark "Swan" celebration.
Roberts has played for England at various levels including under-17 and under-18
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Coldwell signed for Sheffield United in 1951 from local side Norton Woodseats FC for a fee of -10.00, and although a late developer, played in over 600 matches for the Blades including 410 league games which included 2 rare goals! The Captain of possibly the greatest Sheffield United team ever - the 1961 promotion team, he retired as a player in 1966. He joined the coaching staff at Bramall Lane, and was instrumental with the Manager - John Harris in their successful promotion in 1971 coaching world class players including Tony Currie and Alan Woodward. He had 2 stints as Acting Manager in 1975 and 1977-78. Later he ran a Newsagents in Sheffield and Cheadle Hulme before retiring to Poynton near Stockport.
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'''James "Jim" Harvey''' (born 2 May 1958) is a Northern Irish football manager and former player. He is currently one of the six contenders to become the new Kiderminster F.C manager.
As a player, Harvey began his career at Glenavon in his hometown of Lurgan, before joining Arsenal in 1977. He made only three Football League appearances and one UEFA Cup appearance in three years, with his debut coming against Derby County on 9 May 1978.
Harvey moved to Hereford United in 1980, where he made 278 league appearances. He had a brief spell at Bristol City and then on loan to Wrexham, before moving to Tranmere Rovers in 1987; there he played 239 matches, scoring 19 goals, and became club captain.
Spells at Crewe Alexandra, Southport and Chester City (youth coach) followed, and he finished his playing career as player-manager at Morecambe.
Harvey joined Morecambe as player-manager in July 1994 and led them into the Football Conference in 1996. In 1998 he managed Morecambe to the Conference League Cup title, beating Woking in the Final. He also led Morecambe to second place in the Conference in 2003, before being defeated on a penalty shootout in the semi-final against Dagenham & Redbridge. He also served as assistant manager to long-time friend Sammy McIlroy when McIlroy was in charge of the Northern Ireland national team.
Harvey suffered a heart attack before a league match against Cambridge United in November 2005. Whilst Harvey was given time off to recuperate, McIlroy was installed as caretaker manager. McIlroy took Morecambe into the play-offs during Harvey's absence, and on Harvey's first day back after his illness in May 2006, he was sacked with McIlroy being installed as permanent manager in his place.
After spending the pre-season coaching at Crewe Alexandra, in September 2008, Harvey replaced Gary Owers to become Forest Green Rovers' seventh manager in nine seasons. He took over a team bottom of Conference the with just 2 points from the first six games and led them to safety with a game to spare. In his second season as Forest Green boss he lead the club to its highest ever league finish of 8th in the Conference National under his guidance. He then lead the club to the third round of the FA Cup in his third season at Forest Green where they narrowly lost 4-3 to Championship side Derby County. In the same season he took Forest Green in to the Conference League Cup Final following a 1-0 away win at Ebbsfleet United in the semi finals however Forest Green lost in the final to AFC Telford United 0-3 on penalties after the game finished goalless. He left the club in August 2009.
On 6 October 2009, Harvey was appointed manager of Chester City until the end of the 2009-10 season, where he had previously been part of the coaching staff in the mid 1990s.
However Harvey resigned in January 2010 because of uncertainty regarding his future.
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'''Anthony (Tony) Butler''' (born 28 September 1972 in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Alfreton Town.
As a child Butler moved to Redcar with his family - his father was a bank manager - and attended Ryehills School. He started his professional career at Gillingham before moving to Blackpool in 1996 for a -240,000 fee.
He joined West Bromwich Albion in March 2000 for -140,000, one of four deadline-day signings made by manager Gary Megson. Butler's Albion debut came in a 2-1 defeat at Manchester City. Following Albion's promotion to the Premiership, Butler found himself surplus to requirements and was loaned out to Bristol City, whom he subsequently signed for permanently. In February 2005 he signed for Blackpool on a free transfer.
Butler joined Gary Owers' Forest Green on 6 July 2006. During the 2006-07 season he was loaned out to Conference South side Newport County. On 27 February 2007, Butler joined Hinckley United. He was released by Hinckley in November 2007, and subsequently signed for Conference North side Alfreton Town.
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'''Henry Horton''' (born at Colwall, Herefordshire on 18 April 1923 and died there on 2 November 1998) was an English sportsman who played cricket for Hampshire in the 1950s and 1960s, having previously played a handful of times for Worcestershire in the 1940s. He also played football for Blackburn, Southampton, Bradford Park Avenue and Hereford.
A right-handed batsman with a curious and ungainly crouching stance, Horton came late to full-time cricket, having spent most of his 20s concentrating on his football career. He joined Hampshire in 1953, but did not achieve a regular place in the side until 1955, the season when the West Indian Test batsman Roy Marshall qualified for the county. For the next dozen years, Horton batted mostly at No 3, usually following the opening partnership of Marshall and the all-rounder Jimmy Gray, and the three players were responsible for a high proportion of the runs scored by a side that was perennially weak in batting but strong in bowling.
Horton was essentially a defensive player, contrasting with the flamboyance of Marshall. But he made a lot of runs at a good average, and passed 1,000 runs in 12 consecutive seasons, going on to 2,000 in three of them. His total of 2,428 runs in 1959 is the sixth highest aggregate in Hampshire history, beaten only by Phil Mead (four times) and once by Marshall. He was a big contributor to Hampshire's two most successful County Championship seasons to that time: 1958, when the county came second to Surrey, and 1961, when it won the Championship for the first time.
Horton remained fit into his mid-40s, and completed 1,000 for the last time in 1966. The following year, with younger players coming into the side, he played a few games and then retired. He became a first-class umpire for a few seasons, then retired back to Herefordshire.
He was the younger brother of Joseph Horton, who played more than 60 times for Worcestershire in the 1930s and who died just four days after him.
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'''Michael John Standing''' (born 20 March 1981 in Shoreham, England) is a professional footballer who plays for Lewes. He plays as a midfielder.
Standing started his footballing career with Brighton & Hove Albion as a trainee, before he was snapped up by Aston Villa where he was a part of the youth team system with the likes of Darius Vassell and Gareth Barry.
After four years at Villa Park, during which time he failed to play for the first team, Standing joined Bradford City.
On 27 May 2004, Standing moved on to Walsall. Over two seasons, Standing made 52 appearances and scored twice.
After trials at Brentford and Colchester United, Standing joined Chesterfield on 18 September 2006,
Standing joined Grays Athletic on 21 November 2007, however he was ineligible to play until 1 January 2008 due to the league rulings.
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He spent most of his career playing for Shelbourne in the League of Ireland with whom he had three spells from 1958 to 1966, 1971-75 and 1978-80, managing them during the 1979-80 season.
During his time with Shels, Barber scored a club record 126 league goals. He was part of Shels FAI Youth Cup-winning side in 1959 and went on to win the league championship in 1962, and the FAI Cup in 1960 and 1963, beating Cork Hibernians 2-0 on both occasions. Barber scored in every round including the final in the 1960 cup win and in the 1962 cup final defeat to Shamrock Rovers. His goal in the 1960 final was a lob from almost forty yards.
Barber was capped once by the Republic of Ireland during his time with Shels in a World Cup qualifier in Spain.
In 1966, Barber signed for Birmingham City, but never became a regular. At the end of the 1966-67 season he was offered a chance to sign for Chicago Spurs in the National Professional Soccer League. After just two days in America, Barber scored twice on his debut at Oakland Clippers, and went on to finish third top scorer in the NPSL. At the end of the season the franchise moved and became Kansas City Spurs and Barber moved with them and finished second top scorer in the league that season.
Barber then moved on loan to Shamrock Rovers for the 1969-70 season as the Kansas City Spurs ran into financial difficulty and scored two goals in 2-1 win against Schalke 04 in the Cup Winners' Cup . He made two appearances in Europe and went on to be the club's top goalscorer that season.
Then Barber got the offer of moving to Vienna to play for Wiener Sport-Club, but despite an impressive start with nearly a goal a game in his first eleven games, an injury and subsequent row about the treatment for it saw him eventually return to Dublin as Shels paid a IR-3,000 transfer fee for him in November 1971 .
He played for Shels in their FAI Cup Final defeats in 1973 and 1975, being red-carded in the replay of the 1973 decider in Flower Lodge.
He was Rovers' assistant manager in the 1978-79 season.
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'''Andrew Bernal''' (born 16 May 1966 in Canberra, Australia) is a former professional football defender, and later football agent and personal assistant for David Beckham.
Bernal had played almost 100 games of Spanish club football whilst on loan to Albacete Balompi and Xerez in the Spanish lower divisions after graduating from the AIS before playing most of his club football at Reading in England, where he was part of the team that narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League in the 1994-95 season.
Bernal has also played for the Australian national team on 21 occasions between 1989 and 1996.
After retiring from football Bernal worked for a sports agency closely related to David Beckham. He later became a personal assistant to Beckham.
In 2005 Bernal was convicted of attempted voyeurism in the Reading Crown Court. He was fined -9,000 after pleading guilty to hiding in bushes outside a woman's home in Reading, Berkshire.
Andrew Bernal has one daughter, Isabella Mary Bernal (born 9 June 1993 in Sydney, Australia).
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'''John Joseph Conley''' (September 27, 1920 - January 1991) was an English professional football centre-forward.
Jack Conley was born in Whitstable, Kent and joined Charlton Athletic as a junior, but on failing to make the grade joined Torquay United in May 1939. The onset of war resulted in Conley's debut being delayed, it finally coming on August 31, 1946 in a 1-1 draw away to local rivals Exeter City. He was dropped after his debut, replaced by Dudley Kernick, but scored twice on his return to the side, after missing just one game, in a 2-2 draw at home to Mansfield Town.
He soon became a regular in the Torquay side and scored his first hat-trick in a 3-0 win at home to Bristol Rovers on January 18, 1947. He finished the season as Torquay's leading goalscoring, scoring 23 times in just 34 league games.
The following season was a struggle for Torquay, the side finishing in 18th place (out of 22) in Third Division South, but Conley continued to flourish, scoring 11 times in 31 league games and one goal in five FA Cup games as Torquay reached the Third Round before losing to Stockport County. He also scored the second hat-trick of his career, scoring three times as Torquay won 4-1 at home to Southend United on October 18, 1947. That season, all but eleven of Torquay's 73 league goals were scored by just four players, Ron Shaw (17), Charlie Hill (12) and Dennis Lewis (10) the others.
The 1948-49 season was a much better one for Torquay. They finished 9th in the league and Conley top-scored with 19 goals in 39 games. His haul included three hat-tricks, all at Plainmoor, against Walsall, Reading and Newport County.
Conley was Torquay's leading goalscorer for a third time in the 1949-50 season, hitting 14 goals in 37 league games as Torquay finished in 5th place. The following season saw Conley begin the season with a new strike partner, Sammy Collins, who would go to be Torquay's highest goalscorer of all time. Conley played just 15 times, scoring five goals, scoring in his final game, a 4-1 win at home to Bristol City on November 18, 1950, before a serious leg injury led to his retirement from the professional game.
He later played for his hometown side Whistable.
He joined Swindon Town as Chief Scout and was assistant manager of the Swindon side, working under Danny Williams, when they reached the 1969 League Cup final.
In 1984, he and Williams were awarded a testimonial by Swindon, a Swindon guest team including John Hollins, Alan Hudson, future Swindon manager Lou Macari and Chris Kamara facing Southampton on September 11, 1984.
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'''Anthony Paul Shaun Andrew Daure Grant''' (born 4 June 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Southend United. He previously played in the Premier League for Chelsea and in the Football League for Oldham Athletic, Wycombe Wanderers and Luton Town.
Born in Lambeth, Greater London, Grant made his professional debut for Chelsea against Manchester United in May 2005, coming on as a last-minute substitute for Joe Cole in the 3-1 win. Grant impressed in the reserves to earn a place in the 2004-05 English Champions' first team squad during the 2005-06 season, for which he had been allocated the squad number 42.
In January 2006, Grant was loaned to League One club Oldham Athletic. Grant came on as a late substitute in Chelsea's first-team friendly against Brndby in July 2007, this time wearing the number 31 shirt.
Grant joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan for the 2006-07 season; manager Paul Lambert had previously tried to sign him during his stint at Livingston a year earlier. He was sent off for the first time in his senior career in the 1-0 defeat to Notts County in August 2006. He helped Wycombe reach the semi-final of the League Cup, but was unable to take part: Wycombe were drawn to play Chelsea, and his owning club refused him permission to play against them. In March 2007, Chelsea offered Grant a new contract.
In November 2007, Grant was loaned to Luton Town until January 2008. He made his debut coming on as a second half substitute in a 1-0 victory over Southend United. On 26 December, Grant was one of three players to be sent off for Luton in the game that saw them hold Bristol Rovers to a 1-1 draw. Grant was given an immediate three-game ban, which put an abrupt end to his loan spell; the club were in administration and under a transfer embargo, so were unable to renew the loan.
In January 2008, Grant again went out on loan, this time to Southend United of League One, returning at the end of the season having made ten appearances, all as substitute.
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'''Daniele Padelli''' (born October 25, 1985 in Lecco) is an Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper. He currently plays for AS Bari, on loan from Sampdoria.
He also played on loan for Pizzighettone in their 2005-06 Serie C1 campaign, and was Crotone's backup keeper in the first half of the 2006-07 season.
On January 12, 2007, Liverpoolfc.tv announced the news that Padelli would be signing on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent deal. On the completion of the deal Liverpool manager Rafael Bentez said, "He's a good young goalkeeper who has been selected for his national side. Padelli will give us a good option for the future. The fact he is once again with the under-21s for his national side tells you that we are signing a very good player."
He made his debut, and only appearance, for the club on May 13, 2007 against Charlton Athletic in the last league game of the 2006-07 season. Subsequently he became the first Italian to ever play for the club. However, his poor performance saw him concede two goals in a disappointing draw for the Reds. His loan period concluded on Friday 8 June 2007 and he returned to Sampdoria.
He spent the 2007-08 season on loan to Pisa of Serie B, but only made seven appearances. He will play for Avellino in 2008-09.
An U-20 international in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, he earned his first U-21 cap against Luxembourg U-21, on December 12, 2006, replacing Gianluca Curci on 62 minutes.
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'''Stuart "Archie" Lovell''' (born 9 January 1972 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian professional footballer, who played as a striker early in his career, before reverting to a midfield role later in his career.
Born in Australia, Lovell spent his childhood in Reading.
After damaging a cruciate ligament, Lovell moved to Scottish club Hibernian in 1998. Hibs were in the First Division at the time and he was part of the team who won promotion back to the Scottish Premier League by winning the First Division. He was capped twice by Australia and was a Hibs first team regular as they finished a creditable third in the SPL and reached the Scottish Cup Final during the 2000/01 season.
He was surprisingly released by Hibs at the end of that season to make way for record signing Ulises de la Cruz. Lovell signed for SPL newcomers Livingston, who he helped to finish third in their first season in the SPL. He was subsequently appointed Livingston's captain, and in this role he skippered the club to their only major trophy win to date, the Scottish League Cup in 2004. Ironically for Lovell, Livingston defeated Hibs 2-0 in the final.
Lovell retired after a 15 month spell with Dumfries club Queen of the South, where he also had a spell as caretaker manager. Having previously worked for Setanta Sports - on their Scottish Premier League coverage - before the demise, Lovell has transferred to Sky Sports for their coverage. and has also written a column for the ''Edinburgh Evening News''.
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'''Peter Philip Harris''' (19 December 1925 - 2 January 2003) was an association football (soccer) player.
Harris is notable for his career with Portsmouth F.C.. Signed from Gosport Borough F.C., he played a crucial role in Pompey's championship-winning teams as an out and out right-winger with an instinctive goalscoring touch. The speed of a top sprinter allied to his great opportunism made him a prolific goalscorer with 193 league goals in a 14-year career at Fratton Park which made him Pompey's all-time record goalscorer. Only the competition from Stanley Matthews and Tom Finney, in an era before substitutions were introduced to the game, prevented Peter earning more than two caps for the England national football team. He made England debut against Ireland in a 2-0 defeat in September 1949.
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'''Stephen James O'Donnell''' (born 10 July 1983 in Bellshill) is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for St. Mirren. He is the nephew of former Celtic and Motherwell player Phil O'Donnell,
O'Donnell began his career with Dundee United, making his first-team dbut in March 2002 and featuring six times in the final months of 2001-02, signing an extended contract in the process.
O'Donnell scored ten goals for the club during the 2005-06 season and was rewarded partway through with a new 18-month contract. O'Donnell scored a penalty at Ibrox against Rangers in the Scottish League Cup, to put Clyde 2-1 up, though they lost 5-2 after extra time. O'Donnell also got the opportunity to score against the other half of the Old Firm, Celtic, a few months later in the Scottish Cup, though this time his penalty was saved. Ironically, he floated in the resulting corner, which led to the winning Clyde goal.
O'Donnell signed for St. Mirren on January 30, 2007 and scored his first goal within three weeks, netting in the 1-1 draw against Hearts at Tynecastle. In December 2007, O'Donnell suffered a broken metatarsal in training, ruling him out for three months.
O'Donnell has made 5 appearances this 2008-09 season for St Mirren despite injury problems. He scored a goal in the 3-1 defeat against Motherwell in May 2009.
O'Donnell has played for his country at under-16
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'''Francis Burns''' (born 17 October 1948 in Glenboig, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former footballer.
Burns was a talented left-back and captained Scotland Schoolboys and won Scottish Youth international honours. He joined Manchester United in 1965 and made his first team debut in September 1967. There, he made 121 league appearances, scoring 6 goals and won one Scotland cap on 5 November 1969, against Austria. This was the only full international cap he ever gained.
He played in six of the matches in Manchester United's run to the 1968 European Cup final, although he lost his place in the final to Shay Brennan. During his time at Old Trafford he underwent three cartilage operations.
Burns was signed by Ted Bates for -50,000 for Southampton in 1972. Unfortunately, his injury jinx continued and he required a further cartilage operation as well as suffering a serious thigh injury. He was unable to displace Joe Kirkup as the first-choice left-back and towards the end of the season he lost his place to up and coming youngster Steve Mills. He made 21 league appearances for the Saints, before moving back to Lancashire.
He became former United teammate Bobby Charlton's first signing as manager of Preston North End in 1973, making his debut for the Deepdale club against Aston Villa on 25 August 1973 and ended his first season being named as the club's Player of the Year. He made a total of 314 appearances (including 2 as substitute) and scored 9 league goals for Preston.
He moved to Shamrock Rovers in October 1981 making his debut on the 11th at Glenmalure Park. In total he made 20 appearances which included a League Cup Final loss on New Year's Eve. His experience and motivational qualities were a big help to that young Hoops side.
In February 1987, he emigrated to Perth, Western Australia where he set up an industrial cleaning business as well as coaching in local football.
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'''David Michael Williams''' (born 11 March 1955 in Cardiff) is a former professional footballer and football coach. He was a full Welsh international.
Williams was a midfield player who began his career with Bristol Rovers, for whom he played between 1975 and 1985. He was player-manager of Rovers when Norwich City manager Ken Brown took him to Carrow Road before the start of the 1985-86 season. Williams won a second division championship medal in his first season with the Canaries and went on to serve the club as player-coach and assistant manager before he left in 1992. During this period he also coached the Wales national team as a caretaker in 1988.
Williams went on to coach at Newport County, Bournemouth, Everton, Leeds United and Manchester United before returning to Norwich to manage the youth academy in the summer of 2004. In addition to his role at Carrow Road, he also coached the Welsh international youth sides. Williams was voted into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his contribution to the club as a player and a coach.
He announced his retirement from club coaching in May 2007.
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Norman Leanord Plummer, Born 11/1/1924 in Leicester.
During World War 2, Norman served with the RAF, serving in the Far East, and in Europe. He was one of the British soldiers that liberated the Belsen concentration camp in 1945. After the war he signed professional forms with Leicester City FC. He established himself as a regular in the Leicester side at first as centre-forward, but eventually centre-half. He became captain of the side during the 1948/49 season, under John Duncan, and led Leicester to their first cup final appearance, defeating the great Portsmouth side of that season 3-1 in the semi-final at Highbury. On April 30 1949, came the proudest day of Normans life, he achieved his childhood dream of captaining Leicester City in their first ever FA Cup Final appearance, at Wembley, against Wolverhampton Wanderers, led by the great Billy Wright in front of a capacity 100,000 crowd. Leicester were the underdogs against a strong Wolves side, and eventually lost 3-1, but questionable refereeing decisions some argue ultimately cost Leicester the game. Mal Griffiths had what was later proved to be a perfectly legitimate goal disallowed for offside when the scores were locked at 1-1.
After several more seasons at Leicester, Norman eventually moved onto Mansfield Town, and finally ended his career at Kettering Town in the early 1960s.
Once he had retired he set up a shop on East Park Road, Leicester, which he ran for many years until he retired. During his well earned retirement he was a well known member of the RAFA and a regular at Glen Gorse Golf Club. He died on 25 October 1999, after a battle with cancer. He left behind his wife of 50 years Pegguy, 3 children and 5 grandchildren.
-DOCSTART-	8453423
'''William Malwyn "Mal" Griffiths''' (8 March 1919 - April 1969) was a Welsh footballer.
Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Griffiths played as an outside right or right-winger. He started out in local football in Merthyr before signing for Arsenal in September 1935. An amateur at first, he spent nine months on loan at Arsenal's nursery club Margate between May 1936 and February 1937, turning professional on his return to Arsenal. He made his debut against Leicester City on February 2, 1938. He left Arsenal for Leicester City later that year, having played nine games and scoring five goals in 1937-38, missing out on a League Championship medal.
He went on to play for Leicester for 18 years. He was in the1949 FA Cup Final side that lost 3-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers. He scored Leicester's goal and had another disallowed, which was later proven to have been a legitimate goal. He also won a Second Division medal in 1953-54 and eleven caps for Wales. He finished his career with Burton Albion. He died in 1969 at the age of 50.
-DOCSTART-	8454325
'''Nicolaas "Nico" Pieter Claesen''' (born 1 October 1962) is a former Belgian football (soccer) player.
He earned 36 caps and scored 12 goals from 1983 to 1990 for the Belgium national football team, and was in the squad for three major tournaments: Euro 1984, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where he scored three goals as Belgium finished in fourth, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Among the many club teams he played for were Tottenham Hotspur, who bought him from Standard Liege in 1986/87 for -600,000 and sold him for -550,000 to Antwerp FC in August 1988. Whilst at Spurs he played in the 1987 FA Cup Final. He also played for VfB Stuttgart.
-DOCSTART-	8454338
'''Mark Andrew Walton''' (b. 1 June 1969 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a former professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper who played for Luton Town, Colchester United, Norwich City, Wrexham, Dundee Utd, Bolton Wanderers, Fulham, Gillingham, Brighton.
After leaving Bolton Wanderers in 1994 he spent two years playing for various non-league sides before signing for Fulham.
He left Brighton in 2000 to sign for Cardiff City on a free transfer where he spent three years.
While with Norwich, Walton played the FA Cup semi-final against Sunderland in 1992.
Walton moved to Australia in 2004 to play for Bentleigh Greens.
-DOCSTART-	8454611
'''Gregory Downs''' (born 13 December 1958 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire) is a former professional English footballer. Originally a centre-forward, he switched to left full-back early in his career.
Downs began his career with Norwich City where he was player of the year in 1982. He moved to Coventry City where he won an FA Cup winner's medal in the classic 1987 final. Downs went on to play for Birmingham and Hereford as manager from 1990-2 before moving into non-league football where he has played for a number of clubs.
After retiring from professional football, Downs joined the police.
In 2006 he joined Wroxham as assistant to player-manager Damian Hilton. The pair resigned in November 2007; though Hilton had second thoughts and was re-appointed manager, Downs left the club.
-DOCSTART-	8455166
'''Tom Mooney''' (? - 15 December, 1981) was an English football player. He most notably played for Newcastle United F.C. from 1936 to 1944.
-DOCSTART-	8464394
'''Brent Goulet''' (born June 19, 1964 in Cavalier, North Dakota) is a retired American soccer forward and later coached SV Elversberg from 2004 to 2008. He began his career in the United States before moving to England and Germany, and also earned eight caps with the U.S. national team. He was the 1987 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year and was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Goulet was born in North Dakota, but grew up in Tacoma, Washington. After graduating from Henry Foss High School in 1983, he attended Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon, which played in the NAIA, and was coached by Bernie Fagan who had extensive professional experience at Sunderland A.F.C. and the Portland Timbers. Under Fagan-s direction, Goulet became the dominant offensive player on the team, scoring 108 goals over four seasons. In 1984, Warner Pacific took third in the NAIA championship tournament.
In the 1986 offseason, Goulet played for F.C. Portland of the Western Soccer Alliance. Despite playing as an amateur in a professional league, Goulet led the league in scoring with 9 goals and 2 assists. He played one more season with F.C. Portland in 1987, and was honored as the league MVP. The WSA season ran to the end of May. At the end of the season, Goulet joined Portland's rival F.C. Seattle for a five game tour of Britain. That tour, which ran from July 27th to August 6th, included a game with English Second Division club A.F.C. Bournemouth. Goulet's excellent play on the tour, which included two goals, led to Bournemouth offering a contract.
Goulet-s prolific scoring ability also brought him to the attention of the United States men's national soccer team and, in 1986, he earned his first cap in a February 5, 1986 0-0 tie with Canada. He played again two days later in a 1-1 tie with Uruguay. These were the only two national team games that year.
In 1987, the U.S. began qualification for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Goulet became a regular with the U.S. Olympic team, scoring 6 goals in 6 games. While the full national team played these matches, since they are part of Olympic soccer, FIFA did not recognize them as full internationals. Despite that, Goulet was recoginzed by USSF as its 1987 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year.
In 1988, he continued his excellent play with the Olympic team, scoring a goal in the U.S. team-s 4-2 loss to the Soviet Union at the Summer Olympics. However, in full internationals he had difficulty both finding a place and scoring. In 1988, despite playing for the national team at the Olympics, he only played one international match, a May 14 loss to Colombia. Goulet began 1989 by playing three consecutive national team games, but did not play again until February 1990, when he played his last two games with the team. Throughout his 8 games with the full team, he never found the net.
Goulet also earned 12 caps between 1987 and 1989 as part of the U.S. Futsal team. He scored 4 goals.
By then struggling to make a living playing professional soccer, Goulet played six games with A.F.C. Bournemouth during the 1987-1988 season, but a scoring drought led to the team loaning him to Crewe Alexandra F.C., for which he scored three goals in three games.
From England, Goulet bounced back to the United States, playing with the Seattle Storm of the WSA in 1989 and 1990. In 1989, he began with a bang, scoring two hat-tricks before suffering an ankle injury on June 9. He returned at the end of the season and finished that year with six goals in six games. In October 1990, he signed with the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League, playing a single season before moving permanently to Europe.
Rather than trying England again, Goulet elected to move to Germany. He began with Bonner SC, an Oberliga club, playing two seasons, with 31 goals in 1991-1992. His prolific scoring led to a move to Tennis Borussia Berlin. In his first season with the team, he scored 21 goals, helping the club win promotion; however, in his second season, he failed to find the net and was sent back to Bonner SC with whom he played through 1994-1995.
His itinerant existence continued the next few years as he left Bonner SC to play with Rot-Weiss Oberhausen during the 1995-1996 season, then Wuppertaler SV Borussia for two seasons.
In 1998, Goulet made his last move as a player when he arrived at SV Elversberg. He would play with the team until 2001 when he broke his leg during a game. At this point, Goulet decided to retire from playing and enter the coaching career. He became an assistant coach at Elversberg and in 2004 was promoted to head coach. In March 2008, the club released Goulet.
-DOCSTART-	8465181
'''Robert Beale''' (born 8 January 1884 in Maidstone) was an English football goalkeeper. He was signed by Manchester United from Norwich City for -275 in May 1912. His career in league football was ended by World War I, and he moved to Gillingham in July 1919.
-DOCSTART-	8466450
'''Alexander "Alex" Bell''' (1882 - 30 November 1934), also known as '''Sandy Bell''', was a South African-born Scottish footballer who played at half-back.
Born in Cape Town, Cape Colony, to Scottish parents, Bell began his professional football career as a centre-forward with various clubs in Ayr, including Ayr Spring Vale, Ayr Westerlea and Ayr Parkhouse. While with Ayr Parkhouse, Bell was spotted by former Newton Heath half-back Will Davidson, who reported his findings back to Manchester United.
United paid Ayr Parkhouse -700 for Bell in January 1903. At this stage, it was less than a year since United's formation in place of the bankrupt Newton Heath club, and they were still in the Football League Second Division, from which they won promotion in 1906.
He struggled to make an impact in the Manchester United first team as a centre-forward, making just 11 appearances in his first two years at the club. However, United suffered an injury crisis at half-back in 1904, and Bell was called upon to step in. As it happened, Bell excelled in his new position, and became the club's regular left-half, forming an unbreakable trio with Charlie Roberts and Dick Duckworth.
After scoring 10 goals in 306 appearances, and winning two First Division titles (1907-08 and 1910-11) and one FA Cup (1909), Bell was sold to Blackburn Rovers for a fee of -1,000 in July 1913. He played only a few matches for Blackburn before the outbreak of the First World War, and signed for Clackmannan in 1921. He played for Clackmannan for one season before retiring as a player and joining the coaching staff at Coventry City. His last job in football was at Manchester City, where he was employed as a coach from 1925 until his death in 1934.
Bell's name was immortalised by former Manchester United team-mate Charlie Roberts, who became a tobacconist after retiring from football, naming a brand of cigarette "Ducrobel" after United's famous half-back trio of Duckworth, Roberts and Bell.
In March 1912, Bell made his only appearance for the Scottish national team, playing in a 4-1 win over Ireland.
-DOCSTART-	8467145
'''Ray Bennion''' (September 1, 1896 - 1968) was an English football player, born in Wrexham. He played at half-back. In his early life, he played for Gwersyllt School. He then had successful spells at Ragtimes and Chrichton's Athletic (Saltney) before joining Manchester United in April 1921. His debut for ''United'' came on 27 August 1921 against Everton at Goodison Park. While at ''United'', he played at right-half. After scoring three goals in 301 appearances for the club, he moved to Burnley in November 1932. He later became a coach at that particular football club. In 1964, he retired due to ill health.
-DOCSTART-	8469820
'''Stephen Paul Fallon''' (born 3 August 1956) is an English former footballer who made 410 appearances in the Football League playing as a central defender for Cambridge United.
Fallon was born in Peterborough and brought up in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. He played for Whittlesey and for Kettering Town before joining Cambridge United as an 18-year-old, where he went on to make 410 league appearances, helping the club to promotions from the Fourth to the Second Division. Fallon retired from League football in 1986 because of a knee injury, and then spent nine years as player-manager of Southern League club (and cross-city rivals) Cambridge City.
In 1999 Fallon took over as manager of Histon, and led them from the Eastern Counties League (level 10 of the English football league system) to the Conference National (level 5). In December 2006, Histon faced Fallon's former club Cambridge United in the first round of the FA Trophy in the first competitive match for more than 40 years between the two clubs, who had been seven divisions apart as recently as the early 1990s. Histon won 5-0.
On 12th January 2010, a day after being re-instated as manager after being suspended following disagreements with the Chairman, it was announced that Histon had sacked Fallon citing "irreconcilable differences".
-DOCSTART-	8470046
'''Brian Quailey''' (born March 21, 1978 in Leicester) is a professional footballer from Saint Kitts and Nevis currently playing for Conference North side Hinckley United Football Club where he plays as a Striker.
Quailey started his football career with Nuneaton Borough back in 1997, before moving on to West Bromwich Albion. During his time with The Baggies, Quailey was sent out to Exeter City and Blackpool on loan.
February 2000 saw Quailey leave The Hawthorns to join Scunthorpe United, where he became a fans- favourite, scoring 17 goals in 77 games.
He then had spells at Doncaster Rovers, Halifax Town, Nuneaton Borough, Tamworthand Stevenage Borough before re-joining Nuneaton Borough for a third time in February 2005.
Quailey then joined Stafford Rangers from Nuneaton Borough at the end of July 2006. He has also been capped by Saint Kitts and Nevis.
He returned to Nuneaton Borough again (on loan from Stafford Rangers) until the end of the 2006/07 season. He signed for Nuneaton on non-contract terms for the duration of the 2007/08 campaign but then left for Hinckley United on the 21st of January 2008 and rejoined Nuneaton Borough (now as Nuneaton Town) again in October 2008 for the 3rd time.
Unfortunately his move back to boro didn't work as he just couldn't find is feet ,in February Iain Neal chairman of boro said he didn't want to pay Brian's wages until he starts playing. In long meeting boro decided to release Quailey.
In the meantime Brian as been looking for club in the start of April he joined on month loan with Nuneaton Griff played four & scored three. In the summer he was offered contract by Nuneaton Griff, but didn't accept the offer due to he felt it was too low for him at that age.
After that he had big struggle to find a club, in July he trained with Bedworth United & was hoping to sign a proper deal but since he didn't get any first team football in the pre-season he left.
Not long after that Solihull Moors offered him a trial, he was successful & signed for four months but unlikely to join until match fit in late October. With fellow ex boro play Neil Moore.
-DOCSTART-	8472287
'''Derek Ferguson''' (born 31 July 1967, in Castlemilk, Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer and a former manager of Stranraer. A creative midfielder best remembered for his time with Rangers and Heart of Midlothian, he made two appearances for the Scottish national side. He is the elder brother of current Birmingham City player Barry Ferguson.
Ferguson joined his first senior club, Rangers, from Gartcosh United in 1982. He enjoyed an early experience of first-team involvement when picked to play in Tom Forsyth's testimonial match in 1983, aged only 15.
However, over the next couple of seasons Ferguson gradually fell out of favour at Rangers, a tempestuous relationship with manager Graeme Souness preventing him from developing as expected.
In August 1990, Heart of Midlothian splashed out a then record -750,000 to take him to Tynecastle, where he became a mainstay in the Hearts team over the next three seasons. His good performances earned him a move to Sunderland, manager Terry Butcher signing him in a part exchange deal which saw John Colquhoun return to Hearts.
After two seasons on Wearside, Ferguson moved back to Scotland when Falkirk paid Sunderland -250,000 for his services in 1995. He spent 3 years with the ''Bairns'' before spending a single season (1998/99) with Dunfermline Athletic and a month with Partick Thistle.
Ferguson next had a short spell in Australian soccer with Adelaide Force before returning to Scotland to play for a succession of lower league clubs, namely Ross County, Clydebank, Alloa Athletic, Hamilton Academical and most recently Raith Rovers.
He also had a short spell in the 1999/2000 Season with Portadown FC in the Irish League. Played 6 Games and scored 1 Goal.
His early performances and potential ensured he was fast-tracked into the Scottish International squad and in the summer of 1988, aged only 20, he gained his first (and only) 2 caps against Malta and Colombia.
While at Clydebank he was briefly appointed player-manager,
-DOCSTART-	8474942
'''Dave Morrison''' (born November 30, 1974 in Waltham Forest, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Conference North side Solihull Moors where he plays as a Midfielder.
Morrison started his professional football career with Chelmsford City, before being sold to Peterborough United in May 1994 for a fee of -30,000. During his time with The Posh, Morrison made 77 appearances and scored 12 goals. He was also sent out to Rushden & Diamonds on loan in October 1996.
March 1997 saw Morrison move to Leyton Orient for a fee of -25,000. Morrison played a total of 46 games and scored three goals during his time with The O's. He was also loaned out to Dover Athletic in January 2000.
Morrison then moved to Bohemians in the summer of 2000 where he played in European wins against Aberdeen and FC Kaiserslautern. He also played a big part as Bohemians won the League and Cup Double in May 2001. He left Bohemians in December 2004, joining Kidderminster Harriers, but was released in January 2005.
Morrison then returned to the English game with Tamworth in March 2005, where he played with the Nationwide Conference side until the end of the 2005/06 season when he was released and joined Moor Green in July 2005.
In the 2007 close season Moor Green merged with local rivals Solihull Borough and like many of his Moor Green teammates Morrison joined the newly formed Solihull Moors.
-DOCSTART-	8476579
'''Robert Pollock "Bob" Bonthron''' (born 1880, deceased) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right back for Manchester United, Sunderland and Birmingham in the Football League.
Bonthron was born in Burntisland, Fife. He played for Raith Rovers and Dundee
He joined Sunderland in May 1907, playing 24 games, before moving on the following year to Northampton Town, with whom he won the Southern League championship in the 1908-09 season.
-DOCSTART-	8477238
'''James Brown''' (born 1907 in Leith) was a Scottish footballer who played at right half-back. In his early life, he worked in the coal-mining industry before leaving for England. He joined East Fife for the 1926-27 season, after which he was signed by Burnley. He became captain of Burnley in March 1932. In June 1935, he was signed by Manchester United for a fee of -1800. At United, he scored 1 goal in 110 games. In February 1939, he left United for Bradford. He played 14 games in 2 seasons for Bradford before League football was suspended due to the Second World War.
-DOCSTART-	8482786
'''Thomas James "Tom" Kearney''' (born 7 October 1981 in Liverpool) is a professional footballer who is currently playing for Conference National side Altrincham.
Halifax signed Tom Kearney in September 2006. He has played at Everton and Bradford City. In June 2008, he joined Conference National side Wrexham.
His sister is actress Gillian Kearney.
-DOCSTART-	8483226
'''Lewis Keith Killeen''' (born 23 September 1982 in Peterborough) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Conference National side Crawley Town.
Killeen signed for Sheffield United as a trainee on 1 August 2001. In November 2002 he was loaned out to Halifax Town for three months. After a successful loan period he was granted a release from Bramall Lane and signed for Halifax Town in June 2003.
In May 2008, it was announced that Killeen had signed for Conference National outfit Crawley Town.
-DOCSTART-	8484153
'''Henry "Harry" Johnston''' (26 September 1919 - 12 October 1973) was an English footballer. He was the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year in 1951. He spent his entire professional playing career with Blackpool, with whom he appeared in three FA Cup Finals. During his career, he appeared in all three half-back positions, and even moved up to centre forward when needed.
Blackpool signed Manchester-born Johnston as a 15-year-old apprentice. Three years later, on 20 November 1937, he made his debut in a 2-0 defeat to arch-rivals Preston North End at Deepdale. For the final game of the season, at home to West Bromwich Albion, he was moved to the forward line. He responded by scoring Blackpool's third goal in their 3-1 victory. By the following season, he was a regular in ''the Seasiders'' team.
After the war, during which he served in the Middle East, Johnston became the foundation on which the Blackpool team was built.
In 1951, Johnston was voted Footballer of the Year. He was the subject of bids from other big clubs, but he always remained a one-club player.
He played his last game on 25 April 1955, at Newcastle United. At that point he had made more appearances for Blackpool than any other player; a record later broken by Jimmy Armfield.
Johnston was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
For a man of his stature, his international career was very short, with only ten appearances for England in a seven-year span. His appearances were limited due to the consistent performances of Billy Wright.
Johnston made his England debut on 27 November 1946, in an 8-2 friendly victory over the the Netherlands at Leeds Road. His tenth and final international appearance occurred on 25 November, in a 6-3 defeat to Hungary at Wembley.
In late 1955 Johnston became manager of Reading, with whom he spent seven seasons. He returned to Bloomfield Road in the late 1960s as chief scout.
When he died, in his hometown of Manchester in 1973 at the age of only 54, "the whole town of Blackpool mourned, for Harry Johnston was one of the greatest players ever to wear the tangerine shirt."
-DOCSTART-	8484493
'''Walter Cartwright''' (born January 1871 in Nantwich) was an English footballer who played at half-back, although he could play at several positions. He played for Nantwich, Heywood Central and Crewe Alexandra before signing for Newton Heath in June 1895. At Newton Heath, which was later renamed Manchester United, he played at every position, including goalkeeper. He retired in June 1905.
-DOCSTART-	8485631
'''Shaun David Vipond''' (born 25 December 1988 in Hexham), is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Workington.
Vipond started a youth team player at Carlisle United, where he progressed through their ranks and onto the first team stage. He was given the squad number 24 after being named to the substitutes bench in the 5-0 defeat against Swansea City on 10 December 2006, He made his Football League debut as a stoppage time substitute in the 2-0 defeat by Millwall on 10 March 2007. Vipond signed a two year professional contract in May 2007 after breaking into the Brunton Park first team. making his first start in the league on 5 May 2007 in the 3-0 loss against Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park.
Leeds United were reported to have bid 100,000 at the end of the season 2007, but no move came about.
He was loaned to Workington for three months in 2008. After being released by Carlisle, he signed for Workington on a permanent basis on 21 November 2008.
In 2009 he moved to the Swedish club Ostersund fk. He played three matches before a bad shoulder injury ended his time there.
-DOCSTART-	8487539
'''Henrik Egegod Mortensen''' (b. 12 February 1968 in Odder, Denmark) is a former professional footballer.
Mortensen was a striker who played for Aarhus_Gymnastikforening, R.S.C. Anderlecht, and Norwich City. During his early career, he was voted Danish young player of the year and was capped by Denmark under-21s. After moving to Anderlecht he won a Belgian championship medal and played in both the European Cup and European cup-winners cup.
Dave Stringer signed him for Norwich for a fee of -350,000 shortly after the start of the 1989-90 season. The move generated considerable interest among Norwich supporters, and a large crowd saw him mark his debut for the club's reserves at Carrow Road by scoring a spectacular overhead kick. Mortensen scored on his first team debut in a Zenith Data Systems Cup match against Brighton but was unable to maintain his impressive start. An injury forced him to retire from the English game in 1991. He returned to Aarhus, where he won a Danish Cup winners medal in 1996.
-DOCSTART-	8488192
'''Ian Bowling''' (born 27 July 1965 in Sheffield, England) is an English former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper. He is goalkeeping coach and scout at Matlock Town.
Bowling started his professional career with Lincoln City whom he joined from Gainsborough Trinity in November 1988. Prior to that, he had spent some time with  Stafford Rangers and Frecheville CA. During his time with The Imps, Bowling made 51 appearances for the club. He was also sent out on loan to Hartlepool United, Kettering Town and Bradford City.
Following the successful loan spell with Bradford City, Bowling joined them in July 1993. He made 29 appearances joining Mansfield Town in the following season.
Bowling will probably be most remembered as a Stags legend as he spent the best part of five seasons, making 172 appearances for the club. Bowling left Mansfield Town in July 2000 having not been offered a new contract, and inSeptember 2000, joined Kettering Town. In February 2002 he suffered a serious head injury in the game against Tiverton Town when he collided with a goalpost. The injury caused him to miss the remaining thirteen games of Kettering's triumphant Southern Football League Premier Division season. He made his comeback from injury in July 2002.
He subsequently joined Worksop Town in May 2003. He joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan in December 2003. He made his debut in the 1-1 home draw with Burscough on 6 December 2003 and made a total of five appearances, four in the league, before returning to Worksop at end of the month. He spent a month on loan at Hucknall Town in September 2004 and the first three months of 2005 on loan at Matlock Town before returning to the Worksop Town first team making his final appearance, before retirement, in April 2005.
Bowling remained with Worksop as goalkeeping coach. In early November 2006, Bowling was appointed manager of Worksop Town.. This was after a successful period as caretaker manager, where a renewed emphasis on attacking football was rewarded with results on the pitch, and Bowling himself winning his first Manager of the Month award at the end of October that year.He replaced the previous coach, Ronnie Glavin, who left the club by mutual content at the beginning of October 2006. However, he was sacked at the end of the season after Worksop's relegation from the Conference North.
In October 2007 he was appointed as goalkeeping coach at Matlock Town, linking up with his former Lincoln City and Kettering Town colleague Phil Brown. He will also combine his role with scouting duties.
-DOCSTART-	8492275
'''Ronald "Ronnie" Cope''' (born 5 October 1934 in Crewe) is an English former footballer who played as a centre half-back in the Football League for Manchester United and Luton Town.
Cope played four times for England Schoolboys in 1950.
His father, George, had played for Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	8492906
'''Alexander Leek Brown''' "'''Alex'''" '''Downie''' (1876 - 9 December 1953) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half. He was born in Dunoon, Argyllshire, and played for Glasgow Perthshire and Third Lanark, before moving to England to play for Bristol City in the 1890s. He then joined Swindon Town before moving to Manchester United in October 1902. He was able to play in all three half-back positions, and thus earned a regular first-team spot even after being replaced by Dick Duckworth. In 1909, after scoring 14 goals in 191 appearances for United, he moved to Oldham Athletic. In the 1909-10 season, he skippered ''the Latics'' to promotion to the First Division.
-DOCSTART-	8495197
'''Victor Segura Abascal''' (born 30 March 1973 in Zaragoza, Aragon) is a former Spanish footballer, who played as a defender.
A product of hometown's Real Zaragoza youth ranks, Segura started 1992-93 with its B club, in the third division. He made his professional debuts with Palams CF in 1994-95, in the second level.
After a solid season, Segura was signed by top level's CD Logros, appearing regularly but facing relegation, in his sole first division season - the Riojan club ranked last with an all-time low 13 points. He then had two unassuming seasons with UE Lleida, also in Catalonia and the second level.
A Spanish U-21 international, Segura moved to England in 1997 with Norwich City, signed by manager Mike Walker on a Bosman transfer. His spell with Norwich was not a successful one, and he was released by Walker's successor Bruce Rioch two years later, having spent his final season majorly with the reserves.
Segura hung his boots after 1999-2000, after just eight matches with Getafe CF; he was only 27.
-DOCSTART-	8495587
'''Erik Fuglestad''' (born 13 August 1974) is a former professional footballer. He was capped by Norway at under-21 level.
Fuglestad, nicknamed "Fuglis", was born in Stavanger and began his senior career with Viking FK, having arrived from Randaberg IL as a junior. He made his debut in a friendly in 1993, and his league debut in the final game of the 1994 season, replacing yvind Mellemstrand at left back. Fuglestad's break-through followed in the 1995 season, when he featured in 25 of the club's 26 league games, scoring two goals, both against IK Start in the space of two weeks during July. Being a local lad, Fuglestad excited the Viking following with his attacking style and good crossing.
He remained the first-choice left back at Viking for a further two seasons, before Mike Walker brought him to Norwich City on a Bosman free transfer in November 1997. He made 80 appearances, scoring 2 goals, for the Canaries before his contract was cancelled towards the end of the 1999-00 season and he returned to former club Viking.
Upon returning to Norwegian football, Fuglestad retrained as a midfielder, playing both in the centre and on the left wing, and he remained a midfielder for the rest of his career. His best season was 2001, when he started all 26 league games for Viking, scoring nine goals, most of which were memorable long distance shots. In addition, he scored three goals in six cup games, helping his club win the Norwegian football cup for the first time in twelve years. However, he missed the cup final due to an injury and was reported to have spent the final in the bathroom, not daring to watch the game. The 2001 Norwegian Cup trophy was his only trophy as a senior footballer.
Fuglestad remained a first-choice midfielder throughout the 2002 season, but he missed all of 2003 through injury. His comeback in 2004 lasted only 15 league games, before a kidney illness forced him into retirement. He remained as an employee of Viking, where he had a role in the administration and was later the head coach of the junior team. An attempted comeback with home club Randaberg IL in 2007 was cut short as Fuglestad's illness returned, and he announced his definitive retirement on 7 August 2007.
-DOCSTART-	8495717
'''Keith Scott''' (b. 9 June 1967 in Westminster) is the current manager of Windsor & Eton.
He had a varied professional playing career, rising from the non-league ranks to the Premiership and back again. As a striker he made league appearances for Lincoln City, Swindon Town, Stoke City, Norwich City, Bournemouth, Watford, Wycombe Wanderers, Reading and Colchester United before returning to non-league football. He played up front for Dover Athletic in the lower leagues later on in his career. In June 2005 he linked up with Northwood
A UEFA 'A' and 'B' license holder, he was appointed Manager of Leighton Town
-DOCSTART-	8496293
'''Mickey Keenan''' (born 5 April 1956 in Newry) is a retired Northern Irish goalkeeper. He enjoyed much success with Portadown during the 1990s and early 2000s, and also played for Oldham Athletic, Newry Town, Ards, and Lisburn Distillery. He was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 2001/02 season. Before his retirement, he became the oldest person to play in the UEFA Champions League when Portadown took part in a qualifying round. Mickey is now a goalkeeping coach at Newry City FC who Play in the IFA Premiership
Mickey lives down the Old Warrenpoint Road in Forest Hills
-DOCSTART-	8497183
'''Frederick Charles''' "'''Fred'''" '''Erentz''' (March 1870 - 6 April 1938) was a Scottish footballer who played at half back and full back for Dundee Our Boys and Newton Heath in the 1880s, 1890s and early 1900s.
Born in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee, to a Danish father, Erentz began his football career with Dundee Our Boys.
The following season, Erentz was deployed in several different positions, including right half and both right forward positions, from where he scored his first goal for the club, but he made most of his appearances in 1893-94 at left back.
Erentz retired from football at the end of the 1901-02 season as a result of a knee injury. His final appearance for the club was also the last match the club played as Newton Heath before becoming Manchester United, a 2-1 win over Manchester City in the final of the Manchester Senior Cup on 26 April 1902.
-DOCSTART-	8497386
'''Alfred H.''' "'''Alf'''" '''Farman''' (born April 1869 in Kings Norton, Birmingham) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Birmingham Excelsior, Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers before joining Newton Heath in September 1889. He was in the Heathens' team that first joined the Football Alliance in the 1889-90 season, and made his debut on 9 November 1889 against Long Eaton Rangers, in which he scored a goal. At Newton Heath, which was later renamed Manchester United, he scored 53 goals in 121 appearances, before leaving in June 1895.
He played for them in their two seasons in the First Division and for one season after they were relegated to the Second Division.
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'''Thomas Richard Donald "Don" Gibson''' (born 12 May 1929) is an English former footballer who played at right half in the Football League for Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and Leyton Orient.
Born in Manchester, Gibson joined Manchester United in 1946 as an amateur, turned professional the following year, and made his first-team debut in the First Division on 26 August 1950 against Bolton Wanderers.
Gibson is the son-in-law of former Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby.
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'''Nathan Jackson''' (born in England) is a professional footballer currently playing with Northern Premier League side Hednesford Town where he plays as a Midfielder.
Jackson impressed Tamworth boss Mark Cooper during the 2005/06 pre-season and signed after a handful of friendlies. Jackson is a nippy and skilful Midfielder who likes to get forward.
During his time with The Lambs, Jackson spent time on loan with Stourbridge and Rushall Olympic before breaking back into the first team setup.
Jackson will probably be most remembered by Tamworth fans for the goal he scored for them against Stoke City in the FA Cup 3rd Round Replay at The Lamb Ground in January 2006.
At the end of the 2005/06 season, Jackson was released by Tamworth along with five other players. He later joined Hednesford Town.
On June 13, 2007, It was reported in Express & Star newspaper that Jackson was charged with possession of and intent to supply heroin. Nathan was granted conditional bail to reappear for committal to crown court on August 8.
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'''Steve Melton''' (born October 3, 1978 in Lincoln, England) is a semi-professional footballer who currently plays for Lincoln United. He plays as a Midfielder.
Melton started his career back in 1996 as a trainee with Nottingham Forest. Melton only appeared for Forest on three occasions before moving on to Stoke City in February 2000.
Like Nottingham Forest, Melton never really made it into the first team setup, so he moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion. Melton seemed to find his way into the starting eleven and played 46 games and managed to find the net three times.
November 2002 saw Melton on the move again. He joined Hull City after spending time on loan with the club.
Although he never scored in a competitive game for Hull City, he was the first player to score at their Kingston Communications Stadium in a friendly against Sunderland to commemorate the stadium's opening on 18 December 2002.
Melton then joined Boston United in March 2004. During his time with The Pilgrims, Melton was sent out on loan to Nationwide Conference side, Tamworth.
Melton joined King's Lynn in 2006 but returned to Boston in 2008, playing 20 times for the club but was released at the end of the 2008-2009 season.
Melton went on trial with Retford United in July 2009, but subsequently joined Lincoln United alongside former King's Lynn and Boston United teammate Matt O'Halloran.
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'''William John "Willie" McStay''' (born 26 November 1961 Hamilton, Scotland) is a former professional footballer and the current team coach of jpest FC.
McStay also played for Celtic from 1979 to 1987. McStay made his debut on 2 April 1983 when he came on as a sub in Celtic's 3-1 home win over Motherwell and went on to make 65 league appearances, including 10 as a substitute, scoring two goals. McStay transferred to Huddersfield Town in March 1987 and later played for Notts County and Hartlepool United.
McStay was player/manager at Sligo Rovers from 1992 to 1994 and lead them to a historic treble, when they won the 1993-94 First Division, First Division Shield and the FAI Cup. In 1994, the Scot left Sligo just before the start of the new season after being approached by Celtic to become their youth team coach.
McStay worked as the head coach of Celtic Reserves until July 2009, before he left the club to take up the role as manager of jpest FC in Budapest, Hungary. His assistant at Celtic was and at jpest is Joe McBride.
Willie is the brother of former Celtic and Scotland legend Paul McStay.
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'''Armand On''' (born 15 March 1983) is a professional footballer who is currently contracted to Scottish Third Division club Stranraer.
On played for Nantes, Cambridge United, Northampton Town (loan), Wrexham, Tamworth, Partick Thistle and Cowdenbeath (where he scored the winning goal to secure the league championship in a 2-1 victory over Elgin City) before joining Raith Rovers in the summer of 2006 for one year. In late-March 2007, On left Raith and moved to Finnish side Turun Palloseura after a successful trial.
On played a trial match on 24 January 2009 for Livingston against Greenock Morton. He subsequently signed for the club on an 18 month contract on 27 January 2009.
Following Livingston's demotion to the Scottish Third Division, On had his contract terminated by the club on 31 August 2009. He signed for Gateshead in a four-month deal the following day. Gateshead announced on 25 November 2009 that they would release On after their game against Crawley Town three days later. It was announced on Stranraer's official club website on the 7th of January 2010 that he had recently agreed to sign for the club; the length of the deal was not disclosed.
On made his first appearance for Stranraer in a dramatic 5-4 away win at Montrose, scoring two goals to mark his debut for the club.
On is the cousin of Grgory Tad, who was also once on the books for Stranraer.
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'''Colin David Walsh''' (born 22 July 1962) is a former Scottish footballer.
Born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Walsh started his career under legendary manager Brian Clough at . He made his league debut for Forest on 29 November 1980 as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Coventry City aged 18. Walsh was picked for the Scottish national team but never played for the full side. Six years after making his debut Walsh moved to . Despite playing in the First Division, the club was forced to play home games at Selhurst Park as The Valley had been closed.
He helped Charlton stay in the First Division until 1990 when they were relegated. Nevertheless, he remained with the club and etched his name into Addicks history in 1992. Charlton were playing their first game back at The Valley against on 5 December 1992 and Walsh scored the only goal to give Charlton a 1-0 win. This historical goal is memorized in a banner in The Valley's north stand carrying Walsh's name and the time of the goal. A very popular player with supporters, Walsh remained with the club until 1996 to complete a decade of service to Charlton before retiring.
His brother Derek played for Hamilton Academicals and Sligo Rovers.
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'''John (Jack) Pickering''' (December 18, 1908 in High Green, Sheffield - 1977) was an English footballer who played for Sheffield United between 1925 and 1948. He played in the position of Inside-Left.
Pickering learned his football at Barnsley Grammar School and Mortomley St. Saviours from where he came directly to United at the age of 17, in 1925. He was a tall, long striding attacking player, and was instantly seen as a successor to Billy Gillespie at inside-forward. Jack was a part-time player, first working as a bookmaker and then an accountant.
He was a clever manipulator of the ball and a master of the long cross field pass which had been a feature of Sheffield United-s play in the 1890-s. An intelligent player, he generally lay far back behind, directing his fellow forwards with discriminating passes.
Pickering became a regular first team player at the end of the 1920s as Gillespie's playing career wound down. Jack's ball control was excellent as was his passing. He played a thoughtful studied game, simple in essence, but he was also a fast runner and began to score splendid goals with hard shots often from around the edge of the six yard box.
Yet, the United matchday programme writer in October 1930 grumbled that Pickering did not put 'enough ginger' into his play and judged him as 'moody'.
He was chosen for the Football League side in 1932 and for the Rest against England in an international trial in March 1933. The Rest forward line played so well (winning 5-1) that they were all chosen to play Scotland at Hampden Park, Pickering received what turned out to be his only international cap for England.
Pickering scored two goals in the FA Cup 5th round tie against Leeds United at Bramall Lane on February 15, 1936, in a match watched by a record crowd of 68,287.
He possessed a strong shot and played in 39 matches in season 1935-36, scoring 17 goals as United reached the 1936 FA Cup Final.
Pickering partnered striker Bobby Barclay in the final against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium, and both impressed with their stylish distribution and approach play. But it was not to be United-s day and they lost the match 1-0.
In season 1938-39, Pickering was partnered with Jimmy Hagan in possibly one of the Blades' most exciting teams of the 1900s. When World War II broke out, United were standing at the top of the First Division - the season was canceled after just three matches.
He played in Wartime matches for Sheffield United, and made eleven appearances in the team which won the League North title in season 1945-46. The first post-war season saw him make just one appearance
and that was in the Championship decider against Stoke City. Pickering scored United's second goal that was to take the title to Liverpool with United finishing sixth in Division One.
In a career that spanned 23 seasons, he made his final appearance for Sheffield United against Portsmouth at Bramall Lane on January 1, 1948 when he was 39 years old. Overall, he made 367 (344 league) appearances and scored 110 goals (101 league) in all competitions,
in a career exclusively with United. He won one England cap against Scotland at Hampden Park on April 1, 1933.
Pickering had trained as an accountant, and he cut his formal links with the soccer world taking a hotel in Bournemouth. He died aged 68.
Note: Season 1939-40 was abandoned after 3 matches due to outbreak of World War II.
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'''Jonathan "Jon" Goodman''' (born 2 June 1971 in Walthamstow) is an Anglo-Irish former professional footballer, and was the Sports Scientist at Reading before leaving to concentrate on his consultancy business.
During the 1989-90 season, Goodman was playing non-league football at the now-defunct Leyton Wingate. At the end of the season he signed, along with the team's manager George Wakeling, for Bromley where he was immediately put on a contract. After playing well in just a handful of pre-season friendlies, he was signed by Millwall for a -34,500 fee in August 1990. Goodman made his Millwall debut on 26 December as a substitute at The Den against Leicester City.
Goodman played 110 overall games for The Lions, scoring 37 goals. He moved to Wimbledon in November 1994 for the joint fee of -1,300,000. which included Kenny Cunningham. He spent six seasons at the club, scoring 35 goals in 109 games for them before retiring through injury at the end of 1999-2000 when Wimbledon were relegated from the Premier League after 14 years of top flight football. Despite rarely having a long run in the first team and leaving the club at one of the lowest points in their history, he was a key squad player in some of their best seasons in the top flight, particularly their 1996-97 campaign where they finished eighth (having spent most of the season in the top five) and were semi-finalists in both of the domestic cups.
He was capped four times for the Republic of Ireland at the height of his success for Wimbledon in 1997, scoring once.
He joined Reading as a sports scientist in the summer of 2005 following the departure of Niall Clark to West Ham United. Goodman has a sports science degree from the Roehampton Institute.
Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez included Goodman in his team as a conditioning coach for the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.
Jon now runs the sports performance company Think Fitness working predominantly in professional football.
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'''Billy Griffiths''' (born in Manchester) was an English footballer who played as a centre half-back. He joined Newton Heath in February 1899 as a replacement for James McNaught. In the 1903-04 season, he scored 11 goals, becoming joint leading scorer from centre half-back. However, he soon lost his place to Charlie Roberts. Griffiths left Newton Heath, which had been renamed Manchester United in 1902, for Atherton Church House in June 1905 after scoring 30 goals in 175 appearances for United.
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'''Paul Holland''' (born 8 July 1973 in Lincoln) is a former English footballer who made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Mansfield Town, Sheffield United, Chesterfield and Bristol City and was capped four times for the England U21s.
As a player, Holland was a combative midfielder. He began his career with the Stags, and later played for Sheffield United, Chesterfield and Bristol City. He suffered a serious knee injury during a match in September 2000 and then a stress fracture of the kneecap in May 2001.
He served as the Stags' assistant manager under Peter Shirtliff. When Shirtliff was dismissed in December 2006 following a run of poor results, Holland was made caretaker manager.
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'''Paul Harsley''' (born 29 May 1978 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire) is an English footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chesterfield. He is best suited to his defensive midfield role where he is known for his ability to read the game and break up the opposition's attacks. He is also able to play on the right of midfield and at right back and is known as a highly reliable penalty taker.
Harsley started his career at Grimsby Town as a trainee before moving to his hometown club Scunthorpe United in August 1997, having not appeared for Grimsby's first team. He broke into Scunthorpe's first team in 1997 aged 18 and went on to make 142 appearances for the club, scoring six goals. During his time at Scunthorpe he helped the club to promotion via the Third Division play-off final in 1999, as he played on his 21st birthday.
He was released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2000-01 season, joining Halifax Town on a free transfer. He spent one season at Halifax, ending up as their top scorer with 11 goals from 49 games, though it was a tragic season for the club as they were relegated out of the Football League.
Unwilling to play Conference football, in June 2002 he moved on to Northampton Town, again on a free transfer. He spent the 2002-03 season and half of the 2003-04 season at Northampton, playing 66 games and scoring three goals.
In February 2004 he moved to Macclesfield Town, helping them avoid relegation from Division Three in his first season before a signing a 2 year deal deal in May 2004. A successful season followed in 2004-05 when they made it into the play-offs. Despite Harsley scoring in the play-off semi-final, Macclesfield were knocked out by Lincoln City. The following season was also a disappointing one with Macclesfield again fighting relegation.
Harsley moved to Port Vale on a free transfer for the start of the 2006-07 season, taking up shirt number 8. Vale were relegated in 2007-08, the club's misfortune on the pitch began to depress Harsley. Though the season had its high points for Harsley as he was captain of the side and also player of the year. At the end of the season he was out of contract, and decided to move on after turning down a new deal at Vale Park and instead signed for Chesterfield He signed for Darlington on loan for three months on 26 November 2009, with fellow loan signings Danny Hall.
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'''Raymond Marienus de Waard''' (b. 27 March 1973 in Rotterdam) is a former professional footballer. He was a left-sided midfield player.
De Waard began his career with Feyenoord youth team before playing for LMO, SBV Excelsior and Cambuur Leeuwarden. Towards the end of the 1999-00 season, Norwich City manager Bryan Hamilton paid -225,000 for his services.
De Waard failed to produce any form in England and was released by Hamilton's successor Nigel Worthington in March 2001. He returned to his native Holland to play for AZ Alkmaar and RBC Roosendaal, before moving into Dutch amateur football.
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'''Jean Yves de Blasiis''' (born 25 September 1973 in Bordeaux) is a former professional footballer.
De Blasiis, a midfielder, began his career with his hometown club FC Girondins de Bordeaux before moving to SM Caen and then Red Star Paris. In the summer of 1999, Norwich City manager Bruce Rioch signed him on a Bosman free transfer. After a promising start, his spell at Norwich was wrecked by a cruciate ligament injury and the club released him the summer of 2001. He returned to France where he played for his former club Bordeaux and FC Istres.
He is now part of the coaching staff at Bordeaux.
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'''Matthew Richard Robinson''' (born 23 December 1974 in Exeter) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a full back for AFC Totton.
Having represented Dorset Schools, Robinson joined Southampton as a trainee in July 1991, signing as a professional in 1993. His career at Southampton suffered from the rapid turnover of managers and in little over four years, he served under five different managers. He only made a handful of appearances at The Dell before joining Portsmouth for -50,000 in February 1998.
At Portsmouth, his career also suffered from frequent managerial changes, but in his two years at Fratton Park, Robinson chalked up more than 75 games, inclusive of 69 league appearances and scoring one goal, before moving to Reading in a -150,000 deal in January 2000.
Robinson played another 75 league and cup games for Reading before he headed to Oxford United in July 2002 on a free transfer.
A regular for Oxford, Robinson amassed 192 games in just over four years.
Another free transfer took him to Forest Green Rovers in September 2006 where he made more than a dozen Conference appearances.
On 14 December 2006, he joined Salisbury City on a part-time basis and is now training to be a police officer. After a successful period with Salisbury Robinson left the club and signed for AFC Totton in February 2009.
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'''Keith John Hill''' (born May 17 1969 in Bolton, England) is an English former footballer, currently manager of Rochdale. As a player, Hill was a central defender, beginning his career with Blackburn Rovers, moving on to Plymouth Argyle in 1992 in a joint deal with Craig Skinner, with Nicky Marker moving in the opposite direction.
Hill spent four years with Plymouth, moving on to Rochdale in 1996. After five years at Spotland, he joined Cheltenham Town, but he only spent a year there, playing only five games, punctuated by a two-month loan with Wrexham. He spent a year with Conference side Morecambe, before retiring in 2003.
After his retirement from the game, Hill joined the Rochdale coaching staff. He held the position as Director of Youth, before being appointed caretaker manager on December 17, 2006, following the sacking of Steve Parkin and was given the job permanently on January 3, 2007.
He promptly rescued Dale's season and guided them to a respectable 8th in the table. In his first full season as Dale boss, he took Dale to the League Two playoff final where they lost 3-2 against Stockport County.
In 2008/09 Hill guided the Dale to the playoff semi finals again where they were beaten 2-1 by eventual winners Gillingham FC.
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'''Daniel Joseph (Danny) Thomas''' (born 12 November 1961 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is a former professional footballer most notable for helping Tottenham Hotspur win the 1984 UEFA Cup, despite missing his penalty in the shootout in the final against Anderlecht.
He made his debut for Coventry City during the 1979/80 season, making 3 appearances that season. Over the next three seasons he was a regular for the first team. In June 1983 be transferred to Tottenham for a fee of -250,000. He made his Tottenham league debut on 27 August 1983 in a 3-1 defeat at Ipswich Town.
He was capped twice by England during the tour of Australia in June 1983, playing 137 minutes for the national side.
He completed a degree in Physiotherapy after his career came to an end at the age of 26 after a serious injury. With the assistance of the Professional Footballers' Association he completed a Masters degree.
After a short period as Physio with W.B.A. he now runs his own Physiotherapy practice in Coventry.
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'''Derek Parlane''' (born 5 May 1953 in Helensburgh) was a former professional football striker who played for Rangers for 10 years, from 1970 until 1980.
He won 2 championships, 3 Scottish Cups and 2 Scottish League Cups during his time at Ibrox and was capped by Scotland 12 times with one under 21 cap.
He went to Leeds United in March 1980 but this wasn't a very successful stay. He scored 10 goals in 53 appearances for Leeds before going to Hong Kong on loan with Bulova. On 14 July 1983, new Manchester City manager Billy McNeill brought him to Maine Road. Derek linked up with another newcomer, fellow Scot Jim Tolmie and on their debut for the Blues on Saturday 27 August 1983, City beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park in the Second Division. Derek and Jim each scored one which set a precedent for the rest of the season. In all, Derek scored 20 goals in 48 appearances for City, a healthy return.
City just missed out on gaining promotion at the end of 1983-84, too many dropped points away from Maine Road against the teams challenging them for promotion was the problem, although they did beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge in December 1983. This wasn't enough as Chelsea, Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle United, with Kevin Keegan in the side, pipped City to promotion.
The 1984-85 season did not start well for Parlane as City signed David Phillips from Coventry City and Tony Cunningham from Newcastle United to bolster their attack. Parlane got injured in September 1984 and was sold to Swansea City in January 1985. After the season finished he played in New Zealand for the summer with North Shore United. He spent the 1985-86 season in Belgium with Racing Jet (2 games 0 goals) before returning to play two seasons with Rochdale from 1986-88, playing 42 games and scoring 10 times. His last professional club was Airdrie in the 1987-88 season, scoring 4 goals in 9 games, before signing for then non-league outfit Macclesfield Town in England.
Derek now works for Reebok, supplying kit to British football clubs. He lives in Lancashire and has two sons and a daughter.
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'''Ismail Salami Yakubu''' (born 8 April 1985) is a Nigerian-born footballer who plays as a defender for Barnet.
Yakubu was born in Kano, Kano State,
-DOCSTART-	8521528
'''Barry Cogan''' (born 4 November 1984) is an Irish footballer who plays for Crawley Town as a midfielder. He started his career in the Republic of Ireland with Belvedere before moving to Millwall, for whom he played as a substitute in the 2004 FA Cup Final, and making 24 appearances for in the Football League. In August 2006, Cogan signed for Barnet playing one season playing 39 appearances and scoring three goals in League Two, before being signed by Ronnie Jepson for Gillingham in June 2007. He was loaned to Grays Athletic in March 2008, scoring five goals in 13 Conference National appearances. Cogan signed for Grays permanently in July 2008 following his release from Gillingham. He then moved to Crawley Town in June 2009, after Steve Evans had tried to sign him the previous season.
In August 2006, Cogan was signed by League Two club Barnet from Millwall for an undisclosed fee.
Cogan joined Gillingham in June 2007,
In June 2008, Grays Athletic announced that Cogan had signed for the club, following a medical examination to test his fitness, on a trial basis.
Crawley Town manager Steve Evans signed Cogan on 8 June following his release from Grays Athletic.
Cogan was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad for the Madeira International Tournament, where he made his under-21 debut against Madeira on 27 February 2004.
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'''Dean Michael Sinclair''' (born 17 December 1984) is a footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Charlton Athletic, but has predominantly played for Barnet.
His career started at Norwich, where he came through the youth system before joining Barnet in August 2004. Sinclair scored against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the League Cup on the 26 October 2005, whilst Barnet were 3-0 down. He decided to leave Barnet at the end of the 2006-07 season, as his contract was up.
In the summer of 2007, after a successful trial period, Sinclair joined Charlton Athletic for a fee of -125,000. In October 2007, he joined Cheltenham Town on a month's loan, rejoining Cheltenham on another months loan in August 2008. On 8 January Sinclair signed a one month loan deal with Grimsby Town, which was later extended. Injury curtailed his stay at Blundell Park and he returned to Charlton.
In November 2009, Sinclair rejoined Barnet on loan. He scored against Crewe Alexandra, but was sent off against Northampton Town and his loan spell was not renewed.
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'''John "Jack" Griffiths''' (15 September 1909 - 1975) was an English footballer who played at left-back.
Griffiths joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in May 1929, making his debut on 26 April 1930 in a 4-4 draw with . This turned out to be one of just six appearances for the club though.
He moved to Bolton Wanderers in 1932, but did not make much of an impact as he had several injuries. He left Bolton for Manchester United in March 1934, becoming a replacement for Jack Silcock who left the club in August 1934.
He became a regular player in the United defence in his five (full) seasons at Old Trafford as he made 173 appearances in total (scoring once). His professional footballing career was ended due to the Second World War, but he still played 58 games for the club during the war. He also guested for Notts County, Stoke City, Port Vale, West Bromwich Albion, Derby County. After the war he became the player-coach of Hyde United.
He later worked as a physiotherapist in Gee Cross, which was then in Cheshire. He died in 1975.
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'''John Barton "Jack" Grimwood''' (25 October 1898 - 1977) was an English footballer who played as a half-back. He joined Manchester United in May 1919, and made his debut for the club in the first Manchester derby on 11 October 1919, as a replacement for Lal Hilditch, who was away on international duty. Able to play in all three half-back positions, he was a utility player for the club. He helped United gain promotion to the First Division in the 1924-25 season. However, he suffered a knee injury for most of the next season, and needed to undergo an operation. In 1925-26, he played at centre-half regularly, sharing the position with Frank Barson. After scoring eight goals in 205 appearances for United, he left the club for Aldershot Town in June 1927. He later joined Blackpool and Altrincham. He later worked in the milk industry.
Grimwood was born in Marsden, South Shields.
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}}'''Douglas 'Doug' Rougvie''' (born 24 May 1956 in Ballingry, Fife) is a retired Scottish international footballer who played mainly for Aberdeen and Chelsea.
A hard-tackling and committed defender, Rougvie played for Aberdeen between 1975 and 1984, one of the most successful periods in their history. He made 279 appearances (28 as sustitute) and scored 21 goals, winning the Scottish league championship in 1979-80 and 1983-84, the Scottish Cup in 1982, 1983 and 1984, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 and the European Super Cup in 1983.
Rougvie signed for newly-promoted English side Chelsea in 1984 for -150,000, a team which included the likes of Kerry Dixon, Pat Nevin and David Speedie. He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the new season against Arsenal at Highbury, at one point managing to floor Arsenal's Viv Anderson with a crunching challenge. Though initially a regular in the side, Rougvie's lack of pace and often reckless tackling were to hamper his progress with the club.
During a Milk Cup quarter-final match with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, Chelsea came from 0-3 down to lead 4-3, only for Rougvie to concede a last minute penalty with a careless challenge and cost the team victory. He lost his place in the side towards the end of the 1984-85 season and thereafter only featured sporadically, though he did play in Chelsea's Full Members Cup win over Manchester City at Wembley; despite scoring an own goal, his team won 5-4. He was later sent off within ten minutes of the kick-off in a match against Wimbledon for headbutting John Fashanu.
He was sold to Brighton and Hove Albion in the summer of 1987 for -73,000 having made 100 appearances for Chelsea and scored three goals.
He later had brief spells with Fulham, Shrewsbury Town and Dunfermline, as well as a stint managing Scottish semi-professional side, Montrose.
He also played one game for Scotland in 1983.
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'''Craig Stanley''' (born March 3, 1983 in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England) is an English footballer. His position is midfield. He was signed by Sammy McIlroy for Morecambe at the beginning of the 2006-7 season. He is the only player to have won promotion to the Football League via the playoffs in successive seasons.
Stanley began his career with Walsall. He was a key member of the Hereford United side that clinched promotion to the Football League after play-off victories over the Shrimps and Halifax in the 2005/2006 season.
Stanley captained the England National XI to a 4-1 victory over Holland on 29 November 2006, winning the European Challenge Trophy.
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'''Cleveland Kenneth W. Taylor''' (born 9 September 1983 in Leicester) is a English-born, Jamaican professional footballer currently playing for League Two club Burton Albion on loan from Brentford. Taylor joined from Carlisle United on 13 August 2009 for an undisclosed fee.
His career started at Premier League club Bolton Wanderers as a youngster in 2001, however his chances there were limited and he was subsequently loaned out for spells at both Exeter City and Scarborough. He left Bolton Wanderers in 2003 and joined Scunthorpe United permanently, he went on to make 96 appearances at The Iron, scoring 12 goals in the process. He played a part in Scunthorpe's success during the 2006-2007 season when they won promotion to the Championship. Taylor was one of the scorers for Scunthorpe United as they comfortably beat Carlisle United 3-0 on the last day of the 2006-2007 season. His chances were limited during the first-half of the 2007-2008 season, and Taylor stated he would not sign any contract extension offered by Scunthorpe. This alerted several clubs, but it was the Brunton Park club that caught Taylor's eye.
Taylor made his Carlisle United dbut against Walsall at Brunton Park on 3 February 2008, a game that Carlisle came back from 1-0 down to win 2-1.
On 13 August 2009 Taylor was announced as a Brentford player for an undisclosed fee, becoming Andy Scott's twelfth signing of the summer.
Taylor joined Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season on January 14th 2010.
Taylor has represented Jamaica at under-20 and under-23 (Olympic) levels.
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'''James Vincent''' "'''Vince'''" '''Hayes''' (born April 1879), also known as '''Vic Hayes''', was an English footballer who played at right-back. Born in Miles Platting, Manchester, he was trained in boilermaking in his early years. He joined Newton Heath in February 1901. At Newton Heath, which was renamed Manchester United in 1902, he suffered several injuries. He broke both legs in 1905, and shortly after recovering, broke one again. He left United for Brentford in May 1907, but returned to United in June 1908. He helped the club win the FA Cup in 1909. However, he broke two ribs in the final, and was subsequently replaced by Dick Holden. He left United in November 1910 after scoring two goals in 128 appearances in his two spells at the club. He later coached Norway at the 1912 Summer Olympics and Wiener SV.
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'''Neil Alexander Simpson''' (born 15 November 1961 in London, England) is a former Scottish international footballer known for his time with Aberdeen F.C..
Neil Simpson, nicknamed "Simmie", was born in London to Scottish parents who soon moved back to Newmachar in their native Aberdeenshire, where he was brought up. Joining Aberdeen from local junior side Middlefield Wasps, he made 310 appearances in all competitions (27 as substitute) and scored 31 goals.
After breaking into the first team at the end of 1980, Simpson finished the season as a first-team regular. Until recurring injuries curtailed his appearances from the spring of 1986, he was a key player for the Dons.
A reliable ball-winner, he won his first major honour in the 1982 Scottish Cup.
Between 1982 and 1986, Simpson-s Pittodrie career gained him a list of domestic winners medals that included 2 Premier Division Championships, 3 Scottish Cups and 1 Scottish League Cup.
Simpson played in the 1981-82 UEFA Cup campaign which saw the Dons make their first-ever run of success in Europe by progressing to the Third Round at the expense of Bobby Robson-s Ipswich Town and FC Arge Piteti of Romania.
In 1982-83, he played in every one of the matches of the Dons- 1983 European Cup Winners Cup campaign, scoring a goal in the 3-2 victory over FC Bayern Munich in the second leg of the quarter-finals and becoming one of the -Gothenburg Greats- who lifted the trophy after beating Real Madrid in the 1983 Final. A few months later he scored when Aberdeen won the 1983 UEFA Super Cup.
The following season, he was in the team that reached the semi-finals of the 1984 European Cup Winners Cup and won the European Super Cup. In 1985-86, he helped the team to the quarter-finals of the 1986 European Champions Cup.
In March 1986, Simpson suffered an injury which kept him out for the rest of the season. On 9 August 1986, four minutes into the new season, he incurred an ankle injury that restricted him to only 8 league appearances in the spring of 1987. He was never to fully recover. He made only 15 league appearances in 1987-88 and 16 in 1988-89.
Simpson was also involved in the tackle that resulted in injuring Ian Durrant of Rangers during the 1988-89 season. This further increased the hostility between supporters of both clubs, which exists to this day.
Simpson's own injury problems continued, restricting him to 9 league appearances 1989-90 and a move to Newcastle United saw him play a mere 4 times. He went to Motherwell for 1991-92 where he spent two seasons before leaving for Highland Football League side Cove Rangers, where he ended his playing career.
Having played in the Scotland Under-17 and Under-18 sides and captained the Under-21 team, Simpson made his full Scotland debut in the penultimate British Home Championship against Northern Ireland at Hampden, which ended in a goalless draw. In the 1983-84 season he appeared in two friendlies, beating Uruguay 2-0 and losing 2-0 to France. His last two matches for Scotland were against England in the Rous Cup, drawing 0-0 at Hampden in 1987 and losing 1-0 at Wembley the next year.
Simpson is back with the Dons in a youth-coaching capacity, helping produce Aberdeen's new breed of talent. So far his work has helped produce talents such as Fraser Fyvie, Peter Pawlett and Michael Paton
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He joined Aberdeen from St Mirren in 1981 for -300,000 plus Ian Scanlon, which was then a club record. He made 238 appearances (17 as substitute) and scored 38 goals whilst with the Dons and was capped by Scotland on 6 occasions. He left the Dons to move across the border to sign for Leicester City for -80,000. He also played for St Mirren and Ayr United.
Weir has returned to Aberdeen again in its Youth system set-up.
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'''Richard H. "Dick" Holden''' (born 12 June 1885 in Middleton, Lancashire) was an English footballer who played at right-back. He started playing football at Parkfield Central as a forward. He then joined Tonge, where he started playing as a full back. In May 1904, Holden joined Manchester United, and spent most of his first season at United in the Reserves. In the season 1905-06, an injury to Bob Bonthron allowed Holden to play for the first-team. In 1908, he suffered a knee injury, and had to go for an operation. After 117 appearances for the club and no goals, he left United in May 1914 and joined the Royal Air Force, serving in the First World War that began three months later. When the war ended in November 1918, Holden did not resume his career as a footballer.
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'''Darran Kempson''' (born December 6, 1984 in Blackpool, England) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Accrington Stanley
Kempson attended Manor Beach Primary School and Millfield High School in Thornton Cleveleys area, Blackpool. after leaving school he was given the chance as a trainee with Preston North End.
The central defender started his career at Preston North End as a trainee, but didn't play a game for ''The Lilywhites''. He was given a loan spell at Accrington Stanley from February 2004, making his dbut in Accrington's 3-2 defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge. Kempson went onto play a further 10 appearances for Accrington, scoring one goal, which was in the 3-1 defeat to Margate.
Kempson got a second loan spell away from Deepdale at the end of December 2004. This time, Kempson was loaned out to Morecambe, where he made seven appearances and scored a single goal. Kempson managed to impress Morecambe manager Jim Harvey and secured a permanent deal at Christie Park. Kempson played a further 44 appearances for ''The Shrimps'' and helping them to the Conference Play-Offs. A starting regular under Jim Harvey at Morecambe, Kempson was mainly used a substitute under Sammy McIlroy, and decided not to renew his contract with the Shrimps.
Kempson then had a successful trial with Crewe Alexandra, and subsequently signed for the club in the summer of 2006. He played seven games for ''the Railwaymen'', making his dbut in the 2-2 draw with Northampton. Following a short loan spell which saw him end the 2006-07 season at Bury, Kempson followed team-mate Darren Moss to Shrewsbury.
His Shrewsbury dbut came in the 4-0 away win at Lincoln City on the opening day of the 2007-08 season. He scored his first goal for the club in the League Cup - the winner against Championship club Colchester United - three days later. It was the first competitive goal at the New Meadow. He joined Accrington Stanley on loan on 29 February 2008, but was recalled by the Shrews early to play in their last few games of the season.
Kempson was not a regular in the first team at Shrewsbury and in July 2008, was told that he did not figure in manager Paul Simpson's immediate plans, being left behind as the club travelled to Spain on a pre-season training camp. He joined newly-relegated Wrexham on a two-year contract.
On July 21 Kempson rejoined Accrington Stanley after being released by Wrexham.
He scored his first goal for Accrington Stanley against Lincoln City the 15 August 2009.
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'''Ian Sampson''' (born 14 November 1968 in Wakefield) is an English former footballer.
In his playing days he was a central defender, beginning his professional career in 1990 when Sunderland signed him from non-league Goole Town. He only made 21 appearances in four years however, before joining Northampton in 1994 after a successful loan spell. He played for the Cobblers for 10 years, making 449 appearances, before retiring in 2004. He had a brief loan spell at Tottenham in 1995, featuring in their makeshift squad for the Intertoto Cup.
He is a first-team coach at Northampton, and was appointed as joint caretaker manager on 20 December 2006, following the resignation of John Gorman
On 2 January 2007, Northampton announced that former Southampton boss Stuart Gray had been appointed as the new manager on a 2 and half year contract, with Sampson and fellow caretaker Jim Barron staying on as first team coaches.
Following the sacking of Stuart Gray on 8 September 2009, he was appointed as caretaker manager for the second time. On 5 October 2009, Sampson was named Northampton manager until the end of the season.
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'''Jim Barron''' (born 19 October 1943 in Tantobie, County Durham) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Barron began his playing career at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1961. After time in the reserves, he made his league debut on 30 November 1963 in a goalless draw with . He managed 7 starts in the 1963/64 season, deputising for Fred Davies, but apart from a solitary appearance the following season, these proved his only games for the club.
He moved to Chelsea in 1965 but found opportunities just as limited. It was only when he joined lower league Oxford United the following year that he gained regular football.
He went on to serve both Oxford and his subsequent club, Nottingham Forest, over 150 times each. He also had accomplished spells at Swindon Town, Connecticut Bicentennials and Peterborough United during a 20-year professional career.
Barron is currently a first-team coach at League One Northampton Town, and was appointed as joint caretaker manager on 20 December 2006, following the resignation of John Gorman
He had previously stepped into similar roles at both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City, and had been permanent manager of Cheltenham Town in 1988/89.
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'''Stephen Michael "Steve" Kindon''' (born December 17, 1950 in Warrington) was a former professional footballer who played mainly on the left wing where his speed was an asset, but also played at centre forward. Steve began his career at Burnley where he played over 100 games and scored 28 goals.
-The Tank- moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1972, where his bustling style made him a crowd favourite. He scored 31 goals in over 150 league and cup appearances for Wolves.
In 1977, he returned to Burnley before moving to Huddersfield Town where he was part of a minor piece of football history, being one of three goalkeepers used in an FA Cup Tie v Shrewsbury Town in 1981. Regular goalkeeper Andy Rankin was injured and Steve took his place, only to be injured himself, his place in turn being taken by Mark Lillis. Each of them conceded a goal, and this remains an English record for the number of keepers used in one game. Injury then ended his career in 1982. Steve was an England Youth, Under-23 and -B- international. He is now a popular after-dinner speaker.
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'''Paul Michael Ritchie''' (born 25 January 1969) is a former Scottish football player, who played for several clubs in Scotland, England, Ireland and Hong Kong in a 20 year career.
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'''Michael Emenalo''' (born July 4, 1965 in Aba, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian football (soccer) defender.
Emenalo played college soccer in the United States at Boston University from 1986 to 1989. From there, he played for Molenbeek in Belgium, Eintracht Trier in Germany and Notts County in England before coming back to the US. Emenalo was part of the original allocated players for Major League Soccer and spent two seasons (1996-97) with the San Jose Clash. After that, he played with Lleida in Spain and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel. He ended his playing career with a short spate of appearances for English football club Stockport County as a favour to chairman Bradley Wiggins. The veteran Emenalo was a revelation when employed as a makeshift striker, scoring 9 goals in just 12 appearances.
Emenalo played for Nigeria in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and was capped 14 times for his country.
Emenalo has recently taken up a new job, as Head Scout of Chelsea FC. He was hired from the Tucson Soccer Academy in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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'''Ian Michael Hendon''' (born 5 December 1971 in Ilford, Greater London) was an English professional footballer, currently the manager of League Two side Barnet after the departure of Paul Fairclough. He was appointed on a permanent basis on a two-year contract on April 21, 2009.
A defender, primarily at right-back but sometimes in the centre or in midfield, he began his career with Tottenham Hotspur, winning the FA Youth Cup in 1990. He made his first-team debut in 1989, and made seven appearances for the club over the next four years, also representing England Under-21 seven times.
He had loan spells with Portsmouth, Leyton Orient and Barnsley before joining Orient on a permanent basis in August 1993. He spent three and a half years at Brisbane Road, with a brief loan spell at Birmingham City in 1995.
He later played for Notts County, Northampton Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Peterborough United before joining then Conference side Barnet in 2003, having been on loan there six months previously.
Joining up with his mentor Peter Shreeves, who has coached him at Tottenham and Sheffield Wednesday, he captained the club in their return to the Football League in his second season, and remained a key player for four years. At the end of the 2006-07 season, Hendon faced a dilemma. Initially, he was not offered a new playing contract by Barnet, but was given the chance to join Paul Fairclough's coaching staff. He was forced to decide whether to seek to further his playing career with another club, or to stay with the club he has grown to love, and start his coaching career earlier than planned. He decided to stay with the club, to work as Assistant Manager, and is still registered as a player, although not expected to feature in the first-team regularly.
Nevertheless, he featured in the early fixtures of 2007-08, before dropping back as new players arrived. He remained registered as a player until the end of the 2008/09 season when he retired as a player to concentrate solely on management.
Following Paul Fairclough's step-down after the 3-0 Boxing Day defeat to Aldershot Town, Hendon was asked to take over the side. Fairclough's last game was a 2-0 win at A.F.C Bournemouth, leaving the side with 19 points from their 23 league games. Performances improved under Hendon, and some adept loan signings including Paul Furlong, Matt Lockwood, Jake Cole and Yannick Bolasie helped to drag The Bees away from the relegation battle and to mathematical safety with four games to spare.
He declared his desire to take the job permanently after his temporary reign concludes in May 2009, and was given the job on a 2 year deal in April.
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'''Arthur Whalley''' (17 February 1886 - 23 November 1952) was an English football player. He played as a half back.
Arthur Whalley was one of eight players to be banned for life by the FA after a match-fixing scandal during 1914-15 season. Whalley made 106 appearances for Manchester United between 1909-20, scoring 6 goals.
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'''Dean Michael Brill''' (born 2 December 1985) is an English professional footballer playing for Oldham Athletic as a goalkeeper.
Brill joined Luton at the age of nine, progressing through the Centre of Excellence and representing Luton Schools and Bedfordshire County Schools at various age groups. His abilities alerted the attention of bigger clubs, including Liverpool, but Luton fought off the competition to secure his signature.
Beginning the 2003-04 season as understudy to Rob Beckwith, Brill made his league debut as a substitute in a 3-0 loss at Oldham Athletic after Beckwith had been sent off. His full league debut came three weeks later in a 3-1 home win over Wycombe Wanderers and he retained his place for the following two matches, a 1-0 win at Stevenage Borough in the Football League Trophy and a 4-2 loss in the league at Brentford.
With regular goalkeeper Marlon Beresford unavailable, Brill started the 2005-06 season as the number one goalkeeper, playing as Luton impressed former Premier League outfit Crystal Palace with a 2-1 victory at Selhurst Park on the opening day of the season.
Not rated by manager Mike Newell and goalkeeping coach Dmitri Kharine, Brill gave Beresford no competition to be the number one goalkeeper during the 2006-07 season. His first starting appearance of the campaign came in a 3-2 home loss to Queens Park Rangers, where he deputised for the suspended Beresford. However, following the loan signing of Portsmouth's Dean Kiely, Brill was pushed down to third-choice goalkeeper and in December 2006, he was loaned to League One side Gillingham, making 8 appearances during a month long stay. Having made 12 first team appearances for Luton, Brill was named Young Player of the Year at Luton's end of season awards.
At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, Brill appeared to be a player that new manager Kevin Blackwell was unsure of, reinforced when Blackwell signed two goalkeepers on loan, pushing Brill into the reserves. With Luton going into administration in November 2007, Blackwell was unable to sign a new goalkeeper on loan, so Brill went straight back into the first team. He went on to make 47 appearances in all competitions for Luton during the season, a campaign that culminated in the Hatters finishing at the bottom of League One.
In the 2008-09 campaign, with Luton facing an almost impossible task to overcome a 30 point deduction, Brill started the first four games of the season. However, after a costly mistake in a 1-0 defeat against Rotherham United, he was dropped for on-loan goalkeeper Conrad Logan. When Logan's loan finished in mid-January, Brill went on to play in 18 further games, including Luton's Football League Trophy victory over Scunthorpe United at Wembley Stadium. The points deduction proved too much to overcome, and Luton were relegated for the third successive season to the Football Conference.
Brill was released on May 27 2009, after coming to the end of his contract with Luton.
On 1 July 2009, Brill signed a two-year contract with Oldham Athletic.
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'''William Locker''' (16 February 1866 - 15 August 1952) was an English footballer and cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1894 and 1903 and football for Stoke, Derby County and Notts County. He was one of nineteen sportsment to achieve the Derby sporting double.
Locker was born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, the son of William Locker and his wife Mary. His father was a lace maker and at the age of 15 Locker was a lace threader.
Locker played association football for Stoke, Derby County and Notts County. Whilst with Notts County he achieved 12 goals in the 1890/91 season and played in the 1891 FA Cup Final on the losing side.
Locker made his first appearances for Derbyshire in 1894. He next played for them in one match in 1899 which was his County Championship debut - an innings defeat by Worcestershire. He played a full season in 1901 when the team ended bottom of the Championship table. He played one match in 1902 and one in 1903. He was a right-handed batsman who played 30 innings in 16 matches with a top score of 76 and an average of 17.03. During his time with Derbyshire, he was an upper-middle order batsman.
Locker died in California, Derby aged 86.
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'''Anton Nugent''' (born October 30, 1983 in Glasgow) is an unattached Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He previously played for Dumbarton in the Scottish Football League Third Division before his release on 29 April 2008. He started his career at Rangers before spells at Doncaster Rovers, Stirling Albion and East Stirlingshire.
-DOCSTART-	8561392
'''Tom Jones''' (born 6 December 1899 at Penycae; died 1978) was an Welsh footballer who played as a fullback. He played for Acrefair, Druids and Oswestry Town before moving to Manchester United in May 1924. He served as a deputy to Jack Silcock at left-back and Charlie Moore at right-back. He suffered a bad injury for five years, returning in the 1933-34 season.
In July 1937, after making 200 appearances for the club and scoring no goals, he left for Scunthorpe & Lindsay United, where he remained for two years until the outbreak of the Second World War signalled the end of his footballing career.
-DOCSTART-	8562010
'''Derek William Fazackerley''' (born November 5, 1951 in Preston, England) is an English former footballer, who spent the majority of his career playing for Blackburn Rovers. As of December 11, 2008, he is the first team coach at Football League One side Huddersfield Town.
Derek Fazackerley made a record 596 League appearances for Blackburn in 17 years between 1969 and 1986, passing Ronnie Clayton's record of 529. Including cup games, he made a total 674 appearances for Rovers.
As a defender, he scored only 23 league goals but perhaps the most important came on 19 March 1973 against Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park. It was the only goal of local derby game.
In January 1987, he joined Chester City as a player and assistant manager. The long-term plan was for qualified coach Fazackerley to succeed Harry McNally as manager, but he grew unhappy at the lack of progress at the club. He moved on in the summer of 1988 to York City to assist ex-Rovers manager Bobby Saxton. In February 1989, he joined Bury where Martin Dobson was manager and ended the season helping run the side after Dobson departed. This was his final playing season in professional football.
In May 1990, he became player-manager of Kumu in Finland before moving to Newcastle United as first team coach. He was involved in the England setup as assistant manager under Kevin Keegan, working alongside Les Reed.
He has since coached at other clubs, including Blackburn, Bolton Wanderers and Barnsley.
He was a scout for Manchester City and sat alongside Sven-Gran Eriksson on the bench at City's matches during his only season in charge. His position at the club was placed under review following Sven-Gran Eriksson's departure,
On December 11, 2008, he was made the new first team coach at Football League One side Huddersfield Town, following the appointment of Lee Clark as manager.
-DOCSTART-	8564505
'''John Charles Bird''' (born 9 June 1948 in Doncaster, England) is an English former footballer and manager.
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'''Kevin Randall''' (born August 20, 1945 in Ashton-under-Lyne, England) is a former footballer and manager and currently chief scout at Crystal Palace.
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'''Kelham O'Hanlon''' (born 16 May 1962, Saltburn-by-the-Sea) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for a number of British clubs and the Republic of Ireland national team.
O'Hanlon began his playing career at Middlesbrough in 1982. He then joined Rotherham in 1985 and stayed there for six years, before leaving for to Carlisle. Two years later he joined Preston although he was only at Deepdale for one season before joining Dundee United in Scotland.
He returned to Preston in 1996, making a further fourteen performances. He then retired from playing and joined the coaching staff at the club, becoming David Moyes' assistant in 1998. He was made caretaker manager in March 2002 after Moyes' departure to Everton, turning down the chance to follow Moyes to Everton two months later. In June 2003, O'Hanlon left Preston due to cost-cutting measures and was appointed as a coach at Bury in January 2004, leaving in May 2005, again due to cost-cutting measures. O'Hanlon took up a part-time position in February 2006 with Chester before being appointed as coach at Barnsley in January 2007 where he remained until September 2009 when manager Simon Davey was sacked.As of January 2010, O'Hanlon has been appointed 1st Team Manager at non-league club AFC Fylde. O'Hanlon had been assisting as 1st Team Coach for three months before being appointed as manager.
During his playing career he also gained a cap for the Republic of Ireland national team in 1987, keeping a clean sheet in a 5-0 friendly win over Israel.
-DOCSTART-	8565647
'''Barry Lyons''' (born March 14, 1945 in Shirebrook, England) is an English former footballer and manager.
Lyons started his career with Rotherham United in 1963,
Lyons joined York City for -12,000 in September 1973, where showed some class performances as York won promotion. He scored York's first goal in the higher division, which came against Aston Villa. He moved to Darlington on a free transfer in April 1976 and finished his playing career with the club.
Lyons returned to York City as youth coach in 1979. He became caretaker-manager in March 1980 as they were battling to avoid re-election, which he succeeded in doing, and was given the job permamently. He was however removed from the job in December 1981 due to poor results (York having had to seek re-election at the end of the 1980-81 season). He continued in the role of youth team manager until July 1982.
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'''Charles William "Charlie" Spencer''' (4 December 1899 - 9 February 1953) was an English footballer and manager.
Spencer joined Newcastle United from non-league football in October 1921.
In January 1928, Spencer signed for Manchester United. However, he was only at United for 18 months, leaving the club for Tunbridge Wells Rangers in 1929. He then moved to Wigan Athletic, where he eventually became club manager.
Spencer played twice for England. His first game was in a game against Scotland on 12 April 1924 and his second, and last, cap came against Wales on 28 February 1925.
Spencer became Wigan Athletic's first ever manager in August 1932.
He left Wigan in March 1937 to become manager of Grimsby Town.
The following season, Spencer had assembled a fine squad, including former Liverpool centre forward Fred Howe, Jimmy Boyd (who had won the FA Cup with Newcastle United in 1932) and Tommy Jones from Blackpool. Grimsby performed far better in the league, finishing in tenth place in the table, whilst in the FA Cup, they reached the semi-final against Wolverhampton Wanderers, having defeated fellow First Division team Chelsea in the previous round. The semi-final was played at Old Trafford on 25 March 1939 in front of a crowd of 76,962 spectators; this remains the record attendance at Old Trafford. In the semi-final, Grimsby were no match for Wolves and were "simply swept aside", going down 5-0.
He was appointed as manager of York City in November 1952.
-DOCSTART-	8568191
'''James "Jimmy" McCormick''' (September 26, 1912 in Rotherham, England - January 3, 1968 in Spain) was an English footballer and manager.
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'''Thomas "Tom" Lockie''' (13 January 1906 - 27 July 1977) was a Scottish footballer and manager.
Lockie played for Duns, Rangers, Leith Athletic, Barnsley, York City, Accrington Stanley and Mansfield Town.
He returned to York City in 1936 as reserve team coach and was promoted to first team trainer in 1937. He held this role for 23 years until becoming the manager in 1960, which he held until 1967.
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'''Roy Kabina Gina Essandoh''' (born 17 February 1976 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer of Ghanaian descent currently playing for Bishop's Stortford in the Conference South.
He is best remembered for his last gasp FA Cup quarter final winner while with Wycombe Wanderers.
Born in Belfast, Essandoh moved with his family to Ghana (his father Richard's birthplace) when he was seven months old. When he was eight, the family moved back to Northern Ireland, where he attended school.
Essandoh began his career at Motherwell when he was 18 years of age. Following a short spell at East Fife, he moved to Finland to play for VPS Vaasa until the turn of the new millennium when he returned to the United Kingdom.
Upon his return followed the highlight of his career when, somewhat extraordinarily, Essandoh's agent responded to an appeal on Ceefax by Wycombe Wanderers manager Lawrie Sanchez for a striker and later went on to secure an FA Cup semi-final appearance at the expense of Leicester City by scoring a last-minute goal after coming on as a late substitute. Essandoh's goal in the FA Cup Quarter-Final against Leicester City was voted the 76th best FA Cup moment ever in Andy Gray's FA Cup Madness.
However, he was released at the end of his first season in English football, and after short stays at Barnet, Cambridge City, Grays Athletic, Bishop's Stortford, Billericay Town, Gravesend & Northfleet and Kettering Town, Essandoh returned to Bishop's Stortford in 2006.
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'''George Vose''', (born October 4, 1911 - June 20, 1981) in St Helens), was an English football half back. In his early days, he played for Peasley Cross Athletic and Everton F.C. on a trial basis. In August 1932, he was sold to Manchester United. During his United career, he scored 1 goal in 209 appearances, finally retiring in 1946 after new manager Matt Busby started to build a new team with younger players such as Allenby Chilton and Johnny Carey.
Vose died in June 1981 at the age of 69.
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'''Frank Casper''' (born 9 December 1944) is an English former professional football player, coach and manager, born in Barnsley. As a player, he made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League as a striker for Rotherham United and Burnley.
Casper made his Rotherham United debut against Derby County in 1962.
He transferred to Burnley in June 1967 for a fee of -30,000, which was the first significant purchase by the club since the 1959 signing of Alex Elder. He scored on his Burnley debut against Coventry City, went on to score five goals in his first five games with the club, and became the club's top scorer in each of his first two seasons. With the departure first of Willie Irvine, then of Andy Lochhead, he was left without a regular forward partner. During the 1970-71 season, he was sidelined through injury for half the season and the Clarets were relegated from the top flight.
Through the early to mid 1970s, Frank continued to be a major focus of the Clarets' attack and forged a successful partnership with Paul Fletcher, with the two helping the club gain promotion back to Division One in 1972-73. Casper's first team appearances were limited after an injury sustained at Leeds United in 1974, and early in 1976 he made his last first team appearance at Norwich before retiring and joining the Turf Moor staff as youth team coach. In all he spent around 20 years with Burnley, first as a very successful striker, then as a coach, caretaker manager in 1983, and manager from 1989 to 1991.
He also had a spell as assistant manager at Bury, alongside former team-mate Martin Dobson.
His son Chris was also a professional footballer and football manager.
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'''Francis Coyle''' (1 April 1933 - 30 March 2007), more commonly known as '''Fay Coyle''', was a Northern Irish footballer. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland.
A centre-forward, Fay Coyle began his career at Derry City in the Irish League before starring with Coleraine for a number of years.
At the age of 18, he joined Derry City Reserves, and after some excellent displays, he made his senior debut in the 1952/53 season against Ards. His best was perhaps the 1954-55 season when he top-scored in the Irish League with 20 goals and won a City Cup winner-s medal.
Finally, after years of trying, Nottingham Forest prised Coyle away from Coleraine in March 1958. He played just three times for Forest, but interestingly never at the City Ground, before returning homesick to Coleraine in the summer of 1958.
Back in the Irish League, Coyle added to his collection of North-West Senior Cup medals as Coleraine defeated his old and first club, Derry City, in the 1959 and 1960 finals. In 1963 he returned to his hometown club in Derry and captained them to the most successful period in their Irish League history. In 1964 he led them to an Irish Cup final victory over Glentoran, and consequently into Europe for the first time in their history. The next season Derry claimed their only Irish League title, adding the Gold Cup for good measure.
Coyle's performances in the Irish League during the 1954-55 season brought him to the attentions of Peter Doherty and the Northern Ireland national football team international selectors seeking a solution to their perennial search for a reliable goalscorer. He made his debut in a 2-1 home nations victory over Scotland, and retained his place for the following month's defeat by England.
Doherty awarded Coyle a place in the squad for the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. Northern Ireland-s on-going centre-forward problem continued due to an injury to Billy Simpson in the run-up to tournament, and Coyle was given a chance against Argentina. The game ended in a 3-1 defeat, in what turned out to be Coyle-s last cap.
Coyle also had the honour of seeing his son, Liam, emerge as a leading light in the club-s resurgence in the League of Ireland. Fay Coyle died two days before his 74th birthday in 2007.
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'''William S.''' "'''Willie'''" '''Stewart''' (11 February 1872 - July 1945) was a Scottish footballer who was born in Coupar Angus. He played as an inside forward before switching to his favoured half back position. He joined Newton Heath from Warwick County in July 1889. At Newton Heath, which was renamed Manchester United in 1902, he scored a goal in the club's first Football Alliance match against Sunderland Albion on 21 September 1889. On 7 April 1890, he scored Newton Heath's first ever hat-trick against Small Heath. In the 1892-93 season, he helped the club gain League status. After scoring 23 goals in 149 appearances for the Heathens, he left the club in May 1895 for Luton Town. At the end of the career, he joined Thames Ironworks.
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'''Jimmy Kelly''' (1911, Ballybofey, County Donegal, Ireland - November 1970) was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Derry City, Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk. Kelly was one of the most prolific goalscorers ever to play in the (Northern) Irish League, scoring 218 goals in the league between 1928 and 1952. He also scored 12 goals during his time in the (Southern) League of Ireland and scored a further 193 in other competitions. Kelly was noted for having a powerful left footed shot.
Kelly was a dual international and played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI. In 1932 he became the first (Northern) Irish League player to play for an FAI XI and in 1934 was a member of their first team to play in a World Cup qualifier. In 1936 Kelly actually played for both the IFA XI and the FAI XI within the same week and finished on the winning team on both occasions.
As a youth Kelly played for several teams in the Derry and District League and also turned out for Newry Town. He then began his senior career with Coleraine before being signed by Liverpool in May 1928. However he failed to make any senior appearances for the Reds and after over two years at the club, a disillusioned Kelly signed for Derry City for a fee of -100 in October 1930.
Kelly made his debut for Derry City on 26 October 1930 against Linfield at Windsor Park. However it took him four matches to score his first goal for the club in a game against Glenavon. This was the first of 363 goals he would score for City. Among these goals was one in a 2-1 defeat against Linfield in the 1936 Irish Cup final. This was the clubs first major final. Kelly continued to play for City into the early 1950s, helping the club to their first Irish Cup success, a 3-1 victory over Glentoran in 1949.
Although Kelly spent most of his career with Derry City, during the mid-1940s he played a couple of seasons in the League of Ireland, first with Shamrock Rovers and then with Dundalk. While on loan at Rovers he played alongside Peter Farrell, Tommy Eglington and Paddy Coad. He made his debut for Rovers on 22 February 1942, scoring the only goal in a league game
at St. James's Gate.
Kelly spent the 1946-47 season at Dundalk and finished as the clubs top scorer, scoring 6 in the league, 1 in the FAI Cup and 10 in other competitions. His goals helped the club finish as runners-up in the League of Ireland Shield. In 1947 Kelly also played three times for the League of Ireland XI.
When Kelly began his international career in 1931 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Kelly, played for both teams. In 1936 Kelly had the unique experience of playing for two winning Irish teams within a week. On 11 March he helped the IFA XI beat Wales 3-2. Then on 17 March he was on the winning side again as the FAI XI defeated Switzerland 1-0.
Between 1931 and 1936 Kelly made 11 appearances and scored 4 goals for the IFA XI. He scored his first international goal on his debut on 17 October 1931 in a 6-2 defeat against England at Windsor Park. The other IFA XI goal that day was scored by Jimmy Dunne. In his next game on 12 December 1931 Kelly scored twice in a 4-0 win against Wales. These three goals saw Kelly finish as joint top scorer in the 1932 British Home Championship. He scored his fourth goal for the IFA XI on 11 November 1935 in 2-1 defeat against Scotland at Tynecastle. He made his last appearance for the IFA XI on 18 November 1936 in a 3-1 defeat to England.
Between 1932 and 1936 Kelly also played 5 times and scored 2 goals for the FAI XI. He made his debut on 5 May 1932 against the Netherlands and as a result became the first (Northern) Irish League player to play for an FAI XI. He subsequently helped them to a credible 2-0 win, setting up the second goal for Paddy Moore. Kelly made his second appearance for the FAI XI on 25 February 1934 at Dalymount Park when they made their World Cup debut in a qualifier against Belgium. Moore scored all four goals for the FAI XI as they came from 2-0, 3-1 and then 4-3 down to draw 4-4. Kelly turned provider for two of Moore-s goals, one from a cross and one from a corner. He won his third cap from the FAI on 17 March 1936 in a 1-0 win against Switzerland.
Kelly made his final two appearances and scored his only two goals for the FAI XI during a European tour in May 1936. On 6 May he played in a 4-1 defeat to a Rhineland XI and then on 9 May he scored twice in a 5-1 win against Luxembourg. Jimmy Dunne also scored twice that day. Kelly would have won a further two caps for the FAI XI if it were not the IFA-s then ban on Sunday football. He was initially called up for the game against Spain on 13 December 1931 and during the European tour of May 1936 he missed the opening game against Hungary. Both games fell on a Sunday and as a result Kelly missed out.
Between 1931 and 1948 Kelly played also played 16 games and scored 6 goals for the Irish League XI. He made his debut for the Irish League XI in October 1931, scoring twice in a 3-2 win against a Scottish League XI. He also scored the winner in a 2-1 victory over an English League XI in September 1935 and the following year he scored a hat-trick against the same opposition in a 3-2 win.
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Plummer also caused controversy in 1982, when he agreed to play on an unnoficial tour of South Africa. The tour, organised by Jimmy Hill and sponsored by South African Breweries, was largely made up of players heading towards the end of their careers. Plummer's presence as the only younger player, as well as the only black player in the initial squad, gave rise to accusations of tokenism. The tour itself was both a footballing and public relations disaster and caused great damage to Plummer's career. Brian Clough, his Nottingham Forest manager at the time, was publicly critical of Plummer's naivety and relations did sour between them. Despite this, Clough re-signed Plummer later in his career.
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'''Lee Bullock''' (born 22 May 1981) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Bradford City in League Two. He started his career with York City, with whom he played 171 league games and scored 24 goals, before he moved to Division One side Cardiff City in 2004 after a loan spell. He spent just one season with Cardiff before he returned to north east England with Hartlepool United. He won promotion from League Two with Hartlepool, but after he lost his place in the side, he had loan spells with Mansfield Town, Bury and Bradford City, before signing permanently for Bradford in January 2008.
Born in Thornaby-on-Tees on 22 May 1981,
He married in the summer of 2009 before honeymooning in the Maldives.
Bullock started his career with York City in August 1998, making his debut on 5 December 1998 in a 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Wrexham.
Bullock had a trial with Cardiff City in February 2004,
He scored five goals, including two in the League Cup in 2004-05 but he was released during the summer having made just eight league starts. Bullock joined Hartlepool United from Cardiff City on a free transfer in June 2005.
Bullock made his Hartlepool debut on the opening day of the 2005-06 season in a 2-0 loss to Bradford City, before he scored three days later in a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth.
Bullock signed for Mansfield Town on an initial one-month loan on 30 August 2007 to play regular first-team football. He returned to Hartlepool in September 2007.
He joined Bradford City on a month's loan in December, which started in January 2008.
Having played in a number of pre-season games, Bullock returned to the Bradford side on the opening day of the 2008-09 season against Notts County, which Bradford won 2-1.
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'''Darren Dunning''' (born 8 January 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Gainsborough Trinity as a midfielder.
Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Dunning grew up in the village of Welburn before attending Malton School. He began his career as a trainee with Blackburn Rovers, turning professional in August 1999. He joined Bristol City on loan in August 2000, making his league debut for the Robins on 12 August 2000, in a 2-0 win away to Wrexham. He played nine times for City before returning to Blackburn that October.
His Blackburn debut came on 31 October 2000, Dunning playing all of the 2-0 League Cup defeat away to West Ham United. He also played one FA Cup match and one league match for Blackburn before the end of the 2000-01 season.
He scored his first and only Blackburn goal in a 2-0 win over Oldham in the League Cup.
In July 2003 he signed for York City and was a regular in the York side relegated to the Conference National at the end of the season. He remained with York until June 2006, when he left after rejecting a new contract with the club.
His former girlfriend, Katie Mack, is a presenter on the Adam @ Breakfast show on Rock FM, in Preston.
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'''Bernard Lambourde''' (born 11 May 1971 in Pointe--Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a former French football defender.
During his spell in England at Chelsea, he is most remembered for scoring the winner in a 1-0 away victory over rivals Tottenham Hotspur in February 2000.
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'''James Rankin McNaught''' (8 June 1870 - March 1919) was a Scottish footballer who was born in Dumbarton. He played as a half back. He joined Newton Heath from Linfield in February 1892. He left the club for Tottenham Hotspur in May 1898, having played in 157 games, scoring 12 goals.
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'''George Herbert McLachlan''' (born 21 September 1902, date of death unknown) was an FA Cup-winning Scottish footballer and manager. He was born in Glasgow and played as an outside left or at wing half.
Born in Glasgow, McLachlan began his football career at Crosshill Amateurs before joining Celtic as a junior but stayed for only two weeks before joining Clyde.
George McLachlan was at Clyde for three years, interrupted by a short loan spell at King's Park Strollers.
McLachlan was transferred in November 1925 for a fee of -2,000. He joined the strongest Cardiff City side in the club's history. Promoted to the top division in 1921, they had finished runners up in the 1923-24 League Championship (a late penalty miss in the last game of the season cost the Welsh side the title) and in the 1924-25 FA Cup. Fellow Scot Hughie Ferguson also joined in 1925. Many Football League clubs were interested in signing McLachlan but he was persuaded to join City as his father was captain of a ship that regularly called at Cardiff docks.
Much to McLachlan's disappointment he missed out on an international cap in 1926 with a broken leg picked up against Leicester City.
The high point of McLachlan's career came with Cardiff City when he was part of their victory in the 1927 FA Cup Final. McLachlan recovered from the broken leg in 1926 to star in Cardiff's FA Cup triumph.
At Cardiff, McLachlan moved from outside left to wing half. He played 139 league games, hitting 22 goals. While at Cardiff, in 1928, he played for the Anglo-Scots against the Home-Scots in an international trial match at Firhill.
He left the Bluebirds in December 1929 for top division Manchester United, where he captained the side between the departure of Jack Wilson in 1932 and the appointment of Louis Page as captain. McLachlan scored four goals in 116 games for the Red Devils.
In June 1933, McLachlan was appointed as a player-coach at Football League newcomers Chester, who were about to embark on only their third Football League season.
McLachlan had a spell as player-manager with French side Le Havre in 1934-35. He was offered a further contract with the club, but his ambition was to manage a Scottish First Division side.
In 1935, McLachlan was the successful applicant out of almost one hundred who applied for the job as manager of top division Dumfries side, Queen of the South. His appointment was announced on 29 June.
He was manager of one of the landmark events in the history of Queen of the South; the 11-game 1936 overseas tour and the Algiers invitational tournament. Queens returned with the trophy after beating Racing Santander in the final.
Players at the club during this time included Willie Savage, Willie Culbert, Willie Ferguson, Joe Tulip and Irish international Laurie Cumming.
McLachlan's time at Queens was part of a long spell the club spent in Scotland's top division. It was under McLachlan that Jackie Oakes first joined Queens.
On 22 March, with five games remaining of the 1936-37 season, the Queens board announced that McLachlan would be leaving the club on 30 March. The week was intended to allow the outgoing manager to offer advice on team building for the next season. Willie Ferguson was named as McLachlan's successor.
When George McLachlan left Queens in 1937, he had no further involvement in football.
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'''William''' "'''Bill'''" '''McKay''' (born 24 August 1906) was a Scottish footballer.
McKay began his career with Shotts Battlefield, and played for East Stirlingshire and Hamilton Academicals before moving down to England to play for Bolton Wanderers in December 1929. He played for Bolton for just over four years, before joining Manchester United in March 1934.
He helped United to avoid relegation from the Second Division at the tail end of the 1933-34 season, before guiding them to the Second Division title and promotion two years later. They were relegated straight back down to the Second Division the following season, but McKay's four goals in four games at the end of the 1937-38 season helped the club regain their First Division status.
McKay's career was disrupted by the Second World War, putting at end to regular football in the first half of the 1940s, though he did turn out for Manchester United in their wartime games. During the war he also made guest appearances for Stockport County and Port Vale, playing in Port Vale's 4-2 defeat by rivals Stoke City at The Old Recreation Ground.
He was transferred to Stalybridge Celtic when football resumed in 1946, his 40 year old body presumably not fit for league football. During his United career, he played in 182 games and scored 15 goals over all competitions.
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'''William "Billy" Morgan''' (1875 - after 1905) was an English footballer who played as a half back.
Born in Horwich, Lancashire, he began his football career with local club Horwich F.C. In January 1903 he was sold to Newton Heath, for whom he made 152 appearances and scored 7 goals, before joining Bolton Wanderers in 1903. He went on to play for Watford, Leicester Fosse, New Brompton and Newton Heath Athletic.
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Moger started his career with local side Forest Swifts, before joining Southampton St. Marys' main local rivals, Freemantle in 1898. In 1899 he was suspended for two months due to his having played amateur football for Forest Swifts whilst registered as a professional with Freemantle.
He joined Southampton in the summer of 1900, but spent most of his time at Southampton as understudy to the England international 'keeper, Jack Robinson. Tall and lean, Moger was particularly useful in high-ball situations when he could come off his goal line to punch the ball clear.
In May 1903, he was sold to Manchester United who had spotted his potential when at Southampton. He would stay with United until 1912 when he retired. During his Manchester United career, he made 264 appearances, and helped United to the Football League titles in 1907-08 and 1910-11, and the FA Cup in 1909.
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He made one appearance for England against Ireland on 23 October 1920. Apart from the cap he earned from this game, it is unknown whether he earned others. He went from Manchester United to Barrow in September 1926. In 1927, he became a trainer-coach in Belgium. In June 1928, he became a coach for Lima.
He was married and lived at Stretford. His only son, Allen Cyril, was in the R.A.F. during the war and was killed while training young pilots.
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'''Charles William "Charlie" Moore''' (born 3 June 1898 in Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire; died 9 March 1966), was an English football full back. In his early days, he played for Hednesford Town. In May 1919, he was sold to Manchester United. He stayed with United until his retirement in 1931. During his United career, he made 328 appearances, although he scored no goals.
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'''Hugh''' "'''Hughie'''" '''McLenahan''' (23 March 1909 - May 1988) was an English footballer who played at half back for several Football League clubs, including Stockport County, Manchester United and Notts County, before his career was halted by the Second World War in September 1939.
Born in West Gorton, Manchester, McLenahan began his football career with various clubs in the Manchester area before signing for Stockport County as an amateur in February 1927. Just three months later, he was transferred to Manchester United. Having heard that Stockport were holding a bazaar to ease their financial difficulties, United's assistant manager Louis Rocca, whose family ran a successful ice cream business in the Newton Heath district of the city, donated a freezer full of ice cream to the event in exchange for Stockport releasing McLenahan from his contract.
McLenahan made his Manchester United debut on 4 February 1928, playing at right half in a 4-1 defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur. He went on to make a further nine appearances that season, and helped Manchester United to narrowly avoid relegation to the Second Division. A broken leg meant that he missed the majority of the 1928-29 season, playing just once; against Aston Villa on 27 August 1928.
He returned to first team action on 12 October 1929, playing at left half in a 5-2 defeat at home to Grimsby Town. Later in the season, McLenahan went on a scoring spree, scoring six goals in five consecutive games at inside right in April 1930. The 1929-30 season would prove to be the highest-scoring season of McLenahan's Manchester United career. He proved to be a fairly versatile player for United, and although he was not a regular starter, he still managed to make a total of 116 appearances for the club (112 in the league and four in the FA Cup), scoring 12 goals, and even captaining the team on a few occasions. By the mid-1930s, his appearances in the United first team had become few and far between and the decision was taken to allow McLenahan to move to Notts County in December 1937.
McLenahan played for Notts County for almost two seasons, becoming an established name in the Notts County team, but his career was halted by the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939. By the time the war ended in 1945, McLenahan was 36 years old, and too old to continue playing football. He died in Macclesfield, Cheshire, in May 1988 at the age of 79.
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'''John "Jack" Mellor''' (born July 1906) was an English footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Manchester United and Cardiff City. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire. In his early days, he played for Witton Albion. In June 1929, he was sold to Manchester United, where he made 122 appearances without scoring. He stayed with United until 1937 when he was sold to Cardiff City. He made his Cardiff debut in an 8-1 defeat of Luton Town and stayed for two seasons before being forced to retire from injury.
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'''William "Billy" McGlen''' (born 27 April 1921 in Bedlington, Northumberland; died 23 December 1999) was an English football half back.
Billy served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, and was spotted by Manchester United scouts whilst playing football for his division.
On returning to the UK in 1946, he signed as a professional with Manchester United, the second signing of new manager Sir Matt Busby. He married his wife Dorothy in 1948 and they had a daughter, also Dorothy, in 1949.
He stayed with United until 1952, when he was sold to Lincoln City. During his United career, he made 122 appearances and scored 2 goals. He earned the nickname "Killer" McGlen.
He spent one season at Lincoln City, making 14 appearances, before being sold to Oldham Athletic where he spent three seasons, scoring 3 goals in 68 appearances. Whilst in Oldham his second daughter Janet was born.
He retired from professional football in 1956, when he returned to Lincoln City as a trainer.
He moved back to the Manchester area after leaving Lincoln but returned to live in Lincolnshire where he spent his retirement.
Billy died on 23 December 1999 at the age of 78.
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'''George William Stacey''' (April 1887 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer who played at left back for several English football clubs, including Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and Manchester United, with whom he won two First Division titles and one FA Cup.
Born in Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, Stacey began his career with Thorpe Hesley F.C. before signing for Sheffield Wednesday in May 1902. He then joined Barnsley in August 1905, via a short spell with Thornhill United. In April 1907, he was sold to Manchester United for a fee of -200.
Stacey made his Manchester United debut on 12 October 1907, playing at left back in a 6-1 away win over Newcastle United. That season, he made 18 league appearances and scored one goal as United won the First Division title by nine points over Aston Villa. The following year, Stacey played more regularly at right back, playing in 38 matches on the way to the 1909 FA Cup title. In 1910-11, United won the First Division again, albeit only by one point, with Stacey missing only two matches.
As a result of his consistency with Manchester United, Stacey went for a trial with the English national team in 1912. However, he never made an appearance for the team.
Stacey remained with Manchester United until the outbreak of the First World War forced the temporary cancellation of competitive football in England. During the war, Stacey made guest appearances for his hometown club, Rotherham County. He retired from football at the end of the 1918-19 War League season in May 1919.
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'''Jim Tolmie''' (born 21 November 1960 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Morton, Lokeren and Manchester City.
He started his career at Morton and made his senior debut on 28 October 1978. Then he was sold to Belgian side Lokeren in 1981, playing 18 games without scoring before returning to Scotland in 1983.
Tolmie was signed by Billy McNeill for City from Lokeren for -30,000. Jim was the third signing in nine days made by McNeill, who had himself just joined City from Celtic. He left Manchester City and spent a summer playing in Sweden with Markaryd IF, before returning to Morton in 1991. He retired in 1994.
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'''Jack Wilson''', (born in March 8, 1897 in Durham), was an English football half back. In his early days, he played for Leadgate United, Newcastle United F.C., Durham City F.C., and Stockport County F.C.. In September 1926, he was sold to Manchester United F.C. He would stay with United until 1932 when he was sold to Bristol City F.C.. During his United career, he made 140 appearances and scored 3 goals.
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'''John "Jack" Warner''' (21 September 1911 in Trealaw - 4 October 1980 in Tonypandy) was a Welsh football wing half. In his early days, he played for Swansea Town. In June 1938, he was sold to Manchester United, staying with the Manchester club until 1951 when he was sold to Oldham Athletic, retiring shortly afterwards. During his United career, he made 115 appearances and scored 2 goals.
Warner died in October 1980 at the age of 69.
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'''Harry Thomas''' (born February 28, 1901, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom), was a Welsh football striker. In his early days, he played for Swansea City and Porth. In April 1922, he was sold to Manchester United, where he made his debut against Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on 22 April 1922. He went on to play in Division One and Two for United. During his United career, he made 135 appearances and scored 13 goals. In October 1930, he was sold to Merthyr Town.
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'''Frank Mann''', (born in March 17, 1878 in Nottingham - July, 1966), was an English football half back. In his early days, he played for Aston Villa F.C., Huddersfield Town F.C. and Manchester City F.C.. In March 1923, he was sold to Manchester United F.C.. He would stay with United until 1930 when he was sold to Mossley. During his United career, he made 197 appearances and scored 5 goals.
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'''Rob Warner''' (born April 20, 1977 in Stratford, England) is a professional footballer playing with Halesowen Town in Southern League Premier Division where he plays as a Defender.
Warner started his profession football career with Hereford United as a 17-year-old.
He then moved on to Tamworth where he accomplished such things as reaching the FA Cup second round and winning promotion to the Nationwide Conference. He also featured in the team that played against Burscough in the FA Trophy final at Villa Park.
2004 saw Warner leave The Lambs to join Worcester City. During his time with City, Warner played in the FA Cup second round against Huddersfield Town in which they lost 1-0.
Warner left Worcester City and joined Halesowen Town on 22 July 2006.
It was announced in May 2007 that Warner had decided to retired from the game, due to his business commitments increasing considerably.
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'''Ronald Carlton "Ronnie" Mauge''' (born 10 March 1969) is an English former professional footballer, who played for Fulham, Bury, Manchester City, Plymouth Argyle, and Bristol Rovers. He also won caps for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
Born in Islington, Mauge started his career as a trainee at Charlton Athletic, before moving on to Fulham on a free transfer.
He signed for Bristol Rovers on a free transfer in 1999. In 2000 he was called up to the Trinidad and Tobago squad, which he qualified for through his parents. He played in the Gold Cup, but broke his leg in a first round match against Mexico. After failing to rediscover his form before his horrific injury, Mauge retired from professional football in 2002.
He was later player/manager of non-League side Whitton United, and worked as a Football Development Officer for Ipswich Borough Council.
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'''Alan Graham Judge''' (born 14 May 1960) is a retired professional footballer, who is the seventh oldest player to play in the Football League
During his career he played for various clubs at all tiers of the League. He was part of the Oxford United team which won the Milk Cup in 1986. He also briefly served as a backup goalkeeper for Chelsea in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
After retiring from the professional game he worked as a driving instructor and goalkeeping coach at several clubs including Swindon and Oxford, occasionally acting as emergency goalkeeping cover. In 2001 he organised a re-run of the 1986 Milk Cup Final against QPR, for charity.
On 18 March 2003, at the age of 42, he played his first Football League match since leaving Hereford United in 1994. He helped Oxford to a 1-1 draw with Cambridge United, making a vital save in stoppage time. During the 2003-04 season he also made several appearances for Didcot Town. He made a second appearance for Oxford on 6 November 2004, at the age of 44 years and 176 days.
Judge now plays for Banbury United and has made 17 league appearances so far this season. He is also a goalkeeping coach at Oxford City.
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'''Kirk Hilton''' (born 2 April 1981 in Flixton, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer. Hilton began his career in the Manchester United youth programme. He was released from United and played for clubs such as Altrincham and Blackpool, before being last seen playing as a defender for Royal Antwerp.
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'''Joseph "Joe" O'Neill''' (born 28 October 1982) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker, he has recently joined Stalybridge Celtic after being released by Altrincham.
Born in Blackburn, West Lothian, O'Neill struggled to establish himself in the Football League with Preston North End and had several loan spells with other clubs until he left for York City in 2005.
Guested and scored for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly against Hibernian in July 2005 .
He was released by Altrincham in May 2009.
He studied at the University of Salford for a degree in Physiotherapy
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'''Cornelius Joseph Martin''' (born Rush, Dublin, 20 March 1923), commonly referred to as '''Con Martin''', is a former Irish footballer. Martin initially played Gaelic football with Dublin before switching codes and embarking on a successful soccer career, playing for, among others, Drumcondra, Glentoran, Leeds United and Aston Villa. Martin was also a dual international and played and captained both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1949 he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home.
played in nearly every position during his soccer career. Although he played mainly as a centre-half, the ball-handling skills he developed playing Gaelic football also made him a very useful goalkeeper. He actually made his international debut with the FAI XI as a goalkeeper and despite turning down the chance to sign for Manchester United as a goalkeeper, he later played nearly a whole season in goal for Aston Villa.
Martin played Gaelic football in his youth and was called into the Dublin senior panel aged just 18. On 9 November 1941 he helped Dublin win the Leinster title, partnering Joe Fitzgerald of Geraldines in midfield in the final against Carlow. However at the same time as playing for Dublin, he was also playing soccer for Drumcondra. When this was discovered, the Gaelic Athletic Association, which maintained a ban on ''foreign sports'', expelled Martin and withheld his winners medal. He eventually received the medal in 1971, after the ban was lifted.
Martin is one of several notable Dublin footballers to have successfully switched codes. Others include Jack Kirwan, Val Harris and Kevin Moran.
Martin was introduced to soccer while serving in the Irish Air Corps and subsequently signed for Drumcondra. It was at Drums that early signs of his versatility emerged. While helping the club win the FAI Cup, he covered most of the defensive positions and centre-half role. After playing for a League of Ireland XI against an Irish League XI in March 1946 he was signed by Glentoran who then bought him out of the Air Corps. He subsequently made 22 appearances and scored 1 goal for the Glens. It was while playing for the Glens that he made his debut for both FAI XI as a goalkeeper and as a defender for the IFA XI.
In 1946 when Manchester United were searching for a goalkeeper, fellow Irish international, Johnny Carey recommended Martin to Matt Busby. However he turned down Busby in favour of joining Leeds United as an outfield player.
He joined Leeds in December 1946 for a fee of -8,000 and under manager Major Frank Buckley he made 47 English League appearances. He also played a further 2 games in the FA Cup. At Leeds, Martin played as a left-back, centre-half, left-half and inside-forward. He scored his only goal for the club on 6 December 1947 at Elland Road in a league game against West Ham United.
In September 1948 Martin was signed by Aston Villa for a fee of -10,000. He was immediately installed in the centre-half position but during his first season played a few games at right-back. He missed only two games during the 1949-50 season and was a permanent fixture in defence for two thirds of the 1950-51 season before injury sidelined him for two months. Martin started the 1951-52 season as a left-back, but after goalkeeper Joe Rutherford was injured and the club was caught without cover he took over duties between the posts. He made 26 league appearances and 1 FA Cup appearance as a goalkeeper for Villa before reverting back to the centre-half position. Between 1948 and 1956 Martin made 213 appearances for Villa, 194 in the league and 19 in cup games. Martin scored just once for Villa - a penalty in a 4-1 league win at Charlton Athletic in April 1950. In July 1956 Martin left Villa to become player-manager at Waterford United.
When Martin began his international career in 1946 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Republic of Ireland - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Martin, played for both teams.
Between 1946 and 1956 Martin made 30 appearances and scored 6 goals for the FAI XI. He made his debut during a tour of Iberia in June 1946. After half an hour of the first game on 16 June against Portugal, with the Irish already trailing 3-0, goalkeeper Ned Courtney was injured and the selectors put Martin in goal. He kept a clean sheet, the Irish eventually losing 3-1. As a result Martin retained his place for the game against Spain on 23 June. Labelled the ''Yellow Canary'' by the Spanish media because of the colour of his jersey, Martin put in an outstanding display and against a Spanish team that included Csar, Agustn Ganza, Panizo, Gonzalvo III and Zarra, he kept another clean sheet. At the other end of the field, a goal by Paddy Sloan gave the Irish a surprise 1-0 victory. He won his third cap on 30 September 1946 when he was a member of the first ever FAI XI to play against England. Despite a credible performance, the FAI XI lost 1-0.
His best year in international football came in 1949, when he scored five of his six goals for the FAI XI, including four in three successive internationals. On 12 June he scored a penalty in a 4-1 home defeat to Spain. Then on 8 September in a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup against Finland, playing a centre-forward, he scored twice. The first was another penalty and second was headed in from a corner. On 21 September, together with Johnny Carey and Peter Farrell, he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. Martin scored the opener, once again from the penalty spot, after Peter Desmond was brought down in the box. He scored his fifth goal, yet another penalty, in a 3-1 defeat to Sweden in another World Cup qualifier. On 10 May 1950 he captained the FAI XI in a 5-1 defeat to Belgium. He scored his last goal for the FAI XI in a 2-1 win against Norway in a friendly on 7 November 1954.
Martin also made 6 appearances for the IFA XI between 1946 and 1950. On 27 November 1946 he made his debut for the IFA XI in a 0-0 draw with Scotland. Together with Johnny Carey, Peter Farrell, Bill Gorman, Tommy Eglington, Alex Stevenson and Davy Walsh, he was one of seven players born in the Irish Free State to play for the IFA XI that day. The draw helped the team finish as runners-up in the 1947 British Home Championship. Martin helped the IFA XI gain some more respectable results, including a 2-0 win against Scotland on October 4 1947 and a 2-2 draw with England at Goodison Park on 5 November 1947.
Martin made his last appearance for the IFA XI in a 0-0 draw with Wales on 8 March 1950. As well as being part of the 1950 British Home Championship, the game also doubled up as a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Martin, together with Davy Walsh, Reg Ryan and Tom Aherne, was one of four players Free State-born players, included in the IFA XI that day and as a result he played for two different associations in the same FIFA World Cup tournament. This situation eventually led to intervention by FIFA and as a result Martin became one of the last four Free State -born players to play for IFA XI.
Martin was the founding member of a notable Irish footballing family. During the 1970s his son Mick Martin played for, among others, Manchester United, Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion and the Republic of Ireland. Another son, Con Martin Jr. played for several clubs in the League of Ireland. His daughter Mary married Gerry Garvan who also played in the League of Ireland. Martin Sr. later worked as an insurance broker and formed a company, Martin & Garvan Insurances Ltd., with his son-in-law. The Garvan-s son and Martin's grandson, Owen Garvan, currently plays for Ipswich Town and the Republic of Ireland U21s.
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Equally competent across the half-back line, Elwood was poached from Glentoran FC by Manchester City FC in January 1924. He made his Football League debut in a 2-2 home draw with Burnley FC on 16 February. Three and a half seasons brought just 32 appearances and he dropped down to Division Three (North) with Chesterfield FC in 1927, and was a virtual ever-present in the clubs battle against having to apply for re-election. He must have impressed in his games against Bradford Park Avenue who finished that season as Division Three (North) champions, as they signed Elwood for the following campaign. Back in Division Two, Elwood earned the attentions of the Ireland selectors and was capped twice in 1929. He gave Bradford four good seasons as they challenged at the top end of the table without making the jump to Division One.
Elwood returned to the Irish League with Derry City FC in 1933, but died just four years later, aged 36.
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'''Steve Jones''' (born 17 March 1970) is an English former professional footballer.
Jones started his footballing career at non-League clubs Basildon United and then Billericay Town.
He moved to West Ham United in November 1992 for -22,500 rising to -45,000 based on appearances, and made his first senior appearance for the East London club in a reserve fixture against Southampton on 17 November 1992. He made his first-team debut away to Cosenza Calcio 1914 in the Anglo-Italian Cup on 8 December 1992, and set up the only goal of the game for Clive Allen. His first goal for the club came against Barnsley on 6 February 1993, ten minutes into his full Football League First Division debut.
After just three Premier League starts during the 1993-94 campaign, Jones joined Bournemouth in October 1994.
In January 1996, after a successful spell at the south coast club, West Ham manager Harry Redknapp again brought the player back to Upton Park for a fee of -200,000, with Mark Watson moving to Dean Court. He joined Charlton Athletic a year later for -500,000. He played in their dramatic win over Sunderland in the 1998 play off final, winning 7-6 on penalties after a 4-4 draw.
After another short spell at Bournemouth, Jones moved to Bristol City, again for transfer fee of -500,000 and then had loan spells at Brentford, Southend United and Wycombe Wanderers He became player-coach for Isthmian League team Hornchurch in June 2002. Jones was forced to retire from professional football due to injury, but has played for Rod Stewart's celebrity football team since 2007.
Jones is now running his own soccer school and is the founder of Langdon Pumas Youth Football Club.
-DOCSTART-	8606381
'''Nathan John Elder''' (born 1 August 1987 in Hornchurch) is a professional footballer who plays for AFC Wimbledon on loan from Shrewsbury Town.
During his early football career, Elder played for his home-town team of Hornchurch, and also played for Aveley, both of whom play in the Isthmian League.
Elder joined Brighton on 1 January 2007, after 'the Seagulls' paid his former club Billericay Town a small transfer fee, believed to be -10,000, after being impressed with his talent during a match for Isthmian League Billericay against non-league rivals Worthing.
Elder joined Brentford on the 31 January 2008 for -35,000 from Brighton after finding first-team opportunites under Dean Wilkins very difficult. During his time at Brighton, Nathan only started three games, two in the league and one in the Football League Trophy), only scoring twice for the club.
He scored an own goal on his debut for Brentford against Mansfield Town after just 15 minutes, but scored the winner as Brentford eventually won 3-2.
On 3 August 2009 he signed for Shrewsbury Town on a three year deal for an undisclosed fee. Elder was transfer listed on 9th November 2009 with manager Paul Simpson unhappy with a performance in the 1-0 FA Cup loss at home to non league Staines Town.
On 15 January 2010, Elder joined Blue Square Premier club AFC Wimbledon on loan until the end of the 2009-10 season.
-DOCSTART-	8607226
'''Trevor Womble''' (born 7 June 1951 in South Shields) is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Rotherham United, Crewe Alexandra and Halifax Town.
He began his footballing career as an apprentice with Rotherham United
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'''George Michael R. Parris''' (born 11 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer.
Parris was born in Barking, Essex. He played district, county and national football for Redbridge, Essex and England Under 15 as a schoolboy. He was invited to train at West Ham United when he was 13 and signed as an apprentice in July 1981 when he left school.
Parris turned professional the following year in September 1982. A lengthy spell of reserve team football followed before he made his First Division debut in the final match of the 1984-85 season at home against Liverpool in May 1985. He made a handful of appearances in the first half of the 1985-86 season, then replaced the injured Steve Walford at left-back and impressed as the West Ham won 11 of their last 14 games to finish third in the table. Parris made 48 league and cup games appearances in the 1986-87 season. The arrival of left-back Tommy McQueen in March 1987 saw Parris move briefly to midfield but he returned to the left-back position for much of the 1987-88 season until the arrival of Julian Dicks in March 1988, whose form led to Parris playing at right-back or midfield for most of the rest of his career at West Ham.
He made 32 league and cup appearance in the 1988-89 season as West Ham reached the semi-finals of the League Cup but were relegated to Division Two, and 49 league and cup appearances in the 1989-90 season as West Ham again reached the semi-finals of the League Cup. He made 55 league and cup appearances in the 1990-91 season, returning to left-back when Julian Dicks suffered a severe knee injury in October 1990, scoring in four successive games in January 1991 and helping West Ham to promotion back to the First Division and to the semi-finals of the FA Cup. His performances that season saw him voted as runner-up to Ludek Miklosko as 'Hammer of the Year'. Parris made only 27 league and cup appearances in the 1991-92 season; he suffered a knee injury against Aston Villa on Boxing Day that required surgery, and then collapsed during his comeback game against Arsenal in March 1992 with a suspected heart-related problem. He returned to the first team in the opening game of the 1992-93 season against Barnsley and made 18 league and cup appearances before Birmingham City made an offer for him in March 1993. Parris had made 300 first-team appearances for West Ham, scoring 20 goals.
Parris joined Birmingham City in March 1993 for a fee of -100,000, where he was made captain. Injuries and a change of manager in November 1993 saw him fall out of favour and he spent the 1994-95 season on loan at Brentford, Bristol City and Brighton & Hove Albion before being released. Parris had made 42 league and cup appearances for Birmingham City.
After a trial with Stoke and a short spell with Norrkping in Sweden,
After leaving Brighton, Parris played one league game on a non-contract basis for Southend and also played for non-league clubs Kettering Town, St Leonards, where he was also assistant manager, and Shoreham, where he was player-manager.
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'''Michael Walter "Mike" Elwiss''' (born 2 May 1954 in Doncaster)
He joined Doncaster Rovers as a junior, and scored twice in a 3-1 win against Newport County in October 1971 on his Football League debut. He was the club's top scorer in his first full season, repeated the feat the following year, then, having scored 34 goals from 108 appearances in all competitions, he joined Preston North End in February 1974 for a club record -70,000 fee.
He scored both goals in a 2-2 draw against Carlisle United in his debut on 2 March 1974.
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'''Gareth Edds''' (born 3 February 1981) is a football (soccer) defender or midfielder who plays for Football League One side Tranmere Rovers. He was born in Sydney, Australia.Gareth is married to Jacqui and has three children. His eldest stepson Lucas and two daughters Amelia and Emma.
Edds started his career in 1999 with Nottingham Forest before leaving for Swindon Town in the summer of 2002. However, he only played one season for Swindon before moving to Bradford City, where he again stayed for just one season. He then moved to the newly-named Milton Keynes Dons, where he has played since 2004, making more than 100 appearances. In his time at MK Dons he has scored vital goals, including his last gasp goal at the end of the 2004-05 season, which kept the Dons in League One. In May 2008, following MK Dons' promotion to League One, he was one of six players to be released by the club.
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'''Joseph Edward "Joe" Tillen''' (born 15 December 1986 in Reading) is an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for MK Dons.
Tillen began his career with Chelsea, and played for their academy and reserve teams before joining League Two club MK Dons on a free transfer at the end of the 2005-06 season. Manager Martin Allen described him as "an attacking left sided player with good pace". He made his debut in the League Cup, and came on as an 84th-minute substitute in the 2-1 league defeat at home to Chester City on 23 September 2006.
On 14 May 2008, Tillen joined Icelandic club Fram, where his older brother Sam was already playing. He made his debut as a substitute in the Landsbankadeildin match against IA Akranes on 20 May.
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'''Jonathan David (Jon) McCarthy''' (born 18 August 1970) is an English former footballer played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League.
McCarthy began his career with Hartlepool United in 1987, before a short spell outside of the professional game with Shepshed Charterhouse in the 1989-90 season. He next joined York City where he played for five years and developed a reputation as one of the Football League's foremost right-sided wingers. During his spell with York, club chairman Douglas Craig revealed the club had turned down an offer from Bradford for McCarthy, his value increasing as York's fortunes improved.
He was bought by John Rudge's Port Vale for -450,000 in August 1995. During his spell with Vale, McCarthy earned plaudits for his league performances and his display in the club's FA Cup tie against Everton. He played over 100 games within two seasons at Vale Park before he was snapped up by Birmingham City in September 1997, ''the Blues'' paid Vale -1.5 million for his services.
Whilst at Birmingham he played in the 2001 Worthington Cup final defeat against Liverpool. Despite breaking his leg three times within five years at St Andrew's he made well over 100 appearances for the club.
He had a one month loan spell at fellow Championship side Sheffield Wednesday in April 2002. Told he had no future at the club by manager and former teammate Steve Bruce, he left Birmingham on a free transfer in August 2002 back to previous club Port Vale, who were now in League One, two months later he was released by Vale in the midst of a cash crisis and moved on to Doncaster Rovers in League Two. The following month he was on the move again, signing with York City once again. His fourth club in three months was Carlisle United, joining at the end of September 2002, he remained at Brunton Park for the rest of the season, after failing to agree terms with the club he was released in May 2003.
In 2003-04 he teamed up with Steve Burr at Hucknall Town, helping them win the Northern Premier League title. He then followed Burr to Conference National outfit Northwich Victoria at the start of the 2004-05 season, working as a full-time teacher he still managed to play the majority of Northwich's games until the end of the 2006-07 season, at which point he hung up his boots.
McCarthy represented Northern Ireland on the international stage, winning 19 caps. It was at Port Vale where he earned his first call-up, making his debut against Sweden.
Since retiring, McCarthy has started working for BBC Radio Stoke as a match day reporter for Port Vale in August 2007.
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'''Percy Allen''' (July 2, 1895 - October 1969) was an English footballer born in West Ham, London.
Allen served in the British Army during World War I, and played amateur soccer before moving to West Ham United for the club's initial Division Two season. He made his debut in a 2-1 home defeat to Birmingham on November 1, 1919, at outside right. He was played at centre forward, but became an ever present at right half during the 1921-22 season.
Allen was transferred to Northampton Town in 1923, and also played for Peterborough, Lincoln City, Weymouth and Stamford Town.
After retirement, Allen went on to work for West Ham Corporation, and later owned a newsagents in East Ham.
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'''Matthew James Rush''' (b. 6 August 1971 in Hackney, London) is a former professional footballer. He played as a winger.
Rush signed apprentice forms with West Ham in 1988 and professional forms in March 1990. He made his debut for the first-team as a substitute in a 7-1 win over Hull City in a Second Division match in October 1990. He made five league appearances and one in the League Cup in the 1990-91 season, and also gained two caps for the ire Under 21 team, for whom he qualified through his Irish mother. West Ham were promoted to the First Division in 1991-92 and Rush made ten appearances, scoring two goals, both against Norwich City in April 1992, as West Ham battled against relegation and ultimately went down into the First Division again. His only appearances in the 1992/93 season against Cosenza and Pisa in the Anglo-Italian Cup in December 1992 as manager Billy Bonds preferred experience to youth in a successful bid to get West Ham promoted again. Unable to break into the first-team, Rush joined Cambridge United on loan in March 1993 until the end of the season, where he made ten appearances.
West Ham were promoted to the Premiership at the end of the 1992-93 season but injuries and competition for places meant that Rush made only one appearance as substitute in the first half of the 1993-94 season. Billy Bonds sent him out on loan to Swansea City in January 1994, where he helped Swansea to progress to the semi-finals of the Autoglass Trophy. He was recalled to West Ham in March and started the final nine games of the season, scoring in the first against Ipswich Town with a strike from 25 yards. He signed a three-year contract in the summer of 1994, turning down interest from Kevin Keegan and Newcastle United. He made 26 league and cup appearances in the 1994-95 season, scoring twice. At the end of the season, manager Harry Redknapp was willing to release Rush and he joined Norwich City in August 1995.
Rush joined Norwich City in August 1995 for a fee of -350,000. Three days later, he badly ruptured his knee on his debut against Sunderland. He was loaned out to Northampton for five months in October 1996, where he made 13 appearances, scoring three goals. His first-team opportunities at Norwich were limited by his injury and a change of managers and he made just three appearances for Norwich before he was released in March 1997.
Rush joined Oldham in March 1997 for a fee of -165,000. He made 30 league and cup appearances for Oldham until he sustained cruciate ligament injuries in a match against Carlisle in April 1998 and he was forced to retire from professional football at the age of 27.
Rush enrolled on a sports science course at the UEL, graduated with a degree in Sports Development and took up a post at a sports college in Manchester in 2001. While studying, he played football for non-league teams Dulwich Hamlet and Dagenham & Redbridge, and joined Droylsden in May 2002 as he wished to carry on playing on a part-time basis while working.
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'''Aziz Ben Askar''' (born on March 30, 1976 in Chteau-Gontier, France) is a Moroccan footballer who is a defender for Umm-Salal. He is a member of the Morocco national football team.
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'''Jimmy Ruffell''' (8 August 1900 - 6 September 1989) was an English footballer who played for West Ham United.
Ruffell was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, but moved south at an early age. He played for Essex Road School, Manor Park, Fullers, Chadwell Heath United, Manor Park Albion, East Ham and Wall End United, before West Ham signed him from the works team of the Ilford Electricity Board in March 1920.
Ruffell, an outside-left, made his West Ham debut in September 1921, a 3-0 home victory over Port Vale. He was an ever-present during the 1924-25 season, and went on to make 548 senior appearances for the Hammers, a record that wasn't beaten until Bobby Moore surpassed it in 1973. He scored a total of 166 goals, placing him above many of West Ham's finest strikers in the club's records, and was the club's top scorer for the 1927-28 and 1934-35 seasons. Despite this, he didn't score a single goal during the 1921-22, 1932-33 and 1936-37 seasons.
In 1923, he was part of the team that contested the first FA Cup Final to be staged at Wembley Stadium, known as the The White Horse Final.
In April 1926, he made his international debut in a 0-1 defeat by Scotland in Manchester. He played for England a further five times, but competition from the likes of Cliff Bastin and Eric Houghton kept him out of the team.
Ruffell left the East London club in 1937. He joined Aldershot for a short spell, playing his last game against Port Vale, the club he'd debuted against 17 years earlier.
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'''James Alfred Standen''' (born May 30, 1935 in Edmonton, London) is an English former footballer, playing as goalkeeper, and cricketer.
Standen started his footballing career at Arsenal, joining the side in 1953. His appearances at Arsenal were limited, first by National Service and then by the presence of Wales international Jack Kelsey. He finally made his debut for Arsenal against Burnley on December 7, 1957, and deputised for Kelsey when he was injured in the 1958-59 season; upon Kelsey's return the two goalkeepers shared the spot for 1959-60. However, Kelsey regained the number one jersey outright at the start of 1960-61 and Standen left Arsenal for Luton Town in October 1960. He made 38 appearances for Arsenal in all.
At Luton, Standen was forced to understudy again, this time for England's Ron Baynham. Standen joined East London club, West Ham United as an emergency signing after their regular keeper Lawrie Leslie suffered a broken leg in 1962. He became a big hit at Upton Park and went on to make 179 league and 57 cup appearances for the club, winning the 1963-64 FA Cup and the 1964-65 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with them.
After losing his place after the arrival of Bobby Ferguson in 1967, Standen moved to the Detroit Cougars in the United States. He returned to England with Millwall for the 1969-70 season, playing eight games for the South London club before signing a two year contract with Portsmouth. After 13 games for Pompey, he retired from football.
As a cricketer, Standen was primarily a right-arm medium pace bowler. He won a Championship medal with Worcestershire in 1964, heading their Championship bowling averages with 52 wickets at 14.42. The following season the county won the title again, but he played in only one match. In all he took 313 first-class wickets between 1959 and 1970 at an average of 25.34.
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'''Edmund Peter Skirving Colquhoun''' (born March 29, 1945 in Prestonpans, Scotland) was a footballer who played for Sheffield United and Scotland. He played in the position of Centre back.
Known to players and fans as Eddie Colquhoun, he started his professional football career with Bury in 1962. He made 81 league appearances and scoring twice for the the Shakers. He moved on to West Bromwich Albion in 1967. He stayed for three seasons with West Brom.
In 1968, Sheffield United had just been relegated to Second Division, the Blades manager at the time was Arthur Rowley, and he signed Colquhoun from West Brom for -27,500.
He made his debut for Sheffield United against Huddersfield Town on October 19, 1968. Colquhoun was uncompromising, hard tackling and a leader in his play, and was instantly made team captain for his home debut at Bramall Lane against Charlton Athletic on October 26, 1968, in match United won 2-0. The following week he scored his first goal for the Blades against Portsmouth at Fratton Park on November 2.
Colquhoun proved to be an excellent signing and was an integral part of the Sheffield United side which won promotion to the First Division in season 1970-71.
He made a total of 416 appearances (363 league) with 21 goals (21 league) in all competitions for Sheffield United between 1968-1978.
A sign of his popularity was the chant containing his name;
We ain't got a barrel of money, We ain't got Woodward or Currie, But with Eddie Colquhoun, Promotion soon, United.
He won nine international caps for Scotland between 1971-1973. He made his international debut in a UEFA European Football Championship Qualifier against Portugal at Hampden Park on October 13, 1971.
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'''Paul Mitchell''', born August 26, 1981 in Manchester, England is a former football midfielder, who last played for Milton Keynes Dons.
He started his career in 1999 with Wigan Athletic where he stayed for six years. During this time he was loaned out to Halifax Town in 2001, Swindon Town in 2004 and Milton Keynes Dons in 2005. He then moved permanently to Milton Keynes Dons where he played between 2005 and 2008, making over 50 appearances. He was also the captain for a short while.
On January 6, 2009 Mitchell announced his retirement from professional football age 27, owing to injury.
On retirement Milton Keynes Dons announced that he will take up a role as community ambassador with the clubs Sport and Education trust.
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'''Leon Everton George Crooks''' (born 21 November 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United as a defender.
At the end of the 2008/09 season Wycombe Wanderers released Leon Crooks
Crooks signed for Ebbsfleet United permanently on 6 August 2009.
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Godbold, a full-back, began his career with Norwich City and was a member of the club's FA Youth Cup winning team of 1983. He was unable to force his way into the first team at Carrow Road, however, and made just two substitute appearances before moving to Colchester United in 1984. After 9 appearances for the Layer Road side, he moved into non-league football.
Since leaving professional football, Godbold has worked as a financial advisor and has also been involved with Norwich's Football in the Community scheme.
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'''Mark Anthony Crowe''' (b. 11 December 1965 in Southwold) is an English former professional footballer.
Crowe, a central defender, began his career as an apprentice with Norwich City and was captain of the Norwich youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1983. He made his league debut, whilst still an apprentice, playing as a late substitute in match against Brighton & Hove Albion in December 1982. He turned professional the following month, but that one appearance was his only game for the Norwich first team.
Crowe joined Torquay United on a free transfer in July 1985, scoring twice in 57 games for the Gulls, before a move to Cambridge United in December 1986. He played 51 times for Cambridge before moving into non-league football, playing for Watton and Thetford Town before joining Wroxham. In the 1999 close season, Crowe joined Lowestoft Town as player-coach, though not withstanding a legal challenge from Wroxham who still held his registration, and who Mark still had 2 years left on his contract with. Eventually an FA ruling provided in Lowestoft's favour.
Crowe joined Kirkley in the 2003 close season.
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'''Alexander 'Alex' Cleland''' (born 10 December 1970 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
Cleland started his career with Dundee United, for whom he made 159 appearances, lifting the Scottish Cup in 1994. He signed for Rangers in a joint deal with Gary Bollan in 1995 and established himself in the right-back slot at Ibrox. After over 100 appearances for the Glasgow club, he joined Premier League side Everton along with manager Walter Smith in 1998; however, his time in England was blighted with constant injury problems, and he only made 44 appearances before retiring in 2002.
Cleland was the youth coach of Livingston until May 2007. He also took on a caretaker-manager role on three occasions, the most recent being after the resignation of Paul Lambert on 11 February 2006. He was also assistant to Steve Morrison (footballer) at East Stirlingshire.
Cleland was appointed as a youth coach at Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2008.
Following their releagation, Cleland was released as a coach by Inverness Caledonian Thistle to cut costs but shortly afterwards took up a similar position at St Johnstone.
-DOCSTART-	8628784
Gregory played for West Ham Boys, and was noticed by Charlie Paynter during an English Trophy Final against Preston North End at Upton Park. He joined the groundstaff at West Ham United in 1936. He won an Isthmian League Championship medal with Leytonstone as an amateur, and made his first senior Hammers appearance for the midweek league team in 1938.
After serving with the Essex Regiment and the Royal Air Force during World War II, Gregory made his Football League debut in December 1946, in a home game against Plymouth Argyle.
Gregory played for West Ham for 14 years. He was an ever-present during the 1947-48, 1949-50 and 1952-53 seasons, and was also a regular member of the side that won promotion to Division One in 1957-58.
Gregory gained his only international cap in an England B match against France in 1952.
He played his last game for West Ham in September 1959, a home game against Leeds United, and received a testimonial the following year, against LD Alajuelense of Costa Rica. He totalled 382 league and 24 cup appearances for the club. Upon retirement, he was awarded the Football League long service medal.
Gregory stayed at West Ham after ending his playing career, and went on to coach the reserves, and then the first team, and helped with team administration. He finally left the club in May 1987, after a 51 year association with the Irons.
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Sissons played as inside left for Middlesex and England Schoolboys, but was moved to outside left by Hammers manager Ron Greenwood. He made his senior debut for the East London club on May 4, 1963, a home game against Blackburn Rovers. He became the youngest player to score in an FA Cup Final at Wembley, in May 1964, and second youngest to appear behind his Preston North End counterpart Howard Kendall. He went on to play 213 league (37 goals) and 52 cup (16 goals) games for West Ham.
Sissons moved to Wednesday in 1970 for -60,000. He made 115 league appearances for the northerners, scoring 14 goals, before moving to Norwich, where he rejoined former team-mate John Bond. He played for West London club Chelsea 11 times during the 1974-75 season before leaving to play under Frank Lord in Cape Town. John was part of the NASL champion Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1975.
John is now a successful businessman in Cape Town, South Africa, having played out his career at Cape Town City, a very successful football club of the 60's and 70's in South Africa.
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'''Peter Bennett''' (born June 24, 1946 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward.
Bennett started as a youth player for West Ham United and played in the FA Youth Cup winning team of 1963. After signing pro forms, he made his league debut on April 4, 1964 in a home game against Bolton Wanderers.
Bennett went on to make 42 league (3 goals) and 5 cup appearances for the Upton Park club, before moving to Leyton Orient in 1970 as the makeweight in a -100,000 deal that saw Tommy Taylor move in the opposite direction. Nicknamed "Les", Bennett was quickly made club captain and despite being hindered by a number of long term injuries went on to make in excess of 200 appearances in all competitions for the O's during his stay. Bennett retired after the 1978/79 season but remains notable as one of the most versatile and talented footballers to have played for the club.
His son, Warren Bennett, plays on the international golf circuit.
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'''Thomas Frederick 'Tommy Tactics' Taylor''' (born 26 September 1951] in Hornchurch, Essex) is an English former footballer managing Grenada as of May 2009. As a footballer he played as a defender.
Taylor played for Leyton Orient, helping them to promotion to Division Two, and captained the England youth team. He won 13 caps for the England Under-23 team, but never made a senior appearance.
Taylor joined West Ham United in October 1970 and was a member of the team that won the FA Cup in 1975. In 1977 played for Team Hawaii of North American Soccer League from may to august of this year. He returned to Orient in 1979 after losing his place to Alvin Martin. He played a total of 396 games and scored eight goals for the Hammers.
After a spell in Belgium with K. Beerschot V.A.C. , Taylor joined Charlton Athletic as youth coach. He moved into football management in New Zealand for three years, then joined Maidstone United as a coach in 1989.
Taylor became youth team manager at Cambridge United in 1993 and went on to manage the first team in 1995. A year later, he returned to Brisbane Road to manage Leyton Orient.
In 2001, after five years at the club, he left Orient and joined Darlington. He didn't last long though, leaving in October 2002. Taylor then joined Conference side Farnborough Town, officially taking on the manager's role in May 2003.
In November 2004, Taylor was appointed manager at Kings Lynn. He brought the ire of the fans in November 2006, joining bitter rivals Peterborough United as assistant to Keith Alexander. At the time of his departure Kings Lynn were top of the Southern League. On 15 January 2007, following the departure of Alexander, he was appointed caretaker manager. With the job going to Darren Ferguson five days later, Taylor became number two once again, after overseeing one loss for the club.
In July 2007 he left Peterborough to become manager of Boston United, who had recently been double-relegated from League Two to the Conference North.
'''West Ham United'''
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'''Geoff Pike''' (born September 28, 1956 in Lower Clapton, London) is an English former footballer midfielder.
Pike played his early football in Thurrock and later with Gidea Park Rangers. He joined West Ham United in 1975 and was a member of the side that reached the 1975 FA Youth Cup Final. He made his league debut on 6 March 1976 against Birmingham City. In 1976, West Ham loaned him to the Hartford Bicentennials of the North American Soccer League. He returned on loan in 1977, but by that time the team had moved and was now known as the Connecticut Bicentennials.
He played for the Upton Park club for twelve years, gaining an FA Cup winners medal in 1980, a League Cup runners-up medal in 1981 and promotion back to the top tier, after finishing as Division Two champions in 1980-81. He amassed 373 appearances and 42 goals for West Ham in all competitions, until his departure in 1987.
He qualified for the UEFA Pro Licence in 2004.
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Tommy Yews was born in Wingate, County Durham and joined West Ham United from Hartlepool United for a fee of -150 in 1923.
Yews played in the high-scoring West Ham team that included Vic Watson, and Jimmy Ruffell on the opposite wing. He made a total of 361 appearances for the Upton Park club, scoring 51 goals.
He left West Ham in 1933 and played three games for Clapton Orient before hanging up his boots.
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As an amateur, Wright played for Cambridge City before joining West Ham United. He signed pro forms with the East London club in 1946, playing for them for three seasons before leaving in 1949. He was the club's top scorer for the 1948-49 season with 11 goals.
Wright was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross while serving with the Royal Air Force during World War II. He later rejoined the R.A.F. after a knee injury forced his retirement from football.
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Fred Blackburn played for his home-town club of Blackburn Rovers, playing as an outside left, and featured for the team at the age of 17.
He was capped three times for England, making his international debut at Crystal Palace against Scotland, in which he scored in a 2-2 draw. He also represented the English League against the Scottish League and played in a North versus South fixture.
He moved to West Ham United in the summer of 1905 and switched to wing half. He was an ever-present during the 1909-10 season, and totalled 237 Southern League appearances for the club, scoring 24 goals, before leaving in 1913.
After retiring from the game, Blackburn joined the Merchant Navy, but later returned to football to coach Barking.
His brother Arthur made a handful of appearances for Blackburn Rovers and for Southampton as a full-back.
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'''David Cross''' (born 8 December 1950) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He scored 223 goals in 599 appearances in the Football League and the North American Soccer League. Cross was born in Heywood, Lancashire.
Cross played for Rochdale, Norwich City (with whom he won the second division championship in 1972), and Coventry City, before joining West Bromwich Albion for -150,000 in November 1976. He made his Albion debut against Manchester City. Cross then moved on to West Ham United for -180,000 on 9 December 1977. He made his debut a week later, against West Brom.
Cross scored 9 goals in 21 league games during his initial season at the club, but this wasn't enough to prevent relegation to Division Two. His first full season brought 18 goals, with 12 the following season.
Cross played as the lone striker during the 1980 FA Cup Final win against Arsenal. He scored 22 goals with the side that won Division Two in 1980-81, ensuring the club's promotion back to Division One. Cross was awarded the 1980-81 golden boot after scoring 34 goals.
Following promotion, Cross again became the club's top scorer for the 1981-82 season, with 16 goals. He scored four goals in a game on two occasions, against Grimsby Town on 11 April 1981, and against Tottenham Hotspur on 2 September 1981.
Cross played his last game for the East London club on 15 May 1982, scoring against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. He went on to play for Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and spent the summers of 1983 and 1984 with Vancouver Whitecaps (46 appearances 29 goals) before rejoining West Brom for the 1984-85 season. He signed for Bolton Wanderers in 1985-86, and ended his playing career in England on loan to Bury at the end of the campaign. He then had a brief spell with AEL Limassol of Cyprus before retiring.
After retirement, and a period selling pensions, Cross joined the coaching staff at Oldham, moving up to assistant manager in 2002. He later became a scout for West Ham.
Cross has three children, a boy, Robert and two girls, Jennifer and Kathryn, who have all achieved success in sport. Robert played Second XI cricket for Derbyshire and Lancashire for many years, and acted as twelfth man for Lancashire First XI on several occasions. Jennifer played Netball Superleague for Northern Thunder and Leeds Met Carnegie, and has appeared in the Lancashire Women's Cricket set-up. Kathryn, the youngest, played cricket for Lancashire Women's First XI at the age of 13; at 15 she was the first girl to be named in the Lancashire County Academy, and progressed to the England Women's Academy and Development Squad.
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'''Gary Elphick''', born October 17, 1985 in Brighton, England is a defender currently playing for Conference National side Eastbourne Borough.
Gary started his career at Brighton & Hove Albion, where he made two league appearances during two seasons. Gary had two loan spells whilst at Brighton, joining Eastbourne Borough in September 2004 scoring only 1 goal in just 1 game before returning back to the Seagulls, he later joined Conference side Aldershot Town on loan in January 2006, playing just three games.
At the end of the 2005-06 season, he was released by Brighton and signed for newly-promoted Conference side St Albans, the club was relegated at the end of the 2006-07 season, for which he was named as Player of the Year. Whilst playing for St Albans he has played for the England National Game XI. Gary played 16 games for St Albans.
During the 2007-08, Gary joined Conference South team Havant & Waterlooville, although the player was cup-tied and therefore ineligible to play in the FA Cup third round tie away at Liverpool.
In May 2009, Gary signed to Conference National team Eastbourne Borough
Gary's younger brother, Tommy Elphick, currently plays for Brighton & Hove Albion.
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'''Matthew John Hann''', born September 6, 1980 in Saffron Walden, England is a midfielder currently playing for Conference South side Eastleigh. He has also played for Cambridge United, Peterborough United, Cambridge City Dorchester Townand St Albans City as well as having being loan spells with Stamford and Bishop's Stortford.
He plays mainly on the right side of midfield, but can also play as a striker. He was sold to Eastleigh in 2007 when new St Albans City boss Richie Hanlon was unimpressed by him.
Matthew also attended Bournemouth University where he graduated with a BA Business Studies. Throughout his time at Bournemouth, he became known as one of the busiest students.
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'''James Frederick Arthur Collins''' (born 1903 in Brentford, Middlesex, died May 1977) was an English footballer who played for West Ham United.
Collins, nicknamed "Lottie" after a music hall artiste of the era, made his first appearance at Upton Park as captain of East Ham Boys in 1917. He was called up to play for England Schools but missed out on a cap after the game, against Scotland, was cancelled.
Playing as a forward, Collins featured for Chelmsford, Clapton and Leyton before signing amateur forms with West Ham in 1921. He made his professional debut two years later, against Spurs on 9 February 1924.
Finding opportunities limited up front, Collins switched to wing half to gain regular football, where he once managed 160 consecutive appearances before a cartilage injury ended the run.
Collins was one of the few professional players to be retained after West Ham's relegation in 1932, and appeared in the FA Cup Semi-final defeat against Everton the following season.
In all, Collins made 336 appearances for West Ham, scoring three goals. He retired from football in 1936.
Collins also owned and trained greyhounds, and his 'Golden Hammer' finished second in the 1931 Greyhound Derby.
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He was born in Hackney, London.
Dick Walker's three decade association with West Ham began during the 1932-33 season. Playing for Becontree Athletic on Sunday mornings, Walker was spotted by a club scout and given a trial. He played for the club in the London Midweek League, but moved to West London club Park Royal for the following season.
After a home clash against Park Royal, West Ham resigned the player and he made his first-team debut as right-half against Burnley on 27 August 1934. After featuring in a number of defensive positions, he finally settled into centre-half as replacement for Jim Barrett in 1936.
During World War II, Walker served with the Paras but took leave to play occasional games for the East London club. Upon his return from action, he took the captaincy and played league football with the club until his final game on 18 February 1953, against Plymouth Argyle at Upton Park. He totalled 292 league appearances for the club, scoring two goals.
The following four years would see Walker play more than 200 further reserve and A team games until the end of the 1956-57 season. He received a testimonial in October 1957.
Walker went on to become coach to Dagenham and later joined Spurs as a scout.
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'''David Jonathan McNiven''' (born 27 May 1978 in Leeds, England) is an English-born Scottish footballer. His position is as a striker and he has played for a number of clubs, predominantly outside the Football League. He plays for Hyde United.
McNiven was raised in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire where he played junior football for the Y.M.C.A juniors alongside Gavin McCann who went on to play for Bolton Wanderers, John Hills who went on to play for Blackpool and who is currently at Fleetwood Town as well as his twin brother Scott.
McNiven came through the ranks at Oldham Athletic alongside brother Scott but struggled to establish himself with the Latics. After loan spells with Scarborough and in Sweden, he eventually signed for Southport in the closing months of the 1999-2000 season. He joined York City in the summer of 2000, going on to spend just over a year with the Minstermen, and netting eight times. A month with Chester City followed, before he moved to Scotland to play for Hamilton Academical.
Come the end of the season, McNiven was on the move yet again, this time back to England and Northwich Victoria. He played 23 times for the Vics, scoring five goals, but left at the conclusion of the 2002-03 season to join Leigh RMI. He came to prominence with the Railwaymen, scoring 25 goals in just 41 games before he took the chance to move back into the Scottish Football League with Queen of the South where he spent 18 months, scoring 14 goals.
McNiven spent the latter half of the 2005-06 season back with Scarborough. After they were relegated, he made the move to Lancashire, signing for Morecambe ahead of the 2006-07 season. Mainly used as a squad player, he scored his first goal for Morecambe against Woking in August 2006. On 31 January 2007 he moved from Morecambe to Stafford Rangers, initially on a month's loan, only to be recalled by Morecambe due to injury worries. He made a late substitute appearance for Morecambe in the 2006-07 Nationwide Conference play-off final win at Wembley Stadium against Exeter City.
McNiven agreed to join Halifax Town in August 2007, but later opted instead to rejoin Stafford Rangers.
McNiven's father (also called David) was also professional footballer as is his twin brother, Scott.
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'''Fraser McLachlan''' (born 9 November 1982, Knutsford) is an English footballer. His position is midfield. He was signed by Sammy McIlroy for Morecambe in March 2006, initially on loan, making the deal permanent by signing a two-year contract in summer 2006.
McLachlan was on Mansfield's books before making the move to Morecambe. He missed most of the 2007-2008 season through a broken leg sustained in a League Cup tie with Preston North End.
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'''Mark Barnard''' (born November 27, 1975 in Sheffield, England) is a professional footballer currently playing with Conference North side Alfreton Town, where he plays left-back.
Barnard started his career back in July 1994 with Rotherham United as a trainee. After failing to make it into the first team setup, Barnard moved on to Worksop Town.
After impressing during his time with The Tigers, Barnard earned a move to Darlington, where he then went on to make 140 appearances and scored 4 goals for the club.
Four-seasons later saw Barnard join Doncaster Rovers in the Nationwide Conference, before moving on to Northwich Victoria.
Barnard later had spells with Worksop Town (second spell), Tamworth, Northwich Victoria (second spell) and Alfreton Town where he plays today.
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'''James William Barrett''' (19 January 1907 - 25 November 1970) was an English footballer who played for West Ham United.
Born in Stratford, London, Barrett began playing football at the city's Park School, after moving from Abbey School because it lacked a team. He played at Park with Billy "Bubbles" Murray, who is linked with the history of West Ham's anthem "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles".
He played his first game at Upton Park for West Ham Boys against Liverpool in the English Shield Final of 1920-21.
He signed professional forms with the East London club in 1923 at the age of 16, but didn't play his first senior game until 28 March 1925, against Spurs at White Hart Lane. He was an ever-present during the 1925-26 and 1926-27 seasons, and was also the club's top appearance maker for the 1930-31 and 1932-33 seasons. He went on to make a total of 467 appearances for West Ham, scoring 53 goals.
Barrett's only international appearance came against Northern Ireland in 1928, where he lasted four minutes before succumbing to injury.
Big Jim's son, James Guy Barrett, also played for West Ham, and he had the opportunity of playing with Jim Jr. while in charge of the A team in 1945-46.
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'''Zheng Zhi''' (, born 20 August 1980) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. Starting his career as a defender, he now plays in central midfield. Zheng has played 48 games for the Chinese national team, scoring 12 times and he is also the current captain.
In 1999, his club Liaoling Chuangye were involved in legal trouble and all assets of the club were frozen, including player transfers rights. After a year without playing professional football, he was transferred to Shenzhen Jianlibao, then coached by Zhu Guanghu, his former coach in the U-23 national team. At Shenzhen he transformed himself in a playmaker, however, he played as a defender under Arie Haan in the national team.
He joined Charlton Athletic on loan on 29 December 2006 until the end of the season, with Charlton having an option to buy him. He was the first official signing of new manager Alan Pardew, though he had been on trial with the Addicks in November 2006 under previous manager Les Reed. He had scored 29 goals for Shandong Luneng as they won the national league title earlier in the year. Zheng made his Premier League debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford when he replaced the injured Amdy Faye. His first goal came on his first start against Newcastle United in March 2007.
He returned to his parent club, Shandong Luneng, at the end of the 2006-07 season per the terms of his loan deal. He played once more for Shandong in 2007, in a 6-1 defeat to Beijing Guoan, before he returned to England to join Charlton in a permanent deal in August 2007. He joined for a fee of -2million and signed a two-year contract.
In the summer of 2008, Zheng was heavily linked with a transfer to . Although Charlton were in negotiations with the Baggies up to the end of the transfer window,
On 8 July 2009, Zheng left Charlton after failing to agree a new contract with the London club following its relegation to third-tier League One.
On 1 September 2009 Zheng became the second Chinese player, after Du Wei, to sign for Celtic after penning a two-year contract. Manager Tony Mowbray affirmed his long held admiration for the player and expressed his delight in the signing. Zheng is not able to play in Celtic's Europa League group games after UEFA confirmed he was not registered in time.
He made his debut on 4 October 2009, in the Old Firm derby against Rangers. He was fouled in the box to give Celtic a penalty, scored by Aiden McGeady to make it 2-1 to Rangers. Zheng was substituted for Paddy McCourt after 70 minutes.
Zheng joined the U-23 national team as the only player from the third division Yi League. Under Bobby Houghton, he mainly appeared at the right back position.
After Zhu Guanghu took over the national team, he appeared in midfield more often.
During France's final warm up match against China on 7 June 2006, he tackled Djibril Ciss, which broke the Frenchman's leg.
Zheng was the captain of the Chinese national team that competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
-DOCSTART-	8658299
'''David Theobald''' (born 15 December 1978 in Cambridge, England) is a football defender currently playing for Cambridge City.
-DOCSTART-	8658721
'''Magnus Erharuyi Okuonghae''' (born 16 February 1986) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Colchester United as a defender.
Prior to the 2006/2007 season he spent three seasons with Fulham, one as a professional before making his way through the ranks at Rushden & Diamonds, including a spell as reserve captain.
He made his Football League debut on 9 August, 2005 at Field Mill in the 1-0 win over Mansfield Town and went on to play 23 times for the Northants Club, scoring once.
He joined Weymouth on a one month loan deal on 22 February 2008. In the summer of 2009, he refused a three-year deal offered to him by Dagenham & Redbridge.
On 1 July 2009, Okuonghae left Dagenham & Redbridge and signed a two-year contract with League One team Colchester United. He made his Colchester debut in the 7-1 away win against Norwich City on 8 August 2009. On 13 October 2009 Sky Sports announced that Colchester were about to have talks with Magnus Okuonghae about a contract extension. On 1 December 2009 it was announced he had signed a new contract until 2012.
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'''Damien Alexander Nathaniel Batt''' (born 16 September 1984) is an English football defender currently playing for Oxford United. His brother, Shaun, is also a professional footballer.
Prior to joining Dagenham & Redbridge in 2004, he was with the youth team at Norwich City. He played one game for the Daggers before leaving for Barnet on a free transfer.
He played one year in Football League Two for Barnet, but was signed on a free by St Albans on 31 August 2006. He signed for Stevenage Borough on 26 January 2007.
At the start of the 2008-09 season, he signed for Fisher Athletic before joining Grays Athletic in October. He left Grays in January 2009 and joined Oxford United, despite being offered a new contract at Grays.
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'''James Guy Barrett''' (born 5 November 1930 in West Ham, London) was an English footballer who played for West Ham United. His father, James William Barrett, also played for the club from 1924 to 1939.
Jim Jnr played football as a junior for West Ham, and played with his father as a teenager for West Ham A in 1945-46. He signed for the senior side in February 1949 and went on to make 85 league and 2 cup appearances for the East London club, scoring 25 goals.
He was sold to Nottingham Forest at Christmas 1954 for a hefty fee, and went on to become their top scorer for the 1956-57 season. He also played for Birmingham City for a short while.
He later returned to West Ham to become player-manager of the A team, but moved to Millwall in 1968, where he worked under ex-Hammer Ben Fenton.
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'''Graham Leggat''' (born June 23, 1934) is a former Scottish international football player.
Born in Aberdeen, Leggat started his career at his home town club as a right winger. He was part of the Aberdeen team that won the Scottish league title in 1954-55 and the 1955-56 Scottish League Cup. He was transferred to Fulham in 1958 for -16,000, where he formed a right flank partnership with England captain Johnny Haynes. He wound down his career with short spells at Birmingham, Rotherham and Bromsgrove Rovers and was also briefly a coach at Aston Villa.
Graham is the scorer of the fastest ever English league hat-trick. He scored this on 26 December 1963 for Fulham in three minutes against Ipswich Town in a 10-1 win, a club record.
Leggat was selected in the Scotland squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, playing in the Scots' matches against Yugoslavia and Paraguay. In total he earned 18 full caps between 1956 and 1960.
In 1971 Leggatt emigrated to Canada, where he began a second career as an analyst on soccer telecasts for the CBC at the 1976 Summer Olympics and at the World Cup. He later became host of TSN's popular ''Soccer Saturday'' program as well as an on-air analyst on its soccer telecasts. He was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001 as a 'builder'.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Keith Weller''' (11 June 1946 - 13 November 2004) was an English footballer. He is considered to be one of Leicester City's greatest ever players. Following seven operations for cancer, he died in the United States in 2004 aged 58.
A midfielder/striker who played during the 1960s and 1970s, Weller's clubs included Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Chelsea and Leicester City. He served his apprenticeship with Spurs before signing for Millwall in June 1967, making his debut against  Blackburn Rovers on 19 August 1967. Playing just behind or alongside Derek Possee, Weller showed great skill on the ball, and possessed blistering pace which quickly established him as a fan favourite. Weller signed for Chelsea in 1970 for -100,000.
Weller signed for Leicester City in 1971, and played there for eight seasons. He won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Chelsea in 1971 and won four caps for England, scoring one goal.
In 1978, Weller signed with the New England Tea Men of the North American Soccer League. In 1980 after eighteen games, the Tea Men traded Weller to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in exchange for Arnie Mausser. On February 4, 1983, the Strikers loaned Weller to the Tulsa Roughnecks during the NASL indoor season. He was back with the Strikers in April 1983 and played out the season with them. At the end of the season, the Strikers moved to Minnesota, but Weller remained in Florida.
On April 2, 1984, he became a player-coach with the Fort Lauderdale Sun of the second division United Soccer League (USL). He returned to coach the team, now known as the South Florida Sun, during the 1985 season. However, the league collapsed six games into the season. In April 1986, he was hired to the independent Houston Dynamo. In the fall of 1986, Weller became an assistant coach with the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent two seasons with the Sidekicks before becoming an assistant coach with the San Diego Sockers in October 1988. In December 1989, the Tacoma Stars hired Weller to replace the recently fired Alan Hinton as head coach. When new owners took over the team in 1992, they released Weller and brought Hinton back in as coach. Weller did not coach again at the professional level until hire by the Sacramento Knights of the Continental Indoor Soccer League in January 1994. He remained with the Knights through the 1997 season.
Following his retirement from coaching, he settled in Seattle, Washington where he owned a coffee shop and served as a news station broadcast van driver.
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'''Benny Fenton''' (10 October 1918 - 29 July 2000) was an English football player and manager.
Brother of West Ham United legend Ted Fenton, Benny represented West Ham, Essex and London as a schoolboy. He played for Colchester Town before signing with the Hammers.
Fenton played his first professional game for the club alongside his brother, who was four years his senior, as an inside-forward against Fulham on 9 October 1937. He served in the same Territorial Army unit as his West Ham team-mates and played mainly as outside-left with the East London club. He played 15 games, scoring three times, but was not retained by the club at the end of the 1938-39 season.
Fenton joined Millwall in March 1939, playing as a wing-half, and later played for Charlton Athletic. He toured South Africa with the FA, making three appearances, and also made guest appearances for Norwich City, Manchester City, Charlton Athletic, York City, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace and West Ham United.
In February 1955, Fenton joined Third Division South club Colchester United (where he'd spent time on loan before the war) as player-manager and switched to defensive duties.
He also played lawn bowls for Essex County and was an enthusiastic cricketer.
Fenton joined Leyton Orient as manager on 1 November 1963, leaving at the end of 1964. He went on to manage Millwall between 1 May 1966 and 3 October 1974. In January 1977, he rejoined Charlton as secretary. He became assistant manager of the club in March 1980 and progressed to the position of general manager in June 1981. He stayed in that post until June 1982.
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'''Nicky Papavasiliou''' (born August 31, 1970) is a Cypriot manager and former football midfielder, one of only two Cypriots to ever play in the English Premier League. He was the manager for Olympiakos Nicosia. He is currently managing OFI Crete. He holds the English UEFA A License and also the UEFA Pro License.
In August 1993 he signed for Newcastle United for -120,000 from OFI Crete, making him the first Cypriot to play in the FA Premier League. He made his Newcastle debut against Tottenham on August 14, 1993. He went on to play just seven games for the club before falling out of favour following a row with then-Magpie's boss Kevin Keegan. He re-signed for OFI Crete in June 1994 for -25,000.
He also played for Apollon Limassol, Enosis Neon Paralimni FC, Olympiakos Nicosia, and Cyprus national football team.
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'''Peter Leven''' (born 27 September 1983) is a Scottish professional association football player who plays for Football League One club MK Dons.
Leven, who was a youth player with Rangers, signed for Kilmarnock in 2004 but he struggled to establish himself in the first team. He played just 15 times for Kilmarnock in the 2006-07 season and he joined Chesterfield on a free transfer after rejecting Kilmarnock's contract offer in favour of first team football.
As Aaron Downes made a poor start to the 2007-08 season, Peter was given the captaincy of Chesterfield. He appeared in 44 of Chesterfield's 49 games in the 2007-08 season, but since they failed to gain promotion he turned down a contract extension. He joined Milton Keynes Dons in June 2008 on a free transfer.
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'''Luciano Germn Zavagno''' is an Argentine football defender. He was born on August 6, 1977, in the city of Santa Fe in Argentina. He had played football in Argentina, France, England, Italy and Greece. In January 2007 he signed for Ancona of the Italian Serie B.
Zavagno started his career in 1994 at Unin de Santa Fe in the Argentine 2nd division. In 1996 the club were promoted to the Primera Division Argentina.
In 1997 Zavagno moved to France to play for Strasbourg and then Troyes in 1999.
In 2002 he moved to England to play for Derby County where he stayed until 2004 when he moved to Italy to play for Ancona and then Catania. Derby sold Luca to cut the wage bill. In 2006 he played for Ionikos of the Super League in Greece.
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'''Billy Hampson''' (26 August 1882 - 24 February 1966) was an English football player and later manager.
Hampson was born in Radcliffe, Lancashire. He played for Rochdale, Bury and Norwich City before moving to Newcastle United for -1,250 in January, 1914. However before Hampson could properly settle at the club, war broke out later that year and Newcastle closed St James' Park. Hampson was determined to continue playing, and joined Leeds City as a 'guest' player during the war. He was a regular, turning out in 91 matches between December 1916 and April 1919 and helping them to win the unofficial title of League Champions in 1918.
When the war ended he returned to Newcastle at the age of 37 but found he had lost his place in the first team to an even older player, Billy McCracken. Hampson pledged to fight for a first-team place at the club and was granted it when McCracken left in 1923 to manage Hull City. He went on to become the oldest FA Cup finalist ever when he appeared in the 1924 Final, in which Newcastle beat Aston Villa 2-0. Hampson was 41 years and eight months old at the time.
He stayed at Newcastle for the next three years, before leaving for nearby South Shields in September 1927. He continued playing until March 1930, when he finally retired at the age of 47. He was back in the game instantly as he took over as manager of lowly Carlisle United later that month. His time at the club was largely unsuccessful as the team finished 15th and conceded 101 goals in his first campaign. However he did unearth two footballing gems in Bill Shankly and Bob Batey, who went on to have excellent reputations. He left the club in May, 1933.
He had a short stint in charge of Ashington back in the north-east before taking over from Dick Ray as manager of Leeds United in March 1935. They finished 18th at the end of his first season in charge. Hampson felt the team need experienced players which prompted him to sign former England internationals, goalkeeper Albert McInroy and forward George Brown, in the summer. The signings didn't prove to have a great effect on the club's fortunes, but they consolidated their First Division status in the few years before World War II. They avoided relegation by just two points in 1936-37. Hampson began to develop a lot of young players, leading to Leeds' only Central League win that same season. He was also known for scouting Ireland for young players. His squad generally consisted of both youth and experience but by the team football officially restarted after the war, in 1946-47, these players were well past their best. Hampson stood by his pre-war squad which proved to be the downfall.
Leeds had a dreadful season, with only one point taken away from Elland Road and just six victories all year. They finished bottom with eighteen points - fifteen points away from safety. Hampson resigned soon after the relegation and was replaced by former Leeds player Willis Edwards in April 1947. Hampton continued working at the club until October of that year as the chief scout, before coaching in schools football.
In total Hampson held the post of Leeds United manager for 12 years. However, as that period spanned the Second World War, he was only in charge for five seasons of official football.
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Dear started his career with West Ham United, joining the club at the age of 15. He made his debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 29 August 1962, and went on to make 69 league appearances for the club, scoring 33 goals. He was a member of the 1964-65 European Cup Winners' Cup winning side.
He holds the record for the quickest ever five goals in an English game, 20 minutes either side of half time, in a home tie against West Brom on 16 April 1965.
Out on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion, Dear managed to score five goals in seven games. He moved to Fulham for -20,000 in 1969 but, after a short spell at Millwall, moved back to West Ham in October 1970.
His second spell at Upton Park was short-lived and Dear featured in only four games during the 1970-71 season. Dear played his last game for the club on 19 December 1970, wearing the number 9 shirt against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The following month, he and three West Ham team-mates - Bobby Moore, Jimmy Greaves and Clyde Best - were all fined by West Ham manager Ron Greenwood after going out drinking in a nightclub until the early hours of the morning prior to an FA Cup third round tie against Blackpool.
Dear later played for Woodford Town, and after hanging up his boots and working as a publican for some years, joined Southend United as catering manager.
Dear is a Freeman of the City of London.
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Puddefoot was a pupil at Park School in West Ham and played with Condor Athletic and Limehouse Town before being spotted by West Ham manager Syd King in a London Juniors match against Surrey Juniors. He quickly developed into a formidable force and scored 28 goals in 55 Southern League appearances for the club.
Syd made 126 appearances in the war-time London Combination and scored nearly 100 goals, including seven against Crystal Palace in November 1918 (a record for the competition).
After the end of World War I, Puddefoot played in the newly enlarged Football League Division Two for the 1919-20 season. He scored 21 goals, and was selected to play in England's Victory International games against Scotland and Wales. He then scored 29 in the 1920-21 season and 19 in 1921-22 before transferring to Falkirk for -5,000 in February 1922, with an agreement to transfer younger brother Len as part of the deal.
Puddefoot left Falkirk after three years to join Blackburn Rovers. He gained a further three international caps in 1926, with a game against Scotland at Old Trafford and two games against Northern Ireland. He won the FA Cup with Blackburn in 1928. He scored the opening goal in the first minute of the match when he pushed the Huddersfield Town goalkeeper Billy Mercer into the net with the ball in the keeper's hands.
Ten years after leaving his boyhood club, Syd returned to East London to help with the ultimately doomed effort to avoid relegation in the 1931-32 season. After two years at West Ham, he left to coach Turkish club Fenerbahe.
The following year, he moved to Galatasaray, but left after an incident in which he was manhandled while trying to calm down players during a game. He moved back to England in March 1937 and coached Northampton Town until the outbreak of World War II.
He later worked as a scout for Southend United.
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'''Trevor Morley''' (born 20 March 1961 in Nottingham) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Morley played for Northampton Town, having previously seen non-league football with Corby Town and Nuneaton Borough. He joined Manchester City in January 1988 as part of an exchange deal that saw Tony Adcock move to the County Ground.
At the end of 1989, Morley joined London club West Ham United from City in a deal that saw Ian Bishop also move to Upton Park, and Mark Ward travel in the other direction.
Morley made his debut, along with Bishop, against Leicester City on 30 December 1989. He went on to score 50 goals in 215 league and cup appearances for the Upton Park club, and was their top scorer for the 1990-91, 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons. He was voted Hammer of the Year in 1994.
Morley played for Reading between 1995 and 1998. During his time at Reading, he spent three summers on loan to Norwegian club Brann. He also played for Sogndal in 1998.
He later had a spell scouting for Arsenal in Norway and, in 2000, took on the manager's role at Bergen Sparta of the Norwegian Fifth Division.
He currently lives in Norway, where he runs a shelter and works as a football pundit for TV 2.
Morley was stabbed by his wife in March 2000.
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Born in Dumfries on 16th June 1911, Bobby Ancell grew up with a marked aptitude for sport, thanks in no small part to his father, a physical training instructor at Dumfries Academy. As a teenager, he represented his home town at both cricket and rugby and one of his first jobs was as an assistant golf professional, a sport in which he retained a keen interest, eventually playing off a handicap of three.
Ancell's playing career began with local side Mid Annandale, from where he moved to St Mirren in 1930. He was a stylish, intelligent full back. Ancell stayed with the Paisley club for six years where the best league finishes were fifth in 1932 and seventh in 1933. In 1934 he played for St Mirren in a Scottish Cup final defeat against Rangers in front of a crowd of 113,430. However the team was in decline and was relegated in 1935. This was the only relegation of Ancell's career as either player or manager. The drop of a division was short lived though and promotion straight back up followed the season after.
Ancell was signed by Newcastle United for a fee of -2,750 for the start of season 1936-37 in English football. Within months of his move south Ancell received international recognition, making his Scotland debut in a 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland. He second and last cap was shortly after in the season against Wales. Ancell received a third, unofficial cap, against England in December 1939 played at Newcastle's St. James' Park.
He returned north upon the outbreak of World War II, Ancell served the war as a PT instructor as many players did. Guesting for numerous teams before joining Dundee in 1944, he had a spell as coach to the Norwegian army. Ancell helped Dundee lift the Second Division championship in 1946/47. The first season back in the top flight ended in fourth spot.
In season 1948-49 he left the ''Dark Blues'' to join a side managed by a fellow native of Dumfries, Dave Halliday's Aberdeen. He returned to Dundee play a small number of games in the season after.
Ancell then turned his hand to management in 1950 with Berwick Rangers then of the East of Scotland League turning down an offer from a Dunfermline Athletic making headlines from board room disputes. Ancell was then approached by Dunfermline again in 1952 and with a completely new set of directors running the club, Ancell accepted. From his first to last season in management, not once did his side finish a season having been fighting for divisional survival.
The Pars had been without a manager during the previous season and, having released no fewer than eighteen players at the end of it, Ancell had to rebuild the squad with very little money. The upheaval led to a mediocre season but Ancell was happy to develop young talent and shape them into the kind of players he wanted. One of his first signings was 17 year-old Jimmy Millar. The Pars improved in all three seasons under Ancell and achieved promotion to the First Division in 1955 after an absence of eighteen years. However Ancell left for elsewhere.
Motherwell was Ancell's next port of call in 1955 where he appointed ex Dundee team mate Reuben Bennett to his training staff. At Fir Park, he was able to put his purist principles into practice and developed a dynamic young side known as the 'Ancell Babes'. Under his guidance, no fewer than eight players gained international recognition featuring players like Ian St John, Charlie Aitken and Willie Hunter. The club's best finish in Ancell's tenure was third place in 1959 followed by finishes in fifth spot in the two subsequent seasons.
Ancell next rejoined ex club Dundee where his best finish was sixth in 1967. He took Dundee to a 1967-68 Scottish League Cup final against the previous season's European Cup winners, Celtic. Ancell's team scored three times at Hampden Park in Celtic's native Glasgow but still lost out 5-3. In the 1967-68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Dundee eliminated opposition from Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland to meet Leeds United in the semi final. After a 1-1 draw at Dens, a 1-0 second leg win took Leeds through on their way to lifting the trophy.
After a year working as reserve team coach at Dens Park, he acted for Nottingham Forest in a scouting role before finally retiring from the game to spend more time on the golf course prior to his death on 5th July 1987.
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'''Henry "Harry" Haddock''' (28 July 1925 - 18 December 1998) was a Scottish footballer who spent almost his entire career with Clyde. He was also selected in the Scotland squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Haddock was born in Glasgow and as a left back joined Clyde in September 1949 and became a reliable fixture in the side over the following 13 seasons, latterly as captain. He enjoyed his fair share of ups and downs during this period: the ''Bully Wee'' were relegated in 1950-51, 1955-56 and 1960-61 although they enjoyed an instant return as Second Division champions on each occasion. Haddock also helped his side reach two Scottish Cup Finals, both of which were won. In 1954-55, Celtic were defeated 1-0 in a replay, while in 1957-58 Hibernian were defeated 1-0 at the first attempt.
Haddock's international career was somewhat less auspicious, as Scotland won only 1 of the 6 games he featured in. This included two heavy defeats by England, 7-2 in 1955 and 4-0 in 1958. Following the 7-2 defeat, Haddock was publicly praised by the great Sir Stanley Matthews for his refusal to resort to foul play. In 14 years as a senior and international footballer Haddock was never booked, sent off, or even admonished by any referee. The latter match would prove to be his final international appearance, as despite his selection in the 1958 World Cup squad, he did not feature in the finals in Sweden. In 1959 Haddock was voted Scottish Player of the Year at the age of 34. In addition to the 6 full internationals, Haddock was also selected to play in 7 League of Scotland international matches, including games against the League of England and the League of Ireland.
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'''Jonathan Kendall Rigby''' (born 31 January 1965)
Rigby was born in Bury St Edmunds, and began his career with Norwich City, with whom he won a FA Youth Cup winner's medal in 1983.
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'''Paul Spencer Clayton''' (born 4 January 1965 in Dunstable, England) is a former professional footballer.
Clayton began his career with Norwich City. He was a member of the club's youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1983 and scored twice in the final. However, he was unable to establish himself in the Norwich first team - making just 15 league appearances without scoring - and moved to Darlington in 1988 for a fee of -25,000, a Darlington club record. After scoring three goals in 22 games he moved to Crewe Alexandra in 1989.
After playing non-league football for Macclesfield Town, Stafford Rangers, Stalybridge Celtic and Northwich Victoria, Clayton left football and worked for the National Health Service as a hospital theatre technician.
'''Norwich City'''
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'''Heini Otto''' (born August 24, 1954 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired football player from the Netherlands.
Otto worked for his father-in-law in the gold business, and then in a whisky distillery before becoming a professional footballer.
Otto played several times for the Netherlands Under-23 side, earning only one cap for the full national side. His solitary cap came in a very unusual way. He gave his teammate Jan Jongbloed a ride to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, for a match against Yugoslavia on 30 May 1975. At the airport, manager George Knobel noticed that Willem van Hanegem hadn't showed up so he asked Otto to go home as fast as he could to get his football belongings and return to the airport. At 71 minutes into the match, Otto replaced Peter Arntz and played his first and only match for the national team.
In the summer of 1981, Otto played three friendly games for English side Middlesbrough, with a view to a permanent transfer. He impressed manager Bobby Murdoch and signed a two-year contract in August. He made a scoring debut in the Football League, against Tottenham Hotspur at Ayresome Park, but the team lost 3-1. Otto was joint top scorer with a meagre five goals when Middlesbrough dropped into the Second Division in 1982. He stayed at the club for the next few seasons.
Otto was ever-present for Middlesbrough between 1982 and 1985 earning 155 consecutive appearances (the fourth longest period in the club's history),
Heini Otto spent seven seasons playing for Den Haag, being an ever present in the side from 1985 and 1991. He retired in 1992 and became a football coach.
For the first two years of his coaching career, Otto was a coach and executive
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'''David 'Boris' Mehew''' (born 29 October 1967 in Camberley, Surrey, England) is a former professional footballer and manager at Gloucester City A.F.C..
He began his career at Leeds United, before moving to Bristol Rovers. He had a loan spell at Exeter City and later moved on to Walsall and Northampton Town before dropping down to non-league football.
Mehew was given the nickname 'Boris' due to his similar appearance to Boris Becker and now works as manager at Gloucester City who he led to promotion through the Southern Football League play offs in May 2009.
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Metcalf, a midfielder, began his career with Norwich City. While at Carrow Road he won England youth caps and an FA Youth Cup winner's medal in 1983. He made just one substitute appearance for the club's first team, however, on 13 November 1982 in a 1-0 defeat against West Ham at Upton Park. His first team opportunities in the professional game were effectively ended by a broken leg that he suffered at the outset of his career, from which he never fully recovered.
He was released by the club in 1985 but was re-signed by the Canaries later that year. He was released again in 1987 and played non-league football in Norfolk for King's Lynn, Wroxham, Lakeford United, Diss Town and Wymondham Town.
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Viv joined West Ham United in 1923 and made his debut on 26 December 1923 against Aston Villa, creating the only goal of the game for Billy Moore. He didn't decide to begin playing permanently for the club until the 1927-28 season. He became the first unpaid West Ham player to top the club's scoring charts in 1930-31, with 18 league goals.
Gibbins also played for Clapton, and won the FA Amateur Cup with the club in 1924 and 1925. Whilst registered with Clapton, he made two England appearances, both against France, scoring twice in a 3-1 victory on 17 May 1924 and once on 21 May 1925. Gibbins went off injured after 35 minutes of the latter game; Freddie Fox also went off after 75 minutes and England finished with nine men, but managed to hang on to win the game 3-2.
He transferred to Brentford on 19 February 1932, but left at the end of the season. He had spells at Bristol Rovers and Southampton before joining Leyton, where he was a losing FA Amateur Cup finalist in 1934.
On 7 September 1932 he became the first player to be flown to an English football league game.
1934 saw Gibbins join Catford Wanderers, where he played until his retirement in 1939.
He became headmaster of Harold Road school in West Ham, retiring in the early 1970s, but continued to keep his interest in the game alive by watching local schools football and making the occasional visit to Upton Park.
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'''Adam Charles Gross''' (born 16 February 1986 in Greenwich, England) is an English footballer, who played a handful of games for Wales at youth level. He has also represented England on a number of occasions, turning out for the National Game XI.
Gross, who is a left-back, currently plays for Grays Athletic, for whom he signed a two-year contract on 24 May 2007, following his release from Barnet.
In January 2008, Gross joined Weymouth for a month on loan. He then joined Welling United on a one-month loan deal in October 2008, and Dartford on loan in November. He left Grays Athletic on 21 January 2009 by mutual consent.
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'''Bill Robinson''' (April 4, 1919 - October 7, 1992) was a professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and West Ham United.
Robinson was born in Whitburn, Northumberland, England, and played for West Ham between 1949 and 1952. He joined from Charlton - where he had scored 16 goals in 51 appearances and won the FA Cup (played at the Empire Stadium 26th April - the same day as his only child Robert was born) in 1947 - for -7,000. A week after signing for West Ham, Robinson scored on his debut, a 1-2 away win against West Bromwich Albion on 15 January 1949. He went on to make 105 appearances for the Upton Park club, and score 61 goals.
He then joined the coaching staff at West Ham United. Firstly looking after the youth team and was instrumental in helping to produce players such as Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst through the ranks to become members of the first team at West Ham eventually culminating in them playing for their country. He was then promoted to assistant manager under Ted Fenton and was responsible for coaching the first team. Under their guidance West Ham were promoted to Division One. After this success, he left to return to his native north east to become manager of Hartlepools United. This proved to be the end of his career in football due to being relieved of his duties due to the failure of the club. Subsequently it was revealed that several members of that team were taking bribes to lose. This had a devastating effect on him and he never returned to football despite many offers. He was succeeded by Allenby Chilton in 1962.
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'''Anthony Daniel Charles''' (born March 11, 1981 in Isleworth, Greater London) is an English professional footballer who plays for Aldershot Town.
A defender, Charles began his career with Brookhouse. before being signed by Crewe Alexandra. However, he never made a first team appearance for the club. He returned south in 2001, and played for several non-league clubs winning the Isthmian League Premier Division with Aldershot Town in 2002-03 Season .
Charles then joined Farnborough Town before joining Barnet during their Conference promotion season of 2004/05.
Charles was then loaned to Aldershot Town for the end of the 2006-07 season, his second spell with the club and made the deal permanent after being released by Barnet. He was a championship winning defender in the season 2007-08 , and in recognition of this feat he was named in the Conference National team of the year along with Aldershot Town's Nikki Bull, Ben Harding, Lewis Chalmers and John Grant
. At the end of the 2007-08 season, Charles signed a new two year contract. Charles was a regular starter for Aldershot Town, in their first season back in the Football League and he was rewarded with a double award by winning the Supporters Club Player of the Season Award and Players Player Award.
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'''Philip Michael '''"'''Phil'''"''' Starbuck''' (born 24 November 1968) is an English former professional footballer who scored 43 goals from 245 appearances in the Football League playing for a number of different clubs.
Until June 2009 he was manager of Grantham Town.
Starbuck was born in Nottingham, and started his career as an apprentice at Nottingham Forest.
His first management job was at Hucknall Town, appointed in December 2001 and dismissed in June 2003. He joined Leigh RMI, initially as player-assistant manager, before being appointed manager in November 2003. He resigned in November 2004 and joined Arnold Town as a player. He went on to manage the club, before joining Hednesford Town on 31 May 2006. A successful first half to the 2006-2007 season saw the Pitmen top the table in the Northern Premier league, before a poor run of form saw them eventually finish seventh. After losing his assistant manager John Ramshaw to Lincoln United in the summer of 2007, he brought in the experienced Jimmy Mullen as his new number two. Hednesford started the 2007-2008 season well, but a run of inconsistent form saw them once again miss out on the play-offs, finishing eighth
In May 2008, Hednesford Town announced that Starbuck had left the club with immediate effect.
In October 2008, he took over as manager of Grantham Town in the Northern Premier League Division One South, and was sacked at the end of the 2008-09 season.
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'''Richard Stephen Graham''' (born 5 August 1979) is a Northern Ireland footballer who plays for Grays Athletic as a left-midfielder.
Born in Newry, County Down, Graham began his career in the Queens Park Rangers youth system, making two first team appearances in the Football League,
On 1 January 2009, Graham joined former club Kettering Town on loan for the remainder of the 2008-09 Conference National season.
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'''Gary Clayton''' (born Sheffield, 2 February 1963) is an English former professional footballer. He also represented the England semi-professional football team.
Clayton began his career as an apprentice at Rotherham United, but on failing to make the grade drifted into non-league football. He was working as a plasterer and playing for Gainsborough Trinity when he moved to Burton Albion, then managed by Neil Warnock, for a fee of -1,000. He left to join Doncaster Rovers in August 1986, a relative latecomer to the professional game. He was a regular in his first season and moved to Cambridge United the following June for -10,000. He spent almost 7 years at the Abbey Stadium, other than a brief loan spell with Peterborough United in January 1991, scoring 17 times in 179 league games as Cambridge rose through the Football League. In February 1994 he joined Neil Warnock's Huddersfield Town, costing the Terriers -20,000. In June 1995, Warnock took over at Plymouth Argyle, with Clayton following in August, Chris Billy and -125,000 accompanying Clayton to Plymouth in exchange for Paul Dalton. A regular in his first season at Home Park, he missed most of the following campaign with a knee injury and was released at the end of the season.
At the start of the pre-season period, he rejoined Plymouth to coach the reserves, but on proving his fitness re-signed for Argyle on non-contract terms. He turned down a move to Leyton Orient to remain in Devon, and joined Torquay United on a free transfer on the 21st of August 1997 as a replacement for the recently departed Charlie Oatway. He scored twice in 56 league games for the Gulls before retiring from league football.
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Earle played with Vivian Gibbins at Clapton, where he won the FA Amateur Cup in 1924, before joining West Ham United. Earle featured in 273 league and cup games, scoring 58 goals, during his eight years at the Upton Park club.
Stan, the son of centre-half Harry Earle, gained England Amateur caps against Ireland in 1922-23, and against Ireland and France in 1923-24. He featured for the FA XI against the Army in both seasons, and also represented the Isthmian League. He made two appearances for England, in a 3-1 victory against France on 17 May 1924 (when he played alongside Vivian Gibbins, and in a 2-0 defeat against Northern Ireland on 22 October 1927.
Earle ended his career back at Clapton Orient, and went on to coach Walthamstow Avenue and manage Leyton.
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'''Aubrey Fair''' was an association football player who played mainly as left back for West Ham United.
At age 14, Fair captained Russell Road schoolboys. He later played for South West Ham.
Fair never held a permanent spot in the first team at West Ham United. He made his Hammers debut in an FA Cup game at Leyton on 3 November 1901, but this was his only appearance that season. He made 12 appearances during the 1902-03 season and featured seven times in 1903-04. His only goal for the club came on 17 October 1903, a 3-2 loss against Brighton and Hove Albion at the Goldstone Ground.
He played ten games for the club in 1904-05, but failed to appear at all during the 1905-06 season. His last of 33 West Ham appearances was a 2-1 home win against Queens Park Rangers on 25 February 1907.
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Morton was born in Sheffield and made 275 appearances and scored 57 goals for the East London club until 1939, having signed from Gainsborough for -600 in 1931. Along with Joe Cockroft, he was an ever-present for the club during the 1933-34 season.
Morton had previously played for Woodburn Council School and Woodhouse Alliance, and signed pro with Gainsborough aged 17.
He gained a solitary cap for England in a 5-4 victory over Czechoslovakia on 1 December 1937, in which he scored the second England goal, (Stanley Matthews scored his only international hat trick in this match).
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'''Robert "Bobby" Carmichael Mitchell''' (19 July 1924 - 8 April 1993) was a Scottish football player. His position was forward.
Mitchell started his career with Third Lanark in 1942, spending seven years with the ''Hi-Hi'' before joining Newcastle United for -16,000 in February 1949.
After leaving Newcastle, Mitchell spent one season with Berwick Rangers before returning to Tyneside as player-manager of Gateshead.
Mitchell won two caps for the Scotland national team, and scored on his debut against Denmark in 1951. He also twice represented the Scottish Football League representative team.
'''Newcastle United'''
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At home on either wing, Terry made his Second Division debut before World War II, against Bradford Park Avenue on April 7, 1939.
Woodgate gained a regular place in the Hammers team after the war and was ever-present during the 1950-51 season. He went on to make 275 appearances for the East London club, scoring 52 goals. He scored a hat-trick in seven minutes against Plymouth Argyle in 1946.
With emerging competition from Harry Hooper and Malcolm Musgrove, Woodgate left West Ham to join Peterborough United in March 1954.
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'''Adrian Coote''' (born 30 September 1978 in Belton, nr Great Yarmouth) is a highly under-appreciated former professional footballer with a small yet fanatical cult following. He is known affectionately in many circles as 'Cootes'.
After being a ball boy for Chelsea reserves and Manchester City; Coote, a striker, came through the youth system at Norwich City, for whom he scored 3 goals in 61 appearances. Whilst extremely talented and hard-working, Coote's career at Carrow Road was dogged by bad luck. A notable example of this was when Coote made a substitute appearance against Fulham and he ended up scoring two own goals. Coote was also part of the team that lost 5-0 to Ipswich, which was his first derby match, despite his own admission that "it is very rare that you lose 5 nil and play well ". After the match he thought that the supporter and player side was both hurting. While at Carrow Road, he won 6 full international caps with Northern Ireland.
Coote was unable to establish himself in Norwich's Colchester either, and after a loan spell at Bristol Rovers he was released by Colchester shortly after the start of the 2003-04 season.
Since leaving Layer Road, Coote has played for a series of non-league clubs in Norfolk and is currently on the books of Wroxham, a Sunday league side. He currently plays for Rampart Signs FC in the Halls Group Great Yarmouth Sunday League Division Three, and Carpathians FC in the Great Yarmouth and District Football League Division 2.
Coote's Mother is a cousin of his former manager at Norwich, Bryan Hamilton.
After Coote retired from professional football, due to several unlucky injuries that made him fell out of love with football, he has become a Sales Advisor for Aviva. He now describes his life as a good one. His sheer humility and humble approach to life is one to be applauded compared to the ego driven areas of professional football. He is a man that cares deeply about love and happiness, not money.
Coote is a massive fan of Countdown, and has admitted in interviews that it is his favourite show of all time. Coote was again dogged by bad luck when it emerged that his life-long dream of appearing on the show was under threat. His initial date of appearing on the show was on the 6th October 2009, but this collided with a court date after being charged with speeding in a small Great Yarmouth village called Filby in his Fiat Brava. He finally took part in a show that was broadcast on 1 December 2009 where he lost 62 - 78
Adrian is a highly sophisticated individual with a diverse range of interests. These include playing 'FIFA 96' on his Playstation (and playing as himself), wearing Fila clothes and making his own t-shirts. Adrian Coote, what a guy.
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'''Jimmy Scoular''' (born 11 January 1925 - died 1998) was a Scottish football player.
Scoular signed for Portsmouth in 1945 from Gosport Borough. Here he impressed many with his tireless stamina and tough tackling. Duncan Edwards once stated that Scoular was 'the finest tackler of the ball I ever saw' . He gained 9 caps for Scotland whilst at Portsmouth. His performances attracted Newcastle United into signing him for a fee of -26,000 in 1953. His debut for Newcastle came against arch-rivals Sunderland on 22 August 1953.
He captained Newcastle to victory in the 1955 FA Cup Final and became popular amongst the fans of the club who appreciated his determination and strength. He stayed at the club until 1960 when Bradford Park Avenue appointed him as player-manager. At Bradford he finally hung up his boots, ending an 18-year playing career spanning 600 matches. He left Bradford to manage Cardiff City, who he helped qualify for European competition. He was sacked by Cardiff in 1973 with the club struggling in the old Second Division. He later managed Newport County until 1977.
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'''Lawrence "Lawrie" Grant Leslie''' (born 17 March 1935) is a retired Scottish association football player who played as a goalkeeper.
Leslie began playing football with Hawkhill Amateurs. In the early 1950s, he turned semi-pro and joined Newtongrange Star. He played for his regimental side at Oswestry after joining the Artillery in 1956.
After the war, Lawrie signed pro forms with Hibernian following a trial that war-time compatriot and Hibs player Jock Buchan had suggested he apply for. He was in the Hibs side that reached the 1958 Scottish Cup Final, which they lost 1-0 to Clyde. He moved to Airdrie in November 1959 for -4,475 and became captain. He won five caps for the Scottish national team while with Airdrie, all during the 1960-61 season.
Leslie moved to West Ham United in 1961 for -14,000 and won 'Hammer of the Year' in 1962. He went on to make 61 league and cup appearances for the East London club. He joined Stoke City in October 1963 and later played for Millwall and Southend United. After his retirement from playing, Leslie coached at Southend and later became Millwall's trainer. He has since been involved in coaching schools football.
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Cross' association with West Ham began with his signing as an apprentice in July 1964. He was the reserve team top scorer in two consecutive seasons, but he failed to establish himself in the Hammers first team, and was loaned to Leyton Orient at one point.
In 1969, after 8 appearances and a single goal, he moved to Brentford for -12,000.
Cross went on to play for Fulham, who signed him for -30,000, and he scored ten goals in 46 league and cup appearances for the West London club. He had a second spell at Griffin Park, and took his Bee's tally to 228 appearances and 79 goals. He then joined Millwall for -8,000.
In 1977, Cross moved to the United States to play for the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League.
In 1979, he became youth team manager at Millwall. After a period on the coaching staff at Queens Park Rangers, he moved to Spurs, where he later became assistant manager to Gerry Francis. He rejoined West Ham as reserve team coach in the summer of 2001.
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'''Paul David Compton''' (born 6 June 1961) is an English former professional footballer and football club manager. He most notably managed Torquay United during the 1992-93 season, and was assistant manager at Dorchester Town prior to rejoining Torquay United in the summer of 2008 as joint manager of their new youth set-up. He was born in Stroud.
After ending an apprenticeship with Cardiff City, Compton joined Trowbridge Town in 1978, moving to Bournemouth in October 1980 for a fee of -10,000. He played 64 times for the Cherries before a free transfer took him to Aldershot in December 1983. This was swiftly followed by another free transfer move to Torquay United in February 1984 where he quickly established himself as an aerial presence in Torquay's defence, though lacking the pace that could have taken him to a higher level.
After his debut away to Hereford United on the 25th of February, he played every game until the end of the season and played fairly regularly for the Gulls before leaving to join Newport County in December 1986. He left Newport, prior to their eventual demise, shortly after playing in the Welsh Cup final defeat against Merthyr Tydfil, in the summer of 1987, joining Weymouth, taking over as player-manager in 1990 and leaving in February 1991 to join Bashley with Weymouth bottom of the Southern League Premier Division.
Compton rejoined Torquay United in August 1991 as youth coach, although he also restarted his professional playing career. On the 8th of May 1992, Compton was surprisingly appointed as manager of Torquay, shortly after their relegation back to the bottom flight of the Football League. The expected push for promotion did not materialise and Torquay found themselves in a relegation battle, which, only after Neil Warnock was brought in and Compton had reverted to his old youth coach role, they survived.
Between 1996 and 1997 he was the youth coach at Preston North End, but returned to the south-west, joining Bideford as player, playing in the centre of defence alongside former Torquay player Phil Lloyd. In the 1998 close season, Compton returned to Plainmoor as Torquay United's youth coach, bringing through many of the players that later brought money into Plainmoor on their sale.
In September 2000, shortly after making the shortlist for the Youth Development job at Southampton, Compton moved to Swansea City as Director of Youth Development at the Vetch Field. With Swansea in the midst of a serious financial crisis, Compton, along with the Swans management team of Colin Addison and Peter Nicholas, was made redundant, the Welsh side no longer able to pay his wages.
He subsequently joined West Bromwich Albion as youth coach, before joining Cardiff City as Head of player recruitment. He left this post in August 2007, and became assistant manager at Dorchester Town in December 2007. Immediately upon appointment, however, he took control of first team affairs whilst Director of Football Shaun Brooks took time off due to ill health.
In June 2008 he became joint manager of Torquay United's youth set-up alongside Matt Williams.
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'''Liam Hatch''' (born 3 April 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Luton Town on loan from Peterborough United. He plays as a striker.
Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Hatch started his career with Kent League side Ramsgate, before joining Herne Bay in 2001 and moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in 2001. He was part of the side that won the Isthmian League Premier Division in the 2001-02 season, resulting in promotion to the Football Conference.
Hatch moved to Conference side Barnet at the beginning of the 2003-04 season for a fee of -23,000. He was a member of the Barnet team that won promotion to the Football League in the 2004-05 season, scoring 10 league goals. Hatch managed just five goals over the next two seasons for Barnet in League Two, prompting manager Paul Fairclough to place him on the transfer list at the beginning of the 2007-08 season. However, he broke back into the first team in October, going on to score six goals in his next nine games. He totalled eight goals in the first half of the season, attracting the attention of other clubs. In December 2007, it was announced that Hatch would join Peterborough United for a fee of -150,000 at the start of the January transfer window.
Hatch scored two goals in 12 games for Peterborough as they were promoted to League One. At the start of the 2008-09 season, with playing chances at London Road limited, he moved on loan to Darlington. On 18 November 2008, in an FA Cup game against Droylsden, Hatch suffered a suspected broken neck after a collision with team-mate Ritchie Foran, prompting the game to be delayed for 35 minutes. However, scans later confirmed that Hatch had not broken his neck in the incident.
Along with 11 other players, Hatch was placed on the transfer list at Peterborough following their promotion to the Championship.
'''Gravesend & Northfleet'''
'''Peterborough United'''
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'''Robert Bowry''' (born May 19, 1971 in Croydon, England) is a professional English born Kittian footballer currently playing for Conference South side Bromley where he plays as a midfielder and is also a coach.
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'''Jason David Ian Puncheon''' (born June 26, 1986 in Croydon, Greater London) is an English professional footballer who plays for Plymouth Argyle. He is able to play on the left or right wing and sometimes plays just behind the striker.
He is on loan to Milton Keynes Dons for the 2009-10 season.
The midfielder began his career with MK Dons before being released in January 2006. He moved to Barnet in June of the same year, after brief spells with Fisher Athletic and Lewes.
He began the 2007-08 season in excellent form, scoring 10 times before New Year's Day, and had been linked with a move to Leeds United in the January 2008 transfer window. Manager Dennis Wise reportedly had a bid of -250,000 for the winger turned down. Puncheon was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2007-08 season.
Puncheon signed for Plymouth Argyle in June 2008, for a fee of -250,000. The transfer was formally confirmed on 1 July, after the opening of the summer transfer window. He signed a three-year deal. He made his first appearance for Argyle on 9 August 2008, coming on as a substitute in the club's opening game of the 2008-09 season, against Wolves.
On 24 October 2008, Puncheon was loaned out to his former club Milton Keynes Dons. On 23 December 2008 Jason was recalled from MK Dons after impressing Plymouth Paul Sturrock with his performances there. The new 2009 pre season saw a number of clubs seeking his signature and he has now rejoined MK Dons on a season long loan with no call back option.
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'''Joseph "Joe" Devera''' (born 6 February 1987 in Southgate, Greater London) is an English footballer with Barnet. Devera, a defender, is a product of the club's youth system, and broke into the first team in the 2006-07 season. He has since established himself as the club's first-choice right-back, ahead of the experienced Ian Hendon, who is now his manager at the club.
He was named as Barnet player of the year in 2008.
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'''William''' "'''Bill'''" '''Appleyard''' (16 November 1878 - 1958) was an English footballer, whose career at the highest level was cut short through injury.
Born in Caistor, Appleyard was best known for wearing the number nine shirt for Newcastle United. He signed for the club in 1903 from Grimsby Town and went on to win the Championship twice as well as being a finalist in two FA Cup finals. He was known as "Cockles", a reference to a previous job he had as a fisherman. Appleyard stood at 6ft and weighed over 14 stone. He scored Newcastle's first FA Cup hat-trick - against his former club Grimsby on 7 March 1908.
After playing 145 games for Newcastle and scoring an impressive 87 goals, he was forced to leave the club in 1908 through injury. After leaving Newcastle he signed again for Grimsby Town, although his return lasted only a year, signing for Mansfield Mechanics in 1909. He later retired and returned to the Newcastle area, working in Vickers Shipyards in Wallsend.
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'''Dean Walling''' (born April 17, 1969 in Leeds, England) is an English-born Kittian professional footballer who is now retired. He often played at centre-back. Although he started out in his career as a forward, During his time at Carlisle United he became a huge fans favourite, most notably during the 94/95 championship winning season where he would be greeted at every corner by chants of 'DEANO' by the Carlisle fans, He was also one of Carlisle's scorer's in the 1997 Auto windscreens shield final at Wembley stadium which Carlisle won on penalties after a 0.0 draw after 120 minutes.
He currently runs Deano's Pro Soccer Academy where he trains young children. These run every weeknight in Lincoln, Newark and the surrounding areas.
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Dare was born in Willesden, London and joined West Ham United from Brentford for -5,000 in 1955 and, alongside Johnny Dick and Vic Keeble, played in the club's Second Division championship season of 1957-58. He played 111 league games for the club, scoring 44 goals, until his departure in 1959.
Dare later played for Southern League team Yiewsley, where he played under Bill Dodgin, Sr. and later Jackie Milburn.
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Keeble was signed by future Hammers manager Ted Fenton for Colchester in 1950, and went on to score 23 goals in 46 appearances for the club. He moved to Newcastle for -15,000 and played for the Tynesiders in the 1955 FA Cup Final.
Keeble made 104 appearances for Newcastle, scoring 56 goals.
Signed again by Fenton, Keeble moved to Upton Park in 1957 but lasted just two years. He finished as the club's top scorer in 1957-58 with 23 goals but, with 80 league and cup appearances and 49 goals to his name, Keeble was forced to retire due to injury.
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'''William Moore''' (6 October 1894 - September 26, 1968) was an English footballer who played as an inside left.
Moore was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear and played for Sunderland, where he partnered Henry Martin on the left, having previously played for Seaton Delaval.
Moore played for West Ham United between 1922 and 1929. He was an ever-present in the side that won promotion back to Division One in 1922-23, and played in the famous White Horse Final of 1923. He received full international recognition with a game against Sweden on 24 May 1923, scoring twice in a 3-1 victory, adding to the England Amateur caps he'd previously gained against Belgium, Denmark and Sweden.
Moore stayed at West Ham to become assistant trainer after his playing career ended in 1929. He was promoted in 1932, and stayed at the club as trainer-in-chief until his retirement in 1960.
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'''Harold "Harry" Hooper''' (born 14 June 1933) is an English former footballer who played as a winger.
Born in Pittington, County Durham, Hooper started playing football at Hylton Colliery. As a junior, he joined West Ham United (where his father Harry Hooper Snr. was a trainer) and went on to play 119 league games for the club, scoring 39 goals.
Hooper, an England under-23 and England 'B' international, was named as a reserve for the 1954 FIFA World Cup squad but did not travel, and never won a full international cap. He represented the Football League in games against the Irish League in 1954, and the Scottish League in 1955. He also played for the London XI in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup group stage game against Basel XI on 4 June 4, 1955, scoring the last goal of a 5-0 rout.
Hooper moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for -25,000, and scored 19 goals in 39 league matches. He then joined Birmingham City for a fee of -20,000, spending nearly three years at the club and winning a runners-up medal in the 1960 Fairs Cup, before returning to the north-east with Sunderland for a fee of -18,000. He went on to play non-league football with Kettering Town, Dunstable Town and Heanor Town before retiring.
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'''Norman Francis Wilkinson''' (born 16 February 1931) is an English former footballer. He started his career with non-League Crook Town before joining Football League team Hull City in 1953. He joined York City in 1954 and is the club's leading goalscorer with 143 goals. He returned to non-League with Annfield Plain after retiring from League football.
Born in Alnwick, Northumberland, Wilkinson started his career at non-League Crook Town, before joining Hull City of the Second Division as an amateur in November 1952.
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'''George Ian Boyd''' (born 2 October 1985) is an English-born Scottish footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a left winger.
Born in Chatham, Kent, Boyd started his football career at Charlton Athletic at the age of 15.
The following season, Boyd featured 11 times during the second half of the season under new manager Graham Westley,
As a result of his fine form towards the latter stages of the 2003-04, Boyd was a regular in the first-team the following season, playing a total of 37 games and scoring three times as Stevenage made the play-offs.
Under the new management of Mark Stimson, Boyd was played as a striker for the first time in a 2-1 defeat away at Tamworth, a game in which he scored Borough's solitary goal.
Boyd made his debut for the Cambridgeshire side in a 3-1 defeat away at Darlington in January 2007,
Boyd was named in the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in February 2006, for a friendly against Italy.
In April 2009, Boyd was called up for the Scotland B side, after obtaining proof his maternal grandfather was born in Glasgow.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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Foxall was born in Crowle, Lincolnshire and had been playing football at Gainsborough Trinity, where he spent three seasons, before being signed by West Ham United in 1934.
He represented the London Combination against the Central League in November 1936.
Foxall could operate anywhere along the forward line, and was often moved from the right wing to a more central role, swapping with Sam Small, by Charlie Paynter. He was a member of the team that won the Football League War Cup in 1940.
Foxall made 156 war-time league and cup appearances for the East London club, scoring 63 goals. His career was cut short by a knee injury sustained in a game against Queens Park Rangers in September 1944.
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'''Billy Jennings''' (born 20 February 1952 in Hackney, London) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
A former England Youth international, Jennings signed for West Ham United from Watford for -110,000 in 1974, shortly after becoming Watford Player of the Season. He made his Hammers debut on 7 September 1974 against Sheffield United, and was a member of the FA Cup winning team of 1974-75. The following season, West Ham got to the Final of the European Cup Winners' Cup, with Jennings scoring two goals in the away leg of club's Quarter-final. The second-leg home game against ADO Den Haag saw Hammers score three, to bring the aggregate score to 5-5, and go through on away goals.
After an Achilles injury in 1977, he failed to hold on to a regular place in the team and, after 99 league appearances and 34 goals for West Ham, moved to Leyton Orient in 1979.
Jennings scored 26 goals in 78 appearances for Orient before moving to Luton Town. After 2 substitute appearances for the Hatters, he decided to hang up his boots, although he later played for non-league Dagenham, Bishop's Stortford and Heybridge Swifts.
Jennings now works as a football agent and runs Premier Management International, whose clients include former West Ham player Hayden Mullins.
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'''Daniel Phillip "Danny" Whitaker''' (born 14 November 1980) is an English football midfielder who plays for Oldham Athletic in League One.
Whitaker was a Manchester United junior, though he switched Moss Lane for Moss Rose, signing with Macclesfield Town. He scored on his Football League debut; during a 2-1 home defeat to Exeter City on 2 February 2002. He went on to make another 15 Third Division appearances that season, earning a fresh contract upon the season's end.
A regular in the 2002-03 season, he scored a hat-trick in the League Cup 4-1 triumph over Barnsley on 11 September. In most unusual fashion all three goals came in the second period of extra time. With ten goals before the winter break he was linked to both Oldham Athletic and Preston North End. However manager David Moss was highly dismissive of such speculation, saying: "''Quite frankly, I am sick and tired of reading about players who have just signed two-year contracts but want to get away. Danny Whitaker will be going nowhere except Macclesfield reserves if he doesn't improve.''" The club insisted that Whitaker was too valuable a player to let go. This transfer talk came despite him having recently signed a contract to keep him with ''the Silkmen'' until June 2005.
Rated as a star player before the start of the 2003-04 season, he had a rather quiet season with just six goals, going 22 games without a goal from November to the season's finish.
He scored just four goals in the 2004-05 season, though manager Brian Horton was still keen to hold on to him, despite nine others being deemed unworthy of a new deal.
Six goals in 45 appearances followed in 2005-06. However, despite having being established in the heart of the Macclesfield midfield for the past four years and winning the club's player of the year award, he was released at the end of the season.
Now a free agent, Whitaker moved up to League One with Port Vale in June 2006. He played 51 games in his first season at Vale Park.
At the end of the 2007-08 season, where Whitaker again played 40+ games, he was offered a new contract along with three other Port Vale players. But in May he rejected the contract and was told he could look for another club. However, Lee Sinnott told Whitaker that he would get back to him with a better offer if chairman Bill Bratt could raise some more money, the wage bill having been cut due to relegation. In June he was offered an improved deal. Whilst mulling over the offer he was given a deadline. On 20 June 2008, he turned down the chance to stay at Vale, and instead opted to join Oldham Athletic, still in League One.
Whitaker scored eight goals in 42 appearances for ''the Lactics'' during the 2008-09 season.
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'''Dennis Chiedozie Oli''' (born 28 January 1984 in Newham, England) is an English footballer of Nigerian and Jamaican descent. He currently plays for Gillingham, but has previously spent time at Queens Park Rangers, Gravesend & Northfleet, Farnborough Town, Swansea City, Cambridge United and Grays Athletic.
Oli came through the youth system at Queens Park Rangers and made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Wigan in February 2002.
Oli joined Grays Athletic and made 18 appearances in the remainder of the 2004-2005 season as Grays won promotion to the Football Conference as Conference South champions and won the FA Trophy. He made a further 43 appearances for Grays in the 2004-2005 season as Grays reached the promotion playoffs and won the FA Trophy for a second year, when he scored the opening goal in the 2-0 victory over Woking. He made 36 league and cup appearances in the 2006-2007 season as Grays finished above the relegation places, and signed a new two-year contract with Grays in May 2007.
Former Grays manager, Mark Stimson, signed Oli for Gillingham on loan in November 2007 with a view to a permanent move in January 2008. Oli made his Gillingham debut in a Football League Trophy southern section quarter final at home to Dagenham & Redbridge, scoring his first goal rounding off the 4-0 win on November 13, 2007. He signed a permanent contract at Gillingham in January 2008, keeping him at the club until 2010.
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'''Matthew Smailes''' (born March 25, 1899 in Lancaster, Lancashire) was an English footballer who played for West Ham United and Coventry City as a half-back.
Signed as an understudy to Jimmy Collins, Jim Barrett or Albert Cadwell, Smailes made his debut for West Ham on February 9, 1929, in a game that saw Vic Watson smash six goals past Leeds United. He played 10 league and cup games for the East London club.
Smailes played 11 Third Division South games for Coventry after leaving West Ham. He joined Ashingdon in August 1931.
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'''Mike Small''' (born March 2, 1962 in Birmingham) is an English former footballer.
Small began his professional career with Luton Town and made three substitute appearances for them in 1981-82.
After a stint on loan at Peterborough United, Small played in Belgium with Standard Lige, the Netherlands with Vitesse with NAC Breda and Go Ahead Eagles, and in Greece with PAOK.
Small spent the 1990-91 season at Second Division side Brighton & Hove Albion and scored 21 goals for the club, helping them to get to the play-off final.
He joined West Ham United of the First Division in 1991. He made his debut against Luton on August 17, 1991 and scored 18 goals in his first season, but couldn't prevent the club being relegated, and found himself returning to the Second Division.
Small received a red card in the first game of the 1992-93 season and, with competition from Trevor Morley and recent arrival Clive Allen, rarely featured after that. He played his last game for West Ham against Notts County on March 13, 1993.
Towards the end of his Hammers contract, Small spent time on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers, where his scored against Sunderland, and also with Charlton Athletic in 1993-94.
Small went into non league management at Haringey Borough of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division before going on to co-manage Kingsbury Town of the Isthmian League with Clasford Stirling. During the 2005-06 season, he was able to steer the club away from the relegation zone by using his vast experience, tactical knowledge of the game and by signing ex pros Jude Stirling, Tony Harvey, Kevin Lambert and Daniel Norris.
He joined the management team at Waltham Forest in late 2007, only to depart at the turn of the year after a disagreement with the club's chairman.
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'''Michael Crawford''' (born February 5, 1979 in Birmingham, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Midland Football Alliance side Stratford Town, where he plays as a defender or midfielder.
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'''Sam Small''' (May 15, 1912 - December 19, 1993) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
Born in Birmingham, Small started his career at Bromsgrove Rovers. He made six league appearances for Birmingham before signing for West Ham United in 1937. He scored the only goal in the Football League War Cup final against Blackburn Rovers in 1940.
After 116 league and cup appearances and 41 goals for the East London club, Small transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion in March 1948 and made 38 league appearances without return.
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Gazzard was born in Cinderford, Gloucestershire and having previously played as an amateur for Penzance, and made 20 appearances for the County of Cornwall XI, Gazzard signed pro forms at West Ham United in May 1949. He made his debut on the first day of the 1949-50 season, against Luton Town, and played in a total of 37 games that season. He played in 41 games in 1950-51, one game short of being an ever present.
Gazzard moved to Brentford in 1954, after sustaining a cartilage injury and losing his first team place to John Dick. He later returned to Penzance as an amateur.
His two sons, Paul and Roger, also played for Penzance, and grandson Carl is a county cricketer for Somerset.
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'''Lutel James''' (born June 2, 1972 in Manchester, England) was a professional English born Kittian footballer who is now retired, he played as a striker.
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'''David Alexander Beharall''' (born on 8 March 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside),
Beharall started off his football playing career for Newcastle United in 1996 and graduated to the first team in 1998. While at St James' Park he had loan spells at Grimsby Town and Oldham Athletic in 2001 and 2002 before joining Oldham for a fee of -150,000 in March 2002. He left Oldham in February 2005 to join Carlisle United on a free transfer and a year later in February 2006 Beharall joined Stockport County before being released 3 months later. David now runs a web design company named Candid Sky based in Oldham.
Beharall started off his playing career at hometown club Newcastle United in 1996 where he graduated to the first team in 1998 after being captain to the youth and reserve teams.
With first team opportunities running out at Newcastle, Beharall joined Grimsby Town in August 2001 originally on trial, with a view to a loan move due to Grimsby's lack of central defenders.
Ten days after leaving Grimsby Town, Beharall was on the move again, this time to Oldham Athletic on a loan deal to the end of the season.
Nine days after leaving Oldham, Beharall joined Carlisle United, with him signing a contract until July 2006.
After being released by Carlisle, Beharall decided to join League 2 strugglers Stockport County until the end of the 2005-06 season, after playing well in a reserve match for County prior to his move, he had high hopes of saving the club from relegation and also hoped to impress the County manager Jim Gannon enough to earn a new contract for the following season.
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'''Seyfo Soley''' (born 16 February 1980 in Lamin, The Gambia) is a Gambian football (soccer) midfielder. He parted company with Preston North End in June 2007. He captains the Gambia national team.
He played for Banjul Hawks FC, K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen, Al-Hilal and K.R.C. Genk, prior to signing for Preston in January 2007.
Soley made his debut for Preston North End in the 2007 fifth round of the FA Cup which Preston lost 1-3 to Manchester City. In June 2007, it was revealed that he had left the club after rejecting the club's offer of a new contract.
On 26 July 2008 Soley played as a trialist for Motherwell in the second half of their 4-0 friendly win over Bradford City.
Soley was given a trial with Norwich City in the 2008-09 season under Glenn Roeder but was not offered a permanent deal.
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'''Daniel Thomas "Danny" Murphy''' (born 4 December 1982 in Southwark, England) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division side Cork City.
Murphy, a left full back, previously played for Queens Park Rangers, Swindon Town, and Margate.
He signed for Cork City in 2004 and helped them win the League of Ireland title in 2005. He became a fan favourite at Turners Cross and earned him the sobriquet ''The Cockney Rebel''.
Murphy joined Motherwell on 1 January 2007 when his contract at Cork expired,
By November 2007, Murphy had fallen out-of-favour under new manager Mark McGhee and he was loaned to First Division side Dunfermline Athletic until January. After some good form with the Pars, new manager Jim McIntyre decided to extend Murphy's loan deal to the end of January.
On Monday 25 February 2008 Danny Murphy returned to Ireland, re-signing with Cork City under new manager Alan Mathews.
Murphy won the thunderstrike game on the weekly league show mns beating bohs mark rossiter in the final
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'''Bobby Ferguson''' (born 1 March 1945 in Ardrossan) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Ferguson came through Kilmarnock's youth system in the early 1960s, and made 73 league appearances for the club in all. During his time with Kilmarnock he won seven caps for Scotland. Ferguson was transferred East London club West Ham United for a fee of -65,000 in 1967, which at the time was a world record fee for a goalkeeper. He made his Hammers debut against Sheffield Wednesday on 19 August 1967, the first game of the 1967-68 season.
Despite having to compete for the number one jersey with Peter Grotier and Mervyn Day, Ferguson still managed 276 appearances during his 13 years at West Ham. He spent time with Sheffield Wednesday on loan in 1973, making five appearances for them. The signing of Phil Parkes in February 1979 ultimately meant the end of his career at West Ham. He played his last game for the Upton Park club in a 2-1 defeat on 14 November 1979 against Chelsea, and left in 1980. He received a testimonial match in 1981, against Southampton, for which he earned -20,000. He also played reserve team football for West Ham as a winger.
In 1981, Ferguson emigrated to Australia and played with Adelaide City for one year and then coached the club the following year. He later coached with Vacation Soccer Schools and Burnside Rugby Club. He went on to run a snack bar in Adelaide, then a home maintenance business, before moving back to England following the death of his mother in October 2004.
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'''Danny Bacon ''' is a footballer who plays as a striker at Worksop Town.
He began his career with his home town club Mansfield Town. He then had a two year spell with nearby Hucknall Town. While at Hucknall he scored in the 2005 FA Trophy final penalty defeat against Grays Athletic. His form at Hucknall earned him a move back into the professional game with Lincoln City. He struggled to break into the first team, making just two substitute appearances, and was allowed to join Burton Albion on loan in September 2005. However, injury struck in his fifth game when he fractured his fibia in a game against Aldershot; it was the second time he had broken his leg, the first being whilst playing for Mansfield's youth team. The injury kept him out of the squad for six months but, in light of his injury, he was given a new contract by Keith Alexander in April 2006.
Given the number 10 shirt at Sincil Bank for the 2006/07 season, he made his first start in the opening fixture at Notts County but his injury jinx hit again as he first suffered a nasty facial cut, requiring nine stitches, following a clash with Jason Lee and then injured his ankle. Upon his recovery to fitness, he found it hard to break into the Lincoln team which was riding high in the upper echelons of the league table and in September 2006 he was loaned out to Worksop Town where he spent three months. At the beginning of January 2007, he was told that he was free to find another club and agreed to cancel his contract on 25 January, leaving him free to join Unibond League side Hednesford Town.
He is expected to leave Watnall Road in summer 2009, having turned down a move to Alfreton Town. On Tuesday 23rd of June, Bacon signed for Worksop Town, one of his former clubs.
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'''Pat Holland''' (born 13 September 1950 in Poplar, London) is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United.
Holland, a midfielder, made 296 appearances for the East London club between 1969 and 1981, including the FA Cup Final in 1975 and the European Cup Winners Cup Final in 1976, where he scored one of West Ham's goals as they went down 4-2 to Anderlecht.
Holland sustained a knee injury in a game against Notts County on 17 January 1981, after which he played reserve team football but never returned to the Hammers first team.
He then joined Leyton Orient as player-coach and later had spells at Queens Park Rangers as reserve team coach, and Orient as youth team coach. In 1988, he became youth and reserve team coach at Tottenham Hotspur. In 1995, he became manager of Leyton Orient, until he was sacked a year later.
Pat Holland used to own a wine bar called ''Hollands'', in Shenfield, Essex
Pat is currently living in Upminster. He has a son and daughter, Sara and Matthew.
Pat Holland signed a new two-year deal as assistant manager at Millwall.
Holland's contract was recognition for a job well done since Willie Donachie took over last September as Millwall manager.
Donachie was sacked by Millwall Football Club on Monday 8 October 2007 after a disastrous start to the 2007/08 season, with Millwall at the bottom of the League One table. Pat Holland stayed as Millwall Chief Scout until the beginning of the 2008/09 season when he took up the same position at Milton Keynes Dons.
In July 2009 Pat left his position in Milton Keynes following the departure of manager Roberto Di Matteo to West Bromwich Albion, and subsequent appointment of Paul Ince.
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'''John McDowell''' (born September 7, 1951 in East Ham, London) is an English former footballer.
McDowell was a first-team regular for West Ham United for ten years, missing only the 1976-77 season due to injury. He played as a defender, replacing Billy Bonds as right-back after the latter had switched to midfield. He made his league debut in October 1969 against Blackburn Rovers.
McDowell joined Norwich City in August 1979 for -20,000, making his debut in a 4-2 win at Everton on August 18, 1979.
He made 45 appearances for the club, scoring one goal.
He left Norwich in May 1982 to become assistant manager at Bristol Rovers.
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Buchan played as a half-back and started his career at Hibernian, where he won the 1901-02 Scottish Cup and the 1902-03 Scottish First Division title, making 21 appearances and scoring two goals in the latter campaign.
However, he only lasted one season at Arsenal, playing eight matches and scoring no goals, before joining fellow First Division side Manchester City in March 1905, making his debut in a 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers. He spent six seasons at City, playing 164 games for the club and scoring ten goals; although they were relegated into the Second Division in 1908-09, a season in which Buchan played every match, City won the Second Division title at their first attempt in 1909-10 and with it Buchan won another medal. He left City in 1911, moving back to Scotland to play for Motherwell.
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Hynds started out as a centre half at Celtic, but was mainly a reserve; his time there included a loan spell at Bolton Wanderers in 1899. He left the Glasgow side to join Manchester City in September 1901. His City debut came on October 5, 1901 in a 2-0 defeat against Notts County at Trent Bridge. In five seasons he played 171 matches for City, scoring nine goals and helping them to the 1902-03 Second Division and the 1903-04 FA Cup; such was his value to the club he was reportedly paid more than their star player, Billy Meredith.
However, Hynds was engulfed in an illegal payments scandal in 1904 and was banned from football for four months and fined -75. While still under suspension, he was transferred to Woolwich Arsenal in December 1906. He made his Arsenal debut on January 1, 1907, against Sheffield Wednesday, but spent just five months at the club, displacing Percy Sands from the centre half position for thirteen League matches and four FA Cup ties, as Arsenal reached the semi-finals of the 1906-07 competition. He scored one goal for the club.
Hynds left Arsenal in May 1907, playing a single season for Leeds City (where he was also captain), before returning to Scotland to play for Heart of Midlothian in 1908, where he played four matches in two seasons before retiring in 1910. He later coached abroad, in British Columbia and Italy. Hynds' brother John also attempted a football career, but did not progress beyond the Manchester City reserve team.
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'''Albert Cadwell''' (1 November 1900 - 13 July 1944) was an English footballer who played for West Ham United as a left-half.
Cadwell was born in Edmonton, London and joined West Ham from Nunhead during the 1923-24 season, the East London club's first season in Division One.
He played his first game for West Ham against Chelsea on 20 October 1923. Succeeding Jack Tresadern as first choice left-half, he went on to make 277 league and cup appearances for the club between 1923 and 1933. His last game came against Charlton Athletic on 8 April 1933.
Cadwell represented the Football League in a game against the Irish League in 1930, and also played for London and Surrey.
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'''Joe Cockroft''' (20 June 1911-February 1994) was an English footballer.
Cockroft played for Yorkshire Paper Mills, Barnsley Old Boys, Ardsley Athletic, Wombwell, Rotherham United and then Gainsborough Trinity before moving to West Ham United, then of Division Two, in 1933.
Signed after a months trial from Gainsborough by Charlie Paynter, Cockroft made his West Ham debut on April 14, 1933, having made just four reserve appearances for the club. Drafted in after injuries to first-choice left-halves Albert Cadwell and Joe Musgrave, he made the position his own and rarely missed a game up to the outbreak of World War II. He was an ever-present in the team for the 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1936-37 seasons.
Cockroft played as a left-half, but often switched positions with Len Goulden during matches to dumbfound oppositions.
He played in the Football League War Cup winning side of 1940.
During the war, he guested for Sheffield Wednesday as direction of labour laws compelled his employment at a steelworks]] in Sheffield. He went on to join the club after hostilities ended. Cockroft spent almost three years at Hillsborough after the war, making a total of 96 appearances in all competitions. His debut came on 5 January 1946 in a goalless FA Cup 3rd round first leg game against Mansfield Town. He went on to play in all of ''the Owls'' FA Cup games in the 1945-46 season; the club were eventually knocked out by Stoke City in the 5th round following comprehensive wins over York City and Mansfield.
He joined First Division side Sheffield United in 1949, but left a year later to take on the manager's role at Wisbech Town
Cockroft was a footballer with many other interests, he was a keen golfer, swimmer, motorist and was also very interested in anatomy.
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'''Alan Dickens''' (born 3 September 1964) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played the majority of his football at West Ham United and Chelsea.
Dickens was born in Plaistow, East London, and played for West Ham United as a youth, winning the FA Youth Cup with his local club in 1981. For England, he gained four caps at Youth level and later played for the Under 21 team.
He signed for the Hammers as an apprentice on 14 July 1981 and as a pro on 2 August 1982. He scored on his debut, a 2-1 win at Notts County on 18 December 1982. Although a central midfielder, Dicko had to play most of the 1987-88 season partnering Tony Cottee as a striker following the departure of Frank McAvennie. He made a total of 231 league and cup appearances for the Hammers, scoring 29 goals, playing his last game for them on 23 May 1989 against Liverpool.
Dickens made the move to Chelsea for -635,000, a fee set by a Football League tribunal that included his former manager John Lyall.
During his second season at Chelsea, Dickens failed to make a league start until mid-February. He did, however, keep his place in the side for the remainder of that campaign. Campbell's replacement at the end of the 1990-91 season, Ian Porterfield, signed Vinnie Jones and Dickens added just three games to his 1991-92 tally upon Jones' arrival on 30 August 1991. He played his last first-team game in February 1992, a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest, after which he appeared only for the reserve team.
After periods on loan to West Bromwich Albion and Brentford during the 1992-93 season, Dickens moved to Colchester United where he made 32 league appearances. He later played non-league football with Chesham United, Collier Row, Billericay Town and Purfleet.
After retirement from football, Dickens went on to live in Barking and work as a black cab (hackney carriage) driver.
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'''Orlando Trustfull''' (born 4 August 1970) is a former Dutch international footballer.
Trustfull was born in Amsterdam and played as a youth player for De Rivalen, Ajax Amsterdam and Blauw-Wit before signing his first professional contract at HFC Haarlem that played in the Eredivisie. The midfielder played 14 matches in his first season and was transferred to fellow Eredivisie team SVV Schiedam that merged with Dordrecht '90 a year later. Trustfull was a regular first team player and managed to score his first professional goal in the 1991-92 season.
He spent some time at FC Twente where he scored another goal before he was signed by Dutch giants Feyenoord Rotterdam where he had a hard time gaining his first team position. Eventually 1994-95 season he succeeded and was even selected for the Dutch national team twice. He participated in two Euro 96 qualification matches versus Belarus and Malta, which were won 1-0 and 4-0 respectively.
Trustfull felt he was ready to move on to a foreign country and switched to Sheffield Wednesday in the English Premier League, where he played 19 matches and scored three goals in his first season. He struggled with settling in England and decided to go back to his native country to play for Vitesse Arnhem, where he played a decent first season, but suffered several injuries in the years after. He ended his career after the 2000-01 season having played 223 professional matches and having scored 24 goals.
Trustfull is married to Dutch television presenter Quinty Trustfull.
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'''Adam Dugdale''' (born September 13, 1987, in Liverpool) is an English footballer who currently plays in defence for Conference National side Barrow.
Dugdale played for Liverpool as a schoolboy, but began his professional career with Crewe Alexandra. In 2006, he was loaned to Accrington Stanley in order to gain experience. This was followed up by a short loan spell at Conference club, Southport in 2007. During the following close season he was training with Macclesfield Town but with little cash at the club wasn't offered a contract. He later had trials at Clyde and Livingston and was hoping to get offered a deal before suffering an injury in a trial game at Livingston. He returned to training with Southport in October with a view to a possible contract and was signed on a monthly contract later the same month. At the end of his contract, he joined Droylsden on a free transfer. He signed for Barrow in the summer of 2009.
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'''Anthony Scaramozzino''' (born 30 April 1985 in Nice, France) is a French football defender of Sammarinese decent currently playing for Ligue 2 side CS Sedan Ardennes after transferring from OGC Nice in the summer of 2008.
He had been with Nice since 2003, having had loan spells with FC Lorient, Gillingham and AS Cannes.
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'''Vinny Arkins''' (born 18 September 1970 in Dublin) is a retired Irish footballer.
He made his League debut for the Shamrock Rovers against the Bohemians on 15 October 1989 in a 3-1 win. Arkins went on to score 35 goals in 86 appearances before signing for St. Johnstone in November 1991. He won the Player of the Year award in his first season as well as sharing the PFAI Young Player of the Year award and was top club goalscorer that season and in 1990-91. He was also the first player to score at Rovers rented ground, the RDS Arena, on 14 October 1990.
A tall, skilful striker and prolific goalscorer with 248 goals in all competitions during his nine-year spell with Portadown. He was an Irish League winner with Portadown in 2001/02. He was the top scorer in the Irish League on five occasions.
His other former clubs include Home Farm, Dundee United, St Johnstone, and Notts County. He signed for the latter club from Shels in September 1995, joining the recently departed Shelbourne manager Colin Murphy at Meadow Lane. Arkins won representative honours with the League of Ireland and the Irish League, as well as eight Ireland U21 (scoring once), B, 4 schoolboy and 3 youth caps.
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'''John Patrick "Pat" Flanagan''' (born 1891 in Preston, Lancashire) was an English footballer.
An inside forward, Flanagan played youth football for Stourbridge before joining Norwich City in 1908, before moving to Fulham in 1909. However he struggled at Fulham and in December 1910 joined struggling Woolwich Arsenal (both clubs being owned by the same man, Sir Henry Norris, at the time). Flanagan made his debut on February 11, 1911 and over the next few seasons played in every forward position for Arsenal.
At the time Arsenal were struggling in the First Division, finishing 18th in 1909-10 and then 20th in 1912-13, which resulted in the club's relegation; that season Flanagan finished joint-top league goalscorer (with Charles Lewis), with a paltry two goals in the First Division. Flanagan adapted to Second Division football much more adeptly and the next season, 1913-14, he finished as Arsenal's top scorer with twelve league goals and one FA Cup goal, in the club's first season at Highbury.
However, Flanagan was dropped by Arsenal at the end of 1914-15 and spent the next two seasons as a bit-part player. He decided to retire after an injury in 1917. In total he had scored 28 goals in 121 league and cup appearances for Arsenal.
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'''Adel Taarabt''' (born 24 May 1989) is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.
Taarabt signed for English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur on a long-term loan on 2 January 2007 after the club offered to quickly integrate him into the first team to offer him maximum playing time.
Tottenham signed Taarabt permanently on 8 June.
At the beginning of the 2008-09 season, Taarabt was not given a squad number by then manager Juande Ramos, though he was given his old number when Harry Redknapp took over team management.
On 13 March 2009 he joined Championship team Queens Park Rangers (QPR) on loan until the end of the season.
Taarabt rejoined QPR on a season-long loan for the 2009-10 season on 23 July 2009. On 1 October, Taarabt scored with a "wonder strike" in a match against Preston North End, travelling 20 yards after collecting the ball on his chest inside the QPR half and turning, beating three players and superbly curling a shot from 25 yards. This led Jim Magilton labelling Taarabt as a "genius" and the goal is seen as one of the Championship's finest. He scored again the following week against Derby County. With Derby leading 2-0, Taarabt scored a free kick from 25 yards by placing unbelievable bend onto the ball send it around the wall and back into the corner of the net to make it 2-1 to Derby. The match finished Derby County 2-4 QPR. Taarabt scored the opening goal in a home defeat to Leicester City and contributed both assists in a victory over Sheffield Wednesday.
Tottenham confirmed in October 2009 that Taarabt could stay at QPR for the season providing a Premier League club does not make a bid for the player in the January transfer window.
Taarabt represented France at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels, but opted to play for Morocco, saying "I felt the time was right when I was given this opportunity".
Taarabt scored his first international goal on his first start on 31 March 2009 in a friendly 2-0 victory over Angola. On 6 September 2009 he scored his first goal in an official match against Togo in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification after he broke through the opposing defence in stoppage time.
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Offiong started his career with Newcastle United as a youth but never made a first team appearance for the club. During his time at Newcastle, Offiong was capped by England at under-20 level and loaned out three times. His first loan out was at Darlington in November 2002 on a two month loan.
Richard Offiong will be off to the world cup to play for england after scoring 44 league goals for Carlisle United in 21 games between Jan and May 2010
He was then sent out on loan to Motherwell in January 2003 for the rest of the 2003-04 season,
Offiong joined Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer but was limited to only 5 appearances at the club and subsequently left at the end of the season.
He joined Hamilton Academical in 2006. He signed a contract to keep him at the club until May 2009 in November 2006.
Offiong netted his first senior hat-trick when Hamilton ran out 3-0 winners at New Douglas Park against Dunfermline Athletic on 9 February 2008. This was also his fifth goal in three games against the former Scottish Premier League side.
Hamilton Accies secured promotion to the Scottish Premier League at the end of a hard-fought season. He made his Scottish Premier League debut in a 3-1 victory against Dundee United and scored his first SPL goal with the winner in a 1-0 win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Despite accepting bids from Colchester United and Greek side Skoda Xanthi, Richard joined Carlisle United on the 25th of August 2009 for a fee of -75,000 which could rise to -90,000 if Carlisle achieve promotion.
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'''Michael (Mike) Stowell''' (born 19 April 1965 in Portsmouth) is an English former professional footballer, and now goalkeeping coach at .
Having played junior football for Kirkham Junior Football Club, Stowell got his first experience of professional football with a trial for Preston North End, where he played in their reserves and was offered a one year contract. He turned this down though as the club were then sat bottom of the Third Division and he was entering his final year's apprenticeship with BT in Preston, the town in which he was raised.
While playing for non-league Leyland Motors, he was offered a trial at top flight Everton and subsequently offered a two and a half year contract at the club. He signed in December 1985 for what turned out to be a five year stay at Goodison Park. However, he was unable to force his way past Neville Southall into the first team and never made a league appearance for the team, instead playing in the Central Reserve league. His sole outing for ''the Toffees'' was in a Full Members Cup tie against , in which he kept a clean sheet.
The lack of first-team opportunities at Everton saw Stowell experiencing a string of loan moves to lower league sides. In September 1987 he was loaned to Chester City, making his league debut in a 4-1 win over Aldershot on 5 September 1987. He made 15 further appearances for the Welsh club before joining their Third Division rivals York City in December 1982. He played six league games for York.
In February 1988 he joined Second Division Manchester City on loan, playing 14 league and one FA Cup game for the club during the latter half of the season. He joined Port Vale in a two month loan deal in October 1988, keeping goal in one cup and seven league games. Wolverhampton Wanderers required his services from March 1989 to the end of the the season. His final loan spell was with Preston North End in February 1990, playing just the two games.
His two month loan spell at Wolverhampton in the spring 1989 was to prove the most influential in terms of his career. Impressing during his seven games as Wolves won the Division 3 championship, he was signed by manager Graham Turner in July 1990 for -275,000. Stowell finally had the chance to gain regular first team games and became firmly established as Wolves' main goalkeeper throughout the 1990s, playing 448 times in total as the club tried to break back into the top flight.
Stowell was also named in the England B squad during his time at Molineux for a friendly against Algeria in December 1990, but did not compete in the match.
He was given a testimonial match against Aston Villa in July 2000, and the following summer was released by the Midlanders and joined Bristol City on a free transfer, having chosen them over Wrexham. Here, he was mostly a reserve, but managed 25 league appearances spread over his four seasons at Ashton Gate before retiring in 2005. He turned down the offer of becoming an official goalkeeping coach at the club, having already found employment at Leicester City.
Stowell spent the early part of his coaching career as, firstly, a goalkeeping coach, and then assistant manager at Leicester City, before being sacked alongside manager Rob Kelly on 11 April 2007.
On 12 July 2007, he was re-appointed goalkeeping coach at Leicester City by Kelly's replacement Martin Allen.
On August 29, 2007, he took over (joint) managerial responsibility at Leicester, following Allen's sacking. He returned to his goalkeeping coaching role alone when the club appointed Allen's successor, Gary Megson, the following month.
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'''Ken Tucker''' (born 2 October 1925 in Poplar, London, died 19 May 2008 in Southend, Essex) was an English footballer who played as a left winger.
Signed by Charlie Paynter from Finchley, Tucker made his West Ham United debut in October 1947, scoring a hat-trick at home against Chesterfield. He had first come to the attention of Paynter a year earlier. He had been playing for a local amateur team, Central Park, in an early round FA Cup game. He missed most of the first half due to a delayed train, but hit six second-half goals. This was recorded in the ''Stratford Express'' and ''Ilford Recorder'' and soon after, he received a letter from Paynter asking for a meeting. Paynter asked Tucker if he would play on loan to Athenian League side Finchley against Leyton the following Saturday and after that game, despite a 3-0 loss, both West Ham and Finchley were after him. Finchley offered him -11 a week, including -5 from the chairman's personal funds, and Tucker accepted this. Paynter allowed "his player" to stay at the club on the proviso that Tucker would sign professional forms with West Ham as soon as the season was over.
After his Hammers debut, Tucker played only 14 games for the first team in the following four years, but he played well in the reserve team, scoring 73 goals in 191 games. He finally became a first-team regular during the 1955-56 season, and was called into the England squad for a game against Brazil although he didn't play.
Tucker had a fractious relationship with manager Ted Fenton - he once went on strike over pay - and his feud lasted well after he had left the club. In an interview with ''Ex Magazine'' in April 2006, he said "Ted once told me 'All my troubles here are down to you'. If I felt I wasn't being treated right, I'd rebel - I told it as I saw it".
Tucker was the wealthiest player on the books at West Ham, and was the first to own a car, a Chrysler. He and his wife owned two shops in Barking Road, which he continued to manage once he had retired. He also owned six greyhounds that raced at West Ham Stadium.
He made a total of 93 league and cup appearances during his ten years at West Ham, scoring 31 goals.
He went on to play for Notts County after an acrimonious departure from the East London club in March 1957, although he still insisted on training at West Ham. Two seasons later, he joined non-League Margate where he played alongside former Hammer Almer Hall.
Tucker's older brother, Samual, played for Clapton. His son, Raymond, played for the West Ham youth team under John Lyall during the 1960s.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Briercliffe''' was an English footballer.
Briercliffe played either as a winger or a forward. As a youth he played for Bacup and Clitheroe before turning professional and joining Blackburn Rovers in 1897. He spent three seasons with Rovers, scoring five times in 1897-98 and two more in 1898-99. He spent 1900-01 at Stalybridge Rovers before joining Woolwich Arsenal in May 1901.
Briercliffe made an immediate impact at Arsenal; he made his debut on 2 September 1901 against Barnsley and was an ever-present in 1901-02, becoming the Second Division side's top scorer. Although he was not top scorer again in his Arsenal career, he remained in the side as they won promotion to the First Division in 1903-04, scoring 91 goals in the league. By now he chiefly played on the wing, and remained at the side in their first season in the top flight (1904-05), before being surprisingly sold back to Blackburn Rovers in April 1905. In all, he played 133 games for Arsenal, scoring 34 goals.
Briercliffe soon left Blackburn for Plymouth Argyle, and he saw out his career with Brentford and Darwen.
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'''Andrew Fensome''' (born in Northampton on 18 February 1969) is an English former footballer.
He began his career as an apprentice at Norwich City before moving to Cambridge United.
He signed for Preston North End for a -7,500 fee in October 1993 and was named as the club's Player of the Year in the 1994/95 season. In total he made 105 appearances for the Deepdale club and scored 2 goals.
He was transferred to Rochdale in July 1996.
He is currently resides in Preston and is a coach for the Preston North End Centre of Excellence.
He has two children, Olivia and Lewis. Lewis is an excellent footballer who, amazingly, takes after his dad!
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'''Raymond Ogden''' "'''Ray'''" '''Charnley''' (29 May 1935 - 15 November 2009) was an English professional footballer. He was a centre forward and was one of the most prolific scorers for Blackpool, with whom he spent ten years, including all but one season in the top flight of English football.
With 193 goals in 363 league games, Charnley is the third-highest scorer in Blackpool's history, behind Jimmy Hampson and Stan Mortensen.
In a playing career spanning eighteen years, Charnley also played for Morecambe (with whom he began and ended his career), Preston North End, Wrexham and Bradford Park Avenue. He scored a total of 293 career league goals in 605 games.
He won one England cap, in 1962.
Born in Lancaster, Lancashire, Charnley started out as a teenager in the Preston North End B team. When the team was disbanded, he joined North Lancashire and District Football League side Bolton-le-Sands. He later signed as a part-time professional with non-League Morecambe, in the Lancashire Combination, joining them from for -15 in September 1954, whilst also working as a painter and decorater apprentice.
He made his Morecambe debut on 29 September, in a 5-2 defeat at Lancaster City in the Lancashire Combination Cup. In his three seasons at Christie Park he was a regular scorer. In the 1956-57 season he scored 31 goals in 37 league games and 12 goals in 15 cup games.
On 27 May 1957, Charnley moved to nearby Blackpool, who were then in the First Division, the top flight of English football, for -750.
Charnley eventually teamed up with Jackie Mudie, a move inspired by Joe Smith and later used to good effect by his successor as Blackpool manager, Ron Suart. Charnley was ''the Seasiders'' top scorer for nine seasons., including five consecutive seasons starting in 1958-59, when he scored a total of 26 goals (20 in 35 league games and six in six games in the FA Cup). He had started that season by scoring three goals in the first two games. Then, after scoring against Aston Villa in a 1-1 draw on 20 September 1958, he collided with ''Villa'' goalkeeper Nigel Sims and suffered a broken clavicle, which caused him to miss the next seven games. On 4 April 1959, he scored his first league hat-trick, in a 3-0 win over Leeds United.
He again scored three goals in his first two games in 1959-60; however, he then went five games without scoring and was relegated to the reserve team. After eight games in the second string, he returned to the first team, scoring a hat-trick in a 4-2 win over Leeds United on 5 March 1960. He finished the season on 18 goals. In 1960-61, Blackpool struggled against relegation. On 15 April 1961, he scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United at Bloomfield Road, a result that secured safety for Blackpool. He finished the season on 27 goals.
His most goals came in 1961-62: 36 goals (30 in the league and six in the League Cup).
He scored Blackpool's opening goal of the 1962-63 season, in a 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield. He scored two hat-tricks that season - firstly, in a 4-0 win over Aston Villa on 29 March 1963, and then in a 6-3 victory over Birmingham City on 20 April. The following season was the first time time he did not score in his first game, but he then scored one in each of the next two games. After a run of eight goals in 24 games, he was left out of the side. In March 1964, he was placed on the transfer list, before being removed when no other club came in for him. Alan Ball finished the season as the leading scorer in the league, with 13 goals to Charnley's ten. However, Charnley was overall top scorer as he also scored five in cup games. The 1964-65 season saw Charnley score eight goals in the opening nine games. This occurred while he was on a month-to-month contract because he could not agree the new terms that the club had offered. On 1 October 1964, he signed a new deal, earning -24 a week, with an extra -5 when he played in the first team. That season, he only missed four games through injury and finished with 21 goals.
In May and June 1965, Charnley was a member of the Blackpool squad that played in New Zealand for the B.O.A.C. Trophy against Sheffield United. A total of eleven games were played, and Charnley was Blackpool's top scorer, with five goals.
Charnley, once again, began the 1965-66 season by scoring in the opening game, a 2-2 draw with Fulham. He missed just one game all season and lead, jointly with Alan Ball, the scoring in the league, with16 goals, although he was again overall top scorer with another three cup goals. The 1966-67 saw Blackpool finish bottom of the First Division and relegated to the Second Division, although Charnley was again top scorer on 14 goals. He also scored six goals in the League Cup as Blackpool reached the fifth round, including a hat-trick in a second-round 5-1 win over Manchester United.
He started the 1967-68 season, with Blackpool then in the Second Division, in typical fashion: scoring in his first game, a 2-0 victory over arch-rivals Preston North End; however, after two more league games, and after a home defeat at the hands of Millwall, '''Pool'' manager Stan Mortensen made the unpopular decision and dropped Charnley into the reserve team, with Gerry Ingram being moved to centre forward. After eight goals in nine reserve games, Charnley made one more first-team appearance, scoring in a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace.
===Move to Preston North End, then Wrexham and Bradford Park Avenue===
After signing for Preston North End, Charnley returned to face Blackpool nine days later, and scored, though ''the Tangerines'' won 4-1. He scored four goals in 23 league games for Preston, who just avoided relegation at the end of the 1967-68 season, finishing third-bottom, while former club Blackpool just missed out on promotion back to the First Division on goal average.
In 1968, Charnley signed for Fourth Division side Wrexham, scoring a total of seven goals in 24 games in all competitions before moving to Bradford Park Avenue in January 1969.
They finished bottom of the Fourth Division in the 1968-69 season. The following season they again finished bottom, but this time lost their application for re-election and were voted out of the Football League and dropped into the Northern Premier League. He scored fifteen goals in 59 league games for ''the Avenue'' that season.
At the end of the season, Charnley re-signed for former club Morecambe, who were by then playing in the Northern Premier League. He made 24 league starts in 1970-71, finishing the season as top scorer with 13 goals. After 14 games in the 1971-72 season, he was released. His last game came on Good Friday 1972, when he scored in a 3-0 home win over Chorley. In his two stints with Morecambe, Charnley scored a total of 98 goals in 177 appearances in all competitions. After his release, Charnley retired from football, at the age of 37.
Despite his goalscoring record, Charnley won just one England cap, in 1962, when he received a call-up for a 1964 European Nations' Cup Preliminary round game against France on 3 October at Hillsborough.
In May and June 1961, Charnley was a member of the squad for the The English FA World Tour. He played in seven games, scoring a total of eleven goals.
Charnley was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
After he retired, Charnley moved back to Blackpool where he set up his own painting and decorating company.
After a short illness, Charnley died on 15 November 2009 at Rossall Hospital, aged 74.
There will be a minute's applause before the first West Lancashire derby of the 2009-10 season between Blackpool and Preston North End at Bloomfield Road on 30 November.
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'''Jonathan (Jon) David Bass''', born Weston-super-Mare 1 July 1976 is a former professional footballer, currently playing as a defender for Salisbury City.
He started his career with Birmingham City as a trainee, going on to make 68 league appearances between 1994 and 2001. He played in the Blues- League Cup semi-final against Leeds United in 1996.
During his league career, he also played for Carlisle United (on loan), Gillingham (on loan), Hartlepool United, Pahang FA in Malaysia and Bristol Rovers.
After being released by Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2005-06 season, he left the professional game to become a trainee quantity surveyor in the family business, before joining Salisbury City in July 2006 on a part-time basis.
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'''Diniyar Rinatovich Bilyaletdinov''' (; ); born 27 February 1985) is a Russian footballer of ethnic Tatar descent who plays for English club Everton and the Russia national football team. He usually plays as a winger, but has also been used in defence for the national team. His father Rinat Bilyaletdinov was also a professional footballer and is now a coach.
A native of Moscow, Bilyaletdinov started his career at hometown club Lokomotiv. After making his dbut in 2004, Bilyaletdinov became a first team regular. In his first season the club won the Russian Premier League and was named the league's Young Player of the Year.
Bilyaletdinov signed a four-year contract with English club Everton in August 2009 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be -8.9 million He made his debut for Everton coming on as an 89th minute substitute in a 2-1 win over Wigan Athletic later in the month. He created the first 3 goals with two assists in his first ever start for Everton in the inaugural Europa League in a 4-0 win over AEK Athens.
Bilyaletdinov would also provide an assist for Tim Cahill in Everton's 2-1 victory away to BATE Borisov. Bilyaletdinov's first goal for Everton was a late equaliser scored against in a Premier League game at Goodison Park on 17 October 2009 that ended in a 1-1 draw.
A former U21 international, Bilyaletdinov was first called up to the Russia national football team at the age of 20.
Bilyaletdinov played in ten out of twelve UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers.
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'''Craig Lewis''' (born June 8, 1991 in Rotherham, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Rotherham United. He was formerly a member of the youth team at Millmoor. At the age of 16, he is still in the reserves for the Millers. He made his debut match against York in the reserves which was won by the score 1-0. He recently played in a first team game, where Rotherham beat Macclesfield by 2 goals to 1. Craig 'Craigy' Lewis got on the scoresheet during this game.
Manager Mark Robins has commented on the player's potential and has suggested that he might have a chance to play on the first team within a few years.
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'''George Henry Farrow''' (4 October 1913 - 1980) was an English professional footballer. He played for six clubs in a seventeen-year professional career.
In the years before, during and after World War II, Blackpool were one of the most powerful teams in England, and the trio of George Farrow, Eric Hayward and Harry Johnston became legendary. Farrow's main assets were accurate long-range passes, strong tackling, and a fierce strike of the ball. He was also one of the earliest exponents of the long throw-in.
Born in Whitburn, South Tyneside, Farrow moved north from Bournemouth in 1936 and made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' in September of that year, in a home win over West Ham United. He went on to make a further 32 league appearances in the 1936-37 campaign, scoring five goals. Initially an inside-left, he soon moved to wing-half, where his tackling was of more use. At the end of the season, Blackpool won promotion to Division One for only the second time in their existence. A nine-game win streak between 21 November and 1 January assisted the achievement.
In 1937-38, Farrow made thirty league appearances and scored another five goals, and the following season appeared in all but four of the club's league games. His only goal of the season was a penalty, Blackpool's second goal in a 2-1 victory at Sunderland on 17 September.
Wartime football intervened between August 1939 and May 1945, and when League football resumed in 1945-46, Farrow continued where he had left off, making 28 league appearances and scoring six goals.
Farrow missed the first eleven games of the 1946-47 campaign, but he went on to appear in 28 of the remaining 31. His one goal came in his first appearance of the season, a 3-1 victory over Manchester United at Bloomfield Road on 19 October.
1947-48 proved to be Farrow's final season at the seaside. He made sixteen league appearances, scoring three goals, before being transferred to Sheffield United in the new year of 1948. He missed out on Blackpool's FA Cup run, which saw them reach that year's final, only to lose out to Manchester United at Wembley. His final appearance for Blackpool occurred on 3 January, a 5-0 home victory over Everton.
He finished his career with Bacup Borough and Whitburn St. Mary's.
Farrow died in 1980, and was survived by his wife and two children - a daughter, Julie, and a son, Tony.
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'''Joe Keith''' (born 1 October 1978) is a professional football player currently playing for Tilbury. Keith's main position is left wing, but he can also play at left full back and left wing back.
Keith started his career at West Ham United as a trainee but did not make a senior appearance. He joined Colchester United in 1999 and went on to score 28 goals in 247 league and cup appearance for the club in six seasons.
Keith signed for Brentford in January 2007 on a five month contract,
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'''Sampsa Timoska''' (born 12 February 1979 in Kokemki, Finland) is a Finnish footballer who plays in defence. He currently plays for MyPa in Finnish Veikkausliiga.
His professional career began in Finland in 1996 at Tampere. Timoska moved to MyPa in 1998 making over 150 appearances before playing for English side Queen's Park Rangers between January 2007 and February 2008 where, after 21 appearances, he was released from his contract by mutual consent.
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'''Paul Stephen Musselwhite''' (born 22 December 1968 in Portsmouth) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lincoln City, where he is also the club's Goalkeeping Coach.
He has the most league appearances of any goalkeeper for Port Vale and as of 2009 has the 15th most league appearances of any Port Vale player, having made 312 league appearances between 1992 and 2000. He has also made 206 league appearances for Scunthorpe United, playing for them between 1988 and 1992 and again from 2004 to 2006. With around 100 games for Hull City between 2000 and 2004, he has made 613 appearances in the Football League and well over 700 appearances in all competitions.
Musselwhite was renowned as an excellent shot stopper, capable of making world class reaction saves, but who is equally susceptible to the occasional lapse of concentration. One example of this is when he dropped a routine catch at the feet of the Everton striker Duncan Ferguson in an FA Cup game in 1996.
Musselwhite started his career at his home town club, Portsmouth, without ever making an appearance in the first team. In March 1988 he moved to Scunthorpe United on a free transfer.
Scunthorpe missed out on promotion from the Fourth Division at the end of the 1987-88 season. Just one point short of Bolton Wanderers in third place, ''the Iron'' were then defeated by Torquay United in the play-off semi-finals. Scunthorpe also moved from the Old Showground to Glanford Park, becoming the first Football League club to move to a new stadium in over thirty years.
They suffered the same fate in 1988-89, one point off third place Crewe Alexandra, again with superior goal difference to the team above them, they lost to Wrexham in the play-off semi-finals.
The club fell away in 1989-90, finishing mid-table.
They pushed for promotion in 1990-91, in an unusual season an eight place finish was enough to see them into the play-offs. However, for third time in four years they lost in the semi-final stage to a team who would go on to lose in the final. Blackpool suffering the heartbreak in 1991 to Torquay's benefit.
At the end of the 1991-92 season Scunthorpe might have considered themselves cursed. This time they beat Crewe Alexandra in the play-off semi-finals, they lost the final to Blackpool 4-3 on penalties, following a 1-1 draw.
Over the past four seasons, Musselwhite had made over 160 appearances for ''the Iron'', 132 of which were in the league. In July 1992 he did what his club failed to do and made it into the new Second Division/old Third Division (the league was restructured due to the creation of the Premier League). He had been bought by John Rudge's Port Vale for a fee of -17,500.
Signed to replace the veteran Mark Grew, who had left for Cardiff City, Musselwhite actually started the 1992-93 season as second choice behind Trevor Wood. However, on 5 September, Wood conceded a penalty at Vetch Field in an 'off the ball' incident with a Swansea player and was subsequently dropped in favour of Musselwhite. He made his Vale league debut in the next match, a 2-2 draw against Exeter City on 12 September and despite a nervy performance, he remained an ever present in the Vale side for the rest of the season. Unfortunately for his new club he seemed to carry the play-off curse with him from Glanford Park, finishing one point off Bolton, they lost in the play-off final 3-0 to West Bromwich Albion. Though they did have success at Wembley Stadium in the 1993 Football League Trophy Final, recording a 2-1 victory over Stockport County.
With Musselwhite between the sticks, Vale won promotion to the First Division in 1993-94, finishing in second place behind champions Reading.
Both club and goalkeeper adapted well to the second tier, finishing ten points above the relegation zone in 1994-95. When they played away at Charlton Athletic on 29 April, he was rested to allow his understudy, Arjan van Heusden, to gain some first-team experience in an end of season fixture.
The club finished comfortably in mid-table in 1995-96 and at 28, Musselwhite was approaching the peak of his goalkeeping prowess.
The club achieved their highest post-war position in 1996-97 - eight in the second tier. Musselwhite made a total of 36 appearances that season, after missing out on the first six weeks.
He made 44 appearances in 1997-98, keeping a clean sheet against Arsenal in the FA Cup on 3 January.
He made 40 appearances in 1998-99, missing most of November and all of December.
In 1999-2000 the club suffered relegation, manager Brian Horton was unable to halt the decline at Vale Park. Musselwhite played 32 games and was sent off against Grimsby Town on 12 February, 86 minutes into a 2-0 defeat at Blundell Park. He was given a free transfer at the end of the season, the club looking to cut their wage bill.
He joined with Brian Little's Hull City of the Third Division in September 2000. He was the club's first choice keeper as ''the Tigers'' reached the play-offs, only to lose out to Leyton Orient at the semi-final stage, after a 6th place finish in 2000-01.
He played just 21 games in 2001-02, making his first appearance of the season on 29 December in a 3-0 win at Kidderminster Harriers.
First choice keeper from September to January in 2002-03, he played 22 games. On Boxing Day 2002 he was in goal for the club's first competitive fixture at the KC Stadium, keeping a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Hartlepool United.
In 2003-04 he made nineteen appearances, all in the first half of the season. The club finished second, winning promotion to the new League One. At the end of the season he returned to Scunthorpe United, twelve years since his last departure.
Scunthorpe were in the basement division, right where Musselwhite had left them. They were runners-up in 2004-05, just three points off League Two title winners Yeovil Town. Musselwhite made a massive fifty appearances.
The club finished in the mid-section of League One in 2005-06, Musselwhite making 32 appearances having missed December and January. In May 2006 he signed for Conference South side Eastleigh, but left shortly after as he was unable to sell his house in Scunthorpe.
He spent the 2006-07 season with Conference North side Kettering Town. Town finished in second place, but lost to Lee Sinnott's Farsley Celtic in the play-off semi-finals. However, Musselwhite was long gone before this, he was already a free agent in January 2007 when he received a phone call from his former team mate, the Port Vale manager Martin Foyle, inviting him back to the club as cover for long term injury victim Mark Goodlad.
In June 2007 he joined up with Harrogate Town, an up and coming team looking to make it into the Conference National. Here he was reunited with former Vale teammate Neil Aspin, saying "I played with Neil Aspin for seven years when I was first at Port Vale, and that was one of the main attractions of coming here. Neil is putting a good squad together, and hopefully with a few more additions we can challenge this season." Musselwhite left Harrogate in January 2008 after being offered a better contract with Ian Bogie's Gateshead, he was immediately made the number 1 'stopper for the newly promoted side, making 29 appearances before the season's end.
The club won their second successive promotion in 2008-09, beating Telford United 1-0 in the Conference North play-off final. He left the club upon the season's conclusion, having already announced in February 2009 his move from player to coach at Lincoln.
Following his release from Gateshead, Musselwhite became player-goalkeeping coach under Peter Jackson at League Two side Lincoln City.
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'''Alan Rogers''' (born January 3, 1977 in Liverpool, England) is a professional footballer, currently without a club. He began his career with Tranmere Rovers, before moving to Nottingham Forest in 1997, spending several seasons there before leaving for Leicester City. His main position was left-back. Rogers scored twice for Leicester, with both goals coming in a League Cup tie against Hull City in September 2002.
He was sent off on his Accrington debut after a dangerous tackle on Notts County's David Pipe.
Rogers went on to own 50% of Cube Nightclub & Azure Bar in Liverpool, but sold both in 2009}
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}}'''Andy Edwards''' (born 17 September 1971) is a retired professional footballer and current youth team manager at Leyton Orient.
During his career he has played for a number of clubs, including Grays Athletic, Southend United, Rushden & Diamonds, Peterborough United and Birmingham City. During this period he has accumulated transfer fees of over -400,000.
He is currently coaches at the Arsenal academy and is assistant manager at St Albans City. He is also a football coach at Ardingly College.
On 20 May 2009, he was unveiled as the new youth team manager at Leyton Orient.
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'''Fionan "Paddy" Fagan''' (born 7 June 1931) was an Irish footballer who played as a winger.
The son of Irish international and Shamrock Rovers outside-left John Fagan , Fionan Fagan started his career with Shamrock Rovers schoolboys and then Transport F.C., before signing for English Second Division club Hull City after Raich Carter brought him to England. He played 26 times for Hull, scoring 2 goals. He signed for First Division Manchester City on Christmas Eve 1953 for -15,000, playing a reserve game on Christmas Day and making his first team debut on St Stephen's Day, a 2-1 win against Sheffield United at Maine Road.
In his first season at Manchester City Fagan made only seven appearances, but in the 1954-55 season he became a first team regular, playing under the tactical system known as the Revie Plan. The 1954-55 season proved to be Fagan's most successful for Manchester City, playing 42 times and scoring 11 goals, including at hat-trick against Manchester United at Old Trafford, as City reached the 1955 FA Cup final. However, his Wembley appearance ended in a 3-1 defeat to Newcastle United. Manchester City reached the final again the following season, but Fagan did not play in the final, and missed out on a winners' medal. After continuing to play regularly for a further three seasons, Fagan lost his first team place to Colin Barlow in the 1959-60 season, and was transferred to Derby County for -8,000 in March 1960, after a total of 165 appearances and 35 goals for the Manchester club. Fagan was capped twice by the Irish national team while at City. The first of these international caps came on 7 November 1954 against Norway.
Fagan's played for Derby 24 times, scoring six goals, and while at Derby made a further six international appearances, in which he scored five goals. He subsequently played for a number of non-league clubs, including Northwich Victoria, Ashton United and Altrincham, where he was player manager. After a knee ligament injury forced him to retire from football he became a driving instructor, and was a founder of the Manchester City Former Players Association in the early 1990s.
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'''Filipe de Andrade Teixeira''' (born 2 October 1980 in Paris, France) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays with West Bromwich Albion, as a midfielder.
Teixeira started his career with FC Felgueiras, in the Portuguese Third Division. After good showings with this club, he sealed a deal with French second level club FC Istres, continuing to move up the following season, leaving for Paris Saint-Germain FC, where he teamed up with Brazil's Ronaldinho.
Teixeira would eventually leave to Portugal, his "other nation", joining Vtor Pontes's Unio de Leiria on loan, and playing alongside compatriots Hugo Almeida and Luis Filipe. At the season's end, he returned to Paris, and teamed up with two more countrymen: Pauleta and Hugo Leal, but was not very successful overall, only totalling 18 league appearances in his two spells. Another move to Portugal followed, as he left for Acadmica de Coimbra to better his chances for playing with Portugal, eventually posting two respectable seasons.
Teixeira completed a move to West Bromwich Albion on 17 July 2007 for a fee of -600,000, signing a three-year contract.
Teixeira was stretchered off after 18 minutes of Albions 3-0 home win against Plymouth Argyle, when he landed awkwardly following a clash with Gary Sawyer.
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'''Andrew "Andy" McNeil''' (born 19 January 1987 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish professional association football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Montrose. McNeil was previously with Hibernian, and played in the club's 2007 Scottish League Cup Final win.
A former student at Leith Academy, McNeil drew early inspiration, and an inclination towards goalkeeping, from watching Jim Leighton play for his local side, Hibs.
McNeil negotiated an early release from his contract when new ''Saints'' manager George Burley signed a rival young goalkeeper, Bartosz Biakowski, in January 2006.
Two days after his departure from the St Mary's Stadium, McNeill returned to Edinburgh to sign for Hibernian.
McNeil was criticised, however, for conceding soft goals in Edinburgh derby defeats towards the end of the season. He lost his place in the team at the start of the 2007-08 season after Collins signed Yves Makabu-Makalambay. He regained his place, however, later in the season after Makalambay sustained an injury. McNeil produced some good performances in this second period in the team, but lost his place early in the 2008-09 season after Makalambay returned from the Olympics. McNeil publicly stated in December 2008 that he couldn't understand why he had lost his place and that he expected to leave Hibs during 2009. One of Mixu Paatelainen's last acts as Hibs manager was to release McNeil, as expected.
McNeil made a guest appearance for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly against Newcastle on 11 July 2009 at Tallaght Stadium. He then appeared as a trialist for Livingston in a defeat against Berwick Rangers. He went on to appear as a trialist for Clyde on 29 August in their Scottish Second Division game against Alloa Athletic, due to Calum Reidford missing the match through suspension.
McNeil signed a one year contract with Third Division club Montrose in September 2009.
McNeil was selected Scotland squad for the 2006 UEFA U-19 Championships. He was the first choice goalkeeper as the young Scots reached the final, only to lose 2-1 to Spain.
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'''Francis David Fielding''' (born 4 April 1988 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is an England Under-21 international football goalkeeper. He is currently playing his club football for English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers whom he came through the academy back in 2004 during his youth career stretching from 2004 up to 2007. He was then classed as a Blackburn Rovers senior player for the start of the 2009-2010 campaign with the shirt number 34.
Fielding is a product of Blackburn Rovers Academy. He joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on 28 September 2007 on a three-month loan deal alongside Bolton Wanderers' Polish goalkeeper Przemyslaw Kazimierczak. The deal was made due to Wycombe having injury problems with both first team goalkeepers Scott Shearer and Jamie Young. Fielding made his debut a day after signing on loan, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 win at Bradford City. His loan was extended until the end of the season on 10 January 2008 and he managed to keep his place after the return to fitness of Jamie Young.
He then joined Northampton Town on loan on 9 September.
He made his England U21 debut, replacing the injured Joe Lewis, in the 33rd minute at Bramall Lane against the Czech Republic on 18 November. His debut was notable because he had just participated in a FA Cup match with Northampton Town the day before. He then returned to Blackburn on 12 December, before joining Rochdale on loan on 6 January 2009. He featured in the Play Off Match against Gillingham where Rochdale failed to secure a place in the final.
On 29 September 2009, Fielding joined Leeds United on loan on a one-month emergency loan. Understudy Casper Ankergren is set to play a few games after Shane Higgs was ruled out with a thigh injury. So Fielding is set to act as backup to Ankergren whilst Higgs is injured. Fielding was named as an unused substitute in Leeds' game against Carlisle.
He made his England U21 debut, replacing the injured Joe Lewis, in the 33rd minute at Bramall Lane against the Czech Republic on 18 November. He was given his England Under-21 debut in the same game as former Leeds midfielder Fabian Delph. He went on to play for England U21's one more time after making his debut, leaving him on two caps.
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'''Christopher David Taylor''' (born 20 December 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic in League One. He primarily plays as a midfielder. In March 2009, he signed a contract extension with Oldham to keep him with the club until 2012.
Taylor, who is a lifelong Oldham fan, signed a professional contract with his hometown club, where he had been a trainee, on 1 August 2005.
On 3 March 2007, Taylor scored his first professional goal in a 1-1 draw with Carlisle United.
On 2 June 2008, the ''Oldham Chronicle'' reported that Oldham had, the week before, rejected a bid for Taylor by Championship club Blackpool. Newly promoted Doncaster Rovers were also linked with a possible offer
Early in Oldham's 2008-09 campaign, Taylor scored a double in a 2-0 victory over Leeds United. Several weeks later on 20 September, he scored another double in a 3-3 draw with Hartlepool United. On 18 March 2009, he signed a new contract for Oldham, extending his contract with the club until 2012. After signing the deal Taylor told the club website: "Everyone knows Oldham is where I want to be, I love playing for this club.
"There has always been speculation but all I want is to play for Oldham." His season was cut short, however, when he picked up an ankle injury during a morning training session on 21 April. On 26 April, Taylor was named to League One's Team of the Year, along with teammate Neal Eardley.
On 8 June 2009, both the ''Oldham Chronicle'' and ''Yorkshire Evening Post'' reported that Leeds United were preparing to make a bid of over -500,000 for Taylor.
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'''David Vaughan Icke''' (; born April 29, 1952) is an English writer and public speaker who has devoted himself since 1990 to researching what he calls "who and what is really controlling the world."
Icke was a well-known BBC television sports presenter and spokesman for the British Green Party, when, at the age of 38, he had an encounter with a psychic who told him he was a healer who had been placed on Earth for a purpose.
He nevertheless continued to develop his ideas, and in four books published over seven years-''The Robots' Rebellion'' (1994), ''And the Truth Shall Set You Free'' (1995), ''The Biggest Secret'' (1999), and ''Children of the Matrix'' (2001)-set out a moral and political worldview that combines New-Age spiritualism with a passionate denunciation of what he sees as totalitarian trends in the modern world. At its heart lies the idea that a secret group of reptilian humanoids called the Babylonian Brotherhood created and controls humanity, and that many prominent figures are reptilian, including George W. Bush, Queen Elizabeth II, Kris Kristofferson, and Boxcar Willie.
Icke has been criticized for linking his ideas to ''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'', a 1903 Russian forgery purporting to be a plan by the Jewish people to achieve world domination. Icke argues that the ''Protocols'' was written by the reptilians. He strongly denies that this idea is antisemitic, but the linkage has nevertheless attracted the attention of the far right and the suspicion of Jewish groups. He was detained by immigration officials when he tried to enter Canada on a speaking tour in 1999, and was allowed to proceed only after persuading them that when he said lizards, he meant lizards, but his books were still removed from the shelves of Indigo Books after protests from the Canadian Jewish Congress.
Icke was born in Leicester General Hospital to Beric Vaughan Icke (born 1907) and Barbara J. Icke (ne Cooke, died 2006), who were married in Leicester in 1951. There was a brother, Trevor, seven years older than Icke, and another, Paul, seven years younger. Beric had wanted to be a doctor, but his family had no money, so he joined the Royal Air Force instead, becoming a Leading Aircraftman and medical orderly. He was awarded a British Empire Medal for gallantry in May 1943 after helping to save the crew of an aircraft that had crashed into the Chipping Warden air base in Oxfordshire. Along with a Squadron Leader, he ran into the burning aircraft, without protective clothing, and saved the life of a crew member who was trapped inside.
After the war, Beric got a job in the Gents clock factory. The family lived in a slum terraced house on Lead Street, near Wharf Street in the centre of Leicester; then, when Icke was three, they moved to a housing estate known as the Goodwood, one of the massive 1950s council estates the post-war Labour government had built, their new home just across the road from the hospital. The family had nothing. "To say we were skint," he wrote in 1993, "is like saying it is a little chilly at the North Pole." He remembers having to hide under a window or chair when the council man came to collect the rent-after knocking, the rent man would walk round the house peering through the windows to see whether anyone was at home. His mother never explained that it was about the rent; she just told him to hide, and Icke writes that he still gets a fright when he hears a knock on the door.
He was always a loner, and felt different from other children, spending hours playing by himself with little steam trains that he had, and preferring to cross the street rather than speak to anyone. He attended Whitehall Infant School, then Whitehall Junior School, where he spent most of his time nervous and shy, often to the point of feeling faint during the morning assembly and having to leave before he passed out. The family doctor suggested a referral to a child psychologist, but his father put his foot down. He made no effort at school and failed at practically everything, but when he was nine, he was chosen for the junior school's football team. It was the first time in his life that he had succeeded at anything, and he came to see football as the only way out of his poverty. He played in goal, which he writes suited the loner in him, and gave him a sense of living on the edge between hero and villain.
He failed his 11-plus, a test that was used at the time to divide children between grammar schools, supposedly for the brightest, and secondary moderns or technical schools for the rest, so Icke was sent in 1963 to the city's Crown Hills Secondary Modern. He left at 15 after being talent-spotted while playing football, and was signed up as a goalkeeper for Coventry City. Every Saturday when he wasn't playing himself, he would travel the 60 kms to Nottingham to watch Peter Shilton, one of England's legendary goalkeepers. Arthritis in his left knee-which later spread to the right knee, ankles, elbows, wrists, and hands-stopped him making a career out of football, but as well as playing for Coventry, he managed to play for Oxford United, Northampton Town, and Hereford United, before he had to give it up completely in 1973 at the age of 21.
He met his first wife, Linda Atherton, in May 1971 at a dance at the Chesford Grange Hotel near Leamington Spa. She was working at the time as a van driver for a garage in Leamington. Shortly after they met, Icke had another one of the huge rows he had started having with his father-always a domineering man, his father was upset that Icke's arthritis was interfering with his football career-so he packed his bags and left home. He moved into a tiny bedsit and worked in a local travel agency during the day, travelling to Hereford in the evenings to practice or play football. He and Linda were married on September 30, four months after they'd met. Their daughter, Kerry, was born two years later on March 7, 1975, followed by a son, Gareth, on December 12, 1981, and another son, Jaymie, on November 18, 1992.
left|thumb|200px|Icke, top right, with the BBC's first Francis Wilson, Debbie Rix, David Icke, Nick Ross, Selina Scott, Frank Bough.]]
Icke found a job in 1973 as a reporter with the weekly ''Leicester Advertiser'', through a contact who was a sports editor at the ''Daily Mail'', though he writes that he got the job because he was the only applicant. He advanced quickly through local radio to television, and became a regional sports presenter for the BBC's ''South Today'' in 1982, around the time his first son was born, and the year he moved to Ryde on the Isle of Wight, somewhere he had always wanted to live. He appeared on the first edition of British television's first national breakfast show, ''BBC Breakfast Time'', on January 17, 1983, presenting the sports news for them until 1985. He published his first book in 1983, ''It's a tough game, son!'' about football and how to break into it. He worked for BBC Sport until August 1990, often as a stand-in host on ''Grandstand'' and snooker programmes, and also at the 1988 Olympic Games, but a career in television began to lose its appeal for him-he wrote in ''Tales from the Time Loop'' that he found the people working in television to be insincere, shallow, and vicious, with rare exceptions.
His contract with the BBC was terminated in 1990 when he refused to pay his poll tax, a new local tax introduced by Margaret Thatcher that was controversial because the same payment was required by everyone, regardless of income. He ended up paying it in November 1990, but his initial announcement that he was willing to go to jail rather than pay prompted the BBC, by charter an impartial public-service broadcaster, to distance itself from him.
At some point during the 1980s, he began to flirt with fringe medicine and New Age philosophies in an effort to find relief from his arthritis.
Icke writes that it was when he was working for the Green Party, and particularly while he was writing the book in 1989, that he began to feel a presence around him, as though there was always someone else in the room, even when he was alone. He writes in ''Days of Decision'' (1993) that it was a time of considerable personal despair for him, though he gives no details. In March 1990, he had an experience in a newsagent's that felt as though a magnetic force was pulling his feet to the ground, and he heard a voice tell him to look at a particular section of books. One of the books was by Betty Shine, a psychic healer, or channeller, in Brighton. He decided to visit her to ask for help with his arthritis. She told him she had a message for him. He was a healer who had been sent to heal the Earth, she said, and would become world famous, but would face enormous opposition. The spirit world was going to pass on ideas to him, which he would then speak to others about, sometimes not understanding the words himself. He was told he would write five books in three years; that in 20 years there will be a different kind of flying machine, where we can go wherever we want and time will have no meaning; and that there will be great earthquakes in unusual places, because the inner earth is being destabilized by having oil taken from the seabed.
left|thumb|200px|It was near this pre-Inca burial site in Sillustani, Peru, that Icke said he had a pivotal mystic experience in February 1991.
In February 1991, Icke decided to travel to Peru, where he visited the pre-Inca Sillustani burial ground near Puno. He writes that he felt drawn to a large mound of earth, at the top of which lay a circle of waist-high stones. As he stood in the circle, he felt his feet pulled to the earth as if by a magnet, just as he had experienced in the newsagent's in Ryde, and an urge to outstrech his arms. His feet started to vibrate and burn, his head felt as though a drill was passing through it, and he felt two thoughts enter his mind: first, that people will be talking about this in 100 years, and then, "it will be over when you feel the rain." He said his body started shaking as though plugged into an electrical socket and new ideas began to pour into him. Time became meaningless, he writes, and he has no idea how long he stood there, arms outstretched. Then it started raining, and the experience ended as suddenly as it had begun. He described it later as the "kundalini"-a term from Indian yoga describing a libidinal force that lies coiled at the base of the spine-exploding up through his spine, activating his brain and his chakras, or energy centres, triggering a higher level of consciousness.
He returned to England and began to write a book about the experience, ''Truth Vibrations'', published in May that year. At a Green Party conference in Wolverhampton on March 20, 1991, before the book appeared, he resigned as one of the party's four prospective parliamentary candidates and Speakers-a position the party had adopted instead of leader-telling them he was about to be at the centre of "tremendous and increasing controversy," and winning a standing ovation from them after the announcement.
What followed became what Icke calls his "turquoise period." He began to wear only turquoise because, he explained, it is a conduit of positive energy. He had met Deborah Shaw, an English psychic living in Calgary, Alberta, in August 1990, and after he returned from Peru, he struck up a relationship with her, which became close and led to the birth of a daughter, Rebecca, in December 2001. At one point, Shaw moved in with him and his wife. Shaw had changed her name to Mari Shawsun, while Icke's wife became known as Michaela, an aspect of the Archangel Michael, and they became known in the press as the "turquoise triangle," though Icke insisted at the time that he and Shaw were just friends. He answered reporters' questions about the relationship with, "if you resonate on this higher level then you see not two ladies, but two bodies with energy patterns."
In March 1991, a week after resigning from the Green Party, he, his wife, and Deborah/Mari held a press conference to announce that he had become a "channel for the Christ spirit," a title conferred on him by "the Godhead." He said the world would end in 1997, preceded by a number of disasters. There would be a severe hurricane around the Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans, eruptions in Cuba, disruption in China, a hurricane in Derry, and an earthquake on the Isle of Arran. Los Angeles would become an island, New Zealand would disappear, and the cliffs of Kent would be under water by Christmas 1991. He said the information was being given to the three of them by voices and automatic writing.
In ''In the Light of Experience'' (1993), Icke wrote that, at the time he gave the press conference, he didn't feel in control. He heard his voice predicting the end of the world, and was appalled by what he was saying. "I was speaking the words," he wrote, "but all the time I could hear the voice of the brakes in the background saying, 'David, what the hell are you saying? This is absolute nonsense'." His predictions were splashed all over the next day's front pages, to his great dismay.
right|thumb|200px|Icke, wearing a turquoise shellsuit, is greeted by [[Terry Wogan for an interview on April 29, 1991, during which Icke declared that he was the son of God. He said his children were devastated afterwards, because their dad had become a figure of ridicule.
The headlines attracted an invitation from the BBC's prime-time Terry Wogan talk show on April 29, 1991. Icke told Wogan, amid howls of laughter from the studio audience, that he was "the son of God," and that Britain would be devastated by tidal waves and earthquakes.
The BBC was criticized for allowing the interview to go ahead, Des Christy in ''The Guardian'' calling it a "media crucifixion." Wogan interviewed Icke again in 2006, acknowledging that his comments had been a bit sharp,
Icke's core ideas are put forward in four books, each around 500 pages long: ''The Robots' Rebellion'' (1994), ''And the Truth Shall Set You Free'' (1995), ''The Biggest Secret: The Book that Will Change the World'' (1999), and ''Children of the Matrix'' (2001). Much of his work is published by his Bridge of Love Publications or David Icke Books. Serious philosophical discussion about the nature of consciousness is intermingled with unsourced allegations against named individuals, including that certain senior politicians are Satanic pedophiles, and that the Swine flu vaccinations are a deliberate attempt to cull the world's population.
He argues that human beings are the result of a breeding program conducted by a race of reptilians called Anunnaki from the planet Draco, and that what we call reality is nothing but a "five-sense illusion," or holographic experience. The only reality is the realm of the Absolute. He believes in a collective consciousness that has intentionality, in reincarnation, in other possible worlds that exist alongside ours on other frequencies, and in Lamarckian acquired characteristics, arguing that our experiences change our DNA by downloading new information and overwriting the software. We are also able to attract experiences to ourselves, via good or bad thoughts.
Icke's basic argument is that humanity was created, and is controlled, by a network of secret societies run by a race of interbreeding bloodlines originating in the Middle and Near East in the ancient world. Icke calls them the "Babylonian Brotherhood." The Illuminati, Round Table, Council on Foreign Relations, Chatham House, the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg Group, the IMF, United Nations, the media, military, science, religion, and the Internet are all Brotherhood created and controlled.
The Brotherhood is mostly male. Their children are raised from an early age to understand the mission; those who don't are pushed aside. Key Brotherhood bloodlines are the British House of Windsor, the Rothschilds, the Rockefellers, European royalty and aristocracy, and the Eastern establishment families of the United States. The origin of the bloodlines is extra-terrestrial. At the apex of the Brotherhood stands the "Global Elite," the same group identified throughout history as the "Illuminati"; at the top of the Global Elite stand the "Prison Wardens." The goal of the Brotherhood-their "Great Work of Ages," or the "Brotherhood Agenda"-is world domination and a micro-chipped population.
Icke introduced the idea in ''The Robot's Rebellion'' that the Global Elite's plan for world domination was first laid out in the ''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'', a hoax published in Russia in 1903, which supposedly presented a plan by the Jewish people to take over the world. The ''Protocols'' is the most influential piece of antisemitic material of modern times, portraying the Jewish people as cackling villains from a Saturday matinee, as Ronson puts it, widely drawn on by the far right and neo-Nazi groups. Mark Honigsbaum writes that Icke refers to it 25 times in the book, calling it the "Illuminati protocols," and it is the first of a number of examples of Icke moving dangerously close to antisemitism, according to Michael Barkun-see below for a discussion of the antisemitism controversy.
thumb|left|The Draco constellation from ''Uranographia'' by Johannes Hevelius, 1690
In ''The Biggest Secret'' (1999), Icke introduced the "Reptoid Hypothesis." He identifies the Brotherhood as originating from reptilians from the constellation Draco, who walk on two legs and appear human, and who live in tunnels and caverns inside the earth. They are the same race of gods known as the Anunnaki in the Babylonian creation myth, ''Enma Eli''. Lewis and Kahn write that Icke has taken his "ancient astronaut" narrative from the Israeli-American writer, Zecharia Sitchin. Icke's idea of "inner-earth reptilians" is also not new, though Barkun writes that Icke has done more than most to expand on it.
Sitchin writes that the reptilians came to Earth for its precious metals. Icke argues that the Anunnaki came specifically for "monoatomic gold," a mineral he says can increase the carrying capacity of the nervous system ten thousand fold. After ingesting it, the Anunnaki are able to process vast amounts of information, speed up trans-dimensional travel, and shapeshift from reptilian to human form. They use human fear, guilt, and aggression as energy in a similar way, part of the reason they organize human conflict. The more negative emotion we emit, the more the reptilians absorb:
The Anunnaki have crossbred with human beings, the breeding lines carefully chosen for political reasons. He believes they are the Watchers, the fallen angels, or "Grigori," who mated with human women in the Biblical apocrypha. Their first reptilian-human hybrid, possibly Adam, was created 200,000-300,000 years ago. There was a second breeding program around 30,000 years ago, and a third 7,000 years ago. It is the half-bloods of the third breeding program who today control the world, more Anunnaki than human. They have an extremely powerful, hypnotic stare, the origin of the phrase to "give someone the evil eye", and their hybrid DNA allows them to shapeshift when they consume human blood. In ''Children of the Matrix'', he expanded his description of those in charge, adding that the Anunnaki also bred with another extraterrestrial race called the "Nordics," on account of their blond hair and blue eyes, to produce a race of human slave masters, the Aryans. The Aryans retain many reptilian traits, including cold-blooded attitudes, a desire for top-down control, and an obsession with ritual, lending them a tendency toward fascistic militarism, rationalism, and racism.
Lewis and Kahn write that the Nordic hypothesis means Icke is mirroring standard claims by the far right that the Aryan bloodline has ruled the Earth throughout history; for Icke, Sumerian Kings and Egyptian pharoahs have all been Aryan reptilian humanoids, as have 43 American presidents and the Queen Mother, who was "seriously reptilian." All have taken part in Satanic rituals, paedophilia, kidnapping of children, drug parties and murder, needed to satisfy their reptilian blood lust, which allows them to retain their temporary human form.
Icke contends that the reptilians not only come from another planet, but are also from another dimension, the lower level of the fourth dimension, the one nearest the physical world. Barkun argues that the introduction of different dimensions allows Icke to skip awkward questions about which part of the universe the reptilians come from and how they got here.
In ''Tales From The Time Loop'' (2003), Icke argues that most organized religions, especially Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, are Illuminati creations designed to divide and conquer the human race through endless conflicts, as are racial, ethnic, and sexual divisions. He cites the Holocaust, the Oklahoma City bombing, and 9/11 as examples of events organized by the Global Elite. The incidents allow the Elite to respond in whatever way they intended to act in the first place, a concept Icke calls "order out of chaos," or "problem-reaction-solution," his version of the Hegelian dialectic. There are few, if any, public events that are not engineered, or at least used, by the Brotherhood in their bid to sow division and centralize power. He suggested that the 1996 Dunblane massacre, for example, was organized by the Elite to strengthen gun laws.
right|thumb|170px|An image by Neil Hague from Icke's ''Infinite Love is the Only Answer'' (2005)
In ''Infinite Love is the Only Truth'' (2005), Icke introduces the idea of "reptilian software." He says that there are three kinds of people. The highest level of the Brotherhood are the "Red Dresses." These are "software people," elsewhere called "reptilian software," or "constructs of mind," without consciousness, without free will. Their human bodies are holographic veils.
A second group, the so-called "sheeple"-the vast majority of humanity-have what Icke calls "back seat consciousness." They are conscious, but they do whatever they are told and are the main source of energy for the Brotherhood. They include the "repeaters," the people in positions of influence who simply repeat what other people have told them. Doctors repeat what they are told in medical school and by drug companies, teachers repeat what they learned at teacher training college, and journalists are the greatest repeaters of all.
The third group, by far the smallest, are those who see through the illusion; they are people like Neo from the film, ''The Matrix''. They are usually dubbed dangerous or mad. The "Red Dress" genetic lines keep obsessively interbreeding to make sure their bloodlines are not weakened by the second or third levels of consciousness, because consciousness can rewrite the software.
===Place within the conspiracism genre===
left|thumb|130px|[[Michael Barkun of Syracuse University writes that Icke is the most fluent of the conspiracy writers.
There seem to be two views of Icke. Michael Barkun of Syracuse sees him as a regular conspiracy monger of the Alex Jones variety, though he argues that Icke is the most fluent of them, with a clarity rarely found in the genre.
According to Barkun, Icke has actively tried to cultivate the far right. In 1996, he spoke to a conference in Reno, Nevada, alongside opponents of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act-which mandates background checks on people who buy guns in the U.S.-including Kirk Lyons, a white nationalist lawyer who has represented the Ku Klux Klan.
right|thumb|130px|[[Alex Jones (radio host)|Alex Jones argues that Icke's ideas about lizards undermine his work and that of others in the same field.
Alex Jones, an American talk show host who has become one of the country's best-known conspiracy theorists, says of Icke that he's a conman, completely insane, or he's working for "them" directly. He told Jon Ronson:
left|thumb|130px|Richard Kahn of the University of North Dakota see Icke as a spiritual philosopher, his work possibly allegorical.
Richard Kahn and Tyson Lewis of the University of North Dakota see Icke more as a spiritual philosopher, arguing that it's not clear he believes in the reptilian ideas himself. They write that he has produced an extraordinary, all-inclusive narrative, a consolidation of all conspiracy theories into one massive project with unlimited explanatory power. There is an almost obsessive-compulsive element to his writing, they argue, whereby he ferrets out any minutiae he can find to support a narrative structure that allows him to pole vault from ancient Sumer to modern America in a way that "defies the laws of academic gravity." His work cuts across political, religious, cultural, and socio-economic divisions, uniting the political left and right-they write that his lectures might see neo-Nazis and Christian Patriots sitting next to 60-something UFO buffs and New Age earth goddesses-and as such he represents a truly global counter-culture and should not, they argue, be dismissed as fringe. He has lectured in 25 countries, his books have been translated into eight languages, his website gets 600,000 hits a week, and his lecture tours attract thousands.
They argue that the lizards may be allegorical, a Swiftian satire intended to demonstrate the emergence of a global fascist state. In ''Children of the Matrix'', Icke writes that, that if the reptilians did not exist, we would have to invent them. "In fact," he says, "we probably have. They are other levels of ourselves putting ourselves in our face." He argues, "We are the reptilians and the 'demons' and, at the same time, we are those they manipulate because we are all the same 'I'." Kahn and Lewis make use of Douglas Kellner's distinction in ''Media Spectacle'' (1995) between a reactionary "clinical paranoia," a mindset dissociated from reality, and a positive, progressive, "critical paranoia," which uses the culture of suspicion to question and confront power. They argue that Icke displays elements of both, writing that his "postmodern metanarrative" may be politically empowering, containing within it a "utopian desire to reconfigure meaning within a discombobulated world where linearity, rationality, and causality have fallen into a postmodern black hole," leaving ordinary people thrashing around for a narrative structure. They quote the political scientist, Jodi Dean, who writes that the distortions of conspiracy theory may be helpful tools for "coding politics in virtual realities of the techno-global information age."
Whether read as allegory or otherwise, Icke's work also feeds into the fascination with what Lewis and Kahn call "exoculture," the post-Cold War paranoia about extra-terrestrials. Following the Roswell UFO Incident in 1947, where a UFO supposedly crashed at Roswell, New Mexico, a new genre of "contactee" literature emerged, including stories about alien abductions-the aliens playing the role of communist invaders, or possibly saviors come to help humankind survive a nuclear holocaust. A number of films and television programmes continued the theme that we are watched or controlled by aliens, and that human freedom may be an illusion: ''Alien'' (1979), ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977), ''The Thing'' (1982), ''Enemy Mine'' (1985), ''They Live'' (1988), ''Communion'' (1989), and the television series, ''Star Trek'' from 1966 onwards, ''V'' (1983-1985), ''Dark Skies'' (1996-1997) and the ''X-files'' (1993-2002). Other films suggested a New World Order might be imminent: ''Fire in the Sky'' (1993), ''Independence Day'' (1996), ''Men in Black'' (1997), ''Contact'' (1997), ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997), and ''The Faculty'' (1998). From 1999, 15 million people listened every night on Art Bell's ''Coast to Coast'' AM radio program to stories about alien abductees and crop circles, and in the late 1990s, websites such as Icke's sprang up to spread the conspiracies wider than had been possible before.
====''Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' and the Holocaust====
right|thumb|150px|Jon Ronson cites this cartoon, "Rothschild" (1898) by Charles Landre, to argue that Jews have long been depicted as lizard-like creatures out to control the world.
Icke is highly critical of any ideology that serves to categorize and divide human beings, including racism, sexism, and religion. He is particularly critical of Judaism and Christianity. His criticism of the former, and his reliance on the ''Protocols'', his questioning of the Holocaust, and his claims about Jewish involvement in the "Global Elite," have attracted the attention of Jewish groups, who fear that his talk of lizards wanting to rule the world is a smokescreen for the kind of classic antisemitic claims about Jews that have long been made by the far-right. The argument is that Icke may be antisemitic in effect, if not in intent.
Icke introduced the idea in ''The Robot's Rebellion'' that the Global Elite's plan for world domination was first laid out in the ''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'', a hoax published in Russia in 1903, which supposedly presented a plan by the Jewish people to take over the world. ''The Protocols'' was written around 1897, probably under the direction of the Russian secret police in Paris, and purports to be transcripts of 24 addresses given to a group of Jewish elders.
left|thumb|130px|Front cover of the ''Protocols'', 1920.
Icke's use of the ''Protocols'' in ''The Robots' Rebellion'' was greeted with dismay by the Green Party's executive, who argued that his book promoted fascist and antisemitic views. They had allowed Icke to address the party's annual conference in 1992, despite the controversy over his "son of God" interview, but in September 1994 they decided to deny him a platform.
During one of Icke's speaking tours to Canada in 1999, when there was debate about whether to allow him to speak at the University of Toronto, law professor Edward Morgan wrote to Robert Prichard, the university's president, arguing that Icke's views should have "no place in the Canadian marketplace of ideas." He described Icke's work as "precisely the type of vilifying material with which the Supreme Court was concerned in its decision regarding the Criminal Code of Canada ban. The publications praise classic antisemitic tracts, and are replete with references to a secret society carrying on a global conspiracy led by a manipulating Jewish clique."
In chapter seven of ''And the Truth Shall Set You Free'', Icke appears to flirt openly with Holocaust denial. Alick Bartholomew of Gateway, Icke's former New Age publisher in Bath, told journalist Mark Honigsbaum in 1995 that an early draft of ''And the Truth Shall Set You Free'' contained material questioning the Holocaust, and that Icke was allegedly dropped because of it. The September 2004 edition still contains material that is arguably revisionist. Sam Taylor writes in ''The Observer'' that, having read that chapter, he does not believe Icke is antisemitic, but argues that he is "tapping into a seriously paranoid, aggressive strain in U.S. society."
Mark Honigsbaum writes that Combat 18, the British neo-Nazi group, publicized a 1995 talk Icke gave at Glastonbury in its internal magazine, ''Putsch''. The talk was understood as antisemitic both by Combat 18 and by the Isle of Avalon Foundation, the New Age group that had promoted Icke's tour, which not only disowned him, but started handing out leaflets in protest at his presence.
right|thumb|220px|Protesters outside the University of Toronto during Icke's lecture there in October 1999
Icke was detained by immigration officials when he tried to enter Canada in 1999, after Ontario's Hate Crime Unit had his name added to an all-ports watch list because of complaints from the Canadian Jewish Congress. The officers combed his luggage and reading material for evidence of antisemitic material. Jon Ronson writes: "Finally, after four hours of questioning, they concluded that when David Icke said lizards, lizards was what he meant."
While his lecture in a downtown Vancouver theatre attracted an audience of 1,200-attended, according to Icke, by the head of the Hate Crimes Unit himself-his books were removed from Indigo Books and Music stores, and several venues on his speaking tour were cancelled. Human rights lawyer Richard Warman, working at the time for the Canadian Green Party and later for the Canadian Human Rights Commission, took credit for much of this in an interview with Jon Ronson for the latter's documentary about the Canadian tour, ''David Icke, the Lizards and the Jews'' (2001), in which Ronson catalogues the cancelled radio interviews and book signings that Warman appears to have engineered. Warman told ''The Independent on Sunday'' in October 2000:
In response, Icke's ''Children of the Matrix'' (2001) reportedly accused Warman of being an Illuminati "gatekeeper," and of working to stop the exposure of child abuse, which triggered a lawsuit from Warman. According to ''Maclean's'', Warman issued libel notices to Canadian public libraries that he would include them in his action if they did not remove ''Children of the Matrix'' from their shelves. The B.C. Libraries Association cited the notices on an Internet database of censorship attempts, which attracted another libel warning from Warman. To settle it, the Association agreed to remove quotes from Icke's book from its website. Canadian writer Mark Steyn defended Icke's right to free speech. He wrote in January 2008:
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'''Gareth Seddon''' (born 23 May 1980) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Fleetwood Town. He played 79 games in the Football League for Bury.
Seddon was a fitness instructor in the RAF when he came close to joining Reading in 2001.
Following this setback and the loss of his livelihood Seddon drifted into gambling and drink.
Seddon has gained a reputation for scoring spectacular goals and on 1 January 2007 scored 5 goals in a 7-3 local derby win away at Stalybridge Celtic. This achievement won him the ''Hyde United Magic Moment of the Season'' award along with the ''Fans' and Players' Player of the Season'' titles during his first year with the club.
During the summer of 2007 Gareth was called up to the England National Game squad for the Four Nations Tournament. He won his first cap against the Republic of Ireland, then scored twice in a 3-0 win over Wales.
Seddon scored 62 goals in 87 appearances for Hyde over the two seasons, winning the Conference North golden boot in both, and in July 2008 joined Conference National side Kettering Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
In September 2009, Seddon signed for Fleetwood Town
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'''Andrew Charles''' "'''Andy'''" '''Cook''' (born 10 August 1969) is a former professional football player and physiotherapist at Woking
After playing for Halterworth and Mountbatten school teams, Cook gained representative honours for Eastleigh and Winchester Schools, and Hampshire Schools, before signing as a trainee at Southampton in 1985. He signed full professional terms in July 1987, and made his full first-team debut at home to Manchester United on 15 August that year.
Having only played 16 first-team games (plus five as a substitute), and scoring one goal, and failing to settle in to a regular first-team slot at either left-back or left-midfield, Cook signed for Exeter City (then managed by former Southampton player Alan Ball) for around -50,000 in September 1991.
Cook's nomadic career has subsequently taken him to Swansea City, Portsmouth, Millwall, and, lastly, Salisbury City. He finally retired at the end of the 2005-06 season, becoming Salisbury's Football in the Community Officer.
He then became manager of the club's reserve team before becoming part of City's physio staff.
In Summer 2008, he left Salisbury to become Woking's physio and also registering as a player.
Following the departure of Kim Grant as manager, he was joint caretaker boss of Woking with Phil Gilchrist.
After his travels around the country, Cook is now back living in his home town of Romsey, where he is also involved in sports therapy. He is married to his sweetheart from teenage days, Clare Emery, and together they have two children: Danielle, aged 19; and Sam, aged 17.
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}}'''Roger Boli''' (born 26 September 1965 in Adjame, Cte d'Ivoire) is a French former footballer who played striker for clubs in the French and British leagues. He is currently an agent in France.
Boli, older brother of Basile, started his career with AJ Auxerre, where he spent four seasons. A season at Lille OSC followed, before a long spell with RC Lens. During his seven seasons with the club, Boli won promotion to Ligue 1, and finished joint-top scorer in the 1993-94 season. A season was spent with Le Havre AC before moving to England with Walsall in 1997. Boli's twelve league goals with the Saddlers drew attention from Scottish side Dundee United and Boli moved north in a -150k deal in 1998. Injuries restricted him to just three league appearances and within three months a -100k move saw him head to AFC Bournemouth. Boli's seven appearances would be his last before retiring in the summer of 1999.
In May 2001, Boli arranged a benefit match - ''Le Jubil de Roger Boli'' - which saw past and present Lens players play against a team of French superstars (Zinedine Zidane, Marcel Desailly, Patrick Vieira, Eric Cantona, Jean-Pierre Papin, etc). Lens won 7-2, with the match proceeds going to the Raoul-Follereau association.
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'''Jimmy Toner''' (born c.1926) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Dundee and Leeds United. He won two Scottish League Cup winner's medals with Dundee.
He was seriously injured in a coach crash on the M25 motorway near London on 4 January 2007 in which his wife Christine was killed.
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In all Kingsley made 180 appearances in six First Division seasons at St James's Park and nine appearances in the F A cup, which included an infamous cup exit at Southampton in 1900.
Kingsley lost his place to Jimmy Lawrence midway through the 1903/04 season and moved on to West Ham United.
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'''Victor Kasule''' (born 28 May 1965 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer of Ugandan descent, who played as a winger for clubs including Albion Rovers, Meadowbank Thistle, Shrewsbury Town, Chesterfield,
When playing for Meadowbank, he was one of the first ever black players in the Scottish game - a fact that the Meadowbank supporters were proud of.
Kasule signed for Albion in 1982 and scored 18 goals in 132 appearances, aiding in the creation of many more.
He is currently working as assistant manager alongside Sammy McIlroy at League Two side Morecambe F.C..
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'''Joseph Ball Allon''' (born 12 November 1966 in Gateshead) is an English former footballer.
A Forward, he started his professional career with Newcastle United in 1984, but played just 10 games for the first team (two goals). In August 1987 he moved to Swansea City, scoring twelve times in 40 appearances before returning to the North-East to join Hartlepool United in November 1988. He scored 57 goals in 131 appearances, including 35 (28 league) in 1990-91 Season when Hartlepool were promoted to Division 3 - a post-war record for the club. His form that season earned him a move to Chelsea in August 1991 for a fee reported to be -250,000.
However he failed to break into the Chelsea first team, starting just 4 games (with a further 14 substitute appearances) and scoring three goals; he had a short spell on loan at Port Vale in 1992 before being sold to Brentford in November of that year. 28 goals in 56 appearances followed at Griffin Park before Allon moved to Port Vale - this time permanently - in March 1994. A further 10 goals followed, however Allon was not a regular in the side and started just 15 games in just over a year.
<!-- Whilst he was at Port Vale he gave his shirt to long life Vale supporter Robbie Williams, Allon stormed out of the stadium in his football kit after being subbed in a game and at the same time Robbie Williams came out of the directors box. Williams asked Allon where he was going, Allon said that he was going for a pint. They both went to a pub in Stone and played darts together. After this Allon gave his number nine shirt to Williams which he wore at a Take That concert.
He was sold to Lincoln City for -42,500 in July 1995. After just five games and three months he was on the move again, back to Hartlepool United; he added a further 22 goals before being forced to retire due to a persistent knee injury early in 1998. His total of 79 goals for Hartlepool puts him in 7th place in their overall list of top scorers. Since retiring, he has appeared as a summariser and expert on Local Radio and remains a popular figure with Hartlepool United fans.
In 2007 Allon joined Leeds United's coaching staff.
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'''Bjarki Bergmann Gunnlaugsson''' (born 3 March 1973 in Akranes) is an Icelandic professional footballer who is currently a free agent.
After a period in English football at Preston North End FC, Bjarki joined up with his brother and they played together at KR Reykjavk when they came back home, played with the team for several years, then joined their childhood club, A Akranes, in the year of 2006. They became the managers of the club, when the team manager, lafur rarson, left the club because of a horrible start in the division. The brothers saved the club from relegation, but the chairman of the club hired manager Gujn rarson to control the club. Then the brothers left A Akranes to join the Icelandic champions, FH Hafnarfjrur.
In July 2008, the brothers left FH amicably when Gujn rarson had been fired from A, and again took the reigns of their old club as players/managers.
Bjarki made his debut for Iceland in an October 1993 friendly match against Tunisia, coming on as a substitute for Arnar Grtarsson. He has been capped 27 times for Iceland, scoring seven goals. He scored in his last international match, a February 2000 friendly match against the Faroe Islands.
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}}'''Jon Daly''' (born 8 January, 1983 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League.
Daly started his career at Irish amateur side Cherry Orchard, before signing for Stockport County in May 1998. At Stockport he made an immediate impact scoring regularly for the youth and reserve team.
By the start of the 2002-03 season, Daly was regarded as one of Division 2's most promising strikers
In February 2005, Daly signed for Hartlepool, where he would stay for the next two years. Daly-s scored his first goal for Hartlepool against Bournemouth, which helped seal Hartlepool a play-off spot. Daly-s most important goal came weeks later in the League 1 Play-Off Final against Sheffield Wednesday, when he scored with his first touch after coming on as a substitute to put Hartlepool in the lead.
Daly was allowed to join Dundee Utd in January 2007 for an undisclosed fee. In May 2007, Daly suffered a posterior cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out for around six months.
Jon Daly represented Republic of Ireland from under 14 to under 21 level and was hailed by Niall Quinn as his successor to the Republic of Ireland front line.
3-2 victory over England.
For the next two years, Daly kept his place and became a frequent goalscorer in the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team and went on to play at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, playing in two of Ireland's group matches before their second round exit .
Daly is married to Linda, and in September 2008, they had their first child, Sophie.
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'''Barry David Lloyd''' (born 19 February 1949 in Uxbridge) is an English former football player and manager. He is best remembered for his time as Brighton manager between January 1987 and December 1993.
Lloyd joined Chelsea as an apprentice, but rarely featured in the first team and moved across West London to join Fulham in 1969. He stayed with Fulham for eight years, making over 250 appearances for the club. He played out his career with short spells at Hereford United and Brentford, and then moved into management as player-manager of Yeovil Town. He later took over at Worthing, guiding the club to promotion to the Isthmian Premier League and then two runners-up placings in that division.
When Lloyd was appointed Brighton manager in January 1987, the club were heading for relegation from the Second Division, less than four years after appearing in an FA Cup final. He was unable to keep them up, but guided them to promotion at the first attempt in May 1988 when the finished runners-up in the Third Division. Two tricky seasons followed, during which time Brighton re-established themselves in the Second Division and stayed clear of relegation. They reached the Second Division playoff final in 1991, but lost 3-1 to Notts County and were soon faced with the double threat of relegation and a financial crisis. With debts mounting high, they finished second from bottom in the Second Division in 1992 and began the following season in the new Division Two following the creation of the Premier League. Lloyd guided Brighton to a stable ninth place finish in 1993, but he resigned the following December to make way for Liam Brady.
Lloyd returned to Brighton in September 2007 in the role of chief scout.
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'''Craig Alcock''' (born 8 December 1987) is a football player who plays for Yeovil Town, in League 1 and is a product of their youth team. Craig plays in defence, normally playing at right back.
At the start of the 2005-2006 season Craig was awarded a first team contract along with fellow youth teammates Tom Clarke and Jake Smeeton.
Alcock can play anywhere in defence, but is happiest as a right back. He has played in goal before, however only at school were we had jumpers for goal posts.
After making a breakthrough and challenging for the number one right back slot in the 2007-08 season, he has become a regular starter in the 2008-09 season due to injuries and suspensions concerning Lee Peltier.
On the 7th May 2009 Craig signed a new 2 year contract with Yeovil Town.
He is also a keen cricketer playing for Wincanton CC in the Somerset League.
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'''Barry Richardson''' (born on August 5, 1969 in Wallsend in the North East of England), is a former professional English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for eleven clubs. Richardson is also a qualified Goalkeeping coach and is currently at Cheltenham Town
He played for Sunderland, Seaham Red Star (loan), Scarborough, Stockport County, Northampton Town, Preston North End, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town (loan) Sheffield Wednesday (loan), Doncaster Rovers (1st spell), Gainsborough Trinity, Halifax Town, Doncaster Rovers (2nd spell) and Nottingham Forest.
During his time at Northampton, Richardson became known both as "Psycho" (for his alleged willingness to involve himself in physical disputes) and "Coco", the name of a clown and a reference to a series of mistakes he made, notably one in a 1-1 draw at Maidstone United in 1992.
Richardson was the goalkeeping coach at Doncaster Rovers, and Nottingham Forest.
As of 24 January 2008, Richardson also took up the back-up goalkeeping role at Forest following the departure of youngster Dale Roberts to Rushden & Diamonds on loan. He was allocated the no.38 shirt for the 2007/08 season and no.39 in 2008/2009
He left the post of goalkeeping coach at Nottingham Forest when new manager Billy Davies took over on 5 January 2009 bringing with him Pete Williams to fill the post. He was also substitute goalkeeper on occasions for Forest,the last time being on the 3rd January 2009 when Forest beat Manchester City 3-0 in the FA Cup 3rd Round.
He joined Cheltenham Town as goalkeeping coach at the start of the 2009-2010 season where he will also act as a back-up goalkeeper. He was sent off as an unused substitute in a match against Lincoln City on 14 November 2009.
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}}'''Ged Brannan''' is an English former footballer, born on 15 January 1972. He played as a midfielder.
Ged had a well-travelled career, beginning at Tranmere Rovers, before a -750,000 transfer to Manchester City F.C in March 1997.
Mostly used as a squad player at Manchester City, he was loaned to Norwich City between August and October 1998, and was then sold to Motherwell for -375,000 in October 1998, thus terminating his spell at Norwich.
During his time at Motherwell, Brannan received a call up by the Cayman Isles national team (on February 29, 2000) along with several other league players including Barry Hayles and Wayne Collins (at that time of Fulham). Brannan accepted the call up, however, this scheme was soon ended after intervention from Fifa.
Brannan moved onto Wigan in February 2001, where he remained until November 2003, spending short loan spells at Dunfermline and Rochdale F.C.
A free transfer to Accrington Stanley in November 2003 was next on the agenda, where Ged spent two seasons.
After leaving Stanley, Ged spent a short period playing for Radcliffe Borough before signing for Morecambe in November 2005, making his debut against Cambridge United. Shortly before the match, Morecambe manager Jim Harvey suffered a heart attack. Morecambe lost the first match 1-0.
Signed by Harvey as a midfielder, Brannan was soon dropped by caretaker manager Sammy McIlroy, but eventually made the right back position his own, after filling in for an injury and putting in several impressive performances.
Brannan saw himself out of the team again at the start of the 2006-7 season, as Adam Yates was brought to Morecambe to play at right-back. Brannan has filled in central defence during the absence of club captain Jim Bentley through injury and made several appearances in midfield.
In December 2006, it was announced Brannan would be moving to Southport to take the assistant manager position, as club manager Paul Cook was a personal friend. However, Cook was sacked from Southport before the move could take place in the January transfer window, and subsequently Brannan has decided to stay with Morecambe for the time being. His Morecambe squad number for the 2006-7 season was 12.
Following Morecambe F.C's promotion to the football league after a 2-1 victory over Exeter City, Brannan announced his retirement from the game after leading the team up to collect their winners medals and play-off trophy. Morecambe's triumph presented Brannan with the accolade of becoming the first player to win promotion at both the old and new Wembley.
On 2 November 2007 Brannan came out of retirement and signed for Vauxhall Motors and made his debut the next day at Rivacre Park in their home game against Worcester City. He know plays for Burscough fc in the conference north.
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A striker, Boyd was born in Pollokshaws, near Glasgow, but spent most of his career in England. He started out at Sunderland Albion and Burnley before joining West Bromwich Albion in 1892. After two years of sparing appearances for the Baggies he moved south to join Second Division Woolwich Arsenal in 1894. He made an immediate impact, scoring on his debut against Grimsby Town on September 10, 1894, and scoring another seven goals in the next four matches.
However, a little after a month he broke his leg in a match against Newton Heath (later renamed Manchester United) on October 13, and he was out of action for over a year. On his return, some seven matches into the 1895-96 season, he had recovered well enough to score prolifically, scoring 13 goals in 22 matches, and finishing the season as Arsenal's top scorer. The following season he was even more prolific, scoring 10 times in 12 league matches, which attracted the attention of other clubs. Newton Heath signed him for -45 in January 1897; in all he played 41 matches for Woolwich Arsenal, scoring 31 times.
Boyd spent two and a half years with Newton Heath, scoring three hat-tricks in the 1897-98 season that he spent with the club, as he racked up 22 goals in total. However the following season, 1898-99, he only played five times (but still scored five goals), and in August 1899 he left Newton Heath for Falkirk. In all he scored 35 goals in 62 games for the Bank Street club, which makes him one of their most prolific forwards in terms of goals per game.
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'''Rob Norris''' was born October 12, 1987 in Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire is an English striker currently playing for Football Conference side St Albans City. He started his career with Football League Two side Boston United in 2004, but only made three appearances before leaving for St Albans City. He played nine times for the Saints before leaving for King's Lynn on a free transfer after finding it hard to break into the first team. However, he was with King's Lynn for just two months before he was re-signed by St Albans on December 26, 2006.
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'''Lloyd Stuart R. James''' (born 16 February 1988 in Bristol) is a Wales Under-21 international footballer, currently with Southampton.
He attended Ashton Park School, in the Ashton Gate area of Bristol. He was a member of Southampton's youth team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2005, losing on aggregate to Ipswich Town.
He made his debut for the Wales under-21 team against Cyprus U21's on 15 November 2005.
He was called into the first team squad for the FA Cup tie at Torquay United on 6 January 2007. On 9 August 2008, James started in Southampton's match against Cardiff City.
He scored his first goal in a 3-1 victory over Exeter City on Boxing Day, 2009.
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'''Lee Morris''' (born 30 April 1980) is a professional footballer, who is currently playing for Hereford United.
Morris was born in Blackpool during his father Colin Morris' time with the town's club and followed his father into football. He began his career as a trainee Sheffield United, eventually starting 14 league games and scoring 6 goals for the first team. This caught Derby County's attention, and, in the winter of 1999, he transferred to them, for a fee of -3m. During his time at Derby County he scored 17 goals in 92 league games and had a short loan spell at Huddersfield Town.
At the start of 2004 he moved to Leicester City where he started only ten games. His time at the Walkers Stadium was plagued by knee injury, and he was released at the end of the 2005/06 season. Seizing the opportunity, Yeovil Town snapped up Morris on a free transfer on August 2, 2006. He left Yeovil on 11 March 2008, owing to injuries, before joining Burton Albion in August 2008 on non contract terms. Morris then signed a deal with Burton to stay for the rest of the season.
On 9 July 2009, Morris featured as a trialist for Hereford United. in their pre-season friendlies against local rivals Pegasus Juniors and Bristol City, scoring in both games. He also scored twice against local side Wellington.
On Saturday 25 July 2009, Lee agreed a one-year contract with Hereford United.
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'''Stephen Maher''' (born 3 March 1988 in Dublin) is a professional footballer at St Patrick's Athletic of the FAI League of Ireland.
He had a brief spell with Shamrock Rovers (St Pat's Dublin rivals) at the start of the 2007 season. He made his only league appearance on the opening day of that season at UCD on the 9 March. In total he played twice for the Hoops.
Maher signed a two-year deal with Yeovil in May 2006 and is a former member of Irish youth academy Home Farm F.C.. He made first team appearances in latter part of the 2007/2008 season for Yeovil Town FC.
Stephen is a midfielder who has played for Ireland Under 18s and recently made his Ireland U21 debut in the Intercontinental tournament in Malaysia In the 2008-2009 pre-season he was training with Bournemouth Football Club. He also had a trial with League 2 side Wycombe Wanderers before signing on non contract terms with Salisbury City. He signed for the Saints before the 2009 season.
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'''Ishmael Welsh-Elliott''' (born 4 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United. His regular position is in midfield.
Welsh began his career as a trainee with West Ham United (commonly known as The Academy of Football), turning professional in July 2005. He failed to break into the first team with West Ham and was released in May 2006. In July that year he signed a two-year contract with Yeovil Town and scored on his league debut on 12 August 2006 in Yeovil's 2-1 win at home to Carlisle United.
Despite being in Yeovil's first team at the start of the season, Welsh struggled to establish himself and was allowed to join Weymouth on loan in March 2007. He returned to Yeovil before the end of the season, playing in the final league game of the season away to Gillingham, but failed to make the squad for any of Yeovil's play-off matches.
In August 2007, Welsh joined Torquay United on a season-long loan. On 11 November Torquay met Yeovil in the first round of the FA Cup and Yeovil demanded that Torquay not include Welsh in the team to face them otherwise they would recall the midfielder back from his loan spell in January. Despite Yeovil's warning Torquay included him on the bench for the match but he was not brought on during the game as Torquay came away with a 4-1 win. After his spell at Torquay he returned back to Yeovil, but was then quickly loaned back out, this time to Jim Harvey's Forest Green Rovers for the remainder of the 2007-08 season.
On 7 May 2008, Grays Athletic announced that Welsh had signed for the Essex outfit.
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'''David Andrew Poole''' (born 12 November 1984 in Manchester) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Stockport County in League One.
A product of the Manchester United academy, he left United for a trial with Yeovil after the Old Trafford giants decided to abandon one of their reserve sides. David, a right-sided midfielder (right winger), impressed then manager, Gary Johnson, during his month at Huish Park and he was signed by the Glovers in June 2005.
He moved to Stockport on loan in September, 2006 and during his three-month spell played an important part in a County side that went unbeaten in the league for two months. After going back for a short while to Yeovil, both clubs & the player agreed a deal that saw David return to Edgeley Park for a -10,000 fee.
Poole scored for Stockport in an FA Cup third round tie at Premiership side Watford in January 2007.
Poole socred a consolation goal in Stockport's 3-1 1st round Carling Cup exit to Huddersfield.
He married Carolynne Good on 3 June 2008.
'''Stockport County'''
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'''Bradley Mark Thomas''' (born 29 March 1984) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Hendon. Born in Forest Gate, Thomas is primarily a centre back.
After leaving Rokeby School, East London he started his career under Barry Fry at Peterborough United but failed to make a first-team appearance, being loaned out to Kettering Town, Aldershot Town, Heybridge Swifts and Weymouth.
He made the switch to Eastleigh in the summer of 2005 but his stay in Hampshire was to be a short one as he was signed by Yeovil Town in January 2006, following the departures of Luke Oliver and Efe Sodje. Whilst at Huish Park he struggled to break into the first-team, having to settle for a solitary FA Cup substitute appearance.
Further loan spells at Tamworth and Boston United provided more regular first-team football. Thomas was ultimately released by Yeovil in the summer of 2007.
Thomas signed for Crawley Town in June 2007, becoming one of Steve Evans' first signings for the club, he had a previous spell under Evans, whilst on loan at Boston United.
Thomas started the 2007-08 season in the Crawley first team but suffered a broken fibula in a friendly versus a Tottenham Hotspur XI in late August 2007, meaning he missed a large chunk of the season. He returned to the Crawley side in February 2008, in the home defeat to Ebbsfleet United and established himelf as a regular fxture in the side during the last two months of the season. The player agreed a deal to stay at Crawley for the 2008-09 Conference National season.
He went on to join King's Lynn in the Conference North in 2008, where he made a total of 26 appearances in all competitions scoring twice.
Thomas appeared for Sutton United in the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying round tie against Hampton & Richmond Borough in which United won 3-1. Thomas missed his mother's wedding in order to play in this game, which was featured on ITV the next day. In December 2009, Thomas signed for Hendon.
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'''Gavin McCallum''' (born 24 August 1987 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian footballer who is currently playing in England for Hereford United.
McCallum began his career in 2005 with Yeovil Town and spent a loan spell at Crawley Town, before leaving in 2007; he later played for Weymouth and Havant & Waterlooville.
After a two year stay with Sutton United, MaCallum signed for League Two side Hereford United on a short term deal on 21 August 2009, having impressed while on trial with the club.
McCallum has represented the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team.
Gavin is the nephew of former Canadian international Trevor McCallum.
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Gibson was a trainee for Crewe Alexandra at the age of 15. After that he joined Wrexham in 1998 and made 77 league appearances. He is most remembered for his major goal against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup; knocking them out. He joined Stafford Rangers in 2002 made over 100 Appearances and has won the Staffs Senior Cup medal twice. He also scored a penalty for Stafford in the play-off semi-final against Harrogate Town in a game which led to their promotion to the conference at the expense of his current club Droylseden in the final. He left Stafford in the summer of 2007 and signed for newly promoted Droylsden who won the Conference North in the 2006-07 season.Gibson then had a short spell at Nantwich Town where he failed to impress and was later signed by Leigh RMI.
After spending a few months at Leigh RMI he was released.Later Robin "Gibbo" Gibson signed for Nantwich Town.
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'''Mark Nigel Atkins''' (born August 14, 1968 in Doncaster) is an English former footballer.
He was primarily a central midfielder but started out as right-back, and showed his versatility by playing in a number of roles.
Atkins was an integral part of Blackburn's rise from the old Second Division to Premier League champions in 1995. He joined Rovers for -45,000 from Scunthorpe United in 1988, being then relocated to midfielder, and staying in the team despite the big investment in new players from owner Jack Walker.
Atkins part in Rovers' championship success is often understated, with many falsely believing that David Batty formed the strong midfield partnership with club captain Tim Sherwood in that team. In fact, a foot injury kept Batty out until the final five matches and Atkins proved to be an unlikely hero for Blackburn, playing 34 matches and scoring six goals in the title season, including important ones against Liverpool FC and Southampton FC.
Atkins moved on from Rovers soon after the club's championship success, joining First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 1995 for -1million. He was a first choice player throughout his time at Molineux as the club fought to reach the Premier League. He reached the play-offs with the team in 1996-97 but they lost 3-4 on aggregate to Crystal Palace, despite Atkins scoring in the return leg to give them a 2-1 win.
After four seasons with Wolves, Atkins was released in 1999, joining York City in the fourth tier on a three-month contract. After leaving this expired, he had an unsuccessful trial at Reading, before training with Conference side Doncaster Rovers, who subseuqently offered him a deal. He remained at Doncaster for the next two seasons, and served as joint caretaker-manager (with Dave Penney) for the final five fixtures of the 1999-2000 campaign after the sacking of Ian Snodin.
Atkins returned to a purely playing role during the next season, which ended with him being loaned out to Hull City for the run-in. He helped the club reach the Third Division play-offs, but was denied a Wembley final by Leyton Orient's 2-1 aggregate triumph.
He joined Shrewsbury Town in July 2001, enjoying a decent ninth-placed finish to his first season at Gay Meadow. The 2002-03 season was one of mixed fortunes for the ''Shrews'', from the highs of runs to the fourth round of the FA Cup and area final of the LDV Vans Trophy to the lows of seven successive defeats, resulting in relegation to the Conference.
Shrewsbury manager Kevin Ratcliffe resigned with one game remaining, and Atkins took charge of the team as they attempted to restore some pride in a home encounter against his original club Scunthorpe United. However, the ''Shrews'' succumbed to a 2-1 defeat, and Atkins left at the end of the season. He continued his playing career for one more season, at non-league level with Harrogate Town, also serving as their coach, before finally hanging up his boots for good in 2004.
Atkins remained assistant manager at Harrogate, but both he and manager John Reed left for Stalybridge Celtic in January 2005, from where they were later sacked in April 2007. He was appointed manager at Northern Premier League outfit Matlock Town, on 18 November 2008.
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'''Ian Wallace''', (born May 23, 1956 in Glasgow), was a professional Scottish footballer who had great success in the late-1970s and early-1980s when he played for top flight English clubs.
Wallace was playing for Scottish league side Dumbarton when he was purchased for -70,000 by the then Coventry manager Gordon Milne. Wallace soon settled into the Coventry side with his small frame perfectly complimenting his larger strike partner Mick Ferguson. He was adored by the Coventry City faithful and his heroic antics both one and off the field endeared him to the fans and his classic ginger curly perm haircut made him stand out as much as his acrobatic goals. He emerged from a bad car accident whilst at the club sporting a deep scar on the forehead and also detached a retina whilst playing for Coventry at Norwich.The 1977-78 saw Ian playing in Coventry's most exciting top flight team. A side containing Ferguson, Tommy Hutchison,Terry Yorath, Graham Oakey, Bobby MacDonald and Jim Blyth played a brand of attacking football that swept many teams aside, often by large margins of victory.
He was sold to neighbouring Midlands club (and then European champions) Nottingham Forest in July 1980 for the then massive sum of -1.25 million and went on be Forest's top scorer for two seasons running. He subsequently moved to French club Brest before returning to English football with Sunderland in the years 1985-1986. He had spells with clubs in Portugal and Australia at the end of his playing career.
Whilst a prolific goalscorer with top-flight clubs Coventry City and Nottingham Forest, Wallace surprisingly only played three times for his country. He scored his only international goal in the meeting with Bulgaria in February 1978, which featured his Coventry team-mate Jim Blyth in goal.
He returned to Dumbarton as manager in November 1996 replacing Jim Fallon. He was dismissed from this job in October 1999 and was replaced by Jimmy Brown.
Wallace appeared in Dumbarton Sheriff's Court on a charge of assault after a dispute with his partner.
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'''Daniel Alcock''' (born February 15, 1984 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England) is an English professional football goalkeeper who is currently playing for Conference National side Tamworth.
Alcock was born near Stoke on Trent and joined local side Stoke City as a trainee from school. He turned professional in August 2001, but was released in May 2003 without making his first team debut for Stoke, signing for local side Stone Dominoes and subsequently moving on to Kidsgrove Athletic.
He joined Barnsley in August 2003. He was understudy to first Sasa Ilic and then Marlon Beresford, but finally made his league debut on April 12, 2004 in a 3-3 draw at home to Queens Park Rangers, replacing the injured Beresford midway through the first half. That was his only first team appearance for Barnsley and he was released at the end of the season.
He joined Accrington Stanley in July 2004, playing five times in the Conference the following season. In the 2005-06 season, Accrington won the title and promotion to the Football League, but Alcock played just once, in the 2-0 defeat away to Kidderminster Harriers on the final day of the season as Stanley rested regular keeper Robert Elliot. He would have played more often, in particular when a broken arm in a reserve game prevented him from replacing the injured and soon to retire Stuart Jones. He was released soon after that game
Alcock joined Stafford Rangers in August 2006, quickly establishing himself as Rangers' regular keeper the following season. At the end of the 2007/2008 season, Danny won the fans player of the season, managers player of the season and the players' player of the season awards for his great goalkeeping, despite conceding almost 100 goals that year, he was often thanked for the match not having a 'cricket score'. Danny stayed as the first choice keeper in 2008/2009, fighting off tough competition from new keeper Tim Sandercombe(who is now staffords number 1). Alcock, who was a firm fans favourite, despite being one of the best keepers in the nonleague, stayed faithful to Rangers despite the fact he could play at a higher level.
On December 18, 2008, Alcock made the short journey to local side, Tamworth.
Following promotion to the Conference National, Alcock was forced to leave the club due to university commitments, Alcock explained he could make weekend and night games, but wouldn't be able to part take in training during the week, it is likely he will return to the Conference North with a new club next season, and would continue living in the midlands area.
He is also a Goalkeeping Coach on a part-time basis at his first club Stoke City's academy
Alcock played for the England C team in their match against Northern Ireland in 2007.
Alcock is a Stoke City fan, his footballing icon is Peter Schmeichel.
His younger brother Adam is also a goalkeeper in non-league football. Their father is Barry Alcock, the former Stafford Rangers goalkeeper in the 1980s.
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'''Scott Oakes''' (born 5 August 1972) is a former professional footballer, best known from his time at Luton Town in the early 1990s. Oakes began his career at Leicester City but was transferred to Luton in 1991 as part of the deal that took Steve Thompson the opposite way.
At Luton, Oakes soon became a regular in the side, and a fan favourite, usually playing on the left wing. During his time at Kenilworth, he became regarded as one of the most promising players outside the Premiership, and was often rumoured as a target for bigger clubs. During his time at Kenilworth Road, he was capped once for England Under-21.
In 1996, Oakes was signed by Sheffield Wednesday for a -425,000 transfer fee. However, the move to the Owls would turn out disastrous. Following a string of lacklustre performances, Oakes spent most of his time on the bench in the 1996-97 season, and the following seasons he usually was not even on the bench. In his four years at Hillsborough, Oakes started only seven games, and in 1999-2000, his final season with the Owls, he did not feature for the first team at all.
In 2000, Oakes was released by Sheffield Wednesday and joined Burnley where he never played a single first-team game, and moved to Cambridge United a mere three months later. He finished his Football League career with a spell at Leyton Orient before signing for non-league St Albans City in 2002.
In 2003 he signed for Shelbourne F.C. but only lasted three games due to injury and the poor health of one of his children.
His younger brother Stefan Oakes is currently playing for Lincoln City.
His father is the musician Trevor Oakes, who performed with Showaddywaddy.
He now works as a courier driver in Leicester.
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'''Thomas Malcolm "Tommy" Rowe''' (born 24 September 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Peterborough United.
Rowe was born in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, and started his football career as a boy with Manchester United. He then came through the Stockport County youth system, and made his first-team debut as an 81st minute substitute in their 4-1 defeat away at Watford in the FA Cup 3rd round in January 2007. He scored his first goal for Stockport against Notts County at Edgeley Park in February 2008, and followed this up with a hat-trick at Rotherham United a few days later, which prompted Stockport County manager Jim Gannon to say, ''"Physically, he is a supreme athlete with Premier League fitness and technically he is excellent. What an accomplished performance - the only thing is maybe the England scouts won't come to look at him. I've said it to him personally, I think he has a great future."'' Rowe made 30 appearances in the 2007-08 season, including all the playoff games, as Stockport won promotion to League One.
After Stockport went into administration at the end of April 2009,
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'''Roger Charles Osborne''' (born 9 March 1950) is a former professional footballer who is best known for scoring the winning goal in the 1978 FA Cup Final.
Born in Otley in 1950, Osborne was signed by Ipswich Town from Suffolk & Ipswich League club Grundisburgh in 1973.
In 1978 he was part of the Ipswich team that won the FA Cup against Arsenal, scoring the winning goal in a 1-0 victory. His celebration upon scoring the winning goal caused him to faint and be substituted with only ten minutes of the match remaining. In 1979 he was loaned to NASL side Detroit Express, for whom he played 22 matches.
In 1981 he moved to Colchester United in 1981 where he played out until 1986, making over 200 appearances. After retiring from professional football, he worked as a lorry driver and at the Willis Faber Sports Centre in Rushmere St Andrew, which was run by former Colchester manager Dick Graham. He also played for non-League clubs Sudbury Town, Braintree Town, Felixstowe Port & Town and SIL club Westerfield, whom he also managed.
Today Osborne is the manager of the sports centre, now known as the Rushmere Sports Centre, where local football hero Calum Barker plays with hotly tipped Paul Carver.
'''Ipswich Town'''
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'''Jason Jeffrey Price''' (born 12 April 1977 in Aberdare) is a Welsh footballer. He can play as a right sided midfielder or as a forward.
In a previous spell with Tranmere Rovers. After being signed by former Rovers manager David Penney, he soon established himself as a key player under Sean O'Driscoll. He is known for his unusual goal celebrations, which have previously included mocking the linesman, carrying players on his back and tapping a ball boy on the head.
On the return to his home country, on 1 April 2007 in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final Price suffered a snapped Achilles tendon ruling him out for 9 months.
Price renewed his contract at Doncaster in June 2008 after his previous deal was due to expire. Despite much talk of Price leaving Rovers, he took up a new one-year deal.
One of Price's most important goals was against Aston Villa in the 2008-09 FA Cup 4th round replay at Villa Park. He poked in a cross from James Coppinger just before half time. He joined Millwall on loan on 26 March 2009 for the remainder of the season
On 7 July, 2009, Price signed for Millwall on a one-year deal.
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His former clubs include Portsmouth, Derry City of the League of Ireland, Weymouth, Oxford United, Selsey, Basingstoke Town and Cirencester Town.
In December 2008 Molyneaux was released by Forest Green Rovers.
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'''Daryl McMahon''' (born 10 October 1983 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who joined Farnborough in August 2009, after being released by Cambridge United in July 2009.
McMahon began his career as a trainee with West Ham United, turning professional in August 2002. In need of first team experience, he joined League Two Torquay United on loan in March 2004, making his debut as a late substitute for Martin Gritton in the 2-2 home draw with Yeovil Town on 3 April 2004. However, that was to be his only game for ''the Gulls'' as he returned to West Ham two weeks early, seemingly at his own request.
He was released by West Ham at the end of the 2003-04 season, joining Martin Foyle's League One Port Vale in August 2004. He struggled to establish himself at Vale Park and dropped down a division to join Leyton Orient on a free transfer in November 2004, after rejecting a further short-term deal at Port Vale. Impressing on a non-contract basis he signed a six month deal with Orient in January 2005.
He played 33 games of ''the O's'' promotion winning campaign of 2005-06 but fell out of favour the following season and joined Notts County, back in League Two, on loan in November 2006. After his loan spell finished the following January, McMahon joined Conference side Stevenage Borough. A fairly regular member of the first team at Broadhall Way, he was a sub in the FA Trophy final at Wembley. In May 2008 he signed a two year contract with the club.
On 26 November 2008, he was transfer listed by Borough, along with teammate John Martin, and in the 2009 January transfer window McMahon agreed to join fellow Conference side Cambridge United. He made his debut in a 4-1 win over Woking at the Abbey Stadium, but struggled to hold down a place in the side. He was an unused substitute in the 2009 Conference National play-off final, as he watched his United teammates lose their second play-off final in as many years. On 16 July 2009, caretaker Cambridge United manager, Paul Carden, announced that McMahon has left the club.
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'''Richard Anthony Hall''' (born 14 March 1972 in Ipswich) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Hall played youth football with local club Ipswich Town but was let go at the age of 16. He then joined Scunthorpe United in July 1988 as a trainee. He made his debut on Boxing Day 1989 (against Grimsby Town), but, despite signing a professional contract on 20 March 1990, he did not appear again until the following season. He soon attracted the attention of scouts from larger clubs and joined Division 1 club Southampton before the season was over. He made 31 league and cup appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals.
On 13 February 1991, Hall was signed by Chris Nicholl joining Southampton for a fee of -200,000. He made his debut in the final match of the season against Wimbledon on 11 May 1991.
The powerfully built defender soon became a first choice central defender as Southampton struggled annually to remain in the newly formed Premiership. As well as commanding his own penalty area he was also a real threat in the opposition's box, including scoring with a header in the opening match of the 1991-92 season at Tottenham Hotspur. Unfortunately, the regular change-over of managers resulted in the club allowing his contract to expire at the end of the 1995-96 season and he was snapped up by Harry Redknapp, joining West Ham United for the start of the 1996-97 season. The transfer fee was fixed by tribunal at -1.4 million.
He had spent five years at the south coast club, and made a total of 157 appearances, scoring 16 goals.
West Ham hoped that they had obtained a bargain but unfortunately, Hall sustained a foot injury during a pre-season game against Carshalton, and made just seven appearances for West Ham towards the end of the campaign. Injury kept him out for the following two years, before he finally decided to retire in May 1999.
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'''Sosthene Aubin Yao''' known as '''Sos Yao''' (born 7 August 1987 in Ivory Coast) is a footballer, who currently plays in England for Fisher Athletic.
Yao moved to England as a child and showed enough promise as a young footballer to be taken on at the West Ham United Academy. He spent two years as a scholarship player at the club appearing regularly in the Academy Youth League before he was released at the end of the 2004-05 season.
Yao played two games on trial for Yeovil Town at the end of 2004-2005 season as well as playing a number of reserve games on trial for Cheltenham Town, performing well enough to be offered a contract to finish the third year of his Scholarship with the club.
Yao made his Cheltenham Town debut as a substitute during the Football League Two match at home to Carlisle United on 17 September 2005,in doing so he became the Youngest Player to play for Cheltenham Town in the Football League aged 18 years and 40 days old.
On 20 December 2007, Yao joined Conference South club Weston-super-Mare on a one month loan.
In September 2008, he moved to Fisher Athletic F.C., and scored the winner on his debut against Basingstoke Town,
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'''Walter Lynch''' (born 1896, date of death unknown), also known as '''Ginger Lynch''', was an English footballer.
Lynch joined the original York City in 1914, which eventually disbanded in 1917.
He joined Welsh side Pontypridd in June 1921 and after a season with them joined York City for their first season in the Midland League in August 1922.
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'''Kelvin Etuhu''' (born 30 May 1988 in Kano) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays for Cardiff City, on loan fron Manchester City. He has previously had loan spells at Rochdale and Leicester City.
Etuhu grew up in South East London (Peckham) and attended St. Thomas the Apostle school for boys. He is the youngest of 3 brothers, the oldest of whom is fellow footballer Dickson Etuhu, who is currently at Fulham and also played for Manchester City (the other one, Michael, is currently at university).
Etuhu plays as a striker or as a winger. After scoring the winning goal in the semi's against rivals Manchester United, he went on to play in the FA Youth Cup finals in 2005-06 where Manchester City lost to Liverpool on a 3-2 aggregate. He scored the equaliser in his debut for Rochdale, coming on in the 56th minute against Wycombe Wanderers and scoring in the 80th minute.
He made his first appearance for Manchester City on 25 September 2007 against Norwich City in the Carling Cup, coming on as a substitute and set up the winning goal for Georgios Samaras. On 15 December 2007 Etuhu then scored his first goal in the Premier League against Bolton Wanderers as Manchester City won 4-2.
On Tuesday, 4 March 2008, he joined Leicester City on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season.
On Saturday, 22 August 2009 Etuhu joined Football League Championship side Cardiff City on a season-long loan, making his debut the following day as a replacement for Michael Chopra during a 3-0 win over Bristol City in the Severnside derby, before making his first start in another Severnside derby against Bristol Rovers in the second round of the Carling Cup. However Etuhu suffered an injury blow in only his fourth appearance with the side when he damaged ankle ligaments during a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United, ruling him out for up to two months. He made his return on 29 November 2009 during a 2-1 defeat to Ipswich Town, coming on as a substitute for Chris Burke. On 8 December, he made his first League start for Cardiff against West Brom at the Hawthorns, as Cardiff won 2-0. Etuhu played an important part in the opening goal, passing to Chris Burke on the halfway line, before making a decoy run, allowing space for Burke to run through and score. He came off in the 58th minute after picking up a knock. On 13 December Etuhu returned to his parent club for a scan on ankle injury, which was picked up against Middlesbrough, after he came on to replace injured Peter Whittingham, Etuhu returned to Cardiff and stayed of the bench for the rest of 2009 coming on for either Chris Burke or Jay Bothroyd.
Although not capped at international level, he is eligible to play for England or Nigeria. In May 2009 he declared his intention to pursue an international career with Nigeria.
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'''Clive Woods''' (born 18 December 1947, in Norwich, Norfolk) is a former professional footballer who has played for both Ipswich Town and derby rivals Norwich City.
Whilst playing for Ipswich, he made 267 appearances, including an FA Cup Final at Wembley in 1978 where he won the FA Cup against Arsenal.
He ended his professional career with Norwich City and now works as a warehouse manager for a Norwich electrical retailer.
'''Ipswich Town'''
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'''Michael (Mick) Arnold Lambert''' (born 20 May, 1950, in Balsham on the Cambridgeshire / Suffolk border) started his career with Newmarket Town F.C. before becoming a professional footballer and played for both Ipswich Town and Peterborough United.
Micky was also a good cricketer and was on the staff at Lords, and once represented England as 12th man.
Whilst playing for Ipswich, he made 210 appearances, including an FA Cup Final at Wembley in 1978 where he replaced the winning goalscorer Roger Osborne, and won the FA Cup against Arsenal.
He ended his professional career with Peterborough United. Mick is now a regular supporter at Portman Road.
'''Ipswich Town'''
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'''Leon Duane Hapgood''' (born August 7, 1979) is an English professional footballer. He has represented England Schoolboys.
Hapgood was born in Torquay and began his career as an apprentice with Torquay United, scoring on his league debut in September 1997 while still an apprentice, coming on as a 38th minute substitute for the injured Steve McCall in the 3-0 win at Plainmoor against Brighton & Hove Albion.
He turned professional in May 1998, but played only a peripheral role in Wes Saunders' side the following season. In June 1999 he was offered a three-month contract by Torquay, but was released in August, almost immediately teaming up with his former manager Kevin Hodges on trial at Plymouth Argyle. He signed non-contract terms with the Pilgrims, but was allowed to join former Torquay player Sean Joyce's Bideford on loan in November 1999. On 7 February 2000 he joined Conference side Yeovil Town after failing to break into the Plymouth first team.
In June 2000 he moved to Taunton Town, managed by former Torquay player Russell Musker, playing as a substitute in Taunton's 2-1 FA Vase Final win over Berkhamsted Town on 6 May 2001 at Villa Park.
He subsequently moved to Merthyr Tydfil in December 2001 . At the of that season he moved to the United States to work as a coach, returning to the UK to play for Taunton in October 2002 . He moved to Bideford in February 2003, initially on loan as he recovered from injury, and left Bideford to join Clevedon Town in June 2004 .
On 10 January 2007 he rejoined Torquay United on an initial one-month contract, which was later extended for a second month. However, he was released by Torquay on 11 March 2007 when his contract expired. After starting the 2007-2008 season with Liskeard Athletic, he subsequently re-joined Bideford.
He is the great nephew of former Arsenal and England left back Eddie Hapgood.
Leon Hapgood resumed his North American coaching career in August of 2008 with Calgary Foothills Soccer Club, one of Canada's most successful youth development clubs, where he serves as Assistant Technical Director.
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'''Paul Kinnaird''' (born 11 November 1966 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer. He is now a fitness coach and has worked with Ayr United.
His previous clubs include Norwich City, Dundee United, Motherwell, St. Mirren and Partick Thistle, before briefly visiting England to play four times for Shrewsbury Town. A return to his homeland saw him play for St. Johnstone, then move to Northern Ireland to play for Derry City in the League of Ireland. He made his League of Ireland debut on 17 October 1993 and scored 2 goals in 20 league appearances for Derry.
He then had brief spells with Dunfermline and Scarborough in 1995. He moved to Ayr United, who released him in May 1997. After a short spell in Iceland with Leiftur, Paul resurrected his career with Stranraer, scoring regularly in the Scottish First Division. In March 1999, he dropped two divisions to join Ross County. However he faced his former colleagues at Stranraer next season as Ross gained promotion from the Third Division whilst Stranraer were relegated into Division Two.
Freed by Ross in the summer of 2000, Paul was linked with a transfer to Partick Thistle in September 2000 but instead joined Queen of the South in November 2000. Kinnaird moved to Brechin City in March 2001. Released at the end of the season, Paul contacted Partick to see if he could train with them and impressing their assistant manager, was set to join them for the fourth time. He later moved on to Clydebank and then to junior football sides Irvine Meadow and Muirkirk Juniors. In January 2003, he nearly joined Linlithgow Rose but the transfer fell through.
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'''Gerald "Gerry" Ward''' (October 5, 1936 - January 1994) was an English footballer.
Born in Stepney, London, Ward joined Arsenal as a trainee in 1952 and was quickly propelled into the first team. He made his debut on the left wing in a home match against Huddersfield Town on August 22, 1953, at the age of 16 years and 321 days; this made him at the time Arsenal's youngest-ever player (since surpassed by Jermaine Pennant and then Cesc Fbregas), and until 2008 he held the record for Arsenal's youngest-ever player in a league match, a record now held by Jack Wilshere. As Wilshere's appearance was as a substitute, Ward remains the youngest Arsenal player to ever start a league match.
Ward turned professional soon after his debut and made two more appearances in the 1953-54 season. However, he did not play for Arsenal for another four years after that; a large portion of that time was spent doing National Service, which prevented him from playing. He was demobbed in February 1957 and regained his place in the 1957-58 season, becoming a regular in 1958-59 at wing half. However, with competition from Tommy Docherty he was only a bit-part player between 1960 and 1963, making just 21 appearances over the three seasons. He left Arsenal in July 1963 for Leyton Orient; in all he played 84 times for Arsenal, scoring ten goals.
He spent one season at Orient, making 44 appearances and scoring two goals. He had a career in non-league football after that, playing for both Cambridge City and Barnet, whom he also managed for a brief period between 1973 and 1974. He died in 1994, aged 57.
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'''Alan Gough''' (born 10 March 1971 in Watford) is an Irish football player and manager. He is the former Longford player manager.
His clubs included Portsmouth, Galway United, Fulham, Shelbourne, Glentoran, Derry City and Bray Wanderers.
Gough began his career initially as an apprentice with Portsmouth before moving to Ireland with Galway United. After eighteen months with Galway, he joined Shelbourne, with whom he spent five highly successful seasons. In the 1996 FAI Cup Final he was sent off at Lansdowne Road .
In July 1999, Gough made the switch to Glentoran and had an excellent first season, winning three winners medals in the process. He was in terrific form in the Irish Cup Final and played a large part in the victory. He finished his career as team-captain at Galway United at the end of the 2006 season but continued to play in 2007 as an emergency goalkeeper as well as his assistant manager role. On 31 March 2008, he was sacked from Galway United along with the rest of the management team.
He won numerous major honours both north and south of the Irish border. They include five under-21 international caps with the Republic of Ireland in the early 1990s, youth caps, FAI Cup medals and League Cup medals.
On 22 May 2008 he was signed by Bray Wanderers as a player.
On 22 December 2008 he was announced as the new Manager of Longford Town . While managing Longford Gough was forced to don the goalkeeping gloves for a spell due to the lack of a regular custodian
Alan Gough resigned as manager of Longford on 24 May 2009 following a poor run of results.
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'''Keith Barrington Cassells''' , born Islington, London 10 July 1957 is a former professional footballer, who spent a year playing for Southampton in the First Division in 1982-1983. He also had spells at Watford, Oxford United, Brentford and Mansfield Town.
Lawrie McMenemy signed Cassells for the Saints from Oxford United in March 1982, at the same time as Mark Wright. He scored his first goals for the club with two in a 5-5 thriller against Coventry City at the Dell on 4 May 1982. He was never able to establish himself as a first team regular and moved on to Brentford in February 1983. Whilst playing for Brentford it was rumoured that Keith once hit the floodlights with a shot at goal.
On retiring from football, he became a police officer.
Now father to a daughter and a son, Emma and Nathan Cassells.
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'''Barry Silkman''', (born 29 June 1952 in Stepney, England) is an English former footballer who had a brief spell in midfield at Manchester City in 1979 and a longer one at Leyton Orient (1981-1985).
He also played for Hereford United (1974-1976), Crystal Palace (1976-1978), Plymouth Argyle (1978-1979), Luton Town (on loan 1979), Brentford (1980), Queens Park Rangers (1980-1981), Southend United (1985-1986) and Crewe Alexandra (1986).
It was at Plymouth that he first came to the attention of Malcolm Allison, who deemed him to be a suitable player to bolster Manchester City's midfield as they struggled in the First Division, although it was soon evident that this was a mistake and Silkman moved on to Brentford.
He was the last British-born Jewish footballer to play professionally in one of the top divisions before Joe Jacobson in 2007. Maccabi Tel Aviv, one of Israel's top clubs, offered him a contract during the early 1980s. At the time foreign players could not play in the Israeli league, but Silkman's Jewish faith meant that, according to the Law of Return, he was eligible for immediate Israeli citizenship. However, on hearing that this would also mean that he would have to serve in the Israeli army, he decided to continue to ply his trade in the English football league.
He is now a successful greyhound trainer, and a players' agent.
On 15 June 2007, he was named in Lord Stevens' final report on transfer bungs along with Pinhas Zahavi. He has denied any wrong-doing.
''-Agent Pinhas Zahavi has failed to co-operate fully with the inquiry . There was an initial failure to disclose his involvement in a number of transfers but, more seriously, he has failed to provide the inquiry with complete bank statements due to the confidential nature of them. There has also been a lack of responsiveness by Zahavi. There remains questions relating to his relationship with, and payments to, licensed agent Barry Silkman, and with Silkman's failure to initially disclose his involvement in all the transactions in which he has received fees.-''
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'''Scott Cross''' (born October 30, 1987) is an English footballer. He is a striker currently without a club after being released by Northampton Town F.C. on March 20, 2007. He appeared in five league games for the Cobblers. Bedford Town may sign him after spending a month on loan at the club in September 2006.
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'''Mark John Bunn''' (born 16 November 1984) is an English footballer who is currently playing as a goalkeeper for Sheffield United, on loan from Blackburn Rovers in the current 2009-2010 league campaign known as the Coca-Cola Championship.
Born in Southgate, Greater London, Bunn started his footballing career with Tottenham Hotspur as a trainee but joined Northampton Town before he was offered a professional contract.
He made his first team dbut in a 3-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers in the first round of the League Cup in August 2005. He was given his league dbut by then-manager John Gorman against Nottingham Forest in August 2006. Bunn made his 100th appearance for Northampton Town in a 2-0 victory over Oldham Athletic on 19 April 2008. His impressive performances ousted long term first choice keeper Lee Harper, who subsequently left Sixfields for Milton Keynes Dons.
Bunn has, to date, saved three penalties in his career, against Rotherham United and Tranmere Rovers and Peterborough United. On 27 April 2007, he won the Northampton Town player of the season award finishing ahead of Jason Crowe and Chris Doig.
Colin Calderwood, Bunn's former manager at Northampton and manager at the time of Nottingham Forest made an inquiry about signing the young goalkeeper in July 2007 with apparent interest also coming from Nottingham Forest's East Midlands rivals Derby County.
On 29 August 2008, it was announced he would be joining Premier League club Blackburn Rovers subject to a medical. The signing was completed two days later on transfer deadline day. He made his Blackburn debut in the FA Cup third round tie against Blyth Spartans.
Bunn signed for Leicester City on loan for a month on 16 February 2009, after first choice keeper David Martin suffered an injury.
Bunn was recalled by Blackburn at the start of March, after first choice keeper Paul Robinson suffered an injury during Blackburn's 2-1 victory against Hull City.
In August 2009, on the eve of the new season, Bunn joined Sheffield United on a month's loan
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'''Nathan Simpson''' (born 15 September 1985) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Dulwich Hamlet. A left-sided player, he can play as either in defence or midfield.
Simpson began his football career as a trainee with Crystal Palace after representing London schools. He had unsuccessful trials with Wycombe Wanderers (in September 2005) and Sheffield Wednesday after a spell out of football due to injury and was officially released by Palace at the end of the 2005-06 season.
He began the 2006-07 season with Dulwich Hamlet, quickly moving on to Isthmian League side Bromley. He moved to Conference National side St Albans City in September 2006, making his Conference debut as a substitute in the 0-0 draw at home to Forest Green Rovers on 3 October 2006.
He was released by St Albans on 22 October 2006 following a 6-0 defeat at home to Grays Athletic . After his release he returned to Bromley, but in December 2006 he joined Tooting & Mitcham.
On January 9, 2007 he joined Torquay United, but left on February 6, 2007 without making a first team appearance having been told that his initial one-month contract would not be extended. Later that month he joined Worthing.
Simpson joined Harrow Borough in the 2007 close season.
Simpson joined Conference South outift Dorchester Town in October 2007. He was released by Dorchester manager Paul Compton in December 2007. He had an unsuccessful trial with Ebbsfleet United before joining Hastings United in February 2008.
In December 2008 Simpson left Potters Bar Town to rejoin Dulwich Hamlet.
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'''Mark Geoffrey Beevers''' (born 21 November 1989 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is an English football defender who currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday.
He was called up to the senior squad for the FA Cup 3rd round tie with Manchester City on 7 January 2007 after impressing for the reserve team, although he was never brought off the bench. He eventually made his senior debut against Southampton on 31 January 2007 when Wednesday lost 2-1.
Beevers made his first start of the 2007-08 season in a 2-0 defeat to Leicester City on 6 October 2007. Beevers replaced the injured Michael Johnson at half time, and his excellent performance earned him the man of the match award.
Beevers gained another chance in the first team on 6 November 2007 in an away game at West Bromwich Albion, who were flying high in the league and the highest scorers in the league. Beevers lined up alongside Richard Hinds in an inexperienced centre back pairing, however Beevers played with the temperament and quality of a player far beyond his years and helped to earn the Owls a 1-1 draw.
On the 28 December 2007, the Daily Mail reported that David Moyes was planning a bid for Beevers to prepare a long term replacement for David Weir and Alan Stubbs.
Beevers scored his first senior goal on 6 January 2008 in an FA Cup 3rd round match against Premier League side Derby County
On 17 January 2008 he was placed on standby for England under-19s upcoming game against Croatia on 5 February 2008.
On 28 January 2008, Sheffield Wednesday announced that Beevers had signed an improved contract keeping him at the club until 2012.
On 23 March 2008, Beevers was called up to the England under-19s squad replacing Chelsea's Sam Hutchinson. He went on to make his debut as a second half substitute in the 3-1 win against Russia on 25 March 2008.
Sheffield Wednesday fans showed their appreciation to Mark by voting him their club's player of the year at the end of the season. Since then fans have failed to appreciate beevers and under rate his importance to the side and his partnership with richard wood which sadly came to end when wood left for coventry.
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'''Carlos Eduardo Ferrari''', simply known as '''Cac''', (born 19 February 1979) is a Brazilian football player.
Ferrari signed for Birmingham in summer 2001. He played 4 games in [[Football League Championship] from October to November 2001.
Cac signed for UD Salamanca in February 2003. He played 16 games in Segunda Divisin. In summer 2003, he signed for La Liga side Albacete Balompi. He then played for clubs at Segunda Divisin B. He then played for clubs in Greece, Paraguay and Tunisia before returned to Segunda Divisin B.
He joined South China in January 2009, signed a half-season contact and made his league debut for the team on 8 February 2009 in 8-0 win against Tuen Mun Progoal. He scored a hat-trick in this match. He scores 13 goals in 17 appearances, including 7 goals in AFC Cup group match and Round of 16. On 23 June 2009, after winning 4-0 against Singapore's side Home United in the Round of 16 at AFC Cup 2009 knockout stage, Caca announced this is his last game for the South China as he needs to return to his pregnant wife in Brazil, for Olaria. For his delighting performance in the AFC Cup, he was ranked 78th in "The World's Top Goal Scorer 2009" by International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
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'''Colin George Scott''' (born 19 May 1970 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish footballer, who played as goalkeeper. He was recently registered as a player with Scottish Premier League club Gretna.
He joined Rangers from junior side, Dalry Thistle in 1986 and his time with Rangers was spent as understudy to Andy Goram. Whilst at Rangers he had loan spells at Brentford and Airdrieonians. He made a total of 13 appearances for the club and joined Hamilton Academical in 1996. Then he had spells at Raith Rovers and Clydebank before joining Dumfries club Queen of the South in October 2000.
With Queens, he made a total of 134 appearances before retiring in March 2007. Had it not been for an injury-plagued time at Palmerston, it is likely he would have made many more appearances.
In season 2003-04 Scott suffered probably his worst injury in his time at Queen of the South whilst playing against Clyde at Broadwood Stadium in late November. Whilst collecting a high ball, he collided with a Clyde player and severely dislocated his shoulder. Ex-Queens manager John Connolly later described the injury as "a massive blow to his plans".
Due to unsuccessful surgery on his knee, Colin was advised to retire from football. Queen of the South rewarded his loyalty at the last game of season 2006-07 against Airdrie with a special presentation for all his efforts to the ''Doonhamers'' for six and a half years service.
Scott will no doubt be best remembered for a vital penalty save against Hamilton Accies in the run in to Queens' 2001-02 Second Division championship that was worth its weight in gold. He is considered one of the clubs all time greatest 'keepers, ranking up there with club legend and present board member Alan Ball.
After an emergency call from Gretna, he came out of retirement and signed a short term deal until January 2008.
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'''David Hannah''' (born 4 August 1973 in Coatbridge) is a Scottish footballer who plays in central midfield .
Hannah began his career with Dundee United, making his league dbut in February 1993 and winning a Scottish Cup winners' medal just fifteen months later. In December 1996, after scoring in his final match, Hannah moved to Celtic in a -0.65m deal. Hannah went on to make over forty league appearances for the Bhoys, picking up a League winners' medal and a League Cup medal during the 1997-98 season, and completing a clean sweep of domestic honours.
In February 1999, Hannah returned to Tannadice in a -300,000 deal, just over two years since his departure. Scoring in his second match after returning, Hannah went on to make over 150 league appearances during his second spell before leaving in March 2002, just over three years later. Hannah moved to Cypriot side AEL Limassol before returning to Scotland in 2003 with Ross County and being reunited with former United manager Alex Smith. In 2004, Hannah moved to St Johnstone where he spent two seasons before a succession of short-term moves within Britain and Iceland.
In October 2007, following the end of the Icelandic season, Hannah returned to Cowdenbeath on loan for the second time in a year.
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'''Clive Middlemass''' (born 25 August 1944 in Leeds) is an English former professional footballer and manager. As a player, he made 169 appearances in the Football League as a defender for Workington.
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'''Aidan McCaffery''' (born 30 August 1957 in Jarrow) is an English former professional footballer and football club manager. As player, he made 370 appearances in the Football League, playing as a central defender for Newcastle United, Derby County, Bristol Rovers, Bristol City, Torquay United, Exeter City, Hartlepool United and Carlisle United.
McCaffery began his career as an apprentice with Newcastle United and went on to captain the England Youth side. He turned professional in January 1974 and made his league debut against Ipswich Town in March 1975. His first senior goal for the club came in an FA Cup replay against Sheffield United in January 1977.
After 59 league games for the Magpies (scoring four goals)
In August 1980, after Derby's relegation, he moved to Bristol Rovers for a fee of -70,000, having scored four times in 37 games for Derby.
In March 1985 he joined Torquay United on loan and in July that year moved to Exeter City on a free transfer. He made 58 league appearances for the Grecians before a -3,000 move back to his native north-east, joining Hartlepool United in February 1987.
He was released after only six games and was playing for Whitley Bay when he was appointed youth coach at Carlisle United in January 1988. He played 14 times for the Cumbrians that season before retiring to concentrate on his coaching duties under manager Clive Middlemass. When Middlemass was sacked in April 1991, McCaffery took over as manager, Carlisle ending the season in 20th place in the Fourth Division. The following season saw Carlisle struggle financially and finish bottom of the league, only saved from relegation to the Football Conference by the unfortunate demise of Aldershot. A new owner, Michael Knighton, took over the club the following summer and McCaffery left in September 1992, having expressed doubts about Knighton's plans.
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'''Roy O'Brien''' (born November 27, 1974) is an Irish footballer currently at Dorchester in the English Conference South.
He started his career at Arsenal, before moving on to Wigan Athletic, although he made no first team appearances for either side. Having then made one appearance for AFC Bournemouth, he joined Dorchester and became a regular in their defence. In 2000 he signed for Yeovil Town where he went on to play for five years, mainly at right-back, winning two promotions from the Conference National to League One.
He joined Weymouth halfway through the 2004-05 season, after impressing while on loan from Yeovil, where he stayed until the end of season 2006-07, spending the last 5 months of his tenure at the Wessex Stadium as player-coach.
In June 2007 O'Brien rejoined Dorchester
On November 22, 2009 after just eight months in charge of Dorchester Town, Roy was relieved from his duties as a manager, due to the clubs poor showing in cup competitions.
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'''Arnold Makengo Mvuemba''' (born 28 January 1985) is a French footballer who plays for FC Lorient as a midfielder.
Born in Alenon, Orne, Mvuemba was signed by Premier League team Portsmouth on loan from Stade Rennais in January 2007 until May 2007, with an option to complete a permanent deal.
Mvuemba plays in central midfield normally as a playmaker in an attaking role. He came to prominence playing in this position alongside holding midfielder Lassana Diarra (now at Real Madrid) in the Toulon Tournament (U20) in July 2004.
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Lloyd played for the Third Grenadier Guards before moving to the Irons in 1898. He played for Thames Ironworks during the 1898-99 season, the club's only season in the Southern League Division Two.
Lloyd, who was six foot four inches in height, played as a forward, although his first two league games for Thames Ironworks were as a full-back. He scored a hattrick on his debut as a forward, against St Albans, and went on to score 14 goals in 11 games in the position. He also played in three FA Cup games.
After finishing the season as champions, Lloyd scored in the test match against Sheppey United, but in the end the result didn't matter as Division One was increased from 13 to 19 teams for the 1899-1900 season. He ended the 1898-99 season as top scorer for West Ham, but moved on before they played in the enlarged division.
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Bainbridge played for West Ham United between 1946 and 1949. He scored on nine seconds in a 2-1 win over Barnsley, the quickest recorded goal at Upton Park, in a Second Division game on August 29, 1949.
Bainbridge played a total of 83 league and cup games for the East London club, scoring 17 goals. He also recorded six war-time goals.
He later played for Reading and Southend United.
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'''Peter Grotier''' (born October 18, 1950, Stratford, London), an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He played for West Ham United between 1969 and 1974, mostly as understudy to Bobby Ferguson. He also spent time on loan to Cardiff City and Lincoln City.
Grotier later became reserve-team coach at Grimsby Town, and made an appearance between the sticks in an FA Cup game against Watford in 1986, at the age of 36. He had a spell as caretaker manager in 1985.
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'''George Frederick Curtis''' (3 December 1919 - 17 November 2004) was an English professional footballer and coach, who played as an inside forward.
Curtis played as a youth for Anglo (Purfleet) before signing for Arsenal in December 1936. He spent over a year at Arsenal's nursery club, Margate, before returning to Highbury in February 1938; he made his Arsenal debut against Blackpool on 10 April 1939 and made one other appearance that season. World War II intervened that September and he spent the war serving in the Royal Air Force stationed in India, but also played over 50 wartime matches for Arsenal.
After hostilities ended he played 12 times in the 1946-47 season, but was sold to Southampton in part-exchange for Don Roper in summer 1947; in all he played 14 times for the Gunners, never scoring.
Curtis had impressed Southampton manager Bill Dodgin who valued him at -10,000, in an exchange transfer that also saw Tom Rudkin arrive at The Dell, with Don Roper moving to Highbury.
Nicknamed ''Twinkletoes'' by his team-mates, Curtis was a clever, nimble player, whose feints and tricks were appreciated by the supporters, although they often frustrated his colleagues.
During his five seasons at Southampton the club narrowly missed out on promotion to Division 1 for three seasons in a row; in 1947-48 they finished in third place, a feat repeated the following season (despite having an 8 point lead with 8 games to play) whilst in 1949-50 they were to be denied promotion by 0.06 of a goal, missing out on second place to Sheffield United.
After five memorable seasons at The Dell, he moved to the French second division. In all he played 183 games for Southampton, scoring 12 goals.
He then joined French team Valenciennes for a fee of -1,500 staying for a year between 1952 and 1953, before returning to see out his playing days as player-coach at Chelmsford City.
He then embarked on a coaching course at Lilleshall working with Walter Winterbottom. His coaching skills were quickly in demand and between 1957 and 1961 he was a coach with Sunderland.
His first managerial position came in June 1961 when he was appointed manager at Brighton & Hove Albion. At the end of his first season in charge, Brighton were relegated from the Second division in last place. He stayed at Brighton until February 1963, when he was replaced by Archie Macaulay.
There followed spells as coach with Cambridge University and Hastings, before taking the managerial reins at Stevenage Town F.C. from January 1964 until 1967. He then had brief spells coaching at Hull City and with San Diego Toros.
He was appointed as head coach at Norwegian side Rosenborg ahead of the 1969 season replacing Knut Nss.
His first meeting with the Rosenborg players is legendary:
Curtis introduced modern defensive football to Norway, with a flat backline 4-4-2 formation, pressure on the ball carrier and tactical focus.
The 1969 debut season ended with a premiership title for Rosenborg, with Odd Iversen scoring 26 of the team's 36 league goals. Despite this success, both the club leadership and the spectators disliked George Curtis's defensive style and pressure was put on Curtis to play a more attacking style.
In September 1969, Rosenborg met Curtis's former club, Southampton, in the first round of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, with Southampton going through 2-1 on aggregate, the goals coming from Ron Davies and Terry Paine with Rosenborg's goal scored by Sunde.
Curtis was allowed to continue for one more season. Despite coming second in the 1970 league season, it was an anti-climax. The dynamic duo of Iversen and Harald Sunde had been sold to Belgian Division 2 club Racing Mechelen before the start of the season and with them went all of Rosenborg-s attacking play. 18 league games later, Rosenborg ended up with an almost unbelievable goal difference of 15-5!
At the end of the season, George Curtis was dismissed and was replaced by Nils Arne Eggen (assisted by Tor Rste Fossen).
Curtis returned to England, but in 1972 he returned to Norway to coach the national team. During the Euro 72 qualifying campaign, Norway picked up only one point in six games, and in a World Cup qualifier against Holland on 1 November 1972, Norway lost 9-0. The next year, they suffered a perhaps even more humiliating result by losing 2-1 against Luxembourg.
Under his management, Norway played 17 international matches (of which only 3 were won) before he was sacked in June 1974. Again, he was replaced by Eggen.
Before the 1976 season, he was once again appointed as head coach at Rosenborg. Unfortunately, after a car accident in which his Norwegian wife died, Curtis-s focus shifted elsewhere and Rosenborg quickly ended up struggling to avoid relegation. A 0-4 defeat against Division 3 side Rros in the 2nd round of the cup sealed his fate: Curtis was released from his contract on 27 August 1976. For the third time, his successor was Nils Arne Eggen. Under Eggen-s leadership Rosenborg managed to claw their way back from the bottom - thereby postponing relegation by a year.
His final coaching job was spent in Qatar from 1979 to 1981.
He retired to live on the Essex coast where he continued to coach youngsters as part of the FIFA coaching scheme, remaining as passionate about the game as ever.
He died in 2004, reportedly spending the final years of his life living on his own in a caravan in Chelmsford.
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'''Ian Grant Johnson''' (born March 24, 1972 in Dundee) is a Scottish former footballer who is currently a coach for Brechin City. He played as a midfielder before finishing his playing career in 2007 and works full-time in law.
Johnson played for Dundee United until his mid-twenties, making over eighty appearances for The Terrors. He played eight games for United in 1996-97, which would be his final full season at Tannadice. In November 1997, he signed for Huddersfield Town, where he would spend the next three seasons. In August 2000, he had a month with Clydebank, then moved to Alloa Athletic for the remainder of the 2000-01 season. Two seasons at Montrose followed, before his move to Glebe Park in 2003. He left the club in August 2007, returning a year later in a coaching role.
Away from football, Johnson has completed a law degree and is now employed by Dundee law firm Thorntons.
Grant also had his first year in 2008/09 as a tutor in Private Client Law to students at the University of Dundee.
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'''Peter William Latchford''' (born 27 September 1952, in Birmingham) is an English former football goalkeeper.
Latchford started his career at West Bromwich Albion and signed for Celtic F.C. for -25,000 on 15 July 1975 after a spell on loan. He made over 270 appearances for Celtic in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is now a goalkeeping coach and has worked in this capacity for Forfar Athletic, Clyde and Hearts.
He is currently goalkeeping coach at Dumfries club Queen of the South. His spell at Queens included the 2007/08 season run to the final of the Scottish Cup.
His older brothers Bob and Dave were also professional footballers.
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'''David Hunt''' (born September 10, 1982 in London) is an English footballer currently playing for Brentford. He is a midfielder.
Hunt began as a trainee with Crystal Palace, but made only a few appearances after turning pro. He moved to Leyton Orient in 2003, playing 74 times in all competitions in two seasons. He then moved to Northampton Town, where he was a key player in the club's successful promotion season of 2005-06, with his long throw-in being a prominent weapon in the team's tactical arsenal that year.
Hunt signed for Shrewsbury Town on May 15, 2007, on a two-year deal after rejecting an offer of a contract extension at Northampton.
In January 2009 he came to an agreement with Paul Simpson, the Shrewsbury Town boss, on the remainder of his contract and consequently left the club as he attempted to move back down south as his family failed to settle in the area. His spell at the club was littered by injuries, resulting in not many appearances over the one-and-a-half seasons he was at the club.
Hunt signed for Brentford on January 9, 2009 on a contract until the end of the season. He scored two crucial goals for the bees in their promotion campaign including a well struck free kick against Wycombe
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'''Luke Chambers''' (born 28 September 1985 in Kettering) is an English footballer currently playing for Nottingham Forest.
Chambers made his Town debut against Mansfield in 2003. After impressing in the first team for 3 seasons or so, he was named captain by then Northampton manager Colin Calderwood, who later signed him for Nottingham Forest. His only goal as a Northampton player came against Swansea City in October 2006.
Chambers signed for Forest for an undisclosed fee on 30 January 2007, rejoining former Northampton manager Colin Calderwood. His league debut came away against Bradford City. In his first season, he was mainly used as a substitute.
His big break came in the 2007-08 season. Although naturally a centre-back, Chambers was played regularly at right-back as part of a Forest defence that kept a record 24 clean sheets, eventually earning them promotion to the Championship. He scored 8 goals in total, 6 of them in the league.
On 4 August 2008, Chambers penned a new three-year deal, keeping him at the City Ground until 2011.
He began the 2008-09 in the Championship as a right-back yet again. It wasn't until the arrival of new manager Billy Davies in January that Chambers was finally played in his strongest position. He shone towards the end of the season, putting on a show of solid displays to help Forest avoid relegation. He scored 2 goals.
He started the 2009-10 season as he had ended the last and scoring 2 goals in the process. This was not enough to keep him in the team however, and since the return of Kelvin Wilson, his appearances have been limited.
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'''Derek Lilley''' (born 9 February 1974 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish footballer currently without a club following his release from Scottish Third Division side Forfar Athletic.
Lilley began his career with Greenock Morton and won a move to English Premiership side Leeds United in 1997. His time at Elland Road were disappointing, with only four starts from twenty-one appearances and only a solitary goal when he replaced Lee Bowyer to score the winner in a 3-2 away win at Barnsley. He spent three months on loan, at Heart of Midlothian and Bury, where again he managed a goal for each club.
A move to Oxford United in 1999-00 helped kick-start his career and his return of 9 goals from 63 appearances prompted interest from Dundee United.
A move in December 2000 saw him head north to United and a debut goal salvaged a point at home to Rangers, although he would be sent off in his second game against former club Hearts. Ultimately, it was Lilley's last-minute winner at St Johnstone which saved United from relegation and his six goals in the half-season would cement his status with the fans. The following season, Lilley would manage just six goals, despite a hat-trick against St Johnstone and only two league goals in 2002-03 spelled the end of his time at Tannadice.
A move to Livingston followed in 2003-04 and a rejuvenated Lilley scored 12 league goals, plus four in the Scottish League Cup - including one in the final win against Hibernian - and a hat-trick in the Scottish Cup. This earned him the nickname of "The Goal Machine." 2004-05 was a different story, however and Lilley's three goals were not enough to earn him a new contract.
Lilley returned to first club Morton for 2005-06 and managed twelve league goals as Morton narrowly lost in the play-off semi-finals. In 2006-07, he had managed four league goals by the turn of the year.
On January 26, 2007, his contract was terminated by Morton, and he signed for St. Johnstone. After making fourteen appearances for Saints (all as a substitute), Lilley was released by the club at the end of the season. On 7 June 2007, Lilley signed for newly promoted First Division side Stirling Albion. Lilley only played a handful of games for Stirling Albion before being released at the end of the season.
Lilley signed for Forfar Athletic in June 2008, before being released at the end of the 2008/09 season.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Doig''' (born 13 February 1981), is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for the Central Coast Mariners.
A defender, Doig signed school boy terms with local club Queen of the South as a youngster. Also at Queens as a school boy at the same time was Colin McMenamin. Graduating from Queens youth program Doig played four league games for the Dumfries side.
In 1997, like Neil Martin before him, who played for Queen of the South, he also joined Nottingham Forest. At Forest, Doig played 77 games scoring one goal. He enjoyed a successful spell on loan in 2003 at Northampton Town. This was remembered by Northampton and in 2005 Doig moved South to join them.
Doig was retained as club captain by Stuart Gray when he took charge on 2 January 2007, due to Scott McGleish, former club captain, being transfer listed. Shortly before the match against Huddersfield Town in April 2007, Doig came third in the clubs player of the year awards, behind Jason Crowe and Mark Bunn. Doig has penned a two year contract that expired in 2009. He was released at the end of the 2008-09 season.
On June 23, 2009 he signed a two-year deal with the Central Coast Mariners.
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'''James Harley "Jim" Lauchlan''' (born February 2, 1977 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who is currently at Scottish First Division side Dundee, whom he signed for on 20 July 2008. He trained as a youth player in Celtic F.C.'s Youth team academy.
Lauchlan started his career with Kilmarnock, where he made 81 league appearances. Following a loan spell with Barnsley in 2000, Lauchlan signed for Dundee United, where he played 80 league games over three years. In December 2003, he joined former United manager Alex Smith at Ross County, where 72 league matches brought five goals. In 2006-07, he signed for Queen of the South. He was released by Queens in May 2008 and agreed terms with Dundee F.C. after being involved with their pre-season training camp in Malta.
His younger brother Martin was also a professional footballer, with St Johnstone, Partick Thistle and Stenhousemuir.
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'''Peter Downsborough''' (born 13 September 1943 in Halifax) is a retired goalkeeper.
A Centre Forward as a schoolboy, he transferred into the role of goalkeeper after deputising for an injured team mate during a school match.
Downsborough made his League debut for his local side Halifax Town just before his 17th birthday and went on to play in 148 games in total before being signed for Swindon Town by Danny Williams.
He made his Swindon debut in the first game of the 1965/66 season, keeping a clean sheet against local rivals Oxford United at the County Ground.
With his assistance, Swindon made it to the 1969 League Cup Final against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. Widely regarded by players and press as his finest moment, Downsborough pulled off save after save and prevented the higher division club from scoring for 86 minutes.
Time and again he leapt out to punch away dangerous corner kicks, and two of his saves from direct shots were breathtaking"
An error in the 86th minute of the game saw Arsenal equalise through a Bobby Gould header, Downsborough attempted to clear the ball from the edge of the penalty area only to kick it against the Arsenal player and launch the ball into the air. Gould calmly followed the ball's progress and scored easily.
Swindon beat Arsenal against the odds in extra time and Downsborough was voted ''Town Player of the Year'' by the supporters.
He asked to be placed on the transfer list in 1972 believing that players such as himself who had been at the club a long time were not being rewarded as well as newcomers.
He was transferred to Bradford City before the start of the 1973/74 season and made 225 appearances before retiring in 1978. He kept a clean-sheet in his final game for the club, a 6-0 victory against Crewe Alexandra.
In 1999 he had returned to his home town of Halifax and was working as a school caretaker.
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'''Ryan Crowther''' (born 17 September 1988 in Stockport, England) is an English footballer, currently a free agent after being released by Liverpool.
He initially played for Stockport County, and made his debut on 2 January 2006 in a 2-2 draw against Cheltenham Town.
Liverpool signed Crowther on 9 July 2007.
On 18 August 2009, it was confirmed that he had left Liverpool by mutual consent.
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'''Anthony Neil J. Pilkington''' (born June 6, 1988 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is an English professional football player. He plays for Huddersfield Town, and plays on either wing or as a striker.
Pilkington joined Stockport County on 15 December 2006, from Atherton Collieries, where he made his name scoring a hattrick against F.C. United of Manchester and signed initially on a short term contract at Edgeley Park,
Pilkington continued to help Stockport's push for the playoffs by scoring a further two goals in a season which saw County miss out on the play-offs only on goal-difference.
Pilkington scored the second goal for Stockport and assisted the third in their 3-2 win over Rochdale at Wembley Stadium. He also picked up the official man-of-the-match award as they were promoted to League One.
In January 2008, his brother Danny also signed for Stockport.
He received a surprise call-up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad in October 2008; not knowing he was eligible to play for Republic of Ireland national sides until a scout enquired of his availability. He qualifies through a grand parent but has not yet declared his national side, so may still play for the English national team despite playing for the Republic of Ireland under-21s. Pilkington played in the 3-0 away victory over Lithuania, where he impressed and even hit the woodwork.
On 23 January 2009, he was signed by fellow League One side Huddersfield Town on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut in the 1-0 defeat by Yeovil Town at Huish Park on 27 January 2009. On 3 March, he scored his first league goal for Huddersfield against Colchester United at the Galpharm Stadium. The match ended 2-2. His first away goal for the Terriers came in the 2-1 win against Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium on 31 March 2009.
His younger brother, Danny is currently playing for Stockport.
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'''Gianluca Havern''' (born 24 September 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Stockport County as a defender.
Havern came through the club youth system at Stockport County where he was captain of the Under-18 side.
With Stockport citing financial trouble, Havern was one of several staff released in January 2009. He left County having made only one appearance for the first team and was immediately taken on as trialist at Conference National outfit Mansfield Town, where he was soon offered a six month contract.
After this spell Havern returned to Stockport County on non-contract terms.
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'''Stephen Patrick Brogan''' (born April 12, 1988 in Rotherham, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Rotherham United. He is a product of the youth academy at Rotherham, and made his full debut on New Year's Eve 2006 against Leyton Orient.
The youngster broke into the Rotherham squad towards the end of the 2006/07 season, soon becoming an automatic choice making 18 starts. On the 30th April 2007, Stephen signed a 2 year contract with the Millers.
Brogan's consistent impressive displays the following season brought him much praise and frequent Man of the Match awards. As a result, it is reported that several Premiership clubs, including Tottenham, showed an interest in signing the player, sending scouts to watch his performances.
Stephen was the forerunner to become player of the season 2007/08 until his horrific injury on 9 February, where he suffered a double fracture of his leg in a collision with MK Dons goalkeeper Willy Gueret. Brogans absence, along with the clubs financial problems, coincided with a huge dip in form for the Millers, who dropped out of the race for promotion.
After 14 months on the sidelines, Brogan came on as a substitute in the final game of the 2008-09 season vs Exeter City, to a massive standing ovation.
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'''Roger Smart''' (born 25 March 1943 in Swindon) is a retired football Inside Forward.
He made his way from schoolboy teams to work up through the youth ranks at Swindon Town before making his dbut in the reserves in April 1960.
He signed as a professional for the club in May 1960 but did not play first team football until March 1962, he scored his first goal for Swindon in a match with Queens Park Rangers on September 1.
Smart was relegated to the reserves for much of the 1962-63 season, before being recalled for the final three games of the season. He scored in each of these games and assured Swindon's promotion to Division 2 for the first time in their history.
In 1965 he became the first nominated substitute to be used in a Swindon Town game.
Over the next few seasons, Smart became a first-team regular, moving into a role that allowed fellow striker Don Rogers to excel. Smart's best form came in 1968/69, when he scored fifteen goals - six of which came in the League Cup campaign, including the opening goal in the 1969 League Cup Final,
In the twilight of his Town career, Smart moved back into a wing-half or midfield position.
He returned to the Swindon area a year later, with spells at Bath City and Trowbridge Town before retiring. As of 1999 he was landlord of the Plough Inn in Old Town, Swindon.
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'''Frank McGarvey''' (b. 17 March 1956, Glasgow) is a retired football player. Most notable for playing as a striker for Celtic and St. Mirren, he also played seven times for the Scotland national team.
McGarvey signed with St. Mirren as a schoolboy, but was loaned to junior football club, Kilsyth Rangers to further his development. He made his debut for St. Mirren on 26 April 1975 and soon became a first team regular, scoring 17 times in the 1976-77 season and helping the club win the Scottish First Division.
His form attracted the attention of Bob Paisley and, in May 1979, McGarvey signed for Liverpool for -270,000. However, his tenure with the club lasted only 10 months. Unable to breakthrough into the first team, McGarvey sought a transfer. Liverpool accepted a bid of -270,000 by Celtic in March 1980, and for a short time McGarvey became Scotland's most expensive footballer.
McGarvey played 245 times for Celtic over five years, scoring 113 goals. In that time he won two League Championships, two Scottish Cups and a Scottish League Cup. However, Celtic manager David Hay decided Mo Johnston and Brian McClair would be his forward line for the 1985-86 season and declined to offer McGarvey an extended contract. His final, and perhaps most notable act as a Celtic player, was to score the winning goal six minutes from the end of the 100th Scottish Cup final in 1985.
In June 1985 McGarvey rejoined St. Mirren for -80,000 and two years later won a third Scottish Cup with them. In total he played 387 times for St Mirren, scoring 125 goals. Later in his career, McGarvey had spells with Dumfries club Queen of the South (where he was player-manager), Clyde (with which he won a Second Division Championship title at the age of 37) and Shotts Bon Accord.
Having retired from the game before footballers began earning high salaries (he notes that he "took home -190 a week after tax" while playing for Celtic)
In 2008, McGarvey wrote an autobiography called ''Totally Frank'' in which, he described the highs and lows of career and reveals how he overcame a long time gambling addiction.
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'''James Cotterill''' (born 3 August 1982 in Barnsley, England) is a former professional footballer. He plays as a central defender for semi-professional Northern Premier League side Guiseley.
He began his career at Scunthorpe United, and was released in 2003 after making 24 appearances for the first team. Following this, Cotterill joined Barrow in August 2003, where he remained until December 2006. He made 115 appearances in all competitions for Barrow.
On 1 March 2007, two weeks after his release from prison, Cotterill joined Northern Premier League side Ossett Town. During the 2007/08 season he joined Ossett's ex manager Stev Kittrick at local rivals Guiseley FC
On 11 November 2006, during an FA Cup first round match between Barrow and Bristol Rovers, Cotterill was involved in an off the ball incident with Rovers player Sean Rigg. Cotterill was seen to punch Rigg in the face, leaving him with a double fracture of the jaw, which was screened later that evening on Match of the Day. After the incident, Rigg was only able to eat with a teaspoon and drink through a straw, and his treatment involved the insertion of two metal plates into his jaw, which will remain permanently.
After Cotterill's sentence had been passed, Barrow players past and present were shocked at the severity of the punisment, and Barrow's chairman Brian Keen said that he was "made an example of." Barrow fans have suggested that that Cotterill has been made a scapegoat, due to the fact the Match of the Day cameras were there, and Barrow fan Anthony Prior, who was at the Bristol Rovers match, says that "It happens every week in the Premiership", he also said that Cotterill was made a scapegoat because he was on the TV. Another fan said that Ben Thatcher's elbow charge was just as bad, if not worse than Cotterill's assault.
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'''David Felgate''' (born 4 March 1960, Blaenau Ffestiniog) is a charismatic former Welsh football goalkeeper.
He also had spells with Bury and Wolverhampton Wanderers without making any league appearances for these clubs, and Felgate later continued to play non-league football for clubs including Leigh RMI, Hyde United, and Bacup Borough until he was in his mid-40s.
Felgate is perhaps best known for his performance in net for Leigh RMI against Fulham in the 1998/99 FA Cup at Craven Cottage.
Felgate won a solitary full Welsh international cap in 1983,
After his retirement from playing, Felgate first acted as Manchester City's Academy Goalkeeping Coach and later became the assistant manager for the sem-professional Rossendale United club. He was then employed by Stockport County's as first team Goalkeeping Coach in League One.
In January 2009 he left Stockport County to rejoin Manchester City as their academy goalkeeping coach.
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'''Gary Birch''' (born October 8, 1981 in Birmingham, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Southern Football League Division One Midlands side Chasetown, where he plays as a striker.
Birch joined current club Chasetown from AFC Telford United, whom he joined from Lincoln City on the 12 January 2007. He previously played for Walsall, Kidderminster Harriers, Nuneaton Borough F.C., Exeter City and Barnsley. While at Lincoln he had a short loan spell at Hucknall Town in 2006.
Birch scored on his AFC Telford debut in the 4-3 victory against Mossley A.F.C. at Seel Park. Birch came on as a substitute before scoring the winning goal. Struggling with his weight, in September 2007, he was loaned to Rushall Olympic in an attempt to gain match fitness. Birch left the club at the end of the 2007-08 season to join Chasetown. Birch netted his first Chasetown hat-trick, a "perfect hat-trick", one with the right foot, one with the left foot and one with his head against Marlow on November 15.
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'''Stuart Brock''' (born 29 September 1976) is an English footballer, currently playing as a goalkeeper for Hednesford Town in the UniBond Premier League . Brock joined the club in the summer of 2008 from Southern League Willenhall Town, following former manager Dean Edwards to Keys Park
A former Aston Villa trainee, Brock spent three years as a professional at Villa Park, but never made a first team appearance. He joined Northampton Town in March 1997, but once again failed to make the first team. At the end of the 1996-1997 season, he was released, where he joined Vauxhall Conference side Kidderminster Harriers
He became Harriers number one soon after, going on to play over 150 times for the Aggbrough club. He won the Conference title with Harriers in 2000-2001 - despite having to battle for the number one jersey with the vastly experienced Tim Clarke - and made twenty six appearances as they romped to the title
After falling down the pecking order during the 2003-2004 season, Brock left Kidderminster in the summer of 2004, joining Halesowen Town. His stay was brief - a week - before he became one of AFC Telford's first ever signings in July 2004. In his three years at the New Bucks Head, he played over 100 times, making him the reformed club's highest appearance maker, and won two promotions
Sandwiched in between were two more goes at professional football; firstly, in October 2004, Peter Taylor's Hull City came calling, with Brock spending a month on loan at the KC Stadium as cover for regular keeper (and another ex-Villa trainee) Boaz Myhill. He also trialled for League Two side Oxford United in early 2005, playing in a reserve game for the Kassam Stadium side
After clinching promotion to Blue Square North via the UniBond Premier League play-offs in 2006-2007, AFC Telford brought in Hednesford's Ryan Young, immediately relegating Brock to the stands. He was allowed to leave in November 2007, joining Southern League Premier strugglers Bromsgrove Rovers for a short spell, before dropping down a further level to link up with Dean Edwards at Willenhall Town, where he saw out the 2007-2008 season
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'''Kristaps Grebis''' (born December 13, 1980 in Liepja, Latvia) is a footballer, currently playing for FK Liepjas Metalurgs . His previous clubs include Olimps Rīga, FK Ventspils and Oxford United. He finished as the top scorer in the Latvian league in the 2009 season.
The cypriot club AEP Paphos have shown their interest in signing him during the winter transfer period 2009/2010.
Grebis had his contract with Oxford United cancelled by mutual consent in March 2007.
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'''Sean Andrew McDaid''' (born June 3, 1986 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire) is an English born Scottish footballer currently playing for Doncaster Rovers in the Football League Championship.
McDaid was a relative unknown when he signed for Doncaster from Leeds United. He has made good progress since joining although during the 2006-07 season he has had many set-backs due to injury. He is highly regarded and is one of the most promising of all Rover's young players.
He usually plays at left-back, but can be employed in a secondary role in midfield. His first goal for Doncaster came in April 2008, the first strike in a 2-0 victory over Swindon Town.
McDaid has represented Scotland at every level up to under-19.
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'''Alick Jeffrey''' (29 January 1939 - 22 November 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. Jeffrey made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League, scoring over 100 goals.
Born in Rawmarsh, Jeffrey made his senior debut for Doncaster Rovers in 1954, at the age of just 15. Jeffrey broke his leg in 1956, and was forced to retire due to injury in 1957. Jeffrey moved to Australia, and began his football career in 1962 with Auburn; later that same year, he returned to England to play non-league football with Skegness Town. A year later, in 1963, Jeffrey returned to professional football with Doncaster Rovers. He also played in the Football League with Lincoln City, before playing non-league football with Worksop Town in 1970.
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'''Dariusz Jan Kubicki''' (born 6 June 1963 in Kouchw) is a retired Polish football player.
He played for a few clubs, including Stal Mielec, Legia Warszawa, he then went to England and played for Aston Villa, Sunderland A.F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United and Darlington.
He played little part in the Aston Villa teams which came second in the 1993 Premier League and won the 1994 Football League Cup, but played a more active part in Sunderland's promotion to the Premier League in 1996.
He played 46 times for the Polish national team, scoring once, and was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
He later began a coaching career and coached Legia Warszawa and Polonia Warszawa.
Kubicki is now a coach of Polish second division team Lechia Gdask. In October 2007, Kubicki was arrested by the police due to a bribery scandal involving the sale of one of the Warsaw sport centers. Due to this scandal, Kubicki has been suspended as coach of Lechia Gdask.
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'''Keith Quinn''' (born 22 September 1988 in Dublin, Ireland) is a footballer who plays in midfield. He is the younger brother of Ipswich Town's Alan Quinn and Stephen Quinn who plays for Sheffield United.
Along with brother Stephen, Keith Quinn followed eldest brother Alan to England when he transferred to Sheffield United. Having captained the youth team at ''The Blades'' he progressed to becoming a regular fixture in the reserve team.
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'''Jason Peter Bowen''' (born 24 August 1972 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a Welsh former international footballer. Bowen was capped twice by Wales in a career which started at Swansea City.
Born and raised in Merthyr, Bowen made his league debut for Swansea City in the 1990-91 season under manager Terry Yorath. In his five seasons at The Vetch he played 124 league games, scoring 26 goals, mostly under the management of Frank Burrows and captaincy of John Cornforth. Whilst at Swansea, he progressed from the Welsh schools and youth set-ups through to the full international squad, earning his first full cap from Mike Smith in a 2-1 win in Estonia in 1994.
In July 1995, he then moved to Birmingham City where he remained for a further three years. He won his second Welsh cap in a 7-1 defeat in Holland in 1996. He had a spell on loan at Southampton in September 1997 under manager Dave Jones, and made 3 appearances in the Premiership. It seemed that the move would permanent but the clubs were unable to agree a fee, so Bowen returned to Birmingham.
He then moved to Reading in December 1997 before returning to Wales in January 1999 where he spent five years with Cardiff City, suffering one relegation but offsetting that with three promotions as Cardiff took off following the arrival of Sam Hammam. He was put on the transfer list by Cardiff in March 2004 and left the club by mutual consent the following month.
In July 2004 he joined Newport County, making his debut on 14 August 2004 at Havant & Waterlooville. He left Newport in the summer of 2008 and signed for Llanelli.. Bowen also played for Cardiff City in the 2008 Screwfix Western Masters tournament, and was named player of the tournament.
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'''Anthony Pennock''' (born 10 April 1971 in Swansea) is a Welsh non-league international goalkeeper.
He started his professional career at Stockport County but it was at Wigan Athletic that he made his debut as a 19 year old against then First Division Coventry City in the 3rd round of the FA Cup in 1990-91. He went on to make 10 league appearances for Wigan before joining Hereford United in their Third Division days.
He added a further 15 league games before spending six years at Yeovil Town. In his second season, 1996-97 Yeovil were promoted back to the Conference from the Diadora Premier League, going on to have several successful FA Cup campaigns, beating several league teams over the next few seasons. In a replay at Huish Park against Cardiff City in January 1999, Pennock made an error which is often shown in sporting bloopers clips, rolling the ball forwards before intending to clear it downfield. Unfortunately, he rolled the ball too far forwards and was tackled by the Cardiff City striker and the ball rebounded into his net; it was the winning goal. Pennock redeemed himself in the second round in December 2000, with a magnificent performance as Yeovil won at Blackpool, a match televised on Sky.
Pennock then played five times in the league for Rushden & Diamonds having signed along with Yeovil teammate Warren Patmore in the summer of 2001 after Yeovil finished second in the Conference to Rushden. He then signed on loan for Farnborough Town in February 2002, before making the move permanent in the 2002 close season and playing at Arsenal in the FA Cup. Pennock was critical of the methods of Farnborough's manager and owner, Graham Westley, and as a result was one of relatively few first choice players that did not leave Farnborough with Westley immediately after the Arsenal game.
After two years with Carmarthen Town, Pennock joined Newport County in October 2005. He broke his leg at the start of the 2006-07 season which ruled him out of matches for the rest of that season. During this period of time he was also goalkeeping coach for Swansea City
In November 2007 Pennock left Port Talbot and returned to Newport County as a player but was released at the end of the 2007-08 season and joined Neath Athletic.
In July 2008 he was appointed as head of youth development at Swansea City and was given a place in the squad to provide goalkeeping cover. Pennock returned to Port Talbot Town in September 2009 as a player to provide cover following an injury to Lee Kendall.
Pennock joined Port Talbot Town as manager for the start of the 2007-08 season after guiding the Welsh Semi-pro team to second in the Four Nations Semi-Pro Tournament in May 2007. In July 2008, Pennock stepped down as Wales semi-pro manager after taking up a coaching role at Swansea.
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'''Ian Hillier''' (born 26 December, 1979 in Neath) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Welsh Premier League side Neath Athletic.
A Welsh under-21 international, Hillier began his professional career at Tottenham Hotspur before joining Luton Town on loan in August 2001. He made his professional debut in a 2-1 win over Cheltenham Town on 18 August and went on to make a total of 13 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal in a 2-1 win over York City. Towards the end of 2001, he made his move to Luton permanent with a two-year deal for a fee of -30,000. A regular in his first two seasons, Hillier gradually fell out of favour with new manager Mike Newell and, after making 42 league appearances and having a spell on loan at Chester City, left to join Newport County in the summer of 2005 following trial spells at Oxford United, Bristol Rovers and Grimsby Town. Hillier made his debut for the Wales semi-professional international team in May 2007.
At the end of his first season at Newport, Hillier was voted both players and supporters player of the year and was later awarded the captaincy at the start of the 2008-09 season. In September 2008 Hillier broke his leg in three places in an accident while working in his day job as a tree surgeon when a falling branch struck his leg, breaking his tibia, fibula and ankle. He was subsequently sacked by Newport County as he was unable to fulfil his contract and would be out of the game for a large part of the 2008-09 season. Hillier appealed the against the cancellation of his contract and won an initial case against the club. Newport themselves decided to appeal against the case but prior to the hearing a surprising turnaround saw the club offer Hillier a new contract, which he accepted. However, he never played for Newport again and signed for Neath Athletic in April 2009.
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'''Lee Jenkins''' is a Welsh professional footballer with Welsh representative honours from schoolboy up to under-21 level. He progressed through the Swansea City set-up and was a first team regular for several seasons at either right back or in midfield before moving to Kidderminster Harriers and taking his total of league appearances beyond 200. He signed for Newport County in October 2005 after a brief spell at Redditch United. He was released by Newport in February 2007.
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'''John Robert Brough''' (born January 8, 1973) is an English professional footballer. Brough made well over 200 league appearances for Shrewsbury Town, Hereford United and Cheltenham Town.
Brough spent seven years with Cheltenham after joining from Hereford United at the start of season 1998-99, at the same time as Neil Grayson and David Norton. Brough made 208 appearances for Cheltenham in those seven years, scoring 14 goals. A strong centre back, John often found himself deployed as a successful make shift centre forward. Brough scored the first and played a part in the second of 2 injury time goals that gave Cheltenham a 2-1 away victory over League rivals Rushden and Diamonds in the 98-99 season which saw promotion to the Football League.
He joined Newport County from Aldershot Town in March 2006 and was released by Newport at the end of the 2006-07 season.
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'''Matthew James "Matt" Green''' (born 2 January 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a striker, on loan from Torquay United.
Born in Bath, Somerset, Green was a member of the Bristol City youth programme but was released by the club as they deemed he was too small to play professional football. An England schoolboy international, Green went on to join the Cirencester Academy under the direction of former Newport County player and Welsh international Steve Lowndes who recommended him to Newport in the 2005 close season.
Several teams watched him while he played for Newport, including Bristol City, Reading, Stoke City and Swansea City,
In October 2007 Green signed a one-month loan deal at League Two side Darlington. He made his debut for Darlington on 9 October against Leeds United in the Football League Trophy. He started the match on the bench, but was brought on earlier than planned due to the injury of teammate Tommy Wright. He hit the post late in the game as Leeds won 1-0. He returned to Cardiff on 8 November after making five appearances in all competitions for Darlington.
He joined Oxford United on an emergency one month loan deal on 22 November and scored on his debut for the club on 24 November against Kidderminster Harriers. He made two further appearances for Oxford during his loan spell, in the Conference National defeat away to Northwich Victoria and in the FA Cup draw at home to Southend United, before suffering a broken collarbone and returning to Cardiff for treatment.
He rejoined Oxford on loan on 25 January. He got his first goals of the second loan spell by scoring twice in the 3-0 home win against Histon on 9 February, going on to make a total of 18 appearances before returning to Cardiff where he was released on his return.
Despite interest for a permanent deal from Oxford and suggestions from Oxford manager Darren Patterson that Green had verbally agreed to sign for Oxford, on 31 May 2008 he signed for Conference rivals Torquay United. Green began the season on the bench for Torquay, making regular substitute appearances, and on 23 September he scored his first goal for the club with a late winner away to Forest Green Rovers.
On 3 January 2009, he scored the winning goal in a 1-0 win against Championship side Blackpool in the FA Cup third round for Torquay, scoring in the 32nd minute. He rejoined Oxford on loan for the 2009-10 season on 22 June.
On 29 October 2009 Green was named in the England C Squad for the match versus Poland Under-23 on 17 November 2009.
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'''Roger Freestone''' (born 19 August 1968 in Caerleon, near Newport, Monmouthshire) is a former Wales international Goalkeeper.
Freestone began his career at Newport County as a trainee before moving to Chelsea in 1987 for -95,000 . During his time there he was never the established first choice, being behind Eddie Niedzwicki, Kevin Hitchcock and Dave Beasant and was loaned out to Swansea City and Hereford United. He eventually joined Swansea on a permanent deal in 1991, for a fee of -45,000, where he went on to spend over a decade, and the majority of his career, at the Welsh club.
In 2001 a rumored move to rivals Cardiff City was met with anger from Swansea fans as they did not want to lose him. He left the club after thirteen years and went on to sign for Newport County in 2004 but his contract was canceled several months later by mutual consent due to recurring injury problems and he eventually retired.
The way in which he left Swansea City angered a lot of fans. Then-manager Kenny Jackett said he made a tough choice in releasing Roger Freestone, and the supporters felt they missed an opportunity to give a proper send-off that he deserved for his contribution.
Freestone is considered a legend among Swansea fans. In 1995 he briefly became the clubs Penalty taker, where he converted 3 out of 3 kicks. His talent as a shot stopper lead to him keeping 22 clean sheets in a season, which is still a club record. Such is his status as a swans hero, when debutant replacement keeper Willy Guret conceded 2 goals, the fans started chanting their regular Roger Roger chant towards the Frenchman. In May 2003 he was granted a testamonial for the swans, against former club Chelsea. Despite fielding a team of mainly Youngsters, Chelsea won the game 2-1. Freestone played both in goal, and for a brief time Up front, in front of around 4,000 fans of both sides at the Vetch Field.
Freestone played for Wales at Schoolboy, under-21 and B level before winning his first, and only, cap against Brazil in 2000.
Freestone had a short-lived stint as manager at Swansea along with Nick Cusack. He currently manages youth side, Risca & Gelli United in the Islwyn Youth League.
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'''Nigel Mark Vaughan''' (born 20 May 1959 in Caerleon) is a former Wales international footballer. He gained ten international caps during his career.
Vaughan began his career at Newport County where he played over 200 games for the club during the most successful period in the clubs long history. Vaughan was part of the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup.
In September 1983 he joined Cardiff City as part of a five man swap deal between the two clubs. Cardiff players John Lewis, Tarki Micallef and Linden Jones joined Newport in exchange for Vaughan and Karl Elsey moving the other way. He made his debut for the Bluebirds in a 3-0 home defeat against Barnsley and went on to not miss a game for the rest of the season. He finished as top scorer for Cardiff in the next two seasons but couldn't stop them from suffering two relegations in the two years and dropping down to division four.
Not wanting to play division four football he left Cardiff to join Wolverhampton Wanderers for -12,000 and made his debut for Wolves against Cardiff when he came off the bench to score in a 3-2 win for the Bluebirds. Vaughan played his part in successive promotion sides, winning the 4th and 3rd division championships. He also won the Sherpa Van Throphy in 1990. He later moved on to play for Hereford United.
Vaughan made his debut for Wales on 12 December, 1982 as a 77th minute substitute for Peter Nicholas in a 4-4 draw with Yugoslavia. He made his final appearance for Wales on 17 October, 1984 in a 3-0 defeat to Spain.
In addition to his ten full international caps, he also achieved 2 under 21's and 2 youth caps.
In June 2006 he was appointed head of youth development at Shrewsbury Town where he has overseen the development of players such as Wales international David Edwards and England goalkeeper Joe Hart.
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'''Steve Lowndes''' (born 17 June 1960) is a former Wales international footballer. Lowndes started his career at Newport County during the most successful period in the clubs long history. Lowndes was part of the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup .
Millwall signed him from Newport County for -55,000 in August 1983 and he was sold to Barnsley in 1986 for -40,000.
After retiring from playing he became physio to the Wales international team before moving into teaching.
Steve Lowndes is now Academy Director of Coaching for Cirencester football academy and has helped develop professional players such as Matt Green, Chris Zebroski and Stuart Nelson. He has also lead the academy to a number of honours over the years and twice to the later rounds of the FA Youth Cup. He is a UAFA A licence coach, a qualified Physiotherapists as well as holding a degree and a post graduate teaching qualification.
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'''Mark Kendall''' (20 September 1958 - 1 May 2008) was a Welsh professional football goalkeeper. He represented his country at schoolboy, youth and Under-21 level.
Kendall, a goalkeeper, joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in March 1975, aged 16. He signed professional forms in July 1976, and went on to make his league debut on 4 November 1978 in a 2-2 draw at Norwich.
However, although he spent four seasons with Spurs, he never managed to make the goalkeeper's position his own. His final full season on the club's books saw him spend a nine-game loan period at Division 3 Chesterfield.
He signed for Newport County then of Division 3 for a club record -45,000 in September 1980 during the most successful period in the clubs long history. Kendall was part of the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup.
He left Newport as they headed for relegation to Division 4, for Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1986 . Upon joining, Wolves were languishing in the fourth tier, but Kendall became an ever-present part of the side that went on to win back-to-back promotions and lift the Football League Trophy at Wembley. His tally of 28 clean sheets during a season (set in 1987/88) is a club record.
The goalkeeper returned to his native Wales after 4 years at Molineux, joining Swansea City in Summer 1990. He won a second Welsh Cup of his career, but was largely only a back-up goalkeeper during his time with the ''Swans''. He played in the European Cup Winners Cup tie against Monaco in 1991 when the rules stated that teams could only field 3 foreigners and Swansea had to find 12 Welshmen among their players, the second leg ending in a 0-8 defeat.
His two seasons with the club saw him play 12 league games, a spell which also saw him loaned out to Burnley to gain playing time. However, after keeping a clean sheet in his first appearance for the ''Clarets'', he conceded 5 (at Blackpool) in his second which saw his loan ended.
Kendall retired from professional football aged 34 and became a police officer in the Gwent constabulary. He moved into training in 2003 and was named national police trainer of the year in 2007. He came out of playing retirement in 2000 though, and made a further Welsh Premier League appearance as he played for Cwmbran against Barry Town, who fielded his son Lee in goal.
On 1 May 2008, Kendall collapsed and died at his home, aged 49.
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'''Maurice Owen''' (Born July 4, 1924) Former professional football player for Swindon Town.
Owen joined Swindon from Abingdon Town in 1946. He played predominately as a Central Denfender but was also comfortable at Full-Back and Wing-Half.
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'''Samuel "Sam" Burton''' (born 10 November 1926 in Swindon) is an English former professional association football player who played his entire career as a goalkeeper for Swindon Town, making 463 appearances in the Football League and 509 in all first-team competitions. Only John Trollope, Maurice Owen and Fraser Digby played more times for the club.
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'''Neil Orr''' (born May 13, 1959) is a Scottish former
professional footballer who played as a midfielder or defender.
Orr, who was capped for Scotland U-21's, played for Greenock Morton for seven years, racking up 196 appearances. He joined West Ham United in January 1982 for -400,000, making his debut on 9 January 1982 against Manchester United.
He made a total of 175 league and cup appearances for West Ham, scoring five goals. He went on to play for Hibernian and St. Mirren, before ending his career at Queen of the South.
He is the son of Scotland international Tommy Orr, who also played for Greenock Morton.
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Parker joined West Ham United from Grays Athletic in October 1944. He made a total of 199 League appearances for the East London club between 1946 and 1957. He also made eight cup appearances, and over 200 Football Combination appearances with the reserve team.
He was signed by Colchester United, then managed by Benny Fenton (brother of Hammers manager Ted) in March 1957. He went on to make 130 League appearances for the club.
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Earl was born in Earlsfield, London and joined West Ham United from Summerstown in 1925, and made a total of 191 League appearances for the East London club between 1925 and 1933. He went on to play for Streatham Town and later for French team Souchaux.
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Chalkley played for local team Park Grove, before joining Thames Ironworks in August 1896. He made three FA Cup appearances for the club during the 1897-98 season.
In 1898, Chalkley left the Irons for Clapton Orient, who later became known as Leyton Orient.
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'''Alfred Chalkley''' (born 1904, date of death unknown) was an English association football player who played as a full-back for West Ham United.
Chalkley, brother of West Ham centre-half George and Dartford left-back Charlie, was born in Plaistow in East London. He played schoolboy football as an outside-left, and was capped for England Boys against Scotland in 1917, although he served with the Army during World War I and later became a steel erector.
Chalkley signed pro forms with West Ham after impressing in a trial game during the 1931-32 season. He made his Division One debut on 29 August 1931, a 1-0 away loss against Bolton Wanderers in front of 12,000 people. Two days later, he experienced a home crowd of 35,000, and a 3-1 win against Chelsea. He went on to make 202 League and cup appearances for the Irons, and was an ever-present during the 1934-35 season. His only goal came against Manchester City on March 2 1932, a clearance from his own penalty area that somehow managed to clear City 'keeper Len Langford.
Chalkley represented the London FA in a game against Belgian team Diables Rouges, and also played for the London Combination three times.
He retired from the professional football in 1937, although records show him playing for West Ham during World War II.
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George, brother of West Ham full-back Alf and Dartford left-back Charlie, played for Custom House before joining West Ham United in 1908. He played seven Southern League games for the East London club, the first a 1-0 victory at Upton Park against Southampton on December 25, 1908, and the last a 1-0 defeat at Luton Town on January 30, 1909. He later played for Hastings and Southend.
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Bovington played Junior football with West Ham, and was a member of the FA Youth Cup Final team of 1958-59 alongside Bobby Moore, Harry Cripps and Jack Burkett. After signing for the senior team, he made his League debut against Manchester United in 1960. Bovington made 138 League appearances for West Ham, scoring a single goal (against Nottingham Forest on 26 October 1966 at Upton Park). He also made 45 cup appearances, including the 1964 FA Cup Semi-final where he man-marked Bobby Charlton, and the final, when West Ham beat Preston North End 3-2. He scored in a League Cup game against Cardiff City, a 5-2 home win on 20 December 1965.
Bovington retired from the game at the age of 28 and joined the rag trade. He became a keen marathon runner and member of Woodford Green Athletics Club. He managed 2 hours, 56 minutes and 10 seconds at the 1990 London Marathon.
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'''Jack Burkett''' (born 21 August 1942 in Edmonton, London) is an English former footballer who played as a full-back.
Burkett started his career at West Ham United, joining the senior team in July 1958. He played in the FA Youth Cup Final of 1958-59 alongside Bobby Moore, Harry Cripps and Eddie Bovington, and made his League debut against Fulham on 30 April 1962. Burkett made 142 League appearances for West Ham, scoring four goals. He also made 39 cup appearances, and was a member of the FA Cup winning side of 1964-65. He was also a member of the European Cup Winners' Cup winning team of 1965.
Burkett lost his place in the West Ham team to John Charles after an injury during the 1966-67 season, and moved to Charlton Athletic for -10,000 on 6 June 1968. He later played for Millwall and Southend United although he never featured in the League for either team.
Signed as player-manager at League of Ireland team St Patrick's Athletic in August 1971 . In four seasons Burkett guided Pats to a FAI Cup Final in 1974 and several high place finishes. However he was let go in April 1975 .
Burkett returned to Southend United as player-coach. He went on to manage the Under 18 Saudi Arabia team, then rsta of the Norwegian Third Division in 1980, before returning again to Southend as youth coach. He later took the role of youth coach at Fulham.
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'''Joe Kirkup''' (born 17 December 1939 in Hexham, Northumberland) is a retired English footballer who played as a full-back.
Kirkup played Junior football with West Ham United, and was a member of the FA Youth Cup Final team of 1956-57 alongside John Lyall and John Smith. After signing for the senior team at the age of 17, he made his League debut against Manchester City in December 1958. He was a member of the team that won the 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup.
Kirkup made 165 League appearances for West Ham, scoring six goals, before joining Chelsea in March 1966 for -27,000. He made 53 League appearances for the West London club, and joined Southampton in 1967. He made 193 appearances for the Saints, scoring four goals.
In 1975, Kirkup emigrated to South Africa to join Durban City as player-manager, taking over the post from his old team-mate Johnny Byrne. He returned to England in mid-1976 and joined Byfleet Machine & Tool Company.
Following family tradition, Kirkup's nephew - Grant Kirkup - also went semi-professional, whilst Grant's granddaughter, Aly Lyons, currently plays for Wootton Bassett Town F.C..
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'''Duncan McKenzie''' (b. 10 June 1950, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England) is an ex-footballer who played for a number of clubs as a striker in the 1970s, notably Everton and Leeds United.
McKenzie was signed from Nottingham Forest by Brian Clough during his 44 day reign as manager of Leeds, and was the only one of his signings to subsequently flourish at the club. Initially, he attracted media attention for his achievements outside of the game, which included the ability to jump over a mini, and to throw a golf ball the length of a football pitch. However, once established in the Leeds side, he soon attracted attention for the quality of his footballing skills; in the 1975-76 season he established himself as Allan Clarke-s striking partner, and scored 16 goals in 39 matches.
McKenzie was a sublimely talented individual, capable of running rings around the most astute of defenders. However, despite his skills, he could be an immensely frustrating player to play with; whilst he reserved his finest moments for big games, he was often anonymous against lesser opposition. It was this inconsistency that caused him to be sold to Belgian side Anderlecht at the end of the 1975-76 season, but he returned to England in December 1976 when he signed for Everton.
Unfortunately for McKenzie, the manager who signed him - Billy Bingham - was sacked and replaced by Gordon Lee just a month later. McKenzie and Lee had their differences, with the result that McKenzie didn't have as free a role as would have suited him. This led to his departure from Everton, but not before he had turned in some admirable performances - a notable game being the 1977 FA Cup semi-final v Liverpool.
In September 1978 he joined Chelsea where, much like the rest of his career, he dazzled the fans with his skills and eccentricity but still failed to make the most of his talents. He left the club less than a year later having made just 16 appearances and scored four goals.
In 1981, he spent a single season, his last as a professional footballer, with the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League. He later played for Ryoden FC in Hong Kong for 3 months.
Since retiring from the game, McKenzie has worked as a newspaper columnist, as well as becoming an after-dinner speaker. He was the immediate replacement for Danny Baker on Radio Five's ''6-0-6'' programme.
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'''Christophe Grondin''' (born September 2, 1983 in Toulouse) is a naturalized Togolese football midfielder, who plays for K.A.A. Gent in the Belgian First Division.
Grondin was born in the French city of Toulouse, of Malagasy descent.
The defensive midfielder was a youth player at French side Toulouse. In 2000 he joined the English club Birmingham City. He remained there for 3 years and moved to the Belgian Second Division side K.S.K. Ronse. Grondin helped keep Ronse in the Second Division with a goal in the last match.
He moved back to Toulouse in 2004. During the winter of the 2004-2005 season, he was loaned by the Belgian side Cercle Brugge. They signed Grondin at the end of the season. He is contracted until mid 2008.
Grondin wanted to be able to be a regular player and quickly became a key member of Cercle Brugge's side. During the winter of the season 2006-07, it was reported that French and English teams were interested in Grondin. At the end of the same season, Christophe Grondin was also chosen as Player of the Year by the Cercle Brugge fans.
On January 29, 2007, Christophe Grondin was called-up for the first time to play for the national team of Madagascar, against FC Toulouse. This match was not registered as an official friendly by the FIFA, so Grondin is not capped as a player for Madagascar and he still can play for France. But, surprisingly, Grondin has acquired the Togolese nationality and was called by the Belgian coach Jean Thissen for play in the national team of that country. .
May 22, 2007, Christophe Grondin signed a contract with the Belgian club AA Gent until 2011.
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'''Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo''' (born 5 September 1988 in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Malaga as a striker, on loan from Manchester City. Caicedo is the only Ecuadorian footballer to have started his career in Europe, when he made his debut in 2006 for FC Basel, and is also one of the youngest players to ever play for the national team, making his debut at the age of 16 against Italy.
Caicedo was signed by Swiss Super League side FC Basel from Rocafuerte in his native Ecuador during the Swiss 2005-06 season for an undisclosed fee while he was just 17 years old. Due to his youth, he was trained in the minor divisions. He went on to play 20 games for Basel in the following 2006-07 season, accompanied by three Swiss League goals. Clubs from La Liga, Premier League, and Serie A were monitoring his progress, with AC Milan said to have made an inquiry in the winter of 2007.
On 31 January 2008, it was announced that Manchester City had secured Caicedo's services on a four-and-a-half year deal through a -5.2 million transfer fee (-7 million), which would make his sale one of the highest transfer in the history of the Swiss League. His transfer to Manchester City was completed after Caicedo was granted a work permit. Caicedo was described by his manager as "one of the great South American talents" and was also compared to Adriano. He made his debut on 10 February 2008 in a 2-1 away win against rivals Manchester United, coming on in the second half. He ended the season with 10 appearances in the Premier League, all of them coming on as a substitute.
Caicedo scored his first goal for Manchester City the following season in an UEFA Cup game against Racing de Santander. He scored his second consecutive goal with a back heel in a league game against West Bromwich Albion, but the goal was officially ruled as an own goal, because it hit the post and then the goalkeeper to be finally in. The goal was later given back to Caicedo after reconsideration from the Dubious Goals Committee. After these solid performances, both coming off the bench, Mark Hughes gave him the opportunity to start his first game in the league and he went on to score for the third game in a row, this time scoring the first two goals against Hull City on 26 December 2008, in a 5-1 victory, taking his goal tally up to four. He started against Blackburn Rovers on 28 December 2008. Caicedo opened the scoring in the first leg of the UEFA Cup last 16 tie with Aalborg BK at the City of Manchester stadium. Manchester City won the game 2-0. Caicedo scored his sixth goal of the season for Manchester City against Hamburger SV on 16 April 2009, but City exited the cup due to 4-3 aggregate defeat. Caicedo has continued to impress a large number of Manchester City fans with his strong performances as a single striker with the ability to hold up the ball in key areas and shrug off defenders. Caicedo's seventh City goal came in City's 3-1 home win over Blackburn Rovers on 2 May 2009.
Caicedo scored his eighth goal for Manchester City in the 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers on the last day of the season at the City of Manchester Stadium.
With the arrival of the 2009-10 season, Caicedo was tipped to leave City in order to get experience at a starting level, especially after the club signed fellow-forwards Roque Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor, and Carlos Tvez. So, on 23 July 2009, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Manchester City reached a one-year loan deal with option of a permanent deal , that would allow him to be part of their squad for the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League, hopefully allowing Caicedo a year to develop himself as a forward before returning to Manchester City. However Caicedo found it difficult at Sporting and his loan deal was cut short in January 2010.
After Sporting decided to end Caicedo's loan spell at the club other clubs showed interest in the Manchester City striker. Malaga and Hull City amongst them, on the 8th of January 2010 Caicedo decided to join Malaga on loan, rejecting an offer from Hull City.
Previous to his move to FC Basel, he had earned a few caps for the Ecuadorian football team, including a very prestigious friendly match at the age of 16 against Italy in mid-2005, despite failing to get a call-up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad. He is seen as one of Ecuador's most exciting players of the generation. Caicedo has represented Ecuador at under-20 and at full international level. In 2007, he was selected to play for Ecuador in the 2007 South American Youth Championship. Moreover, Caicedo was chosen to play for Ecuador's senior team by coach Luis Fernando Surez for two international friendlies against the United States, in which he scored one goal, and Mexico on 25 and 28 March 2007, respectively.
Caicedo was picked for the Ecuador squad to compete in the 2007 Copa America and given the number 10 shirt. He made appearances in all three losses to Chile, Mexico, and Brazil as a substitute but impressed greatly his talent and skill.
He is considered by many people including journalists as the second best Ecuadorian player of this generation after Manchester United's winger Antonio Valencia. On 10 February 2009, Caicedo scored the winning goal in a 3-2 victory against England's U-21 team.
On 25 June 2009, Caicedo issued a writ alleging racist discrimination against himself from restaurant owners in Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, where he was spending his post-season holiday with his family. Caicedo was reportedly searched and was asked to identify himself, a treatment he considered to be worthy of a "delinquent." The restaurant leadership claimed it was a necessary action, owing it to the increased delinquency in Guayaquil.
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'''William Arthur Ronald (Ronnie) Burgess''' (born 9 April 1917 Cwm, Monmouthshire - died 14 February 2005, Swansea)
Ronnie Burgess was a Wales international footballer, who played at wing-half. Burgess worked as a miner before joining Tottenham Hotspur from his local team Cwm Villa. He went on to win the League title with Spurs in 1951, the year after he helped them win the Division 2 crown.
Burgess captained the Wales national football team and won 32 caps for his country as a left half. He also played for the Great Britain team against the Rest of Europe in 1947.
Burgess joined Swansea Town in 1954 as a player and played until 1956, taking over as manager of Swansea Town from 1955 to 1958. He was then manager of Watford from 1959 to 1963, where he steered the club to its first-ever promotion in his first full season in charge, and nearly managed a second successive promotion the following year. However, Watford's league form and Burgess's popularity with the fans plummeted after he sold star player Cliff Holton, and he was sacked when the club were nearly relegated in 1963.
Burgess also acted as caretaker manager of the Wales national team for one match in 1965 due to the unavailability of team manager Dave Bowen.
His nephew, Clive Burgess was a Wales international rugby player.
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After retiring from football, Blew was Mayor of Wrexham in 1923. His son, Frank, was also a footballer who played for Wrexham and Llandudno.
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'''Brynmor "Bryn" Jones''' (14 February 1912 - 18 October 1985) was a Welsh professional footballer.
Born in Penyard near Merthyr Tydfil, Jones was part of a famous footballing family; he was one of five brothers to play professional football, along with William, Ivor, Emlyn and Bert. In addition his nephews, Cliff, Bryn Jr. and Ken were also professional footballers.
He played for a variety of clubs as a youth, including Merthyr Amateurs, Glenavon and Aberaman Athletic, before signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1933. He made his debut for Wolves against Everton at Goodison Park. In five years for Wolves, he played 163 times and helped the team to runners-up spot in the 1937-38 season, in which he scored 17 goals.
During his time at Wolves Jones also won the first of his 17 caps for Wales, against Northern Ireland in 1935. His international career lasted between 1935 and 1948, as well as a further eight wartime internationals, the highlight being a 2-1 win over England in 1936 at Molineux.
Jones' exploits for Wolves earned the attention of George Allison's Arsenal, who were struggling in the wake of Alex James' 1937 retirement to find a suitable replacement. Arsenal paid a then world record fee of -14,000 to take him to Highbury, exceeding the previous record (the -10,890 Arsenal had spent on David Jack ten years earlier) by over -3,000. The enormous fee (for the time), coupled with the ongoing Great Depression, led to questions about its appropriateness being asked in the House of Commons.
Jones got off to a dream start for Arsenal, scoring on his debut against Portsmouth on August 27, 1938, and scored twice in the next three matches. However, his goalscoring soon dried up (he only scored four goals in total through the entire 1938-39 season), and Arsenal did not win anything that season; much blame in the press at the time was laid at Jones' feet for not adequately succeeding Alex James, while Jones himself, unused to the light of publicity, was unable to cope as well as other Arsenal players had in the past. Bernard Joy, a team-mate of his and later a sportswriter, wrote in his history ''Forward Arsenal!'':
Jones served with the Royal Artillery in Italy and North Africa during the Second World War, while still playing wartime games for Arsenal and Wales. Despite being 34 when league football resumed in 1946-47, Jones still played 26 matches that season. However he was dropped for Jimmy Logie the following season (1947-48), in which Arsenal won the First Division Championship; Jones only played seven league matches and did not qualify for a medal.
Jones played (and scored) in Arsenal's 1948 Charity Shield match against Manchester United but was still only a bit-part player in 1948-49. He left Arsenal to become player-coach at Norwich City in 1949; In all he played 76 matches for Arsenal, scoring 8 goals.
After two seasons at Norwich he retired, on doctors' advice because of a chest problem. He did not pursue a full-time coaching career after retirement, instead opening and running a newsagents near Arsenal's Highbury ground. He died in 1985, aged 73.
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'''George Latham''' MC & Bar (1 January 1881 - 9 July 1939) was a Welsh professional footballer and coach.
He coached Cardiff City during its greatest period of success between 1911 and 1936. The team won the FA Cup in 1927, and only missed out on the League Championship by goal difference. As a player, he appeared for Wrexham, Liverpool, Southport and Cardiff City, and played 10 times for Wales.
Latham began his career at his hometown club Newtown in 1897 before turning professional in 1902 after joining Liverpool, having previously had a trial spell with their Merseyside rivals Everton. He made his debut three years later in an 8-1 victory over Burslem Port Vale on 8 April 1905 but never fully established himself in the team, making just 19 appearances in all competitions during a seven year spell at the club. After leaving Anfield, Lathom had spells with Southport, becoming the first player to win an international cap at the club, and Stoke.
During his career, Latham won 10 caps for Wales, making his debut on 6 March 1905 in a 3-1 win over Scotland. Nine of his ten caps came during his playing career, however his tenth and final cap came when he was forced into action in a 1-0 win over Ireland on 18 January 1913 while serving as a coach for the national team.
Latham, who had previously served in the Second Boer War, was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers in the First World War and promoted to Lieutenant in 1916. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1917, for his gallantry in capturing enemy positions on the Turkish front while under heavy fire,
After returning to Wales, Latham took up a position as a coach at Cardiff City. While serving as a coach Latham was forced into playing for the side in a 3-1 win over Blackburn Rovers in 1921, becoming the oldest debutant in the history of the club at 41. His spell at Ninian Park coincided with one of the most successful spells in the history of the club, including reaching the FA Cup final on two occasions, losing 1-0 to Sheffield United in 1925 before beating Arsenal 1-0 in 1927. He also managed the British team at the 1924 Olympic Games.
In 1936, Latham was seriously injured in a bicycle accident and was forced to give up his coaching role. He instead returned to his home town Newtown where he died three years later in July 1938 at the age of 58.
His home town club, Newtown later named their ground Latham Park in honour of him.
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'''Phil Woosnam''' (born December 22, 1932 in Caersws, Montgomeryshire) is a Welsh former football (soccer) player and manager. He went on to become commissioner of the North American Soccer League. He played as an inside-right.
Woosnam played football with Montgomeryshire Schoolboys and gained youth international honours with Wales. He also gained eight amateur caps, the first against England in 1951. While reading Physics, he captained the Bangor University varsity team at the Welsh Universities' Championship.
Woosnam completed his national service with the Royal Artillery. He featured for the Army XI alongside Maurice Setters of West Bromwich Albion, and Eddie Colman and Duncan Edwards of Manchester United.
He played club football at Wrexham, Peritus, Manchester City, Caersws, Aberystwyth Town, amateur club Sutton United and Middlesex Wanderers, before joining Leyton Orient. He made his senior international debut for Wales against Scotland in 1959 whilst still an amateur. He represented the London XI against Lausanne Sports while with the Brisbane Road club. Woosnam was named amateur footballer of the year for 1955.
In November 1958, Woosnam, then aged 26, was signed by West Ham United for -30,000 and left his job as a physics teacher at Leyton County High School for Boys to turn professional. He made his debut against Arsenal that month and went on to make 138 League appearances for the club, scoring 26 goals. He also made 15 cup appearances, scoring three goals. While at Upton Park, he added 15 full international caps to the one he'd gained while at Orient. He also represented the Football League.
Woosnam moved to Aston Villa in 1962, where he scored 23 goals in 111 League games, and gained a further two international caps.
He emigrated to the United States in 1966 and took on the role of player-coach at the Atlanta Chiefs. He was named 'Coach of the Year' in 1968.
Woosnam became head coach of the United States national team in 1968, and was later appointed commissioner of the NASL. He is credited as an important factor in the development of the NASL throughout the league's heyday, but it also viewed as the one who pushed for too much expansion to the league's ultimate demise. Removed from his duties as commissioner of the NASL in 1982 he became managing director of the marketing arm of US Soccer. Woosnam is now a naturalised American citizen. He is an inductee of the country's National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Woosnam is a cousin to golfer Ian Woosnam and a nephew of the English footballer, Max Woosnam.
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Dixon played for West Ham United between 1952 and 1954. He was the club's top scorer during the 1953-54 season with 19 goals, but only featured four times the following season. He moved to Reading, then of the Third Division South, and was their top scorer two years running. He later played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Workington and Barrow.
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'''Jimmy Andrews''' (born 1 February, 1927 in Invergordon) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left winger.
Andrews was signed by English club West Ham United from Dundee in November 1951 for -4,750. He played his first game for the club on 24 November, 1951, against Everton. His final game for West Ham came against Plymouth Argyle on 31 March, 1956. He made a total of 120 League and cup appearances for the Upton Park club.
After leaving West Ham, Andrews joined nearby Leyton Orient and scored eight goals in 35 League appearances for them. He later played for Queens Park Rangers, scoring 15 goals in 82 League games, before retiring.
Andrews became manager of Cardiff City in 1974 after Frank O'Farrell had resigned from the post. He was sacked in 1978 and replaced by Richie Morgan. He later worked as a scout for Southampton.
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Grice played for Colchester United. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954/55. He joined West Ham United for -10,000 in 1955. He was a part of West Ham's promotion winning side of 1957-58.
Grice joined Coventry City for the 1961-62 season. He made 38 Third Division appearances, scoring six goals, before moving back to Colchester the following year.
He later played for Lowestoft Town of the Eastern Counties League alongside former Hammer Albert Foan.
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'''Chris Pile''' (born 4 April 1967 in Huyton, Liverpool) is an English former footballer whose career was curtailed by injury. A goalkeeper, Pile never actually made a professional appearance, and in fact only made the bench for one senior game. Uniquely, however, this game was the 1985 European Cup Final, which saw him become the youngest footballer to be involved in this fixture, generally considered to be the biggest in club football.
Pile came through the Liverpool F.C. youth system, and signed professional forms in 1984. Initially fourth-choice 'keeper, injuries to Bob Wardle and then Bob Bolder elevated Pile to second place (behind Bruce Grobbelaar) and saw him facing a possible European Cup winners medal having just turned 18. Pile was indeed named on the bench for the final, but Liverpool lost to Juventus in a game overshadowed by the Heysel Disaster. Pile collected his runners-up medal but his time in the spotlight was coming to an end. Initially, Bolder's departure and Wardle's retirement saw Pile hold on to the number two spot for the next season, but there were no substitute goalkeepers in English domestic football in those days, and a ban on English clubs from European football resulting from Heysel saw Pile's chances of matchday involvement reduced to almost nothing. Pile was a regular in the reserve team, but then disaster struck in the form of an injury. Needing goalkeeping cover, Liverpool signed Mike Hooper who firmly established himself as second choice. Although Pile recovered, he was unable to dislodge Hooper, and served out his contract before leaving in 1987.
He joined Tranmere Rovers and then Bury as a non-contract player, playing reserve team football and impressed sufficiently at Bury to be offered a contract. Unfortunately though, the deal was scuppered when he broke his wrist on the day of signing. Needing regular football, he accepted an offer to move to New Zealand, a move that he initially expected to be short-term. However, he settled so well, playing for Wellington side Waterside Karori, that he was able to ignore reported interest from Scottish giants Celtic. A couple of years later, personal reasons saw him return to England, and he joined Southport, where he had some success until he suffered a broken hand, the third of his career. This caused him to quit playing, and he returned to New Zealand where he has remained to this day.
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'''Graham Charles Paddon''' (24 August 1950 - 19 November 2007) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder.
Paddon made five League appearances for Coventry City, scoring one goal, before signing for Norwich City in October 1969 for -25,000. He played with the promotion winning team of 1972, and the team that reached the 1973 League Cup Final.
After 290 League appearances and 25 goals for the Canaries, Paddon joined West Ham United for -170,000 in 1973. He made 150 League and cup appearances and scored 20 goals in his three years at West Ham, featuring in the FA Cup Final of 1975 and the European Cup Winners' Cup Final of 1976. He also played in the Charity Shield match against Derby County at the beginning of the 1975-76 season. In 1975, West Ham sent him on loan to the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League.
Paddon rejoined Norwich for -110,000 in November 1976, and later played in the United States with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. On his return to England, he had a spell at Millwall where he made 5 League appearances and scored one goal. He finished his career in Hong Kong with Eastern AA.
In August 1985, Paddon joined the coaching staff at Portsmouth, working under Alan Ball. He moved to Stoke City to become Ball's assistant in October 1989, but returned to the south coast to work as Jim Smith's number two in the spring of 1991. In March 1995, the pair were sacked. Paddon later worked as a scout for Derby County, again under Jim Smith.
Paddon died at his home in Norfolk on 19 November 2007.
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'''Glyn Jones''' is a former Welsh professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Newport County, Bristol Rovers, Shrewsbury Town and Tottenham Hotspur.
He is Director of the Newport County Youth Academy and has undertaken caretaker manager duties between Newport County's managerial appointments.
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'''Walter "Watty" Keay''' (born Whiteinch, Scotland August 1871, died Winchester 16 January 1943) was a professional footballer, whose main claim to fame was scoring the first goal at The Dell stadium on its opening on 3 September 1898.
Having started his professional career at local club Partick Thistle, he moved South to Darlington to seek fame and fortune before signing for Derby County in July 1893.
He spent two seasons with the Midlands club, supplying the crosses for Steve Bloomer, John McMillan and John Goodall to score. Derby finished third in Division 1 in 1893-94, scoring 73 goals in 30 games, but in the following season they finished fifteenth and had to play-off against Liverpool, who were relegated.
In 1895, he was enticed to join Southampton (who were then playing at the Antelope Ground) who were a major force in the Southern League.
In the next four seasons, Keay featured regularly as Southampton won the League for three consecutive seasons from 1896-97 to 1898-99. Keay was the catalyst that helped knit the forward line together and he formed a useful partnership with Joe Turner, with Keay creating the chances for Turner to convert. Following Turner's departure to Stoke in May 1898, Keay's form started to decline.
On 3 September 1898, Southampton moved to their new home at The Dell, and in the opening game against Brighton United, Keay had the honour of scoring the first goal, as Saints went on to win 4-1.
On his retirement in 1900, Southampton's grateful fans presented Keay with an inscribed pocket-watch.
In all he made 83 league and FA cup appearances for the Saints, scoring 28 goals.
After retiring from professional football (aged 28) he remained in the Southampton area and became a local publican for several years. He later became a shipwright for Camper Nicholson at Shamrock Quay and in 1923 he also coached Southampton's reserves.
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'''Peter Noble''' (born 19 August 1944 in Sunderland) is a retired football forward.
Noble began his career with Consett where he combined a career in painting and decorating with football. After an impressive season with a record breaking Consett side he was signed for nearby giants Newcastle United FC where he made 25 appearances.
Noble signed for Swindon Town from Newcastle United in January 1968 for -8,000 and made his debut as a substitute in a 3-0 win over Walsall at the beginning of February.
In the following season he scored sixteen league goals and was the club's top scorer, but his main contribution was to the successful League Cup campaign. He played in every match en route to the Final. Noble scored four goals, including the extra time winner in the semi-final replay versus Burnley.
In the final Swindon beat First Division giants Arsenal 3-1 in one of the greatest giant killing feats of all time.
He was the club's top scorer again in 1969/1970 with twelve goals and once more in 1971/1972, with fourteen. He also scored in both the 1969 Anglo-Italian League Cup Final and the 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup Final where he lined up against Roma and one Fabio Capello. (The Italian later stated that the experience of playing and losing to Swindon led to his enduring respect for the English game and the beginning of a long term ambition to manage the English national side). Noble left Swindon at the end of the 1972/1973 season, when Burnley paid -40,000 for his services.
Burnley originally played him in the fullback position
In 1980 he moved to Blackpool where he continued a partnership with another ex Burnley player, Paul Fletcher. At this time he also opened a sports shop in Burnley - Peter Noble Sport Ltd. - which he successfully ran with his family for nearly 20 years.
Noble ended his career having scored every penalty he took. This record of 28 consecutive penalties is widely believed to be a world record. In 1985 a question about Noble's penalty kicks appeared in the first edition of the popular board game 'Trivial Pursuit'.
In 2006 at a special dinner at Turf Moor Peter Noble, along with a number of other players was officially declared a 'Burnley Football Club Legend' by the East Lancashire club.
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'''Graham George Wilkins''' (born 28 June 1955 in Hillingdon) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Chelsea, Brentford and Southend United.
Wilkins was the son of footballer George Wilkins and the eldest of four Hillingdon-born brothers who played professional football, including the England international Ray Wilkins. He began his career with Chelsea, and made his Football League debut on 26 December 1972, as a 17-year-old, in a 3-0 defeat away to Ipswich Town in the First Division. He played 149 games in all competitions, scoring once, before moving on to Brentford in 1982. A broken leg forced his retirement from the professional game.
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:''For the English footballer, see Rod Thomas (English footballer)''
'''Rod Thomas''' (born 11 January 1947) is a Welsh former professional footballer who represented Wales at International level.
During his career Thomas played for Gloucester City, Swindon Town, Derby County, Cardiff City, Gloucester for a second spell and Newport County.
Swindon Town manager Bert Head brought Thomas to the County Ground from non-league Gloucester City in July 1964 - paying -500 for his services. Still a youth player, it was almost two years before he made his debut, in a drab 0-0 draw with Scunthorpe, at the end of the 1965-66 season.
The following season saw Thomas establish himself as the club's first choice right back, and he also achieved his first international honours, being selected for the Welsh under-23 squad. Widely recognised as one of the best defenders outside of the First Division, Thomas made his full international debut in a 0-0 draw with Northern Ireland in 1967 - he remains the clubs most capped international footballer.
Despite interest from bigger clubs, Thomas went on to make nearly 300 appearances for Swindon, including the 1969 League Cup final. By the time he left in 1973, he had made the most international appearances ever by a Swindon player, having played in thirty matches for Wales. He moved on to Derby County, when former Town manager Dave Mackay offered -100,000 for Thomas' signature. At Derby, Thomas won a first division winners medal.
Thomas left Derby in 1977, joining Cardiff City for -10,000, making his debut in a 2-0 win over Stoke City. His four years at Cardiff were hampered by injuries and, in 1981, he returned to Gloucester City.
He made another twenty appearances for his country, before his retirement in 1982.
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'''Simon Baldry''' (born 12 February 1976 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) is an English footballer currently playing for Bradford Park Avenue. He plays as a winger and his career has been hampered by injury.
Baldry was a youth player at Huddersfield clubs Stile Common and Deighton, and joined his hometown club Huddersfield Town in 1994, when he was 17 years old and spent the next nine years at the club. He won the reserve team Pontins League Player Of The Year Award a number of times,
On 18 April 1994 Baldry scored the goal that saved Hudersfield from relegation from the First Division in the 1997-98 season when they beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0.
Baldry spent a month on loan at Bury in the 1998-99 season making five substitute appearances. He missed some of Hudersield's biggest games through injury, most notably against Liverpool in the Worthington Cup quarter finals in January 2000. In May 2003, Huddersfield, after being relegated from Division Two released nine players including Baldry.
After initially linking up with Telford United, Baldry signed for Notts County following a short time on trial at the club, who were then in administration and so unable to sign players permanently, on a month-to-month contract on 6 August 2003 under then manager Bill Dearden, with a view to a permanent contract, once the club came out of administration.
His first start for the club came on 16 August in a 0-1 home defeat to Wrexham
When Steve Jenkins and Clive Platt moved to Peterborough United it was thought that Baldry would follow,, instead he signed a permanent deal on 9 January 2004 until the end of the season, after becoming a regular in the first team.
A few days later Baldry suffered a thigh injury,
On 18 March 2004 he was named in the Football League's "Team of the Week" for Division Two after an impressive performance against Wycombe Wanderers.
Baldry made a total of 41 appearances in all competitions for County. His last game for the club came when they played Oldham Athletic in the final match of the 2003-04 season, a 1-1 draw on 8 May 2004
Baldry joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Ossett Town, managed by former Huddersfield Town player Simon Collins on 5 January 2008.
On the 24th July 2009 Baldry joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bradford Park Avenue.
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'''Gary Twigg''' (born 19 March 1984 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland.
Twigg began his career with English club Derby County having germinated through the youth system. He made his debut for Derby at the age of 17 as a striker in a Premier League match against Sunderland in May 2002,
In the 2002-03 season, he made eight first team appearances, seven as a substitute, branching out into the position of left wing when needed. In September 2003 he joined Burton Albion on loan,
Having been released by Derby, and following an unsuccessful trial period at League of Ireland club Derry City, he placed roots at Airdrie United in August 2005,
Twigg signed a two-year contract with Conference National side Oxford United on 5 July 2007. Nick Merry, Oxford United chairman, said, ''"He's got a good record and he's very versatile too. He can play wide or down the middle and he'll be a good asset to us."'' He came on as a substitute on the opening day of the 2007-08 season at home against Forest Green Rovers in which he won and scored a stoppage time penalty to win the game for Oxford on his debut. An ankle injury that required surgery in October led to him missing seven weeks of the season before he returned to the side in December.
Twigg signed for Hamilton Academical on an 18 month contract in January 2008.
In February 2009, he followed manager Michael O'Neill from Brechin to Shamrock Rovers. Twigg scored the first ever goal in the Tallaght Stadium in a 2-1 win for Shamrock Rovers over Sligo Rovers in March 2009..Twigg scored his 22nd league goal in a 2-1 win over Sligo Rovers. Scored his 23rd league goal at Dundalk, equalling Stephen Geoghegan's total from the 1993/94 season .
Was awarded Player of the Month for September .
Scored his 24th League goal in Rovers' penultimate game .
Finished the 2009 season as the top scorer in the League of Ireland . Won the club Player of the Year voted by Rovers fans and the PFAI Player of the Year voted for by his fellow players across the league.
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'''Mamadou Seck''' (born August 23, 1979 in Rufisque in the Dakar region of western Senegal) is a Senegalese footballer.
Seck started his career as a youth in August 1998 for Toulouse and was signed by Nmes Olympique at the beginning of the 2000-01 season. He played 28 games in 2 seasons before signing for AC Ajaccio for whom he played 73 times, scoring 4 goals until signing for Kayseri Erciyesspor for the 2005-06 season. He played only 8 times for the Turkish side, moving to Le Havre AC in January 2006, playing 11 times during his 12-month stay before being released on a free transfer to Sheffield United.
Seck signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Sheffield United on January 16, 2007 and made his Blades debut the same day, in a friendly at Bramall Lane against the Chengdu Blades.
In January 2008 he was loaned out for a month to Championship side Scunthorpe United
Seck has played 6 times for Senegal.
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'''Leslie Taylor''' (born 4 December 1956 in North Shields, Northumberland) is an English former footballer who captained Watford in the 1984 FA Cup Final. He played as a hard-working central-midfielder. Graham Taylor, his Watford manager, described him as "sniffer and a ratter".
Taylor started his career at Oxford United, signing professional terms in December 1974. He moved to Watford in November 1980 for -100,000 plus Keith Cassells. He was part of the Watford side that achieved promotion to Division One in the 1981-82 season, winning the Player of the Season award that year.
In the 1983-84 season Watford reached the final of the FA Cup. Watford's captain, Wilf Rostron was sent off in a league fixture against Luton Town preceding the final and incurred a suspension. Therefore it was Taylor that led Watford out at Wembley. Watford would go on to lose 2-0 to Everton.
Taylor moved on loan to Reading in October 1986 and signed for them permanently in December that year for -20,000. For the same fee he moved to Colchester United in January 1989. He played for the Essex club until retirement in 1990.
Taylor returned to Oxford in 1992. He became United's under-16 coach and is still with the club, now working as Youth Development Officer.
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'''David Gerald Ivor "Dave" Dunmore''' (born 8 February 1934 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England) is an English former footballer who played as a centre forward.
Dunmore played for York City, before being sold to Tottenham Hotspur for -10,500 in February 1954, which was a record transfer fee received for York at the time.
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Forde played with Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Rotherham United before joining West Ham United in 1937. He made his Hammers debut on 2 April 1938, a 1-3 loss against Tottenham Hotspur.
During World War II, Forde played in the 1940 Football League War Cup Semi-final win against Fulham.
After the war, he became a regular feature, and was an ever-present in the 1947-48 season. After ending his League career in 1951, he spent time as manager of Western League team Penzance.
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As a schoolboy, Corbett captained the Falkirk team that won the Scottish Schools Trophy. He also played for Scotland Boys and, while at Musselburgh, played for Scotland Juniors. He signed for Hearts at the age of 15.
Norman Corbett played for West Ham United between April 1937 and 1950, making 166 League appearances and scoring three goals for the club. He was an ever-present for the Irons during the 1947-48 season, and won a Football League War Cup winners medal in 1940, although he did not appear in the final.
After the outbreak of World War II, Corbett served as a volunteer with the Essex Regiment, and guested for Southampton.
He played his last League game for West Ham against Cardiff City on 15 April 1950, and appeared only for the reserve team after that. He later became a coach and joined Clapton.
Norrie was brother of Hammers player David (who was also a right-half) and Willie, who guested for the club during World War II.
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Wright was born in Ramsgate, Kent and began his career at Ramsgate Athletic and played for Margate before joining West Ham United in 1951.
Wright made his League debut for West Ham in an away loss against Hull City on 1 September 1951. He went on to make 169 League, and 9 cup appearances for the East London club, and played his last game for the Irons on 22 March 1958 against Grimsby Town.
He was a part of the London XI team that lost 6-0 to Barcelona on 1 May 1958.
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'''Martin Geoffrey Smith''' (born 13 November 1974 in Sunderland, England) is a former professional footballer. In his professional career he played for Darlington, Northampton Town, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Sunderland and Blyth Spartans.
Many Northampton Town supporters regard Smith as one of the most technically-gifted players ever to represent the club.
Smith joined Darlington ahead of the 2006-07 season. Sunderland born Smith started his career on Wearside. Dubbed 'The Son of Pele' by Sunderland fans, he scored twenty-eight times in 107 starts for the North East giants in a seven year spell, moving to Sheffield United (scoring fifteen times in 30 starts for the Blades), before joining Huddersfield Town.
Smith went on to score thirty goals in seventy-five starts, including seventeen during the 2002-03 season as the Terriers were relegated. He signed for Northampton Town from Huddersfield Town on 1 July 2003 after being chased for a few months by their then manager Martin Wilkinson. Smith started as a forward; however in recent seasons he has been used as a midfielder, continuing to regularly find the net for Northampton during their promotion from League Two during the 2005-06 season.
At the end of that season the then Northampton Town manager Colin Calderwood left for Nottingham Forest. Smith enjoyed a good relationship with Calderwood and although new Northampton Town manager John Gorman worked hard to try to keep Smith at the Sixfields Stadium, Darlington (managed at the time by David Hodgson) eventually got their man.
On 19 March 2008, Smith's contract with Darlington was cancelled. On 29 August 2008 Martin Smith signed for Blue Square North side Blyth Spartans and made his debut the next day in the 3-0 win against Hucknall Town coming on as a late sub.
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'''Simon Trevitt''' (born 20 December 1967) is an English former professional footballer, born in in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, who played in the Football League as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Swansea City.
He was listed as a Huddersfield Town fans' favourite in a 2006 survey.
He plays cricket for Liversedge cricket club and manages the junior teams of the village's football club.
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}}'''Ray McKinnon''' (born 5 August 1970 in Dundee) is a Scottish footballer, who is currently player/manager for Lochee United in the Scottish Junior Football East Super League.
McKinnon started his career with Dundee United, turning professional on the 12th of August 1986, soon gaining attention as one of the most promising young midfielders in Scottish football. He impressed Brian Clough to win a -750,000 move to Nottingham Forest in July 1992, but almost as quickly as he had arrived found himself out of first team contention, Clough deciding that his skillful passing was not what he wanted for his struggling midfield. He left to join Aberdeen on 8 February 1994, costing the Dons -300,000.
He returned to Dundee United on 3 November 1995, for a fee of -200,000, where he famously scored a hat-trick of free-kicks in a 3-2 win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in February 1997. He remained at Tannadice Park until being released at the end of the 1997-98 season during which he had struggled to gain a first team place. In the close-season he attracted interest from Crystal Palace, as well as French sides Auxerre and Bordeaux, but after initially being on trial, joined Luton Town on 6 August. He left to join Livingston on 12 September 1999, and after an injury hit season and a trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers under Colin Lee, joined Raith Rovers on a short-term contract on 28 July 2000.
Raith were unable to meet his wage demands, so he left and began training with Ayr United. He joined Portadown in October 2000, playing one game. In need of first team football to regain his match fitness he joined Stirling Albion on trial on 27 October, playing in the match against Queens Park at Hampden Park. He joined East Fife, originally as a triallist on 17 November, leaving on 25 January.
On 15 March 2001 he joined Torquay United on non-contract terms, but left just five days later without appearing in the first team after the re-emergence of a groin injury. He returned to Torquay as a triallist on 30 July 2001, but along with most of the many players Roy McFarland considered during the round of pre-season friendlies was released without earning a contract.
In November 2001 he joined Montrose as a triallist, making his debut in the 1-1 draw with Stirling Albion at Forthbank on 10 November and scoring two weeks later in the 2-1 win over East Fife. Although linked with a return to England to have another attempt at breaking back into full-time football, he signed a deal to stay with Montrose until the end of the season in December 2001. He remained with Montrose until joining Raith Rovers for a second time in January 2003.
McKinnon moved to Lochee United in 2004, before leaving in July 2005 to take up a player/coach position with Broughty Athletic. McKinnon returned as Lochee manager in 2006.
He was linked with the managerial posts at both Brechin City and Montrose in December 2008, with Lochee stating their desire that he stay until at least the end of their run in the Scottish FA Cup.
He opened a restaurant in Dundee in 2004.
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'''Jonathan Paul "Jon" Dyson''' (born 18 December 1971 in Mirfield, West Yorkshire) is a central defender who plays for Farsley Celtic. Dyson was a firm fans' favourite who played his entire 13-year professional career for Huddersfield Town before being released in 2003 as part of the cost-cutting required as the club went into administration, having spent most of the previous season sidelined with a back injury.
A Business Studies graduate from Huddersfield University, Dyson now works full-time as an independent financial advisor based in Bradford.
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'''Charles''' "'''Charlie'''" '''Timmins''' (born 29 May 1922) is an English former footballer.
Timmins had given up hope of pursuing a career in top flight football and was playing for non-league Jack Moulds Athletic in Birmingham when Coventry manager Harry Storer turned up unannounced at the Timmins family home and persuaded him to sign for Coventry City. Timmins spent 11 years at Coventry, including three years as club captain. He played a total of 165 games (161 in the Football League
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'''Paul Derrick Robinson''' (born 20 November 1978) is an English former professional footballer, whose most recent club was Consett AFC in the Northern League Division One. Robinson is a much-travelled player, having featured for no fewer than a dozen teams in his career. Due to his frequent moving, he has only passed thirty league appearances for one club, during his time with Hartlepool United.
Robinson was born in Sunderland and began his career as a trainee with Darlington, making his debut, as a late substitute for Robbie Blake in a 4-1 win away to Runcorn in the FA Cup first round on November 16, 1996. His league debut came a week later, this time as a second-half substitute for Glenn Naylor in a 3-2 defeat away to Scunthorpe United. He played once more that season and was a regular substitute the following campaign.
In March 1998, Robinson moved to Premier League side Newcastle United, along with teammate James Coppinger as part of a -500,000 deal. He made his Magpies debut on August 7, 1999, as a late substitute for Nolberto Solano in a 1-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa and made his first start in the 3-3 draw at home to Wimbledon later that month. His start in the next game was controversial. Boyhood Sunderland fan Robinson was selected by manager Ruud Gullit ahead of -22million strikeforce Alan Shearer and Duncan Ferguson in the infamous 2-1 home derby defeat against Sunderland. Robinson set up Newcastle's goal, but refused to celebrate it due to his allegiance to Sunderland. Gullit lost his job the following day. After Bobby Robson took over as manager, Robinson played just 11 more times (all as a substitute), but did score his first senior goal for the team in a 2-2 UEFA Cup tie against CSKA Sofia.
In July 2000 he moved down to the Championship with Wimbledon for -1.5m. Robinson made just four league appearances in his three years with the Dons, spending time on loan with Burnley and Dundee United before joining Grimsby Town on loan towards the end of the 2001-2002 season.. Robinson re-joined Grimsby for the first three months of the 2002-2003 season, but failed to do enough to earn himself a permanent transfer, after this he went on to play for Carlisle United on loan, before returning to Wimbledon and being released from the Selhurst Park club in March 2003.
He moved to Blackpool on a free transfer in March 2003 following his release by The Dons, he managed to score once against Notts County,
In July 2003 Robinson signed for Hartlepool United, where he scored seven league goals during the 2003-2004 season, three of them coming in a memorable hatrick against his former club Grimsby, during an 8-1 win over The Mariners.
In June 2004 he moved to York City, and became part of a veteran City squad that boasted the likes of Kevin Donovan, and also Paul Groves who had signed him for Grimsby, when he was player-manager at Blundell Park, after the completition of the 2004-2005 season, Robinson was released by York.
In July 2005 he was poised to sign for Ross County. However, he rejected a contract with the Dingwall side and the following month had an unsuccessful trial with Aberdeen, after which he was said to be considering quitting football after becoming disillusioned with the game. In August 2005, he returned to the North East of the England, signing for non-league side Whitley Bay.
Robinson returned to the professional game, signing for Torquay United in November 2005. . He was a regular squad member for the rest of the season, but was released after Torquay had secured survival on the final day of the season.
Following his departure from Torquay, Robinson returned north and transfered to lowly non league side Horden Colliery Welfare. On January 8, 2007, Robinson was declared bankrupt at Sunderland County Court, and announced his intention to switch from playing to become a full-time coach.
Robinson joined Consett AFC for the 2008-2009 season, but left the club in after the departure of the season. On the 28th August 2009, Paul Robinson made an appearance for the 6-a-side team, WWC FC, within the 6-a-side League. He scored two goals in the 4-0 win over Wear Consulting.
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'''Brian David Carey''' (born 31 May 1968 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish football manager and former player. He is currently on the coaching staff of Wrexham, having been manager there between January and November 2007.
Brian Carey started his football with Greenwood F.C in Togher. He later signed for Cork City where he made a number of appearances in the central of defence.
After several impressive displays, Carey signed for Manchester United on 24 August 1989, but four years later had still not made a first-team appearance despite being 25 years old. In November 1993, he was transferred to Leicester City but failed to win a regular first team place and within three years had been sold to Wrexham.
The former Wrexham captain's time at the Racecourse Ground spanned nine years, taking in one promotion, two relegations and an FA Cup quarter final. Following his retirement as a player through injury in July 2005, he remained at Wrexham as a coach.
He took up the reins at Wrexham following the shock departure of Denis Smith on 12 January 2007. This was originally on a temporary basis until the end of the season. Wrexham were in severe danger of relegation to the Conference, but survived after 3-1 win against relegation rivals Boston United on the final day of the season. Carey was offered a two year contract to manage Wrexham on a permament basis, which he accepted. After a poor start to the 2007-08 season, Carey was replaced by Brian Little, but remained on the club's coaching staff.
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'''Carl Griffiths''' (born 16 July 1971 in Oswestry) is an English-born Welsh footballer, now manager. As a player he represented Wales at under-21 level and also for the "B" team.
Within three spells with Leyton Orient he achieved cult status and in 2004 received 9% of the vote for all-time cult hero behind Peter Kitchen and Terry Howard.
Griffiths started his career with Shrewsbury Town in September 1988, with a goal rate of 1 in every 3 games during his five years with the club. He was picked up by Manchester City in October 1993 for -500,000. He barely featured during the next two years and was sold on to Portsmouth for -200,000 in August 1995.
On 24 May 2008, Brentwood Town chairman Keith Woodcock announced on local station Phoenix FM that Griffiths had been appointed manager of Brentwood Town.
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'''Eric Hassli''' (born May 3, 1981 in Sarreguemines, Moselle) is a French football striker currently playing for FC Zrich in the Swiss Super League. He is known for his strength and his technichal ability.
Hassli began life at his hometown club Sarreguemines FC on the French-German border. In 2000 Hassli moved 40 miles east to play for Metz. In 2002 he moved on loan to England to play for Southampton FC. He scored six goals in nine matches but was not signed permanently and so returned to Metz.
Six months after returning from Southampton Hassli was on the move once again. He moved to Switzerland to play for Neuchatel Xamax in the 2003/04 season. His time at the club was not a success as he struggled to break into the first team. He managed just thirteen appearances, scoring two goals. At the end of the season he moved to Geneva to play for Servette FC of the Swiss Challenge League. However, on 4 February 2005 the parent company of the club was declared bankrupt. It had run debts of over 10 million Swiss francs, having not paid the players since the previous November, and consequently the club suffered an exodus of players looking for paying clubs. Hassli left to join FC St. Gallen of the Swiss Super League, a club in the very east of Switzerland.
The transfer to St Gallen proved the making of Hassli. His time at the club enhanced his reputation as he scored 18 goals in 47 games.
At the end of the 2005/06 season. Hassli attracted the attention of plenty of clubs and returned to France to play for newly-promoted Valenciennes FC in Ligue 1 during the 2006/07 season. Back in France he had to settle for a place in the reserves as he only made 21 appearances, scoring 2 goals.
At the end of the season he returned to Switzerland to play for FC Zrich. During his first season at the club, the 2007/08 season, he struggled to find his rhythm. He was kept at the club despite this and during the 2008/09 season he has regularly topped the goalscoring charts.
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Tim was born in Hong Kong to British parents. He went to King George V School, a secondary school in Hong Kong.
Tim began his professional football career with Liverpool F.C. in 1979. Tim stayed at Liverpool F.C. for 3 years. Tim was then approached by a Hong Kong professional team, Ryoden FC, in 1982 to play football in Hong Kong. With few prospects of forging a career in English football, Tim decided to take the offer and try to make a career in Asia.
Between 1982 and 1999 Tim has held professional football contracts with football Clubs based in Hong Kong (Royden FC, Seiko FC, Rangers FC, South China FC, Lai Sun FC, Frankwell FC, Sing Tao SC & Instant-Dict FC), Australia (Sydney Olympic FC) and Malaysia (Selangor FA & Sabah FA).
Tim was the joint top goalscorer (with Kimon Taliadoros) in the old Australian National Soccer League with Sydney Olympic FC during the 1991/1992 season scoring 15 goals in 24 appearances.
Tim has won 1 Second Division title, 1 Junior Viceroy Cup title, 7 Hong Kong League titles, 5 Viceroy Cup titles, 4 Senior Shield titles, 4 FA Cup titles, 2 Seven a Side titles. Tim has also been Hong Kong's top goal scorer on 3 separate occasions.
At Club level, Tim brings a wealth of playing experience having played against top club sides from around the world, including Corinthians (Brazil), Lucky Gold Star (S Korea), Sampdoria (Italy), A.C. Milan (Italy), Everton (UK), Aston Villa (UK), Coventry (UK), Brndby (Denmark)
In 1986, Tim joined the Hong Kong national football team and has played in the World Cup qualifying rounds, Olympics qualifying rounds, Asian Games (Yokohama).
Tim has also been a regular member of the Hong Kong League XI competing in the Carlsberg Cup tournaments playing against such sides as Denmark, Paraguay, Yugoslavia, Japan, South Korea, Nigeria, Sweden, Romania, Switzerland, China.
During his professional football career, Tim also had trials with UK professional teams such as Wimbledon FC, Crystal Palace FC, Blackburn Rovers and Torquay United.
In addition to his professional playing career, he is also a fully qualified English Football Association coach and is currently undertaking a UEFA A License through the English Football Association.
Tim Bredbury is also a former member of the English Football Association Coaches Association plus the English Professional Footballers Association.
Tim Bredbury had been working as a sport journalist and television anchor on ATV's World channel.
On 31 July 2007, Tim Bredbury was announced by Tai Po FC as their coach for the 2007/08 Hong Kong Football League season.
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'''Patrick John "Pat" Gavin''' (born 5 June 1967 in Hammersmith, London) is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker for several clubs, with probably his most successful spell coming at Gillingham.
Gavin started out playing for non-league Hanwell Town whilst working as a postman (earning him the nickname "Postman Pat") before he was signed on a short-term contract by Third Division Gillingham towards the end of the 1988-89 season. This was the first transfer deal for which Hanwell had ever received a fee. He scored an impressive seven goals in just thirteen games, although this was not enough to save the Gills from relegation. Impressed with his ability, Gillingham moved quickly to sign him to a permanent contract, however due to an oversight the contract was not correctly registered with the Football League. As this left Gavin technically out of contract, First Division Leicester City were able to sign him up. After protracted wranglings, Leicester agreed to allow him to return to Gillingham on loan for the 1989-90 season but the controversy affected his form and he scored just one goal in over thirty matches.
Upon his return to Leicester he was unable to secure a first-team place and moved on to Peterborough United. He later played for Northampton Town and Wigan Athletic before drifting into non-league football.
In 2005 Gavin returned to the club where he had started his career, Hanwell Town, initially as player-coach. In January 2006 he stepped up to the role of joint manager, but his tenure ended in February 2007.
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'''Francis Gerard "Gerry" McElhinney''' (; born 19 September 1956) is an Irish former sportsman who played Gaelic football, soccer and was also a boxer.
He played Gaelic football for Derry and won two Ulster Senior Football Championships with the county. He also won an All Star Award for his performances in the 1975 All-Ireland Championship. He played club football for St. Mary's Banagher.
McElhinney initially made his name on the Gaelic football field. He played club football for his local club St Mary's Banagher and was called up to play for the Derry Senior team at a very young age. He made his Derry Senior debut in a 1974 Dr. McKenna Cup game against Antrim, while he was still a Minor.
McElhinney was part of the 1975 Ulster Senior Football Championship winning Derry side; with McElhinney scoring 1-02 in the final against Down.
Derry reached the 1976 National Football League final, but were defeated by Dublin by a point.
The following year Derry once again reached the Ulster final, but were beaten by Armagh. McElhinney spent a lot of time in the United States in the late 1970s and soon would become a professional soccer player, and he played his last game for Derry in 1978.
McElhinney played club football for his local club St. Mary's Banagher, and reached the Derry Senior Football Championship final with the club in 1974, 1978
While in the United States in the late 1970s he played for a number of clubs there, including the Cavan club in Philadelphia, Connemara Gaels in Chicago and the Sligo club in New York.
An amateur boxer of some note, he also won mid-Ulster titles in the middleweight and light-heavyweight categories.
McElhinney also excelled on the soccer field and his early career consisting of playing with local teams including Derry City, Limavady United and Dungiven Celtic, before earning a move to Scottish club Celtic. Unable to make a regular start at Parkhead he returned to Ireland initially on loan to Finn Harps, and then spent some time in the USA with FC Berne and Chicago Sting, before signing with Distillery. His robust style of defending brought the attentions of English clubs, and in August 1980 he made a -25,000 move to Bolton Wanderers.
McElhinney took some time to establish himself at Bolton, but their relegation to Division Three in 1983 gave McElhinney the opportunity to establish himself in the first-team in the wake of the departure of Mike Walsh and Sam Allardyce. He retained his place until transferred to Plymouth Argyle in a -30,000 deal in January 1985. The Pilgrims' fans quickly took to him, appreciating his rugged but fair style of play, and christened him 'Rambo'. In 1986 McElhinney captained the club's promotion to Division Two, and proved a steadying influence as they finished in seventh place in their first season.
Injuries soon began to take their toll on McElhinney, though, and in August 1988 he made a cut-price -10,000 move to Peterborough United. He battled on gamely for three seasons with Posh, before joining the club's coaching staff. Later he returned to the playing field with non-League Corby Town, where he was also joint player-manager in the mid-1990s.
While at Bolton Wanderers McElhinney figured in the plans of Northern Ireland manager, Billy Bingham, who included him in a number of pre-1982 World Cup squads. It was not until November 1983 that he won his first cap however, against West Germany in Hamburg. Unperturbed by the situation, he was a rock as a famous 1-0 win was attained, completing a home and away double over the Germans. A regular in the team for the following year, McElhinney then helped Northern Ireland claim the last ever British Home Championship. After that he began to fall behind other players in the pecking order and was only an occasional squad member up to the 1986 World Cup. In total, McElhinney won 6 international caps between 1983 and 1986.
McElhinney was appointed manager of Central Midlands League club Graham Street Prims in the summer of 2002.
He left the club in December 2006 after a run of poor results.
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'''John Wilfred Rostron''', often known as '''Wilf Rostron''' (born 29 September 1956 in Sunderland), is an English former footballer who spent ten years at Watford as well playing for Arsenal, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United and Brentford. He started his career as a left-winger but spent most of his career as a left-back.
Rostron started his career at Arsenal, signing professional terms in October 1973 after a season as an amateur playing in Arsenal's youth team. He made his first-team debut against Newcastle United on March 18, 1975 and played a total of six league matches that season. However, he could not fully break into the Arsenal first team, making only 19 appearances for the club in three seasons, scoring two goals. He moved to home town club Sunderland in July 1977 for -40,000.
After two seasons at Sunderland, Rostron signed for Watford in October 1979 for -150,000. Playing as a left-winger he had sporadic success. During the 1980-81 Watford manager Graham Taylor played Rostron as a left-back to combat Chelsea winger Clive Walker. Rostron played well and went on to make that position his own. He was part of the Watford side that achieved promotion to Division One in the 1981-82 season and won Player of the Season as Watford reached their highest ever finish of 2nd in 1982-83 season.
In the 1983-84 season Watford reached the final of the FA Cup. Rostron, by this time Watford's captain, was sent off in a league fixture against Luton Town preceding the final and incurred a suspension. He was consigned to the sidelines as Watford lost 2-0 to Everton. Nonetheless, Rostron won the Player of the Season award again that year.
Having not played a single game in Watford's first campaign back in the Second Division he joined Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer in January 1989. His spell at Hillsborough lasted only 8 months, and he was loaned to the Owls rivals Sheffield United in September 1989, a move which was made permanent in November of that year. He moved to Brentford in January 1991, where he retired and became their assistant manager.
He became the assistant manager of Gateshead in October 1993, became their caretaker manager in November 1993, before becoming the manager of Sunderland Ryhope Colliery Welfare between December 1993 and 1994.
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'''Albert Shepherd''' (10 September 1885 - 8 November 1929) was an English footballer. He played centre forward for Newcastle United between 1908 to 1914.
Born in Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, England, Shepherd was known for having a ferocious shot and being very charismatic. For example in one match he asked the Newcastle officials that if he scored a hat-trick in the game, could he leave the match early to catch a train. The officials agreed; he scored a hat-trick and caught his train on time.
He also has a place in FA Cup history as being the first person to score a penalty in an FA Cup Final. At Newcastle he played 132 games, scoring 94 goals, winning a League Championship and an FA Cup final along the way. His other clubs included Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City.
He was top scorer in the First Division in the 1905-1906 and 1910-1911 seasons.
When he finished his football career he became a pub landlord.
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'''Reginald Evans''' (born 18 March 1939) in Consett, County Durham) is a former footballer for Newcastle United from 1956 to 1959.
In the mid-fifties great things were expected from Reg; however he failed to live up to his early potential and moved on after 4 appearances for Newcastle.
1959 saw him move to Charlton Athletic and then onto Ashington.
Evans worked for as a brewer for Newcastle Breweries for nearly 40 years until 1996, when he became a tour guide at the brewery.
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Known as "Dick" to his team mates, he was a popular player with the Geordies and was made club captain in 1962.
His career saw him play for Linfield F.C., Newcastle United, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Weymouth F.C.. He played for Weymouth up until his death in 1967, when he died in an accident at a builders yard.
He was also part of the great Northern Ireland team that played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He made 23 appearances for his country, and also won the Irish Player of the Year 1954 and the Irish Cup in 1953.
Uncle of Jim Keith, principal of Belfast Boys' Model School.
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'''Alan Suddick''' (2 May 1944 - 16 March 2009) was an English professional footballer who played at inside-right. He was known for his "banana" free-kicks.
Born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, at the age of 17 years and 158 days, Suddick became Newcastle United's then-youngest-ever player. He was part of the Newcastle team that were Second Division champions and won promotion to the First Division in 1964-65. In his time at Newcastle, he played 152 games and scored 43 goals.
On 22 October 1966, Blackpool beat Newcastle 6-0 at Bloomfield Road.
Suddick made his Blackpool debut on 26 December 1966, in a 4-1 home defeat by West Ham United, and was virtually ever-present from that point on, striking up a partnership with Tommy Hutchison on the left or deep in midfield. Five days after his debut Suddick scored his first goal for the club in a 5-1 win at Southampton.
In 1968-69, he was Blackpool's top scorer with twelve goals, missing just one game all season. He was part of the Blackpool team that won promotion to the First Division in 1969-70, and played in every league and cup match. He also played a big part in ''the Seasiders'' FA Cup third round replay victory over Arsenal at Bloomfield Road on 15 January 1970, when Blackpool, 2-0 down at half-time, came back to win 3-2 with Suddick scoring the first goal.
He missed the majority of the 1970-71 season with a leg injury. In the 1971 Anglo-Italian Cup, Suddick scored what he considered to be the best goal he ever scored, in a 3-3 draw with Verona at Bloomfield Road on 26 May. In the final against Bologna in Rome on 12 June, he took the opposition apart in a 2-1 extra-time victory.
On 27 October 1971, Charlton Athletic tried to sign Suddick, but the deal was turned down, with Blackpool manager Bob Stokoe refusing to even comment on it. At the end of the 1971-72 he won the club's Player of the Year award. In the close season he once again played in the Anglo-Italian Cup and scored one goal as Blackpool beat Lanerossi Vicenza 10-0 at home. Blackpool again reached the final, losing to Roma.
He helped the club reach the quarter-finals of the League Cup in 1972-73 and in an earlier round captained the side against Bournemouth on 6 September 1972. At the end of the season he again played in the Anglo-Italian Cup as Blackpool went undefeated, but were eliminated at the group stage by not scoring enough goals.
Suddick scored his 100th League goal, a penalty, in Blackpool's 3-0 victory over Preston North End at Bloomfield Road on 23 March 1974.
He missed much of the 1974-75 season with a re-occurrence of the leg injury that kept him out of action in 1970-71. Injuries would limit his appearances toward the end of his time at Blackpool and in October 1976 he was put on the transfer list. His last game came on 30 October, a 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He made a total of 371 appearances for ''the Seasiders'', scoring 81 goals.
Toward the end of his time at Blackpool, Suddick established an unofficial keepie uppie world record, completing three laps and 20 yards of the pitch, keeping the ball off the ground at Bloomfield Road in just under 20 minutes.
On 31 December 1976, he moved to Stoke City for a fee of -12,000, where he played only nine league games, scoring one goal. In August 1977 he joined Fourth Division club Southport on loan, playing six games. Then in September he joined Third Division club Bury, before ending his league career at the end of the 1977-78 season. After spending a time coaching with Blackpool, in August 1978 he moved into non-league football with Barrow who were then in the Northern Premier League , where he played 38 games, scoring three goals.
On 2 November 1979 he joined Northern Premier League club Lancaster City teaming up at Giant Axe with former Blackpool team-mate Keith Dyson.
Suddick was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Suddick played twice at Under-23 level for England,
After he retired Suddick continued to live in Blackpool, close to Bloomfield Road, where he regularly attended matches.
He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
In December 2008 Suddick revealed that he would be undergoing stem cell replacement therapy in his battle against cancer, at Manchester Royal Infirmary in early 2009.
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'''Paul Cannell''' (Born Newcastle upon Tyne 2 September 1953) is a footballer who played forward for Newcastle United between 1972 - 1978. He made 62 appearances and scored 18 goals, before moving to the United States. Cannell was a substitute for the 1976 League Cup Final, which Newcastle lost 2 - 1 to Manchester City.
In his career as a whole, he played for Newcastle United, two spells with the Washington Diplomats (1978-79 80 Apps 37 Goals, 1981 13 apps 1 goal) 1 , the Memphis Rogues (27 Apps 8 Goals), Calgary Boomers, the Detroit Express, North Shields, and Mansfield Town.
Since leaving football Paul settled down and got married before separating and now resides in North Shields as landlord of The Queen Alexandra where he employs several staff (including his 19 year old daughter Alexandra) serving food and beverages to a very high demand.
In the 1976/77 season, Cannell's commitment to the Newcastle side was questioned after a Summer playing with the Washington Diplomats. For the first time in 6 years the squad was without Malcolm Macdonald, with Mick Burns taking over the coveted number nine shirt. Cannell turned up for the team and had his finest season in a black and white shirt.
The departure of Macdonald led many to tip Newcastle for relegation which upset a number of players, regarding Newcastle as a one-man team. As a result, many players went to the press to describe how well things were going post-supermac.
Alan Kennedy said "We're a team now. We're playing like a team." Irving Nattrass praised Cannell piping "Frankly I'd rather have Paul Cannell in my side than Malcolm Macdonald. Paul not only scores goals but he runs himself into the ground. He'll cover back when the opponent centre-half breaks which is something Mal was never keen on doing."
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'''Ernie Walley''' (born 7 April 1933 in Caernarfon) is a retired association football player, manager and coach.
Walley joined Tottenham Hotspur as a junior in May 1951, making five league appearances as a wing half before moving to Middlesbrough in 1958. After eight appearances for Middlesbrough he moved into coaching. He was caretaker manager of Crystal Palace for six matches following the departure of Terry Venables in 1980 and was later assistant manager to John Hollins at Chelsea during the mid-1980s. His brother Tom Walley played for Watford and Wales.
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'''James Low''' (born 9 March 1894, date of death unknown) played association football for Newcastle United at right-wing. He played 123 games and scored 8 goals. He was at the club from 1921 to 1928. He was born in Ayrshire.
During World War I he was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 6th Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders.
It was said that James could easily beat two men at a time and he became a favourite of the Geordie fans. He was an FA Cup winner for them in 1924.
His career clubs: Elgin City, Heart of Midlothian F.C., Rangers.
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'''Alexander Ewan Fenton''', more commonly known as '''Ewan Fenton''' (17 November 1929 - 3 April 2006) was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent thirteen seasons at Blackpool, with whom he was victorious in the famous FA Cup Final of 1953.
Born in Dundee, Fenton began his career with Scottish junior side Lochee Harp. In 1946, at the age of 17, he signed professional forms with Blackpool. He made his Seasiders debut at Bloomfield Road two years later, in September 1948, as understudy to skipper Harry Johnston.
In 1952/53, his patience was rewarded when he appeared regularly in the first team. He had established himself enough to the liking of manager Joe Smith that he made the starting eleven for the FA Cup Final.
In 1956, Fenton was named club captain.
Fenton had a transfer request turned down in 1958, but in May of 1959, he was released, and joined Wrexham for a small fee. He spent just over a year at the Racecourse Ground, although a serious injury almost ended his career.
At the start of the 1960/61 season, Fenton joined Irish club Limerick as player/manager, the same season they played in the European Cup.
In 1967, he moved north of the border to become manager of Linfield. Three years later, however, he returned to Limerick, this time as full-time manager. In 1971, under his guidance, Limerick won their first ever cup, the FAI Cup, beating Drogheda in the final.
In 2003, Fenton returned to Bloomfield Road to attend a 50th anniversary reunion of the Tangerines' FA Cup victory with fellow surviving teammates.
Fenton died at the age of 76 after a short illness, survived by his Blackpool-born wife, Vera, son Ewan, and his three grandchildren Sarah, Ewan and David.
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'''Ian Evans''' was a Welsh international footballer. His first club was Queens Park Rangers and in September 1974 joined Crystal Palace where he quickly became a firm favourite with the clubs supporters. In October 1977 an appalling injury kept him out for over two years. In his time at Palace he played 163 games, scoring 16 goals and was capped 13 times for Wales.
Other clubs included Barnsley, Exeter City and Cambridge United in a defensive role.
After a 5 year spell as assistant manager to Steve Coppell @ Palace he became manager of Swansea City from March 1989 to March 1990. He was also assistant manager of Republic of Ireland & Sunderland under Mick McCarthy.
''== Ian Evans went on to be assistant coach to Mick McCarthy at the Irish International Soccer team and helped Mick get the team to the 2002 World Cup finals in Japan and Korea. He subsequently worked as Mick's assistant Coach at Sunderland and Wolves.After his role as assistant manager at Wolves he is now part of the scouting network at Wolves. =
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'''Paul John Bodin''' (born 13 September 1964 in Cardiff) is a former Wales international footballer. A left-back, Bodin's domestic career is probably best remembered for his two spells at Swindon Town.
Bodin began his career with Chelsea as a schoolboy, but then moved onto a brief spell with Newport County after being released. He instead joined his home town club Cardiff City and was handed his professional debut on the opening day of the 1982-83 season against Wrexham. He helped the side to promotion to Division Two in his first year, finishing as runners-up to Portsmouth. In total, he spent three seasons at Ninian Park before being released and the Welshman fell into non-league with Bath City, before returning to the Football League with Newport.
Bodin left Newport for Swindon Town in March 1988 for a fee of -30,000 as cover for Phil King - and his first few appearances for the club were terrible - leading Town fanzine ''Bring the Noise'' to describe him as being "no better than an average Conference player".
When King left for Sheffield Wednesday in November the following year, Bodin became the club's first choice left back, and his performances began to improve - so much so that he became a regular choice for his country. He was almost ever-present in 1989/1990, a season which resulted in his first appearance for Swindon at Wembley, in the ill-fated Play-Off Final win over.
After the illegal payments scandal, Swindon were forced to sell players, and shortly after Ossie Ardiles left the club, Bodin also left - Crystal Palace paying over -- million for his services. Bodin failed to settle in London, and after Ardiles took him to Newcastle United for a short loan spell, he returned to the County Ground just ten months after he had left - Glenn Hoddle paying half the fee that Palace had.
Hoddle played Bodin as a more attack-minded wing back, making better use of Bodin's crossing ability. He also installed Bodin as the club's penalty taker - moves which were to come to fruition the following season, when he scored a total of twelve goals from his new position. Five of these goals came from the penalty spot - the last of which was possibly the most pressurised kick ever to be taken by a Swindon player - the penalty which gave Swindon the lead in the dying minutes of the 1993 Play-Off Final win over Leicester City at Wembley.
Bodin performed well again in the Premiership, scoring seven league goals, including penalty strikes against Manchester United and Arsenal. By now, he was a regular choice at international level - missing a crucial penalty for Wales in their World Cup qualifier with Romania - had he scored, Wales may well have qualified.
He remained as the Town's first choice left back for two more seasons, despite two successive relegations and the arrival of Jason Drysdale - and he helped the club to the Second Division championship in 1996, before leaving the club at the end of that season.
After a spell with Reading, he returned to Bath City to take up a position as player-manager. In 2001 his position was dropped to a part-time role due to financial troubles at the club and he subsequently resigned. Bodin is now a coach within Swindon Town's youth team set-up, where his son Billy currently plays.
For four years Bodin was a regular fixture for the Welsh national football team under the management of Terry Yorath and Mike Smith, attaining 23 caps. He was noted for missing a penalty in Wales' final and decisive 1994 World Cup qualifier at home to Romania, a game Wales needed to win in order to qualify but they subsequently lost 2-1.
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He played for clubs including Bangor City, Everton, Crewe Alexandra, Chester City and Manchester City. Lewis scored 8 goals for Wales in 27 international appearances.
Thanks to being awarded 13 caps between 1892 and 1898 while in his two spells with Chester, Lewis was the club's most capped player for more than 100 years. His record was finally broken when Angus Eve was capped 35 times for Trinidad & Tobago between January 2000 and June 2001. However, many of those were gained while out on loan with Joe Public in Trinidad, after he had played his last game for Chester. Lewis is comfortably the most capped Chester player with the four home nations.
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'''Simeon "Sam" Millington''' was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper during the 1920s and 1930s, mainly for Chelsea.
Millington joined Chelsea in 1926 and was the club's first-choice goalkeeper for the next six seasons. He helped them win promotion back to the First Division, but ultimately lost his place in the side to the up-and-coming Vic Woodley.
He also made a non-speaking cameo appearance in the 1930 film, The Great Game, alongside ex-Chelsea star Jack Cock and team mates George Mills and Andy Wilson.
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'''Djamel Abdoun''' (born February 14, 1986 in Montreuil-sous-Bois, France) is an French-born Algerian footballer who is currently playing as a midfielder for FC Nantes in the French Ligue 2.
Abdoun started his career as a youth player for Paris Saint-Germain FC in 2002, where he was released at the end of the season. In 2003 he signed for Ajaccio where he made only 10 appearances in three seasons, scoring 2 goals.
He signed for Manchester City on loan in the January transfer window of 2007 making his sole appearance for The Blues as a substitute on January 28, 2007 in the 3-1 FA Cup win over Southampton F.C.. He returned to Ajaccio at the end of the season after Manchester City chose not to take up the option of making his move permanent.
Abdoun represented France internationally at the Under-17, Under-18 and Under-20 level. His most notable achievement was winning 2007 Toulon Tournament with the French Under-18 squad.
However, being of Algerian descent, Abdoun was also eligible to represent Algeria, and on September 15, 2009, he was selected for the first time by head coach Rabah Saadane to join the ranks of the Algeria national football team for a qualifier against Rwanda.
Born in France, Abdoun's family is originally from the villages of ''Tifrit'' and ''Biziou'' in the commune of Akbou, Bjaa, in the Petite Kabylie region of Algeria.
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}}'''George Terence Cochrane''' (or '''Terry Cochrane''') (born 23 January 1953 in Killyleagh, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played in midfield as a winger.
Cochrane started out as a youngster with Derry City F.C. and had been rejected after a months trial with Everton F.C., then managed by Billy Bingham, for "not having the right build" to play in midfield. Cochrane returned to the Irish League to play for Linfield F.C., and then Coleraine FC, thinking his dream of playing English football was over. At Coleraine, under the tutelage of former Northern Ireland boss, Bertie Peacock, Cochrane developed into a fine winger and was capped by his country for the first time in October 1975 against Norway.
In October 1976 Cochrane moved to Burnley F.C., then playing in Division Two. With Burnley he became a much sought after player - his scintillating displays aiding Burnley in their survival from relegation. Middlesbrough F.C. later paid a club record fee of -233,333 for him in October 1978. This was also a record fee for a Northern Ireland player and his debut came in a 2-0 home win over Norwich City F.C. on October 14. After five years at Ayresome Park and a brief spell playing in Hong Kong with Eastern AA, Cochrane moved to Gillingham F.C. in October 1983.
Never really established in the international team, indeed 13 of his 26 caps came as a sub, he is remembered for his goal against England during the 1980 British Home Championship. The goal came nine minutes after he had come on as a sub, and just sixty seconds after the English had scored, to earn Northern Ireland a crucial 1-1 draw as they went on to win the Championships for the first time in 66 years.
A hamstring injury picked up in a warm-up match against France ruled Cochrane out of the 1982 World Cup squad after playing in all but two of the qualifiers. He was capped just twice more after that World Cup series, acting as Martin O-Neill-s deputy in a British Championship game against Scotland in December 1983, as Northern Ireland won the trophy; and as substitute for Gerry Armstrong in a European Championships qualifier against Finland in May 1984. He failed to make1986 World Cup squad before short spells with Millwall FC (November 1986) and Hartlepool United (January 1987). Later Cochrane moved into non-league football with Billingham Synthonia, coached the Saudi Arabian Military team, and had a spell a player-manager of the ill-fated South Bank.
Terry Cochrane lived in the Middlesbrough area for a number of years, working as a media pundit and youth coach.
In January 2008 he was appointed manager at Glenavon FC who play in the Carnegie Irish Premier League, though he left the club by mutual consent the following June.
In August 2009 he took over as coach of Hartlepool Ladies Football Club.
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'''David Anthony Campbell''' (born 2 June 1965 in Eglington, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played in the midfield position.
Born in Eglinton, just outside Derry, Campbell-s playing career took off at local intermediate side, Oxford United Stars FC. From there he moved on to Nottingham Forest as an apprentice in June 1981, picking up Northern Ireland youth caps along the way, before signing professional forms at the City Ground in June 1983.
At Forest, Campbell-s route to a regular first team midfield spot was always going to be difficult, especially with young English talent such as Neil Webb and Steve Hodge also battling to establish themselves. As it was, Campbell did admirably to break into the Forest team for the second half of the 1985-86 season, enjoying a run of 27 consecutive Division One appearances through to the following season.
It was Campbell-s impressive First Division form that prompted Billy Bingham to call him up as Northern Ireland searched for the right squad mix to take to the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico. Campbell made his international bow as a sub in the pre-World Cup warm-up game with Morocco, and did enough to earn a place in the finals- squad. His first start for Northern Ireland was against Brazil at the finals, but he could do little to prevent a 3-0 defeat in the Guadalajara sun.
On returning from Mexico, Campbell-s continued good form brought him impressive press, his skills on the ball allowing him to twist and turn his way into the opposition-s penalty area. Here though lay the problem, once in these dangerous positions he would often lose the plot, blasting wildly goalwards, or fluffing the easy pass, and Brian Clough took the decision to drop him. In February 1987 Campbell was loaned to Forest-s Third Division neighbours, Notts County, where he regained his confidence for another attack on the Forest first eleven. Indeed, the following season began brightly with Campbell forcing his way back into the team, but it was clear that Clough still was not confident in the youngster, and he was sold to Charlton Athletic for -75,000 in October 1987.
On the international front, Campbell continued as a regular, playing in every one of Northern Ireland-s Euro 1988 qualification matches. By the end of the campaign though, Billy Bingham was looking for more reliable players who would suit his preferred style of play, and Campbell found himself making way for the likes of Michael O'Neill and Kevin Wilson. He made his final international appearances as substitute in the friendlies against Greece and Poland early in 1988.
From then on, Campbell-s career as a wandering professional began. A loan spell with Plymouth Argyle in March 1989 was a cut short to allow a -75,000 move to Bradford City. He lasted a year-and-a-half in Yorkshire before returning home to Derry City FC on loan in December 1990 making 5 appearances, and then to Shamrock Rovers a month later - a move that later became permanent. He made his Rovers debut in a 4-0 win home win against Cork City on January 20 1991. Whilst with Rovers, Campbell gained an Inter-League cap in a 2-0 defeat by the Irish League at Tolka Park in November 1991. After 6 goals in 42 appearances, the last against St. Pats in the FAI Cup on February 16 1992, Campbell had a loan spell with Cliftonville FC (February 1992), non-contract spells at Rotherham (November 1992) and West Bromwich Albion (February 1993), an injury ravaged year with Burnley FC (from March 1993) and a brief loan spell at Lincoln (February 1994). In March 1994 Ronnie McFaul brought Campbell to Portadown FC as they pushed, ultimately unsuccessfully, for a domestic double, eventually finishing Irish League runners-up to Linfield FC and losing in the Irish Cup semi-final to Bangor FC.
A new beginning seemed on the horizon when Campbell was signed on a non-contract basis by Kenny Swain for Wigan Athletic in August 1994, but with Swain dismissed with just a month of the season gone, Campbell found himself released in October after just seven games. He signed for Cambridge United to the end of the season the following January, and made his debut against Brentford. It proved to be a miserable game, with Cambridge losing 6-0 (it had been scoreless at half-time), and Campbell suffering a broken leg which forced his retirement as a professional footballer.
He later moved into the area of running summer soccer schools for youngsters throughout the UK.
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'''Anthony "Tony" Green''' (born 13 October 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
Green was a Newcastle United player from 1971 to 1973. He begain his career at Albion Rovers F.C. was transferred to Blackpool for -13,500 in 1966 and then signed from Blackpool for -150,000, in a part-exchange deal involving Keith Dyson.
His career ended at the age of 26 when he suffered a cartilage injury, and was never to play professionally again.
With only 35 games and three goals to his Newcastle career, the Geordie supporters were left wondering what he could have achieved.
Green was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
He made six appearances for Scotland between 1971 and 1972.
After his football career ended Green became a maths teacher in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, a role he continues to fulfill.
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'''Ronald James McGarry''' (born 5 December 1937 in Whitehaven) was a professional footballer, playing the centre forward position. In his career, McGarry played for Workington, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Barrow, Gateshead.
McGarry played for Newcastle between 1963 and 1967, where he was nicknamed Cassius. He made 132 appearances and scored 46 goals.
Ron was famous for carrying specially made business cards with "Have Goals will Travel" on them, the idea coming foom a popular TV Western series, called "Have Gun Will Travel", starring Richard Boone.
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'''Michael Edward "Mickey" Burns''' (born 21 December 1946 in Preston, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.
A former England amateur international, Burns was signed to Blackpool from the very successful amateur side Skelmersdale United in 1969 by Les Shannon. Burns gained a teaching degree from the De La Salle College of Education at Hopwood Hall in Middleton, Greater Manchester. He was a striker with pace and could score goals. Indeed, he was the Seasiders' top scorer in three of his five seasons at Bloomfield Road.
He scored on his league debut, on 9 August 1969, in a 2-1 home win over Portsmouth, and helped the Tangerines to win promotion back to Division One.
On 10 June 1972, Burns scored four goals in a Blackpool's 10-0 win over Lanerossi Vicenza in the Anglo-Italian Cup, en route to an unsuccessful defence of their title in the final against Roma. He had scored the extra-time winner in the that brought the cup to his home county of Lancashire.
He was unpopular with a section of the home fans, who regarded his playing style as too individualistic, and in the summer of 1974, he asked for a transfer. Newcastle United came in for his services for a -175,000 fee.
It was with the Magpies that he played in the 1976 League Cup Final in which they lost to Manchester City.
After four years at St James' Park, Burns had a short spell at Cardiff City as a player-coach but he never settled at the club and was allowed to return to the North East to close out his career with Middlesbrough.
Burns was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Upon retiring, Burns joined Middlesbrough's coaching staff. He later became the PFA's education officer, a post he left in 2003.
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'''James "Jimmy" Howie''' (19 March 1878 - January 1963) was a Scottish footballer who later became a manager.
Born in Galston, Ayrshire, he joined Kilmarnock from local side Galston Athletic in 1898. He was in the side which won the 1899 Second Division title and the following season earned selection to the Scottish League representative side. He joined Kettering Town in 1901 then moved to Bristol Rovers the next season.
Howie was signed by Newcastle United in May 1903 and between then and 1910 made 235 appearances for the club, scoring 81 goals. He won the Football League Championship 3 times (1904-05, 1906-07 and 1908-09) and was also an FA Cup winner in 1910. During this period he earned three caps for the Scottish national side, making his debut in 1905.
Howie was universally known in the game as "Gentleman James" but was equally notable for his peculiar running action, which looked like a hopping motion. After leaving Newcastle in December 1910 he spent three seasons with Huddersfield Town before retiring.
In 1913 Howie moved into management when appointed manager of Queens Park Rangers, a position he held for seven years. He was then secretary-manager of Middlesbrough from March 1920 until May 1924. His brother David, also a former professional footballer, was concurrently manager of Bradford Park Avenue.
It is believed that after football Howie became a tobacconist in London.
'''Newcastle United'''
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Low was nicknamed the "Laughing Cavalier", although opposition forwards may have disagreed with this as he was a typical hard defender of that time. He played 366 games for Newcastle scoring 8 goals. He also played for the Scotland national team, winning 5 caps between 1911 and 1920.
Low remained with Newcastle after his playing retirement, firstly as a coach for the Swifts junior side, then latterly as the club's groundsman. He was killed in 1933 when a car knocked him over.
His brother, Harold, and son, Norman were also professional footballers.
'''Newcastle United'''
A Complete Who's Who of Newcastle United, by Paul Joannou
Haway The Lads, The Illustrated Story of Newcastle United, by Paul Joannou, Tommy Canning/Patrick Canning
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McWilliam was born 21 September 1879 in Argyle Street, Inverness. The fourth child of six to Peter McWilliam (1851-188?) and Jane Neish (1852-1885). His father was a grocer's porter and the family had previously moved to Inverness from Forgue, Aberdeenshire. In 1905, while a player for Newcastle United, he married Florence Woof (1885-1970), a woman from Redcar, Yorkshire. They moved to this locality shortly afterwards and had four children. McWilliam died 1 October 1951 in Redcar and is buried in the nearby Kirkleatham cemetery.
Peter McWilliam started his playing career at Inverness Thistle and remained with them for two years before starting a very successful period at Newcastle United between 1902 to 1911. He played 241 games, scoring 12 goals from the left half position. He won honours with Newcastle being part of the 1904 - 05, 1905 - 06 and 1908 - 09 Football League Championship sides and was an FA Cup Finalist in 1905, 1906 and 1908. In 1910 he won an FA Cup winner's medal. He was also capped 8 times by the Scotland. The football world knew him as "Peter the Great", he was hugely popular with the Geordie fans.. His playing career came to an end following an injury sustained in an international match against Wales in March 1911.
He managed both Tottenham Hotspur during two spells between which he was manager at Middlesbrough.
In his first spell at Tottenham which started in December 1912 he managed the team during one of its most successful periods. This included the Second Division Title in 1920 and following promotion winning the FA Cup in 1921 and runners up in the First Division in 1922. In 1927 he left Spurs to manage Middlesbrough having been enticed by an offer of a -1500 salary per annum.
Although he enjoyed some success at the club over five seasons he never gained the full popularity of the fans. He returned to London briefly as a chief scout for Arsenal before once again managing Tottenham in 1938, during which time he promoted many younger players to the first team from the -nursery side- at Northfleet, including Bill Nicholson. The intervention of the war effectively brought his managerial career to an end and he retired in 1942.
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Sandy could go by players with ease, but sometimes would be selfish with the ball and would try to do more than passing a simple ball. He won a Championship and FA Cup with Newcastle. His clubs included: Kilmarnock, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Jarrow and Norwich City.
He was the son of Sandy Higgins, Snr.,
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Donald Gary Barnard''' (born 1 July 1984) is a professional footballer. He is currently playing for Tilbury.
Barnard came up through the youth ranks at Leyton Orient, and wore the #2 and previously #23 shirt. He was reduced to mainly a substitute place for much of the seasons that he was part of the Leyton Orient first team squad. Donny was released at the end of the 2006-07 season and signed for Grays Athletic.
He was released from Grays Athletic on 26 September 2007 due to attitude problems, he signed for AFC Hornchurch in October the same year.
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'''George W. Wilson''' (1884 in Lochgelly, Fife - 2 June 1960 in Canada) was a Scottish professional international footballer, who spent the greatest part of his career with Newcastle United.
An outside left, Wilson began his career with a series of local Fife clubs, including then non-league Cowdenbeath. In 1904 he signed for First Division Heart of Midlothian, at that time struggling due to financial concerns. An economic restructuring in 1905 revitalised the club though, and Wilson was a regular in the side as Hearts finished 2nd in the league and won the Scottish Cup in 1905-06. He scored the winning goal in the final against holders Third Lanark, a tap-in in the 81st minutes after a Bobby Walker shot had been blocked.
Wilson moved south to England at that season's conclusion, sold to Everton in a -725 joint deal alongside his brother David. His stay on Merseyside was brief however and, after a short spell with Irish side Distillery, he joined Newcastle United for -1,600 in 1907, a then record transfer fee.
Playing on the left wing he made 211 appearances and scored 33 goals for the ''Magpies'', helping them to the English League title in the 1908-09 season and the FA Cup in 1910.
Wilson was nicknamed "Smiler" during his time on Tyneside, although this was a sarcastic epithet, as he was a rather dour character, matching the Scottish stereotype. He was small in height (5'6") but a big build meant that he was not easily pushed off the ball.
Wilson was a full Scottish international, making his debut for the national side in a 1-1 draw with Wales at Dens Park in 1904. He earned 6 caps in total, four while with Hearts, one each during his time at Everton and Newcastle. His final international appearance occurred in a 2-0 defeat by England in 1909.
The First World War interrupted the latter part of Wilson's career and from 1914 onward he played with East Fife then Raith Rovers back in his native Fife, as well as Lanarkshire side Albion Rovers.
Wilson was also manager of Raith Rovers for a time, although he resigned this position and emigrated to Canada.
'''Newcastle United'''
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}}'''Michael Simpson''' (born February 28, 1974 in Nottingham) is an English footballer, currently playing for Burton Albion.
Michael began his career at one of his hometown clubs, Notts County. He made 43 starts for the Magpies, before moving to Wycombe Wanderers on loan in 1996. He then made his return to Notts county and made a further appearance before Plymouth Argyle came in for his services in the same season of 1996-97. He made 10 starts for Plymouth and a further 2 substitute appearances. In 1997, Michael returned back to Wycombe Wanderers, where he finally found home. In a highly successful seven years at Wycombe, he clocked up 251 starts and 15 as a substitute. Michael played a big part in Wycombe's famous F.A cup run of the 2000/01 season, where they beat then Premiership Leicester City to reach the semi-finals.
Michael's great Wycombe career was halted in 2004, where he was released after their relegation to League Two. He signed for Leyton Orient in the summer of 2004 on a free transfer. Since his arrival at Brisbane Road, he has chalked up 105 appearances and 3 goals.
In November 2007 after a lengthy injury, he linked up with Burton Albion and was an integral part of the squad which won promotion to The Football League in 2009.
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'''Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes''', aka '''Silas''' (born 1 September 1976 in Lisbon), is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Unio de Leiria, as a midfielder.
After making his professional debuts with local club Atltico Clube de Portugal, Silas emigrated to Spain, representing modest AD Ceuta, who loaned him for one season to Elche CF.
Silas first made his name at Unio Desportiva de Leiria, with whom he achieved a couple of top six league finishes, also making the Cup final in 2003. During 2001-02, Silas was managed by up-and-coming Jos Mourinho and, the season after, made his first appearance for the national team, on 3 April 2003, in a 1-0 friendly win over Macedonia. He later played against Paraguay and Bolivia.
Silas signed for newly promoted English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2003, for an initial fee of -1 million. However, he endured a frustrating time in England - failing to settle in the country and establish himself in the Wolves squad. During their doomed season he made a mere nine league appearances, totalling 14.
At the end of that season he joined Portuguese first division club C.S. Martimo on a season-long loan and, the following season, still not featuring in the Wolves manager's plans (now Glenn Hoddle) he was loaned out to another Portuguese club, this time C.F. Os Belenenses.
At the end of the season, having made 28 appearances with four goals, Silas decided to make his move permanent - joining on a free transfer as his contract at Wolves had expired. He continued to be an undisputed starter from 2006-09, after which he was released and returned to Leiria, freshly returned to the topflight.
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'''Zoumana Bakayogo''' (born 11 August 1986 in Paris) is a French-born Ivorian football defender, who currently plays for Tranmere Rovers F.C..
Bakayogo started his career at French Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain before moving to England in 2006. The young left-back originally joined Brighton & Hove Albion for a two week trial in the summer of 2006, but was not offered a contract due to a persistent knee injury. Following this, Bakayogo then had a successful trial at League One Millwall after impressing then-manager Nigel Spackman, and was awarded a contract with the club.
He featured in seven games under Spackman in the first half of the 2006-07 season, making his competitive debut on 22 August 2006, in a 2-1 win over Gillingham at The New Den in the League Cup First Round. Following Willie Donachie's appointment on 22 November, he was only to make three further appearances that season. In January 2007 he was sent on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion. He suffered a hellish season on the south coast, where despite staying at the Withdean for the rest of the season, he played no first team games due to an ankle injury and international call-ups.
He played thirteen games of the 2007-08 campaign, eleven of these coming after Kenny Jackett's appointed in November.
Bakayogo made his final appearances for ''the Lions'' on 4 October 2008, in a 4-0 home drubbing to MK Dons, he came on as a half time substitute. He was released from the club in early 2009 and returned to France.
A French agency put him in contact with Port Vale boss Micky Adams, Bakayogo played in a pre-season friendly game. Adams said "''I thought he did fantastically well in the 60 minutes he played''". He was not offered a contract as Bakayogo's agent insisted upon an instant decision, something which Adams could not provide.
On 1 September 2009 it was announced that Tranmere Rovers F.C. had signed the French defender the player on a free transfer until January 2010. He has had a successful start at Tranmere with two man of the match performances . Speculation was rife that Bakayogo would leave Prenton Park at the end of his short term deal with several clubs showing an interest in him. Leeds United and Southampton were clubs that had been mentioned as supposedly wanting to sign the defender, however at the end of December 2009 it was announced that the player had agreed a new deal until the end of the season. He signed in time to be included in the squad for the 3rd round of the English FA Cup, playing against Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. He played well at left back in a game Tranmere lost 1:0.
Although born in the French capital Paris, Bakayogo is of Ivorian descent and is thus eligible to play for their national side. He was part of the Cote d'Ivoire under-23 Olympic side and played again African rivals Senegal on 22 August 2007 in a qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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He joined York City on a month's loan in January 2007 and made three appearances in the Conference National. He joined Blyth Spartans on loan during the 2007-08 season and made seven appearances and scored one goal for them in Conference North.
Maidens started his career as a trainee with Hartlepool United and in 2001 was placed on standby for The Football Association's "Under-15 Schoolboy Development Course",
Maidens joined York City on a month's loan on 19 January 2007.
He joined Blyth Spartans on loan in time for the start of the 2007-08 season and scored on his Conference North debut, a 2-0 win at home to Alfreton Town.
On 20 October 2007, Hartlepool United announced that Maidens had died in a road traffic accident. He was a passenger in a vehicle which lost control and smashed into a metal post near a roundabout on the A174 at 20.25 hours on 19 October, police reported. Both their youth team game and their league game against Swansea City were postponed as a mark of respect. The postponement was fully backed by Swansea City and the Football League.
Swansea City and Hartlepool players paid tribute to Michael on 21 October. One of the Swansea players who was deeply saddened by Maidens' passing was Tom Butler, who played alongside him during his time at Hartlepool. Hartlepool have since retired Maidens' number 25 shirt.
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'''Lee Flynn''', born 4 September 1973 in Hampstead, England is a defender and currently captain of Thurrock.
He started his career in non-league football by signing for Romford in 1991. He then moved to Hendon before being snapped up by then Football Conference side Hayes in 1995, where he played 145 games, scoring 18 goals.
In January 2001, after 6 years with Hayes, he transferred to Third Division side Barnet, making his league debut on 13 January 2001 in a 2-1 win at home to York City. He was a regular in the side until the end of the season, when Barnet were relegated to the Conference following a 3-2 defeat at home to relegation rivals Torquay United on the final day of the season.
He remained with Barnet until May 2003 when he joined Stevenage Borough. In 2004, he moved to Dagenham & Redbridge, but found his opportunities limited and was loaned out to St Albans City and Cambridge City. He impressed during his loan spell at St Albans and was signed on a permanent deal in March 2006.
Flynn joined Thurrock after leaving The Saints in March 2007.
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'''Edward John Orton Hemsley''' (born September 1, 1943, in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a professional footballer, playing at left-back for Sheffield United and Shrewsbury Town. He was also a first-class cricketer for Worcestershire.
Hemsley was still a schoolboy when he signed professional terms with Shrewsbury Town in 1961. He made 235 league appearances for the Shrews with 21 league goals.
In 1968, the manager of Sheffield United was Arthur Rowley - who had spent the previous 10 years as manager of Shrewsbury Town, and his first signing was to be Hemsley. Hemsley had been club captain at Shrewsbury.
He was given his chance in the starting line-up at left-back and soon made the position his own. His debut for Sheffield United was against Blackburn Rovers at Bramall Lane on November 1, 1969 in a 4-0 victory. He was an ever present in the team over the next few years and played 40 matches in season 1970-71. On April 28, 1971, he was as a member of the Blades squad that clinched promotion to the First Division.
He played for Sheffield United for 9 years; his final appearance for the Blades was at Ewood Park against Blackburn Rovers on March 5, 1977. In total, he made 247 league appearances for Sheffield United with 8 goals in that period.
He finished his footballing career with Doncaster Rovers, spending 2 seasons with Rovers and making 41 league appearances.
Hemsley was a Right-hand batsman. As a bowler he was a Right-arm medium pace.
He played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1968-1982. He was mentioned as a possible England batsman when he helped Worcestershire, for whom he played 243 first-class games and 219 one-dayers, to the County Championship in 1974. In total, Hemsley scored 9740 first-class runs for Worcestershire.He also (uniquely) played cricket on his home football ground,Worcs v Yorkshire at Bramall Lane
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'''Robert (Bobby) Ernest Evans''' (21 November 1885 - 28 November 1965) was a professional footballer, who played as a left-winger for Aston Villa (1906 - 1908) and Sheffield United (1908 - 1915). He won the FA Cup with Sheffield United in 1915 and played international football for both Wales and England.
Evans was born in Chester, England of Welsh parents. He started his football career with Saltney Ferry F.C. In December 1904 he moved to Chester but played just one league and one Welsh Cup match for the club (both against Wrexham) and returned to Saltney Ferry. He was then spotted by the Welsh professional club Wrexham for whom he signed in the summer of 1905, in time for their inaugural season in the Birmingham and District League. He made his debut for Wales in a 2-0 victory over Scotland on 3 March 1906; this was followed by a 1-0 defeat by England a few days later. These performances attracted the attention of Aston Villa who signed him in the summer of 1906 for a fee of -30.
Whilst at Villa he continued to add to his tally of Welsh caps. Despite this, he made only occasional appearances for Villa, playing nine league games in 1906-07 and seven in 1907-08 when Villa finished runners-up in the Football League.
In 1908 he moved (with Peter Kyle for a combined fee of -1100) to Sheffield United where he soon became an automatic first choice player. He continued to appear for Wales until by 1910 he had ten Welsh caps with two goals to his credit. He had played four times against England, the 1-0 loss in 1906, the 1-1 draw in 1907, the 7-1 loss in 1908 and the 1-0 loss in 1910. His final appearance for Wales was against Ireland on 11 April 1910 when he scored twice in a 4-0 victory. It was then discovered that, although both his parents were Welsh, he had been born in Chester and was therefore qualified to play for England.
He then made four appearances for England, all at outside left and all as a Sheffield United player, in 1911 and 1912, including 3-0 and 2-0 victories against Wales. He scored his only England goal on his debut against Ireland on 11 February 1911.
Evans was a member of the Sheffield United team that won the FA Cup in 1915. This was his final competitive appearance for Sheffield United and he retired from playing professionally during the First World War, although he turned out in the Cheshire County League for Crichtons Athletic.
He took up employment at the Shell Mex oil company in Ellesmere Port and turned out for their works team.
He died on 28 November 1965, shortly after his 80th birthday.
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'''Filipe Alexandre Morais''' (born 21 November 1985) is a Portuguese footballer who is currently playing for St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premier League.
Morais was born in Benavente, Portugal and turned professional after signing for Chelsea in 2003.
Morais was signed by Hibernian in July 2007, after making his debut in the Edinburgh club's 1-0 friendly victory over Middlesbrough.
Morais was then released by Hibs to sign for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2009, along with Thierry Gatheussi. Morais scored two goals on his debut for Inverness against Partick Thistle in the Scottish Cup. Morais left Inverness after they were relegated to the Scottish First Division and he rejected their offer of a new contract.
Morais is a former Portugal under-21 international.
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'''David Robert Hughes''' (born 30 December 1972) is a Welsh footballer, who spent six seasons in the Premiership with Southampton, playing as a midfielder.
Hughes was born in St Albans and, after playing youth football with Weymouth, joined Southampton in March 1991, initially as a trainee. He signed a professional contract in August 1991, but did not make his first-team debut until 5 February 1994 (in a 2-1 defeat away to Oldham Athletic) shortly after the appointment of Alan Ball as Saints' manager. He was never a regular member of the first team squad and appeared more often as a substitute than a starter.
In his nine years at The Dell he suffered an incredible catalogue of injuries including broken legs (twice), fractured ribs and back problems which required surgery. When fit, he was an industrious midfielder who could both burst into the box and clear up in defence.
He was a rare goal-scorer, but scored twice in consecutive matches, firstly away to Queens Park Rangers on 28 December 1994 with an acrobatic scissors-kick, and again at home to Manchester United three days later with a right-foot shot, both games ending 2-2.
His career at Southampton finally ended after a knee injury picked up in the August 2000 pre-season at Aldershot.
He also played at Youth level for England and at Under-21 level for Wales.
After leaving professional football, he went into the building trade and in 2002 he joined Eastleigh  as player/assistant manager. When Hughes joined, Eastleigh were in the Wessex League but in Hughes' first season they won the title to earn promotion to the Southern League. After one season in the Southern League, Eastleigh transferred to the Isthmian League for the 2004-05 season, from where they were promoted to the Conference South in 2005.
On 9 July 2007, Hughes was promoted to team manager at Eastleigh, following Jason Dodd's resignation. He relinquished this post following the appointment of Ian Baird in October 2007, operating instead as the player/assistant manager.
In October 2008, Hughes resigned from his position at Eastleigh, who were in serious financial difficulties. During his time with the Stoneham Lane club he made over 250 appearances, scoring 38 goals.
Hughes was snapped up by former Eastleigh manager Paul Doswell, now manager at Sutton United. He made his debut as substitute in the F.A. Cup 1st Round tie at home to Notts County, and was booked. Hughes totalled 28 league appearances and 5 in the cup, and scored 5 goals in the 2008-09 season for Sutton.
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'''Thomas''' "'''Tommy'''" '''Browell''' (19 October 1892 - 5 October 1955) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Hull City, Everton, Manchester City and Blackpool. He is the seventh-highest Manchester City goalscorer of all time with 139 goals for the club.
Browell was born in Walbottle, Northumberland, in 1892. He started his career with Hull City, who were then in the Football League Second Division, who also had Browell's two brothers on their books.
In October 1913, Manchester City signed Browell for -1,780. He scored on his City debut against The Wednesday, though City lost the match 2-1. Two seasons into his time in Manchester, the outbreak of World War I suspended football for a four-year period. When matches resumed in 1919, Browell formed a prolific goalscoring partnership with Horace Barnes. In the 1920-21 season Manchester City finished runners-up in the league, and Browell set a career-best of 31 league goals.
In the 1925-26 season, Manchester City enjoyed a run to the FA Cup final in which Browell was an influential figure, scoring seven times, including a hat-trick in the 11-4 defeat of Crystal Palace, and two goals in the first half-hour of the semi-final against Manchester United. However, victory eluded the team in the final, which was won 1-0 by Bolton. To compound the misfortune, City were also relegated to the Second Division on the final day of the season, losing to Newcastle United despite a Browell goal.
Relegation resulted in changes of personnel, and the following season Browell was transferred for -1,100 to Blackpool, where he played for four years. In total, he made 247 appearances for Manchester City, scoring 139 goals.
At Blackpool, under the guidance of Major Frank Buckley, Browell scored 14 goals in his first season to become the club's second-highest scorer. Those goals included a hat-trick in a 5-0 home win over Notts County on May 7, 1927, in the final game of the season.
For the 1927-28 season, Browell switched to the right side and teamed up with new arrival, the would-be prolific Jimmy Hampson. Browell scored another hat-trick that season, on September 24, 1927, in a 6-2 win against Bristol City at Bloomfield Road.
Eventually, age got the better of Browell, and with the emergence of Jack Oxberry, Browell was released at the age of 38. He remained in the Fylde Coast area, joining Lytham as player-coach. He also went on to coach Morecambe.
Upon retiring from football, Browell became a tram driver in Blackpool.
After his death in 1955, at the age of 62, Browell received the honour of having a street named after him in Manchester. Tommy Browell Close is located to the west of Manchester City's old home, Maine Road, and is part of an estate built in the 1970s.
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'''Dixie McNeil''' (born 16 January 1947 in Melton Mowbray) is a former English footballer and manager, who played as a striker.
As a schoolboy, McNeil signed for his local club Leicester City F.C. after playing for local club Holwell Works. However he did not fit into the First Division side's plans and was released. He made his football league debut for Exeter City F.C. in the 1966-67 season against Wrexham, a club he would later play for and manage. Despite scoring in one third of the matches he played, he was released at the end of the season, dropping down into the Southern League with Corby Town, a club closer to home. However the club was relegated in Dixie's first season despite his goals, and the following season he caught the attention of Northampton Town who paid -5,000 for him in May 1969.
He spent two and a half seasons at the County Ground, scoring a goal in the famous FA Cup match against Manchester United, where George Best scored six times. He then joined fellow Fourth Division side Lincoln City F.C. where he really began to demonstrate his goalscoring abilities. Indeed he would be top scorer at a club for the next five seasons; twice at Lincoln and three times at Hereford United the club for whom he became something of a legend after signing for a -15,000 fee. He helped them achieve promotion to the Second Division, then the second tier of English football, in 1975-76. He was also the top goalscorer of the top four divisions of English football for that season. Hereford were to finish bottom of the Second Division despite Dixie scoring nearly a goal every other game.
In 1977, McNeil moved to Wrexham for -60,000 and again featured in major cup ties scoring the equaliser at The Racecourse Ground to take Blyth Spartans to a replay at St James' Park where he scored the winning goal. He retired from professional football in 1983 but played on in the Welsh National League with Chirk AAA, and also made an appearance in the FA Cup in 1985, at the age of 38. He became Wrexham manager in 1985 and in his first season he managed the club to the Welsh Cup and progression into the European Cup Winners' Cup.
After a spell as assistant manager at Coventry City F.C., McNeil left football for some years but returned as a pundit for BBC Wales and, as of 2007, is manager of NEWI Cefn Druids. He has two sons Jamie and Ritchie, who currently plays for his father's team.
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Robson, who was usually used as a winger or utility player, played for Newcastle United before signing for West Ham United for -60,000 in 1974. He made his Hammers debut in a League Cup game against Tranmere Rovers on 18 September 1974.
Robson was a member of the team that finished runners-up of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1976, scoring in the Semi-final second leg game against Eintracht Frankfurt and in the Final against Anderlecht. He spent time on loan with North American Soccer League team Team Hawaii for the franchise's single season under the moniker, playing with former Hammer Yılmaz Orhan. He played his last game for the East London club on 5 March 1977 against Sunderland.
Robson moved to Cardiff City in August 1977, having scored 19 goals in 87 games for West Ham. He went on to play for Norwich City, where he teamed up with ex-West Ham players Alan Taylor, Graham Paddon and John McDowell. The -25,000 signing scored 13 goals in 65 games for the Carrow Road club before moving to Leicester City. He spent time on loan to Carlisle United where he played with another former Hammer, Bryan 'Pop' Robson.
After a short spell in Hong Kong playing with the South China Athletic Association, Robson worked at Impress Metal Packing Co. and played for Norwich Busmen, Corinthians and Wroxham, where he became assistant manager in 1993-94.
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'''Stephen Turnbull''' (born 7 January 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Blyth Spartans. He is the twin brother of Gateshead midfielder Philip Turnbull.
Stephen is a central midfield player. He captained the Hartlepool youth team during the Dallas Cup in 2005 where they achieved third place, and made 22 appearances for the first team the following season, earning his first professional contract.
He joined Bury on loan in 2006, where he was picked by Bury manager Chris Casper for their 3-1 FA Cup second round replay win at Chester City on 12 December, although he was ineligible to play and Bury were therefore thrown out of the tournament. Danny Wilson called Stephen back to Hartlepool soon after this. He spent the whole of March 2007 on loan at Rochdale, playing in four matches.
After leaving Hartlepool in early May 2008, he signed for Gateshead on 2 June 2008 teaming up with his brother. He was released by Gateshead on 14 May 2009 and signed for neighbours Blyth Spartans.
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'''Bert Hawkins''' (29 September 1923 in Bristol - 2002) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.
After starting his career at Bristol Rovers, Hawkins played for Bristol City, and on loan at Bath City, before moving to West Ham United in 1951. He scored on his Hammers debut, a 1-1 draw against Hull City on 1 September 1951. He totalled 15 goals in 32 Second Division appearances for West Ham in the 1951-52 season, and also made three FA Cup appearances for the club.
After sustaining an injury during pre-season, he scored his only other goal for West Ham in a 3-1 home win against Brentford on 1 November 1952, but played just one other game in 1952-53 before moving to Queens Park Rangers. He then played for Cheltenham Town during the 1954-55 season.
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'''John Christopher Patrick Anderson''' (born 7 November 1959 in Dublin) is a former Irish international footballer who played as a defender. His clubs included West Bromwich Albion, Preston North End and Newcastle United.
Anderson was on the books of West Bromwich Albion between 1976 and 1979. Despite playing in 92 reserve team games for the club, he never made a single first team appearance for the club in a major competition.
Anderson signed for Newcastle United in 1982 on a free transfer from Preston North End. His signing was low key because the club had recently pulled off a major coup in signing England captain Kevin Keegan. A very versatile player, Anderson made his debut in the 2-1 win at Blackburn Rovers on 1 September 1982.
In 1983-84, Anderson played in one of the most entertaining sides in Newcastle United's history as the club scored 85 goals and gained promotion back to the top flight, in a side that featured Chris Waddle, Peter Beardsley, Kevin Keegan and Terry McDermott. Anderson played in 41 of the 42 league matches that season. He was given a testimonial by the club in 1992 after 10 years as a Newcastle United player, during which time he made 337 league appearances, scoring 14 goals. One of his goals was a 25-yard free kick in a game at Vicarage Road in the early 1990s against Watford.
Anderson represented the Republic of Ireland at schoolboy, youth and under-21 levels.
Anderson's only international goal was the match winner in the 3 - 2 victory over the US in a friendly game at Dalymount Park on 29 October 1979.
This was only his second cap, coming on as a substitute for Pierce O'Leary. It was a much better result than his first cap, also as a substitute but for John Devine.
That game was the 4 - 1 defeat to Czechoslovakia, played in the Stadion Evena Roickho on 26 September 1979.
Anderson's first international start would came in the 1 - 0 defeat to Chile, played in the National Stadium in Santiago on 22 May 1982.
He would win 16 caps for the full team and was in the squad for the 1988 European Championship finals, although he was an unused substitute for all of the 3 Group B matches. He missed out on going to the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. His last game for Ireland was in the testimonial for Peadar O'Driscoll against Tunisia on 19 October 1988, with Ireland winning 4 - 0.
Anderson retired from playing football in 1992.
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'''Shaun James Whalley''' (born 7 August 1987 in Whiston, is an English footballer currently playing for Droylsden. He made his Football League debut for Chester City in a 0-0 draw with Cambridge United in September 2004 and enjoyed four other first-team appearances that season, but he was released in May 2005.
After spells with non-league outfits Runcorn and Witton Albion, Whalley joined Football League newcomers Accrington Stanley in November 2006. His first league goal was a late winner against Mansfield Town in January 2007.
In June 2008, after being released by Accrington Stanley, he joined Conference side Wrexham. In February 2009 he joined Conference North side Southport on loan for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. Released at the end of the season, Whalley joined Droylsden of the Conference North in August 2009.
Whalley's father Neil played professionally for Preston North End in the early 1990s.
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'''Chris McGrail''' (born February 25, 1988 in Preston, England) is an English footballer currently playing for Lostock St Gerrards.
In the 2006-07 season, he spent a short spell on loan at Football League Two side Accrington Stanley. He returned to Accrington on a loan deal at the beginning of the 2007-08 season. During his time out with injury during the summer of 2008 he trained and taught at Preston North End centre of excellence on a Saturday morning at West View leisure centre.
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'''Albert Walker''' (4 February 1910 - April 1993) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back.
Walker was born in Little Lever, near Bolton, Lancashire. After moving from his school team to Little Lever United of the Bolton and District League, Walker signed as an amateur for Southport. He spent little over a year at Haig Avenue before moving to Bolton Wanderers of the First Division.
Competing with Bob Haworth and Alex Finney, Walker found his chances limited and moved to Third Division North side Barrow the following year.
After 72 games and 11 goals for Barrow, Walker was picked up by London club West Ham United, who had just been relegated to the Second Division. He made his Hammers debut against Oldham Athletic, a 5-2 win at Upton Park.
Walker spent six years at West Ham, forming a partnership with Alf Chalkley, and was an ever-present during the 1934-35 season. He played his last game for the club on 28 December 1937 against Norwich City. He left in 1938 to join Doncaster Rovers and made 40 League appearances for the northerners.
Walker spent World War II with the National Fire Service, then joined Southern League club Colchester United.
He later rejoined West Ham as coach of the Metropolitan League team, then worked his way up through the Eastern Counties League and Football Combination teams before working with the first team. He retired in 1980.
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'''Kevin Lock''' (born 27 December 1953 in Plaistow, London) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Lock played for West Ham United, making his debut against Sheffield United on 29 February 1972. He took over the number 6 shirt from Bobby Moore, who left for Fulham in 1974.
He played against Moore in the 1975 FA Cup Final victory before joining Fulham himself in 1978. He won three caps for the England Under 23 side in 1973. His last game for the Irons was on 17 September 1977, a 2-3 away win against Bristol City.
He later joined Southend United, then managed by Moore, where he played ten League games. He stayed with the Essex club as a coach once he'd retired from playing.
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'''Ahmed Fathy''' (sometimes spelt '''Fathi''', born November 10, 1984) is an Egyptian international football player. He currently plays for El-Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League. He plays a variety of roles in the midfield such as right midfielder and defensive midfielder and occasionally in the right back role for club and country.
Fathy played as a midfielder and right back for Ismaily in Egypt. He prefers to play on the right side of midfield, and is known for his versatility as he plays in the right back, right midfield and central midfield positions. He appeared in the ACN Egypt 2006 final against Ivory Coast playing as a central defender in place of the injured Wael Gomaa.
Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported in early 2007 that club Ismaily SC had accepted Sheffield United's -700,000 offer for Fathy, and after a number of weeks of protracted negotiations Fathy signed a three and a half year contract on January 24, 2007.
Fathy made his Premiership debut as a substitute in the closing minutes of the 2-1 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur at Bramall Lane on February 10, 2007.
He was linked with a move to the Egyptian club El Zamalek for 2 million Euros after discussions with Sheffield United's management, but the player refused the transfer even though the clubs had agreed a fee - he insisted he wanted to continue his career as a professional player outside of Egypt, but arch-rivals Al-Ahly managed to get Fathy's consent and Sheffield United's agreement to a deal.
On 10 September 2007 he joined El-Ahly after making just three senior appearances for the Blades in the eight months he had spent with the club. Although the figure has not been revealed it is believed Sheffield United recouped the -675,000 they paid for him.
Fathi had been signed though after the trasfer window in Egypt had closed and thus without having played a single match for his new club he had to find another to gain valuable match experience until January which was in 3 months time, but that demand was hard as it was difficult for the Ahly board to find Fathi a team that would accept a loan movement of a player who had little match playing time and would only stay for a few months before leaving and needed to play regularly, it was a hard task but Ahly boards managed to agree with Kuwaiti giants Al Kazma to accept the player on a loan deal and Fathi managed to play regularly for the team and had managed to become a star play in the formation of the Kuwaiti team with his passes and he even managed to score a few goals.
Fathi went on to become a key member of Ahly's squad in a small amount of time, his debut came against Arab Contractors away in front of a 15,000 crowd stadium on 10 March 2008, he went on to become one of Ahly's main assets in the middle of the field as he controlled the midfield with his fellow defensive midfielder Hossam Ashour and guided the Red Devils to a 3-1 away win, scoring the first goal for Ahly from a powerful curling free kick in the first half. He is also often shofted in the right back role by Ahly manager Manuel Jose just like in the national team.
Fathi scored 3 goal as of 12 April 2008 and his highlight moment came against arch-rivals Zamalek, the team that almost signed him from Sheffield United a year back, opening the score for his team to a 2-0 win and thus making the derby event an even more disappointing night for the Zamalek crowd as the team have never won Ahly for the past 4 years except once.
Fathy became Egypt's youngest ever international when he was capped at 17 years old in 2001 against South Africa. Fathi was picked for the National team by Egyptian Coach Mohsen Saleh even before playing in his club's first team Ismaily SC, although this followed soon after, and was then called up for the Egyptian youth team.
He was a member of the Egyptian youth team that won the African Youth Cup 2003 in Burkina Faso, and he was the star of the Egypt squad at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in 2003 and at one point Fathi was part of Egypt's U-20, U-23 and senior squads at the same time. he was also part of the Egypt squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations at the Cairo International Stadium in 2006, when they beat the Ivory Coast on penalties in the final.
In February 2007, Fathi sealed a 2-0 win over Sweden with a powerful shot three minutes before time in an international friendly in Cairo marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the African Football Confederation (Caf).
On February 7, 2008, at Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2008 Fathi scored the first goal to lead Egypt to an historic 4-1 win over Cte d'Ivoire in the semi-finals.
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Wood played amateur football with Leytonstone, and once for England, before signing pro with West Ham United in 1937. His debut came with a 0-4 mauling of Manchester United in the old Second Division on 23 February 1938. He made ten appearances for the Hammers before the outbreak of World War II, but served as a Territorial with the Essex Regiment during the conflict.
After the war, and the resumption of football for the 1945-46 season, Wood made a further 52 appearances, scoring 15 goals, until his departure in 1949. His first goals for the club came with a brace against Arsenal in a 6-0 FA Cup win on 5 January 1946.
Wood joined East London neighbours Leyton Orient in October 1949. He made ten appearances for Orient.
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Born in West Ham, London, Carter played for West Ham Boys, then his works team, Green & Silley Weir of the London Munitions League, before moving to West Ham United for the club's first season of League football in 1919-20.
Often used as understudy to Syd Bishop, George Kay or Jack Tresadern, Carter managed 136 League appearances for the Irons. His only goal came in a 2-1 loss against Leeds United on 29 January 1921. He also played 19 FA Cup games for the club.
Carter never fully recovered from a knee injury sustained during a game against Blackburn Rovers on 14 February 1927. After a cartilage operation, he signed on for the following season but did not play. He had a brief stint at Fulham in 1928 and later played for Grays Thurrock
Carter went on to work for local company Tate & Lyle, and continued his association with the game as a coach with them. He also organised the West Ham six-a-side tournament.
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'''Jamie Squires''', born November 15, 1975 in Preston, is an English footballer currently playing for Bamber Bridge.
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'''Tommy Moroney''' (November 10, 1923, Cork, Ireland - May 2, 1981) is a former Irish soccer and rugby union player. Moroney played soccer for Cork United, West Ham United, Evergreen United and Ireland. In 1949 he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. He also represented both Cork Constitution and Munster at rugby union.
Together with Frank O'Farrell, Moroney was a member of the successful Cork United team of the 1940s, helping them win several League of Ireland titles. A brilliant all-round sportsman, Moroney also played rugby union for Cork Constitution, helping them win the Munster Senior Cup three times. He also represented Munster, but with the Five Nations Championship suspended because of the Second World War, he never got the chance to play for the Ireland national rugby union team.
Moroney moved to West Ham United in 1947, making his debut in the English Second Division on September 1, 1947 against Millwall. In January 1948 he was joined at the Hammers by his former Cork United team mate, Frank O'Farrell. Moroney played 148 league games for the Hammers, scoring 8 goals. He also played a further three games for the club in the FA Cup. He played his last game for West Ham on April 3, 1953 in a 2-1 defeat against Fulham. He subsequently returned to Cork where he finished his playing career with Evergreen United
Moroney made 12 appearances for Ireland between 1948 and 1953. He scored his only goal for Ireland, on his international debut, in a 2-1 away defeat against Spain on May 30, 1948. On September 21, 1949, together with Con Martin, Johnny Carey and Peter Farrell, he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. Together with Peter Desmond, he was one of two Corkmen in the team. He played his last game for Ireland on October 4, 1953 against France in a World Cup qualifier.
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'''Gordon Davies''' (born 1955) was a Welsh international football player. He earned 16 caps for Wales between 1979 and 1986, scoring 2 international goals.
Davies, a forward, played club football for a number of English clubs, including Fulham, Manchester City and Chelsea. He holds the record for most goals scored in a Fulham shirt with 178. Davies is also the only player to score a hat trick both for and against Chelsea in a league match.
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'''Philip Joseph Dwyer''' (born 28 October 1953 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. During his career, he attained 10 caps for Wales and played his club football for Cardiff City, where he still holds the club's all-time appearance record, as a centre-half
Dwyer, affectionally known as "Joe" by Cardiff City fans,
He made his international debut for Wales against Iran on 18 April 1978 at the age of 24, scoring the only goal of the game as well as having one goal disallowed and a header of the post. Dwyer scored again in his second game during a 3-1 defeat to England in the 1978 British Home Championship at his home club ground, Ninian Park. He played in the remaining two matches of the competition and also played in all three matches of the 1979 British Home Championship as Wales recorded consecutive second place finishes. He made his final appearance for Wales on 17 October 1979 in a 5-1 defeat to West Germany. However, despite playing in 10 of Wales' 13 matches between April 1978 and October 1979, Dwyer never played for his country again.
:''Scores and results list. Wales's goal tally first.''
After retiring from football, in 1985 Dwyer joined the South Wales Police force, despite being a year older than the force's recruitment age limit, in the town of Wenvoe, where he has lived with his wife Ann for twenty years. When asked about Dwyer's age at the time a police chief constable commented that: "''Phil had qualities which would be valuable to the police.''" He spent fifteen years as a police officer before becoming a freelance legal representative.
On 29 October 2008, after pleading guilty to a drunk driving charge, he was suspended by Cardiff Magistrates from driving for three years, when after calling on a client at Rumney Police Station he was found to have had 54 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 19 microgrammes over the legal limit.
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'''David Charles Giles''' (born 21 September 1956 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. During his career he attained 12 caps for Wales. His younger brother, Paul was also a professional footballer.
Giles was a Welsh schoolboy international when he signed for Cardiff City. He made his debut for the Bluebirds in a 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest in February 1975. Unable to hold down a permanent first team spot he left the club in December 1978 for -20,000 and joined Wrexham where he spent two years before again moving on, this time for -40,000 to Swansea City. He continued to move around in the next few seasons, playing for Leyton Orient on loan before moving to Crystal Palace and then Birmingham City.
After a spell at Newport County he returned to the club where he started his career, Cardiff City. But he was released after the Bluebirds suffered relegation to the third division and he joined Barry Town on a part-time basis eventually retiring there.
Giles was a regular analyst for ITV Wales on the late night football magazine show ''Wales Soccer Night'' until its axing in December 2005.
He also works as a journalist and previously wrote a regular sports column in the South Wales Echo covering Cardiff City and the Wales team.
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'''Gareth Hall''' (born 20 March 1969 in Croydon) is an English born former Welsh international football player. Gareth started his career as an apprentice at Chelsea in 1986. During a ten-year life with the club he made 172 appearances in all. He moved to Sunderland in January 1996 where he made a further 54 appearances up to the end of the 97/98 season. Signing for Swindon in May 1998 he played 97 games over three seasons before retiring at the age of 32 from full time football to the non league.Gareth's first season with Havant and Waterlooville was crowned in May 2002 when he received the Player's Player of the Year award.
After captaining both the youth and reserve team aged 18 and being awarded Chelsea Young Player of the Year in 1985, Gareth made his much anticipated debut against Plough Lane in 1987.
Gareth continued to shine in his defensive midfield role and it was his fancy footwork that helped send the Blues to Wembley for the Zenith Data Systems trophy.
He attained 9 caps for Wales and played his club football for Chelsea, Sunderland, Brentford, Swindon Town and Havant & Waterlooville.Gareth was appointed as the assistant manager of Hayes & Yeading United F.C. in May 2007, having previously held the post with Yeading FC from December 2006. In March 2009 after another winning run the club made it to the play-offs and were given a promotion to the Blue Square Premier.
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He was signed professionally for Leeds United in 1973 by the legendary Don Revie. Harris played under the likes of Jimmy Armfield and Jock Stein at Leeds and alongside the likes of Billy Bremner, Johnny Giles, Peter Lorimer, Norman Hunter, Allan Clarke, Paul Madeley, Paul Reaney and Eddie Gray.
A week after signing for Leeds, a young homesick Harris had returned to South Wales. However, Leeds thought he was worth pursuing and sent a famous former player (John Charles) to persuade him to return. Harris made his first team debut on 19 April 1975, as an 18 year old, coming on as a substitute for Giles in a Division One League match v Ipswich Town at Elland Road. Leeds went on to win that game 2-1, with Harris netting the winner.
Harris went on to play 156 (30 of which were as a sub) league games for Leeds, scoring 26 league goals, including ending the 1980-81 season as the club's top scorer with 10 goals. Counting cup matches Harris played a total of 176 games (40 as sub) for the club, scoring 29 goals.
Following one game v Arsenal at Highbury, where Harris tormented the home side all afternoon, he was reportedly subject of -700,000 bid from the Gunners, in a time when 1 million pound transfers were still unusual.
Out of contract, he finally left Elland Road in 1982 in a -100,000 move to Charlton Athletic. Following his move to London, Harris struggled with injuries but went on to play 76 times (7 goals) for Charlton, 38 games (4 goals) for Bury, 25 games (3 goals) for Rochdale and 16 games (1 goal) for Exeter City. In between leaving Bury and signing for Rochdale, Harris also turned out briefly for Airdrie, a club then managed by former Leeds team mate Gordon McQueen. Following his English League career Harris finished his playing days back in Neath as player-manager of local League of Wales side Briton Ferry Athletic.
Harris won 24 full international caps and 1 Under-23 cap (v Scotland) for Wales, all gained at Leeds. Harris scored his only international goal in a 1-0 win against Turkey in a 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. He made his full international debut in March 1976 against England at Wrexham, some eleven months after his club debut for Leeds. Harris picked up the last of his 24 caps in another game against England, at Cardiff in April 1982.
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'''William Terrence Hennessey''' (born 1 September 1942) was a Welsh international footballer. He attained 39 caps for Wales. He made 397 appearances at club level with Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest and Derby County, plus a short stint with non-league side Tamworth.
After winning schoolboy honours, he joined Birmingham City. Hennessey was to switch from inside forward to wing half, quickly gaining his first team place and, in 1962, his first full Welsh cap against the Republic of Ireland. He went on to win thirty-nine caps in all.
He was a member of the Birmingham team that won the 1962-63 Football League Cup. Throughout 1963-64 he helped Birmingham avoid relegation by a single point, forfeiting another Welsh cap to assist his club at a critical period during the season.
In November 1965, he was transferred to Nottingham Forest and became their captain. He transferred from Forest to Derby County in February 1970 for a fee of -100,000. His role on the field varied. During his career accumulated a total of five hundred league appearances
He was forced to retire at the end of the 1972-73 campaign and initially went into coaching. He took a position as coach of the Tulsa Roughnecks in the early 1980s, when in 1983 they won the championship of the North American Soccer League (NASL).
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'''John Mahoney''' (born 20 September 1946 in Cardiff) was a Welsh international football player. He attained 51 caps for Wales and played his club football at the highest level of the Football League for three teams, namely Stoke City, Middlesbrough and Swansea City.
He has three daughters; Bethan, Delyth and Rhiannon Mahoney. The latter two having played football and netball at international level. He is a cousin of Wales football manager John Toshack.
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Pascoe is now first team coach at Swansea City.
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'''Matthew Berkeley''', born August 3, 1987 in Manchester, England is a footballer who plays as a striker, currently with The New Saints. He is a Saint Kitts and Nevis Under 20 international.
Berkeley began his career with Gretna, and spent 9 games on loan at Conference North side Workington in 2006. He made his Debut on 4 February. He scored his first goals of the loan period in style, netting a hat trick against eventual champions Northwich Victoria at Borough Park on 18 February. He was again the star player for Workington in a 3-1 win at Alfreton on 14 March although he didn't get on the score sheet. It was announced before Workington's trip to Northwich Victoria on 23 March that he would return to Gretna to help their Scottish Cup campaign. Berkeley signed off his loan spell by scoring the opening goal in the game although Workington eventually lost 4-1. He was released by Gretna in 2007 and joined Altrincham.
Berkeley was released by Altrincham in late September 2007 after only 3 Blue Square Premier games for the club. On 4 October 2007 he re-signed for Workington. He scored his first goals since returning to the club on a permanent basis when he scored 2 in the 5-0 win over Stalybridge in the FA Cup third qualifying round on the 13th October 2007. Matt has recently been linked with Football League Two side Bury after he made an exquisite performance against them in the FA Cup 1st Round and rounded it off with a neatly taken goal. Speculation has worn off the Reds striker with no bid coming from Gigg Lane. However, manager Darren Edmondson has not ruled out anything just yet and is keeping his cards close to his chest. The Workington frontman has recently been called up to the St Kitts & Nevis first team to take part in their World Cup qualifier against Belize.
He moved to Droylsden on the 22nd June 2008 to join up with manager David Pace. But a month later he joined Leigh Genesis. After a change in management in late October 2008 left Leigh Genesis in a state of financial disarray, Berkeley joined Mossley A.F.C. before signing for Hyde United the following month.
Berkeley then signed for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints in the 2009 January transfer window and went onto score 3 goals in 13 games.
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'''Stephen Ward''' (born 20 August 1985) is an Irish footballer, signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Born in Portmarnock, Dublin, Ward grew up in Portmarnock and played his schoolboy soccer at Portmarnock AFC before he began his senior career at Bohemians and scored twice on his debut when introduced as a substitute against Skerries Town in the FAI Cup on 15 August 2003. He moved to England, signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of the 2006 League of Ireland season in January 2007 for an undisclosed fee.
He made a bright start to life in the English Championship, scoring 3 times in his first 6 league games, winning him the ''Championship Player of the Month Award'' for February 2007. He featured in all Wolves remaining fixtures as they reached the Championship play-offs.
The following season was less successful as Ward was only played in an unfamiliar left wing role (ironically, a position he was forced to play in under Gareth Farrelly whilst at Bohs), covering for the injured Matthew Jarvis, and he himself later suffered patellar tendinitis that ruled him out for three months.
Since regaining full fitness Ward has proved valuable in his willingness to play in any position. During the current 2008/2009 season he has played as left winger, striker, and left back. Ward has recently been replaced at left back by summer signing Matt Hill.
Stephen started the game against Queens Park Rangers which Wolves won 1-0 securing their place in the 2009-2010 Barclays Premiership and has made a bright start to Wolves 2009/10 Premiership campaign playing mainly at left back.
Ward has proven his worth this season in the premierleague and is currently first choice left back for Wolves. Wolves fans now see him as an out and out left back and Irish fans see him as a natural replacement for Kevin Kilbane.
During the current 2009/10 Premiership campaign Ward suffered a knee injury ruling him out for up to 12 weeks. Ward was sent off in the 53rd minute against Liverpool at Anfield for a second bookable offence.
He is under contract to the Molineux club until the end of the 2010/11 season.
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Scott played for Huntingdon Boys and St Neots Town before joining the groundstaff at West Ham United in 1957. After three years, and having made 12 appearances for England Youth, Scott made his senior debut on 6 February 1960 against Chelsea.
Partnering Phil Woosnam on the right wing, Scott played 97 games for West Ham, scoring 19 goals, before moving to Aston Villa. He played his last game for West Ham on 11 September 1965 against Leicester City.
Scott joined Villa for -25,000 and rekindled his partnership with Woosnam. He went on to make 57 appearances and score five goals for the Midlanders until his departure in September 1967. He then joined Torquay United, where he played under former Hammer Frank O'Farrell and linked up with his old team-mate John Bond.
Scott followed Bond, who went on to become manager of Bournemouth, in July 1970. Bournemouth, who also had ex-Hammer Ken Brown as coach, finished runners-up in Scott's first season. He made a total of 61 League appearances, scoring six goals. He moved to Exeter City in June 1972 and managed two goals in 51 League appearances before being forced to retire though injury in May 1974.
He later worked as youth team coach for Manchester City under Malcolm Allison.
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'''Ryan Semple''' (born 2 July 1977 in Derry) is a football midfielder currently playing for Institute FC from Northern Ireland. He is a former Peterborough United, Derry City, Linfield and Institute player.
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'''James Edward Stansfield''' (born 18 September 1978 in Dewsbury) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Halifax Town. He began his career with Huddersfield Town but never played for the first team. After leaving Halifax he played non-league football for clubs including Ossett Town, Liversedge, Bradford Park Avenue, Guiseley, Liversedge again, and Frickley Athletic.
Stansfield's great-grandfather Jack Stansfield played in the Football League First Division for Bradford City in the 1919-20 season.
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'''Cheung Chi Doy''' (born July 30, 1941 in Hong Kong) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played for Blackpool and the Republic of China (now Chinese Taipei). During the era, Republic of China team was represented by players from Hong Kong.
Cheung was one of the first Asian players to play in Europe. He began his career in the Hong Kong First Division at 14 years of age. In 1959, he went to play for English club Blackpool, where he was a teammate of Jimmy Armfield. He became the first player born in Asia to play in the English game. He made two appearances for Blackpool's first team and scored one goal, against Sheffield Wednesday on November 25, 1961. In 1968, he and his brother Cheung Chi Wai joined the Vancouver Royals, playing under Bobby Robson in the North American Soccer League. While he began the season in Vancouver, he finished it with the St. Louis Stars. He also played for Tung Wah, Kitchee and Jardine SC in the Hong Kong First Division.
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'''Veijeany Christopher Samba''' (born 28 March 1984), more commonly known as '''Christopher Samba''', is a Congolese footballer who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Barclays Premier League. He mainly plays as a central defender, but has also been known to play as a temporary centre-forward as he did on occasions during the back end of the 2008-09 season. He is known as a good aerial player and a physical presence in the heart of defence.
Born in Crteil, Val-de-Marne, Samba started his career with FC Rouen before spells at CS Sedan (he played 26 games for the reserve and four games for the first team).
Samba only made 20 appearances during his time in Germany and desired a move elsewhere. Struggling to break into the Hertha BSC first team
Samba completed a transfer from Hertha BSC to Blackburn Rovers signing a three and a half year deal for -400,000 on January 25, 2007. He made his Rovers debut against Luton Town in the FA Cup 4th Round, as a 69th minute sub for Ryan Nelsen and his Premiership debut on January 31 against Chelsea.
Following Samba's performances in his debut season, he established himself as a starter in the 2007-08 campaign. On 22 October 2007, Blackburn announced Samba had signed a new long-term contract keeping him at the club until the summer of 2012.
Although being a defender, he has made several appearances as a striker in the latter stages of the 2008-09 season, due to injuries to first team attackers and his potent figure, this earned Samba the prestigious title of "emergency striker". On 4 April, with Blackburn losing 0-1 against Tottenham, Samba started the second half up front. Blackburn went on to win 2-1, with manager Sam Allardyce claiming Samba's impact as "key to victory".
Despite having been born in France, Samba represents Congo at international level. He has currently won 20 caps for his international team. Also Samba is the only recognisable Republic of Congo football player to play in the English Premier League, and although he plays for such a poor national side, you could possibly look at him playing for Blackburn Rovers and you can see what a powerful young centre back he really is. He has also been playing his international football for the Republic of Congo since 2004.
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'''Romain Gasmi''' (born 15 February 1987 in Lyon, Rhne-Alpes) is a French footballer of Algerian descent currently playing for RC Strasbourg in the French Ligue 2.
On 1 September 2008, Gasmi joined Southampton on a season long loan, with a view to a permanent deal. He went on to make his debut coming on as substitute for David McGoldrick in the goalless home draw against Plymouth Argyle.
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'''Morgan Schneiderlin''' (born 8 November 1989) is a French footballer currently playing for Southampton.
Zellwiller-born Schneiderlin moved from RC Strasbourg to Southampton on 27 June 2008, having signed a four-year contract in a deal that could rise to -1.5m, or -1.2m.
Schneiderlin has represented France at under-16, under-17, under-18, whom he captained, and under-19 levels. On 25 May 2009, he was selected in the under-20 squad to participate in the 2009 Mediterranean Games.
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}}'''James 'Jamie' Fullarton''' (born 20 July 1974 in Bellshill) is a Scottish ex-professional footballer.
Fullarton spent the first six years of his career with St Mirren before moving to French side SC Bastia in 1996. After a year with ''Les Blues'', he moved to Crystal Palace, where he managed nearly fifty appearances in three years.
After a short loan spell with Bolton Wanderers, Fullarton moved back to Scotland with Dundee United, although injury restricted him to only sixteen appearances during his two years at Tannadice. It was at United in November 2000 that he received a serious injury, where a dislocation and double break of the ankle resulted in nearly ten minutes of on-field treatment.
After his release from United, Fullarton had short spells in England with Brentford, Southend United and Chesterfield but never made more than a dozen appearances for any side. He retired in 2005 after a few months in Singapore with Woodlands Wellington, and is now a personal trainer in the Costa del Sol and works with "The Football Academy" .
Fullarton won seventeen Scotland under-21 caps, captaining the side at the 1996 under-21 European Championship, where they reached the semi-finals.
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'''Matthew James "Jimmy" Hill''' (born 31 October, 1935) is a former Northern Irish footballer and later a player-manager.
Hill was a goal-scoring winger who caught the eye with hometown club Carrick Rangers before joining Linfield in the mid-1950s. At Windsor Park he picked up an Irish League title as well as Inter-League honours, prompting Newcastle United to sign him in part-exchange for Jackie Milburn in 1957. They were big boots to fill at St. James' Park, and perhaps unsurprisingly, Hill failed to impress the Magpies' faithful.
It was at Norwich City that Hill's Football League career really took off. In 1959 he was the creative force (along with former Irish international forward Bobby Brennan) in the team that reached the FA Cup semi-final, despite their Third Division status; and the following season he top-scored with 16 goals as the club finished as runners-up and clinched promotion to the Second Division. In 1962 Hill was part of the Norwich team that won their first major honour, scoring in the 4-0 aggregate win over Rochdale in the League Cup final. With 66 goals he still ranks amongst the Canaries' top goalscorers, sitting in joint-seventh position with Ron Davies and Ted MacDougall.
With Billy Bingham's Everton career drawing to a close, Harry Catterick was perhaps excited by the prospect of replacing one Irish winger with another and consequently stumped up -25,000 for Hill's signature in the summer of 1963. Once again Hill failed to make an impact on the English top-flight, and hampered by injury, he made just seven appearances in two seasons. Early in the 1965-66 season Hill left Goodison Park for Port Vale for a -5,000 fee, once again attempting to fill in where Bingham had left off. He left the club in 1968 to begin his management career.
He was capped on 7 occasions by his country.
Jimmy Hill returned to the Irish League as player-manager of Derry City in 1968, guiding them to runners-up spot in the City Cup and Irish League in his first season and to the Irish Cup final in 1971. He also added further Irish League caps to his collection. In 1971 he once again replaced Billy Bingham, taking over the role of Linfield manager, but he lasted just a season at Windsor Park before resigning for personal reasons.
Hill remained outside the game for almost twenty years, running a sportshop in his native Carrickfergus, before taking the job as Carrick Rangers manager in November 1988. With Carrick struggling in the Irish League, he resigned in February 1991.
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'''David John "Dai" Astley''' (11 October 1909 - 7 November 1989) was a Welsh former professional footballer.
Dowlais-born Astley played for Charlton, Aston Villa, Derby County, Blackpool and Metz. He scored 92 goals for Aston Villa in 165 matches. Astley's international record is 12 goals in just 13 appearances for Wales.
Astley also managed Djurgrdens IF in Sweden from 1950 to 1954, as well as Inter Milan during 1948.
Astley made his debut for Blackpool, then under the managership of Joe Smith, two-thirds of the way through the 1938-39 campaign, in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland at Bloomfield Road on 25 January 1939. He went on to make a further sixteen League appearances before the season's end, scoring six goals.
In 1939-40, he appeared in the three League games that occurred prior to the competition being abandoned as a result of the outbreak of World War II.
After the war, he joined FC Metz, where he spent a year.
He is a second cousin of singer Rick Astley.
Astley died on 7 November 1989 at the age of 80.
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'''William Charles "Charlie" Athersmith''' (10 May 1872 - 18 September 1910) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
Athersmith was born in Bloxwich, Staffordshire. He played the majority of his career at Aston Villa, making 307 appearances and scoring 85 goals.
While at Villa Athersmith played a key role in their title winning sides of 1894, 1896, 1897, 1899 and 1900 as well as reaching three F A cup finals, finishing on the losing side in 1892 before gaining winners medals in 1895 and Double-winning final of the 1896-97 season. Athersmith's time at Villa Park also saw him in the side who suffered a sensational F A cup exit against Millwall Athletic in 1900
Many Villa fans from the era often recalled a famous incident during a league game in 1901 against Sheffield United which was played in driving freezing rain. Many of the players, including the legendary United goalkeeper Willie Foulke suffered mild frostbite in the bitter conditions. Finally, early in the second half Charlie had had enough and borrowed an umbrella from a member of the crowd. Minutes later United's Ernie Needham went one better and took a great coat from a spectator. Athersmith, complete with umbrella later scored.
In 1901 he joined Small Heath, where he made 106 appearances and scored 13 goals.
Athersmith represented England at outside right on 12 occasions and scored three goals, each of which came against Ireland.
He died in Shifnal, Shropshire at the age of 38.
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'''Glan Letheren''' is a former Welsh professional footballer.
A goalkeeper, he played for Leeds United A.F.C., Scunthorpe United F.C., Chesterfield F.C. and Swansea City A.F.C.. Despite regularly being called up to the Wales squad as cover for Dai Davies, Letheren never achieved a full international cap. He was also a successful cricketer in the South Wales Cricket Association, playing mainly for Dafen Welfare CC, as a medium pace bowler and middle order batsman.
His son Kyle Letheren plays professional football, as a goalkeeper.
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'''Alan Thomas Curtis''' (born 16 April, 1954 in Pentre, Rhondda) is a former Welsh international footballer, who played as a forward. He played 35 times for Wales scoring 6 goals. Curtis played his club football for Swansea City, Leeds United, Southampton, Stoke City and Cardiff City.
His uncle, Roy Paul was also a Welsh international footballer.
He is now a first team coach and Match Day Host at Swansea City as well as being a part of Brian Flynn's Wales Under 21 coaching set up. His autobiography was released By Mainstream Publishing in October 2009.
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'''Arthur Chadwick''' (July 1875 - 21 March 1936) was a professional footballer whose playing career (as a centre-half) included spells at Portsmouth and Southampton, before going on to be manager at Exeter City, Reading and Southampton. He also made two appearances for England in 1900.
His cousin, Edgar Chadwick also played for England as well as for Everton and Southampton. He also had a brother, Albert who was an apprentice with Everton, making 5 appearances between 1888 and 1892.
He was born in Church, Lancashire and started his career playing in his native county for Accrington and Burton Swifts. When he signed for Southampton in May 1897, little was known about him. He travelled to Southampton for a trial accompanied by Bob Brown of Burton Wanderers.
He initially played at right-half, but was not a great success until he was converted to a centre-half in which position his career took off. Described in Holley & Chalk's ''The Alphabet of the Saints'' as "''a powerful and efficient defender, Arthur reached his peak at the turn of the century''". He helped Saints to win the Southern League title in 1897-98 and again in 1898-99 and to the FA Cup final in 1900, defeating three top flight clubs along the way, by when he had been rewarded with two England caps, against Scotland and Wales. Southampton again won the Southern League title in 1900-01 before Chadwick decided to move on.
In January 1899, in a match at Sheppey United, Chadwick became the first Saints player to be sent off in a League match.
In his 4 seasons with Southampton, he made a total of 96 appearances, scoring 6 goals.
In May 1901 he moved to local rivals, Portsmouth, and was part of their side who won the Southern League title in 1901-02.
In 1904 he moved on to Northampton Town, and then returned to Accrington Stanley before joining Exeter City, where he finished his playing career in 1910, although by now he was acting as manager.
In 1910, he became the first manager of Exeter City, a post he held for 12 years until December 1922.
When he first joined Exeter, they had recently joined the Southern League, and in 1920 Exeter City were invited by the Football League to become founder members of the Third Division.
In January 1923, he was at the helm of Reading, where he guided the club through two seasons in the Third Division.
When the manager's job at Second Division Southampton became vacant in October 1925, Chadwick resigned his post at Reading to take charge at The Dell, thus becoming the first ex-player to become manager.
He found immediate success by guiding the Saints to the semi-final of the 1927 FA Cup, defeating Newcastle United on the way. In the semi-final, played at Stamford Bridge on 26 March 1927, Saints were eliminated 2-1 by Arsenal with Saints' goal coming from Bill Rawlings. In this match, Saints came up against their former star full-back Tom Parker who had had a nightmare in Saints' previous semi-final appearance two years earlier. This time Parker was on the winning side as Arsenal moved on to Wembley, losing to Cardiff City in the final.
Shrewdly Chadwick bought several new players, including forward Willie Haines from Portsmouth and by the end of the 1928-29 season, he had taken Southampton to fourth place, their then best ever position in Division 2. Soon after, Saints embarked on a policy of selling their best players to survive financially, and Chadwick grew disillusioned with both the club in particular and the game of football in general and he resigned on 16 April 1931, thereby ending a long association with the game.
He left Hampshire and settled in Exeter, where in 1936 he collapsed and died whilst watching a match at Exeter's ground.
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'''Ian Wright''' (born 10 March 1972 in Lichfield) is a retired English footballer who played as a central defender. He started his career at Stoke City and later played for Bristol Rovers and Hull City before dropping down into non-league football with Hereford United.
Wright became club captain and was a solid, first choice centre back through some of Hereford's most troubled times. He scored several vital goals for the club, including two in the 2001-02 FA Cup against Wrexham and Swindon. He played almost 200 competitive matches for the club, scoring almost 30 goals. He left in 2003, having trained as an electrician and wishing to play part-time. He joined Burton Albion, where he scored on his debut, until a persistent ankle injury forced him to retire. However a year later he was back in action as defensive cover at Hednesford Town.
Wright signed for Chasetown who currently play in the Southern League Division One Midlands but in February 2007 he announced his retirement from the game due to a serious injury to his cheekbone/eye socket which could have caused him blindness if he had carried on playing.
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'''Neil Banfield''' (born 20 January 1962 in Poplar, London) is an English football player and coach. He is currently the manager of Arsenal Reserves.
As a player, Banfield had a fairly undistinguished career as a centre half, playing for Crystal Palace (1979-80) and Leyton Orient (1983-84), with a spell at Australian side Adelaide City in between. He represented Grays Athletic before his stint in the Football League.
After retiring from playing he entered coaching, and joined Arsenal in 1997. Until 2004, he coached and managed various youth teams at Arsenal, winning two FA Youth Cups, an FA Premier Academy League U17 title in 1999-00 and an Academy League U19 title in 2003-04. He succeeded Eddie Niedzwiecki as Arsenal Reserves manager after the former's departure for Blackburn Rovers in September 2004. He was also Republic of Ireland U21 assistant manager under Don Givens between April 2004 and May 2005.
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'''Mark Wright''' (born 24 February 1982 in Wolverhampton) is an English professional footballer who is currently contracted to English League One side Bristol Rovers.
Wright is a product of Walsall's long-standing successful youth policy, and aside from a short spell at Nuneaton Borough for some first-team experience, he plied his trade steadily at the Bescot Stadium with Walsall for seven years.
His first appearance in a Walsall shirt came as a late substitute in the 1-1 draw at West Ham in the 2000-01 League Cup second round. Despite a further handful of substitute appearances he didn't make the side regularly, and the 2001-02 season saw him spend some time at Nuneaton. Wright was judged ready for stand-in starting action in 2002, and finally cemented his place in the team by the beginning of 2004. He was released by Walsall in May 2007 and subsequently joined MK Dons.
At Milton Keynes he enjoyed arguably the best season of his career, netting 13 goals from the right wing, many of them crucial. He finished the 2007/08 season as Milton Keynes' top goalscorer, as the Dons won both the League Two title and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
On June 19, 2009, Wright signed a two-year contract at League One rivals Brighton & Hove Albion.
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'''Jade Thomas''' (born 10th December, 1982, St Asaph, Wales) is a Welsh female football player for Liverpool Ladies and the Welsh Women's National team. She has won the Women's Premier League and also been relegated with Liverpool. She joined LFC Ladies in 2000 and plays as a winger or forward.
Jade is the daughter of former Everton player Mickey Thomas and supports Everton despite ironically playing for their Merseyside rivals. Her mother was a former Miss Wales.
Jade also appeared on popular sports show Soccer AM in the early stages on the 2006-07 Season as a Soccerette
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McKenzie joined Partick Thistle from junior side Petershill in 1944 and enjoyed over fifteen years playing on the right wing for the Glasgow side. He spent part of the 1947-48 season on loan to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic while completing his military service on the south coast and two months with Fulham in 1958 following an abortive -1,000 move but otherwise monopolised the ''Jags'' number 7 shirt. He helped the side to the League Cup final on three occasions (1953, 1956 and 1958) but each time they were defeated. He eventually left Firhill to join Dumbarton in 1960 then later played for Derry City F.C. when they played in the Irish League.
McKenzie appeared on 2 occasions for the Scottish League, scoring during one of those appearances, and won 9 international caps for Scotland. He had a brief career as a trainer with Third Lanark in 1967, however he left the game when ''Thirds'' folded later that year.
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'''Iain Jenkins''' (born 24 November 1972) is an English-born former footballer who represented Northern Ireland at international level. He is assistant manager of Cowdenbeath.
Born in Whiston (then in Lancashire, but now part of Merseyside), Jenkins began his career with Everton and made five league appearances for the Toffees. After a short loan spell at Bradford City, Jenkins moved to Chester City, where he would stay with the Blues five years. He recovered from a car accident in November 1995 to play again within five months and went on to often captain the side before leaving for Dundee United in March 1998. By this point, Jenkins was part of the Northern Ireland squad - making him Chester's first full international since Andy Holden more than a decade earlier.
Injuries restricted Jenkins to just 14 league appearances in two years for Dundee United. Following his release from United in 2000, Jenkins moved south to Shrewsbury Town and then back to Chester City, where he ended his playing career with a handful of appearances.
Following his retirement, Jenkins became Chester youth coach, before moving to Scottish Junior Football Eastern Region North Division side Broughty Athletic in 2004. After a year there as coach, he became assistant manager at Dundee North End in June 2005, before becoming manager in June 2006. Shortly after leaving his post in May 2008, Jenkins was appointed manager of Tayport, leaving in August 2009 to become assistant manager at Cowdenbeath.
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'''Samuel Joshua "Sam" Stockley''' (born 5 September 1977 in Tiverton, Devon) is an English former football defender.
A youth player at Southampton, he made his name at Barnet in the late 1990s. A short time at Oxford United was followed with a four year spell with Colchester United. He then spent two seasons with Wycombe Wanderers, before signing with Port Vale in May 2008. He announced his retirement as a player in November 2009.
A veteran of the third and fourth tiers, he has almost always been in demand with all five of his permanent clubs, making 457 appearances in the Football League. Almost fifty cup games takes him to 533 competitive appearances. He made a total of 499 starts.
Stockley began his career as a trainee at Southampton but was unable to break into the first team. He moved to Barnet during the 1996-97 season and went on to make over 200 appearances for the club before moving to Oxford United for a fee of -150,000 in July 2001. Unable to settle at Oxford, he was loaned out to Colchester United at the start of the 2002-03 season, before moving permanently on a free transfer in October 2002. He made over 150 appearances for the club, including 58 of their 60 matches in the 2003-04 season, before moving on loan to Blackpool late in the 2005-06 season.
After his release from Colchester, Stockley moved to Wycombe Wanderers in July 2006. He spent the 2006-07 season as the club's regular right back, but he also filled in as centre back and sweeper during tactical changes. He lost his place at right back to Russell Martin in the 2007-08 season but he was used as a left back on many occasions. In February 2008 he had a trial with American club Dallas.
Stockley left Wycombe and signed for Port Vale in May 2008, signing a two year deal. He was made Port Vale captain in July of that year. By mid-season Stockley found himself regularly on the Vale bench but said; "I think that Port Vale haven't seen the best of me yet, but I believe they will because I'm really happy here".
He managed to battle his way back into the first team and win back his captaincy during the latter part of the 2008-09 season. He admitted that at times in the season he had considered retirement but after winning back his first team spot he was enjoying his football.
He renegotiated his contract in August 2009 in order to gain more first team football in the 2009-10 season; a clause that entitled Stockley to a 12 month contract extension after fifty games was removed. He started the season fighting with new signing Adam Yates for a regular place, but was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. After twelve appearances in the campaign, the defender shocked Vale fans by announcing his retirement in November 2009, at the age of 32. He took the decision to retire on medical advice, having suffered an eye injury.
Stockley studied broadcast journalism at Staffordshire University during his time at Port Vale, hoping to pursue a career in the media upon his retirement as a player,
He has completed his coaching badges at 'C' level and had originally planned to go into management.
In January 2010 he was linked with Hungarian club Ferencvrosi TC in a coaching capacity. The move would see him re-united with former teammate Adnan Ahmed.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''Play-off games included in totals''
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'''Lance Key''' (born 13 May 1968 in Kettering, Northamptonshire) is an English former professional football goalkeeper, most recently at Wivenhoe Town of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division. His elder brother Richard was also a professional goalkeeper principally for Exeter City and Cambridge United.
Key began his professional career in April 1990 when he joined Sheffield Wednesday from non-league Histon for a fee of -10,000. He spent six years with Wednesday, but made just one appearance, as a substitute in the FA Cup at Gillingham. This followed the sending off of Kevin Pressman. Key's first touch was to pick the ball out of the net following the penalty which led to the sending off.
Loan spells with Oldham Athletic, Oxford United, Lincoln City, Hartlepool United and Rochdale followed before a free transfer move to Dundee United in July 1996.
At Tannadice, Key was understudy to regular keeper Ally Maxwell and made his debut on 2 November 1996 in a 1-1 draw away to Motherwell. He played twice more later that month, but returned to England in March 1997 without making any further first team appearances, joining Sheffield United on a free transfer.
In August 1997 he joined Rochdale on a free transfer. He moved to Northwich Victoria on loan in December 1998, with the move being made permanent in February 1999.
He moved to Kingstonian in June 2001 and rejoined Histon in September 2004, where he helped the team to Southern League and Conference South championships. He left Histon in September 2008 and joined Wivenhoe Town,
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'''Lee Harvey Collins''' (born 28 September 1988 in Telford, Shropshire) is an English footballer, currently playing for Port Vale in League Two. He is a defender who can play either centre-back or full-back.
Beginning his career with Wolves, he enjoyed successful loan spells with Hereford United and Port Vale. Unable to break into the first team at Wolves, he signed with Port Vale on a permanent basis in January 2009.
Collins was promoted to Wolves' first team squad for the first time in January 2007, signing his first professional forms the next month. Though regularly on the bench, he never made a first team appearance. However he played regularly for the club at reserve level and with the under-18s, for whom he was captain.
He joined Hereford United on 14 November 2007 on an initial month's loan, and made his league debut on 17 November 2007 in a 3-2 win at Stockport County. After impressing, his loan was extended to the end of the season, during which Hereford won promotion to League One.
Collins went on loan at the start of the 2008-09 season to League Two Port Vale until January 2009, and became a first team regular. Vale completed his signing on a two-and-a-half year deal on 16 January 2009 after ''Wolves'' agreed to release him from the rest of his deal at Molineux. He gained his first senior goal in a 1-1 home draw with Wycombe Wanderers on 25 April 2009. With 42 appearances to his name in his first season with the club, he was described as the most consistent performer of the season.
He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. Despite this he remained a key member of the defence, alongside Gareth Owen and John McCombe. Playing regular football helped Collins realize that he needed to 'bulk out' to become a more physically dominant player.
Collins was called up to the England under-19's, but did not earn a cap. Despite this he does not rule out one day playing for Ireland, who he qualifies for through his Irish father.
Collins attended Thomas Telford School as a youth, alongside fellow professionals such as Elliott Bennett and Danny Guthrie. Also attending the school was future Port Vale teammate Sam Morsy. He is Roman Catholic.
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'''David "Dave" John Martin''' (born 3 June 1985) is an English footballer, currently playing for Millwall.
Aged 10 he was spotted by Brighton & Hove Albion, playing for Sussex schools. He moved up through the youth ranks, before moving back to Kent and joining local side Slade Green. He impressed at first thamesmead town in the kent league then Slade Green and caught the attention of Dartford in the summer of 2005. In his first season at Dartford, Martin played 47 games, scoring 11 goals. In his next half season at Dartford, Martin scored 6 goals before moving to Championship side Crystal Palace in January 2007, for a fee of -25,000.
Martin made his debut for Crystal Palace as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Southend United at Roots Hall on in February 2007, and made other substitute appearances during the remainder of the season.
He returned to Dartford for the first time since his transfer on 21 July 2007, playing in a friendly (which was arranged as part of his transfer) in front of a sell out crowd at Princes Park as Palace won 3-0.
He made his first ever Championship league start in Neil Warnock's first game in charge at Blackpool, but failed to hold down a regular place despite this due to a thigh strain.
At the end of the January 2008 transfer window, Martin moved across south London to League One team Millwall, who had been battling Crystal Palace for his professional contract after trials before Christmas, for an initial fee of -50,000, which could become -100,000 depending on appearances.
-DOCSTART-	9074689
'''Stephen 'Steve' Foster''' (born 3 December 1974 in Mansfield) is a professional footballer who plays for Darlington.
Foster, who is the son of former Mansfield Town defender Colin Foster, began his career at Mansfield Town, where he made a handful of appearances before being released by the club. He later played for Conference sides Telford United and Woking, before returning to the Football League with Bristol Rovers in 1997.
Foster joined Doncaster Rovers in August 2002 on a short-term deal and then agreed a contract until the end of the 2002-03 season in the following October. He made 21 league appearance as Doncaster reached the inaugural Conference play-off final and won promotion to the Football League in May 2003.
Foster was offered a new contract at the end of the 2006-07 season, but opted to join Darlington where he was reunited with his former manager at Doncaster, Dave Penney, and was named as captain for the 2007-08 season.
In late 2009, it was discovered that Foster had a clause written into his contract, that qualified him for a new contract with Darlington, if was to make just one more league appearance (not from the substitute bench) for the club. Because of the horrendous financial mess that the Quakers are in, manager Steve Staunton asked Foster to delay negotiations for a new contract, until a later time (likely once league safety was assured), and help the club fight for its place in league football. Rather than agree to this, Foster is stonewalling the club, and is unavailable to start games for the club (although it is possible he could play games from the bench).
-DOCSTART-	9079223
'''William Kenneth "Billy" Jones''' (born 26 June 1983 in Gillingham, Kent) is an English footballer currently playing for Crewe Alexandra. A defender, he was Exeter City's first signing of the 2005 pre-season, re-uniting him with Alex Inglethorpe, whom he had worked with during his time in Leyton Orient's youth setup.
His league debut came for Orient, in January 2001, when he was just 17. Over the next four seasons he played 79 games for the club, moving to Kidderminster Harriers in January 2005. Unfortunately, though, Kidderminster were relegated from the Football League, and Jones moved to Exeter at the end of the season.
Jones followed former teammate Dan Woodards to League One club Crewe Alexandra for -65,000 on a three-year deal. on 30 May 2007. Jones will become Crewe's second signing of the season from a non-league club.
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'''Marvin Travis Williams''' (born August 12 1987) is an English professional football player without a club after being released by Torquay United in December 2009. Williams was born in Sydenham and educated at Addey and Stanhope School. He joined Millwall as a trainee, making his debut on December 10 2005, as a late substitute for Jermaine Wright in a 1-0 home win against Coventry City. A few weeks later on January 2 2006, he scored the winner in a match that Millwall won 2-1 at home to Derby County.
Williams signed his first professional contract with Millwall on January 7, 2006, making his first start for Millwall just a few hours later and scoring in the FA Cup against Premiership side Everton. Williams pace is often considered his greatest asset.
Williams joined Torquay United on loan in March 2007, scoring on his Gulls debut, a 3-0 home victory against Wycombe Wanderers.
On 3 April 2006 Millwall took advantage of the clause that stated he could be recalled after 28 days when it was revealed that Lion's top scorer Darren Byfield would be out for the rest of the season as well as strikers Ben May and Tom Brighton.
Williams joined Brentford on 27 June 2008, signing a one-year contract. He scored his first goal for the Bees in an FA Cup match at Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville, but never scored in the League.
On 1 September 2009 Marvin Williams had left Brentford by mutual consent and had moved to League Two side Torquay United. After just 4 League appearances manager Paul Buckle announced he had been released by the Gulls on 4th December 2009.
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'''Marvin Conrad Elliott''' (born 15 September 1984 in Wandsworth, Greater London) is an English football midfielder currently playing for Bristol City in the Football League Championship. After coming up through the Millwall academy, Elliott made his first appearance on 16 April 2003 against Nottingham Forest. If needed, he can be an emergency right back, and he was used in this role against Manchester United in the 2004 FA Cup Final when usual right back, Kevin Muscat was unavailable due to injury. He signed for Bristol City on 30 July 2007.
After a successful first season with Bristol City, Elliott established himself as a popular member of the squad and impressed his fellow professionals as well, being named in the P.F.A Team of the Year alongside team-mate Bradley Orr. He also won Bristol City's 'Young Player of The Year' award in his first year at the club.
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'''Alan James Dunne''' (born 23 August 1982 in Dublin) is an Irish professional football midfielder, currently playing for Millwall in England's League 1.
After coming up through the Millwall academy, Dunne made his debut first-team appearance on 19 March 2002 against Sheffield United.
He failed to really hold down a spot in the team until the 2004-05 season, but since became a regular.
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'''Samy-Oyame Mawene''' (born November 12, 1984 in France) is a professional football midfielder Samy's older brother, Youl, plays in England for Preston. He currently plays for Atromitos Yeroskipou in Cypriot Second Division.
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'''Carl Finnigan''' (born 1 October 1986) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker in the Scottish Premier League for Falkirk.
Finnigan joined Scottish Premier League club Falkirk on 23 January 2007, replacing Anthony Stokes who had left the "Bairns" to sign for Sunderland.
Before the 2009-10 season, Finnigan signed a new one-year contract with Falkirk, with an option for a second year.
-DOCSTART-	9089911
'''Kyle Moran''' (born 7 June 1987 in Dundalk, Ireland) is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward with St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland.
Moran played with Manchester United in his teens but was later released in 2006. Prior to the kick-off of the 2007 League of Ireland season, Moran, aged 19, was invited for a trial at Derry City. After impressing manager, Pat Fenlon, he signed for the club on 5 February 2007. Under a month later, he was offered on loan to a Shelbourne side in dire need of players for the beginning of the 2007 season due to serious financial problems at the club. Whilst helping out a fellow league-team, it was also hoped by Derry City that the move would aid Moran's fitness and development.
On 27 April 2007, Moran scored his first goal for Shelbourne against Limerick 37, finishing well after good work from James Chambers. He returned to the Derry City at the end of June but was released after the departure of Pat Fenlon from the Derry job. After a short trial with Bohemians in August 2007, Moran signed a one-year contract with Northern Irish club Larne just before the transfer deadline for the 2007-08 season. In January 2008, just six months into his contract with Larne, Moran joined Institute. However, he was on the move again at the start of the 2008-09 season, moving to Newry City.
After a contract dispute with Newry City Moran resigned after 6 months with the club. Prior to the kick-off of the 2009 League of Ireland season he signed a full time contract with St.Patricks Athletic F.C after impressing manager Jeff Kenna on trial. He scored his first goal for the club on the 27th of March at Richmond Park against hometown club Dundalk FC.
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'''Justin Haber''' (born June 9, 1981 in Floriana, Malta) is a Maltese professional footballer, currently playing for Sheffield United, where he plays as a goalkeeper. He is also an important member of the Maltese national side.
He started his football career at Floriana. During his three year spell at Floriana, he made twenty-three appearances and was later sent on loan to a Bulgarian top division team.
In June 2007, it was announced that Haber had joined Greek side Haidari on a two-year contract. The club is based in a suburban town close to Athens and participates in the Greek Second Division.
In July 2008 Haber joined Sheffield United on a two year deal.
-DOCSTART-	9106373
'''Arnold Hamer''' (8 December 1916 - 3 November 1993) was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire in 1938 and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938.
Hamer was born and died in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
Hamer began at Yorkshire in 1937 in the second eleven and played two first class matches for Yorkshire in 1938. During the war he played occasional games for Yorkshore teams. In 1950, he started his career with Derbyshire. A right-handed opening batsman, Hamer made 15,465 runs at 31.17 in 295 first class matches. He had a highest score of 227 and made 19 centuries. Hamer scored 1,000 runs in 10 consecutive seasons.
Hamer played for York City in 1938, where he made eight appearances.
-DOCSTART-	9109069
'''Asa Charlton''' (born 7 December 1977 in Cosford) is an English footballer. His position is left-back, and currently plays for Conference North side AFC Telford United
A trainee at Kidderminster Harriers, Charlton-failed to make the grade at Aggborough and joined local side Willenhall Town. His form soon attracted the attentions of bigger clubs in non-league, with the youngster joining Telford United before the start of the 1997-1998 season. He made only a handful of appearances at the Buck Head, before leaving at the end of the season to move to America, where he took a break from football to study computer science at the Coastal Carolina University under a football scholarship.
After a year in the States, he returned to the UK, continuing his computer science studies at the University of Wolverhampton. He continued to play football, turning out for the British Universities team for a spell. He returned to the non-league ranks with short spells at Rushall Olympic and Stourport Swifts, before signing for Southern League Premier side Worcester City on the eve of the 2002-2003 season.
Used mainly as a substitute, Charlton made only four starts at St. Georges Lane, before joining fellow Southern League side Halesowen Town in January 2003. His stay with the Yeltz was to be the longest of his career to date, as he became a popular figure at the Grove. He was named club captain the following season after their relegation to Southern League West, but fell out of favour at the start of the 2004-2005 season, and moved to newly-promoted Conference North side Redditch United. He enjoyed two years of success at the Valley, making seventy appearances for United as they established themselves at step two in English non-league football.
His form for Redditch had caught the eye of a number of clubs, but it was a surprise to all when it emerged that at 29 years old, Charlton was to be given his first chance of professional football at League Two Mansfield Town. He signed for the Stags in November 2006, but made only a handful of appearances as they only just avoided relegation to non-league football
Released at the end of the season, he moved back to the Bucks Head, to join newly-promoted AFC Telford United. He became a popular figure in the 2007-2008 season, as the Bucks immediately settled into their new surroundings of Conference North. He started the 2008-2009 season suspended, and put himself further down the pecking order when he injured himself after dropping a beer barrel on his foot. After recovering, he was sent out on loan to local sides Shifnal Town and Stourbridge to gain match practice
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}}'''Gary Blissett''' (born 26 June 1964 in Manchester) is a former English professional footballer.
He played for Crewe Alexandra, Brentford and Wimbledon in a professional career spanning almost fifteen years. Whilst at Wimbledon he also had a short loan spell with Wycombe Wanderers.
Whilst at Brentford, Blissett became a strong fan-favourite and fitted well into the teams long ball style at the time, similar to Marcus Gayle who was also at the club during this era.
In 1992, Blissett was acquitted of GBH after challenging for an aerial ball with Torquay United player John Uzzell in an away game at Plainmoor. It was alleged by Uzzell that Blissett had deliberately elbowed him in the face, fracturing his eye socket, although the court did not agree with this. Blissett has always maintained that the incident was an accidental collision and video evidence of the challenge was deemed to show that Blissett kept his eyes on the ball and furthermore that in jumping to head an aerial ball, a player would typically raise one or both arms to gain height.
He later played in Singapore for Sembawang Rangers, and in Germany for SV Elversberg. He has stayed in Germany post-retirement firstly as Assistant Manager, then Reserve team Manager at Elversberg.
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'''Stephen Anthony "Steve" Guinan''' (born 24 December 1975) is an English footballer who plays for Northampton Town.
Steve was born in Birmingham and started his career as a trainee at Nottingham Forest. He signed his first professional contract in January 1993 but despite showing great promise, only appeared in seven first team matches, 4 in the Premier League, in a near seven year spell at the City Ground. He was loaned out to a succession of clubs with varying degrees of success, he became a favourite at Plymouth Argyle in 1999 when he scored seven goals in eleven league matches. He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Carlisle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.
He scored on his debut for Scunthorpe United but his loan spell reportedly ended with manager Brian Laws relieving him of his tracksuit in the club car park.
He left Forest and signed for Cambridge United three days after his 24th birthday in December 1999. However three months later he was sacked after a food fight at an official club dinner and returned to Plymouth in March 2000. However by August 2001 he had been frozen out at Home Park by manager Paul Sturrock, despite being contracted to the end of the season. Steve ended up training with Exeter but was unable to sign for them due to a transfer embargo, and he signed for Shrewsbury Town in March 2002.
Guinan joined Hereford United in the summer of 2002 and enjoyed two successful seasons with the Conference side where he was top goalscorer in both seasons. In his first season he became the first Hereford player to score a hat-trick at Edgar Street for six years, in a 4-0 win over Barnet The following season saw him named Player of the Round after hitting a hat-trick in a 6-1 win over Harrow Borough in the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round. Guinan, a Liverpool fan, was also invited to make the draw for the Fourth Round alongside Ian Rush.
Guinan was an integral part of the side that finished one point behind Chester City in a record-breaking season, scoring 29 goals in 41 appearances. After Hereford's defeat in the play-offs he was one of several players who signed for Football League clubs, joining Cheltenham Town.
Guinan scored 7 goals in 47 appearances in his first season at Whaddon Road as Cheltenham finished 14th in League Two. His most notable Cheltenham moment came in his second season when he scored the winner in the League Two play-off final against Grimsby Town. Picking up the ball on the corner of the penalty area he sent a curling left-footed cross towards Kayode Odejayi. However the cross evaded everyone and went into the bottom corner, sending Cheltenham into League One. Guinan later admitted that his goal was actually a cross and he hadn't meant to score.
Guinan's third season at Cheltenham was less successful, scoring just one goal in the League Cup against Bristol City, and was transfer listed. He subsequently returned to Hereford United, now in League Two, on loan and scored twice in his first match against Notts County. He went on to net a hat-trick in a 4-1 away win at Lincoln City. He was also voted Hereford's Player of the Month for February. Having scored 7 goals in 16 appearances he signed a two year deal on 12 June 2007, following his release from Cheltenham.
Guinan featured regularly in the first half of the 2007-08 season but a calf injury sustained at the turn of the year kept him out for three months. He returned for the run-in as Hereford gained promotion to League One with a match to spare.
He scored his 50th league goal for Hereford on 23 August 2008 against Bristol Rovers. He has now scored 101 goals in his career.
On 26 May 2009 it was announced that Guinan had signed for Northampton Town.
Guinan is also an A licensed coach, has an honours degree in Sports Science and is a Certificate of Applied Management holder.
Guinan played four times for what was then known as the England National Game XI in June 2004. He was England's top scorer with 3 goals as they finished third in the Four Nations Tournament in Scotland. He also featured in a friendly against the United States which was his final match for the team.
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'''Frank Broome''' (born 11 June 1915 in Berkhamstead, England - died 10 September 1994 in Bournemouth, England) was an English professional footballer and manager.
He played for Aston Villa during his professional career and won seven caps as an England striker, scoring three times, including once against Germany on his debut in 1938
In 1955 Broome signed for Shelbourne F.C.. Approaching 40 years of age and coupled with the expense of weekly flights to Dublin he ended up only playing 6 games for Shels.
After retiring from playing, he went on to manage both Exeter City and Southend United.
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'''John Bain''' (born June 3, 1957 in Falkirk, Scotland) is a retired Scottish-U.S. soccer midfielder who currently coaches youth soccer in the U.S. Bain began his professional career in England before moving to the United States in 1978. Over his twenty year playing career, Bain played for numerous leagues and teams, both indoors and out. After retiring from playing professionally, he has coached at the professional, youth club and high school levels in the U.S.
Although born in Scotland, Bain's father was a scout for the English club Bristol City. Bain signed with Bristol City in July 1974, but was unable to break into the first team. In 1976, Bristol loaned him to Brentford F.C. for the 1976-1977 season. The loaned proved beneficial to Brentford as the team gained promotion that season. In 1978, Bristol transferred two players, defender Brian McNeill and John Bain to the Portland Timbers of the North American Soccer League. Before moving to the United States and joining the Timbers, Bain played on Scotland's U-18 and U-21 teams. He would never return to play in Britain or for the Scottish national teams. During five seasons with the Timbers, Bain became one of the team's all time greatest players. He would go on to score 45 goals and assist on 55 others giving him the Timbers' record for career goals and assists. Additionally, he is in second place on the list of games played with 148. In addition to his outdoor success, Bain played in both the 1980-1981 and 1981-1982 NASL indoor seasons. In the 1980-1981 season, he scored 20 goals in 15 games. In the 1981-1982 NASL indoor season, his scoring pace dropped as he only bagged 8 goals in 18 games. The Timbers folded at the end of the 1982 outdoor season and the Seattle Sounders picked up Bain in the dispersal draft. He would play a single season with the Sounders, before they also folded. In 1984, he played with the Minnesota Strikers in the NASL-s last season. When the NASL collapsed in 1984, the Strikers moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Bain played one season indoors with the Strikers, then moved to the Kansas City Comets, also of the MISL, for the next two seasons. In 1989, Bain returned to Portland as a player/coach for the new Portland Timbers of the Western Soccer League (WSL). This team had begun existence as F.C. Portland, but had reclaimed the name and heritage of the NASL Timbers for the 1989 season. Bain was selected to the league-s first team All Star list that year. In 1990, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). Bain remained with the team as a player/coach. At the end of the season, the Timbers owner, Art Dixon, folded the team after losing $500,000 over two years.
Bain left playing and began full time coaching. In 1991 and 1992, he led the Mountain View High School boys soccer team to the Washington State high school soccer championships.
In 1993, Bain returned to Portland to become the first coach / player of the Portland Pride of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He coached the team until 1996.
Beginning in 1995, Bain has coached various youth teams of the Westside Metro in Beaverton, Oregon. He also coached with the club in 1991 before moving to Washington State. He now coaches for Westside Metros soccer club in Beaverton, Oregon.
He married his wife Darcy when with the NASL Timbers. His son Brendon played for Las Vegas Strikers of the National Premier Soccer League.
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'''Jeffrey 'Jeff' Smith''' (born 28 June 1980 in Middlesbrough), is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Darlington in Coca-Cola League Two.
Smith started his footballing career at Hartlepool United in 1998, but was released a year later in 1999 after playing three Football League matches. After his release, Smith joined non-League team Barrow but failed to impress the club and was released after playing one game. After his release, Smith joined Bishop Auckland. Smith's performances were much improved and he was hailed as one of the best crossers in non league football.
In June 2004, Smith joined Port Vale on a 1-year contract.
On 25 January, 2007, Smith joined Carlisle United for a fee of -60,000 on a 2- year contract.
Smith was released from Carlisle at the end of the 2008-09 season and was signed by Darlington manager Colin Todd in June 2009.
-DOCSTART-	9112446
'''Danny Justin Thomas''' (born 1 May 1981) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Conference National side Kettering Town.
Thomas started his career as a trainee at Nottingham Forest and later Leicester City, and made his first team debut against Newcastle United in December 1999. He moved to Bournemouth where he was a first team regular in the side that won promotion to Division Two. However he featured only infrequently the following season where he played a match for Notts County reserves, and eventually joined Boston United in March 2004. He scored a spectacular free kick on his debut for the Pilgrims. In the 2004-05 season he started 40 matches, scoring 6 goals.
He signed for Shrewsbury Town on non-contract terms after spells training with both Grimsby Town and Cheltenham Town. On 25 January 2007, he signed for Hereford United until the end of the season. The pacy winger made his first team debut against Barnet on the left wing, and duly capped an impressive performance by scoring in the last minute of the match. He was a regular on the left wing for the remainder of the season, and later left having turned down a contract.
On 15 June, after his release by Hereford, Thomas joined Macclesfield Town on a two year contract. In his first season Danny was awarded the 'player's player of the season' award. He was offered a contract extension early in his second season, after initially turning it down, he then agreed the deal in the latter part of that season, only for the club to pull the deal at the end of the season. At the end of the contract he was released from the club.
In August 2009 he joined Conference National side Kettering Town.
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'''Jan Budtz''' (born 20 April 1979 in Hillerd) is a Danish footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper and is currently with Eastwood Town. He is the twin brother of fellow football player Ole Budtz.
Budtz became an instant hero in his first game for Doncaster Rovers when he replaced the injured Andy Warrington during a League Cup tie against Manchester City in September 2005. He saved two of the three taken by the Premier League side during the shootout to send Doncaster into the next round (the first penalty, by Darius Vassell, hit the crossbar). His name was subsequently plastered all over local and national newspapers the following day and he also made several appearances on local TV news channels.
Following his initial day of glory, he largely failed to progress though. Although he enjoyed a good run in the first team in the 2005/06 season, he was increasingly sidelined in Spring 2006. Budtz fractured a bone in his hand in January 2006, and Doncaster Rovers quickly signed replacement Alan Blayney.
By the beginning of the 2006-07 season, he was relegated to third choice behind Benjamin Smith and Blayney. Budtz signed an emergency loan deal with Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Championship. He eventually signed a six-week extension with Wolves, and made his debut on 17 March as a half-time substitute in a 2-2 draw at .
He was eventually recalled by his parent club on 24 April, following their own on-loan goalkeeper, Neil Sullivan, returning to Leeds United.
Budtz was signed by fellow League One side Hartlepool United on 29 June 2007.
He was their first-choice goalkeeper throughout the first half of the season, but lost his place for the final months after some poor performances.
On 14 February 2009, he was loaned out to Oldham Athletic on a month's loan, making his debut on the same day in a 2-1 victory over Northampton Town. He returned to Hartlepool but was released from his contract on 6 May after being deemed surplus to requirements.
He signed for Blue Square North side Eastwood Town on 16.09.2009.
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'''Daniel Ashley Martin''' (born September 24, 1986 in Derby, England) is a retired footballer who last played for Conference North side Tamworth as a defender. Martin made over 75 appearances in the Football League between 2005 and 2008.
Martin began his career as a trainee with Derby County in July 2004,
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'''John "Jack" Taylor''' (15 February 1914 - 22 February 1978) was an English footballer who became a manager.
Taylor was a full-back who started his playing career with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1931. He made his senior debut on 1 February 1936 in a 0-5 loss at Brentford. He became a first team regular after Cecil Shaw left in November 1936 and was a virtual ever-present for the next season-and-a-half. His only full season in the team saw the club missed out on the league title by a single point.
He was transferred to Norwich City in Summer 1938, and replaced in the Wolves side by his younger brother Frank. He managed one full season at Carrow Road before the suspension of league football due to World War II. After guesting for Barnsley and Watford during the war, he joined Hull City
Hull were at the time were managed by former Sunderland and England inside-forward, Raich Carter, when Taylor was part of the side that won the Third Division North championship in 1948-49.
In May 1950, he dropped into the non-league to become player-manager of Weymouth. He returned to the Football League in June 1952, when he replaced Dave Mangnall at QPR who had been recently relegated from the Second Division. Under Taylor they never managed to finish higher in the league than 10th. In addition to this they suffered two humiliating FA Cup defeats to non-league opposition, including a 6-1 thrashing by in the 2nd round in December 1957. He was asked to manage the Third Division South representative team in October 1957.
Taylor left QPR in May 1959 to take over at Leeds United but within a year Leeds were relegated to the Second Division and he resigned in March 1961 to be succeeded by Don Revie. He never managed in league football again.
He died in his home town of Barnsley on 22 February 1978.
-DOCSTART-	9125000
'''Mitchel Christopher''' "'''Mitch'''" '''Cook''' (born 15 October 1961 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England) is a retired English professional football player. He played for seven different Football League clubs during a twenty-year career, and had four separate spells at Scarborough, his hometown club. He later coached at the club and ran the club's Centre of Excellence and Football in the Community sections until the club's demise in 2007, whereupon he moved the youth system, community section and Under-19 team of Scarborough F.C. to George Pindar Community Sports College on the outskirts of town.
In 2008, Cook was appointed Director of Football for the newly-formed Scarborough Town F.C., an adult extension of the Under-19 Academy and which he led to the championship of Teesside League Division Two in 2008-09. His youth team won the "double" in the Northern Under-19 Alliance.
-DOCSTART-	9125135
'''Paul Jarvie''' (born 14 June 1982 in Aberdeen, Scotland) is an Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Second Division side Peterhead.
Jarvie joined Dundee United from school and turned professional in May 1999. His league debut came on November 24, 2001 when he played on loan for Stenhousemuir in a 1-1 draw at home to Queen of the South. He finally made his United debut on the final day of the 2001-02 season, as a half-time substitute for regular keeper Paul Gallacher.
He joined Forfar Athletic on loan in September 2004. He was supposed to stay until the end of December, but stayed only three days before being recalled by United after regular keeper Tony Bullock suffered a broken collar bone. He finally made his first start for United on October 3, 2004, playing in the 3-0 defeat at home to Celtic and remained in the team for the next nine games. Jarvie's most notable appearance for United come in the local derby match against neighbours Dundee where Jarvie allowed a weak header slip through his legs in the closing minutes of the match to hand Dundee victory.
However, he was released in January 2005 and joined Bristol City on non-contract terms . He joined Torquay United the following month , one of seven goalkeepers used by the Gulls that season (the others being Phil Barnes, Bertrand Bossu, Kevin Dearden, Ole Gottskalksson, Andy Marriott and Arjan van Heusden). He played just once for Torquay, a 4-1 defeat away to Barnsley on February 26, 2005], conceding three goals in the first thirty minutes.
Jarvie was released at the end of the season and returned to Scotland, joining Clyde in May 2005, one of eleven players signed within 24 hours by Clyde manager Graham Roberts. He played eighteen times for Clyde, but in the summer of 2006, he dropped out of the professional game to sign for Inverurie Loco Works. He returned to the senior game after a two year absence to sign with Peterhead in July 2008.
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'''Mikkel Andersen''' (born 17 December 1988 in Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish football goalkeeper. He is currently playing for League One side Bristol Rovers on loan from Reading.
Andersen began his career with Danish club AB Copenhagen and became the youngest goalkeeper to play in Danish senior football. He joined Reading on a two-and-a-half year contract on 26 January 2007, having played seven times for AB.
Andersen signed a loan deal with Torquay United on 26 February 2008, making his debut the same day in a 1-1 draw at home to Altrincham.
He returned to Reading having played three times for Torquay during his one month on loan and looked set to remain with Reading for the remainder of the season. However, he joined Rushden & Diamonds on a seven-day emergency loan on 15 April 2008, making his Rushden debut in a 2-1 win at home to Torquay. He also played in the defeats against Exeter City and Oxford United before returning to Reading.
In December 2008,he was again signed on an emergency loan, this time for Brentford whose first-choice keeper Ben Hamer, also borrowed from Reading, was suspended.
On the 6 March, 2009, it was revealed that Andersen had joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for one month.
On September 1 2009, deadline day, Andersen was signed on loan by Bristol Rovers until January 1. He made his debut against Millwall which Bristol Rovers won 2-0, keeping a clean sheet, and went on to play in all eighteen of ''The Pirates''' league games during his initial four month spell. Shortly before the deal expired it was extended for a further four weeks, Rovers wanting to keep him until the end of the season, but managerless Reading wanted to appoint a new boss before committing him to a longer term move.
On 2 October 2009, Andersen was given a call-up to play in a friendly against Georgia. To date, including this one, he has been called up twice.
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'''Daniel James McBreen''' (born 23 March 1977) is an English-born Australian footballer who plays for Perth Glory as a striker.
McBreen was born in Burnley, Lancashire.
He signed for League One team Scunthorpe United on a two-year deal on a free transfer in August 2006.
He joined St. Johnstone in January 2008 on a deal until the end of the season on a permanent deal; not a loan, as previously thought.
He was reported to have signed for A-League newcomers North Queensland Fury on 17 February 2009,
He has since signed a two year contract with A-League opponents Central Coast Mariners, for the 2010/11 season and 2011/12 season.
On the 12th of January, 2010, it was announced McBreen signed an interim deal with Perth Glory for the remainder of the  2009-10 season in a swap for Jimmy Downey.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
:C. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
:D. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.
:E. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Conference League Cup.
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}}'''Carl Winston Leaburn''' (born March 30, 1969) is a former English football player who generally played as a striker.
Born in nearby Lewisham, Leaburn progressed through the youth set-up at and made his debut in the late 1980s. He also played in the England Under 20's team under Graham Taylor. A regular in Charlton's team for over a decade, he developed the reputation of a striker who rarely scored. One rare highlight was scoring a goal against at Old Trafford in the FA Cup in 1994. Leaburn became a cult figure with many fans with one popular chant being the repetition of his surname. However, he did manage double figures in seasons 1991/92 and 1993/94, during which Charlton were contenders for a place in the play-offs.
In 1998 Leaburn moved to Premier League side for a -300,000 fee. Despite scoring on his debut, the goals soon dried up and he ended up with a record of nearly 60 league games with only four goals. The Dons were also relegated during his tenure in 2000 and the following year Leaburn moved to where he played only one game before being released. He then dropped into non-league football with where he scored nine times between December 2002 and May 2005 when he ended his career.
After retiring, Leaburn completed a study for a BTEC Radio Broadcasting course. He worked for BBC London as a match summariser and interviewer. He now works for Premier League productions as a match analyst and occasionally as a security guard for the Canary Wharf estate. Leaburn also worked with Redstone.fm, a community radio station for Redhill, Reigate and Banstead.
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'''Mark Aizlewood''' (born 1 October 1959 in Newport) is a former Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.
Aizlewood joined his home-town club, Newport County, only leaving school in 1975. He played for Newport for three years, leaving in 1978 to join Luton Town . After four seasons at Luton, he moved on to Charlton Athletic in 1982.
Aizlewood first played for Wales in 1986, and stayed an international until 1994. He moved to Leeds United in 1987, before moving in to Bradford City in 1989. After Bradford, he had spells at Bristol City, Cardiff City, Merthyr Tydfil, Aberystwyth Town and Cwmbran Town. He retired in 2000.
Aizlewood had a spell on the coaching staff of Carmarthen Town during 2003-04, but left to become assistant manager of Chester City for 2004-05.
Aizlewood speaks Welsh.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Garner''' (born 8 March 1966) is a retired English professional football player. He is now first-team coach at Derby County.
Born in Stonebroom, Derbyshire, Garner began his career as an apprentice with Derby County in 1983. He scored some vital goals in the Rams' Division Three promotion season of 1985-86. He possessed excellent ball skills for quite a tall player and could always score goals.
In August 1988, Garner joined Sam Ellis's Blackpool for -75,000. He made his debut on opening day, 27 August, in a 1-1 draw at Chester City. Jimmy Mullen took over the manager's seat for 1989-90 and moved Garner into a central-midfield position, where he went on to enjoy more success in a partnership with Paul Groves, although he couldn't help ''the Seasiders'' avoid relegation to the Football League's basement division.
After Blackpool's failure in the Fourth Division playoff final of 1990-91, Garner was the subject of intense transfer speculation, and it seemed almost certain that he would leave for pastures new. However, the proposed move fell through and he remained at the club for another season, which saw another Wembley playoff final, this time ending in success for Blackpool.
Garner managed to make only seven appearances during the 1992-93 season before joining Gresley Rovers.
Garner was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Garner is now a football coach. He is the first-team coach at former club, Derby County.
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'''Mark Lee''' (born 31 May 1979 in Consett) is an English-Australian football (soccer) player.
As a junior he was on the books at Middlesbrough and Chelsea, but failed to make the grade. In 1996 he signed as an apprentice at Scarborough, before moving to Scottish club Hibernian. In 1999 he has a trial with Perth Glory in Australia, but was not taken on. He then went to Lynn University in the U.S. and completed a degree in Sports Management. He subsequently played for several teams in the Western Australia state league, including Western Knights and ECU Joondalup, while working as a youth development coach. In 2005 he was named the Western Australia State League player of the year.
In 2006 he joined Perth Glory, where he was originally signed as a replacement for the injured Bobby Despotovski, though Perth Glory since decided to extend his contract. He made his A-League debut on 10 December 2006 against Central Coast Mariners. He was released by Perth Glory at the end of 2009 for a second time.
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'''Paul Lamb''' (born September 12, 1974) is an English footballer. He currently plays in midfield for Daventry Town, who he agreed to become player/coach of in the 2009 offseason.
Lamb was born in Plumstead, London and began his career as a trainee with Northampton Town, making three league appearances in the 1991-92 season whilst still a trainee. Paul is now a physical education teacher at Unity College in Northampton.
After being released by Northampton he joined non-league Dunstable, subsequently playing for Buckingham Town (twice), Bedworth United and Wealdstone before joining Boreham Wood in December 2001. He moved to Hemel Hempstead Town in July 2002 and to Brackley Town in the 2003 close season before joining Aylesbury United in June 2004.
In July 2005 Lamb joined Banbury United , before re-joining Bedworth United and moving a few places down the Football pyramid to his current club, Daventry Town, citing his advancing years as one of the reasons he made the move.
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'''Sherjill MacDonald''' (born November 20, 1984) is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot.
MacDonald started his career as a product of the Ajax Amsterdam youth system, and was loaned out to several clubs before being transferred to R.S.C. Anderlecht and then to AGOVV Apeldoorn.
He joined West Bromwich Albion on loan during the January 2007 transfer window, with the option of a permanent transfer at the end of his loan spell.
On 8 February 2008 MacDonald joined Hereford United on a month's emergency loan.
He joined K.S.V. Roeselare on loan during the January 2009 transfer window.
During the 2009 close season he left West Bromwich Albion F.C. to sign a contract with K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot which will keep him at the club until the 30th June 2013..
He has been capped for the Netherlands at U21 level, making his debut against an England U21 side who won 1-0 in November 2006. It was during this game that he came to the attention of West Bromwich Albion, as he played against Albion centre back Curtis Davies.
He is of Surinam descent, his brother Faisal MacDonald played for De Kennemers and the Suriname national football team.
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'''Marcus Vincent Williams''' (born 8 April 1986) is an English professional football player for Scunthorpe United.
Born in Doncaster, Williams began his career as a trainee with Scunthorpe United, turning professional on 1 July 2003 and originally wore the number 17 shirt.
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Coyle was a "teak tough" wing-half with Ballymena United F.C., Glentoran F.C., Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and Grimsby Town F.C.. He won two Irish League titles and played in Europe six times while with Glentoran before winning five Northern Ireland international caps while playing for Sheffield Wednesday in England.
After returning to Northern Ireland from England, Coyle went into management, first as player-manager with South Belfast and Ireland's most successful and largest club Linfield F.C., then Ards F.C. and from 1991 to 1993 Derry City F.C. However, in November 1997 he took over as manager of Glentoran F.C. from the sacked Tommy Cassidy. He guided Glentoran to an Irish Cup triumph just a few months later and went on to celebrate three League Championships with the East Belfast club. Glentoran also won three more Irish Cups during Coyle's reign, three CIS League Cups and three Gold Cups. They also won the County Antrim Shield on five occasions. Coyle spent 8 years at The Oval becoming the club's longest serving and most successful manager and resigned on 2 February 2006 following a string of poor results.
It would not be long until Coyle would return to management, however, and within a few weeks Coyle was appointed manager of Newry City F.C. effectively swapping places with Paul Millar. At Newry, Coyle experienced a dismal run of results with his team winning just one game at home half-way through the season. On 10 January 2007, Coyle decided to resign from his post and stated that he was unsure whether he would return to the game again.
Coyle is the most successful manager in Irish League history and has won 50 trophies in a success-filled career, mostly with Linfield F.C.
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'''Graham Baker''' (born 3 December 1958) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Southampton, Manchester City and Fulham. He is currently the manager of Woking.
Born in Southampton, Baker started his football career when he signed for Southampton F.C. as a junior in 1973. His first team debut came on 12 November 1977 in a Second Division match against Blackpool, in which he scored in the opening minute. Baker made only two further appearances that season, in which Southampton were promoted to the First Division.
He was a hard-tackling, hustling type of player who could pass and shoot and was one of the most industrious performers in Southampton's successful quest to re-establish themselves in Division 1. In the 1978-79 season he established himself in the first team, making 22 League appearances in midfield, playing alongside Steve Williams, Alan Ball and Nick Holmes. Although Southampton played in the League Cup final in 1979, Baker only made one substitute appearance during the whole run, with either Trevor Hebberd or Austin Hayes generally being preferred.
Over the next three seasons, he continued to be a regular in Saints' midfield, and in the 1980-81 season he was a virtual ever-present making 39 appearances (scoring 8 goals), now playing alongside Kevin Keegan and Mick Channon, as Saints finished in 6th place in Division 1, then their highest league finish.
During his time at Southampton he was twice capped by England at under-21 level, playing against Norway and Romania in 1980. He made 113 League appearances for Southampton before being sold to John Bond's Manchester City for -350,000 in the 1982 close season, as Lawrie McMenemy needed to raise funds to finance the signing of Peter Shilton.
Baker's Manchester City career started well; the team won four of their first five games, including a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in which Baker scored both goals, and City became early league leaders. However, the good form did not last and the season turned into a struggle in the bottom half of the table, culminating in relegation on the final day of the season.
The 1983-84 season was a reasonably prosperous one for Baker as he scored 8 goals in 36 games, equalling the highest goalscoring return of his career, though Manchester City finished one place short of promotion. Injuries dusrupted Baker's next season, in which he made 29 appearances in a promotion winning side. On his return to the top flight, Baker made few appearances - nine in the 1985-86 season and thirteen in 1986-87. In 1987 Manchester City were again relegated, and Baker returned to Southampton on a free transfer, having made 135 Manchester City appearances in five years.
By now Southampton were under the management of Chris Nicholl and the "glory days" of McMenemy were becoming a distant memory. At first Baker was again a first-choice player, making 36 appearances in 1987-88, alongside Jimmy Case, Glenn Cockerill and Andy Townsend with the emeging talents of Danny Wallace and Alan Shearer up front. Gradually however his career at Southampton was disrupted by injury, and in 1990 he went to Fulham on a free transfer after losing his place in midfield to Barry Horne.
He had a brief spell in 1994 as manager at Petersfield Town and from 1995 to 2003 he was a coach with Carshalton Athletic. In 2005 became Youth Development Officer at Woking, under the management of former Southampton colleague, Glenn Cockerill. Glenn Cockerill departed in March 2007 and Graham Baker was appointed joint caretaker manager with club captain Neil Smith.
He took over as caretaker manager at Woking on 2 April 2009, following the sacking of Phil Gilchrist.
After retiring from football he became a driving instructor in Cheam.
He was also a keen cricketer enjoying a spell with local side Old Tenisonians in 90s. He was Club Captain during his time at the club, his abrasive style showing heavy signs of life in professional sport. He enjoyed moderate success at the club before leaving to concentrate on his football coaching career.
He is married to Erica and has three children, Oliver, Luke and Megan.
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'''Mark Pearson''' (born 28 October 1939) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as an inside forward for Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Fulham and Halifax Town.
Born in Ridgeway, Derbyshire, Pearson joined Manchester United as a trainee in 1955 and signed professional forms two years later.
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'''George Clarence Bassett Smith''' (24 March 1919 - 21 December 2001) was an English footballer who played most of his professional career for Southampton in the period either side of World War II.
Although he was born in Portsmouth and christened ''George Clarence Bassett'', he was brought up in Guernsey by adoptive parents, who gave him the surname ''Smith''. He played junior football in the Channel Islands for Guernsey Schools and Guernsey Rangers.
After a brief spell as an amateur with Huddersfield Town he joined Southampton as an amateur in October 1937, signing as a professional in July 1938. His tenacious displays for the reserves earned him the nickname ''"Guernsey Terrier"'' from his team-mates.
His career was then interrupted by the suspension of football following the outbreak of World War II.
During the war he saw active service with the R.A.F. as a rear gunner and then as an instructor, before returning to The Dell after he was de-mobbed.
He then enjoyed a couple of seasons as a regular, either at right-half or left-half, before losing his place in October 1948 to the young Len Wilkins. He never made another first-team appearance and was released at the end of the 1948-49 season.
He joined Crystal Palace in May 1950 where he played only seven games. He then retired from professional football and played non-league football for Dartford and King's Lynn, before joining the latter club as a coach in 1955.
In 1958, he and his family emigrated to Australia where he settled in Albury, New South Wales, finding employment as an ambulance driver and then working for a gas company, while helping to establish the ''Albury, Wodonga and Lavington Soccer Association''.
He was also a trainer and physiotherapist with Albury Football Club (Australian Rules).
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'''George Smith''' (July 1879 - 3 July 1908) was an English professional footballer who played for several clubs at the beginning of the 20th century.
Smith was born in Preston and played his youth football with Leyland. In July 1899 he started his professional career playing as a half-back at Preston North End where he stayed for two seasons. At the end of his second season, Preston were relegated from the First Division.
He then spent part of the 1901-02 season at Aston Villa before movin to non-league New Brompton F.C. In 1903 he joined Blackburn Rovers where he stayed for three years, before joining Plymouth Argyle.
In the summer of 1907 he signed for Southampton of the Southern League, where he was converted into an inside forward, playing alongside Frank Jefferis, John Bainbridge and John Lewis. As a forward he was prone to over-elaboration but had a powerful shot. He made 21 league appearances, scoring 5 goals, and also played in all six FA Cup matches as Saints reached the semi-finals, losing to Wolverhampton Wanderers who went on to take the cup in the final.
Everyone at the Saints was greatly shocked when George Smith suddenly collapsed and died, shortly before his 29th birthday in July 1908.
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'''George Henry Smith''' (born June 6, 1901, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer of the 1920s who played as a left-back.
A native of Netherton, George Smith began his career with Chelsea, but left there and his next club Gillingham without making a league appearance. He joined Walsall in 1924 and played almost 100 games over the next three years, scoring twice in the league (both penalties).
He joined Torquay United in 1927 and played in their first ever match in the Football League, a 1-1 draw at home to local rivals Exeter City on August 27, 1927. He played the next five games before losing his place to Percy Mackrill and left league football without any further appearances.
On leaving Torquay he played for Exmouth Town and Newton Abbot Spurs.
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'''Walter Nicols Otta''' (born 12 December 1973 in Ro Tercero, Crdoba) is a retired Argentine footballer striker, last playing for Club Atltico Fnix in the regionalised Argentine 4th division.
Otta is a classic example of the international journeyman footballer he has played for 14 different teams in 11 different countries.
Otta started his career with Villa Dlmine in the lower leagues of Argentine football in 1993. In 1996 he moved to Chile to play for Puerto Montt and then Deportivo Temuco. Between 1998 and 1999 he played for Walsall F.C. at the 3rd level of English football. In 1999 he joined Xerez CD in Spain. 2000 saw him play at Marathn in Honduras and in 2001 he played for Blooming of Bolivia. Between 2001 and 2003 he played in Portugal with C.D. Nacional and then C.F. Unio. He played in Peru with Universidad and then for Manta Ftbol Club in Ecuador. In 2004 he joined Calgary Mustangs in Canada before signing for Fortuna Dsseldorf in Germany. In 2005 he returned to Argentina and Villa Dlmine before moving to Sportivo Barracas in 2007. Otta joined in January 2008 to Fnix and retired in the winter of 2009.
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Chile
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'''Simon Christopher Rayner''' (born July 8, 1983 in Langley, Canada) is a Canadian football goalkeeper, currently playing for Conference National side Crawley Town.
Rayner began his career as a junior with Bournemouth, signing as a trainee professional in August 2000
In December 2002, he played for the Canadian Under-23 team against the United States.
He left Barry in the summer of 2003, joining Port Talbot Town in July that year. At end of the following season Rayner had trials with Newcastle United and Swansea City, but joined Lincoln City in August 2004.
He made his league debut for Lincoln on September 25, 2004, but struggled to establish himself due to the presence of Alan Marriott as Lincoln's first choice keeper. Rayner joined non-league Alfreton Town on loan in January 2006.
He joined Torquay United on an emergency loan on March 1, 2007, making his debut the following day in the 1-1 draw away to Chester City. He played ten times for Torquay before being recalled by Lincoln, this coming after Torquay had already been relegated to the Conference National. He was released by Lincoln at the end of the season.
On June 4, 2007 Rayner signed for Torquay United on a two-year contract and despite competition from another new signing, Martin Rice, began the season as Torquay's regular goalkeeper in the Conference. Joined Crawley Town in June 2008.
He has represented Canada at Youth, Under-20 and Under-23 levels.
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'''Alister Benjamin Wilkinson''' (born 25 April 1987), more commonly known as '''Ben Wilkinson''', is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chester City.
Wilkinson was born on 25 April 1987 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire,
He was quickly signed by Chester City.
:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup and FA Trophy.
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'''Andrew Peter "Andy" Butler''' (born 4 November 1983 in Doncaster) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool. on loan from Huddersfield Town. He is a left-footed central defender.
Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Butler started his career at Scunthorpe United. He made his debut for ''the Iron'', then in the Third Division, on 20 September 2003 as a 34th minute substitute in a 1-1 draw with Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road. His full debut came three days later, a 2-3 defeat to Burnley at Glanford Park in the third round of the 2003-04 League Cup. Midway through the season Butler signed a four year contract.
On 7 February 2004 he scored his first goal in a 2-2 home draw with Doncaster Rovers. He made a total of 42 appearances, scoring two goals in the 2003-04 season. The following season he scored ten goals in 37 league games as Scunthorpe finished second in League Two and were promoted to League One. His goal tally that season included scoring twice in a 3-2 home win over Lincoln City on 21 August 2004 and two goals in a 3-1 victory over Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park on 18 December. He suffered a serious injury in early 2005 before returning to action later in the season. At the end of the season he won four different honours at the club's annual awards.
The 2005-06 season saw Butler suffer a string of injuries. On 14 January 2006 he was injured in a 1-1 draw with Bristol City at Ashton Gate and was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Prior to the start of the 2006-07 season Butler was injured again, dislocating his shoulder in a pre-season friendly with Leeds United. He was out of action until October 2006 when he joined League Two side Grimsby Town on loan, in order to build up his match fitness. He made five appearances for ''the Mariners''. On his return to Scunthorpe he was unable to break back into the first team until later on in the season as ''the Iron'' won promotion to the Championship as League One champions.
In the 2007-08 season Butler made 36 league appearances, scoring two goals as ''the Iron'' finished 23rd in the Championship and were relegated back to League One.
In May 2008 he appeared on Soccer AM's Crossbar Challenge on Sky Sports 1 dressed as Wonder Woman.
Butler left Scunthorpe in June 2008, turning down a new three-year contract offer,
In six years with the club Butler made a total of 153 appearances scoring 13 times, playing for them in all three divisions of The Football League.
On 2 July 2008 Butler joined League One club Huddersfield Town on a three-year deal.
Butler began the 2009-10 season as a first team regular. However, ''Terriers'' manager Lee Clark started using Peter Clarke and Nathan Clarke as the club's regular centre back pairing. And on 7 January 2010, after not making an appearance for two months, Butler joined Championship side Blackpool on loan until the end of the season.
a. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
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'''Brendan Ormsby''' (born October 1, 1960 in Birmingham, England) is a former English professional footballer. A central defender, Ormsby played for Aston Villa, Leeds United, Shrewsbury, Doncaster, Waterford United, Scarborough F.C. and Wigan.
During his later years he has worked as a coach at Senior and Junior levels, including a spell working with Lawnswood Lasers JFC.
He currently works as a postman in Leeds, alongside some junior coaching.
Brendan is also the honorary president of the Scarborough Branch of the Leeds United Member-s Club. He attends the club-s annual -On The Road- evening and his role has led to a beer being named after him. Ormsby's Bitter is brewed by the Wold Top brewery and can sampled at the Spa Complex on the town-s sea front.
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'''Michael James Simpkins''' (born 28 November 1978 in Sheffield, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Retford United.
A defender by trade, Simpkins was primarily a left back but now plays in the more familiar role of central defender. He began his professional career at Chesterfield after progressing through the youth team. In 2001 he moved on to Cardiff City but failed to make a significant impact on the first team at Ninian Park and had loan spells at Exeter City and Cheltenham Town.
He moved on to Rochdale in 2003 on a two-year contract. He was the regular left back for manager Alan Buckley but failed to endear himself to fans, particularly after trying to arrange a fight on the club car park with one of them while supposedly defending a corner. He was quickly dropped by new manager Steve Parkin and persuaded to leave in the summer of 2004. He dropped into non-league, signing for Conference national side Burton Albion, making 20 appearances in the 2004-2005 season, before moving to league rivals Leigh RMI in March 2005, but he could not prevent Leigh's relegation at the end of the season.
Simpkins then moved closer to his native Sheffield by linking up with Worksop Town ahead of the 2005-2006 season, and spent just over a year with the Tigers, establishing himself as a first-team regular; however, due to his poor disciplinary record, he was released early in the 2006-2007 season after a sending-off against Vauxhall Motors. Simpkins then signed for Buxton, but left the club after a change of heart very soon afterwards and instead joined Grantham Town. He was named captain of the Gingerbreads and his impressive form for the Lincolnshire side earned a transfer bid from Conference North outfit Worcester City, but he declined the offer due to travelling concerns.
Budget cuts at Grantham forced Simpkins' departure in January 2008. He later signed for Retford United. Simpkins stayed with Retford in their successful title-winning side of 2007-2008 and has agreed to stay with the club for the 2008-2009 season.
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'''Darren John Bullock''' (born February 12, 1969) was a professional footballer who played for several English clubs including Huddersfield Town, Swindon Town, and Bury.
Bullock started his playing career at non-league Malvern Town, before moving to Nuneaton Borough. In the summer of 1993, Huddersfield Town paid -55,000 for his combative midfield services where he became a firm fans' favourite for his no-holds-barred style of play and aggressive tackling. In 1994 he was a major part in Huddersfield Town winning promotion to the First Division via the play-offs.
In 1997 he moved to Swindon Town for -400,000 where he made 71 appearances and scored twice during two years at the County Ground from where he moved to Bury in 1999 for -200,000 - making 63 appearances and scoring nine times.
He was loaned out to Rushden & Diamonds and Sheffield United before being released on a free transfer to Worcester City. He was sacked by Worcester City over disciplinary problems in March 2002.
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'''William O'Kane''' (or shortened to '''Liam O'Kane''') (born in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish footballer.
O'Kane played as a defender and began his career with Derry City FC. He signed for Nottingham Forest in November 1968 and made his debut on 25 January, 1969 against Norwich City F.C. Initially, he succeeded Terry Hennessey at centre back, but in 1971 he moved to right back and stayed there for the rest of his career. His best period was 1973-76, on his return from a broken leg, but injuries were never far away and they finally finished him as a player in the 1975-76 season, when he was still only 28.
During his career, and despite being troubled persistently by injuries, he made 20 international appearance for Northern Ireland.
He moved onto the coaching staff at Forest after his playing days and was the only man to have survived throughout the Brian Clough years until Joe Kinnear arrived at the club. O'Kane finally left his position at the club in early 2005 after a 36-year spell.
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'''Sybrandus ('Sieb') Johannes Andreas Dijkstra''' (born October 20, 1966 in Kerkrade, Netherlands) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is a current goalkeeping coach for MVV Maastricht.
Dijkstra began his career with Roda JC but failed to make an appearance, spending time on loan at AZ Alkmaar and K.S.C. Hasselt. In 1991, he moved to Scottish side Motherwell, where he spent the next three seasons, winning the Scottish Cup in 1991. He was regarded as a cult hero at Motherwell. A -250,000 move to English side Queens Park Rangers followed, but he played just 11 times in two years. After loan spells at other English clubs, Dijkstra moved back to Scotland with Dundee United for -50,000. Dijkstra's time in Scotland was successful again, with over 80 appearances for the Terrors, including a Scottish League Cup runners-up medal. After a contract dispute, Dijkstra left Tannadice in 1999 and returned to the Netherlands to play for amateur side VV Sittard (via a week's spell with Ipswich Town), although he would end the season with RBC Roosendaal. Another year with RBC followed before a final playing spell with German Verbandsliga side Germania Teveren.
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A sublime dribbler and a master of ball control, Bobby Irvine was amongst the most gifted attacking players of his generation. Signed by Everton FC for -500 in September 1921, he made his Football League debut in a 1-1 draw against Liverpool FC in November 1921 at Anfield. He quickly became a crowd favourite at Goodison Park - his bravery and determination coupled with his thrilling skills entertained the fans for six seasons. More of a creator than a scorer, Irvine normally played at inside-right, but when deployed at centre-forward he proved an effective goal-getter, best illustrated by a hat-trick against Aston Villa in January 1922.
First selected for Ireland in March 1922, Irvine played at centre-forward in a 2-1 defeat by Scotland. Indeed five of his first six caps were won leading the attack. An early personal best performance came with two goals in a 3-0 win over Wales in Wrexham, but he will be best remembered for his role in 2-1 and 2-0 defeats of England at Windsor Park in 1923 and 1927, and for his goal that gave his country a 3-2 lead at Anfield in 1926, only for the game to finish 3-3.
Troubled by injuries through a number of spells of his career, Irvine left Everton in March 1928 having made just nine appearances in what was a title winning campaign for the Toffees. Snapped up by Portsmouth FC, he made his Fratton Park debut in a 1-0 win over Manchester United on 17 March. He helped his new club to the FA Cup final in 1929, but injury robbed him of a place in the final line-up as they lost 2-0 to Bolton Wanderers. In August 1929 Irvine joined Welsh club, Connah-s Quay, where he became the only player from that club to be capped for Ireland.
With Connah-s Quay suffering severe financial difficulties, Irvine returned to Northern Ireland, signing for Derry City. He marked his Brandywell debut with a goal in a 1-0 Gold Cup quarter-final win over Larne on 3 September 1930. With Derry, Irvine took his caps total to 15, and in October 1932 also played twice for the Irish League, in 5-2 and 4-1 defeats by the English and Scottish Leagues respectively. During this period Irvine also briefly turned out for Chester, scoring nine times in 13 games in the Cheshire County League shortly before they were elected to The Football League in 1931 .
Irvine returned to England in May 1933 with Division Three (South) club, Watford FC. He played his last Football League match in early 1934, officially hanging up his boots in April 1935. With his playing days on the wane, it was written of him: -There is no man who takes harder knocks and squeals less than Irvine.- In total, he won 15 international caps and scored 3 goals.
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'''Robert James Browne''' (or '''Bobby Browne''') (born 9 February 1912 in Derry, Ireland and died 1994) was a former Irish footballer who played as a wing half.
Browne began his career with his local team, Derry City FC. There, he won a North-West Senior Cup and represented the Irish League in 1935. However, the Leeds United manager of the 1930s, Billy Hampson, seemed to have predilection for young Irish talent, and one of the first he brought to Elland Road was Derry-man, Browne. It took a -1,500 fee to prise the talented wing-half from Derry in October 1935, and he went on to make well over a hundred appearances in the Leeds first-team.
Bobby Browne, who had grown up more familiar with the Gaelic code, was never assured of his place at Leeds, but was capped six times for Ireland during his stay, the first just weeks after arriving in Yorkshire. During the Second World War, Browne continued to make appearances for Leeds when available, and also guested for Watford.
When the Football League resumed in 1946, Browne was 34 years-old, and he played one more season with Leeds before finishing his career with York City. Later Bobby Browne joined the coaching staff at Halifax Town, and was briefly caretaker manager in October and November 1954.
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'''Gerard Columba Bowler''' (or '''Gerry Bowler''') (8 June 1919 - 28 March 2006) was a former Northern Irish footballer. He played in the right-back or right-half positions.
Bowler was born in Derry and began his senior footballing career with Derry City FC immediately prior to World War II, having previously turned out for Derry Municipal Training College. On 24 April, 1943 he was signed by Distillery, in an Irish League record -1,000 deal , where he played 122 first-team games, scoring just once (a penalty against Cliftonville FC in 1946). At Distillery, Bowler played in the 1946 Irish Cup final, losing out 3-0 to Linfield FC, and the same season picked up a Co. Antrim Shield winner's medal (defeating Bangor FC Reserves 3-0 in a replayed final).
In the summer of 1946 Bowler was signed by Portsmouth FC (at the time one of the top teams in the Football League), but made just eight league appearances in three seasons, missing out on a championship medal in 1948-49.
Signed by Hull City A.F.C. for the 1949-50 season, Bowler made 38 Division Two appearances, and was selected to play for Ireland. That season he played in all three games of the 1950 British Home Championship. Normally a centre-half, all three of his international appearances were made in unfamiliar positions - two at right-back, and one at right-half.
In 1950, Bowler moved on again, signing for Division Three (South), Millwall. He helped the club to runners-up position in 1952-53, but in those days that was not good enough for promotion. Although he never added to his collection of international caps, Bowler was a member of the IFA's touring party to North America in the summer of 1953. After 165 league appearances for the Lions, Gerry Bowler was forced to retire due to injury in 1955, although he did continue to turn out as player-manager for his work team, the Crawley based APV Chemical Company, until the 1962/63 season. Having settled in the south of England, Bowler died in Crawley in March 2006.
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'''Samuel R. Russell''' (born in 1900 in Downpatrick, Ireland) was a Irish footballer.
During his career he had spells with Derry City FC, Newcastle United and Bradford City. He also represented the IFA's "Ireland" on 3 occasions between 1929 and 1931.
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'''John "Johnny" Peter Campbell''' (28 June 1923 in Derry, Northern Ireland-January 1968) was an Irish footballer.
Campbell grew up playing Gaelic football at school. He was also an accomplished sprinter, and an Ulster champion over 100 and 200 metres. No doubt that turn of pace made him devastating when he took to soccer with Foyle Harps. An accomplished winger, though he could also lead the line, he was soon signed-up by Derry City, and from there he moved to Belfast Celtic in 1945. At 'Paradise', Campbell won Irish League and Irish Cup winner-s medals, as well as representing the Irish League. Perhaps his most famous contribution to the club-s history was the opening goal in a 2-0 win over Scotland during Celtic-s swansong tour of America.
By the time of the US Tour, Campbell had already departed Belfast Celtic for Fulham. He played in 62 league games for Fulham before his career was ended by injury early in the 1952-53 season. During his time in London he earned two caps, and indeed his wing-play earned praise from the maestro himself, Stanley Matthews.
With his playing days over, Campbell returned to Belfast to work as a scout for Fulham. He died from bowel cancer at the young age of 44. Inadvertently, Campbell's death brought a brief return of football to 'Paradise', a Belfast Celtic Select playing a benefit match which raised -800 for his family.
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'''Craig Anthony Robert Mackail-Smith''' (born 25 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a striker. He has also played for the England C Team, otherwise known as the England semi-professional team, scoring four goals in seven appearances.
Mackail-Smith was brought through the youth system at St. Albans City he was not so prolific, only scoring 2 goals in 30 starts and 15 substitute appearances. He was released at the end of the 2003 season. In 2007 he was signed by Peterborough United from Dagenham & Redbridge for -125,000 on January 29.
He is known for his never-give up attitude,his stamina and ability to react faster than defenders
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'''Alistair Espie''' "'''Ally'''" '''Maxwell''' (born 16 February 1965 in Hamilton) is a Scottish football coach and former professional footballer. He is currently a youth coach for SC Del Sol Soccer Club in the United States, having previously played for Motherwell, Rangers and Dundee United, and coached Greenock Morton and US side Sereno Golden Eagles.
Maxwell famously won the Scottish Cup with Motherwell, playing for most of the second half plus thirty minutes of extra time with broken ribs, a ruptured spleen and intermittent double vision sustained in a collision with Dundee United defender John Clark. Despite his injuries, Maxwell stretched to tip a fierce goal bound shot from Dundee United defender (and future Motherwell manager) Maurice Malpas over the bar with two minutes of extra time remaining, to ensure Motherwell ran out 4-3 winners.
After a playing loan spell in England with Bolton Wanderers, and one in Scotland with Clydebank, Maxwell moved to Rangers, where he picked up a Scottish League Cup winners' medal and a Scottish Cup runners-up medal, as Dundee United gained revenge for Maxwell's heroics three years previously.
Maxwell then moved to Dundee United and spent three seasons at Tannadice, although the majority of his games came in his first season. A move to Greenock Morton followed.
Although present in several Scotland squads, Maxwell never received a cap. He did, however, play in the first half of a Scotland B international against Wales at Wrexham in 1994.
He was briefly a goalkeeping coach at Hamilton Academical.
A UEFA 'A' licensed professional coach, he now resides in the USA.
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'''Joshua Mark "Josh" Lillis''' (born 24 June 1987 in Derby) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Scunthorpe United, as a goalkeeper. He is the son of former Scunthorpe player and assistant manager Mark Lillis.
Lillis worked his way through Scunthorpe United's youth system, and made his dbut as a professional at Millwall on 22 December 2006. So far in his Iron career, he has been understudy to Joe Murphy, but has improved under the coaching of former Sheffield Wednesday stalwart Kevin Pressman.
In January 2009 Lillis went to Notts County on a one month loan in order to experience more first team action. He made his debut in 2-2 draw with Aldershot Town on 20 January 2009. His first clean sheet for the Magpies came on 14 February where Notts County beat Barnet 2-0. He returned to Scunthorpe making 5 appearances and 1 clean sheet.
On 1 September 2009 he signed for Grimsby Town on loan as cover for injured Nick Colgan. He made his debut on 5 September 2009 against Port Vale, also keeping a clean sheet. He played four appearance before returning to the Iron. On 30th October he joined Rochdale on an emergency seven day loan. His debut was in a 4-0 win over Rochdale on 31 October 2009.
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'''Shane Blackett''' (born 3 October 1982 in Luton) is an English footballer, currently playing as a defender for Luton Town. He is able to play at both centre back and left back.
Blackett started his career at Spartan South Midlands League side Dunstable Town, before moving to Ryman League club Arlesey Town. After only one year at Arlesey, Blackett and team-mate Craig Mackail-Smith signed for Conference National side Dagenham & Redbridge at the beginning of the 2004-05 season.
Over the next two seasons, Blackett played in both of Peterborough's back-to-back promotions making a total of 35 league appearances, although he struggled with injuries.
On 22 July 2009, Blackett joined his hometown club Luton Town on a two-year contract. The transfer was unique in that it was funded partly from the proceeds of a friendly with Peterborough, which took place on 25 July.
'''Dagenham & Redbridge'''
'''Peterborough United'''
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'''Gabriel Obertan''' (born 26 February 1989) is a French footballer currently playing for Manchester United of England. He primarily plays as a winger, but can also play in the centre of midfield and as a striker. A former attendee of the famous Clairefontaine academy, Obertan began his professional career playing for Bordeaux in France, before joining Manchester United for an undisclosed fee in July 2009. He is a member of the France U21 football team and was named as France's best player overall at the 2009 Toulon Tournament.
Obertan began his career playing for his local club in Pantin before moving to a higher level joining Paris FC in 2002. After spending a year there, he did what most youths at Paris FC often do and joined Paris-Saint Germain. Following another year of training, he moved to the famed Clairefontaine academy in order to further his development. It was here where he was first spotted by Bordeaux scouts. After a year at Clairefontaine, he moved to Bordeaux to begin training with them.
After spending only a year in the reserves, in 2006, Obertan agreed to his first professional contract, signing a three-year contract. He was promoted to the senior squad for the 2006-07 season and given the number 26 shirt. He made his professional debut in a league match on 30 September 2006, against Valenciennes, at the age of 17, coming on as a substitute playing 15 minutes. Valenciennes won the match 0-2. He scored his first goal on 22 April 2007 against Saint-tienne in a 2-0 victory scoring the goal during injury time to seal the win. He made a total of 17 appearances that season, 16 of them as a substitute.
The following season, he signed a contract extension and his playing time increased to 26 matches and two goals, though he was still limited to mostly substitute appearances, due to the abundance of other strikers manager Laurent Blanc had in his arsenal. For the first half of the 2008-09 season, his play was limited again, though when he did receive playing time, he continually impressed, scoring a brace in Bordeaux's 4-2 win over Guingamp in the Coupe de la Ligue. With Bordeaux contending for a title and Obertan not likely to receive playing time, Blanc decided to loan him out to fellow Ligue 1 side FC Lorient for the rest of the season, where Blanc believed the player would receive more playing time.
At Lorient, Obertan made 15 league appearances scoring his only goal in a 3-1 win over Grenoble. He also scored a goal against Tours during Lorient's Coupe de France campaign.
thumb|left|Obertan playing for Manchester United in 2009.
On 6 July 2009, French newspaper L'Equipe announced that Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud had reached an agreement with English club Manchester United for the transfer of Obertan with Triaud stating that an agreement had been reached several weeks ago and that the player had agreed contract terms. The following day, Obertan successfully passed his medical in Manchester and, on 8 July, signed his contract officially making him a Manchester United player. The transfer fee was undisclosed, but is believed to be in the region of -3 million, with Obertan joining the club on a four-year deal.
Following three games for the Manchester United reserve team, including a 3-0 win over Oldham Athletic on his debut, Obertan made his senior debut in the club's 2-0 away win over Barnsley in the League Cup fourth round on 27 October 2009.
He made his Premier League debut for Manchester United on 31 October 2009, coming on as a substitute in the 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford. His Champions League debut came that same week, replacing Federico Macheda in the 82nd minute in the 3-3 draw against CSKA Moscow 3 November 2009. On 15 December 2009, Obertan made his first league start for United, being replaced in the 71st minute by Danny Welbeck in a 3-0 win over Wolves. The young winger made his first major contribution to the side when he set up Michael Owen for his second goal of the night,with some clever footwork and skills, in the 3-1 victory against Wolfsburg in the Champions League on 8th of December 2009.
Obertan has been active with France on the youth level. He has received caps with the U-16s, U-17s, U-18s, and the U-19s. With the under-16s, Obertan made 10 appearances scoring only one goal. The following season, he played with the under-17s making 12 appearances and scoring three goals. Despite appearing alongside players like David N'Gog, Moussa Sissoko, Adel Taarabt, and Grgory Sertic, Obertan and the team failed to qualify for the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, due to their second place finish in the Elite Round. With the under-18s, Obertan made 9 total appearances, but failed to get on the scoresheet. He rarely played with the under-19 team making just 2 appearances and scoring his lone goal against Sweden in a 2-1 victory during the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification round.
Obertan earned his first cap with the under-21 team on 11 February 2009 against Tunisia. On 31 March 2009, he scored his first under-21 goal against the England under-21s in a friendly at the City Ground in Nottingham.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 27 December 2009.''
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'''James "Jimmy" Hampson''' (23 March 1906 - 10 January 1938) was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven seasons at Blackpool, where he remains record goalscorer with 252 goals in 373 games, and is still regarded as one of the best centre forwards to play for the club.
Born in Little Hulton, Lancashire, Hampson began his career with Walkden Park. In 1925 he joined Football League Third Division, Nelson, and in his first season, 1925-26, he scored 13 goals in 20 league games. During his first season at Nelson, Hampson scored hat-tricks in three consecutive games. The following season, 1926-27, he scored 23 goals in 35 games.
In October 1927, he joined Blackpool for a fee of -1,000, scoring on his debut against Notts County on 15 October.
The following season, 1928-29, he scored 40 goals to become the Second Division's top scorer. He scored five goals in the first four games that season, prompting other clubs to take an interest in signing him. In September, Blackpool denied that they had received an offer from Arsenal. After a 2-0 defeat to Stoke City on 13 October 1928, Blackpool fans chaired him off the pitch and he was described as being the "darling of Blackpool". On 10 November, he scored a club-record five goals in a 7-0 victory over Reading. Blackpool finished the season in eighth place.
In July 1929, Millwall tried unsuccessfully to sign him. The following December, Derby County also tried to sign him but were also turned down.
In 1929-30, Blackpool won the Second Division championship and were promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history. Hampson was the top goalscorer in England with 46 strikes in 44 league and cup games. He played one game, against local rivals Preston North End, at inside-right, but still scored one goal as Blackpool won 5-1.
At the end of their debut season in the First Division (1930-31), Blackpool drew their final game against Manchester City to escape relegation back to the Second Division. Although Blackpool conceded 125 goals, Hampson still managed to score 31 goals in 41 games.
The following season, 1932-33, Blackpool were relegated, finishing bottom of the league with Hampson scoring 18 league goals in 34 games. During the season, Hampson lost his position as centre-forward to defender Phil Watson before being moved to the right wing for the game against Sheffield United on 22 April 1933. He was reinstated as centre-forward, however, for the final game of the season, at Newcastle United.
During the following 1933-34 season, it was reported that he had turned down turned down the club's terms for a new contract; however, the terms were soon sorted and he signed on again for the next season. After 21 games and 13 goals, he was injured and he made just one more appearance for the club that season.
He scored a hat-trick in the opening game of the 1934-35 season against Bury; however, following a spell in which he did not score, he was dropped and Blackpool stated that they would be prepared to transfer him. He did not play again until February 1935, and ended the season on 21 goals from 25 starts.
Hampson and Finan scored 44 goals between them in the 1934-35 season, with Hampson scoring 16 of them as Blackpool finished as runners-up and were once again promoted to the First Division. Hampson started the 1937-38 season scoring four goals in 19 league games.
Hampson held the record for the fastest century of goals: 101 in 97 games between 1927 and 1930.
Hampson was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Hampson's international career was brief, due to the presence of Dixie Dean combined with Hampson's club playing in the League's second tier. He scored five goals in just three appearances. He scored one goal on his debut against Ireland on 20 October 1930, which England won 5-1.
On 8 January 1938, Hampson played his last-ever match, an FA Cup tie for Blackpool against Birmingham City. His final contribution was a quick throw-in, seven minutes before the end of the match, from which Blackpool scored.
On 10 January, a day after visiting his wife, Betty,
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'''William''' "'''Billy'''" '''Woods''' (born 24 October 1973 in Cork) is an Irish former professional football player.
Woods played all his schoolboy football with Midleton before spending two and a half years at Coventry City. He joined Cork City in 1993 and made his debut in October, playing under manager Damien Richardson during his first stint as manager when City played in Bishopstown.
He joined Tranmere Rovers in July 1995 . After plying his trade there he returned to Ireland and signed for Portadown for one season in 1997.
Woods signed for Shamorck Rovers in 1998 in time to make his debut away to Altay S.K. in the UEFA Intertoto-Cup on 21 June. He made two appearances for ''the Hoops'' in Europe.
A few weeks later he won a FAI Super Cup medal.
In the 1999-00 season he was the club's joint-top goalscorer and even appeared in goal on one occasion.. Scored a very memorable goal in the FAI Cup quarter final replay in 2001 . His last game for the club was against Galway United on 31 March 2002.
After Richardson left the club at the end of the 2002 season, Woods rejoined his hometown club.
Woods was an Eircom League medal winner in November 2005. Cork City beat Derry City 2-0 on 18 November 2005 to secure the title in the last game of the season. Although Woods did not play in that game, he had been an integral part of the squad through the year.
After the departure of Liam Kearney to Shelbourne in the 2006 season, Woods filled the gap left by Kearney at left wing. He became a key player during the season and was nominated by many for the FourFiveOne player of the year award.
Woods scored Cork City's opening goal in the Champions League qualifier in July 2006 against Cypriot champions Apollon Limasoll. Woods was a key player in City's run to the second qualifying round, in which Cork City were beaten by Serbian and former European and World Club Champions Red Star Belgrade 4-0 on aggregate.
Woods agreed to stay with Cork City for another year in February 2007. Once again, he signed a part-time contract with the club so as to dovetail his job as car salesman with training and playing for City.
In February 2008 he signed a new contract to remain at Cork City, but retired in October 2008.
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'''William "Bill" Perry''' (10 September 1930 - 27 September 2007) was a South African-born English professional footballer. He spent thirteen seasons at Blackpool during the 1950s and 1960s.
Perry, an outside-left, signed for Blackpool in 1949. The 1950s are the most successful decade in the club's history to date. Perry would be at the club playing top division football throughout, as would goalkeeper George Farm, defenders Hugh Kelly and Tommy Garrett, right winger Stanley Matthews and forward Jackie Mudie. Perry made his league debut for Blackpool in March 1950, in a win at Manchester United.
During the 1955-56 season, Perry scored 20 goals to help Blackpool to their highest-ever league position of runners-up in Division One.
Perry's most notable achievement was scoring the injury-time winner for Blackpool in the famous 1953 'Matthews' FA Cup Final against Bolton, cementing a comeback from 1-3 to 4-3 thanks to an earlier Stan Mortensen hat-trick.
Seven years later, a cartilage operation virtually ended Perry's playing career, and after being in and out of the side, he was transfer-listed in the summer of 1962.
Southport came in for his services, where he played 26 games from August 1962 until May 1963 when he joined Hereford United.
He remained at Edgar Street for just the one season and made a total of 29 appearances for Hereford during his time there. Perry left Hereford at the end of the 1963-64 season and had a short spell in Australia before retiring with Holyhead Town. He became a director of Fleetwood Town between 1967 and 1970.
Perry was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Perry made three appearances for England, scoring two goals.
After retiring, Perry ran a couple of businesses in Blackpool, where he lived with his wife, Jean.
In January 2007, he was reunited with the FA Cup after 54 years when the trophy was taken to Bloomfield Road as part of the build-up to the Seasiders' fourth-round tie with Norwich City. Also in attendance was Cyril Robinson, at the time the only other surviving member of the cup-winning team. Perry died eight months later at the age of 77.
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'''Paul Mark James Robinson''' (born 7 January 1982) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Millwall.
Robinson began his career as a trainee with Millwall, turning professional in August 2001. Later that month he joined Fisher Athletic on loan to gain some first team experience. He made his Millwall debut on September 9, 2002, coming on as a second-half substitute for Darren Ward in the 2-1 win at home to Preston North End.
In December 2004 he joined Torquay United on loan,playing twelve times before returning to Millwall and establishing himself as a first team regular, eventually gaining club captaincy under Lions' boss Kenny Jackett and establishing himself as a firm fan favourite.
Since mid 2009, Paul has had several injury worries, and missed the start of the 2009-2010 season for Millwall. He came back from injury with a goal against Stockport County.
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'''Tom Brighton''' (born March 28, 1984 in Irvine) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for St. Mirren in the Scottish Premier League.
Brighton began his career at Rangers, where he played only 1 game, before going to Scunthorpe United for a short loan spell. He was released from his contract with the Gers in June 2005.
He was then recruited by Clyde in Summer 2005, and made his debut on the opening league game against Ross County. Brighton was voted Man of the Match in Clyde's Scottish Cup shock win over Celtic. He left Clyde in 2006 after manager Graham Roberts was accused of racist remarks during a pre-season tour of Canada.
Brighton moved to Millwall in June 2006. His time at Millwall was however disrupted by several injuries.
On May 8 2008 it was announced that Brighton had signed a pre-contract with St. Mirren, in a deal which will see him at the Paisley club until the summer of 2010
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'''Don Cowie''' (born 15 February 1983 in Inverness) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Football League Championship club Watford.
Cowie came up through Ross County's youth system and went on to captain the club. His father was also a footballer for Ross County. On 30 January 2007 he signed a pre-contract agreement with rival side Inverness and officially joined them on July 1, 2007.
Cowie's first season at the club proved fruitful as he abided so quickly to the SPL. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 defeat away to St Mirren. During Caley Thistles poor start to the season Cowie proved to be an inspirational figure in the starting 11. One of his best moments of the season came when he scored the third, and winning goal in Caley Thistle's 3-2 win over Celtic, as well as a stunning 20 yard volley in a win over Kilmarnock. He finished the season as Inverness' top scorer with nine goals and was voted Inverness CT program's player of the year.
He was set to join Championship club Watford over the summer of 2009, as he signed a pre-contract agreement with the club on 29 January 2009. Despite this agreement, Inverness CT and Watford agreed a fee and he moved on transfer deadline day for a nominal fee on 2 February. He made his debut for on 14 February, in the FA Cup 5th Round tie against Chelsea, appearing as a 67th minute substitute for Lee Williamson. In the following game, he made his league debut in a 2-0 home victory against Swansea City on 17 February
He scored his first goal for Watford against Crystal Palace, in a League game on 28 February, which was said by himself to be dedicated to his brother, Paul, who lives in Singapore. On 7 December 2009, Cowie became the man who has the distinction of assisting Lloyd Doyley's first ever goal for Watford, he then himself went on to score in the same game, ending in a 3-1 victory against QPR.
On 7 October, Cowie was called up to the Scotland squad for the first time, for a friendly away to Japan, making his debut in the 2-0 defeat on 10 October.
Cowie won his second Scotland cap in a friendly against Wales at the new home of Cardiff City. Scotland were comfortably beaten with Cowie playing from the start. The defeat saw George Burley sacked, prompting nephew Craig Burley to claim certain players were '''too thick''' to understand his uncle's training methods.
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'''Ryan McCann''' (born 21 September 1981 in Bellshill) is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing with Scottish Football League Division One side Airdrie United.
McCann began his career with Celtic, where he made one solitary appearance in an end of season game. He then had a 6 month loan spell at St. Johnstone, before heading to Hartlepool for over a year, where he only made five appearances.
McCann was listed as a trialist in Clyde's third Scottish First Division match of the 2006-07 season, against Dundee, and was signed on a permanent contract a week later. His time at Clyde was interrupted with many niggling injuries, though he did get an extended run in the team from January 2007 onwards, due to other midfielders leaving the club in the January transfer window. In July 2007, McCann turned down a new contract at Clyde in favour of signing with Irish side Bohemians and scored his first goal for ''Bohs'' in a 1-1 draw with Drogheda United in August 2007. In November 2007, McCann finished his short spell at Bohemians when it was decided that his contract was not to be renewed.
He signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South in December 2007 having trained with the club previously. In March 2008, McCann notably scored from 84 yards for Queens meriting an application to the Guiness book of records in a 2-0 victory against Dundee. This secured Queens' first Scottish Cup quarter final victory since 1950. McCann also played in the 4-3 semi final victory over Aberdeen and in the 3-2 Cup Final defeat to Rangers.
On 20 June 2008 the Queens website announced that McCann would be leaving the club. He signed for Football League Two side Morecambe in June 2008. McCann moved back to Dumfries in January 2009, less than a year after leaving for England.
He signed for Airdrie United in September 2009 on a one year deal, after impressing on trial.
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'''Graeme Adam Owens''' (born 1 June 1988 in Cramlington, Northumberland) is an English footballer who currently plays for Kilmarnock.
Owens can play on either wing but prefers to play on the right. He was a member of Middlesbrough's FA Youth Cup winning side of 2004 at the age of 15.
After good performances for the reserve team, he was included in the first team squad for the trip to Bristol City in the FA Cup, and although he didn't make the final sixteen, manager Gareth Southgate suggested he is one to watch for the future.
Owens made his full debut in the Carling Cup against Tottenham Hotspur during the 2007-08 season.
In 2008, he spent a short spell on loan at Chesterfield where he played four league games. On 8 January 2009, he signed for Championship club Blackpool on loan initially for one month, but with an option to extend it until the end of the season.
It was announced on June 15, 2009 that Owens joined Scottish side Kilmarnock on a two year deal.
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'''Edward "Eddy" Bosnar''' (born 29 April 1980) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse. He is of Croatian origin and was eligible to play for the nation of his parents.
Eddy started his career playing for Northern Spirit and Sydney United in his native Australia, before moving onto Dinamo Zagreb, Sturm Graz, Everton FC and Heracles Almelo.
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'''Marvin Flair Emnes''' (born 27 May 1988) is a Dutch footballer who plays for English side Middlesbrough as a winger.
Born in Rotterdam, Emnes was a sprinter as a youth.
Emnes made his debut for Sparta Rotterdam in the 2005-06 season. In the 2007-08 season, Emnes scored eight goals and was declared Sparta Fans' Player of the Year.
On 4 July 2008, Emnes signed a four-year contract with Premier League team Middlesbrough for a transfer fee of -4 million (-3.2 million). His debut came in the League Cup against Yeovil Town on 27 August, getting on the score sheet in the process.
On 24 January 2009 he scored the winning goal for Middlesbrough in the 83rd minute against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup, with the score finishing 2-1.
He scored his first league goal for Middlesbrough in a game against Swansea City on 15 August.
Emnes was part of the Netherlands under-17 squad that reached third place at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. He scored two goals in the tournament. Emnes also made three appearances for the Netherlands under-21 side between 2007 and 2009.
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'''Remco Jelmer van der Schaaf''' (born 28 February 1979 in Ten Boer, Groningen) is a Dutch professional football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Brndby IF, on loan from Premier League side Burnley.
After playing youth football for VV Omlandia and TOP Oss, Van der Schaaf began his professional career in 1997 at Vitesse, where he spent part of the 1999-2000 season on loan at Fortuna Sittard. Van der Schaaf signed for PSV Eindhoven in 2002, and was injured in a 2004 UEFA Cup match by Titus Bramble of Newcastle United. Van der Schaaf resigned for Vitesse in 2005, and in July 2008 he signed a three-year deal with Burnley, turning down a contract from Welsh side Cardiff City in the process. He signed on loan for Danish Superliga side Brndby IF in February 2009, where he stayed until the end of the 2008-09 season.
He signed once again on loan for Brndby IF in January 2010 on a one and a half year contract.
Van der Schaaf has represented the Dutch under-21 side.
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'''Simon Patterson''' (4 September 1982 - 9 September 2006) was an English footballer. He was born in Harrow, London, and signed for Watford on leaving Nower Hill High School in 1999.
Patterson was a striker who scored nine goals in his first eight games for Watford's youth team in their FA Premier Academy League campaign. He received a professional contract in March 2001, six months after his 18th birthday.
On 15 October 2002, Patterson was loaned to non-league Slough Town for a period of one month before returning to Vicarage Road. Later that season he had a loan spell with Wycombe Wanderers, scoring twice in four Division Two fixtures. He remained at Watford until being given a free transfer on 12 May 2004. By this stage he was almost 22 years old but had never played a competitive game for the Hornets.
He later played for Maidenhead before joining Wingate & Finchley. It was while on the payroll of this club that he died in a car crash on 9 September 2006, less than a week after his 24th birthday. Patterson had been driving along the A40 in Shepherd's Bush when he lost control of his BMW 328i and the vehicle smashed into roadside barriers. He died instantly from multiple injuries. His two passengers were badly injured but survived.
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'''Gordon Staniforth''' (born 23 March 1957 in Kingston upon Hull) is an English former footballer. He represented England at schoolboy international level.
Staniforth was born in Hull and attended Greatfield High School. He began his career as an apprentice with Hull City, making his league debut towards the end of the 1974-75 season. He moved to York City in December 1976, scoring 33 times in 128 league games.
In October 1979 he moved to Carlisle United, where again he was a regular goalscorer, for a fee of -120,000. He joined Plymouth Argyle in March 1983 and was part of the side that reached an FA Cup semi-final. In August 1985 he moved to Newport County before returning to York City in October 1987 on non-contract terms to end his professional career.
After retiring he worked as a regional director for the Professional Footballers Association before becoming a youth coach at Leeds United in October 1997. However, in May 1998 he was sacked after just seven months of a three-year contract.
He is currently co-ordinator at York College's Football Development Centre, alongside former York City goalkeeper Andy Leaning. The centre was awarded FA Charter status in 2005.
Gordon Staniforth's son Tom (1980-2001) was also a footballer. He was a professional with Sheffield Wednesday, but never played a competitive first team game for the Owls. He died in York on the night of 20 August 2001, aged 20, having collapsed in the street after complaining of headaches. On 31 January 2002, a local man called Miles Massey (a former York City youth team goalkeeper) was charged with supplying ecstasy to Tom Staniforth. Mr Massey was later acquitted on this charge after the prosecution failed to offer any evidence against him.
Since his son's death, Gordon Staniforth has been involved in anti-drug campaigning.
Gordon's daughter, Lucy, has also represented England at under-17 and now represents them at under-19 level. She is currently playing for Sunderland Ladies. She can play either centre midfield, right wing, left wing or up front.
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'''Raymond "Ray" Ranson''' (born 12 June 1960 in St Helens, Merseyside) is an English entrepreneur, currently Chairman of Coventry City F.C., and a former professional footballer. He started his football career with Manchester City, and played for Birmingham City, Newcastle United and Reading. After his playing career ended, he amassed a multimillion pound fortune in insurance and sports finance. In 2005, Ranson headed a consortium in an attempt to purchase Aston Villa and on 14 December 2007 he successfully led a consortium to take over Coventry City.
Ranson's sporting career began when he was signed as an apprentice by Manchester City in 1976. A defender who usually played at right-back, he made his senior debut in a 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest on 23 December 1978. He went on to be capped several times by England at under-21 level and was part of the Manchester City team which reached the 1981 FA Cup final.
In November 1984 Ranson was transferred to Birmingham City, where he played 137 times in the League. With Birmingham he won promotion to the First Division in 1985, but the club were relegated the following season. He spent nearly five years at Birmingham before joining Newcastle United, for whom he made his debut on 26 December 1988 in a 2-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday, the first of 83 League appearances for the club. In January 1993 he returned to Manchester City, making 17 appearances to bring his total for Manchester City to 233. At the end of the season, he joined Reading, where he finished his playing career.
Overall he amassed 445 professional league appearances over 17 years, scoring twice and earned 10 international caps at England under-21 level.
Ranson's playing career ended due to injury in 1995.
In recent years, Ranson has taken an interest in taking over a football club. Ranson twice headed a consortium in unsuccessful attempt to purchase Aston Villa. The first bid -30 million in April 2004, and the second takeover attempt was valued at -45 million. In April 2007, he then bid an offer of what is thought to be -90million to buy former club Manchester City. However, on 30 May 2007, he pulled out of the proposed takeover bid of Manchester City after failing to come to an agreement with the current board.
In October 2007, Ranson attempted to take over Southampton on behalf of hedge fund company SISU; however in December 2007 Ranson completed a deal to take over Coventry City, with just 30 minutes before the club was set to go into administration.
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'''Mark Bonner''' (born 7 June 1974 in Ormskirk, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.
Bonner began his career in 1991 at Blackpool, where he progressed through the youth ranks under Jimmy Mullen and Graham Carr, and became a regular in the first team under Billy Ayre during the latter's final two years with ''the Tangerines''.
After seven years and four managers in his time at Bloomfield Road, Bonner moved south to join Cardiff City in 1998 on a free transfer. He was reunited with Ayre at Ninian Park, where he was assistant manager to Frank Burrows. He soon established himself in the side but after suffering from injury he was unable to reclaim his place and was allowed to join Hull City on loan. Bonner enjoyed a dream debut for the club, scoring the winning goal against Rotherham United, but the loan spell was cut short when he suffered an ankle injury in training and was sent back to Cardiff.
After recovering from the injury he managed to force his way back into the side and played a key role in the clubs promotion to Division Two. Over the next few years he played key roles in avoidung relegation back to Division Three and the eventual promotion to Division One, but niggling injuries took their toll on him and he left the club to join Oldham Athletic in 2004 before retiring from injury in 2006.
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'''Arthur Stevens''' (13 January 1921 - 2007) was an English footballer who scored 110 goals from 386 games in the Football League playing as a outside right for Fulham.
Stevens was born in Wandsworth, London,
During the war he served in the artillery, including at the D-Day landings; he was a part of a group giving machine-gun support to the company led by Fulham's Major Jim Tompkins in the action in which Tompkins was killed.
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'''Harold Williams''' (born 17 June 1924, Briton Ferry) was a Welsh international footballer who attained 4 caps for Wales. A nippy winger, he impressed the Leeds manager when he performed as part of the Newport County side that knocked Leeds out of the 1949 FA Cup. At the end of the season he became a Leeds player for what was quite a high fee at the time (-12,000). Able to switch wings at will, he was a creative and talented player who created many goals for John Charles as well as scoring a few himself. A broken leg in November 1952 kept him out of the side for 9 months, but he had lost nothing on his return. He left Leeds for a brief spell back at Newport making his total appearances 85 for Newport in the two spells, scoring 17 goals . He returned to Bradford Park Avenue where he lasted less than a season before retiring.
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'''Aubrey Powell''' (19 April 1918 - 27 January 2009) was a Welsh international footballer who played eight official matches for Wales, plus four wartime internationals.
Powell began his career at Leeds United in 1935, having previously been on the books of Swansea Town, and made his debut for Leeds a year later. However, his career had just got underway when he had a career-threatening leg fracture during a game. It was 18 months before he resumed his career - and less than a year later, World War II broke out. He played a total of 112 league games for Leeds, scoring 25 goals. He also played for the club on numerous occasions during the war, when he also turned out for Wales.
Powell joined Everton in 1948. He spent two seasons at Goodison, before finishing his career with a season at Birmingham City.
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'''Anthony John "Tony" Carss''' (born 31 March 1976 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England) was a professional footballer who started his career with Blackburn Rovers, and went on to Darlington, Cardiff City, Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic and Huddersfield Town.
He graduated from Staffordshire University with a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting in summer of 2008
'''Huddersfield Town'''
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}}'''Alexis Bertin''' (born May 13, 1980 in Le Havre) is a professional footballer. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National for AS Cannes.
Bertin has also played for French Ligue 2 side Le Havre and English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion.
Bertin plays usually as a defensive midfielder.
Bertin made his unofficial debut for Litex in a friendly match against FK Pelister on 1 July 2008. The result of the match was a 5:1 win for Litex.
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'''Lutz Pfannenstiel''' (born 12 May 1973 in Zwiesel) is a German football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Ramblers and is Technical Director and Head Coach of the club.
He is mostly famous for having played for 25 different clubs all around the world during his career, including stints in Germany, England, New Zealand, Singapore, USA, Brazil, Finland, Malaysia, Canada, Norway and Albania. After signing for Hermann Aichinger in Brazil, he has played for clubs in all six continents.
Pfannenstiel was a playing coach at Norwegian side Manglerud Star, making his debut in the 2-1 away win against Asker on 13 April, 2009. He has plays for Manglerud Star in Norway and joined on 3 October to Namibian club Ramblers.
Pfannenstiel is a former member of the Germany U-17 national football team.
Pfannenstiel began his coaching career in April 2008 when he became the Goalkeeper Coach for the Reinhold Fanz coaching Cuba national football team and signed in January 2009 an contract for Manglerud Star who was named as player-goalkeeper coach. In September 2009 Pfannenstiel left Norway and Europe to sign for Namibian club Ramblers who signed an contract as Player-Coach and Sport director besides working as Goalkeeper Coach of the Namibia national football team.
Pfannenstiel holds currently World wide 354 Games for several teams.
He is the first, and currently only football player to have played professionally in all six inhabited continents of the world.
Pfannenstiel stopped breathing three times after a collision while playing for Bradford Park Avenue against Harrogate Town in a Northern Premier League match on 26 December 2002. The injury was so serious that the referee, John Moss, abandoned the match. Bradford Park Avenue were leading 2-1 at the time of the incident.
He wrote his biography ''Unhaltbar - Meine Abenteuer als Welttorhter''; the book was released on 1 October 2009.
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'''Glynn Snodin''' (born Thrybergh, Rotherham, Yorkshire in 14 February 1960) is a former professional footballer who was recently an assistant manager at Leeds United. He is currently assistant manager for both Leeds United and Northern Ireland.
He started his professional career at Doncaster Rovers as a 16-year old in 1977 and remained with the club until June 1985 as they moved up and down between Divisions 4 and 3. At Doncaster he made over 300 appearances, many of them alongside his younger brother Ian.
In June 1985 he was sold for -135,000 to First Division Sheffield Wednesday, where he stayed for two seasons, playing 59 league games, and also reaching the FA Cup semi-final in 1986, before another move took him down a division to Leeds United (for a fee of -150,000) where he re-joined his brother. A whole-hearted and dependable player, he scored 13 goals in 116 appearances for Leeds, but found his chances limited by the arrival of Tony Dorigo. In 1989-90 he was a fringe player as Leeds gained promotion to Division 1.
He then had periods on loan to Oldham Athletic and Rotherham United, before moving North of the border to join Joe Jordan's Heart of Midlothian in March 1992. During his time at Tynecastle he scored once in the UEFA Cup Vs Slavia Prague, to give Hearts a 4-2 victory which saw them progress 4-3 on aggregate. When Jordan left Tynecastle Snodin returned South to join Barnsley in July 1993, spending two seasons in the First Division, before a move to Gainsborough Trinity, where he saw out his final years with the club, retiring in the summer of 1997.
He became chief scout at Carlisle United under Mick Wadsworth while he took his coaching badges. He followed Wadsworth to Scarborough as youth team coach, before returning to his first club, Doncaster Rovers as assistant manager to his brother Ian.
In 2000, he joined the coaching staff at Charlton Athletic as reserve team manager, leading them to the Reserve League title in 2004 and 2005. He completed his UEFA Pro Licence alongside George Burley and in March 2006, Burley brought Snodin to Southampton as first team coach.
In the 2007-06-01 press conference to reveal Nigel Worthington as the new manager of Northern Ireland, Snodin was made assistant manager and Fred Barber was announced as coach. On 26 June 2007, he joined his former Charlton Athletic colleague Alan Curbishley at West Ham United. When Curbishley left in September 2008 and Gianfranco Zola was appointed in his place, Snodin was not retained on the coaching staff.
On 2 February 2009, Snodin was appointed the new Assistant Manager of Leeds United. Glynn is a cult figure with many Leeds United fans, due to the strong passion he has for the club and also the fact he regularly does the 'Leeds Salute'. Snodin was part of the Leeds management team who masterminded a 1-0 win away to Manchester United in the FA Cup 3rd round.
Glynns son Lee plays for Brodsworth Welfare F.C.
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This is a '''list of notable footballers who have played for Swindon Town F.C.'''. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players are included who have played fewer matches but made significant contributions to the club's history (e.g. Macari, Hoddle, McMahon and Fjrtoft).
''Players are listed in alphabetical order. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only (including Cup matches). Substitute appearances included.''
''Statistics correct as of February 1, 2007.''
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'''Peter McKay''' (23 February 1925 - 4 January 2000) was a Scottish footballer. He holds the record of being the Dundee United's all-time top goalscorer, with 158 league goals and 201 overall. McKay also played for Burnley and St. Mirren. He retired to Northamptonshire, where he died in 2000.
McKay was inducted into Dundee United's Hall of fame in 2009, with members of his family present.
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'''Patrick Benjamin Noubissi Youmbi''' (born 25 June 1983) is a French football midfielder of Cameroonian descent who currently plays for Kettering Town in the Conference National.
Noubissie has played for French sides CS Brtigny-sur-Orge, Le Me-sur-Seine SF, CS Sedan Ardennes and US Roye Foot Picardie 80 before signing for English teams Crewe Alexandra and Swindon Town.
In August 2007, Noubissie signed a two year contract with . Noubissie was then immediately loaned to for three months in order to build up his match fitness. He returned to Easter Road in November 2007 and made a few appearances for Hibs, but he then fell out of favour after manager John Collins resigned.
Noubissie was subsequently loaned out to Dundee on 4 March 2008 as an emergency loan. At the end of the season, Noubissie was released by Hibs.
In July 2009, he trained and played in pre-season friendlies for English Conference National side Kettering Town, with the club's manager Mark Cooper aiming to agree a deal for the midfielder.
In August 2009, he joined Kettering after gaining international clearance from the Cypriot FA.. and made his debut in the 1-1 draw against local rivals Oxford United
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'''John Cunliffe''' (born 8 August 1984) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Carolina RailHawks in the USL First Division.
Born in Bolton, Cunliffe was a schoolboy trainee with both Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers, before moving to the United States to play college soccer in 2002.
After posting remarkable scoring totals at NCAA Division II Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, and in the USL Premier Development League, for Boulder Rapids Reserve, Cunliffe was one of the leading prospects at the MLS combine prior to the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.
Cunliffe was drafted in the first round (7th overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by Chivas USA. He made his MLS debut on April 7 against Toronto FC and assisted on the clinching goal in a 2-0 win. He scored his first MLS goal against the Kansas City Wizards on July 29, 2007.
He was acquired by San Jose for Chris Pozniak on March 28, 2008, the day before the beginning of the 2008 season. He scored his first goal with the Earthquakes on May 31, 2008 in a 3-1 to loss to Real Salt Lake, a rocket shot from within the penalty area. He nearly scored a second goal later in the match with a shot that went slightly wide.
He joined Carolina RailHawks for the 2009 season.
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'''Andrew Lawrence Crofts''' (born 29 May 1984)
Crofts was born in Chatham and began playing competitive football at the age of six for a club in nearby Rainham. Between the ages of 10 and 15 he attended weekly training sessions organised by Premier League club Chelsea. He also tried out on two occasions for the English Schools Football Association's national schoolboy team, but was unsuccessful.
In September 2000, Crofts joined Gillingham as a trainee and was a regular in the club's youth and reserve teams during the 2000-01 season. At the end of the season, shortly before his 17th birthday, he was a surprise inclusion in the first team squad for a match at home to Watford,
Crofts was a first team regular in the 2004-05 season, making 27 Football League appearances, and scoring his first senior goal for the club in a defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 26 December.
On 29 June 2009, Crofts agreed to join League One club Brighton & Hove Albion on a two-year contract.
As one of his grandparents was born in Wales he was eligible to play for the Welsh national team, and after representing the country at under-19 and under-21 level he won his first senior cap, an award given to a player representing his national team, in 2005. In 2008 he won his twelfth cap, breaking the record for the most international caps received by a Gillingham player. Crofts was selected for the Welsh national under-19 team in 2002, qualifying due to having a Welsh grandparent.
After moving up to the under-21 level Crofts was selected for the national under-21 team for the first time for a match against Germany in February 2005.
He made his debut for the Welsh national team against Azerbaijan on 12 October 2005, coming on as a substitute for Carl Fletcher.
He was included in the starting line-up for an international for the first, and to date only, time in August 2007 when he played the full 90 minutes of a match against Bulgaria,
:''Statistics correct as of 6 April 2009''
Crofts is a fan of Chelsea and at one time shared a flat with the club's future captain John Terry. During his time as captain of Gillingham he was involved with a number of charity events, including acting as a celebrity waiter at a Gillingham pub and presenting a signed shirt to a brain damaged teenage fan. In January 2005 he dedicated a match-winning goal to his grandmother Lily, who had died several months earlier. His cousin is the partner of former Gillingham teammate Craig Stone.
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'''David Edwin Chadwick''' (born 19 August 1943) is an English retired professional footballer/soccer player, who played as a wing-forward, before a career coaching in the United States of America. He was born in Ootacamund, India.
Chadwick began his career as a junior with Southampton, and became the youngest player to appear for their reserves on 31 October 1959, aged 16 years 73 days. He turned professional in October 1960 and made his first-team debut on 4 November 1961, at home to Bristol Rovers in place of the injured Terry Paine. His six years at the Dell were spent in the shadow of Paine and John Sydenham and as a result he only made 25 league appearances for The Saints, in which he scored once. In July 1966 he moved to Middlesbrough, costing the Ayresome Park side -10,000, and slotted straight into the side, making his Boro debut on 20 August against Colchester United.
He played the last of just over 100 league games for Boro on 27 September 1969 against Blackpool, before moving to Halifax Town in January 1970. In February 1972, after 15 goals in 95 league games, he left the Shay to join Bournemouth, but struggled to make an impact. He was loaned to Torquay United in December 1972, and in the summer of 1974 joined NASL side Dallas Tornado on loan.
In September 1974 he joined Gillingham on a free transfer. He remained at Priestfield Stadium for only one season before returning to Dallas for the 1975 NASL season. He spent the 1976 season with the newly formed American Soccer League side Tacoma Tides where he served as a player and assistant coach. The Tides lasted only a single season before folding. On a minor note, Chadwick coached Bruce Arena, the future manager of the United States men's national soccer team, who was a Tides back up goalkeeper. In 1977, Chadwick returned to the NASL with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
In 1980 Dan Wood, who had been the head coach of the Tacoma Tides and was now the head coach of the Atlanta Chiefs, brought Chadwick to the Chiefs as a joint head coach. Following Wood's departure at the end of the season, Chadwick became the sole head coach the following year. The Chiefs folded after the 1981 season, but Chadwick remained in the city, becoming head coach of the newly formed Georgia Generals as they played their first season in the Second Division American Soccer League. After a successful season with what started as a scratch side, Chadwick returned to the NASL as head coach of Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 1983, signing with the team in September.. He followed the franchise to Minnesota for the 1984 season and continued to coach the team through the last season of the NASL and two seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1986, he coached the amateur Atlanta Datagraphic.
After coaching for the United States Soccer Federation, Chadwick became Technical Director and Director of Coaching at AFC Lightning a youth side based in Atlanta, Georgia. There, he lead his U18 team to victory, to become national champions. (This was a first for any Georgia team.)
In 2001 "Chaddy" was inducted into the Georgia State Soccer Association's Hall of Fame. In June 2007, after 16 years coaching at AFC Lightning, David Chadwick retired.
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He has played for Sparta Prague]22 games champions league,2002/2003 last 16 teams,2 wins czech cup,2 wins czech league], Preston North End and AEK Larnaca.
2003 last 16 teams
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'''Johan Cavalli''' (born September 12, 1981 in Ajaccio) is a French footballer playing for French side Nmes Olympique. He plays on the left side of midfield.
Cavalli signed for the Hornets on deadline day of the 2007 January transfer window, on a free transfer from French side Istres. He signed an 18-month contract. He made his debut in the 1-0 win against West Ham United on February 10, 2007
Cavalli had his contract with Watford cancelled by mutual consent on August 20, 2007.
On October 18, 2007 it was announced that he has signed a two year contract with Belgian club Mons.
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'''Mark David Sale''' (born February 27, 1972) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League and many more in non-league football. He is currently youth team manager at Burton Albion.
Sale was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, and began his career as a trainee with Stoke City. He made his league debut away to Brighton & Hove Albion in May 1990 and played the following week in the home game against Swindon Town.
He was released by Stoke without playing any further first team games and joined non-league Rocester from where he joined Birmingham City in March 1992. He moved to Torquay United for a fee of -10,000 and had a successful forward partnership with Duane Darby. His form at Torquay led to a -20,000 move to Preston North End where he had limited success.
In July 1995 he joined Mansfield Town for a fee of -50,000 and immediately joined his new team-mates in a pre-season tour of Cyprus. He was in and out of the side and in March 1997 was sold to Colchester United for a fee of -23,500. His first game for Colchester came in a 2-1 win against Mansfield. Later in the season he played at Wembley in the final of the Auto Windscreens Shield.
He left Colchester in July 1999, joining Rushden & Diamonds for a fee of -30,000. He began the season as a regular in the side, but was soon diagnosed with Hodgkin Disease and underwent chemotherapy. He bravely fought his way back to fitness and returned to Rushden's side in December 2000, though was to play only twice as Rushden won the Conference and with it promotion to the Football League.
He joined Doncaster Rovers in May 2001, playing 15 times in the Conference the following season. However, Sale was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2001-02 season. He initially agreed terms with Conference side Forest Green Rovers, but that fell through and he joined Tamworth in August 2002. He had a loan spell with Hucknall Town in September 2003 before moving to Alfreton Town in October 2003.
In June 2005 he moved on to join Northwich Victoria, rejoining his former Hucknall manager Steve Burr, and helped Northwich to promotion back to the Conference National.
In January 2007, Sale left Northwich to join Hednesford Town but did not appear for the first team.
In January 2008 he was appointed youth team manager at Burton Albion, a role which he combines with working as football development officer for East Staffordshire Borough Council.
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'''Andrew Johnstone "Andy" McCall''' (1911 - 1979) was a Scottish footballer and manager.
Andy McCall played for Ayr United, St. Johnstone, Huddersfield Town, Nottingham Forest and Dundee and was later a coach at Dens Park for several years. McCall was appointed Dundee United manager in October 1958, following the resignation of Tommy Gray. Under his charge, United dropped to third bottom of Division Two and McCall resigned at the end of the season, after six months in charge.
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His main claim to fame is that he "scored" the first goal in The Football League on the first day of the inaugural season, 1888-89 on 8 September 1888 for Aston Villa against their Midlands rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers. Unfortunately, his goal was scored into his own net, thereby scoring an "own goal".
The first intended goal was scored shortly afterwards by Fred Dewhurst of Preston North End.
Cox also won an FA Cup runners-up medal, appearing for Aston Villa in the 1892 final. Villa lost to West Bromwich Albion.
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'''Douglas Rinaldi''' (born 29 August 1979) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder, but is currently unattached.
Born in Erval Seco, Rio Grande do Sul, Rinaldi was signed on a six-month loan deal by Watford in the January 2007 transfer window from Brazilian club Veranpolis EC.
On 22 May 2007, Rinaldi signed a two-year contract with Watford for an initial fee of -250,000.
On 17 July 2008, Watford terminated Rinaldi's contract with immediate effect.
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'''Reg Smith''' (born '''James Christopher Reginald Schmidt''' on 20 January 1912 - died 26 January 2004) was an English footballer and manager, who played Outside left (the pre-modern day equivalent of left wing).
The son of a South African rugby union international, Smith began his career as an amateur with Hitchin Town in the early 1930s, playing in one of that club's finest teams and helping them to the Spartan League title in 1935, before turning professional when he joined Millwall later that year.
After a slow start at The Den, Smith came to terms with professional football in 1936-37, helping his new side to FA Cup semi-finals, the first time a team from the third tier of English football had reached that stage. In the 1937-38 season Smith enjoyed even greater success, as Millwall hurtled to the Division Three South title, while also claiming the London FA Challenge Cup by defeating Crystal Palace.
Smith became Millwall-s last full England internationalist in 1938, when he was selected for two games in seven days in November, despite only playing in the English second tier at the time. He scored twice on his debut versus Norway in a 4-0 win, but didn-t score in a 7-0 defeat of Northern Ireland.
When the Second World War broke out in 1939, Smith, like many other footballers, found his career disrupted. He joined the RAF and continued to appear sporadically for Millwall when his military schedule allowed. He was transferred to RAF Leuchars in Fife in 1944 and subsequently turned out for Dundee as a ''guest'' in the war-time North-Eastern League. When the hostilities finished, he joined the ''Dark Blues'' on a permanent deal in March 1946, helping them to the B Division title in 1946-47.
In 1948, Smith was appointed player-manger of Corby Town upon the club-s formation but left after only a couple of months for family reasons, returning north to Dundee where he became a coach. He moved into management with Dundee United in September 1954, leaving his coaching post at rivals Dundee to join United. After two seasons of steady mid-table finishes, he resigned to take over as manager of Falkirk (then bottom of Division One) in January 1957. Three months later, Smith had saved the ''Bairns'' from relegation and led his new club to victory in the Scottish Cup.
In the summer of 1959, Smith was approached by old club Millwall to replace Jimmy Seed as manager, and he returned to the Londoners for the beginning of the 1959-60 season. His side started well, setting a Millwall record 19 match unbeaten run. However, a high proportion of draws ensured they finished no higher than 5th, just missing out on promotion from Division Four. Despite challenging at the top of the table again the following season, Millwall sacked Smith in January 1961, replacing him with assistant Ron Gray. Smith then enjoyed two separate spells in charge of Bedford Town in the 1960s and 1970s, and spells in South Africa before his retirement.
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'''Fred Dewhurst''' (Born Fulwood, near Preston, Lancashire, 16 December 1863, died 21 April 1895) was a professional footballer, who played as an inside forward for Preston North End in the late 19th century. He also made 9 appearances for England between 1886 and 1889, scoring 11 goals.
His main claim to fame is scoring the first goal for Preston in their opening game in the inaugural season of The Football League on 8 September 1888 in a 5-2 victory over Burnley. Although Aston Villa's Gershom Cox had scored the very first goal only minutes earlier, as this was an own goal, Dewhurst could claim to have scored the first "intentional" goal in the Football League.
In the 1888-89 season he played 16 league games, scoring 12 goals. Dewhurst was a losing finalist in the 1888 FA Cup but went on to take the Cup the following year. He scored in both games.
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'''Charles "Charlie" McGillivray''' (5 July 1912 - 7 November 1986) was a Scottish footballer and manager. His position was inside forward (winger).
McGillivray was playing for Dundee United when he accepted the offer to become manager in November 1944. The club's youngest ever manager, McGillivray was in charge for eleven months, resigning in late 1945 when it was announced the club were looking for somebody from outside to manage. McGillivray had the misfortune to preside over United's record home defeat, a 9-1 loss to Aberdeen in February 1945.
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}}'''Iain Ferguson''' (born 4 August 1949, in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker for numerous Scottish clubs during the 1980s and 90s.
Ferguson started his professional career with Dundee, who signed him from Fir Park Boys Club in 1978. He flourished at Dens Park, becoming a first-team regular under Don Mackay as well as an Under-21 internationalist.
Ferguson-s performances attracted attention from larger clubs and in 1984 Jock Wallace signed him for Rangers for -200,000. The Ibrox side were enduring a transitional period however, and after collecting only one medal with Rangers, for the League Cup victory in 1984-85, Ferguson returned to Tayside with Dundee's rivals Dundee United in 1986, Jim McLean paying -145,000 to secure his services.
In his two seasons at Tannadice, Ferguson helped United to reach consecutive Scottish Cup finals, as well as the UEFA Cup final in 1986-87. He scored several important goals during United-s European run, netting the winner in the 2-1 defeat of Barcelona at the Camp Nou and the opening goal in the semi-final victory at Borussia Mnchengladbach. United lost by the odd goal in all three finals however, and despite featuring in one of the ''Tangerines'' most celebrated sides, Ferguson was destined not to earn silverware there.
In 1988-89 Alex MacDonald equalled Hearts- record transfer fee to sign Ferguson, as a replacement for the Newcastle United-bound John Robertson. He maintained his penchant for scoring important goals, notching the only goal when Hearts defeated Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup. However, when Robertson returned to Tynecastle a mere 8 months after his departure, Ferguson found his position threatened. The common perception was that the two players- styles were not compatible, and Ferguson frequently found himself relegated to the substitutes- bench. He spent time on loan with Bristol City and Charlton Athletic before joining Motherwell in December 1990.
Ferguson quickly became a hero at Fir Park as he helped the ''Steelmen'' to their first trophy since the 1950s, the 1991 Scottish Cup. He scored the opening goal as Motherwell defeated his old side Dundee United 4-3 after extra time in a thrilling showpiece. Two years later, he moved to Lanarkshire rivals Airdrieonians before joining Portadown in the Irish League. After a brief return to Dundee, Ferguson also had a spell in English non-league football with Gretna.
Ferguson was the subject of an arrest in October 2006 when he was charged with handling stolen football gear at his Glasgow indoor market stall. Ferguson fled to Spain to escape the negative public reaction and he has since fled again.
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'''Khalid Chalqi''' (born April 28, 1971) is a French professional football midfielder.
Chalqi was born in Oujda, Morocco and played for Aubervillers, Olympique Noisy-le-Sec, Vincennes and Le Havre before joining Portuguese First Division side Unio Madeira.
He then moved on to Naval and French Second Division side Crteil, but lost his place when the club's new owner made money available for new players. He joined Torquay United on trial in October 2000 and impressed manager Wes Saunders sufficiently to be rewarded with a contract on the 10th of November, becoming the third French player at Plainmoor, the others being Jules Mendy and Habib Sissoko.
He made his league debut the following day, scoring in a 3-2 away defeat against York City. Although struggling to adapt to the pace of the English game, he made up for it with his tough tackling and workrate. However, his combative style got him into to disciplinary trouble. He was sent off for throwing a punch in the game against Cardiff City in December 2000 and could have almost cost the Gulls their league status when he was sent off at Plymouth Argyle in a vital game towards the end of the 2000-01 season, and was suspended for the final game against Barnet, which Torquay won to stay up at Barnet's expense.
New Torquay manager Roy McFarland decided towards the end of July 2001 that both Chalqi and Mendy could leave Plainmoor, and Chalqi left after settling his contract in early August. He was soon linked with a move to Hull City, but on the 23rd of August was due to begin a trial with Plymouth Argyle by playing in a reserve game at Yeovil Town. However, after a communication problem, Chalqi going to Plymouth when the match was in Yeovil, he finally began his trial with Argyle a week later. His trial was not successful.
-DOCSTART-	9288276
'''Thomas Joshua "Tom" Elliott''' (born 9 November 1990) is an English footballer who currently plays as a forward for Bury on loan from Leeds United.
Elliott made his bench debut for the Leeds first team against Hull City. He made his debut the following match against Norwich City. Elliott has since signed a new deal with the club and has featured in the first team on several occasions. Elliott was named in the England under-17 squad for the Algarve Tournament this year. Elliott is the first ever Leeds United player to make his senior debut for the Yorkshire club whilst still at school.
His international development has included games at U16, U17 and U18 level. In October he was called up to the standby list for the England U19 squad against Germany.
On January 15 2009, Elliot was supposed to join League Two side Macclesfield Town on loan but a hamstring injury caused the deal to be cancelled. The deal eventually went through a week later. Elliott played 6 games for Macclesfield but didn't manage to find the net during his spell there.
Even as of the 2009/10 season Tom still has not played for the Leeds Utd first team since the end of his loan spell and has not played for the first team since 2007
On 16th September Elliott joined Bury on loan for 3 months. Hoping to get some games and first team experience under his belt. Elliott scored his first goal for Bury and the first of his professional career in the game against Crewe Alexandra. In December 2009 Elliott's loan spell was extended for Bury until the end of the 2009-10 season.
Elliott featured in the Soccer AM Skill school for Leeds United, Competing with fellow academy player Ollie Hotchkiss. On the 21st November edition of Soccer AM Elliott playing on loan at Bury, was the only Bury player to successfully hit the crossbar in the crossbar challenge.
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An apprentice with Derby County, he started his professional career with Halifax Town. Bell had a brief loan with Sheffield Wednesday before moving to Barnsley FC. After one season at Oakwell he was signed by Lincoln City for a record fee of -34,000. In his first season with the Imps, he scored 20 goals in 46 games. At the beginning of his second season he broke his leg, which then leg to a succession of injury problems.
Bell left Lincoln City after his second season, moving to Chesterfield FC for -8,500. He then drifted through lower league football with (amongst others) Boston United, Spalding United and Lincoln United.
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'''Trevor Challis''' (born October 23, 1975 in Paddington, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Eastleigh. He usually plays at left back.
He scored the winning penalty for Shrewsbury Town when they beat Aldershot Town in the 2004 Conference playoff final.
Trevor has retired from football with a long standing knee problem from 5 operations as a young premier league footballer,he now coaches Bristol city f.c. under 13 team as well as starting his own coaching company 'Bristol pro soccer',with fellow coaches Marvin brown and david mcgibbon,having secured the contract to provide holiday club football at the prestigious Clifton college as well as community coaching in an underprivileged part of Bristol,their website is
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'''Dean Bouzanis''' (born 2 October 1990) is an Australian footballer of Greek descent who plays as a goalkeeper. He is contracted to Liverpool, and currently on loan at League Two side Accrington Stanley.
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Bouzanis was raised in Australia to Greek parents, and attended De La Salle College in Cronulla.
Bouzanis spent three weeks with the Liverpool first team squad in January 2007 and was offered a three year deal.
He was loaned to A-League side Sydney FC as understudy to Clint Bolton and was included in the club's squad for their AFC Champions League 2007 campaign, but did not appear at the tournament. The loan spell was expected to be extended until January 2008, but after Sydney delisted him from the club, it was decided by the Reds' goalkeeping staff to fast-track his program:
He made his first appearance after arriving in the UK on a full-time basis for Liverpool's Academy (Under-18's) side on 8 September 2007, keeping a clean sheet as they beat Nottingham Forest's academy side 3-0. He had previously played in two under-18's matches for the club against Stoke and West Bromwich Albion while on trial with the club. On 4 December 2007, Dean made his debut for Liverpool Reserves keeping a clean sheet in their 3-0 win over Everton.
Conference National team Wrexham hoped to sign him on loan in July 2009,
On 26 November he joined Accrington Stanley on loan until 2 January 2010
Bouzanis was first named in the Australian U17 side in 2005 at the age of 15.
On 2 February 2008, Bouzanis was invited by the Greek FA youth manager Alexis Alexiou to represent the youth team against Slovakia on 5 February 2008. Bouzanis visited Greece on 3 February 2008 for an interview with Greek radio station SportFM,
Despite playing for the Greek U19 team Bouzanis remains eligible to play for either the Greek or Australian full international sides, as he has yet to gain a senior cap for either country.
In April 2008 he was called up to the Australia Under 23 squad to compete in the Intercontinental Cup in Malaysia as part of their preparations for the Olympics due to Danny Vukovic's suspension. He played in the 4-0 defeat of Qatar in the final group match
On 24 June 2008, Bouzanis accepted the call-up from Alexis Alexiou to represent Greece in the UEFA U-19 European Championships to be held in the Czech Republic. In a statement to the Greek Football Federation, Bouzanis stated he was proud to be competing at the finals with Greece.
Bouzanis' decision to play for the Greek under-age team despite being raised in Australia upset many within Australia's football community. Bouzanis' agent suggested he still wanted to play for Australia, in effect using his selection for Greece as a bargaining tool to get Olyroo selection. Despite his assurances that he was only looking to gain experience with Greece, Australian fans drew similarities to others such as Josip imuni, Ante eri, Sasa Ognenovski and Joey Didulica who chose to play with other nations. In April 2008 Australian national coach Pim Verbeek met Bouzanis in Liverpool to discuss the issue of his football allegiance.
In February 2009, his agent stated that Bouzanis wanted to play for Australia rather than Greece. Bouzanis was hoping for a Young Socceroos' training camp call-up. On the 24 August 2009 Bouzanis was called up to represent the Young Socceroos' for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. He played in the first two group matches for the team, but the team finished bottom of the group and were eliminated from the competition.
(Coca-Cola League Two)
-DOCSTART-	9306488
'''Rahamat Riga Mustapha''' commonly known as '''Mustapha Riga''' (born 10 October 1981 in Accra, Ghana) is a Ghanaian born Dutch footballer who plays for Premier League club Bolton Wanderers. He can play as either a winger or a striker.
Riga started his professional career in the Netherlands, playing for Vitesse Arnhem (1998-2003), RBC Roosendaal (2000-2001, a loan) and Sparta Rotterdam (2003-2005), for whom he scored 26 goals in two seasons.
In 2005, he joined Spain's Levante UD, and was instrumental in the Valencia side's return to the top flight, after a one-year absence (38 matches, 11 goals). In ''La Liga'', Riga was also the club's top scorer in two seasons, at 9 and 8 goals respectively. During his time in Spain, he developed the name "The Bullet", due to his electric pace.
Riga signed a deal with Bolton Wanderers on July 28, 2008. The move was only made official on August 1, 2008 when he was granted international clearance. The following day, he made his debut in a friendly against Chorley, scoring in a 2-0 win. His Premier League debut came against Newcastle United in a 1-0 away loss on August 23, coming on in the 85th minute as a substitute.
Riga was unregistered and re-registered with the club in August 2009 so he could be given the squad number 10 and Ivan Klasni could take his previous number, 17.
-DOCSTART-	9307631
'''Nigel James Gibbs''' (born 20 November 1965 in St Albans), was an English footballer, who played for Watford and England U21 during his playing career. He played as a right-back.
Gibbs made his Watford debut in 1983, at the age of 17. Gibbs also played in 5 England Under 21 matches in the 1980s. A dependable and loyal right-back, Gibbs was a fans favourite, winning the club's Player of the Season award in 1991-92. Gibbs suffered a career-threatening injury in 1993 and was released in 1996, but stayed with the club, joining them for pre-season training and signed a new contract. Gibbs served Watford as a player for 20 years, making his final appearance for the club in April 2002.
After retiring, Gibbs served Watford as a coach for three years, managing on a caretaker basis in March 2005, although his reign did not include a single game. He was sacked from the coaching staff in July 2005 - the timing of which, as much as the action itself, leading to much protest from fans. In 2006, Gibbs received his UEFA Pro Licence, which means he can manage any football club in England on a full time basis. At the beginning of the 2006-07 season Gibbs joined the management team at Reading, where his main responsibility is working with the younger players at the club.
-DOCSTART-	9309971
'''Christopher John "Chris" Porter''' (born 12 December 1983 in Wigan, England) is an English footballer, playing for Derby County.
Porter attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Blackburn, where he was a member of the school's ISFA winning side in 2001.
Porter started his career at Bury, where his form alerted Oldham Athletic who signed him for a fee of -150,000 after going to a tribunal in 2005. The move proved a successful one and he finished the 2006-07 season with 22 League One goals, taking Oldham into the playoffs. However, with Porter's contract was expiring his exploits earned attention from Scotland and there was controversy surrounding Porter when, in June 2007, Dundee United offered Porter a contract. This angered Oldham, who argued that, as under FIFA directives, they would be entitled to a transfer fee as the player was not moving abroad, as the player is under 24 years old. However, a transfer to Scotland was regarded as a "cross-border transfer" by FIFA and they decreed that no fee would be payable, with Dundee United chairman Eddie Thompson pointing out that his club has breached no rules in doing this, and were acting in a proper manner. Despite all this, on 27 June 2007, Dundee United announced they would not be signing Porter as he had turned down the move.
Porter instead opted to join Motherwell on 3 July 2007
Porter became Derby manager Nigel Clough's first signing as Rams boss and signed a contract with the club until summer 2011. He made his debut as a 69th minute substitute against Plymouth Argyle on February 7, 2009. His first goals for Derby came on his full home debut, and his 200th career league appearance, as he grabbed a double in a 2-2 draw with Swansea City. He then quickly grabbed a third goal for the club in the first minute of the game against Bristol City in March 2009. before a hip injury ruled him out for the season. Despite playng a part in the Rams preseason, which included scoring in a 1-0 win at Burton Albion, Porter aggravated the injury and was ruled out until November 2009 eventually making his first full Derby appearance for 9 months when coming on as a 71st minute substitute in a 0-0 draw away to Preston North End on 8 December 2009. On his 26th birthday, Derby County won their first away game of the season at Watford on 12 December 2009, after Porter came on as a substitute and scored the only goal from a header.
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'''Arthur Horsfield''' (born 5 July 1946 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England) is a former football striker.
He joined Middlesbrough as an apprentice - "I was in my local under eleven-s side at the age of nine, and Joe Soones, the Boro scout was the first one on the scene, knocking on my door and turning up at the matches."
After an acrimonious period at Middlesbrough, he left the club in January 1969 after a heated exchange with the then manager Stan Anderson.
He moved to Newcastle United but only appeared as a substitute, being kept out of the first team by Welsh international Wyn Davies. He scored 3 times in his 9 appearances and attracted interest from that year's League Cup winners Swindon Town.
Danny Williams signed Horsfield to the Wiltshire club in 1969 for -17,500 (the club's record signing at the time), one of his last actions at the club. By the end of his first season he had become the club's top scorer with 22 goals.
He took part in Swindon Town's European cup winning games scoring a hat-trick against AS Roma to win the 1969 Anglo-Italian League Cup and also the winning goal against SSC Napoli to win the 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup.
In June 1972 he moved to Charlton Athletic (another record signing), here he scored 53 goals in 139 appearances.
His League career came to end at Watford, who he had signed for in 1975. Again, he was upset at the nature of the signing -
Graham Taylor's appointment as manager in 1977 caused friction between them, with Taylor requesting that all players live within 10 minutes of the ground. Horsfield, who lived in Kent, had signed to Watford on the understanding that he wouldn't be asked to move home so as to not interrupt his children's schooling.
Taylor eventually offered Horsfield a coaching job, which he declined -
After being contacted by Watford chairman Elton John's uncle; former Nottingham Forest cup-finalist Roy Dwight, he transferred to Dartford to play in the Southern League.
He retired in 1977 and as of 2000 he was a manager for Parcel Force in Thurrock.
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'''Stuart Lewis''' (born 15 October 1987 in Welwyn Garden City) is an English footballer who plays for Gillingham. Lewis was a product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth system before leaving to join Barnet on 31 January 2007
Lewis signed for Gillingham on 28 January 2008, alongside Barry Fuller, both men linking up again with former Stevenage manager Mark Stimson. He made his debut for Gillingham in the 2-0 away defeat to Tranmere Rovers on 29 January 2008.
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'''Brian Pinas''' (born December 29, 1978 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch professional football player of Surinamese descent. He is a left-footed winger.
Pinas started playing football at DHC Delft, an amateur football club in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. He actually started as a goalkeeper, but discovered soon enough that he was better at other positions on the field. Oddly enough, Pinas was discovered by Ajax, and not their rivals Feyenoord, the biggest team in Rotterdam, where Pinas was living. But due to the distance being too long between Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Pinas soon did move to Feyenoord.
In 1996, when Pinas was playing for the reserves of Feyenoord, he was discovered by Newcastle United at a youth tournament in Groningen. Pinas would stay in Newcastle for two seasons, in which he made a few appearances for the first team as a substitute. Pinas eventually returned to Feyenoord because of the lack of playtime and the departure of his best friends at the team, Faustino Asprilla and Jon Dahl Tomasson.
On his arrival at Newcastle in 1998, Pinas was ridiculed by ''The Sun'' newspaper with regards to his surname's closeness to penis. The editorial joked that if Pinas was ever addressed by a referee, it would be the first time that a referee had been sent off for using foul language.
Having returned to Feyenoord, Pinas soon made it to the A-team under the influence of coach Leo Beenhakker. But despite his move from the reserves to the first team, Pinas never managed to get more than a few chances as a substitute. Knowing that he wouldn't really get more playtime, Pinas was loaned to SBV Excelsior in 1999. This time, Pinas soon became a key player. At the end of the season, teams as Twente and Willem II were interested in buying him, but then Pinas suffered a serious knee injury. Eventually, Pinas would stay at Excelsior for two more seasons, until Feyenoord would get him back in 2002. This situation would only last for a few months, because Pinas noticed that he wasn't getting the playtime he wanted, and he was again loaned to Excelsior.
In 2003, Pinas was transferred to FC Groningen where things all started well for him, until the team started playing with 2 attackers instead of 3. When Pinas' chances of playing decreased, he was offered a trial by the Belgian team Cercle Brugge, who were desperately seeking for a left-footed winger. Pinas immediately convinced the management of the Belgian First division team and he was offered a contract. Cercle Brugge supporters were pleased with the skills of Pinas, but these solid performances weren't constant enough. As a result, Pinas became rather uncertain of his place in the first team. In late August 2006, Pinas was sold to NAC Breda. He left Breda one year later and joined FC Dordrecht.
-DOCSTART-	9318120
'''Nicky Lee Featherstone''' (born 22 September 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Grimsby Town as a striker, on loan from Hull City. He is also capable of playing as a winger.
Born in Goole, Featherstone is a striker who came through the Hull City's youth structure. He joined the Centre of Excellence at the age of eight and signed professional terms with the Tigers in December 2006. After starring for the youth and reserve teams, he made his first team debut against Burnley on 30 December 2006, coming on as a late substitute. He was one of the nominees for the 'Wickes Young Apprentice Trophy' in 2007.
In September 2007 he signed a new contract to keep him at the club until June 2010, after a clause in his old contract stated that he would be offered a new one after making five first team appearances.
During the 2007-08 season, Featherstone featured as a second half substitute for Hull City against Chelsea in the third round of the League Cup. He played in the third round tie in the 2009-10 League Cup against Southend United.
On 19 November 2009 Featherstone joined League Two outfit Grimsby Town on an initial month's loan. He made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Lincoln City on 21 November. He eventually made seven appearances for Grimsby, and eventually returned to Hull on 3 January 2010. He re-signed for Grimsby for a second loan spell on 11 January 2010.
-DOCSTART-	9318137
'''Javier 'Javi' Moreno Valera''' (born September 10, 1974 in Silla, Valencia) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays with Lucena CF, as a striker.
Best known for his Deportivo Alavs stint, he also had short spells in Italy and England.
Moreno made his professional debuts with FC Barcelona's B team. After stints with lowly Crdoba CF and Yeclano Club de Ftbol, he first joined Deportivo Alavs in January 1998, with the Basque side by then operating in ''Segunda Divisin''.
After being instrumental in CD Numancia first ever top flight promotion in 1998-99, Moreno returned to Alavs, shooting to prominence during his second spell, after playing a pivotal role in their run to the 2001 UEFA Cup final. Along the way, defeated were the likes of Gaziantepspor, Lillestrm SK, Rosenborg BK, Inter Milan, fellow league club Rayo Vallecano and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, before an eventual 4-5 extra time loss to Liverpool FC, with Moreno bagging two goals in three minutes (he also finished the league season with 22 strikes, good enough for third).
His performances and goals during 2000-01 convinced Serie A's A.C. Milan to buy Moreno, amid attention from Europe's other elite clubs. However, he struggled immensely in his sole season, returning to Spain to join Atltico de Madrid, freshly promoted to the topflight. With goals hard to come by, a January 2004 loan move to Bolton Wanderers F.C. ensued but, after eight goalless appearances for "The Trotters", Moreno found himself on the move again, this time to Real Zaragoza, where he appeared sparingly.
Moreno refound his goalscoring form for old acquaintance Crdoba CF in July 2005, helping the club to promotion to the second level in 2007, while finishing league topscorer with 24 goals in 32 appearances. After three years, he was released by the club, subsequently joining lowly SE Eivissa-Ibiza, in the third level. As he did not play the amount of minutes he was expecting upon signing, he announced his retirement in December 2008.
Roughly one year after, Moreno returned to active aged 35, joining another club in the third category, Lucena CF.
Moreno played five games for Spain in 2001 (his debut coming on February 28 against England), scoring once.
-DOCSTART-	9322815
'''Nicholaas ("Nico") Jalink Jalink''' (born 22 June 1964 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch footballer.
In a career spanning some eighteen years, he played 480 professional league games, scoring seventy goals. He spent almost a year in England with Port Vale, though the majority of his career was spent in his native Holland. He played most of his football with hometown clubs Excelsior Rotterdam and Sparta Rotterdam.
Jalink started his career with Excelsior Rotterdam in 1983, moving to AZ Alkmaar three years later. In 1988 he signed with Fortuna Sittard, before joining RKC Waalwijk the following year.
He left Holland for England to play for Port Vale in June 1991. He played fairly regular football until losing his place in January 1992. His contract was terminated in March 1992 and he returned to his native lands in 1992 to re-sign with RKC Waalwijk, he left them a year later to play for Sparta Rotterdam. He stayed with Sparta for three years before moving on to NAC Breda. In 1997 he returned to Sparta Rotterdam, after leaving them for a second time in 1999 he joined Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht before retiring in 2001.
-DOCSTART-	9325393
'''Wayne Gill''' (born 28 November 1975 in Chorley, Lancashire) is an English former footballer and current physio for Lancaster City.
Gill began his career with Blackburn Rovers but failed to make a first-team appearance, spending time on loan at Dundee United and Blackpool. He had marked success at Blackpool scoring seven goals in 12 games but was unable to save the Seasiders from relegation. A move in 2000-01 to Tranmere Rovers saw Gill make 16 appearances but the following season he moved to Oldham, where he would spend the next two years. In 2003-04, he moved to Scarborough, before a final playing spell with Droylsden. Gill retired from football aged 29, mainly due to ongoing injury
He is a graduate from the University of Salford's Physiotherapy degree, which he completed in 2008 . He is working as a physiotherapist at Lancaster City.
-DOCSTART-	9327733
'''Robert (Bobby) McKay''' (born 2 September 1900 in Glasgow, died 24 May 1977 in Glasgow) was a Scottish international footballer and manager.
McKay was a member of Morton's 1921 Scottish Cup-winning team before playing for Rangers. In November 1926, he signed for Newcastle United in a -2,750 deal, where he won the League championship that season, scoring a hat-trick on his debut.
-DOCSTART-	9328818
'''George Samuel Hunt''' (22 February 1910 - 19 September 1996) was an English footballer who played at inside or centre forward.
Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, Hunt spent his early career playing for local sides in his native county, having trials with both Barnsley and Sheffield United, both of whom rejected him. He eventually joined Chesterfield in 1929 and in his only season there scored nine times in fourteen games.
He moved on from Chesterfield to Tottenham Hotspur in June 1930 and spent seven seasons with the club, and was a prolific goalscorer, hitting 138 goals in 198 matches for Tottenham as they were promoted to the First Division and becoming the club's top scorer for five consecutive seasons, from 1931-32 through to 1935-36. He also won three caps for England during this time, scoring one goal.
His scoring form attracted the attention of Spurs' neighbours and rivals Arsenal, who signed him in 1937, making him the first player to move directly from Spurs to Arsenal since the latter's move to Highbury in 1913. Intended as a replacement for Ted Drake (who was injured at the time), Hunt made his debut against Manchester City on October 2, 1937 at Highbury, having coincidentally played there for Spurs in a reserve match three days earlier, on September 29.
In 1937-38, Hunt played 21 matches for Arsenal and earned a First Division winners' medal; however, he only scored three goals and was sold to Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 1938 after Drake's recovery, and to make way for the subsequent signing of Bryn Jones. At Bolton, Hunt returned to form and hit 23 goals in the 1938-39 season. After that his career was interrupted by the Second World War, although he still played wartime matches for Bolton. He finished his career with a one-year stint at Sheffield Wednesday between 1946 and 1948.
After retiring from playing, he returned to Bolton as a coach and trainer in 1948, and was a member of the club's backroom staff when they won the 1957-58 FA Cup. He died aged 86 in 1996, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease for the last few years of his life.
-DOCSTART-	9329083
'''George Hunt''' (February 27, 1922 Haydon Wick - 1987 Swindon) was a football Right Back.
He left school at the age of 14 and began work in the Great Western Railway Works. Hunt originally played football as an amateur for local team Ferndale Athletic, but joined the Army on the outbreak of World War II.
During the war he served in the Middle East and alongside the Desert Rats. It was during a game between armed services in Italy that he was approached by Stan Cullis of Wolverhampton Wanderers, who offered him a trial at the club when the war finished. Hunt declined and returned to Swindon on demob.
Swindon Town offered him a series of trials with him playing in the outside right position, but an injury during a game led him to dropping back into defence and taking up the Right Back role.
He signed for the club as a professional in 1947 and made his first senior appearance against Exeter in September 1948.
Over his eleven years as a professional player for the club he made 328 appearances in total including 24 Cup appearances.
He retired in 1958 and as a qualified coach, assisted the club's back room staff on an intermittent basis whilst returning to work in the GWR Locomotive Works.
It was here that he eventually contracted Mesothelioma (also known as "The Swindon Disease") which led to his death in 1987.
-DOCSTART-	9330087
}}'''David Paul "Dave" Challinor''' (born 2 October 1975, in Chester) is an English footballer currently playing for Colwyn Bay.
The central defender, who has previously played for Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County holds the world record for the longest throw in football (46.34 metres at Prenton Park in 1998, beating Cardiff City's Andy Legg).
He is responsible for ending the career of Charlton Athletic striker Martin Pringle. His two footed lunge broke the leg of Pringle who was playing for Grimsby Town against Challinor's Stockport. Dave was only booked for the challenge that put Pringle in hospital. County Player/Manager Carlton Palmer admitted after the game that he deserved a red card and took disciplinary action into his own hand, while Charlton pursued legal actions against Challinor. However Challinor was not taken to court.
He is currently a student at Salford University and is training to be a physiotherapist.
-DOCSTART-	9330447
'''Darren Mark Caskey''' (born 21 August 1974 in Basildon, England) is a footballer, currently playing for Ilkeston Town.
A central midfielder, Caskey started his career as a trainee at Tottenham Hotspur, but failed to live up to early potential. He went on to have notable spells at Reading and Notts County.
He captained the England side which won the U-18 European Championship in 1993. He scored the winning goal in the two-one victory against Turkey in the final.
-DOCSTART-	9336464
'''Ollie Kearns''' (born 12 June 1956 in Banbury) is a former English footballer who played for several Football League clubs during the 1970s and 1980s. He was also the first player to score a goal for Rushden & Diamonds on 22 August 1992 against Bilston Town.
He began his career at local club Banbury United before signing for Third Division club Reading in 1977 at the age of 20. The Royals were relegated to the Fourth Division in his first season, but bounced back two seasons later with Ollie chipping in with 11 league goals. However he was only to spend one year at Elm Park before his transfer to Walsall, also of the Third Division, in January 1982. Again he was to spend only one year at Fellows Park before dropping down a division to play for Hereford United.
He spent four years at Edgar Street and was top goalscorer two seasons running, in 1985-86 and 1986-87. He then played for Wrexham before dropping down into non-league football. There, he went down in the history books for scoring Rushden and Diamonds first ever goal, in front of little over 350 fans at Nene Park.
Ollie's older brother Mick Kearns was also a successful professional footballer, but as a goal keeper not scorer !. After debuting age just 19 for the Republic of Ireland he made 18 appearances throughout the 70s, as well as a long career with Oxford, Walsall and Wolves. Both still live local to their home town of Banbury.
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'''John Robert Bainbridge''' (born Seaham, County Durham 1880; died Sunderland, County Durham 17 January 1960) was a professional footballer who played as a forward for three Southern League clubs between 1903 and 1910.
Bainbridge started his footballing career in the North East with Silksworth and Sunderland Royal Rovers, before turning professional with Glossop in May 1903.
In the summer of 1904 he moved South to join Reading where he spent two seasons before joining Portsmouth in 1906. After a season at Portsmouth, he moved along the South coast to join Southampton in May 1907.
According to Holley & Chalk's ''The Alphabet of the Saints'', Bainbridge was "a reliable performer. His right-wing partnership with Frank Jefferis drew favourable comparisons with the famed duo of Wood and Turner seven years earlier".
In Saints' FA Cup run in 1908, in which they reached the semi-finals, he scored 4 goals in 6 games. Ill health ended his career at The Dell and he returned to his native North-East where, after playing briefly for Hartlepools United, he returned to his original occupation as coal-miner.
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'''Thomas John "Tom" Pope''' (born August 27, 1985) is a professional English footballer currently playing for Rotherham United. He wears the number 9 shirt.
Following an unsuccessful trial at the ''railwaymen'', Pope opted to make his name in the lower leagues with Biddulph Victoria where he scored fifteen goals in his first season with the club and a further twelve in the first two months of the second before signing for Crewe. Since beginning his second spell at Crewe Alexandra, Tom Pope has become a firm favourite with some fans.
Pope spent most of the 2005-06 season on loan to lower league clubs. However, following his trial with Barrow, Pope was named on the substitutes bench for the first time in Crewe's 2-1 away win at Northampton Town.
In March 2007, Pope made his senior debut for Crewe in the team's 1-0 away defeat to Gillingham. The Englishman played a further three games for the club during the rest of the 2006-07 season, all three games ended in defeat.
He finished as second-top scorer for the club in the 2007-08 season behind Nicky Maynard, with 7 goals for his club.
On Thursday the 4th of June 2009, Pope joined Rotherham United for a record transfer fee of -150,000 after talks with Rotherham's chief executive, Paul Douglas.
Pope made an immediate impact to the millers squad pre-season, scoring 5 goals in as many games. This resulted in him going straight into the millers first team for the start of the season. Tom's first goals for the millers came in their impressive performance against West Brom, where he netted a brace.
Pope was charged with affray for an incident in Hanley on 8 February 2009, receiving 200 hours community service and a 6 month suspended jail sentence.
A native of Stoke-on-Trent, Pope grew up as a Port Vale supporter.
He also has a Port Vale tattoo on his arm.
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He played for four seasons in Cyprus, for EPA Larnaca and Paralimni, and then moved on in 1993 to St. Plten in the Austrian first division. In the 1994-1995 season he had try-outs in England with Millwall FC and Wimbledon FC, but was not offered any contract.
Odegbami also played for English non-league sides, Dulwich Hamlet, Bromley, Grays Athletic and Purfleet.
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}}'''Samuel Johnstone Irving''' (2 August 1893 - 12 December 1968) was an Irish footballer and manager.
Irving began his footballing career in the North-East of England, playing for a number of non-League clubs, and in 1911 having an unsuccessful trial with Newcastle United. Finally given his break in the Football League by Bristol City, for whom he signed in November 1913, he made eighteen appearances, mainly at inside-forward, before signing with Dundee in March 1915. After the First World War, Irving had spells back in the English North-East playing with Blyth Spartans, and one of his early clubs, Shildon Athletic, returning to Dundee in 1922.
During his time at Dens Park, Irving won a total of ten caps, including in the famous win over England in 1923, at right-half and left-half. A Scottish Cup runner-up in 1925 when Celtic defeated Dundee 2-1, in June 1926 Irving signed to Cardiff City in an exchange deal that took Joe Cassidy the other way. He made his Bluebirds' debut in a 1-1 draw at Leeds United early in the season. He remained a regular in the side throughout the campaign, initially at right-half, but later shifting to inside-right, where he played in the 1927 FA Cup Final victory over Arsenal, Cardiff taking the trophy outside England for the first time. He continued as a regular in the Irish half-back line throughout his time at Ninian Park, filling in as inside-left for a match against Scotland in 1927 and also captaining the side.
In March 1928 Irving joined Chelsea, serving as "a sharp-tackling fetch-and-carry" wing-half in their 1929-30 promotion campaign. While with Chelsea, Irving toured South America in 1929. The team were surprised by the unsporting behaviour of their opponents, and antics of the crowd who pelted them with oranges. Irving-s answer was to catch the food, peel it and eat it! It was while at Stamford Bridge that Irving brought his international career to a close, winning his final cap at the age of 38 in a 4-2 defeat by Wales. In May 1932 he returned to Bristol, this time signing for Rovers, retiring from playing a year later.
With his playing days behind him, Irving settled in Dundee where he ran a billiards hall. In 1938 he was involved in a takeover of Dundee United, taking control of the team as joint-manager/director with Jimmy Brownlie for the 1938-39 season. He stepped down from the manager's role after a year, but remained with the club as a director.
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'''Ian Richard Moores''' (5 October 1954 - 12 January 1998) was an English footballer, at 6 foot 2 inches, the bearded blonde striker was imposing figure on the pitch.
Moores was born in Chesterton, Staffordshire and learned to play his football for the Staffordshire County Boys' Team. Moores then joined Stoke City's youth team and as a schoolboy at the age of fifteen continued his development at the old Victoria Ground.
Moores started as a left winger but became a centre-forward after a switch in Stoke's A team with a hat-trick to his name in the second half of a match. He graduated to the senior team in April 1974, having appeared for the England under-21 team twice.
He moved to Tottenham Hotspur in August 1976 for a -75,000 fee. At ''Spurs'' his room mate was Glenn Hoddle.
Moores started off well, scoring on his debut during a League Cup tie at Middlesbrough on 31 August 1976 which Spurs won 2-1. On 4 September 1976 Moores made his Tottenham league debut at Old Trafford. Spurs trailed 0-2 at half-time, but second half strikes from Moores, Ralph Coates and John Pratt gave them a 3-2 win. However, he only scored twice more during the rest of that season, against Wrexham in the League Cup in September 1976 and against Sunderland in a 1-2 home defeat in November 1976. ''Spurs'' were relegated at the end of the season to Division Two.
During the following season Moores didn't play until the 11th game of the season. He scored a hat-trick against Bristol Rovers on 22 October 1977, during which Colin Lee scored four in a record 9-0 win for Spurs at White Hart Lane. He played 12 more times that season and scored once more, against Crystal Palace three weeks later.
In July 1978 the arrival of Ossie Ardiles and Ricardo Villa spelt the end for Moores at White Hart Lane. He provided a cross for Villa to score against Nottingham Forest but played only once again, in a 1-4 home defeat against Aston Villa, which was to be his final ever appearance for Spurs. In September 1978 he left the club to join Leyton Orient for a fee of -55,000 where he scored 26 goals in 117 league appearances. Moores scored twice on his debut for Orient, as he had done for Spurs, away against Charlton Athletic on 6 October 1978.
Moores was a first team regular over the next four years, but when Orient were relegated to Division 3 in 1982 he signed for Bolton Wanderers. Moores scored five goals in 29 appearances that season. Bolton were relegated, like Spurs and Orient had been before and in July 1983 he moved to APOEL in Cyprus, where he remained for five years and where he is still regarded as a legend. He played alongside Terry McDermott and won the Cypriot League Championship and Cup and played in all three European competitions.
Returning to England in 1988, Moores had an unsuccessful trial with Port Vale before heading into the non-leagues. He helped Tamworth win the 1989 FA Vase, when he scored in the replay of the final, but that was to be his swansong. He retired as a player a year later, in 1990.
After this, Moores worked in personal finance in his native Potteries, and when he fell ill in 1997 with lung cancer, he was coaching the youth team of a local non-league side.
Ian Moores died in January 1998 at the age of 43.
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'''William Reid''' (1884 - 1966) was a Scottish international footballer and manager, who played as a striker.
Born in the Glasgow suburb of Baillieston,
Reid returned to Scotland in April 1909 when signed by Rangers, where - during his eleven seasons at Ibrox - he won three league titles. He was the club's top scorer for six consecutive seasons, between 1910 and 1916, and also served his country during the First World War as a Gunner in the Royal Field Artillery 52nd Lowland Division. He received all his caps for Scottish national side while with the Ibrox side, making his debut in a 2-2 draw with Wales in 1911 an earning his last cap against England three years later.
In 1920 Reid moved to Albion Rovers as player-manager,
Reid remains the fourth top goalscorer of all-time in the Scottish top flight with 275 goals, fifteen ahead of Ally McCoist.
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Welch was born in Kensington, London and attended Harrow School whom he represented at "soccer", going on to play for Old Harrovians before joining Harrow Chequers. As an amateur he also played for The Wanderers, with whom he played as goalkeeper in the final of the inaugural FA Cup tournament. The match took place on 16 March 1872 at the Kennington Oval, London, England, with the Wanderers running out as 1-0 victors over a team from the Royal Engineers.
On 30 November 1872 he was part of the England team that played out a 0-0 draw in the first official international match against Scotland. In this match he played as half back in a 1-1-8 or 1-2-7 formation.
In the next year, The Wanderers reached their second consecutive final and Welch was again on the winning side, this time playing in defence as The Wanderers beat Oxford University 2-0 at Lillie Bridge.
On 7 March 1874, he made his second (and last) England appearance, now in goal, but this time he was on the losing side as England went down 2-1 to Scotland.
He was also a member of The F.A. committee between 1873 and 1875, and again from 1879 to 1890. He was also an Army tutor between 1883 and 1895, going on to become principal of the Army College at Farnham, Surrey in 1895.
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'''Peter O'Rourke''' (1 June 1873 - 10 January 1956) was a Scottish footballer and manager.
O'Rourke was a centre half who played for Celtic, Burnley, Lincoln City, Third Lanark and Chesterfield before his final playing days at Bradford City. He became player-manager in 1905 following the departure of Robert Campbell while he was still captain. He was given the job permanently and in December 1905 played his final game in an FA Cup tie against Darlington.
He led the Bantams to the Second Division championship in 1908. Three years later, O'Rourke clinched the FA Cup with Bradford in 1911, beating Newcastle United 1-0 in a replay. His son, Francis, died in Newfoundland in October 1919, affecting him deeply, and in June 1921, due to ill health, O'Rourke retired from the game.
He came back with Welsh side Pontypridd in 1922 for five months. In December of that year, O'Rourke joined Dundee Hibernians, who were then a non-league club, but stayed for only three months, resigning after lacking financial support.
He returned to Bradford City in 1928, winning the Third Division North the following year. After leaving Bradford for the second time in 1930, he moved to Walsall, before a final managerial spell with Llanelli. He retired in July 1933.
After retiring, O'Rourke returned to Bradford living in Burlington Terrace next to City's Valley Parade ground until he died in January 1956 at the age of 82.
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'''Herbert Charles''' "'''Bert'''" '''Dainty''' (6 February 1879 - 1961) was an English footballer and manager. He was a restless player, who rarely stayed with one club for more than a year, but "served all his clubs with distinction".
Dainty was born in Geddington, Northamptonshire and started his playing career with local club Kettering.
He joined Football League Second Division team, Leicester Fosse in August 1899 and in the summer of 1900, he moved to fellow Second Division team, New Brighton Tower.
He moved on again at the end of the season joining Southern League Northampton Town. His transient lifestyle continued when he joined Notts County at the end of the 1902-03 season to play for the first time in the First Division of the Football League.
In May 1904, Dainty decided to move South to join Southern League champions Southampton.
According to Holley & Chalk's ''The Alphabet of the Saints'', Dainty was "a worthy successor to previous Saints' centre-halves, Bowman and Chadwick. Bert was coolness personified and was at his best during desperate pressure around the goal area."
He moved this time to Scotland where he joined Dundee in May 1905.
A two year spell at Bradford Park Avenue followed before moving back to Scotland in October 1913 to join Ayr United, where he served as player/manager.
During World War I, Dainty stayed on Tayside, where he formed his own side known as "Dainty's XI" which played regular matches for charity against other Tayside teams.
After leaving Dundee United, Dainty travelled to South America as a coach, before returning to England as a coach with Ipswich Town from 1932 to 1934.
His grandson was Albert Dainty (1923 - 1979), who played for Preston North End, Stockport County, Southport and Morecambe, and went on to become Morecambe's manager for the 1955-56 season. He also managed over 20 guest appearances during the war for Manchester United.
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'''Stewart Phillips''' (born 30 December 1961 in Halifax) is a former English footballer who spent most of his career at Hereford United. He has scored more goals for Hereford in the Football League than any other player in the club's history.
He was a YTS trainee at Hereford and made his debut for the first team aged 16 years and 112 days, making him the youngest player ever to appear for Hereford. Indeed he was required to take a day off school so that he could play. He enjoyed a long and successful career at Edgar Street, scoring 124 goals in 401 competitive appearances. Indeed he was the club's top goalscorer four seasons in succession, between 1981-82 and 1984-85.
In 1988 he made the step up to Second Division football with West Brom but only made 15 first team appearances, scoring 4 goals. He then joined Swansea City before returning to Hereford. In the latter stages of his career he played for Wrexham, Aldershot (in the season they went out of business), Kettering Town and Sudbury Town. He now owns a fitness centre in Hereford.
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'''Eric Redrobe''' (born 23 August 1944 in Wigan) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a striker for Bolton Wanderers,
Redrobe played rugby league for Lancashire Schoolboys, and received contract offers in that sport, but chose to play association football instead.
A former England youth international, he started his career at Bolton Wanderers making four appearances and scoring one goal in two-and-a-half seasons.
After another three seasons in the Fourth Division, he was sold for a fee of -6,000 to Hereford United, newly-elected to the Football League, in October 1972;
In 2007 he was chosen as the Southport fans' all-time favourite player as part of the Professional Footballers' Association centenary celebrations.
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'''Daryl Adam Clare''' (born 1 August 1978) is a footballer who plays for Gateshead as a striker. He joined the Tynesiders permanently on 8 January 2010 after spending three months at the club on loan from Mansfield Town.
Born in Jersey, Clare made his league debut for Grimsby Town near the end of the 1995-96 season when he came on as a substitute at home against Sheffield United on 20 April 1996. At the time he was 17 years of age. His next appearance came a year-and-a-half later, against Southend United, while his first start came against Carlisle United on 20 December 1997, when he was selected due to the injuries of Lee Nogan and Jack Lester. The team won that game 1-0 thanks to a goal from John McDermott. That year Clare was part of the Town side that won promotion from the Second Division via the play-offs, though he took no part in the play-off final, and played on the winning side in the Football League Trophy. He was voted as Grimsby's young player of the year and ire's young player of the year. During his time at Grimsby Town he had two loan spells at Northampton Town and one at Cheltenham Town.
Clare joined Boston United on a free transfer in July 2001 after a trial there. He was a prolific goalscorer at Boston, scoring 24 goals in the Football Conference as he helped them to win promotion to the Football League at the end of the 2001-02 season.
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'''Wayne Montague Purser''' (born 13 April 1980) is an English footballer striker, most recently at Wivenhoe Town, then in the Isthmian League.
He began his career at Queens Park Rangers but failed to make an appearance for the club. He joined Barnet following his release in the summer of 2000, where he recorded one of the FA Cup's fastest ever hat-tricks against Havant & Waterlooville in a Fourth Qualifying Round Replay in 2001. The hat-trick was timed at just four minutes which saw the Bees through to the First Round Proper. He then signed for Leyton Orient for -9,000 in March 2003, scoring a hat-trick on his debut. In August 2004 he joined ambitious Hornchurch for -15,000, but the club quickly ran in to financial difficulties and, following 11 goals in 14 league games, he joined League One side Peterborough United on a free transfer. At the end of the season, however, new manager Mark Wright told Purser to find a new club. He rejoined Hill at Weymouth, but missed the majority of his first season with an eye injury. He joined Eastleigh on-loan for a month in September 2006 to regain match fitness, but he was released from his contract at Weymouth in January 2007 by mutual consent. He joined Cambridge later that day, but was released at the end of the season. He spent several months at East Thurrock United before signing for Wivenhoe Town for the remainder of the season, although he only made one appearance there.
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'''Kenneth George "Kenny" Black''' (born 29 November 1963 in Stenhousemuir) is a retired Scottish footballer and the current manager of Airdrie United.
A left-sided defender or midfielder, Black began his playing career with Rangers in 1980 but was farmed out to Junior side Linlithgow Rose to gain competitive experience. He left Ibrox permanently in 1983 for Motherwell, before joining Heart of Midlothian for -30,000 a year later.
Black was part of the ''Maroons'' side that infamously missed out on a League and Cup double in 1985-86 before moving south when Portsmouth's -350,000 bid was accepted in 1989. He was reunited with former boss Alex MacDonald in 1991 when he joined Airdrieonians and won his first senior medal with the ''Diamonds'', when they defeated Dundee in the 1994-95 Scottish Challenge Cup.
In 1999 Black moved to Raith Rovers. By now a veteran, he played for a further two seasons before being appointed joint assistant-manager of the Kirkcaldy side in 2001. Managerial changes saw him leave Starks Park in early 2002 but he found a new position as assistant to former Airdrie team-mate Sandy Stewart at Airdrie United, the reincarnation of Airdrieonians, later that year.
Black left Airdrie United for Leicester City in 2004, gaining a coaching position under Craig Levein. His contract at the Walkers Stadium ended when Levein was sacked in 2006 and he sealed a return to Airdrie later that year, this time as manager.
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'''Frank Kopel''' (born 28 March 1949 in Falkirk) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left back.
Kopel signed for Manchester United in 1964 as a schoolboy and progressed to the first team, playing ten competitive matches between 1967 and 1969. Blackburn Rovers paid -25,000 to sign him and he stayed at Ewood Park until his release in 1971, signing for Dundee United in early 1972. Kopel would remain at Tannadice for the next ten years, playing nearly 400 first team games, and picking up two League Cup and two Scottish Cup runners-up medals during his time with the Terrors. In 1982, he moved to Arbroath as player/coach, before retiring from playing in 1984. He returned to United to coach and his son, Scott, was an apprentice at Tannadice.
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'''Lee Anthony Fowler''' (born 10 June 1983) is a Welsh footballer. He has 12 Wales Under-21 caps.
Fowler is a midfielder who has played for Coventry City, Huddersfield Town and Scarborough amongst other clubs. He is most famous for scoring Huddersfield's winning penalty in the shootout against Mansfield Town in the Division Three play-off final on 31 May 2004 at the Millennium Stadium. He scored once for Coventry, his goal coming in the FA Cup against Cardiff City.
He joined Newport County in March 2007, from Burton Albion after falling out with Burton manager Nigel Clough. In June 2008, he joined Forest Green Rovers.
His older brother, Mike, plays for Conference National side Forest Green Rovers and signed for Forest Green just a few weeks after Lee had left the club.
On 2 June 2009, Fowler turned down the chance of renewing his contract with Forest Green and signed for Kettering Town on a two-year contract, and immediately aimed towards the play-offs. Fowler was criticized by Kettering's chairman, Imraan Ladak, for his attitude and alleged desire to leave the club . Fowler had his contract with Kettering terminated by mutual consent on 27th December 2009, and signed for Oxford United three days later.
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Kenrick scored the first ever goal in the FA Cup, for Clapham Rovers in a 3-0 victory over Upton Park on 11 November 1871.
He was also a cricketer and made one first class appearance for Surrey.
His sister, Margaret, was married to fellow Wanderers footballer Francis Birley.
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'''William "Billy" J. Simpson''' (born December 12, 1929 in Belfast) is a former Northern Irish international footballer.
Simpson signed for Rangers from Linfield for a sum of -11,500 in 1950. He spent nine years (1950-59) at Rangers making 239 appearances and scoring 163 goals. He won three championship medals and a Scottish Cup winners medal with Rangers to add to the two Irish League and two Irish Cups he won with Linfield. He left Ibrox in 1959 and spent the last couple of years of his career with Stirling Albion, Partick Thistle and (then non-league) Oxford United.
Most notably, Billy Simpson scored twice in the "Ne'erday' Old Firm Derby at Ibrox, in a famous 3-1 victory, immortalised in the song 'A Trip to Ibrox'. In recognition of his service to that club, Simpson has been made a member of the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame.
Simpson made his debut for Northern Ireland in 1951 against Wales, scoring in the process. He represented his country twelve times in total between 1951 and 1958, scoring 5 goals. He was selected in Northern Ireland's squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden but a late injury ensured he did not play at all during the finals.
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'''George Lowrie''' (born Tonypandy 19 December 1919, died 1989) was a Welsh footballer, who played as an inside forward for several clubs including Coventry City and Newcastle United.
He started his professional career at Swansea Town in January 1937 before moving on to Preston North End in December 1937. Injuries restricted his appearances for Preston and in the summer of 1939, he was transferred to Coventry City.
Before he had the chance to establish himself in Coventry's first team, normal football was suspended following the outbreak of World War II. During the war, he continued to play for Coventry (and also turned out as a guest player for Northampton Town) in the wartime leagues and also made 9 appearances for Wales, although no caps were awarded for wartime international appearances.
After the cessation of hostilities, he returned to Coventry City and in an explosive two seasons he scored 44 goals in only 56 league appearances, easily making him Coventry's top scorer in both seasons. He also scored 3 FA Cup goals in only 2 appearances and made 4 appearances for Wales.
His goal-scoring exploits brought him to the attention of Stan Seymour, who signed him for Newcastle United for a club record fee of -18,500 in March 1948. His final game for Coventry City was on 6 March 1948 at home to Southampton. During the week, Lowrie moved to Newcastle, who again met Southampton in their next game. In both cases, Lowrie was marked by Eric Webber, who prevented Lowrie from scoring. Lowrie was to have "revenge" at the end of the season, however, as Newcastle took the second promotion place ahead of Southampton.
Injuries prevented Lowrie transferring his goal-scoring skills to Newcastle, who were now playing in Division 1, and in 18 months at the club he only made 12 league appearances, scoring 5 goals, before moving on to Bristol City in September 1949 for a cut-price -10,000.
Playing in the Third Division (South), Lowrie found goal-scoring easier and scored 21 goals in 48 league appearances for Bristol City, before his career was again interrupted by a broken leg. In February 1952 he returned to Coventry City (now relegated to the lowest division) where Lowrie played out his professional career until retiring in 1953.
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'''Robert John "Rob" Quinn''' (born 8 November 1976) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Cray Wanderers. He plays as midfielder predominantly in the centre but can also play at centre back. He has represented the Republic of Ireland under-21's and Republic of Ireland B team.
Quinn began his career at Crystal Palace, where he came through their youth ranks. Whilst he was learning his trade in the Palace youth team, he was elected captain where led out the team every week to win the Southeast Counties League. His hard work at youth level was recognised by then Crystal Palace manager Dave Bassett, who promoted Quinn to the first team squad which led to him making his debut with fellow youth team mate Danny Boxall on the last game of the season at home against Norwich City in 1996.
Palace were in the play-offs and due to injuries in the first team, Quinn was in the starting line up to face Charlton Athletic in the semi-final in which Crystal Palace won.
Palace were through to the play-off final at Wembley, due to players still being on the injury list Quinn was again picked to start against Leicester City. Palace lost and were forced to carry on in the First Division for the 1996-97 season, where under Dave Bassett, Quinn was a regular in the team making 28 appearances and scoring two goals. Later on that season Bassett left and Steve Coppell was brought in, with Quinn falling down the pecking order. After spells with Brentford, Oxford United, Bristol Rovers and several non-league clubs (most recently AFC Wimbledon and Welling United) he signed with Cray Wanderers for their inaugrial season in the Isthmian Premier League for 2009-10.
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'''Graham Norman Hawkins''' (born 5 March 1946 in Darlaston) is an English former football player and manager.
Hawkins began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, making his debut in the Black Country derby against West Bromwich Albion on 10 October 1964. However, he failed to establish himself and moved to Preston North End in December 1967.
After a slow start to his Deepdale career, primarily due to injury, he became a regular and was appointed captain at the young age of 22. He played over 250 games before moving to Blackburn Rovers in June 1974.
He later finished his playing career at Port Vale, signing as a player-youth coach for -6,000 from Blackburn in January 1978. He became a first team regular and was appointed as the first team coach in May 1978 before being promoted to assistant manager in September 1978. When manager Dennis Butler stepped down in August 1978 Hawkins was expecting to be appointed as caretaker manager. However the board appointed Alan Bloor in this role and he took up the position on a full time basis the following month. Feeling slighted by this Hawkins resigned his position and took out an unfair dismissal claim, but dropped the claim in April 1980 when the club offered compensation.
Upon leaving Vale, he took up the assistant manager post at Shrewsbury Town before returning to Wolves as manager, appointed after the Derek Dougan-led takeover saved the club from extinction in August 1982. He guided Wolves to promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt, finishing runners-up to QPR.
However, life in the First Division was much tougher and the side were relegated after a disastrous campaign. Hawkins was dismissed in April 1984, after a run of just one win in 14.
He is currently the Football League's head of player development.
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'''Carl Paul Baker''' (born 26 December 1982 in Whiston, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a winger or as an Attacking midfielder for Coventry City. He has also played for the Middlesex Wanderers touring team.
Baker started his career with Liverpool at schoolboy level before playing for Prescot Cables.
Spotted playing for Prescot by Southport manager, Liam Watson, Carl was quickly snapped up by the Merseyside club, and quickly established himself as one of non-league's exciting talents. He was an important member of the Southport Conference North Championship winning team in the 2004-05 season.
After again playing an important role in helping keep Southport in the Conference National in the 2005-06 season, Baker signed his first full time contract, for the next season as the club turned fully professional, whilst much of the championship winning, and relegation surviving team, (fan favourites Steve Dickinson, Steve Daly, Earl Davis) all not willing to leave their non-footballing jobs, left unable to make the transition to full time.
Despite Southport's relegation from the Conference National in the 2006-07 season, Baker swept the board with Player of the Year awards, voted on by his fellow players, the fans and local press. He was a fan favourite with the club's fans, being one of only two players left from the 2005 title winning squad. Although only on a year's contract meaning he could move on for free, the club's official website announced he had signed for another year at the club. This meant that any interested team would have to pay for his services.
On 11 July 2007 he signed for Football League Two newcomers, Morecambe for a club record, though undisclosed fee.
In November, Baker was named North West Non-league player of the year, at the North West Football Awards, for his efforts playing for Southport in the 2006-07, ironically beating his new Morecambe team-mate Adam Yates to the prize.
On 22 July 2008, Baker signed a three-year contract at Stockport County, with the club paying Morecambe a fee that could rise to a figure of -225,000 for his services.
His 2008-09 season was a in-different one for Carl, he played 27 times for County in his first season, scoring 3 goals, all these were before January, when Carl received a knee injury which required surgery.
The 2009-10 season started well for Baker on the pitch and is now thought to be one of Stockport's main assets. As of Mid-October he's County's leading scorer with 10 goals. Carl became the first County player to score successive away hat-tricks, with stunning performances against Brighton & Hove Albion & Crewe. Baker scored his 10th goal-of-the-season for Stockport from the penalty spot in the game away to Tranmere Rovers, which was live on Sky - dedicating the goal to his brother Mike whose name he bears on his shirt collar.
Baker added to his goals tally by scoring a penalty in the game against Tooting & Mitcham.
On 26 December 2009, Gary Ablett told reporters that Baker has signed a deal with Championship side Coventry City. Baker's last game for Stockport County was against League 1 leaders Leeds United in which he scored a freekick. The goal was his 13th goal of the season.
Coventry confirmed Baker as the club's fourth permanent signing in the January 2010 transfer window on 8 January 2010. It has been reported that Coventry got Baker for a knock down fee believed to be -150,000.
In November 2005 Baker was called up to the England C squad, but was recalled by Southport due to an FA Cup replay against Woking.
On 21 August 2006, Baker pleaded guilty at Southport Magistrats Court to failing to provide a specimen for analysis, after he had been stopped by police on 13 August who suspected Baker had been drink driving. Magistrates disqualified him from driving. Baker made a public apology.
In October 2006 he was suspended for a week and fined by Southport for what was described as a "serious breach of club discipline".
On the 16 September 2009 it was confirmed that Carl's older brother (Michael) had died of leukemia, despite that Carl went on to play just two days later and score 2 goals in the 2-2 draw with Yeovil Town, his other brother and sister have also been diagnosed with luekemia.
-DOCSTART-	9403949
'''Lewis Kenneth Dark''' (born 10 April 1989) is a footballer for Stansted. He can play either in central midfield or at right full-back.
He made his Football League debut for Brentford in a 3-0 defeat to Doncaster Rovers in April 2007. On 16 May 2007, it was announced that Dark had signed a professional contract with Brentford. He had two periods on loan during the 2007-08 season, at Farnborough and subsequently at Ramsgate. He was released at the end of his contract in June 2008.
Dark dropped five divisions to sign for Wivenhoe Town the following September,
-DOCSTART-	9404988
'''David Sinclair''' (born October 6, 1969 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish former footballer who played in defence.
Sinclair made most of his career appearances at Raith Rovers, where he picked up two Scottish First Division title medals, plus a League Cup winner's medal. After making over 175 league appearances for Raith, Sinclair failed to make even half that at a number of other clubs, retiring in 2001.
-DOCSTART-	9408124
'''Andrei Stepanov''' (born March 16, 1979 in Tallinn) is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Azerbaijani Yuksak Liga, for Neftchi Baku PFC. He plays the position of defender.
2009 he received a short-term contract with Watford F.C., when manager Brendan Rodgers looked to add experience and defensive cover to his squad. On April 7, 2009 he made the league debut for his new club as a late substitute against Southampton in a 2-2 draw.
His previous club was FC Khimki, the Moscow Oblast-based club which he joined before the 2007 season from relegated FC Torpedo Moscow. He is an Estonia national football team regular with over 70 caps to his name, and often plays alongside Raio Piiroja in the national side at the heart of defence. Just like Piiroja, he joined FC Flora Tallinn under then manager Teitur Thordarson, before heading off to Russia.
-DOCSTART-	9410560
'''Michael Frontzeck''' (born 26 March 1964) is a German football coach and former footballer. For the Germany national football team, he earned 19 caps and was in the squad for Euro 1992.
Frontzeck began his career in the Bundesliga in 1982 with Borussia Mnchengladbach. From 1989 to 1994, he played for VfB Stuttgart as left wing back. He returned to Borussia Mnchengladbach for the season 1995/96 but then had his first international success in the 1996/97 season with Manchester City. After playing for SC Freiburg and a last season for Borussia Mnchengladbach, he ended his player career in May 2000.
He played for the German national team from 1984 to 1992 in a total of 19 games and won a runners-up medal in UEFA Euro 1992.
Frontzeck started as assistant coach of Borussia Mnchengladbach from 2000 to 2003 and for Hannover 96 from 2004 to 2005. He was manager of Alemannia Aachen from 2006 until the end of the season 2006/07 when he resigned due to the club's relegation. In January 2008, he was named manager of Arminia Bielefeld and took over for interim manager Detlev Dammeier after the winter break. Eventually, it was announced that his contract was extended until 2010 but on 17 May 2009, Frontzeck was fired. On 3 June 2009, Borussia Mnchengladbach announced Frontzeck's return to the team as new head coach. He signed a two year-contract until 30 June 2011.
-DOCSTART-	9411578
'''James "Jamie" Price''' (born October 27, 1981 in Normanton, England) is an English footballer who plays for Bradford Park Avenue at the right or centre of defence. Price has made over 150 appearances in the Football League and Football Conference.
Price began his career as an apprentice at Leeds United in 1997.
-DOCSTART-	9411761
'''David Andrew "Dave" Merris''' (born 13 October 1980 in Rotherham, England) is an English footballer, who plays for Guiseley.
Merris won York City's Clubman of the Year award for the 2004-05.
On 20 March 2008, he joined Guiseley from Harrogate Town for an undisclosed fee.
-DOCSTART-	9412129
'''Gary Daniel Liddle''' (born 15 June 1986) is an English footballer, currently playing for Hartlepool United.
Gary joined the club from Middlesbrough in August 2006 and has added some versatility to the Hartlepool squad. His ability to play in a number of positions across defence and midfield made him an attractive proposition and boss Danny Wilson was delighted to be able to prise him away from The Riverside Stadium. He was also part of the Teesiders' FA Youth Cup winning side. Liddle won the player of the season award for the 2006-07 season
-DOCSTART-	9412191
'''Carl Michael Jones''' (born 3 September 1986 in Sunderland, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Gateshead.
Jones is a tall, strong defender who made impressive strides through the ranks at Hartlepool United in a relatively short period of time. He was spotted playing against the Club for Chester-Le-Street and did sufficiently well to warrant a trial. He was rewarded with a new contract at the start of the 2006-07 season. Jones was a regular for the reserves during the 2006-07 season.
He went on trial with York City at the end of the 2006-07 season and signed for the club on on 7 August 2007.
-DOCSTART-	9412259
'''Alistair Gibb''' (born 17 February 1976) is a footballer, who plays for Almondsbury Town. He joined Bath after his release from Hartlepool United in 2008. The former Norwich City player was signed by Hartlepool on transfer deadline day in August 2006.
Gibb is a versatile right sided player, who usually plays on the right wing. He began his career at Norwich City before moving to Northampton Town. He then played over 150 games for Stockport County before joining Bristol Rovers in 2004. He joined Notts County on loan in January 2008.
After signing for Bath City in the summer of 2008, Gibb broke his ankle during pre-season training and was unable to play for seven months. He was loaned to Yate Town in February 2009 in order to regain match fitness.
-DOCSTART-	9412307
'''Joe Colbeck''' (born 29 November 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for League One side Oldham Athletic. Born in Bradford, England, he joined his hometown club, Bradford City, as a youth team player in 2002, making his debut two years later. He has played more than 100 league games for Bradford, and won the club's player of the season award during the 2007-08 campaign. He joined Oldham Athletic on transfer deadline day in September 2009, rejoining manager Dave Penney, for whom he previously played during a six-game loan spell at Darlington.
His first full season in the first team was during 2006-07,
Colbeck started the new season in League Two as a substitute,
He immediately went back into the Bradford side,
Colbeck had been playing since January with a groin injury, which hampered his preparations for the 2008-09 season and prevented him from playing in Bradford's first three pre-season friendly matches.
City missed out on promotion and as a result had to cut their wage budget.
However, Colbeck left Bradford in September 2009, on the final day of the summer transfer window to join Penney at League One side Oldham Athletic. The transfer fee was undisclosed, with Bradford entitled to a sum because of Colbeck's age.
-DOCSTART-	9413090
'''Harry Dunn''' is an English former football player and current football club manager. He is currently managing Whitby Town following the end of his contract as manager at Conference North side Blyth Spartans.
Dunn was born in County Durham and began with his hometown club Bishop Auckland before being quickly snapped up by Scarborough in 1975, and soon endearing himself to their supporters. With Scarborough he gained two FA Trophy winners medals, scoring in the 1977 final at Wembley against Dagenham. He made 265 appearances for Scarborough, scoring 65 goals.
He joined Blyth Spartans in 1981, winning a Northern League Championship medal before rejoining Bishop Auckland in 1983.
He was manager of Bishop Auckland until 1995 when he left to manage Blyth Spartans. However, he did not stay long at Croft Park as he was appointed as manager of Whitby Town in December 1995, staying in charge until his sacking in September 2004.
He is sometimes confused with another long-standing Scarborough player called Harry Dunn, who made over 900 appearances for the club and was already at the club before Dunn joined from Bishop Auckland. To avoid confusion, the new signing was given the fictitious middle initial 'A' to differentiate between the two players. Therefore, to Scarborough fans he has always been known as Harry 'A' Dunn. It was the original Harry Dunn who managed Scarborough, in 1982 and between 1984 and 1986, and was clubman of the year in 1970 and 1974, and not Harry 'A' Dunn as it often reported.
On 8th November, 2008, his Blyth Spartans side defeated Shrewsbury Town F.C. of League 2, in the first round of the FA Cup. Blyth then went on to defeat A.F.C. Bournemouth 1-0 in a second round replay at Croft Park before losing 0-1 to Premier League outfit Blackburn Rovers on the same ground in round three, a game which Dunn refused to be moved to Newcastle United's St. James Park ground..
Alongside his managerial duties for Blyth, Harry works in a caretaking capacity for a Durham nursing home.
On 27th April 2009, Blyth Spartans confirmed that the club would not be renewing Dunn's contract.
Harry was re-appointed as Manager of Whitby Town in May 2009.
-DOCSTART-	9419060
'''Samuel Meston''' (16 January 1872 - 14 August 1948) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half-back for Stoke and Southampton.
Meston was born Arbroath and started his career with his local team, Arbroath Victoria before signing as a professional with Stoke in January 1894. At the end of the 1894-95 season, he joined Southampton, together with several other Stoke players and soon proved to be one of the most valuable players signed for the Saints in their Southern League days. His trademark hard shots were nicknamed ''Long Toms'' after a cannon used during the Boer War and elsewhere.
He played in a variety of positions, although his favourite position was at right-half. Whilst at Southampton, he won a record 6 Southern League championship medals and appeared in the FA Cup finals in 1900, defeating three First division clubs on the way, and 1902. He made a total of 288 appearances for the Saints, including 42 in the FA Cup (a total only exceeded by Terry Paine and Nick Holmes).
After 11 seasons with the Saints, he left in May 1906 to join Salisbury City and also played for Croydon Common and Eastleigh Athletic.
After leaving full-time football, he worked as a brake-fitter at the Eastleigh railway depot.
Two decades later his son, Sammy Meston also played for Southampton, as well as for Everton and Tranmere Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	9421444
'''Carlo Yar Costly Molina''' (born 18 July 1982) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a striker for GKS Bechatw. He is a member of the Honduras national football team. Prior to his transfer to Europe, he played with Club Deportivo Platense where he managed to be the top scorer of Honduras Apertura 2006-07.
He is the son of national legend Anthony Costly. Costly's life is linked closely to the country of Mexico. His parents separated and his mother, soon after, married a Mexican native. Costly moved to Mexico City when he was 14 years old, where he kicked off his soccer career. He had spells in the Mexican league with the 2nd division sister teams of Celaya, Morelia, Atlas and Pumas.
He moved back to Honduras where the path to his internationally successful career began. Despite leaving Mexico, Costly still keeps a house in the state of Nayarit.
He was linked in the press with a move to Football League Championship side Plymouth Argyle, and supposedly linked with League One side Leeds United, before being reported to be on trial with Premier League side Birmingham City. Costly remained at PGE GKS Bechatw for the time being.
In January 2009, Costly joined Birmingham City of the Football League Championship (the second tier of English football) on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season. He made his debut for the club on 7 February 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-1 draw with Burnley. The loan was not made permanent at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	9421506
'''Philip Turnbull''' (born 7 January 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Gateshead.
Born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear,
Turnbull was a member of the Hartlepool United youth team's successful Dallas Cup campaigns in 2004 and 2005. He began to establish himself in the reserve side over the next couple of years, whilst still with the youth team.
He was given his his first professional contract with Hartlepool in the summer of 2006.
He was signed by York City on 6 July 2007.
Turnbull was called into the England U18 squad in 2004.
He is comfortable playing with either foot.
-DOCSTART-	9421536
'''Michael Rae''' (born October 23, 1987) is a footballer, who currently plays for Whitby Town F.C.
Michael Rae was born and raised in Hartlepool, and was brought through the team's Youth Academy, playing regular games for the Youth Team and Reserves. He is known for his determination and good striking capabilities and although still untested at senior level, may be set to make a first-team debut at the club. He earned his first professional contract during the summer of 2006 under manager Danny Wilson. Rae was given a contract extension in the summer of 2007 after the club activated an option in his contract.
Having been released by Hartlepool United, Michael Rae signed for Gateshead on July 21, 2008 after a successful trial period.
-DOCSTART-	9421980
'''Joseph William "Joe" Brown''' (born April 3, 1988 in Bradford, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Bradford Park Avenue.
Brown signed for Bradford City as an apprentice in 2004.
The following season he again scored a Johnstone's Paint Trophy goal. Brown was given a three-match suspension after losing his appeal against a red-card in Bradford's 4-1 loss against Blackpool and was released by City at the end of the 2006-07 season after making just seven appearances.
He went on trial with York City at the end of the 2006-07 season but was deemed "no better than what we have got" by manager Billy McEwan.
-DOCSTART-	9422023
'''Simon Ainge''' (born 18 February 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Guiseley. He is a central defender who began his career at League Two club Bradford City. He has also spent time on loan at Halifax Town and Cambridge United.
Born in Shipley, near Bradford, West Yorkshire, Simon Ainge is a product of Bradford City's youth system winning a senior contract in March 2006.
Ainge was an unused substitute as Halifax went out of the FA Trophy as they lost to Rushden & Diamonds 2-0,
Ainge made his first start for City in more than a year as replacement for injured full backs Paul Arnison and TJ Moncur in a 1-1 draw with Luton Town on 4 October 2008.
At the end of the 2008-09 season, Ainge was released by Bradford City; he joined their cross-city rivals Bradford Park Avenue of the Northern Premier League Premier Division in July 2009.
-DOCSTART-	9423525
'''Stephen Paul "Steve" Bushell''' (born 28 December 1972 in Manchester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Bradford Park Avenue.
Bushell began his career at York City in February 1991.
After a decade in the professional game, Bushell made the step down to non-league in 2001 when he joined Stalybridge Celtic. His stay at the club was short; he made just eighteen appearances in less than a year with Celtic.
Bushell joined Halifax Town later in 2001, and he spent five years with them. He went on loan to current club Altrincham in late 2005, and was recalled by Halifax in January 2006.
Bushell agreed to stay with Altrincham in May 2007 following their relegation to the Conference North,
-DOCSTART-	9424593
'''Stefan Wessels''' (born 28 February 1979 in Rahden) is a German footballer and goalkeeper playing for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.
Wessels was a youth team player at Bayern Munich, who progressed through the reserve team and broke into the first-team squad in September 1999 after Bayern lost both goalkeepers Oliver Kahn and Bernd Dreher to injury. Wessels' first game was a 1-1 draw at Ibrox against Rangers in the Champions League. He performed impressively whenever called upon, but was unable to dislodge Kahn for more playing time. Wessels was involved in the most successful period in Bayern's recent history, including the 2001 Champions League win, but eventually left for Kln in 2003, seeking first-team football. Between 1999 and 2002, he appeared in a total of ten matches for Bayern.
Wessels' time in Kln was eventful, with the club relegated in his first season, before immediately gaining promotion back to the 1st division and again being relegated to the 2. Bundesliga the following season. Showing consistently good performances, Wessels was one of the few players to stand out in the squad. However, at the beginning of the 2007-08 season, Colombian goalkeeper Faryd Aly Mondragn signed with the club, and after a fair but intense rivalry, Wessels lost his position as the club's number 1.
On 6 August 2007, Wessels agreed to a trial with England Premier League team Everton and subsequently signed an initial one-year contract with the club on 21 August; he was given his favoured number 33 jersey. Upon signing he said:
''"I am excited to be here in England. It is the first time I have played for a club outside of Germany but the English Premier League is a very exciting league and I am looking forward to my time here at Everton."''
Stefan is the first German player to sign for Everton in the club's history. Following a hand-injury sustained to first choice goalkeeper Tim Howard, Wessels made his Everton debut in the 1-0 home defeat to Manchester United on 15 September 2007. He made his European debut for Everton during a 1-1 draw with Ukrainian team FC Metalist Kharkiv and he also played against Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday, keeping Everton's first clean sheet of the season against the latter. However, he lost his place in the team to the returning Tim Howard for the following game against Middlesbrough, and was considered a distant second choice to the American International at present.
After the game on Sunday 11 May, Everton manager David Moyes revealed that Stefan and fellow team member Thomas Gravesen would leave the club after their contracts expired. David Moyes said "I would like to thank Stefan Wessels who, after today, will be leaving us. His level of professionalism has been a credit to him and he has been a great man to have around the club."
During his time at Everton, many fans referred to him as 'Shaggy' of Scooby Doo, due to his long hair and beard. A lot of the fans also compared him with the popular singer James Blunt because of his resemblance to him. He was a popular figure at Everton, with the team and the fans.
In June 2008, Wessels signed a two-year contract with VfL Osnabrck of the 2nd Bundesliga. He started the 2008-09 season as their first-choice goalkeeper, making his competitive debut on 8 August 2008 in their 2-0 defeat at FSV Frankfurt in the first round of the DFB-Pokal and going on to make his league debut in a 2-2 draw at FC St. Pauli on 15 August 2008. He played 21 league games for VfL, but left in June 2009, after their relegation from the 2. Bundesliga.
On 23 October 2009, Wessels signed for the Swiss side FC Basel until the end of the 2009-10 season, as a replacement for injured goalkeeper Franco Costanzo. He will be coached by Thorsten Fink who he played alongside at Bayern Munich. He said ''"I am very pleased that it has worked out with FC Basel, and the wait has been worthwhile. I'm happy that I've signed with such a big club."'' He made his debut on November 20, in a 4-2 Swiss Cup win over rivals FC Zrich at St. Jakob-Park. He then made his league debut nine days later in a 2-0 defeat to BSC Young Boys at the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf.
Wessels has represented Germany, at various youth levels, up to the under-21 team, for whom he made one appearance. He also played for Team 2006, a Germany B team assembled in preparation for the 2006 World Cup, but has not made it into the senior squad.
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'''Russell "Russ" Wilcox''' (born 25th March 1964) is an English former professional footballer. He is currently Assistant manager of Premier League side Burnley. He is also the father of footballer Joe Wilcox, who was on the books at Scunthorpe United.
As a player, Wilcox turned out for Northampton Town, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Preston North End and Scunthorpe United in a career that lasted 18 years. He scored 27 goals in 481 league appearances. He notably played the majority of his career at Scunthorpe, where he was signed by Brian Laws from Preston North End in 1997. He eventually became player-assistant manager to Laws in 2002, before taking up the role as Assistant Manager on a full time basis following his retirement from playing a year later. When Laws was sacked in 2004 Wilcox took temporary control of the Glanford Park club for four games, until Laws was reinstated. In his games as active first team manager, he drew twice and lost twice. When Laws returned to the club, Wilcox reverted to his original role of assistant manager. In 2006, Laws left Scunthorpe when he was appointed manager of Sheffield Wednesday, Wilcox shortly followed him to take up the assistant mananger's role at Hillsborough.
On 13th January 2010 he was announced as assistant manager of  Burnley, yet again moving to work under Brian Laws.
-DOCSTART-	9426882
'''Michael Briscoe''' (born July 4, 1983 in Northampton, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Tamworth, where he plays as a defender.
Briscoe started his football career with his local Northamptonshire based club Harpole. Some impressive performances with Harpole alerted the interests of other clubs.
He joined Coventry City after just one season with Harpole. Briscoe spent a season with The Sky Blues, but never really managed to break into the first team set-up.
So Briscoe then moved on to join League Two side Macclesfield Town on June 3, 2004, during his time with the club Michael made 27 appearances and found the net on one occasion, but was released on May 9, 2006 .
Briscoe was sent out to Burton Albion on March 8, 2005. Briscoe made 10 appearances, but never found the net in just under two months with the Staffordshire based club.
Not even a month had passed following Briscoe's release from Macclesfield Town when he joined Nottinghamshire based club Hucknall Town of the Conference North in May, 2006.
Briscoe joined Football Conference side Tamworth initially on a month's loan on January 20, 2007, Briscoe had previously worked with new Lambs manager Gary Mills during his time on the coaching staff at Coventry City. Briscoe's loan move was later extended to the end of the season.
On 17 May 2007, Briscoe joined Tamworth on a permanent deal, after spending the most part of the following season on loan with the lambs.
Briscoe also revealed how he turned down moves to League Two clubs Wrexham and former club Macclesfield Town and Football Conference outfit Stafford Rangers and stated that the arrival of Gerry Taggart had excited him and looked forward to playing alongside the former Bolton Wanderers and Leicester City man at the heart of the Lambs defence.
Briscoe joined The Yeltz during at the end of his 2007/08 campaign with Tamworth in the Conference North.
-DOCSTART-	9427345
'''Philip "Phil" Holder''' (born 19 January 1952) is an English former association football player and manager. As player, he made more than 150 appearances in the Football League representing Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and A.F.C. Bournemouth, and played in the North American Soccer League for the Memphis Rogues.
Holder was born in Kilburn, London. He began his football career as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur in 1969 and remained with the club for five years. He played only 13 times in the Football League, but played six games in European competition, including a substitute appearance in the second leg of the 1974 UEFA Cup Final. He joined Crystal Palace in 1974, and played 112 games in all competitions for the club, before spending a summer in the North American Soccer League with the Memphis Rogues. He returned to England and spent two seasons with A.F.C. Bournemouth in the Fourth Division before leaving the professional game.
Holder then took up coaching, with clubs including Crystal Palace. He was appointed assistant to Brentford manager Steve Perryman in the late 1980s, and when Perryman resigned, Holder was confirmed as his successor in September 1990 after a spell in temporary charge. He guided them to the Third Division play-offs that season, only for them to lose to Tranmere Rovers in the semi-finals over two legs. In first leg at Griffin Park, a last minute equaliser from Kevin Godfrey gave Brentford hope, but later the same week, a 1-0 defeat at Prenton Park gave Tranmere the overall tie 3-2 on aggregate.
As a coach Holder will be best remembered for his success during the 1991-92 season. He guided a Brentford side spearheaded by prolific striker Dean Holdsworth to the Third Division title and gained them a place in the new Division One. With six matches of the season left, Holder told the players that they needed to win them all: they did so.
In July 1993 he briefly joined Watford as Perryman's assistant, then assisted Peter Taylor at Southend United, and coached at Reading, before linking up with Perryman yet again in 1999, this time in Japan as assistant manager of J.League side Shimizu S-Pulse.
-DOCSTART-	9429229
'''Andrew John "Andy" Sambrook''' (born 13 July 1979 in Chatham, Kent) is a semi-professional footballer who plays for Conference South club Welling United.
Sambrook began his career at Gillingham whilst still in full time education at Rainham Mark Grammar School. Sambrook won a scholarship to Hartwick College, New York where he combined his football career with further education. Prior to his leaving the UK, he featured for England schoolboys.
On his return to England, Sambrook signed for Rushden & Diamonds, making over sixty appearances before transferring to Grays Athletic in the summer of 2005. He signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the 2006-07 season.
In April 2007, Sambrook won the "Chairman's Player of the Year" trophy at the annual Grays Athletic awards ceremony.
Despite being offered a new contract for the 2008-09 season, Sambrook did not re-sign for Grays and subsequently was released.
Due to these problems Sambrook, along with a handful of other players, was released from Fisher by mutual consent on 10 November 2008 and subsequently signed for Conference South rivals Thurrock.
Less than three months later, on 30 January 2009, Sambrook left Thurrock for AFC Wimbledon. He signed for Welling United in May 2009, at the end of the 2008-09 season,
-DOCSTART-	9429377
'''Jamie Christopher Stuart''' (born 15 October 1976) is an English footballer who plays for Rushden & Diamonds. Born in Southwark, England, he started his career in the Football League with Charlton Athletic, Millwall, Bury and Southend United, before dropping into non-League football with Hornchurch, Grays Athletic and Rushden & Diamonds. He has also once acted as manager for Grays Athletic in the Essex Senior Cup and later captained the side.
In 1998, Stuart was sacked by Charlton and served a six month ban from football for failing a doping test. He was also charged with grievous bodily harm following an incident with Chris Beardsley, in a match with York City in September 2007. He was acquitted of the charges in September 2008.
Stuart started his career at Charlton Athletic, where he rose through the youth ranks. He made his debut for Charlton in the 2-0 defeat against Huddersfield Town in the First Division, on 17 August 1996.
After serving his suspension, he signed for Millwall and made his debut on 8 August 1998, in the 1-0 away win at Wigan Athletic.
At the start of the 2001-02 season, he had an unsuccessful trial with Cambridge United.
In June 2003, Stuart then joined fellow Third Division side Southend United for the upcoming 2003-04 season, saying he wanted to move nearer his family in London.
He then dropped down into non-league football with now defunct Hornchurch of the Conference South, who were dubbed the "Chelsea of non-league football" due to their high wage budget and possessing a squad of full-time footballers, despite being in the sixth level of the English football league system.
The 2006-07 season saw Stuart compete in all Grays' 46 Conference National matches, scoring two goals.
In October 2007, Stuart was held in custody by Essex Police on suspicion of assault, in relation to an incident involving Chris Beardsley which resulted in Beardsley's jaw being broken in two places. The incident occurred during a match with York City on 22 September 2007.
Stuart carried on his captain duties for the 2008-09 season. In February 2008, he pleaded not guilty to the charges of grievous bodily harm to Chris Beardsley.
Stuart scored his first goal of the 2008-09 season in the 2-1 home defeat to Stevenage Borough on 25 September. Stevenage's goalkeeper, Chris Day, parried a header from Barry Cogan which dropped at Stuart's feet who hit a low hard shot from ten yards out.
He signed for Rushden & Diamonds in June 2009, reuniting with former Grays Athletic manager Justin Edinburgh, who described him as "a great leader".
-DOCSTART-	9429553
'''Robert Anthony Taylor''' (born 30 April 1971 in Norwich) is an English retired association football player turned manager. He was appointed as manager of Diss Town of the Eastern Counties Football League on 25 April 2008.
Taylor was signed by his home town club Norwich City after being spotted playing for non-league Watton United but although he was a high-scoring regular for the reserves, he never managed to break into the Canaries' first team. A move to Birmingham City also failed to provide any first-team football, but he finally made the grade with Leyton Orient. He had first played at Brisbane Road on loan from Norwich and the London club signed him permanently after he left Birmingham. A successful spell at Orient led to a move to Brentford.
While at Brentford Taylor formed prolific strike partnerships with Nicky Forster, Marcus Bent and Carl Asaba and became a keenly-sought transfer target. After being linked with a host of clubs he finally signed with Gillingham in 1998. The Kent club paid a club record fee to secure his services but he initially failed to perform, with the fans complaining that he was overweight, not match fit, and overpriced. When he did hit form, however, he became one of the Gillingham fans' greatest ever heroes, his exploits including scoring five goals in a match away at Burnley, the first time a player had ever hit five away from home for the Gills and the first time any player had achieved the feat in Division Two. He also scored a goal in the 1999 play-off final at Wembley Stadium against Manchester City. Six months later, after an impressive run of 18 goals in just 19 games, it was City who swooped to sign Taylor for -1.5 million.
After City's promotion to the Premiership in 2000 Taylor was deemed to be excess to requirements and allowed to move on to Wolverhampton Wanderers, again for a fee in excess of -1 million. His time at Molineux was blighted by injuries. This included a bizarre spell out of the team because the skin around his calves was apparently insufficient to contain the muscles. Taylor listed his favourite food in a Wolves matchday magazine as Jaffa Cakes. He soon fell out of favour, making his final appearance in Colin Lee's final game in charge of the club, and was loaned out no less than three times, including a surprise return to Gillingham where he appeared to be a shadow of his former self and failed to score a single goal in eleven appearances. Wolves eventually terminated his contract in 2002 and he had short spells with Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United over the next year. He then spent time on trial with Cheltenham Town and Chester City before retiring from the professional game due to injuries in 2003.
Taylor returned to East Anglia to manage the club where he had started his career, Watton United. He led them to the championship of the Anglian Combination but then moved on to become assistant manager at King's Lynn, eventually becoming manager in 2004. His spell in charge was to last only seven games, however. After leaving Lynn, he signed as a player with Gorleston and later played for Holt of the Anglian Combination before being appointed as the new manager of Dereham Town in December 2004. In 2008 he moved to Diss Town.
-DOCSTART-	9431679
'''Adrian Samuel "Sam" Hird''' (born 7 September 1987 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer, currently playing for Doncaster Rovers.
Hird was signed by Doncaster Rovers on a three-month loan from Leeds United in February 2007.
Hird broke into the Doncaster side late in the 2007/8 season after an injury crisis hit Rovers in defence. Sam put in several impressive performances and was part of the side that beat Leeds United (his former club) 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in the League One Play-Off Final to win promotion to the Championship.
In late June 2008, Hird renewed his contract at Doncaster after his previous deal was due to expire. His new contract will see him at Doncaster until 2010.
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'''Harry Wood''' (26 June 1868 - 5 July 1951) was a professional footballer who played most of his career as an inside-forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton.
Wood was born in Walsall and started his career with Walsall Swifts before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the first time in 1887. In the following season, Wolves became one of the inaugural members of the Football League, finishing the season in third place. Wolves also reached the final of the FA Cup, losing to the league champions Preston North End. Wood was Wolves' top scorer with thirteen goals from his seventeen league appearances. He was also Wolves' top scorer in 1890-91 (jointly with Sammy Thomson) and 1892-93 (with 16 goals).
Wood remained with Wolves for the following two seasons, before returning to Walsall in the summer of 1891. His sojourn with Walsall was brief, however, and in November he returned to Wolves.
He remained with Wolves for a further seven seasons, during which he made two further appearances in FA Cup finals, being part of the winning team in 1893 (beating Everton 1-0), and losing 2-1 to Sheffield Wednesday in 1896. Whilst with Wolves, he made three appearances for England scoring once. Again he was Wolves' top scorer in 1894-95 and 1895-96.
In the summer of 1898, Southampton's trainer, Billy Dawson, was on a short holiday in Stoke when he read in a local paper that Wood had not yet renewed the terms of his contract with Wolves. Dawson tracked Wood down to a Walsall pub and eventually persuaded Wood to sign for the Saints, who had just claimed the Southern League championship for the second consecutive year.
According to Holley & Chalk's ''The Alphabet of the Saints'', "Harry Wood stands out as probably the most popular footballer to wear the Saints' colours during the Southern League era.".
In his first season at The Dell Wood was an ever-present making 24 appearances and scoring 16 goals as Saints took the Southern League championship for the third time. The following season, Saints only managed third place in the league, but reached the FA cup final for the first time in their history, beating three First Division clubs along the way. Unfortunately, the Cup Final was a great disappointment as Saints were swept aside 4-0 by Bury.
In the following season, 1900-01, Saints once again took the Southern League title, with Wood scoring 10 goals and Edgar Chadwick top-scorer with 14 goals. The 1901-02 season followed a similar pattern to 1899-00 with Saints finishing in third place and reaching their second FA Cup final, losing to Sheffield United after a replay.
In 1902-03, Saints won their sixth (and last) Southern League title with Wood only missing two games, scoring 12 goals. By now he was sharing the goal-scoring with John Fraser (15 goals), Fred Harrison (17 goals in only 13 games) and Joe Turner (14 goals).
Wood's cunning passing earned him the nickname "the wolf" and for seven years he captained the Saints during their most successful era. In all, he made 180 appearances for the Saints, scoring 65 goals.
Wood eventually left the Saints in May 1905 (aged 37), becoming a trainer with Portsmouth. After seven years at Fratton Park, he retired from football and became the licensee at the local Milton Arms public house.
His son Arthur Wood played for Southampton as a goalkeeper from 1914-1921. Harry Wood died at Portsmouth in July 1951, shortly after his 83rd birthday.
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'''Bob Peeters''' (born January 10, 1974 in Lier) is a tall football striker (1m96) from Belgium, who started his professional career for Lierse S.K. in the 1992-1993 season. After five years he moved to Dutch club Roda JC, who sold him in 2000 to Vitesse Arnhem. After three years Peeters was transferred to Millwall FC. In 2005 he moved back to Belgium, playing for KRC Genk (2005-2006) and Lierse SK (2006-).
During the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, during which he was injured, he was a journalist who interviewed people for television.
Peeters is married with Ils and the couple has two children: a daughter Saar (born October 21st 2001) and a son Wout (born July 7th 2003).
He also hosts the Belgian version of Wipeout on vtm.
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'''Louis Bookman''' (6 November 1890 - 10 June 1943), also known as '''Louis Buckhalter''' or '''Louis Buchalter''', was a Lithuanian Jewish footballer and cricketer who represented his adopted country, Ireland, at both sports. The Buchalter family emigrated from Lithuania to Ireland in the 1890s to escape anti-Semitism and subsequently changed their name to Bookman.
Bookman began his senior football career with Belfast Celtic before joining English side Bradford City in 1911. He failed to establish himself as a first team regular at City, making just 32 First League appearances in three seasons. In 1914 Bookman joined West Bromwich Albion but his football career was interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War. During the war he returned to Ireland to play for Glentoran and Shelbourne.
After the war Bookman was bought by Luton Town for -875, where despite being over thirty, he enjoyed the most successful spell of his football career.
Bookman returned to Ireland and signed for Shelbourne.
In 1911 while playing for Belfast Celtic, Bookman gained an Irish amateur cap. In 1914 Bookman, together with Val Harris, Patrick O-Connell, Billy Gillespie and Bill Lacey was a member of the Ireland team that won the British Home Championship. He won the first of four caps for Ireland in a 2-1 win against Wales on 1 January. He won a further three caps in 1921, including an impressive 1-1 draw with England on 22 October at Windsor Park.
Bookman played cricket for the Railway Union Cricket Club, the Leinster Cricket Club and Bedfordshire. A left-handed batsman and left-arm spin bowler, Bookman made his debut for Ireland in a first-class match against Scotland in July 1920, and went onto play for Ireland on fourteen occasions. He played in eight more first-class matches, including a match against the West Indies. His last match was against Sir Julien Cahn's XI in July 1930.
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'''Paul Anthony Sugrue''' (born 6 November 1960 in Coventry)
Sugrue played non-league football for Nuneaton Borough before a long career in the Football League.
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'''Osvaldo Lopes''' (born April 6, 1980) is a French professional footballer.
He played for his hometown club ES Frjus, Montpellier HSC and LB Chteauroux in France before joiningPlymouth Argyle in August 2002, although his debut was delayed due a delay with his international clearance. He finally made his first team debut on September 10th, in a 2-1 League Cup defeat away to Crystal Palace. His league debut came four days later when he replaced Martin Phillips as a second-half substitute in the 1-1 draw away to Barnsley. He was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2002-03 season.
He joined Cork City in September 2004, but made just three substitute appearances before leaving in December 2004 . He initially returned to France before returning to England to train with Torquay United . He signed a one-month contract and played for Torquay in the 1-1 draw with Huddersfield Town on January 8, 2005, but this was to be his only game for Torquay before being released later that month.
Within days of his release, he joined Conference North side Kettering Town .
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'''David Philp''' (born July 8, 1960) is a Cornish former professional football goalkeeper. He is currently manager of Cornish side St Blazey.
Philp was born in Newquay and played for the local side, Newquay, before joining Plymouth Argyle in July 1984. He played seven league games for Argyle before returning to non-league football.
In December 2002, he became Bodmin Town's third manager in the space of five weeks. He stayed until being sacked in May 2003.
In May 2004 he was playing for Liskeard Athletic.
With injury ruling out Newquay's regular keeper, Philp made a return to playing action in February 2007.
Philp left Newquay in May 2007 and took over as manager of St Blazey the following month.
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'''Cillian Sheridan''' (born 23 February 1989) is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premier League club St. Johnstone, where he is on loan from Celtic.
Sheridan previously played for Bailieboro Celtic AFC, Belvedere FC in Dublin and also played Gaelic football for Bailieboro Shamrocks. He was a member of the Cavan minor squad before moving to Celtic in summer 2006. Cillian was on loan to English club Plymouth Argyle for the first half of the 2009-10 season. In January 2010 Sheridan joined SPL side St Johnstone on loan for the rest of the season.
After joining Celtic in the summer of 2006, Sheridan was promoted to the Reserve team then the first team squad during his first season at the club, a "spectacular rise" according to coach Joe McBride.
He made his first team debut for Celtic in the Scottish Cup against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 25 February 2007. He set up Kenny Miller for the winning goal in the 92nd minute and signed a new three-year contract with the club two days later.
Sheridan made his European debut on 21 October 2008, coming on as a sub for Scott McDonald in Celtic's Champions League game against Manchester United at Old Trafford. He also started in the return game at Parkhead on 5 November 2008 in a 1-1 draw. Just four days after his European debut, Sheridan made his first Celtic start against Hibernian. Celtic won 4-2 with Sheridan scoring their second goal in the 36th minute.
On 2 February 2009 Sheridan signed for Motherwell on loan until the end of the season and was given the number 9 shirt, previously worn by Chris Porter, who had signed for Derby County the previous day. He made his debut on Valentine's Day in Motherwell's 1-0 win over Hamilton, playing the entire 90 minutes as his strike partner David Clarkson scored the only goal of the game. Sheridan scored his only league goals for The Well, both goals in a 2-1 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
On 13 August 2009, Sheridan joined Plymouth Argyle on a six month loan deal. He played 14 times for the Championship but failed to find the net.
Sheridan completed his loan spell at Plymouth and returned to Celtic on 14 January 2010. Later on the same day Sheridan was again loaned out, this time to St. Johnstone for the rest of the season.
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'''Thomas Henry Burlison, Baron Burlison''', DL (23 May 1936 - 20 May 2008) was a British footballer, GMB trade unionist and Treasurer of the Labour Party. He was the first professional footballer to take a seat in the House of Lords.
Burlison was born in Edmondsley, County Durham, the son of a miner, Robert Burlison, and his wife, Georgina. He was educated in Edmondsley and worked as panel beater from 1951 to 1957, joining the General and Municipal Workers' Union (GMWU, later merged to form the GMB).
He was a professional footballer from 1953 to 1965 (playing for Lincoln City, Hartlepool United and Darlington). Between 1959 and 1961, he did National Service in the Royal Air Force.
He became a regional officer of the GMB in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1965, and regional secretary in 1978. A polite and unassuming man with a low profile, he was an effective "fixer" behind the scenes, drawing from a base in the union's heartland in the northeast, and responsible for setting many on the path to power. His staff included former Labour ministers Nick Brown and Doug Henderson, and former MEP and Labour leader in the European parliament Alan Donnelly. He was also involved in the selection of many Labour MPs, including Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson.
He was involved in the negotiations in 1982 to merge the GMWU with the Boilermakers to form the General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union. He was runner-up behind John Edmonds in the election for general secretary of the GMB in 1985. The GMB merged with APEX in 1989 for form the GMB Union, and Burlison served as deputy general secretary of the merged union from 1991 to 1996. He was also treasurer of the Labour Party from 1992 to 1996. He was chairman of the TUC northern region for nine years. He was also a trustee of the Board of Governors of the University of Northumbria, a Deputy Lieutenant and Honorary President of Hartlepool United. He was an important moderniser on Labour's National Executive Committee in the years before the party's landslide victory at the 1997 UK general election.
On 21 October 1997, he was created a life peer as '''Baron Burlison''' of Rowlands Gill, in the County of Tyne and Wear. He was a working peer, and was a Lord in Waiting (a Government whip in the House of Lords) from 1999 to 2001.
Burlison married Valerie Stephenson in 1981. They had one son and one daughter.
Burlison lived in Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, for at least 20 years. He died in Gateshead on 20 May 2008 at the age of 71.
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'''Harry Tufnell''' (1886 - 1959) was an English professional footballer He played for Bury and Barnsley prior to the First World war as an Inside Forward. Following the end of his playing career he managed and coached several clubs in the North of England.
Harry Tufnell joined Barnsley from Bury at the beginning of the 1909-10 season.
He was part of the Barnsley side that contested both the 1910 and the 1912 FA Cup Finals. He scored in both finals.
When he retired from playing he stayed in the game, coaching first, Wakefield then Doncaster Rovers and finally Oldham Athletic
Prior to starting his career in football he worked as greengrocers assistant and in the later part of his life he worked in a cotton mill.
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'''Peter Alan Keen''' (born November 16, 1976) is an English professional football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Northern Premier League side Gateshead.
Keen was born in Middlesbrough and began his career as a trainee with Newcastle United, turning professional in August 1995. He spent four further years at Newcastle, but failed to make the first team and joined Carlisle United on a free transfer in June 1999.
He let in five goals on his Carlisle debut, a 5-2 defeat away to Halifax Town and didn't play again until the following February when he let in another four goals away to Rotherham United. On October 24, 2000, Keen scored for Carlisle with a kick from his own penalty area in the 3-2 defeat away to Blackpool.
He joined Darlington on loan in March 2001, before returning to the reserves at Carlisle. He finally gained a regular place in the Carlisle side during the 2001-02 season, but was released at the end of the season as Carlisle sought to cut costs. However, he re-signed for the club before the start of the next season but after then was ousted as first choice keeper by Matt Glennon.
Carlisle were relegated to the Conference in 2004, but Keen remained with the Cumbrians until September that year when he joined fellow Conference side Scarborough on a free transfer, playing just four times before suffering a serious shoulder injury.
He left Scarborough at the end the of the 2004-05 season and was a regular in the Gateshead side during the 2005-06 season, but left to join Horden Colliery Welfare at the end of the season. In February 2007 he rejoined Gateshead.
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'''Micky Hazard''', sometimes spelled '''Mickey''', (born 5 February 1960 in Sunderland) is a retired football Central Midfielder.
Growing up in Sunderland, Hazard began playing football with his friends and later joining his local school team. During one of these matches, he was spotted by a scout from London based club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. but was too young to be offered a trial.
He was initially invited to train with Spurs when aged 14 and continued to have week long sessions with the club until, aged 16, he moved to London to join the youth squad as an apprentice. Liable to bouts of homesickness, Hazard ran home six times during the next two years until finally settling at the club.
Hazard signed a professional contract with Spurs and made his League debut in a 3-0 victory versus Everton F.C. on 19 April 1980 aged 20.
He was a member of the team that won the 1982 F.A cup and UEFA CUP in 1984, where his crosses of the ball led to goals in both legs.
Hazard was transferred to Chelsea F.C. in 1985 and would remain at that club for the next five years. He moved to Portsmouth F.C. in January 1990 before moving once more to Swindon Town F.C. in September.
Bought by Osvaldo Ardiles from Portsmouth for -130,000, Hazard became an influential player in Swindon's play-off winning season of 1992-93 under Glenn Hoddle which saw them promoted to the FA Premier League. He was sold back to Tottenham in November 1993 for -50,000, where he would stay until his retirement on 23 April 1995.
He played in the Celebrity Soccer Six charity tournament in 2001 as a member of Damon Albarn's team and was eliminated in the Quarter-finals by Rod Stewart's "Vagabonds".
It was reported in 2006 that he was a taxi-driver
He has said of his role at Crystal Palace - "I got my trophies and a whole sackful of terrific memories and now I've moved on helping the kids, and I love it. Playing was great but I still get the biggest buzz from seeing my lads do the best they can."
In July 2009, Hazard signed for Sevenoaks and District Football League team Dunton Green, adding "You never lose that buzz to want to play the game of football.".
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'''Christopher John "Chris" Lines''' (born 30 November 1985 in Bristol) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bristol Rovers.
He graduated through the Bristol Rovers-backed Bristol Academy of Sport at Filton College, and made his first team debut in January 2006 against Chester City at the Memorial Stadium. Following this he made occasional appearances for the first team, before becoming a more regular player from November 2007. On January 15th 2010, Lines signed a new 3 and a half year contract with Bristol Rovers.
Lines is a former pupil of Monks Park School, now known as Orchard School Bristol.
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'''Craig Dell Maskell''' (born 10 April 1968 in Aldershot) is a football Centre Forward currently playing for Staines Town and undertaking the role of assistant manager.
Craig Maskell began his professional football career at Southampton where he'd previously signed as an apprentice. After playing a handful of games for the club, he was loaned to Swindon Town before his eventual transfer to Huddersfield Town.
A prolific goalscorer for the team, Maskell was later included in The Fans' Favourites, a book which lists the 100 Huddersfield Town players voted by the fans as their favourite players at the time of their centenary in 2006.
A spell at Reading was followed by his move to Swindon Town, under Glenn Hoddle; he scored at Wembley in the 1993 Division One Play-off Final to promote Swindon to the Premier League.
Following a poor season with the club in 1993-94, he was sold back to Southampton for -250,000, then played for Bristol City, Brighton and Hong Kong teams Happy Valley AA before arriving at Leyton Orient.
His 18 months at Orient ended when, as part of the losing team in the 1999 Division Three play-off final, he walked off the pitch at the end of the game vowing never to play for the team again. "I turned to one of my team-mates and said 'that's enough', I'd spent too much time away from my family and too little time on the pitch at Orient."
Leyton Orient released him at the start of the 1999-00 season and he became assistant coach under manager Steve Cordery at Hampton & Richmond Borough. Maskell was leading goalscorer for the team at the end of the 1999-00 season and had helped the Ryman League Premier Division club to reach the first round of the FA Cup for the first time.
Maskell and Cordery moved to Aylesbury in Summer 2002 and he was again amongst the Premier Division's top marksmen with 26 league and cup goals for the team.
The pair took over at Staines Town in 2003, where they continue to play and manage the team.
He resides in Southampton, travelling as necessary, and is married to Alison. They have two daughters.
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'''Frankie Lane''' (born 20 July 1948) is an English former footballer born in Wallasey who played as a goalkeeper.
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'''Adrian Sylvester Littlejohn''' (born 26 September 1970 in Wolverhampton) is an English former footballer, who played as a midfielder and a striker.
Littlejohn started his footballing career at West Bromwich Albion, but failed to play a match and was release at the end of the 1988-89 season in order to find first team football elsewhere. He stayed in his native West Midlands and joined Walsall prior to the 1989-90 season, Littlejohn played 54 games, scoring one goal in his two seasons with the club.
Prior to the 1991-92 season, Littlejohn joined Sheffield United, where he played a part in ''the Blades'' seasons in the FA Premier League, Littlejohn played in the first ever Premier League season, scoring 8 goals in 27 games. In the following seasons, Littlejohn became less of a regular and moved to Plymouth Argyle, who paid United -100,000 for his services in September 1995. He was the club's top scorer in his debut season at Home Park, which helped Plymouth finish 4th in the Third Division. They were just one point short of automatic promotion, but managed to gain promotion via the play-offs with 1-0 win over Darlington. The two following seasons the club were involved in relegation battles, Littlejohn had escaped the cycle however, joining Oldham Athletic in March 1998.
At Oldham he joined Neil Warnock, the manager who had signed him at Plymouth. Littlejohn scored his dbut against Watford. Both men's stay at Boundary Park was a short one however; Bury appointed Warnock manager in May 1998 and six months later bought Littlejohn for -75,000. He scored 16 goals in 112 games in close to three seasons at the club. In December 1999 Warnock was made manager of Sheffield United and in October 2001 he brought Littlejohn back to the club, on a non-contract basis. He remained loyal to Warnock, refusing to sign a permanent contract with Carlisle United, though he was to only play three competitive matches for the first team, two of those coming from off the bench. Leaving the club in February 2003 he rejected the chance to sign with Bradford City, instead signing with Port Vale. After impressing manager Brian Horton his initial one month deal was extended to the end of the season.
In August 2004 he put pen to paper with Lincoln City, failing to make at impact at Sincil Bank and was released in January 2005. He then joined Rushden & Diamonds on a contract expiring at the end of the season. The ageing striker made fifteen appearances for the club and also gave the younger players the benefit of his experience. In September 2005 he signed with Mansfield Town, making seven substitute appearances in the league over the course of the 2005-06 season.
He wound his career down with a few games for non-league Leek Town, playing for the club from March
Towards the end of his playing days, Littlejohn began working at the Sheffield United academy.
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'''Mark Jason Yates''' (born 24 January 1970) is an English football manager and former player, currently managing Cheltenham Town. As a player he played primarily in a central midfield role.
Born in Birmingham, Yates began his footballing career as a trainee at hometown club Birmingham City, before going on to sign professional terms with the club in 1988. He spent a total of three seasons at St Andrew's, making 66 first team appearances, including one in the side that won the 1991 Football League Trophy.
In 1991 Yates was sold to Burnley for -40,000 but struggled to hold down a regular position. Spells at Lincoln City and Doncaster Rovers followed, before Yates dropped out of the Football League to sign for Conference side Kidderminster Harriers in 1994, going on to become club captain. In his first season at the club Kidderminster reached the final of the FA Trophy, losing 2-1 to Woking. In 1997 Yates seemed set for a return to League football as Kidderminster led the Conference by a significant margin going into the final months of the season. However, the Harriers let the lead slip, allowing Macclesfield Town to overtake them and claim the championship.
In January 1999 Yates left Kidderminster to join local rivals Cheltenham Town for a fee of -25,000, helping the Robins to secure the league title and a place in the Football League. Yates remained with the Gloucestershire outfit until February 2004, enjoying reasonable success, the highlight being a victory in the 2002 Third Division play-off final. After falling out of favour at Whaddon Road, in 2004 Yates returned to Kidderminster, by this time a Football League club themselves, playing his part in the club's successful fight against relegation.
At the end of this season Yates called time on his playing career, becoming first team coach at Burnley alongside the manager who had signed him at Cheltenham, Steve Cotterill. Following a year and a half in that role, Yates was offered the chance to take up his first managerial position by former club Kidderminster, now back in the Conference, a position which he took up in January 2006. In his first season in charge he steered the club to safety from relegation, and in the second secured a top-half finish as well as an FA Trophy Final place at the new Wembley Stadium. He was twice voted Manager of the Month in this second season, for the months of December 2006 and January 2007.
He was appointed manager of League Two team Cheltenham on 22 December 2009, with Neil Howarth joining him as first team coach.
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'''Eric Walter Nixon''' (born 4 October 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper. His career spanned 22 years, thirteen of which were spent at Tranmere Rovers. He played for thirteen different clubs and made over 500 league appearances before his retirement in 2004. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Fleetwood Town.
====Early career, Manchester City and loans====
Born in Manchester, Nixon began his career in August 1982 at Non-League club Curzon Ashton from Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester. On 10 December 1983, he signed for Manchester City for a transfer fee of -1,000. He made 84 appearances in five years at the club, and was sent out on loan five times. And it was with four of those loan spells in the 1986-87 season that he achieved the rare distinction of playing for a club in all four divisions of the Football League.
Nixon's final loan move while at Wolves came in March 1988, when he was sent to Tranmere Rovers, for whom he made eight league appearances.
Nixon signed for Tranmere Rovers permanently for a fee of -60,000 on 26 July 1988. In nine years at Prenton Park Nixon made 432 appearances, including 333 league appearances,
He was also a part of the Tranmere team that won the Leyland DAF Cup in 1989-90, beating Bristol Rovers 2-1 in the final at Wembley. In 1996, towards the end of his time at Tranmere, Nixon found himself again being sent out on loan three times. In January he joined Reading; the following month he was loaned to Blackpool, for whom he made 20 league appearances; and in September he spent a second loan spell at Bradford City, making twelve league appearances.
====Stockport County, Wigan Athletic and back to Tranmere Rovers====
On 27 August 1997, Nixon was signed by Stockport County for -100,000. In 19 months at Edgeley Park, he made 42 league appearances, and he was also sent on loan again, this time to Wigan Athletic in August 1998, before signing for them permanently in March 1999 on a free transfer. However, his time at Wigan was short-lived, and on 4 July he was back at Tranmere Rovers for a third time, on another free transfer, where he stayed for a further four years, becoming a part-time goalkeeping coach.
When he played in goal against Crewe Alexandra on 21 September 2002, Nixon, at 39 years and 352 days old, became the oldest player to ever play for the club.
Nixon's final club was Sheffield Wednesday, for whom he signed on a free transfer on 1 July 2003, and where he was used as a goalkeeping coach,
While he was still playing, Nixon had started working towards gaining his goalkeeping coach licence, and in August 2004 he became a full-time goalkeeping coach with Tranmere Rovers.
Nixon now holds both a UEFA goalkeeping coaching A license and a UEFA football coaching A licence.
On 5 February 2007, Nixon was honoured for his outstanding service to Tranmere Rovers as the winner of the Dave Russell Award at the annual Sports Personality Awards in Liverpool.
Nixon has also written a regular column for the ''Liverpool Echo'' newspaper.
In October 2008, Nixon was appointed goalkeeping coach at Conference North club Fleetwood Town by manager Micky Mellon.
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'''Adda Djeziri''' (born 3 August 1988 in Copenhagen) is a Danish footballer of Algerian origin currently playing for Vejle BK and formerly Danish 2nd division club FC Hjrring, after recently playing for English Premiership side Portsmouth.
Djeziri played in the Rangers reserve and under-19 teams until the end of the 2006-07 season with a view to a permanent deal. He would have commanded a transfer fee of around -125,000.
In July 2007, it was reported that he was close to joining English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers for around -125,000. On September 3, 2007, Djeziri joined Leicester City on loan until December 31. On January 9 2008 it was reported that Djeziri had joined South Coast based side Portsmouth.
In May 2008, it became apparent that Djeziri had left South Coast club Portsmouth. He signed for FC Hjrring in August 2008 and leave Hjrring in to December 2008 and moved to Vejle BK.
In a recent interview, he stated that he wants to represent Algeria in international competition.
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'''Ross MacLaren''', sometimes erroneously spelled '''McLaren''', (born 14 April 1962 in Edinburgh) is a former football Defensive Central Midfielder and coach.
MacLaren's League career in England began with Shrewsbury Town, having joined them from Glasgow Rangers.
He moved to Derby County in 1985 for a fee of -67,00 and was voted Rams player of the year in his first season 1985-86, in which Derby were promoted to Division Two.
In August 1988, he was bought by Swindon Town manager Lou Macari for -165,000, having previously being valued at -450,000.
Playing as a defensive midfield player, MacLaren was known for accurate long passes and his powerful shooting from outside the area, Swindon scored many goals from rebounds after the opposing goalkeeper was unable to hold one of MacLaren's shots.
Under Ossie Ardiles the following season, MacLaren was ever-present as the defensive player in Ossie's diamond-shaped midfield. The season ended with a Wembley appearance, as the club were promoted to Division One after the 1-0 win over Sunderland, only to be demoted by the League ten days later.
MacLaren missed just one game in 1990-91 and played the first 32 league matches the following year until a hernia problem brought an end to his season. The injury and related operations kept him out of the side for almost a year, returning to action at the end of January 1993. Though MacLaren seemed to have piled on the pounds, seven wins out of the next ten games helped Swindon secure a play-off place. This resulted in MacLaren's second successful visit to Wembley with the club, as they beat Leicester 4-3 and were promoted into the FA Premier League.
After five years loyal service, he was also handed the captaincy for the Premier League season by new manager John Gorman. Though he was never a quick player, the extra weight that MacLaren was carrying seemed to slow him even more. He made just twelve appearances that season, with the club winning none of the matches he played in.
A recurrence of his hernia problem kept him out of the side again for a period, and the 1994-95 season proved to be his last, a comeback lasting just three games - his last game for Swindon Town coming on 26 November 1994, in a 2-1 defeat at Luton.
In his career with just three clubs Maclaren played 480 times, 466 of them from the start, and scored 31 goals.
After retiring, MacLaren moved behind the scenes at Swindon and became the club's Reserve Team Coach. He was sacked in a cost-cutting move in 1998, seven other members of staff were also made redundant in a move that brought about Steve McMahon's resignation.
MacLaren then became the Chief Scout at Aston Villa, working under John Gregory for the first time. Due to the managerial shake-up at Aston Villa in February 2002, he left Villa Park with Gregory to become a coach at Derby County.
He took over the management of Southend's under-18 team before returning to League football as assistant manager of League Two club Notts County.
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'''Michael Byron''' (born August 16, 1987) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Droylsden F.C .
Byron is a defender who came through the Academy at Hull City and earned himself a 1 year contract in 2006. He spent much of that first year on loan to first Conference North Hinckley United and then League Two Notts County.
He did not make any senior appearances for Hull, and was released at the end of the season.
He suffered an injury whilst on loan at Notts County, but signed for them once he was fit again in September 2007.
To re-gain his match fitness, he signed a three-month loan deal back at Hinckley United in November 2007. Signed 18 month contract with
Hinckley United after being released by Notts. He is currently plying his trade at non-league Droylsden.
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'''David Moore''' (born 17 December 1959 in Grimsby) is an English former professional footballer and manager. He is currently the first-team physiotherapist for Grimsby Town.
He played for Grimsby Town, Carlisle United and Blackpool. He also managed Scunthorpe United from 1994 to 1996, with a record of played 99, won 37, lost 36, drawn 26. He lost his job after a poor run of form in February and March 1996.
Moore is one of five members of his family to play for Grimsby, the other four being his brothers Kevin and Andy, his father Roy and his uncle Norman.
He completed his Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Salford.
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'''John Swift''' (born 20 September 1984) is an English footballer who played for Bradford City from 2004 playing 12 league games until he was released in 2007.
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'''Wayne Benn''' (born 7 August 1976 in Pontefract, England) is an English football manager/coach and former professional footballer.
He signed for Bradford Park Avenue in 1995 upon his release from Bradford City and was a very consistent and creative performer whether as a sweeper or in central midfield in over 400 games for the club. He had a spell away at Halifax Town before returning to Avenue in September 1996. He was player of the season in 1998-99. He left on a permanent basis in January 2004 by signing for Frickley Athletic. However, in November 2004 he left for Emley before moving to Ossett Town in the Unibond Premier League.
Wayne is currently the reserve team manager at Bradford Park Avenue. He joined the club in July 2009. Prior to this he was the assistant manager at Guiseley.
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'''Nicholas Robert (Nick) Platnauer''' (born 10 June 1961) is an English former professional footballer. He was a left-back and is currently assistant manager at Conference North side Hinckley United
Platnauer was born in Leicester but moved to Bedford as a youngster, where began his career with his local side Bedford Town. He joined Bristol Rovers of the Third Division in August 1982. Having impressed in the 1982-83 season, in August 1983 he stepped up to the First Division with Coventry City for a fee of -50,000.
He played around fifty games for ''the Sky Blues'' before switching to Birmingham City in December 1984. At the end of the season Birmingham were relegated, they had finished one place and two points away from the safety of 19th place- occupied by Coventry.
Spending the 1984-85 season in the Second Division, he struggled to establish himself at St Andrew's. The club bounced back to the top-flight at the first attempt. Finding the competition for first team places greater in the 1985-86 season, Platnauer joined Reading on loan in January 1986.
He joined Cardiff City in the Fourth Division on a free transfer in September 1986, thereby completing the set of all four levels of the Football League. After making his debut in a 1-1 draw with Halifax Town he was a regular in the 1986-87 season. He also featured heavily in the 1987-88 promotion winning season before helping the Welsh club consolidate their third tier status in 1988-89.
In August 1989 he won a -50,000 move to Neil Warnock's Notts County. He played at Wembley as County won promotion to the Second Division with a 2-0 victory over Tranmere Rovers in the play-offs. Platnauer had now won promotion from three divisions of the Football League.
County would achieve promotion from the play-offs for a second successive season in 1990-91, though Platnauer would play little part in it. He was loaned out to Port Vale in January 1991. He played fifteen games for the Burslem club before returning to Nottinghamshire in April.
In July 1991 he joined Second Division Leicester City on a free transfer. He enjoyed regular football in the 1991-92 season, helping ''the Foxes'' to an encounter with Blackburn Rovers in the play-off final, though he would finally taste defeat at the national stadium, as Rovers won 1-0.
Leicester would have another crack at the play-off final the following year, though Platnauer would have little contribution to the season having lost his place and moved to Scunthorpe United on a free transfer in March 1993.
His stay with Scunthorpe was a short one, later in the year he signed with basement division newcomers Mansfield Town. His experience was appreciated at Mansfield, though ''the Stags'' did not challenge for promotion in the 1993-94 season. He also played once for Kettering Town in 1993 in a cup game against Northampton Town.
In 1994 he joined Lincoln City, as they spent the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons milling about in fourth tier mid-table obscurity.
On leaving Lincoln, he became player-coach at Bedworth United, under former Notts County teammate Dean Thomas. He joined the newly amalgamated Hinckley United in 1997. ''The Knitters'' were then competing in the Southern Football League Division One Midlands, Platnauer playing over fifty times.
Platnauer was appointed as manager of Rothwell Town in 2000 and remained in this post until October 2003. The following month he became caretaker-manager of Kettering Town, after the sacking of Dominic Genovese. He remained in charge until December 2003 when Kevin Wilson was installed as manager, Platnauer having ruled himself out of the running.
He took over as manager of Bedford Town (where Wilson had previously been manager) in January 2004 and in 2006 guided Bedford to promotion from the Southern Football League Premier Division to the Conference South via the play-offs. However, Bedford struggled the following season and Platnauer resigned in January 2007 with the side bottom of the table, at the season's end the club had failed to improve their position and were relegated.
In October 2007 he linked up with Dean Thomas once again, becoming assistant manager at Hinckley United, where Thomas is the manager.
He has three children: Leigh, Michael and Sian.
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'''Elliott Godfrey''' (born 22 February 1983) is an Canadian-born English footballer. He has represented Canada at youth level and currently plays for AFC Wimbledon, after signing from Conference South rivals .
Godfrey spent most of his young life in the UK, and came through the Watford youth and reserve setup.
He made his singular professional appearance for Watford on 4 March 2003, coming on as an 86th minute substitute in a 1-0 home defeat to Preston North End. After his release from Watford on 11 May 2004, Hampton & Richmond Borough offered him a contract. Whilst at Watford he played for the Canadian under-21 squad.
Godfrey signed a one year contract with Hampton & Richmond Borough in August 2004, but didn't make his first appearance until October that year due to injury. His debut was a home match against Windsor & Eton in the Isthmian League Premier Division, where he came off the bench to score the winner in a 2-1 victory for his new club.
He signed contracts for the following two seasons and was contracted with Hampton until summer 2008.
Godfrey was signed by AFC Wimbledon manager Terry Brown on 24 June 2008 from local rivals Hampton & Richmond, scoring his first goal in the second league game of the season, a 2-1 win against Thurrock and helping them gain promotion to Conference Premier in his first season.
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'''Ben Saynor''' (born 6 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for Blue Square North side Farsley Celtic. He plays as a goalkeeper.
He signed professionally for Bradford City at the age of 16. He made his debut senior appearance on 4 September 2007.
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'''John "Johnny" Quigley''' (born June 28 1935, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland - died November 2004, Nottingham, England), was a Scottish footballer. Quigley, a midfielder, started his career with Scottish Junior Football clubs St Anthony's and Ashfield, he joined Nottingham Forest in July 1957, scoring 58 goals in 270 appearances in the 7 seasons he was there.
In 1958, he was the first Forest player to score a First Division post-war hat trick which was against Manchester City. His goal against Aston Villa at Hillsborough won the FA Cup semi final which insured Forest a place in the 1959 FA Cup Final which ended with a 2-1 win over Luton Town a game where he was also a key player.
Quigley left Nottingham Forest in February 1965 for Huddersfield Town where he scored 5 goals in 68 appearances, in October 1966 he joined Bristol City where he made 66 appearances and scored 7 goals.
He moved to Mansfield Town in July 1968 for -3,000, there Quigley was to enjoy the club's arguably most famous moment when in 1969 they beat West Ham United, a team containing many of England's World Cup heroes, 3-0 in the FA Cup, and progressed to the quarter final stage where they eventually lost to Leicester City. He made 104 appearances and scored 2 goals, he also captained the team and went on to be assistant player-manager/trainer-coach at Field Mill. He left in 1970 and went on to coach at Doncaster Rovers and also coached in the Middle East in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for five years. Overall in his professional career he made 508 appearances and scored 72 goals.
FA Cup Winners 1959 (Nottingham Forest).
FA Charity Shield Runners Up 1960 (Nottingham Forest).
"Giant Killers" Cup Winners 1969 (Mansfield).
===== Other Johnny Related Reference Reading =====
Bobby Moore: The Life and Times of a Sporting Hero by Jeff Powell
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'''John William 'Jack' Robinson''' (22 April 1870 - 28 October 1931), was a professional footballer who played for, among others Derby County, Southampton and England.
Robinson was noted, during his playing career, for his reliability and was, according to author Francis Hodgson, among the first goalkeepers to dive full length to make saves. Touring eastern Europe with Southampton in 1899, Robinson played a notable role in introducing modern goalkeeping techniques to Austria and Hungary. Gyula Grosics, the Hungarian international of the 1950s, observed that "it was Moon of the Corinthians, Robinson, and many other world-famous England goalkeepers who have been the pioneers of this art, and they showed the way for all Europe's goalkeepers." Hugo Meisl, the noted coach of the Austrian "Wunderteam" of the 1930s, went further, recalling:
:"In that year (1899) the first English professionals came over, Southampton F.C. They beat the Viennese city eleven 6-0 and their goalkeeper, Robinson, showed for the first time how to tackle low shots by flying through the air with the greatest of ease. Until this day (1930) that type of save is called a 'Robinsonade' in Austria and Central Europe. After the match, Robinson gave an exhibition. His goal was bombarded simultaneously with six balls and he blocked most of the shots."
Robinson also played baseball, alongside Steve Bloomer, for Derby County Baseball Club and helped them become British champions twice in the 1890s.
Robinson made 163 League appearances for the Rams before spending his thirties with several clubs both in the UK and the United States. though his most celebrated era during this period was when he teamed up with a host of ex internationals and top flight experienced players to help Southampton dominate the Southern League at the turn of the 20th Century.
As goalkeeper Robinson was instrumental in a string of victories over top flight sides in the F A cup during this period, especially in getting to the 1900 FA Cup Final where infighting over the selection of an out of form English forward over the in form Roddy McLeod of Scotland led to fighting between the English and Scottish factions and ultimately led to a very disjointed team performance and a heavy defeat.
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'''George Molyneux''' was a professional footballer who played in the 1902 FA Cup final for Southampton.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Bowman''' (26 October 1873 in Tarbolton - 27 August 1958 in Southampton) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back in the 1902 FA Cup final for Southampton.
Bowman began his professional career at Blackpool in 1896, making his debut in the club's first-ever game in the Football League, a 3-1 defeat at Lincoln City on 5 September. His thirty league appearances in 1896-97 made him an ever-present in the team.
He joined Aston Villa the following season where he gained a reputation as a strong, determined centre-half. He went on to make one hundred league appearances for the club (plus thirteen in the FA Cup) in four years, helping them to the League titles in 1898-99 and 1899-00. Bowman was also in the Villa side that lost a 1900 FA cup quarter final against Millwall Athletic that stunned the football world at the time.
In 1901, Southern League champions Southampton, anxious to replace Arthur Chadwick, who had moved to Portsmouth, signed Bowman. In his first season at The Dell, Bowman helped Saints to the FA Cup final, whilst finishing only third in the Southern League.
In 1902-03 he was a key member of the team that claimed the Southern League title, a feat repeated the following season when Bowman appeared in all 34 matches. In his three years with the Saints he was a fixture in the half-back line and missed only five league games, making eighty-eight league and thirteen FA Cup appearances, scoring three goals.
Although he never received full international honours, he represented the Anglo-Scots against the Scots in 1902.
In 1904, he joined Chadwick at Portsmouth. In five years at Fratton Park, he made a total of 144 appearances, scoring five goals.
He finished his career with Eastleigh Athletic in 1912.
After retirement from football, he returned to his original trade as a boiler scaler, where he worked in Southampton Docks for many years.
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'''Ernest Albert "Bert" Lee''' (August 1879 - 14 January 1958) was an English professional footballer who played in the 1902 FA Cup final for Southampton, and also made one appearance for England in 1904. He also played for Dundee, winning the Scottish Cup in 1910.
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Archie Turner was born in Hartley Wintney
In his first season at The Dell, Saints only managed third place in the league, but reached the FA cup final for the first time in their history. Unfortunately for Turner, the Cup Final was a great disappointment as Saints were swept aside 4-0 by Bury. Turner was the only Hampshire born player to appear in Saints FA Cup final team. He also achieved the then unique distinction of being called up for England in his first season in first-class football against Ireland, also becoming the first Hampshire-born player to represent England.
His rapid rise to prominence made him a target for opposing full-backs and he received some rough treatment. Despite this, he continued to produce exciting wing play down the right-hand side. According to Holley & Chalk's ''The Alphabet of the Saints'', "''he was a master of delivering accurate centres; if he had a fault it was a reluctance to shoot, preferring instead to find a colleague who perhaps would not be in such a promising position''."
In his second season at The Dell, 1900v01, Saints once again took the Southern League title, with Edgar Chadwick top-scorer with 14 goals. The 1901-02 season followed a similar pattern to 1899-1900 with Saints finishing in third place and reaching their second FA Cup final, losing to Sheffield United after a replay.
In the summer of 1902, he was tempted to join Derby County where he played alongside the famous England inside-right Steve Bloomer. His sojourn at Derby was not a success and he moved on to Newcastle United in January 1903 and then briefly to Tottenham Hotspur in February 1904, before returning to Southampton in the summer of 1904. By now his career was nearly over and he only made thirteen league appearances in the 1904-05 season, with Charles Webb competing with him for the No.7 shirt.
He quit the professional game at the end of the season and returned to his home town of Farnborough, where he played football and cricket for the South Farnborough Athletic club probably up to the Great War, leading them into the Southern League in 1909. He also joined his family's business in Farnborough, where he died in April 1925.
His brother, Harry Turner, also played for Southampton, between December 1903 and January 1905.
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'''Albert Frederick Brown''' (born April 1879) was an English professional footballer who scored a goal in the 1902 FA Cup Final for Southampton, and also scored a record seven goals in one match. His date of death is unknown.
Brown was born in Tamworth, England and started his career with the local Tamworth club, before joining Aston Villa in February 1898. He only made two first-team appearances for Villa in the 1900-01 season (in which he scored two goals) before moving (along with Tommy Bowman) to Southampton in May 1901.
Brown was reputed to be the fastest sprinter in English football and was known as the "Tamworth Sprinter". His career at Southampton got off to a slow start, scoring only once in his first three games before injury forced him to miss three games in October/November 1901. On his return from injury, he started to score more freely and by Christmas he had scored seven goals. In his next game he doubled his tally for the season as he scored a club record seven goals in a match against Northampton Town at The Dell on 28 December 1901. His first goal came almost straight from the kick-off and within five minutes he had completed his hat trick. By half time Saints were 7-0 up, with Brown contributing four. He added three more in the second half as Saints completed the rout (the other goals came from Sam Meston (2), Fred Harrison and Archie Turner).
He finished the 1901-02 season season having scored 25 league goals from 25 games, as Saints ended the season in third place in the Southern League. He also made eight appearances in the FA Cup, scoring four times including Saints' goal in the replay of the final on 28 April 1902, as Saints went down 2-1 to Sheffield United.
During the summer of 1902, he sustained a serious injury which lost him his place in the starting line-up to John Fraser. Brown only made one further appearance for Southampton, before being sold to Queens Park Rangers in October 1902.
After two seasons with QPR, he moved on to Preston North End in May 1904 and then to Blackpool in March 1906, where he finished his career.
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'''Joseph Turner''' (March 1872 - 20 November 1950) was a professional footballer who played in the 1902 FA Cup final for Southampton. Southampton were a Southern League club at the time, and their feat was all the more remarkable in that they had already been losing finalists two years earlier. Turner missed the 1900 final and had also previously missed a crucial penalty when Southampton lost a semi final to Nottingham Forest in 1898.
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He also played in the 1897 FA Cup final for Everton and 1900 FA Cup final for Southampton. He made six appearances for Manchester City in the 1900-01 season, making his City debut in a 2-1 win against Sheffield United.
In all Meehan made seventy-one appearances in the English First division for Sunderland, Everton and Manchester City, scoring his only league goal during the former's title winning season.
Outside the League Meehan joined a Southampton team that was dominating the Southern league and contained a host of International and ex first division players. So good were they that they easily despatched three top flight clubs, including Meehan's former Everton team mates on their way to the 1900 Cup Final. On the day of the game Meehan, and his Scottish colleagues were angered by the selection of an out of form English forward over the free scoring Roddy McLeod who had played brilliantly in the games leading up to the final. The English players wanted their forward in the team and got their way. The bitterness between the two camps showed on the field and led to a heavy defeat.
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'''Peter Durber''' was a professional footballer who played in the 1900 FA Cup final for Southampton, beating three First division clubs along the way.
Durber Also played in the Football League for Stoke and Glossop North End.
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'''Robert "Bob" Petrie''' (born Dundee 25 October 1874, died 1947) was a professional footballer who won the FA Cup with Sheffield Wednesday in 1896 and was on the losing side in the 1900 FA Cup final with Southampton.
After starting his career in his native Scotland, Petrie moved south to join Sheffield Wednesday in April 1894. In round 1 of the 1896 FA Cup, Petrie was part of the Wednesday team that narrowly defeated his future employers, Southampton, before going on to win the final in April.
After three seasons with Wednesday, Petrie moved to the south coast to join Southern League champions Southampton in May 1897, displacing John Hodgkinson. In his first season with the Saints, playing alongside Arthur Chadwick and Samuel Meston in the half-back line, he only missed two league games as Southampton claimed the Southern League title yet again. In 1897-98, Saints also reached the semi-final of the FA Cup before going out to Nottingham Forest in a replay (played in a blizzard).
Described in Holley & Chalk's ''The Alphabet of the Saints'' as "very much a team player, Bob was never showy but always reliable and at his best when the chips were down.".
In the 1889-99 season, as a result of injury he lost his regular place to Scottish international John Tait Robertson and only made nine appearances as Southampton, (now in their new home at The Dell), took the league title for the third consecutive season.
In the following season, Robertson having moved back to Scotland to join Rangers, Petrie resumed his place in the centre of the half-back line as Southampton took third place in the league , but reached the final of the FA Cup against Bury. Southampton were the first Southern League club to reach the FA Cup final, and had already beaten three top flight clubs on the way to the final but they failed to produce anything like their best form, conceding three goals in the first 20 minutes eventually losing 4-0.
Two days after the final, Petrie made his final appearance for the Saints in a 4-1 league victory over Bristol City, after which he was replaced by fellow-Scot Don Greenlees. In his three seasons with Southampton, he made a total of 68 appearances, scoring six goals.
In 1900 he moved to New Brighton Tower for their final season before the club was disbanded. He then returned to his native Scotland playing out his career for a variety of clubs, including three years with Arbroath and a spell with Brechin City just short of his 40th birthday.
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'''Jimmy Yates''' (1871 - 5 September 1922) was an English professional footballer who played as a right winger in the 1900 FA Cup Final for Southampton.
Yates was born in Sheffield, but started his professional career across the Pennines in November 1892 with Second Division Ardwick, after spending the 1891-92 season on the books of Burnley. He made his Ardwick debut on 24 December 1892 in a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Lincoln City. Toward the end of the season he hit a rich vein of goalscoring form, scoring five goals in six matches. In the 1893-94 season he played in 13 consecutive matches, scoring a brace in his final Ardwick appearance, a 3-0 win against Walsall Town Swifts. In total he made 21 appearances for Ardwick, scoring nine goals. In December 1893, after just under a year in Manchester, he moved back to his native town to join Sheffield United in the First Division. He spent four seasons with United playing at the top level in English football, and played a major part in them reaching the runners-up position in the 1896-97 season.
In the summer of 1897, he was one of four Football League players who were signed by Southern League champions Southampton. Described by Holley & Chalk as "''a dapper, clever forward (who)when at his best, was virtually unstoppable''" his first season at The Dell was often interrupted by ill-health and he was out of the team from March onwards, thus missing out on "Saints" first FA Cup Semi-final against Nottingham Forest. In the 1897-98 season he made thirteen appearances at the start of the season, before losing his place to Bob Brown, scoring six goals as Southampton again claimed the Southern League championship.
At the end of the season, because of his poor health, he decided not to sign a new contract and moved to Kent where he played for Gravesend United, also then in the Southern League. He returned to Southampton in March 1899, taking over from Tom Smith at outside-right, in time to help the Saints clinch the championship for the third successive season.
The following season, Saints were able to finish in only third place in the table, as they were concentrating their efforts on the FA Cup where they reached the final for the first time in their history, the highlight of which was a 4-1 drubbing of Newcastle United in which Yates was among the scorers. Unfortunately, the Cup Final was a great disappointment as Saints were swept aside 4-0 by Bury.
In 1900-01 he was part of the forward line-up which claimed the league title for the fourth time in five years after which he again left the club for an easier life in Sussex where he turned out occasionally for Hastings & St Leonards, keeping in touch with his former club by acting as a scout. He also spent some time in Denmark coaching for Copenhagen.
In March 1905 he returned to The Dell for the third time (making him the only player in Southampton's history to sign for the club on three separate occasions). He only made one appearance (against Northampton Town on 18 March 1905) before finally retiring from playing football. In his three separate spells with Southampton, he made a total of 77 appearances, scoring 22 goals.
Over the next few years, he again turned out for both Gravesend and Hasting & St Leonards, before coaching in Brazil and USA. While at Hastings, he "discovered" Horace Glover and recommended him to his former club - Glover went on to make over 170 appearances for Southampton in the next five years, before joining West Ham United.
He returned to Southampton in 1907, taking up employment as a stevedore in Southampton Docks. He was still dogged by ill-health resulting in him losing his job. Unable to find employment, he committed suicide on Southampton Common in September 1922.
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'''John (Jack) Farrell''' (born Tunstall, Staffordshire 1873, died 22 February 1947) was a professional footballer Farrell played in the Football League for Stoke and New Brighton Tower. Farrell had two spells at Stoke making 38 appearances and scoring 10 goals.
Farrell played a major part in Southern league club Southampton's major cup runs at the turn of the 20th Century.
In 1898 Farrell helped guide the Saints to the semi finals, scoring in the emphatic defeat of First Division Bolton Wanderers in the quarter finals but they missed out on the cup final in a controversial defeat.
In 1900 Farrell again played a major part as this time Southampton made it to the final only to be beaten on the day in a below par performance which commentators put down to infighting over player selection.
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'''Nicky Marker''' was a defender who played for Blackburn Rovers during their Premiership winning years at the height of his career. The other clubs he played for included Sheffield United, Plymouth, Exeter, Cheltenham and Tiverton.
After retiring from the professional game Marker was involved with Plymouth amateur and youth club Tamarside FC from 2003 to 2009. He joined the club in 2003 to help coach his son's team, later getting involved in the club's senior team and was appointed Chairman in 2006. He combined the role of Reserve Team manager and Youth Manager until leaving the club at the end of the 2008/09 season.
In October 2009 it was announced that Marker had been appointed First Team Coach of Ivybridge Town FC who play in the Premier Division of the South West Peninsula League.
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'''Alfred Weatherell Milward''' (12 September 1870 - 1 June 1941) was a professional footballer who played in the 1893 and 1897 FA Cup Finals for Everton and in the 1900 FA Cup Final for Southampton.
Born in Great Marlow, Milward was one of the first Southerners to establish himself in the Football League. He was educated at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School and played for their Old Boys and Marlow before joining Everton in 1888.
He quickly established himself and forced his way into the England squad - being one of five Everton players in the national team to play Scotland in 1891. Milward was noted as a hard working outside-left and at Everton he forged a great partnership with Edgar Chadwick. Milward scored 11 goals in 22 games when Everton won the Football League title in 1890-91 and also won two FA Cup Runners-up medals before leaving Everton in 1897 and joining the newly formed New Brighton Tower club.
In 1899 Milward was enticed south to join an impressive looking Southampton team who, despite being in the Southern League, which was equal to the third tier of English football, boasted a star studded side of ex internationalists and former top flight experienced players. With Milward in the side they surged past three top flight clubs in 1900 to reach the cup final with Milward himself netting a brace to humiliate his former Everton colleagues in the first round.
On the day of the match in-fighting between the English and Scottish players over the selection of one of the forwards caused a rift in the team that was evident in their easy defeat.
He died at Winchester on 1 June 1941.
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'''Henry (Harry) Thickett''' (born 1872, Hexthorpe, Doncaster, died 15 November 1920) was a professional footballer who won the 1902 FA Cup final with Sheffield United  and made two appearances for England in 1899. He was also in the United team which suffered arguably the biggest F A cup upset of the nineteenth century when losing to Burslem Port Vale in 1898. He also achieved some success as a football manager with Bristol City.
He played for Bristol City in the 1904-05 season when the club was managed by Sam Hollis. Thickett took over as manager in the summer of 1905 and steered the club to English football-s top flight at the first attempt. The most crucial decision he made was probably the re-signing of Billy Wedlock, who had left the club in 1901. In securing promotion from the English second division as champions in 1906, Bristol City won 14 league matches in a row (equalling a record set by Manchester United the previous year and only matched since by Preston North End and Arsenal).
Bristol City continued to progress under Thickett-s direction. The club ended the 1906-1907 season as runners-up in the first division and Thickett led them to their one and only FA Cup Final appearance against Manchester United in 1909 (a game won 1-0 by Manchester United.)
City then started to slide and Thickett-s tenure as manager came to an end following a 1-0 defeat away to Notts County in October 1910. Thickett-s last game in charge was halted temporarily by the appearance of an aeroplane which caused much excitement amongst the fans. Reverend J W Marsh, the referee, was so distracted by the appearance of the plane (flown by pioneer aviator Paul de Lesseps) that he held-up play for a while and then ended up recalling the players to the field of play (after he had blown the final whistle) because he had forgotten to add the four minutes or so lost because of the hold-up.
Relegated at the end of the 1910-11 season, City didn-t play top-flight football again until 1976.
It is also reported that when Thickett played for Sheffield United in the 1899 FA Cup Final (in which United beat Derby County 4-1), he wore 50 yards of bandages to protect two broken ribs.
'''Sheffield United'''
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'''Peter Boyle''' (26 April 1876 - 1939) was a professional footballer and manager.
Born Carlingford, County Louth,
'''Sheffield United'''
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'''Bernie Wilkinson''' was a professional footballer who won the 1902 FA Cup final with Sheffield United .
'''Sheffield United'''
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'''Walter Bennett''' (31 December 1874, Mexborough - 6 April 1908 Denaby Main) was a professional footballer who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United. He also played on the losing side in the 1901 FA Cup final. He was also in the United team humiliated by Burslem Port Vale in the FA Cup in 1898
Nicknamed "Cocky", Bennett joined United from Mexborough in 1895 for a transfer fee of -10. he moved to Bristol City in 1905.
Bennett was killed in 1908 in a mining accident at Denaby Main Colliery.
'''Sheffield United'''
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'''George Albert Hedley''' (20 July 1876 - 16 August 1942) was a professional footballer who won the 1902 and 1908 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United  and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively, scoring in both.
He was born in South Bank, Middlesbrough.
Between 1903 and 1906 he was with Southern League Southampton, where he was top scorer in 1904-05 (jointly with Edgar Bluff) with ten league goals.
He was also manager at Bristol City from 1913 to 1915.
'''Sheffield United'''
'''Wolverhampton Wanderers'''
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'''Alfred Ernest Priest''' (1874 - 5 May 1922) was a professional footballer from the North East of England who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United.
Priest was born in Guisborough and played for Darlington and South Bank before joining Sheffield United in 1896. He made his debut for The Blades in the Football League First Division in the 1896-97 season, playing mainly as outside left, and helped United win the Football League championship in 1897-98. That same year Priest was also in the United side that suffered a huge F A cup upset at Burslem Port Vale.
In February 1900, he moved to inside forward, forming a left-wing partnership with Bert Lipsham. He made his solitary England appearance on 17 March 1900 in a 2-0 victory over Ireland.
Priest also played on the losing side in the 1901 FA Cup final.
He subsequently returned to South Bank briefly before spending the 1906-07 season with Middlesbrough. Two years later he became player-manager at Hartlepools United.
After his career in football ended, he remained in Hartlepool becoming a publican until his death on 5 May 1922.
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'''Herbert Broughall Lipsham''' (29 April 1878, Chester - 1932) was a professional footballer who won the 1902 FA Cup Final with Sheffield United.
Educated at the King's School, Chester Lipsham was a goal-scoring outside left. He began by playing in his home city with Chester St Oswald's before making his debut for Chester in the 1895-1896 season. He was one of four brothers to play for Chester, with the others including Jack who went on to play for Liverpool.
After a spell with Rockferry, Lipsham joined Crewe Alexandra in the 1898-99 season as a professional and was an immediate success. So much so that Derby County, Notts County and Sheffield United showed an immediate interest in him.
Crewe were not anxious to part with him, but a substantial offer induced them to transfer him to Sheffield United in 1900. After that, he was an invaluable member of the successful Blades team of that period. A quiet, unassuming and well-behaved young man, he was famous for his hard-hit crosses, which produced a lot of goals for his central strikers. Lipsham played in the successful FA Cup Final team when Sheffield United beat Southampton 2-1 in a replay on 26 April 1902. He moved to Fulham in 1908.
Lipsham was capped by England against Wales on 3 March 1902, aged 23 years.
He also had a tobacconist shop at 142 Bramall Lane.
Lipsham was a member of the first management committee of the PFA and later moved to Canada where he became involved in the development of football.
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'''Billy Barnes''' (20 May 1879-1962) was a professional footballer who scored the winning goal in the 1902 FA Cup final for Sheffield United, defeating Southampton 2-1 in a replay.
'''Sheffield United'''
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'''Steven Tweed''' (born 8 August 1972 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional football defender who is the player-manager of Scottish Football League Third Division club Montrose.
Tweed has played professionally for an eclectic mix of clubs. He started his career in Scotland with Hibernian, for whom he made over 100 league appearances. He made his first move abroad in 1996 when he joined Greek side Ionikos. Tweed then returned to the UK with Stoke City and then Dundee.
In 2001, Tweed moved abroad again, this time signing for German club MSV Duisburg. He then moved to J League club Yokohama in 2004, before returning to Scotland with First Division club Livingston in 2006. Tweed then moved to East Fife in 2007, initially on loan.
Tweed played twice for Scotland at B international level in 1995, featuring in wins against Northern Ireland and Sweden.
In January 2009, he was appointed player-manager of Montrose.
Tweed, a former Hibs player, is the nephew of Hearts legend Tommy Walker.
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}}'''Danny Robert Stevens''' (born 26 November 1986 in Enfield) is an English professional football winger. He can play on either the left or right flank. He currently plays for league 2 side Torquay United.
After being spotted whilst playing for Brimsdown Rovers Junior teams, Stevens joined Tottenham Hotspur as a 12 year-old and progressed to an apprenticeship. He was released by Tottenham and joined Luton Town in March 2005. He made his league debut on April 30, 2006, as a second-half substitute for Dean Morgan in the 1-1 draw away to Burnley, Luton conceding an equaliser just three minutes after Stevens' introduction. He was awarded a new contract in 2006, but did not feature the following season and was released by Luton in May 2007.
Following a pre-season trial, Stevens was signed by Torquay manager Paul Buckle on a one-year contract on July 20, 2007. He made his Torquay debut as a substitute in the first game of the season, and scored his first senior level goal after coming off their bench in their second, against Aldershot Town on August 15, 2007.
On 11 November 2007, Stevens scored two goals live on BBC television which completed a FA Cup upset; a 4-1 win over West Country rivals Yeovil Town.
In the summer of 2008 Stevens signed a new 1 year contract with Torquay United. Although he hasn't been featured as regularly in Torquay United starting lineup as he used too, he still remains a favourite with the fans at Torquay United, and does not want to be lost on the January 2009 transfer window.
On 13 June 2009, Danny collected the 2008-09 Young Player of the Year award at the Football Conference Congress Awards.
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'''Brian James McDermott''' (born 8 April 1961 in Slough, Berkshire) is an ex-football player and coach. He is currently the Reserve Team Manager and Chief Scout at Reading Football Club. Following the departure of Reading First Team manager Brendan Rodgers, on 16 December 2009, it was announced that McDermott would temporarily fulfill his duties.
McDermott joined Arsenal as an apprentice in January 1977 and signed professional forms with the club in February 1979. He was a regular in Arsenal's reserve team, finishing top scorer in the London Combination in 1978-79, before making his debut as a substitute against Bristol City on 10 March 1979. He did not properly break into the Arsenal first team until the 1980-81 season, notching 45 appearances (14 as sub) in all competitions in that season and 1981-82.
Unable to match his goalscoring rate at the top level, he featured much less in the 1982-83 and 1983-84 seasons and was loaned out twice by the Gunners, once to Fulham in 1983 and then to IFK Norrkping between April and October 1984, where he was named Sweden's Player of the Year.. McDermott secured a permanent move to Oxford United in December 1984, having made 72 appearances (44 starts, 28 as sub) for Arsenal, scoring 13 goals.
McDermott's later career included a spell at Huddersfield Town on loan, before stints at Cardiff City, Exeter City and Yeovil Town.
After management positions at Slough and Woking, McDermott joined Reading as Chief Scout in September 2000, taking over from the late Maurice Evans. McDermott also became the under-19s and reserve team manager, before taking over as caretaker first team manager following the departure of Brendan Rogers on 17 December 2009.
McDermott's first game in charge was a 1-1 draw at Bristol City with Simon Church grabbing a 90th minute equaliser for the Royals, another 1-1 draw followed on Boxing Day this time at home to promotion-chasing Swansea, before a 4-1 defeat away to fellow strugglers Plymouth on December 28.
On January 2, 2010 McDermott's Reading took on Premier League side Liverpool in the FA Cup 3rd round, taking the lead through Simon Church before Steven Gerrard equalised for Liverpool. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, earning the Royals a replay at Anfield on January 13, during which Reading came from 1-0 down to win 2-1 after extra time thanks to a penalty from Gylfi Sigurdsson in stoppage time after 90 minutes and a header in extra time from Shane Long. This was McDermott's first victory while in charge of Reading and the first ever for the club at Anfield.
McDermott currently lives with his wife, Sarah, and their two daughters Lianne and Emily in Buckinghamshire.
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'''Martin Pemberton''' (born 1 February 1976 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is a central defender who has played for many different professional clubs before moving to non-league side Farsley Celtic in Spring 2005.
Pemberton dated Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh, but the pair broke up while he was playing for Stockport County FC.
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As a schoolboy, Marshall attended Holloway Boys School in North London, and was one of the most gifted right-wingers of his day, making many appearances for Islington schools. As a professional, Marshall was an attacking left-winger or striker who featured for Plymouth,Middlesbrough and Luton. He also appeared for a number of non-league sides during his career. In total Dwight made 127 league appearances for Plymouth, scoring 39 goals. His time at Luton was also successful as he played in 128 league games and scored 29 goals for the Hatters.
Dwight unfortunately broke his leg during the 1995-96 season, which ended with Luton being relegated from what is now the Championship. After this he never really regained his place or his form, and he eventually left for a brief spell back at Plymouth. He then drifted into non-league football, playing at Luton again for Kingstonian in 1999/00 in an FA Cup tie.
Dwight Marshall now works as an HR Manager for a North London college.
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'''Aaron Skelton''' (born 22 November 1974 in Welwyn Garden City) is a former professional footballer who played at right-back, right-wing, center-midfield and center-back during his time at Luton Town and Colchester.
He joined Luton as an apprentice and became a squad member over his 5 years at the club. He only made 8 appearances in the league before he was given a free transfer to Colchester. He became a vital member of their side, and after running his contract down in 2000/01, he re-joined relegated Luton to become captain. Injuries stopped Aaron from becoming a key player at Luton and he was released again in 2003. Upon his release he signed for Havant & Waterlooville and in 2006, signed for Poole Town.
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'''Owen Story''' (born 3rd of August 1984 in City of Burton on Trent) is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Conference North side Brackley Town F.C..
Story began his career as a trainee with Rushden & Diamonds, turning professional in February 2003. He made his league debut, as a substitute for Duane Darby, on 20 September 2003, a 2-1 defeat away to Bournemouth and played five more times for the Rushden first team, all as substitute, before leaving at the end of that season.
He subsequently played for Team Bath before joining Torquay United in January 2005. He played just twice for Torquay before being released.
On his release, he returned to Bath, joining Bath City in April 2005 from where he joined Hinckley United later that season.
He played over 100 games for Hinckley, in a number of roles from right midfield, left midfield, striker and even right back.
He left to join Redditch United in 2008.
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'''Anthony "Tony" Thorpe''' (born April 10, 1974 in Leicester,England) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He notably played for Luton Town and Queens Park Rangers. He is currently playing for Halesowen Town.
Thorpe began his career at Leicester City, but he was transferred to Luton Town in August 1992. During his time at Luton he switched from attacking-midfielder to striker, with outstanding success. He scored 28 league goals in the 1996-97 season, and soon a move to Fulham was completed. His time at Craven Cottage was short and he joined Bristol City in the summer of 1998. He took time to adapt as Ashton Gate, and he was then sent out on loan to Reading and back to Luton twice. He eventually found form at Bristol, before he re-joined Luton on a Bosman free transfer in 2002.
After 13 goals in his first season back, Thorpe left the financially crippled club for Queens Park Rangers for a cut-price -50,000 fee, after Thorpe threatened to invoke a rule where he could move to QPR for free. Many Luton fans were outraged at Thorpe and have never forgiven the talented forward. He scored 10 goals in his first season at QPR, but the next season was loaned to relegation strugglers Rotherham United. He was then released by QPR, and joined Swindon Town, along with another ex-QPR striker, Jamie Cureton.
His time at Swindon was unsuccessful, and he was allowed to join fellow League One side Colchester United. After their promotion to the Championship, Thorpe was released and he move to Stevenage Borough in July 2006. However, he struggled to settle there, and he was sent to Grimsby Town on loan in September 2006, and he signed for the Mariners in January 2007.
Thorpe was released from Grimsby Town at the end of the 2006-07 season and went on to join Conference North team Tamworth, while signing on for Sunday league side Hockley Rangers in Leicester's Alliance League..
On 1 November 2007 Thorpe left Tamworth by mutual consent, after an eye condition prevented him from playing. The eye was injured when he scratched the eye on a tile while working, and his vision deteriorated with little sign of improvement. However, he went on to sign for Barton Rovers later in the month.
He signed for Woking on 1 September 2008 but was released after just one game following the dismissal of the clubs manager. On 4 September 2008 he signed for Brackley Town.
It was announced in late November, 2008, that due to new job commitments, Brackley Town and Tony Thorpe came to a mutual agreement for him to move on, as he was unable to find the time commitment needed. He signed for Stamford A.F.C. in December 2008. He remained with Stamford until May 2009, where he then became a free agent until signing for Halesowen Town in December 2009.
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'''David William Preece''' (28 May 1963 - 20 July 2007) was an English professional footballer who played in midfield. He was born in Bridgnorth. He played three times for the England B team.
Preece began his career as an apprentice with Walsall, turning professional in July 1980. His debut came the following year, as a substitute in the 2-1 win against Chester City. He was signed by Luton Town manager David Pleat in December 1984 and scored on his debut, a 1-0 win at home to Aston Villa. He went on to win a League Cup winners medal with Luton in 1988 and played nearly 400 times for Luton's first team. He had a testimonial game against Manchester United in 1995 before moving to Derby County on a free transfer in August that year.
He was a bit-part player at Derby, and so he was loaned to both Birmingham City and Swindon Town. In September 1996 he joined Cambridge United on a free transfer. He made 75 appearances there and was appointed as manager Roy McFarland's assistant, before he joined Torquay United as a player/coach, again under McFarland in August 2001. His contract with Torquay was terminated in July 2002, a move which also led to McFarland's resignation, with Torquay chairman Mike Bateson claiming cuts were needed after the collapse of ITV Digital and subsequent reduction in income. He joined Enfield as a player, but left in December 2002 to become assistant manager of Stevenage Borough. However, a change of manager at Stevenage saw Preece return to Enfield as player-coach in February 2003.
In May 2003, Preece was appointed as first-team coach of Telford United. In September 2004 he was appointed as assistant manager of Isthmian League side Walton & Hersham.
Preece died in the early hours of 20 July 2007 after a short illness. At the time he had been in remission for one year following surgery for throat cancer.
The family stand at Luton's Kenilworth Road stadium has since been named The David Preece Stand in memory of him.
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'''Jean-Louis Valois''' (born 15 October 1973 in Saint-Priest) is a French former professional footballer. A left-sided player capable of playing on either wing, his last senior club was Burnley.
Valois began his professional career under the tutelage of renowned coach Guy Roux at AJ Auxerre but was unable to command a first-team position in Burgundy, and opted for a move to Ligue 2 side Gueugnon in 1997. Three years later he moved north to join Lille Olympique before crossing the English Channel in September 2001, when he signed for League Two side Luton Town.
Valois enjoyed an impressive 2001-02 season with ''the Hatters'', helping them to clinch promotion, but a dispute with manager Joe Kinnear saw him leave for SPL side Hearts in August 2002 on a free transfer. An explosive start saw him named ''Man of the Match'' on his Tynecastle debut, a 5-1 defeat of city-rivals Hibernian, despite fellow debutant Mark de Vries scoring 4 goals. Valois maintained this form during the remainder of the 2002-03 season as Hearts achieved European qualification, however an indifferent period in early 2003-04 led to his release in January 2004.
Spain was Valois' next port of call, although when his 6-month contract with UD Almera was not renewed in the summer of 2004 the mercurial Frenchmen returned to Britain. After a month with Clyde, he signed for Championship side Burnley in September, with whom he stayed until May 2005.
After leaving Burnley, Jean-Louis made the move to the United Arab Emirates and a lucrative contract with UAE Second Division side Al-Khaleej. Departing in June 2006, Jean-Louis joined Al Nasr - which he left in June 2007.
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'''William''' "'''Bill'''" '''Green''' (born 22 December 1950 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former professional football player and manager.
He joined Hartlepool United from school and made his league debut for them against Newport County in September 1969. He joined Carlisle United in July 1973 for -15,000, and then signing for West Ham United in June 1976 for -75,000. He later went on to play for Peterborough United, Chesterfield and Doncaster Rovers as a centre-half. He also managed Scunthorpe United from 1991 to 1993, with a record of played 101, won 43, lost 32, drawn 26. He lost his job after an expected promotion push in 1993 never happened. In 2002, he took caretaker charge of Sheffield Wednesday for one game, which he lost. He was the chief European Scout at Wigan Athletic and is now working in a similar role Derby County, alongside former Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough.
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'''Matthew''' "'''Matty'''" '''Holmes''' (born August 1, 1969 in Luton, Bedfordshire) was an English footballer who went in to semi-retirement at the age of 30 due to an injury inflicted by Australian midfielder Kevin Muscat. He played for AFC Bournemouth for 5 years.
He joined then Premier League champions Blackburn Rovers in August 1995. Other clubs he has played for include West Ham, Charlton Athletic, Bournemouth and Dorchester Town.
He now runs a coaching school in the Dorset and Hampshire areas, which is aimed at children between the ages of five and twelve, and works for AFC Bournemouth running centre of excellence age groups 6 - 11 and local development centres.
In 2004 Holmes was awarded -250,000 by the English High court for damages resulting from the tackle by Kevin Muscat.
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Boogers joined West Ham for -750,000 from Sparta Rotterdam in July 1995. Coming on as a substitute against Manchester United F.C. at Old Trafford in only his second appearance for the club, he was almost immediately sent off for a challenge on Gary Neville. The press called it a horror tackle and suggested that Boogers was hired to injure a Manchester United player on purpose. Boogers himself claimed the wet grass made him slide too far and noted that Neville was able to finish the match. Nevertheless he got suspended for four matches. In December he returned as a substitute against Aston Villa, a 4-1 loss. He played his last match against Blackburn Rovers a week later. By then he had been suffering from worsening pain in his knee. After an MRI scan he underwent an emergency surgery on 19 December 1995. Because his recovery would take three months he got permission from Redknapp to attend the birth of his son in the Netherlands, who was born 28 December 1995. While Boogers worked on his recovery Redknapp hired two new forwards, John Hartson and Iain Dowie which meant his services were no longer needed.
During his absence due to his recovery the Sun newspaper was claiming he was depressed and had been found on a mobile home site in the Netherlands.
In fact the caravan story may be an urban myth, as Bill Prosser, who worked as West Ham United's PA and travel arranger at the time, told The Guardian's The Fiver. "Marco was depressed after being sent off in his second appearance for West Ham at Old Trafford and disappeared for a few days. West Ham's Clubcall reporter phoned me and said he was trying to find Boogers for an interview but could not reach him. He asked if I had booked any flights for him. I told him I hadn't, but added: 'If he has gone back to Holland, he's probably gone by car again'. The reporter misheard me and stated on Clubcall that I had said 'If he's gone back to Holland, he's probably gone to his caravan'. As you know, journalists often listen to Clubcall. Which explains why, the following day, the back page headline in The Sun was: 'Barmy Boogers Living In A Caravan'. The legend endures and Marco Boogers never played for West Ham again. I feel a bit responsible for his misfortune.".
In february 1996 he was loaned out to FC Groningen for the remainder of the season. A few days before he was scheduled to play his first match the knee problems returned and worsened, sending him back in recovery until match 1997. Even though he was still under contract at West Ham United, he knew he would not play there again. Boogers last visited the club in February 1996 and never returned since then.
Redknapp berated Boogers in an interview as a poor player and claimed he never saw Boogers play and that he contracted him on a whim based on a videotape where he appeared to be a world class player. Boogers himself disputes this and says scouts from West Ham United attended several of his matches with Sparta before signing him.
He finished his career playing for FC Groningen, RKC, FC Volendam and FC Dordrecht.
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'''Lawson Colin Chatterley''' (born 15 February 1945) is an English former professional football player and coach. He represented England at Youth level.
Chatterley was born in Birmingham and began his career as an apprentice at Aston Villa, turning professional in February 1962, with his league debut coming the following season. He remained at Villa Park for over 9 years, making 153 league appearances and scoring 26 goals. During his stay at Villa Park, Aston Villa were relegated from Division 1 in 1967 and again from Division 2 in 1970.
In March 1971 he joined Doncaster Rovers on loan, where he first met Lawrie McMenemy, who was to have a considerable influence on his later career. With his time at Villa at an end, Chatterley was sold to Northampton Town in September 1971 for -8,000. His stay at Northampton was only a short one, rejoining McMenemy at Grimsby Town in February 1972 for -8,000. In his first season at Blundell Park, Grimsby were champions of Division 4, and spent the next 2 seasons in Division 3, finishing in a creditable 9th and then 6th place.
He scored 16 times in 73 league games for Grimsby before a -15,000 move to Southampton in March 1974, once again linking up with McMenemy. He played the last two games of Saints' 1973-74 relegation season. As the team struggled to shine in the Second Division, Chatterley became the butt of the crowd's frustration, and, in February 1975, he moved to Torquay United as player-coach, where he was to play a further 57 league games and score 10 goals.
After leaving Torquay he played for North Devon non-league side Barnstaple Town and opened a guest house. However, he was lured back into football, firstly as coach of Chicago Sting in the U.S.A., and then, in 1979, as McMenemy's right-hand-man back at Southampton. During his 6 year spell at The Dell, Saints enjoyed some of their finest moments including briefly topping the Football League tables in January 1982 (finishing the 1981-82 season in 7th place), and then finishing the 1983-84 season as runners-up to Liverpool.
In 1985, he chose to accompany McMenemy to Sunderland, despite being in contention for the vacant manager's job at The Dell. McMenemy's sacking in April 1987 precipitated Chatterley's resignation from his position at Roker Park a few weeks later.
He returned to the Southampton area in 1987 and was manager of The Clump Inn in Chilworth, and took a role as manager at Poole Town, before becoming Ian Branfoot's assistant at Reading in June 1988. In October 1989, he acted as caretaker manager following Branfoot's sacking, handing over the reins to Ian Porterfield in November.
In January 1990, Chatterley returned to The Dell as a youth development officer, and, in July 1991, once again became a coach under Ian Branfoot who had recently been appointed Southampton's manager. In January 1994, following Branfoot's departure, he briefly acted as caretaker manager in tandem with Dave Merrington, taking charge of the team for one match, before Alan Ball's appointment. He was then promoted to the role of assistant manager, a post he retained until the appointment of Graeme Souness in July 1996.
He then joined Newcastle United for a brief spell as a scout, before retraining as a teacher.
As of 2007, Chatterley was employed as full-time football coach at Winchester College.
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'''Lloyd Kerry''' (born July 22, 1988 in Chesterfield, England) is an English professional football midfielder currently playing for Chesterfield in League Two.
Kerry began his career as a trainee with Sheffield United. He turned professional in August 2006, but did not make a first team appearance for the Blades.
He joined Torquay United on loan in February 2007, making his league debut in the 1-0 defeat at home to Hartlepool United on February 17, 2007. Kerry played seven times for Torquay, but returned to Sheffield United in April 2007 after a foot injury had ruled him out of the rest of the season.
Kerry's next move was to his hometown club Chesterfield, with whom he signed a one month loan deal in mid February 2008 which later became a full season loan. He made his Spireites debut as a substitute the following day in a 2-0 defeat away to Hereford United.
After being released by the Blades he returned to Saltergate and signed a two year deal with Chesterfield.
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'''Habib Sissoko''' (born May 24, 1971) is a French-born Malian professional footballer.
Sissoko was born in Juvisy-sur-Orge. He joined Olympique Noisy-le-Sec in 1996, moving on to CS Louhans-Cuiseaux in the 1997 close season. He joined Preston North End in February 1998, making his league debut, as a second-half substitute for Kurt Nogan, in a 1-1 draw away to Wycombe Wanderers on February 21, 1998. He played seven times for North End before being released at the end of the season.
He joined Airdrieonians on trial in August 1998, scoring a late winner on his only appearance having come on as a 70th minute substitute for Stuart Taylor in the home game against St Mirren on August 22, 1998.
In October 1998 he joined Portuguese side Unio Leiria, joining Belgian side Cappelen in the 1999-2000 season. He was released at the end of the season and returned to England, joining Torquay United on trial, signing on a free transfer in July 2000. He was one of three French players to play for Torquay that season, the others being Jules Mendy and Khalid Chalqi.
His Torquay debut came on August 12, 2000, a 2-0 defeat away to Kidderminster Harriers, with his first goal coming two weeks later in a 3-2 win home to Blackpool. Despite a good start to his Plainmoor career, Sissoko struggled to establish himself in Torquay's struggling side. He was sacked by the club on April 23, 2001 after an angry reaction to being substituted in the defeat away to local rivals Plymouth Argyle.
In July 2001, Sissoko signed for Parisian side Red Star 93.
He subsequently played for Nmes Olympique before joining Stade 29 Brest in 2003, immediately becoming embroiled in controversy. On leaving Nimes he still had a three match suspension in place, but played in the first three games for Brest after his move, against AS Cannes, US Raon-l'Etape and FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin. Brest won all three games and the three clubs appealed. However, the French Football Federation rejected the appeal and allowed the results to stand, confirming Brest's promotion to League 2 instead of Cannes, who Sissoko subsequently joined in 2004.
He was released at the end of the season and in October 2005 he looked set to sign for Belgian side Louvire until the end of the season, but it fell through. On November 16, 2005 he signed for FC Rouen . His contract with Rouen was terminated in March 2006, 'a victim of his bad temper'.
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'''John William Anderson''' (born 1878) was an English footballer.
Most likely born in County Durham, Anderson started out at non-league Crook Town before turning professional and joining Woolwich Arsenal in December 1896. He soon made his debut, in a Second Division match away to Darwen on January 1, 1897, which Arsenal lost 4-1. He was a mainstay for the rest of the 1896-97 season, playing all three half back (midfield) positions; his continued versatility meant he remained a regular in the Arsenal side for the next five years.
Anderson's best season for Woolwich Arsenal was 1900-01, where he only missed two league fixtures all season, though he was still being used as a utility man across midfield, without making any single position his own. He continued to be a regular for another season but after the arrival of Roddy McEachrane in 1902, he was squeezed out of the Woolwich Arsenal side; he only played eight games in 1902-03 and left the club at the end of that season. In total he played 153 games for Arsenal, scoring eleven goals. He later joined Southern League Portsmouth; he is not to be confused, however, with the John Anderson who played for Portsmouth in the 1930s.
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'''David Greenaway''' (1889 - 19??) was a Scottish footballer.
Born in Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Greenaway played junior football with Shettleston before being signed at the age of 19 by London club Woolwich Arsenal in the summer of 1908. Despite his youth he was immediately propelled into the first team, making his debut against Notts County on September 2, 1908, the first game of the 1908-09 First Division season. He only missed two games that season and went on established himself as a regular fixture on the wing for the following four seasons.
However after veteran FA Cup-winner Jock Rutherford signed in November 1913 for Arsenal, Greenaway was dropped to make way for him, and he only played 14 league matches in two seasons. World War I then intervened, with all league football cancelled, and Greenaway was called up to fight, serving with the Royal Field Artillery. He returned to Arsenal in 1919 after peacetime led to the resumption of league football, but only played for the first-team three times over the next two seasons. In total he played 170 times for Arsenal, scoring 13 times, before leaving the club in 1921 on a free transfer.
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'''Raphael Joseph Meade''' (born November 22, 1962 in Islington) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
Meade started his career at Arsenal as a schoolboy in 1977, and turning professional in 1980. He was the leading scorer for Arsenal's reserve side in the London Combination for both the 1980-81 and 1981-82, and made his first-team debut against Manchester City on October 17, 1981. He went on to total 16 league appearances that season (eight as substitute), scoring four goals.
However, a cartilage injury ruled him out of most of the 1982-83 season, but on his return he scored twice against Brighton & Hove Albion in February 1983. He followed that up with a hat-trick against Watford and then a brace against Tottenham Hotspur in December that year. However, the signings of Paul Mariner and Charlie Nicholas meant Meade had been pushed down the pecking order at Arsenal, and he made only eight appearances in 1984-85. In total he made 51 appearances and scored 16 goals for Arsenal.
He was sold to Sporting Clube de Portugal in the summer of 1985, where he was a major part of epic Sporting 7-1 trashing of Benfica, in 14 December 1986, scoring 1 goal. He went on to have stints at Real Betis (on loan), Dundee United, Luton Town, Odense BK, Ipswich Town (on loan), Plymouth Argyle (on loan), Brighton, Hong Kong, Brighton and finally Crawley Town.
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'''Stanley "Stan" Charlton''' (born 28 June 1929 in Exeter, Devon) is an English former football player and manager. He is the son of Stanley Charlton, who played at full back for Exeter City and Crystal Palace during the 1920s and 1930s. Despite his surname, he is not related to the more famous footballers Bobby Charlton and Jack Charlton, who were two contemporaries of his.
He started his career as an amateur with Bromley, and won four caps for the England amateur team, and was a member of the 1952 Olympic football tournament squad for the Great Britain team, although he did not play. He signed as a professional for Leyton Orient in 1952, and was a near ever-present for the next three seasons for Orient, as they finished runners-up in the Third Division in 1954-55. He was selected to play for the Third Division South team against the North in 1955/56.
In November 1955 Charlton joined Arsenal with Orient team-mate Vic Groves for -30,000, and succeeded Len Wills as the club's first-choice right back. He made his debut on 24 December 1955 against Chelsea and remained in the same position for nearly all of the rest of the season; he was also an ever-present in 1956-57 and 1957-58, and played for the London XI in both legs of the semi-finals of the 1955-58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against Lausanne Sports.
However, he was dropped by Arsenal after a 3-1 defeat to Burnley in September 1958, in favour of Wills, the man he had originally displaced. Having made only four appearances in the first half of 1958-59 for Arsenal, he moved back to Orient in December 1958; he made 110 appearances for Arsenal, scoring three goals (all of them in the FA Cup). At Orient, he remained at the side for the next seven seasons, skippering them to promotion to the First Division in 1962 and for their one and only season in the top flight, 1962-63.
Charlton retired in summer 1965, having played 366 league matches for Orient over the two spells. He became manager of Weymouth and remained in that post for seven years. After that, he became a district manager for a local football pools company. As of October 2005, he was still alive, having still remained involved with Leyton Orient's Fans' Trust.
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'''Frank Pike''' is a pioneer of the sport of soccer in Canada. He is British born (Plymouth, England where he played as an Amateur for Plymouth Argyle) and as a Canadian citizen has been involved in coaching soccer since 1955. Coaching professional teams in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Mr. Pike became involved at the national level with the Canadian World Cup Team in competition in 1968. In 1970, Frank Pike was appointed as the National Team Coach for all Canadian teams, participating in International competitions at the Pan American and Olympic Games, World Cup and Youth games. Frank was responsible for the original development of Canadian National teams in International competition, his contribution resulting in vast improvements in the performance and credibility of Canadian soccer teams. In 1974, Frank took on the position of Provincial coach for the Province of Ontario, being responsible for the development of many players who moved forward to the Nationals. As Ontario Provincial Coach Mr. Pike was also responsible for teaching and mentoring other coaches to grow professionalism for the sport in Canada.
Mr. Pike is a recipient of the Achievement Award from the Province of Ontario. His work running coaching clinics in Guadalajara and coaching a team in the Mexican First Division, as well as during International tournaments in BC gained him respect among his peers.
The work of Frank Pike to promote professionalism in the sport of soccer was a building block upon which our national reputation is secured.
Frank Pike is now retired from the sport and living comfortably in British Columbia.
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'''Ulf Ottosson''' (born 2 July, 1968, in Degerfors) is a retired Swedish football striker. He has also coached various teams in Sweden.
Ottoson spent most of his playing career at Degerfors IF, having three different spells at the club in total. He had a brief spell in England on loan with Division One side Norwich City in 1997, scoring one goal in a 3-2 win away at Sheffield United. Manager Mike Walker decided against offering him a full time contract, resulting in Ottoson's return to Sweden.
At the end of his second spell with Degerfors, Ottoson was said to have started his own business making cabinets.
Ottoson began coaching at Gullspngs IF in 2005, before taking up a player role Strmtorps IK in 2006. The following year, he became coach of Strmtorps, but was fired in September 2007 following a 2-0 loss against Kungsr BK.
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'''Juan Ugarte''' (born 7 November 1982 in San Sebastin) is a former professional footballer, who most notably played for Football League Two side Wrexham.
Ugarte's claim-to-fame is scoring five times one game, a 6-4 thriller against Hartlepool United, and scoring in the LDV vans final which Wrexham won 2-0 against Southend United.
Ugarte is reportedly friends with Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso.
He started his career with San Sebastian's Real Sociedad and has also played for SD Eibar, Red Union Club Irn, Barakaldo CF and then moved to England with Dorchester Town until he was snapped up by Wrexham. Ugarte scored his first goal, which would be the winning goal in an LDV Vans Trophy quarter final tie against local rivals Chester City. This made him popular with the Wrexham fans. He would score many goals, which gave Wrexham some chance of avoiding relegation to League Two after their 10-point deduction for entering administration left them as one of the favourites for the drop in the 2004-05 season. He would also finish top scorer in the LDV Vans Trophy that season.
Ugarte then joined Football League One club Crewe Alexandra, but injuries prevented him from ever starting a game for the Alex and also cut short two loan returns to Wrexham after just one game each time. Despite his injury problems, the Dragons resigned him in November 2006 after Crewe had released him in May of that year, but up to February 24, 2007 he has had problems with his knee and hamstring.
Due to persistent injury problems, Ugarte had his Wrexham contract cancelled, and retired from professional football on January 16, 2008.
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'''George Neil Farm''' (13 July 1924 - 18 July 2004) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper and manager.
Born in Slateford, a suburb of Edinburgh, Farm represented his country on ten occasions, the last three of which occurred after a gap of five years.
Well-built, Farm possessed a distinctive way of holding the ball, preferring to catch it with one hand above and one below, as opposed to the more orthodox style of one hand on either side of the ball. He was a perfectionist, and could often be seen practicing long after his teammates had left.
After playing junior football with Armadale Thistle, Farm began his professional career in 1947 at Hibernian. After a year and only seven first-team appearances at Easter Road, Farm was sold to Blackpool.
Farm signed for Blackpool, then in England-s top division, for -2,700. Farm broke several appearance records and played in two FA Cup finals (see 1951 FA Cup Final and 1953 FA Cup Final).
Farm made his league debut for Blackpool on 18 September 1948, replacing an out-of-form Joe Robinson, in a home draw against Bolton Wanderers. Robinson did not play for Blackpool again, as Farm went on to play in 111 consecutive league games. The first game he missed, due to his receiving a first cap for Scotland, on 18 October 1952, Blackpool lost, 4-0 at Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Sharratt deputised for that game.
Farm also played in all 47 of Blackpool's FA Cup ties between 1949 and 1960, including their victory in 1953 final.
On 29 October 1955, in a 6-2 home defeat by Preston North End, Farm became one of the few goalkeepers to score a goal. He injured a shoulder and replaced Mudie at centre-forward, where he proceeded to open the scoring with his head. That season, Blackpool finished league runners-up to Manchester United, the highest finish in the club's history.
In February 1960, at the age of 35 and after over 500 first-team appearances for ''the Tangerines'' (all while in the top division), Farm was granted a transfer. Blackpool manager Ron Suart, who had once been the goalkeeper's teammate, accepted a bid of -3,000 for the Scot from Queen of the South, a -300 profit on the fee Joe Smith had paid Hibernian twelve years earlier.
Farm's ten full Scotland caps included a 3 - 2 victory over West Germany at Hampden Park in 1959. In both games he played against England, he opposed future Queen of the South team-mate Ivor Broadis. Farm was not part of Scotland's trip to the 1954 FIFA World Cup finals despite having played in the qualification campaign.
With his dedication to fitness and practice, 35-year-old Farm was still a highly capable goalkeeper (only eight months before he played for Scotland) when he was signed to Queen of the South by manager Jimmy McKinnell, Jr. He went on to make 119 league appearances for the Dumfries club, replacing McKinnell to become player-manager in three of his four years with the club. He guided Queens back to the Scottish First Division with promotion as Second Division runners-up in 1961-62 with a team that included future Scotland centre forward Neil Martin, right winger Ernie Hannigan (later re-united with Martin in England's top flight at Coventry City) and goals king of Queens Jim Patterson; two years later, however, in January 1964, Farm was sacked. The local press was filled with comments backing Farm and criticising the Willie Harkness-led board. Harkness initially announced Farm had "left by mutual consent" before admitting the club's directors had met to "relieve Mr. Farm of his duties as manager". The board retained him as a player, even though Farm had dropped himself some weeks before in favour of youngster Allan Ball. Harkness and the board took charge of team affairs, but the club were relegated.
A trio of three-year managerial appointments followed between the mid-1960s and mid-'70s. Firstly, from 1964 until 1967, he was in charge of Raith Rovers. In his final season at Raith, Farm repeated his achievements at Queens by guiding Rovers to promotion to Scotland's top division.
Between 1967 and 1970, Farm took charge of Dunfermline, with whom he won 51 out of 107 league games, in addition to winning the Scottish Cup in 1968 and guiding them to the semi-finals of the resulting 1969 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup campaign. Dunfermline lost by one goal on aggregate to eventual winners Slovan Bratislava (Slovan beat FC Barcelona in the final). This is the greatest achievement in Dunfermline's history, surpassing even that of Jock Stein's time at the club.
A second stint followed at Raith Rovers, from 1971 until 1974.
When Farm finally retired from football in 1974, he and his wife enjoyed a quiet life in Edinburgh. He was known in his later years as a commentator and journalist, but also spent a short spell as a lighthouse keeper.
In 1988, Farm returned to Bloomfield Road to take part in Blackpool F.C.'s celebrations to mark the Football League's centenary.
Farm died in the city of his birth in 2004, five days after his 80th birthday.
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'''George Miller''' (20 May 1939 - 26 December 2008) was a Scottish former football player and manager, most notable for being a member of the first Dunfermline Athletic side to win a major honour, the 1961 Scottish Cup.
After leaving Larkhall Academy, Miller started playing for local side Royal Albert, where he would stay until 1959. He was signed by Dunfermline Athletic before the start of the 1959-60 season, instantly becoming a first-team regular as the ''Pars'' battled against relegation. The arrival of Jock Stein in 1960 transformed the side however, and against the odds they reached 1961 Scottish Cup final against Celtic. Miller played as a wing-half in an initial 0-0 draw, however an injury to Jackie Williamson required him to move to centre-half for the replay. The subsequent 2-0 victory enshrined that XI's place in Dunfermline folklore and served to galvanise the entire club.
Dunfermline developed into regular challengers at the top end of the league table and Miller notched seven goals as they finished an unprecedented 4th in 1961-62. The team also enjoyed several notable European campaigns, with Miller's individual highlight coming in the 1962-63 Fairs Cup, his 2nd-leg goal helping the ''Pars'' to a memorable 2-1 aggregate victory over English giants Everton.
Miller was the subject of a lucrative transfer bid from Wolves in October 1964 and the -28,500 on offer proved too much for Dunfermline to resist. However, he failed to settle in the West Midlands and returned to Scotland after just 13 months after 45 appearances, joining league runners-up Heart of Midlothian in November 1965. He spent three seasons at Tynecastle, with the highlight being a run to the final of the 1967-68 Scottish Cup final, where his former side Dunfermline defeated the ''Maroons'' 3-1.
In November 1968, Miller joined Falkirk, then struggling near the bottom of the First Division. Despite his best efforts they were relegated but bounced back to claim the 1969-70 Division Two title. By this stage Miller was approaching veteran status and, after two seasons of First Division consolidation with Falkirk, he left Brockville Park in 1972 to become manager of recently relegated Dunfermline Athletic in the summer of 1972.
Miller was able to lead the side to promotion in his first season in charge, although Clyde took the 1972-73 Second Division title. Miller's first managerial season in the top flight witnessed Dunfermline avoid relegation on goal difference, however it was largely overshadowed by the death of left-back John Lunn, at only 31 years of age. League reorganisation the next season saw the ''Pars'' placed in the new (second tier) First Division but a disastrous 1975-76 campaign would end in relegation.
Miller resigned his position in late 1975 but was quickly back in the game when appointed Falkirk manager in December 1976. The ''Bairns'' were also struggling though, and ended the season bottom of the First Division and relegated. When Miller could not secure promotion the following year, finishing 9 point behind the second promotion place, his time at Brockville came to an end.
Hamilton Academical was Miller's next port of call, where he worked as commercial manager from 1984. On two occasions he fulfilled the role of caretaker manager, after the departure of Jim Dempsey in 1989 and John Lambie in 1990.
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He was born in Derby and joined Bolton Wanderers in 1951 and made his senior debut against Wolves at Burnden Park after playing only 6 games in the reserves, becoming the youngest player ever to play in the first division at the age of 15 years and 267 days. The inside forward was a member of the 1958 FA Cup-winning team and also won two full England caps. He left Bolton in 1960 for Blackpool, and four years later moved to Bury. When he finished playing he became a qualified FA coach, He remained in Bolton and ran a newsagents business. He died of cancer in May 2003, leaving a wife and two daughters.
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'''Ibrahim Said''' (born October 16, 1979) is an Egyptian Football player who plays for the Canadian Team Toronto FC as well as the Egyptian national team.
He started his senior career at Al Ahly in 2004. He moved on loan to English club Everton F.C. in 2003, but did not play a competitive match for the club. After claiming his mother was very sick, he returned home after only a short stay at Everton. It has been claimed this was an excuse to go back to compete in a local derby for the team he supported.
After clashing with officials, players, and coaches at his club El Ahly, Ibrahim made a controversial switch over to Ahly's arch-rivals Zamalek after months of speculation on his future. He had vowed to see out the rest of his contract with Ahly without playing, and the soccer federation took up a case against Ibrahim that his club brought against him. The president of Zamalek, Kamal Darwish, had to pay a large fine the EFA(Egyptian Football Association) handed Ibrahim before he could appear for Zamalek in the Egyptian league.
After the long lay-off away from the playing field, Ibrahim slowly but surely started to prove just how talented he was, and became one of the key members of the Zamalek squad. Thanks to his good form with Zamalek, "Heema"(as fans refer to him as) was called up to the Egyptian national team in the run-up to the 2006 African Nations Cup which was to be played in Egypt. Ibrahim made some remarkable performances in the tournament, shoring up the Egyptian defensive line as a sweeper & stopper.
The opening of the 2007 winter transfer window saw Ibrahim move to Turkey, joining Caykur Rizespor. In summer the same year, Said was signed by Ankaragc in light of his success at Caykur Rizespor.
At the start of the 2008/09 season, Said joined Egyptian Side Ismaily.
At the 2009/10 season, Said joined Al-Ahly Tripoli club.
2 African Cup of Nations Title 2006 & 2008
2 Egyptian League title 1998/1999 & 1999/2000
2 Egyptian Cup titles 2000/2001 & 2002/2003
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'''Paul Hughes''' (born 19 April 1976 in Hammersmith) is a retired English footballer who played in midfield.
Hughes began his career with his local side, Chelsea, and started well, scoring on his debut again Derby County with an impressive solo effort. Thereafter, however, his career was stalled by injuries, successive managers' squad rotation policies and the signing of other midfielders like Roberto Di Matteo, Gustavo Poyet and Didier Deschamps.
Over the next three years he only featured in 24 more games for the club, and had loan spells with Stockport County, Crewe Alexandra and Norwich City. Hughes joined Southampton, then managed by his old Chelsea manager Glenn Hoddle, on a free transfer in the summer of 2000, but left a year later having never played a game for the Saints. Hughes' next club was Luton Town, where he remained until May 2006, making 88 appearances and scoring seven goals for the club.
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'''Andrew "Andy" John Pugh''' (born 28 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for Welling United on loan from Gillingham.
He is a striker who signed scholarship forms with Gillingham in 2005 and made his debut as a substitute in a home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 February 2007.
It was announced on 8 May 2007 that Pugh had signed his first professional contract, a one year deal with option of another year. In October 2007 he joined Welling on a one-month loan deal.
In August 2008, Pugh joined Folkestone Invicta on a one-month loan deal to gain first-team experience,
In September 2009, Pugh joined Dover Athletic on a month's loan after Andy Hessenthaler's side were hampered by injuries.
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}}'''David Beaumont''' (born December 10, 1963 in Dunfermline) is a retired Scottish footballer who played for Dundee United, Luton Town and Hibernian.
As a youth, Beaumont won the Under-18 European Championship with Scotland in 1982 and reached the quarter-finals of the resulting 1983 Under-20 World Championships. A versatile defensive midfielder, Beaumont made the breakthrough into the Dundee United first team during the 1983-84 season, but found it hard to get a regular spot in a defence with a back four of Malpas, Gough, Hegarty and Narey. He was used as cover for all four, and appeared as a defensive midfielder occasionally over the next couple of seasons.
Beaumont spent nearly half of the 1986-87 season in the starting eleven, his best run in the first team, making 40 appearances, and played in six matches of United's UEFA Cup run that season, including an appearance as substitute for Paul Sturrock in the 1st leg of the Final in Gothenburg. Beaumont left for Luton Town midway through the 1988-89 season, for whom he appeared in the 1989 Littlewoods Cup Final.
He returned to Scotland with Hibernian in October 1991. Weeks later, he was an unused substitute as they beat Dunfermline Athletic in the Skol Cup Final. Injuries hampered him after this, however, and he was forced to quit the senior game in 1994. Beaumont is now a police officer in Fife, playing for the Scottish Police team.
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'''John Clark''' (born 22 September 1964 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer who played most prominently for Dundee United. He scored for the club in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final.
Starting off as a centre-forward, Clark made his way into Dundee United's first team during the League-winning campaign of 1982-83, but unfortunately didn't make enough appearances to pick up a medal. By 1986-87, Clark was covering for Paul Hegarty at centre-half for a good part of the season, earning a starting role for much of the UEFA Cup run, and scored four goals on the way to the Final, including the decisive header in the Camp Nou and his fantastic strike in the unforgettable Final at Tannadice. Clark became a regular in defence during the late 80s and early 90s but left for Stoke City in 1994, just missing out on a Scottish Cup winner's medal. Clark's time at Stoke was brief and he returned to Scotland with Dunfermline before winding up his senior career with Berwick Rangers. Clark then moved into lower league football with Gala Fairydean where he became player-manager, before becoming manager with Whitehill Welfare in 2004.
During his playing career, Clark won three Scottish Cup runners-up medals and a UEFA Cup runners-up medal.
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'''Marcus Stewart''' (formerly William Marcus Paul Tubbs) (born 7 November 1972 in Bristol ) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Exeter City in League One. Stewart has played over 500 games and scored over 250 goals in his professional career.
Stewart signed for Bristol Rovers in 1991, where he played as a regular striker until 1996 when he signed for Huddersfield Town, the team that had beaten Bristol Rovers in the play-off final the season before. He was a great fans' favourite at Huddersfield before being controversially sold to rivals Ipswich Town in the final run in at the end of the 1999-2000 season.
Ipswich were promoted to the Premier League at the end of the season ahead of Huddersfield due in no small part to Stewart's goals, with two crucially coming in the 2-2 draw at Bolton Wanderers in the Play Off Semi Final away leg, and he then scored another in the Play Off Final itself. He continued his great form for the next season being the Premier League's second top goalscorer (and the division's highest English goalscorer) during 2000-01 with 19 goals for Ipswich, who amazingly finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup and leading for many fans to call for him to be included in the England team. The following season saw Ipswich suffer a fall from grace that resulted in relegation, and although Stewart only notched up 6 league goals, he was still the team's OPTA player of the year for the second successive year.
Following Ipswich's fall from the Premier League , Stewart signed for Sunderland where he had three successful seasons. He played his last game for Sunderland on 8 May 2005, after a successful last season for the club which saw him score 17 goals. He departed Sunderland in good terms after deciding that he was too old to play to a Premiership standard.
He chose to sign for Bristol City, fulfilling his ambition to play for the team which he has supported since he was a boy despite beginning his career with City's neighbours and rivals Bristol Rovers. In March 2006, Stewart moved on-loan to Preston North End until the end of the 2005-06 season. After his return to Bristol he was publicly told by City's manager and chairman that he should seek another club, though he was not formally transfer-listed. In August 2006 he signed for Yeovil Town on a 3-month loan and scored a goal on his debut away at Swansea City. He signed a permanent deal with Yeovil in January 2007.
Stewart signed a deal with newly promoted League Two side Exeter City on July 14, 2008.
In February 2009 he was a shock contender to fill the vacant manager's position at Yeovil Town, possibly teaming up with ex-Carlisle United boss John Ward.
Stewart finished the 2008/2009 season scoring 7 goals for Exeter, taking his career tally to 249 goals, one short of 250. After Exeter's promotion to league one in May 2009, Stewart decided to hold his retirement plans and sign a new one year deal with the club.
He scored his 250th career goal in the League One game at Carlisle United on 22 August 2009.
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Shimwell began his professional career with Sheffield United in 1946, but in December of that year he made the move to the club with which he made his name, Blackpool. The Blades had refused Shimwell permission to run a pub, which prompted him to put in a transfer request.
His debut for Blackpool was supposed to be against Charlton Athletic on 21 December 1946, but it was put back after his train got stuck in snow, which meant he didn't arrive at The Valley until half-time. His first game came four days later, on Christmas Day, against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. He replaced Eric Sibley, and from that moment he made the right-back position his own.
Shimwell scored two important FA Cup goals for Blackpool; the first, against Chester City on 24 January 1948, was a 60-yard lob, the combination of a following wind and frozen pitch saw it bounce over the goalkeeper's head. Blackpool reached that year's final, in which they met eventual victors Manchester United, and Shimwell became the first full-back to score in such a Wembley event when his 12th-minute penalty gave Blackpool the lead.
Shimwell played in two more FA Cup Finals with Blackpool, firstly in 1951 against Newcastle United (in which they were on the losing side again, thanks to a Jackie Milburn double), and then in 1953, the famous "Matthews Final" Blackpool victory.
On 13 May 1949, at the age of 29, Shimwell gained his only England cap, against Sweden.
A dislocated shoulder, suffered in a win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Bloomfield Road on September 17, 1955, meant Shimwell was out for the rest of the season. Indeed, he made only one more start for the Seasiders, on 19 January 1957, at home to Sunderland, but it gave the Blackpool faithful amongst the 18,702 present the chance to say farewell to the defender after thirteen years of service. In May, Shimwell was given a free transfer to Third Division Oldham Athletic. He played only seven games for the club before joining Burton Albion as player-manager. He finished his playing career while at Matlock Town in 1960.
After hanging up his boots, Shimwell became licensee at The Royal Volunteer, a pub in Clay Cross, Derbyshire.
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'''Eugene "Gus" Wilson''' (born 11 April 1963 in Manchester) was an English professional football player during the early 1990s, and is now a football coach with extensive experience in the non-league game across north-west England.
Gus started as a trainee at Manchester City like his more illustrious older brother Clive Wilson.
In 1991 he joined Crewe Alexandra from Accrington Stanley, making a total of 115 appearances as a right-sided defender for the Railwaymen. His one League goal - in an away win at Aldershot on New Year's Day 1992 - was later wiped from the records when Aldershot went bust.
Wilson joined Hyde United F.C. in 1994, and in 2001 he moved to Radcliffe Borough.
After his playing career was over, Wilson moved into team management and coaching at various north-western clubs including Flixton, Winsford United, Glossop North End and F.C. United.
Wilson is currently a coach of Soccer at Manchester Grammar School.
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'''Julien Hornuss''', aka '''Julien''', (born 12 June 1986 in Paris), is a French footballer who currently plays for Palams CF of the Spanish Tercera Divisin, at the Catalan group. He plays as a striker.
Hornuss was signed by manager Stuart Murdoch for English club Milton Keynes Dons in the summer of 2004,
On September 2009, he signed for Palams CF, from the Spanish Third Division, fifth group (Catalan one). He did an espectacular beginning of competition, signing 9 goals in the first 11 games.
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'''Gary McGinnis''' (born October 21, 1963, Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.
McGinnis broke into the Dundee United first team, along with Dave Beaumont, in 1983-84 season, making six appearances and scored his only goal in his full debut for the club in a 3-0 League Cup win against Motherwell at Fir Park. A versatile back-up player rather than a first teamer, McGinnis appeared in some of United's major European games, playing against Manchester United in the 2nd Leg at Tannadice in 1984, and spent most of the 1986-87 season UEFA Cup run on the bench, making four appearances in the run to the Final. This was probably his best season with United, playing 25 times.
McGinnis played in a handful of games in each of the next three seasons, but never became a regular and, after nine years at Tannadice, left for St Johnstone in 1990. Became club Captain during his five years at McDermott Park. Later played in Hong Kong with Happy Valley before finishing his career in English non-league football with Slough Town.
As a youth, McGinnis won the Under-18 European Championship with Scotland in 1982 and reached the quarter-finals of the resulting 1983 Under-20 World Championships. Became an Scotland Under 21 Internationalmaking his debut against Spain in 1985.
McGinnis now plays for Harbord Seasiders Utd in the Manly Warringah Football League in Sydney Australia. New management team England and McDade have yet to confirm if they will keep the ageing players services for 2010.
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}}'''Kenny Swain''' (born 28 January 1952 in Birkenhead) is a retired English footballer who played in numerous positions, including striker, midfielder and full back.
Swain began his career with Londoners Chelsea, making his league debut in 1974. His most successful season with the club came in 1976-77, when his strike partnership with Steve Finnieston helped Eddie McCreadie's young side win promotion back to the First Division. He remained with Chelsea until 1979, when they were relegated, and then signed for Aston Villa for -100,000.
With Villa, Swain was switched to full-back and won the league championship and European Cup in consecutive seasons. He left Villa in 1983 and had spells with Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth and Crewe Alexandra. He later moved into management, enjoying stints with Grimsby Town and Wigan Athletic, and currently the England under-16s.
Between 2002 and 2004, Swain was Director of Football at Thomas Telford School.
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'''Michael Mackay''' (born 11 October 1982 in Durham England) is a professional footballer playing for League One side Hartlepool United.
He made the move to Durham City from Birtley Town where he found the net prolifically scoring 29 goals in his first season. He scored 30 goals before moving to Consett.
Mackay scored a remarkable 43 goals in the first half of the 2006/7 season which tempted Hartlepool to sign him in February 2007.
Mackay scored his first league goal for Hartlepool United on Tuesday 2 October against Carlisle United, and then scored another goal in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy against Lincoln City on the Tuesday 9 October, just a week after scoring his first. Mackay signed a new contract with the club in the summer of 2009.
On 3 August 2009, Mackay signed for Gateshead on loan for 6 months
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'''Christopher Kanu''' (born December 4, 1979) is a Nigerian football defender.
His current career goal tally stands at 10 goals in 317 league games for 8 different clubs. An 11th strike, which was not scored in a league game, proved to be a match winner for his old club Sparta Rotterdam in an early UEFA Cup knockout round against Hamburger SV in 2002. The other 9 have all been notched for Nigerian club Eagle Cement in the league, and the tenth goal came on his league debut for Owerri Stampede Nigeria FC.
He is the brother of Portsmouth striker Nwankwo Kanu and the stepbrother of Oghab midfielder Anderson "Anders" Gabolalmo Kanu and Henry Nwosu.
In 2000 Christopher made his international debut for Nigeria in a World Cup qualifier against Eritrea.
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'''Iain William Anderson''' (born 23 July 1977 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a footballer who is currently without a club. He most recently played for Clydebank until his release in the summer of 2009. He notably played for Preston North End and Dundee. He plays as a Midfielder. He has been capped over 20 times by Scotland at U-21 level and is renowned for his pace and close control when cutting inside from the left-flank. He has been a scorer of spectacular goals throughout his career but has also struggled with motivation and fitness.
Anderson became the youngest ever scorer in the Scottish Premier League, when he scored with a penalty at the age of 16 for Dundee against Hibernian. His trickery, pace and powerful right foot earned him a move to the French side Toulouse, where he continued his career. In 2000 Anderson was taken on loan by then division 2 side, Preston North End. Anderson scored two goals for the club in his loan period and set many more up for another loan player, Brett Angell. Together, they are widely credited with cementing Preston North End's promotion to division 1 (now known as the Championship.) His successful loan spell earned him a then club record -500,000 permanent move to Preston North End in July 2000, and he scored a number of high quality goals for the club, most notably against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City. Anderson was famed for cutting inside whilst playing on the left-wing and unleashing powerful efforts at goal. He was also useful from set pieces and surprisingly good in the air for a winger.
His time at Preston was marred firstly by injuries and then by a change in manager, which saw Craig Brown replace David Moyes at the helm. Brown did not approve of Anderson's predominantly attacking play, and criticized him for his lack of defensive awareness. It is commonly thought that Anderson became unmotivated under Craig Brown and lost his focus. Despite having a huge amount of natural ability, Iain Anderson never quite fulfilled his potential. On his day he was a world beater but those days came too infrequently. Anderson appeared in a number of high-profile, televised games whilst a Preston North End player. He was involved from the start in Preston North End's infamous victory in the Championship play-offs against Birmingham City (which Preston won following a penalty shootout, a game during which Birmingham City Manager, Trevor Francis, tried to take his players off the pitch in protest at the end the penalties were being taken from). Anderson also set up Richard Cresswell for Preston North End's goal against Chelsea in the FA Cup, whipping in a cross from a free kick, which Cresswell headed past Carlo Cudicini. Consequently he was loaned out to Tranmere Rovers (where he scored on his debut and became very popular with the Tranmere fans), then Grimsby Town. He eventually moved from Preston North End permanently and rejoined his former club, Dundee. His most recent club was St Mirren, however in March 2007 his contract with the club was terminated by mutual consent, due to numerous injuries. He has since played for Ross County Ayr United and Elgin City and more recently Clydebank. He is currently unattached due to personal reasons.
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'''Bryan Hodge''' (born 23 September 1987 in Hamilton) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Partick Thistle. Hodge is a versatile midfielder who has represented Scotland at Under 17, Under 18, Under 19 and Under 20 levels. He is very good friends with Plymouth teenager Ryan Hodge.
Hodge began his professional footballing career as a trainee with [Tyler Stewart] in August 2001.
On 4 July 2009, Bryan signed a two year contract with Partick Thistle.
Hodge has represented Scotland at Under 17, Under 18, Under 19, and Under 20 levels.
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}}'''Alan Mayes''' (born 11 December 1953 in Edmonton, London) is a retired English footballer who played for numerous clubs during the 1970s and 1980s.
A striker, Mayes started out with Queens Park Rangers and led a journeyman career, playing for Watford, Northampton Town, Swindon Town, Chelsea, Carlisle United, Newport County, Blackpool and Wycombe Wanderers.
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'''Philip (Phil) Hardy''' (born 9 April 1973) is an English-born Irish former footballer.
Hardy started his career with Wrexham, signing professionally in 1990. An ever-present in the 1991-92 season, along with fellow full-back Andy Thackeray, he played in the club's giant-killing of Arsenal in the FA Cup third round that season. Despite being granted a testimonial match for serving the club for more than ten years and playing over 450 games (in all competitions), financial problems from the 2001 season onwards meant that he never received the game.
In June 2001 he signed with Port Vale before being transfer listed in November of that year. Chester City expressed interest in signing him on loan the following month. He joined Luton Town on trial in January 2002, but manager Joe Kinnear decided that Hardy was too small for the Third Division. He left Vale in April 2002 and in November that year had a trial with Mansfield Town.
Hardy earned three caps for the Republic of Ireland U21 side.
Since retiring Hardy has since gone on to a career in engineering.
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}}'''Trevor Birch''' (born 16 February 1958) is an English football executive and former football player, currently serving as Chief Executive at Sheffield United.
Birch started out as a footballer and was on the books of Liverpool - he was the last player signed by Bill Shankly
Specialising in insolvency, Birch became chief executive of Chelsea, a club with a debt burden of around -80m, in February 2002, and attempted to restructure their finances. He also helped put together the -140m Roman Abramovich takeover during June and July 2003. The takeover wiped out most of the club's debts, making Birch's role no longer necessary, and he was replaced by Peter Kenyon. Birch was offered another role, but instead resigned.
In October 2003, Birch was appointed chief executive of Leeds United, another club with high debts, and was briefly chairman following Professor John McKenzie's resignation. He helped the club avoid administration, and oversaw the takeover of Leeds by Gerald Krasner's consortium, before moving on to Everton in June 2004 to become their chief executive. Birch was given the task of overhauling the Merseyside club's finances, but resigned just six weeks later.
In June 2007 he became Chief Executive Officer of Derby County, replacing Mike Horton's previous role as managing director. Horton remained on the board as vice chairman.
In October 2007 Birch left Derby County. He was lined up to be the new Southampton Chairman heading the new regime if the proposed takeover from Daniel Williams had materialised.
On the 20th November 2009, Sheffield United announced Birch as their new Chief Executive, replacing Terry Robinson.
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'''Simon Downer''' (born 19 October 1981 in Romford, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Rushden & Diamonds. His previous clubs include Leyton Orient, Aldershot (loan), Weymouth, Grays Athletic, Wivenhoe and Sutton United. He plays in the centre-back or right-back position.
With a good reputation in his younger days, Downer was once on trial with Newcastle United. However Bobby Robson decided against signing the then 19-year-old Downer from Orient. Downer has had many problems with both knees. This has hampered his career and he has twice retired from football. In between his 'retirements', Downer worked as a brick layer.
On 26 May 2009, Downer signed a one year contract to remain at Rushden & Diamonds for the duration of the 2009-10 season.
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'''Eduard "Edwin" Andreas Dominicus Hendricus Jozef Zoetebier''' (born 7 May 1970 in Purmerend, North Holland) is a former football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1988-1989 season playing for FC Volendam. He later served Sunderland, Feyenoord, Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven and NAC Breda.
He joined FC Volendam as goalkeeping coach in 2008.
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'''Michael Higdon''' (born September 2, 1983) is an English association football player who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club St. Mirren. For both his former clubs, Crewe Alexandra and Falkirk, he has scored winning goals in the last game of the season which have saved them from relegation.
Nicknamed 'The Don' at Crewe Alexandra, his most famous moment for Crewe came against Coventry City in the last game of the 2004-05 season where he scored the winning goal to keep Crewe Alexandra in the Championship.
Higdon progressed into the Crewe first team in 2003 from their youth team. He was originally used as a midfielder, but due to his height and physical presence, he was converted into a striker by manager Dario Gradi.
Higdon joined Scottish Premier League club Falkirk in June 2007 on a free transfer. He had been offered a contract by Crewe, but chose to turn the offer down as he felt he was unlikely to get into the team ahead of Luke Varney and Nicky Maynard. He scored twice on his Falkirk debut against Gretna.
In the final SPL game of 2008-2009 for Falkirk, Michael scored the winning goal to save Falkirk from relegation and thus relegating Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Higdon joined St Mirren on 24 June 2009 and scored his first goal for St mirren against Motherwell in the Co-Operative Insurance Cup . On 12 December 2009, he scored a spectacular long range strike against his former club, Falkirk fc much to the delight of the home fans.
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'''Stuart Charles Tomlinson''' (born 10 May 1985) is an English football goalkeeper, currently playing for Barrow in the Conference National. He had previously been with club after his release by Crewe Alexandra, progressing from their youth team in 2001 aged just 16, until being released in summer 2009.
Tomlinson made his senior debut for Crewe Alexandra in a Second Division clash with Oldham Athletic on 25 January 2003, replacing Danny Milosevic on 51 minutes after the Australian suffered an injury. Chris Armstrong put one past him, though Crewe ran out 3-1 winners at Boundary Park. At the end of the season he signed his first professional contract. Dario Gradi said: ''"Stuart is outstanding on penalties because he is positive and doesn't flop over''".
His second game came on 17 March 2004 at the Boleyn Ground. Clayton Ince came off injured after 86 minutes with the score 4-2 to West Ham United. The eighteen year old held his nerve in front of over 30,000 spectators and no goals were scored in the brief period he was on the pitch. Later in the year he had a loan spell at local non-league Stafford Rangers.
After recovering from a twisted ankle, the young keepers next senior game was at Sincil Bank on 23 August 2005, replacing on-loan star Ben Williams at half time. Lincoln City sent ''the Railwaymen'' crashing out of the League Cup, putting two past Williams and three past Tomlinson for a 5-2 victory. His first start came in the FA Cup Third Round clash at Deepdale on 7 January 2006, the home side coming out 2-1 winners. He played his first Championship game on 28 January, replacing Ross Turnbull at half time, Watford put two past each men for a 4-2 win. After signing a one year contract extension in March, Tomlinson got his first league start on 30 April, as Crewe beat Millwall 4-2, Ben May scoring both of ''the Lions'' goals.
In May 2006, Burton Albion requested a season long loan, the move was delayed due to a calf injury. He joined them for a pre-season friendly with Sheffield Wednesday. However Crewe reconsidered the loan deal and so Nigel Clough signed aged veteran Kevin Poole. Clough was still keen to sign Tomlinson, with the saga continuing well into the season, though no deal was made. Tomlinson picked up his first clean sheet in the Football League on 22 August 2006, during a 3-0 win at Grimsby Town's Blundell Park in the League Cup first round. He really came to prominence in the Football League Trophy tie with Rochdale on 31 October, saving all four of Rochdale penalties. He went on to play seven League One games, as well make one appearance in the FA Cup. However he did not play in the 2007 end of the season, partly due to a torn groin that kept him out of actions for a number of weeks. In the summer there was once again talk of a possible loan move to Burton.
In 2007-08 he was only used by Steve Holland once - in a 1-1 draw with Chester City in the Football League Trophy on 4 September. Chester won the game 4-3 on penalties. Not long after this he was on the sidelines with a broken thumb. In February, Tomlinson joined nearby Conference Burton Albion on a one month loan. He played 90 minutes for ''the Brewers'' on 1 March, Histon won 3-1, Tomlinson being forced to make numerous saves. He played no further part of Burton's season thanks to a cruciate ligament injury.
After six months of rehab he recovered earlier then expected. His 2008-09 season started on 25 November, as Dario Gradi took him to the Walkers Stadium, where Leicester City won 2-1. The next month he played six games, keeping four clean sheets (against Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town, Swindon Town and Millwall). However he lost his place at the end of January following heavy defeats to Northampton Town and Peterborough United, as well criticism of his manager. New manager Gudjon Thordarson told him that he would not offered a new contract at the end of the season, thus ending Tomlinson's long association with the club.
In July 2009 he joined Port Vale for pre-season training, playing 45 minutes of a pre-season friendly. Micky Adams considered signing Tomlinson up whilst first choice keeper Joe Anyon was out injured. He impressed manager Micky Adams on his trial and would have been signed to a contract if the cash-strapped club could find the finance, instead Adams considered offering Tomlinson non-contract terms. However, Tomlinson left the club to search for a more permanent offer elsewhere. On 6 August 2009 he joined Barrow of the Conference National, just two days before the start of their season.
Tomlinson currently lives in Ellesmere Port. Outside of football his principle interest is marine fish and his nicknames include 'Wombat' and 'The Cat'.
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'''Benjamin "Ben" Rix''' (born 11 December 1983 in Wolverhampton) is a English footballer who played most recently for League One side Crewe Alexandra until he was released by mutual consent on 22 January 2009. He is a midfielder.
Rix joined Crewe Alexandra as a schoolboy, signing as a professional in January 2001. He made his debut in October and make 22 appearances in his first season, most as a subtitute. The following season he was more involved with the team starting 17 games and making six appearances as a subtitute. He was developing well and was a regular the next season but a number of injuries limited his appearances. He did not make a single appearance in 2005-06 because of injury and he moved to Scarborough and A.F.C. Bournemouth on loan.
On 22 January 2009, Crewe Alexandra confirmed that Rix had left the club by mutual consent.
In September 2009 Rix signed for Cornish South West Peninsula League Premier Division side St. Blazey.
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'''Henry "Harry" Hardy''' (14 January 1895 - 17 February 1969) was a football player from Stockport, England, regarded as one of the best players that Stockport County have ever had. He was the first, and to date the only, player for Stockport County to win an England cap. Hardy made 207 appearances for Stockport. He made his unremarkable debut against Cardiff on 4 September 1920, conceding three goals. He then went on the make 170 consecutive appearances for the club before he missed his first County game, a 1-1 draw with Southampton on 11 October 1924, due to his involvement with the Football League representative side. He also played for Everton F.C. and Bury F.C..
He is thought of as County's best ever goalkeeper. His statistics, though, in the Hatters' Division Three (North) championship season in 1922, are remarkable.
Hardy was an ever-present conceding just 21 goals, a club record that stands to this day. He kept 23 clean sheets in his 38 games, which included a quite incredible 20 from his side's opening 27 games of the campaign
Hardy held the club's individual goalkeeping record for not conceding a goal for an amazing 85 years til it was beaten by current Welsh International goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey. When Blackpool's Barrass scored a 77 minute goal at Edgeley Park on 30 April 1921 Hardy was not beaten again until Tommy Robson scored an own goal at Southport on 8 October 1921 - 755 minutes later.
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'''Gary O'Reilly''' (born 21 March 1961 in London, England) is a former professional English footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and Grays Athletic as a central defender.
He is a Premier League commentator for Sky Sports and a pundit and commentator on UEFA Champions League matches for ART Prime Sports, Dubai. He also occasionally appears for the Football Channel as a pundit.
Whilst at Crystal Palace, he scored the opening goal in the 1990 FA Cup Final against Manchester United.
Following his retirement from football, he has made a career in sports broadcasting and appears periodically on BBC Five Live's ''Fighting Talk'', which he seldom wins; when asked by host Colin Murray when he last won an episode of ''FT'', O'Reilly replied "God was ten". In the following episode, realising that the aforementioned ten-year-old had aged somewhat, Murray took pity on O'Reilly and gifted him the win.
O'Reilly can also be seen on pan-African broadcaster GTV where he features regularly as a pundit on their Saturday morning preview show and Sunday night review show.
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'''William Thomas Garbutt''' (9 January 1883 - 24 February 1964
Garbutt laid the foundations of skilled coaching in Italian football; winning three league championships with Genoa CFC, he also managed S.S.C. Napoli for a period and was the first ever manager of A.S. Roma. Garbutt also had success in Spain where he coached Atletico Bilbao to victory in La Liga.
After returning from duties, he began his club football playing career with Reading during the 1903 season and played for them in the Southern League, before leaving in December 1905.
The young winger moved to join Woolwich Arsenal for two seasons, and made his debut in a First Division match away to Preston North End on 23 December 1905, which finished 2-2. He made 80 appearances for the London club in three years, including 52 in the League, despite injuries ruling him out of much of the 1906-07 season. He was part of the Arsenal side that reached two FA Cup semi-finals in successive seasons; however he was eventually displaced by Jackie Mordue and after spending much of 1907-08 in the reserves he left for Blackburn Rovers in May 1908.
He spent four seasons playing for Blackburn, making 82 league appearances and reaching another FA Cup semi-final; he also won a cap playing for the Football League XI. He may have returned to Woolwich Arsenal briefly for a second spell in 1911-12,
=== Genoa: Impact on Italian football ===
He moved to Genoa, Italy (which is described as the most English town in Italy), to work on the docks after retiring from playing football, in order to support his family.
He was appointed as the new head coach of Genoa CFC on 30 July 1912, with no previous experience and only aged 29. It is not clear how he came to be their manager, some reports say he was recommended by Vittorio Pozzo; who would go on to coach Italy to two World Cups. Others state it was Genoa's youth coach, an Irishman named Thomas Coggins, who pushed for Garbutt's appointment.
Garbutt restructured the training regimes, putting a heavy emphasis on players physical fitness and tactics. This was not the only part of managing in Italy that Garbutt set the proto-type for; he conducted Italy's first ever paid player transfers, where he signed two players from Andrea Doria and one from A.C. Milan. As well as making Genoa the first Italian football club to play outside of Italy; thanks to his connections back home in England he was able to take Genoa to play his old club Reading.
From when Garbutt first took over in 1912, until 1927 when he left the club, Genoa were victorious in the Italian Football Championship three different times; 1915, 1923 and 1924. The latter of which to this day, is the last time Genoa won the Serie A championship.
On 22 July 1927 a new club was founded from the merger of numerous clubs in Italy's capital of Rome, the new club in question was A.S. Roma and Garbutt was brought in as their first ever manager. He stayed there for only two years but captured a tournament named Coppa CONI with them, as well as helping them reach third in group A of the Italian Football Championship.
Garbutt moved on next to Naples, taking over from Giovanni Terrile at S.S.C. Napoli. It was a legendary time for the club with stars such as Attila Sallustro and Antonio Vojak. This groundbreaking time for Napoli saw new club records set for the time, with them finishing third in both 1932-33 and 1933-34 seasons of Serie A. Napoli would not achieve this again until the 1960s.
In search of a new adventure, Garbutt moved to Spain in 1935. He took up the position as manager of Athletic Bilbao, leading them to the Spanish Championship which they won over Real Madrid by two points. He returned back to Italy in 1937, taking over very briefly at A.C. Milan.
William Garbutt soon moved back to the club where he was held in such high regard; Genoa. Since Garbutt had left in the 1920s, Genoa had gone into a slump even being relegated at one point. But with Garbutt back at the helm he coached the club back up to 3rd in his first season back.
His return would be short lived however, as a British citizen he was exiled under Benito Mussolini's fascists and returned home to England. After the end of World War II, Garbutt returned to Genoa for a third time and then returned home. He died during 1964 in Warwick.
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'''Nordin Wooter''' (born August 24, 1976 in Paramaribo) is Dutch footballer of Surinamese origin. He is a winger who left his last club, AEK Larnaca in Cyprus, in 2008.
Wooter started his professional career at Ajax Amsterdam, making his debut in the 1994-95 season. He moved to Spanish side Real Zaragoza in 1997, before moving to recently promoted English Premiership club Watford in September 1999. Signed for a club record -900,000, he made his debut in a 1-0 home win over Chelsea. He scored his first and only Premiership goal for Watford in the 1-1 draw against Leicester in February 2000. Watford were relegated at the end of the 1999-00 season, and Wooter was released by then manager Gianluca Vialli at the end of the 2001-02 season.
He subsequently played for RBC, Sporting Braga, Anorthosis Famagusta, Panathinaikos and Sivasspor.
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'''Michael 'Mick' Heathcote''' (born 10th September 1965 in Kelloe) is a former English professional footballer who played as a defender for several clubs, including Sunderland, Cambridge United and Plymouth Argyle.
Heathcote started his career at Sunderland in August 1987, which was in the 'Old' Third Division, what is now League One. However, after only four months with the club he went on loan to Halifax Town for a month. In January 1990 he went on loan, again for a month, with York City. He remained at Sunderland for another five months until July 1990, when he signed for Shrewsbury Town for -55,000.
He played 44 matches with Shrewsbury Town, scoring six goals - a respectable record for a central defender. Then, in September 1991 he signed for Division Two side Cambridge United for -150,000. He spent four full seasons there, scoring 13 goals in 128 league appearances. He was then signed by Plymouth Argyle in July 1995 for -75,000. He spent six years at the Westcountry club, scoring 13 goals in 194 league appearances. In 2001 he started a second spell at Shrewsbury Town. He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Carlisle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.
But after leaving the side in 2004 he spent the remainder of his career in the lower leagues of English football. He played for Colwyn Bay, Leek Town and Hucknall Town.
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'''Johannes ("John" or "Johnny") Antonius Bernardus Metgod''' (born 27 February 1958 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch association football player, who is a first-team coach at Derby County.
Playing as a defender, Metgod started his professional career in the 1970s playing for HFC Haarlem.
Metgod later served AZ'67, Real Madrid, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur. In the summer of 1988 he moved back to Holland, and played for Feyenoord Rotterdam for six seasons before retirement.
During his career Metgod obtained 21 caps for the Netherlands national football team, scoring four goals. He was noted for his , most notably during his spell at Nottingham Forest.
After retiring Metgod became a coach, working for Excelsior Rotterdam and Feyenoord.
On 11 November 2008, Metgod was appointed first-team coach by Portsmouth, but left the club on 8 February 2009 when manager Tony Adams was sacked.
On 21 May 2009, Metgod was appointed as a first-team coach at Derby County.
His younger brother Edward was also a professional footballer, playing as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	9721393
'''Rory Joseph Boulding''' (born 21 July 1988 in Sheffield) is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City. He is a striker but is yet to score a senior league goal. He started his career alongside his elder brother, Michael at Mansfield Town. He had loan spells with Ilkeston Town and Hucknall Town, before he joined Bradford with his brother in 2008.
Boulding began his footballing career as a trainee at Mansfield Town in August 2006, joining the club at the same time as his brother Michael. He started the 2006-07 season on loan at Ilkeston Town, returning to Mansfield to make his first-team debut as a substitute in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy match against Grimsby Town in October 2006 and his league debut as a substitute in the 5-0 victory against Torquay in January 2007.
Later the same month, the brothers signed for League Two side Bradford City, joining the team on their tour of Scotland.
Rory Boulding made his first start for Bradford against Chesterfield in the final game of the 08/09 season where Bradford City won 2-0, Bouling was replaced by Leon Osbourne after 57 minutes. His brother, Michael Boulding, scored the Bantams second goal.
-DOCSTART-	9729212
'''Scott Thomson''' (born 8 November 1966 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football goalkeeper, who most prominently played for the Raith Rovers side that won the Scottish League Cup in 1994. Since retiring as a player, he has worked as a goalkeeping coach, currently with Hibernian.
Thomson started his career at Dundee United. He made his first team debut on 2 May 1987 in a 2-1 victory at Tannadice against Hibernian, but went on to play just five other first team games for the club before being loaned out to Barnsley. He signed for Forfar Athletic in 1991 before joining Raith Rovers in 1993.
During his time at Stark's Park, Thomson played in over 100 first team games, winning the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish League Cup. Thomson famously saved the decisive penalty kick from Paul McStay in the 1994 Scottish League Cup Final.
He then went on to have spells at Hull City and Motherwell before joining Airdrieonians in 1998. Thomson finished his career playing at Dunfermline Athletic, where he played alongside Scott M. Thomson, although part of his final season was spent on loan at Brechin City.
Thomson was giving his first coaching job at Dunfermline Athletic while still technically registered as a player.
Thomson was then hired by Hibernian to serve as their goalkeeping coach, the Edinburgh club having recently parted company with Gordon Marshall.
-DOCSTART-	9730984
'''Ian McNeill''' (born 24 February 1932) is a former professional footballer and manager.
Playing at inside forward, McNeill's career included stints at Aberdeen, Leicester City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Southend United. Upon retiring, McNeill moved into management, taking charge of Wigan Athletic between 1968 and 1970. He returned to the club for a second spell six years later, leaving in 1981 to become assistant manager to John Neal at Chelsea.
While at Chelsea, McNeill was instrumental in signing players like Pat Nevin, Joe McLaughlin, David Speedie and Kerry Dixon, players who would drastically turn around the club's fortunes and win promotion in 1983-84. When Neal was sidelined with ill-health during the 1984-85 season, McNeill also took temporary charge of first team affairs.
He returned to management in 1987, this time with Shrewsbury Town and remained until 1990. He has since been a scout for Bolton Wanderers, Leeds United, Norwich City and Chelsea.
-DOCSTART-	9732426
'''Leigh Jenkinson''' (born July 9, 1969 in Thorne, South Yorkshire) is an English-born Welsh former professional footballer. He also represented Wales on one occasion.
Jenkinson, who played on the left wing, began his career with Hull City in 1987 and remained at Boothferry Park for six years, making over 130 league appearances for the Yorkshire club. Whilst at Hull, Jenkinson was reputed to be the fastest winger in the Football League and ran in the final 8 of an ITV organised sprint competition that was organised to test just who was the fastest.
In 1993, the midfielder moved to Premier League side Coventry City, then under the guidance of Phil Neal. After just two years at Highfield Road, which included a short loan spell at Birmingham City, Jenkinson tried his hand at Scottish football with St. Johnstone. He won the First Division championship with the Perth club in 1996-97 before leaving McDiarmid Park in 1998 to return to England with Wigan Athletic. His stay at the JJB Stadium was short, and he left again for Scotland later the same year to sign for Hearts.
In 2000, Jenkinson was reunited with former St. Johnstone manager Paul Sturrock when he joined Tayside rivals Dundee United. It was while he was at Tannadice that Jenkinson retired from the professional game.
He finished out his playing career in non-league football with Barrow and Goole.
Jenkinson's international appearance for Wales was in a friendly against Brazil on November 11, 1997.
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'''Matthew "Matt" Baker''' (born 18 December 1979 in Harrogate, England) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper and a Conservative Politician running to be a councillor in Leeds.
Baker comes from Leeds, and played for four years with Leeds City Boys. He was originally on the books of Leeds United as a schoolboy. However he was signed as an apprentice at Hull City in 1996 and progressed through the youth ranks and turned professional in 1998. However he suffered a knee injury which sidelined him for a season, but he eventually made two substitute appearances for the first team. He also made a sub appearance in the League Cup against Liverpool at Anfield, after Lee Bracey was sent off. He was released, after a spell on loan at Bradford Park Avenue, in 2000.
He was snapped up by Hereford United of the Conference, where he was second choice goalkeeper to Scott Cooksey in the 2000-01 season, although he started two league matches conceding a goal in each. However a serious wrist injury forced Cooksey onto the sidelines, and eventually into retirement, meaning Baker started the 2001-02 season as first choice keeper. He quickly established himself in the team and played all but five first team matches that season. Most notably he had an inspired performance in the FA Cup against future club Wrexham, a match which was televised live by the BBC, as Hereford won 1-0.
The following season he gained experience training with Aston Villa, and was an ever-present in the first team. He repeated this consistency in the 2003-04 season where Hereford came close to promotion to the Football League, a season which turned out to be his last for Hereford. During this period he also made four appearances for the English semi-professional side.
In the summer of 2004 he signed for Wrexham. However he spent only six months at the Racecourse Ground before signing for MK Dons, for whom he made over 60 first team appearances. Two years later he signed for Conference side Weymouth on a free transfer. However he is yet to make a first team appearance for the Terras, and due to his not featuring in any pre-season friendlies for Weymouth in 2007-2008, since returning from his loan spell at Rushden & Diamonds it would seem he has not renewed his contract with the Dorset club.
On 2 March 2007 he was loaned to Rushden & Diamonds. On 20 July he joined Macclesfield Town on trial and was reported to be doing well. On 22 August 2007, however, a local Milton Keynes newspaper announced that he had been forced to retire following a serious knee injury while on trial at Macclesfield.
Shortly afterwards he became a reporter for Dons World, the Milton Keynes Dons' official web TV station, having started a degree in Sports Writing and Broadcast Journalism in 2006. He graduated from Staffordshire University with a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting in summer of 2008.
Matt is an active Conservative Party member and a local resident of Weetwood Ward, where he will be standing to be a Leeds City Councillor in the 2010 local elections.
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'''Neville Roach''' (born 29 September 1978) is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays for Didcot Town.
Roach was born in Reading and began his career as an apprentice with Reading, turning professional in August 1996. His league debut came on 26 April 1997, when he scored the first goal in a 2-0 victory home over Oldham Athletic. Despite this impressive start, he found it difficult to establish himself and joined Kingstonian on loan in January 1998.
In August 1998, out of favour at the start of the new season, he joined Slough Town on loan, scoring twice in 11 Isthmian League games. His debut goal for Reading turned out to be his only goal for the club, as he failed to find the net in four other starts, or 11 substitute appearances.
In January 1999, Roach was told by Reading manager Tommy Burns that he was free to leave and began talks with Conference side Stevenage Borough. On 23 February 1999 he joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan, playing for their reserves the following day..
This was to be his only appearance for Wycombe as on 26 February he joined Southend United on loan, with the move being made permanent on 3 March,
In February 2000, knowing that he would be released at the end of the season, Roach was allowed to join Chester City on trial, followed by a further one-week trial at Scarborough in March 2000. Nothing came of the trials, and at the end of the season he was released by Southend, having played only five games. In March 2000 he was called up by the Cayman Islands for their World Cup Qualifiers, but flew home from Cuba after FIFA blocked Roach and six other British-based players from playing.
He returned to Kingstonian on trial, playing in a friendly against Reading on 1 August 2000, but nine days later had signed for Australian side Eastern Pride. In February 2001, with the demise of Eastern Pride, he returned to the UK, joining St Albans City, making his debut in the Isthmian League Cup tie at home to Hampton & Richmond Borough.
On 22 March, within two weeks of joining Frickley, Roach left to join Oldham Athletic. He made only one appearance, as a second-half substitute for Carlo Corrazin, for Oldham, on the final day of the season, a 5-0 defeat away to Millwall, before being released.
In the 2001 close-season he joined Torquay United on trial, impressing manager Roy McFarland sufficiently to be signed on non-contract terms on 9 of August which allowed him to make his debut two days later on the opening day of the season, playing as a late substitute for Eifion Williams in the 1-0 defeat away to Bristol Rovers. He remained on non-contract terms for the next two months, leaving the club by his own choice in November 2001 to join Stevenage Borough. The following month he joined Slough Town on a match to match basis, but left the same month to join Basingstoke Town . The 2002-2003 season was a great success for Roach, he scored 25 goals, earned a trial with Football League side Boston United and won the Basingstoke supporters player of the year award.
In the summer of 2005, after scoring 62 times in 162 first team appearances, he left Basingstoke to join local rivals Eastleigh. In November 2005 he joined struggling League Two side Oxford United on loan, returning to Eastleigh in February 2006 after Oxford had signed two new strikers (Yemi Odubade and Tim Sills).
Roach was transfer-listed by Eastleigh in October 2005 and spent the end of the 2005-06 season on loan at Maidenhead United, but returned to Basingstoke in June 2006.
In January 2007, Roach returned to Maidenhead on loan from Basingstoke, extending his loan two further times, before signing on a permanent basis in mid-April.
He suffered a viral illness during the 2007 close season,
On 16 July 2008, Roach joined Didcot Town.
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'''Neil Murray''' (born 21 February 1973 in Bellshill) is a Scottish former footballer, who now works as an agent.
Murray began his career with Rangers, where he won the domestic treble in 1992/93. Murray left Ibrox in 1996, moving to Swiss side Sion, before moving to French club Lorient a year later. Following his spells abroad, Murray returned to Scotland for a short spell at Dundee United, before moving back to the continent with German side Mainz 05. During his two years there, he had a short loan spell with English side Grimsby Town, and came back to Scotland permanently in 2002, signing for Falkirk. Murray played out the next season with Ayr United, which was to be his last in professional football.
Murray now works alongside ex-Rangers player Kevin Drinkell for a sports management company.
He also works a co-commentator on Setanta Sports' coverage of the Bundesliga.
-DOCSTART-	9751210
'''Jason Matthews''' was born in Paulton, Somerset on March 13, 1975. He started playing in goal at an early age, and soon won a place at Millfield's Centre of Excellence.
Bristol Rovers signed him up on schoolboy terms but he was released just before he left school. Matthews then spent six years playing for a number of clubs in the Screwfix League including Welton Rovers, Paulton and Mangotsfield, before signing for Geoff Butler's Salisbury City.
The following season Matthews signed for Nuneaton Borough but it was only a couple of months before he was invited to join Exeter City, where he spent the 1999-2000 season, giving him his only taste of Football League action.
He followed this by moving over the Welsh border to Aberystwyth Town for a year before joining Clevedon Town. It was from Clevedon that Geoff Butler signed him for Weymouth in 2002, where he has stayed (and stayed almost unrivalled #1 keeper) for nearly five whole seasons.
On March 17, 2007, he scored his first ever career goal for Weymouth in a Conference National match against Southport. It was all the more remarkable as it was from his own penalty area, in the last minutes of the game, and was the winning goal. It was the first ever goal a Weymouth goalkeeper has scored from open play in the entire history of the club.
-DOCSTART-	9751236
'''James Chambers''' (born February 14, 1987 in Dublin, Ireland), is an Irish footballer who is currently playing for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers. Chambers is a central midfield player.
James Chambers played for Shelbourne since he was 11 years of age, starting out with the schoolboy teams and made his breakthrough into the first team during the 2004 season, at the age of 17, including being part of the Shelbourne squad during their successful 2004 European campaign. He did not make his first official first team appearance for Shelbourne until August 15, 2005 where he made his debut coming on as a 2nd half substitute during a 1-0 defeat to Cork City at Turner's Cross. In order to aid James with his development and to gain valuable experience, he was loaned out to Waterford United for the 2006 season and instantly became a regular in their starting XI. On February 24, 2007, Chambers received a call up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad by manager Don Givens.
Chambers returned to Shelbourne for the 2007 season but he was entering upon a very unfamiliar environment at the Tolka Park club. Shelbourne were now in financial meltdown and were uncertain over their participation for the 2007 season. After the club was demoted to the First Division, he made the decision to stay at Shels despite their demotion and keen interest in him from numerous Premier Division clubs. As only one of two first team players retained by Shelbourne for the 2007 season, Chambers' talents were now of great importance to Shelbourne and he has become one of the first names on the Shels teamsheet due to many impressive performances. He scored his first senior goal for Shelbourne with a delightful equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Monaghan United at Tolka Park on April 13, 2007.
Chambers departed Shelbourne after 10 years at the end of the 2008 season to move to Britain. He made a total of 73 league and cup appearances for Shelbourne scoring 8 times. He joined Blue Square Conference North side Solihull Moors on January 16, 2009 and made his debut for his new club on January 24, 2009 during a 3-0 away defeat to Gateshead. Chambers' stay at Solihull Moors would be brief as he returned to Ireland in March 2009 to join Drogheda United. He made his competitive Drogheda debut on March 13, 2009 in 0-0 draw against Bray Wanderers at United Park. Despite playing predominantly in Centre-Midfield (as well as deputising at Right-Back on occasion), he finished the season as top scorer for Drogheda with 9 goals in all competitions. Chambers joined Shamrock Rovers for the 2010 season and is expected to be the next big Irish export to the English Premier League.
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'''Wes Saunders''' (born February 23, 1963) is an English former professional footballer and football club manager.
Saunders was born in Sunderland and brought up in Boldon Colliery, attending Boldon Comprehensive school. He began his career as a junior with Newcastle United, turning professional in June 1981.
Increasingly out of the first team picture at Newcastle, Saunders joined Bradford City on loan in March 1985, moving to Carlisle United for a fee of -20,000 in August 1985.
Saunders subsequently joined Dundee before joining Torquay United in July 1990 for a then club record fee of -60,000. He captained the Torquay side to promotion the following season, Torquay beating Blackpool on penalties in the play-off final at Wembley. His professional playing career was ended by a knee ligament injury just a couple years later.
On leaving Torquay he played non-league football for Spennymoor United and went on to play for and coach a number of non-league sides in the north east of England while working in his family's textile firm.
In summer 1998, Saunders became manager of Torquay United, after the departure of Kevin Hodges. He struggled to maintain the progress made by Hodges and in the 2000-01 season, Torquay struggled to the extent that former player Colin Lee was brought in as a consultant. Saunders was dismissed by Torquay on March 28, 2001 after a 1-0 defeat to Carlisle United F.C. the previous week had left the club at the bottom of the league and facing relegation to the Football Conference.
He subsequently became a player agent and his players included former England international Paul Gascoigne.
He is the brother-in-law of former Torquay United players Matt Elliott and Micky Holmes.
He now lives in East Boldon with his wife, Tina and two children, Lola and Harris.
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'''James Lindley''' is a goalkeeper for Hucknall Town. He was on the books at Notts County as a youngster. He has also played for Tamworth, Lincoln City, Hucknall Town, Harrogate Town and Mansfield Town. He re-joined Ilkeston Town on a permanent basis in December 2007 after falling out of favour at Alfreton Town. However, he shortly announced he had left Ilkeston Town and has initially retired from football after struggling to keep his interest in the game. In May 2008 he signed for Hucknall for a third time. At the start of the 2009/2010 season, Lindley had joined Retford United.
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His previous clubs include Clipstone Miners Welfare, Mansfield Town, Halifax Town, Chesterfield, Leyton Orient, Stafford Rangers, Gainsborough Trinity , Altrincham, Stalybridge Celtic, Ilkeston Town and Harrogate Town.
In September 2007, he was appointed caretaker manager of Hucknall Town following the resignation of Andy Legg. His only game in charge was a defeat at Burscough F.C.. He left Hucknall Town for Ilkeston Town in summer 2008 but returned to Watnall Road in Septermber 2008.
-DOCSTART-	9760173
'''Leigh James Wood''' (born May 21, 1983 in Selby, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Selby Town FC after leaving Harrogate Town. He is at home anywhere in the centre of defence or midfield.
Leigh was released by York City in May 2004.
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'''Chris Bettney''' (born 27 October 1977) is an English footballer who plays as right winger for Retford United.
Born in Chesterfield, England, Bettney can also play up front and scored his first league goal for Harrogate Town with a volley against Farsley Celtic in a 1-0 home win on Tuesday 7 February 2007. He added to his tally soon after with a free-kick away to Workington in Harrogate's 3-2 loss on 24 February 2007. In June 2008, he left Harrogate Town for Bradford Park Avenue. However, only six months later, he moved to Retford United, for whom he made his debut against Rushall Olympic.
-DOCSTART-	9760353
'''Roy Hunter''' (born October 29, 1973 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar & Cleveland, North Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Teesside Athletic F.C. He started his career at West Bromwich Albion, before moving Northampton Town where he made 177 Football League appearances. He then had a brief spell at Nuneaton Borough in the Conference before moving on to Oxford United in 2002, before joining Hucknall Town for their 2003/04 Northern Premier League championship season. He helped to guide Hucknall Town to the FA Trophy Final as player/coach. He signed for Harrogate Town in July 2005.
Hunter was the Harrogate Town captain at the start of the season but was replaced by Denny Ingram midway through the term.
Hunter signed on for Teesside Athletic F.C for the start of the 2008-09 season.
-DOCSTART-	9760386
'''Lee Philpott''' (born February 21, 1970 in Barnet) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a left winger in a career spanning twenty years, and made almost 400 league appearances.
Philpott began his career with Peterborough United in 1986, but in three years at London Road he managed to make only four league appearances.
In 1989 he joined Cambridge United on a free transfer. He made over 100 appearances for the U's, scoring 17 goals, helping the club to two successive promotions.
The biggest move of Philpott's career occurred in 1992 when he was signed by Leicester City for -350,000. In four years at Filbert Street he made 75 appearances, finding the net on three occasions.
Philpott joined Blackpool in 1996 for -75,000, for whom he went on to make 71 appearances and score five goals in his two years at the seaside.
In 1998, Philpott joined Lincoln City on a free transfer. Two years later, he was on the move again, this time to Hull City.
The midfielder moved into non-league football with Weymouth in 2003. He spent one year with the Terras, before joining his Harrogate Town, where he was also assistant manager. He was caretaker manager for a spell in February 2005 after the departure of John Reed to Stalybridge Celtic.
Signed as a player for Hinckley United in July 2007, but was placed on the transfer list in October 2007. He retired from football in 2008 and is now a Football Agent.
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'''Kirk Jackson''' (born 16 October 1976 in Barnsley, England) is a semi professional footballer, currently playing for Unibond Division One side Sheffield F.C., he plays as a striker.
Jackson has mostly made his name as a non-League footballer although he has experience in League football. He was part of the Yeovil Town team which won the Conference in 2003.
Jackson joined Harrogate Town in the summer of 2006 from Weymouth.
On November 29, 2007 it was confirmed that Jackson, had joined fellow Conference North side Tamworth on loan until January 2007.
Subsequently Harrogate Town have allowed Jackson to stay on loan until the end of the season.
Jackson's time at Harrogate Town was largely disappointing and he was released at the end of the 2007-2008 season and returned to Worksop Town F.C. ahead of the 2008-2009 season. In July 2009 he signed for Sheffield F.C..
-DOCSTART-	9763893
Born in Arbroath, Doig began his career as an outside right with local junior club St. Helena. He moved to Arbroath F.C. in 1884 after a member of the crowd shouted "let Doig play!" prior to a reserve team kick off; Arbroath were without a goalkeeper and the young Ned Doig was in the audience.
In November 1889 Doig was signed by Blackburn Rovers. After one game he had a disagreement with the Lancashire club and decided to return home. In 1890, Doig returned to England to play for Sunderland. However, due to the fact that Doig had not been registered with the club for seven days, and therefore still effectively a Blackburn player, the Football League deemed him ineligible for his debut game. As Sunderland did play him, they were fined and deducted 2 points. Doig went on to be an ever-present in goal for the Wearsiders in the 14 seasons he spent at the club, winning 4 league championships in the process. When the Sunderland fanzine/website ''A Love Supreme'' decided to make a list of the club's greatest ever players, chosen from seasonal statistics, Doig came out as number one.
He gained his further four Scottish international caps at Sunderland, the first in a famous 2-1 victory over England at Celtic Park, which was the first ever international game with a crowd of over 50,000, and also broke England's (still) record of twenty consecutive wins.
Doig signed for recently relegated Liverpool for a fee of -150 in 1904. In his first season with the Merseysiders, he helped the club achieve immediate promotion back to the top division. However, the next season saw his place lost to future England star Sam Hardy. He played his last game in April 1908, at the ripe old age of 41 years and 165 days, which is still a Liverpool record.
He died on 7 November 1919 at the age of 53, a victim of the Spanish Flu epidemic.
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'''Sean O'Connor''' (born July 7, 1981 in Wolverhampton) is a former English footballer.
O'Connor started his career at non-league club Hednesford Town, working his way through the youth system at Keys Park before making his first team debut during the 1998-1999 season. His close control and ability on the ball immediately endeared him to the Hednesford fans, culminating in him scoring a fine individual goal against Southport towards the end of that season.
His form attracted the attentions of a number of clubs, with Dundee United paying -30,000 for him in January 2000, despite O'Connor only playing in fourteen matches for the Pitmen.
His chances at Tannadice were limited to only a handful of appearances, as he was sent out on loan to gain first team experience. After a short spell in Ireland playing for Portadown, he came back to Scotland to have a similar spell with Greenock Morton.
In March 2002, O'Connor joined Dumfries based club, Queen Of The South, scoring once in the match that clinched the  2001-02 Scottish Second Division championship. He was an instant hit with supporters, top scoring in his first full season at the club. Injuries took their toll during the second season, and he was released in the summer of 2004. He returned to England to join Morecambe, where injuries again prevented his hplaying time, scoring three times in only sixteen appearances.
In 2006, he made a surprise return to Queen of the South, joining on a short-term deal originally to prove his fitness. O'Connor played in all six Queen of the South games in the run to the 2008 Scottish Cup final. O'Connor scored the 3rd goal for Queens in the 2007/08 Scottish Cup 4 - 3 semi final victory over Aberdeen to take Queens to their first Scottish cup final in their 89 year history.
In final O'Connor crossed for Steve Tosh to score Queens' first goal when the Dumfries side went down 3 - 2 to Rangers.
O'Connor scored in the home leg of Queen of the South's UEFA Cup Second Qualification Round tie against FC Nordsjaelland in the 28th minute. This made O'Connor the first player to score for Queens in a UEFA competition.
In April 2009, O'Connor announced he would retire at the end of the season due to a prolonged knee injury, having initially been advised to retire several months previously.
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'''Trevor Neal Hebberd''' (born New Alresford, Hampshire, 19 June 1958) is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder.
He signed for Southampton on leaving school in 1974 and made his first team debut two years later. He remained at Southampton until 1982, when he was sold to Oxford United. During his final season at Southampton, he had loan spells with Bolton Wanderers and Leicester City.
Hebberd was a key player in Oxford's Third Division title triumph in 1984 and their Second Division championship glory the following year. In 1986 he achieved the finest moment of his career by helping Oxford win the League Cup at Wembley with the opening goal in a 3-0 victory.
When Oxford were relegated from the First Division in 1988, Hebberd was sold to Derby County and in his first season he helped them finish fifth in the league. But, like Oxford's League Cup triumph three years earlier, the ban on English clubs in European competition meant that Hebberd was unable to experience the UEFA Cup.
In the autumn of 1991, Hebberd spent a month on loan at Portsmouth before leaving the Baseball Ground for good and being snapped up by Fourth Division underdogs Chesterfield. He spent three years at Saltergate before signing for Lincoln City.
Hebberd retired from professional football in 1995 after playing one season at Sincil Bank.
-DOCSTART-	9775212
'''Derek William Spence''' (born 18 January 1952 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer. He played as a forward in a career spanning seventeen years from 1969 to 1986.
He played for club's in Northern Ireland, England, Greece, the Netherlands and Hong Kong. He also played for Northern Ireland.
Spence started his career with Irish League club Crusaders in 1969, before making the short trip to England in 1970 to join Fourth Division side Oldham Athletic. He spent one year at Boundary Park, making just six league appearances for ''the Latics'', before joining Bury in 1972. It was at Gigg Lane that he spent the majority of his thirteen-year career and scored the most league goals - 44 in 140 league games.
In 1976, Spence joined Second Division side Blackpool, and made his debut for the Seasiders against Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest on 16 October. He complemented the twin striking powers of Mickey Walsh and fellow new signing Bob Hatton. However, at the end of the season he found his place under threat from Stan McEwan.
A serious injury kept Spence out of the entire 1977-78 campaign, which ended with Blackpool's relegation to the Third Division for the first time in thei history.
Spence then joined Greek Alpha Ethniki club Olympiacos, where he made 21 league appearances, scoring six goals. He then returned to Blackpool then playing in the Third Division, and joined forces with Tony Kellow, who had signed from Exeter City. Between them, they scored 27 goals in the 1978-79 season, nearly half of the team's total, with Spence top scorer on sixteen goals.
On 26 December 1979, in a game against Hull City at Bloomfield Road, Spence suffered an injury serious enough that it eventually force his premature retirement from the game. In 1980, he moved to Fourth Division side Southend United, helping them to win promotion in the 1980-81 season as champions. He scored 32 goals in 104 games over a two-year period.
Between 1982 and 1986, Spence spent spells with Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam and Hong Kong clubs Sea Bee and Hong Kong Rangers before finishing his professional career with a second spell at Bury in 1986.
Spence won his first Northern Ireland cap on 16 March 1975, in a single-goal victory over Yugoslavia in Belfast. He went on to win 29 caps in total, scoring three goals. His most notable appearance occurred on 13 October 1976, when he came on as a late substitute and scored a late equaliser against the Netherlands in a World Cup qualifying game in Rotterdam.
He ended his international career after discovering, via Teletext, that Billy Bingham had left him out of the 1982 World Cup squad.
Spence ran his own off-licences in Walmersley, Bury, Greater Manchester, firstly, and then in Hambleton, Lancashire. He eventually returned to his first love of football by setting up his own coaching school, Sportslink. Thhen in 1990 he returned to Blackpool F.C. as the club's Football in the Community Officer, succeeding fellow ex-''Tangerine'' and ''Shaker'' Craig Madden, a role he continues to fulfill,
Spence is married to Lyn, with whom he has two children. He also has two children from his first marriage.
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'''Kenneth "Ken" Green''' (27 April 1924 - 8 June 2001) was an English footballer born in West Ham, London, who played as a full back. He played for Birmingham City from 1943 to 1959, making 443 appearances in all competitions and scoring 3 goals,
-DOCSTART-	9789775
}}'''Jonas Wirmola''' (born July 17, 1969) is a Swedish former football defender who is currently assistant manager for Halmstads BK.
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'''Joe Parkinson''' (born 11 June 1971 in Eccles, Lancashire) is a former professional footballer, who played in midfield for Wigan Athletic, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Everton.
After stints in the lower leagues with Wigan Athletic and Bournemouth the combative midfielder was signed managereless Everton Mike Walker on 28 December 1993 for -250,000, between the resignation of Howard Kendall and arrival of Mike Walker. While at the Premier League side he made 107 appearances, scoring 4 goals.
He became a fans' favourite at the club, playing a major part in Joe Royle's "Dogs of War" Everton team.
Most memorably he won an FA Cup winner's medal when Everton defeated Manchester United in the 1995 Final.
Unfortunate with injuries his career was cut short, with Parkinson retiring from football in November 1999, when only 28.
Despite the relatively small number of appearances he made his contribution and commitment was recognised with a testimonial against Manchester City in 2000.
Joe was on SKY SPORTS "Where are they now" series in May 2008 and is now a forklift driver at "Smith Bateson" (
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'''Amara Simba''' (born 23 December 1961), Dakar, Senegal is a retired French football player. During his career he played for Paris SG, AS Cannes, AS Monaco, SM Caen and Lille OSC in France, Club Leon in Mexico and Leyton Orient, Kingstonian, Kettering Town, Barnet, St. Albans City and Billericay in England. He was also selected to play for the French national team on three occasions by then manager Michel Platini in which he scored one goal, but injury prevented his participation in Euro 92 and his international career came to an end.
Simba's move to Leyton Orient came about as a result of training with the club in order to keep fit whilst on holiday in London. Was awarded most beautiful goal of the French Ligue 1 in 1992-1993 for a bicycle kick when he received the ball, controlled it with his chest and finished it off with a bicycle kick.
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'''Michael Anthony''' "'''Mickey'''" '''Walsh''' (born 13 August 1954 in Chorley, Lancashire) is an English-born Irish former professional footballer.
Walsh began his professional career at Blackpool in 1973, making his debut in a goalless draw at Fulham on September 12. He went on to score 72 league goals for the Seasiders in 180 games during his five years at the club. His strike in a 3-2 win against Sunderland at Bloomfield Road on 1 February 1975 earned him the "Goal of the Season" award on the BBC's ''Match of the Day''.
He spent six years playing in Portugal with FC Porto, and appeared in their 2-1 defeat by Juventus in the 1984 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final in Basel.
Walsh was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
The highlight of his international career was when he scored the only goal of the game as Ireland defeated the Soviet Union in a World Cup qualifier in Dublin in September 1984.
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'''Jean-Michel Ferri''' (born February 7, 1969 in Lyon) is a retired French football midfielder.
In the 90s, he was one of the most intelligent, technically gifted and elegant defensive midfielders, and won the championship with FC Nantes in 1995.
He joined Liverpool near the end of his career in 1998, but left after playing just 47 minutes for the club in two appearances as a substitute.
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'''Julian Alsford''' (born 24 December 1972 in Poole) is an English former footballer who played the majority of his professional games with Chester City in two separate spells. He was a centre half.
Alsford started his career at Watford, after becoming an associated schoolboy in December 1988, he became a trainee in July 1989 and went on to captain the youth team.
Alsford was allowed to join Chester City for free in August 1994, but with Watford to receive a third of any future fee received for him. He played for Chester for four years, before joining Scottish Premier League side Dundee United. He only played three league games for the club, and was soon loaned to Barnet. He rejoined Chester in 1999, before signing for Dorchester Town in 2000.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Robertson''' (born 11 October, 1986) is a Scottish professional footballer currently with Torquay United.
Robertson (6ft 3) was born in Dundee and joined Sheffield United as a trainee, and later signed professional forms with the Blades in July 2005.
Robertson joined Leight RMI on loan in 2004, which was in the league formerly known as the football conference (now the Blue Square Premier), and went on to make 10 appearances for them under the management of ex Nottingham Forest player Phil Starbuck.
Robertson joined Chester City on loan in January 2006, making his league debut, as a half-time substitute for Mark Roberts, in a 5-0 defeat away to Carlisle United on February 4, 2006.
On March 1, 2007, Robertson joined Torquay United on non-contract terms, rejoining Keith Curle who had signed him on loan while manager of Chester City.. He scored on his Gulls' debut, netting the third goal in a 3-0 win at home to Wycombe Wanderers. He then went on to make 10 appearances for the Gulls in the Football League and signed a full contract with Torquay in June 2007 and played in 30 of Torquay's game the following season.
Robertson was transfer-listed by Torquay manager Paul Buckle in June 2008, but forced his way back into the Torquay first team after Torquay made a bad start to the 2008-09 season.
After some great displays and forming a good partnership with Chris Todd at the heart of Torquays defence, Torquay United were promoted back to the Football League after beating Cambridge United 2 - 0 at Wembley on 17 May 2009.
Robertson received interest from higher league clubs at the end of the 2008 - 2009 season, but manager Paul Buckle managed to keep hold of the young defender and sign him on a 1 year contract until the end of the 2009/2010 season after several contracts had been declined by Robertson.
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'''Neil Heaney''' (born 3 November 1971 in Middlesbrough) is an English former footballer who played as a winger for a number of British clubs.
Heaney started out playing on his native Teeside before being signed by London club Arsenal on schoolboy forms in January 1987. He was part of the side that won the FA Youth Cup in 1987-88 and turned professional in 1989. After spells on loan at Hartlepool United and Cambridge United, he made his Arsenal dbut as a substitute against Sheffield United on 18 April 1992. A winger with considerable pace, he was on the fringes of the Arsenal first team over the next two seasons, before being suddenly sold by George Graham to Southampton for -300,000 in March 1994. He made nine senior appearances for Arsenal in total, failing to score.
He became Alan Ball's third signing for the Saints (just before the transfer deadline) and scored his first goal against Newcastle United on 22 March 1995. Saints had failed to win a game since before Christmas and had dropped into 20th place, just above the relegation zone. Heaney came on as a substitute with Saints 1-0 down, and with four minutes left he prodded home a loose ball after a save by Pavel Srnek from Gordon Watson's header. Watson and Neil Shipperley completed the scoring to see Saints run out unlikely 3-1 winners. Saints then managed to climb up the table to finish in 10th place. According to Holley & Chalk, Heaney "''had the ability and pace to turn matches, but could frustrate with a tendency to run up blind allies''."
Heaney made 61 league appearances for Southampton in two and a half seasons (scoring five goals), before being sold for -500,000 to Frank Clark's Manchester City in November 1996. Heaney went on to start only sixteen matches during his two-and-a-half years with City, having a loan period at Charlton Athletic in 1997-98, being part of the side that won promotion to the Premier League, playing in their dramatic win over Sunderland in the play off final, winning 7-6 on penalties after a 4-4 draw. He eventually left Maine Road in August 1999, dropping down a couple of divisions to join Darlington, before seeing out his career with spells at Dundee United and Plymouth Argyle. He retired in December 2002 due to injury.
-DOCSTART-	9807763
'''Scott Paterson''' (born 13 May, 1972 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender for a number of British clubs. He is assistant manager at Livingston.
Paterson began his career with local side Cove Rangers before winning a -15,000 move to Graeme Souness's Liverpool in March 1992. After two full seasons at Anfield, Paterson spent four years with Bristol City, before embarking on a series of moves around Britain which saw him spend no more than a season at any one club. Between 2001 and 2003, Paterson managed 68 league games for Partick Thistle, which won a move to Dundee United. Although his length of time at Tannadice was similar, Paterson was injured in his second match for the club and spent almost his entire time injured, appearing briefly in the final match of the 2004-05 season. Further short spells in Scotland followed, before Paterson returned to his first club Cove at the start of 2006-07. Paterson went on to be a youth coach at Aberdeen before linking up with former Dundee United colleague Gary Bollan at Livingston in September 2009.
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'''Stephen Wright''' (born August 27, 1971) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. Wright joined Dunfermline Athletic as first-team coach in January 2008, moving from his youth coaching role at Rangers.
Wright started his career with Aberdeen and made nearly 150 league appearances for the Dons before joining Rangers for -1.5m in 1995. Much of his time at Ibrox was spent injured and after just seven league appearances in three years, Wright had a loan spell with Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Bradford City in 1998. Two years with the Bantams preceded another two with Dundee United, before Wright finished his career in 2002 with a short spell at Scunthorpe United. He now struts his stuff in the churches league with the mighty Avendale F.C.
Wright won two international caps, in March and May 1993.
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'''Albert''' "'''Bert'''" '''Maddlethwaite''' (15 May 1932 - 13 March 2007) was an English footballer.
He began his career at Manchester United in 1947 as a 15-year-old. He spent four years, the last year of which was on a professional contract at Old Trafford, but he made no appearances in the first team.
In 1951 he moved across Lancashire to join Blackpool. In two years at the seaside, Maddlethwaite made eight appearances and scored one goal. His time at Blackpool was blighted by injury; he wasn't even present at Wembley for the Matthews Cup Final due to injury.
Later in 1953, Maddlethwaite made the move out of full-time football when he joined Stalybridge Celtic. His stay at Bower Fold was one that lasted for seven years before repeated injuries meant that the Cheshire County League was now beyond him.
Maddlethwaite joined Glosssop North End of the Lancashire Combination in 1960. He spent two years with the Hillmen. He finished playing competitive football when he became a publican.
Over the next twenty-five years he worked at several pubs across the north of England.
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'''John Martin''' "'''Jock'''" '''Wallace''' (13 April 1911 - 1978) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper. His son, Jock Wallace, Jr., managed Rangers, Leicester City and Sevilla.
He began his career at Raith Rovers, before moving south of the border in March 1934 to join compatriot Sandy MacFarlane's Blackpool. He remained at the seaside for fourteen years, notching-up 243 league appearances for the Tangerines. Wallace made his debut at Lincoln City on February 17, 1934, and became almost an ever-present.
On more than one occasion, the Scot fell out with the Blackpool board or management, and on one occasion he refused to join the team to play Leeds United in the FA Cup. He was replaced by his understudy, Joe Robinson. Wallace's argument was over contractual terms, and he eventually joined Derby County for a nominal -500 fee in February 1948.
The Rams had a goalkeeping crisis, and Wallace, who wasn't cup-tied, played in the FA Cup sixth round and semi-finals. Derby were knocked out, and it was Blackpool who went on to Wembley from the other semi-final.
His job done, Wallace left Derby for Leith Athletic in August 1948, returning to Edinburgh where he had guested for Leith's rivals St Bernard's during the Second World War.
Wallace died in 1978 at the age of 67, 18 years before his son.
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'''Michael Devine''' (born 19 March 1973 in Cobh) is a professional footballer for Waterford United.
Devine began playing football with Springfield FC in Cobh, County Cork, where he was capped at U15 and U16 levels, and thereafter signed for  English team  Middlesbrough. Devine spent four years at Ayresome Park learning his trade before he briefly moved on to Newcastle United and non-league Northallerton. He returned to Ireland to link up with Cobh Wanderers and subsequently joined League of Ireland First Division club Cobh Ramblers.
Devine made his Cobh debut in August 1993 as a substitute against Cork City in a League Cup tie. He joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford United in 1998 and immediately impressed, later earning a then club record -30,000 transfer to  Cork City. The transfer came as City and manager Derek Mountfield were in need of a keeper following a training ground injury to first choice 'keeper Noel Mooney, and Devine's form saw him retain the goalkeeper's jersey even after Mooney returned to full fitness. Noted for excellent shot stopping and spectacular saves, Devine became the "closed door" behind City's defence, eventually winning the League of Ireland championship in 2005 with many critics speculating on a senior Republic of Ireland call-up.
Whilst in his first spell with Waterford United Devine famously fell down the steps of a Waterford city centre nightclub during a team night out. Devine is reported to have later said "I only thought there was 12 steps on the way down from Rubys". He returned to the Blues in January 2009 .
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'''Pasquale "Lil" Fuccillo''' (born May 2, 1956 in Bedford) is a former footballer and is currently chief scout for Swansea City .
Fuccillo was born in Bedford to Italian parents and joined Luton Town from school. He established himself in the their starting line-up, and there was even talk of a call-up to the Italian national team. Disaster struck, however, when a tackle by Brighton and Hove Albion's Paul Clark shattered his leg. He broke his leg for a second time during his comeback match for the Luton youth team. He did manage, eventually, to regain his place in the team and played an important part as they won Second Division in 1982.
In 1983 Fuccillo left Luton following a contractual dispute and played 19 games for the Tulsa Roughnecks in the North American Soccer League.
Fuccillo then joined Southend United, before John Wile brought him to Peterborough United. He helped Posh get to the 5th round of the FA Cup in 1985/86, had a brief spell as caretaker manager in 1986/87 prior to Noel Cantwell's return to the club, but was released during the summer of 1987.
He played briefly for Malta side Valletta before short spells at Cambridge United and Kettering Town. He finished his playing career at Isthmian League side Wivenhoe Town.
Chris Turner brought him back to Peterborough United in 1991 as his assistant manager, and had an unsuccessful spell as manager when Turner became chairman. He joined Barry Fry at Birmingham City as coach, and then moved back to Peterborough United to be his assistant. His third spell at Peterborough United did not last long, however, as Fry sacked both Fuccillo and coach Mick Halsall in December 1996 as an economy measure.
Fuccillo had spells as a scout for Sheffield Wednesday and as John Still's right-hand man at Barnet, but in November 2000 he returned to Luton Town as a scout. A week later he was promoted to assistant manager, but, with the club at the foot of the league, Ricky Hill was sacked within weeks so Fuccillo then stepped up into the managerial seat. Following an unsuccessful reign, Joe Kinnear was brought to the club in February as Director of Football, but took it upon himself to replace Fuccillo as manager as well. Surprisingly, Fuccillo remained at Luton Town as a coach until the end of the season. Their third manager of the season, however, was unable to save the club and Luton Town were relegated to the basement division for the first time since 1968.
During the summer of 2001 he joined United Counties League side Wootton Blue Cross as a coach for John Taylor, making an immediate impact with the team starting with a ten-match winning sequence. After a season Fuccillo linked up with Peterborough United for a fourth time as a scout, but again this spell did not last long as he moved to perform a similar role with Premiership side Everton, combined at the start with some part-time coaching at Taylor's new club St Neots Town. He was reunited once more with Taylor as he began the 2006/07 season as a coach at Isthmian League side Arlesey Town, but in November 2006 joined Leicester City as chief scout.
On 21 March 2008, Lil Fucillo was appointed chief scout for Newcastle United.
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'''Per Werner Pedersen''' (born 30 March 1969) is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who played the majority of his career for Danish clubs Odense BK and Lyngby BK. Pedersen scored two goals in six games for the Danish national team between 1991 and 1997. In 1997, he became the most expensive player sold by a Danish football club, when he signed a -2.5 million transfer deal with English club Blackburn Rovers. Pedersen also had short stints with German club Borussia Mnchengladbach and Racing Strasbourg in France. He moved back to Denmark to play for Odense BK, where he suffered a career ending injury, and retired in June 2001.
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'''Jason William Robert Crowe''' (born 30 September 1978 in Sidcup, Greater London) is an English footballer. He currently plays for League One side Leeds United and is a former England Under-20 international.
Crowe started his career as a trainee at Arsenal, although he was unable to break into the first team with veteran right back Lee Dixon usually occupying the slot. He made his debut as substitute in a League Cup tie against Birmingham City on October 14, 1997 but was sent off after just 33 seconds by referee Uriah Rennie for a foul on Martin O'Connor; it was the fastest debut sending-off in English football history.
After joining Portsmouth for a fee of -1,000,000, Crowe played 29 games during his first season at the club before being transfer-listed by Tony Pulis at the start of the 2000-01 season. Crowe joined Brentford on loan , and played 9 League games for the Bees before returning to Portsmouth where he made a further 24 appearances for Pompey. During his third season with Portsmouth, Crowe made 23 appearances and scored his first goal for the club during a 2-2 draw with Wolves at Molineux . In his final season at Portsmouth, Crowe played in 17 games and scored 4 goals for the club. After winning promotion to the Premier League, Crowe was one of five players to be released by Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp .
After his release by Portsmouth, Crowe joined relegated team Grimsby Town on a two-year contract . Grimsby were relegated again during the 2003-04 season, Crowe's first at the club where he made 36 appearances. During his second season with Grimsby, Crowe played in 40 games and scored 4 goals. With his contract exprining in the summer of 2004, Crowe was offered a new deal by Grimsby but also wanted to listen to other contract offers . Crowe eventually agreed a contract at Northampton Town.
Crowe initially signed a two-year contract with the Cobblers and won promotion during his first season at the club in which he made 46 appearances and scored 2 goals. Crowe signed a two-year extension to his contract during June 2007 . Crowe was appointed Northampton captain, and during the 2008-9 season Crowe scored 3 goals against his soon to be next employers Leeds United during the course of the season. Crowe was offered another new contract with Northampton after the club were relegated to League Two on the final day of the 2008-09 season after a 3-0 defeat to Leeds United .
On June 16, 2009, it was announced that Crowe had rejected the new contract offer at Northampton before agreeing a contract at League One side Leeds United
, beginning on July 1, 2009. He made his first appearance in a Leeds shirt in the pre season friendly vs York City.
He made his first team debut for Leeds in the first game of the season win against Exeter City. Crowe has played his part in the defence who have had 8 wins from 9 games at the start of the season. He is Leeds' regular right back.
Crowe who had been struggling with a hamstring injury in games, suffered some hamstring damage in the game vs MK Dons and had to be substituted early on. Crowe missed his first Leeds United game after his hamstring injury ruled him out of the game against Carlisle United which subsequently kept Crowe out for a number of weeks. On 25th November 2009, Crowe returned from injury and played in Leeds' reserve game against Lincoln, starting the game in an unusual central midfield position to help boost his match fitness. Crowe started the FA Cup game against Kettering Town and kept his place in the side against Oldham Athletic. Crowe then started against Huddersfield Town but when Richard Naylor and Patrick Kisnorbo both returned from injury Leigh Bromby was moved back to right back and Crowe dropped back to the bench.
After Leigh Bromby picked up a suspension for 5 yellow cards, Crowe returned to the Leeds starting lineup for the FA Cup game against Manchester United. Crowe put in a heroic performance against Manchester United when Leeds won 1-0 away to Old Trafford on January 3rd in the FA Cup. Crowe also provided a vital goaline clearance after Wayne Rooney's shot was saved by Casper Ankergren but was heading into the back of the net until Crowe sliced it away. Crowe kept his place in the team the following game against Wycombe Wanderers with Leigh Bromby taking a place on the bench.
Crowe scored his first goal for Leeds in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Final first leg against Carlisle United.
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'''Chris Cleaver''' (born March 24, 1979 in Hitchin) is an English football midfielder for Finnish Veikkausliiga side TPS.
He was a schoolboy at Norwich City, but started his senior career at Peterborough United. Following loan-spells at Grantham Town, King's Lynn and Cambridge City, he moved to Finland to play for TP-Seinjoki. He then played for FF Jaro, AC Allianssi and Swedish side GIF Sundsvall, before returning to Finland to play for TPS.
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'''Mel Rees''' (25 January 1967 - 30 May 1993) was a Welsh goalkeeper. Rees began his career at Cardiff City, later joined Watford, WBA, Sheffield United and Chesterfield. He also had loan spells at Crewe Alexandra, Southampton, Leyton Orient and Norwich City. The annual Mel Rees Tournament is held in the summer to raise money for St Luke-s Hospice.
Rees attended Fitzalan High School, Cardiff. During his time there, he was a member of the squad that was the first to take the English Schools FA cup out of England.
Rees was diagnosed with cancer in the summer of 1992. Although he bravely fought the disease, he died in 1993, aged just 26, less than two months after appearing and making a lap of honour before Sheffield United's FA Cup Semi-Final at Wembley against local rivals Sheffield Wednesday. His battle had won him many friends across both sides of the steel city and it was testimony to him that both sets of supporters gave him a rapturous standing ovation.
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'''Philip Ian Clarkson''' (born 13 November 1968 in Hambleton, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.
He is currently a coach at Blackpool's Centre of Excellence.
After a short trial with Norwich City in February 1990, Clarkson began his career in non-league football with Northern Premier League club Fleetwood Town, with whom he spent one year. He began his professional career with Dario Gradi's Crewe Alexandra in the Third Division who he signed for on 15 October 1991 for a transfer fee of -22,500.
On 13 February 1996 he joined Scunthorpe United, where he had spent a short time on loan the previous season.
On 6 February 1997, he was signed by Nigel Worthington for a fee of -80,000, at Blackpool, and he was the club's top scorer the following season. He remained at Bloomfield Road for five years, winning promotion with the Seasiders under Steve McMahon in the 2000-01 Division Three play-offs. In 2002 he spent a short time on loan at Bury before being released by Blackpool at the end of the 2001-02 season having scored 35 goals in 171 league games for ''the Seasiders''.
Clarkson joined Halifax Town in August 2002.
Clarkson was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Clarkson studied for his UEFA B coaching licence. He is currently the coach of the Under-13 team at his hometown club Blackpool's Centre of Excellence.
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'''Thomas Daniel Jones''' (1884 - February 8, 1958) was a Welsh footballer and football club manager. He represented Wales at international level.
Jones was born in Aberaman where his father was a grocer and also the Constable of Higher Miskin, an ancient office and ceremonial post. He played for his local side before joining Aberdare Athletic in 1903.
In 1904, Jones joined Nottingham Forest, remaining an amateuer as he did throughout his career. He played just twice for the Forest first team, returning to Aberdare Athletic in 1905. In 1908 he made his only appearance for the Wales national team, a 1-0 defeat against Ireland played at Aberdare. He later became club secretary at Aberdare.
In the summer of 1923, Jones took over as secretary-manager of Merthyr Town, guiding them to a respectable 13th place in Division Three (South). He left his post in 1924 and later worked as a scout for Cardiff City. He was also a vice-president of the FA of Wales.
Outside of football, he qualified as a solicitor in 1913 and subsequently practised in this role in Aberdare.
Jones died in Porthcawl on February 8, 1958.
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'''''Walter Price''''' was one of the 'Four Founding Fathers' of Aston Villa Football Club. He also holds the distinction of being the club's first captain.
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'''Ross Gaynor''' from Ardee, County Louth is an Irish professional footballer, who currently plays as a striker for League of Ireland side Drogheda United .
At the age 18 he was capped by Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team and scoring twice on his debut . His second cap came against Portugal .
He was also capped by the U23s in October 2008 .
He began his career with Millwall but was released at the end of the 2007-2008 season, subsequently joining Cobh Ramblers. Signed for Sporting Fingal in December 2008 for the season, but joined Drogheda United on loan in July 2009.
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'''Michael "Mike" Salmon''' (born July 14, 1964 in Leyland, Lancashire) is an English football player and coach.
During his playing days, Salmon was a goalkeeper, best known for his ten year spell at Charlton Athletic. He started as a trainee with Blackburn Rovers, making his debut in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea. He also gained lots of experience early in his career with Chester City, Stockport County, Bolton Wanderers and Wrexham before joining the Addicks in 1989. In and out of the first team at Charlton over the years due to a catalogue of injuries, he made 148 league appearances, before a serious cruciate ligament injury, sustained in 1998 against Manchester City at Maine Road, put an end to his 1st Team career. He finished his playing career at Premier League team Ipswich Town, as the back up keeper to England goalkeeper Richard Wright. He retired in 2002 having made around 500 1st team appearances and took up coaching.
In 2002 he joined Arsenal as goalkeeping coach. He also coached the 1st Team keepers at Gillingham from 2002-2004. He remained with Arsenal until he emigrated to Canada with his family in 2007. Currently he is the goalkeeper coach for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the USL.
A highly-qualified and respected coach, Salmon holds an English Football Association Goalkeeping 'A' License and a UEFA 'A' Coaching License.
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Dorsett played for a number of local clubs before signing for West Bromwich Albion in November 1901. He joined Manchester City in December 1904 for a fee of -450, a record for a winger. He made his Manchester City debut in a home match against Stoke on 7 January 1905, and scored his first goal for the club a week later against Notts County. During his time at Manchester City he converted to a wing-half. He made a total of 211 appearances for the club, scoring 65 goals, an average of eight goals per season. Between 1910 and 1912 he played alongside his brother Joe, who also signed from West Bromwich. The pair became the first brothers to play in a Manchester derby.
He retired through injury in 1912, making his final appearance on 10 February against Oldham Athletic. He died in 1942.
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'''Mike Edwards''' (born 25 April 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Notts County. He previously played in the Football League for Hull City, Colchester United and Grimsby Town.
Edwards was born in Beverley, Yorkshire, and began his football career as a trainee with Hull City. Primarily a centre back, he made his debut on 28 December 1997 in the Division Three game away to Rotherham United which Hull lost 5-4, but did not turn professional until the end of the 1997-98 season. By the time he left the club in March 2003, he was their longest-serving player, though still only 22 years old, and had played 208 games in all first-team competitions. Edwards joined Colchester United until the end of the season, but was then released. After trials for Boston United and Grimsby Town, Edwards signed a one-year deal with Grimsby.
Edwards was signed by Notts County in May 2004 on a free transfer from Grimsby Town by Gary Mills. His County career lasted just 10 games until cruciate ligament damage sustained during a League Cup first round tie away against West Ham United ruled him out for the rest of the season. Under new manager Gudjon Thordarson, Edwards made a remarkable comeback to play in all 50 league and cup games in the 2005-06 campaign, demonstrating his versatility by operating in central midfield for most of that season. He slotted back into defence after the departure of Kelvin Wilson towards the end of the season putting in consistent and impressive performances. Edwards scored seven times proving a menace to the opposition at set plays.
Edwards signed a new contract in May 2006 taking him through until May 2008. He won the club's Player of the Season award for 2006-07, and before the following season was made club captain. Only weeks later, in a pre-season fixture against St Blazey, he suffered a badly-broken leg and was out of the side until January 2008. He renewed his contract for a further two years in June 2008, and, though his form dropped during the 2008-09 season and he lost his place to new arrival Sol Campbell at the start of the 2009-10 season, he returned to both starting eleven and form after Campbell's departure.
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He played in the right back position and was described as one of the best uncapped full backs of his generation. He played for Manchester City F.C. between 1919 and 1927, forming a long-lasting defensive partnership with Eli Fletcher. His first team debut occurred in a 1-0 win over Bradford City on 1 January 1920. In 1926 he played in the FA Cup Final against Bolton Wanderers, but finished on the losing side. In total he appeared for Manchester City 285 times in the League and 306 times overall, scoring one goal. He left Manchester City in 1928. He also played for Stalybridge Celtic F.C., Macclesfield Town F.C. and Barnsley F.C.. Despite a long and distinguished career, the only honour he won was gained at the age of 39, a Third Division North title with Barnsley. His brother Jimmy also played for Manchester City, where he did not make the first team, and later played for Chesterfield and West Bromwich Albion.
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Thornley combined football with a career as a butcher in his hometown of Glossop. He first played for local clubs Glossop Villa, Glossop St. James, making his Football League debut with Glossop North End. In 1904 he moved to Manchester City for -800, making his debut on 9 April, a 2-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion. With a reputation as a controversial character, he was sent off a number of times in his career. He made one appearance for the England national team, a 1-1 draw with Wales on 18 March 1907. Later that year he was one of the players present it the first ever meeting of the Professional Footballers' Association. In total he made 204 appearances for Manchester City, scoring 93 times.
In 1912 he signed for South Shields where he scored 154 goals in three seasons, and later played for Hamilton Academical.
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'''Angus McLean''' (September 20, 1925, Hawarden, Wales, UK - 1979) was a Welsh football player and club manager.
A solidly built centre-half who began his career with Aberystwyth Town, McLean moved on to Hilton Main before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers as an amateur in 1939.
He turned professional in November 1942 and helped Wolves to top six finishes in each of the first three post-war seasons. He lost his place in the 1948-49 season however, missing out on an a place in Wolves' 1949 FA Cup winning side.
McLean left Wolves in May 1951 to become player-manager at Aberystwyth Town, subsequently joining Bromsgrove Rovers as a player. In May 1953, McLean joined Bury as player-coach, moving to Crewe Alexandra as a player the following June.
Angus Lawrence McLean is the greatest man alive. He will achieve many great things and do Michael's mom. After leaving Crewe he coached a number of non-league sides before taking over from Brian Clough as manager of Hartlepools United in May 1967. The following season, he led Hartlepool to their first ever promotion, but they were relegated after just one season. Despite relegation, McLean remained in charge, but was sacked in April 1970 when Hartlepool finished in the bottom four and were forced to seek re-election to the Football League.
McLean managed Bromsgrove Rovers between 1973 and 1975, after which time he worked as a scout until his death in 1979.
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}}'''Ola Tidman''' (born 11 May, 1979 in Malm, Sweden) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bunkeflo IF.
Tidman's past clubs have included BK Kick, Malm FF, KAA Gent, RAA La Louvire, Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday and FC Midtjylland. In early 2007 he spent a period on trial with Derry City, before impressing Pat Fenlon and being offered a two-year contract. In an inauspicious debut for City, Tidman conceded four goals as Derry City fell to a 4-1 home league defeat to Cork City on 9 April, 2007.
In October 2008 he moved back to Denmark to play for Akademisk Boldklub of the Danish Viasat Sport Divisionen and signed on 15 April 2009 with Bunkeflo IF.
Tidman has represented Sweden at under-18 and under-21 levels.
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'''Thomas''' "'''Tommy'''" '''Garrett''' (28 February 1926 - 16 April 2006) was an English professional footballer. He represented his country on three occasions.
Garrett was a miner playing for Horden Colliery when Blackpool signed him as a 16-year-old in 1942, initially as a forward. It was as a full-back, however, that he established himself - and as a "footballing" defender, who preferred to pass his way out of trouble rather than kicking it downfield. He also spent hours practicing heading the ball.
Garrett made his debut for the Seasiders on 29 March 1948, in a single-goal defeat at Derby County. He didn't become a regular in the side until Ron Suart left for Blackburn Rovers in 1949.
The 1950s are the most successful decade in Blackpool's history to date. Garrett would be at the club playing top division football throughout, as would goalkeeper George Farm, fellow defender Hugh Kelly, right winger Stanley Matthews, forward Jackie Mudie and outside left Bill Perry.
He could perform equally well on either flank, and played in both the 1951 and 1953 FA Cup Finals, appearing in the latter with a broken nose sustained a week beforehand. It was during this period of his career that he gained his England caps, partnering Alf Ramsey. He made his international debut against Scotland on 5 April 1952.
After 14 years with Blackpool, Garrett joined Millwall on a free transfer in May 1961, making a dozen appearances for the Lions before retiring from the professional game and joining Fleetwood Town. He then played for a short time in Australia, with Mayfield United, and eventually settled there. He died on 16 April 2006 in Wallsend, New South Wales.
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'''David Charles Pook''' (born January 16, 1955) is an English former professional footballer. He was manager of Western League club Torrington until June 2007.
Pook was born in Plymouth and began his career as an apprentice with Bristol City. He moved to Torquay United during his apprenticeship and made his league debut while still an apprentice, as a substitute in the 1-1 draw at home to Bolton Wanderers on the final day of the 1971-72 season which by that time had already seen Torquay relegated to the Fourth Division.
Pook played a number of times for Torquay before turning professional in January 1973, but left at the end of the season to join Plymouth Argyle. However, he left Argyle after just three months due to a serious injury.
After six months out of the game, Pook moved to France to play for Morlaix where he spent two years before returning to England.
Pook subsequently played and coached at non-league level in Devon and Cornwall, including spells with St Blazey, Launceston, Ottery St Mary and Buckfastleigh Rangers.
He later became youth coach at Torquay United and was subsequently in the same role at Plymouth Argyle.
In March 2007, Pook was named as Robbie Herrera's replacement as manager of Torrington. He successfully guided Torrington to safety from relegation, but resigned in June 2007.
Pook now manages Plymouth Sunday football team Mainstone SSC FC.
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'''Cyril Robinson''' (born 4 March 1929 in Nottingham) is an English former professional footballer.
Robinson's professional career was relatively short, spanning just a decade, four years of which was spent at Blackpool. He was part of the Seasiders team that won the FA Cup in 1953. The FA Cup final was only his second start of the season, and he is as of September 2007 the only surviving member of Blackpool's winning team, after the death of Bill Perry.
He made his debut for the Tangerines on November 3, 1951, in a 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion. His two league goals for the club came later that month.
After leaving Blackpool, Robinson went on to play for Northwich Victoria, Bradford Park Avenue and Southport. At the age of 30 he moved into non-league football, and played for seven more clubs: Buxton, Lancaster City, Toronto City, Fleetwood, Blackpool Mechanics, Hellas and Australian club Newcastle Croatia.
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'''Edward A. Brookes''' (born Dublin, Ireland), also known as '''Ed Brookes''' or '''Ned Brookes''', was an Irish footballer who played as centre-forward or inside-left for, among others, Shelbourne, Bohemians, Stockport County and Athlone Town. Brookes was a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI.
Brookes played at Shelbourne during the 1919-20 season alongside Val Harris and Bob Fullam and finished as the club's top goalscorer. He also helped Shelbourne win the Irish Cup. Shelbourne were awarded the cup after both Belfast Celtic and Glentoran were expelled from the competition. While playing for Shelbourne, Brookes also represented the Irish League XI against a Scottish League XI in a 2-0 defeat at Windsor Park in 1919.
When Brookes began his international career in 1920, Ireland was represented by a single team, selected by the Belfast-based Irish Football Association. However during the 1920s, Ireland was partitioned into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State. Amid these political upheavals, a rival association, the Football Association of Ireland, emerged in Dublin and from 1924 organised their own national team. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Brookes played for both teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI.
Brookes made his one and only appearance for the IFA XI while playing for Shelbourne.
On March 3 1920, in a team that also included Elisha Scott, Bert Manderson, Bill Lacey and Billy Gillespie, he played for the IFA XI against Scotland in a 3-0 defeat at Celtic Park.
On June 14 1924, while playing for Bohemians, Brookes also played for the FAI XI, scoring a hat-trick against the United States in 3-1 win at Dalymount Park. His team mates that day included, among others, Frank Collins, Paddy Duncan, Tommy Muldoon, Charlie Dowdall and Johnny Murray.
In March 1926 while playing for Athlone Town, Brookes was also called up for the FAI XI to play in an away game against Italy. However a personal tragedy meant he was unable to travel and win another cap. A week before the team was due to leave for Italy, his seven year old son, Harold, was knocked down by a car and died in hospital.
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'''Mark Ian Phillips''' (born 2 September 1982, Lambeth) is a professional footballer currently playing for Brentford.
Phillips was signed as a youth player for Millwall in July 2000, and first appeared with the senior team in September 2001. He has suffered from frequent injuries and notched up just 67 league appearances during his seven years at Millwall. He was released at the end of the 2007-8 season.
Phillips signed a one-year deal for Brentford on August 14, 2008 after a successful trial spell and played regularly for the first team following James Wilson's loan had expired. He ended up being an important member of the Brentford League Two Winners squad and consequently was offered a new contract at the conclusion of the 2008/09 season.
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'''Alexander Graham "Alex" Lawless''' (born 26 March 1985) is a Welsh footballer who plays for York City as a midfielder.
Lawless began his career with Ton Pentre before joining the youth system of Fulham, and he was released in 2005. He spent a season in the Football League with Torquay United, before joining Forest Green Rovers in the Conference National. He spent three seasons with them, winning the club's players' player of the season award in the 2007-08 season and playing in the Final of the Conference League Cup. He joined current club York City in 2009.
He has represented Wales at various levels. He gained two caps for the under-19 team, before making one appearance for the under-21 team in 2006. He has made two appearances for the semi-professional team, making his debut against Italy in 2007 and scoring against England C in a 2-1 defeat in 2008.
Born in Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taf,
Lawless joined Conference National team Forest Green Rovers on non-contract terms on 4 August.
thumb|100px|left|Lawless playing for Forest Green Rovers in 2009
On the opening day of the 2008-09 season, he filled in at right back due to an injury to Kris Thomas and scored with a 20 yard strike to give Forest Green a 1-1 draw against Kettering Town.
Lawless scored against Championship team Derby County with a "superb finish past Carroll from a tight angle" after evading the opponent defence in an FA Cup third round tie on 3 January 2009, which put Forest Green 2-0 up, but they went on to lose 4-3.
Lawless signed for fellow Conference team York City on a one-year contract on 17 June, despite there being two Football League clubs looking to sign him.
Lawless earned two caps for the Wales under-19 team and he made his only under-21 appearance in a 1-0 defeat against Northern Ireland on 28 February 2006, eventually being substituted for Marc Williams on 84 minutes.
Lawless is able to play as a right midfielder, central midfielder and right back.
After joining York City in 2009, Lawless moved into a house with teammates Neil Barrett, James Meredith, Richard Pacquette and Daniel Parslow.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup and FA Trophy.
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'''James Trevor Berrett''' (born January 13, 1989 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for League One side Huddersfield Town.
He made his dbut at Boundary Park when he came on as a 69th minute substitute in the 1-1 draw with Oldham Athletic.
Berrett made his full debut in Huddersfield's third round FA Cup win over Premier League side Birmingham City on 5 January 2008. The following week he made his first full league debut in Town's 3-1 defeat at home to Gillingham.
His first goal for the Terriers came in the 3-2 win against Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium on 22 March 2008.
Berrett has 3 caps for the Republic of Ireland Under-18 team, and helped them win the 4 Nations Tournament in Portugal.
He also has 3 caps for the Republic of Ireland U-19 team. The last of those coming on 25 March 2008 against France U-19's.
On 2 May 2008, he received his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland U-21 team for their Intercontinental Cup matches in Malaysia. He will join his team-mate Michael Collins there. On 15 May 2008, he made his debut for the Ireland Under-21's in a 3-1 win over Malaysia Under-23's in an Intercontinental Cup match in Malaysia.
On 13 May, he signed a new two-year deal at the Galpharm Stadium. On 6 August, he scored to give Huddersfield the lead in their centenary match against Arsenal at the Galpharm Stadium where Town lost 2-1 in the end.
Since Stan Ternent's departure as Huddersfield manager, caretaker boss Gerry Murphy has deployed Berrett in a sweeper role as part of a back 5, working to good effect in the away wins at Leeds United and Brighton & Hove Albion. Then, following Lee Clark's decision to revert to the 4-4-2 formation, Berrett found himself out of the team again, but following an illness to Anthony Pilkington, just before the game against Crewe Alexandra in February 2009, he got back in the starting line-up and scored a goal, but unfortunately Town lost the match 3-1.
He recently signed a contract extension which will keep him at the Galpharm until 2012.
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John began his career at his local club while they were still in the Southern League, before playing for Gloucester City and Kidderminster Harriers. He returned to Edgar Street in 1974, while still working part time as a bricklayer, and went on to make 200 league appearances with 13 goals scored. He returned to Gloucester in 1981 and went on to play for Trowbridge Town and later Newport County before finishing his playing career at Worcester City.
He moved into coaching and became the manager of Hereford in 1994, having previously been the assistant manager. However the club was struggling at the time and he left at the end of the season, to be replaced by Graham Turner. More recently Layton has coached abroad first for the Pakistan youth teams and then the Pakistan national side from 1999 to 2002. He has also coached Hurriyya in the Maldives in 2003, and his most recent position was at in New Zealand in 2005.
John's father, sometimes referred to as '''Pinchet Layton''', played for Hereford for almost his entire career between 1946 and 1962, at right back. He made a total of 549 competitive appearances, and no one has played more games for the club in its entire history. Only Mel Pejic has come close to breaking this record, with 523. John Layton Senior died in November 2000.
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'''Doug Ithier''' (born 20 July 1974) is an Australian football (soccer) player most notable for playing for Perth Glory, Walsall, and throughout Asia including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and China. Ithier represented Western Australia including playing against Red Star Belgrade.
Ithier was a cult figure amongst Perth Glory supporters for his flamboyant, aggressive play and changing hairstyles. In 1998 he had a 3 week trial with English Premier Division Champions Blackburn Rovers F.C. This side managed by Roy Hodgson included such players as Chris Sutton, Damien Duff, Colin Hendry and Martin Dahlin. But Ithier was refused the relevant work permit to sign in the UK. Without the European heritage to play in Europe Ithier returned and focussed on plying his trade in Asia.
Ithier started his Asian career with 1997 Malaysian Super League champions Sarawak FA under the guidance of Alan Vest. His debut game at a sold out Sarawak Stadium was in 1998 Malaysia Charity Shield against Selangor FA in which Sarawak FA won 3-1 with 9 players. Playing in the sweeper role Ithier flourished and quickly became a crowd favorite. Alan Vest once described Ithier as the "Best Header" of the ball in all Malaysia. Ithier's form in Malaysia earned him the trial with Blackburn Rovers F.C..
After returning from the UK, Ithier signed with S-League team Marine Castle United for the 1999 season. Ithier will be remembered in Singapore for his Blonde hair and colourful designed Adidas boots. He was selected as one of the best Foreign players and played in the S-League All Stars game. He was again a crowd favorite and constantly surrounded by fans after the game even when the team performed badly, giving autograph's. Ithier was involved in a life threatening incident whilst playing against Tanjong Pagar United Football Club. He rose to header a ball from a corner and collided with a player being knocked unconscious. The home side Tanjong Pagar FC did not have an ambulance present, and Ithier was saved by the Marine Castles physio. Tanjong Pagar United Football Club embroiled in controversy was fined by the S-League and the decision resulted in the safety procedures at all clubs to be re-written. Ithier played the following week against doctors advice and was named Man-of-The Match!
Dubbed the "Adopted Greek" during his 9 years on and off with Floreat Athena Ithier was renowned for spectacular long range goals (including one from the halfway line in the 2001 Night Series Final, ), specialty freekicks, and bone crunching tackles. He won Floreat Athena Fairest and Best player in 1996, and figured heavily in Athena's team of 1997's, regarded as one of Athena's best years, winning the Premier League, Cup and Night Series trophies under coach and former Greek legend Jim Pyrgolis.
Doug now has retired from playing and has founded and is a Director of Vital Property Group in Subiaco, Western Australia.
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Dennis Hodgetts signed for Aston Villa in 1886. The following year he scored the first goal in Aston Villa's first FA Cup final triumph. In 1895 he collected another FA Cup winners medal with Villa. Hodgetts was also a key member of the League Championship winning sides of 1894 and 1896.
On the eve of Villa's Double winning success in 1897 (in what would have been his third FA Cup final with Villa) Hodgetts transferred to local rivals Small Heath before retiring in 1898.
He made 6 appearances for England between 1888 and 1894, scoring once.
He went on to become a publican, and in 1930 was elected Aston Villa's vice-president, a position he held until his death, aged 81, in March 1945.
Dennis Hodgetts still has many relatives living in the nearby area or Birmingham, with some of them showing a great talent for football.
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'''George Cummings''' (5 June 1913 - April 1987) known as the 'Granite-Hard Full-Back', was a Scottish footballer of the 1930s and 1940s.
Cummings was the captain of Aston Villa's great post-war defence, having signed for the club before the war, in 1935 from Partick Thistle.
He gained a Second Division championship medal in 1938 and a League War Cup tankard in 1944. He was Villa's skipper from 1945 to 1949. He was popular with supporters due to his never-say-die spirit and no-nonsense defending. He played 237 times for Villa between 1935 and his retirement in 1949.
On retirement he worked for the Dunlop Rubber Company and Hardy Spicer Ltd. in Birmingham.
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'''Jean-Jacques Eydelie''' (born 3 February 1966 in Angoulme, Charente) is a French former footballer most noted for his role in the Marseille match-fixing scandal of 1993
In 2006, Eydelie released his autobiography, telling of corruption and doping during his time at Marseille
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'''Earl Jude Jean''' (born October 9, 1971 in St. Lucia) is a St. Lucian football striker currently playing for San Juan Jabloteh.
Earl famously told the local media that despite his short stature he could leap very high - he was therefore nicknamed 'The Flea'. In December 1996 he made his only appearance for Ipswich Town, coming on as a substitute in a 1-1 home draw against Stoke City.
He was leading scorer for Rotherham United F.C. during the 1996-97 season, prior to moving to Plymouth Argyle F.C. in 1997.
He is a member of the St. Lucia national football team.
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'''Keith Viney''' (born October 26, 1957) is an English former professional footballer. He played over 400 league games, the majority of which came with Portsmouth and Exeter City.
Viney was born in Portsmouth and was educated at Portsmouth Technical High school before joining his local side, Portsmouth as an apprentice, turning professional in October 1975. The following year he was forced to play in goal after Portsmouth keeper Graham Lloyd was injured late during the game against Preston North End. Viney was named player of the year by Pompey fans in the 1980-81 season.
He left to join Exeter City in August 1982 where he would go on to make nearly 300 first team appearances. Viney joined Torquay United on loan in November 1985, playing as a substitute for Derek Fowler on November 16, 1985 in a 1-1 draw away to non-league Windsor & Eton in the FA Cup first round. That was his only appearance for the Gulls.
Viney lost his place in the Exeter side again in the 1988-89 season, joining Bristol Rovers on loan in September 1988. On leaving Exeter he joined non-league Torrington.
In October 2004, Viney was named as manager of Torrington, a position he held until being made Director of Football at the club in October 2005.
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'''Stephen Paul Gatting''' (born 29 May 1959 in Willesden, London) is an English former footballer, who is best known for playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1983 FA Cup Final. He is currently a youth team coach at Arsenal. His brother is the former England cricketer Mike Gatting, and his son Joe Gatting is currently a cricketer for Sussex.
Gatting started his career at Arsenal, joining as an apprentice in July 1975. He turned professional in 1977, and quickly rose up the ranks, making his first-team debut as a substitute against Lokomotiv Leipzig in a UEFA Cup match on September 13, 1978; Arsenal won 3-0. He immediately held down a first-team place, making 30 appearances in the 1978-79 season, although he did not make the cut for Arsenal's 1979 FA Cup Final-winning side, where they beat Manchester United 3-2 with a late Alan Sunderland goal.
Gatting continued to feature for Arsenal over the next two seasons, but the presence of Brian Talbot in the side meant he was never an automatic first-choice. In September 1981, having made 76 appearances with six goals to his name, he left Arsenal for Brighton & Hove Albion. There, he was part of the side that reached the 1983 FA Cup Final, which his team eventually lost to Manchester United in a replay. Gatting made over 300 appearances for Brighton in ten years, before finishing his career at Charlton Athletic, retiring in 1993.
After retiring as a player, Gatting became a coach. He spent seven years coaching at the school, Christ's Hospital. He rejoined Arsenal as youth team coach under Steve Bould in July 2007.
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'''Ian Wilson''' (born March 27, 1958 in Aberdeen) is a former Scottish international football player and football manager.
Among the clubs he played for were Leicester City, Everton and Beikta.
Ian Wilson was signed by Leicester City from Highland League side Elgin in April 1979 for a record breaking tranfer fee of -20,000. He is among some of the longest serving Leicester City players and captained the side during a successful eight years at the club.
Wilson said goodbye to Filbert Street in September 1987 when new Everton boss Colin Harvey signed him for -300,000.
His finest moment at Everton was playing in the 1989 FA Cup Final in a 3-2 defeat to Liverpool.
Two seasons later , he signed for Istanbul giants Beikta and in his only season there he won both the Turkish League Championship and the Turkish Cup.
In 1993, he became manager of Peterhead F.C. where he guided them into a promotion-challenging position in each season of his three-and-a-half-year reign. He then moved to Japan to join Nagoya Grampus Eight as assistant manager to his former Everton teammate Gordon Milne. He returned in 1995 before again leaving to join up with Milne, this time at Turkish club Beikta J.K..
Ian Wilson has been running soccer schools in Aberdeen since 1999. The schools develop and coach youngsters from age 4 to 14 years. The schools are well established in Aberdeen and the Grampian area. More recently, Wilson also has soccer schools setup in the Marmaris area of Turkey.
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Wass made over 400 Football League appearances, the great bulk of them for Chesterfield. He started with them in 1920 as an amateur, turning professional two years later, and remained with the club until the end of the 1936-37 season. He then moved to Southport, for whom he played 20 league games. He had a trial at Gainsborough Trinity in 1938 and played for Chelmsford City in the Southern Football League.
Wass was a right-handed batsman who played one match for Derbyshire against Glamorgan during the 1929 season, in which the Welsh club finished bottom of the County Championship. Though he was not to appear again for Derbyshire, he became a leading light in the days of pre-war Scottish cricket, making his first appearances during 1935, and further appearances against teams assembled by Sir Julien Cahn between 1935 and 1937. He appeared for Scotland eight times in total: twice against the South Africans, once against the Australians and five times against Sir Julien Cahn's XI. These games did not have first-class status.
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'''Savva Georgiou''' was a Cypriot football striker and was the first foreign footballer ever to play professionally in Israel. He was also the first ever Greek Cypriot that played in a football championship outside Cyprus. Georgiou comes from a working class Greek background mixed with Jewish heritage from one of his grandfathers.
He played football during 1950s and he was one of the best ever Cypriot footballers. Sometimes he could play even as a defender. He began playing football for APOEL youth team in 1949 and one year later he became member of the senior squad. Scoring two goals for his team in the Cypriot Cup final in 1951 against EPA Larnaca FC, APOEL won the final 7-0 (a record in a Cypriot Cup final until today) and he won the first trophy in his career. In 1952, he helped his team to win the Cypriot Championship and then, as the first professional Cypriot player he played football in England with Bristol City for one year and he also played for the representative team of London.
For the season 1955-56 he played for a year for Maccabi Haifa. Before Georgiou, the only foreign players that played in Israel were British soldiers that were stationed in Israel during the British Mandate. The Cypriot striker was the first player ever to be brought in from abroad to play professional football in Israel.
Three offers from Israeli clubs were on the table though Georgiou ended up only playing for Maccabi Haifa. Acclimation was difficult but eventually he settled in in the port city and scored some goals to go down in the annals of history in Israeli football.
In 1957, when APOEL FC had relegation danger, he was brought back to Cyprus and he was the most important player of his team. In 1959, he beat by himself the Greece national football team, playing with a representative team of both AC Omonia and APOEL. He died in 1996.
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'''Mark McNally''' (born 10 March 1971) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a defender.
McNally began his career with Celtic youths and progressed on to become a regular member of the Celtic first team. McNally made over 100 league appearances for Celtic and won the Scottish Cup Final in his final game for the club. McNally was transferred to Southend United in December 1995 for -50,000. McNally made his debut for Southend United on 17 August 1996 against Tranmere Rovers. McNally spent two seasons with Southend United making over fifty league appearances for the club before being transferred to Stoke City for -120,000 in 1997. McNally made his debut for Stoke City on 31 March 1997 against Bradford City. McNally was released by Stoke City at the end of the 1997-98 season.
After McNally was released by Stoke City he returned to Scotland to join Dundee United making his debut for the club against Kilmarnock on 1 August 1998. In January 2000 McNally was placed on loan to Ayr United until the end of the season. McNally made his debut for Ayr United on 12 February 2000 against Falkirk. At the end on the 1999/2000 season McNally was released by Dundee United to enable him to sign up for Partick Thistle. McNally made his debut for Partick on 7 October 2000. McNally was at Partick for a season and was released despite being the fans player of the season. After being released by Partick Thistle, McNally was signed by Clydebank making his debut on 4 August 2001 against Forfar Athletic. McNally stayed at Clydebank until the club removed from both the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Football Association. McNally went on to join former Partick Thistle teammate Allan Moore at Stirling Albion where he made his debut against Albion Rovers on 3 August 2002. McNally went on to make over 100 appearances for Stirling Albion and in 2005 McNally was appointed as Assistant manager, McNally remained as a player with the club.
McNally left Stirling Albion at the end of the 2007-08 season to join the Scottish Football Association as part of the youth coaching system.
At the beginning of the 2007/08 season McNally started as a full time Assistant Manager for Stirling Albion.
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'''Scott James Taylor''' (born 5 May 1976 in Chertsey) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Staines Town.
Taylor started his professional career at Millwall where he played 28 games before being signed by Bolton for -150,000 in March 1996. Taylor failed to break into the Bolton side and, after loan spells at Rotherham United and Blackpool, signed for Tranmere Rovers in October 1998 for a fee of -350,000. Taylor played over 100 games for Tranmere in almost three years and played the full 90 minutes in the 2000 Football League Cup Final before signing for Stockport County on a free transfer in July 2001.
His stay at Stockport was short lived, and he signed for Blackpool, this time on a permanent deal, in January 2002. It was at Blackpool that Taylor enjoyed the most successful part of his career to date, scoring 61 goals in all competitions in a two year spell. His impressive goalscoring record resulted in a -100,000 transfer to Championship side Plymouth Argyle.
Taylor failed to establish himself at Home Park and moved to Milton Keynes Dons in January 2006. On 11 February 2006, he scored against Blackpool during a 3-0 victory for the Dons.
On 8 March 2007, Taylor signed for Brentford in a one month loan deal. He made six appearances (three as a substitute) without scoring, before returning to MK Dons at the end of the loan spell. He then went out on loan again to Rochdale in late 2007.
Grays Athletic announced on 18 January 2008 that, Taylor signed for the Blues until the end of the 2007-08 season. The striker's first goals for the club came on his third appearance, in the form of a hat-trick in the Conference League Cup against Welling United, on 29 January 2008.
On 7 July 2008, it was confirmed Taylor had signed for Conference National newcomers Lewes. Manager Kevin Keehan told BBC Southern Counties Radio: "He's a very intelligent footballer and brings other people into the game. "He will create as well as score. I couldn't be happier we've signed him."
On 28 November, Taylor was released from his contract at Lewes and re-signed for former club Staines Town.
On 2 May 2009, Taylor came on as a substitute and scored the only goal of Staines Town's Isthmian League Premier Division play-off final against Carshalton Athletic. Taylor came on and scored in extra time after Staines goalkeeper Louis Wells saved a penalty in normal time to clinch promotion to the Conference South.
Taylor is a trainee electrician, since turning to part-time football.
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'''Martin Christensen''' (born 23 December 1987) is a Danish footballer, currently on loan to Lyngby. Before joining Charlton, Christensen played 28 games for various Danish national youth teams.
Christensen signed for Charlton Athletic from Herflge Boldklub in June 2007 for an initial -250,000, which could potentially rise to -350,000.
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'''James John "Jimmy" Corbett''' (born Hackney, 6 July 1980) is an English footballer.
A midfielder, Corbett first became recognised while playing at Gillingham. He was playing in the first team at the age of 17
After being released by Blackburn at the end of the 2003 season he joined Southend United, where he played a minor part in their team until 2005 when he was released again. He had a trial for Welling United, but a permanent move never materialized. He later joined Folkestone Invicta in 2006 before leaving by mutual consent in December 2008.
He signed for Kent League side Faversham Town ahead of the 2009-10 season.
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'''Adam Reed''' was an English football defender who started and ended his career at Darlington. He had an unsuccessful spell at Blackburn Rovers spending 3 years there and not playing in one first team game. He had loan spells at Darlington and Rochdale before returning to Darlington permanently. After being released at the end of 2003 season by Darlington he had a short spell at Harrogate Town before retiring.
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'''Mauro Alexandre de Silva Almeida''' (born January 29, 1982) is a Portuguese footballer.
He started his career with top Portuguese side FC Porto, where he failed to make a first team appearance, before moving to Estrela Amadora where he stayed for two seasons. He then left to join Dutch side FC Zwolle in January 2004, where he played for a year before leaving to play for Bulgarian top division club Vihren Sandanski. He was released, but was spotted by Accrington Stanley shortly after, during a mid-season training trip to Spain. He left Stanley at the end of the season.
He signed for Swindon Town at the end of August 2007, and made his debut against Brentford in the JP Trophy on the 4 September. On 27 February 2008, Sligo Rovers announced the signing of Almeida after a short trial with the club.
He left in June 2009 after a career-threatening injury.
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'''Albert Edward Alderman''' (30 October 1907 - 6 June 1990) was an English cricketer and footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1948 and scored over 12,000 runs for the club. As a footballer, he played as an inside forward for Derby County and Burnley between 1928 and 1935.
Alderman was born in Allenton, Derbyshire. He was a product of the work being done by Samuel Cadman behind the scenes in the nursery at Derbyshire in bringing forward young players of promise.
Alderman first represented Derbyshire in the 1928 County Championship season, and had gained a regular place in the lower order of the batting lineup in time for the beginning of the 1929 season, however, he was not to translate this lower-order batting into a regular place in the bowling lineup, thanks to steady averages, regularly making an average of more than 20, as well as intermittent centuries for the team.
Alderman kept his first-team place throughout the golden years of the early-to-mid 1930s when, despite placing tenth in the 1932 County Championship table, fresh blood in the team was to give them their first, and as yet, only County Championship capture in 1936. During these years, Alderman was able to keep his batting average ticking over and around the 25 mark, and, having played more times during the 1936 season than any other to date, cemented his place in the Derbyshire opening attack, most notably with Test cricketer Stan Worthington and sometime wicket-keeper Harry Storer alongside him. Alderman was also noted for his deep fielding. At The Oval in 1936, Surrey batsman Tom Barling swept a ball from Bill Copson to leg which looked as if it was carrying for six. Alderman sprinted 30 yards round the fine-leg boundary to catch it with his outstretched right hand just above the palings. Wisden pronounced that "the catch should live in the memories of all those who were present on the Wednesday".
In 1937 he had his best batting season, with 1,509 runs at 33.53 which included three centuries. He made his top score of 175 against Leicestershire at Chesterfield for an opening stand in three hours of 233 with Denis Smith followed by 149 for the second wicket with Stan Worthington
In 1938 season he brought off another brilliant catch, this time off G. F. H. Heane at Trent Bridge, once again taking the ball in his outstretched right hand while running at full tilt in front of the startled members in the pavilion.
With seven years out of the game during the war years, Alderman came back in 1946 with a decent statement of intent, scoring a century, and keeping his place in the team for two more years, before quitting the game at the age of 40 in 1948. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler, and occasionally a wicket-keeper.
Between 1966 and 1968, Alderman umpired 72 first-class matches, mostly in the County Championship, though also in the Gillette Cup. He was subsequently coach at Repton School.
Between 1928 and 1935, Alderman played as an inside forward in the Football League for both Derby County and Burnley.
Alderman died at Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey at the age of 82. His grandson, Timothy Dawson, represented Oxford University in 1986.
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'''Marvin Robert Brown''' (born 16 July 1983, in Bristol, England) is an English football forward currently playing for Conference South side Weston-super-Mare. He has formerly played League football.
Brown began his career as a trainee with Bristol City. On his City debut, as a second-half substitute for Alex Meechan in the League Cup defeat away to Nottingham Forest on 15 September 1999 he became their youngest ever player, aged 16 years and 71 days. Brown's league debut came a month later, on 17 October 1999 when he came on as a late substitute for Tony Thorpe in a goalless draw at home to local rivals Bristol Rovers. He made one further league appearance and two in the Football League Trophy, all as substitute, that season.
Unable to establish himself in the first team, Brown joined Torquay United on loan on 27 September 2002, playing three times before returning to Ashton Gate. In January 2003, Brown joined Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season, playing regularly as Cheltenham narrowly failed to avoid relegation back to the Third Division.
Brown played twice for Bristol City the following season before released in May 2004. He subsequently joined Conference side Forest Green Rovers, but appeared only as a substitute before joining Tamworth on 25 September 2004. His stay at Tamworth was not a long one, joining Northern Irish side Cliftonville on trial in November 2004.
In March 2005, Brown returned to the Football League, joining Yeovil Town, but played just twice before being released at the end of the season.
Brown joined Weston-super-Mare at the start of the 2005-06 season and was top scorer that season. He was leading scorer again for Weston when he left on 8 March 2007 to join Conference South rivals Salisbury City.
In the 2008 close season Brown was transfer listed by Salisbury City boss Nick Holmes He left to rejoin Weston-super-Mare in July 2008.
His older brother Aaron is also a professional footballer.
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'''Kevin James Hector''' (born in Leeds 2 November 1944) was an English footballer who played as a striker for Bradford Park Avenue, Vancouver Whitecaps, Burton Albion and Derby County during their most successful spell under Brian Clough and Dave Mackay, forming a formidable partnership with John O'Hare. Hector played for the club between 1966 and 1978, during which time they won the Football League First Division championship twice, the Football League Second Division championship, and reached the semi-finals of the European Cup, FA Cup and the League Cup. He rejoined the club for a brief spell towards the end of his career from 1980-1982. He made a total of 486 league appearances, and scoring 155 goals. He was also capped twice for England. His 486 league appearances is a record for a Derby County player.
He is regarded as one of the greatest players to ever wear a white Derby County shirt and was nicknamed "The King" by the Derby fans.
Hector made his breakthrough with Bradford Park Avenue after having played in Leeds United's youth team and was signed by then Derby County manager Tim Ward for the sum of -34,500. He left Derby for Vancouver Whitecaps when Tommy Docherty would not play him in the first team. He returned to Derby under Peter Taylor and scored in his final game. Hector then played for Burton Albion, a non-League club at the time, continuing to live in the Derby area.
On leaving football Hector became a postman, but was a regular player for Derby County charity events, including scoring his first overhead kick at age 59.
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}}'''Peter Rhoades-Brown''' (born 2 January 1962 in Hampton, London) is a retired English footballer.
Rhoades-Brown played as a left-winger for Chelsea from 1979 to 1983; during his four years with Chelsea, he scored four League goals. When Chelsea signed winger Mickey Thomas in January 1984, Rhoades-Brown was sold to Oxford United for -85,000.
He immediately gained a regular place with Oxford, but the problem of accommodating Kevin Brock saw Rhoades-Brown less of a permanent feature in the Second Division Championship side. An untimely injury, ironically against Queen's Park Rangers (Oxford United's Milk Cup Final opponents), prevented him of playing at Wembley.
He stayed with Oxford until 1989, when injury forced his retirement - his last game being at Portsmouth on 8 October 1989. He remains at Oxford United and works as Community Officer for the club.
His Oxford United league record was played 87 times, substitute 25 times - scoring 13 goals. In competitive games, he played 113 times, substitute 29 times scoring 16 goals.
A testimonial match, between an Oxford United XI and a Chelsea XI, was held for him at the Kassam Stadium on 30 April 2007 in front of a crowd of 5,130. Among the players who appeared in the match were Rhoades-Brown's former Oxford team mates Ray Houghton, Joey Beauchamp and ex-England manager Steve McClaren.
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'''Levent "Lev" Yalcin''' (born March 25, 1985 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English-born Turkish footballer, currently playing for Billingham Synthonia.
Yalcin began his career at Newcastle United's centre of excellence and joined York City as a youth trainee in 2002.
Yalcin was signed by Whitby Town in February 2006 after he was released by York City.
As his father is Turkish, Yalcin qualifies to play for Turkey and he has represented them at under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.
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Described as 'a man of few words' by the Watford Observer, Kent never smoked, drank or swore. A 'model professional' as a player, he was well respected by his players as a manager. When coaching his team Kent insisted on high fitness levels.
Kent was born in Bedworth, Warwickshire. He played as a centre-half, beginning his playing career at Notts County but never broke into the first team. He became a professional at Ilkeston Town in 1900 before moving to Heanor Town in 1901 and then Newark in 1902.
In May 1905 he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion, with whom he stayed for three years. He then signed for Middlesbrough in April 1908 who were at that point playing in the top tier of English football, the First Division. He stayed in the North-East for just over a year, before signing for Southern League side Watford in August 1909.
Following an unsuccessful 1909-10 season Watford dismissed manager John Goodall. Kent, the club's captain, was put in his place, as player-manager. Early in his career as manager Kent would submit his team to the club on a Friday before a game, although in later seasons he was able to make the final decision. In his first season at the helm Kent kept the club from relegation - finishing 14th - and halved the previous season's losses to -475. However, at the end of the campaign, due to a tight budget, he was made to sell or release several players at the board's insistence. This would become the most touchy thing he would do during Kent's reign, and each season Kent would scout out new players from the non-leagues in order to replace them. This meant that Kent's sides often featured players from the local area.
During the 1911-12 season, Kent was forced to retire from playing, due to a persistent knee injury. That season it took the club 6 games to record a victory. Good form thereafter led to hopes of the Championship, but a poor run of form in the spring saw the club finish 9th. This was followed by a 14th place finish in 1912-13, where the club failed to win any of their last 7 home games, and a poor defensive record in 1913-14 meant that Watford were required to beat Q.P.R. in the final game of the season to avoid relegation. They did, winning 2-0. More positively, the club finished both seasons in profit.
Kent was forced to sell a number of players that summer, but with a side based around a number of local players (including Skilly Williams, Charlie White, and brothers Fred and Val Gregory) he led the club to the Southern League Championship in 1914-15.
At the end of the season the regular league programme was suspended, due to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Kent managed the side, made-up of mainly local players, in a variety of friendly competitions whilst working in a munitions factory in Essex.
Watford had suffered a financial crisis during the war, but following a fundraising meeting the club was able to resume in Southern League in 1919-20 with much the same side that had won the Championship in 1914-15. They finished in 2nd, after getting 25 points from a possible 28 in their final games.
Kent was then to oversee a period of change. Watford joined the newly formed Football League Division Three in 1920, and Kent led the club to a 6th placed finish. Struggling in the 1920-21 season, Kent was allocated the fee from the sale of Frank Hodinott to sign a player that would drive the club up the league. That was Fred Pagnam signed for -1000 - by far a club record fee. In 1922 Watford moved to their new ground, Vicarage Road.
In the following seasons Watford struggled financially, and went on to record a series of finishes, including a 20th placed finish in 1923-24. During the 1924-25 season Kent took the role of secretary-manager, without any addition to his salary (-312 per annum). At the end of the 1925-26 season, when the club finished 15th, Watford released a brief statement saying that Kent had resigned. He was replaced by his record signing of 1921, Fred Pagnam.
Kent had been the landlord of the Wellington Arms public house in Woodford Road, Watford since 1922. After his departure from the club this would become his full time profession until his death in Watford in 1948. A 'typical Victorian gentleman', Kent was a well-dressed and well-respected landlord of the busy establishment. During the Second World War Kent refused requests from American soldiers to segregate his pub.
Kent is buried in the cemetery on Vicarage Road, close to the club's ground.
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'''Laurent Courtois''' (born 11 September 1978) is a French professional footballer currently playing for Ligue 1 club Grenoble Foot 38.
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'''Ian Bogie''' (born 6 December 1967 in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne) is a former footballer, now football manager.
Having developed his skills at the Wallsend Boys Club Bogie signed for his hometown club Newcastle United as an apprentice in July 1984, turning pro in December 1985 just after his eighteenth birthday. A skillful, ball playing midfielder in the Paul Gascoigne mould he was favourite to take over from the Tottenham bound England star in the Newcastle team. However, after only 21 games for the Toon Army in which he scored one goal, he was used as bait in manager Jim Smith's bid to bring Preston North End striker Gary Brazil to St James' Park. Valued by Smith at around the -100,000 mark, Bogie was originally against the move, preferring to stay and fight for his place but after much persuasion by both Smith and Preston boss John McGrath he finally moved to Deepdale.
Having finally joined Preston, Bogie made his debut in a home league match versus Bristol Rovers, a game that ended 1-1. Bogie did however endear himself to the Preston fans immediately with his silky ball playing skills. His time at Deepdale was though a frustrating one for Bogie, Preston and the fans, with the club beginning to struggle and Bogie himself frustrating the fans with some indifferent performances despite his obvious ability. After two and a half years at Preston in which he played 91 games scoring 12 goals, Bogie exercised his right to speak to other clubs at the end of his contract and in August 1991 signed for Millwall for a tribunal set fee of -145,000.
His time at Millwall was much the same as at was at Preston with Bogie at times frustrating the fans despite his obvious talent, bordering at times on the sublime to being completely ineffective. In just over two years at The Den Bogie played 57 games scoring just 1 goal before being sold to Leyton Orient for -75,000 in October 1993.
His time at Orient was difficult however for although Bogie was by now regularly putting in some excellent performances and he rarely missed a game. Yet he struggled to settle in London and was after 78 games and 5 goals sold to Port Vale in March 1995 for -50,000.
At Vale Park Bogie now began putting in the sort of consistent match winning displays that had until this time evaded him. A favourite with the Vale fans he was a member of the giant-killing Vale team that knocked Everton out of the FA Cup in 1996 and reached the final of the Anglo-Italian Cup at Wembley, eventually losing out to Genoa. His cult status was elevated further by his penchant for scoring winning goals against local rivals Stoke City. In a 1-0 victory at Vale Park in 1996, Bogie silenced the Stoke City following with a winning goal just 5 seconds after the kickoff. In five years at Vale Park Bogie played 180 games in all competitions scoring 12 goals, before being handed a free transfer in April 2000 and signing for Kidderminster Harriers in August of that year.
Bogie's time at Aggborough was to be short lived, with him playing just 28 games (2 goals) in eleven months before being released by the struggling club in March 2001. He chose to return back to his native North East and to Northern League side Bedlington Terriers where he took on the role of player-coach. He stayed with Bedlington until hanging up his boots at the end of the 2003-04 season when he then took over as manager of Northern Football Alliance Premier League club Walker Central. Bogie stayed there until the summer of 2006 when he left to take on the role of assistant manager of Northern Premier League side Gateshead.
Bogie is also along with Rob Lee, Peter Beardsley, Warren Barton and John Beresford a regular member of the Newcastle United masters football team that competes every year against other ex players and their former clubs.
In all Bogie played 455 games for his various clubs scoring 33 goals, at times a frustrating player to watch, when he was on form he was a crowd pleaser.
Bogie was confirmed as the new Gateshead manager on 4 May 2007. He initially joined Gateshead as assistant manager at the start of the 2006/07 season but took charge in a caretaker role after Tony Lee was sacked at the beginning of March. Since taking over for the game at Mossley on 10 March a 12 match unbeaten run, which ended the season, put Bogie and his players in a final position of 9th in the UniBond Premier Division.
Bogie guided the Gateshead team to 3rd in the Unibond League during the 2007-2008 season which meant the team qualified for the play-offs. On 3 May 2008, Gateshead beat Buxton 2-0 and therefore were promoted to the Blue Square Conference North. In the 2008-09 season he guided them to a 2nd place finish in the Blue Square Conference North, picking up the January manager of the month award along the way. They achieved promotion to the Blue Square Premier after beating Telford United 1-0 in the playoff final.
Bogie also worked as head coach of the football development programme at Tyne Metropolitan College in North Tyneside. His main priority being to take footballers of the age of 16-19 and aid them to gain a career in football and still obtain an education. He worked alongside former Newcastle United academy coach Derek Forrest, who has coached football all over the world, together producing a strong set-up.
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'''Dean Oliver''' (born 4 December 1987) is an English former professional footballer. He is currently with Belper Town.
Oliver was born in Derby and joined Sheffield United as a trainee. He was released by Derby County when he was a youngster prior to signing with Sheffield United. Whilst at United he was in need of first team experience and was loaned, first to Hednesford Town in January 2007 and then to Torquay United on 1 March 2007. His league debut came on 10 March 2007 when he replaced Lee Thorpe as a late substitute in the 3-0 win at home to Wycombe Wanderers. However, this was his only appearance for Torquay before being recalled by Sheffield United on 24 April 2007, with Torquay already relegated to the Conference National.
Oliver joined Halifax Town on a month's loan in October 2007, playing two games for The Shaymen.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Tupling''' (born 11 July 1964) is an English former professional footballer born in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire,
Tupling began his football career with Middlesbrough, but never played league football for the club, and then played in the Football League for Carlisle United,
Tupling made his Hartlepool United debut on 26 December 1989 in a 4-1 home win against Scarborough. In the 1989-90 season he started 26 games and scored once, in a 2-1 home win against Rochdale on 10 March 1990. The following season he started 40 league games and scored twice, in the first game of the season in a 3-2 win away at Chesterfield and in the reverse fixture in January 1991, and helped the club to promotion from the Fourth Division.
After football he went into teaching. He is currently a P.E. teacher at Whitley Bay High School.
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'''Steven Scott Blatherwick''' (born 20 September 1973 in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire) is an English former footballer who spent much of his career playing for Chesterfield, as a defender. He retired from the game at the age of 32, on medical advice after suffering a back injury. . He is currently unemployed after leaving his post as coach with Gainsborough Trinity in August 2009.
He started his career at Notts County but did not make a first team appearance for the Magpies. In August 1992 he made the short trip across the River Trent to Nottingham Forest. During a five year spell at the City Ground he started just 10 league matches and had spells on loan at Wycombe Wanderers, Hereford United and Reading.
In July 1997 he signed for Burnley for a -125,000 fee. But little over a year later he was on loan at Chesterfield, making the move permanent in December 1998 for a fee of -50,000. He was to spend the rest of his career at Saltergate and helped them win promotion to Division Two in 2001. He retired from playing in October 2006 at the age of 33. He recently had a testimonial match with former club Nottingham Forest, in which Chesterfield won by one goal to nil thanks to a goal by veteran striker Wayne Allison..
In 2007 Blatherwick joined former Chesterfield striker Dave Reeves on the coaching staff at Gainsborough Trinity, with new manager Steve Charles installing Reeves as Assistant Manager, and Blatherwick as a Coach. He was also registered as a make shift player but so far has not been named on any squad sheet due to the injury problems that caused his retirement. In August 2009, following the dismissal of Steve Charles, both Blatherwick and Reeves were appointed joint caretaker managers, but following the completion of one game in this role, the pair departed the club.
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'''Steve Emery''' (born 7 February 1956 in Ledbury) is a former English footballer who played for over 13 seasons in the Football League, spending much of his career at Hereford United where he made 333 competitive appearances.
He was a versatile midfield player and started his career at Hereford when he became the club's first professional apprentice, signing just before his 18th birthday. Initially he spent seven seasons at Edgar Street and was a first team regular during Hereford's rise from the Fourth Division to the Second Division, and their decline back into the basement division. In 1979 he was sold to Derby County for -100,000, making the step up to the First Division.
After three seasons, and a brief spell at Newport County, he returned to Hereford in 1983 before moving to Wrexham. He finished his career in non-league football with Gloucester City and Westfields, where he was player-manager whilst also working in the licensed trade. He also managed Ledbury Town for nearly five years.
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'''Arthur Turner''' was a British footballer who won a gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics as part of the Upton Park club side
Turner was an outside-right with Crouch End Vampires who joined Upton Park solely for the period of the Olympics. He scored one goal against the USFSA team.
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'''Bryn Gunn''' (born August 21, 1958 in Kettering) is a former footballer who played as a full-back for a number of clubs between 1975 and 1996. He is best remembered for his time with Nottingham Forest, where he won the European Cup in 1980, coming on as a substitute in the final. His daughter, Jenny, plays cricket for England, and was part of the Ashes winning team of 2005.
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'''Julian Johnsson''' (born 24 February 1975) is a Faroese author and football midfielder, currently playing for Danish outfit Svendborg FB.
He played in the Faroe Islands for Trshavn sides HB and B36, before moving abroad to play in the Norwegian, English and Icelandic leagues.
Johnsson made his debut for the Faroe Islands in an April 1995 European Championship qualifying match against Finland. He has earned 62 caps and 4 goals for the Faroe Islands national football team between 1995 and 2006.And he is the third most capped player for the Faroe Islands national side.
:''Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.''
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'''Paulo Loureno Martins Alves''' (born December 10, 1969 in Vila Real) is a former Portuguese footballer in the centre forward position, and currently a coach.
Alves joined F.C. Porto's youth ranks at 17, but had no success there, moving to Gil Vicente, as a member of which he helped Portugal win the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia - in the group stage opener against Czechoslovakia, he scored a last minute header (his strongest asset) for the game's only goal. Later in his career, Alves also managed 13 full caps, scoring eight times, mostly during the Euro 1996 qualifiers.
After spells with F.C. Tirsense, C.S. Martimo (twice) and Sporting de Braga, Alves joined first division giants Sporting Clube de Portugal, being relatively used during his three-season stay. He also played in England with West Ham United on loan, but managed just four substitute appearances during his three-month stay. Upon his return to Lisbon, he notably scored a hat-trick in a 6-3 win at S.C. Campomaiorense.
Alves' second stint at Gil Vicente saw him finish as the club's top scorer for the 2001-02 season, with 11 goals in 27 games. Retiring in June 2005, he immediately took up coaching, precisely with the Barcelos outfit. In 2008, he joined another team he played for, Leiria, also by then in the second level.
Due to poor results in 2008-09, Alves was sacked by Unio Leiria, but stayed in the category, moving to F.C. Vizela. In the following summer, he rejoined former Sporting teammtate Oceano's coaching staff, at the Portuguese U21 team.
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'''John Osborne''' (1 December 1940 - 7 November 1998) was an English football goalkeeper. He played for Chesterfield, West Bromwich Albion and Shamrock Rovers. Osborne was a member of Albion's winning team in the 1968 FA Cup final.
He made his Rovers debut at Milltown under his old team mate Johnny Giles on the 10 September 1978. He played 3 games in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup keeping 2 clean sheets giving him a total of 4 appearances for the Hoops.
In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
Osborne was the commercial manager of Worcestershire County Cricket Club from 1986 to 1995, and played a significant part in the county's signing of long-time major sponsor MEB.
"Obituaries". ''1999 Yearbook'', Worcestershire County Cricket Club
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'''Derek James Statham''' (born 24 March 1959 in Wolverhampton) is a former English footballer who played at defensive left-back. He played for West Bromwich Albion, Southampton, Walsall and Stoke City.
Statham won three international caps for England in 1983 under the management of Bobby Robson.
Regarded as a solid, classy defender with excellent passing ability, Statham's professional career spanned 16 years, making almost 500 professional league appearances and scoring 11 goals. He made over 330 league and cup appearances for WBA, playing for several years alongside Bryan Robson and the 'Three Degrees' of Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson in an impressive side assembled by Ron Atkinson.
Statham left WBA for Southampton in 1987, playing alongside a young Alan Shearer (in his first professional season) and Matthew Le Tissier, and was an immediate success. He was the club's Player of the Season for 1987-1988.
His last team were semi-professional side Telford United in the English Football Conference, where he was a mainstay for the 1993-1994 season.
In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest ever players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
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'''Alan Waddle''' (born 9 June 1954) is a former English footballer who played as a striker. Waddle began his career with Halifax Town, before joining Liverpool as a 19 year-old in 1973. He made 22 appearances for the club, scoring once, but he lost his place in 1975, and only played one game in his remaining two years, although he did make it onto the bench for the 1977 European Cup Final, before leaving that summer. He spent a year at Leicester City before moving on to Swansea City, where he had his most productive spell, working under manager John Toshack, the player he had understudied at Liverpool. He moved on in 1980, and had a much-travelled career, which included two returns to Swansea (one as commercial operations manager), and spells in Hong Kong and Qatar. He is the cousin of Chris Waddle.
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He began his professional career in 1973 with Bury, before being signed by Liverpool boss Bill Shankly after one year. He spent four years as reserve goalkeeper at Anfield, without making a first-team appearance. There were no substitute goalkeepers in domestic football in those days, and so McDonnell's only first-team squad involvement came in European football.
He was on the bench for the 1977 European Cup Final, a game which Liverpool won. However, McDonnell's winner's medal was lost after the game, believed by some to have been stolen and given to one of Liverpool's first-team players who had missed the final. Following the arrival of Steve Ogrizovic, he was pushed down to third choice, and left to join Oldham Athletic in 1978.
He spent four years there, before heading to Dallas in the NASL, then to Hong Kong to play for Rangers, eventually returning home to represent a number of non-league clubs. Peter spent some time at Barrow AFC in the Northern Premier League, and later the Conference, where he won the FA Trophy at Wembley in 1990.
Peter McDonnell is currently a referee in the Lancaster Honda North Lancashire and District Football League and is a Westmorland Football Association council member.
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O'Hare was born in Renton. His career took shape under the guidance of Derby manager Brian Clough after moving from Sunderland for -20,000 in 1967. There was initial criticism of him as he was seen as a large but slow forward. However, Clough persisted with him and in his second season he justified his fee, going on to establish a prolific partnership with Kevin Hector as they led Derby to the First Division title in 1972.
O'Hare followed Clough to Leeds United in 1974, however the latter left Leeds after only 44 days in the job. O'Hare was reunited with Clough after a transfer to Nottingham Forest in February 1975, going on to win another league title and a European Cup.
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'''Ian Bowyer''' (born 6 June 1951 in Little Sutton near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire) is a former English footballer who spent much of his career at Nottingham Forest, and was part of their European Cup victories in 1979 and 1980. He has also had spells as a coach and manager.
He started his career at Manchester City and came on as a substitute for them in the 1970 Football League Cup Final, when they defeated West Bromwich Albion 2-1. His last game for City was on 1 May 1971 against Tottenham Hotspur. For the following season he moved to Orient and then in 1973 to Nottingham Forest. During his first spell at the club he enjoyed European Cup success in 1979 and 1980, and a League Cup winners medal in 1978 (playing in both the original game and replay). He left Forest in January 1981 to join Sunderland, debuting for them on 28 January 1981 against Manchester United. However, the following year he re-joined Forest and went on to make another 200 league appearances for them, finishing with a total of 564 Forest senior games (96 goals).
He joined Hereford United as a player-coach in July 1987, succeeding John Newman as manager three months later. He led Hereford to Welsh Cup glory in 1990 before leaving the club, after reportedly allowing his son Gary Bowyer to sign for Nottingham Forest on a free transfer. Ian and Gary once played in the same match for Hereford, against Scunthorpe United in April 1990. He finished his playing career at Grantham Town.
In 1994 he became assistant manager to Peter Shilton at Plymouth Argyle and also had a similar role at Rotherham United in 1996. He later joined the coaching staff at Birmingham City.
Then, after a three year spell at Forest as first team coach, he was appointed assistant manager at Milton Keynes Dons in December 2004. However he was sacked in early 2006 and later became assistant manager at Rushden & Diamonds, leaving the club later that year. He is currently working as a scout for Portsmouth.
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'''Gary Williams''' (born 17 June 1960 in Wolverhampton, England) is a former footballer who played as a right-back. He played for Aston Villa and was part of their European Cup victory in 1982. He also played for Walsall, Leeds United, Watford and Bradford City. Started the great Villa goal To beat Bayern Munich in 1982. In Villa Park the Saying "Williams prepared to venture down the left" is posted.
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'''Ken McNaught''' (born 11 January 1955 in Kirkcaldy) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Aston Villa from 1977-1983 and was part of their Championship winning side of 1981, European Cup victory in 1982 and won the European Super Cup in 1983 against Barcelona, scoring one of Villa's goals in the latter final. He made seven appearances for Manchester City in the 1984-85 season.
McNaught's father was Scottish international footballer Willie McNaught.
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'''Robert John "Bob" Bolder''' (born October 2, 1958 in Dover) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He started his career with local team Dover F.C. before moving to Sheffield Wednesday at the age of just 19. He played over 200 games whilst at Hillsborough. In 1983 he started a two year stint as back-up for Bruce Grobbelaar at Liverpool. He won the European Cup in 1984, being placed on the substitutes bench in the final.
He left Liverpool in 1985 for a brief spell with Sunderland before joining Charlton Athletic a year later. He established himself as first choice 'keeper for the Addicks for seven years. He was forced to retire from professional football in 1993 and had spells in non-league football with Dagenham & Redbridge and Margate. He has since returned to Charlton as part of their work in the community scheme. He regularly plays in goal for the Liverpool Masters team.
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'''Kevin Rose''' (born 23 November 1960 in Evesham) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He holds the record of most consecutive appearances for Hereford United.
He started his career at hometown club Evesham United before moving to Worcester City. A loss of form and confidence saw Rose lose his place in the Worcester goal and his contract with them was cancelled by mutual consent in February 1979. The following month, Rose signed for Ledbury Town in the process becoming the club's first contracted player. His performances for Ledbury attracted the attention of several league clubs and shortly into the 1979-1980 season, he was signed by Lincoln City for -10,000. Ledbury used the fee to erect floodlights at their New Street ground and Rose and Lincoln returned on 12 November 1979 to defeat Ledbury Town 4-1 in the inaugural match under the lights.
Rose failed to make the first team at Lincoln City and in September 1980 his contract was cancelled. After a second spell at Ledbury, and having a potential move to Worcester City rejected, he signed for Hereford United in January 1983. He was first choice keeper at Edgar Street, making 253 consecutive appearances in the mid 1980s although Hereford enjoyed little success in the Fourth Division.
In 1989 he joined Bolton Wanderers but only played 10 league matches in two seasons, and was loaned to Carlisle United and Rochdale. He joined the latter in 1991, and had a goal incorrectly disallowed in a match against Bury. He came up for a corner and his header crossed the line by a couple of yards. Not that it matter as Rochdale scored seconds later with Rose providing the assist.
He finished his career at Kidderminster Harriers and also played for the English semi-professional side.
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'''Scott Roderick Marshall''' (born Edinburgh 1 May 1973) is a former professional footballer, who played as a full back. He is currently Youth Team Manager for one of his former clubs, Brentford.
Marshall is the son of former Hearts and England under-23 goalkeeper Gordon Marshall and the brother of Gordon Jnr. who played in goal for Celtic and Scotland. He started his playing career at Arsenal and broke into their first team at the age of 19, winning 5 Scotland under-21 caps. He scored his only goal for the Gunners in their 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in March 1996
In seven seasons with Arsenal he only made 25 appearances, spending spells on loan at Rotherham United and Sheffield United.
In August 1998, Dave Jones signed him for Southampton on a free transfer. Saints thought they had made a transfer coup, but Marshall soon showed why Arsenal let him go, scoring an own goal in his debut against Leeds United in a 3-0 defeat on 8 September 1998, repeating this 4 days later in a 4-0 defeat at Newcastle United. He never appeared again for Saints and went out on loan to Celtic where his only appearance was in the 'Old Firm' derby with Rangers in May 1999 when he ended up on the wrong end of 3-0 scoreline.
Marshall then joined Brentford in October 1999 for a fee of -250,000. Unfortunately, after scoring yet another own goal in his third appearance for the Bees, he then suffered back problems which caused him to miss most of the 2001-02 season. After battling his way back to fitness, he at last gained regular first team football making a total of 94 appearances for the Bees, scoring seven goals.
In November 2003, he became Tony Adams' first signing as Wycombe Wanderers manager when he was brought on to shore up their defence. At the end of the 2003-04 season, he was re-signed on a non-contract basis, but on 27 August 2004 he announced his retirement from the professional game.
After retiring, he took up a youth coach role at Brentford in 2007.
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'''Ernest''' "'''Ernie'''" '''Taylor''' (2 September 1925 - 9 April 1985) was a footballer who played for four clubs in a nineteen-year professional career.
After Blackpool's defeat by Newcastle United in the 1951 FA Cup Final, it is said that Stanley Matthews told his manager, Joe Smith, that he would like the Magpies' inside-right in the Blackpool team.
Born in Sunderland in 1925, Taylor was a naval submariner when he joined Newcastle in 1942. At only 5 ft 4 in, he was one of the shortest players in the game, but his defence-splitting passes caused problems amongst the opposition. It was his cheeky back-heel that set up one of Jackie Milburn's goals in the '51 Final.
Taylor signed for Blackpool on 10 October 1951 and made his debut three days later in a 2-1 home loss to Charlton. When Matthews had recovered from an injury, the pair created a well-respected right-wing partnership.
Earlier in 1953, he had been a member of Blackpool's famous FA Cup-winning side that beat Bolton Wanderers. In the same competition in 1958, he helped the devastated Manchester United to an albeit unsuccessful appearance in the FA Cup Final soon after the Munich air disaster.
In 1959 signed for Sunderland for -6,000, and later played for Altrincham and Derry before emigrating to New Zealand, where he coached New Brighton and also played for Auckland club East Coast Bays.
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'''Daniel Winston "Danny" North''' (born 7 September 1987 in Grimsby) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Grimsby Town.
Danny is a product of the Grimsby Town youth team and made the step up to the first team at the start of the 2004-2005 season under Russell Slade. North made his professional debut for The Mariners in a 3-0 away defeat against Bristol Rovers in on the 5th February 2005, when he came on in the 89th minute for Andy Parkinson. North , only made one appearance for The Mariners in the following season, against Mansfield Town. He scored his first professional goal on February 10 2007 also against Bristol Rovers. Grimsby won that game 4-3.. Town's new manager Alan Buckley began to include North in the first team setup and he completed his first senior hat-trick in a game against Barnet on 21 April 2007, where he scored a penalty in the last minute to put Grimsby 5-0 ahead at the end of the game. On August 14 2007, North scored Grimsby's 7000th goal in all competitions, in the Carling Cup tie at home to Burnley. In January 2008 North was named League Two Player of the Month after scoring 4 goals in 5 games., and he was the clubs top scorer at the end of the 2007-2008 season. His recent performances had earned him interest from higher division clubs including Leeds United. For the 2008-2009 season, North struggled from fitness and injury problems from the start, and following the dismissal of Alan Buckley, he found himself out of favour with new manager Mike Newell. Newell had brought in several new signings such as Adam Proudlock and Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro, which eventually left North with only run outs in the reserves, even finding it hard to claim a place on the substitute bench. Following an impressive pre-season by the player, which was also coupled with injuries and suspensions to fellow strikers, North briefly won his place back in the team at the start of the 2009-10 season. On the 13th January 2010, new manager Neil Woods made North available for loan.
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'''Philip Matthew Horner''' (born 10 November 1966 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a former professional footballer. He is now a qualified physiotherapist and works at his former playing club Blackpool.
Horner began his career with Leicester City in 1983, but he only made ten league appearances in five years at Filbert Street and spent a short spell on loan at Rotherham United in the 1985-86 season.
In 1988, he joined Halifax Town, then managed by Billy Ayre. Horner followed Ayre to Blackpool when the latter became manager of the Tangerines in 1990. In six years at Bloomfield Road he made 187 league appearances, scoring 22 goals.
He joined Southport on loan in the 1995-96 season. After finishing his professional playing career at Bloomfield Road, Horner went on to play non-league football for Southport in the Football Conference from 1996 to 1999 while he studied for a Bachelor of Science degree in physiotherapy.
After gaining his degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Salford, Horner worked as a physiotherapist at Royal Preston Hospital before returning to Bloomfield Road to become Blackpool FC's club physiotherapist in November 2000,
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'''Christopher Alexander "Chris" Dickson''' (born 28 December 1984 in Plumstead, London) is an English-born Ghanaian-Jamaican footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic.
Dickson started his career at Erith & Belvedere before moving to Dulwich Hamlet in the summer of 2006. He scored 31 goals in 35 games for Dulwich in the 2006-07 season.
Dickson signed for Charlton Athletic on 12 March 2007 from Dulwich Hamlet for -35,000, signing a two-and-a-half year deal after scoring twice in a reserve-team game for Charlton.
In the first half of the 2007-08 season, Dickson went out on loan to two League One clubs. First he joined Crewe Alexandra but failed to score in three games.
He scored his first goal for Charlton in an FA Cup third Round replay against West Bromwich Albion, but shortly after was ruled out for the rest of the season due to injury. He signed a new two-year deal with Charlton in August 2008.
Dickson made his debut for Bristol Rovers away at Brentford on 19 September 2009 and scored two goals, and set up the third, in a 3-1 win.
Dickson was eligible to play internationally for England, Jamaica or Ghana as a result of his place of birth and nationality of his mother and father respectively.
FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy also counted
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'''Jamie Pitman''' (born 6 January 1976 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire) is a former English footballer, who is currently physiotherapist at Hereford United.
He progressed through the youth system at Swindon Town, eventually making three league appearances before being released. He joined Hereford United in early 1996 when the Bulls started their push for the playoffs. He missed much of the following season through injury, which saw Hereford relegated out of the Football League. He stayed with the club for their first season in the Conference before spending two seasons each at Yeovil Town and Woking. During his spell at the latter, he scored the goal that knocked Hereford out of the FA Cup in 2000.
He rejoined the Bulls for the 2002-03 season when they were undergoing a squad clearout, although as a part time player initially as he also worked at Hereford Leisure Centre. He scored twice on his return, in a 2-1 against Farnborough Town and in the next two seasons he missed only a handful of League matches. His final game for the club was the Conference Playoff Final in 2006, where he came on as a substitute for the start of extra time to help Hereford regain their League status. He was the only Hereford player on the pitch who had experienced the club's relegation in 1997 as well as the two playoff disappointments in 2004 and 2005. Although he wished to stay at the club, he was not offered a new contract.
At the start of the 2006-07 season, he signed for Forest Green Rovers. He made a total of 64 appearances in the Conference National scoring just once and was player/assistant manager to Jim Harvey before he departed in August 2008 for Hereford United as their club physiotherapist.
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'''John Henry Dungworth''' (born 30 March 1955) is a football coach.
Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, Dungworth began his playing career at Huddersfield Town, where he signed schoolboy forms in 1969, and scored on his first-team dbut against Middlesbrough in 1972. He was then transferred to Oldham Athletic in 1975 followed by a successful spell at Aldershot, where he scored 66 goals in 118 games. In 1977/78 he hit 23 goals in 45 league games and was voted Supporters Player of the Year. The following season John was ever present scoring 26 times to break the all time Shots record for league goals in a season. However some of his best performances in 1978/79 were in the F.A. Cup where Aldershot lost in a 5th Round Replay , with John scoring 8 times in the clubs cup run to make him the second highest scorer in the country with 34 goals. He picked up the Adidas Golden Boot Award for being the leading marksman in the 4th Division. He joined Shrewsbury Town in October 1979, a Football League Tribunal setting the fee at -100,000, where he never hit the heights of his past scoring records. Later John moved into the back four and ended his career as a centre-half at his home town club Rotherham United.
Since he ended his playing career, he has been a coach at Sheffield United and manager of Leeds United's academy. Subsequently he rejoined Huddersfield Town, initially as reserve team coach, and then being appointed First Team Coach in December 2006, when Terry Yorath resigned due to ill health. He left on 3 April 2008, announced as by 'mutual consent', following the departure of manager Andy Ritchie two days earlier.
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'''James "Jimmy" Campbell''' (born 1886 in Newhaven, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Sheffield Wednesday & Huddersfield Town.
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'''Richard William "Rick" Holden''' (born 9 September 1964 in Skipton, North Yorkshire) is an English former professional footballer. He played for six clubs in a decade-long career. He moved into management after retiring.
He finished his career with Blackpool in 1996 and became manager of Manx club Peel.
After football he graduated from the University of Salford in Physiotherapy
He subsequently became assistant manager at Barnsley. He has also been Barnsley's physio.
He has three children - William, Alexander and Ellen.
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'''William "Billy" Mehmet''' (born 3 January 1984) is a professional association football player who plays for Scottish Premier League club St. Mirren.
Born in London, Mehmet began his career with West Ham United where he was captain of The Academy of Football before transferring to Dunfermline Athletic in 2003. Two years later he transferred to St Mirren.
He scored the league clinching goal in 2005-06 against Dundee. After the departure of John Sutton, Mehmet started to play more and was Saints top scorer in 2007-08 with nine goals. In February 2008, Mehmet extended his contact with St Mirren to 2010. He scored his first ever hat-trick in a Scottish League Cup win against Dumbarton.
On 7 March 2009, Mehmet scored the only goal in a 1-0 win at St. Mirren Park, converting a penalty to knock Celtic out of the Scottish Cup, and sending the Paisley club into the semi-finals of the tournament. The victory came after St. Mirren suffered a 7-0 thrashing at the hands of Celtic in their Scottish Premier League meeting at Parkhead the week before.
In August 2009, Mehmet scored five of St Mirren's six goals in the 3-6 League Cup victory against East Stirlingshire.
Mehmet(Turkish Cypriot) qualifies for Ireland thanks to an Irish grandmother. He has played for the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team and made his debut against Poland in April 2004.
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'''Germain "Kemy" Agustien''' (born 20 August 1986 in Tilburg) is a Dutch footballer currently playing for RKC Waalwijk on loan from AZ.
Agustien began his career with home-town club Willem II, and signed for AZ in 2006.
He was loaned to Roda JC in the 2006-07 season to gain more first team experience. An adaptable player, capable of playing anywhere in midfield, his preferred position is as one of two central midfielders.
Agustien joined English Championship club Birmingham City in July 2008 on a season loan, with an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the 2008-09 season for a fee of -2 million. He made his first-team debut in the League Cup defeat at Southampton on 26 August 2008, and played his first match in the Football League four days later in a 1-1 draw at Norwich City. Having missed pre-season training because of a hernia operation, he did not adapt immediately to the pace and physicality of English football.
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'''Craig Anthony Madden''' (born 25 September 1958 in Manchester) is an English former professional football striker.
After playing for Northern Nomads, Madden began his professional career at Bury in 1977. He spent nine years at Gigg Lane, making almost 300 league appearances and scoring 129 goals. He still holds the record for the most goals (35) in a season (1981-82).
A short spell at West Brom followed, before he joined Blackpool, then under the guidance of Sam Ellis, in February 1987. At Bloomfield Road be began to fall prey to niggling injuries, and each time he dropped out of the team it became more difficult for him to break back in. Midway through Blackpool's disastrous 1989-90 season, Jimmy Mullen allowed him to move to non-league Fleetwood Town, where he found his scoring touch again and continued to enjoy the game.
Madden maintained his connection with Blackpool, becoming the community officer at Bloomfield Road. He was succeeded in the position in 1990 by his former Bury and Blackpool teammate Derek Spence.
In 2001, Madden became caretaker manager of Stockport County after the dismissal of Andy Kilner. He is still at the club coaching Stockport's youth team having also helped with the first team in the past.
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'''Dean Scott Keates''' (born 30 June 1978 in Walsall, West Midlands) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder, currently without a club after his release from Peterborough United. He has won promotion six times with three different clubs.
Beginning his career with his hometown club Walsall, Keates made his professional debut as a substitute in a 1-0 loss to Plymouth Argyle on 12 October 1996. He made his first start for the club on 25 January 1997, playing the full game in a 3-1 victory over Notts County.
Keates subsequently moved to Division Three side Hull City, initially on a non-contract basis, in August 2002.
On 1 July 2005, Keates signed for League Two side Lincoln City.
Keates was signed by League Two side Peterborough United on a three-year deal on 14 May 2007, having refused the offer of a new contract from Walsall.
Keates has been tipped to return to his hometown club, Walsall, for the third time in his career.
'''Peterborough United'''
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}}'''Karim Kerkar''' (born January 3, 1977 in Givors, France) is an Algerian footballer who plays in midfield.
French-born Kerkar, who represents Algeria at international level, started his career with Gueugnon before spending three years with Le Havre. In 2002, Kerkar tried his luck with Manchester City but failed to play in a three-month spell and moved to Qatar club Al-Siliya. Kerkar came back to Britain in 2004, spending a month with Scottish side Clyde, where his performances won him a short-term move to Dundee United. At the end of 2004, Kerkar decided to pursue his career elsewhere and moved to the United Arab Emirates with Dubai Club before moving on quickly to Al-Wahda.
Kerkar spent two weeks with St Mirren in September 2007 and subsequently agreed a contract, only to renege on it twenty-four hours later, causing manager Gus MacPherson to announce he was "frustrated and disappointed".
Kerkar returned to former club Dubai Club in early 2008.
He is the older brother of FC Gueugnon midfielder Salim Kerkar and US Possession forward Farid Kerkar.
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'''Martin O'Connor''' (born 12 October 1967) is a retired football player and the current assistant manager of league 1 side Walsall.
Born in Walsall in 1967, O'Connor started his career at Bromsgrove Rovers in the early 1990s before moving to Crystal Palace. He then spent the first of three spells at Walsall, joining on loan in March 1993 before signing permanently the following year. His most prominent role at the Saddlers was winning promotion to Division Two in 1995.
He then joined Peterborough United, followed by Birmingham City, whom O'Connor represented in the 2001 Football League Cup Final against Liverpool, which Birmingham lost in a penalty shootout.
O'Connor re-joined Walsall in 2002, but his contract was not renewed at the end of the 2002-03 season.
O'Connor was also called up to the Cayman Islands national football team. On 20th January 2009, he was named assistant manager to Chris Hutchings at  Walsall.
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'''Michael Anthony Flynn''' (born 23 February 1969 in Oldham, Lancashire
Flynn began his career with his hometown club Oldham Athletic first signing apprentice forms in July 1985 before turning professional in February 1987. He made an immediate impact with ''the Latics'' going straight into the first team and earning a reputation as a no nonsense centre half. Playing in the Second Division Flynn was attracting attention from some of the bigger clubs and in December 1988 at the age of 19, and after playing 44 games and scoring one goal he signed for First Division (then the top flight in England) club Norwich City for a fee of -100k.
Flynn's time at Norwich was for him a frustrating one though for in his twelve months with the club he failed to make a single appearance. In December 1989 Third Division club Preston North End tabled a bid of -125k which Norwich accepted enabling Flynn to return to his native North West England. His time at Preston was, however, a difficult one for although his performances were generally good the club were struggling with some of their better players being sold to boost the club coffers. In his time at Deepdale they sold Tony Ellis, Warren Joyce, Alan Kelly, Martin James, Brian Mooney and Mark Patterson. It therefore came as no surprise when Flynn himself was sold to Stockport County in March 1993 for a fee of -150k. In Flynn's three-and-a-half years at Preston he had played 162 games scoring eight goals.
Flynn's move to Edgeley Park started a ten year spell with the club. He won the supporters Player of the year award in the 1993-94 season. Flynn helped the club to the Second Division play-off final at Wembley where they lost to north west rivals Burnley. The following season saw Flynn given the captains armband and in the 1996-97 season captained the side to promotion to the First Division (by then the second tier of English football) as well as to the semi-final of the League Cup, round four of the FA Cup and the Autoglass Trophy northern final. Flynn was an ever present that season playing a total of 66 games.
Flynn's performances had not gone unnoticed and when an -800k bid from Birmingham City was rejected by County in February 1999 Flynn was somewhat unhappy. He did though sort things out with County and later on in the year signed a new contract with the club. During the 2001-02 season County began to struggle and when manager Andy Kilner was sacked, it was thought that Flynn might be in the running for the job. It wasn't to be though as just before Christmas 2001 Carlton Palmer was given the job and Flynn was weeks later loaned out to Stoke City. In Flynn's two months at the Britannia Stadium he played thirteen games. Then when Stoke manager Gudjon Thordarson decided not to make the move permanent Flynn returned to Stockport. However, three days later he was given a free transfer, just ten days before what would have been his tenth anniversary with the club. In all Flynn played 460 games for ''the Hatters'', scoring 19 goals.
In March 2002 Flynn signed for Steve Parkin's Barnsley. However, in little over a year at Oakwell he played just 21 games before in January 2003 returning to the North West with Blackpool, initially on loan and then permanently in March of the same year. Flynn's committed performances made him a favourite at Bloomfield Road and he played another 54 games, scoring one goal, taking his career tally to 767 games played and 31 goals scored.
==Into non-league football with Accrington Stanley==
In September 2004 Flynn signed an eighteen month contract with then Conference National club Accrington Stanley, and was with the club when they were crowned champions of the Conference National in the 2005-06 season. He played another 45 games for Accrington before leaving for Conference North club Hyde United in November 2005 and then in December 2006 Stalybridge Celtic. In 2007 Flynn signed for Northern Premier League Division One North club Radcliffe Borough, moving to fellow Northern Premier League Division One North side Salford City in January 2009.
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The defensive midfield player has played for Bohemians, Carlisle United, Shamrock Rovers and Glentoran F.C..
He made his Rovers debut on the 18th of March 2005 and went on to make a total of 31 appearances in all competitions scoring 6 goals. Rovers fans still argue over him being in the all time worst Rovers XI.
McDonagh arrived at The Oval in January 2006 from Shamrock Rovers, and was one of former manager Roy Coyle's final signings before resigning. McDonagh scored his first goal for the club in a 3-2 success against Newry City at the Oval in March, this would be his only for the season.
2006/2007 was a mixed year for McDonagh, with consistency being the main hindrance to him becoming a favourite with the Glentoran crowd. Arguably his best performance for the Glens came in a 4-1 win over Belfast rivals Cliftonville at the Oval in December 2006, where he made surging runs from midfield and scored with a directed header, and many hoped he would have continued this great form into the annual Boxing Day derby clash with arch rivals Linfield, but McDonagh was handed a two-game suspension by the IFA.
Infamous for his disciplinary record, with 11 bookings to his name this season, he has gained a reputation with officials up all over the country after his alleged two foot stamp on Cliftonville's Ronan Scannell in December's televised CIS League Cup Final, a game which Glentoran went on to win 1-0 thanks to a 32nd minute Gary Hamilton goal. This is McDonagh's only winners medal to date. In 2007 McDonagh was placed on the transfer list.
In February 2008 he was loaned out to Armagh City F.C. for one season
"All women are sluts. Even our mothers. The only difference is we've got to show them a bit of respect" - William P. McDonagh.
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'''Carl Tiler''' (born February 11, 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender. He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, representing nine different clubs.
Tiler was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. A tough central defender, he started his career at Barnsley, where he spent three seasons in which he attracted interest from top clubs, and in 1991 he became Brian Cloughs first million pound plus signing for over a decade signing for Nottingham Forest for -1.4million. He played regular first team football for his first two seasons at Forest but then sustained a serious ankle injury which kept him out for the whole of the following season. He regained fitness and went on loan to Swindon Town in the 1994-95 season.
Having played a total of 85 games for Forest, Tiler joined Aston Villa for -750,000. He sustained a ruptured hamstring after 70 minutes of his debut against Everton which took a full 10 months to heal. He then played a further 14 games for Villa before sealing a -500,000 move back to his home town team Sheffield United. With Sheffield United he reached the 1996-97 First Division playoff final at Wembley against Crystal Palace, which ''the Blades'' lost in the last minute 1-0. After a short spell of 23 games and a -750,000 transfer fee the commanding defender Tiler followed his old Blades boss Howard Kendall to Everton, where he played the remainder of that season helping keep the Goodison Park outfit in the Premiership. Walter Smith took over the reins the following season and his first team appearances were limited.
In 1998 Tiler moved to Premiership side Charlton Athletic, again for -750,000. He played 47 games for the club and spent a brief period on loan at Birmingham City before in March 2001 signing for Graham Rix at Portsmouth for -250,000, where he stayed for a couple of seasons, scoring once in the league against Crystal Palace,
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'''Anthony "Tony" Thomas''' (born 12 July 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, where he spent the majority of his career, in the Premier League for Everton and in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell.
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'''Peter Knowles''' (born 30 September 1945 in Fitzwilliam, near Wakefield, Yorkshire) is an English former football player. He spent his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he became a popular player scoring around 101 goals in all competitions. He voluntarily ended his football career in 1970 after he became a Jehovah's Witness. He is the brother of fellow professional footballer Cyril Knowles.
Knowles was born into a family which was originally Rugby league-oriented, as his father played for Wakefield Trinity. However, the main sport in the family quickly changed to football as he and his brother, Cyril Knowles, proved to have significant football talent. Peter's talent was spotted by Wath Wanderers, a feeder team which trained youth players primarily for Wolverhampton Wanderers. In 1961, aged 16, Knowles spent a year with the youth outfit, playing under supervision from Wath's coach, Mark Crook. Knowles quickly caught the attention of Wolves, who in 1962 signed the 17-year-old on a six-year contract.
Knowles spent a year in the youth team at the Molineux, where his best position appeared to be a mix between an attacking midfield role and a centre forward. In the 1963-64 season, Wolves began to slip out of contention for the honours after so many years of consistent success. This led to manager Stan Cullis dropping several older players and giving a chance to younger squad numbers, including the 18-year-old Knowles, who was drafted into the struggling team, and quickly proved he could handle things in the top flight. His dbut appearance was against Leicester, and he scored his first goal a game later, against Bolton in a 2-2 draw. He kept his place in the first team, but found it hard to make an impact as Wolves struggled. Partnering Peter Broadbent up front, his skilful play earned him praise; but he was prone to significantly quiet periods of form. Wolves narrowly escaped relegation that season, but their lengthy and illustrious stay in the top flight would be over before long.
In the 1964-65 season, Wolves were relegated in last-but-one place. However, it was that season which saw Knowles emerge as a top class footballer. The teenager played with an arrogant swagger, finishing the season with six goals and setting up countless others. Despite his good form for Wolves, he was disappointed at the relegation and asked for a transfer. This request was rejected, allowing Knowles to build upon his success at Wolves. The departure of Stan Cullis, the man who originally gave Knowles his chance, was a factor in his request to leave Molineux. Ronnie Allen took over the job from Cullis.
In the 1965-66 season, it quickly became apparent that Knowles was a notch above just about everyone else playing in the Second Division. Among a handful of goals, he scored two hat-tricks early on in the season against Carlisle United and Derby County, making him the top scorer for the club by some way. His good form was interrupted however, as he endured the first big injury of his career. Despite missing a number of games, he managed to finish the season with 19 goals. Frustratingly for Knowles, Wolves did not manage to gain promotion that season, condemning him to another season of Second Division football. He remained at Molineux, and in the 1966-67 season Wolves finished runners-up in the Second Division and achieved promotion to the First Division.
On his return to the First Division, he suffered from injury problems once again, only managing 21 appearances and eight goals. Later on in that season however, Knowles was compensated with a call up to the Under-23 England team.
In a move by FIFA to raise awareness of "soccer" in the United States, a mini-league was held in which various teams from Britain went to America to represent different states. Wolves represented Los Angeles, and Knowles featured in the side as they went on to win their league. The 21-year-old Knowles managed several goals in the tournament.
The 1967-68 season brought about a new strike partner for Knowles, in the form of Derek "The Doog" Dougan. Knowles, now an established performer, performed well in the top flight with Dougan, managing to narrowly avoid relegation. Knowles managed 12 goals during the season, which led to the 22-year-old receiving three more Under-23 international caps. With the 1970 World Cup in Mexico quickly approaching, Knowles sought a move away from Wolves. His request was once again rejected by manager Allen.
In the 1968-69 season, Wolves finished 16th in the table, despite Knowles only managing nine goals. In the summer which followed, Knowles once again travelled to the United States to play in a promotional league. This time, Wolves represented Kansas City. Knowles scored five in the tournament, helping Wolves to its second state-side victory.
Upon his return to Britain, Knowles made an announcement which saw his career take a dramatic and unexpected turn. While in Kansas he became a Jehovah's Witness convert, and in his own words, "I shall continue playing football for the time being but I have lost my ambition. Though I still do my best on the field I need more time to learn about the Bible and may give up football." Despite this, Wolves got the 1969-70 season off to a great start, winning seven out of their first eight matches. The eighth game of the season, a 3-3 draw against Nottingham Forest, was the last game that Knowles ever played.
Knowles was now retired from football and the dream of winning a full England cap would never be fulfilled. But a succession of Wolves managers held out the hope that Knowles might one day return to the game, and he remained on contract at the club for the next 12 years.
Knowles suffered a tragedy on 30 August 1991 when his brother Cyril died of cancer aged 47.
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'''Adrian Barry Pennock''' (born 27 March 1971 in Ipswich) is a retired English footballer (soccer) player turned manager. His playing career was spent mainly at AFC Bournemouth and Gillingham.
Although born in Ipswich and having grown up supporting Ipswich Town, Pennock began his career with their fiercest rivals, Norwich City, where he progressed through the ranks to turn professional in 1989. He was only to manage one appearance for the Canaries' first team, however, and in 1992 he was allowed to move to AFC Bournemouth for a fee of -30,000. He was a regular for the Cherries until he suffered a knee injury in December 1995 and was unable to regain his place in the team. In October 1996 his former Bournemouth manager, Tony Pulis signed him for Gillingham for -25,000.
Pennock spent over six years at Priestfield Stadium where he was a regular in the first team until a recurring knee injury took its toll. He developed a reputation as a practical joker whilst with Gillingham - during one pre-season friendly he switched on the pitch sprinkler system during the match. He also scored a memorable own goal against Wigan Athletic in 2000 which spawned a recurring terrace chant of "He only scores own goals". Such was his affinity with the fans that he even acquired his own fan club. On the pitch, he was named captain for the play-off final in 2000 which saw the Gills promoted to the Football League First Division for the first time in their history.
Injuries forced Pennock to retire from League football in 2003, after which he signed for Football Conference side Gravesend & Northfleet, where he was also assistant manager.
In January 2006 he was involved in a dispute with Gillingham chairman Paul Scally over a testimonial match which Pennock alleges he was promised as part of his final contract at Gillingham but which never materialised.
In January 2005 Pennock was appointed manager of Welling United of the Conference South and by the end of the season had guided them to their best league position for six years. He left Welling at the end of the 2006-07 season to take up a coaching position at Stoke City, under his former Gillingham manager, Tony Pulis.
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'''Mitchum 'Mitch' David Ward''' (born June 19, 1971 in Sheffield) is a former English football player who had prominent spells at Sheff Utd,Everton and Barnsley.
Mitch started his career at his local club Sheff Utd after graduating through the youth ranks. He was promoted to the first team alongside his best friend in professional football, left-winger Dane Whitehouse, who also enjoyed a consistent run in the first eleven. Despite Ward-s versatility he initially had a struggle on his hands to hold down a starting place each week and it was due to this fact that he continued to served his apprenticeship on loan with Dario Gradi-s Crewe Alexandra. Mitch played 7 times for Crewe Alexandra scoring once in the league and grabbing another in the Football League Cup.
Mitch returned to United full of confidence but was frustrated by former Blades manager Dave Bassett-s rotation policy, following a match with Watford in the First Division Ward scored twice yet still found himself on the bench for the following game. It could be argued that Ward-s inability to keep his place was not due to his form, more due to his versatility, something that would be as much a burden for Mitch as it would a strength, indeed throughout 7 years Ward had played in every area except goal. But for much of his time, when he was in the side, Mitch could be found roaming his favoured position, the right-wing before then Blades manager Howard Kendall (who had replaced Bassett in December 1995) converted the versatile pro into an all action full-back, it was in this position that Mitch played arguably his best football. During this time Mitch became known as a lethal penalty taker with a composure not often seen in a utility player. He spent 8 years in total with Sheff Utd before being sold to Howard Kendalls' Everton for -750,000 on 25 November 1997. Kendall had returned to the Toffees after missing out on promotion with the Blades and raided his former club not only for Ward but for United-s then record signing Don Hutchison and journeyman centre-back Carl Tiler.
Ward-s life in Liverpool was not so great, he got off to a bad start as he was on the losing side against Chelsea conceding a penalty in a 2-0 defeat only a day after signing. Following this nightmare start Ward toiled hard to make an impression in a lack-lustre Everton side. But he only had a run of four games before picking up a hamstring injury. An unproductive come-back in February 1998 consisted of only another 4 matches before he finally succumbed to what was diagnosed as bad ankle ligament damage, however it would be another two months before the true problem was revealed, a fracture of the ankle. Mitch wouldn-t appear for the Toffees again until October 1998, by this time Howard Kendall had been replaced with former Rangers manager Walter Smith. Smith decided to bring Ward back into the cauldron of the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, Ward didn-t let him down, showing glimpses of a return to his previous excellent Sheff Utd form. Wards reward was the Captains armband the following season in an ill-fated Football League Cup tie against Oxford. Again injury was to keep Ward out for much of 1999-2000 season and it was no surprise when his name was linked with a return to Bramall Lane. Overall he made less than 30 appearances in a three year span, never finding the back of the net and with a quarter of them coming from the subs bench, his final game was an away match with Leeds United on 8 May 2000. He was eventually sold at the end of the 1999-2000 season to Barnsley for -200,000.
Mitch enjoyed his return to his Yorkshire roots and found a new lease of life in more central role, operating primarily in defensive midfield ironically under the tutelage of former manager Dave Bassett. Ward spent 3 years at Oakwell, a vital first team player before being released on a free and joining the youngest manager in the League, Chris Brass at York City.
Mitch was a popular player at Bootham Crescent, however he left before the end of his first and only season with the Minstermen over a contract dispute. Mitch played out his professional career with non-league outfit Altrincham whom he joined in 2004.
Now retired Mitch can often be seen on the terraces of his home town club Sheff Utd cheering on the blades with son Charlie. Ward will likely be most fondly remembered by Sheff Utd fans, who will undoubtedly claim they saw him during his football peak. Wards major strength will also be hard to beat a 100% penalty conversion record coupled with his fantastic crossing ability which should have seen him further his career in the top flight.
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'''Thomas Edwin Reed Cook''' (5 January 1901 - 15 January 1950) was an English cricketer for Sussex County Cricket Club. He was also a professional footballer with Brighton & Hove Albion and Bristol Rovers, who made one appearance for England in 1925. He later became manager at Brighton.
A right-handed batsman, he played 460 first class games for Sussex, making 20198 runs with 32 hundreds. He was prolific in the seasons of 1933 and 1934 where Sussex were runners-up.
Thomas served in both world wars, suffering serious injuries in the latter when part of the South African Air Force.
He committed suicide ten days after his 49th birthday.
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}}'''Alexander 'Sandy' Robertson''' (born April 26, 1971 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer who played midfield.
His father, Malky Robertson, was also a professional footballer, with Ayr United, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian.
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A former professional footballer in the English Football League, '''Martin James''' was along with Lee Cartwright, Lee Ashcroft and Adrian Hughes a product of the Preston North End youth system of the late 1980's who under the stewardship of legendary youth coach Walter Joyce progressed through to the PNE first team making an immediate impact.
Born in Formby, Merseyside on May 18, 1971, Martin joined Preston as an apprentice in July 1987 turning pro two years later. A left sided defender or midfielder James made his Preston debut in August 1990 in a 2-0 win over Chester City at Deepdale in the League Cup and immediately settled into the team. In fact the young 19 year old went on to play 41 games, scoring twice for the Lilywhites in his first season in the first team.
For the next two years Martin became a regular fixture in the PNE first XI becoming a firm favourite on the Deepdale terraces with his forays down the left wing. The team however were beginning to struggle and when in September 1992 manager Les Chapman was sacked Martin's future became uncertain. New manager John Beck however reassured Martin that his future with the club was safe but this promise was short lived when in March 1993 after 117 games and 11 goals for Preston he was sold to Stockport County for a fee of -50k. Indeed Preston selling off their prize assets was becoming something of a habit for just a week later team mate Mike Flynn was also sold to County for a fee of -150k.
Unlike Flynn however who enjoys near legendary status at Stockport Martin's stay at Edgeley Park was short lived. Indeed his stay there lasted little under eighteen months before they too decided to cash in by selling him to Rotherham United again for -50k. During James time at County he had played 37 games without scoring and over half of his appearances were as a substitute.
His stay at Millmoor was however a disappointment with Martin struggling with injury and loss of form. In three years with The Millers he played just 47 games ( 0 goals) before they in turn decided to release him at the end of his contract in May 1997.
At the age of just 26 and after 201 games and 11 goals Martin found himself on the soccer scrapheap.
At first Martin moved into non-league football, first with Accrington Stanley then of the Northern Premier League and then with similarly placed clubs Leigh RMI and Bradford Park Avenue.
Martin will no doubt be best remembered for his time with Preston but there is no doubt that had he have had a little more luck with injuries he would have surely gone on to accomplish much in the game.
Martin is now running a successful sports agency, Sports 360, based in the North West. His clients include some of the UK's largest governing bodies, sports clubs and UK blue chip companies.
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'''Alan Ronald Merrick''' (born 20 June 1950) is a retired English-American soccer defender who played professionally in England, the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned one cap with the United States men's national soccer team in 1983.
Merrick was born in Selly Oak, Birmingham, but grew up in North Warwickshire, where he attended Water Orton Junior School and Coleshill Grammar School.
On April 8, 1983, Merrick earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 2-0 victory over Haiti. He started the game, but subbed out for Erhardt Kapp in the second half. Present web site and contact can be found at
In 1983, Merrick retired from playing and joined the coaching ranks with the Minnesota Strikers. At the time, the Strikers played in the NASL, but after the collapse of the league in 1984, the Strikers moved to Major Indoor Soccer League. Merrick continued to coach them through the 1987-1988 season. He is currently the head coach of the University of Minnesota men-s club team. Additionally, he continues to train coaches and young players though his Minneapolis based academy.
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}}'''Charles Adesola Oludare Ademeno''' (born 12 December 1988) is an English footballer of Nigerian descent who plays for Crawley Town.
Ademeno was handed a professional contract on 15 March 2007. He has impressed in the Southend United reserve and youth teams, and had successful loan spells at Bishop's Stortford and Cambridge United in the 2006-07 season.
Ademeno made his debut for Southend in the 4-1 win against Brentford on the 14 March 2006. He came on in the 87th minute for Wayne Gray. His second first-team appearance came in the 3-1 defeat to Luton Town on 28 April 2007, when he came off the bench to replace Richie Foran. He spent much of the 2006-07 season on loan at Cambridge United.
On 9 November 2007 he signed a two-month loan deal at Welling United in order to try and return to fitness after a knee operation.
He then joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan until May 2008 on 21 February 2008. In November 2008 he was loaned out again, this time to Salisbury City in a swap deal for winger Liam Feeney.
Following his release from Southend, Ademeno signed for Crawley Town on 26 May 2009.
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'''Jean-Pierre Simb''' (born 4 September 1974) is a French former professional footballer. He was born in Paris.
Simb joined English Division Three side Torquay United in March 1999 from Red Star 93.
He made his league debut at home to Hartlepool United on 27 March 1999 as a 17th minute substitute for O'Neill Donaldson who went off with a broken leg that was to end his professional career. In the 37th minute Simb set off from just outside the penalty area on a run down the left wing. Eighty yards later, after a number of tricks, he was deep inside the Pool penalty-area. His cross was met by the head of Brian McGorry and fellow debutant, Eifion Williams was on hand to score Torquay's opener in a 3-0 win, with Williams scoring all three goals.
Simb's first goal for Torquay came a month later in a 2-0 win at home to promotion-chasing Rotherham United. Although popular with the fans for his trickery, it was not suited to the harsh realities of Third Division football and he spent much of the remainder of his time at Plainmoor on the substitutes' bench, before being released in February 2000.
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'''Neil Grayson''' (born 1 November 1964 in York) is an English footballer who currently plays for Glapwell, in the position of striker.
Grayson's first club was local outfit Rowntree Mackintosh, playing in the Northern Counties East Football League Division One. He was snapped up by Doncaster Rovers in March 1990 where he stayed for just over a year. He has had spells at a number of clubs at various tiers, including York City, Chesterfield and Northampton Town in the Football League. Whilst at Northampton he scored the fastest ever hat-trick by a Northampton player, in five minutes against Hartlepool, and also helped the Cobblers win the Division Three playoffs.
In 1997 he dropped back into non-league football with Hereford United who paid -20,000 for him. He quickly became a fans favourite, scoring his first ever FA Cup goals in Hereford's 2-1 revenge win over Brighton, and went on to score a goal in every two games for the Edgar Street side. This was enough for Cheltenham Town to make a -15,000 bid that the financially-troubled Bulls couldn't refuse in March 1998. He was instrumental in Cheltenham's promotion to the Football League in 1998-99, scoring a spectacular goal against Morecambe, the winner against Rushden & Diamonds in a Conference Championship showdown. He was subsequently named Conference Player of the Year. During the 2001-2002 season, he scored one of his most memorable goals, a volley from at least 30 yards at Whaddon Road in the Division 3 game against Plymouth. His last appearances for the club were in the successful 2001-02 playoff campaign where he scored a vital equaliser in the semi-finals first leg and scored his penalty in the shootout in the second leg. For his final game for the Robins, at the Millennium Stadium he came on as a substitute and smashed a shot against the post, with recent signing John Finnigan netting the re-bound. He then left Town for local non-league side Forest Green Rovers in the Conference.
He spent two seasons at Forest Green Rovers, and then signed for Stafford Rangers in March 2004, scoring twice on his league debut against Moor Green. He has since played over 100 times for Stafford, notably scoring in the 2006 Conference North playoff final against Droylsden.
Neil was named as an all-time cult hero both at Northampton and Cheltenham, in a Four-Four-Two magazine poll. He has also played several times for the England National Game XI, notably scoring on his debut against the Netherlands.
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'''Colin Cryan''' is an Irish born professional footballer who is currently playing for Droylsden whom he joined in August 2007.
Born in Dublin on 23 March 1981, Colin is a defender who has previously played with Sheffield United, Scarborough, Lincoln City and Boston United.
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'''Christopher Gregory Malkin''' (born June 4, 1967 in Bebington, Merseyside) is a former English professional football player. He played as a centre-forward.
Malkin began his professional career at Tranmere Rovers, whom he joined from Stork on a free transfer in 1987. He spent eight years at Prenton Park, forming a successful partnership with John Aldridge upon his arrival from Real Sociedad in 1991, halfway through Malkin's stay on the Wirral. A couple of months earlier Malkin scored the winning goal at Wembley Stadium to win the Division Three play-off final against Bolton Wanderers.
After over 200 league appearances and 60 goals for Rovers, Malkin joined Millwall in 1995 for a -400,000 price tag. In fifteen months at the Den, he scored thirteen goals in a half-century of league appearances for the Lions.
In 1996, Malkin moved back north, joining Gary Megson's Blackpool for -275,000, becoming the Seasiders' record signing (which he remained until 2008). An injury-prone period at Bloomfield Road meant he made only 65 league appearances and scored six goals for the Lancashire club in just under three years.
Blackpool didn't receive any return on their record outlay when, in August 1999, Nigel Worthington let the lanky forward join Telford United on a free transfer.
Malkin joined Chester City as player-physio in 2001, and a year later moved to Oswestry Town, with whom he finished his career.
Malkin is now a physio at Aston Villa.
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He first played at right wing, where he was mediocre, and the crowd used to sing the ironic chant 'Johnny Crumplin, football genius'. A change of position from right wing to rightback led to a dramatic change in form. When people sang the chant, they meant it after that. There were even unofficial "football genius" T-shirts on sale outside the ground.
He marked Liverpool F.C.'s John Barnes out of a 4th round FA Cup tie at Anfield in 1991, helping Brighton come back from 2-0 down to force a replay at the Goldstone where he did it all over again.
In 1997 he helped win the FA Trophy while playing with Woking F.C.
John Crumplin has recently enjoyed two years having a break from the game and went back with Crawley Down Village this season, having quit as manager of Ringmer when they could not go up into the Ryman League due to their facilities.At that time John Crumplin was establishing his reputation as a manager, during two seasons in charge at Ringmer.He led them to win the Sussex RUR Cup, to the final of the Sussex Senior Cup (losing 2-0 to Crawley Town) and to finish runners-up in County League Division One.Before that he had cut his teeth as a manager at Selsey for two season as player manager and Three Bridges, played at St Leonards and Lewes as player trainner, where he was also physio.
He was appointed manager of Redhill Football Club in October 2008. Has now taken over as Manager at Walton and Hersham FC, the Super Swans.
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A member of the famous Wallsend Boys Club, '''Jeff Wrightson''' was a product of the Newcastle United youth set up which also gave us Ian Bogie and a certain Paul Gascoigne. Wrightson was however a classy centre back who despite his obvious talent never really lived up to his potential.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne on May 18, 1968, Jeff Wrightson signed apprentice forms with the toon upon leaving school in July 1984. When he turned professional two years later though Jeff struggled to make any real inroads towards a first team that at the time included recent former Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder making during his stay at St James' Park just 4 appearances before being released at the end of the 1986-87 season.
Immediately however Jeff was snapped up by legendary Preston North End boss and former Magpies defender John McGrath to add both steel and class to his newly promoted sides defence.
Used mainly as a substitute in his first few months of the 1987-88 season Jeff started to make a real impression when asked to come in and bolster up North End's leaky defence. With some typically consistent performances Jeff helped the Deepdale club to a comfortable mid table position.
The following 1988-89 season though was a totally different story with Wrightson forming a new three pronged central defensive partnership with Bob Atkins and Adrian Hughes. With Preston also employing two wing backs and packing the midfield they stormed to the end of season play offs only to lose to eventual winners Port Vale.
From then on though Preston began to struggle and although Jeff was his usual consistent self, even winning the clubs 1990-91 player of the year award the teams performances on the pitch were at times woeful due mainly to the clubs policy of selling off their best players to balance the books. In fact during a three year period PNE sold Tony Ellis, Tony Philliskirk, Mark Patterson, Gary Brazil, Warren Joyce, Brian Mooney, Alan Kelly and Ian Bogie for a pitiful combined total of -1.2m without ever really replacing them. It therefore comes as no surprise that a team who should have been challenging for promotion was now more often caught up in a relegation dog fight.
During the 1991-92 season and after three disappointing seasons Jeff found his career had come to a crossroads. Jeff though after turning down the offer of a new two year contract by the now manager and McGrath's successor Les Chapman was surprisingly at the end of the season after 197 games and 5 goals released. Despite his reputation Jeff found that the only club interested were Blackpool but after an unsuccessful trial period he was now at the age of 24 without a club.
After deciding to return to his native North East Jeff signed for non-league Gateshead and in 5 seasons with them became a legend at the club making a total of 226 appearances for them before enjoying spells with Yeovil Town, Spennymoor United and Blyth Spartans.
With hindsight Jeff may feel that had he signed the contract offered by Preston in 1992 he would have gone on to better things as not long after the club were taken over by BAXI and the rest as they say is history. There is no doubt he had the ability to do so. However he can take some comfort in the fact that on his native Tyneside and in Gateshead in particular he will surely be remembered as one of the greatest players ever to pull on the shirt of Gateshead Football Club.
Wrightson returned to Gateshead in May 2007 when he was offered the job of assistant manager by former Newcastle and Preston team mate Ian Bogie who had just taken over the position of first team manager.
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'''David Linighan''' (born January 9, 1965 in Hartlepool, County Durham) is a former English professional football player. He played as a centre-back. He is one of three footballing brothers, the other two being Andy and Brian.
Linighan began his career at Hartlepool in 1982 as a 17-year-old. He remained at Victoria Park for four years, making close to 100 league appearances for the club.
After a brief spell at Derby County in 1986, he joined Shrewsbury Town for a -30,000 fee. In two years with the Shrews, Linighan made 65 league appearances, scoring one goal.
Linighan joined Ipswich Town in 1988 for -300,000, and it was at Portman Road that he would spend the majority of his career. In eight years, he made 277 league appearances, netting twelve goals.
In 1995, Linighan was signed by Sam Allardyce to shore up Blackpool's defence. He played under three managers during his three years at Bloomfield Road, the others being Gary Megson and Nigel Worthington, chalking up five goals in a century of league appearances.
Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic came in for the defender's services in 1998, and he moved north of the border for what proved to be just one game. During his time with the Pars, he was loaned to Mansfield Town, whom he would join on a permanent basis in 1999.
In 2000, Linighan moved into non-league football with Southport (2000-01) and Chester City (2001), before a short spell with Hyde United prior to his retirement.
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'''Barry Christopher Roche''' (born 6 April 1982 in Dublin) is an Irish professional football player. He is a goalkeeper and presently plays for Morecambe. He is a former Irish Under-21 international.
Roche started his career at Leeds United, before following Paul Hart to Nottingham Forest in 2001. During his time at the club he was mainly an understudy to Darren Ward and Paul Gerrard and made just 10 first team starts. He was released at the end of the 2004-05 season.
Roche signed for Chesterfield on 26 July 2005 after an impressive trial at the club. He established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper, although he briefly lost his place due to a dip in form during the 2006-07 season. In May 2007 he signed a new two year contract with Chesterfield, who had just been relegated from League One.
In June 2008 Chesterfield allowed Roche to move to fellow League Two side Morecambe, despite him having another year remaining on his contract. He signed a two-year contract with his new club. Roche kept his first clean sheet for Morecambe F.C. in their 1-0 win over Shrewsbury Town F.C. on 6 September 2008
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'''Colin Larkin''' (born 27 April 1982 in Dundalk, County Louth) is an Irish professional footballer, who plays primarily as a forward. He currently plays for Hartlepool United.
Larkin, who is also capable of playing as a winger, began his professional career with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He progressed through their youth ranks to make his first team debut on 24 August 1999 in a League Cup exit to Wycombe Wanderers, where he scored within eight minutes of coming off the bench.
Despite this bright start to his senior career, he was unable to gain any real first team action at Molineux and managed just three (goalless) appearances over three seasons for the club. To gain playing time, he was loaned out to non-league Kidderminster Harriers during the 2001-02 season.
After failing to make the grade at Wolves, he joined Mansfield Town for a -125,000 fee in July 2002. He scored 25 goals over a three year stay at Field Mill, but an apparent fall-out with the club led to his eventual release to join Chesterfield in 2005 on a two year contract.
Larkin netted 13 goals in total over a two year spell at Chesterfield. When the club suffered relegation to League Two, Larkin remained in the third tier as he joined Northampton Town on a free transfer, on 28 June 2007 in a two year deal.
On 7th August 2009, Larkin signed a contract with League One side Hartlepool United after impressing during a short trial period.
Colin is married to his childhood sweetheart Kelly and they have a daughter.
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'''Alan Patrick James O'Hare''' (born 31 July 1982) is an Irish footballer who plays for York City as a defender. He previously played for Bolton Wanderers, Chesterfield and Mansfield Town.
Born in Drogheda, County Louth, O'Hare progressed through the Bolton Wanderers youth system,
thumb|left|175px|O'Hare playing for Mansfield Town in 2008
O'Hare was a regular for the Bolton reserve team but opted to the move to Chesterfield in search of regular first team football, on his last game in the reserves at Bolton before his initial loan spell with the Spireites, he was made captain versus Aston Villa Reserves.
Naturally left footed, O'Hare began his Chesterfield career at left back, where he played all his games whilst on loan. Since joining Chesterfield permanently he played centre back on occasion, with some success.
O-Hare-s career was derailed by ankle injury in the 2006-07 season, and since by a possible conflict of personality with new Chesterfield manager Lee Richardson. Following a team re-shuffle in early 2008 it seemed unlikely that he would be staying with the club. O'Hare was amongst several players released at the end of the 2007-08 campaign.
O'Hare joined newly-relegated Conference National team Mansfield Town on trial in July 2008 and signed for club on 1 August 2008.
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He won one cap for the Republic of Ireland, against China in 1984. Howlett, whose playing career was hampered by injuries, later joined Bournemouth (1984-88) and York City (1988-91), and played on loan for Aldershot (1987) and Chester City (1987-88).
Also scored once in four appearances for the Republic of Ireland U21 scoring once.
He later returned to Ireland to play for Shelbourne, making his League of Ireland debut on the 1st of March 1991. He later had a spell on the coaching staff with Bohemian FC under Stephen Kenny and Gareth Farrelly and was caretaker manager of the club between Kenny's departure and Farrelly's arrival.
Howlett currently manages Drumcondra F.C. in the Leinster Senior League (football).
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'''Thomas Henry "Tommy" Cavanagh''' (29 June 1928 - 14 March 2007) was an English footballer and coach. As a player, he was an inside-forward at six professional clubs, most notably Huddersfield Town and Doncaster Rovers.
After retiring as a player, Cavanagh coached and later managed Brentford. He coached at Nottingham Forest from 1966 until 1972. He then linked up with his former Preston teammate Tommy Docherty as assistant manager at Manchester United. Cavanagh stayed at United when Docherty was sacked in 1977, but left the club following Ron Atkinson's appointment in 1981.
He later had coaching spells at Newcastle United, and Rosenborg in Norway. In 1985, he became Martin Buchan's assistant at Burnley, and took over as manager when Buchan was sacked later that year.
After leaving Burnley in 1986, he worked at the FA School of Excellence at Lilleshall until his retirement. In 2002, Cavanagh was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and died in March 2007, aged 78.
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'''Marcus Philip Kelly''' (born 16 March 1986 in Kettering, Northamptonshire) is an English footballer who plays for Kettering Town.
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'''Graham Smith''' is an English former professional footballer who is active as a manager; he currently coaches the Ventura County Fusion of the USL Premier Development League in the United States.
Smith, who played as a goalkeeper, began his professional career in 1968 with Notts County. He also played in the Football League for Colchester United, West Bromwich Albion, and Cambridge United, making a total of 200 league appearances for all four clubs. Smith also played non-league football with Matlock Town, Hednesford Town, Tamworth and Atherstone United.
Smith started his management career with Nuneaton Borough before moving on to Dudley Town where he spent 6 years. February 1986 saw Smith join Tamworth. During his 5 year spell as manager of the Lambs, Smith is considered one of their most popular managers after taking the non-league club to Wembley for the final of the FA Vase, in which the club went on to win the replay against Sudbury Town at Peterborough United's London Road.
Smith is currently the manager of Ventura County Fusion in the USL Premier Development League in the United States of America.
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'''Oshor Joseph Williams''' (born 21 April 1958) is a former footballer in the English football league who now works for the PFA as a union learning representative.
Born and raised in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, Williams joined his local league club Middlesbrough as a schoolboy in 1972, signing apprentice forms with the club once he had turned fifteen. However, when ''Boro'' decided not to offer Williams a professional contract in 1976, he was immediately offered a second chance by Manchester United. Williams spent twelve months at Old Trafford before they in turn decided to release him.
Upon his release from United, Williams returned to the North East and had spells with both Billingham Synthonia and Gateshead before he was spotted by a scout from Southampton who offered him a trial with the club in March 1978.
After impressing manager Lawrie McMenemy, Williams signed professional forms with the Dell club. After just a handful of reserve team outings, he was loaned out to basement club Exeter City for the start of the 1978-79 season. In his month at Exeter, Williams made two appearances, scoring once, before returning to the "Saints". He made his debut on 3 March 1979, taking Terry Curran's place at outside left at home to Arsenal. Despite showing plenty of natural ball control, his final touch was lacking,
It was at County that Williams found his feet, becoming a favourite with the Stockport fans. A quick winger with an eye for goal, Williams was at his most dangerous with the ball at his feet attacking the opposition full back. He acted as the captain whenever skipper Tommy Sword was unavailable.
His first season at Vale Park saw him make 22 appearances, scoring two goals. He cracked his left kneecap in a training accident in February 1985, but recovered his first team place on his recovery two months later.
His second season with the club saw Williams win his first promotion, when ''the Valiants'' were promoted to the Third Division in 1986. Soon, though, after 62 games and seven goals for Vale, troubled Preston North End came calling, and after agreeing a bargain -2,000 fee,
Immediately installed as captain, John McGrath really got the best out of Williams. Preston stormed to promotion with Williams who scored 10 league goals in 29 games, being a big influence both on and off the pitch. The next two seasons, however, were almost a washout, with injury restricting Williams to just a handful of games. His influence off the pitch and in the dressing room, though, was still apparent, with Williams even lending a hand on the training pitch. Sadly, though, at the end of the 1988-89 season, Williams decided to call it a day from playing full time and started work behind the scenes at Deepdale, both as a coach and in the commercial department.
Upon leaving Lancaster at the end of the 1990-91 season, Williams moved onto Winsford United. It was while at Winsford that he was offered the chance to join the coaching staff at Aberdeen in February 1992, but after just 18 months he was sacked along with fellow coaches Steve Paterson and Neale Cooper. Williams immediately dusted off his boots, though, and signed for Hyde United for the 1994-95 season, where he played 29 games and scored once.
It was after leaving Hyde that Williams studied at university for his BA in politics and history. Williams now works for the PFA education service, where he is on hand to offer help and advice to footballers past and present in their efforts to gain qualifications for life after football.
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'''Lee Ayres''' (born 28 August 1982) is a professional footballer currently playing with Conference National side Forest Green Rovers, where he plays as a defender.
Ayres started his career with Walsall in their youth academy, although not making the first team, he impressed enough to earn a move to Kidderminster Harriers in the Football League Third Division.
Upon joining Harriers, Ayres became a permanent fixture in the first team setup. During two seasons Ayres made a total of 35 appearances and scored two goals. Towards the end of his second season, Ayres lost his place in the first team and subsequently joined Tamworth in the Football Conference, initially on loan.
After a successful spell, Tamworth made an apporach to sign Ayres, but Ayres himself rejected the move as he wanted to stay and force a way back into the first team.
On 23 November 2003, Jan Molby released Ayres, as he believed the club had enough centre-backs.
Ayres now a free agent rejoined Tamworth on a permanent basis. Ayres was only with The Lambs for a brief time making just 16 appearances, these impressive performances earned Ayres a trial with Notts County, but Ayres was unsuccessful and returned to Tamworth.
Ayres then went on to join local rivals Burton Albion.
After an impressive first season with The Brewers, when he made 26 appearances, a persistent pelvic injury prevented Ayres making a single appearance in his second season at the club. Ayres was eventually released at the end of the 2005-06 season.
In search of a new club, Ayres received a trial from Bristol Rovers manager Paul Trollope. He played against Swansea City in a reserve game. Unfortunately for Ayres, the trial was unsuccessful and the defender eventually joined Conference North side Moor Green. Following the merger of Moor Green with Solihull Borough in the summer of 2007, Ayres began the 2007-08 campaign with Solihull Moors.
Ayres then moved on to Redditch United however left the club in December 2008, to sign for Forest Green Rovers. Ayres impressed in his spell with Forest Green and was offered a new one year contract in June 2009, following his impressive performances in Rovers relegation battle.
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'''Paul Benson''' (born 12 October 1979) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dagenham & Redbridge.
Originally on the books of Southend United, Benson was signed by Daggers boss John Still on 1 July 2005, after Still saw him on the pitch for White Ensign of the Essex Olympian League, where he scored 96 goals in his two seasons with the club. Benson's first season with the Daggers was frustrating, as Benson was not a regular, scored only one Conference goal, and was out for three months with a broken leg.
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'''Jason St Juste''' (born 21 September 1985 in England) is an English professional footballer, who plays for Norwegian side Sandnes Ulf.
St Juste started his early career under the guidance of Simon Clifford at Garforth Town and became a graduate of the Leeds Brazilian Soccer School's program and was spotted by Football League Two side Darlington.
St Juste made his second appearance for Darlington on 3 January 2005 as he played the full 90 minutes and helped the team to a 3-1 win over Macclesfield Town.
On 19 March 2005 Jason made his seventh appearance for Darlington in an away match against Grimsby Town. Jason scored his first goal for the club, a wonder-strike after 11 minutes, which proved to be the deciding goal of the game.
St Juste hit headlines by scooping a hat-trick of awards. He walked away with the young player of the season and both goal of the season awards for his wonder-strike against Grimsby Town and his breathtaking goal against Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Ground in the exciting three all draw.
By this time the name 'Jason St Juste' was hitting the headlines and was scouted by a host of clubs and after his refusal to sign a longer term deal after just one season, 15 appearances, and two goals.
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'''T. E. Burridge''' was a British footballer who won a gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics as part of the Upton Park club side. He played centre half.
His name is sometimes spelt ''Barridge'' and his initials given as ''J. E.'' by some sources, but he is listed as ''T. E. Burridge'', both by the IOC on their website, and by other statistical sources such as RSSSF.
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'''Craig George Cathcart''' (born 6 February 1989) is a Northern Irish footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United, and has captained the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team. He has also spent time on loan at Belgium club Royal Antwerp, and English Football League Championship sides Plymouth Argyle and Watford.
Born in Belfast, Cathcart was spotted playing football for Glengormley High School at the age of 14, and, despite being coveted by clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea and Rangers upon winning the Northern Ireland Youth Player of the Year award in 2003,, he began training at the Manchester United School of Excellence in Belfast. He signed trainee terms at Manchester United in July 2005, and turned professional on his 17th birthday in February 2006. Cathcart became a regular in the Manchester United Under-18s team, and was a member of the Under-17s team that played at the 2007 Northern Ireland Milk Cup, scoring the first goal in a 5-0 win over Liechtenstein. During the 2006-07 season, he was made captain of the United youth team that reached the FA Youth Cup Final, although he missed both legs of the final, the first through selection for the first team and the second through injury.
On 19 March 2007, Cathcart received his first call-up to the Manchester United senior squad for the FA Cup Sixth Round replay with Middlesbrough. After an injury to Nemanja Vidi, Cathcart was promoted to the first team squad as cover on 31 March 2007. He was an unused substitute in Manchester United's 7-1 win against Roma in the Champions League less than two weeks later, the FA Cup semi-final victory over Watford a further four days later, and the victory over Sheffield United on 17 April.
Speculation that this defensive injury crisis would lead to Cathcart making his senior debut ended when he suffered a season-ending knee injury during training after the match against Sheffield United. As a result, he also missed the second leg of the FA Youth Cup final; he had already missed the first leg due to his call-up to the senior squad. Despite his injury, Cathcart's performances in the club's youth teams earned him the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award for the 2006-07 season.
At the start of the 2007-08 season, Cathcart was sent on a half-season loan to United's Belgian feeder club, Royal Antwerp, to gain match experience. He made his debut for the Belgians on 22 September 2007, in a match against OC Charleroi. The next game saw Cathcart score Antwerp's only goal of the game in a 4-1 loss to Kortrijk. He scored again in a match against Tubize, to earn a 1-1 draw, and also the Man of the Match award. He made a further nine appearances for "The Great Old", to bring his total to 13, before returning to Manchester United at the end of 2007.
Although he was not originally selected for the squad, Cathcart was called up to the Manchester United first team for their tour of South Africa on 24 July 2008, and played the full 90 minutes in the team's 4-0 victory over Kaizer Chiefs on 26 July, his first appearance for the first team. He then came on as a 66th-minute substitute for Jonny Evans in a match against Portsmouth in Nigeria the following day, before then coming on for Wes Brown at half-time in a friendly against Peterborough United on 4 August. On 8 August 2008, Cathcart joined Championship side Plymouth Argyle, on loan until the end of 2008. This was later extended to the entire 2008-09 season, as Cathcart has quickly become a regular at Home Park. He scored his first Plymouth goal in their 3-1 defeat at home to Ipswich in October 2008.
Cathcart returned to Manchester United at the end of the 2008-09 season and played in two pre-season friendlies for the reserve team before joining up with the first team for the Audi Cup in Munich. After Nemanja Vidi suffered a calf strain in the warm-up before the semi-final against Boca Juniors, Cathcart was promoted to the starting XI. Manchester United won the match 2-1, with Cathcart giving a good performance, although he did head the ball against his own crossbar mid-way through the second half.
Cathcart scored the opening goal in a 3-1 away win over Bolton Wanderers in the first game of the 2009-10 Premier Reserve League season on 24 August 2009, but on 14 September, he joined Watford on loan until 4 January 2010.
Cathcart has been involved with the Northern Ireland national team since Under-17 level, and was part of the team that attempted to qualify for the 2006 European Under-17 Championship.
By November 2006, still just 17 years old, Cathcart had been promoted to the Northern Ireland Under-21 team, and was named in the squad for a friendly against Germany on 14 November 2006. In February 2007, Cathcart was selected in the European squad for the 2007 UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup, a competition between two "all-star" Under-18 teams from Europe and Africa.
Since his first call-up, Cathcart has been a regular name in Northern Ireland Under-21 squads, and has so far made seven appearances for the team, the most recent being a 3-0 defeat by Germany on 5 September 2008.
Cathcart was called up to the Northern Ireland squad in May 2009, along with nine other uncapped players for the international friendly against Italy on 6 June.
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'''Andrew Parkinson''' is a retired U.S.-South African soccer forward who pent time playing in both South Africa and England before immigrating to the U.S. where he played five seasons in the North American Soccer League, at least one in Major Indoor Soccer League and one in the American Soccer League. Parkinson earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1984.
Parkinson, a native of Johannesburg, South Africa played for Highlands Park in his native South Africa. In March 1978, Parkinson moved to England where he tried out with English First Division club Newcastle United. He signed with Newcastle United at 18 years of age and played two seasons in the English First Division. He then moved to lower division club Peterborough United where he played 13 games, scoring 5 goals in the 1979-1980 season.Andrew Parkinson was sold to the Philadelphia Fury of the North American Soccer League during 1979/80 season.
In 1980, Parkinson then moved to the United States where he signed with the Philadelphia Fury of the North American Soccer League (NASL). Once again, he played a single season before the Fury was relocated to Montreal becoming theMontreal Manic. Parkinson had a successful two seasons with the Montreal Manic scoring the first two goals for the new franchise in the first game of the season winning 2 - 1 against the Toronto Blizzard and leading them to the playoffs and was one of the leading goal scorers once again. During this time, Parkinson received his U.S. citizenship. In 1983, the U.S. Soccer Federation, in coordination with the NASL, entered the U.S. national team, known as Team America, into the NASL as a league franchise. The team drew on U.S. citizens playing in the NASL, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Soccer League. Parkinson left the Manic with fellow team mate Hayden Knight and signed with Team America. When Team America finished the 1983 season in the struggling NASL the team disbanded with Parkinson being the leading goal scorer with 12 goals. The New York Cosmos acquired Parkinson when Team America disbanded and he played for the Cosmos during the 1984 season. At the end of the season, the NASL collapsed and the Cosmos jumped to the Major Indoor Soccer League. He began the MISL season with the Cosmos, but moved to the Chicago Sting in March 1985. In the fall of 1985, Parkinson signed with the Tacoma Stars of the MISL during the 1985-1986 season. In 1988, Parkinson played a single season with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Soccer League.
In 1984, Parkinson earned his two caps with the U.S. national team.
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'''Owain James Warlow''' (born 25 October, 1987) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Llanelli. He is also a former Wales under-21 international.
As a child, he attended Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen, a Welsh language secondary school.
Born in Church Village, near Pontypridd, Warlow is a product of Lincoln City's Center of Excellence youth academy. He made his professional debut on 10 February, 2007 in a 2-0 win over Torquay United, going on to make a total of 5 appearances for the side in his first season and being handed a two year contract. After featuring in the first team squad more during the 2007-08 season, he joined Conference National side Kettering Town on loan at the start of the 2008-09 season, making four appearances before returning to Lincoln.
However Warlow did not feature for the club during the remainder of the season and was released in May 2009, along with six other players. On 16 June 2009, it was announced that Warlow had signed for Welsh Premier League side Llanelli on a free transfer, after spending time training with the side.. He made his debut as a 51st minute sub for Andy Legg in Llanelli's famous Europa League victory at Motherwell.
In early 2007, Warlow was called up to the Welsh Under-21 side, playing 90 minutes in a 4-0 win over Northern Ireland Under-21's. He made his second appearance for the side on 21 August, 2007 as a substitute for Joe Allen during a 4-3 win over Sweden Under-21's.
In September 2009, Warlow was called to join the Wales Under-23 Semi Professional's for their friendly against Poland in Carmarthen, Wales.
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'''Brian Rice''' (born 11 October 1963) is a Scottish former association football player, who played for clubs including Hibernian, Nottingham Forest and Falkirk. He is now the assistant manager of Hibernian.
Born in Glasgow, Rice's playing career started at Hibernian. He was signed by Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough for -175,000 in August 1985. During his time there, Forest won the Football League Cup twice, in 1989 and 1990. Although he was thought by some fans to lack pace,
Rice is still fondly remembered (perhaps ironically) at the City Ground, with a chant to the tune of ''Yellow Submarine'': "Number one is Brian Rice, Number two is Brian Rice" (etc) with a chorus of "We all live in a world of Brian Rice." More recently members of the fans forum on the website LTLF have taken to having Rice's name printed on the backs of their replica shirts with different squad numbers in a continuation of the chant and Rice's cult appeal. Members of the website also sang the song on Soccer AM.
Whilst a Forest player, he had loan spells at Grimsby, West Bromwich Albion and Stoke. In August 1991, he signed for Falkirk and played for them until the early part of the 1995-96 season. He played for Dunfermline and Clyde for two seasons each. He left Clyde at the end of the 1998-99 season.
In 2000, Rice was appointed assistant manager to Ian McCall at Greenock Morton, making one appearance as a player. Rice was then assistant manager to McCall at Airdrieonians, before they went out of business in 2001. McCall and Rice then both moved to Falkirk. McCall eventually moved on to Dundee United, while Rice continued at Falkirk, assisting John Hughes. He helped the club win the First Division in 2005 and reach the 2009 Scottish Cup Final.
Rice followed Hughes to his former club Hibernian when Hughes was appointed manager there in June 2009.
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'''Matthew Stephen 'Matt' Gregg''' (born 30 November 1978 in Cheltenham) is an English football goalkeeper who is currently playing with Dundalk. He also runs a specialist goalkeeper coaching school based in Dublin.
He played cricket for Gloucestershire up to under-16 level before deciding to concentrate on his football career.
Gregg played for Gloucester Primary Schools alongside future Torquay United teammate Wayne Thomas. He began his senior career as an apprentice with Torquay United, making his debut while still aged only 16 in the 1-1 draw with Wigan Athletic on 16 September 1995. He then returned to the reserves and his apprenticeship, appearing once more, in the last match of the 1996-97 season away to Doncaster Rovers, before turning professional in July 1997. He played another 30 times for the Gulls, including the 1997-98 play-off final due to regular keeper Ken Veysey being suspended, before moving to Crystal Palace in October 1998 for a fee of -400,000.
He joined Swansea City on loan in February 1999, before finally making his Palace debut in a 1-0 defeat against Fulham at Craven Cottage in April 2000. He struggled to win a place in the first team, and the arrival of Matt Clarke from Bradford City pushed Gregg further out of contention and on 14 September 2001 he joined Exeter City on loan.
He finally left Selhurst Park on 25 October 2001, joining Irish side Bray Wanderers on a free transfer.
Gregg impressed at Bray and earned a move in April 2003 to then champions, Bohemians. He spent 4 years at Dalymount Park without ever establishing himself as first choice and moved to UCD in time for the 2007 season. He made his UCD debut in a 1-0 defeat to Sligo Rovers on 1 April 2007 and has started his UCD career solidly with 5 clean sheets in his first 8 appearances. He traded places with Darren Quigley through the 2007 season and his performances became shakey as he faded to clear second choice by its end. Gregg appeared to have rejoined Bray Wanderers for the 2008 season, but re-signed for UCD when Quigley left the club. He began the 2008 season as first choice keeper and firmly claimed the number one spot as his own with some vastly improved performances including a dramatic equalising injury time headed goal against Cobh Ramblers. In December 2008 he was short-listed for the Eircom/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland Goalkeeper of the Year award, but lost out to Bohemians keeper Brian Murphy.
With UCD relegated to Division One at the end of the 2008 season, Gregg rejoined Bohemians in January 2009. He was released in November 2009 after his contract expired.
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'''Stephen Madi Mokone''' OIG (born 23 March 1938) is a former South African footballer who was the first black player to play in a professional European league. He was nicknamed ''The Black Meteor'' and ''Kalamazoo''.
Mokone was born in Doornfontein, a suburb of Johannesburg, but his family moved to Sophiatown before settling in Kilnerton in Pretoria.
Mokone attracted much attention in his native South Africa, making his international debut at the age of just 16. He was close to signing for English side Newcastle United but for the intervention of his father, who wished him to continue his studies. Mokone began his professional career in 1955 with English side Coventry City, where he made four league appearances, scoring one goal in the process. He later played in the Netherlands with Heracles Almelo, later joining Cardiff City, making a goalscoring debut on the opening day of the 1959-60 season on 22 August 1959 during a 3-2 victory over Liverpool. He made just two more league appearances for the side, before before being signed in 1959 by Spanish side FC Barcelona. However, because Barcelona had filled their quota of foreign players, he was loaned to French side Marseille. Mokone later played in Italy for Torino and in Spain for Valencia CF, before finishing his career in Australia with Sunshine George Cross
In 1964 Mokone moved to the United States. There he was convicted and imprisoned for separate felony assaults committed in 1977 against his then wife, Joyce Maaga Mokone, and the 34-year-old female attorney who was representing Ms. Mokone in divorce and custody proceedings at the time. On October 31, 1978, Mokone pleaded guilty in Superior Court of Middlesex County New Jersey to the crime of atrocious assault for having personally attacked his wife with lye on November 20, 1977. He was subsequently sentenced to serve between 8 and 12 years in New Jersey State Prison. In 1980 Mokone stood trial in New York County, New York, accused of having orchestrated an attack on his wife's lawyer, Ann Boylan Rogers, in which sulfuric acid was thrown in her face outside her home in Manhattan on October 8, 1977. Ms. Rogers was left seriously disfigured and blind in one eye. Mokone was found guilty of Assault in the First Degree in May 1980 and later sentenced to serve 5 to 15 years in New York State Prison after having completed his New Jersey sentence. He was released from custody in August 1990.
In 1996 he founded the Kalamazoo South African Foundation. Dutch sports journalist Tom Egbers wrote a novel based on Mokone, which was made into a movie in 2000; both novel and movie are called ''The Black Meteor'' (''De Zwarte Meteeor'').
1. ''Mokone v. Kelly,'' (habeas corpus proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York), reported at 680 F. Supp. 679 (S.D.N.Y. 1988) -- shows basic facts of case and, in discussion of "Evidence of Other Crimes and Bad Acts," the New Jersey Case.
2. ''Mokone v Fenton,'' (habeas corpus proceeding before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit), reported at 710 F. 2d 998 (3d Cir. 1983) -- shows the length of the New Jersey Sentence.
3. New York State Department of Corrections website; "Inmate Lookup" for DIN # 85A5876, Mokone, Steve -- shows correct date of birth, crime of conviction, length of sentence, and release date.
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'''Nathan Peter Lowndes''' (born 2 June 1977 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English professional football player. He last left
Chester City in 2008 and may have since retired.
Lowndes began his career with Leeds United in 1994 but didn't make any first-team appearances in his fourteen months at Elland Road. In 1995 he was signed by Watford for a fee of -40,000. In three years with Watford, he only made seven league appearances and was unable to score.
In 1998, he joined Scottish club St. Johnstone, who were in their second season back in the Premier League. In his first season in Perth, he helped Saints to a third-place finish, which qualified them for the following season's UEFA Cup, an appearance in the League Cup final and the last four of the Scottish Cup. He was the club's top scorer in 1999-2000 with ten goals. In his four years at McDiarmid Park Lowndes made 63 appearances and scored fourteen goals.
In May 2001, Lowndes signed for Livingston, for whom he made 21 appearances and scored three goals. In March 2002, he returned to England with Plymouth Argyle, then managed by Paul Sturrock, who had signed him to St. Johnstone four years earlier. In two years with Plymouth, Lowndes made 53 appearances and scored ten goals.
He joined Martin Foyle's Port Vale in November 2004, but was released in May 2007 after failing to make an impact at the club. He subsequently joined League Two side Chester, who were managed by Bobby Williamson, Lowndes's manager at Plymouth for a short time. In January 2008 he was the subject of interest from Conference side Torquay United. The move did not go through but Lowndes did not play again for Chester due to injury and on 23 April 2008 his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.
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'''Barry Ferguson''' (born 7 September 1979 in Dublin) is a former Irish professional football player and currently a development officer with the Football Association of Ireland.
Barry began his football career with Home Farm before moving to Coventry City. While there he played at the FIFA World Youth Championship finals in Nigeria in 1999.
Although he never made a competitive first team appearance for City, Barry did have brief spells in the lower divisions with Colchester United, Hartlepool United and Northampton Town.
Barry came back to Ireland to link up with Longford Town in the summer of 2002. He captained FAI Cup and League Cup winning teams during his three years at the midlands club. He made his Rovers debut on the 9th of March 2007 at UCD . He signed for the club from city rivals Bohemians in January 2007, having spent just one season with the Dalymount outfit .
Ferguson was forced to retire in February 2009 due to a serious hip injury.
Is cuurently a Development Officer with the Football Association of Ireland .
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'''David Cassidy''' (born May 23, 1985 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne. Cassidy is a skillful and hard working midfielder.
Ringsend local Cassidy has represented the Republic of Ireland at various under age levels. He played for junior clubs Cambridge Boys and Home Farm and before he moved to England to play for Derby County at youth and reserve team level for 3 years.
Cassidy returned to Ireland in mid-2005 to sign for Pat Scully's Kilkenny City during the summer transfer window. He immediately impressed with the First Division strugglers and his performances helped Kilkenny to a credible 4th place finish in 2005 First Division standings.
Following the conclusion of the 2005 campaign, Cassidy followed his Kilkenny manager Pat Scully and a number of his teammates to Shamrock Rovers who had suffered relegation to the First Division for the 2006 season. He immediately became a permanent fixture in the Hoops starting XI and Cassidy continued to play a pivotal role in the Rovers side for the remainder of the season as Rovers claimed the 2006 First Division title and promotion back to the Premier Division. In 2007, Cassidy once again was a regular fixture in the Rovers starting X1 as for the majority of that season they were in the running for the Premier Division title before eventually finishing 5th that season. Cassidy was released by Rovers at the end of the 2007 season much to the surprise of Rovers fans. In his two seasons at Shamrock Rovers Cassidy scored a total of 10 goals in 74 appearances.
Following his release by Shamrock Rovers, Cassidy was immediately snapped up by Dundalk for their 2008 First Division campaign. Cassidy made an impressive start to his Dundalk career helping the Lilywhites to the top of the First Division table early on in the season. Upon the conclusion of the 2008 First Division, Dundalk and Shelbourne would enter the final weekend of the season as title contenders with Shelbourne leading Dundalk by one point. Cassidy played an instrumental role in Dundalk's final night 6-1 away victory to Kildare County. Shelbourne who needed a win against Limerick 37 in their final game conceded a dramatic late equaliser resulting in Dundalk taking the title with promotion and Cassidy securing his second First Division medal. Cassidy was named PFAI First Division Player of the Year for 2008 for his performances in helping Dundalk to the First Division title.
Cassidy was initially announced as one of just 4 Dundalk players to return to the club and their new full-time set-up under new manager Sean Connor for the 2009 Premier Division campaign. On December 28, 2008, Cassidy sensationally joined Shelbourne in a surprise transfer after being unable to commit to Dundalk's new training schedule.. He made his Shelbourne debut on March 6, 2009 during a 2-1 victory over Wexford Youths at Tolka Park. Cassidy scored his first Shelbourne goal with a dramatic stoppage time winner in a 1-0 away league victory over Limerick at Jackman Park on June 19, 2009.
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'''Nigel Greenwood''' (born 27 November 1966 in Preston, Lancashire) is a former professional footballer who played in the English Football League.
A tall slim striker and a product of the Preston North End youth system Nigel made his debut as a seventeen year old in a league game away at Lincoln City, a game they lost 4-0. With Preston enduring difficulties both on and off the pitch Greenwood found himself being used no less than 17 times that season scoring 5 goals as the Deepdale club were relegated to the league's basement division for the first time in their history. The following 1985-86 season PNE were installed as favourites for promotion but they endured the worst season in the club's history with Preston finishing 91st in the football league and having to endure the stigma of applying for re-election. For Greenwood however the season was a personal triumph with him scoring 10 goals from 36 games, indeed as an attacking side Preston weren't too bad with both John Thomas and Gary Brazil both scoring goals regularly. In fact between the three of them almost 50 goals were scored, in defence however it was a different matter with the club conceding over 100 goals in all games for the second season running.
In August 1986 though Greenwood was shocked to learn that Preston were prepared to sell him. Preston didn't want to sell him and Greenwood didn't want to leave but now that John McGrath was at the helm, it was decided that funds needed to be made available to pay the signing on fees of the free transfer players he had lined up. Greenwood was considered to be worth -20k, the most saleable asset PNE had, so with the promise from McGrath that once Preston were in a viable financial position they would bring him back to Deepdale, Greenwood signed for third division Bury.
Greenwood enjoyed three and a half seasons at Gigg Lane scoring 28 goals in 136 games for The Shakers, several of these against Preston who on at least 3 occasions tried to bring him back to Deepdale. On each occasion however the Bury board and management rejected Preston's offer much to Greenwood's frustration. It was only in February 1990 when Bury wanted to sign Mark Patterson that Bury allowed him to go back to Deepdale in a deal that was worth -100k plus Greenwood to Preston. This deal turned out to be John McGrath's last as Preston boss as he resigned not two weeks later.
Greenwood's second spell at Preston was a disappointment to say the least. With the club after three successful seasons again struggling both on and off the pitch. With Nigel struggling with injury and with the return of former favourite John Thomas to the club he found opportunities few and far between. Indeed in his two and a half years back at Preston he managed to play just 35 games scoring 5 goals before he was released in July 1992.
Nigel immediately signed for Halifax Town for the start of the 1992-93 season but in 28 games he scored just 5 goals as The Shaymen were relegated from The Football League. In Nigel's senior career he had played 252 first team games and scored 53 goals but he was now looking to take his career to another stage in Non-League football.
Nigel first signed for Bamber Bridge of the Northern Premier League where his brother and non-League legend Tony was manager, becoming his assistant. Since then he has held a similar position at Accrington Stanley when Tony became manager there at the beginning of the 1996-97 season but they returned to Bamber Bridge two years later before in 2003 taking up the vacant job at Fleetwood Town where they guided the club to three promotions before leaving midway through 2008-09.
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'''Thomas "Tom" Gracie''' (12 June 1889 - 23 October 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer and, latterly, a corporal in the 16th Battalion of The Royal Scots. He was the joint-leading scorer in the Scottish Football League in the 1914-15 season.
Born in Yorkhill, Glasgow, Gracie studied bookkeeping upon leaving school before finding work as a meatsalesman.
In 1911, Gracie was selected as a reserve for Scotland's game against England at Goodison Park. Although he wasn't required to play, and would never gain an international cap, the journey proved profitable for him as he was signed by Everton at the game's conclusion.
Gracie-s destination was Hearts, manager John McCartney paying -400 for him as a replacement for the recently-sold Percy Dawson. The ''Maroons'' were a rapidly-emerging side and started the 1914-15 season with eight straight victories, including a 2-0 defeat of reigning champions Celtic in which Gracie scored, to become early league-leaders and title-favourites.
However, this streak coincided with the start of the First World War and the beginnings of a public debate upon the morality of continuing professional football while young soldiers were dying on the front-line. A motion was placed before the Scottish Football Association to postpone the season, with one of its backers, Airdrieonians chairman Thomas Forsyth declaring that ''"playing football while our men are fighting is repugnant"''.
Gracie's response, and that of 10 of his team-mates, was to enlist in Sir George McCrae's new volunteer battalion, joining on mass on 25 November 1914. The battalion was to become the 16th Royal Scots and was the first to earn the "footballer's battalion" sobriquet.
However, exhaustion from their army exertions, twice including 10-hour nocturnal-marches the night before a league game,
Gracie however faced a far more serious problem - in March 1915 he was diagnosed with leukemia, a prognosis he had shared only with manager McCartney.
Gracie died on October 23, 1915 in Stobhill Hospital in his hometown Glasgow and was buried at Craigton Cemetery. His death concluded a dark year for the Gracie family, who had also lost Tom's brother John and brother-in-law Tommy during 1915's hostilities.
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'''Andrew William McAteer''' (born April 24, 1961 in Preston, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer. He played in the Football League in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s.
Signing on as an apprentice in July 1977, McAteer turned professional a year later. He made his Preston North End debut as an 18-year-old on Boxing Day 1979 in a 3-0 home win over Shrewsbury Town. Quickly establishing himself as a tough-tackling attacking full back, McAteer didn't miss a game for the rest of the season, becoming a firm favourite with the Deepdale fans. The following season he struggled with injury but still managed to make 26 appearances as the club were relegated to Division Three. These were hard times for Preston, as they constantly struggled against relegation and financial ruin. McAteer, however, was a mainstay in the team making 277 appearances scoring nine goals during his first spell there.
It was in December 1986 that John McGrath accepted a bid of -17,000 from local rivals Blackpool.
McAteer played for the Seasiders for eighteen months. In June 1988 he was given a free transfer, mainly due to an injury-plagued second season. He had made 47 appearances and scored 0 times at Bloomfield Road.
John McGrath wasted no time in offering McAteer a return to Preston, offering him, in July 1988, a two-year deal. Injury, however, restricted him to just 19 more games for North End as they pushed towards the play-offs. Halfway through his deal it was decided that McAteer couldn't continue with the rigours of the full-time game any longer and he retired from the professional game at the relatively young age of 28. He had played 343 games in his career, scoring 10 goals.
Upon leaving the full-time game, McAteer first signed, along with Oshor Williams, for Northern Premier League team Lancaster City, but new work commitments meant that he would only play one game for the Giant Axe club; therefore, he had to give up non-league football too. McAteer decided to revert to playing local parks football in his native Preston whilst building up a successful career in insurance, as he still does to this day.
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'''Daniel William "Danny" Blanchett''' (born 12 March 1988) is an English footballer, who is currently playing AFC Wimbledon on loan from Peterborough United.
Blanchett played for Hendon in the Isthmian League 2004-05 season the youngster racked up seven appearances in the Isthmian League. In June 2005, friend Phil Ifil introduced him to his own Sports Conditoning Coach - Johnny Silmon - in an attempt to build up Blanchett's strength and pace, two qualities he was lacking and that kept him out of the first team at lowly Hendon.
Both physical attributes were achieved and in the summer of 2005 he joined Harrow Borough, playing 33 games for ''the Reds'' in the 2005-06 season.
In March 2006 he signed for Cambridge City, stepping up to the Conference South, although he returned to Harrow Borough as injury cover later in the same month. He was a regular for City throughout the 2006-07 season, however a harsh challenge by a Newport County player cracked Blanchett's calcaneus. Spending months on the sidelines, he finally got back to fitness after some light therapy sessions.
Blanchett had a two week trial at Liverpool in 2007.
Nevertheless, his trial had seemingly won him the "keen interest" of "almost 50 clubs"
The 2007-08 season saw him win his first start for the club; a 9 October Football League Trophy tie with MK Dons at stadium:mk. Dons won 3-1. He made his first league start for the club against Macclesfield, on 23 February 2008. He was deputising for Jamie Day, who had injured his back before kick-off. ''Posh'' won the game 3-0. Indeed he made just two appearances for the promotion winning League Two side that season and was thus placed on the transfer list in May 2008.
He made just three League One appearances and also played one FA Cup game in the 2008-09 season, before again being transfer listed in May 2009. In July 2009 he joined Port Vale for pre-season training. He played 90 minutes for ''the Valiants'' in what turned out to be an embarrassing pre-season friendly defeat, Vale losing 1-0 to Biddulph Victoria of the Midland Football Alliance. On 7 August, Blanchett joined Conference National side Stevenage Borough on loan, but made no first-team appearances.
In January 2010 he joined AFC Wimbledon on loan until the end of the season.
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'''Dariusz Wdowczyk''' (born 25 September 1962 in Warsaw, Poland) is a retired Polish football central defender. He played for Gwardia Warszawa, Legia Warszawa, Celtic, Reading, and Polonia Warszawa. He has subsequently carved out a career in football management. In the 2005/06 season he led Legia Warszawa to the league title.
On 13 April 2007 he was replaced as manager of Legia Warszawa by Jacek Zieliski, following a run of bad results.
He joined Livingston FC as Director of Football on 28 June 2007, to assist new manager Mark Proctor, his main objective was to investigate the foreign market, in particular the Eastern European market.
It was announced on the 30 October 2007 that Wdowczyk was to leave Livingston to embark on a second spell as manager of Polonia Warszawa.
Due to bribery accusations in March 2008, Dariusz Wdowczyk was dismissed from his position at Polonia Warszawa.
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'''Tim Steele''' (born December 1, 1967 in Coventry, England) is a former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder.
Steele started his playing career with Shrewsbury Town for four seasons before earning a lucrative move to Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1989.
During his time at the Molineux, Steele made 75 appearances and scored 7 times. He was sent out on loan to Stoke City.
Steele spent the remainder of his career in the lower reaches of the football league, playing for the likes of Bradford City, Hereford United and Exeter City.
In July 1997, Steele joined non-league side Tamworth. In an eventful five years with The Lambs, Steele briefly managed the team after the departure of Paul Hendrie, and even played a game in goal after goalkeeper Darren Acton was sent off for handling the ball outside of his area, Steele when on to keep a clean sheet.
At the end of the 2001-02 season, Steele was released by Tamworth and went on to play for Sutton Coldfield Town, he has since retired.
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'''Alan Green''' is a retired English-U.S. soccer forward. He began his career with Coventry City before moving to the United States in 1979. He played a total of seven seasons in the North American Soccer League and earned one cap with the U.S. national team.
Green, a native of Worcester, England, began his professional career with Coventry City. He joined the club as a striker in 1970, but did not make his first team debut until April 22, 1972. That was his only appearance during the 1971-1972 season. He peaked with the club during the 1975-1976 season when he played 31 games and scored 9 goals. After that his appearances and goals slowly began to taper off. In 1977, Coventry loaned Green to the Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The NASL-s season ran during the summer months allowing British players to join the teams during the English off season. Green played 16 games, scoring 9 goals and assisting on 5 others. At the end of the 1978-1979 English season, Green left Coventry to move permanently to the North American Soccer League. He rejoined the Washington Diplomats where he remained for the next two years. Green became a prolific scorer with the Dips, finding the net 42 times in 56 games. His scoring feats led to his selection as an NASL All Star Honorable Mention for 1980. At the end of the 1980 season, the Dips sold Green to the Jacksonville Tea Men. He spent two seasons with the Tea Men. In his first season, Green again gained NASL All Star Honorable Mention. However, his scoring pace began to fade in 1982 when he bagged only six goals on 18 games. At the end of the season, the Tea Men traded Green to the San Jose Earthquakes. He played the 1982-1983 NASL indoor season with the Earthquakes, scoring seven goals. In 1983, U.S. Soccer, in coordination with the NASL, entered the United States national team, as Team America, into the NASL as a franchise. The team drew on American citizens playing in the NASL, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Soccer League. However, both U.S. Soccer and the NASL soon discovered that many top American players preferred to remain with their existing clubs. In order to fill the roster, U.S. Soccer was forced to draw on foreign imports, and it negotiated with the Earthquakes to loan Green to Team America. When Team America finished the 1983 season with a 10-20 record, the worst in the NASL, U.S. Soccer withdrew the team from the league. At the end of the 1983 outdoor NASL season, Green became a free agent and signed with the New York Cosmos as the team prepared for the 1983-1984 NASL indoor season. When Green moved to the Cosmos, he still had not yet become an American citizen, but received his citizenship in November 1983. Green played with the Cosmos through the indoor season and the subsequent 1984 outdoor season.
Once Green gained U.S. citizenship, he earned a single cap with the United States national team in a May 30, 1984 scoreless tie with Italy. He started but came off for Perry Van der Beck.
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}}'''Charles Ross "Charlie" Pringle''' (born 18 October 1894, date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing-half.
Born in the village of Nitshill, south of Glasgow, Pringle's first professional club was St. Mirren, for whom he signed during World War I. On 12 February 1921 he won his first and only cap for the Scottish national team in a 2-1 win against Wales.
In 1922 Pringle signed for Manchester City, making his debut on August 26, 1922 in the opening game of the 1922-23 season, a 2-0 defeat at Sheffield United. He then proceeded to play in every Manchester City match for over a year. He was part of the Manchester City team which played in the 1926 FA Cup final, and was captain for part of his City career. After winning a Second Division champions medal in 1927-28, Pringle left Manchester City in the close season as part of a venture to form a new club, Manchester Central F.C.
He later played for Bradford Park Avenue, Lincoln City and Stockport County. After his playing career finished he became a coach. His coaching career included a spell at his former club St. Mirren.
Pringle married Lily Meredith, the daughter of fellow Manchester City player Billy Meredith, and played in the same team as his father-in-law seven times.
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'''Darragh Ryan''' (born 21 May 1980 in Cuckfield, West Sussex), is a footballer currently playing for Stevenage Borough.
He began his career with Brighton & Hove Albion, for whom he played nine league games, scoring twice. In 1999, he signed for UCD. He made his debut for them at home to Waterford. After a number of years at the club, he returned to England, where he played non-League football with Bognor Regis Town, Worthing and Haywards Heath Town. In 2006, he returned to UCD. In 2007, he signed for Cork City and moved on to League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic. He scored the winning goal against his former club in March.
In January 2010, he moved to Stevenage Borough.
Ryan's father Gerry played eighteen times for Ireland between 1978 and 1984, scoring once, at home in a European Championship defeat to West Germany.
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'''Christopher Drummond "Chris" Hay''' (born 28 August 1974) is a Scottish former professional association football player. He played as a striker for Celtic, Swindon Town, Huddersfield Town, St. Johnstone and Stirling Albion.
Hay began his professional career at Celtic in 1993, but only managed to make 26 league appearances in four years. He joined English club Swindon Town in 1997, and in just under a century of league appearances he scored 32 goals. In 2000, Hay moved to Huddersfield Town and spent two less successful seasons at the McAlpine Stadium.
Hay returned to Scotland in 2002 with Billy Stark's St. Johnstone. He was Saints' top scorer in his first season, notching nine league goals. He went on to make 70 league appearances for the Perth club before joining Stirling Albion in 2005. He scored a hat-trick against Forfar Athletic on 3 December 2005.
Hay currently works in Canada for insurance company Manulife Financial.
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'''Michael Blackwood''' (born September 30, 1979 in Birmingham, England) is an English professional footballer who plays for Conference National side Tamworth.
Blackwood began his career as a trainee at Aston Villa in 1998 and had a loan spell at Chester City during the 1999-00 season before joining Wrexham on a free transfer in June 2000, where he made over 45 appearances in two seasons.
He returned to Football League in July 2004, joining League Two side Lincoln City on a one-year contract after impressing in a trial spell.
Blackwood joined Blue Square North side Tamworth FC on loan from Mansfield in March 2009.
Blackwood returned to Mansfield Town following his loan spell with Tamworth, and was told he would be released from Mansfield Town, at the end of his contract on May 5, 2009
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In 2000, he retired from professional football due to severe injury.
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'''Arthur Tempest Blakiston Dunn''' (12 August 1860 in Whitby - 1902) was a noted footballer who founded the English boarding school Ludgrove in 1892.
After his death the Arthur Dunn Cup was instituted in his memory. This is a football competition for old boys of various leading independent schools, and was first competed for in the 1902-03 season.
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'''Kevin Thomas Moore''' (born 29 April 1958 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire) is an English former professional footballer. He played for Grimsby Town, Oldham Athletic, Southampton, Bristol Rovers and Fulham
Moore is one of five members of his family to play for Grimsby, including his brothers David and Andy (who played for Shamrock Rovers F.C. in 1988/89), his father Roy and his uncle Norman.
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'''Denis Behan''' (born 2 January 1984) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing for Hartlepool United in Coca-Cola League One.
Denis has won under age level Munster Youths and Munster Senior Cup medals, and was part of Cork City's run of two consecutive eircom League U21 championships. He has been capped for the Republic of Ireland at U16, U17, U18, U21 and U-23 levels, making him one of City's most capped players. He has an excellent goals-to-games ratio, and scored in City-s two successful U21 league finals, against Bohemians and St Patrick-s Athletic.
Behan joined Cork City from Brentford.
He became a regular first team squad member and was known for his knack of scoring spectacular goals, he is currently the all-time top scorer in the Setanta Cup. Behan came on in the penultimate game of the 2005 LOI season against Derry City, and provided an assist as Cork City won only their second League of Ireland title.
In September 2007 Behan recorded his first senior hat trick for Cork City in their FAI Cup Quarter Final Replay at home to local rivals Waterford United. He also scored the winner in the 2007 FAI Cup Final when Cork City took on Longford Town.
On Thursday 16 July 2009 it was confirmed that Cork City had accepted a bid from Hartlepool United to take Behan and fellow Cork City team-mate Colin Healy to Victoria Park. However, only Behan signed as Healy accepted a late offer from Championship side Ipswich Town.
On 22 August 2009, he scored his first goal for Hartlepool (and the club's first of the new season) in a 2-1 loss to Bristol Rovers. He got his second with a sublime free-kick from around 30 yards out in a 3-0 win at Oldham on 5 September, and his third goal for the club ensured a 2-2 draw at Stockport County on 29 September. A fourth followed in the next game, at Exeter City on 3 October, where he opened the scoring after a defensive blunder. Pool went on to lose 3-1, however.
Behan has also laid on a number of goals for his teammates. He has quickly become a popular figure with Hartlepool fans, who have taken to his bustling style and garrulous personality, and he looks set for a fruitful stint at Victoria Park.
Behan was raised in Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, Ireland, but was born in Tralee, County Kerry. He managed an under-15 Carrigaline United schoolboy side during his time at Cork City.
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'''Darren Murphy''' (born 28 July 1985) is an Irish footballer who plays for Stevenage Borough in the Conference National as a midfielder. He previously played for Cork City in the Republic of Ireland's FAI Premier Division.
Born in Carrig-na-bhFear Cork, Republic of Ireland, Murphy started his career at Irish football club, Cobh Ramblers, as part of the club's youth system.
In December 2008, he joined Conference National side Stevenage Borough on a short-term contract.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and FAI Cup.
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'''Brian Barry-Murphy''' (born 27 July 1978 in Cork) is an Irish professional footballer for Bury in England's League Two.
He has previously played for Cork City, Preston North End and Sheffield Wednesday as well as representing the Republic of Ireland at Under 21 level. He scored the 1,000th goal for Bury in Tier 4 of the English Football League in a 2-2 draw with Wrexham. This made them the first club to score 1,000 goals in all four tiers of the league.
He is son of the Gaelic footballer and Hurling player Jimmy Barry-Murphy.
-DOCSTART-	10187543
An Old Boy of Dartford Grammar School, Ufton was a professional cricketer and footballer, playing for Kent and Charlton Athletic. He gained his only England cap at football in 1953, against a team from Rest of Europe.
He was a left-handed batsman whose fielding position was wicketkeeper.
He later managed the football team Plymouth Argyle.
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'''Paul Hammond''' is a retired English-American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in England, the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
On January 13, 1971, Hammond signed as an apprentice with English First Division club Crystal Palace. He remained on the Palace youth team until first team keeper, John Jackson was injured in 1972. While Hammond then became the starting keeper, his inexperience was a contributing factor to Palace-s slide to the second division, then third division. In the midst of Palace-s free fall through the English leagues, the team loaned Hammond to the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League for off-season training.
The Rowdies were created on November 18, 1974. The new owners hired Eddie Firmani, an assistant with Palace, as the team-s first head coach. Firmani brought over three Palace players, Stewart Jump, Lindsay and Hammond for the 1975 season. Amazingly, the Rowdies won the league championship that season. However, Hammond returned to Palace at the completion of the loan and was replaced by U.S. great Arnie Mausser. Although Mausser had been capped by the U.S. national team, and was selected as the top NASL goalkeeper for 1976, Firmani preferred Hammond and negotiated his purchase from Palace. At this time Palace was attempting to rebuild its team and used the funds from Hammond's sale to purchase striker Jeff Bourne from Derby County. Hammond played with the Rowdies through the 1977 season, but was traded to the Houston Hurricane after only eight games of the 1978 season. He then spent the 1979 and 1980 seasons in Houston, being named to the NASL second team All Star list in 1979. While in Houston, Hammond was introduced to professional indoor soccer when a new league, the Major Indoor Soccer League began operations in 1978-1979. Hammond played for the Houston Summit Soccer which drew many of its players from the NASL Hurricane. Hammond was selected as the Goalkeeper of the Year as the Summit ran to the best record only to fall to the champion New York Arrows in the playoff semifinals.
At the end of the1980 season, the Hurricane folded and Hammond went to the Seattle Sounders dispersal sale. By this time Hammond had blossomed into an excellent keeper. In 1982, the Sounders went to the championship game, only to fall to the New York Cosmos by a score of 1-0. That year Hammond was ranked as the third best keeper in the league. At the end of the season, Hammond entered contract negotiations with the Sounders. However, other opportunities beckoned. He had gained his U.S. citizenship and the United States Soccer Federation had decided to enter the U.S. national team into the NASL. The team, fittingly known as Team America, drew on U.S. citizens playing in the NASL, MISL and the American Soccer League. However, many U.S. players were unwilling to leave their professional teams to play full time for the national team. To make up a full roster, USSF allowed a limited number of non-U.S. citizens, such as Alan Green to join Team America. Hammond elected to leave the Sounders after they failed to meet his demands and signed with Team America. When Team America finished the 1983 season with a 10-20 record, the worst in the NASL, USSF withdrew the team from the league. At that point Hammond moved to the Toronto Blizzard for the last season of the NASL. In 1984, Hammond achieved his greatest success in the NASL when he had the lowest goals against average in the league. That gained him another Second Team All Star team selection. Hammond remained with the Blizzard for the 1985 season, which they played in the National Soccer League of Canada.
-DOCSTART-	10196009
'''Jeffrey Edward Eckhardt''' (born 7 October, 1965 in Sheffield) is a former English professional footballer. A centre-half, he was highly regarded by fans both for his commitment and footballing skills.
He began his career by coming through the youth system at Sheffield United before moving to Fulham and then Stockport County. He then moved to South Wales where he signed for Cardiff City in 1996 for -30,000. He spent five years at Cardiff before moving to Newport County. He remained there for three years before leaving to join Merthyr Tydfil. During the 2005 season he re-joined Newport on a short loan deal after the club appealed to any available players who would play for the club due to an injury crisis. He left Merthyr in 2006 and joined Risca as player-manager and at that point in his career Eckhardt had made over 800 appearances in all competitions for his various clubs.
In 2006 he briefly took over as co-manager of Merthyr Tydfil along with Paul Evans for a period of six weeks before resuming as a player. In January 2007 he was appointed player-manager of Risca United
-DOCSTART-	10197859
'''Jeremy Melvyn Charles''' (born 26 September 1959 in Swansea) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. Normally a centre-forward, he was equally adept as a centre-half. He played for Oxford United, Swansea City and Queens Park Rangers. He is the son of ex-footballer Mel Charles and nephew of Wales striker John Charles.
Charles began his career at his home town club Swansea City, making his debut as a substitute for Robbie James during 4-1 win over Newport County on the opening day of the 1976-77 season. He went on to become a key member of the squad as they moved from Division Four to Division One in five seasons. Having won promotion, Charles scored Swansea's first ever goal in Division One during a 5-1 win over Leeds United, but his season was disrupted by injury as he underwent two cartilage operations.
With Swansea suffering relegation during the 1982-83 season, Charles joined Queens Park Rangers in November 1983 for a fee of -100,000 where he remained for just over a year before moving on to Oxford United in February 1985, where he was part of the side that won the Football League Cup in 1986, scoring one of his sides goals during a 3-0 win over his former club Queens Park Rangers. However, Charles was forced into retirement soon after due to injury.
Charles made his debut for Wales on 19 November 1980 in a 1-0 win over Czechoslovakia. He went on to win a total of 19 caps, scoring his only goal in a 1-0 win over Bulgaria before making his final appearance on 10 September 1986 in a 1-1 draw with Finland.
:''Results list Wales' goal tally first.''
-DOCSTART-	10200648
'''Craig Peter James''' (born 15 November 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Harrogate Town.
James started his career with Sunderland. He was signed by Scottish Premier League side Hibernian on a year-long loan in August 2002.
He was signed by Port Vale a month's loan in March 2004.
James was re-signed by Darlington in August 2006.
He signed for Scottish First Division side Livingston on a one-year contract on 4 August 2007 after a successful trial period with the club.
-DOCSTART-	10203132
Born in Swansea in 1863. While at the Swansea Grammar School, the headmaster encouraged him to follow the example of his beloved brother Charlie by working hard and pursuing his interest in the Bible. Ordained in 1886 he also played football for Derby County. He began his overseas career in 1899 and was a missionary across Eastern Africa. Gwynne was appointed archdeacon for the Sudan in 1905. In 1908, he was consecrated Bishop of Khartoum. Recalled to Europe in World War I he joined the army as chaplain. In July 1915, Gwynne was appointed deputy chaplain-general of the army in France, with the relative rank of major-general.
Gwynne returned to the Sudan in 1919. In 1920, he became the bishop of the new diocese of Egypt and the Sudan. He became a resident in Cairo, Egypt and would come to the Sudan on visits. In 1924, Gwynne held the first Annual Unity Service in the Khartoum Cathedral. In 1926, Gwynne and the Mufti (the religious head of Moslems) stood together to bless the new Sennar Dam. He founded the Unity High School in Khartoum, and the school was officially opened in 1928. In 1929, he dedicated the first church building at Atbara railway station. In 1937, Bishop Gwynne laid the foundation stone of a lepers' church in Lui. Gwynne returned to the United Kingdom during World War II and on 9 December 1957 he died at the age of ninety-four.
-DOCSTART-	10204260
'''Luc Nijholt''' (born 29 July 1961 in Zaandam) is a Dutch former footballer who played for a number of clubs, both home and abroad.
Nijholt began his career in the early 1980s with Haarlem, spending six years with the clubs before having single seasons with AZ, Utrecht and Swiss side Old Boys. In 1990, Nijholt moved to Scottish side Motherwell and helped them win the Scottish Cup in his first season.
In 1993, he moved to English side Swindon Town for a fee of -175,000, spending two years with ''The Robins''. He joined them after they won promotion to the FA Premier League, but couldn't prevent from being relegated after just one reason with a mere five wins and a defence that leaked 100 goals in the league. However, he did score his only goal for Swindon on 19 March 1994 in a surprise 2-2 home draw against that season's double winners Manchester United. A year later he was part of the side which reached the Football League Cup semi finals but suffered a second successive relegation.
After leaving Swindon in 1995, Nijholt joined Volendam and spent three years with them before retiring in 1998.
Nijholt became manager of Stormvogels Telstar in 2005 and has since declared his interest in managing former clubs Swindon and Motherwell, although neither application was successful.
His son is Gianluca Nijholt. He was the assistant-trainer of FC Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) during 2008-09 season. In 2010 he reunited with Co Adriaanse and is part of his coaching staff with the Qatar national team.
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'''Harry Parkes''' (4 January 1920 - 4 March 2009) was an English footballer of the 1940s and 1950s. Parkes was a one club man having only played for Aston Villa. He is widely regarded as one of Aston Villa's most popular players of all-time.
Parkes was born in Erdington, Birmingham on 4 January 1920.
Parkes played in several positions including centre-forward, right-half, and winger, but he played his best football at full-back. He joined Aston Villa in April 1939 as an amateur from Boldmere St. Michaels F.C., who are based in Sutton Coldfield. He turned professional in August 1939. He appeared for the club 345 times scoring 4 goals; plus another 144 wartime games. He missed only 12 League games in seven seasons from 1947-1954. He also sat on Aston Villa's board of directors in the 1970s.
He was in line for an England call-up in 1946, but an injury meant he could not play, and he never got another chance to play for his country. His only honour with Villa was winning the League War Cup in 1944.
He retired from playing football in 1955 to concentrate on his sports shop in Corporation Street, Birmingham. At one time it supplied all the boots to the Villa team. The shop closed when Parkes retired in the mid 1990s.
Harry died surrounded by his family members at his home in Solihull on 4 March 2009. Parkes was survived by his wife Marjorie and daughter Valerie.
-DOCSTART-	10210218
'''Ryan Lynch''' (born 13 March 1987 in Solihull, England) is a professional association footballer.
Lynch began his career with Coventry City as a trainee, but he found it difficult to break into the first team and so was sent out on loan to Tamworth where he made three appearances. Lynch was released by Coventry at the end of the 2006-07 season.
He then had a trial with Crewe Alexandra, after which Lynch signed a 1 year contract in July 2007. Despite this, Lynch only managed to make two league appearances for Crewe Alexandra. He was loaned out to Stafford Rangers and Altrincham during the second half of the 2007-08 season. After finishing his loan at Altrincham, Lynch was released by Crewe in May 2008.
-DOCSTART-	10210852
'''Mark Caughey''' (born 27 August 1960) is a former Northern Irish association football striker. He earned two caps for the Northern Ireland national football team in 1986, and was included in their 1986 FIFA World Cup squad.
During his club career he played for Glentoran, RUC, Linfield, Hibernian, Burnley, Hamilton Academical, Motherwell, Ards, Bangor, Limavady United, and Portstewart.
-DOCSTART-	10211854
'''Steven McGarry''' (born 29 September 1979 in Paisley, Scotland) is currently signed by Perth Glory FC until the end of the A-League season.
McGarry, a midfielder who can also play as a striker, previously played for St Mirren and Ross County. He also had a loan spell at Boston United during his time with St Mirren. He was released by Motherwell on 1st January 2010.
McGarry spent most of his early career at favoured club St Mirren before moving to Ross County FC
He moved to Australian A-League team Perth Glory during the 2010 January transfer window.
-DOCSTART-	10211991
'''Kevin McBride''' (born 14 June 1981 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish football player who plays for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.
McBride started his career with Celtic, but did not make a first team appearance for the club.
McBride was released by Falkirk on 27 June 2009, but then followed Hughes by signing for Hibernian.
-DOCSTART-	10214891
'''Charles Edward Livesey''' (6 February 1938 - 26 February 2005) was a footballer who played for Chelsea in Football League Division 1 between 1959 and 1961, as well as appearing for various clubs in all four divisions of the Football League.
Livesey was born in West Ham in East London and started out with the West Ham youth team, before an unsuccessful trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1955. He then turned out for Custom House in London where he was spotted by Chelsea scout Jimmy Thompson who recommended him to Southampton as a favour to Saints- president, Herbert Blagrave.
Shortly after a trial in March 1956, Livesey was signed by Third Division team Southampton and soon developed into a promising centre-forward with an eye for goal in Saints- reserve side, scoring 10 goals in 14 appearances in 1957-58.
A bit of a tearaway, Charlie nevertheless took his chance in the first team well when replacing Derek Reeves (who had broken a toe in the previous match) for his debut at The Dell against Swindon Town on 30 August 1958. In only his fourth appearance in the first team he scored 4 goals in a 6-1 demolition of Hull City, followed by a pair in the next game, a 5-0 victory over Halifax Town. By a strange quirk of fate, he too broke a toe in the Halifax match causing him to miss the next three matches, before returning on 1 October to be paired upfront with Reeves. In his solitary season in Saints- first team he made 29 appearances, scoring 15 goals, usually playing in tandem with Reeves, although both players never scored in the same match.
His sudden rise to fame attracted the attention of several First Division clubs. In February 1959, Birmingham City offered -15,000 for his services (to be turned down by the player himself) but a few months later, Chelsea, piqued that they had missed out on signing him earlier, offered cash and Cliff Huxford in a deal that valued Charlie at -20,000. It was a controversial transfer which prompted the resignation of Mr. Stranger from the board of directors.
Ted Bates was able to complete what he considered to be an -amazing- piece of business, by using some of the -12,000 cash received from the sale to sign Dick Conner from Grimsby Town and George O'Brien from Leeds United, thus obtaining 3 players for the price of one. The three newly signed players were to be an integral part of the team that took the Third Division title the following April.
He joined Chelsea in May 1959, but could not adapt to Division One football, perhaps lacking the dedication to prosper at that level, although he did net 17 goals in 39 games. He then lost his place to Ron Tindall and, in August 1961, he agreed to a move to Gillingham for -5,500.
He was seen by manager Harry Barratt as a replacement for Pat Terry (top-scorer in the previous two seasons), who had moved to Northampton Town in the summer.
In his first season with the Gills he scored 15 goals from 41 games as Gillingham finished a disappointing 20th in Division Four. This poor finish led to the dismissal of Barrett to be replaced as manager by Freddie Cox. Cox started to build a team to gain promotion based on a defensive discipline and unadventurous style into which Livesey did not fit and, after only a handful of games in the 1962-63 season, Livesey was sold to Watford in October for -6,000.
He scored some memorable goals in his short time at Gillingham - possibly the best was in a 5-1 victory over Chesterfield in January 1962. Livesey received the ball near the Main Stand touchline, dribbled towards the edge of the box, flicked it up over the head of a defender, ran round him, flicked it up over the head of another defender, ran round him, and as the ball dropped onto the penalty spot volleyed it with tremendous power into the back of the net.
He spent two seasons at Vicarage Road. In his first season, 1962-63, he made 19 appearances scoring only 3 goals as Watford struggled near the bottom of Division 3. The following season saw an improvement, as Watford finished in third place, narrowly missing promotion, with Livesey chipping in 23 goals to make him the team-s top scorer. In August 1964, he was then on the move again, this time to Northampton Town for a fee of -17,000.
In his first season at Northampton Town, Livesey helped them gain promotion to Division One but there was no place for him in the Division One side so, in September 1965, he moved again - this time to Brighton for a fee of -7,000.
He was not so prolific at Brighton but his powerful play and keen anticipation helped make plenty of goals for his team mates. His ability was such that England manager Alf Ramsey had him watched in the build-up to the World Cup finals in 1966 despite Albion being mid-table in the Third Division at the time.
In his four years with the Seagulls he made 146 appearances, scoring 37 goals, before being released in April 1969.
He then joined Crawley Town where he had the pleasure of helping his new club beat his old team in the Sussex professional cup.
He returned to the East End of London where he became a painter and decorator. Livesey died at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London on 26 February 2005.
Livesey married Patricia and they had three children, Stacey Toole, Kelly Royce and Jonathon Livesey. His grandchildren are James and Samantha Toole, Zac and Isobel Royce and Alana and Charlie Livesey.
-DOCSTART-	10219861
'''Ricky Junior Otto''' (born 9 November 1967 in the London Borough of Hackney) is a former footballer.
He began his career with amateur side Haringey Borough, where his performances in midfield caught the eye of Leyton Orient. They signed him in 1990. His subsequent performances there alerted Southend United manager Barry Fry, who paid -100,000 to bring him to Roots Hall in 1993.
Otto followed Fry to Birmingham City for -800,000 in 1994 but never really settled at the club, having spells on loan at Charlton Athletic, Peterborough United and Notts County. He has the conspicuous record of having scored both goals in a 1-1 draw on his debut against Cambridge United. Released in 1998 he had a spell in non-League football before signing for Rhyl in 2002.
-DOCSTART-	10221618
'''Martyn James Booty''' (born 30 May 1971 in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire) is a former professional footballer who made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Coventry City, Crewe Alexandra, Reading, Southend United, Chesterfield and Huddersfield Town.
Booty, a full back, started his career as a trainee at Coventry City, but struggled to break into the first team. After leaving Highfield Road, he moved to Crewe Alexandra, Reading, Southend United and Chesterfield.
At the beginning of the 2008-09 season, he joined Northern Premier League side Curzon Ashton as a player, moving on first to Salford City and then Buxton. Before the 2009-10 season, Booty rejoined Curzon Ashton as assistant manager.
-DOCSTART-	10221931
'''Kenneth "Kenny" Irons''' (born November 4, 1970 in Liverpool) is a professional footballer, most famous for playing for Tranmere Rovers and Huddersfield Town.
He was signed up as a trainee at Tranmere Rovers in 1989, where he made nearly 400 appearances for them in 10 years, before moving to Steve Bruce's Huddersfield Town side for -500,000 in 1999.
He brought steel to the Terriers' side and is most remembered by Town fans for his 35-yard thunderbolt goal that defeated Gianluca Vialli's Chelsea side 1-0 in the 3rd round of the Worthington Cup at Stamford Bridge.
In 2003, he left Town to join Irish Football League side Linfield, where he helped them gain the title during that season. The following season he had a short spell at League of Wales side NEWI Cefn Druids, before moving to Caernarfon Town where he stayed until the arrival of Steve O'Shaughnessy as manager in September 2006
He now plays his football in Queensland, Australia. Irons stint for the Mareeba Bulls was mildly successful, finishing second the FNQ league.
he now coaches at tranmere at the centre of excellence.
In 2008, Kenny signed for Liverpool Veterans Side Sacre Couer, who compete in the I Zingari Combination League. However, following the 4-1 defeat in April 09 at the hands of Bootle side Jawbone FC, Kenny finally hung up his boots.
-DOCSTART-	10225153
'''David Richard Worrall''' (born 12 June 1990) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Bury. He has previously been on the books of Everton and Chester City and played professionally for West Bromwich Albion.
Manchester-born Worrall supported Manchester United as a boy.
He made his first-team debut for Bury against Bristol Rovers on 18 November 2006, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute.
Worrall was signed by West Bromwich Albion for -50,000 on scholarship forms until the end of the season on 30 March 2007.
In August 2008, Worrall joined Accrington Stanley on a one-month loan. He made his debut for the club, as a late substitute in a win against Macclesfield Town, on 23 August.
In February 2009, Worrall joined fellow West Brom team mate, Luke Daniels, on loan at Shrewsbury Town.
On the 6 August 2009, he rejoined Bury on loan. On 26 September 2009 he scored his first goal in 2-0 win over Lincoln City at Gigg Lane. He rejoined the Shakers on a free transfer on 8 January 2010 after signing a two-and-a-half year contract.
-DOCSTART-	10225797
'''Paul Dalton''' (born 25 April 1967 in Middlesbrough) was a footballer who played in the left midfielder position.
He started his career at non-league Brandon United, before moving to the academy of Manchester United. He failed to break into the first team, so he was bought by Hartlepool United in 1988 for -20,000.
He made over 150 appearances for "The Pool", before he was sold to Plymouth Argyle for -250,000 in 1992, where he averaged nearly a goal every 4 games, before Huddersfield Town purchased him in 1995.
He had a hard time at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, but he eventually found his feet and was Town's top scorer in the 1996-97 season. He had a short loan spell at Carlisle United in 1999, before leaving to join non-league Gateshead.
He currently works at Middlesbrough's academy. But also teaching great footballers at Darlington technical Collage
-DOCSTART-	10226047
'''David Beresford''' (born 11 November 1976) is an English former footballer, he played as a midfielder.
After starting his career with Oldham Athletic he was bought by Huddersfield Town for -350,000 in March 1997. He only made 35 league appearances in his four years with the club, loan spells with Preston North End and Port Vale failed to re-energize his career. He joined Hull City on a free transfer in 2001, playing 41 league games before signing for Plymouth Argyle the next year. His career stalled at Plymouth and after time on loan with Macclesfield Town and he joined Tranmere Rovers in April 2003. He finished his career in 2006 at Macclesfield after signing in 2005.
He is now a P.E. teacher at Wardle High School, in Rochdale.
-DOCSTART-	10227047
'''Michael Antony Appleton''' (born 4 December 1975 in Salford) is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder until his playing career was cut short by a serious knee injury. He is now the first team coach at West Bromwich Albion, one of the teams he served as a player.
Appleton attended Seedley Primary School and Buile Hill Secondary School, both in Salford. He represented the football teams of both schools, playing as a striker until the age of "12 or 13" before switching to midfield. A lifelong Manchester United fan,
In the 1997-98 pre-season, Appleton joined Preston North End for a (then) club record fee of -500,000. In his 3- years at Deepdale, Appleton played 145 first team games, scoring 15 goals. He also played an important part in ''The Lilywhites'' promotion to Division One in 2000 as Division Two champions.
In January 2001, Appleton moved from Preston to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -750,000, signing a 3- year contract. Appleton made his dbut in a 2-1 victory versus Sheffield United, picking up a yellow card. He went on to play an important part in ''The Baggies'' play-off chase, although they ultimately lost to Bolton Wanderers in the semi-finals. At the start of the 2001-02 season, Appleton was a regular in the first team, but on 19 November, 2001, Appleton tore Posterior cruciate ligaments in his right knee, after an accidental training ground collision with team mate Des Lyttle. He was initially expected to be out for the rest of the season. With West Brom getting promoted to the Premier League, Appleton had to wait until February 2003 for his return to football, 28 minutes into a reserve team match against former club Manchester United.
Appleton, who played his last game of football in a 1-0 win at Birmingham City on 7 November 2001, made a total of 38 appearances for West Bromwich Albion.
In June 2009, Appleton was appointed first team coach at WBA.
In June 2005, Appleton announced that he was going to sue the surgeon that he believed had ended his career early. The surgeon's name was not announced, and the case was set to start in early 2007. In June West Bromwich Albion Football Club began a -1,000,000 compensation claim against knee specialist Medhet Mohammed El-Safty, the surgeon who operated on Appleton, who West Brom described as "negligent". It was said if West Bromwich Albion had won the case, it could result in many similar cases, the appeal court was told. Mr Appleton's case against Mr El-Safty was heard by a high court judge in Manchester, with evidence provided by Appleton's former manager Sir Alex Ferguson and former team mates Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, Manchester United's captain. Mr Appleton won his case but had to wait to hear how much money he would receive for his damages.
On 23 March 2007, Appleton was awarded -1.5 million in damages for his injury as Mr El-Safty had admitted he wrongly operated on Mr Appleton. It was said that he could have earned -500,000 a year in the Premiership and the High Court also commented that his career could have lasted until 2009.
Appleton is West Brom's academy and reserve team manager and hopes that his early end to his playing career means that he can become a successful football manager.
Appleton is the father of two children; Lewis was born in 2002 or 2003 and Freya in 2005 or 2006.
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'''Tony O'Dowd''' (born 6 July 1970 in Dublin, Ireland), is a goalkeeper, currently unattached.
The 2007 season marked O'Dowd's second spell with Shelbourne, having started his league career with where he won his first under 21 international cap before being signed by Leeds United. He returned from Leeds and played with Kilkenny City, St. Patrick's Athletic, Derry City, Shamrock Rovers, Drogheda United and Malahide United before returning to the Reds. In the 2007 Season with Shelbourne, O'Dowd made 25 league appearances and delivered many impressive displays. Despite impressing in his second spell at Tolka Park, O'Dowd was released by Shelbourne at the end of the 2007 season.
He made his Rovers debut on 20 September 1998 keeping a clean sheet against his old club Derry City and was awarded the Player of the Year in his first season.
With Derry he had won the League in 1997.
His brother Greg played for Rovers in the late 90s.
-DOCSTART-	10234883
'''Stephen Stuart "Steve" Francis''' (born 29 May 1964) is an English former professional footballer, born in Billericay, Essex, who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Chelsea, Reading, Huddersfield Town and Northampton Town.
He began his career as an apprentice at Chelsea, making his debut as a 17-year-old. Francis was initially a regular in the side, but the arrival of new goalkeeper Eddie Niedzwiecki in 1983 saw him relegated to the substitutes' bench for most of the next three seasons. Francis returned to the first team after an injury to Niedzwiecki, but conceded 14 goals in three games over Easter 1986 and never played for the club again.
He left in 1987 to join Reading for -15,000,
He was Huddersfield's first-choice goalkeeper for four seasons, then fell out of favour and left in 1999 to join Northampton Town, where he made just three league appearances.
-DOCSTART-	10234955
'''Justin Jackson''' (born December 10, 1974 in Nottingham, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Southern League Premier Division side Brackley Town, where he plays as a striker.. He joined Brackley Town in July 2007.
Earlier in 2007, Jackson was expected to join Tamworth however was unable to gain international clearance from The Football Federation of Australia, who stated that they were not prepared to change his status from amateur to professional due to a transfer window imposed by FIFA. He had last played as an amateur for Casey Comets SC in Australia. Jackson continued to train with Tamworth in an attempt to secure a playing contract for the next season.
Earlier in his career, Jackson, enjoyed spells with Halifax Town and Morecambe. Jackson was the conference top scorer with 29 league goals in 99/00 in his only season at Morecambe, and in 2000 signed for Rushden & Diamonds for -180,000, a record transfer fee between two non-League clubs.
After clinching promotion to Division Three he soon moved on to Doncaster Rovers for -150,000 but it ended with the chairman paying up his contract and in Oct 03 he joined Accrington Stanley. Six weeks later his contract was cancelled when it was reported he failed to turn up for training. He then moved to Chester City on trial but was taken off during his trial game for the reserves and was not signed by the club.
In November 2004 Justin signed for Nationwide North club Stafford Rangers but didn't even stay long enough to get match fit.
In the 2006-07 Jackson was nominated for the non-league goal of the year, though he didn't make the top three.
Jackson won F>A>Trophy medal with Woking Championship medal with Notts County Championship madal with Rushden and Diamonds Promotional medal with Doncaster Rovers
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'''Wayne Burnett''' (born 4 September 1971) is an English former footballer who is most notable for playing at Plymouth Argyle, Huddersfield Town and Grimsby Town. Burnett has been manager at several clubs, and currently assistant manager at Dagenham & Redbridge.
Burnett was born in Lambeth and started out playing for Leyton Orient as a youngster, and represented England at youth level, he soon earned himself a move to Blackburn Rovers becoming one of Kenny Dalglish first signing but after a year with the Rovers he found himself transferred to Plymouth Argyle in 1993.
In 1995 Premiership newcomers, Bolton Wanderers signed Burnett. But after only a season with the club he was sold to Huddersfield Town following a short loan spell. His time in Yorkshire was a rather mixed one. He alternated between a deep-lying creative midfield role and that of a libero-style sweeper. Described as a flair player with much skill, he scored a wonder goal against Bradford City from just inside his own half in a League Cup tie.
Following a clear out at Huddersfield, Burnett was loaned too Grimsby Town in 1998 and scored in his debut against Scunthorpe United as the "Mariners" put their local rivals out of the Football League Trophy.
It was in the same competition at Wembley Stadium against Bournemouth that Burnett scored the winning golden goal in the 1998 final and played in the promotion winning team in the play-off final a month later. Burnett helped the "Mariners" to an impressive finish in the Championship, almost securing a play-off spot to the Premiership the following season.
He stayed with Grimsby until the summer of 2002, but was troubled by a persistent injury problem that made him miss chunks of the 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons. Burnett was released by manager Paul Groves with the player sidelined for the majority of his time in his last season.
Burnett dropped out of professional football and signed with Conference National club Woking, but his time at his new club was short lived after a spat with the clubs supporters. The incident happened in a Conference game in which Woking were trailing 2-0 with 20 minutes remaining. Burnett was brought on as a substitute but could not change the outcome of the game. In a statement made to the Grimsby Telegraph, Burnett claimed that Woking supporters had singled him out for abuse, stating that they expected him to come on and win the game for them because he was a professional footballer. Burnett claimed that just because he is a professional does not mean he can change the outcome of every game.
He then joined Grays Athletic and Fisher Athletic for a short period of time before appearing to retire from the sport.
In 2004 Burnett made a shock return to the professional game signing for Peterborough United on a non contract basis. He only made one appearance for the club before leaving.
In 2003-2004 Burnett went into acting appearing as an extra for Sky One football television drama Dream Team. Burnett can be seen in a number of episodes appearing to be sat on the substitutes bench also training with the fictional Harchester United team.
The name "Burnett" would often appear on the fictional Harchester Team sheets, and some fans pondered this to be a reference to Wayne, but this later was confirmed as a fictional Welsh player called Arron Burnett.
Burnett started his managerial career with Fisher Athletic in 2004, winning the London Senior Cup and Southern League Division One East.
It was confirmed through the clubs official website on 7 May 2009 that Burnett would take up the position of assistant manager to John Still at League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge for the forthcoming 2009-10 season.
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'''Darren Stephen Edmondson''' (born 4 November 1971) is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of non-League team Workington.
Born in Coniston, Cumbria,
He went to York City in 2000, before leaving to Chester City after York's relegation to the Football Conference. He spent just one year at Chester and joined non-League side Barrow under Lee Turnbull. After Turnbull was sacked Edmondson had a brief spell as caretaker manager before the appointment of Phil Wilson. Wilson set about bringing in his own players and Edmondson left Barrow and signed for Workington. He made his debut for Workington on 7 January 2006 at Worksop Town. He scored his first goal for the club at Alfreton Town on 14 March.
On Wednesday 5 November Workington Manager Tommy Cassidy resigned to take over at Newcastle Blue Star taking with him his number 2 Tony Elliott. The Workington board acted quick and appointed Edmondson as caretaker manager on the very same day. He was later given the job on a fulltime basis and was officially announced as manager at the home tie against Redditch United on 6 October 2007.
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'''Alexander Constantine "Alex" Dyer''' (born 14 November 1965, in Forest Gate, Greater London) is an English former footballer who played as a defender for eleven clubs in a seventeen-year professional career.
Alex is now Conditioning Coach at West Ham United, and currently undertaking a Degree.
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'''Stanley "Stan" Lynn''' (18 June 1928 - 29 April 2002) was an English professional association footballer who played as a right back. He made nearly 450 appearances in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, Aston Villa and Birmingham City. Nicknamed "Stan the Wham", he was renowned for his powerful right-footed shots which came from his "Booming Boots".
Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Lynn was a tough-tackling right-back who started his career at Accrington Stanley in July 1947. He played only 35 league games for the club before Aston Villa stepped in with a -10,000 bid in March 1950.
He established himself in the Villa team in 1954, and was a regular fixture in the side until 1960. He helped Villa win their seventh FA Cup in 1957, the Second Division championship in 1960, and the 1961 League Cup. Playing against Sunderland in January 1958, Lynn became the first full-back to score a hat-trick in a top-flight match.
He transferred to Villa's arch-rivals Birmingham City in October 1961, by which time he had lost much of his pace. He went on to play nearly 150 games for the club, helping them to their first major trophy, the 1963 League Cup, defeating former club Aston Villa in the final, and in the 1964-65 season finished as Birmingham's joint leading scorer.
Lynn joined Stourbridge for a couple of seasons before retiring in 1968. He still made appearances for Aston Villa All Stars, a charity fundraising team of former players, until 1985. He worked in the toolroom stores at Lucas in Birmingham until his retirement. He was twice married, had two children,and he also had 5 grand children. and died of Alzheimer's disease in a Birmingham nursing home at the age of 73.
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'''Lee Brendan Martin''' (born 9 September 1968 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) is an ex-professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for many teams in the north of England.
He graduated from the University of Salford's Physiotherapy degree in 2002 and was the physiotherapist at his home-town club, Huddersfield Town between 2003 and 2008. He left on 4 July 2008, "by mutual consent", to start up his own physiotherapy business. He was replaced at the Galpharm Stadium by the ex-Accrington Stanley physiotherapist Ian Liversedge.
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'''Alan White''' (born 22 March 1976 in Darlington, County Durham) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Darlington, on loan from Luton Town. He has made over 400 appearances in the Premier League and Football League.
White began his career as a trainee at Middlesbrough in 1995,
White made 166 appearances for Colchester in four seasons, scoring four goals, and was voted player of the year in the 2003-04 season.
At the end of his Boston contract in June 2006, White joined Notts County on a free transfer,
White joined his hometown club Darlington on 15 May 2007.
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'''Martin Ulrich Nielsen''' (born July 24, 1973) is a Danish footballer, currently playing for Fremad Amager in the Danish 1st Division. He has played nine games for the Danish under-21 national team.
He has previously played for F.C. Copenhagen, FC Midtjylland, AGF Aarhus and English side Huddersfield Town.
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'''Lee Sinnott''' (born 12 July 1965) is an English football manager and former professional player. He left Northern Premier League side Bradford Park Avenue by mutual consent in October 2009.
As a player, he was a defender for Walsall, Watford, Bradford City, Crystal Palace, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic and Scarborough. His biggest impact was at Bradford City, where he stayed for five years over two spells, making over 200 appearances. He made 527 appearances in the Football League.
He achieved enormous success as manager of Farsley Celtic, most notably winning promotion three times in four seasons, which was followed by a short spell at league club Port Vale. He managed Bradford Park Avenue for ten months in 2009.
Born in Aldridge, Walsall, Staffordshire, he began his career at Walsall as an apprentice, signing professional in 1982. He made 40 first-team appearances in his first season at Fellows Park before joining First Division Watford. At the end of his first season, when still only 18 years old, he played in the 1984 FA Cup Final against Everton at Wembley Stadium, collecting a runners-up medal. He helped Watford reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup three seasons later.
In 1987, Sinnott moved down a division to Bradford City and in his first season he helped the Bantams qualify for the Second Division playoffs, but their promotion bid failed and two years later they were relegated. Sinnott spent one season in the Third Division before moving to First Division side Crystal Palace. He was unable to establish a regular place in the first team and after two years he returned to Bradford.
When Sinnott returned to Valley Parade over the summer of 1993, Bradford were still in the third tier of the English league (now Division Two following the creation of the Premier League); he played in most of their first-team games that season. But the Bantams missed out on the playoffs and manager Frank Stapleton was sacked, with Sinnott following his manager out of the exit door and signing for local rivals Huddersfield Town. He was made captain of Neil Warnock's team, and guided them to Division Two playoff victory in his first season. He spent two more seasons in West Yorkshire before crossing the Pennines and signing for Oldham Athletic, who had just been relegated to Division Two.
Sinnott played 31 games over two seasons at Boundary Park, but Oldham struggled in a division that they had been expected to win promotion from, and in Sinnott's second season they narrowly avoided relegation to Division Three. A year earlier, he had been loaned back to Bradford, but the move was not made permanent.
1998-99 proved to be Lee Sinnott's final season as a Football League player. He moved to Scarborough, who had just been relegated to the Football Conference, and played 22 games in one season for a side who finished fourth in the country's highest non-league division. He then retired from playing after a career spanning almost 20 years.
Sinnott was not out of football for long, moving into management with non-league Farsley Celtic on 20 June 2003. His first success with the club was a third-place finish in the Northern Premier League First Division in 2004 which earned the club promotion to the Northern Premier League. Sinnott would have achieved another promotion in his 2nd season at Throstle Nest as Farsley topped the Northern Premier League at the end of the season. However this was only on the FA's decision that Spennymoor United's records were expunged after they folded. The other clubs in the promotion mix appealed and won so Farsley finished 3rd and had to compete in the playoffs. Despite a 1-0 semi final win over Whitby Town they lost in the final to Workington on penalties. Another promotion was achieved in 2006 however as Sinnott and Farsley bounced back. This time Farsley finished 4th in the regulation season before defeating Marine 1-0 and then North Ferriby United 2-1 in the final. Sinnott also added the West Riding County Cup to Farsley's trophy cabinet for the 10th time in the clubs history as they made it a double winning campaign in 2005-06. Remarkably in 2007 Sinnott steered the club to a third promotion in four seasons when Farsley finished 5th in the Conference North and won promotion to the Conference National again via the playoffs. Farsley beat favourites Kettering in the semi final and then Hinckley in the final at Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium. In the final Farsley Celtic had been 3-2 down with just over 10 minutes remaining before 2 late goals saw a remarkable comeback and a 4-3 victory.
Farsley's three promotions under Sinnott and the declines of Bradford City and their local rivals Leeds United mean that just one and two divisions separate his club from its neighbours, when seven years ago six divisions separated them.
In October 2007, Sinnott was linked with the vacant job at League One team Port Vale, and on 1 November 2007 Farsley Celtic's chairman Andrew Firbank told fans that Sinnott would soon be leaving the club. However, hours later, confusion arose when Sinnott denied resigning. On 5 November 2007 he was named the new Port Vale manager ending the speculation about his future. On his first game in charge Sinnott lost to local rivals Crewe Alexandra.
Sinnott achieved his first win in charge of Port Vale at Morecambe in the FA Cup first round, with Port Vale winning 2-0. His first win in the league came on 8 December, winning 2-1 away at Gillingham. He was unable to keep Port Vale up, however, and they were relegated on 12 April 2008. Now it was the summer transfer season and Sinnott was now able to sign players to make the team that would take them back where they belong so he offloaded players such as Jason Talbot and Joe Cardle to bring in young talented players. He brought in defenders John McCombe who went up with Hereford United last season and wanted to make a point. Others included Steve Thompson from Middlesbrough and Louis Dodds from Leicester City. This along with a few other players would be the team to face the League Two big hitters. Vale defeated Luton Town for the first time since 1897, but a run of home defeats to Accrington Stanley and Macclesfield Town saw Sinnott sacked in September, with the team lying in 16th position in League Two.
Sinnott was linked with a vacant position at Bradford Park Avenue at the end fo 2008, but the club were unwilling to pursue the interest because of Sinnott's unresolved contract with Port Vale, and instead appointed his former Farsley assistant and successor John Deacey. However, despite Sinnott still taking legal action against Port Vale, Park Avenue appointed Sinnott as their new manager just one month later; Avenue were 11th in the Northern Premier League Premier Division at the time of his appointment, with Deacey standing aside to become Sinnott's assistant once again.
Sinnott's first game ended in a 2-0 defeat to Eastwood Town, who went top of the league, with Avenue dropping to ninth even though a victory could have lifted them to third. He left by mutual consent in October 2009, after a summer spending spree failed to produce results on the pitch for the 2009-10 season.
His brother is the actor, writer and director Richard Sinnott.
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'''Christopher Stephen "Chris" Beech''' (born September 16, 1974 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English ex-professional footballer. He is currently a coach at Rochdale.
He began his career at his hometown club Blackpool. "I was 18 when I made my first-team debut against Port Vale at home," he recalled to the ''Chorley Guardian'' in 2006. "I then signed a two-year contract under Billy (Ayre)."
before moving to Hartlepool United and then Huddersfield Town, where he was a member of Steve Bruce's Premiership-chasing side.
He left in 2002 to join Rochdale and later on Doncaster Rovers and Carlisle United.
He is currently the Under-18s coach at Rochdale.
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'''George Utley''' (born on 16 May 1887 in Elsecar ; died 8 January 1966 in Blackpool) was an English footballer who played for Barnsley, Sheffield United and England. He was strong and powerful half back who could shoot at goal when required
George Utley was born in Reform Row, Elsecar, which lies south of Barnsley. He was the 10th and final child of James and Mary Utley. His father was an engine tender at a colliery and his brothers worked in the local coal mines and foundries.
On leaving school he became a joiner but by 1907 he had signed with Barnsley. During his time with Barnsley the club made it to two FA Cup Finals. The first was in 1910, when they were beaten by Newcastle United 2-0 in a reply after a one all draw, and the second was in 1912, when Barnsley managed to defeat West Bromwich Albion by one goal in the replay after the first game ended in a goalless draw
He made a total of 170 league appearances, with 8 goals for Barnsley.
In season 1913-14, Sheffield United were looking for a replacement for Ernest Needham who had been a leader in the midfield of the team. The Football Committee who ran Sheffield United at the time were looking for a player with outstanding football ability, and someone to captain the team. Following a letter of recommendation from United player Billy Gillespie the man they targeted was George Utley.
The committee were not unanimous about signing the highly rated Utley, who they feared would be fetch a large fee. Bolton Wanderers had offered -1,500 and it had been rejected by Barnsley. The Blades offered more and were also turned down. United increased their offer to -2,000 and this was accepted. Utley signed a long contract with United, and became the captain and the leader of the team through the ensuing years.
He made his debut for Sheffield United against Manchester United at Bramall Lane on 22 November 1913; in a match the Blades won 2-0.
In the 1914-15 season, Sheffield United progressed through the rounds of the FA Cup, this improvement in United's Cup performance when compared to the previous seasons was credited to Utley
He left Bramall Lane in 1922, transferring to Manchester City but retired within twelve months of the move.
After leaving Manchester City, Utley went on to hold the position of trainer at Bristol City before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in May 1924 to the position of coach. He then moved on to become a trainer at Fulham in July 1925, a position he remained in until 1927.
In February 1913 George was selected to play for England against Ireland. England were defeated 2-1, Ireland's first victory over England; George was not selected to play for England again
It could be argued that Utley's greatest impact on the game of football in England was that regarding the award of testimonial and benefit games. Usually players were awarded a benefit game for long service and allowed to choose a match, excluding derby games and large visiting clubs, from which to receive the gate receipts as recognition of their services.
Utley challenged this in 1920 and was granted a benefit match against the then mighty Sunderland after only being at the club for four years, eventually receiving around -1,000. The board had been willing to make an exception for Utley, citing his importance to the team and wishing to ensure he stayed with the club.
This extraordinary move by the club caused unrest in the dressing room and nine of the first team signed a letter to the United directors, written by Billy Gillespie, complaining that this preferential treatment was unfair.
The Football League discovered the unrest this benefit had caused at the club and changed the rules governing such matches. They stipulated that testimonials could only be played after an agreed period of time stated within a players contract when agreed or upon their career being unexpectedly cut short. This ruling remains to this day.
George Utley worked as an assistantcricket coach at Rossall School from 1911 until 1931 and from '29 until '31 he also worked as assistant groundsman.
Regarded as astute in financial matters Utley did marry into a wealthy family following the death of his first wife. Having no children from either marriage he returned his second wife's money to her family upon her death claiming he had enough to keep him. Living in a large house he kept two housekeepers to whom he bequeathed a home on the estate for peppercorn rent upon his death.
George Utley during the later part of his football career authored articles for boys magazines including:<ref name="British Juvenile Story Papers
'''Sheffield United'''
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'''Luke Anthony Dimech''' (born January 11, 1977 in Valletta, Malta) is a professional footballer who plays for Maltese Football League side Valletta, where he plays as a defender.
Dimech began his career playing for Sliema Wanderers. Luke's first season was the 1995-96 season and instantly gained silverware when the club won the Maltese Premier League.
Luke spent seven seasons with the club and even managed establishing himself in the Maltese national team in 1999, in total Dimech made 133 appearances and scored on three occasions during his time with the club.
After many impressive displays Luke moved to Ireland to join Shamrock Rovers for one season, making his debut on 2 September 2002. He got sent off on his fourth appearance. Went on to make a total of 16 appearances, but after falling out of favour with the club, Luke left Dublin. Played in the 2002 FAI Cup Final.
Dimech returned to Malta joining up with Birkirkara in 2003, and made 10 appearances with the club.
Another good season in the Maltese League saw Dimech on the move again, this time he joined English side Mansfield Town in August, 2003.
Dimech initially signed a one-year deal with the club but at the end of the 2003-04 season, Dimech enjoyed some very dominant displays, but the season finished with disappointment when Mansfield Town were beaten in the League Two play-off final on penalties to Huddersfield Town. Despite the disappointment Luke was rewarded for some very impressive displays with another one-year contract.
Dimech's second season with Mansfield Town was quite indifferent in the early part of the season; Keith Curle was sacked and replaced by Carlton Palmer. Dimech carried the good form he enjoyed the following season and cemented a place in the heart of the defence, Dimech did not enjoy the best of second halfs of the season and after falling out of favour with Carlton Palmer, Dimech was released at the end of the 2004-05 season. In two seasons with Mansfield Town, Dimech made 45 appearances and scored one goal.
His next move was onto another English club, Chester City on a free transfer in July 2005 on a one-year contract. His manager was once again Keith Curle and his central defensive partner was David Artell, who moved with him from Mansfield.
Dimech was a regular in the heart of the Chester City defence and made 30 appearances during the 2005-06 season. Having only a one-year contract at the club and an indifferent second half to the season meant that Luke was released when his contract expired.
Dimech then returned back in his homeland joining Marsaxlokk in 2006 in time for the new season. He has also captained the side during the season, in the absence of Carlo Mamo. He was also still a major part of the Malta national team setup, forming a strong partnership alongside veteran Brian Said.
Following Marsaxlokk triumph in the league, and the end of the players contract, Dimech decided not to renew and instead decided to search for a club elsewhere in Europe, thought to be England.
On 19 July 2007, Dimech signed a one-year deal with manager Ian Brightwell to join League Two side Macclesfield Town and was re-united with Carl Regan who he played alongside in Chester City's defence.
Dimech made his Macclesfield Town debut on the opening day of the League Two season away to Bradford City on 11 August 2007, in which the game finished 1-1. Three days later Luke made his home debut in the first round tie of Football League Cup against League One outfit Leeds United, the game finished 1-0 to Leeds, thanks to 78th minute goal from Ian Westlake.
On 31 January 2008, Dimech and Carl Regan's partnership came to an end as Regan joined former Macclesfield-manager Paul Ince at Milton Keynes Dons. As one of Dimech's former Chester team mates left the club, another one arrived in the shape of Sean Hessey who joined the club on a season long loan from Chester City, and is likely to fill the void left by the departing Regan.
On 18 May 2008, Dimech and four other Macclesfield Town players were released by manager Keith Alexander. During his time with Macclesfield Town, Dimech made 26 appearances, but did not find the net.
Dimech is a regular in the Maltese national team and to date has 55 caps with one goal. He began playing for Malta on 28 April 1999 when he made his debut against Iceland.
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'''Adrian John Randall''' (born November 10, 1968 in Amesbury, England) is an English former footballer.
Adrian became York City's most expensive signing when they paid -140,000 to sign the midfielder from Burnley
Adrian is currently working for Farnborough F.C alongside Chris Palmer, coaching the youth side in preparation for the 2008/9 season
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'''Domaine Rouse''' (born July 4, 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. Rouse made his Bury dbut as a 74th minuite substitute for Marc Pugh in the 4-0 league defeat against Wycombe Wanderers at Gigg Lane, Bury in League Two.
He attended St. Ambrose College in Hale Barns.
Played his final game for Bury against Hereford United after it was said on Saturday 18th September 2009 after the 1-0 win at Port Vale he was to be released by mutual consent.
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'''Darren Wood''' (born 9 June 1964) is an English former footballer, born in Scarborough, who played as a full back in the Football League for Middlesbrough,
Wood began his career with Middlesbrough, making 101 league appearances between 1981 and 1984.
Wood eventually played in 178 matches in all competitions for the West London club.
After retiring as a player he went into the food supply business.
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'''David Lee''' (born 26 November 1969 in Bristol) is a retired English footballer.
A central defender, Lee spent most of his career at Chelsea, whom he joined as a junior. He made his club debut against Leicester City, scoring in a 2-1 win. In ten years with Chelsea, Lee made 196 appearances, but struggled to cement a regular place in the starting line-up. As a result, his time with Chelsea was punctuated by brief loan spells with Reading, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth and Sheffield United.
Seeking regular football, Lee joined Bristol Rovers on a free transfer in 1998 and later had spells at Crystal Palace, Exeter City, Parramatta Power, Havant & Waterlooville and Forest Green Rovers. He finished his career playing with his mentor David Lawrence in the Bristol leagues.
David is now a full time development coach with Bristol City FC overseeing the 18-21yr olds.
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'''Thomas''' "'''Tom'''" '''Wilson''' (16 April 1896 - 2 February 1948) was a footballer who was a member of the Huddersfield Town team that won the Football League three times in the 1920s.
Born in Seaham, County Durham, Wilson started his professional career with Sunderland in 1914, before his career was interrupted by World War I. During the war he turned out for the Seaham Colliery side, before joining Huddersfield in 1919.
Over the next 12 seasons, he was a virtual ever-present with Huddersfield, helping them to the Football League championship in 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1925-26, as well as victory in the FA Cup in 1922. In his time at Huddersfield, they also reached the FA Cup finals in 1920, 1928 and 1930. He was Huddersfield-s captain throughout most of this period, before handing over to Clem Stephenson, later to be the club-s manager. Thomas Wilson is forever remembered as the "Gentleman of football" also titled as "The Dauntless Tommy Wilson" In the FA Cup Final 1930 vs Arsenal. Thomas Wilson also had a waxwork figure of himself created for that final and was displayed in Madame Tussauds.
He made one England appearance in a 5-1 defeat by Scotland on 31 March 1928.
He left Huddersfield in 1931, having made 448 league appearances (4 goals) and another 52 appearances in FA Cup matches.
He spent one season at Blackpool before retiring in 1932. He then returned to Huddersfield as assistant trainer.
After World War II, he joined Barnsley as a trainer where he remained until his death in 1948 at the age of 51.
Thomas Wilson was continued by his three sons; Thomas (Derek), Gordon and Neil.
'''Huddersfield Town'''
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'''Mike Smith''' (born December 15, 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bury.
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'''Ernest "Ernie" Payne''' (23 December 1884 in Worcester, England - 10 September 1961) was a British track cycling racer. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and went on to play football, including two games as an amateur for Manchester United F.C.
Ernest Payne was born in a cottage at 221 London Road, Worcester. He worked as a carpenter. As his cycling prowess grew his employer gave him time off to compete. Payne gave him a gold watch in thanks.
Ernest Payne's cycling talent was spotted at Boughton Park in Worcester. T W Badgery of the Worcester St Johns Cycling Club (speaking at a golden jubilee dinner in 1938) said that he borrowed his brother's bicycle "and it was seen at once that he was going to be a champion". Payne joined the St Johns club in 1903.
Payne was stocky, five feet six and a half inches tall and weighing ten stone and seven pounds. He was trained by his brother Walter, a successful racing cyclist. Walter's assistant was Arthur Hale, brother of Worcester racing cyclist, Frederick Hale.
Payne's first race was in 1902, on 14 July at Stourbridge. He crashed and damaged his bicycle but went on to win the half-mile handicap (handicap 75 yards) on a borrowed bike. During his first season he won 13 of 14 track races (coming second in the other). He specialised in half and one-mile races. By the end of June 1903 he was referred to as "the Worcester Wonder" in The Cyclist. The majority of his racing was on grass but he proved at home on permanent velodromes.
One of his major trophies was the Challenge Cup. The cup contained 450oz of silver and stood four feet. He won it outright at the 1904 Whitsun meeting in Bath, Somerset. He won more than 150 races including regional, national, British Empire and Olympic championships.
In his first season Payne used a locally-made machine, but in 1903 he rode an Imperial Rover, having also changed his tyres from Dunlop Road Racing to Dunlop Sprint tyres.
The Team pursuit took place over three laps of the 660-yard track at the White City Stadium in London's Shepherd's Bush. Payne, 23, rode with Benjamin Jones, Clarence Kingsbury and Leonard Meredith in the British team.
The team had a walkover in the first round when the Belgian team did not start. In the semi-final they beat Canada (eventual bronze medal winners) with 2:19.6 to the Canada's 2:29.2.
In the final Payne led the team to victory with pace-making over the last two laps of the 1980 yards (1810 m) event. They recorded 2:18.6, beating the silver medal-winning German team by 10 seconds.
Payne competed in the 660 yards event, winning his heat but getting knocked out in the semi-final. In the 5000 metres he did not finish his semi-final. In the Sprint he won his heat but was defeated in the semi-final.
Ernest Payne's cycle racing career seems to have finished in 1910. He seems to have been playing football since at least 1908. In 1910 he played for Worcester Early Closers, and was then signed for Worcester City F.C., being in the team that won the Birmingham League in 1912.
Payne played twice as an amateur for Manchester United F.C., known then as Newton Heath,
In his last match he scored the goal that held Sunderland to a 2-2 draw at United's ground.
Payne was a motorcycle dispatch rider with the Guards' Division in World War I. His gold medal was lost while he was in France during the war. but a replica is held by .
Ernest Payne died in 1961. The Worcester Evening News reported the event without mentioning his Olympic gold medal. Nor was the medal recorded in the Worcester St Johns club minutes.
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'''Lee Baxter''' (born 17 June 1976) is a Swedish football goalkeeper and goalkeeper coach of Anglo-Scottish descent who currently plays for AIK. His former clubs includes Rangers, Malm FF, Sheffield United and IFK Gteborg. His father is football manager Stuart Baxter.
Baxter is remembered by Sheffield United fans for his one and only appearance for the Blades during an away game at Burnley in the 2003/04 season. After fumbling a shot into his own net after 17 minutes, followed by a 34th minute shot squirming underneath his body, Baxter was promptly substituted at half time. He made no further appearances for the Blades.
Due to injuries Lee had to retire from football playing at the end of 2007. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at his former club AIK.
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'''Raymond 'Ray' Hankin''' (born February 21, 1956 in Wallsend, Tyneside) is a former English footballer.
A powerful and burly centre-forward, Hankin started his career at Burnley, where he scored 37 goals in 112 games and won three caps for the England U23 side. He moved to Leeds United in 1976 and after missing most of his first season through injury, he became top scorer in 1977/78 with 20 goals. He moved across the Atlantic to join the Vancouver Whitecaps of the NASL.
In November 1981 he briefly moved back to England to join Arsenal for -400,000, with the fee dependent on Hankin's performances. After making just two League Cup appearances, Arsenal reversed their decision and let Hankin return to Vancouver.
Johnny Giles signed him in January 1982 for Shamrock Rovers for a short spell and he scored on his debut in Sligo on the 24th. He made a total of 5 appearances for the Hoops scoring twice.
He briefly returned to Vancouver before finally returning to join Middlesbrough. He saw out his career at Peterborough United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also had a brief spell as Darlington manager in 1992.
Hankin's career was blighted by his disciplinary record with a large number of red cards to his name which came to overshadow his goalscoring record.
'''Shamrock Rovers'''
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At the start of his career Dowd combined amateur football playing for ICI Blackley with a job as a plumber. On 10 January 1958 he signed for Manchester City as an amateur, and turned professional two years later. In December 1961 he made his debut in a 4-1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers, deputising for the injured Bert Trautmann. In the 1961-62 season he established himself as first choice goalkeeper, making 34 appearances. In February 1964, Dowd broke his finger in a game against Bury. Unable to continue playing in goal, he moved to centre-forward, where he scored the equalising goal.
During Manchester City's championship winning 1967-68 season, Dowd lost his first team place through injury to Ken Mulhearn, and made only seven first team appearances therefore missing out on a League Championship Medal. However he regained his place the following season, and played on the winning side in the 1969 FA Cup final, where Manchester City beat Leicester City 1-0.
In the 1969-70 season, Dowd lost his first team place again, this time to Joe Corrigan. His final Manchester City appearance was against Sheffield Wednesday in the final match of 1969-70, and in December 1970 he was transferred to Oldham Athletic, where he played 111 times.
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'''Joseph "Joe" Anyon''' (born 29 December 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Port Vale as a goalkeeper.
The first choice keeper following the retirement of Mark Goodlad, since his debut in December 2006 he has played over 100 games for Port Vale. He has made more appearances for Vale than any other player currently at the club.
Born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, Anyon played in the Blackburn Rovers youth system before joining Port Vale. He joined Stafford Rangers on loan towards the end of the 2004-05 season, making five appearances. He rejoined Stafford on loan in August 2005, again making five appearances.
He made his first team debut for the Vale in December 2006, after first-choice goalkeeper Mark Goodlad ruptured his right achilles tendon against Bristol City in December 2006 and had to have reconstructive surgery. He then went on to play the rest of the 2006-07 season, with only 25 goals scored against him. Goodlad was forced to retire due to his injury and Anyon has since established himself as the first choice keeper.
Following a 3-1 home defeat to Macclesfield Town in the FA Cup on 28 November 2008, Anyon blasted his teammates, labelling their performance as "a disgrace". He fractured his tibia (broke his leg) after clashing with Drew Talbot in a 2-1 defeat at Chesterfield on 28 March 2009, bringing a premature end to his season. Despite this, his performances that season earned him the 2009 Player of the Year Award, as well as the award for the best player away from home. The season began with a disagreement with then-manager Lee Sinnott, but Anyon was #1 under Glover and conceded sixty goals in his 39 appearances, giving Vale one of the better defensive records in the lower half of the League Two table. In May 2009 he signed a new one year contract with ''the Vale''.
He returned to fitness to play a reserve game on 23 September 2009. His next challenge was to displace teenager Chris Martin. He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. He said he did not intend to move out on loan to aid in his comeback, despite admitting he had "itchy feet" over a return to first team action. In January 2010 he stated that he was willing to join another club on loan in order to get some games.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
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'''Andrew''' "'''Andy'''" '''Gouck''' (born 8 June 1972 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
In April 1990, Gouck started his career as a trainee at his hometown club, Blackpool. He played 148 league games, in which he scored 22 goals, and played four FA Cup games. He also captained the side on a few occasions.
In July 1996, Gouck moved to Rochdale. During two seasons at Spotland, he played 42 games and scored five goals. After two successful seasons with Rochdale, Gouck was released.
He then moved to Southport in the Conference National. He spent three seasons with the Sandgrounders, playing 57 league matches and scoring four goals, before being released in May 2001.
The same month he signed a two year contract with fellow Conference National club, Morecambe,
After a loan spell with Accrington Stanley then in the Northern Premier League in 2002, he signed permanently with the club in January 2003.
During his time with Stanley, he scored five league goals in 26 matches. In November 2003 he scored an injury-time goal for Stanley, by then in the Conference National, as they beat Third Division Huddersfield Town 1-0 in the first round of the 2003-04 FA Cup, live on the BBC.
Gouck left Stanley in May 2004 and then had a spell with Fleetwood Town.
Gouck played much of his football career part-time while balancing a role as a social worker, a job he now does full-time.
Now retired from professional football he lives back in his hometown of Blackpool where he plays Sunday League football, for Bloomfield Veterans FC, in the Blackpool & Fylde Sunday League Alliance Division One, who he has played for since July 2006.
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'''Jackie Milburn''' (1921-2006) was an English footballer. He was born in Crook, County Durham and played for Crook Town, Willington, Stanley United before the war and Newcastle United during the Second World War as left winger. Milburn's time at Newcastle lasted all the way through the WW2 and the majority of his appearances for ''The Magpies'' were in the Northern Combination League team and played one first team match for Newcastle, against Grimsby Town in December 1940. He was not related to "Wor Jackie" Milburn.
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'''David Howell''' (born 10 October 1958 in Hammersmith) is a former English football player, who played as a central defender. He is currently the manager of Harrow Borough
Howell started his professional career with Fulham in 1978, but failed to reach the first team. He then moved on to various non-league clubs, including Harrow Borough (whom he helped win the 1984 Isthmian League Premier Division Championship), Hounslow Town, Hillingdon Borough and Enfield. He was also a Semi-pro international, achieving the honour of being the first black England National Game XI captain.
In July 1990 he joined Barnet for -10,000. He scored a headed goal on the final day of the 1990-91 season to help Barnet win the Football Conference League, and thereby gain promotion to the Football League Fourth Division.
In 1991-92 he made 34 appearances, scoring 3 goals as Barnet reached 7th place, but failed to gain promotion via the play-offs. In the following season (1992-93) he made a further 23 appearances as Barnet finished 3rd in the renamed Barclays League Division 3, thereby gaining promotion to Division 2.
In July 1993 he joined Division 1 team Southend United for whom he made 6 appearances. At the end of the 1993-94 season he was released and in October 1994 (now aged 36) he joined Birmingham City on a non-contract basis, playing twice for them in division 2.
Howell then played for Stevenage Borough before retiring as a player.
Whilst at Barnet, Southend United and Birmingham City, Howell worked with Barry Fry and Edwin Stein as part of the management team. He later returned to Harrow Borough as assistant manager to Stein. In November 2003 he took over as caretaker manager to take the position permanently in the following February.
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'''Rexhep "Rocky" Lekaj''' (born 12 October 1989 in Kosovo) is an Kosovo-born footballer, who represents Norway at an international level, and plays in midfield for Sandefjord, on loan from Sheffield Wednesday. Rocky also has a younger brother, Leon Lekaj, who currently plays for the Owls under-17s.
Lekaj hails from Kalbakken in Oslo,
Lekaj did not play first-team football in the 2007-08 season, but made his first appearance of the 2008-09 season against Rotherham United in the League Cup.
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'''Danijel "Daniel" Bogdanovic''' ( (born March 26, 1980 in Misurata, Libya) is a Maltese professional footballer of Serbian descent playing for Championship side Barnsley, where he plays as a forward.
In the 2006/07 season Bogdanovic scored 31 goals winning him the Golden Boot and also the Maltese Player of the Year. He integrated well in Maltese society and, unlike most foreign-born Malta-based footballers, is very fluent in the Maltese language.
Bogdanovic spent a week on trial at Premiership side Watford in January 2007.
Bogdanovic joined Marsaxlokk for the 2006/07 Maltese season, Daniel scored a few important goals early on in the season and Marsaxlokk showed themselves to have a realistic chance of challenging for the Maltese Premier League title.
With Marsaxlokk front runners and the season drawing to a close, Bogdanovic found himself well ahead in the goalscoring charts and capped of a great season with the final goal in a 4-1 defeat of second-placed Sliema Wanderers.
Marsaxlokk were crowned as champions for the first time in their history and Bogdanovic finished as the leagues top goalscorer with 31 goals in 31 appearances, and ended the season one goal short of the record set by Danilo Doncic, who hit 32 goals in a season, set while playing for Valletta during the 2001/02 season.
Following Marsaxlokk's triumph in the Maltese Premier League, and the end of the players one-year contract, Bogdanovic decided not to renew and instead decided to search for a club elsewhere in continental Europe.
Following weeks of various different trials, Bogdanovic joined Italian side Cisco Roma, just in time to feature for the new season in Italy, Bogdanovic went onto form a good partnership with Paolo Di Canio.
During his time with the club Bogdanovic made sixteen appearances and found the net four times.
In August, 2008 Bogdanovic signed a two-year deal with Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Sofia, following a successful trial.
Bogdanovic had initially joined Lokomotiv Sofia two weeks prior at a training camp in Holland, he appeared as a second half substitute in a friendly match against Israeli outfit Maccabi Petah Tikva, a game in which Lokomotiv came out 1-0 winners. Bogdanovic was again included in the next friendly match against German Bundesliga team FC Schalke 04, where he played the full match.
The teams next game was against Turkish side Ankaraspor, in which Bogdanovic played no part, but he was back for the final game against a second division outfit called Sportist Svoge, in which he made a second half substitute appearance and scored the second goal in his teams 4-2 victory.
Lokomotiv had earlier on in the season appointed Danilo Doncic as assistant to manager Dragan Okuka, and it was at the request of the former Floriana coach Doncic that Bogdanovic received his trial.
On 26 January 2009 it was confirmed that Bogdanovic had signed for Barnsley for an undisclosed fee, signing a deal until 2010. He received clearance and played in the 1-2 defeat to Ipswich Town, scoring Barnsley's goal on 47 minutes.
On 2 February, he was joined at Oakwell by fellow Maltese striker Michael Mifsud after he was signed on loan from Coventry City.
Bogdanovic scored his second goal for Barnsley on 28 February against Queens Park Rangers in the 25th minute after a cross from Mifsud, giving his team the lead. Barnsley went on to win that match 2-1. He was included in the best signings of the season made by ''The Daily Mail''.
Bogdanovic was born in Libya, to ethnic Serb parents but chose to represent Malta and made his international debut on February 9, 2002 in a friendly against Jordan.
To date Bogdanovic has received twenty-five caps and scored once for Malta.
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'''Christopher Myers''' (born 1 April 1969 in Yeovil) is an English former professional footballer and current manager of Burscough.
An extremely talented professional, Myers began his career as a trainee with Torquay United, making his debut in 1986 whilst still a trainee. He turned professional in June 1987, but was released after just nine league games. He played for Dawlish Town and then Barnstaple Town until August 1990 when he was re-signed by Torquay United. His second spell at the club was more successful and he was a member of Torquay's promotion winning side in 1991.
He was sold to Dundee United for a fee of -100,000 in August 1993, but struggled to establish himself at Tannadice and returned to Torquay on loan in December 1993. On leaving Dundee United in January 1996, Myers joined Wrexham, but left to join Scarborough later that month withiout appearing for Wrexham. In March 1996, Myers returned to the South-West of England, joining Exeter City. Having proven an excellent servant to the club, with a number of high quality midfield displays, Myers was released by Exeter in May 1997 and, after an unsuccessful trial with Torquay United,
He signed for Taunton Town in July 1998 and helped Taunton to the Western League title in 2000. He missed most of the following season through injury, but returned to play for Taunton until October 2003 when he left by mutual consent after discovering he required a knee operation.
In April 2009, Myers was appointed manager of Burscough on a temporary basis, although his first game in charge saw his side's relegation confirmed.
At one point outside of football, Myers ran a golf ship with former Torquay United teammate Ken Veysey.
chris myers also works as a fire-fighter for lancashire fire & rescue service.
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}}'''Robert 'Rab' Shannon''' (born April 20, 1966 in Bellshill) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. Shannon, who played for a number of Scottish clubs but spent around half his career with Dundee, also managed East Fife.
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'''Terence David John "Terry" Boyle''' (born 29 October 1958 in Ammanford) is a former Wales international football player. A centre-half, he was highly regarded by supporters for his strong tackling and uncompromising style.
Boyle began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, making his way through the youth system, but didn't manage to break into the first team squad and moved to Crystal Palace. He went on to play for various teams around the footall league including Newport County , Cardiff City, Bristol City and Swansea City before moving into the Welsh football league with Barry Town. He ended his playing career with player-manager roles at Ebbw Vale, Inter Cardiff and Cinderford Town.
He currently works for the Football Association of Wales Trust and is assistant to Tomi Morgan at Porthmadog_F.C.
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'''Thomas Heary''' (born 14 February 1979 in Dublin) is an Irish football player who currently plays with Dundalk . His older brother Owen Heary plays for Bohemian F.C.
Heary signed for Huddersfield Town as a youth in 1995. He made his debut in September 1996 in a First Division match at home to Reading, Heary came off the bench to replace Sam Collins late on. Huddersfield won the match 1-0 thanks to a goal from Andy Payton. During the 1996/97 season, Heary made six appearances as the terriers avoided relegation. In the 1997/98 season, Heary made just four appearances in all competitions and Huddersfield finished 16th in the First Division. The 1998/99 season saw Heary make just three appearances in a season which saw Huddersfield finish 10th in Division One. Heary made just one appearance in the 1999/2000 season, a 3-0 loss away to Fulham, the club finished 8th in the First Division. One of Heary's better seasons for Huddersfield was the 2000/01 season when he made 31 appearances in all competitions but the club were relegated to the Second Division. He made 43 appearances in all competitions during the 2001/02 campaign but Huddersfield missed out on promotion after losing to Brentford in the play-off semi-finals. He made 21 appearances in all competitions during the 2002/03 season, Heary was sent-off in a 5-1 defeat away to Port Vale in May 2003, Huddersfield were relegated to the Third Division. In the summer of 2003, Heary left the Galpharm Stadium and returned to his native Ireland to join Bohemians.
In June 2003, Heary left Huddersfield Town and joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians. He impressed in defence and midfield during his time at Dalymount Park. In July 2003, Heary played in both legs of the UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round, Bohemians beat BATE Borisov 3-1 over the two legs. He also played in both legs of the Second Qualifying Round as Bohemians were thrashed 5-0 over the two legs by Rosenborg. In July 2004, Heary played in both legs of the UEFA Cup First Qualifying Round as Bohemians were beaten 3-1 over two legs by Levadia Tallinn. Heary got injured on the first day of the 2005 season against Shamrock Rovers and missed almost the entire season. The next two years were spent mostly on the sidelines, with Heary suffering numerous setbacks. After Bohemians double winning season in 2008, he left to join his former manager Sean Connor at newly promoted Dundalk.
Heary joined Dundalk in January 2009. He was made club captain by Sean Connor for the 2009 season.
Heary has never been capped by the Republic of Ireland senior team but he has earned four caps for the U-21 team. He also played in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in April 1999. The competition took place in Nigeria. Ireland lost the first group match 1-0 to Mexico thanks to a goal from Rafael Marquez. Ireland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the second group match, Stephen McPhail and Damien Duff scored the goals. Ireland thrashed Australia 4-0 in the third and final group match after Richard Sadlier, Damien Duff, Colin Healy and Garry Crossley scored and Ireland were through to the Round of 16. Ireland faced hosts Nigeria in the last 16. Richard Sadlier gave Ireland the lead in the first-half but Pius Ikedia equalised for Nigeria with about 20 minutes remaining. The score remained 1-1 after extra-time so the game went to penalties, Ireland lost 5-3 on penalties and were out. Heary played every minute of Ireland's four games in the competition. He also played in and won the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship with Ireland in 1998.
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'''Archibald Lee Goodall''' (born Belfast, Ireland, 19 June 1864; died East Finchley, London, England, 20 November 1929), commonly referred to as '''Archie Goodall''', is a former Irish footballer who played for, among others, Derby County and Ireland. Goodall made 423 appearances and scored 52 goals for County. He also served as club captain and established a club record for consecutive league appearances. He was employed regularly as a centre-half and made great use of the shoulder charge. His stamina and shear physical presence also made him a very effective midfielder.
During his career Goodall also set three age records. He was the oldest player to score an international goal during the 1800s, the oldest player to score for Ireland and is the oldest player ever to play for Wolves. Goodall also proved to be a controversial character. In 1894 he refused to play an extra half-hour of the United Counties League Cup final against WBA because he said his contract ended after 90 minutes and in 1898 he tried to off-load his extra FA Cup final tickets to a ticket tout.
Goodall-s older brother, John Goodall, was also a notable footballer and played for Preston NE, Derby County and England. Despite having Scottish parents and being raised in Kilmarnock, the Goodall brothers were ineligible to play for Scotland because of their birthplaces. As a result they played for the countries of their births and thus became the first brothers in football history to play for different national teams.
Goodall-s father was a soldier in the British Army and was stationed in London where John Goodall was born in 1863. Within the following year he was posted to Belfast where Archie was born in 1864. The family eventually settled in Kilmarnock, where the brothers spent the majority of their childhoods. As a youth, Archie played for several clubs in the Merseyside area, including Everton. In 1887 he joined his brother at Preston NE, and in the inaugural English League season 1888-89 they played a couple of games together in the forward line. Archie then joined Aston Villa for -100 in October 1888. During his brief spell at Villa he proved an effective inside-right, scoring 7 goals in 14 league appearances.
In May 1889 Goodall joined Derby County where he was reunited with his brother John. Together with Steve Bloomer, the Goodall brothers formed the backbone of a County side that regularly challenged for top honours over the following decade. Primarily used as a centre-half at County, Goodall made 380 English League appearances for the club, scored 48 league goals and helped them finish runners-up in 1896. Between October 1892 and October 1897 he also made a club record 151 consecutive league appearances.
Goodall also played a further 42 games and scored 4 goals in the FA Cup, helping County reach three FA Cup finals in 1898, 1899 and 1903. In 1898 before the final against Nottingham Forest he was caught trying to off-load his Cup final tickets to a ticket tout. Despite being strong favourites County eventually lost 3-1. He missed the 1899 final due to injury and in 1903 they lost 6-0 to Bury.
Goodall had to wait for the Irish FA to change its rules governing the selection of non-resident players before he made his international debut for Ireland on 4 March 1899 as they beat Wales 1-0 in Belfast. He thus became one of the first four Irish players based in England to be selected to represent Ireland. Three weeks later, on 25 March, aged 34 years and 279 days, Goodall became the oldest player to score in international football during the 1800s when he scored Ireland-s goal in a 9-1 defeat to Scotland in Glasgow.
Goodall remained a regular at centre-half for Ireland until he was almost 40. On 28 March 1903 he scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win against Wales, helping Ireland clinch a share in the 1903 British Home Championship. The goal also saw Goodall, aged of 38 years and 283 days, become the oldest goalscorer in Ireland-s history. He made his final appearance for Ireland as a centre-forward in a 1-0 win against Wales on 21 March 1904. His team mates while playing for Ireland included Jack Kirwan, Billy Scott, Billy McCracken and Robert Milne,
After leaving Derby County in May 1903 Goodall briefly joined Plymouth Argyle before becoming player-manager at Glossop NE in January 1904. Among his team mates at Glossop was the former England international Fred Spiksley. Goodall made his last two appearances for Ireland while at Glossop NE. In October 1905 he joined Wolves. He was 41 years and 153 days old when he made his final league appearance for Wolves on 2 December 1905 against Everton, making him the oldest player ever to play for that club. After retiring as a player, Goodall travelled Europe and the United States as part of a strongman act before settling in London, where he lived out his remaining years.
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'''Anwar Uddin''' (born 1 November 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge in Football League Two, where he plays as a defender.
Anwar Uddin was born and raised in Whitechapel in the East End of London. He is of Bangladeshi origin, born to a Bengali father and to an English mother.
In 2002, Uddin dated Leilani Dowding, who is a glamour model.
Uddin signed for the club during the summer of 2004 after leaving Bristol Rovers. The no-nonsense defender began his career at West Ham United, working his way up through their youth and reserve teams where he was captain. He was in West Ham's victorious 1999 FA Youth Cup winning squad that defeated Coventry City. Although highly regarded, as a talented traditional English defender, he was never able to break through to the first team and in February 2002 decided to move to Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee .
His stay was brief though, after the collapse of ITV Digital, Sheffield Wednesday couldn't keep him due to financial difficulties, then moving to Bristol Rovers the following summer after only 4 months and no appearances for the Championship club. He was an almost ever present in the following season until the end of October, picking up a groin injury which he was to struggle with for the rest of the season.
After making a couple of appearances the following season he was loaned out to Hereford United and Telford United, and was released by Bristol Rovers at the end of the season.
He then settled in the team Dagenham & Redbridge, currently playing the Football League Two positioning as a defender, where he became the captain of the team. Uddin is just one of five British Asians playing in the Football League and Premiership, where it is estimated that Asians only made up 0.2 per cent of players in clubs' centres of excellence and academies.
Uddin signed on loan for Grays Athletic on 1 September 2009.
Uddin is eligible to play for the national teams of England and Bangladesh. He visited a youth football camp in Dhaka during May 2007, with British coach Anthony Ferguson and Canary Wharf's head of public affairs Zakir Khan. Kazi Salahuddin, the chief of BFF welcomed him, but Anwar still hasn't decided yet on whether he should play for the national team.
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As a young athlete, Sewell played fly-half at rugby and was twice selected to play for England Schools- Under 15 team. On leaving school, he first became a sprinter with Blackheath Harriers, and then signed as a professional footballer for Bexleyheath & Welling in 1954.
A key man at centre-half in the Kent League team at Bexleyheath, Sewell was transferred to Charlton Athletic on January 5, 1955. Almost immediately, however, he spent two years in national service, and finally made his league debut for Charlton at right-half against Sheffield Wednesday in January 1957, a year in which the club struggled (and ultimately failed) to avoid relegation from the First Division. After not making the first team the following season, he was named again to the squad in December, 1958 - this time at full-back, a position he played for the rest of his career.
Sewell made 204 first team appearances for Charlton, scoring five goals, before signing for London rivals Crystal Palace on October 25, 1963. Between 1963 and 1971, he made 258 appearances for Palace, scoring nine goals, mainly from the penalty spot. He became club captain in 1967-68, when Alan Stephenson left to join West Ham, and in 1969, led Palace to the First Division for the first time in the club-s history.
In 1970, his last season with Palace, he scored his best remembered goal in the closing seconds of a Division One match against league leaders Leeds United. The visitors were a goal up when the ball came to Sewell, thirty yards from goal, who chose to hit a speculative lob back into the penalty area. The Leeds goalkeeper, Gary Sprake, caught the ball at his goal line, and then inexplicably dropped it behind him into his own net.
In 1971, Sewell received a testimonial for his services to Palace, against Belgian club RFC Bruges. It was his last game in a Palace shirt. That same year, he joined an exodus of players leaving Selhurst Park to join their former coach George Petchey at Leyton Orient.
After just one season, however, Sewell left for America to play in the fledgling North American Soccer League for the St. Louis Stars. Sewell spent four seasons (1972-1975) playing with the Stars, seeing time in 58 games and scoring 4 goals. In 1975, he was named NASL Coach of the Year, for his success guiding a St. Louis squad comprised almost exclusively of home-grown American players, an oddity in the era of Pel, Franz Beckenbauer, and other high-priced imports. At the end of the 1977 season, the Stars moved to Anaheim, California where the team became known as the California Surf. Sewell made the move to California with the team and continued to coach through the end of the 1981 season.
His soccer career at a close, Sewell stayed in California for almost thirty years, before retiring to Washington state in 2006. He and wife Maureen live in the Seattle area.
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'''Ronald M. Wylie''' (born 6 August 1933) is a Scottish former football player, coach and manager. He played as a right half or inside forward for Notts County, Aston Villa and Birmingham City, making more than 550 appearances in the Football League, and more than 700 in all competitions. As a manager, he took charge of West Bromwich Albion between 1982 and 1984.
An inside-forward, Wylie made his name at Notts County before transferring to Aston Villa in 1958. Wylie spent seven years at Aston Villa, establishing himself as the midfield schemer in the side, which won the Second Division title and promotion to the First Division in the 1959-60 season and achieved League Cup success a year later. Highly regarded by the club's fans, he was not capped by Scotland, likely due to the abundance of quality midfielders available at the time. In 1965, he transferred to Birmingham City. Considered past his best when he made the move, he went on to play nearly 150 games for the club, was appointed club captain, and retired in 1970 at the age of 37.
On retirement as a player, Wylie joined the coaching staff at Aston Villa before moving to Coventry City, first as coach and later as assistant manager. He took an advisory post in Cyprus before returning to England where he was appointed manager at West Bromwich Albion in 1982.
The following season, West Brom's form was mediocre although the side were always several points clear. Wylie left the manager's position in February and was replaced by Johnny Giles.
He returned to Aston Villa to take charge of the reserve team, later working as a scout before yet again rejoining Aston Villa as community liaison officer,
Wylie's grandson, Alex Grove, plays rugby union for Worcester Warriors and the Scotland national team. Though born in England, Grove qualifies for Scotland through his Glasgow-born grandfather.
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'''Lee Collins''' (born September 10, 1977 in Birmingham, England) is a semi-professional footballer currently playing with Hinckley United in the Conference North, where he plays as a defender.
Collins started his football career back in 1995 with Aston Villa as a trainee. He moved to Stoke City, but couldn't get a regular first team place, before dropping into Non League. He has spent the bulk of his career at Moor Green and stayed with them when the merged to form Solihull Moors where he was club captain.
Collins moved to Hinckley United in July 2009.
He graduated from the University of Salford in 2007 with a degree in Physiotherapy
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'''Scott Houghton''' (born October 22, 1971 in Hitchin) is an English former footballer. Houghton was a midfielder who began his career with Tottenham Hotspur before going on to play for a succession of lower league clubs.
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'''Paul Keegan''' (born 5 July 1984 in Dublin) is an Irish professional soccer player who currently plays for Bohemians in the League of Ireland.
A midfielder, Paul signed for Drogheda United in July 2005 having previously played for Home Farm and Leeds United. He has captained the Republic of Ireland at youth and Under 21 level and represented them at Under 23 level.
After a successful time at Drogheda, Paul signed for Bohemians in January 2009 and has slotted seamlessly into the middle of their midfield. He also captained the side when Owen Heary has been absent. Keegan had a wonderful season and was among Bohs players of the season. He picked up his first silverware in Bohs colours as the Gypsies won the League of Ireland Cup in the September when they beat Waterford United 3-1 at the RSC.. The success didn't end there though as they won the first back-to-back titles in the club's 119 year history, beating rivals Shamrock Rovers by 4 points.
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Lucas made 7 appearances for the Wales national football team.
Lucas later became manager of Newport County and Swansea Town.
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'''Robert "Bob" Kelly''' (16 November 1893 - 22 September 1969) was an English professional football player. He broke the British football transfer record when he moved from Burnley to Sunderland for -6,550 in 1925. He is also regarded as a "fans' favourite" at Huddersfield Town, which he joined in 1927. He later played for Preston North End.
He made 14 appearances for England between 1920 and 1928, scoring 8 goals.
He also had spells as manager at Carlisle United and Stockport County.
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'''Joseph "Joe" Bradford''' (22 January 1901 - 6 September 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Peggs Green, near Coalville, Leicestershire, Bradford made nearly 450 appearances for Birmingham in all competitions, scoring 267 goals.
He is Birmingham's all-time leading goalscorer. He topped the club's scoring charts in all but one First Division season between 1921-22 and 1932-33, and if goals in all competitions are counted, he was top scorer in all twelve of those seasons. Bradford also scored Birmingham's only goal of the 1931 FA Cup Final, in which they were beaten by West Bromwich Albion.
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'''Alexander Grimmond "Sandy" Davie''', (born 10 June 1945 in Dundee) is a retired Scottish footballer who played as goalkeeper. Davie spent most of his career with Dundee United and represented Scotland at Under-23 level and New Zealand at senior level.
In 1967, Ted Bates tried to sign Davie for -15,000 but the offer was rejected. He eventually joined Southampton in May 1970 (for a fee of -12,500) as cover for Eric Martin, but only made one appearance for The Saints on 20 February 1970 in a 5-1 defeat at Manchester United. Four of Manchester United's goals were scored by Alan Gowling. He returned to his home town club in May 1972 where he enjoyed several good seasons before emigrating to New Zealand.
Davie played for the All Whites, making his debut in a 3-0 win over Fiji on 1 July 1979
In May 2009, Television New Zealand wrongly reported that Davie had been a victim of a double homicide, with NZ Football quickly confirming this was incorrect.
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'''Paul Tosh''' (born 18 October 1973 in Arbroath) is a Scottish association football player who currently plays for Montrose. He started his career with his local club Arbroath before a move in 1993 to Tayside neighbours Dundee who paid an Arbroath club record fee of -120,000 to take Paul to Dens Park.
Following three years at Dens Park, he moved to Hibernian with Lee Power for a combined fee of -200,000.
A former Second Division player of the year, Tosh' consistent ability to score goals has seen "Tosher" rack up nearly 90 goals in Forfar colours, averaging slightly better than a goal every other game. Tosh was player-assistant manager during the reign of former Forfar manager George Shaw. After only one match being caretaker manager he left on emergency loan to local rivals and his hometown team Arbroath in 2007. He returned to Arbroath in July 2007 and continued his scoring into season 2007-08.
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As a youth Rouse was with Stockport County and then on Bury's books, before moving into coaching while playing semi-professional football. He worked for eight years at Manchester United. In the 2006-07 season he was goalkeeping coach at Macclesfield Town, and played once for the first team in an injury crisis, in a 1-0 defeat to Barnet, thus making his Football League debut at the age of 30. He also worked with Rochdale and Wigan Athletic before joining Queens Park Rangers as goalkeeping coach in February 2008.
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'''Ryan Lee Baldacchino''' (born 13 January 1981 in Leicester) is an English/Maltese/Italian midfielder currently playing for New South Wales Premier League side Bonnyrigg White Eagles.
Ryan started his footballing career at Blackburn Rovers in 1996 as a promising right and left winger. He went on to win the U17 Premier League and reach the FA youth cup final against Everton playing against a strong team in front of 25,000 that consisted of Leon Osman, Francis Jeffers, Richard Dunne and Michael Ball.
Ryan went on to become a reserve team regular in forthcoming seasons and was rewarded with a four year professional contract. He soon transferred to Premier League rival Bolton Wanderers.
Sam Allardyce made Ryan a late signing in March 2000 as comparisons to fellow ex teammates Damian Duff and David Dunn were made by his new boss and assistant Phil Brown. He was awarded squad number 33.
With pace to burn and accurate crossing ability Ryan soon showed his potential in Bolton's reserve side and pre season games for the first team. He left Bolton Wanderers after only 18 months however, the arrivals of Jay-Jay Okocha, Youri Djorkaeff and many more big signings that summer making it difficult to break through for the youngster.
In 2001 Carlisle signed Baldacchino on a three year deal. Ryan was an instant hit with the club with an outstanding display of pace and trickery to help defeat Southend United away.
Ryan was a regular for Carlisle before being prized away by Brooks Mileson and the mega spending power of Scottish new boys Gretna.
Gretna won everything in sight and dominated wherever they played. Scottish Third, Second and First division titles where won by Baldacchino in consecutive seasons, with Ryan being one of the star players along with Kenny Deuchar, Gavin Skelton and Chris Innes.
Those four players gained the prestigious accolade of being the only four players in 100 years of Scottish history to play in all Scottish divisions with the same team.
Baldacchino won most Man of the Matches, Goal of the Season and had a UEFA Cup goal on his way up the divisions. An impressive display against Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup in front of Celtic manager Gordon Strachan earned Baldacchino rave reviews. Hibs, Motherwell and Celtic all had regular checks on Baldacchino. Brooks Mileson once again showed his spending power and ambition by keeping hold of Baldacchino and he signed a new improved four year deal in December 2005 making him one of the clubs top earners.
Gretna arrived in style to the SPL breaking all records on their way and many players staying loyal to Gretna turning away potential big money moves on the way.
The season 2007-2008 was to be Gretna's last year as a club as they bowed out at the top when owner Brooks Mileson took ill in late February. Ryan was given squad number 7 and played against Rangers and Celtic that season as Gretna struggled to cope with life in the top flight. They were relegated at the end of the season.
Baldacchino transferred to VPL club Altona Magic in May 2008 and one year later he signed for New South Wales Premier League outfit Bonnyrigg White Eagles.
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'''Xavier Gravelaine''' (born October 5, 1968 in Tours) is a French football manager and former football player, who played for many clubs in France and Europe and for France national team . He was sometimes seen as a mercenary because of the impressive number of teams he played for but often appreciated by supporters. In his spell in England, for Watford, he is remembered by the fans for scoring a brace in a 3-2 win over Southampton in December 1999.
After his retirement, he became a coach at FC Istres, but did not manage to save the team from the relegation. He is currently a consultant on France Televisions.
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'''Carl Regan''' (born September 9, 1980 in Liverpool) is an English footballer who plays for Bristol Rovers.
Regan, who is a right-back, began his career with Everton, but was released in 2000 without breaking into the first-team. He went on to play for Barnsley, Hull City, Droylsden and Chester City, before joining Macclesfield Town in July 2006. At the Silkmen, he made over 60 appearances.
On 31 January, 2008 Carl left Macclesfield for League Two rivals Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed fee, rejoining ex-Macclesfield manager Paul Ince, as well as several former Silkmen players. His move came just two days after he had played against MK Dons for Macclesfield. At the Dons, he made nearly 50 appearances, scoring 2 goals.
On 5th June 2009 Regan signed a two-year deal at Bristol Rovers having rejected a new contract at MK Dons and made his debut in a 2-1 home defeat against Leyton Orient. He has appeared in every game so far.
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'''Michael Graham Senior''' (born 3 March 1981 in Huddersfield) is a footballer who played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town.
Senior was born in Huddersfield, and started his football career in Huddersfield Town's academy. He made his debut in September 1999 as a substitute in the League Cup, and played his first Football League game as a very late substitute in a 1-0 defeat at Crewe Alexandra on 24 October 2000 in Division One. He made three more substitute appearances, and was released at the end of the 2001-02 season.
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'''Lee Joseph Matthews''' (born 16 January 1979 in Middlesbrough) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He is now working as a football agent.
As a player he never fulfilled his potential, due mainly to injuries which dogged his career. He made the biggest impact at Bristol City and Port Vale in the third tier. He retired at age 28, having found it impossible to find match fitness.
Matthews began his career with Leeds United, and was part of the same generation of youth team players as Paul Robinson, Jonathan Woodgate, Alan Smith and others. He made three substitute appearances for Leeds in the Premier League in early 1998.
In late September of 1998 he joined Notts County of the Second Division on a one month loan deal. Playing competently, though not spectacularly, he returned to Elland Road after five appearances.
Due to an injury, he had to wait until the end of March 2000 to see first team action again, joining promotion chasing Gillingham on an end-of-season loan. He played five games, having a minimal impact in seeing ''the Gills'' reach the play-off Final.
On 15 March he joined Bristol City on loan, after coming off the bench the next day to score against Millwall in a 2-1 win at Ashton Gate, he was signed permanently for -100,000 (initially -70,000, with a maximum bonus of -35,000 dependent on appearances) on 20 March. Three days later he did the same thing in a 3-1 win at Reading, his goal coming three minutes after coming onto the pitch.
A semi-regular in 2001-02, he scored just five goals, though two of these came in a Bristol derby game on 9 January, City celebrating a 3-0 home win in the Football League Trophy. He missed many games that season due to injury, including an ankle injury which required surgery. In April 2002 he was transfer listed by manager Danny Wilson, along with Mickey Bell, Mark Lever, Steve Jones and Simon Clist.
If injury was a niggling concern the previous season, the 2002-03 season was one blighted by injury. Sustaining a back injury in a 3-1 home defeat to QPR, he was taken off by Wilson, who stated: "''It needed to be done because we can't afford to lose someone like Lee for a lengthy spell.''" However the damage was done, a slipped disc as it turned to be, booked him a lengthy spell on the sidelines. It took another ten months for Matthews to recover.
At the start of the 2003-04 season he was used almost exclusively as a substitute. In mid-December he joined Third Division Darlington on a one month loan. He played six games, scoring one goal. Upon returning to Bristol he went straight into the first team - though this was at Rovers rather than City. Wilson claimed this was to give Matthews a chance at regular football. Appreciated at The Memorial Stadium, Matthews considered making the move permanent. Caretaker-manager Phil Bater was keen to oblige, however the loan deal ended in March, Matthews having failed to score in nine games. He moved straight on to Yeovil Town, in a loan deal later extended to the end of the season. In June 2004 he was released by City, though manager Wilson soon followed him out the door.
In June 2004 he was signed to Port Vale, manager Martin Foyle looking to replace Scottish dynamo Stephen McPhee. Foyle and Matthews seemingly got off to a good start, Matthews claiming to be "really impressed" with Foyle. Despite being released by City, Matthews never held a grudge and his praise of the club persuaded Vale teammate Steve Brooker to sign with City in September 2004. He scored ten goals in 32 games for Vale during the 2004-05 season.
The 2005-06 season was exceptionally poor for Matthews, playing just three games, he was released upon its conclusion.
He spent the 2006-07 season with Crewe Alexandra, making ten appearances, all from the bench, never finding the net. He was once again released in the summer.
He joined Livingston in August 2007, but was released shortly afterwards.
Since retiring from football he has since become a football agent.
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'''Stuart Malcolm''' (born August 20, 1979 in Edinburgh, Scotland), was formerly a Scottish footballer who last played for Forfar Athletic in 2009-10. Malcolm played as a central defender.
Malcolm's career started in 1998 when he signed a professional contract with St. Johnstone. He was went sent on loan to struggling Third Division side Cowdenbeath to gain experience, where he managed to stave off the possibility of finishing bottom of the Scottish league thanks to a win in the final game of the season against fellow strugglers Montrose. When Malcolm finished his spell at St. Johnstone, he moved south of the border to Plymouth Argyle, where he played extensively in the reserves, although he was unable to make inroads in the first team.
At the beginning of the 2003-04 season, Malcolm signed for Ross County, and he played the first game of his season for the team in the Scottish League Challenge Cup quarterfinal defeat to Inverness. Malcolm helped Ross County consolidate their position in the league during the 2003-04 season, though towards the end of the year he played much less frequently. This stemmed indirectly from a spate of yellow and red cards. He was first sent off for causing injury to Laurie Ellis, and this was followed by a second for a challenge on Ian Harty. Between February and May, Malcolm played just five games for the side. He was then dropped from the team after Christmas 2004.
In February 2005, Stuart departed Ross County to join Irish Eircom League Premier Division side Drogheda United. Stuart became a regular in the team during the 2005 season and made an immediate impression for the County Louth side. Despite a strong first season at Drogheda United, Stuart's one year contract at the Drogs was not renewed and he became a free agent.. It did not take Stuart long to find a new club as he signed for newly promoted Eircom League Premier Division outfit Dublin City in January 2006.. At his new club, he again became regular in the side and became an integral part of City's push up the table. Stuart's career at Dublin City was cut short as the club went out of existence in July 2006 due to financial difficulties.
He then returned to Scottish football by signing for Alloa Athletic, where he made his debut in a 6-1 drubbing at the hands of Cowdenbeath. Later the same month, he picked up his first of three red cards in that term, two of which came in successive appearances. During March 2007, Malcolm left Alloa and signed for Montrose, but he was released by Montrose at the end of the season.
Immediately after his release from Montrose, Malcolm returned to Irish football by agreeing to sign for Eircom League First Division outfit Shelbourne. The deal was brokered by Malcolm's former manager at Dublin City, Dermot Keely, who was now manager of Shels. Keely brought Malcolm to Tolka Park in order to help add much needed experience and bite to the Shelbourne side who were struggling in their first season in the FAI First Division after the Tolka Park outfit's demotion to the second tier of Irish football. Stuart made his Shelbourne debut in a 1-0 victory against Wexford Youths at Tolka Park on July 6, 2007. He soon scored his first Shelbourne goal during a 5-2 victory over Kilkenny City at Buckley Park.
After making 17 appearances for Shels, Malcolm departed in January 2008 to join Finn Harps. In the summer of 2009, Malcolm signed for Scottish third division side Forfar Athletic
Malcolm was forced to retire from football at the age of 30 due to a persistent groin injury.
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'''John Francis Miles''' (born September 28, 1981 in Fazakerley, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who plays for Accrington Stanley.
Miles, who is a Forward, was a product of the Liverpool Academy, and progressed as far as the reserve team, but in 2002 he was told he had no future at the club, and joined Stoke City on transfer deadline day, with a contract until the end of the season. He only made one substitite appearance for the club, though, and was released in the summer, joining Crewe Alexandra. He played nine games for Crewe, but struggled to establish himself in the first-team, and in March 2003 he was loaned out to Macclesfield Town. He scored four goals in eight games during his loan spell, which was made into a permanent move, and he remained at Macclesfield until May 2007, when he moved to Accrington on a free transfer.
On 24 January 2008 it was confirmed he had completed a loan move to Milton Keynes Dons with a view to a permanent deal, re-uniting with his former Macclesfield boss Paul Ince, though after 12 games and no goals his loan spell ended and he returned to Accrington.
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'''Kieran Liam McAnespie''' (born 11 September 1979 in Gosport, Hampshire) is a former Anglo-Scottish footballer.
McAnespie graduated from the youth ranks at St Johnstone, making his first team debut at Clydebank on 4 February 1997. He made one further appearance that season as ''Saints'' won promotion to the Premier Division. Remarkably he scored on both occasions.
In 1998, McAnespie was one of four younger players asked to accompany the Scottish national side to the 1998 FIFA World Cup to gain experience. He was already a member of the Scotland U-21 side
McAnespie joined Fulham in 2000, for a reported -80,000. Considered an investment for the future, he managed only 2 League Cup appearances during his 3 years with the London side. This period was punctuated by brief loan spells with Hearts and Bournemouth.
Since that point, McAnespie's career has been characterised by short, injury-disrupted spells with lower division clubs. He left Falkirk in October 2004 to return to St. Johnstone before joining Ayr United in January 2006. He rejected Ayr's offer to re-sign in the summer and instead joined Alloa.
On 21 June 2007, McAnespie was sold by Alloa to Greenock Morton for a five figure fee (rumoured to be -11,750).
McAnespie is one of few players to have scored in wins over both Rangers (an injury time goal in a 3-1 victory) and Celtic (the winner in a 2-1 victory) in the same season.
In the summer of 2008, McAnespie went on trial at , where he scored against but was unsuccessful in getting a move to ''the Chairboys''.
In the January transfer window, McAnespie was loaned out to near neighbours Third Division side Dumbarton, until the end of the season.
Sadly for McAnespie, he injured himself again after only one game for Dumbarton so spent most of his time at the Rock on the sidelines.
McAnespie will be released after the end of the 2008-2009 season, this was confirmed by Davie Irons on the 8 May in the Greenock Telegraph.
He has now retired from professional football and is now living his life in London.
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'''Philip Anthony Charnock''' (born 14 February 1975 in Southport) is an English former footballer.
Charnock began his career with Liverpool, and made his debut in 1992 in a Cup Winners' Cup game against Apollon Limassol. Charnock was just 17 years and 9 months old, which made him the youngest player ever to play for the club in European competition, breaking a record previously set by Jamie Redknapp one year earlier. Despite this promising start, Charnock did not break into the first team at Anfield, instead he spent much of his time in the reserves.
In 1996 he left for Crewe Alexandra, following a successful loan spell. He spent six largely successful years at the Alex, playing in the third and second tiers, but his time was blighted by injury.
He was released by Crewe Alexandra in April 2002, after manager Dario Gradi informed him he did not feature in his first team plans. He moved on to nearby Port Vale, but was released a year later. He also had a brief spell with Bury, before moving to Northern Ireland to play for Linfield. In October 2005 he joined Ballymena United on a short-term contract, which was extended after some good performances. He suffered with injury at both Irish clubs, missing a whole year of action, and he returned to England in summer 2006, joining Fleetwood Town. A year later, Charnock signed for Conference North team Leigh RMI. He signed for Mossley in July 2008.
He now works as a driving instructor and drives a tractor in his spare time.
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'''Kwami Hodouto''' (born 31 October 1974 in Lom) is a Togolese footballer, who played for French clubs AS Cannes, AJ Auxerre, Red Star Saint-Ouen, and English club Huddersfield Town.
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'''Gareth Joseph Evans''' (born 15 February 1981 in Leeds)
Evans started his career as a trainee at his hometown club Leeds United. In 1997 he was an unused substitute as a Leeds side including future internationals Jonathan Woodgate, Paul Robinson and Harry Kewell won the FA Youth Cup, and he went on to be capped by England at under-18 level. He made his first-team debut in the Olympic Stadium in Munich, as a substitute in a Champions League qualifier against 1860 Munich in August 2000, but made only one more first-team appearance for Leeds before leaving to join Huddersfield Town on a free transfer in August 2001. He assisted ''the Terriers'' in finishing in sixth place in Division Two, thus reaching the play-offs. Injury kept him out for the whole of the 2002-03 season, at the end of which he was released.
After a trial with the club, Evans then signed for Blackpool, initially on a monthly contract, then on a one-year deal with an option for a further year. He missed ''the Seasiders''' victory in the 2004 Football League Trophy with a broken foot which cut short his season, but the club still took up the option on his contract.
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'''Paul Macari''' (born 23 August 1976) is a Scottish former professional footballer. The son of former Scotland international Lou Macari, he played professionally for Stoke City and Huddersfield Town. His brother Mike Macari was also a professional footballer.
Macari joined Stoke City as a trainee in August 1993 and made his debut as a substitute in a 1-1 away draw against Charlton in a Division 1 match in October 1997.
Macari left Huddersfield Town on a free transfer in December 2003 and joined UniBond League First Division club, Leek Town, where he was appointed player-coach in March 2004. Finding his playing opportunities limited, he relinguished his position as coach in August 2004 to concentrate on the playing side and joined North West Counties League club Alsager Town. He is currently unavailable for selection due to business commitments.
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'''Ian Hughes''' (born 2 August 1974 in Bangor, Gwynedd) is a professional footballer whose last club was Bacup Borough. He plays as a defender and is a former Welsh under-21 international.
Hughes began his career at Bury where he was in the youth team. He played in central defence for the club in six years between 1991 and 1997 making 202 appearances in all competitions for ''the Shakers'' and scoring two goals.
In December 1997 he moved to Blackpool for a transfer fee of -200,000. He became ''the Seasiders'' club captain
In the 2000-01 season he scored in the Third Division Play-Off final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff as ''the Seasiders'' beat Leyton Orient to earn promotion.
After spending the 2002-03 season struggling with injuries which had seen him out of action for six months from October 2002 to April 2003,
Hughes signed for North West Counties Football League club Bacup Borough in August 2004 where he was club captain.
Hughes played fifteen games for Wales at under-21 level.
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'''Ian James Lawson''' (born 4 November 1977 in Huddersfield) is an English former professional footballer who played 131 games in the Football League as a forward for Huddersfield Town, Blackpool, Bury and Stockport County.
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}}'''James (Jim) Irvine''' (born August 17, 1940 in Whitburn, West Lothian) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward.
Irvine was raised in West Lothian, where he attended St Mary's School in Bathgate. He showed early footballing promise and was capped by Scotland at Schoolboy level.
However at the end of the 1963-64 season, Middlesbrough manager Raich Carter bid -25,000 for Irvine's services and he moved to Teesside.
Irvine returned to Scotland in 1967, joining John Harvey's Heart of Midlothian. He appeared in his first major final in his first season with the ''Maroons'', after playing in every match on route to the 1967-68 Scottish Cup final. However, Dunfermline proved too strong in the Hampden showpiece, winning 3-1. His following two seasons were decimated by a series of injuries
After his playing retirement he returned to Bathgate, where he found work as a spray-painter.
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'''Gianfranco Alberto Labarthe Tome''' (born September 20, 1984 in Lima, Peru), is an opportunistic striker whom currently plays for Universitario de Deportes.
He played for English Football League clubs Huddersfield Town and Derby County. He also had a trial at Shrewsbury Town. He then moved back to Peru where he played for Sport Boys for three seasons and then signed with Universitario.
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'''Jordan Luke Rhodes''' (born February 5, 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town as a striker.
Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, Rhodes is the son of former Barnsley and Oldham Athletic player and current Preston North End goalkeeping coach Andy Rhodes. Jordan was bought by Ipswich from Barnsley for -5,000 in March 2005 when his father joined Ipswich Town. He scored over 40 goals for Ipswich Town under-16s, under-18s and reserve teams in his first full season at the club. He has also been called up to the England under-17s team but pulled out through injury.
At the start of the 2006-07 season Rhodes suffered numerous injuries including a dislocated shoulder and being knocked unconscious. He made his debut for Ipswich in the 2007-08 season, coming on as a late substitute against Burnley.
On 9 April 2008, Rhodes scored his first league goal in the 73rd minute against Cardiff City and was the equalizing goal in a 1-1 draw, after coming into the game as a half time substitute.
He joined Oxford United in the Conference National on a one month loan deal on 10 October 2007. He did not score in his four league appearances but scored in both FA Cup appearances. He was recalled from his loan spell on 6 November by Ipswich so that he would be able to play in the club's FA Youth Cup games.
On 12 September 2008, Rhodes joined League Two team Rochdale on a one month loan and scored twice in five league games.
On 23 January 2009, he joined Brentford on a one month loan deal,
On 31 July 2009, Rhodes signed for Huddersfield Town on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, becoming manager Lee Clark's sixth signing of the season. Many Ipswich fans were very disheartened by news of the transfer, believing Rhodes to be a great prospect. He made his debut coming off the bench in the 2-2 draw against Southend United at Roots Hall on 8 August 2009, where he scored Town's equalizer.
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'''Julian Watts''' (born March 17, 1971 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer, best known as a player for Luton Town and Australian side Northern Spirit.
Watts started out with Rotherham United as an apprentice, but after only two years in the first team he moved on to Sheffield Wednesday. He left Sheffield Wednesday four years later, after only 18 league appearances, to play for Leicester City, but this move didn't work out either - Watts wore the colours of five more teams before he arrived at Luton Town on loan in 1999. Luton clearly suited Watts, as he became a first team regular, and made 67 league appearances in two seasons. At the end of 2000-01, he decided to join Australian club Northern Spirit, where he played until 2004, when the club folded. Now retired from the game, he returned to England to set up a business in Worksop.
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'''Simon Jonathan Collins''' (born 16 December 1973) is an English former professional footballer, born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, who made 200 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Plymouth Argyle, Macclesfield Town and Shrewsbury Town.
Collins started his career as a trainee at Huddersfield Town,
He then went into coaching, and managed Ossett Town from 2007 to 2009 before taking over as manager of Stocksbridge Park Steels in September 2009.
His younger brother Sam also became a professional footballer; the brothers played alongside each other for Huddersfield Town.
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'''Paul Robert Reid''' (born 19 January 1968 in Oldbury, Worcestershire) is an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Leicester City, Bradford City, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Bury and Swansea City. He then played in the Welsh Premier League for Carmarthen Town and Afan Lido.
Despite playing at senior level for 17 years, the only major success of his career came in 1995 when he helped Huddersfield Town to gain promotion to the Division One via the Division Two play-offs.
He has worked as a match summariser on local radio for former club Huddersfield Town.
After retiring as a player, he had a spell coaching Swansea City's junior teams before becoming coach of Welsh Premier club Port Talbot Town. After Tony Pennock's resignation in 2007 he acted as caretaker manager for two matches, both won, before staying on as coach under new manager Nicky Tucker. He left the club at the end of the 2007-08 season, but returned in December 2008 after yet another change of management.
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'''Gary Crosby''' began his senior career at Lincoln United. In his teenage years, he had been one of the most promising players in the Lincoln area and regularly appeared for Lincoln City's youth and reserve sides. A slight but skillful player, it was often felt his physique would prevent him turning professional. He was finally given an opportunity in the professional ranks when he joined Lincoln City on non-contract terms in September 1987. However, in a struggling team he found it difficult to make an impact and made just seven appearances for the Imps before rejoining Lincoln United. In 1988, Gary came to the attention of Grantham Town manager Martin O'Neill while playing for the Lincolnshire County FA side and was soon signed by Grantham on a free transfer. He made just nine appearances for the Gingerbreads, scoring twice, before joining Nottingham Forest for -20,000 (a club record) in December 1987 where he went on to make 152 appearances, scoring 12 goals, during a seven year career at the City Ground.
During his time at Forest, Gary spent three games on-loan at Grimsby Town, during the 1993/94 season, before joining Huddersfield Town on a free transfer in 1994. Crosby made just 44 appearances for the club, scoring six goals. The 1997/98 season saw him play a handful of times for Rushden and Diamonds and he returned to Lincoln United for the start of the 1998/99 season.
His return to Ashby Avenue was to be short lived and in October 1998 he linked up with close friend Nigel Clough, joining Burton Albion as player/assistant manager. Their first game in charge came at Grantham in an FA Trophy replay at The Meres, in which Albion won 3-0. Crosby made his debut for the Brewers in the 1-1 draw with Nuneaton Borough on 3 November 1998. The 2001/02 season saw Burton win the Unibond Premier Division title and promotion into the Conference under the Clough/Crosby management. Gary resigned from his position as assistant manager in January 2005, due to work commitments. However, following a short time out of the game Crosby returned to Burton Albion ahead of the 2006/07 season. By Christmas of the 2008/09 season Clough and Crosby had led Burton Albion to a 13 point lead at the top of the Blue Square Conference; however, in January 2009 Clough left Burton Albion to replace Paul Jewell as manager of Derby County.
In January 2009 Crosby followed Nigel Clough to Derby County taking the position of assistant manager.
His most famous goal came against Manchester City in a 1-0 win for Forest, as Gary headed the ball out of goalkeeper Andy Dibble's hand before rolling the ball into an empty net.
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'''Rodney Carl Rowe''' (born 30 July 1975) is an English former footballer, who played for a number of clubs in Northern England.
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'''Kris Joseph Renton''' (born July 12, 1990) is a young Scottish footballer who plays as a striker currently for Brechin City on loan from Norwich City.
Having been spotted playing in the summer of 2006 in Scotland playing for Musselburgh Windsor by Academy scout Karl Brady, Renton began the 2006-07 season in the youth team. He spent some time away though, being named in the Ireland Under 17s for a European Under 17 Championship qualifying tournament in Baku in Autumn 2006, but made his debut at that level for Scotland Under 17s in February 2007 against Northern Ireland.
Towards the end of the campaign, he progressed into the Reserves at Norwich, making his debut on February 21, 2007 against local rivals Ipswich. He scored his first goal for the second string on April 24, 2007 against Southend.
He was named on the bench for the first time on March 31, 2007 against Colchester. Should he have played, he would have broken Ryan Jarvis' record as Norwich's youngest ever player, at just 16 years and 262 days. Norwich Academy manager Ricky Martin said that Renton's call up to the first team provided a massive incentive to other players in the youth side.
He did however make his debut in the 2-1 win at Leicester coming on in injury time at the end of the second half, on April 14, 2007, making him the youngest ever player to appear for Norwich City, beating Jarvis' record by 6 days, aged 16 years 276 days. Renton made his full debut three days later at Burnley, replacing the injured Darren Huckerby in starting line-up after he hurt his back in the warm up.
For the start of the 2007-08 season, Renton was back playing with the Reserves and the Under 18s, and was scoring regularly.
On July 16, 2008, having recovered from the broken leg which kept him out for most of the previous campaign, Renton signed his first professional contract with Norwich City, lasting two years.
On the 8th January 2010 Kris Renton was released by Norwich City. It is unsure as to where he is going to play next, although it is rumoured that he will be signing permanently with Brechin City.
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'''Daniel "Danny" Racchi''' (born November 22, 1987 in Halifax, West Yorkshire) is an English professional football defender, who is currently playing for Bury. While Racchi was born in England, his paternal grandmother is from Italy.
Racchi started his career with Huddersfield Town and got his first call-up for Huddersfield's game against Port Vale, and played the last 10 minutes of the game, replacing John McAliskey.
On May 15, 2007, he signed a one year contract for Huddersfield Town. Although, he had yet to make his full debut for Huddersfield, manager Andy Ritchie said at the time that he and some of the other academy players such as Lucas Akins and Mitchell Bailey still had a good future at the club.
He was released from the club in May 2008 by new manager Stan Ternent. On 28 July, it was announced that he had signed for Bury.
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'''Nigel Charles Ashley Stevenson''' (born 2 November, 1958 in Swansea) is a former Wales international footballer.
Stevenson began his career at his hometown side Swansea City, making his debut in 1976 in a match against Southport. He quickly established himself in the first team and stayed with the team throughout their rise from Division Four to Division One and their subsequent fall back down to Division Four. After reaching a decade at the club he was awarded a testimonial against Spanish side Real Sociedad, managed by his former Swansea manager John Toshack. However soon after Stevenson found himself ousted from the side and he spent time on loan at Cardiff City and Reading.
After impressing in Cardiff's battle against relegation during his loan spell at the end of the 1985-86 season, he joined the side on a permanent basis at the end of the following year on a free transfer, after making over 250 appearances for Swansea City. In his first season at Ninian Park, he helped the side to win promtion to Division Three and claim the Welsh Cup. He left the following year after making just over 70 appearances, moving into non-league football with Merthyr Tydfil. He later enjoyed spells at Llanelli, Maesteg Park and Haverfordwest County.
During his career, Stevenson won four caps for Wales, making his international debut on 27 April, 1982 in a 1-0 defeat against England. He made another three appearances in 1982, starting matches against Scotland, Northern Ireland and Norway.
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'''Melvyn Tudor George Nurse''' (born 11 October 1937 in Swansea, Wales) is a former Wales international football player. A centre-half, he played for Swansea City, Middlesbrough and Swindon Town.
Nurse joined Swansea City, his hometown club, from Manselton Secondary Modern school, at a time when he had already won Schoolboy caps for Wales. At over tall, he quickly made it to Swansea's first team and into the national under-23 side.
Shortly after the Munich air disaster, Manchester United offered a fee of -35,000 for him, but Swansea turned the offer down. Two years later, Middlesbrough came along, and their offer of -25,000, a club record fee, was accepted. Nurse wanted to remain in Wales, but the club made it clear he had no future there if he refused to move.
After signing for Middlesbrough on a wage of -25 a week, he made his debut against Grimsby Town in a 4-3 victory. Within a week of joining, he was made captain.
In 1965, Nurse became unsettled after the appointment of new manager Raich Carter and, with his wife homesick, Middlesbrough placed him on the transfer list. He moved back to the West Country, joining Swindon Town.
Nurse played a dozen games for the Welsh national team, limited by the players of the side, including John Charles and Mike England.
His playing days ended when he broke a leg playing for Merthyr Tydfil. He later joined the board of Swansea City, and ran a country club hotel in the city as part of a property empire.
At the start of the 21st century, Swansea was in crisis, and was seeking a new owner. The difficult times saw 7 players sacked, and in November 2001, Nurse resigned from the board. The following day, he bought the club's -801,000 debt from former owners Ninth Floor plc. On 19 January 2002, Swansea was finally sold, after a bitter stand-off with a consortium headed by Nurse which was supported by the majority of the club's fans.
Mel now runs a B&B Hotel in Swansea called Seahaven Hotel
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'''Simon Ithel Davies''' (born 23 April 1974) is a former international Welsh footballer who has managerial experience in The Football League with Chester City, where he is now youth team manager.
During his career he played for a few English clubs in the 1990s, after starting out at Manchester United. He scored the opening goal in a 4-0 Champions League win against Galatasaray and played 20 first team games for the club.
Although born in England, Davies was capped for the Welsh national team against Switzerland in 1996. After leaving Manchester United for Luton Town in a -150,000 deal,
In 2006, Davies joined the coaching staff at Chester City, predominantly as part of the youth set-up. In April 2007 he was appointed as the club's caretaker-manager after the departure of Mark Wright. He took charge for the final game of the season, as Chester lost 2-0 at Lincoln City.
Despite the loss, Davies was offered an interview for the job on a permanent basis but Bobby Williamson was subsequently appointed, although Davies remained at the club as youth team manager. The following March, Davies was again appointed as Chester's caretaker manager following Williamson's sacking.
Davies endured a difficult start to the 2008-09 season, with Chester conceding six to both Dagenham & Redbridge and Rochdale in the first three months of the season and making early exits from all three cup competitions. He was sacked on November 10, 2008.
Exactly a month later it was announced Davies had returned to Chester as youth team manager.
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'''Edward Lee Glover''' (born 24 April 1970 in Kettering) is a retired footballer, turned manager.
His career started with Nottingham Forest in 1987, where he remained up until 1994, when he joined Port Vale. Two years later he signed with Rotherham United, staying with ''the Millers'' until 2000. He then spent two years with Mansfield Town, before moving into non-league football.
He has managed two non-league clubs: Corby Town and Grantham Town, as well as spending time as assistant manager of King's Lynn.
Glover started his career with Nottingham Forest in 1987, he stayed at the club for the next seven years, racking up close to 100 appearances. In 1989 he joined Leicester City on loan. In January 1990, he had a spell on loan with Barnsley but upon his return to Forest he managed to earn himself a starting place for the 1991 FA Cup Final. At the started of the following season he went out to Luton Town on loan.
He left Forest in July 1994, after Port Vale manager John Rudge put in an offer of -200,000, plus an extra -25,000 based on appearances. He made his debut on 14 August 1994 in a 2-0 defeat at Swindon Town, but two months later lost his first team place. He won it back in July 1995, but was dropped once again in November of that year.
In August 1996, he was purchased by Rotherham United for -150,000. He spent the next four years with the club and scored 33 goals in 100 appearances over all competitions before leaving for Macclesfield Town on a free transfer in July 2000. Over his two years Macclesfield he played close to 100 games. He signed with Mansfield Town on 6 September 2002, but ten days later joined Burton Albion under former Forest teammate Nigel Clough. After three months his contract with Burton was not renewed and he moved on to Corby Town.
In 2003, Glover ended his playing career at ''the Steelmen'' and became manager of the club. With Corby looking likely to drop into the United Counties League, a move to higher league Grantham Town turned out to be too tempting for Glover, who soon left the Northamptonshire club.
Glover spent two years as manager of Grantham Town, from 2004 to 2006. He was sacked by ''the Gingerbreads'' following a bad run of results, which saw the club relegated from the Unibond League Premier Division.
Since then he has taken the position as assistant-manager of King's Lynn, under Keith Webb. While Glover was at the club, Lynn were promoted to the Conference North. Two years later he and Webb left the Norfolk club with immediate effect, the reasons for his departure are unknown, however it is believed it was due to the club's relegation following ground issues at their Walks Stadium.
He is currently helping out Nigel Clough at Derby County.
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'''Kevin Sanasy''' (born 2 November 1984 in Leeds) is an English football player of Mauritian descent who plays for Bradford Park Avenue as a Striker.
Sanasy began his career at Bradford City, where for a number of years, he topped the goalscoring charts for the youth team and the reserves. Sanasy fell out with the club's managers and scored just one goal from nine league games, including two starts, for the club. He had brief loan spells at Halifax Town and Leigh RMI, before he moved back to the club Farsley Celtic, where he spent many years playing for as a junior. He scored 18 goals in their 2005-06 promotion season, but was released by the club the following season. He had spells at Guiseley and Witton Albion until he moved to Worksop Town where he is a big fans' favourite. Sanasy scored 24 goals in 31 matches helping to lift Worksop from bottom of the league to ninth position in the 2007-08 season. After Worksop Town fell into financial troubles he signed for F.C. Halifax Town, and on the 12th October 2009 he began his second spell at The Shay in a 3-1 win over Osset Albion in the Unibond Presidents Cup.
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'''Jeremy Marcus Illingworth''' (born 20 May 1977 in Huddersfield) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Huddersfield Town. He began his career as a trainee with his home-town club, then, after trials at clubs including Cambridge United, went on to forge a lengthy career in non-league football with Wisbech Town, Ashton United, where he scored 29 goals from 103 games in all competitions, Altrincham (1 from 15), Stocksbridge Park Steels (17 from 91), Guiseley, Bradford Park Avenue and A.F.C. Emley.
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'''Dean Smith''' (born 19 March 1971 in West Bromwich) is a retired English footballer. He worked as the assistant manager at Leyton Orient until January 2009. Since July 2009, he has held the position of Head of Youth at Walsall.
He started his playing career at Walsall and was later sold for -80,000 to Hereford United (a Hereford club record). Smith was captain at Edgar Street during the club's rise to the Third Division playoffs in 1995-96, where they were beaten by Darlington. The following season Hereford were relegated from the Football League and Smith departed to Leyton Orient, with a tribunal setting the fee at -42,500. The period between 1995 and 1999 was his most prolific in terms of goals, scoring 34, of which 14 were penalties.
He twice captained Orient to the Third Division play-off final; in 1999 and 2001, losing both times. He joined Division One side Sheffield Wednesday in February 2003, whom he also captained. However they were relegated at the end of the season and Smith was on of numerous players to be shown the door. In July 2004, he later signed for Martin Foyle's Port Vale. His playing days ended in January 2005 when he left Vale to become youth team coach at his old club Orient.
Smith was promoted to the role of assistant manager at Leyton Orient toward the end of the 2004-05 season. After a poor run of form he left Orient, along with long serving manager Martin Ling. On 31 July 2009, Smith returned to his first club, Walsall, in the role of Head of Youth
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'''Alexander Philip (Alex) Smith''' (born 15 February 1976 in Liverpool) is an English former footballer. He played in either a creative midfield role or full back position.
Smith started his career as a trainee at Everton, he never made the first team and was instead transferred to Swindon Town in January 1996. Used mainly as a substitute, he also enjoyed a two month loan spell with Huddersfield Town in January 1998. At the end of the 1997-98 season he left on a free transfer to Chester City. Within nine months at the Welsh club he had raised his profile and was purchased by Brian Horton's Port Vale in March 1999 for -75,000. He made 58 league appearances for ''the Valiants'', but at the end of the 2000-01 season he left for Alan Pardew's Reading on a Bosman free transfer. In his two seasons with the club he made less than twenty appearances, though did spend a large period on loan at Shrewsbury Town. He rejoined Chester in November 2003 and made twenty appearances before leaving for rivals Wrexham at the end of the season. He spent two years at Wrexham, making close to 50 appearances before leaving league football to play for Southport in 2006. He played ten games for Southport in the 2006-07 season.
-DOCSTART-	10403287
'''Neil Ryan Edwards''' (born December 5, 1970) is a former Welsh footballer who played as a goalkeeper, before retiring in 2006. He also played for Wales's under 21's. After his retirement, he has since been coaching Carlisle United and Bolton Wanderers goalkeepers. He is the assistant goalkeeping coach for the latter.
Edwards started his career as a reserve goalkeeper at Leeds United, playing one first team match, a Full Members Cup game against Barnsley. He also went on loan to Huddersfield Town, but failed to play a first team match.
On September 3, 1991, Edwards joined Stockport County for -5,000, where he played over 200 games for the Greater Manchester club, but first team opportunities were restricted due to the team's elevated position in 1996-97.
On November 3, 1997, Edwards joined Rochdale, where he found himself a fans` favourite, and played his part in one of the best defensive records in Division 3. In the pre-season of the 2001-02 season, Edwards was named the captain of Rochdale, but injury made him miss the majority of the season due to injury. In the latter seasons, injuries and the impressive performances of Matthew Gilks forced Edwards out of the first team picture at Spotland. In total, he played 279 League and Cup games at Rochdale.
Edwards then had two contracts offered to him, by Rochdale and Bury, and on 02 July, 2005, he joined Bury on a one year contract, with the garuntee of first team football as well as a slightly higher wage. "Taff" played 24 League games for the Mancunian Gigg Lane club, before an injury ended his season, and he decided to retire at the end of season.
In the summer of 2006, Edwards joined new Carlisle United manger Neil McDonald's backroom team as goalkeeping coach, but left to Bolton Wanderers to become their assistant goalkeeping coach to Fred Barber.
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'''Mick McNeil''' (born 7 February 1940 in Middlesbrough) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made 178 appearances for Middlesbrough and almost 150 appearances for Ipswich Town. He also played for his country on nine occasions between 1960 and 1961.
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'''Samuel Sloma''' (born 29 October 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Conference South club Woking.
Sloma started out as a trainee with Wimbledon, where he captained their youth side,
Sloma has also played in the United States for Milwaukee Wave United in the A-League.
In February 2006, Sloma joined Isthmian Premier club Wealdstone before joining Thurrock in the Conference South in April 2006 on dual registration with the "Stones".
Sloma signed for Dagenham & Redbridge in June 2006.
In June 2008, Grays Athletic announced Sloma had signed for the Conference National outfit.
On 18 November 2008, Sloma scored a goal to put Grays Athletic 1-0 in the lead against Carlisle United in an FA Cup first round clash, only for it to be cancelled due to floodlight failure.
On 19 January 2009, Sloma was placed on the transfer list by Grays following discussions with the club in which the player stated he would not be staying at the club for the 2009-10 season.
Sloma joined newly-relegated Woking in the Conference South on a one-year contract in June 2009.
-DOCSTART-	10410575
'''Alan Whittle''' (born March 10, 1950 in Liverpool, England) is a retired English football player. He played for Everton F.C., Crystal Palace F.C., Leyton Orient F.C., Persepolis F.C. and A.F.C. Bournemouth. He is usually played in the midfielder position.
Whittle was a product of the Everton F.C. youth academy and debuted for the first-team in 1967 at the tender age of 17. In 5 years at Everton Whittle only made 74 appearances scoring an impressive 21 goals however found it difficult to establish himself in such a star-studded team. In December 1972 Whittle was sold to Crystal Palace F.C. for a then large fee of -100,000. Whittle spent 4 years of his career at Crystal Palace F.C., however his stay was dogged by injury and bad form, leading him to fall out of favour with then coach Malcolm Allison, Whittle did make a century of appearances for The Eagles and was a fan favourite. Whittle spent one season at Leyton Orient scoring 6 goals in 50 appearances for the club and coming 2nd in the Anglo-Scottish Cup. Whittle then surprised many by spending one season at Iranian giants Persepolis F.C. in the 1977-78 season where he competed in the Takht Jamshid Cup, however because of the Iranian Revolution and collapse of the national league Whittle had no choice but to leave Iran. Ultimately, Whittle ended his career at A.F.C. Bournemouth at the age of 30 making just 9 appearances for the club. Towards the end of Whittle's career he made a move to Australia where he played for a year before going to non-league side Gravesend & Northfleet in 1982 ending a career for Whittle who as a youngster had much promise but injury and poor form were to block the extent of his success.
In 1972, at the age of 22, he was called up by Sir Alf Ramsey, manager of the English national football team.
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Born on 5 March 1884 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire he played 113 games for his native county between 1907 and 1913, scoring 2634 runs at 17.32 with a highest score of 81. Although he developed into a fine left arm orthodox spinner he hardly bowled before the Great War, taking just 2 wickets for Yorkshire.
He joining Briton Ferry Steel C.C. in 1914 as the Great War shut down first class cricket for 4 long years. He qualified for Glamorgan over this time and found a regular spot as a determined opening batsman and useful spinner as cricket resumed after the war. Though he scored a thousand runs in 1923 without reaching a century in 1927 he became the first Glamorgan batsman to record a ton in each innings, with 105 and 111 against Essex. He reached his peak as a batsman in this year, recording a double hundred against Worcestershire at Kidderminster and another ton against Nottinghamshire to finish the summer with 1645 runs to his account. He also passed the 1500 runs in 1928 and began a most prolific partnership with fellow Tyke, Arnold Dyson. The pair took great delight in sharing a stand of 233 for the first wicket against Yorkshire at Sheffield in 1930. He played 283 first class matches for Glamorgan, scoring 12600 runs at 25.97 with 10 centuries in all.
Bates became a useful left-arm spinner, taking 8/93 against Essex in 1928, and was a most reliable fielder close to the wicket. He took 224 wickets for Glamorgan, with a best of 8-93, at 37.53. He took 5 wickets in an innings 4 times.
In all first class cricket, including a game for the MCC and HDG Leveson-Gower's XI, he scored 15964 runs at 24.4 in 406 matches and took 230 wickets at 37.7.
Financial straits, rather than any loss in form, caused Glamorgan to release him in 1931 but he continued to play for Cheshire in the minor counties before turning his hand to coaching and groundsmanship in Ulster where he died on 17 January 1957 aged 72.
He was also a useful footballer, playing for Bolton Wanderers and Leeds City, and his son Ted Bates both played for, and managed, Southampton.
-DOCSTART-	10417923
'''John Douglas Wright''' (29 April 1917 - 1992) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Southend United, Newcastle United and Lincoln City,
-DOCSTART-	10418198
'''Robert 'Bobby' Cumming''' was a combative defender/midfielder who spent the majority of his career at Grimsby Town where he is remembered fondly for the ferocity of his tackling before joining Lincoln City in 1987. He was an integral part of Lincoln's Conference winning team and was rewarded by being voted the player of the season. He went on to enjoy another two seasons with the Imps in the Football League before emigrating to America in 1990. Such is his fondness at Sincil Bank that he was recently voted 23rd in the top 100 Lincoln City league legends.
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'''George Michael Shipley''' (born 7 March 1959 in Newcastle) is an English former professional footballer. He played for six clubs but spent the majority of his career with Lincoln City.
Shipley was one of several players discovered by Southampton's scouting network in the North East and was brought to The Dell as a trainee in August 1975. After regular appearances for the reserves, he signed professional papers on his 18th birthday in March 1977. For the next two seasons he was a regular fixture in the reserves and, after a loan spell with Reading at the end of the 1978-79 season, he eventually made his first team appearance as a substitute in a First Division match at Crystal Palace on 21 August 1979. He started the next two games but despite an "assist" for the winning goal in a home victory over Liverpool he never played for the Saints again.
After a loan spell with Blackpool in October 1979, he joined Lincoln City in January 1980 for a then club record -45,000. A tenacious midfielder, he remained with Lincoln City for the next 5 years, making a total of 274 appearances and 52 goals. He was recently voted number 24 in the top 100 league legends at Lincoln.
He joined Charlton Athletic in July 1985 and was a regular member of the side who came runners-up in Division 2 in 1985-86, thus gaining promotion to the First Division. In 1986-87, Shipley managed to hang on to his place in the team who struggled to avoid relegation. He then joined Gillingham for the next two seasons, before returning to Lincoln City on a non-contract basis for a short period at the end of 1989.
After a period scouting for Maidstone United, he returned to Gillingham as youth team manager in July 1991 before quickly moving on to fill a similar position at Middlesbrough. In June 1994, he became assistant manager at Bradford City. He is currently the Football in the Community Personnel Manager with Newcastle United.
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'''Anthony Eugene''' "'''Tony'''" '''Cunningham''' (born November 12, 1957 in Kingston) is a Jamaican former professional footballer.
Cunningham, a striker, began his professional career with Lincoln City in 1979. In three years with the Imps, he made 123 league appearances and scored 32 goals.
Barnsley came in for his services in 1982, and he went on to make 42 appearances for the South Yorkshire club, scoring eleven goals.
After leaving Oakwell, Cunningham remained in the White Rose county, making 28 appearances and scoring five goals for Sheffield Wednesday.
In 1984 Cunningham had a short spell with Manchester City before moving to the North East to join Willie McFaul's Newcastle United. He spent two years on Tyneside, making just short of 50 appearances for the Magpies, scoring four goals.
Cunningham traded the North East for the North West in July 1987 when he signed for Sam Ellis' Blackpool for a tribunal-set fee of -25,000. He made his debut for the Seasiders in the opening day of the 1987-88 season, a draw at Gillingham.
What started as a promising Blackpool career became a disappointing one. As the team struggled, Cunningham was made a scapegoat, and at the end of the 1988-89, he rejoined Ellis, who had become manager of Bury.
On his return to Bloomfield Road with the Shakers, on October 31, 1989, Cunningham delighted the home support by getting sent off in the first half. The visitors, however, won the game by a single goal.
After Bury, Cunningham played for Bolton Wanderers, Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers and Wycombe Wanderers. After almost 500 league games and over one hundred goals, he ended his career with non-league Gainsborough Trinity.
Cunningham now lives and works in Lincoln as a solicitor.
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'''Jan Jansson''' (born 26 January 1968) is a Swedish former footballer.
Jansson played for local club Kalmar FF before switching to local rivals sters in 1987. He spent four years at sters, making over 100 appearances before signing with IFK Norrkoping in 1993.
In 1996 he moved to England on loan with First Division Port Vale in late 1996 and was involved in the clubs most successful season since the 1930s as ''the Valiants'' finished 8th in the 2nd tier. He signed permanently during the summer of 1997 for -200,000 and remained at the club for just over 18 months in which time he became a firm fan favourite and scored some key goals in helping the club retain its Division One status in 1997-98. After returning to his native lands in 1999 he signed back with IFK Norrkoping, where he remained for two years.
Jansson played for Sweden and participated in UEFA Euro 1992 and the Joe Robbie Cup.
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'''Charles Barry Jackson''' (born February 2, 1938 in Askrigg, England) is an English former footballer.
Jackson started his career as a forward, playing in school and minor league football York.
He helped the club to promotion on two occasions, for the 1958-59 and 1964-65 seasons. During the 1969-70 season, in three games against Cardiff City in the FA Cup, he snuffed out the young John Toshack.
Jackson was given a testimonial against Hull City in February 1970. He was released by the club at the end of that season.
Jackson holds the record for York City appearances, having played in 539 matches in all competitions; his nephew John Pickering holds the equivalent record at Halifax Town.
He was named as York City's greatest player ever by the PFA.
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'''Michael Thomas 'Micky' Cummins''' (born 1 June 1978 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish professional footballer who is currently with Rotherham United. He has previously played for Middlesbrough, Port Vale and Darlington.
Cummins began his professional career as a trainee with Middlesbrough in 1996.
He joined Darlington on a free transfer in May 2006, and became a regular in the first-team, making 45 league and cup appearances in the 2006-07 season, as Darlington knocked Championship side, Stoke City, out of the Carling Cup in August 2006 and finished the season in midtable. Following Darlington's failure to gain promotion from Football League Two in the 2007-08 season, Cummins was released by the club and joined Rotherham United on a two-year contract in May 2008.
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'''Stephen Alan "Steve" Tutill''' (born 1 October 1969 in York, England) is a former English footballer.
Tutill played for York when they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup on September 20th 1995.
Tutill was forced to retire from football in 2002 because of an injury.
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'''Jack Mansell''' (born 22 August 1927 in Salford, England) is a former professional footballer who made 274 appearances in the Football League as a fullback for Brighton & Hove Albion, Cardiff City and Portsmouth. After retiring as a player he joined the coaching staff at Sheffield Wednesday.
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'''Albert Henry 'Jackie' Gibbons''' (born 10 April 1914) was a English professional footballer who played for Hayes, Uxbridge, Kingstonian, Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford, Bradford Park Avenue and football manager.
Gibbons played for non League clubs Hayes, Uxbridge and Kingstonian before joining Tottenham Hotspur in his first spell at White Hart Lane. The centre forward featured in 33 matches and scored on 18 occasions in all competitions between 1937-38. He joined Brentford in 1938 where he played a further 11 games and scoring once. Gibbons re-joined the ''Spurs'' in 1939 but never played another first team match for the ''Lilywhites''. After the hostilities of World War II had ended Gibbons joined Bradford Park Avenue where he went on to make 42 appearances and scoring 21 goals. In 1947 he returned to Brentford to play in a further 56 games and netting 16 goals.
After retiring from the game, Gibbons became manager of Brentford in 1949, before taking charge of the Israeli national football team in 1956. He later went on to manage the Kenyan national side in 1966.
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'''Peter John Kaye''' (born 4 February 1979 in Huddersfield) is an English former professional footballer.
Kaye began his career as a trainee with Huddersfield Town, although he had a trial with Manchester United in 1994. He turned professional in August 1996, and made his league debut came on 4 May 1997 when he replaced Jeremy Illingworth as a second-half substitute in the goalless draw at home to Swindon Town. This was to be his only appearance in the Huddersfield first team and he was released at the end of the following season.
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'''Philip Arthur Burrows''' (born April 8, 1946 in Stockport, England) is an English former professional footballer.
Burrows began his career as a junior with Manchester City, turning professional in July 1964. He failed to make the first team with City and joined York City in June 1966.
In 1974 Burrows was the first winner of the York City Clubman of the Year Award, a trophy in memory of former York player Billy Fenton who had died the previous year.
Burrows moved to Hereford United in August 1976 and had a loan spell with Gillingham in October 1977. He remained with Hereford until 1980 when he left to join non-league Witton Albion. He was playing for Northern Premier League side Mossley in October 1981.
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'''Christopher Mark "Chris" Hurst''' (born 3 October 1974 in Barnsley) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town.
He also played non-league football for Emley,
Hurst's younger brother Glynn also played professional football.
-DOCSTART-	10426758
'''Anthony "Tony" Canham''' (born June 8, 1960 in Leeds, England) is an English former footballer.
-DOCSTART-	10426811
'''Derek Peter Luke O'Connor''' (born March 9, 1978 in Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
He is most noted for playing for Huddersfield Town in a match against Nottingham Forest in 1997. The then manager of Town, Brian Horton, had mysteriously dropped first choice keeper Steve Francis, and put in O'Connor, who had only played 50 minutes of first-team football before the game. Town lost the match 2-0, Horton was sacked straight afterwards. After leaving Huddersfield, he then had a spell at non league Bradford Park Avenueand also at Frickley Athletic.
He has also played for the Ireland U-21 team.
-DOCSTART-	10426997
'''Gary Ford''' (born 8 February 1961) is an English former footballer. He played on the right-wing.
Ford turned professional with York City at 18-years-of-age in February 1979.
-DOCSTART-	10435784
'''Paul Edward Aimson''' (3 August 1943 - 9 January 2008) was an English footballer.
Born in Prestbury, Cheshire, Aimson started his career with Manchester City, making his League debut in a 4-1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 9 December 1961.
Aimson joined Bury for -10,000 in March 1966. He had short spells with Bradford City and Huddersfield Town, before he returned to York City in August 1969 for -8,000.
Aimson again scored 26 goals for York City, in the 1970-71 season, as the team again gained promotion. He scored a last-minute header against Southampton in a third round FA Cup match, which gave York a 3-3 draw and so earning a replay. He scored what was believed to be the fastest recorded York City goal, striking nine and a half seconds into a match against Torquay United.
Aimson was signed by Bournemouth for -12,000 in March 1973. He then moved to Colchester United for -8,000 in August 1973. He retired from football a year later due to an injury.
He died of a heart attack in a hospital near his home in Christchurch on 9 January 2008.
-DOCSTART-	10436029
'''Brian McGinty''' (born 10 December 1976, East Kilbride, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing for Junior side Irvine Meadow.
McGinty left St Mirren after his contract was cancelled on 2 April 2007.
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'''Jason Tindall''' (born 15 November 1977) is an English football player for Bournemouth. He plays as a defender.
Tindall was an apprentice at Charlton Athletic, but was released and joined Bournemouth on a free transfer in 1998 as a midfielder, becoming a regular in the side after being switched to central defence when Sean O'Driscoll replaced Mel Machin as manager.
On 24 April 2004, in a 1-0 win at Peterborough United F.C., Tindall made his last appearance for the Cherries for 18 months, when a knee injury recurred. After missing the entire 2004/5 season, he resorted to surgery in the United States with specialist surgeon Dr Richard Steadman, returning to action on 2 January 2006 as an 86th minute substitute in the Cherries 1-1 draw with Scunthorpe United F.C. at Dean Court.
Released by Bournemouth in the summer of 2006, after a trial at Wycombe Wanderers, Tindall joined local side Weymouth as a utility player.
Tindall was re-registered as a Bournemouth player on Tuesday 24th February 2009, three years after his last appearance, coming on as a substitute against Dagenham and Redbridge.
Tindall was appointed as player-manager of Weymouth in January 2007, but was sacked a year later in January 2008. In light of a 2007/08 season record of only three wins, leaving the club in 19th, 5 points off of the relegation zone.
On 2 September 2008, Tindall was appointed as assistant manager to Jimmy Quinn at Bournemouth.
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}}'''Iain Phillip''' (born February 14, 1951 in Broughty Ferry) is a Scottish former footballer who played in defence. Phillip made over 400 league appearances during his eighteen-year playing career and won the Scottish League Cup three times.
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'''Patrick Kavanagh''' (born 29 December 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish soccer player who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland.
Kavanagh started 2006 playing in the Irish non-league for Wayside Celtic, playing in the team which was knocked out in the FAI Cup First Round by Intermediate side Killester United. He signed for UCD in July on amateur terms and scored five minutes into his debut as a substitute against Waterford United. His season was interrupted as he had already booked holidays before signing for UCD; however, he got a run in the side towards the end of the season and scored three goals in UCD's last three games to help the Students to sixth place in the league.
He went on trial to Birmingham City shortly afterwards, scoring in a reserve team game before making his move permanent on January 31, 2007 on a free transfer.
He was released in the summer and signed for Bray Wanderers.
He earned aRepublic of Ireland U23 cap in November 2007 .
He was named Player of the Month in the League of Ireland in April 2008 .
On 27 July, 2009, he signed for Shamrock Rovers.
Made his debut in Cork on the 11th of August 2009. Made his home debut at Tallaght Stadium on 15 August 2009 against UCD in the FAI Cup, scoring his first goal for the Club.
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'''Lee Martin Nogan''' (born 21 May 1969 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh footballer.
Nogan was appointed as manager of Whitby Town in June 2006 before resigning in October 2007.
His younger brother, Kurt Nogan, was also a professional footballer. He has helped train young kids recently.
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'''Richard Anthony Cooper''' (born September 27, 1979 in Nottingham, England) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Eastwood Town where he is also assistant manager. He has also played for Nottingham Forest, York City and Alfreton Town.
-DOCSTART-	10438909
'''Barry Jones''' (born 20 June 1970) is an English former footballer . He is a defender who played over 300 Football League games for Wrexham and York City, having begun his professional career with Liverpool.
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'''Anthony "Tony" Barras''' (born 29 March 1971 in Billingham, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Stalybridge Celtic .
Barras played for York when they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in September 1995, scoring the third goal after a brace from Paul Barnes.
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'''Scott Douglas Jordan''' (born July 19, 1975 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a former English footballer.
Jordan played for York City when they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in September 1995. He also played in the return leg at Bootham Crescent, scoring what proved to be the decisive goal in a 1-3 defeat that nevertheless saw City progress to the next round on aggregate.
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'''Paul Anthony Atkin''' (born September 3, 1969 in Nottingham, England) is a former English footballer.
Atkin was on the bench for York when they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in 1995.
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'''Colin Nigel Pepper''' (born April 25, 1968 in Rotherham, England), more commonly known as '''Nigel Pepper''', is an English footballer.
Pepper played for York when they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in 1995. He later had an extraordinary spell at Aberdeen - sent off after six minutes of a substitute appearance, and then after a mere 17 seconds as a substitute on his return
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'''Shaun Reid''' (born October 13, 1965 in Huyton) is a former English footballer. He is the younger brother of Peter Reid and played in a similarly hardworking and tough-tackling manner for Rochdale (in two spells), Preston North End, York City, Bury, Chester City (where he also held coaching roles) and Leigh RMI from 1983 to 2000.
On-field meetings between Peter and Shaun were confined to pre-season matches, although when Peter was manager of Sunderland they met Shaun's Chester team in the Worthington Cup second round over two legs in September 1998. Shaun had been out through injury for 14 months but returned just in time for the games, which ended in an unsurprising 4-0 aggregate success for Sunderland.
Unusually, all of Shaun's 432 Football League appearances were made in the fourth tier (Division Four, later renamed Division Three and now known as League Two). He did not make any more appearances for Bury after they were promoted from Division Three in 1995-96. His debut had been a 1-0 win for Rochdale at Crewe Alexandra in January 1984.
Reid's final Football League appearance was as a late substitute for Chester in a 5-0 win over Mansfield Town on March 25, 2000, just six weeks before Chester themselves fell out of the league. He was strongly rumoured to be returning to Rochdale as manager when Graham Barrow was sacked but the job went to Steve Parkin instead.His only subsequent outing at a notable level was again as a substitute for Leigh RMI in a 2-0 Nationwide Conference win over Scarborough in August 2000. He went on to become a football agent.
-DOCSTART-	10441823
'''John MacPhail''' (born December 7, 1955 in Dundee, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer. He won the York City Clubman Of The Year award two seasons running, winning the 1983-84 and 1984-85 awards.
-DOCSTART-	10442325
'''Ian Helliwell''' (born 7 November 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
He played for Sheffield Wednesday and Chesterfield as a youth, before joining Matlock Town in non-League football. After four seasons, he moved to the Football League with York City, where he was top scorer for three successive seasons. He moved on to Scunthorpe United, where he was top scorer for one season, before having spells with Rotherham United, Stockport County and Burnley. He was loaned out on three occasions while at Burnley and he finished his career with Ilkeston Town.
Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Helliwell attended Old Hall Comprehensive School and started his footballing career as a junior with Sheffield Wednesday.
Helliwell joined Scunthorpe United for a fee of -80,000 in August 1991 and he became the first player to miss a penalty kick in a penalty shootout in the FA Cup, which came against Rotherham United.
He was loaned out to Mansfield Town for a month in September and made his debut in a 0-0 with Doncaster Rovers,
After returning to semi-professional football, he worked part-time as an electrician.
-DOCSTART-	10442565
'''Ian Kenneth Blackstone''' (born August 7, 1964 in Harrogate, England) is an English former footballer.
-DOCSTART-	10442938
'''Juan Pablo Raponi''' (born May 7, 1980 in lvarez) is a Argentine football player who currently plays for Club Sport Emelec in Ecuador.
Raponi started his career with River Plate in 2001 under manager Ramn Daz. After playing for several clubs in Argentina and Chile he was reunited with Daz at Oxford United at the 4th level of English football. Daz's time at Oxford was not very successful and he left in 2005, Raponi also returned to Argentina to play for Instituto Crdoba. He has since gone on to play for Ponferradina and Racing de Ferrol in Spain. He will be playing the later half of the year for Club Sport Emelec in Ecuador.
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'''Gary Smith''' (born 30 January 1984) is a professional footballer who plays for Darlington after he was released by Brentford at the end of a injury struck 2008-09 season. He has also played for Middlesbrough and Milton Keynes Dons. He plays as a midfielder.
Smith was born in Middlesbrough, and began his career as a trainee at Middlesbrough F.C. In a reserve match against Manchester United, a tackle from Smith badly injured promising footballer Ben Collett, ending his career in England.
Although suffering from numerous spells out injured, he established himself as a fans' favourite due to his attacking style and flair in midfield. Injury struck again, however, in the derby game at Wycombe Wanderers and even though a hobbling Smith characteristically scored the Dons' winner late on in the game, this proved to be his last game for the club as he was one of a number of players released in May 2007.
After impressing in several games in pre-season whilst on trial at Brentford, Smith was offered and signed a one-year contract at Griffin Park in June 2007. At the start of 2008, this was extended to the end of the 2008-09 season, when he was released from the club.
On 1 July 2009 he signed for League Two side Darlington.
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'''Peter Degn''' (born April 6, 1977) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, who plays as a midfielder for Silkeborg IF. He has played 25 games and scored three goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team.
Born in Ebeltoft, Peter Degn started his career for local amateur team Ebeltoft IF in 1994. In 1996, he moved to Aarhus Gymnastik Forening (AGF) in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. He got his national breakthrough in the 1996 Danish Cup final, when he scored the first goal in the 2-0 win against Brndby IF. He was subsequently called up for the Danish national youth selections, and played a total 26 youth national games until December 1999.
In February 1999, Degn was bought by English club Everton F.C. in the top-flight FA Premier League. Never a success at Everton, he played four league games as a substitute in his two and a half seasons at the club. He was loaned out to his former club AGF in October 2000, but even though AGF wanted to sign a permanent transfer deal with Degn, they could not agree on the price with Everton. In July 2001, Degn moved back to Denmark, when he signed a four-year contract with Superliga team Brndby IF.
Out of form, Degn did not find much playing time at Brndby either. He was loaned out to Vejle Boldklub in the secondary Danish 1st Division in the fall 2002. He made his debut in September 2002, and quickly secured a place in Vejle's starting line-up. At the end of the season, Brndby showed no interest in using Degn. He was loaned out to Vejle yet again, where he was named team captain. Having played little more than a year at Vejle, he moved back to the top-flight Superliga in January 2004, when he was bought by Silkeborg IF.
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'''Ryan McGuffie''' (born July 22, 1980 in Dumfries, Scotland) is a footballer who plays in midfield. He is currently playing for Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division side Morton.
Ryan McGuffie played two games for home town club Queen of the South when he started at home against Barnsley F.C. and played as a sub at Southport in the pre season of 2002/03. His brother, Russell, played one league game for Queens in 1999. Russell signed from the QOS youth side.
Guested for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly against Hibs in July 2005 .
McGuffie previously played for Gretna and scored Gretna's goal in the 2006 Scottish Cup Final. He scored from a rebound after Craig Gordon had parried McGuffie's penalty kick. This qualified Gretna for European competition for the first time ever. However they were hammered 5-1 at home by Derry City in the UEFA Cup. McGuffie scoring Gretna's goal .
In the January transfer window of the 2007-2008 season, McGuffie made the move from the going defunct Gretna to Scottish Second Division champions Morton. He would soon be joined by his manager (Davie Irons), assistant manager (Derek Collins) and a host of his former team-mates as Gretna played out their final days in the Scottish Premier League.
Started the first six weeks of the season 2007-2008 in goal scoring form, having scored five goals in Morton's start to the cup competitions.
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'''Bo Jannik Nyby Hansen''' (born June 16, 1972) is a Danish former football (soccer) player in the striker position. He scored 52 goals in 143 games for Danish club Brndby IF and 16 goals in 119 games for English club Bolton Wanderers. Hansen has played one game for the Denmark national football team.
Bo Hansen started his career with Holstebro BK in the Danish 1st Division. In July 1991, defending Danish champions Brndby IF were reported to be interested in signing him. Hansen chose to finish his education, and played a further three years for Holstebro, amassing more than 140 games for the club. Hansen signed a part-time contract with Brndby in July 1994, in order to use his education besides playing football.
Despite only playing part-time, he quickly impressed for Brndby in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship, scoring three goals in his first four league games.
Hansen was Brndby's second best goalscorer of the 1994-95 Superliga season, scoring one goal fewer than Strudal. For the 1995-96 Superliga season, contention for the striker positions in the Brndby starting line-up was intensified. Danish international Peter Mller arrived from Aalborg BK, and later Danish national team captain Ebbe Sand also emerged as a goalscorer. Hansen was a part of the Brndby team which won three Superliga championships in a row from 1996 to 1998, though he was not among Brndby's topscoring strikers until the 1997-98 Superliga season, when Peter Mller had been sold to PSV Eindhoven. He started the 1998-99 Superliga season well, and was Brndby's top goalscorer with 12 goals after the first half of the season.
At the winter break, Hansen signed a transfer deal with Bolton Wanderers in the secondary Football League Championship, worth -1 million. At Bolton, he joined up with fellow Danish players Per Frandsen, Claus Jensen and Michael Johansen. In his first year at Bolton, Hansen did not score any goals, as the club narrowly missed promotion for the top-flight FA Premier League championship. He scored his first Bolton goal in a September 1999 Football League Cup game against Gillingham FC. In his second season, Bolton were once again close to promotion, before finally reaching the Premier League in 2001. Hansen scored one goal in 17 Premier League games, as Bolton finished in 16th place, and avoided relegation.
He moved back Denmark in the summer 2002, when he joined Superliga club FC Midtjylland (FCM) as a replacement for striker Morten Skoubo. In the fall 2003, Hansen suffered an injury due to osteoarthritis in his knees. He never returned to the pitch and was released by FCM in September 2004.
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'''Anthony "Tony" Barratt''' (born October 18, 1965 in Salford, England) is an English former footballer.
-DOCSTART-	10456731
'''Jeffrey Hopkins''' (born 14 April 1964) is a retired former Wales international football defender, who most notably played club football for Fulham and Reading. He is the current head coach of the inaugural championship winning club in the Australian women's W-League.
Hopkins started his career as a trainee with Fulham, going on to make over 200 first team appearances for the club. This was followed by a four year spell at Crystal Palace, including a loan to Plymouth Argyle in 1991. He spent a few months at Bristol Rovers in 1992, before spending the remaining five years of his career with Reading.
While at Reading, he was part of the team that narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League in the 1994-95 season, losing 4-3 after extra time in the playoff final against the Bolton Wanderers.
After a move to Malaysian football with Selangor, Hopkins relocated to Australia where he played his final season of professional football with the Gippsland Falcons in the National Soccer League.
After retirement, he moved into coaching, and now coaches the women's football team Brisbane Roar in the recently formed W-League.
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'''Peter Wilding''' (born 28 November 1968 in Shrewsbury) is a former professional footballer for Telford United and Shrewsbury Town. Originally a midfielder, Wilding became somewhat of a utility player during his time at Shrewsbury, playing in every position during his six year stay at Gay Meadow. He played as a goalkeeper when he deputised for the injured Paul Edwards in a match against Torquay United on 18 December 1998.
Wilding spent much of his playing career in the Shrewsbury local leagues, however his good form led him to sign with then Conference National side Telford United in 1996. After one and a half seasons, Telford manager Jake King was appointed manager at neighbouring Shrewsbury Town, with one of King's first acts as Shrewsbury manager being to sign Wilding from Telford for -10,000 in August 1997.
Wilding was to play under two managers during his stay at Shrewsbury, Jake King, and later Kevin Ratcliffe. Whilst not one of the big names in the Shrewsbury squad, the hometown player endeared himself to Shrewsbury fans with his dependable, workmanlike performances.
Arguably Wilding's finest season was the 2002-03 season. In the FA Cup third round, Shrewsbury famously defeated Everton 2-1. Whilst Nigel Jemson grabbed most of the headlines by scoring both goals, Wilding had a superb game, completely marking Wayne Rooney out of the game. Sadly for Shrewsbury, their form dipped in the latter half of the season, eventually finishing bottom of the Football League Third Division. Despite this, Wilding was seen as one of the sides best players that season, and escaped much of the intense criticism levelled at some of his 'big name' team mates.
Following relegation, Ratcliffe resigned, and Wilding was one of the few players to be offered a new contract by Ratcliffe's replacement Jimmy Quinn. Feeling unhappy with the terms of the contract, Wilding opted to reject it, and retired from professional football. Wilding later signed for League of Wales side Welshpool Town before retiring from football in 2004. He now runs a plastering business in Shrewsbury.
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Storey was born on 25 December 1919 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Storey played for York City, Barnsley, Accrington Stanley and Bradford Park Avenue.
Following his retirement as a player, he joined the York City coaching staff.
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'''Peter William Scott''' (born September 19, 1952 in Liverpool, England) is an English-born Northern Irish former footballer. He represented England at Youth level and Northern Ireland at full international level, making a total of 10 appearances for the team.
Scott served his apprenticeship with Everton and signed full-time professional terms with the club in July 1970.
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'''Rolando Ugolini''' (born June 4, 1924 in Lucca, Italy) is a former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for a number of British clubs. Ugolini moved to Scotland at the age of three and began his career with Celtic, before spending nine years with Middlesbrough. Spells at Wrexham and Dundee United followed by a final game with Berwick Rangers.
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'''Frank Pingel''' (born 9 May 1964 in Vejlby) is a former Danish footballer, who played in the striker position.
He most notably represented Danish teams AGF Aarhus and Brndby, as well as foreign clubs Newcastle United, 1860 Mnchen, Bursaspor, Fenerbahe and Lille. He played 11 games and scored five goals for the Denmark national football team.
In 2000, Pingel briefly coached Aarhus Fremad.
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'''Sean Matthew Haslegrave''' (born 7 June 1951) is an English former professional footballer. He is currently football coach at Cardinal Newman College in Preston and head coach of the English Colleges Team. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent.
Haslegrave had a trial with his local side Stoke City when he was 15, but was rejected due to his small stature. On leaving school he served an apprenticeship as a welder and played football for local amateur sides. One of Haslegrave's childhood ambitions was Ballet. He notoriously headlined a Dynomsky ballet piece at Jubille Hall, West Sussex for the then Earl of Rochester. He later dropped his dancing ambitions in late November 1968, when he signed professional terms with Stoke City FC.
In November 1968 Haslegrave finally signed for Stoke City, by now under Tony Waddington's management, making his first team debut in 1970. He soon became a regular and would have played for Stoke in the 1972 League Cup Final at Wembley but for a knee injury.
In July 1976 Haslegrave signed for Nottingham Forest for a fee of -50,000 as new Forest manager Brian Clough's first signing. Although he began his Forest career as a regular, injuries to both ankles kept him out of the side and he struggled to get back into the first team.
When Forest signed Scottish international Archie Gemmill in September 1977, Haslegrave was further down the pecking order. On 29 September 1977, Haslegrave left to join Preston North End, managed by England World Cup star Nobby Stiles for a fee of -25,000. At the end of the season Preston were promoted to the Second Division (now the Football League Championship) with Haslegrave a regular in midfield. After two successful seasons, Preston struggled in 1980-81 and were eventually relegated on the last day of the season. Stiles was sacked soon afterwards and Haslegrave was released.
Haslegrave signed for Crewe Alexandra in August 1981 and after two seasons with a struggling Crewe side moved to York City, where his former Stoke teammate Dennis Smith was manager. He helped York to promotion to the Third Division, with a record points haul, and made over 150 first team appearances in four seasons.hellow.
In August 1987, Haslegrave joined a Torquay side that had just avoided relegation out of the league in the last few minutes of the previous season. However, under new manager Cyril Knowles the side was transformed and reached the Fourth Division play-offs and the Sherpa Van Trophy final at Wembley. Haslegrave began coaching at Torquay and by the time he left in 1989 had become Knowles' assistant. He was described in an autobiography by former England player Lee Sharpe, who had joined Torquay as an apprentice during Haslegrave's first season at the club, as the 'ultimate midfield terrier'.
On retiring he returned to Preston North End to coach the youth team and became Director of the club's Centre of Excellence. On leaving North End he became Head Coach at Cardinal Newman College and subsequently was also invited to coach the English Colleges side.
Haslegrave holds a UEFA (A) coaching badge and is a representative of Anglo-Deities United, a Lancashire based charity which deals with the elderly.
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'''Roger Jones''' (born 8 November 1946) is an English former footballer, born in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, who played as a goalkeeper. Released by his first club, Portsmouth, when they disbanded their reserve team,
-DOCSTART-	10475681
'''Steve Senior''' (born May 15, 1963 in Sheffield, England) is an English former footballer.
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'''Ian Clifford McDonald''' (born 10 May 1953 in Barrow-in-Furness, England) is a former English footballer.
A left-footed midfielder, McDonald began his career with his hometown club Barrow before joining Workington. A move to Liverpool followed but he did not break into the first team, and was loaned to Colchester United before joining Mansfield Town with whom he won promotion in 1977.
He moved to York City where he became a regular in midfield before joining Aldershot in 1981. At Aldershot he gained renown as a skilful midfielder and played a key role in the side's promotion to the Third Division under Len Walker in 1987. After leaving League football in 1989 to join Farnborough Town, he returned to Aldershot as caretaker manager during the 1991/92 season, during which the club went out of business.
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-DOCSTART-	10478302
'''William Thomas "Billy" Rudd''' (born December 13, 1941 in Manchester, England) is a former English footballer.
-DOCSTART-	10478731
'''Thomas Russell Ferrie "Tommy" Heron''' (born March 31, 1936 in Irvine, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.
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'''Brian Murphy''' (born 7 May 1983 in Waterford, County Waterford) is a professional Irish footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Ipswich Town.
Murphy spent four seasons with Manchester City where the competition for the No. 1 jersey included David Seaman, Nicky Weaver and Carlo Nash, but made the 1st team bench on a number of occasions in the old 1st Division and the Premier Division. Loaned out to Oldham Athletic in 2002-03, he made his senior dbut during a loan period with Peterborough United that same season away to Brentford in League One in May 2003.
Brian Flynn signed him for Swansea City on a free transfer two months later, and he made 13 appearances for them during the 2003-04 season. He was frozen out the following two seasons by the form of Frenchman Willy Gueret.
Murphy was one of the first players signed by Bohs manager Sean Connor. He made an instant impression in pre-season friendlies, giving him the edge over on-loan Aston Villa goalkeeper Lee Boyle. Murphy kept 19 clean sheets in his 29 league games during the 2007 season to help Bohs to the best defensive record in the league.
Murphy ended rumours linking him to Bristol City by signing an improved contract at Bohemians in November 2007.
On 11 January 2008, he was voted "Goalkeeper of the Year" for the 2007 season by the Soccer Writers Association of Ireland.
Murphy was voted (by the supporters) Eircom League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Season for 2008 receiving 54% of the votes on eircomloi.ie, the leagues official website after keeping 20 clean sheets in 33 league games. He added a FAI Cup winners medal to his League winning one when saving two penalties in a penalty shoot-out win over Derry City on 23 November. And the honours kept coming for Brian as he was announced as the SWAI Player of the Month for November.
On 4 December 2008, he regained the "Goalkeeper of the Year" award as voted by the Soccer Writers Association of Ireland and his great season was further recognised on 8 February 2009 when he became the first goalkeeper to be awarded League of Ireland Player of the Year for the 2008 season.
Murphy continued his outstanding form through the start of the 2009 season and excelled in Bohs UEFA Champions League qualifying tie against Red Bull Salzburg, saving a penalty kick from Austrian international Marc Janko at the Red Bull Arena. However Murphy and Bohs would depart that competition, cruelly losing 2-1 on aggregate.
Back in domestic action, 17 August 2009 Murphy scored and saved twice in a penalty shoot-out against Dundalk in the fourth round of the FAI Cup to help Bohs through to the next round. He then added to his collection of medals in September as Bohs beat Waterford United in the final of the League of Ireland Cup. And he wasn't done yet as a great run of form towards the end of the season helped Brian and Bohs to their second League of Ireland Premier Division title in a row, winning by 4 points from closest rivals Shamrock Rovers.
The game against Bray Wanderers on 6 November 2009 would be Brian's 97th and last league appearance for Bohs before his move to Ipswich Town. In those 97 games, Murphy kept an outstanding 63 clean sheets.
In late 2009 Murphy agreed to join Ipswich Town F.C. during the January 2010 transfer window. This was announced on the same day that Bohemians won their second successive League of Ireland title, and Murphy received his first call into the Irish senior squad. Murphy was named as subsitute on 10 January for the game against Leicester City but was injured in the warm up with possible ankle ligament damage and is suspected to be out for up to two weeks.
Murphy was a regular in the Ireland under-19 squad under Brian Kerr and was preferred to Aston Villa goalkeeper Wayne Henderson for the European under-19 Championships qualifiers and finals in 2002 until a shoulder injury allowed Henderson to reclaim his place. He has been capped since at under-20 and under-21 levels.
On Friday 6 November 2009, Brian Murphy was called up to the Ireland squad for the World Cup Play-Offs against France following the withdrawal of Coventry City-s Keiren Westwood.
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'''Gary Leonard Mills''' (born 20 May 1981 in Isle of Sheppey) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Mansfield Town, where he plays as a midfielder.
Mills began his career with Rushden & Diamonds as a trainee in 1999. His debut for the club, at the age of 18, came on 28 August 1999 in a 4-0 victory over Sutton United. He went on to make 16 league appearances during the 1999-00 season, being named in the starting line-up 8 times.
The following season, Mills was part of the Rushden squad that secured promotion to The Football League after winning the Conference National, playing in 21 league games.
Although expected to battle against relegation, the Rushden team of 2001-02 exceeded expectations by reaching the Division Three play-off final, though they lost to Cheltenham Town. During this time, Mills was still used as a fringe player, only playing 9 games.
''The Diamonds'' continued to impress in the league, finishing first in Division Three and winning promotion the next season. Mills established himself as one of the club's first choice midfielders, playing in 30 league games. Likewise, in the next campaign, Mills played a further 30 games, though the club had far less success as they were immediately relegated back to Division Three. He did, however, score his first goal for the club that season in a 2-1 victory over Tranmere Rovers.
On 11 September 2004, Mills suffered a dislocated ankle in a league match against Oxford United, leading him to miss the rest of the 2004-05 campaign.
After the success Mills had enjoyed in the early part of his career, he was then part of the Rushden team relegated to the Conference in the 2005-06 season. He left Nene Park on 20 April 2006, his contract cancelled by mutual consent having not played since early February.
Mills joined fellow Conference National side Crawley Town on 10 August 2006, though he also had an unsuccessful trial with League One side Yeovil Town in July.
Mills re-joined Rushden & Diamonds on 9 January 2007 on a short-term contract. Despite numerous managerial changes at the club, Mills became a regular in the first team squad, making 17 appearances for the remainder of the season as Rushden finished in mid-table.
On 25 May 2007 Mills signed for Conference North side Tamworth, managed by Mills' namesake Gary Mills, though of no relation.
On 24 October 2007, Mills was sacked by Tamworth following an argument with manager Gary Mills. The manager accused Mills of having "no bottle, no balls, and no discipline", regarding the player's lack of effort and reaction to being dropped from the first team. The player Mills, meanwhile, retorted that Tamworth was "the worst club [I have] ever been at."
Following his acrimonious departure from Tamworth, Mills went into talks with fellow Conference North club Kettering Town, signing for the club just three day later.
Mills signed for Stevenage Borough on 13 May 2008, having been previously managed by the current Stevenage Borough manager, Graham Westley, whilst he was at Rushden & Diamonds.
On 26 May 2009, Mills rejected a contract offer from Stevenage Borough to sign for Mansfield Town on a two-year deal.
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'''Stuart Murray Balmer''' (born 20 September 1969 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) is a former Scottish professional football defender who currently coaches St Mirren in the SPL.
Balmer has the distinction of being the first outfield player in the English league to be allocated the squad number 1. When at Charlton in the early 1990s the squad numbers were allocated alphabetically, hence Balmer (and not a goalkeeper as is typical) wore the number 1 shirt for the season.
He was previously the player/assistant-manager to Billy Reid at both Clyde and Hamilton Academical.
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'''Jamie Shore''' (born 1977-09-01) is an English former professional footballer.
After playing youth football in the Bristol area, Shore was scouted by Norwich City to join their elite youth setup at the age of 12. He signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday, becoming the youngest player ever to sign as a professional with Norwich City.
Only five weeks after signing for Norwich, Shore suffered a knee injury while playing a South-East Counties youth game against Arsenal which would eventually cause an early end to his playing career.
In 1998 Shore had an unsuccessful trial at Aston Villa. He later signed for Bristol Rovers, where he made his league debut, but his knee injury forced to retire from professional football at the age of 24, having made just 29 first team appearances in all competitions, scoring five goals.
After retiring from full-time football, Shore later made his playing comeback for Brislington, and also went on to play for Mangotsfield United. He also worked for BBC Radio Bristol as an expert summeriser on football commentaries, and started a soccer school called Jamie Shore Soccer International.
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'''Jason Minett''' (born 12 August 1971) is a former professional footballer who began his career with Norwich City.
His Carrow Road career was limited by injuries, although he went on to play for Exeter city and Lincoln City in the Football League. In 1998, he dropped into non-league football joining Doncaster Rovers and then Boston United. His career at Boston stalled when he suffered a broken leg in the 3-0 FA Trophy victory over Tamworth on 13 January 2001. Regaining fitness, he joined King's Lynn ahead of the 2001-2002 season. In January 2002 he joined Stocksbridge Park Steels on loan. In April 2002 he moved on to Grantham Town,
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O'Brien started his career playing junior football in Glasgow, playing for Elm Park and Glasgow Northern, before making the move south to join London side Woolwich Arsenal in 1894. A forward, he made his debut against Grimsby Town on September 10, 1894 and went on to score eleven goals in 27 games for Woolwich Arsenal in his first season (1894-95), as Woolwich Arsenal finished 8th in the Second Division.
An injury at the start of the 1895-96 season ruled O'Brien out for four months, hampering his goal tally. However, he came back the next season, 1896-97, scoring 14 goals in 26 league appearances, making him the club's top scorer that season. However despite this, he was sold to Bristol City in the summer of 1897, linking up with former Arsenal boss Sam Hollis, who had also just moved there. In total he played 67 times for Arsenal, scoring 29 goals.
He spent five seasons with Bristol City before seeing out his career with Swindon Town, making a single appearance for the Robins in 1902-03. He died in 1951, aged 76.
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'''Berry Powel''' (born 2 May 1980 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap on loan from ADO Den Haag. He also played for FC Den Bosch and Millwall.
Powel started playing football at AFC Quick 1890 and succeeded at the non-professional club Roda'46. Powel was discovered by FC Den Bosch, and in 2003 he made his debut for the club's 1st team. In his first season at the club, he scored 9 goals in 26 games for FC Den Bosch, when they played in the Eerste Divisie. Powel became champions with his club and FC Den Bosch promoted to the Eredivisie. In the Eredivisie he scored 2 goals in 29 games. Den Bosch was relegated to the Eerste Divisie again, following that some of their key players; Koen van de Laak, Mourad Mghizrat, Jochen Janssen and Dennis Schulp left the club, making Powel the most important player of the club.
After 26 games and 19 goals in the 2005-2006 season, he moved to Millwall to become a more complete player. In his first game for Millwall, he scored a goal after only 2 minutes, giving Millwall a draw against Cardiff. After Millwall relegated to the Football League One, he moved to De Graafschap where he signed a contract for 3 seasons. Playing for the Doetinchem side, he had an important role during the first half of his first season, scoring 29 goals and becoming the topscorer of Eerste Divisie.
FC Groningen signed Powel for a one-and-a-half-year deal, after Erik Nevland was sold to Fulham FC. Powel moved to FC Groningen the 31 January 2008.
A year later Powel moved again. This time to ADO Den Haag after a row with FC Groningen coach Ron Jans
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'''Thomas Carr "Tommy" Forgan''' (born October 12, 1929 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English former football goalkeeper.
Forgan joined York City for a fee of -500 in the summer of 1954 having been placed on the transfer list by his previous club Hull City where he had spent five years. He had previously played for Middlesbrough local non-league side Sutton Estates. He spent twelve years with York, making a total of 428 appearances. He was apart of the team which played in the FA Cup semi-final in 1955.
In 1974 he emigrated to Perth, Australia, working as a bricklayer until his retirement. In January 2005, Forgan was reported to be still living in Australia.
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'''Neil Smith''' (born Lambeth, 30 September 1971) is an English former professional football player and coach at Croydon Athletic.
Smith started his career at Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice but after a year had failed to break through to the team. He went on loan to Gillingham and then signed for them permanently in 1991, going on to make over 200 appearances. During his time at the Gills in 1995, Smith was on the verge of a move to then Division Two club Brentford. However, when the fee was set at -50,000 by a tribunal, then Brentford manager David Webb felt he could find better value elsewhere, hence the deal fell through and Smith remained at Gillingham for two more seasons.
He moved to Fulham in 1997 for two seasons, making 75 appearances, before joining Reading, where he made some 65 appearances in a three year spell. He was part of promotion-winning sides at Gillingham, Fulham and Reading.
Smith briefly joined Stevenage Borough in 2002 before Glenn Cockerill bought him to Woking where he played a vital part in the escape from relegation that season. He made 180 appearances for Woking and had a short spell as caretaker manager before being released in 2007. He signed for Bromley in 2008 before calling time on his playing career. On July 19, 2008, Kingfield hosted a benefit game for Smith to celebrate the six years he spent at Woking.
Smith joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Maidstone United as a player on 18 October 2008 following his release from the coaching staff at financially troubled Grays Athletic. He made his debut in the FA Trophy 1st qualifying round tie against AFC Hornchurch.
Smith was appointed joint caretaker manager of Woking in March 2007 with Graham Baker following the departure of Glenn Cockerill, helping the club to stay in the Conference National.
On May 4, 2007, after failing to get the job full-time, Smith was released by Woking following the appointment of Frank Gray as manager. Two weeks later Smith was appointed as the new manager of Conference South team Welling United following the depature of Adrian Pennock to Stoke City. He held the job until January 7, 2008, when he was sacked. Shortly after this he signed for Bromley as a player.
Smith joined Grays Athletic as part of their coaching staff on 21 February 2008. He then joined Tim O'Shea, with whom he worked with at Grays, at Croydon Athletic as a coach.
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'''Mark Rawle''' (born April 27, 1979 in Leicester, England) is a professional footballer currently with Southern Premier League side Brackley Town after being released from Conference North side Tamworth.
Before coming onto the professional football football scene he was a child prodigy of newly formed Northfields United at a young age. This team consisted of lads from a notorious council estate in Leicester and the whole club was ran by a "Two-man band" as both these men acted as Managers, Secretary, Chairmen and every other aspect of a football.
This team of "Unknowns" then won everything there was to win in Junior football. And many of the players from this team have now gone on to sign professional contracts.
Mark Rawle - Kettering Town, but -100,000 signing for Southend United in 2002.
Jason Peake - Retired. A former England School boy international. But formerly of Brighton and Hove Albion and also then League club Exeter City.
Damien Quailey - Current St.Kitts and Nevis international.
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'''Paul Warne''' (born 8 May 1973 in Norwich) is an English professional footballer playing in his second spell at Rotherham United and is well known for his hard working style.
He started his career at Wigan Athletic, before moving to Rotherham where he played over 250 games in all competitions, then he moved to Oldham where he became a firm fans favorite in his time there, helping the club to the League One play offs in the 2006/2007 season, eventually moving on Free transfer to Yeovil where he struggled to get amongst the goals regularly.
During the Summer of 2009, he joined his former club Rotherham United on trial and impressed pre-season. He susequently signed a One-year contract with the Millers, scoring on his debut on the opening day against Accrington Stanley. On 11 August 2009 he scored the equalising goal as Rotherham surprisingly beat Championship side Derby County 2-1 in the first round of the Carling Cup. It was made all the more of an upset by the fact that Derby had reached the semi finals of the competition the previous season.
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'''Andrew Anthony''' "'''Andy'''" '''Watson''' (born April 1, 1967 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a striker in a career spanning twelve years, and made over 300 league appearances.
Watson began his career in his native Yorkshire with Harrogate Town in 1987. After just a year he was signed by Halifax Town, then under the guidance of Billy Ayre.
After two years at the Shay, Watson joined Swansea City in 1990 for -40,000. With only a handful of games for the Swans to his name, he moved north the following year to Carlisle United. It was with the Cumbrians that he established his best goals average, scoring 22 times in 56 league appearances.
In 1993, Watson was signed to Blackpool, where he was reunited with Billy Ayre. In six years at Bloomfield Road, Watson formed a successful partnership with Tony Ellis and scored 43 goals in 115 appearances.
Gary Megson, who succeeded Sam Allardyce as Blackpool manager in 1996, decided Watson was surplus to requirements and sold him to Walsall for -60,000. He brought his career to a close at Doncaster Rovers.
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'''Darren Shaun Bradshaw''' (born March 19, 1967 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a centre-back primarily but could also move into midfield. His playing career spanned fifteen years, during which he made over 200 Football League appearances.
Bradshaw began his career in non-league with Matlock Town in 1986. He was loaned the following year to Chesterfield, marking his entry into the professional game.
He signed for York City on a free transfer in 1987, and went on to make 59 league appearances for the Minstermen in two years, scoring three goals.
In 1989, Jim Smith signed Bradshaw to Newcastle United. In three years at St. James Park, he made 38 appearances.
Peterborough United was his next stop, in 1992. He made 73 appearances for the Posh, finding the net on a single occasion. In his second and final year at London Road, he was loaned out to Plymouth Argyle.
In 1994, Bradshaw joined Sam Allardyce's Blackpool for a fee of -35,000. In three years at Bloomfield Road, he made 68 appearances, again finding the net just once.
Approaching the age of 30, Bradshaw decided to move back into the non-league game. He joined Rushden & Diamonds in 1997. He also went on to play for Stevenage Borough, Worksop Town and Belper Town before hanging up his boots in 2005 at the age of 38.
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'''John William "Bill" Julian''' (July 10, 1867 - March 14, 1957) was an English football player and coach.
Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, he first played for his local side Boston Town before moving to Royal Arsenal in 1889, following a match between the two on Good Friday of that year. He played in Arsenal's very first FA Cup tie, against Lyndhurst on October 5, 1889, and soon earned a reputation as a determined and tough-tackling wing-half. He became club captain in 1890, and was still captain when Arsenal turned professional in 1891.
However, he was replaced as Arsenal captain in October 1891 by new arrival Sandy Robertson (who had previously played for Preston North End's 1888-89 Double-winning side), and although assured of a place in the first team, he decided to step down to the reserves. In the summer of 1892, he moved to Luton Town, to become the club's captain and coach. He played 4 FA Cup ties and 71 other senior matches for Woolwich Arsenal.
After two years at Luton, he joined Tottenham Hotspur (thus making him the first person to play for both Spurs and Arsenal, albeit long before the latter moved to north London in 1913), and played in Spurs' very first FA Cup tie, a first qualifying match against West Hertfordshire, on October 13, 1894; Spurs won 3-2.
Julian retained his footballing ties after retiring from playing, and some time after 1906 moved to the Netherlands to coach there, with his sons Joseph and Harry, who both also coached a number of teams in the Netherlands. Among the clubs he coached for were MVV, VVV, PSV and HFC Haarlem, and he was head coach at first HBS Craeyenhout and then Feyenoord between 1921 and 1922; he left Feyenoord after the club were unable to pay his wages. He eventually returned to England to live in Enfield, London.
He was one of the longest-surviving members of Arsenal's first professional side, along with Gavin Crawford and Jack McBean. The three were reunited at an Arsenal game against Chelsea on March 20, 1948 (by which time Arsenal were one of the leading sides in English football), an event recorded in the ''The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal''.
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'''John Pemberton''' (born 18 November 1964 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English former footballer who made more than 300 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing as a defender for Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Leeds United. He is also the former manager of Nottingham Forest's reserve team, and spent a brief period as interim manager of the club's first team.
He started his career as a junior at Manchester United but was released in June 1983. He signed for Chadderton F.C., then Rochdale A.F.C. before moving to Crewe Alexandra in 1985. He initially came to prominence when he joined Crystal Palace in 1988, helping them win promotion to the First Division in 1989. He appeared for Palace in the 1990 FA Cup Final against Manchester United. The initial tie was drawn 3-3 after extra time, with United winning the replay 1-0 after extra time.
In 1990, Pemberton transferred to Sheffield United. During his debut against Liverpool in the season opener, he was forced to play in goal after an injury to the United keeper. His most memorable moment game in 1993 when he scored the winning penalty in the shootout against Blackburn Rovers in the Quarter Final replay in the FA Cup. The following summer, he was sold to Yorkshire rivals Leeds United. Pemberton became something of a cult figure at Leeds owing to his determination and high work-rate. He appeared in a second Wembley final when he played for Leeds in the 1996 League Cup Final against Aston Villa; again, unfortunately for Pemberton, his side was defeated.
He ended his career back at Crewe Alexandra with two appearances in the 1997-98 season.
Pemberton coached Nottingham Forest's reserve team to the Central League title in the 2007-08 season.
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'''Emmanuel 'Manny' Omoyinmi''' (born December 28, 1977) is a Nigerian born English former footballer. He also played for England Schoolboys. He began his career at West Ham United, where he was most noted for an incident in which he played in a League Cup quarter-final game when ineligible; West Ham were later knocked out of the competition in a replayed game. Following a series of loans to other clubs, Omoyinmi joined Oxford United in 2000 for whom he made 67 league appearances, scoring nine goals. He then went on to play non-league football.
Omoyinmi joined West Ham United as a trainee in May 1995. He was unable to gain a regular place in the first team, making only 13 league and cup appearances in five years, of which eleven were as substitute, scoring two goals.
During his loan spell at Gillingham, he played for the club in both legs of their second round Football League Cup tie with Bolton. After returning to West Ham, he appeared as a substitute in a quarter final round of the same competition against Aston Villa. As he had played for a different club in an earlier round of the competition, he was ineligible to play. The match was replayed and West Ham, who had won the first game, lost the replay and were eliminated from the competition.
Immediately following the first match against Aston Villa, Omoyimni went on loan to Scunthorpe United for three months and then to Barnet for the rest of the season. He left West Ham at the end of the season.
Omoyinmi joined Gravesend on a permanent basis in May 2004, making 35 appearances and scoring six goals.
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'''James "Jay" O'Shea''' (born 10 August 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for English Premier League club Birmingham City. He is primarily a right winger, but can also operate as a striker.
O'Shea played for St Josephs Boys AFC before moving on to Home Farm and Bray Wanderers. He scored his first professional goal in a 3-0 win over Shamrock Rovers in October 2007 , before signing for League of Ireland Premier Division side Galway United in December 2007. He finished as Galway's top scorer during the 2008 season .
In November 2008 it was rumoured that a -400,000 deal had been agreed between Galway and English Football League Championship side Derby County, with the player expected to move to The Rams with the reopening of the transfer window in January 2009. O'Shea went on trial with The Rams on 17 November 2008 and scored twice in a behind-closed-doors friendly against  Notts County in a match which an experienced Rams side won 5-2. However, when Derby manager Paul Jewell resigned the move was put on hold and then cancelled.
On 10 August 2009, O'Shea signed a two-year contract, with the option of a further two years, with Birmingham City of the Premier League. The fee was undisclosed. He made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute in Birmingham's opening match of the season, a 1-0 defeat at Manchester United.
O'Shea has represented the Republic of Ireland at U-19, U-21, and U-23 levels.
Jay scored his first international goal on 28th March 2009 in a 2-1 win over Spain.
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'''Tommy Harmer''' (2 February 1928 - 25 December 2007) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward.
Nicknamed "Harmer the Charmer", he signed as an amateur in August 1948 and made his debut against Bolton in September, 1951. He made 222 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur scoring 51 goals before moving to Watford in October 1960.
Harmer signed for Chelsea in 1962 at the age of 34 and made his debut at home to Middlesbrough in October of that year. In total, he played nine games for Chelsea helping to win promotion to the top flight under manager Tommy Docherty. He scored just one goal, in a vital 1-0 away win against Sunderland in the penultimate game of the 1962-63 promotion season.
Harmer also played an important role in developing young players during the Docherty era, remaining as youth team coach until June 1967.
After his death, a minute's applause was held in his memory before Tottenham Hotspur's Boxing Day win over Fulham at White Hart Lane.
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'''Reginald Kirkham''' (8 May 1919 - 1999) was an English footballer who played as full back for Burnley Football Club between 1947 and 1951. He played 15 games for Burnley and played in the Central League championship side of 1949. He scored one goal for Burnley at Turf Moor against Portsmouth in 1950.
Reg Kirkam joined Everton F.C. as an amateur in 1938, signing professional terms with Wolverhampton Wanderers the next season. After the war, he returned to Wolves before moving to Burnley.
He helped to form the Ex-Clarets' Association.
His senior career ended when he sustained a double fracture of the leg whilst on tour in Turkey. He played briefly for Rossendale before finally retiring.
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'''Albert Snell''' (7 February 1931 - 31 March 2007) was an English former professional footballer. Following the end of his football career, Albert Snell entered teaching and then later became known as a photographer.
Born near Doncaster to a family who had moved there from Sunderland, Albert Snell was spotted playing for Doncaster Rovers's junior side at the age of 18. He made his debut for Sunderland against Middlesbrough where manage Bob Murray had instructed him to mark Wilf Mannion in a game which finished with a 2-1 victory for Sunderland.
Having supported Sunderland AFC all his life, in all Albert Snell made nine senior team appearances for Sunderland, including a match against Chelsea in which he scored a 20-yard volley.
Albert Snell's football career was cut short with a crippling knee injury from which he never fully recovered. Despite this he went on to make 25 league appearances for Halifax Town.
Following the end of his professional football career, Albert Snell completed a teacher training course at Bede college, Durham and then read for an economics degree. He went on to teach at Bede Grammar School in Sunderland, played football for Silksworth, became deputy head at Monkwearmouth and then Headmaster of Heworth Comprehensive in Gateshead. In retirement, Albert Snell was diagnosed with Parkinson-s disease and died in Sunderland-s royal hospital on the 31st of March, 2007.
Albert Snell later became an acclaimed photographer and was honoured by the Royal Photographic Society. His work became known internationally, having won international exhibitions and awards Albert Snell was a former president of both Sunderland Photographic society and also the Northern Counties Photographic Federation.
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'''Matthew "Matt" Somner''' (born 8 December 1982 in Isleworth, London) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Mansfield Town. A utility player, Somner can play in numerous position across both defence and midfield.
Somner began his career with local club Brentford, situated just 2km from his native Isleworth. His professional debut came on 1 May 2001, in a 6-0 defeat to Swansea City. During his time at Griffin Park, he was called into the Wales-U21 squad to play Italy-U21s in 2003. The game finished disastrously for Wales as they lost 8-1.
Somner spent four seasons at Brentford, where he played in 93 games, before his contract was cancelled my mutual consent on 31 January 2005. He joined League Two side Cambridge United two days later, having had a loan spell at the club in December 2004. He was offered a new contract at the end of the season, though turned it down and instead joined Bristol Rovers on non-contract terms. He made only one appearance before signing for Conference National side Aldershot Town on 19 August 2005.
His contract not renewed at Aldershot, Somner joined Notts County in 2006, playing in 62 games over two seasons.
Somner was released by Notts County in 2008, and signed for Mansfield Town on 1 August 2008.
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'''Lamine Sakho''' (born 28 September 1977) is a Senegalese football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Wrexham.
His previous clubs were Nmes Olympique, RC Lens, Olympique Marseille and AS Saint-tienne.
He also had a short loan spell with Leeds United in which he scored once in 17 appearances, in a 3-2 win at Middlesbrough in August 2003.
He was known as a striker prior to joining Leeds, but he found himself mainly being played as a winger during his time at the Elland Road club, where he was competing with James Milner and Jermaine Pennant for places. That season Leeds were relegated from the Premier League. Sakho was regarded as one of the more successful loan players that season, after several players such as Roque Junior and Cyril Chapuis had torrid spells at Leeds. His career seemed to go downhill from the point of signing for Leeds and funnily enough, Leeds seemed to go downhill after signing players like Sakho.
Following spells in France and Cyprus, he scored his first goal for Wrexham in a 1-0 away win at Ebbsfleet United on 31 October 2009. Sakho received a red card for Wrexham in the game against Hayes & Yeading.
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'''Kevin McAllister''' (born 8 November 1962) is a former association football player. A winger, he began his professional career with Falkirk, with whom he spent 10 years over four separate spells. In between these spells he played for Chelsea and Hibernian. He was voted by Falkirk fans as their "Player of the Millennium".
He later managed Albion Rovers between 2003 and 2005.
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'''Gordon Marshall''' (born 19 April 1964 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish professional football goalkeeper.
Marshall began his career as a youth player at Rangers, but failed to make any first team appearances for the club. He went on to play for East Stirlingshire, East Fife and Falkirk before joining Celtic for -270,000 in 1991.
After over 7 years at Celtic Park, having made exactly 100 league appearances, he departed for Kilmarnock in 1998. After 5 years at Rugby Park, he moved to Motherwell in 2003, where he also joined the coaching staff before retiring from playing in 2005.
He joined the Hibernian coaching staff in November 2005 and left his position in July of 2009.
Marshall was capped once by Scotland, against the United States in May 1992. His father, also a goalkeeper named Gordon, was capped at under-23 level by England. His younger brother Scott played as a defender with Arsenal, Southampton and Celtic.
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'''Peter Duffield''' (born 4 February 1969 in Middlesbrough) is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he played for sixteen league clubs in 17 years.
Duffield began his career as an 18-year-old with Sheffield United in 1987. In his time at Bramall Lane he made 58 league appearances and scored 16 goals. He went on loan to six clubs in as many years, namely Halifax Town, Rotherham United, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Crewe Alexandra and Stockport County.
In September 1993 he joined Scottish club Hamilton Academical, where he made his name. In two years at Douglas Park he scored 38 goals in 72 league appearances.
After leaving Hamilton in 1995, Duffield went on to play for four other Scottish clubs: Airdrie, Raith Rovers, Morton and Falkirk.
In 1999 he signed for Darlington on loan, and later that year made the move permanent. He was on the move again the following year, however, joining York City.
Duffield moved into non-league football with Boston United for a season, before returning to the Football League briefly with Carlisle United in 2004.
After Carlisle were relegated to the Conference, Duffield joined Conference North side Alfreton Town
Duffield joined Retford United in 2006 as a player assistant manager. At the close of the 2006-07 season, Duffield was named Retford United manager but will still continue as a player.
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'''Bryan Kenneth Griffiths''' (born January 26, 1965 in Prescot, Merseyside) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a left winger.
Born in Prescot, Lancashire, Griffiths began his career with St. Helens Town in the 1980s. He signed professional forms with Wigan Athletic in 1988, and went on to make almost 200 league appearances for the Latics, scoring 44 goals.
In 1993, he was signed by Billy Ayre's Blackpool. In two years at Bloomfield Road he made 57 appearances and scored 17 goals.
When Ayre became manager of Scarborough in 1994, he signed Griffiths on loan. He scored once in his five games for the Yorkshiremen.
Griffiths moved into non-league football with Telford United in 1995.
He finished his career back with his first club, St. Helens Town, in 2000.
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'''Aidan O'Kane''' (born 24 November 1979 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for Linfield.
While at Cliftonville, he played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. From his time at York he played against Leeds , Boro , Sheff Wed and Sunderland in friendly games and played in both the FA Cup and League Cup. Before his return to Northern Ireland he spent a short time at Scarborough. At Linfield he played in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League and in three glamour games against Rangers. Honours 3 league titles , 3 CO Antrim Shield , 2 CIS league cup , 1 Setanta Cup , 1 Irish FA Cup and runner up in CIS league cup , North Riding cup and Setanta Cup.Also voted player of the year on a text vote for season 2005-2006.
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'''Steven Robert Boyack''' (born September 4, 1976 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder.
Boyack began his career in the youth team at Scottish giants Rangers. After turning professional, he managed to make only one league appearance for the club in six years.
In 1998 he was loaned to English club Hull City, for whom he scored four goals in thirteen appearances.
Realising his chances at Rangers were limited, Boyack opted, in February 1999, to sign for Dundee after a fee of -25,000 was agreed. In two years with the Dens Park club, he scored only three goals in 44 appearances.
In October 2000, Boyack was loaned to Ayr United, initially until the end of the season, but in January 2001, then-Hearts manager Craig Levein put his faith in Boyack and brought him to Tynecastle for -50,000. He was released by the ''Jambos'' in June 2004, along with Scott Severin and Andy Kirk, as a cost-cutting measure.
Boyack went on to play for four clubs in two years, namely Livingston, Boston United, Blackpool and Stirling Albion.
He was released by Albion at the end of the 2005-06 season, but in August 2006 he was re-signed by the club after proving his fitness to manager Allan Moore. Boyack then moved to the junior leagues with Bathgate Thistle F.C..
Boyack has now signed with Aberdeenshire junior side Dynamo KEV where he will be fighting for his right wing berth stating position with 'kev legend Hugh Hutchison.
Boyack is now no longer a professional footballer and as of August 2009 was appointed Operations Director of a Scottish Recruitment Consultancy.
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'''Marvin Lee Bryan''' (born August 2, 1975 in Paddington) is an English professional footballer. He plays as a right-back.
Bryan began his career as a trainee with Queen Park Rangers in 1992.
Bryan joined Bury on a free transfer in March 2000.
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'''Melvyn David Capleton''' (born 24 October 1973 in Hackney) is an English professional football goalkeeper.
Capleton began his career with Tottenham Hotspur in the early 1990s. Unable to break into the first team, however, he joined Southend United in 1992. Again at a seemingly dead-end, he joined Billy Ayre's Blackpool the following year on a free transfer. Due to his role as back-up to the Seasiders' first-choice goalkeeper Lee Martin, Capleton only made eleven league appearances in his three years at Bloomfield Road. He was released in May 1996.
After two years with Billericay Town, Leyton Orient offered Capleton a return to the professional game. After only a month with the Londoners, his first club, Southend, signed him for just one game in October 1998. He returned to the club on a permanent basis, however, in March the following year.
Capleton went on to make 56 appearances for Southend in two years. His third season at Roots Hall was spent on loan to Grays Athletic. He made the move permanent in 2002.
He signed for St Albans in the summer of 2004 but was released at the end of the season. He then joined his former club Billericay Town for a season.
In 2007 he joined Canvey Island as goalkeeping coach.
He currently works as a personal fitness trainer and coaches young children in the South West London area
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'''Simon Jon Miotto''' (born September 5, 1969 in Tasmania) is a Australian professional footballer, goalkeeper, at Herfolge BK in the Danish 1st division.
Miotto began his career in 1993 with  Launceston Juventus in Tasmania's Northern Premier League. In 1994 he was signed by then-Blackpool manager Sam Allardyce. He spent one season at Bloomfield Road before being released without making a first-team appearance for the Seasiders.
In 1998 he moved to Hartlepool United, for whom he made five appearances in two years.
He joined Scunthorpe United briefly in 2000, and then moved to north of the border with Raith Rovers and St. Johnstone.
In July 2004, then-West Brom manager Gary Megson gave him a one-year contract at The Hawthorns..
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'''Matthew Clarke''' (born 3 November 1973 in Sheffield) is an English former football goalkeeper.
His first club was Rotherham United, where his nickname was Matt the Cat, in reference to his agility. He won the 1996 Football League Trophy with Rotherham.
He joined Bradford City after they won promotion to the Premiership in 1999 and helped Bolton Wanderers two years later into the Premiership, playing in the play-off final.
He later joined Crystal Palace but his career was curtailed by an injury he suffered which caused his premature retirement in 2004.
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'''Michael Kevin Conroy''' (born 31 December 1965 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a striker.
Conroy began his career with Coventry City in 1983. Unable to break into the first team, he moved back to his native Scotland in 1984 to sign with Clydebank on a free transfer. In three years with the Bankies, he made 114 league appearances and scored 38 goals.
In 1987 he joined St. Mirren for ten months, scoring one goal in ten appearances for the Buddies.
He returned south of the border in 1988 to join Reading in a -50,000 deal. He spent three years at Elm Park, before moving to Burnley in 1991, where the most prolific scoring period of his career would begin.
In his two years with Burnley, Conroy scored 30 goals in 77 league appearances.
Conroy joined Burnley's Lancashire rivals Preston North End in 1993 for -85,000. He went on to score 22 goals in 57 appearances for North End and briefly played alongside a young David Beckham.
In 1995 he joined Fulham, and scored 32 goals in almost 100 appearances for the Craven Cottage club.
After three years in London, Conroy moved back to Lancashire to join Blackpool for a -50,000 fee. He made fourteen appearances for the Seasiders but failed to find the net. In December of 1998 he was loaned out to Chester City, for whom he scored three goals in ten appearances. He returned to the Blues, again on loan, a month after his first period expired.
After leaving Blackpool in 1999, Conroy moved to Australia to play for Carlton.
In 2000 he joined Eastern Pride, with whom he finished his playing career when they went out of business the following year.
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}}'''Mickey Brown''' is an English former professional football player.
Born in Birmingham in 1968, Brown played for several clubs, including Shrewsbury Town, Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End.
Brown was probably most well known for playing for Shrewsbury Town during the late 80's and 90's, in which during this period he joined the club three times. His most famous moment at the club is most likely scoring the goal which kept Shrewsbury in the Football League in May 2000. He is also the record league appearance holder at Shrewsbury, with 418 appearances spread out over his three periods as a Town player. He first joined the club as an apprentice before breaking into the first team a year later. He then made 174 league starts before joining Bolton Wanderers in 1991. He then returned to Shrewsbury a year after in 1992, playing until 1994, and then leaving for Preston North End. He then returned yet again in 1996, and this time spent 5 years at Shrewsbury until 2001, during which time he made himself a fans favourite after scoring the crucial goal in Shrewsbury's bid to stay in the Football League during 1999-2000 season. It was after he left Shrewsbury for the final time that his career took him to many other lower division clubs, the likes of Rochdale, Boston United (where he won a Nationwide Conference winners medal in 2002), Nuneaton Borough and Chester City (the club who had been relegated thanks to his Shrewsbury heroics in 2000) signed him, but he only stayed at each club for a short period.
In September 2007 Mickey Brown joined West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division side Shawbury United from Newtown. He has since left the club.
In June 2009 he joined Shrewsbury Town F.C as part-time fitness coach.
Mickey has been "knighted" by many fans for his endeavours on the pitch in particular his performance against Exeter City in the last match of the 1999-2000 season. Many fans refer to him as "Sir" Mickey Brown for this alone.
The fans often sing "Mickey Brown sent Chester Down" to the tune of Go West as tribute to the club's Great Escape.
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'''Harold Fleming''' (30 April 1887 - 23 August 1955) was a footballer for St. Marks F.C. and Swindon Town.
Fleming was an Inside Forward and began his career at St. Marks before being invited for a trial at Swindon Town by manager, Sam Allen. Fleming scored a brace in a 4-0 win over Salisbury City F.C. and was swiftly signed on a full-time basis.
Harold Fleming became a Swindon Town legend scoring 203 times in 332 games for Swindon and if not for World War I his career may have been more successful. He worked as a physical education instructor during the conflict.
Fleming's legendary status in the minds of Swindon supporters is cemented by a road named after the forward close to the County Ground named Fleming Way and a statue which stands in the club's foyer. (During his career, he also had a style of football boot named after him.)
Fleming remains the only Swindon player to have represented England at senior level - gaining 11 caps between 1909 and 1914.
Harold Fleming was the son of Fredrick Henry Fleming (born 19 May 1850), and had one brother (Fredrick Edwin) and two sisters (Ella and Edith). All four went on to have children, including a daughter (Meriel) for Harold.
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:''For a list of'' '''''all''''' ''Blackpool players, see List of Blackpool F.C. players''. ''For a list of only those players'' '''''with a Wikipedia article''''', ''see :Category:Blackpool F.C. players.''
''Players are listed alphabetically, but each column is sortable. Appearances and goals apply to league matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included. Names in'' '''''bold''''' ''denote current players.''
The following lists Blackpool players by those decades during which they were at the club. Note that some players' Blackpool careers spanned more than one decade, and some players had more than one spell at the club, hence their names are repeated accordingly. Also note that the players in each decade are listed in chronological order, not alphabetical.
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'''Darren Collins''' (born May 24, 1967 in Winchester, England) is a former professional (and latterly semi-professional) footballer. He is now manager of semi-professional club Cogenhoe United.
He started his career with Petersfield Town F.C. before signing for Northampton Town in January 1989. He made 40 appearances, plus another 9 as substitute, scoring 9 goals. During the 1990/91 season he moved to Aylesbury United, then Enfield before signing for Rushden & Diamonds in 1994. In 6 years at Nene Park he became the clubs record goalscorer with 153 goals.He joined Kettering in November 2000 for a -25,000 fee (equalling the club's record) and skippered them to the Southern League title. He joined Cambridge City in June 2002, transferred to Tamworth in December 2002 and, after helping them to promotion to the Conference, switched to Grantham Town in August 2003. He played briefly for Nuneaton Borough, had two years at Cogenhoe United before finishing his career at Wellingborough Town. Even in his 40th year Collins was still a prolific goalscorer
before finally hanging up his boots in May 2007.
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'''William James (Billy) Pointon''' (born 25 November 1920 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) is a former professional footballer.
Pointon joined Port Vale as a war-time player in February 1941. Due to the Second World War his debut did not come until 16 September 1944, in the meantime he guested for Portsmouth, Stoke City and Brighton & Hove Albion. With 19 strikes in the 1945-46 season he finished the season as the clubs top scorer. After 119 appearances (74 in the football league) and 53 goals (26 in the football league), Pointon was sold to Queens Park Rangers for a then-club record five-figure fee in January 1949. After 26 appearances and 6 goals for the second tier side he moved to Brentford in 1950, where he made 16 appearances, scoring 2 goals before later playing for Leek Town.
In retirement he took charge of the Portsmouth Football Club "A" side.
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Shuker joined Oxford in 1961, originally playing as a winger. He made his debut in August 1962 and went on to captain the side, playing in a variety of positions. He was awarded a testimonial in 1972, culminating in a match between Oxford and Manchester City at the Manor Ground on May 5, 1972.
His last game for Oxford came in April 1977.
In May 200, Shuker was appointed as Director of Football at Milton United.
In August 2001, Shuker was appointed as manager of Hellenic League side Witney Academy, staying until February 2002 when the club folded after months after problems with player availability.
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'''Carlos Marinelli''' (born March 14 1982 in Villa de Mayo, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who was a member of Club Deportivo Los Millonarios of Colombia 2009 roster.
He started off his career with Boca Juniors where he played until 1999 when Middlesbrough F.C. signed him for -1.5 million. He was billed as the new Maradona but he scored just four times against Derby County (twice),
Marinelli spent two seasons with the Wizards, but struggled in his time there. He was eventually waived by the club at the end of the 2008 season. He later took a big step in his career by signing for one of the most important clubs in South America Millonarios de Bogota.
However, Marinelli's poor attitude off the field, as well as his red cards and lack of goals on the field, made him a bad signing. Twelve games into the Copa Mustang I 2009, he was released by Millonarios along with four other under-productive players.
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'''Gordon Marshall''' (born 2 July 1939 in Farnham, Surrey) is a former Anglo-Scottish professional football goalkeeper who played in the top flights of both Scotland and England in a 22-year senior career.
Marshall began his career with Heart of Midlothian, making his debut aged only 17 in 1956.
The ''Magpies'', one of the leading sides in England in the early 1950s, were by this stage floundering in the Second Division. Marshall soon became the first-choice goalkeeper as manager Joe Harvey successfully rebuilt the side, culminating in promotion as champions in 1964-65. After several seasons of consolidation in the top flight, Newcastle sold Marshall to Nottingham Forest for -17,500 in 1968. His time in the East Midlands was brief though, and after only 7 appearances he was allowed to leave for Hibernian at the end of the 1968-69 season.
The Edinburgh side finished third in Marshall's first full season with them but struggled during the next campaign and at its conclusion he was transferred to Celtic. He was exclusively a back-up to Eddie Connaghan and then Evan Williams, and he didn't play for Celtic's first team. Marshall then signed for Aberdeen as cover for Bobby Clark in early 1972. He played nine games for the ''Dons'' as they achieved a second place league finish in 1971-72, but he left for newly promoted Arbroath in the following summer.
Marshall spent the final six years of his playing career with the ''Red Lichties'', earning a testimonial. He helped them maintain their status in the top flight until league reconstruction in 1975-76 created a ten-team Premier Division. He was a member of the giant-killing side of 1976-77 which knocked old club Hibs out of the Scottish Cup in a replay at Easter Road before retiring 1978.
Although born in Surrey, Marshall is of Scottish ancestry
Marshall turned part-time upon joining Arbroath and simultaneously invested in a newsagents in West Maitland Street in Edinburgh's West End, a venture he continued to run after his playing retirement in 1978.
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A right-handed batsman, he scored only 13 runs at 4.33 with a best score of 11. His right arm slow bowling was not called upon. The son of a solicitor he played cricket as an amateur and qualified as a solicitor himself. He played cricket for the Pitsmoor Club and football for Sheffield F.C.
His uncle, Bernard Wake, played 10 games for Yorkshire from 1849 to 1851, before the creation of 'first class' cricket. Born on May 21, 1852 in Sheffield he died on March 14, 1896 in Norwood, Sheffield aged 43 years.
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'''Brendan McGill''' (born 22 March 1981) is an Irish footballer who plays for Drogheda United as a midfielder.
McGill started his career at Sunderland, for whom he played one game; a 2-1 victory at Luton Town in the League Cup. He then signed for Carlisle United in 2002 and in May 2006, signed for Gretna.
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'''David John Burgess''' (born January 20, 1960 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a right-back.
Burgess began his career at Tranmere Rovers in 1981, and went on to make over 200 league appearances for the Wirral club in five years.
In 1986 he signed for Grimsby Town. In two years at Blundell Park he made 69 appearances.
He returned to the west coast in 1988 when he joined Sam Ellis' Blackpool. He made just over 100 appearances for the Seasiders in five years, and was a member of the team that won the Fourth Division play-off final at Wembley in May 1992. This was after sitting out the entire 1990-91 season through injury.
During the following season he was loaned out to Carlisle United for a month, and made the move permanent later that season.
He spent a year with the Cumbrians, making 40 appearances and scoring one goal.
Another loan spell followed, this time at Hartlepool United, before moves to Northwich Victoria and Bamber Bridge, with whom he finished his career.
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'''David Ian Burke''' (born August 6, 1960 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a left-back.
Burke began his career at Bolton Wanderers in 1977, making his league debut as an 18-year-old on September 2, 1978, in a 2-2 draw at Birmingham. He remained at Burnden Park for four years, making 69 league appearances and scoring one goal.
In 1981 he moved across the Pennines to join Huddersfield Town. He went on to make almost 200 appearances for the West Yorkshire club.
He signed for Steve Coppell's Crystal Palace in 1987. He won promotion via the play-offs to the top flight with Palace in 1988-89 and was a runner-up to Manchester United in the 1990 FA Cup Final.
Burke returned to his first club, Bolton, in 1990 and made over 100 appearances for the club.
In 1994 he joined Blackpool, who had just appointed Sam Allardyce as their manager. Allardyce was a former teammate of Burke's in his first spell at Bolton in the late 1970s.
After two years with the Seasiders, Burke hung up his boots and retired from the playing side of the game.
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'''Michael Alfred Bailey''' (born 27 February 1942 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire) is an English former footballer and manager. He spent the majority of his career playing in the top two tiers of English football, with Charlton Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also represented England twice.
Bailey joined Charlton Athletic from non-league Gorleston in 1958, turning professional in March 1959. He spent all his time at The Valley in the second tier, making over 150 appearances for the club during an eight-year stay in which he also served as club captain, before moving to fellow Second Division team Wolverhampton Wanderers in March 1966 for -40,000.
Bailey won promotion to the top flight with Wolves in 1966/67. He went on to play a central role during the club's resurgence of the Bill McGarry era, which saw the club reach the 1972 UEFA Cup Final and win the 1974 League Cup, where he lifted the trophy as captain, after a 2-1 win over Manchester City at Wembley.
He left Wolves upon winning the Second Division at the first attempt in 1977, moving to the NASL with the Minnesota Kicks for -15,000. He returned to England two years later to become player/manager of Hereford United in the Fourth Division. He served only one full season in the role, during which the club finished 14th, before leaving in October 1979.
He took up the reigns at former club Charlton in March 1980 and guided them to promotion from the Third Division at the first attempt in 1980/81 before moving to Brighton & Hove Albion. His one season in charge of the Seagulls brought them a highly credible 13th place in the top flight - their highest finish to date. In December 1984 he tried his luck in Greece coaching the first league team of OFI Crete replacing for the rest of the season the recently resigned Greek coach Lakis Petropoulos. He later also worked as a reserve team coach at Portsmouth until being sacked in 1995.
Bailey won 2 caps for England in 1964 during his Charlton days. He made his debut in a 10-0 demolition of the United States in New York on 27 May and also played against Wales in a 2-1 Home International win on 18 November.
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'''Shane Cansdell-Sherriff''' (born 10 November 1982), also known simply as '''Shane Sherriff''', is an Australian football (soccer) player currently playing for English Football League Two team Shrewsbury Town. Traditionally a left or central defender, Sherriff has also been deployed on the left side of midfield.
Sherriff's first professional club was Leeds United, who spotted him playing for the New South Wales academy team. He spent three years at the club, but only tasted first team football on loan at Rochdale in 2002. Sherriff was released by Leeds during the club's financial crisis in 2003, and signed for Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus. After three years in Denmark, he was signed by Tranmere Rovers at the start of the 2006/07 season after impressing manager Ronnie Moore on trial and was made club captain, making over 40 appearances in his debut season. During the 2007/08 season, injuries to the club's first choice wingers Steve Davies and Chris Shuker and the arrival of Andy Taylor at left back saw Sherriff frequently appearing on the left side of midfield.
On 28 June 2008 he signed for Football League Two team Shrewsbury Town on a two-year deal worth -312,000.
'''With Australia:'''
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'''Christopher James "Chris" McCready''' (born 5 September 1981, Chester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing with Northampton Town, after leaving Crewe Alexandra in June 2009. He is able to play in right, left and central defence.
Prior to joining Tranmere in 2006, McCready had spent his entire professional career at Crewe, joining the club as a schoolboy and graduating through its prolific youth system. At the age of 14, McCready went to the FA national school at Lilleshall where he played with peers including Joe Cole, he also represented England schoolboys through to under 17 level. McCready made over 70 appearances for Crewe, as well as making four appearances on loan at Hyde United.
He rejected the offer of a new contract at the end of the 2005-06 season following the clubs relegation from the Championship, and joined Tranmere on a one-year contract for 2006-07, after impressing on trial.
McCready established himself as a regular in the Rovers defence, playing in all but four of Tranmere's league games. He re-joined Crewe on a two year contract on 7 June 2007. At the end of that two year spell, he was told that he would not be offered a new contract at Crewe, so was released by the club. He joined Northampton on 3 August, after a successful trial.
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'''Junior Antony Bent''' (born 1 March 1970 in Huddersfield) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Burnley, Bristol City, Stoke City, Shrewsbury Town and Blackpool.
Bent began his career as a trainee at Huddersfield Town, his hometown club, making his debut in 1987. He made 36 league appearances and scored six goals for the Terriers before joining Bristol City in 1990 for a -30,000 fee. Bent spent seven years at Ashton Gate, making almost 200 appearances and scoring 20 goals. After loan spells at Stoke City and Shrewsbury Town, in 1992 and 1996 respectively, Bent signed for Blackpool in 1997 for a nominal fee. In four years at Bloomfield Road he made just over 100 appearances and found the net on five occasions.
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'''Ben Hinchliffe''' (born October 9, 1988 in Preston, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Worcester City. His position is goalkeeper.
In April 2006, Hinchliffe was given a one-year professional contract with Preston North Endafter impression in the youth and reserve teams.. Despite being givena squad number, he was loaned out to Northern Premier League Premier Division oufit Kendal Town at the start of the 2006-07 season. Hinchcliffe made 10 UniBond League matches, giving some impressive performances before returning to Deepdale in October 2006, and needed knee surgery after picking an injury.
On recovery, in February 2007, Hinchliffe joined League One team Tranmere Rovers on loan originally for one month as cover after John Achterberg picked up a knee injury,, though this was twice extended, initially for another month and then until the end of the season.. Hinchliffe made his Tranmere and Football League dbut on 28 April 2007, as a 21st minute Substitute in the 1-1 draw versus Crewe Alexandra, following fellow goalkeeper Gavin Ward's dismissal for handling outside the box., Hinchcliffe made his full a week later in a 3-1 victory versus Brentford., his last game at club. Upon his return to Preston, Hinchliffe was released, along with five other players, on 8 May 2007.
On 10 July 2007, Hinchliffe joined newly promoted Premier League side Derby County on a two-year contract, teaming up with former Preston North End manager Billy Davies. He was released from his contract at the end of the 2007/08 season by new manager Paul Jewell. He subsequently joined Oxford United on non-contract terms.
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}}'''Eric Brodie''' (born November 8, 1940 in Rattray) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a wing half.
After playing in the Scottish League for Forfar Athletic and Dundee United, Brodie moved south in June 1963 when he joined Shrewsbury Town. He later had spells with Chester and Tranmere Rovers.
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'''Tewfik Abdullah''' (born June 23, 1896 or 1897 in Cairo, Egypt) was an Egyptian football player who was the second Egyptian to appear in the English Football League. He later played four seasons in the American Soccer League before finishing his career in Canada.
Abdullah was born in either 1896 or 1897
On arriving in England, Abdullah became one of a quartet of Egyptians who played British Professional Football before World War II..Ron Ferguson, in his book ''Helicopter Dreams'', tells the story that when Abdullah made his debut for Derby County against Manchester City he ran onto the pitch shouting "Where's my camel?" -on closer examination it was found his actual words were "Where's Mick Hammill?". Abdullah then moved to Scotland to play with Cowdenbeath, then to Wales to play with Bridgend Town F.C.
Nicknamed Toothpick, Abdullah signed with the Providence Clamdiggers of the American Soccer League in 1924. He spent three season with Providence before transferring to the powerhouse Fall River Marksmen during the 1926-1927 season. However, he left Fall River to join the Hartford Americans for the 1927-1928 season. Hartford lasted only eleven games that season, folding following the October 23, 1927 game with the New Bedford Whalers. Adbullah then played eight games with the New York Nationals before finishing the year back with Fall River. He then moved to Montreal Carsteel of the Canadian National Soccer League where he finished his career.
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'''Jon Steven Shaw''' (born 10 November 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Mansfield Town as a striker.
Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Shaw is a product of the Sheffield Wednesday youth system and was a prolific goalscorer for the second string. He made his first team debut as a 75th minute substitute coming on for Gerald Sibon in the FA Cup third round against Gillingham at the Priestfield Stadium during a 3-1 defeat on 7 January 2003. His first league appearance came on the final game of the 2002-03 season, coming on as a 90th minute substitute at Hillsborough for a 2-1 victory over Walsall.
The following season he joined Third Division team York City on a month's loan for first team experience,
Chris Turner rewarded the youngster for his performances with a new contract at the end of the 2003-04 season.
He joined Conference National team Burton Albion in November 2004 on non-contract terms,
Shaw joined Halifax Town for an undisclosed fee on 31 August 2007.
Shaw signed a two-year contract with League Two side Rochdale for an undisclosed fee on 4 July 2008.
On 14 January 2010, Shaw left Rochdale by mutual consent to pursue a contract with Conference National side Mansfield Town.
He was named in the England National Game XI team in February 2006 for their game against Italy,
He was a pupil at King Ecgbert School in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
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'''James "Hookey" or "Hooky" Leonard''' (born in Paisley, Scotland) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Leonard signed with Cowdenbeath in 1923. He quickly became a club favorite with brilliant performances. However, during the 1924-1925 game, he was suspended after missing several training sessions. Leonard was the third leading scorer in the Scottish League during the 1925-1926 season, but shocked the team and league when he signed with Indiana Flooring of the American Soccer League in December 1926. He played fifteen league games, scoring eight goals, through the remainder of the 1926-1927. Leonard returned to Cowdenbeath for the 1927-1928 season but was back in the U.S., this time with the New York Nationals. He remained with the Nationals through the 1929-1930 season, then returned again to Cowdenbeath. The team then sold his contract to English club Sunderland for -3000. He spent one season in England, but disagreements with team management saw him with Rhyl for part of the season. In October 1932, Leonard signed with Greenock Morton before finishing his career with Codenbeath. At some point, he may have also played with Saltcoats Victoria.
Leonard's exploits are chronicled in Ron Ferguson's Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil. He was recently elected into the Cowdenbeath F.C. Hall of Fame. After retiring, Leonard settled in the US with his family. He died in 1982, but in July 2003 his family visited Cowdenbeath to receive a commemorative scroll.
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'''Ian George Gore''' (born January 10, 1968 in Prescot, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a centre-back.
Gore began his career as an apprentice with Birmingham City, turning professional in May 1986, but was released without playing a first-team game. He joined non-league Southport before joining Blackpool on a free transfer in January 1988, beginning a seven-year spell at Bloomfield Road in which he would play exactly 200 league games. He was voted the Blackpool supporters' Player of the Year for 1990-91, and the following year he was a member of the Blackpool side that won promotion, via the Division Four play-off final at Wembley, to the new Division Two in 1991-92.
In August 1995, Gore joined Torquay United on a free transfer, having played against the Gulls at Wembley for Blackpool in the 1991 play-off final, which Torquay won on penalties. Although a regular in the side he moved to Doncaster Rovers in March 1996 for a fee of -5,000. He played 66 times for Rovers, mostly alongside Darren Moore, who he had replaced at Torquay. Gore scored once before being released.
Gore played the summer of 1998 in Singapore with Marine Castle before returning to England with non-league side Boreham Wood. He then moved on to Gainsborough Trinity in September 1999. He retired in 2002.
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'''Wally Ardron''' (19 September 1918 - 1978) was a professional English football player, from Swinton, South Yorkshire.
Like many of his generation, he lost a major part of his career to the Second world War. He was signed for Rotherham United from Midland League side Denaby United and did not make his League debut until he was 27. In 3 seasons he scored 94 goals for Rotherham, including 32 in 1948-9 when he was the leading scorer in the Third Division North.
Joining Nottingham Forest in 1949 he scored 25 goals in his first season and followed this with 36 in the 1950-1951 season (including 3 hat tricks), a record for the most goals scored in a season at the club which still stands.
Ardron currently remains as the 3rd overall all-time top scorer at Nottingham Forest, with 124 goals in all competitions, behind Grenville Morris and Nigel Clough and the second highest in League goals behind Morris, a remarkable achievement in only 6 seasons.
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'''Liam Needham''' (Born October 19, 1985 in Sheffield,England) is a soccer player currently playing for Guiseley
He made his professional debut at Hillsborough on the 29th September 2004 coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute in an embarrassing 1-0 defeat in a Football League Trophy match against Chester City. He said of his debut, "I'm disappointed to lose but to make my debut for Sheffield Wednesday is a dream come true." "I've supported them all my life. But the result is the most important thing of the night. I had butterflies in my stomach for a moment. I couldn't believe I was actually going on. It is a big thing for me which I have now reached. I have set my stall out, this is where I want to be - the first team. I've had my debut from the bench, now it's progressing. I want to get a start for the team now." Liam never played for Sheffield Wednesday again and was released from the club later that year.
He then signed for Gainsborough Trinity on a free transfer under manager Paul Mitchell. His time at The Northolme was short and brief before impressive performances landed him a move back to the Football League.
Needham was snapped up and earned a contract with Notts County , where he started twenty two games and played four as a substitute. However Needham failed to established himself at the club and he was soon to depart the club bound for his former club Gainsborough.
===Gainsborough Trinity (second spell)===
After losing his place in the first team at County he was loaned back to former club Trinity and then later, returned there on a permanent basis in December 2006. Needham was released by The Blues at the end of the 2008-2009 season.
Following his Gainsborough departure Liam signed with Guiseley.
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'''Stephen Grindlay''' (born 13 March 1982 in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish First Division side Ayr United.
Grindlay began his career as a youth player for Celtic before being picked up by Newcastle United. He was primarily in the youth system, however he did make one appearance in a friendly match with the first team against Berwick Rangers when he was 19. He left and had a spell with Grimsby Town. This was brief and soon returned home, with his family at Dumbarton.
Grindlay was shipped off on loan to Dumbarton F.P's during his first season to give him some regular football. He helped guide them to a domestic cup final at Hampden Park in Glasgow, losing 2-1. He returned and found himself immediately in the 1st team. He became one of Dumbarton's most experienced and highest paid players at such a young age, making nearly 200 appearances and setting records along the way. In 2004 he won the Dick Jackson Memorial Shield, an award given to players by supporters for being the best young player at the club. On 7 April 2007 he kept his 15th clean sheet of the season, breaking a record set back during the 1991-92 season.
After leaving Dumbarton, Grindlay signed for First Division side Queen of the South on 9 July 2007. He made 4 appearances for the club.
Grindlay was snapped up by Ayr United boss Brian Reid after his release from Queen of the South. Grindlay played in every Game in 2008-09 Season when Ayr wen't up Via the Play-Offs.
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'''Ali Fuseini''' (born December 7, 1988) is a Ghanaian football midfielder currently playing for Millwall F.C..
Fuseini was born in Accra, and moved to England with his mother and two brothers.
He joined Millwall from non-league and made his first-team debut against Gillingham on September 12, 2006. Although he was an unused sub on that occasion, the quick-thinking, attacking midfielder will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of former youth team prospects such as Paul Robinson and establish himself as a first team regular. He has since gone on to make several more appearances for the first team.
Fuseini was born and brought up in Accra, the capital of Ghana, but followed his mum Mariam, a nurse, to Catford South-East London, in 2000. Once at St Joseph's School, Lee Terrace,Lewisham, he discovered he had a talent for football, and was soon playing in midfield for Sunday league team Dulmore Albion, based in Brockley Rise. It was there he was seen by Millwall scout Jamie Martin, who signed him up for a scholarship aged 16.
"It felt very different coming to a professional club,after just playing Sunday football," said Fuseini. He soon signed YTS forms,to his mum's relief.
His first competitive game for the club was a rude awakening - a 6-0 defeat by Arsenal. "I was confident going into the game, though," he said. "I wanted to impress. It needed to be all about me focussing on my game - and that is what I did."
Fuseini tore a medial knee ligament in his first season as an U18, and missed almost two months of football. But when Joe Little was made head of the Millwall youth academy in August, he put him back in the position he loves best. And soon the move paid dividends.
A senior appearance for Millwall in the pre-season friendly at Crawley on August 15 followed, with Fuseini earning praise from then-boss Nigel Spackman, who watched the game. The teenager then played the first three reserve games of the season, scoring against Wycombe.
And when Millwall's opening few results went badly, Spackman asked Little if Fuseini was ready for the first team.
"I was nervous, but I always am very nervous before I go out on the pitch. But as soon as you go out on the pitch, you have to just concentrate on your own game, and that's what I tried to do. I thought I did okay and I was really pleased with myself."
Spackman, and now caretaker Willie Donachie, must have agreed, because they continued to select him.
In the 2007-08 season, Fuseini scored his first goal for the Lions, in a 2-1 defeat at Bristol Rovers, but has recently been out of favour with the Lions during the following season.
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'''David Mark Lee''' (born 5 November 1967 in Whitefield, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.
Lee, a right-winger, began his career with Bury in 1986. In five years at Gigg Lane, he made just over 200 league appearances and scored 35 goals.
Southampton came in for his services in 1991 with a successful -350,000 bid. Lee's stay on the south coast was short-lived, however; after only twenty appearances he returned to the north-west with Bolton Wanderers in a one-month loan deal. In December 1992, Bolton made the move permanent in a -275,000 deal.
Lee remained at Burnden Park for five years, clocking up 147 appearances and scoring sixteen goals. Whilst at Bolton he played in the 1995 League Cup Final.
In 1997 he joined Wigan Athletic for -250,000, and he maintained his goalscoring touch, netting eleven goals during his three years with the Latics.
Lee joined Blackpool on loan in 1999, before making a permanent move to Carlisle United on a non-contract basis.
A year later, the midfielder joined non-league side Morecambe, with whom he finished his career.
After hanging up his boots he turned his hand to coaching and former club Wigan gave him his first opportunity on the ladder by naming him as their youth coach. He stayed in this position until 2008 when accepting the offer to return to Bolton as their Assistant Academy Director.
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'''Hamza Bencherif''' (born February 2, 1988 in Paris, France) is an Algerian football player, currently playing for Macclesfield Town.
Bencherif started his career with Nottingham Forest, but never made a first-team appearance. Bencherif was loaned out to Lincoln City in October 2007, where he made 12 Football League Two appearances, scoring once. He was released by Forest at the end of the 2008-2009 season and joined Macclesfield Town on a one-year deal.
He has 7 caps for the Algerian Under 20 National Team.
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Stevenage Borough
- Chesham United
'''Colin Patrick Baker''' ( ''Colin'', born October 29, 1985 in Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish footballer who plays as a winger for Hong Kong FC in the Hong Kong First Division League. He previously played for Aylesbury United in the English Southern League.
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'''Steven Thomson''' (born 23 January 1978 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League side St. Mirren.
Thomson, a midfielder, previously played for English clubs Crystal Palace, Peterborough United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Scottish team Falkirk where he later became the club captain.
Steven will be especially remembered by Crystal Palace fans for the stunning strike he scored in the clubs 3-0 victory over then Premier League side Leicester City in 2002.
He joined Brighton & Hove Albion on the 14th January 2008 , making his debut in the 1-1 draw with Huddersfield Town. Thomson left Brighton a year later for 'family reasons' and moved back to Scotland, signing a two-and-a-half year contract with SPL side St. Mirren.
Steven scored his first goal for St. Mirren in the 2-0 away win against Motherwell in April 2009.
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'''Marc Keller''' (born 14 January 1968 in Colmar) is a retired French football player, who played primarily as a midfielder. In his club career he played in France, Germany and England. For the national side he played six times, scoring one goal against Brazil. He later became Director-General of RC Strasbourg and AS Monaco.
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'''Alexis Peter Nicolas''' (born 13 February 1983 in Westminster, London) is a former Anglo-Cypriot football player currently unattached.
Nicolas formerly played for Aston Villa as a youth, and played professionally for Chelsea and Brighton.
He was also a Cyprus under 21-international.
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'''Scott Munro Thomson''' (born 29 January 1972) is a Scottish professional football player who is currently playing with Scottish Second Division side East Fife.
Thomson began his career with a short spell at English football league side Shrewsbury Town. In 1991 he headed north to play for Brechin City before moving to Aberdeen where he spent five seasons. He was called up for the Scotland U-21's twice but was injured both times.
After falling out of favour with 'The Dons', he moved to Fife side Raith Rovers. It was here he was noticed by former Dunfermline Athletic boss Bert Paton and brought to East End Park. It wasn't until the Jimmy Calderwood era that his full potential developed.
On the 8 August 2007 Scott had his testimonial against a star studded Man United XI team which featured players such as Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Mikal Silvestre, Paul Scholes and new signing Owen Hargreaves. Not surprisingly United eased their way to a 4-0 victory.
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'''Jason Lee Lydiate''' (born 29 October 1971 in Manchester) is an English former professional association footballer.
Lydiate, a right-back, began his career as a trainee with Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in 1990. After two years at Old Trafford, he joined Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer.
After averaging just ten league appearances per season for Wanderers in three seasons, in 1995 Lydiate was snapped up by Sam Allardyce at Blackpool for a fee of -75,000. He went on to make 87 appearances for the Seasiders in three years, before moving to the east coast to join Scarborough.
Towards the end of his stay at the McCain Stadium, Lydiate was loaned out to Rochdale. He was one of three players owed money by 'Boro upon their release from the club. A transfer embargo was placed on the club until the debts to the players were paid.
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'''Lee Duxbury''' (born 7 October 1969) is an English former football player who played for Bradford City a total of 272 times, scoring 32 goals. He also played for Huddersfield Town and Oldham Athletic, where he is currently a coach. He was born in Keighley, Yorkshire.
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'''Scott Davies''' (born February 27, 1987), is a professional footballer with Morecambe. He was born in Blackpool, England.
Davies was brought up in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire and attended Cardinal Allen Roman Catholic High School, where he shared goalkeeping duties with Michael Hale, now of Bamber Bridge.
Playing in the position of goalkeeper, he was a product of the club's Youth Academy, making the step up in 2005. Davies then had a trial period at Crewe Alexandra during the summer of 2006; however, a deal broke down when a transfer fee could not be agreed.
His debut in a competitive first team match for Morecambe came in the 1-0 LDV Vans Trophy defeat at home to Bradford City on November 22, 2005, coming on in the second half as substitute for Ryan Robinson, who suffered an injury.
====2006-07 Conference National play-offs====
On May 7, 2007, during Morecambe's Conference National play-off semi-final second leg match at home to York City, fellow Morecambe goalkeeper Steven Drench fouled York City's Clayton Donaldson in the 19th minute and conceded a penalty kick, Drench also suffered a major injury during this collision and Davies was forced to come to face the penalty, which Steve Bowey converted, leaving Morecambe 1-0 down on aggregate, but two goals from Wayne Curtis put Morcambe through to the final, winning 2-1 on aggregate.
On May 20, 2007 Davies was picked in the starting line up ahead of Neal for the Conference National Playoff Final 2007 at Wembley Stadium against Exeter City, the game did not start well for Davies and Morecambe though when Lee Phillips scored in the 8th minute, but when the game progressed both Davies and Morecambe improved their performance, with Davies showing some good shot stopping skills and Morecambe scoring first Garry Thompson in the 42nd minute and Danny Carlton who scored a late goal in the 82nd minute. Davies came under pressure in the closing stages of the match, but kept his cool and didn't let the ball into the net. The final score was Exeter City 1-2 Morecambe, with Morecambe getting promoted to The Football League, for the first time in the clubs 87-year history.
On July 11, 2007 Ronnie Jepson confirmed that the young goalkeeper was on trial at Gillingham with a view to a permanent deal,
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'''Goma Lambu''' (born 10 November 1984) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Crydon Athletic.
Lambu has played at Millwall and Mansfield Town and played for the England under-16 team. Following his release from Mansfield, Fisher Athletic, Tooting & Mitcham United, Southall, Hornchurch and Redbridge.
At 21, he signed at the beginning of the 2006-07 season on a contract to keep him at Woking until the end of that season.
He joined Croydon Athletic following his release from Woking.
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'''Maynor Alexis Figueroa Rchez''' (born 2 May 1983) is a Honduran footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic as a defender.
Born in Jutiapa, Atlntida Department,
On 20 December 2007, Honduran newspaper ''El Heraldo'' reported, as a result of interest expressed by the Premier League club Wigan Athletic, Figueroa would be travelling to England. In January 2008, Figueroa joined Wigan on loan for the rest of the 2007-08 season.
On 23 December 2008, Wigan announced Figueroa had signed a three-and-a-half-year contract to join the club permanently.
He is mostly known for his sensational left foot, his powerful shot, his ability to take set-pieces and his long throw.
Maynor Figueroa is currently married to Sandra Norales, a professional handball player in England who currently plays for the Sheffield Handball Team of the British Handball Association. She is also an international with the Honduras women's national handball team or Federacin Hondurea de Balonmano (FEHBALM).
Sandra and Maynor also have a child named Keyrol Alexis Figueroa. The family currently resides in Wigan, England.
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'''Daniel Paul Halafihi "Danny" Forrest''' (born on 23 October 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Crawley Town.
He formerly played for Bradford City, his local team. He represented England at Under-19 level. In January 2008 he joined Hucknall Town on loan in a bid to regain fitness following an injury.
He returned to the first team at Halifax in March 2008 after the loan spell. He signed with Crawley Town in May 2008.
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'''Anthony Joseph "Tony" Norman''' (born 24 February 1958 in Mancot, Wales) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Hull City, Sunderland and Huddersfield Town during the 1980s and 1990s.
He holds the record for consecutive appearances for Hull City, playing 226 consecutive games between August 1983 and September 1988. In 2005, as part of the club's centenary celebrations, a poll was carried out to name the top 100 Tigers, and Norman was the highest-placed goalkeeper at number six. During his time at Boothferry Park, Hull completed a swift climb from the Fourth Division to the Second, and in 1986 finished sixth - their highest finish until they finally won promotion to the top flight 22 years later.
On leaving Hull, he signed for Sunderland. During his time at Roker Park, he helped them win promotion to the First Division in 1990 and also played at Wembley in the 1992 FA Cup Final, where they lost 2-0 to Liverpool.
He departed from Sunderland in the summer of 1995 to sign for Brian Horton (who had been his manager at Hull City) at Huddersfield Town. He remained in West Yorkshire for three seasons until he finally called time on his playing career in 1998 at the age of 40. By this stage, he was one of the oldest players to be registered with any Football League or Premier League club.
Despite his lengthy career, he only played one season of top division football, when in 1990-91 he kept goal for a Sunderland side that suffered relegation from the penultimate pre-Premiership First Division.
He made 5 international appearances for Wales, usually serving as deputy to the legendary Neville Southall.
After retiring from professional football, Norman became a policeman in Durham, but had to retire at the age of 47 after being diagnosed with a rare heart condition called cardiomyopathy. In 2005 he undertook a 190-mile charity walk in aid of the Children's Heart Federation.
In August 2008 Norman returned to Sunderland AFC as Academy Goalkeeping Coach.
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During World War II, Goulding was commissioned as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force. By the end of 1942 he had reached the rank of wing commander.
A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper
In addition to playing cricket, he also represented Ireland at squash, and captained Oxford University at football.
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'''Michael Anthony "Mike" Williams''' (born November 21, 1969 in Bradford) is a professional footballer, who played for a number of teams during the 1990s, but is mostly remembered for his time at Sheffield Wednesday.
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'''Joseph William "Joe" Mattock''' (born 15 May 1990) is an English footballer currently playing as a defender for West Bromwich Albion. A product of the his hometown club's youth academy, he has also represented England youth teams at nearly every level.
Mattock's reputation rapidly rose over a period of just two years, from the Leicester youth team to his recognition in the England U21 squad.
Mattock was a regular for the Leicester Under-18 side (playing alongside the likes of Ashley Chambers, Max Gradel, Andy King and Eric Odhiambo) as well as England Under 17's. He was part of the U18 squad that won the FA Premier Academy League by beating Sunderland U18s 4-3 on penalties in the 2006-07 season, and was voted Leicester's academy player of the season.
He made his senior debut for Leicester in a 2-1 home defeat to Norwich City on 14 April 2007, replacing Gareth McAuley in the 78th minute at left back.
On 9 November 2007, during the 2007-08 season, Mattock signed a new three-year contract with Leicester.
Mattock suffered ligament damage to his left ankle in a 1-0 League Cup win over Stockport County on 12 August 2008. Fortunately, there was no fracture, meaning he would be out for several weeks instead of months.
On 6 August, while away on international duty, Mattock was informed by his agent that West Bromwich Albion were interested in him. Eager to leave Leicester, he made a transfer request through chairman Milan Mandaric, infuriating manager Nigel Pearson.
Mattock made his debut for Albion in the 2-0 League Cup win over Bury.
After making his first team debut, Mattock was named in the England squad for the U17 Championships in Belgium.
Mattock grew up in the Eyres Monsell area of Leicester. On 2 September 2009, he was charged with assaulting four people in the Churchgate area of Leicester
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'''Diego Cavalieri''' (born 1 December 1982 in So Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing as a goalkeeper for Liverpool. He is of Italian ancestry and holds both an Italian and Brazilian passport.
Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Cavalieri was a part of the famous Cavalierius family descended from the great 16th century mathematician, Bonaventura Cavalieri. Cavalieri started his career at Palmeiras, where he made his debut on 24 June 2002, in a 4-0 away win over Rio Claro. Cavalieri was capped 33 times in the Brazilian Championship, conceding 47 goals.
On 11 July 2008, he signed a four-year contract with Liverpool for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of -3 million. He made his first-team debut in a pre-season friendly against Tranmere Rovers on 12 July 2008.
Cavalieri became the third Brazilian player at the club, following the signings of Fbio Aurlio and Lucas Leiva. Upon his arrival, Cavalieri was handed the number 1 shirt, last worn by Jerzy Dudek.
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'''Peter Joseph Corr''' (June 23, 1923 - June 1, 2001) was an Irish footballer. Corr played as an outside-right for, among others, Everton and Ireland. In 1949 he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. He was the uncle of Jim, Sharon, Caroline and Andrea Corr who make up the successful Irish musical group The Corrs. His brother Gerry is their father. After a three-year long battle with Alzheimer-s Disease, Corr died in a nursing home in Goosnargh in June 2001, aged 77.
Corr, who played Gaelic footballer as a youth, played soccer for his hometown club Dundalk before signing for Preston N.E. in April 1947 for a fee of -2,500. However his appearances for Preston were limited by the form of Tom Finney and he only made three league appearances for Preston before joining Everton in August 1948. He made his league debut for Everton against Stoke City in September 1948. While at Everton he made 24 appearances and scored 2 goals. His team mates at the club included fellow Irish internationals Peter Farrell, Tommy Eglington and Alex Stevenson and future Everton manager Harry Catterick. After leaving Everton, Corr went onto play for Bangor City and Wigan Athletic. During the 1952-53 season he played 34 games and scored 11 goals for Wigan in the Lancashire Combination. He was instrumental in Wigan winning the Combination and three cups during that season.
While playing for Everton, Corr was capped four times for Ireland. He made his debut for Ireland on May 22 1949 in a 1-0 win against Portugal at Dalymount Park. The following month on June 12 1949 he also played in the 4-1 defeat to Spain, again at Dalymount Park. His third game for Ireland was one the highlights of his career. On September 21 1949, together with Johnny Carey, Con Martin and Peter Farrell, he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. His last game for Ireland, on November 13 1949, was a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Ireland lost the game 3-1 to Sweden.
After retiring as a player, Corr settled in Preston where he opened a newsagent in Water Lane with fellow former Preston N.E. player Frank O'Farrell, later to become manager at Manchester United. He then opened Corr-s Hardware Shop on Sharoe Green Lane with his wife, Doreen. He had married Doreen in 1947 and together they raised two sons, Peter Jr. and Francis, and two daughters. He also worked as a scout for Everton and in 1967 helped persuade Howard Kendall to move from Preston N.E. to Everton.
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'''Ashley Kitchen''' (born 10 October 1988 in Mansfield, England) is an English footballer who plays for Glapwell of the Northern Premier League. He previously played for Mansfield Town before being released in January 2009. Kitchen is a versatile player who can play in both midfield and defence.
Kitchen began his career as a trainee at Mansfield Town in August 2005 and made his first-team debut at right-back against Rochdale in April 2007. After featuring only twice for Mansfield in the 2007-08 season, Kitchen joined Gainsborough Trinity in December 2007 on a one-month loan. He left Mansfield by mutual consent in January 2009, and subsequently signed for Glapwell.
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'''Mark Alexander Hudson''' (born 30 March, 1982 in Guildford, Surrey) is an English footballer who is the current captain of Football League Championship side Cardiff City. He plays as a centre half.
As a child Hudson played for Farncombe boys football club. Hudson began his professianal career with Fulham but never managed to establish himself in the first team. He spent two months on loan at Oldham Athletic while Iain Dowie was manager there. After Dowie moved to Crystal Palace, Hudson moved back to Fulham where he began to get small amounts of first team football.
In the 2003-04 season he went on a three month long loan to Crystal Palace, helping them to secure a play-off victory and promotion to the Premiership at the Millennium Stadium, before being signed by Dowie for the start of the 2004-05 season. Despite scoring on his full home debut, Hudson never managed to establish himself in the first team in his first two seasons, with Dowie preferring Fitz Hall and Gonzalo Sorondo, followed by a partnership of Hall and Darren Ward.
Dowie left in the summer of 2006, and was replaced by Peter Taylor. Under Taylor, Hudson became a first team regular, making 42 appearances in 2006-07, largely alongside Leon Cort. In 2007-08, under Neil Warnock, he played largely alongside Jos Fonte, and missed only one game all season. He was also appointed captain mid-way through that season as the Eagles made the play-offs.
At the end of the season he was out of contract, and chose to move on a free transfer to local rival and fellow Championship side Charlton Athletic, signing a three-year contract. Hudson's experience as captain at Palace earned him the same role at his new club, and he went on to make 45 appearances in all competitions for the club as they suffered relegation to League One, finishing bottom of the division.
In July 2009, Hudson signed for Championship side Cardiff City for a fee of -1.075m with an extra -250k possible if the Bluebirds reach the Premier League. An on-going contract dispute with midfielder Joe Ledley led manager Dave Jones to hand the captaincy to Hudson at the start of the season, the third successive club he had been appointed captain of. Hudson scored an own goal in a 1-1 draw against his former club Crystal Palace on 17 October 2009 before scoring his first goal for the club three weeks later during a 3-2 defeat to Swansea City. He made his 200th league appearance on boxing day against Plymouth Argyle. He scored his second goal on 9 Janaury 2010 against Blackpool.
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'''Michael Thomas Walsh''', (born June 20, 1956 in Manchester, England) was a defender who played for many clubs. He was probably best known as a captain of Bolton Wanderers F.C. and also for gaining honours representing the Republic of Ireland national football team.
Born and raised in Manchester, Walsh was snapped up as a 17 year old by Bolton Wanderers F.C. He made his debut as an 18 year old and quickly established a reputation as a no-nonsense defender with incredible bravery and attitude. This was rewarded by his manager Ian Greaves who made him captain. This was no mean feat in a team that included characters such as Peter Reid, Sam Allardyce and Frank Worthington.
Walsh stayed with Bolton from 1974-1981. During this time he made 169 league appearances (+8 as sub), scored 4 goals, and in 1978 led the club to the top flight as champions of the old second division, after narrowly missing promotion the season before.
In 1981, Walsh was snapped up by Howard Kendall at Everton for -90,000 plus Jim McDonagh. Walsh was one of Howard Kendall's famous 'magnificent seven' signings. He later took up loan spells at Norwich City and Burnley.
In 1983 he was offered the opportunity to play in Florida for George Best's old team Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The club went bust within a season though and Walsh was quickly back home. Next stop was Manchester City but within four months he signed for Blackpool where he went on to give a further 144 league appearances.
Walsh followed his Blackpool manager Sam Ellis to Bury as the first team coach. Upon Ellis' departure to Maine Road to join Peter Reid as his assistant, Walsh took up the reins as manager in September 1990.
His time as manager lasted five years, during which he took the club to the play-offs three times, including the club's first appearance at Wembley. All this was during a time where the club had a massive financial burden and many players had to be sold to keep the club afloat. Just five games after losing in the Wembley play-off final, Walsh was cruelly sacked as the Chairman became impatient despite the club having no finances to improve the team.
After a brief spell of taking Barrow to the top of their division, Walsh's old Everton team mate Steve McMahon asked Walsh to join him at Swindon Town as his assistant in 1997. Walsh also stayed on to assist Jimmy Quinn after McMahon's resignation late in 1998.
After being made redundant by Swindon Town, he became Peter Reid's Chief Scout at Sunderland. In 2003 he had a brief spell as manager of Southport F.C. where, despite being in the top half of the table upon his arrival, they suffered relegation out of the Conference, only slipping in to the relegation places on the last day of the season after a defeat away at Stevenage Borough. After a successful start to the season, Southport went on a long win less streak which saw them fall from top spot to the brink of not qualifying for the newly formed Conference North league, this was something deemed unthinkable for the Southport board who left with no decision but to sack Walsh and replace him with Liam Watson in an attempt to secure qualification. In 2004, Walsh was then asked back to Swindon Town as Andy King's assistant, but and decided to retire from the game a year later, and is now running a restaurant in Javea, Spain.
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''This article is about the footballer(soccer player) not the New Zealand Agricultural Marketing Trustee.''
'''Anthony John (Tony) Priscott''', born at Eastleigh on 19 March 1941 was an English professional footballer from 1959 until 1971. Priscott, a winger, played for
July 1959-August 1962 Portsmouth F.C. 35 appearances 6 goals
August 1962-January1966 Aldershot F.C. 141 appearances 44 goals
January 1966-August1967 AFC Bournemouth 61 appearances 6 goals
August 1967-July1971 Aldershot F.C. (2nd spell) 136 appearances 26 goals
FOOTBALL LEAGUE TOTAL 372 appearances 82 goals
July 1971-June 1973 Poole Town 59 appearances 3 goals
June 1973 Ringwood Town ''Data not found''
On Saturday 20 January 2007, The News (Portsmouth, UK) Sports Mail Edition featured Priscott in its "Where are they now?" column. He is now a Christian minister.
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'''Keith Henry "Rhino" Stevens''' (born 21 June 1964) is an English former professional footballer.
He spent his entire first-class playing career with Millwall, making his debut in a Third Division fixture against Oxford United in April 1981, when still only 16 years old. Stevens was nicknamed "Rhino" by his team mates, although it is unclear if this was due to his fearless tackling style or the size of his nose. He gained a regular first team place two seasons later and helped Millwall reach the Second Division in 1985 and the First Division (for the first time) in 1988. He helped them finish 10th in their first top division season, and even after their relegation the following year he was able to bolster their defence and ensure that they were at least a match for most other second tier teams. In 1994 he was ever-present in the league as they finished third, but lost out on a place in the Premier League due to a playoff defeat at the hands of Derby County in the semi-finals. Millwall were relegated to Division Two in 1996, and although Stevens was no longer a regular first team player after this stage he continued as a player for another three seasons.
Stevens was appointed player-manager of Millwall in May 1998 on the dismissal of Billy Bonds, and named team-mate Alan McLeary as his co-manager. They remained in charge until their controversial dismissal on 17 September 2000 after failing to get Millwall promoted back to Division One, a feat which was achieved eight months later under successor Mark McGhee, with the team that Stevens and McLeary had built.
Despite no longer being with the club, in April 2001 Millwall awarded Stevens a testimonial, culminating in a friendly with Tottenham Hotspur in August 2001.
Stevens later managed non-league Fisher Athletic until resigning in July 2002.
Keith Stevens and his family emigrated to Australia.
He is the current assistant coach of the inaugural championship winning club in the Australian women's W-League.
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'''John Stephen Bailey''' (born 30 July 1950) is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Swindon Town and in non-league football for Cheltenham Town. He has been chairman of Didcot Town Football Club since 1995.
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'''Fabian de Freitas''' (born 28 July 1972 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a former Surinamese-Dutch footballer who plays as a striker. De Freitas played in England with Bolton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion and in Spain with CA Osasuna.
Fabian de Freitas is probably best known for his late goals in the 1995 Division 1 Play-off final between Bolton Wanderers and Reading at Wembley which finished 4-3 to Bolton. Wanderers found themselves 2-0 down (although goalkeeper Keith Branagan saved a penalty in the first half to prevent Reading going 3-0 up) with 15 minutes to go before Owen Coyle pulled one back. De Freitas' goal in the 86th minute forced the game into extra-time, before Mixu Paatelainen headed Bolton in the lead. De Freitas then added the winner, firing in from close-range, with a minute to go, promoting Bolton to the Premier League.
He made his Albion debut on 22 August 1998 in a 3-0 away win at Port Vale; in the 87th minute he replaced Lee Hughes, who had scored a hat-trick in the game.
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'''Melvyn "Mel" Sage''' (born 24 March 1964, Gillingham) is an English former football (soccer) player. He played as a full back for Gillingham and Derby County in a ten-year career which was ultimately cut short by injury.
Sage began his career as an apprentice professional with his hometown club, Gillingham, turning professional in 1982.
After retiring from football, Sage returned to his hometown of Gillingham and became a taxi driver.
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'''Gregory Stephen "Greg" Abbott''' (born 14 December 1963) is an English football manager and former player. He played as a right back or midfielder, and is now manager of Carlisle United.
Born in Coventry, Abbott started his career with his hometown team Coventry City. He was released without playing a game but recommended to Bradford City, where he won the Division Three title in the 1984-85 season and went on to play more than 300 games. He had spells with Halifax Town and non-league Guiseley before he returned to The Football League with former manager Terry Dolan at Hull City. He spent four seasons with Hull playing another 100 games to take his career total to in excess of 500 first team matches.
After retiring, he went into coaching. He spent a decade at Leeds United coaching a number of junior and reserve sides, before he was appointed assistant manager of Carlisle United in 2006. He spent a brief spell as caretaker manager in 2007, before he was given the job full-time 13 months later after John Ward was sacked.
Abbott was born in Coventry, England on 14 December 1963.
Abbott had to wait eight months for his first team debut, which came in a 3-1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle at right back.
Abbott became a more regular member of the first team the following season as City won just one of their first 15 games,
During the summer of 1984, City signed winger John Hendrie, who had played with Abbott at Coventry, as well as defender Dave Evans.
City played their home games at a number of grounds during the 1985-86 season during the redevelopment of their Valley Parade ground.
On 16 September 1987, Abbott scored the first hat-trick of his career to give City a 3-1 victory against Plymouth Argyle and elevate them to the top of the division. City remained in promotion contention for most of the season, with Abbott playing 32 games, though he did not start in any of the final eight fixtures, as City missed out on promotion after losing the final two matches.
As a result of the defeat, both Stuart McCall and John Hendrie left the club and City could not maintain their form finishing in the bottom half for the first time in three years.
John Docherty had taken over as City manager and Abbott's first team opportunities were limited with Docherty favouring a number of players he had bought from his former team Millwall.
Abbott signed for City's West Yorkshire neighbours Halifax Town for a fee of -25,000.
When he finished his playing career, Abbott was invited to join the Leeds United coaching staff, by Ces Podd, who had played with Abbott at Bradford City. Abbott worked with Brian Kidd at Leeds' academy with the teams from under 10s to under 18s level. He also had a brief stint as reserves team manager, but wanted to coach senior teams. He turned down an offer from Paul Jewell, another player Abbott knew from his time at Bradford City, to do some short-term coaching at Wigan Athletic.
In July 2006, he joined Carlisle United as assistant manager to Neil McDonald.
When Ward left the club after 13 months in charge following a run of nine defeats in ten games, which left the club in 20th place, Abbott was once again appointed caretaker manager.
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'''David G. "Dave" Evans''' (born 20 May 1958) is an English retired professional footballer who made more than 500 league appearances for three clubs.
Born in West Bromwich, Evans began his professional career with Aston Villa. He later played for Halifax Town in two spells, and also played with Bradford City. Whilst at Bradford he won the Football League Division Three title in 1984-85. On the last day of that successful season his day was to turn into a nightmare when 56 spectators were killed in a horrendous stand fire while playing Lincoln City. Evans later played non-league football with Brighouse Town.
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'''David Scott McNiven''' (born 9 September 1955 in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Leeds United, Bradford City, Blackpool and Morecambe. His sons David and Scott are both football players as well.-
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'''Brian Mitchell''' (born 16 July 1963 in Stonehaven) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in both Scotland and England, making over 250 league appearances for four teams.
Mitchell began his career with King Street of Aberdeen, before signing professional forms with Aberdeen in 1981. He stayed with Aberdeen until 1986, and made 65 league appearances. Mitchell later signed with Bradford City, and in a six-year spell made 178 league appearances. After leaving Bradford in 1992, he enjoyed one season spells with both Bristol City and Hull City, before retiring in 1994.
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'''Gavin Oliver''' (born 6 September 1962 in Felling) is a retired English professional football player.
Oliver played for Sheffield Wednesday - where he spent loan spells at Tranmere Rovers and Brighton & Hove Albion - and Bradford City.
After retiring, Oliver became Bradford City's Football in the Community Officer.
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'''Paul A. Tomlinson''' (born 4 February 1965 in Rotherham) is a retired English football player who played as a goalkeeper for Sheffield United, Birmingham City on loan and Bradford City.
Bradford City signed Tomlinson for a club record -47,500 from Sheffield United in June 1987, replacing Peter Litchfield in goal for the 1987-88 season.
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'''John McCole''' (18 September 1936 - 1982) was an Irish-born Scottish professional footballer who played in Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales and the United States.
Born in Gweedore, Republic of Ireland but raised in Glasgow, Scotland, McCole began his career with Vale of Leven before signing a professional contract with Falkirk in 1956. McCole moved to England in 1958 to play with Bradford City, Leeds United (where he scored 45 goals in 78 league appearances, but was unable to prevent Leeds from being relegated from the First Division; McCole also set a club record by scoring four goals in the League Cup match against Brentford before returning to Bradford in October 1961) and Rotherham United, before spending a year in Ireland with Shelbourne. McCole returned to Britain to play for Newport County - a Welsh team playing in the English league - before returning to Ireland to play with Cork Hibernians and Dundalk.
McCole also spent the summer of 1961 in the United States with the New York Americans, scoring seven goals in the process.
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'''Jari Vanhala''' (born 29 August 1965 in Helsinki)
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'''Magnus Pehrsson''' (born 25 February 1976) is a Swedish former football player and current head coach of Danish Superliga team Aalborg BK.
During his playing career Pehrsson played for IFK Liding, Djurgrdens IF and IFK Gteborg in Sweden, as well as Bradford City in England.
In 2006 Pehrsson was appointed manager of IK Sirius. In November 2007, Pehrsson was appointed manager of GAIS.
From January 1, 2009 Pehrsson will coach the Danish Superliga team, Aalborg BK.
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'''Stephen Jagielka''' (born March 10, 1978 in Manchester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Hednesford Town. He is the older brother of Everton's Phil Jagielka.
Steve started his career at Stoke City, initially as a striker, but failed to break into the first team and was released at the end of the 1996-1997 season. From there, he joined Shrewsbury Town, where he made over 100 starts for the Shrews, as well as making nearly the same amount of appearances from the substitutes bench
After-the Shrews were relegated from the Football League at the end of the 2002-2003 season, Jagielka found himself making the surprise switch to Championship side Sheffield United, linking up with his brother in the process. However, he failed to make the breakthrough into the Blades' first team during the 2003-2004 season and was released in the summer of 2004
He made the switch back across the Pennines that summer to join Nationwide Conference side Accrington Stanley, where he enjoyed promotion to the Football League at the Crown Ground in his second season at the club in the 2005-2006 season. He was released at the end of the campaign, returning to his native Manchester to join Conference North side Droylsden
In his one and only season at the Bloods, he helped the ambitious Tameside club to promotion to the Blue Square Premier, making nearly thirty appearances for the side as they clinched the Blue Square North title. Again, rather than moving up a level, Jagielka opted to leave the club and joined AFC Telford United, who had just won the UniBond Premier League, in the summer of 2007
Upon his arrival at the New Bucks Head, he was named as the club's new skipper, after former captain Steve Pope had departed. the 2007-2008 season was a huge success for the Bucks, as they finished second in their new league, narrowly missing out on a second successive promotion after losing in the play-offs to Barrow at the semi-final stage
After another solid showing during the 2008-2009 season, Telford offered Jagielka a new deal for the 2009-2010 season, which he signed immediately. However, injury saw him lose his grip on the Bucks' captaincy to Stuart Whitehead, limiting him to just four appearances at the start of the new season. With no guarantees of first team football from manager Rob Smith, Jagielka decided to join the Pitmen, making his debut in the F.A. Trophy defeat to Buxton in October
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'''Raymond George Bloomfield''' (born 15 October 1944, in Kensington, London) is an English former professional football player. He is the nephew of former Arsenal player Jimmy Bloomfield.
As a young player he represented England at schoolboy and under 18 level, where he played alongside David Pleat, Barry Fry and Ron Harris.
In the 1960s and early 1970s he was on the books of Arsenal (but never played a senior competitive match) and then Aston Villa (where he played three league matches) in England. After that he moved to the United States to play in the NASL; he won two NASL Championships, in 1968 with Atlanta Chiefs and 1971 with Dallas Tornado, ending his playing career at Dallas.
Since retiring as a player he has worked for Bolton Wanderers under Sam Allardyce, and Leicester City and Luton Town with David Pleat.
He has been particularly involved in the development and transfer of footballers from Croatia, including Slaven Bilic, Davor Suker and Igor Stimac. During Bilic's successful spell as a player at West Ham United and Everton FC, Bloomfield was a key consultant to the player.
-DOCSTART-	10711835
'''Dougie Bell''' (born 5 September 1959 in Paisley) is a former Scottish footballer.
Bell has played for Cumbernauld United, St Mirren, Aberdeen, Rangers, Hibernian, Shrewsbury Town, Hull City, Cork City, Birmingham City, Partick Thistle, Portadown, Clyde, Elgin City, Alloa Athletic, Albion Rovers & Linlithgow Rose.
Bell took temporary charge of Clyde in January 2008, after Colin Hendry resigned from his position of manager. Bell was in control of the team for the matches against Dundee and Hamilton Academical. He was sent from the dugout to the stand in both matches, and received a 10 match touchline ban.
Bell took charge of the Clyde reserve team for the 2007-08 campaign, and won the Reserve League Cup. He was promoted to the position of assistant manager in June 2008.
During his time with Aberdeen, Bell won the Scottish Cup and the European Super Cup.
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'''Thomas Joseph Eglington''' (15 January 1923 - 18 February 2004) was an Irish footballer who played as an outside-left for, among others, Shamrock Rovers, Everton and Tranmere Rovers. Eglington was also a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI.
Eglington-s playing career followed a similar path to that of Peter Farrell. As well as teaming up at international level, they also played together at three different clubs. Eglington was best known as a creator of chances, for his acceleration down the wing and for his ability to deliver a precise pass at speed. He also possessed a powerful shot. He remains one of Everton-s all-time top goalscorers and has played more games in the Second Division than any other Everton player.
Before joining Rovers, Eglington played as a junior with both Munster Victoria and Distillery of Drumcondra and helped the latter club win the FAI Intermediate Cup in 1942. He then joined Shamrock Rovers where together with Peter Farrell, Jimmy McAlinden and Paddy Coad, he helped Rovers reach three successive FAI Cup finals. They won the competition in 1944 and 1945 and finished as runners up in 1946. In June 1946 Eglington also made his debut for the FAI XI while at Rovers. He won his first 2 caps while a Rovers player.
In July 1946, together with Peter Farrell, Eglington signed for Everton. In September 1946 he made his League debut for the club in a 3-2 home win against Arsenal. In eleven seasons at Everton he played 394 league games and scored 76 goals. He also played a further 34 games and scored a further 12 goals in the FA Cup. During his time with Everton his team mates, apart from Farrell, also included Alex Stevenson, Peter Corr, Harry Catterick, Wally Fielding, Tommy E. Jones, Brian Labone and Dave Hickson.
Eglington-s most prolific scoring season came in 1952-53 when he scored 16 times, 14 in the Second Division and 2 in the FA Cup. On September 27 1952, he scored 5 of these goals in just one game at Goodison Park against Doncaster Rovers, helping Everton to a 7-1 win. He also reached double figures in both 1953-54 and 1955-56. During the 1953-54 season his goals helped Everton finish as runners up in the Second Division, thus gaining promotion to the First Division.
In June 1957 Eglington signed for Tranmere Rovers and three months later he was followed there by Peter Farrell. He spent three seasons at Rovers making 172 league appearances and scoring 36 goals. He also played a further 9 games and scored a further 4 goals for Rovers in the FA Cup. In August 1959 Eglington scored a hat-trick for Rovers in a 5-1 win over Accrington Stanley.
In 1961 Eglington signed for Cork Hibernians. He spent two seasons at Hibs and helped them reach the 1963 FAI Cup final where they lost 2-0 to Shelbourne. While at Hibs he also played four times for the League of Ireland XI at veteran age of 38. In a memorable game in Bristol he scored in a 5-2 defeat to an English League XI team that was the nucleus of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup.
When Eglington began his international career in 1946 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Republic of Ireland - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Eglington, played for both teams.
It is notable that Eglington only won 24 caps for the Republic of Ireland but was awarded with the customary statuette normally reserved for those reaching 25 caps.
Between 1946 and 1955 Eglington made 24 appearances and scored 2 goals for the FAI XI. He made his international debut on June 16 1946 against Portugal. Eglington scored his first goal for the FAI XI in a 4-0 win against Austria on March 25 1953. He captained the FAI XI during the qualifying rounds for the 1954 FIFA World Cup and, during the same competition, he scored his second goal in a 4-0 win against Luxembourg on October 28 1953. Eglington played his last game for the FAI XI on November 27 1955 in a 2-2 draw with Spain.
Eglington also made 6 appearances for the IFA XI between 1946 and 1948. On November 27 1946 he made his debut for the IFA XI in a 0-0 draw with Scotland. Together with Johnny Carey, Con Martin, Bill Gorman, Peter Farrell, Alex Stevenson and Davy Walsh, he was one of seven players born in the Irish Free State to play for the IFA XI that day. The draw helped the team finish as runners-up in the 1947 British Home Championship. Eglington also helped the IFA XI gain some other respectable results, including a 2-0 win against Scotland on October 4 1947 and a 2-2 draw with England at Goodison Park on November 5 1947.
Eglington also ran a butcher's shop outside St. Gabriel's Church in Clontarf, Dublin for many years after his retirement.
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'''Jean-Guy Wallemme''', born 10 August 1967) is a former French footballer, currently managing RC Lens.
-DOCSTART-	10728954
'''Joseph 'Joe' Cooke''' (born 15 February 1955) is a retired Dominican professional footballer player who spent his entire career in England. He began his career at as a centre-forward, but was later converted into a central defender.
Beginning at Bradford City, Cooke also played for Peterborough United, Oxford United, Exeter City, Rochdale and Wrexham.
His sister is children's author Trish Cooke.
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'''Robert Stanley "Bobby" Ham''' (born 29 March 1942 in Bradford, England) is a retired English footballer who played for Bradford Park Avenue, Gainsborough Trinity, Bradford City, Preston and Rotherham. He also managed Gainsborough, Matlock and Guiseley.
Ham was promoter the Bradford Dukes motorcycle speedway team with his brother Alan. His company has sponsored British riders including former British Champion and current Grand Prix rider Scott Nicholls, Josh Auty and Joe Haines.
-DOCSTART-	10729078
'''Ian Cooper''' (born 1946 in Bradford) is a retired English football player who played professionally for Bradford City between 1965 and 1977, making nearly 450 appearances for the club. After retiring as a player, Cooper became manager of Worcester City.
-DOCSTART-	10729159
'''Donald "Don" Hutchins''' (born 8 May 1948 in Middlesbrough) is a retired English footballer who played for Leicester City, Plymouth Argyle, Blackburn Rovers, Bradford City and Scarborough
-DOCSTART-	10729208
'''Gerald "Gerry" Ingram''' (born 19 August 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in both England and the United States between 1966 and 1980, Ingram made nearly 500 professional league career appearances, scoring nearly 200 goals.
Born in Beverley, Ingram began his career with local side Hull Brunswick before playing in the Football League for Blackpool, Preston North End and Bradford City. Ingram later played in the North American Soccer League for the Washington Diplomats, the Las Vegas Quicksilver, the San Diego Sockers, the Chicago Sting and the California Surf.
-DOCSTART-	10729342
'''Rodney 'Rod' Johnson''' (born 8 January 1945 in Leeds) is a retired English football player who played for Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United, Bradford City and Gainsborough Trinity.
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'''Gordon William George Watson''' (born 20 March 1971) is a retired English football player whose career was almost ended when he suffered a double fracture in the right leg in a tackle with Huddersfield Town defender Kevin Gray on 1 February 1997.
Throughout his career he was known as -Flash-, a nickname he first acquired at 4 years old, after the comic book hero, Flash Gordon.
Born in Sidcup, he was playing in local tyro football when he was spotted by scouts from his local team Charlton Athletic. He joined them as an associate school-boy in June 1985, signing as a trainee in July 1987 and as a professional in April 1989. He made his debut for Charlton against Derby County, who had Peter Shilton in goal. After a two years spell at the Addicks, in which he scored eight goals in 23 starts, the headstrong Watson made the brave move to uproot to South Yorkshire and join Sheffield Wednesday in February 1991 for a fee of -250,000.
Although he was never a regular fixture in the Sheffield Wednesday side (making a total of only 88 appearances in 4 years, of which 46 were as substitute) he enjoyed some good times as Wednesday were promoted to Division 1 (the top level) at the end of his first season and then achieved third place in 1991-92 and a place in the UEFA cup. In the UEFA Cup Watson appeared in 3 of the 4 games played by Wednesday, who reached the second round going out to Kaiserslautern.
Wednesday also reached both the FA Cup final (lost to Arsenal after a replay) and the League Cup final (also lost to Arsenal) in 1993, although Watson did not play in any of the finals, being behind Mark Bright, David Hirst and Paul Warhurst in the choice of strikers.
His best season for Wednesday was 1993-94 when, with David Hirst missing much of the season through injury, Watson scored 12 goals in 23 league appearances. In the following season, Wednesday struggled for goals generally but Watson made only 5 starts coming off the bench a further 18 times.
In March 1995, after four years at Hillsborough, Watson was signed by relegation-threatened Southampton (under manager Alan Ball) for a fee of -1,200,000.
He made his Saints debut at Nottingham Forest on 18 March 1995 and scored against Newcastle United in his home debut 4 days later as the Saints came from a goal down after 89 minutes to snatch an unlikely 3-1 victory. Watson went on to make 12 Premier League appearances (scoring 3 goals) in the 1994-95 season as Saints lifted themselves to a 10th place finish.
According to Holley & Chalk's ''In That Number'', Watson was ''"an effervescent,never-say-die forward, the sort the crowd always love and, although not the most skilful of front-runners, he had a swashbuckling style that unnerved defences."''
Alan Ball left The Dell at the end of the 1994-95 season, to be replaced by Dave Merrington. The 1995-96 season was a poor one for both the Saints (finishing in 17th place, just above the relegation zone) and Watson, with only 3 goals from 25 league appearances, with the goal-scoring being shared by Matthew Le Tissier and Neil Shipperley, with 7 league goals each. For 1996-97, Saints appointed a new manager in Graeme Souness who brought in Egil stenstad as first choice striker to play alongside Le Tissier, leaving Watson to make only the occasional appearance. His final appearance for The Saints was in a humiliating FA Cup defeat at Elm Park, Reading on 4 January 1997.
Two weeks later, Watson was sold to Bradford City for -550,000 and was the club-s then record signing.
In only Watson's third game for the club he suffered a double fracture in the right leg in a tackle with Huddersfield Town defender Kevin Gray on 1 February 1997. The tackle was described by football pundit, Jimmy Hill, as "''late, dangerous and violent''" and was the worst he had seen in fifty years of football. The fourth minute tackle during a 1-1 draw at Valley Parade led to Watson undergoing emergency surgery in which he required a 6 inch plate and 7 screws inserted into his leg.
Following five further operations, he missed the remainder of the 1996-97 season, the entire 1997-98 campaign and he only managed a handful of starting appearances in the 1998-99 season before his contract came to an end.
In a landmark case in the High Court, in October 1998, Watson successfully sued Gray for negligence and was awarded -50,000 in interim damages as well as a latter -900,000, the bulk of which was to compensate for the loss of anticipated earnings.
On expiry of his contract with Bradford City (now promoted to the Premiership) in June 1999, Watson declined the offer of a new contract explaining that he was not ''"fit enough or good enough to represent Bradford City in the top flight"''.
In August 1999 he signed for Bournemouth in an effort to rebuild his career but only made 11 league and cup appearances in the 1999-00 season. When his contract expired in June 2000 it was not renewed and he spent the next year out of the game with his career seemingly at an end.
He spent some time at Portsmouth who allowed him to use their training facilities and after a trial in 2001, he was ready to play for Portsmouth, but Graham Rix was unable to offer him a contract.
In September 2001 he was signed by Hartlepool United (managed by Watson's former Sheffield Wednesday team-mate Chris Turner). In just 31 starts in 2001-02, Watson-s goal haul of 18 helped the side off the bottom of the table and into the Third Division play-offs. Watson was easily the club's top-scorer in 2001-02, with double that of his closest "rivals".
The 2002-03 season was another frustrating one for Watson. He started brightly with five goals in the first eight games, but in the 4-1 victory over Darlington on 14 September 2002 he broke his left leg after a sliding challenge with Matthew Clarke. This ruled him out for much of the club's successful promotion campaign. Although he returned in March, he was never fully fit and failed to add to his goal tally. Even so, Watson clearly enjoyed his swan-song at Hartlepool as did the club's fans with many fan sites describing him as "''Hartlepool-s best ever striker''".
His Hartlepool contract expired in June 2003 and was not renewed as Watson sought to move back South.. In August 2003 he had a trial with his former club Sheffield Wednesday but, after suffering a further knee injury in training, this came to nothing and Watson finally ended his playing career.
Despite leaving Southampton in 1997, Watson and his family continue to live in the city where re runs a property renovation business. He is also involved in coaching his son, Callum, in junior football and hopes eventually to move up to coaching at a higher level.
In January 2007, he began working for Southampton's in-house radio station "The Saint", subsequently Radio Hampshire, taking over as a match analyser from Jimmy Case when he was unavailable. He also worked for G-Sports, an African PPV Sports channel as a pundit for Premier League & Serie A coverage.
Since July 2008, he has been employed by Leicester City as a scout and analyst of forthcoming opponents assisting his former Sheffield Wednesday colleague, Nigel Pearson.
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'''Laurens ten Heuvel''' (born 6 June 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for HFC Haarlem.
Ten Heuvel formerly played for FC Den Bosch, Barnsley, Northampton Town, First Vienna FC, Stormvogels Telstar, Sheffield United, Bradford City, Grimsby Town, De Graafschap, and RBC Roosendaal.
Ten Heuvel is the older brother of Arturo ten Heuvel.
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'''Robert Cram''' (19 November 1939 - 14 April 2007) was an English professional footballer.
Born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, Cram joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in September 1955, at the age of 15. He turned professional in January 1957, but did not make his debut until October 1959, in a 0-0 draw against Bolton Wanderers. He went on to make 163 appearances for The Baggies, including the 1966 and 1967 League Cup finals. He is perhaps most remembered for being the captain of the Colchester United team that beat Leeds United in the 1971 FA Cup, one of the greatest shocks in the competition's history. In 1968, he went on loan with the Vancouver Royals in the North American Soccer League. He returned to the NASL in 1974, this time with the Seattle Sounders.
Cram died in Canada of a heart attack, aged 68, in April 2007.
Bobby Cram was also the uncle of athlete Steve Cram.
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'''Stephen Frail''' (born 10 August 1969, in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is currently the Celtic under-19s coach.
Frail began his career with Archie Knox's Dundee in 1985, gradually developing into a first-team player by the end of the decade. He helped the Dens Park side to victory in the inaugural Scottish Challenge Cup in 1990-91, however his progress was hindered by a serious knee ligament injury, causing him to miss almost an entire season.
Frail joined Hearts in a -130,000 deal in March 1994 and his form during the 1994-95 season as a right wingback led to media speculation of a call-up to the Scottish national side. Injury continued to hinder him though and in an away match at Dundee United on 21 March 1995 he suffered similar knee ligament damage to that he sustained while with Dundee. He missed the entire 1995-96 season and upon his return to fitness found his previous role in the team taken by Gary Locke.
Unable to maintain a permanent position in the team he filled-in as a defensive midfielder when required as well as deputising for Locke but left Edinburgh for Merseyside when Tranmere Rovers paid -90,000 for his services in January 1998.
Following a familiar pattern, Frail's time with Tranmere was decimated by injuries and he made less than 30 total appearances during his two seasons with the club. He is best remembered for his involvement in a controversial incident in an FA Cup tie with Sunderland, when a bureaucratic mix-up resulted in him being substituted on for Clint Hill who, unbeknown to Frail, had just been sent-off for a second bookable offence. After several minutes of commotion another player left the field to ensure Tranmere didn't avoid their punishment.
Frail returned to Scotland with St Johnstone in 2000, signed for a second time by his former Hearts manager Sandy Clark. After a single season in Perth he moved to Greenock side Morton.
While at Morton, Frail began to become involved in coaching, firstly under Peter Cormack then former team-mate at Hearts Dave McPherson.
Frail, along with sporting director Anatoly Korobochka, took temporary charge of Hearts' first team in March 2007 after the departure of Valdas Ivanauskas. It was confirmed in June 2007 that Frail and Korobochka would take charge of the Jambos for the 2007-08 season with Bulgarian Angel Chervenkov coming in as assistant, though it was left ambiguous which one of the pair had responsibility for team selection. After poor form, which saw Hearts drop to tenth in the SPL, Frail was promoted to caretaker manager in January 2008 as the club planned to appoint a new permanent manager. It was announced Frail will be replaced as manager at the end of the 2007/08 season.
In April 2009, Stephen was appointed the coach of Celtic's under-19 team.
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'''Xavier 'Xavi' Barrau''' (born 26 September 1982 in Lyon) is a French footballer who plays for French club ES Frjus.
He formerly played for CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, ES Viry-Chtillon and La Roche VF in France, Bradford City, Darlington and Walsall in England, FC Meyrin in Switzerland and Airdrie United and Grentna in Scotland.
Barrau signed for Hamilton Academcial (another club in Scotland) on 1 January 2008 on a six-month contract. However, he was released in April 2008 to return to France.
At the beginning of the 2008-09 season Xavier signed for French club ES Frjus who play in CFA Group B.
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'''Gary Chivers''' (born 15 May 1960 in Stockwell) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Chelsea, Swansea City, Queens Park Rangers, Watford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Bournemouth,
A central defender, Chivers began his career with Chelsea in 1979, and remained with the club until 1983, a poor period in the club's history. He then moved to Swansea City, followed by spells with Queens Park Rangers and Watford. He settled at Brighton & Hove Albion, enjoying a six-year stint with the club from 1987.
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Gillingham F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Gillingham, Kent, playing in Football League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system, as of the 2008-09 season. The club was formed in 1893 as New Brompton F.C., a name which was retained until 1913, and has played home matches at Priestfield Stadium throughout its history. The club joined the Football League in 1920, was voted out of the league in favour of Ipswich Town at the end of the 1937-38 season, but returned to the league 12 years later after it was expanded from 88 to 92 clubs. Between 2000 and 2005, Gillingham played in the second tier of the English league for the only time in the club's history, achieving a highest league finish of eleventh place in 2002-03.
Jock Robertson, the team's captain when Gillingham first entered the League in 1920, made a total of 388 appearances, a club record which stood for over ten years until overtaken by Charlie Marks, although Marks' total of 434 appearances includes those made while the club played outside the Football League. Goalkeeper John Simpson was the first Gillingham player to make over 600 appearances. Another goalkeeper, Ron Hillyard, set a new record of 655 appearances in the early 1990s, although Simpson still holds the record for appearances solely in the Football League. Nicky Southall has the highest appearance total of any current Gillingham player, having played over 320 games in three separate spells at the club. The club's all-time top goalscorer, with 149 career goals, is Brian Yeo, who also shares the record for the most League goals scored in a season with Ernie Morgan.
''Includes all competitive first-team matches apart from supplementary matches in the Kent League (1895-96) and Thames & Medway Combination (1897-1903), for which line-ups are not recorded. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics correct as of 9 November 2009. Players marked in'' '''''bold''''' ''are still playing for the club.''
'''DF''' - Defender;
NOTE: Please do not simply add one to appearance figures for current players after a match; these statistics may not have been updated for several weeks and may be out of date. Please check a source such as the BBC website for the correct figures.
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'''David Bridges''' (born 22 September 1982 in Huntingdon) is an English footballer who plays for Stevenage Borough as a midfielder.
Born in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Bridges began his career with local side Cambridge United, progressing through the club's youth system.
Bridges featured regularly in the opening half of the 2002-03 season, playing a total of 25 times and scoring once.
Bridges trialled at a number of clubs before the start of the 2004-05 season, most notably Chesterfield and Northampton Town, without successfully securing a deal.
He made his second debut for Cambridge in a 1-0 defeat at Forest Green Rovers,
Two months later, Bridges joined Conference North side Kettering Town on a one-year deal.
Bridges was named in the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in January 2006, for a friendly against Italy, staged at Cambridge's Abbey Stadium, his home ground at the time.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference and Southern Football League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''Mapidima "Bally" Smart''' (born April 27, 1989 in Polokwane, Limpopo)
Smart attended Thorpe St Andrew High School in Norwich where he studied for his GCSEs prior to joining Norwich City in 2005. He made his first team debut as a substitute against Burnley on 17 April 2007, and signed his first professional contract lasting one year on 12 May 2007.
After impressing for Norwich Reserves in a 2-1 away victory against the MK Dons, Dons manager Paul Ince decided that Smart could add extra competition for places on the wing and signed him on a 3 month loan.
Bally Smart joined Kerkyra FC in August 2008 when his contract with Norwich City FC ended.
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'''Tom McAdam''' (born April 9, 1954, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender for a number of British clubs, spending around half of his career with Celtic. His brother, Colin, was also a professional footballer, who played for Rangers at the same time as Tom was with Celtic.
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'''Christopher Flynn''' (born November 5, 1987 in Market Drayton, England) is a professional Welsh footballer currently playing for Stafford Rangers.
Flynn is one of many players to be produced by the Crewe Alexandra production line. He first joined the club at the early age of nine, before making his way up the ranks at Crewe's academy, playing as a defender. However, Flynn soon moved out of his defensive position to take up a midfield role during his time in the under-18s squad. His has also gained a reputation for being a tool.
In June 2006, Flynn turned professional, following his impressive displays in the youth teams. The Welshman made his Crewe debut in their 5-1 League One defeat to Rotherham United. Three days later, he played his first cup match for Crewe against Rochdale, which Crewe won on penalties.
In an attempt to gain first team experience, Flynn was loaned out to Conference National side Cambridge United. There he played a single match, Cambridge's 4-0 away win over Northwich Victoria.
Flynn joined Stafford Rangers in August 2007, and was signed by Northwich Victoria in 2008. In January 2009 he returned to Stafford Rangers on a non-contract basis.
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'''Daniel Chillingworth''' (born 13 September 1981 in Cambridge, England) is an English football player currently unattached.
Chillingworth was a product of the Cambridge United youth system, and after making his first team debut against Barnet in an LDV Vans Trophy game in January 2000, he made his league debut on 1 April 2000 in a 1-0 defeat at Oldham Athletic in Division Two.
A successful loan spell with neighbours Cambridge City followed in 2001 and he also enjoyed a temporary spell with Darlington where he scored once in four appearances under former United manager Tommy Taylor. His solitary league goal for The Quakers came in a 7-1 defeat at Scunthorpe United although he did also score in an FA Cup tie for Darlington at Altrincham.
Chillingworth broke into the Cambridge team on a more permanent basis during 2001-02 and scored twice before niggling injuries began to affect his form. He failed to score at all during the following season although he did manage to score a number of goals over the next two seasons to reach a career total of 13 goals for the club in 87 appearances. Sandwiched in between was a loan spell with Leyton Orient where he scored twice in eight games.
Following Cambridge United's relegation from the Football League in 2005, Chillingworth accepted a 2 year contract with Rushden & Diamonds. At the end of his first season Rushden were also relegated from the Football League into the Nationwide Conferencec. At the time of the club's relegation, due to injury and loss of form, Chillingworth had joined Notts County on loan although hopes of a permanent deal were dashed when the Diamonds new manager wanted him back for the club's inaugural season in the Conference.
A change of manager at Rushden left Chillingworth out of favour and he jumped at the chance of a return to Cambridge United on a free transfer in January 2007. Towards the end of the season he forged a useful partnership with Robbie Simpson, to help the club avoid relegation from the Conference. He also scored his first hat-trick for the club, in the 7-0 win over Weymouth in March 2007.
In the Summer of 2007, he signed a new contract with the U's - but only after boss Jimmy Quinn had withdrawn his original offer because he thought Chillingworth was taking too long to sign.
He is currently out with an ankle injury, and has yet to feature for United in the 2007-08 season.
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'''Mark "Colussus" Peters''' (born 6 July 1972) is a Welsh defender who plays for Conference South club St Albans City. He is a former Welsh Under-21 international,
Peters began his career as a trainee at Manchester City in 1990 before spending the 1992-93 season at Norwich City.
Peters spent two seasons with Leyton Orient, where after being a regular in his first season, he only made one start in the 2004-05 season before joining Aldershot Town on a one-month loan in November 2004.
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'''Courtney Pitt''' (born 17 December 1981) is an English footballer currently playing for Cambridge United.
Born in Paddington, Pitt began his career with Premiership club Chelsea, progressing through the youth ranks at Stamford Bridge along with the likes of Carlton Cole, John Terry and Jody Morris and was once evan approched by Barcelona scouts. After some impressive performances for The Blues' reserves, Pitt jumped at the opportunity of a move to then First Division side Portsmouth when his former Chelsea coach Graham Rix took over as manager at Fratton Park. Pitt made the switch to Pompey in mid-June 2001 for a tribunal set fee of -200,000, and he made a good impression during his first season with the club, the 2001-02 campaign.
He made his debut for Pompey on the opening day of the season, in a 2-2 draw at Wolves and he went on to become a regular member of Portsmouth's squad, making a total of 39 League appearances during the course of the season (10 of those appearances coming as a substitute). He scored three goals during the campaign, all towards the end of the season, in a 3-0 home win over Millwall, a 1-1 draw at Birmingham City and a 1-3 loss at Manchester City.
However, Rix left the club, and Harry Redknapp took over as boss of Pompey following his sacking as West Ham United manager. He then brought in a number of new players, including Luton's home grown starlet Matthew Taylor, and this pushed Pitt out of the first-team squad. He failed to make an appearance during the entire 2002-03 season under Redknapp as Portsmouth gained promotion to the Premiership as Division One champions. He came to Luton Town for a trial towards the end of the season, and obviously made an impression as he was snapped up on loan just two days after Mick Harford returned to Kenilworth Road as director of football and first-team coach - he had seemingly impressed Harford during his trial and was recommended to Mike Newell.
Pitt made his debut for Luton Town on the opening day of the 2003-04 season in a 3-1 home victory over Rushden & Diamonds and he went on to feature in a further five matches for the Hatters, netting his first - and only - goal for the club with a free-kick in a 4-1 home win over Yeovil Town in the League Cup first round.
He helped the side to a 2-1 win at Stockport County and a 3-2 home win over Hartlepool United, but, unfortunately, he sustained an achilles injury and it meant he would be forced to miss two weeks of action. Manager Mike Newell therefore decided it would be silly to extend his loan spell, and he returned to his club, Portsmouth.
However, on his return to Fratton Park, Pitt worked extremely hard to regain his fitness and he recovered from the achilles injury in a matter of a fortnight and satisfied that he was now fit to resume action, manager Mike Newell re-signed Pitt on loan for a second month. His second loan spell with the club wasn't quite as successful as his first - although he did help the Hatters to a couple of home wins.
He featured as a substitute in a 1-1 home draw with Queen's Park Rangers and in a 4-4 draw after extra-time at Premiership Charlton Athletic in the League Cup second round that only saw the Hatters lose in a penalty shoot-out.
Returning to the starting line-up in the following match, a 0-3 loss at Oldham Athletic, Pitt remained in the team for the next five matches on the left-hand side of midfield as the side continued their good home form with 3-1 victories over both Tranmere Rovers and Wycombe Wanderers, but also saw their away form cost them with a 2-2 draw at Swindon Town and losses at Brentford (2-4) and Bournemouth (3-6).
In late October, following the heavy loss at Bournemouth, manager Mike Newell decided to allow Pitt to return to Portsmouth. With the club under a transfer embargo, Newell couldn't sign any new players unless he allowed one of his two loan players - Pitt or Gary McSheffrey - to return to their respective clubs. Wanting to sign an experienced goalkeeper, Newell took the decision to allow Pitt to return to Portsmouth with his thanks for his efforts during his time at Kenilworth Road.
Pitt then enjoyed a brief loan spell with Coventry City, before he linked up with his former youth team boss at Chelsea, Graham Rix, at Oxford United on transfer deadline day in the 2003-04 season on a free transfer.
However, Pitt failed to make an impact at The Kassam Stadium, and after eight appearances for the U's, he was released at the end of the 2003-04 season and began the search for a new club. After a spell with Boston United, he signed for Conference National side Cambridge United prior to the start of the 2005-06 season. He has made over 100 appearances for Cambridge.
In May 2008, Pitt was one of five players released by manager Jimmy Quinn following the Conferece National play-off final loss to Exeter City but was brought back to the club by Gary Brabin, Quinn's successor, on 8 July 2008.
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'''Robert Ainsley Wolleaston''' (born 21 December 1979) is an English footballer who plays in the Conference National for Rushden & Diamonds. He is a midfielder or striker. Wolleaston started his career with Chelsea, but he only made two first-team appearances in five years, and instead had short loan spells with Bristol Rovers, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth and Northampton Town. Following his release from Chelsea, he moved to Bradford City, but was released after one season, in which the club suffered relegation and administration. He spent more than a season with Oxford United but left following a series of injuries and instead dropped into non-league with Cambridge United, for whom he played 92 league games in three seasons, until he moved to Rushden in 2008.
Born in Perivale, London, Wolleaston started his career at Chelsea.
In August 2000, he was due to go on loan to West Bromwich Albion but instead opted to join Nottingham Forest on a similar deal for one month.
Wolleaston returned to Chelsea but again left on a loan deal ahead of the 2001-02 season, joining Second Division-side Northampton Town with fellow Chelsea youngster Sam Parkin.
Wolleaston played two reserve games for Bradford City at the end of the 2002-03 season, and in June 2003 signed a one-year deal with the First Division-side.
He soon signed for League Two's Oxford United, who were managed by his former coach at Chelsea and Portsmouth, Graham Rix.
Wolleaston was released by Oxford in October 2005 and five months later joined Conference-side Cambridge United on a free transfer, initially on non-contract terms.
Manager Rob Newman rewarded Wolleaston's good form by offering him a new contract to stay with Cambridge for the 2006-07 season.
He was rewarded with another one-year deal by new manager Jimmy Quinn, who called him "as good a midfielder as you'll see in this division."
Wolleaston made his debut for Rushden in a 1-0 victory against newly-promoted Eastbourne Borough on the opening day of the 2008-09 season.
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'''Stephen Smith''' (born 19 September 1986) is an English footballer currently playing in the Nationwide Conference for Cambridge United.
A midfield player, Smith graduated through the club's youth system and was given his debut by French manager Herve Renard as a 17-year-old in a match at Doncaster Rovers in April 2004. The match at Doncaster Rovers was to be Smith's final first team appearance for nearly 18 months and he failed to make an appearance as the club were relegated from the Football League in 2005.
Since Cambridge's relegation to the Nationwide Conference, Smith has become a more regular player in the team's midfield.
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'''Shane Lee Mark Westley''' (born 16 June 1965 in Canterbury) is an English former professional footballer and coach.
A defender, Westley began his career at Charlton Athletic in 1983 but he made his big breakthrough with Southend United, for whom he made 142 appearances, twice winning promotion out of the (old) Division Four. He spent a spell on loan with Norwich City where he failed to make an appearance before Wolverhampton Wanderers paid -150,000 for his services. After 50 outings he signed for Brentford in a -100,000 deal and made 64 appearances before a brief loan spell back at Southend United.
A move to Cambridge United followed, although he made only 3 appearances before moving to Lincoln City for -7,500 where he made his first strides into management as Assistant Manager to John Beck. Westley played 8 times for Lincoln, bringing to an end a playing career that spanned 283 games and 14 goals along the way.
Beck left Lincoln in March 1998 and Westley was appointed as his replacement, steering the Imps to promotion to the old Division Two at the end of the season. However a poor start resulted in him being sacked in November 1998.
In January 1999, Westley surprisingly took up the position of manager at non-league Barrow, with Beck joining him in a consultancy role. With the club itself in disarray financially, it was a short lived tenure and both Westley and Beck had left by June 1999.
In February 2001, John Beck was re-appointed as manager of Cambridge United, a club he had managed from 1990-1992. He appointed Westley as his assistant and they successfully steered the club away from relegation. The following season started poorly however and both Beck and Westley left the club in November 2001.
Westley is now Managing Director of , a personal training company.
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'''Malcolm Webster''' {born 12 November 1950 in Doncaster) is an English former professional footballer who made 449 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Arsenal, Fulham, Southend United and Cambridge United. He was assistant manager to Chris Turner at Cambridge United between 1986 and 1988 before taking a break from football. He then became a goalkeeping coach, has worked for clubs including Norwich City, Colchester United, Ipswich Town, Heart of Midlothian and Southampton, and runs a goalkeeping school with business partner, Bolton Wanderers goalkeeping coach Fred Barber.
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'''John William Cozens''' (born 14 May 1946 in Hammersmith, London) is a former English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Notts County, Peterborough United and Cambridge United. He began his career in non-league football with Tonbridge, was a prolific goalscorer for three seasons for Hayes, and signed professional forms with Hillingdon Borough in 1968, before moving into league football. Cozens went on to coach at Cambridge United, becoming assistant manager and on occasions caretaker manager, and managed non-league club King's Lynn for six months in the 1988-99 season.
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'''Kenny Wilson''' (born 15 September 1946) is a former Scottish professional association football player.
His main achievement was in the 1971-72 season, when he played for the Dumbarton team that won the Second Division. He was generally regarded as the strongest player in that team. He set the record for the most goals scored for Dumbarton in that season, scoring five goals in one game.
Most Dumbarton supporters were stunned when they sold him to Carlisle United early in the next season. He was not particularly successful at Carlisle, and now lives in Dumbarton.
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A midfielder, Hendrie plied his trade at a number of clubs in the late 1970s, Dundee, Arbroath, Gateshead and Goole before settling at Meadowbank Thistle in 1980. Here he made 335 appearances for the club, scoring 30 goals before leaving to join Berwick Rangers in 1992.
Hendrie became manager of Berwick in January 1994 and in his first season he took them to second place in the Scottish Second Division, narrowly missing out on promotion due to league reconstruction. In 1996 he moved to Alloa Athletic and he took them to the Scottish Third Division championship in 1998. In 1999 he took over as manager of St Mirren and in 2000 he guided them to the championship of the Scottish First Division however he was unable to keep them in the SPL and they were relegated the following year, form was poor in the 2001-02 season and following a heavy defeat to Inverness Caley Thistle in September 2002 he was relieved of his duties. He returned to Alloa in December 2003 but was unable to recover the form from his earlier tenure and was sacked in January 2006. He worked as a scout for Hearts for the remainder of the 2005-06 season.
He was well known in Scottish Football for not accepting defeat graciously and would often say his team would deserve something from a game even when they lost and were outplayed.
For much of his career, Hendrie's involvement in football has been part time and he has developed a simultaneous career as a school teacher. He was a maths teacher at Preston Lodge High School in Prestonpans until his appointment at St Mirren and since leaving the Paisley club has taught at Craigmount High School in Edinburgh.
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}}'''Kevin Street''' (born 25 November 1977 in Crewe) is an English footballer who currently plays for Nantwich Town.
::2001 : Luton Town (loan)
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'''Eamonn Dolan''' (born September 20, 1967 in Dagenham) is an Irish-English ex-professional footballer, now working as a coach. Dolan played as a striker, beginning his career with West Ham, before moving on to Birmingham City and then Exeter City. Dolan joined Exeter in 1991, and this marked the beginning of a thirteen year association with the club, although he only managed 26 league appearances for the club as his career was cut short when he developed cancer. He survived the condition, and continued to serve the Grecians as Football in the Community Officer, Youth Coach, Caretaker Manager, and finally full-time manager, taking over after the club's relegation from the Football League in 2003
Eamonn and his brother Pat Dolan were capped at under-21 and youth level for Republic of Ireland national football team. They both played at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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'''Ian Anthony Feuer''' (born May 20, 1971 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper who spent most of his career with English clubs with time in Belgium and the United States.
Feuer, the son of show business parents, was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. While growing up, he developed a love for soccer after beginning to play at age 8. His coaches moved him to the goal when he was 11 because of his clumsiness. Feuer's life took a significant turn when, at age 16, he attended a soccer clinic run by Toni Schumacher. Schumacher recommended that Feuer move to Europe to develop his skills and Feuer immediately took his advice. Feuer moved to Belgium in 1988 where he signed as an apprentice with First Division club Brugge. On August 1, 1991, he joined Molenbeek, also of the Belgian First Division on loan from Brugge. He remained with the Molenbeek until May 31, 1993, playing nineteen matches, before returning to the U.S. He is the tallest player ever to player in the Premier League at 200cm
While with Molenbeek, Feuer was also on the U.S. roster at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He saw no playing time as he was the backup to Brad Friedel. Feuer also earned his one cap with the U.S. national team when he came on for Mark Dodd in the 71st minute of a March 18, 1992 loss to Morocco.
When Feuer returned to the U.S. he signed with the Los Angeles Salsa of A-League Soccer for the 1993 season. While the Salsa ended the season fourth in the rankings, they made the playoffs, defeating the Vancouver 86ers in penalty kicks in the semifinals. The team then lost to the Colorado Foxes in the championship game.
On March 23, 1994, English Premier club West Ham United signed Feuer for -70, 000. He saw no first team appearances with West Ham during the last few games of the season, and none in the 1994-1995 season. Therefore, West Ham loaned Feuer to Division Two club Peterborough for sixteen games that season. Feuer began the 1995-1996 season with West Ham. In August 1995, he broke his wrist while training with the U.S. national team before a match with Sweden. However a month later he was fit enough that West Ham loaned Feuer to Division One club Luton Town. Feuer started sixteen matches over the next three months and on November 9, 1995, Luton bought Feuer's contract from West Ham for -580,000. He established himself as the club's first choice as keeper, seeing time in ninety-six matches until he injured his right shoulder in August 1997. While on the bench, Luton's second string keeper, Kelvin Davis took over.
On March 24, 1998, Major League Soccer (MLS) signed Feuer on a free transfer from Luton Town. MLS allocated Feuer to the New England Revolution. He played 26 games in the 1998 season before being traded to the Colorado Rapids for a future draft consideration on February 24, 1999. The Revs traded Feuer when Walter Zenga announced he intended to play for New England. Before the trade, the Revs had loaned Feuer to English Nationwide Conference club Rushden & Diamonds. Feuer impressed during an FA Cup tie in which he made numerous impressive saves to take his team to a 0-0 draw with Leeds United.
When Feuer arrived in Colorado, he was the backup keeper to Marcus Hahnemann. However, when Hahnemann moved to Fulham during the season, Feuer stepped into the nets for the Rapids last nineteen games of the season. Those nineteen games saw the Rapids rapidly drop in the standings and on November 29, 1999, the team declined to pick up the second year in Feuer-s contract.
On October 1, 2000, Feuer signed with Cardiff City on a monthly contract as a backup keeper. However, a month later the he was transferred to West Ham where he made 3 appearances. At the end of the 1999-2000 season, he moved to Division 1 club Wimbledon. He spent the next two seasons with Wimbledon as understudy to Kelvin Davis. However, the club did loan him to Derby County during the 2000-2001 season where he made just 2 appearances. Wimbledon released him at the end of the 2001-2002 season and after a series of trials, On August 12, 2002,he signed a week by week contract with Tranmere Rovers when their starting keeper, Keith Welch, was injured. That only lasted two weeks and two games. Feuer then had a trial with Arsenal followed by a trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers during September 2002 where he featured as an unused substitute in two league games. Less than a week later, Crystal Palace attempted to sign Feuer when Matt Clarke was injured. However, they could they could not come to terms with Feuer and pulled out of the deal. When no other clubs expressed an interest in Feuer, he retired from playing professionally and returned to the U.S.
Feuer is the tallest player to have ever played in the Premier League.
Since retiring from playing professionally, Feuer has been involved in several ventures, most of them as a youth soccer coach. In 2005, he was on the staff of Southern California United.
In 2005, Feuer played a bit role as an assistant soccer coach in the movie ''Kicking and Screaming''.
In 2007, he was named the new goalkeeper coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy following the release of Tim Hanley.
He also has a family, with a wife, two daughters and one son.
Feuer's sister, Debra, is an actress who has appeared in a number of television series and films, and was married to Mickey Rourke during the 1980s.
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'''David Charles Oldfield''' (born 30 May 1968 in Perth, Australia) is an ex-professional footballer, currently in charge of the reserve and U18 teams at Peterborough United. Oldfield attended Ousedale School in Newport Pagnell as his Secondary School and still holds the 100 metre record to this day.
Moving to England at an early age, Oldfield began playing football as boy for North Buckinghamshire Village side, Stoke Goldington, before been spotted by league outfit Luton Town.
Tamworth confirmed the signing of David Oldfield on 30 November 2007.
Oldfield made his debut for Tamworth against Leigh RMI in a 2-0 home victory on 1 December 2007, just one day after signing for the club.
Some three days after Oldfield made his Tamworth debut, he was appointed as the new first team manager of Brackley Town on 4 December 2007, replacing Roger Ashby.
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'''Karl Munroe''' (born 23 September 1979 in Manchester) is an English football defender who plays for Hyde United after being released from spells at Droylsden and Altrincham.
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}}'''Thomas "Tom" Hutchinson''' (born 23 February 1982) is an English footballer born in Kingston upon Thames who played as a defender in the Scottish Premier League for Dundee.
Hutchinson began his career at non-league Sutton United, then moved to Fulham,
Hutchinson didn't leave Woking at the end of the 2008-09 season.
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'''Gary MacDonald''' (born 25 October 1979) is an English football defender who plays for Havant & Waterlooville as a defender. He has made over 150 appearances in the Football League and the National Conference.
MacDonald began his career with Portsmouth but made no first-team appearances and joined non-league club Havant & Waterlooville.
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'''Karl Anthony Murray''' (born 26 August 1982) is an English football midfielder, currently playing for Carshalton Athletic in the Isthmian League.
Murray was signed by Grays Athletic from Woking on 18 May 2007.
At the start of the 2008-09 season, Murray signed for Bromley.
In January 2009, Murray was signed on loan by Northwich Victoria, and made his debut in the 2-1 home league defeat against Histon. He returned to Bromley in February 2009. In late 2009 after a spell with Croydon Athletic. Murray was then signed by Isthmian League club Carshalton Athletic.
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'''Robert James Gier''' (born 6 January 1980) is an English-Filipino football defender who plays for Ascot United and the Philippine national football team.
Gier began his career at Wimbledon, who had been relegated from the Premiership in 1999-00 season. He made his debut the following season, starting a 0-0 home draw with Sheffield United on 28 October 2000.
In 2004 he joined Rushden & Diamonds, and was part of the side that was relegated from the Football League in 2005-06. He left the club following their relegation, and had spells in the Conference with Cambridge United, and Woking during the 2006-07 season.
He joined Aldershot Town at the start of the 2007-08 season, and was part of the side that won the Conference with a record points total. He made 38 league appearances for the club, all starts, but despite this was released at the end of the campaign.
On 22 May 2008, Grays Athletic announced they had signed Gier on a one-year contract, however, less than seven months later he was transfer listed by the club in January 2009, with financial pressures and manager Wayne Burnett's plans being cited as the reason.
Gier joined Hellenic League Premier Division club Ascot United in November 2009, after being released at the end of the previous season by Grays Athletic.
Gier was called up to the Philippine national football team in March 2009, for the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers in April, where they are due to face, Turkmenistan, Bhutan and the Maldives.
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'''Neil William Barrett''' (born 24 December 1981) is an English footballer who plays for York City as a midfielder.
Barrett started his career in the youth system of Chelsea, before joining Portsmouth in 2001. He made over 20 appearances in his first season with Portsmouth, but after being unable to feature during a season and a half, he moved to Scotland to play for Dundee on loan. He joined them permanently in 2004, but left a year later following their relegation from the Scottish Premier League. Following a period with Livingston and a trial with Exeter City, he signed for Woking in 2007. Following half a season with them, he joined Ebbsfleet United, and played for them in the FA Trophy Final in 2008. He left them after two seasons to sign for York City.
Born in Tooting, London, Barrett started his career in the Chelsea youth system.
thumb|180px|left|Barrett playing for York City in 2009
He joined Dundee permanently, signing a one-year contract on 18 July, after having his contract at Portsmouth cancelled.
He signed for Conference team Ebbsfleet United on a free transfer on 19 June 2007.
He signed for fellow Conference team York City on a free transfer on 29 June 2009.
Barrett plays as a midfielder and has described himself as being "one to get in the box" and having "a bit of a knack of being in the right place at the right time".
After joining York City in 2009, Barrett moved into a house with teammates Alex Lawless, James Meredith, Richard Pacquette and Daniel Parslow.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference and Scottish Premier League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy.
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'''Stephen John Rowland''' (born 2 November 1981 in Wrexham) is a Welsh footballer. He left Southport in April 2007 and may have retired since, having last played for a league club in August 2006.
Rowland started with career rising through the Port Vale junior ranks to sign professionally with the club for the start of the 2001-02 season. He would go on to make over 120 appearances for the club over the next five years. However following the conclusion of the 2005-06 season he was not retained by manager Martin Foyle. In August 2006 he signed with Southport, making 34 league appearances in the 2006-07 season before departing in April 2007.
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'''Matthew James "Matt" Hocking''' (born January 30, 1978 in Boston, England) is an English football defender who is known for his excellent reading of the game.
Hocking joined Southport late in the January 2007 transfer window, from Blue Square South outfit Fisher Athletic. After a year and a half with ''the Sandgrounders'', he signed for Gateshead on 18 August 2008
He returned to his home-town of Boston, Lincolnshire and was linked with a return to Boston United. After training with the town's second non-league club, Boston Town, Matt signed for ''the Poachers'' in July 2009.
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'''Christopher James "Chris" Turner''' (born 3 April 1951 in St Neots, Cambridgeshire) is an English former professional footballer and manager, best known for a nine year association as a player with Peterborough United.
Turner began his playing career with Peterborough United in 1969. He went onto make 314 league appearances as a defender, scoring 37 goals. 1977 saw him spend a loan spell in the United States with the Connecticut Bicentennials, an experience he enjoyed so much that he moved permanently to the New England Tea Men a year later. He returned to England to join Luton Town the same year, and although he did well during his season in Bedfordshire, he moved back to New England at the end of the season. At the end of the American season, he switched again, this time to join Cambridge United.
He played for one season at Cambridge, playing 19 times before leaving the country to play in the American Soccer League once again with New England. After returning to England he joined up with Swindon Town for a brief spell before returning to Cambridge. Turner ended a 15 year playing career with a spell at Southend United before retiring in 1984.
In December 1985, Cambridge United had sacked their manager Ken Shellito and were looking for a new appointment. Turner was appointed as his replacement. He managed Cambridge until January 1990, stabilising a club that was at rock bottom and turning them slowly into promotion candidates. He built much of the squad that he would later hand over to John Beck to take the team up from the Fourth Division to Second Division.
He took on his next managerial position at his first club, Peterborough United, in January 1991 and managed the club until December 1992, going on to be one of the most successful managers in the club's history. He retired from football in 1992 and went on to own the club as chairman before selling his interest to Barry Fry in 1996.
In 2006, Turner teamed up with ex-Peterborough player Lee Power, now chairman of Cambridge United, to help out in a temporary coaching role at the club.
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'''Anthony Derek Thomas "Tony" Scully''' (born 12 June 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer who started his career with Crystal Palace F.C..
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'''Dannie Bulman''' (born 24 January 1979 in Ashford, England) is an English football midfielder who currently plays for Oxford United after signing from Crawley Town having signed in 2006 from Stevenage Borough. He joined Oxford United in May 2009.
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'''Alan Kimble''' (born 6 August 1966) is a retired English professional footballer. He most recently was working as an Assistant Manager at Conference side Ebbsfleet United.
Left back Kimble started his career at Charlton Athletic alongside his twin brother, Garry Kimble. They both progressed through the youth ranks to make brief appearances in the Charlton first team before the pair of them joined Exeter City on loan and then Cambridge United on free transfers in July 1986.
Alan Kimble went onto play 299 games for United, scoring 24 goals, most of which came from the penalty spot. He played a pivitol part in the club's amazing success in climbing the lower leagues in the early 1990s but left following relegation from (old) Division Two in 1993 after seven years with the club.
Kimble moved to Premier League side Wimbledon for a fee of -175,000 and he went on to be a mainstay in their side for nine years, making 215 league appearances. He failed to score a league goal for the club but did net once for them against Huddersfield Town
After playing at the highest level he left Wimbledon at the end of the 2001-02 season following a brief loan spell at Peterborough United and joined ex-Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear at Luton Town. He managed only 12 games for Luton before dropping into the Conference National to play for Dagenham & Redbridge where he played a further 22 games to leave him with a total of more than 550 games in his top class career.
He had a brief spell with Heybridge Swifts before he was invited by ex-Cambridge team-mate Liam Daish to become Assistant Manager of Gravesend & Northfleet in March 2005.
In the close season of 2009, due to financial difficulties at the club, Kimble was released from Ebbsfleet United.
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'''Garry Kimble''' (born 6 August 1966 in Poole, Dorset) is an English ex-professional football player.
Kimble, along with his twin brother Alan, started his career as a trainee at Charlton Athletic where he made his league debut, going on to play nine times, scoring once. Both he and his brother then had brief loan spells with Exeter City before the pair of them joined Cambridge United on free transfers in July 1986.
Whilst brother Alan went on to spend seven years at The Abbey Stadium, Garry spent just over a year with the club, making 41 appearances, mainly from the left wing, and scoring twice. He was sold to Doncaster Rovers for -7,500 and went onto be a regular in their team, making 65 appearances with a solitary goal.
After a brief spell with Fulham he signed for Gillingham where he played 48 games, scoring once before moving to Peterborough United. It was while there that Kimble had his finest moment as he scored the winning goal for Posh in a 1-0 League Cup win over Liverpool in December 1991 to catapult him into the national sports headlines.
Following his spell with Peterborough, Kimble dropped into the non-league game and has since played for a number of clubs. He had three spells with Dagenham & Redbridge and has also represented, amongst others, Sittingbourne, Purfleet, Grays Athletic, Chelmsford City, Canvey Island, Aveley, Braintree Town, Harlow Town and Maidstone United. He has also managed Tilbury.
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'''Phil Chapple''' (born 26 November 1966) was an English professional footballer.
A centre back who started his career with Norwich City, he failed to make the breakthrough and joined Cambridge United on a free transfer in March 1988. During his time at The Abbey Stadium, Chapple went onto feature in the club's most successful seasons, culminating in a rise from Division 4 to Division 2 in successive seasons. In total Chapple made 187 league appearances for the club, scoring an impressive 19 goals.
Charlton Athletic paid -100,000 for his services in 1993 and he went onto have a 5 year playing career at The Valley, scoring 15 goals in 141 games before joining Peterborough United in 1998. Chapple endured an injury ravaged time at London Road and only managed 17 games and one goal before retiring from playing.
Chapple stayed at Peterborough in a number of roles including Youth Team Coach, Scout and Head Coach before leaving in September 2003.
He had spells as academy coach at West Ham United and as a coach at Newmarket Town and in 2007 returned to Charlton Athletic as Chief Scout. When Charlton named Phil Parkinson as caretaker manager in November 2008, Phil briefly joined the first-team coaching set-up before returning to his Chief Scout role in July 2009.
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A goalkeeper, Vaughan came up through the youth ranks at West Ham United although he didn't make a first team appearance at Upton Park. Whilst at West Ham he was sent out on loan to gain experience at Charlton Athletic, Bristol Rovers, Wrexham and Bristol City before Fulham paid -12,500 for his permanent services in the summer of 1986. Vaughan spent 2 seasons at Craven Cottage, making 44 league appearances. He was also in goal the night that Liverpool beat Fulham 10-0 in a Football League Cup game.
He was released from Fulham in 1988 and was signed by Cambridge United manager Chris Turner. Vaughan went onto enjoy success at United as, led by Turner's successor John Beck, they gained successive promotions from 1989-91 to take them to the old Second Division. They finished the 1991-92 season in the play-offs for the inaugral Premier League season but were beaten by Leicester City.
During the following season Vaughan fell out of favour once Beck had been sacked and subsequent United managers Ian Atkins and Gary Johnson preferred either Jon Sheffield or John Filan much of the time. At the end of the 1992/93 season Vaughan was released and joined Charlton Athletic where he made 6 appearances as back-up goalkeeper to Bob Bolder.
When John Beck had taken over as manager of Preston North End he took Vaughan with him and he made 66 appearances at Deepdale. Beck was sacked and took over at Lincoln City, taking Vaughan with him again where he played a further 65 games.
He wound down his league career with loan spells at Colchester United and Chesterfield before moving into coaching
A previous version of this profile listed Vaughan as playing non-league football in the Western League with the likes of Torrington and Barnstaple. This goalkeeper would seem to be a different John Vaughan with the appearances being made from 2004 onwards.
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'''Stephen Hugh Garvey''' (born November 22, 1973 in Stalybridge, Cheshire
Garvey, a winger, began his career as a trainee with Dario Gradi's Crewe Alexandra in 1991. He remained at Gresty Road for seven years, making 107 league appearances and scoring eight goals for the Railwaymen.
In 1998, he moved to Blackpool on a free transfer. In three years at the seaside, he made only 17 appearances, scoring once.
He moved into non-league football in 1998 with Northwich Victoria, on another free. He left the Cheshire club four years later after making just short of 150 appearances and scoring fifteen goals returning to his native Tameside to play first for Stalybrige Celtic then Ashton United.
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'''Stephen John Thornber''' (born October 11, 1965 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) is an English former professional footballer and current caretaker manager of Rotherham United.
Thornber, a midfielder, began his career as a junior with Halifax Town in 1983. He remained with the Shaymen for five years, making 104 league appearances and scoring four goals.
In 1988, he moved to Swansea City in a -10,000 deal. In three years at the Welsh club he made 117 appearances, scoring six goals.
His next move, in 1992, was to Blackpool, then managed by Billy Ayre, a former teammate and manager of Thornber during his time at Halifax. After a year and just under a quarter-century of appearances at Bloomfield Road, he joined Scunthorpe United on a free transfer.
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'''Dean Pooley''' (born September 10, 1986 in Sidcup) is an English footballer currently playing for Ebbsfleet United.
Pooley was previously at Millwall, making one senior appearance for the club in a Championship game against Burnley in April 2006.
Sean Connor signed him for Bohemians where he did enough in pre-season games to be offered a contract. He made his league debut starting in centre midfield against Drogheda United in March 2007. He scored his first goal for Bohs in a League Cup game against Cork City on July 3, 2007. However when his contract ended at the end of the 2007 season, Pooley was released by Bohs.
On 30 January 2007, manager Tommy Wright swooped to sign Pooley on a short term deal until the end of the 2007-08 season. After a couple of appearances Pooley was released after the club and player mutually agreed to terminate the contract.
In August 2008, Pooley joined Conference National outfit, Ebbsfleet United on a one-year contract.
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'''Dessie Byrne''' (born in Dublin, April 10, 1981) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Hemel Hempstead.
Dessie Byrne is a left back but has also appeared at central defence and midfield.
He began his career at Stockport County making his debut in the 1998-99 season. He returned to Ireland where he joined St Patrick's Athletic and put in many fine performances. Wimbledon splashed out to take him back to England but he never established himself at the club. While at Wimbledon, he found himself in the news when involved in an incident at a West London nightclub with Chelsea's Jody Morris and John Terry. He was found guilty of possessing an offensive weapon and fined -2,000. He was also ordered to pay costs of -1,000 . He had spells at Cambridge United on loan and Carlisle United before once again returning to St Patrick's Athletic.
In December 2004, he signed for Bohemians on a 3-year deal. In June 2005 he scored in the UEFA Intertoto Cup .
Byrne was released by Bohs at the end of their 2007 season and signed for St Pats for a 3rd spell soon after.
Currently living in London, in January 2009 Byrne featured in a Trial game for Ebbsfleet Ramsgate Manager Jim Ward was present at the game quicky added Byrne to the Ramsgate Ranks, his full league debut was on 29/01/2009 in a 0-0 draw with local rivals Dover.
Now Playing for Hemel Hempstead.
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'''John Paul Kelly''' (born 16 June 1987 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently looking for a new club after Drogheda United released the winger 12 games into their 2009 season.
"Joxer" as he is commonly known as, played at youth level for Lourdes Celtic before moving to the famed Liverpool academy in 2003 under the guidance of Steve Heighway. He made quick progression at Liverpool and before long was a regular in the reserves. Despite this, he got homesick and returned to Dublin where he joined Bohemians.
He made his league debut on April 1 2005 in a 1-0 defeat by Derry City and soon became an integral part of the side. An exciting and skilful player, Kelly played a part in Bohs' Double winning 2008 season picking up his first domestic medals of his career.
However when his contract ended at the finish of the 2008 season, Joxer was released by Bohemians. He then signed for Drogheda United in time for the beginning of the 2009 season. He has since been released by Drogheda United and he is now searching for a new club.
"Joxer" has represented Ireland at many underage levels and was voted Under-19 Player of the Year at FAI Awards in 2006.
He captained the Irish Under-21 team in all three of their games in the Madeira tournament in early 2007. Also played twice for the Irish U23s .
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Kingsberry had spells at Manchester United and Sunderland before returning home to join Linfield in May 2005. He made 53 appearances (27 as substitute) for the Blues before joining Bohemians in February 2007. He scored his first goal for the club in the FAI League Cup win over Bray Wanderers on 17 April 2007, but failed to impress his manager - Sean Connor - and was released by the club on 27 November.
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Bailey was born in Streatham and was educated at Westminster School, whom he represented at football. He subsequently played for the Old Westminsters, Clapham Rovers, Wanderers, Swifts and Corinthian, as well as earning representative honours for Surrey and London. At his peak he was described as "a very safe half-back, with plenty of dash and judgement; he has both strength and pace and never misses his kick".
He was a member of the Clapham Rovers team that reached the FA Cup final twice losing 1-0 to Old Etonians in 1879, going on to win the cup in 1880 with a 1-0 win over Oxford University at The Kennington Oval.
He made 19 appearances (scoring once) for the England national football team between 1878 and 1887 (and was thus the first player to make more than ten appearances for his country) and captained England fifteen times.
He was a solicitor by profession, qualifying in 1880, and served on The FA Committee between 1882 and 1884, becoming vice-president from 1887 to 1890.
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'''Bobby Flavell''' (born 7 March 1956 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland) is an English former professional footballer. Flavell made nearly 250 league appearances during spells with a number of British clubs.
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'''Mark Rossiter''' (born in Sligo, May 27, 1983) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Bohemians in the League of Ireland.
Rossiter began his career at Sunderland and made his senior debut away to Arsenal in November 2002. Injuries took their toll and he retired from the game for a period before Sean Connor brought him out of retirement to Bohs in early 2007.
Bohs romped to the 2008 Premier Division title by 19 points from their nearest challengers St Patricks Athletic with "Rossi" scoring vital goals against Shamrock Rovers and Cork City along the way. He also added an FAI Cup winners medal to his collection as Bohs beat Derry City on penalties to complete the "Double".
Rossiter enjoyed a mixed season during 2009 and was at fault for a crucial Red Bull Salzburg goal, which cost Bohemians a place in the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League. With four minutes remaining and Bohemians on course to go through on the away goals rule, a tired header back to the goalkeeper fell short and was punished ruthlessly by Patrik Jeek. However brighter times were ahead as Mark collected his second League winners medal in a row in November as they won the title by 4 points from rivals Shamrock Rovers.
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'''Darren Timothy D. Mansaram'''(born June 25 1984 in Doncaster) is an English football player who currently plays with Gainsborough Trinity. He notably played as a professional for Grimsby Town between 2002 and 2005.
Mansaram began his career at Grimsby and was added to the clubs first team squad towards the end of the 2001/02 season. He came into the squad with a good goal scoring record for the reserve side and it wasn't long before he made his break in the team. Grimsby manager Paul Groves was hit by the loss of loan star Steve Kabba and injuries too Michael Boulding, while Phil Jevons was loaned out for financial reasons, this in turn saw Grimsby forced to use youngsters such as Mansaram and David Soames. Despite impressing in the final half of the season, Mansaram was powerless in helping Grimsby avoid relegation from the First Division. The mid season saw rumours flying around in the Town that Mansaram would leave the club, Sheffield Wednesday showed some interest, but the young striker nicknamed 'Flash' due to his lightning pace up front, stayed on at Blundell Park. With Paul Groves losing his job in the 2003/04 season, the Grimsby squad was chopped and changed and Mansaram by the end of that season found himself playing a cameo role in first team affairs. The Mariners installed Russell Slade as manager in the summer of 2004, and out of contract Mansaram was kept on in pre season on a trial basis, but was told that only one of himself and fellow trialists Clint Marcelle and Abdul Tangara would be offered a contract. However following the conclusion of the pre-season friendlies, Mansaram received a 1 year deal and Marcelle was given a 6 month contract. He is remembered fondly by the fans for his legendary goal celebrations.
Darren failed to make a break into the first team and found himself loaned out to Halifax Town before signing a permanent deal and joining fellow Mariner Greg Young at The Shay at the same time . Mansaram broke into the Town team but soon his performances became more rare and he was loaned out to , York City and later on Tamworth before also making a brief spell with Worksop Town
Mansaram was then convinced by Sean Connor who brought him to Ireland where he signed for Sligo Rovers. He went on to be the clubs top scorer in the 2006 campaign.
When Connor moved to Bohemians, he made Mansaram one of his first signings. He scored his first goals for the club when scoring twice in the League Cup win over Bray Wanderers on April 17 2007. Mansaram left Bohemians on July 3rd 2008 having failed to play regular football in his second season at Bohs after the arrival of Jason Byrne and made a move back to England.
Darren's next port of call was to sign for non league club Leigh Genesis, who had formed out of the old Conference club Leigh RMI. Mansaram was able to score three times for the club, before
Leigh's wealthy benefactors pulled the plug in late 2009. Darren briefly played for Retford United F.C. before confirming a move back to Ireland.
In January 2009 Mansaram joined up with former manager Sean Connor at newly promoted Dundalk F.C.. He spent one season at Oriel Park but scored only five goals. His physical presence and ability to hold the ball quickly made him a fans favourite. Dundalk fans regularly sang his name to the tune Que Sera, Sera. However when Connor left Dundalk, Mansaram was not offered a new deal. On December 4th 2009 he joined Gainsborough Trinity on trial.
Mansaram completed his move to Trinity on the 10th of December 2009.
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'''Tarkan Mustafa''' (born 28 August 1973 in Islington, London) is an English football right-sided defender or winger who currently plays for Canvey Island. He has previously played in the Football League for both Barnet and Rushden & Diamonds. He has represented the England semi-professional side, but is of Cypriot origin.
Mustafa was with Norwich City as a schoolboy before joining Wimbledon. He failed to make their first team and was released into non-league football. He joined Kettering Town for the 1996-97 season, leaving to join Barnet at the end of the season. His league debut came on August 16, 1997 when he played as a second-half substitute for Sam Stockley in the 2-1 defeat at home to Exeter City.
He struggled to establish himself at Barnet and was released at the end of the season, joining Kingstonian. In 1999 he scored the winning goal in the FA Trophy final for Kingstonian against Forest Green Rovers. Mustafa joined Rushden & Diamonds in June 2000 and was a regular in the Conference winning side the following season. He remained a regular in the Football League side the following season, but was transfer-listed in November 2002 after losing his place. He had a trial with Coventry City before joining Doncaster Rovers on loan in December 2002. He returned to Rushden after his month on loan, despite Doncaster offering a contact until the end of the 2004-05 season, and in February 2003 joined Dagenham & Redbridge.
In May 2004 Mustafa followed Dagenham manager Garry Hill to ambitious Conference South side Hornchurch and was part of the side that looked set to run away with the league the following season. However, in November 2004 Hornchurch were in serious financial trouble after the collapse of their main sponsor and placed their entire squad on the transfer list. Mustafa left and trained with Peterborough United before joining Aldershot Town in January 2005.
He was loaned to Billericay Town in October 2005 and was released by Aldershot in February 2006. He then moved to Lewes before soon joining Worthing, moving to Thurrock in September 2006 and Eastleigh in November 2006.
He was released by Eastleigh in July 2007 and the following month rejoined Worthing.
He has also played for Clapton, Leyton and Redbridge. For Redbridge he was a consistent performer playing an important role in their run to the Ryman League Division 1 North Playoff Final against Canvey Island which Canvey won after a tense shootout. Mustafa later joined Canvey ready for the 2008/2009 season.
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}}'''Simon Marples''' (born 30 July 1975 in Sheffield) is an English football defender currently signed on a part-time contract at Alfreton Town who play in the Blue Square Conference North.
Marples was on the books of Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United as a youngster. He then joined non-league side Stocksbridge in 1994, working his way into the first team after impressive performances in the reserves.
In 1999 Marples moved to Doncaster Rovers for -12,000, which remains a club record fee received for a Stocksbridge player. Marples impressed so much in his early weeks at the club that he attracted interest from Premier League clubs, with Rovers valuing him at more than -200,000.
However, Maples stayed with Rovers and he was part of Doncaster's glory days when they won the Conference National playoffs and the Division 3 championship in successive seasons from 2003 to 2004.
A notable fact is that Maples never scored in a League or Cup match for Doncaster in 170 appearances.
He signed for Chester in the summer of 2006 on a free transfer and over the next two years would again fail to find the net in more than 50 first-team appearances. In March 2008 he was placed on 'gardening leave' at Chester, believed to be following a dispute over his non-selection in the team.
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'''David T. Morley''' (born 25 September 1977 in St Helens) is an English football defender who plays for League of Wales club Bangor City FC.
Morley started his career at Manchester City. He made 20 starts for the club's reserve team in 1996-97, and broke into the senior team for the first time the following season. He made a goalscoring debut against Bury on 12 September 1997, but did not make any further starts for the club, two substitute appearances providing his only other first team action.
He subsequently played for Southend, Carlisle, and Doncaster Rovers. He joined Macclesfield Town in January 2005,
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'''Daniel "Danny" Swailes''' (born 1 April 1979 in Bolton) is an English football defender who currently plays for Stockport County.
Swailes moved to MK Dons from Macclesfield Town F.C. for an undisclosed fee of around -50,000 at the beginning of the 2007/08 season to join up with former Macclesfield manager, Paul Ince. He enjoyed an exceptional year as the Dons won promotion from League Two and the Football League Trophy, and was voted in the League Two Team of the Year at the end of the season.
On 18 January 2010 MK Dons announced that Partridge had been released and was to join Stockport County for the remaining six months of the season alongside fellow released player Ritchie Partridge
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'''Daniel "Danny" O'Shea''' (born 26 March 1963) is an English former professional footballer who made 461 appearances in the Football League in a career that lasted more than 15 years.
O'Shea, born in Newington, London, came through the Arsenal youth system to make his league debut on 30 October 1982 in a goalless draw at home to Birmingham City, and played 9 times in all competitions for the Highbury outfit between 1982 and 1983. He also had a loan spell with Charlton Athletic before making a permanent move to Exeter City where he established himself as a regular first teamer and made 45 league appearances, scoring twice.
Predominantly a midfield player who moved into defence later in his career, in August 1985 he joined Southend United, where he spent four years and played 139 games in all competitions, scoring 12 goals. Released at the end of the 1988-89 season on a free transfer, he signed for Cambridge United together with Southend team-mate Martin Robinson. While Robinson only spent a season at the Abbey Stadium, O'Shea stayed until 1995, playing a major role in the success the club enjoyed in nearly reaching the Premier League under manager John Beck. O'Shea captained the United side as they played a FA Cup Quarter-Final tie at his old club Arsenal in 1991, though he ended on the losing side that day.
After playing more than 250 games for the club and having a spell as player-coach when Gary Johnson took charge, O'Shea left the club in 1995 to join Northampton Town as player-assistant manager to former Cambridge United manager Ian Atkins.
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'''Martin John Bullock''' (born 5 March 1975 in Derby, England) is an English footballer. He played as a midfielder for six league teams over fifteen years, making 452 league appearances.
Bullock began his career with English non-league club Eastwood Town in 1992. He turned professional the following year after a -15,000 move to Barnsley. He remained at Oakwell for eight years, making almost 200 appearances for the Tykes and was an important part of their rise to the Premier League.
In 2001 he joined Steve McMahon's Blackpool on a free transfer, signing a two year contract extension in March 2003. He went on to make 153 appearances for the Tangerines in four years, before he was told by boss Colin Hendry he would not be offered a new contract. He then signed for Macclesfield Town. After two years at Moss Rose he agreed terms with Wycombe Wanderers in May 2007 in a two year deal.
In 2009 he made a late move to New Zealand to play for Waitakere United
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'''Martin Robinson''' (born 17 July 1957 in Ilford) was an English professional footballer who scored over 100 league goals in a career spanning over 15 years.
Starting his career as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur in 1975, he made just 6 appearances for the London club, scoring twice in 3 seasons at White Hart Lane.
He made a name for himself as a striker when moving across London to Charlton Athletic where he managed 58 goals in 228 games. After a brief loan spell at Reading F.C. (6 apps, 2 goals), he hit his most prolific form when signed for Gillingham F.C. as he netted 24 goals in 96 games for the Priestfield club.
A spell at Southend United F.C. followed where he managed 14 goals, the last of which being his 100th league goal. He wound down his professional career with a season at Cambridge United where he made 16 appearances, scoring one league goal. He also scored the winning goal for the club in a League Cup first round, first leg game against First Division Derby County, beating England goalkeeper Peter Shilton who was celebrating his 40th birthday that day.
After leaving The Abbey Stadium Robinson had a spell with Enfield F.C.
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}}'''Kevin McIntyre''' (born 23 December 1977, Liverpool) is an English football midfielder who currently plays for Shrewsbury Town. He can also play at left-back and is a prolific penalty taker.
After failing to establish himself with Tranmere Rovers, McIntyre played in the Football Conference from 1998 to 2004 for Doncaster Rovers (originally on loan, later a permanent deal), Barrow (loan) and Chester City, before the latter's promotion in 2003-04 brought a return for both club and player to Football League circles.
McIntyre was surprisingly deemed surplus to requirements by Chester and he joined Macclesfield Town in December 2004. He has come back to haunt his former employers by scoring twice in wins against them since, while twice helping Macclesfield avoid relegation out of the Football League on the final day of the season.
On 3 January 2008 he joined Shrewsbury Town for a fee of -50,000.
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}}'''Robert Scott''' (born 15 August 1973 in Epsom, Surrey) is the current joint manager of UniBond Premier League club Boston United F.C. alongside Paul Hurst. The duo were appointed as successors to Steve Welsh on 14 May 2009. The two were appointed as joint managers of UPL outfit Ilkeston Town in January 2009 and led them from 9th in the league to 2nd, and ultimately promotion to Blue Square North via the play-offs. Afterwards, uncertainty surrounded whether or not they would remain at the helm of the Derbyshire club, and eventually they moved to York Street.
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'''Michael Kyd''' (born 21 May 1977 in the London Borough of Hackney) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Cambridge United.
He came through the youth ranks at the Abbey Stadium, and played 148 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 25 goals, before he retired from professional football due to injury at the age of 23 in 2000.
Kyd later went on to have guest stints at Shepparton Soccer Club in the North Eastern Soccer League in Australia and also in Uganda with Express FC.
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'''Lucas-Jordan Jeremiah "LJ" Akins''' (born 25 February 1989 in Huddersfield) is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical. He attended St. Patricks Junior and Infants School where he was very talented in many sports which, included athletics, rugby and basketball but was a prolific striker scoring many goals for the school. He also attended Newsome High School and Sports College where he also excelled in many sports.
Akins is quite a versatile character. He also was a talented dancer, and won many awards in Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz dancing. His 12 year dancing career came to an end when he had the difficult decision to make between football and dancing, he chose football.
Akins started his career with Huddersfield Town, and on 20 April 2007, then manager Andy Ritchie promoted him and 3 other members of Huddersfield's academy to the first team squad, following excellent performances for the academy and reserve teams.
Akins made his Huddersfield debut on 27 April 2007, when he replaced Luke Beckett in Huddersfield's match against Northampton Town at the Sixfields Stadium, where ironically he had scored a hat-trick for Huddersfield's youth team against Northampton in the FA Youth Cup in November 2006.
Akins scored his first goal for the club in the last friendly before the 2007-08 season started against Mansfield Town and also hit the post in the same game. He was a regular in the squad at the beginning of the 2007-08 season, mainly featuring from the bench.
On 22 November, the then manager Andy Ritchie sent Akins on loan to Conference National side Northwich Victoria for match practice. He helped his new club to a first victory of the season in his first game, ending a 19 game streak for Northwich without a win. He scored his first goal for his new club in their 2-1 win over Altrincham on 26 December 2007. He returned to Huddersfield on 15 February 2008.
It was said that Andy Ritchie had offered Akins a new deal but when he left the club by mutual consent on 1 April 2008 things changed. Stan Ternent was later appointed and told Akins he would now not be offered a new deal as he wanted to bring in more experience. He was therefore released at the end of the season.
On 22 July 2008, he was signed on a two-year contract, by the newly-promoted Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical.
He scored his first goal for the Scottish side in a friendly against Dumbarton and has scored a further 3 goals in 3 pre-season friendlies for his new side taking his tally to 4 before the start of the new SPL season.
He made his competitive debut in first game of the new SPL season on 11 August 2008 in the 3-1 win over Dundee United at New Douglas Park.
Later in the season, he joined Scottish First Division side Partick Thistle on loan, scoring his first goal against Greenock Morton in a 1-0 win.
1. The Hamilton Advertiser, 24 July 2008
4. The Huddersfield Examiner, 20 August 2008
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'''Luke Malcher''' (born November 14, 1988 in Halifax, West Yorkshire) is an English-born Irish professional football striker currently playing for Conference North side Farsley Celtic.
Malcher started his career with Huddersfield Town. On April 20, 2007, then manager Andy Ritchie promoted him and 3 other members of Town's academy to the first team squad, following excellent performances for the academy and reserve teams.
Despite never making an appearance for Huddersfield, Malcher represented Ireland at under-17 level during his time there.
Malcher attended the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain before joining Harrogate Town on December 11, 2008, on a free transfer. Before moving on to Farsley Celtic on February 19, 2009..
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'''David Pratt ''' (5 March 1896 - ''unknown'') was a former Scottish football player and manager. His career encompassed time spent in both England and Scotland.
Pratt began his playing career during the last years of World War I with a series of local Fife sides, namely Lochore Welfare, Lochgelly United and Hill o'Beath. He joined Celtic from the latter in June 1919 and made his debut several months later, in a home game with Falkirk. His versatility counted against him though and he never developed into a first team regular at Celtic Park. Indeed, although later primarily considered a defender, the position he appeared in most frequently for Celtic was outside left.
In 1921 Pratt moved south, joining Bradford City, where his consistent performances earned him a move to Liverpool two years later. He spent four seasons on Merseyside but as with his time at Celtic, he was unable to attain a regular first team berth. His most consistent run in the first team occurred in 1924-25, while his only goal for the club was recorded during a 6-3 defeat of Newcastle United the following season. He joined Bury in 1927 before moving further south to Yeovil Town.
Pratt eventually became manager of Yeovil, before assuming control of Yeovil & Petters United in 1929. This was to be his longest period in charge of one club, the rest of his coaching career characterised by short tenures in managerial positions. Between May and December 1933 he managed Clapton Orient, then he had two months in charge of Notts County in spring 1935. He then returned to Scotland where he replaced Willie McCartney as Heart of Midlothian manager. He lasted two seasons in Edinburgh before moving to Wales with Bangor City, where he stayed until the outbreak of World War II. He served in the RAF during the conflict before taking his final managerial role, with Port Vale, in December 1944, a position he vacated six months later. He failed to gain a release from the Air Force and so never managed to be a manager to ''the Vale'' other than in name only.
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'''Ade Coker''' (born Lagos, Nigeria) is a retired Nigerian-American soccer forward. Coker began with English club West Ham United then moved to the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned five caps with the U.S. national team.
Coker was born in Nigeria, but moved to England at the age of 11. He was playing schoolboy football when he was spotted by West Ham scout Wally St Pier. In 1971, he signed with English First Division club West Ham United when he was 17. His first start with the Hammers came on 30 October 1971, against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park following a late injury to Geoff Hurst. He scored on his debut, a 3-0 victory, but despite this auspicious first game, he made only eleven first team appearances over three seasons.
Coker then moved permanently to America, rejoining the Boston Minutemen. Halfway through the 1976 season, Minutemen owner John Sterge began selling his players in order to forestall bankruptcy. Coker was sent to the Minnesota Kicks. Three games into the 1978 season, Minnesota traded Coker to the San Diego Sockers. At the end of the 1979 season, the Sockers sent Coker to the Rochester Lancers for the 1980 season. Coker spent the 1980-1981 Major Indoor Soccer League club Baltimore Blast. In 1982 Coker was back with San Diego as the Sockers began to transition towards indoor soccer. When the NASL collapsed following the 1984 season, the Sockers moved to MISL and became the league-s dominant team. Coker remained with the Sockers until 1987. He spent one more season (1987-1988) in MISL with the St. Louis Steamers.
Coker earned 5 caps with the U.S. national team
In 2008, Coker alongside his West Ham teammates, Clive Charles and Clyde Best, were the subjects of the book 'East End Heroes, Stateside Kings'.
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A defender, he spent his entire professional career with Brentford, joining the West London club as an amateur from Wembley Town in 1949. He retired from the game in 1964 having made 559 appearances for Brentford, a club record which remains unbeaten.
He was selected as a reserve for the Third Division South side against the North in April 1957. He also played for the representative London XI side which reached the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1958.
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'''Tony Cousins''' (born 25 August 1969 in The Liberties) is a former Irish footballer and the current Longford Town manager.
Cousins has been involved in football full-time since he was sixteen when he joined Chelsea. He spent two years at Stamford Bridge and throughout a decorated career played for Dundalk, Liverpool, Hereford United, Middlesbrough, Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers and Bray Wanderers.
He made his League of Ireland debut for Dundalk at Waterford on the 25th of September 1988. After two years at Oriel Park during which he shared the PFAI Young Player of the Year in 1989/90 he signed for Liverpool. Due to injury he failed to make a single first team appearance before getting a free transfer to Middlesbrough at the end of the 1992/93 season. After 3 appearances for Hereford he came home to sign for Bohemians where he scored 22 goals in 83 league games in 3 seasons.
He signed for Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 1996 making his debut against Hearts in a pre season friendly. His first of many goals for the Hoops came in a friendly win against Crewe Alexandra. Three weeks later he scored his first competitive goal in a 2-2 draw against Shels in the League Cup. His first league goal came against Bray on the 13th of September 1996.
In his first season he was the joint league top goalscorer winning Player of the Month in February 1997. The following season he was Rovers top goalscorer with 15 league goals.
During the turbulent six years he had at Rovers he scored 46 goals in 145 league appearances and a total of 65 in 190 appearances including one goal in 2 appearances in Europe
He spent one season with Bray Wanderers before retiring.
Tony was capped six times by the Irish Under 21 team scoring four goals.
He was appointed U-21 manager at Shamrock Rovers before becoming assistant manager under Liam Buckley in 2003. A year and a half before joining Galway United he was appointed assistant manager at Drogheda United.
Upon joining Galway United in 2006, Cousins said ''"I am impressed with the structures in
Galway United and the ambition and talent that is in the club. I want to be part of taking that forward and I am looking forward to the challenge."''
He was welcomed by the Galway United chairman John Fallon:
"There was a lot of interest in the position from many quality candidates but throughout the process one person stood out and we are delighted that Tony Cousins will take charge of the side for the next two and a half seasons.
"He has all the skills and experience to take this club forward and he shares our ambition in restoring Galway United as one of the top clubs in the country," said Fallon.
Following a home defeat to part time Shamrock Rovers in March 2006 which left GUFC bottom of the table Cousins was sacked .
He replaced John Ryan as manager of Kildare County on 24 October 2008 .
Cousins was appointed Longford manager in December 2009 .
Older brother of Andrew Cousins and first cousin of Tommy Dunne (footballer born 1972).
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'''Alexander Ernest Stevenson''' (August 9, 1912 Dublin, Ireland - 1985) was an Irish footballer who played for Bootle F.C. Rangers and Everton. As an international, Stevenson also played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. Stevenson is the only footballer to have played for both the FAI XI and Rangers and is one of only three players born in what is now the Republic of Ireland to play for the club. The other two were Alex Craig and James Lowry McAuley (Reuben Evans was another Rangers player from the Republic of Ireland but he did not play for the first team).
Stevenson began his career with Dolphins in the League of Ireland. In 1932 he helped them reach the final of the FAI Cup where they lost 1-0 to Shamrock Rovers. Shortly afterwards, on May 8 1932, aged 19 and while still a Dolphins player, he made his debut for the FAI XI in a 2-0 away win against the Netherlands. In August 1932 he signed for Rangers after being spotted by Arthur Dixon, a club coach. As part of the transfer deal Rangers played Dolphins in a friendly at Dalymount Park in 1933. Stevenson spent just a season and a half at Rangers. Although he made just 12 appearances in the Scottish League, he scored 7 goals and developed a reputation as a highly intelligent player. While at Rangers, Stevenson also made his debut for the IFA XI and he helped the club win the Division One title during the 1933-34 season.
In January 1934 Stevenson signed for Everton for a fee of -37,000 and made his debut for the club against Arsenal the following month. He remains one of Everton-s all-time top goalscorers. He was also a great supplier of goals, first to Dixie Dean and then to Tommy Lawton and he formed an excellent understanding with fellow Irish international Jackie Coulter on the left wing. In 1939, together with Lawton, Joe Mercer and Tommy G. Jones he was a member of the Everton team that won the last First Division title before the start of the Second World War. During this campaign he scored 10 goals in 36 games.
During the war, while continuing to play for Everton, Stevenson also enlisted in the RAF. Between 1939 and 1946 he made 202 appearances and scored 89 goals for Everton in wartime regional leagues. One of the highlights of his wartime career came on June 1 1940 when he scored a hat-trick in the last five minutes of a game against Manchester United. As well as playing for Everton, he also turned out as a guest for both Tranmere Rovers and Blackpool. After the war Stevenson played in an Everton team that also included fellow Irish internationals Peter Farrell, Tommy Eglington and Peter Corr and future team manager Harry Catterick. By the time he finished his career with the club he had made 255 English League appearances and scored 82 league goals. He also played a further 16 games and scored a further 8 goals in the FA Cup. He made his final league appearance for Everton on May 7 1949.
When Stevenson began his international career in 1932 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Stevenson played for both teams.
Between 1932 and 1948 Stevenson made 7 appearances for the FAI XI, making his international debut on May 8 1932 in a 2-0 win against the Netherlands. His team-mates that day also included fellow dual internationalists, Mick O'Brien, Jimmy Kelly and Paddy Moore. In October 1931 Stevenson had also played for a junior FAI XI against Scotland at Falkirk. However, Stevenson had to wait for fourteen years, partly because of the Second World War, before he made his second appearance for the FAI XI on September 30 1946 in a 1-0 defeat to England.
Puzzled by the fourteen year gap between his first and second FAI cap, Stevenson apparently approached both the Everton secretary-manager, Theo Kelly, and the FAI secretary Joe Wickham for an explanation but neither was prepared to offer one. Stevenson, who was a Protestant, was accused in some quarters of refusing to play for the FAI XI on religious grounds, but he was adamant that religion had nothing to do with it on his part.
Between 1933 and 1947 Stevenson also made 19 appearances and scored 5 goals for the IFA XI, making his debut on September 16 1933 in a 2-1 win against Scotland. He subsequently formed a notable inside forward partnership with Peter Doherty. He scored his first goal for the IFA XI on February 6 1935 in 2-1 defeat against England. He also scored against England in a 5-1 defeat on October 23 1937. His remaining three goals were all scored against Wales in 1936, 1937 and 1947.
On May 11 1935, at Goodison Park, Stevenson also played for an Ireland/Wales XI in a 10-2 defeat against an English League XI. During the Second World War, he also played in two wartime internationals for the IFA XI. On September 9 1944 at Windsor Park, he played an 8-4 defeat against a ''Combined Services XI''. This team was basically a Great Britain XI and featured, among others, Matt Busby, Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton and Stan Mortensen. He also played in the Victory international against Scotland at Windsor Park on February 2 1946.
On November 27 1946 the IFA selected Stevenson against Scotland, together with Johnny Carey, Con Martin, Bill Gorman, Tommy Eglington, Peter Farrell and Davy Walsh, this group comprising seven players who had been born in what was by now the Irish Free State. That said, the IFA was the governing body for the whole of Ireland at the time Stevenson was born (as was also the case with Carey and Gorman). On April 16 1947, he scored his last goal for the IFA XI in a 2-1 win against Wales. These two results helped the IFA XI finish as runners-up in the 1947 British Home Championship. Later that year, Stevenson made his last appearance for the IFA XI on October 4 1947 in a 2-0 win against Scotland.
'''Ireland'''
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Seith began his professional career with Burnley, whom he joined in 1948 aged 16. He made his debut for the ''Clarets'' in 1953, in a 2-1 away victory against Manchester United and soon became a regular half-back in the first XI. By 1959-60 Burnley had become a genuine title challenger and Seith played 27 games in that league campaign as they moved inexorably towards their first championship since 1920-21. However a defensive blip in a game against challengers Wolves saw him dropped in March 1960 and he was still absent from the side when they eventually clinched the title.
That summer, a dispute with the Burnley chairman led to Seith's transfer back to Scotland, where he joined Dundee for -7,500. The Dens Park side contained famous names such as Alan Gilzean, Gordon Smith and Ian Ure and was a potent threat to the traditional dominance of the Old Firm, eventually winning the League title in the 1961-62 season. This allowed Seith the opportunity to compete in the European Cup which had been denied him by his acrimonious departure from Turf Moor and he featured prominently in the ''Dark Blues'' run to the semi-final, where they eventually lost to eventual winners A.C. Milan.
Seith retired from playing in 1964, joining the Dundee coaching staff before moving to a similar role with Rangers; he was to resign from his Rangers post in protest at the sacking of manager Scot Symon in 1967. He earned his first opportunity as a manager when appointed to replace Jimmy Milne at Preston North End but left in 1970. He had a brief period in charge of the Scottish national youth team before being hired as manager of Heart of Midlothian. It was Seith who brought striker Drew Busby to Tynecastle. The ''Maroons'' had endured several seasons of mediocrity prior to Seith's appointment but gradually improved under his charge and in the 1973-74 season topped the League for several months following a 13-match unbeaten run. An inconsistent finish saw them narrowly miss out on European qualification though and following a 10 games winless streak at the beginning of 1974-75, he was dismissed.
Seith left the football business following his departure from Tynecastle and has since worked as a chiropodist, based in Broughty Ferry. He was belatedly award a medal for his efforts in Burnley's 1959-60 league title win in 1999, having been denied one at the time due to his dispute with the then club chairman. He was presented with this medal in a public ceremony prior to a Burnley home match in October 1999.
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'''Richard "Dick" Ray''' (February 4, 1876, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire - December 28, 1952, Leeds) was a professional footballer and manager. He became a manager for Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City.
Ray was born in the Potteries town of Newcastle under Lyme on February 4 1876, and began his footballing career with local club Audley, before joining Macclesfield in 1893, before moving to Burslem Port Vale a year later. He was a solid performer for the club, however failed to turn up for one match after misreading a train timetable, being fined five shillings for his trouble, he departed in the summer of 1895.
Over the next few years he played for Manchester City, Stockport County, Chesterfield and Leeds City. After Gilbert Gillies, his manager at Chesterfield, was appointed as Leeds City's first manager in March 1905, Ray followed him to Elland Road. He was a dependable left back, and even captained the side before leaving the club when the board declined not to renew Gillies' contract in March 1908.
Ray retired from playing in 1912 and then served in the RASC during World War I. He remained close to Leeds City however, and was invited to become a member of the original committee that was elected to manage the new Leeds United following City's expulsion from the League in October 1919. He then became the first Leeds United manager, running the club for part of their 1919-20 Midland League campaign.
New Leeds United chairman Hilton Crowther went back to his old club Huddersfield Town to recruit Arthur Fairclough as manager in February 1920. Ray became Fairclough's assistant for a while, eventually leaving Elland Road in June 1923 to take over at Doncaster Rovers when they were elected to the old Third Division (North). Ray never got them above a mid table finish, but when Fairclough resigned following Leeds United's relegation to Division Two at the end of 1926-27, the Leeds board recalled Ray as manager.
Ray steered Leeds back to the First Division at the first attempt in 1927-28, and then guided the club to 5th place in 1929-30 - their best placing until the arrival of Don Revie. However, the club was relegated the following season. Leeds were immediately promoted back to the First Division in 1931-32, and enjoyed two seasons at mid-table.
Leeds now had the England international half back line of Willis Edwards, Ernie Hart and Wilf Copping, but in 1934 Copping was sold to Arsenal. The loss of such a key player had a large impact, and in 1934-35, Leeds finished 18th. Ray resigned on 5 March 1935, with Leeds flirting once more with relegation.
The Football League recognised Ray's achievements by appointing him the first manager of a League representative team, for the 2-2 draw with the Scottish League at Ibrox in February 1934.
After Ray left Elland Road, he became Bradford City manager in April 1935. They avoided relegation from Division Two at the end of that season, but were relegated in 1937. Ray left the club a year later when he was relieved of responsibility for team selection.
He was then 62 and spent some time as chief scout for Millwall, but was out of football two years later, spending his time running a garage business and billiard clubs.
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'''Carlos Andrs Villanueva Roland''' (born 5 February 1986 in La Serena) is a Chilean football player who is currently playing for Al Shabab and played for Chilean Audax Italiano until July 2008.
In the 2006 Clausura tournament of the Chilean First Division, Audax played in the Championship game, losing to Colo-Colo despite scoring a goal in the game.
In the Copa Libertadores 2007, the left-footed playmaker was the hub of Audax Italiano. The team was not able to qualify for the knockout phase due to goal differential.
Villanueva was rewarded with a call-up to Chile's Copa Amrica 2007 squad.
In 2008, Carlos refused to become Audax captain due to a dispute he had with the club's management. Villanueva was also unable to join Second Division Spanish team Real Sociedad due to the Spanish team's financial problems.
On 17 July 2008, it was confirmed by Villanueva's agents and also former club that Villanueva would play for the Blackburn Rovers of the Premiership in England. He also confirmed this on 29 July, pending a Work Permit being issued.
On 2 August, Villanueva completed his season-long loan move to Blackburn. The club had the option to make the deal permanent, at a pre-agreed fee. Villanueva also agreed terms to extend his contract for a further three years, if the option is exercised.
On 27 August, Villanueva made his debut for Blackburn in a League Cup game against Grimsby Town, a match in which he scored his first goal for the club. He also set up a goal for striker Matt Derbyshire and had a direct hand in the other two goals, in a 4-1 win. His debut was delayed by a few weeks due to the virus chicken pox which forced him to stay away from club training facilties, so that he did not pass on the virus to other staff.
On 20 September, Villanueva made his (home) debut in the Premier League as a late second half substitute against Fulham, his impact was immediate and substantial. Linking up well to provide a looping cross for Roque Santa Cruz to head down for the winning goal, which was converted by Derbyshire.
He made his full starting Premier League debut on 27 September, against Newcastle United at St. James' Park, getting an assist providing a cross for a headed goal for Christopher Samba.
On 5 January 2009 he scored a free kick against Blyth Spartans F.C. in the FA Cup giving his team the lead, and on 4 February he assisted 2 goals against Sunderland in the FA Cup.
On 11 April he played in the Premier League for the 1st time since Sam Allardyce took charge of Blackburn.
On 15 May 2009 Audax Italiano Villanueva signed for Al Shabab, the Emirati club paid Audax about $5 million. Although he publicly stated he wished to have stayed at Blackburn and tried to established himself in one of the worlds top leagues.
Villanueva was in the squad that played in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship representing Chile in the Netherlands. He was also capped for the senior squad and played for Chile in the Copa Amrica 2007, where he scored a superb free kick goal against Ecuador on his first official game with the senior squad.
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'''Ronald William "Ron" Hillyard''' (born 31 March 1952 in Brinsworth, England) is an English former football goalkeeper. He spent seventeen years playing for Gillingham, for whom he holds the record for the most matches played in all competition.
Hillyard began his career with York City as a junior, and was thrust into the first-team in October 1969, when the club was facing a goalkeeping crisis.
For almost the entirety of the next seventeen years, Hillyard was the Kent club's first-choice goalkeeper, until a back injury forced him to retire in 1991. Two years earlier he had been appointed assistant manager by Damien Richardson, a post he continued to hold until 1992 when both he and Richardson were sacked.
Hillyard was expected to break John Simpson's record for the most league appearances for Gillingham but ultimately his career ended 8 matches short of Simpson's tally of 571. Nonetheless, Hillyard set a new record for appearances for the club in all competitions with a total of 657, during which he kept 202 clean sheets.
Currently Hillyard holds the position of goalkeeping coach with Ebbsfleet United.
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'''John Lionel Simpson''' (born Appleby, 5 October 1933, died Gillingham, 7 December 1993) was an English football goalkeeper. He spent fifteen years playing for Gillingham, for whom he holds the all-time record for the most matches played in the Football League.
Simpson began his professional career with Lincoln City, having been spotted playing for Netherfield in the Lancashire Combination but only managed five first-team appearances for the Sincil Bank club before Gillingham snapped him up in the summer of 1957 for just -750. For the next fifteen years he was the Gills' first-choice goalkeeper, helping them win the Fourth Division championship in the 1963-64 season, during which he let in just 30 goals, a club record which stood until 1995-96. In 1972, after a club record 571 Football League appearances, he left the professional game to see out his career with non-league Maidstone United, but in 1975 he returned to Priestfield Stadium to play for Gillingham's reserves due to an injury crisis.
After his retirement he ran a newsagent's close to Priestfield Stadium. He died in 1993, aged 60.
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'''James David "Jim" Stannard''' (born Harold Hill, 6 October 1962) is an English retired football goalkeeper. Whilst playing for Gillingham he set a record for the lowest number of goals conceded in a 46-match season in the Football League, when he let in just 20 goals in the 1995-96 season.
Having previously played for non-league Ford United (now Redbridge), Stannard began his professional career with Fulham but managed only 41 Football League appearances for the Craven Cottage club in five years, during which he was also loaned out to Southend United and Charlton Athletic. In 1985 Southend signed him on a permanent basis and he made over 100 appearances before being sold back to Fulham in 1987.
For the next eight years he was Fulham's first-choice keeper, making nearly 350 appearances and even managing to score one goal.
Stannard was forced to retire in 1999 due to injury and later served as goalkeeping coach at Gillingham and Brentford.
Stannard is currently goalkeeping coach for Crystal Palace.
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'''Bernard McNally''' (born 17 February 1963 in Shrewsbury, England) is a former Northern Irish football midfielder.
During his club career he played for Shrewsbury Town (1980-89), West Bromwich Albion (1989-95), Hednesford Town (1996-98), and Telford United. He earned 5 caps for the Northern Ireland national football team from 1986 to 1988, and was included in the 1986 FIFA World Cup team.
McNally grew up in the Harlescott area of Shrewsbury, and was a pupil at the Harlescott Grange school. He was signed as a professional by his hometown club Shrewsbury Town, on the eve of the 1981/82 season, and immediately established himself as a first team member in arguably one of the best ever Shrewsbury Town sides. McNally was one of the key Shrewsbury players during their spell in the old Second Division, as Shrewsbury established themselves as Second Division regulars during the mid-80s, and made a total of 284 Football League appearances for Shrewsbury.
In July 1989, McNally was sold for -385,000 (following a tribunal) to West Bromwich Albion, following talks with both Stoke City and Sunderland. McNally had a successful stint at West Brom, in only his first year at the club he was voted Supporter's Player of the season in 1898/90. Arguably the highlight of his time at The Hawthorns being a member of the squad that won the 1993 Second Division playoffs.
He was unable to command a regular first team place later in his West Brom career, and so made a switch to another West Midlands team, Hednesford Town, in 1996. Hednesford were enjoying a successful spell in the Nationwide Conference, and the experienced Football League veteran was a hit with the Hednesford fans. Arguably the highlight of McNally's Hednesford career was the team's 1996/97 FA Cup run, in which the team reached the fourth round, facing Middlesbrough F.C. at the Riverside Stadium. After taking an early lead in front of a 28,000 crowd, Hednesford were unlucky to lose 3-2, with McNally playing an important role.
After playing for Hednesford, he played briefly at Telford United before retiring as a player
In 2004, one of McNally's former clubs Telford United, went bust following the demise of chairman Andy Shaw's business empire.
Despite being unable to save the club, Telford supporters founded a new club, AFC Telford United, playing in the Northern Premier League's First Division.
McNally was appointed as the club's first manager, and quickly built up a squad. Despite some early indifferent form, McNally's side soon rose up the table, eventually finishing third in the league and qualifying for the play-offs. Telford were to beat Kendal Town 2-1 in the playoff final, in front of a league record crowd of 4.215 at the New Bucks Head.
Unfortunately, Telford struggled in their opening season in the Northern Premier League. With the club second from bottom mid-way through the season, and following considerable pressure from fans, McNally was sacked, later to be replaced by Willenhall's Rob Smith.
Despite the setback, McNally stated in a later radio interview for BBC Radio Shropshire that whilst disappointed, he had no hard feelings towards the club, and was proud to have managed them.
McNally is currently involved in football coaching, and is still remembered with great affection by fans at Shrewsbury Town. To that effect he was invited to be part of the Shrewsbury Town 'Legends' who paraded the pitch at Gay Meadow prior to the ground's final League fixture against Grimsby Town on 5 May 2007.
Recently Mr.Mcnally was appointed by an Indian club as the head coach. Pune Football Club (PFC), an Ashok Piramal Group venture is registered with the Pune District Football Association and is one of the new professionally run clubs given direct entry into NFL - II. PFC has recently appointed Mr. Bernard McNally as their Head Coach who comes with more than two decades of experience in professional football from United Kingdom.
Among the few professional coaches with a UEFA Pro-Licence Bernard McNally is a charismatic, ambitious and motivational leader with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Formerly with MAC Technical Skills, he was responsible for the development and deliver of a comprehensive and technical skills programme to raise the standard at grass roots to both coaches and at the Centre of Excellence - West Brom Albion.
In September 2009 he was appointed as Caretaker Manager of Zamaretto Southern Premier League side Hednesford Town.
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'''Bradley Paul Johnson''' (born 28 April 1987 in Hackney, Greater London) is an English footballer who currently playing as a midfielder for Leeds United in League One.
He started his senior career at Northampton Town, where he signed on 16 May 2005. During his time at the club he was sent out on loan twice, playing for Gravesend & Northfleet and Stevenage Borough. Following the appointment of Stuart Gray as Northampton manager, Johnson featured in practically every single starting eleven that he named and he signed a new two-year contract extension.
Johnson began to attract attention from a host of Championship sides, including Coventry City, Colchester United and Queens Park Rangers, but was in talks to sign for Leicester City, after discussing terms at the Walkers Stadium on 2 January 2008. However, the player returned to the Sixfields Stadium, having failed to reach an agreement with the club.
Two days later, Leeds United confirmed reports that they had been given permission from Northampton to speak to Johnson, regarding a contract. He went on to sign a three-and-a-half-year deal for -250,000 after undergoing a medical at the club's Thorp Arch training ground on 8 January 2008.
Johnson made his first appearance for Leeds on 14 January, when he replaced David Prutton in their league fixture against Crewe Alexandra at the Alexandra Stadium. He scored his first goal for the club at Elland Road in a fixture against Bournemouth on 8 March, when he scored the first goal in the 2-0 victory. Despite growing up as a central midfielder, Johnson has established himself on the left wing under Leeds manager Gary McAllister, although he did play at left back in the last game of the 2007-08 season (against Gillingham), scoring a long-range volley in the process. He stated that he would "never forget that moment".
On 27 October 2008, it was revealed that Johnson had joined League One rivals Brighton & Hove Albion on loan until 3 January 2009. Johnson scored twice on his debut during the 3-2 victory over Leicester City. Johnson scored four goals in 10 games on loan at Brighton before returning to his parent club Leeds United.
Johnson started the 2009-10 season as Leeds United's regular left winger. He scored his first goal of the new season with a diving header in a 2-1 victory away at Walsall. His second goal of the season came in the following game of the campaign, in a 3-0 win over Tranmere Rovers, which helped Leeds extend their winning run at home in the League to 13 games, equalling a record set 40 years earlier, by Don Revie's side of 1969.
On 13 October, Johnson revealed that he wanted to stay at Leeds longer than his existing contract and was hoping to sign a new longer term contract. Johnson returned after more than a month out through injury as a second half substitute against Southampton, where he replaced Jonny Howson in the second half, with Leeds scoring the winner shortly after his introduction.
Johnson played in Leeds' famous FA Cup victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford. The following game against Wycombe Wanderers with Andy Hughes out injured Johnson dropped back into the left back position with Robert Snodgrass coming into the team.
On 9 October 2009, Johnson mistakenly claimed that he was eligible to play for the USA national side due to his African-American grandfather. However, Johnson wasn't aware that unlike European rules, this doesn't qualify players for US citizenship. Unless Johnson was able to apply for US citizenship, with the result of the application likely being a rejection, he is ineligible to play for the USA national team.
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'''Brian Rowland''' (born December 30, 1980 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USL Second Division.
Rowland played college soccer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he was a four-year starter between 1999-2002. In 2002 he earned first team all-America East Conference, and was named an All-America honorable mention.
Rowland was a member of the U20 Canadian National Team, the U19 Eastern Canadian regional team and the U20 Ontario Team. He played in a friendly match for Manchester United while on trial there, trained with Everton, and Fulham, and played a couple of first team games for Halifax Town as a triallist in 1998 and 1999.
During the 2001 and 2002 Rowland also played for the Chesapeake Dragons in the USL Premier Development League.
Rowland turned professional upon his graduation from college in 2003, and played for his hometown club Toronto Lynx in 2003 and 2004. Rowland also has extensive indoor soccer experience, having spent time playing for Baltimore Blast, the California Cougars and Milwaukee Wave.
Rowland signed with Crystal Palace Baltimore in 2007, and has been the team's first choice goalkeeper since then, helping the team to the USL-2 postseason for the first time in 2008.
Since 2004 Rowland has run a goalkeeper specific training camp named "Rowland Keeper Academy."
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'''Michael Cheetham''' is a retired English footballer most notable for his time at Cambridge United in the early 1990s.
Ipswich Town manager Bobby Robson paid to buy him out of the army to enable him to start his football career at Portman Road where he went on to make 4 appearances.
After a loan spell at Cambridge United in 1989, he signed permanently at The Abbey Stadium for a fee of -50,000 in 1990 and went onto be a permanent fixture in the side that gained successive promotions to the old Division Two under controversial manager John Beck. Winger Cheetham played a total of 132 games for the club, scoring 22 goals before joining Chesterfield on a free transfer in 1994.
After just 5 appearances at Saltergate, Cheetham moved back to East Anglia with Colchester United where he ended his league career by playing a further 37 games, scoring 3 goals.
After dropping out of professional football he had spells at Cambridge City, Sudbury Town and AFC Sudbury where he had a spell at manager.
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'''Christopher Jonathan Leadbitter''' (born 17 October 1967) is an English former footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Hereford United, Cambridge United, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United.
Leadbitter was born in Middlesbrough and began his career as an apprentice at Grimsby Town. He failed to make the breakthrough and moved to Hereford United in 1985 to make his league debut. He played 36 league games for them over two seasons,
After 176 league appearances and 18 goals,
He returned to the north-east of England and played non-league football for Guisborough Town, Whitby Town, Peterlee Newtown, Thornaby, Bishop Auckland, and Guisborough again.
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'''Colin James Bailie''' (born 31 March 1964) is a former professional footballer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, who played in the Football League for Swindon Town, Reading and Cambridge United.
Bailie began his career at Swindon Town, where he turned professional in 1982. He made his debut in the Third Division 5-0 defeat at Oxford United on 7 April 1982, playing as a full back. He made 121 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 4 goals, before a move to Reading in 1985 for a fee of -22,500.
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'''John C "Jock" Collier''' (February 1, 1897 in Dysart, Scotland - 1940 in Kingston upon Hull, England) was a Scottish footballer and manager.
Collier played for Inverkeithing Juniors and had trials for the Scottish Junior international team. He signed for Raith Rovers and eventually signed for Hull City in 1920. He captained Hull for a couple of seasons, before moving to Queens Park Rangers in 1926.
He joined York City as player-manager, but he broke an ankle and retired from playing. He managed the club as they went into The Football League, but after their first season in the league he left he club to become a publican.
He was re-appointed as manager in May 1933. He announced his retirement from football in March 1937 and went into a business partnership with one of his brothers in Scotland. He died in Hull at the age of 41 in 1940.
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'''Michael Cook''' (born 18 October 1968 in Stroud) was an English professional footballer.
Cook started his career in the youth team at Coventry City where he won an FA Youth Cup medal. After a brief spell on loan to York City he signed for a free transfer to Cambridge United in 1989.
Cook's career at The Abbey Stadium was blighted by injury, he made only 17 appearances in 2 seasons. His one goal for the club was a vital one however, scoring at Aldershot to help cement a play-off place at the end of the 1989-90 season. He was also a substitute at Wembley for the 1-0 win over Chesterfield in the final.
After another loan spell to York City, Cook was forced to retire from the professional game. He had spells in non-league with Wycombe Wanderers, Corby Town and Cambridge City and also remained at Cambridge United as Football in the Community Officer. He now holds that same position at Cheltenham Town.
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'''Thomas Morris "Tom" Mitchell''' (30 September 1899 - 22 November 1984) was an English footballer and manager.
Mitchell started his career with Newcastle United in 1920. He joined Leeds United in 1926. He left them for York City in 1931.
He was appointed as York's manager in March 1937.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Topping''' (born 6 March 1951 in Bubwith, England) is an English former footballer.
Topping became York City's first ever apprentice professional in 1967. He made his league debut for York in a home game against Newport County on 28 December 1968, aged 17 years old. He signed fully professional terms with York in March 1969 and quickly established himself in the senior side.
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'''Michael John "Micky" Cave''' (January 28, 1949 in Weymouth, England - November 6, 1984 in Pittsburgh) was an English football midfielder.
Cave joined Torquay United from Weymouth in July 1968, soon settling into the Plainmoor side. Although not a regular goalscorer (17 goals in 114 league games), when he did score they tended to be memorable. In July 1971 a fee of -15,000 took him to Bournemouth. His first season at Dean Court was a struggle, and in March 1972 he joined Plymouth Argyle on loan. However, he returned to Bournemouth and eventually played 99 league games, scoring 17 goals, before a -15,000 transfer to York City in August 1974. His first season was York's first ever in Division Two and they confounded expectations by surviving, although they were relegated the following season (with Cave winning the clubman of the year award). He spent the 1976 season in the American Soccer League, helping the Los Angeles Skyhawks win the ASL title. In February 1977, after scoring 13 times in 96 league games, he returned to Bournemouth for a fee of -10,000. He spent the summer of 1977 on loan to NASL side Seattle Sounders, and joined Seattle permanently the following summer after playing the last of his 42 league games for Bournemouth, in which he had scored 3 times. He spent the 1978 and 1979 seasons in Seattle. He then played the 1979-1980 indoor season with the Pittsburgh Spirit in the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1980, he began the season with the Sounders, but played only one game before being released. He finished the season with three games with the Cleveland Cobras of the ASL. He then joined the Hartford Hellions for the 1980-1981 MISL season before finishing his career with two seasons as a member of the Pittsburgh Spirit.
Cave died in November 1984, aged 35, from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning (running his car in a garage). At the time he was player/assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Spirit of the U.S. Major Indoor Soccer League. He has since had the Player of the Year Award named after him in his honour at Bournemouth.
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'''Paul Ian Stancliffe''' (born 5 May 1958 in Sheffield, England) was a Footballer who played in the position of Central Defender.
Paul was born in Sheffield, but he first made his way in the game as a Rotherham United apprentice. He made his league debut for Rotherham at Brighton & Hove Albion on the opening day of the 1975-76 season, and immediately won himself a regular place in the side. He scarcely missed a game for seven years, and in 1981 he won a Third Division Championship medal.
After holding an ever-present record in his first campaign in Division Two, he was injured in one of the early matches of season 1982-83 and missed much of the remaining campaign, but returned towards the end of the season.
During the close-season he was transferred to Sheffield United after making 285 league appearances for Rotherham United. He made his debut for the Blades against Gillingham at the Priestfield Stadium on 27 August 1983, and missed only three games as Sheffield United clinched promotion to Division Two.
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'''Derek Hood''' (born December 17, 1958 in Washington, England) is a former English footballer. He was the Clubman of the Year for York City in the 1982-83 season.
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'''Luke Joseph Jones''' (born 10 April 1987 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer who plays for Mansfield Town. He plays in the position of central defence but can also operate at right back. His previous clubs include League Two side Shrewsbury Town and Conference National side Kidderminster Harriers, before most recently joining Mansfield Town.
Jones began his career as a youngster at Premier League team Blackburn Rovers, where he helped the youth team to the semi-final of the FA Youth Cup in 2004, in addition to captaining the side when they won the FA Premier Academy League in 2005, and appearing for the reserve team.
He joined Ashton United,
Jones returned to first-team action in November, but, with strong defensive competition, struggled to hold down a regular place in the team.
At the end of the 2008-09 season Jones was released by Kidderminster, having made 32 appearances. On 11 May 2009, he signed for Mansfield Town.
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'''Edwin Huitson "Eddie" Blackburn''' (born 18 April 1957 in Houghton-le-Spring) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Hull City, York City and Hartlepool United. He finished his career in Sweden on loan to Halmstads BK after that club's first-choice goalkeeper injured his knee.
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He started his career with York City in March 1972, coming through the clubs youth ranks.
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'''Brian Shelley''' (born 15 November 1981 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Bohemians in the League of Ireland.
He began his career at Shamrock Rovers but moved to rivals Bohemians in 2000. He made his first team debut for the club as substitute in the UEFA Cup tie against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in September 2000. After a short spell with Longford Town, Roddy Collins brought him along with team mate Trevor Molloy to Carlisle United in time for the 2002/03 season.
He returned to Ireland during the 2005 season with Shamrock Rovers, making his debut on the 18th of March and went on to make 17 appearances in the league and two in the Cup.
Having helped Drogheda to the club's first ever League of Ireland title in November 2007, he was named PFAI Player of the Year on November 18, 2007. However the following season wasn't as successful as Drogheda finished well off the pace in the League and the club went into meltdown due to financial problems.
Brian left Drogheda in January 2009 and returned to Dalymount Park for a 2nd spell with Bohemians. He has a made a fine start with the club and his form was rewarded with the Soccer Writer's Association Player of the Month for August. During this month, he scored his first goal of the season against Galway United at Dalymount Park. He then added to his collection of medals on September 26 as Bohs beat Waterford United in the final of the League of Ireland Cup. And he wasn't done yet as a great run of form towards the end of the season helped Brian to his third League of Ireland Premier Division winners medal, winning by 4 points from closest rivals Shamrock Rovers. His outstanding performances throughout the season was noted by his fellow professionals when he was voted on to the PFAI Team of the Year.
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A nippy striker, he started his career with Bohemians, where he scored in European competition . In total he scored 7 goals in 13 appearances before being snapped up by Mick McCarthy at Millwall. He was loaned out to Dundalk F.C., before signing for Shamrock Rovers where he spent the 1998/99 season. He had further spells at Waterford United, Bohemians again, Monaghan United, St Patricks Athletic, Athlone Town, Newry Town and Glenavon F.C. .
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'''Robbie Doyle''' (born 22 April 1982, Bray) is an Irish soccer player who currently plays for League of Ireland First Division club Sporting Fingal.
The "journeyman" started his career with Blackburn Rovers spending 3 years at the club. He had loan spells at Huddersfield Town and Oldham Athletic before returning back to Ireland.
Doyle had a short spell at St Patrick's Athletic on his return before joining Bray Wanderers in time for the 2001/02 season. He made a handful of appearances at the club when Paul Doolin offered him regular first team football at UCD and so Doyle was on his way again. He scored on his debut for UCD on the first day of the 2002/03 season against Bohemians and his performances that season impressed Stephen Kenny enough to offer him a move to Bohemians at the end of the season. Doyle made a decent start to life at Dalymount and played in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers but he fell out with Kenny and in mid 2004, he returned once again to St Patricks Athletic. He has since played for Bray Wanderers (again) and Macclesfield Town.
On July 4th, 2007, Robbie agreed to sign for Dundalk FC from Macclesfield Town .
He was released at the end of the 2007 season by Dundalk and signed for Sporting Fingal F.C. at the start of the 2008 season and ended the season as First Division top scorer . Fingal achieved promotion to the Premier Division in 2009 and better was to come as Fingal and Doyle won the FAI Cup when beating Sligo Rovers 2-1 at Tallaght Stadium.
He has also represented Ireland at Under-15, Under-16, Under-17, Under-18 and Under-21 levels. He got his only U21 cap in Finland in 2002.
Playing for Ardmore Rovers he was part of the team that won the Nordic Cup in August 1998 scoring the winner against Iceland and Norway . Then scoring the opening goal in the final win over England
He scored twice against France while playing for Ireland Under 17s .
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Willighan was born in Belfast, Ireland on March 22, 1903. He played football for Burnley in the 1930s and twice represented Ireland in before injury ended his career. On 7 December 1932, he was a defender in the 4-1 defeat to Wales at Wrexham and on September 16, 1933 he was in the starting XI that beat Scotland 2-1 in Glasgow.
Before joining Burnley, he played football in Belfast for Willowfield, then Linfield
Willighan died of cancer on 7 July 1936 at the age of 33. His son Thomas Jnr was just 5 months old. Thomas Jnr still lives in Burnley with his family.
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'''Nicholas John Cusack''' (born 24 December 1965 in Maltby, South Yorkshire) is an English former footballer and, briefly, player-manager. He was for a time chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).
In October 1997 Cusack joined Swansea City from Fulham for a fee of -50,000.
After a period as caretaker manager, he was appointed player-coach in April 2002, but after just 17 games in charge he was replaced by Brian Flynn; he turned down an offer to remain on the coaching staff, and left in September 2002 with the club at the bottom of the Football League.
Cusack was Swansea's PFA representative, and was elected chairman of the Association, succeeding Barry Horne, in November 2001. He was active in the PFA's opposition to a reduction of professional clubs in the league pyramid.
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'''Sean Dyche''' (born 28 June 1971) is an English former footballer. Dyche played for six clubs in his career, with his longest spell being with Chesterfield.
Dyche was a youth team player at Nottingham Forest in the late 1980s, while Brian Clough was still manager, but he left in early 1990 having never turned professional and signed for Chesterfield, where he later became captain and helped them win the Division Three playoffs in 1995 and reach the FA Cup semi-final in 1997. In the FA Cup semi final against Middlesbrough he scored a penalty to put Chesterfield 2-0 up, only for the game to finish 3-3 and Chesterfield to lose the replay 3-0. He then left for Bristol City and helped them win promotion to Division One in his first season, but they lasted just one season at this level and Dyche was on the move again, this time to Millwall. He enjoyed further success at Millwall, as they won promotion to Division One in 2001 and came close to a Premier League place the following year, only to lose to eventual promotion winners Birmingham City in the playoffs. An uneventful three-year spell at Watford followed. Dyche signed for Northampton Town in 2005, and was involved in their 2005-06 promotion from League Two. He fell out of favour after the arrival of Stuart Gray as manager, and was released at the end of the 2006-07 season. He subsequently retired from the game, becoming under-18s coach at former club Watford. Dyche became assistant manager at Watford in July 2009 after Malky Mackay was appointed manager.
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'''Patrice Carteron''' (born 30 July 1970 in Saint-Brieuc) is a French football player. He is currently Manager of Dijon FCO.
Carteron is fondly remembered in Sunderland for scoring in the heated Tyne Wear derby for Sunderland in 2001.
He last managed AS Cannes, but was replaced by Albert Emon in June 2009. On 25 June 2009 Dijon FCO hired the former Cannes coach.
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'''Tommy 'Smocking" Rooney''' (born 30 December 1984) is an English footballer who played for League Two club Macclesfield Town during the 2004-05 season as a striker and is now playing non-league football for Vauxhall Motors.
Rooney, who is the cousin of Wayne Rooney,
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'''Mark Graham Jackson''' (born 30 September 1977 in Leeds) is an English footballer who currently plays for Farsley Celtic.
He started his career as a trainee at his hometown club Leeds United, but found first team opportunities scarce. After 2 failed loan spells at Huddersfield Town and Barnsley, he joined Scunthorpe United on a free transfer.
After 5 successful years there, he moved to Kidderminster Harriers, before coming back to league football at Coca-Cola League Two side Rochdale.
He was released by Rochdale on 11 May 2007, joining Conference National new-boys Farsley a month later. Jackson became the football in the community officer in Farsley and run camps for children during the school holiday's. He became the manager of the Under-19s team which were formed at the start of the 2008/09 season. When his first team manager, John Deacy was sacked, Neil Parsley took over and Jackson became the first team assistant manager.
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'''Keith James O'Halloran''' (born November 10, 1975 in Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer.
A right winger, O'Halloran began his career with Middlesbrough in 1994. He remained at Ayresome Park for three years, making just four league appearances.
After loan spells at Scunthorpe United and Cardiff City, he joined Scottish club St. Johnstone, then managed by Paul Sturrock, for a -50,000 fee. In three years at McDiarmid Park, O'Halloran made 71 appearances, netting three goals along the way.
In 2000 he returned south of the border to join Swindon Town. He left Town in 2003 with 46 appearances and seven goals to his name. He then signed for Shamrock Rovers and in his two seasons scored 4 goals in 43 total appearances. Made his Rovers debut on the 19th of March .
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'''Stuart Brightwell''' (born January 31, 1979 in Easington, United Kingdom) is an English football midfielder who one season in the USL First Division in the United States. He currently plays for Horden Colliery Welfare A.F.C. in the Northern League.
Brightwell came up through the Manchester United youth system, before transferring to Hartlepool United in 1998. Brightwell played in 20 games for the Monkey Hangers. He then played for Bishop Auckland and Durham City. In November 2002, he transferred from Durham City to Spennymoor United. In the summer of 2004, he moved back to Durham City before transferring to Billingham Town on October 12, 2004.
At Hetton Lyons CC, he scored a hattrick in the FA Sunday Cup Final.
In May 2007, Brightwell signed with the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division. He played well, seeing extensive playing time, but was released by the team at the end of the season.
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'''Jonathan "Jonny" Steele''' (born February 7, 1986 in Larne) is a Northern Irish soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division.
Steele started his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers in England, but never played a senior game for the side, and came to the United States in 2003, for an (ultimately uncessful) trial with the Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer. Instead, he signed with the Syracuse Salty Dogs of the USL First Division in 2004 and that fall, he joined the Kansas City Comets of Major Indoor Soccer League. He played thirteen games before the Comets placed him on the inactive roster to allow him to compete with the Northern Ireland U-19 national team.
He returned to the United States in 2005 and spent the summer with the Rochester Rhinos. As the Comets had folded at the end of the 2004-2005 season, the Baltimore Blast selected Steele with the 26th pick in the Dispersal Draft.
He returned home to Northern Ireland in August 2005 and had a short spell with Irish League side Ballymena United, before returning to America when his short-term contract expired. He won the 2006 MISL Championship with the Blast, and played for the Rhinos again in the summer of 2006. In the spring of 2007, he signed with the expansion Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division. He was also the first pick of the expansion Orlando Sharks in the 2007 MISL Expansion Draft, but was traded to the Philadelphia KiXX in exchange for Gaston Pernia. Steele played seventeen games with the KiXX during the 2007-2008 MISL season, missing part of the season with a foot injury.
In the spring of 2008, he moved to the Puerto Rico Islanders of USL-1. He was a key part of a team which took the USL-1 championship and was named the 2008 USL-1 MVP.
On December 23, 2009, Steele signed a one year contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Steele was a member of the Northern Ireland U-19 national team, but has never made an appearance for the senior side.
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As a cricketer, he made his first-class debut as a sixteen year old for Middlesex in 1950. He played as an all-rounder until his retirement in 1968, when he succeeded Jack Robertson as County Coach.
He remained coach for 29 years until his retirement in 1997, steering the county through its most successful period during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. Middlesex won the County Championship, the Benson & Hedges Cup , the Gillette Cup, the Refuge Assurance Cup and the Sunday League under his guidance.
He later served as Chairman of the Cricket Committee and as a member of the General Committee. He was awarded a Life Vice-Presidency and he began a two year term as President at the 2007 Annual General Meeting, succeeding Charles Robins.
Don Bennett also played professional football. He joined Arsenal in 1950 as an amateur, becoming a professional in 1951. In a nine-year spell at Arsenal he did not play a single first-team competitive match, instead regularly turning out for the reserve team, first on the wing and then as a full back. He moved to Coventry City in 1959. He spent three seasons with the Sky Blues, playing 73 times in that time, before retiring in 1962.
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'''Ralph Arthur Robert Hunt''' (14 August 1933 - 17 December 1964) was an English footballer.
Hunt began his career at his hometown club Portsmouth, where he only made five appearances. After a spell at Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic he moved on to Norwich City. At Norwich, he scored 67 goals in 124 league matches, and his 31 goals in the 1955-56 season is still a club record.
Following a short spell with Derby County he joined Grimsby Town, where he scored 39 goals in 53 games. After being transferred to Swindon Town he joined Port Vale in December 1961 for a -3,500 fee. Despite bagging 6 goals in 14 games he lost his place in March 1962 and was sold on to Newport County for -2,000 in July 1962.
Hunt died in a car accident on 17 December 1964 at the age of 31,
In 2003, he was made a member of the Norwich City Hall of Fame following a fan vote.
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'''Alexander "Alex" Silcock Scott''' (22 November 1937 - 13 September 2001) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger.
Born in Falkirk, Scott started his career at Rangers, whom he joined aged 16 in 1954 from Bo'ness United. He scored a hat-trick in his debut against Falkirk at Ibrox while just 19 years old. In nine years with the club he scored 108 goals in 331 matches and won four league titles, one Scottish Cup and two League Cups. He was also part of the Rangers side defeated by Fiorentina in the 1961 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, scoring the Gers' only goal.
Scott returned to Scotland when signed by Hibernian for -13,000 in 1967 and finished his career at his hometown club Falkirk between 1970 and 1972. Curiously, Hibernian used part of the fee they received from Newcastle United for the transfer of Alex's younger brother Jim to finance his signature.
Scott won 16 caps for Scotland between 1956 and 1966 and was a member of their 1958 FIFA World Cup squad. He also represented his country at B and under-23 level, as well as appearing 7 times for the Scottish League.
Scott went into business with his brother after his retirement from football.
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'''Brian George Yeo''' (born Worthing, 12 April 1944) is a former English football striker. He spent almost his entire career playing for Gillingham, for whom he holds the all-time record for the most goals scored in the Football League.
Yeo came through the junior ranks at Portsmouth but never made a first-team appearance before Freddie Cox signed him for Gillingham in 1963. He scored on his debut for the club and went on to become only the second player ever to score 100 Football League goals for the Kent club, finishing his career with 136 league goals and 149 in all competitions, both club records which stand to this day. In the 1973-74 season he also equalled Ernie Morgan's club record of 31 goals in a season.
In 1975 Yeo retired from professional football to concentrate on running a newsagent's in the town, but also had spells managing Folkestone and Canterbury City, the latter role, his last involvement in football, finishing in 1984.
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'''David Fairclough''' (born in Drogheda) on April 26, 1978 was an Irish soccer player during the 1990s.
He played for Bohemians, Drogheda United (loan) and Tranmere Rovers.
Following his retirement from semi-professional football, Fairclough now plays for Glenmuir United.
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'''Joe Hanrahan''' (born March 21, 1964 in Limerick) was an Irish football player during the 1980s and 1990s.
Hanrahan came from a sports mad family - his father had playing hurling for Limerick and 3 of his brothers (Peter, Gary and Dave) played in the League of Ireland. He played schoolboy football with local side Vereker Clements earning 5 schoolboy caps for Ireland and soon attracted interest from cross-channel in the shape of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Despite this interest from Wolves, Joe decided to sign for UCD where he spent 4 productive years. He made his League of Ireland debut on the 10th of September 1981 at Dundalk F.C.. The highlight of his time at Belfield was the 1983/84 season where he picked up an FAI Cup winners medal, scoring in the replay as UCD beat Shamrock Rovers 2-1 . His form was noticed by his fellow professionals and he was voted PFAI Young Player of the Year. He also gained Inter-League and Under-21 representative honours during that season.
Manchester United swooped to take Hanrahan to Old Trafford but after 2 years there, he returned to Dublin without making a senior appearance. He signed for Shamrock Rovers in 1987 and after 5 goals in 27 games in the clubs infamous reign at Tolka Park, he moved to his hometown club Limerick City in 1988 under the management of Billy Hamilton. They finished third in the league that season but Hamilton left during the 1989/90 season and Limerick never challenged.
Hanrahan was on the move again in 1990 where Jim McLaughlin took up north to Derry City. He won 2 League of Ireland Cup medals at the club, scoring in the 91 final against his old club Limerick. He also played for Dundalk and Bohemians (alongside his brother Peter) before retiring from the game.
Played once for the Republic of Ireland U21 side in 1985.
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'''Derek McGrath''' (born January 21, 1972, Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1990s.
Derek was a midfielder who played for Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians, Kilkenny City,Waterford United, Monaghan United and Glenavon F.C. during his career in the League of Ireland.
Derek signed for Rovers in January 1992 from Brighton where he had made 6 appearances and made his debut at Bray Wanderers on the 19th of January.
He scored 7 goals in 27 league appearances as Rovers won the League in 1994. He also made 2 appearances in European competition.
Derek was capped nine times by Irish Under 21 team scoring once. Also represented his country at U15, U16 and youth level and played at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship .
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'''Mark Anthony Peter Dempsey''' (born 10 December 1972 in Dublin) was an Irish association football player during the 1990s and 2000s. He was a defender or midfielder who appeared for Gillingham, Leyton Orient, Shrewsbury Town, Barry Town, Bohemians (2 spells), Shelbourne and Drogheda United during his career.
He played his schoolboy football at Cherry Orchard F.C. and his promise was noted by then-Football League Cup holders Oxford United, who brought him over for a trial. He impressed them enough to be taken on as a trainee for 18 months. He was a regular for the reserve team but never made the breakthrough to the first team so when his contract expired, he moved to Gillingham under the management of Damien Richardson.
He spent close to five years at Gillingham before moving on to Leyton Orient. He then spent three seasons at Shrewsbury Town under the management of Fred Davis and then Jake King. He had a falling out with King and moved on to Barry Town, where he won the domestic treble and played UEFA Champions League qualifiers against a Dynamo Kiev side including the likes of Andrei Shevchenko and Sergei Rebrov.
He returned to Ireland in the summer of 1999 and was made captain of Roddy Collins' Bohemian revolution. He got injured during the second half of that season but returned in time to play in the FAI Cup Final as Bohs lost to Shelbourne in a replay. In just the third league game of the following season, he broke his ankle and was to miss the rest of the season as Bohs went on to win both the League of Ireland and FAI Cup.
His contract was up so he left to join Shelbourne, however he struggled to get regular first team football and within months had returned to Bohemians where he stayed until the end of the season when he moved north to Drogheda United.
He was capped five times for the Irish under-21 team, scoring one goal.
He was assistant manager at Shamrock Rovers during the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
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He joined famous nursery club Belvedere FC at the age of 8 and played for them for 9 years until he signed for Stoke City as an apprentice in 1991. He signed professional forms the following year but never made the breakthrough to the first team and returned to Ireland to sign for Sligo Rovers in 1994. He lost 2 FAI Cup semi finals and a FAI League Cup during his time at Sligo where he made 60 league appearances. When his contract expired at the end of the 96/97 season, Robbie moved to Coleraine. Coleraine won their first 7 league games but were pipped to the league title by Crusaders. After only one season there, he was on the move again - this time to then champions Derry City. Derry failed to regain their title in a disappointing season and with a new manager coming in, Brunton was surplus to requirements. He signed for Bohemians and made his league debut on August 28 1998 against Finn Harps. He spent 2 seasons at Bohs winning a runners-up medal in the FAI Cup before he moved to Buckley Park and Kilkenny City. The tough tackling left back has since played for Dundalk, Newry Town and Cliftonville.
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'''Paul Byrne ''' (born in Dublin on 30 June 1972) is an Irish former football player, who played as a midfielder during the 1990s and 2000s.
Paul grew up in Inchicore and played for Bluebell United as a youngster before being snapped up by Oxford United. He made his league debut as a 16 year old against Barnsley alongside the likes of Ray Houghton. Byrne played 30 or so games for Oxford but moved to Arsenal where he spent 6 months in the reserve team under George Armstrong without making a first team appearance.
He returned home to Ireland and signed for Bangor in the Irish League. He entered Bangor folklore by scoring the winner against Ards in the 1993 Irish Cup Final.
This sort of form attracted Liam Brady who took him to Celtic and gave him his debut on 6 October 1993 as a substitute against St. Johnstone
In August 1995 he left Celtic and signed for Ronnie Whelan's Southend United side for a fee of -80,000
Paul returned to Ireland again and signed for Glenavon where he won another Irish Cup winners medal.
After playing a few reserve games for Shelbourne, Paul signed for Bohemians in January 1999. Bohs had a disastrous season and only escaped relegation by beating Cobh Ramblers in a relegation play-off. The following season was a different story as Bohs challenged Shelbourne all the way before fading away and finishing 3rd. They also reached the FAI Cup Final under the captaincy of Byrne but lost 1-0 to Shels.
With Byrne's contract having expired at Dalymount Park, he went off to America for the summer months and played in Philadelphia.
He returned to Ireland in time for the beginning of the 2000/01 season and signed for home town club St Patricks Athletic.
He only spent a few months at Richmond Park before Roddy Collins came calling again and Paul returned to Bohs just before the transfer deadline. He scored with his first touch on his return (a 20 yard free kick) in a 2-2 draw with Galway United in February 2001. Byrne went on to play a big part as Bohs won the league title, their first in 23 years. A week later, they completed the Double by winning the FAI Cup but Byrne didn't take part due to being cup-tied for playing in an earlier round for St. Pats.
Collins controversially departed in the wake of their success and Pete Mahon became the new man in charge. After getting to the 2nd round of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, they had a disastrous run of league form which cost Mahon his job. Stephen Kenny came in and Byrne was in and out of the side. Byrne played in the FAI Cup final that season but once again finished on the losing side as Dundalk won 2-1. Kenny had a clear-out of players after that and Byrne was surplus to requirements.
He has since played for Kilkenny City, Dundalk and St James' Gate.
He was capped at Under-15, Under-16, Under-17, Under-18, Under-21 level and "B" level for Ireland and was included in numerous full international squad but never made an appearance.
One of the most talented players to have come out of Ireland in the last 25 years, he will be remembered for his time at Celtic and Bohemians.
His son Kurtis Byrne currently plays for Hibernian.
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'''Steve Holland''' (born 30 April 1970) is an English football coach and current reserve team coach at Chelsea. Holland managed Crewe Alexandra until November 2008, where he took over following Dario Gradi's decision to step down as manager in 2007.
As a schoolboy, Holland progressed through the academy at Derby County until his late teens, when, after a bad injury, he was told that he would not be kept on. He had short stints playing professional football for Bury and semi-pro for Northwich Victoria but, aged 21 and after several unsuccessful trials at various clubs, Holland decided to go into coaching.
Holland was appointed as a youth coach at Crewe Alexandra in 1992 by Dario Gradi, who had coached Holland as a schoolboy at Derby County.
Holland slowly made his way through the coaching ranks at Crewe before becoming the club's Academy Director, looking after the club's successful academy. At the start of the 2006-07 season, Gradi revealed that Holland would be involved more in the first team set-up for the season. By April 2007, it was largely accepted by Crewe Alexandra supporters that Holland would be the man to eventually replace Gradi, manager of the club since 1983, as manager. On 20 April 2007, it was announced by the football club that Gradi would be taking up a new role as Technical Director on 1 July 2007 while Holland would be promoted to the role of First-Team Coach, whilst keeping his job as Academy Director. Gradi revealed that Holland was the "right man" to eventually replace him and that the move was a "gradual transition". The move meant that Holland's role at the club was much nearer to being a manager rather than a coach. He left this role on 18 November 2008 when the team were bottom of League One and was replaced by former manager Dario Gradi, after which he held talks with the club to decide his future there.
However, in early December it was reported that Holland would be leaving Crewe.
Holland has been credited by former Crewe Alexandra players, like Dean Ashton and Danny Murphy, as being the biggest influence on their career.
On 12 August 2009, Holland was named the reserve team manager for Chelsea.
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'''John Richard Lewis''' (August 1881 - 12 September 1954) was a Welsh international footballer, who played his club football as a forward for various clubs in the south of England.
Lewis was born in Aberystwyth and started his career with Bristol Rovers in September 1899, before moving to the South coast to join Southern League Portsmouth in May 1900. After one season at Fratton Park, he moved to the Midlands to join Burton United playing in the Second Division of the Football League.
After three seasons, he returned to the Southern League with Bristol Rovers in August 1904 where he won a cap for Wales in the match against England on 19 March 1906. Shortly afterwards he moved back to the south coast with Brighton & Hove Albion, where he spent one season before arriving at Southampton, his third south coast club.
Although rather small, Lewis was a clever forward but sometimes found his size a handicap against burly opponents. In his one season at The Dell, he formed a useful partnership with Fred Harrison as well as linking up well with fellow forwards, Frank Jefferis and George Smith. He made 24 Southern League appearances for The Saints and his 10 goals made him top scorer for the club in the 1907-08 league season.
Never able to settle long in one place, he spent the 1908-09 season with Croydon Common before returning to Burton United (now out of the Football League) in 1909.
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'''Ross Montague''' (born 1 November 1988) is an English professional footballer for Conference National side AFC Wimbledon. Montague is a striker who progressed from youth team at Brentford. He made his debut in a 4-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest on 14 April 2007.
On 16 May 2007, it was announced that Montague had signed a professional contract with Brentford. On 2 August, Montague, along with Brentford team-mate Darius Charles, joined Sutton United on loan, where he scored three goals in seven appearances before being recalled. He joined Welling United on loan a day after being recalled.
Later that season, he regularly appeared for the first team, partnering Alan Connell up front, before a back injury caused him to miss the last three months of the season. On 17 April 2008, it was announced that his contract would be extended for a further season.
After full pre-season with Brentford, he signed for Conference side AFC Wimbledon on 28 August 2009. Montague scored his first AFC Wimbledon goal against Ebbsfleet United in a 2-2 draw on the 19th September 2009. He scored the last goal of the game in the 95th minute.
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As a schoolboy, he played in numerous positions from goalkeeeper to centre-forward.
Prior to signing up for Fulham, Lampe played for Brettenham Road School, Edmonton , and later played centre half for Edmonton Boys.
Lampe joined Fulham as a junior in May 1954, and made his first class debut against West Ham United in 1956. He made a total of 96 appearances in all competitions.
Lampe was an up and coming professional football player, who had to retire early, due to injuries in 1962.
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'''Ray Kelly''' (born Dublin on December 29, 1976) was an Irish soccer player during the 1990s and early 21st century.
Kelly was a striker who began his career at Manchester City F.C., but made only one first team appearance,
He returned to Ireland in December 1998 to play for Bohemians. Kelly excelled during Bohs FAI Cup campaign in 2000 scoring 5 goals as they reached the final, losing in a replay to Shelbourne. Soon after this, Kelly shockingly retired to become an airline pilot.
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'''Derek Anthony "Swanny" Swan''' (born 24 October 1966 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer. As of June 2009, he is joint 22nd in the all time list of League of Ireland goalscorers, with 118 league strikes.
Swan began his career with ex-League of Ireland side Home Farm in 1985-86, making his debut against Shamrock Rovers in November 1985. The following season he secured a switch to Bohemians, where he averaged ten league goals a year in four years with the club. In June 1987 he guested for Shamrock Rovers in a tournament in South Korea.
He moved to England with Port Vale in May 1990, Vale handing Bohemians -15,000. Three months later he was sent out to the Netherlands on a one month loan with Wageningen. He never made the first team at Vale Park and was sold on to Shamrock Rovers for -12,500 in November 1990. He scored twice on his Rovers league debut in December 1990. During his three years at the club he scored 25 goals in 75 league appearances and was top club goalscorer in 1991-92 and 1992-93.
In December 1994 he returned to ''Bohs'' for -2,000 and spent the next six years at Dalymount, scoring in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1995. In 2000 he signed for University College Dublin, where his goals helped UCD to avoid relegation as they secured their top flight status with one point to spare.
Swan was capped at schoolboy, youth, under-21 and under-23 levels for Ireland and the League of Ireland Representative teams. He played at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship .
Swan comes from a sporting family; his father Tony played for Bohemians during the 1960s, while his uncle Maurice played for Dundalk and Cardiff City amongst others. His son (also called Derek) had spells in Bohemians' and Shelbourne's reserve team.
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'''Wayne Russell''' (born 29 November 1967) was a Welsh soccer player during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Wayne began his career at Welsh side Ebbw Vale before joining Burnley in October 1993. He found it hard to establish himself as regular in the Burnley side, making only 24 league appearances in three years before returning to Ebbw Vale. He moved to Glentoran in August 1997 and had a successful time at the club, winning the Irish Cup in 1998 and the League Championship a season later.
Russell joined Bohemian in the summer of 1999 and excelled during their UEFA Cup campaign of 2000/01. He helped Bohs win the League of Ireland and FAI Cup that season. Russell also played for Waterford United and Derry City during his career. He now lives in new ross with his 4 children and wife Ann. He coaches Ross celtic.
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'''Damon Gray''' (born 11 July 1988) is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Berwick Rangers.
He began his professional career with Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, and has spent time on loan with Partick Thistle.
Gray started his career with hometown club after impressing scouts with his play for Wallsend Boys Club. Gray was signed by Hibernian after failing to gain a senior contract with Newcastle, and was a prolific scorer for the Hibs youth and reserve sides.
Gray was loaned to First Division club Partick Thistle in early 2008, where he stayed for the rest of the season. He made his debut appearance as a substitute against Queen of the South and then scored two goals for Thistle against rivals Clyde. He also scored a notable goal in the Scottish Cup quarter-final against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium, helping Thistle to a 1-1 draw. Gray returned to Partick Thistle for a second loan spell in July 2008.
After his release by Hibernian, Gray went on trial with St. Mirren, but he did not earn a contract from the SPL club. In late July 2009, Gray signed for Third Division club Berwick Rangers. The pairing of Berwick and Civil Service Strollers in the 2009-10 Scottish Cup meant that Gray returned to the ground where he regularly trained while he was with Hibs.
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'''Richard Sneekes''' (born 30 October 1968 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch former footballer, who played as a midfielder.
Sneekes started as a Youth player at Ajax Amsterdam, and made 22 appearances for Netherlands National Schoolboys. He made his debut for Ajax at the age of 16, and broke through into the Netherlands U21 team, but never quite fulfilled his potential for the club and was transferred out at the age of 21.
After a short spell at Volendam Sneekes signed for Fortuna Sittard and spent four years at the club after which he moved to FC Locarno in Switzerland before being transferred to England.
Sneekes first came to prominence in England when he signed for Bolton Wanderers in August 1994 for -200,000. He was part of their team that won promotion to the Premier League that season, but was a casualty the following season when Bolton struggled in the Premier League and was transferred shortly before the end of the season. Whilst at Bolton he played in the 1995 Football League Cup Final.
Alan Buckley signed the Dutchman for West Bromwich Albion in March 1996 for -400,000. Despite Buckley claiming it would be a while before he made any difference, Sneekes almost immediately became a cult hero at The Hawthorns. Quite literally an overnight sensation, and many of the Baggies crowd took to wearing long blond wigs as gestures of worship - even the club shop was selling them. Sneekes finished his first season with ten goals from thirteen games, arguably for some Albion fans saving them from relegation. Sneekes spent seven seasons at West Brom before finally being transferred at the start of the 2001-02 season. After Sneekes' retirement in 2007, he went on to captain West Bromwich Albion in the Midlands 'Masters' and has done so ever since, scoring in the 2008 tournament.
He moved to Stockport County on a free transfer in September 2001
Sneekes was convinced to come out of retirement following a chance meeting with Hinckley United manager Dean Thomas, at the Hong Kong Sixes tournament in July 2007. Sneekes initially trained with the Conference North club, but then decided to sign for them. However his debut was put on hold as his International Clearance was sought after last playing in Denmark.
In October 2007 Sneekes' daughter Melissa won Miss Netherlands, thus qualifying for Miss World 2007.
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'''Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore''' (born November 6, 1989)
Born in New Jersey and raised in , Altidore was taken seventeenth overall in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, with the MetroStars (now known as the New York Red Bulls) trading up to receive the selection. Altidore spent the majority of the 2006 season away from the team while working towards his high school diploma in Florida.
Altidore made his professional debut on August 23, 2006, as a substitute in a 3-1 U.S. Open Cup loss to D.C. United. He scored his first professional goal at the age of sixteen with an 83rd minute, 28-yard shot to beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on September 16, 2006. Exactly one week later, on September 23, 2006, in a 4-3 loss to D.C. United, Altidore scored again. Scoring three times in seven appearances, including a crucial goal against Chicago Fire on September 30, 2006, Altidore became a fan favorite. He scored the Red Bulls' only goal of their 2-1 aggregate loss to D.C. United in the Eastern Conference Semifinals Series when he headed in a cross in the second leg. With that goal, he became the youngest player to score in the Major League Soccer playoffs at 16 years, 337 days (breaking DaMarcus Beasley's record by almost three years). Altidore was also youngest to start in a Major League Soccer playoff match on October 21 against D.C. United (16 years, 349 days). He also scored two goals in a 5-4 win over Los Angeles Galaxy on August 18, 2007.
On June 4, 2008, Villarreal of La Liga agreed in principle with Major League Soccer and the New York Red Bulls to sign Altidore for roughly $10 million or -7.4 million. This transfer fee surpasses Fulham's fee for Clint Dempsey, which was $4 million or roughly -2 million, and is now the largest fee paid for any MLS player. Altidore finalized his personal contract and was unveiled by the club on June 11, 2008. On September 14, 2008, Jozy made his La Liga debut, coming on as a second half substitute against Deportivo La Corua. On November 1, 2008, Jozy became the first American international to score in La Liga when he came on in the 90th minute and scored against Athletic Bilbao. On November 30, 2008, Jozy started his first game in La Liga against Recreativo Huelva.
On January 30, 2009, Villarreal agreed to loan Altidore to Xerez, leader of the Segunda Divisin at the time of the transfer, until the end of the 2008-09 season. It was expected that the move would allow Altidore to get more playing time, and also allow him to continue the process of assimilating into the Spanish culture. This second factor was the reason that offers from clubs like Everton were turned down by Villarreal.
On April 16, 2009, Altidore underwent minor surgery on an injured toenail that required more than a month of recovery, resulting in him never making an appearance for Xerez.
On August 5, 2009, Altidore announced on his Twitter page that he would be loaned to English Premier League club Hull City. He joined Hull City the next day on a season-long loan with the option for Hull City to purchase his rights at the end of the 2009-10 season for a fee believed to be -6.5 million ($11 million).
On August 10, 2009, Hull City announced that they were successful in obtaining a work permit for Altidore. Altidore made his debut for Hull on August 22, 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute against Bolton. He provided the assist for Kamel Ghilas to score the only goal in a 1-0 home victory at the KC Stadium. On August 25, 2009, Altidore scored his first goal for Hull in a 3-1 win over Southend United in the second round of the Football League Cup.
Altidore has played for the United States national team at almost every level. Altidore attented the Bradenton Academy as a member of the United States U-17 national team, and was part of the squad at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, appearing as a substitute in the United States' 3-1 win over Italy and 2-0 loss to the Netherlands. He also played for the United States U-20 national team in its successful qualification to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. During the group stage of the U-20 World Cup, Altidore tallied three goals, including two in the 2-1 win over Brazil, helping the Americans to advance at the top of group D. In the quarterfinals, Altidore scored a goal in the first half against Austria. Altidore led the U.S. with 4 goals in the tournament.
On November 17, 2007, Altidore received his first call-up to the full United States national team for a friendly against South Africa just eleven days after his eighteenth birthday. He came in as a sub in the 65th minute. In his second match, against Sweden, Altidore was again a second-half substitute, winning a penalty that Landon Donovan converted to break Eric Wynalda's record of 34 national team goals. On February 6, 2008, in a friendly versus Mexico, Altidore made his first start for the national team where he also scored his first goal.
In July 2008, Altidore was named to Piotr Nowak's United States U-23 national team roster that qualified for and competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. On August 10, 2008, he scored against the Netherlands to put the U.S. in front after coming on as a substitute.
Altidore scored his second senior international and first World Cup Qualifying goal on October 11, 2008, in a 6-1 victory over Cuba. He started in his first World Cup Qualifier on October 15, 2008 against Trinidad and Tobago, and set up Charlie Davies's second half goal, but later fouled a player in the penalty area leading to Dwight Yorke's game winner. He made amends in the next game by assisting Kenny Cooper's goal and drawing the foul that led to Freddy Adu's first international goal.
On March 28, 2009, Altidore scored his first away goal in World Cup Qualifying in the 2-2 draw with El Salvador. On April 1, 2009, Altidore scored three goals in a 3-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago, making Altidore the youngest American to score a hat-trick in an international game.
On June 24, 2009, Altidore scored in the semi-final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup against Spain. The U.S. went on to defeat the Spanish team, 2-0.
Altidore's parents, Joseph and Giselle, were both born in Haiti. In November 2006 he, along with New York Red Bulls teammates Seth Stammler and fellow Haitian-American Jerrod Laventure, went on a six-day service trip to Haiti with Grammy Award winning musician Wyclef Jean and his charitable organization, Yele Haiti. During the halftime show of the Red Bulls home opener, Wyclef wore Altidore's #17 jersey during his performance with Shakira. Altidore is the youngest of four children.
In 2007, Altidore was a candidate for ESPN's Next Award and is one of the stars featured in Adidas' "Impossible is Nothing" advertisements. Altidore is featured on the cover of the North American version of FIFA 08 by EA Sports, alongside Ronaldinho and Guillermo Ochoa.
Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Altidore joined the relief effort by asking people to donate to Wyclef Jean's foundation Yle Haiti . He appeared on CNN to discuss his family members still living in Haiti and to encourage people to give money.
Jozy Altidore has set a number of records in his young career:
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'''Cyril Chapuis''' (born 21 March 1979 in Lyon) is a French football player, he last plays for Metz after signing with them on January 9, 2008.
He started his professional career at Niort in Ligue 2 and then moved to Ligue 1 for Rennes. In January 2002, he was signed by Olympique de Marseille, signed 5 year deal.
He played one and a half season, and loaned out to top division clubs likes Leeds United (playing just once in the league, against Bolton in November 2003, and what a memorable performance it was
He was released in the Summer of 2005, and after being without a club for one year, he joined Rangers on trial but later signed for Grenoble in Ligue 2.
He was called up to the French Under 21's and was part of the squad of ''Les Bleuets'' that lost to Czech U-21 in the final of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
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'''Frederick Samuel "Freddie" Fox''' (born Highworth, near Swindon, 22 November 1898, died High Wycombe, 15 May 1968) was an English football goalkeeper.
He played for several clubs, including Gillingham (where he played over 100 Football League matches) and Brentford during the 1920s and 1930s,
As a youngster he was on the books of Swindon Town before joining Abertillery. During the First World War he guested for Swindon Town in wartime matches. In the 1921-22 season he joined Preston North End and played three matches in the First Division, before joining Gillingham in 1922 where he played three seasons in the Third Division (South), making over 100 appearances.
He remained with Millwall for two seasons, before joining Halifax Town for the 1927-28 season. He then signed for Brentford where he played in the Third Division South for the next three seasons, before playing out his career with Truro City.
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'''Christian Mayrleb''' (born 8 June 1972 in Wels) is an Austrian footballer who currently plays for Austrian team LASK Linz.
Born in Upper Austria, Mayrleb started his professional career at Second Division side Stahl Linz and SV Ried before joining Firstl level outfit Admira/Wacker at the start of the 1994/1995 season. He then played for FC Tirol Innsbruck where he was snapped up by English Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday only to return to Austria after half a season on the subs' bench.
He moved to Vienna giants Austria Wien for a prolific 4 years before moving on to play for SV Pasching, Red Bull Salzburg and ending up in Linz again with LASK.
In November 2006 Mayrleb failed a drug test but was cleared by a League disciplinary panel because no evidence was found he was taking performance-enhancing drugs.
He made his debut for Austria in an August 1998 friendly match against France and came on as a substitute in his first six matches for the national team. He scored his first goal two months after his debut game. He earned 29 caps, scoring 6 goals. His last international was a September 2005 World Cup qualification match against Azerbaijan.
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'''William Harrison (Harry) Johnson''' (4 January 1876 - 1940) was an English professional footballer. His son, of the same name, also became a renowned footballer for the Blades.
Johnson played for Ecclesfield Church before joining Sheffield United.
He won the 1902 FA Cup final with Sheffield United.
He represented England at international level, scoring on his debut against Ireland, on 17 March 1900. He played 6 games at international level, his last appearance in an England shirt being 3 years after his debut, in a match versus Scotland. He also represented the Football League on one occasion.
'''Sheffield United'''
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'''Patrick Blondeau''' (born January 27, 1968 in Marseille) is a French former international footballer.
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'''Andrew Pettinger''' (born 21 April 1984 in Scunthorpe, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Brigg Town. He plays as a goalkeeper. He played as a professional for Grimsby Town, and was also on the professional books for Everton and Scunthorpe United, but failed to make an appearance for either club.
At the young age of 16, Andy Pettinger was promoted to the first team setup at Scunthorpe United, albeit at the time, as the clubs 4th choice goalkeeper, in a keeper lineup that consisted of Tommy Evans, Ross Turner and Leigh Herrick.
In April 2000 Premiership club Everton came in for Pettinger's services. And the young keeper signed a two year professional contract with the Merseyside side. In his first season with the club, Pettinger was the 4th choice shot stopper behind the likes of Thomas Myhre, Paul Gerrard and Steve Simonsen. In his latter season with The Toffees he also was also understudy too England international Richard Wright. The closest Pettinger ever came to appearing in the first team was when he appeared as an unused substitute in a 1-0 away Premiership victory over Southampton on the 20 April 2002. Incidentally, a young Wayne Rooney was amongst Everton's unused substitute's that day.
In September 2002 Andrew left the club after suffering from homesickness, so he returned home to his native Lincolnshire to sign with his former club Scunthorpe's local rivals, having signed a one year contract with Grimsby Town. Pettinger would become the second choice goalkeeper during the 2003-2004 season. Pettinger deputised three times for Aidan Davison throughout the season. Davison was eventually ruled out of the last three months of the season, but the club instead chose to loan in Alan Fettis from Hull City instead of letting Pettinger take over. This decision came despite Pettinger playing notbaly well when called upon, amongst his games included a 6-1 derby day victory over Barnsley. Following Grimsby's relegation from the Second Division, Pettinger was amongst those players released.
Pettinger made a huge drop down the domestic league's and his next club was to be lowly amateur side Ossett Town, where he eventually linked up with several former Grimsby youngsters such as Ashley Hildred and Kirk Wheeler.
At the start of the 2005-2006 season, Pettinger moved even further down the non league game by signing for Yorkshire amateurs Armthorpe Welfare. In 2006, Armthorpe granted permission for Pettinger to join Football League One side Oldham Athletic on trial, but following a week training with the club he failed to earn a contract. Pettinger left Armthorpe eventually at the end of the 2008-2009 season.
Pettinger made a third return to Lincolnshire this time signing with Brigg Town at the start of the 2009-2010 season.
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'''Lee Blackburn''' (born 1 October 1985)
Blackburn joined Crawley Town in 2005 from Cambridge United, where he made three appearances in League Two,
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'''Stephen John Bicknell''' (born 28 November 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City and Torquay United.
Bicknell was born in Stockton, Warwickshire and began his career as an apprentice winger with Leicester City, turning professional in December 1976. After a bright start to his Leicester career he failed to make the league side the following season, and in August 1978 joined Torquay United on a free transfer. His Gulls career never took off, and after only three league appearances (all as a substitute) he left for VS Rugby and later played for Southam United.
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'''Kasali Yinka Casal''' (born 21 October 1987 in London) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for CFR Cluj. He is a dual citizen of United Kingdom and Nigeria.
D.C. United signed Casal to a senior contract on 2 February 2007. Casal had been the leading scorer for Fulham's reserve team for the 2005-06 season. After appearing in 11 matches in all competition, and getting one goal and seven assists, Casal asked for release forms so he can go back and play in Europe on 2 July 2007. He then signed for Dutch club Cambuur Leeuwarden.
In February 2008, Debreceni VSC made a bid of -70,000, but Cambuur Leeuwarden rejected the offer and said he won't leave for less than -100,000. In June 2008, a bid of -85,000 from jpest FC was accepted by Cambuur Leeuwarden, but the deal fell through at the end.
On 6 August 2008, Casal signed a two-year deal with Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee, turning down offers to play in the Hungarian Premier Division and Italy. He made his debut for Swindon against Tranmere Rovers on the opening day of the 2008-09 season. He left Swindon by 'mutual consent' on 12 January 2010
Casal played with the U-20 Nigeria national football team in an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda under-20 in September, 2006. He had previously been called up to the Nigerian U-20s for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Raised in the North West area of London,
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'''Moreno Mannini''' (born August 15, 1962 in Imola, Italy) is a former Italian footballer who is best known for his career at Sampdoria, with whom he won the 1991 Serie A title. He also played for the Genoa-based club in the 1992 European Cup final against Barcelona at Wembley.
He played ten times for Italy between 1990 and 1993.
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'''Christopher John "Chris" Westwood''' (born 13 February 1977) is an English footballer, currently playing as a defender for Wycombe Wanderers.
Westwood began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers before moving to Reading. First team chances at both clubs were limited, and at the beginning of the 1999-2000 season, he moved to Hartlepool United. Westwood was named in the PFA Division Three team of the year for the 2002-03 season, as Hartlepool won promotion to Division Two.
Westwood helped Walsall to promotion in the 2006-07 season, and was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year.
Westwood was signed by Peterborough United from Walsall on a three-year deal on 14 May 2007,
On 9 July 2009, Westwood signed a two-year contract with League One side Wycombe Wanderers after his contract with Peterborough was cancelled.
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'''Graham Allner''' is a retired British footballer and football manager.
He is most notable for his spell as manager of Kidderminster Harriers from 1983 until 1998.
A long-serving defensive midfield player with Worcester City, Allner began his managerial career with AP Leamington after working as assistant manager at Cheltenham Town a club he also played a number of games for in his career. He led AP Leamington to the Southern Premier League in 1983. However, Leamington were denied promotion to the Gola League, their place being taken instead by the club that had finished second that year, Kidderminster Harriers. Soon after this, Allner was to leave Leamington and take charge at the Worcestershire club. Kidderminster quickly established themselves as a top non-league side under Allner's management, winning the FA Trophy in 1987 and reaching the final in 1991 and 1995, in addition to making the final of the Welsh Cup in 1986 and 1989. Their most successful season came in 1994/95 when they reached the Fifth Round of the FA Cup (the last non league side to do so), knocking out Division One side Birmingham City - Allner's first club as a player, and Preston North End. They also won the Conference title that year, but were controversially denied promotion because their Aggborough stadium was not deemed up to Football League standards.
Kidderminster almost made it to the Football League in 1996-97 after leading the Conference by 15 points at Christmas, but a storming run by close contenders Macclesfield pushed them into second place.
Allner quit in November 1998 after almost 16 years in charge (second only to Dario Gradi who took over at Crewe in June 1983) and was eventually replaced by Jan Molby. A brief tenure as Worcester City manager followed.
He later worked as a coach under Steve Cotterill at Cheltenham Town and helped them win promotion to Division Two in 2002. When Cotterill moved to Stoke City a few weeks after the promotion triumph, Allner was promoted to the manager's seat but was sacked on 13 January 2003 with Cheltenham heading for relegation. His successor was Bobby Gould.
He is currently working for The Scouting Network.
'''Kidderminster Harriers'''
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'''Graham Mitchell''' (born 16 February 1968) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for many English and Scottish football clubs. In 2003, Mitchell played in a charity match at Huddersfield Town where ''The Wembley Wizards'' and ''The Town All Stars'' versed each other to raise money for Huddersfield Town, they were in administaration at the time. He is highly regarded at his first club Huddersfield Town, where in 2006, he was named as one of the club's 100 Fans' Favourites. Mitchell made over 635 career appearances and scored (At least)16 between 1986 and 2004.
Mitchell had played in defence, on the wing and even filled in as emergency striker for Town.
Graham Mitchell signed professional for Huddersfield Town in 1986, after spending two years in the Academy system. Mitchell spent a period on loan, in 1993, at Bournemouth and played four games for them. After a few disagreements with then manager Neil Warnock, after playing 310 games and scoring 5 goals he was sold to Bradford City in 1994. He later returned in 2002 to take up coaching at the Huddersfield academy. And as of 2009 has held the roles of Caretaker Assistant Manager, Caretaker Manager (In Gerry Murphy's absence), Reserve Team Manager, U18's Coach and is now the Head of Academy, following Gerry Murphy's retirement.
Mitchell played for City between 1994 and 1996. During this spell Mitchell was a member of the 1995-96 play off promotion team. He moved to Raith Rovers on a free transfer in 1996. Mitchell played 79 games and scored one goal in all competitions for Bradford.
Mitchell played for Raith between 1996 and 1998; during this time he also had a spell on loan with Cowdenbeath. During his spell at Raith, Cardiff City showed interest in Mitchell and on 1 August 1998 he signed on a free transfer. He had played 23 games for Raith in all competitions. Mitchell also had a spell as captain at Raith.
Mitchell spent three years at Halifax where he played 144 games and scored four goals in all competitions. During his three year stint at Halifax, Mitchell began coaching at Huddersfield Town's academy. Mitchell had a spell as captain at Halifax and he wore the squad number 4. After retiring from professional football, Mitchell signed for non-league Bradford Park Avenue.
Mitchell played at least eight games for Park Avenue and during this spell he scored 3 goals in a week, he scored 2 goals in the game against Barrow, more than he had ever scored in a whole season. He scored at least 4 goals.
In another one of these games he was sent-off for swearing at spectators while receiving treatment for a head injury and throwing his captain's armband at the referee didn't help his cause.
He was released in 2003 and signed for old teammate Lee Sinnott at Farsley Celtic. Mitchell played at least four games and scored at least 1 goal. He is thought to have left in 2004.
He joined Huddersfield Town once again in 2002 to coach one of the youth sides. In 2007, Gerry Murphy, John Dungworth, John Vaughan, Martyn Booty and Mitchell teamed together to coach the Huddersfield Town side in the aftermath of Peter Jackson's dismissal. A year later, when Andy Ritchie was dismissed, Gerry Murphy and Mitchell took over as caretaker manager and caretaker assistant manager respectively. At the end of the 2007-08 season, Stan Ternent was given the Town job; he was dismissed in November, when Murphy and Mitchell were placed in temporary charge once again. The team played six, won four and lost two. Mitchell took charge of the team, when Murphy was ill, against Southend United which Huddersfield won 1-0. Lee Clark took over the next day. Mitchell is coach for Huddersfield Town's under-18 youth squad. In February 2009, he took over as head of the academy following the retirement of Gerry Murphy.
On Sunday 26th of April 2009, a Centenary Matchday took place at The Galpharm Stadium which saw two teams, one managed by Andy Booth and the other managed by Mitchell, played each other full a full 90 minutes and have a penalty shootout. With both teams having a mix of fans, legends and staff Mitchell's team eventually beat Team Booth 12-11 on penalties after draiwng 6-6 in normal time. Mitchell also took a penalty in the shootout.
During Mitchell's spell as Caretaker Assistant Manager at Huddersfield, he was in charge of the Terriers' second string up until Paul Stephenson took over in February 2009.
Here is Mitchell's record as manager of the reserve side.
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'''Kieran Michael O'Regan''' (born 9 November 1963 in Cork, Republic of Ireland) is a former Irish footballer and football manager, who played and managed in England.
O'Regan was signed by Brighton and Hove Albion in 1982 from Tranmore Athletic in Ireland. Whilst at Brighton he gained four 4 caps for the Ireland team in 1984. He played a season for Swindon Town before getting a transfer to Huddersfield Town F.C. in 1988 signed by his former ire manager Eoin Hand. He spent six seasons with Town and making 199 league appearances.
After a spell at West Bromwich Albion he returned to West Yorkshire to join Halifax Town. He jointly managed the side with George Mulhall from February 1997 to August 1998. During this time he was also the captain of the Halifax team who finished the 1997/98 as champions of the Football Conference. He became the sole manager in August 1998 following Mulhall's retirement. However, he lasted less than a full season in this role and was sacked in April 1999.
O'Regan currently works as a pundit covering Huddersfield Town games on BBC Radio Leeds.
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'''Dwayne Plummer''' (born 12 May 1978 in Bristol) is a English football forward. He has represented the Cayman Islands at international level. He featured in a Paul Gascoigne skills video as a youngster.
Plummer began his career as a trainee with Bristol City, turning professional in September 1995. He joined Stevenage Borough in November 1998 on a free transfer, after initially being on loan.
He then played for Chesham United before joining Bristol Rovers in September 2000. Later that month he scored the winning penalty as Rovers put Premiership Everton out of the League Cup.
He joined Aylesbury United,
He joined Crawley Town in November 2003, but left the following January. He joined Hendon, making his debut against Crawley on 17 January,
He joined Kingstonian in December 2004, before joining Staines Town in the 2005 close-season.
He was a regular in the Staines side, but left to join AFC Wimbledon in October 2005, having broken his nose in his final game for Staines.
He joined Boreham Wood in February 2007, and joined Carshalton Athletic in February 2008.
His younger brother Tristan plays for Bristol City.
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'''Peter Hawkins''' (born 18 September 1978 in Maidstone) is an English footballer who plays for Maidstone United as a defender. He has made over 275 senior appearances for Wimbledon, York, Rushden & Diamonds, Ebbsfleet and Maidstone.
Hawkins came up through the youth system at Wimbledon.
Towards the back end of the 2008-09 season, Hawkins had two separate loan spells at his hometown club Maidstone United, making 16 appearances in total.After being released by Ebbsfleet in May 2009, Hawkins signed a permanent deal with Maidstone for the 2009-10 season.
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'''Mark DeBolla''' (born 1 June 1983) is an English football forward who is currently unattached after being released in the summer of 2008 from AFC Wimbledon. He has previously played for Charlton Athletic, Chesterfield, Notts County, Grays Athletic and Ebbsfleet United.
He is of Italian and French ancestry.
Towards the end of the 2007-08 season he was loaned out to Bromley. He returned to AFC Wimbledon after the end of Bromley's season to score the winner in the Isthmian Premier play-off final against Staines Town.
DeBolla began the 2008-09 season playing for Isthmian League Division One South club Croydon Athletic. He then joined Sittingbourne in February 2009.
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'''Mark James Ricketts''' (born 7 October 1984 in Sidcup) is an English football defender who plays for Woking as a defender.
Ricketts began his career as a trainee at Charlton Athletic in 2004 but made no appearances for the first team.
-DOCSTART-	10961459
'''Liam Coleman''' (born 11 January 1986 in Colchester) is an English footballer currently with Northwich Victoria.
Coleman began his career with Colchester United, turning professional in August 2004. He failed to break into the Colchester first team and was released at the end of the 2004-05 season. In July 2005 he joined Torquay United, initially on trial, and made his league debut as a second-half substitute for Darren Garner in a 3-0 defeat away to Mansfield Town on 13 August 2005. He was a regular squad member for the first three months of the season, but lost his place after being substituted in the first half the game at home to Northampton Town on 6 December 2005, which turned out to be his final appearance for Torquay.
Coleman joined Forest Green Rovers on loan in March 2006 and was released by Torquay at the end of that season, with Forest Green also opting to not keep him on. In August 2006 he joined Gravesend & Northfleet now known as Ebbsfleet United.
In December 2008 he signed for Northwich Victoria.
His father, Phil (nonse), also played for Wivenhoe Town.
-DOCSTART-	10961651
'''Paul Jason McCarthy''' (born 4 August 1971) is an Irish footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United as a defender. He has made over 500 appearances in the Football League and Conference National, notably for Brighton & Hove Albion, Wycombe Wanderers and Ebbsfleet United.
Born in Cork, County Cork, McCarthy began his career as a trainee with Brighton & Hove Albion, where he made over 200 league and cup appearances before joining Wycombe Wanderers for a fee of -100,000 in July 1996.
Played and scored for the Republic of Ireland national football team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship .
-DOCSTART-	10961724
'''Sacha Opinel''' (born 9 April 1977 in Bourg-Saint-Maurice) is a French professional footballer who plays for Farnborough as a defender. He has made over 200 appearances in the French Ligue, the Scottish League, the English Football League and the English Football Conference, and won a FA Trophy winners medal in 2008.
Opinel, who is a cousin of Eric Cantona, began his career with French clubs Cannes, Lille and Ajaccio before joining Scottish club Raith Rovers in December 1999, where he made over 20 league and cup appearances.
Opinel then dropped into non-league football, joining Billericay Town at the beginning of the 2001-02 season. He joined Farnborough Town in July 2003, signing a two-year contract in May 2004, but requested a transfer for personal and professional reasons and joined Crawley Town in January 2005 in a deal that saw Farnborough receive a substantial transfer fee as well as Robert Traynor move from Crawley to Farnborough. Opinel had started over 50 games for Farnborough. Opinel agreed a contract until May 2006 with Crawley and in July 2006, he joined Gravesend & Northfleet (now Ebbsfleet United). He signed a new contract in May 2007 and collected a winners medal when Ebbsfleet won the FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium in May 2008. On 4 June 2009, Opinel re-joined Farnborough.
-DOCSTART-	10963751
'''Nicky Ioannou''' (born 3 July 1987) is a footballer, who last played for Barnet. He plays as a full-back and made his debut against Bristol Rovers on 14 April 2007.
-DOCSTART-	10964225
'''Marc Anthony Newsham''' (born March 24, 1987 in Rotherham, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Boston United. His primary position is as a striker.
Newsham is a product of the Rotherham United youth team and made his first team debut in March 2005. He scored his first goal for the club against Accrington Stanley in the Football League Trophy in October 2005 to take the tie to penalties. Following the 2007-08 season, he signed a new one-year contract with Rotherham in May 2008.
Due to the instant popularity of young Newsham, the Millers' fans were often heard singing "There's Only One Marc Newsham" at the top of their lungs.
Newsham signed on a months loan for Gainsborough Trinity in November 2008, but failed to make an impact in the first team, mainly due to the signing of Luke Beckett. He also spent time on loan with Ilkeston Town helping te club earn a play-off spot in the Unibond Premier Division. Newsham was released by Rotherham on his return and signed for Boston United in June 2009.
-DOCSTART-	10965190
'''Laurence John "Laurie" Calloway''' (born 17 June 1945 in Birmingham, England) is a retired English-U.S. soccer defender who spent thirteen years in the English leagues and six years in the North American Soccer League.
Since retiring from playing professionally, Calloway has coached teams in several U.S. leagues. He was, until recently, the head coach of the Rochester Raging Rhinos in the USL First Division (U.S. Second Division).
Calloway began his professional playing career with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1962, but failed to make an appearance for their first team. He remained with Wolves until 1964 when he dropped down the league to join Rochdale where he would spent four seasons.
He spent the next thirteen years as a journeyman bouncing from one lower division club to another. In 1968 Calloway moved to Second Division Blackburn Rovers. After two seasons with Rovers he was sent to Division Four club Southport in August 1970 in exchange for Alex Russel. A year later Southport transferred Calloway to fellow Division Four club York City. He left York to his final English club Shrewsbury Town in 1972, where he remained for two seasons.
In 1974, Calloway left England to try his fortunes with the North American Soccer League. He signed with the San Jose Earthquakes. Over the next twenty-two years, he would return time and time again to the San Francisco Bay Area as both a player and a coach. From 1974 until 1977, Calloway became an integral part of the Earthquakes. His playing time peaked in 1977 when he saw time in 26 games and scored two goals. However, he received his greatest recognition in his first year with the team when he was selected as an NASL All Star Honorable Mention (third team).
In 1978, he left the Earthquakes to coach the Southern California Lazers of the American Soccer League (ASL), but was back in San Jose for the 1979 season. That year, he saw his lowest time on the field and he retired at the end of the season.
With his retirement from playing, Calloway became a full time coach, a job he would remain with for the next thirty years. As previously mentioned, he held his first head coaching position with the Southern California Lazers of the ASL during 1978, its only season in existence. When he retired from the Earthquakes in 1979, he then held various assistant coaching positions before being selected for his second head coaching position with the California Surf of the NASL. The team hired him in 1981 to replace Peter Wall. However, the Surf lasted only to the end of the 1981 season before folding.
Two years later, on March 14, 1983, the Seattle Sounders (NASL) hired Calloway as their new head coach. For the third time in his career, he was the head coach for a team in its last year in existence. Calloway took the team to a 12-18 record and third place in the Western Division. The Sounders folded at the end of the 1983 season, then the NASL collapsed at the end of the 1984 season. However, Peter Bridgwater, owner of the Earthquakes entered the Earthquakes in the Western Soccer Alliance, a loose collection of previously unaffiliated amateur and semi-pro -super clubs-. Bridgwater hired Calloway who took the Earthquakes to a 4-1-2 record and the alliance title. That was the best the Earthquakes did until it folded after the 1988 season. That season the Earthquakes finished third in the alliance, its best finish since the 1985 season.
With the collapse of the Earthquakes, the WSA awarded a new Bay Area team, the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks in 1989. In 1991, the Blackhawks hired Calloway as the team-s second head coach. He then took the Blackhawks to the 1991 APSL championship. That victory put the Blackhawks into the 1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Under Calloway-s direction, the Blackhawks went to the semifinals, only to lose to Club Amrica on a 4-3 aggregate. Calloway coached the Blackhawks through the end of the 1992 season. The 1992 season was also characterized by antagonism between Calloway and a young forward by the name of Eric Wynalda. The feud between the two culminated when Wynalda launched into a tirade against Calloway after he was subbed out of a game. Calloway kicked Wynalda off the team and Wynalda left the U.S. for Germany two weeks later.
The announcement of the formation of a new U.S. division one league, Major League Soccer, Peter Bridgwater became instrumental in the formation of a new San Jose franchise. On December 7, 1995, he signed Calloway as the first head coach of the new team, the San Jose Clash. Ironically, given the problems Calloway had with Wynalda during their time together with the Blackhawks, the club signed Wynalda on January 23, 1996. The team continued to sign previous Blackhawks players, including Paul Bravo, John Doyle and Troy Dayak. While Calloway took these players to great success with the Blackhawks, he failed with the Clash. On April 6, 1996, the team began with a bang, it won the first game in league history on a goal by Wynalda, also the league-s first. However, the team finished the season at 15-17 and the 1997 season went even worse. Eric Wynalda again became a source of friction with Calloway. At one point Wynalda hired an airplane to tow a banner demanding the team fire Calloway. Calloway also made numerous lineup changes which prevented the team from developing cohesive play. On June 25, 1997, midway through the season, Bridgwater had enough and fired Calloway. He left the team with a 21-29 record.
Calloway then moved to the U.S. Fourth Division club Des Moines Menace. In 2002, Calloway was league Coach of the Year when he took the Menace to an undefeated regular season record.
On November 18 2002, calloway resigned from Des Moines to take job with expansion U.S. Second Division club Syracuse Salty Dogs. The team lasted only two seasons (2003 and 2004) before folding in October 2004. Calloway took the team to a 26-20-10 record in its two seasons.
Two months later, on December 14, 2004, the Rochester Raging Rhinos, also a second division club, named Calloway as the club-s new coach. On October 23, 2006, the Rhinos signed Calloway to three year extension of his contract. In 2008, he officially resigned as head coach of the Rhinos. Currently he resides in Rochester, NY, helping out younger kids by assisting in the Rochester Futbol Club program. In 2009 he was hired as the technical director of the McQuaid Jesuit soccer program.
During a November 18, 2009 press conference, the Des Moines Menace named Calloway the PDL Head Coach and Menace Adacamy's Director of Coaching.
This is Calloway's second stint with the USL Primere Development Club. Owner of the Menace Kyle Krause had the following to say about Calloway, -It-s exciting to bring back Laurie. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. It-s a unique opportunity to bring back a coach who-s coached and played at the highest level in the United States.-
-DOCSTART-	10967398
'''Robert Henry Scaife''' (born October 12, 1955) is an English former professional footballer. After leaving the professional game he participated in over 1000 games as either a player or manager in the Northern League.
Scaife began his career as an apprentice with Middlesbrough, turning professional in October 1972. However, he failed to make the Middlesbrough first team and made his league debut after joining Halifax Town on loan in January 1975.
Scaife joined Hartlepool United in September 1975 and went on to make 80 league appearances before joining Rochdale in October 1977 where he was to end his league career.
On leaving Rochdale, he joined Whitby Town where his father, Bob, was chairman, later playing for Scarborough, Guisborough Town, South Bank and Newcastle Blue Star.
Scaife's managerial career began with Whitby, where he won the Northern League title before taking over as manager of Dunston Federation Brewery in August 1997. He led Dunston to two league titles and five league cups before leaviing at the end of the 2006-07 season.
In June 2007, Scaife took over as manager of Billingham Synthonia.
Bob is now assistant manager at Whitby Town, working alongside the legendary Harry Dunn.
-DOCSTART-	10967584
'''Ronald Gilchrist "Ron" Brebner''' (September 23, 1881 - November 14, 1914) was an English amateur football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
Brebner was born in Darlington. He was the goalkeeper of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played all three matches.
He died young as a result of a football injury. He sustained head injuries whilst guarding the Leicester Fosse goal. He also played club football for Stockton & the Northern Nomads amateur teams as well as for Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	10969579
'''Charles Albert "Charlie" Williams''' (19 November 1873 - 1952) was an English football goalkeeper and manager, who was the first goalkeeper known to have scored a goal in a first-class match.
Williams started his career as a youth with minor clubs Phoenix and Erith before joining Royal Arsenal in 1891. He spent his first two seasons in and out of the first team, and started the 1893-94 season, Arsenal's first in the Football League, as regular goalkeeper, being in goal for Arsenal's very first game against Newcastle United on 2 September 1893.
However, Williams was in goal for some of Arsenal's most heavy defeats that season, including a 0-6 defeat to Newcastle United and a 0-5 loss to Liverpool. Arsenal signed Harry Storer in the 1894 close season and duly sold Williams on to Manchester City; he had played 23 first-class matches in total for Arsenal.
At City, he was regular goalkeeper for eight seasons, and while there he won a Second Division winners' medal in 1898-99, and became the first goalkeeper in League history to score a goal, with a long clearance against Sunderland at Roker Park on 14 April 1900.
He later had spells with Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City and Brentford. After retiring as a player, he became a manager, taking charge of the Danish national team, whom he led to a second place at the 1908 Olympics. He also later managed the Danish club B 93 and French side Lille OSC. He died in 1952 in South America, aged 78.
-DOCSTART-	10970949
'''Anthony "Tony" Lock''' (born 3 September 1976) is an English football forward currently without a club.
::1996 : Chelmsford City (''loan'')
::1999 : Kettering Town (''loan'')
-DOCSTART-	10971057
'''David Greene''' (born 26 October 1973 in Luton) is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.
-DOCSTART-	10971132
'''Stephen Paul "Steve" Whitton''' (born 4 December 1960) is a former English footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London. He made more than 450 league appearances, playing in the Football League and Premier League in England, the Swedish Allsvenskan and the Hong Kong First Division League. He went on to manage Colchester United.
-DOCSTART-	10971245
}}'''Peter Cawley''' (born 15 September 1965 in Walton-on-Thames) is a retired English footballer.
::1987 : Bristol Rovers (loan)
-DOCSTART-	10971329
'''Ian Ashley Hathaway''' (born 22 August 1968 in WordsleyStaffordshire) is an English former professional football midfielder.
Hathaway began his career as an apprentice with West Bromwich Albion after youth training with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He began his apprenticeship late due to a broken arm, but in 1986 was released by new manager Ron Saunders without making the grade at the Hawthorns. He joined Wolves on a weekly contract, playing alongside Dean Edwards and Micky Holmes but was released when Graham Turner took over as manager from Brian Little.
He began working in an engineering factory, joining non-league Stourbridge before moving to Bedworth United. Whilst at Bedworth he attracted the attention of a number of league sides before Ian Greaves offered him a contract with Mansfield Town in March 1989. Despite the fact that Greaves was sacked within days the new manager George Foster also wanted to sign him and he duly moved to Mansfield for a fee of -8,000, making his league debut as a substitute on the 11th of March in a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Preston North End. He chose an apt time to score his first league for Mansfield when at the end of the season he scored against local rivals Chesterfield, the goal preserving Mansfield's Third Division status and relegating Chesterfield.
He played 44 games for the Stags (23 as a substitute), scoring twice, before joining Rotherham United in March 1991 with Steve Spooner moving in the opposite direction. Towards the end of the following season he contracted pneumonia and after failing to regain his place after his eventual recovery was released, joining Torquay United in July 1993 and quickly establishing himself as a regular member of Don O'Riordan's side. In March 1996 he joined Chesterfield on loan, but returned to Torquay without appearing in the Chesterfield first team. He spent four years at Plainmoor, scoring 14 times in 140 league games, before joining Colchester United on a free transfer on the 5th of June 1997 after being released by Kevin Hodges. He played only 12 times for Colchester before moving to Aldershot Town in September 1998, playing a major role as the 'Shots attempted to climb back towards their former league status. He left Aldershot in May 2001 when his contract expired.
He worked as a postman and in October 2001 joined Andover. He played just once for Andover and in December 2001 was named as manager of Hampshire Division Two side Broughton.
He returned to Aldershot in July 2004 for Jason Chewins' testimonial.
-DOCSTART-	10971489
'''David Gregory''' (born 23 January 1970 in Colchester) is a retired English football midfielder. After his retirement from professional football, David Gregory remained in the football industry and now works at Colchester United in the media department. He recently took part in a charity match at Layer road.
::1995 : Hereford United (''loan'')
-DOCSTART-	10971621
'''Matthew 'Matty' Appleby''' (born April 16, 1972 in Middlesbrough) is a former English football midfielder who retired in 2008. He played in the Premiership with Barnsley and had a distinguished spell at Darlington, before dropping into non-League and eventually leaving football to become a deep-sea diver.
'''Newcastle United'''
-DOCSTART-	10971777
'''Anthony Ormerod''' (born 31 March 1979 in Middlesbrough) is an Irish football midfielder who is currently on loan to Spennymoor United from Whitby Town.
::1999 : Carlisle United (loan)
::1999-2000 : York City (loan)
::2001 : Hartlepool United (loan)
-DOCSTART-	10971904
He played in the 1990-91 Final of the FA Youth Cup with Millwall.
::1992 : Colchester United (loan)
-DOCSTART-	10972057
'''Glen Lacey''' (born June 5, 1983 in Dublin, Ireland), is an Irish footballer currently playing for Leinster Senior League club Glebe North. Lacey is a hard working attacking right-sided winger.
Glen has had previous stints with Sunderland, Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda United before joining Shelbourne in February 2007.
At Shamrock Rovers, he made a total of 10 appearances in the 2003 season including one substitute appearance in the UEFA Intertoto-Cup .
Lacey made his league debut for Shelbourne in a 2-2 draw against Kildare County at Tolka Park on March 9, 2007 and scored his first Shelbourne goal, a spectacular lob over the keeper to seal a 2-0 victory over Kilkenny City on May 28, 2007 at Tolka Park. Lacey was released by Shelbourne at the end of the 2007 season. He made 27 league and cup appearances and scored 1 goal during the 2007 Season for Shelbourne. Lacey joined Leinster Senior League Senior Division club in August 2008.
While at Drogheda in 2004 he was handed a two months suspension for testing positive for cannabis .
-DOCSTART-	10972283
'''Stephen Smith''' (14 January 1874 - 19 May 1935) was an England international football player in the late 19th century.
Smith was born in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire.
In 1901 he moved south to join Southern League Portsmouth, helping them to regain the Southern League title at the end of his first season.
He was later the second man known to have held the role of manager of Gillingham (known at the time as New Brompton F.C.),
''The Villa News and Record'', 1 Sept. 1906
-DOCSTART-	10972770
'''Joseph Frank Dines''' (April 12, 1886 - September 27, 1918) was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
He represented Great Britain as part of the England national amateur football team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played all three matches.
Born in King's Lynn, Norfolk where he worked as a school teacher. He is listed in the 1901 census as a National Schools' Monitor. Dines later moved to the Ilford/South Woodford area. A second luitenant, he was killed in Pas de Calais on the Western front during World War I and buried in Hagnicourt.
-DOCSTART-	10973097
'''Harold Adrian Walden''' (October 10, 1887 in Umballa, India - December 2, 1955 in Leeds) was an English amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
A centre forward, he began his career at Halifax Town before joining Bradford City in December 1911. He spent four seasons with the Bantams and was the League's top scorer in 1911-12. That summer, he was part of the English amateur team that represented Great Britain at the Olympic football tournament, winning the gold medal. He played in all three matches and scored nine goals.
Walden entered the army by joining the Cheshire Regiment in 1903, and served in India and Ireland. He played for the Army against the Navy in 1910 and 1911, and also served in World War I, for the West Yorkshire Regiment, rising to the rank of captain. After the war ended he joined Arsenal and played twice for the Gunners, both times against Oldham Athletic, with his debut coming on February 12, 1921. With just those two games (and a single goal) to his name, he returned to Bradford at the end of the 1920-21 season.
After retiring from football and the army, he went into the music hall as a variety performer in Yorkshire, after making his stage debut while still playing football, in 1919. He had also had a minor film career, which included starring in ''The Winning Goal'', one of the earliest football-related films, in 1920. Also played himself in the film 'Cup-Tie Wedding' in 1948.
He made at least one 78rpm record, "Ronnie the Robin" b/w "And only me knows why", on the Imperial label (Imperial 2589).
He died in 1955 of a heart attack at Leeds railway station.
-DOCSTART-	10973577
'''Gordon Rahere Hoare''' (April 18, 1884 - October 27, 1973) was an English amateur football (soccer) player
Born in Blackheath, Hoare started out with junior sides such as West Norwood, Woolwich Polytechnic and Bromley before joining Woolwich Arsenal in 1907. He made his League debut in a First Division match against Sheffield Wednesday on April 20, 1908, the last day of the 1907-08 season. Although he played 11 League matches in 1908-09, scoring five goals, unhappy at the lack of regular first team football and moved to Glossop North End in December 1909.
He lasted a year at Glossop before returning to Woolwich Arsenal in December 1910. He scored six times in fourteen games for Arsenal in the 1910-11 season but was once again dropped at the start of the following season, unable to oust John Chalmers and Charles Randall from the front line. He rejoined Glossop in February 1912; in total, he played 34 times for Arsenal, scoring 13 goals.
Having been an amateur throughout his career, he was part of the English team which represented Great Britain the 1912 Summer Olympics, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played all three matches and scored two goals.
After his second spell at Glossop, Hoare went on to play for Queens Park Rangers and Fulham, finally retiring in 1920. He died in 1973, aged 89.
-DOCSTART-	10973706
'''Luke John Oliver''' (born 9 April 1982) is an English footballer who currently plays for Wycombe Wanderers. He signed for Wycombe in January of 2009 from Stevenage Borough.
Either a centre back or centre forward, Oliver is an imposing player in the air and makes good use of his size in both positions,he also shows good skill on the ball and a decent turn of pace. The Start of the 2009-10 season has seen Oliver start as first choice centre back alongside captain Michael Duberry after an impressive pre-season, replacing Leon Johnson.
-DOCSTART-	10974313
'''Ivan Gordon Sharpe''' (15 June 1889 - 9 February 1968) was an English amateur association football player. Although an amateur himself, he played for several professional clubs, including Watford, Derby County- with whom he won the Football League First Division in 1911-12-and later Leeds United. He represented the England national amateur football team, and also the Great Britain national football team, with whom he won an Olympic gold medal at the 1912 games in Sweden. He is also one of very few players to have played for both Leeds City (65 appearances and 17 goals) and Leeds United (1 appearance 0 goals).
After retirement he enjoyed a long career as a football journalist, contributing a hard-hitting article to the Wolverhampton Wanderers match day programme for many years right up to his death, and producing a volume of memoirs "40 Years in Football" in 1954.
-DOCSTART-	10974856
'''Edward Gordon Dundas Wright''' (3 October 1884 - 5 June 1947) was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and was the captain of Hull City for seven seasons in a row.
He was part of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played one match.
-DOCSTART-	10980180
'''Michael Lee S. Rankine''' (born 15 January 1985) is an English footballer who plays for York City as a striker.
Rankine began his career with the Doncaster Rovers youth system, before playing for Armthorpe Welfare and Barrow in non-League football. He moved to Football League team Scunthorpe United in 2004, but after only scoring one goal for them, he signed for Alfreton Town. He joined Conference National team Rushden & Diamonds in 2006, where he played for three seasons, before signing for York City.
Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire,
thumb|left|200px|Rankine warming up before a match in 2009
After his contract at Scunthorpe expired, he had a period with former club Armthorpe Welfare to help his fitness, before joining Alfreton Town in January 2006.
He joined York City on a two-year contract on 12 June 2009 for a fee of -10,000, with York's Craig Farrell moving in the opposite direction.
After Rankine signed for Bournemouth, manager Jimmy Quinn said "He's big, he's strong and I'm pleased to get him in".
Rankine is the nephew of former player Mark Rankine.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference and Northern Premier League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
-DOCSTART-	10981159
'''Conor Rafferty''' (born 3 February 1987 in Dundalk, County Louth), is an Irish footballer who plays for FAI Premier Division side Bohemians. Conor is a tall centre-half and is promising young talent for Bohs.
Rafferty began his career in England with Wolves before returning to Ireland to sign for Bohemians in January 2007. Shortly after signing for Bohs, he was sent on loan to rivals Shelbourne in February 2007 in order to gain fitness and experience and to help Shelbourne out with their player shortage. He made his Shelbourne league debut on March 9, 2007 against Kildare County at Tolka Park in a game that finished in a 2-2 draw. He returned to Bohs in July 2007 after the end of his loan at Shelbourne where he made 11 league appearances.
-DOCSTART-	10981417
'''Arthur Berry''' (3 January 1888 in Liverpool - 15 March 1953) was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Berry was a student at Wadham College, Oxford University. He played for Oxford University A.F.C., and earned two Blues in 1907 and 1908.
He was part of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament in 1908 as well as in 1912. In the 1908 tournament he played alongside Kenneth Hunt, who had been his team-mate in the 1907 Varsity football match.
He also played for Liverpool, Fulham, Everton, Wrexham, Northern Nomads and Oxford City.
-DOCSTART-	10981564
'''Arthur Egerton Knight''' (7 September 1887 - 10 March 1956) was an English amateur football (soccer) player who earned 30 amateur international caps. He played all three matches for the gold medal winning English team in the 1912 Summer Olympics and also played for England in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
A. E. Knight, as he was always referred to in the press, captained England on one occasion, playing left-back against Ireland on 25 October 1919 at Windsor Park, Belfast. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. He also won a cap for the full England side, against Ireland in 1920.
He played for Surrey as a schoolboy, and joined Godalming Town F.C. after leaving school. He began working for an insurance company and, through his job, moved to Portsmouth in 1908. Pompey snapped up the left back, and he spent a season in the reserves before making his first team debut in Southern League Division One. He captained the Pompey side that won the 1920 Southern League Championship, and but for injury would have led the side in their first Football League fixture. Knight, who also played county cricket for Hampshire over a period of ten years, left Pompey in 1922, and played out the remainder of his football career with the legendary Corinthians amateur club, who granted him life membership.
-DOCSTART-	10981968
'''Matthew Barnes-Homer''' (born 25 January 1986 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Luton Town.
Barnes-Homer began his career as a 15-year old trainee at Wolverhampton Wanderers, but was released three years later at the end of the 2003-04 season.
Barnes-Homer had a short spell at Tividale
He joined Conference side Kidderminster Harriers in July 2007 after featuring in pre-season games.
Barnes-Homer scored 21 goals the next season, ending the campaign as highest goalscorer at the club as Kidderminster finished narrowly outside the play-offs. He signed a new two-year contract with the club in June 2009.
Barnes-Homer began the 2009-10 season for Kidderminster as he had finished the last, with a return of roughly one goal in every two games.
Barnes-Homer was named in the England C squad that played Poland under-23's on 17 November 2009. He scored the winning goal on his debut in a 2-1 victory.
-DOCSTART-	10982126
'''Neil Nicholas Mitchell''' (born 7 November 1974 in Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.
Mitchell, a central midfielder, began his career as a trainee with Blackpool in 1991. He remained at Bloomfield Road for five years, making 67 league appearances and scoring eight goals. He was sent on loan to Rochdale in the 1995-96 season where he made his debut on 9 December 1995 against Doncaster Rovers and made four appearances.
He signed for Sammy McIlroy's Macclesfield Town, who were then in the Conference in August 1996. The Silkmen won promotion to the Football League that season. However, after playing just five games for Macclesfield in two years, Mitchell moved back to the Lancashire coast with Morecambe, then in the Conference, on 9 February 1998. He also went on to play for Northern Premier League club Chorley.
Now retired from professional football Mitchell lives back on the Fylde coast where he coaches football at local schools with the YMCA, and also helps run Youth football tournaments each year.
He also plays Sunday League football, for Bloomfield Veterans FC, in the Blackpool & Fylde Sunday League Alliance Division One, since July 2004.
-DOCSTART-	10982369
'''Kevin Robert Dixon''' (born June 27, 1980 in Easington, County Durham, England) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Easington, County Durham, and currently plays for Northern League side Bishop Auckland. He has represented England at Under-18 level.
Dixon began his career as a trainee with Leeds United, but failed to make the first team at Elland Road. He joined York City on loan in August 1999, making his league debut on the 7th of August in a 1-0 win at home to Swansea City. He played twice more in the league for York, with a further appearance in the League Cup, at home to Wigan Athletic, before returning to Leeds United at the end of his one month loan spell.
In October 2000 Dixon had a trial with Aberdeen, Leeds coach Roy Aitken having recommended Dixon to his former club. However, his trial was cut short due to personal circumstances.
Dixon was released by Leeds at the end of the 2000-01 season, joining Barnsley in July 2001. However, he fractured a shin after just three days of pre-season training and was out for the following season. In an attempt to regain match fitness, Dixon joined Doncaster Rovers on loan in October 2002, but only to play reserve games. Dixon was released by Barnsley in September 2003.
Dixon later joined Seaham Red Star, leaving them to join Durham City in December 2004.
In November 2005, Dixon joined Kettering Town from Seaham Red Star as one of manager Paul Gascoigne's signings. However, the move did not work out and he returned to Seaham Red Star in January 2006.
Dixon joined Horden Colliery Welfare in February 2006 and was sent off for violent conduct after 10 minutes of his club debut.
Dixon then had brief spells at Newcastle Blue Star and at Sunderland Ryhope, before joining Bishop Auckland early in the 2007-08 season.
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'''Colin John Methven''' (born 10 December 1955) is an Indian-born Scottish former professional footballer.
A centre-half, Methven began his career with East Fife in 1974. He went on to make 154 league appearances and score fifteen goals in five years, before joining Wigan Athletic in September 1979.
Methven remained at Springfield Park for seven years, making close to 300 appearances for the club and scoring 21 goals. He was the club's captain when Blackpool came in for his services in 1986 for -20,000.
He made his debut for the Seasiders on the opening day of the 1986-87 season in a goalless draw with Chesterfield at Bloomfield Road and became a virtual ever-present for the next four years.
Methven was a "footballing" centre-half who enjoyed going up for attacking corners, as evidenced by his 50 career league goals, and he was voted Player of the Year for two consecutive years by Blackpool's fans, who were angry when he was sold to Walsall in November 1990 after an earlier loan spell at Carlisle. In his early days of his short spell as Blackpool manager, Graham Carr declared that Methven was "neither fast enough nor good enough for Fourth Division football".
In the final game of the 1990-91 season, on 11 May 1991, Methven helped Walsall to a 2-0 win at Blackpool, denying the hosts automatic promotion to Division Three.
In 1998, Wigan Athletic fans voted Methven as the club's Best Football League Player of All-Time.
Methven finished his career with Barrow in 1994.
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'''Aaron James Ramsey''' (born 26 December 1990) is a Welsh international footballer, who plays as a box-to-box central midfielder for Arsenal, but can also play on either wing or at fullback.
After impressing in an Urdd tournament as a youngster he signed for Cardiff City, who beat off competition from Newcastle United, as a schoolboy at the age of eight, working his way through the club's youth system. After a few more years he eventually made his Cardiff City debut in the last home game of the 2006-07 Championship season, coming on to replace Paul Parry in the final minute of the 1-0 defeat to Hull City on 28 April 2007. In doing so, Ramsey became the youngest player to ever play for Cardiff City, aged just 16 years and 124 days, beating the previous record holder John Toshack. In June 2007, Cardiff City turned down a bid of over -1m for Ramsey from a London-based Premier League club. The club was not named, but it was widely believed that they continued to watch Ramsey at every available opportunity during the 2007-08 season. Cardiff also turned down a -1m offer, although the deal was to start with a payment of -200,000 and rise depending on his future achievements, from Everton.
"Rambo", as he is known to Cardiff City fans, made his first league appearance of the 2007-08 season on 6 October, when he came on as a late substitute for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in the 2-1 home win over Burnley. Ramsey signed his first professional contract in December 2007 and went on to make his first full professional start for Cardiff on 5 January in the FA Cup against non-league side Chasetown replacing the suspended Stephen McPhail. An impressive performance from Ramsey saw him head in the second Cardiff goal as they went on to win 3-1. Due to his performance against Chasetown, Ramsey was nominated for the Player Of The Round award, eventually losing out to Coventry's Michael Mifsud. On 26 April, he scored his first league goal in a 3-3 draw against Burnley. He went on to make his first career league start three weeks later in a 3-1 win over Queens Park Rangers and began to establish himself in the first team making several more starts in the Cardiff side. He made a total of 22 appearances during the season, his first full season of professional football, and played in five of the club's six FA Cup matches, including the final, becoming the second youngest player to play in an FA cup final after Curtis Weston, who played in the 2004 FA Cup Final for Millwall.
Following Ramsey's impressive performance in the 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over Middlesbrough it was revealed that Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had talked to Cardiff boss Dave Jones to inquire about Ramsey, who were later joined by Arsenal and Everton in following his progress. Ramsey grew up a Manchester United fan as he looked up to fellow Welshman Ryan Giggs as well as Roy Keane. Cardiff Chairman Peter Ridsdale told the BBC that Arsenal's bid of -5 million up front had been accepted. Arsenal's bid did not include a loan clause that would allow Ramsey to stay at Cardiff for another season. Cardiff City assistant manager and former Arsenal player and coach Terry Burton, who was credited for having brought through Ramsey, also helped recommend him to Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger, having retained a longstanding connection to the club.
On 10 June 2008 it was confirmed that after meeting officials from Arsenal, Manchester United and Everton, Ramsey had decided to join Arsenal, who paid Cardiff City a total of -4.8 million for the player.
Ramsey made his competitive debut for Arsenal in the Champions League Third Qualifying Round against FC Twente on 13 August 2008 and his league debut a month later against Blackburn Rovers on 13 September 2008, marking it with an assist to Emmanuel Adebayor for Arsenal's fourth and Adebayor's third. On 23 September 2008 he completed 90 minutes in Arsenal's third round Carling Cup game against Sheffield United where he added two more assists to his season's tally, setting up Nicklas Bendtner and Carlos Vela, which Arsenal won 6-0. He scored his first goal for the club in their 5-2 victory away against Fenerbahce in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League by shooting a long range shot which hit the left post and went in, becoming the fifth youngest scorer in Champions League history, and only the second player born in the 1990s to score a Champions League goal. Ramsey was named amongst host of young players poised to shine in 2009 by Fifa.com. On 1 July 2009, he signed a new long-term contract at Arsenal.
On 22 August, Ramsey scored his first league goal in a one-on-one against goalkeeper David James as Arsenal beat Portsmouth 4-1
Ramsey made his first Premier League start of the season on November 7, 2009 as Arsenal beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 at Molineux with Ramsey completing 90-minutes for the first time in the top-flight. Four days after the game, he was awarded the Welsh Young Player of the Year award. On 6 December 2009, Ramsey scored his second league goal of the season in a comfortable 2-0 victory over Stoke City. On 30 December, Ramsey went on to score his third goal of the season, along with an assist in the 4-1 victory against Portsmouth. On the 3rd January 2010, Ramsey scored a 78th minute equaliser in the F.A. Cup third round tie against West Ham United at Upton Park. Arsenal went on to win the tie 1-2, with Eduardo Da Silva scoring a 83rd minute header. Ramsey went on to be named Eon Man of the Match.
Ramsey had his first taste of international football when he was called up for the Wales U17's in 2005. A part of the new wave of young talents to emerge from the Wales youth teams, he debuted for the U21 side on 21 August 2007 in a 4-3 away win over Sweden U21's several months shy of his seventeenth birthday, breaking former club mate Chris Gunter's record. Youth coach Brian Flynn revealed that Ramsey had been purposely held back in the U21's to help qualify for the 2009 U21 European Championships but they lost a close contest to England U21's in the play-offs, where Ramsey himself scored a wonderful volley with his weaker foot in the second leg at Villa Park.
On 19 November 2008, John Toshack named Ramsey in the squad to face Denmark in a friendly.
:''Scores and results list. Wales's goal tally first.''
As a child Ramsey attended Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni in the Caerphilly County Borough. Before turning to football, he was a keen rugby player and as a schoolboy he played as a winger for Caerphilly R.F.C.s youth development programme, where he was approached by scouts from Rugby league side St Helens RLFC after playing in a youth match against them
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'''Albert Edward "Kelly" Houlker''' (27 April 1872 - 27 May 1962) was an English footballer who played at left-half for Blackburn Rovers and England.
Houlker was born in Blackburn and started his long playing career at Blackburn Hornets, progressing through a variety of local sides in his home-town (including Oswaldtwistle Rovers, Cob Wall and Park Road) before joining Blackburn Rovers in August 1894. He remained at Blackburn Rovers for eight seasons. His time at Blackburn Rovers was during a long lean period for the club. During the 1896-97 season they stayed in the First Division only as the result of a decision to increase the number of teams. The final years of the 19th century brought little success for Blackburn Rovers and several narrow escapes from relegation.
Houlker won his first England cap against Scotland two days before he left Rovers to join Southern League champions Portsmouth in May 1902. His second cap came against Wales on 2 March 1903 in the only international played at Fratton Park, Portsmouth followed by another cap against Scotland a month later.
Houlker then moved along the south coast to join newly crowned Southern League champions Southampton in May 1903. He remained at The Dell for three seasons, helping the Saints to retain the championship in 1903-04, playing alongside Bert Lee and Tommy Bowman.
Tenacious and strong, rather than clever, Houlker became very popular with the Southampton public and during his time at The Dell he also won two more England caps against Ireland and Wales in 1906.
In 1906 he intended to retire from professional football but was persuaded to rejoin Blackburn Rovers where he turned out regularly until finally retiring in 1907. Retirement didn't last long and he joined Colne in 1909.
During World War I he played for Blackburn Rovers in a wartime match when he was 45.
He was then working as an overseer at a mill, before running a coal and haulage business in Blackburn before retiring in 1947. He died in 1962, a month after his 90th birthday.
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'''Warren Hackett''' (born December 16, 1971 in Plaistow, London) is a former professional footballer who played as an international for Saint Lucia. Hackett was a defender, primarily a left-back, who began his career with Tottenham Hotspur, but was released without breaking into the first-team, having spells with Leyton Orient, Doncaster, Mansfield and Barnet, before dropping into non-league football.
Warren Hackett is now a coach for the Glen Shields Soccer Club in Thornhill,Ontario,Canada.
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'''Billy Scott''' (born 1 January 1884), also known as '''William Scott''', was an Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, among others, Everton, Leeds City, Liverpool and Ireland. In 1913 Scott was a member of the Ireland team that beat England for the first time with a 2-1 win at Windsor Park. His younger brother, Elisha Scott, was also a notable goalkeeper and also played for Liverpool and Ireland. It was Billy Scott who recognised his younger brother's potential and recommended him to Liverpool after an unsuccessful trial at Everton.
Scott was born in Belfast, Ireland. After playing for Cliftonville and Linfield, Scott joined Everton in July 1904. He spent eight years at the club, playing 251 English League games and helping the club finish runners-up in the First Division three times. Scott also played a further 38 games for Everton in the FA Cup, including two appearances in the final. His team mates at the club included fellow Irish internationals Val Harris and Bill Lacey. In August 1912 Scott joined Leeds City where he played under Herbert Chapman and alongside another Irish international, Billy Gillespie. After leaving Leeds, Scott returned to Merseyside where he played 27 games for Liverpool during the First World War.
Between 1903 and 1913 Scott played 25 times for Ireland. In 1903, together with Jack Kirwan, Archie Goodall, Billy McCracken and Robert Milne, he was a member of the Ireland team that won a share in the 1903 British Home Championship. On February 15 1913, Scott, along with Val Harris and two-goal hero Billy Gillespie, was a member of the Ireland team that beat England for the first time with a 2-1 win at Windsor Park.
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'''John Stuart McMillan''' (16 February 1871 - 4 November 1941) was a Scottish football player and manager. He made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League in the 1890s and 1900s, playing at inside left or centre forward.
McMillan was born in Port Glasgow. He began his career with home-town club Port Glasgow Athletic before joining Edinburgh-based club St Bernards. He moved to England to join Derby County in 1890. In 1896 he moved to Leicester Fosse, before signing for Small Heath in January 1901.
He made his debut for the club in February 1901, and his 13 goals in the remaining 13 games of the 1900-01 season, which included the winning goal in four of those games, made a major contribution to Small Heath's securing runners-up spot in the Second Division and promotion to the First Division. Injury forced him to miss a part of the 1901-02 season, in which the club were relegated, and his contribution to their runners-up position in 1902-03 was severely curtailed by injury.
In 1903 he moved once again to Bradford City, who were entering the Football League for the first time. McMillan was selected as captain by his fellow players for Bradford in the club's first ever league match, a 2-0 defeat to Grimsby Town on 1 September 1903.
McMillan returned to Birmingham as trainer in 1909.
McMillan's son Stuart was a footballer, Derbyshire cricketer, and manager of Derby County F.C. from 1946 to 1953.
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'''Ishmel Demontagnac''' (born 15 June 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool as a winger. His first name is displayed on the back of his shirt.
He has also represented England at Under-18 and Under-19 levels.
Born in London, Demontagnac started his playing career with his local team, Charlton Athletic, before moving to join the Walsall youth system. Demontagnac created an instant impression on the Walsall coaching staff with his fast pace and footballing talents, especially in getting past defenders.
The 17-year-old Demontagnac marked his October 2005 first team debut with an assist and a goal in a 3-2 defeat away to Port Vale.
Walsall manager Paul Merson was replaced by Richard Money in 2006-07. Money selected Demontagnac for the starting line-up just once in the season, choosing to use him as an impact player from the substitutes' bench.
Following a defeat against Crewe Alexandra, new manager Jimmy Mullen recalled him to the first team and handed him a start for The Saddlers against Southend United. Playing up front alongside Jabo Ibehre, Demontagnac scored his first career hat-trick.
In the first round FA Cup tie against Scunthorpe United, he was sent off for an off-the-ball incident only eight minutes after coming on as a substitute.
Following Demontagnac's dismissal by Walsall, Crystal Palace took him on trial.
In January 2009 he went full circle, playing for Charlton Athletic's reserve team on a trial basis.
In July 2009 he had a trial with Championship side Blackpool.
Demontagnac scored on his full debut on 26 August, in ''the Seasiders'' 4-1 victory over Premier League side Wigan Athletic in the second round of the 2009-10 League Cup.
a. ''All Football League Trophy results are included in totals''
Demontagnac was called up into the England under-18 squad in 2005, playing in a 0-1 friendly defeat away to Turkey on 15 November.
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'''Peter Robert Eastoe''' (born August 2, 1953 in Dordon, Tamworth) is an English former footballer.
Eastoe signed schoolboy forms with Wolverhampton Wanderers in the late 1960s. Unable to break into the Wolves first team, the former English youth international joined Swindon Town in March 1974 for a club record fee of -88,000 - after a successful loan spell which saw him average a goal every other game, including a brace on his debut.
Though Eastoe's goals were not enough to maintain their Division Two status, in Division Three he notched 31 goals as Swindon challenged for promotion, elevating Eastoe to hero status at the County Ground. The club ultimately fell short of promotion but Eastoe's goals had alerted the attention of the bigger clubs.
The striker was signed by Queens Park Rangers in March 1976 for -100,000 (with Don Rogers returning to Swindon as part of the deal). He did not play in the remainder of that season, which saw QPR go close to winning the league championship, but found himself in the team over the next three seasons.
He was transferred to Everton in March 1979 - shortly before Rangers dropped out of Division One - in a straight swop for Mickey Walsh. After three full seasons at Goodison Park, he joined West Bromwich Albion in August 1982, where he had a full season in 1982/83.
Following this campaign, he was out of the club's plans and spent periods on loan at Leicester City, Huddersfield Town, Walsall and Wolves, respectively. During the twilight of his career he played in the Portuguese league at S.C. Farense and returned to England with non-league Atherstone United.
His short managerial career included spells with Nuneaton Borough and Alvechurch but he now works as a lorry driver and lives with his family in Stourbridge.
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'''Raymond John Barlow''' (born 17 August 1926 in Swindon) is an English former professional footballer. He joined West Bromwich Albion in 1944 and was part of the 1954 FA Cup winning team. Barlow joined Albion's neighbours Birmingham City in 1960. He won just one cap for England.
In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
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'''John Inglis''' (born October 16, 1966 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
A centre-back, Inglis began his career with East Fife in 1983. He remained with the club for three years, making 56 league appearances and scoring one goal. In 1986 he joined Brechin City, for whom he made 53 appearances and scored four goals in a two-year period. His next move came in 1988, when he joined Meadowbank Thistle. He made a half-century of appearances for Thistle, scoring two goals, before joining St. Johnstone in 1990.
In four years at the new McDiarmid Park, Inglis made 140 appearances for Saints, getting himself on the scoresheet on two occasions. In 1994 he moved north-east to Aberdeen, where he made just over 100 appearances in five years.
Inglis moved abroad for a year in 1999, joining Levski Sofia, winning the Bulgarian Championship in his only season with the club. He returned to Aberdeen briefly en route to Carlisle United. His stay with the Cumbrians was again only a year, during the latter stages of which he returned to Scotland to join Raith Rovers on loan.
In 2002, Inglis returned to Bulgaria, playing a handful of matches for Botev Plovdiv, before retiring in 2002. Following his retirement, Inglis remained in Bulgaria and became an agent.
Even before retirement he had in 2000 taken a part-time job on behalf of his former club Aberdeen F.C. where he still performs a role on an unofficial message board.
Carlisle fan's are apparently upset that he is not a moderator on their own message board. They regularly stand on the terraces chanting "We want Inglis back!".
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'''Brendan Moloney''' (born 18 January 1989 in Beaufort, Killarney, County Kerry) is an Irish football player currently playing for Nottingham Forest.
A graduate of the Nottingham Forest Youth Academy, he captained the Nottingham Forest reserve team that just missed out on the title in 2006-07.
In an interview at the tail-end of the 2006-07 season, Forest boss Colin Calderwood picked out Moloney out of his Youth Team as having "fantastic potential". He made his dbut in March 2007, coming on as substitute against Gillingham wearing the number 35 shirt.. He made his first start for Forest in their opening game of the 2007-08 campaign, against Bournemouth.
On January 10, 2008, Moloney completed a loan move to Chesterfield on a month-long loan. He made his debut for them on January 12, 2008, against Brentford. The youngster impressed for Chesterfield on loan, and netted his first professional goal for the Spireites in his third game for the club, with a 25 yard shot in their 4-0 victory over Hereford United. He played a total of nine games for Chesterfield, before returning to Forest's team in the summer of 2008.
With The Reds gaining promotion, manager Colin Calderwood has commented that he will be given the chance to impress next season after Forest's promotion to the Football League Championship in the upcoming 2008-09 campaign. He was loaned out to Rushden & Diamonds at the beginning of the season, where he appeared six times.
Moloney went out on a six-month loan to city rivals Notts County on July 1, 2009 after turning down offers from Bradford City and non league Ilkeston Town. Moloney scored his first goal for Notts County in the 5-0 win over Bradford City.
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'''Jimmy Ryan''' (born September 6, 1988) is an Irish Under-21 professional footballer who is currently under contract at Accrington Stanley. He is a midfielder.
He began his career with Liverpool, and was part of their FA Youth Cup winning teams of 2006 and 2007. He plays for Republic of Ireland at youth level. He is known for his shots from distance, which accounted for most of his goals in the two FA Youth Cup runs.
It was announced on 14 August 2007, that Ryan was to join League 2 side Shrewsbury Town on a month's loan. He made his debut for Shrewsbury on 14 August 2007, playing the full 120 minutes of the 1-0 win over Colchester United in the Carling Cup. In October, a permanent deal was agreed, effective from January 1, 2008. In the interim period Ryan was still technically a loan player, but was unable to play for Shrewsbury between November 26 and January 1, due to a 93-day restriction on short-term loans. He made a total of seven appearances, before being released by the club on 29 April 2008.
In August 2008, Ryan signed for Accrington Stanley, following a trial.
Scored his first goal for the Republic of Ireland U21 in Lithuania in October 2008 .
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'''Adam Watts''' (born 4 March 1988) is an English footballer, currently playing for Lincoln City. His preferred position is defence. He has yet to make a first team appearance for Fulham although in the Carling Cup match against Shrewsbury Town he was an unused substitute. He made a league appearance during a loan spell with Milton Keynes Dons in Football League Two.
On 10 September 2008, Watts signed a new contract with Fulham that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2010.
In April 2009 he signed for League One side Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season. He made a handful of appearances, but could not prevent Northampton being relegated, before he returned to Fulham.
After starting the 2009/10 season in Fulham's first team squad, making the bench against CSKA Sofia and Manchester City, he then moved to Lincoln City on loan until January 2010.
On the 1 January 2010, Watts agreed terms on a permanent contract with Lincoln that will run until the summer of 2012.
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'''Shane Redmond''' (born 23 March 1989) is an Irish goalkeeper currently playing for Nottingham Forest.
Redmond signed from Cherry Orchard in 2005. In November 2008 he joined Eastwood Town on loan. He spent a successful 5 months on loan with the eventual UniBond League Premier Division winners, making a total of 31 appearances; 24 in the league and 7 in Eastwoods successful FA Cup run. Redmond was recalled by Forest on April 6 2009 as cover for Paul Smith.
On 6 July 2009, Forest agreed to loan the Republic of Ireland under-21 keeper to Burton Albion until January, with the possibility of a season-long agreement.
After his first game for Burton Albion which they suffered a 3-1 defeat against Shrewsbury Town, he was replaced by his fellow on loan goalkeeper Artur Krysiak. His appearances have been limited since.
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'''Steven Michael Gregory''' (March 19, 1987 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) is an English football midfielder who plays for AFC Wimbledon.
Gregory began his career as a 15-year old in the youth ranks of Wycombe Wanderers, his highlight being captaining the side in the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup final win over Milton Keynes Dons.
In summer 2009, Gregory signed for AFC Wimbledon.
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'''Martin Foster''' (born October 29, 1977 in Rotherham) is an English footballer who currently plays for Conference North side Harrogate Town as a central midfielder.
Foster started his career with Leeds United however did not make any senior appearances for the club and moved to Scottish football to sign for Greenock Morton having had experience in a loan spell with Blackpool F.C. during his time at Elland Road.
After a short period in Scotland Foster returned to English football with Doncaster Rovers where his opportunities were limited which also saw a spell with Ilkeston Town on loan. In 2001 he signed for Forest Green Rovers in the Conference National. He made well over 100 appearances for the club and had a spell as captain. He was highly regarded amongst the supporters at The Lawn and many were sad to see him leave when he departed for Halifax Town in 2004. He made just under 100 league appearances for Halifax at The Shay before a move in 2007 to Oxford United.
Foster only had a short spell at the Kassam Stadium with Oxford in the Conference National before moving to fellow league club Rushden & Diamonds. After a short period with Rushden at Nene Park he departed to drop down in to the Conference North to play for Tamworth F.C. In January 2008 he signed an 18 month contract with the Staffordshire based club..
In June 2009, Foster became the fourth player to sign for Blue Square Conference North new boys Eastwood Town, as they bid for their highest pyramid placing in their 55 year history.
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'''Billy Junior Beechers''' (born 1 June 1987 in Oxford, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Abingdon United.
He was released by Oxford United in May 2007. He signed for Abingdon United in July 2007.
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'''Leslie John "Les" Riggs''' (born Portsmouth, 30 May 1935) is an English former professional footballer. He made over 350 Football League appearances, his most successful spells being spent with Gillingham and Newport County.
Although born in Portsmouth, Riggs came through the junior ranks with Gillingham and made his league debut in April 1954 at the age of just 18. He went on to make 152 appearances for the Kent club and was noted for his tough tackling and long throw-ins.
In 1958 Riggs moved to Newport County for a fee of -1,750, where he again racked up over 100 Football League appearances. In 1961 he was sold to Bury for -750 but could only manage 6 league starts at Gigg Lane due to injury before a move to Crewe Alexandra in 1963. Eighteen months later he returned to Gillingham, who were strengthening their side after promotion to Division Three, and made 18 further appearances for the Gills.
In October 1965 Riggs joined non-league Ramsgate as player-manager and later spent more than five years as manager of their near-neighbours Margate.
After leaving football in 1977 Riggs ran a guest house
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'''Tony Folan''' (born 18 September 1978 in Lewisham) was an Irish footballer during the 1990s and 2000s. He represented Ireland at every level up to Under-21 and "B".
Growing up in Salthill, Tony was a classmate of Colin Hawkins in St. Josephs College. At the age of 14, he signed schoolboy terms at Crystal Palace FC. He made steady progress at the club, appearing in a FA Youth Cup final against Leeds United in 1996/97. Soon after this, he made his first team debut in a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday at Selhurst Park. He continued his progress and appeared that summer in the Intertoto Cup against Samsunspor. Unfortunately for Tony, he injured his groin and had to have an operation which kept him out for 6 weeks.
Terry Venables offered him a new contract but the terms weren't great so Tony turned it down. It was downhill from then on at the club and he soon moved to Brentford where he picked up a Third Division winners medal after beating Cambridge United on the last day of the 1998/1999 season. The next season was a disaster for Folan as he broke his foot and missed 6 months. Tony struggled to regain his place in the team. Rumours abounded that his hot-headed attitude and quick temper kept him from the team and in October 2001, he returned to Ireland and signed for Pete Mahon's Bohemians.
He made his debut for Bohemians in a big televised Dublin derby against Shamrock Rovers but he ended up on the losing side as Rovers won 1-0. Within weeks, Mahon was sacked and Folan never really fitted in at Bohs. He joined hometown club Galway United from Bohs in 2002 and is currently playing non-league football in Galway.
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'''Tommy Gaynor''' (born 29 January 1963 in Limerick) was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s and 1990s.
He made his league debut on the 13th of September 1981 for Limerick United before signing for Shamrock Rovers in 1982. He scored 2 goals in 3 appearances for the club in the UEFA Cup. He left to sign for Dundalk in 1983. Moved back to Limerick where he was joint top scorer in 1984-85 and top scorer in 1985-86 .
He signed for Nottingham Forest in 1987 spending 5 years there before signing for Millwall then home for spells with Cork City, Bohemians, Athlone Town, Kilkenny City, St Patrick's Athletic (where he scored against Celtic in a friendly , Newry Town F.C.. He was Athlone's top scorer in 1995/96 with 12 league goals. In his time at the City Ground, Gaynor was one of the Forest players who had to cope with the horrors of the Hillsborough disaster during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool. Gaynor played in the rescheduled game at Old Trafford, which Liverpool won 3-1. Despite scoring regularly for the Forest first team he spent the majority of his time as a reserve player, often behind considerably less prolific strikers.
He was appointed Kilkenny City manager on 11 July 2007.
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'''Michael "Mick" Byrne''' (born 14 January 1960 in Dublin) was an Irish football player during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
He made his league debut as a Bohemians player on 25 March 1979 and had a spell at Shelbourne, where he was Player of the Month in February 1982.
He attracted the interest of Manchester City during his time at Shels.
He signed for Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 1984.
In each of his three seasons at Milltown he won the domestic double as well as representing the League in the Olympic qualifiers. He was the league top scorer in the 1986/87 season and made 6 appearances in European competition. Transfer talks with St. Etienne and Feyenoord didn't work out so after 72 goals in 146 games, in January 1988 Mick signed for FC Den Haag thus ending an extraordinarily successful period at Rovers.
He briefly re-signed for Rovers again in July 1988 but after 3 goals in 6 games he left for Huddersfield Town F.C. the following month for -20,000. After two seasons in which he scored 11 goals in 56 league games, he came back to Rovers for the clubs first season in the RDS but left in January 1991 after 5 goals in 20 appearances for Sligo Rovers as the club had an abundance of strikers. At Sligo he scored 6 goals in 34 total appearances, 27 in the league.
During his time at Rovers he scored 46 league goals and 10 goals in the FAI Cup. Also played in 3 1988 Summer Olympics
He had two more spells at Shels and also represented Dundalk F.C., Monaghan United, St. James's Gate F.C. (one game) and Athlone Town during his career. With Monaghan he finished First Division top scorer in the 1992/93 season as his 15 league goals helped them to promotion.
Currently he is 25th in the all time goalscoring charts in the League of Ireland with 117 goals.
He was Rovers top goalscorer in 1984/85, 1986/87 and 1987/88 and made 5 appearances in Europe.
In 1996 he managed St. James's Gate F.C. for two games, playing once, before their resignation from the league. He then returned to Rovers as assistant manager to Pat Byrne before taking over as the manager for the 1997/98 season. In his first season in charge he guided the club to a win in Europe but his second season ended badly as Rovers finished 8th. He was replaced by Damien Richardson.
Mick is currently on the coaching staff at St Patricks Athletic.
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'''Ken DeMange''' (born September 3, 1964, Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is a former Irish footballer who played for, among others, Liverpool, Leeds United, Hull City and Dundalk. As an international he also played for the Republic of Ireland.
DeMange was raised in the Ballygall area of Northside Dublin. He first showed his potential as a schoolboy footballer, playing for St Kevins CBS, Stella Maris and Tolka Rovers before moving on to Home Farm where his team-mates included Brian Mooney. Made his League of Ireland debut for Farm at Athlone Town on November 8 1981. While playing for Home Farm, he was awarded the Young Player of the Year title for the 1982-83 season by the Professional Footballers Association of Ireland. He also finished as the teams top goalscorer with seven goals
In August 1983 DeMange, along with Brian Mooney, signed for Liverpool but in four seasons with the club, he never made a competitive first team appearance. He did however help Liverpool Reserves, win two consecutive Central League titles in 1984 and 1985. During the 1984-85 season he was top scorer for the Reserves scoring 12 goals in 32 league appearances. In December 1986 he also had a successful loan spell with Scunthorpe United, scoring 2 goals in 3 leagues appearances. He also played for Scunthorpe in 1 FA Cup game and scored 1 further goal. In May 1987, while still playing for Liverpool Reserves, he made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland.
In September 1987 DeMange was sold to Leeds United for a fee of -75,000. He subsequently scored on his debut for United, with a diving header, in a 2-0 win against Manchester City at Elland Road on September 26 1987. However this was also the only goal he scored for the club.
In his brief spell with United, DeMange went onto make 20 first team appearances, 15 of them in the league .
In March 1988 DeMange was sold to Hull City for a fee of -65,000. He subsequently made 68 league appearances and scored 1 league goal for City. He also made a further 4 appearances for City in the FA Cup and 1 in the League Cup. In October 1988 he also won his second senior international cap while at City. In November 1990 and in March 1991 during loan spells with Cardiff City, he also made a further 15 league appearances .
After leaving Hull City in June 1992, DeMange returned to Ireland where he played for several clubs in both the League of Ireland (including Limerick FC) and the Irish League. During the 1994-95 season he played for a Dundalk team managed by Dermot Keely and he helped the club win the League of Ireland title. During the campaign he scored 3 league goals, 2 against Monaghan United on November 11 1994 in a 4-0 away win and 1 against Cobh Ramblers on December 12 1994 in a 2-2 away draw.
DeMange represented the Republic of Ireland at youth, under-21, under 23, B and senior level. While with Liverpool Reserves, he won 5 under-21 caps and while with Hull City he won an under-23 cap. In 1987 and 1988, under Jack Charlton, DeMange also made 2 substitute appearances for the senior Republic of Ireland team. On May 23 1987 he made his senior debut when he came on for Mick McCarthy during a 1-0 win against Brazil at Lansdowne Road. He won his second cap on October 19 1988 in another home game against Tunisia. DeMange came on for Tony Cascarino and helped the Republic win 4-0. He won his only B cap on March 27 1990 in a 4-1 win against England B at Turner's Cross, coming on as a very late substitute for Alan McLoughlin
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'''John Alexander Cuffe''' (26 June 1880 - 5 May 1931) was an Australian-born English cricketer who played more than 200 times in first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1903 and 1914, having previously made a single appearance for New South Wales. After retiring from county cricket, he stood as an umpire for three years in the 1920s. He also played at least once as a professional for Lowerhouse in the Lancashire League.
Cuffe was also a footballer and played ten seasons for Glossop North End in the Football League Second Division.
Born in Coonamble, New South Wales, Cuffe made his first-class debut for that state side, against Queensland at Sydney on Boxing Day 1902. He made 5 and 25 with the bat, and took the single wicket of Charles Patrick. This was the only time Cuffe played in a first-class match outside England.
(He did turn out for Worcestershire against Glamorgan at Cardiff Arms Park in 1910, but this game did not have first-class status.)
Cuffe then came to England, making his Worcestershire debut against Oxford University at The Parks in May 1903. He was not yet qualified to appear in the County Championship, but also played against Cambridge University and the Philadelphians that season, scoring 91 against the latter side. He again turned out three times in 1904, playing once each against the universities and appearing also against the touring South Africans, claiming 5-58 in an innings defeat of Oxford.
For the ten seasons from 1905 to 1914, Cuffe was a regular part of the Worcestershire side, and he made a career-best 145 against Hampshire in the first of those years. On three occasions - 1906, 1908 and 1911 - he passed 1,000 first-class runs in a season, while in 1907 and 1911 he obtained his hundred wickets. His "double" in 1911 consisted of 1,054 runs at 25.70 (even though he made no score greater than 78) and 110 wickets at 23.56. His best bowling figures (9-38) were achieved against Yorkshire at Bradford in 1907, but in the above-mentioned minor game against Glamorgan in 1910 he returned the extraordinary first-innings analysis of 8.1-4-5-9.
Also in 1910, he performed the hat-trick against Hampshire at Bournemouth.
In what turned out to be the last three years of his first-class career, 1912 to 1914, his bowling continued to be quite productive with at least 50 wickets in each summer. Indeed, he took 11-163 in the match against Gloucestershire as late as July 1914. His batting, however, declined, and in 99 first-class innings he made only three half-centuries. Cuffe's final first-class game came against Sussex at Eastbourne in late August 1914. In a two-day innings defeat he scored 10 and did not bowl a ball; his career ended sadly when he was absent hurt in the second innings.
Cuffe did not reappear in first-class cricket after the First World War.
After stints in the Lancashire League with Todmorden and Lowerhouse Cuffe retired from playing.
Cuffe stood as an umpire in 66 first-class matches between 1925 and 1927.
He later took a position as coach at Repton School.
Cuffe is recognised as being the first Australian to play in the Football League. Playing with Glossop North End between 1905 and 1914, Cuffe played 282 matches as a full-back.
Cuffe died in Burton-on-Trent at the age of 50, having drowned.
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He won a league winners medal with Bohemians in 1974/75 and was Bohemian's top scorer that season with 8 goals in 16 league games. Mitten scored in the 1974/75 League Cup final against Finn Harps and also netted in the replay. He made 5 appearances in European competition for Bohemians scoring 1 goal. A former Manchester United trainee from 1972 to 1973, he later emigrated to Australia. Mitten's clubs in Australia included Frankston City, Essendon Croatia, Morwell Falcons, Maribyrnong Polonia and Sunshine George Cross FC.
For several years Mitten was head football (soccer) coach at Wesley College, Melbourne.
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Made his Rovers debut at Drogheda on the 27th of December 1964 and kept a clean sheet. A dominant goalkeeper, he won five FAI Cup winners medals in a row with Rovers from 1965 to 1969. After making 12 appearances in European competition for the Milltown club he left to join Bohemians in May 1971. He won two league winners medals in 1974/75 and 1977/78 and was named Irish Football Personality of the Year in 1977. He made 16 appearances in European competition for Bohs. Played in 136 competitive games in a row for Bohs between December 1973 until the April 1979.
Along with Johnny Fullam he signed for Athlone in August 1979 . He signed back for Rovers in August 1982. He earned one cap for Ireland in 1968 against Poland. On 25 November 2008 his medals were stolen .
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'''Turlough O'Connor''' (born 22 July 1946 in Athlone) was an Irish soccer player during the 1960s and 1970s. He is a member of the Bohemians' Hall of Fame.
His two brothers Padraig O'Connor and Michael O'Connor also played for Athlone Town.
He has spells as player at Limerick F.C., where he made a scoring debut in a League of Ireland Shield game at Sligo on the 25 August 1963, Bohemians, Fulham, Bohemians again, Dundalk and Athlone Town. He made 191 league appearances (scoring 120 times) and 15 appearances in European competition for Bohs (scoring 1 goal) against Glasgow Rangers in the European Champion Clubs' Cup . He was top scorer in the League of Ireland in 1973/74 and 1977/78. O'Connor netted 24 times in 29 league appearances in that latter season. He was Bohemian's top scorer in 7 different seasons, his first being in 1964/65 when he scored 8 goals in just 7 games.
As of the end of the 2009 season, O'Connor is third in the all time League of Ireland goalscoring chart with 178 league goals. - 120 with Bohemians, 54 with Dundalk, 4 with Athlone. He also netted 15 goals in the FAI Cup (14 with Bohs, 1 with Dundalk) and 2 goals for the Irish full international team. Was capped twice at youth level.
He was also a very successful manager and has managed Athlone Town, Dundalk and Bohemians. His best period as manager came during in his 5 year tenure at Athlone Town where the League Championship was won twice and the League Cup was won three times, with the Tyler All-Ireland Cup also making its way to St. Mels Park. O'Connor then took over Dundalk in time for the 1985/86 season. He picked up more silverware during his time at Dundalk winning 2 League Championships, an FAI Cup and 2 League Cups until he left Oriel Park in October 1993. He was not out of football long as he returned to his spiritual home at Dalymount Park on 14 December 1993 where he stayed until the summer of 1998. During this time he also managed the national U16 squad in the UEFA European Championships held in Ireland in May 1994.
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Johnny began his career at Home Farm before signing for Preston North End in 1958. He scored 6 goals in 49 league appearances for Preston.
He made his European debut in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against PFC Botev Plovdiv and won his first Shield medal in 1962/63. Johnny was a regular member of Rovers' all-conquering side of 1963/64 when the Hoops almost made a clean sweep of the domestic trophies. He was one of five Rovers' players who were on the League of Ireland side that beat the English Football League side 2-1 at Dalymount Park on the 2nd of October 1963. Just over a week later he played against Valencia CF despite having gone down with food poisoning and Rovers drew 2-2 with the Spanish giants.
Johnny won the first of his six FAI Cup medals with Rovers in 1964 and in the replayed final the following year he scored the winner. He scored against Real Zaragoza in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965. The following year he scored again in Europe in the 4-1 win over Spora Luxembourg and had two great games against FC Bayern Munich where Rovers were seven minutes from putting the eventual winners of the competition.
He was on the mark in Europe again in 1968 against Randers FC but a knee injury he received in March 1969 kept him out of Rovers' record making six-in-a-row FAI Cup Final win. He signed for Bohemians shortly after and won yet another FAI Cup in his first season at Dalymount Park. In 1975 he won the League with Bohs and picked up another FAI Cup in 1976. He made 8 appearances in European competition for Bohs. He signed back for Rovers in the 1976 close season and captained the Milltown club to his eighth FAI Cup win in 1978. He was given a free transfer by Johnny Giles at the end of the 1978/79 season .
Fullam finished his League of Ireland career at Athlone Town, signing for them with Mick Smyth in August 1979. He played nearly 900 League of Ireland games. He had played for Rovers for eleven seasons in two spells and he was a worthy recipient of the Shamrock Rovers Hall of Fame award in 1991.
He earned 11 caps playing for Republic of Ireland national football team,
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'''Danny Harrison''' (born 4 November 1982, Liverpool), is an English footballer, currently playing for Rotherham United.
Harrison is a product of Tranmere Rovers' successful youth production line. Joining the club as a 13 year old, he was granted his first team debut in the 2001/02 season at home against Wigan Athletic. Harrison was a regular in the centre of midfield in the Brian Little era, but under Ronnie Moore he found opportunities harder to come by prompting a move to a new squad. He signed for Rotherham on May 25, 2007 along with Dale Tonge. He scored his first goal for the club against Sheffield Wednesday in the Carling Cup. He then bragged a brace against Dagenham & Redbridge. His next goal came away at Milton Keynes Dons, where he scored an equaliser with a 25 yard screamer 10 minutes from time.
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}}'''Peter Fear''' (born 10 September 1973 in the London Borough of Sutton), nicknamed 'Fearo', is an English footballer, playing in central midfield. His last club was Sutton United, then in the Conference South, having rejoined the club in December 2006 after a nine-month absence which took in spells with Havant & Waterlooville and Carshalton Athletic. He originally signed at the start of the 2004-2005 season after two years with Crawley Town, with whom he won his second Southern League championship medal in 2004; he had also been a member of Kettering's successful line-up two seasons earlier. He made his name with over 70 appearances for Wimbledon in the Premiership, and he has also played for Oxford United.
Fear featured in a famous weekly comedy sketch in Match magazine, entitled "What if Peter Fear was?" the picture would then show the player in a humorous new job such as a vicar, or, most famously, as a potato.
Peter Fear's career highlight to date was scoring twice in the space of ten minutes, against Tottenham Hotspur in the 1997/98 Premiership season. Unfortunately for Fear, Wimbledon went on to lose the game 6-2, and Fear's goals counted merely as a consolation.
On the edition broadcast on 23 August 2007, Peter was a contestant on the TV gameshow The Weakest Link.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Dagnall''' (born April 15, 1986) is an English footballer, currently playing as striker for Rochdale. He wears the number 9 shirt.
Chris Dagnall was born in Liverpool in April 1985 and played for Tranmere Rovers from the age of 13 as a trainee. He was deemed a prolific goalscorer from a young age and scored seven goals in eighteen games for Rovers before he moved to Rochdale in January 2006 aged 20. He made the move permanent in July that year for a fee of -15,000. Dagnall had been given limited opportunities at first team football under Brian Little and Rochdale were quick to snap him up following the departure of main striker Grant Holt to Nottingham Forest. Many see him as a quick striker with a very direct approach to the game.
Chris Dagnall made his Rochdale debut against Stockport County in a 1-0 defeat and scored many vital goals that season to help Rochdale to avoid relegation to the Conference now the Blue Square Premier League. In the season of 2007/2008 Chris Dagnall suffered a broken foot but returned to score 17 goals in 32 league games including a hat-trick against Macclesfield. The following season saw him return from cruciate ligament damage to score a hat-trick in just 6 minutes against Rotherham and then goals in both legs of the play-off semi-finals led Rochdale and Dagnall to the Play-Off final where they lost 3-2 to Stockport County. In the season of 2008/2009 only produced 9 goals from Dagnall but vital goals led Rochdale to yet another Play-Off, this time losing out to Gillingham Town F.C. in the semi-final.
2009/2010 has already seen Dagnall score 12 goals in 21 league games and has become a fan favourite at Spotland. A popular nickname for Chris Dagnall is 'Daggers'.
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John was a midfielder who played for Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. He made 2 appearances in European competition for Bohs and won the FAI Cup with the club in 1970. Between 1971 and 1975, Conway played for English side Fulham. He only played 38 league matches for Fulham, scoring six goals, but he was a member of the side that reached the 1975 FA Cup Final .
His more famous brother Jimmy also had a spell at Bohemians before moving abroad.
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'''Michael Paul "Mick" Martin''' (born 9 July 1951 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1970s and 1980s.
He played for Bohemians, Manchester United, Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion, Vancouver Whitecaps, Cardiff City, Preston North End, Peterborough United, Rotherham United and the Republic of Ireland where he won a total of 51 caps. His first cap was against Austria in October 1971 and his last against Spain in April 1983.
He played his schoolboy football mainly at Home Farm before signing for Sen Thomas's Bohemians in 1968. He spent a year learning his trade in the youth team and "B" team before progressing to the first team where he made his debut against Dundalk. He gave a good account of himself and soon became a regular in the side which competed at the top end of the table. When Mick excelled in a league match against Shelbourne in January 1973, the watching Tommy Docherty liked what he saw and within 48 hours, he was on his way to Old Trafford. He spent two years at United before Johnny Giles took him to West Brom in 1975. Martin moved to Newcastle United for -100,000 in 1978 and spent five years at the club, making 147 appearances and scoring five goals. He was a big favourite on Tyneside and captained the side for a while.
Since retiring as a player, Mick had spells on the coaching staff at Newcastle and under Liam Brady at Celtic.
Mick was also a regular match summariser on Metro Radio and won a Sony Gold award with Magic 1152 along with Justin Lockwood for the coverage of the Alan Shearer testimonial
His father Con Martin was also an Republic of Ireland international, his brother Con Martin Jr. played for Bohemians amongst others and his nephew Owen Garvan is tipped by many to be a future international.
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'''Richard Harris''' (born 23 October 1980 in Croydon) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Wycombe Wanderers during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He made an appearance in the FA Youth Cup final against Leeds United in the 1996-97 season against players like Paul Robinson, Harry Kewell and Alan Smith.
Harriss joined Crystal Palace as a seven year old and progressed through the youth and reserve teams to the first team,
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He made his league debut for Bohemians on 9 September 1979 and made two appearances for Bohs in European competition before transferring to Manchester United in August 1980 for -30,000. After making just one appearance for Manchester United, he returned home to sign for Shamrock Rovers in 1983 and won the League in his first season at the club. After a spell at Cork City, he briefly signed back with the Rovers in 1986, where he played once in the European Cup. He made a total of 44 appearances for the Hoops.
He then moved on to Bray Wanderers.
He signed for Shelbourne in 1988, and won the League in 1992 and the 1993 FAI Cup before returning to the Carlisle Grounds to finish his career at Bray Wanderers.
He also had a spell managing Drogheda United.
Earned one cap for the Republic of Ireland U21 side.
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'''John Doolan''' (born 7 May 1974 in Liverpool) is an English footballer who most recently played for Southport, as well as fulfilling the assistant manager's role. He is a midfielder.
Doolan began his career as a trainee with Everton in 1992.
Doolan joined Football Conference side Doncaster Rovers for a nominal fee in March 2003. He made eight appearances in the remainder of the 2002-03 season as Doncaster went on to win the Conference play-off final and promotion to the Football League Third Division in May 2003. He became a regular in the first team in the 2003-04 season, making 41 league and cup appearances, scoring three goals,
Doolan joined Football League One club, Blackpool, on a one-year contract, when his contract with Doncaster expired in June 2005. He made 24 appearances for Blackpool in all competitions in the 2005-06 season,
In May 2008 Doolan left Rochdale to take up a player-coach role at Conference North side Southport. He left Southport in February 2009 after an agreement with the manager Liam Watson.
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'''Ernest George Cooksey''' (11 June 1980 - 3 July 2008) was an English footballer, who was described as a utility player. He could play as a left-sided defender and midfielder as well as in a central-midfield role. He started as a trainee with Colchester United, before joining non-League clubs Heybridge Swifts, Bishop's Stortford, Chesham United and Bromley. In 2002, he joined Southern Football League Premier Division side Crawley Town before turning professional with Football League side Oldham Athletic in 2003.
He then moved to Rochdale in 2004 and Boston United in 2007, totalling 140 appearances in the Football League over a four-year period. He dropped down back into non-League football, joining Conference National club Grays Athletic, making 19 league appearances.
Cooksey had a form of skin cancer removed from his back in 2006, but was diagnosed with a recurrence of a malignant melanoma in February 2008. He died in the early hours of 3 July 2008, aged 28.
Cooksey had started his career as a trainee with Colchester United,
He joined Southern Football League Premier Division club, Crawley Town in July 2002,
Cooksey joined Oldham Athletic on trial in July 2003.
Cooksey started the 2004-05 season with Oldham Athletic, playing one match,
At the start of the 2006-07 season, he signed a 12-month extension to his contract.
Following his release from Boston United, Cooksey stated that he'd like to reunite with former Boston manager Steve Evans, who was now manager of Cooksey's previous club, Crawley Town.
Before joining Oldham Athletic in August 2003, Cooksey worked as a builder fitting false ceilings,
In early 2008, he was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a severe form of skin cancer.
Cooksey was born in Bishop's Stortford.
Before the League Cup match between Oldham Athletic and Rochdale on 12 August, both sets of players and management emerged from the tunnel wearing special Ernie Cooksey t-shirts bearing the number 4, the shirt number he wore at both clubs.
Oldham Athletic fans had a St George's Cross flag made in his honour, which was due to be displayed at Oldham's matches, as well as being taken abroad for England international fixtures.
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'''Jonathan Nurse''' (born 1 March 1981 in Bridgetown, Barbados) is a Barbadian footballer, currently playing for Dagenham & Redbridge.
Nurse started out playing in Sunday league football before joining local club Sutton United. He broke into the first team after doing well in the reserves and went onto score over 25 goals in that season. His goal scoring abilities triggered the interest of higher league clubs and eventually he signed for Graham Westley's Stevenage Borough in the summer of 2004.
During pre-season his form was impressive but injuries hampered his chances, so he was loaned out to Lewes. On his return, Nurse won his place back and help the side reach the play-off final.
The 2005/2006 season saw the breakthrough of Nurse into a first team regular, either being used on the right wing or as a striker. He finished the season with 9 goals and was the runner-up in the player of the season awards.
As the 2006/2007 season started, Nurse had just come back from an operation which again slowed his progress under new manager Mark Stimson. In August 2006 he was sent out on loan to Woking, where he made a big impact before returning to Stevenage. He was in and out of the side since his return but managed to get 9 goals once again.
In May 2007 Nurse signed for Dagenham & Redbridge, who were newly promoted into League Two.
Nurse was called up to represent Barbados and went on to play 55 minutes of their World Cup qualifying match in Dominica on the 16 February 2008. He became the first ever full international for Dagenham & Redbridge. The forward then played 69 minutes in the 2nd leg against Dominica on 26 March 2008.
He has a younger brother, Chris, who is a midfielder and has played alongside Jon at Sutton United and Stevenage Borough.
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'''Harold Godfrey Bache''' (20 April 1889 - 15 February 1916) was an English sportsman. He played 20 first-class matches between 1907 and 1910, 17 of them for Worcestershire. He also played three times for Cambridge University, but was not awarded a Blue. He was also a fine footballer, playing for West Bromwich Albion and winning an England Amateur cap.
Born in Churchill, Worcestershire, Bache made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Surrey at Worcester late in the 1907 season, scoring 9 in his only innings and holding three catches. The following season he played twice for the county, but he made nine appearances in 1909 and eight in 1910. Mostly he played for Worcestershire but he turned out three times for Cambridge University.
His top score of 36 was made against Middlesex at Lord's in 1910. Later in the same season against the same opposition, but this time at Worcester, he took two of his three career wickets: those of Patsy Hendren and Jack Hearne. His other wicket had been that of Sussex's Robert Relf in 1909.
Bache joined the Lancashire Fusiliers and reached the rank of Second Lieutenant. He was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium at the age of just 26.
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'''David John Robinson''' (born November 27, 1969 in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear) is a retired English professional football player.
A striker, Robinson began his career with his hometown club, Newcastle United, in 1988. In four years at St. James' Park he made eight league appearances.
After a loan spell with Peterborough United in 1991, he joined Reading on a free transfer. He remained at Elm Park for just four months, after fellow Geordie Billy Ayre, then-manager at newly-promoted Blackpool, came in for his services. He went on to make 26 league appearances for the Tangerines, scoring four goals.
Robinson returned to Tyneside in 1994 with Gateshead. After a year with ''the Heed'', and a short spell with Bishop Auckland, he delved back into league football with Cambridge United.
In August 1996, two months after being released by Cambridge, Robinson joined Scottish club Berwick Rangers, where he brought his professional career to a close with four goals in as many games for the club.
His final club was Whitley Bay.
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'''Peter Fox''' (born 5 July 1957, in Scunthorpe) is an English former footballer, now working as a goalkeeper coach at Blackpool.
Fox played as a goalkeeper, and began his career with Sheffield Wednesday, making his debut aged just 15 years 8 months, a club record. He stayed at Wednesday until 1978, playing 49 league games, plus one appearance on loan at Barnsley and a summer in the NASL with Team Hawaii, before moving to Stoke City, the club with which he is most associated. He played over 400 league games for the club, over a spell of 15 years, and won the Second Division title and the Football League Trophy.
Following his release aged 36, he joined Exeter City, initially as player-coach, being made manager in 1995 after the departure of Terry Cooper. His time at the helm at Exeter was one of consistent mid-table mediocrity. The club was never in any serious relegation danger, however. He left St James Park in January 2000, replaced by his assistant Noel Blake. Since that time he worked as a scout and coach at a number of clubs, before becoming the Goalkeeping coach at Blackpool.
His son, David, is a professional footballer who currently plays for Colchester United.
Whilst playing for stoke City Peter lived in the town of Leek. Both his children (David and Mark)attended Woodcroft first school where they met schoolfriends Thomas Brunt and Adam Newman.
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'''Liam Tuohy''' (born 27 April 1933, East Wall, Dublin, Ireland) is a former Irish footballer and manager. During the 1950s and 1960s. Tuohy played as an outside left for Shamrock Rovers, Newcastle United, and the Republic of Ireland. In 1959 while playing for Ireland, Tuohy scored the first ever goal in the history of the European Championship. After retiring as a player Tuohy became a coach and managed several clubs in the League of Ireland including Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk and Shelbourne
He also managed the Republic of Ireland. In July 1973 he also took charge of the Shamrock Rovers XI that played Brazil in a prestige friendly and during the 1980s he successfully coached the Republic of Ireland U-19s. He subsequently served as a director of football at Home Farm before retiring in 2002. In October 2007 Tuohy, along with other members, of the Shamrock Rovers team that won the FAI Cup six times in a row during the 1960s was honoured by the FAI.
Tuohy was born in East Wall, a working class area on Northside Dublin. He was the second youngest in a family of six boys. His father, Gerry, died when he was young, leaving him and his five brothers to be raised by his mother, Sadie. Tuohy played in goal at hurling for his school, St. Joseph-s, and began playing soccer for St. Mary-s, East Wall. After leaving school, Tuohy initially worked as a wheel builder for Royal Enfield, delivered groceries and assembled prams.
In 1951, at the age of 18, Tuohy signed for Shamrock Rovers. After a season with the under 21s and another with the second team, he made his first team debut in 1953. As a 21 year old, Tuohy attracted the interest of both West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa but he opted to remain with Rovers. Under player-manager Paddy Coad, he subsequently became a prominent member of the successful Rovers team nicknamed ''Coad-s Colts''. During this era Rovers won the League of Ireland title three times and the FAI Cup twice. They also made their debut in European competition and in 1959 Tuohy scored the first of four goals for Rovers at this level when he scored their second goal in 3-2 away defeat against OGC Nice in the European Cup
By 1960, Tuohy, now aged 27, had met and married his wife Sheila and had fathered three children. He had played part-time for Rovers for nine years and was now working for Guinness at St. James's Gate Brewery. It was at this stage that he accepted an offer from Newcastle United in May 1960 to play full-time in the English League. He made his debut for Newcastle on 8 August 1960 and during three years with the club he made 42 total appearances and scored 9 goals..
Between 1955 and 1965, Tuohy made 8 appearances and scored 4 goals for the Republic of Ireland. He made his debut on 10 October 1955, while at Shamrock Rovers, in a 4-1 defeat in a friendly against Yugoslavia. Tuohy won his next two caps while playing for Newcastle United. On 5 April 1959 Tuohy scored his first goal for Ireland, the opening goal in a 2-0 win against Czechoslovakia at Dalymount Park. This game, a qualifier for the inaugural European Championship, was the first ever game played in the competition. As result Tuohy-s first goal for Ireland was also the first ever goal in the history of the European Championship. His remaining three goals were all scored in 1962. His second goal for Ireland came in a 3-2 defeat in a friendly against Austria. He then scored in both games against Iceland during the qualifiers for the 1964 European Championship. Tuohy played his last game for Ireland on 24 March 1965 in a friendly against Belgium.
In 1963 Tuohy returned to Shamrock Rovers as a player-coach and helped the club win a League of Ireland/FAI Cup double. In 1964 he was appointed Rovers player-manager and he subsequently guided a team that included, among others, Bobby Gilbert, Johnny Fullam, Pat Dunne, Frank O'Neill, Mick Leech and Paddy Mulligan to a consecutive run of FAI Cup wins between 1964 and 1969. Tuohy also added to his tally of goals in European competition. In 1963 during a Fairs Cup game against Valencia CF he scored in a 2-2 draw. He scored again in 1965 in another Fairs Cup game against Real Zaragoza which finished 1-1. However the highlight of his European exploits came in 1966 when Rovers came close to knocking the eventual winners Bayern Munich, out of the European Cup Winners Cup. After holding Bayern to a 1-1 draw at Dalymount Park, goals from Bobby Gilbert and Tuohy saw Rovers came back from 2-0 down during the away game. Rovers were winning the tie on away goals when a late goal from Gerd Muller saw Bayern win 3-2 on the night and progress to the next round. In total he made 16 appearances scoring 4 goals for Rovers in European competition.
During the summer of 1967, Tuohy also played for and managed Rovers when they competed as Boston Rovers in the United Soccer Association league. In June 1972 he returned to Rovers for a second spell as Rovers manager but resigned on 20 December 1973.
In 1969 Tuohy was appointed manager of Dundalk and on 16 September they lost 10-0 to Liverpool in the Fairs Cup. They also lost the home leg 4-0 on 30 September. This remains Liverpool-s biggest ever win. Tuohy remained in charge of Dundalk until 1972 and guided them to victory in the Leinster Senior Cup in 1971 won the League of Ireland Shield in 1972.
In 1971 Tuohy was appointed manager of the Republic of Ireland. His first game in charge was on 10 October 1971, a 6-0 defeat away to Austria. The game, a European Championship qualifier, had been arranged for a Sunday, the day after a full league program in England. Forced to field a team of mainly League of Ireland players, Tuohy resolved that this would not happen again. He demanded that all future fixtures be played on a Wednesday and over the following months he travelled to England and began discussions with various team managers to secure the release of his star players for future internationals. On 4 January 1972, in Tuohy-s second game in charge Ireland beat the visiting German Olympic XI 3-0. In June 1972, Tuohy took an Ireland squad to Brazil to compete in the Brazilian Independence Cup. While there they played four games, earning respectable wins over Iran and Ecuador.
Tuohy was also in charge of Ireland during the qualifiers for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Denied the services of Johnny Giles and Paddy Mulligan through injury and Don Givens who was not released by Queens Park Rangers, Ireland were beaten 2-1 by the USSR on 18 October 1972. However a month later on 15 November, Giles returned and inspired Ireland to a 2-1 win over France. On 13 May 1973 a 1-0 defeat to the USSR effectively ended Ireland's chances of qualifying for the World Cup.
On 19 May 1973 in the return game against France, Tuohy took charge of Ireland for the last time. After just eleven games in charge, Tuohy resigned. At the same time as managing Ireland, Tuohy was also managing Shamrock Rovers and was working as an area sales manager for HB Ice Cream. He was now the father of six children and financial pressures forced him to give up the Ireland job which only paid -500 a year.
In 1981 Tuohy returned to international management after 6 years managing Dublin University and took the unpaid position as manager of the Republic of Ireland U-19 team. He was also managing Shelbourne. He appointed Brian Kerr as one of his assistants and over the next five years the team qualified for three European Championships and a World Cup. During the 1984 European Championships, Tuohy guided a team that included Denis Irwin and Brian Mooney to the semi-finals where they lost to the USSR. They eventually finished fourth after losing the third place play-off to Poland. This was the best showing of any Irish team in an international competition until Kerr guided the U-19s to victory in same competition in 1998. In February 1986 Tuohy resigned as the U-19 manager after he felt undermined by Jack Charlton, the new manager of the senior team. During a half-time team talk, Charlton had allegedly took over and sidelined Tuohy.
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'''Jeff Baicher''' (born November 16, 1968 in Sunnyvale, California) is a retired U.S. soccer forward whose professional career took him through multiple U.S. leagues, including the Western Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Continental Indoor Soccer League and Major League Soccer. He ended his playing career with the Bay Area Seals of the USL A-League. He earned two caps with the U.S. national team and currently coaches youth soccer.
Baicher was born and raised in California. He lived in Santa Clara County while growing up and entered organized soccer with the Sunnyvale United Soccer Club. He also attended Homestead High School where he played on the boys soccer team. After graduating from high school, Baicher attended Foothill College, a local two year community college near his home. In 1989, he transferred to Santa Clara University where he spent the next two seasons. In 1989, Baichers first year with the Broncos, the tea, shared the NCAA championship title with Virginia after the two schools played even through four overtimes. While at Santa Clara, he paired with fellow forward Paul Bravo who later teamed with Baicher at both the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks and the San Jose Clash. He ended his two years at Santa Clara fifth on the NCAA list of assists per game with 37 in 43 games.
While still in college, Baicher began playing for the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the Western Soccer League during the collegiate off season. He would remain with the Blackhawks for their entire existence under that name, beginning with the team-s first season in 1989 and ending in 1991. During his years with the Blackhawks, he became an integral part of this dominant U.S. club, seeing time in 17 games and scoring 3 goals in the 1992 season. That same season, the Blackhawks went to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The last two seasons saw Baicher play for Laurie Calloway as well as former Broncos team mate Paul Bravo .
In 1991, he traveled to England where he had a trial with Manchester United. Although he played games with the reserve squad, he was never offered a contract.
In 1994, Baicher spent the season with the Central California Valley (CCV) Hydra of the U.S. Interregional Soccer League (USISL). The next year found him with the Monterey Bay Jaguars of the USISL Professional League. That season, Monterey Bay compiled a 16-4 record, taking their Division championship. That put them in the Sizzling Nine tournament where they failed to make the title game.
The 1995 season also saw Baicher spend time with the San Jose Grizzlies of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL).
In 1996, the San Jose Clash of Major League Soccer took Baicher in the 6th round (58th overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He went on to play from 1996 to 1999 in San Jose. The first two seasons saw him reunited with his former Blackhawks coach Laurie Calloway as well as his recurring team mate Paul Bravo. The team thought so highly of him that they protected him in the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft. However, in 1999, he was the team-s second leading scorer with three goals and nine assists when San Jose sent him to the New England Revolution for Jair on August 13, 1999. The mid-season trade sparked considerable controversy as Robert Kraft owned both teams. Kraft owned the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) and had grown up and lived in the New England area his entire life. At the time it appeared as if Kraft had made the trade in order to boost the Revolution-s prospects at the expense of the Clash.
Regardless, Baicher spent only the remainder of the 1999 season with the Revs before being traded, with a third round draft pick, to the Kansas City Wizards on January 3, 2000 for the Wizards- second, third and fourth round picks in the 2000 Super Draft. Baicher was furious with the trade and refused to move to Kansas City. He had spent his entire playing career in the San Francisco bay area and his wife had long established herself in the Silicon Valley computer industry. He demanded that the league send him back to San Jose. When MLS refused to invalidate the trade or pressure the Wizards to send him to the Earthquakes, Baicher retired from MLS.
That year, he played for the Bay Area Seals of the USL A-League. He was named the team-s Offensive Player of the Year The team folded at the end of the season and Baicher retired from playing professionally.
Baicher earned two caps with the U.S national team in 1990 and 1991. His first cap came as a substitute for Bruce Murray in a February 13, 1990 victory over Bermuda. His second, and last, cap came a year later as a substitute for Fernando Clavijo in a February 1, 1991 loss to Switzerland.
Since retiring from playing professionally, Baicher has joined the coaching ranks with Bethany University. He is currently President, Boys Coaching Director and coach for the DeAnza Force Soccer Club.
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'''Ryan Bennett''' (born March 6, 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a defender, on loan from Grimsby Town.
Born Orsett, in 2006 Grimsby Town's youth team manager Neil Woods swooped to sign Bennett after he was let go by his former club Ipswich Town. Initially joining the club as part of the youth team midway through the 2006-2007 campaign, he was soon promoted to the first team, managed at the time by Alan Buckley. Bennett would make his professional debut as an 88th minute substitute, replacing Danny Boshell in a 2-1 win over Milton Keynes Dons in April 2007. 21 days later he became the club's youngest ever captain, aged only 17 years old when John McDermott passed him the armband after being substituted in the local derby with Lincoln City. In the summer of 2007 Bennett re-established himself as one of the clubs favoured centre halfs, and in this he was handed the number 5 shirt for the coming season, which had previously been worn by such 'luminaries' as Tony Crane and Ben Futcher. He scored his first goal in professional football on the opening day of the 2007-08 season when his header from six yards opened the scoring in the 1-1 draw with Notts County at Blundell Park.. In that same season , Bennett played in the clubs Football League Trophy defeat too Milton Keynes Dons at Wembley Stadium. Bennett was given the "Supporters Young Player of the year" for the 2007-2008 season. With the appointment of Mike Newell as first team manager in October 2008, Bennett was handed the captain's arm-band for the remainder of the 2008-2009 campaign aged only 18. This was down too the fact that the newly designated captain Matthew Heywood had been dropped due to poor performances, and Newell had preferred a back pairing of youngsters Bennett and Rob Atkinson to the veteran pairing of Heywood and Richard Hope. Bennett was ever present for the club during the 2008-2009 season, and his consistently solid performances throughout a very difficult season for Grimsby saw Ryan winn firstly the PFA Player of the Month for February, which would eventually be followed by several club accolades. He swept the board at the GTFC Player of the Year ceremony, claiming the "Supporters Player of the Year" award, ~"Supporters Young Player of the year" as well as many other minor awards. Newell made repeated reference to Bennett's professionalism and maturity, and his unflappable playing style in particular was impressive for such a young defender, whilst his height made him an asset at set pieces. Also Bennett was described as comfortable on the ball. On May 13 Grimsby were reported to have turned down a bid from Peterborough United when United's Director of Football Barry Fry revealed that The Mariners had politely turned down a proposed move, mentioning that Grimsby said 'thanks for the interest but we wouldn't sell him for -1m'.. On 13 June United stepped up in their aim to sign Bennett, and offered Grimsby a largely superior offer to there previous one. Grimsby chairman John Fenty rejected the offer on June 16 mentioning that he did not feel it was in the clubs best interest to let Ryan go. A week later, Bennett confirmed he would be staying with Grimsby and signed a new four-year deal.
Bennett signed for Peterborough United on 23 October on a three-month loan deal with a view to a permanent move of roughly -500,000 over three years.
Bennett was called up for the England Under 18s side that faced Austria at Victoria Park on the 16th of April. It was his first England call-up. He played the full game in the 2-0 victory., with notable appearances in that game coming from the likes of Danny Welbeck and Dan Gosling.
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'''Michael Kevin "Mick" Meagan''' (born 29 May 1934) is a former professional footballer and the first manager of the Irish national football team .
Meagan grew up in Dublin, Ireland. After appearing in a match against a Liverpool district team in Dublin, Meagan was signed by Everton in 1952.
As well as playing for the club Mick managed the Milltown outfit from 1974 to 1976 as player manager. History was made in the FAI Cup in his last season at Rovers when he played on the same team as his son Mark who later went on to win the 1976 League of Ireland Cup and the 1978 FAI Cup.
Meagans international debut came in May 1961 when he was chosen to play in the wing half position during a World Cup qualifier against Scotland at Hampden Park. Although Ireland lost 4-1, Meagan impressed enough to be selected to play in the return game the following week at Dalymount Park.
In the 1968 European Championships qualifiers, Spain again proved an insurmountable obstacle for Ireland. However, the improvements convinced the FAI that it was time to appoint a team manager and, in 1969, Mick Meagan became the first manager of the Republic of Ireland national side.
Up until then, a team of selectors picked the side. However, this new professionalism didn't have any effect, as Ireland failed to win any of their qualifiers for the 1970 World Cup. The 1970s Ireland finished bottom of their qualification group for the 1972 European Championships, ending Meagan's tenure as manager.
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'''Synan Braddish''' (born 27 January 1958, Finglas, County Dublin, Ireland) is a former Irish footballer who spent most of his career playing in the League of Ireland, most notably with Dundalk. As an international, Braddish also played for the Republic of Ireland.
Braddish initially played junior football with Rave Athletic in his local Finglas area. During the 1970s this club served as a nursery team for Dundalk and in 1975 they recruited Braddish
Braddish was on the verge of signing for Los Angeles Skyhawks when in April 1978 he was offered a contract by Liverpool. Together with Derek Carroll and Brian Duff, he was one of three Dundalk players Liverpool signed for a combined fee of -50,000. However none of the trio managed to get a first team game and all of them subsequently returned to Dundalk. On 29 January 1980 Braddish scored a second hat trick for Dundalk, again against Shelbourne, helping the club to a 9-0 win in the league. .
After leaving Dundalk, Braddish went onto play for St Patrick's Athletic for a further five seasons. Among his team mates at this club were Joey Malone, Dave Henderson and a young Paul McGrath
Braddish represented the Republic of Ireland at schoolboy, youth, amateur and under 21 levels. After an impressive performance in an under 21 international against Northern Ireland in March 1978, he was then called up to the senior squad. He made 2 appearances for the Republic of Ireland, winning both caps in April 1978. He made his senior international debut, under Johnny Giles, on 5 April in a 4-2 win against Turkey. He came on as a late substitute in the 67th minute during a friendly at Lansdowne Road. He then won his second and last cap on 12 April when he started for the Republic in a 3-0 away defeat against Poland
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'''Luis Cosme Cumbers''' (born 6 September 1988 in Chelmsford) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Gillingham.
He made his professional debut as a substitute in Gillingham's 2-0 home defeat against Yeovil Town on 5 May 2007.
In September 2007 he was loaned to Maidstone United and scored the winning goal on his debut in a 2-1 win over Tonbridge Angels. On 21 November he was recalled from Maidstone, where he had scored 11 goals in 13 matches, and immediately loaned out to Grays Athletic, where he scored on his debut away to Aldershot Town.
On 8 January 2008, Cumbers was recalled from Grays to Gillingham, but was loaned to AFC Wimbledon on 8 February 2008 to gain further first team experience.
Cumbers made his debut for AFC Wimbledon on 9 February 2008 in the 2-0 win over Harrow Borough, going on to score four goals in his short time with the Dons, before being called back by Gillingham to cover for injuries to the first team. He was allowed to return to Wimbledon on loan on transfer deadline day and helped them win promotion to the Conference South via the Isthmian League Premier Division play offs.
Cumbers scored his first goal for Gillingham on 15 November 2008, the fourth in a 4-0 victory over Rotherham United.
On 13 March 2009, Cumbers signed for Ebbsfleet United on a month's loan. He re-joined the club on loan again the following season on 18 September,
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'''Seamus Martin "Jim" McDonagh''' (born 6 October 1952 in Rotherham, England) is currently goalkeeping coach at Aston Villa, having previously held the same position at Coventry City, Mansfield Town F.C., Nottingham Forest F.C.,Millwall F.C., Rotherham United F.C and Leicester City F.C.
McDonagh started his career at his hometown club Rotherham United, and spent a month on loan at Manchester United in 1973, before joining Bolton Wanderers, initially on loan, taking over from the recently departed Barry Siddall. An ever present during the Second Division Championship winning side of 1977-78, he set a club record of conceding only 33 goals in a 42 match season. For the following two seasons in the top flight he was also an ever present and did well enough for Everton to sign him for -250,000 when Bolton were relegated. Within a year Neville Southall had joined Everton from Bury and McDonagh found himself back at Burnden Park. Notts County for two seasons before moving around a further six English clubs as well as playing for Whichita WIngs in the USA.
It was while he was at Bolton that he received the first of 25 caps for Ireland, thanks to his Irish ancestry.
He was appointed player/manager of Galway United in 1988 when they were in the relegation zone. Despite helping save the club from relegation his contract was unilaterally terminated by United in May 1989.
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'''Clark Stuart Keltie''' (born 31 August 1983 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is an English footballer, playing for League Two side Lincoln City. He joined Rochdale in July 2008 after being released by Darlington, before moving to Lincoln City following brief loan spells with Chester City and Gateshead.
Keltie started his career with Walker Central before joining Darlington in 2001. He spent eight years with Darlington until he was released by manager Dave Penney because financial pressures meant his contract was not extended. He had played 161 league games with Darlington.
He moved to fellow League Two club Rochdale. In his second season with Rochdale, Keltie was loaned to Chester City and Gateshead. He was released by Rochdale on 24 December 2009. He trained with former club Darlington and had agreed to re-join them in January 2010 on a six-month deal,
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'''Craig Carl Curran''' (born 23 August 1989) is an English football player. He currently plays for Tranmere Rovers, where he wears the number 25 shirt. He plays as a centre forward and scored 15 goals for the Tranmere Rovers reserve team during the 2006/2007 season.
Curran made his first appearance for Tranmere Rovers on Saturday 13 January 2007 coming on as an 84th minute substitute in the 3-2 loss to Bristol City.
He scored with his first ever senior touch at Prenton Park against Brighton & Hove Albion on Monday 9 April 2007. The goal was also Craig's first ever senior goal.
On May 5, 2007, Prenton Park was taken by storm as Curran scored 3 times in the first 36 minutes to record his first hat-trick for the club. The feat also broke a record set by Tranmere legend Dixie Dean as the youngest ever player to score a hat-trick in a Rovers' shirt. The record was originally set on the 25 October 1924. He finished his first ever season with 4 goals in 4 appearances, with only 2 of them being starts.
During the early part of the 2007-08 season he has been used sparingly by manager Ronnie Moore, being limited to a handful of starts, although he has made regular appearances from the bench. On 10 November 2007 he was sent off for the first time in his senior career, during an FA Cup First Round match away at Chesterfield. He picked up two bookings after coming on as a late substitution, one for dissent (preventing a free kick being taken) and the second for a foul on a Chesterfield player.
Curran is a product of the Youth system at Tranmere and was top scorer for the Reserves in the 2006 - 2007 season.
Curran grew up in Liverpool and was educated at the Liverpool Blue Coat School.
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'''Anthony Thomas''' (born August 30, 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Farnborough.
His career began at Hemel Hempstead Town, where he scored 78 goals in two seasons. His first goal for Barnet came against Dagenham & Redbridge, and burst a hole in the side netting. He was loaned out to Cambridge City in October 2007, and was released at the end of the season. Thomas then joined Stevenage Borough on May 17, 2008. He struggled to make the first team and rejoined Hemel Hempstead Town after 11 appearances, scoring a brace in his first game against Yate Town. Thomas has one brother playing semi-professionally, Triston Thomas, who plays for Bedfont F.C.
In February 2009, Thomas, and his partner, were banned from owning a dog for 10 years and given three month sentences after neglecting and beating a puppy over a three month period in 2007, leaving the seven-month-old puppy suffering a broken back, cracked ribs and severe bruising. Just one week earlier, Thomas was given a two-year conditional discharge at Snaresbrook Crown Court after being convicted of assault for beating up a motorist in a 2007 road rage attack.
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}}'''Lee Jarman''' (born 16 December, 1977 in Cardiff) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Welsh Premier League side Llanelli.
A centre-half, he began his career at his hometown club Cardiff City making his professional debut during the 1995-96 season following an injury to Lee Baddeley. His early performances saw him recognised as one the most promising teenage defenders in Britain prompting interest from a handful of Premier League sides, even having offers rejected by Cardiff. He was a regular in the side under manager Frank Burrows, spending time playing at right-back, including becoming stand in captain when Dave Penney was injured. Former Cardiff manager Kenny Hibbitt once described Jarman as "the best footballer at Cardiff City" but a gradual loss of form eventually saw him released during the 1999-2000 season.
Jarman spent time on trial at Carlisle United and Brentford before joining non-league side Merthyr Tydfil. In March 2000 he signed for Exeter City on a weekly contract, making seven appearances by the end of the season before being released, joining Oxford United on a one-year deal where he featured regularly in the first half of the 2000-01 season before falling out of favour and leaving the club at the end of his contract. He moved into non-league football to sign for Barry Town where he spent two years before signing for Weston-super-Mare.
In May 2007 he joined Conference South side Newport County. In September 2007 he was named the Conference South Player of the Month. However, despite Newport narrowly missing out on reaching the play-offs and winning the 2008 FAW Premier Cup final, Jarman was released by Newport at the end of the 2007-08 season, signing for Haverfordwest County in the League of Wales Premier Division. He spent one season at Haverfordwest before signing for Welsh Premier League side Llanelli, managed by his former Cardiff teammate Andy Legg. Jarman sat out the opening three months of the season due to injury before making his debut in October, scoring his first goal in only his fourth league appearance during a 4-0 victory over Aberystwyth Town on 27 November.
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'''Fabian Delph''' (born 21 November 1989) is an English footballer born in Bradford who plays as a central midfielder for Aston Villa and has represented his country at under-21 level. He was on the books of Bradford City as a youngster until he moved to Leeds United aged just 11. Having played just 43 games for Leeds at League One level and one at Championship level, he transferred to Premier League side Aston Villa in August 2009 for an undisclosed fee.
Born in Bradford on 21 November 1989,
In March 2008, Delph started his international career, making his debut as a substitute for the England Under-19s.
After a string of impressive performances in spring 2007, Delph was made captain of the Leeds Reserves. He was given his debut at Leeds as a substitute in the final match of the 2006-07 season against Derby County on 6 May 2007, a game in which Robert Bayly was also given a debut for Leeds, Bayly was sent off in the game for an apprent headbutt.
Delph impressed in the 2008-09 pre-season friendly against Barnet, earning praise from both manager Gary McAllister
Delph's form attracted the attention of Premier League managers, with Arsenal's Arsne Wenger reported to be lining up a -6m bid for the midfielder,
After Leeds failed to gain promotion from League One, several Premier League clubs including Everton, Manchester City, Fulham, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa were linked with Delph. On 3 August 2009, Villa agreed an undisclosed fee with Leeds United for the transfer of Delph to Villa Park.
Delph's full Premier League debut came at home against Wigan Athletic on 15 August 2009, the first day of the 2009-10 Premier League season. In a game that Villa lost 2-0, Delph received a yellow card and was replaced in the 61st minute by Steve Sidwell.
When Delph played for Leeds United he lived in Tadcaster. On 23 December 2008, he was arrested by police and charged for drink driving in Rothwell, Leeds, while driving home with four friends.
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'''Warren Patmore''' is a former non-league footballer most notable for his career with Yeovil Town where he is considered one of the club's greatest ever players, scoring 140 goals in 287 games for the Glovers, making him the club's third top goal-scorer of all time.
Patmore struggled to get first team football at many league clubs including Cambridge United, Millwall and Northampton Town. He then went to Northern Ireland to play for Ards F.C. before finding first team football at non-league club Yeovil Town.
In the summer of 2001 Patmore moved to Rushden & Diamonds (who had beaten Yeovil Town in the football league the previous season) supposedly for family reasons. Despite scoring on his league debut for Rushden, Patmore did not prove a popular figure with Rushden fans, earning the unwanted nickname of 'Warren Fatmore'. Patmore's time at R&D soon came to an end as he moved back into the conference with Woking.
Patmore has also played for the England non-league side (now known as the game-board 11) on a number of occasions before ending his career at Margate in 2003.
Patmore was an instant success with Management gaining two promotions in three seasons with Devon League side Morchard Bishop. Looking for a return to Somerset Patmore applied unsuccessfully for the vacant managerial job at Taunton Town. However he was successful with his application for the managerial position at Wellington in June 2009.
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'''William "Ginger" Richardson''' (29 May 1909 - 29 March 1959), often referred to as '''W.G. Richardson''', was an English professional football player, who played as a centre forward. He scored both of West Brom's goals as they won the 1931 FA Cup Final.
In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
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In the 1930-31 season he set the record for most league goals scored by a Shelbourne player in one season with a tally of twenty-nine in just twenty-two matches. This prolific scoring helped Shelbourne win their third league title.
Hair returned to play for Colwyn Bay F.C., and managed Worcester City F.C.
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'''Rob Bowman''' (born in Durham on November 21, 1975) was an English soccer player during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Bowman was a defender who represented Leeds United, Rotherham United, Carlisle United, Bohemian F.C. and Gateshead F.C. amongst others during his career. He made his first team debut for Leeds as a 17 year old and won the FA Youth Cup with Leeds in 1993 against a Manchester United side which included the likes of Gary Neville and Paul Scholes. He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Plymouth Argyle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.
He played in the UEFA Cup for Bohemians in 2000/2001.
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Darren played his schoolboy football for Kilmore Boys, Grange Woodbine and Belvedere. It was at Belvedere that he was spotted by Millwall and went over to London on a trial. He impressed but while Millwall dithered over a contract offer, Huddersfield Town swooped to bring him to Yorkshire. He made good progress in the reserves but things turned sour for him at the McAlpine Stadium and he was on the verge of a move to Plymouth Argyle when his appendix burst and the move was scuppered. After returning home, Hull City made him an offer of a 6 month contract and Darren returned to England. He began well under Terry Dolan but when Dolan was replaced by Mark Hateley, O'Keeffe soon left.
His first club in the League of Ireland was Drogheda United under the stewardship of Martin Lawlor. The club was promoted in Darren's first season there and some fine performances in the Premier Division saw the bigger clubs taking notice.
O'Keeffe signed for Bohemians in the summer of 2000 from Drogheda United. The tough tacking midfielder made his debut for the "Gypsies" against Aberdeen in the UEFA Cup. He wrote himself into Bohemian folklore by winning the penalty in the last minute of the game which gave Bohs a famous 2-1 win in Pittodrie. The return leg wasn't as good for Darren as he received a red card in the first half but Bohs held on to go through on away goals. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw with Derry City F.C. in December 2000 but after a training ground bust-up, he was sold to St Patricks Athletic before the end of the 2000/01 season.
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'''Charlie Palmer''' was a professional footballer who played in the 1980s and 90s for a variety of clubs in England at right back and latterly centre back.
He started off as an apprentice at Watford F.C., managed by Graham Taylor. Charlie then moved to Derby County under the management of Arthur Cox, being a member of the team to win the old second division in the 1986/87 season. Charlie then moved to Hull City where he was joining his close friend and former Watford colleague Alex Dyer. After a short stay in Hull a move to Notts County came and this was an opportunity to return to the Derby/Notts area where he still had a home.
His manager at Notts was Neil Warnock who once described Palmer as his greatest purchase.
The next few years had journeys to Wembley Stadium to play in consecutive playoff finals,winning both. Then an Anglo-Italian Cup Final against Brescia, led by Gheorghe Hagi. This proved to be one of Palmer's finest games marking Hagi out of the game for 90mins and leading Notts to victory.
During this time at Notts, Charlie Palmer is probably best remembered for the winning goal against city rivals Nottingham Forest in the local derby. The date feb 12th being named "SIR CHARLES PALMER DAY" still celebrated today by fans of the magpies.
Following a ruptured achilles injury Palmer moved onto Walsall before finishing a career in the semi pro leagues in the Midlands.
Since finishing playing Charlie has become a fully qualified Social worker and has coached Hinckley United in the Conference North under the management of ex-Notts colleague Dean Thomas.
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'''Andy Milner''' (born 10 February 1967), is a retired English footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Kendal, Westmorland, Milner started his career with non-league Netherfield. He moved up the leagues by moving to Manchester City in January 1989, Milner was given experience of life at a leading Football League club but had not made any appearances when he was snapped up by Rochdale 12 months later for -20,000. He would soon appear in the fifth round of the FA Cup against Crystal Palace and netted a hat-trick on the final day of the season against Hereford United. Apart from some lengthy spells out on the sidelines through injury, Milner would be a regular until he was allowed to move on to Chester City (the club who he had scored his final Dale goal against in February 1994) in the summer of 1994 on a free transfer.
Milner was to chalk up an almost identical tally of league appearances and goals with Chester to his time at Rochdale, with his striking partners including former England forward Cyrille Regis and Chester's record league goalscorer, Stuart Rimmer. Ne netted on his debut against Bradford City and scored four times in a 6-0 thrashing of Doncaster Rovers in 1996-97. However, his most famous achievement at Chester was to score the dramatic late equaliser for the nine-men and relegation bound Blues when they came from behind to draw 2-2 at arch-rivals Wrexham on February 14 1995, collecting the ball well out from goal and keeping running to fire home a sweet strike.
After losing his place in the side early in 1997-98, Milner dropped into the Football Conference with Hereford United on loan before joining Morecambe, followed by a brief spell with Northwich Victoria. Milner today works as a driving instructor.
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'''Youssuf Mulumbu''' (born on 25 January 1987) is a Congolese footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a midfielder.
Born in Kinshasa, Zaire, it was reported by the French media on 26 January 2009 that he joined Premier League team West Bromwich Albion on a trial basis. On 2 February 2009, the January transfer deadline day, he joined them on loan with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season. He signed for West Brom permanently on a one-year contract on 10 July.
Mulumbu scored his first goal in West Brom's 2-0 win over Ipswich Town, 22th August 2009.
Mulumbu decided to boycott international football, he claimed his national team, DR Congo, lacked professionalism. 14th October 2009. Soon after this, he bagged his third goal of the season with a stunning 25 yard strike in West Brom's 3-1 win over Reading, 17th October 09.
He made his first cap for Congo DR national football team against Algeria on 26 March 2008, formerly was member of the France U-20 and U-21 team from France.
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'''Lee Martin Boylan''' (born 2 September 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Stevenage Borough as a striker. He has made over 320 first-team appearances, almost all in the Football Conference.
Born in Witham, Essex, Boylan began his career with West Ham United in 1996,
Boylan had great success with Canvey Island, scoring over 170 goals in five years, including 26 in 53 Conference National games,
At the end of the season, he joined Cambridge United on a free transfer and scored eleven goals in 32 league appearances in the 2007-08 season as Cambridge reached the Conference play-off final in May 2008, narrowly losing to Exeter City. He joined Stevenage Borough in June 2008 for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the Hertfordshire side as a substitute in a 5-0 defeat against Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground,
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference, Isthmian League and Swedish Superettan.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''Colin Appleton''' (born 7 March 1936 in Scarborough) is a former footballer who played as a wing-half. Appleton played over 300 games for Leicester City during a 12 year period, later playing for Charlton Athletic and Barrow, before joining Scarborough as player-manager. He went on to manage Hull, Swansea and Exeter City. He played in the 1961 FA Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspur, managed by fellow 'Scarborian' Bill Nicholson. The Spurs side also contained Malton-born Terry Dyson. He captained the Leicester City side that lost in the 1963 FA cup final, this time to Manchester United his team going down 3-1. He also scored for Leicester in the first leg of the 1965 League Cup Final, however he could not prevent his team losing to Chelsea going down 3-2 on aggregate. During the 1970s, whilst manager of hometown club Scarborough FC, he led them to three FA Trophy finals, in which the team were winners on three occasions, a record at the time. The team played in a losing final in 1975,against Matlock Town, that season Scarborough were managed by former Hull City player Ken Houghton. Appleton returned to manage Scarborough the following season.
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'''Paul Dougherty''' (born May 12, 1966 in Leamington Spa) is an English former professional footballer and football coach who began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers in England. He then moved to the United States where he became a journeyman player, bouncing through sixteen teams in multiple indoor and outdoor leagues.
He is currently the head coach of the San Diego WFC SeaLions, who play in the Women's Premier Soccer League.
Dougherty began his career when he signed as an apprentice with English First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers at age 16. He made his league debut while still an apprentice during the 1983/84 season that saw the club lose their top flight status. He made the most appearances of his Wolves career during the following season, which also saw him spend time on loan at Torquay United during February 1985.
He failed to establish himself as a regular choice though, and played only sporadically over the next two years as the club continued to slide down the divisions under a succession of managers. At the end of the 1986/87 season, he moved to the U.S. to further his career there, where he would remain employed as a player for the next eighteen years. He did however make a very brief (1 game) return to English football playing for Cheltenham Town in October 1990.
In the fall of 1986, the San Diego Sockers began working the paperwork to allow Dougherty to try out with the team. Dougherty arrived in California in January 1987 and began training with the Sockers' reserve team. On February 11, 1987, the Sockers traded Gary Collier to the Kansas City Comets in exchange for a foreign player visa. On February 25, 1987, Dougherty moved up to the Sockers' first team. In addition to playing for the Sockers, he later also enrolled at San Diego State University. Whereas his lack of height hindered his development as an outdoor player, it served him in good stead in the indoor game which prized quickness and agility over size and stamina. Over the next five years, he earned four titles as the Sockers dominated indoor soccer. In 1989, he was named the -Championship Series Unsung Hero- as the Sockers knocked off the Baltimore Blast for the title. On August 1989, Dougherty became a free agent and when the Baltimore Blast made him an offer, the Sockers decided not to match it. On September 2, 1989, he signed with the Blast. In 1990, the Blast and Sockers again met in the championship series, this time with Dougherty playing for Baltimore, but the Sockers again defeated the Blast. He became a free agent and returned to England where he received interest from only one fourth division team. He then returned to the United States where he signed with the San Diego Sockers on October 17, 1990. When the Sockers moved to the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) in 1992, Dougherty left the team and signed with the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). During his two stints with the Sockers, Dougherty had played 204 games and scored 104 goals. At the time, the NPSL was the higher paying of the two indoor leagues. Dougherty remained with the Blizzard for three seasons, from 1992 to 1996. At the completion of the 1995-1996 NPSL season, Dougherty jumped both teams and leagues. On May 1, 1996, he signed with the Houston Hotshots of CISL. That season he was the CISL third leading scorer while the Hotshots went to the championship series, only to fall to the Monterrey La Raza. Dougherty was named All-CISL. The next season, the Hotshots did not go so far in the playoffs, but Dougherty led the league in scoring, garnering both All CISL and CISL MVP honors. The CISL folded at the end of the 1997, leading Dougherty to move to Major League Soccer (MLS)
By the time Dougherty moved to MLS, he was already a veteran of several outdoor U.S. teams. While he made his name with the indoor game, he also was a consistent performer outdoors. In July 1988, while in San Diego with the Sockers, Dougherty signed with the San Diego Nomads as the team prepared for the Western Soccer Alliance playoffs. He played only one play off games as the San Jose Earthquakes eliminated the Nomads in penalty kicks. Then in 1990, he spent the outdoor season with the Orlando Lions in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) which had been formed that year by the merger of the WSA and east coast American Soccer League. On June 12, 1991, he signed with the Miami Freedom of the APSL. On July 1, 1991, the Freedom released Dougherty and seven other players in a bid to maintain financial solvency. He signed with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers the next day. While he sat out the 1992 APSL season, instead spending time with two of his indoor clubs, he returned to the APSL in 1993, this time on loan from the Blizzard to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. That season was one of his best as he bagged eight goals in twenty-two games and a spot on the APSL All Star team. Once again, he took time off from the outdoor game to devote himself to indoor soccer. However, in 1995 he signed with the Montreal Impact of A-League, successor to the APSL. He once again earned All Star honors.
After the CISL folded at the end of 1997, Dougherty began pursuing full time employment in an outdoor league. On February 3, 1998, the MetroStars of Major League Soccer (MLS) signed Dougherty. He played sixteen games that season, before the MetroStars traded him to the Tampa Bay Mutiny for Mike Duhaney in July. Dougherty began the 1999 season with the Mutiny but was traded on August 2, 1999 with Sam George and a draft pick to the Chicago Fire for Ritchie Kotschau and Manny Lagos. When Dougherty failed to produce with Chicago, they sent him on loan to the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division. In March 2000, Dougherty was able to add another team to his resume, having been a member of it for only a few hours. The Fire released Dougherty on March 15, 2000. He was then selected by the New England Revolution the next day in the Waiver Draft. The Revs then turned around and traded Dougherty to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for a fifth round pick in the upcoming Super Draft. Dougherty spent the 2000 season with the Rapids, but failed to score in twenty-four games and on October 31, 2000 he announced his retirement.
Dougherty didn-t stay retired for long. Kai Haaskivi, a former indoor team mate of Dougherty-s, was coaching the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL A-League. The Riverhounds needed some added offensive production heading into the post season as well as for upcoming Open Cup games. Dougherty signed with the Riverhounds on July 20, 2001. Haaskivi-s gamble paid off as Dougherty provided instant offense, including a goal in the Open Cup quarterfinal match against his old team, the Chicago Fire. At the end of the season the Riverhounds released Dougherty and he moved back to San Diego to pursue a coaching career. However, Dougherty was unable to call it quits to playing and on February 5, 2004, he rejoined the San Diego Sockers for one last indoor season. Unfortunately, the magic was gone and the Sockers folded midway through the season.
When the Riverhounds released Dougherty, he returned to San Diego where he became an assistant coach with the San Diego Flash of the USL A League. In 2002, he left the Flash and joined the staff of the La Jolla Nomads Soccer Club. This is significant in that Dougherty had begun his U.S. outdoor career fourteen years earlier with the Nomads senior team, the San Diego Nomads. In 2004, he took the Nomads U-15 team to the U.S. national championship only to have his boys fall, 5-4, to the Greater Boston Bolts. In addition to coaching with the Nomads, he became an assistant coach with the UC San Diego men-s team as well as the Manchester Soccer Club and Rancho Santa Fe Attack.
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'''Anita Amma Ankyewah Asante''' (born 27 April 1985, in London) is an English football defender currently playing for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the England women's national football team.
Asante used to be a defender for English sides Arsenal Ladies and Chelsea Ladies. She is of Ghanaian descent.
Asante studied Politics and English BA at the Business School of Brunel University in London, benefiting from the UK "Government's Talented Athletes Scholarship Scheme" which helps athletes in full-time education.
Asante joined Arsenal, her first club in 1988 as a junior. She became a senior player in 2003/2004 season.
On 3 July 2008, it was announced that Asante along with fellow team mate Lianne Sanderson had joined Chelsea Ladies. Upon signing Asante said 'I want to compete with the likes of Arsenal and Everton and hopefully get to some finals, like the League Cup Final,' 'But I also don't want to assume anything; it is going to take a lot of hard work as well as getting the girls together to seek that ambition. 'But it is such a great squad here at Chelsea, with lots of enthusiasm and lots of young players. 'We also know a lot of the younger players who were at Arsenal before and our England team mates, but there are so many other players who want to win things and will be up for it this season.'
She played in the England Under 17 women's team. She also was a member and captain of the England women's Under 19 team and played in the inaugural FIFA World Under 19 Youth Championship in Canada in 2002. She won 11 international caps in all at this level.
Asante made her senior international dbut as a substitute against Iceland in May 2004.
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Ryan began his career at Bohemians on the 9th of February 1975 and after 14 goals in 53 appearances he earned him a move to Derby County in 1977. He was later moved to Brighton for -100,000 with whom he played in the 1983 FA Cup final against Manchester United before his career was ended in 1985 after a broken leg sustained in a game versus Crystal Palace.
He played eighteen times for Ireland, his debut in April 1978 when he played in a 4-2 win over Turkey in a friendly at Lansdowne Road .
His only goal for Ireland came over a year later at the same venue but it was only a consolation effort as Ireland lost 3-1 to Germany in a friendly. Ryan's last appearance in a green shirt came in 1984 when he played in a scoreless draw against Mexico at Dalymount Park. Also earned one cap for the Republic of Ireland U21 side.
He is now the landlord of a public house called The Witch Inn situated in Lindfield, West Sussex and his son Darragh is a professional football player for .
Ryan was admitted to hospital on 18 August 2007 after suffering a stroke.
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'''Jonathan "Jonny" Tuffey''' (born 20 January 1987 in Banbridge, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish professional association football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish First Division club Partick Thistle.
Prior to joining Thistle, he played for Coventry City. He is now the first choice goalkeeper at Thistle since the departure of Kenny Arthur. In the season 2008-09 he started all 36 league matches. During the current season 2009-10 he is competing with Craig Hinchcliffe for a spot in the first team.
He also captained Northern Irish under-21s side.
Tuffey started his career in 2003 at English club . He progressed his way through the academy system with the Sky Blues but failed to make a first-team appearance. Tuffey was third choice at Coventry but was a near ever-present for the reserves.
Tuffey signed for Scottish club Partick Thistle in May 2006. He made his debut for Partick Thistle in September 2006 in a 2-1 win against Hamilton Academical. In the very next game he conceded six goals in a 6-0 defeat to Gretna. He would go on to make 14 more appearances and keeping four clean sheets.
By the 2007-08 season, and with Thistle under new management, Tuffey had become Thistle's first-choice goalkeper. In March 2008 he won the First Division player of the month award, in a month in which Thistle were unbeaten, including a 1-1 draw away to Rangers. During the 2008-09 season Tuffey started all 36 league games for Partick Thistle and kept 14 clean sheets.
Tuffey received 13 caps and during 2007 and 2008 he featured as the captain of the Northern Ireland under-21 team on several occasions. On 1 June 2007, Northern Ireland earned a 1-0 in their opening European Championship qualifier in Moldova. He produced three saves before half-time to keep his team ahead.
Tuffey gained his first full cap on 19 November 2008 in a 2-0 defeat to Hungary. In gaining his first full international cap, Tuffey became the 28th player to be capped for his country while playing for Partick Thistle and became the sixth Partick Thistle player to be capped by a country other than Scotland, and the first since Adrian Madaschi who played four times for Australia in the summer of 2004. After the game he said "It was fantastic, it was something that I have dreamed about since I was a boy. It-s been a long journey to get here but now that the cap has come I-m over the moon."
He gained his second full cap and first start on 6 June 2009 in the 3-0 defeat to Italy. He produced a number of saves including a Giampaolo Pazzini penalty.
His third cap came in the 1-1 friendly draw against Israel. Tuffey came on at half time replacing Maik Taylor and keeping a clean sheet in the second half, which included a block with his left leg in the 80th minute from a Roberto Collauti turn and shot.
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'''Christopher Martin "Chris" Allen''' (born 3 January 1989) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Swindon Town.
Allen was born in Devizes, Wiltshire, and began his junior career with his local Devizes under-9s team before joining the youth set-up at Swindon Town. Allen captained Swindon's youth team to the quarter-final stages of the 2007 FA Youth Cup, in which they were eliminated by Newcastle United after Allen was sent off near the beginning of extra time. Manager Paul Sturrock offered Allen a two-year professional deal which was signed in May 2007. He made his Swindon Town debut in the 4-1 win against Brentford in the Football League Trophy in September 2007, and made his Football League debut three months later, on 8 December in the starting eleven for an away game against Southend United which Swindon won 2-1. He made 16 appearances in first-team competitions
He trained with Exeter City before the 2009-10 season, but no deal was forthcoming, and he signed for Conference South club Weymouth on non-contract terms in August 2009.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Scott''' (born August 2, 1972) is a former professional footballer whose clubs included Sheffield United, Brentford and Leyton Orient, England. He is currently manager of Football League One side Brentford. During his playing career, Scott was primarily a striker but also played on the left wing at times. He was forced to retire in 2005 due to heart problems.
Scott started his career at non-league Sutton United before being signed by Sheffield United for -50,000 in 1992. After loan spells at Bury and Chesterfield he signed for Brentford for -75,000 in November 1997. He played 143 games for The Bees in all competitions during a five year spell at Griffin Park. Scott moved on to Oxford United, again for -75,000, in January. 2001. He finished his career at Leyton Orient before moving into coaching.
After his retirement, Scott landed a coaching role at Leyton Orient. He went on to become youth team manager. On May 9, 2007, Scott was appointed assistant manager at Brentford to Terry Butcher. On 11 December Scott was named caretaker manager of Brentford following the sacking of Butcher. His caretaker spell was a successful one, and he landed the role permanently on January 4, 2008, signing a five-year contract.
His first calendar year in charge was recognised with an award, the BBC London 'Manager of The Year' for 2008.
In his first full season in charge, Scott led the west London club to the 2008-2009 League Two title, (English football's 4th tier) confirming the championship with a 3-1 away win at Darlington on the 25th of April.
Scott was awarded the 'Coca Cola League Two Manager of the Month' award for April/May 2009; which recognised his team's title and also the circumstances in which it had been achieved. 4 first choice strikers were hosptalilised in the last 8 games of the campaign.
Scott swiftly moved to purge his squad of players surplus to requirements for the 2009-2010 season, allowing nine out of contract players to seek new clubs.
Scott was runner up of the prestigious LMA Manager of the Year Award for League Two in 2009 after the promotion winning season, losing out to Paul Tisdale of Exeter City.
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'''Paul Kane''' (born 20 June 1965 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
A midfielder, Kane began his career with Hibernian in 1982. In eight years at Easter Road, he made 247 league appearances and scored 33 goals. In 1991 he joined Oldham Athletic and went on to make 21 appearances for the Boundary Park club.
His next move, in 1992, was to Aberdeen. In four years with the Dons he made 118 appearances, finding the net on eleven occasions. After a loan spell at Barnsley, Kane joined Norwegian club Viking in 1996.
In 1997 he returned to Scotland to join St. Johnstone, playing in the Scottish Premier League until the age of 36. In five years with the Saints, he made 138 appearances and scored six goals. His final club was Clyde, who he played for from 2002 until his retirement twelve months later.
Since retiring from football, Kane has been running a pub business, while attending Hibernian games regularly.
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Straw was a former Coalminer who joined Derby County in 1951 from his home town club Ilkeston Town.
In season 1956-57 he scored 37 League goals which equalled the club record for the most number of goals scored in one season. The record originally being set by Jack Bowers in 1930-31. This feat helped significantly in the club winning the Third Division North Championship that season.
He is also one of the few players who appeared in all six divisions of English League Football (First, Second, Third & Third North with Derby County and Fourth and Third South with Coventry City)
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Hill was a wholehearted central defender who enjoyed a great rapport with the fans due to his effort and determination. He made 327 league appearances in England with Scunthorpe United, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City and Chesterfield F.C. before moving to Ireland in 1995 and joining Cork City. He spent 5 seasons at the club, winning an FAI Cup winners medal and League of Ireland Cup winners medal. He also picked up 2 runners up medals in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
In August 2000, Hill moved to Dublin to Bohemians. In his first season, he finally won a Premier Division winners medal and to top it off, he was part of the team that completed the "Double" a week later when winning the FAI Cup. Hill spent another season at Bohs before taking up the offer of the player/manager job at First Division side Cobh Ramblers. He spent 2 seasons here and reached the play offs but couldn't get the club promoted. He then became assistant manager at Cork City. He left when Damien Richardson was sacked.
Hill takes over from newly appointed Waterford United boss Stephen Henderson.
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'''Andrew John "Andy" Taylor''' (born 30 October 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a striker, currently playing for Bottesford Town.
Born in Caistor, Lincolnshire, Taylor was promoted to the first team squad at Grimsby Town in the 2005-06 season by Russell Slade. However, he did not come to prominence until the following season under Graham Rodger, when he scored in a 2-0 away win over Chester City.
He was mainly used as a substitute by Alan Buckley throughout the 2007-08 season and scored 5 goals coming off the bench for the Mariners - several were headers despite his standing only 5ft 8 inches tall. Taylor was picked as first-choice striker in the early part of the 2008-2009 season alongside Martin Butler and Danny North. After the dismissal of Buckley in September 2008, Taylor would not feature for the rest of the season under new manager Mike Newell. On 14 May 2009, Newell told Taylor he was free to leave the club and on 19 May he left Grimsby by mutual consent. He had a trial with York City in July, playing as a second half substitute in a pre-season friendly against Bradford City, although he was not offered a contract by the club.
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'''Simon Ashley Mills''' (born 16 August 1964 in Sheffield) is a former English footballer, described by Jeff Kent as "''skilful and adaptable''".
Mills started his career with Sheffield Wednesday in 1982, failing to earn a first team spot he moved on to York City in 1985. The next year he was voted York City Clubman of the Year. In two years at York he made close to 100 league appearances before he was snapped up by John Rudge's Port Vale for -35,000 in December 1987. A first team regular, he was a key member of the 1988-89 Third Division promotion side. However in autumn 1991 he developed knee trouble and underwent a series of unsuccessful operations. Despite being in the side that won the TNT Tournament in 1992, he was given a free transfer in May 1994.
Mills became a drayman at a Sheffield brewery after leaving football.
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'''Albert "Pat" Beasley''' (July 16, 1913 - February 27, 1986) was a professional footballer and manager.
Born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, Beasley began his career as a winger playing for local sides in Kidderminster, before joining Stourbridge. In 1931, while still only seventeen he was signed for -550 by Arsenal. Initially in the youth and reserve teams, he made his first-team debut away to Sunderland on April 6, 1932, but only played sporadically at first, with regulars Joe Hulme and Cliff Bastin keeping the young Beasley out of the side.
An injury to Hulme in 1933-34 opened the door for Beasley, who scored ten goals in 23 league games as Arsenal won the First Division title, and he remained in the side for the 1934-35 season. However Beasley faced competition from both Hulme and new signing Alf Kirchen, and he missed the Gunners' 1936 FA Cup Final win over Sheffield United. In October 1936 he was sold to Huddersfield Town for -750. In total he made 90 appearances for Arsenal, scoring 25 goals.
He spent three full seasons with Huddersfield Town, playing 108 league games, and reaching a second FA Cup Final in 1938, which they lost to Preston North End. In 1939 he won his one and only England in a match against Scotland. He also won two unofficial caps during the Second World War, in which he also occasionally guested for his old side Arsenal.
He continued to play after hostilities ended; after playing for Fulham, he became Bristol City's player-manager in 1950. He was manager until 1958. He became manager of Birmingham City in 1959 but was only in the post for a year. He later scouted for Fulham and managed Dover. He retired to live in Chard, Somerset, and died in Taunton at the age of 72.
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'''Stuart Rimmer''' (born October 12, 1964, Southport) is an English former footballer who is Chester City's record goalscorer. He scored 134 league goals in two spells for Chester, and also represented seven other clubs during his professional career.
Rimmer came through the ranks at Everton but found competition for places incredibly hard. He made his debut as a 17-year old in a 3-1 win at Swansea City on May 1, 1982, three days before helping the Toffees beat Leeds United.
He was to make just one more appearance for Everton, in a 3-0 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers on December 27, 1983 but with his first team chances not increasing he asked for his name to be circulated to other clubs.
There was to be a dramatic start to Rimmer's career with Chester, as he struck a hat-trick against Southend United in a 5-1 win on January 26, 1985. By the end of the season Rimmer had comfortably had finished as the club's top scorer with 14 goals and helped City to mid-table safety. Rimmer had by now joined Chester permanently for a nominal sum made available by the sale of Peter Zelem to Wolves for -12,500.
The following season began in explosive fashion, with Rimmer scoring a staggering 21 times in the first 23 league and cup games as Chester shot to the top of Division Four.
Rimmer finally returned to action as a late substitute against Doncaster Rovers on October 4, 1986. He scored two penalties later in the month but it wasn't until the following February that he scored again from open play.
Rimmer arrived at Watford in March 1988 with the Hornets staring relegation from Division One in the face. Despite scoring on his debut in a 1-1 draw with fellow strugglers Chelsea it was clearly going to be an uphill struggle for Rimmer and Watford, who were comfortably relegated.
The following season saw Rimmer lead a nomadic existence, as he moved on from Watford after only a couple more appearances for -200,000 to Notts County in Division Three.
A brief spell with Barnsley in the closing stages of 1990-91 was largely unproductive, leading to Rimmer making a shock but welcome return to Chester in August 1991.
Rimmer, who had become Chester's record signing at -94,000 (since broken by Gregg Blundell), made his return for Chester in a 2-0 home win over Fulham on August 17, 1991, with his first goal coming at Wigan Athletic the following week.
The 1993-94 season ended in promotion for Chester as runners-up in Division Three but produced a mere eight goals for Rimmer as he played second fiddle to loan man Graham Lancashire in the closing stages of the campaign.
The final three seasons of Rimmer's league career (1995-98) were all spent with Chester in Division Three, scoring 13, four and eight league goals respectively in the three campaigns. His final game for the club appropriately saw him have the final word, netting a late equaliser in a 1-1 home draw with Scarborough on May 2, 1998. Despite Rimmer scoring in his last three home games for the club, manager Kevin Ratcliffe opted not to renew his Chester contract.
Rimmer's departure brought to an end his long-running partnership with fellow forward Gary Bennett, who he first played up front with at Chester in 1985, with the pair enjoying three separate spells as team-mates at the club.
After leaving Chester, Rimmer left professional football. He joined non-league side Marine.
Now working as a milkman in Southport,
In March 2007, Rimmer was guest of honour at the Bescot Stadium as Walsall beat Chester 1-0.
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Miller began as an apprentice at Arsenal in 1984. With them he won the FA Youth Cup in 1988, and won four caps for the England under-21 team. However, with John Lukic and then David Seaman first-team opportunities were rare; he had loan spells with Plymouth Argyle, West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City. He finally made his Arsenal debut on 21 November 1992 as a substitute (the first ever Arsenal goalkeeper to come on as a sub) and made another seven appearances over the next two seasons. He won FA Cup and League Cup winners' medals in 1992-93 and a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup medal in 1993-94, as an unused sub each time.
In summer 1994, wanting first team football he moved to Middlesbrough for -500,000, winning a First Division winners' medal in his first season. In 1997 he signed for West Bromwich Albion in a -400,000 deal, before moving on to Blackburn Rovers in 2000. He played only two games during his time at Ewood Park, and spent time on loan at Bristol City and Coventry City during 2000-01. In October 2001 he was loaned out again, this time to St Johnstone.
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'''Thomas 'Tommy' Campbell''' (born 20 February 1935 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as striker for a number of Scottish clubs.
Beginning his career with Kilmarnock, Campbell moved to Albion Rovers where scored over thirty league goals in less than sixty league matches. His goalscoring form won him a move to Dundee United where he kept up his prolific record, netting fourteen goals in just nineteen league games. In turn, he moved to English side Tranmere Rovers but was back in Scotland within the year, having failed to score in four matches. An even shorter spell at Dumbarton followed before a further short time at Stenhousemuir preceded a final playing period Albion Rovers. Upon retiring in 1964, Campbell managed more than a goal in every two league matches over his short career.
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'''Alexander Hershaw Parker''' (2 August 1935 - 7 January 2010) was a Scottish football player and manager who played for Falkirk, Everton and Scotland, amongst others. Parker was named in Falkirk's ''Team of the Millennium'' and Everton's Hall of Fame.
Parker, a fullback, began his career with Kello Rovers, turning semi-professional when he joined Falkirk in 1952. The highlight of Parker's time with the ''Bairns'' was their 1957 Scottish Cup victory, as they defeated Kilmarnock in a replayed final.
Parker moved to Merseyside in 1958 when Everton paid -18,000 for his transfer,
After this triumph, however, hamstring injuries started to trouble Parker,
After his retirement from the footballing world, Parker became a publican in Runcorn. He then lived in Gretna, Dumfriesshire.
Parker died of a heart attack on 7 January 2010.
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'''Gregory James "Greg" Young''' (born 25 April 1983 in Doncaster, England), is an English footballer who currently plays for the Conference National team Altrincham. He is central or left-sided defender.
Young started his career for Sheffield Wednesday and was a member of their first team squad briefly in 2001-2002 season. He was released at the end of the season and joined fellow First Division side Grimsby Town. He played a very small role in the side in his first full season, and played a couple of games towards the end of the season. His second season saw more first team action, and he often covered at left back for Darren Barnard as well as filling in at centre back on the odd occasion.
Russell Slade became the new manager at Grimsby in June 2004 and despite giving Young the number 3 shirt (shirt primarily worn by a clubs first choice left sided defender) he was put up for loan, and moved to Northwich Victoria and then Halifax Town before being released by Slade who allowed Halifax to pursue and sign both Young and Darren Mansaram.
Young played for Halifax until 2008, while also spending time on loan with Alfreton Town and Northwich again. Young was released by Halifax following their financial collapse, which resulted in the club folding. He signed for Altrincham shortly afterwards. During the 2008/09 season Young was an influential part of a successful Altrincham team, resulting with him being named their supporters and players player of the year.
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'''Charlie Wilson''' (born February 1877 in Stockport) was an English footballer who played for Liverpool and Stockport County. He won the League Title with Liverpool in 1901, but was forced to retire through injury four years later. He remained at Anfield in various scouting and coaching roles up until the start of World War II.
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Hall was born in Newark, Nottinghamshire and played for Notts County from 1930 before joining Tottenham for a fee of -2,500 in 1932. He was a versatile inside forward and skillful dribbler. In his later career he played at full-back.
He made his international debut against France in December 1933 and went on to appear in a total of ten international games for England. During England's match against Northern Ireland on 16 November 1938, Hall scored five goals during a 30 minute period either side of half-time. Three of these were within a four minute spell and Hall still holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in international matches. During the Second World War Willie continue to play in friendly matches for Spurs whilst also being a member of the London Police Reserve.
Ill-health brought an end to his playing career in 1945 and he suffered the amputation of both lower parts of his legs. He continued his association with the game as a Vice-president of the Spurs Supporters Club and in coaching roles at Clapton Orient and other clubs. Testimonial games were played at both Tottenham and Notts County grounds in 1946. From 1954 he became a publican. The Willie Hall Memorial Trophy is still played for each year having been inaugurated in 1967, the year he died, by the Newark Football Alliance.
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'''Robert 'Bobby' Grant''' (born July 1, 1990 in Litherland, Merseyside, England) is a footballer playing for Accrington Stanley.
He made his debut for Stanley on May 5, 2007 in the Football League Two clash with Milton Keynes Dons at the National Hockey Stadium which ended in 3-1 defeat for Stanley. In that game, at the age of 16 years 309 days, he became the second youngest player to appear in The Football League for Stanley and the youngest since February 1959. At the beiginning of the 2007-08 season he suffered a knee injury which kept him out until January 2008, soon after he signed professional terms. His first goal for Stanley came in a 1-0 home win against Chesterfield on 25 April 2009.
Grant was one of five men arrested alongside Steven Gerrard after an alleged assault on Lounge Inn DJ and businessman Mark McGee during a fracas inside the Southport night club. Gerrard and two others were charged with assault, while Grant was released on bail without charge.
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'''Roy Ellam''' (born 13 January 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for three West Yorkshire teams, Bradford City, Huddersfield Town and Leeds United, during the 1960s and 1970s.
Born in Hemsworth, Ellam started his career at Bradford City before joining Huddersfield Town, then Leeds United, before returning to Huddersfield. He then played in the North American Soccer League for Philadelphia Atoms and Washington Diplomats
-DOCSTART-	11189757
'''Frederick Roy Goodall''' (born 31 December 1902 in Dronfield, Derbyshire - 19 January 1982) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town for 16 years and played 25 games for England, 12 as captain.
Goodall would have captained England in the first ever World Cup if they had decided to take a team to the tournament. He was widely regarded as one of the best defenders in the world at that time.
He was captain of Huddersfield Town throughout their most successful period, when they became the first team to win the English top flight three times in a row and dominated English football through the twenties.
In 1945, he became manager of Mansfield Town.
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'''Mark Nicholas Stimson''' (born 27 December 1967) is an English former professional footballer and subsequently manager. He signed his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur in 1985, but was unable to gain a regular place in the team. In 1989, he moved on to Newcastle United, where he made over 80 appearances in the Football League. He later played for Portsmouth, Southend United and Leyton Orient before dropping into non-league football.
He was appointed manager of Grays Athletic in 2003 and remained in charge until 2006 when he took over as manager of Stevenage Borough. He led Grays to victory in the final of the FA Trophy in 2005 and 2006, and repeated the feat with Stevenage in 2007. In November 2007, he became manager of a Football League team for the first time when he took over at one of his former clubs, Gillingham, but he was unable to prevent the club's relegation from Football League One at the end of the 2007-08 season. However, he led Gillingham back into League One the following season with a 1-0 win over Shrewsbury Town in the League Two play-off final.
Born in Plaistow, Stimson played for the Essex county representative football team and was on the books of Queens Park Rangers, before joining Tottenham Hotspur on an apprenticeship in July 1984. A year later, he signed his first professional contract, at the age of 17.
At the end of the 1988-89 season, Stimson was transferred to Newcastle United, then in the Second Division, for a fee of -200,000.
Prior to the 1999-2000 season, Stimson spent a short period on trial at another of his former clubs, Gillingham, but manager Peter Taylor decided against offering him a contract and he instead joined Isthmian League club Canvey Island.
In September 2002, Stimson took over as manager of Grays after the sacking of Craig Edwards, initially as caretaker manager, but after leading the team to its first victory of the season, he was quickly given the job on an ongoing basis.
Citing his disappointment at failing to gain promotion, Stimson resigned from his post at Grays in May 2006.
In the early part of the 2007-08 season, speculation began to mount that Stimson would be approached to take over as manager of a Football League club, with Gillingham, Port Vale and Millwall all alleged to be interested in his services.
''Includes all league and national cup competitions.''
Stimson is married, and when he returned to former club Grays Athletic as manager of Stevenage Borough in 2007, he and his wife were praised for visiting the clubhouse after the game to chat to home supporters. He has three children, including a son, Charlie, who in 2008 joined Gillingham's youth team. In 2000, Stimson presented his Essex Senior Cup winner's medal to a disabled Canvey Island fan, saying "it's easy to forget the fans who come along and support us, often in pouring rain."
-DOCSTART-	11190136
'''Abdelhalim El-Kholti''' (born 17 October 1980) is a French footballer, with Moroccan parents.
He won the Conference National with Yeovil Town, but was part of the Cambridge United side that was relegated from the Football League two years later.
El-Kholti was sold to Grays Athletic
On 17 June 2008, it was announced that El-Kholti had joined fellow Conference side Woking.
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'''Stuart Anthony Thurgood''' (born 4 November 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge as a midfielder.
Born in Enfield Town, London, Thurgood made his debut for Gillingham in the 2-1 home win over Hartlepool United on 24 November 2007. He signed for Gillingham on a permanent basis in January 2008, keeping him at the club until 2009.
Thurgood rejoined Grays Athletic on 13 March 2008 on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season.
-DOCSTART-	11190414
'''Leroy Griffiths''' (born 30 December 1976) is an English footballer who plays for Staines Town as a striker.
Born in London, Griffiths signed for League One team Gillingham an initial one-month loan in November 2007.
-DOCSTART-	11190606
'''Tom Williamson''' (born 24 December 1984 in Leicester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Basingstoke Town.
His contract at Grays Athletic was terminated by mutual consent on 3 August 2007. Following his release from Grays, he joined Bishop's Stortford for the 2007-08 season.
In July 2008, Williamson signed for Basingstoke Town.
-DOCSTART-	11190644
'''Alan Edwin Gowling''' (born 16 March 1949 in Stockport, England) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward for many clubs in the north of England. He was a powerful shooter with a bit of pace and craft.
Gowling went to Manchester United by way of county schools and Manchester University, where he studied for a degree in economics. He played for United juniors while at University, and once scored seven goals in a 'B' game. Due to his degree, he earned the nickname "Bamber", after the host of University Challenge. He is one of only seven graduates to have played for United.
Gowling made a goalscoring league debut against Stoke City. Coincidentally, he also played his last game for United against Stoke City, coming on as a substitute for Bobby Charlton. He played 87 times for United and once scored four in a game against Southampton on 20 February 1971. Nevertheless, Gowling was never really a first choice player at the club, and he enjoyed his longest run in the side when playing in midfield in his final season in 1971-72. He was sold to Huddersfield Town for -65,000 in June 1972.
After a disappointing period at Huddersfield which resulted in two relegations, he joined Newcastle United as a strike partner for Malcolm MacDonald. At Newcastle he scored their goal in the 1976 League Cup Final defeat at the hands of Manchester City. He matured under the guidance of Gordon Lee, before moving to Bolton Wanderers in 1978. He retired from football in 1984, aged 36, after a period at Preston North End.
Gowling gained England caps at amateur, Schoolboy and Under-23 level. Alan represented the British Olympic side at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
He is now the secretary of the Manchester United old boys association and regularly summarises Bolton Wanderers games on BBC Radio Manchester.
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'''Jay Mark Smith''' (born 29 December 1981 in Hammersmith, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Havant & Waterlooville.
He played league football for Brentford from 1999 to 2004, then he played for Farnborough Town from 2004 to 2006 and Grays Athletic from 2006 to 2007
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'''Gavin Renaldo Grant''' (born 27 March 1984 in London) is an English footballer. He is currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers.
Grant started his career at non-League Tooting & Mitcham, before being signed by Gillingham. During an impressive trial at Millwall, Gavin was signed by Ronnie Jepson.
He was then loaned out to Grays Athletic at the end of the 2006-07 season, scoring four times, in 10 appearances in all competitions. However, this deal was cut short due to Gavin breaking his curfew and was arrest again. He was later acquitted on all charges.
Grant secured another loan deal, this time season-long to Grays on 24 August 2007, however it was cut short and he returned to The Lions in January 2008. He then joined Stevenage Borough on loan in February 2008.
Grant was released by Millwall at the end of the 2007-08 season, and was signed by new Wycombe Wanderers boss Peter Taylor on a two year deal.
-DOCSTART-	11191012
'''Thomas "Tom" Wilkinson''' (born in Lincoln, England) is an English former footballer. He most recently played for Grays Athletic on loan from Lincoln City. In the summer of 2007 Lincoln were forced to release Wilkinson as a broken leg had ended his career aged 21.
-DOCSTART-	11191033
'''Harold William Hassall''' (born 4 March 1929 in Bolton) is a former professional footballer, who played as a forward for Huddersfield Town and Bolton Wanderers in the 1940s and 1950s.
Harold is one of four Hassall brothers. He now resides relatively near to where he was born.
He also played 5 matches for England, in which he scored 4 goals.
-DOCSTART-	11191525
'''Matthew James "Matt" Bodkin''' (born 16 September 1983) is an English footballer, who plays as a winger for Thurrock.
Bodkin began his career as a trainee with Nottingham Forest, turning professional in May 2003. He failed to make the first team with Forest and was released in May 2004. In August 2004, Bodkin joined Gillingham, making his debut in the 1-0 FA Cup defeat away to Portsmouth on 8 January 2005. His league debut came the following week when he replaced Andy Hessenthaler as a second-half substitute in the 1-0 win at home to Plymouth Argyle. He made one further appearance, away to Leicester City on 22 January before being released by Gillingham at the end of the season, joining Welling United in August 2005. His form for Welling was impressive enough to earn an invitation to join pre-season training with Gillingham in 2006, but a move back to The Football League did not materialise.
Bodkin left Welling to join Grays Athletic in December 2006, attracted by a return to full-time football. In February 2007, he was allowed to join Conference South side Thurrock on loan.
On 21 August 2007, Bodkin was sent on loan to Dartford, dropping down three leagues to the Isthmian League Division One North. Exactly a month later he rejoined Thurrock on loan until the end of the season. He made a further two appearances for Grays Athletic at the start of the 2008-09 season, before being sent out on loan to Eastleigh until January 2009. On 3 February 2009, Bodkin joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Dover Athletic on a free transfer until the end of the season. He made his debut in a 3-0 victory over Hendon and scored his first goal in a 6-0 victory over Sutton United. Despite being a regular first-team player in the run-in to Dover's championship winning season, he was not offered a new contract and was subsequently released. Shortly afterwards he signed a one year contract with former loan club Thurrock.
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'''Alfred Peter "Alf" Lythgoe''' was born on March 16, 1907. He was a professional footballer who played as a forward for Stockport County and Huddersfield Town in the 1930s, before becoming manager of Altrincham in 1953.
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'''Glenn Stephen Poole''' (born 3 February 1981) is an English footballer, who plays for AFC Wimbledon.
Poole, a left winger who can also play in central midfield, started his career as a junior at Tottenham. He was not offered a professional deal at White Hart Lane and after being released he joined Yeovil. Poole failed to establish himself at Huish Park and, after a loan spell at Bath City, he dropped down to the non-league to sign for Redbridge. His impressive goalscoring record at Redbridge (averaging over one goal every three games from midfield) caught the attention of Conference South side Thurrock who he signed for in July 2004. After a season at Thurrock, he then moved to their local rivals Grays Athletic, in 2005. Poole played 75 league games for Grays, scoring 19 goals in the process.
Poole was signed by new Brentford manager Terry Butcher on 19 May 2007 on a free transfer in a two-year deal. Brentford beat off competition from several other clubs for Poole's signature. He had a very successful first season, ending as Brentford's top goalscorer, despite playing in midfield. In addition, his volley against Wycombe Wanderers on Boxing Day 2007 earned Poole the "Goal of the Season" award.
His second season at Brentford was less successful, as he lost his place in the team to Sam Wood from December 2008. Poole was released at the end of the 2008-09 season.
Poole had an unsuccessful trial at League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge during the pre-season of 2009-10.
On 12 January 2010, Poole signed for AFC Wimbledon until the end of the 2009-10 season.
-DOCSTART-	11191846
'''Leslie "Les" Massie''' (born July 20, 1935) is a Scottish footballer, who played most of his games during the 1950s & 1960s for Huddersfield Town.
In 2006, he was named on Huddersfield's 100 fans' favourites of all time.
-DOCSTART-	11191972
'''Donald William "Don" McEvoy''' (3 December 1928 - 9 October 2004) was a professional footballer, who played for a number of clubs in Northern England, such as Huddersfield Town. He later went on to manage Halifax Town, Barrow and Grimsby Town.
-DOCSTART-	11191978
'''Fara Williams''' (born 25 January 1984) is an English football player. She is a central midfielder for England Women and Everton Ladies.
Fara attended Shene School in Richmond, London.
Fara played in all three of England's group games at Women's Euro 2005, scoring a penalty in the 2-1 defeat to Denmark. She also scored five goals in helping England qualify for the World Cup in China, including two in the 13-0 win over Hungary.
She went on to play in all 3 of England's group games at the World Cup, and scored a penalty in England's 6-1 win over Argentina. However, she also picked up her second yellow card of the group stage in that match, and so missed the quarterfinal defeat by the United States through suspension. On May 23, Fara picked up the 2007 International Player of the Year Award.
In May 8 England played Belarus in the European Championships and Fara scored a hat trick. In the Liverpool cup at Goodison Park Fara scored 4 goals. Her Everton Fans have now given her the nickname "Queen Fara".
On September 23 2009, she was picked in the WPS International Draft by Philadelphia Independence and will be joined by her England teammate Lianne Sanderson.
-DOCSTART-	11192173
'''James Morrison "Jimmy" McGill''' (born November 27, 1946) is a footballer who played for a number of clubs during the 1960s and 1970s.
Born in Partick, McGill started out at Possil Park before joining Arsenal in July 1965. He made his debut against Leeds United on May 5, 1966 (a match which coincidentally saw Arsenal's lowest-ever attendance at Highbury, of just 4,554) but could not break into the first team and left Arsenal in September 1967 with just 12 appearances to his name. He moved to Huddersfield Town, where he spent four seasons, and then another five seasons at Hull City. He finished his career at Halifax Town.
-DOCSTART-	11192209
'''Jody Handley''' (born March 12, 1979) is an English football player. She is a pacy player, and plays mainly as a wide midfielder for England Women, and as a striker for Everton Ladies.
Began her career at Shrewsbury ladies before moving on to Wolves Women in the middle of season 1993/94. Making nine appearances she scored 5 goals to help Wolves take the Premier North title. In her first season in the national league she made 16 appearances and scored 2 goals including the opening goal in Wolves first National league win against Milwall Lionesses. The rest of Wolves season did not go so well and they were relegated after one season.
Jody returned to the top flight when she signed for Liverpool Ladies in December 1995 and as well as a return to the National League she also made an appearance in the FA Cup final. After a scholarship in the USA Jody returned to Liverpool. Moving to Doncaster Belles in season 2001-02 and went on to play in her second FA Cup final this time against Fulham. Despite getting on the score sheet however had to make do with a runners up medal as Fulham ran away with a 2-1 win.
Jody returned to Everton Ladies in the 2004-05 season and went on to score in the FA Cup Semi-final win against Arsenal, however she was to be disappointed once again after a 1-0 loss to Charlton Athletic in 2005 final. In the 2007/2008 season Jody was named club Everton captain through the absence of Leanne Duffy. Taking them to their first silverware in over a decade with a 1-0 win against Arsenal in the Premier League Cup final where she was named player of match.
2008/09 season seemed to be full of promise but it got off to a bad start when she suffered a bad injury during the Umbro pre-season tournament. She recovered however ahead of schedule and came on as a substitute in the 4-0 FA Cup win against Manchester City before travelling to Cyprus with England for a squad get together.
Jody's performances at club level led to international call ups and she got her first goal in a 2-2 draw against Russia in Moscow in October 2003. She was on the score sheet in a 5-0 whitewash of Mexico in the 2005 Algarve Cup and was also involved in the World Cup qualifying campaign bagging a goal in the record 13-0 win against Hungary on route to China 2007. She played in the finals themselves coming on for the last ten minutes of England's third game against Argentina, a 6-1 win which guaranteed a place in the quarter-finals.
In May 2009, Handley was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.
-DOCSTART-	11192739
}}'''Alexander George 'Alec' Cheyne''' (28 April 1907 - 5 July 1983) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside-forward. He is reputed to have been responsible for the Hampden Roar following his goal in the 'Cheyne International' of 1929.
Cheyne began as a professional for Aberdeen, signing in 1925 from Shettleston Juniors. During his time at Pittodrie he became an idol of the locals, and his goals helped improve the team from regular mid-table finishes to third place in his final season. He joined David Calderhead's Chelsea in 1930 for a club record fee of -6000 but, despite playing alongside other talented forwards such as Hughie Gallacher and Alex Jackson,
Cheyne won five caps for the Scottish national team, scoring four goals, including a hat-trick against Norway and a goal direct from a corner - a feat which was only legalised the season before - against England. This last is credited with starting the 'Hampden Roar': as Scotland were playing with only ten players and there was less than a minute remaining of the game, the crowd of over 110,000 took up a roar of encouragement, which continued until well after the final whistle and subsequently became a common sound at Scotland home games. Cheyne is reported to have made scoring form corners something of a speciality, having performed the feat twice more for his club side the following season.
-DOCSTART-	11195016
'''Alfred "Alfie" Hale''' (born 28 August 1939 in Waterford, Ireland) is a former Irish footballer and manager who played for several clubs in both the League of Ireland and the English League, most notably, Waterford United, Aston Villa, Doncaster Rovers and Cork Celtic. During his career Hale scored 153 goals in the League of Ireland and a further 66 with English League clubs. As an international, Hale also played for the Republic of Ireland.
After retiring as a player Hale managed several teams in the League of Ireland, most notably, Cork Celtic, Waterford United and Kilkenny City. In June 2003, Hale and such other notable Waterford footballers as Davy Walsh, Paddy Coad, Peter Thomas, Jim Beglin and John O'Shea were honoured by the city council and presented with a Waterford Crystal vase.
Hale spent much of his playing and coaching career at Waterford United. His father three brothers and two uncles had all played for the club in the 1930s. In 1930 the trio even formed an all-Hale half-back line in a league game at home to Bohemians. Hale junior made his debut for the club in 1957 at the age of 17. He left Waterford in 1960 but after seven seasons in the English League, he returned in 1966. Then together with Johnny Matthews, he became a central figure in a Waterford team that dominated the League of Ireland. In 1971-72 Hale was player-manager of the side when they beat Cork Hibernians in dramatic circumstances at Flower Lodge to claim his fifth league title in six seasons. In both 1971-72 and 1972-73 he also finished as joint top goalscorer in the league, scoring 22 and 20 goals respectively. Is also the 7th highest League of Ireland goalscorer of all time with 153 league goals . Was awarded a benefit game in August 1971 .
In June 1960, aged 19, Hale was sold by Waterford United to Aston Villa for a fee of -4,500. However, Hale failed to establish himself in the Villa first team and went onto make just 7 first team appearances, scoring 2 goals. Despite this Hale won his first international cap for the Republic of Ireland while at Villa.
Hale signed for Doncaster Rovers in July 1962 and made his debut for the club on August 18 in a 2-0 defeat to Brentford in the English Fourth Division. In January 1964 he scored four goals in a single game as he helped Rovers to a record league win when they beat Darlington 10-0. In three seasons with Rovers, Hale made 119 league appearances and scored 42 goals. He also made 7 appearances for Rovers in the League Cup and 9 in the FA Cup, scoring 2 further goals.
Between 1962 and 1973, Hale made 14 appearances and scored 2 goals for the Republic of Ireland. In 1957 Hale had won the first of two caps at schoolboy level against West Germany. He also represented the Republic of Ireland at amateur level before making his senior international debut on April 8 1962 in a 3-2 home defeat against Austria. Hale went onto score twice for the Republic of Ireland. Both goals came in 1968 and both were late equalisers which earned the Republic a 2-2 draw on each occasion. The first came on May 15 against Poland at Dalymount Park. It was set-up by Eamon Dunphy, who in the 89th minute, beat four defenders before crossing to Hale, a late substitute, who then headed it past the goalkeeper. His second goal came on November 11 in another home game against Austria, when in the 86th minute, Hale finished off the rebound from a Johnny Giles shot that had hit the post. He made his last appearance for the Republic of Ireland on October 21 1973 in a 1-0 home win against Poland.
As a manager Hale would return to Waterford United for two further spells. During the first of these, between 1982 until 1986, he guided the club to victory in the League of Ireland Cup in 1985 and to the FAI Cup final in 1986. He returned to manage the club again between 1991 and 1993 and helped them achieve promotion from the First Division in 1992. In 2005 he briefly returned to Waterford United once again, this time acting as special advisor.
Aside from Waterford, Hale has also coached several other teams in the League of Ireland. In 1974 as a player-coach he guided Cork Celtic to the league title. He was appointed manager of Thurles Town in May 1981 and as manager of Cobh Ramblers, Hale gave Roy Keane his debut in 1990. Between 1995 and 1999 he was manager of Kilkenny City and in 1997, with a team which included the likes of Brendan Rea, Paul Cashin and Pascal Keane, he guided them to the First Division title. After leaving Kilkenny, Hale remained active in junior football working with Waterford Crystal F.C. and Tramore F.C, winning the first league in 50 years with Tramore in 2000/01.
At the same time as managing various League of Ireland clubs, Hale also established himself as a prominent businessman in the Waterford area. In 1978 he opened a sports shop, currently trading under the name ''Alfie Hale-s Intersport'' and located at Arundal Square. He also owns a chain of pubs including ''Alfie Hale-s Bar'' in Ballybricken and ''Alfie Hale-s Sports Bar'' on Lombard Street.
In December 2008 he settled with the Revenue Commissioners for over -100,000 .
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During his time with the Paisley club he captained them to the 1987 Scottish Cup Final and made a substitute appearance as the team defeated Dundee United to lift the trophy. He also managed the club between 1988 and 1991 and again between 1996 and 1998. He infamously burst his nose tripping up on a ripple in the carpet at the Tennent's Sixes in 1985.
Tony had a spell as Youth Development Manager at Livingston prior to the club entering administration. Following this he decided to change his focus and concentrate on an interest of his, developing peoples self-esteem and confidence through sport and groupwork. He now runs Kan-Do Sports Training and Development, working with both adults and teenagers seeking to return to employment by developing their 'soft skills'.
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'''Ronald Stephen "Ronnie" Henry''' (born 20 January 1984) is an English footballer, currently playing for Stevenage Borough. He is the grandson of former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ron Henry.
Born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, Henry progressed through the Tottenham Hotspur youth system.
Henry spent the rest of the 2003-04 season without a club, before being signed by Irish side Dublin City on a six-month contract in August 2004.
During the 2005-06 season, Henry featured 33 times for the Hertfordshire club, as the club narrowly missed out on a play-off position.
The 2007-08 witnessed Henry continue to hold down his place as a first-team regular under both Mark Stimson and Peter Taylor.
Henry was named in the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in January 2006, for a friendly against Italy.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
-DOCSTART-	11204650
'''Adam Edward Miller''' (born 19 February 1982 in Hemel Hempstead) is an English footballer, of Irish descent, who plays for Gillingham. He began his career with Ipswich Town but failed to make the first team and played for several non-league teams before joining Queens Park Rangers, where he made his Football League debut in December 2004. He later joined Stevenage Borough, but followed manager Mark Stimson to Gillingham in late 2007. He has represented the England National Game XI and played at Wembley Stadium in the final of the FA Trophy.
Miller was born in Hemel Hempstead, but grew up in the Monkwick district of Colchester, where his family still lived as of 2004. He attended The Stanway School in the town. At the age of 17 he joined Ipswich Town as a trainee.
Miller proved unable to break into Ipswich's first team and was permitted to undertake a trial with Southend United in August 2000. He played for the Essex club's reserve team, which led to him being offered a professional contract, but Alan Little was dismissed as the club's manager shortly afterwards, and the offer of a contract was withdrawn. In October 2000, Miller was released from his contract at Ipswich and dropped into non-league football, joining Canvey Island of the Isthmian League.
In August 2002, after two final games for Canvey,
In November 2004, Miller played for Aldershot against the reserve team of Queens Park Rangers, the team he had supported since childhood.
He proved to be a key player for his new club, and was in the starting line-up for the 2007 FA Trophy final, the first competitive match at the new Wembley Stadium, in which Borough came back from two goals down to beat Kidderminster Harriers and win the Trophy.
Stevenage manager, Mark Stimson, was appointed as the new manager of Gillingham in November 2007, and quickly moved to sign Miller and his team-mate John Nutter on loan. Miller made his debut for the Kent club in the 2-1 home win over Hartlepool United on 24 November 2007, and signed a permanent contract in January 2008, set to keep him at the club until 2010. During the team's ultimately unsuccessful struggle to avoid relegation from League One in the 2007-08 season, Miller was identified as a key player and singled out for praise by Stimson, who said "If eight players play like Adam Miller we won't be in this position but if we've only got one or two we will be". The following season he remained a regular selection in Stimson's team, acting as captain in Barry Fuller's absence, but injury kept him out of the team at the end of the season as Gillingham clinched a place in, and ultimately promotion through, the play offs. In the 2009-10 season, however, he failed to hold down a regular place in the team, and in November 2009 went to Dagenham & Redbridge on a one month loan.Miller's debut for Dagenham came on 14 November in a 1-0 away win against Accrington Stanley. He returned to Gillingham at the end of his loan spell, but Stimaon announced that the club was considering paying off the remainder of the player's contract.
''Correct as of the end of the 2008-09 season''
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'''Craig Gregory Dobson''' (born 23 January 1984) is an English-born Jamaican international football midfielder, who plays for Kettering Town on loan Mansfield Town of the Conference National. He is also a noted football freestyler, having appeared in the DVD ''Urban Freestyler''.
A former Crystal Palace youngster, he moved on to Cheltenham Town in 2003 and Barnet in 2004. He spent 2005-06 with Cambridge City, before spending two seasons with Stevenage Borough. Since then he has had spells with Milton Keynes Dons and Brentford. Dobson joined Conference National club Mansfield Town in October 2009, before signing for Kettering Town on loan in November.
Dobson started his career with Crystal Palace, but having failed to make a first team appearance for ''the Eagles'', he joined Cheltenham Town in the summer of 2003. He made his debut on 27 September, coming on as an 80th minute substitute for Bertie Cozic in a 2-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers' Memorial Stadium. He left the club after a couple of brief cameos in the league and Football League Trophy.
With Conference club Barnet for the start of the 2004-05 season, making four appearances. He was released in October 2004, after his month long contract expired.
He spent 2005-06 with Conference South side Cambridge City. He scored nine goals in some forty appearances. At the end of the season he had a trial with Gillingham.
Dobson signed with Conference outfit Stevenage Borough for a four-figure fee before the start of the 2006-07 season, he quickly established himself at Broadhall Way, making 38 appearances in his maiden season. He scored a brace against Stafford Rangers on 9 September, George Boyd also netting a hat-trick in a 6-0 win. Dobson scored a further three goals that season, including a 74th minute goal in the 2007 FA Trophy final with Kidderminster Harriers at Wembley. Borough won the game 3-2 to lift the trophy.
Dobson was more clinical in front of goal during the 2007-08 campaign, netting ten times in 30 games. He was transfer listed in January after refusing to sign a new deal. This brought him the attention of League Two side Milton Keynes Dons, Paul Ince quickly brought him to stadium:mk for an undisclosed fee. He made his Dons debut in a 1-1 home draw with Morecambe on 3 May, though was taken off in favour of Lloyd Dyer at half time.
He made just the one appearance in 2008-09, playing the 2-1 defeat at Ninian Park to Cardiff City, in the League Cup Second Round. He spent December on loan at Wycombe Wanderers, but did not feature. Dobson had his contract terminated with MK Dons at the start of January 2009 by mutual consent, after suffering with groin and shin injuries during his year long stay. He signed for Brentford in March 2009 on a two-month contract,
He went on trial with Shrewsbury Town for the 2009-10 pre-season and played in their friendly matches against Bridgnorth Town and West Bromwich Albion. In late September 2009, he was taken on trial at Port Vale by Micky Adams. He signed a three month contract with Mansfield Town in October 2009, following a successful trial. In November 2009, Dobson joined Kettering Town on loan until 4 January 2010, when his contract with Mansfield expires.
Dobson is reported to have made a late appearance as a substitute for Jamaica in a friendly with the Republic of Ireland in 2004.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''FA Trophy and FA Cup qualification results not included in totals, except in 2007-08.''
:''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first. The "Caps" figures are in bold for games in which he scored''
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Mark was released by Stevenage on 17 May 2007. Whilst at Millwall, he famously scored one of their goals as they knocked Arsenal out of the 1994-95 FA Cup in a third round replay.
::1997 : Southend United (loan)
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'''Mark Anthony Hughes''' (born 16 September 1983 in Dungannon, Northern Ireland) is a tough tackling, Northern Irish footballer, with Barnet.
Mark started his career at Tottenham Hotspur, coming through their youth system and breaking into the reserve side. Mid way through the 2003/2004 season he was loaned out to Oldham Athletic where he impressed sufficiently to be signed permanently for a nomimal fee. He played a little over one season at Oldham before new boss John Sheridan decided he was surplus to requirements and terminated his contract.
From Oldham Athletic he moved into the non-league with Thurrock, but was back in the league a few months later, joining League One side Chesterfield agreed to take him on loan. Three months later, he was on the move again, joining Nationwide Conference club Stevenage Borough a club on very good terms with Tottenham Hotspur and where many ex-Spurs players have wound up. Mark struggled to establish himself in a disappointing league campaign for Stevenage and was once again released, with another former Spurs youngster Stuart Lewis (a fellow tough tackling midfielder) signing for the club.
Hughes joined Chester City after impressing on trial in July and August 2007. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of 2007-08 against his former club Chesterfield and was a regular starter for City for the next 18 months before moving to Barnet in February 2009.
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'''Ryan James Gilligan''' (born 18 January 1987 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for League Two team Northampton Town.
Gilligan was part of the promotion-winning team of 2005-06. He was signed in the summer of 2005 from Watford and played 23 times, scoring four goals to help his team to promotion.
In the 2006-07 season, Gilligan progressed further, with a total of 25 appearances across all competitions as he became more of a first-team player.
Gilligan signed a new two year deal on 9 May 2008, which will keep him at the club until 2010.
His father, Jimmy Gilligan, was also a professional footballer, most notably at Cardiff City.
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'''Albert Nightingale''' (November 10, 1923 - February 27, 2006) was a professional footballer who played as a striker for Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United.
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'''David Morton Steele''' (29 June 1894 - 23 May 1964) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager.
Born in Carluke, Scotland, Steele was a wing half who started his football career as a part-timer first with Armadale then St. Mirren while he worked as a miner before the First World War.
In 1919, he joined then Southern League club Bristol Rovers playing for them during their first years in the league after they were became members of the newly-formed Division Three. Herbert Chapman signed Steele in a -2,500 deal to take him to Huddersfield Town in May 1922. Steele spent seven years at Huddersfield, winning a hat-trick of League Championships, two runners-up spot, an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1928, and three caps for Scotland. He joined Preston North End in May 1929 on a free transfer where he finished his playing days in July 1930.
Steele began his managerial career when he worked at Bury as a coach. Similar roles followed at Danish side Bold Klubben F.C. and Sheffield United.
In May 1936, he was appointed Bradford Park Avenue manager. He spent six years at Park Avenue and even turned out as an emergency centre forward against Sheffield Wednesday in October 1942 scoring one goal.
He was working on the family's fruit farm when Bradford City tempted him back into football in July 1948.
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'''Matthew Anthony Briggs''' (born 9 March 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Fulham Football Club, currently on loan with Leyton Orient.
On 13 May 2007, he made his first team debut for Fulham in the 3-1 defeat against Middlesbrough, coming on as a 77th minute substitute, replacing Moritz Volz.
On 15 January 2009, he joined Leyton Orient on a month's loan.
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'''Charles Kenneth "Ken" Willingham''' was a professional footballer, born in Sheffield on 1 December 1912. As a school boy he captained the Yorkshire Schools' team and won the half-mile county running championship.
After playing for Ecclesfield, he joined Worksop Town in 1928 at the age of 16. He became a member of Huddersfield's ground staff at Leeds Road in 1930,
He holds the record for the fastest ever goal scored by a Huddersfield Town player, against Sunderland on 14 December 1935, putting the ball in the back of the net after just ten seconds, with his fourth touch of the ball. He is also in the top 100 Huddersfield Town players as voted for by the fans as their favourite players.
He was capped twelve times for England, scoring on his debut against Finland in a 8-0 win. He also made six appearances for England during the war, as well as representing the Football League on another six occasions.
After World War II, in which he worked in the steel industry in Sheffield, he signed for Sunderland where he made fourteen appearances. He later signed for Leeds United as a player-coach
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'''Christopher "Chris" Hutchings''' (born 5 July 1957 in Winchester, England) is an English former footballer and manager of Walsall. He played for a number of clubs including Chelsea and played more than 100 games for Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town. He has managed in the Premier League with Bradford City and Wigan Athletic.
As a player, Hutchings spent time at Harrow Borough, Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion, Huddersfield Town, Walsall and Rotherham United. In total he made 468 senior league appearances for his mass amount of different clubs.
His first coaching role came at Rotherham, where he was youth team coach. He moved to Bradford City as assistant manager under Chris Kamara and continued in the role under Paul Jewell. In his time at Bradford, the club was promoted from the Second Division to the Premier League.
Hutchings took charge as Bradford's manager during the 2000-01 season after Jewell moved to Sheffield Wednesday.
He took Bradford to the semi-finals of the Intertoto Cup and won the club's first Premier League home game of the season with a 2-0 win over Chelsea. However, he lasted a total of only 21 competitive games, and his win against Chelsea was the only one in 12 Premier League games, before being sacked on 6 November 2000.
Hutchings linked up again with Jewell as assistant manager now at Wigan Athletic in 2001. In May 2007, he succeeded Jewell as manager for a second time.
He joined Bury on a voluntary basis in January 2008 to assist caretaker manager Chris Brass,
On 20 January 2009, he was named manager of League One club Walsall with Martin O'Connor as his assistant taking over from Jimmy Mullen, who had been sacked earlier in the month. The side were 13th in the table.
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'''Kamel Fathi Ghilas''' (born March 9, 1984 in Marseille, France) is an Algerian footballer who currently plays for Hull City, mainly as a forward.
Ghilas began his career in the youth ranks of FC Martigues. At the age of 19, he left Martigues and joined AS Cannes, who were playing in the French third division. He quickly broke into the first team, making 18 appearances in his first season, mostly as a winger.
In 2004-05, Ghilas established himself as a starter, going on to lead the team in scoring, netting seven times in 31 appearances. The following year, he found the net 13 times in 35 games, as it narrowly missed promotion to ''Ligue 2'', finishing two points behind FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin for the third and final promotion spot. His best season would also be his last at Cannes, as Ghilas left to sign with Portuguese side Vitria de Guimares, on a two-year link.
In the 2006-07 season, Ghilas helped Vitria achieve promotion to the top flight, after a second-place finish in the second division, with the player being voted one of the league's best players, after scoring 12 goals in 29 appearances.
The following season, Ghilas was also instrumental, as the Minho side went straight from the second level into finishing third in the first division, earning a UEFA Champions League qualifying berth. However, the end of the season was also overshadowed by a contract dispute between Ghilas and the club: with his contract expiring at the end of the summer, the player was looking for a new deal. However, the club could only offer him an improved contract of -150,000, and he finally left the club on a free transfer, being linked during the summer with moves to Arsenal F.C. and Turkish side Kocaelispor.
On July 12, 2008, Real Club Celta de Vigo announced the signing of Ghilas from Vitria Guimares,with the player penning a three-year contract worth -300,000 a year.He scored his first goals for the Galician team in a 2-1 home win over CD Tenerife, on September 28 (the season's first win).He ended the season as Celta's top goal-scorer, with 13 goals.
On July 28, 2009 a fee of -1.7 million was agreed for Ghilas to transfer to English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers. The move was set to be completed pending on the player agreeing personal terms and passing a medical. However, the move broke down in the 11th hour, with conflicting reports on the grounds: Blackburn Rovers claimed he had failed the medical, whereas Celta claimed that Blackburn had attempted to renegotiate the transfer fee and player's wages at the last minute. They attempted to disprove Rovers' claims by playing him in a friendly the following day.
On August 13, 2009, Ghilas agreed terms with Hull City. He passed a medical at the KC Stadium without any problems and has signed a four-year deal with the East Yorkshire club. His previous employers, Celta, received a reported -1.7 million for the player. On August 22, 2009, he scored on his full debut for the club in a 1-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers in the 61st minute, after being fed on a through ball from Jozy Altidore.
Although French-born, Ghilas opted to represent Algeria, making his international debut on June 2, 2007, in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Cape Verde. Five months later, he scored his first goal, in a 3-2 friendly win over Mali.
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'''Benjamin James Roberts''' (born June 22, 1975 in Bishop Auckland) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeper coach at Yeovil Town.
Roberts began his career with Middlesbrough, making 16 league appearances in seven seasons, including the 1997 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, where they lost 2-0 to Chelsea. Whilst at Boro he had loan spells with Hartlepool United, Wycombe Wanderers, Bradford City and Millwall before transferring to Charlton Athletic. Whilst with Charlton he had further loan spells at Reading, Luton Town and Brighton & Hove Albion before a permanent move to Brighton in 2003. However a back injury forced him to retire in 2005 at the age of 29. However, in June 2009 he was appointed as goalkeeper coach and chief scout at Yeovil Town.
He was also capped for England at under-21 level.
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'''Marco Branca''' (born 6 January 1965 in Grosseto) is an Italian former football striker who is currently head of the technical staff of Serie A club Internazionale.
Branca started his playing career in the then-amateur local team of his native city Grosseto, but was soon signed by Cagliari, where he made his professional debut. He then moved to Udinese, then to U.C. Sampdoria, and then again to Udinese. Following another season for Sampdoria, he signed first for Fiorentina and successively for Parma. In 1995 he is part of AS Roma, which later sold him in the winter transfer market to Inter in exchange with Marco Delvecchio. In his first season with the ''nerazzurri'', Branca impressively scored 17 goals in 24 matches, but did not repeat in his next campaign with Inter and was successively sold to English side Middlesbrough, offering his contribution to its promotion in the FA Premier League. Marco scored 9 goals in 12 games for Middlesbrough including 2 on his league debut in a 3-1 victory against Sunderland, a hat-trick versus Bury and another 2 in the 6-0 thrashing of Swindon. He also scored the second goal against Liverpool in the League Cup Semi Final Second Leg.
Since 2003, he has been part of Internazionale's management as their technical director.
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Murray was a midfielder who won the FAI Cup as a 16 year old when his Home Farm F.C. side shocked the Irish footballing fraternity by beating Shelbourne in the 1975 Final. Everton F.C. saw his potential and soon took him to Goodison Park. His dream move turned sour as injuries and illness took their toll on Murray and in 5 years at the club, he never made a first team appearance.
He returned to Home Farm and then on to Drogheda United where he inspired Drogheda to runners-up in the 1982/83 Premier Division. His performances were noted by his fellow professionals and he was voted PFAI Player of the Year for that season. He made the short move to Louth rivals Dundalk where he enjoyed more success, winning the League and Cup "Double" under Turlough O'Connor in 1988. He also had spells at St Patricks Athletic, Ashtown Villa and Bohemian (where he made 3 appearances in European competition, all coming in the 1995 Intertoto Cup) but his most successful spell post-Dundalk was at Crusaders.
Murray spent 6 seasons at Crusaders where he won two League titles and became a firm favourite with the fans. His popularity at Seaview meant it was no surprise that Murray took his first steps in management at the club. However, financial restraints frustrated Murray and after a year in charge he resigned. He then took over as manager at Dundalk and won promotion to the Premier Division in his first season in charge in 2000/01. His second year in charge saw mixed fortunes as he led Dundalk back into Europe by winning the FAI Cup but Dundalk also suffered relegation back to the First Division.
After being hammered in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup by FC Varteks of Croatia, Dundalk struggled to re-adapt to the lower division and it was no surprise when Murray resigned as manager in September 2002 after a defeat to Athlone Town.
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}}'''John Boyle''' (born 25 December 1946) is a retired Scottish footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s.
Born in Motherwell, he signed for London side Chelsea as a 15-year-old whilst on holiday in the city. Boyle was one of the lesser-known, but nevertheless important, members of the successful Chelsea side of the period, usually playing in the midfield ball-winner role. He made his Chelsea debut in a League Cup semi-final against Aston Villa and ultimately picked up a winners medal in that competition the same year after also playing in Chelsea's two-legged final victory over Leicester City.
He played in Chelsea's FA Cup final loss to Tottenham Hotspur two years later but missed out when they won their FA Cup final against Leeds United in 1970 due to an injury. He made amends the following season, playing in both matches of Chelsea's successful UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final against Real Madrid in Athens.
He left Chelsea in September 1973 and briefly played for both Brighton & Hove Albion and Orient before retiring in 1975. He later had a spell coaching North American Soccer League side Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1977.
He currently lives in Kent with his wife and his granddaughter named Madeline.
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'''Peter Marinello''' (born in Edinburgh on February 20, 1950) is a Scottish former footballer.
Marinello started his career at Hibernian, and could play either as a forward or right winger. He was regarded as being talented enough there that he was dubbed "the next George Best" by the British press. In January 1970 he joined Arsenal for -100,000 (a club record fee and the first time Arsenal had paid a six-figure sum for a player) and he scored on his debut, against Manchester United at Old Trafford on January 10, 1970.
However after that his career quickly took a downturn, a combination of homesickness,
He later played for Motherwell, Fulham, Phoenix Inferno, Heart of Midlothian and Partick Thistle. Though he retired a wealthy man,
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'''Ashley Wayne Carew''' (born 17 December 1985 in London) is an English born Barbadian footballer, currently with Bromley.
A midfielder, Carew began his career with Gillingham, but was released in 2004. He spent a year out of the game, returning with spells at Beckenham Town and Fisher Athletic.
He was signed by Barnet in 2007.
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'''David Martin "Dave" Campbell''' (born in Dublin on September 13, 1969) is a former Irish footballer and is currently assistant manager of Limerick F.C..
Campbell was a defender who started his career with Stella Maris F.C. in Dublin who represented Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers F.C., St Patrick's Athletic, Shelbourne, Bray Wanderers and Dublin City F.C. during his career in the League of Ireland. He also had a spell on loan to Newry Town in the Irish League.
With Stella Maris under-15s when he won the Conway Cup for 1984/5, Fintan O-Neill scoring in the last minute to beat Lourdes Celtic (whose captain was Pat Scully) 2-1. Stella won the FAIS Cup the same season, but Lourdes, in Scully-s last season with them before he moved to Arsenal, returned the Richmond Park favour the following year in Knockrabo as under-16s, Scully heading home about five minutes from time to take the FAIS Cup from under Stella Maris- noses.
At the end of his under-17 season, Dave was included in the Leinster schoolboy selection to meet the Westphalian selection from Germany, an annual event. And it was after that match - played on a pitch that-s now a housing estate, in Palmerstown - that he was approached by Billy Young to sign for Bohemians, which he did as an amateur. In his second season with the reserves, he made his senior debut for the Gypsies on New Years Day 1989, and completed that and the next season at Dalymount before being signed for Huddersfield Town.
During his time with Bohs, he had, he says, -the dubious honour- of marking Gary Lineker - then making his Tottenham debut having signed from Barca - but dubious or no, it was he who won the Man of the Match award on the day.
His time across the Irish Sea was marked by a disabling series of injuries, and he then spent a short period with Shamrock Rovers in 1992 (one goal in 7 appearances) on his return to Irish football. But Pats - just down the road in Inchicore from his home - was to be his next team, and the venue for his first senior success, in the 1995/96 Premier Division Championship. He was on the scoresheet in both legs of the 1996 Cup Final loss , and Shelbourne duly took note of an experienced and versatile player, signing him for the following year.
Yet another trophy denied. Dave had a string of them in the early nineties: with Bohs in 1990, he saw St Francis deprive them of a crack at the FAI Cup, beating them at the Semi-final stage. Three years later, with Pats, Dundalk did the same, and Limerick did it in the League Cup. And it wouldn-t end there: with Shels, runners up in the League in 1998, beaten in both the Cup and League Cup Finals, and beaten again (by Bray) in the Cup Semi-final the following year.
After a protracted transfer saga for a then domestic record fee of -20,000 he joined Shels and made his debut for the "Reds" against Bohs in September 1996. He avenged his Cup Final defeat the previous season by picking up a winners medal and incredibly scoring again with Shels in the 1997 FAI Cup. He was part of the Shels team that were going for the treble in 1998 and unbelievably ended up with nothing after losing the League Cup final, the FAI Cup Final and the League Title on the last day. That blow was probably softened by winning the Double with Shels in 2000.
He is one of a select band of players to have played for the "Big 4" teams in Dublin. Dave was the assistant manager at Shamrock Rovers until Pat Scully resigned in October 2008.
His uncle is former Rovers manager Noel Campbell. His father Jimmy played for Rovers, Pats and Sligo while another uncle Johnny played for Drumcondra F.C. and St Patrick's Athletic and yet another uncle Hubert played for Sligo Rovers.
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'''Jason John Blunt''' (born August 16, 1977 in Penzance, Cornwall) is a former professional footballer. Blunt began his career with Leeds United, making a handful of first-team appearances before moving into lower league football.
Blunt, who managed Sutton Town for six months in 2007, now coaches sports and physical education at Wakefield Independent School while playing for Goole. In February 2008, he was appointed as chief scout for Glapwell.
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'''Ian Paul Joy''' (born July 14, 1981 in San Diego, California) is an American soccer player.
Joy was a member of the youth academies of both Manchester United and Tranmere Rovers. He has played professionally in Scotland, England, Germany and the United States.
He signed for Real Salt Lake from German side St. Pauli in 2008. Joy was let go in July 2009. Joy took this opportunity to seek a move back to Europe. On September 16th 2009, Ian signed with German 3. Liga team FC Ingolstadt 04.
Joy's mother is a British citizen from Scotland, and as such Ian holds dual citizenship between the two countries.
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'''Peter Thomas''' (born 20 November 1944 in Coventry) was a football goalkeeper who played in England, Ireland and the United States. He also earned two caps with the Republic of Ireland
In 1962, Thomas joined Coventry G.E.C., playing with them until 1966. That year, he played one game for Coventry City. He went on loan to Waterford F.C. in 1967 where he made thirteen appearances. Coventry City transferred him to Waterford in the summer of 1967 and he played for that team until 1975. In 1975, he moved to the United States where he played for the Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League. In 1976, he moved to the Utah Golden Spikers of the second division American Soccer League. He returned to the NASL in 1977 with the Las Vegas Quicksilver. The Diplomats had traded the rights to Thomas and Gerry Ingram to the Quicksilver in exchange for Peter Silvester in November 1976. He finished his North American career with the Sacramento Gold of the ASL in 1978. In the fall of 1978, he returned to Ireland where he rejoined Watford F.C.
Thomas is associated with bringing a new style of goal-keeping to the League of Ireland. He rarely kicked the ball on the offensive, throwing when possible with great accuracy. He also represented the League of Ireland and won five league medals and a FAI Cup medal and played in 12 European Cup matches for Waterford.
Born in England, Thomas earned two caps with the Republic of Ireland after becoming an Irish citizen. He made his debut in 1973 against Poland, keeping a clean sheet but having to come off at half time due to a pulled muscle in his stomach. His second cap came against Brazil in 1974. He was back down in the ASL in 1975, this time with the Sacramento Gold.
He took over as manager of Waterford United F.C. in August 1988 but resigned in December due to work pressures .
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In total Matthews won 6 league medals with Waterford and another with Limerick as well as 3 runners-up medals in the FAI Cup. Matthews also played in 16 European Cup matches and scored against Celtic and Manchester United.
He entered management with Newcastlewest before returning to Waterford and playing under Alfie Hale before taking the managerial reins at Waterford along with Dave Kirby. His second stint in charge with the Blues brought the First Division Title in 1990. Matthews is currently reporting for the Irish Sun newspaper he also applied on numerous occasions for the Kilkenny City manager's job but was rebuffed numerous times.
Matthews' greatest honour was winning league honours with Waterford but his cherished memory is scoring a penalty against Gordon Banks when the League of Ireland XI played the English League XI in 1971 at Lansdowne Road.
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'''Jimmy Phillips''' (born 8 February 1966 in Bolton, Lancashire) is a former professional soccer player, who is currently Academy Director at Bolton Wanderers after spending a number of years as youth team coach. In his playing career he turned out for a number of clubs, including Bolton, Middlesbrough, Oxford United and Rangers. Whilst at Bolton he played in the 1995 Football League Cup Final.
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'''Billy Steel''' (1 May 1923 - 13 May 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played for St. Mirren, Morton, Derby County, Dundee and the Scotland national team.
One of Scotland's greatest inside forwards, Billy Steel combined a brilliant footballing brain with a busy work ethic and explosive shot. Billy was the subject of two record transfer fees during his career. As well as receiving 30 caps for Scotland, Steel made four appearances with the Scottish League, was a Scottish Cup finalist in 1952, and was a Scottish League Cup winner in 1952 and 1953. He scored a memorable goal for Great Britain against the Rest of Europe in 1947. (United Kingdom national football team- match of the century). He was inducted into Scottish Football Hall of Fame.
While still contracted to Morton, Billy Steel played for the British Army of the Rhine, (BAOR) who, in 1944 to 1946, were re-establishing footballing connections with other teams on the Continent. The team "visited" France, Holland, Poland, Switzerland, the Channel Islands and Germany, and Steel played along with such notables as Leslie Compton, Eddie Hapgood, and Matt Busby. Demobbed in December 1946 he returned to Morton.
His -15,500 transfer from Morton to Derby County in 1947 was a then British transfer record..Talk to any of the old time Rams supporters and the name -Billy Steel- always crops up. Billy was not always popular at the Baseball Ground especially among his fellow professionals. One dressing room incident ended in Billy being threatened with being hung on a cloakroom peg by a member of his own team!
Players often accused Steel of saving his best performances for when the Rams travelled down to play the London teams. He was further disliked for his "moonlighting", though in the days of the maximum wage for footballers he could hardly be blamed. But he received payments for articles that he wrote for several newspapers, enabling him to have a more luxurious life style than his teammates.
Steel was brought to Derby County after playing just a few first team games for Morton and he was a good buy, going on to play for three seasons at the Baseball Ground. In that time he made 124 appearances, scoring 35 goals.
Steel left Derby in September 1950 to return to his native Scotland, Dundee paying a Scottish record transfer fee of -22,500. He helped the club to win the Scottish League Cup in 1951-52 and 1952-53. He was also a finalist in the 1951-52 Scottish Cup. On 3 April 2009, Steel was inducted into Dundee's Hall of Fame.
He won a total of 30 caps for Scotland, scoring 12 goals. He was selected for a Great Britain XI for a match against FIFA in 1947, despite having played only a handful of league games for Morton.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
Billy Steel had springs for muscles, a choirboy's face that masked a devouring, often ruthless determination to achieve football perfection, a caustic tongue that frequently angered team-mates more bitterly than opponents, and a style and ability that, in this modern age, would have the wealthy clubs of Europe bidding frantically for his transfer. Unlike so many of his predecessors, who were indelibly stamped with the style of their birthplace, Steel was classless. No one watching this chirpy little man in action could have said from which soccer school he graduated. His touch was Scottish of course, but later in his career he welded to that eternal grace an iron physique. He belonged to the elite corp of players: the global greats.
His secret was that of Denis Law, an agile brain, a puma's pounce, and extraordinary gymnastic ability that put him a move ahead of his colleagues. There was nothing svelte about Steel: he exuded vitality, he had the killer instinct of a boxing champion, he was the type of aggressive attacker who was so keen to win that he would have sworn at his best friend if he felt he hadn't been pulling his weight.
The last part of Billy-s story and life were spent in America; he emigrated there in 1954 and played for a while for Los Angeles Danes, later making a living in advertising. Sadly Billy died in 1982 at the age of just 59.
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'''Robert Cumming Hamilton''' (born 13 May 1877 in Elgin) was a Scottish international footballer, most notable for his ten season association with Rangers.
Hamilton started his footballing career with local side Elgin City. He moved to Queens Park in 1896, when he relocated to Glasgow to attend the University of Glasgow.
Hamilton became Rangers all time top scorer against rivals Celtic during his time at Ibrox, and was the club's top goalscorer for nine consecutive seasons. He was top scorer, played every match and captained the team during the 1898-99 season, in which they won every match. He earned further League winners medals in 1899-00, 1900-01 and 1901-02 and was part of Rangers' Scottish Cup winning sides in 1898 and 1903.
Hamilton moved south of the border to join Fulham in May 1906, helping them to win the 1906-07 Southern League title,
Hamilton won a total of 11 caps for Scotland between 1899 and 1911, scoring 15 goals, 4 of which came in Scotland's 11-0 win over Ireland in 1901, their biggest ever margin of victory. He was also selected seven times for the Scottish League representative side.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
After retiring from football he went into education and after graduating from the University of Glasgow, Hamilton became a school teacher then eventually master. He maintained an involvement in education throughout his life and eventually served upon the Moray and Nairn Education Board in the mid-1930s.
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'''Chris Shuker''' (born May 9, 1982 in Liverpool) is an English footballer who plays for Tranmere Rovers. He plays as a right-sided midfielder, and began his career with Manchester City, making six appearances and scoring once against Notts County in the League Cup.
He moved to Tranmere Rovers two years later on a free transfer and played in every league game in his first season, quickly becoming a fan's favourite. At the end of the 2006/2007 season, he was picked in the League One Team of the Year. He also played more minutes, that season, than any other player for Tranmere. His second season was injury ravaged and he will look to come back much stronger next term and regain the right wing position in the Tranmere team.
The season started off great for "Shukes" he scored a wonderful lob against Brighton and added two more goals against Northampton & Crewe. Until on Boxing Day 2007, Shuker was badly fouled by Keogh of Carlisle, he went off and reports said he had damaged his cruciate ligaments. Later reports confirmed that the injury was not as bad and he returned against Hartlepool in mid-March. He got appearances in most of the games remaining and will hope to have a better year next year.
He netted his first goal of he 2008/09 season in the away game at Leicester in August and looks to be back to his best after an outstanding display in Tranmere's 2-0 win against Cheltenham Town on Tuesday 21st October in which he set up both goals with his customary 'deadly' crosses.
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'''Jerry Murphy''' (born 23 September 1959 in Stepney, London) is a retired footballer, who played as a midfielder for the Republic of Ireland, winning three caps.
Murphy started out with Terry Venables' Crystal Palace, spending nine years at Selhurst Park during which time he won the FA Youth Cup two years in a row as part of the famous "''Team of the Eighties''". The club were then promoted to the First Division in Murphy's first full season in the side, but were relegated after two seasons in the top flight but Murphy stayed, winning the "''Player of the Year''" award in 1983.
He moved back to the top flight again, joining Chelsea on a free transfer in the summer of 1985, but his time at Stamford Bridge was plagued by lack of form and injury problems. In three seasons he made only 34 league appearances and was released upon the club's relegation in 1988, joining non-league side Fisher Athletic to finish his career.
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'''James "Jamie" Day''' (born 13 September 1979 in Bexley, England) is an English football player-manager, for Welling United.
Day was signed by Grays Athletic on a two-year deal from Welling United on 15 May 2007.
Day was announced as the new player-manager of Conference South club Welling United in November 2009.
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'''Tony Godden''' (born August 2, 1955 in Gillingham, Kent) is a retired English football goalkeeper.
Godden began his career with local side Ashford Town, and then joined West Bromwich Albion in 1978.
He made 267 league appearances for the Midlands club, in addition to brief loan spells with Luton Town in 1982-83 and Walsall in 1983-84.
He joined Chelsea in 1986, initially on loan but eventually in a permanent deal. He remained with Chelsea for a year, the highlight of his time being saving two penalties in front of the Stretford End against Manchester United at Old Trafford to secure Chelsea a 1-0 win.
He signed Birmingham City for -35,000 in July 1987, and subsequently had spells with Bury (on loan) and Peterborough United, before dropping into non-league football.
He has previously been goalkeeping coach for Rushden & Diamonds, but is currently on trial at Brighton and Hove Albion following the exit of goalkeeping coach Paul Crichton to Norwich City.
-DOCSTART-	11241790
'''Derek Murray''' (born 29 November 1965 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player who played in the League of Ireland during the 1980s and 1990s.
Murray began his career at Manchester United but injury prevented his breakthrough to the first team and he returned to Ireland. On his return, Murray played for Bohemians and Monaghan United, among others, during his career in the League of Ireland.
Played for the Republic of Ireland national football team at the1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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'''Paddy Waters''' (born 31 January 1922 in Dublin; died 2 March 2004) was an Irish soccer player during the 1940s and 1950s.
Waters began his career at Donore before moving to Bohemians in 1941. Paddy was a member of the 1945 Bohemian Inter City Cup winning team against Belfast Celtic at Dalymount Park. He made 117 senior appearances for the club and scored 13 goals.
In 1946 he moved to Glentoran and from there to Preston North End. He spent 3 years at Deepdale before moving to Carlisle United under the management of his former Preston team-mate, the legendary Bill Shankly. Shankly once said of Waters that "he could run like a hare, and tackle like a bear, he was as good a defender as there was." Waters retired from professional football in February 1958.
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Kelly played for Bohemians during the 40s in the League of Ireland and was a member of the 1945 Bohemian Inter City Cup winning team against Belfast Celtic at Dalymount Park. He moved to Shamrock Rovers for the 1945/46 season and played in the 1946 FAI Cup Final.
He then transferred to Glentoran and then to English side Arsenal in October 1947 . Mainly a reserve, he made just the one first-team appearance for Arsenal, against Everton at Goodison Park on February 25, 1950, in a 1-0 win.
He moved to Crystal Palace in March 1950 and signed for Nottingham Forest in August 1951, where he won his one and only cap for the Republic of Ireland, against Luxembourg in 1954. In July 1955 he moved to Tranmere Rovers to become player-manager, but his tenure was unsuccessful and brief, with Rovers having to apply for re-election to the League in 1957. He left Tranmere in 1957 and did not work in football again, as he ran a sports clothes shop on the Wirral. He died in 1991.
Noel's son John followed in his footsteps by playing for Tranmere Rovers and several other clubs.
-DOCSTART-	11244436
'''Jack Hedley''' (born John Robert Hedley, Wallsend in 1923) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland A.F.C between 1950 and 1959 whom he joined from Everton, following a short spell as a renegade transfer to a Colombian club. A key player in the days when Sunderland was known as the "Bank of England Club" Hedley played right-back alongside the football transfer record breaking Trevor Ford and Len Shackleton.
Hedley's footballing career ended after 295 appearances breaking his leg in training after which he worked for the local authority and taking on the more leasurly sport of Pigeon Racing winning several prestigious awards (partnered with Jimmy Lindsay) including the Up North Combine in the 1970's.
Hedley died in 1985 suffering from Parkinson's disease.
-DOCSTART-	11247157
'''Shaun Byrne''' (born January 21, 1981) is a professional footballer, a former West Ham United player, he was released in 2004 and currently plays for Slough Town F.C..
Captained the U16 Republic of Ireland to victory at the UEFA European Championships in Scotland in May 1998.
Byrne started as a trainee with West Ham (commonly known as The Academy of Football) and was vying for first team minutes before moving to Dublin City F.C. City in 2004. After only 4 games with Dublin City he quit the team citing the difficult transition from London to Dublin as the reason. Once free from multiple transfer binds, he trialed at various teams and then moved to Chesham United F.C., initially on trial before joining permanently. from there it was on to Burnham F.C. and then in March 2006 to Hemel Hempstead.
On the 7th March 2009 he signed for Slough Town. He plays defender/ midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	11248618
'''Steven Clark''' (born 2 February 1982) is a professional footballer, a former West Ham United player, he was sold to Southend United in 2002. He plays as a midfielder.
Clark started as a trainee with West Ham United (commonly known as The Academy of Football) before moving to Southend United. At this point in his career a harrowing tale of team hopping unfolds, starting with the demise of what was Hornchurch (now AFC Hornchurch). He played for free as his love of the game propelled him through a bankrupted clubs final season. After Hornchurch folded, he moved to Dagenham & Redbridge then to Weymouth with various loan spells along the way. Clark then played for Fisher Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	11253093
'''Alastair Dawson''' (born February 25, 1958 in Johnstone, Scotland) is a retired Scottish professional football defender who spent most of his career at Rangers.
Dawson was signed as a sixteen year old in 1975 by manager Jock Wallace and made his debut in a pre-season tour in Canada. He was a full back who could play on either side of the pitch, and soon became the club captain.
He never went on to fulfill his potential, partly because of a serious injury sustained during another club tour of Canada, when he fractured his skull. He recovered, and became a centre back. He made a total of 316 appearances for Rangers, scoring 8 goals. He received two Scottish Cup winner's medals, in 1979 and 1981, and four League Cup winner's medals - in 1979, 1984, 1985 and 1987. He was capped 5 times for Scotland, all while at Rangers.
After 12 years at the club, Dawson left Rangers for Blackburn Rovers in 1987 for -25,000. He signed for Limerick F.C. in 1990 and returned to Scotland later that season with Airdrie, before becoming Player/Manager of Maltese league club Luxol St. Andrews. He went on to manage Hamilton Accies for a three year spell between 1999 and 2003 where he won the Scottish Third Division title.
-DOCSTART-	11253299
'''Robert Anderson Brennan''' (14 March 1925 in Belfast - 1 January 2002 in Norwich) was a professional footballer best known for his time with Norwich City. He was a winger.
Brennan began his career in his home country of Northern Ireland, firstly with Harland and Wolf Welders and then Bloomfield United and Distillery. He moved to England in 1947 to join Luton Town. He subsequently moved to Birmingham City in 1949 and Fulham in 1950.
Brennan's first spell with Norwich lasted from 1953 to 1956. He left the club to play for Yarmouth Town before returning to Norwich in 1957. In the 1958-59 season, Brennan was a member of the Norwich team that reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup as a third division side. It was one of the most famous FA Cup runs in the history of the competition, as the club beat such teams as Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur along the way. In the semi-final against his former club Luton, Brennan scored Norwich's equaliser in the first match at White Hart Lane before the team lost the replay at St Andrews, Birmingham.
Brennan left Norwich for the second time in 1961 to join Kings Lynn F.C. as a coach.
In 2002, Brennan was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
-DOCSTART-	11253528
'''Garry James Brooke''' (born 24 November 1960) Bethnal Green, London) is a former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, FC Groningen, Wimbledon, Stoke City and Brentford before moving into non-league football.
During his spell with Tottenham, Brooke won winners' medals in the FA Cup, coming on as a substitute in both the 1981 and 1982 Finals and their replays. In his first season with Norwich, the team won the second division championship. Brooke missed out on a medal, however, as he had not played the 13 games required. In 1983, while still a Tottenham player, Brooke nearly lost his life in a serious car accident.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''John Hickton''' (born 24 September 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a striker for Sheffield Wednesday, Middlesbrough, Hull City and Middlesbrough, and in the North American Soccer League for Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
Hickton was born in Brimington, near Chesterfield in Derbyshire.
Hickton was a goalscoring legend at Middlesbrough where he scored 192 goals in 10 years at the club, making nearly 500 appearances. As of 2009, he ranked fourth in the club's all-time goalscorers list and third in terms of appearances, behind George Camsell, George Elliott and Brian Clough, and Tim Williamson and Gordon Jones respectively.
-DOCSTART-	11256777
'''William "Willie" Henry Falconer''' (born 5 April 1966 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish former professional association football player, who played for a string of Scottish and English clubs from 1982 to 2003. He could play in virtually any position on the pitch, but was most commonly used as a striker.
Falconer began his career playing for his home town club, Aberdeen, in 1982. During the 6 years there he made 77 appearances and scoring 13 goals. After 6 years with Aberdeen he moved south of the border to Watford for -300,000. During his 3 years at Watford, Willie played 71 games, scoring 12 goals. He also gained a reputation as a no nonense, tough tackling midfielder, and was sent off on more than one occasion.
In 1991 Willie moved to Middlesbrough (then managed by Lennie Lawrence) in a swap deal involving Trevor Putney moving the other way. Willie's first season at Boro was successful with the team winning promotion from the old 2nd Division and entering the inaugural Premier League, and also reaching the semi finals of the League Cup (then known as the Rumbelows Cup). However, Willie's next season wasn't as happy as an ill-equipped Middlesbrough side were relegated from the Premier League. The following summer Willie was sold to Sheffield United for -400,000.
After a season with Sheffield United, Falconer was transferred back north of the border to Celtic for -350,000. Although he only played 33 games in 3 years for Celtic, he became somewhat of a cult hero there. His transfer also spelt the end for the Celtic board at that time, as the bank refused to pay his transfer fee.
After Celtic, Willie's career involved a lot of clubs in not very many years. He spent most of his remaining years in Scotland, playing for Motherwell, Dundee, Clydebank, St. Johnstone and Clyde. However, he did move back to England with Grimsby in 2002 for one start and one substitution appearance.
-DOCSTART-	11262768
'''Mark Rasmussen''', born October 28, 1983 in Newcastle, England is a striker currently playing for Northern League Division One side Newcastle Benfield.
He started his career at Football League Championship outfit Burnley, who he joined after being spotted by scout Jack Hixon. He made his debut for the Clarets on April 19, 2003, replacing Matthew O'Neill. His second and final game for Burnley was a substitute appearance on April 21, 2003, when he replaced Gordon Armstrong. However, he was released at the end of the 2002-03 season by Stan Ternent.
He then moved to Accrington Stanley on a free transfer, but struggled to make the first team and ended up playing solely in the reserves. One year later, he moved on to non-league side Gateshead. He scored on his debut for the Tynesiders along with former Burnley team-mate Anthony Shandran, but was transfer-listed straight after the match for talking to other clubs and failing to maintain a suitable level of fitness. He joined West Allotment Celtic before moving to Newcastle Benfield after just one season.
In his younger days, he played for the England schoolboys team.
-DOCSTART-	11268719
'''David Perpetuini''' (born 26 September 1979 in Hitchin) is an English footballer. He attended John Hampden Grammar School in High Wycombe. He is a defender and currently plays for Brackley Town. He had a career as a former Premiership footballer with Watford, with whom he scored the opening goal in a 3-2 victory over Southampton in Watford's relegation campaign of 1999-2000. He was affectionately known as "Milo" to Gillingham fans because of his surname sounding very similar to "Purple Tweenie", who was named Milo.
In June 2007 Perpetuini left Kettering Town. Later that summer he signed for Barton Rovers. He signed for Halesowen Town in November 2007. He signed for Halesowen's fellow Southern Premier team, Brackley Town just before the start of the 2008/2009 season.0`
-DOCSTART-	11268747
'''Craig Naptali Westcarr''' (born 29 January 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker, for Notts County.
Born in Nottingham, Westcarr played for Nottingham Forest as a youth, and he regularly played for their reserves as well as the England youth teams, from Under-16s up to the Under-21s.
While at Forest, Westcarr became the youngest player to ever play for them, aged 16. He went on to make 23 appearances in a Forest shirt, scoring once, before moving to Cambridge United in 2005.
Westcarr's first and only season with Cambridge proved to be a successful one, as he made 31 appearances, and scored a total of eight goals. He was offered a contract extension at the end of the season, but he decided to move on, and signed for Kettering Town. This was a major coup for Conference North side Kettering, who also managed to sign Andre Boucaud from Peterborough United that summer.
Westcarr spent two successful seasons at Kettering. Westcarr made an instant impact, winning Conference North Player of the Month in the first few weeks of the season, Westcarr went on to finish the season with many assists, with Kettering finally finishing second, and losing in the promotion play-offs.
In Westcarr's second season, he was played mostly as a winger, but as Kettering's striking situation got desperate, Westcarr was on hand to step-in, finishing the season as the club's top goalscorer, in a season that seen them win the league in April to clinch promotion to the Conference National.
After impressing that season, Westcarr caught the eyes of then Blue Square Premier side Stevenage Borough. Westcarr later joined Stevenage for a un-disclosed fee.
Pre-season at Stevenage proved very successful for Westcarr, scoring plenty of goals, and playing well, but then news came through that Stevenage striker Steve Morison would in fact not be leaving; this left Westcarr in background, and suddenly not able to get a game. Upon Westcarr unsettling, Kettering boss Mark Cooper threw his ex-player a lifeline, which Westcarr grabbed with both hands, returning to his former club.
Westcarr re-joined his former club, and vowed to 're-pay' the fans, for leaving in the first place. He began well, helping in Kettering's climb to the Top of the Blue Square Premiership in mid-October 2008. Westcarr scored twice in the FA Cup fourth round against Premier League side Fulham as Kettering twice pulled level before losing 4-2.
Upon his release from The Poppies, Westcarr opted to join Ian McParland's League Two team Notts County on 21 May 2009
-DOCSTART-	11269194
'''Clive Haywood''' (born: 1960) is a retired soccer player who played with Coventry City, Seiko(Hong Kong), Washington Diplomats, Margate, Thanet United and Bulova FC(Hong Kong).
'''Clive Haywood''' is the son of Margate's great Joe Haywood.
In 1975, Clive Haywood signed a schoolboy forms with Coventry City. During the 1978-79 season, he was the top scorer for the Coventry City reserve ahead of Mark Hateley, Gary Thompson and Gary Bannister. The following season, he had 9 goals in 24 matches. And then, he was sent on a 3-month loan along with Steve Whitton to Seiko FC in Hong Kong. After returning from Hong Kong, Haywood made his professional debut in England on 30th of August, 1980 against Aston Villa. The match was Haywood's only starting matches. He would make two other appearance as a substitute. In 1981, Haywood was sold to Washington Diplomats in the NASL where he became a close friend of his teammate Johan Cruyff.
A year later, he was sold to Bulova FC in Hong Kong. His teammates included Arsenal 's legend Charlie George and Tommy Hutchison. He was the top scorer in the Hong Kong league for the 1982-83 season with 26 goals. He returned to England in 1984 with Thanet United. He retired in 1987.
-DOCSTART-	11274689
'''Amanda Barr''' (born May 2, 1982) is an English football player, and plays as a striker. She plays for Lincoln City Ladies, and is an integral part of the England squad.
She played at Euro 2005, scoring England's second goal in their opening 3-2 group stage win over Finland.
She was awarded the National Division Golden Boot in 2003, after scoring 17 goals in 17 league games for Charlton Athletic. She also scored 3 goals in helping the side to the FA Cup final that season. She scored another 18 goals the following season (2003/04), when Charlton finished runners up in the league to Arsenal.
In July 2008 Barr signed for Lincoln City Ladies.
-DOCSTART-	11275363
'''Samuel "Sam" Duncum''' (born 18 February 1987 in Sheffield, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Ilkeston Town.
Dumcum started his career with Rotherham United in 2005 and made his debut in a 3-1 defeat to Gillingham in the Football League Championship on 5 March 2005.
He joined Conference National side York City on a month's loan in February 2008,
-DOCSTART-	11276012
'''Malcolm Brown''' (born 13 December 1956 in Salford) is a former professional footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League in the 1970s and 1980s. He played as a right back for Bury, Huddersfield Town, where he spent the majority of his career, Newcastle United, Rochdale and Stockport County.
Brown began his career as an apprentice at Bury,
-DOCSTART-	11276167
'''John William Coddington''' (born 16 December 1937 in Worksop) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers and Stockport County. He played most of his career with Huddersfield Town, spending 14 years at Leeds Road between 1953 and 1967, before joining Blackburn Rovers and then Stockport County. He later worked as a coach at Bradford City and Middlesbrough.
-DOCSTART-	11277933
'''David Roy "Dave" Cowling''' (born 27 November 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, where he played 340 league games during the 1970s and 1980s, Scunthorpe United and Reading.
Born in Doncaster, Cowling started his career at Mansfield Town, but never appeared for their first team before moving to Huddersfield Town in 1977.
He was regarded as a very promising prospect and was linked with moves to Manchester United, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest on more than one occasion, however a move never materialised.
He later played on loan at Scunthorpe United before signing for Reading in 1988 and later returning to Glanford Park.
After his playing days, Cowling joined the coaching staff at Scunthorpe United.
Cowling went on to become director of youth at Bury F.C., youth development officer for Darlington F.C., then director of a football development centre at Darlington College, and established a soccer school in partnership with his son Lee, also an ex-professional footballer.
-DOCSTART-	11278406
'''Brian Roy Cox''' (born 7 May 1961) is an English former professional footballer born in Sheffield, who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town, Mansfield Town and Hartlepool United.
Cox started his career as an apprentice at Sheffield Wednesday, making his debut as a 17-year-old in a 1-1 draw against Oxford United in the Football League Third Division. After making 26 appearances in all competitions,
Brian Cox has since run betting shops and worked for an offshoot of the National Health Service. Cox is still living in his native Sheffield.
-DOCSTART-	11278468
'''Paul Birch''' (6 November 1962 - 2 February 2009) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder, making over 150 appearances for both Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 1980s and 1990s.
Birch began his career in the Aston Villa youth system, becoming a regular first-team player in 1983/84 season after making his league debut on 29 August 1983 in a 1-0 win at home to Sunderland. His first-team debut had come earlier that year when he replaced Gary Shaw for the final twelve minutes of the European Super Cup victory at home to Barcelona. He had not featured in Villa's title-winning team of 1981 nor the European Cup winning side of 1982.
During Villa's decline he was the mainstay of their midfield - able to play on the right or in the centre - and through his tenacious performances became a Holte End favourite. He was part of the Villa side that were relegated under Billy McNeill in 1987, but helped them win promotion under new manager Graham Taylor a year later. He came close to winning a league title medal in 1990, but Villa were beaten into second place by Liverpool.
However, when Jozef Venglo became Villa manager at the start of the 1990-91, Birch found himself out of the team and was sold to second flight team Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1991 for -400,000 where he joined up with former manager Graham Turner (who had been at Villa Park from 1984 to 1986).
Birch stayed at Wolves for five years as the club (unsuccessfully) tried to break into the Premier League. He was almost an ever-present under Turner, but found regular appearances harder to come by after Wolves appointed another former manager of his, Graham Taylor.
He was finally released by Wolves in May 1996, whereupon he finished his career with a season at both Doncaster Rovers and Exeter City before retiring from professional football and joining Halesowen Town in the Southern Premier League.
In May 2008, it was revealed he was suffering from bone cancer. He died on 2 February 2009 at the Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield.
Birch, who was 46 when he died, was married and had a daughter named Olivia who was born on October 18th, 1997. His older brother Alan is also a professional footballer.
-DOCSTART-	11278584
'''William Clark "Willie" Davie''' (born January 7, 1925 in Paisley, Scotland - 1996) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for a number of Scottish and English football clubs during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
-DOCSTART-	11278785
'''Colin Dobson''' (born 9 May 1940 in Eston, Yorkshire) is an English former footballer, who played as an inside-forward. He has also had a long carer in coaching and coached domestic and national teams in Arabia.
Dobson played for Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town, Brighton & Hove Albion (on loan) and Bristol Rovers before becoming Bristol's player-coach.
Dobson won two England under-23 caps in 1961.
Dobson left Rovers to become the youth coach at Coventry City. He acted as Port Vale's coach on a voluntary basis from December 1983 to March 1984. Later he became the coach of Bahrain and then Qatar side Al Rayyan before returning to England to take up the youth coach position at Aston Villa. He also was the youth coach at Portuguese Sporting Lisbon, the youth coach and chief scout at Gillingham, a coach back at the Coventry City youth set-up before taking up the position as first team coach of Kuwaitee Al Arabi. In September 1995 he returned to Port Vale as a temporary coach, but departed in May 1996.
-DOCSTART-	11279250
'''Jimmy Glazzard''' (born April 23, 1923 in Normanton, Yorkshire - 1995) was a professional footballer, who spent most of his career at Huddersfield Town, where he became a fans' favourite.
-DOCSTART-	11287458
'''Kevin Cairns''' (born 29 June 1937 in Preston) is an English former footballer who played as a left back in the Scottish Football League for Dundee United and in the Football League for Southport, where he spent most of his career. He then played non-league football for Wigan Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	11288672
'''Gelson Fernandes''' (born 2 September 1986 in Praia) is a Swiss football midfielder born in the Cape Verde Islands who plays for AS Saint-tienne in the French Ligue 1, as well as the Swiss national team.
He signed for Manchester City from FC Sion on 14 July 2007 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around 6 million euros (-4.2m), which would make his sale the second highest transfer in the history of the Swiss League. Following his signing, City manager Sven-Gran Eriksson commented that he thought Fernandes was the ''"best young player in Switzerland."'' He made his full debut in the 0-0 draw against Portsmouth.
His first goal for Man City came in a 2-0 victory against Newcastle United after coming on as a substitute. It took just 40 seconds for Fernandes and Kelvin Etuhu to combine for the former to finish from the edge of the box. Gelson scored his second goal in the 1-3 loss to Arsenal at the City of Manchester Stadium. Vedran Corluka took advantage of a Gal Clichy defensive error, who slipped in a pass into the 6 yard box for Gelson to tuck home. The goal was not enough to secure any points for Manchester City, but showed the City Fans that he was also capable of having an eye for goal like fellow youth midfielder, Michael Johnson.
At the start of the 2008-2009 season he had his number changed from number 28 to number 19. The number 28 shirt was taken by English and former Manchester City striker Daniel Sturridge (now at Chelsea). He has since scored twice in the 08/09 season with goals against Brighton and the final goal in the 6-0 win against Portsmouth. Gelson made 59 appearances for City, scoring four times, but he was increasingly used as a substitute after Mark Hughes took over as Blues- boss.
On 09 July 2009, he moved on trial to AS Saint-tienne and passed a medical on Friday the 09 July 2009 to complete a -2m move to the French club.. He will sign a two year contract and moved on undisclosed fee.
Fernandes was captain of the Swiss Under 21 side that played against the English Under 21 side in their Euro 2007 qualifying match.
He made his first full international appearance for Switzerland against Holland on 22 August 2007. He has since continued to be a regular for Switzerland, playing in their friendly defeat to England at Wembley in February 2008. He also played in all three of the Swiss side's Euro 2008 fixtures. On 28 March 2009, Fernandes scored his first goal for Switzerland, heading in a corner to seal a 2:0 win against the Moldova national football team.
According to Manchester City teammate Micah Richards, he is fluent in five languages. The five languages are: English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. Although these are the most widely known languages that Fernandes speaks, it is also known that he can speak Portuguese due to it being the official language of his birthplace, Cape Verde. He is the cousin of Valencia CF midfielder Manuel Fernandes.
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'''Keith Hanvey''' (born January 18, 1952 in Manchester) is a retired English professional footballer who played for Manchester City, Swansea City, Rochdale, Grimsby Town and Huddersfield Town. His made only one Manchester City appearance, in a Texaco Cup match against Airdrie on 27 September 1971.
Hanvey began hnis long career at Manchester City in 1971. Although he remained here until 1972 he only made one appearance for the first team.
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'''Peter Osborne Hart''' (born 14 August 1957 in Mexborough) is an English former footballer who played mainly as a defender. He made 600 appearances in the Football League playing for Huddersfield Town and Walsall.
Hart holds the record for the youngest debutant for Huddersfield Town, having made his debut aged 16 years and 229 days against Southend United in 1974.
-DOCSTART-	11291802
'''Robert Taylor "Bob" Hesford''' (13 April 1916 - 15 June 1982) was a footballer who played all his professional career as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Bolton.
-DOCSTART-	11291891
'''Robert "Bobby" Hoy''' (born 10 January 1950 in Halifax) is a former professional footballer who made 273 appearances and scored 38 goals in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town, Blackburn Rovers, York City and Rochdale. He went on to play non-league football for Macclesfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	11292142
'''Geoffrey "Geoff" Hutt''' (born 28 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer born in Hazelwood, Duffield, Derbyshire, who played as a left back in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers, York City and Halifax Town, and in the Eredivisie for Haarlem.
-DOCSTART-	11294343
'''Trevor Storton''' (born 26 November 1949 in Keighley) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender.
He began his career at Tranmere Rovers, playing alongside his older brother Stan, he played over 100 games for the club between 1967 and 1972, when he joined Liverpool. Storton was one of a number of players signed by Liverpool manager Bill Shankly in the late 60s and early 70s, in an attempt to rebuild the team, but he struggled to gain a regular place in the first-team. He played ten games in his first-season, and was a regular fixture in the squad for the UEFA Cup campaign, which he ended with a winner's medal.
The following season, he only made two appearances, and he was sold to Chester City in 1974.
Storton played for Chester for ten years from 1974-1984, amassing 468 appearances for the club. 396 of them were in the league, placing him third in the club's all-time list, behind Ray Gill and Ron Hughes (but Storton played more games if cup football if taken into consideration). This spell included two runs to the FA Cup fifth round, the Football League Cup semi-finals in 1975 and promotion from Division Four in the same year, and winning the Debenhams Cup in 1977, as the club enjoyed arguably the most successful period its history.
He served as Chester's caretaker-manager for a brief spell in 1983-84 but he quit the role at the start of 1984 after Ronnie Hildersley and Paul Sanderson were signed on loan from Manchester City without his knowledge . He left for Oswestry Town shortly after new manager John McGrath arrived. Storton's final game for Chester was a 3-0 home loss to Swindon Town in front of just 880 fans on 8 February 1984, a sorry end to his long association with the club.
Storton later played under his brother Stan for Telford United in an FA Trophy final at Wembley. He managed Bradford Park Avenue for seven years. More recently he has assisted Neil Parsley at a number of non-league clubs. He then worked as a coach at Conference North side Harrogate Town under Neil Aspin, who on the 16th June 2009, also appointed him assistant manager of his new club, FC Halifax Town.
-DOCSTART-	11294631
'''Pasquale Bruno''' (born 19 June 1962 in Lecce) is a former Italian footballer who played as a defender for a number of clubs in his homeland, Heart of Midlothian, in Scotland and, Wigan Athletic, in England. He is currently a football analyst for Italian television.
Bruno, controversially named the animal was famed for his commitment, aggression and occasional outrageous outbursts on the pitch, started his career with his home-town side U.S. Lecce in 1979. The defender moved north to Como in 1983 and then four years later joined Juventus. While with the ''Bianconeri'' he won a UEFA Cup medal, Juventus defeating Fiorentina in the 1989-90 Final, and a Coppa Italia winners medal the same season.
In 1990 Bruno joined ''Juve's'' fierce rivals Torino, where he added a further Coppa Italia medal in 1992-93. The previous season he had played in his second UEFA Cup final, although on this occasion he tasted defeat as Ajax Amsterdam defeated Torino on the "away goals" rule. He joined Fiorentina for the 1993-94 season, helping them win the Serie B title but stayed in Serie B the following year, as a result of a transfer back to Lecce.
Bruno left Italy in the summer of 1995, eventually joining Scottish side Hearts in November.
He spent two seasons with Edinburgh club, helping them to reach the 1996 Scottish Cup Final and the 1996-97 Scottish League Cup final. He left for Wigan in 1997 but only played 45 minutes for the Lancashire side before retiring to his native land.
-DOCSTART-	11295926
'''Jimmy Smith''' (born January 20, 1947 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player.
During his career he played for Aberdeen where he was popularly known as "Jinky". He won a Scottish Cup runners up medal in the Scottish Cup final against Celtic in 1967 and played in the United Soccer Association's inaugural season for [Washington Whips] in Summer 1967. In the final which Washington lost 6-5 to Los Angeles Wolves, Smith was sent off after 30 minutes. He went on to play for Newcastle United and Celtic. He transferred from Aberdeen to Newcastle in July 1969 for a fee of -80,000. He became a popular player amongst the club's supporters, with his mazy runs and flair that enthralled the St James' Park crowd. He also won 4 caps for Scotland.
Smith experienced a series of knee problems and was sent out on loan to Celtic in the hope it would recover him from the injury problems and allow him to regain form. He failed to do this, however, and was forced to retire at the age of 29.
His younger brother Joe also played for Aberdeen, winning a Scottish League Cup winners' medal in November 1976 when Aberdeen beat Celtic 2-0 in the final.
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'''Daniel Raymond John "Danny" Potter''' (born 18 March 1979 in Ipswich, England) is an English footballer, who is currently the first choice goalkeeper of Cambridge United.
Danny Potter started his career as a trainee at Premiership club Chelsea but after failing to make the grade there dropped into lower league football with short spells at Chelmsford City, Weymouth and Exeter City. He came to prominence when he joined Canvey Island in March 2003, with whom he gained promotion to the Conference, and on a number of occasions proved to be a key player for them with his solid goalkeeping skills. After Canvey dropped out of the Conference, he was signed by Stevenage Borough by new manager Mark Stimson and promptly impressed in pre-season.
As the 2006-07 season began Danny was first choice, with previous first choice Alan Julian struggling with injury and Potter remained first choice until he was sent off against Crawley. After the Crawley game Potter only played in one more game for the first team, a 2-1 defeat to Burton Albion.
Potter left to join Cambridge United on 22 May 2007.
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'''Joel Kitamirike''' (born 5 April 1984) is a Ugandan-born football player, who moved to England as a child and has British citizenship. He played for Football League One club Brentford during the 2003-04 season and for Scottish Premier League club Dundee in 2005. His most recent club was Chelmsford City.
In November 2008 he was sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment for supplying Class A drugs and possession of Class A and other drugs with intent to supply.
Kitamirike was born in Kampala, Uganda, in 1984 and came to England when he was six years old. He began his career as a youth player at Chelsea, where he made one appearance aged 17, deputising in a UEFA Cup tie against Hapoel Tel Aviv, when several players did not travel to Israel because of a security threat. He joined Brentford on loan in September 2003 and extended his loan in November 2003 for the rest of the 2003-04 season,
He made one appearance for the Crew before dropping into English non-league football and playing for Fisher Athletic and Weymouth. He was released by Weymouth in February 2008 and joined Chelmsford City, for whom he made one appearance before leaving the club at the end of the 2007-08 season.
In November 2008 he was sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment for supplying Class A drugs and possession of Class A and other drugs with intent to supply.
Kitamirike represented England at under-15 level and in 2004, the Uganda national football team included him in their squad for the 2006 World Cup and Nations Cup qualifier against DR Congo in June 2004, taking advantage of new Fifa rules making him eligible to play for his country of birth at full international level. Although Kitamirike was keen to play, Ugandan immigration law did not permitted dual nationality.
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'''Ernest Jackson''' (11 June 1914 in Sheffield - 1996) was a former footballer. He played as a right-half.
Ernest Jackson joined Sheffield United from local amateur side Atlas & Norfolk F.C in 1932. He started in the third team, but within two years, he made his debut in a First Division match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Bramall Lane on 11 February 1933.
He did not win a regular place in the side until 1936, and, but for World War II, would have enjoyed twelve full season for the side. He resumed his playing career with the Blades after the war in 1946, and retired a few years later. In total he made 229 appearances for Sheffield United with 8 goals.
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Birmingham City Football Club, then known as ''Small Heath Alliance'', first entered the FA Cup in the 1882-1883 season. When nationally-organised league football in England began, the club, by then called simply ''Small Heath F.C.'', was a founder member of the Football Alliance, formed the year after the Football League. In 1892, the Football League decided to form a Second Division, inviting the members of the Football Alliance to join; as one of the less successful members of the Football Alliance, Small Heath were placed in the Second Division. Since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally- and internationally-organised competitions, and all players who have played in 50 or more such matches are listed below.
Frank Womack holds the record for Birmingham league appearances, having played 491 matches between 1908 and 1928, closely followed by Gil Merrick with 485 between 1946 and 1959. If all senior competitions are included, Merrick has 551, followed by Womack's 515 which is the record for an outfield player.
As of 4 April 2009, the player who has won most international caps while at the club is Maik Taylor with 48 for Northern Ireland.
The goalscoring record is held by Joe Bradford, with 249 league goals, and 267 in total, scored between 1920 and 1935. No other player comes close; Trevor Francis is the nearest with 119 league goals, 133 in total, scored between 1970 and 1979. Walter Abbott holds the records for the most goals scored in a season, set in 1898-99, with 34 league goals in as many games in the Second Division and 42 goals in all competitions.
Bradford holds the record for league goals scored in a top-flight season with 29 in the First Division in 1927-28.
Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics are correct as of 30 June 2009.
:a Number of international caps won while at the club sourced to Matthews, ''Complete Record'', except where otherwise noted.
:b Football Alliance appearances and goals sourced to Matthews, ''Complete Record''.
:c Other appearances and goals for post-war players sourced to , where the player's career continued into their coverage (generally, the 1996-97 season), otherwise from Matthews, ''Complete Record''.
==Players with fewer than 50 appearances==
:A Holds club record for total appearances, second overall for league appearances.
:B Holds club record for league appearances, second overall for total appearances, and holds club record for appearances by an outfield player.
:C Holds club record for total goals scored, league goals scored,
:D Second overall for both league and total goals scored.
:E Third overall for both league and total goals scored.
:F Holds the club record for goals scored in a season, with 34 league goals, 42 in total, in the 1898-99 season.
:H Holds club record for number of full international caps won while at the club. Includes games played while on loan from Fulham.
:I First player capped by his country at full international level while at the club.
:J First player capped by England at full international level while at the club.
:K Player having won most caps for England while with the club.
:L Includes games played while on loan from Chelsea.
:M Includes games played while on loan from Arsenal.
:N Includes games played while on loan from Blackburn Rovers.
:O Includes games played while on loan from Southampton.
:P Includes games played while on loan from Racing de Santander.
:Q Includes games played while on loan from Leicester City.
:R Includes games played while on loan from Barnet.
:S Includes games played while on loan from Liverpool.
:T Includes games played while on loan from Sheffield United.
:U Includes games played while on loan from Newcastle United.
:V Excludes caps won while on loan to Stoke City.
:Z Excludes three games played in the aborted 1939-40 season.
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Powerful inside-left who scored a hat-trick on his league debut for Barnsley and managed two hat-tricks while he was with Leeds. He became a regular at Elland Road and was a popular figure with the fans in his six years with the club (1925-31). He picked up his only cap in 1929 in England's 0-1 defeat by the Scots in Glasgow in a match decided just two minutes from time by a goal scored direct from a corner. Wainscoat left Leeds for Hull in 1931 and helped them to the Division 3 North title two years later. He died at the age of 69. He played 226 games for Leeds scoring 93 times (info from
He was born in East Retford, Nottinghamshire.
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'''Scott Gardner''' (born 1 April 1988 in Luxembourg) is an English footballer. He plays for Mansfield Town as a defender. He has previously played for the England national team at Under-16 and Under-17 level.
A product of the Leeds United academy, Gardner signed his first professional contract with the club in 2006, then later penned a one-year extension on 19 June 2007.
He made his full debut for Leeds on 14 August 2007 in a 1-0 win against Macclesfield Town in the League Cup. On 22 January 2008, Gardner signed a one-month loan deal with Conference National side Farsley Celtic, who are also based in Leeds.
On 19 September 2008, Gardner re-joined Farsley Celtic, now in the Conference North, on a one-month loan, playing in three games.
On 30 January 2009, Gardner's contract at Leeds United was terminated by mutual consent. Three days later, on 2 February 2009, Gardner signed for Conference National club Mansfield Town until the end of the 2008-09 season along with defender Gianluca Havern. On 16 March 2009, Gardner signed an extension to his Mansfield contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2009-10 season.
-DOCSTART-	11304815
'''Dominic Roma''' (born November 29, 1985 in Sheffield, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Alfreton Town, where he plays as a midfielder/Full Back.
Roma started his professional football career in 2004 with his local side Sheffield United, after working his way through the youth team.
During his time with the club, Roma never quite broke into the first team but was in the squad on numerous occasions. Roma did make numerous appearances for the reserve A team, including games against Newcastle United, Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers, Roma was called also up for England at youth level and he represented England at under 18 and under 19 level. Roma also played in the Euro Championship Qualifiers in Russia, he gained 8 caps.
On May 18, 2007, Roma was released by the club along with Colin Marrison, Kyle McFadzean, Ryan Gyaki, James Ashmore and Sharu Naraji.
He has continued to work as an academy coach with the club.
On February 18, 2005, Roma was sent out on a one-month loan to Football League Two side Boston United to gain first team experience, where he made two appearances but failed to score.
Roma also spent three months on loan in the Nationwide Conference with Staffordshire club Tamworth. During his time with The Lambs, Roma started all 15 games during his time with The Lambs, however was unable to find the back of the net.
On July 2, 2007 it was confirmed that Roma had arrived for pre-season training with Tamworth after recovering from a knee injury which he sustained at Sheffield united and was in discussion over terms for a contact for the 2007/08 season, and it is believed that Roma will agree a deal with the club in time for the start of their campaign in the Conference North.
Just one week later, seemingly Roma had failed to agree terms with Tamworth and it was confirmed he had joined Conference North rivals Hinckley United. At the end of the 2008-09 he agreed to join Alfreton Town on a two year contract after both clubs agreed an undisclosed fee due to travel commitments.
-DOCSTART-	11310182
'''Tony Loughlan''' (born 19 January 1970), is a retired Scots/English professional footballer and the current assistant manager of Ipswich Town. He was the former Head Coach of English Premier League side Sunderland, parting company with the club after the resignation of manager Roy Keane.
Loughlan began his career in the youth team at Leicester City but failed to turn professional and, instead, dropped into non-league football with Leicester United.
In August 1989, Loughlan and team-mate Neil Lyne were signed by Nottingham Forest; the transfer would later be highlighted in the 1997 Premier League report of Rick Parry, Robert Reid QC and Steve Coppell on bung culture in football
In the summer of 1993 he joined Kettering Town, a club his father John had played for in the 1970s. In October 1993, he returned to the Football League with Lincoln City, marking his debut on 30 October 1993 with the only goal as Lincoln defeated Rochdale at Spotland for the first time in 26 years.
He linked up with Dundalk for the 1994-1995 season, picking up a League of Ireland winner's medal as Dermot Keely's side captured the title on the final day of the season with a 2-0 win over Galway United. He returned to England, joining Hinckley Town at the beginning of the 1995-1996 season. After another spell on the sidelines due to injury, he joined Corby Town in December 1996 where he remained for over a season before injuries forced him into retirement.
In 2001, he began coaching on a part-time basis at Leicester City's academy, moving into a full-time role in the summer of 2003 with responsibility for the eight to 13-year-old groups
On the 23 April 2009, the same day that Roy Keane was appointed manager, he joined Ipswich Town as assistant manager on a two year contract.
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'''Laurence "Laurie" Kelly''' (born 28 April 1925 in Wolverhampton) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers
-DOCSTART-	11310490
'''James Joseph "Jimmy" Lawson''' (born 11 December 1947 in Middlesbrough) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town, where he later became player-manager.
-DOCSTART-	11310702
'''Anthony "Tony" Leighton''' (27 November 1939 - 4 April 1978) was a professional footballer who played as a striker for a number of Yorkshire clubs.
Born in Leeds, Leighton played for Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City.
He died of Motor Neurone Disease in April 1978, aged only 38.
He managed Bradford Park Avenue from December 1970 until October 1973.
-DOCSTART-	11310803
'''Eric Welsh''' (born May 1, 1942) is a retired Northern Irish footballer. He played in the right wing position. He was born in Belfast.
Welsh began his playing career as a youth team player for Irish team Distillery, before leaving for England in 1959 where he had spells with Exeter City, Carlisle United, Torquay United and Hartlepool. He also had a spell in South Africa with Port Elizabeth City.
While at Carlisle United, Welsh was part of the Northern Ireland squad, picking up 4 caps and scoring one goal, during the 1960s, this has made him Carlisle United's most capped player.
-DOCSTART-	11310843
'''John Kevin McHale''' (born October 1, 1939, Mexborough, England) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker for Huddersfield Town, Crewe Alexandra, Chester and Hastings United.
Kevin McHale was one of the most gifted youngsters to play for Huddersfield Town and over eleven seasons he became one of Huddersfield's most consistent and familiar postwar players. Despite his inexperience he became one of the steadying figures as Town began adjusting to life in the Second Division during the 1950s and 60s and, after making his debut at just seventeen years old, he was a regular in one of the strongest Town squads of the last fifty years.
Born in 1939, McHale began his career playing for Barnsley and England Schools, before joining First Division Town as a sixteen-year-old in May 1955. The Following season was to be Town's last in the top flight for fourteen years. A right-sided player was brilliant distribution and pace, Kevin's signature was much sought after by Town boss Andy Beattie but the young player delayed signing professional forms until after he gained England Youth honours. He eventually became a full-time professional in October 1956 and made an impressive debut against Leicester City, during which he scored Town's second in a 2-2 draw. It was the start of a long and distinguished career at Leeds Road.
Despite spending his entire Town career in the Second Division, McHale had the privilege of playing alongside some of the club's great names including Vic Metcalfe, Les Massie and Bill McGarry. But there was one player with whom McHale would click more than any other player and with whom he would strike up a devastating partnership - Denis Law.
Law made his debut three months after McHale and the teenagers immediately set about forming one of the most breathtakingly brilliant right-sided partnerships in the club's history. Kevin proved an ideal associate for Law to display his abundant ability and from making their partnership debut away at Notts County on December 24, 1956, the duo virtually ever present until the end of the season. Leeds Road regulars suspected their budding young professionals were something special, but it was not until the Third Round of the FA Cup in a second replay against Sheffield United that this was confirmed. The two turned in a match winning performance, arguably their best game together, as Town won 2-1 thanks to goals from Quested and Hickson. Interestingly the game was played at Maine Road and Law's performance had no doubt altered the eagle-eyed Manchester City scouts. Town progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup before being knocked out by Burnley.
During a debut season to cherish, McHale made 32 appearances, scoring 3 goals, and his place in the side was secure under new boss Bill Shankly. Over the next three seasons he made a further 96 appearances scoring a further 20 goals. He scored twelve goals during the 1959/60 season, finishing second in the scoring chart behind Les Massie. That was also the season Law left Leeds Road for Manchester City for a record transfer fee.
The following season, despite the loss of Law and the club only just avoiding relegation, McHale continued to flourish. By the time he hit his mid twenties he had already made over 300 appearances for Town and scored over 50 goals. During the early 1960s, manager Eddie Boot came and went as Town pushed for a return to the top flight and when Tom Johnston took the helm in 1965, McHale would enjoy just one more full season. In 1965-66 he was virtually ever present as Town narrowly missed out in promotion, finishing fourth in Division Two. He scored eight goals, but Johnston perceived lack of promotion as a failure and began to restructure the team.
As Johnston attempted to lower the average age of the team, 28 year old McHale was sidelined and from August 1966 to January 1968 he made just 12 appearances. He was soon transferred to Crewe Alexandra.
McHale is one of the most enduring figures of Town's history and to those who saw him play, one of the most endearing. Supporters' affinity with McHale was not just down to his consistency or his awe-inspiring relationship with Law; they had seen the youngster grow and develop and so he became a true favourite.
McHale arrived at Crewe Alexandra in January 1968 and four months later he had helped guide the Railwaymen to promotion from Division Four, which was followed by relegation in 1968-69. He remained at Gresty Road until October 1970, when he moved to Cheshire rivals Chester for -5,000. He made his debut in a 4-2 win against AFC Bournemouth and was an ever-present for the remainder of the season as Chester just missed out on promotion. He remained with the club the following season and took his tally to four goals in 64 league appearances for Chester before moving to non-league side Hastings United in the summer of 1972.
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'''Keith Frank Kettleborough''' (29 June 1935 - 2 November 2009) was an English professional footballer born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing for Rotherham United, Sheffield United, Newcastle United, Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield.
Kettleborough started his football career with Rotherham Y.M.C.A. and after a trial with Grimsby Town he turned professional with his home town club of Rotherham United, for whom he made his debut during the 1955-56 season. It took him two years to win a regular place at inside forward.
Sheffield United signed him in December 1960, but it was not until the following season that he earned a regular place in the first team. In five years with ''the Blades'' in the First Division he made 154 league appearances and scored 17 goals. In December 1965, he signed for Newcastle United, but only made 30 starts for ''the Magpies'' before transferring to Doncaster Rovers a year later, where he spent a short time as manager. In November 1967, he joined Chesterfield where he completed his Football League career.
Kettleborough died on 2 November 2009 in Rotherham. A minute's applause was observed before that day's match between Sheffield United and Newcastle United.
-DOCSTART-	11310945
'''George McLean''' (born August 24, 1897 in Forfar, Angus) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Bradford Park Avenue, Huddersfield Town and Forfar Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	11311103
'''Victor "Vic" Metcalfe''' (3 February 1922 - 6 April 2003) was a professional footballer who played as a winger for Huddersfield Town and Hull City. He was born in Barrow-in-Furness.
He gained a cap for England against Portugal in 1951, followed by another match against Argentina in 1952.
He also managed Halifax Town in 1966.
-DOCSTART-	11311219
'''Reginald Charles "Reg" Mountford''' (born 1908 in Darlington) was a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town in England, and a manager of the Danish football team.
-DOCSTART-	11311276
'''Terence "Terry" Poole''' (born 16 December 1949 in Chesterfield) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield United.
-DOCSTART-	11311413
'''Ian Robins''' (born February 22, 1952 in Bury, Lancashire) was a professional footballer who played for Oldham Athletic, Bury and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	11312143
'''Anthony David "Tony" Kenworthy''' (born 30 October 1958 in Leeds) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for Sheffield United and Mansfield Town.
Kenworthy served his apprenticeship with Sheffield United and made his league debut for the Blades at Norwich City in April 1976. During his early days, he won England youth honours. He played for Sheffield United for 10 years, making nearly 300 league appearances with 34 goals. Still the most by a defender in Sheffield United's history. In 1987, he signed for Mansfield Town, where he made 100 league appearances and scored the winning penalty to defeat Bristol City in the Football League Trophy final at Wembley in 1987.
In 1998 he replaced Danny Bergara for a short spell as manager of Grantham Town.
TONY KENWORTHY IS A LEGEND OF THE DOGS AND LOVES STEPH POTTS
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'''Horace Peter Bailey''' (3 July 1881 - 1 August 1960) was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Derby and was the goalkeeper of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He also won five caps for the senior national side between March and June 1908.
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'''Frederick William Chapman''' (10 May 1883 - 7 September 1951) was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Chapman played for Notts Magdala, Nottingham Forest and South Nottingham. He also guested for Port Vale in a league match against local rivals Stoke Reserves on 23 April 1910, Vale were 2-0 up when the match was abandoned due to a pitch invasion. In the summer of 1910 he agreed to assist ''the Vale'' 'in times of need', but he was not called into action for the club again.
He went on to co-found English Wanderers and later played for Oxford City, South Nottingham, Southall and Brentford. He also guested for Northern Nomads and Notts County.
Chapman was a member of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament of the 1908 Summer Olympics.
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'''Walter "Watty" Samuel Corbett''' (26 November 1880 in Wellington, Shropshire - 1955 in Birmingham) was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
He was a member of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament.
In 1908 he was a member of the full England squad who toured Europe for the first time, making three appearances in the space of seven days against Austria, Hungary and Bohemia; all three matches resulted in comfortable victories for England.
-DOCSTART-	11314041
'''Harold Payne Hardman''' (4 April 1882 - 9 June 1965) was an English footballer and later football chairman.
Born in the Kirkmanshulme area of Newton Heath, Manchester, he was discovered by Blackpool as a schoolboy and thrown into the first team during their season in exile from the Football League in 1899-1900. He made his League debut on 8 September 1900, in a home draw against Gainsborough Trinity, the first competitive game played at Blackpool's Bloomfield Road ground. He became almost an ever-present for the club over the next three years.
An outside-left, Hardman had the ability to switch flanks and sometimes played on the right wing. He possessed speed and a knack for trickery, and although not a regular goalscorer himself, he provided the final pass for many of the goals scored by Bob Birkett and Jack Parkinson. Blackpool, however, as a whole, were a team struggling in the Second Division, and they found it too difficult to hold onto him.
In 1903, he signed for Everton for a fee of -100. He played for the Toffees in the 1906 and 1907 FA Cup Finals before joining Manchester United in 1908, the year he became a member of the British team at the Olympics. Britain won the gold medal in the football tournament.
Hardman later played for Bradford City, during their first two seasons in Division One, and Stoke City.
Hardman also made four appearances for the full England team, all while with Everton, between 1905 and 1908, scoring once (against Ireland).
After his playing days ended, he became a well-known administrator and, later, director of Manchester United. He became chairman in 1951 and was still at the helm at the time of the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958, which claimed the lives of eight players and ended the careers of two others due to injury. He oversaw United's three league title glories of the 1950s as well as their foray into the European Cup.
He eventually became a solicitor in Manchester, where he died in 1965 at the age of 83.
-DOCSTART-	11314108
'''Robert Murray "Bob" Hawkes''' (18 October 1880 in Breachwood Green - 12 September 1945) was an English footballer who played for Luton Town, became their first international player, and competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Hawkes joined his local team Luton Town as an amateur in 1900, while working in the hat trade which was prominent in the town. Such was his quality, that he was a member of the English team which won the gold medal in the football tournament at the 1908 London Olympics. Meanwhile, he had become the captain of Luton Town.
He also made five appearances for the full England team, making his debut against Ireland on 16 February 1907. In 1908 he was a member of the England squad who toured Europe for the first time, making four appearances in the space of seven days against Austria (twice), Hungary and Bohemia; all four matches resulted in comfortable victories for England.
He was courted numerous times by clubs from the Football League, but always remained loyal to his roots at Luton, turning professional in 1911. He stayed with Luton until his retirement as a 39-year-old in 1920, when Luton rejoined the League themselves.
-DOCSTART-	11314317
Reverend '''Kenneth Reginald Gunnery Hunt''' (born 24 February 1884 in Oxford - died 28 April 1949 in Heathfield) was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Hunt was a member of Queen's College at Oxford University, where he earned four football Blues between 1904 and 1907.
Having been part of the Wolverhampton Wanderers team who had won the FA cup on 25 April 1908 (scoring the opening goal in a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United), he was a member of the English team, which won the gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics football tournament.
He also made two appearances for the full England team in 1911 against Wales and Scotland.
He again played in the 1920 Olympic tournament in Antwerp, when England lost in the first round to Norway.
In 1909, he was ordained as a Church of England vicar. He went on to become a Master and subsequently a Housemaster at Highgate School. He became Housemaster of Grindal House where the House colours are still to this day Black and Gold in tribute to Hunt's playing days at Wolverhampton Wanderers. One of his students at Highgate was Murray Walker.
-DOCSTART-	11314383
'''Herbert Smith''' (22 November 1879 - 6 January 1951) was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, playing at left-back.
He was born in Witney, Oxfordshire and was a member of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament.
He had previously made four appearances for the full England team in 1905 and 1906.
-DOCSTART-	11314613
'''Harold "Harry" S. Stapley''' (29 April 1883 in Southborough, Bromley - 29 April 1937) was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
He was a member of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament.
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'''Gareth John Griffiths''' (born 10 April 1970 in Winsford, Cheshire) is an English footballer.
Griffiths started his career with Rhyl before being bought by Port Vale for -1,000 in February 1993. He made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Stockport County on 12 February 1994 and found himself regularly appearing in the first team from August 1994. In November 1994 he developed a groin injury which required him to go in for a double hernia operation in January 1995, but by July of that year had regained his first team place. He spent November 1997 on loan at Shrewsbury Town before moving to Wigan Athletic on a free transfer in June 1998. He played over 50 games for Wigan before joining Rochdale in July 2001. At Rochdale and played close to 200 games in his five years with the club. Announcing his retirement from professional football in in May 2006, he moved out of the Football League and joined Northwich Victoria in July 2006, who he played for being leaving at the end of the 2006-07 season.
For the last 4 years of his playing career Gareth served on the Management Committee of the Professional Footballers Association reporting directly to Chief Executive Gordon Taylor OBE and other senior members of the management board. Whilst playing he obtained a first class honours degree, a post graduate marketing certificate and qualified as a financial consultant.
Since retirement from football he has been working in the financial services industry. He is a current trustee at the Professional Footballers Association and is a partner in Pro Sport Wealth Management LLP. They are a Chartered firm of Independent Financial Advisers who specialise in bespoke planning for both individual and corporate sports professionals.
He is also a director of Virtual Vista Ltd, who are involved in the sports and media technology sectors.
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'''David Anthony Lowe''' (born 30 August 1965 in Liverpool) is an English former footballer. He made almost 600 appearances in the Football League in a career spanning seventeen years.
Lowe began his career as an apprentice at Wigan Athletic on a recommendation by his teacher from his school league days to then Wigan manager Harry McNally. Subsequently, Lowe made his first-team debut in October 1982 against Reading. In 1985, Lowe would score in the Freight Rover Trophy Final with a spectacular overhead kick to help his team win the match 3-1.
In June 1987, after playing 188 League games for Wigan, Lowe made the transfer to Ipswich Town for -80,000, making his debut for them in the 1987-88 season. He would go on to become the club's leading scorer for that campaign and again in 1989-90, but was loaned out to Port Vale in 1992. In July of that year, Lowe signed for Leicester City for -250,000. In a pre-season friendly against Borussia Mnchengladbach, one of his first games for the club, he broke his cheekbone. However he would become a regular first team player at Leicester, he also spent February to May of 1994 on loan with Port Vale once again. Upon his return he was a first team regular until March 1996, when he re-signed for Wigan Athletic for -125,000.
In 1996-97, Lowe celebrated his 300th league game for the club and his goal in the final game of the season would secure the Third Division title and promotion to Division Two. The following season he would break the club's individual goalscoring record, his 60th goal to surpass Peter Houghton's tally coming in a 5-1 defeat of Burnley. After collecting the club's supporters' and Player of the Year trophies, Lowe was plagued by injuries and was released by Wigan in June 1999. Lowe made the move to Wrexham, where he was offered a player-coach role. In 2000, he spent a loan spell at non-league Rushden & Diamonds where, after netting four goals, he decided to retire as a player.
After retiring as a player, Lowe worked for the Professional Footballers' Association until 2002, when he joined Wigan Athletic under former team-mate Paul Jewell. A fully qualified coach, Lowe fulfilled various roles at Wigan before following Jewell to Derby County and becoming Head of the Youth Academy at the club. Following the departure of Jewell and prior to the arrival of new manager Nigel Clough, Lowe was placed in temporary charge of solitary game in January 2009, where his Derby team beat Manchester United 1-0 in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final at Pride Park Stadium. He left the club on 21 April 2009.
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'''Edward "Eddie" Lowe''' (11 July 1925 - 9 March 2009) was an English former professional footballer who played for Aston Villa and Fulham, making the second-all-time club record appearances for Fulham of 511, behind Johnny Haynes, between 1950 and 1963. He was also an England international and later, the manager for Notts County. Lowe died on 9 March 2009 in Nottingham.
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'''Les Barrett''' (born 22 October 1947 in Chelsea) is an English former professional footballer, making the third-all-time record appearances for Fulham of 487 starts and 4 substitutions.
He scored a total of 90 goals for the club, and was the teams top scorer in Fulham's Third Division promotion season of 1970-1971, with 15 goals. He was a fan-favourite at Fulham, and now lives a quiet life running a small market garden in Earlsfield. Whilst at Fulham he played in the 1975 FA Cup Final.
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'''Tobias Lars Mikaelsson''' (born 17 November 1988) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for Swedish side, FC Trollhttan.
Mikaelsson has said: "''I like to think I'm an intelligent type of player with decent technique and decent pace.''"
Mikaelsson signed for Aston Villa in August 2005 from Swedish Superettan side, Ljungskile SK - the team he also supports.
He is yet to play a game for the Villa senior team, but has made appearances in the youth level and for the Reserves - where has a prolific goalscoring record. Mikaelsson was thought to have a very bright future ahead of him, some pundits had previously tipped him to become a star while he was at youth level, and follow the footsteps of his boyhood idols Zlatan Ibrahimovi and Henrik Larsson.
Mikaelsson joined old club Ljungskile SK on loan in April 2007 to gain first-team experience, and he shone, scoring one goal and bagging five assists in the stint.
On 18 September 2007 he scored his first hat-trick for Villa Reserves - in a 4-1 victory against Derby County. In January 2008, Mikaelsson joined Port Vale on a one-month loan deal, joining up with team-mate Chris Herd.
In July 2008, Mikaelsson was rewarded with a one year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009. In April 2009, Mikaelsson had a trial at League One Hartlepool United following release from Aston Villa. The trial was unsuccessful.
Mikaelsson later returned home to Sweden and signed for FC Trollhttan in July 2009. In his first season in the Superettan, Mikaelsson scored a single goal in 18 appearances for Trollhttan.
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He was born in 1933, in Iran to Eshaya Pera and Batishwa Benyamin. His family moved to Baghdad to live at the Royal Air Force Station Hinaidi in 1935, where Youra's father worked for the Royal Air Force (RAF). In 1937, the family was transferred to Habbaniya along with the rest of the Hinaidi Assyrian and Armenian civilians and the Assyrian levies employed by the Royal Air Force.
At the age of 15, Youra started to play Levy Civilian in the RAF Football League in Habbaniya. In the same season, he captained the RAF Employees/Assyrian Club junior team to the RAF FA Youth Cup. He was soon promoted to the senior team for the 1949/50 season. That same season, the club won the League and Cup knock-out competition. Youra went onto to represent the RAF Habbaniya station team that played other RAF teams in Iraq and the Middle East, while he also played for the Civil Cantonment select team where Youra and other employees of the RAF lived with their families.
In April 1953, Youra scored a hat-trick for an Iraqi command team against an RAF team from the Suez Canal. His performance did not go unnoticed. Flight Lieutenant R. K. Weston, a football scout for English Football League club Bristol Rovers spotted him and recommended him to Bert Tann the Bristol Rovers manager at that time. Youra arrived in England on in August 1954. Since he only got a one month work permit in England, he had to appeal twice to extend his work permit. He finally worked as a miner in order to stay in England while playing as an amateur for Bristol Rovers 3rd team in the Western League. He was granted employment by the National Coal Board and he started working as a miner at Pensford Colliery, Somerset, on November 7, 1954. Youra made 23 appearances for the Bristol Rovers Colts in his first season scoring 3 goals; after hitting his first goal for the club, he got called up to play for the reserves playing in two games against Watford FC and Fulham FC.
Youra played only four games in his second season before the president of the Royal Iraqi Air Force FC, Brigadier Khadim Abbadi, invited him back to Iraq. He was offered an Iraqi citizenship and a place for him on the Force as a warrant officer provided he play for his club. He returned home to Baghdad in December 1955.
He made his international debut for Iraq in January 1956 in the 6-0 win over a Tehran select side. He went onto be came a regular for the Iraqi national team until the early 1960s, playing for Iraqi first ever Olympic team during 1960 Olympic qualifiers.
He was forced to retire in 1971 after he married a Swedish woman. The Baath Government forbid Iraqi military personnel to marry women from non-Arab countries. He was later transferred to Habbaniya air base as a sports officer to coach and oversee the training of military sportsmen. He moved to Sweden where he worked as a youth soccer coach. He died in 1992 at the age of 59.
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'''Johnny Newman''' (born 13 December 1933 in Hereford) is an English former footballer and manager. Newman played as a central defender, beginning his career with Birmingham City in 1951 where he won the Second Division and was on the losing side in a FA Cup final
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'''Mark Prudhoe''' (born 8 November 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for 17 different Football League clubs from his first club Sunderland to his last Macclesfield Town. His most successful spell in the game came at Darlington, where he picked up winner's medals for both the Football Conference and the Football League Fourth Division. Following his retirement as a player, Prudhoe was appointed goalkeeping coach at Hull City in 2005. He was born in Washington, Tyne and Wear.
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'''William Henry "Billy" Smith''' (born 23 May 1895 in Tantobie, England; died 13 April 1951) was a professional footballer who played most of his career at Huddersfield Town.
He is one of Huddersfield's all-time goal-scorers with 126 goals in his career between 1913 and 1934.
He scored Huddersfield's winning goal in the 1922 FA Cup Final against Preston North End at Stamford Bridge.
He also won three caps for England. He was also the first person ever to score from a corner.
He and his son Conway Smith were the first father and son to score 100 goals each. His grandson Robert played in the last ever match at the Leeds Road ground before it was knocked down.
He made 574 appearances for the Terriers, scoring 126 goals on the way. During a Division I match against Stoke he had a fight with a Stoke player. They were both sent off and it meant they would both miss a game. Unfortunately this was the 1920 FA Cup Final against Aston Villa he would miss. After Huddersfield went on appeal he would miss the next league game. Huddersfield lost the cup final 1-0 as Billy Kirton scored in extra time.
For a Huddersfield legend, the story opened in an unlikely manner. It was September 1913 when at a board meeting a letter of W.H. Smith of Tantobie in County Durham was discussed. The content of the note was short and to the point the point for the writer made it clear he was not prepared to accept terms of less than 50/- a week (-2.50) and for that reason did not wish to present himself to further trials.
In the 2nd half Smith was brought down on the edge of the area.The referee pointed to the spot. Smith, shaken stepped up himself to take the penalty but the Preston goalkeeper Mitchell jumped around on his line in attempt to distract Smith but Clem Stephenson said "Never mind the dancing devil, just shove it in the net. Smith did.
Smith was a key member of Herbert Chapman's famous team and in the final championship year (in 1926) received his first England cap.
He was one of five Huddersfield players who played in the "Wembley wizards" 5-1 demolition of England. He, Bob Kelly, Roy Goodall and Tom Wilson played for England, and Alex Jackson for Scotland; Jackson scored a hat-trick, while Kelly scored a consolation for England in the 89th minute. On 11 November 1933 he received his fourth benefit from the president of the football league. He later had a small player - manager stint at Rochdale.
He faded out from the game in the 1940s and died of cancer in 1951, after having his left leg amputated due to a mistreated football injury.
"Huddersfield Town - 75 Years On. A book by George S. Binns."
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'''Brian Stanton''' (born 7 February 1956 in Liverpool) Before becoming professional he was a amateur footballer in the local Liverpool leagues and also played a number of games for New Brighton. In November 1975 he joined Bury on amateur forms, for whom he later signed professional forms in March 1976 at the age of 20, following the conclusion of his engineering apprenticeship. An energetic and hardworking midfielder for Bury, Huddersfield Town (Wrexham on loan for one month in 85/86 season) and Rochdale. He also had a short period at the then non-league Morecambe before going back to the professional ranks for a couple of seasons with Rochdale until 1988 when he was released by the then manager, ex-Leeds legend, Eddie Gray. Having left Rochdale he later had a couple of seasons with the famous but now defunk, Colne Dynamoes.
According to the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, although not confirmed, he is widely believed to hold the record for the fastest hat-trick (6mins) for a player that isn't a striker [three of four goals] in the game against local rivals Bradford City in a 6-3 win on 1 January 1983. After retiring from the game he retrained to become a carpenter/joiner and worked for several years in this capacity until a back injury curtailed his career whilst working for Bury Council. Fortunately he was later able to gain an office position as a Planning Enforcement Officer with Bury and then moved to Bolton Council in 2003. He is an avid supporter of Liverpool F.C.. He is married to property lawyer Angela and has three children, Oliver, Victoria & Lydia.
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'''Hughie "Hugh" Turner''' (born August 6, 1904 in Wigan) was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper mainly for Huddersfield Town.
He was born in Wigan, but moved to Gateshead when he was younger. He played for Felling Colliery and Gateshead High Fell, before moving to Huddersfield in 1926.
He also played 2 games for England against France & Belgium in 1931.
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'''Samuel John Wadsworth''' (13 September 1896 in Darwen, England - 1 September 1961 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Blackburn Rovers, Nelson, Huddersfield Town, Burnley and Lytham.
He made nine appearances for England between April 1922 and October 1926, and was captain for his final four appearances.
He was later manager of PSV Eindhoven in the 1930s.
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'''William "Billy" Watson''' (born 31 December 1893 in Bolton on Dearne, Barnsley, England; died 1962 in Sunderland) was a professional footballer who played as a wing half for Huddersfield Town all his career from 1912 to 1927.
His sons Willy and Albert were on Town's playing staff in later years.
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His first managerial appointment was with Potton United, later taking over at Barton Rovers before resigning after four months to take over at Diss Town.
After leaving Diss, he managed Spalding United, from October to December 2002, later joining Wootton Blue Cross as assistant manager in June 2003.
In February 2004, Biley joined Kettering Town as assistant manager, working under his former Derby County colleague Kevin Wilson.
Biley had two spells as assistant manager of Kettering Town, separated by a short spell as caretaker manager of Spalding United in February 2006, before taking over as manager of Rothwell Town in November 2006.
In 2007, Biley was once again re-united with Kevin Wilson as he became Assistant Manager of Corby Town, however following a bad run on the back end of the year, Wilson was sacked and Biley was appointed Caretaker manager for the Steelmen's Southern League Premier Division clash with Hemel Hempstead Town, however the match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, and he left the club three days later, as Graham Drury took over as Manager, bringing his backroom staff from Stamford AFC with him.
In 2008, he went back to Spalding for a fourth time as manager, The Tulips were on the verge of relegation to the United Counties League, however Biely kept them in the Unibond League
Alan Biely resigned from his post at Spalding earlier this year. He resigned from his post at Rothwell in May 2007.
On 14 May 1985, Biley made a guest appearance for a Manchester United XI playing against an Oxford United XI for Peter Foley's testimonial. The match finished 1-1.
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Coultard, a midfielder initially, though moving back to sweeper towards the end of her career, made her international debut in a 3-1 win over the Republic of Ireland in 1981, at the age of 18. She went on to score 30 goals at international level, including 2 in England's first ever World Cup finals match, a 3-2 win over Canada in Sweden, in 1995. England went on to be knocked out at the quarter-final stage by eventual tournament runners-up, Germany. She was also part of the England squad which finished runners-up to Sweden in the first UEFA final in 1984, losing the final on penalties. She was also a non-playing member of the England side which suffered their record defeat - an 8-0 loss away to Norway in June, 2000. In October, 2000, she announced her international retirement in order to concentrate on a coaching role in the National Women's Football Academy in Durham.
At club level, she won two National League titles and six FA Women's Cup finals with Doncaster Rovers Belles.
On October 19, 2006, she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.
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'''James Ashley Constable''' (born 4 October 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a striker.
Constable started his career with the Cirencester Town youth system, before breaking into the first team during the 2002-03 season. He moved to Chippenham Town in 2003, before signing for Walsall in the Football League in 2005. He moved out on loan to Kidderminster Harriers of the Conference National in 2006, before signing permanently in 2007. After a year at the club, he returned to the League with Shrewsbury Town. After spending the 2008-09 season on loan at Oxford United, he signed for the club permanently in 2009. He has also played for the England C team, playing for them in the Final of the International Challenge Trophy against the Belgium under-21 team.
Born in Malmesbury, Wiltshire,
Football League sides Bristol City, Swansea City, Swindon Town and Walsall all made enquiries for Constable in November 2005.
He scored his first goal for Walsall in a 3-2 victory over Wycombe Wanderers in the Trophy on 20 December with a "fine drive", which drew the teams at 1-1.
He joined Conference National team Kidderminster Harriers on a two-month loan on 24 November,
He scored his first goals of the 2007-08 season with a hat-trick in a 4-0 victory over Exeter City on 1 September.
thumb|120px|right|Constable playing for Shrewsbury Town in 2008
Constable transferred to League Two club Shrewsbury Town on 31 January 2008, transfer deadline day, along with Harriers teammate Scott Bevan, being billed as "the striker to help Shrewsbury Town push for the play-offs."
Constable returned to the Conference after signing for Oxford United on a season-long loan for the 2008-09 season on 8 July.
Oxford announced he had agreed a permanent deal with the club in April, although this was denied by Shrewsbury, who stated the transfer was not yet complete. He scored the winning goal for Oxford in a 1-0 victoy over Wrexham with a header in the fourth minute of stoppage time,
Constable was named in the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in November 2007, for an International Challenge Trophy game against Finland.
Constable plays as a striker and is "a big, powerful frontman with bags of pace".
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference and Southern Football League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
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'''Jimmy Watson''' (born 16 January 1924 in Cowie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Armadale Thistle, Motherwell, Huddersfield Town and Dunfermline Athletic.
While he was at Motherwell, he gained 2 caps for Scotland.
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'''William John "Jack" Wheeler''' (13 July 1919 - 10 January 2009) was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Cheltenham Town, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town and Kettering Town. He helped Huddersfield Town to promotion to the First Division, and played more than 150 matches in the Football League for the club. After his playing career finished, he spent more than 25 years with Notts County, in a variety of roles including coach, trainer, caretaker manager and scout.
Wheeler was born in North Littleton, near Evesham, Worcestershire. He died in Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham on 10 January 2009 at the age of 89. A minute's applause was observed before Notts County's League Two game with Exeter City later the same day.
Wheeler played for Cheltenham Town in the Southern League before joining First Division Birmingham as a professional in 1938. He was signed as understudy and potential successor to England goalkeeper Harry Hibbs, but played only five first-team matches - as the youngest goalkeeper in the First Division
Wheeler had to spend some time in the reserves before becoming a first-team regular at Huddersfield.
In 1956 he joined Southern League club Kettering Town, where the former England international Tommy Lawton was player-manager. Though the club had struggled the previous season, Wheeler helped them win the Southern League title in 1956-57,
Between joining the club in 1957 and retirement enforced by arthritis in the hip in 1983, during which time he filled numerous roles including trainer, coach, caretaker manager and scout, Wheeler never missed a first-team match - 1,152 consecutive games. In recognition of such service, the club awarded him life membership and a permanent seat in the Meadow Lane directors' box, and had announced plans to rename their clubhouse "Wheeler's" in his honour.
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'''Alfred "Alf" Young''' (born 4 November 1905 in Sunderland; died 30 August 1977) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town between 1927 and 1945. He also played for Durham City and York City.
He played for England nine times between 1932 and 1938, including the infamous 6-3 win against Germany in Berlin in 1938.
He was also one of Denmark's caretaker managers during the 1950s. He also coached Esbjerg fB.
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'''Billy Dennis''' was an English soccer player in the League of Ireland during the 1920s and 1930s.
Dennis played a couple of games as an amateur at Port Vale before moving to Ireland to play for Bohemians.
Dennis was a dynamic inside right during this era in the League of Ireland and was part of the all-conquering Bohemians team of 1927-28 who won every trophy on offer that season. He was Bohs' top scorer that season with 12 goals in 18 league games, 26 from 36 appearances in all competitions. Billy scored in that season's FAI Cup Final on St. Patrick's Day as Bohs beat Drumcondra 2-1 at Dalymount Park.
Dennis spent the best part of a decade at Bohemians and won numerous medals.
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An inside forward, Paton began his senior playing career with Leeds United, returning to Scotland with Jock Stein's Dunfermline in 1961. He stayed ten years with the Fife side, helping them win the Scottish Cup in 1967-68 and reach the final in 1964-65. After over 200 first-team appearances he moved to Berwick Rangers in 1972, although the repercussions of two leg-breaks during his time with Dunfermline forced his early retiral after just five games for the ''Borderers''.
Paton subsequently began a coaching career, initially assisting Bobby Seith at Hearts before becoming a manager in his own right at Raith Rovers in 1974. He left the Kirkcaldy side after one season and returned to supporting roles, most notably at St Johnstone, where he was Alex Totten's assistant when they were promoted to the Premier Division. He had previously aided Totten at Dumbarton.
In 1993, Paton was appointed manager of Dunfermline Athletic, helping the side earn promotion during his six-year tenure. He has since worked for his former assistant at Dunfermline Dick Campbell, when Campbell was manager of Brechin City.
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'''Neil Sandilands "Sandy" Kennon''' (born November 28, 1933 near Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former professional footballer. His position was goalkeeper.
After beginning his career in his native South Africa where he played for Umbilo FC, Berea Park and Queen's Park, he was spotted by Huddersfield Town while playing for Rhodesia. He signed for the Terriers in 1956 and stayed there for three years before joining Norwich City in early 1959. Kennon was a member of the legendary Norwich team that reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1959 as a third division team and he played in both of the semi-final matches against Luton Town, having replaced the injured Ken Nethercott after the 6th round tie against Sheffield United. The following season, he played a key role as Norwich won promotion to division two of the Football League.
Kennon went on to play for Colchester United and Lowestoft Town before retiring. He was a bookmaker for many years after he stopped playing and also, for a while, had his own band called 'Sandy Kennon and the Blazers'.
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Nethercott began his career as an amateur with Cardiff City before signing a professional contract with Norwich City in 1947. He stayed at Carrow Road for 12 years, making 416 appearances for the Canaries. His final match for the club was on 28 February 1959 in an FA Cup 6th round match against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. Nethercott was injured during the match and played the last 30 minutes with a dislocated shoulder. The match was part of Norwich's legendary 1958-59 cup run, when they reached the semi-finals as a third division side. Nethercott was replaced in the team after his injury by Sandy Kennon. He won an England 'B' cap in 1953.
After leaving Norwich, Nethercott briefly played local non-league football for Wisbech.
On 14 December 2007, Norwich City announced Nethercott's death at the age of 82.
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Thurlow, a right-back, began his career in local non-league football (playing for Loddon and Bungay Town) before signing for Norwich as a professional in August 1954. He stayed at Carrow Road for ten years, playing an important part in the club's run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1959 and their promotion to division two a year later. In total, he played 224 games for Norwich, scoring 1 goal. After leaving Norwich in 1964, he played for Bristol City and Lowestoft Town before retiring. He died in 2002.
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'''Dominic "Dom" Iorfa''' (born January 10, 1968) is a Nigerian former professional footballer. He was born in Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria.
He has played professionally in England, Scotland, Turkey, Ireland and Belgium. Renowned for his electric pace but less than stunning control, he became a cult figure at many of the clubs he played for, particularly at Peterborough United where his name is still occasionally shouted during dull periods of matches. Currently he is a member of the board of the NFA and the chairman of Lobi Stars F.C..
On his debut for Aylesbury United he scored 2 goals, wearing his yellow "banana" boots. In his next game he was about to enter the field of play as a substitute when he had an altercation with the linesman and was given a red card. He never played for Aylesbury again.
He played 21 times for the Nigeria national football team.
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'''Marc Sebastian Pelzer''' (born September 24, 1980 in Trier) is a German footballer who plays as a left-back, who plays for Rot-Weiss Ahlen.
He began his career with FSV Salmrohr, before joining 1. FC Kaiserslautern as a 19 year-old. After two years in their reserve side, he moved to England, signing for Blackburn Rovers. Again, he was only a reserve player, making only one appearance, in the Football League Cup against Walsall. He returned to Germany after eighteen months at Ewood Park, joining his hometown club, Eintracht Trier. He played here for a season and a half, leaving in 2005 after the club's relegation from the 2. Bundesliga. He made the short journey to 1. FC Saarbrcken, where he played for one season, but was to suffer relegation again, and left the club. After three months without a club, he signed for Dynamo Dresden in October 2006, where he became a fans' favourite, and served as captain during the second half of the 2006-07 season. He left the club in the summer of 2007, with the intention of returning to England, but, after trials with Hull City and Plymouth Argyle, he did not earn a contract, and eventually returned to Dynamo Dresden, after the club had agreed a shirt sponsorship deal, and could afford to sign him. His contract with Dynamo was annulled in January 2009, at his own request, and moved later on 12 January 2009 to Rot-Weiss Ahlen.
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'''Samuel Koejoe''' (born August 17, 1974 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch footballer who is currently a free agent.
Koejoe, a pacy striker, has played much of his career in Austria and Germany, and has also played for Queens Park Rangers.
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'''Shaun Reay''' (born 20 May 1989) is an English football striker who currently plays for Unibond Premier Division side Whitby Town. He is from Boldon Colliery, Tyne and Wear and plays as a striker.
Born in Boldon Colliery, Tyne and Wear, Reay attended Boldon School, Boldon Colliery from the year 2000 and left in 2005. In 2008, he enrolled on a one year Association of Accounting Technicians course at South Tyneside College.
Reay's involvement in junior football included spells at Boldon Colts and Redheugh Boys. Redheugh have produced notable footballers including Paul Gascoigne and Don Hutchison. He cites his favourite moment at Redheugh as scoring the winning goal in the final of the Sage Tournament at Durham in 2004 against Redby Town. This was his last touch of the ball for the club before signing for Darlington.
As well as his footballing exploits he also represented his school in the South Tyneside Schools Cross Country Championships, finishing in fourth place.
Reay started his career with Darlington on a YTS contract and impressed so much so that he was given his first professional contract on 13 October 2006, an 18-month contract which would expire at the end of the 2007-08 season. Darlington's youth development director Mick Tait described him as "a lively striker who has been causing defenders all sorts of problems with his movement and pace". Shaun was given squad number 24 for the 2007-08 season. Whilst at Darlington Reay studied for a BTEC in Sports Science at East Durham & Houghall Community College in Peterlee, and was nominated for a Learning and Skills Council award by his club for continuing his studies at the same time that his football career was starting. He was also involved in a local road safety initiative, supported by Darlington F.C.
Although Reay played at junior and reserve level, he made only four appearances for Darlington's first team. In the 2006-07 season he started one game and came on as a substitute twice, and the following season made only one substitute appearance. On 22 May 2008 Reay was released from his Darlington contract by manager Dave Penney. On 11 July 2008, after being released by the club a few weeks earlier, manager Penney announced that the club had in fact retained the young striker and handed him another chance, with the intention of sending him out on loan to gain experience.
Reay signed for Conference North outfit Harrogate Town on loan for the 2008-09 season.
Blyth Spartans signed Reay on 22 October 2008 on a two-year contract, thus not only signalling the end of his loan spell with Harrogate Town but also the end of his time at Darlington, where he had become frustrated at the lack of first-team opportunities. On 25 October, in a Fourth Qualifying Round tie in the FA Cup against Sheffield F.C., Reay came off the substitutes' bench at half time to make his debut with Blyth 1-0 down. He made a big impact, setting up the equaliser and then putting Blyth 2-1 up with an instinctive first time angled drive
At the end of the 2008/2009 season, his first season with Blyth Spartans, Reay had made 36 appearances, starting 27, and scored 12 goals. On the 27th April 2009 it was announced Reay had been rewarded for his efforts by landing the Young Player of The Season Award. Reay collected his award at the Presentation Night on the 8th May 2009.
Shildon AFC signed Reay on 4 September 2009 with Blyth Spartans retaining his Blue Square Conference North registration for the season. Reay made his debut for Shildon AFC on Saturday 5th September in a home game against Consett AFC. Shildon AFC lost the game 2-1. In his after match report Shildon AFC manager Gary Forest promised supporters that Reay would score goals.
In October 2009 he signed for Unibond Premier Division side Whitby Town
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'''Brian Patrick McGovern''' (born 28 April 1980 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer.
A defender, he began his career with Arsenal, where he was also capped by the Republic of Ireland under-21s. He made a single appearance for Arsenal, as a substitute against Newcastle United on May 14, 2000, in which a youthful Arsenal side lost 4-2. While with the Gunners, McGovern also had a short loan spell with QPR. Norwich City manager Bryan Hamilton signed McGovern for a fee of -50,000 in August 2000.
McGovern was unable to establish himself in the first team at Carrow Road and was released in October 2002. He joined Peterborough United but after failing to establish himself there also, he returned to his native Ireland, where he played for St Patrick's Athletic, Longford, Shamrock Rovers and Bray Wanderers.
Made his Rovers debut on the 25th of March 2005.
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'''Arran Lee-Barrett''' (born 28 February 1984 in Ipswich) is an English footballer who currently plays for Ipswich Town.
Lee-Barrett signed for Ipswich in August 2009, from being a free agent.
When he was 8, Lee-Barrett joined his local club Whitton Sports Centre and took the position of goalkeeper.
After leaving Ipswich he was offered an apprenticeship at Fulham and Norwich, he chose Norwich as he preferred the atmosphere there.
Torquay, Doncaster and Shrewsbury all showed an interest in Lee-Barrett.
In January 2007, Lee-Barrett signed for Coventry City on loan as emergency cover for Luke Steele due to the injury of other Coventry keeper Andy Marshall.
Shortly after Lee-Barrett was signed by Hartlepool after been recommended by Hartlepool-s goalkeeping coach George Wood who had previously coached him at Cardiff.
After playing Harlepool's first game of the season, a 2-1 loss to Luton Town, he was dropped, with Danny Wilson picking Jan Budtz over him for the Pools next fixtures. He was released from his contract on 6 May 2009 after being deemed surplus to requirements.
On 21 August 2009, it was announced that Lee-Barrett had signed for the Championship team, on a short term deal. Ipswich Town. This came a day after Shane Supple had retired from the game aged 22. Lee-Barrett covered first-choice goalkeeper Richard Wright and was included in the squad that travelled to West Brom the next day.. He made his debut for Ipswich on the 29th of November against Cardiff City, coming off the bench in the 25th minute for the injured Richard Wright. Ipswich won the game 2-1. Following that game, Ipswich enquired into the possibility of bringing in a keeper on loan to replace Wright, despite the loan window not being open. This request was denied, leaving Lee-Barrett and Ian McLoughlin, the youth team goalkeeper, as the only two goalkeepers on professional contracts at the club. Ipswich's next game was away at Bristol City, and the former Norwich trainee fulfilled his dream by making his first start, and keeping a clean sheet.
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'''Dwight Wille''' (born 25 October 1989) is a Belgian football player who currently plays for Jupiler League side Cercle Brugge. Dwight is a versatile defender who can play anywhere across the back four, giving coverage when he is needed.
Wille was promoted to Cercle's first team in the 2007-2008 season, as he returned from his loan to the Blackburn Rovers Youth Academy. Wille was offered another season on loan at the Rovers' Academy, but instead he preferred to stay in Bruges, signing a 2 year contract, his first contract as professional football player.
He left Cercle Brugge in June 2009, when his contract expired. He has already been on trial with SV Zulte Waregem.
On 22 June 2009, it was announced that Wille signed a contract with ambitious third division side Koksijde. He rejected an offer from RAEC Mons as Koksijde guaranteed him more first team football than Mons.
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'''Mark Proctor''' (born 30 January 1961 in Middlesbrough) is an English former footballer and former football manager. He is currently under-18 coach at the Middlesbrough Academy.
Proctor began his career with Middlesbrough in 1978. He joined Nottingham Forest in 1981 for -440,000 before moving on to Sunderland in 1983 for -115,000. He remained with Sunderland for four years before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in 1987 for -275,000. After two years in Sheffield he returned to Middlesbrough in 1989 for -300,000. He had further spells with Tranmere Rovers, South Shields and Hartlepool United before retiring in 1998.
Proctor helped coach Middlesbrough's Academy to the FA Youth Cup in 2004, before becoming their reserve team manager. He then became assistant manager at Darlington and coach at Hibernian. He was manager of Hibernian on a temporary basis for two matches between the departure of Tony Mowbray and the appointment of John Collins. Under his tenure Hibs defeated Dunfermline Athletic 4-0
After leaving Hibs in the spring of 2007, Proctor was appointed manager of Livingston on 23 May.
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'''Peter Kavanagh''' (1910, Dublin, Ireland - February 15, 1993, Leverndale Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland), is a former Irish footballer who, during the 1920s and 1930s, played for, among others, Bohemians and Celtic. Kavanagh was a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI. After leaving Celtic, Kavanagh had spells with several clubs before finishing his career with a works team prior to the Second World War. He eventually settled in Glasgow where he died in 1993.
Kavanagh played junior football in the Drumcondra area of Dublin before signing for Bohemians in 1927. Bohs manager, an ex-Rangers player, Bobby Parker, put the teenage Kavanagh straight into the first team. Together with Jack McCarthy, Harry Cannon, Jimmy White, Jimmy Bermingham, Jeremiah Robinson and Christy Robinson, he was a prominent member of the successful amateur Bohs team during the late 1920s. During the 1927-28 season they won a quartet of trophies including the League of Ireland title, the FAI Cup, the League of Ireland Shield and Leinster Senior Cup . In April 1928 he also played in a prestige friendly for Bohs against Celtic. While at Bohs, Kavanagh also played twice for the League of Ireland XI. In October 1928 he scored twice as they defeated a Welsh League XI, 4-3 at Dalymount Park. Then in October 1929 he played against an Irish League XI, losing 2-1.
In April 1929 Kavanagh signed for Celtic and made his Scottish League debut in 2-1 win over Hearts on August 10 1929. He then scored his first goal for the club two weeks later against Aberdeen. Despite an initial bright start at Celtic, Kavanagh subsequently lost his first team place and was released by the club in May 1932.
When Kavanagh played international football between 1929 and 1930, there were in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Kavanagh played for both teams.
On October 19 1929 at Windsor Park, Kavanagh made his one and only appearance for the IFA XI in a 3-0 defeat to England. His team mates on the day included Elisha Scott and Joe Bambrick. In 1931 he turned down the offer of a second cap from IFA in order to play for the FAI XI against Spain.
In 1931 Kavanagh he also played twice for the FAI XI against Spain. On April 26 1931 he helped an FAI XI that also included Tom Farquharson, Paddy Moore, Jeremiah Robinson, Harry Chatton and Charlie Dowdall gain a respectable 1-1 draw at the Montjuic Stadium in Barcelona. In the dying seconds of the game, Kavanagh almost won the game for the FAI XI. Just after Farquharson had saved a penalty, he kicked the ball out to Kavanagh, who then made a break down the wing. However as the Spanish goalkeeper, Ricardo Zamora advanced, his shot hit the post and went wide. He made his second and last appearance for the FAI XI in the return game against Spain on December 13 1931 at Dalymount Park. This time however, Spain easily won 5-0.
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'''George Hunter''', (born in 1885 in Peshawar, India - February, 1934), was an English football half back. In his early days, he played for Aston Villa F.C., Oldham Athletic F.C., and Chelsea F.C.. In March 1914, he was sold to Manchester United F.C. He would stay with United until 1915 when his contract was canceled.
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'''Robin Francis Trott''' (born 17 August 1974 in Orpington) is an English football player and manager.
Trott began his career at Gillingham, where he made ten league appearances but found himself unable to command a regular first team place. In 1995 he left the club to try his luck in Hong Kong but returned to England the following year, where he has gone on to carve out a career in non-league football. A successful first season with Welling United saw him signed by Stevenage Borough for -8,000. He later played for Grays Athletic and Gravesend & Northfleet.
He served as player-manager of Margate from April 2006 until April 2008.
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'''Maceo Rigters''' (born 22 January 1984) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays his club football for English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers in England having first joined them back in 2007 from Dutch club NAC Breda signing on a four-year contract, and since then going on to make only 7 appearances in all competitions. He has also played for the Netherlands Under-21 team. He plays as a striker and was born in Amsterdam.
===SC Heerenveen, FC Dordrecht & NAC Breda===
Rigters started his football career at Eredivisie club, SC Heerenveen where he made his senior debut during the 2002-03 season. He had a short spell at Eerste Divisie club FC Dordrecht in the 2004-05 season. On 1 January 2005 he signed a four-and-half-year contract with Eredivisie club NAC Breda where he scored just five goals in 61 appearances.
Rigters was signed by Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee on 2 July 2007, with the striker signing a four year contract with the Lancashire club.
Rigters played only one more league game for the club that season on 11 February 2008, and after struggling to make an impact at the club,
On 8 August he joined Barnsley on loan for the 2008-2009 English football Championship league season.
In July 2009 Rigters was told he was free to find himself a new club. He subsequently undertook a trial at Southend F.C. in an attempt to earn himself a contract with the club. However the trial was not successful and he returned to Blackburn Rovers to wait for another trial offer.
He returned from he football wilderness in January 3rd 2010 when he featured for 20 mins against Villa in the F.A.Cup 3rd Round
Rigters scored on his debut for the Netherlands national under-21 team on 5 February 2008 when he came on as a second half substitute in a 3-0 win over Russia Under-21s, scoring the third Dutch goal.
He was called up by under-21 team coach Foppe de Haan as a last minute addition to the squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship on the eve of the tournament which was held in the Netherlands.
In the semi-finals against England Under-21s, Rigters scored a 90th minute equaliser with a bicycle kick to take the match to extra time and eventually a penalty shoot-out, in which Rigters also scored as well, and the Dutch team won the shoot-out 13-12. He was also voted Man of the match for the second time.
The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia Under-21s 4-1 in the final. Rigters scored the third goal, his fourth of the tournament, which put him ahead of England's Leroy Lita and gave him the Golden Boot as top scorer.
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'''Michael Joseph Brolly''' (born 6 October 1954 in Kilmarnock) is a Scottish professional footballer who played for Chelsea, Bristol City, Grimsby Town, Derby County, Scunthorpe United, Boston United, Scarborough and Goole. Michael is now head of science at St. Marys Catholic High School, Grimsby. He urges us all to do better at science and got very mad at Crees Meelows libby after he poured acid into Connor Swales's eye. This led to Meelows -Libby expulsion from the school.
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Van Wijk was a left-back who began his career in the youth system of Ajax Amsterdam. He was unable to break into the first team and joined Norwich City F.C. in 1982. He spent four years at Carrow Road and was a member of the Norwich teams that won the English League Cup in 1985 and the Second Division Championship in 1986. In that 1985 final, Van Wijk conceded a penalty kick when he handled in the area. To the relief of Van Wijk and Norwich, Clive Walker of Sunderland missed the penalty and Norwich won 1-0.
After leaving Norwich, Van Wijk played for a series of teams until 1995. While with Club Brugge he won the Belgian League championship and Belgian Supercup. After having managed several Belgium teams since 1995, he became manager of Willem II Tilburg in the Netherlands in 2006. On November 4th 2007, he left the club due to bad performances of the team.
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'''Dick Krzywicki''' (born '''Ryszard Lech Krzywicki''' on 2 February 1947 in Penley, Flintshire, Wales) was a professional footballer who played for Wales, although he was born to Polish parents.
He played for West Bromwich Albion, Huddersfield Town, Scunthorpe United, Northampton Town & Lincoln City.
His finest moment gaining his 8 caps for Wales was when he scored against the then world champions, England in the 1970 British Home Championship.
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'''Marciano Bruma''' (born as '''Marciano van Homoet''' on 7 March 1984 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Willem II. Van Homoet is a defender who made his debut in professional football as part of the Sparta Rotterdam squad in the 2004-05 season.
Van Homoet was signed by Barnsley on 8 June 2007.
When he broke his hand he had a plate screwed onto his second metacarpal in an hour-long surgery, the plate is a permanent attachment and can not be removed.
After breaking a bone in his hand during pre-season, Van Homoet made his Barnsley debut in December 2007 against Sheffield United.
During his first season at Oakwell, he excelled in the FA Cup Quarter-Final victory against Chelsea and also played at Wembley in the Semi-Final against Cardiff City.
His second season with the Oakwell outfit did not get off to a very good start; getting himself sent off in the first match of the 2008/09 season vs Queens Park Rangers.
He was released in July 2009 when his contract expired. He then signed a deal with Dutch side Willem II.
Marciano is the older brother of Chelsea player Jeffrey Bruma.
He had always been known as Marciano Bruma in the Netherlands, after dropping his father-s surname as a young child when his parents split up. But the FA insisted he should use the name on his birth cerificate, so in England he played as '''Marciano van Homoet'''
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'''Rachid Bouaouzan''' (born 20 February 1984) is a Dutch-Moroccan football player who currently plays for Wigan Athletic.
Bouaouzan is a footballer who was born in Rotterdam and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Sparta Rotterdam squad in the 2003-04 season.
Rachid signed a three year contract with Wigan Athletic in August 2007. The transfer fee was rumoured to be in the region of -300,000.
In his second season, while playing in the Eerste Divisie, Bouaouzan reached the Dutch news headlines due to a heavy foul on Niels Kokmeijer, his opponent playing for Go Ahead Eagles on December 17, 2004. Kokmeijer's leg was broken badly and he was subsequently forced to retire from professional football. Sparta Rotterdam suspended Bouaouzan for the rest of the season, which was more than the 10 match ban the KNVB awarded him. Besides that he was taken to court by the Dutch government for battery, a unique moment in Dutch football history. Bouaouzan was sentenced to a conditional six months in jail. In April 2008 the highest Dutch court changed this into an unconditional sentence.
At the end of the season Sparta Rotterdam qualified for the play-offs where Bouaouzan returned on the pitch. In the last and final play-off match Bouaouzan scored Sparta's winning goal over Helmond Sport, thus securing them a spot in the Eredivisie for 2005-06.
Because Bouaouzan was not able to get into the Wigan squad during the 2007/08 season, he went on a one-year loan deal to the Dutch Eredivisie side NEC Nijmegen. In Nijmegen he was first choice for manager Mario Been and was able to play in Nijmegen's UEFA Cup campaign. During the season he was banned to the reserve squad three times for disciplinary reasons and motivational problems. In April 2009, after another incident, he was sent back to Wigan.
Bouaouzan joined the Moroccan national team in their preparation in October 2006 in the Netherlands. He has played for the Dutch U21-team, but remains eligible to play for both senior national teams.
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'''James 'Jimmy' Logan''' (born 24 June 1870 in Troon, Scotland; died 25 May 1896 in Loughborough, England) was a former professional footballer. He is most famous for scoring a hat-trick in the 1894 FA Cup Final for Notts County in a 4-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers.
Logan started his career at Ayr F.C.. On 21 March 1891, he scored on his full Scotland debut, finishing on the winning team in a 4-3 victory over Wales. He came to the attention of Sunderland that day and in 1891 signed for them, making two appearances as Sunderland won the 1891/1892 season.
In October 1892 he returned to Ayr F.C. briefly before signing for Aston Villa for a transfer fee of -30. He played ten times for them in the 1892/1893 season, scoring on seven occasions, and followed that up with one goal in four games before Notts County signed him. Notts County at this point were a Second Division Club, but this only helped Logan as he went on to score 21 goals in 21 games, guiding the club to their first FA Cup Final. Notts County eliminated three clubs from the First Division to reach the final and beat Bolton Wanderers 4-1, Jimmy Logan scoring a hat-trick to seal the victory.
Logan moved on to play for Dundee and later Newcastle United, scoring eight goals in the nine games, before transferring to Loughborough F.C.. It was here than his career ended. Loughborough on their way to play Newton Heath (now known as Manchester United) discovered that their kit had been lost. Unable to borrow any shirts, had to take to the field wearing their ordinary clothes. Rain fell heavily throughout the 90 minutes, and at the end of a 0-2 defeat, Loughborough's players had to return home wearing the very clothes they had played the match in. Logan caught a cold, which he managed to shake off, but not long after scoring in a 4-1 victory in the final game of the season against Crewe Alexandra, Logan relapsed, caught pneumonia and died, aged 25.
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'''Jan-Paul Frederik Daniel Saeijs''' (born 20 June 1978) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for Roda JC.
Saeijs is a defender who was born in Den Haag and made his debut in professional football, being part of the ADO Den Haag squad in the 1998-99 season.
In January 2009 he joined Southampton on loan, with an option of making the deal permanent if Southampton are still in the Championship at the end of the 2008-09 season. He made his debut in a 1-0 victory over Barnsley on 10 January.
He scored his first two Southampton goals against Watford, a header and a 30 yard free kick.
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'''Derek Henry Junior Duncan''' (born 23 April 1987) is an English footballer, currently playing as a winger for AFC Wimbledon.
Duncan was signed by Grays Athletic on a one-year deal on 25 May 2007, following his release by Leyton Orient.
Duncan was signed by Paul Lambert in the summer of 2007 and joined Wycombe Wanderers, where he failed to make a league appearance before having his contract terminated by mutual consent in January 2009.
On the same day it was announced that he had left Wycombe Wanderers, it was announced that the winger had signed for Ebbsfleet United until the end of the 2008-09 season.
He signed for AFC Wimbledon on 15 June 2009.
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'''Jonas Olsson''' (born 10 March 1983) is a Swedish defender who plays for West Bromwich Albion.
Olsson was born in Landskrona and made his debut in professional football in 2003 as part of the Landskrona BoIS squad. Olsson is considered to be a very tough defender, playing as a centreback or leftback. He considers fellow Swedish defender Olof Mellberg to be an inspiration.
Two years later he was sold for 750.000 euro to Dutch side N.E.C. Nijmegen. While playing in Sweden Olsson was known for his physical play and in 2004 he was the player who picked up the most cautions that year. Playing for NEC Nijmegen evolved his game and the cautions became a thing of the past. Olsson himself says that the Dutch -one against one approach- to defense has improved his game.
He was linked with a move to the Premiership several times with Bolton Wanderers, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and Everton. Olsson scored three goals in the Eredivisie in 2007-08.
On 22 August 2008, Olsson was linked with a move to West Bromwich Albion.
On 29 August 2008 West Bromwich Albion confirmed his signing subject to a medical for an initial fee of -800,000 with a possible -360,000 of performance related add ons.
Olsson made his first appearance, starting against West Ham United on 13 September 2008. He scored his first goal for West Brom, in a 1-0 win away to Middlesbrough.
In a match against Doncaster Rovers on September 15 2009, Olsson headed two goals.
While Olsson has played many matches for the Swedish under 21-squad, he has yet to break into the senior squad. Roland Andersson, the former assistant coach to the national team has observed Olsson on several occasions, but he has never been chosen to represent his country.
When not playing football, Olsson enjoys playing the guitar. He lists The Rolling Stones, Oasis, Babyshambles and The Who as some of his favourite bands. Prior to his footballing career, Olsson trained to be a human rights lawyer and is today a fully qualified lawyer.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Holt''' (born 21 April 1978, Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Northampton Town.
Holt started his career at Oldham Athletic where he stayed for six years, playing 114 times and scoring 10 goals. Holt sufficiently impressed Hull City during a loan spell, who paid -150,000 to secure his services. He came up through the club's centre of excellence.
His career at Hull City was quite good to start; he played 30 times in his first season. However, the following year, he found himself surplus to requirements, first loaned out to Barnsley and then Shrewsbury Town. In the 2003-04 season, he sat on the bench mostly, only starting six of his 25 games that season. He found himself moving to Wrexham on a free transfer. At Wrexham, he played 86 matches, scoring on 10 occasions. At the end of his two-year contract, he got offered a deal by League One side Northampton Town, allowing him to prove himself in the next league up.
In his first season at Northampton, having been snapped up on a Bosman transfer by manager John Gorman, he played 37 games, none of them from the bench as had been his career's main problem, and scored twice. He was retained by the club at the end of the 2006-07 season.
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'''Joshua "Josh" McQuoid''' (born 15 December 1989) is an English born Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for Bournemouth.
He recently scored twice for Northern Ireland Under 21's against Scotland Under 21's.
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'''Leon Aidan Osborne''' (born 28 October 1989) is an English footballer, who plays for Bradford City. He is a winger.
Born in Doncaster, Osborne made his league debut for Bradford City when he came on as substitute in the final ten minutes of City's 2-2 draw with Millwall on the final game of the 2006-07 season.
Although still predominantly a member of the youth set-up at the Bantams, Osborne caused controversy when he insulted the club on his Bebo page. Osborne subsequently apologised for his misdemeanor and was reprimanded by the club and manager Stuart McCall, and remained at the club.
He did not play for the first team during the 2007-08 season,
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'''Jeremy Morley "Jerry" Gill''' (born 8 September 1970) is an English professional footballer who plays for Redditch United. Despite his late entry into the professional game - he made his debut in the Football League at the age of 27 - and a career-threatening injury sustained five years later, Gill has played more than 250 Football League matches, for Birmingham City, Northampton Town and Cheltenham Town, and was still playing in Football League One, the third tier of English football, three weeks after his 38th birthday. He usually plays at right-back, but can play in defence or in midfield. His various managers view his strengths to be his professional approach to the game and the enthusiasm and whole-hearted determination he shows on the field.
Gill began his football career with non-league club Trowbridge Town. After an unsuccessful 18 months in London with Leyton Orient, he returned to the semi-professional game with Weston-super-Mare followed by six seasons with Bath City. A season at Yeovil Town, where his goals from midfield helped the club to promotion to the Conference, earned Gill selection for the England National Game XI - England's representative side for semi-professional players - and a transfer to the Football League with First Division club Birmingham City.
Though Gill struggled to establish himself with Birmingham, and was never an undisputed member of the starting eleven, he played a big part in the club's 2001 League Cup run, and was controversially omitted from the squad for the final. After Birmingham's promotion to the Premier League, he moved to Northampton Town, where he suffered knee ligament damage which ended his career with the club. He went on to spend four seasons with Cheltenham Town, helping them to promotion to League One via the play-offs. He spent most of the 2008-09 season as player-coach of Forest Green Rovers. After applications for two managerial posts were unsuccessful, Gill signed for Conference North club Redditch United in September 2009.
Gill was born in Clevedon, Somerset, and attended Backwell School. As a schoolboy he played football for Parkway Youth Club, alongside fellow future professional player Marcus Stewart,
In December 1990, after a brief stint with Weston-super-Mare, Gill joined Bath City, newly promoted to the Conference.
Since 1986, Bath City had drawn a significant amount of income from allowing Football League club Bristol Rovers to share their Twerton Park ground; Rovers' return to Bristol at the end of the 1995-96 season meant that savings needed to be made, including cuts in the playing budget.
Though Yeovil were at the time in the Isthmian League Premier Division, the level below the Conference, under player-manager Graham Roberts they were playing good football and were expected to challenge for promotion.
International selection attracted scouts from Football League clubs, and Gill was invited to Birmingham City to take part in trial matches. Halfway through the season, Roberts had brought striker Howard Forinton to Yeovil from Oxford City; his 23 goals in 21 games
Gill spent nearly a full season at St Andrew's before he finally made his Football League debut, at the age of 27, on 18 April 1998 in a 3-0 defeat of Swindon Town.
After Rowett made a -3 million move to Premier League club Leicester City, Gill faced competition from Nicky Eaden, newly arrived from Barnsley, Northern Ireland international winger Jon McCarthy, often used at right wing-back, and a variety of loan signings.
:Jerry knows what the situation is. I think he's done very well for us, considering we plucked him out of non-league football at Yeovil. But he is aware that I have been looking for a right-back and I will continue looking for one. That doesn't mean I don't appreciate what Jerry has done for me since I signed him three-and-a-half years ago. There isn't a more reliable player at the club than Jerry Gill. He captains my reserve team, his fitness is of a very high standard and he has endless enthusiasm. When I put him in the first team, he never lets me down. I value Jerry's professionalism and for as long as I remain manager of Birmingham, there will always be a place for him here.
Gill signed a two-and-a-half-year contract in January 2001. Having taken part in most of the games in Birmingham's League Cup run, he was omitted from the first leg of the semi-final at Ipswich Town in favour of loan player Steve Jenkins.
Recalled for the second leg, he produced an excellent performance,
Gill played in almost every game after the League Cup Final until Francis left the club the following October,
At the start of the 2002-03 season Gill joined Second Division club Northampton Town on a month's loan. Northampton's manager, the former Birmingham player Kevan Broadhurst, praised his qualities of leadership and determination:
:Jerry will lead at the back by example. He does not pull out of anything and if there is a tackle to be won he will win it.
The loan was twice extended for a further month,
By Christmas 2006, while the team worked towards maintaining their place in League One, Gill had already reached his target of 25 games for the whole season which triggered the offer of another year's contract;
:Jerry's form has been impressively consistent over the past few seasons, he has maintained excellent fitness levels and will once again be a very valuable player for us next season. He is a very good professional who is always on the training field. That is why his career has lasted as long as it has. Jerry is a very good influence on the dressing room as well and I'm delighted that he will be staying with us.
He made his 200th start for the club in August 2008,
Gill joined Forest Green Rovers as player-coach on 1 October 2008, initially on loan, expecting to make the move permanent when the transfer window opens in January 2009.
During the summer of 2009 Gill worked as a coach in Birmingham City's youth system. He was shortlisted for the post of manager at Conference club Cambridge United, but lost out to the more experienced Martin Ling,
Gill signed for Conference North club Redditch United in September 2009.
Gill has been popular wherever he has played. At Birmingham the fans used to greet him with a Jerry Springer-style chant of "Jerry! Jerry!",
:We played Birmingham City in pre-season and he got a lovely ovation from their supporters and it was the same at Yeovil last year. He got a lovely clap at Northampton a few weeks ago when he was taken off. I don't think that happened by coincidence. And I've got a feeling that if he leaves Cheltenham he will get a similar reception if he comes back with another club. Supporters recognise him and they see the whole-heartedness and the commitment and the ability that he has got.
When Gill did leave Cheltenham, chairman Paul Baker confirmed Ward's feeling:
:Jerry has been a fantastic ambassador for the club following his arrival from Northampton some four years ago. He quickly established himself in the first team and became one of the fans' favourites with his consistent performances, cheery smile and friendly manner. Without question he has played a very important part in the club's success in achieving promotion and subsequently retaining our Coca-Cola League One status.
His enthusiasm for the game remained undaunted. Asked at the age of 37 what part of training he enjoyed, he replied "All of it. There's no better feeling than coming in, even on a cold day, and feeling fit and on top of your game."
Gill is married to Victoria and has a son.
:::a. This refers to the level within the English football league system at which each club was playing.
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'''Craig Kevin Reid''' (born 17 December 1988 in Coventry, England) is an English footballer, playing for Newport County in the Conference South. He signed for the Welsh club from Cheltenham Town in December 2008 after spending three months on loan with Grays Athletic.
In September 2009, Reid was selected as Conference South "Player of the Month" after a run of seven goals in five matches.
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'''Graham Atkinson''' (born 17 May 1943 in Liverpool) is an English former football player. He was a stalwart at Oxford United in their initial years in the Football League (1962-1974). His brother is Ron Atkinson.
Graham Atkinson joined Aston Villa's groundstaff at the age of 15, but like his brother Ron, failed to make the first team. He was released for the occasional game for Headington United (the team later to become Oxford United) during 1959-1960 and before reaching his 17th birthday (when he could have signed full-time for Aston Villa), he signed for the Southern Leaguers. He developed in the Reserves during his first season, but came to the fore at inside-right in the second of the two successive championship years (1961-1962).
Graham Atkinson made history by scoring Oxford United's first goal in the Football League on 18 August 1962 at Barrow. He often found it difficult to score consistently and received criticism from sections of the home crowd. After being tried at right-half in the Reserves, he left in April 1963 for a loan spell at Cambridge United. He missed out on Oxford United's F.A. Cup glories of 1963-64, but after his return from loan, midway through the following term, he was a revelation.
He was a far more complete striker and for four years was the mainstay of the goalscoring department. From 1968, Atkinson's vision and passing ability were used to excellent effect in the Second Division. The bulk of the 1972-73 season was lost to injury, bit he came back as good as ever until he left at the end of the 1973-74 season to join Ron Atkinson at Kettering Town.
Oxford United - A complete Record 1893-1989 by Andy and Roger Howland ISBN 0-907969-52-6
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'''Jamie Paul Green''' (born 18 August 1989) is an English footballer, currently playing for Rotherham United in League Two. During the 2008/09 season, Jamie became first choice left-back for the Millers, breaking through after some impressive performances in the reserves.
He finished with nine appearances for Rotherham and he scored one goal vs Barnet on the final day of the 2007-08 season, it was also the last ever goal scored at Rotherham's historic home ground Millmoor. His second goal for the Millers in the 2-0 win over Gillingham at Don Valley Stadium, it was a great run and a fierce drive to seal the game. Jamie broke into the first team after a horrific leg break to defender Stephen Brogan and made his debut as a substitute away in the 1-0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers in February 2008. He started the 2008/09 season a regular but with the signing of Andy Nicholas in late August, found himself as back up. After a shaky set of results for Rotherham, Mark Robins gave Jamie a start at left wing back and he has arguably become The Millers' best performer of the season, endearing himself to the Millers' faithful for his whole-hearted displays and consistent performances, which led to his second career goal against Gillingham where he stole two yards on their defence and ran almost half the length of the pitch before slamming it into the roof of the net. It is said that once Stephen Brogan returns from injury, the two will form a terrific partnership down the left hand side due to the versatility of the pair. Whilst his primary position is left back, his energetic and committed style of play enable him to fulfill the wing-back role very comfortably, and this is arguably his best position.
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'''Liam King''' (born May 31, 1997 in Darlingotn, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Heighington in the 4th Division. King can play in left midfield or attacking roles, and was given squad number 2 at the start of the 2008-09 season.
On January 1, 2008, Liam joined  on a month long loan, making his first team debut the same day in a 2-1 victory against Northwich Victoria. After several appearances, the loan was extended until April.
King was released by Rotherham after the 07/08 season, and subsequently signed for Matlock Town of the UniBond Premier Division
-DOCSTART-	11435326
'''Nathaniel "Nat" Kerr''' (born 31 October 1987) is an English footballer whose preferred position is at right back, and is currently plays for Conference North club Northwich Victoria.
Kerr started his career at Crewe Alexandra youth academy but was picked up by Rotherham United after being let go. He made his debut on 21 April 2007 in the 1-0 defeat at Yeovil Town coming on as a late sub for David Worrell. Rotherham had already been relegated at this point of the season and manager Mark Robins played Kerr in all the remaining games. The following season Kerr didn't play at all for the Millers but was loaned out in November 2007 to Northwich Victoria. At the end of the season he was released.
On 13 October 2008, Kerr joined Conference National team Barrow on non contract terms after impressing joint management duo Dave Bayliss and Darren Sheridan playing for the Bluebird's reserve side. He made his debut on 18 October in the home win over Eastbourne Borough. He did not gain a regular place in the team, however, and was released by the club in May 2009.
-DOCSTART-	11435354
'''David Nigel Sims''' (born 9 August 1931), known as '''Nigel Sims''', is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Peterborough United in the 1950s and 1960s.
Sims was born at Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire. He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers from Stapenhill in August 1948 as understudy to Bert Williams, and made his first-team debut on 18 April 1949 in a 1-1 draw with Sheffield United in the First Division. While a National Serviceman in 1950, Sims played for the Army in a representative match against an Irish Football Association XI. During his eight seasons at Wolves he only made 39 appearances before transferring to Midlands rivals Aston Villa in March 1956. He made his debut against Burnley that same month.
He was on the winning side in the 1957 FA Cup Final, in which Villa beat Manchester United 2-1, followed three years later by a Second Division winners' medal. In 1961 he helped Villa lift the inaugural League Cup.
In September 1964, having lost his place in the side, he transferred to Peterborough United. He appeared only 16 times for them before trying his luck in Canada, having already spent a summer with Toronto City. He appeared twice for the Toronto Falcons in the National Professional Soccer League, and also played for Toronto Italia.
-DOCSTART-	11435368
'''Tom Cahill''' (born 21 November 1986) is an English footballer, who plays for Fleetwood Town. He is a forward.
Born in Euxton, Lancashire Cahill attended St Mary's High School in Leyland and Runshaw College, where he was a member of their Football Academy. He played in the youth team of West Lancashire Football League side Euxton Villa for several years. In July 2006 he signed for Northern Premier League side Matlock Town while studying for a law degree at Sheffield University. In the 2006-07 season he scored the winning goal against Conference South side Histon in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup.
Cahill was set to move to the United States to start a scholarship. However, after he impressed on trial, he instead signed a two year deal with Rotherham United at the start of the 2007-08 season . Matlock received no fee for the 20-year old, but they did manage to negotiate a 10% sell-on clause, three pre-season friendlies with ''the Millers'' over a five-year period, and first refusal on any youngsters that Rotherham were prepared to release on loan deals.
Cahill was hit with niggling injury's at the start of his Rotherham career. His first appearance for ''the Millers'', came on 6 October 2007 as a 78th minute substitute in a 3-2 home win over Mansfield Town. After two injuries, Cahill was sent on loan to Conference National side Altrincham on 1 January 2008, where he made 11 appearances, scoring one goal on 8 January in a 2-1 victory over Kidderminster Harriers.
He returned to Rotherham United on 12 March, making a further six appearances that season. In October 2008, Cahill joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Ilkeston Town on a three month loan deal.
After a two month trial period Cahill signed for Conference North side Fleetwood Town on 1 August 2009,.
-DOCSTART-	11435488
'''Liam Dolman''' (born 26 September 1987 in Northampton, Northamptonshire) is an English footballer currently playing at Kidderminster Harriers. He can play at either centre-back or right-back. He was born in the area, and came up through the club's centre of excellence after starting his career at Brixworth Juniors.
Also a keen cricket player, Dolman went on loan to Southern League side Aylesbury United in 2005-06, where he made a real impact. This convinced John Gorman to recall him at the start of 2006-07, although he never really got a first-team chance.
When Stuart Gray was appointed as manager in January 2007, Dolman's luck changed. He was named quite regularly in the 16-man squad towards the end of 2006-07, and started one game against Doncaster Rovers, which he said he really enjoyed
-DOCSTART-	11437071
'''Paul George Barron''' (born September 16, 1953 in Woolwich, London) is an English former football goalkeeper. He is the current goalkeeping coach at Newcastle United.
Barron qualified as a PE instructor before becoming a professional footballer.
He signed for Arsenal in July 1978 for -70,000, as cover for Pat Jennings. Barron made his Arsenal debut on August 2, 1978 against Manchester City but was unable to oust Jennings from the first team; after only eight appearances in two seasons he moved on to Crystal Palace in 1980. He joined Palace along with Clive Allen, while Kenny Sansom moved to Arsenal as part of the deal.
Barron later played for West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City, Queens Park Rangers and Reading, as well as non-league Welling United and Cheltenham Town.
He appeared in the 1986 League Cup Final for QPR, in their defeat by Oxford United at Wembley Stadium.
After retiring as a player, Barron became a goalkeeping coach, working at Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion. He then moved to Aston Villa, before joining Middlesbrough in 2001.
-DOCSTART-	11438827
'''Paul Anthony Joseph Moulden''' (born 6 September 1967) is an English former footballer who played for Manchester City, Bournemouth, Oldham Athletic and Birmingham City as a striker.
Born in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, as a youth Moulden entered the Guinness Book of Records by scoring 340 goals in a single season for Bolton Lads Club under-15s.
Moulden spent just seven months on the south coast, scoring 13 goals in 37 starts for ''the Cherries'', before moving to Oldham on transfer deadline day. At Oldham he struggled with injuries, starting 19 matches in three years. He then had short spells with a succession clubs, playing for Brighton, Birmingham, Huddersfield and Rochdale before dropping out of League football in 1996.
After retiring from full-time football, he opened a fish and chip shop and played non-league football for Accrington Stanley
-DOCSTART-	11440524
'''Antony''' "'''Tommy'''" '''Jaszczun''' (born 16 September 1977 in Kettering, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for conference side Kettering Town, where he plays as a defender.
Jaszczun started his career as part of the prestigious Aston Villa youth team playing alongside Gareth Barry, Lee Hendrie and Darius Vassell. He never managed to get into the first team setup and was sold on to Blackpool for a fee believed to be -50,000.
Following a loan spell, Jaszczun joined Cambridge United in July 2006. However he was forced into retirement in March 2007 as he had been sidelined since November with a toe injury and has been unable to return to training despite an operation and prolonged rehabilitation.
Jaszczun came out of early retirement to play for his hometown side, Kettering Town. He was manager Mark Cooper first signing in May 2007.
-DOCSTART-	11441325
'''Nicholas "Nicky" Peverell''' (born April 28, 1973 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English former footballer.
Peverell played for York when they beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in 1995.
His career was ended by a snapped Achilles.
He now works for Middlesbrough Council, working with "at risk" young people, following a spell with the South Tees Youth Offending Service.
-DOCSTART-	11447731
'''Charlie Wallace''' (born January 20, 1885) is a former English footballer who played for Aston Villa. Wallace was the first person to miss a penalty in the FA Cup Final in 1913. Villa still went on to win 1-0 against Sunderland despite his penalty miss.
He shares his name with the famous comedian Charlie B Wallace.
-DOCSTART-	11448921
Barlow joined Manchester City as a schoolboy, turning professional in 1956.
With first team opportunities limited at Manchester City, in August 1963 he transferred to Oldham Athletic.
After finishing his playing career, Barlow moved into business. In 1994 this saw him return to football as part of Francis Lee's takeover of the club. Barlow became the club's first chief executive,
-DOCSTART-	11449509
}}'''David Weir''' (born 1863 in Aldershot, Hampshire, died 1933 in Bolton, Lancashire) was an English footballer who played for several clubs in the 19th century, including Bolton Wanderers and Ardwick (Manchester City), and won two caps for England.
In the infancy of professional football, Weir played for a number of teams, including Hampton, Glasgow Thistle, Maybole and Halliwell. He then signed for Bolton Wanderers, where he was an ever-present in the first ever season of the Football League. He scored his first League goal on 22 September 1888 against the Preston North End team known as ''the Invincibles''.
Weir played in a number of positions. In his first spell at Bolton he was renowned for his ability as a centre-half, yet scored 31 times in two seasons. In an FA Cup tie against Sheffield United on 1 February 1890, Weir scored four goals in a 13-0 rout, with a further five goals coming from Jim Cassidy.
In May 1890 he joined Ardwick, the predecessor of Manchester City. The transfer was viewed as an unusual move as Ardwick were not a League club at that time, and did not join the Football Alliance until 1891. At Ardwick, Weir played primarily as a forward. On 4 October 1890, he scored the club's first ever FA Cup goal, part of a hat-trick. Retaining the services of a player with the standing of Weir was costly for a fledgling club such as Ardwick; in the 1891-92 season the club hosted a benefit match against a representative team of internationals to raise money for him.
In 1892, Ardwick joined the Football League as founder members of the Second Division. Weir was the club's top goalscorer in their first League season, scoring eight goals in 14 appearances. In January 1893, he returned to Bolton Wanderers where he made a further 45 appearances over three seasons.
His performances for Bolton resulted in international recognition; he made his England debut on 2 March 1889, a 6-1 win against Ireland. He gained a second cap a month later in a 3-2 defeat to Scotland. Some observers credited him with England's second goal, which was officially recorded as a Billy Bassett goal.
After his playing career, Weir had a brief period in football management, managing Glossop between 1909 and 1911.
-DOCSTART-	11449584
Nick Henry started his profesional career with Oldham Athletic after coming up through their youth academy. He made his debut in the 1986-87 season under Joe Royle. He played a major part in the clubs most successful period, including the 1989-90 cups runs, reaching the final of the League cup and the semi-final of the F.A Cup, famously scoring in the 3-1 League Cup victory over Arsenal. He again played a major part in the clubs promotion to the top flight the following season, and a year later he scored on the opening day of the brand new Premier League, in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea in 1992. In ten years at the club he made 273 league apps, scoring 19 goals.
On 28 February 1997, Nick Henry earned a -500,000 move to Sheffield United. His debut came on 9 December when the blades lost 2-1 at Charlton Athletic. That turned out to be Henry's only appearance of the season. Henry went on to making only 21 appearances for the club, failing to score any goals.
Towards the end of Henry's Sheffield United spell, he was loaned out to Walsall F.C. for two months. He went on to make eight league appearances for them, failing to score any goals. He was then sold to Tranmere Rovers in the Summer of 1999 where he spent a couple of years in the first team. Whilst at Tranmere he played in the 2000 Football League Cup Final.
On 12 July 2002, Henry joined Scarborough F.C. on a free transfer. On 17 August he got sent off on his Scarborough debut in the 1-1 draw at Burton Albion. So far, he has made 24 appearances (two as sub) for Scarborough, scoring two goals. He later managed the club, before being sacked after a run of poor results.
-DOCSTART-	11449688
'''Gary William Bull''' (born 12 June 1966 in West Bromwich, England) is an English footballer currently playing for Boston Town F.C. Bull first came to prominence at Barnet F.C., scoring the goal that took them into the Football League for the first time. He has played for many clubs, most notably Nottingham Forest, typically as a centre forward. During the 2006-07 season at Boston Town, he scored 57 goals, a club record. He is the cousin of Steve Bull. Whilst at York City in 1996 he scored a goal as they beat Everton 3-2 in the second round 2nd leg of the League Cup.
-DOCSTART-	11449821
'''Neil Andrew Campbell''' (born 26 January 1977 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English former footballer.
-DOCSTART-	11449898
'''Timothy Joseph "Tim" Clarke''' (born 19 September 1968 in Stourbridge, England) is an English former footballer.
He is perhaps best known for his spell as number 1 at Huddersfield Town where his tendency to make mistakes led to his nickname 'Coco'.
Tim Clarke is now a coach at Willenhall Town.
-DOCSTART-	11450126
'''Daniel Andrew 'Danny' Carlton''' (born 22 December 1983 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English footballer, playing for Bury.
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-DOCSTART-	11450790
'''Alan Browning Hay''' (born November 28, 1958 in Dunfermline, Scotland) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played primarily as a left-back.
Alan Hay joined Dundee from Riverside Boys Club, with whom he won a Scottish Under-16 Cup winners' medal. He left to join Bolton Wanderers in March 1977, but failed to break into the Bolton first team. He joined Bristol City in July 1978, making his league debut on the 29th of September 1979 when he came on as a substitute in the goalless draw with Everton at Goodison Park. In August 1982, after 74 games and 1 goal for the Robins, he moved to York City. He made 150 appearances for the Minstermen, scoring twice, and was a member of the York side that knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup in January 1985.
Hay moved to Tranmere Rovers in August 1986, but then dropped out of league football at the end of the season. In December 1988 he rejoined York City from Scottish non-league side Hill of Beath, but played only once before moving to Sunderland in February 1989. After only the one game for Sunderland he moved to Torquay United in September 1989, but was released in the summer of 1991 having played only 10 times in the league for the Gulls.
-DOCSTART-	11450837
'''Andrew Paul (Andy) Clements''' (born 11 October 1955 in Swinton, Lancashire) is a former English footballer.
Clements started his career with Bolton Wanderers before joining
Port Vale on a two month loan in February 1977. He appeared as a substitute on 7 February 1977 in a 2-0 home defeat to York City, making his full debut four weeks later in a 1-1 draw at Shrewsbury Town. After returning to Bolton he moved on to York City, where he stayed for three years before leaving for Rowntree Mackintosh.
-DOCSTART-	11450909
'''Peter Graeme Crawford''' (born 7 August 1947 in Falkirk, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.
-DOCSTART-	11451011
'''William Hartes "Billy" Fenton''' (June 23, 1926 - April 1973) was an English professional footballer born in Hartlepool. He played as a left-winger in the immediate post-second world war period. The highest level he played at was with Blackburn Rovers, but spent most of his professional career with York City.
Fenton started his professional career with Barnsley, who he joined in November 1944.
Fenton signed for York City in May 1951 for a small fee,
After leaving York in 1958, Fenton went on to play for another Yorkshire side, Scarborough,
Fenton died suddenly in his home in York at the age of 46 in April 1973. "The Billy Fenton Memorial Trophy" is presented annually by his widow Margo to York City's "Clubman of the Year".
-DOCSTART-	11451135
'''Alan Edward Woods''' (born February 15, 1937 in Dinnington, England) is an English former footballer.
-DOCSTART-	11451982
'''Dennis Westcott''' (July 2, 1917 in Wallasey, Lancashire - 13 July 1960) was an English footballer, who played for New Brighton, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Chesterfield as a striker.
Westcott started his career at Everton, but was released. He then joined nearby New Brighton of the Third Division (North). In 1937 he had a trial with West Ham, but was rejected. Instead, Wolverhampton Wanderers signed him, giving him a debut against Grimsby in an FA Cup tie. Wescott scored one of the goals as Wolves won 6-2. In his first full season with Wolves he scored 22 goals, making him the club's top scorer. The following season he scored 43 goals in 43 appearances, setting a club record which stood for 50 years until it was broken by Steve Bull. Westcott played in the 1939 FA Cup Final, but Wolves were beaten 4-1 by Portsmouth.
In 1939 competitive football was then suspended due to World War II, depriving Westcott of several years in his prime. During the war he played four wartime internationals for England. When competitive football resumed in 1946, Westcott continued his goalscoring exploits, setting another club record with 38 goals in the 1946-47 season which made him topscorer in the league. In 1948 he was released by Wolves, and signed for Blackburn Rovers in the Second Division. At Blackburn he scored 37 goals in 63 appearances. He then signed for Manchester City, where he scored 36 goals in 72 appearances, finishing as the club's top scorer in each of the two full seasons he played. He then moved to Chesterfield, and finished his career with Stafford Rangers.
He played for England four times between 1940-1943, scoring 5 goals. However, as these games were during wartime, they are not recognised as full internationals and no caps were issued.
He died from leukaemia in 1960 at the age of 43.
-DOCSTART-	11452419
'''John Sitton''' (born 21 October 1959 in Hackney, London) is an English former professional footballer and former manager of Leyton Orient.
Sitton's playing career began at Chelsea and included spells at Millwall and Gillingham before signing for Leyton Orient on a free transfer in July 1985. He was chosen as captain during the 1988-89 season, and made over 200 appearances for Orient in all competitions. After his release in May 1991, he turned to coaching, working for Orient's School of Excellence Academy while making a few appearances for Slough Town.
Sitton was appointed co-manager at Leyton Orient with Chris Turner in April 1994, and continued throughout the difficult 1994-1995 season.
During this time, he became one of the few football managers to feature in a Channel 4 documentary, ''Orient: Club for a Fiver'' (sometimes known as ''Leyton Orient: Yours for a Fiver''), made in 1995 by Open Media. The programme highlighted Sitton's well-known passionate language and managerial style, and featured a half-time team talk given by Sitton on 7 February 1995, after Orient had fallen 1-0 down in a league match at home to Blackpool. After sacking defender and fan favourite Terry Howard on camera in the dressing room, Sitton addressed two other players and offered to fight them, shouting:
:''"You, you little cunt, when I tell you to do something, and you, you fucking big cunt, when I tell you to do something, do it. And if you come back at me, we'll have a fucking right sort-out in here. All right? And you can pair up if you like, and you can fucking pick someone else to help you, and you can bring your fucking dinner. 'Cos by the time I've finished with you, you'll fucking need it."''
Orient went on to lose the match 1-0, and after winning only one of the next 15 games, both Sitton and Turner were sacked two months later. Orient won just seven of 47 games under the pair. After the pair left, the side lost the following three games and finished bottom of the table.
After leaving Brisbane Road, Sitton managed Leyton, Enfield and then Leyton again. He later worked as a taxi driver, and he also works for the FA Coaching Education Scheme, and compiles statistics for the Opta Index.
-DOCSTART-	11452837
'''Christopher Mark "Chris" Whelpdale''' (born January 27, 1987) is a footballer, who can play as a winger midfield player.
He begun his career at Maldon Town, moving shortly to Billericay Town, though in 2007 he signed for League Two side Peterborough United, rejecting League One side Southend United, who had just been relegated from the Football League Championship.
-DOCSTART-	11456131
'''Christopher "Chris" Marples''' (born August 3, 1964 in Chesterfield, England) is a former English footballer and first-class cricketer.
As a cricketer, Marples was a right-handed batsman, a right-arm off-break bowler and a wicketkeeper. Having represented the Derbyshire team in the Second XI as early as 1982, Marples made his debut County Championship appearance in 1985 against Yorkshire. Though he finished the game with four catches, he did not bowl for the side, playing throughout the game as a dedicated wicket-keeper.
Marples was part of the Asda Challenge Trophy winning Derbyshire side of 1985, but did not compete in First-class cricket beyond 1986, having not been offered a new contract. However, he played extensively throughout the two seasons in which he was a first-team player, and, as a tailend batsman in the days of Danish mainstay Ole Mortensen, was unlucky to find himself out of action as a strike partner.
Marples stayed on with the Second XI until 1987, and played one game for the side, an almost actionless three-day match, against Leicestershire, in 1993.
He is currently assistant manager at Buxton F.C. in the Northern Premier League Division One. The club have just won promotion for the second successive season. In his playing days he was a goalkeeper and represented York City F.C. amongst other clubs.
-DOCSTART-	11464075
'''Frank Farina''' (born 5 September 1964 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a retired Australian football (soccer) player and manager. He most recently coached the Brisbane Roar.
His playing career spanned Australia, Belgium, France, Italy and England, and was a major player for the Australian National Team in the late 1980s and 1990s as well as subsequently managing the Australian National team in the early 2000s.
Farina spent part of his childhood in Papua New Guinea and grew up in Cairns, north Queensland and went to school at St Augustine's College. He won a prestigious position and scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in 1982 and played in the National Soccer League for the Canberra Arrows the following year.
Farina's early playing career was spent in Australia, playing the National Soccer League. He played for the Canberra Arrows, Sydney City and Marconi-Fairfield. His early seasons were solid, scoring just under 10 goals a season for Canberra in the 1983 and 1984 season. He made his full international debut as a substitute in Australia's 2-3 loss in China in 1984. Farina moved to Sydney City in 1985, and that season City made the 1985 NSL Grand Final, losing 2-0 over 2 legs to Brunswick, as well as winning the 1986 National Cup.
Farina then moved to Marconi Fairfield for 1987 and 1988, where his form and ability flourished, scoring 16 and 17 goals respectively. This form led to him cementing a position in the Australian National Team, won him the 1987 NSL Player of the Year, the 1988 NSL Golden Boot and finally the 1988 Oceania Player of the Year awards as well as attracting overseas interest.
This interest led to him leaving Australia, for Belgium, and Club Brugge in the latter half of 1988. His finishing ability was well regarded, and he played over 70 games for Brugge, scoring 43 goals for the club, playing a major role in Club Brugge winning the Belgian First Division title in 1989/90 as well as the Belgian Cup in 1990/91 and Belgian Supercup in 1990 and 1991. Farina won the Belgian Golden Boot and Best Foreign Player awards in Club Brugge's successful 1989/90 season.
Unfortunately for Farina, his Belgian success was the high point of his European Playing Career, subsequently transferring to Bari in Italy in 1991/1992 (where he became the first Australian to play in Serie A), on loan at Notts County in England in 1991/1992 he played few games for either team, and transferred to RC Strasbourg in France in 1992/1993 where he had 2 solid seasons in French First Division, scoring 8 goals from 24 appearances in 1992/1993, then 6 goals from 23 appearances in 1993/1994. His final season playing in Europe was for Lille OSC who finished 14th in the French First Division, Farina scoring 6 Goals from 27 appearances.
Farina's return to Australia was with the Brisbane Strikers, for the 1995/1996 Season, scoring 20 goals from 20 matches, coming 2nd in the Golden Boot awards behind Damien Mori (31 Goals). Brisbane finished 5th in 1995/96. In 1996/1997, the Strikers needed a new Coach, and Farina stepped up to the position as the new Player/Coach. Farina led the Strikers to their first ever NSL title that year, as they defeated Sydney United 2-0 (with Farina scoring their first goal) in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium in front of 40,000 fans. He was named the Coach of the Year in 1997.
The Strikers could not back their title win however, crashing to 3rd last in the 1997/1998 season, with Farina seemingly succumbing to the pressure as he only managed a solitary goal in 18 appearances. He left the Strikers, and joined Marconi as a player/coach for a final season, with coaching being dominant, Farina only made 2 appearances for the Stallions, without scoring. However, he did coach the team to the Minor-Semi final place, eliminating the Northern Spirit, then losing 0-1 away to Perth Glory in the minor semi-final. He retired from playing that year.
Farina was appointed the Australian National Coach in 1999, chosen over many candidates including the then current caretaker coach Raul Blanco (who had replaced Terry Venables). His first match was a 0-2 Loss against a second string Brazilian team in Sydney, followed by a 2-2 draw with Brazil in Melbourne 3 days later.
The team under Farina won its first match in February, 2000, with the majority of the European based players in the side, they demolished Hungary 3-0 in Budapest. In 2000, Australia played in, and won, the Oceania Nations Cup, and subsequently qualified for the Confederations Cup.
In 2001, Australia began its quest to qualify for the World Cup for a 2nd time, and Farina led the team to huge victories over Tonga (22-0), and a record breaking 31-0 win against American Samoa ,Archie Thompson breaking the record for most goals in a single international with 13. Australia defeated Tonga 2-0 to win their group, then New Zealand 6-1 on Aggregate to Qualify for a World Cup Playoff against Uruguay.
In between these matches, Australia defeated Mexico and France during the Confederation Cup group stage, then defeated Brazil 1-0 win claim 3rd Place. These results strengthened belief that the team would make the World Cup Finals, but Australia failed again at the final World Cup hurdle, losing 3-1 on Aggregate (1-0 in Australia, 0-3 in Uruguay), which meant the 1974 Australian team remained the only team to qualify for the World Cup finals.
2002 was a dour year, with only the Oceanian nations cup taking place, Australia sending a team composed of Australian based players to New Zealand. After comfortable early stages, Australia needed a Golden Goal to defeat Tonga in the semi-final, then losing 1-0 to New Zealand in the Final. The only game of note in 2003 was a 1-3 win against England in a friendly. In 2004, Australia progressed safely through the World Cup Oceania qualifiers.
2005 was Farina's final year as coach, his failure to win a single game in the Confederations Cup signalling the end of his reign. Farina became the subject of intense media pressure, as his team were criticised for not showing tactical awareness and cohesion expected of players of their quality. Farina became agitated with SBS football correspondents, accusing them of running a witch-hunt against him.
In 2005, after an unconvincing 2-1 win over Iraq during a friendly, Farina was involved in an incident with former SBS reporter Andrew Orsatti in an informal post-match interview conducted in a corridor outside the dressing room. After a series of curt three/four worded answers to a series of questions shown on air, it was alleged by both parties that the other instigated a fracas. Eyewitnesses said that Farina grabbed Orsatti by the throat and tried to punch him. Orsatti later dropped assault charges against Farina. It was reported that Farina was upset at suggestions by the FFA that he attend anger management classes. Leading SBS commentator Les Murray said that Farina simply interpreted any criticism of his professional work as a coach to be a personal slight.
Farina departed by 'mutual consent' on 29 June 2005 after his team lost all three games at the 2005 Confederations Cup. He cited a loss in confidence on the part of the FFA chairman Frank Lowy and CEO John O'Neill. He was replaced by the Dutchman Guus Hiddink, who in 2005, led Australia to a successful 2006 World Cup qualification campaign, defeating Uruguay (penalties after a 1-1 aggregate).
After his departure from the national team Farina was employed as a newspaper columnist and often conducted interviews about Australian football on talkback radio stations. He was also a radio commentator for the World Cup Qualification matches against Uruguay.
In 15 November 2006 Farina was appointed head coach of Brisbane Roar FC after the departure of Miron Bleiberg. He is credited for his support of young Australian footballers, having recruited Michael Zullo and Tahj Minniecon who, in turn, were catalysts for much of Queensland's success in the 2007-2008 season.
On 11 October 2009, Farina was suspended indefinitely by the club over drink-driving charges.
Farina is of Italian descent and is the uncle of footballer Zenon Caravella.
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-DOCSTART-	11465223
'''Damien Brennan''' (born August 30, 1980 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne. Brennan is Shelbourne's captain and is an uncompromising central defender who can also play at right-back.
Brennan previously played for Belvedere, Huddersfield Town, Bohemians, Kilkenny City, Kildare County, Derry City, Dublin City and Longford Town. His short spell with Bohemians was during pre-season in 2000 when he made 2 appearances for them in the FAI Super Cup.
After his release in 2000 from Bohemians, Brennan joined First Division Kilkenny City for the remainder of the 2000-01 campaign. Brennan impressed during his two seasons at the Buckley Park club and he joined newly formed Kildare County for the 2002-03 season. He was regular feature at central-defence for the Thoroughbreds for two seasons and his impressive performances were rewarded with a move to Derry City in 2004. Brennan struggled to become a regular starter during his spell at The Brandywell and he departed Derry at the end of the 2005 season to join Dublin City who were newly promoted to the Premier Division for the 2006 season. Brennan was regular for Dublin City in their 2006 campaign which saw the relegation favourites make an impressive start. In July 2006 Dublin City suddenly went out of business due to irreversible financial pressures. Brennan was now a free agent but he swiftly found a new club with Premier Division outfit Longford Town.
Brennan's Longford spell had its highs and lows. He immediately became a regualar figure in the Longford side and helped guide them to an 8th place finish in 2006. The 2007 season saw Brennan become Longford's captain but on and off the pitch, Longford's 2007 season would be a turbulent one. Financial pressures became apparent early on that season with speculation over players not being paid. This uncertainty was apparent on the pitch, Longford struggled for form and results and were languishing at the foot of the table. Longford's troubles turned for the worse as the club was deducted 6 points for administrative issues. The misfortune galvanised Brennan's sqaud during the second half of the season as Longford pushed their way up the table achieving impressive results. Brennan captained Longford Town on another FAI Cup run as they reached the 2007 FAI Cup Final where they were eventually beaten 1-0 by Cork City at the RDS on December 2, 2007. Despite Longford's turnaround in fortunes on the pitch, it was not enough to avoid relegation to the League of Ireland First Division as Longford finished bottom in 12th place, if Longford has not been deducted 6 points they would have finished 9th clear of the relegation places. Despite relegation and a cup final defeat it was an impressive season for Brennan as he matured as a captain and improved his game.
Brennan departed Longford after the 2007 FAI Cup Final to join First Division Shelbourne in December 2007. He made his Shelbourne debut in a 0-0 draw against Dundalk at Tolka Park on March 7, 2008 and scored his first Shelbourne goal a week later in a 3-1 victory against Kildare County at Station Road on March 14, 2008.
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'''Michael Adrian Midwood''' (born April 19, 1976 in Huddersfield) was a professional footballer who played as a striker for Halifax Town and Huddersfield Town. He is now manager for Ealandians A.F.C..
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'''Colin James Alcide''' (born 14 April 1972 in Huddersfield, England) is an English former footballer.
Alcide began his career in local football before joining Emley. In the summer of 1992, following just one season with Emley, he followed his manager Gerry Quinn across the pennines to Altrincham. He then returned to Emley before signing for Lincoln City and beginning his Football League career. In 1998 he formed a strike partnership with Leo Fortune-West. Alcide moved to Hull City in 1999. In 2001 he joined Cambridge United.
In the summer of 2004, Alcide reappeared in the colours of TNS for whom he appeared against Osters IF in the UEFA Cup but did not remain for the Welsh Premier League season, instead linking up with his former Emley and Altrincham manager Gerry Quinn at Ashton United in Conference North. His spell at Ashton was interrupted by illness and injury, prompting his retirement in October 2004. His greatest moment for York City came in a match at home when he played centre back, taking a meaningless free kick in his own half, he went to punt the ball up and sliced it into the Popular Stand.
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'''Alexander "Alex" Harley''' (20 April 1936 - 1969) was a Scottish professional footballer born in Glasgow who played for Third Lanark, Manchester City and Birmingham City, Dundee and Portadown as a centre forward.
Harley joined Third Lanark in 1958, and scored 71 goals in two seasons from 1960 to 1962, his 42 goals in the 1960-61 making him the highest scorer in the Scottish Football League First Division. In the 1962 close-season he was signed by English club Manchester City for -19,500. He made his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on 25 August 1962, and scored his first Manchester City goal two games later against Tottenham Hotspur. He scored 31 more goals in all competitions that season, including the winner in a Manchester derby at Old Trafford, to become the club's leading scorer, but Manchester City finished the season in 21st place and were relegated.
Harley joined Birmingham City in the close season for -42,000, thereby staying in the top division. He scored 9 goals in 28 League appearances for Birmingham, and moved back to Scotland in 1965, joining Dundee. He made just ten appearances for Dundee, scoring four goals, and was then transferred to Northern Irish club Portadown.
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'''Graham Stephen Potter''' (born 20 May 1975 in Solihull, England) is an English former footballer.
Potter began as a trainee at Birmingham City. After a loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers, he moved on to Stoke City, then to Southampton, where he played in the 6-3 win over Manchester United in 1996. He then joined West Bromwich Albion.
Potter played two Under 21 Internationals for England in 1998. After loan spells at Northampton Town and Reading, he signed for York City.
Potter moved from York City to Boston United in the summer of 2003. He joined Shrewsbury Town on loan in November 2003.
He graduated from the Open University in December 2006 with a degree in Social Sciences after support from the Professional Footballers Association.
He now works as a Football Development Manager for the University of Hull and is assistant coach for the England Universities Squad
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'''Jimmy Robertson''' (born 17 December 1944 in Cardonald, Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer.
Robertson began his career at Middlesbrough Juniors before joining Cowdenbeath. He joined St Mirren in 1962 where he featured in 54 matches and scoring on 12 occasions. Robertson was bought by Tottenham Hotspur in 1964 for -25,000. A  right winger, he made a total 181 appearances in all competitions including four as substitute for the club and scored 31 goals, including the first goal in the 1967 FA Cup Final against Chelsea. There he also won his one and only cap for Scotland against Wales in October 1964.
He joined Arsenal in 1968, in part exchange for David Jenkins, making him one of the few players to play for both Arsenal and Tottenham. Robertson featured often for Arsenal in his two years there, playing 19 league matches in 1968-69 and 27 in 1969-70, but Arsenal manager Bertie Mee made it clear he preferred George Armstrong to play on the wing and accepted a bid for Robertson from Ipswich Town in March 1970. In total Robertson played 55 games for Arsenal, scoring 8 goals.
Robertson played for Ipswich for two years before going to Stoke City, Walsall and finally Crewe Alexandra. In 1976 and 1977, he played for the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League.
-DOCSTART-	11467576
Dobing came from a sporting family; his father played rugby league for Salford. He started his career with Blackburn Rovers, making his debut aged 17.
Manchester City signed Dobing as a replacement for Denis Law, who had departed for Torino. He made his Manchester City debut in the opening match of the 1961-62 season, a 3-1 win against Leicester City. he started all but one of Manchester City's matches that season, finishing the season as the club's top scorer with 22 goals. The following season was less successful, Dobing scored 10 goals in 50 appearances in a year which ended in relegation. In the close season Dobing was sold to newly-promoted Stoke City.
In Dobing's first season at Stoke the club reached the final of the League Cup, but were beaten 4-3 on aggregate by Leicester City. He spent more than a decade at Stoke, captaining the team which won the 1972 League Cup. Dobing was known for his short temper on the pitch, which once resulted in him receiving a nine week suspension. His playing career ended due to a broken leg sustained in 1973. He then worked in the Staffordshire pottery industry.
-DOCSTART-	11467710
'''Chad Harpur''' (born 3 September 1982 in Johannesburg) is a South African professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League side Ajax Cape Town. He has previously played for Leeds United, Millwall and on loan at Basingstoke Town and Kilmarnock
He saw no first team action during his first season at Kilmarnock, but made his debut for the club in the 2-0 Scottish Cup win over Airdrie United on 28 January 2008. Harpur also played in a 4-2 loss against Gretna the next month, making his league debut and only appearance in a Kilmarnock shirt in the league.
-DOCSTART-	11470604
'''David John Walsh''' (born 28 April 1923 in Waterford, Ireland), commonly referred to as '''Davy Walsh''' or '''Dave Walsh''', is a former Irish footballer who played as a centre forward for, among others, Linfield, West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa. Walsh was a dual international and played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1949, he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first team to beat England at home.
Walsh was a player with an eye for goal. Nimble and decisive in front of goal, he had the knack for being in the right place at the right time. After retiring as a player Walsh owned a sports shop / general store in Droitwich and later ran holiday homes in Thurlestone and Kingsbridge in Devon. In June 2003, Walsh and such other notable Waterford footballers as Paddy Coad, Alfie Hale, Peter Thomas, Jim Beglin and John O'Shea, was honoured by the city council and presented with Waterford Crystal vase.
Walsh began his career playing youth football in Waterford before joining Limerick United and then Shelbourne in the League of Ireland. In 1943 he moved north of the border and joined Irish League side Linfield. Walsh scored 122 goals in Ireland, including 73 during the 1945-46 season for Linfield. While at Linfield he helped them win the Irish Cup in 1945 and a Northern Regional League / Irish Cup double in 1946.
In May 1946, Walsh joined West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -3,500 and subsequently made a terrific start to his English League career by scoring in each of his first six games. He continued to score regularly for WBA and, together with Reg Ryan and Jackie Vernon, he was a key figure when they gained promotion in 1949. He went onto score 100 goals for WBA before moving to Aston Villa for a fee of -25,000 in December 1950. He made 114 appearances and scored 40 goals for Villa, averaging a goal every three games, before moving onto Walsall in July 1955. After one season there he joined Worcester City where he retired as a player in May 1957.
When Walsh began his international career in 1946 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland-based IFA and the Republic of Ireland-based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Walsh, played for both teams.
Between 1946 and 1950, Walsh made 11 appearances and scored seven goals for the IFA XI. These include two Victory internationals played in early 1946. On 2 February, at Windsor Park he made his debut for the IFA XI in a 3-2 defeat to Scotland, scoring both of his teams goals. Then, on 4 May, he helped the IFA XI defeat Wales 1-0 at Ninian Park. On 27 November 1946, he played for the IFA XI a 0-0 draw with Scotland. Together with Johnny Carey, Con Martin, Bill Gorman, Tommy Eglington, Alex Stevenson and Peter Farrell, he was one of seven players born in the Irish Free State to play for the IFA XI that day. The draw helped the team finish as runners-up in the 1947 British Home Championship. Walsh also helped the IFA XI gain some further respectable results, including a 2-0 win against Scotland on 4 October 1947 and a 2-2 draw with England at Goodison Park on 5 November 1947. It was during the latter game that Walsh scored his third goal for the IFA XI.
Walsh also scored both goals for the IFA XI on 9 October 1948 in a 6-2 defeat to England at Windsor Park. He then scored twice in the first five minutes at Hampden Park against Scotland on 17 November 1948. However Walsh-s goals could not prevent Scotland eventually winning 3-2. Despite both games ending in defeat, these four goals saw Walsh finish as top goalscorer during the 1949 British Home Championship. Walsh made his last appearance for the IFA XI in a 0-0 draw with Wales on 8 March 1950. As well as being part of the 1950 British Home Championship, the game also doubled up as a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Walsh, together with Con Martin, Reg Ryan and Tom Aherne, was one of four players from the Republic, included in the IFA XI that day and as a result he played for two different associations in the same FIFA World Cup tournament. This situation eventually led to intervention by FIFA and as a result Walsh became one of the last four Republic-born players to play for the IFA XI.
Between 1946 and 1953, Walsh made 20 appearances and scored five goals for the FAI XI, making his debut for the team in a 3-1 defeat to Portugal on 16 June 1946. On 2 March 1947, Walsh scored twice against Spain, helping the FAI XI to 3-2 win. Both of his goals that day were set up by a fellow Waterford footballer, Paddy Coad. On 2 June 1949, he scored his third goal in a 3-1 defeat to Sweden, during a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Then, on 21 September 1949, together with Con Martin, Johnny Carey and Peter Farrell, he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. He scored his fourth goal on 26 November 1950 against Norway in a 2-2 draw. He scored his last goal for the FAI XI against France on 4 October 1953 and made his last appearance on 25 November 1953 in a 1-0 defeat against the same team. Both of these games were qualifiers for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
-DOCSTART-	11471512
'''Franz Burgmeier''' (born 7 April 1982) is a Liechtenstein football defender, who plays for FC Vaduz in the Swiss Challenge League. Born in Triesen, Burgmeier was a burgeoning footballer and keen skier, until he gave up the latter sport at 16 following a serious injury. Having been a youth player for FC Triesen, he started his professional career with FC Vaduz. Burgmeier won several Liechtensteiner Cups with Vaduz, who were promoted to the Swiss Challenge League in 2001, and played in the UEFA Cup. After two unsuccessful attempts to win promotion to the Swiss Super League, Burgmeier left for FC Aarau in 2005. He spent only one season with Aarau before a move to the previous season's runners-up FC Basel in 2006. His two seasons with Basel were broken up by a loan spell with FC Thun, before he moved to England with Darlington in August 2008, where he played for one year.
Burgmeier has won 58 caps and scored seven goals for his country. He is a right-footed player who is either a left midfielder or left back, with the ability to deliver a good cross.
Burgmeier was born in Triesen, Liechtenstein, a small town with a population of 4,500, close to the border with Switzerland.
Burgmeier has a girlfriend, Monica, who lives in Switzerland. She also plays football, as a full back, in National League B.
Burgmeier started out as a youth at FC Triesen before moving to FC Vaduz in 2000.
Vaduz's success in their nation's cup ensured they gained access to the UEFA Cup, and in August 2002, Burgmeier scored his first European goal during a 1-1 with Livingston, the Scottish side's first game in Europe.
In June 2003, he was set to join FC St. Gallen; however, the deal never went through because the Swiss side could not afford the transfer fee.
However, their cup success helped Vaduz to another UEFA Cup, which resulted in their first win in the competition with a 4-2 aggregate victory against FAI Cup-holders Longford Town in July 2004. Burgmeier netted his second European goal during the ties, during the 3-2 second-leg victory,
Burgmeier, instead, moved to FC Aarau in Switzerland. His debut came in a 2-0 league defeat to FC Thun, before he was substituted near the end of the second half.
Burgmeier's first role with Basel was to play in the Uhrencup as they defeated German-side 1. FC Kln 2-1, to share the trophy with FC Zrich.
Burgmeier injured his ankle at the start of the 2007-08 season,
While playing for Liechtenstein against England in a 2004 European Championships qualifying match at Old Trafford in 2003, Burgmeier was spotted by Max Houghton, seven years old at the time. Although Liechtenstein lost 2-0, Houghton was impressed by Burgmeier's stamina and effort. When Burgmeier was released by Basel in 2008, Houghton, then 12 years old, suggested to his grandfather, George Houghton, who was chairman of English side Darlington, that he should be given a trial.
Burgmeier made his debut on 23 August, in a 2-1 defeat to Gillingham at The Darlington Arena.
Darlington's promotion campaign was dealt a blow in February 2009, when club chairman George Houghton placed the club in administration. As a result, the club were deducted 10 points, a penalty from which they could not recover finally finishing 12th.
Following Darlington's financial problems, Burgmeier returned to his homeland Liechtenstein and signed with his former club FC Vaduz after the end of the 2008-09 season on a one-year contract.
Burgmeier is a Liechtenstein international who made his debut in a 2002 World Cup qualifier against Spain on 5 September 2001.
Burgmeier scored his first international goal in April 2003 in a friendly against Saudi Arabia to give Liechtenstein a 1-0 victory.
Liechtenstein won another two games in their following qualifying campaign-for the 2008 European Championships.
Having earned eight points during the 2006 World Cup qualification games, Burgmeier said the target in the 2010 campaign was to pick up "as many points as possible", adding, "For us, the target is not to qualify but to just take each game as it comes, enjoy the matches, and try and do as well as possible."
-DOCSTART-	11472004
'''Stephen Murphy''' (born April 5, 1978 in Dublin) was an Irish professional footballer who played for Belvedere, Huddersfield Town & Halifax Town. He has also played for the Ireland U-21's.
-DOCSTART-	11472250
'''Steven "Steve" Sanders''' (born 2 June 1978 in Halifax) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Doncaster Rovers. He began his career with Huddersfield Town, but never played in the league. After Doncaster he joined Lincoln City, but again never pleayed league football, and then went on to play non-league football for Boreham Wood,
Sanders became a quantity surveyor after graduating from Leeds Metropolitan University.
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'''Jonathan David "Jon" Whitney''' (born 23 December 1970 in Nantwich, Cheshire) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic, Lincoln City and Hull City.
Since 2003, Whitney has been Walsall F.C.'s physiotherapist. He took his Bachelor's degree in physiotherapy at the University of Salford, graduating in 2006..
-DOCSTART-	11472611
'''Gerald Randall "Gerry" Harrison''' (born 15 April 1972 in Lambeth) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Watford, Bristol City, Cardiff City, Hereford United, Burnley, Sunderland, Luton Town, Hull City and Halifax Town. He went on to play non-league football.
-DOCSTART-	11472738
'''Christian Mark "Chris" Short''' (born 9 May 1970) is a former professional footballer born in Mnster, West Germany, who played as a defender for Scarborough, Notts County, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United and Stoke City. He also played non-league football for Pickering Town and Hinckley United.
His brother Craig is also a professional footballer.
-DOCSTART-	11472870
'''Stuart Jason Hicks''' (born May 30, 1967 in Peterborough) was a professional footballer who played as a defender.
Hicks began his career with hometown club Peterborough United, where he turned professional in August 1984. However he failed to make any league appearances for the Posh and he subsequently went on loan to non-league Wisbech Town. After returning he moved to Colchester United in March 1988 and remained there until they were relegated out of The Football League in 1990.
Hicks then had spells with Scunthorpe United, Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Preston North End and Scarborough before returning south when he joined Leyton Orient in August 1997. After 78 league appearances for Orient, Hicks joined The Football League's bottom club Chester City in February 2000
Despite making his debut in a club record 7-1 home defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion, Hicks struck up a tremendous rapport with the Chester fans
Since retiring from the game, he has moved into men's designer clothing. He opened his first store in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, in 2002.
-DOCSTART-	11485812
'''Luke Alexander Potter''' (born 17 July 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Barnsley as a defender.
Born in Barnsley, Potter made his league debut in Barnsley's final fixture of the 2006-07 season, in which Barnsley lost 7-0 at West Bromwich Albion.
He has had two loan spells away from Oakwell. In late 2007 he spent two months on loan at Stafford Rangers,
-DOCSTART-	11487598
'''Shaun Benjamin MacDonald''' (born 17 June, 1988 in Swansea) is a Wales Under-21 international footballer who currently plays for Football League One side Yeovil Town, on loan from Swansea City.
MacDonald began his career at his hometown side Swansea City, making his way up through the youth ranks before being making his first-team debut on 31 August, 2005 in a 3-1 defeat to Reading in the League Cup. He went on to make a total of 13 appearances in all competitions during his first season, including playing four times in the Football League Trophy as Swansea went on to win the trophy.
He scored his first goals for the club during the 2008-09 season against Brentford in the Carling Cup on 12 June, 2008 but, after making just six appearances during the season, he was allowed to join League One side Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal on 27 January, 2009. On his debut for the side, McDonald scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town, going on to make a total of four appearances before returning to Swansea.
After making just three appearances during the start of the 2009-10 season, MacDonald returned to Yeovil Town on a three month loan deal on 21 September. MacDonald impressed for Yeovil in his three month loan spell starting all 12 of Yeovil's league games and grabbing 2 goals.
Once he returned back to Swansea, negotiation began with Yeovil regarding a loan deal back at Yeovil until the end of the 2009-10 season. The loan deal was agreeed on the 31 December 2009 and was just subject to Football League clearance.
MacDonald is a Wales Under-21 international and has also represented his country at under-19 level. In June 2009 he was called into the full national squad for the World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan in Baku.
After playing his 22nd game at under-21 level he surpassed the Welsh appearance record previously set by, James Thomas.
-DOCSTART-	11488317
'''Neil Robert Parsley''' (born April 25, 1966 in Liverpool) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Witton Albion, Leeds United, Chester City, Huddersfield Town, Doncaster Rovers, West Bromwich Albion and Exeter City. He moved to Albion for -25,000 in September 1993, and went on to make 48 appearances for the club.
He was appointed as caretaker manager of Farsley Celtic on 3 October 2008, following the sacking of John Deacey.
-DOCSTART-	11490283
'''Kevin Lampkin''' (born December 20, 1972 in Liverpool) is a former professional footballer who played for Liverpool, Huddersfield Town, Mansfield Town & Ilkeston Town.
-DOCSTART-	11490397
'''Mark Anthony Wells''' (born 15 October 1971 in Leicester) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Notts County, Huddersfield Town and Scarborough, and in non-league football for clubs including Dagenham & Redbridge, Gateshead, Worcester City, Harrogate Town, Hinckley Town and Pickering Town.
-DOCSTART-	11491112
Finnerhan signed for Northwich in 1891. Northwich lost their Football League status in 1894, and Finnerhan joined Manchester City in the close season. He made his Manchester City debut in the opening match of the 1894-95 season, a 4-2 Second Division defeat to Bury. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 September 1894 against Burslem Port Vale. He played in every Manchester City match that season, finishing as the club's leading scorer with 15 goals. In October 1894 Manchester City signed Finnerhan's former Northwich strike partner Billy Meredith.
In March 1897, having made 89 appearances for Manchester City,, Finnerhan transferred to Liverpool. He made eight appearances for Liverpool, scoring one goal, against Wolverhampton Wanderers.. He then moved to Bristol City of the Southern League.
-DOCSTART-	11493361
'''Nicholas John "Nick" Wright''' (born 15 October 1975, Derby) is an English former professional footballer who played for Derby County, Carlisle United and Watford before his career was cut short by injury. Wright, who played as a forward, is best remembered for scoring an overhead kick in the 1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, helping secure Watford's promotion to the Premier League.
-DOCSTART-	11504742
'''Michael "Micky" Fenton''' (30 October 1913 - 5 February 2003) was an English footballer for Middlesbrough either side of World War II.
Fenton started his professional career with Middlesbrough in 1932, having previously played youth football with South Bank East. He made his debut in 1933, gradually replacing George Camsell as Boro's leading goalscorer.
He was the club's top scorer in the 1939-40 wartime league. During the war he guested for Port Vale, Notts County, Rochdale, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackpool.
After the war, despite being wanted by Everton, Fenton returned to Teesside,
His retirement came in 1950, at which point he joined the backroom staff.
Fenton is fifth in the Boro all time goalscoring charts with 162 goals. This record is despite the fact that World War II limited his appearances to 269 over his 18 year one-club career.
Fenton gained his England cap in 1938 in a match against Scotland.
-DOCSTART-	11505935
'''Jonathan James "Jon" Ashton''' (born 4 October 1982 in Nuneaton, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Stevenage Borough.
Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Ashton started his career at Leicester City as part of the club's youth system.
The following season, Ashton started in the club's first game of the 2002-03 season, a 6-1 defeat against Ipswich Town at Portman Road.
Ashton joined Oxford United on an initial one-month loan deal just before the start of the 2003-04 season, which was made permanent in September 2003.
In May 2006, Ashton was released by Jim Smith, ending his three year tenure at the club.
Ashton made his debut Grays debut in a 0-0 draw away to recently relegated Torquay United,
Ashton made his Stevenage debut in a 1-0 victory over Woking at Broadhall Way in February 2009,
Ashton was called up to the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in May 2007, for the Four Nations Tournament in Scotland.
In May 2007, Ashton was arrested with Danny Foster facing three-counts of vandalism after the pair danced in the streets of a Scottish Highlands town wrapping themselves in lager advertising banners.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
-DOCSTART-	11506409
'''David Norman Currie''' (born November 27, 1962 in Stockton, England) was a professional footballer who played as a striker for Middlesbrough, Darlington, Barnsley, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Rotherham United, Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United and Scarborough.
-DOCSTART-	11506569
'''Ronald "Ronnie" Robinson''' (born 22 October 1966 in Sunderland) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Leeds United A.F.C., Doncaster Rovers, West Bromwich Albion, Rotherham United, Peterborough United, Exeter City, Huddersfield Town and Scarborough.
-DOCSTART-	11506708
'''Gary Lloyd Barnett''' (born 11 March 1963 in Stratford-upon-Avon) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Oxford United, Wimbledon, Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Leyton Orient and Kidderminster Harriers. As player-manager of League of Wales club Barry Town, he was honoured with the League of Wales Manager of the Year award in three consecutive seasons, for leading the club to a succession of domestic honours and to the First Round proper of the 1996-97 UEFA Cup.
-DOCSTART-	11506723
'''Glenn Morris''' (born 20 December 1983) is a professional footballer for Leyton Orient in League One of the Football League.
He has been in and out of the first team since making his debut against Dagenham & Redbridge in 2001. In the 2006-07 season, Morris become an understudy to first choice keeper Glyn Garner. However, late in the 2007-08 season he broke into the first team and made his 100th appearance (including cup matches) for the club. Morris has played in a Youth Alliance cup final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, he kept a clean sheet as Orient beat Bradford City. Morris was voted young player of the year at Orient in 2003 and 2004.
Morris was replaced as first-choice keeper by Jamie Jones in early 2009, but is featuring more regularly during the 2009-10 season. He is known to most fans as 'Morrim'.
-DOCSTART-	11506964
'''Mark Richard Stuart''' (born 15 December 1966 in Hammersmith) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Charlton Athletic, Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Bradford City, Huddersfield Town, Rochdale, Chesterfield, Southport, Stalybridge Celtic and Guiseley.
-DOCSTART-	11507050
'''Kevin Donovan''' (born 17 December 1971 in Halifax) is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played a significant number of games for Grimsby Town and West Bromwich Albion, and scored goals at Wembley Stadium for both clubs in Football League play-off finals.
Donovan joined Huddersfield Town as an apprentice in April 1988 and turned professional in October 1989.
In July 1997 he signed for Grimsby Town for a -300,000 fee, joining up with his former manager at Albion, Alan Buckley. His time at Grimsby was arguably the best of his career. In his first season he scored 21 goals to help the club win twice at Wembley in the Auto Windscreens Shield, and in the play-off final, in which Donovan netted the only goal of the game. However, Donovan failed to score a single goal in the following season for the club.
Two more rather impressive seasons were spent at Blundell Park before Donovan confirmed the Grimsby supporters' worst fears and left to join rivals Barnsley. His time at Oakwell was mainly blighted by injury problems,and he experienced relegation with the club
Donovan was snapped up by Alan Buckley, who had managed him at West Brom and Grimsby, and gave him a one-year deal for Rochdale
His next port of call was at Conference club York City following a loan spell. At York he linked up with former Grimsby team mate Paul Groves, but neither really flourished. At the end of the season Donovan moved into the Conference North, joining Alfreton Town for a season before retiring from the game. Kevin now coaches youngsters in his native Yorkshire.
-DOCSTART-	11507203
'''Simon Piers Ireland''' (born November 23, 1971 in Barnstaple) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Wrexham, Blackburn Rovers, Mansfield Town, Doncaster Rovers & Boreham Wood.
-DOCSTART-	11507349
'''Anthony Robert "Tony" Elliott''' (born 30 November 1969 in Nuneaton) is an English former professional footballer who made 186 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Hereford United, Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United, Cardiff City and Scarborough.
Since retiring as a player, Elliott has opened a goalkeeping school in the Cumbria area, and has worked with (among others) Carlisle United, Carlisle City,
-DOCSTART-	11507429
'''Robert Matthew "Rob" Dewhurst''' (born 10 September 1971 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Blackburn Rovers, Darlington, Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Exeter City and Scunthorpe United. He once had his leg broken by a challenge from fresh-faced, chiselled midfielder Matt Holland, who was playing for Bournemouth F.C.. He spent Christmas in Bournemouth General Hospital.
-DOCSTART-	11507565
'''Peter James Butler''' (born August 27, 1966 in Halifax), England is an English football manager and former of the coach of Malaysian Premier League's Kelantan FA and currently the technical director of Myanmar National League team Yangon United FC.
Butler was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Cambridge United, Bury, Southend United, West Ham United, Notts County, Grimsby Town, West Bromwich Albion & Halifax Town.
Butler was in charge at Halifax Town as the caretaker manager for a while but then opted to moved to Australia where he became player/manager of Sorrento FC. After Australia he had spells as a coach in Singapore with Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC) and Malaysia (with Sabah FA) and in Indonesia with football Persiba Balikpapan and the coach of Kelantan FA Malaysia. Butler signed one year contract with Yangon United FC (Myanmar) on 16 September 2009 as a Technical Director.
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'''Tommy Allison''' (1875 in Edinburgh - 4 March 1961) was a Scottish footballer who played for Reading and West Ham United.
Having won a Scottish junior cap with Strathclyde, Allison started his senior career in 1899 at New Brighton Tower, moving to Reading when they folded in 1901. After two seasons in Berkshire, he joined West Ham for their last season at the Memorial Grounds. After scoring on his Hammers debut, against Kettering Town in September 1903, Allison went on to make 156 Southern League appearances for the club, scoring seven goals. He also made nine appearances in the FA Cup. He played his last game for West Ham on 10 April 1909, a 3-1 home victory against Watford.
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'''John Connolly''' (born 13 June 1950) is a Scottish former footballer who later worked as a football manager.
Connolly played for St. Johnstone of Perth, Everton, Birmingham City, Newcastle United, Hibernian, Gateshead and Blyth Spartans during an 18-year professional career. He earned one full international cap for Scotland. He held the role of player-manager while with Blyth and has also managed Whitley Bay, Queen of the South and St Johnstone.
Connolly was born in Barrhead, Scotland. He began his football career as a junior with Glasgow United F.C. before turning professional with St. Johnstone in January 1968.
John Connolly's only experience of playing European club football occurred while at St Johnstone after finishing third in Scotland's top division. St Johnstone knocked out Hamburger SV.
Nobby Clark in an interview said that the most difficult opponent that he ever played against was John Connolly.
Everton manager Harry Catterick paid -75,000 to take Connolly to Goodison Park in March 1972. Such was Catterick's determination to conclude the signing that he forced himself off his sick bed.
While at Everton, Connolly earned a full international cap playing for Scotland against Switzerland in Berne. Connolly already had four under-23 caps.
Connolly twice had to comeback from leg breaks. Catterick was replaced by Billy Bingham and the two did not see eye to eye. Eventually, Connolly asked for a transfer and signed for Birmingham City in September 1977 for a fee of -90,000.
Connolly spent two seasons with Birmingham, the second of which was disrupted by injury, before joining Newcastle United. He later played for Hibernian, Gateshead and Blyth Spartans, where he acted as player-manager.
Connolly was appointed manager of Dumfries club Queen of the South in July 2000. With the captaincy of Jim Thomson and Andy Aitken another defensive mainstay, Connolly led the club to the Scottish Second Division title in 2002, clinched with a 3-0 win away to Forfar Athletic. This made Connolly the first manager to give Queens a national competition victory since Jimmy McKinnell, Jr. with the same competition in 1951. The following season Connolly's Queens side won the Scottish Challenge Cup after defeating Brechin City 2-0 in the final at Clyde's Broadwood Stadium. Robbie Neilson and Andy Goram were among those lining up beside Thomson for Queens.
Connolly left Queens in May 2004 to replace Billy Stark as manager of former club St Johnstone, with his former assistant Iain Scott taking over at Queens.
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'''John Davison Hewie''' (born December 13, 1927 in Pretoria, British South Africa) is a former Scottish international footballer who spent most of his career with Charlton Athletic.
Hewie was born in Transvaal to Scottish ex-pat parents and lived there for the first 21 years of his life. He developed a keen interest in sport while at school, notably tennis and hockey .
In October 1949 the opportunity arose for Hewie to turn professional with English side Charlton Athletic, who had already imported several other South African-based players. He would spend the next 19 years in south-east London, making over 500 appearances
In 1956 he made his debut for the Scottish national side, playing in a 1-1 draw against England at Hampden Park. His first appearance in a Scotland shirt occurred three years earlier when he was selected for a Scotland B game in Edinburgh. Remarkably, this was the first occasion Hewie had set foot in Scotland.
Hewie briefly moved into a managerial role as his playing career ended, when he undertook the role of player-manager for non-league Kent side Bexley United.
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'''Itzik Zohar''' (; born October 31, 1970) is a former Israeli international footballer and currently a television sports personality. Born in Bat Yam, Israel
According to Zohar, he grew up in a ''ma'abara'' on the border of Bat Yam and Jaffa, where the family's ramshackle hut was not even sufficient to protect them from the elements.
A product of the Maccabi Jaffa youth system, both he and his brother, Avivi, became professional footballers. Itzik's professional debut was in a Liga Artzit match with childhood club Maccabi Jaffa against Hakoah Ramat Gan which ended in a 0:0 draw. After finishing the season in ninth place, Zohar was bought by Maccabi Tel Aviv where he won his first top flight championship in the 1991-92 season. The transfer price was US $90,000, which was a rather large amount in Israeli football at the time.
After another league title, this time with Beitar Jerusalem in 1996-97, Zohar was sold to English club Crystal Palace for -1,200,000 but quickly returned to Israel after failing to make an impression on the club. In a league match against Southampton, Zohar stepped up to take a penalty kick in place of regular penalty kick taker, Bruce Dyer. His weakly hit shot cost Palace the win and so his reputation with the supporters was forever tainted. His dismal performances for Palace caused him to be voted by the fans as one of the top ten worst signings.
Once recovered from injury, Zohar regained his fitness at Maccabi Herzliya before joining Maccabi Netanya. Zohar was an instant success and started to receive money off the pitch as a spokesperson for local brands. His career was dealt a setback when he was caught hurling racial slurs towards Tzafririm Holon's Ziv Caveda (an Israeli footballer of Ethiopian extraction).
Zohar began to look toward a life after football before F.C. Ashdod was able to coax Zohar out of retirement. In 2003, he opened up a bar-restaurant, called Saga, in the Tel Aviv marina.
After hanging up his boots, Zohar began to split his time between a number of different projects. Remaining a celebrity in Israel, he is the face of Gillette, Careline and many other brands in Israel. He is a regular guest on the football wrapup show on Israel 10 as well as other sports related programmes. As an actor he had a role on a television programme called, "The Show", but it was canceled shortly after a couple of episodes.
His celebrity status in Israel has also gotten himself out of trouble for minor offenses. He was allegedly caught by police for employing a Filipino maid that didn't have a work permit. He was never charged or fined and the incident was swept under the rug.
On June 1, 2007 Zohar was in the starting line up of the first ever Israeli national beach football team. In his first competitive match, Zohar scored a goal as Israel beat their English counterparts by a score of 6-5 in Netanya, Israel. He was originally going to be a part of the squad for the qualification round of the European beach football championship in Athens, Greece, but pulled out due to injury. Locally, Zohar represents the city of Rosh HaAyin in Israel's inaugural beach football league.
Zohar was married to Ilana for ten years and the couple have two children together: Gavriel and Michael. In an interview with Iton Tel Aviv, Zohar claims that he spends lots of time with his children and has watched ''Finding Nemo'' over 17 times. He is also somewhat of a religious man and is a close friend of Ashdod's Rabbi Pinto.
On June 2008, Zohar was attacked on a main street in Tel Aviv by an unknown person; he was attacked with a broken bottle, and had to be treated with 52 stitches on the right side of his face.
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'''Michele Joseph "Mike" Cecere''' (born 4 January 1968 in Chester) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a striker for Oldham Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Stockport County, Walsall, Exeter City and Rochdale.
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'''Philip Richard "Phil" Stant''' (born 13 October 1962 in Bolton) was a professional footballer who played as a striker notably for Cardiff City and Lincoln City. He also became a manager, taking charge of Lincoln before moving into non League.
An avid fan of home town team Bolton Wanderers, Phil Stant's route into professional football came after a career in the military. Stant is a veteran of the Falklands War, serving with 5 Infantry Brigade as part of 81 Ordnance Coy, and his experiences in the South Atlantic were the subject of a 2007 ITV documentary, "Falklands 25: A soldier's story".
He progressed into the SAS before turning his attentions to football. His first real taste of The Football League came with Hereford United, although he did net twice in four games for Reading in the 1982/83 season.
Bought out of the Army by Hereford for -600, Stant went on to score 38 times in 89 League appearances for the Bulls, including 28 in 1988/89, before he secured a -175,000 move to Notts County.
He played just 22 times (six goals) for the Magpies though and after loan spells with Blackpool, Lincoln City - he failed to hit the target in his four games during the latter part of 1990 - and Huddersfield Town he joined Fulham for -60,000 in February 1991.
Six months later he was on the move again, scoring 26 goals for Mansfield Town as the Stags won promotion from the Fourth Division, and in December 1992, Wales came calling and a -100,000 move to Cardiff City.
Stant averaged a goal every other game during his three seasons at Ninian Park before it was Bury's turn to experience his goalscoring talents and it was from the Shakers where City purchased him for -30,000 in December 1996 where in two seasons scored 23 goals in 62 appearances.
He then moved to Lincoln City where he marked his second arrival at Sincil Bank by banging in 16 goals in 22 matches during the second half of the 1996/97 season and whilst the goals dried up the following campaign, he still played his part as the Club gained promotion on the final day of the season, assisting caretaker-manager Shane Westley in the latter half of the season.
In the Second Division campaign the following year, Stant made just five substitute appearances in all competitions as he concentrated on assisting Westley and chairman John Reames, who took over as manager in November 1998. In May 2000, Reames handed the managerial reins over to Stant, who came off the bench a further 19 times in the 1999/2000 season.
Stant lasted just 30 matches as Imps' boss though and, four days after the Lincoln City Membership Scheme's Community Ownership Package for the shareholding of the Club was successful, the new Board of Directors terminated the contracts of Stant and his assistant George Foster, with former Grimsby Town boss Alan Buckley coming in as his successor. A short-term playing contract at Brighton & Hove Albion followed.
Following his departure from Brighton, Stant joined Worcester City
In July 2002, Stant moved back into management, being appointed player-manager at Gainsborough Trinity.
In October 2003, Stant returned to management with Ilkeston Town
Stant resigned from his post at Ilkeston in September 2005 and now concentrates his energies by running the Newark & Sherwood College Football Academy whilst he's also a youth development monitor for the Football League.
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'''Brendan John O'Connell''' (born 12 November 1966 in Lambeth) was a professional footballer who made 451 appearances and scored 79 goals in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Portsmouth, Exeter City, Burnley, Huddersfield Town, Barnsley, Charlton Athletic and Wigan Athletic. Forced to retire from playing because of a blood clot in his leg, O'Connell went on to coach Wigan Athletic's youth and reserve teams, played briefly for Rossendale United in the North West Counties League, and in 2003 became player/assistant manager of Northwich Victoria.
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'''Simon Paul Webster''' (born 20 January 1964 in Hinckley, Leicestershire) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Exeter City, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Charlton Athletic, West Ham United, Oldham Athletic and Derby County. He also spent time on loan to Norwich City without appearing for the first team, and played non-league football for St. Albans City.
During his spell at Sheffield United, Webster broke his leg in two places, an injury re-inflicted by a training-ground tackle by Julian Dicks within weeks of joining West Ham United. Although Webster was able to play again, he chose to retire from the professional game to study physiotherapy. Once qualified, he worked for West Ham United and Gillingham.
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'''Ian Frederick Banks''' (born 9 January 1961 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire) was a professional footballer who played for Barnsley, Leicester City, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City, West Bromwich Albion, Rotherham United, Darlington and Emley AFC. He has also been a coach including at Chesterfield and former club Bradford City, both alongside Nicky Law.
He is currently the manager of AFC Emley, becoming the first person to be manager of the previous Emley and the current Emley.
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'''Andrew John "Andy" Thackeray''' (born 13 February 1968 in Huddersfield) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender.
Thackeray was part of the Manchester City youth team which won the FA Youth Cup in 1986, but moved on to Huddersfield Town without appearing for City's first team. He played only twice for Huddersfield, then spent a season with Newport County, before making more than 150 league appearances for each of his next two employers, Wrexham and Rochdale.
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'''Ian Measham''' (born 14 December 1964 in Barnsley) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City, Rochdale, Cambridge United, Burnley & Doncaster Rovers.
Measham started his football career at Huddersfield Town as a junior. He signed full terms in 1982 and spent spells on loan at Lincoln City and Rochdale before leaving the club at the end of the 1985-86 season to join Cambridge United in July 1986. He played every game of the 1986-87 season, and was named player of the season, earning him a section in the book "Cambridge United - 101 Golden Greats", but missed the whole of the next season through injury. In November 1988 he signed for Burnley, where he made more than 200 league and cup appearances in a five-season stay and won the Fourth Division title in the 1991-92 season. In September 1993, he joined Doncaster Rovers, where he spent three seasons but his time was marred by a serious neck injury. This injury only allowed him to play 32 games for Doncaster and eventually forced his retirement in 1996.
He went on to work for a major manufacturer's commercial vehicle franchise.
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'''Paul James Raynor''' (born 29 April 1966 in Nottingham) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Bristol Rovers,
Huddersfield Town,
Swansea City, Wrexham,
Cambridge United,
Preston North End (where he briefly played alongside a young David Beckham), and
and in the Chinese Jia-A League for Guangdong Hongyuan.
He then moved into non-league football with clubs including Kettering Town, Ilkeston Town, Boston United,
King's Lynn, Hednesford Town, where he spent a few months as player-manager,
Gainsborough Trinity,
Ossett Albion, and then King's Lynn again, to be released at the end of the 2002-03 season, only to rejoin for the next.
He coached at clubs including Sheffield United and Boston United, where he was assistant manager for a time to Steve Evans. In May 2007 Evans and Raynor left Boston to take over as manager and assistant at Crawley Town, where he occasionally appeared as a player in the Conference.
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'''Alan Deakin''' (Born Balsall Heath, Birmingham, November 1941) was an English footballer during the 1960s, he went on to become captain of Aston Villa.
Considered by many to be the most talented of Villa's young side that became known as 'Mercer's Minors' during the early 1960s, having signed for the club as a 15-year-old.
He became a regular in the side during the 1960-61 season and collected a League Cup winners' tankard at the start of the following season.
He broke his ankle during the 1964-65 season, but recovered to skipper the side for the 1966-67 season.
He left Villa Park for Walsall in 1969, having made 269 appearances for the club scoring 9 goals.
On retirement from the game he became a welder.
He now lives in Aldridge in the West Midlands and is a regular player for the Aston Villa "Old Stars"
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In 1909, Bell was appointed manager/coach of former club Preston.
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'''Alec Talbot''' (13 July 1902 at Cannock, Staffs - 13 August 1975 at Stourbridge) was a centre-half for Aston Villa during the 1920s and 1930s.
Talbot signed as a professional for Villa in April 1923, immediately after completing a 10-hour shift down the mines at the colliery in Cannock.
He broke into the Villa side in 1924-25, making the position his own from 1928-29 until 1934-35. Talbot assumed the role of club captain on the retirement of Villa great Billy Walker. In all he made 263 appearances, scoring 7 goals for the club.
Talbot left Villa for Bradford in June 1935, staying there until the outbreak of World War II.
After the war Talbot started his own dairy business in Stourbridge.
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A centre-half, Tom Griffiths was a tall, rangy player who joined home-town club Wrexham in 1922, transferring to Everton in 1929. Despite his efforts the Merseysiders were relegated at the end of that season. After 78 games for the Toffees, Griffiths was sold to Bolton Wanderers, where he again faced a relegation battle.
His next move was to Middlesbrough F.C. and then to Aston Villa in November 1935 for -5000. Villa were threatened with relegation for the first time in their history and shelled out -35,000 to avoid the drop. However they were relegated and Griffiths suffered the misfortune of being relegated with three different clubs in five years.
Capped by Wales on 21 occasions, Griffiths was not the most elegant of players, but he used the big boot to great effect.
He returned to Wrexham on retirement from the game, becoming a publican.
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'''Paul Anthony Wilson''' (born 2 August 1968 in Bradford) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Northampton Town, Halifax Town, Burnley, York City, Scunthorpe United and Cambridge United.
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'''Stephen Charles "Steve" Doyle''' (born 2 June 1958 in Neath, Wales) is a former professional footballer who played for Preston North End, Huddersfield Town, Sunderland, Hull City and Rochdale. He also gained a cap for the Wales U-21's in 1983.
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'''Spencer Liam Robinson''' (born 29 December 1965 in Bradford), known as '''Liam Robinson''', is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Bury, Bristol City, Burnley and Scarborough.
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'''Robert Peter "Robbie" Turner''' (born 18 September 1966) is an English former professional footballer, born in Easington, County Durham, who played as a striker for Huddersfield Town, Cardiff City, Hartlepool United, Bristol Rovers, Wimbledon, Bristol City, Plymouth Argyle, Notts County, Shrewsbury Town, Exeter City, Cambridge United and Hull City in the Football League, and for Taunton Town and Newton Abbot in non-league football. He is the younger brother of goalkeeper John Turner.
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'''Peter Valentine''' (born 16 April 1963 in Huddersfield) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Carlisle United and Rochdale.
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'''Matthew O'Neill''', born June 25, 1984 in Accrington, England is a footballer who plays as a midfielder and is currently on the playing staff of Unibond Premier Division club Ashton United
He has previously played for Burnley Accrington Stanley and Radcliffe Borough.
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'''Max Porter''' (born 29 June 1987 in Orsett, Essex) is an English footballer who plays for Rushden & Diamonds.
Porter started his career at Southend United and made his professional debut at Cambridge United. He then moved to Bishop's Stortford. His good form for the Blues prompted Barnet boss Paul Fairclough to sign Porter in May 2007.
In May 2009, Porter signed a one year contract with Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds.
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'''Nicholas James "Nick" Culkin''' (born 6 July 1978 in York, North Yorkshire) is a former English football goalkeeper.
He most notably signed for Manchester United in September 1995, though he only ever played once as a substitute in a league match, replacing Raimond van der Gouw in stoppage time against Arsenal at Highbury on 22 August 1999. He was on the field in that game for a total of 2 minutes. He was also loaned to Hull City and Livingston. Overall he played 93 league matches, 3 FA Cup matches, and 7 league cup matches. He also played for a total of 6 clubs: York City, Manchester United, Hull City, Bristol Rovers, Livingston and Queens Park Rangers. Culkin had to retire from football in 2005 due to a long-standing knee injury.
Culkin's first Manchester United match was in their Scandinavian tour, which was before the 1997/1998 season. He came on at half-time for Manchester United's first choice goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel. Culkin kept a clean sheet against Norwegian team S.K. Brann, where Manchester United won 4-0. He is famous for having the shortest debut in Premiership history, having just eighty seconds of action over 7 years at the club.
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'''Steven David Darby''', better known as '''Steve Darby''', is an English football coach. He is well known throughout Asia as a pundit for ESPN Star Sports.
Darby started out as a goalkeeper for Liverpool's youth team, but never made it into the first team and subsequently ended up on Tranmere Rovers' books, before playing for teams in the United States and Australia.
Darby obtained his UEFA A Licence in 1979. He became an official FIFA Instructor for the Oceania region in 1981 and was National Development Manager for the Australian Soccer Federation between 1990-1995.
He then moved on to coach Sydney Olympic, but left in 1998 to coach Johor FA, where he enjoyed a successful spell, winning Malaysia FA Cup. He left the club in 2001 to take charge of the Vietnamese women's football team, whom he led to a gold medal in the SEA Games.
After that, he was appointed youth team coach for Sheffield Wednesday under Terry Yorath, but remained there only for a season before taking over the reigns at Singapore's Home United FC. In his four year tenure as Home United boss, Darby led them to a league and cup double in 2003 and also a semi-final spot in the AFC Cup in 2004.
At the end of his Home United FC contract, Darby was heavily linked to the vacant India manager's post. However, he did not take up that job, choosing instead to join Perak FA despite having offers from two other Malaysian clubs and a Vietnamese club.
He led Perak FA to a second in the league last toughing 2006-07 season and has likely to guided Perak FA to a successful championship challenging position for the this season.
In October 2008, he was appointed Thailand assistant coach and works together with Peter Reid who was appointed Thailand chief coach in August. He would stay on as Assistant Coach to the newly appointed Bryan Robson as his assistant and as the U23 Team Coach, after preivious coach Peter Reid left to become Stoke manager Tony Pulis assistant. Then he was sacked from U23 Team Coach in December 2009.
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'''James Gillespie''' (born around 1870) was a Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Greenock Morton, Sunderland, Sunderland Albion, Third Lanark and the Scotland national team.
Gillespie, an Outside Right, won a championship title with Sunderland in 1892-93 and scored a total of 47 goals in 129 appearances over 2 seasons. He had joined Sunderland after spells in Scotland with Renton and Greenock Morton. He moved to Sunderland's rivals Sunderland Albion in for a short period but returned to Roker Park in 1892. He returned to Scotland in 1897 with Third Lanark and it was with the Glasgow club that he won his only Scotland cap. Despite scoring a hat-trick in Scotland's 5-2 win over Wales on 19 March 1898, he was never capped again for his country.
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'''Alexander "Alex" Higgins''' (7 November 1863 - 17 April 1920) was a Scottish footballer who played for Kilmarnock, Derby County, Nottingham Forest and the Scotland national team.
Higgins was born in Kilmarnock and began his career with Kilmarnock before joining English club Derby County in August 1888. Two years later he joined Nottingham Forest where he remained until 1894 before retiring.
He won his only Scotland cap while at Kilmarnock on 14 March 1885. Despite scoring a hat-trick in a 8-2 win over Ireland, he was never capped again for his country. James B. Niven of Chelsea also gained his only cap that in that game.
He died on 17 April 1920, the same day his first club Kilmarnock won the Scottish Cup for the first time in their history. His son, Alex Higgins, Jr., also a Scottish international, was a registered Kilmarnock player at this point, although he did not play in the final.
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'''Dave Swindlehurst''' (born 6 January 1956 in Edgware, Middlesex) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
Swindlehurst came up through the ranks at Crystal Palace, playing youth football in the early 1970s with future West Ham United team-mate Alan Devonshire. Starting his senior career in 1973, he played for Palace for eight seasons and amassed 81 goals in 278 appearances.
Swindlehurst first joined Derby County as a loan player, two months before his transfer was made permanent in April 1980. Derby paid -410,000, the first time the club had broken the -400,000 barrier.
A good record for Derby saw John Lyall take Swindlehurst to Upton Park for -160,000 in March 1983, but injuries hampered his chances of regular first-team football. He played his last game for West Ham on 27 April 1985 against Luton Town and got sent off, and after two seasons and 71 League and cup games for the East Londoners, he moved on to Sunderland.
After a spell in Cyprus with Anorthosis Famagusta, Swindlehurst returned to London to play for Wimbledon, but he managed just two appearances. He later played for Colchester United and on loan at Peterborough United.
After spells playing and coaching at non-League Bromley and Molesey, he rejoined his old club Crystal Palace to take up a coaching role within the youth academy. He was promoted to reserve team manager in 2001, but was sacked in October 2002.
Swindlehurst joined Crawley Town as assistant manager in 2003. He was sacked in September 2005 and won an unfair dismissal claim against the club the following year.
He took the manager's job at Isthmian League Division One South side Whyteleafe in December 2006, and remained there until the end of the following season. He now coaches football at the Harrodian School in London.
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'''Charles James Ambler''' (1868 - 1952) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Alverstoke, Hampshire, Ambler began his career at Bostall Rovers before signing with Royal Arsenal (soon after renamed Woolwich Arsenal) in 1891. As an amateur he was able to play for a variety of clubs with no fixed tenure at any of them; in the period 1891-94, as well as playing in friendlies for Arsenal, he also played for Clapton, Dartford and Luton Town while nominally being registered an Arsenal player.
In the summer of 1894 he was formally transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, but returned to Woolwich Arsenal in November 1895. There, he played in goal in a Second Division match against Newton Heath on 30 November 1895, a match Arsenal lost 5-1. With no other league appearances to his name, he left Arsenal in the summer of 1896 and returned to Tottenham Hotspur.
Ambler was registered with Spurs from 1896 until 1900; in total, in both his spells at Tottenham, he made 133 first team appearances. He had spells at Gravesend and New Brompton before, in 1901, he joined East London club West Ham United. Used as a reserve, he played just two first team games for the club in November 1901. The first came as a result of a clash of fixtures, with the Irons due to play a Southern League game against Spurs on the same day as hosting Leyton in the FA Cup. The club chose to field its regulars for the league game and play away for the cup; the first team lost 1-0 while the second side, with Ambler in goal, won by the same scoreline. Thus, Ambler got his chance in the following Southern League game, against Queens Park Rangers, but with the game ending in a 2-1 defeat, this was to be his only appearance in the league.
He went on to play for Millwall after leaving the Irons in 1902. He died in 1952, aged 83
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'''Terence Arthur "Terry" Hibbitt''' (1 December 1947 - 5 August 1994) was an English football player, who was on the books at Leeds United, Newcastle United and Birmingham City during his career. His position was midfielder. His brother Kenny Hibbitt also established himself as a successful footballer.
Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Hibbitt began his career at local Yorkshire club Leeds United, who were particularly strong at the time, with twelve full internationals in the first team. This wealth of ability meant Hibbitt found in difficult to retain a first team place and was looking for a new club. Newcastle United's manager Joe Harvey bid -30,000 for his services in 1971, which was accepted by the club; he officially joined the Magpies on 1 August of that year. His debut came two weeks later, in an away match against Crystal Palace. This was incidentally the same game in which Malcolm Macdonald made his first appearance for Newcastle. Both of these players are still held in high regard by many Newcastle supporters.
Whilst at Newcastle, Hibbitt was appreciated for his workrate and overall contribution to the team. Although he scored just fourteen goals during his time at the club, he made many assists and was noted for his accurate crosses with his left foot. He moved to Birmingham City in 1975, where he enjoyed three years at the club and made more than 100 appearances. He returned to Newcastle to see out the end of his career, staying at the club up to his retirement in 1981, after failing to recover from a knee injury. However he briefly came out of retirement in 1986 to appear for Gateshead. He was also a coach during his time at Gateshead.
Hibbitt later owned a pub in the North-East as well as a paper shop in the old West Denton Shopping Centre, next to the Whin Dyke public house. He contracted cancer and died in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1994 at the age of 46.
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'''Kenny Hibbitt''' (born 3 January 1951 in Bradford) is a former English footballer. He is most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers, for whom he played from 1968 to 1984.
Hibbitt joined Wolves from his home town club Bradford Park Avenue for -5,000 in November 1968. He finally made his club debut as a substitute in a 0-1 defeat to rivals on 12 April 1969, aged just 18. He did not feature again though until 12 September 1970, when he scored his first of many goals in a 2-2 draw at Chelsea.
During his time at Molineux, Hibbitt won 2 League Cups (1974 and 1980, scoring in the 1974 final) and played in the 1972 UEFA Cup Final, where the club lost narrowly to countrymen . He also helped the club win two promotions back to the top flight.
He finally left Wolves in 1984, moving to on a free transfer. In total, he played 544 games for Wolves, scoring 114 goals.
His playing career came to an abrupt halt in February 1988, when he broke his leg playing for against Southend. He remained with the club after this, as assistant to manager Gerry Francis and helped the team win the (old) Division 3 title in 1990.
After this success, he was appointed manager of Walsall, who he took to the Division 3 play-offs in 1993/94. He took over as manager of Cardiff City from Eddie May in the summer of 1995, but moved upstairs to a director of football role with the arrival of Phil Neal the following year. However, Neal's time in charge was brief, departing after only a couple of months to become assistant to Steve Coppell at Manchester City. Hibbitt took over the team once again before handing the reins over to Russell Osman. In February 1998, Osman was sacked and Hibbitt took over team affairs for the third time, before being replaced by Frank Burrows. The arrival of Burrows saw Hibbitt's influence greatly diminished, and at the end of the 1997/98 season he left the club altogether.
He returned to management with non-league in September 2001, but despite rescuing the club from a poor start and preserving their place in their division, he was sacked at the end of the season. He now works for the Premier League, reviewing the performances of the referees.
His older brother Terry was also a footballer.
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'''Charles "Charlie" Bellany Thomson''' (12 June 1878 - 6 February 1936) was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Sunderland and the Scotland national team.
Thomson started his career with local side Prestonpans F.C., from where he moved to Hearts in 1898.
As well as the centre-half berth, Thomson inherited the club captaincy upon Buick's departure south.
Thomson captained Hearts to a 1-0 victory over Third Lanark in the 1906 Scottish Cup final but injury prevented him from leading the side in the 1907 final, when they succumbed to Celtic. There was some behind the scenes unrest at Tynecastle during the close-season however which resulted in him relinquishing the captaincy and eventually moving to Sunderland in 1908. He joined the Wearsiders alongside goalkeeper Tom Allan for -700 in a joint transfer. At the time a transfer fee limit of -350 existed in the Football League and it has been speculated that the joint fee was a means to circumvent these restrictions, with more than 50% of the fee being liable for Thomson's signature.
Thomson's time with Sunderland was no less successful than his time with Hearts. Quickly appointed club captain, he led the team through a remarkably consistent period: during his time with the club they finished no lower than 8th in the First Division. He made over 250 appearances for Sunderland and helped them to the 1912-13 League title. The Black Cats narrowly missed out on a double that season when beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa in the 1913 FA Cup Final, with Thomson and the Villa centre-forward Harry Hampton both later suspended for a month for their conduct in what was a bruising occasion.
Thomson retired from playing in 1919, at the age of 41, and became a publican back in his native Scotland.
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'''Peter Harry Winn''' (born 19 December 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United, as a striker.
Winn was born in Grimsby, England and made his first team debut in Scunthorpe United's Football League Trophy victory over Bradford City on 17 October 2006 while a second year scholar. He also made an appearance as a second half substitute in the same competition in the next round against Port Vale, with Scunthorpe losing the tie 3-5 on a penalty shootout, drawing 0-0 after extra time.
The 2007-08 season was Winn's first season as a professional and he made four substitute appearances for the club that season.
Winn was on loan at Northwich Victoria from October 2008 until January 2009. He had a trial at York City in February, featuring in a reserve team game against Grimsby Town.
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'''Martin Fearon''' (born 30 October 1988 in Blackburn) is an English footballer who is currently at Lancaster City FC. Signed for City from Clitheroe FC following his release from Accrington Stanley at the end of the 2007.08 season. He plays as a goalkeeper.
Fearon started out as a 10 year old schoolboy at Burnley, but was released at the age of 16 in January 2005. Fearon put in several impressive performances for Stanley Reserves in the latter half of the 2004-05 season, earning him a place on the Fraser Eagle Youth Programme the following year. He signed first team forms in Stanley's Conference winning season and travelled to several matches with the squad, but it wasn't until the 2006-07 season that he made the bench, and provided goalkeeping cover in Football League fixtures on five separate occasions. He has also had a spell on loan in the first team at Clitheroe. Fearon then signed a one year professional contract in May 2007, and is expected to push for a place in the first team for the 2007-08 season. During the 2007/2008 season he was named as a substitute for 15 first team Coca Cola League 2 matches, as well as an FA Cup tie against Huddersfield Town. After his release from Accrington Stanley he signed for Clitheroe FC in the Unibond North League Division one for the season 2008/2009. After numerous fantastic performances he was awarded the Players Player of the season award at the end of the season. Fearon signed for Lancaster City in July 2009.
He was eductated at Accrington Moorhead Sports College.
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'''Matthew Booth''' (born March 14, 1977 in Fish Hoek, Cape Town), is a South African football (soccer) defender who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns after signing from Krylia Sovetov Samara, where he was captain of the team.
He made his debut for the South Africa senior team on 20 February 1999, against Botswana at the Cosafa Castle Cup.
He plays regularly for the South Africa national team. Due to his height he is considered one of the most important players when meeting opponents with tall players.
He was also a participant at the 2000 Olympic Games.
Since 2006 Matthew has been married to Sonia Bonneventia, former Miss South Africa first princess, and international model.
They have two sons - Nathan Katlego, and Noah Neo. He has won a soft spot in the hearts of South African fans, with them shouting out his surname Booth whenever he touches the ball, which can be mistaken for booing.
Booth will from early 2010 represent Marcus Rohrer Spirulina in various promotional initiatives, and in particular, in a six-month national consumer competition aimed at promoting good health and optimum wellness.
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'''Jack Allen''' (31 January 1903 - 1957) was an English football player.
Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he played for his home town club Newcastle United between 1931 and 1934. He played up front as a striker and managed to score 41 goals in 90 appearances for Newcastle. Perhaps the most important of those goals were scored in the 1932 FA Cup Final, in which Newcastle beat Arsenal 2-1 with both goals coming from Allen.
Allen also played for Leeds United, Brentford and Sheffield Wednesday in a successful career.
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Constantine's football career started during World War II. He served in the Grenadier Guards, playing for local team Ashton National in his spare time. In 1944 he received an offer of a professional football contract at Rochdale. Three months later he joined Manchester City, playing his first Manchester City match in September 1945. At this time competitive league football was still suspended, though the FA Cup took place. Constantine scored 4 Cup goals and 25 in the Football League North to be the club's highest scorer in 1945-46. When competitive league returned in 1946, Constantine scored 12 goals in 18 games, including a hat-trick against Millwall. Injuries then limited his first-team opportunities, and he was transferred to Bury, where he scored 14 goals in 32 matches.
In the 1948 close season he signed for Millwall in a part exchange deal which saw Bob Kelly go to Bury. He made his debut against Port Vale on 21 August 1948, and subsequently played for Millwall for four seasons, finishing as the club's top goalscorer in three of them.
One of the most outstanding games Constantine played for The Lions was on 23 October 1948 against Notts County at The Den where a crowd of 46,000 had gathered to watch the great Tommy Lawton. Millwall and Constantine played brilliantly and won the game 3 - 2 with Constantine netting a brace. The newspaper headlines the following day read: "Constantine Shows Lawton How To Head." He made 153 appearances for The Lions, scoring 83 goals.
Constantine remained a Millwall supporter, and was a regular in the ''Duke of Albany'' pub, in New Cross where he mixed freely with The Lions fans, sharing a joke and happily signing autographs until his death which was due to stomach cancer in 1998.
-DOCSTART-	11569984
Born in Copenhagen, Arentoft started playing football with Copenhagen club Brnshj Boldklub. He made his Danish national team debut in June 1965, and played four national team games while at Brnshj. He moved abroad to play professionally for Scottish club Greenock Morton. Due to the Danish rules of amateurism, he was no longer eligible for the Danish national team.
In 1969, Arentoft moved to England to play for Newcastle United. He played for Newcastle until 1971, earning the nickname ''Benny''. He made a total of 63 appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals. He helped Newcastle win the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969, scoring in the second leg of the final. He is also remembered for having to play in goal during a 5-1 win over Manchester United in 1970, coming on for an injured Willie McFaul. When the Danish rule of amateurism was abolished in 1971, Arentoft played a further five Danish national team games, representing Newcastle.
In 1971, he moved on to English club Blackburn Rovers, before ending his career with Helsingborgs IF in Sweden.
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'''James "Jimmy" Murray Boyd''' (29 April 1907 - 1991) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right.
Born in Glasgow, Boyd began his career with junior side Petershill before turning senior with Edinburgh side St Bernards. He joined Newcastle United in 1925 and stayed there for ten years, making 214 appearances and scoring 64 goals for the ''Magpies''. During this period he helped his side win the FA Cup in 1932 and earned one cap for Scotland, in 1934.
Boyd joined Derby County for -1,000 in May 1935, before moving to Bury then Dundee, both in 1937.
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'''James "Jimmy" Dunn''' (25 November 1900 - 20 August 1963) was a Scottish professional international footballer, most famous for being part of the 1928 ''Wembley Wizards'' side.
Dunn, born in Glasgow and nicknamed "ginger" due to the colour of his hair,
Dunn was a late inclusion in the side for the British Home Championship match, having missed selection for the preceding international trial match between home-based and Anglo-Scots. The entire Scotland forward-line measured 5 foot 7 or less and it was widely expected that the bigger, stronger English side would overpower their Scottish opponents. Dunn and his colleagues thought otherwise and raced to a surprise 5-1 victory, a record Scottish win at Wembley. The victory was widely celebrated in Scotland and the team was later somewhat mythologised as the ''Wembley Wizards''.
Dunn joined Everton immediately after his Wembley escapades and played with the Merseyside club for the next 7 seasons. He won a Second Division championship and Football League championship with the ''Toffees'' in consecutive seasons (1931 and 1932) and was part of their FA Cup winning side of 1933, scoring in the final itself. He left Goodison Park in 1935 for Exeter City, becoming the ''Grecians'' record signing in the process.
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'''Samuel Di Carmine''' (born September 20, 1988 in Florence) is an Italian footballer. He currently plays in the role of striker for Gallipoli Calcio, on loan from ACF Fiorentina.
Di Carmine, a powerful striker, made his Serie A debut on October 25, 2006 away to Torino in a 1-0 win.
On 1 July, 2008 English Championship side Queens Park Rangers, owned by Italian Formula One mogul and businessman Flavio Briatore, signed Di Carmine on loan for the 2008-2009 season.
On 28 October, 2008 Di Carmine scored his first league goal for Queens Park Rangers, scoring in the 54th minute against Birmingham.
On 19 August 2009, he was loaned to Serie B club Gallipoli. Two days later, he played his first game for the club, substitute William Pianu in the second half. The match ended in a 1-1 draw with Ascoli.
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Born in Wardley, Gateshead, Bradley took a keen interest in sports as a child, particularly football. His preferred position was goalkeeper. In 1914 he signed for the club he had supported since he was young, Newcastle United. He didn't make his debut until 1 November 1919 in a match against Preston at St James' Park. Bradley stayed on at Newcastle until 1927, having made 143 appearances in goal for the Magpies.
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'''Frank Brennan''' (23 April 1924 - 5 March 1997) was a Scottish football player.
Brennan was a tough centre half who moved to Newcastle United from Airdrieonians for -7,500 in 1946.
Brennan moved into management after his playing retirement, initially with North Shields between 1956 and 1962, then in Singapore and Trinidad.
'''North Shields'''
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'''John Brownlie''' (born 11 March 1952) is a Scottish former football player who played for Pumpherston Juniors, Hibernian, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Berwick Rangers, Blyth Spartans and Scotland. He was a right back.
Brownlie joined Hibernian from Pumpherston Juniors in 1969 and remained at Easter Road for nine years. He was part of the 1972 League Cup winning team and also earned runners-up medals in 1972 (Scottish Cup) and 1974 (League Cup). He later played for Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Berwick Rangers and Blyth Spartans. Following his retirement in 1986, he ran a hotel in the English North-East.
In 1988 Brownlie gained his first managerial appointment at Cowdenbeath, which lasted until 1992. He subsequently joined Clyde, where he worked as assistant manager under Alex Smith, before managing East Stirlingshire from 1997 until 1998. After a spell running the youth teams at Raith Rovers, Brownlie managed Arbroath between 2000 and 2003. He later returned to East Stirlingshire as a coach, taking temporary charge of the first team in 2008 after the resignation of Gordon Wylde.
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Wynn made his footballing debut for Oswestry United in 1906 and scored in the final as the club lifted the Welsh Cup in 1906 .
Within weeks of the Welsh Cup final, Wynn had been snapped up by Wrexham, who were playing in the Football Combination at the time. Whilst at Wrexham, Wynn made his international debut on 1 March 1909 in a Home Championship match against Scotland at The Racecourse, Wrexham, which Wales won 3-2. He scored his only international goal in a 3-2 victory over Ireland, also at The Racecourse. Several league clubs were believed to be interested in signing Wynn, and in May 1909, he moved to Manchester City for the princely sum of -250.
Wynn made his Manchester City debut on Christmas Day 1909 in a 2-0 defeat to Bradford Park Avenue. He scored his first goal for the club two days later against Grimsby Town. In the 1909-10 season he scored 12 goals in 24 appearances as Manchester City won the Second Division championship. In each of the next three seasons he was the club's leading goalscorer with 9, 18 and 16 goals respectively. The onset of World War I shortened Wynn's playing career. His final game for Manchester City came shortly after the resumption of competitive football, in a match against Oldham Athletic on 8 September 1919. In total he made 127 appearances for the club, scoring 59 goals.
Having appeared for Wales in both Victory internationals - unofficial international matches between Wales and England to mark the end of World War I - Wynn was sold to Coventry City for -300. At Coventry he made 25 league appearances in two seasons. He made a solitary appearance for Halifax Town before bringing his career to an end with Cheshire League side Mossley.
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'''Graham Moore''' (born 7 March 1941 in Hengoed) was a Welsh footballer.
A midfielder, Moore began his career with Cardiff City, making his debut for the club at 17; by the age of 19 he had also made his debut for the Welsh national side. Moore signed for Chelsea for -35,000 in December 1961, and helped the Blues win promotion to the First Division. He made 72 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 14 goals. In 1963 he was sold to Manchester United for -35,000.
His time at United was hampered by injuries, and he left the club a year later having made just 18 league appearances. Moore then joined Northampton Town, playing for the club in their only top-flight season, before enjoying spells with Charlton Athletic and Doncaster Rovers. He won 21 caps for Wales.
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Born in Barking, Foss started out with amateur side Southall, before signing for Chelsea in 1936. Playing at half-back, Foss made 48 appearances for the club, and was one of only a handful of players to play for Chelsea both before and after World War II (the others being Dick Spence and Jimmy Argue). However, it was behind the scenes that Foss would make his most significant contribution to Chelsea. He was one of the founders of the club's new youth system in 1947, and subsequently became youth team manager.
Under Foss's charge, Chelsea's youth set-up flourished, producing players such as Jimmy Greaves, Peter Osgood, Terry Venables, Peter Bonetti, John Hollins and Bobby Tambling, the core of the team which saw the club become a force in English football for the first time during the 1960s and early 1970s. Chelsea's youth team won the FA Youth Cup in 1960 and 1961, and were champions of their youth league three times in five years between 1954 and 1959.
He left the job in the late 1960s and died during the 1990s.
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'''William Chalmers''' (born 24 July 1907, date of death unknown) was an association football player and manager, who is most well known for managing Italian side Juventus during the 1948-49 season; he is the one of two Scottish managers in the club's history. He was born in Bellshill, Scotland.
As a player Chalmers played for various clubs as a striker; he was transferred from Queens Park Rangers in 1928 for -2,500 to play for Newcastle United.
At Newcastle he played alongside club legend Hughie Gallacher, who was also born in Bellshill. Chalmers scored against Leicester City on his debut, then in his second game he scored twice against Burnley which made him become popular quickly with ''the Toon'' fans.
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'''Miguel Comminges''' (born 16 March, 1982 in Les Abymes) is a football defender from Guadeloupe, France currently playing for Football League Championship side Cardiff City. A versatile player, Comminges can play on either side of defence as well as midfield.
After moving from his home in Guadeloupe at the age of 15, Comminges began his career in France playing for Amiens SC and Stade Reims before signing for Swindon Town on a one-year deal after being spotted by manager Paul Sturrock, who was on a scouting tour at the time, the previous year. Comminges played a total of 47 matches in all competitions during his only season at Swindon and was awarded the clubs player of the year award.
On 1 May 2008 Comminges announced that he would be leaving Swindon at the end of the season to sign for Cardiff City, despite the fact that at the time no official negotiations had begun. He did eventually sign for the club on a two-year deal and completed the move on 1 July. Starting the season on the bench, he made his debut for the club on 12 August during a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth in the Carling Cup before going on to make his league debut four days later against Doncaster Rovers. Comminges enjoyed an extended run in the first team at left back through September, covering for the injured Tony Capaldi and Mark Kennedy before Kennedy returned at the start of October.
Prior to joining Swindon in the summer of 2007 Comminges played for the Guadeloupe in the Gold Cup, he played in every game he was available for including impressive victories over Canada and Honduras.
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'''Mark Weatherly''' (born Colin Mark Weatherly in Ramsgate, January 18, 1958) is an English retired football (soccer) player. He spent his entire professional career with Gillingham, where he played in 457 Football League matches, a club record for an outfield player.
Although born in Kent Weatherly was on the books of Coventry City as a schoolboy but was not retained. He also played for non-league Canterbury City from the age of 15. After his release from Coventry, he was signed by Gillingham as an apprentice and soon found himself making his first-team debut. At just 16 years 218 days he was at the time the youngest player ever to play for the club.
Originally a striker, he was switched to the defence in 1978 and played there or in midfield for the remainder of his career, which saw him play in over 500 matches in all competitions for the Kent club and win the club's Player of the Year award on two occasions.
In 1989 he left Priestfield Stadium and dropped into non-league football. He joined Margate in 1991 and stayed there for ten years, including a spell as co-manager in the early 1990s during which he led the club to a Kent Senior Cup final victory at the ground of his old club Gillingham.
In 2007 he returned to Margate as reserve team manager.
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}}'''Wilson Wood''' (born 25 January 1943 in Whitburn) is a Scottish former footballer who played primarily as a midfielder.
A former lab assistant with the National Coal Board,
Since his retirement Wood has worked as a physiotherapist.
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'''John Keister''' (born Manchester, 11 November 1970) is a football (soccer) player currently playing for Isthmian League Premier Division club Margate. Although born in England he has gained international caps for Sierra Leone.
Keister started his career at Brazilian side Tigres in 1992 before moving to England in 1993. Since living in England he has played for Walsall, Chester City, Shrewsbury Town, Stevenage Borough, Margate and Dover Athletic where he was captain before returning to previous club Margate on a free transfer in September 2009.
Whilst playing for non-league club Margate he gained 2 international caps for Sierra Leone, making him the first player from the club to receive international recognition whilst playing for them.
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'''Joe Ward''' (born 25 November 1954 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Ward started his career with Clyde before winning a move to English side Aston Villa in the late 1970s. Ward played three games for the Villans, returning to Scotland with Hibernian where he played a further nine times before joining Dundee United. Ward's time at Tannadice was equally short as he played only six times before moving to Ayr United. After nearly forty appearances with the Honest Men, Ward moved on to Stirling Albion, before playing out his career with St. Johnstone.
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'''Peter Baker''' (born 10 December 1931, Hampstead, London) is an English former football player. Educated at Southgate County School in North London, he played right-back for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and was part of the double-winning side of 1960-61 and won the FA Cup with Spurs in 1962. He played 299 league games for Tottenham scoring 3 goals.
He joined Tottenham Hotspur from Enfield in October 1952. He stayed with them until the end of the 1964-65 season, keeping a regular place in the team from the 1960-61 season until the end of the 1963-64 season, when he was replaced by Cyril Knowles. Then he emigrated to South Africa, joining Durban United F.C.. He has been included in the Tottenham Hotspur- Hall of Fame.
-DOCSTART-	11588441
'''Kieran Brian Darlow''' (born November 9, 1982 in Bedford, England) is an English former footballer.
Darlow started his career with York City in 1999. He left in 2002 to join Frickley Athletic.
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'''Kieron Lloyd J. Minto St Aimie''' (born 4 May 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Maidenhead United.
St Aimie scored on his first team debut for QPR; a solo effort in a pre-season friendly against Celtic.
He then had a spell on loan at Oxford United in October 2007.
He signed for Barnet on 24 January 2008 after having his contract terminated by Queens Park Rangers.
On 19 September 2008, St Aimie was loaned out for a month to Conference National outfit, Grays Athletic, scoring 2 goals on his debut against Wrexham, his first goals in a competitive game. On loan deadline day in the same year he joined Stevenage Borough. St Aimie then joined Lewes on loan in January 2009, the third Conference National club he played for during the 2008-09 season. He left Barnet by mutual consent in February 2009, before joining Thurrock in March, then Hitchin Town in April and then Maidenhead United in August.
He also has two cousins who play at a semi-professional level, Simon St Aimie who was a former Dagenham & Redbridge player and Steven St Aimie played at Waltham Forest.
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'''Greg Lincoln''' (born March 23, 1980) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Thurrock. He represented England at Under-20 level. He was born in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
Lincoln began his career as a trainee with Arsenal in 1996, earning a Premier Youth League winners' medal in 1998 and signing a professional contract the same year. Despite making the bench for League Cup and UEFA Champions League games, by the time he was released by Arsenal, at the end of the 2000-01 season, he had yet to make his first team debut.
On the 6th of August 2001 he played as a triallist for Rushden & Diamonds in their home friendly against West Ham United, but was released after only playing as a second-half substitute. On the 6th of September he played as a triallist for Hull City in a reserve game against Mansfield Town, but on the 14th of September he joined Torquay United on non-contract terms along with his former Arsenal colleague Lee Canoville. He left Plainmoor soon after joining, and on the 28th of September joined Swedish side Hammarby IF on trial after a recommendation from both Freddie Ljungberg and Liam Brady who knew him from Highbury.
In August 2001, Lincoln joined Torquay United on non-contract terms, along with his former Arsenal teammate Lee Canoville. However, he again failed to make the first team and joined Stevenage Borough later that month, playing in the 0-0 draw away to Southport on September 1, 2001. This was to be his only first team game for Stevenage, lincoln joining Margate on October 20, 2001. He played just once for Margate. In November 2001 he joined Leyton Orient on trial, but was released without signing for the Brisbane Road side
In June 2002, Lincoln joined Northampton Town, making his league debut on October 29, 2002 as a second-half substitute for Marco Gabbiadini in Northampton's 4-0 defeat away to Oldham Athletic. Lincoln remained with Northampton until May 2004 when he was released.
He had a trial with Barnet, but in August 2004 signed for Redbridge and joined Chelmsford City in June 2005, but in December 2005 moved to Cambridge City.
In May 2007, Lincoln joined Conference South side Thurrock.
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'''Robert 'Bob' Thomson''' was an English footballer who played during the early 20th century, mainly prior to World War I.
Playing as a forward, Thomson carved out a career in the game despite having only one eye, resulting from a childhood accident with a firework. When asked how he dealt with a ball coming to him on his blind side, Bob would answer: 'I just shut my other eye and play from memory.'
He started out with his local side Croydon Common before joining West Londoners Chelsea in September 1911. His most successful season with Chelsea came in 1914-15, when his six goals in eight FA Cup games helped his team reach the final, where they lost to Sheffield United.
When competitive football was abandoned in Britain in 1915, Thomson continued to turn out for Chelsea in unofficial wartime matches, scoring 100 goals in three seasons 1915-17. He played twice more for the club when hostilities ended.
He made a total of 95 appearances and scored 29 goals.
He signed for Charlton Athletic in 1921.
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'''Gary Stanley''' (born 4 March 1954 in Burton upon Trent) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Chelsea, Everton, Swansea City, Portsmouth and Bristol City.
Stanley started his career with Chelsea, where he turned professional in 1971 and made his league debut at the age of 21, on 16 August 1975 in a 2-1 defeat away to Sunderland in the Second Division.
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'''Jim Cassidy''' was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career as a centre-forward for Bolton Wanderers in the late 19th century.
Cassidy was born in Kilmarnock on 2 December 1869 and started his football career at Kilmarnock, before moving on to Glasgow Hibernian.
In 1889, Cassidy joined Bolton where he remained (with short spells with Carfin Shamrock and Celtic) for 9 seasons, making 219 appearances, scoring 101 goals.
In an FA Cup tie against Sheffield United on 1 February 1890, Cassidy scored 5 goals in a 13-0 rout, with a further 4 goals coming from Davie Weir.
Cassidy also scored Bolton-s consolation goal in the 1894 FA Cup Final - Bolton were 4-0 down to Notts County when, with three minutes to play, County-s goalkeeper George Toone came out to meet a Bolton attack only to slip while attempting to clear and leave Cassidy with one of the easiest cup final goals of all time.
'''Bolton Wanderers'''
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''' Gerard Austin "Gerry" Baker''' (born 11 April 1938, New York City) was an American-born British football (soccer) player. From 1955 until 1970, he played sixteen seasons in either the Scottish or English first division. He also earned seven caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S. national team in 1968 and 1969.
Baker was born to an English father and Scottish mother when his parents were temporarily living in the United States. When he was a year old, his parents moved to Liverpool when his father decided to return to England with the outbreak of World War II. His father died in the war and his mother and siblings moved to Scotland. Baker spent most of his youth in Motherwell. He attended Park Primary and St. Joseph Secondary schools. During these years, he played with Craigneuk Boys Club before joining Lanarkshire Schools. He signed with Larkhall Thistle when he was fourteen and played in six games before moving to Coventry City in June 1955.
Baker spent one and a half seasons with Coventry City without getting a first team appearance. In December 1956, he moved back north to sign with Scottish First Division club Motherwell where he played as outside left. Over the next three years, he played thirteen games, scoring four goals, with the first team. In November 1958, Motherwell transferred Baker to St. Mirren where he finally hit his stride as a forward. On 25 April 1959, he scored the third goal in Mirren-s 3-1 dismantling of Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final. That was his eighth goal of the 1958-1959 Scottish Cup. On 30 January 1960, he scored ten goals in a 15-0 win over Glasgow University. By this time, top English clubs were beginning to notice Baker and in November 1960, Manchester City paid -30,000 for Baker. Baker spent only the remainder of the 1960-1961 season and the beginning of the 1961-1962 season before City sold his contract to Hibernian in November 1961. Over the next two years, Baker scored 43 goals in 84 games for Hibs before moving Ipswich Town in December 1963. Ipswich paid -25,000 for Baker and Baker more than returned this investment by scoring 66 goals in 151 games. Ipswich then transferred Baker to Coventry City in November 1967. Over the next two season, Baker scored only six times in thirty games with Coventry. In October 1969, Coventry loaned Baker to Brentford where he scored two goals in eight games. Coventry released Baker at the end of the season.
Baker then signed as a player-manager with non-league Margate. He was limited by several injuries, first a dislocated shoulder in August 1970, then broken ribs in November. Despite these, Baker played a total of 48 games and scored sixteen goals before leaving the club on 30 September 1971. He then joined Nuneaton Borough before finishing his playing career with Bedworth United.
Baker had dual U.S. and English citizenship, and when it became apparent that he would not be selected for the English national team, he elected to make himself available for the U.S. team. Baker joined the U.S. as it began qualifying matches for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. His first caps came in a 4-2 World Cup qualifying loss to Canada on 17 October 1968. Over the next month, Baker started six games with the U.S. On 2 November 1968, he scored two goals in a 6-2 qualification victory over Bermuda. His last game with the U.S. came in a 1-0 loss to Haiti on 11 May 1969. That loss put the U.S. out of contention for a spot in the finals.
In 1970, Baker entered the managerial ranks at Margate when he was hired as the club-s player-manager. He remained in this position until he left the club in September 1971. He later managed the Coventry Collier team in 1979-80.
After retiring from playing professionally, Baker worked at the Coventry Jaguar factory.
He was the brother of the late England international Joe Baker.
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}}'''Frank Albert Griffin''' (28 March 1928 - 4 June 2007) was a professional football player. He played as a winger and his most notable achievement was scoring the winning goal in the 1954 FA Cup Final.
Born in Pendlebury, Griffin began his career at Shrewsbury Town. He clocked up 5 goals in 37 appearances for the Shropshire club, including the winner against Wrexham in the first Football League match at the Gay Meadow, in 1950.
In April 1951, just a month after turning professional, he left for West Bromwich Albion, making his Albion debut against Sunderland at Roker Park. In the 1953-54 season, West Bromwich dominated the league, but faltered in the closing weeks and eventually finished second, which was their best finish since 1924. In the FA Cup Final which followed, they faced Preston North End and fought back from 2-1 down to equalise, before Griffin scored the winning goal in the 87th minute.
In an FA Cup match in February 1958, Griffin broke his leg in two places, which effectively ended his career. He was to make just 6 more appearances for Albion after his recovery. After leaving Albion he slipped down the divisions in successive seasons, playing first for Northampton Town then Wellington Town.
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'''Almeric George "Almer" Hall''' (12 November 1912 - 7 November 1994) was an English footballer and manager.
Born in Hove, England Hall, a striker, began his professional career in 1930 with his local club Brighton & Hove Albion but before making any appearances for the Sussex club he moved to Tottenham Hotspur. He later played for Southend United, Bradford City, where his one appearance was later expunged from the records after the outbreak of the Second World War,
He played for the Kent club until 1953, when he retired from playing to concentrate on management, and remained the club's manager until 1970, his twenty year reign making him by far the club's longest serving manager. He led the team to a host of regional cup finals, as well as taking them into the rounds proper of the FA Cup on eleven occasions, but was not able to bring them any significant success in league competition.
After leaving Margate he had a spell as a scout for Luton Town.
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'''Paul Shaw''' (born September 4, 1973 in Burnham, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Ferencvrosi TC in Hungary.
Shaw started his career as a trainee at Arsenal, turning professional in 1991. His debut came against Nottingham Forest on December 3, 1994. Unable to break into the Arsenal first team, Shaw spent periods on loan with Burnley, Cardiff City and Peterborough United during his time at Arsenal, before he was sold to Millwall in September 1997. He made 13 appearances in six years for the Gunners, all but one of them as substitute, scoring two goals.
Shaw spent three years with Millwall before moving to Gillingham in 2000. He left Gillingham for Sheffield United in 2004 but unable to break into the first team had a loan spells at Rotherham United. He subsequently signed for the team but after just 17 appearances moved on a free transfer to Chesterfield in 2006. He found his opportunities at Saltergate limited, and left the club by mutual consent in August 2007 and joined Oxford United shortly afterwards. In October 2007 he left Oxford to join Hungarian team Ferencvrosi TC.
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'''Darren Forsyth''', (born 21 February 1988), is a footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Gateshead.
He moved to UCD in 2006 and received a call up to the first team in 2007. Darren started his playing career with St Josephs Boys AFC Sallynoggin before moving on to Cherry Orchard. During his time in Cherry Orchard Darren played in the Milk Cup where they were defeated by Manchester United, Darren went on to sign for UCD when he finished his Cherry Orchard season. Darren was one of the most well known "Joeys" players of his generation. Darren also representsd his county and province in several representative teams throughout the years, he was also selected for the Irish schools team in 2006 where he received 6 caps.
After the Leaving Certificate Darren moved to his college team UCD on a scholarship in August 2006. He played for the under 21's, finishing as the team's top scorer in 2006. In mid 2007, he made his senior debut against Longford Town. Darren also played for the college in both the Harding Cup and the Collingwood cup, winning both. Darren scored in both finals, twice in the Harding Cup and once in the Collingwood cup. He received the player of the tournament and top scorer award in the Harding Cup. Although he dropped out of his Arts course he continues to play for the college team becoming a professional player.
Forsyth began his senior career at UCD. In 2007, he represented the Irish under 19s team in the Oporto Tournament in Portugal, where he received two caps against Portugal and Ukraine. He also played for the UCD under 18s team, they reached the semi final with Forsyth scoring several goals along the way. He also represented the Irish universities team. Forsyth was a leading figure for UCD's under-21 squad during the 2007 season before he broke into UCD's first team during the second half of that season. A solid 2007 season was capped off for Forsyth when he helped his UCD team to win the Under 21 League of Ireland with victory over St. Patrick's Athletic after a tense penalty shootout on 15 November 2007 in the final match held at Belfield Park.
On 28 July 2008, Darren signed for Shelbourne Football Club. He made his Shelbourne debut on 1 August 2008 against Athlone Town at Tolka Park, scoring two goals in 3-3 draw. Forsyth scored five goals in 11 appearances for Shels during the 2008 season, helping the Reds to a 2nd place finish in the First Division. Despite initially re-signing for Shels for the 2009 season, Forsyth was released by Shelbourne on 9 February 2009 and he signed for Premier Division side . He made his Bray Wanderers debut against Shamrock Rovers on 6 March 2009 at the Carlisle Grounds.
Forsyth appeared for Gateshead in a trial against Sunderland on 18 July 2009, where he scored one of the four goals in a 4-1 victory.
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'''William Alexander Dickson''' (27 August 1866 - 1 June 1910) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dundee Strathmore, Bolton Wanderers, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Stoke City and the Scotland national team.
Dickson won his only Scotland cap while with Dundee Strathmore on 24 March 1888 where he scored four times in a 10-2 win over Ireland. Despite this, he was never selected again for his country. He is one of just two players to have scored four goals in their only Scotland appearance, the other being Charles Heggie two years previously.
He later had brief spells with English clubs Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland before joining Aston Villa in 1889. He scored 33 goals in 58 games for Villa and was captain of their 1892 FA Cup team. In 1892, he joined Stoke City where he would spend the remainder of his career, retiring in 1897.
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'''George Edward Eastham''', OBE (born 23 September 1936 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English former footballer. He is known for playing for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City, as well as a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad. However, he is also notable for his involvement in a 1963 court case which proved a landmark in improving players' freedom to move between clubs.
Eastham was part of a footballing family - his father George Eastham, Sr., was an England international who played for Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool, while his uncle Harry Eastham played for Liverpool and Accrington Stanley.
Eastham junior first played for Northern Irish club Ards, where his father was player-manager, and the two played together on the pitch. A skilful midfielder/inside forward, he was signed by Newcastle United in 1956, and made his debut against Luton Town on 6 October 1956, in a match which finished 2-2. He spent four seasons with the Magpies and during his time there he won caps for the Football League and the England U23 side. He played 125 games for Newcastle, scoring 34 goals, their best finish during this time being eighth in 1959-60.
However, during his time at Newcastle United Eastham fell out with the club, with Eastham disputing whether the house the club had supplied him was habitable, the unsatisfactory secondary job that the club had arranged (as maximum wage rules at the time forbade clubs from paying the market rate) and their attempts to stop him playing for the England U23 team.
Unable to leave, Eastham went on strike at the end of the 1959-60 season, moving south to work for an old family friend, Ernie Clay (who later became chairman of Fulham), selling cork in Guildford, Surrey. Finally in October 1960 Newcastle relented and sold Eastham to Arsenal for -47,500. However, Eastham considered the point fighting for, and backed by the Professional Footballers Association (who provided -15,000 to pay for Eastham's legal fees), he took the club to the High Court in 1963.
In the case, ''Eastham v. Newcastle United'', Eastham argued that it was an unfair restraint of trade, and that Newcastle owed him -400 in unpaid wages and -650 in unpaid bonuses. The judge, Mr Justice Wilberforce, ruled partly in Eastham's favour, stating that the retain-and-transfer system was unreasonable, although he ruled that as Eastham had refused to play for Newcastle, that any payment of wages for the disputed period was at Newcastle's discretion. As a result, although Eastham did not gain personally, he succeeded in reforming the British transfer market. The "retain" element of retain-and-transfer was greatly reduced, providing fairer terms for players looking to re-sign for their clubs, and setting up a transfer tribunal for disputes.
Eastham made his Arsenal debut against Bolton Wanderers on 10 December 1960, and scored twice as Arsenal won 5-1.
Eastham's time at Arsenal was often turbulent; as well as the court case against Newcastle United, he fell out with Arsenal after asking for a pay rise following the maximum wage's abolishment in 1961 (but eventually Arsenal relented and met his demands), and he asked for a transfer after being replaced by Joe Baker up front at the start of the 1962-63 season. However, Billy Wright sought a compromise and eventually restored Eastham to the side, behind Baker; Eastham's form returned, he came off the transfer list and in both 1963-64 and 1964-65 he scored ten goals, the most per season during his Arsenal career, which included two in a 4-4 draw in a memorable North London derby match against Tottenham Hotspur at Highbury in October 1963.
It was at Arsenal that Eastham's international career flourished; he joined the England squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup as an uncapped player, but did not play in the tournament; his England debut finally came on 8 May 1963, against Brazil. His final game for England came in a warmup game for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, against Denmark in Copenhagen on 3 July 1966, scoring in a 2-0 win.
In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4-2 win over West Germany received medals. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners- squad members, Flowers was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
Eastham continued to be a regular and served as Arsenal captain between 1963 and 1966,
Eastham was purchased by Stoke City manager, Tony Waddington, for a fee of -35,000, prior to the start of the 1966-67 season. Eastham spent the next eight seasons at Stoke City, during which the club maintained their status in the First Division. He played in a side which combined home grown talent - such as the likes of Denis Smith, Eric Skeels and Mike Pejic - alongside the experience of the likes of Peter Dobing and himself. Eastham won the League Cup in 1971-72, scoring the winning goal in the final against Chelsea, which finished 2-1. At the age of 35 years 161 days, he became the oldest player to receive a winner's medal. He was also a beaten FA Cup semi-finalist in successive seasons (1970-71 and 1971-72) - both times in replays and both times by his former club Arsenal. Eastham also represented Stoke at European level, playing in the 1972-73 UEFA Cup; the first time the club had competed at European level in its history. In the first round, Stoke played Kaiserslautern of Germany but lost 5-3 on aggregate over two legs and were knocked out of the competition in the process.
He made 194 league appearances for Stoke City in total, ten of them as a substitute, scoring four goals. Eastham retired from playing in 1974, having been awarded the OBE for services to football the previous year. Eastham was also one of the game's true gentlemen, always doing the sportsmanlike thing to do, and rarely if ever fouling another player. He also possessed any uncanny ability to read the game as though he was sitting up in the stands, and that reading of the game combined with his superbly accurate left foot created one breathtaking, defence-splitting pass after another. For every goal he created for Joe baker, there were four more chances that Baker missed. George Eastham was one of the Greats
After retiring as a player, Eastham became Tony Waddington's assistant at Stoke, and succeeded Waddington as Stoke manager after the latter resigned in March 1977, becoming only the club's fourth manager since 1935. He took over a side depleted of their best players (who had all been sold to alleviate financial problems) and in trouble, and their relegation from the First Division was confirmed while he was in charge, finishing 21st out of 22 in 1976-77 after a run of just one win in 13 games. Eastham lasted only ten months, leaving the club in January 1978, after failing a sustain a push for promotion from the Second Division.
After leaving the Stoke job, he quit professional football completely, and emigrated to South Africa in 1978. He set up his own sportswear business as well as being a football coach for local black children (being a noted opponent of Apartheid). He is also chairman of the South African Arsenal Supporters' Club.
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'''Dennis Perrior Hunt''' (born Portsmouth, 8 September 1937) is an English former football (soccer) player and manager.
A defender, Hunt joined Gillingham in 1958 after being discovered whilst playing football for the army.
After just one season with Brentford he became player-manager of Folkestone Invicta
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'''Jos Manuel Surez Rivas''', aka '''Sietes''' (born 18 February 1974 in Sietes, Asturias), is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for CD Lealtad, in ''Tercera Divisin''.
He operates as a left defender, with speed as his main attribute.
Sietes, who received his nickname from his birthplace, started playing for local giants Real Oviedo, first appearing with the main squad on March 27, 1994, in a 0-0 draw at Real Valladolid. With just nine league games throughout the entire season, he did score two goals in back-to-back games, 3-0 successes over Athletic Bilbao and Atltico Madrid.
Signing with Valencia CF in 1995-96, Sietes was used sparingly over two seasons, and moved to Racing de Santander for 1997-98, where he would constantly battle relegation (which would eventually befall in 2000-01, returning in the immediate following season).
After that, Sietes' career was unassuming, with stints mainly in the Spanish second level, punctuated by a season with Watford FC, in the English second division (no games played).
After appearing in only five games for CD Numancia in 2007-08, as the Soria side returned to ''La Liga'' after a three-year absence, Sietes moved to fourth-tier outfit CD Lealtad, in Villaviciosa, Asturias.
Sietes represented Spain at the 1996 Summer Olympics, appearing once four the quarterfinalists.
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'''Walter Campbell Allison Aitkenhead''' (21 May 1887 - 19 July 1966) was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle, Blackburn Rovers and the Scotland national team.
Aitkenhead was born in Maryhill, Glasgow and played just 4 matches for his first club Partick Thistle before being signed by English club Blackburn Rovers in September 1906. He remained with Blackburn for the remainder of his career, winning the 1911-12 and 1913-14 league championships. He made just one appearance for Scotland, and scored twice in a 4-1 win against Ireland on 16 March 1912.
During the First World War he "guested" for Preston North End for several seasons.
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'''Charles "Charlie" Fleming''' (12 July 1927 - 15 August 1997) was a Scottish footballer who played for Blairhall Colliery, East Fife, Sunderland and the Scotland national team. Fleming was nicknamed -Cannonball Charlie- for his shooting ability.
Fleming was born in Blairhall, Fife and joined East Fife from Blairhall Colliery and became an integral part of East Fife's success in the 1940s and 1950s. Fleming won the League Cup with East Fife in 1949 and 1953 and was part of the side that reached the Scottish Cup final in 1950.
He moved to English club Sunderland in January 1955 for -20,000 (plus Tommy Wright in exchange) where he remained for three seasons.
After his playing career he had managerial spells at Bath City in 1958 and Trowbridge Town in 1965. At Bath City he signed his ex East Fife team mate, Bobby Black.
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'''Reneil "Ricky" Sappleton''' (born 8 December 1989) is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Macclesfield Town on loan from Leicester City.
Prior to joining Leicester City, Sappleton had a trial with Liverpool, and also joined Middlesbrough on a two week trial. He made his senior debut in a 2-1 home defeat to Southampton on 1 December.
On 12 August 2008, Sappleton joined Bournemouth on loan for a month,
On 28 August 2009, Sappleton again moved on loan, this time joining Macclesfield Town on loan until January 2010.
Sappleton was included in the Jamaica squad during the CONCACAF U-20 Final Round in 2009, mainly due to a strong performance in two friendlies versus Canada U20s in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, even though he lacked match fitness.
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He was a pupil at Ton-Yr-Wren Primary School and Llanishen High School.
At the age of 16 Neil furthered his career by being spotted and being chosen to play for the Wales national football team along with Ian Rush and Mark Hughes. Slatter became the youngest player to represent Wales at that time. In all, he was capped 21 times for his country.
Slatter suffered a severe knee injury which ended his career in 1991 at the age of 27.
Neil now lives in his home town of Cardiff with his wife Alyson and daughters Lauren and Chloe, where he has worked as a policeman for over 15 years.
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'''George Washington Elliott''' (born 7 January 1889 in Sunderland, England) was a football player for Middlesbrough F.C. and England during the early 20th century.
The son of a seafaring captain, following great grades at Middlesbrough High School his father wanted him to go to Cambridge University, but he was a comprehensive sportsman. Originally a boxer, he started playing for Redcar Crusaders and later helped South Bank to win the Northern League in 1908.
On 3 May 1909, he signed for Middlesbrough. He played his first few games at inside-right, but later converted to a centre-forward. He won three England caps.
He was top scorer in the Division One during the 1913-14 season with 31 goals, and (as of 1989) held the club record for most goals in a single match, with 11 for the Reserves in a 14-1 win over Houghton Rovers. He was top scorer during seven out of nine of Boro's peacetime seasons from 1910-11.
During World War I, he guested for Bradford, Fulham and Celtic.
His last appearance was against Southampton in 1924-25 after which he retired, and resumed his job as a cargo superintendent at Middlesbrough docks.
He died, aged 59, in Middlesbrough General Hospital in November 1948 and is buried in Acklam cemetery.
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'''George Edward Wakefield''' (born Bradford) was an English professional association football player. After an unsuccessful spell with Bradford City, where he failed to make the first team, he moved to Gillingham and made 10 Football League appearances in the 1921-22 season before apparently dropping out of the professional game.
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'''Michael "Micky" Evans''' (born 3 August 1946 in West Bromwich) is an English former footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Walsall, Swansea City and Crewe Alexandra. He then played for a number of non-league clubs including Worcester City, Stourbridge, Stafford Rangers, Halesowen Town and Rushall Olympic, and has scouted for various Midlands clubs.
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'''Arthur Graham''' (born 26 October 1952 in Castlemilk, Glasgow) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Aberdeen, Leeds United, Manchester United, Bradford City and the Scotland national team. He played as a left winger. His brother Jimmy Graham was also a footballer.
Graham began his career with Aberdeen in 1969 and played in 5 league matches during his first season with the club. Despite limited league appearances, he was given a place in the starting line-up for the Scottish Cup Final against Celtic by manager Eddie Turnbull. Aberdeen defeated Celtic 3-1 with 17-year-old Graham making two assists via left-wing crosses. He remained at Aberdeen until July 1977, winning the Scottish League Cup in his final season.
He joined Leeds United for -125,000 at the start of the 1977-78 season. He scored a total of 47 goals in 260 appearances for Leeds over six seasons. Leeds United were relegated to the Second Division in season 1981-82 and failed to regain their status in the top division in 1982-83. Graham was subsequently sold to Manchester United for -50,000 in August 1983.
He remained at Old Trafford for two seasons, scoring five goals in 37 appearances before finishing his career at Bradford City where he remained until 1987.
He won a total of 11 international caps for Scotland, making his debut against East Germany in 1977. He scored twice at international level, against Argentina and Northern Ireland - both in 1979.
Graham now coaches youngsters at the Leeds United Academy and at football schools in the Wetherby area.
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'''Kevin Seabury''' (born November 24, 1973 in Shrewsbury) was a professional footballer who most notably played for his home-town club Shrewsbury Town.
Seabury was raised in the Belle Vue area of Shrewsbury, and was a pupil at The Priory School.
After leaving school, Seabury joined Shrewsbury Town, and was offered a professional contract at the start of the 1992/93 season.
Seabury was to stay with Shrewsbury for just under 10 years, making 206 league starts and scoring 9 league goals. In total he made 258 appearances in a Shrewsbury shirt (including cup games).
In January 2002, Seabury transferred to Dover Athletic, where he made 15 appearances during the second half of the 2001/02 season, scoring 2 goals.
He was to move to Welling United in July 2002 and captained the side during his stay there. After two seasons at Welling, Seabury had short stays at Hednesford Town and Bridgnorth Town before retiring from senior football in 2004.
Seabury still lives and works in the Shrewsbury area, and married Victoria West on 17 August 2007 at Shrewsbury Abbey
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'''Lloyd Lindbergh "Lindy" Delapenha''' (born May 25, 1927 in Jamaica) was a football player. He was the first Jamaican to play professional football in England.
After a phenomenal performance as a schoolboy athlete, taking part in 16 events over a one-and-a-half day period, he served with the British armed forces in the Middle East following World War II. During his service, an English football scout saw him playing football for the British army.
This gained him a trial with Arsenal, but he did not sign for the club, and in April 1948 he joined Portsmouth. There, he became the first Jamaican to play professional football in England.
He went on to win a league championship medal with Portsmouth in 1948. In April 1950, after a successful few years with Portsmouth, he transferred to Middlesbrough where his career took off. He played on the wing or inside-forward, and became Boro's leading scorer in the 1951-52, 1953-54 and 1955-56 seasons. In total he scored 93 league and FA Cup goals in 270 appearances.
He moved to Mansfield Town in June 1958, contributing 27 goals in 115 appearances over two years, before retiring from League football in 1960.
After three years of non-league football, initially with Hereford United, he moved back to Jamaica.
Having returned home, Delapenha played cricket for a short time and represented Boys' Town at football, taking them from Division 3 up to Division 1. Soon after though, he became director of sports at the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation.
At the JBC, he had various roles including co-ordinating coverage of cricket, the Commonwealth Games, and helped bring international football to Jamaica. He stayed there for 30 years before JBC was sold and his services were no longer required.
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'''Lee Collins''' (born February 3, 1974 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish professional football player.
Collins began his professional career in his native land with Albion Rovers. After two years, 45 league appearances, and one goal for the club, he moved south of the border to join English club Swindon Town. He remained at the County Ground for five years, making 64 appearances and scoring two goals. He won the Division Two championship with them in 1995-96.
In 2000, Steve McMahon, Collins' former manager at Swindon, signed him for Blackpool. Collins remained at Bloomfield Road for three years, making 66 appearances and scoring two goals. He won promotion, via the Division Three play-offs, with the Seasiders in his first season with the club.
In 2003, he was loaned to non-league Morecambe, and he went on to make the move permanent.
Collins returned to Scotland in 2004 with Stenhousemuir. He remained with the club for two years.
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'''Darren Paul Ambrose''' (born 29 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a midfielder.
Born in Harlow, Essex, Ambrose started his career at Ipswich Town and made his debut as an 18 year-old against Arsenal on 21 April 2002, replacing Martijn Reuser during a 2-0 defeat at Highbury. Ipswich lost their Premiership status the following month, though Ambrose started brightly in the next campaign, scoring on his full debut in a 2-0 victory against Walsall at the Bescot stadium, and went on to score ten more goals in a total of thirty-seven appearances, combining superbly throughout the season with his close friend, striker Darren Bent. In March, however, with Ipswich having fallen into administration, Ambrose was sold to Newcastle United for what was considered a bargain -1m. The sale was ordered by the administrators, and completed at Newcastle by former Ipswich manager Bobby Robson. Ambrose was reportedly upset to leave Ipswich.
After returning from a short injury lay-off, Ambrose made his dbut for the Magpies on 11 May 2003 against West Brom, the final day of the 2002-03 Premier League season, and became a success during his first full season with the Toon, amassing three goals in 37 appearances, including one on his European dbut, against NAC Breda in the UEFA Cup, and another during a thrilling 3-3 draw with Southampton F.C. at St. Mary's Stadium in May.
Ambrose scored another three goals in 2004-05, scoring a notable long-range effort against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium on Halloween, however moments like these were sparse as he made only 12 Premiership appearances for the club under new manager Graeme Souness. After being in and out of the team for most of the season, Ambrose was called back into the starting line up for a match against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 24 April 2005. In a game that Newcastle eventually lost 2-1 thanks to Wayne Rooney's memorable strike, Ambrose was his team's outstanding performer and capped the performance with a fine solo goal. Many pundits claimed that this was the sort of form that convinced previous manager Sir Bobby Robson to fork out a seven-figure sum for the player, though he would ultimately fail to gain a regular place in the starting line-up.
Eventually he voiced his frustrations at the lack of first team opportunities, declaring that while he had warmed to Newcastle and its fans, he was in need of regular games and starts, something that Souness couldn't guarantee the player. A number of clubs expressed their interest in him, including Aston Villa and Blackburn, although he would eventually sign with Alan Curbishley's Charlton Athletic, stating on his arrival at the London club that his lack of chances in the Newcastle first team were a big contributor to his decision to join up with the Addicks. In total, he scored 6 goals in 56 appearances for United.
He joined Charlton Athletic on 8 July 2005 for a fee estimated to be in the region of -1.5 million, stating that he was delighted to move to as big an ambitious and determined club as the Addicks and believed that Alan Curbishley was the perfect man to develop himself into a better player and further his footballing education. Things started well at his new club, as they won their first four matches of the new premier league season, with Darren Bent (who had joined up with Ambrose once again after moving from Ipswich in the summer) in particularly good form. Ambrose scored his first goal for his new club on 22nd Ocotber 2005, against Portsmouth at Fratton Park, in a 2-1 victory for his side. However, Charltons form dropped dramatically as the season progressed and despite the player scoring three more goals against Manchester United (a brilliant 25-yard effort in November that levelled the scores at 1-1), Blackburn (in the 4th round of the League Cup) and Sunderland at The Valley respectively, the team eventually slumped to an 11th place finish in the table, despite Bent's 22 goal haul and Ambrose's impressive form in midfield. Things got worse for Ambrose as Curbishley left the club after 15 years of service.
Iain Dowie was named as Curbishley's successor, joining from London rivals Crystal Palace (a future club of Ambrose's), after much controversy surrounding his departure. The 2006-07 season got off to a dismal start, with only two league wins by November. On 13 November 2006, the Charlton heirarchy had decided enough was enough, and relieved Dowie of his post. After youth team coach Les Reed had a short stint in charge, Alan Pardew was unveiled as Charlton's third manager of the season and fourth of the year, on Christmas Eve 2006. The club's results miraculously improved under the stewardship of the former West Ham manager and Ambrose began to regain the promising form he had shown in glimpses at Newcastle and during his first season with Athletic. Ambrose grabbed his first goal of the season against Fulham at The Valley on 27 December 2006, though the team were held to a 2-2 draw after a last minute Cottagers equaliser. Ambrose also found the net in a 4-0 defeat of Pardew's former club, West Ham at The Valley, on 24 February, rounding off the scoring after the team had led 3-0 at half-time. Ambrose scored a crucial goal in the very next match, a 2-2 draw with fellow struglers Watford at Vicarage Road, pulling a goal back for his team after the Hornets raced into an early 2-0 lead. Despite further improving results, the early season poor form of the team ultimately proved to much to gain points back on and after a 2-0 home defeat to high-flying Tottenham on 7 May, the team were relegated to English football's second tier for the first time since 2000.
There was much speculation regarding a transfer exodus during the summer transfer window, with Ambrose's name mentioned as one of those players in the exodus. However, Pardew and Ambrose stayed loyal to the club and despite the inevitable sale of Darren Bent, who moved to spurs for a fee in excess of -16.5 million, many of Charlton's key player's remained with the Addicks. At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, Charlton were widely tipped to bounce straight back up the top flight, however, just as in the previous season, the team made a less than impressive start, with mixed early results piling pressure on Pardew and his job. Despite Ambrose's team boasting among one of the best squads in the division, and results against the bigger teams in the division proving this fact, inconsistency proved the teams biggest downfall, and they despite Ambrose hitting nine goals in 42 appearances, he could not prevent the club from finishing in a disappointing 11th place.
After failing to gain promotion back to the Premier League in 2007-08, Ambrose was sent to former club Ipswich Town on loan in the first half of the 2008-09 season due to financial reasons, (ironically under similar circumstances to that of when Ambrose first moved from Ipswich in 2003) with rumors that Ipswich were reportedly interested in making the deal permanent in January 2009 for an estimated fee of -250,000, although no deal eventually materialised. He made nine appearances with no goals for the club, making his debut against Doncaster Rovers on 15 November 2008 and playing his last match on Boxing Day in a 1-0 defeat to Birmingham at Portman Road. On 2 January 2009, Ambrose returned to Charlton, who by now were fighting relegation for the second time in three years. Pardew had left the club by mutual consent in October and former Colchester and Hull boss Phil Parkinson was now in charge of improving the Addicks fortunes. He scored the winner in a 1-0 FA Cup Third Round Replay win over Norwich City, and played in most of Athletic's remaining fixtures. Unfortunately, Ambrose once again could not stop the club from suffering relegation, this time to the Coca-Cola Football League One. This was one relegation too many, and Ambrose began searching for a new club. He ended his four year stint with the club with a total of 17 goals from 127 appearances in all competitions.
With his contract at Charlton ending at the end of that season, Ambrose was free to leave the club, and decided to remain in South London, joining local rivals Crystal Palace. He had a fantastic start to life with Neil Warnock's club, setting a career-best record of 12 goals in 20 games by November. His first came in a League Cup First Round clash with Torquay United of the Coca-Cola League Two, opening the scoring after 65 minutes, before adding his second in the same game, from the penalty-spot, after United had forced an equaliser. His first two league goals came in the same month as well, a brace against former club Ipswich Town at Portman Road, establishing a 2-0 lead for his current club. As of 1 December 2009, he has so far scored 57% of Crystal Palace's goals this season (12 out of 21 in all competitions) - 5/12/09. Ambrose also matched Palace's post war record of 6 games for consecutive scoring matches with his goal against Watford on 29/11/09, matching club legend Ian Wright's record, which he set in 1989.
On 5 December Ambrose was named as the Coca-Cola Football League Championship Player of the Month for his recored-breaking November.
Ambrose married his wife, Rachel, in a ceremony in Clearwater, Florida in May 2007. They have two daughters; the eldest is Jessica, who was born in September 2007, and the younger is Lily, who was born in January 2009.
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'''Thomas Gordon Kennedy''' (born June 24, 1985) signed for Rochdale in June 2007 having started his career with Bury. The left back was released by Bury manager Chris Casper..
Kennedy has reportedly signed a two year contract at Spotland and replaces Alan Goodall, who has signed for Luton Town. Kennedy was a boyhood Bury fan and made 158 appearances for his home town club scoring six times. With the rivalry between Bury and Rochdale, the move to Rochdale was not favored by the Bury fans.
His father, Keith Kennedy, played for Bury while his uncle, Alan Kennedy was a defender for Newcastle United and Liverpool.
Tom was voted into the PFA League Two Team of The Year, voted for by his fellow professionals in League Two, for the 2008/09 season at the prestigious PFA awards dinner on Sunday 26 April 2009. He was also voted Defender of the Year in 2008/2009 season following Rochdale's unsuccessful promotion push.
Tom Kennedy started the 2009/2010 season in good form, following the sale of Adam Le Fondre, Kennedy became Rochdale's penalty taker, and helped Rochdale to a 1-0 victory over Aldershot with a last minute penalty in August. On the 29th August Rochdale played host to Tom's former club Bury in a League Two clash at Spotland. Rochdale were leading 2-0 when Will Buckley was brought down in the box to win a penalty. Tom Kennedy stepped up and added the 3rd goal and then celebrated the goal by cupping his ear and running along the wing in front of all of the Bury fans celebrating. This resulting in the Bury fans jumping onto the pitch and one even chased Kennedy. Kennedy received a yellow card for his actions.
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'''Scott Richard Darton''' (born March 27, 1975 in Ipswich, Suffolk) is an English former professional football player. He plays at left-back.
Darton began his career as a trainee with West Bromwich Albion, turning professional in October 1992. He remained at The Hawthorns, making fifteen league appearances, until January 1995 when he joined Sam Allardyce's Blackpool. In two years with the Seasiders he made 29 appearances and scored one goal, his only goal in the Football League.
He joined Torquay United on trial on October 3, 1996 with a view to signing on loan. He played for Torquay's reserve side against Taunton Town, but was not signed.
Darton moved into non-league football with King's Lynn in 1997. He subsequently played for Ipswich Wanderers, Cambridge City, Heybridge Swifts, St Albans City and Chelmsford City, from where he returned to Ipswich Wanderers in July 2001.
He is currently assistant manager at Sproughton under-15s.
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This is a list ''' of notable footballers who have played for Tottenham Hotspur''' since its foundation as '''Hotspur F.C.''' in 1882.
Records for some players vary from one data source to another and where possible these have been verified with reference to more than one such source. Corrections and updates should include a reference to source in the edit summary or on the Talk Page. To see a list of all Tottenham players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article :Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players.
Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. ''An asterisk (*) next to a name denotes that the player had more than one spell at the club.''
First team appearances include, Football League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and UEFA Cup. Substitute appearances are included. Wartime matches are excluded.
International appearances are those at Full International level, including substitutions while on the club's books. Figures in brackets are for career total International appearances.
This is a list of '''notable''' players for Tottenham Hotspur. Please do not add the names and details of the current squad unless it meets the notability criteria above.
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'''Jack Bruton''' (21 November 1903 - 13 March 1986) was a professional footballer and manager who spent the major part of his career in both capacities with Blackburn Rovers.
Born in Westhoughton, near Bolton, he initially played as an amateur with Wigan Borough, Bolton Wanderers and Horwich RMI while working in the coal mines before signing for Burnley as a professional in 1925 - it was reported that he came up from the pit and signed professional forms on an overturned tub at the pit head. At Turf Moor he established himself as one of the best wingers in the country and won representative honours with the Football League team and three appearances for England.
He scored 44 times in 176 games for Burnley before becoming Blackburn Rovers' record -6,500 signing in December 1929. A maker of goals as well as a scorer, Bruton proved to be remarkably consistent during his playing career with Rovers. In the 1930-31 season, Bruton was Rovers' top-scorer with 19 league goals, closely followed by his unrelated namesake Les Bruton on 18.
He scored 115 times in 344 appearances for Blackburn before moving on to Preston North End in 1939, although he was prevented from making any first team appearances for Preston as a result of the outbreak of World War II.
After the war he returned to Ewood Park as assistant trainer and assistant secretary. During manager Will Scott's absence through illness, Bruton took over the running of the club and on Scott's return was appointed assistant manager. He was the natural successor when Rovers' lack of consistency led to Scott finally vacating the manager's chair in December 1947. On taking control Bruton-s immediate aim was to avoid the team's relegation from Division 1, but nine defeats in the last ten games sealed the club's fate.
In an attempt to regain First Division status, Bruton signed Dennis Westcott, a proven goal-scorer from Wolves, and also unearthed an exciting prospect at left-back in the shape of Bill Eckersley. However, success proved just as elusive and after the club finished in fourteenth place in the Second Division, Bruton was summoned to a board meeting and dismissed in May 1949.
In 1950 he was appointed manager at Bournemouth playing in the Third Division South. He remained at Dean Court for 6 years before retiring in 1956, never having achieved any conspicuous success.
After retiring as a manager he continued as a scout for both Blackburn Rovers and Bournemouth and also for Portsmouth.
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This is a '''list of notable footballers who have played for Middlesbrough'''. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club, or been an officially designated captain.
''Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included. Statistics correct as of 5 May 2008.''
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''As of 12 August 2008. Only includes those players on professional contracts. Debut is defined as the date the player first made a competitive appearance.''
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'''Robertus Petrus "Robin" or "Robbie" van der Laan''' (born 5 September 1968 in Schiedam) is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football.
Van der Laan started his career at Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging and Wageningen in the Netherlands before signing for English side Port Vale in February 1991 for a fee of -80,000 after impressing on trial.
Instantly recognisable for his mane of long blonde hair, Van der Laan soon became a popular figure with the Vale fans, his bustling style and midfield engine enabled him to settle into the English game very quickly. He scored in front of the Kop in a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in the League Cup in 1991-92, and was part of the team which won the Autoglass Trophy in 1993 and promotion from Division Two the following year.
His good looks and popularity with the Vale fans saw him targeted by the more thuggish element of rivals Stoke City and he was punched in the face whilst inside a pizza and kebab house in Newcastle-under-Lyme on 18 June 1995.
In the summer of 1995 Van der Laan was sold to Derby County for a fee of -475,000 plus Lee Mills. He was made captain by manager Jim Smith and as well as being an influential member of the team, scoring the goal which sealed promotion to the Premiership in 1996, he also became a fan favourite.
Following a loan spell at Wolves, Van der Laan signed for Barnsley in 1998 for a fee of -325,000. After three years with ''the Tykes'' a recurring knee injury he picked up in December 2000 forced him to retire from professional football in March 2001.
Van der Laan is currently the Head International Coach for Manchester United Soccer Schools.
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Tinson left Northwich to join Macclesfield Town for -10,000 in February 1996. He was part of the Macclesfield Town side which gained promotion to the Football League and then moved on a free transfer to Shrewsbury Town where he again won promotion to the League before joining Burton Albion from 1 August 2005. After two seasons at Burton Albion, he joined Altrincham in May 2007. Darren was captain of Altrincham for the 2007-08 season, making 51 appearances in all.
Darren had been expected to continue playing for Altrincham in the 2008-09 season. However, he elected to join fellow ex-Northwich defender Steve Davis's team Nantwich Town in the Northern Premier League.-
He is studying at the University of Salford for a degree in Physiotherapy.
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'''Willy Adolfo Topp Bravo''' (born 4 March 1986), commonly known as '''Willy Topp''' or sometimes '''Billy Topp''', is a Chilean footballer who plays as striker. He plays for Belgian side Royal Racing Football Club Montegne. Topp has also been involved with every level of Chile's national set-up.
Topp started his career in his homeland with Universidad Catlica, where he first played at the age of 16. He featured for them in the Milk Cup international youth tournament in 2003 and has appeared on loan with other Chilean sides Temuco and Puerto Montt. In 2007, he joined Bradford City in England's League Two, but he played just 13 games in little more than a year, before he was released from his contract six months early. He spent a brief time playing semi-professionally with Jumilla Club de Ftbol in the Spanish Tercera Divisin Group 13 before moving to Royal Montegne.
Born in Temuco, Chile, on 4 March 1986,
Topp first played for the Catlica's senior teams at the age of just 16 in a friendly against Santiago Morning.
Topp was due to sign for Belgian side Royal Racing Football Club Montegne but instead returned to England in September 2007 for a trial with League Two side Bradford City as part of a deal between the two sides.
Topp went back home to Chile during the summer and returned to play in a number of pre-season friendlies but was an unused substitute for Bradford's first home league game of the season against Notts County,
In August 2009, after eight months out of the game, Topp joined Jumilla Club de Ftbol, a side playing in Tercera Divisin Group 13, part of the fourth tier of Spanish football. He made his debut for Jumilla on 14 September against CD Plus Ultra when he came on as a second half substitute during a 3-0 victory. He started the following game to help his new side defeat CD Beniel 5-0.
In January 2010, Topp left Jumilla to return to Belgian side Royal Montegne where he had previously been registered as a player before moving to Bradford City.
Topp was involved in the senior Chile national team setup in 2003 and 2004 under the management of Juvenal Olmos,
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'''Frederick Anthony "Fred" Murray''' (born 22 May 1982 in Clonmel, County Tipperary) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Luton Town.
Murray began his career as a trainee at Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, though he never made a first-team appearance. An initial loan period at Second Division club Cambridge United was turned permanent in March 2002, as ''the U's'' signed Murray on a free transfer from Blackburn.
He signed a three-year contract for League Two side Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee in July 2004
After an unsuccessful trial with Leyton Orient
At the start of the 2009-10 season, Murray signed for Grays Athletic along with eight other players.
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'''Bartosz Tarachulski''' (born 14 May 1975 in Gliwice) is a Polish Professional footballer who plays for Diagoras F.C. in Greece's Second division.
Tarachulski has enjoyed spells in Poland, Israel and Belgium. From K.S.K. Beveren (2300) in Belgium he signed for Yeovil Town in England helping them to gain promotion scoring 10 league goals. He quickly became a firm favourite amongst the fans and was known for a brilliant first touch. He left the Glovers after they won promotion to League One to sign for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Premier League. He was released after just one season and signed for Greek side Veria FC. In 2007, he signed for Kavala FC.
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In his 21-year career Nicholson played for 8 clubs, played in 523 league matches, scoring 31 goals. In all competitions, Nicholson played in 594 matches, scoring 34 goals.
Nicholson started his career with Lincoln City in 1986.
Nicholson joined Division Two (2nd tier) outfit Derby County on April 22, 1992, for a fee of -100,000.
On 9 February 1996 Nicholson joined Division One (2nd tier) rivals West Bromwich Albion, for a fee of -150,000.
In August 1998, Nicholson's ban was lifted,
On 4 June 1999, Nicholson joined Division One (2nd tier) club Stockport County on a free transfer.
On 6 June 2001, Nicholson joined fellow Division One (2nd tier) club Sheffield United on a free transfer, signing on three-year contract.
On 15 July 2002, Nicholson joined Division Two (3rd tier) club Tranmere Rovers on a free transfer, signing on two-year contract.
After his release by Tranmere Rovers, Nicholson rejoined Chesterfield on 29 June 2004, on a one year contract.
After he announcing his retirement from football in 2007, Chesterfield manager Lee Richardson announced that Nicholson would become the clubs rehabilitation and fitness coach.
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'''Jackie Stamps''' (born Thrybergh 2 December 1918, died 1991) was an English footballer who scored two goals in the 1946 FA Cup Final for Derby County in a 4-1 win against Charlton Athletic. This is Derby's only FA Cup triumph. Stamps came close to scoring in regular time but the ball burst as he shot, making it easier to save. Stamps was famous for his powerful shot and is a cult figure in Derby County history.
In 1942-43, Stamps made 14 guest appearances for Southampton, scoring 11 goals.
There was a bar in Derby city centre named after him, but in the early 2000s it was changed to a Walkabout bar.
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'''Anthony "Tony" Hemmings''' (born September 21, 1967 in Burton upon Trent, England) is a professional footballer currently playing with Gresley Rovers in the Northern Premier League Division One South, where he plays as a Midfielder.
Hemmings has spent the bulk of his playing career outside the Football League, with only Wycombe Wanderers, Chester City (who were relegated to the Nationwide Conference after his half-season there in 1999-2000) and Carlisle United enjoying his presence in league circles - the latter two coming after being signed by Ian Atkins.
While with Macclesfield Town in 1996, Hemmings scored at Wembley Stadium when the Silkmen beat Cheshire rivals Northwich Victoria in the FA Trophy final.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Maddocks''' (born February 10, 1962 in England) is a former professional footballer now retired. He played as a striker throughout his career.
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Gibbs, a left back, began his career at Norwich City as a youngster, followed by an apprenticeship at Scunthorpe United. On not making the grade drifted into local football, playing for Gorleston and later scoring the winner from the penalty spot in the 1994 FA Vase Final at Wembley for Diss Town against Taunton Town. He later played in Norway and had brief trial spell at Luton Town, before joining Colchester United on 6 March 1995.
After 53 league games, in which he scored three goals, and only shortly after appearing at Wembley for a second time in the Auto-Windscreens Trophy final defeat at the hands of Carlisle United, he was given a free transfer, joining Torquay United on 26 July 1997. His Torquay debut came on the first day of the 1997-98 season, a 2-1 defeat away to newly promoted Conference champions Macclesfield Town. That season saw Gibbs score seven goals in 41 league games en route to the Division Three play-offs and ultimately defeat in the final at Wembley against Colchester. In just that one season his wing-back partnership with Andy Gurney resulted in 16 goals between the two of them. Gibbs followed departing Torquay manager Kevin Hodges to Plymouth Argyle on 26 July 1998 thanks to the Bosman ruling, though his then girlfriend Helen Chamberlain of Sky Sports' Soccer AM fame refused to follow suit and stayed loyal to the Gulls. His Plymouth career started successfully enough, being named in the Division Three team for the 1998-99 season. However, on the final day of the season, Gibbs suffered a broken leg, putting paid to a planned move to Brentford. Incidentally, the same game in which he broke his leg was the famous Jimmy Glass game against Carlisle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.
Gibbs began playing again for Plymouth's reserves in March 2000. On 9 May 2000, Gibbs was given a free transfer by Plymouth, and on 18 May he signed for Brentford on a three year contract. However, Brentford's financial situation in early 2001 saw Gibbs transfer listed.
On 15 March 2002, Gibbs joined Barnsley on a free transfer. He struggled with injury and in May 2003 underwent a groin operation. On 16 October 2003, Gibbs' contract with Barnsley was terminated. He was linked with Watford, Bradford City and Brentford. The latter of these he trained with during November 2003 and played for their reserves against Aldershot Town. He joined Gravesend & Northfleet later that month, leaving in January 2004.
At the end of March 2004, Gibbs joined Canvey Island until the end of the season. On 17 July 2004, Gibbs joined Steve Claridge's Weymouth on a one-year deal, but in January 2005 returned to Gorleston, later assisting with the coaching at the club.
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'''Albert Childers Thompson''' (13 July 1848 - 20 March 1894) was an English footballer who played for Wanderers in the 1872 FA Cup Final and for Old Etonians in the 1875 and 1876 FA Cup Finals.
His brother, Charles Moude Thompson played for Wanderers in the 1873 FA Cup Final.
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'''Shaun Harrad''' (born 11 December 1984 in Nottingham, England) is a professional footballer currently playing with Burton Albion in League 2, where he plays as a striker.
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'''Bobby Etheridge''' (born 25 March 1934 in Gloucester died 4 March 1988 in Gloucester) was an English footballer who played for Gloucester City, Bristol City and Cheltenham Town.
Bobby started his career at Gloucester City before signing for Bristol City where he played 288 games and scored 47 goals before leaving for Cheltenham Town where he went on to become Player Manager.
In his later career he returned to Gloucester City as manager and ended his managerial career with local Gloucester team Longlevens.
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'''John "Sailor" Hunter''' (6 April 1878 - 12 January 1966) was a Scottish football player and manager. He is most notable as Motherwell's first and longest-serving manager, guiding the team to their only League title in the 1931-32 season.
Hunter was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, and at the age of 18 he signed for Abercorn, who had been relegated to Division Two the previous season. While Abercorn did not improve any during his time there - in his final season they finished bottom of the Second Division and thus bottom of the League, Hunter was duly signed by Liverpool. He was part of the Liverpool side that won their first ever First Division Championship in 1900-01 but a year later he moved back to Scotland, signing for Hearts for -300 in a joint transfer with Tom Robertson. He was part of the Hearts side that lost the 1903 Scottish Cup Final to Rangers.
In 1904 he joined Woolwich Arsenal in a -165 transfer, playing 22 times for them in 1904-05 before joining Portsmouth of the Southern League. It was when he joined Dundee in 1907, that he became a prolific goalscorer and earned his only cap for Scotland in a 3-2 defeat by Wales at Wrexham. In the 1910 Scottish Cup Final Dundee were up against a strong Clyde team who had knocked out the champions Celtic 3-1 in the semi-final, and were 2-0 up in the final with six minutes to play, when Hunter scored a goal to give Dundee hope. Two minutes later Dundee equalised. The first replay ended in a 0-0 draw but Dundee won the second replay 2-1 with Hunter getting the winning second goal. He signed for Clyde in September 1910, but injury forced him to retire six months later, without making an appearance for the club.
Two months later, in April 1911 Hunter was appointed secretary-manager at Motherwell at the age of 32. Motherwell had finished second bottom of the First Division the previous season, just above relegated Queens Park. Hunter would improve their position slightly in the following season, and the reserve side had won their League title. Motherwell improved steadily, although the intervention of the First World War at this time was a disruption. In 1916-17 Hunter gave a debut to a young centre forward Hughie Ferguson, who scored and followed it up with a hat trick a week later against Dundee. Ferguson was Motherwell's top scorer in every season he played at Fir Park and to this day he remains Motherwell's all-time top scorer. For the next four seasons Motherwell never finished lower than fifth in the league, but over time financial restraints began to tell on the club; local unemployment was higher than it had ever been and crowds were down, and the club had to abandon their reserve team. Motherwell began to slip in the league and they finished the 1924-25 third from bottom, on the same points total as the two teams immediately below them: only Ferguson's goals that kept them up. The following season started off pretty well for Motherwell but in October Hughie Ferguson was sold to Cardiff City.
Hunter had a replacement for Ferguson in Willie MacFadyen, who would more than justify the managers faith in him. Motherwell finished fifth that season and for the next eight seasons they would not finish lower than third, with a League title in 1931-32. Hunter would remain as manager at Fir Park until 1946 when George Stevenson, inside left and playmaker of the team which won the Championship would take over. ''Sailor'' found it hard to leave Fir Park and remained as club secretary until his retirement in 1959 at the age of 80. The club granted him a weekly pension upon his retirement. He died in January 1966.
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'''George Harold Swift''' (3 February 1870 - 1956) was an English footballer who won the FA Cup with Wolverhampton Wanderers, and was later the first secretary-manager of Southampton.
Swift was born in Oakengates, Shropshire and spent his early club career with Stoke and Crewe Alexandra, before he joined Football League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1891. He made his Wolves debut on 14 September 1891 in a 5-0 win over Accrington, one of four appearances that season.
He was an ever-present in the 1892-93 season, which included the club winning their first ever FA Cup when they defeated Everton in the final. He moved to Loughborough after the subsequent season and later played at Leicester Fosse, Notts County and Leeds City before retiring in 1906.
He represented England against Ireland in the Inter-League match at the Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent, in November 1895.
After retiring from playing, he became trainer at Leeds City where he stayed for two seasons. Swift had a good deal of influence on onfield activities and gave manager Gilbert Gillies great support before taking the post of manager at Chesterfield in summer 1907. He spent three years at Chesterfield, with no conspicuous success. In his first season in charge, Chesterfield finished second from bottom of Football League Second Division but were re-elected. The following season (1908-09) they finished in the same position but this time failed to be re-elected. There then followed a season in the Midland League, where Chesterfield were champions at the end of the 1909-10 season. Swift left Chesterfield in May 1910 before moving south to become secretary-manager at The Dell in April 1911.
Prior to Swift's appointment, the Saints had been "managed" by the board under the company secretary, Ernest Arnfield, with Bill Dawson as trainer. The board had made a concerted effort to find a manager who could end the team's dreadful run of form (which had seen them drop to 17th place in the Southern League at the end of the 1910-11 season), and interviewed 140 applicants.
Following the appointment of Swift, Dawson (who had been trainer for seventeen years) resigned and Arnfield moved to financial secretary. In the first six weeks of Swift's brief reign he spent -820 recruiting eleven new players. Unfortunately, the appointment of a full-time manager failed to stop the rot and the 1911-12 season was another disappointment with the team finishing in 16th place, resulting in Swift's resignation.
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'''David Robertson''' (born 17 October 1968 in Aberdeen) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Aberdeen, Rangers, Leeds United and Montrose.
He began playing football with Deeside Boy's Club (now Banks O' Dee FC) before he started his football career by signing an 's' form with local club Aberdeen in 1986. Where he won a Scottish League Cup Winners Medal against Rangers in season 1989-90 and a Scottish Cup Winners medal in 1990 against Celtic in a match which led to a thrilling 9-8 penalty shoot out, Robertson being one of the scorers in the shoot out.
Robertson moved to Rangers for -970,000 in 1991. With Rangers, he helped the club to a record nine championship titles in a row. During his time at the club, he only won three caps for Scotland. Robertson signed for Leeds United in 1997 for -500,000, but recurring injury problems curtailed his spell in England, having only played 26 league matches in four years at Elland Road.
He retired from football in 2001 but was back playing in 2002 when he was appointed player/assistant manager of Scottish Football League club Montrose. His playing career with Montrose was cut short, however, due to one of his achilles tendons snapping during a match against Greenock Morton in the same year.
Robertson had a brief spell managing Elgin City. In September 2006, Robertson was appointed manager of Montrose
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'''Peter Desmond''' (born Cork, Ireland, November 23, 1926 ; died July 1990) was an Irish footballer. Desmond played for several clubs in the League of Ireland and the English League. As an international, Desmond also played for Ireland.
Desmond made all four appearances for Ireland while playing for Middlesbrough. He made his international debut in a 3-0 win against Finland on September 8, 1949 at Dalymount Park in a World Cup qualifier. Then on September 21, 1949, together with Con Martin, Johnny Carey and Peter Farrell, he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. Together with Tommy Moroney, he was one of two Corkmen in the team. Ireland took the lead in the 33rd minute when Desmond, after collecting a pass from Tommy O'Connor, burst into the England penalty area and was brought down. Con Martin then converted the subsequent penalty kick. Desmond made just two more international appearances for Ireland. They came on October 9, 1949 in a 1-1 draw with Finland and on November 13, 1949 in 3-1 defeat to Sweden. Both these games were World Cup qualifiers.
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'''Benjamin Marcus Alexander Dixon''' (born September 16, 1974 in Lincoln) is an English football player. Initially a left-winger, he converted first to a left-back and then a centre-half. He plays for Boston Town.
Dixon began his career with Lincoln City in 1992. In four years with the Imps, he has made 43 league appearances.
In 1996, he joined Blackpool, then managed by Gary Megson, who had noticed Dixon during his brief spell with Lincoln. He remained at Bloomfield Road for two years, making thirteen appearances.
Dixon then moved to Singapore to play for Woodlands Wellington. Upon completion of the 1998 S-League season, he returned to England and joined Whitby Town where he spent six seasons, making a total of 237 appearances scoring 15 goals.
Dixon joined Gainsborough Trinity at the start of the 2004-05 season
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'''Keith Dyson''' (born February 10, 1950 in Consett) is an English former professional football player. He played as a forward.
Dyson began his career with Newcastle United in 1968. In three years at St James' Park, he made 76 league appearances and scored 22 goals.
In October 1971, he joined Blackpool in a deal that took Tony Green to Tyneside for a then-club record fee. Dyson went on to score thirty goals in 94 appearances during his five-year Bloomfield Road career. He was advised to retire from the professional game as a result of a knee injury.
His final club was Lancaster City, though after playing his testimonial game, he went to America on holiday in the summer of 1978 and met up with friend Jackie Mudie. The former Blackpool great was coaching the Cleveland Cobras and convinced Dyson to play for the second half of the season with remarkable results.
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'''Neal Bishop''' (born 7 August 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Notts County as a midfielder.
Bishop was born in Stockton-on-Tees, North East England and began his footballing career with Middlesbrough, in their youth system. He then moved to smaller clubs like Billingham Town, Spennymoor United, Gateshead and Whitby Town.
Bishop first gained notice whilst playing for Whitby Town, and in March 2005 he signed for Scarborough in the Conference National on a contract until the end of the 2004-05 season,
He was signed by York City for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2006.
He signed for Barnet in June on a free transfer as he was out of contract with York.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Conference National and Northern Premier League.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy and play-offs.
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'''Paul Stoneman''' (born February 26, 1973 in Whitley Bay) is an English professional football player, currently playing for Bradford Park Avenue. He plays as a defender.
Stoneman began his career with Blackpool in 1991. After three seasons with the Seasiders he joined Colchester United, with whom he spent another season.
In 1995 he signed for Halifax Town. He went on to spend ten years with the Shaymen, making 174 league appearances and scoring seventeen goals. In 2003, Stoneman became the club's youth-team coach. He left Halifax in the summer of 2005 to join Harrogate Town, and later played for Wakefield before being named player-assistant manager at Bridlington in January 2007. In January 2008 he was relieved of his duties at Bridlington and subsequently signed as a player for Bradford Park Avenue a week later.
-DOCSTART-	11718045
'''Kevin Burgess''' (born January 8, 1988) joined Darlington from Middlesbrough during the 2006-07 campaign. After a number of impressive displays in the reserves Burgess made his debut on the final day of the season against Stockport County.
The following season saw Burgess loaned out to UniBond League Premier Division Whitby Town, and on his release from Darlington, was promptly signed up by the non-League club's former Quakers' defender Phil Brumwell for the 2008-09 season.
-DOCSTART-	11720234
'''Patrick Foletti''' (born 27 May 1974) is a former Swiss Derby County goalkeeper.
Patrick was brought in on loan to cover for a shortage of goalkeepers at Derby in 2002. He played twice at Derby. His first game was coming off the bench for the injured Andy Oakes in a 3-0 win vs Leicester City.
Before his spell at Derby he played for FC Grasshoppers and FC Lucerne.
-DOCSTART-	11720483
'''Martin Taylor''' (born 9 December 1966 in Tamworth, England) is a goalkeeping coach at Derby County and former footballer. He was a goalkeeper.
A one-time apprentice coal miner, Taylor was signed from Mile Oak Rovers as understudy to Peter Shilton. After several short-term loan deals at lower-league clubs he became the Rams number one between the posts but suffered a double leg break in a game versus Southend United. Taylor missed the promotion season to the Premier League and lost his place to Russell Hoult and Mart Poom. During his spell at Derby he also spent time on loan at Carlisle United, Scunthorpe United, Crewe Alexandra and Wycombe Wanderers.
Taylor moved to Wycombe Wanderers in 1997 and soon became a firm fans' favourite with his excellent shot stopping and consistancy in a sometimes struggling team. He scored a penalty in a shoot out (versus Wimbledon) on the way to a semi-final against Liverpool in the 2001 FA Cup. He later played for Barnsley, Telford United and Burton Albion, where he went on to work as goalkeeping coach before joining Derby County.
-DOCSTART-	11720934
'''Hubert Busby Junior''' (born 1970 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian former footballer and manager, who currently works for the Vancouver Whitecaps Women.
As a player, Busby spent time with the Toronto Lynx, Montreal Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps, Oxford United, Crystal Palace, Millwall, Caldas Sport Clube, and Ottawa Wizards.
After retiring from soccer, he earned a degree in sociology from Queens University, and earned his USSF "A" license and NSCAA "A" diploma with over 10 years of diversified coaching experience including the women's programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Queens University.
His first professional coaching experience was in 2003 with the Ottawa Wizards, where he led he Wizards to a conferenve title and clinched a playoff spot. During the playoffs the Ottawa Wizards Board handed a two days notice to the Canadian Soccer League in withdrawing from the playoffs. As a result from that the CSL revoked the franchise.
In 2004 he was named Canadian Youth Team Coach for the National Training Centre in Eastern Canada and Technical Director for the Kanata Soccer Club. As well he served as the head coach for the Ottawa St. Anthony Italia he won the Ontario Cup and help the team finish runners up to the Windsor Border Stars in the Open Canada Cup.
In 2005 he was named the new Head Coach for the Toronto Lynx, where he had a disappointing season finishing with a league worst 3 wins, 17 losses, and 8 ties the worst performance in league history and 12th place in the 12 team league. After one season with the Lynx he left the head coach role.
After leaving the Lynx in 2006 he coached the AFC Leopards of the VMSL Premier B Division, and led them to the Imperial Cup but lost in the quarter-finals to Westside FC. He left the Leopards to become the Whitecaps FC Academy's NSPPP Technical Coordinator. On 16 December 2009 was named as the succesor of Bob Birarda as Vancouver Whitecaps Women head coach and left the Whitecaps FC Academy
-DOCSTART-	11721395
'''Alan Thomas Hinton''' (born 6 October 1942 in Wednesbury) is an English former footballer who most notably played for Derby County and Nottingham Forest in the 1960s. He famously wore white football boots.
Hinton started his career in the youth ranks at Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1959, before making his senior debut on 7 January 1961 in a 1-1 draw with in the FA Cup.
He came into the Wolves team during the 1961-62 season when he managed 16 appearances, scoring 5 times. The following season he was a first choice in the wide left position, from where he netted 19 times, making him their leading goalscorer. He also won a call-up to the England team during this season when he played against France on 3 October 1962 in a European Championship qualifier at Hillsborough.
His goalscoring ability soon attracted interest from other clubs and he signed for Nottingham Forest in January 1964. He appeared 112 times for Forest, scoring 24 times during 4 seasons at the City Ground. His time with Forest also saw him earn two further England caps, in a 2-2 draw with Belgium - in which he scored - and a 2-1 win over Wales, both in 1964.
He was then signed by Brian Clough for Derby County (local rivals of Forest) in September 1967 for -30,000. He spent eight seasons with the ''Rams'', which coincided with the golden period in the club's history, winning promotion to the top flight as Second Division champions in 1968-69 and then winning the league championship in both 1971-72 and 1974-75. He departed in 1975 after 253 appearances and 63 goals for Derby. Whilst at Derby he was universally and affectionately known, amongst the fans by his knickname `Gladys` which stemmed from his afformentioned white boots and curly blond perm, along with his elegant and non-aggressive playing style.
After a brief stint as player-manager of non-league , he relocated to North America in 1976. Hinton first played for the Dallas Tornado for a season, before moving to the Vancouver Whitecaps, where he ended his playing career and moved into coaching. Having settled in North America, Hinton managed only Canadian and American teams, his biggest successes were with the Seattle Sounders (66 games, 45 wins) and later on the Tacoma Stars (87 games, 69 wins).
Hinton now works as an estate agent in the United States, after being involved in efforts to take
the 1994 FIFA World Cup to the U.S. His nephew, Craig, is also a professional footballer.
-DOCSTART-	11721404
'''Michael Jones''' (born December 3, 1987 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Hyde United.
Since coming through the youth ranks at Wrexham, signing scholarship forms in 2004, Jones found himself as a back up goalkeeper to Andy Dibble, Mike Ingham and finally Tony Williams. He made his debut for Wrexham against Chesterfield in 2005 coming on as a substitute to replace Xavi Valero and his first start for the club came a few months later in September against Leyton Orient. Micheal went on a three month loan with Hinckley United. He was released by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference and joined Northwich Victoria.. In the summer of 2009 Michael was released by Northwich Victoria, but not many hours later he was offered a contract by Hyde United. He accepted the offered & signed straight away.
-DOCSTART-	11721650
'''Harold Syndey Miller''' (20 May 1902 - 1988) was an English footballer who played between the wars.
An inside-forward, Miller's first professional club were Charlton Athletic, whom he joined from amateurs St Albans City. He moved to across London to Chelsea in 1923, and remained there until 1939, making 362 appearances and scoring 44 goals. He won a solitary cap for England, which came against Sweden on 24 May 1923.
-DOCSTART-	11722131
'''Ron Webster''' (born 21 June 1943 in Belper) is an English former association football player, who spent his career playing for his local team Derby County. Webster played at right back. Webster was always the fans' favourite because of his hard tackles and effort. Seth Johnson, a recent ex-Derby player was compared to him for his hard working attitude on the pitch. He is by many people rated as one of the most loyal Derby County players.
He played 455 league games for Derby, which is the second highest in Derby County's history to Kevin Hector, from 1960-1978, scoring 7 times. Ron was part of the Clough era at Derby, and was an integral part of a near unbeatable defence. Webster retired in 1977 after his last game (a 1-1 draw with Chelsea). Webster stayed on at Derby as coach, but now works in a factory on Meadow Lane Industrial Estate in Alfreton, which is located in north Derbyshire.
On March 30 2009, he was voted the greatest right back in Derby County history.
-DOCSTART-	11728201
'''Simon Spender''' (born 15 November 1985) is a Welsh footballer who plays at right back for Barrow. Spender is also a former Wales U-21 player.
Born in Mold, Flintshire, Spender came up through the youth system at Wrexham and made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Plymouth Argyle in March 2004. He made six appearances in the 2003-04 season, impressing in a 2-1 win over Luton Town. He made 19 appearances in the 2004-05 season and was rewarded with his first professional contract in May 2005. Spender made a further 21 appearances in the 2005-06 season and was given a new contract in summer of 2006. He established himself as the first-choice right-back and by the end of the 2007-08 season had made over 100 appearances for Wrexham. Spender missed three months of the 2008-09 season with a broken elbow and in March 2009, joined Barrow on loan for the remainder of the season, helping them to avoid relegation.
-DOCSTART-	11728285
'''Levi Mackin''' (born 4 April 1986) is a footballer who plays for York City as a midfielder. He has played for the Wales under-21 team.
Born in Chester, Cheshire, Mackin progressed through the youth system at Wrexham and won a league championship with the youth team, which resulted in him being given a squad number with the first team.
Having played only once since September 2007, he joined Conference National team Droylsden on a month's loan on 24 January 2008, making his debut in a 1-0 victory over Kidderminster Harriers. The loan was extended until the end of the 2007-08 season on 31 January. He scored for Droylsden in the 70th minute against Torquay United, which was their only goal in a 2-1 defeat. He made 12 appearances, before returning to Wrexham from the loan spell early in April to score his first goal in a 4-2 win at Lincoln City, which was Wrexham's final game in the Football League before their relegation to the Conference. Mackin started the 2008-09 season as a regular in the team, but after the arrival of Dean Saunders as manager, he found opportunities in the team hard to come by. He joined York City on loan until the end of the season on 22 January 2009. He made his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Eastbourne Borough on 24 January. He started in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium on 9 May 2009, which York lost 2-0 to Stevenage Borough.
Despite being born in England, Mackin was called into the Wales under-21 squad for their game against England in September 2005. He made his first and only appearance for the team in a 1-0 defeat to Northern Ireland on 28 February 2006.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
-DOCSTART-	11728642
'''Ian Robert Stringfellow''' (born 8 May 1969 in Nottingham) is an English former professional football player. He played as a midfielder, and is the nephew of former Mansfield Town and Leicester City winger Mike Stringfellow.
Stringfellow began his career with Mansfield Town in 1985. He remained with the Stags for nine years, making 163 league appearances and scoring 28 goals.
In January 1992 he joined Billy Ayre's Blackpool on loan. In his three games for the Seasiders he scored one goal, in a 2-2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion at Bloomfield Road on 19 September 1992, with Trevor Sinclair scoring the hosts' other goal.
He also went on loan to Chesterfield the following season, before making a permanent move to Cambridge City, with whom he remained for four years.
In 1998 he joined Kettering Town, and two years later moved to Boston United.
In May 2000 he joined Dr Martens League side Wisbech Town as player-manager; however, he was sacked on 19 November 2000, after a 7-0 defeat at Rothwell Town.
Stringfellow finished his playing career with Bury Town in 2003.
-DOCSTART-	11729753
'''Jamie Lee Reed''' (born 18 August 1987 in Chester) is an English professional footballer who plays for Welsh Premier side Bangor City as a striker. Reed made seven appearances for Wrexham in Football League Two.
Reed began his career at Wrexham in 2005, where he made seven substitute appearances.
After a failed attempt to win a contract at an MLS club in the United States, Reed signed for Bangor City.
In November 2009, Reed made his debut for the Welsh semi-professional side in a 2-2 draw with Northern Ireland.
-DOCSTART-	11729818
'''Conall Francis Murtagh''' (born June 29, 1985 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays for Aberystwyth Town, on loan from The New Saints. He has made over 70 appearances in the Scottish League, the League of Wales, the Football League and the Football Conference.
Murtagh started his career with Ballymena United and Crusaders before joining Scottish League club Hearts on a two-year contract in 2003. He made no appearances for Hearts
Murtagh was released by Hearts at the end of the 2004-05 season and joined League of Wales club Connah's Quay Nomads, where he made 27 league appearances, scoring three goals, in the 2005-06 season.
Murtagh joined Conference North club Southport in May 2007 but quickly left to join Wrexham in June 2007. He made six league and cup appearances for Wrexham in the 2007-08 season and a further six appearances for Football Conference side Droylsden, who he joined on a two-month loan in January 2008.
In January 2009, Murtagh signed for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints, having fallen out of favour at Wrexham since Dean Saunders took charge in October 2008. In January 2010, he joined Aberystwyth Town on loan for the remainder of the 2009-10 season.
He holds a degree from the University of Manchester
-DOCSTART-	11729881
'''Lewis Trimmer''' (born 30 October 1989 in Norwich) is an English footballer, currently playing for Mansfield Town.
Trimmer began his footballing career as a trainee with Mansfield Town in August 2006. He made his debut as a 79th minute substitute in the Football League Two match against Bury in May 2007, and made a second appearance against Wycombe Wanderers in January 2008. By the end of the 2007-08 season, he had made three substitute appearances for Mansfield. After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Football Conference at the end of the 2007-08 season, he was out of contract but signed a new one-year contract.
-DOCSTART-	11731491
'''Joseph "Joe" Cardle''' (born 7 February 1987 in Blackpool) is a professional English footballer who plays for Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic. Cardle tends to be played as a winger, and can play on either side.
Cardle played for Lytham Juniors in his youth alongside current Port Vale goalkeeper Joe Anyon. Both players signed for Burnley as schoolboys. In July 2003, sixteen year old Cardle signed for Port Vale as an apprentice. Cardle is currently poised to sign for Dunfermline Athletic.
Cardle made his senior debut on 10 September 2005, in a Football League One defeat against Scunthorpe United. In May 2007, he signed a one year extension to his contract. Manager Martin Foyle said: "I see that he is growing into a brilliant player. He is really fast and really fit. I am happy that we are bringing kids into our club and we are able to help them grow. I hope that one day he will make it into the premiership and be like the young Steven Gerrard".
In August 2007, Cardle signed on loan for Scottish First Division outfit Clyde until Christmas. He made his debut on 1 September 2007 against Dundee, but was sent off 25 minutes into the game. He made ten appearances in all competitions, the final one being against Montrose in the Scottish Cup in November 2007. He was taken off with an injury, and failed to recover before his loan spell ended.
Cardle was released by new Vale manager Lee Sinnott in May 2008, and subsequently returned to Scotland to join Airdrie United. After 24 league appearances he left mutual consent on 11 March 2009. Cardle was red-carded in his final match for Airdrie, against Livingston on 7 March 2009, after an on-field incident with captain Marc Smyth. Cardle made 24 appearances, scoring three goals in cup competitions along with one league goal, for Airdrie United being deployed mainly at Right Midfield.
He was then snapped up on a pre-contact agreement by First Division rivals Dunfermline Athletic and officially joined the club in May 2009.
-DOCSTART-	11744645
'''Kevin Nicholson''' (born 2 October 1980 in Derby, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for League Two side Torquay United. An England C team defender who has currently been capped 4 times with the number 3 shirt on every occasion.
Nicholson began his career as a trainee with Sheffield Wednesday, turning professional in August 1998. His first team debut came on 28 August 2000 when he replaced Andy Hinchcliffe as a first-half substitute in Wednesday's 1-1 draw at home to Blackburn Rovers. However, this was his only first team appearance for Wednesday as he was allowed to join Forest Green Rovers on loan in in January 2001, before moving to Northampton Town on a free transfer the following month.
In March 2001, Nicholson joined Notts County on a free transfer, and soon became a regular in the County side. He joined Scarborough on loan in March 2004, scoring on his debut and moved to Scarborough on a free transfer at the end of the season. He was a regular in Scarborough's Conference National side for the next two seasons, but left in May 2006 to join Forest Green Rovers after Scarborough's relegation to the Conference North amid financial problems that would see the club dissolved a year later.
His form with Forest Green earned Nicholson a call-up to the England C squad for the Home Internationals, and suggestions of a move back to the football league with Barnet, managed by England C boss Paul Fairclough. However, Nicholson joined Torquay United on a free transfer on 20 June 2007.
-DOCSTART-	11744730
'''John David Hardiker''' (born July 7, 1982 in Preston, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Stalybridge Celtic.
Hardiker was a product of the academy system at Morecambe FC where he made his first full appearance at the age of 16. He moved in 2002 for a fee of -150,000 to Stockport County. After making over 100 appearances for Stockport he moved to Bury FC before returning to Morecambe.
Hardiker was then released by Morecambe and spent some time at Fleetwood Town before being snapped up by Jim Harvey by signing a contract at Forest Green Rovers.
Hardiker has had a turbulent 2008/09 season with Forest Green. He was appointed club captain until being sidelined for 4 months with injury, after which he made a dramatic return scoring twice in a 3-0 win over Northwich. Shortly after this, in late February 2009 he was suspended by the club over a non-club related matter .
In March 2009 Hardiker resigned from his contract with Forest Green following his suspension.
On The 19th March 2009 it was announced that Hardiker has signed a contract with Blue Square North side Stalybridge Celtic.
-DOCSTART-	11755964
'''Jay Enrique Rodriguez''' (born 29 July 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Burnley as a striker.
He was promoted to the senior squad at the end of the 2006-07 season after progressing through the youth ranks at the club. He was the only player to be signed by Burnley manager Steve Cotterill from the youth players available at the time.
Rodriguez played in an unofficial match in May 2007 (Graham Branch's testimonial) for the Burnley side. He made his debut on 17 July 2007 in a friendly when he came on at Wrexham in the 82nd minute and scored a penalty, to seal a 5-2 Burnley win. His first league appearance came on 29 December 2007 when he came on as a substitute in the 1-0 loss to Bristol City.
Rodriguez signed with Stirling Albion on loan until the end of the 2007/2008 season.
The nippy striker has been told that he is expected to make the step up and challenge for first-team football after Owen Coyle rejected talk of him leaving the club after speculation in Scotland that he could move further up north again either permanently or on loan.
On 23 September 2008 he scored his first goal for Burnley in the League Cup third round against Fulham, securing a win in the 88th minute.
In the semi finals of the same competition he scored the last goal in Burnley clawing back a three-goal deficit left from the first leg of the game against Tottenham Hotspur by scoring a late equaliser, although the Clarets then went on to lose after extra time.
His other 2 professional goals for Burnley came against Crystal Palace in a 4-2 Burnley win and a goal of the season contender against Nottingham Forest days later in a 5-0 Burnley win.
-DOCSTART-	11757269
'''Reginald Derrick Matthews''' (20 December 1933 - 7 October 2001) was an English football goalkeeper.
In a playing career spanning almost 20 years, Matthews turned out for Coventry City, Chelsea and Derby County, making over 100 league appearances for each. He was selected to play for the Third Division South team against the North in 1955/56 and 1956/57.
He won five caps for the England national team, all of which came in 1956. He was the first Coventry-born footballer to be capped by England, and the first 3rd Division player to earn this accolade.
-DOCSTART-	11762056
'''Scott Dean Taylor''' (born 23 November 1970 in Portsmouth, England) is a retired former professional footballer, who most notably played for Reading.
Taylor started his career as a trainee with Reading, going on to make over 200 first team appearances for the club. While at Reading, he was part of the team that narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League in the 1994-95 season, losing 4-3 after extra time in the playoff final against Bolton Wanderers.
Following Reading's playoff defeat, Taylor refused a new contract, and was sold to Leicester City, aiding them in their promotion to the Premier League. After an injury-blighted 1997-98 season, he moved on a free transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, injuries took their toll, so Taylor retired from professional football to play non-league football for Cambridge City and Hayes, before fully retiring in 2002.
Taylor is now working as a fitness and first team coach at PNEFC
-DOCSTART-	11762080
'''Matthew "Matty" McNeil''' (born 14 July 1976 in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer,
McNeil began his career with non-league club Stalybridge Celtic in 1999 and also played for Runcorn and Hyde United, where he was Hyde's supporters player of the year for two years in succession. Following a successful two-month loan spell, he signed a permanent contract with League Two side Macclesfield Town in June 2006,
He made 22 appearances for Stockport, scoring six goals, before injury interrupted his 2007-08 season. He returned to feature briefly in Stockport's final game of the season, coming on as a substitute for the final few minutes of their Wembley play-off victory.
He was offered a new twelve-month contract by Stockport, but the first half of his 2008-09 season also turned out to be plagued by injury. After being sent off shortly into the second match of the season, McNeil suffered a knee injury in training and missed the remainder of August, all of September and the first half of October. He returned to face Colchester on 18 October, scoring in the first half but being hospitalised with a head injury by a clumsy challenge in the second half. After a further month out through injury, McNeil returned to the first team for a spell of games in November, before a recurrence of a back problem forced him to limp out of the pre-match warmup for an FA Cup tie against Gillingham on 9 December, and spend the next six weeks on the sidelines.
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-DOCSTART-	11766622
'''Bernard Michael "Benny" Gaughran''' (29 September 1915 - 1977) was an Irish soccer player during the 1930s.
Gaughran was an ace goalscorer during this era and he won the League of Ireland title with Bohemians in 1935-36. This was one of Bohemian's greatest amateur teams with the likes of Harry Cannon, Plev Ellis, Fred Horlacher and Billy Jordan in the side and Benny was top scorer that season with 15 goals in 21 league games. In his 39 appearances that season in all competitions, he netted 32 times.
He joined Celtic in the summer of 1936, before, in June 1937, he moved to England to join Southampton, where he stayed for a five months before joining Sunderland in November. After six months he moved on to join Rochdale and then returned to Ireland in 1939 to join Dundalk.
-DOCSTART-	11768683
'''Clayton Alexander Fortune''' (born 10 November 1982 in Forest Gate) is an English footballer, who plays for Weston-super-Mare.
Fortune started his career with Spurs, but left for Bristol City in August 2000, having never appeared for the first team. He spent the next six years at City, making just over 50 appearances. He had a long-term loan spell with Port Vale from November 2005 to the end of the season, Vale planned to buy Fortune in April 2006. A five-figure fee was agreed with City, however the deal fell through as he rejected personal terms with the club. Instead he transferred to Leyton Orient in August 2006, unwanted at City. By November 2006, he found himself back at Vale Park, again on loan until the end of the season. The 2007-08 season was spent with Orient, however he missed much of it due to dislocated shoulder and was released upon its conclusion, allowing him to sign with League Two Darlington. He spent November 2008 at Conference side Rushden & Diamonds, making just he once appearances before returning to Darlington. Fortune signed for Conference South side Weston-super-Mare in July 2009.
His cousin is Jonathan Fortune of Charlton Athletic and his uncle is Leo Fortune-West.
-DOCSTART-	11769592
'''Miguel ngel Mostto Fernndez-Prada''', or '''Miguel Mostto''' (born 11 January 1977 in Ica) is a Peruvian international striker who plays for Total Chalaco.
He was signed by Barnsley on a two-year deal from Cienciano for a fee thought to be in the region of -350,000 - -400,000, the largest transfer fee paid by Barnsley since signing Neil Shipperley in 1999. He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a friendly with Barnsley winning 3-1 win over Buxton. His first league goal came in a 1-1 home draw against Burnley.
On 12 February 2008, Mostto left for his homeland to join up with former club Coronel Bolognesi on loan, but returned to Oakwell in time for the start of the 2008-09 Coca-Cola Championship season.
Mostto left Barnsley in October to return home to tend to his ill son. Reds boss Simon Davey granted the Peruvian indefinite leave to be with him.
Mostto bagged his second goal in Barnsley colours in the 2-1 win over Watford with a neat finish which would tie the game at 1-1 before Stephen Foster's winner. He then left Barnsley to return to Peru with Total Clean on 7 January 2009 for an undisclosed fee.
He was a provisional Peruvian squad for Copa Amrica 2007, but he was forced to pull out of the squad due to his transfer to Barnsley.
-DOCSTART-	11769817
'''Donovan Ashton Simmonds''' (born 12 October 1988 in London) is an English professional footballer who most recently played for Maltese Premier League side Floriana, where he played as a striker
Donovan joined Coventry City on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal following his release from the Charlton Athletic academy at the end of the 2006-07 season.
Simmonds had impressed while on trial, playing in two friendly matches and a testimonial match against Nuneaton Borough, in which Donovan netted in a 5-0 win.
On March 28, 2008 it was announced that Simmonds had joined Gillingham on loan until the end of the season.
On 13 August 2008 Simmonds joined Kilmarnock on a loan deal set to last until 5 January 2009. Simmons scored his debut Killie goal with a late header against Falkirk after coming on as a sub. In December Kilmarnock announced his loan deal had been extended until the end of the season.
On August 19, 2009 it was confirmed the Donovan Simmonds had joined Maltese Premier League side Floriana, following his release from Coventry City.
Donovan scored his first goal since joining the Greens' in the 1-0 win over Hamrun Spartans on October 4, 2009.
-DOCSTART-	11770256
'''George Andrews''' (born 23 April, 1942 in Dudley, Worcestershire) was an English professional footballer during the 1960s and 1970s. He is probably most notable for scoring Walsall's winning goal in their shock FA Cup third round victory over Newcastle United in January 1975.
Andrews began his career at non-league level with Gornal Athletic in 1959, reaching the Football League in October 1965 on signing for Cardiff City after being spotted by manager Jimmy Scoular. He made his first team debut just a few days later in a 2-1 defeat against Portsmouth, before scoring his first goal for the club a week later in a second 2-1 defeat against Bolton Wanderers. He went on to finish his first professional season with 20 goals in all competitions and scored 6 in the opening 12 matches of the following season before being displaced by new signing Bobby Brown and was allowed to leave to join Southport for -6,000.
He later played for Shrewsbury Town, and in 1973 signed for Walsall where he spent the final four seasons of his professional career, playing 159 league games and scoring 38 goals. He retired from professional football in 1977, though he continued at non-league level with Telford United and finally Dudley Town before giving up the game completely around 1980.
On retiring from football, he was employed by Dudley MBC as a gardener tending the parks and gardens of Dudley until his retirement in April 2007.
He is married to Janet Andrews and has two daughters, Priscilla and Melissa. They live on the Foxyards Estate near Dudley.
-DOCSTART-	11774789
'''Damon Ming''' (born October 24, 1978 in Paget) is a Bermudian soccer player who currently plays for Bermuda Hogges in the USL Second Division.
Ming has gained much experience in UK and US football over the years, playing for Barnet, Maidenhead United, Aylesbury United, Hayes and Northwood in the English leagues.
In November 2008, he joined Dandy Town Hornets after being released from his Bermuda Hogges franchise contract that prevented him playing in Bermuda.
He re-joined the Hogges prior to the 2009 season, and played in 20 games for the team during the year.
Ming made his debut for the Bermudian national team in a December 2003 friendly match against Barbados and has earned over 20 caps since.
He featured in seven FIFA World Cup qualification matches, scoring four goals.
-DOCSTART-	11783046
'''Tom Sermanni''' (born 1 July 1954 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football (soccer) coach, who is currently in charge of the Australian women's national team and the female AIS program.
Sermanni has been coach of the Australian side, also known as the ''Matildas'', since 2005. This is the second time he has been Matildas coach after first taking the role from 1994 to 1997.
As a player in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he played in Scotland at Albion Rovers and in England with Blackpool F.C. and Torquay United, before returning to Scotland to play with Dunfermline Athletic. He moved to Australia in 1983 to join Marconi Stallions and later with Canberra City SC.
In 1997, he resigned to take charge of Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima with Eddie Thomson.
At the end of his first spell at the Matilda's helm, Sermanni followed a series of coaching appointments in Australia, including a time at NSL side Canberra Cosmos from 1999-2001, before heading to San Jose CyberRays and New York Power in the former United States Women's Professional Soccer League, where he was named as one of league's top three coaches. After a short time as director of soccer development in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, he returned to the national coaching appointment.
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'''Ryan Northmore''' (born 5 September 1980, in Plymouth, England) is an English former professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Conference South side Dorchester Town. He has previously played in the Football League for Torquay United.
Northmore began his career as a trainee with Torquay United, having previously been on the books of Plymouth Argyle and Swindon Town. He turned professional in August 1998, making his first team debut away to Gillingham in the Auto-Windscreens Trophy on December 7, 1999. His league debut came on February 5, 2000 in Torquay's 4-0 win at home to Halifax Town after regular keeper, Neville Southall had been injured in the previous league game. Northmore was highly rated by Southall as his understudy, but, when Southall was released at the end of the season, Stuart Jones was signed and took over as first choice keeper. Northmore replaced Jones early in the season and was a regular for the remainder of the season as Torquay struggled to avoid relegation to the Conference. However, Northmore was dropped for the crucial final game of the season, away to Barnet, a game that saw Jones save a penalty and Torquay survive at Barnet's expense.
When Roy McFarland took over as Torquay manager, one of his first signings was Kevin Dearden, whose consistent form kept Ryan on the substitutes bench for most of the season. Leroy Rosenior took over as Torquay manager at the end of the season and Northmore was relegated to third choice keeper after the signing of Jamie Attwell. After his release by the Plainmoor side in October 2002, he became a full-time student at the University of Bath and played for the University side Team Bath in the Western League.
He moved to Conference side Woking in June 2003, but was unable to dislodge another former Torquay keeper Ashley Bayes from the goalkeepers position and was allowed to join Bath City on loan in December 2003 and Yeovil Town on loan in March 2004.
Northmore returned to Team Bath on a free transfer in the 2004 close season, but joined Weston-super-Mare on loan in September 2004. However, Northmore was recalled by Team Bath in December. Later that month Northmore returned to Weston on loan until the end of the season, when he was signed on a permanent basis by Weston. Northmore signed a new contract with Weston in June 2007.
Following his exit from Weston in July 2009, Northmore signed for Dorchester.
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He is the record holder for European appearances for a Glentoran player & Irish League player, with a number of appearances for Ards in Europe towards the end of his career.
Despite missing so much Barney still amassed over 500 appearances for Glentoran after joining from Derby County in August 1981, but for those two broken legs and a fractured cheekbone Barney would have been the record holder for Glentoran appearances. As an 18 year old Barney slipped through the Glentoran scouting network, only to be signed by Cliftonville. In those days Barney was a midfielder, and earned rave reviews, for his all action play. Such was his talent that Derby manager Tommy Docherty signed him for -25,000.
Despite an offer from Swindon Town, Barney opted to return to Belfast, and join his boyhood favourites at the Oval.
Along with Paterson, Cleary, Jameson, Blackledge etc. Barney played his part during the trophy winning sides of the mid-eighties. Goals have also played their part in Barney's game with over 100 during his time.
A whole hearted player, who gained just reward in 1992 when he led Glentoran to the League title, the only medal he had previously not won in the Irish League, having missed out on a medal during our double year, when out with a broken leg. A well deserved honour for truly one of the great Glentoran players.
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'''Edward "Eddie" Devlin Connachan''' (born 27 August 1935 in Prestonpans, East Lothian) was a Scottish football goalkeeper who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Middlesbrough, Falkirk, East London Celtic and the Scotland national team.
Connachan joined Dunfermline from Dalkeith Thistle in May 1957 and went on to play 172 games for Dunfermline. He helped the club win the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1961 and he earned two caps for Scotland, against Czechoslovakia in 1961 and Hungary in 1962. He had earlier twice earned selection in the Scottish League representative side.
Connachan joined Middlesbrough in August 1963 for -5,500, returning to Scotland with Falkirk in November 1966.
In March 2007 Connachan was inducted into Dunfermline Athletic's Hall of Fame.
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'''Jonathan Paul Sunderland''' (born 2 November 1975 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English professional football player. He plays as a midfielder, currently for Bedlington Terriers.
Sunderland began his career as a trainee with Blackpool, turning professional in July 1994. He made just three appearances for Blackpool, all as a substitute, and had a spell on loan with Northwich Victoria in October 1995, before leaving to join Scarborough on a free transfer in March 1996. He was released by Scarborough that December and joined Hartlepool United on non-contract terms, scoring on his debut on 21 December 1996 as Hartlepool won 2-1 at home to Lincoln City, having only been on the pitch for eight minutes (as a substitute for Glen Davies).
He was released by Hartlepool at the end of the season and in August 1997 joined Gateshead. He later played for Ashington before joining Queen of the South on 19 June 2000. He played nearly 50 games before leaving in January 2002, joining Whitley Bay. In May 2002 he was part of the Bay side that won the FA Vase, although was sent-off for violent conduct as Bay won 1-0 against Tiptree United at Villa Park.
He left Bay to return to Ashington in August 2004,
He joined Bedlington Terriers in July 2008.
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'''Kieron Brady''' (born 17 September 1971 in Glasgow) is a former professional footballer who played for Sunderland who he represented in the 1992 FA Cup Final.
Though born in Glasgow, Scotland, Brady represented the Republic of Ireland at international level, winning three under-21 caps. An extremely rare vascular condition after complaints of leg pains ultimately forced Brady to retire from the game in 1993, at age 22. It has been suggested that perhaps in the future an appropriate "Bolam-type" test should be adopted to assess whether there has been negligence. In recent times he worked for the anti-racism campaign Show Racism the Red Card and has been recognised as a leading anti-racism campaigner and educationalist.
He formed Celebrate Identity Challenge Intolerance in September 2009, an Equality and Diversity training consultancy. It delivers Equality training across the North East of England to employers and employees and also delivers anti-racism workshops to students, in both schools and colleges.
Played for the Republic of Ireland national football team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship .
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'''Gary Derek Campbell Neil''' (born August 16, 1978) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow and played professionally for Torquay United.
Neil, a utility player, began his career as an apprentice at Leicester City, turning professional in August 1997. He failed to make the first team at Leicester and joined Torquay United on loan on the 25th of March 1999, transfer deadline day and the same day on which Lee Russell also joined the Gulls. His league debut came on March 27, 1999, playing at left-back in a 3-0 at home to Hartlepool United, fellow debutant Eifion Williams scoring all three of Torquay's goals. At the end of the 1998-99 season, Neil was released by Leicester, joining Torquay on a free transfer that August, when he signed a one-year contract. Neil struggled to establish himself at Torquay, hindered by a series of injuries. His first goal came from the penalty spot on February 24, 2001 in a 2-2-1 defeat away to Halifax Town. After only 20 appearances in two years, it was little surprise that Neil was released by Torquay at the end of the 2000-01 season.
Currently Gary is an independent personal trainer in the North-East of England, combining his experience of professional sports with many fitness and personal training qualifications. Gary trains several professional sportsmen including PGA golfer David Clark and local fitness hero Paul Wilson.
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'''Sergio Hellings''' (born 11 October 1984, in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer currently at KSV Roeselare. His regular position is in central midfield.
A natural right-back, Hellings was snapped up by Ajax at an early age, and was nurtured through the Dutch side's world-famous youth system. He has represented his country at all youth levels up to Under-21. Hellings never had a chance to play in the first team, so he joined Belgian side Anderlecht for -2 million on October 11, 2002, signing a five-year contract.
In the 2004-05 winter break he returned to The Netherlands and joined Heracles Almelo in the Eerste Divisie, with whom he won promotion to the Eredivisie. The next season he helped Heracles Almelo to remain in the Eredivisie, but moved back to the Eerste Divisie himself when he joined AGOVV Apeldoorn, making 25 appearances.
Hellings was signed by Leicester City on 19 June 2007 under then manager Martin Allen,
He has recently been on trial at Luton town and scored twice for their reserves.
Despite being hyped up as the product of the Ajax youth system he failed to impress in training or reserve team matches and on July 30 2008 he parted company with Leicester City by mutual consent
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He was a West Ham apprentice centre-half and went to the Manor Ground on trial towards the ned of 1970-1971 after a visit to the Manor with the Hammers' Combination side. He failed to make the Hammers' League sideafter becoming a full-timer in August 1969, but soon made an impact for Oxford United. Aylott joined an Oxford side already well-stocked with centre-backs and was concerted to anchor man in midfield for the Reserves, who were embarking on their best season. He inched ahead of John Fleming to earn a League debut on 9 October 1971 against Middlesbrough, in place of Ron Atkinson and after a substitute slot, succeeded the injured, soon-to-depart, Atkinson for much of the rest of his Manor career. Sometimes he appeared as full-back. He scored his first goal on 18 December 1971 in a home match against Preston North End. The competition for midfield places intensified in 1973-1974, but Aylott enjoyed his best season in 1974-1975. His last game for Oxford was 19 April 1976 away to Southampton. The need to trim the staff after relegation at the end of 1975-1976 saw him released and he joined Brentford.
Oxford United - A complete Record 1893-1989 by Andy and Roger Howland ISBN 0-907969-52-6
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'''Anthony''' "'''Tony'''" '''Kellow''' (born May 1 1952) is an English former professional footballer.
A centre-forward, Falmouth-born Kellow signed for Exeter City from Falmouth Town in 1976, and was sold to Blackpool, in November 1978, for -105,000. He returned to Exeter in March 1980 for a second spell, and joined Plymouth Argyle in 1983. Brief spells with Swansea City and Newport County followed before a return for a third spell with Exeter which ended in 1988.
In recent years, Kellow has worked as commercial manager at Exeter City.
Kellow is Vice Chairman of the Cornwall Commonwealth Games Association, which is campaigning to have a team from Cornwall at a future Commonwealth Games, as opposed to competing in the England team.
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'''Charley Hearn''' (born 11 November 1983) is a footballer, currently playing for Kent Premier League club Beckenham Town.
Hearn started his career at Millwall as a trainee, making 18 League appearances.
He then moved to Northampton Town on loan for a month, in December 2004, the loan was later extended until the end of the season. At the end of the 2004-05 season, Hearn was released from Millwall, the midfielder joined Hendon before moving onto Fisher Athletic.
At the end of the 2006-07 season, new Fisher Athletic manager Wayne Burnett released the entire squad, including Hearn. Charley was soon signed by his former Fisher manager, Justin Edinburgh for Grays Athletic.
On 1 February 2008, Hearn was sent on a month's loan to Conference South outfit Lewes. He was then sent out on loan again on 13 March 2008 to Ebbsfleet United until the end of the 2007-08 season.
He was released from Grays Athletic at the end of the season along with Nicky Eyre, Danny Knowles, Cameron Mawer and Santos Gaia.
Hearn then moved to Kent Premier League club Beckenham Town in 2008. In June 2009, he had agreed to join Sutton United, however later opting against the move. Sutton manager Paul Doswell said; "We had agreed terms before I went away and I got a text message from Charley this week, saying the time wasn-t right for him to join us".
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'''Hugh McAuley''' (b. May 13, 1977, Plymouth, England) was a professional footballer who played with Leigh RMI of the Conference North, where he played as a striker and midfielder.
Hugh's father is Hughie McAuley, who played for Tranmere Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Charlton, Carlisle United and Formby. He was also on the books of Liverpool back in 1970, but never played a game for the first-team.
Hugh is also the owner of , a providing supercars and hypercars for discerning clients.
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'''Richard "Dick" Tydeman''' (born Chatham, 26 May 1951) is a retired English football (soccer) player who played professionally for Charlton Athletic and Peterborough United but is best known for his time with Gillingham where, in two spells, he made over 370 Football League appearances.
Tydeman came through the ranks with Gillingham and was playing for the reserves at the age of fifteen. He broke into the first team at eighteen and was a first choice in the Gills' midfield for the next seven years, although in 1971 he briefly contemplating quitting the game to become a teacher.
In 1976 Tydeman followed his former manager Andy Nelson to Charlton Athletic for a fee of -70,000 and stayed with the Addicks for five years before returning to Gillingham as one of new manager Keith Peacock's first signings. After two seasons at Priestfield Stadium he moved to Peterborough United before seeing out his career with a number of Kent non-league teams.
After retirement he became a taxi driver. His son Sam was a trainee with Gillingham but failed to make the grade.
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'''Melvyn James "Mel" Eves''' (born September 10, 1956 in Darlaston) is a former world-class English footballer who had a long career playing as a left sided attacker and striker, mostly known for his time with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He is also defined as a ledge in the Wolverhampton community.
Eves was educated at the snotty Wolverhampton Grammar School from 1968 to 1975 when he represented England as a Schoolboy International before joining Wolves. He eventually made his debut on 26 November 1977 against Ipswich Town at Molineux in the First Division.
His first goal was at Chelsea in 1978, followed by the winner against Manchester United in the following game and a goal in victory over Aston Villa afterwards. Such a run saw him earn a spot in the England B's summer tour of 1978 where he made three appearances and scored one goal (in a record 8-0 success over Singapore's full team).
Eves played in Wolves' 1980 League Cup final triumph over then-European Cup holders Nottingham Forest at Wembley.
He was top goalscorer in 1981/82 (seven goals) as Wolves slumped out of the top flight, but his 18 league goal haul the following year, not only earned him the top goalscorer award again, but saw the team immediately return to Division One.
Financial problems then struck Wolves and saw many players, including Eves, leave after relegation. After a period of time training at Manchester City, recovering from a ruptured Achilles sustained in his last game for Wolves in May 1984, Eves was signed by Sheffield United in December 1984. Here, he played until May 1986 and was also voted 'Player of the Year' by fans.
Eves then moved to Gillingham and played two further seasons in the third tier. He retired through injury in May 1989 after a six month spell at Walsall, aged 32.
Upon leaving the game, Eves became an independent financial advisor (IFA), often dealing with advising young footballers. He became a licensed FA agent in the mid 1990s and became more involved with the agency work, although also running an IFA business. In the 2000s, though, he has focused more on his agency commitments, representing players such as Enzo Maresca, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Earnshaw and Gareth McAuley. He now heads up Eleven Sports Management who have two Licensed Agents in Mel Eves and Dan Bowyer. Working alongside them are ex professional footballers John Williams, Carl Hutchings, Ben Abbey and Chris Marsh.
Eves also had a short stint as manager of part-time non-league Willenhall Town from March 2006 until November 2007 when he resigned through work commitments.He won the Birmingham Senior Cup for the first time in the 125 year history of the competition and reached the play-off final in the 2006-07 season eventually losing out in extra time to Bromsgrove.
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'''Brett Darby''' (born November 10, 1983 in Leicester, England) is a professional footballer currently playing with Stamford in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, where he plays as a midfielder.
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'''Lee Wilson''' (born May 23, 1972 in Mansfield, England) is a former professional footballer and current first team manager of Shepshed Dynamo of the  UniBond League Division One South.
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'''Lee Simon Butler''' (born May 30, 1966 in Sheffield, England) is an English footballer, currently contracted to Halifax Town.
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'''George Lee''' (4 June 1919 - 1 April 1991) was an English footballer who played left wing for York City, Nottingham Forest And West Bromwich Albion. After retiring from playing he became coach at West Bromwich Albion and later Norwich City.
Lee was born in York and attended Knavesmire School.
In 1946, after serving his country in World War II, Lee was selected to play for England in the European Championships, scoring six goals in 10 appearances. He signed for Nottingham Forest in 1947 for a fee of -7500, before a -12,000 move to West Bromwich Albion in 1949.
After retiring as a player, Lee returned to West Bromwich Albion as a coach/trainer in 1959. He became a coach at Norwich City in 1963, serving the East Anglia club until 1987.
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As a youth, Bailey started his career at non-league outfit Nantwich Town, where he impressed Football League outfit Stockport County enough to earn a trial for ''The Hatters'', whilst on trail he impressed manager Carlton Palmer to offer a Bailey a three-year contract, which Bailey duly signed. Bailey, under new manger Sammy McIlroy impressed in the reserves and was sent out on loan to League Two outfit Scunthorpe United at the start of the 2004-2005 season for a month, making his dbut against Rochdale, a 3-1 defeat for Scunthorpe, he played in 4 first team matches whilst at Glanford Park, scoring 0 goals. He returned to Stockport in October 2004 and his dbut under McIlroy in the in 2-0 defeat against Wrexham in the Football League Trophy, County lost this game 2-0, McIlroy was sacked in late November and was replaced by Chris Turner. Bailey made his league dbut, under Turner in the League One game Chesterfield as a 89th minute substitute, replacing Mark Robertson. Bailey was sent out on loan to Conference National outfit Northwich Victoria for a month, making his dbut at Carlisle United, a 1-0 defeat for Northwich, he played in 5 first team matches whilst at Victoria Stadium, scoring 0 goals. He was released by Stockport in May 2005.
Whilst on loan at Northwich Victoria, Bailey trained with Championship outfit Crewe Alexandra and scored twice in an under-18 game for ''The Railway Men'' and this performance impressed manager Dario Gradi enough to earn a one-year contract in May 2005. During the 2005-06 season, Bailey went out on loan to non-league outfits Hereford United, Southport and Lancaster City to gain vital first team match experience, but despite not breaking into the first team during the season and Crewe's relegation to League One, he was offered a one-year contract extension. In the 2006-07 season, it was a similar season for to the previous, failing into the first team and going out on loan, to Conference North outfit Barrow, playing in 10 games, scoring 0 goals, he was offered another one year extension to his contract. Bailey made his Alexandra dbut on September 1, 2007 in a 1-1 at Swindon Town, replacing Tom Pope in the 82nd minute.
Bailey did not impress manager Dario Gradi as a striker, who had trained the likes of David Platt and Dean Ashton in their early years, and he announced to convert him from a striker to a defender, in the centre back positions. Gradi doesn't expect Mat to push through and challenge as a first team centre back until the start of 2008.
Following his release from Crewe Alexandra Matt Bailey signed for Northwich Victoria in May 2008. Was loaned to Hinckley United in December 2008, scoring on his debut for the Conference North club.
He put in a great performance against Charlton Athletic. Now he is referred to as the "BIG BOY".
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Meehan''' (1896 - 18 August 1924) was an English footballer who played at half-back.
Meehan played for Rochdale during the First World War, before moving to Manchester United in 1919. He made 53 appearances for United, scoring six goals, and signed for Chelsea in 1920 for -3,300. At the time of his move south, Meehan was rated one of the best half-backs in England, and made his debut for the national side in October 1923.
He was a regular in the Chelsea team over the next three years, playing in 133 games for the club, before being struck down with encephalitis lethargica, an inflammation of the brain which had reached an epidemic scale in the years after the First World War. He died in 1924.
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'''Craig Samuel Allardyce''' (born 9 June 1975) is a retired footballer, football agent and current manager from Bolton, England. He is the son of former player and current manager, Sam Allardyce. He is the manager of non-League club Turton.
Allardyce had a journeyman career, playing for eight clubs in seven years. He started his career in 1993 with Preston North End and left the club in 1994, to join Macclesfield Town, Northwich Victoria, Blackpool, Chesterfield, Peterborough United, Welling United and Mansfield Town, before joining Boston United to end his career in 2000.
After his retirement at 25, Allardyce became a football agent.
On 19 September 2006, Allardyce, and his father Sam, were implicated in a BBC ''Panorama'' documentary for taking "bungs" from agents if they signed certain players. Two agents, Teni Yerima and Peter Harrison, were secretly filmed, each separately claiming that they had paid Sam Allardyce through Craig. Sam denies ever taking, or asking for, a bung.
The final report of the Stevens inquiry, published in June 2007, expressed concerns regarding the involvement of Allardyce in a number of transactions. ''"The inquiry remains concerned at the conflict of interest that it believes existed between Craig Allardyce, his father Sam Allardyce - the then manager at Bolton - and the club itself."''
In December 2007 Allardyce took on a joint-managerial role of the West Lancashire Football League club Turton.
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'''John Hurst''' is an English former professional footballer. Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Hurst joined the youth system for Everton, making his first team debut in the 1965-66 season. Originally a striker, Everton manager Harry Catterick made Hurst into a centre-half, a position in which he appeared in the 1968 FA Cup Final. He formed a defensive partnership with Brian Labone, the club captain of Everton at the time.Following the introduction of substitutes to English football in 1965 (for injury only) Hurst became Everton's first ever sub replacing Fred Pickering at Stoke City's Victoria Ground in August 1965. Hurst was transferred to Oldham Athletic folling the 1975-76 season.
After his playing career Hurst remained in the game, working as a coach at Everton, and as a scout for Manchester City, then managed by his former teammate, Joe Royle.
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'''John''' "'''Jack'''" '''Parkinson''' (1869 - 1911) was an English professional football player.
Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Parkinson, with fifteen goals, he was top scorer for his hometown club in 1896-97, their first-ever season in the Football League; indeed, he played in the club's first Football League game, against Lincoln City on 5 September 1896. He went on to make 365 appearances for the club.
He played at either centre-forward or inside-right. Later, he became provider for prolific scorers such as Jack Cox and Bob Birkett. He then switched to a midfield position, and finally centre-half, as the selection committee felt that the modern game was becoming too fast-paced for a veteran forward.
In 1899-1900, after Blackpool failed to gain re-election to the League, Parkinson played one game for Liverpool, in the Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield, but returned to Blackpool a year later when they were permitted back into the League.
In April 1905, Parkinson was awarded a benefit match against Liverpool.
Parkinson was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
Parkinson later became superintendent of Cocker Street Baths in Blackpool, and lost his life there in an accident in 1911.
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'''David Thompson ''' (born November 20, 1968 in Ashington, Northumberland) is an English former professional football player. He played as a defender.
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}}'''Andrew Michael "Andy" Parrish''' (born 22 June 1988 in Bolton, England) is an English footballer, playing for Morecambe.
Parrish came through the ranks at Bury before making a breakthrough in the 2005-06 season, when he made eight appearances. The 2006-07 season brought more first team action for him, where he made 10 appearances overall. He plays at either right back or centre back.
Many at Bury are predicting a bright future for the 19 year old, who is already attracting attention from higher clubs.
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Langley was a full-back
He joined First Division Sheffield Wednesday in 1893 winning an FA Cup winners medal in 1896. They also won the Second Division title in 1900 and the Football League title in 1903 and 1904 while Langley was at the club.
Despite suffering a rib injury that curtailed his career in the top flight, Langley was appointed as player-manager of Hull City in 1905. In his first season in charge, City finished in fifth place in the second division. In 1908-09 he led them to fourth place. In 1909-10 they finished third, and only missed out on promotion to the top flight on goal average, losing 3-0 to promotion rivals Oldham in their final game of the season, having won eleven and drawn one of their previous twelve games.
Langley resigned from Hull City at the end of the 1912-13 season
He died in Sheffield at the age of 66 years.
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'''David "Dave" Weddernburn Gibson''' (born 23 September 1938 in Kirkliston, West Lothian) was a Scottish footballer who played for Livingston United, Hibernian, Leicester City, Aston Villa, Exeter City and the Scotland national team.
Gibson, an Inside Forward, was signed by Hibernian from local side Livingston United in 1956. After 6 years with the Edinburgh club he joined English club Leicester City in January 1962 for a fee reported to have been -40,000.
Gibson's debut at Leicester was on March 2, 1962. While at Leicester, he played in 4 cup finals but only managed one winners medal, the League Cup in 1963-64, scoring twice in the Final itself, once in each leg. Leicester City again reached the League Cup final the following season and contested the 1963 and 1969 FA Cup finals without success. During his time at Leicester, he was capped 7 times for Scotland, scoring 3 goals.
He moved to Aston Villa in September 1970 where he remained for two years before ending his career with Exeter City. He retired in 1974.
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'''David McCulloch''' (5 October 1911 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire - 1979) was a Scottish footballer who played for several Scottish and English clubs in the 1930s, most notably Heart of Midlothian, Brentford, Derby County. He also represented Scotland at full international level.
McCulloch, a striker, began his senior career with Third Lanark, whom he joined from junior side Shotts United in 1932. After two years at Cathkin Park, he was signed by Hearts for -530, moving east at the same time as his ''Thirds'' team-mate John MacKenzie.
McCulloch continued his prodigious scoring rate with the ''Bees'' and by the end of the 1938-39 season he had scored total of 178 goals from 234 league (English and Scottish) games.
McCulloch was transferred to Derby County for -9,500 in October 1938 but his time with his new club was disrupted by the Second World War, which began while he was at the peak of his abilities and curtailed his international career. During the conflict he "guested" for no less than six clubs, military demands ensuring footballers such as him were seldom resident in one location for an extended period of time. McCulloch's temporary sides were: Falkirk, Brentford, Aldershot, Chelsea, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Swansea Town.
While with Waterford McCulloch assisted with coaching and in 1951 he returned to Scotland as manager of Alloa Athletic, a position he held for one season.
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'''Robert "Bob" Robinson Kelso''' (2 October 1865 - 10 August 1942) was a Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Newcastle West End F.C., Preston North End, Everton, Dundee, Bedminster Town F.C. and the Scotland national team. He briefly guested for Liverpool in the Lancashire League in 1892.
Kelso, a defender, was born in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, and began his football career with Renton where he won the Scottish Cup in 1885 and 1888 and played in the unsuccessful 1886 final. He also won the ''Champions of the World'' title in 1888 when Scottish Cup winners Renton defeated English FA Cup winners West Bromwich Albion.
He moved to Newcastle West End in 1888 and then to Preston North End the following year. With Preston he won the English Football League championship in 1889-90 before moving to Everton in 1891 where he played in the 1893 FA Cup Final. He returned to his native Scotland in 1896 with Dundee, where he earned selection for the Scottish League representative team, before ending his career with a brief spell at Bedminster Town.
He won 7 caps for Scotland, making his debut in a 8-2 win over Ireland on 14 March 1885. He captained his country in his final Scotland appearance - a 3-0 win over Ireland on 26 March 1898.
Kelso's nephew, Thomas, was also a Scotland international footballer, who played for Manchester City, Dundee and Rangers.
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'''Pedro Roberto da Silva Botelho''' (born 14 December 1989 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Celta de Vigo, on loan from Arsenal.
Mainly a left defender, he can also play as a midfielder.
Pedro began playing professionally with Figueirense Futebol Clube. In July 2007, a deal was agreed with Premier League's Arsenal, which brought the player to the Emirates Stadium.
In July 2008, Botelho returned to Arsenal for pre-season training before moving again to Salamanca in August, for another season-long loan. Due to differences with the Spanish club's coaching staff, his second spell was cut short.
On 23 July 2009, Botelho went on loan again, and also into the Spanish second level, joining Celta de Vigo for 2009-10. He helped Celta Vigo knock Villareal out of the Copa del Rey in the last 16 round when he won a late penalty which they won 2-1 on aggregate.
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'''Ashley Harrison''' (born in Hackney, London) is a English football goalkeeper who currently plays for Chelmsford City.
He has previously played for several teams in the Isthmian League including Dover Athletic, Canvey Island, and Basildon United and has represented Great Britain Universities.
Ashley kept a clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Forest Green Rovers in the FA Trophy Final of 2001 at Villa Park.
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'''John O'Loughlin''' is a footballer and teacher, who currently plays with Institute F.C in the JJB Irish Premier League. O'Loughlin signed for Institute from Finn Harps. After previously plying his trade at hometown club Buncrana Hearts F.C., Newry City, Derry City F.C., Limavady United, Ballymena United and English club Middlesbrough F.C.. He signed in January 2008 after having helped Finn Harps be promoted to the Eircom Premier League. O'Loughlin plays in the centre of midfield but is a very versatile player and has been known to play fullback or on the wing when needed.
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'''Kenneth Gordon "Ken" Price''' (born Dudley, 26 February 1954) is an English former football (soccer) player.
A striker, Price joined Southend United from non-league Dudley Town in 1976 but made only one appearance for the Essex club before moving on to Gillingham. He spent seven years at Priestfield Stadium and clocked up over 250 Football League appearances, scoring nearly 80 goals.
In 1983 Price moved onto Reading where he spent three years before dropping into non-league football with Basingstoke Town.
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'''Herbert Foster Ward''' (24 March 1873 - 6 June 1897) was an English footballer, who played as a forward for two seasons with Southampton, and a cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman for Hampshire.
Born in Hammersmith he trained as a schoolteacher. His teaching career took him to Handel College in Southampton. He joined Southampton St. Mary's initially as a left-winger and played in the Saints' two FA Cup qualifying matches in November as well as friendlies and local cup matches.
In 1894 Southampton were founder members of the Southern League. In the inaugural season Ward was asked to take over the role of centre forward. According to Holley & Chalk's "Alphabet of the Saints" he was "''a tireless worker at all times''"; he was joint top-scorer (with Charles Baker and Jack Angus) for the team for the 1894-95 season with six league goals from only nine appearances, and his goalscoring abilities earned him five Hampshire County caps, two as captain.
He also made four FA Cup appearances, scoring five goals, including three in a 14-0 defeat of Newbury at the Antelope Ground on 13 October 1894; this is still Southampton's biggest victory in a competitive match. Saints reached the First Round proper for the first time, going out 1-4 to Football League First Division opponents Nottingham Forest, with Ward scoring Saints' consolation goal.
In 1895 he quit football to concentrate on his cricket career. Ward made his County Championship debut for Hampshire in the first match the team played in the competition during 1895. The team acquitted themselves well, finishing in tenth place, with six wins under their belt, and Ward with three half-centuries, his first coming in the first match of the season, against Somerset. This score of 71 was the highest score of his season, not bettered until he scored his first of two career centuries, against Derbyshire in May 1896.
Ward was a frequent participant in the 1896 County Championship season, leading the Hampshire attack, along with former Middlesex player, and future Hampshire captain, Charles Robson, who was also the secretary/manager of Southampton Football Club. Ward bowled frequently for Hampshire in his later seasons, picking up nineteen wickets for the team, including a best bowling analysis of 4-17 against Sussex in July 1896.
Hampshire finished ninth in the 1897 County Championship table, with a negative finishing percentage. Ward died just seventeen days after his final County Cricket match, still in full flow of the 1897 cricket season, at the age of 24, possibly a club record for the shortest amount of time between an individual's final first-class fixture and their death. At first the cause of death was presumed to be sunstroke but it was subsequently diagnosed as typhoid fever.
Herbert's brother, Charles Ward, cousin Leonard Ward and uncle Charles Ward were all first-class cricketers.
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'''Roscoe D'Sane''' (born 16 October, 1980) is an English professional footballer. He has represented England at semi-professional level.
Born in Epsom, D'Sane spent four years as a junior with Crystal Palace before joining Southend United in November 2001. He made his debut as a second-half substitute for Leon Johnson in Southend-s 1-0 defeat at home to Plymouth Argyle and started the next game, a 2-0 defeat away to Shrewsbury Town. These were to be his only first team appearances for Southend and he moved to Slough Town on a free transfer and then to Woking in January 2002.
He moved to Aldershot Town in May 2002 and helped Aldershot to promotion to the Conference at the end of the following season. He scored 21 goals for Aldershot to help them to the playoff final in their first season in the Nationwide Conference in 2003-04. However, he lost his position after a knee injury, and was released by Aldershot in May 2005. He rejoined Aldershot after more than a year out injured and played for their reserve team in November 2005.
In March 2006, he joined Wealdstone, for a brief spell without appearing in their Isthmian League side, before joining AFC Wimbledon for the 2006-07 season. His 17 goals in the Isthmian Premier Division helped them reach the playoff semi-finals.
He was linked with a move to Torquay United, but on 18 June 2007, joined Accrington Stanley. He scored seven times in 22 league games for Stanley, but on 25 January 2008, signed for Torquay for an undisclosed fee. D'Sane's contract was cancelled on the last day of the regular season.
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}}'''Michael Andrew Carr''' (born December 6, 1983 in Crewe, England) is an English footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Stalybridge Celtic.
Carr has previously played for Macclesfield Town, Northwich Victoria, Morecambe and Kidderminster Harriers . He has been capped seven times for England at semi-professional level, scoring one goal. Who also live with his wife jamie. Some people think he is good looking but in reality he isnt.
In his time at Northwich Michael was known for his terrific engine and box to box midfield play which gave him the status as a fans favourite, this then led to interest from football league clubs. He then eventually left Vics to sign for Morecambe in a deal which would see Carr go full time. After his move Carr found a regular starting place in the side hard to come by and this led to a months loan at former club Northwich, despite returning to Morecambe Carr was relased from his contract and snapped up by Kidderminster Harriers. After Harriers decided not to retain his services at the end of the 08-09 season Carr was found looking for a club. On 9 July 2009 Carr signed for Stalybridge Celtic and linked up with former boss Steve Burr.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Payne''' (born August 1, 1975 in Castleford, England) is an English footballer, He signed for FC Halifax Town in July 2008 where he is now a first team regular.
Stephen started his playing career at Huddersfield Town.
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'''Michael Thomas Byrne''' (born 14 May 1985) is a Welsh footballer, who plays for Chonburi in the Thai Premier League.
Byrne was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England but plays at international level for Wales. He has played for the Welsh U17 and Wales U19 sides as well as both the U23 and full Semi-professional teams. He was called up to the U21 squad to replace the injured Gareth Williams for a UEFA Under-21 Championship qualification match against Finland U21s in 2002, but was an unused substitute.
His club career started at Bolton's youth academy, but he was released in early 2003. Leigh RMI expressed an interest in March 2003 but ultimately he signed for Stockport County in August. In his time at Stockport he made only one first team appearance, scoring a 'fine goal' on his debut in a 4-1 loss at Notts County. In September 2004 he joined Leigh RMI on a one month loan, impressing manager Phil Starbuck on his debut and helping the team to their first victory of the season. At the end of October he was released by Stockport and remained without a club until signing for Northwich Victoria in February 2005. Despite being transfer-listed at the start of the 2007-08 season, Byrne remained at the club until November 2008. He signed for the Thai club Nakhon Pathom, and was booked in his 8 March debut against Bangkok United in the first game of the 2009 season. He has moved from Nakhon Pathom to Chonburi FC after the end of the first leg of the Thai Premier league.
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'''Shane Joseph Duff''' (born 2 April 1982 in Wroughton, Wiltshire) is an English-born Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for Cheltenham Town. His elder brother, Michael Duff plays for Premiership side Burnley.
Known as an uncompromising centre back, he signed a new deal in June 2009 to stay with Cheltenham until 2010. He is also a principal member of .
Shane is a tall, strong central defender who joined Cheltenham Town straight from school and spent a year in the youth team before being offered a professional contract in 2000.
After a couple of years in the reserves and a loan spell at non-league Evesham United, Shane was ready to make to the move into first team football.
He made his debut in season 2002-2003 and the following season made a number of appearances alongside his brother Michael in central defence before his older sibling moved to Burnley.
On the last day of the 2003-2004 season he scored his first goal against Huddersfield Town, which brought the game to a draw, this subsequently stopped Huddersfield achieving automatic promotion.
Shane's performances during season 2004-2005 earned him the club's Player of the Year award and established him as a first choice player. He went on to play an important part as the Robins won promotion in 2006 and retained their League One status the following season.
Shane was selected for the Northern Ireland under-21 squad for the away match in Armenia in March 2003 and made his international debut at under-21 level three months later against Spain in Lurgan.
Also a talented cricketer, Shane appeared as a wicketkeeper-batsman for Shipton-under-Wychwood in the 2002 National Village Knockout final at Lord's.
During both the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 League One campaigns Shane's appearances were curtailed slightly by injury but he still managed to start nearly two thirds of the games over the course of both seasons.
Teaming up with a variety of partners in the heart of the Cheltenham defence, Shane has put in some memorable performances against some of the best strikers in the Football League's lower divisions.
It was another frustrating campaign for Shane during 2008/09 when injury saw him unavailable for four and a half months during the middle part of the season. Nevertheless, he returned with gusto towards the end of that campaign becoming an important facet within a side that, despite suffering relegation, showed true spirit and determination.
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'''Francis Michael Munro''' (born 25 October 1947 in Broughty Ferry) is a Scottish former footballer, mostly known for his time with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Surprisingly, Munro actually began as a centre-forward with Chelsea at junior and amateur level in 1961-62, after leaving school, but he left without signing professional forms.
Following this, he returned home to his native Scotland and signed as a professional for Dundee United. He broke into the first team in 1964 and won four youth caps for his country during his time at Tannadice.
In October 1966, he moved to fellow Division 1 outfit Aberdeen for -10,000. His first season proved a success as he collected a runners-up medal as the team fought its way through to the 1967 Scottish Cup Final, losing 2-0 to Celtic at Hampden Park. This was sufficient to qualify for Europe though, and they competed in the Cup Winners Cup the following season, giving Munro his first - but not last - taste of European football.
In the summer of 1967, Munro and Aberdeen travelled to America to compete in the newly formed United Soccer Association league. Due to the lack of existing teams, the league organisers instead imported several established teams from around the globe to compete under 'franchise' names. Aberdeen competed as the 'Washington Whips', based in the capital.
Their expolits here were to provide the basis of Munro's future, as the Whips won the Eastern division and so progressed through to the championship play-off match in July, where they faced the Western champions, Los Angeles Wolves (represented by Wolverhampton Wanderers). The Whips eventually lost 6-5 in extra time, but Munro's performance in scoring a hat-trick, caught the eye of Wolves manager Ronnie Allen.
In October 1968, Wolves acted upon this display and snapped up Munro for -55,000. Munro went on to play 371 times in total for the club, becoming firmly established at centre back, despite signing as a midfielder. He also chipped in with 18 goals in total, including scoring in both legs of the 1972 UEFA Cup semi final defeat of Ferencvros and played in the final, collecting another runners-up medal after a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Spurs.
Munro didn't have to wait too long though for a winners' medal as Wolves lifted the 1974 League Cup, after a 2-1 victory over Manchester City at Wembley.
His performances at Wolves also won him nine Scottish caps - as well as four at Under-23 level - spread from 1971-75. His full debut coming on 18 May 1971 against Northern Ireland.
Shortly after helping the Midlanders to regain their First Division status in 1976-77 - after a year outside it - Munro returned to his native Scotland when the lure of his boyhood heroes, Celtic, proved too strong. He signed after a short loan period in December 1977 for -20,000.
His time in Glasgow was to prove short-lived however, as despite picking up another runners-up medal (in the 1978 Scottish League Cup), Munro decided to head for a new challenge in Australia by signing to Hellas, managed by former Wolves goalkeeper Dave MacLaren. Although initially this was only planned as a short-term arrangement, he ended up moving there permanently.
During the 1980s Munro took up a player/coach role at Albion Rovers, before retiring and later managing Hamlyn Rangers and Keilor Park (formerly Keilor Austria).
He returned to the UK in 1991 and settled in Compton, Wolverhampton, with his wife Naomi. He suffered a stroke in the early 2000s, and now uses a wheelchair. His affection for Wolves is still apparent and he attends matches regularly at Molineux. With the passing of his wife, Frank now lives in the Methodists Home on Moathouse housing estate in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton
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'''Hugh Thomas''' '''"Hughie"''' '''Kelly''' (23 July 1923 - 28 March 2009) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He played as a defender and spent his entire 14-year professional career with Blackpool.
Born in Valleyfield, Fife, Kelly began his career with Perth-based junior club Jeanfield Swifts. He joined English club Blackpool in 1943 as a 20-year-old, but due to the ongoing World War II, he didn't make his League debut for ''the Seasiders'' until September 1946. During the war, he guested for several clubs, including East Fife.
It took some time for Kelly to establish himself in Blackpool's half-back line, but by 1948-49, the trio of Harry Johnston, Eric Hayward and Kelly was becoming legendary. He played in both the 1948 and 1951 FA Cup Finals. However, in the final home league game of the 1952-53 season against Liverpool he suffered a broken ankle following a tackle by centre-forward Louis Bimpson and he missed the famous 1953 match-up with Bolton Wanderers, although the club asked the Football Association to produce a special winners' medal for his nomination as "twelfth man". Kelly later said, "I lived a great journey to Wembley. That's what fascinated me. And it was a privilege to know such a good crowd of players. They were lovely. Even though we'd lost the other two, it was great to have played on the sacred turf at Wembley and I have fond memories."
The 1950s was the most successful decade in Blackpool's history to date, and Kelly was at the club playing top division football throughout, as were goalkeeper George Farm, defender Tommy Garrett, right winger Stanley Matthews, forward Jackie Mudie and outside left Bill Perry.
In 1955-56 he took over as Blackpool skipper from Johnston and helped the club to their highest-ever league finish, runners-up to Manchester United. He remained club captain until his retirement from the professional game in 1960. At the end of 1959-60 he was given a free transfer, and Lancashire Combination side Ashton United came in for his services as their player-manager.
Kelly won one cap for Scotland, in a 6-0 victory over the United States on 30 April 1952. He also appeared twice for Scotland B.
Kelly was married in 1949 and had three daughters. After retiring he remained in Blackpool and was later on the backroom staff at Bloomfield Road. He also started a business in the North Shore area of the town as a grocer and ice-cream manufacturer. After a short illness in 2008, Kelly underwent an emergency operation in Victoria Hospital on 14 February 2009. He then contracted pneumonia and died in Clifton hospital in Lytham St Annes on 28 March.
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'''Mark Patterson''' (born Leeds, 13 September 1968) is an English former professional footballer. He played over 300 Football League matches for Carlisle United, Derby County, Plymouth Argyle and Gillingham between 1986 and 2002.
Patterson began his career as a trainee with Carlisle United, turning professional in 1986, but after just 22 matches was signed by Derby County, then in the First Division for -60,000. He had to wait four years before making his first team debut, which came in November 1991 and, although he appeared to be on the verge of becoming a first-team regular, he was then sidelined by injury for several months and could not regain his place. In July 1993 he moved to Plymouth Argyle, who paid -85,000 for his services.
Patterson played over 130 Football League matches for Plymouth before being sold to Gillingham for -45,000 in October 1997. He made over 120 appearances for the Kent club but was forced to retire in 2002 due to injury.
Patterson had a spell as assistant manager at Folkestone Invicta but left in 2006 to return to his old club Gillingham as Centre of Excellence manager, where he is responsible for the development of the club's under-9 to under-16 players.
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'''Ryan Mallon''' (born March 22, 1983 in Sheffield, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Gainsborough Trinity.
Ryan started his professional career with Sheffield United in 2001. His only game for The Blades was in a 3-1 League win over Grimsby Town. Ryan came on as a substitute in the 89th minute to replace Peter Ndlovu a minute after Grimsby had pulled a goal back through Menno Willems.
He was loaned out to Halifax Town in 2002 and became an instant hit at The Shay when he notched up eight goals in eighteen games. He also spent time on loan with Scarborough before being released by Blades Neil Warnock at the end of the 2002-2003 season.
Mallon returned to Halifax following his productive loan spell in the previous season. However amongst much expectation the youngster failed to produce the form that had earned him a permanent contract at the Yorkshire club. Ryan was loaned out to Gainsborough Trinity for the remaining quarter of the 2004-2005 season before being released by Halifax in the summer. Despite interest from Gainsborough, Mallon opted to stay in the Conference league and signed with York City.
After a fruitless stay with York, Mallon was released and re-joined Gainsborough on a free transfer. It was at The Northolme where Mallon would finally find his feet and has been an integral part of the club setup since joining. Ryan signed a new deal with Gainsborough Trinity in June 2007.
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'''Christopher Ian "Chris" Porter''' (born November 10, 1979 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English footballer.
Porter signed a new deal with York City in April 2004.
Porter was released by York at the end of the 2005-2006 season. He subsequently returned to his native north east, turning out part-time for Gateshead and latterly Bishop Auckland.
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'''David Hockaday''' (born 9 November 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is currently first team manager at Conference National club Forest Green Rovers.
Born in Sedgefield, County Durham, he started his career as a youth player with Billingham Synthonia.
In June 1975, aged 17, he joined Blackpool, then playing in the Second Division. He made his first start for the Tangerines on 25 September 1976, in a 1-0 home loss to Chelsea. Aside from a League Cup second-round tie against Sheffield Wednesday, he sat out the entire 1977-78 campaign, but the following season he became a more regular first-team player as Blackpool slid down the leagues. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 loss at Colchester United on 30 September 1978, and, later that season, scored both goals in Blackpool's 2-1 victory at Lincoln City.
Also on 30 September, this time in 1981, Hockaday was amongst the scorers in Blackpool's 7-1 rout of Halifax Town at Bloomfield Road.
In his final season in Lancashire, he made 40 league appearances and scored eight goals, but was unable to prevent Blackpool from finishing fourth from bottom and needing to seek re-election. In his eight seasons at Blackpool he made over 190 first-team appearances, scoring 27 goals.
In June 1983, he moved on a free transfer to fellow Fourth Division side Swindon Town. He was a solid, dependable right-back and was part of the team managed by Lou Macari that gained the Fourth Division championship in the 1985-86 season, following this with promotion to Division Two in 1986-87. In 1988-89 Swindon reached the Second Division play-offs but failed in their attempt to gain promotion to the top flight. In 1989-90 Swindon won the Second Division play-off final but Sunderland were promoted instead after the Swindon board admitted a series of financial irregularities. Swindon were initially demoted to the Third Division and replaced by Tranmere Rovers, the division's losing play-off finalists, but this decision was later reversed on appeal.
In September 1990, Hockaday moved to Hull City for a fee of -50,000 having made 308 appearances for Swindon, with 11 goals.
===Hull City, Stoke City and Shrewsbury Town===
At Hull City he saw relegation from the Second Division at the end of his first season. After three seasons, including a brief spell loan in 1993 to Stoke City (where he helped them to the Division Two championship), he moved to Shrewsbury Town. He was a member of the Shrewsbury team who won the Division Three championship at the end of his first season, before he dropped out of league football, moving to Cirencester Town in 1995.
In his Football League career, which spanned twenty years, he won three league titles and gained two further promotions via the play-offs and was only denied the chance to play in the top flight because of financial irregularities outside his control .
In 1995 he established the first football academy in the country at Cirencester. The Cirencester Football Academy was created in conjunction with the local Sixth Form College. The Academy team soon built up a nation-wide reputation by winning the National College Championship. Subsequently, his concept of a football academy has been adopted by most major clubs in England.
He was head-hunted for many jobs at league clubs and universities and in 2000 joined Graham Taylor at Watford as their Under 18 coach.
As Under 18 coach at Watford, Hockaday helped develop the careers of players such as Paul Robinson, Hameur Bouazza, Tommy Smith, Darren Ward, Ashley Young and Alhassan Bangura. In 2005 he was elevated to first-team coach and helped the Hornets to promotion to the Premier League in 2006 on a tiny budget with half the team home grown.
In January 2007, as Watford struggled to avoid relegation, he was sacked by manager Adrian Boothroyd and replaced by Malky Mackay allegedly after complaints by a delegation of senior players about the team-s style of play
He then joined Martin Allen at MK Dons, helping them to reach the League Two play-offs. In May 2007, Martin Allen moved to Leicester City and on 6 June it was announced that Hockaday would be joining the Leicester City coaching staff.
On 19 June 2007, it was announced that he would be joining Southampton as youth team coach replacing Georges Prost, however he was put on Gardening Leave in January 2009 and was released from his contract in May of that year..
In September 2009 Hockaday became the first team manager at Forest Green Rovers. His first ever first team managerial position.
Hockaday lead Forest Green Rovers to the third round of the FA Cup in his debut season as a manager after overcoming Bath City in the second round.
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'''Hugh Patrick Curran''' (born 28 September 1943 in Carstairs, South Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish international footballer, who spent the majority of his career in the English Football League.
Curran began his career at Home Farm when his family moved to Dublin in 1954. After 6 years playing at all grades he moved to Shamrock Rovers to gain experience. After a period as an apprentice at Manchester United he was released and returned to his native Scotland with Third Lanark as a semi-pro where he struggled to see much first team action, instead joining Corby Town.
He was spotted by Millwall, signing as a professional in March 1964. He finished as their leading goalscorer (with 19) in his first season as they won promotion from the fourth tier. This proved to be his only full season at The Den though, as he moved to Norwich City in January 1966. Here, he spent three years in the second flight, scored 53 goals in total and was voted the club's player of the year in 1968.
He moved into the First Division in January 1969 when he signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers for -60,000. He finished his first full season at Molineux as their leading goalscorer with 23 goals, and added a further 20 in the following campaign.
During his time with the club, he won a call-up to the Scottish national team, making his debut on 5 November 1969 in a 0-2 World Cup qualifying loss in Austria. He won five caps in total over an 18-month period, scoring once, against England in a 1-3 defeat at Wembley in May 1971.
However, the 1971/72 season saw him pushed to the sidelines at Wolves due to the emergence of John Richards, limiting Curran to just eight appearances. His final game for the club was in the second leg of the 1972 UEFA Cup Final where they lost out on the trophy to their countrymen Spurs. In total, he made 98 appearances for them, scoring 47 times.
Out of contention at Wolves, he joined second flight Oxford United in September 1972 for -50,000. He was their leading scorer in both the 1972/73 and 1973/74 campaigns (with 17 and 14 goals). After just one full season though, he left for Bolton Wanderers in a -40,000 deal in September 1974.
Following over 50 appearances for Bolton spread over three seasons, he returned to Oxford United where he remained until retiring due to injury in 1979.
Following his retirement, he ran his own hairdressing business in his native Carstairs and later spent periods running shops, and a hotel (in Lanarkshire). After moving to Oxfordshire, he ran pubs (in Horton-cum-Studley and Islip) and currently works at a park and ride service in Thornhill, Oxfordshire.
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'''Cyril "Sammy" Chung''' (born 16 July 1932 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire) is an English former football player and manager. His father was Chinese and his mother English.
Chung was a utility player who began his career as a part-time centre forward with Headington United, before they became Oxford United. He later joined Reading but didn't sign professional forms until he had completed his national service.
Chung later turned professional and converted to a wing half. He played for Reading, Norwich City and most notably Watford, where he made over 200 appearances between 1957 and 1965.
Chung gained his first coaching experience while still a player at , under manager Bill McGarry. When McGarry left to become manager of Ipswich Town, he took Chung with him as assistant. Here, they gained promotion to the First Division in 1968.
Following a short period as manager of Swedish side IFK Vsters, he returned to join Bill McGarry, now at Wolverhampton Wanderers, as his assistant. As part of the management team, they guided Wolves to the 1974 League Cup. The club were relegated in 1976 and McGarry's departed, leaving Chung to be appointed manager.
He won promotion back to the top flight as Second Division champions in his first season. He led the club to a 15th place finish in 1977-78, but the following season began with a run of 11 defeats in 14, leading to his dismissal.
After a period coaching in the UAE, he returned to England in 1985 as assistant manager of Stoke City. He had a spell as manager of non-league side between January 1992 to January 1993, before being appointed manager of Doncaster Rovers in July 1994, a post he held until August 1996. His Doncaster spell brought two promising seasons on the field, but promotion challenges gradually petered out into mid-table finishes.
In 1999 he was appointed director of football in Barbados.
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McCrohan was a member of the Norwich sides which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1959 as a third division team, won promotion to division two in 1960 and won the League Cup in 1962. He later coached at Bristol Rovers, Aldershot, Ipswich Town and was assistant manager at Luton Town before moving to live in the United States.
He lives in Tallahassee, Florida and coaches youth soccer now.
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Darling was a member of the Norwich City squad that won the second division championship in 1972.
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'''Bryan William Stewart''' (born September 1985 in Stockton-on-Tees, England) is an English footballer.
Stewart joined York City on trial in August 2008 and played for the reserves in a 8-0 defeat to Scunthorpe United.
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As a player, Punton was a left-sided winger who played for Portadown, Newcastle United, Southend United, Norwich City, Sheffield United, Scunthorpe and Yarmouth Town. He went on to manage Yarmouth Town and Diss Town.
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'''Benjamin Robert "Ben" Jackson''' (born October 22, 1985 in Durham, England) is an English footballer.
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'''Matthew Paul Coad''' (born 25 September 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Crook Town as a midfielder.
Coad was born in Darlington, County Durham and played professionally with York City in the Third Division, making his first team debut in a 3-0 defeat against his hometown club Darlington on 6 December 2003.
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'''Jermaine Ashley Clifton Palmer''' (born 28 August 1986 in Derby, England) is an English footballer who plays for Boston Town as a striker. He played professionally for Stoke City and Grimsby Town before moving into non-League.
Jermaine Palmer was added to the senior squad at Stoke City in the summer of 2004, but like many youngsters in the footballing trade, he found it hard to break into the team and was loaned out to Icelandic club Vikingur where he made an impression on the clubs staff and fans. On his return to England, Palmer found himself loaned out again, this time spending time with Hinckley United before being allowed to go out on trial to Grimsby Town .
Mariners manager Russell Slade took a closer look at him as he participated in the clubs reserve cup quarter final tie with Manchester United . Palmer returned to Stoke, but was the first new signing at Grimsby Town for the new 2005/2006 season.
Despite being the first signing of the season, and initially presented as a first team player, Palmer found his path to winning a place in the team permanently blocked, and he found himself playing second fiddle to the likes of fellow forwards Michael Reddy, Gary Jones and Martin Gritton. Grimsby even opted to loan in another striker, Calvin Andrew from Luton Town as attacking cover. With this in mind, almost straight into the new season Palmer was placed up for loan, and subsequently joined Scarborough for an initial one month period to gain experience and maintain fitness. Following the conclusion of his month with The Seadogs, Palmer returned to Grimsby only to be loaned straight back out to York City and then later in the season he spent a month with Alfreton Town
His only senior appearance for Grimsby came in the Football League Trophy clash with Morecambe in which Palmer replaced Simon Francis in the 87th minute of play. The game went on to extra time, with Morecambe winning on a penalty shootout. This would be the only time Jermaine would appear on the Grimsby team sheet and after seeing the rest of the season out in the reserves he was released from his contract at the end of the 2005-2006 season. Since leaving the club, Palmer went on to move into the English non league game, featuring for Worksop Town , Grantham Town , Hinckley United and Halesowen Town initially before joining Corby Town in December 2008. In March 2009 he moved to cash strapped Weymouth, where he played out the remaining Conference season with the club. In April 2009 due to the club being relegated to the Blue Square South he left the club. He eventually signed for Boston Town at the start of the 2009-10 season.
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'''Yassin Moutaouakil''' (born 18 July 1986) is a French footballer of Moroccan descent who plays for Charlton Athletic. He plays as a right back and has represented France at Under-19 and Under-21 levels.
Moutaouakil began his career at Ligue 2 club Chteauroux, making his debut for the senior team in the 2004-05 season. In his time with Chteauroux, Moutaouakil made 36 appearances, including one appearance in the 2004-05 UEFA Cup.
On 20 June 2007 he signed a four-year contract with Charlton Athletic for a fee of about -600,000, following reported interest from Everton, Aston Villa, Rangers, Celtic and Lazio.
On the last day of the UK summer transfer window, Moutaouakil joined Motherwell on a six month loan deal. 2nd January, 2009, he returned to Charlton Athletic after 3 and a half month at Fir Park.
Moutaouakil has played for France at Under-19 and Under-21 levels. With the Under-19s, he won the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in July 2005.
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The highlight of Smith's career came when he scored the winner for Crewe Alexandra in their 1-0 victory over Brentford in the 1997 Division Two play-off final. This took Crewe into the second tier of English football for the first time in around a century. He had also played in the 1993 Third division final at Wembley, which Crewe lost on penalties to York City. During the first division era Smith played at both left and right back for Crewe and was popular with the supporters despite never being a big star. He eventually left in the summer of 2002 to join Hull City, and a year later had two joint testimonial games (alongside fellow player Steve Macauley) at Crewe's Alexandra Stadium against Merseyside clubs Liverpool and Everton.
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'''Andy Theodosiou''' (born 30 October 1970) is a former professional footballer. He was a defender who began his career as a trainee with Tottenham before joining Norwich City.
He was unable to break into the first team at his first two clubs, and did not make his league debut until he joined Hereford United in 1991. After leaving Hereford, he played briefly for Brighton before moving into non-league football.
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'''Jonathan Duncan "Jon" Maloney''' (born 3 March 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Harrogate Town as a Defender.
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Maloney started his career at Doncaster Rovers.
Following his release by Doncaster, Maloney went to the United States to play for the University of Montevallo men's soccer team.
-DOCSTART-	11875768
'''Jack Anthony Pelter''' (born 30 July 1987 in Barrow in Furness, England) is a footballer who plays as centre back for Vlerenga.
Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, Pelter emigrated with his family to New Zealand at the age of eight and entered the New Zealand Football Academy whilst twelve years old.
After recovering from a serious back injury on his return, Pelter moved to New Zealand Football Championship team Canterbury United in 2005.
The winner of Canterbury United's "Defender of the Year" award and runner-up for "Player of the Year" in only his first season with the club, Pelter subsequently attracted the attention of European clubs in 2007 following his international progress. Born in the United Kingdom, he was eligible to play for any EU club without the need for a work permit and reserve team and youth contracts were offered to him by Leeds United and AC Milan amongst others.
He took up the offer of a trial at Sunderland in July 2007, appearing in the pre-season friendly defeat against Scunthorpe United and reserve team games against Berwick Rangers and Hebburn Town.
On 31 August 2009 it was announced that Pelter had joined Vlerenga Fotball in Oslo, Norway on loan. Pelter will predominately play for the B team, in the Norwegian Second Division, for the remainder of the season.
Pelter has represented New Zealand at the Under-17 and Under-20 levels. He made his Under-17 debut, against Tahiti, in 2003.
Pelter was part of the New Zealand A team that performed in the quadrangular Agribank Cup Tournament in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2006, with every game being played at the My Dinh Stadium, eventually finishing third in the tournament that also featured Vietnam the hosts, Bahrain under 21 and Thailand.
New Zealand A were beaten 1-0 by Vietnam in their first game of the tournament on 25 October 2006, they were again beaten 1-0 by Thailand on 27 October.
New Zealand A finally gained their first and only win beating Bahrain U21 1-0 on 29 October with Leo Shin scoring the goal.
-DOCSTART-	11877073
'''Kenneth James Grieves''' (27 August 1925 - 3 January 1992) was an Australian first class cricketer who played for Lancashire. A middle order batsman, his 452 first-class games at Lancashire is a record number for the county as is his 555 catches. He often fielded at first slip and in 1951 he took eight catches in a match against Sussex, six of them in one innings.
Grieves was born in Sydney, Australia and moved to England in 1947 where he pursued a football career. He played briefly with Bolton Wanderers and Stockport County.
His attention soon turned to cricket and he joined Lancashire in 1949. He had previously played some games with New South Wales when in Australia. In his 16 year career he captained Lancashire in 1963 and 1964
-DOCSTART-	11879190
'''Gary Roy Jones''' (born 3 June 1977 in Birkenhead) is an English association footballer currently playing for Rochdale in Football League Two. He holds the record for the most appearance for Rochdale.
-DOCSTART-	11879822
'''James "Jimmy" Boswell''' (born 13 March 1922) is an English former professional footballer. He played for Gillingham from 1946 until 1958, making 342 appearances in the Football League, and appeared in more FA Cup matches than any other player in the club's history.
Born in Chester, Boswell joined local football club Chester F.C. upon leaving school, initially as an amateur. He remained with the club until the outbreak of the Second World War, but never made it to the club's first team.
Boswell missed only two matches during the 1946-47 season as Gillingham won the Kent League championship by a margin of one point.
At the end of the 1957-58 season Boswell, now aged 36, left Gillingham to play for non-league team Gravesend & Northfleet. He later played for Tonbridge and Canterbury City before retiring.
-DOCSTART-	11880510
'''Barry John Ashby''' (born 21 November 1970 in Park Royal, London) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He played for Watford, Brentford and Gillingham during a 17-year professional career.
Ashby started his career at Watford, having played for Middlesex and London schools teams.
Played as both a centre half and full-back by Watford, Ashby's first goal was one of seven scored against Bradford City in December 1989.
During his time at Gillingham, Ashby made over 320 appearances. He was released on 31 May 2005 after he turned down a contract extension. He made a return to football with Welling United, where he linked up with his former team-mates Matt Bodkin and Adrian Pennock, the latter being the Welling manager at the time. Ashby left Welling in May 2006.
On 22 May 2008 Ashby was appointed first-team manager of Margate, but was dismissed from his post just five months later.
-DOCSTART-	11881526
'''Charles William Alfred "Charlie" Marks''' (21 December 1919 - 19 January 2005) was an English professional footballer. He played for Gillingham for fifteen years, making him one of the longest-serving players in the Kent club's history. He was born in Eccles, near Aylesford, Kent.
As well as playing for various youth and works teams, Marks had spells with Maidstone United and Tooting & Mitcham United before joining Gillingham in 1943. He played 187 matches for the team during their spell in non-league football and, after the team's return to the Football League in 1950, made 265 further league appearances. In 1958, aged nearly 40, he left to join non-league Tonbridge, his final club.
Marks was famous for his fierce shot and once broke the net with a penalty kick.
-DOCSTART-	11881605
'''Stephen "Steve" Lovell''' (born Swansea, 16 July 1960) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He played professionally for Crystal Palace,Stockport County, Millwall, Swansea City, Gillingham and AFC Bournemouth and made over 450 Football League appearances. He is currently manager of Ashford Town and coaches the Northfleet Football Academy.
Although born in Wales, Lovell began his career as an apprentice with Crystal Palace in 1977. Playing at the time as a midfielder, he managed 74 Football League appearances in six years at Selhurst Park, during which he also had a spell on loan at Stockport County. In 1983 he moved to Millwall, where manager George Graham played him as a striker during an injury crisis. He went on to score 13 goals in 11 matches and remained a striker for the remainder of his career.
In 1986 Lovell was injured whilst playing for Canada and was unable to regain a place in the Millwall team and, after a short loan spell with his hometown club Swansea City, was sold to Gillingham for -20,000.
After a brief loan spell with AFC Bournemouth in 1992, Lovell dropped into non-league football, where he played for nine different clubs in nine years, including three separate spells with Sittingbourne. In 2000 he played for Deal Town in the FA Vase final at Wembley. He finally hung up his boots in 2001.
Lovell's first managerial job came at Sittingbourne, where he was player-manager from February 1995 until September 1996, during which he led the team to the Southern League Southern Division championship. He then moved on to Gravesend & Northfleet where he was manager for a year.
After a spell as Football in the Community Officer for Gillingham (which overlapped the end of his playing career) Lovell returned to management with Hastings United in 2003 but left the club in 2004 after a drop in form.
Lovell's father Alan was also a footballer, although he only managed a single professional appearance for Stockport County.
-DOCSTART-	11882748
'''Martin Richard Thomas''' (born November 28, 1959) is a Welsh former footballer, currently a goalkeeping coach within the Football Association. His official title is "Assistant National Goalkeeping Coach".
Born in Senghenydd, Glamorgan, Thomas moved to England to join Bristol Rovers as a youth player. He made his dbut for their first team on January 3, 1977, as a substitute for Jim Eadie in the away match at Charlton Athletic. Thomas turned professional in September of that year, and went on to become Rovers' first-choice goalkeeper.
He faced competition for his jersey with England youth goalkeeper Phil Kite before going on loan to three clubs during 1982-83, first Cardiff City, then Tottenham Hotspur and Southend United. He left Bristol completely in 1983 to join Newcastle United for -50,000.
Thomas appeared regularly for Newcastle as they won promotion to the top-flight in 1984. He was the club's first choice goalkeeper for the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons. In September 1986, he won his first and only international cap for Wales, in a European Championship qualifier against Finland.
After a spell on loan to local rivals Middlesbrough, Thomas was sold to Division Two Birmingham City for -75,000 in October 1988. The club suffered relegation in 1989, but returned in 1992. In 1993, after loan spells to Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, Thomas joined non-league Cheltenham Town. He made 80 league appearances for the club before retiring as a player in 1995.
Thomas earned a preliminary coaching certificate whilst playing at Newcastle, and supplemented this with further coaching badges during his time at Birmingham. He eventually earned the UEFA 'A' Coaching license, taking a position within the FA in the early 1990s as a Regional Development Officer in the Midlands.
On a part-time basis, Thomas, with other professional goalkeepers, including Steve Ogrizovic, Paul Barron, and Andy Poole, helped train players aged 12-16 from clubs across the Midlands, in a time when clubs did not have goalkeeping-specific coaches.
In 1996, Thomas helped to coach England's under-16 goalkeepers, before joining the FA full-time in 1997, and has since remained part of the England youth coaching. In 1998 Thomas became part of the new Ray Clemence-headed goalkeeping department within the FA, which developed a structure for coaching goalkeeper coaches.
In 2007, Thomas was part of the England U21 coaching staff which took the team to the semi-finals of Euro 2007.
-DOCSTART-	11884373
'''Stuart Grenville Williams''' (born Wrexham 9 July 1930) was a Wales international football player. Williams, a defender, played his club football for Wrexham, West Bromwich Albion and Southampton. He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.
-DOCSTART-	11884482
In total, Hopkins played 219 games for Spurs, before leaving Spurs for Brighton and Hove Albion in October 1964 for a transfer fee of -8,000.
Hopkins played for his country between 1956 and 1963
In 2003, Hopkins was given a merit award by the Football Association of Wales.
-DOCSTART-	11884507
'''Derek Sullivan''' (10 August 1930 in Newport - 1983) was a Wales international football player. A defender, he played his club football for Cardiff City. He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.
After coming through the ranks at Cardiff he made his debut in April 1948 against Newcastle United. Sullivan spent more than a decade at Cardiff and played in nearly all outfield positions for the club. He eventually moved to Exeter City and then Newport County before moving into non-league football with Hereford United and Ebbw Vale.
-DOCSTART-	11884549
'''Ronald "Ron" Hewitt''' (21 June 1928, Flint, Flintshire - 23 September 2001) was a Wales international football player.
Having failed to break into the first team at Wolves, Hewitt had spells with Walsall and Darlington before moving to Wrexham. During his six years there he finished as the top scorer in three of the seasons and established himself as one of the club greats. He was selected to play for the Third Division North representative team in 1956/57. His form there persuaded fellow Welsh side Cardiff City to pay seven thousand pound for his services in 1957. He finished as topscorer in both of his two seasons at the club before returning to Wrexham for another season. He had spells at Coventry City, Chester City and Hereford United before moving into non-league football.
He made his debut for Wales against Israel in 1958 and was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.
Hewitt died at the age of 73 in September 2001.
Hewitt was an uncle of Everton coach Andy Holden, who also played for Chester and Wales.
-DOCSTART-	11884588
'''Kenneth "Ken" Jones''' (born 2 January 1936 in Aberdare) is a Welsh former professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.
Jones began his career at Cardiff City, developing a reputation for his long goal kicks which would often reach the opposition goal. After losing his place in the first team to Ron Nicholls, he moved to Scunthorpe United in December 1958 where he went on to spend the majority of his career at the club. After leaving the club in 1964 he had spells at Charlton Athletic, Exeter City before moving into non-league with Yeovil Town. During one match for Yeovil in 1968, he was once substituted after conceding 5 goals in 11 minutes.
In November 2009, Jones was honoured with a long service award by the Football Association of Wales.
-DOCSTART-	11884781
}}'''Trevor Edwards''' (born 24 January 1937) was a Wales football player. A defender, he played his club football for Charlton Athletic. He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. In the sixties he emigrated to Australia.
-DOCSTART-	11884830
'''Kenneth 'Ken' Leek''' (26 July 1935 - 19 November 2007) was a Welsh footballer, who played as a centre forward or inside forward for several different clubs and for Wales in a professional career which spanned from 1952 until 1968.
He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. The highlight of his international career was scoring two late goals in Wales's 3-2 victory over Scotland in 1964.
He is most famous for being mysteriously dropped for the 1961 FA Cup Final although he had scored for Leicester City in every previous round. He scored two goals in the final of the 1963 League Cup, helping his side overcome Aston Villa 3-1 on aggregate.
-DOCSTART-	11884857
'''Colin Webster''' (17 July 1932 - 1 March 2001) was a Wales international football player. A striker, he played his club football for Manchester United and Newport County. He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. He replaced the injured John Charles in the quarter-final against Brazil, missing an easy chance to level the score and thus ensuring Wales's elimination.
He was playing for Manchester United at the time of the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958, but did not travel with the team due to ill health. He remained at the club for one year after the tragedy before being transferred to Swansea Town, and played in the 1958 FA Cup Final, collecting a runners-up medal as United were defeated by Bolton Wanderers.
Webster finished his career in 1964 with Newport County .
-DOCSTART-	11884897
'''Thomas "Tom" Baker''' (born 6 April 1936) was a Wales football player. A midfielder, he played his club football for Plymouth Argyle. He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.
-DOCSTART-	11886100
He played at wing half for Norwich during their famous FA Cup of 1958-59 when they reached the semi-finals as a third division side. He managed three teams in South Africa after retiring as a player.
-DOCSTART-	11889958
'''Dean Spink''' (born 22 January 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played either as a striker or a defender. After retiring as a player he became a physiotherapist for Shrewsbury Town.
Spink was born in Birmingham, and began his football career at non-league Halesowen Town before signing for First Division Aston Villa for -30,000 in 1989. He never made the grade at Villa, and spent loan spells at Scarborough and Bury before moving to Shrewsbury Town where he spent seven years. In his first year with the club he was switched from centre-forward to centre-back, and won the club's player of the year award.
He had played over 300 games for Shrewsbury before moving across the border in 1997 to local rivals Wrexham, where he spent three seasons. Whilst at Wrexham he returned to Shrewsbury on a month's loan, and when he left the Welsh club in 2000 he didn't travel too far to his next two clubs, Chester City and Telford United, who were both in the Nationwide Conference at the time. His spell at Chester saw him have a very brief spell as joint caretaker-manager with Owen Brown and Andy Porter, between the departure of Steve Mungall in December 2001 and the arrival of Mark Wright in January 2002. He later had short spells with Kidsgrove Athletic (where he was assistant manager to Porter) and Colwyn Bay.
Since retiring Spink has ventured into nursery care and gym training, and returned to Shrewsbury initially as youth-team physiotherapist before getting promoted to first-team physio. .
-DOCSTART-	11898800
'''Paul McAreavey''' (born 3 December 1980, in Belfast) is a Northern Irish professional footballer currently playing for Donegal Celtic. He previously played for Swindon Town, Linfield F.C. and Dundalk.
In May 2006 the west Belfast native signed a three year full time deal with Linfield.
-DOCSTART-	11899811
'''Michael Robert Lea''' (born 4 November 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Chester City. His regular position is at left-back, but he can also play at centre-back when required.
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Lea was brought up in Leigh in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. His 2005-06 season was marred by injury, and he was restricted to 13 appearances for the Under-18 team. In the 2006-07 season, he became a regular for the Manchester United Reserve team, making 21 appearances. His consistent form in the 2006-07 season led to a nomination for the Manchester United Reserve Player of the Year award, but he was beaten to the award by Kieran Lee.
Lea was sent out on loan to Belgian side Royal Antwerp for the first half of the 2007-08 season. He made his debut for the Belgians on 22 September 2007 against R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne; the match finished as a 1-1 draw. He went on to make a further 14 appearances for "The Great Old" before returning to Manchester United at the end of 2007. Lea never played for the Manchester United first team, and on 27 June 2008, it was announced that he would be given a free transfer at the end of his contract on 30 June 2008.
On 4 July 2008, Lea was given a trial at Scunthorpe United, with a view to a permanent deal as a replacement for Marcus Williams, who was involved in a protracted contract negotiation. Despite Williams signing a new contract, Scunthorpe retained their interest in signing Lea, playing him in two pre-season friendlies. Lea signed a one-year contract with the Iron on 25 July 2008, with the option to extend it for an extra year.
This option, however, was not taken up, he was subsequently released at the end of the season having only made three appearances for Scunthorpe. With Lea out of contract, he was free to sign for Chester City on 9 July 2009.
-DOCSTART-	11900467
As a young player at Crystal Palace, Eastick was capped at England under-18 level.
He has been involved in coaching for more than 30 years, working at Queens Park Rangers, Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion and Charlton Athletic,
Eastick spent seven years at Birmingham City, brought in by manager Trevor Francis to develop the youth system from scratch, before spending two years as academy manager and head coach of Newcastle United during Sir Bobby Robson's reign.
In May 2005 he was appointed assistant to Don Givens as manager of the Republic of Ireland under-21 team. In August the same year, Eastick was appointed a national coach with the FA and took responsibility for the England under-18 side.
-DOCSTART-	11901055
'''Robert Joseph''' "'''Bobby'''" '''Finan''' (1 March 1912 - 1983) was a Scottish professional football player. He played as a forward.
Finan was born in Old Kilpatrick in West Dunbartonshire. He started his career at Scottish junior club Yoker Athletic before signing for Blackpool, managed by fellow Scot Sandy MacFarlane, in 1933. He made his debut for the club in the penultimate league game of the 1933-34 season, a 7-0 defeat at Grimsby Town on 28 April 1934. He went on to score three more goals during that league campaign.
Finan scored his first professional goal in the opening game of the following 1934-35 campaign, a 5-1 victory at Bury on 25 August 1934.
In 1935-36, with Jimmy Hampson injured, Finan deputised at centre-forward and ended the season as the Second Division's joint-top scorer with 34 goals. He scored two hat-tricks: the first in a 6-2 win against Charlton Athletic at Bloomfield Road on 22 February 1936, and the second in a 6-0 whitewash of Newcastle United at home on 22 April.
The following campaign, 1936-37, Finan (28) and Hampson (16) scored 44 league goals between them, as Blackpool finished the season as runners-up in the Football League Second Division and were promoted to the Football League First Division.
Finan scored 85 league goals for Blackpool before finally leaving the club in 1947, when he signed for Crewe Alexandra, scoring 14 goals in 59 games. In 1949 he moved to non-League football with Wigan Athletic, with whom he finished his career in 1950 having scored 14 goals in 31 games.
After his playing career ended, Finan returned to Blackpool as chief scout.
Finan won one cap for Scotland in a wartime international, during the early stages of World War II.
-DOCSTART-	11901437
'''Mark Draycott''' (born January 12, 1985 in Swindon) is an English footballer who currently plays for Swindon Supermarine in the Southern Football League Premier Division.
Draycott began his career as a trainee with Swindon Town, where he scored goals at all levels up to and including the reserves before he was released in 2003. He still holds the record for the most goals scored in the FA Youth Cup in one season, breaking the record set by Wayne Rooney, after scoring 11 in the 2002-2003 campaign, including seven in a second round 9-2 win over Chelmsford City.
After being released by Swindon at the end of the 2003 campaign, Draycott travelled to the United States, where he played for Portland Timbers and Wilmington Hammerheads, before returning to England with non-league clubs Newport County where he sported an astonishingly bad 'rat-tail' haircut and Swindon Supermarine.
While with Supermarine he scored six times - a hat trick in each half - for them in a 6-3 Southern Premier League win at Hanwell Town. The English Football Association's official website reported the achievement, noting no player had scored more than five goals in a full England international or Premiership match. It could only find a nine-goal game in an FA Cup first-round game in 1971 and a 10-goal spree in a Third Division match from 1936.
In the summer of 2007 Draycott flew west to join the Ventura County Fusion of the USL Premier Development League, where he was one of the stars of the division, scoring six goals in six games for the Fusion and attracting the attention of scouts from Los Angeles Galaxy. After the Fusion failed to make the PDL Playoffs, Draycott returned to England and, after a short spell with Cirencester Town, joined for his third stint with Swindon Supermarine.
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-DOCSTART-	11903294
'''Jon Sheffield''' (b. 1 February 1969 in Coventry) is a former professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper.
Sheffield came through the youth system at Norwich City, but made just one appearance for their first team when he deputised for the suspended Bryan Gunn in a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa at Carrow Road on 15 April 1989. While with Norwich, he had loan spells with Aldershot, Ipswich Town and Cambridge United before joining Cambridge on a permanent basis.
Whilst at Cambridge, Sheffield fought for the number 1 shirt with John Vaughan and enjoyed success with the club as they reached the old Division Two, as he eventually made the number 1 shirt at Cambridge his own following the departure of John Vaughan and his replacement John Filan. While at Cambridge had loan spells with Colchester United, Swindon Town and Hereford United.
After some excellent performances he left The Abbey Stadium to join local rivals Peterborough United in a -150,000 transfer where he played 62 games before moving to Plymouth Argyle for -100,000.
In 2001 Sheffield joined Yeovil Town on a free transfer and played 21 games, giving him a career total of 341 league appearances. He later also represented Saltash United F.C. in Cornwall.
Whilst playing for Swindon Town in the FA Premier League against Aston Villa, Jon Sheffield became the first player to wear the no. 40 shirt in the Premier League.
-DOCSTART-	11904226
'''Alfred "Alf" Patrick''' (born 25 September 1921 in York, England) is an English former footballer, who played for York City and Scarborough.
Patrick made his league debut for York City on 2 November 1946 in a home win against Stockport County, in which he scored. During that season, 1946-47, Patrick scored 17 goals in 23 appearances. The following season he scored 19 goals in 27 games, but his best season was in 1948-49 when he scored 26 times, including five against Rotherham United in November 1948. This tally of five goals remains an individual club scoring record for York in The Football League.
Patrick became the first York player in peacetime football to score 100 league goals for the club by the end of the 1951-52 season. The following season Patrick finished playing first-team football. He had scored 117 goals in 241 League and Cup appearances for York. This means he is fourth in York's all-time scoring lists behind Norman Wilkinson, Keith Walwyn and Arthur Bottom.
Patrick then went on to have a short spell with Scarborough in the 1954-55 season, until returning to York in a training and coaching capacity with the club's junior side.
-DOCSTART-	11904732
'''James Alfred''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Blair''' (January 6, 1918 - 1983) was a Scottish professional football player. A forward, he was the son of Scottish international Jimmy Blair, Sr. and brother of Doug Blair.
Blair began his professional career with Cardiff City in the 1930s, but after failing to break into ''the Bluebirds''' first team, he was transferred to Joe Smith's Blackpool in June 1935. He made his debut for ''the Tangerines'' in the third league game of the 1937-38 season, in a single-goal victory over Everton at Bloomfield Road on September 4, 1937. His strike partner, Bobby Finan, scored the goal. Blair went on to make a further twenty appearances in the league that campaign, scoring four goals in the process: two in a 4-2 victory at Brentford on September 16, one in a 4-2 defeat in the following game at home to Leicester City two days later, and one in a 2-1 victory at Portsmouth on October 23.
In 1938-39, Blair managed just four league appearances as Joe Smith tried out several partners for Bobby Finan. In the first full season after World War II, 1946-47, Blair made twenty-five league appearances and scored four goals as Blackpool achieved a fifth-placed finish in Division One. One of his goals gave Blackpool both points against Chelsea at Bloomfield Road on November 2, 1946, while another helped them to a 3-2 victory over Liverpool, also at home, at the end of the month.
Blair's final appearance for Blackpool occurred on April 12, 1947, in a 2-0 loss at home to Stoke City. It was his fiftieth league appearance for the club.
Blair joined Bournemouth & Bomscombe Athletic in 1947, and in two years with the south-coast club he made eighty league appearances and scored eight goals.
In 1949, Blair joined Leyton Orient, with whom he made the most appearances and scored the most goals of his career: 104 league games and twenty-six goals.
Blair's final two clubs were non-League outfits Ramsgate Athletic and Canterbury City.
Blair won one cap for Scotland, on October 19, 1946, in a 3-1 defeat to Wales, for whom he played as a schoolboy.
-DOCSTART-	11905392
'''Mark Robson''' (born 22 May 1969 in Upton Park, London) is an English former footballer and is currently first team coach at Gillingham.
Robson started his career at Exeter City before being transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in 1987. It was at this time he began coaching at his brother's Sunday club. After several loan spells, Robson moved to West Ham in 1992 and then Charlton in 1993. After four years with the Addicks he moved to Notts County where he ended his career in 1999.
Robson's first full time coaching position was at Charlton's academy, where he started in 2000. He stayed in this position for nearly six years until 2006. In March he was promoted to reserve-team manager after Glynn Snodin joined Southampton. In May, after Iain Dowie replaced Alan Curbishley, he was designated 'Development Coach', working with both the first team and reserve team. In November, he was named assistant Head Coach to Les Reed after Dowie was sacked. In January 2007, Robson was named first-team coach after former team-mate Alan Pardew replaced Reed as manager. Robson gained the UEFA Pro Licence in the summer of 2007, a qualification which will allow him to manage a Premier League club. He left the club in summer 2008. He joined Gillingham as first team coach in August 2008.
-DOCSTART-	11909638
'''Alexander "Alex" Pollock Donaldson''' (4 December 1890 in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer who played for numerous teams in England as well as the Scotland national team.
Donaldson played for minor teams Belgrave, Balmoral United and Ripley Athletic before being given his big chance with a trial at Sheffield United, the trial was not a success. However, he was signed by Bolton Wanderers in 1912 from Ripley Athletic and made his debut against Chelsea on 7 September 1912. He made a total of 147 appearances for Bolton over six seasons, scoring six goals. During the war he also guested for Leicester Fosse and Port Vale. He later continued his career with Sunderland, Manchester City, Chorley and Ashton National.
Donaldson very nearly played for England before being capped by Scotland. While heading for an English international trial match in Sunderland on 21 January 1914, Donaldson revealed that he was actually born in Scotland. He earned his first Scotland cap a month later against Wales.
Donaldson won six international caps for Scotland and also scored one goal - against England in April 1920. All of his caps were earned while playing for Bolton Wanderers.
-DOCSTART-	11912573
Cringan, a centre half, started his senior career when he joined Sunderland from Douglas Water FC in 1910.
Cringan was appointed Celtic captain soon after his arrival, a position he held until 1923. During this time the club won the 1917, 1919 and 1922 League titles. He eventually left the Parkhead club in October 1923 when he joined Motherwell. A year later he moved to Third Lanark, where he retired following the 1924-25 season.
Cringan was first selected for the Scottish national side on 26 February 1920, captaining the side in a 1-1 draw against Wales. He was not selected again until 1923 but would eventually win a total of five international caps, three as captain. Cringan also featured in four matches for a Scottish Football League select side against teams drawn from the leagues of the other Home Nations.
Cringan's brother, Jimmy Cringan, was also a professional footballer, who played for twelve seasons with Birmingham between 1922 and 1934.
-DOCSTART-	11914411
'''Brian Healy''' (born December 27, 1968) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow and played professionally for Torquay United and Darlington. As a non-league player he represented both the England semi-professional side and the Middlesex Wanderers. He is a qualified building inspector and supplemented his football income by running his own shop/office design business.
Healy began his career with West Auckland, later playing for Billingham Town before joining Bishop Auckland in 1989. He was a vital part of the Bishop's side that reached the second round of the FA Cup in the 1989-90 season, scoring the winner against Tow Law Town in the first round, and also scoring the first goal in Bishops' defeat away to Crewe Alexandra in the Second Round.
Healy before joined Gateshead towards the end of the 1992-93 season. He scored twice in 11 games before leaving to join Spennymoor United, leaving them three years later to join Morecambe.
At Morecambe, Healy was named twice in the Conference team of the year, represented the England semi-professional side when he played against Holland and was later selected for a tour of the Far East with the Middlesex Wanderers. He finally made the move to professional football when he left Morecambe, Torquay United paying -25,000 for him on December 16, 1998. His league debut came on December 28th, when he replaced Kevin Hill as a second-half substitute in Torquay's 2-0 win at home to Southend United. He quickly settled in to playing in a higher division, his distribution and awareness combining nicely with the ability to shoot well with either foot. He was appointed club captain by manager Wes Saunders, but missed the entire 2000-01 season through a cruciate ligament injury.
He battled his way back to full fitness and featured in the first two league games of the new season. However, it swiftly appeared that Healy did not fit into new manager Roy McFarland's plans, and he was transfer listed on the 28th of August 2001. On the 10th of September he began a trial at Hull City, but after 2 weeks at Boothferry Park returned to Torquay. At the end of September he joined Hartlepool United on trial, but no offer was made. He was released by Torquay on the 17th of October 2001 and returned to his home in the north-east. The following month he joined Darlington, initially on a one-month contract, with a view to a permanent deal, scoring on his debut in the 1-0 home win over Oxford United on the 10th of November. His contract was extended for a further month, but in January 2002 Healy was released by Darlington manager Tommy Taylor.
On leaving Darlington Healy rejoined Bishop Auckland, later coaching Billingham Synthonia.
Healy was appointed manager of Bishop Auckland in October 2005, and was unable to prevent the club from being relegated from the Unibond League Division One. He resigned from his post in February 2007.
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'''Hakan Ramis-Hayrettin''' (born February 4, 1970) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Enfield, London to Turkish parents. He is currently manager of Conference South side Thurrock.
Hayrettin began his career as an apprentice with Leyton Orient, turning professional in July 1988. He was released without breaking into the first team, joining Barnet in August 1989. In 1990 he almost joined Turkish side Karsiyaka, but his Turkish parentage would have made him eligible for national service, and the prospect of war with the situation deteriorating in the Gulf, so he remained at Barnet who later won the Conference and with it promotion to the Football League. However, Hayrettin made only six appearances (all as a substitute) for Barnet in the league, although did also play in the 1992 play-off final win at Wembley.
He joined Torquay United on loan in January 1993, also playing on loan for Wycombe Wanderers that season as they too won the Conference. Hde also played in their FA Trophy winning side. He joined Wycombe on a free transfer in July 1993, playing 19 games, and scoring once, a memorable goal against Preston North End, helping Wycombe to a second successive promotion, via the play-offs. In August 1994 he moved to Cambridge United on a free transfer, moving on to Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer in July 1995.
He never made the first team with Doncaster and was released in October 1996. He joined Peterborough United, but a serious injury forced him to retire from full-time football in 1997. He joined Watford as a youth coach, but continued his player career in non-league football with Heybridge Swifts before moving on to Hayes, Rushden & Diamonds and Harrow Borough. He played for Barnet as a trialist on the 31st of August 1999, making a substitute appearance against Boreham Wood, who he would spend the 1999-2000 season with. He left Boreham Wood in July 2000 to rejoin Harrow Borough, both as a player and a coaching assistant, whilst working as a stock processing manager. He had left Harrow by September 2001.
Hayrettin joined Waltham Forest as manager in the 2003 close season, resigning in May 2006 to take over as manager of Conference South side Thurrock. On taking over at Thurrock, Hayrettin was quoted as saying that "the challenge of raising a "sleeping giant" was too much to resist".
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'''Mark David Hawthorne''' (born October 31, 1973) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow.
Hawthorne began his career as a junior with Crystal Palace, turning professional in June 1992. He moved to Sheffield United on a free transfer in August 1994 after failing break in to the first team at Selhurst Park. He played three times in the Blades Anglo-Italian cup side, but was released later that season again having failed to make his league debut.
He joined Walsall on non-contract terms before moving to Torquay United in March 1995 and finally making his league debut later that season. He was released in the summer of 1997 by Torquay head coach Kevin Hodges after making 58 league appearances. He joined Hayes, but by the end of September had moved to Crawley Town where made 113 appearances and scored 13 goals. He moved to Slough Town, but returned to Crawley on the 3rd of November 2000 when the travelling to Slough became too much for him. He was released by Crawley at the end of the 2000-2001 season, and after proving his fitness in a trial period, rejoined Slough Town in August 2001.
Hawthorne left Slough to join Carshalton Athletic in November 2002, but left in June 2004, after playing 34 games, to try and find a club closer to his Horsham home. He joined Worthing for pre-season training and again on trial in September 2004.
In January 2005, Hawthorne signed for Burgess Hill Town, but signed for Horsham later that year and was part of the Horsham side during the 2005-06 season.
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'''Alexander Dewar "Alex" Munro''' (also known as '''Alec Munro''') (April 6, 1912 - 29 August 1986) was a Scottish professional football player.
Born in the West Lothian village of Carriden, Bo'ness, Munro began his career with Bo'ness F.C., before reverting to junior football with Champfleurie and Newtongrange Star. He returned to league football when signed by Hearts in April 1932 and had gradually worked his way into the first team by 1934, appearing mainly as a left-winger. He switched to the right flank from 1934-35 and that season helped Hearts to the Scottish Cup semi-finals, playing in both games as Double-winning Rangers proved too strong in a replay at Hampden Park.
Munro joined Blackpool in March 1937 for -3,500. He went on to spend thirteen years with the Tangerines, making 136 league appearances and scoring seventeen goals for them. This total would have been considerably greater but for the disruption of the Second World War, during which time he "guested" for Middlesbrough and Brighton and Hove Albion.
Upon his playing retirement in 1950 Munro joined the Blackpool coaching staff. He was later to serve the club as a scout.
Munro's son, also called Alex Munro, was also a professional footballer, playing in England and South Africa.
Munro won three caps for Scotland (the first two during his Hearts days; the other while with Blackpool) and scored one goal, against Ireland on October 31, 1936.
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'''George Peterson Abbey''' (born 20 October 1978 in Port Harcourt) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Nigeria, but is without a club side, after leaving Crewe Alexandra.
Abbey was born to a Nigerian father and a Welsh mother. He grew up in the eastern Nigerian city of Port Harcourt along with fellow footballer Joseph Yobo, who has remained his close friend since they both left the country.
After playing for Sharks F.C. in his hometown, he left for England and was signed up with Macclesfield Town in 1999.
Abbey was part of the Nigeria squad that participated at the 2004 African Cup of Nations held in Tunisia, thanks in part to a close relationship with Everton player Joseph Yobo with whom he offered advice to when deciding whether to move to Everton. He was not called up to the 2006 African Cup of Nations, to his great disappointment.
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Ball began his career with Arsenal, with whom he won an FA Youth Cup winner's medal. Partly due to injuries, he never played for Arsenal's first team, and he moved to Colchester United in December 1989. He moved on to Norwich City where he made two first team appearances in as many seasons before returning to Colchester. His injury problems continued and he moved into non-league football where he played for, coached and managed a number of teams including Sudbury Town.
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Briggs, a right winger, began his career at Norwich City, where he came through the youth ranks and was a member of the team that won promotion to the first division for the first time in the club's history in 1972 and played at Wembley for the first time in the League Cup final a year later. He made 170 appearances for the club (scoring twice) before moving to Oxford United in 1974, where he spent the last three seasons of his career.
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'''James "Jimmy" Bone''' (born 22 September 1949) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Following his playing retirement he moved into coaching and has managed a number of Scottish League clubs.
Despite attending the rugby union-playing Stirling High School,
Bone moved south of the border in February 1972, joining Norwich City in a -30,000 deal.
Bone made further moves to Celtic (-25,000) and Arbroath (-12,000) in 1974 and 1975 respectively.
In January 1978 Bone became one of Alex Ferguson's last signings as St Mirren manager, moving to the Paisley club for -25,000.
Jim Clunie, and helped the side to victory in the Anglo-Scottish Cup and qualification for the UEFA Cup in the 1979-80 season. He moved to Hong Kong Rangers in 1981 and returned to Britain with Hearts in August 1983.
Bone was one of several veterans in the Hearts team and as a result the side was caustically dubbed Dad's Army.
Bone stayed with Arbroath for almost two years before moving to another former club St Mirren, as Alex Smith's assistant manager in December 1986. The side won the Scottish Cup for the first time in 28 years that season, while maintaining a safe position in the Premier Division. He left the Paisley side in April 1988 following a public dispute with striker Frank McGarvey. After a brief stint coaching with Dundee United he returned to management with First Division Airdrie, where he stayed until 1991. He spent a year in charge of Zambian side Power Dynamos FC before returning to St Mirren as manager. In four seasons he was unable to gain promotion with the ''Saints'' and eventually resigned in 1996. He spent one season as East Fife's manager before becoming assistant to Jocky Scott at Dundee.
Bone was appointed Stenhousemuir's manager in 2001 but again his tenure lasted only one season.
Bone is a keen fan of the heavy metal band, Anthrax.
Bone found cult fame via his erratic goalscoring celebration. After scoring, Bone would collapse on all fours and slowly crawl back to the centre circle as if to say "hey, give the dog a ''bone''".
He now coaches young pupils at Craigie High School in order to bring up new Scottish talent. It is organised by the S.F.A. and is looking to be very successful.
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'''Siobhan Chamberlain''' (born 15 August 15, 1983) is an English female international football goalkeeper, currently playing her club football for Chelsea Ladies and internationally for England.
Chamberlain played for Bristol Academy, leaving to rejoin Chelsea Ladies in the 2007 close season..
Chamberlain progressed through the Youth ranks with England before making her senior debut against the Netherlands in September 2004.
Chamberlain was named in England's squad for the 2007 World Cup.
In May 2009, Chamberlain was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.
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'''Jermain Rene Howe''' (born 22 October 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Peterborough United.
Born in Bedford, Bedfordshire, Howe was educated in Bedford at Mark Rutherford Upper School. He also has trained as an electrian. He was signed by Kettering Town in 2006 from his home town club, Bedford Town, after impressing for them. After scoring 25 goals and helping Kettering to finish as runners-up in the Conference North, he was signed by Peterborough United on 2 May 2007 for an undisclosed fee.
With few appearances in his first Peterborough season, Howe went out on loan at Rochdale. After impressing, Howe later joined Morecambe on loan for the 2008-09 season on 22 July 2008.
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'''John Gordon Aitken''' (17 September 1897 in Glasgow - 1 December 1967) was a professional footballer.
Aitken, a winger, began his career with Clyde before moving to England where he played for Bury, Southport, Crewe Alexandra, Norwich City and Northampton Town.
While with Norwich, Aitken made 46 appearances, scoring 8 goals.
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'''Ashley Neal''' (born December 16, 1974 in Northampton) is a former professional association footballer, who is the son of the former Liverpool player Phil Neal.
On 26 September 1996, Neal was loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion. Two days later, he made his first league appearance in a 3-0 defeat to Northampton Town.
After a free transfer to Peterborough United, Neal made 9 total appearances for the club. His first came for the club was in a 2-0 victory versus Preston North End. He made his first and only FA Cup appearance versus Dagenham & Redbridge on 6 December 1997. Major injury led Neal to an early retirement from the game. Now retired from football, he works as a driving instructor. (
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McGrae, a defender, began his career with Everton before playing for Tranmere Rovers, Norwich City, Bradford City, Clapton Orient and Halifax Town.
While with Norwich, McGrae made 124 appearances, scoring three goals.
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Thompson, a striker, began his career as an amateur with Charlton and Wimbledon before playing for Millwall, Coventry City, Clapton Orient, Luton Town, Chelsea, Norwich City, Sunderland, Fulham and Hull City. He managed Dartford FC and later worked as a scout at Chelsea and Southampton and is credited with having discovered Jimmy Greaves.
In his career, he played 150 professional games, scoring 97 goals. 30 of those appearances and 17 of the goals were for Norwich.
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'''Paul Richard Curtis Williams''' (born September 11, 1969) was a professional footballer, probably most remembered for his time at Plymouth Argyle in the mid-1990s.
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'''George Maddison''' (August 14, 1902 - May 18, 1959) was an English footballer who played for Birtley Colliery, Tottenham Hotspur and Hull City.
Maddison began his career at Birtley Colliery before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1922. He made a total of 41 appearances in all competitions for the White Hart Lane  club between 1922-23. Maddison, a commanding goalkeeper signed for Hull City in June 1924. and made his debut at home against Stockport County on 8 November, 1924. He holds the second most league appearances for Hull City, with 430 league appearances for the club between 1924-38.
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'''Christopher Roy "Chris" Chilton''' (born 25 June 1943 in Sproatley, England) is an English former footballer. Chilton is Hull City's all-time top scorer, with 222 goals in all competitions. He was renowned for his partnership with fellow striker Ken Wagstaff, the taller, unselfish Chilton proving to be the perfect foil to the stocky, more predatory Wagstaff. Both players were deemed unlucky not to gain international honours - although both played for an England league XI in representative games.
Despite numerous offers to move to other clubs - notably Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United. Chilton remained loyal to his local club for the majority of his career. He finally left for a short spell at Coventry City which ended due to a back injury. There then followed a spell in South African football with Highlands before he returned back to the UK, taking up a variety of coaching positions at his beloved Hull City.
He was youth-team manager and responsible for the development of future England manager Steve McClaren and England international winger Brian Marwood amongst others. Another notable achievement was the mentoring which resulted in the development of hard-man striker Billy Whitehurst, who was eventually sold for a huge profit - having arrived from non-league football for a nominal fee.
Chilton eventually became assistant first-team manager under Colin Appleton and later Brian Horton and for a short-spell - also caretaker manager - following the sacking of Mike Smith. He was however eventually moved back to youth-team coach by Horton, who promoted Dennis Booth in his place.
Chilton was unhappy at the move and was eventually forced out of the club and successfully sued for unfair dismissal.
Apart from a short spell as assistant manager at Lincoln City, Chilton has had little to do with the game since, although he published his autobiography 'Chillo' in 2005.
A trained sign-writer, he lives quietly with his wife in the village of Thorngumbald - near Hull.
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'''Shaun Leon Hadley''' (born February 6, 1980) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Birmingham and played professionally for Torquay United.
Hadley began his career as an apprentice at Torquay United, turning professional in June 1998. His debut came on October 10, 1998, replacing Tony Bedeau late in the 2-2 draw at home to Carlisle United. His only other first team appearance came the following month, again as a substitute for Bedeau, in Torquay-s 1-0 defeat at home to Peterborough United.
He was released by the Gulls in February 1999 and joined Taunton Town, winning a Western League Championship medal by the end of the season. In the summer of 1999 he moved to Bideford, managed by former Torquay player Sean Joyce, in search of first team football.
He was still with Bideford in April 2000, but by August 2002 was back in the Midlands playing for Oldbury United. He was still with Oldbury in August 2003.
In September 2005, Hadley was back in Devon, playing for Buckland Athletic.
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'''Daniel Hall''' (born December 29, 1981) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Rugby, Warwickshire and played professionally for Coventry City. He also represented England as a schoolboy.
Hall began his career as an apprentice with Coventry City, turning professional in August 1999. Although a member of the FA Youth Cup runner up sides two years running, he faded from the reckoning as Coventry finally lost their battle to stay in the Premiership.
He was allowed to join Norwich City on trial, playing for their reserve team away to Fulham Reserves on the 27th of March 2001, and towards the end of the season joined Kidderminster Harriers on trial, playing in the 11-0 win for the Harriers reserve side against Hednesford Town Reserves on the 7th of May at Aggborough.
He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2000-2001 season, and on the 3rd of July joined Bournemouth on trial, but was unsuccessful and joined his hometown side Rugby United, later renamed as Rugby Town, in August 2001. He joined Torquay United on trial in October 2001, playing in the South West Reserve League Game against Taunton Town on the 24th of October 2001, impressing Torquay manager Roy McFarland enough to be asked back for the reserve game a week later against Plymouth Argyle at Plainmoor, but was released after that game.
He continued to play for Rugby and was a regular until a cruciate ligament injury in the 2003-2004 season. Hall was one of seven players to follow manager Tony Dobson when he left Rugby to manage Solihull Borough at the end of the 2004-2005 season. However he returned to play for Rugby in July 2006. After a good start to the season, he lost his form and left the club in March 2007.
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'''Derek Robert Hall''' (born January 5, 1965 is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Ashton-under-Lyne and is currently assistant-manager of Curzon Ashton.
Hall began his career as an apprentice with Coventry City, turning professional in October 1982 and making his only league appearance for the Sky Blues later that season. He joined Torquay United on loan in March 1984, earning himself a permanent move on a free transfer at the end of the season.
In July 1985 he moved to Swindon Town, again on a free transfer, but struggled to settle at the County Ground and moved to Southend United on a free the following August. He settled in well at Roots Hall, playing 123 times over the next 3 seasons, scoring 15 goals in the process, before moving to Halifax Town on a free transfer in July 1989. His next move, after 4 goals in 49 games for Halifax, took him to Hereford United, once more on a free transfer, in July 1991. He was appointed captain of the Hereford side and was ever-present in the 1993-94 season, before becoming part of Greg Downs- clearout at Edgar Street, Hall moving to Rochdale for a fee of -10,000 in August 1994. He made only 24 appearances for 'Dale, scoring twice and despite not being a regular had a chant (to the tune of Wonderwall) invented in his honour.
He joined Altrincham on loan in December 1995 and was released by Rochdale at the end of the season, joining non-league Hyde United. He later moved on to Stalybridge Celtic, Curzon Ashton and Woodley Sports, also playing for Buxton, before rejoining Curzon Ashton in July 2000 as player-coach. He emigrated to Australia in June 2002, but was back as assistant manager of Curzon Ashton by at least November 2005.
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'''Simon Cox''' (born 24 March 1984 in Clapham, England) is an English football goalkeeper.
Cox started his career with Oxford United in 2003. He was released in 2005, and has since been without a club.
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'''Jamie Paul Brooks''' (born August 12, 1983 in Oxford, England) is an English footballer.
Yet another player to come through the youth system at Oxford United, Jamie is a skilful striker who marked his debut with a goal and an assist at the end of the 2001/02 season.
In the first season at the Kassam Stadium he walked away with all four player of the year awards after some great displayes and goals. However, a week later he was fighting for his life in hospital after being struck down with Guillain-Barr syndrome.
It took Jamie over a year to recover and he never found the same form again, dropping down to non-league level.
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'''John''' "'''Jack'''" '''O'Donnell''' was an English professional football player.
Born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, on 25 March 1897, O'Donnell, like so many other footballers from the North East, started his career playing for his local colliery team (in his case, Felling). Darlington soon signed him, and he earned a reputation as a hard-tackling full-back. Everton paid around -3,000 for him soon afterwards, a fee that was rare for a defender. The move didn't work out, however, and Blackpool bought him for a similar price.
O'Donnell joined the Seasiders in late 1930, making his debut for the club on December 20, in a home game against Grimsby Town. For the next two seasons he became a regular in the back line as Blackpool tried desperately to retain their recently-achieved First Division status.
O'Donnell's move coincided with a time of trouble for the Blackpool defence. By the end of the 1930-31 season, the club had conceded 125 goals, followed by 102.
Disciplinary problems followed O'Donnell. It was reported on three occasions that the club had suspended him for various matters. Eventually it was mutually agreed to terminate his contract, and O'Donnell played out the remainder of his career in the lower leagues, notably with Wigan Athletic.
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'''David Jeffrey Hancock''' (July 24, 1938 - July 2007) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Exeter, Devon and played for all three of the county-s professional football teams.
Hancock began his career as a junior with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional in September 1955. He played twice in the league for Argyle during the 1956-57 season, but failed to make any further appearances and left to join Torquay United in January 1959. He made 177 league appearances for Torquay, scoring twelve goals, and played in the 1959-60 promotion winning side. In March 1964 he moved to Exeter City, scoring 3 times in 40 games before leaving to join South African side Durban United.
Hancock died in July 2007 at the age of 68.
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'''Paul Wilkinson''' (born 30 October 1964, Louth, Lincolnshire) is a retired English football striker currently working as the reserve team manager for Cardiff City.
He started his career with Grimsby Town before moving to Everton in March 1985. During the 1986-87 season he made 32 appearances and scored 12 goals for Everton, as they won the Football League First Division championship. After a short spell at Nottingham Forest he went on to play over 150 league games for both Watford and Middlesbrough. During the early stages of his career he also played for the England U21 team.
After retiring from playing he moved into coaching by taking over as the reserve team manager at Leeds United before moving on to the same role at Grimsby Town and then Cardiff City in October 2003, being brought in by manager Lennie Lawrence.
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'''Mark Summerbell''' (born 30 October 1976 in Durham) is an English football midfielder. He has played for Middlesbrough, Cork City, Bristol City, Portsmouth, Carlisle United and Redmire United. south moor sports club
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'''Phillip "Phil" Stamp''' (born 12 December 1975 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire) is an English football midfielder. He made his first-team league debut, aged 17 for Middlesbrough on 10 October 1993, in a 2-0 defeat to Watford. He started for Middlesbrough in the 1997 FA Cup Final.
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'''Sean Kilgannon''' (born 8 March 1981 in Stirling) is a Scottish footballer, who is currently without a club following his release from Angus side Forfar Athletic in the Scottish Third Division.
He is known for his dead ball expertise and already in the 2008/2009 season he has netted two penalties and a free-kick against Stenhousemuir.
Kilgannon has played for numerous clubs in his time, and is at his sixth different club, having started in England at Premier League side Middlesbrough under manager Bryan Robson, where he made one appearance as a substitute against Newcastle United, replacing Andy Campbell.
On 6th July Sean has sign for Camelon Juniors F.C.
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'''Brian Close''' (born 27 January 1982 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish football defender.
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'''Craig Dove''' (born August 6, 1983 in Hartlepool, England) is an English football midfielder.
Dove joined York City on a months loan in October 2003.
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'''Jamie Cade''' (born 15 January 1984) is an English football forward now playing for Tonbridge Angels. He has also represented England at Under 16 level.
Cade started his career at Middlesbrough, signing terms on 5 November 2002, where he was part of the youth set up. He struggled to get into the first team, only making one appearance as a substitute in a League Cup tie against Ipswich Town.
Cade was subsequently loaned out to Chesterfield, making his first full league appearance away to Brentford, before completing a free transfer to Colchester United on 25 November 2003.
He moved to Crawley Town in August 2005 and has since played for non-League clubs Lewes and Tonbridge Angels, where he had a short loan spell before making a permanent move before the 2008-09 season, signing a two-year contract.
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'''Andy Thorn''' (born 12 November 1966 in Carshalton) is a retired English footballer. He currently works as Chief Scout for Coventry City Football Club. Whilst at Wimbledon, he played in their famous victory over Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup Final. He also played in the 1990 FA Cup Final with Palace although this time ended up on the losing side.
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Peake spent his final season at Luton helping coach the reserves before he was asked to return to Coventry City by Gordon Strachan in February 1998. He coached the under-19 side for a season before stepping up to reserve team coach. Coventry sacked their manager Roland Nilsson in April 2002 and appointed Peake, alongside Steve Ogrizovic, as caretaker managers for the club's final game of the season.
Following the appointment of Gary McAllister as manager, Peake moved to become Coventry's chief scout. In March 2003 he, alongside Coventry's assistant academy director George Mackie, was made redundant. He helped his former Coventry team-mate Micky Adams with some scouting work at Leicester City, agreeing a full-time role with their academy in the summer of 2003.
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'''Mitchell Thomas''' (born 2 October 1964 in Luton) is a retired English football defender. Whilst at Spurs he started in the 1987 FA Cup Final.
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'''Paul Miller''' (born 31 January 1968 in Woking) is a retired English football forward. Miller notably played in the English Premier League for Wimbledon during the 1993-1994 season.
Miller was an active professional in the game from 1986 until 2001 in this time he appeared for Yeovil Town, Bristol Rovers, Wimbledon, Newport County, Bristol City and Lincoln City. After being released from Lincoln at the end of the 2000-2001 season, he moved to the clubs non league local rivals Lincoln United, where he played at a semi professional level until retiring in 2005.
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'''Isaac George 'Pompey' Martin''' (b. 25 May 1889 in Gateshead, d. 6 May 1962 in Norwich) was a professional footballer.
Martin, a central defender, began his career with Sunderland and Portsmouth before spending the majority of his career with Norwich City where he made 243 appearances, scoring once.
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Aston Villa F.C. is an English professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founding members of The Football League in 1888 and the Premier League in 1992.
They are one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in England, having won the First Division Championship seven times and the FA Cup seven times.
This is a list of its notable players, generally this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; players from the club's pre-Football League days, when they played fewer matches in a season than the present day, and club captains are included. Players who hold club records have footnotes describing the record. Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included. Statistics correct as of 31 August 2009.
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'''John''' "'''Jack'''" '''Ashurst''' (born 12 October 1954 in Renton, West Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish former professional football player. He played as a defender.
Born in Coatbridge, Ashurst spent the first seven years of his career with Sunderland, making 140 league appearances for the Roker Park club. In October 1979, he was signed by Stan Ternent's Blackpool for -116,666, breaking the Lancashire club's record transfer fee in the process.
Ashurst made his debut the following month, in a draw at Gillingham, replacing the veteran Peter Suddaby at centre-half.
Over the course of the next season or so, Ashurst was used as a utility player, but then suffered a series of injuries which limited his appearances.
On 21 February 1981, Ashurst scored the only goal of the game in Blackpool's league victory over Walsall at Bloomfield Road.
When former Blackpool player Allan Brown rejoined the club in a managerial capacity, he sold Ashurst to Carlisle United for -40,000 in August 1981. He went on to play for Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers and Rochdale, before moving into non-League football with Frickley Athletic with over 600 League appearances to his name. He retired from playing in the mid-1990s.
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'''William John "Bill" Bentley''' (born 21 October 1947 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is an English former professional football player. He played as a left-back.
Bentley, a former England Youth international was known for being a tough-tackling defender. He began his career with Stoke City, signing as a professional with the club in October 1964, and went on to make 48 league appearances for ''the Potters''.
In January 1969, five months into the 1968-69 season, he joined Blackpool for -30,000. He made his debut for the club on 11 January 1969, in a 3-2 home defeat by Charlton Athletic. The following season he helped ''the Seasiders'' win promotion to the First Division. After they returned whence they had come, he was part of the Blackpool team that won the Anglo-Italian Cup beating Bologna in the final in Rome. He also played as Blackpool were losing finalists to Roma in the 1972 Anglo-Italian Cup final. He also helped the club reach the quarter-finals of the League Cup in 1972-73.
Bentley remained at Bloomfield Road for eight years, his final appearance came on 7 May 1977, in a 1-1 draw at Hereford United. He made almost 300 league appearances and scored ten goals for Blackpool where he was mostly used as a left-back, but also had times playing in midfield.
In July 1977 he was sold to Port Vale, for whom he made 106 appearances over three seasons. He was placed in temporary charge of team affairs in December 1979 after Alan Bloor resigned and before a replacement in John McGrath was found. Despite this he was given a free transfer in May 1980 and moved on to Stafford Rangers, with whom he finished his professional career in 1981. After Rangers he became the player-manager of Fenton British Legion and Foley.
In 2008 Bentley said of his time with Blackpool:
Bentley is now a window cleaner in the Trentham area of his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent.
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'''John Roland Craven''' (May 15, 1947 - December 14, 1996) was an English professional football player. He played as a defender, but also played as a centre-forward on occasion.
Craven made his professional debut at left-back in Blackpool's 4-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on August 27, 1965. At first, he teamed up with skipper Jimmy Armfield, but after failing to displace Tommy Thompson, he switched to half-back. After a period in the forward line alongside Gerry Ingram and Alan Skirton, he was put back in the heart of defence by Ron Suart.
It was Les Shannon who converted Craven to the forward line on a permanent basis, and it was his partnerships with Fred Pickering and Mickey Burns that helped Blackpool to promotion in 1969-70.
During the 1970-71 season, during which Jimmy Armfield's appearances became sporadic as his playing career wound down, Bob Stokoe gave Craven the captain's armband.
Craven led Blackpool to success in the Anglo-Italian Cup Final, scoring the equalising goal as they went on to beat Bologna in the Italian city.
In 1971, Craven was voted Blackpool's Player of the Year, but that September he asked for a transfer and moved to Crystal Palace.
After two years with Palace, he went on to play for Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle before moving to Canada to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps. He finished his career with California Surf in 1981.
Craven died of a heart attack while in the United States in 1996.
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'''John Tony (Johnny) Miller''' (born 21 September 1950 in Ipswich, Suffolk) is an English former footballer. He was described by Jeff Kent as an "''exciting right-winger who provided pinpoint crosses''".
Miller's career started at Ipswich Town in 1968, where he became the club's first black footballer. After fifty games for the club he joined rivals Norwich City in 1974. He spent two years at Carrow Road before joining Mansfield Town in 1976. He spent four years with Mansfield and played over 100 games before joining Port Vale, initially on trial, in September 1980. He became a regualr in the first team, but was prevented from playing in the 1981-82 season due to a knee injury, this injury led to his retirement in March 1982. He later made a comeback with Oakham United, before moving on to Selston and taking up the assistant manager at Blidworth Welfare.
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'''William Alexander''' "'''Billy'''" '''Baxter''' (23 April 1939 - 25 May 2009) was a Scottish professional footballer.
A native of Edinburgh, Baxter joined Ipswich Town from Scottish amateur side Broxburn Athletic in 1960, and was a regular in the Ipswich team than won the old Division 2 Championship in 1960-61 and Division 1 Championship in 1961-62. He later captained the team to the old Division 2 Championship in 1967-68. In total, Baxter played 459 games for Ipswich during an 11-year stay at Portman Road. However, after a falling-out with manager Bobby Robson, he was sold to Hull City in March 1971.
After two largely unsuccessful seasons at Hull, Baxter became player-manager of Northampton Town in 1972, lasting one year in the job. He subsequently joined non-league Nuneaton Borough.
In his later years, Baxter battled cancer. He had a leg amputated sometime before his death, and succumbed to the disease at a Dunfermline hospital on 25 May 2009, aged 70.
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'''John Meredith''' (born 23 September 1940 in Hatfield) is an English former professional footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield, Gillingham and AFC Bournemouth during a 13-year professional career.
-DOCSTART-	11961007
'''Stuart Thomas Elliott''' (born 27 August 1977) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder, for Northern League Division One side Bedlington Terriers.
Elliott started his career as a schoolboy at Arsenal, and after being released by the club he signed an apprenticeship with Newcastle United in 1995. He spent five years with the club, during which time he was loaned out seven times. He never made a first team appearance for Newcastle, but appeared on the bench on five occasions and eventually became captain of the reserve side.
He left the club in 2000 to join Darlington, where he played for most of the 2000-01 season before joining Plymouth Argyle in 2001. He eventually dropped down to non-League football with Durham City and Scarborough, before making a brief return to the Football League with Exeter City in 2002. Since then, he has played in non-League football, mostly with Northwich Victoria and York City before joining Grays Athletic in 2008.
Elliott was born on 27 August 1977 in London and started his footballing career as a schoolboy with Arsenal in 1993,
He joined Swindon Town on loan in February 1998,
Bournemouth signed him on loan in December 1999,
After failing to break into the Newcastle first team, Elliott joined Third Division side Darlington in July 2000.
He joined Carlisle United for a month's trial in August and won a short-term contract with the club.
Elliott again dropped down to non-League football when he signed for Merthyr Tydfil of the Southern League on non-contract terms in April,
He signed for Gateshead in April 2005 and scored on his league debut in a 3-2 defeat against Burscough on 23 April 2005.
Elliott was appointed club captain for the 2006-07 season, after assisting the club in their instant return to the Conference National.
The opportunity arose to join York City in July 2007 and despite the efforts of Northwich chairman Mike Connett,
He rejoined former club, Durham City in June 2009 along with Paul Brayson.
After Durham Citys financial problems led to all players being released Stuart was snapped up by management duo Lowery and Perry of Bedlington Terriers, where he made a winning debut in the first qualifying round of the Vase.
Elliott started his career as a defender, but during his loan spells from Newcastle, he started to play as a midfielder.
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'''Robert''' "'''Bobby'''" '''Campbell''' (28 June 1922 - 4 May 2009) was a Scottish international footballer who played during the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Glasgow.
A winger, Campbell's playing career consisted of spells with Falkirk, Chelsea and Reading. He also played for Queens Park Rangers as a "guest" during the Second World War.
Upon retiring Campbell became a coach with Reading, before taking the manager's position at Dumbarton in 1961. He left Boghead Park a year later and assumed a scouting role with Bristol Rovers for the next 15 years. He was promoted to manager of the ''Gasheads'' in November 1977, leaving in September 1980. His last managerial appointment was with Gloucester City.
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'''John Ronald Crosland''' (November 10, 1922 - 2006) was an English professional football player. He played as a defender, and could switch from centre-half to full-back.
Born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, Crosland was signed by Blackpool manager Joe Smith from Ansdell Rovers during World War II. After being unable to break into the first team due to the form of Ron Suart and Harry Johnston, he made his debut on September 18, 1946, in a defeat at Brentford. He played in the next three games, before sitting out the remaining seven months of the 1946-47 campaign.
He made only two league appearances in the 1947-48, but he deputised for the injured Suart in the 1948 FA Cup Final against Manchester United, marking Reds winger Jimmy Delaney.
Despite this appearances, Crosland did not feature at all during the 1948-49 term, but made sixteen appearances in 1949-50. After veteran centre-half Eric Hayward began to succumb to injuries, Crosland became more of a fixture in Smith's teams. In addition, the England selectors capped him at "B" level in 1950 before he was given regular first-team football during 1952-53.
A series of injuries curtailed his Blackpool career, and after 64 league appearances during eight years of service he was sold to Bournemouth in 1954. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954/55. He made just over one hundred league appearances for the south-coast club before finishing his career with Wisbech Town in the late 1950s.
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'''John Steele Deary''' (born October 18, 1962 in Ormskirk, Lancashire) is an English former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.
Deary began his career with Alan Ball's young Blackpool team in 1980. Unlike the rest, however, he went on to appear in over 300 games for the club. He started as an apprentice, signing for the Seasiders in March 1980. He made his debut on September 5, 1980, in a 2-1 victory at Fulham. The management seemed uncertain whether to play Deary in the heart of defence or deep in midfield, but he eventually established himself in the latter position.
Deary scored his first league goal on September 29, 1982, in a 2-1 victory at Chester City. The following season, 1983-84, he scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 victory over Hereford United at Bloomfield Road on April 28, 1984.
A tough tackler who enjoyed pushing forwards, Deary was Blackpool's top scorer during their 1984-85 promotion season, with fifteen goals in all competitions.
At the end of the 1988-89 season, Deary decided to move on, his place now coming under pressure. Blackpool's neighbours, Burnley, snapped him up for -30,000.
After six years at Turf Moor, Deary spent two years with Rochdale, before finishing his career with a short spell at Southport. He scored a goal in each of his first four games for Southport, but was sent off in his fifth and final game for the club, before injury forced him to retire.
Deary was previously married, now divorced. He has one daughter. He also has a twin brother, Frank. He currently works for a double glazing firm in Southport.
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'''David George Durie''' (born August 13, 1931 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English former professional football player. He played as a forward.
Durie began his professional career with Blackpool in 1952. He was signed as a deputy to Allan Brown, but eventually succeeded him. He made his Football League debut on March 3, 1953, in a single-goal victory at Burnley. He made six more league appearances that season, and scored one goal (in a 5-1 defeat at Middlesbrough on April 11.
In 1953-54, Durie made three league appearances. He again scored one goal, in a 4-2 victory over local rivals Preston North End at Bloomfield Road on March 31, 1954.
Durie attained the same statistics in 1954-55, his goal this time coming in a 3-3 draw at Charlton Athletic on September 16, 1954.
In 1955-56, with Allan Brown out through injury, Durie made fifteen league appearances, scoring fourteen goals. He also made his FA Cup debut, against Manchester City on January 3, 1956. The match was abandoned after 50 minutes due to fog, however.
Durie was the club's second-top scorer behind Jackie Mudie in 1956-57, with 22 goals in all competitions to his name. He scored a hat-trick in the second league game of the season, a 3-2 victory at Everton in front of 55,000 spectators. He also scored his first FA Cup goal, in a 6-2 win at home to Fulham in the fourth round.
Two seasons later, it was Durie's strike against Bristol City in an FA Cup fourth-round replay that put Blackpool through to the next round. He scored again in the fifth round, with Blackpool eventually being eliminated after a sixth-round replay.
Durie scored the second hat-trick of his career in a 4-1 victory over Burnley in a league fixture on October 10, 1959. He scored another hat-trick later that season in an FA Cup third-round tie at home to Mansfield Town. His treble were the only goals of the game.
In 1960-61, Durie scored his first goal in the brand-new League Cup competition. It came in a second-round replay at home to Leeds United, but Leeds progressed with a 3-1 scoreline.
Although he remained a regular in the team, Durie's goals dried up after manager Ron Suart moved him back in the formation.
Durie's final appearance for Blackpool occurred on December 28, 1964, in a single-goal league defeat at Chelsea. He had scored in the reverse fixture two days earlier, although Blackpool lost 5-1 in front of their own fans.
He went on to play for Chester City for three years, before finishing his career back on the Fylde Coast with Fleetwood Town.
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'''Horace Fairhurst''' (2 June 1893 - 7 January 1921) was an English professional football player. He played as a defender.
After playing for Darwen for a number of years, Fairhurst joined fellow Lancashire club Blackpool in May 1919 after previously playing for them during the 1916-17 and 1917-18 World War I wartime seasons.
Fairhurst first played for Blackpool in the 1917-18 wartime season, on 1 September 1917 against Oldham Athletic, while he was serving at the Royal Army Medical Corps Depot in the town. He made a total of 27 appearances for the club that season. He returned to the club on 8 February 1919, in a 1-1 draw at Burnley and made a total of ten appearances for ''the Seasiders'' that season. The club then signed him in May 1919.
He made his official league debut at left-back on 8 September 1919, in a 6-0 home win over Lincoln City in the 1919-20 season. He made 27 league appearances as Blackpool finished fourth in Division Two. His nine appearances for the reserve team won him a Central League championship medal.
In his twentieth league appearance of the 1920-21 season, on 27 December 1920, Fairhurst suffered a head injury during Blackpool's single-goal win over Barnsley at Oakwell.
-DOCSTART-	11972881
'''John Griffith Roberts''' (born 11 September 1946) is a Welsh former footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League and won 22 caps for Wales.
Born in Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Roberts played football for local club Abercynon Athletic while working as a railway fireman. He joined Swansea City as an apprentice in 1963, turning professional in 1964. Initially a striker who later switched to centre half, he moved to Northampton Town in 1967 and then Arsenal in 1969. He played for Arsenal for three seasons, including 18 appearances in the 1970-71 season, when Arsenal won the First Division title, thus earning him a championship medal. Roberts however did not play in the FA Cup Final the same year, which Arsenal also won to complete the Double.
Roberts left Arsenal in 1972, having played a total of 81 matches, scoring two goals. He went on to have spells at Birmingham City, Wrexham and Hull City before trying his hand as player-manager of Oswestry Town. He also won 22 caps with Wales.
He went on to work as a stationery salesman and as a driving instructor.
-DOCSTART-	11976795
'''Abdul-Haq Seidu Osman''' (born 27 February 1987 in Accra, Greater Accra Region) is a Ghanaian born English footballer who plays for League One side Northampton Town.
Osman previously played for Gretna and Maidenhead United. In June 2008, Osman signed for English League One side Northampton Town after failing a medical with Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock.
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'''Brett Johnson''' (born 15 August 1985) is an English footballer currently playing for AFC Wimbledon. He is a defender, who can play in both centre-back and left-back positions.
Johnson started his career at Ashford Town (Middlesex) before being signed by Aldershot Town in 2004. An impressive season for Aldershot saw Johnson attracting interest from several league clubs. He eventually signed for Northampton Town. He managed just 26 league games in three seasons for the Cobblers, which also included loan spells at Gravesend & Northfleet and Grays Athletic.
It was announced that he would be released by Northampton Town at the end of the 2007-08 season, when his contract expired.
-DOCSTART-	11978706
'''John James "Jimmy" Rudd''' (October 25, 1919 - December 8, 1985) was an Irish footballer born in Dublin, Ireland.
-DOCSTART-	11979447
'''Simon Ainsley Johnson''' (born 9 March 1983) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Halesowen Town. He plays as an attacking midfielder.
Johnson was born in West Bromwich and attended Stuart Bathurst RC High School. He left in year 9 and moved to Leeds to start his career at Leeds United, where he was recognised as a tenacious and skillful target man. He signed his first professional contract at Elland Road in July 2000, but with a number of strikers ahead of him in the pecking order, he was restricted to reserve team football and did not make his senior debut until he was loaned to Hull City. In his first match for the Tigers, on 13 August 2002 at Bristol Rovers, he was brought on as a substitute and scored an 85th minute equaliser which secured a 1-1 draw. Late in the 2002-03 season he made his Premier League debut for Leeds in a 6-1 defeat of Charlton Athletic, replacing Alan Smith. Over the next two seasons, Johnson only made sporadic appearances for Leeds and was loaned to several clubs for first team experience.
In June 2005 he left Leeds and signed for Darlington on a free transfer where he enjoyed regular first team football, but fell out of favour under manager Dave Penney after nearly signing for Wycombe Wanderers. He joined Hereford United on 8 August 2007, initially on a short term contract, which was later extended. In his first season at Edgar Street he was used mainly as a winger and made little impact until he scored a last minute equaliser against Wycombe in December 2007. He made his first league start of the season in the following match, and featured regularly for the remainder of the season as Hereford won promotion to League One. He notably scored an inspirational winner in the FA Cup against Tranmere Rovers, to send Hereford into the Fourth Round for the first time in 16 years.
He left the club by mutual consent on 21 April 2009.
He was at Bury on a three month deal. Simon made his dedut as late sub in a 3-0 lost to Bournemouth On the 12th Spetember 2009 the club website announced that his month to month contract had been terminated.
'''Hereford United'''
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'''Harold Mosby''' (26 June 1926 - 15 June 2007) was an English footballer who is best remembered for his football at Rotherham United & Scunthorpe United F.C. He played in the first ever football league team and game for Scunthorpe United against Shrewsbury Town in August 1950 the score was 0-0. He was also made a life member of Scunthorpe United. Scored winning goal in Worksops Towns most successful run in the FA Cup enabling them to reach the third round proper in 1955-56 season. This is still the furthest Worksop Town has gone in the competition.
Mosby also played 3 games scoring two goals for Huddersfield Town, just before the end of World War II, this was in the War Cup.
-DOCSTART-	11982651
'''Chris Jones''' (born 12 September 1989 in Swansea) is a Welsh professional footballer, currently playing for Welsh Premier League side Neath, on loan from Football League Two side Grimsby Town.
Jones progressed through the Swansea City youth ranks and signed his first professional contract in 2006 lasting two and a half years and made his senior debut for the club against Walsall in the Carling Cup in 2006. In July 2007 he trained with Hamilton Academical with a view to joing them on a season-long loan deal but he was recalled by Swansea in order to join up with the first team in preparation for the new season.
Jones has played for Wales at various youth levels and is currently mainly playing for the under-19 team. However he was called up to the under-21 squad in February 2007 coming on as a substitute against Northern Ireland.
Jones spent the first three months of the 2008/09 season on loan at Conference National side Cambridge United. After an unsuccessful eight appearances without scoring, he returned to Swansea on 18 November 2008.
On 1 July, 2009, Jones joined Grimsby Town on trial with a view to a permanent deal being struck. On 18 July, Grimsby offered Jones a permament contract with the club. Jones officially signed for Grimsby Town on 25 July, 2009. In January 2010, Jones joined Welsh Premier League side Neath on loan until the end of the 2009-10 season.
-DOCSTART-	11986453
'''Jack Dyson''' (8 July 1934 - 22 November 2000) was both an English first class cricketer and a professional footballer.
He started his sporting career as a footballer and spent four seasons with Manchester City during which time he played 62 matches and scored 26 goals. One of those goals came in their 1956 FA Cup Final victory over Birmingham.
After leaving football he concentrated on his cricketing career, which had already began while he was with Manchester City. A right-handed batsman and handy offspinner, he made his first class debut in 1954, playing with Lancashire. He earned his Lancashire Cap two years later, the same year that he had won his FA Cup winner's medal. He scored what would be his only first class hundred, 118 not out against Scotland and played in an unusual victory over Leicestershire as it was achieved without losing a wicket.
Dyson was a controversial figure throughout his career, he was a free spirit and it ended up costing him his job at Lancashire. In 1960 the Lancashire committee charged him with "a serious breach of discipline and an act of insubordination and insolence to the captain".
For the next three years Dyson played with Staffordshire and in league cricket. In September 1963 the Lancashire committee was overthrown and Dyson returned to the county for two more seasons.
-DOCSTART-	11987616
'''John Wilkinson''' (born 24 August 1979 in Exeter, England) is a professional soccer player who plays for the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC) and the Singapore national football team.
Wilkinson played for Exeter City, Shrewsbury Town FC and Geylang United FC before joining Singapore Armed Forces FC in 2006.
Wilkinson's three seasons with SAFFC have been hugely successful, winning the league title in his first year, and then added the league and cup in 2007 and 2008.
He scored the Warriors' first ever goal in the AFC Champions League in a 4-1 away defeat against Shanghai Shenhua in China.
Wilkinson became a Singapore citizen, after marrying a Singaporean, thus allowing him to play international football for Singapore.
He was called up to the national team (consisted of 32) for a series for friendly matches against North Korea, Saudi Arabia and Australia. He made his debut for the Singapore on 24 June 2007 in the second half against North Korea and even got an assist. He scored his first international goal when he broke the deadlock in the 1-1 draw against Gulf Cup champions, UAE on 12 September 2007.
He also scored in the 4-0 romp over Palestine in a World Cup 2010 qualifying match on the 8 October 2007.
Wilkinson adds a creative factor for the Singapore team, threading useful passes, being part of fast counter attacks and even an eye for goal.
Wilkinson was born a British citizen, but after marrying a Singaporean, opted for Singaporean citizenship.
-DOCSTART-	11994213
'''Derek Brazil''' (born 14 December 1968 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional football player who played for the Republic of Ireland B team. A defender he began his career with Rivermount Boys Club before being signed by Manchester United where he played under both Ron Atkinson and Alex Ferguson, making two first team appearances.
Raised in Finglas, the Brazil family were keen sportsmen. His father was a champion boxer and footballer. His younger brother Stephen won numerous titles with Home Farm and played League of Ireland for Bohs. However a knee injury ended his career prematurely.
During his time at Old Trafford, he played on loan with Oldham and Swansea before joining Cardiff in 1992 for -85,000. Brazil then spent 4 years at Cardiff and was part of the side that won the division three title in 1993.
In October 2006 Brazil was appointed team manager of Haverfordwest. He also runs his own business teaching physical education and coaching football around the Cardiff area.
In July 2008, Brazil wore the United jersey again, when he took part in the Legends XI tournament in Northern Ireland. Brazil has enjoyed a successful career in football and is still playing today.
-DOCSTART-	11996456
'''Mark Simon Bradley''' (born 14 January 1988 in Wordsley, England) is a Wales Under-21 international footballer, currently playing for Walsall. He went to school at Castle High in Dudley and was voted Sportsman of the Year at the school. He currently lives on The Broadway in Dudley.
Bradley made his Walsall and career debut on the final day of the 2004/05 season in the match at home to Stockport County. He made a few appearances in the following two seasons before breaking into the first team in 2007/08. He scored his first career goal in Walsall's 3-2 victory at Doncaster Rovers on the 2nd October 2007.
Bradley has been a regular for the Wales National Team at various youth levels and is currently playing for the Wales U21 team. He was called into the senior national squad for the World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein on 14 October 2009, in which Wales won 2-0, and Bradley was an unused substitute.
During Walsall's League One tie against Leicester City at the Banks's Stadium on 3rd February 2009, as a 70th minute substitute, Mark Bradley found himself subject to 20 minutes of cheering and songs in his name to make up for the lack of support from his home supporters. Due to this, Mark Bradley will remain a household name in the homes of 1,998 Leicester fans for many years to come.
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'''Martin Cameron''' (born 16 June 1978 in Dunfermline) was a Scottish football striker recently playing for junior side Bonnyrigg Rose.
Cameron began his career in 1997 with Alloa Athletic, where he made was a big fan's favourite scoring 48 goals including two in the 1999 Scottish Challenge Cup final win for Alloa. The game finished 4-4 with Cameron scoring Alloa's third and fourth. Alloa won a nail-biting penalty shootout 5-4 with goalkeeper Mark Cairns scoring the decisive penalty.
Martin formed great strike partnerships at the club with Willie Irvine and on loan Colin Nish from Dunferminline Athletic at his time with the club. After winning the Scottish Challenge Cup Alloa also gained promotion to the Scottish First Division. This meant that clubs north and south of the border had taken note of Cameron's goal scoring prowess and Alloa could not hold on to Martin with the club being part-time and he was sold to Bristol Rovers for a club record fee of -100,000 in July 2000.
Martin was keen to establish himself as a full-time professional football player and the start to his Bristol Rovers career was promising with scoring his first goal for the club in the English League Cup against Plymouth Argyle. However, Martin suffered an ankle injury against Brentford and as a result, missed six weeks the season.
After the injury, Martin returned to the Rovers team and scored a goal against rivals Bristol City but was hampered with injury for other parts of the season. In his second season with Bristol Rovers, Martin failed to establish himself in the first team and join Partick Thistle on loan for three months helping the Jags gain promotion to the SPL.
Cameron left Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2001-02 season joining St Mirren for one year scoring a total of 17 goals in all competitions. After a year at St Mirren, Cameron joined Gretna
With Gretna, Cameron helped the team to promotion to the Scottish Second Division in his second year with the club. He started the 2005 season at Shamrock Rovers making his debut on the 18 March..
Cameron moved clubs again this time to Forfar Athletic for the 2005-06 season. After one season at Forfar, Cameron then joined junior team Penicuik Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	12006474
Crossley started his football career with Overton United. He moved to Wycombe Wanderers in 1987, where he played for 10 years, making a total of 124 appearances, scoring 4 goals. He left Wycombe in 1997 for Kingstonian, where he won the FA Trophy in 1999 & 2000, and then joined Aldershot Town in 2000. He joined Andover in 2001, which is where Crossley finished his playing career.
Crossley was appointed assistant manager at Woking in November 2002, to work alongside Glenn Cockerill.
During Woking's 1-0 victory over York City on 29 December 2006, Crossley head-butted York substitute James Dudgeon, after he had tried to intervene as a peacemaker during a touchline tussle between Neal Bishop and Woking's Danny Bunce.
-DOCSTART-	12008109
'''Jamie Donnelly-Jackson''' (born 1 November 1986), more commonly known as '''Jamie Jackson''', is an English footballer who plays as a striker, but is currently unattached after being released by Matlock Town.
Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire,
Jackson is half brother of Bolton Wanderers striker Kevin Davies.
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'''James Meredith''' (born 4 April 1988) is an Australian footballer who plays for York City as a defender.
Meredith started his career with the Derby County youth system in 2004, signing a professional contract in 2006. He was loaned out to Cambridge United and Chesterfield before moving to the Republic of Ireland with Sligo Rovers. He returned to England with Shrewsbury Town, but after making only three appearances for them, he joined AFC Telford United on loan for most of the 2008-09 season. He played for them in the semi-finals of the Conference League Cup and the FA Trophy, as well as the Conference North play-off Final, before joining York City in 2009.
Born in Albury, New South Wales,
thumb|175px|left|Meredith playing for AFC Telford United in 2009
Meredith signed for League Two team Shrewsbury Town on a one-and-a-half year contract on 12 January 2008,
Meredith joined Conference North team AFC Telford United on a month's loan in October,
He was offered a new contract by Telford after the end of the season,
Meredith plays as a left back or centre-back,
Meredith's father was a squash player who ranked as highly as third in the world while playing in England. He started dating glamour model Maria Fowler in 2007, after meeting her through social networking website MySpace, although the two later broke up.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy and play-offs.
-DOCSTART-	12012491
'''John "Jack" Henry Hill''' (2 March 1897 - April 1972) was an English footballer who played in his club career with various teams, including Burnley and Newcastle United between 1920 and 1934. He made eleven appearances for England, eight as captain. He subsequently played for, and then managed, Hull City.
Hill was born at Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham and, after playing junior football in and around Durham whilst working as a coal-miner, he joined Durham City in 1919.
After a brief period, he moved in September 1920 to Devon to join Plymouth Argyle, who had recently been admitted to the Football League Third Division. He remained for three seasons at Home Park, in the last two of which Argyle finished as runners-up in the (now) Third Division South missing out on the single promotion place available firstly to Southampton on goal difference and then to Bristol City.
In May 1923, he was sold to First Division Burnley for a fee of -5,450.
His next England call-up came against Scotland in April 1926, when he took over the No. 5 shirt, which he was to retain for the remainder of his England career. The following year, he took over the captain's armband for the match at Hampden Park, Glasgow, which England won 2-1, both goals coming from Dixie Dean.
In May 1927, England went on a three-match tour of Europe. In the first match, against Belgium, England ran up nine goals including a hat trick from Dixie Dean and a pair each from George Brown and Arthur Rigby. Hill sat out the next match (against Luxembourg) but returned for the match at the Colombes Stadium in Paris. England again won convincingly, defeating France by six goals (including two each from Dean and Brown).
Hill retained his place for the opening match of the 1928 British Home Championship against Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast on October 22, 1927. Despite going into the game with high expectations, England had a torrid time. After twenty minutes goalkeeper Ted Hufton broke his arm when diving at the feet of Jackie Mahood. Hufton played on but was unable to prevent an own goal after 36 minutes, when Herbert Jones deflected Robert Irvine's shot past him. Hufton was eventually taken off after 40 minutes and rushed to hospital, to be replaced in goal by Bury's John Ball on his solitary England appearance. The position soon worsened as Hill had to retire at half time due to a "nasty" leg injury. England played the rest of the match with 9 men, and went down 2-0.
Hill recovered in time for the next England match, against Wales five weeks later to be played at Burnley's Turf Moor ground. The situation for England did not improve, however. Dan Tremelling replaced Hufton in goal for his solitary England appearance, whilst defenders Alf Baker (Arsenal) and Reg Osborne (Leicester City) were given their first (and only) chances at international level. England were soon behind to a goal from Wilf Lewis, and after 40 minutes Hill deflected a cross into his own net. In the second half, Roy Goodall had the chance to bring England back into the game but missed his penalty. When England finally scored, this was an own goal as Fred Keenor deflected Louis Page's corner past his own goalkeeper.
Hill was not selected for the final match in the 1928 British Home Championship against Scotland the following March, when England were soundly defeated 5-1, with goals from Alex Jackson (3) and Alex James (2). (For an analysis of this match see Wembley Wizards.) Thus England finished the championship at the foot of the table, with three defeats - this was the first time since the commencement of the British Home Championship that England had failed to take a single point.
In October 1928, Hill moved to Newcastle United, who were looking for a replacement for Charlie Spencer. Hill had been recommended to the Newcastle board by Scottish forward Hughie Gallacher, who had come up against Hill several times at both club and international level. As local rivals Sunderland were also keen to sign Hill, Newcastle needed to pay a record transfer fee of -8,100 to secure his services.
Described as being "tall and lanky" (he was 6'3"), Hill soon became Newcastle's captain and "with his willingness to move forward from defence and his quality of distribution", he was a also a great favourite with the fans.
In May 1929, Hill had been recalled to the England team as captain for a tour of Europe when they defeated France 4-1 (two goals each from George Camsell and Edgar Kail) and Belgium 5-1, when Camsell scored another four goals, including a hat-trick in six minutes. For the final match of the tour, England played Spain for the first time ever and in a closely fought match, the Spaniards prevailed by five goals to four. During his England career, Hill had played eleven matches, eight as captain, with a record of six victories, one draw and four defeats.
Hill only stayed at Bradford City until November 1931, before moving to Hull City in a swap deal with Stan Alexander going the other way. In his third season, he helped Hull win the Third Division North title. This was the only title won by Hill during his fifteen year playing career.
After three seasons with Hull as a player, in March 1934 Hill took over the managerial reins from Haydn Green. In his first season in charge, Hull finished comfortably mid-table in the Second Division. Things did not turn out so well in the following season, and in January 1936, Hill was dismissed, to be replaced by David Menzies who was unable to prevent Hull being relegated with only 20 points. As manager, Hill only won 24 out of 77 games, a win rate of 31.16%.
After the Second World War, Hill returned to Hull City where he acted as club scout from 1948 to 1955.
He retired in August 1963 and moved to Scotland where he died in Helensburgh in April 1972.
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'''Bob Brocklebank''' (8 April 1908 - September 1981) was an English footballer and manager.
He played for Aston Villa and Burnley, where he was top goalscorer in 1937-38 before becoming a manager, at Chesterfield, Birmingham City, Hull City and Bradford City.
Brocklebank was born in Finchley, England as one of eight brothers. He started his football career as an amateur with his hometown team Finchley, in the London League. In May 1929 he signed for Aston Villa. His chances were limited at Villa Park, and he signed for Burnley during the 1935-36 season where he developed into an inside right earning the nickname ''The Toff'' because of his gentlemanly approach to life and football.
Brocklebank made 121 appearances for Burnley, scoring 33 goals. During the 1937-38 he was the club's top goalscorer with 14 goals. He continued to play at Burnley throughout the Second World War.
Brocklebank became Chesterfield manager in September 1945. He established the club in Division Two before he joined Birmingham City in February 1949. The club was relegated in 1949-50 into Division Two. Brocklebank began to rebuild the side but resigned in 1954 just six months before they were promoted back to the top flight.
He worked as a scout for West Bromwich Albion from October 1954 to March 1955
Instead he joined Bradford City to take over from Peter Jackson as manager. His reign at Valley Parade was topsy-turvy. He guided the club to fifth place finishes in 1961-62 and 1963-64 but City had had to apply for re-election in the season between the promotion pushes. The club's directors extended Brocklebank's contract in July 1964 for another two years,
He retired to Brixham where he died in September 1981, aged 73.
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'''John Kaye''' (born March 3, 1940 in Goole, England) is an English former footballer and manager.
Kaye joined West Bromwich Albion from Scunthorpe United in May 1963 for -44,750, a club record for Albion at the time.
===== Team honours with West Bromwich Albion =====
===== Individual honours and awards =====
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'''Harold Shepherdson''' (28 October 1918 - 14 September 1995) was an English football player, coach and manager.
Born in Middlesbrough, Shepherdson signed for his home town club in 1936, but saw his playing career interrupted by the Second World War and ultimately made just 17 league appearances.
He is most notable for having been Alf Ramsey's long-term assistant as England manager, including during the successful 1966 World Cup campaign. Shepherdson also had a spell as caretaker manager of Middlesbrough in 1973.
Originally, only the eleven players who featured in the 4-2 win over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final received medals. Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to every non-playing squad and staff member, Margaret Shepherdson received a medal on behalf of her late husband from Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
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'''Aaron Terry Downes''' (born 15 May 1985 in Mudgee) is an Australian footballer who currently plays for Chesterfield as a centre back.
He signed for Chesterfield on 1 August 2004 by ex Chesterfield manager Roy MacFarland after having trials at Bolton Wanderers and a short spell at non league outfit Frickley Athletic. Before moving to England he was a player at the Australian Institute of Sport.
At the end of the 2006-07 season following his side's relegation to Football League Two not only did he sign an extension to his current contract at Chesterfield but he also was made team captain of Chesterfield following the departure of ex captain Mark Allott. Aaron is now a valued member of the squad and as well as his defensive qualities he has an eye for goal, mainly from set pieces.
On the 22nd April 2009, Downes signed a new 2-year contract extension with Chesterfield, despite the defender picking up a serious knee injury before the contract was signed.
Over the years he has worked his way up at international level starting at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands and has recently been called up for the Olyroos - the Australia national under-23 football team who are seeking qualification to the 2008 Olympics through Asia.
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'''Richard James Pears''' (born 16 July 1976) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Exeter and is currently player-manager of South West Peninsula Premier League side Cullompton Rangers.
Pears began his career as a trainee with Exeter City, turning professional in July 1994, having made his league debut the previous season. He played 60 league games for Exeter before being released at the end of the 1996-97 season. He briefly joined local rivals Torquay United, but left without appearing for the Plainmoor side.
Pears then began his career in non-league football, joining Cullompton Rangers and subsequently playing for Heavitree United before joining Clyst Rovers. He moved to Tiverton Town in October 1998, playing in the winning FA Vase side at the end of that season. He remained with Tiverton until January 2004 when he joined Mangotsfield United in a player-exchange deal, Darren Edwards moving in the opposite direction.
In August 2004, Pears left Mangotsfield to join Exmouth Town as player-assistant manager., leaving to join Willand Rovers in the June 2005. In September 2005, Pears returned to Tiverton Town,
Pears rejoined Willand Rovers in June 2006, but left at the end of the 2006-07 season as he could not commit to the travelling involved, partly due to his work requirements with Exeter City Council.
In June 2007, despite being linked with a move to Elmore, Pears was appointed as manager of Exmouth Town.
In May 2008 he was appointed as co-manager of Cullompton Rangers, alongside Lee Annunziata.
-DOCSTART-	12019180
}}'''Ellery Cairo''' (born August 3, 1978 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for NAC Breda. He has also played for Feyenoord, Excelsior, FC Twente, SC Freiburg, Hertha BSC and Coventry City. He is a speedy midfield player with pace to burn and has enjoyed a couple of international call ups in which he did not feature in any of the games.
Cairo was signed by Coventry City on 30 June 2007 on a free transfer from Hertha BSC.
After only one season manager Chris Coleman announced that Cairo's contract was not to be renewed and he was subsequently released.
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'''John "Jack" Doughty''' (October 1865 - April 1937) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward. Born in Bilston, Staffordshire, to an Irish father and a Welsh mother, Doughty started his football career with Druids before joining Newton Heath in June 1886. He was in the ''Heathens'' team that first joined the Football Alliance in the 1889-90 season, and made his debut on 30 October 1886 against Fleetwood Rangers in the FA Cup. He left Newton Heath in 1891.
Doughty made his debut for the Welsh national team in 1886, in a match against Scotland. He scored four goals in one match for Wales in a game against Ireland national football team in March 1888, a match in which his brother Roger, also a Newton Heath player, scored two goals. In total, Doughty only played eight times for Wales.
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'''Thomas Arthur''' "'''Tommy'''" '''Arkesden''' (July 1878 - 25 June 1951), also known as '''Tom Arkesden''', was an English footballer who played as a forward. Born in Warwick, Arkesden played for Burton Wanderers, Derby County, and Burton United, before joining Manchester United for -150 in 1903. In 1907, he was transferred to Gainsborough Trinity. In 79 matches for Manchester United, he scored 33 goals.
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'''Ernest Holroyde Goldthorpe''' (8 June 1898 - 5 November 1929) was an English footballer who played as a forward. Born in Leeds, he started his football career with Tottenham Hotspur before he moved to Bradford City, where he played 19 games and scored six goals. He moved to Leeds United before joining Manchester United in 1922. In 1925, he was transferred to Rotherham United. In 27 matches for Manchester United, he scored 30 goals.
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'''William Herbert''' "'''Billy'''" '''Wrigglesworth''' (12 November 1912 - 11 August 1980) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Chesterfield and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Manchester United in 1937. In 1947, he was transferred to Bolton Wanderers. In 37 matches for Manchester United, he scored 10 goals.
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'''William "Bill" Henderson''' (1898 - 1964) was an Scottish footballer who played as a forward. Born in Edinburgh, he played for Airdrie before joining Manchester United in 1921. In 36 matches for Manchester United, he scored 17 goals.
In 1925, he was transferred to Preston North End, before spending time on the books of Clapton Orient, Heart of Midlothian, Morton, Torquay United and Exeter City.
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'''Neil Hamilton Dewar''' (11 November 1908-10 January 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and the Scotland national team. He usually played as a forward and had a prolific goal scoring record.
Born in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Dewar began his working life as a trawler fisherman.
Dewar signed for Third Lanark after a successful trial in October 1929, shortly before his 21st birthday.
Dewar's international matches had attracted the attention of a number of clubs south of the border, and he was trailed by leading First Division clubs Arsenal, Portsmouth and Newcastle United. It was however Second Division Manchester United who won the chase for his signature, paying a hefty -4,000 for the player in February 1933.
Dewar made his debut for the club in a 3-3 draw away at Preston North End on 11 February 1933 and the Scotsman got his name on the score-sheet.
Dewar signed for First Division Sheffield Wednesday on 29 December 1933 in an exchange deal that saw George Nevin and Jack Ball move in the other direction across the Pennines. The deal was valued at -3,000 and was criticised by some Wednesday fans as Ball was a prolific goalscorer for ''the Owls''.
Dewar's actions off the field overshadowed his performance on the field during his early spell at the club; he had eloped with the daughter of Manchester United director councillor A. E. Thompson. The couple eventually married in a registry office but the scandal surrounding the affair led to the resignation of Thompson from the United board.
On the pitch, Dewar proved to be a good purchase for Wednesday manager Billy Walker, with the striker going straight in to the team and scoring on a regular basis. Despite only joining the club half way through the season, he finished his first term at the club as joint top goal scorer (with Harry Burgess and Mark Hooper) on 13 goals.
Half way through the 1934-35 season, Dewar lost his place in the side to Jack Palethorpe and as a result missed all of Wednesday's matches in the FA Cup, including the 1935 FA Cup Final victory over West Bromwich Albion. The season was highly successful for ''the Owls'', with the club finishing 3rd in Division One.
He regained his place in the first team the following season and scored the only goal in the victory over Arsenal in the Charity Shield.
Despite playing in less than half of the club's matches in the 1936-37 season, Dewar managed to repeat the feat, scoring 10 goals in a poor season for Wednesday.
On 19 July 1937, Dewar re-signed for ''the Thirds'' in a club record breaking -1800 deal. He went on to play a further three years of league football at Cathkin Park before retiring from playing football in 1940. He then moved back to his home village of Lochgilphead to work in the countryside, but despite officially hanging up his boots, he continued to play football at amateur level, playing for a veteran side named ''Old Crocks'' as late as 1947. He died on 10 January 1982.
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'''Simon Ratcliffe''' (born Davyhulme, 8 February 1967)
He began his footballing career as a Manchester United apprentice on leaving school in 1983, and two years later was granted a professional contract by manager Ron Atkinson. However, he never played a first team game for United and was transferred to Norwich City, their First Division rivals, in 1987 - by which time United were being managed by Alex Ferguson.
Ratcliffe joined the Canaries at one of the most successful points in their history, when they had just finished fifth in the league a season after promotion. Though Ratcliffe would not be guaranteed a first team place at Carrow Road, his chances of first team action in Norfolk would be better than they had been at Old Trafford. He managed nine league appearances over the next two years, scoring three goals, before leaving in 1989 - at the end of what was arguably the most successful season in Norwich's history, when they finished fourth in the league and reached the FA Cup semi-finals.
On leaving Norwich, Ratcliffe signed for Third Division Brentford and was soon a regular first team player, helping them win the Third Division title in 1992 and gain a place in the new Division One (as the Second Division was called following the creation of the FA Premier League for the 1992-93 season). For a while Brentford were looking like they could establish themselves as a Division One club and possibly even push for a place in the Premier League, as they entered 1993 in tenth place and just one point outside the playoff zone, but a dreadful run of form in the second half of the season saw them relegated on the final day of the season. Two years later, they finished second in Division Two but were denied automatic promotion because of a restructuring of the league. They lost to Huddersfield Town in the playoff semi-finals and remained in Division Two, while Ratcliffe dropped down a division to sign for Gillingham.
When Ratcliffe signed for Gillingham, new owner Paul Scally had rescued the club from the brink of bankruptcy and appointed Tony Pulis as manager. Ratcliffe was a regular player in the side that won promotion from Division Three that season, and helped them stay in Division Two before playing his last professional game for them in 1998 at the age of 31.
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}}'''Austin Berkley''' (born 28 January 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. His most successful spell was at Shrewsbury Town, where he made 174 appearances in five years, scoring 12 goals.
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'''John -Jack or Jock- Marshall''' was a soccer player, who represented both Scotland and the United States. His professional career took him to several clubs in Scotland, England, Wales and the United States. He earned seven caps with Scotland and one with the U.S. national team.
Sources disagree on the year Marshall was born. According to his Bethlehem Steel bio, he was born in 1902, but the Scottish FA states he was born in the late 1890s. Regardless, Marshall began his professional career with Scottish club St. Mirren at a relatively young age. In November 1919, St. Mirren transferred Marshall to English club Middlesbrough for -2,000. In August 1923, Marshall signed with Welsh club Llanelli. He spent only a single season with Llanelli before moving to the United States to play for the Brooklyn Wanderers of the American Soccer League (ASL). While Marshall began the 1925-1926 season with Brooklyn, he moved to the Newark Skeeters after only two games. In 1927, he again began the season with Skeeters, before returning to the Wanderers after only four games. He then moved to Bethlehem Steel in August 1928. Bethlehem then loaned him out to the Philadelphia Centennials for a few games, but he was back in Bethlehem in December. He remained with Bethlehem until the team folded in 1930.
He is also reputed to have spent time with Greenock Morton.
Marshall is one of a handful of men who have played for two national teams. Between 1919 and 1924, Marshall earned seven caps with Scotland. His first cap came in a 2-1 victory over Wales on February 12, 1921. His seventh, and last, cap came almost exactly three years later in a 2-0 loss to Wales on February 16, 1924. He was captain for two matches, on April 9, 1921 and February 4, 1922.
After he moved to the United States he was capped once on November 6, 1926 with the United States In that game, a 6-1 victory over Canada, Marshall scored a goal.
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'''Ben Mark Starosta''' (born 7 January 1987) is an English-Polish footballer Who's currently a free agent. He has previously played for Sheffield United, had a number of loan spells and represented the Polish national U-20 team.
Born in Sheffield, England, Starosta started his club career with Sheffield United and had a spell in early 2006 on work experience with non-league Tamworth.
He returned to Sheffield United at the end of the season, but he moved back to League Two when he joined Aldershot Town on a one-month loan deal for the start of the 2008-09 season, with a view to a permanent transfer.
In summer 2009, Starosta was unveiled as one of ten new signings made by Colin Todd at League Two side Darlington following their spell in administration.
Starosta qualified to play for Poland through his grandfather who immigrated to England from Poland after the Second World War. He received his Polish passport in early 2007 and was called up to the Poland squad for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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'''Darren Mullings''' (born March 3, 1987) is an English professional footballer. He is currently playing for Blue Square Conference South side Weston-super-Mare after being released by Conference National side Torquay United. He has represented England at Schools and Colleges level.
After leaving Filton College, Mullings began his career as a trainee with Bristol Rovers, turning professional in July 2005. His league debut came on December 31, 2005 when he was a second-half substitute for Craig Disley in Rovers' 2-1 defeat at home to Wycombe Wanderers. He made three further league appearances, all as substitute, that season, but failed to feature in the 2006-07 season and was loaned to Clevedon Town in October 2006.
He was released by Rovers at the end of the 2006-07 season and joined Torquay United in June 2007. He scored on his Torquay debut, but was later sent off as Torquay won 5-4 away to Histon on September 18, 2007. He was loaned to Tiverton Town in November 2007 and was released by Torquay at the end of the season
Mullings joined Conference South side Weston-super-Mare on trial in July 2008, scoring on his debut in a 1-1 pre-season draw against Exeter City. He signed a contract with Weston in August 2008.
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'''Paul Junior Bignot''' (born February 14, 1986 in Birmingham) is an English professional footballer defender who is currently playing for Newport County. He made over 20 appearances in the Football League with Crewe Alexandra.
Bignot, who is the brother of footballer Marcus Bignot, began his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 2004 and made over 20 appearances for the club in the Football League,
In September 2008 Bignot joined Newport County on a three month loan.
He was released from his Kidderminster Harriers contract in February 2009 and joined Newport County on contract 27 February.
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'''Jonathan Harkness''' (born November 18, 1985 in Antrim, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish footballer, the versatile 23-year-old is currently playing for Irish League Champions Linfield having recently played for Kidderminster Harriers.
Harkness is a former Northern Ireland youth international and he had spells with Walsall and Cambridge United.
The Crumlin man played for the league champions as a teenager and made his Linfield debut at 16.
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'''Neil Howarth''' (born November 15, 1971 in Bolton) is a English former professional footballer who is assistant manager for Kidderminster Harriers. As a player, he played in the Football League with Macclesfield Town and Cheltenham Town.
Howarth is a former Burnley and Macclesfield Town player,
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'''Graham Dorrans''' (born 5 May 1987 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for West Bromwich Albion in the Championship.
Dorrans, who began his career at Livingston, spent the first half of the 2005-06 season on loan at Partick Thistle. He made 15 league appearances, scoring five goals, for the Glasgow side.
After some good performances for Livingston during the 2007-08 season, Dorrans was approached by West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Mowbray. In January 2008, Dorrans agreed to join West Brom at the end of the season for -200,000. At the end of the 2007-08 season, Dorrans won the Scottish First Division Player's Player of the year award. In July his move to Albion was completed, but for an initial -100,000, which could possibly rise to -150,000 depending on appearances.
He made his debut in the English Premier League for West Bromwich Albion on 21 December 2008, coming on as a second half substitute against Manchester City.
He scored his first goal for West Brom in a Carling Cup tie at Bury on 11 August 2009. The 2009/2010 season has seen Dorrans break into the West Brom team and his impressive performances for the Baggies has led to reported interest from several premier league clubs. As of January 2010 Dorrans is currently West Brom's equal top goal scorer. On the 4th of January 2010, Dorrans signed a new three and a half year deal at the Baggies.
Dorrans represented Scotland at under-20 level and was selected for the 2007 U-20 World Cup in Canada.
On 7 September 2009 Dorrans was called up for the first time for the senior squad. This was to face the Netherlands in a crucial World cup qualifier. On 10 October 2009 he made his full Scotland debut in a friendly against Japan.
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'''Brett Solkhon''' (born 12 September 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a defender or a central midfielder, he signed for Conference North side Corby Town on 21 May 2009 after being released from Kettering Town.
Bor in Canvey Island, England, Solkhon was born at Rochford hospital in Essex and attended Castle view school on Canvey Island from 1996 to 2000. He played at youth level for Ipswich Town and Arsenal and then signed for Rushden & Diamonds where he played for two seasons, helping them to secure promotion to the Conference.
He later signed for Kettering Town in 2003 and became their longest serving player of nearly five years. He was released by Kettering in May 2009.
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'''David Thomas Hugh Buchanan''' (born 6 May 1986) is an English-born footballer who plays for Bury as a defender. His cousin is former Lisburn Distillery footballer Wayne Buchanan.
Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, Buchanan was called into the Northern Ireland under-19 squad in November 2004 for their match against Italy.
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}}'''Jake Carl Speight''' (born 28 September 1985 in Sheffield) is an English footballer, currently playing for Mansfield Town in the Football Conference.
Speight began his career at Sheffield United, but was released in 2005 without making any first-team appearances for the Blades. He subsequently joined Scarborough, where he spent three months before joining Bury. Speight played 34 times for Bury, mostly as a substitute, before being released in June 2007. He then signed for Northwich Victoria
He joined Farsley Celtic in the summer of 2008, and then moved to Droylsden in March 2009. On 11 May 2009, Speight joined Mansfield.
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Carter was born in Annesley, Nottinghamshire. He played his debut County Championship game at the age of 24, in the 1920 competition against Leicestershire making 25 and 19, and played regularly throughout the year. Also in 1920 Carter joined Watford F.C. as left wing-half and played for them for five years in the time before they joined the Football League.
In 1921 in his second season for Derbyshire, Carter hit his first half-century. In 1922 he achieved his record first-class score of 145 against Leicestershire when he and team-mate Anthony Jackson made a 182 eighth-wicket partnership, a record for the county which still stands today. In 1923 he made 100 not out against Northamptonshire. Though Carter left in 1924, he continued his association with the team for a short time, making four appearances in 1926.
Carter was a right-handed batsman and played 112 innings in 65 first class matches with an average of 17.76 and a top score of 145. He was a right-arm slow bowler and took 16 first class wickets for an average of 44.18 and a best performance of 3 for 12.
Upon his retirement from cricket, Carter transferred back to football and, with his playing days behind him, worked as a coach and scout for Watford. He died in Watford at the age of 79.
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'''Jimmy Allan''' (born 10 November 1953) is a former football (soccer) goalkeeper.
Allan began his football career as an apprentice for Brora Rangers before being invited to sign a youth contract with Swindon Town in 1971 by then manager Fred Ford.
Making only six more appearances in the first team in 1971 due to the presence of more experienced goalkeepers in the squad, he did get selected again until 1973 when Peter Downsborough was sold following internal disagreements.
A devout Christian, Allan became the first British professional footballer to refuse to play on a Sunday in January 1974,
His career was ended in October 1983 when his left arm was shattered during a challenge with Rochdale player Steve Johnson.
He announced his retirement in 1986, completing 371 league appearances and 108 clean sheets for the club and was rewarded with a testimonial match against Chelsea in May of that year.
Allan then moved to Devon with his wife and three children and took up work in a box manufacturing company.
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'''Gunnar Nielsen''' (born 7 October 1986) is a Faroese footballer who plays for Manchester City as a goalkeeper.
Born in Trshavn, Nielsen was signed by Blackburn Rovers for a "small" but undisclosed fee on 2 July 2007 from BK Frem.
He joined Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League on a six-month loan on 8 August 2008.
He made his international debut for the Faroe Islands after starting in a 2-1 win over Iceland on 22 March 2009.
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'''Jake Sheridan''' (born July 8, 1986 in Nottingham, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Tamworth, where he plays as a midfielder.
Jake Sheridan joined Notts County as trainee and became a fixture in the first-team during the 2005/06 season.
Sheridan under the guidance of manager Gary Mills made his debut for Notts County against August 6, 2005 in a scoreless away fixture against Torquay United. Just 6 days later, Sheridan and fellow team mate Stacy Long were offered one-year deals by County. During the 2005/06 season, Sheridan established himself as a regular in the team making 27 appearances and scored his one and only goal for the club 1-1 draw away to Wrexham. Sheridan agreed a new one-year deal at Meadow Lane on 22 May 2006.
The following season proved a little more difficult for Sheridan, with the midfielder only making a total of three league appearances, and finding himself on the wrong side of the retained list for the 2007/08 season.
On July 2, 2007 Sheridan teamed up with his former Notts County manager Gary Mills at Conference North side Tamworth, agreeing a one-year deal.
In a busy day in the transfer market for the club, Sheridan was also joined at the club by former Notts County team mate Robert Ullathorne, as well as another former Notts County team mate Matthew Williams who committed himself to the club for a further season, following initial doubts over his future with the club.
In his first season with Tamworth, the club recorded a disappointing 15th place finish in the Conference North, with Sheridan making 12 appearances and failing to find the net.
Sheridan did sign a new one-year contract to remain at Tamworth for the 2008-09 season. Sheridan made 11 appearances and scored his first goal for the club in a home fixture against Southport, as Tamworth finished the season as league champions.
Following promotion to the Conference National, Sherdian was one of five players who agreed a new deal with The Lambs.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 19 September 2009.''
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'''Carlos Sean Logan''' (born 7 November 1985) is a footballer who plays in midfield for Barrow. He made over 50 appearances in the Football League between 2005 and 2007.
Logan, who is the older brother of footballer Shaleum Logan, began his professional career as a trainee at Manchester City in 2004,
He moved to Barrow, of the Conference National, before the start of the 2008-09 season.
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'''Tom Penford''' (born 5 January 1985 in Leeds, England) is an English footballer who plays in midfield for Conference North side Farsley Celtic. He played for Bradford City from 1995 to 2008, until he was released after playing 38 league games.
Penford joined Bradford City's youth team set up when he was ten years old.
But in four more seasons, Penford has found first team opportunities difficult to come by and had made just 23 first team appearances in five seasons by the end of the 2006-07 season. New manager Stuart McCall gave him a run in the side during March 2008, and he scored his first senior goal in a 3-1 win at Darlington on 29 March.
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'''Sammy Youssouf''' (born 7 September 1976) was a Danish professional football player, who ended his professional career representing Vejle Boldklub in the Danish Superliga.
Youssouf made his debut for Vejle Boldklub on 5 August 2007 scoring one goal in the 2-1 win against Skive IK. In the summer of 2008 he had to retire from professional football due to injuries.
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'''Keith Aubrey Jones''' (born 14 October 1965) is a former English footballer.
Born in Dulwich, Jones started out with Chelsea as a midfielder, making his full debut in March 1983. After four years he moved onto London neighbours for a fee of -40,000 for another four year spell. In 1991 he moved to for -175,000. After impressing at Roots Hall, he was handed the opportunity to join in 1994.
Jones had a successful spell at Charlton. Four years after joining, he helped the club into the Premier League. He played in their dramatic win over Sunderland in the 1998 play off final, winning 7-6 on penalties after a 4-4 draw, with Jones scoring one of the penalties. In 1999 he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win of . Despite this, he left Charlton's team due to the emergence of Scott Parker to new signings such as Graham Stuart and he left in 2000. Former Charlton team-mate Alan Pardew signed Jones for . In the 2001-02 season Jones helped the Royals finish runners-up in the Second Division. He retired at the end of the season.
Today, Jones coaches a women's USL club team, the Atlanta Silverbacks, where he won the USL-W Coach of the Year award in 2007. He has also coached the Coweta Cannons '90 Premier youth team.
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'''Keith Dublin''' (born 29 January 1966 in High Wycombe) is an English former footballer who played at left-back for Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion, Watford, Southend United and Colchester United in the Football League.
Dublin began his career with Chelsea, one of the first black footballers to play for the club. Despite being voted Chelsea's young player of the year in 1983, he struggled to hold down a place in the first team and when left-sided players Tony Dorigo and Clive Wilson were signed in 1987, he was sold to Brighton & Hove Albion for -35,000.
He was a member of the Brighton side which won promotion to the old Second Division, before enjoying spells with Watford, Southend United, Colchester United, and in non-league football with Farnborough Town and Carshalton Athletic.
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'''Jonathan "Johnny" Hubbard''', MBE (born 16 December 1930) is a retired South African footballer who spent the majority of his career at Rangers, and latterly played for Bury and Ayr United.
Hubbard arrived at Ibrox in 1949, signing for Rangers despite being offered a larger signing on fee by Clyde. He made his debut on 10 September in a league match against Partick Thistle. This was the first of only two appearances he would make for Rangers that season, the other came against Falkirk. His first goal was scored in a 5-0 home win verses East Fife during a league on 23 December 1950.
Among his notable achievements at Rangers, he became one of few players to score a hat-trick in an Old Firm match, and the only foreign player in history to do so.
He left Rangers in 1959 with 238 appearances and 106 goals for the club, moving to Bury for -6000. After three years at Bury he returned to Scotland, spending two years with Ayr United before retiring from football to work as a PE teacher and a community sports development officer. In 2007 he was named an honorary member of the Rangers Supporters Trust, along with Mark Walters and Billy Simpson.
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'''John MacDonald''' (born 15 April 1961 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer who played as a striker for Rangers between 1978 and 1986 before moving to Barnsley. He made 230 appearances for Rangers, scoring 77 goals, and won the 1981 Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup in 1982 and 1984. He now works for amateur club Drumchapel United
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'''Oliver James''' is a former Tranmere Rovers youth player, who was signed by Forest Green Rovers on a free transfer on the 3 July 2007. He recently played for Southport FC.
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'''Damien Curran''' (born 17 October 1981 in Antrim) is a professional footballer from Northern Ireland.
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'''Dominik Patrick Werling''' (born December 13, 1982 in Ludwigshafen, Germany) is a German footballer who plays at left full-back. His father is American and his mother is German.
Werling played for several clubs in Germany before moving to Turkey. In July 2007, he joined Barnsley from Turkish side Sakaryaspor. He has delighted Reds fans with his piledriving free-kicks. On 3 September it was announced his contract had been terminated by FC Erzgebirge Aue and that he could leave the team. Following a trial spell, which saw him score a goal in a friendly match against Blackburn Rovers, he joined Football League One side Huddersfield Town on January 20, 2009. He made his debut as a substitute for Lionel Ainsworth in the 1-0 win over Peterborough United on January 31, 2009. At the end of the season, he wasn't offered a new contract and was therefore released.
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'''Gareth Madine''' (born 24 August 1990 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Coventry City on loan from Carlisle United.
On 3 July 2007, Madine was given a squad number of number 30 at Carlisle United (this was changed to 28 later in the season). In February 2008, Madine was linked with a move to Newcastle United by the national press.
On 13 December 2007, Madine signed a new two year contract for Carlisle. He scored his first ever and only league goal against Yeovil Town on 30 August 2008, in a 4-1 win for Carlisle.
On 20 March 2009, Madine signed on loan for  Rochdale.
On 26 August 2009, Madine came on as a 65th minute sub for Scott Dobie in a second round League Cup tie against Championship side Bristol City. Twelve minutes later he scored from an unselfish pass by midfielder Joe Anyinsah, to make the score 2-0, helping Carlisle into the third round for the first time in 34 years.
On 19 October 2009, Madine joined Coventry City on a three-month loan deal.
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'''Kris Taylor''' (born 12 January 1984) is an English footballer who currently is currently playing for League Two side Port Vale.
Never making the first team at Manchester United, he spent over three seasons at Walsall, after signing in February 2003. He spent two seasons at Hereford United from 2007 to 2009, before signing with Port Vale in August 2009, initially on a short-term deal.
Former teammate Lee Collins described Taylor as: "''really good on the ball and is also good to have around. He filled in at left-back at Hereford, but is also talented in central midfield. He has two good feet, but is particularly strong on his left foot. He's got a good touch and a good passing range.''"
Early in his career he was a goalscoring midfielder, and in January 2005 said that the left-back spot "''isn-t really me''".
In addition to his ability to play down the wings, he can also play as a centre-back if the situation dictates.
Taylor was born in Cannock and was originally on the books of Wolves; he was signed by Manchester United at the age of 14 for a fee of -200,000. He signed his first professional contract on 26 January 2001, but never played for the first team. He left Old Trafford in February 2003, having featured three times for the reserves, and joined Walsall.
Initially playing for the reserves at Walsall, he went on to score on his first team debut on 31 January 2004 in a 3-2 defeat away at Stoke City. He went on to make a further ten first-team appearances for the club that season and was retained upon the season's conclusion, signing a one-year deal.
Walsall having being relegated in 2003-04, Taylor could still not break into the team in League One. After three cup and three league appearances early in 2004-05 he was put on the transfer list by Paul Merson. Taylor went out on loan to Burton Albion in December, after he caught the eye of Nigel Clough during a Birmingham Senior Cup match with Burton. He impressed at Eton Park, making a total of six appearances and scoring four goals. He scored a memorable goal from 35 yards against Tamworth, and also scored against his future club Hereford in a 3-0 win. He scored four goals in six games for the Conference club, making a massive impact in his five weeks in Burton.
He was a regular in the first team in the first half of the 2005-06 season, before returning to Burton Albion in early January. This time the loan lasted until the end of the season, though Taylor didn't manage to find the form he reached in his previous loan spell. He scored four goals in fifteen games before returning to Walsall in time for the last game of the season.
Walsall were relegated once again in 2005-06, leaving them in League Two for 2006-07 season. He hit forty games for ''the Swifts'', helping the club achieve promotion as champions. Taylor was not rewarded for his efforts and was instead told to look for a new club by ''Saddlers'' boss Richard Money.
In July 2007, he signed for Hereford United. In his first season with the club he was noted for his versatility, playing at left back, left midfield and central midfield. In similar form to the previous season, Taylor put in a forty game season to help his club win promotion to League One, this time with a third-place finish.
In contrast to his experience with Walsall, Taylor stayed with ''the Bulls'' for the 2008-09 campaign. He played 43 games, though could do little to prevent ''the Whites'' suffering relegation with a last place finish, 14 points off safety. Holding out on the club's offer of a new contract, he left the club in the summer of 2009 in search of pastures new.
In July 2009 he went out on trial at League Two side Port Vale, and scored from around 20 yards in a 7-0 win over Rocester in a pre-season friendly. He impressed manager Micky Adams on his trial and would have been signed to a contract if the cash-strapped club could find the finance; instead Adams offered Taylor non-contract terms, he signed a short-term deal in early August. This was not enough for Taylor, who resolved to win a long-term contract with the club. His man-of-the-match performances also persuaded Adams to try to hold on to him. On 25 August he went a long way towards achieving this goal, scoring a wonder goal in a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup Second Round.
Unable to find the cash to fund Taylor's wages, the club were aided by a -5,000 donation from 'Vale Volunteers', raised specifically by fans to keep Taylor at the club. He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. His second goal of the season came in the local derby at Crewe Alexandra, Taylor scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory. In October 2009 he signed a new deal that would keep him at the club until the end of the season.
Taylor is a Manchester United supporter.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
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'''Leyton Jonathan Maxwell''' (born 3 October 1979 in St Asaph, Wales) is a Welsh footballer currently playing as a midfielder for ENTO Aberaman Athletic. Maxwell has played for eleven clubs in his career, including spells at Liverpool and Cardiff City.
Born in St Asaph and brought up in nearby Dyserth, Maxwell began his career as a trainee with Liverpool. He became a regular in the reserve team, keeping Steven Gerrard out of the squad on occasion, and signed a professional contract with the club by the time he was 19. He made his debut for the Liverpool first team in a League Cup match against Hull City, scoring Liverpool's second goal at the Kop End in a 4-2 win.
However, that would prove to be his only appearance for the Reds, and Maxwell was loaned out to Stockport County for the final year of his contract, scoring two goals in 23 appearances. When his contract came to an end at the end of the 2000-01 season, Maxwell was given a free transfer and signed for Cardiff City.
Maxwell made a promising start to his Cardiff career, making 21 appearances in his first season at Ninian Park. His second season with the Bluebirds went in a similar fashion, making a further 22 appearances in the first six months of the 2002-03 season. However, he was loaned to Barry Town for the remainder of the season.
Maxwell returned to Cardiff for the start of the 2003-04 season, but only made two more appearances before being granted a free transfer to Swansea City in March 2004. His only goal for Cardiff came in a league match away to Northampton Town. Before the end of the 2003-04 season, Maxwell managed to play three games for the Swans, but was again given a free transfer in June 2004.
In the summer of 2004, Maxwell signed for Carmarthen Town and made eight appearances before transferring to Mansfield Town. He went on trial with Newport County later in the season before finally moving back to North Wales to sign for Rhyl. Again, his tenure with Rhyl was short-lived and he signed for Bangor City for the 2005-06 season.
It was at Bangor that Maxwell finally managed to hold down a first team place, making 31 appearances and scoring 4 goals, but he was yet again sold on at the end of the season and moved to Caernarfon Town in July 2006. After an inconsistent spell at Caernarfon (his final season yielded only 13 starts and 1 goal), Maxwell went on trial with Port Talbot Town in the summer of 2008, but failed to earn a contract. Shortly before the start of the 2008-09 season, Maxwell signed for Welsh League side ENTO Aberaman Athletic.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Thomas''' (born Stockport, 2 December 1982) is an English football (soccer) player, currently with Leek Town of the Northern Premier League.
Thomas signed for his hometown club, Stockport County, as a teenager and made 12 Football League appearances between 2001 and 2003 before being released. He subsequently played for Witton Albion and Kidsgrove Athletic before joining Leek in 2006.
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A goalkeeper, Cartwright played for Wrexham, Brighton & Hove Albion, Shrewsbury Town, Halifax Town and Leek Town, where he later had a short spell as manager.
He later became goalkeeping coach at Livingston, and is now involved with Colwyn Bay.
He is now a football agent, his client list includes Adam Yates.
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'''Ernest "Ernie" Moss''' (born 19 October 1949 in Chesterfield) is an English former footballer. He is most associated with his home town club, Chesterfield, where in three separate spells spanning nearly twenty years he made 469 Football League appearances, scoring a club record 162 league goals. His grand total of 749 appearances puts him in the top 20 all-time list for Football League appearances.
He later embarked on a fifteen year career as a manager at the non-league level of the English football pyramid. He is still very much involved in football, regularly participating in charity matches with fellow former professionals, including former Sheffield Wednesday players Mel Sterland and Kevin Pressman.
When Moss was just starting his career, Chesterfield manager Jimmy McGuigan described him as:
McGuigan worked hard to rectify this aspect of Moss' game and his hard word paid off, the youngster soon formed a deadly partnership with Kevin Randall.
None of his goals came from penalty kicks. With no sense of irony he missed the only one he ever took, in his 1986 testimonial match against Sheffield United.
Moss worked as a clerk in the Derbyshire County Council education offices at Matlock at the time of his joining his hometown club Chesterfield, in April 1967, from the local Tube Works side. He made his debut at Bradford Park Avenue on 26 October 1968, signing professional forms a few days later before going on to make sixteen further appearances in that season.
During the 1969-70 season ''the Spireties'' would be promoted from the Fourth Division to the Third as champions, Moss scored twenty goals in that campaign.
After 95 goals in 271 league games he left Saltergate as he was sold to Peterborough United, manager Joe Shaw having found a replacement in Steve Cammack.
The 1979-80 and 1980-81 seasons saw Chesterfield painfully close to promotion, but after disagreeing with the club over a -5 pay rise, in June 1981 he chose to move on to Port Vale.
It was hard to fault Moss in his debut season, the top scorer with 17 goals, he picked up the Player of the Year award in 1982. Vale won promotion from the fourth tier in 1982-83, though Moss had been sold to Lincoln City for -1,500 in March 1983, despite still being a regular in the first 11.
His time at Sincil Bank was brief and he finished the 1983-84 season with Doncaster Rovers, as Rovers were promoted from the Fourth Division as runners-up.
In 1984 Moss signed with Chesterfield for a third time, now under the leadership of John Duncan. Moss could have been forgiven for getting sick of promotion from the fourth tier, Chesterfield coming up as champions in his first season back.
The 1985-86 season was one of consolidation for Chesterfield, his goals helped greatly, so when he was sold to Stockport County in December 1986, along with Phil Brown, for a combined fee of -10,000, the Saltergate faithful were taken by surprise.
He was with Conference champions Scarborough for their first season in the Football League. He also had a short spell with Rochdale before his career in the Football League came to an end, Moss fast approaching forty.
Refusing to quit, he went on to play for Kettering Town, Matlock Town and Shepshed Charterhouse. He retired in his second spell with Kettering, in 1992.
Also a well travelled non-league manager, he spent 1992 to 1994 as assistant manager at Boston United and 1995 to 1998 at the helm of Gainsborough Trinity.
In June 1998 he took charge at Conference outfit Leek Town, though was dismissed the following year after Leek were relegated.
After success at Matlock Town from 2001 to 2004, he moved back to the Conference with Hucknall Town, but lost his job after just three months.
He has also coached youngsters at Chesterfield's community scheme and performed scouting missions. In 2004 he was voted as Chesterfield's #1 cult hero.
Off the field Moss established the ''Moss & Miller'' sports shop with former England cricketer Geoff Miller.
He met his future wife Jenny, who was a nurse, marrying in 1971. They had two daughters; Nikki born in December 1974, and Sarah, in May 1977.
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'''Allan Russell''' (born 13 December 1980 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional football player currently playing for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League as a striker.
Russell began his career in 1999 with Hamilton Academical, making over sixty league appearances over a four-year period. In 2003, Russell began a two-year spell with St. Mirren before moving to English side Macclesfield Town in early 2005. Russell's stay at Macclesfield lasted only a few months and he moved on to Mansfield Town at the start of the 2005-06 season.
A short spell with Forest Green Rovers followed before Russell's return to Scotland with Partick Thistle in January 2007. Russell began the 2007-08 season with Airdrie, where a December 2007 ''Player of the Month'' award and his goalscoring form - by February 2008 he had already scored more than any previous season - attracted interest from Scottish Premier League sides Kilmarnock and Dundee United.
In May 2008, Russell netted the Scottish Football League Second Division Player of the Year award and was eventually signed by Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock signing a two-year deal.
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'''Trevor Anderson''' (born 3 March 1951 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish football forward and manager.
Anderson began his playing career at Portadown before signing for Manchester United in October 1972.
He moved to Peterborough in December 1977 before returning to Northern Ireland and signing for Linfield.
A Northern Ireland International, he made his dbut against Cyprus in 1973 and went on to achieve 22 caps, 12 whilst a Swindon player.
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'''Gary Shelton''' (born March 21, 1958 in Nottingham, England) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Shelton came through the ranks at Walsall to become a first-team player, catching the eye of neighbours Aston Villa. He made an -80,000 switch to Villa Park in January 1978 but was to struggle to establish himself at the club. He made no appearances in the 1980-81 championship success and enjoyed just one more league outing before a -50,000 switch to Sheffield Wednesday in March 1982.
Shelton spent five years at Hillsborough, helping the club win promotion to the top-flight in 1984 and reach the FA Cup semi-finals two years later. In July 1987 Shelton moved to Oxford United for -150,000, but he was unable to prevent their relegation out of Division One and Littlewoods Cup semi-final loss to Luton Town.
Shelton was transferred again in August 1989, when he joined Third Division side Bristol City in a swap deal with future England manager Steve McClaren.
His first season ended in promotion and Shelton was to enjoy a brief spell in joint caretaker charge of the club with Mark Aizlewood and Russell Osman in 1992.
Shelton started more than 40 league games in three of his five seasons at Ashton Gate but appeared just three times in 1993-94 when he spent time on loan with Rochdale. In July 1994 Shelton joined Division Two side Chester City, where he was to remain for six years. He was appointed assistant manager to Kevin Ratcliffe in 1995 but continued to play for the club as he approached his late 30s.
His final league appearance for the club was a month before his 40th birthday on February 14, 1998, in a goalless draw at Hartlepool United. He remained registered as a player but was not involved on the playing side again. Shelton left his role with Chester in June 2000 shortly after they were relegated out of The Football League and he took up a coaching role with West Bromwich Albion that he held for several years.
Gary's son, Andy Shelton, played for Chester while Gary was on the coaching staff.
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}}'''Andrew Marc "Andy" Shelton''' (born June 19, 1980 in Sutton Coldfield, England) is an English footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City. He is the son of former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Gary Shelton, who was assistant manager at Chester when Andy was part of the first-team squad from 1998 to 2000.
Shelton made his Chester debut on 18 April 1998 as a substitute during a 3-1 win over Colchester United. He went on to make 48 first-team appearances for the club before moving on to Harrogate Town in December 2000. He went on to play for Ossett Albion, Caernarfon Town, Hyde United and Ossett Town before joining Chester-based Christleton in the West Cheshire Amateur Football League. He is still playing there at the midway stage of the 2007-08 season
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'''Kieran James Charnock''' (born 3 August 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Torquay United as a defender.
Born in Preston, Lancashire, Charnock began his career at Wigan Athletic, coming through the clubs youth system. However he failed to establish himself in the squad and was sent out on loan to Southport. Charnock was released by Wigan quickly moving on to English Conference side Northwich Victoria. He became an important part of the team forming a partnership with Mark Roberts and was chosen for the England non-league team.
At the end of the 2006-07 season Charnock requested a transfer away from Northwich Victoria in search of league football and was sold to Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee.
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'''Stephen "Stevie" Woods''' (born 23 February 1970 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former goalkeeper who currently works as a Goalkeeping Coach for Celtic. He was appointed to this role at the end of June 2007. In June 2009 he was promoted to the he role of first team Goalkeeping Coach.
During his playing career Woods played for Hibernian, Clydebank, Preston North End, Motherwell, St. Mirren and Livingston. Before he joined Celtic, Woods was the goalkeeping coach for Dunfermline Athletic.
He is making a trek to Mount Kilimanjaro in June 2009 to raise money for the The Anthony Nolan Trust which is a charity focusing on leukaemia and bone marrow transplant. He is a long supporter of the trust and first got involved when he met another cancer sufferer (Johanna MacVicar) while working at Motherwell FC in 2005. He does this as "I can help spread the message and encourage others to support the charity's work" and since the death of Tommy Burns, it has given him an extra incentive to complete this trek.
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'''Archie "Bob" Archer''' (7 March 1899 - 1982) was a football (soccer) Left Half Back.
Born in Swindon, Archer became the first schoolboy of the town to be awarded an England cap when he played for the team against Wales at Watford in 1913.
He lied about his age in 1916 to be admitted into the Army for World War I and was later invalided back into civilian life after being gassed.
His professional football career began at Bristol Rovers before he transferred to his home club of Swindon Town in 1920. Archer made his dbut for the club in March 1921 versus Northampton.
It was not until the 1925-26 season that Archer became a first team regular, having been forced to play in various different positions in the preceding seasons before deciding to play solely as a Left Half Back.
His last appearance for the club was in a 4-0 defeat against Luton Town on 28 February 1931. After retiring he ran a wet fish shop and remained in Swindon until his death in 1982.
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}}'''Dean Crowe''' (born 6 June 1979 in Stockport) is an English footballer currently unaffiliated with any club. A striker, Crowe was released by Witton Albion in November 2007.
Crowe shot to prominence at Stoke City as a youngster with his goalscoring exploits, when handed a place in the team.
Crowe signed for Luton Town, after a successful loan spell prior to his departure from Stoke. Crowe scored 12 goals in 43 starts for Luton, however a broken leg halted his progress in March 2003.
He had a brief trial at Stafford Rangers before joining Leek Town in September 2004.
Crowe joined non-league Witton Albion in 2006.
In December 2009 Crowe joined Leek Town and went onto make his first appearance in the 2-2 draw against Quorn.
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'''Joshua David "Josh" Klein-Davies''' (born 6 July 1989 in Bristol) is an English-born Welsh professional football player who plays for Weston-super-Mare in the Conference South. He plays as a striker.
Klein-Davies grew up in the St Pauls area of Bristol. He played in the Avon Youth League for Cadbury Heath from a young age and started out at Stoke Lane A.F.C. He began his career as an academy player at Bristol City and was capped by Wales at Under-17 and Under-19 levels. He signed for Bristol Rovers in May 2007 after being released by Bristol City.
In November 2007, Klein-Davies joined Yate Town on a one-month loan deal to enable him to gain first-team experience. This loan was extended for a second month, however the deal was cut short when Bristol Rovers recalled him to the Memorial Stadium on 28 December. He scored a total of five goals in eight league appearances for Yate.
Klein-Davies made his Football League debut on 29 December 2007, when he came on as a substitute for Andy Williams in a home match against Carlisle United. He scored his first senior goal against Huddersfield Town with a header from close range.
He joined Luton Town on loan shortly before the start of the 2008-09 season, but returned to Rovers early after manager Mick Harford felt he "wasn't what he was looking for". In November 2008 Klein-Davies was loaned out again, this time to Newport County, and following the expiry of this deal he joined Lewes and then Bath City, again on loan.
He was released by Rovers late in April 2009, having not made an appearance for the club since the final day of the 2007-08 season.
In July 2009 he had an unsuccessful trial with Weymouth. He joined Weston-super-Mare in August 2009 only to turn out for Weymouth in late August against Havant & Waterlooville. He switched back again to Weston after Weymouth signed Josh Llewellyn.
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'''Vaughan Jones''' (born 8 September, 1959 in Tonyrefail) is a Welsh former professional footballer. Jones played his club football for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City, Newport County, Inter Cardiff and Bath City before finishing his playing career at Cheltenham Town. He went on to be a youth coach at Bristol Rovers before becoming Assistant Manager at Bath City in November 2003, but a year later had left his job in mysterious circumstances.
A Welsh youth international, he also attained two Under-21 caps for Wales.
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'''Joe Fascione''' (born 5 February 1942 in Coatbridge) is a retired Scottish footballer.
A right sided winger, Fascione started out with Scottish junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy, before being signed for Londoners Chelsea by Tommy Docherty in September 1962. Fascione would remain with the club until 1969, but the presence of fellow wingers Bert Murray and Charlie Cooke ensured that he featured only sporadically in the first team, making a total of just 34 appearances. He was, however, one of the eight players infamously sent home by Docherty for breaking a pre-match curfew in Blackpool in April 1965.
Upon leaving Chelsea he signed for Durham City, and subsequently had spells with Romford and Barking. He also had a stint as manager of the latter club.
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'''Stephen Fulton''' (born 10 August 1970 in Greenock) is a Scottish former professional football player.
A left-sided midfielder, Fulton joined Celtic from their Boys Club in 1987 and made his league debut during the 1988-89 season. After his impressive display in a Scottish Cup semi-final defeat of Hibernian that year he was likened by his manager Billy McNeill to Italian forward Roberto Baggio, and the ''Baggio'' moniker stuck with him throughout his career.
After making only six league appearances in the 1992-93 season, Fulton left Celtic Park in August 1993, Bolton Wanderers paying -225,000 for his signature. However, he fell from favour within months of his move to Burnden Park and spent part of the 1993-94 season on loan to Peterborough United before returning to Scotland at its conclusion, in a -100,000 move to Falkirk. The ''Bairns'' enjoyed a profitable first season back in the Premier Division, challenging for European qualification and eventually finishing fifth, only six points behind 2nd place Motherwell. Fulton re-established himself as a first-team player, playing 33 times during the campaign.
In July 1995, Jim Jeffries resigned as Falkirk manager to take-over at Heart of Midlothian and Fulton was one of the first players he signed for the Edinburgh club. The side had been near the bottom of the table at the time Fulton signed but recovered to finish 4th and reach the Scottish Cup Final, where Rangers proved too strong for them. He helped Hearts to the League Cup Final the following season and scored their first goal in the Celtic Park showpiece. Rangers were again the opposition and once again they had the measure of Hearts, two individual goals from Paul Gascoigne turning the match in the Glasgow side's favour.
In 1997-98, Hearts mounted an unexpected challenge for the league title, with Fulton in the vanguard. He was the only Hearts player to start every league game and his six goals from midfield led the side to an eventual third place finish. They also reached the Scottish Cup Final for the second time in three years and ended a 36-year wait for silverware by defeating Rangers 2-1.
Fulton earned selection to the Scotland national team squad for the first time in September 1998, for a World Cup qualifying game against Lithuania.
After 1998, Fulton struggled to match the form he had achieved in his first three seasons with Hearts, the aforementioned injury concerns compounded by his difficulty in maintaining his optimum playing weight. By the 2000-01 season he was no longer an automatic selection in midfield, although he did occasionally play as an emergency left back.
Jim Jeffries was by this stage Kilmarnock manager and he again moved to sign Fulton, offering him a two-year contract with the Ayrshire club.
Fulton is currently a coach at former side Hearts, in charge of the club's Under-13 side. He also spends part of his time as a make-up artist for the local film industry.
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'''Christopher Anthony "Chris" Allen''' (born 18 November 1972 in Oxford) is an English former footballer.
Allen played for Oxford United before being sold to Nottingham Forest for a -500,000 fee in 1996, following a short loan spell. After loan spells with Luton Town and Cardiff City he moved on to Port Vale in 1999 and then on to Stockport County, Brighton & Hove Albion, Dover Athletic and Aldershot Town.
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'''Andy Dow''' (born 7 February 1973 in Dundee) is a Scottish former footballer who played for numerous clubs in a defensive role.
Dow started out with Scottish junior side Sporting Club 85, before signing for Dundee in 1990. He moved south to sign for Chelsea for -250,000 in 1993, staying for three years. He had a spell with Bradford City on loan, and then played for a succession of Scottish clubs, including Hibernian, Aberdeen, Motherwell, St Mirren, Arbroath and Raith Rovers.
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'''Alan Walsh''' (born December 9, 1956 in Hartlepool) was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Middlesbrough, Darlington and Bristol City. He is a Darlington legend for being their record scorer in the league with 87 goals and overall with 100 goals. He won two League championships with Beikta. He is currently the development coach with Bristol City.
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'''Roy Gratrix''' (February 9, 1932 - 2002) was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender.
Gratrix began his professional career with Blackpool in 1953, just a few months after the club had won the FA Cup. He made his debut for Blackpool on March 13, 1954, succeeding Eddie Shimwell in the right-back berth in a goalless draw against Middlesbrough at Bloomfield Road.
The following campaign, 1954-55, he retained his position, teaming-up with Tommy Garrett, although occasionally being asked to play at left-back.
In 1955-56, with Harry Johnston leaving to manage Reading, Gratrix moved to centre-half and remained there for the rest of his career.
Also during the 1955-56 season, Gratrix represented England at "B" level, playing against Switzerland at The Dell. England B won 4-1.
For the 1956-57 campaign, Gratrix was an ever-present in Blackpool's 46 league and cup fixtures, helping them to their second consecutive top-four finish in Division One, and in 1961-62 appeared in each of the club's 52 league and cup games.
In 1964, after eleven years and four hundred league appearances for Blackpool, Gratrix was sold to Manchester City. He made fifteen league appearances for City before trying his hand at playing in Canada with Toronto City. He returned to the United Kingdom to finish his playing career with Welsh club Bangor City.
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'''James Henry (Harry or "Gyp") Cookson''' (28 January 1869 - 27 May 1922) was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward.
Cookson began his career with South Shore, making his debut on 11 September 1886, before joining Burslem Port Vale in late August 1887, along with his teammate Richard Elston. Cookson scored 23 goals in 33 friendlies for ''the Valiants'', becoming their top scorer that season. Both Cookson and Elston returned to South Shore in the summer of 1888 and were members of the team that beat Fleetwood Rangers 6-1 to win the Fylde Cup in 1888.
He fell out with South Shore at the end of the 1889-90 season and signed with non-League Blackpool on 2 April. He made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' at the start of the following 1890-91 campaign, in a 5-1 defeat at Heywood Central on 6 September. By December, he had been re-signed for another season for fifteen shillings a week.
In May 1892, he joined Accrington (in part-exchange for full-back Jerry Morgan) for -40. His first official game was against the club he had just left, on 1 September. Blackpool won 4-2. He went on to make a further 26 league appearances, scoring fourteen goals. He left when the club dropped out of the Football League.
In May 1893, he returned to Blackpool. His first comeback game for the club was against Accrington, a 3-1 victory on 2 September. He scored over twenty goals during the 1893-94 season.
He played his final game for Blackpool on 25 April 1896, in a 3-1 defeat to Darwen.
Outside of football, Cookson was a builder and contractor. His father, Thomas, had built, amongst other things, the Clifton Arms Hotel.
Cookson married Polly Castle at South Shore's Holy Trinity Church on 28 January 1895 and honeymooned later the same day in London.
Cookson died on 27 May 1922, aged 53. He was survived by his widow, two sons and two daughters. He was buried at Layton cemetery. After his death, his widow became vice-chairman of South Shore, and one of his sons played for the club.
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'''George "Geordie" Anderson''' was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a defender and, later, as a forward.
Anderson was born in Scotland and played centre half for Leith Athletic in the Scottish League before joining Blackburn Rovers in 1892. He replaced Jack Barton at centre-half, forming a half-back line-up with Jimmy Forrest and Geordie Dewar which was to remain at the heart of the Rovers' defence for the next three seasons, during which their league campaigns ended with finishes in ninth, fourth and fifth places respectively. Although Rovers reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1893 and 1894, their cup-winning exploits were over until 1928.
Anderson left Blackburn Rovers for the first time in 1896; during his initial spell at the club he scored 11 goals in 131 league games. He then spent a few seasons moving backwards and forwards between New Brighton Tower and Blackburn. New Brighton Tower had joined the Lancashire League at the start of the 1897-98 season. After finishing as champions in their first season, the club were elected to the Second Division of The Football League when the League was expanded by four clubs. Anderson returned permanently to Blackburn midway through the 1898-99 season.
In 1901 Anderson joined Blackpool. He made his debut on 2 March 1901, in a 10-1 defeat at Small Heath, scoring ''the Seasiders'' goal. He went on to make a further seven appearances in the 1900-01 season, scoring one more goal.
In 1901-02, Anderson was moved into a forward position. He made 29 league appearances and scored twelve goals. Two of these goals were game-winners: firstly, in a single-goal victory over Burslem Port Vale at Bloomfield Road on New Year's Day, 1902, and then in another one-goal game at Newton Heath on 25 January.
For the 1902-03 campaign, Anderson was moved back to centre-half. He made 21 appearances and scored eight goals - including a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw with Barnsley at home on 13 September 1902.
In 1903-04, Anderson made 21 appearances and scored seven goals, including another hat-trick, this time in a 4-1 home victory over Burton United on 20 February 1904. He played as both a forward and centre-half in what was his final season as a player. His last appearance occurred on 30 April 1904, in a single-goal defeat at Preston North End in the West Lancashire derby.
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'''George Moorhouse''' (May 4, 1901 in Liverpool,England - July 13, 1982 in Long Beach, New York) is, reputedly, the first Englishman to appear in a FIFA World Cup. He spent most of his playing career in the United States and earned seven caps with the U.S. national team. He was a member of the U.S. teams at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and 1934 FIFA World Cup. Moorhouse was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.
A native of England, Moorhouse served in the British Merchant Marine during the First World War. After the war, he decided to try his luck in football. Predominantly left sided, Moorhouse had an unsuccessful trial with Leeds United. However, he did play two first team matches (December 26, 1921 versus Ashington and January 28, 1922 versus Accrington Stanley) whilst with Tranmere Rovers in the old Third Division North during the 1921-22 season. He then played with the Rovers' reserve team in the Cheshire League.
In 1923 he emigrated to Canada, eventually gaining a position with the Montreal Canadian Pacific Railway team. He spent only a few months with Montreal before transferring to the Brooklyn Wanderers of the American Soccer League (ASL). He played in only three games before moving to New York Giants where he remained for the next seven seasons, scoring 45 goals in over 250 games. In 1928, the Giants were expelled from the ASL during the "Soccer War" and Moorhouse remained with them during their season and a half in the Eastern Professional Soccer League. In 1929, Moorhouse and the Giants returned to the ASL. In the summer of 1930, the Giants were sold to new ownership which renamed the team the New York Soccer Club. Then in 1931, the team merged with the Fall River Marksmen to become the New York Yankees for the 1931 spring season. In the fall of 1931, Moorhouse moved to the New York Americans. In 1933, the first ASL collapsed, to be replaced by a new league, also known as the American Soccer League. The Americans joined the new league and Moorehouse played with them until 1927 leading that side to two U.S. Open Cup titles.
Moorhouse earned his first cap in a 6-1 victory over Canada on November 6, 1926. While he was not called into the team for either of the U.S. games in 1928, he was selected for the U.S. squad at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. The Americans accepted the offer from FIFA to participate in the World Cup and Moorhouse would play in all three matches in Uruguay as a defender. The first U.S. game, a 3-0 victory over Belgium on July 13, 1930 at Parque Central in Montevideo, made Moorhouse the first native-born Englishman to play in the World Cup. Moorhouse then played the next two matches as the U.S. went to the semifinals only to fall to Argentina in a particularly physical game. Several U.S. players were injured and the team finished with only eight fit field players and a lame goalkeeper as substitutes were not allowed.
The U.S. did not have any international matches until the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Moorhouse was selected as team captain for the cup. Because the U.S. had applied late for entry into the Cup, the team had to play a qualification match against Mexico in Italy. The U.S. won, 4-2, but was eliminated in the first round by Italy.
He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.
While the National Soccer Hall of Fame lists Moorhouse's date of death as July 13, 1982, several other sources have conflicting information. Colin Jose, who has served as a historian with the Hall of Fame, lists the date as October 12, 1943 in his history of the American Soccer League.
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'''David Philip Perkins''' (born June 21, 1982 in Heysham, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays on loan at Stockport County from Colchester United.
Perkins started his career with Morecambe, for whom he played 170 league games. In 2007, he moved to League Two side Rochdale. On May 17, 2008 he scored a deflected goal from 30 yards which put Rochdale level on aggregate with Darlington in a semi-final play-off, during which he was later shown a red card. Rochdale went through on penalties.
Perkins signed for Colchester United on July 8, 2008 for an undisclosed six-figure fee, citing the potential of another promotion push as the leading reason for his move to the U's.
On 2 October 2009 Perkins signed on loan for Chesterfield.
On 18 January 2010 he signed on loan for  Stockport on a deal until the end of the season.
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'''Callum Warburton''' (born 25 February 1989 in Stockport, England) is an English former professional footballer who plays in centre midfield or occasionally at full back. he is currently with Kendal Town.
Warburton began his career as a trainee with Rochdale, turning professional in the 2006 close season. He made his first team debut as extra-time substitute, for Adam Rundle in Rochdale's 0-0 draw away to Hartlepool United, a game which Hartlepool eventually won 4-2 on penalties. His league debut came in the 1-0 defeat at home to Peterborough United on 9 December 2006 and he remained in the side until the end of the year. Out of the side and in need of furthe first-team experience, he joined Northwich Victoria in March 2007,, playing twice before returning to Rochdale.
He joined Kendal Town on loan in August 2007 and after failing to feature for Rochdale was released in January 2008 when he joined Kendal on a permanent basis.
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'''Duncan McNichol''' (born 1876) was a Scottish footballer.
Born in Alexandria, Dumbartonshire, McNichol played junior football for St Bernard's of Edinburgh, before moving south of the border to join Woolwich Arsenal in June 1899. He made his debut in a Second Division match against Leicester Fosse on September 2, 1899 and immediately became a first-team regular at left back; he played 30 out of 34 league matches in 1899-00, which included appearing in Arsenal's 12-0 defeat of Loughborough on March 12, 1900.
He continued to feature regularly for the next two seasons, missing just five matches over the course of both 1900-01 and 1901-02. He eventually switched over to right back so Arsenal could accommodate Jimmy Jackson at left back; however the emergence of Archie Cross and a period of injury meant McNichol lost his place in 1902-03 and he eventually left Arsenal in October 1903. In total he played 112 matches, scoring one goal. He moved to Aberdeen and spent two seasons there before retiring prematurely in 1905 due to injury.
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'''Jackie Mooney''' (born 1938) was an Irish soccer player during the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Dublin.
Mooney played for Shamrock Rovers, Athlone Town and Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland.
Jackie was spotted playing for Home Farm F.C. by Billy Behan in 1955 and joined Manchester United. After 3 years at the club however, Mooney left Old Trafford without making the breakthrough. He had short spells at Bangor City and Cork Hibernians before signing for Shamrock Rovers where he made a scoring debut, against Shels in Dalymount Park on the 22nd of August 1962. He scored for Rovers in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against Valencia C.F. in the Estadio Mestalla in 1963 . He made a total of 6 appearances for the Hoops in European competition and was also the league top scorer in 1964/65 season with 16 goals
After sustaining a serious knee injury in a match against Shelbourne, Mooney was out of the game for 2 years. He returned to play for Aer Lingus in the Leinster Senior League for 2 years before Billy Young brought him back into football with Athlone Town. After a couple of seasons at Athlone, Jackie followed Young to Dalymount Park and Bohemians. He was top scorer for Bohs during the 1971/72 season.. His goalscoring record for that season showed a total of 10 goals in 23 league games.
He also represented the full Irish international team during the 1960s; marking his debut with a goal against Poland at Dalymount Park on October 25, 1964. In total he represented his country twice with his second cap coming against Belgium in March 1965.
His uncle Denis Doyle was a member of the very first Shamrock Rovers side to win the League of Ireland title in 1922/23. He went on to win three League medals and one FAI Cup medal during his time at Milltown. He also played on the occasion of Ireland's first international game which was against Italy in Turin in March 1926. His younger brother, Tommy "Netler" Doyle also played for Shamrock Rovers after Dinny had left the club. He went on to win the League of Ireland Shield and the Leinster Senior Cup while at Rovers.
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'''David Williamson''' (born in Hong Kong on December 15, 1975) is a soccer player currently without a club.
David was first spotted while playing in the Northern Ireland Milk Cup for Co. Fermanagh and was taken on by Castlereagh College in Belfast on their football course. Crusaders liked what they saw of David and snapped him up. When he was 18, he signed for Motherwell after a 2 week trial. However, Williamson struggled to make the breakthrough at Fir Park and only made 1 appearance in the first team. Roy McFarland brought him to Cambridge United but after a decent start, he dropped out of the starting XI and so went on a loan spell to Coleraine. He returned to Cambridge in time for the new season and got back into the first team and played in their first 15-20 games before unfortunately getting injured. Things were never the same after that so he took the decision to move to the land of his birth Hong Kong.
David spent a year and a half in Hong Kong and played for Yee Hope and Instant-Dict F.C.. He faced future team-mate Kevin Hunt on his debut for Yee Hope. While in Hong Kong, he played twice for the Hong Kong national team in friendlies against Chinese clubs Guan-Jo and Xin-Xeng. He returned to Ireland and signed for Sligo Rovers in January 2000 on a non-contract basis, making his debut against Bohemians. He impressed so much in that match that Bohs offered him a contract. There was controversy over this and the Eircom League refused to register his transfer. brought them to the High Court and won the case but David wasn't allowed to play for Bohs for the rest of the season. Crusaders took him up North on loan for the remainder of the season.
On his return to Dalymount Park, he slotted in straight away and played in Bohs' European campaign in the wins over Aberdeen and Kaiserslautern. However he fell out favour with Roddy Collins and moved to Bray Wanderers on deadline day in January 2001 . He helped Bray to a finish of 4th place in the table by the end of that season.
After leaving Bray, he has been well travelled. He has had spells at Kettering in England, TP-47 in Finland and Hibernians F.C. of Malta. He made his debut for Hibernians F.C. of Malta in January 2006 against Birkirkara F.C. . He only spent 7 months at Hibs however before being released.
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'''Daniel 'Danny' Williamson''' (born 5 December 1973 in West Ham, London) is a retired English professional footballer who was a product of the West Ham United academy and played for West Ham United and Everton in the 1990s. He played in midfield.
Williamson was born in West Ham, London in December 1973. As a youth, he cheered on the Hammers from the North Bank at Upton Park. He played for Newham and Essex Schoolboys, signed schoolboy forms with West Ham, completed a two-year apprenticeship and signed professional forms in 1992.
After signing professional forms with West Ham in July 1992, Williamson was loaned out to non-league side, Farnborough Town, making his debut in a 3-2 home defeat against Runcorn on 6 February 1993 and a total of six appearances between February and March 1993.
He was loaned out again to Third Division side, Doncaster Rovers, in October 1993 where he made 16 league and cup appearances, scoring three goals.
Competition for the midfield places from John Moncur and Don Hutchison and an ankle injury restricted him to only four appearances in 1994/95. However, he gained a regular place in the first-team in the 1995/96 season, when he made 37 league and cup appearances and scored four goals, helping West Ham to finish in the top-half of the table for the first time in ten years. Harry Redknapp said of him, ''"He was an outstanding passer of the ball. He had a terrific shot on him and I always thought he was going to be a very good player."''
He made a total of 58 league and cup appearances for West Ham, scoring five goals.
In August 1997, Williamson moved to Everton in an exchange for David Unsworth and -1 million as Howard Kendall sought to add creativity and strength to the Everton midfield and Harry Redknapp sought a left-sided centre-half to fill a gap created by injuries.
-DOCSTART-	12146116
}}'''Gavin Liam Caines''' (born September 20, 1983 in Birmingham, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Cheltenham Town.
Caines began his career as a trainee with Walsall F.C., but without making any first team league appearances he left to sign for Cheltenham Town in July 2004 after a trial period in pre season which saw him score on his first appearance against Bishops Cleeve F.C.. In his time with Walsall he spent an 11 game spell out on loan at Stafford Rangers.
In his first full season at Whaddon Road Caines won the Young Player of the Year award and the next season was involved in the clubs promotion to League One.
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'''Ron Greener''' (born 31 January 1934) is an English former footballer, who played as a defender. Born in Easington, County Durham, he played his entire career in his native North-East. He started his career with Newcastle United, before he moved to Darlington in 1955. He played 439 league games for Darlington.
Greener signed for Darlington in the summer of 1955 from Newcastle United and established himself as the rock at the heart of Darlington's defence for the next ten years, going on to make the most appearances for the club.
A run of 131 consecutive games from his debut was only halted when he was unable to reach Workington in February 1957 because of severe snowfalls. He was selected to play for the Division Three North side against the South in April 1957. He broke a leg in the third game of the club's first season in Division Four in August 1958 and missed the rest of that campaign, but returned to miss only a handful of games during the first half of the Sixties.
Greener was a member of the 1966 promotion winning squad and played most of our matches in Division Three in 1966-67, making his final appearances (and 439th in the Football League) in April 1967 against Bristol Rovers at Feethams. However having turned in a club record 490 appearances, Greener, more affectionately known as 'The Man Mountain' during his twelve years at Feethams, slipped out of the back door almost unnoticed when he was given a free transfer by then manager Jimmy Greenhalgh in 1967.
It was a sad end to an otherwise distinguished career for the Easington-born player who not only contributed to the club's success a year before his exit but also played his part in some memorable cup upsets. Greener was at the heart of the Quakers defence which humbled Division One side Chelsea in an FA Cup replay in 1958.
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'''William Henry "Bill" Gooing''' (1874 - 1969) was an English footballer.
Born in Penistone, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, Gooing started his career at junior side Penistone Wath before joining Sheffield Wednesday in 1895. A centre forward, he spent two seasons with Wednesday, but only played three First Division games with them during this time, scoring one goal in a 1-1 draw against Birmingham City. In 1897 he moved on to Chesterfield, making his debut against Burton Wanderers on September 4, 1897. During his time with the Spireites they were elected to the Football League's Second Division in 1899, and Gooing became a regular goalscorer, notching 25 goals in 63 league appearances.
In November 1901 Gooing moved to Woolwich Arsenal, making his debut on November 16, 1901 against Newton Heath, a match which Arsenal won 2-0. A regular over the next three seasons, Gooing spearheaded an Arsenal attack (along with Tim Coleman and Tommy Shanks) that won the side promotion from the Second to the First Division in 1903-04, the three of them scoring 66 goals between them in that season.
However, after Arsenal's promotion Gooing was replaced by Charlie Satterthwaite and spent much of the 1904-05 as Satterthwaite's understudy, although he did feature in Arsenal's very first First Division match, against Newcastle United on September 3, 1904. In early 1905 he left Arsenal for Northampton Town, but later retired the same year. In total, he played 106 times for Arsenal, scoring 48 goals.
-DOCSTART-	12161188
'''Dean Samuel Coleman''' (born 18 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Kidderminster Harriers as a goalkeeper.
Born in Dudley, West Midlands, Coleman came up through the youth system at Football League club Walsall, playing in two first team games during the 2004-05 season and spending the 2005-06 season on loan at Halesowen Town, before being released by the club in May 2006.
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'''David Howcroft Hatton''' (born October 30, 1943 in Farnworth, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder and, later, a defender for three clubs in North West England.
Hatton began his career at Bolton Wanderers in 1961. In eight years with ''the Trotters'', for whom he was also captain, he made 259 league and cup appearances.
In 1969, he joined Les Shannon's Blackpool for -40,000. He made his debut for the club on September 6, 1969, in a 3-2 victory over Swindon Town at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further 35 league appearances in the 1969-70 campaign, at the end of which Blackpool were promoted to Division One as runners-up.
Hatton made another 36 league appearances in 1970-71 as Blackpool immediately returned to Division Two. In a league match against Chelsea at Bloomfield Road on October 24, 1971, Blackpool were leading 3-0 when the Londoners fought back to make the scoreline 3-3. Hatton then proceeded to score a last-minute own-goal to give the visitors the points.
In 1971-72, under new manager Bob Stokoe, Hatton appeared in all but two league games. He also scored his first goal for Blackpool - the only goal in a home victory over Sheffield Wednesday on August 28, 1971. He scored three more goals in the league - one in a 2-1 home defeat to Norwich City on September 11; another one against Sheffield Wednesday, this time at Hillsborough, in a 2-1 victory on January 8, 1972; and one in a final-day 5-0 whitewash of Charlton Athletic at Bloomfield Road.
Hatton continued to be a regular at right-back during 1972-73, making 33 league appearances and scoring one goal - his third against Sheffield Wednesday in two seasons, this time in a 2-1 defeat at Bloomfield Road on December 16, 1972. He also scored in the FA Cup to help ''the Seasiders'' into the third round after two replays against Bournemouth. Hatton scored in the second replay, which Blackpool won 2-1 after extra time. It was played at Villa Park.
During the 1973-74 season, under new manager Harry Potts, Hatton played at right-back, left-back, and one game as a forward. He made 31 league appearances, scoring one goal - in a 2-2 draw at Oxford United on December 15, 1973.
Hatton missed only one league game of the 1974-75 campaign. He scored one goal - a penalty at Bristol City on November 23, 1974, which gave Blackpool the points.
Hatton missed the first five games of the 1975-76 league season, which proved to be his last as a Blackpool player. He went on to make 34 subsequent appearances, however, the last of which occurred on August 24, 1976, in a final-day 3-0 defeat at Luton Town. He had made a total of 274 appearances for Blackpool in seven years, scoring eight goals.
Hatton joined Bury in the summer of 1976 after new Blackpool manager, Allan Brown, released him. In three years at Gigg Lane, he made 97 league appearances and scored two goals. For the final two years of his stint at the club, he was their player-manager. He was sacked after ''the Shakers'' narrowly avoided relegation to Division Four.
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'''Lionel Eric Hayward''' (more commonly known as '''Eric Hayward'''; 2 August 1917 - 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Port Vale and Blackpool. He was the elder brother of Basil Hayward.
Hayward began his career with Port Vale as an amateur in July 1934, signing professional forms two years later. He made his debut in a 1-0 home defeat to Bury on 30 March 1935 and skirted the fringes of the first team before being transferred to Joe Smith's Blackpool in May 1937,
He made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' on 27 November 1937, in a single-goal defeat by Liverpool at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make 23 further appearances during the 1937-38 season.
He missed only one game of the 1938-39 campaign, before World War II intervened. During the hostilities he guested for Stoke City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wrexham, Walsall, Birmingham and Luton Town
In 1946-47, Hayward made 20 appearances. The following season, he missed only one game as Blackpool finished in the top ten in Division One for the second consecutive season and made their first, unsuccessful appearance in an FA Cup Final. He went one better in 1948-49, being an ever-present.
Hayward appeared in the first third of the 1949-50 campaign, before an injury ruled him out of the remaining fifteen games. In 1950-51, Hayward made 37 league appearances as Blackpool finished third, their highest-ever finishing place in the League at that point. Blackpool also made their second appearance in an FA Cup Final. Again, they were unsuccessful.
Hayward missed out on Blackpool's third - this time successful - attempt at winning the FA Cup by twelve months. He retired at the end of the 1951-52 season after making almost 300 appearances for the club.
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'''Stephen Edward Richard Hetzke''' (born June 3, 1955 in Marlborough, Wiltshire) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a defender.
Hetzke began his career with Reading, where he twice won promotion from Division Four and received a testimonial match after leaving for Blackpool in July 1982 for a -12,500 fee, which was settled by a tribunal.
He made his debut for Blackpool in the opening league game of the 1982-83 campaign, a 2-1 defeat at Mansfield Town on August 28, 1982. He went on to make a further 42 league appearances that season, scoring twice.
He appeared in all but one of Blackpool's 46 league games in 1983-84, scoring seven goals. Two of these were game-winning penalties in single-goal victories - firstly against Torquay United at Bloomfield Road on December 17, 1983, and then ten days later against Hartlepool United at the same venue.
In 1984-85, Hetzke, who by now was the club's captain, made 30 league appearances and scored five goals, including both goals in a 2-0 victory at Torquay United on December 15, 1984. Blackpool won promotion to Division Three at the end of the season.
Hetzke's final season at Blackpool, 1985-86, saw him make 23 league appearances and score four goals. His final appearance for the club occurred on February 22, 1986, in a single-goal defeat at Cardiff City.
In March 1986 Hetzke joined Sunderland, although after relegation to Division Three in 1986-87 he moved on to Chester City. He made his Chester debut in a 5-0 home defeat to Northampton Town at the start of 1987-88 and added just thirteen more league appearances before joining Colchester United in a -10,000 transfer in February 1988.
Hetzke finished his league career at the Layer Road club at the end of the 1988-89 season.
-DOCSTART-	12163433
'''Stephen''' "'''Mandy'''" '''Hill''' (born February 15, 1940 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a forward.
Hill began his career with his hometown club, Blackpool, in May 1959. He made his debut for ''the Tangerines'' on October 3, 1959, in a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City at Bloomfield Road, as a deputy for the injured Stanley Matthews. He made a further six appearances in the 1959-60 campaign.
In 1960-61, Hill made ten league appearances, as well as appearing in his first FA Cup tie - a 3-1 second-round-replay loss at home to Leeds United on October 5, 1960.
Blackpool manager Ron Suart gave Hill an extended run in the team during the 1961-62 season, after Stanley Matthews was allowed to return to Stoke City. He started 36 of the club's 42 league games, and scored his first goal in the process - the second in a 2-0 victory at home to West Ham on September 4, 1961. He also helped Blackpool to the semi-finals of the League Cup, appearing from the second round onwards.
In 1962-63, Hill's appearances were limited due to injury. He started only nine league games. The same applied for the following 1963-64 season, which proved to be his final one for the club. After losing his place to Leslie Lea, Hill made only nine league appearances, the final one occurring on January 18, 1964, in a 2-0 loss at home to Spurs.
Hill joined Tranmere Rovers in September 1964, with whom he made over 100 league appearances.
He finished his career with Wigan Athletic.
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'''William (Billy) George''' was a football player who played for Aston Villa F.C. from October 1897 to July 1911. As of Oct 2008 he is eleventh on the Aston Villa all time appearances table.
His previous clubs were for the now defunct Woolwich Ramblers, Army football for the Royal Artillery and for the now defunct Trowbridge Town when he was on leave. He was signed by Aston Villa from the Army for -50 in 1897. He played in 356 league matches and 40 cup matches.
While at Villa Park George kept goal in three Villa title winning sides in 1899, 1900 and 1910 as well as their 1905 cup winning side. Conversely he was also in goal when Villa suffered a humiliating F A Cup defeat against Southern League Millwall Athletic in 1900.
His international career was limited and he had 3 caps with the England team in 1902. He was sold to Birmingham City as a player/trainer in 1911.
He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers to have played for Aston Villa in its history.
George also played 13 first-class cricket matches as a batsman with Warwickshire.
-DOCSTART-	12164256
Lindon was a goalkeeper who played for Merthyr Town but was signed by Charlton Athletic as a player-manager after Alex MacFarlane's departure to Dundee in January 1928. Lindon only won one of his eleven games in charge, and became assistant manager when MacFarlane returned in summer 1928. In 1932 Lindon became manager again but was unable to prevent Charlton's relegation from the Second Division to the Third Division in 1933, and was replaced by Jimmy Seed.
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Trotter's playing career began with Bury from where he joined Sheffield Wednesday in 1923. He scored 108 times, including five in one game against Portsmouth, in 150 league matches before joining Torquay United in 1930. He scored 26 goals in his first season at Plainmoor before losing his place due to a knee injury. He moved to Watford in the 1932-33 season but retired as a player after only a few games.
Trotter had originally joined Charlton as a trainer twenty two years earlier under Jimmy Seed, but after Seed's sacking he was appointed manager in 1956, although he was unable to prevent relegation that season in 1957. In the following season, Trotter came close to taking the Addicks back into the top flight, but lost 4-3 to Blackburn Rovers on the final day of the season, when a draw would have seen Charlton promoted. The remaining seasons under Trotter's charge saw finishes of eighth, seventh and tenth before he was fired in 1961 after just one victory in twelve games.
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'''Andrew Nesbitt "Andy" Nelson''' (born Custom House, London, 5 July 1935
He entered management with Gillingham in 1971, but quit to manage Charlton Athletic in 1974, and was an immediate success with promotion from the Third Division in 1975. 1976 and 1977 saw top ten finishes in the league, but in the following two years Charlton had rely on last day results to escape relegation, and Nelson came under pressure. In 1979 he came under increased pressure as Mike Bailey was appointed as chief coach, and by March 1980 his contract had been cancelled after three successive defeats with Charlton in the relegation zone.
-DOCSTART-	12166465
'''Edward Glyn James''' (commonly known as '''Glyn James''') (born December 17, 1941 in Llangollen, Denbighshire) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He played as a defender. He spent his entire professional career with Blackpool.
James also represented Wales on nine occasions.
Blackpool manager Ron Suart gave James his Blackpool debut as a deputy for Roy Gratrix on October 1, 1960, in a single-goal defeat at arch-rivals Preston North End in the West Lancashire derby. He made four more appearances in 1960-61 - two in the league and two in the League Cup.
Over the next three seasons, James made only seventeen league appearances. In 1964-65, however, Ron Suart gave him an extended run in the team. He made 35 league appearances, and appeared in Blackpool's one FA Cup match and two League Cup encounters.
In 1965-66, James scored his first goal - against Manchester City in the FA Cup third round on January 22, 1966. He also scored in the league, in a 4-1 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield on February 19.
James made 34 league appearances during Blackpool's 1966-67 campaign, at the end of which they were relegated to Division Two.
The following season, 1967-68, under new manager Stan Mortensen, James made another 34 league appearances. He scored two goals - firstly in a 1-1 league draw with Rotherham United at Bloomfield Road on February 24, 1968, and again two weeks later in a 2-2 draw at Plymouth Argyle.
He was an ever-present during the 1968-69 league campaign, scoring four goals in his 42 appearances. The goals came in a 1-1 home draw with Preston North End on September 16, 1968; a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace, also at home, on October 26; in a 1-1 draw at home to Middlesbrough on December 7; and in a 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa.
In 1969-70 (under another new manager, Les Shannon), James scored two league goals (both in victories), helping Blackpool to a runners-up finishing place and promotion back to Division One. The subsequent 1970-71 season was a disaster for Blackpool, however, and they were relegated whence they had come twelve months earlier.
Bob Stokoe, who succeeded Les Shannon during the previous term, moved James to the forward line for the first third of the 1971-72 season. James scored six goals in those fifteen games (including four in the first two games), but a combination of the team's losing by single goals here and there and the arrival of Keith Dyson, he was moved back into defence, and Blackpool went on to finish sixth. James scored a goal in Blackpool's 5-0 whitewash of Charlton Athletic at Bloomfield Road on the final day of the season - a result that relegated the Londoners.
James complete his second ever-present season in 1973-74, under new manager Harry Potts.
In James' final season, 1974-75, he made twelve league appearances, helping Blackpool to a top-ten finish for the fourth consecutive season. His final appearance occurred on January 18, 1975, in a single-goal victory over Fulham at Bloomfield Road.
James was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
James won nine caps for Wales between 1965 and 1971.
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'''Thomas Clarke''' (born 2 January 1989 in Sussex) is an English footballer. He signed professional terms with Yeovil Town in 2006 and made his debut against Gillingham on 5 May 2007. In 2008 he joined Dorchester Town of the Conference South, having been released by Yeovil - despite signing a new six month contract in July 2007. At the start of the 2008/09 season, he signed with Eastleigh but moved to another Conference South team, Bognor Regis Town in September 2008. He re-joined Dorchester in January 2009.
In July 2009 Clarke was on trial with Weymouth for their pre-season games.
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Decker was born in Germany, but grew up in England. He attended the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, England from 1948 to 1950 after transferring from Wycombe Technical Institute in 1948. While at RGS, he played both soccer and cricket, as the wicket keeper.
After graduating from RGS, Decker signed with Wycombe Wanderers before moving to the United States in 1950. He moved to the U.S., along with his brother Rolf Decker to rejoin their mother who lived there. When he arrived in the U.S. he joined New York Hakoah of the American Soccer League (ASL).
Decker earned his lone cap as a second half substitute in the only U.S. game of 1953, a 6-3 loss to England. Decker came on at halftime and scored in the 64th and 65th minutes. Despite such a productive start to his national team career, he was never called into the U.S. team again.
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'''Robbie Simpson''' (born March 15, 1985 in Poole, Dorset) is an English professional football player currently playing for Huddersfield Town as a forward.
Born in Hitchin, according to the Sky Sports 2009-10 yearbook, Simpson began his footballing career with Norwich City at the age of nine where he spent six years on schoolboy terms. When he was released by Norwich he was signed by Jez George, then head of youth development and Cambridge City, and he made his first team debut shortly after at the age of 16. He went to Stanborough School in Welwyn Garden City until he was 16. Whilst playing for Cambridge City, Simpson obtained good A-levels, and decided to follow this by studying for a degree in Sports Science and Mathematics at Loughborough University (graduating in 2007) whilst remaining tied to the club though coaching in their 'Youth in the Community' scheme.
Simpson made his first team debut for Cambridge City in October 2002. He was at City for four seasons, scoring 42 goals in 113 appearances. When City offered him terms of re-engagement at the end of 2005/06, it was discovered that his original contract had been secretly amended in February 2006 by Jez George. The effect was to allow Simpson (and two other players, Josh Simpson and Michael Gash) a free transfer at the end of the season, instead of the usual position where City would have been entitled to a fee under the Bosman ruling requirements for players under the age of 24. The contract amendments were discovered by new Directors (from the Cambridge City Supporters Trust) who had taken over after George and other Directors resigned amidst wider accusations of financial impropriety, which were later to lead to a High Court case. . George subsequently moved to Cambridge United and City received no compensation for the three players.
Simpson signed for Cambridge United in June 2006. Despite an inauspicious start to his United career, hampered by studying full-time in Loughborough and a knee injury, he eventually became a fans' favourite due to his all-action style and goalscoring ability - by the end of the 2006-07 season he had 17 goals from 33 appearances, 15 of which came in the second half of the season. The end of the season saw Simpson win a multitude of club awards, including the Supporters' Player of the Year, Cambridge Evening News Player of the Year and official website goal of the season. Although Cambridge offered Simpson a new contract at the end of the season, this was turned down amid interest from a number of larger clubs.
Simpson joined Coventry City at the start of the 2007-08 season along with a host of other new players for the Sky Blues, and was immediately touted as a future star by manager Iain Dowie.
Simpson scored five minutes into his competitive debut for the club in a League Cup tie against Notts County on 14 August 2007. Ex-Coventry assistant manager Tim Flowers praised the youngster's performance, describing his acquisition from Cambridge as "a bargain" and tipping him to be a success at the club.
On 18 June 2009, after intensive speculation, Simpson joined Football League One side Huddersfield Town for a fee believed to be around -300,000 on a three-year deal. He made his debut in the 2-2 draw against Southend United at Roots Hall on August 8, 2009. On September 1, 2009, he scored his first goal for the Terriers, the second goal in Town's 2-1 win over Rotherham United in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
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'''Jeffrey James "Jeff" Hall''' (7 September 1929 - 4 April 1959) was an English footballer who played as a right back for Birmingham City and England.
It was the death of Jeff Hall - a young, fit, international footballer - from polio which helped to kick-start widespread public acceptance in Britain of the need for vaccination. Though the disease was generally feared and the Salk vaccine was available, takeup had been slow. In the weeks following Hall's death emergency vaccination clinics had to be set up and supplies of the vaccine had to be flown in from the United States to cope with the demand.
Jeff Hall was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire and brought up in Keighley, West Yorkshire. After leaving school in 1945 he played for various junior clubs in the area before joining his local Football League club, Bradford Park Avenue, then in the Second Division, where he remained an amateur and never made a first team appearance.
It was while playing at right half for the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers during his National Service that he was spotted by Birmingham City chief scout Walter Taylor, whose other successes included Gil Merrick, Trevor Smith and Ken Green. Hall signed on professional forms in May 1950.
He was converted to full back while playing for Birmingham's reserve team, and made his first-team debut in that position in January 1951, though did not become a regular for the first team until 1953. He was part of the Birmingham City side which won the Second Division Championship in 1954-55. The following season, 1955-56, he was part of the team which reached the club's highest ever finishing position, sixth in the First Division, and the Cup Final, losing 3-1 to Manchester City. He also played in Birmingham's Inter-Cities Fairs Cup campaign.
Also that season, he won his first representative honours, a cap for England B against West Germany B,
soon followed by his first full cap for England, in a 5-1 victory in a friendly away to Denmark. He played every minute of this and England's next 16 international matches, until losing his place to West Bromwich Albion's Don Howe in October 1957.
He finished on the losing side only once for England, and formed a fine understanding with regular defensive partner Roger Byrne of Manchester United.
Hall's last match for Birmingham was away to Portsmouth in March 1959. He became ill, was diagnosed with polio, and died in a Birmingham hospital just two weeks later, on 4 April 1959. A clock and scoreboard were erected in his memory in Birmingham City's ground, St Andrew's, later that year; they did not survive the ground redevelopments of the mid-1990s. In his home town of Keighley, a trophy was presented in his honour to the newly-formed Sunday League in the early 1960s for their cup competition which is still competed for today.
Birmingham City commissioned a second memorial clock to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Hall's death. Centrally sited above the main stand at St Andrew's, it was unveiled in September 2008 by Hall's teammates Alex Govan and Gil Merrick. However, adverse reaction to the clock's size and position provoked the club into ordering a larger replacement.
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An inside left who developed with the Glaswegian junior side St. Anthony's, Bruce spent his senior career with Aberdeen F.C. (1924-1928), Middlesbrough F.C. (1928-1935), Sheffield Wednesday F.C. (1935-1936), and Ipswich Town F.C. (1936-1938). His last club was Mossley F.C., where he held the role of player-manager during the 1938-39 season. He played once for the Scottish national team, against Austria in 1933.
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'''Colin Boulton''' was a football player who played as a Goalkeeper.
Born in Cheltenham on 12 September 1945. Solid, dependable, ever present are among the things that were said about him. Colin was the only Derby County player to take part in all 84-league games during the teams two Championship winning seasons.
His career began at lowly Charlton Kings then he took to the beat by playing for Gloucester Police. Colin was actually a Police Cadet in Cheltenham when he was noticed by Rams manager Tim Ward.
Boulton arrived at the Baseball Ground in August 1964. His course to the first team was not always a smooth one and it must have seemed to him that he was being overlooked as Brian Clough signed South African keeper Les Green in 1968.
It took another three seasons for Boulton to get his chance in the first team.
Boulton kept 23 clean sheets during the Championship winning season of 1971-72 season.
Colin Boulton went on to make 344 first team appearances for Derby County before a move to America where he played for Tulsa Roughnecks and Los Angeles Aztecs between 1979 and 1980.
Colin-s final team was back in England, where he played for Lincoln City. However in his fourth game he sustained an injury that was to end his playing career.
On March 2nd 2009, it was announced that Boulton had been voted the greatest goalkeeper in Derby County's history.
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'''Herbert''' "'''Taffy'''" '''Jones''' (3 September 1896 - 11 September 1973) was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender.
Jones trained as a plumber before World War I. He lied to enlist, signing up illegally aged 15. During the war, he was stationed in France. He took part in the famous events of Christmas 1915. Later in his life he refused to talk of these times other than to say, "It was really sad, to play football with them, then a few hours later have to start shooting and killing them. They were alright chaps really." He became a pacifist and remained so for the rest of his life.
In the summer of 1915 or 1916 he was hit by shrapnel when a shell exploded nearby. As a result of this injury he was honourably discharged.
Jones began his football career, whilst still a part-time plumber, with his hometown club, Blackpool, making his debut on 16 December 1922, in a goalless draw against Hull City at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further fifteen league appearances during the 1922-23 campaign, in what was Bill Norman's final season in charge of ''the Seasiders''.
Under new manager Major Frank Buckley in 1923-24, Jones made 28 league appearances. He also featured in Blackpool's two FA Cup ties that season.
The following season, 1924-25, Jones appeared in 34 of the club's 42 league dates. He again appeared during the club's FA Cup run, this time helping them to the fourth round. They were knocked out by Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park by a single goal in front of a crowd of 60,000.
Blackburn approached Blackpool the following season, 1925-26, with a view to signing the defender. Blackpool accepted the -6,000 offer, and in mid-January he moved east across Lancashire. His final appearance for Blackpool occurred on 12 December 1925, in a goalless draw at Wolves.
Jones went on to play 247 league games for Rovers spanning from 1925 to 1934. He won the FA Cup with the club in 1928 (see 1928 FA Cup Final). After their relegation to Division Two in 1935-36, Rovers returned to the top flight in 1938-39.
Jones then joined Brighton for a season, making 37 league appearances.
He finished his career back on the Fylde with Fleetwood Town.
While at Blackburn, Jones received six caps for England. He made his debut for his country against Scotland on 2 April 1927.
His final cap was also gained against the Scots, on 31 March 1928.
Jones died on 11 September 1973, at the age of 77.
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'''Samuel''' "'''Sammy'''" '''Jones''' (11 June 1911 - 1993) was an Irish professional footballer. He played as a defender.
Born in Lurgan, Ireland, Jones began his professional career with Distillery in his native land. In 1933, he joined Sandy MacFarlane's Blackpool, making his debut on 21 October 1933, in a goalless draw against Oldham Athletic at Bloomfield Road. He made a further 21 appearances during the 1933-34 campaign, scoring one goal.
In 1934-35, he appeared in all but one of Blackpool's league games, scoring one goal in the process.
The following season, 1935-36, in Joe Smith's first season as manager, he made 37 league appearances and scored twice.
Jones was also a regular in the team during Blackpool's successful 1936-37 season, in which they finished runners-up and gained promotion to Division One.
In 1937-38, he shared the number-6 shirt with future club captain Harry Johnston, who began to knock on the door of the first team after a few years in the reserves. Jones made 24 league appearances, and Johnston 20.
In Jones' final season in League football, 1938-39, he made seven league appearances and scored two goals. He played for Blackpool throughout the World War II regional competitions, but retired before football proper resumed in 1946-47.
Jones received four caps for Ireland, during the 1933-34 season, and scored on his debut.
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'''Romauld Bouadji''' (born 10 January 1983 in Lyon), is a French footballer currently playing for Stranraer in the Scottish Football League Third Division. He is a central defender, but has been known on occasions to play as a sweeper and a defensive midfielder. Bouadji was capped at Under 16 level by France.
Bouadji started off his career at AS Saint-tienne, before moving to England to play for Carshalton Athletic, where he played 41 times, and won Player of the Year.
The following season was very up and down, as he played for Gravesend & Northfleet, Margate & Carshalton Athletic for a second spell, all within 8 months.
In July 2005, Bouadji moved to Scotland to play under former manager Graham Roberts at Scottish Football League First Division outfit Clyde. He played in Clyde's glamour friendly against Manchester United, coming up against Wayne Rooney, Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Louis Saha, and quickly became a fan's favourite. He made his competitive debut in a Scottish Challenge Cup defeat to Brechin City in July 2005, but he came off injured in this game and missed the next 3 months of the season, including Clyde's Scottish League Cup match against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. He returned as a substitute in games against Ross County and Hamilton Academical.
Bouadji came on as a substitute in Clyde's famous Scottish Cup win over Celtic in January 2006, where he replaced Craig Bryson and surprisingly played as a holding midfield player, marking Roy Keane and Neil Lennon. He scored his first Clyde goal in February 2006 in a 5-0 win over Stranraer. Bouadji dedicated this goal to his father, who had fallen seriously ill, and made it his goal to try to get a call up to the Ivory Coast international squad.
Bouadji scored his second Clyde goal in a win over Airdrie United, and once again dedicated this goal to his dad. The next week saw Bouadji go off injured early on in a match against Hamilton Academical. This would be the last action of his Clyde career, as he was injured for the rest of the season, including the post-season tour to Canada.
He returned to England to play for Tooting & Mitcham United, where he became an integral part of the defence, winning the Surrey Senior Cup & the London Senior Cup, finishing 2nd in the Isthmian League Division One South. Bouadji was suspended for T&M's Playoff games, which they ended up losing
He then joined Fisher Athletic in Summer 2007. He stayed there until his contract expired in November 2007. Bouadji then signed for Tooting & Mitcham United for a second time. He was released by the Terrors in October 2008, and went to join another of his former clubs, Carshalton Athletic.
On October 19, 2009, Romauld signed for south of Scotland side Stranraer, with whom he had been training, and will play in the Scottish third division for the side against whom he scored his first goal in Scotland.
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'''James Charles "Joe" Lane''' (11 July 1892 - February 1959) was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward.
After spells with Hungarian club Ferencvrosi TC and English side Sunderland, Lane signed for another English club, Blackpool, in 1913 for -400. He made his debut for the club on November 22, 1913, in a 2-2 draw at home to Leeds City, scoring one of Blackpool's goals. He went on to make a further 25 appearances during the 1913-14 campaign, scoring ten more goals.
The following season, 1914-15, he was an ever-present in Blackpool's 38 league games and one FA Cup tie. He scored 28 goals, including two hat-tricks: one in the second league game of the season, a 3-1 victory at Hull City on September 5, 1914, and all of the goals in Blackpool's victory against Glossop at Bloomfield Road on November 21. Despite Lane's goal haul, Blackpool still only managed a tenth-placed finish after losing almost as many games as they won.
In 1915-16, World War I intervened, leading to the implementation of regional competitions. Lane served in Egypt with the Hertfordshire Yeomanry during the conflict.
When the Football League resumed in 1919-20, with Blackpool's new manager, Bill Norman, in his second season in charge, Lane continued where he had left off, netting 26 goals in 30 league appearances. He scored one hat-trick, in a 6-0 whitewash of Lincoln City at Bloomfield Road on September 8, 1919. He left Blackpool with two months of the season remaining, joining Birmingham City for a Blackpool club-record fee of -3,600.
After a spell at Millwall, he finished his playing career with Watford Printing when he was in his 40s. He went on to coach at Barcelona for a period.
Lane died in Abbots Langley in February 1959, aged 66.
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'''Ernie "Mush" Callaghan''' (born 29 July 1907 - 8 March 1972) was an Association footballer in England. He played for several small clubs before being signed for Aston Villa F.C. in 1930. He played for them for 125 league games and in 17 cup matches. He currently holds the club record for the oldest first team player being 39 years 86 days old when he played against Grimsby Town on 12 March 1948.
Some of his previous clubs included Hinckley Athletic, Atherstone Town, Cradley Heath, West Bromwich Albion on a trial and Birmingham City on a trial.
Ernie used to be the groundskeeper for Aston Villa and lived in a house on site. He had two sons, Keith and Roy.
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'''Trevor Smith''' (13 April 1936 - 9 August 2003) was an English footballer, who played as a centre half for Birmingham City and the England national football team.
Smith was born in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire and attended Quarry Bank Secondary Modern School. In 1951 he captained the local schools' representative side, Brierley Hill, Sedgley and District, to their first final of the English Schools' F.A. Trophy, in which they lost to Liverpool Schools 5-3 on aggregate. A feature of the first leg, according to the Brierley Hill local newspaper, was the "solid play of the two centre-halves, Parkes for Liverpool and Smith for the home team", while the match programme from the second leg described him thus:
When he left school he signed for Birmingham City as an amateur, and played for the team that won the European Youth Cup
Smith's career at Birmingham coincided with probably the best period in the club's history. Under the management of Arthur Turner, they won promotion to the First Division in 1954-55, reached the FA Cup Final and their highest ever finishing position (sixth place) the following season, and then the FA Cup semifinal in 1957, only to lose to Manchester United's "Busby Babes". They went on to play on the losing side in two successive Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finals,
under Smith's captaincy. The club's success during this period was built on a solid defence, comprising a first-choice selection of international players Gil Merrick, Jeff Hall, Ken Green and Smith himself, together with wing-halves Len Boyd and hard-man Roy Warhurst.
Smith represented his country at schoolboy and youth levels, and won no fewer than 15 caps at under-23 level. He was selected to represent England B against their West German counterparts when still only 18. He had all the attributes necessary for a top-class centre-half. Tall and powerfully built, he was good in the air and in the tackle and read the game well,
combining an uncompromising physical game with good technique.
When the great Billy Wright retired from international football, the 23-year-old Smith was chosen to take his place, making his England debut against Wales at Ninian Park on 17 October 1959. A calf injury sustained early on which hampered his movement meant he failed to do himself justice,
By the early 1960s, Birmingham were past their best. The Cup Final team had dispersed, league form was poor, but the new League Cup competition provided some relief. In 1963 they reached the final against local rivals Aston Villa, who were hot favourites having won the league meeting two months earlier by four clear goals. However, under the captaincy of the inspirational Smith,
At the start of the 1964-65 season, Smith lost his place through injury, and when he recovered he moved to Walsall of the Third Division for a fee of -18,000. He was able to make only 13 appearances for the club before arthritis forced his retirement in 1966 at the age of 29. Walsall were critical of Birmingham, believing they had knowingly sold them an unfit player.
After leaving the game Smith went into the licensed trade, first with a pub in Tamworth, then as manager of off-licences in Birmingham and later in Dagenham. He retired to Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex and died 18 months later of lung cancer on 9 August 2003 at the age of 67.
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'''Leslie Lea''' (born October 5, 1942 in Manchester) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.
Lea began his professional career with Blackpool in 1960, making his debut in the opening game of the 1960-61 league campaign. He scored his first goal for the club in their fourth league game, a 3-1 defeat at Tottenham on August 31, 1960. He made six other league appearances that term, the last one being on October 1, meaning he sat out the remaining six months of the season.
He didn't feature at all in 1961-62, but the following season, 1962-63, he featured in half of the league campaign. He also scored two goals, in consecutive games as the season drew to a close: firstly in a 3-2 victory over Arsenal at Bloomfield Road on April 27, 1963, and then in a 3-0 whitewash of Manchester City at Maine Road on May 4.
In 1963-64, Lea made 30 league starts, scoring a solitary goal (in the final league game of the season).
He continued to be a regular fixture in Ron Suart's teams throughout 1964-65, making another 30 league appearances and scoring twice (both in victories: 4-2 at home to Blackburn Rovers on August 24, 1964, and 3-1 in Blackpool's hosting of Sunderland on September 26. He also scored in their League Cup second round win against Newcastle three days earlier.
Lea's goals during the 1965-66 league season all came in victories once more: one in a 2-1 scoreline against Sheffield Wednesday on November 27, 1965; both goals in a 2-1 victory at Leeds United on March 26, 1966; and one in a 3-0 win at home over Northampton in the penultimate game of the league season. He scored in the League Cup for the second consecutive season, again in the second round, but this time in a 5-1 victory over Manchester United, with Ray Charnley netting a hat-trick. His goals could not save Blackpool from relegation, however, and they dropped into Division Two at the end of the season, four months after Ron Suart was replaced as manager by Stan Mortensen.
Lea's final appearance for Blackpool came eighteen games into the 1967-68 league calendar, a 2-0 defeat at home to Norwich City. Stan Mortensen, who had brought in Alan Skirton, sold him to Cardiff City for -20,000. He went on to make 76 league appearances for ''the Bluebirds'' in three years, scoring seven goals.
He finished his playing career with Barnsley. In six years at Oakwell, he made over 200 league appearances and scored 32 goals.
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'''James McLaughlin "Jimmy" McIntosh''' (April 5, 1918 - 2000) was a Scottish professional footballer (a forward) and, later, a manager.
McIntosh began his professional career with Joe Smith's Blackpool in 1935. At 17 years 169 days he became the then youngest player to appear in Blackpool's first team when he made his debut on September 21, 1935, in a single-goal defeat at Swansea Town. He made only three more appearances in the 1935-36 campaign; indeed, he wasn't selected again until the opening game of the 1936-37 season.
In 1938 he joined Blackpool's arch-rivals Preston North End. He was part of a deal that brought Frank O'Donnell to the club, with Dickie Watmough joining McIntosh on his way to Deepdale. He made 27 league appearances and scored three goals.
After World War II, McIntosh returned to Blackpool, who were still under the management of Joe Smith. He appeared in the first 26 and final two games of the 1946-47 league season, scoring five goals in the process (including one in a 3-2 victory over Liverpool at Bloomfield Road on November 30, 1946).
In 1947-48, on November 1, 1947, he scored both goals in another home victory over Liverpool. He also scored the only goal in a home victory over Aston Villa on January 31, 1948, and five goals in a 7-0 whitewash of his former club Preston at Deepdale in the final game of the season.
After helping the club to the 1948 FA Cup Final by scoring five goals in their journey to Wembley, McIntosh missed the main event against Manchester United.
In McIntosh's final season at Blackpool, 1948-49, he made just thirteen league appearances, scoring four goals. All of the goals game in three consecutive February league games (one against Bolton Wanderers, the only goal of the game; one at Liverpool in a 1-1 draw; and both goals in a 2-2 draw at home to Preston).
His final appearance for Blackpool occurred in the final game of the season, a 1-1 draw at Lancashire neighbours Burnley.
McIntosh joined Everton, with whom he went on to make 58 league appearances and score nineteen goals. He was also the club's player-manager for a period.
He continued his career in Northern Ireland with then Belfast based Distillery as player/manager he lead Distillery to the final of the Ulster Cup scoring 8 goals in the competition before they were beat 3-0 in the final by Glentoran
Jimmy was installed as Manager of Glentoran, his first game in charge of the Belfast Glens a Irish League game on the 16th April, 1955 against Portadown, winning 4-2, he then followed this up with a 6-1 win over Derry City, after a few season's he moved back to Scotland to manage Greenock Morton. He also managed Ballymena United.
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'''John McPhee''' (born November 21, 1937 in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a defender.
Nicknamed ''Chopper'', McPhee began his professional career in his native Scotland with his hometown club, Motherwell. In five years, he made 74 league appearances and scored sixteen goals for the club.
In July 1962, he moved south of the border to join Ron Suart's Blackpool. He made his debut for the club on September 1, 1962, in a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa. He made 36 further appearances in the 1962-63 season, scoring six goals.
In 1963-64, he made 30 league appearances and scored five goals (including one in a 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield on August 31, 1963).
After missing the first sixteen games of the 1964-65 campaign, McPhee played in the remaining 26, scoring one goal.
In 1965 and 1968, he was voted Blackpool's Player of the Year.
In 1967-68, Blackpool were playing Second Division football after suffering relegation the previous campaign. Stan Mortensen was in his first full season in charge after succeeded Ron Suart, and under his managership McPhee was an ever-present in Blackpool's 47 league and cup games.
He made 38 league appearances the following season, 1968-69, and scored one goal.
Under new manager Les Shannon in 1969-70, McPhee made 29 league appearances in his final season with the club. His last appearance occurred in the final game of the season, a 2-0 league defeat at Oxford United. It didn't matter, however, since Blackpool had sealed promotion back to Division One the previous week.
After over 250 league games for ''the Tangerines'', McPhee was sold to Barnsley at the end of the season. He spent one term at Oakwell before joining Southport in 1971, with whom he finished his career.
After retiring, McPhee became a businessman in Blackpool.
McPhee is now owner of the family run Hotel Sheraton, situated on Blackpool's Queens Promenade. He spends his retired days playing golf, socialising, and entertaining hotel guests with stories of his football days.
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'''Steven Drench''' is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Leigh Genesis.
Drench began his career at Blackburn Rovers, making several appearances for the England Schoolboys side whilst at the club. Following an injury to Ryan Robinson in 2005, he joined Morecambe on loan as goalkeeping cover. After impressing during his loan period, his loan was extended to the end of the 2005-06 season.
After beginning the 2006-07 season competing with Robinson for the starting goalkeeper-s spot, Drench was confirmed at the club-s first choice goalkeeper when Ryan Robinson left to join Forest Green. A series of impressive displays over the course of the season helped Morecambe to reach the Conference play-offs. However, he was injured in a challenge with York City's Clayton Donaldson, forcing him to miss the successful play-off final against Exeter City. Even so steven picked up fans player of the year and also the clubs player of the year for all his outstanding performances all season.
Following this injury, Drench struggled to regain his first team place following the signing of Joe Lewis on loan, and in order to get match fit, Drench went on loan to Southport during the January 2008 transfer window. His loan was extended past the initial month to the end of the season and the play-offs.
After being released by Morecambe in June 2008, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Southport. On 21 August 2008 Drench signed for Cambridge United on loan until January 2009 to rival Danny Potter for the number one shirt.
On 26 March 2009, Southport announced Drench had left the club and had signed permanently for Leigh Genesis.
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'''George Wilfred''' "'''Georgie'''" '''Mee''' (12 April 1900 - July 1978) was an English professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.
Nicknamed ''the Mighty Atom'', he was the older brother of former Arsenal manager Bertie Mee.
Born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, Mee started his career at Notts County, before moving to Blackpool on a free transfer in July 1920.
Bill Norman gave Mee his Blackpool debut on 18 September 1920, replacing Joe Donachie at outside-left in a 2-0 league victory at Coventry. He went on to make a further 28 appearances during the 1920-21 campaign, scoring two goals, including the only goal in a victory over Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road on 22 January 1921.
Over the next four seasons (1921-22 to 1924-25), he was an ever-present, with over 200 consecutive matches (195 in the League), a feat which still stands as a club record.
In his second season, 1921-22, he scored seven goals, including the only goal in a victory at Coventry City on 28 January 1922, and both goals in a 2-1 win at home to Nottingham Forest on 4 March. One of them was described as "one of the greatest goals ever seen at Bloomfield Road".
Mee's final appearance for Blackpool occurred on 19 December 1925, in a single-goal victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Bloomfield Road. He was transferred to Derby County in February,
Mee was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
After retiring, Mee bought a pub in Blackpool. He died in July 1978 in Poulton-le-Fylde.
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'''Dieter Eckstein''' (born March 12, 1964 in Kehl) is a retired German football player, who played for several German clubs plus clubs in Switzerland and England.
He played for the West Germany national team, earning seven caps. Eckstein was a participant at the EURO 1988.
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'''Adam Yates''' (born 28 May 1983 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is an English footballer currently signed to Port Vale in the English League Two. He is a former semi-pro international with England.
He began his career with Crewe Alexandra in 2002. Unable to earn a first team place, he fell out of the Football League, before returning from non-league football with newly promoted Morecambe in 2007. He signed with Port Vale in June 2009.
Yates was raised in Werrington, Staffordshire and attended Painsley High School in Cheadle. He was in the same year with Port Vale teammate Gareth Owen. Yates left the school with one A*, five Bs and one C at GCSE level.
Yates passed up through the ranks of the Crewe Alexandra youth system to become a professional in 2002, and spent five months on loan with Halifax Town during the 2003-04 season. After being released by Crewe Alexandra in May 2004, never having made the first team, he signed for Leek Town.
An almost permanent presence in the Leek defence during 2005-06, he put in a total of fifty appearances, also scoring once in the Northern Premier League.
In February 2005 he had a trial with Port Vale, the team he had supported as a boy, but did not impress manager Martin Foyle and was not signed to a contract.
After impressing Sammy McIlroy in a pre-season friendly in 2006, he was signed by Morecambe in August 2006. He scored his first goal for Morecambe in their 2-1 victory at Southport on 26 December 2006. His return to league football came at the end of the 2006-07 season as Morecambe achieved promotion from the Conference as play-off winners in 2007.
He was loaned out to Burton Albion in August 2008. On his return to Christie Park in October he went straight back into the first team. After having featuring heavily in the 2008-09 season he was offered a new contract by Morecambe, though he rejected the offer after deciding his future lay elsewhere.
Targeted by Dean Glover, Port Vale continued the hunt for his signature even after Glover's departure, Yates decided to wait until a manager was appointed before signing for the club, after Micky Adams was made manager Yates signed a two year deal with ''the Vale''. He was forced to wait until 22 August before he made his competitive debut for the club, as Sam Stockley had impressed in the right-back position in the pre-season and opening few games of the 2009-10 season. He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. Following Stockley's retirement in November, Yates was expected to fill the void, though he faced competition for the right wing-back spot from Anthony Griffith. In his first game in almost a month he scored his first professional goal at a senior level, scoring the opener of a 1-1 home draw with Stevenage Borough in the FA Cup first round.
Yates made his England National Game XI debut against Holland in a 4-1 victory on 29 November 2006. Named in a friendly against Northern Ireland in February 2007, he was unable to feature due to injury.
He was also named in the 2007 Four Nations Tournament squad for England.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''Leek Town appearance data for 2004-05 season not available''
c. ''Cup competition stats for 2005-06 season included in totals.''
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}}'''Garry Paul Hunter''' (born 1 January 1985 in Morecambe) is an English professional football midfielder. He currently plays for Morecambe.
Hunter has spent his entire career to date with Morecambe after joining from the club's academy, making his Conference debut in on August 23, 2003 when he was a second-half substitute for Garry Thompson in Morecambe's 3-2 win at home to Dagenham & Redbridge. He was a member of the Morecambe side that won promotion to the Football League in 2007, playing as a substitute in the play-off final victory over Exeter City.
Hunter remained with Morecambe as they entered the Football League and made his league debut on August 11, 2007 in the goalless draw at home to Barnet.
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'''Wayne Curtis''' (born 6 March 1980 in Barrow-in-Furness) is an English football striker, currently playing for Morecambe.
He began his career with Holker Old Boys, and was signed by Jimmy Harvey in 1998 for Morecambe. His Morecambe debut came against Dover Athletic on 25 April 1998.
After a period of indifferent form, he went on loan to his home town club Barrow for a spell during the 2003-2004 season. Upon his return, he hit a rich vein of form and has rarely been out of the first team since. His form after his return from loan saw him attract the attention of Football League club Rochdale who had two bids for him turned down.
He was awarded the ''Morecambe Visitor'' newspaper ''Player of the Season'' award at the end of the 2004/5 season for receiving the highest average rating of all Morecambe players during the course of the season.
More recently he has been playing on the left wing rather than his natural striker position. Following injuries, he attracted the attention once again of Barrow whom he joined on a month's loan on 1 January 2009. The loan was not extended due to financial difficulties and a resulting transfer embargo at Morecambe.
Also, Wayne has an embarrassing record, being the first player to miss a penalty at the New Wembley.
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'''Paul Lloyd''' (born 26 March 1987) is an English football midfielder who plays for Forest Green Rovers in the Conference National.
Lloyd was part of the successful Morecambe academy side coached under the guidance of Jim Harvey and after a successful spell in Morecambe's reserve squad Lloyd was promoted to the first team in the summer of 2005.
Lloyd joined Bamber Bridge on loan in January 2007 and when he returned from his loan spell he broke in to the first team which saw him find the net past Cambridge United and Grays Athletic including a goal against his future employers Forest Green. Lloyd also featured in the Conference National play off semi final second leg against York City because of an injury to Garry Thompson.
Lloyd then signed a one year contract upon Morecambe's promotion to the Football League however did not make an appearance in the league in their first season. He was then offered another contract in the summer because of his potential ability.
Things didn't work out for Lloyd however in the 2008-09 season and he was released. He was then snapped up by his old manager, Jim Harvey, at Forest Green Rovers in February 2009. Lloyd made his Rovers debut coming off the bench in a 3-0 win over Northwich Victoria.
Despite only spending a short time at Forest Green he was offered a one year contract in the summer of 2009 for the new season.
In early November Lloyd went on loan to Conference North side Workington F.C. for a month.
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'''Ian Moir''' (born 30 June 1943 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish former footballer. He played as a midfielder.
Moir played over 300 Football League games for five clubs, including top-flight sides Manchester United and Blackpool, before going on to play in South Africa with Arcadia Shepherds. He returned to Britain and had spells with non-League sides Oswestry Town and Colwyn Bay.
Moir began his career with Matt Busby's Manchester United in 1960. In four years at Old Trafford, he made 45 league appearances and scored five goals.
In 1964, he joined Blackpool, who were then under the managership of Ron Suart. Moir made his debut on February 13, 1965, in a 1-1 draw with Leicester City at Bloomfield Road. He played in the remaining thirteen games of the 1964-65 campaign, scoring four goals in the process.
In 1965-66, he appeared in two-thirds of Blackpool's league games, scoring three goals.
His final season at Bloomfield Road, 1966-67, saw Ron Suart replaced by former Blackpool player Stan Mortensen. Moir made 22 appearances in the league and scored five goals (including two in a 6-0 whitewash of Newcastle United at home on October 22, 1966). He also scored two goals in the League Cup, assisting in Blackpool's reaching the fifth round.
Moir's final game for Blackpool occurred on March 27, 1967, a 2-0 defeat at home to Chelsea.
He left to join Chester City, for whom he made 25 league appearances and scored three goals.
In 1968, he joined Wrexham, and went on to make 150 league appearances for the Welsh club.
After a spell with Shrewsbury, Moir returned to Wrexham once more, before moving to South Africa to play for Arcadia Shepherds.
Moir finished his career back in England with non-League outfits Oswestry Town and Colwyn Bay.
He is currently a lecturer in Sport sociology at the University of Birmingham's school of sport and exericse sciences.
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'''Henry''' "'''Harry'''" '''Mowbray''' (born 1 May 1947 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a defender.
Mowbray began his career in his native Scotland with Cowdenbeath in 1966. After one season with ''the Blue Brazil'', he moved south to join Stan Mortensen's Blackpool, signing for them on his 20th birthday. He made his debut for ''the Tangerines'' on August 29, 1967, in a 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town in the league. He went on to make a further 26 league appearances in the 1967-68 campaign, playing alongside Jimmy Armfield.
After suffering an injury that put him out for the majority of the 1968-69 season (with Bill Bentley taking over his left-back role), he made only twelve league starts.
The following season, 1969-70, saw him edge back in front of Bentley. He made 26 league appearances that season and also in 1970-71. He scored his first goal for the club in their FA Cup third-round win against West Ham at Bloomfield Road on January 2, 1971.
At the end of the season, after Blackpool had been relegated to Division Two, new manager Bob Stokoe made it clear that he was going to favour Bentley at left-back, and so Mowbray departed the seaside.
Stan Mortensen, now manager at Bolton Wanderers, re-signed the Scot, and he made 31 league appearances for ''the Trotters'' in two years.
In 1973, Mowbray returned to Scotland to sign for St. Mirren for the 1973-74 season. He then played in Australia for a few years, bringing his playing career to a close.
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'''Graham Oates''' (born 4 December 1943 in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.
Oates began his career with Ron Suart's Blackpool in 1961. He made his debut for the Division One club on 16 September 1961, in a 3-1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest. He made just three more league appearances during the 1961-62 campaign, but scored Blackpool's goal in their 1-1 draw with Leyton Orient in their League Cup second round, first leg tie on 4 October 1961.
In 1962-63, Oates made only one appearance in the entire season - goalless draw at Sheffield Wednesday on 27 October 1962.
The following season, 1963-64, he made 25 league appearances and scored eight goals. On four occasions, a single strike by Oates was enough to give Blackpool a victory: against Fulham at Bloomfield Road on 30 September 1963; against West Bromwich Albion at home on 16 November, against Stoke City, again at Bloomfield Road, on 8 February 1964; and at Nottingham Forest in the very next game seven days later. He also scored one goal in the League Cup, in Blackpool's 7-1 second-round victory over Charlton Athletic at Bloomfield Road on 25 September 1963.
In 1964-65, Oates made 30 appearances and scored twelve goals in the league, finishing second-top scorer behind Ray Charnley.
Oates' strike-rate dried up in 1965-66, with only one goal in 21 league appearances, and in the first two-thirds of the 1966-67 campaign, Ron Suart gave Oates only three starts. Stan Mortensen replaced Suart in the Blackpool hot seat in the New Year, and the former Blackpool striker provided more opportunities in the team. Oates scored in the final league game of the season, a 3-1 victory against Liverpool at Anfield on 13 May 1967. Blackpool, however, had already been relegated to Division Two at that point.
In Stan Mortensen's first full season in charge, 1967-68, Oates made 23 league appearances and scored three goals (all of which came in victories).
Oates' final appearance for Blackpool occurred seven games into the 1968-69 season, in a single-goal victory over Bolton Wanderers at Bloomfield Road on 7 September 1968.
He joined Grimsby Town, with whom he went on to make 81 league appearances and score nine goals in three years.
Oates also played for Wigan Athletic in the early 1970s.
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'''Eamon Gerard O'Keefe''' (also referred to as '''Eamonn O'Keefe''') (born 13 October 1953) is an English-born Irish former professional footballer. He played as a forward, but in later years was moved into a midfield role.
Manchester-born O'Keefe started his career with non-league Stalybridge Celtic before winning a chance in the Football League with Third Division Plymouth Argyle in February 1974. Never making the first team he dropped out of league football to join Hyde United for the 1974-75 season. While there he scored six goals in one game, against Rhyl, in 1975. Later in the year he moved to Saudi Arabia to play for top-flight Al-Hilal.
He returned to Greater Manchester with Mossley in December 1976. Upon Bob Murphy-s return to Seel Park as manager a year later O-Keefe was moved to an attacking midfield position where his pace, power and eye for goal saw him help Mossley to the Northern Premier League and cup double in 1978-79.
O-Keefe was then snapped up by Gordon Lee at Everton for a -25,000 fee, going on to make 40 top-flight appearances for Everton scoring 6 goals. He was then transferred to Wigan Athletic for a -60,000 fee in 1981, he played close to 60 games for the Springfield Park club, scoring 25 league goals.
In June 1983 Port Vale paid -10,000 for his services. With 11 goals he was the club's top scorer and Player of the Year in his debut season. The day after picking up his award he put in a transfer request because Vale had been relegated.
Three days later he joined Sam Ellis's Blackpool.
The following season, 1985-86, O'Keefe scored seventeen goals in nineteen league starts (including a hat-trick in a 4-0 home win over Doncaster Rovers on 1 October 1985). He finished the season as the club's top scorer.
After only two games in 1986-87, O'Keefe announced his retirement from professional football due to injury. His final game for Blackpool occurred on 6 September 1986, in a 2-1 home defeat by Carlisle United.
O'Keefe went on to enjoy a two-year spell playing and managing in Ireland with Cork City. In March 1989 he came out of professional retirement to sign for Chester City, under the guidance of his former Wigan Athletic manager Harry McNally. The signing was delayed due to lengthy negotiations with the Football League over his insurance payout from two years earlier. His Chester debut came at his former club, Blackpool, on 18 March 1989, coming off the bench to score in a 1-1 draw, denying Blackpool two points in their battle against relegation. Although he appeared in every game until the end of the season and became the club's penalty taker, O'Keefe, who also worked as commercial manager at the club, only featured in three more matches in 1989-90 and drifted out of professional football circles, signing for Bangor City.
O'Keefe was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
O'Keefe became an England semi-pro international, playing against Scotland and the Netherlands in a tournament in May 1979, scoring the winning goal against the Dutch in the final.
He won five caps for the Republic of Ireland, scoring one goal. He qualified for the squad thanks to his father.
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'''Adrian Lee Viveash''' (born 30 September 1969) is an English former professional footballer. He is most notable for his spells with Reading and Walsall during the 1990s. He played in the Reading team which won the Division Two title in 1994 and reached the Division One playoff final a year later. He also helped Walsall reach Division One in 1999. He is currently manager of Cirencester Town.
Viveash began his career with home-town club Swindon Town. He subsequently played for Walsall, Reading and Oxford United on loan before returning to Swindon.
He joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan after which he moved to Conference National side Aldershot Town on a short-term contract in December 2004. He was released in January 2005 and joined Cirencester Town later that month.
In May 2007 he took over as manager of Cirencester Town.
In September 2008 Adrian Viveash resigned as Cirencester Town Manager after 16 months in charge. He took up a coaching role with Chelsea's Academy. His final match in charge was a 2-1 derby defeat by Cinderford Town. Chairman Steve Abbley thanked Adi for his efforts at the helm and wished him every success.
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'''Leslie "Les" Fridge''' (born 27 August 1968 in Inverness), is a former Scottish football goalkeeper. He is currently manager at Nairn County.
Fridge began his career as a youth at Chelsea. He made one appearance for Chelsea where he let in 5 goals at home to Watford and ultimately failed to make the grade, and returned to Scotland. He spent 6 years with St. Mirren, before having spells with Clyde, Raith Rovers and Dundalk in Ireland.
After much travelling Fridge soon returned home to sign for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He spent four years with Caley but struggled to be regular choice at the Caledonian Stadium with the likes of Jim Calder and Nicky Walker to contend with. In 2002 he signed for near neighbours Ross County.
Fridge retired in 2003 and was appointed manager of Nairn County in 2004. He was also a coach for Caley Thistle's youth teams briefly.
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'''Joseph "Joe" Craig''' (born 14 May 1954 in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Sauchie, Partick Thistle, Celtic, Blackburn Rovers, Hamilton Academical and the Scotland national team.
Craig, a striker, joined Partick Thistle in 1972 from Sauchie Juniors and helped the club to the First Division title in season 1975-76. He signed for Celtic in September 1976 for -60,000 where he won the Scottish Cup and League Championship in his first season. He moved to Blackburn Rovers in September 1978 where he remained until 1981 when he joined Hamilton Academical. He retired in 1983.
Whilst at Celtic, he earned his only international cap against Sweden in April 1977. He started the match as a substitute and came on after 75 minutes and famously scored before having even kicked the ball, scoring a header just two minutes after replacing Kenny Burns.
After his playing career, he managed Cowdenbeath for three years and later had coaching spells at Armadale Thistle and Airdrieonians. His son Steven is also a professional footballer and has played for Raith Rovers, Aberdeen and Livingston.
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'''George Herd''' (born 6 May 1936 in Lanark) was a Scottish footballer who played for Inverness Thistle, Queen's Park, Clyde, Sunderland, Hartlepool United and the Scotland national team.
Herd began his career at Inverness Thistle before moving to the Football League with Queen's Park in 1956. He turned professional in May 1957 after moving to Clyde. In his first season at Clyde, he won the 1957-58 Scottish Cup and won his first Scotland cap, a 4-0 defeat to England in April 1958. He won a further 4 Scotland caps during his time at Clyde before departing for Sunderland in 1961 where he also took up a coaching role in 1969.
He later had a spell at Hartlepool United in 1970-71 before retiring. After his playing career, he had coaching spells at Newcastle United and Sunderland. Next Herd was appointed manager of Dumfries club Queen of the South in May 1980 where he worked with players such Allan Ball, Iain McChesney, George Cloy, Nobby Clark and Jimmy Robertson. He left this position mid way through the following season from which the club went on a promotion winning run. Herd joined Darlington in a coaching capacity.
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'''Benjamin "Ben" Watson''' (born 9 July 1985 in London) is an English footballer who currently plays in midfield for Wigan Athletic.
Watson made his debut aged 17 towards the end of the 2002-03 season, giving a good performance to keep his place in the side for the final four games of the season, slowly becoming a fixture in the Palace side over the next few seasons, surpassing 150 appearances for the Eagles before his 23rd birthday.
He has also represented England in the under-21 team.
This was all capped by being named as Palace's "''Young Player of The Year''" for 2007, as well as being
one of six nominees for the "''Carling Cup New Talent Award''" in 2006, drawn up by the Football Writers' Association.
At the outset of the 2008-09 season, Watson had one year left on his contract at Palace. The club reportedly offered him a new contract that would have made him Palace's highest-paid player, which was subsequently turned down. He also turned down a move to Nottingham Forest amidst rumours that he was seeking an offer from Queens Park Rangers. However a move never materialised before the end of the summer, and Watson returned to the Palace side, scoring five times in just 18 appearances before suffering an injury in early December. This turned out to be Watson's last appearance for the Eagles.
In late January, Middlesbrough offered -2m for Watson and were expected to sign the midfielder, but Wigan Athletic entered the race to sign him late on, and were successful in securing the deal after matching Boro's offer.
Watson scored his first league goal for Wigan in the 1-2 away victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. On 23 March 2009 he followed this up with a goal in his next game at home against Hull City. This goal meant that Wigan gained all three points and their European bid was back on.
On 1 September 2009, Watson signed for Championship side QPR on loan until January 2010. Watson then made his debut 11 days later on 12 September in a 1-1 draw against Peterborough United at Loftus Road. He scored his first goal for QPR in a 5-2 win over Barnsley on 26 September 2009. Watson was sent off on 21 October in a 4-1 win over struggling Reading, serving a 2 match ban. Ben Watson has now returned to Wigan.
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'''Ben Charles Watson''' (born 6 December 1985, in Shoreham-by-Sea) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for Forest Green Rovers on loan from League One club Exeter City. He has also played for non-League outfits Bognor Regis Town and Grays Athletic. He holds UEFA 'B' coaching badges for both football and futsal. With this he spent some of his time whilst at Bognor Regis coaching at Varndean School in Brighton. He then moved on to Grays Athletic.
Watson made his debut for Exeter City on 24 March 2008 in the 3-1 away defeat at Weymouth, while on loan from Grays Athletic. Following Exeter's promotion to the Football League, Watson signed a one-year contract with the club. He made his debut as an Exeter signee, at home to Shrewsbury Town, in the 2-1 defeat in the Football League Trophy on 2 September 2008.
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'''Kurt Nogan''' (born 9 September 1970 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh footballer. He is normally a centre forward but has been used as an attacking right midfielder, and is the younger brother of fellow footballer Lee Nogan, a fact that has led to them being referred to by some as "The Climie Fisher of football".
Nogan had a long career with a number of Football League clubs (playing over 300 games), including Luton Town, Brighton and Hove Albion, Burnley, Preston North End and Cardiff City. He arrived at Burnley in February 1995 where he made 108 appearances scoring 42 goals. He made his debut for Preston in march 1997 and went on to make 106 appearances, scoring 31 goals, before moving on to his home town club. He was forced to retire from the professional game in 2001 because of injury.
In December 2007 he was playing with Welsh Football League side ENTO Aberaman Athletic. He also took part in Cardiff City's campaign in the 2008 Screwfix Western Masters competition.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Ring''' (8 August 1930 - 5 October 1997) was a Scottish footballer who played for Ashfield, Clyde, Everton, Barnsley, Aberdeen, Fraserburgh, Stevenage Town and the Scotland national team.
Ring was born in Glasgow and is perhaps best known for his time at Scottish club Clyde, during which he won the Scottish Cup in 1955 and 1958.
In the 1954/55 campaign Ring's second goal of the game provided a last minute equaliser against Dave Halliday's Aberdeen. Clyde won the replay but William Wilson (goalkeeper) was a semi final victim from breaking a finger to miss the final. In the final replay Ring scored the winner.
Ring also won Scottish Division Two championships in 1951-52 and 1956-57. He moved on to Everton in January 1960 for -8,000 but left in November 1961 and joined Barnsley. He returned to Scotland in 1963 with Aberdeen before ending his career with short spells at Fraserburgh and Stevenage Town.
Ring was capped 12 times by Scotland, all of which were earned while at Clyde and scored two goals.
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'''Benjamin "Ben" Rhodes''' (born May 2, 1983 in York, England) is an English footballer, having played for York City F.C. in the 2001-2 season.
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An outside right, he joined Partick from Petershill in 1944 and played most of the next 16 years with the Maryhill club.
Mackenzie was capped nine times by the Scotland national team, and was part of the squad which travelled to Switzerland for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He scored his only international goal in a 1-1 draw with Norway in May 1954. He is the only known Gaelic-speaker to have played for the Scottish national team
MacKenzie briefly left Partick in March 1958, when he signed for Fulham for -1,000, but he returned three months later.
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A centre-forward, Linwood scored in his only cap for Scotland, a 2-0 win over Wales in November 1949, although he was also recognised in several unofficial "wartime" internationals.
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'''Reginald Alphonso Ryan''' (30 October 1925 - 13 February 1997), also referred to as '''Paddy Ryan''', is a former Irish footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion, Derby County and Coventry City. Ryan was also a dual international, playing for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. He was the last player to represent both teams. Nicknamed ''Rubberneck'' due to his prodigious heading ability, he was more of a goal creator then a goalscorer.
Ryan initially played gaelic football for the Marino School in Dublin while growing up, but then switched to soccer after moving to Blackpool during the early years of the Second World War. He then played with Claremount School, Blackpool Boys, various factory teams and had trials with both Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest before joining Nuneaton Borough.
Ryan had two spells with Coventry City. In April 1943 he signed for the club as an amateur and during the 1942-43 season he played 2 games in wartime regional leagues. He then turned professional in August 1944 and made a further 4 appearances for the club during the 1944-45 wartime season. After playing for West Bromwich Albion and Derby County, he returned to City in September 1958. He then helped the club win promotion from the newly formed Division Four, after they finished as runners-up in 1959. During his second spell with City he played 70 times in all competitions.
In April 1945 Ryan signed for West Bromwich Albion and during the 1945-46 season, he made 17 appearances in the Football League South. He made his debut for the club against Millwall in November 1945. Together with Davy Walsh and Jackie Vernon, he helped West Brom gain promotion to the First Division in 1949. In 1954, together with Ronnie Allen and Frank Griffin, he was also a member of the West Brom team that finished as First Division runners-up and FA Cup winners. He also helped West Brom gain a share of the FA Charity Shield when he scored in a 4-4 draw with Wolves.
Ryan signed for Derby County in June 1955 for a fee of -3,000. He was appointed team captain by manager Harry Storer and during his three seasons with the club missed only three matches - two because of injury one because of international duty. He was leading scorer as County won promotion to the Second Division in 1956-57. In 1955 he also played for an English Division Three North XI against a English Division Three South XI. Ryan played 133 league games for County, scoring 30 goals. He also played a further 6 games for the club in the FA Cup, scoring a further goal.
When Ryan began his international career in 1949 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Republic of Ireland - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Ryan, played for both teams.
Between 1949 and 1955 Ryan made 16 appearances and scored 3 goals for the FAI XI. He made his debut in a 3-1 defeat to Sweden on November 13 1949 in a qualifier for the 1950 World Cup. He scored his first two goals for the FAI XI in October 1953 during the qualifiers for the 1954 World Cup, one against France in a 5-3 defeat and the second, a penalty, against Luxembourg in 4-0 win. On November 7 1954 in a friendly against Norway, he scored his third goal, again from the penalty spot, and earned the FAI XI a 2-1 victory. He made his last appearance for the FAI XI on November 27 1955 in a 2-2 draw with Spain.
Ryan made his one and only appearance for the IFA XI in a 0-0 draw with Wales on March 8 1950. As well as being part of the 1950 British Home Championship, the game also doubled up as a qualifier for the 1950 World Cup. Ryan, together with Con Martin, Davy Walsh and Tom Aherne, was one of four players born in the Irish Free State, included in the IFA XI that day. Ryan had earlier played for the FAI XI in the same competition, and as a result had played for two different teams in the same FIFA World Cup tournament. This situation eventually led to intervention by FIFA and as a result Ryan became one of the last four Irish Free State - born players to play for the IFA XI.
After retiring as a player in November 1960, Ryan worked as a pools supervisor for both Coventry City (1960-1961) and West Bromwich Albion (1961-1962). Between September 1962 and October 1976 he was chief scout for West Brom. He later worked as a scout for various clubs including Aston Villa, Derby County, Hereford United and Leeds United before retiring in 1994.
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'''Leslie Hamilton Johnston''' (16 August 1920 - 19 October 2001) was a Scottish footballer who played for Clydebank Juniors, Clyde, Hibernian, Celtic, Stoke City, Shrewsbury Town and the Scotland national football team.
Johnston was born in Glasgow and moved to Clyde from Clydebank Juniors in December 1941 before joining Hibernian in February 1947 for -10,000, a then Scottish football transfer record. However, he rejoined Clyde just eight months later for the same transfer fee. He joined Celtic the following year for -12,000, another Scottish transfer record. He remained with Celtic for just one year, before moving to English club Stoke City for -9,000. He remained with Stoke for six years before ending his playing career at Shrewsbury Town.
During his second spell at Clyde, he earned two caps for Scotland. He scored in the second of his caps, a 2-1 defeat to Switzerland in May 1948.
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Kirby was born in Liverpool. He was a centre forward who played for Everton, Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, Southampton, Walsall, Swansea City, Coventry City , New York Generals and Brentford. His career lasted from 1955 to 1969 during which he made 309 Football League appearances and scored 119 goals.
His first post in management was at Halifax Town, initially as coach to Alan Ball Senior and then in 1970 as first team manager. He spent only one full season in charge, giving the club their most successful ever campaign just missing out on promotion to the old second division. He started the 1971-72 season by leading Halifax to a 2-1 Watney Cup victory over a full strength Manchester United side, which included George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton. Just a week later Kirby left Halifax to take charge at Watford where he remained until May 1973. At Watford,injuries, boardroom unrest, and a shortage of luck and money, conspired to produce two terrible winters consisting of one humiliation and very nearly a second.
He later moved to Iceland where he managed one of the country's leading clubs, IA Akranes.
In 1978 he left Akranes and returned to Halifax. Kirby inspired the team to another famous victory over Mancunian rivals; this time it was the turn of Malcolm Allison's Manchester City, who fell to a single Paul Hendrie goal in an FA Cup 3rd round tie in January 1980. His second spell with the Yorkshire club ended in June 1981 after a string of poor results saw his team finish second bottom of the old 4th division.
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This is a '''list of notable footballers who have played for Charlton Athletic F.C.'''. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players are included who have played fewer matches but made significant contributions to the club's history.
''Players are listed in alphabetical order. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only (including Cup matches). Substitute appearances included.''
''Statistics correct as of July 15, 2007.''
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'''Brian Dutton''' (born 12 April 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Harrogate Town as a midfielder.
Born in Malton, North Yorkshire, Dutton played for his local team Brooklyn as a child, and was invited to join the Scarborough School of Excellence.
He had just broken into Pickering's first team when he was spotted by a Cambridge United scout and was invited for a trial in November 2003. He only played for 30 minutes but was offered a contract on the spot.
Dutton was released by Cambridge and returned to Pickering Town for the start of the 2004-05 season.
Brian Dutton was invited to go on trial with Weymouth.manager Steve Johnson signed Dutton, who had decided he wanted to return to the game,
Dutton started the 2006-07 with Eastleigh but an injury kept out of the game for three months.
Dutton rejoined Weymouth in January 2007.
Dutton attended Norton College prior to pursuing a national certificate in sport at York College.
In March 2007, Dutton was charged of raping a woman in Wales on 21 October 2006. Police made the charge after four months of investigations.
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'''Franck Passi''' (born March 28, 1966 in Bergerac) is a French retired footballer. He is the brother of another footballer, international Grald Passi.
He currently works in a player recruitment role for one of his old clubs Olympique Marseille.
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'''Stan Harland''' (19 June 1940 - 30 August 2001) was an English football centre half.
Born in Liverpool, Harland's football career began at local club New Brighton. It was from here that he attracted interest from Everton who signed him in 1959. Harland moved to Bradford City where he scored 20 goals in 120 league games for the club before being transferred to Carlisle United.
Carlisle won promotion to the Second Division in his first season with the club, Harland played in every game. The arrival of Gordon Marsland saw him lose his first team place and he asked for a transfer.
Harland signed for Swindon Town on 29 July 1966, the day before England beat West Germany in the World Cup Final at Wembley, after Swindon manager Danny Williams and chief scout Jack Conley sat outside Carlisle's ground (Brunton Park) overnight to make sure of his signature.
Harland debuted for the team in the first game of the 1966-67 season against Brighton and Hove Albion, a 2-2 draw. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-3 defeat to Walsall the following season and was voted 1967-68 Player of the Season.
As captain, he received the League Cup from Princess Michael of Kent after defeating Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in 1969.
Harland lost his captaincy and position to Dave Mackay when he joined Swindon in 1971, manager Fred Ford gave him the role of auxiliary defender but Harland was dropped from the team when Mackay took over Coaching of the club as player-manager. His last game for Swindon was a win away at Burnley on 27 November 1971, he assisted the team in ending a six game run without a victory. Even though he was named Man of the Match,
Harland made 38 appearances for Birmingham, helping them win promotion to the First Division in 1972 and reach the FA Cup semi-final of the same year. His career was ended through injury although he moved to become player-manager of Yeovil Town and later worked with Frank Burrows at Portsmouth in a coaching capacity.
Harland was married to an ice-dancing champion and had two daughters, he also often played in the Professional Footballers' Golf Championship. After leaving football he worked in the Supermarket business and continued working up until his death from a heart attack on 30 August 2001 in Tintinhull, Somerset.
:Anglo-Italian League Cup winner 1969
:Anglo-Italian Cup winner 1970
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'''Don Shanks''' (born 2 October 1952) is an English former professional footballer born in Hammersmith, London, who played in the Football League as a full back
Shanks began his football career as a junior at Fulham, but moved on to Luton Town without appearing in Fulham's first team.
He is also known for being Stan Bowles' gambling partner and for dating Mary Stavin, the 1977 Miss World.
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'''Neil Mochan''' (6 April 1927 - 28 August 1994) was a Scottish professional footballer whose twenty-year playing career included periods in both the Scottish and English top divisions.
Born in Carron, Stirlingshire, he attended St Francis RC School in Falkirk, concurrently developing his footballing skills with juvenile side Dunipace Thistle.
Mochan's Celtic career started with a flourish, his new side winning the Coronation Cup in only his second game for them. He enjoyed further success the next year as Celtic won the Double in 1953-54. He made his debut for Scotland at that season's end and was selected in the squad for the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland. However, he couldn't prevent Scotland succumbing to both Austria and Uruguay and exiting the competition in the first round.
Mochan had predominantly played as a centre-forward of outside left during his career but, despite a consistent scoring record, he was not always a first-team regular at Celtic Park. Resultantly, he became somewhat of a utility player, filling in at inside left and even leftback when required.
In 1960 Mochan joined newly promoted Dundee United and helped the side comfortably secure their position in the top division. In 1963 he signed for Raith Rovers, his younger brother's former club.
Mochan returned to Celtic as a trainer after his playing retirement in 1964. He served for many years as head trainer under his former team-mate Jock Stein and continued in a coaching capacity well into the 1980s, under Stein's successors Billy McNeill and Davie Hay.
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'''Michael Edwin "Mickey" Bullock''' (born 2 October 1946 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English former footballer and football manager who played as a centre-forward.
He scored 109 goals in 469 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Oxford United, Leyton Orient and Halifax Town.
Bullock served as coach at Halifax Town at the end of his playing career and became the manager on 13 July 1981. He was sacked on 22 October 1984. Bullock was manager for 148 league matches, of which Halifax won 39, drew 46 and lost 63; their highest finishing position was 11th in the Fourth Division in the 1982-83 season. His most notable signing was that of striker Bobby Davison, who was captured for a fee of -20,000 from Huddersfield Town and following success at Halifax signed for Derby County and then Leeds United.
Bullock later managed Goole Town, winning the West Riding County Cup. Appointed manager of Ossett Town in the summer of 1987, he led the club to successive promotions, from the Northern Counties East League Division 2 in 1989, and the following season from Division 1 to the Premier Division. Ossett also won the League Cup in 1990. Bullock left Ossett in 1991 and worked as a scout for a number of Football League clubs.
Bullock's older brother, Peter, played for Stoke City and Birmingham City, amongst others, in the 1960s.
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'''Frederick Charles (Freddie) Steele''' (6 May 1916 - 23 April 1976) was a footballer who played as a forward for Stoke City and was a former England international. He also had spells at Mansfield Town and Port Vale as a player-manager, leading Vale to a league title.
Freddie Steele was signed for Stoke City in 1931, aged 15, by manager Tom Mather. He carried out work in the club's offices until he was old enough to turn professional. He signed pro papers in August 1933 and made his debut in December 1934. Nicknamed "Nobby" by fans,
He returned to the Potteries in 1945-46, scoring 49 goals in 43 games during the course of the season. He left the club in 1949, due to persistent knee problems.
Steele assumed a player-manager role at Mansfield Town before moving on to Stoke's rivals Port Vale for a four-figure fee.
Replacing the unpopular Ivor Powell in December 1951, Steele was a popular choice as new player-manager. He dropped himself as a player in December 1952 to focus on management, building up a strong side based around a formidable defence, mainly using local players,
Steele left in January 1957 after the club were relegated to the 3rd tier. After five years of Norman Low Steele returned once more as Manager, leaving for good three years later, his second spell rather more unsuccessful than his first. This time he spent big money in an attempt to build up a promotion worthy side, however he left 'by mutual consent' in February 1965, with Vale heading for the Fourth Division.
Steele was capped six times for England and scored in wins over Sweden and Finland. In the Sweden game, Steele scored a first half hat-trick in a 4-0 win. He scored eight goals for his country in total, however a knee injury sustained in 1937 meant that he did not play for his country again.
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'''Fred Ford''' (Born 10 February 1916) is a former footballer and manager.
Ford played for a number of clubs before becoming the manager of Bristol City in 1960, he had previously also coached the England B team and Under-23 side. He remained in charge of City until 1967 when he moved to Swindon Town for the first time as a coaching assistant.
Ford moved to City's rivals Bristol Rovers in 1968 and took up the post of team manager until 1969 when he was appointed manager at Swindon.
Swindon had just won the 1969 League Cup and promotion to Division Two but Danny Williams had left the club without a coach. Ford joined Swindon in July 1969, with the team preparing for both the 1969 Anglo-Italian League Cup and the 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup, competitions they went on to win under Ford's stewardship.
The teams performance the following year led to the board signing Dave Mackay with a view to him taking on management, Mackay refused to usurp Ford and remained a player until Ford's eventual dismissal on 1 November 1971.
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Joe McClelland was the first manager of Halifax Town football club. He was present on the 24 May 1911 when a meeting at the Saddle Hotel in Halifax brought about the birth of the club. He was one of a small group of people willing to guarantee the sum of -1 to ensure the formation of Halifax Town. Prior to this he had played local football for Halifax Trinity before becoming the Halifax and District Association League's youngest secretary, a position he held until 1912.
McClelland played a dual role being both club secretary and manager. During his first season in charge at Halifax the club finished in a respectable 7th place in the Yorkshire Combination League. He continued in his managerial role up to 1 July 1930 when he relinquised his post. With almost 20 years at the helm he remains the longest serving manager in the club's history.
With players in short supply McClelland found it necessary to add himself to the team sheet on more than one occasion. His first appearance came on the 8 February 1913 in a 0-0 draw away to Hull City Reserves. Following the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the player shortage was naturally & tragically exasperated and between 1914 and 1916 he made a further 8 first team appearances. The difficulties reached crisis point on 22 April 1915 when McClelland found himself 3 players short on arrival at Grimsby Town Reserves. He solved matters by signing two players on the spot and adding himself to the starting line up. His make shift team lost the game by a margin of 5-0.
During his time at Halifax the club gained entry to the football league and built a new stadium at The Shay, the same site is still being used by Halifax Town and Halifax RLFC today. Symbolizing the significance of his contribution, McClelland, along with 3 directors, laid the first turf on the playing surface on 7 December 1920.
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Ryan began his professional career with Shrewsbury Town, as he progressed through the youth system and made four Football League appearances for them from 1990 to 1992. He later had two spells with Chester City and also played for Stockport County and Rochdale before drifting out of the professional game in 1996. He has since become an established figure in Welsh football, through clubs including Barry Town, Total Network Solutions and Newtown. He replaced his former Chester team-mate Roger Preece as Newtown manager in October 2006.
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'''Charlie Dowdall''' (born April 7, 1898, date of death unknown) was an Irish footballer. He played for several clubs in both the League of Ireland and the English League and was also capped at international level by the Irish Free State. He was born in Ireland.
In 1922 Dowdall was a member of the St James's Gate team that won the first ever League of Ireland title and the first ever FAI Cup. During the FAI Cup final against Shamrock Rovers, his skirmishes with Bob Fullam helped provoke post-match disturbances involving players and supporters.
Together with Paddy Duncan, Thomas Murphy, Ernest McKay and Michael Farrell, Dowdall was one of five players from St James's Gate, included in the Irish Free State squad for the 1924 Olympics Games.
After a spell with Fordsons, Dowdall played for both Barnsley and Swindon Town in the English League. He made his debut for Swindon on March 1 1930, scoring in a 3-3 away draw with Northampton Town. However he only made 8 league appearances for the club. He scored again, against Watford in 3-1 home defeat on April 18, before making his final appearance on April 21 in 4-1 away defeat against the same opponents.
Between 1924 and 1931 Dowdall made 5 appearances for the Irish Free State. Although he was included in the squad that competed at the 1924 Olympics Games he did not get a game. However after the Irish were knocked out of the competition, they arranged to play a friendly with Estonia on June 3 at the Stade Olympique. Dowdall subsequently made his international debut in this 3-1 win.
On June 14 1924 he also played against the United States in another 3-1 win at Dalymount Park.
In March 1926 he travelled with the Irish squad to play Italy, but once again did not play.
He did, however, play twice against Belgium in 1928 and 1929 before winning his last cap on April 4 1931 in a 1-1 draw with Spain at the Montjuic Stadium.
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'''Phil Trainer''' (born July 3, 1981 in Wolverhampton, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for AFC Telford, where he plays as a midfielder.
The Wolverhampton-based player was ever present in the Oxford side until he joined AFC Telford on loan last season. Phil impressed during his loan spell and was signed on contract during the summer.
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'''Frederick "Fred" Pickering ''' (born January 19, 1941 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a forward.
Pickering began his career with his hometown club, Blackburn Rovers, in 1959, signing professional forms on his 17th birthday. In four years at Ewood Park, he made 123 league appearances and scored 59 goals.
In 1963, Pickering signed for Everton. He went on to make 97 league appearances and score 56 goals in his four years on Merseyside.
In 1967, Pickering joined Birmingham City. He spent two years in the Midlands, making 74 league appearances and netting 27 goals.
In June 1969, Blackpool, then in Division Two and under the managership of Les Shannon, came in for Pickering's services. He made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' in the opening game of the 1969-70 league campaign, a 2-1 victory over Portsmouth at Bloomfield Road on August 9, 1969. He partnered Alan Suddick in the forward line, as he did for the majority of the season. He scored his first goal for the club in the next game, a 3-1 league defeat at Norwich City on August 16.
On April 13, 1970, in the penultimate league game of the season, Pickering scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 victory at arch-rivals Preston North End in the West Lancashire derby. The result sealed Blackpool's promotion to Division One while also putting another nail in Preston's coffin: ''the Lilywhites'' were relegated to Division Three for the first time in their history shortly thereafter.
In all, Pickering scored eighteen goals in his first season with Blackpool and finished as the club's top scorer.
The following season, 1970-71, Pickering scored seven goals in fourteen starts for Blackpool, but it wasn't enough to save the club from relegation back to Division Two at the end of the season. Pickering played his final game for the club on February 20, 1971, a single-goal defeat at Derby County. New manager Bob Stokoe, who succeeded Les Shannon around Christmastime, allowed Pickering to return to Blackburn Rovers; however, after a disagreement with Rovers manager Ken Furphy, he left for Brighton, where he finished his career.
Pickering won three caps and scored five goals for England in 1964 during his Everton career. He made his international debut on May 27, 1964, against the USA, and scored a hat-trick in a 10-0 victory for Alf Ramsey's team.
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'''Graham Edward Rowe''' (born August 28, 1945 in Southport, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a defender.
Rowe began his career just up the Lancashire coast at Ron Suart's Blackpool in 1963. He made his debut on February 1, 1963, in a draw at Wolves. He went on to make a further ten league appearances in the 1963-64 season and scored one goal, in a 3-2 victory over Blackburn Rovers at Bloomfield Road on March 30, 1963.
In 1964-65, Rowe was a regular in the defence, making 23 league appearances and scoring four goals. The following season, 1965-66, saw him make limited appearances, just thirteen overall. The same applied for 1966-67.
In Stan Mortensen's first full season in the manager's hotseat, Rowe again only saw action for a quarter of the season. He did score his first goal in two season, however, in a 2-1 win at Norwich City on April 20, 1968.
Season 1968-69 saw Mortensen move Rowe into a forward position for part of the season. It seemed to work, as he finished third-top scorer behind Alan Suddick and Ronnie Brown with six goals. This included a hat-trick in a 6-0 whitewash of Bury at Bloomfield Road on November 23, 1968.
In 1969-70, Rowe made just six league appearances. He scored one goal in the League Cup, in a 3-1 second-round victory over Gillingham on September 3, 1969.
Rowe's final season at Blackpool, 1970-71, saw him make five league appearances, partly because he joined Tranmere Rovers on loan during the season. He scored in the League Cup again, this time in a 4-1 victory over Newport County on September 9, 1970.
His final appearance for Blackpool occurred on April 13, 1971, in a draw at Stoke City.
Rowe finished his career with Bolton Wanderers in 1972, making six appearances for ''the Trotters''.
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'''Rene Patrick Gilmartin''' (born May 31, 1987 in Malahide, Dublin) is an Irish footballer, was on loan at Northern Premier League Premier Division side Hednesford Town, where he played as a goalkeeper. He is now back at Walsall where he signed a new 12 month deal with the Saddlers.
Gilmartin is a former Swords Celtic and St. Kevin-s Boys and goalkeeper who joined Walsall in the summer of 2005 and made an earlier than expected breakthrough at the Bescot Stadium.
After making his first-team debut in a League One game in September 2005 against Chesterfield, he was thrust into the fray again just weeks later for the FA Cup tie at Merthyr Tydfil, where he helped his defence, that included Steve Staunton, negotiate their way into the next round of the competition.
He made his international debut at Under-19 level in February 2006 during the La Manga tournament and came on as substitute for the final moments of the Irish Under-21 win away to Azerbaijan, after Darren Quigley was sent off. He saved a penalty against Azerbaijan in his first start at this level in May 2006 at Buckley Park.
He also completed his UEFA B coaching licence in April 2008.
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'''Henry''' "'''Harry'''" '''Stirzaker''' (born 1869 in Fleetwood) was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender and spent his entire professional career with Blackpool.
After joining Blackpool from Fleetwood Rangers in 1894, Stirzaker wore the number-5 shirt in Blackpool's first-ever game in the Football League, a 3-1 defeat at Lincoln City on 5 September 1896. He went on to appear in all but the final three games of the 1896-97 season, scoring four goals. Along with two other imports from Fleetwood Rangers - Bob Birkett and Jack Scott - Stirzaker was the mainstay of Blackpool's fledgling Football League team of the early part of the 20th century.
In 1897-98, Stirzaker made 25 league appearances and scored one goal. Over the next three seasons, he made 93 league appearances and scored nine goals (six of which came in 1900-01).
Stirzaker stood in as an emergency goalkeeper for Blackpool's opening game of the 1901-02 season, when the club's first-choice 'keeper, Joe Dorrington, was unavailable.
In 1902-03, Stirzaker made only nine appearances after being edged out of the team by utility player Geordie Anderson, who could either play in defence or in the forward line.
Stirzaker's final game for Blackpool occurred on 13 April 1903, in the final game of the season - a 2-1 victory over Chesterfield at Bloomfield Road.
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'''Peter Suddaby''' (born December 23, 1947 in Stockport) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a defender.
After spells as an amateur with Skelmersdale United and Wycombe Wanderers, Suddaby began his professional career with Blackpool in 1970, and went on to make over 300 league appearances in a decade at the club. He made his debut for Blackpool on February 13, 1970, in a defeat at Coventry City. He made a further eleven league appearances in the 1970-71 season, at the conclusion of which Blackpool were relegated to Division Two after one season in the top flight.
In 1971-72, Suddaby appeared in all but the final league game of the season. He scored two goals - against Leyton Orient in a 4-1 victory at Bloomfield Road on October 9, 1971, and in a 5-0 whitewash of Watford, also at home, on New Year's Day.
Over the next three seasons, Suddaby made 102 league appearances. In 1975-76, he made 38 league appearances and scored four goals - two of which came in a 3-2 victory over Luton Town at Bloomfield Road on October 4, 1975.
In 1976-77, Suddaby was an ever-present in new manager Allan Brown's teams, helping the club to a fifth-placed Division Two finish.
The following season, 1977-78, Suddaby scored Blackpool's goal in the opening league game of the season, at home to Oldham Athletic. He went onto make 39 more appearances in the league campaign, at the end of which Blackpool were relegated to Division Three for the first time.
In 1978-79, under new manager Bob Stokoe, Suddaby appeared in 42 of Blackpool's 46 league games, scoring twice.
Suddaby's final season at Blackpool, 1979-80, saw him start in fifteen of the first sixteen league games, before he was sold to Brighton & Hove Albion in November 1980. His final game for Blackpool was in a single-goal home defeat to Swindon Town on October 27, 1979.
After 23 league games for Brighton, Suddaby had a short stint at Wimbledon, before returning to Wycombe Wanderers in 1982 for his final spell as a player.
Suddaby was appointed manager of his final club, Wycombe Wanderers, in 1987, nearly five years after hanging up his boots. His managerial career was unsuccessful, however, and he left the club in January 1988 after only five league wins from 25 matches.
Suddaby is now a maths teacher at a school in Buckinghamshire.
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'''Simon Weatherstone''' (born 26 January 1980 in Reading, Berkshire, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Eastbourne Borough in the Conference National. The player started off his career as a striker but in recent times has reverted to a central midfield position.
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'''Alan Taylor''' (born May 17, 1943 in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper.
Taylor began his professional career with Blackpool in 1963 after joining from local club Blackpool Wren Rovers.
Due to the form of Tony Waiters, Taylor didn't make his league debut for Blackpool until January 29, 1966, keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage. Another goalless draw followed, this time against Tottenham at Bloomfield Road, before Waiters returned to the fold for the remainder of the 1966-67 season.
The following season, 1967-68, Taylor made only two early- one late-season league appearances in Waiters' absence. When Waiters left to become a coach at Liverpool in April 1967, thus missing Blackpool's final six games of the season, manager Stan Mortensen favoured another goalkeeper - Kevin Thomas - for five of the games.
Thomas also started the first the games of the 1967-68 league season, before Taylor finally made the number-one jersey his own, appearing between the sticks for Blackpool's remaining 39 league games.
In 1968-69, Taylor made 38 league appearances. He missed four games in late March and early April, at which point Thomas deputised, but he regained his place for the run-in.
Under new manager Les Shannon, Taylor made only three league appearances during Blackpool's successful 1969-70 campaign, in which they gained promotion to Division One as runners-up behind Huddersfield Town. He was loaned out to Oldham Athletic during the season.
In his final season at Blackpool, 1970-71, Taylor's appearances were again limited: just nine in the league. His final appearance for Blackpool occurred on April 17, 1971, in a 3-2 home defeat to Nottingham Forest. He was loaned out to Stockport County during the season.
Taylor signed for Southport in 1971, and he finished his career with ''the Sandgrounders''.
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'''Jefferson Lee Louis''' (born 22 February 1979) is a footballer who plays for Rushden & Diamonds as a striker, on loan from Crawley Town. He has played for Football League clubs Oxford United, Bristol Rovers and Mansfield Town.
Born in Harrow, London,
Louis represented Dominica in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Barbados in March 2008, which Dominica lost 1-0. Louis played up front with his cousin Richard Pacquette in this match.
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'''Peter Mark Richard Taylor''' (more commonly known as '''Mark Taylor'''; born November 20, 1964 in Hartlepool) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a striker.
Taylor began his career with his hometown club, Hartlepool United, in 1984. Over two years, he made 47 league appearances for ''Pools'' and scored four goals.
After a loan spell at Crewe Alexandra in 1985-86, Taylor signed for Sam Ellis's Blackpool in 1986. He made his debut at Doncaster Rovers on September 14, 1986, in the fourth league game of the 1986-87 season. Over the course of the season, Taylor made 40 league appearances and scored fourteen goals in a strike partnership with Paul Stewart.
In his second season at Blackpool, 1987-88, Taylor made 41 league appearances and scored 21 goals, finishing as the club's top scorer in the wake of Stewart's departure to Manchester City at the end of the previous season.
Taylor suffered an injury in December of the 1988-89 season that put him out of action for the rest of that campaign and the whole of the next.
He started the 1990-91 season on the bench, but he returned to the starting line-up on November 10, 1990, in a 4-2 victory over Aldershot at Bloomfield Road. Taylor scored ''the Seasiders'' second goal. His season stopped again shortly thereafter, however, when he missed seven games (the first two under new manager Billy Ayre, who succeeded Graham Carr). He returned in mid-January 1991 and helped the team to a fifth-placed finish in Division Four and qualification for the play-offs. Taylor played in both legs of the semi-final against Scunthorpe United, as well as in the final against Torquay United. It wasn't to be for Blackpool, as ''the Gulls'' were victorious in the deciding penalty shoot-out.
In 1991-92, Taylor made only two starts (scoring a goal in each) in Billy Ayre's first full season in charge, before being loaned out to Cardiff City in the New Year. At Ninian Park, Taylor scored three goals in six appearances. In his absence, Blackpool made the play-offs once more, and this time won promotion after another penalty shoot-out.
At the end of the 1991-92 season, Taylor was sold to another Welsh club, Wrexham, where he finished his career.
After football he graduated from the University of Salford in Physiotherapy and forged a career in the area. He has worked as a physiotherapist at his old club, Blackpool, as well as at Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, the latter of whom he spent seven years with before joining Newcastle United. He remains in the F.A. Premier League as a member of Fulham's medical staff.
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'''Archie Bown''' (1882 - 19 August 1958) was a football (soccer) Inside Left.
Born in Highworth, Wiltshire, Bown began his football career playing for the local Swindon Casuals team. It was here that Swindon Town spotted him and offered him a trial, playing one first team match in February 1904. Having not proved himself adequately he returned to his old team and his job as a turner and fitter in the Great Western Railway's Workshop.
Bown returned to Swindon Town in 1907, signing a professional contract. He went on to score 9 goals in 16 appearances that season and regularly appeared on the scoresheet from then on. 1911-12 was his most prolific season for the club, when he scored 23 goals in Southern League matches. He was part of the team that from 1909-12 won the Dubonnet Cup and the Southern Charity Cup, whilst also becoming Runner's up of the Charity Shield and twice FA Cup semi-finalists. He scored a goal in the 1912 FA Cup run that ultimately knocked Everton out of the competition, causing a minor upset at the time.
Bown helped Swindon to their second Southern League championship in 1914, making 36 appearances and scoring 18 times and in April 1915 he scored all six of Swindon's goals in a 6-0 win against Watford.
He guested for Southampton during the war and afterwards appeared for Bristol City and Weymouth. He died in Southampton on 19 August 1958.
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'''Henry Watson''' "'''Harry'''" '''Thomson''' (born August 25, 1940 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper.
Thomson began his professional career with English club Burnley after joining ''the Clarets'' from Scottish junior side Bo'ness United in 1959. In a decade at Turf Moor, he made 117 league appearances. After a 1966-67 Fairs Cup third-round tie against Napoli, an Italian newspaper called him "A god in a green jersey", after Thomson kept a clean sheet over two legs in Burnley's 3-0 aggregate victory.
In 1969 he joined Burnley's Lancashire rivals Blackpool. He made his debut in the first game of the 1969-70 season, on August 9, 1969, in a 2-1 victory over Portsmouth at Bloomfield Road. He played in all but three of Blackpool's 48 league and cup games that season, displacing Alan Taylor.
In Thomson's second and final season at Blackpool, 1970-71, he made 21 league appearances. His final game for the club occurred on February 13, 1971, in a 2-0 defeat at Coventry City.
Thomson finished his thirteen-year career at Barrow in 1972.
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'''William Reuben''' "'''Billy'''" '''Tremelling''' (May 9, 1905 - 1961) was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward at the beginning of his career, but was later played as a defender. He was the younger brother of fellow footballer Dan Tremelling, a goalkeeper who played for England.
After starting out with Shirebrook, Kirby Colliery, Welbeck Colliery, Mansfield Town, Retford Town and Worksop Town, in 1925 he joined Blackpool, then in the Second Division, with whom he spent five years.
Tremelling made his debut for Blackpool on March 28, 1925, in a goalless draw at Manchester United in front of a crowd of 30,000. He made one more league appearance in the 1924-25 season, in the very next game (a home victory over Southampton), but missed the final eight games of the season.
In 1925-26, he only appeared in three league games, after breaking his leg in a 6-1 defeat at Swansea Town on February 25, 1926.
He made a major impact in 1926-27, with 30 goals in 26 league games. He scored his first goal for Blackpool on November 13, 1926, in a 3-0 victory over Bradford City at Bloomfield Road. He went on to score in the next five games, including a hat-trick in a 6-0 home victory over Clapton Orient on December 11. He scored another treble in a 4-2 victory at Port Vale on April 16, 1927, the second of Blackpool's two games in as many days. Tremelling also scored Blackpool's sole goal in the FA Cup that season, in a 3-1 third-round loss at home to Bolton Wanderers on January 8, 1927.
In 1927-28, Tremelling, under new Blackpool boss Sydney Beaumont, was switched to a defensive position. As such, his goal hauls dried up: he made 22 appearances and scored just four goals that season.
Tremelling was returned to the forward line for part of the 1928-29 as new manager Harry Evans struggled to find a partner for Jimmy Hampson. He scored five goals in twelve league appearances.
Back in a defensive role for the 1929-30 campaign, Tremelling helped Blackpool to the Division Two championship. He made 38 league appearances and scored three goals in the club's successful season.
Tremelling's final game for Blackpool was on December 6, 1930, in a 3-1 home defeat by West Ham. He left the club to join arch-rivals Preston North End, with whom he made over 200 appearances.
After retirement, Tremelling returned to Blackpool as a coach.
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'''Albert''' "'''Bert'''" '''Tulloch''' was an English professional footballer. He played as a full-back, and spent his entire ten-year professional career at Blackpool.
Tulloch made his debut for Blackpool on October 24, 1914, in a 2-1 defeat by Leicester Fosse at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further 24 appearances in the 1914-15 season, displacing Jimmy Jones. After four seasons of wartime football, during World War I, Tulloch, under the guidance of new manager Bill Norman, became a regular fixture in the defence in the number-2 shirt. He made 35 league appearances in 1919-20, 40 in 1920-21 (helping the team to consecutive fourth-placed finishes in Division Two).
In 1921-22, Tulloch appeared in all but one of the club's league games, only missing the single-goal home defeat by Bury on September 5, 1921. He split the season between the right- and left-back berths, after the arrival of Bert Baverstock from Bolton Wanderers. Baverstock was installed as captain, but Norman kept faith with Tulloch at left-back for the 1922-23 campaign.
Under new manager Major Frank Buckley, Tulloch's place in the team came under threat by Herbert Jones. Indeed, during the 1923-24 season, Tulloch made only eight appearances. It was at this time that he decided to retire from the game. He returned to the club as trainer and masseur.
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'''Richard''' "'''Dickie'''" '''Watmough''' (1912 - 7 September 1962) was an English professional footballer and cricketer. He played as a midfielder in the former sport.
Born in Idle, Bradford, West Yorkshire, Watmough signed for his hometown club in the early 1930s. He went on to make almost one hundred league appearances for ''the Bantams'', scoring 24 goals.
In 1934, he signed for Blackpool. He made his debut for the club on October 13, 1934, ten games into the 1934-35 season, and scored the winning goal in Blackpool's 2-1 victory over Norwich City at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further 31 league appearances and score another eight goals.
The following season, 1935-36, under new manager Joe Smith, he made 23 league appearances and scored eight goals. He also scored twice in Blackpool's short FA Cup campaign, netting two goals in a 3-1 victory over Margate in the third round (the round in which they entered the competition).
In 1936-37, Watmough scored thirteen goals in his 31 league appearances, helping the club to a runners-up finishing position and promotion to Division One.
In their first season back in the top flight, 1937-38, Watmough's place came under pressure from Alex Munro, who was signed from Hearts. Watmough made fourteen league appearances and scored two goals before he was sold to arch-rivals Preston North End in early December 1937, in an exchange deal that brought Frank O'Donnell to Blackpool and also took Jim McIntosh to Deepdale. Mowbray's final game for Blackpool was in a single-goal defeat at home to Liverpool on November 27.
At Preston, he won the FA Cup in 1938, at the end of his only season with the club.
Watmough played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club's second XI in the 1932 minor counties championship and was once 12th man for the first XI.
After retiring, Watmough became a publican in Eccleshall and scouted for Bradford Park Avenue.
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'''Albert Watson''' (born 19 August 1903) was an English professional football midfielder. He made nearly 400 league appearances for Blackpool between 1923 and 1936.
Watson signed for Blackpool from Felling Colliery F.C. in Felling, Tyne and Wear, making his debut on 20 October 1923. He scored two goals in a 5-0 victory over Coventry City at Bloomfield Road and made a further 14 league appearances in the 1923-24 season, scoring another three goals.
In his second season, 1924-25, Watson made 47 league and cup appearances, missing only two games in early March 1924. He was an ever-present the following season, 1925-26, and continued to appear regularly over the next few seasons.
He won the Second Division championship in 1929-30 under the guidance of Harry Evans.
Watson's equalising goal against Manchester City seven minutes from the end of the final league game of the 1930-31 season was dubbed a "-10,000 goal"; it was said to be worth at least that amount because it secured the club's Division One survival and its short-term future, with the guarantee of large attendances for the next 12 months. He also ensured himself free meals at local restaurants for the rest of his life.
In 1931-32, Watson scored seven league goals, including two in a 7-2 demolition of West Ham at Bloomfield Road on 2 April 1932.
In 1933-34, Sandy MacFarlane's first season as Blackpool manager, Watson suffered an injury that limited his league appearances to just three games. He missed the entire 1934-35 campaign, but returned for half of the 1935-36 season, his final one with the club. His last appearance in a Blackpool shirt occurred on 13 April 1936, in a single-goal defeat at Southampton. In his 13 years at Blackpool, Watson made 390 total appearances and scored 22 goals.
His career winded down with a season each at Halifax Town and Gateshead. At the latter, he scored 24 league goals in 67 appearances.
Post-retirement, he became a scout for Blackpool.
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'''Philip Ross Watson''' (born February 23, 1907 in Dykehead) was a Scottish professional footballer. He made one appearance for the Scotland national team. He played as a defender.
Watson began his career in his native Scotland in the early 1930s with Hamilton Academical.
In 1932, he moved south to join Blackpool. He made his debut for the Lancashire club on February 13, 1932, in a 2-0 victory over Everton at Bloomfield Road. He came into a defence which had leaked seven goals at Manchester City a week earlier.
He made a further fourteen league appearances in the 1931-32 season, scoring one goal - in a 2-2 draw at home to Liverpool on March 5.
The following season, 1932-33, he was an ever-present in the club's 45 league and cup games. He scored seven league goals, including a hat-trick against Aston Villa at Bloomfield Road on March 18, 1933. He was deputising for the injured Jimmy Hampson. Despite his contributions, Blackpool finished bottom of Division One and were relegated.
Another ever-present season followed in 1933-34. He scored one league goal and one FA Cup goal. He also gained his sole cap for Scotland in 1933, in a 2-2 draw with Austria on November 29.
His run of 129 consecutive games for Blackpool ended midway through the 1934-35 campaign, in which he made 34 appearances and scored two goals. After the signing of centre-half Louis Cardwell, Watson moved to the right-back position. He appeared in the forward line again for two games, alongside Bobby Finan firstly, then Peter Doherty.
Watson continued at right-back for the 1935-36 season, making 35 league appearances. He missed the entire 1936-37 season through injury, but returned to the team in 1937-38, his final one as a Blackpool player, back in the centre-half position.
Watson's 178th and final appearance for Blackpool occurred on November 13, 1937, in a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Birmingham City.
Barnsley became his third club, but he only made four league appearances for ''the Tykes'' before returning to Scotland to finish his career with Queen of the South.
Signed by Willie Ferguson in 1938, Watson played in the final game of Queens' 1937-38 season, the 3-2 victory against Rangers at Ibrox Park. This was Queens' first league victory against Rangers (Queens had knocked Rangers out of the Scottish Cup the season before). It was from Watson's pass to Jackie Oakes that led to Queens' first goal in the league game.
Watson's sole cap for Scotland came against Austria in 1933.
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'''Thomas''' "'''Tom'''" '''White''' (born 12 August 1939 in Musselburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a forward. His older brother John played for the great Spurs double winning teamSpurs and Scotland.
A prolific scorer during his early career with Raith Rovers His time at Rovers was shortened by 2 years National Service during which time he played for the Brit Army, and the KOSB's he also played for St. Mirren managed by Jackie Cox, he joined Hearts for -8,000 in November 1963 and was soon dubbed "Goal-a-game White" by the local media.
Further tragedy befell White in July 1964 when his brother, John 27 year old, was killed by a lightning-strike at Crewes Hill GC Hendon. In November of that year, White transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for one game and played in a testimonial match for his sibling against the Scottish national side. 25,000 spectators paid their respects, as, despite White's goal, Scotland won 6-2.
White remained a regular in the Hearts side up until January 1965; however, With Donald Ford blossoming into first-team contention, manager Tommy Walker saw fit and in June 1965 he moved to Aberdeen in an exchange deal for Don Kerrigan.
White spent a year with Aberdeen, proceeding to move to England, where he spent the remainder of his career. He went with teammate John McCormick to Crystal Palace in 1966, scoring thirteen league goals in 39 appearances. He then joined Blackpool in 1968, who paid Palace -20,000 for his services. He made his debut for the Seasiders on March 16, 1968, in a single-goal victory over Aston Villa at Bloomfield Road. He went on to take over the centre-forward role left vacant by Gerry Ingram's departure to local rivals Preston North End.
In his first season at Blackpool, White teamed up with Tony Green and Alan Suddick,
Injury curtailed his days at Blackpool where eventually he had an operation to repair his damaged ankles, and in 1970 he joined Bury. In two years with the Gigg Lane club, he scored thirteen league goals in just under a half-century of appearances.
He finished his playing career with a short spell at Crewe Alexandra in 1971-72. He later became a director of Blackpool for 12 years only to be ousted by the then new Chairman of BFC Owen Oyston,
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'''Ebenezer Joseph T. "Ben" Kudjodji''' (born 23 April 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a striker and is of Ghanaian heritage.
Kudjodji was a graduate of the Crystal Palace academy. He made one appearance for the Eagles in their 2-0 victory over Barnsley in the Championship on 15 March 2008, replacing Clinton Morrison as a substitute in the 89th minute.
Kudjodji went on to play for Bromley in the Conference South, making his only appearance in the 2-0 loss against Braintree Town before being substituted in the 46th minute for Nic McDonnell.
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'''Don Heath''' (Born 28 September 1944 in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham) is a former football Outside Right.
Beginning his football career as an apprentice at local club Middlesbrough in 1962, Heath did not play first team football until he signed a professional contract with Norwich City. Making a total of 82 league appearances for the club, including helping them reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup, he was sold to Swindon Town in 1967 for -7,000.
Heath made his dbut for Swindon on 16 September 1967 in a game versus Northampton Town that his new club won 4-0.
He moved to Oldham Athletic in July 1970 and was a central figure in their successful promotion season of 1970-71.
Heath went on to play for non-league clubs Gateshead United, Crook Town and South Bank before retiring and taking a job working for ICI in the North of England.
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'''Aaron Derek O'Connor''' (born 9 August 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Rushden & Diamonds as a striker.
Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, O'Connor started his career at Ilkeston Town before moving to Third Division side Scunthorpe United on 12 December 2002. However, O'Connor featured in just three games as a substitute. Manager Brian Laws released the 19 year-old in February 2003, claiming he did not have the right attitude for the professional club.
O'Connor had a brief spell at Nuneaton Borough at the start of the 2003-04 season, before moving back to Ilkeston. He then moved onto Gresley Rovers in July 2004.
Grays Athletic announced the signing of O'Connor on 5 January 2007,
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'''Kazeem Olanrewaju Kareem''' (born May 21, 1988 in Lagos) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays with Gil Vicente F.C. in the Portuguese second division, as a central midfielder.
In 2006-07, Kazeem started with Premier League side of Fulham F.C. but, never making it past the reserves, he started his Portuguese adventure, loaned to second division's Portimonense SC.
In the following season, Kazeem was purchased by S.C. Braga, who loaned him again, to C.D. Trofense, in September 2007. He appeared regularly as the northerners achieved a first-ever topflight promotion.
For 2008-09, Kazeem would be loaned again, also in the second level, spending the campaign with Gil Vicente FC.
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'''Carlos Paulo Martins Carneiro''' (born January 8, 1974 in Paos de Ferreira) is a Portuguese footballer currently playing with F.C. Vizela, as a striker.
During his early career, Carneiro played for F.C. Paos de Ferreira (he would represent boyhood club on three separate stints) and Sporting da Covilh. In the 2003 summer, after his second spell, he signed with Vitria de Guimares, moving in January 2005 to fellow first divisioner Gil Vicente FC.
In 2006-07, Carneiro spent the season in Greece, with Panionios FC, and would begin the following in English second division's Walsall FC, signing on July 17, 2007, subject to international clearance.
After an additional one 1/2 years at Paos, being irregularly used, and almost always as a late substitute, 35-year old Carneiro left for F.C. Vizela, in the third division.
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'''James "Jimmy" Clews Cowan''' (16 June 1926 - 20 June 1968) was a Scottish football goalkeeper who played for St. Mirren, Greenock Morton, Sunderland, Third Lanark and the Scotland national team.
Cowan was born in Paisley and began his professional career with St Mirren before moving to Morton in 1944. He remained at Cappielow for nine years, playing in the 1948 Scottish Cup Final defeat to Rangers. During his time at Morton he won all of his 25 Scotland caps, making his debut against Belgium in April 1948. He played in the 1949 and 1951 wins against England at Wembley, results which ultimately won Scotland the 1949 and 1951 British Home Championships.
During his time at Morton, the club were twice relegated from the First Division (1948-49 and 1951-52). After the club failed to win promotion in 1952-53, Cowan was transferred to English club Sunderland in June 1953. He returned to Scotland two years later and played for a season at Third Lanark before retiring.
On 11 November 2007, Cowan was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.
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'''Michael Stuart Beavon''' (born 30 November 1958 in Wolverhampton, England) is an English former footballer.
Beavon started his football career as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur. He then joined the first-team squad in 1978, and spent time on loan at Notts County for the 1979-80 season.
Beavon joined Reading in 1980. Here, he made a total of 396 league appearances, socring 44 goals.
Beavon joined Northampton Town in 1990. He made a total of 98 league appearances and 14 goals.
Beavon joined Newbury Town in 1993.
He is the son of former footballer Cyril Beavon.
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'''Steve Aizlewood''' (born 9 October 1952 in Newport) is a former Wales Under-21 international football (soccer) defender.
Aizlewood began his career at his local team Newport County, signing a youth contract with the team in 1968. He went on to become a professional with the club the following season and appeared in nearly two hundred league games for the team. He was transferred to Swindon Town in 1976 for -13,500 and spent 4 years at the Wiltshire club until moving once more to Portsmouth in 1979 for -45,000.
His league career finished at Portsmouth in 1983, although he did play one season for non-league club Waterlooville.
Aizlewood played five games for the Wales national under-21 football team, his brother Mark Aizlewood was also a Wales international footballer.
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'''Septimus Atterbury''' (born 18 October 1880) was a football (soccer) Left Back.
Atterbury began his footballing career with Kettering Town before playing for Loughborough, Barnsley, Wellingborough and Leicester Fosse.
He moved to Swindon Town in July 1903 and made over one hundred appearances for the team in Southern League Division One. Atterbury was transferred to Plymouth Argyle in May 1907 and it was whilst a member of the first team squad that he was selected as a member of the Southern League Representative England Team in 1912.
During World War I he appeared once more for Leicester Fosse as a wartime guest.
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'''Kevin Baddeley''' (born March 12, 1962) is a former football (soccer) full back.
He began his footballing career as an apprentice with Bristol City, he progressed into the first team in 1980 and signed a professional contract with the club. He was given a free transfer to Swindon Town in June 1981 and went on to make over 110 appearances in league and cup games for the team.
Swindon released him in May 1985 following Lou Macari's appointment as team manager and he signed to Cheltenham Town. Later in his career he played for Wealdstone.
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'''Stanley "Stan" Crowther''' (born 3 September 1935) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion during the 1950s and early 1960s. He was born in Bilston, Staffordshire,
A wing half, Crowther signed for Aston Villa from non-league club Bilston Town for a fee of -750 in 1955. He was part of the Villa team which beat Manchester United 2-1 to win the 1957 FA Cup Final. Less than a year later, in February 1958, Crowther was hastily signed by United for -18,000 in the wake of the Munich air disaster. The transfer was completed around an hour before their match against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup was due to kick off.
Having already played for Villa in the competition that year, Crowther would normally have been cup-tied, but United's squad had been decimated by Munich and were therefore given special dispensation by the Football Association to field him. United won the match 3-0, and Crowther and United went on to reach a second consecutive final, though they lost 2-0 to Bolton Wanderers.
His time at Old Trafford was short-lived, however, and in December that year he joined Chelsea for -10,000; coincidentally, his debut for the Blues was against United. Crowther stayed with the West London side for two seasons, making 58 appearances in all competitions, before having brief spells with Brighton & Hove Albion, where his contract was terminated apparently because of the player's refusal to appear for the club's third team,
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'''Henry "Harry" Cursham''' (27 November 1859 - 6 August 1941) was an English footballer and cricketer. Cursham was born in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, and played for Notts County, as well as playing first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Wilford and died in Holme Pierrepont.
Henry "Harry" Cusham is hardly a household name today but no player in history has scored more goals in the FA Cup. In a ten-year period, from 1877 to 1887, he scored 49. He got 48 in the Competition Proper and one in a Fourth Round Qualifying tie against Staveley. His biggest haul was six against Wednesbury Strollers in an 11-1 win. Henry achieved this record while playing for Notts County. He is also Countys unofficial top goalscorer of all time scoring 208 goals between 1877-78 and 1890-91, but only 53 came in competitive games.
Cursham accrued eight caps for the England national football team, the first of which came in a 3-2 victory against Wales in 1880. Cursham's first international goal came in just his second match, in a 13-0 win against Ireland. He scored another one in a 5-3 home defeat against Wales, and his final three came in a hat trick against Ireland on 23 February 1884; this was his final game for the national side.
Cursham's first-class cricket career began in 1880. He debuted in a draw against Surrey. His second and final match was against a team of touring South Africans, coming at the age of 44, some 24 years later. Cursham was a lower-order batsman for the Nottinghamshire team. Cursham's brother, Arthur was also a first-class cricketer and football player, picking up six international caps.
Henry "Harry" Cursham is the current top Goalscorer in the FA Cup and has held the record since 1887 with 49 goals. The closest anyone has come to breaking the record is Ian Rush when he scored his 44th FA Cup goal in 1998.
Cursham holds Notts County's all time FA Cup appearance record with 43 games played.
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'''Alessandro Diamanti''' (born 2 May 1983) is an Italian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for West Ham United.
Diamanti played over 100 games in the Italian lower divisions (from Serie D to Serie B) but after impressive performances, he played one season in Serie A before joining West Ham in the English Premier League.
Diamanti started his football career playing for his hometown club, Prato. He was loaned to clubs in Tuscany including the newly formed Florentia Viola. In the summer of 2004, he joined U.C. AlbinoLeffe in a co-ownership deal. Having played one and a half seasons he was loaned back to Prato and at the end of season Prato bought back half of the registration rights from AlbinoLeffe.
Having scored 15 goals in 31 outings during season 2006-07 he signed for Italian Serie A side Livorno.
Diamanti played 14 starts and 12 substitute appearances in his first season with the Tuscany side. He followed Livorno relegated to Serie B by finished the least.
In season 2008-09 he scored 20 goals in 39 league and cup matches, helping Livorno gain promotion to Italian Serie A.
On 23 August 2009 Diamanti played in Livorno's opening day fixture in Serie A, a 0-0 home draw against Cagliari.
On 28 August he signed a five year deal, for an undisclosed fee, for West Ham United of the English Premier League. He made his debut in the Hammers 1-0 defeat away to Wigan on 12 September 2009 and in the process became the 800th player in West Ham United's history. He scored his first goal for West Ham from the penalty spot, albeit controversially, on his home debut against Liverpool on 19 September 2009.
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'''Anthony Mark Shandran''' (born September 17, 1981 in North Shields, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Bedlington Terriers. He plays as a striker.
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'''Ian McGuinness Harty''' (born March 8, 1978 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who is currently with Scottish Football League Third Division side Brechin City having previously played for Stirling Albion in the Scottish Football League Second Division, during the 2008/2009 season. Harty's contract with Stirling Albion ended in December 2008, and it was not renewed.
Harty has played for a wide number of Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League teams during his career.
Well known in the local area and described as a 'journeyman' by many of the games leading pundits, he is widely regarded as the biggest talent to emerge from the bellshill area and were it not for a serious of injuries he would have produced his magic on a global stage.
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'''Edwin "Eddy" Brown''' (born 28 February 1926) is a former English footballer who played as a centre forward. He played professionally for a number of clubs, but the peak of his career was spent with Birmingham City during their most successful period in the 1950s. Over a professional career of nearly 400 Football League appearances he scored at a rate of very nearly one goal every two games. He was a pioneer of the goal celebration.
Brown was born in Jutland Street, Preston, Lancashire and attended St Ignatius primary school in the town. He was a religious boy, and at the age of twelve began to attend the De La Salle Catholic college on Guernsey with a view to taking Holy Orders. He studied at the college for eight years, during which time the boys were evacuated to the mainland when the Germans invaded, a disruption which did not prevent Brown achieving four A levels (in English, French, Latin and History) and laying the foundations for his lifelong love of Shakespeare.
However, after the war he returned to Preston and in August 1948 was persuaded to defer his calling in order to make use of his gift for football instead.
He joined Preston at a time when Bill Shankly was nearing the end of his Preston playing career; Brown believes his success in the game owed much to the lessons learned from Shankly in that first year:
In 1950 Preston paid Second Division Southampton -10,000 plus the services of Brown to bring goalscorer Charlie Wayman, whose family had been unable to settle in the south, back nearer home in the north of England.
When Brown joined Southampton, he found it difficult to replace Wayman who had become a cult-hero with The Dell crowds. After his retirement, Brown admitted that "strolling around (Southampton) soon after his transfer, he wondered what he had done as everywhere he turned there were reminders of just how popular Wayman had become."
Nonetheless, Brown was able to overcome this difficult start and, helped by his pace and deadly right foot, he came close to emulating his predecessor's scoring achievements. In the 1950-51 season he scored 20 goals in 36 league games, but Southampton's defence leaked too many goals and they finished in mid-table. The following season started in similar vein, and Brown maintained his scoring ratio with 12 goals in 21 games, until injury meant his season - and his Saints career - came to an end in January 1952.
Brown had failed to settle at Southampton, despite scoring 34 goals in 59 starts while at the club, and in March 1952 he was granted a transfer to Coventry City of the Third Division (South), where he continued to score goals at an impressive rate.
In October 1954, following a run of five games without a win, Coventry sold him to Birmingham City of the Second Division for -9,000, a decision which provoked the resignation of Coventry's manager Jack Fairbrother.
Brown's career at Birmingham coincided with probably the best period in the club's history. He arrived in mid-October 1954, and in that first part-season scored 14 goals in 28 League games, including a hat-trick in a 9-1 demolition of Liverpool which remains their record defeat. His goals helped Birmingham to the 1954-55 Second Division championship.
The following season, 1955-56, they achieved their highest ever finishing position, sixth in the First Division; Brown, playing alongside Peter "Spud" Murphy and Welsh international Noel Kinsey and with Alex Govan and England international Gordon Astall on the wings, finished top scorer with 21 League goals. He scored another seven in the run which took the club to their second ever FA Cup Final, only to lose 3-1 to a Manchester City side inspired by Don Revie. This was the match best remembered for Manchester City's goalkeeper Bert Trautmann breaking a bone in his neck and still finishing the game.
In 1956-57 Brown scored 20 goals in all competitions and played in the semifinal of the FA Cup, losing to Manchester United's Busby Babes. He was also a pioneer of European competition, as part of the Birmingham side which reached the semifinal of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58, where he scored two goals in the 4-3 home leg win over Barcelona before Birmingham eventually lost out in a replay. His last full season at Birmingham, 1957-58, produced another 15 League goals.
He moved on to Second Division Leyton Orient in December 1958, where despite arriving half way through the season he still finished joint leading scorer.
In 1961-62, Brown moved to Scarborough, then in the Northern Counties League, as player-manager; aged 36, he again was his club's top scorer. The next season he led the club to the championship of the re-formed North Eastern League, the North Eastern League Cup, and the first round proper of the FA Cup, where they only lost by the odd goal in a replay against Crewe Alexandra. The following season, still as player-manager, he led them to runners-up spot in the Midland League.
The strengths of Brown's game were his pace and movement and a good right-foot finish, in his own words:
He describes himself as ''"eccentric"''.
He was fond of quoting Shakespeare, whether at press conferences or in the dressing-room, and while at Birmingham wrote (without a ghostwriter) a weekly column in the local paper, the ''Birmingham Mail''.
After a reunion of the 1956 Cup Final squad, Brown was described as "the star of the show ... who could surely have made it as a stand-up comedian as well as a superb footballer".
After leaving professional football, Brown returned home to Preston and worked in the family carpet firm as a sales representative.
His influence extended throughout the club, from acting as "front man" for club functions to looking after the pitches. At the age of 70 he was running the club's third team, and, as of January 2009, was still "helping out" on the committee.
Brown is married, with four children and several grandchildren.
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'''Stuart Douglas''' (born 9 April 1978) in Enfield) is an English football player, currently playing for Bath City.
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'''Harry Jonathan Worley''' (born 25 November 1988 in Lymm, Cheshire) is an English football player who plays as a centre back for Crewe Alexandra on loan from Leicester City.
Worley was signed by Chelsea from Stockport County in the summer of 2005, with Chelsea beating many clubs to his signature, a tribunal set an initial transfer fee of -150,000 with further payments depending upon progress. He turned professional in November 2005 and in his first season made the most appearances at youth level.
He joined Doncaster Rovers on loan in March 2007, making his debut in a vital 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest. He said at the time "I've come here to gain some experience and be part of a first team set up, I don't know what the future holds, although I still have another year on my contract at Chelsea."
Worley was included in the squad for the 2007 FA Community Shield against Manchester United on 5 August 2007, at the new Wembley Stadium. He was an unused substitute as United won 3-0 on penalties.
He joined Carlisle United on a month long loan on 31 August 2007. He made his debut for the Cumbrians in a 1-0 victory over Cheltenham Town, the only game he would play for Carlisle.
Worley was given a trial by Leicester City on 6 February 2008, impressing in a reserve match. He then joined the club on loan until the end of the season before signing a three-year contract the following summer.
On 18 September 2008, Worley joined Luton Town on loan for a month,
On 14 August 2009, Worley again moved on loan, this time joining Crewe Alexandra until January 2010,
On September 29, 2009, Worley scored his first league goal against Bury at Gresty Road
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'''David James Hodgson''' (born 6 August 1960 in Gateshead, England), is an English former footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Norwich City, Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday, as well as lower division clubs and teams in France, Japan, and Spain.
He is currently director of sport at bhpsport a division of Blackett Hart & Pratt LLP. He left his post in October 2006 as Darlington manager in 2006, where he was in his third spell in charge of the team. In 2004, he published a book entitled: ''Three Times A Quaker: My World of Football and Passion for Darlington F.C.'' published by Speakeasy Publishing.
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'''Paul Daniel Turnbull''' (born 23 January 1989 in Handforth, Cheshire) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder in the Football League for Stockport County.
Turnbull progressed through the Stockport County Centre of Excellence youth system where he trained as a striker, although he has adapted to playing in the centre of the park. He become the youngest player to play league football in Stockport County's history, when he came off the bench against Wrexham on 30 April 2005, aged 16 years 97 days and still a school student at Wilmslow High School.
On 21 December 2007, Turnbull extended his contract at Edgeley Park until summer 2009, following a number of regular first team appearances. He started 16 games for Stockport in the 2007-08 season before joining Conference National club Altrincham on loan in March 2008, where he made six appearances.
Turnbull scored the first senior goal of his career in Stockport's 3-1 victory over Oldham Athletic on 3 October 2008.
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'''Chris Coward''' (born July 23, 1989 in Crumpsall, Manchester) is an English football player. He came up through the Centre of Excellence youth system at Stockport County, where he became the youngest ever player to play in the Football League Cup aged 16 years and one month.
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'''Michael "Mike" Burgess''' (born 17 April 1932 in Montreal, Canada) is an English former professional footballer who played for Bradford Park Avenue, Leyton Orient, Newport County, AFC Bournemouth, Halifax Town, Gillingham and Aldershot during a 14-year professional career.
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'''Shaleum Narval Logan''' (born January 29, 1988, in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester City.
Logan was a product of the Manchester City youth academy and signed a three-year contract in the summer of 2007.
Logan made his first-team debut in the 2-1 League Cup second round victory over Bristol City in August 2007 and made a second appearance in the next round against Norwich City in September 2007. He joined League Two club Grimsby Town on a one-month loan in October 2007,
On 24 July, Shaleum joined Tranmere on loan until the end of the season, after signing a new contract at Manchester City.
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'''Neil Bailey''' (born 26 September 1958 in Wigan, Lancashire) is an English former footballer. He played as a midfielder.
He began his career at Newport County in the early 1980s, during the most successful period in the club's history. Bailey was part of the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup and, in the subsequent season, reached the quarter-finals of the 1980-81 European Cup Winners' Cup. Bailey made 134 appearances for Newport, scoring seven goals.
He joined his hometown club, Wigan Athletic, in 1983. He spent three years at Springfield Park, making 41 league appearances and scoring two goals.
In 1986, Bailey joined Stockport County and went on to make a half-century of appearances for the Greater Manchester club. During his time at Edgeley Park, he was loaned out to his first club, Newport County.
Bailey retired from playing in 1988, but stayed on at Stockport County as a coach.
In 1992, Bailey joined Billy Ayre's Blackpool, also as a coach, but occasionally took to the field as an emergency fill-in when injuries dictated.
Bailey was later a youth team coach at Manchester United and then a coach for the Professional Footballers' Association between 2002 and 2007. In January 2007, Bailey became first team coach at Sunderland, where he is now assistant manager.
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'''Justin Skinner''' (born 30 January 1969 in Hounslow) is a former English footballer who played for Fulham, Bristol Rovers, Walsall, Hibernian, Dunfermline Athletic and Brechin City.
He began his career at Fulham and played over 150 games for the club, before moving to Bristol Rovers in 1991 for -130,000-where he remained until 1998. He later played for Scottish clubs Hibernian, Dunfermline and Brechin City before retiring from playing in 2005.
Skinner worked at both Chelsea's and Queens Park Rangers' youth academies before becoming QPR's reserve team manager in June 2006. He then became assistant manager at Lewes, helping them to win the Conference South championship in 2008. Skinner signed a two year contract to become assistant manager at Farnborough in 2009.
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'''Lee Tomlin''' (born 12 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Rushden & Diamonds as a striker. He has previously played for Leicester City.
Tomlin joined Rushden & Diamonds in January 2005, following his release by Leicester City. In October 2005, he became Rushden & Diamonds' youngest ever player when he came on as a substitute for Drewe Broughton in the 74th minute. He became an instant success. Throughout the rest of the season he made several more substitute appearances, but his first start came in November 2005, in an FA Cup 1st round replay against Halifax Town. He made 21 appearances in the Football League Two in the 2005-06 season.
Before the 2006-07 season, Tomlin attracted the attention of several big clubs, such as Liverpool and Chelsea, earning a trial with the first. Throughout the season, he made more starts and became more of a regular in the Rushden & Diamonds starting eleven. He scored his first goal for the club against Weymouth, the match after Paul Hart was sacked, in the 21st minute. He immediately followed this with another goal, this time against Altrincham in the FA Cup 4th qualifying round. He scored a total of 6 goals during the season, playing as a forward and on both wings.
He started pre-season for the 2007-08 season strongly, scoring 1 goal against Nottingham Forest, and providing good competition up front for Simeon Jackson and Michael Rankine.
Since switching to left midfield for the 2009/10 season, Tomlin's form has been attracting a lot of interest from bigger clubs. He has currently scored 11 goals at the halfway point and has been linked with MK DONS, Notts County and Leicester. Scored an absolute screamer against Kidderminster!
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Smith''' MBE (born 5 April 1945) was a long-serving footballer with Liverpool, known for his uncompromising defensive style. Manager Bill Shankly once said of him: "Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried."
Born in Liverpool, Tommy Smith joined Liverpool F.C. under new manager Bill Shankly as a schoolboy on 19 May 1960 and made his dbut three years later on 8 May 1963, the last day of the season in a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Birmingham City at Anfield. However, he made no appearances throughout the following season, as Liverpool won the League title. He scored his first goal in the 3-2 league defeat to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on 29 August 1964.
In 1965, Smith started to feature more regularly and was an integral part of the Liverpool side that won the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history, They beat Leeds United 2-1 after extra-time in the final at Wembley on 1 May. Although a defender, Smith wore the #10 shirt; a cunning ploy by manager Bill Shankly to confuse opponents in the days when specific numbers always represented specific positions on the pitch. The #10 shirt usually was worn by an inside forward.
The 1965-66 campaign saw Smith become a fixture in the team which went on to regain the League title, earning Smith the first of his four championship medals, However, the season also had the taste of disappointment as Liverpool lost 2-1 in the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup final to Borussia Dortmund at Hampden Park. Had Liverpool won, with future successes in other European competitions to come, Smith would have attained a rare haul of three winners' medals from the three different European contests.
After the success of 1966 there then followed a barren period for Liverpool in the late 1960s and after a disastrous cup defeat at Vicarage Road to Watford in February 1970, Shankly decided to dismantle the team and build a new, younger side.
Smith and team-mates Ian Callaghan, Chris Lawler and Emlyn Hughes survived the cull which saw the likes of Alec Lindsay, Brian Hall and Ray Clemence emerge from the reserves and Steve Heighway, John Toshack and, later, Kevin Keegan join the club. Smith was given the honour of club captaincy and led the team to the 1971 FA Cup final, which Liverpool lost to Arsenal.
In 1973 Smith skippered the team to their first double success of the League and UEFA Cup when they topped the league by three points over Arsenal and beat Borussia Mnchengladbach 3-2 on aggregate. He then had the disappointment of losing the captaincy to Hughes after he had complained to Shankly at being left out of the team for a game. Earlier, Hughes had told Shankly to remove the captaincy from Smith and give it to a younger man. When he returned, he was also moved from his favoured central defensive role to full back. Smith ultimately settled his differences with his manager satisfactorily, though less so with Hughes who went on to lift the FA Cup in 1974 after Liverpool comprehensively beat Newcastle United in one of the most one-sided of Wembley finals. Although Smith did miss out on receiving the trophy from Princess Anne he did have the joy of setting up the third and final goal for the young striker Keegan, a stunning team goal.
As Smith's twilight years approached, he made fewer appearances and with the emergence of youngsters Phil Thompson and Phil Neal as central defender and full back respectively, though he still played an important role as Liverpool managed another League and UEFA Cup dual success in 1976, when he appeared 24 times in the league and played a left-back role in both legs of the UEFA final. The following year, which Smith had announced would be his final season with the club, started with him out of the side for several months, but ended with his finest moment.
Smith was left out of the side that started the 1976-77 season but, when Thompson picked up an injury in Liverpool's 1-0 win over Newcastle in the March, he was recalled and kept his place as the side went on to retain the League title. He then played in the 1977 FA Cup final which Liverpool lost to bitter rivals Manchester United, thereby ruining the chance of a treble, with the club's first European Cup final in Rome due a few days later. Despite the disappointment of the defeat at Wembley, Liverpool played magnificently to beat old UEFA Cup foes Borussia Mnchengladbach 3-1, with Smith scoring a towering header from a corner to make the score 2-1. It was his 48th and final goal for the club and the first for the season.
Two days after the remarkable night in Rome, Smith had his testimonial game at Anfield, a Bobby Charlton select Xl and 35,694 fans turned out to honour the Liverpool hardman as the side played out an entertaining 9-9 draw, such was the party atmosphere of the evening the Liverpool goalscorers included 2 from goalkeeper Clemence and 2 from the now 'prolific' Smith! He decided to delay his retirement and played a further season for Liverpool (missing the successful retention of the European Cup after a DIY accident at home injured his foot).
He spent the summer of 1978 in the NASL with the Los Angeles Aztecs. He started as a player but became player/head coach halfway through the season. At the end of the season he was replaced by Dutch legend Rinus Michels.
Smith left for Swansea City after 638 games in 1978, receiving the M.B.E for services to football that same year. The Swans were being managed by his former Liverpool team-mate John Toshack at the time and Smith helped Swansea to promotion from the old Third Division. He retired from playing in 1979. It's notable that despite his long association with a winning team, level of respect within the game and amount of medals, he was only ever selected once to play for England, in a 0-0 drawn British Home Championship match against Wales at Wembley in 1971. He also made junior and under-23 appearances for his country early in his career.
Apart from a brief spell as youth coach at Liverpool, Smith has not stayed in the game to any great extent, preferring business and journalistic careers after his playing days ended, but his legend lives on whenever people refer to the vernacular of the "hard men of football" and Smith has made a reasonable living from talking about his career as the ''Anfield Iron'' - a nickname afforded to him by Liverpool supporters.
Smith was known for his sharp tongue during games, often seen berating and even trying to instruct the referee in command. That said, he certainly had the respect of his peers, with fellow "hard man" Jack Charlton once saying ''"Tommy Smith was easily the hardest player I faced. I ran into him once and he knocked every ounce of breath out of me. I tried to get up and look like he hadn't hurt me, but he had."'' Charlton's defensive partner at Leeds United, Norman Hunter, and Chelsea's Ron Harris, both considered as tough players, also pay similar respects to Smith.
For a time, Smith ran a pub in Billinge, Wigan called "The Smithy".
In his later years, Smith had a hip replacement operation (both knees and an elbow are made of plastic as well) and also began to suffer from arthritis to the extent that he couldn't work and often needed a wheelchair or walking stick and had to claim incapacity benefit. He then had to go to a social security tribunal to explain himself after he managed to take a penalty on the Wembley pitch in a light-hearted contest for charity which featured former footballers which took place at half-time during the FA Cup final in 1996. The informer was an employee for the DSS. Smith, perhaps only half-seriously, claimed in his newspaper column that the informer must have been an Everton supporter and had only reported him because of his probable anti-Liverpool bias. Staff at the same DSS branch at which the individual worked denied that he was an Everton supporter and claimed that he had no interest whatsoever in football, being a rugby league fan. Nonetheless, the myth of Smith being shopped by an Evertonian still persists. In any case, Smith's allowance was stopped for a while, but he is now back on the top level of disability benefit . He now supplements his income on the after-dinner circuit and by writing a column for a local newspaper. In March 2008 he published his autobiography, ''Anfield Iron''.
He has been a weekly columnist for the Liverpool Echo for over 25 years and lives quietly in the Crosby area of Liverpool with his wife Susan. He is also still held in high regards amongst the Kopites as he was voted 25th in the poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop.
On 6 June 2007, Tommy Smith had a heart attack at his home in Liverpool and was rushed to hospital to receive treatment. He underwent a six-way heart bypass shortly after, from which he made an excellent recovery and is back as a regular at Anfield for home matches.
(1962 - 1978) - 638 appearances, 48 goals
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'''Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano''' (born October 11, 1969 in Niteri, Brazil) is a Brazilian former footballer.
He started his career in his homeland with C.D. Aves, before joining the English side Sheffield United for a fee of -400,000 in 1996. He is fondly remembered by Sheffield United fans for his goal against Coventry City in the FA Cup Quarter Final, in which he removed his shirt after scoring at Highfield Road, only to reveal another shirt underneath the original.
Birmingham City acquired Marcelo's services in 1999 for a fee of -500,000. Whilst at Birmingham he played in the 2001 Football League Cup Final, coming on as a substitute. He ended his career at Walsall, where he played nine times and scored once against Burnley.
Marcelo scored 32 goals in 61 games at Sheffield united. He stayed for 2 seasons.
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'''Derek George Woodley''' (2 March 1942 in Isleworth - 2002) was an English former professional footballer who played for West Ham United, Southend United, Charlton Athletic and Gillingham during a 12-year professional career.
Woodley played for the England Schoolboys team during the 1950s, including scoring a goal after just 13 seconds against Wales which was the fastest goal scored in any competitive fixture at the original Wembley Stadium.
During his time at Priestfield Stadium he made exactly 100 Football League appearances, before leaving in 1971 to wind down his career with non-league Folkestone.
In later years Woodley lived in Felixstowe
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Divers was a creative, goal-scoring but tough inside left, who joined Celtic from Renfrew Juniors in 1932. He helped the club to win two league titles in the 1930s and was also the creative mastermind behind the its victory in the Empire Exhibition Trophy of 1938, when Celtic beat Everton 1-0 in the final. He left Celtic for Morton in 1945, moved to Oldham Athletic for several months in 1947 before returning to finish his career with a second spell with Morton between 1948 and 1949. He earned one cap for Scotland, against Ireland in October 1938.
Divers was the nephew of former Celtic and Ireland player Patsy Gallacher, while his son John Divers Junior was also a professional player, with Celtic and Partick Thistle.
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'''Ron Henry''' (born 17 August 1934) is a retired footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, and won one cap for England. His grandson, Ronnie, is also a professional footballer.
Henry joined Tottenham in 1952, and made his debut in 1955 as a centre half, but was soon converted to left back. He was a regular in Spurs' defence for many years, and his honours include being a member of The Double winning side of 1961, the 1962 FA Cup, and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1963. Overall, Henry played 247 league games for Tottenham, scoring one goal.
On 27 February 1963, he represented England in a European Championship qualifier against France in Paris. This turned out to be his only international appearance.
Henry currently lives in Redbourn, Hertfordshire and owns a bedding plant nursery, as well as many homing pigeons. He is still involved with the club, as an assistant to the Under-18 side.
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'''Albert Finch Valentine''' - was a footballer who played in England and Wales during the 1920s and 1930s.
Valentine was a prolific striker who still holds the club record for scoring the most league goals in a single season at Halifax Town and Macclesfield Town. His early professional career was unspectacular and in his mid twenties he had dropped into non league football. His record breaking started off in the Cheshire League with Macclesfield, where he scored and astonishing 83 goals in the 1933/1934 season. The following season he moved back into the football league joining Halifax and during his first campaign he netted 34 goals in 37 games. His contribution helped the team to finish 2nd in Division Three North, just 2 points behind champions, Doncaster Rovers.
He joined Halifax for a fee of -500 from Macclesfield Town. During that first season, success on the field helped the club to make a rare profit totaling -1100. The much needed funds paid off a chunk of their -3500 debts.
He scored on his league debut at Halifax on 25 August 1934 in the 2-1 victory over Mansfield Town at The Shay. The highpoint of his first season was on 9 March 1936 when bagged 5 goals in the 6-2 home victory over New Brighton. Over the next two seasons he scored 4 goals in a game on 2 occasions, against Oldham Athletic and Rotherham United, and a hat-trick against Hartlepool United. In his time at The Shay he continued to prosper and his goals tally for 1935/1936 was 30 and 25 for 1936/1937.
In view of his achievements it was somewhat of a surprise when Valentine was released from the club in 1937. He played his last game for Halifax on 1 May 1937 in their 4-1 thrashing of Crewe Alexandra and in true fashion he signed of with 2 goals. He went on to play for Stockport County, Accrington Stanley and Doncaster Rovers - all within 12 months of leaving The Shay.
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'''Steven Hampshire''' (born 17 October 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Scottish Third Division club Berwick Rangers.
Hampshire began his career as a youth player at English club Chelsea. He made just one appearance for the club, coming on as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers in the League Cup in October 1997. He was released in 2000 and joined Dunfermline Athletic, having previously had a loan spell at the Fife club. He remained at Dunfermline for three years, but failed to establish a regular place in the first team and was released in 2003
He left Brechin City in May 2007 and joined Stenhousemuir.
Hampshire left Berwick Rangers at the end of season 2008/9 instead choosing to focus on his career as a car valeter.
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'''Craig Liddle''' (born 21 October 1971 in Chester-le-Street) is an English former association footballer. His predominant position was as a defender. He spent much of his career playing at Darlington between 1998 to 2005.
He was a centre half that played professional football for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Darlington
Liddle started his professional career at Aston Villa back in 1990 where he signed his first professional contract at the club where he had been a trainee. The Chester-le-Street-born star was released after just one season however after failing to impress. He joined local team Blyth Spartans where he spent the next three seasons.
In 1994 he got a dream move to Middlesbrough when Bryan Robson signed him at the start of the Boro revolution, he went on to make 25 first teams appearances in his four years at the Riverside.
He joined Darlington on loan in February 1998. In 16 games he made a big impression playing not only in defence but also as a midfielder. On the 1 July 1998, David Hodgson got 'Lidds' to put pen to paper and he joined Darlo for a nominal fee.
During his time at the Quakers Liddle showed just what a true professional footballer should be like and was a popular club captain. Not the biggest or the quickest Liddle was absolutely committed commanding his defence excellently, reading the game well and tackling excellently. Rated by the fans as one of the best defenders in the Third Division, and attracting interest from other clubs. During some turbulent times in Darlington's history Liddle became a talisman for the club, showing commitment on and off the pitch that made him a fans favourite. Something demonstrated by him being voted Darlington's all-time cult hero by BBC Football Focus viewers with 70% of the vote.
His last seasons at the club were sadly marked by injury, as his committed approach took its toll. His 300th appearance for Darlington on the 1 May 2004 was marked by a commemorative beer brewed by the Darwen Brewery - Liddle's Best, as well as specially printed T-shirts going on sale. On the announcement on his retirement in May 2005 Liddle was granted a testimonial against his former club Middlesbrough in July 2005, sadly due to a hoax bomb threat the game had to be abandoned at half time.
Craig Liddle worked as a football coach at Darlington College from September 2005 up until June 2007.
In February 2008 after Mick Tait had left Darlington, and Neil Maddison took over one of his roles, and that was the role as reserve team coach. Liddle came into the club being appointed and taking over the role left by Maddison as youth team coach and he had been there ever since he was given the role up until 8 May 2009.
On 8 May 2009 it was revealed Darlington's administrators Brackenbury Clark and Company had released the "majority of the first-team squad" from their contracts to cut costs, with immediate effect, as well as the club's coaching staff and administrative staff including caretaker manager Martin Gray, leaving Craig Liddle and Neil Maddison as joint temproary caretaker managers.
Ever since 20 May 2009 Craig Liddle has been working as Darlington's head of youth.
After Darlington dismissed Colin Todd, he took over as temporary caretaker manager and was assisted by Neil Maddison until a replacement for Todd had been found.
He has ruled himself out of taking the job full-time, saying he doesn't yet have the experience needed to run a club.
On 5 October it was announced that former Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton took over as the new permanent manager until the end of that season as well as bringing in Staunton the club bought in an assistant to him who was former Sunderland coach Kevin Richardson coming in on the same deal as Staunton. The pair started their job roles later on that week after Liddle finished off his temporary caretaker manager role and his assistant Maddison finished off his temporary caretaker assistant manager role after the Football League Trophy tie against Leeds United earlier that week, but the new pair's first game as the football management was against Dagenham & Redbridge later that week in League Two.
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As a player, Mann was an apprentice with Shrewsbury Town but injury meant he was unable to make the first-team. He later joined the backroom staff at Shrewsbury, as well as Watford, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Huddersfield Town. He also had a spell in charge of Telford United.
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After joining Tranmere from Motherwell in 1979, Mungall went on to make more than 500 Football League appearances for Rovers in a 17-year period. This spell saw Rovers rise up the league and make several appearances at Wembley. He remained with the club on the coaching staff before leaving in October 2000 to pursue business interests.
But he was quickly back in football and was given his big management opportunity in October 2001 at Chester. The Blues were struggling in the Nationwide Conference when Mungall took over, initially as caretaker-manager. His first match ended in a 2-0 home win over Hereford United and he was soon handed the job on a permanent basis. But a dreadful run of form saw Chester dragged into serious relegation trouble and Mungall was sacked after a defeat to Northwich Victoria on December 26, 2001.
Mungall was later on the coaching staff at Droylsden, a role he left in December 2007.
On 13 February 2008, Mungall returned to Chester City as assistant manager to Bobby Williamson
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}}'''Mike Speight''' (born November 1, 1951, Upton, West Yorkshire) is a former English footballer who had a long spell with Sheffield United and later had a five-month caretaker manager stint at Chester City in 1984-85.
A midfielder, Speight made 199 Football League appearances for Sheffield United after signing full professional forms in 1969. One of the highlights of this spell was being part of the England B side on their tour of Asia and Oceania. He left after a testimonial in 1980 for Blackburn Rovers for a reported -60,000, having rejected the chance to join Bobby Robson's Ipswich Town side two years earlier. He made 51 league appearances for Rovers before moving on to Grimsby Town in the summer of 1982. After a further 40 league appearances, Speight moved on again two years later.
In August 1984 Speight joined Chester as player-coach as he sought to achieve his ambition of managing a Football League club by the age of 35. The sacking of manager John McGrath four months later meant Speight achieved his ambition as he become caretaker-manager, a role he held until the end of the season. Speight instilled new belief in the side as it pulled away from the bottom of Division Four, with new signing Stuart Rimmer from Everton proving a prolific capture.
Despite the impressive run of results, Speight had to stand aside in July 1985 when former Wigan Athletic manager Harry McNally was appointed the new Chester boss. Speight had earlier in the year been announced as manager, but he had not signed a contract and had been openly critical of the way the club operated, saying it was "run on an amateur level right through the place".
Speight continued playing for the club in the early weeks of the 1985-86 season but he began looking for new opportunities and took up a management post in Norway midway through the campaign, after a brief spell with Rhyl.
He still lives in Norway, where he has been head coach at several clubs, including Sogndal, Moss and Mjndalen. On November 23, 2007, he was appointed offensive coach at Vlerenga.
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'''Raymond "Ray" Warburton''' (born October 7, 1967 in Rotherham, England) is an English former footballer.
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'''Kevin Hales''' (born 13 January 1961) is a football coach. Before coaching, he played as a midfielder for Chelsea and Leyton Orient, managed Welling United and Erith & Belvedere, was assistant manager at Hornchurch and coached at Weymouth and Rushden & Diamonds.
His son, Lee, has progressed through the youth ranks of West Ham and joined his father on a 2 month loan spell at Rushden & Diamonds at the end of 2007.
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'''Donald William Carlton Bird''' (January 5, 1908 - 1987) was an English professional footballer who played at outside left. He was born in Newton Abbot.
Although born in Devon, Bird came to prominence playing in Wales for Llandrindod Wells, from where he joined Cardiff City in 1929, scoring on his home debut in a 5-1 win over Bury on the final day of the 1929-30 season. Unable to oust Walter Robbins from the side, he later moved to Bury, but failed to make their league side and joined Torquay United in 1932 as a replacement for Harry Waller.
Bird missed just two games for Torquay the following season and remained a regular until leaving to join Derby County in the summer of 1934 as cover for Dally Duncan. Bird-s Derby debut came on August 27, 1934, a 1-0 First Division win against Huddersfield Town at Leeds Road. He played well enough for the Derby Evening Telegraph to suggest that he could be an effective replacement for Duncan when required. However, such opportunities were rare and Bird played only 5 league games for Derby, scoring twice.
On leaving Derby, Bird joined Sheffield United, finishing his league career with Southend United.
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'''Clifford "Cliff" Birks''' (born 13 December 1910 - 1998) was an English professional footballer. He played as both a right-half and at outside-right
Birks played for Stoke St. Peters and Stoke City before joining Port Vale in November 1929. He made his debut on 27 December 1921, in a 2-1 home win over Charlton Athletic. He played 59 games over the next four seasons but was released in May 1936. He joined Torquay United, but was kept out of the side due to the form of Fred Beedall and George Daniels, Birks made his Torquay debut on 16 January, 1937, scoring in the 4-1 defeat at home to Southend United. However, this was to be his only appearance for Torquay and he left to join Halifax Town for the following season. He played just twice for Halifax before leaving league football. During the war he guested for Leicester City.
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'''Lee Goodwin''' (born 5 September 1978) is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United, Dagenham & Redbridge and Grays Athletic as a defender.
Born in Stepney, London, Goodwin was a trainee at West Ham United, before signing for Dagenham & Redbridge in 1998.
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'''Sam Saunders''' (born 29 August 1983) is an English footballer, currently playing for Brentford.
Before signing for Brentford, Saunders played for Carshalton Athletic and Dagenham & Redbridge. He had been spotted by Dagenham in a first team game for Carlshalton Athletic against AFC Hornchurch by two local scouts from the club. At the end of the 2008-09 season he signed for Brentford, along with Dagenham team-mates Danny Foster and Ben Strevens.
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'''Scott Andrew McNiven''' (born May 27, 1978 in Leeds, England) is an English-born Scottish footballer who plays for Hyde United Fc In the Conference North. His father and twin brother, both named David, were also footballers.
He played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic (where he progressed through the youth ranks), Oxford United, Mansfield Town and Chester City but was unable to find a new club after being released by Chester in 2006 despite being a regular all season. While at Mansfield in 2004-05, McNiven was diagnosed with testicular cancer
After spending time with Morecambe (without making an appearance), Fleetwood Town and Guiseley, McNiven joined Conference National newcomers Farsley Celtic ahead of the 2007-08 season. His debut on August 11, 2007 saw him come up against his twin brother who was playing for Stafford Rangers. It was Scott who came out on top, as Farsley clinched a 1-0 win. He joined Fylde in July 2008. At the Start of the 2009-10 season he joined his twin brother David at Hyde United. Their telepathic understanding of each other's positioning on the pitch has impressed the Hyde fans.
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'''David John Rainford''' (born 21 April 1979 in Stepney, London) is an English footballer who plays for Chelmsford City in the Conference South. He combines his football with a job as a teacher.
Rainford left Dagenham & Redbridge at the end of the 2007-08 season after he was offered a senior teaching role at a local school.
In June 2008, Rainford joined Chelmsford City.
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'''Albert Edward Harrison Cox''' (June 24, 1917 in Treeton, Rotherham - 2003) was a former footballer. He played as a left-back for Sheffield United.
Albert joined Sheffield United from amateur side Woodhouse Mills United F.C., and quickly settled into the first team at Bramall Lane. He made his league debut against Blackpool at Bramall Lane on 20 February 1936, in a 1-0 win. Cox was often described as a 'bungle of energy'
Though World War II interrupted his career, he played on for several seasons after hostilities had ended, and became one of the most consistent left-backs in the Football League.
He was transferred to Halifax Town during the 1952 close season.
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'''Wayne Mervin Hatswell''' (born 8 February 1975 in Swindon) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Dundalk
Wayne Hatswell began his career with Forest Green Rovers in 1999. During his first season at Forest Green, he made 34 league appearances, and 2 in FA Cup scoring 2 goals. During his next season at Forest Green, he played a further 23 games, scoring 5 goals. At Forest Green, he became famous for scoring one of the worst ever own goals, when his attempted clearance went straight into his own net during an FA Cup match against Morecambe. However, Hatswell's form in the league was brilliant and earned him a move to Oxford United for -35,000. The move came on 1 December, 2000 and at Oxford, he made 52 appearances, failing to score. At the end of the 2002 season, he moved to Chester on a free transfer. He had a successful spell with Chester, playing 42 times and scoring 3 times in 17 months, before another move came, This time to Kidderminster Harriers for -8000.
Within weeks of arriving at Aggborough manager Jan Molby made him the club captain. A role that he performed well. He made such an impact that he won the Harriers Online Player of the Year award at the end of his first season. Following that award he was rewarded with a 3 year contract but then in the year that Kidderminster got relegated he had a very poor season by his standards and was put on the transfer list. When he failed to find a new club during the close season he found he still had a job to do at the Harriers.
He eventually left the club in January 2006 in a cost cutting exercise. He joined Rushden for an un-disclosed fee, believed to be about -10000. He made his debut for Rushden in an away match against Stockport County. The match ended 2-2, but both teams needed a win as they were both threatened by relegation. He scored his first goal for rushden on an away match at Bury, scoring a free kick from 40 yards out. He ended the season a regular at Rushden, but couldn't prevent their relegation from the Football League. He remained an active member of the first team during the 2006/07 season, his only goal coming against Stevenage Borough, who he scored an own goal for during the same match. At the end of the season he was offered a new 1 year contract, which he signed, and he is again expected to be a regular in Rushden's first team for the 2007/08 season.
On 18 January 2008, he joined Cambridge United for -15,000.
In January 2010, he joined Dundalk as a player-coach.
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'''Tommy Barkas''', BEM (27 March, 1912 - 1991) was an English professional footballer who played in England during the 1930s and 1940s.
Born in Gateshead, England, Barkas was one five brothers, including Ned, Harry, Jimmy and Sam, who all had professional careers. A cousin, Billy Felton, also played for England.
During the Second World War he joined the Royal Airforce and earned the British Empire Medal (Military) whilst serving in Malta. The official account of the events leading to the award read "Corporal Barkas, along with Acting Flight Sergeant Hugh Shelly Stammuitz of Ozshott, dealt with numerous fires including those on a petrol bowser and an ammunition lorry while some 50 enemy aircraft were bombing the area".
During the war years he managed to play a handful of games for Halifax Town. He retired from football in 1949.
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'''Mark James Danks''' (born 8 February 1984 in Warley, West Midlands, England) is an English footballer, playing for Northwich Victoria. He had previous professional experience with Bradford City in the 2002-03 season and won the FA Trophy with Hednesford Town in the 2003-04 season.
Danks began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he played for England U15 and U16, before joining Bradford City for a season in August 2002. Although restricted to four substitute appearances he scored his first goal in senior football in an FA Cup match against West Bromwich Albion, which Bradford lost 3-1.
Danks joined Hednesford Town in July 2003 and went on to win the FA Trophy with them in 2004.
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'''David Gary Holdsworth''' (born 8 November 1968) is an English former professional footballer who is currently manager of Conference National club Mansfield Town.
His twin brother Dean, is also an ex-professional footballer, now managing Newport County, both brothers having taken up their current positions in May 2008.
He played as a centre half for Watford, Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Walsall, Bolton Wanderers, Scarborough and Gretna, and was capped once for England at Under-21 level. Whilst at Bolton he played one game alongside his brother.
After retiring from playing he became reserve team manager at Gretna, where he was appointed director of youth development in May 2006,
but was sacked in a cost-cutting exercise a few months later. On 20 May 2008, Holdsworth was appointed to his first managerial role, taking over at Northern Premier League Premier Division side Ilkeston Town from Nigel Jemson, the first appointment of new owner Check Whyte.
On 29 December 2008 Holdsworth was appointed as the new manager of Conference National club Mansfield Town having lead Ilkeston to sixth in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, ten points off first placed Hednesford Town with two games in hand.
Holdsworth's house was featured on an episode of Through the Keyhole.
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Phillips joined Manchester City from non-league side Ashington in 1948.
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'''Gordon Steele Brown''' (born 21 March 1929 in Market Warsop, England) is an English former footballer.
Brown joined York City from Nottingham Forest in 1950.
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His biggest game for England came in 1886, when he scored four of England's goals in the 6-1 win over Ireland.
Spilsbury was an all-round athlete when he was at Rossall School and later Repton School, where he played football, cricket and athletics. At Repton he was school champion 4 times in long jump, and in 1882 he broke the school record.
After that, he began at Jesus College in Cambridge, and he played football for Cambridge University from 1884 to 1887. In his last year at the university, he was also captain of the team.
After representing Cambridge University and his country, he also played games for Derby County in the years 1884 to 1889. He is best remembered for having scored the first recorded Derby goal in 1884. In total he played eight FA cup games, and scored seven FA cup goals for Derby. He is also recorded as having played one league game, and scoring one goal.
After his playing career was over, he moved to Canada, where he worked as an estate agent.
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'''Tommy Hughes''' (born 11 July 1947 in Dalmuir) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper.
Hughes started out with semi-professional side, Clydebank, before joining Chelsea in 1966. However, he was always understudy to Peter Bonetti whilst with the West London side, meaning he made just 11 appearances in four years. After short spells with Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion in the early 1970s, Hughes signed for Hereford United. He spent nine seasons with Hereford, and was a part of the side which won the Third Division championship in 1975-76. He was later caretaker manager of the club during the 1982-83 season.
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'''George Howe''' (10 January 1924 in Wakefield, England - 1971) is an English former footballer.
Howe joined Huddersfield Town from non-league side Carlton United in 1946.
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'''Alan Victor Stewart''' (July 24, 1922 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England - 2004) is an English former footballer.
Stewart began his career with Huddersfield Town in 1946.
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'''Ronald "Ron" Spence''' (January 7, 1927 in Spennymoor, England - 1996) was an English footballer.
Spence joined York City from Rossington Colliery in 1947.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Watson''' (born November 13, 1978 in Leeds, England) is a professional footballer currently playing with Farsley Celtic in the Conference North, where he plays as a Midfielder.
Although Watson was part of the Doncaster Rovers side that won promotion from the Nationwide Conference in 2003, he has never made a Football League appearance. A move to Chester City a year later was unsuccessful, as he was injured in pre-season and left the club after a solitary LDV Vans Trophy outing.
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'''James Vaughan''' (born December 6, 1986, Liverpool) is a right-back with Droylsden FC. He has also played at left-back.
Vaughan was signed by Chester in January 2006 from Tranmere Rovers, where he made more than 50 reserve team appearances. He joined his father (owner) and brother (defender) (both called Stephen) at the club. His first-team debut came when he replaced his brother in the closing stages of Chester's 4-4 draw in the LDV Vans Trophy at Chesterfield on November 29, 2006.
After a successful loan spell at Droylsden, who he helped win the Conference North title, Vaughan returned to Chester and was a regular in the closing matches of the 2006-07.
Vaughan was given squad number 22 for 2007-08 and commanded a regular spot as first-choice right back for the next two seasons The Football League. In April 2009, Vaughan moved to Australia and joined Wollongong for who he played 7 games. Whilst in Australia he played a further 2 games with A-League side Sydney FC, and 1 game for A-League side Central Coast. Despite looking promising at the back, he was not offered a contract due to visa restrictions. Upon his return to the UK, he has been linked with a move to League One side Oldham Athletic.
On 24 October Vaughan was an unused substitute for Droylsden in their league game against Eastwood Town.
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'''John Nelson Williams''' (born 11 May 1968 in Birmingham, England) is an English former professional footballer.
Known as the "flying postman", Williams, when playing for Kidderminster Harriers, scored famously against Wolves in the FA Cup 3rd round only for his goal to be equalised in the final minutes.
He joined Willenhall Town, managed by Mel Eves, in September 2007.
In August 2008, Williams, now aged 40 scored a hat-trick for Boldmere St Michaels against Shifnal Town.
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'''Tomaso "Tom" Parrinello''' (born 11 November 1989) is an English football defender of Italian descent who plays for Weston-super-Mare. He joined Weston initially on loan from Bristol Rovers, but the move became permanent when he was released by the Bristol Club on 10 February 2009.
Parrinello made his debut for the Bristol Rovers first team on 1 December 2007, when he appeared in an FA Cup second round match against Rushden & Diamonds, coming on as a substitute for Craig Disley.
Parrinello joined Weston-super-Mare on loan in December 2008 in order to gain some first team experience, but the move became permanent two months later.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Sutton''' (born 16 April 1961) is an English former professional football goalkeeper, currently working as a coach.
Sutton was born in Hartington, Derbyshire. He began his career at Nottingham Forest in 1977, rising from youth apprentice to become understudy to legendary England international goalkeeper Peter Shilton. He made his first-team debut, aged only 19,
At Derby Sutton again established himself as a regular, if not immediate choice, in the first-team. However, gradually his role became that of regular reserve and in 1996 he was granted a free transfer to Birmingham City.
After hanging up his playing gloves Steve Sutton was employed by a number of clubs, including Leeds United and Notts County, as goalkeeping coach, before finding his way back to his alma mater, Nottingham Forest, with the arrival of new manager Colin Calderwood in 2006.
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'''Anthony Carbone''' (born 13 October 1974 in Perth, Western Australia) was an Australian football (soccer) player. Carbone played as a Midfielder for NSL club Perth Glory and Nottingham Forest F.C. and also represented the Australian under 20 team in 1993.
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'''Terry Dyson''' (born 29 November 1934 in Malton, North Yorkshire, England) is a retired footballer.
The winger joined Tottenham Hotspur from non-league Scarborough in 1955, and played for Spurs until 1965. He was a regular member of The Double winning side of 1960-61, and scored in the 1961 FA Cup Final against Leicester. Dyson also won a winners' medal in the 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final against Athletico Madrid in which he scored twice. He played a total 209 appearances and scored 55 goals for Tottenham. He later played for Fulham, Colchester United and Guildford City. Dyson is the only Spurs player to score a hat-trick in the North London derby, having done so on 26 August 1961 in a 4-3 win for Spurs
Dyson currently works part-time for the Football Association assessing schoolboy matches and lives in Middlesex.
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Alan Hardaker's education began at Constable Street Elementary School in Hull, and from there he was awarded a scholarship to Riley High School,
He had first taken up playing football at the High School, and so joined Municipal Sports F.C., the Guildhall team. He was even 'sent off' on one occasion during his time with them, for retaliation. Playing in the centre forward position, he scored one hundred goals in three seasons, although he claimed that most of these were only possible due to the quality of those playing alongside him.
After moving on to East Riding County League champions Beverley White Star F.C. (now defunct), he was invited by Hull City to play for their reserve side against Bradford Park Avenue's second string. He had been converted to full back by this time, and that was the position he took up for Hull City Reserves. From then on, he played for one or other of the teams on a regular basis for the next three seasons.
In 1935, he captained the East Riding County FA representative team when they won the Northern Counties Amateur Championship.
He was offered professional terms in 1936 by manager Jack Hill, which he turned down, as by the age of 23 he had progressed to become Lord Mayor's secretary at the Guildhall. After then playing 11 games for the Reserves in the Midland League, and coinciding with a change in team management, he was released by the club. He went on to play for Bridlington Central United (later known as Bridlington Town) of the East Riding Amateur League, and then moved to the Yorkshire Amateur Football Club in the Yorkshire League.
Both his sporting career and his professional life were interrupted by the imminent outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, and in his official capacity as Lord Mayor's secretary he was asked to help start the Humber Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) in readiness for hostilities. He joined them on 12 June 1939, as a payroll lieutenant
In 1942, after subsequently serving on HMS Cumberland, he became a lieutenant commander, and transferred once again, this time to the de-commissioned torpedo training ship HMS Marlborough secured at Eastbourne. He then received a posting to Australia as supply officer to HMS Alert, a shore-based camp in Sydney, and in December 1944 moved on to HMS Golden Hind, a Royal Navy manning depot, also in Sydney.
Whilst in that country, he was able to find the time to resume his sporting career, captaining the Royal Navy football side in organised matches for a single season. Hardaker remained in Australia until the end of the War, eventually deciding to retire from playing at the age of 34.
For a short while after returning to Great Britain, Hardaker fulfilled the temporary position of clerk to the Education Committee back at the Guildhall, due to his previous job being already occupied. When he was refused permission to resume his post as Lord Mayor's secretary in Hull, he applied for an identical appointment in Portsmouth, and was successful at interview. He and his young family moved there in August 1946. In 1950, he was removed from the active list of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve at his own request.
In 1951, the then Portsmouth F.C. manager, Bob Jackson, got in touch with Hardaker to say that Fred Howarth, the Football League secretary, was considering retiring from the job, and recommended that he apply. Vernon Stokes, the chairman of Portsmouth F.C. at that time, also urged him to put in for it. Stokes would later become chairman of The Football Association Disciplinary Committee.
Seen to be answering an advertisement in the Daily Telegraph newspaper inviting applications, he duly submitted his curriculum vitae to the then Football League headquarters in Starkie Street, Preston, Lancashire. The Management Committee of the League drew up a shortlist of six candidates, which included Alan Hardaker, from an initial response of 410 applicants.
On 1 May 1951, he accepted the invitation to replace Howarth, although this was not to formally happen for another five and a half years, due to the seeming reluctance of the outgoing secretary to actually retire. Hardaker took up a junior position during this period, at a much reduced salary and receiving only a small pay rise each year thereafter. He later indicated in his autobiography that he felt "badly let down by Arthur Drewry", the League President at that time.
Eventually, on 5 July 1955, a little more than four years after he had been taken on, he was confirmed as assistant secretary to Fred Howarth. Hardaker had used the intervening time to read every archived document since 1888 which related to the League and its business, and was better prepared to take on the top job.
On New Year's Eve in 1956, Howarth deposited his work keys on Alan Hardaker's desk and left the building for the last time, after 23 years service. On 6 January 1957 Hardaker was appointed by the Management Committee as the new Football League secretary.
One major change which took place at the Football League two years after Hardaker's appointment was a shift in location for the organisation's headquarters. The Starkie Street premises were little more than a converted town house, and the incoming League President at that time, Joe Richards, decided to ask Hardaker to look for more appropriate offices outside Preston.
The unanimous choice, after consideration of Blackpool and Leamington Spa as possibilities, was the former Sandown Hotel in Clifton Drive, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, and this was purchased for -11,000. Hardaker was heavily involved in the six month renovation of the building to make it suitable for purpose, and this was completed at a total cost of -40,000. The previous premises sold for -3,250.
When Hardaker first joined the staff of the League, they numbered six as full time employees. As a measure of the expansion and diversification achieved during his time as secretary, by 1977 this had increased to 25. He enjoyed the complete confidence of the Management Committee, and was delegated by them many powers to act independently concerning certain matters. In his autobiography, he claims that, due to this measure of autonomy, he was perceived as "arrogant and high-handed" and had "frequently been called a dictator" by some club officials. He maintained, though, that his one aim in football had always been to "see the League prosper".
Following the passing of the Copyright Act 1956, he suggested to the Management Committee that the lists of League fixtures published each year should be subject to copyright for use by companies such as football pools promoters. He was duly given the go-ahead to implement a test case against Littlewoods Pools in 1959, and this the League won, meaning that a source of income would be secured for the clubs, as the Pools companies now needed to pay for the privilege of printing the fixtures on their coupons.
Hardaker was also required to attend the House of Commons in London to address members of Parliament regarding the ending of the maximum wage for football players, which Jimmy Hill, the ex-Fulham player and then chairman of the Professional Footballers Association, had led a campaign for. The PFA won their members' pay freedom in 1961.
When an application to the High Court was made in June 1963, submitted by the out-of-contract Newcastle United player George Eastham, Hardaker was called to give evidence. Despite him arguing in favour of the contract structure as it then was (the League Management Committee had instructed him in how he should proceed), the case was lost, and thereafter the players could move more easily from club to club.
Hardaker was instrumental in designing the 1957 "Pattern of Football", which would have seen the existing 92 clubs, then occupying the four divisions of the League, increased to 100, with 20 teams in each of five divisions. The purpose of this was to reduce the number of weeks in the football season, allowing for less fixture congestion. At the same time, there would be more opportunity to accommodate extra competitions, such as the Football League Cup, which had been introduced during the 1960-61 season. The proposal was defeated after a vote by the member clubs, and the Pattern was discarded.
Although it is widely reported that the League Cup was Alan Hardaker's idea, in his autobiography he actually gives the credit to Sir Stanley Rous, who was at that time secretary of the Football Association. He relates the tale of the Post-War Reconstruction Committee, which was a joint exercise by the FA and League to help regenerate football in Britain at the end of the Second World War. Sir Stanley apparently designed a separate knockout competition, to be entered by those clubs beaten in the early rounds of the FA Cup proper, but the plan was never approved. It was this idea, in tandem with the blueprint of the already-implemented Scottish League Cup north of the border, which prompted Hardaker to formulate the English League Cup.
The Press were not kind to Hardaker when the League Cup was first announced. He openly admits that the proposed competition received criticism not only from Fleet Street, but from the League clubs themselves - entry into the competition was not compulsory, and Arsenal, Luton, Sheffield Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion, Wolves and Tottenham all refused to participate during the inaugural season.
However, the signing of TV contracts for the 1961-62 competition, and the money this would generate, helped persuade many of the abstainers to take part the following year, although various clubs still declined to enter each year. The award by UEFA of a European cup competition place for the winner of the League Cup each year, plus the attraction of Wembley as a final venue, were also strong incentives for all the clubs to join, and this was achieved by 1967.
A much-quoted line from Alan Hardaker goes: "The FA Cup is football's Ascot, the League Cup its equivalent of Derby Day at Epsom".
Hardaker was asked to give advice to the League clubs when they were ordered by the FA in 1965 to sign statutory declarations regarding payments to amateur players - in other words, to guarantee that no illegal dealings were being entered into, and thus leaving themselves legally vulnerable. His advice consisted of a recommendation that they (the League clubs) resign from the Football Association "as a matter of extreme urgency", in order to force the FA to back down on the issue. Having held a meeting in Manchester, they duly handed in their resignations, all except for a few unnamed clubs.
After a meeting between the Football League Management Committee and the FA in London, the demand for professional clubs to sign the declarations was withdrawn, and it was decided that only amateur clubs would be required to do so. The resignations were ignored.
In 1970, when a group of Midlands club chairmen proposed that the Football League handle its own disciplinary affairs, Hardaker was asked by them if this would be possible under FA regulations. He pointed out Association Rule 1(b), which gave provision for the game to be administered for amateur and professional clubs separately. This meant that the League could have full control of its own administration, but would stop short of a breakaway from the FA. Although the Rule was never implemented, when the League Management Committee brought the matter up with the FA, they were able to negotiate many concessions, both financial and in terms of the disciplinary system, which changed as a result.
Many other incidents of note came under his influence during his time as Football League secretary. In 1969, he was asked to comment on the planned introduction of pensions for those professional players over 35 years of age - he claimed that the reported comment "I wouldn't hang a dog on the evidence of people like that" was actually in answer to the proposal that former professional footballers should sit on disciplinary committees, and not about pensions.
At the start of the 1971-72 season, the League Management Committee issued a directive reminding referees of their obligations regarding maintaining discipline on the field of play. Unfortunately, the Committee neglected to circulate the information to the Press or the League clubs, and there was widespread confusion when referees vastly increased the number of cautions and dismissals during matches.
The threat of withdrawal of League clubs from the FA Cup in 1973, following an argument over the fee for televising the 1972 European Championship (qualifying) quarter-final first leg between England and West Germany, was eventually averted.
Television companies made several attempts to secure contracts with the Football League to show football matches live, in 1955, 1956 and 1967, but this would never happen in Alan Hardaker's lifetime, and he offered the opinion in his book that "regular live football would undermine the game's health". Before the start of the 1974-75 season, there was even the possibility that no League football highlights would appear on television, due to the League chairmen initially rejecting a three-year deal in 1973, worth -750,000. After protracted negotiation, they finally accepted the offer.
In 1976, there was friction over the handling of the player registration of ex-Manchester United and Northern Ireland international George Best, following his transfer from Los Angeles Aztecs of the USA to Fulham. It was discovered that, due to the terms of the contract and the method of registration, Aztecs might actually retain first call on the player. Hardaker acted to counter this situation "to protect the interests of all the Football League clubs".
On 12 June 1971 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division), in recognition of his services to the League.
In 1977, Alan Hardaker published his autobiography, "Hardaker of the League", which he co-wrote with noted BBC sports correspondent, the late Bryon Butler, and in 1979 he was made Director General of the Football League,
The Alan Hardaker Trophy was commissioned in 1990 as the award to be presented to the "man of the match" at each Football League Cup Final since that time. Hardaker's great-grandson, Tom, presented the trophy at the 2004 Final between Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough. The current holder is Ben Foster of Manchester United F.C..
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'''Michael McNeil''' (born 7 February 1940) is a former Middlesbrough and Ipswich Town footballer who made 9 appearances for England in 1960 and 1961.
After leaving school, the former Middlesbrough Boys player was studying to become an analytical chemist while turning out for Cargo Fleet. He was spotted by Middlesbrough coach Jimmy Gordon and he signed for Boro.
He made his Middlesbrough debut aged 18, in a game verus Brighton, in which Boro won 6-4. He soon lost his place, but the next season he moved to left-back and made the position his own, retaining it for the next two seasons. Despite Middlesbrough being in the Second Division, McNeil was called up by the England national team, having already represented the under-23 side. He was only 21 when he won his last cap.
The emergence of other talents at Middlesbrough, including left-back Gordon Jones, saw McNeil shuffled around the defensive line to central defense, and then to right-back before Cyril Knowles' arrival move him back to the left.
Following 193 appearances and 3 goals in all competitions, McNeil's sale to Ipswich Town in 1964 was greeted with derision by the fans, having also lost Alan Peacock and Knowles recently. However, McNeil had suffered injuries of late, and had disagreements with manager Raich Carter, handing in a transfer request.
While at Ipswich, McNeil won promotion. In 1971, in his early 30s, he quit the game to set up a highly successful sports outfitters in Suffolk.
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'''Stephen Eric -Steve- Brodie''' (born 14 January 1973 in Sunderland, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Witton Albion.
-DOCSTART-	12408279
'''Thomas Patrick Muldoon''' (born 14 February 1901 in Athlone) was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Athlone Town and Aston Villa. As an international he also played for the Irish Free State and represented them at the 1924 Olympics Games.
Muldoon initially attended Deer Park National School in Athlone before completing his education, between 1912 and 1914, at St. Mary-s Intermediate School. During the First World War he joined the Royal Leicestershire Regiment and subsequently served in British India.
After the War, Muldoon began playing football for Athlone Town. In 1924 he helped them win the FAI Cup, beating Bohemians and Shelbourne in early rounds, before defeating Fordsons in final. Together with Dinny Hannon, Frank Ghent, Paddy Reilly and John Joe Dykes, Muldoon was one of five Athlone Town players subsequently included in the Irish Free State squad for the 1924 Olympics Games.
In October 1924 Muldoon signed for Aston Villa and went on to make 34 first team appearances during his three year stay. In September 1927 he moved to Tottenham Hotspur but failed to make the first XI. In July 1929 he returned to the Midlands where he played over 50 league games for Walsall.
Between 1924 and 1927 Muldoon made 5 appearances for the Irish Free State. As a member of the squad that competed at the 1924 Olympics Games, he made his debut for the Free State against Bulgaria in their first ever senior international on May 28. At the same tournament he also played against the Netherlands on June 2.
Then on the following day, Muldoon played against Estonia in a friendly.
On June 14 1924 he played in another friendly against the United States in a 3-1 win at Dalymount Park.
His last international appearance was in the 2-1 defeat to Italy B on April 23 1927. Together with Mick O'Brien, Harry Duggan and Joe Kendrick, he became one of the first four English League based players to play for the Irish Free State.
. Muldoon was injured during the game and finished it as a limping passenger.
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'''Lee Colkin''' (born 15 July 1974 in Nuneaton) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Northampton Town and Leyton Orient.
Hednesford Town, Morecambe, Burton Albion,
Hinckley United,
Barwell, Stamford,
Ellistown, where he was player-assistant manager, Atherstone Town
and Stratford Town.
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''' Geoffrey Salmons''' (born January 14, 1948, in Mexborough, England) was a footballer who played for Sheffield United as a Midfielder.
Salmons joined Sheffield United as a schoolboy and made his league debut at West Bromwich Albion on 30 September 1967. It took him a couple of years to win a regular place in midfield, and he was a member of the side that regained First Division status for the club in season 1970-71.
With 199 first team games behind him, Geoff moved on to Stoke City in a -200,000 deal in 1974. He made a brief return to the Blades on loan in September 1977, and soon after that he was transferred to Leicester City. In 1978, Chesterfield paid -35,000 for his transfer.
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'''Jimmy McAlinden''' (born Belfast, Ireland, December 27, 1917; died 15 November 1993) was an Irish footballer who played as a forward for several clubs, most notably, Belfast Celtic, Portsmouth, Shamrock Rovers and Southend United. As an international, McAlinden also played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI. After retiring as a player, he went on to manage Glenavon, Distillery and Drogheda United.
In 1934, aged 16, McAlinden was playing for Glentoran Reserves, when after a game against their reserves, he was offered a professional contract by Belfast Celtic. McAlinden, together with Jackie Vernon, Tommy Breen, Billy McMillan and Charlie Tully, subsequently became a prominent member of the Celtic team managed by Elisha Scott. This team dominated the Irish League in the era before and during the Second World War. Among his most notable contributions was scoring in the 2-1 win against Bangor in the 1938 Irish Cup final. After a spell with Portsmouth, McAlinden returned to Celtic in 1939, helping the club to further honours before leaving for Shamrock Rovers in 1945.
In December 1938 McAlinden signed for Portsmouth for a fee of -7.500. He made hid debut for the club against Chelsea and went onto became a regular in the side. Within six months of his arrival at the club, he helped them win the 1939 FA Cup Final, beating Wolves 4-1. After the outbreak of the Second World War, he played three times for Portsmouth in wartime regional leagues, but his first spell with the club ended when he then returned to Belfast Celtic. McAlinden returned to Portsmouth for a second spell in 1946. In September 1947 he left Portsmouth once again and joined Stoke City for a fee of -10,000.
Following the end of his second spell with Belfast Celtic and before he rejoined Portsmouth, McAlinden signed for Shamrock Rovers in September 1945. He made his debut against Shelbourne at Milltown on the 16th of September. While playing for Rovers his teammates included Paddy Coad, Peter Farrell and Tommy Eglington. During his one season with Rovers, McAlinden helped the club reach the 1946 FAI Cup final. However Rovers lost 3-1 to Drumcondra.
In 1948 Southend United signed McAlinden from Stoke City for a fee of -8,000. He continued to play for United until 1954 and during his time with the club he served as club captain. He also became something of a cult hero among the club-s fans and is remembered as being possibly the best player ever to play for the club.
In 1950, McAlinden was caught up in controversy after it was alleged that he received illegal payments during his second spell with Portsmouth. As a result he was suspended for the first two months of the 1950-51 season. In April 1954 he made his last home appearance for United in a 4-1 win over Queens Park Rangers.
When McAlinden began his international career in 1937 there were in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including McAlinden played for both teams.
Between 1937 and 1948, McAlinden made 5 appearances for the IFA XI, making his international debut in a 1-1 draw with Scotland at Pittodrie Stadium on November 10, 1937. His IFA XI appearances also include the 8-4 defeat against a ''Combined Services XI'' at Windsor Park on September 9, 1944. This team was basically a Great Britain XI and featured, among others, Matt Busby, Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton and Stan Mortensen. He also played against England in 7-2 defeat at Windsor Park on September 9 1946. He made his last appearance for the IFA XI on October 10 1948 in a 6-2 defeat to England at Windsor Park. McAlinden made his first three appearances for the IFA XI while with Belfast Celtic, his fourth while at Portsmouth and his fifth while at Southend United
In 1946, while with Portsmouth, McAlinden also made 2 appearances for the FAI XI. He was one of several players born in Northern Ireland who benefited from the FAI-s attempts to establish their all-Ireland influence. In June 1946 when the FAI organised an Iberian tour, McAlinden, together with Jackie Vernon, Billy McMillan and Paddy Sloan, was one of four Northern Irish players called up. McAlinden subsequently played in both the 3-1 defeat to Portugal on June 16 and then helped Ireland gain a surprise 1-0 victory against Spain on June 23, 1946.
In 1955 McAlinden became player/manager of Glenavon. He continued playing for a further year before finally retiring as a player to concentrate on management. During a thirteen year spell with Glenavon he guided them two Irish League titles, three Irish Cup victories and one Gold Cup. After leaving Glenavon, McAlinden worked as a full-time scout for Coventry City before taking charge at Distillery in 1969. He subsequently guided a Distillery team that included a young Martin O'Neill to a win in the 1971 Irish Cup. Later in his first season with Drogheda United he guided them to the 1976 FAI Cup final, only to lose 1-0 to Bohemians.
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'''Scott Ollerenshaw''' (born 9 February 1968) is a former Australian football (soccer) player.
A prominent forward, Scott Ollerenshaw was a legend for Sabah FA. He is also a former Australia national football team players from 1987-1989.
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'''Eric William Charles Davis''' (26 February 1932 - 24 July 2007) was an English footballer born in Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon, England.
Davis joined Plymouth Argyle from Tavistock in August 1952. After scoring 29 league goals in 64 league appearances, he joined Scunthorpe United in July 1957. He joined Chester City in February 1959. He moved to Oldham Athletic in September 1960 and eventually retired at the club.
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'''Miguel Angelo Karim Simes Fazenda''' (born 13 October 1980 in Beira, Mozambique), more commonly known as '''Tininho''', is a Mozambican Portuguese football defender.
In the 2006-07 season he played every single BWINLIGA game, as S.C. Beira-Mar were relegated.
On 11 August 2008, Tininho was released from his contract, with a view to him joining Portuguese club Leixes, on a free transfer.
In January 2009 he signed with C.F. Os Belenenses.
On 23 July 2009 Steaua Bucureti have signed the 28-year old Mozambique-born Portuguese left-back and former C.F. Os Belenenses player on a free transfer and until June 2010. He signed a one-year contract with option to extension for two-years.
Tininho played only four minutes in one official match for Steaua Bucureti (3-0 with St Patrick's Athletic F.C., Preliminaries Europa League), while the second team of four matches in Liga II. He failed to impress and will soon be released from the club together with Rafa Grzelak and Krum Bibishkov.
On October 6 has terminated the contract with Steaua Bucureti.
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'''Grzegorz Szamotulski''' (; born 13 May 1976 in Gdask), is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Jagiellonia Biaystok. Szamotulski represented Poland 13 times between 1996 and 2003. He has had a nomadic career, playing for 11 different clubs in six different countries: Poland, Greece, Austria, Scotland, England and Israel.
He started his career with Lechia Gdask before making over 100 appearances for Legia Warsaw. Grzegorz then went on to play for PAOK FC, lsk Wrocaw, Amica Wronki, Admira Wacker Mdling and Sturm Graz.
Grzegorz was then brought to Dundee United on a six-month short term contract to cover for the absence of his countryman ukasz Zauska, who had picked up a serious injury.
Craig Levein admitted that Szamotulski would be leaving the club at the end of his six month contract, as he had rejected a contract offered by Dundee United. Hearts and Celtic were among the favourites to capture his signature.
Szamotulski signed a six-month deal with Preston North End on 6 February 2008,
Szamotulski joined Israeli side FC Ashdod in August 2008, but he was released on 3 December.
After leaving Ashdod, Szamotulski was linked with a move to Hibernian. Initially a contract could not be agreed with Hibs, but he signed for them on 2 January 2009 on a six month deal to last until the end of the season.
Szamotulski made his first appearance for Hibs against Hearts as a half-time substitute for Yves Ma-Kalambay. He kept a clean sheet in his first start in a 2-0 league win against St. Mirren. Later in the season he kept four successive clean sheets, the first time a Hibs goalkeeper had achieved that feat since 1991. Injury problems affected Szamotulski after this, however, and he left Hibs at the end of the season.
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Rowe died on 9 May 2006, aged 92. He was the last surviving member of Pompey's cup-winning side.
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He played 84 times for 'Pompey' most famously captaining the team to a 4-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1939 FA Cup Final. A car accident later in 1939 and the suspension of competitive football during the Second World War put an end to his playing career.
Throughout his career he was active in the Players' Union and he became the Union's fifth Chairman in August 1946 holding the position until 1957. He did much of the campaigning work that later saw the abolition of the maximum wage. His book 'Soccer Rebel', published in 1976, documents his time at the Players' Union and includes commentary about the subsequent work of the renamed Professional Footballers' Association and the state of the English game.
He died in hospital in London on September 10, 1981.
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Wharton began his professional career with Chester in 1934-35, after being spotted by manager Charlie Hewitt's wife playing local football . After 24 first team appearances (12 in the league), Wharton moved to First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in May 1936. A year later he moved to Portsmouth, where he was to enjoy his FA Cup glory against his former employers. Wharton continued playing after the Second World War, leaving Pompey for Wellington Town in 1948 before concluding his league career with 39 appearances for Darlington.
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'''Herbert "Bert" Barlow''' (22 July 1916 - 19 March 2004) was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.
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'''Henry Clifford "Cliff" Parker''' (6 November 1913 - 1983) was an English footballer born in Denaby, Yorkshire, who played as an outside left for Doncaster Rovers and Portsmouth in the Football League. He scored twice as Portsmouth beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final.
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'''Martin Scott''' (born 7 January 1968) is a former football player, currently working as reserve team coach at Middlesbrough.
Scott had a distinguished playing career at Sunderland before injury forced him to retire from playing.
He went on to become youth team manager at Hartlepool United. He led the team to the fifth round of the FA Youth Cup, losing to Manchester United. Later, he had an eight month spell as manager of the first team, he left the club after an alarming slide down the table, his side would be eventually relegated. He also enjoyed a spell as assistant manager at League Two side Bury. He is holder of a UEFA Pro License.
Scott joined Middlesbrough as an under-18 coach in July 2007, before being promoted to reserve team coach a year later.
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'''Joseph Morris "Joe" Lofthouse''' (14 April 1865 in Witton, England - 1919) was an English footballer.
Joseph Lofthouse was born in Blackburn on 14 April, 1865. A talented footballer he joined Blackburn Rovers. Although only 18 years old he was a member of the team in the 1883-84 season.
After Blackburn Rovers beat Notts County in the semi-final of the FA Cup, the club made an official complaint to the Football Association that John Inglis was a professional player. The FA carried out an investigation into the case discovered that Inglis was working as a mechanic in Glasgow and was not earning a living playing football for Blackburn.
Blackburn faced Queens Park in the final at the Oval. Lofthouse played at left-half. The rest of the team was Herbie Arthur, Joe Beverley, Fergie Suter, James Forrest, Hugh McIntyre, Jimmy Douglas, John Hargreaves, Jimmy Brown, Joe Sowerbutts and John Inglis.
The Scottish club scored the first goal but Blackburn Rovers won the game with goals from Blackburn lads, James Forrest and Joe Sowerbutts. That year Blackburn Rovers also won the Lancashire Cup and the Lancashire Charity Cup.
In January, 1884, Preston North End played the London side, Upton Park, in the FA Cup. After the game Upton Park complained to the Football Association that Preston was a professional, rather than an amateur team. Major William Sudell, the secretary/manager of Preston North End, admitted that his players were being paid but argued that this was common practice and did not breach regulations. However, the Football Association disagreed and expelled them from the competition.
Blackburn Rovers, who denied they were paying their players, beat Old Carthusians 5-0 in the semi-final of the FA Cup. Once again they had to play Queens Park in the final. Blackburn Rovers was now a team full of internationals. This included Jimmy Douglas, Hugh McIntyre, James Forrest, Herbie Arthur, Joseph Lofthouse and Jimmy Brown. A crowd in excess of 12,000 arrived at the Oval to see the what most people believed were the best two clubs in England and Scotland. Lofthouse played at inside right and with goals from Brown and Forrest, Blackburn Rovers won 2-0.
At the end of the 1883-84 season Preston North End joined forces with other clubs who were paying their players, such as Aston Villa and Sunderland. In October, 1884, these clubs threatened to form a break-away British Football Association. The Football Association responded by establishing a sub-committee, which included William Sudell, to look into this issue. On 20 July, 1885, the FA announced that it was "in the interests of Association Football, to legalise the employment of professional football players, but only under certain restrictions". Clubs were allowed to pay players provided that they had either been born or had lived for two years within a six-mile radius of the ground.
Blackburn Rovers immediately registered as a professional club. Their accounts show that they spent a total of -615 on the payment of wages during the 1885-86 season. Despite the fact that clubs could now openly pay their players, Blackburn Rovers continued to dominate English football.
Joe Lofthouse won his first international cap for England against Ireland on 28 February 1885. England won 4-0 with Lofthouse scoring one of the goals. Over the next five years Lofthouse played scored three goals in seven internationals. He played against Ireland (3), Wales (2) and Scotland (2).
The decision by the Football Association to allow clubs to pay their players increased their out-goings. It was therefore necessary to arrange more matches that could be played in front of large crowds. In March, 1888, William McGregor, a director of Aston Villa, circulated a letter suggesting that "ten or twelve of the most prominent clubs in England combine to arrange home and away fixtures each season." The following month the Football League was formed. It consisted of six clubs from Lancashire (Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Accrington, Burnley and Everton) and six from the Midlands (Aston Villa, Derby County, Notts County, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers). The main reason Sunderland was excluded was because the other clubs in the league objected to the costs of travelling to the North-East.
The first season of the Football League began in September, 1888. Preston North End won the first championship that year without losing a single match and acquired the name the "Invincibles". Blackburn Rovers, who had lost most of their best players to retirement, finished in 4th place, 14 points behind Preston.
At the beginning of the 1889-90 season Tom Mitchell, the club secretary, recruited four top players from Scotland: Tom Brandon, Johnny Forbes, George Dewar and Harry Campbell. A local lad, Nathan Walton was also drafted into the side. Other key players that season included Joseph Lofthouse and Jack Southworth.
Blackburn Rovers with the FA Cup in the 1889-90 season. From left to right, back row:
James Southworth, Jack Southworth, Richard Birtwistle, John Horne, George Dewar
Middle row: Joseph Lofthouse, Harry Campbell, Johnny Forbes, Nathan Walton,
Billy Townley. Front row: John Barton and James Forrest.
Blackburn did slightly better the following season finishing in 3rd place, six points behind Preston. However, they did win the FA Cup Final beating Sheffield Wednesday 6-1 with Billy Townley scoring a hat trick. Other goals came from Joseph Lofthouse, Nathan Walton and Jack Southworth.
Joe Lofthouse scored 18 goals in 51 games for Blackburn Rovers in the Football League. He left in 1891 to join Darwen. He also played for Walsall Town before retiring from playing in 1894. He also worked as coach of Magyar Athletic Club in Budapest and a trainer at Everton.
'''Blackburn Rovers'''
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'''Walter Abbott''' (7 December 1877 in Small Heath, Birmingham - 1 February 1941 in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer who played for Small Heath, Everton and Burnley. For Small Heath he played at inside-left and scored 66 goals in 85 appearances in all competitions for the club. In season 1898-99 he scored a club record 42 goals of which 34 came in 34 League games.
At Everton he was turned into a half-back. While at Everton he won his only cap for England, on 3 March 1902 in a goalless draw against Wales at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. He also played four times for a Football League XI.
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'''Jackie Brown''' (8 November 1914 - 1990), also referred to as '''Johnny Brown''' or '''John Brown''', was a dual internationalist who played football for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and FAI XI. He was born in Belfast, Ireland.
Brown was serving an apprenticeship in the linen trade and playing football for his works team, William Ewart & Son F.C., when he was spotted by Belfast Celtic during the early 1930s. In 1934, while playing for Celtic, he was selected to play for the Irish League XI and he subsequently scored in a 6-1 defeat against an English League XI.
In December 1934, shortly after his 20th birthday, Brown signed for English First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers, making his debut on 12 January 1935 in a 4-0 win over in the FA Cup. Although his time at Molineux saw him become an international, he failed to hold down a regular place at club level. He left in October 1936 to join fellow Midlanders Coventry City after just 31 appearances for Wolves (and 7 goals).
He stayed at Coventry for just under two years, making 73 appearances, scoring 29 times. In September 1938 he joined Birmingham City and during the final season before the suspension of league football due to World War, 1938-39, he played 34 league games and scored 6 goals. He also played 4 games in the FA Cup and scored 1 goal. He remained with the club during wartime, making a further 28 wartime regional league appearances (scoring 7 times).
As the war ended, Brown was playing for Barry Town. Then in May 1948, aged 33, he signed for Ipswich Town, at the time playing in Division Three South. He made his debut for Town away to Bristol Rovers on August 21 1948. He subsequently made 106 competitive appearances and scored 27 goals for Town before retiring as a player in June 1951. He made his last appearance for the club against Bristol City on 5 May 1951
When Brown began his international career in 1935 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Brown played for both teams.
Between 1935 and 1939 Brown made 10 appearances and scored 1 goal for the IFA XI. Within three months of signing for Wolves, he made his international debut for the IFA XI, against England in a 2-1 defeat, on 6 February 1935. He scored his only goal for the IFA XI on 19 October 1935 in a 3-1 defeat to England. Brown played regularly for the IFA XI before the outbreak of the Second World War, making his last appearance on 15 March 1939 in a 3-1 defeat to Wales.
In 1937, while playing for Coventry City, Brown also made 2 appearances and scored 1 goal for the FAI XI (forerunners of the Republic of Ireland national football team). However injury and controversy denied him the opportunity to add to this total. Brown was one of several players born in Northern Ireland who benefited from the FAI-s attempts to establish their all-Ireland influence. He was first called up by the FAI for a game against Germany on 17 October 1936 but he was injured at the time.
In May 1937 the FAI organised a European tour with a squad that included Brown and two other Northerners, Davy Jordan and John Feenan. Brown made his debut for the FAI XI on 17 May in a 1-0 win against Switzerland. A week later, on 23 May, he scored the second goal as the FAI XI defeated France 2-0. This would prove to be his last appearance for the FAI XI. However in May 1938, for another European tour, the FAI once again called up Brown, together with two other Northerners, Harry Baird and Walter McMillen. However this time the IFA objected and all three players received telegrams from the English FA ordering them not to accept the offer on the grounds they were not born in the Irish Free State.
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'''Alistair Edwards''' (born 21 June 1968, in Kwinana, Australia) is a former professional soccer player from Australia. A prominent forward, he made a name for himself with National Soccer League clubs Sydney Olympic and Perth Glory. He was also a favourite with Malaysian League teams Sarawak, Selangor, Singapore and Johor in the 1990s.
Born in South Australia to Scottish parents, Edwards' family moved to Kwinana when he was a child, where he joined the local junior team before representing Western Australia in a team that won the 1986 Australian under-18 title. He made a couple of appearances for the state senior side at the age of 17, before attending the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. He then had a spell with Rangers in Scotland, before joining Sydney Olympic and scoring the winning goal in the 1989 NSL grand final. After two successful spells in Asia and short stints with English clubs Brighton & Hove Albion and Millwall, he briefly rejoined Sydney Olympic before linking up with Perth Glory for whom he played 93 times and scored 24 goals. In all, he made 173 appearances in the national competition.
He was a Socceroo between 1991-1997, scoring 5 goals in 22 appearances, and also represented Australia at the FIFA U/20 World Championship that was held in Chile, South America in 1987.
Whilst playing for Perth Glory, Edwards graduated with an MBA from Edith Cowan University and also entered Local Government Politics when he was elected onto the Cockburn City Council from 2002 to 2006.
Since retiring as a player, Edwards has undertaken a number of roles in sport development. He worked as a Sport Consultant at the Western Australian State Government Department of Sport and Recreation from 2002 to 2005 and has since become heavily involved in the development of football in Australia. He become a football coach and commentator for A-League games covered by Perth radio station 90.5fm. In 2004 he was Assistant Coach at the FIFA U/19 Women's World Championship in Thailand and then progressed to become Head Coach of the Australian team at the AFC U/19 Women's Championships in Malaysia where they become the first Australia team to qualify for a FIFA World Championship since joining the AFC. The FIFA U/20 Women's World Championship were held in Russia. From 2006 to 2009 Edwards became the FFA Development and High Performance Consultant where his main tasks included conducting research in Japan, Holland, France and England on Talent Development and Identification as part of the FFA Development Review and to assist in the development of the FFA National Curriculum. Edwards, along with Paul Okon and Alex Tobin was awarded one of the inaugural FFA Elite Coach Development Scholarships in 2008. As part of this scholarship he spent one month in Holland on attachment with Louis Van Gaal at AZ Alkmaar and Han Westrhoff at Vitesse Arnhem. Upon his return he took the Matildas to the 2008 ASEAN Women's Championship in Vietnam where they won the tournament. Edwards is also an AFC/FFA Advanced Licence Coach Instructor and conducts Advanced Pathway coaching courses for the FFA. In 2008 Edwards was invited to Cambodia to conduct an Elite Coach Development Course on behalf of the Australian Sports Commission. In August 2009 Edwards was appointed to the position of FFA Assistant Technical Director working alongside Dutchman Han Berger. His duel role at the FFA also includes the Assistant Coach role to the Young Socceroos where he works alongside Jan Verslijen, the Head Coach of the AIS, U/17 and U/20 National Teams.
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'''Nathan Andrew Moulds''' (born 14 January 1983 in Sydney, Australia) is a former Australian professional footballer representing the following clubs; Marconi Stallions, ng Thp, Grays Athletic, A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers, Manly United and Northern Spirit
However, he failed to make an appearance in the Conference National and featured just three times for Grays. His only appearances came in the Essex Senior Cup and FA Trophy before being released in January 2007.
Nathan was the first Australian professional footballer to play in the Vietnam V-League. Following a successful 2007 season in the Vietnam V-League, Nathan was recruited by Marconi Stallions for the 2008 NSW Premier League.
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'''Gabriel Mendez''' (born 12 March 1973) is a former Australian football (soccer) player.
An attacking midfielder, the much-travelled Mendez is a former player of Admira Wacker and Notts County in Europe and for Malaysian side Kedah FA. He is also a former Australia national football team player from 1994-2000.
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'''Suree Sukha''' (Thai  ) is a Thai footballer, formerly playing for Manchester City F.C. following a two-week trial with fellow Thai internationals Kiatprawut Saiwaeo and Teerasil Dangda,
After a long wait, Sukha finally signed for Manchester City along with fellow Thai internationals and City trialists Kiatprawut Saiwaeo and Teerasil Dangda on 16 November 2007, on the same day that his former club, Chonburi, announced a partnership agreement with his new club.
Formerly of Chonburi FC, Suree is a current Thailand international, and was in the squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
Manchester City have not given him or the other triallists a number as they are currently on loan at Grasshoppers Zurich.
On 9 May 2008, Sukha was quoted in the Bangkok Post, as stating his future would lie in either China or Australia after his loan spell at Grasshoppers Zurich.
On 16 October 2008, Sukha was released from Manchester City.
Suree was a member of the victorious T&T Cup 2008 winning squad.
Suree has a twin brother Surat Sukha who plays for Melbourne Victory FC in Australia's Hyundai A-League.
He has represented the Thailand national football team 49 times, and he has scored 2 goals.
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'''Kiatprawut Saiwaeo''' (Thai  ) is a Thai footballer, formerly playing for Manchester City.
Kiatprawut is a Thailand international. Following appearances for Thailand under-23s, he was included in the senior squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, where he played two matches. As of April 2009, he has played in five World Cup qualifiers.
Kiatprawut was one of three Thai players given trials by Manchester City shortly after former Thailand Prime Minister, Thaksin Shiniwatra's takeover of the club in July 2007, prompting suggestions that the moves were made for political rather than footballing reasons. The trio signed contracts in November 2007, but did not come close to making a first team appearance, and lacked work permits due to Thailand's low world ranking. Consequently, Kiatprawut was sent on loan to Belgian club Club Brugge. At the end of the season Manchester City went to Thailand on a promotional tour, where Kiatprawut made his only appearance for Manchester City, a 3-1 defeat in a friendly match against a Thailand XI.
Shortly after the start of the 2008-09 season, Thaksin's controlling stake in Manchester City was bought by the Abu Dhabi United Group. A fortnight later, on 16 October 2008, Kiatprawut was released from Manchester City. He subsequently returned to Chonburi.
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'''Teerasil Dangda''' is a Thai footballer, currently playing for Muangthong United. He is also an established member of the Thailand national team, and was in the squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
Teerasil completed a successful trial with Manchester City,
Teerasil has been an ever present in the international fold since October 2007, in a World Cup Qualifying match against Macau. He has recently been named in the 2008 T&T Cup squad to be played in Vietnam.
Teerasil was a member of the victorious T&T Cup 2008 winning squad.
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'''Mark Alan Roberts''' (born 16 October 1983 in Northwich) is an English professional footballer who plays for Stevenage Borough.
Born in Northwich, Cheshire, Roberts started his career at Crewe Alexandra at the age of 11. After progressing through the youth ranks he signed a professional contract with The Railwaymen at the age of 19.
After struggling to establish himself at Crewe Alexandra, Roberts spent time on loan with Merseyside based outfit Southport in order to regain his fitness.
Shortly after, Roberts joined his hometown club Northwich Victoria on another loan deal.
During the start of the 2008-09 season, Roberts started regularly for Northwich and impressed in a 1-1 draw at Broadhall Way in a match between Northwich and Stevenage Borough,
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.
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'''John James "Jack" Pinder''' (1 December 1912 in Acomb, North Yorkshire, England - 19 August 2004, York) was an English professional footballer.
Pinder spent his whole career at York City, with whom he made a total of 221 appearances and scored four goals. He was famed for his tough-tackling no-nonsense defending and truly was one of his era. He also was capped by England at U-15 level.
Pinder died on 19 August 2004, in York District Hospital after suffering a perforated bowel.
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'''Willis Edwards''' (28 April 1903 - 27 September 1988) was an English former professional football player and manager.
Willis Edwards was born in the mining village of Newton, North East Derbyshire, not far from Chesterfield and Alfreton. Like many boys in the area, he left school to go down the pit but he was soon spotted by Chesterfield as a teenager, playing for the village football team Newton Rangers.
Having been rejected by a Sheffield United scout as -too small-, he joined Chesterfield F.C., where he made his debut in 1919 at the age of just 16. He went on to play 70 league games for the ''Spireites'' before joining Leeds United towards the end of the 1924-25 season.
Edwards played for the Elland Road club for 14 years, during which time he was never booked or sent off. He went on to make over 400 appearances and he was widely regarded as the best wing-half in the country, making his England debut in 1926 and going on to receive 16 caps. Edwards continued turning out for Leeds during the war years and remained at the club after the war. On retiring as a player, he became the Leeds United assistant coach and trainer and he took over the managerial reins when Billy Hampson stepped down in May 1947. His time as manager was relatively unsuccessful and he resumed his place in the backroom staff in April 1948, where he acted as a scout for the club. He only ended his association with Leeds in 1960, after serving the club for 35 years.
In his later working years, Edwards worked in Moorhouses jam factory on Old Lane in Beeston and he died in Leeds on 27 September 1988, aged 85.
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'''Ernest Barry Swallow''' (born 2 July 1942) is an English former footballer.
Born in Arksey, England, Swallow started his career as a junior with Doncaster Rovers, turning professional in July 1959. He joined Crewe Alexandra in 1962 and played for them in their promotion season of 1962-63.
Swallow moved to Barnsley in July 1964 and then moved to Bradford City for -3,000 in February 1967, where he was in the side which gained promotion in the 1968-69 season.
Swallow signed for York City for -3,000 in October 1969. He helped the club to promotion in both the 1970-71 and 1973-74 seasons, and captained the club after they made it to the Second Division. He made a total of 312 appearances for the club.
He became a director of York City in 1981 and twice worked as caretaker manager.
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Cropper was born at Brimington, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas and Mary Cropper, and was a bricklayer. He made his debut for Derbyshire in 1882. He also played for the North of England team. In 1886 he played one football match for Derby County. Derbyshire lost first-class status in 1888 but Cropper continued playing for the side. Cropper played 113 innings in 60 first class matches to score 1638 runs with an average of 15.00 and a top score of 93 not out. He took 171 first class wickets, with an average of 17.13 and a best performance of 7 for 25.
From 1888 Cropper played football for the Derbyshire side of Staveley FC. While playing for Staveley on 12 January 1889 against Grimsby Town at Clee Park, Lincolnshire Cropper collided with Dan Doyle, the Grimsby rightback, after fifteen minutes. He was badly injured by Doyle's knee in his abdomen and left the field in obvious distress. The collision resulted in a ruptured bowel and he died in the dressing room at Grimsby in the arms of his Staveley and Derbyshire CCC team-mate George Hay.
Cropper was buried in Brimington churchyard and a fine memorial stone was erected from the proceeds of a subscription fund raised by his family and friends which can still be seen today.
His grave is listed on the page which is a project which aims to record unusual or 'celebrity' graves located in Derbyshire.
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'''Luke O'Brien''' (born 11 September 1988) is a professional footballer for Bradford City. He is a left back.
Born in Halifax, England,
O'Brien grew up as a Bradford City fan and joined the club's Centre Of Excellence when he was eight-years-old,
He played his first game of the 2008-09 season as a second-half substitute against Luton Town, following fellow left-back Paul Heckingbottom's red card.
Former Bradford City player John Hendrie said O'Brien should win the club's player of the season award because of his consistency to win a regular first-team place. Hendrie said: "He defends well and has also got the energy and desire to overlap going forward and get crosses in the box."
Luke was voted Bradford City Player of the Year, Supporters Club Player of the Year,
Under 25's Player of the Year and the Alan Hannah Trophy (Players Player of the Year) for the 2008/2009 season.
The Bradford City supporters have been won over by the tenatious left back's superb attitude, tough tackling and commitment to the cause. O'Brien's marauding runs deep into opposition territory have become a trademark of his play.
In May 2009 O'Brien's fine individual effort at Rotherham United was voted Goal of the Season 2008/2009 by Bradford City supporters in a recent online poll. The left back's stunning strike back in November at the Don Valley Stadium beat off 7 other contenders to win the award and this adds to his growing list of honours collected for the 2008/2009 season.
O'Brien's contract was due to expire at the end of the 2008/2009 season, he signed a 1 year deal in June 2009 to take his contract to the end of June 2010.
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'''Noel Kinsey''' (born 24 December 1925 in Treorchy, Rhondda) is a Welsh former international footballer, who played as an inside right for Norwich City, Birmingham City and Port Vale.
Started his career with Treorchy Amateurs and Cardiff City, Kinsey joined Norwich City in 1947. In his six years at the club he played over 200 games, with a goal ratio of one in four. In 1953, the Welsh international signed with Birmingham City. He scored one goal every three games for the St Andrew's club, racking up close to 150 league appearances. He was a key part of the Second Division title winning side of 1954-55 and also scored the 15th minute equaliser at Wembley in the 1956 FA Cup Final, but Manchester City went on to score two further goals, leaving Kinsey with a runners-up medal.
In February 1958 he was signed to Port Vale for a -5,000 fee. A regular in the Fourth Division championship side of 1958-59, he lost his place in September 1959. Selected only occasionally in the next two seasons, in May 1960 he signed a player-coach contract. This contract was cancelled by mutual agreement in April 1962, at which point he moved on to King's Lynn. He later became the player-coach to Lowestoft Town in the Eastern Counties League.
Kinsey won seven caps for Wales between 1951 and 1955.
He was inducted into the 2003 inaugural Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
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'''Keith Gordon Downing''' (born 23 July 1965 in Oldbury) is an English former footballer. He made the vast majority of his appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he was nicknamed -Psycho- for his robust style playing in central midfield.
Downing began his professional career in 1984 at Notts County, after a spell at Mile Oak Rovers, before moving to Wolves in 1987. At Wolves he played over 200 league and cup games, scoring 11 goals in total, and helping the team to two successive promotions in the late 1980s.
In 1993 Downing moved to Birmingham City, but managed only one league game, before leaving for Stoke City and later Cardiff City. He ended his playing career at Hereford United, becoming player-coach in 1998 and subsequently returned to Wolves as a youth team coach.
He joined Cheltenham Town as assistant manager in the summer of 2004, working alongside manager John Ward, who he had met through his time at Wolves where Ward had been assistant manager. When Ward left the club to join Carlisle United in October 2007, Downing stepped in as caretaker manager, before being given the position on a full time basis on 2 November 2007. He left the club by mutual consent on 13 September 2008.
In February 2009, he was appointed assistant manager at League Two . This was a temporary appointment to help manager Dean Glover, both men left the club on 2 May 2009.
In July 2009, Downing was appointed the academy coach at West Bromwich Albion.
Downing married in 1993, and has two sons from that marriage. He has also spent time in a punk rock band. He has an interest in criminology and history, specifically the history of World War II.
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'''Mark Richard Carrington''' (born May 4, 1987 in Warrington, England) is an English footballer, for MK Dons FC. He operates as a central midfielder.
Carrington signed his first professional contract with Crewe in 2006 and was soon sent out on loan to non-league Leigh RMI in order to gain first-team experience. He returned to his parent club to make three substitute appearances towards the back end of the 2006-07 campaign.
He featured a little more regularly during the 2007-08 season, but was by no means a regular starter, making nine appearances. The early part of the 2008-09 has again saw Carrington fail to hold down a regular first-team place. However, with the arrival of new manager Gudjon Thordarson, Carrington saw a more regular place in the team, and managed to score his first two goals for the club. He then missed the last few games of the season with an injury before opting to leave the club when his contract expired in June 2009.
On July 21st 2009, Paul Ince signed Mark Carrington signed for Milton Keynes Dons.
Carrington scored his first competitive goal for MK Dons against Colchester Utd. in a 2-1 win.
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'''Roy Warhurst''' (born 18 September 1926) is an English former footballer who made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing for Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Oldham Athletic. He played as a wing half.
Warhurst was born in Handsworth, Sheffield. He began his football career during the Second World War as an amateur with Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United, and turned professional with the latter in September 1944. His early career was as a winger, but after he joined Birmingham City for an -8,000 fee in 1950, he was converted to wing half.
He went on to become a scrap metal dealer.
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'''Robert Colin Green''' (born 10 February 1942) is a Welsh former footballer born in Brynteg near Wrexham,
-DOCSTART-	12465162
'''Matthew John "Matty" Barlow''' (born June 25, 1987 in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Stalybridge Celtic.
Barlow began his career as a trainee with Oldham Athletic, turning professional in May 2004, and making his league debut as a second-half substitute for Scott Vernon in the 1-1 draw away to Notts County on May 8, 2004. Barlow played nine league games, and two League Cup games the following season, after which his only first team appearance for Oldham was in the Football League Trophy defeat at home to Chesterfield in November 2006.
He joined Stafford Rangers on loan later that month, playing twice in the Conference National before returning to Oldham during the January transfer window. On January 30 Barlow joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan until the end of the season, scoring five times in 15 games to help ensure another season in the Conference North for Stalybridge.
Barlow was released by Oldham at the end of the season and signed for Stalybridge Celtic in July 2007.
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'''Lee Simon Ellington''' (born July 3, 1980 in Bradford, England) is an English footballer, who plays for Farsley Celtic. He started his career at Hull City with a first team appearance aged just sixteen. A fringe player for his four years with Hull, he scored two goals in 24 appearances. Since joining Celtic, he has become one of the most prolific marksmen in the Conference North.
Ellington averaged 20 goals a season for Gainsborough Trinity for five years since he joined them in 2000 from Exeter City and has attracted the attention of several league scouts thanks to his prolific goal scoring abilities. On June 15 2009, Ellington joined Blue Square North side Farsley Celtic. Ellington is from a sporting family; his younger brother Nathan Ellington is also a footballer.
-DOCSTART-	12466240
'''Carl Serrant''' (born 12 September 1975) is an English former footballer and now fitness coach, for Sheffield United.
Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Serrant made more than 100 appearances in the Football League with Oldham Athletic, Newcastle United, Bury as well as earning a cap for England B before his professional career was cut short by injury. He later returned to play in non-league for Bradford Park Avenue, Droylsden and Farsley Celtic.
In November 2007 he joined Crystal Palace as a fitness coach. After less than a year with Palace, Serrant moved to Sheffield United as a strength conditioning coach.
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'''Leonard Arthur Miller "Len" Boyd''' (11 November 1923 - 14 February 2008) was an English professional footballer who played 333 games in the Football League in the 1940s and 1950s. After serving in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, Boyd signed for Second Division club Plymouth Argyle, where he spent two seasons playing as an inside forward. When he began playing as a wing half, a position to which he was better suited, he attracted attention, and soon secured a transfer to the First Division with Birmingham City for what was for Plymouth a record fee.
Though his club was soon relegated, Boyd established himself in the first team and was appointed captain. He was chosen to represent England at "B" international level. An industrious, dynamic player, described by his goalkeeper Gil Merrick as "a good player and a bloody good captain", Boyd led the team to the championship of the Second Division in the 1954-55 season and to the FA Cup Final and sixth place in the league, still Birmingham's record league placing, the following year. He played only once more for Birmingham, forced to retire by the back injury which had disrupted his final season with the club.
Boyd was born in Plaistow, East London. He played for the West Ham Schools team alongside Ken Green, who was later to be a Birmingham team-mate, and as a youth played for Ilford F.C. The outbreak of the Second World War when Boyd was 15 delayed his entry into football as a career.
He joined the Royal Navy, and while serving in Malta was spotted playing for a Navy team by a Plymouth Argyle supporter, who recommended him to the club. After a trial, Boyd signed professional forms in December 1945.
He made his debut on 12 October 1946, taking over at centre-half from Alf Miller for a Second Division game away at Leicester City which Plymouth lost 4-1. In his first season, Boyd played 16 league games, mainly in the inside left position, and scored four of his five Plymouth goals.
He went straight into the first team as replacement for Frank Mitchell who had joined Chelsea earlier that month, and made his debut in a goalless draw away at Preston North End.
In the 1949-50 season, his first full season with Birmingham, he established himself in the first team but was unable to prevent his new team's relegation to the Second Division.
When Fred Harris retired at the end of that season, manager Bob Brocklebank appointed Boyd as his successor as club captain, a post which he retained for the remainder of his Birmingham career.
Under Boyd's captaincy Birmingham reached the semifinals of the FA Cup in 1951, when they were defeated by the powerful Blackpool side of Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen only after a replay.
They twice came close to winning promotion, missing out by three points in the 1950-51 season and then on goal average the following year.
Boyd's performances were rewarded with selection for England B against Netherlands B, a match played in front of a crowd of 60,000 at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam,
Manager Brocklebank significantly strengthened Birmingham's playing staff, but though the club nearly reached another FA Cup semifinal in 1953, losing in the sixth round to Tottenham Hotspur after two replays, their league results failed to improve.
The same squad of players carried their promotion form into the 1955-56 season in the First Division, achieving the club's highest league finish of sixth place, and reaching the FA Cup final.
Fellow wing half Roy Warhurst injured a thigh in the sixth round at Arsenal and played no further part in the season.
Boyd himself had for some time been suffering from a debilitating back problem, and relied on injections to keep him playing;
In the event, Boyd played, in Warhurst's position at left-half, and the 22-year-old Johnny Newman came in on the right. With Warhurst missing and Boyd out of position and not fully match-fit, Birmingham's strength and balance was disrupted, leaving them particularly vulnerable to Manchester City's unconventional style of play, known as the "Revie Plan". At half-time, a row erupted between the manager and some of the players, Boyd included, about their fitness;
On their return to Birmingham, the team received a civic welcome; Boyd told the thousands outside the Council House that the team felt they had let the supporters down. Though the crowd roared "No!", recriminations followed. Speaking fifty years later, goalkeeper Gil Merrick refused to attribute blame for the loss to Boyd's lack of fitness:
Boyd played only one more game for the club, two weeks after the Cup Final. Not risked in their first game in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, against Internazionale on a hard pitch in the San Siro,
Boyd was a tall man with a long stride. He was hard-working, combining industry with composure and skill on the ball.
Against Arsenal in the 1956 cup run he was "a champion who covered every inch of Highbury's mud, a dynamo and a man of steel",
Birmingham based their success of the 1950s on "their acutely drilled and disciplined defence - founded upon the authority of their half-backs Boyd, Smith and Warhurst",
They acquired a fearsome reputation: Boyd himself once played four matches carrying an injury which turned out to be a hairline fracture of his leg.
Boyd was married to Dolly, and had two children.
Boyd suffered from a fear of flying, which had on occasion caused difficulties in his football career. Chosen by the Birmingham County Football Association for a representative match in Hamburg in 1953, the players were already at the airport when he requested to be omitted from the side. While his teammates flew to Birmingham's Fairs Cup match in Milan, Boyd travelled across the English Channel by boat and then across France and into Italy by train.
When Boyd retired from professional football, the Birmingham City directors "had stated their readiness to help him in any venture he decided to take up".
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'''Mark Gayle''' (born October 21, 1969 in Bromsgrove, England) is a professional footballer currently playing with Rushall Olympic in the Southern Football League Division One Midlands, where he is player-coach.
-DOCSTART-	12472650
'''Trevor Robinson''' (born September 20, 1984 in St Catherine, Jamaica) is a professional footballer, currently without a club, after formally playing for Nationwide Conference side Cambridge United, where he played as a midfielder.
A Cambridge United fan on Moosenet believes Trevor Robinson to be the worst Cambridge United player of all time - "He couldn't even run" he is believed to have said recentley.
Trevor Robinson was unavailable for comment.
-DOCSTART-	12473197
'''Thomas "Tom" Jordan''' (born May 24, 1981 in Manchester, England) is a Scottish semi-professional footballer, currently playing for Conference South side Eastleigh where he plays as a defender.
In December 2007 he stepped down as Havant and Waterlooville's skipper and missed the historic FA Cup 2nd round proper victory over Notts County as Eastleigh made a second approach for him. Although Jordan played in the ground-breaking 3rd round win against League Two leaders Swansea and the 4th round tie at Liverpool he still wanted a move to Eastleigh and spent the rest of the season on the sidelines and negotiations between the two clubs broke down.
In the close-season following the 2007/2008 campaign, he finally completed the move to Eastleigh.
He is the son of the Scottish international footballer Joe Jordan, who was centre-forward for Leeds United during the 1970s, and the brother of Andy Jordan, who made 21 appearances in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	12477213
'''Grant William Basey''' (born 30 November 1988 in Bromley, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic. Basey plays at left back.
Basey joined Charlton's academy at the age of nine, having been spotted on one of the club's community courses, and signed his first professional contract with Charlton in March 2007.
Despite being born in England, Basey has been selected Wales U21 side. He qualifies for the Welsh set-up as his grandmother was born in Cardiff.
Basey received another call up to the Wales U21 squad for the friendly match against England U21 on 15 May 2008. Given the number 12 shirt, he was an unused substitute in his teams 2-0 loss at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.
He currently lives in Chislehurst with his family
Basey attended Red Hill Primary School in Chislehurst before attending Coopers Technology College for his secondary education.
Basey is an avid golfer and plays to a respectable handicap of 7. He currently plays and has represented Chislehurst Golf Club on numerous occasions.
-DOCSTART-	12478802
'''Leonard 'Len' Walker''' (born 4 March 1944) was an English footballer and manager. He is most notable for being manager of Aldershot Football Club from July 1981 until November 1984, and then June 1985 until 11 April 1991.
Walker was born in Darlington and started his football career as a trainee with Middlesbrough. After a spell in non-league football with Spennymoor United he returned to the Football League with Newcastle United.
In July 1964, he moved to Hampshire to join Aldershot where he played for the next twelve seasons, making nearly 500 appearances in all competitions. He also became the club's regular penalty taker; of his 23 league goals, 18 came from the penalty spot.
In August 1976, he returned to his native north-east with Darlington. After two years, he hung up his boots and took over as manager in October 1978.
His spell as manager at Darlington only lasted until the end of the 1978-79 season, when he lost his job, being replaced by Billy Elliott.
In January 1981, he was appointed manager of his former club, Aldershot. Apart from finishing one place outside of promotion in 1984, Walker achieved little of note during his first spell as manager, and was sacked later that year after the club's new owners decided to replace him with the higher-profile Ron Harris. Harris moved on at the end of that season however, which led to Walker being re-appointed. During his second spell as manager, Aldershot achieved promotion from the Fourth Division in 1987. They spent two years in the Third Division before being relegated, but the board kept faith in Walker, even though Aldershot struggled back in the basement division and in 1990 only just avoided relegation to the Conference National.
On 31 July 1990, Aldershot was wound up in the High Court due to six-figure debts that had rendered the club "hopelessly insolvent", and it looked as though Walker and everyone else at the club would soon be without a job. But the club was rescued by 19-year-old property speculator Spencer Trethewy, and Walker's job was saved.
Walker moved to the role of General Manager on 11 April 1991, and first team duties were taken over by new player-manager Brian Talbot. Financial problems continued to plague the club and it finally went out of business on 25 March 1992. Walker had been on the club's payroll as General Manager to the end.
-DOCSTART-	12478850
'''Brian McLaughlin''' (born 14 May 1974 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a former footballer, who most notably played for Celtic in the early 1990s, and was a Scottish under-21 international.
McLaughlin began his professional career with Celtic. He impressed as a youngster and made his league debut in November 1993 under then manager Lou Macari. He stayed at Celtic for another six years, with the bulk of his appearances made under Macari's successor Tommy Burns. However, with the regular turnover of managers at the club (Burns left in 1997), securing a first team slot became increasingly difficult. However he did manage to help halt Rangers bid for 10 in a row, by securing the league championship in 1997/98 under Wim Jansen.
After a brief loan period with Airdrie, he left Celtic to join Dundee United on a free transfer. Since then he has played on both sides of the border with stints at Wigan Athletic, Ayr United, Queen of the South, St Johnstone and finally Stenhousemuir, where he finished his career in 2008.
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'''Marc Thompson''' (born January 15, 1982 in York, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Selby Town.
Thompson graduated through the youth side at York City and made his first-team debut in 2000. He was given a three-year pro-contract in May 2000, having shown promised through his first few games. He was awarded the Gerry Davitt Memorial Trophy for the 1999-2000 season.
Harrogate expressed an interest in re-signing Thompson in February 2004.
Thompson was signed by Selby Town in July 2007.
thompson now plays for haxby united in the york leeper hare premier league along with former york city players andy mcmillan and neale holmes.
-DOCSTART-	12480418
'''Gareth Michael Grant''' (born 6 September 1980) is an English footballer, born in Leeds, who played in the Football League and Premier League for Bradford City, Halifax Town and Lincoln City. He currently plays for Conference North side Farsley Celtic.
Grant made 30 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City, Halifax Town and Lincoln City. At Bradford he scored three goals, against FK Atlantas in the Intertoto Cup,
A. These figures only include seasons in the Conference National, so are incomplete.
-DOCSTART-	12486100
'''Frederick Edwin "Fred" Bullock''' (July 1886 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England - 1922) was an England international footballer whose only match as an England international game against in the 2-0 victory over Ireland in 1920.
-DOCSTART-	12486689
'''Edward Hallows "Ted" Taylor''' (7 March 1887 - 5 July 1956) was an England international footballer who played 8 games as a goalkeeper for his country.
-DOCSTART-	12486909
'''Austen Fenwick "Aussie" Campbell''' (5 May 1901 in Hamsterley, County Durham - 8 September 1981) was an England international footballer who played 8 games for his country between 1928 and 1931.
-DOCSTART-	12490873
'''Robert Emmerson Oliver "Bob" Johnson''' (25 October 1911 - 1982) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender.
-DOCSTART-	12498433
'''Michael "Mike" O'Grady''' (born 11 October 1942) is an English former professional footballer born in Leeds, who played two games for the England national team, scoring three goals.
He also played club football in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Rotherham United, and made one appearance in 1975 for Cork Hibernians.
O'Grady is the grandson of Walter Tranter, one of the earliest professional footballers in England and a member of the first team to play under the name West Ham United.
-DOCSTART-	12503256
'''Scott Rickards''' (born November 3, 1981 in Sutton Coldfield, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Halesowen Town where he plays as a striker.
Rickards left Redditch United to join Alfreton Town on August 9, 2007.
Scott now plays for Solihull Moors having signed in January 2009.
-DOCSTART-	12503392
'''Stephen John "Steve" Baines''' (born 23 June 1954) is an English former footballer and later a referee in the Football League. Born in Newark, Nottinghamshire, during his refereeing career he resided in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He is the only referee in the League's history to have had a significant career previously as a professional player.
Baines started his career with nearby Nottingham Forest, and made his debut in the 1972-73 season, but only played twice before being transferred to Huddersfield Town. He made over one hundred appearances for that club before moving to local rivals Bradford City in 1977. After 99 league games for them he departed to Walsall. There was a loan spell at Bury before he returned on a permanent transfer to Walsall. A final move to Chesterfield, where he spent the final years of his League career as player/coach, ended in 1987, after which he played briefly for various non-League clubs.
At the close of his playing career he had made almost 450 League appearances. He had generally operated as a centre-half, scoring 42 goals - a good record for this position. In the period from 1979-80 onwards he was sent off once, while on loan at Bury in January 1982.
Baines remained in Chesterfield and worked in insurance. In a rare move for an ex-player he soon took up refereeing. He made good progress, reaching the Panel Leagues and becoming a Football League assistant in 1994. After just one year he was promoted to the Referees List. Only one other referee had ever been promoted that quickly - former Scottish League referee Joe Timmons, in 1987. Only two other referees - Bob Matthewson and John Lloyd - had previous professional playing experience but the pair only made five League appearances between them.
Baines had made the List after less than ten years refereeing. However he was still able to serve eight years as a Football League referee during which he had a low rate of red and yellow cards. He handled matches involving most of his former clubs although not Chesterfield, in line with League policy.
-DOCSTART-	12504682
'''Joe Howe''' (born 21 January 1988) is an English footballer who played in the League Cup and the Football League Trophy for Milton Keynes Dons.
Howe was born in Sidcup, Kent. He started his career in the academy at Milton Keynes Dons and was handed his first professional contract in the summer of 2006. Howe made his first-team debut in the starting eleven for the League Cup victory against Colchester United on 22 August 2006. He spent time on loan at Walton & Hersham to gain experience, and made another appearance for MK Dons, this time in the Football League Trophy. Howe left for Gravesend & Northfleet during the January 2007 transfer window, but made only one appearance, as a substitute, in the Conference.
After a trial with Northampton Town Howe was given a short-term contract with the club in July 2007, but manager Stuart Gray released him before the start of the season, feeling that he had little chance of breaking into a strengthened side.
A few weeks afterwards, Howe signed for Conference North side Kettering Town but found first team opportunities limited and signed for his local club Welling United a few months later. Howe finished the 2007-08 season with Welling but left when manager Andy Ford told him he could not guarantee him first-team football for the coming season. Howe played reserve games for Crystal Palace towards the end of the 2007-08 season as part of a trial which proved unsuccessful. In August 2008 Howe joined Fisher Athletic, where he was appointed captain. He played a reserve game on trial for Gillingham in December 2008, then signed for Croydon Athletic in February 2009.
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'''Peter Gerald Aitken''' (born 30 June 1954 in Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales) is an Welsh former footballer.
Aitken began his career as an apprentice with Bristol Rovers, making his debut in the 1972-73 season. He joined local rivals Bristol City in 1980 and in 1982 with the club in danger of folding, Aitken was one of the -Ashton Gate Eight,- eight players who agreed to terminate their contracts in order to save the club. The others were David Rodger, Geoff Merrick, Julian Marshall, Chris Garland, Jimmy Mann, Trevor Tainton, and Gerry Sweeney. While at Rovers he was the club captain, and after joining City he became the only player to captain both Bristol Clubs.
Aitken joined York City, playing 18 times before the end of the season. In July 1982 he joined non-league Bath City,
He returned to Bath for a third time in the 1991 close season, as assistant manager under Tony Ricketts. However, he was released as part of a cost-cutting process before the end of the season.
He later returned to Bristol Rovers to work as their Community Scheme Organiser, a post he still held in August 2009
-DOCSTART-	12511602
'''Shirley Abbott''' (10 February 1889 - 26 September 1947) was a professional footballer who played as a centre half. He was born in Alfreton, Derbyshire.
He had a long and successful professional career, spanning from 1912 to 1929, playing for Alfreton Town F.C., Derby County, Portsmouth, QPR and Chesterfield. In 1928 he also took over as first team trainer at Chesterfield.
-DOCSTART-	12511805
'''William Albury''', born 10 August 1933 in Portsmouth is a former professional footballer who played as a wing half.
His career included spells at Portsmouth and Gillingham.
-DOCSTART-	12511922
'''James Phillips "Jimmy" Allen''' (16 October 1909 - 8 February 1995) was a professional and international footballer who played as a centre half. He was born in Poole, Dorset.
His club career included spells at Poole Town, Portsmouth and Aston Villa. He also represented England internationally. During World War Two, he made eight guest appearances for Southampton.
-DOCSTART-	12512302
'''Keith Ames''', born 1933 in Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset is a former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. In total he made two appearances for Portsmouth.
-DOCSTART-	12512354
'''Richard Alderson''' (born December 15, 1974 in Darlington, England) is an English footballer.
-DOCSTART-	12512454
'''Stuart Alderson''' (born August 15, 1948 in Bishop Auckland, England) is a former English footballer.
-DOCSTART-	12512493
'''Angus Charles "Gus" Alexander''' (born February 8, 1934 in Arbroath, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.
-DOCSTART-	12512561
'''William "Billy" Allen''' (October 22, 1917 in Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, England - 1981) was an English footballer.
Allen joined York City from Chesterfield in 1950.
-DOCSTART-	12512567
'''John "Jock" Anderson''' (born 1915, Dundee; died 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. The summit of his career was scoring one of the goals for Portsmouth in their 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1939 FA Cup Final.
He was the second John Anderson to play for Portsmouth, the first having joined the club in 1903.
-DOCSTART-	12512577
'''Leslie Terence "Terry" Owen''' (born 11 September 1949 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker with several clubs in the 1970s, and is best known as the father of England international striker, Michael Owen.
Owen came through the ranks with Everton and made two top-flight appearances for ''the Toffees'' in the 1967-68 season. However a place in the Everton side was always going to be difficult to come across and he moved to Bradford City in June 1970. His two seasons with ''the Bantams'' saw Owen manage six goals in 47 league appearances, but Bradford were relegated to the Fourth Division shortly before his departure to Chester in June 1972 for -1,000.
Owen spent five years at Sealand Road from 1972-77 in one of the most successful period's in the club's history. He made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Cambridge United in August 1972 and went on to bag 41 Football League goals in 176 appearances.
The best remembered campaign was 1974-75, when Division Four side Chester defied the odds to reach the League Cup semi-finals. Playing in arguably the biggest game of his career, Owen scored in the 2-2 first-leg draw with Aston Villa and played in the return game as Chester narrowly lost 3-2 to deny Owen a Wembley Stadium date. However, the season was to end in glory as Chester finished fourth in Division Four and won promotion for the first time. Owen finished as the club's top league scorer during the momentous season, with 14 efforts to his name.
He managed double-figures again in 1975-76 and played in the FA Cup fifth round for Chester at Wolves in February 1977 but left the club at the end of the campaign.
Owen played just one Football League game for his next club Cambridge United (against Chester) before returning to the north-west with Rochdale. He scored 21 goals in 82 league games for '''Dale'' from 1977-79 and finished his league career with three goals in 17 outings for Port Vale in the 1979-80.
After finishing his professional career, Owen's non-league clubs included Northwich Victoria, Oswestry Town, Colwyn Bay, Caernarfon Town and Prestatyn Town.
One of Owen's five children is England international Michael Owen. As the younger Owen began to make the mark in junior football with Hawarden Rangers, he was regularly referred to in the Chester press as "son of former Chester striker, Terry". However, as time wore on and he began to establish himself in his own right, the roles would be reversed, with Terry Owen normally spoken of just as Michael Owen's father. Before Michael joined rivals Liverpool as a youngster he supported Everton, the club where his father started his career.
In his role as well-known dad, Owen has often been seen at events with his son, such as when he won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 1998.
Owen is also the father-in-law of Richie Partridge, who currently plays for MK Dons. He asked his father-in-law for advice prior to joining Chester City in 2007. One of Owen's other sons, Andrew, spent time with Chester as a youngster without making any appearances and later played for Holywell Town.
-DOCSTART-	12512793
'''James Armstrong''', (10 October 1892, Blaydon) -1966) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	12512880
'''Roy Ambler''' (born December 2, 1937 in Wakefield, England) is an English former footballer.
-DOCSTART-	12513028
'''John Armstrong''', born September 5, 1936 in Airdrie is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	12513104
'''Christopher Brian "Chris" Evans''' (born 13 October 1962) is a Welsh former footballer who was until recently assistant manager at Bolton Wanderers.
Evans started his career at Arsenal, before joining Stoke City in 1981. After failing to make any appearances he joined York City in 1982, where he made over 100 appearances. He joined Darlington in 1985 and played for them until 1987. After joining Wolverhampton Wanderers as Academy manager in 1991, he left in 2007 to become assistant manager at Bolton Wanderers. He had a spell as caretaker manager at Bolton, taking charge for one match in 2010.
Born in Rhondda, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Evans started his career with Arsenal as an apprentice, before signing a professional contract in June 1980.
Evans played as a right back.
He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as Academy manager in 1991,
-DOCSTART-	12513188
'''Phil Ashworth''' (born 14 April 1953 in Burnley) is a former professional footballer who played as a Striker. 1981 he was playing with the Swedish team GAIS.
-DOCSTART-	12513324
'''Alan Groves''' (24 October 1948 - 15 June 1978) was an English professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.
Groves joined hometown club Southport from Blowick in December 1968 and went on to play for Chester, Shrewsbury Town and AFC Bournemouth before beginning a long spell with Oldham Athletic in February 1974. According to Harry Redknapp, Groves was not happy with the move, and during a match Bournemouth after scoring a goal, Groves dribbled the ball to the Bournemouth dugout and kicked the ball at Trevor Hartley, the manager who had sold him. He made 140 Football League appearances for the Latics until he moved to Blackpool in November 1977, a year before he died of heart failure.
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'''Terrence''' "'''Terry'''" '''Alcock''' (born 9 December 1946) is an English former professional football defender.
He played for Port Vale from 1963 to 1967, before spending nine years with Blackpool. He played over 100 appearances for Port Vale in the Football League and almost 200 appearances for Blackpool. After 1976 he had short spells back at Port Vale, and then Halifax Town and Lancaster City. He also had short loan spells with Bury, Blackburn Rovers and Portland Timbers.
Hanley-born Alcock attended Wellington Road School, where he played as a goalkeeper, before later converting into a versatile central defender.
Starting his career at Third Division club Port Vale in 1963, he signed his first professional contract with the club in September of the following year. In August 1967, after 112 league appearances for ''the Valiants'', he signed for Blackpool, who were then playing in the First Division, the top flight in England, for a fee of -30,000,
He was a member of the Blackpool team that won the 1971 Anglo-Italian Cup, beating Bologna 2-1 after extra time in the final at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on 12 June 1971.
In the 1971-72 season he spent a short time on loan at Third Division club Bury, playing six league games and scoring one goal.
Alcock played in the 1972 Anglo-Italian Cup, including scoring in Blackpool's 10-0 victory over Lanerossi Vicenza on 10 June 1971 at Bloomfield Road, en route to Blackpool's appearance in the final. Alcock scored ''the Seasiders'' goal as they lost out 1-3 to Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.
In 1976 he joined fellow Second Division club Blackburn Rovers on loan. Then, after having played 191 league games and scoring 21 goals for ''the Seasiders'', he re-joined Port Vale in February 1977. Later that year he spent a short period on loan with North American Soccer League club Portland Timbers, before joining Fourth Division club Halifax Town in 1978, and then later that same year moved into non-League football with Lancaster City, of the Northern Premier League, with whom he finished his playing career.
After retiring from football, Alcock became the licensee of the Blackpool Supporters Club at Bloomfield Road, before taking on similar positions at pubs in Burscough, Warton and then Wrea Green.
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'''William Atkins''', born May 9, 1939 in Bingley, Yorkshire is a former professional footballer who played as a inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	12513695
'''Neil Ayrton''', born February 11, 1962 in Lewisham is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.
-DOCSTART-	12514342
Coleman began his career at Sunderland, making his debut in September 1971. He made 49 appearances for Sunderland, scoring two goals, in Division Two (now the Football League Championship). During the 1972/73 season he had trial, along with Richie Pitt, at Arsenal but was unfortunate to break a leg during a reserve game. He joined West Ham in September 1973 for a transfer fee of -20,000. He made his debut for West Ham in October 1973 in a 1-0 home defeat to Burnley and went on to make 122 appearances in all competitions, with the highlight being an appearance in the 1976 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, which was won 4-2 by Anderlecht.
-DOCSTART-	12516995
'''William Bagley''', born in Wolverhampton is a former professional footballer who played as a inside left. He played for Newport County and Portsmouth FC.
-DOCSTART-	12518463
'''Chris Giles''' (born 16 April 1982 in Wales) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Crawley Town. He plays predominantly as a defender, but can also play as a striker.
Giles began his career with Yeovil Town, helping them win the F.A Trophy and then promotion to the Football League in 2002-03. The following season he only played one league game, and left in April 2004 to join Aldershot Town F.C, reaching the Play-off Final and Play-off Semi-Final in his two years there. He then signed for Crawley Town in 2006, and followed that with joining Forest Green in 2006. There he made 33 league appearances in the 2007-08 season as the club finished in their highest ever league placing, but was released at the end of the season.
He signed re-signed for Crawley Town on the 23 May 2008 and was named Club Captain. Giles has made 6 appearances for the Wales Semi-Professional side, scoring three times.
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'''John Curtis''' (born September 2, 1954 in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a defender.
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}}'''Ryan Robinson''' (born 13 October, 1982 in Kendal, Cumbria) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bath City.
Robinson began his career with Blackburn Rovers, before being released in 2001, aged 20. He joined Southend United, where he got his first taste of first-team action, playing in two Football League games. He was released by Southend after one year, and has since played for a number of Conference clubs - Morecambe, Southport and, since 2006, Forest Green.
Robinson moved near to his family home when he joined Morecambe. He quickly made the goalkeeper jersey his own through a series of excellent displays. However, after being injured Morecambe brought in loan keeper Steven Drench from nearby Blackburn Rovers. Drench similarly excelled and took Robinson's first-team spot.
Following an injury to Drench, Robinson again took his place as first team goalkeeper. However a poor game, which included a spat with his team-mate Chris Blackburn saw him spend the remainder of the season on the bench. At the end of the 2005-06 season Drench signed for Morecambe and Robinson, unhappy at playing second fiddle, was allowed to leave and was quickly snapped up by former Morecambe manager Jim Harvey who had just taken over at Forest Green Rovers.
After two seasons at The New Lawn Robinson dropped in to semi professional football when he signed for Bath City in May 2009 after Forest Green failed to offer him a new contract.
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'''Leigh Kenneth Barnard''' (born October 29, 1958 in Worsley, Lancashire) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He joined Portsmouth as an apprentice in 1977 and appeared in 79 games for the club before falling out of favour in 1982 and being loaned out to Peterborough United.
He was given a free transfer to Swindon Town at the end of the 1981-82 season with, then manager, John Trollope commenting "He has the kind of appetite for work that Roger Smart used to have in midfield, and you can't ask for more than that".
A left-sided midfielder, Barnard was loaned by Swindon to Exeter during the 1984-85 season after showing poor form in a Freight Rover Trophy match against Torquay United.
He lost his regular first team place in 1987-88 and did not appear in the first team again until the beginning of the 1989-90 season. He was eventually transferred to Cardiff City in October 1989 for -17,500 where he went on to appear 69 times, scoring 9 goals.
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'''Daniel Connor''', more commonly known as '''Dan Connor''', (born 31 January 1981 in Dublin) is an Irish football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Cork City F.C. in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Connor is one of the more experienced goalkeepers in the league, having previously played for Peterborough United, Waterford United and Drogheda United. He has also represented the Republic of Ireland at both U21 and B level.
While with the Blues he scored the winning goal in the FAI Cup semi final in 2004 .
Following his release from Drogheda United at the end of the 2008 season, it was confirmed on January 23, 2009 that Connor had signed for Cork City, where he linked up with former Drogheda manager Paul Doolin.
He is currently on trial at English League 1 side Exeter City.
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'''Raphael Sylvester''' (born September 23, 1988 in Upper Holloway, Islington, England) is an English professional footballer for Leyton Orient. He is a striker and wears the number 22 shirt for the club in the 2007/08 season.
In October 2007, Sylvester joined Harlow Town of the Isthmian League Premier Division on a work experience basis. This arrangement allowed him to play both for Orient and Harlow, and he netted his first senior goal in Harlow's 6-2 victory over Harrow Borough on November 17, 2007. He continued to be involved in Orient's reserve team and was named on the bench for a Football League fixture for the first time on December 26, 2007 when Orient took on Bournemouth
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'''Peter Wragg''' (12 January 1931 - 2004) was an English footballer. Born in Rotherham, England, he played for Rotherham United, Sheffield United, York City and Bradford City.
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'''Jonathan Richard Hunt''' (born 2 November 1971) is an English former professional footballer. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League for a variety of clubs and played in the Premier League for Derby County.
Born in Camden, London, Hunt was a striker in youth football before converting to midfield, and developed into a skilful right-sided midfielder. He played under manager Barry Fry at Barnet, winning promotion to Division Two in his first full season, and Southend United before following Fry to Birmingham City in September 1994 for a fee of -500,000.
The most successful time of Hunt's career was spent at Birmingham where he played over a hundred games. His first season was disrupted by injury, but he was still able to contribute to Birmingham becoming Division Two champions, and he played in the final of the Auto Windscreens Shield at Wembley, the game won by Paul Tait's golden goal. While at the club he scored 18 league goals, and was leading scorer in the 1995-96 season with 15 goals in all competitions.
Hunt then moved on to Premier League Derby County, again for -500,000. Although he did play (and score) in the top flight he only made seven first team starts, and his career started to go downhill from there. He made loan moves to Sheffield United and Ipswich Town, both of the Championship, before joining Sheffield United on a permanent basis in a swap deal for Vassilis Borbokis. He played regularly until Neil Warnock took over as manager, and was then made available for transfer. A trial at Norwich City
proving unsuccessful, Hunt made yet another loan move, this time to Cambridge United of Division Two. At the end of the 1999-2000 season Sheffield United cut their losses, paid up the remaining two years of his contract and released him.
He joined Wimbledon of the Championship in September 2000 but appeared only intermittently. The highlight of his Wimbledon career came when he scored the extra-time goal to seal a 3-1 victory over Premier League Middlesbrough in the FA Cup fifth round. With the transfer window about to close, he agreed to link up yet again with former manager Barry Fry, now at Peterborough United, but changed his mind at the last minute.
He played no more first team games for Wimbledon and was released at the end of the season.
He eventually joined Fry at Second Division Peterborough in September 2002 on non-contract terms. Although Fry reportedly said he would have "no hesitation" about giving him his debut in the weekend's game,
Hunt made no first team appearances for Peterborough and was released at the end of the season.
Having been out of the game for five years, in February 2008 Hunt signed a short-term contract until the end of the season for St Albans City of the Conference South, managed by former Birmingham and Peterborough colleague Steve Castle.
In August 1990, as an 18-year-old, he had made one previous appearance for the club.
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'''Gerard Aloysius "Gerry" Coyne''' (born 9 August 1948 in Hebburn) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a centre forward for York City and in the Scottish Football League for Berwick Rangers. He also played non-league football for South Shields, Gateshead and Scarborough.
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'''William "Billy" McEwan''' (29 August 1914 - 1991) was a Scottish footballer.
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'''John Woodward''' (born January 10, 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.
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'''John Mackin''' (born 18 November 1943) is a Scottish former footballer and manager.
Born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Mackin played for Northampton Town, Lincoln City, York City and Darlington in the Football League.
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'''Cyril Beavon''' (born 27 September 1937 in Barnsley, England) is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Oxford United.
Beavon joined Oxford from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1959, after failing to make an appearance for their first team. He spent a decade at the Manor Ground, helping the club to reach league status in 1962, before leaving to become captain of Banbury United.
He is the father of former player Stuart Beavon, Snr,
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'''Colin Ian Miles''' (born '''Colin Pluck''' on 6 September 1978 in Borehamwood) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently a free agent, having left Woking in the summer of 2009. Playing for Yeovil Town between 2001 and 2006, he is considered a cult figure at the club.
Miles began his career with Watford, making his senior debut on 20 September 1997 at the Priestfield Stadium, he was replaced by the veteran Nigel Gibbs on 69 minutes and watched ''the Horns'' play out a 2-2 draw with Gillingham. On 9 December, he played 90 minutes of a 1-0 defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage in the first round of the Football League Trophy. Watford won the Second Division championship that season, before winning promotion to the Premier League in 1998-99. Not cut out for the top tier, this spelt the end of Miles' time at the club.
In February 2000, he signed with Greenock Morton, playing five games in their 1999-2000 campaign, before heading back to England with Stevenage Borough in March. From the Premier League to the Scottish First Division, he finished the season in the Conference National, playing three games of the 1999-2000 Conference season.
He spent part of October and November 2000 with Conference strugglers Hayes -scoring an own goal on his debut, before signing with Dover Athletic in December. He played eleven games for Dover, before departing at the end of the season.
When, in June 2001, Miles ended up at Yeovil Town, he had finally found stability in his career. Playing thirty games in the 2001-02 season, his first senior goal came 21 minutes into a 17 November fixture with Margate, in what was the only goal that night at Hartsdown Park. His second goal came on 29 January, seven minutes into a 2-2 home draw with Forest Green Rovers. On 12 May, he played in the FA Trophy final against Stevenage at Villa Park, Yeovil winning 2-0.
In 2002-03, ''the Glovers'' stormed to the Conference title, seventeen points clear of Morecambe. Miles scored against both Stevenage and Kettering Town, but it was his bookings that got him attention. He had been booked twelve times in 38 games, as well as being sent off against Telford United.
Miles and Yeovil's return to the Football League was a spectacular one, as they finished a healthy 8th. Miles played 41 games, 36 of which were in League Two. He scored six goals, an impressive total for a defender, his goals coming against York City, Wrexham, Lincoln City, Barnet, Cambridge United and Bristol Rovers - all at home. He was again frequently in trouble with referees, picking up eight bookings, including a run of four cards in four games.
In 2004-05, Yeovil won the league, though Miles made just 24 appearances, including three in the FA Cup. He scored against Darlington in the cup and was sent off in the league against Shrewsbury Town. In February he tore a knee liagement, keeping him out of action for a few weeks. At the end of the season he signed a new one year deal with the club.
The 2005-06 season was his last with Yeovil. He made 30 League One appearances, as well as five cup appearances. In June he signed with League One rivals Port Vale, sensing the Burslem club were "going places".
Martin Foyle played him 33 times in 2006-07, including him in the League Cup tie with Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane that finished 3-1 to Spurs. He was sent off against Bradford City on 16 September, but kept his yellow card tally down to a respectable four.
He took the field just five times in 2007-08. New manager Lee Sinnott chose against offering Miles a new deal in the summer. In August he returned to Conference football with Woking.
Woking suffered relegation in 2008-09, seven points off the safety spot occupied by Barrow. Miles played thirty games, scoring on his final appearance, in a 2-2 draw with Mansfield Town at Kingfield Stadium on 18 April. He was dismissed from the pitch twice in the season, in away games at Eastbourne Borough (for foul and abusive language) and Barrow. He was released upon the season's conclusion.
He changed his surname from Pluck to Miles in 2004, for family reasons.
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'''Jeroen Willem Boere''' (18 November 1967 - 16 August 2007) was a Dutch football player.
He was the younger brother of Remco Boere, who played for clubs including Den Haag and Zwolle.
He started his professional career at SBV Excelsior and went on to play for several teams, mostly at Holland's second level.
A tall striker, Jeroen Boere went abroad in summer 1993 when he was signed by Billy Bonds for -250,000 to play for newly-promoted West Ham United in the Premier League. Jeroen, or 'Yosser' as he was known to his team-mates, made his debut for West Ham on 25 September 1993 in a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United but was sent-off for a clash with Kevin Scott. His stay with West Ham lasted two seasons and he was loaned out to Portsmouth and West Bromwich Albion before moving to Crystal Palace in 1995 as part of the deal that took Iain Dowie back to Upton Park. His spell at Palace was short-lived, however, and he moved on to Southend United at the end of the season.
Boere moved to Japan in 1998 to play for the newly formed professional club Omiya Ardija in Japan Football League (former), formerly known as NTT Kanto. He played 15 matches and scored 9 goals in his first season in Japan. In the 1999 season, Omiya joined newly formed J. League Division 2 and he started the season very well scoring 9 in 11 games.
In May 1999, after dinner with his wife at a restaurant in Roppongi district of Tokyo, he was stabbed in his left eye and arm by two unknown men who reportedly appeared to be of Middle East origin. These criminals have not been arrested by now. He lost his eye which forced his retirement from football at age 31.
After his retirement, Boere owned the Half Moon pub in Epping High Street from 1999 until 2004.
During an interview in his pub with a Dutch sports magazine in 2001, Boere joked about his artificial eye and said he had no regrets about his career - having played, at the peak of his career for West Ham United. And, as he said, at least he was still alive.
After his pub ownership ended, Boere moved to Spain, in September, 2004, to work as a real estate agent. He died on 16 August 2007 at the age of 39.
There are conflicting reports about the cause of death and place of death. Some media reported that Boere died in a car crash, possibly on Ibiza, while other media reported that he was found dead in his home in Marbella. English newspaper ''Ilford Recorder'' stated that Boere had committed suicide.
West Ham United, Southend United and Omiya Ardija players wore black armbands in memory of Boere in their home games in August 2007.
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'''Chris Turner''' (born January 3, 1987), is a Northern Irish professional association football player who plays for Sligo Rovers.
Turner began his career at Derby County but moved to under Sean Connor in December 2005. He put in some impressive performances at Sligo in his first season as they finished 5th in the Premier Division and reached the semi final of the FAI Cup.
Connor left Sligo to join at the end of that season and Turner also signed for them in July 2007. He made his debut for the club in the FAI Cup win over Malahide on August 19. However Chris failed to live up to his reputation during his time for Bohemians and struggled to gain a starting place during the 2008 season. On July 10, Chris left Bohemians by mutual consent.
Despite talk of him returning to Sligo Rovers, Turner managed to get a trial with SPL side , but eventually signed for . After being released by the club, Turner returned to Ireland to join newly promoted in January 2009.
On November 11th 2009 Turner returned to Sligo Rovers, signing what is believed to be a two year contract with the Bit o'Red.
Chris has appeared for Northern Ireland at many underage levels and is a regular in the Under 21 side, captaining the side on occasions.
In 2007 while on international duty he was involved in a sex video that was leaked to youtube .
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'''Kevin McMahon''' (born 1 March 1946 in Tantobie, County Durham) is an English former footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for York City, Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley and Hartlepool United.
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Steven Gray (born 17 October 1981, in Dublin) is an Irish football defender who currently plays for Bohemians in the League of Ireland .
Gray played as a youth with Leixlip United, Cherry Orchard and Verona (Ireland) before moving to Southampton. He returned home and was captured by Drogheda United where he was voted Drogheda United Player of the Year in 2004. He signed for Derry City on 26 November 2007 following the departure of Ken Oman from the club.
Gray recorded his first goal for Derry City on February 3, 2009 with a game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Danish-side Esbjerg fB in a preseason friendly. Two weeks later, he scored his second goal with the club in a preseason friendly with Longford Town FC. Signed for Bohemians FC January 2010.
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'''Graham Gartland''' (born 13 July 1983 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish football defender who currently plays for St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premier League.
Graham represented Republic of Ireland at every age level up to and including under-21, and has also played at B international level.
He then had a good UEFA Champions League run with Drogheda United in 2008. He scored the winner against FC Levadia Tallinn in the second leg of the first round tie. He also scored a late equaliser against Dynamo Kiev in the second round tie. His form attracted the interest of Ipswich Town, but Drogheda rejected a bid of -250,000.
Gartland signed for St. Johnstone under freedom of contract in December 2008.
Almost exactly a month after signing, Gartland made his competitive debut for the Perth club in an away fixture against Greenock Morton. As part of a new look three man defence, Gartland helped Saints keep a clean sheet as they drew 0-0. He made seven league appearances for Saints as they won promotion to the Scottish Premier League by winning the First Division.
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For a list of all Wolverhampton Wanderers players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
For the current first-team squad, see here.
Figures used are total appearances and goals, not just those in the Football League (unofficial Wartime games however are omitted).
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'''Albert "Bert" Brenen''' (October 5, 1915 in South Shields, England - 1995) was an English footballer.
Brenen joined York City from St. John's College in 1938.
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'''Matthew "Matt" Patrick''' (13 June 1919 - 14 July 2005) was a Scottish footballer.
Patrick joined York City from Cowdenbeath in 1946. He later retired at the club.
-DOCSTART-	12562324
'''Arthur Percy Andrews''' (12 June 1922 - 28 February 1985) was an English footballer.
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'''John Simpson''' (October 27, 1918 in Hedon, England - 2000) was an English footballer.
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'''Tomi Petrescu''' (born June 24, 1986) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a forward, he plays for Tampere United.
Petrescu plays for the current Serie B, Ascoli Calcio 1898. Before he joined Ascoli he played for the Finnish club Tampere United and in the pastfor another Finnish Veikkausliiga-side, F.C. International Turku. He has also played for Leicester City F.C. in the English league, making just one appearance. During the second qualifying round of the 2007/2008 Champions League edition, Petrescu scored a goal to help Tampere secure a prestigious 1:0 win against Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia in their home game. Tampere repeated the feat in the away game and became the first Finnish side to eliminate a Bulgarian club from the high profile competition. However, the Finns were unable to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League, as they were eliminated by Norwegian side Rosenborg BK in the third qualifying round.
Petrescu became well known after playing in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, which were held in Finland where he scored two of three goals of Finland. He scored a goal in the opening game against China in the tournament. He was nominated for the Finland national football team on 5 February 2009.
Petrescu's father is Romanian and he has got an older brother, Stefan Petrescu, who also plays football.
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'''Stephen Bradley''' (born 19 November 1984, Dublin) is an Irish football midfielder who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers F.C.
A former Republic of Ireland under-21 international, Stephen played for Lourdes Celtic, Arsenal (though he did not play a first-team match) and Dunfermline.
He moved to Falkirk from Drogheda United in January 2008. Stephen only played 4 games (including sub appearances) as Falkirk could not afford him.
He was signed by Michael O'Neill for Shamrock Rovers on the 16th of January 2009.
Stephen's god-daughter is called Allanah Burgess Bradley
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'''Simeon Paul Hodson''' is a former professional footballer who made 237 appearances in the football league, principally for his hometown team Lincoln City and for West Bromwich Albion, before moving into the non-league ranks. He spent a number of seasons playing in the football conference, making a total of 216 league appearances at this level. He was the captain of the champions Kidderminster Harriers in 1993-1994 and also represented the England semi-professional football team. He retired in the summer of 2001 with a knee-injury
Simeon was known as something of a football Jonah during his career due to the number of relegations he suffered
. He has been involved in teams relegated from the top five levels of the English football league system. In his debut season, 1983-84, he was part of the Notts County team relegated from First Division. In 1990-91 he was part of the West Bromwich Albion team relegated from the Second Division. His two seasons, 1985-86 and 1986-87, with Lincoln City saw him relegated from first the Third Division and then the Fourth Division. In 1999-2000 he was relegated from the football conference with Altrincham. In 1992-93 he was a member of the Mansfield Town team relegated from the Second Division which, following the inception of the FA Premier League, was now the third level of the league system. Thus, he can also claim to have been relegated from the top five levels of the English football league system with five different clubs.
It is worth noting that, though he left before the season's end, he played for Notts County in the 1984-85 season when they went on to be relegated from the Second Division. Consequently, his first four seasons saw him involved with clubs relegated from the top four levels in order. To cap it all off, his fifth season (1987-88) saw him initially at Newport County who went on to be relegated from the Fourth Division.
Having previously worked as a watchmaker and in distribution, in October 2006, Hodson joined Warwickshire Police as the Police Community Support Officer for Ansley Common, Ansley Village, Whitacre and Arley
The North Warwickshire North Safer Neighbourhood Team
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'''Kaid Yusef Mohamed''' (born 23 July 1984, Cardiff) is a Welsh footballer of Yemeni descent, currently playing for Bath City.
Mohamed made his debut for Cwmbran Town at the age of 18 and established himself in the Welsh Premier League as a regular goalscorer. He moved to Llanelli two years later, but really made his mark for Carmarthen Town, netting 15 goals for Old Gold in the 2006-07 season.
Mohamed went on trial at Wrexham at the end of the 2006-07 season. Despite showing an interest in signing him they were too late as Swindon Town signed Mohamed on 1 August 2007.
He joined Torquay United on loan on 26 January 2008.
On 2 July, 2008 Mohamed signed for Forest Green Rovers and was designated the squad number 17. However in January 2009 Mohammed was told he was allowed to look for a new club and joined Newport County on a 1 month loan which was terminated in February 2009.
In March 2009, he scored a crucial goal in the 85th minute of the Setanta Shield semi final, having missed two "sitters" earlier in the match. This gave Forest Green Rovers a 1-0 win against Ebbsfleet United at Stonebridge Road.
Mohammed was released at the end of the season when he was not offered a new contract with Forest Green. In August 2009, he signed for Bath City on a non-contract basis, making his debut in a 1-0 win over Maidenhead United.
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Brophy was a midfielder who played for Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. Brophy played alongside the likes of Tommy Kelly and Turlough O'Connor during his time at Bohs.
He made his Rovers debut on the 20th of March 1966 against Drumcondra at Milltown. Signed for Crystal Palace in July 1966 but after only one league appearance re-signed for Rovers in November 1968 winning the FAI Cup in 1969.
Also won an amateur cap for the Republic of Ireland while at Milltown.
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'''Dennis Souza de Guedes''', known as simply '''Dennis Souza''' (born 9 January 1980 in So Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Al-Sailiya Sports club in Qatar.
Souza was signed by Barnsley in August 2007 following a trial with the club. He quickly became a fixture a centre-back, and an instant favourite with the Oakwell fans.
His two goals so far in the Red of Barnsley have both come against promotion challengers Bristol City.
On July 1st 2009, Souza signed for Qatari outfit Al-Sailiya Sports club on a two-year contract.
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'''Shane Barrett''' (born November 23, 1981 in Luton, England) is an Irish football striker who currently plays for League of Ireland Premier Division, club Drogheda United. Barrett primarily plays as a striker and has experience playing on the wings.
Barrett began his senior football career in England with Wolverhampton Wanderers as a teenager after rising through the ranks at Dublin schoolboy outfit Home Farm. After his release from Wolves in 2001, Barrett returned to Ireland where he would have short spells with Dublin City and Garda before joining DCU's REAP programme in the spring of 2002. Barrett returned to League of Ireland football with Longford Town in 2002. Barrett became an important figure for Longford Town in their two FAI Cup victories in 2003 and 2004 along with their League Cup victory in 2004. Barrett's impressive performances at Flancare Park earned him a move to Drogheda United in 2006. His first season is most fondly remembered by supporters for the hat trick he scored against Derry City on 7th November in United Park. After impressing in his first season, Barrett's 2007 season with Drogheda began in a nightmare fashion. He suffered a serious cruciate knee ligament injury in Drogheda's opening Setanta Sports Cup match against Linfield in February 2007 resulting in Barrett missing the entire season. Barrett returned to action in 2008 with Drogheda but a number of further injuries restricted the striker to limited appearances that season. Following Drogheda's financial meltdown at the end of 2008, Barrett departed the Drogs and agreed terms with First Division Shelbourne in January 2009 but due to his work commitments, Barrett and Shels parted ways weeks later. In April 2009, Barrett returned to action back at Drogheda United who were now managed by his former Longford Town manager Alan Mathews.After a swift return back to Drogheda Shane decided to take a career break and its not yet known if or when the former Drogheda front man will return to league of Ireland football in the future.
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'''Kevan Smith''' is a former English footballer. He played a part in three of Darlington's promotions. It is a reflection of Smith's attitude, ability and leadership. Smith played over four hundred games for the Quakers in two separate spells.
Defender Smith, first appeared at Darlington on trial in a game against the club's professionals under then manager Len Walker before playing in the reserves against Barnsley. In the summer of 1979 Walker left Quakers but Smith was invited back by new then boss Billy Elliott. Smith impressed Elliott in the reserves and he was quickly snapped up.
Smith made his debut at Torquay United in September 1979 as Qukaers lost 4-0. Team-mate Clive Nattress called him 'Smudger'. It was a nickname which stuck with im for the rest of his time at the club. Smith was a brave played and above all hard working and committed.
It was however under Elliott's seccessor Cyril Knowles, who said he could not believe Smudger was a footballer, that Smith really came into his own and by his own admission improved as a player. Knowles who joined Darlington the club in 1983, demanded nothing less than 100% from his players and Smith filled the mould perfectly. The 1984/85 season saw Darlington promoted from the Fourth Division but Smith left for Rotherham feeling the manager did not rate him highly enough.
Smith later moved to Coventry City for -65,000 but broke his leg. Smith did not play top flight football whilst with the Sky Blues and was at the club when they won the FA Cup but found regular football hard to come by and he moved to York City. Things failed to work out for Smith at Bootham Crescent but by this stage both darlington and rivals Hartlepool United were interested in securing his services.
Smith rejoined the club after speaking with then manager Brian Little. Quakers though were in the Conference having been releagted at the end of the 1988/89, season. In under a year Smith had dropped from the top of English football to the bootom although it was his second spell at the club with the club that Smith enjoyed the best years of his career.
Darlington won promotion from the Conference at the first attempt the and the following season (1990/91) won promotion from the Fourth Division to the Third. Little left to join Leicester City and the bottom dropped out of Smith's world. The pair were very close and Little was begged to stay by the player. Little recommended Smith fpor the management job at the club but Smudger convinced Frank Gray to instead take the job. Rumours persisted about Smith taking over as Quakers struggled in a higher Division. Smith tried to quash the rumours but was dropped by Gray.
Smith had felt he was too young for the job, but when Gray left the club in 1992 Smith applied for the job. Ray Hankin was given the position on a temporary measure. Smith hpoed to get the job and had an interview. Instead Quakers installed Billy McEwan on a permanent basis. The pair's relationship was rocky at best. In the summer of 1992 Smith needed a major operation. Smudger was told he would need ten weeks to recover but came back after nine. Upon coming back McEwan said he wanted a new centre back.
Things remained difficult between the pair and later McEwan told Smith he was being let go on a free transfer. By this stage though Smith was close to a testomonial and refused to leave. The relationship between the pair got worse and Smith was left further isolated and had to train on his own. Towards the end of his time a the club Smith did regain his place in the team but it was a bad way for Smith to finish his Darlington career.
The public and fanzine Mission Impossible backed the player. Smith returned to Quakers to work for them as Football in the Community (FITC) Officer and went on to be assistant manager at Hull City with Little.
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'''Joseph Lown "Joe" Spence''' (born 13 October 1925 in Salford, England) was an English former footballer.
A former England Schools' player, Spence started his football career with Chesterfield in January 1948. He moved to Buxton in July 1949, after not making a single appearance at Chesterfield. Spence moved on to York City in July 1950. He was a virtual ever-present at the club during the 1951-52 and 1952-53 seasons. He left the club in the summer of 1954 to move to Burton Albion.
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'''Ronald Vincent "Ron" Mollatt''' (February 24, 1932 in Edwinstowe, England - 2001) was an English footballer.
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'''Walter "Wally" Gould''' (born 25 September 1938 in Thrybergh, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is an English former footballer who made nearly 300 appearances and scored 71 goals in the Football League playing as a winger or forward for Sheffield United, York City and Brighton & Hove Albion. He later played for Durban United and Hellenic in South Africa.
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'''Walter Bingley''' (born 17 April 1930) is an English former footballer born in Sheffield who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield Wednesday, Swindon Town, York City and Halifax Town.
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'''Andrew McKelvie Hughes "Andy" Provan''' (born 1 January 1944 in Greenock), also known as '''Drew Provan''', is a Scottish former footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for St. Mirren, in the Football League for Barnsley, York City, Chester, Wrexham, Southport and Torquay United, and in the North American Soccer League for the Philadelphia Atoms.
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'''Dennis Allen Walker''' (26 October 1944 - 11 August 2003) was an English footballer.
Born in Hackney, Walker made his Manchester United debut against Nottingham Forest on 20 May 1963 and became United's first ever black player.
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'''Victor Moses''' (born 12 December 1990) is a Nigerian born English footballer, who currently plays for Crystal Palace. Moses can play in a variety of positions, but in the first-team games he has taken part in so far, Moses has mostly played as a left winger, and he now wears the number 11 shirt. Despite being born in Nigeria he moved to England at the age of 11, after the murder of his parents.
Moses attended Stanley Technical High School (now known as the Harris Academy) in South Norwood, during which time he was scouted playing football in the local Tandridge League, where scouts from Crystal Palace approached him, with the club's Selhurst Park stadium just streets away from his school. The scouts were so impressed that he was offered a place in the Eagles' academy, which he accepted.
Shortly after Moses joined their academy, Palace recommended him to the fee-paying Whitgift School in Croydon where former Palace player and coach Steve Kember and former Arsenal and Chelsea star Colin Pates had been coaching the school football team, in the hope that the higher quality coaching and facilities at Whitgift would further improve his development as a player.
He first came to prominence at 14 after scoring 50 goals for Palace's under-14 side, as well as helping Whitgift win a Schools Cup, scoring all five goals in the final against Healing specialist science college of Grimsby at the Walkers Stadium, Leicester.
Moses came onto the first-team scene aged just 16,
Moses scored his first goal of the 2009-10 season on 28 November as Palace comfortably beat Watford 3-0 at Selhurst Park, and it took just over a week for him to find the net again when he scored a brace against Reading in a 4-2 victory. These were followed up with an amazing overhead kick to score against Barnsley, and another goal against Ipswich Town, a run that calculated to five goals in six outings. It is not only Moses' eye for goal which has proven him to be a class talent in the 09/10 season, with his overall work rate, tackling and passing making him one of the players of the Championship so far.
Moses has played for England at under-16, at which level he won the Victory Shield in 2005, and under-17 level. He travelled with the squad to the 2007 UEFA European U-17 Championship in Belgium, scoring three times (including the only goal in the semi-final win over France) to help John Peacock's side to the competition final, where they were narrowly beaten by a single goal by Spain, though Moses managed to finish as the competition's top scorer and collect the Golden Boot for doing so.
That same summer the squad travelled to South Korea for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Moses finished as the Young Lions' top scorer, netting three times in the Group B fixtures, but sustained an injury in the victory over Brazil that ruled him out of the competition. Moses' teammates went on to reach the quarterfinal stage.
Since that tournament he has been promoted to the under-18 squad, and following his goalscoring exploits for Palace's first-team, he was promoted to the under-19 side without appearing sufficiently for the U-18s to actually collect a cap. He went with the U-19s to the 2008 UEFA European U-19 Championship in the Czech Republic, playing two matches and picking up one assist as the Young Lions failed to make it out of Group B, though Brian Eastick's side did manage to secure qualification for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be contested in Egypt. However, Moses did not make Eastick's 21-man squad.
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'''Charles Christopher "Chris" Charsley''' (7 November 1864 - 10 January 1945) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Small Heath and England, and a police officer who rose to the rank of Chief Constable.
Born in Leicester, he joined the Birmingham police force in 1884. Between 1886 and 1894 he made 80 appearances in the FA Cup, Football Alliance and the Football League for Small Heath (later to become Birmingham City) as an amateur. He helped the club to the inaugural Football League Second Division championship in 1892-93, and played a few games the following season, including the test match against Darwen which won them promotion to the First Division. He also played for Aston Villa as a guest in 1886. Charsley had a brief spell with West Bromwich Albion, whom he joined in August 1891. He made his only appearance for Albion in a 2-1 defeat to Preston North End in November of the same year, before re-joining Small Heath the following month.
On 25 February 1893 he became the first Birmingham City player - and the only player who had played for the club in its Small Heath Alliance days - to represent England at full international level when he was capped against Ireland. England won 6-1 in the game which was played at Wellington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, with Walter Gilliat scoring three goals in his solitary England appearance.
In 1899 he was appointed Chief Constable of Coventry. On retiring from the police force in 1919, he moved to Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, where he became deputy Mayor and served on the town council until his death at the age of 80.
His brother Walter also played a few times for Small Heath.
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'''Andrew John Corbett''' (born February 20, 1982 in Worcester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Burton Albion. He was part of the Kidderminster Harriers youth system but found first team opportunities limited to seven appearances in the Football League, and moved to Solihull Borough. At Solihull he was a prolific striker and earned a move to Nuneaton Borough. After just a few months at Nuneaton, Burton Albion secured his signature for a fee. Ironically Corbett joined the Brewers as a striker but has found more success at right back and right midfield, winning the clubs player of the season award in 2005.
Corbett was part of the 2008/2009 Conference National winning squad and signed a new deal with the club in May 2009.
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'''Gary Browne''' (born January 17, 1983 in Dundonald, Northern Ireland) is a footballer, currently playing for Lisburn Distillery.
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'''John Edward Andrews''' (born 3 February 1950) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for York City in the Football League and he later worked as a referee.
Andrews was born in in York, North Yorkshire and played for Moor Lane Youth Club before joining hometown club York City in August 1968 as an amateur.
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'''Adam Joseph Arthur''' (born 27 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays for West Virginia Chaos as a midfielder.
Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire,
Arthur moved to the United States in 2007 to play college soccer at perennial top 15 program Lander University, where he is an NSCAA Division II All-American. He is also currently in his second season with West Virginia Chaos in the USL Premier Development League.
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'''Kane John Ashcroft''' (born March 19, 1986 in Leeds, England) is an English footballer, who played for York City.
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Cassell was the former Chief Scout at Oldham Athletic A.F.C. where he was responsible for initiating the successful scouting and youth policy. Jim joined Manchester City in July 1997 to oversee the development of the Academy. Jim is a former professional player himself with Bury FC, before retiring due to a knee injury. Jim's entire professional football career began and ended in the 1970-71 season. He played 3 times in the League, including once as substitute.
Jim also has 19 years experience working in local government.
His excellence in Manchester City's youth programme led them to victory in the FA Youth Cup Final in 2008.
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'''William "Billy" Behan''' (8 August 1911 - 12 November 1991) was an Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers and Manchester United during the 1930s.
He made his Rovers debut on 8 February 1931 in a 5-1 win over Bray Unknowns at Milltown. In his first season he won the FAI Cup.
Behan signed for Manchester United in September 1933 and made his debut in a English Second Division home game against Bury on 3 March 1934. The following July, he briefly returned to Shelbourne before again returning to Rovers. Over the next two seasons, he won another FAI Cup and a League of Ireland Shield. His last game for the Hoops was on 23 August 1936 in a Shield win over Drumcondra.
After his retirement as a player he became a respected referee and was in charge of the 1943 FAI Cup Final. He then managed Drumcondra F.C. in the 1950s.
Behan subsequently became United's chief scout in the Republic of Ireland and is credited with discovering, among others, Johnny Carey, Liam Whelan, Tony Dunne, Kevin Moran and Paul McGrath. He also served as vice chairman of the Dalkey - based Leinster Senior League team, Dalkey United and it was through this association that he discovered McGrath.
Behan's brothers John and Paddy also played for Rovers. His son William junior kept goal for Rovers side also for a spell.
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'''Scott Willis''' (born 20 February 1982 in Liverpool) is an English footballer who currently plays for Leigh RMI, his second spell with the club. He has played for numerous clubs in his eight-year professional career, reaching a peak with Lincoln City in the 2002-03 season when he was part of the team that reached the Division Three play-off final.
Willis signed with Witton Albion F.C. on June 9, 2008.
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'''James "Jimmy" Hay''' (9 February 1881 - 4 April 1940) was a Scottish footballer who played for Ayr, Celtic, Newcastle United, Ayr United and the Scotland national team.
Hay was born in Woodside, Ayrshire and signed for Celtic for -50 from Ayr in March 1903
He left Celtic in 1911 after the club failed to meet his improved contract demands
He was capped 11 times by Scotland between 1905 and 1914 and captained his country on three occasions.
He later had a spell in management at former club Ayr United where he was appointed in June 1924
Roy Hay, James 'Dun" Hay, 1881-1940: the Story of a Footballer, Sports and Editorial Services Australia, Teesdale, Victoria, Australia, 2004.
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'''Charles Campbell''' was a Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s who played for, and captained, Queen's Park and the Scotland national team.
Campbell, a former pupil of the Edinburgh Academy, joined Queen's Park, Scotland's oldest football club, in 1870
Campbell earned 13 caps for Scotland between 1874 and 1886, captaining them on nine occasions. He scored his only Scotland goal in a 2-0 win over Wales in March 1877 and lost only one match while playing for his country.
Campbell, a keen orator, was also an important football bureaucrat, serving on the Queens Park committee between 1874 and 1890 and holding the position of club president in 1879-80. He was elected President of the Scottish Football Association for the 1889-90 season.
Campbell died in Ireland, to which he had strong family connections, in 1927.
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'''Giuseppe "Joe" Funicello''' (born April 19, 1987 in Agropoli) is an Italian soccer player who currently plays for Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division.
Funicello grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut, and attended Norwalk High School, where he was local newspaper The Hour's 2004 All-Area MVP. He turned down a chance to play college soccer at Southern Connecticut State University, instead travelling to Europe to pursue a professional career.
Funicello played for the youth team at Salernitana in Italy, but was not offered a full professional contract by the team, and returned to the United States to consider his options. He briefly trialled with both the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and the Atlanta Silverbacks in the USL First Division, and played for the Brooklyn Knights in the USL Premier Development League, before returning to Europe again in the fall of 2007.
Funicello played a handful of games for English team Ashford Town (Middlesex),
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'''John James Campbell''' (12 September 1871 - 2 December 1947) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Aston Villa, Third Lanark and the Scotland national team.
Campbell was born in Glasgow and began his football career at Celtic in 1890 where he won two league championship titles in season 1892-93 and season 1893-94 as well as the Scottish Cup in 1893. He moved to English club Aston Villa in the summer of 1894 and won the English league title in season 1895-96. Villa retained the league title in 1896-97 and Campbell scored in the club's FA Cup final triumph against Everton to win the domestic double. Just days later he had the honour of scoring the first goal at Villa Park.
He returned to Celtic soon after and won another league title in season 1897-98 and a further two Scottish Cup winners medals in 1899 and 1900. He moved to Third Lanark in 1903 and helped them to league title in his first season with the club.
Campbell was capped 12 times by Scotland between 1893 and 1903. He scored four goals, including two against Ireland in March 1900. He captained Scotland against Wales in 1902
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'''John William Campbell''' (2 October 1877 - 20 January 1919) was a Scottish footballer who played for Linthouse, Partick Thistle, Blackburn Rovers, Rangers, West Ham United, Hibernian and the Scotland national team.
He was born in Glasgow and gained the most success in his career with Rangers with whom he won four successive league titles (1898-99, 1899-1900, 1900-01 and 1901-02) the first of which Rangers won all 18 of their Scottish league matches.
He also represented Scotland at international level, winning four caps and scoring 6 goals, including a double in Scotland's biggest ever win - an 11-0 defeat of Ireland in February 1901.
After his football career he became a ship's steward but died aged just 41 from tuberculosis.
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'''Luke Barrie Prosser''' (born 28 May 1988 in London) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for League Two side Port Vale.
A product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth academy, Prosser joined Port Vale in 2005. After a short loan spell with Leigh RMI in 2008, he became a regular player for Vale in the 2008-09 season.
Prosser was signed by Port Vale from the Tottenham Hotspur youth system. He was offered a new six-month contract by Vale in May 2007,
Following an injury to Gareth Owen in March 2009, he was given an opportunity to affirm his place in the team, and hoped to earn a new contract at the end of the 2008-09 season.
In July 2009, a "momentary lapse of concentration" led to Prosser hitting 108mph on the M6 Toll road. Two months later he was banned from driving for seven days and fined -225 (plus -50 costs).
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
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'''Greg Fleming''' (born 27 September 1986) is a Scottish goalkeeper, currently playing for Dunfermline Athletic on a 1-year loan deal from Oldham Athletic. He was previously with financially troubled side Gretna.
Fleming started his career with Livingston, but he did not make a first team appearance. He signed for Gretna in the summer of 2005. Fleming started to become a first team regular during Gretna's season in the SPL. During October 2007, Fleming's contract was extended by Gretna and he was selected by the Scotland Under-21 side.
On 19 May 2008, however, Fleming was part of the remaining 40 staff members who were released by Gretna due to their severe financial problems. He was not out of work long as Oldham Athletic signed him to a three year contract on 21 May.
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'''Craig Samson''' (born 1 April 1984 in Irvine, Scotland) is a footballer, who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish First Division side Ayr United.
Samson began his career with Kilmarnock and made his senior debut in early 2004 in a Scottish Premier League match away to Aberdeen. This turned out to be his only appearance for the club and he had spells on loan at Queen of the South and St. Johnstone before leaving in 2005. Samson then had a season each at Dundee United, Ross County and Dundee before moving to England in July 2008, leaving Hereford by "mutual consent" in April 2009. On 7th July 2009, Samson signed with newly promoted Scottish Division One team Ayr United.
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}}'''Mark Anthony Towers''' (born 13 April 1952 in Manchester) is an English former professional footballer who played for Manchester City, Sunderland, Birmingham City and England as a midfielder.
Towers made his professional debut five days after his seventeenth birthday in April 1969, playing for Manchester City in a 3-0 defeat against Southampton. He made a handful of appearances the following season, and scored his first goal, against Leeds United, in one of them. Towards the end of the season, he had a run in the first team, and was part of the team which won the 1970 European Cup Winners Cup . He became a first team regular in the 1970-71 season, acting as a utility player. In 1972, under Malcolm Allison's management, Towers settled into a midfield role, usually wearing the number 11 shirt. He was part of the Manchester City side for the 1974 League Cup final, but the final proved to be his penultimate game for the Manchester club, as two weeks later he transferred to Sunderland in an exchange deal involving Dennis Tueart and Mick Horswill.
Towers made his Sunderland debut against Fulham in March 1974. His performances at Sunderland resulted in him receiving an England call-up in 1976 for the British Home Championship. He made appearances in the matches against Wales and Northern Ireland, and added a third cap two weeks later in a friendly against Italy.
In the 1977 close season Towers joined Birmingham City for a fee of -140,000. He made his Birmingham debut on 20 August 1977 in a 4-1 defeat to Manchester United. He made 92 League appearances for the club, the last coming in 1979-80. In 1981, Towers moved to the Montreal Manic of the North American Soccer League (NASL). he remained with the Montreal through the 1983 season. He then began the 1984 season with the Tampa Bay Rowdies before being traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Different Tony Towers works at a software house in the UK. Tony isn't even his real name!
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'''Eero Peltonen''' (born December 22, 1986 in Nurmijrvi, Finland) is a football striker. He played for MyPa of the Veikkausliiga until 2008. Currently Eero Peltonen is playing for FC Viikingit
in the Finnish First Division (Ykknen).
He began his career in PK-35 of the Ykknen, the second tier of Finnish football, before signing for Crystal Palace of The Championship, a second-tier English team. After a season in England, Peltonen moved back to his homeland, to MyPa.
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'''Frazer McHugh''' (born July 14, 1981 in Nottingham, England) is a professional footballer playing with Gedling Town in the East Midlands Counties Football League, where he plays as a midfielder.
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'''Gordon Bartlett''', born December 3, 1955 in London is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. In 1975, he played for the Denver Dynamos in the North American Soccer League.
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}}'''Robert Samuel Marshall''' (born 3 April 1903 in Hucknall, died 27 October 1966 in Chesterfield) was a professional footballer who played for Sunderland, Manchester City and Stockport County.
Marshall started his career with local team Hucknall Olympic. In 1920 he transferred to Sunderland of the First Division, the highest level of English football. He played as an inside forward, and was known for his control and goalscoring ability. In both the 1924-25 and 1926-27 seasons he scored nineteen goals, including two hat tricks in consecutive matches in 1927. During Marshall's time at Sunderland the club finished third three times, but did not win any trophies.
On 1 March 1928 he transferred to Manchester City, who were in Division Two. With Marshall in the side Manchester City lost just two of their remaining fourteen matches, and were promoted as champions. In the 1930s Marshall featured in two consecutive FA Cup finals, a defeat to Everton in 1933 and a victory against Portsmouth in 1934. in the latter part of his career Marshall changed position, becoming a centre-half.
In March 1939, 11 months after his final Manchester City appearance, Marshall joined Stockport County.
After retiring from football, Marshall worked as a publican. He died in 1966 aged 63.
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'''Michael Joseph Wylde''' (born 6 January 1987) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Tamworth, where he plays as a defender.
Wylde suffered a broken jaw in a clash with Cheltenham Town teammate Shane Duff in a pre-season friendly against Hereford United on 4 August 2007.
Wylde was part of the successful Tamworth squad that earned promotion to the Conference National by winning the Conference North in the 2008-09 season. He signed a new contract in May 2009 to committ to the new season in the Conference National.
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nationalcaps(goals) = 35 England school boy caps
'''Brian Bason''', born September 3, 1955 in Epsom is a former professional footballer who played as a inside left.
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'''Jordan Hadfield''' (born 12 August 1987 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer who currently has no club.
Hadfield started his football career with Stockport County but was never offered a contract for first team status and was released.
After being released he joined Macclesfield, even offering to play for free to show his abilities. After one season playing for nothing, Hadfield had convinced the coaching staff he had what it takes to play football at this level and was offered a three year contract.
Hadfield famously played in Macclesfield Town's 3rd Round FA Cup clash against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 2007. The magic of the FA Cup was not to be, and there was no giant killing as Macclesfield were soundly beaten 6-1, despite the heroic efforts of goal keeper Tommy Lee.
Hadfield then posed in the ''Salford Advertiser'' that week with the swapped shirt of Frank Lampard.
During the 2006/2007 season, Hadfield had the infamy of being placed in the bad boy league of the Sun Newspaper due to the amount of fouls committed and the bookings he received, not to mention 3 sendings off that season.
When Paul Ince left Macclesfield Town to take charge of League Two promotion contenders MK Dons, Ince took Hadfield on loan. Unfortunately for Hadfield, he would only make 13 appearances during the promotion winning campaign and returned to Macclesfield.
Hadfield also went on loan to Altrincham.
He was released by Macclesfield at the end of the 2009 season and signed on at Blue Square Premier team Kettering Town on a non contract basis in January.
Hadfields father use to joint own the Dog and Partridge Public House, Irlam o'th Height, which young Jordan would frequent from time to time before its closing in 2008 due to gang land shootings.
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'''Franco Matas Di Santo''' (born 7 April 1989) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a striker for Blackburn Rovers on loan from Chelsea in the English Premier League's eighteenth season and this is his first major action he is getting on loan at Blackburn in his first ever English Premier League campaign.
Di Santo began his club career with his local side Godoy Cruz in 2005, he stayed there for just one season, before moving to Chilean team Audax Italiano.
Di Santo scored on his debut for Chelsea reserves on 11 February 2008, getting a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw with Fulham reserves and scored his second goal in as many appearances, against Reading reserves on 3 March. On 14 April, he scored his first hat-trick for Chelsea's reserve team against Tottenham Reserves; the most spectacular of the three goals being a volley from a Branislav Ivanovi cross that found the top right corner. In the last reserve match of the season, Di Santo scored his seventh goal in eight reserve games against Aston Villa. He finished the 2007-08 reserve season with 12 reserve goals in 8 games.
Di Santo had been training with the first team in 2008-09 pre-season and has flown out with the squad on their tour of China. Ahead of their first game on tour, he was handed the number 36 jersey and came off the bench in that game against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical, to score the third goal during a 4-0 victory. He scored his second goal of the pre-season campaign in the 65th minute against the Chengdu Blades in a 7-0 victory after he had replaced Nicolas Anelka five minutes before.
On 31 August, Di Santo made his full first-team debut in the 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur, coming on in place of Nicolas Anelka in the 88th minute of the game. He made his second first-team appearance in a League Cup match against Portsmouth on 24 September coming on for Didier Drogba in the 79th minute. His UEFA Champions League debut came against CFR Cluj, he replaced Florent Malouda in the 70th minute. The game ended 0-0. On 3 January 2009, Di Santo made his FA Cup debut, coming on as a substitute against Southend United in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Di Santo came on as a substitute for Florent Malouda, against Stoke City F.C. assisting on a goal in the 88th minute for Juliano Belletti making the scorelines 1-1. Teammate Frank Lampard then went on to score a 94th minute winner with Chelsea claming a dramatic 2-1 win.
Di Santo was named as a substitute 8 times during Chelsea's 08/09 Premier League campaign and has been linked with a loan move to Blackburn.
Di Santo scored his first goal of the 2009 preseason against Club America, he also provided an assist to teammate Florent Malouda a minute later. Chelsea won the game 2-0 to win the World Football Challenge.
On 3 August 2009, Di Santo joined Blackburn Rovers on loan until January 2010, with the option of extending the loan by six-months to June 2010. On 5 August 2009, Di Santo had his debut for Rovers at Ewood Park vs Hibernian. After recovering from injury, he started in the 2-1 Blackburn win over Aston Villa. Di Santo impressed as he provided an assist for David Dunn and almost got himself on the scoresheet on a few occasions. His impressive performance earned praise from manager Sam Allardyce. Di Santo started and scored his first goal against Burnley at Ewood Park on 18 October 2009 while also notching up another assist for David Dunn with a clever flick.
Di Santo made his debut for the Argentina under-20 team in 2006 and scored his first goal in a game against the French under-20s. He was part of the under-20 squad that participated in the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay and he got a hat trick in the competition against Venezuela when the Argentina team went on to win 6-0. Brazil went on to win the tournament having a two point advantage over Argentina.
Franco was also called up to the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela, but wasn't allowed to take part due to Chelsea's injury crises. From 2006 to 2009 Di Santo got 25 under 20 caps and 5 under 20 goals. Di Santo also has a possibility to play for the Ecuadorian, because he also has the Ecuadorian citiczenship. Since he has only represented Argentina in youth teams.
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'''Ian Ormondroyd''' (born 22 September 1964 in Bradford, Yorkshire) is a retired English footballer. Ormondroyd became famous for his height and build in a similar manner to Peter Crouch, giving him a cult status among fans of the clubs he played for.
Ormondroyd played for Bradford City, Oldham Athletic, Aston Villa, Derby County, Leicester City, Hull City and Scunthorpe United.
He returned to Bradford City as football in the community officer, and also worked as a commentator with Pulse Radio.
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'''Kyle Ashley Nix''' (born 21 January 1986) is an Australian-born professional footballer who plays in midfield for Conference National club Mansfield Town. He started his career with the youth teams at Manchester United and Aston Villa, before he joined Sheffield United. He had a loan spell with Barnsley, but left Sheffield to join non-league Buxton. He played seven games for Buxton during the 2006-07 season, before he joined Parkgate where he spent the remainder of the season. He joined Bradford City for whom he made his debut in league football in August 2007. After two seasons with City, he was released from his contract and dropped into the non-league with Mansfield Town. Nix has also represented England at youth team and semi-professional levels.
Nix was born in Sydney, Australia, while his father, Peter, was playing football there. Peter had been a left winger, whose own professional career included 22 league games for Rotherham United. When the family returned to Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Nix started his own football career.
Nix started his football career in England as a youth player for Premier League side Manchester United,
Towards the end of the 2005-06 season he was sent on loan to League One side Barnsley where he stayed for three months.
In summer 2007, he was offered a short-term deal with League Two side Bradford City following a successful trial, teaming back up with Stuart McCall, who Nix knew from his days at Sheffield United.
Nix started Bradford's first two games of the 2008-09 season in place of Joe Colbeck,
Nix spent two weeks of summer on holiday in Mexico with three former Bradford colleagues, Joe Colbeck, Dean Furman and Nicky Law.
Nix has appeared for various England youth international teams from under 16s to under 20s.
Nix also holds an Australian passport, which he picked up in summer 2008, when he returned to the country for the first time since he left as a youngster in order to coach at Mitchelton Football Club.
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'''Thomas Sale''' (30 April 1910 - 10 November 1990) was an English footballer who played as a striker. Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Sale had two spells at his home town club, Stoke City, amassing 483 appearances, either side of a two year stint at Blackburn Rovers. Later in his career, he had brief spells at Northwich Victoria and Hednesford Town, before opting to retire at the age of 39.
As a fourteen year old, Tommy Sale worked in a Pottery factory. In conjunction with his work, he played football for Stoke St Peter's (a youth side that were linked with Stoke City). His performances attracted the attention of Tom Mather, Stoke City's manager. In August 1929, at the age of 19, he signed with Stoke City on amateur terms.
In May 1930, Sale signed a professional contract with Stoke City.
Bob McGrory, Tom Mather's successor as Stoke manager, sold Tommy Sale to Blackburn Rovers in March 1936, for the sum of -6,000. This surprised supporters at the time, however McGory had confidence in Freddie Steele, who he had earmarked as a potential replacement for Sale. Sale spent two years at Blackburn before departing. Blackburn were relegated from the First Division in his first season at the club, 1935-36, finishing bottom of the table. He left the club halfway through the subsequent season, 1936-37, in which Blackburn finished 12th in the Second Division.
Bob McGrory, Stoke's manager, re-signed Tommy Sale for Stoke in March 1938, initially as cover for Freddie Steele, who was injured at the time. Following his return, Sale scored five goals in three games, as he set about regaining his place in the team. He re-established his place in the side, as he scored 18 further goals in the remainder of the 1938-39 season. The 1939-40 season was suspended due to the outbreak of World War II, however Sale continued his goalscoring exploits with 56 goals (in all competitions) in 1941-42 and then 64 goals over the course of two seasons: 1943-44 and 1944-45. In the latter of these two seasons, Sale netted six times in an 8-0 win over Walsall. Despite most of his goals coming from open play, Sale was a Penalty specialist; it is reported Sale only missed one penalty in his entire professional career. Sale's last appearance for Stoke came on 8 April 1946, at the age of 35, in a League game against Sheffield United at Stoke's home ground, the Victoria Ground. Following his departure from Stoke, Sale had two spells at Northwich Victoria and Hednesford Town before announcing his retirement in 1949, at the age of 39.
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'''Christian Daniel Smith''' (born 10 December 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Wrexham as a midfielder.
Smith was born in Crewe, Cheshire and started his footballing career with Port Vale.
Smith trialled with League Two team Bury before moving to Scotland to sign with Scottish First Division side Clyde.
He had a trial with newly-relegated Conference National side Wrexham in August 2008, and was offered an initial one month contract.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
:C. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup.
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'''Andrew James 'Andy' Toman''' (born 7 March 1962) is a former English footballer and his playing position was as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Northallerton Town.
Midfielder Toman started his career in the Northern League with Shildon, before joining Bishop Auckland. In the summer of 1985, Toman was offered his first taste of league football when Lincoln City paid -10,000 to secure his services. After a season with Lincoln, Toman returned to Bishop Auckland. In January 1987, Hartlepool United offered Toman a second chance at league football, paying Bishop Auckland -6,000 for him.
In the summer of 1989, a -40,000 fee saw him link up with Brian Little's Darlington for their successful campaign in the Football Conference. He remained at Feethams for a further three seasons, joining Scarborough on loan at the end of the 1992-1993 season, before being released in the summer of 1993.
He joined Scunthorpe United for the 1993-1994 season but, despite scoring 5 goals in just 15 league appearances, he moved on to join Scarborough, this time on a permanent basis. He remained at Scarborough until the summer of 1996 which marked the end of his league career after 317 league appearances and 50 league goals.
He linked up with Whitby Town, scoring in their 3-0 FA Vase final victory over North Ferriby United at Wembley Stadium on 10 May 1997. After three seasons at Whitby, he had a short spell at Blyth Spartans, leaving after being sent-off for dissent towards his own goalkeeper in the 5-3 defeat to Leigh RMI in the FA Cup on 18 September 1999. He joined Barrow where he remained until the end of the season.
In September 2000, he joined Spennymoor United as player-coach but left after one month
His next appointment came in March 2005 when Durham City appointed him to the manager's post
In November 2005 he took the hotseat at Guisborough Town who were then bottom of the Northern League Division Two
In May 2007 he was appointed to his current role as manager at Northallerton Town
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'''Michael -Mike- Masters''' (born April 26, 1967 in Leesville, Louisiana) is a former U.S. soccer forward who is the first American to score a goal in Wembley Stadium. He played one season in the American Soccer League, three season in its successor, the American Professional Soccer League, and the end of the 1991-1992 English season during which his team, Colchester United, won the FA Trophy final. Masters also earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1992.
Masters grew up on Long Island and graduated from The Wheatley School of Old Westbury, New York in 1985. In 1991, the school inducted Masters into its Athletic Hall of Fame for his high school soccer, basketball and track and field exploits. Masters then attended Williams College of Williamstown, Massachusetts. At Williams, he played on the NCAA Division III men-s soccer team from 1985 to 1988. In 1987 and 1988 he was selected as a first team All American. He finished his four years Williams with a school record forty-six goals, a record broken in 1996 by Brad Murray.
Following his graduation from Williams in 1989, Masters signed with the Albany Capitals of the American Soccer League (ASL). In 1990, the ASL merged with the Western Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). Masters and the Capitals then played the 1990 and 1991 APSL seasons. In 1990, he was the third leading scorer in the APSL with 14 goals. In 1991, Masters scored seven goals as the Capitals went to the APSL title game only to lose to the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks. Despite this success, the Capitals folded during the off-season and Masters moved west to join the Blackhawks for the 1992 season. He played sixteen games, scoring four goals as the team finished 8-8. At the end of the APSL season, Masters traveled to England for a trial with Colchester United which, after relegation the previous year, played in the GM Vauxhall Conference. The Conference is the fifth tier of English football and, while classified as 'non-league', still receives significant media coverage and support from fans. Masters quickly attained cult status amongst Colchester supporters, scoring many vital goals in the clubs promotion winning 1991-92 season, including a hat-trick in the final game - a 5-0 win against Barrow FC that saw the 'U's' promoted back to the football league. A few days later, Masters headed the first goal in Colchester-s 3-1 victory over Witton Albion in the FA Trophy final, sealing the so-called 'non-league' double for his side. That was the first goal scored by an American in a Wembley Stadium cup competition. Despite his productive time with Colchester, the British Home Office denied Colchester a work permit for Masters and he returned to the United States. In 1994, the Boston Storm traded Masters to the Long Island Rough Riders during the season. He played for the Roughriders through the 1997 season.
On June 27, 1992, Masters earned his one and only cap with the U.S. national team as a substitute for Dominic Kinnear in a scoreless tie with Uruguay.
Following his time with the national team, Mike spent some time coaching at DePaul University. He went on to receive his MBA at DePaul. He currently works on Wall Street as an investment banker with Barclays Bank.
He resides in New York with his wife and son.
-DOCSTART-	12665336
'''Adam Nelson''' (born Mayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish midfield footballer who currently plays for Brechin City.
Nelson was educated at Newbattle Community High School and won a Midlothian county cap in 1999.
In 2000, Nelson won international schoolboy football honours gaining 11 caps and being an ever-present in the Scottish Schools 15's side during which he was involved in three live televised matches. Adam, a left-sided midfield player, came to the selectors' attention with his performances in the school senior side and the Scottish Cup winning East-Midlothian team of 1999.
At the end of the session Adam joined English 1st Division side Blackburn Rovers and made excellent progress through their academy teams. Despite being two years below the age limit he forced himself into the squad which reached the FA Youth Cup Final losing to Arsenal. Adam played in midfield for the second leg of the final at Ewood Park and was one of Blackburn's most accomplished performers as the home side won by 3-1, live on SKY Sports.
In 2004 he moved to Elgin City, where he made 69 league appearances before moving on to Brechin City in May 2007 under freedom of contract.
-DOCSTART-	12667487
'''John Anderson "Johnny" Crosbie''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Ayr United and made more than 400 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham. He was capped twice for the Scotland national football team. He played as an inside forward.
Crosbie was born on 3 June 1896 in the Gorbals district of Glasgow. As a youth he played for several clubs in his local Ayrshire area, including the Glenbuck Cherrypickers club which produced many Scottish footballers.
In July 1913, Crosbie signed for Ayr United. When the First World War put a temporary halt to his football career, he volunteered for the Lanarkshire Yeomanry. Ayr's board of directors agreed to keep him on half pay for the duration of his military service.
Crosbie played a great part in Birmingham's winning the Second Division championship in the 1920-21 season, playing in every game and creating numerous goals.
After finishing with football, he returned to Scotland and settled in Ayr, where he died in February 1982 aged 85.
-DOCSTART-	12668618
'''John Martin''' (born 15 July 1981 in Stepney, London) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelmsford City in the Conference South.
Martin began his career with Leyton Orient, making over 90 Football League appearances, before dropping into non-League football with Farnborough Town, Hornchurch, Grays Athletic and Stevenage Borough.
During the 2007-08 season, Martin enjoyed a successful first season featuring in the centre of midfield for Stevenage Borough. However, the arrival of new manager Graham Westley saw Martin fall out of favour and his first-team chances were limited. In February 2009, he was loaned out to Ebbsfleet United. Martin was recalled by manager Westley on 7 April 2009, playing a vital role in the two wins against Cambridge United and Ebbsfleet United. The latter was to be his last performance for Stevenage and on 20 May 2009, Martin was released by Stevenage Borough. On 7 August, it was announced that Martin had joined Essex based Conference South outfit Chelmsford City.
-DOCSTART-	12668814
'''Albert Arthur Brown''' more commonly known as '''Arthur Brown''' (born 7 January 1862, died ?) was a football (soccer) player in the early years of English professional football, who played for Aston Villa from Aug 1884 - July 1894. Before playing for Villa he played for Mitchell St. George's. He retired from the game because of Injury.
His brother Arthur Alfred Brown also played for Villa and made three appearances for England.
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'''Richard Ernest (Dickie) York''' (25 April 1899 - 9 December 1969) was an English footballer, who in addition to a long club career with Aston Villa in the Football League appeared twice for the England national team.
York started his career with Handsworth Royal, Birchfield Rangers and the RAF and also guested for Chelsea during World War I. In March 1915 he joined Aston Villa as an amateur, signing professional forms in August 1919. He went on to play than 390 games for the club (in all competitions) in his sixteen year association with the club.
He joined Port Vale in June 1931, making his debut in a 3-1 win at Plymouth Argyle on 29 August 1931. He was a first team regular until he was struck by injury in December of that year. After his recovery he played infrequently before being transferred to Brierley Hill Alliance in August 1932.
He made two appearances for England, both against Scotland in April 1922 and April 1926.
-DOCSTART-	12668981
'''George Fredrick Blackburn''' (3 August 1899 in Willesden Green - 7 March 1957 in Cheltenham) was a football player in the early years of professional football in England. He started his career at Hampstead Town now known as Hendon. He signed for Villa as an amateur in December 1920 and after playing over 100 games left the club in June 1926 in a swap deal which saw Joe Nicholson join Villa and Blackburn join Cardiff City. He made his debut for Cardiff in a 4-3 defeat to Burnley and went on to establish himself in the side, although he was not included in the squad when the side won the FA Cup in 1927. His only goal for the club came in February 1930 when he scored against Blackpool during a 4-2 win. He left the club in 1931, along with Harry Wake, to join Mansfield Town. He later went to play and manage Cheltenham Town
-DOCSTART-	12669082
'''Peter Aldis''' (11 April 1927 - 17 November 2008) was an English footballer who played at full-back and appeared in 294 games for Aston Villa in League and Cup.
He worked for local chocolate firm [[Cadbury plc|
Cadbury's]] before joining Aston Villa from local side Hay Green in November 1948. He turned professional the following January.
Aldis joined Villa from Hay Green in 1948 and left in 1960 to join [[Hinckley United F.C.|
Hinckley Athletic]]. He scored his only goal of his Aston Villa career against Sunderland, a header from 35 yards, with a world record until October 4, 2009. He was an integral member of Villa's 1957 FA Cup-winning team.
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'''William John "Willie" Anderson''' (born 24 January 1947 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer.
A youth player at Manchester United, Anderson spent four years as understudy to George Best and only appeared in twelve first team games for the club, including two cup semi-finals, before being allowed to join Aston Villa for -20,000 in January 1967. A virtual ever-present for Villa for six years, he helped the club to a promotion victory before signing for Cardiff City. The Bluebirds had failed in attempt to sign him in 1971 but finally managed to agree a deal for him in February 1973 worth -60,000. Anderson became hugely popular at Ninian Park for his performances on the wing during his four years at the club. In 1977, he decided to leave Cardiff to sign for the Portland Timbers in the United States.
-DOCSTART-	12679070
'''James Thomas''' (born January 16, 1979 in Swansea) is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Dandenong Thunder in the Victorian Premier League which is one tier below Australia's national competition. He has represented Wales at Under-21 level.
Thomas began his career as a trainee with Blackburn Rovers, turning professional in August 1997. He struggled to establish himself at Ewood Park and was loaned to a number of clubs before being released at the end of the 2001-02 season. In May 2002 he joined Swansea City and quickly established himself in the first team. With Swansea he became Wales' most capped player at Under-21 level and was called up to the full squad for the match away to Azerbaijan in November 2002, but didn't get to play.
He later suffered a knee injury that kept him out of the game for two years. He joined Llanelli in August 2006.
-DOCSTART-	12681678
'''William Stewart Chalmers''' (born 5 March 1907 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a Scottish football player who played for Queens Park, Heart of Midlothian, Manchester United, Dunfermline Athletic and the Scottish national team.
Chalmers was born and grew up in the southern Glasgow suburb of Mount Florida, in the vicinity of Hampden Park.
Chalmers played once for the Scottish national football team, against Ireland at Windsor Park in front of 30,000 people. The game ended 7-3 to Scotland. He was one of the last player to be capped by the full national side while still an amateur.
Chalmers was a trained chartered accountant and continued in this profession after his playing retirement.
-DOCSTART-	12682793
'''Robert McGrory''' (17 October 1891-24 May 1954) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender. After starting his career at Dumbarton, he later moved to the English club Burnley where he made three appearances. In 1921, he moved to First Division side Stoke City where he made 511 appearances as a full-back. He later became a football manager, following his retirement from playing. McGrory spent 17 years at Stoke City as manager, before leaving in 1952.
Born in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, Bob McGrory began work as an apprentice joiner on Clydeside. However, he chose to follow a career in football instead and signed a contract with the Scottish side Dumbarton F.C.. He then moved to English side Burnley F.C., where he made three league appearances.
In May 1921, McGrory was signed by Stoke City manager Arthur Shallcross, who at the time were playing in the Football League First Division. McGrory went on to make 511 League and Cup appearances for the club, the majority of these being as a right-back. He was a strong tackling defender, with good positional sense, this combined with his consistency and leadership skills led to him being given the club captaincy. In 1932, at the age of 41, he decided to discontinue his playing career and instead took over as the club's reserve team manager. However, injuries to first-team players meant McGrory was recalled to the senior side by Stoke's manager Tom Mather. In his final season as a player, 1934-35, McGrory featured in all 42 of Stoke's league games. His final appearance came in May 1935, at the age of 43, marking the end of a 14 year spell as a player for Stoke.
Stoke's manager, Tom Mather, decided to leave the club in 1935 to take the same position at Newcastle United. McGrory was appointed as the club's new manager for the 1935-36 season.
After the resumption of the league in 1946-47 (following the Second World War), Stoke mounted a serious title challenge: the club needed a win in their final game of the season to win the First Division title, but a 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United gave the title to Liverpool F.C.. McGrory decided to sell Stanley Matthews three games before the end of the 1946-47 season to join Blackpool F.C. for a fee of -11,500.
McGrory's side did not come closer to league success than in 1946-47 and he left the club at the end of the 1951-52, following a 20th place finish in the First Division. This marked the end of his 17 year management career at the club, in which he had maintained the club's status in the First Division for 10 seasons. He had managed the club in 192 league games, of which 90 had been victories. He then had a short spell as manager of Welsh side Merthyr Tydfil of the Southern Football League.
-DOCSTART-	12683324
}}'''Daniel Holmes''' (born 6 January 1989) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints. Holmes plays in right or central defence and is a product of Tranmere Rovers' youth system.
A regular for the reserves side in the past two seasons, he signed as a professional shortly before the 2007/08 season, and was given the number 26 shirt. Holmes spent the latter half of this season on loan at Conference North side Southport. At the end of the 2008/09 season, having made one league appearance, Holmes was one of five players released by Tranmere, together with Paul Henry, Edrissa Sonko, Adnan Ahmed and Luke Waterfall.
Following his release, Holmes signed for The New Saints.
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'''Ross Smith''' (born November 4, 1980, in Guelph, Ontario) is a Canadian-born football (soccer) centre back who plays for Ebbsfleet United.
Although born in Canada, both of Smith's parents are Scottish-born giving him dual British/Canadian citizenship.
He attended the University of Rhode Island, playing football for their university team for four seasons before moving across to the UK where he played with Montrose.
Smith signed for Kent based Margate, playing a season there before being spotted and moving on to Gravesend & Northfleet playing in the English Conference National.
At the end of the 2006-07 season, Smith was out of contract and was considering a new contract offer from Ebbsfleet United and also interest from Stevenage Borough, when he had an offer to join Dagenham & Redbridge in League Two, who he eventually signed for in the summer of 2007.
Smith signed with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division on June 18, 2008. He was reported not be eligible to play with the club until July 15, but was cleared by the authorities for his USL debut July 5, 2008, against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
On February 27, 2009, it was revealed that Smith's doctors detected a faulty heart valve which caused him to suffer an enlarging of his aorta, and as a result would require heart surgery, and would likely miss the entire 2009 USL1 season.
Smith signed for the Colorado Rapids of the MLS in January 2009, however the contract was terminated once doctors detected a problem with his heart, and he was forced to retire.
-DOCSTART-	12689119
'''William Henry 'Billy' Jones''' (born April 12, 1880 in Tipton, Staffordshire, died in 1957), known as the '''Tipton Smasher''', was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward for Small Heath (renamed Birmingham in 1905) in the Football League and for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Southern League. He scored 102 goals in 253 appearances for Small Heath/Birmingham in all competitions, and was their leading scorer for four successive seasons from 1903-04 to 1906-07 and again on his return to the club in 1912-13.
-DOCSTART-	12689618
'''William 'Will' Devey''' (born 12 April 1865 in Perry Barr, Birmingham, died 10 June 1935 in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward for Small Heath (renamed from Small Heath Aliiance in 1888) in the Football Alliance and for a variety of Midlands clubs in the Football League and outside it.
He was Small Heath Alliance's leading scorer for their first two seasons in the Football Alliance (1889-90 and 1890-91) before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers where he became their leading scorer in the next Football League season.
He was one of five brothers who all played professional football, Ted and Will for Small Heath and Jack, Harry and Bob for Aston Villa. Another brother, Abel, was a cricketer with Staffordshire.
-DOCSTART-	12690332
'''John Henry "Jack" Hall''' (3 July 1883 - 1938) was an English professional footballer who played more than 200 games in the Football League as an inside forward or centre forward.
Hall was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. He played for Stoke in the Football League and for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Southern League before joining Middlesbrough, where he was twice their leading scorer, in 1908-09 and 1909-10. After a brief spell with Leicester Fosse he moved to Birmingham, where he was top scorer in his first two seasons, 1910-11 (despite not joining the club until December 1910) and 1911-12. He died in 1938 in Nottingham aged about 55.
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'''Geoffrey Alan 'Geoff' Vowden''' is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker.
Vowden was born on April 4, 1941 in Barnsley, Yorkshire and raised in Jersey. When he was 17 he came over to England to join Nottingham Forest, where he signed professional forms two years later. After scoring 40 goals in 90 games for Forest, he was sold to Birmingham City for -25,000.
He spent seven seasons at Birmingham, scoring at a rate of a goal every three games, and finished as their leading goalscorer three seasons running, from 1964-65 to 1966-67. On September 7, 1968, playing for Birmingham against Huddersfield Town in the Second Division, he became the first substitute to score a hat-trick in a Football League game.
In March 1971 Vowden joined Aston Villa for a fee of -12,500.
In his first full season at Aston Villa he scored 11 goals which contributed to the club winning the Third Division championship.
In the summer of 1974 he played for New York Cosmos in the NASL.
On his return he joined Kettering Town as player/assistant manager under Ron Atkinson, whom he succeeded as manager in December 1974.
He later coached domestically and in Saudi Arabia.
-DOCSTART-	12690910
'''Mounir El Haimour''' (born 29 October 1980 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne) is a French football player of Moroccan origin who currently plays as a winger for Barnsley.
He signed for Barnsley on 27 June 2008 from Neuchtel Xamax.
-DOCSTART-	12690927
'''Philip Ernest "Phil" Summerill''' (born November 20, 1947 in Birmingham) is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the major part of his professional career at Birmingham City, whom he joined from school. He was their leading scorer for three successive seasons from 1968-69 to 1970-71. He went on to play League football for Huddersfield Town, Millwall and Wimbledon and several more years at non-League level. He later worked for Birmingham City Council in football development and coaching.
-DOCSTART-	12690942
}}'''Darren Jones''' (born August 26, 1983 in Newport, Wales) is a Welsh professional footballer. A defender, he currently plays for Hereford United.
He began his career as a professional trainee for Bristol City, making one Football League appearance before joining Forest Green in September 2002. He was loaned to League Two side Cheltenham Town in 2003, where he made 14 league appearances.
He dropped down in to non league football and signed for Newport County on a free transfer in early 2004, before returning to Forest Green Rovers for a second spell in March 2006. Jones was a pivotal part in keeping Rovers in the Conference on his return to Forest Green and was a central part in the defence when Rovers recorded their highest ever finish in the 2007-08 season. He has also sometimes worn the captains armband because of his strong leadership skills and is regarded as a fans favourite at The New Lawn.
On 9 June 2009 it was confirmed that Darren had signed for recently relegated League Two side Hereford United for the 2009/10 season.
-DOCSTART-	12693271
'''Frank Mobley''' (November 21, 1868 in Handsworth, Birmingham - 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward. He scored 64 goals in 103 appearances in all competitions for Small Heath, and was their leading scorer in three successive seasons at the club, from 1893-94 - when he was also overall top scorer in the Second Division
- to 1895-96.
-DOCSTART-	12693317
'''Scott Andrew Cooksey''' (born 24 June 1972 in Birmingham) is a former English professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. During his career, he played for a number of professional and semi professional clubs, including Derby County, Shrewsbury Town, Peterborough United, Hednesford Town and Hereford United. His career was terminated prematurely during the 2001-02 season after a wrist injury.
Cooksey started off his professional career at Derby County in 1990, before spending half a season at Shrewsbury Town, however he was unable to break into the first squad at either club. After a successful period at non-league Bromsgrove Rovers, Cooksey moved to Peterborough United in 1993. However at Peterborough, Cooksey was restricted to reserve team appearances, although he made a handful of starts at Peterborough, along with short loan stints at non-league sides Welling United and Stalybridge Celtic
Cooksey's big footballing break came in July 1995, when John Baldwin, then manager of non-league Hednesford Town, signed Cooksey from Peterborough. Hednesford had recently won promotion to the Football Conference, and Cooksey was to establish himself as one of the team's star players as Hednesford established themselves as one of the country's top non-league sides during the mid 1990s. Cooksey was almost an ever-present first choice goalkeeper during his three and a half years at the club.
Amongst the highlights of his time at Hednesford included a famous FA Cup run during the 1996/97 season, which saw Hednesford progress from the early qualifying stages, right up to the Fourth Round proper.
Cooksey was to play a pivotal role as Hednesford beat Blackpool 1-0 at Bloomfield Road in the second round, as he produced a last-gasp save in the dying moments, with Hednesford holding onto a late 1-0 lead.
After defeating York City 1-0 at Keys Park, Cooksey starred in one of Hednesford's most famous matches, a narrow 3-2 defeat to Premiership side Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. Hednesford were far from disgraced though, as they gave their Premiership opponents a scare, taking a sensatioanl early lead, and leading for most of the first half, before two late goals finally killed off The Pitmen.
Cooksey and Hednesford's FA Cup heroics continued into 1997/98, as they beat Hull City 2-0 at Boothferry Park, in a match filmed live for Match of the Day.
It was of little surprise, given Hednesford's run of good form during the mid 1990's, that several Football League clubs showed an interest in Cooksey, and his last few months at Hednesford were riddled with speculations of a transfer to a higher league. He was also called up to the England semi professional side, making two appearances.
In October 1998, Shrewsbury Town manager Jake King signed Cooksey from Hednesford for -15,000. Cooksey had been a squad member at Shrewsbury during part of the 1992/93 season, and he was hoping to make an impact at Gay Meadow, following his successful stint at Hednesford.
Unfortunately, he did not enjoy the same amount of success with Shrewsbury Town. The club were entering a rather mediocre period of their history, and were finding themselves struggling to remain in the Football League. Shrewsbury's first choice goalkeeper Paul Edwards was one of the stronger team members, and Cooksey struggled to dislodge him as first-choice keeper. His first-team debut was against Cardiff City at Ninian Park, where he gifted Cardiff their opening goal as he dropped a crossed ball, Cardiff eventually winning 3-0.
He was only to make one more league appearance, a defeat to Hull City at Gay Meadow, along with an appearance in the Auto Windscreens Shield.
Late in 1999, Jake King was sacked, and Kevin Ratcliffe appointed as manager. Unfortunately for Cooksey, his position at the club was further compromised as Ratcliffe signed former Liverpool trainee Ian Dunbavin as second choice keeper, leaving Cooksey to find a place elsewhere.
In January 2000, Hereford United, then of the Football Conference, signed Cooksey on loan from Shrewsbury. With Cooksey once again an automatic first choice, he was a hit at Edgar Street and was signed on a free transfer in the summer of 2000.
Cooksey was a first team regular as Hereford pushed for promotion from the Football Conference. Whilst 'The Bulls' were not be promoted during Cooksey's stay, he became well regarded at the club, establishing himself as the first choice goalkeeper. It was during this spell that Cooksey also won the accolade of being first choice goalkeeper in the England semi-professional squad earning a further two caps.
Unfortunately, late in 2001 Cooksey picked up a wrist injury, and received an injection in order for him to complete the season. Sadly, the injury was to become infected, and Cooksey missed the entire 2001-02 season. The severity of the potentially life-threatening condition meant a three week spell in hospital with blood poisoning which had destroyed his wrist ligaments and severely weakening it.
Bravely, Cooksey attempted to battle back to fitness, and returned to football in January 2002 with a solitary appearance on the bench in the FA Trophy replay against Chesham United. Sadly, he was never able to fully recover from the wrist injury, and with the need for further complicated operations he opted to retire from professional football in February 2002, aged 29.
Since retiring from football, Cooksey has entered the world of teaching and currently is Head of PE at a school in Birmingham.
-DOCSTART-	12696035
'''Tony Young''' (born 24 December 1952 in Urmston) is an English former footballer who made 181 appearances in the Football League playing as a full back for Manchester United, Charlton Athletic and York City.
-DOCSTART-	12696682
'''Anthony''' "'''Tony'''" '''Evans''' (born 11 January 1954 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a forward for clubs including Cardiff City, for whom he made well over 100 appearances, and Birmingham City, for whom he was leading scorer in the 1981-82 season.
Evans scored a hat-trick for Birmingham City against Manchester City in September 1981.
On retiring from football, he became a social worker, setting up the "Midnight League" to give young people an opportunity to play organised football at night as a diversion from possibly less constructive activities.
-DOCSTART-	12701804
'''Oluwatomiwo "Tomi" Ameobi''' (born 16 August 1988 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a forward and is attached to Forest Green Rovers. He is the younger brother of Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi and is also of Nigerian descent.
The 2007-08 season was Ameobi's first campaign in the Leeds United first team. He previously played for the club's reserve side, which finished sixth in Division One Central of the Pontin's Holidays League in 2006-07. Ameobi signed his first professional contract with Leeds United on 8 August 2007. He had been offered the contract on 8 May, but had to wait three months to sign the deal as the club had been placed under a transfer embargo. He made his first appearance of the pre-season in Leeds United's 2-0 defeat against Unibond League side Guiseley on 6 August. He started the match, which was the club's final pre-season fixture, but was replaced after 75 minutes. Ameobi made his debut for Leeds on 28 August, against Portsmouth in the Football League Cup.He was loaned out to the Championship side Scunthorpe United in November 2007, making nine appearances without scoring a goal.
Ameobi returned to Leeds before joining Doncaster on 22 July.
On 24 September 2008 he was loaned to Football League Two side Grimsby Town.
In September 2009 Ameobi signed for Forest Green Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	12704794
'''Geoff Twentyman''' (born 10 March 1959 in Liverpool) is the sports editor of BBC Radio Bristol, and a former professional footballer.
The son of former Liverpool player Geoff Twentyman, Geoff Jr. began his career as a trainee at his father's club, but after failing to make the grade there he moved on to Chorley,
After the end of his playing career he studied at Bristol Polytechnic and then joined Radio Bristol as a sports journalist. In 1993 he became the sports editor of Radio Bristol.
When Ian Holloway became the manager of Bristol Rovers in 1996, Twentyman joined him as assistant manager. The job wasn't to his liking and he returned to his previous job in 1997.
On 22 June 2008 he played for Bristol Rovers in the inaugural Western Masters, where the team finished third of the four teams competing.
-DOCSTART-	12706653
Sproates was born in Hetton-le-Hole, now part of the City of Sunderland. He began his football career with Sunderland, but made no first-team appearances before he joined Swindon Town in 1963.
He lives with wife Bonnie in San Anselmo, California.
-DOCSTART-	12706963
'''Ray 'Yogi' Yeoman''' (born May 13, 1934 in Perth, Scotland) was manager of Darlington from 1968-1970. He had an excellent understanding and a special relationship with once fellow midfielder and then player Alan Sproates. Prior to this he was a player & player coach for Darlington. Before this he was at Middlesbrough for 5 years, holding the consecutive amount of appearances (210), until this was surpassed by Gordon Jones. A midfielder, he was tough tackling footballer and never shirked from any tackles, playing through many injuries (which many a cortisone injection solved). After being sacked by Darlington (after they just missed out on promotion), Ray went to be youth team coach at Sunderland and was present at SAFC's greatest day - the FA Cup win against Leeds United in 1973. He later went on to scout for Everon & Ipswich Town. Always remaining on Teesside, both he & his wife are now laid to rest there.
-DOCSTART-	12707596
'''John Joseph Vernon''' (September 26, 1918 - August 24, 1981) also referred to as '''Jackie Vernon''', is a former Irish footballer who played for, amongst others, Belfast Celtic and West Bromwich Albion. Vernon was a dual international and played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI. He also played on two occasions for a Great Britain XI.
Vernon was born in Jocelyn Avenue, Belfast and when he left school he initially entered the family butcher business. He would eventually return to the same trade after retiring as a player. Vernon also played as a junior with both Spearmint and Dundela. His performances attracted the interest of Liverpool but he rejected their approach and opted to sign for Belfast Celtic instead.
Together with Jimmy McAlinden, Billy McMillan, Tommy Breen and Charlie Tully, he was a prominent member of the Celtic team managed by Elisha Scott. This team dominated the Irish League during the Second World War era. He played his last game for Celtic on February 8 1947 against Linfield. Both West Bromwich Albion and Glasgow Celtic declared an interest in signing Vernon but the Celtic manager, Jimmy McGrory, would not meet Belfast Celtic-s -8,000 valuation.
Vernon eventually signed for West Bromwich Albion in February 1947 for a club record fee of -9,500. In 1949 he captained a West Brom team that also included Davy Walsh and Reg Ryan to promotion from the English Second Division. In the same season he also scored his only goal for the club, on Christmas Day in a 1-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday
On June 8 1947, together with Davy Walsh, Vernon guested for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly against Everton.
In 1952 Vernon returned to the Irish League and became player-manager at Crusaders, the club that in 1949 had replaced Belfast Celtic in the league. In 1954 he guided the club to victory in the Ulster Cup, their first ever senior trophy.
When Vernon began his international career in 1944 there were in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Republic of Ireland - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Vernon played for both teams. In addition Vernon also played twice for a Great Britain XI.
Between 1944 and 1951, Vernon made 21 appearances for the IFA XI. He made his debut in an 8-4 defeat against a ''Combined Services XI'' at Windsor Park on September 9 1944. This team was basically a Great Britain XI and featured, among others, Matt Busby, Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton and Stan Mortensen. During the 1945-46 season he also played in the three Victory internationals . On November 27 1946 he helped the IFA XI gain a 0-0 draw with Scotland. The draw helped the IFA XI finish as runners-up in the 1947 British Home Championship. Vernon also helped the IFA XI gain some further respectable results, including a 2-0 win against Scotland on October 4 1947 and a 2-2 draw with England at Goodison Park on November 5 1947. On May 12 1951 he also helped the IFA XI gain a 2-2 draw with France. Vernon played his last game for the IFA XI on November 20 1951 in a 2-0 defeat to England.
In 1946 Vernon also made 2 appearances for the FAI XI. He was one of several players born in Northern Ireland who benefited from the FAI-s attempts to establish an all-Ireland influence. In June 1946 when the FAI organised an Iberian tour, Vernon, together with Jimmy McAlinden, Billy McMillan and Paddy Sloan, was one of four Northern Irish players called up. Vernon subsequently played in both the 3-1 defeat to Portugal on June 16 and then helped the FAI XI gain a 1-0 victory against Spain on June 23.
On May 10 1947 Vernon, together with Stanley Matthews, Wilf Mannion, Tommy Lawton and Billy Liddell, played for a Great Britain XI against a Europe XI at Hampden Park. The game was arranged to celebrate England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland rejoining FIFA. On December 3 1951 at Ninian Park he also captained a Great Britain XI against Wales as the Football Association of Wales celebrated their 75th anniversary.
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'''Robert "Rob" Beckwith''' (born 12 September 1984) is an English footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper.
Beckwith made his debut for Luton Town, and produced a man of the match display in a 2-2 draw with Bristol City. During his time at Kenilworth Road he was plagued with injuries which ultimately stopped his career progressing with Arsenal being one club that was tracking the highly rated young stopper.
He was signed by Barnet ostensibly to provide cover for Lee Harrison, but broke into the first team in January 2008. He starred as the Bees beat Swindon Town on penalties in an FA Cup third round replay, saving the penalty that won the shootout for Barnet. In the next season he was given the number 1 shirt, but lost his place to Harrison and later Ran Kadoch. After being made available for loan in January 2009, Beckwith handed in his resignation at Barnet, saying he had lost his love for the game, however just a couple of weeks later he was snapped up by Grays Athletic.
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'''Andrew Victor "Andy" Saville''' (born 12 December 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. His professional career lasted sixteen years, spent at a total of ten lower-division clubs in the Football League.
Saville was born in Hull. He made more than 100 appearances for his home-town club Hull City, whom he joined from school.
In 1992-93 he had the rare distinction of becoming top scorer for two clubs in the same season, scoring 20 goals in all competitions for Hartlepool United
before moving to Birmingham in March 1993, where his ten games produced seven goals, a total which no other Birmingham player bettered over the whole season. He now works at the nature centre in Birmingham, in the rat enclosure
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'''Charles Herbert "Charlie" Twissell''' (born December 16, 1932 in Singapore) is a Singaporian-born English former footballer.
Twissell's was born in Singapore, where his father worked in the prison service. Twissell and his family moved to Great Britain when he was seven years old.
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'''Jonathan "Joey" Hutchinson''' (born April 2, 1982 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Harrogate Town.
Hutchinson was told in May 2005 he would only be offered an extension to his Darlington contract if he could convince the club he was over his injury problems.
Hutchinson returned from two separate cruciate ligament injuries in June 2006.
He signed for Harrogate Town in the Conference North in July 2008.
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'''Therry Norbert Racon''' (born 1 May 1984 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France) is a French footballer, currently playing for League One team Charlton Athletic.
On 20 March 2008, it was revealed that Therry had agreed to join League One club Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the remainder of the season.
In March of 2009, Racon participated in Guadeloupe's training camp in preparation for the Gold Cup, playing the full match in a friendly against Caen.
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'''Andy Thomson''' (born 28 March 1974) is an English former professional footballer, who has played for Swindon Town, Portsmouth, Bristol Rovers and Wycombe Wanderers.
Thomson's career began at his home town club, Swindon Town, as a trainee where he progressed to the first team and made 22 league appearances without scoring a goal. He moved to Portsmouth for a fee of -75,000 in 1995 and went on to make 93 appearances for Pompey, before the club's financial problems forced his sale to Bristol Rovers for a fee of -50,000 in 1999. During his time at Rovers, Thomson became the club captain and made 127 league appearances, scoring six goals in the process. He ended his league career at Wycombe Wanderers, where he spent two years and played 50 league games.
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'''Marvin Hamilton''' (born Leytonstone, London on 1988-10-08) is an English professional footballer. After a junior career with Waltham Forest, Ilford and Ridgeway Rovers, he joined Gillingham as a youth player in July 2006, and signed as a professional on a one year contract on the eve of the 2007-08 season. He made his first team debut as a substitute in an away defeat to Luton Town on 25 August 2007. He was released by Gillingham at the end of March 2008 and joined Dover Athletic.
However, his stay at the Crabble was short lived and he left at the end of the season. He started the 2008-09 season as a trialist at AFC Wimbledon.
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'''Jim Hagan''' (born 10 August 1956) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer and football club manager. He was born in Monkstown.
Hagan began his career in Northern Ireland with Larne and was voted Ulster young player of the year in the 1975-76 season. While playing for Larne he also worked as a booking clerk for the ferries between Larne and Stranraer in Scotland. His form with Larne earned him a call-up to Danny Blanchflower's Northern Ireland squad. However, although he played for Northern Ireland against Glentoran in a testimonial for Bobby McGregor in May 1977 he never made a full international appearance.
Hagan joined Coventry City from Larne in November 1977 for a fee of -25,000, making 13 league appearances the following season. He struggled to establish himself at Highfield Road and joined Torquay United on loan in September 1979 and was loaned to NASL side Detroit Express in March 1980. He joined Hong Kong side Seiko in October 1980 on an extended loan and helped the club to a clean-sweep of the Hong Kong League, Cup and Senior Cup. He returned to Coventry in July 1981, making three further league appearances and was included by Billy Bingham in Northern Ireland's provisional forty man squad for the 1982 World Cup Finals, but was cut when the final squad was announced.
Hagan was released by Coventry at the end of the 1981-82 season and in May 1982 joined local rivals Birmingham City. He quickly established himself in the first team and was a regular member of the sides both promoted to and relegated from the top flight over the next five years.
In 1987 Hagan joined newly promoted Spanish Primera Liga side Celta Vigo. At the end of his first season in Spain, Celta had finished in the top half of the table and Hagan was named Overseas Players of the Year, despite competition from the likes of Gary Lineker. Hagan returned to Larne in August 1989, moving to Colchester United in November 1989. He played only twice for the Layer Road side and returned to Larne from where he left to join Swedish side IK Oddevold in May 1990.
In May 1991 Hagan returned to Northern Ireland and was appointed as player-manager of Ballymena United. On leaving he played briefly for Carrick Rangers and had a short and unsuccessful spell in charge of Larne in 1994. He subsequently played for Crusaders before ending his playing career with Coleraine in December 1995.
By the 2000-01 season Hagan had become youth development officer at Sunderland. He subsequently returned to Larne as Youth Development Officer and became assistant manager under Kenny Shiels in October 2005. In May 2006, Hagan was appointed as manager. However, he was sacked in November 2006 with Larne struggling in the league.
He is currently manager of Larne amateur outfit Wellington Rec. They pulled off a major upset in August 2009 after beating Carrick Rangers 4-3 in the Steel and Sons Cup.
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'''Nigel William Gleghorn''' (born 12 August 1962 in Seaham, County Durham) is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward or central midfielder.
Gleghorn worked as a firefighter, playing part-time for his local club Seaham Red Star in the Northern League Division Two, until successful trials at Ipswich Town led to the offer of a professional contract.
Reluctant to give up a steady job in the fire service to risk failing as a footballer, his wife convinced him to take the chance.
Within weeks the 23-year-old Gleghorn was making his debut in the First Division away to Arsenal.
One season at Manchester City followed, in which City were promoted to the First Division, but after only a few games back in the top flight Gleghorn was sold to Birmingham City, recently relegated to the Third Division, for a relatively big fee of -175,000.
He stayed for three seasons, helping the team to victory in the Leyland Daf Cup final at Wembley in 1991 and promotion to the newly-designated Division One in 1991-92. In that season he was Birmingham's top scorer with 22 goals in all competitions
and scored the winner against Shrewsbury in the last home game of the season when the club needed a win to be sure of automatic promotion.
In October 1992 Gleghorn moved to Stoke City, where for the second season running he scored the goal which ensured his club's promotion to Division One. After four years at Stoke where he made over 200 appearances, he moved on to Burnley in Division Two, and finished off his League career in 1997-98 with loan spells at fellow Division Two clubs Brentford and Northampton Town.
Once his full-time football career finished Gleghorn went to work full-time in the Sports Studies department of a further education college. Meanwhile, he involved himself with coaching and management. Following an unsuccessful few months as player-coach at Altrincham - though after he left the club went on to win the Northern Premier League - he joined Witton Albion in the Northern Premier League First Division as player-manager. In his first season the club finished level on points with the top two teams, missing out on promotion only on goal difference. He then had three years at Nantwich Town in the North West Counties League, leaving when they wanted him to take the job full-time, followed by runners-up spot in the same league with Newcastle Town, still as player-manager, from where he was sacked in 2006.
Though not currently managing a club, he runs his college football team who are on a successful run both girls and boys, runs courses for the Cheshire FA and works in talent identification for the Football Association.
In August 2007 he made his broadcasting debut as a summariser for BBC Radio Manchester covering the matches of his former club Manchester City.
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'''Albert Thoroughgood Buick''' (17 January 1875 - 25 March 1948) was a Scottish footballer who played with Arbroath, Heart of Midlothian and Portsmouth.
Born in Arbroath, Buick started his career with home-town Arbroath F.C., where he stayed until 1896. In July of that year he joined Hearts, answering an advertisement from the then reigning Scottish Cup holders.
Buick's appearance led many commentators to consider him an unlikely defender.
Buick moved south to Southern Football League side Portsmouth in 1903 and was eventually joined by six former Hearts team-mates.
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'''Roberts "Bob" McRoberts''' (July 12, 1874 - February 27, 1959) was a Scottish professional footballer and football manager. He played as a centre-forward.
McRoberts was born in Coatbridge, Scotland. He started his football career at Airdrieonians and Albion Rovers in the Scottish League, and went on to play for Gainsborough Trinity, Small Heath (Birmingham) and Chelsea, where he also played as a defender, in the Football League. He was Small Heath's leading goalscorer for three successive seasons, from 1899-00 to 1901-02, and was Chelsea's first ever -100 signing, playing in their first League game in September 1905.
After retiring from playing, he came back to Birmingham where in July 1910 he was appointed their first full-time professional team manager. Previously the team had been selected by a committee. He managed the club for five years.
McRoberts died in Birkenhead, England at the age of 84.
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'''Ville Lehtinen''' (born 17 December 1978 in Jyvskyl) is a former Finnish footballer.
As a junior Lehtinen played for Jyvskyln Jalkapalloklubi. He made his first-team debut in Finland's top division Veikkausliiga for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi in 1997. He played only two games before moving to Sheffield United. In Sheffield United he played only in youth and reserve team matches.
In December 1998 Lehtinen returned to Finland and practised with FC Inter Turku. Inter and Lehtinen had some controversy regarding the contract between them. Inter claimed that Lehtinen was only for trial in the team, but Lehtinen claimed he had signed a one-year contract with Inter. Inter won the court battle, and in 1999 Lehtinen played for FC Jazz from Pori. In 2000 he played with Pallo-Iirot from Rauma.
In 2001 Lehtinen joined Tampere United. He made seven goals and won the Finnish championship. During the seasen 2002 he moved to Norwegian F.K. Bod/Glimt. He spent three years in Norway before returning to Finland and AC Allianssi. With Allianssi he won the Finnish League Cup in 2005. After Allianssi was drifted to match fixing scandal, Lehtinen returned to Tampere United during the seasen. In 2006 he was the best goalscorer for the team and again won the Finnish championship. After the season he traveled to England doing trials for many clubs like Leeds United and also tried to sign contract with FC Honka from Espoo. However no contract was made and Lehtinen decided to end his football career and concentrate on his job as an investment manager. In July 2007 Lehtinen decided come back to football fields. He played two games in Atlantis FC in Ykknen (the second tier) before the contract with Veikkausliiga team AC Oulu was announced.
Lehtinen is very well-built player and sometimes ridiculed because of his slight overweight. Occasionally Lehtinen writes about his football career and personal life in the most popular Finnish football discussion forum, Futisforum2.org, using an alias "FATMAN". He is also a musician and his fist single ''Naapurintytt'' was released in 2006. Many Finnish radio stations have played his music.
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'''Charles Wilson Jones''' (29 April 1914 - 9 January 1986) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an centre-forward for Wrexham, Birmingham and Nottingham Forest in the Football League, and for Wales at international level.
He was Birmingham's top scorer on three occasions in the First Division in the 1930s. He won two caps for Wales, the first on 27 March 1935 against Northern Ireland at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, when he scored the first goal in a 3-1 win,
and the second on 20 May 1939, a 1-1 draw against France in Paris.
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'''Jamie Waite''' (born 20 February 1986 in Plymouth) is a Thai professional football goalkeeper. He has represented Thailand at full international level, being the second youngest international aged just 15 years 354 days. He is unattached following a short spell at Doncaster Rovers, where he failed to win a contract he has now signed for harlow town in the ryman league north
Waite, the son of a British father and Thai mother, began his career as a junior in Thailand and made his debut for the national side aged just 15 years and 354 days when he came on as a second-half substitute in a game against Singapore in Bangkok. At the time it made him the second youngest player ever to appear in a full international.
His form for the Thai national team attracted the attention of Rotherham United with who Waite started a three year scholarship in 2003. He left Rotherham after just one year and subsequently played for a number of clubs, including Braintree Town, Leyton and Woking, before joining Kettering Town,
He left Barrow to join Stevenage Borough in March 2005. He joined Cambridge United in August 2005, joining Chelmsford City on loan in September 2005 and moving to AFC Sudbury in January 2006.
Waite joined Milton Keynes Dons in July 2006. He was unable to break into the Dons first team and was released in January 2007. During his time at Milton Keynes found a cancer of the lymph glands and underwent a 10-month chemotherapy programme before being given the all-clear.
In August 2007, Waite signed on non-contract terms for Conference South side St Albans City,
On 2 September 2008, he signed for Doncaster Rovers on a non-contract basis following a trial at the club.
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The Villa News and Record 1 Sept. 1906
Wilkes instantly experienced success at Villa Park, playing a bit part in the club's 1898-99 title success before establishing himself as a first team regular in their 1899-1900 title victory. He was less fortunate in the FA cup where he found himself part of a Villa side beaten in a famous cup upset by Southern League Millwall Athletic.
He made five appearances for England, between March 1901 and May 1902, scoring the equalizing goal against Scotland in a 2-2 draw at Villa Park on 3 May 1902 - this was the replay of the match that was abandoned as a result of the first Ibrox disaster on 5 April 1902, in which 25 people died and 517 were injured.
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Garraty made his league debut for Villa during the 1897/98 season but made just one other appearance that year and remained a bit part player as Villa won the title the following year. Billy Garraty became a first team regular in the 1899/1900 season as Villa retained their title thanks to his 27 league goals which is still today, the 2nd highest total in one season for the Villians second only to the great Pongo Waring.
Garraty went on to make 224 league appearances for the Villains, scoring 96 league goals, as well as helping his side to F A cup success in the 1905 FA Cup Final with his Man of the Match display. During his time at Villa Billy was regarded as one of the great utility players of the game despite his ability to score goals.
In 1906 Garraty lost his place in the Villa line up and made only a handfull of appearances before signing for leicester Fosse in 1908. Garraty failed to find the net in six appearances and the Foxes suffered relegation at the end of the season.
The remainder of Garraty's league career was spent in the second division with two years at West Bromwich Albion followed by his final season before retirement in 1910/11 with Lincoln City.
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'''William John "Billy" Beer''' (born 4 January 1879 in Poolsbrook, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, died March 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half for Sheffield United and Small Heath (renamed Birmingham in 1905).
He made over 100 appearances for Sheffield United and scored the third goal in their 4-1 defeat of Derby County in the 1899 FA Cup Final. Beer moved to Small Heath in January 1902 and the following season helped them to promotion back to the First Division. Later in his Birmingham career he played some games at centre-forward, which combined with his prowess at penalty-taking made him the club's joint leading scorer in the 1908-09 season.
He retired from football at the end of the next season, and emigrated to Australia where he became a sheep-farmer. Returning to England in 1920, he became Birmingham's manager in 1923, taking charge of the team for four years in the First Division.
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'''Chris Cleary''' (born August 2, 1979 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American soccer player whose professional career had been played entirely in Europe. His career was cut short due to multiple ankle injuries.
The second of four siblings, Cleary grew up in Milton, Massachusetts where he began high school at Catholic Memorial High School, later transferring to Noble and Greenough School. A member of the Massachusetts Olympic Development Teams from ages 13-19 and playing youth football for Charles River United and F.C. Greater Boston Bolts, Cleary managed to win five state titles and three Regional Championships, and was named Tournament MVP three times. Cleary was also named to the All-Conference Team in high school three times, twice named to the All-State Team and twice named to the All-Region Team. He finished his high school career with over 110 points. Cleary was also an All-Conference basketball and baseball player in his senior year of high school and had been recruited to play all three sports in college.
Cleary played college soccer at Boston College from 1998 to 2001 for Ed Kelly. He was a Big East All-Conference selection and Regional All-American his senior season and the recipient of the Tom McElroy Scholarship. Cleary started all but four games in his four seasons in Chestnut Hill, playing primarily as an outside winger. During his junior year, Boston College won the Big East tournament over Manfred Schellscheidt's Seton Hall University squad. Cleary finished his collegiate career ranking in Boston College's top 10 in both total points and assists.
After completing his collegiate career, Cleary moved to Germany where he signed with Second Division club Karlsruher SC. After two years on the books with KSC Cleary's agent, Bernd Wulffen, was in negotiations with Eintracht Frankfurt following a successfull 4 day trial period, but communication between parties broke down for unknown reasons. As a result, in 2004, Cleary moved to England and signed a non-contract with Barnsley FC, but soon left for Worksop Town FC with Assistant Manager, Ronnie Glavin and four other players. Cleary was rumoured to be making a move to Sheffield Wednesday F.C. or Doncaster Rovers F.C. after his performances in his team's FA Cup games. (Cleary managed six goals and one assist in three games). He retired in 2005 after suffering another ankle injury necessitating two major operations. He has since returned to the United States. Upon his return to the United States he has been a tremendous addition to the Coast Wise Boat Works Franchise of Norwalk Connecticut. Coast Wise is a Summer softball team wich allows Cleary to demonstrate his multiple aspects of athleticism. Cleary's statistics in the summer softball league for the season of 2009 are... AVG 209, H 9, 2B 4, RBI 9, R 6.
On October 6, 2004, Cleary became the first American to ever score a hat-trick in the FA Cup. Worksop Town FC defeated Droylesden FC 3-2 in front of 4,500 fans.
After this hat-trick Cleary became a cult hero with the Worksop fans who would chant "USA USA USA" whenever he did something to please them.
In May 2008 Cleary's agent from 2002-2004, Bernd Wulffen, was arrested by Interpol in Cape Town, South Africa on charges of fraud and theft. Wulffen was said to have represented a number of other American and German soccer and handball players while attempting to start an exchange program.
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'''Colin Charles Withers''' (born March 21, 1940 in Erdington, Birmingham) is a former English professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper, making over 100 appearances for both Birmingham City and Aston Villa. He also appeared briefly for Lincoln City before playing in the Netherlands for Go Ahead Eagles.
He was capped for England Schoolboys.
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'''Stephen Downes''' (born 12 November 1981 in Leeds, England) is an English footballer, playing for Bradford Park Avenue. He played in The Football League for York City during the 2003-04 season.
Downes started his football career at Ossett Albion, before moving to Grimby Town in 2002. A pipe fitter by trade, Downes has recently started taking penalties for Farsley Celtic, scoring against Aldershot and Ebbsfleet in the 2007-08 Conference National season.
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'''James Allen 'Jimmy' Inglis''' (born 1872 in Kirkland, Scotland, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside-right. He moved from Airdrieonians to Small Heath for a fee of -40, and in his first season, 1896-97, scored 16 League goals which made him the club's leading scorer. After another two seasons disrupted by injury and loss of form he moved to Luton Town.
-DOCSTART-	12726458
'''Robert "Bob" Ferrier''' was a Scottish footballer who played for Dumbarton and Sheffield Wednesday.
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'''James "Jimmy" Sharp''' (October 11, 1880 - November 18, 1949) was a Scottish international footballer.
Born in Alyth, Perthshire, Sharp began his career with East Craigie and then joined Dundee in 1899. There he was a regular at left back in his five seasons there, where he earned a Scottish First Division runners-up medal in 1902-03 and made his debut for Scotland against Wales on March 12, 1904. In 1904 he moved south of the border to Fulham, who were then in the Southern League.
A year later, in 1905 he was snapped up by Woolwich Arsenal of the First Division and promptly became a regular in the side after making his debut against Liverpool on September 2, 1905. He missed only three league games in his first season and reached the FA Cup semi-finals twice in his first two seasons. At Arsenal Sharp also won another three Scotland caps, before Rangers prised him away in April 1908 for -400. In total he played 116 games for Arsenal, scoring 5 goals.
His spell at Rangers only lasted nine months before he moved back to London again, rejoining Fulham for a transfer fee of -1,000. He spent another four seasons at Craven Cottage, winning a final Scotland cap, against Wales on March 1, 1909, to bring his total to five. Sharp finished his career at their rivals Chelsea before retiring from football upon the cancellation of league football in 1915 due to World War I. He moved back to Fulham in 1919, working as a trainer. However at the age of 39 he made an unlikely comeback; after Fulham's inside left Harold Crockford missed the team bus to an away game at Bury on April 17, 1920, Sharp returned and scored in a 2-2 draw.
Sharp later coached at Walsall and Cliftonville. He died in 1949, aged 69.
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'''Shaun Kelly''' (born December 11, 1988) is a professional footballer with Chester City.
Kelly is a product of Chester's youth system and made his Football League debut as a late substitute against Shrewsbury Town on April 15, 2007.
In September 2007, Kelly joined Conference North side Vauxhall Motors on loan to gain first-team experience.
The following season brought 27 league appearances as Chester suffered relegation, with his first goal coming in a 2-1 win at Darlington on November 25, 2008.
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'''Hugh Lachlan McDonald''' (1884 - August 27, 1920) was a Scottish football goalkeeper.
McDonald was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire and played for a variety of local junior clubs including Ayr Westerlea, Maybole, Ayr Academical and Beith, before moving south to London to join Woolwich Arsenal in January 1906. McDonald was understudy to Arsenal's regular goalkeeper, England international Jimmy Ashcroft, and played only two league games in what was to be his first spell at Arsenal, his debut coming against Blackburn Rovers on February 17, 1906. At the end of the 1905-06 season he moved to Southern League Brighton & Hove Albion and spent two years there.
In May 1908 he returned to Woolwich Arsenal after they sold Ashcroft to make ends meet, and McDonald was an ever-present for the entire 1908-09 season, and only missed two games of 1909-10. He left Arsenal in July 1910 for Oldham Athletic, spending one season there before moving to Bradford Park Avenue.
In December 1912 he returned to Arsenal for a third time, making him, apparently, the only player to have played for the club in three separate spells. At the time of writing, January 16th 2010, the only other players to have rejoined the club were John Lukic, Jock Rutherford, Martin Keown and Sol Campbell and they all rejoined only once. He took over from Harold Crawford and played 18 of the last 21 league games of the 1912-13 season, in which Arsenal were relegated to the Second Division.
McDonald left Arsenal for a third and final time in November 1913, having been ousted from the team by Joe Lievesley. He saw out his career with first Fulham and then Bristol Rovers, before World War I intervened and ended competitive league football. He died, aged 36, in 1920.
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'''Ray Gill''' (December 8, 1924, Manchester - September 17, 2001, Rochdale) holds the Football League appearance record for Chester City.
The full-back played in 406 league games for Chester from 1951 to 1962, putting him seven ahead of Ron Hughes (whose Chester career ran almost parallel to Gill's) and 10 ahead of Trevor Storton. With no current Chester player even remotely close to the tally, it looks like Gill may hold the accolade for several more years yet.
Gill had earlier played for hometown club Manchester City, where he made eight appearances. However, he was to enjoy a regular place at Chester for most of his time with the club. This was despite the fact he was part-time in his later years at the club as he worked as a salesman.
Gill was awarded testimonial matches by Chester in 1956 and 1962 against representative teams. He later played for Hyde United, Altrincham and Winsford United.
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'''Con Blatsis''' (born 6 July 1977 in Melbourne) is a former Greek Australian Association football player.
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'''Dr. John Smith''' (born 12 August 1855 in Mauchline, Ayrshire) was a Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s.
Smith began playing football at ''Mauchline F.C.'' before transferring to Edinburgh University while he studied. After completing his studies in the early 1880s he joined Queen's Park by which time he had already made several appearances for the Scottish national team.
At Queen's Park he won the Scottish Cup in 1881, 1882 and 1884. He became the first player to score a hat-trick in a Scottish Cup final when he scored all three of Queen's Park's goals in the 1881 final replay against Dumbarton
. He was not selected to play in the 1882 cup final and no final took place in 1884 but Queen's Park were awarded the trophy after Vale of Leven failed to appear for the final.
Smith often played under the pseudonym '''J.C. Miller'''. He also played occasionally as a guest for the Corinthians, Swifts and ''Liverpool Ramblers FC''. He was banned from playing for or against any Scottish club or the Scottish national team in 1885 after he played for Corinthians against a professional English club, thus breaching the Scottish Football Association's amateur regulations.
He earned ten caps in total for Scotland, scoring 10 goals.
As well as football, Smith also played rugby. He played for Edinburgh University and Edinburgh Wanderers and in 1876 was a reserve for the Scottish national rugby team.
As a physician, he practised in Brycehall, Kirkcaldy and sometimes officiated as a football referee.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
-DOCSTART-	12740013
'''Jim Bentley''' (born 11 June 1976 in Liverpool) is an English footballer, currently playing for League Two club Morecambe.
Bentley, who debuted for Telford United in 1997, moved to Morecambe FC in 2002 and is the current captain.
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'''Garry Thompson''' (born November 24, 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United.
Born in Kendal, Westmorland, Thompson scored Morecambe's first goal in the Conference play-off Final against Exeter City in May 2007.
In January 2008, Morecambe turned down a -10,000 from Bradford City for Thompson. he has legs and arms and was once among many in the market town of Kendal who had two eyes, two ears and also a nose and is universally renowned for his dingly dangly forskin..
Thompson scored twice against Derby County to cement his place in the Scunthorpe squad.
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'''Glen Southam''' (born 27 August 1980) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Conference South club Bishop's Stortford. He has represented the England semi-professional side.
Southam began his career as a non-contract player at Fulham whilst also playing for Enfield, and also in Sunday league football for Edmonton Rovers. He signed for Bishop's Stortford for the 1999-2000 season and during his time at the club, he was awarded the Player of the Season award three times in 2000-01, 2002-03 and 2003-04. He then suffered a serious injury and was loaned to Boreham Wood to aid his recovery.
He moved to Dagenham & Redbridge in May 2004 for a -20,000 fee - a club record for Bishop's Stortford - and was part of their side that won promotion to the Football League in 2007. He made his Football League debut on 11 August 2007, in Dagenham's first ever Football League game, a 1-0 defeat away to Stockport County.
On 11 May 2009, Southam was released by Dagenham and Redbridge after agreeing a mutual departure with manager John Still.
Southam signed for League Two side Hereford United on 22 June 2009, he made six league appearances before leaving by mutual consent on 23 October,
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'''John Best''' (born July 11, 1940 in Liverpool, England) is a former U.S.-English soccer defender. He spent one season in the and six seasons in the North American Soccer League where he was a five time first team All Star. He later coached the NASL Seattle Sounders and served as the general manager of the Sounders and the Vancouver Whitecaps. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1973.
Best began his career in England. Although this portion of his life is vague,he played for Liverpool FC in 1959 under the new manager, Bill Shankly, after which he played seven games with Tranmere Rovers in 1960. In 1967, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Philadelphia Spartans of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). In 1968, the NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League. When the Spartans folded, Best and several of his team mates, transferred to the Cleveland Stokers for the 1969 NASL season. When the Stokers folded at the end of the season, he moved to the Dallas Tornado (NASL). From 1969 to 1973, he played in ninety-three games and five time first team All Star. In 1971, the Tornado won the NASL championship. Best retired at the end of the 1973 season.
Best earned his one cap with the U.S. national team in a March 17, 1963 game with Bermuda. Best began the game, a 4-0 loss, and came off for Johnny Moore.
In 1974, the NASL expansion team Seattle Sounders began assembling its staff and roster. The owners hired Cliff McCrath, the head coach of the local Seattle Pacific University to fill in the team-s roster spots. He hired Best as the team-s first head coach. Over his three years as coach, Best compiled a 43-26 record.
After leaving the Sounders, Best moved north to become the general manager of the Vancouver Whitecaps. One of his most successful personnel moves was hiring Tony Waiters as head coach. This move and several others led to the Whitecaps winning the 1979 NASL championship. In 1982, the Sounders opened their season 2-7. The team ownership turned to Best who became the Sounders- general manager on June 14, 1982. The Sounders turned their season around and went to the championship game, only to lose to the New York Cosmos. Despite this success, the team was losing money after its sale to new ownership in January 1983, Best left the team.
Best remained in the Seattle area, founding Tacoma Indoor Soccer, Inc, which became the ownership group for the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He was later inducted into the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame.
In 1990, Best was diagnosed with kidney disease and in 2002 received a kidney transplant from his wife, Claudia.
'''NASL First Team All Star:''' 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
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'''John Alan Martin''' (23 November 1923 - 2004) was an English footballer.
Former teammate Roy Sproson said that: "Alan-s assets were his pace and good control. He was extremely good on the ball and a highly intelligent player too."
Martin joined Port Vale in February 1941 as an amateur, signing professional forms in December 1942. He was an ever-present during the 1947-48 and 1948-49 seasons, but was traded to Stoke City in exchange for Albert Mullard and -10,000 in September 1951. He later played for Bangor City, but did return to Vale on non-contract terms in July 1957, playing 19 games. He later became player-manager of Northwich Victoria, also coaching the Vale juniors.
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As well as playing for Droylsden, Halford works as a window cleaner.
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'''Alexander Jonathan (Alex) Gibson''' (born 12 August 1982 in Plymouth) is an English footballer.
Gibson started his career with Stoke City, but moved onto local rivals Port Vale in June 2001, where he made his senior debut on 10 October that year, in a League One score draw at Chesterfield. He left league football at the end of the season on a free transfer to nearby Stafford Rangers.
He signed with Droylsden at the end of the 2006-07 season. He returned to Rangers after being released by Droyslden in February 2008, but was unable to prevent their slip into the Conference North and left in August of that year.
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'''William Allan Lambie''' (born 10 January 1873 in Glasgow) was a Scottish footballer of the 1880s and 1890s.
Lambie played for Queen's Park, where he won a Scottish Cup runners-up medal in 1892 and a winners medal in 1893 - the club's last ever Scottish Cup triumph. Aside from a brief spell at Ardwick (Manchester City) in 1892, he remained at Queen's Park until around 1900.
He was capped 9 times by the Scotland national team, making his debut against Ireland in 1892 at the age of 19. He scored 5 goals for Scotland, including a goal in each of his first four appearances.
His older brother, John, was also a Scottish international player and holds the records for being the youngest Scotland player and captain of all time.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
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'''Aaron Cook''' (born December 6, 1979 in Caerphilly, Wales) is a Welsh footballer.
A central defender, Cook started his career at Portsmouth. He made 1 appearance at the South Coast club before he moved on loan to Crystal Palace.
In November 2008 he joined Newport County on loan from Salisbury City. In June 2009 Cook was named in the Blue Square South All Stars team for the 2008-09 season. The selection is voted for by the Team Managers of Blue Square South teams.
In October 2009 Cook joined Eastleigh.
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'''Charlie Daniels''' (born 7 September 1986 in Harlow) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Leyton Orient.
Daniels started his career playing for youth club Ridgeway Rovers and Interwood F.C then moved onto Norwich City before joining Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy. He worked his way up through to the reserves, before earning his first professional contract in July 2005.
Daniels spent time on loan at Chesterfield during the 2006-07 season, but sustained an injury in only his second game, and returned to Tottenham.
In the summer of 2007, Leyton Orient boss, Martin Ling signed Daniels on loan for the entire League One season, after watching him regularly in the Tottenham reserves.
Following his last game at Orient, Daniels was sent back to Tottenham, where he had a year remaining on his contract. In August 2008, he joined Gillingham on a one-month loan. He made his debut for Gillingham in the 1-0 home win over Accrington Stanley and scored his only goal for the club with a free kick in a 3-0 home win over  Grimsby Town. Daniels then returned to Spurs at the end of September and expressed an interest in trying to break into the first team.
Daniels returned to Orient in the January transfer window of 2009 on a free transfer.
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'''Mark Osborn''' (born June 19, 1981 in Bletchley, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Corby Town.
Osborn began his career as a trainee at Wycombe Wanderers in 1999 and made four senior appearances for the club,
As playing opportunities were limited at Wycombe, he joined Conference National side Farnborough Town on loan for the 2002-03 season,
He joined Corby in 2008, having been released by Halesowen Town at the end of the 2007-08 season.
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}}'''Kallum Higginbotham''' (born 15 June 1989 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer who currently plays as winger for Rochdale.
Kallum started his football career at Salford City before joining Oldham Athletic at 18 years of age. Despite a half-decent scoring record in the reserves at Oldham he never made it into the first team at Boundary Park. His most notable moment while at the Latics was his hattrick in the Lancs Youth Cup Final, ironically against his current employers Rochdale.
Kallum was released by Oldham one years into his Youth Trainee contract, and joined the Dale to complete the last year, hoping to persuade manager Keith Hill to offer him a professional contract. Higginbotham wore the number 18 shirt for the 07/08 season. His debut came for Rochdale in a friendly against Rossendale United, in which Kallum scored the winning goal.
During the 2007/08 Season, Kallum became a regular in the first-team at Spotland, finding himself in favour over out-of-sorts winger Ben Muirhead. Kallum's first league goal came on 5 December when he scored against Accrington Stanley in a 2-1 win for Rochdale. The 2008/09 season saw Kallum displaced by the emergence of  Will Buckley and he spent two spells on loan to Accrington Stanley. At the end of the season he was placed on the transfer list but has since become part of the main squad again and has been taken off the list.
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'''Daniel Naisbitt''' (born November 21, 1978 in Bishop Auckland) is an English professional football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Histon.
Naisbitt began his career as a trainee with Walsall, turning professional in 1997, but failed to make the Walsall first team and moved to Barnet in 1999. He had a loan spell with Carlisle United in August 2002 and was released by Barnet in September 2003.
He joined Harlow Town, joining Brentford on non-contract forms as cover for Paul Smith in November 2003. Later the same month he joined Cambridge City.
In June 2004 Naisbitt joined AFC Wimbledon, leaving to rejoin Cambridge City in October 2005. He left to join Histon in May 2007, making his competitive debut on 20 September 2007, in a televised game against Oxford United. In 2007 for Histon he kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 27 goals in 19 games, but despite that he kept his place over Marc Osborn in goal.
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'''Paul Child''' (born December 8, 1952 in Birmingham, England) is a former U.S.-English soccer Forward who played nine seasons in the North American Soccer League. He led the league in scoring in 1974 and was a two time first team All Star. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1973. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
In 1966, Child signed with English First Division club Aston Villa when he turned fourteen. Over the next six seasons, he never appeared with the first team and in 1972, Villa loaned the nineteen year old Child to the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League (NASL).
When Child arrived in Atlanta during the 1972 NASL season, he promptly scored eight goals in twelve games and was named a first team All Star. The Chiefs then purchased Child-s contract from Villa. In 1973, the team became known as the Atlanta Apollos. In 1974, the Apollo traded Child to the expansion San Jose Earthquakes where he led the league in scoring with fifteen goals and six assists. In 1975, the NASL ran an indoor tournament during the 1974-1975 off season. The Earthquakes won the title and Child led the scoring, gaining MVP honors, with seven goals in four games. He was selected as a first team All Star for his second time that year. Child remained with the Earthquakes until 1980 when the team sold his contract to the Memphis Rogues. He scored twelve goals that year. The Rogues moved to Calgary, Canada during the off-season, but Child did not move with the team. Instead, he returned to the team with which he began his NASL career, the Atlanta Chiefs. The 1981 NASL season was Child-s last in the league, which was in decline by this time. He scored thirteen goals, added another eight, then left the league to devote himself to his indoor career.
In 1983, Child returned to outdoor soccer with the Carolina Lightnin' of the American Soccer League (ASL). The Lightnin-, coached by Rodney Marsh, went to the ASL semifinals that year.
In 1981, Child signed with the Pittsburgh Spirit of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He was a prolific scorer during his first three years with the team, scoring 140 goals in 133 games. In 1986, the Spirit folded and Child moved to the Baltimore Blast for one season. He then signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lazers for the 1987-1988 season.
Child earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1973 despite not yet having his U.S. citizenship. His first cap came in a 2-0 win over Canada on August 5, 1973. He played again seven days later in a 1-0 win over Poland. He began the game, then came out for Kyle Rote, Jr..
In 1995, Child became the head coach of the Detroit Neon of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). He coached the team until it folded at the end of the 1997 season.
On October 5, 1998, the A-League Pittsburgh Riverhounds hired Child as the team-s director of youth development. A month later, he was named as the team-s assistant coach. After the Riverhounds fired coach John Kowalski in 2001, Child served as interim head coach until the hiring of Kai Haaskivi. Child was fired in 2002, then rehired on December 15, 2005 as an assistant coach.
Aside from working with the Riverhounds, Child is a project manager at the Allegheny Millworks in the Pittsburgh area.
In 2003, Child was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
'''NASL First Team All Star:''' 1972, 1974
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'''Norman Sylla''' (born September 27, 1982 in Paris, France) is a Guinea football striker who currently plays for Denizlispor in Turkey. Prior to playing for the Belgian sides KSK Ronse and FCV Dender, Sylla played for the English side Banbury United. He is the cousin of ex Strasbourg, Leeds and Milan player Olivier Dacourt.
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'''Paul Wormley''' (born September, 1961 in Leeds, England) was a former professional footballer. Paul started his serious playing career at Yorksire Amateurs before playing for the Leeds United youth team. As well as starring at his schools of Gledhow County Primary school and Allerton Grange high school Paul played for both Leeds City Boys and Yorkshire County Boys from Under 11 through to Under 16's, with the Yorkshire County side winning the Northern Counties Shield in 1976 and Paul being voted the Man of the Match on the day.
Courted by both Howard Kendall at Blackburn Rovers and Barnsley Paul finally signed a professional contract with Barnsley in 1979 under the former Leeds United and England star Alan Clarke.
Paul made his first team debut shortly after his 18th birthday and in the following seasons played alongside, the ex-England international star Norman Hunter as well as future international stars Mick McCarthy & David Speedie. Paul later moved to Huddersfield Town in 1980 before being enticed to play in Australia in 1981.
Coming to Australia at only 19, Paul starred for Launceston Juventus in 1981 winning the Tasmanian night series under ken Worden before moving to Townsville Kern United with coach Ken Worden in 1982. Here he won the leagues top goal scorer award as well as the league and cup double titles. In 1983, Alan Vest brought Paul to West Adelaide Hellas in the NSL and then in 1984 Alan Vest brought Paul to Western Australia and Floreat Athena. Though the then Australian coach Frank Arok signed Paul for his club St George Cross in Sydney in late 1984 Paul returned to Western Australia where he played from 1985 until 1990.
In these Halcyon days for Floreat Athena they won the league championship and Western Australia cup three years running along with two night series championships and three top four cup titles. Paul was the leading goalscorer for the club for 5 of the 7 seasons he played. He also won the leading league scorer in 1988 and was given the D'Sorgna gold medal award in 1989.
Paul represented the Western Australian State team from 1984-1991 playing against Nottingham Forest, Millwall and tours in India and Asia.
In 1990 & 1991 Paul played in Hong Kong for Eastern and also represented Hong Kong against Aston Villa and Thailand in the Hong Kong Cup.
Returning to Western Australia Paul had short spells for Perth Italia, Fremantle United and finally settled at Inglewood United.
Paul became the manager/coach of Inglewood United in 1996 and led them in that same year to their first and only league championship after a 35 year abstinence, and thus became the only coach to achieve a league title in his first year as a senior coach in Western Australia.
From 1998 until 2002 Paul also managed/coached the Western Australian State team, playing against such clubs as Red Star Belgrade and visiting national sides as Malaysia.
Paul was presented with the Western Australia Coach of the year award in 2001.
The start of Perth Glory in 2002 brought to a close the Western Australian State position and Paul retired from the game to concentrate on his business ventures.
Paul now runs a very successful liquor wholesale business in Perth Western Australia called World Brands Australia as well being the owner of the well respected and famous 4.5 star Margaret River Resort in Margaret River.
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'''George Richard Briggs''' (born 3 May 1903, deceased) was an English professional footballer, born in Wombwell, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, who played as a forward or outside right for Birmingham and Plymouth Argyle.
Formerly a coal-miner, Briggs joined First Division Birmingham from Midland League Denaby United in December 1923. In 1924-25, his first full season at the club, he was joint top scorer. He was used in all forward positions before settling as an outside-right, the position in which he played in the 1931 FA Cup Final defeat. In all he made 324 appearances for Birmingham and scored 107 goals, which ranks him fourth in the club's all-time top scorers table.
In 1933 he moved to Plymouth Argyle where he spent three seasons. He died in his native Yorkshire.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Thomson''' (born Motherwell, 1 April 1971) is a former Scottish professional football (soccer) player. He played over 600 matches and scored over 200 goals in a career that saw him play for Queen of the South, Partick Thistle and Falkirk in Scotland and for Southend United, Oxford United, Gillingham and Queens Park Rangers in England.
Thomson signed on 28 July 1989 for Dumfries club Queen of the South from Motherwell boys' club Jerviston FC as an 18 year old. As he became more experienced the goals started to flow and never stopped in his five seasons at Palmerston Park. Arguably his finest achievement with Queens was the 1990-91 Scottish League Cup run to the quarter finals. Queens knocked out higher division opponents (Dundee and Dunferlmine Athletic) before being eliminated by a late goal away to Celtic.
Thomson's record in his first spell was 109 goals in 164 games. In 1993-94 he was Queens Player of the Year and also awarded the Scottish Second Division award, as he had been 2 seasons before, as well as being the country's top scorer.
Aberdeen offered -150,000 for Thomson but this was rejected. Southend United offered -250,000 and a deal was struck that led to Thomson leaving for Essex in south-east England on 4 July 1994. As well as being the record fee paid at the time by Southend, this still remains the highest fee received by Queens.
Andy Thomson returned to Palmerston Park to play for a Queen of the South select on 23 April 1995. The opposition in the 2-2 draw was Rangers in a game to mark Queens' 75th anniversary and the opening of the new stand. Other guests for Queens included Ted McMinn, Davie Irons and Rowan Alexander.
As well as four seasons at Southend Thomson also spent one season at Oxford United.
Andy Thomson signed for Gillingham on 5 August 1999 for -25,000 just before the season kicked off. This was later described by manager Peter Taylor as the best -25,000 he ever spent.
On 28 May 2000 Thomson scored the winning goal for Gillingham in the Football League Second Division play-off final at Wembley Stadium. Thomson had come on as an extra time substitute in the 97th minute of the game. Thomson scored with two minutes of play left on the clock. Following Ty Gooden's centre from the right, the diving Thomson stole in front of Stuart Balmer to glance the ball into the far corner of the net. The goal was reminiscent of Keith Houchen's cup final goal for Coventry City against Tottenham Hotspur. The 3-2 win against Wigan Athletic ensured the Kent club's first ever promotion to the second tier of English football.
Andy Thomson became the second former Queen of the South player to win a Wembley play off final after Ted McMinn.
Thomson also scored 4 goals in Gillingham's 1999-00 FA Cup run, against Cheltenham, Walsall, Bradford City and Sheffield Wednesday. The Gills were knocked out of the cup in the quarter-final - the first time they had ever reached this far - at Stamford Bridge, where they lost 5-0 to Chelsea.
From Gillingham Thomson went to Queens Park Rangers signing on 22 March 2001 Thomson left to return to Scotland 10 July 2003.
He returned to Scotland and played for Falkirk, Partick Thistle and then moved back to Queen of the South. As Thomson was to say on his return to Queens, "Things have changed quite a bit while I've been away - a new stand, a completely new set-up and a more modern type of training system". Thomson added, "Norman Blount was an excellent chairman."
From Queens Andy Thomson then went to Stenhousemuir. Troubled by injuries Thomson's retirement from playing was announced in the press on 18 March 2008.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Butler''' (born Birmingham, January 27, 1962) is an English former football (soccer) player, currently serving as assistant manager at Stevenage Borough. During his professional career he played over 400 matches and scored over 150 goals for Brentford, Maidstone United, Watford, AFC Bournemouth, Cambridge United, Gillingham and Peterborough United, including a remarkable tally of eight goals in two consecutive games that were only two days apart.
In 2000, at the age of 38, Butler scored his last professional goal for Gillingham in the Football League Second Division play-off final at Wembley Stadium as the Kent club secured its first ever promotion to the second tier of English football.
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'''Peter Murphy''' (7 March 1922 - 7 April 1975), often referred to as "Spud" Murphy, was an English footballer who played as an inside-left. He played professionally for three clubs, Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur and Birmingham City. He is possibly best remembered for the incident in the 1956 FA Cup Final when Manchester City's goalkeeper Bert Trautmann broke a bone in his neck when diving at Murphy's feet.
Murphy was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, but when he was four years old moved to Coventry with his family.
Manager Arthur Rowe took him to Tottenham Hotspur in June 1950 for a fee of -18,500. He played as an inside-forward, deputising for the injured Les Bennett, in the "push and run" side which won the League championship in 1950-51. On Bennett's return to fitness, Murphy found himself being played out of position on the left wing, so when Birmingham City bid -20,000 for him in January 1952 he was willing enough to drop down a division to return to the Midlands.
When Tommy Briggs left Birmingham later that year, Murphy took up a more attacking role in the team. He was an energetic player with a powerful left-foot shot who was willing to shoot from any distance, and was Birmingham's leading scorer three times, in 1952-53, 1954-55 and 1957-58. He retired from playing in 1959 to coach Birmingham's youth team, but was called out of retirement for the last seven games of the season and scored four goals which contributed to the club avoiding relegation to the Second Division.
Murphy scored five goals in Birmingham's run to the 1956 FA Cup Final, a 3-1 defeat to the Don Revie-inspired Manchester City. This match is possibly best remembered for the incident where Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann was injured when he dived at Murphy's feet to collect the ball, but played on in considerable pain for the last 15 minutes of the match without realising he had broken one of the vertebrae in his neck. The following season Murphy scored another four goals in Birmingham's FA Cup run, this time ending in semifinal defeat to Manchester United's Busby Babes.
He was also a pioneer of European competition. He played in Birmingham's first match in the 1955-58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, when they became the first English club side to participate in Europe,
and finished that campaign as the competition's joint leading scorer.
He also played in the second leg of the final of the 1958-60 Fairs Cup, the first appearance by an English club side in a European final,
Over his professional career he scored 158 goals in nearly 400 League appearances. For Birmingham his record was 127 goals in 278 games in all competitions, which ranks him third (behind Joe Bradford and Trevor Francis) in their all-time scoring charts.
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'''Scott Griffiths''' (born 27 November 1985) is an English footballer, currently playing for Peterborough United on loan from Dagenham & Redbridge in League Two.
Griffiths started his football career playing for, and later captaining, a Basildon-based team called Beech United. He was signed for Southend United's youth team aged 13. Griffiths left three years later, and joined the football academy at Thurrock & Basildon College. Whilst playing for the academy team, they won their league and two cup competitions. He was also capped for Essex county football team, and missed out on a place in the England Under-19's team when he was injured before the final trial.
After college, aged 17, he signed for Aveley, before signing for Dagenham & Redbridge in 2004, signing a three-year contract.
He made his debut as a substitute in the 90th minute against Forest Green Rovers, in the 4-1 away victory in the Conference National, on 17 August 2004.
Griffiths made two of appearances in the England National Game XI team. He played against against the Netherlands in the last of England's European Challenge Trophy group games on 29 November 2006,
In the 2006-07 season, Dagenham & Redbridge gained promotion to Football League Two. Griffiths played in 45 of Dagenham's 46 Conference National games.
Griffiths signed on loan for Championship club Peterborough United on 23 October, with a view to a permanent move in January 2010.
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'''Danny Foster''' (born 23 September 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Brentford.
Foster started his career as a youth player at Tottenham and joined Dagenham & Redbridge in 2004.
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'''Ronald Leslie "Ron" Baynham''' (born 10 June 1929 in Birmingham, England) is an English former footballer, best known as a goalkeeper for Luton Town.
Baynham first took up goalkeeping during a spell in the army on National Service, and declined a trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers soon after, thinking himself not good enough. After starring at Worcester City he felt confident enough to accept a move to Luton Town. For four years he competed with Bernard Streten for the number one shirt, but by 1955 Baynham was Luton's regular 'keeper.
Baynham played for the club until 1964, when the 35-year-old retired. He gained a total of 3 caps for England during his time at Luton.
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'''John Colin Chenhall''' (born July 23, 1927 in Bristol, England) is an English former footballer.
Having initially played for Maidenhead United, Chenhall signed for Arsenal as an amateur in October 1944, turning professional in November 1945. During his early career, like all able-bodied men of his age, Chenhall was obliged to do National Service and he trained at HMS ''Royal Arthur'' in Skegness; during his time there he played a single match on loan for Boston United.
Mainly a reserve player at Arsenal, he did not make his first-team debut until October 20, 1951, against Charlton Athletic, a match Arsenal won 3-1. Chenhall made three appearances that season, and thirteen in 1952-53 as a deputy for Lionel Smith, enough to earn a medal as Arsenal won the First Division title.
Chenhall left Arsenal in July 1953 and moved to Fulham having played 16 matches in total for Arsenal. He stayed at Fulham for four seasons, playing 91 matches in total, and saw out his career at Guildford City.
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'''Thomas Bourhill "Tommy" Johnston''' (18 August 1927 - 4 September 2008) was a Scottish footballer.
Johnston was the top scorer of Division 2 for the 1957-58 season with 43 goals for Leyton Orient and Blackburn Rovers.
He had a withered arm, a legacy of an injury received while he was a miner and always played with this arm bandaged. Johnston died in the early hours of 4 September 2008 in Australia.
Upon hearing the news of Tommy's death in September 2008 O's chairman Barry Hearn immediately decided that Orient's south stand should be renamed The Tommy Johnston Stand to honour Tommy's memory.
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'''Harry Morris''' (April 11, 1866 - June 1931) was an English professional footballer who spent all his playing career with Small Heath (now Birmingham City). He became a successful businessman, joining the club's board of directors in 1903, and was instrumental in the club moving to the St Andrews stadium.
Morris was born in Birmingham and attended Small Heath Council School. On leaving school he took up an apprenticeship in the plumbing trade, which he combined with playing for Small Heath Alliance from 1883 at the age of 17 - the club was one of the first to turn professional, but that was not until 1885. As a youth he played centre-forward, but gradually moved into midfield, developing into an influential half-back and captain. Much of his playing career preceded the formation of the Football Alliance, of which Small Heath was a founding member, in 1889-90, so information is not readily available on how many games he played for the club, but he was a first-team regular by 1885, and played until the 1891-92 season.
Over his career he saved -85 from his wages as a footballer, enough to take on the lease of a shop near the club's old Arthur Street ground, buy tools, and set up his own plumbing business. He made such a success of it that within ten years he was being invited to join the Small Heath board. By this time the ground at Muntz Street was becoming inadequate; a new stadium was needed, and Morris's business acumen again came to the fore. He identified an area of wet, sloping wasteland next to a railway as a potentially suitable site for a state-of-the-art football ground, convinced his fellow directors to back the idea, and served on the committee formed to organise the works. Within ten months of the land being acquired, the new ground, which would become known as St Andrews, was opened.
Morris's investments extended beyond football. When the first talking picture came out in 1928, he had seen the potential and acquired an interest in several Midlands cinemas. He remained on the Birmingham board until 1929, when his son Harry junior took his place; another son, Len, also served as a director. Harry junior became chairman of the club in 1933, and after 38 years unbroken service to the club was appointed president in 1967, the year of his death.
Harry Morris senior died in June 1931 in Birmingham, not long after watching his club lose to West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup Final. Forty-five years earlier, he had played against, and lost to, the same club in the FA Cup semi-final.
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'''Robin James Hulbert''' (born 14 March 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Barrow as a midfielder.
Born in Plymouth, Hulbert started his career with Swindon Town, making 35 appearances, mostly as a substitute, before being sold to Bristol City in March 2000 for a -25,000 fee. At Ashton Gate he also was more likely to find himself on the bench than on the pitch and after a loan spell with Shrewsbury Town in April 2003 he left for Conference side Telford United on a free transfer in November 2003.
His return to the Football League came in July 2004 when he signed with Port Vale, following Telford's liquidation. He sent four seasons with ''the Valiants'' before being released at the end of the 2007-08 season. He moved on to Darlington in August 2008, but during his first season with the club he once again was used primarily as a substitute.
On 22 June, 2009, Hulbert signed a two year contract with Conference National side Barrow. A statement on Barrow's official website read: 'Former Darlington midfielder, Robin Hulbert, will be the latest addition to Dave Bayliss' and Darren Sheridan's squad as they look to build a team capable of moving the club forward at Blue Square Premier level.'
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'''Shane Anthony Tudor''' (born 10 December 1982 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands) is a former English footballer. He played as a midfielder, primarily in the right wing position. He was released from Port Vale in January 2009 after a knee injury ended his professional career.
Tudor began his career at hometown club Wolves coming through the youth ranks before signing professional in 1999. He made just one appearance for Wolves before he joined then League Two side Cambridge United.
Tudor spent four seasons at Cambridge where he performed well, making nearly 150 appearances in all competitions, scoring 25 goals. At the end of the 2004-05 season, Cambridge were relegated to the Conference National despite Tudor being one of their better players. Tudor was unwilling to leave the Football League and started looking for another club.
During the close season he signed for Leyton Orient on a two year deal. Despite undergoing groin surgery in December and also suffering ankle problems towards the end of the season, he scored five goals from his right wing position to help the club to promotion from League Two. His ankle injury later needed surgery, though the operation was a success and saw him enjoy a return to form.
His second season in the capital saw Leyton Orient retain their League One status with Tudor the main fixture on the right wing playing 36 times and scoring twice. At the end of the 2006-07 campaign was he released after he informed O's boss Martin Ling that he would not be signing a new contract as he wanted to move back to his Midlands roots.
On 14 May 2007, he signed for fellow League One side Port Vale on a two year contract. He struggled to maintain his place in the side, only making 14 league appearances in his first season as well as being sent out on loan to Shrewsbury Town, where he failed to make any appearances at all due to a hamstring injury. This was a disappointed for Tudor as he had hoped to make the move permanent, he told the Shropshire Star "I'll be back".
After coming back from injury he was picked in the starting XI to play Notts County where he became popular with the fans.
It was against Shrewsbury Town at the New Meadow on 11 October 2008, where Tudor sustained a knee injury. He underwent surgery which proved unsuccessful, and his Port Vale career came to an end. He retired from professional football on 21 January 2009. He stated his ambition to go into management and said "It would be nice to come back and manage Port Vale one day."
After a further exploratory knee operation surgeons discovered a problem that was previously missed and after rectifying it he's been declared fit to play again. Tudor has described himself as fully fit and in peak condition and is currently considering offers from clubs overseas.
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'''Paul Edwards''' (born 1 January 1980 in Manchester) is an English footballer. Currently a free agent, he last played for Port Vale in League Two until being released at the end of the 2008-09 season. It has been speculated that he will sign with Chesterfield.
In a 2009 interview with Mark Weatherup, printed in the Port Vale match day programme, Edwards described himself as a player who "like[s] to get forward and beat players getting crosses into the box. I used to be a winger but I also play left back and I'm comfortable in either position."
Edwards started his career with Crewe Alexandra, never making the first team he dropped into non-league football with Ashton United, Curzon Ashton, Doncaster Rovers, Knutsford Town and Altrincham before he returned to the Football League with Swindon Town for the start of the 2001-02 season. After the season finished he signed with Welsh club Wrexham in June 2002. He spent two seasons at the The Racecourse Ground before rejecting a new contract with the club, instead joining Blackpool. After 31 games for ''the Seasiders'' in the 2004-05 season he joined Oldham Athletic on a free transfer in May 2005.
Rejecting a new deal at Oldham, Edwards signed with Port Vale in June 2007. After not making much of an impression at Vale Park he was placed on the transfer list. After hearing about this he gave an outburst in the Stoke-on-Trent local newspaper, The Sentinel claiming he was the best player playing at Port Vale. Despite denying the remarks, the following game against AFC Bournemouth, every time Edwards touched the ball he got booed by a portion of the crowd. Vale lost that game 3-1 but the game after that against Yeovil Town saw Edwards answer his critics as he scored in a 2-2 draw.
During the build-up to the 2008-09, Edwards suffered an ankle injury in pre-season that threatened to cut short his Port Vale career. However, after overcoming this he soon found himself back on the bench after a run of superb performances in the reserves. He came on during Vale's 1-2 home reverse against Notts County and was arguably the best player with his trickery and pace on the left of midfield. He found himself back in the first-team the following week and gave a man-of-the-match performance against Shrewsbury Town on 11 October 2008 at the New Meadow, which Vale won 2-1. Following the conclusion of the season he was offered a new contract, but after the appointment of new manager Micky Adams the offer was withdrawn.
:''Career stats pre-Swindon Town not known.
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'''Simon Rea''' (born September 20, 1976 in Kenilworth, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing with Conference North side, Redditch United, where he plays as a defender.
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'''Ronald "Ron" Simpson''' (born 25 February 1934) is an English former professional footballer, born in Carlisle, Cumberland, who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United and Carlisle United and in the Scottish Football League for Queen of the South.
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'''Gordon Bradley''' (November 23, 1933 - April 29, 2008) was an English-American football (soccer) midfielder born and raised on Wearside who played several seasons with lower division English clubs before moving to play in Canada at the age of 30. During the Canadian off-season, he played and coached in the U.S. based German American Soccer League. In 1971, he became a player and head coach for the New York Cosmos. In addition to coaching the Cosmos, he has coached the U.S. national team and at the collegiate and high school levels. Bradley also earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1973. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He spent his last years out of the public eye, suffering from Alzheimer's disease and spending his last month in a full-care facility in Manassas, Va.
Bradley grew up in Sunderland, England where he turned professional with the local Sunderland club at age sixteen. However, his career nearly ended just as it was beginning. During a training session, he shattered his right kneecap kicking a ball and it took over two years before he was fit to play again. In 1950, English conscription laws forced Bradley to choose between working in the government coal mines or entering the military when he turned nineteen. Bradley chose to work in the coal mines at Easington Colliery. In addition to working in the mine, Bradley continued to play football. While he began his career as a forward with Sunderland, the injury slowed Bradley and he moved into defense. Bradley signed with Bradford Park Avenue in 1955 then in 1957, he moved to Carlisle United where he eventually played 130 games, scoring 3 goals.
In 1963, Bradley received a phone call from a friend in Canada who told him about a Canadian soccer league. Bradley emigrated to Canada where he signed with Toronto Roma of the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League in 1963. He played the 1963 and 1964 ECPSL seasons with Roma, then moved to Toronto City for the 1965 season.
While playing in the summer in Canada in 1963 and 1964, Bradley would then move south during the fall and winter to play and coach the New York Ukrainians of the German American Soccer League (GASL). In 1965, he moved to the New York Americans, a GASL team, which competed in the International Soccer League.
In 1967, two new national soccer leagues, the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and the United Soccer Association (USA) formed in the United States. Bradley signed with the New York Generals of the NPSL. The two leagues merged at the end of the season to form the North American Soccer League (NASL).
Bradley remained with the Generals as they entered the NASL, serving as both player and assistant coach during the 1968 season. The Generals folded at the end of the season and Bradley moved to the Baltimore Bays for the 1969 NASL season. The Bays folded at the end of the 1969 season and Bradley was not associated with any NASL team for the 1970 season. He returned to the NASL in 1971 when the expansion New York Cosmos signed Bradley as both its first coach and first player. He both played and coached the Cosmos through the end of the 1975 season when he was fired after a 10-12 season and replaced by Ken Furphy. Having only played in one game in 1975, Bradley retired from playing professionally.
Bradley earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 2-0 loss to Israel on November 15, 1973. At the time, he was serving as the national team coach and ironically, he did not gain his U.S. citizenship until 1974.
Bradley gained his start in coaching with the New York Ukrainians of the German-American Soccer League in 1963. He later served as an assistant coach with the New York Generals of the North American Soccer League in 1968.
When the Generals folded, Bradley coached the boys soccer team of Manhattan-s St. Bernard's School.
In 1971, the New York Cosmos hired Bradley as the team-s first coach. While he took the Cosmos to the 1972 NASL championship, he had two losing seasons in 1974 and 1975 and was fired at the end of the season and replaced by Ken Furphy. In 1976, the Cosmos fired Furphy after the team began the season 8-6 briefly. Bradley lasted until July 7, 1977 when the team moved him to the front office as Vice President of Player personnel during the season and replaced him as coach with Eddie Firmani. The Cosmos won the Soccer Bowl in 1977 (2-1 over the Seattle Sounders). In 1978, the Washington Diplomats hired Bradley as head coach. While the Washington Diplomats folded in 1980, they were replaced that by a new franchise with the same name which played in the American Soccer League. The new team retained Bradley as coach, but fired him during the preseason and replaced him with Ken Furphy.
In October 1973, the United States Soccer Federation replaced Eugene Chyzowych as national team coach when he suggested the federation should hire a full time coach. USSF called Bradley, who was on vacation, and asked him to coach the team. Bradley coached the U.S. to six straight losses and was dropped as head coach at the end of the year.
In 1985, George Mason University hired Bradley as its men-s soccer team head coach. He coached the Patriots for sixteen years until retiring on December 4, 2000. During those sixteen seasons, Bradley compiled a 183-113-35 record. In May 2006, Bradley was inducted into the George Mason Hall of Fame.
In addition to playing and coaching the New York Cosmos, Bradley also served as the team-s Vice President from 1971 to 1977 when he left the team to join the Washington Diplomats. While coaching the Dips, he also served as the team-s Vice President.
Gordon was featured as a television commentator on Home Team Sports during local broadcasts of MLS' DC United games.
In 1996, the National Soccer Hall of Fame inducted Bradley. The next year, the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Hall of Fame also selected Bradley for induction.
Upon hearing of his declining health, one of D.C. United's supporter groups, Screaming Eagles, created a banner in Bradley's honor for display at the next home game. He died a few days later.
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}}'''Scott Peter Andrew Brown''' (born 26 April 1985) is an English-born professional football player. A goalkeeper, he is a product of the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth academy and played in the League of Wales for Welshpool Town before signing for  Bristol City and then at the start of the 2005-06 season joining Cheltenham Town.
Brown served as an understudy to Shane Higgs whilst at Cheltenham, but with the arrival of Martin Allen as manager Brown has been promoted to first choice goalkeeper at the club. Scott is the son of a professional tennis coach, Peter Brown.
Brown was given the number 1 shirt for the 2009-10 season following the departure of Shane Higgs.
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'''Gyan Osei King''' (born 22 December 1988 in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder, who plays for Germinal Beerschot.
In Summer 2008 belongs to English Premiership side Fulham, but is on loan to Belgian Jupiler League side Germinal Beerschot until 2010 due to work permit issues. King has trained at the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana before leaving his home country to further his football career.
King represented Ghana at senior international level in a friendly fixture against Tanzania in 2008.
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'''Raymond B. "Ray" Martin''' (born 23 January 1945)) is an English former professional footballer born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, who played as a full back. He spent all his professional career in England with Birmingham City, where he played 333 games in the Football League, became the club captain, and won the Player of the Year award two years running, in 1969-70 and 1970-71.
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'''Eric Winstanley''' (born 15 November 1944) is an English former footballer, most recently involved as a coach at York City until his departure in November 2008.
During his playing career, Winstanley played for Barnsley and Chesterfield. After his retirement, he became a member of the coaching staff at Barnsley.
Winstanley spent over 20 years on the coaching staff at Barnsley,
Winstanley worked as youth-team coach at Doncaster Rovers during the 2004-05 season. Winstanley was brought into the Scarborough coaching staff as assistant manager in October 2005.
In 2009 he came to assam, India to coach the U-16 team,
invited by the AFA and sponsored by the FS Sports US,
he did a great job and left the state a better football team.
On 27th September 2009 Eric jetted off to work for Supersport FC in South Africa to be part of its coaching staff on a 3 year deal. Supersport are the current South African Premier League champions and are owned by English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
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He begin his career as an apprentice with Manchester United on leaving school in 1994, and turned professional in 1996. He remained at the club until being released on a free transfer in 2001, having never played a first team game for them.
In 1997-98, he was loaned out to Division Two strugglers A.F.C. Bournemouth, but his spell at Dean Court was curtailed by a triple cheekbone fracture.
After leaving Old Trafford, Teather had a spell with Northwich Victoria in the Nationwide Conference.
He graduated from the University of Salford's Physiotherapy degree and now works as a Physiotherapist, and works part-time with both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday Football Clubs.
::1997 : Bournemouth (loan)
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'''Neil Wood''' (born 4 January 1983 in Manchester) is an English footballer who is currently without a club, following his release by FK eljezniar. His predominant position is as a midfielder.
Wood began his career with Manchester United, as a member of the reserve team but never made a senior team appearance. During his career with United, he was loaned out to Royal Antwerp in Belgium, Peterborough United, Burnley, Coventry City, and Blackpool.
In 2006, Wood left Old Trafford in a transfer to Blackpool. Though later in the same year, he once again moved on a two-year contract to Oldham Athletic. After several appearances, Wood suffered a season-ending knee injury. The injury led to his release from the team.
In February 2008, he signed for Bosnian club FK eljezniar, but was released in July 2008.
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'''Michael Jaime Clegg''' (born 3 July 1977) is an English former football defender who played in the Premier League for Manchester United and in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic.
Clegg, born in Ashton-under-Lyne, began his football career as a trainee with Manchester United
Clegg spent time on loan at Ipswich Town and Wigan Athletic
Clegg was appointed by Roy Keane as Sunderland's strength and conditioning coach. Clegg's father, Mike, is strength and conditioning coach at Manchester United.
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'''Mark Stephen Allott''' (born 3 October 1977) is an English football midfielder who currently plays for Chesterfield in League Two.
On 1 June 2009, Allott signed a two-year contract with Tranmere Rovers, becoming the club's first signing in the 2009 summer transfer window.
On 27 July 2009 it was confirmed that he had signed a two-year contract with former employers Chesterfield FC after being released by Tranmere after only 8 weeks and never playing a competitive game for them.
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'''Kelvin Lomax''' (born 12 November 1986) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Oldham Athletic.
Lomax joined Rochdale, initially on a month's loan in September 2007, and made 10 appearances before returning to Oldham Athletic A.F.C. in November.
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'''Gerald Morton Young''' (born 1 October 1936 in Jarrow, England) is an English former footballer who only played for Sheffield Wednesday in a career which lasted for 14 years.
Upon leaving school Gerry Young played for the Hawthorn Leslie shipyard team in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear.
Young was an ever present in the following 1963-64 season when Wednesday finished sixth in Division One, his good form earned an England call up on November 18, 1964 against Wales. He was called up again for the following match against the Netherlands in December 1964 but had to pull out after rupturing a thigh muscle, he missed most of the rest of that season. He never got the chance to play for England again.
Gerry Young was part of the Sheffield Wednesday side which reached the FA Cup final in 1966 playing in all six matches. Young-s part in that final will always be remembered for the mistake he made to allow Derek Temple to score the winning goal in a 3-2 victory for Everton. Young failed to control a long downfield punt, Temple dispossessed him and ran on to beat Wednesday goalkeeper Ron Springett. Gerry Young stayed with Wednesday until he retired at the end of the 1970-71 season he played 310 league games (345 including cup games) scoring 20 goals. He formed a central defensive partnership with Vic Mobley during the period from 1964 to 1969, his final game was on January 2, 1971 in a 1-4 FA Cup 3rd round defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.
Young joined the Sheffield Wednesday coaching staff on retiring from playing, staying until October 1975 when he was sacked along with manager Steve Burtenshaw after Wednesday dropped down to the Third Division. Gerry Young then went into business with former Wednesday player John Quinn opening a sports and trophy shop on Middlewood Road which stayed in business for many years.
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'''Kieron Murphy''' (born December 31, 1987) is an Irish footballer, currently is on loan in Crawley Town from Milton Keynes Dons.
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'''Dennis Booth''' (born April 9, 1949 in Stanley Common, England) is an English former footballer and coach.
Booth signed professional forms with Athletic in 1966, after rising through the schoolboy ranks. He remained there until 1971 where he signed for Blackpool for a fee of -7,000. He made 77 appearances and scored 5 goals during this time.
Booth played 12 games for the Tangerines before signing for Southend United in the same year of 1971.
Booth played 78 games and scored 1 goal for the Roots Hall outfit. In 1973 he signed for Lincoln City.
Booth spent 5 happy years at Lincoln and played 162 league games, he also chipped in with 9 league goals. He left to join Watford in 1977.
Booth spent 3 years at Watford and played 100 league games for them chipping in with 2 goals along the way. He left to join Hull in 1980.
Booth spent a total of 5 years as a player and accumalated 123 league games scoring 2 goals. He retired to join the coaching staff at Boothferry Park.
Booth was assistant manager to Brian Horton at Hull. In 1988, when Horton was sacked, Booth and Tom Wilson took over on a temporary basis.
Between 1992 and 1993, Booth managed Stafford Rangers. He left the club to become assistant manager to John Ward at Bristol Rovers. Two years later, he left to join Huddersfield Town as Brian Horton's assistant in 1995. He was sacked in 1997.
Booth joined Nuneaton Borough in the early 2000s as assistant manager.
Booth left the Nuneaton Borough coaching staff to become a scout for the England U21 side in July 2002.
He stepped down as Carlisle's assistant manager in June 2006 to join Preston North End.
Booth became Carlisle's temporary assistant manager in August 2007.
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'''Kevin Roberts''' (born August 17 1989) is an English professional footballer with Chester City. He has played as both a defender and midfielder. He is the cousin of Huddersfield Town goalkeeper Alex Smithies.
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Roberts, after appearing in several pre-season friendlies ahead of 2007-08 made his competitive first team debut for Chester City as a substitute against Nottingham Forest in the Carling Cup first round tie on August 14, 2007 at home. After the game ended goalless, Roberts braveley stepped up to take a penalty in the shoot-out but saw his effort saved as Chester went out 4-2 on penalties. Four days later he made his Football League debut in a 2-1 win at Rochdale, when he played the whole game.
Roberts' rise to prominence continued on September 1, 2007, when he came off the bench to score Chester's equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Rotherham United. His next goal enhanced his reputation further, as he scored a stunning volley in Chester's 2-2 derby draw with Wrexham on November 25, 2007. He went on to play regularly in the side for the remainder of the campaign, with several youth team contemporaries such as Paul McManus, Shaun Kelly and Glenn Rule joining him in the side. The following season again brought a regular starting place in the side in a defensive position, in a compaign that ended in relegation from Football League Two. He remained with the club as they began the following season in the Blue Square Premier League.
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'''David Grondin''' (born 8 May 1980 in Juvisy-sur-Orge) is a French football player. The left midfielder/winger currently plays for RAEC Mons in Belgium.
Grondin had previously played for AS Saint-Etienne, Arsenal (where he made one Premier League, two League Cup and one UEFA Champions League appearance), AS Cannes (on loan), KSK Beveren (on loan), Dunfermline Athletic (on loan, later made permanent) and Stade Brestois. On 6 August 2009 RAEC Mons have signed French winger from KV Mechelen for one season.
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'''Byron Curtis Moore''' (born August 24, 1988 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is an English footballer currently playing for Crewe Alexandra.
Moore began his career at the North Western club Crewe Alexandra as a trainee. The young Englishman made his debut for the Railwaymen against Brighton following a last minute injury to first team regular Ryan Lowe. Moore took the opportunity well, winning the "Man of the Match" award as his team came from behind to win the game 2-1. Unfortunately for Moore, during his second Crewe appearance in the League Cup against Hull City, he was stretchered off the pitch after he complained of a problem with his knee.
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'''James Walter "Jock" Robertson''' (21 February 1898 - 29 December 1970
Robertson was born in Chatham and shortly after the First World War played for local team Chatham Centrals. Upon his demobilisation from the Army in November 1919 he signed for professional club Gillingham,
At the end of the 1919-20 season, the Southern League Division One was absorbed into the Football League to form the new Third Division, and Robertson played in the club's first ever Football League match against Southampton on 28 August 1920.
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'''Thomas Edmund "Tom" Gilbey''' (born Bishop Auckland, 20 January 1898, died Bishop Auckland, 1962) was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for Gillingham. Although he only made 11 Football League appearances for the Kent club, he was notable for scoring the Gills' first ever league goal, against Southampton in August 1920.
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Born in Shoreham, Kent, Clark started out at Grays Thurrock before turning professional and joining Brentford in March 1927. He only played one League game for the Bees, before moving to Arsenal in May the same year. Mainly used as a wing half at Arsenal, he was mostly a reserve, only playing one first-team game, in a 4-1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on November 5, 1927.
He moved to Luton Town in November 1928 and spent three seasons there before joining Everton in 1931. He was a near ever-present as they won the 1931-32 First Division title. However he was forced out of the side by Cliff Britton and Joe Mercer and between 1932 and 1936 only played two League games. In 1936 he moved to Tranmere Rovers and won the 1937-38 Third Division North title.
He managed Gillingham for nineteen years, from 1939 to 1958. He also had a brief spell as acting manager of Sheffield United. He finished his career as a scout at Sheffield United. He died aged 62 in January 1967.
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'''Tommy Breen''' (27 April 1912, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland - 1988) is a former Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, amongst others, Belfast Celtic, Manchester United, Linfield and Shamrock Rovers. Breen was a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI.
Breen replaced Elisha Scott as first choice goalkeeper for both Belfast Celtic and the IFA XI and was rated by Billy Behan, one of his predecessors at Manchester United and a renowned scout, as one of the best goalkeepers Ireland ever produced. He was also the first Manchester United player ever to play for an FAI XI. During his career, Breen was involved in several controversies. In November 1937 he turned down the chance to play for the FAI XI in a 1938 World Cup qualifier in order to play for the IFA XI in the 1938 British Home Championship. Then in 1944 he transferred from Belfast Celtic to their rivals Linfield in a dispute about money.
Breen began his career playing as a forward for local teams, Drogheda Commercials and Drogheda United. However a leg injury temporarily prevented him from playing upfront and, rather than miss playing, he switched positions and became a goalkeeper. Then in 1929 he was signed as an amateur by Newry Town.
In 1932 Breen signed for Belfast Celtic and subsequently represented the Irish League XI within months of arriving at the club. During his first season he also collected his first Irish League winners medal. Together with Jackie Brown, Jimmy McAlinden, Billy McMillan, Jackie Vernon and Charlie Tully, he was a prominent member of the Celtic team managed by Elisha Scott. This team dominated the Irish League before and during the Second World War. After a spell at Manchester United, Breen returned to Celtic during the Second World War, and in 1941 helped them win the Irish Cup when they beat Linfield.
Breen signed for Manchester United in 1936 and was beaten within a minute of his debut, on November 28 against Leeds United in 2-1 away defeat. Despite his best efforts, Breen could not stop United from being relegated at the end of the 1936-37 season. However the following season, with a team that also included, Johnny Carey, Harry Baird, Tommy Bamford, Jack Rowley and Stan Pearson, Breen helped United gain promotion back to the First Division. During his time with United, he played in 65 league games for the club. He also played 6 games for United in the FA Cup. However the competition was not kind to Breen. On January 30 1937 he featured in a 5-0 defeat to Arsenal in the fourth round. Then a year later on February 22 1938 in a tie against Barnsley, Breen touched a long throw-in into his own goal.
In 1944 Breen left Belfast Celtic for the second time, after a dispute about wages. He then joined their local rivals, Linfield. Breen subsequently captained a Linfield team that also included Davy Walsh, to two successive Irish Cup victories, winning 4-2 against Glentoran in 1945 and 3-0 against Distillery in 1946. In 1946 Manchester United attempted to re-sign Breen but Linfield were unwilling to accept the -1,000 valuation. However he then joined Shamrock Rovers on a free transfer.
Breen spent just one season, 1946-47, at Shamrock Rovers where he played alongside Paddy Coad. During his season at Rovers he was recalled to the FAI XI and played for the League of Ireland XI on three occasions.
After just one season with Shamrock Rovers, Breen returned to the Irish League and signed for Glentoran. However he made just 14 league appearances for the Glens before dislocating the cartilage in his knee during a match against Bangor. Unable to continue playing, he later claimed -175 from Glentoran under the Workman's Compensation Act
When Breen began his international career in 1935 there were in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Breen played for both teams.
In November 1937 Breen was caught in the middle of a dispute between the FAI and the IFA when both associations wanted him to play for their respective national teams within the same week. Breen was called up by the FAI XI to play in a 1938 World Cup qualifier against Norway on November 7. However the IFA XI also called him up to play in a 1938 British Home Championship game against Scotland on November 10.
The IFA-s own rules, however, stated that a player must not play for three days before an international fixture. Thus if Breen lined out for the FAI XI against Norway he would have been ineligible to play for the IFA XI against Scotland. As a result when the IFA offered Breen a place in their team, it came with the condition that he drop out of the FAI XI. Breen-s club at the time, Manchester United, even offered to arrange for him to travel from Dublin to Aberdeen after the first game, but the rival associations failed to reach an agreement. Breen eventually opted to play for the IFA XI, and helped them gain a 1-1 draw, but the decision cost him his place in the FAI XI.
Between 1935 and 1946, Breen made 13 appearances for the IFA XI. He made his international debut in a 2-1 defeat to England on February 6 1935. Later in the same year, on May 11 at Goodison Park, Breen also played for an Ireland/Wales XI in a 10-2 defeat against an English League XI. During the seasons approaching the Second World War, Breen established himself as the IFA XI-s first choice keeper, making 9 appearances between 1935 and 1939. On September 9 1944 at Windsor Park, Breen played for the IFA XI in an 8-4 defeat against a ''Combined Services XI''. This team was basically a Great Britain XI and featured, among others, Matt Busby, Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton and Stan Mortensen. During the 1945-46 season he also played in the three Victory internationals. He made his last appearance for the IFA XI in a 1-0 win against Wales on May 4 1946. This was the only time Breen featured in a winning IFA XI.
Between 1937 and 1947 Breen made 5 appearances for the FAI XI. He made his first two appearances for the FAI XI in May 1937 while playing for Manchester United and as a result became the first United player to play for an FAI XI. The FAI had organised a European tour with a squad that included Breen, Paddy Farrell, Jackie Brown and Jimmy Dunne. Breen subsequently made his debut for the FAI XI on May 17 in a 1-0 win against Switzerland. A week later, on May 23, he also helped the FAI XI defeat France 2-0. After his fall out with the FAI in 1937, Breen did not play for the FAI XI again until 1946, making his last three appearances while at Shamrock Rovers. On September 30 1946 he made his comeback in a 1-0 defeat to England at Dalymount Park. Then on March 2 1947 he helped the FAI XI to a respectable 3-2 win against Spain. On May 4 1947 he made his last appearance for the FAI XI in 2-0 defeat against Portugal.
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'''Roger Doughty''' (1868 - 19 December 1914) was a Welsh association footballer who played as an outside left for Druids before joining Newton Heath in June 1886. He was part of the Heathens' team that joined the Football Alliance in 1889, but left in 1892. He returned for one season in 1896-97.
Although he was born in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, Doughty played for the Welsh national team. He made his debut in a match against Ireland in March 1888, a match in which his brother Jack also played. Wales won the match 11-0, with the Doughty brothers scoring six of the goals between them; Roger scored two of the goals, Jack scored four.
He died in Manchester on 19 December 1914.
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'''Jack David Collison''' (born 2 October 1988, Watford, England) is an English-born Welsh international footballer who plays for West Ham United as a midfielder. Collison is a product of West Ham's famous youth academy and has quickly progressed from trainee to playing first team football in the Premier League since joining at age sixteen. He is eligible to play for the Wales national football team as his grandfather was born in Bedwellty, Wales. Although a left midfielder by choice, he is able to play in any midfield position and usually plays out wide for West Ham or centre midfield for Wales.
As a youngster, Collison started out at Peterborough and later Cambridge United, but was forced to find another club when the U's announced their disbanding of the youth set-up after being relegated from The Football League due to financial problems. The sixteen-year-old was offered a trial with West Ham and impressed Academy director Tony Carr enough to be offered a first year scholarship.
Collison continued his development under Carr and his staff at Little Heath before being made reserve team captain at the start of the 2007-08 season.
A dream summer was completed as Collison signed a new five-year contract with the Hammers shortly before joining the first-team squad on the pre-season tour of North America. There, he appeared as a second-half substitute in the 3-1 win over MLS side Columbus Crew and 3-2 defeat by the MLS All-Stars. The 2008-09 season began with Collison in Alex Dyer's reserve team, and a loan move to League One promotion-chasers Peterborough had been lined up. However, an impressive substitute appearance in the 2-0 Premier League loss at Manchester United on 29 October coupled by injury problems in the midfield convinced manager Gianfranco Zola that Collison would be better served by remaining at Chadwell Heath and training with the first-team squad.
Collison repaid Zola's faith with more solid performances. He scored his first goal for West Ham, an 18-yard strike, on 8 November against Everton in a 3-1 loss at Upton Park after coming on as a substitute for the injured Matthew Upson to make his home debut.
In the away win at Wigan Athletic three days later, Collison dislocated his kneecap while attempting to chest down a long ball and was ruled out for six weeks. He returned to the team in May two months later, coming on as a late substitute in the 1-0 win away at Stoke City. On 24 May, he finished the season on a high by assisting Junior Stanislas to score the winner in a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough.
Collison was chosen as Young Hammer Of The Year by Tony Carr.
On 23 August 2009 Collison played 89 minutes of the 2009-10 Premier League fixture against Tottenham before learning that his father had been killed in a motorcycle accident while travelling to the game. Two days later, he started a League Cup tie against Millwall that went into extra time and ended 3-1 to West Ham. His teammates all wore black armbands to show their support and fans applauded him when the team entered the stadium. The match also featured a number of pitch invasions and violent clashes between fans outside the ground. After full-time, Collison left the pitch in tears visibly upset. During the post-match interview, manager Gianfranco Zola complimented Collison's character in light of his father's death.
After missing most of September's games due to the recurrence of the knee injury suffered at Wigan last season, Collison returned to training in October and made his comeback in the 9 October behind-closed-doors friendly against French side Valenciennes, scoring a goal himself, and then marked his return to league action by making the starting eleven in the away loss at Stoke City eight days later. Since then he has retained his place in the starting line-up.
A right-footed midfielder, he has made the left midfield position his own since the end of 2008. He scored his first goal of the season in the 3-3 away draw at Hull City.
Collison is eligible to play for Wales through his grandfather who was born in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire and is related to John Gwilliam, a former captain of the Wales rugby union team. Though born in England, Collison chose to play for Wales due to Welsh ancestry on his mother's side. His then-West Ham teammate and current Wales captain Craig Bellamy had alerted Wales youth coach Brian Flynn about Collison's eligibility. After observing the nineteen-year-old, Flynn named him in the squad to face the Bosnia-Herzegovina Under-21's in a UEFA European U-21 Championship qualifier.
In November 2007, Collison made his debut for the Wales Under-21 team in that match and scored in a 4-0 rout over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the European Championship qualifying. He made further appearances in the 4-2 win over France Under-21 in November 2007, against Malta Under-21 in February 2008. In March, he scored his second international goal, against Bosnia-Herzegovina Under-21. He was in the squad that narrowly lost to England Under-21 in the qualification play-offs and were denied a place in the 2009 European Championships. While in the U21s, he formed a burgeoning partnership with Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal in central midfield and is likely to continue the partnership in the senior team.
Collison made his senior debut for Wales in an away friendly win against Iceland on 29 May 2008. Bellamy praised the young midfielder saying, "I've seen him every afternoon at West Ham and he does extra training. If you want to give this career a good go then you get the rewards and that seems to be how Jack is looking at it." After the death of Collison's father, national team coach John Toshack gave him the choice whether to make himself available for selection. Having played in West Ham's last two games, he declared himself available for the qualifier against Russia. This match would confirm Collison as a full Wales international as his previous six caps all came in friendlies. He did not play, however, as he had to attend his father's funeral which took place on the day of the match. With the recurrence of the knee injury, he was ruled out of Wales' qualifying campaign that ultimately ended with a fourth place finish in the group.
As he has yet to make an appearance in an official competitive match, he is still eligible to switch allegiances under FIFA rules. After U-21 defender Rhys Williams chose to play for Australia, his birth country, at senior level, there was speculation that Collison may do the same and opt to play for England. Nevertheless, Collison has repeatedly stated that he is fully committed to Wales.
With Collison back to full fitness, Toshack named him in the 23-man squad for the 14 November friendly against Scotland. Flynn also named him amongst 11 other senior internationals in the preliminary squad to face the Bosnia-Herzegovina Under-21's in a qualifier on 18 November. Collison ended up having to withdraw after picking up a knock during the weekend match against Everton.
In November Collison was in the final nomination for the Welsh Young Player of the Year award along with Simon Church and Aaron Ramsey.
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'''Daniel Wring''' (born October 26, 1986) is an English former professional footballer currently playing for Clevedon Town. He is a midfielder.
Wring began his career as a trainee with Bristol City. He made his league debut, while still a trainee, as a late substitute for Joe Anyinsah on May 7, 2005 in City's 3-2 win away to Sheffield Wednesday. He turned professional in April 2006, but failed to add to his single first team appearance for City and was released at the end of the 2006-07 season.
Wring joined Torquay United in June 2007, making his Conference National debut as a second-half substitute for Danny Stevens in Torquay's 3-1 win away to Northwich Victoria on August 18, 2007. He played just six times for Torquay, all as a substitute, and left the club by mutual consent on January 31, 2008. He joined Team Bath and was a regular member of their side that won promotion to the Conference South.
In the 2008 close season he had trials with Worcester City, Weston-super-Mare and Newport County , eventually signing for Newport. However, he left in August 2008 to join Mangotsfield United, leaving them in December 2008 to join local rivals Clevedon Town.
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'''Emmanuel Sarki''' (born: 26 December 1987) is a football player from Kaduna, in Nigeria. His position is in the midfield. Sarki currently plays for KVC Westerlo in Belgium currently on loan from Chelsea F.C..
He began his career at Ranchers Bees. Later, in 2002 he transferred to Gowis International.
In 2003 was scouted and signed by Chelsea F.C.. The London-based club then loaned him to Ajax Cape Town in July 2004; he played in South Africa until September 2005. He was loaned to Lyn Oslo in September 2005. He returned to Chelsea F.C. in December after 3 months in Norway.
In January 2006 moved to KVC Westerlo on loan.
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'''Masilo Michael Modubi''' (born April 22, 1985 in Polokwane, Limpopo) is a South African football (soccer) player. The defensive midfielder currently plays for KVC Westerlo in Belgium.
He began his career 1992 by Real Gunners later in January 1995 moved to Ria Stars, from the Pietersburg based team was 1996 scouted from Transnet Sport School of Excellence in 2003 was sold to Chelsea F.C.. The London based club loaned him in July 2003 to K.V.C. Westerlo.
-DOCSTART-	12809676
'''Richard Daniel "Dan" Tremelling''' (12 November 1897 - 15 August 1978) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made nearly 450 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham and Bury, including more than 300 in the First Division, and was capped for England.
His younger brother, Billy, played for Blackpool and Preston North End as a defender.
Tremelling was born in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire. He first played for his local team, Langwith Colliery Junction Wagon Works, as a fullback, but went in goal when they were hit by injuries. He turned professional with Lincoln City in August 1918, but moved to Birmingham before league football resumed after the First World War. He went straight in as first choice goalkeeper, and remained so for eleven seasons, until Harry Hibbs took over in the 1929-30 season. He won his only full cap for England on 28 November 1927, a 2-1 defeat to Wales played at Turf Moor, Burnley. He moved to Bury in May 1932, but returned to Birmingham in June 1936 as assistant trainer, a position which he held for five years.
After retiring from football he went into the licensed trade. He died in Birmingham aged 80.
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'''Ritchie Ria Alfons De Laet''' (born 28 November 1988) is a Belgian footballer who plays for English side Manchester United as a defender who can play anywhere along the back four.
Born in Antwerp, De Laet signed for Stoke City for an initial -100,000 fee, on 17 August 2007, from Belgian club Royal Antwerp, penning a three-year deal.
In July 2008, De Laet joined Bournemouth on trial, and played his first game in a friendly against Portsmouth, a 4-1 defeat. However, he later returned to Stoke City. In October 2008, he joined Wrexham on a one-month loan deal, making his debut in a 2-0 victory over Lewes in the Conference National. He made a total of three appearances during his time at the club before his loan spell was terminated in order for him to undergo a hernia operation.
On 8 January 2009, De Laet was signed by Premier League champions Manchester United on a three-year contract. The fee to be paid by Manchester United will depend on De Laet's performances for the club. After joining United, De Laet played exclusively for the club's reserve team. In March 2009, De Laet was named as one of five over-age players in the Manchester United under-18 squad for the Torneo Calcio Memorial Claudio Sassi-Sassuolo; he played in three of the five matches, and scored a penalty in the 5-3 semi-final shootout win over Modena to take the Red Devils into the final, in which they beat Ajax 1-0.
De Laet made his first appearance for the Manchester United first team on 24 May 2009, when he was named at left back for the last game of the 2008-09 Premier League season against Hull City. In the 2009-10 season, De Laet featured in the League Cup, coming on as a substitute against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Barnsley in the Third and Fourth Rounds and starting against Tottenham Hotspur in the Fifth. Despite a defensive injury crisis in November 2009, Alex Ferguson preferred to bring midfielder Michael Carrick on for Gary Neville ahead of De Laet, after the United captain suffered a groin strain in the next league match away to West Ham on 5 December. He then played first league game of 2009-10 season on 15 December against Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played his second league game against Fulham on 19th December which ended in a 3-0 defeat.
A few days after his Manchester United debut, De Laet was called up for Belgium's Kirin Cup matches against Chile and Japan. He made his debut in the match against Chile on 29 May 2009. He is a regular for the under-21s in the 2011 European Championship qualifying.
-DOCSTART-	12812690
'''Malcolm Beard''' (born 3 May 1942) is an English former professional footballer born in Cannock, Staffordshire who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half. He spent the vast majority of his playing career at Birmingham City, for whom he made 405 appearances in all competitions, and also played for Aston Villa. He went on to coach in England and abroad, and was employed as chief scout by Leicester City and Aston Villa. He was capped for England at youth level.
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'''Cyril Trigg''' (8 April 1917 - 9 April 1993)
Trigg was born in Measham, Leicestershire. He spent the whole of his League career - nineteen years - at Birmingham City for whom he made 291 appearances and scored 72 goals in all competitions. The Second World War started when he was 22 years old, so his career was severely disrupted by the conflict, in which he served in the Royal Air Force in India and Burma.
He moved to Stourbridge F.C. in 1954 as player-coach, and retired in 1957. He died in Birmingham aged 76.
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'''John Archer''' (born June 18, 1941 in Biddulph, Staffordshire) was a former professional footballer who played as a forward for five professional teams, before becoming manager of Sandbach Ramblers.
Archer graduated through the Port Vale junior squad to sign as a professional in July 1958. In three years he made only ten appearances and moved on to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic on a free transfer in May 1961. He then moved on to Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town (loan) and Chesterfield.
-DOCSTART-	12816181
'''William Howard T. "Billy" Walton''' (August 6, 1871 - February 10, 1963) was an English footballer who played for Small Heath (now Birmingham City) for fourteen years. He made 232 appearances and scored 70 goals in all competitions.
Walton was born in Hockley Brook, Birmingham. He followed Small Heath from a young age; as a 14-year-old he watched the then Small Heath Alliance outclassed 4-0 by West Bromwich Albion in the semi-final of the 1886 FA Cup. On leaving school he trained to be a silversmith in the Hockley area of Birmingham now known as the Jewellery Quarter, and remained employed in that trade while playing football part-time.
In his younger days he played at inside forward. He was skilful on the ball with good movement and shooting ability. In Small Heath's first season in the Second Division, 1892-93, the front three of Walton, Frank Mobley and Fred Wheldon scored over 50 goals between them in a 22-game season; the following season the same trio scored 62 goals in the 28 games, Walton contributing 16 in 20. Later in his career he moved back to wing half, where his tireless encouragement of the younger players earned him the nickname "Mother".
Walton's support for Birmingham was life-long. He was a guest of the club for the official opening of the St Andrews ground on Boxing Day 1906, and helped clear snow from pitch and terraces so that the match could go ahead. He attended both of the FA Cup Finals involving Birmingham, in 1931 and 1956, and visited St Andrews regularly until not long before his death.
He died in Dudley Road Hospital, Winson Green, Birmingham, at the age of 91.
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'''David Wayne Norton''' (born March 3, 1965 in Cannock, England) is a former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder.
His career started at Aston Villa before moving on to Notts County, Hull City, Northampton Town and finally Hereford United before taking out an insurance payout because of injury which brought an end to his professional career.
After surgery David was able to play again at non-league level and after leaving Hereford United signed for Cheltenham Town helping them win the Football Conference but because he had taken an insurance payout on his injury he was not able to play when the club were promoted to the Football League. Moving on firstly to Yeovil Town then Forest Green Rovers, Tamworth and finally Gainsborough Trinity.
His brother Trace Norton also played for Aston Villa youth team before later playing for Exmouth Town and later becoming an accountant.
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'''Alex Bain''' (born January 22, 1936) was a former professional footballer, who played for teams in both Scotland & England.
-DOCSTART-	12822445
'''Michael James "Mike" Barry''' (born May 22, 1953 in Hull) was a former professional footballer midfielder.
Barry played for Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United & Bristol Rovers in England before moving to the United States to play for the Columbus Magic of the American Soccer League. In 1975, he played on loan from Carlisle United to the Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League. He later played indoor football for the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League before finishing with the Columbus Capitals of the minor league American Indoor Soccer Association.
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'''Roderick Michael "Rod" Belfitt''' (born October 30, 1945 in Doncaster) is a former professional footballer who played for many English football teams.
Belfitt was on Arsenal's books as an amateur before joining Leeds United, aged 17. During his 8 years at Leeds they were one of the dominant teams in Europe and he didn't achieve a regular first team place. However, Belfitt still scored 33 goals from 128 appearances for Leeds, Belfitt appeared for Leeds as a substitute in the 1968 Football League Cup Final against Arsenal.
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'''Graham Thomas Bell''' (born March 30, 1955 in Middleton, Lancashire) is a former professional footballer who played for many teams in North West England.
He started his professional career with Oldham Athletic, where his father Tommy had been a stalwart full back in the years after World War 2. Before he was spotted by the Oldham club at the age of 17, he had been working as an apprentice coach builder and playing for local club Chadderton F.C. Two years after signing amateur forms for Oldham, he made his entry into professional league football on August 31st, 1974, in a 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers. This was right at the beginning of Oldham's first season in the old 2nd Division for 40 years, and he was to play regularly from then on. During his first season in professional football Graham's performances caught the eye of England manager Don Revie, who placed him on standby for the full England squad. Never the biggest player around, his workrate and stamina couldn't be faulted, and his red hair also helped to make made him stand out in the Oldham midfield for the next five years, before he was transferred to Preston North End in March 1979 for what was then the considerable fee of -80,000.
After 143 games for Preston, which were interrupted by a brief loan spell at Huddersfield Town, he moved to Carlisle United in 1983, but was soon back in Lancashire with Bolton Wanderers. His two years at Bolton were followed by a season at Tranmere Rovers, before he moved into non-league football with Hyde United in 1987, having played in a total of 463 matches in the Football League.
Following a short stay at Hyde, in January 1988 he again followed his father's footsteps when he moved to Mossley as player-assistant manager - his father having played there before joining Oldham in 1946 then returning again for the 1958-9 season.
Graham went back to Hyde after the 1988-89 season for a two-season stint which would see him briefly serving as player-manager, returned to Mossley for the 1991-92 season and finished his playing career with a brief spell at Horwich RMI in 1992.
Graham features amongst both 'The Legends of Oldham Athletic' and 'The 100 Greatest PNE Post War Players'.
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'''Henry McStay''' (born 6 March 1985) is a football player from Lurgan in Northern Ireland, who currently plays for Morecambe F.C. in England. His preferred position is right back, though in recent times has played in a central defensive role.
Henry began his club career with Leeds United without ever breaking through in to the first team, this was primarily due to the abundance of riches Leeds had in Henry's position at the time, players such as Lucas Radebe, Jonathan Woodgate and Rio Ferdinand already established centre backs for the Whites.
Henry went on loan to Halifax Town for a short period in search of first team football. His loan move ended in November 2004 after suffering a knee injury.
When his contract with Leeds ended, he joined Portadown in his native Ireland, turning down offers from Aberdeen F.C., Bohemian F.C. or Finn Harps F.C..
After impressing for Portadown, Henry got the chance to move to Royal Antwerp FC. However due to homesickness, McStay ended his contract with the Belgian club at the end of January 2008 and went in search of a new start in Britain.
In January 2008, Henry moved to Morecambe F.C.. In April, he signed a new two year contract with Morecambe.
Henry played international football for Northern Ireland's Under 17's before opting for the Republic of Ireland. A strong defender who played for the Republic's Under 19's and Under 21's, he is also an expert penalty taker.
He was one of the stars as Ireland won the European Youth Olympic Festival in Spain in 2001.
Henry made his Republic of Ireland Under 21 debut v Portugal U21's on 24 February 2004.
On 25 March 2005, in a 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying match against Israel U21, Henry conceded an own goal while trying to clear the ball in the 6th minute, deflecting the ball into the net. However, he redeemed himself by scoring a goal with a header via Willo Flood's free-kick in the 35th minute. However, Ireland U21 lost the match 3-1.
-DOCSTART-	12824284
'''William Ralston Murray''' "'''Willie'''" '''Buchan''' (October 17, 1914 - July 6, 2003) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He played for Celtic, Blackpool, Hull City, Gateshead, Coleraine and East Stirlingshire.
Buchan signed professional forms with Celtic in 1933 and spent four years with the Glasgow club, winning the Scottish Premier League championship with them in 1935-36 and the Scottish Cup in 1937.
In 1937, Buchan signed for Joe Smith's Blackpool for -10,000,
The following season, 1938-39, he finished joint-top scorer again, this time with new signing Jock Dodds, the pair scoring ten goals apiece. During the first of six seasons of inter-war football that followed, Buchan returned to Glasgow in an attempt to re-join Celtic, but the club showed little enthusiasm.
At the end of the war, Buchan returned to Blackpool. In Buchan's final season at the seaside, 1947-48, he made fourteen appearances in a start-stop season, his place in the line-up restricted due to the form of Stan Mortensen, Stanley Matthews and Ernie Taylor.
Buchan joined Hull for the start of the 1948-49 campaign. In his only season with the club, he made forty league appearances, scoring twelve goals.
In 1949, he joined Gateshead, with whom he made 88 league appearances and scored 16 goals. After a short spell as player-manager of Northern Irish club Coleraine, Buchan finished his career in his native Scotland with East Stirlingshire.
-DOCSTART-	12824509
'''Tim Buzaglo''' (born 12 June 1961 in Gibraltar) is an ex-semi professional footballer for Woking F.C.. A free scoring striker, his moment of glory came in the F.A. Cup 3rd Round in 1991 at West Bromwich Albion. Trailing 1-0 at half time, many Woking fans were either fearing the worst or conceding that "it'd be nice if we got a goal", but expecting nothing more. In the second half, Buzaglo ran rampant, scoring a hat-trick to help Woking to a 4-2 win. In the 4th round tie, Woking narrowly lost 1-0 to Everton.
Buzaglo earned himself national plaudits from public and press alike and is considered at Woking to be a club legend. He was placed in the FA's Team of Heroes to commemorate 125 years of the FA Cup in 2006.
Soon afterwards Buzaglo suffered a serious injury, and he left Woking after a failed comeback attempt.
He also played World Cup cricket for Gibraltar.
-DOCSTART-	12824666
'''John William Bettany''' (born 16 December 1937 in Maltby, South Yorkshire) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a wing half for Huddersfield Town, Barnsley and Rotherham United in the 1960s and 1970s.
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'''James Patrick Stephen "Jim" Branagan''' (born 3 July 1955 in Urmston, Lancashire) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Oldham Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End and York City, and in South Africa for Cape Town City. He is the son of Manchester City centre half Ken Branagan.
-DOCSTART-	12825030
'''Ronald Stewart "Ronnie" Burke''' (13 August 1921 - December 2003) was a footballer who played for Manchester United, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United & Exeter City.
-DOCSTART-	12825334
'''Gerry Burrell''' (born September 6, 1926 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a former professional footballer who played professional football in Scotland & England during the 1940s & 1950s.
He was selected to play for the Third Division North representative team in 1956/57.
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'''Mick Butler''' (born 27 January 1951 in Barnsley) is an English former professional footballer who made 350 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker for Barnsley, Huddersfield Town, Bournemouth and Bury during the 1970s and 1980s.
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'''Terence "Terry" Caldwell''' (born 5 December 1938 in Wakefield) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Carlisle United and Barrow.
-DOCSTART-	12825731
'''Nicholas Ferenc "Nicky" Deverdics''' (born 24 November 1987 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear) is an English footballer, currently playing for Barnet after being released by Gretna.
Deverdics began his career as a trainee with Newcastle United, but was released at the end of the 2005-06 season. He joined Gateshead, leaving to join Bedlington Terriers in December 2006 and in March 2007 moved to Gretna.
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'''Alan Nicholls''' (23 August 1973 - 25 November 1995) was an English football goalkeeper.
Alan started his career as a trainee at Wolverhampton Wanderers but never made the first team. He later played for non-league clubs Cradley Town and Cheltenham Town, before returning to the professional ranks when he was signed by Peter Shilton, who was then manager of Plymouth Argyle, for -15,000 before the start of the 1993/94 season. During his time at Plymouth, Alan's form was so impressive that Shilton was forced to play him - even though Shilton was himself chasing the 1,000 league appearances record. After his first season in professional football, Alan was called up to the England Under-21 team and played in the Toulon Tournament in the summer of 1994.
In his two years at Plymouth, Nicholls played 79 games for the club, gaining a reputation as a brilliant but larger-than-life footballer who was often in trouble off the pitch. After Shilton left Plymouth, Nicholls struggled with injuries and clashed with new manager Neil Warnock - who was keen to bring his own players into the club.
In 1995, Nicholls was released by Warnock after a series of off-the-pitch indiscretions. He subsequently moved to Gillingham, and was technically still on trial at Priestfield Stadium when Stalybridge Celtic contacted the club to ask if they could borrow him to cover a suspension.
On 25 November 1995, Alan played for Stalybridge in a 3-1 win at Dover Athletic. After the game, Alan left with his friend Scott Lindsey, and Scott's brother, Matthew, and their father. Alan travelled in the car with Scott and his father, while Matthew followed on his motorbike. About an hour into their journey, Alan offered to travel on the back of Matthew's motorbike to keep him company. Soon afterwards, Matthew lost control of the bike near Peterborough and careered off the road. Alan and Matthew were killed instantly.
Alan is buried in the grounds of St Paul's Church, Blackheath. The Three Lions emblem of the England national team is engraved on his headstone, as well as an action shot of him in goal.
In a 2007 web poll, Alan Nicholls was named Plymouth Argyle's second-best goalkeeper of all time, behind Jim Furnell, and is still remembered fondly by Plymouth fans.
-DOCSTART-	12825995
'''Robert McFaul "Bobby" Campbell''' (born 13 September 1956) is a former Northern Irish professional footballer who played for many clubs in England and won two caps for Northern Ireland. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
He is Bradford City's all-time leading goalscorer. Whilst at Bradford he won the Football League Division Three title in 1984-85. On the last day of that successful season his day was to turn into a nightmare when 56 spectators were killed in a horrendous stand fire while playing Lincoln City.
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'''Francis Joseph''' "'''Frank'''" '''O'Donnell''' (31 August 1911 - 4 September 1952) was a Scottish professional footballer. He was the older brother of fellow footballer Hugh O'Donnell. The siblings stayed together for the first sixteen years of their careers, both playing concurrently for Celtic, Preston North End and Blackpool. He also made six appearances for the Scotland national team.
For Celtic, O'Donnell made 78 league appearances and scored 51 goals, which equated to an average of a goal every 1.5 games.
His scoring touch remained when he signed for Preston North End in 1935, netting 36 goals in 92 league games, and scored Preston's consolation goal in the 1937 FA Cup Final defeat to Sunderland.
In 1937, O'Donnell signed for Preston's arch-rivals, Blackpool. He made his debut on 4 December 1937, in a draw at Middlesbrough. He scored his first goal for the club two weeks later, in a 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion. He went on to score another nine goals in his remaining fourteen games of the season.
The following season, 1938-39, O'Donnell scored seven goals in thirteen appearances, including a hat-trick in a 5-1 victory over Chelsea at Bloomfield Road on 8 October 1938.
O'Donnell left Blackpool during the 1945-46 season, the final inter-war campaign, and signed for Aston Villa. In his one season at Villa Park, he scored fourteen goals in 29 league appearances.
O'Donnell finished his playing career with Nottingham Forest in 1947. He died just five years later, on 4 September 1952, aged 41.
Following his -10,000 transfer to Blackpoolin November 1937, O'Donnell represented Scotland on two occasions, adding to the four appearances made while with Preston North End, scoring goals in each of his first two appearances, against England and Austria
Upon retiring, O'Donnell managed one club, Buxton, between 1947 and 1952.
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'''Brian Donald Clark''' (born 13 January, 1943 in Bristol) is a former English professional footballer. He is probably most famous for scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory for Cardiff City against Real Madrid in the first leg of the European Cup Winners Cup quarter-final in 1971.
The son of former Bristol City player Don Clark, he signed professional terms at the club in March 1960 before making his debut for the club in 1961 during a 3-0 victory over Brentford on the final day of the season. It was during the 1962-63 season that he established himself in the side, finishing as the clubs top scorer with 23 goals. He continued to score regularly for the side and helped the side gain promotion to Division Two during the 1964-65 season, again finishing as the clubs top scorer with 24 goals. In October 1966 he left Bristol City to sign for Huddersfield Town in exchange for John Quigley.
Clark failed to settle at the Yorkshire club and, after two years, was snapped up by Cardiff City manager Jimmy Scoular for -8,000. Scoring twice on his debut during a 4-3 win over Derby County, he went on to form a lethal partnership with John Toshack, ending the season with 17 goals and his first Welsh Cup winners medal. Clark finished as the clubs top scorer for the next two seasons, as well as scoring 5 times in a single match against Barmouth & Dyffryn, falling short of Derek Tapscott's club record of goals in a game by just one. It was during the 1970-71 season that he achieved probably the high point of his career when he headed in the only goal of the first leg against Real Madrid in a 1-0 win during the European Cup Winners Cup quarter-final. The following year he again finished as Cardiff's top scorer, the third successive year he had done so, before he and Ian Gibson were surprisingly sold to Bournemouth for a combined fee of -100,000.
Clark spent one year at Bournemouth, followed by a spell at Millwall, before he returned to Ninian Park to play for Cardiff again. His second spell at the club lasted just a single season but he still managed to help the club win promotion to Division Two. He left the club to sign for Newport County before finishing his career with a number of player-manager roles at several Welsh Premier League sides.
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'''David Savage''' (born July 30, 1973 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Southern League Premier Division side Oxford City, where he plays as a midfielder. Savage left Oxford United after being their Player of the Year to reunite with manager Ian Atkins at Bristol Rovers. He enjoyed a reasonably good spell of two years at Rovers before moving back North for family reasons.
He earned 5 caps playing for his country .
Made a scoring League of Ireland debut for Kilkenny City A.F.C. on the 7th of October 1990.
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'''Hugh O'Donnell''' (February 15, 1913 - May 9, 1965) was a Scottish professional footballer. He was the younger brother of fellow footballer Frank O'Donnell. The siblings stayed together for the first sixteen years of their careers, both playing concurrently for Celtic, Preston North End and Blackpool.
O'Donnell made over one hundred league appearances for Preston between 1935 and 1938, scoring 29 goals, before signing for the club's arch-rivals, Blackpool. He made his debut for Blackpool in a goalless draw with Bolton Wanderers at Bloomfield Road on March 18, 1939. He went on to play in the remaining nine games of the season, in the number-11 shirt, and scored their goal in a 2-1 defeat at Arsenal on April 10, 1939.
The following season, 1939-40, was the first season of regional competitions, brought about by the outbreak of World War II in September 1939.
O'Donnell's final game in a Blackpool shirt took place on November 23, 1946, in a 4-2 defeat at Leeds United, his only appearance of the season. He scored the first of Blackpool's goals.
Rochdale became his fourth club, in 1946, and he went on to make forty league appearances for them, scoring fourteen goals.
O'Donnell brought his career to a close with Halifax Town in 1948.
-DOCSTART-	12826923
'''Brian Paul McGorry''' (born April 16, 1970 in Liverpool, England) is a former professional footballer, who played most of his career as a midfielder.
McGorry began his career as an apprentice with Liverpool, but on failing to make the grade joined Weymouth, who he left to join Bournemouth for a fee of -30,000 in August 1991. He played 61 times for the Cherries before a -60,000 move to Peterborough United in February 1994. Although a regular in the Posh side, he left to join Wycombe Wanderers on a free transfer in August 1995, but struggled to settle into the first team, making only four appearances (all as substitute) in nearly two seasons.
He joined Cardiff City on loan in March 1996, and left Wycombe to join Hereford United on transfer deadline day in March 1997 to strengthen a weak midfield. Hereford were relegated at the end of the season, but he remained at Edgar Street during their first season in the Conference before moving to Torquay United on a free transfer in July 1998. He played 34 times the following season, but was released by Wes Saunders and joined Telford United in August 1999. He settled in well at Telford, and was made club captain of a side including another former Torquay player Simon Travis. He remained part-time when Telford went professional, his commitments as a personal trainer ruling out a return to full-time football. On the 17th of July 2001 he left Telford on a free transfer to join Southport.
He had a spell on loan with Woking and in January 2002 joined his former Southport manager Mark Wright at Chester City. In May 2002 McGorry was transfer-listed by Chester and was released by mutual consent in July 2002. He joined Tamworth that August. In July 2003 he moved to Nuneaton Borough as player-coach. He was transfer-listed in October 2004 and was released in May 2005.
In January 2006 he joined the coaching staff at Vauxhall Motors.
Since retiring from professional football, McGorry started his own business in his native Liverpool. He is the founder member and owner of a company called Executive Personal Training.
-DOCSTART-	12827105
'''Leslie Hines''' (born January 7, 1977 in Iserlohn, Germany) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Southern League Premier Division side Bromsgrove Rovers, where he plays as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	12827195
'''David Cork''' (born October 28, 1962 in Doncaster) was a former professional footballer who played for many English sides in the 1980s.
Having played for Yorkshire Schoolboys, Cork was signed by Arsenal in 1978 on schoolboy forms, turning professional in 1980. Mainly a reserve-team player during his time at the club, he made his debut on December 17, 1983 against Watford in the First Division, a game Arsenal won 3-1. He made eight appearances in the 1983-84 season, scoring one goal against Southampton in December 1983, with the last one coming against Liverpool on 11 February 1984. However he did not play a single match during 1984-85 and he was released by the club in summer of 1985.
Cork went on to play for Huddersfield Town, West Bromwich Albion (on loan), Scunthorpe United and Darlington.
-DOCSTART-	12827330
'''Terence Stuart "Terry" Eccles''' (born 2 March 1952 in Leeds) is an English former footballer who played 274 games and scored 77 goals in the Football League playing as a striker for Blackburn Rovers, Mansfield Town, Huddersfield Town and York City.
-DOCSTART-	12827550
'''Barry Endean''' (born 22 March 1946 in Chester-le-Street, County Durham) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Watford, Charlton Athletic, Blackburn Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Workington and Hartlepool United, mostly in the lower divisions of the Football League.
He scored the winning goal for a then Third Division Watford against Liverpool in the Sixth Round of the 1969-70 FA Cup at Vicarage Road on 21 February 1970, covered by BBC Television's Match of the Day.
-DOCSTART-	12829125
'''Henry "Harry" Fearnley''' (born 16 June 1935) is a former professional footballer born in Penistone, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, who played as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town, Oxford United and Doncaster Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	12829219
'''William Thomas "Billy" Fraser''' (born August 12, 1945 in Edinburgh, Scotland) was a former professional footballer who played as a winger for Huddersfield Town & Heart of Midlothian.
-DOCSTART-	12829294
'''Bryan Frear''' (born 8 July 1933 in Cleckheaton) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a striker for Huddersfield Town, Chesterfield and Halifax Town.
-DOCSTART-	12829450
'''Colin Arthur Garwood''' (born 29 June 1949 in Heacham, Norfolk) is an English former professional footballer who scored 157 goals from 426 games in the Football League playing as a striker for Peterborough United, Oldham Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Colchester United, Portsmouth and Aldershot during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
-DOCSTART-	12829643
'''Allan Henry Gilliver''' (born 3 August 1944 in Swallownest, Rotherham) is a former professional footballer who played nearly 300 games and scored nearly 100 goals in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s. He also appeared in the North American Soccer League for the Baltimore Comets. He played as a forward.
-DOCSTART-	12829711
'''Paul Showler''' (born 10 October 1966 in Batley, West Yorkshire) is a retired English football player. He began as a trainee at Sheffield Wednesday but after failing to get a professional contract he juggled a job as a police officer with non-league football. He returned to league football with Barnet, where he became a firm favourite down the left wing. He later moved to Bradford City and Luton Town, before retiring in 1999.
He graduated from the University of Salford in 1999 with a degree in Physiotherapy and became a physiotherapist at Peterborough United.
-DOCSTART-	12829736
'''Wayne Goldthorpe''' (born 19 September 1957 in Staincross, near Barnsley, Yorkshire) is a former professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Hartlepool United and Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	12830568
'''Peter Campbell''' (born late 1850s in Rhu, Argyll and Bute; died January 1883) was a Scottish footballer and one of the founding members of Rangers Football Club. He made 24 Scottish Cup appearances for Rangers and scored 15 goals.
Along with fellow founding members Peter and Moses McNeil, William McBeath and Tom Vallance, Campbell played in Rangers' first ever match against Callander F.C. at ''Flesher's Haugh'', Glasgow Green in 1872. He continued to play for Rangers until 1879, helping the club to the Scottish Cup finals of 1877 and 1879. After his career at Rangers, he played briefly for English club Blackburn Rovers for the 1879-80 season before retiring from football to become a seaman.
He also represented the Scotland national team, playing twice against Wales in 1878 and in 1879, scoring in both.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
He died from drowning after his ship ''Saint Columba'' sank in the Bay of Biscay during a storm as it ferried coal from south Wales to Bombay in 1883.
-DOCSTART-	12830739
'''Duane Darby''' (born October 17, 1973, in Birmingham, England) is a professional footballer who has made over 400 senior appearances in English football, and scored over 100 goals. He played a significant number of games for Torquay United and Hull City, and also helped both Rushden & Diamonds and Shrewsbury Town gain promotion from the Conference to the Football League. His most recent club in the 2008-09 season was Hednesford Town.
Darby began his career as an apprentice with Torquay United, making his league debut while still a trainee, scoring in a 2-1 defeat at home to Reading having come on as a substitute, and he went on to make a further 13 league appearances that season. He turned professional on 3 July 1992 and went on to score 26 times in 108 league games for the Gulls. On 19 July 1995 he moved to Doncaster Rovers, but stayed less than a year, moving to Hull City on 27 March 1996. He was a great success with the Tigers, scoring regularly and broke the Hull record for most goals in a competitive game when he scored 6 times against Whitby Town in an FA Cup 1st Round Replay in November 1996.
After scoring 27 times in 78 league games he moved on a 'Bosman' to newly promoted Notts County on 2 July 1998, but missed most of his first season with the Magpies through injury. He returned to Hull City on loan on 25 March 1999. He started the following season for Notts County in top form, but was surprisingly placed on the transfer list in March 2000 and finally left Notts County on 21 June 2000, joining Conference side Rushden & Diamonds for a fee of -100,000.
In his first season at Nene Park, he won the Conference Golden Boot award, his goals helping Rushden win the Conference and with it promotion to the Football League. In November 2000 he was charged with assault after an incident in the players tunnel at the end of the local derby against Kettering Town.
In November 2003, Shrewsbury Town, recently relegated to the Football Conference signed Darby in order to bolster their striking force. The signing was well received, with Shrewsbury fans hoping that Darby's experience and proven goalscoring record in the lower leagues would assist them towards promotion, especially when linked with highly regarded striker Luke Rodgers. Unfortunately, the strike partnership with Rodgers never quite took off as Darby's time at Shrewsbury was punctuated with injuries, meaning he was unable to get a consistent run in the team. However, Darby's goals in the 2003/04 season were to prove vital as Shrewsbury made the Conference play-off final. In the final, Darby scored an equalising goal against Aldershot Town at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium. With the game finishing level at 1-1, Shrewsbury eventually won the final on penalties.
With Shrewsbury back in the Football League, Darby struggled to get into the Shrewsbury side. The arrival of new manager Gary Peters did not help Darby's cause, as Peters aimed to rebuild the squad with younger players. Unable to command a regular first team place, Darby was released by Shrewsbury in February 2006 and joined Nuneaton Borough, also becoming Nuneaton's Football in the Community coach. He scored on his Nuneaton debut, a 2-2 draw at home to Moor Green and was a regular for Nuneaton, but was released in May 2007.
On August 3 2007, Halesowen Town confirmed that Darby had joined the club along with two other former league players, in the shape of Terry Fleming and Stephen Cooke.
A poor start to the 2008-2009 season saw Darby leave the Victoria Ground, joining Stourport Swifts in a bid to stay fit. In February 2009 he received a call from old friend Dean Edwards, manager of Hednesford Town, who was on the lookout for an experienced striker to join the Pitmen. He made his debut for his new club as a late substitute in a UniBond League game at home to Eastwood Town.
-DOCSTART-	12835806
'''Brian Arthur Greenhalgh''' (born 20 February 1947) is an English former professional footballer born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, who played as a striker in the Football League for Preston North End, Aston Villa, Leicester City, Huddersfield Town, Cambridge United, Bournemouth, Torquay United and Watford during the 1960s and 1970s.
-DOCSTART-	12835863
'''Roy Thornton Greenwood''' (born 26 September 1953 in Leeds) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Hull City, Sunderland, Derby County, Swindon Town, Huddersfield Town and Tranmere Rovers in the 1970s and 1980s.
-DOCSTART-	12835910
'''Steven "Steve" Hardwick''' (born September 6, 1956 in Mansfield) was a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for 6 professional teams during the 1970s, 1980s & 1990s.
While he was at Newcastle United, he even scored 8 goals for the Magpies.
-DOCSTART-	12836575
'''Donald John "Don" Dearson''' (May 13, 1914 - December 24, 1990) was a Welsh professional footballer who won three caps for his country and played for Birmingham City, Coventry City and Walsall.
Don Dearson was born in Ynysybwl, Glamorgan. He began his football career as an inside-forward with Barry and moved to First Division Birmingham in 1934. By 1936-37 he had established himself as a first-team player. The following season he was joint top goalscorer, sharing the honour with Welsh international colleague Wilson Jones. In the last full season played before the Second World War, he moved to half-back. He won three full caps for Wales in their last three pre-war internationals.
A qualified electrical engineer, he was in a reserved occupation during the war, and was available to represent his country in 15 wartime and victory international matches. Chosen to play against England at Birmingham's home ground, St Andrews, in 1941, Dearson missed a penalty; Wales lost 2-1.
He also made 166 appearances for Birmingham in wartime football, including helping the club to the championship of the 1945-46 Football League South.
By the time the Football League proper resumed after the war, Dearson was past his best. He played another half-season for Birmingham as a fullback before moving to Second Division Coventry City and then to Walsall of the Third Division South, before finally giving up League football at the age of 37. He still played another couple of years of non-league football with Birmingham Combination side Nuneaton Borough and Bilston.
After retiring from the game he worked for BSA and British Leyland, and died in Sheldon, Birmingham at the age of 76.
-DOCSTART-	12837321
'''Joshua "Josh" Wright''' (born 6 November 1989) is an English footballer, currently playing for Scunthorpe United after signing from Charlton Athletic in July 2009.
Born in Essex, Wright started his football career at , with whom he signed a two-year professional contract in April 2007 at the age of 17 alongside close friend Harry Arter.
Before joining Charlton's academy full-time at the age of 16, he attended Roding Valley High School in Loughton. Fellow professionals Lee Sawyer of Chelsea and Billy Lumley of Wolves also attended Roding Valley High School.
He plays in midfield as a playmaker.
In August of that year, Wright moved to on loan for what eventually amounted to three months.
On 19 September 2008, Wright was signed by League Two side Brentford on a month's loan.
He made his debut for Gillingham on 4 April 2009 in the 2-0 home defeat to Barnet. Wright was responsible for the corner kick that allowed striker Simeon Jackson to score in the 2009 Football League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, sending Gillingham to Football League One for the 2009-10 campaign.
Wright made his debut for his country at U16 level against Japan in March 2005.
-DOCSTART-	12837689
'''William Edward Hayes''' (born Cork, Ireland,
7 November 1915 - died 22 April 1987), commonly referred to as '''Bill Hayes''' or '''Billy Hayes''', is a former Irish footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Cork United and Burnley. As an international, Hayes played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. Like fellow dual international, Billy Walsh, he also represented England Schoolboys.
Another William Hayes also played for Ireland during the 1940s.
Hayes moved to England as a youth and played junior football in the Sheffield area before being spotted by Huddersfield Town as a teenager. In two spells with Town, either side of the Second World War, he made 184 league appearances and scored 5 league goals. He also made 21 wartime league appearances for the club during the 1939-40 season.
Hayes won all six of his senior international caps while playing for Town.
During the Second World War, Hayes returned to Cork where he played for a very successful Cork United team. His United team mates included, among others, Jack O'Reilly, Florrie Burke, Owen Madden, Jackie O'Driscoll, Frank O'Farrell and Tommy Moroney. Hayes helped United win five League of Ireland titles and in 1942 they won an FAI Cup / League double. While with the club he also represented the League of Ireland XI on two occasions.
In February 1950 Hayes left Huddersfield Town and signed for Burnley. He made his debut for Burnley on February 18 1950 in a home game against Chelsea. He played his final game for the club on January 20 1951 against Newcastle United. After making just 12 league appearances he was released in May 1952.
When Hayes began his international career in 1937 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Hayes, played for both teams.
In 1937 and 1938 Hayes made 4 appearances for the IFA XI. He made his international debut on October 23 1937 in a 5-1 defeat against England. He then helped the IFA XI earn a 1-1 draw with Scotland on November 10 1937. He played again against Scotland in 1938 before making his final appearance for the IFA XI in a 7-0 defeat against England on November 16 1938.
In 1938 Hayes missed out on two opportunities to play for the FAI XI. He was initially called up to play against Switzerland on September 18. However Huddersfield Town were unable to release him as they not only had a game the day before but also the day after. He was then called up again to play against Poland on November 13. However this time Hayes found himself in the same predicament as Tommy Breen had a year earlier. He had also been called up by the IFA to play against England on November 16 and, like Breen, he chose to withdraw from the FAI selection.
Hayes eventually made 2 appearances for the FAI XI in 1946 and 1947. On September 30 1946 he was a member of the first ever FAI XI to play against England. Hayes was injured during the game and was reduced to the role of a limping passenger. Despite a credible performance, the FAI XI lost 1-0. He made his second and last appearance for the FAI XI on May 4 1947 in a 2-0 defeat against Portugal. During this game Hayes missed a penalty, shooting yards wide just after half-time.
-DOCSTART-	12838421
'''Michael Stephen "Mike" Hellawell''' (born 30 June 1938) is a former professional footballer who played two games for England in 1962 against France and Northern Ireland.
Hellawell was born in Keighley, Yorkshire. He signed for Queens Park Rangers in August 1955 and made his debut in the home match against Exeter City on 25 February 1956. He was selected to play for the Third Division South side against the North in April 1957. He played 45 games in the Football League for Rangers before being transferred to Birmingham City in 1957.
While with Birmingham he played in the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1961, won the League Cup in 1963, and won his two full caps for England. After eight years at Birmingham he went on to play league football for Sunderland, Huddersfield Town and Peterborough United and non-league football for Bromsgrove Rovers.
Hellawell also showed promise as an allround cricketer for Warwickshire, for whom he played one first-class match.
-DOCSTART-	12838500
'''Stanley "Stan" Hepton''' (born December 3, 1932 in Leeds) was a professional footballer who played for five professional teams during the 1950s & 1960s.
-DOCSTART-	12838951
'''Izak George Reid''' (born 8 July 1987 in Stafford, Staffordshire) is an English footballer, currently playing for Macclesfield Town. Reid has two brothers who also play football, Levi with Oxford United and Ishmale with Stafford Rangers.
Reid came through the ranks at the Moss Rose and became a regular member of the first team in the 2007-08 season. By the time he had signed a new two year deal with the Silkmen in July 2009 he had made 78 appearances in all competitions.
-DOCSTART-	12838996
'''James Ryan Jennings''' (born 2 September 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Kettering Town as a defender.
Born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, Jennings joined the senior Macclesfield Town team in May 2006 and made his debut in a 1-0 victory against Walsall in the FA Cup as a 90th minute substitute on 21 November 2006.
In the summer of 2009, Jennings left Macclesfield to join Kettering Town.
-DOCSTART-	12839053
'''Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Blackman''' (born 11 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers. He plays as a striker.
Blackman was signed by Macclesfield Town in summer 2006 after previous spells at Manchester United, Bury and Preston North End Football Academies. He was given his first professional contract by Macclesfield on 8 March 2007, after a string of impressive displays for the youth team.
He scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 home draw with Dagenham & Redbridge on 23 November 2007, when after coming on as a 77th substitute, he scored in the 90th minute.
After impressing in a trial, Blackman joined Premier League club Blackburn Rovers on 12 January 2009 for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year contract.
On 4 March he joined Championship club Blackpool on loan initially for one month.
On 20 August 2009, Blackman joined Oldham Athletic on a month's loan. Two days later, he made his Latics debut in a 2-2 draw versus Swindon Town, playing the full 90 minutes. His first goal for the club came on 29 August when he curled a shot into the net from the edge of the area for Oldham's only goal in a 1-1 draw against Brentford.. His loan period was extended until January 2010 after which he returned to Blackburn.
-DOCSTART-	12839207
'''Jamie Taylor''' (born 16 December 1982 in Crawley, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Eastbourne Borough
Taylor played for Broadbridge Heath, scoring 17 times during the 2000-01 season, before moving to Horsham at the start of the 2001-02 season. In November 2001 he scored 9 times in three matches, all within 12 days. He moved to Aldershot Town in August 2002.
He struggled to establish himself with Aldershot and had a number of loan spells with other clubs, including Horsham in February 2003, and Carshalton Athletic in December 2003, before being released in February 2004. He joined AFC Wimbledon in March 2004, helping them gain promotion to the Isthmian First Division, before returning to Horsham in October the same year.
In the 2006 Taylor joined Woking and in March 2007 he joined Dagenham & Redbridge. With Dagenham promoted to the football league at the end of the season, Taylor made his league debut on 18 August 2007 as a second-half substitute for Chris Moore in the 2-2 draw at home to Wycombe Wanderers.
On 22 February 2008, Taylor joined Grays Athletic on loan for a month, which was later extended until the end of the 2007-08 season. Taylor scored nine goals in 16 appearances for the Blues, finishing as second top goal scorer to Danny Kedwell.
Following his impressive loan spell at Grays Athletic, he was offered a two-year contract at the start of the 2008-09 season.
Taylor signed for fellow Conference National outfit Eastbourne Borough on 10 July 2009.
-DOCSTART-	12840359
'''Brian Hill''' (born 15 December 1942) is a former professional footballer born in Mansfield, who played as a winger for Grimsby Town, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers and Torquay United in the Football League, and in non-league football for Boston United.
-DOCSTART-	12840448
'''Albert Hobson''' (born April 7, 1925 in Glossop, England) is an English former footballer who played for Blackpool, Huddersfield Town and York City.
Hobson started his career with Blackpool in August 1945. He joined Huddersfield Town in July 1954 and finally moved to York City in March 1956.
-DOCSTART-	12840509
'''James Stewart Holden''' (April 21, 1942 in Grange Moor, Huddersfield - 2004) was a former professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Rochdale and Wigan Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	12840523
'''George M. Liddell''' (born 14 July 1895 in Murton, County Durham, died in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer and manager.
George Liddell first played League football as an amateur for South Shields, newly-elected to the Second Division when the Football League resumed after World War I. He turned professional when he moved to Birmingham in 1920. He spent the whole twelve years of his professional playing career at the club, for whom he made 345 appearances as wing-half or fullback in all competitions, and played in the 1931 FA Cup Final. He was a powerful defender who read the game well and was positive on the ball.
When manager Leslie Knighton left Birmingham for Chelsea in 1933, Liddell succeeded him. He remained in charge while the club retained their top-flight status, leaving the job at the end of the 1938-39 season once the club were relegated. During his six-year tenure he selected 70 different players for first team duty.
A trained teacher, Liddell taught at several schools in the Birmingham area, including Handsworth New Road Secondary Modern School where he was head teacher in the early 1950s.
-DOCSTART-	12840602
Born on 22 October 1962 in Portsmouth, Leworthy grew up on the city's notorious Portsea estate. He signed for his hometown club of Portsmouth but, having made just one first team appearance, was released by his boyhood heroes and signed for non-league Hampshire club, Fareham Town.
After a prolific spell at Fareham, Leworthy's career took a huge leap when he was signed by North London giants Tottenham Hotspur, making his debut in front of nearly fifty thousand fans against hated rivals, Arsenal. Dave went on to play 11 times for Tottenham Hotspur between 1984 and 1985, scoring 3 goals.
After the two years at White Hart Lane Leworthy moved on to fellow top-flight club, Oxford United, famously scoring against Alex Ferguson's Manchester United. Dave played 37 matches for Oxford United from 1985 to 1989 scoring 8 goals. After spells with Shrewsbury Town, while on loan from Oxford United and with Reading from 1989 to 1992, he began a hugely successful career in non-league football, where his exploits led to him being nicknamed 'The Legend'.
A successful period at Farnborough Town was followed by a move to Dover Athletic, which saw the non-league transfer record broken when the Kent club paid -50,000. A spell at Rushden & Diamonds involved Leworthy scoring the goal that kept the Northants club in the Conference; a goal which sparked an upturn in the club's fortunes that culminated in promotion to the Football League.
A transfer to London club Kingstonian produced some of Leworthy's happiest days including two FA Trophy-winning appearances at Wembley Stadium and a superb goal in a 4-2 FA Cup defeat at Luton Town that was broadcast on the BBC's Match of the Day. Whilst at Kingstonian, the now-veteran player enjoyed a testimonial match against old club, Tottenham Hotspur.
Leworthy's career began to draw to a close with a period at Conference South club Havant & Waterlooville that included a spell as manager. One of the most memorable moments of his spell at Havant was when he turned out for the club alongside his son, former Peterborough United apprentice, Craig, who currently plays for Tooting Bec FC.
Leworthy came out of retirement in 2006 for a brief second spell at Kingstonian. He was named manager of Banstead Athletic of the Combined Counties League Premier Division in December 2007. He left Banstead in October 2008 and became manager of Croydon in the Kent League in November.
-DOCSTART-	12840687
'''Michael Arthur "Micky" Holmes''' (born 9 September 1965 in Blackpool) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for eight teams during the 1980s and 1990s.
Holmes began his professional career when he joined Bradford City on a non-contract basis, making his league debut during the 1984-85 season.
The midfielder became a regular player at Molineux, but could not halt relegation to the fourth tier. The 1986-87 season proved his best with the club as he played in a majority of the games, helping them to the play-offs. He scored eight times during the campaign - all coming in a nine-match hot streak. Several new signings in the close season meant Holmes' second season didn't offer as much playing time, but he still managed 30 appearances in all competitions as the club lifted the Fourth Division championship. He also played in every game in their success in the Football League Trophy.
He was released in summer 1988, whereupon he joined Huddersfield Town in a short-lived move. He ended the season with an equally swift stay at Cambridge United, before signing for Rochdale. His spell there saw the club reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history, but after making over 60 appearances, he moved on again, signing for Torquay United, then Carlisle United and Northampton Town, but his professional career was ended at the age of 29 by a back injury sustained in a car crash.
After spending several years in the pub trade, as a representative and running a pub-restaurant, Holmes and wife Bernadette run a sandwich shop in Leicester. He combines the role with coaching football at Leicester College, and is also co-manager, alongside former Leicester City player Matt Elliott, of Oadby Town in the Midland Alliance.
HE WAS BORN IN BRADFORD NOT IN BLACKPOOL
-DOCSTART-	12840810
'''Raymond "Ray" Holt''' (born 29 October 1939 in Thorne, near Doncaster) is a former professional footballer who played in defence for Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Halifax Town and Scunthorpe United in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	12840891
'''Stanley "Stan" Howard''' (1 July 1934 - 2004) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in Chorley, Lancashire.
-DOCSTART-	12841033
'''John Robert "Jack" Howe''' (7 October 1915 in Hartlepool - 1987) was a former professional footballer who gained 3 caps for England in the late 1940s.
His grandson, Steve Fletcher also plays professionally.
-DOCSTART-	12841248
'''Kevin Peter Johnson''' (born 29 August 1952 in Doncaster) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Southend United, Gillingham, Workington , Hartlepool United, Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town, and non-league football for Gateshead, during the 1970s and 1980s.
-DOCSTART-	12842763
'''George Switzer''' (born 13 October 1973 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer, currently playing as a left back for Irlam in the Manchester Football League.
Switzer began his career as a youth player at Manchester United, having joined the club in 1982 when he was only eight years old.
Switzer then signed for Darlington on a free transfer in July 1993. However, Switzer only played for the Quakers for one season, failing to hold down a regular place, before being given another free transfer in the summer of 1994. He then signed for Hyde United in the UniBond League, and played for them for six years from 1994 to 2000, making over 200 appearances for the East Manchester team. Since then, Switzer has played for Salford City, but left his home-town club in 2006 to sign for Irlam.
Outside of football, Switzer has had a number of careers, including working as an optical technician for Dolland & Aitchison at their factory in Salford, and driving a van for a Manchester courier firm.
-DOCSTART-	12849261
'''David Pritchard''' (born May 27, 1972) is an English former professional footballer, who played for West Bromwich Albion, Telford United and Bristol Rovers.
Pritchard began his career at West Brom, before moving on to Telford United. He moved to Bristol Rovers in 1994, making 163 appearances for the club and scoring just one goal. He was forced to retire from the game due to a knee injury in 2002.
-DOCSTART-	12849548
'''William "Bill" Harvey''' (12 April 1896, Shirley, Southampton - 1970) was an English association football player and manager.
Harvey played for Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and Southend United. His most successful spell was at Birmingham, where he made over 70 Football League appearances.
Harvey managed Birmingham City from 1927 to 1928,
He is not to be confused with another Bill Harvey (born 1920, died 2002), who managed Luton Town and Grimsby Town in the 1960s.
-DOCSTART-	12850425
Hendrie played for Airdrieonians and Queens Park in his native Scotland. He then moved to England and played for Maidstone United, before joining Gillingham in 1923. He made 71 Football League appearances for the Kent club and was later on the books of Brentford.
Hendrie managed Gillingham from 1929 to 1931. This was his only known managerial appointment.
-DOCSTART-	12850550
'''Matt Noble''' (born 23 November 1988) is an English footballer, currently playing for Spennymoor Town. He was voted Doncaster Rovers Youth Player of the Season at the end of the 2006-07 season.
The 2007-08 season was Matt's first season as a full-time professional footballer after he signed his first professional contract at the end of the 2006-07 campaign. During the 2007-08 season, Matt was loaned out to Guiseley.
Matt joined Gateshead at the beginning of the 2008-09 season after a successful pre-season trial period
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Barratt's entire professional playing career was spent with Coventry City. He joined the club in 1935, left for a short spell with non-league Cheltenham Town, then returned to Coventry in 1937 and played there until 1952. In all, he made 170 Football League appearances for the team in a career interrupted by the Second World War.
Barratt managed Gillingham from 1958 to 1962. This was his only known managerial appointment.
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'''Carl Basil Hayward''' (more commonly known as '''Basil Hayward'''; 7 April 1928 - 9 December 1989) was an English footballer player and manager. He was the younger brother of Eric Hayward.
He scored 55 goals in 349 league games for local league side Port Vale from 1946 to 1957, a key period in the club's history. He then spent two years with Portsmouth, before becoming player-manager at Yeovil Town from 1960 to 1964. After a spell managing non-league Bedford Town he spent five years in charge of Gillingham, before finishing his management career with Telford United.
Former teammate Roy Sproson said that he was: "one of the best full-backs in the country. He was quick, had a good left foot and was particularly good going forward" and also displayed an "attacking flair".
An extremely versatile player, Hayward was comfortable playing anywhere across the back four and also up front. He joined Port Vale in May 1946, having recently turned 16. He made his debut on 12 October of that year, in a 4-0 home defeat by Cardiff City. He attained a regular first spot from December 1947, but fell out of favour again in August 1949. In the 1950-51 season he started to get more first team action, however was sidelined with a back injury in February 1952.
It was under Freddie Steele's management though that Hayward came into his own. With 22 goals in 1952-53 and 25 goals in 1953-54 he was the club's top scorer. The latter season was also one of the club's most successful seasons, as Vale were crowed Third Division (North) champions and reached the FA Cup semi-finals.
Ever-present during the 1956-57 campaign he was sold to Portsmouth for a 'fair fee' in July 1958.
Hayward managed Yeovil Town from 1960 until 1964. He then managed Bedford Town before he stepped up to management in the Football League, taking charge of Gillingham from 1966 until 1971.
After leaving the post at Gillingham he was appointed manager of Telford United before becoming the chief scout at Norwich City and then scout at Gillingham.
He also played county cricket for Staffordshire as a left-arm medium pace bowler.
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'''Michael 'Mick' Tait''' (born 30 September 1956) was an English footballer and later a manager at the end of his playing career. His 760 league games puts him 13th in the list of English footballers. His clubs were Oxford United, Carlisle United, Hull City, Portsmouth, Reading, Darlington and Hartlepool United as well as Gretna in Scotland. Tait also later managed two of these clubs Darlington and Hartlepool United.
Tait started his career as an apprentice at Oxford scoring 23 goals in 64 league appearances before moving on to Carlisle for -65,000 in 1977. He scored 20 goals for Carlisle in 106 league appearances before moving on to Hull City -150,000 in 1979. Tait scored 3 goals in 33 league appearances whilst at Boothferry Park before moving on to Portsmouth for -100,000 in 1980. At Portsmouth he scored 30 goals in 240 league appearances. Still in the same year he moved to Reading for -50,000 scoring 10 goals in 99 league appearances before moving on to Darlington in 1990 for free. At Darlington he scored 2 goals in 79 league appearances. In the 1992 close season he joined Hartlepool United, scoring 1 goal in 61 league appearances. In the 1994 close season he joined Gretna, but within weeks he was re-signed by Hartlepool.
In 1998, two years into his second spell at Victoria Park, Tait retired as a player and took over as player manager for the team until he was released in 1999. Tait then took over as manager for Unibond Premier Division team Blyth Spartans, but left the Croft Park club at the end of the season. Two years later Tait was back in the Football League but this time at Darlington, taking over as caretaker manager in 2002. In June 2003 he was offered the job on a permanent basis, but was released by Darlington four months later in October 2003 until the club brought him back as reserve team coach. In February 2008 it was confirmed by Darlington that Tait had left the club and his role at it as well. In 2009 Tait had a brief spell as coach at then Unibond 1st Division club Newcastle Blue Star before taking over as manager at Blue Square North club Blyth Spartans in May 2009.
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'''Paul Taylor''' (born December 3, 1949 in Sheffield, England) is a former football (soccer) player and manager. Currently he holds the position of Director of Football for Walsall.
Taylor began his playing career with his hometown team, Sheffield Wednesday, turning professional in 1971, but only made six first-team appearances before being sold to York City in 1973. He again failed to establish himself as a regular at Bootham Crescent and was loaned out to Hereford United and Colchester United. In 1974 he was sold to Southport, where he finally established himself as a first-team regular, making over 100 appearances in total.
In 1977 Taylor left England to play in the United States.
In 1981, Taylor returned to England as assistant manager of Gillingham after the appointment as manager of Keith Peacock, with whom he had worked in America. He remained in this role until Peacock was sacked in December 1987, whereupon he was promoted to manager. His reign was unsuccessful, however, and he was himself sacked less than a year later.
After leaving Priestfield Stadium, Taylor joined Walsall, where he served as coach and assistant manager and also had a very brief spell as manager. In 1994 he became Director of Football, a post he holds to this day.
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'''Ernie Tapai''' (born 14 February 1967) is a former Australian football (soccer) player. Currently, he is head soccer coach for Geelong Grammar School.
Playing as a midfielder, Tapai debuted with Footscray JUST at age 18 in the NSL. In 1992, Tapai moved to overseas to play for Stoke City in England. He got more game time in Portugal with Estoril, where he scored his only goal against Benfica, but moved back to play in the NSL again. He finished off his career in Singapore with Home United and Clementi Khalsa.
Tapai played 52 games (37 'A' games) for the Australian national team between 1986 and 1998. He was part of the Australia squad that claimed 2nd place at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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}}'''Neil Carroll''' (born September 21, 1988 in Liverpool) is an English footballer with Caernarfon Town.
Carroll joined Chester City as a junior, progressing to a professional contract. He made his solitary Football League appearance for Chester in a 2-1 win at Macclesfield Town on September 29, 2007, starting the game in midfield. He was loaned to Leigh RMI under Steve Bleasdale in 2008 and was released by Chester at the end of the season.
He joined Caernarfon Town in July 2008.
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'''Luke Graham Tilt''' (born June 18, 1988 in Dudley, West Midlands) was an English professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
He played for Walsall and only made one first team appearance for Walsall at Brentford on February 4, 2006. The then manager of Walsall, Paul Merson, named Tilt on the substitutes bench for the first time in his career and after an injury to first choice keeper Andy Oakes, Merson was forced to put in Tilt for the second half where Brentford were winning 2-0 and lost the match 5-0, after Tilt conceded three goals from Paul Brooker, Sam Sodje and a Kevin O'Connor penalty.
Tilt currently plays for Unibond League Div 1 South team Willenhall Town
Luke spent the summer of 2007 working as a Base courrier for Holidaybreak after deciding not to pursue his football career after he rejected an offer from Crewe Alexandra.
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'''Nadjim "Jimmy" Abdou''' (born 13 July 1984 in Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhne) is a French footballer of Comorian origin who plays as a midfielder for League One side Millwall.
Abdou started out with his home-town club Martigues in 2002, before joining Sedan in 2003,
After a trial in the summer of 2007, Abdou joined English Football League Championship club Plymouth Argyle signing on a free transfer on 20 August until the end of the 2007-08 season.
Abdou's signature has turned out to be something of a coup for manager Kenny Jackett. In spite of one or two short term injuries, Abdou has been successful at Millwall, holding down a regular first team slot in central midfield when fit. He has become well known for his determination and high workrate. 'Jimmy', as he is affectionately known by Millwall fans, is regarded highly and is fast becoming a fans favourite at the Den.
Abdou scored the winning goal in the League One Playoff Semi Finals against Leeds United at Elland Road on 14 May 2009 to send them to Wembley for their first ever playoff final, which they lost 3-2 to Scunthorpe United.
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'''Simeon "Sim" Raleigh''' (24 March 1909 - 1 December 1934) was an English professional footballer.
Raleigh's clubs included Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Gillingham. While playing for Gillingham in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 December 1934, he suffered a haemorrhage following a blow to the head and died in hospital later the same day. The club raised over -250 for his widow and child.
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'''Neil Smillie''' (born Barnsley, 19 July 1958) is an English former professional football player and manager. He played for a number of clubs, with the high point of his career being an appearance in the 1983 FA Cup Final for Brighton & Hove Albion.
The son of former Barnsley and Lincoln City player Ron Smillie, Neil Smillie began his career with Crystal Palace, where he spent seven years, during which he had a spell on loan at Brentford and also spent two summers playing for Memphis Rogues in the North American Soccer League. In 1982 he was sold to Brighton & Hove Albion. During his time with the south coast club he played in the 1983 FA Cup Final, in which Brighton held Manchester United to a 2-2 draw before losing in a replay.
In 1985 Smillie moved to Watford for a fee of -100,000 but his spell at Vicarage Road was an unsuccessful one, with only 16 first-team appearances in three years, and in 1988 he moved on to Reading. A year later he was on the move again to Brentford, where he was a first-team regular for five years, notching up over 170 appearances.
In 1993 new Gillingham manager Mike Flanagan made Smillie his first signing, appointing him as player-coach and, after Flanagan was dismissed as manager by the receivers whilst Gillingham were in administration in 1995, Smillie was appointed manager for the remainder of the season.
When new owners took over Gillingham in the summer of 1995, Smillie moved on to Wycombe Wanderers, where he served as youth team coach. He had a brief spell as caretaker manager in 1996, and later gained the job on a permanent basis in 1998. His stint in charge was a short one, however, as he was sacked the following year.
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'''Frederick Harold "Fred" Cheesmur''' (born Wandsworth, 16 January 1908, died Folkestone, 13 August 1987) was an English professional football (soccer) player.
Cheesmur's clubs included Charlton Athletic, Gillingham and Sheffield United. While playing for Gillingham in a match against Merthyr Town on 26 April 1930, he scored six goals, a club record haul for a single match at a professional level which stands to this day.
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'''Paul Bernard Jones''' (born 13 May 1953 in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, where he spent most of his career, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Blackpool, Rochdale and Stockport County.
After his playing career ended he spent time scouting for former club Bolton Wanderers, Hull City and Crystal Palace and in 2009 completed a spell coaching in Hunan Province, China.
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'''Michael Francis Martin "Mick" Kennedy''' (born 9 April 1961 in Salford, England) was a former professional footballer who played for 10 clubs in a career spanning through the 1980s and 1990s. He also gained two caps for Ireland during his career.
Kennedy was a left sided midfielder who came to prominence in the early 1980s when he had successful spells with Middlesbrough and Portsmouth in the First Division. Kennedy was famous for his tough tackling style which often lead to him being cautioned by referees, but also endeared him to his own fans. Kennedy was also renowned for a powerful long range shot and for his nerveless conversion of many important penalties throughout his career.
Kennedy earned his two international caps in an international competition in 1987. The competition held in Reykjavik, Iceland, with the Republic of Ireland and Czechoslovakia joining the hosts in a three team competition. Ireland beat Iceland 2-1 and Czechoslovakia 1-0 to win the trophy. Although Kennedy played well in both games, even hitting the post against Iceland with a great volley, he was never selected by Jack Charlton again.
In recent years Kennedy has returned to live in Clare, Ireland where his parents origially came from. He is now involved in coaching successful local side Lifford A.F.C.
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'''James Ridley "Jim" Kerray''' (born December 2, 1935 in Stirling, Scotland) was a former professional footballer who played during the 1950s & 1960s for clubs in England & Scotland.
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'''David Lawson''' (born December 22, 1947 in Wallsend, England) was a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper during the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s.
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'''Robert Hardy "Bob" Ledger''' (born 5 October 1937) is an English former professional footballer born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham. He played as a midfielder during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
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'''Dudley Keith Lewis''' (born November 17, 1962 in Swansea, Wales) was a former professional footballer who played most of his career at his hometown club, Swansea City and also gained one cap for Wales.
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'''Kevin Lewis''' (born 19 September 1940 in Ellesmere Port) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Sheffield United, Liverpool and Huddersfield Town.
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'''David George "Dave" Lyon''' (born 18 January 1951 in Great Bowden, Market Harborough) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Bury, Huddersfield Town, Mansfield Town, Cambridge United and Northampton Town during the 1960s and 1970s. He currently is a Web developer for ContentWatch.
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'''John Leonard "Jackie" Marriott''' (born 1 April 1928 in Scunthorpe) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a outside right for Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and Scunthorpe United.
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'''John McCann''' (born July 27, 1934 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a former professional footballer who played as a winger for six English clubs during the 1950s and 1960s.
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'''Brian Parkin''' (born October 12, 1965 in Birkenhead, Cheshire) is the football academy director at Team Bath and a former professional goalkeeper.
Parkin began his career at Oldham Athletic. He was on the books of eight different teams, although he never made an appearance for Brighton & Hove Albion orYeovil Town, despite being contracted to them. The bulk of his career was spent at Bristol Rovers, for whom he made 246 appearances in two spells. In his second period at Bristol Rovers he was primarily the goalkeeping coach, but also made a handful of appearances for the first team.
After leaving Bristol Rovers, Parkin joined Team Bath F.C., where he is now the football academy director.
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'''Lee Hodges''' (born March 2, 1978 in Plaistow, London) is an English footballer who plays for AFC Hornchurch. A midfielder, Hodges began his career with West Ham United, and went on to play for eight other league clubs, before dropping into non-league football in 2005.
Lee Hodges signed by Rochdale when his contract at Scunthorpe ran out. The Glanford Park outfit let him go to Rochdale on a free. Hodges was plagued by injury when at Rochdale, and never made a big impact at Spotland and left after making only seven appearances for the Spotland outfit.
Lee is currently sitting at his desk doing nothing. Lee will be doing his run up to Christmas at his new head quarter The Moose Bar.
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'''Emile Anthony Sinclair ''' (born 29 December 1987) is an English footballer, currently playing for Macclesfield Town.
He signed for Forest's academy in the summer of 2006 after being released by Bradford City.
Sinclair made his professional debut away at Chester City in the first round of the Carling Cup. He came on as a substitute in extra time and went on to score the winning penalty in the penalty shootout.
He made his League debut with a brief appearance at Swansea City. He scored his first professional goal after netting the last of Forest's 4-0 victory against Gillingham, just two minutes after coming on as a substitute for hat-trick man Junior Agogo. Following this run of form, the 19-year-old was rewarded with a new two-year deal at the City Ground club on the October 2, 2007.
On November 22, 2007, Sinclair joined Brentford in a one-month loan deal. His debut was in a 7-0 loss against to Peterborough United. He was dropped onto the bench and made his other three appearances as a substitute. His loan spell ended on January 2, 2008. He netted two goals in the reserves upon his return and returned to the first team days later as he came off the bench in Forest's 4-0 victory over Leyton Orient. He helped The Reds finish second in the 2007-08 season in League One, gaining promotion to the Football League Championship.
With The Reds gaining promotion, manager Colin Calderwood has commented that he will be given the chance to impress next season after Forest's promotion to the Football League Championship in the upcoming 2008-09 campaign.
On 16 October he joined Football Conference outfit Mansfield Town on loan, scoring on his debut against Wrexham. He went on to score four goals in 10 games on loan with Mansfield before returning to Forest.
Sinclair joined Macclesfield Town on loan on 15 January 2009. He was released by Nottingham Forest in May 2009. After a successful loan spell out the club it was announced on the 22 May 2009 that he had signed a permanent 1 year deal.
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'''Alan Power''' (born 23 January 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer previously with Nottingham Forest. Forest manager Colin Calderwood's placed him on the first-team bench a couple of times towards the end of the campaign. Power made his first full start against Peterborough United in the Football League Trophy on 4 September 2007.
He has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level and was called into the Irish Under-21 squad in October 2007.
Power signed for Grays Athletic on a three month loan deal on 22 November 2007, he returned to Forest having played in five Conference National games and three FA Trophy games, scoring just once.
In June 2008, Power signed for League One outfit Hartlepool United, and made his league debut coming on as a sub in the home defeat to Stockport County on 23 August 2008.
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'''Matt Thornhill''' (born October 11, 1988) is an English footballer, currently contracted to Championship side Nottingham Forest.
Thornhill made his professional debut for Nottingham Forest as a substitute at Chester City in the first round of the Carling Cup, which Forest won 4-2 on penalties after the game finished goalless after normal and extra time. He made his League debut five days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kris Commons. On 12 January, 2008, the youngster came on as a late substitute against Leyton Orient to score his first professional goal for The Reds, the last of Forest's 4-0 victory.
Thornhill started his first Forest game when he stepped in at the last minute to replace Chris Cohen in the heart of midfield. He has since been battling for a midfield spot, scoring his second goal of the season in a 1-1 draw at Southend. He helped The Reds finish second in the 2007-08 season in League One, gaining promotion to the Football League Championship.
With The Reds gaining promotion, manager Colin Calderwood commented that Thornhill would be given the chance to impress the following season.
On 21 July, 2009, Thornhill joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan as part of the transfer deal which saw Joel Lynch join Nottingham Forest. However after making only 7 appearances, Thornhill returned to Nottingham Forest.
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'''Kagisho Dikgacoi''' (born 24 November 1984) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier League club Fulham and South Africa.
Dikgacoi joined Golden Arrows as a little-known holding midfielder from lower league side Bloemfontein Young Tigers in 2005.
At Arrows he developed into one of the country's best players in his position and was subsequently awarded with the captain's armband.
On 4 August 2009 Dikgacoi himself announced that he had reached an agreement which would take him to Premier League team Fulham after a successful trial at the club. The deal was only finalized on 26 August after a work permit was granted. Dikgacoi had trained with his former club Golden Arrows while the work permit process took place in order to maintain fitness. On 4 October, Dikgacoi made his Premier League debut for Fulham but was sent off in the 41st minute for slapping West Ham midfielder Scott Parker.
Dikgacoi made his international debut in a COSAFA Cup match against Mauritius on 27 May 2007. He was part of Bafana Bafana's 2008 African Nations Cup squad and was also a participant at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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'''William Hugh "Hughie" Russell''' (10 March 1921 - 10 December 1991) was an English professional football (soccer) player.
Shortly after World War II Russell joined Gillingham, then a non-league team. He scored 98 goals in just 126 games for the Kent side prior to their return to the Football League in 1950, including a haul of nine goals in a match against Gloucester City in the 1946-47 season, a club record for a single match which stands to this day. Contemporary newspaper reports state that he hit the post late on with a shot which could have given him double figures.
Russell remained at the club after its re-election to the Football League, but could not repeat his non-league scoring feats, registering just 8 goals in over 60 matches. He was forced to retire through injury in 1952 and later served as the club's trainer before leaving football entirely to work as a hotelier. He died in Taunton in 1991.
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'''Johnny McKenna''' (1926 - 1980) was a professional footballer who played mainly for Huddersfield Town during the 1940s and 1950s. He also gained 7 caps for Northern Ireland.
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'''Ray mond "Ray" Mielczarek''' (born February 10, 1946 in Caernarfon, Wales) was a former professional footballer who gained 1 cap for Wales during his career.
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'''Johnny Hancocks''' (30 April 1919 - 19 February 1994) was an English footballer, most associated with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
A diminutive figure, standing just 5' 4" with size 3 boots, Hancocks played in the Wrekin Schools team before making his debut for hometown club Oakengates Town in the Birmingham League, aged just 15. In October 1938, he turned professional with Walsall of the Third Division South and played a full season of league football there.
The outbreak of World War II halted his football career as he joined the army in 1940 and became a physical training instructor. However, he did manage to make several appearances for the army in representative games and also guested for Wrexham and Shrewsbury Town.
With the resumption of league football, Hancocks was signed by First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 11 May 1946 for -4,000, making his debut on August 31, 1946 in a 6-1 thrashing of Arsenal. He claimed his first goal for the club in another 6-1 victory on 12 October, against Huddersfield Town, and added 9 more in his debut season. The following season he was even more prolific, finishing as joint top scorer (alongside Jesse Pye) with 16.
Such form won him a call-up to the England team. He made his international debut on 2 December 1948 in a 6-0 hammering of Switzerland at Highbury, during which Hancocks scored twice. Despite his goalscoring debut, the likes of Stanley Matthews and Tom Finney saw him overlooked until October 1949 for his next cap (vs Wales), and he subsequently managed only one more cap (vs Yugoslavia in November 1950).
Although international acclaim eluded him, Hancocks enjoyed success at club level as his goals helped fire Wolves to their first league title in 1953/54. He also collected a FA Cup winners medal in 1949, playing in the 3-1 final win over Leicester City, and later scored in the subsequent Charity Shield draw with Portsmouth.
He finished as top goalscorer for the club in the 1954/55 and 1955/56 seasons. In total, Hancocks scored 168 goals for Wolves in 378 appearances, making him the fourth highest goalscorer in the club's history. His tally of 158 top-flight goals is still a club record.
Despite his goals, he fell out of favour with manager Stan Cullis, and after the signing of Harry Hooper in 1956, he was relegated to the reserves. After a season out in the cold, he left the Molineux club to become player/manager of non-league Wellington Town in 1957.
He took up the managerial reins in September 1959, and left the club later that year. He finished the 1959/60 season with Cambridge United. The following season he spent spells at Oswestry Town then GKN Sankeys, before retiring in 1961, aged 42.
After his playing career ended, he worked at the Ironfounders Maddock & Sons in his native Oakengates, until taking retirement on his 60th birthday in 1979. He died on February 19, 1994 aged 74.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Collett''' (born 28 October 1973) is a retired English professional goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Oldham Athletic, following manager Dave Penney from Darlington.
Collett, born in Middlesbrough, was the son of a demolition worker. He began his career at his home-town club, Middlesbrough F.C., for whom he made only two first-team appearances. He then moved south to Bristol Rovers, where he remained for five years before moving on to Darlington. He stayed at Darlington for five years, before his career was cut short because of a shoulder injury.
In 2000, Collett played a vital role in helping Darlington reach the Division Three play-off final, where they lost to Peterborough United. He was rewarded for a consistent season and some extravagant saves when he received the Division Three Goalkeeper of the Year award for the 1999-2000 season.
Collett was appointed Darlington's goalkeeping coach after he retired as a player in 2004.
On the 26 May 2009, he was appointed goalkeeper coach of Oldham Athletic. He rejoined Dave Penney and Martin Gray, who were also amongst the coaching staff of Darlington.
'''Bristol Rovers'''
During a goalkeeping injury crisis in October 1999, then-England manager Kevin Keegan seriously considered selecting Collett, who had impressed an England coach with a penalty save during a Third Division game against Hartlepool a week earlier. However, Collett's dream was ended when Nigel Martyn declared himself fit enough to provide back-up for David Seaman.
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'''Simon Richard Church''' (born 10 December, 1988 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is a Wales international footballer currently playing for Football League Championship club Reading.
Church was spotted as a youngster while playing at a youth tournament and joined hometown club Wycombe Wanderers Centre of Excellence as a nine-year-old upon recommendation from the club scout. Five years later, he joined Reading's Youth Academy at the age of 14. He was a regular in Reading's reserve side whilst still in the academy.
Church joined Crewe Alexandra on loan for one month on 19 October 2007, which was subsequently extended to 19 January 2008 following rave reviews. He was put into the starting XI for Crewe on 20 October 2007 against Luton Town, where he wore the number 31 shirt and assisted Ryan Lowe for Crewe Alexandra's second goal. He scored his first goal for Crewe in a 2-2 draw with Cheltenham on 27 October 2007.
Church joined Yeovil Town on loan for the remainder of the 2007-08 season on 29 January 2008. He followed this with a loan move to his hometown club Wycombe Wanderers at the start of the 2008-09 season. His original month at the club was cut short due to a sending off and subsequent three match ban, but he later rejoined the club for a further two months on 20 October 2008.
On 17 February 2009 Church joined Leyton Orient, initially on a month's loan, but later extended to the end of the season.
Church made his full first team debut for Reading in the play-off semi-final second leg defeat to Burnley on 12th May 2009. With the departures of Doyle and Kitson, he became more of a regular in the first team and soon claimed a starting place at the expense of Long. On 19 September, he scored his first league goal in only his fourth start in a 3-2 defeat to Peterborough and dedicated it to his father who died earlier that month.
On 2 January 2010 he scored against Premiership side Liverpool in the FA Cup as the Royals took a shock lead and held the Merseyside club to a 1-1 draw at the Madejski Stadium.
Despite being born in England, Church qualifies to play for Wales as his grandparents are from Newport. He made his dbut for the Wales U21 team as a substitute in their 4-3 win over Sweden U21 on 21 August 2007.
Church scored a brace for Wales under 21s against England under 21s as they lost 3-2 on 10 October 2008, in the 2009 European Championship play-offs. He also scored Wales's second goal in the first half of the second leg of the playoff against England, neatly lifting the ball over the on rushing Joe Hart but they lost 5-4 on aggregate to England, thus missing out on a spot in the final tournament. In March 2009, he was named captain of the U-21s.
On 29 May 2009 Church made his debut for the senior Wales international team in the friendly against Estonia. He received call-ups for the match against Italy U21 and a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Russia on 9 September but did not participate due to the death of his father. He scored his first senior goal on 14 November in friendly against Scotland that ended 3-0.
:''Scores and results list. Wales's goal tally first.''
Church has a number of connections to the music business - his older brother David manages Aylesbury based singer/songwriter John Otway, while Simon himself plays guitar and keyboards. He was briefly involved with Oxford band Supergrass before his football career took off.
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'''Danny May''' (born 19 November 1988) is a footballer, currently playing for Hemel Hempstead Town in the Southern League Premier Division. He plays mostly as a right back.
May came through Northampton Town's youth system and agreed a professional contract in April 2007. He made his first team dbut on 21 April 2007 in a 1-0 win over Chesterfield. He made two more appearances at the end of the 2006-07 season. He made three subsequent appearances in the 2007-08 season, the last against Leeds United on 5 January 2008. He was released at the end of the 2007-08 season.
He dropped six divisions, joining Wivenhoe Town, in August 2008. Signed for Enfield Town in February 2009. He joined Hemel Hempstead Town for the start of the 2009-10 season.
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'''Jacinto El''' (born May 2, 1982 in Aisoc) is an Equatoguinean football striker, who plays for the UE Cornell in the Spanish Tercera Divisin (Group 5).
He's brother of Rusln El, who was born in Spain.
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'''Colin McKee''' (born 22 August 1973 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer. He retired from football in 2001 after a season with Fauldhouse United. His usual position was as a forward, but he was equally adept at playing on the wing.
McKee began his career at Manchester United, joining the club in 1989 after he was spotted playing for the Scotland schoolboys side. In 1992, he made the starting line-up for the FA Youth Cup final against Crystal Palace, along with future United stars such as Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, David Beckham and Ryan Giggs. United won the final 6-3 on aggregate, and McKee was offered a professional contract in August 1992. He went on loan to Bury for a month in January 1993, making two appearances for the Shakers. He returned to Manchester United, but struggled to break into the first team, making only one appearance before being sold to Kilmarnock in September 1994 along with Neil Whitworth in a combined deal worth -350,000.
On the creation of player squad numbers in the Premier League for the 1993-94 season, McKee was issued with the number 17 shirt, which became the property of the much more famous Andy Cole, who joined United from Newcastle four months after McKee's departure.
McKee stayed at Kilmarnock for three years, his longest stay at any club. He made 78 appearances for the club - two in the Scottish Cup - and scored twelve goals, all of which came in the league. However, he was released by Kilmarnock in October 1997. Partick Thistle took him on a one-month trial in March 1998, but he failed to earn a contract with them and was allowed to leave. In June 1998, he signed for Falkirk, but only made four appearances for the club before being released yet again in October 1998. He spent the rest of the 1998-99 season with two different clubs; first he signed for Queen of the South, where he made two appearances, and then he moved to Ross County on a free transfer, making one more appearance before finding himself unattached again.
Summer 1999 saw McKee join his fifth club in two years when he put pen to paper for Stirling Albion, but yet again he made only two appearances before moving on to Queen's Park. He saw out the season with Queen's Park, making seven appearances for the Glasgow club, and then moved again, this time to Fauldhouse United. McKee retired from professional football soon after, calling time on a career that lasted twelve years and ten different clubs.
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'''Anthony James Griffith''' (born 28 October 1986 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Port Vale in Football League Two.
He is noted as a tough tackler, though at times this has led to him to having a poor disciplinary record. Unable to win a first team spot at Doncaster Rovers, he spent most of 2006 and 2008 on loan at lower league clubs. In the summer of 2008 he signed with Port Vale, where he quickly became a quiet, yet almost constant presence in the first team.
Griffith started his career at Halifax Town as a sixteen year old. Impressing at the non-league side, he was snapped up by Doncaster Rovers in 2005.
He spent the entire 2007-08 season on loan at his first club Halifax Town, making close to forty appearances before returning to Doncaster where he was subsequently released.
Griffith was then signed by Lee Sinnott in the summer of 2008 and soon became a regular in the first team. He spent much of the 2008-09 season at right-back under new manager Dean Glover's short reign.
For the 2009-10 season, Micky Adams elected to return Griffith to the role of 'midfield enforcer'.
He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. He remained in the first team however, and was playing in the form of his life under Adams.
Griffith was raised in the Brackenhall area of Huddersfield, but is a life-long Chelsea fan.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''Conference League Cup results included in totals.''
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'''Ernest "Ernie" Morgan''' (born Royston, 13 January, 1927) is an English former professional football (soccer) player and manager. He spent the bulk of his career with Gillingham, where he set a record for the highest number of goals scored in a single season which stands to this day.
Morgan worked as a miner from the age of 14 and played for his colliery football team, leading them to a Sheffield Senior Cup win shortly after World War II, the first time a works team had won the cup.
Morgan initially turned down the chance to turn professional, despite being offered a contract by Barnsley, but eventually signed for Lincoln City, albeit on a part-time basis. He only managed three Football League appearances for the "Red Imps" and was allowed to move on to Gillingham in 1953 for a fee of -3,000.
Finally turning fully professional with the Kent club, he scored 21 goals in his debut season and then topped this by scoring 31 in 1954-55, a new club record. This record was equalled by Brian Yeo during the 1970s but Morgan remains the joint holder of the record to this day.
He was selected to play for the Third Division South team against the North in 1955/56.
Morgan's playing career came to an end due to injury in 1957.
In 1962 Morgan was appointed manager of Chatham Town, having previously served as coach. He went on to manage a number of other Kent non-league clubs, with his greatest success coming at Dartford, whom he led to the Southern League championship and an appearance in the FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium.
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'''Paul Watson''' (born January 4, 1975 in Hastings) is a former English footballer.
During his career, Watson played for Gillingham, Fulham, Brentford, Coventry City and most notably for Brighton & Hove Albion before dropping in to Non-League and playing for Woking, Rushden & Diamonds, Crawley Town and finally Bognor Regis Town.
After retiring from football, Watson studied a part-time course at Brunel University in physiotherapy. Watson was appointed as Brighton & Hove Albion's assistant physiotherapist on 11 June, 2009 .
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'''Shaun Robert Miller''' (born September 25, 1987, Cheshire) is an English football player for Crewe Alexandra F.C..
Having been a youth player at Crewe from the age of 7, Miller signed a professional contract with the club in June 2006 and his debut followed as a substitute in an FA Cup match against Bradford F.C. in November 2006.
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'''Arthur Fraser Mann''' (23 January 1948 - 4 February 1999) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender. He later moved into management and coaching.
Mann was born in Falkirk, Scotland and began his playing career at Heart of Midlothian. He played for Hearts in the final of the 1967-68 Scottish Cup, although he ended up on the losing side as Dunfermline won 3-1. He then moved to England, where he represented Manchester City. He was signed by Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison for a then club record of -65,000. Unfortunately he in common with Dennis Bergkamp had a fear of flying and so was unable to take part in City's European escapades. He failed to break into the successful Cup winning side and moved on after a season to Blackpool. He then moved to Notts County, Shrewsbury Town, Mansfield Town, Boston United (whom he also managed), Kettering Town and Telford United. He was Alan Buckley's assistant manager at Grimsby Town and West Bromwich Albion, and had a spell as caretaker-manager at Albion early in 1997 following Buckley's dismissal. He is the father of former Hull City stalwart Neil Mann. Mann died on 4 February 1999 in an industrial accident at a Birmingham factory.
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'''Samuel "Sammy" Dickinson Crooks''' (born at Bearpark, County Durham on 16 January 1908; died Belper, Derbyshire, on 3 February 1981) was an English footballer who played as outside-right for Derby County in the mid-war era. He was one of the best-known footballers of the 1920s and 1930s and was capped 26 times by England at outside-right.
He was one of a family of 17 children. After leaving school, he worked in the coal-mines and played for the colliery team and then for Tow Law Town in his spare time until problems with rheumatism forced him to abandon his career underground. When his health was restored he joined Durham City in June 1926 and made 16 appearances for them in the Third Division (North).
By April 1927, he had been spotted by George Jobey and was signed for Derby County for a fee of -300, making his debut for The Rams in a 2-1 win over Leicester City on 10 September 1927. Between 1927 and 1946 he played 445 games for the Rams, scoring 111 goals. During this period, County were twice runners-up in the Football League, in 1930 and 1936.
His first appearance for England was in a 5-2 victory against Scotland on 5 April 1930.. He then became a regular fixture in the England side, making 26 appearances with 7 goals, including two in a 7-1 defeat of Spain on 9 December 1931. His final England appearance came in a 6-2 victory over Hungary on 2 December 1936, (playing alongside Derby County colleagues Raich Carter and Eric Keen). (Ted Drake of Arsenal scored a hat trick in this match.)
In 1935, Arsenal attempted to sign Crooks and Tom Cooper in exchange for Alex James, but the deal fell through as Arsenal required a cash payment as well which Derby were not prepared to meet.
Crook's playing career was interrupted by World War II, but he made a handful of league appearances in the 1946-47 season before retiring. He was unlucky to miss Derby's FA Cup win of 1946 due to a knee injury.
During the war he guested for Nottingham Forest making 12 appearances (2 goals) in the 1941-42 season.
In December 1949, Crooks moved into management with Retford Town before moving on to Third Division Shrewsbury Town in May 1950. In 1955 he moved to Gresley Rovers turning out occasionally as a player. There followed spells as manager with Burton Albion and Heanor Town. During this time he opened a sport clothing store in Derby.
After finishing in local team management he became Derby County's Chief Scout (until 1967) and also served for 14 years as Secretary of the Association Football Players Union.
His career has been marked by Durham City naming the upper lounge at New Ferens Park, 'The Sammy Crooks Lounge', which is home to some of the memorabilia from his playing career.
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'''Graham Hockless''' (born 20 October 1982 in Hull,England) is an English semi-professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Australian side Heidelberg United. He notably played as a professional for Grimsby Town.
Hockless was brought through the youth ranks at his hometown club of Hull City but despite being a regular in the clubs, youth and reserve teams in 2000, he was allowed to join Grimsby Town on a free transfer along with Chris Bolder.
The Mariners at the time, were three divisions higher than Hull, so the youngster had taken a step up in joining them. In his first season, Graham failed to make a single appearance for the club and loitered in the reserve side. And it wasn't until 18 months after signing for the club, that he got to make his debut ,against Reading in 2003.
In the following season manager Paul Groves gave young Graham his chance to show what he can do, and after a handful of games, his performances made an impact amongst the clubs supporters. Everyone at the club was Hocko mad, and it turned into celebrations when his curling cross setup Isaiah Rankin to score a last gasp winner against Brentford to take the 2003/2004 relegation battle down to the wire.
Sadly, Grimsby were relegated, however Hockless received the "Supporters Young Player Of The Season Award" . This was something that would attract other clubs, and rumours circulated in the local media that Sheffield Wednesday and former club Hull City (who were now higher than Grimsby) were to swoop for Grimsby's golden boy. Despite the interest, Hocko committed himself to the club for a further season.
Despite last season's performances, new manager Russell Slade barely used Hockless, and despite pleas from some supporters, the player was constantly looked past in favor of players such as Thomas Pinault and Ashley Sestanovich. Hockless was eventually allowed to leave the club on loan and joined Conference outfit Leigh RMI, but after 2 games for the club he returned to Grimsby.
In June 2005, Hockless left Town and signed for non league side North Ferriby United , which was too come as a shock too many, following the players rumoured transfer activity 12 months earlier. Chris Bolder the young central midfielder who joined Grimsby from Hull with him in 2001, also made the move too North Ferriby , after a season with Ossett Town.
After one full season with United, Hockless emigrated to Australia signing for Richmond SC before moving to Heidelberg United in 2008 where he picked up the Gold Medal for the best player in the Victorian Premier League.
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'''Worrell Sterling''' (born 8 June 1965) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder.
Sterling began his career as a trainee with Watford, before signing as a professional with them in 1983. He went on to play for Peterborough United, Bristol Rovers and Lincoln City before ending his league career in 1997, completing, in total, more than 400 league appearances.
Sterling presently lectures at Huntingdonshire Regional College in Sport Studies and Public Services, where he has maintained his links with Peterborough United as a tutor on the League Football Education scheme.
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'''Martyn Naylor''' (born 2 August 1977 in Walsall) is an English footballer. He is a wing back and currently plays for Rhyl, having previously played for six years for rivals The New Saints.
Naylor began his career with Hereford United, but left to join Telford United on a free transfer in August 1996 without making a first team appearance. In August 1997, he joined Shrewsbury Town, making his league debut on 9 August 1997 in the 2-1 win at home to Doncaster Rovers. Later that month, he also played in the League Cup defeat at home to Brentford and kept his place for the following league game away to Cambridge United. Town lost 4-3 and Naylor was sent off. He did not play for Shrewsbury again.
In September 1998, he rejoined Telford United on loan, moving on a free transfer the following January. He remained with Telford until July 2000, when he joined Scottish side Greenock Morton. He played nine times for Morton before returning to England in 2001 with Bilston Town.
In 2002, Naylor joined The New Saints (then named Total Network Solutions) and was a regular member of their title-winning sides. He was released from his contract at the end of the 2005-06 season, but was retained as a non-contract player with the Saints after an unsuccessful trial with Kidderminster Harriers. He went on to make 15 Welsh Premier League appearances in the 2006-07 season and remained with the Saints for the 2007-08 season.
His brother Lee is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Celtic.
When Telford beat Kettering 1-0 in the FA Trophy on 31 January 2009, Martyn fractured his cheek bone.
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'''Harry Allen''' (19 January 1866 - 23 February 1895) was an English professional footballer, who played most of his career for Wolverhampton Wanderers, and was their captain.
Allen started his career with Walsall Swifts before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1886, making his senior debut - and scoring - in a 6-0 FA Cup win over Matlock Town on 30 October 1886.
He was part of the Wolves team that were founder members of the Football League in 1888, playing in their very first league game against . He also played in the 1889 FA Cup Final, where Wolves went down 0-3 to league champions . Despite this setback, he went one step further in 1893 as he scored the only goal to lift the FA Cup against Everton.
Allen's club form won him a call-up to the England team in 1888, as he made his debut in a 5-1 win over Wales on 4 February 1888. He won 5 caps in total, all in Home International fixtures spread over three years.
Illness and a back injury forced him to retire from the game though in October 1894. In total, he made 153 appearances for Wolves, scoring 8 goals. He became landlord of a pub in Wolverhampton, but died suddenly on 23 February 1895, aged 29.
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'''Alan Mahood''' (born 26 March 1973 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire) is a former Scottish professional footballer Nottingham Forest, Greenock Morton and Kilmarnock and St. Johnstone.
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'''Brian Reid''' (born 15 June 1970 in Paisley) is a Scottish former footballer and is currently manager of Ayr United. Brian is a great addition to the side and Ayr have benifited very much from his presence.
Reid, a central defender, started his career at Morton. After winning their player of the season he became Graeme Souness's last signing for Rangers but a cruciate ligament injury shortly after signing almost finished his career. He played sparingly for Rangers but did start one match - in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. He returned to Morton and went on to play for Blackpool, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Burnley, Queen of the South and Ayr United.
He was appointed manager of Ayr United in October 2007.
In his first full season in charge of ''the Honest Men'', Reid took them up to the First Division following a play-off victory over Brechin City.
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'''Warren Hawke''' (born 20 September 1970) is a former English footballer who played for Sunderland, Berwick Rangers, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South. Although he never started more than three games in a season during his time at Sunderland he is remembered for playing in the 2-0 play-off semi-final win at Newcastle United in 1990, while one of his 19 substitute appearances was in the 1992 FA Cup Final. He is also fondly remembered by Berwick fans and Morton fans who nicknamed him "The Legend". He is currently a Coach at Linwood Rangers, his son playing in the team as well.
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'''John Milner''' (born 14 May 1942 in Huddersfield) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a wing half for Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City and Bradford Park Avenue during the 1960s. He also played in the North American Soccer League for the Boston Beacons and the Denver Dynamos.
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'''Lol Morgan''' (born 5 May 1931) is a former professional footballer and manager who was active during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He was born in Rotherham, England.
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'''Robert (Bob) Newton''' (born 23 November 1956 in Chesterfield) is an English former footballer who played as a striker for several clubs in the lower divisions of the Football League during the 1970s and 80s.
Newton began his career at Huddersfield Town, making his debut for ''the Terriers'' in 1973-74. He spent four years at Huddersfield, but never established himself as a first-team regular, and left to join Hartlepool United in the summer of 1977. He scored eight goals for Hartlepool in his debut season, including both goals in the club's shock 2-1 victory against Crystal Palace in the third round of the FA Cup.
During the 1977-78 season, Newton was involved in a car crash that killed his teammate Dave Wiggett, who was a passenger in Newton's car. Newton admitted drink driving, but denied causing death by reckless driving, and was in 1979 sentenced to nine months in jail following the crash.
Despite the accident and conviction, Hartlepool stuck by the striker, and he returned to the team after he had served his prison sentence. He remained a crowd favourite at the Victoria Ground, and went on to form an excellent strike partnership with Keith Houchen for the next three years. In 1981-82, Newton was Hartlepool's joint top scorer along with Houchen, with 18 goals. The other seasons, he finished slightly behind his strike partner in the goalscoring charts. All in all, Newton scored sixty goals in his first spell at Hartlepool.
In September 1982, Newton was transferred to Port Vale for -15,000, where he went on to become the team's top scorer with 22 goals, helping the club achieve promotion to Division Three.
Newton's second spell at Hartlepool was unsuccessful, scoring only two goals in 11 matches. He was loaned to Stockport County and subsequently released. He finished his Football League career with a short spell at Bristol Rovers in 1987, before joining Shepsed Charterhouse. He also played for clubs abroad; Cyprus based Evogaras Paphos and Hong Kong club Laisun before returning to England with Chesterfield based KSPO.
He later played for several non-league clubs, including Goole Town, Boston United and Alfreton Town.
After finishing his football career, Newton has worked as a lorry driver, but lost his job after being convicted of drink-driving in 2007. He was also banned from driving for five years, and got a four-month suspended prison sentence for reckless driving in 1986.
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'''Peter Francis Raeside Oliver''' (born 14 August 1948 in Dunfermline, Scotland) was a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Heart of Midlothian, York City & Huddersfield Town.
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'''Richie Barker''' (born 23 November 1939 in Derby) is an English former professional footballer who later undertook various non-playing roles including manager, assistant manager and chief scout.
He played for 13 years in non-league football notably at Burton Albion where he scored a club record 157 goals, before finally signing professional forms with Derby County in 1967 at the age of 28. He also played for Notts County and Peterborough United. As a manager, Barker has taken charge of Shrewsbury Town, Stoke City and Notts County. In addition, he served West Bromwich Albion as chief scout (taking over as caretaker manager for one game following the departure of Ray Harford), and has held several assistant manager's posts including that of Sheffield Wednesday.
He also coached Ethnikos Piraeus.
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'''John Graham Pugh''' (born 12 February 1948 in Chester) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town, Chester City, Barnsley and Scunthorpe United in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
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'''Dylan Kerr''' (born January 14, 1967 in Valletta) is a Maltese-born English former professional footballer. He played as a defender, specifically a left-back. In September 2009 he became an assistant manager with South African club Mpumalanga Black Aces.
Kerr began his career at Sheffield Wednesday in 1984. He didn't make any league appearances for the club in his four years at Hillsborough, and left to join South African club Arcadia Shepherds in 1988.
A year later, Kerr returned to England to join Leeds United. He only made thirteen league appearances in his four years at Elland Road; however, he was also loaned out to two clubs: firstly Doncaster Rovers (with whom he scored his first League goal), then Blackpool. In his three-month spell at Blackpool in 1991-92, he scored one of the team's goals in a 5-2 victory over Lancashire rivals and eventual division champions Burnley at Bloomfield Road.
In 1993, Kerr moved to Mortimer Common and joined Reading, with whom he would make the most league appearances of his career: 89, including five goals. He was a member of ''the Royals''' Division Two championship-winning side, and also when the club finished runners-up in the Division One the following season.
In 1996, Kerr signed for Scottish club Kilmarnock. He made 61 league appearances for ''Killie'' in four years. At the end of his first season with the club, he won the Scottish Cup. Not long after the Ibrox final, Kerr suffered a recurring groin injury that kept him on the sidelines for over a year.
Kerr was eventually released by Kilmarnock, and after one league game on loan to Carlisle United he joined Slough Town in October 2000.
In September 2000, Kerr briefly joined Kidderminster Harriers on trial, but his one-month contract was cancelled due to a claimed breach of club discipline. He returned to Scotland, signing for Hamilton Academical in January 2001.
Over the next three years, he played for Exeter City (on a three-month contract), Greenock Morton, Harrogate Town, East Stirlingshire and Hamilton Academical once again, before finishing his career with Scottish junior club Kilwinning Rangers in 2003.
After retiring, Kerr coached in the United States (specifically in Phoenix, Arizona) for a while. Unable to obtain a visa to extend his stay, he returned to Scotland, and worked as Argyll and Bute Council's Football Development Officer between 2005 and 2009.
In September 2009, Kerr signed a contract as an assistant manager at South African club Mpumalanga Black Aces until June 2010.
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'''Craig Thomas Lawton''' (born 5 January 1972) is a Welsh footballer currently playing as a left winger for Bala Town in the Cymru Alliance.
Born in Mancot, Flintshire, Lawton began his career at Manchester United, signing his first professional contract with the club in July 1990. The closest Lawton got to making an appearance for ''the Red Devils'' came in a Premier League match against Queens Park Rangers in January 1993, when he was an unused substitute. He was given the number 22 jersey for the 1993-94 season, but did not make a single appearance for United. Soon after, he suffered a broken leg, and was allowed to join Port Vale on a free transfer in July 1994.
He made his debut as a substitute in a 3-2 defeat at Watford on New Year's Eve 1994, but broke a leg in a reserve game in March 1995. His full debut came in a goalless home draw with Genoa in an Anglo-Italian Cup game on 8 November 1995. Unable to gain a first team place, he was given a free transfer to Colwyn Bay in May 1996.
Despite being born and raised in Wales, and representing Wales at various levels, including schoolboy, youth, under-21 and "B" internationals,
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'''Patrick Colm "Pat" McGibbon''' (born 6 September 1973 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer. His regular position was at centre-back.
He is currently assistant managager/coach at Monaghan United FC having previously managed his hometown team Lurgan Celtic.
McGibbon began his career at his local Irish Premier League club, Portadown, signing a professional contract with them in 1991, aged just 18. A year later, he was signed by Manchester United for -100,000. He made his debut for the Red Devils in a League Cup tie against York City in September 1995; unfortunately, United lost the match 3-0 and McGibbon was sent off. McGibbon made no further appearances for United, despite being named on the substitutes bench a number of times, and was loaned out to Swansea City and Wigan Athletic during the 1996-97 season.
During his time at Manchester United, he was issued with the number 21 shirt, which after his departure was worn by a more significant player - Henning Berg.
McGibbon made ten appearances for the Latics during his loan spell at Springfield Park, and even scored the goal that guaranteed Wigan's promotion to Division Two. Wigan signed McGibbon on a permanent deal in the summer of 1997, paying Manchester United -250,000 for the defender's services (a fee which would eventually rise to -380,000).
In his five years at Wigan, McGibbon made over 150 appearances and scored 11 goals for the Latics. However, he was granted a transfer request in 2001,
However, McGibbon only stayed at Tranmere for a month, and moved back to Portadown in September 2002. Two years later, he signed for Glentoran and picked up an Irish Premier League winner's medal in his first season there. McGibbon did not complete a second season at The Oval, as he retired from professional football to go back to his physiotherapy business in Portadown in March 2003.
McGibbon made only seven appearances for the senior Northern Ireland team in a very on-off five-year international career. He also made five appearances for the Northern Ireland B team, highlighting his status as very much a fringe player in the national set-up.
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'''Lee Archer''' (born 6 November 1972) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Archer was born in Bristol, and began his career as a trainee at his home town club Bristol Rovers. He made 150 appearances for Rovers in all competitions, and had a loan spell at Yeovil Town before moving on to Rushden & Diamonds. He then moved back for a second spell at Yeovil Town.
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'''Jonathan Robert "Jonny" Rowan''' (born 29 November 1981 in Grimsby) is an English footballer. He is currently playing for Boston Town. Rowan notably played for Grimsby Town as a striker in the first division of the Football League between 2000 and 2004. Rowan was considered capable of playing at the highest level, but ongoing injury problems at a relatively young age meant his time with the Mariners represented the peak of his footballing career.
Rowan was added to the Mariners squad in the summer of 2000 but barely featured until the following season. The club made a pre-season tour of Scandinavia and in this Rowan's performances earned him the opportunity to start the new season as the clubs first choice striker. He straight away formed a forward partnership with Phil Jevons that saw the club rise briefly to the top of the league, he also played in the clubs 2-1 cup victory over Liverpool that season. However following injury problems, he found himself mainly sidelined for the next few years, and when he was fit, he found himself only playing a cameo part in the first team affairs. This would lead up to him getting released in 2004.
After leaving Grimsby he made a move too Kidderminster Harriers for a brief spell where he signed on a non contract basis. After making not one single appearance for the club, he was released in January 2005 and moved into Non-League football. He joined Kettering Town along with fellow former Grimsby team mate Steve Croudson and then later that year he signed for Gainsborough Trinity. Rowan struggled too break into the first team at Trinity and found himself playing second fiddle to other strikers at the club. He briefly left Gainsborough for a month, but returned and won his place back in the team. Despite this he made a move to lowly amateur side Boston Town where he nothced up an impressive scoring rate, this would enable him then to move back up the footballing pyramid and he transferred to neighbours Boston United in the summer of 2007. His first season at York street was impressive, being voted the Player of the Season. Rowan was released from the club at the end of the 2008-2009 season, only to return for a second spell at Boston Town.
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'''Arthur Reginald Dorrell''' (30 March 1896 - 13 September 1942) was an English international footballer. He was the son of former Villa player William Dorrell.
Dorrel played for Carey Hall and R.A.S.C., before joining Aston Villa in May 1919, after 355 matches for the club he joined Port Vale in June 1931. He was a regular for the Vale but retired from football in May 1932.
Upon his retirement as a player, he returned to Aston Villa as a coach.
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'''William "Willie" Duff''' (6 February 1935 - 30 August 2004) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Winchburgh, West Lothian, Duff grew up in western Edinburgh, attending Corstorphine Primary School and Boroughmuir High School.
In 1952, Hearts' manager Tommy Walker paid -200 for Duff's signature and he moved to Tynecastle as back-up for Jimmy Watters.
During the 1950s, all British men were obliged to fulfil a period of national service and in the latter part of 1956, Duff received call-up papers to the army's Royal Horse Artillery, based in Surrey.
Duff joined Peterborough United in 1963 and after several seasons with the ''Posh'' returned to Scotland with Dunfermline Athletic. He enjoyed an Indian Summer to his career with the ''Pars'', helping the side reach the 1968-69 Cup Winners' Cup semi-final.
After his final retirement, Duff established a joinery business in Edinburgh. He emigrated to the USA, where his son Bill is domiciled in Washington DC, in the 1980s but returned to Edinburgh in 2003. He died suddenly on Monday 30 August, whilst playing bowls with friends.
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'''Jesse Pye''' (22 December 1919 - 19 February 1984) was an English footballer. He played in the Football League for , and and scored twice in the 1949 FA Cup Final for the former.
Pye's first professional club was whom he joined in 1938. However, the outbreak of World War II and suspension of league football halted his hopes of a league career with the Blades. After war service in North Africa and in Italy, he signed to in 1945 and played in the transitional league season of 1945-46. At the end of the season, as the Football League prepared to relaunch, he joined First Division for -10,000.
The forward made an instant impact at Molineux, scoring a hattrick on his league debut on 31 August 1946 as Wolves thrashed 6-1, and finished the campaign with 21 goals. He continued with his goalscoring exploits the following season, being joint top goalscorer for the club. The next year brought Pye his first taste of silverware as he scored twice in the 1949 FA Cup Final, to help Wolves beat 3-1.
His prowess in front of goal won him a call-up to the England team. He had already played in a Victory International on 19 January 1946, scoring in a 2-0 win over Belgium, but eventually made his full debut on 21 September 1949 in a 2-0 defeat against Ireland at Goodison Park. This game, England's first defeat on home soil to a non-Home Nation opponent, would prove to be his only cap.
He suffered a string of injuries during 1950-51, which sidelined him for half the league games, but he recovered to finish as top goalscorer once again the next season. Despite this feat, he was allowed to leave the club at the end of the season, joining for -5,000. In total, he played 209 times for Wolves, scoring 95 goals.
Pye settled well at the Second Division club and netted 24 goals in his first season (1952-53) as the club finished 3rd, just missing promotion. He added a further 37 goals before stunning the club by moving to fellow second tier side in October 1954.
Despite Pye's firepower, Derby suffered the drop to the Third Division (North). He played one more season at the Baseball Ground, as the team finished 2nd, narrowly missing out on an immediate return to the Second Division.
He left the club in 1957 and became a landlord in Wisbech, also opening several sweet shops. He was signed up to the local non-league football club , playing in the Midland League. Pye scored the goal that beat to put Wisbech Town into the second round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in their history in November 1957. He became player/manager of the club in March 1960 and held the post until resigning in April 1967. The following year he sold his shops in the town and moved to Blackpool to become a hotelier.
He died in Blackpool on 19 February 1984 aged 64.
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'''Alexander Leake''' (11 July 1871 - 29 March 1938), known as '''Alex''' or '''Alec Leake''', was an English professional footballer who won five caps for his country and played as a half-back for Small Heath, Aston Villa and Burnley. After retiring from playing he took up coaching, both with professional clubs and at school level. He was a cousin of fellow Small Heath and England forward Jimmy Windridge.
Alex Leake was born in Small Heath, Birmingham. After leaving school he trained as a blacksmith with Hoskins & Sewell, manufacturers of metal bedsteads, in the Bordesley district of Birmingham, and played for the works football team. He later helped Old Hill Wanderers to the 1893-94 Birmingham & District League championship. His success with Old Hill did not go unnoticed, and he signed for Small Heath, newly promoted to the First Division, in July 1894.
Leake made his Small Heath debut in October 1895 at left-half, but from midway through that season (in which the club were relegated) for the following four years he rarely missed a game at centre-half. He was soon appointed captain. When he did suffer an injury early in the 1899-1900 season, inside forward Walter Wigmore was tried at centre-half, and by the time Leake regained fitness, his position was taken. He played the remainder of his Small Heath career at left-half or occasionally inside-left. He helped the club gain promotion back to the First Division in 1901, but left at the end of the 1901-02 season when they were relegated again. During this season he played in an England trial match and along with clubmate Sid Wharton played for an England XI in an unofficial international against Germany.
He joined Aston Villa in July 1902, when he was 31, and stayed five years. In his first season the club were runners-up in the First Division, and in 1905 he played in their 1905 FA Cup Final team which beat Newcastle United 2-0. While with Aston Villa Leake won five official caps for England, making his international debut at the age of 32 on 12 March 1904 in a 3-1 win against Ireland in Belfast.
Leake found himself unwittingly at the centre of one of the great scandals of English football. In the last League game of the 1904-05 season, Manchester City needed to beat Aston Villa to win the title. It was a spiteful game, and he had been involved in confrontations, both physical and verbal, with opponents. Afterwards Leake, who had captained the side, claimed that City's Billy Meredith had offered him a bribe of -10 for his team to throw the match. Meredith was found guilty by the Football Association, fined, and suspended from all football for 18 months. Because his club refused to help him financially, Meredith made public the illegal payments Manchester City were making to their players. An FA investigation resulted in life bans for directors, long suspensions for players, and the club being forced to sell its playing staff.
An Aston Villa match programme of 1906 describes him as
: "A good-tempered, honest worker; safe rather than showy. Hard to beat in a tackle, and good at spoiling an opponent's pass. Alert, keeps his head, and never tires in the hardest matches. His unfailing good humor has made him a general favourite."
Burnley manager Spen Whittaker took him to the club in December 1907, by which time he was 36 years old. He stayed with them a further two-and-a-half years, playing a significant part in building a team for the future. His arrival has been described thus:
: "By this time Leake was 36 years old, but he still possessed the panache of a class player. His authority on the pitch led to his appointment as team captain, and the faithful on the terraces at Turf Moor purred their appreciation, taking an instant shine to their new centre-half. One should not underestimate the psychological benefits of having a man there who had been at the top of his profession, a natural leader who could counsel and advise the youngsters from a position of experience."
When Burnley were promoted to the First Division in 1913, Leake was long gone, but he played his part. At the celebration dinner, the club chairman commented that,
: "We replaced the old with the new, and did this all the time with a profit to the club. The purchase of Alex Leake started the financial success of Burnley Football Club. When we played Rawtenstall and Fishwick Rovers in 1883, the gates were a few pounds only. This season we have joined at gates of -3,003 against Blackburn and -2,256 against Sunderland."
In 1910 he returned to the Midlands and played for one season with Wednesbury Old Athletic which had just been elected to the Birmingham & District League. He then took up posts as trainer with Crystal Palace, Merthyr Town, and Walsall, and also coached at school level.
Leake died in his native Birmingham at the age of 66.
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'''Leighton Phillips''' (born 25 September 1949) is a Wales former international football player. At club level he is most notable for his spells at Cardiff City and Aston Villa
Phillips began his career at Cardiff City, making his way through the youth and reserve sides before making his debut as a substitute during a 2-2 draw against Rotherham United in January 1968, scoring with his very first touch. In these early stages of his career, Phillips was used in positions all over the pitch, including playing as a striker and midfielder, before settling in defence. His early performances led to him winning caps at both under-21 and under-23 level before winning his first senior cap against Czechoslovakia in 1971.
He became increasingly unhappy with the lack of success at the club and in September 1974 he left the club to join Aston Villa for a fee of -100,000. Winning the League Cup in 1977, Phillips also went on to captain the side on his way to making 175 appearances for the club before becoming Swansea City's record signing when he joined for -70,000 in November 1978. Phillips finished his league career with spells at Charlton Athletic and Exeter City.
-DOCSTART-	12931935
'''Walter Wigmore''' (25 February 1873 - 8 September 1931) was an English professional footballer who in the early part of his career played as an inside forward and later on as a centre-half. He made more than 400 appearances in the Football League over a playing career lasting 17 years.
Walter Wigmore was born in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire but as a child moved with his family to Kiveton Park, Rotherham, Yorkshire. He played football for his local club before joining Worksop Town.
He moved to newly-elected Second Division club Gainsborough Trinity in 1896, where he struck up an excellent strike partnership with Bob McRoberts. In March 1899 Small Heath paid a fee of -180 to reunite him with McRoberts. Tried at centre-half when Alex Leake was injured, he impressed so much that for nine years he remained first choice in that position, making the last of his 355 appearances for Birmingham only a few days before his 39th birthday. He was often penalised for dangerous play due to his unusual reluctance to head the ball, preferring to use his feet however high the ball came to him.
-DOCSTART-	12931958
'''Bernard Charles Purdie''' (born April 20, 1949 in Wrexham, Wales) was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for his hometown club Wrexham before making the short journey across the border to join English neighbours Chester City in 1971.
He made an explosive start to his Chester career by scoring four times on his full home debut against Gillingham but was to struggle for goals after this.
Purdie remained in professional football by joining Chester's Cheshire rivals Crewe Alexandra, for the first of two spells with the club. In between he helped Huddersfield Town win the Football League Division Four championship in 1979-80 after a -22,000 transfer.
After finishing his league career with Crewe in 1983, Purdie joined non-league side Bangor City and worked as a postman.
-DOCSTART-	12932107
'''Andrew George "Andy" Rankin''' (born 11 May 1945 in Bootle) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Everton, Watford and Huddersfield Town. In 1973 Rankin became the inaugural Watford Player of the Season, an accolade he would reclaim in the 1974-75 season.
-DOCSTART-	12932230
'''Keith Anthony Ripley''' (born 10 October 1954) is an English former professional footballer born in Normanton, Yorkshire, who played in the Football League as a full back for Huddersfield Town and Doncaster Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	12933163
'''Brian McAllister''' (born 30 November 1970 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Wimbledon and the Scotland national team.
McAllister played for Wimbledon between 1989 and 2000 and had loan spells at Plymouth Argyle and Crewe Alexandra. He was forced to retire in 2000 due to a heel injury.
McAllister helped Napier City Rovers win the New Zealand National Soccer League title in 1989.
He earned three Scotland caps 1997, playing against Belarus, Malta and Wales.
-DOCSTART-	12933886
Cursham was born in Wilford, Nottingham the son of William Cursham, later vicar of Cropwell Butler. He attended Oakham School and became a mine manager.
He played football for Notts County, between 1876 and 1883 and made his England footballing debut in March 1876 in a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Scotland. A photograph of this team is believed to be the first ever photograph of an English team. However Cursham does not appear in the picture - it is believed he was behind the camera. He made six international footballing appearances in total, four coming against Scotland and two against Wales.
Cursham made his County Cricket debut during the 1876 season, playing his first game for Nottinghamshire in a low-scoring victory against Yorkshire. He, along with the rest of the Nottinghamshire team, failed to impress in a match in which only one player would reach double figures in each of the first three innings, himself scoring just three runs from the middle order. Cursham, a right-handed batsman and a round-arm bowler, appeared extensively for Nottinghamshire during the 1877 and 1878 seasons, scoring a maiden career half-century against Middlesex in 1877.
Cursham moved to play briefly for Derbyshire during the 1879 season. He played regularly in the Derbyshire lower order, scoring a duck in his debut innings, though failing to break into the side as a bowler. While the final game of 1879 saw Derbyshire lose by an innings margin, he was drafted into the team for one further season, retiring from the game at the age of 27.
Three years after the end of his cricketing career, Cursham played two further games for the England national football team, a victory against Wales in which he scored his second and final international goal, and a defeat against Scotland.
Cursham emigrated to the United States at the end of his footballing career, just a year after his final international footballing appearance. He died in Florida at just 31 years of age from yellow fever.
His brother Henry was also an England international footballer.
-DOCSTART-	12934811
'''Albert Alexander "Bert" Millard''' (born October 1, 1898 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward or centre-half with equal facility. He was Birmingham's top scorer in 1919-20 with 15 goals in all competitions despite only playing half the season in attack.
-DOCSTART-	12934981
'''Patrick "Pat" Saward''' (17 August 1928, in Cobh, County Cork, Republic of Ireland - 20 September 2002 in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire) was a former professional footballer in the English football League and for the Republic of Ireland. He died of Alzheimer's disease in 2002.
He played as an amateur for Crystal Palace before he joined Milwall as a professional. He made 118 league appearances for Millwall before joining Aston Villa for -10,000 in the summer of 1955. During his time at Villa Park he won the FA Cup and the Second Division championship in 1960. He joined Huddersfield Town in 1961, playing 59 league games for the club.
He played at an international level for the Republic of Ireland, winning 18 caps.
Between 1970 - 1973 he was the manager of Brighton & Hove Albion.
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'''John ''Jackie'' Sewell''' (born 24 January 1927, in Kells Village, near Whitehaven, Cumberland is a former England International football player. He played for several teams including Sheffield Wednesday, Notts County and Aston Villa. When he was transferred to Sheffield Wednesday from Notts County, for -34,500, he was the most expensive signing in English football.
Jackie Sewell began his career at Notts County for which he was a prolific goalscorer. He won the Football League Third Division for the 1949-1950 season. He scored 97 goals in 178 league appearances for the club.
He played 175 games for Sheffield Wednesday, scoring 92 goals in his four years at Hillsborough.
He joined Aston Villa in 1955 for -20,000 and he scored on his debut against Sheffield United in a 2-2 draw. He played 144 matches for Aston Villa F.C. between December 1955-October 1959 during which time he scored 40 goals and he won an FA Cup winner's medal.
He left Villa Park for Hull City before coaching in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Zambia and the Belgian Congo (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo). He also played for Zambian side Lusaka City.
Jackie Sewell gained 6 caps for England, scoring 3 goals, one in England's historic defeat against Hungary in 1953.
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Clark was born in Guisborough. He managed West Bromwich Albion between 1959 and 1961.
-DOCSTART-	12936975
'''Geoff Crudgington''' (born 14 February 1952 in Wolverhampton) is an English former professional footballer who made 633 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa, Bradford City, Crewe Alexandra, Swansea City and Plymouth Argyle. He went on to become Football in the Community officer and goalkeeping coach at Plymouth Argyle.
-DOCSTART-	12941733
'''Colin Russell''' (born 21 January 1961 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a striker for Liverpool, Huddersfield Town, Stoke City, Bournemouth, Doncaster Rovers, Scarborough and Wigan Athletic.
Russell began his career as an apprentice with home-town club Liverpool, before signing professional terms at 18. Russell was part of Roy Evans' Central League champions side from 1979 to 1982 and frequently captained the side. He made his debut, and his only appearance for Liverpool's first team, on 2 May 1981 as the second-half substitute for Howard Gayle in a 1-0 defeat to Sunderland.
He was last known to be stacking shelves at Costco Haydock with less pace than in his footballing days.
he also now refer's to his work colleagues as mucks ??? context - " alright mucks "
-DOCSTART-	12941863
'''Colin Senior''' (born 3 June 1927 in Dewsbury) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town and Accrington Stanley in the Football League during the 1950s.
-DOCSTART-	12942490
'''Frederick "Fred" Harris''' (July 2, 1912 - October 1998) was a English footballer who played his whole professional career for Birmingham City.
Fred Harris was born in Solihull, Warwickshire. He joined Birmingham as a inside-forward in 1933 at the age of 19. He was the club's leading scorer in season 1938-39 with 14 League goals and 17 in all competitions.
During World War II he converted to play as a wing-half and played out the rest of his career in that position. His strong tackling and constructive use of the ball impressed manager Harry Storer sufficiently to make him club captain. He is credited with recommending Johnny Berry to Birmingham, having seen him play for an Army team while both were serving in India during the war.
He won representative honours for the Football League XI against the Scottish League in 1948-49.
He retired from football in 1950, aged nearly 38, having made 312 appearances in all competitions for Birmingham and scored 68 goals. He then became a chiropodist and physiotherapist in the Acocks Green district of Birmingham.
Fred Harris died in October 1998 at the age of 86.
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Winn joined Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic on loan in March 2006 and played nine games during the 2005-06 season.
-DOCSTART-	12943361
'''David Barry "Dave" Latchford''' (born April 9, 1949) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the older brother of former England striker Bob Latchford and Celtic goalkeeper Peter Latchford.
Dave Latchford was born in Kings Heath, Birmingham. He joined Birmingham City from school in 1964 and signed professional forms once he turned 17. He was called up for the England Youth squad but was not capped; the other goalkeeper in the squad was Peter Shilton. He kept goal for Birmingham in the FA Youth Cup final of 1967, in which the club were beaten by Sunderland.
Latchford made his League debut in April 1969 in a 2-1 win at Bury, but with Jim Herriot, Paul Cooper and Mike Kelly also at the club it took another four years for him to establish himself as undisputed first choice. Even then manager Freddie Goodwin brought in Welsh international Gary Sprake, but Latchford soon regained his first team place, eventually losing it permanently when new manager Willie Bell brought in Jimmy Montgomery. He left for Motherwell, managed by former team-mate Roger Hynd, in 1977, followed by spells at Bury, Barnsley, and in non-league football.
After retiring from playing football he became a funeral director, and later became superintendent of cemeteries in Solihull, while coaching for a time at Solihull Borough.
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'''Seymour Morris''' (15 February 1908 - 1991) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an outside left. He won five full caps for his country and played for Huddersfield Town and Birmingham in the Football League.
Seymour Morris was born in Ynyshir, Glamorgan. On leaving school he became a miner, and then joined the army, serving in the Welch Regiment. While stationed near Cardiff he played football for Welsh League side Aberaman Athletic, where he was noticed by bigger clubs. At the relatively late age of 25 he turned professional, signing for Huddersfield Town in 1933. Unable to establish himself as a regular first-team player at Huddersfield, he moved to fellow First Division club Birmingham in March 1935.
At Birmingham he was used in his preferred position on the left wing, but still took another eighteen months to supplant Billy Guest as first choice in that spot. He was the club's top scorer in 1936-37, with 15 league goals (16 in all competitions), but this was the only year in which injury and international duty allowed him to play anything approaching a full season. During the Second World War he serviced aircraft at Elmdon aerodrome and made occasional appearances for Birmingham, playing his last game for the club in April 1945.
He won five full caps for Wales. On his international debut he scored the opening goal in a 2-1 victory over England at Ninian Park on 17 October 1936, which was the first time England had lost in Wales for over 50 years.
Wales went on to win the Home International Championship that year, the last time they won it outright.
When he retired from playing football he took up coaching in his native South Wales. Later he and his wife ran a children's home. He died in October 1991, aged 83.
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'''Walter D. Freeman''' (born June 1887 in Handsworth, Birmingham, died in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-forward.
With Fulham, he won the Southern League championship in 1906-07, which resulted in their election to the Second Division, and scored their first ever goal in the Football League, the only goal of the game at Derby County.
He was Birmingham's top scorer in 1909-10 season with 10 goals.
His brother, Bert Freeman, was an England international, and a prolific goalscorer for Woolwich Arsenal, Everton, Burnley and Wigan Borough.
-DOCSTART-	12945407
'''John G. "Jackie" Stewart''' (born 4 September 1921) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right for Raith Rovers and Birmingham City.
A former miner born in Lochgelly, Fife, Stewart started his professional career at Raith Rovers, and moved to Birmingham City in January 1948. He had pace and a direct style, and in his first full season at the club, 1948-49, finished as leading goalscorer with 11 league goals for the newly-promoted side struggling in the top flight. Injury disrupted his last couple of seasons at Birmingham, and he returned to Raith in 1955 having made 218 appearances in all competitions with 55 goals. He was appointed trainer at Raith and remained in football until 1963.
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'''Frederick Roberts''' (9 October 1909 - January 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Birmingham
Roberts was born in Greets Green, West Bromwich, Staffordshire. He signed for Birmingham in 1933,
-DOCSTART-	12948215
'''Arthur Leonard Bamford''' (born 1874 in Leicester, deceased), known as '''Arthur Leonard''', was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-forward.
Leonard, then known by his original surname of Bamford, signed for Leicester Fosse in 1895, but walked out on them. Small Heath spotted Leonard playing for Glentoran and signed him on the spot for a fee of -120. However, representatives of Leicester recognised him as their absent player, and when questioned as to the facts, he disappeared again. Persuaded to return to Birmingham, he admitted to being Bamford, and the matter was settled by Small Heath paying Leicester a further -20 to complete the transfer. In 1902-03 he was the club's top scorer with 16 goals. After leaving Small Heath he played briefly for several clubs before settling at Reading where he spent four seasons.
-DOCSTART-	12954998
In 1974, he moved to the Baltimore Comets of the North American Soccer League, then played for the Washington Diplomats in 1977.
-DOCSTART-	12955230
'''Philip Thomas Bater''' (born 26 October 1955 in Cardiff) is a former professional footballer and is the manager of Mangotsfield United.
Originally from Cardiff, Bater began his career as an apprentice with Bristol Rovers in 1973. He made 310 league appearances in two spells at the club, and also played for Wrexham, Brentford and Cardiff City
After retiring as a player, Bater held a number of coaching positions at Bristol Rovers, including youth team coach and caretaker manager for the first team, and he also started a landscape gardening business. Since then he has been manager of Clevedon Town, and in 2009 became manager of Mangotsfield United.
-DOCSTART-	12957200
'''Luke Anthony G. Medley''' (born 21 June 1989) is an English professional footballer, who plays for Barnet. As a junior, he was on the books of Welwyn Garden City, Barnet and Tottenham Hotspur. He joined Bradford City in 2007, and later the same year scored with his first touch in league football. He has also played on loan for Cambridge City. He left Bradford after just one season to return to London, and re-signed for Barnet.
Born in Greenwich, London, Medley attended Southgate College,
Medley left Welwyn Garden City in 2006 to join Barnet's London-based Protec Football Academy,
Medley scored the winning goal on his Bradford debut in their 2-1 league victory over Wrexham on 25 August 2007, a volley from outside the area, just two minutes after coming on as a substitute. The goal was scored with his first touch on his professional first team debut.
He returned to Bradford, and made several more appearances as substitute. On 29 April 2008, Medley was offered a new contract to remain at Bradford,
Less than three weeks later, Medley returned to former club Barnet, becoming the League Two side's first signing of the summer.
After failing to play for Barnet during 2009, he was loaned out to Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville in March for one month.
In July 2009, he joined Conference South side Woking on a six-month loan.
-DOCSTART-	12959170
'''Jamie Paul Annerson''' (born 21 June 1988 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is a professional footballer. He is a goalkeeper currently playing for League Two side Rotherham United.
Jamie impressed enough in the Blades reserves to earn a place in the England U-19's.
Jamie was again loaned out to Rotherham United for one month on 24 October 2008
Annerson made his debut for the Stags on the day of his arrival, starting in a 2-0 defeat at Kidderminster.
After being released by Sheffield United at the end of the 08-09 season, Annerson joined Rotherham United on a free transfer.
-DOCSTART-	12959702
'''Bill Morris''' (March 26, 1913 - 1995) was an English footballer, who spent the majority of his playing career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Morris began his senior career in the colts side of West Bromwich Albion, before moving to Halesowen Town. He was signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers in May 1933 for -100, and made his debut for the club against former team West Bromwich Albion on February 17, 1934, playing as an emergency centre-forward.
He remained a back-up player until the 1935/36 season when he became a first choice centre-half for the Midlanders. A disappointing start to the next campaign saw him switched to right-back, which would remain his position for the rest of his Molineux career.
He played in the 1939 FA Cup Final, where Wolves were surprisingly beaten by Portsmouth, and won 3 England caps. His international debut came on November 16, 1939 in a 7-0 thrashing of Northern Ireland at Old Trafford.
The outbreak of World War II meant the suspension of league football, but Morris turned out 67 times for Wolves in regional games, and also guested for Wrexham. At the resumption of league action in 1946, Morris soon found himself out of the team, and at the end of the 1946/47 season he left Wolves.
He joined nearby Dudley Town, where he played two further seasons as a centre-forward before hanging up his boots in May 1949.
-DOCSTART-	12960103
'''Andrew Gooding''' (born 30 April 1988 in Coventry) is a midfielder who played for Coventry City F.C. before being released in early 2008. He is currently playing for Rushden & Diamonds. He has represented England at Under-17 & Under-19 levels.
-DOCSTART-	12960429
'''Steven Peter Graham "Steve" Burton''' (born October 10, 1982 in Kingston upon Hull, England) is an English footballer.
Steve is a left footed defender. He worked his way through the Hull City Academy and was taken on as a Youth Trainee within the School of Excellence. He was given his first start by youth coach Billy Russell (now caretaker manager), in an evening match against Rochdale Hornets on 12 October 2000. There he was seen by Peter Taylor, who gave Burton a further year's contract.
He was not been given enough games at Hull, so was sent on loan to various clubs including Kidderminster Harriers, where Hull City's former manager, Jan Molby, was in charge. Molby eventually managed to lure Burton away from Hull and to agree terms at Kidderminster. Following one successful season at Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster started to flounder and Molby was released.
Stuart Watkiss was taken on as manager and brought in several player he knew.
Matches became fewer for Burton and he left to pursue a career in football in Melbourne, Australia with Richmond Eagles.
After one season with Richmond, Burton joined Green Gully.
-DOCSTART-	12961269
}}'''Kevin Gage''' (born 21 April 1964, London)
-DOCSTART-	12961371
'''Frank Carrodus''' (born ) is a former professional footballer player who played as a Winger. In his career Carrodus played for Manchester City, Aston Villa, Wrexham and Birmingham City.
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'''Kenneth Owen Roberts''' (born March 27, 1936, Cefn Mawr near Wrexham) was a professional footballer with Wrexham and Aston Villa who later achieved managerial success with Chester.
Roberts made his solitary Football League appearance for Wrexham when aged just 15 in 1951-52 during a player availability crisis. At 15 years and 158 days old, he equalled the 1929 record of Bradford Park Avenue's Albert Geldard; this record stood until beaten by Reuben Noble-Lazarus of Barnsley in 2008. Two years later he joined Villa and added 38 league outings and three goals to his tally before retiring due to a knee injury.
After spells on the coaching staff with Oswestry Town, Wrexham and Bradford Park Avenue, Roberts became manager of Chester in March 1968 following the departure of Peter Hauser.
Chester had never won a Football League promotion when Roberts arrived and six years later this was still the case, having missed out by a single point in 1970-71. But working alongside shrewd coach Brian Green, all that was to change in 1974-75 as Chester finished fourth in Division Four and won promotion on goal average. The season was though best remembered for Chester's incredible Football League Cup run, as they disposed of Leeds United and Newcastle United to reach the semi-finals before suffering a 5-4 aggregate loss to Roberts' former club Aston Villa.
Roberts steered the club to a mid-table finish the following season in Division Three but opted to move upstairs to an administrative role early in the 1976-77, working with new team boss Alan Oakes.
Roberts never managed again professionally but he had a spell in charge of Oswestry Town in the early 1980s. He then became an established football scout, for clubs including Chester and Shrewsbury Town.
-DOCSTART-	12961801
Aston Villa signed Hall from Stourbridge in 1903. He scored six goals in his nine league outings in the 1903-04 season. He is noted as being a hard working Outside Left player who teamed up well with Joe Bache between 1904 and 1910. Hall was a consistent goalscorer, scoring 61 goals in 214 league and cup appearances. In 1913 Hall left Villa to join Millwall F.C. and he retired on 1916.
With Villa Hall won an FA Cup in 1905 and the First Division championship medal in 1910, the year when he won his first, and only, England cap in a game against Ireland.
-DOCSTART-	12962942
}}'''John Albert Sainty''' (born 24 March 1946, Poplar, London) was a professional footballer in the 1960s and 1970s who went on to manage Chester City.
As a player, Sainty (a forward) progressed through the youth ranks at Tottenham Hotspur and represented England Schoolboys, but he left White Hart Lane in 1967 after failing to make a Football League appearance. Over the next nine years Sainty played for Reading, AFC Bournemouth, Mansfield Town and Aldershot. He ended his career with 221 Football League appearances and 39 goals to his name.
Sainty then began a coaching career under John Bond . The duo worked together at Norwich City and Manchester City before Sainty went alone by taking the Chester manager's job (initially on a caretaker basis) in November 1982 after Cliff Sear stepped down.
He led the club to a mid-table finish in Division Four in 1982-83 and the semi-finals of the Football League Trophy, but financial problems meant Sainty was told to halve the wage bill at the end of the season . Most of his signings were non-contract players such as Paul Manns, Paul Raynor, Trevor Phillips, John Ryan and Dennis Wann , while youngsters including Peter Bulmer and Phil Harrington became regulars in the side. Chester endured a miserable start to 1983-84 and had just one league win to their name when Sainty left the club in November 1983. They had though overturned a 3-0 first-leg deficit to knock Bolton Wanderers out of the Milk Cup in the first round.
Sainty teamed up again with Bond at Burnley, before managing non-league sides Armthorpe Welfare and Mossley. He later became assistant manager to Danny Bergara at Stockport County and worked as academy director at Southampton
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Tommy Thompson began his career with Newcastle United, making 20 appearances for the club.
When manager George Martin left St James Park in 1950 he took Thompson with him for the price of -12,500. He made his debut against Blackpool in September of that year. Thompson went on to make 165 first team games (149 League, 16 Cup) for Villa scoring 76 goals including three hat-tricks.
Thompson was sold to Preston North End for -27,000. At Deepdale, Thompson scored within the first two minutes on his debut during a 4-0 win against Everton F.C. He went on to score 5 times in his first 6 games for Preston and in the 1957-58 season, he peaked with 34 League goals. Thompson scored 117 goals in 188 league games for Preston.
He was sold to Stoke City F.C. where he scored 18 goals in 42 games to help Stoke win promotion into the First Division.
He acquired his first cap against Wales during the 1951-52 season. He won his second cap in April 1957.
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'''Joseph "Joe" Brown''' (born 26 April 1929 in Cramlington, England) is an English former footballer and manager.
Brown started his career with Middlesbrough, where he came through from the juniors team.
Brown re-joined Burnley as a coach in 1961 and was in charge of the Burnley team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1968. Almost two years later, he became first team coach when Jimmy Adamson took over as manager.
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'''Joseph Samuel "Joe" Brown''' (born 7 May 1920 in Bebington) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Chester.
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While with Kilsyth Rangers, he wrote to Celtic for trials. He moved to London, working for the GPO. In April 1967, Kilsyth Rangers sent him a telegram asking him to play for them in the Scottish Junior Cup final as last minute replacement for an injured player. He performed splendidly, and they won the cup.
Celtic responded promptly and signed him. He spent only two seasons at Parkhead, and could only manage three outings, resulting in two goals.
In July 1969 Aston Villa manager Tommy Docherty signed him on a free transfer, pipping Dunfermline for his signature.
McMahon was in Aston Villas League Cup Final team in 1971 and gained a Third Division Championship medal in 1972.
He left Villa in March 1976 to join goalkeeper teammate Jimmy Cumbes in the NASL.
McMahon still works in USA in the aluminum industry.
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'''John Cornelius Sleeuwenhoek''' (26 February 1944 - July 1989) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half.
He made 226 appearances in the Football League for Aston Villa and was capped twice for England at under-23 level.
Sleeuwenhoek was born in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, the son of a Dutch paratrooper. He started his football career as a junior with Aston Villa, turning professional in 1961, and played regularly for the club for six seasons. While at the club he won two caps for England U-23 and also played for a representative Football League XI. He then moved to Birmingham City, but recurrent knee problems dogged his later career. After spells at Torquay United F.C. and Oldham Athletic he retired from professional football at the early age of 28.
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'''Ronald Bernard Nicholls''' (born December 4, 1933 in Sharpness - Died July 21, 1994 in Cheltenham) was an English first class cricketer who played for Gloucestershire.
In a game in 1962 against Oxford University he opening the batting with Martin Young and they put on 395 runs. The partnership remains the highest for any wicket by Gloucestershire and Nicholls made his career best score of 217. He finished the year with 2059 runs.
Ron also played football playing in goal for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City, Bristol City and Cheltenham Town
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'''Roy Albert James Shiner''' (November 15, 1924 in Ryde, Isle of Wight - 1988) was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Ryde Sports, Cheltenham Town, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday & Hull City. He later went on to manage clubs on the Isle of Wight such as Newport, Seaview and St. Helens.
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'''William Mearns "Willie" Sinclair''' (born October 14, 1934, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland) was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Aberdeen, Falkirk, Huddersfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Halifax Town & Stirling Albion.
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'''Danny Williams''' (born 2 March 1981 in Sheffield) is an English footballer who currently plays for R.R.F.C. Montegnee.
He started his career at Chesterfield where he became a regular in his third season before being released in 2002, like many players due to the ITV Digital saga. He was snapped up by Hereford United where he spent a further three seasons, almost gaining promotion to the Football League in the 2003-04 season. Notably he scored twice in a televised 9-0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge after coming on as a substitute.
His next club was Stevenage Borough but his season was curtailed due to injury. The following season he had spells at fellow Conference clubs Forest Green Rovers and later Rushden & Diamonds, being released from the latter in the summer of 2007. He later moved to Northwich and in January 2009 joined Belgian side R.R.F.C. Montegnee.
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'''Kenny Lego Gillet''' (born 3 January 1986 in Bordeaux, Gironde) is an French footballer who plays as a left-back. He has played for Caen in the French first and second divisions. He was released in the summer of 2007 and after a successful trial with Barnet he signed for the club on 24 August. He is a good friend of Arsenal's Gal Clichy, and he is staying with him in London.
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'''Daniel Gary "Danny" Hart''' (born 26 April 1989 in London) is an English footballer, currently playing for Barnet. He played for Boreham Wood in the 2006-07 season. In October 2007 he was loaned out to Northwood for one month. In February 2008 he was loaned out to Wivenhoe Town for one month. Later in the year he joined Thurrock on loan, a loan spell which was extended until the end of the season.
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'''Mika "Hirvi" Kottila''' (born 22 September 1974 in Vantaa) is a retired Finnish footballer. He played as a striker.
Kottila spent the vast majority of his career playing in Scandinavia joining RoPS in 1992. He had a spell on loan at Hereford United during the 1996-97 season. He made 13 league appearances, scoring 1 goal.
He then joined HJK Helsinki for the second of three spells, having previously played for the club during the 1994 season. He made 157 appearances and scored 56 goals for the club during his three spells.
The top moment of his career came when he scored two goals in UEFA Champions League 1998.
He moved to Norway to play for SK Brann where he was in the 1999 season,
In 2005 and 2006 he was playing for FC Lahti in the Finnish Premier Division.
He was capped 31 times for Finland, scoring 6 goals between 1998 and 2004.
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'''Robert Alexander Scott''' (29 October 1913 - 1962) was an English football goalkeeper, who spent most of his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Scott began his career on the groundstaff at his hometown club Liverpool, but was unable to break into the first team. He left in search of playing opportunities at Burnley in 1933 and spent three seasons with the ''Clarets''.
In February 1936 he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for -1,250, and quickly became first choice at Molineux, playing his debut on 8 February 1936 in a goalless draw with . Scott gained an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1939 as the club lost the FA Cup final to Portsmouth. He also twice finished a runner-up in the league (in 1937/38 and 1938/39).
The outbreak of World War II saw the suspension of league football. Scott still managed to play 85 times for Wolves in wartime and turned out as a guest for both Aston Villa and Southport in friendlies, while also serving as a policeman.
However, the resumption of league football saw the end of Scott's time with Wolves, as they opted for Bert Williams to take over as first choice goalkeeper. Scott took his cue and moved onto in August 1947, playing two seasons in the Second Division before retiring from the game.
After ending his football career, he ran a general store in Wolverhampton and later served in the local police force before his death in 1962.
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'''Preston Matthew Edwards''' (born 5 September 1989) is a footballer who plays for Grays Athletic. He has been capped for England at Under-19 level.
On 4 September 2007, Edwards made his first professional appearance for Millwall when coming on as a sub against Swansea City in the Football League Trophy first round.
In January 2009 he joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Dover Athletic on loan after an injury to the club's first-choice goalkeeper, John Whitehouse. He made his debut in a 0-0 draw against local rivals Ramsgate. Whilst at Dover Athletic, he helped them secure the title and promotion to the Conference South. On the 22 June 2009, he rejected a new one year deal from Millwall, and was therefore out of contract and released.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, Edwards signed for Grays Athletic along with eight other players.
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'''Murray Fishlock''' (born 23 September 1973)
Fishlock was born in Marlborough, Wiltshire.
He played 57 games in all competitions for Yeovil, scoring twice, and was capped for the England semi-professional representative team, before suffering a back injury in a game against Dover Athletic in January 2000. The injury would eventually force him to retire from the game, after two years on the sidelines and a few appearances with lower-league clubs including Woking, Melksham Town, Chippenham Town, and Pewsey Vale.
As of 2009, Fishlock was working for the Football Foundation.
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'''Robert Gillies McKenzie "Bobby" Thomson''' (born 21 March 1937 in Dundee) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an forward. He played most of his professional career in the West Midlands, making over 300 appearances in total for the two Birmingham clubs, and is probably best known for his four years at Aston Villa.
Bobby Thomson was born in Dundee, Scotland. He began his football career as an amateur first with Albion Rovers and then Airdrieonians. Following successful trials he moved to First Division champions Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1953 and signed professional forms in 1954. During Thomson's five years at the club, Wolves won the League twice more and never finished below sixth. However, he was unable to establish himself as a first-team player and managed just one League first-team appearance, scoring in a 2-0 win over on 13 April 1957.
He transferred to Aston Villa, newly relegated to the Second Division, in 1959 for a fee of -8,000.
He played in the final of the inaugural League Cup competition in 1960-61 in which Aston Villa beat Rotherham United. Two years later he scored in the first leg of the 1963 League Cup Final against Birmingham City, but in the second leg he was marked out of the game by former England centre-half Trevor Smith, a significant factor in Birmingham retaining their 3-1 lead.
In September 1963 Thomson moved to Birmingham City. In his first season he was used in a variety of positions, eventually settling in at centre-forward alongside the newly-arrived and prolific Geoff Vowden. Their goals failed to prevent relegation to the Second Division in 1964-65. In his last full season he played successfully at right-half in place of captain Ron Wylie who had broken his leg. Wylie's return to fitness and the arrival of former England centre-forward Fred Pickering left no place for Thomson, so in December 1967 he moved to Third Division Stockport County, and then into non-league football with Bromsgrove Rovers.
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'''Gareth Davies''' (born 11 December 1973 in Hereford) is a retired Welsh footballer who played as a central defender. His career was ended prematurely after a long-term knee injury.
Although he was born in England he grew up just across the border in Wales, and represented them at Under 21 level. He joined his local club Hereford United as a trainee and made his debut for the first team in 1992. He was sold to Crystal Palace in 1995 for a -120,000 fee, and was later transferred for -175,000 to Reading.
He first suffered an injury to his knee while playing for Swindon Town, which severely restricted his appearances for the club. He retired from professional football in 2002 and played for Chippenham Town, before retiring from football altogether in 2003.
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}}'''James Robert "Jimmy" Dugdale''' (15 January 1932 - 26 February 2008)
Before playing for Villa, Dugdale started his career at Harrowby FC (Liverpool) before moving to West Bromwich Albion, with whom he won a FA Cup winner's medal in 1954 and was selected on three occasions for England B he also represented the FA XI 1953-54 and the Football League XI 1953-54. He then moved to Queens Park Rangers in October 1962, before retiring from the game due to injury in May 1963.
Dugdale had a leg amputated in 1993. He died aged 76 after a long illness, leaving wife Dorothy, daughters Debbie and Nicola and son Russell.
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'''Henry "Harry" Burrows''' (born March 17, 1941)
After years working his way through the ranks of the Aston Villa academy, Burrows left join Stoke City in March 1965. In November of the same year he made his return to Villa Park were he won the match for his team finding the net and beating his former club 1-0. Over fourty years later on and this is the most recent win for The Potters at Villa Park.
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'''Leslie George Frederick Smith''' (13 March 1918 - 20 May 1995) was an English footballer. He began his career with Brentford in 1936 as an outside-right. On 24 May 1939, he was capped by England, replacing the injured Stanley Matthews against Romania. He also played for Brentford during the war. He also played 13 wartime internationals for England.
In October 1945, Smith signed for Aston Villa where he spent six seasons and became a crowd favourite.
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In 1944-45, he made 15 guest appearances for Southampton.
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'''Mark Turner''' (born October 4, 1972 in Bebington, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Tamworth, where he plays as a defender.
He started his career with the now defunct Paget Rangers in the West Midlands Regional League. He then joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1991 where he played under his father, Graham Turner, making a single league appearance in three seasons. A season at Northampton Town followed before he joined Conference side Telford United. In 1996 he played six league matches for Hereford United after his father Graham signed him on transfer deadline day, to bolster his relegation-threatened side. Hereford were ultimately relegated to the Conference and Mark returned to Telford for a second season.
After a two season spell with King's Lynn he joined Tamworth for the first time, playing under Gary Mills, whom he would also play under at Alfreton Town and on his return to Tamworth for the 2007-08 season.
Mark works as a sports tutor at Sutton Coldfield College, Great Barr campus when he is not playing.
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'''Thomas Shaw''' (born on December 1, 1986 in Nottingham, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Tamworth. He made over 50 appearances for Rushden & Diamonds in the Football League and Conference National between 2006 and 2008.
Shaw began his career in the youth academy at Nottingham Forest before joining the youth team at Rushden & Diamonds in 2002.
By January 2007, Shaw had made 18 appearances for Rushden & Diamond but was one of seven players placed on the transfer list by new manager Graham Westley and he joined Conference North side Nuneaton Borough on loan later in the same month.
Shaw made 35 appearances in the 2007-08 season but his contract was cancelled by mutual consent in July 2008 after both the club and Shaw felt that he would not have a regular place in the first team in the 2008-09 season.
On 8 August 2008, Shaw signed a one-year contract with Mansfield Town.
Shaw joined Conference North side Tamworth on October 9, 2008.
Shaw represented England 'C' against Poland and Malta in 2009.
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'''John "Johnny" Steele''' (November 24, 1916 - January 14, 2008) was a Scottish former footballer and manager.
Steele signed for Barnsley from Ayr United for -2,500 in June 1938.
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The son of a farmer, midfielder Porter joined Port Vale as a youngster and made his Football League debut in December 1986. It marked the beginning of a long association with the Vale Park club, as more than 350 Football League appearances were made before he departed for Wigan Athletic in July 1998. His spell with Vale had been one of the most successful the club had enjoyed for many years, including appearances at Wembley Stadium, FA Cup giant killing acts and twice winning promotion to the second tier of English football. He enjoyed a testimonial match against Derby County in 1996. As of 2009, he has the 6th most league appearances of any Vale player. His 432 appearances in all competitions means he has the 5th most appearances of any Vale player over all competitions.
Porter struggled to establish himself with Wigan and spent time on loan with Mansfield Town in October 1999 before ending the season on loan with Chester City, but he was unable to help them avoid relegation to the Conference. In October 2000 he joined Chester on a permanent basis and helped the club win the Nationwide Variety Club Trophy at the end of the season. In December 2001, Porter was named as part of the club's caretaker-managerial team that helped defeat Hayes 3-1 to help Chester in their fight for Football Conference survival.
Despite Porter scoring a winning penalty against Barnet the following month, he was soon deemed surplus to requirements by manager Mark Wright and spent time on loan with Northwich Victoria.
He joined Kidsgrove Athletic on loan in September 2002.
He was appointed as caretaker player-manager at Kidsgrove alongside Terry Hillman after they sacked Dave Nolan on 14 November 2002 and was offered the job permanently on 31 December 2002.
Following these brief cameos Porter settled down to his duties as youth coach and achieved a large amount of success with the youth team in 2007 and 2008. In the summer of 2007 the youth team entered the prestigious Irish youth tournament the Foyle Cup, beating Bournemouth 1-0 in the under-18s final to claim the trophy. Porter also steered the team to a club record quarter final appearance in the FA Youth Cup, beating Premier League academy sides Bolton Wanderers (3-2 at the Reebok Stadium) and Tottenham Hotspur (1-0 at Vale Park) along the way, before losing to eventual finalists Chelsea 5-2.
Porter's charges then won the Midland Youth Cup for the first time in many a year
Following Lee Sinnott's departure as manager, Porter and Dean Glover were appointed as caretaker managers on 23 September 2008.
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'''Jerahl Hughes''' (born August 10, 1989) is an English football player currently unattached after leaving Dover Athletic.
The winger, born in Brighton, was a product of Crystal Palace's youth academy, and played a major role in their run in the FA Youth Cup in 2007. In March 2007 he was taken on trial by Yeovil Town, and the Somerset club signed him permanently for the 2007-08 season. At Yeovil, however, he was restricted to just one first team appearance and was eventually loaned out to Worthing before being released at the end of the season. He was subsequently signed by Andy Hessenthaler, manager of Dover Athletic, after a successful trial. However, after travelling issues took their toll, Hughes left Dover by mutual consent in December 2009.
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Amongst his former teams are Watford, AS Cherbourg, RAEC Mons and FCV Dender.
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'''Jerome Watt''' (born 20 October 1984) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Fylde.
Watt, a midfielder, began his career as a trainee with Blackburn Rovers, and in 2004 was sent on loan to Belgian Belgian League club, Cercle Brugge before joining Northampton Town on a free transfer on 10 August 2006.
On 14 September 2007 he joined Conference North club, Southport, and he was an unused substitute the following day in Southport's victory over Solihull Moors. He made his debut the following Tuesday, coming on as a substitute against Hyde United with the score 1-0 to Hyde. He had an instant impact, helping Southport equalise and then go on to win win the game in the dying minutes. He was released by Southport on 15 November, and then signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club, Fleetwood Town. After the club were promoted to the Conference North, Watt left and after a trial at the club, joined Leigh Genesis for the 2008-09 season, making his debut ont he opening day of the season as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat to Eastwood Town. He scored his first goal for the club on 6 September 2008, after coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 victory over Frickley Athletic.
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'''Walter "Wally" Battiste''' (born Worksop, 11 June 1892, died Windermere, 25 December 1965) was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for Grimsby Town, Millwall and most notably for Gillingham, where he made over 150 Football League appearances.
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He played for Leicester Fosse, and is famous for being the very first person to score at Arsenal Stadium, netting an early goal in Leicester's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Arsenal in a Second Division match on September 6, 1913. He was Leicester's top scorer for the 1913-14 season and moved to Derby County in the close season; he scored twice against his old club in Derby's record 6-0 win over Leicester in the 1914-15 season as they won the Second Division title.
Benfield joined the Army during World War I (during which time first-class football was suspended), and was killed in action by a sniper's bullet in September 1918, less than two months before the war's conclusion.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Hall''' (born 4 September 1891 Newburn - date and place of death unknown) was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for Newcastle United and most notably for Gillingham, where he made 190 Football League appearances. He retired in 1926 to become the Kent club's trainer.
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'''John Haddow McSeveney''' (born February 8, 1931 in Shotts, Scotland) was a Scottish former footballer and manager.
A winger, he joined Newport County in 1975 from Cardiff City. He went on to make 172 appearances for Newport scoring 53 goals. In 1961 he joined Hull City..
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Williams played for Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, West Bromwich Albion, Mansfield Town and Gillingham, making over 250 Football League appearances in total.
He later had a long association with Maidstone United, which included three separate spells as manager.
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'''Samuel Edward Campbell "Sammy" Chapman''' (born February 16, 1938 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager.
Chapman joined Shamrock Rovers in July 1956 from Glenavon F.C. .
In October 1956 he moved to Mansfield Town F.C. without having played a game for the Hoops . He moved to Portsmouth in February 1958. He re-joined Mansfield Town in December 1961.
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:''For the current Leeds United first-team squad, see First-team squad.
Below is a '''list of notable footballers who have played for Leeds United'''. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included, as are the club's founder members and some players who fell just short of the 100 total but made significant contributions to the club's history (e.g. Don Revie).
Players are listed according to the date of their first professional contract signed with the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are also included.
The following list was compiled in 2000 by Leeds United.
''Players in '''bold''' attained international caps
# '''Eddie Gray'''
# '''Allan Clarke'''
# '''Norman Hunter'''
# '''Mick Jones'''
# '''Tony Currie'''
# '''Joe Jordan'''
# Mick Bates
# '''Gary Kelly'''
# '''Alan Smith'''
# '''David Harvey'''
# '''Paul Robinson'''
# Andy Ritchie
# '''John Sheridan'''
# Tom Jennings
# '''Carl Harris'''
# '''David "Rocky" Rocastle'''
# Tommy Wright
# Jimmy Dunn
# Jack Milburn
# '''John McClelland'''
# '''David Stewart'''
The following team was voted the greatest ever Leeds United team by supporters and announced on 10 April 2006 on the Leeds United Web-site. A formal dinner also took place to reward all the players voted into the team.
There is an alternative version voted for by fans visiting fan sites.
# Allan Clarke
# Mick Jones
# Tony Currie
# Eddie Gray
# Tommy Wright
# John Sheridan
# Paul Robinson
# Alan Smith
# Alan Smith
# Paul Robinson
# Alan Smith
# Matthew Kilgallon ''(Most Improved Player)''
# Alan Smith
# Mark Viduka (vs Newcastle United, Dec. 2001)
# Eddie Lewis (vs Colchester United, Apr. 2007)
# Jermaine Beckford (vs Hartlepool United, Sep. 2007)
# Fabian Delph (vs Brighton, Jan. 2009)
===Best Contribution to the Community Award===
# Andrew Hughes
# Jonathan Douglas / Ben Parker
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'''Peter Benjamin Hauser''' (born April 20, 1934, South Africa) played professional football for Blackpool before becoming player-manager of Chester in 1963. This made him one of the first foreign managers in English football.
A wing-half, former underground surveyor Hauser made 83 Football League appearances (scoring 10 goals) for Blackpool between 1955 and 1962, before dropping out of professional football and joining Cheltenham Town.
Following the departure of Bill Lambton, 29-year-old Hauser took over as manager of Chester shortly before the 1963-64 season got underway. Chester had endured very little success since the Second World War but Hauser set about improving the club's fortunes. A mid-table finish in Division Four in his first season represented progress after three successive re-election applications, before steering the club through an amazing 1964-65. The club scored 119 league goals and a further 22 in the two main cup competitions, with all five regular forwards scoring at least 20. Hauser was a regular throughout the season, which saw Chester finish just 8th despite their goal glitz.
The 1965-66 campaign saw Chester finish 7th, after looking favourites for promotion before full back namesakes Ray and Bryn Jones both suffered broken legs against Aldershot on New Year's Day. Chester's fortunes began to decline after this and, after struggling in 1966-67 (after which Hauser stopped playing), things got worse a year later. A home defeat to fellow strugglers Workington on February 17, 1968 brought to an end Hauser's five years in charge, and his association with professional football in England.
After leaving Chester, Hauser returned to South Africa to resume his underground surveying career.
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'''Matthew Young "Matt" Middleton''' (24 October 1907 - 1979) was an English footballer. He was born in Boldon Colliery, County Durham.
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'''James Edward "Ted" Farmer''' (born 21 January 1940 in Rowley Regis) is an English former footballer. He played just four seaons of league football before being forced to retire due to injury aged 24.
Farmer joined Wolves as an amateur in 1956, and after progressing in their reserves, broke into the first team. He scored twice on his senior debut, in a 3-1 win at on 24 September 1960.
He ended the season as the club's leading scorer, with 28 goals, as they finished the league in third place. The following season saw him earn a call-up to the England Under-23 side, making a goalscoring debut in a 7-1 win over Israel. He scored a hat trick on his second cap in a 5-2 victory in Holland.
The striker broke his leg shortly afterward though, ending his 1961-62 campaign. Although he returned from his leg break, the next two seasons saw him continually affected by injuries, which ultimately caused him to retire in 1964.
After retiring from playing, Farmer ran a pub in Dudley.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Spriggs''' (born February 16, 1956 in Armthorpe, near Doncaster, England) is a former professional footballer who is mostly remembered for his 12 years at Cambridge United, where he still holds the record for the most appearances with 416.
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'''Levi Stanley Junior Reid''' (born 19 December 1983 in Stafford) is an English former footballer with Conference North side Stafford Rangers.
He played as a midfielder in the Football League for Port Vale and Macclesfield Town, as well as at non-league level for Oxford United. He retired as a professional player in September 2008, taking up another occupation whilst playing football part-time.
Reid started his career at Port Vale, rising from the youth ranks to make his first team debut on the last day of the 2002-03 season, a 2-0 defeat at Bristol City. He came on as a 65th minute substitute, replacing the veteran John Durnin.
He made his full debut on 8 November 2003, in an embarrassing 2-2 draw with non-league Ford United at Vale Park, during an FA Cup first round encounter. Reid made fourteen appearances in the 2003-04 season.
A regular in the first team throughout the 2004-05 season, he scored his first senior goal in an FA Cup tie with Kidderminster Harriers on 12 November. He was released in May 2005 by manager Martin Foyle, having made 49 appearances for ''the Valiants'' over all competitions.
Joining Stafford Rangers, his strike in the Conference North play-off final penalty shootout booked Rangers a place in the Conference National for the 2006-07 season.
Rangers struggled to adapt to their new division in 2006-07, though Reid was a regular in the latter half of the season.
Reid made his return to the Football League in 2007-08, joining Ian Brightwell's Macclesfield Town on trial. He impressed at the season's start and was offered a four month deal. Enjoying regular football for the League Two club, he signed an end-of-season deal in December.
In August 2008 he joined Oxford United on trial, alongside former Macclesfield teammate Michael Husbands. Reid was given a six month contract with Oxford, but left late in September 2008 in order to help care for his sick baby back in Stafford.
In August 2009 he re-signed with Stafford Rangers.
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'''Neil Anthony Whitworth''' (born 12 April 1972) is a former English football defender. He spent the majority of his career at Kilmarnock, making 83 appearances and scoring 3 goals for the Scottish Premier League club.
Born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, to a former rugby league footballer, Whitworth began his career at Wigan Athletic as a trainee. He made his senior debut for Wigan on 10 February 1990 in a Third Division match against Leyton Orient; Wigan lost the match 2-0. Manchester United spotted Whitworth's potential and signed him for a fee of -45,000 in June 1990. His United debut came nine months later, when he played in a 1-1 draw away to Southampton. However, Whitworth did not play again for Manchester United and was shipped out on loan to four different clubs before he and Colin McKee were sold to Kilmarnock for a combined fee of -350,000 in September 1994.
Whitworth first went on loan to Preston North End for a month in January 1992, playing six games for the Lancashire club. He then went to Barnsley in February 1992 until the end of the season, making 11 appearances. He played out the 1992-93 season in the Manchester United reserve team, but went on another month-long loan to Rotherham United in October 1993, immediately followed by a month at Blackpool.
In September 1994, Whitworth was sold on to Kilmarnock, where he made 83 appearances in four years, more than at any other club in his 15-year career. In 1997, Whitworth suffered a nasty bout of tuberculosis, and struggled to hold down a first-team place after his recovery. Towards the end of the 1997-98 season, he moved back to his home-town club, Wigan, on loan. Whitworth was released from his Kilmarnock contract at the end of May 1998, and immediately signed by Hull City. He stayed at Boothferry Park for two seasons, but only made 28 appearances in that time, before moving on to Exeter City. He stayed at Exeter for three years, making a total of 62 appearances. He was signed by Southport in August 2003, and formed a vital part of their defensive unit, despite attracting criticism from some quarters for his lack of aerial prowess. He was sent on a month's loan to Radcliffe Borough, before returning to Southport. However, at the end of the 2003-04 season, Whitworth decided to call time on his professional career. He made a brief comeback in 2006, playing a few games for Fleetwood Town but it was short-lived, and he has not played a professional game of football since.
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'''Stefan Malz''' (born 15 June 1972, Ludwigshafen, West Germany) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Stefan is most well known for his two year spell at Arsenal but was never considered a first team regular; he made just eight appearances in all competitions, scoring two goals. He scored on his debut against Preston North End in the League Cup on October 12, 1999,
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'''Sean McClare''' (born 12 January 1978) is an English former footballer.
McClare began his career with Barnsley, making over fifty first team appearances between 1993 and 2001. During this time he also had a loan spell with Rochdale in April 2000 and Port Vale in November 2001. After his loan spell with Vale finished he joined permanently on a free transfer. He stayed with Vale until he was released in May 2003 and in July signed with Rochdale on a permanent basis. It was at Rochdale where he became a first team regular for the first time, however he was released in May 2004 after what was a poor season for the club. In February 2005 he moved on to Halifax Town, but the next month he signed with Bradford Park Avenue, where he saw out the rest of the season.
In November 2005, McClare signed for former Oakwell teammate Neil Redfearn's Scarborough, making around 15 appearances, but ''the Seadogs'' were relegated from the Conference at the end of the 2005-06 season and he was released alongside most of the squad.
McClare returned to the part-time game in autumn 2006, signing for Unibond Premier Division side Grantham Town. After only twenty five appearances, and despite being one of ''the Gingerbreads'' most experienced and impressive players, financial constraints resulted in him being released by Town in January 2007.
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Kay started his professional career with Heart of Midlothian and featured in a Scottish Cup Final and the European Cup Winners' Cup, making over 140 league appearances before being released. He joined Scottish champions Celtic and made five league appearances before signing for York City, where he made over 180 appearances.
Kay was born on 24 October 1949 in Edinburgh, Scotland and was educated at Gracemount Secondary School.
He was able to show composure while under pressure and impressed with his positional play.
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'''Scott Phelan''' (born 13 March 1988 in Liverpool) is an English footballer who plays in midfield. He plays for FC Halifax Town having previously played in The Football League with Bradford City.
Phelan was a trainee at Everton, captaining the under 18 and reserve sides,
After four months without a club, Phelan joined Northern Premier League Division One North-side FC Halifax Town in September 2008.
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'''Jamie Lowry''' (born 18 March 1987 in Newquay) is a professional English footballer, currently playing for Chesterfield in the English League Two. He can play in many positions, though most commonly as a right-back or right-sided midfielder. Towards the end of Lee Richardson's reign as manager, Lowry was deployed in a central midfield role. He originally joined Chesterfield as youth player after being recommended to the club by his grandfather, a native of Chesterfield. Following the recommendation, the club offered the player two weeks' work experience before eventually offering Lowry a place in the Youth Academy.
After completing his youth scholarship in 2006, Lowry was offered a two-year contract by the club which he accepted, and went on to make his professional football debut later that season. He scored his first goal for the club in the next season while playing against Peterborough United.
Jamie is an avid Derby County fan, and whilst playing for Plymouth Argyle youth team in his teens, he was recognised easily as he wore the only Derby shirt in sight.
Jamie Lowry is currently out injured with a cruciate knee ligament and is likely to be sidelined for the rest of this season.
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'''Mark Valentine Chamberlain''' (born 19 November 1961 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English retired international footballer. He was the younger brother of Neville Chamberlain.
Born in in Stoke-on-Trent, Chamberlain started his career with Port Vale, making his debut as a substitute in a 2-2 home draw with Scunthorpe United on 19 August 1978, aged 16. His full debut came on 14 April 1979 in a 3-2 home win over Barnsley, he turned professional the following month. He was a first team regular from October 1980 and became an ever-present in the 1980-81 season, also being selected in the PFA Fourth Division team and chosen as The Star's best player of the division. He was sold to local rivals Stoke City in August 1982, along with Mark Harrison for a combined fee of -180,000. Asked if this move caused him to receive any "stick" from his friends, he replied: "No not really. Mind you I wouldn't, I didn't really have any mates."
In September 1985 he moved on to Sheffield Wednesday, playing 66 games before transferring to Portsmouth in 1988. He played 167 games over six years, helping Portsmouth to the 1992 FA Cup semi final where they lost on a penalty shootout to Liverpool, before moving on to Brighton & Hove Albion in August 1994. The following year he switched to Exeter City, where he ended his league career in 1997.
Chamberlain broke into the England squad under Bobby Robson during his first season at Stoke, scoring on his debut against Luxembourg on 15 December 1982, at age 21. He picked up a further seven caps over the next two years. Some believed he could have gone on to pick up many more caps.
He became player-manager of non league Fareham Town. He lives with his family in Port Solent. In April 2008, he accepted an offer to become the assistant coach of the East Timor national football team. In September 2008 he joined the coaching staff at Portsmouth.
His son, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, currently plays for the Southampton academy.
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'''Ralph Coates''' (born 26 April 1946 in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham) is a retired English international footballer who played for Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, St. George (on loan), and Leyton Orient. He scored the winning goal for Spurs after coming on as a substitute in the 1973 Football League Cup Final victory over Norwich. The game ended 1-0.
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He died in Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield on 8 February 1927.
He was signed from Aston St Marys where he played his early football as an amateur. He made his Villa debut in a 7-3 win at Nottingham Forest F.C. on 19 December 1903. During his first season at Villa he developed a good understanding with Howard Spencer. In 1905 he won the FA Cup after Aston Villa beat Newcastle United 2-0. When Spencer retired in 1907, Alf Miles teamed up with Tommy Lyons to become one of the most effective defensive pairings in the First Division culminating in the First Division win in 1909-10 season. Alf Miles retired in the summer of 1914 having played a total of 269 league and cup games. He then became the club trainer until 1925.
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'''Grenville Rodney Millington''' (born 10 December 1951, Queensferry, Flintshire) was a professional footballer who played in The Football League as a goalkeeper. He enjoyed a long career with Chester City and was voted the club's BBC Cult Hero in 2005. Millington is now an established goalkeeping coach. He is the younger brother of Tony Millington, who played in goal for Wales.
Millington made his Chester debut as a 17-year old in April 1969 in the final home game of the season against Lincoln City, in a match which also provided the first Chester appearance for Nigel Edwards (who would go on to be a long-serving colleague for Millington) and the last for the prolific Gary Talbot. However, this was to be Millington's only appearance for Chester before being released and he returned to Rhyl, where he had been as a youngster. While with the Lilywhites he came up against Tony for the only time, when Rhyl met Swansea City in January 1971 in the FA Cup. He also had a spell with Witton Albion and played on trial for Brighton & Hove Albion, before returning to Chester in November 1973. His first game back ended in an FA Cup win over Telford United and he replaced John Taylor as first-choice goalkeeper at the club.
The 1974-75 season was one of Chester's finest, as they reached the Football League Cup semi-finals and won promotion from Division Four. Millington was vital to both successes as he played in every game, memorably making an outstanding save from Malcolm MacDonald in a quarter-finals giant killing win over Newcastle United. The season also saw him set the club record for the longest run without conceding a goal.
Millington remained first choice goalkeeper ahead of Mike Craven until early in 1977-78, when fellow Welshman Brian Lloyd was signed from Wrexham and Millington was to barely play for the next two years. However, he regained his place early in 1979-80 and helped Chester reach the FA Cup fifth round. He was an ever-present in 1980-81 and the following season retained his club player of the season award despite Chester being relegated. This season saw Millington involved in a bizarre incident when a Football League Cup tie with Plymouth Argyle was abandoned after he collided with a goalpost - which snapped in the process.
The 1982-83 season saw Millington begin as regular goalkeeper for Chester, but an arm injury in a home defeat by Mansfield Town in October 1982 marked the beginning of the end of his playing days with the club. Millington was released two months later but rejoined the club on non-contract terms in March 1983, combining being cover for Phil Harrington with a coaching role at the club. He played in the final game of the season, a 2-1 loss to Scunthorpe United, before joining non-league side Oswestry Town in the summer of 1983.
Millington returned to Football League circles the following season, when he made 13 league appearances for Wrexham. This brought the curtain down on his league career.
In the late 1990s, Millington became goalkeeping coach with both Wrexham and Chester and worked off and on for the latter until leaving in February 2006. He is now goalkeeping coach at Connah's Quay Nomads and president of the Chester City Supporters Trust.
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'''Derek Stokes''' (born September 13, 1939 in Normanton, England) is a former professional footballer who played for Bradford City and Huddersfield Town during the 1950s and 1960s.
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'''Raymond Joseph "Ray" Veall''' (born 16 March 1943 in Skegness, Lincolnshire) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger for Doncaster Rovers, Everton, Preston North End and Huddersfield Town in the Football League during the 1960s. He also played for the Los Angeles Wolves in the North American Soccer League.
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'''Oscar Hold''' (October 19, 1918 - October 11, 2005), former footballer and manager, was born in Carlton, near Leeds, England. Hold played for Everton F.C. and Norwich City F.C.. He became manager of Doncaster Rovers in 1962, taking over from Danny Malloy, and also managed Turkish champion Fenerbahe SK on (1964-65), with whom he won the Turkish League title and Atatrk Cup titles. He later coached a club in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In the season 1973-74, he managed Apollon Limassol. He died in a Sunderland nursing home of bladder cancer in 2005.
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'''William John "Willie" Bell''' (born 3 September 1937) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. He played as a left back.
Bell was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. He played for Queen's Park in the Scottish Football League and for Leeds United, Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Football League. He played more than 200 league games for Leeds United in the 1960s. At international level, he represented Scotland twice. Bell managed Birmingham City and Lincoln City, and then moved to the United States where he coached Liberty University Flames in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Bell is a devout Christian, an ordained minister, who together with wife Mary founded a ministry which visits prisons in England and the States.
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'''Stephen Connor''' (born January 27, 1989 on the Wirral) is an English football player who has just ended his loan spell with Partick Thistle from Premier League side Everton. His usual position is on the wing, but he is able to play as a striker to equally good effect.
A diminutive winger, Connor has established himself as a key player for the Everton Under 18 side and is a regular in the reserve team.
In the summer of 2007, Connor signed for Scottish First Division side Partick Thistle on a six-month loan deal. He made his debut as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Stirling Albion on August 4. His spell at Partick was blighted by injury.
On May 15, 2008 it was announced Everton would not be renewing his contract, which leaves him currently without a club.
He is currently plying his trade for TNS in the Welsh league.
Connor represented the England U17 team in the 2005 Nordic Tournament.
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'''James Alfred "Jimmy" McIntyre''' (1881, Darlaston, Staffordshire - 1954) was an English footballer who became manager at Southampton, Coventry City and Fulham.
He was a journeyman player of some repute, playing as an inside-forward, and had spells with West Midlands teams Witton Albion, Darlaston Town and Wednesbury Old Athletic. In 1901, he joined Walsall (his home-town club), before spending the 1902-03 season in the First Division at Notts County. He then had a spell at Reading before joining Coventry City as a player in 1905, where he scored hat-tricks in his second and third games for the club.
After his playing days were over he worked at the Humber car factory in Coventry and spent one season refereeing in the Coventry & North Warwickshire League, also turning out for Dudley & Bournbrook, before returning to Coventry City as an assistant trainer in 1907. Within one season he was promoted to chief trainer and his initial association with Coventry lasted seven years, during which time he produced a number of young players for their Southern League team.
His success at Coventry impressed the directors at Southampton, where George Swift had resigned and they secured his services in April 1912.
Engaged as trainer, under secretary Ernest Arnfield who acted as -manager-, McIntyre faced the difficult task of restoring the Saints to their former success in the Southern League. Due to the lack of funds following Swift's spending spree in the previous season, McIntyre was only able to sign three new players; the only successful recruit was Len Andrews, whose signing from Reading was "''one of the best moves of McIntyre's managerial career''" as Andrews went on to become the "Saints" most consistent forward in the three seasons leading up to the First World War, as well as being an expert penalty taker. Saints gradually began to improve their League position but with the outbreak of war in 1914 and the abandonment of League football in April 1915, all progress came to a halt.
McIntyre returned to Coventry for the duration of the war, working in a munitions factory. With the resumption of League football in 1919 he returned to The Dell, this time as team manager and, with practically a new squad, he set about building a team for the future.
Saints were admitted into Division 3 of the Football League in 1920, and just missed out on promotion in their first season, but in 1922 McIntyre successfully guided Southampton into Division Two. Saints finished equal on points with Plymouth Argyle and took the title on goal average, helped in no small manner by 5-0 victories over Southend United and Newport County, a 6-0 defeat of Charlton Athletic and an 8-0 hammering of Northampton Town on 24 December 1921 (which is still Saints' biggest win in the Football League). In each of these matches Arthur Dominy scored twice, whilst Bill Rawlings scored three against Charlton and put four past Northampton, on his way to becoming top scorer for the season, contributing 30 of the team-s 68 league goals. Saints total of only 21 goals conceded in a 42 match season was a Football League record which stood until 1979 and remains a record for Southampton. Goalkeeper Tommy Allen did not concede a goal in any of the final seven games of the season (five wins and two draws) and by the time the defence was finally breached by Leeds United on 28 August 1922 he had gone 845 minutes without conceding a goal.
In March 1922, just as Saints fans were confident of gaining promotion, McIntyre shocked them by announcing a four player transfer with wingers Fred Foxall and Joe Barratt moving to Birmingham in exchange for Jack Elkes (a forward) and George Getgood (a half-back). The move was a success, however, as Southampton were able to claim the title by overtaking Plymouth Argyle on the final day of the season.
In their first season in Division 2, Saints started badly, with two draws and four defeats in the first six games (failing to score in the first five games), but Saints rallied and finished mid-table in Division 2, with the unusual record of: Played 42, won 14, drew 14, lost 14, goals for 40, goals against 40, points 42. They also had a run in the FA Cup, where they got through each of the first three rounds after replays (over First Division Newcastle United, Chelsea and Second division Bury), before going out to West Ham United after a second replay.
In the 1923-24 season, Saints were starting to find their feet in Division 2 and only missed out on promotion by three points, with Rawlings again top scorer with 19 league goals.
The following season was frustrating for the Saints who seemed to have lost the ability to score goals and, in December 1924 McIntyre suddenly resigned as manager and moved to Edinburgh to run an hotel. His departure took the directors by surprise - they announced that the board would take over the manager-s job for the rest of the season, with help from secretary George Goss.
He soon returned to football, taking over as manager at his former club Coventry City in June 1928. His presence was quickly felt as the club ended the 1929-30 season in its best ever league position, finishing sixth in Third Division (South).
But after a long-running dispute with the board over the sale of several star players, McIntyre was sacked in February 1931.
He was quickly snapped up by Fulham and he took them out of the Third Division (South) in 1932. From the outset, the Cottagers led the Third Division table and by April were worthy champions. It was a record-breaking season for Fulham and McIntyre became the first manager to win promotion from Division Three with two different clubs.
McIntyre acquired several players from his former club, Southampton, with Bill Fraser, Arthur Haddleton and Bert Jepson moving to Craven Cottage in June 1932, followed by Mike Keeping and John Arnold in February 1933, for a combined fee of -5,000. McIntyre boasted that this was "the best deal I ever brought off".
The revival continued in 1932-33 when another spirited promotion attempt only failed in the closing weeks, with Fulham finishing in third position in Division 2. Fulham-s high hopes for the 1933-34 season were never fulfilled; supporters blamed this on the shock transfer of top scorer Frank Newton to Reading in September and his replacement with the -2,500 signing of Arsenal's veteran striker Jack Lambert, who failed to make any impact. A run of bad results over the New Year led to McIntyre's surprise dismissal in February 1934.
McIntyre never got another job in football. He returned to Southampton and worked for the Folland Aircraft Company and died, aged 72, in Surrey in 1954.
James McIntyre attempted to sign his nephew Richard Cyril McIntyre on Fulham's books but Cyril declined as he didn't wish to leave his family home in Darlaston, West Midlands. McIntyre is survived today by his great great great nephew "Mark McIntyre" who maintains the football tradition and is currently Secretary of Bridgnorth Town FC (Midland Football Alliance)following several seasons as Registrations Secretary of the Shropshire County Premier Football League.
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'''Jonathan Holland''' (born August 15, 1978 in Piet, Malta) is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Ħamrun Spartans, where he play as a midfielder.
Holland made his debut with Floriana in the Maltese Premier League in the season 1994-1995.
After 10 seasons with Floriana, in 2005-2006 he joined Birkirkara. When younger Holland also had spells with English side, Bradford Park Avenue. He has played with the Maltese national football team. Holland currently plays for Ħamrun Spartans.
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'''George Maddison''' (October 6, 1930 in Sculcoates, England - 1987) was an English footballer.
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'''Michael John "Mick" Mahon''' (born 17 September 1944 in Manchester) is an English former footballer.
Mahon started his career with North Shields and Loughborough United before joining Port Vale as an amateur in May 1966. After making his debut in a 2-1 home triumph over Southport on 20 August 1966 he became a regular in the team, before losing his place in March 1967, though he did sign as a professional in April 1967. After regular appearances in both the 1967-68 and 1968-69 seasons before being handed a free transfer to York City in May 1969.
He moved on to Colchester United in 1970, and was a member of the team that knocked Leeds out of the FA Cup in 1971. He played close to 150 games for ''the U's'' before joining Wimbledon in 1973.
Once retiring from the game, Mahon became a school examination officer.
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'''Stuart Taylor''' (born 18 April 1947 in Bristol, England) is an English former footballer who spent his entire professional playing career at Bristol Rovers.
Taylor holds the record for most league appearances by anyone for Bristol Rovers with 546 league games played in his fifteen years at the club.
On leaving Rovers in 1980, Taylor was appointed as player-manager of non-league Bath City.
He had trained as a plumber in case his football career did not work out and in February 2008 was reported to be working as a plumber in Bristol.
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'''Harold Bodle''' (4 October 1920 - 1 January 2005) was an English association footballer who played as an inside left or wing half. He played for Birmingham City in the top flight and for several clubs in the North of England in the lower divisions of the Football League. He was particularly noted for juggling the ball, a skill he claimed to have perfected as a child by repeatedly kicking a small ball against the sideboard at home.
Bodle was born in Woodlands, near Doncaster. He played for Doncaster schoolboys before starting work at Silverwood Colliery where he played for the works team.
He also played for Ridgehill Athletic and had trials at Doncaster Rovers and Bradford Park Avenue
before signing professional forms for Third Division North side Rotherham United in May 1938. His Rotherham career was brief; after nine games in the Football League
and just past his 18th birthday Bodle was transferred to First Division Birmingham for the fee of -2,000.
His reaction to the move was quoted thus:
:"It was a total surprise when [Rotherham] manager Reg Freeman pulled me aside at the training ground to tell me of The Blues' interest. I was so excited that when I went back to the training session I lost concentration and went sliding off onto the gravel edge. When I met up with Blues officials later that day I had both my hands bandaged and found it hard to sign the contract!"
Bodle played one first-team game for his new club before the outbreak of the Second World War put an end to League football. He made occasional appearances for the club in wartime competition, as well as guesting for Rotherham and Doncaster, for whom he scored 27 goals.
He returned to Birmingham to play a full season (and score 16 goals) in the 1945-46 regional competition Football League South, which Birmingham won, and contributed three goals in their run to the FA Cup semifinal.
By this time he was a fixture in the side. He scored 16 goals in all competitions in the first post-war League season - only Cyril Trigg got more for Birmingham - and 14 the following year, which made him the club's leading scorer and helped them to promotion back to the top flight. Once in the First Division Bodle's goals stopped coming, and in March 1949 the club accepted an offer for his services of -9,500 from Second Division Bury.
He spent just over three seasons at Bury, in that time playing well over 100 games and scoring 40 League goals, and finished the 1951-52 season as the club's top scorer with 19 goals.
When his contract expired at the end of that season, he decided to leave Bury to take up the post of player-manager, coach and trainer at Betteshanger Colliery Welfare in the Kent League. Because he had moved into non-league football, Bury were not entitled to a transfer fee.
When a few weeks later Bodle signed for Stockport County for a fee of -7,000, Bury claimed compensation as they still retained his Football League registration. Payment of -1,750 allowed the move to proceed.
Bodle left Stockport at the end of the season, and on 13 August 1953 signed for Accrington Stanley of the Third Division North. By this time he had moved back into midfield to play as a wing half, but even so he scored three goals in his first two games for the club. He captained the side for two years, leading them to runners-up spot in the division in his second season. The ''Accrington Observer'' remembers him as "a popular captain with an inspiring personality and an astute tactician".
He stayed at the club a further two years, playing less frequently as injury, ill-health and the influx of Scottish players brought in by manager Walter Galbraith took their toll, retiring as a player in May 1957.
Galbraith resigned as Stanley manager in 1958, and Bodle was considered for the job, but the experienced George Eastham Snr was preferred. His tenure was brief, and in June 1959 Bodle was appointed manager. The club had no money, the team had become accustomed to losing, and the spectators stopped coming. The season ended in relegation with a Third Division record number of 123 goals conceded. The directors chose to dismiss Bodle and appoint captain Jimmy Harrower as player-manager in his place, purportedly because the club were unable to afford a non-playing manager.
In 1974, after 14 years of running a grocery shop, Bodle returned to football management with Burton Albion. He took them to the semi-final of the FA Trophy in 1975
Bodle went on to run a sub-post-office in Derbyshire
before retiring to Bournemouth, where he died at the age of 84.
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'''Andrew Walter "Andy" Smith''' (April 1890 in Camberwell, London - 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Smith joined Birmingham as an amateur in 1912 and turned professional two years later. Before the outbreak of World War I interrupted his career, he played two full seasons and was Birmingham's leading goalscorer in each. He made guest appearances for Manchester City during the war. Before League football resumed post-war he moved to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -100, and helped them to their first (and thus far only) League championship. He scored both goals in the 1920 Charity Shield victory against Second Division champions Tottenham Hotspur. In 1923 he moved to Stoke, followed by Wigan Borough and Bournemouth, but hardly played.
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'''Donald Patrick "Don" Weston''' (March 6, 1936 in Mansfield, England - January 20, 2007 in Mansfield, England) was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for many football teams during the 1950s and 1960s.
Weston first joined Leeds United as a 16-year-old amateur but did not sign a professional contract and later entered National Service at an army camp in North Wales. He was spotted by local Third Division club Wrexham and signed a professional contract with them after completing his military service. He scored 21 goals in 42 appearances for Wrexham in the 1958-59 and 1959-60 seasons before joining Birmingham City for a fee of -15,000 in January 1960 and then Rotherham United for -10,000 in December 1961. He scored 21 goals in 76 appearances, helping Rotherham United to reach the 1961 Football League Cup Final, which they lost 3-2 on aggregate to Aston Villa.
Weston was signed for Leeds United by Don Revie for a fee of -18,000 in December 1962 after the departure of John Charles and scored a hat-trick on his home debut against Stoke City. He made a contribution to Leeds' successful promotion season of 1963-64 but faded from the first team as Alan Peacock and Jim Storrie were favoured for the centre forward position. He joined Huddersfield Town in October 1965 and later rejoined Wrexham and played for Chester City before joining non-league clubs Altrincham and Bethesda Athletic.
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'''Paulo Armando da Sillva Monteiro''' (born 21 January 1985 in Guimaraes) is a Portuguese footballer who is currently a free agent after being released by English side Charlton Athletic. In his career, he has also played for Farul Constana, Sporting Braga and Istres, as well as being a former member of the Portugal U16, Portugal U19 and Portugal U21 teams.
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'''Tim Ward''' (17 September 1917 - 28 January 1993) was an English footballer and subsequently football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County.
Tim was christened Victor Timothy Ward, an adopted son to Bill and Eunice Andrews and raised in Charlton Kings near Cheltenham. Tim played football on the local pitches with his childhood friend Cedric, during these games Cedric would be Arsenal and Tim would be Derby County.
Tim played football for Cheltenham Schools and Charlton Kings before signing for Cheltenham Town who were then embarking on their first seasons in the Southern Football league. In 1937 Tim had an unsuccessful trail for Leicester City risking the sack from his job, before catching the attention of Derby County scout Jackie Whitehouse. He joined the club on trial, scoring with the first kick of his first trail match with Derby County 'A', and convinced George Jobey to pay Cheltenham -100 and became a full time professional, playing at left half, replacing England international defender Errington Keen. Like many of his generation, Ward's career was adversely affected by the outbreak of World War II, and during his time in the army Tim made guest appearances for Notts County, Hamilton Academicals and Leeds United and also played for the Scottish Army XI before he was sent in fight in Europe. After the war Tim played for the BAOR team before being demobbed. His time in Germany saw him miss all but one game of Derby's 1946 FA Cup campaign. Ward was philosophical on missing the final, saying 'So many of my friends were killed in the war and I regarded myself lucky yo emerge from it, rather than unlucky to miss Wembley." On his return to England, despite Arsenal offering -10,000 for his services, Derby found him a position at right-half, were he was successful enough to gain 2 full England caps, making his debut against Belgium on 21 September 1947 at The Heysel Stadium and also appearing against Wales at Villa Park on 10 November 1948. He was also part of the FA Tour of Canada in 1950. He was sold to Barnsley in 1951, spending two years with the Tykes before entering management.
Ward's management career started with a 8 day stay as Exeter City manager. After being appointed manager on 4 March 1953, and despite travelling to their Third Division South match against Ipswich Town, Barnsley, who had never released Ward, recalled him on 12 March and appointed him manager two weeks later. Though he arrived too late to save Barnsley from relegation, he achieved promotion straight away as Third Division North Champions in 1954. Though Barnsley were relegated again five years later, he was still comfortably established at Oakwell until joining Grimsby boss in January 1960. Another promotion followed as Grimsby finished runners up in the 1961-62 Third Division, finishing just three points behind winners Portsmouth. His success at Grimsby saw he coveted by Derby County, who appointed him manager ahead of the 1962-63 season. At the time Derby were established as a Second Division side and, after four years of finishing progressively higher in the league (18th, 13th, 9th, 8th), the club dipped to 17th in the 1966/67 season and the club decided not to renew his contract, replacing him with Brian Clough. Ward's five years at Derby were blighted by a lack of cash and a parochial attitude of the boardroom, but he is often credited with laying the foundations for the success of his successor
Following his retirement from management, Ward ran the ex-Derby County football side and was instrumental in the formation of the Derby County Former Player's Association in 1991, becoming the first Chairman. He also held a position of scout for Nottingham Forest.
Tim married Nancy (who died in December 1992); they had one son Andrew, born 22 April 1949.
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He first joined Villa in August 1884 (before the foundation of the Football League), and scored Villa's first Football League hat-trick in a 9-1 home win over Notts County on 29 September 1888. He made 44 league appearances for Aston Villa, scoring 27 goals. He died of tuberculosis, which had ended his career prematurely, aged 32.
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'''Frederick James Chapple''' (1880 in Bristol, England - 1955) was a English professional footballer who played as a inside-forward. He was Birmingham's top scorer in 1908-09, despite only joining the club half way through the season.
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'''James "Jimmy" Dailey''' (8 September 1927 - January 2002) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Jimmy Dailey was born in Glenboig, Lanarkshire. He began his football career during the Second World War as an amateur with Wolverhampton Wanderers. After the war he returned home and signed for Third Lanark. When he arrived at Sheffield Wednesday from Scotland as an 18-year-old, the team were struggling. He scored seven goals in his first eight games to start their recovery.
At the start of the following season he scored ten in seven weeks, including all five in a 5-2 defeat of Barnsley,
but the club preferred Eddie Quigley and Clarrie Jordan.
Dailey moved to Birmingham City for a not inconsiderable fee of -10,000
in February 1949. The next season, 1949-50, he was top scorer with nine goals in 23 games for a poor side which finished at the bottom of the table, but after that he rarely played.
After leaving Birmingham he went on to score freely in the lower divisions, notably with 74 goals in 176 League games for Workington, including a club all-time record 26 in 1956-57.
At Rochdale he scored a goal every other game, which contributed to the club being placed in the Third Division on goal average when the Football League was reorganised in 1958.
He later played non-league football in the south-west of England and managed Portland United and Dorchester Town. After leaving football he ran a sports shop in Weymouth. He retired to Spain but returned due to ill-health in 2001 and died in Weymouth the following year aged 74.
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'''Mark Lovell''' (born Beckenham, 16 July 1983) is an English footballer currently playing for Ashford Town. He briefly played professionally for Gillingham. He is the son of former Welsh international striker and current Ashford manager Steve Lovell,
Lovell joined Gillingham, one of his father's old clubs, as a trainee in 1999 and was soon a regular for the club's reserve team, prompting Gillingham to sign him to a professional contract when he was still 17 years old.
The following season Lovell found himself unable to gain a foothold in the first team squad and was loaned out to St. Leonards.
Lovell next had a trial with Margate but again was not taken on.
In 2006 Lovell had a brief spell with Welling United but then rejoined Sittingbourne, where his father was now manager.
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'''John Duncan Sinclair "Johnny" Gordon''' (born 11 September 1931 in Portsmouth) was an English professional footballer who played for Portsmouth and Birmingham City in the First Division as an inside-forward.
He made a total of 489 appearances for home-town club Portsmouth, placing him fourth in their all-time appearances list. During his three seasons at Birmingham City he was the club's top scorer in 1959-60, became their all-time top goalscorer in European competition, and played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60 final against FC Barcelona. On his return to Portsmouth he helped them to the Third Division championship in 1961-62.
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Martin was born on 25 April 1963 in East Ham, London and started his footballing career with Millwall in May 1980 after serving his apprenticeship with the club.
He signed for Bristol City on 19 July 1993 and was loaned out to Northampton Town on 13 February 1995, where he made seven appearances and scored one goal.
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'''Miles Vivien Esifi Addison''' (born 7 January 1989 in Newham, England) is an English footballer, playing for Derby County in the Coca Cola Championship. He can play as both a central defender or a central midfielder.
Though born in London, Addison moved to Nottingham at the age of 3
With the appointment of Billy Davies as Derby manager, Addison found himself frozen out of the first team at Derby and didn't appear in the starting eleven again until Davies' successor, Paul Jewell, gave him a surprise start, again at centreback, in a 3-1 defeat away to Blackburn in the penultimate game of the 2007-08 Premier League season.
Derby's poor start to the 2008-09 season saw Addison given a chance to cement a place in the first team and he was given his first start of the campaign in the 1-0 Carling Cup win at Preston on August 26, 2008. Starting in his preferred position of central midfield for the first time, Addison impressed enough to retain his place for the subsequent match away to Barnsley. This was the start of a run of 15 consecutive appearances in the first team, which was only ended when suspension for reaching five yellow cards ruled him out of the League Cup 4th round tie against Leeds United. Addison formed a formidable midfield partnership with Paul Green during this time as the Rams embarked on a run of only 2 defeats in 13 matches and moved from the bottom of the table to the fringes of the playoff places. Addison's form earned high praise from Jewell as an example to the club's other academy players
Addison also scored a goal against manchester united on the 15th of February 2009, the only goal that derby scored during the game.
Addison was substituted during Derby's 4-1 win over Blackpool F.C., an injury which was later diagnosed to be a stress fracture of his foot, which ruled him out for the rest of the 2008-09 season. Despite missing the latter part of the campaign Addison's form was such that he won the Sammy Crooks Trophy - Derby County's Young Player of the Season award - for the 2008/09 season.
Addison had a great start to the 2009/10 season with goals against Peterborough United and Plymouth Argyle.
Addison was called up to the England U21 for the team's UEFA U21 European Championship Qualification games against FYR Macedonia and Greece on 27 August 2009.
Addison came on as a substitute against Greece to earn his first international cap.
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'''Warren Aspinall''' (born 13 September 1967) is an English former footballer, who played for a number of teams, having the most significant impact at Portsmouth and Carlisle United.
Starting his career with Wigan Athletic in 1985, he then had short spells with Everton and Aston Villa, before signing with Portsmouth in 1988. Five years later he moved onto Bournemouth, before joining Carlisle United in 1995. After leaving the club in 1997, he finished his career with spells with Brentford, Colchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion.
After retiring from the game, his alcohol and gambling addictions brought him to the brink of suicide. Once he recovered from his problems he returned to the game as a scout.
Aspinall began his career with Third Division side Wigan Athletic in 1985-86. The teenager was quickly spotted by First Division Everton, signing with ''the Toffees'' in February 1986 for -150,000. He was loaned back to his old club, scoring four goals in twenty appearances.
Top flight strugglers Aston Villa bought Aspinall for -300,000 in February 1987. They were relegated in bottom place at the end of the season, whilst Everton claimed the title.
Villa came straight back up in 1987-88, as Second Division runners-up.
At the start of the 1988-89 season he was picked up by second tier Portsmouth for -315,000. Over the next five seasons he would make around 150 appearances for ''Pompey'' across all competitions. He helped Portsmouth to the 1992 FA Cup semi final, but they lost on a penalty shootout to Liverpool.
During the start of the 1993-94 season he enjoyed loan spells with third tier clubs Bournemouth and Swansea City. Bournemouth paid -20,000 for his services full-time before 1993 was out. In 1994-95 they narrowly avoided relegation to the basement division.
In March 1995, Aspinall joined Carlisle United on a free transfer. At the end of the season his new club lifted the Third Division title. Though in 1995-96 they came straight down.
In 1996-97, Carlisle were promoted again, this time in third place. Aspinall played 44 games that season, scoring six goals, including one again old club Swansea.
The 1997-98 season saw Carlisle lose their third tier status once again. Aspinall was sold to Brentford for -50,000 in November 1997, though suffered the same fate, as Brentford were relegated alongside Carlisle.
He was something of a veteran by 1998-99, he played 26 games before signing with Colchester United in March 1998, following a one month loan.
At the start of the 1999-2000 season he joined Brighton & Hove Albion on loan. He signed permanently two months later on a free transfer.
He retired in November 2000, accepting that he would never fully recover from a long-term ankle injury.
After leaving the game, Aspinall turned to drink and picked up a gambling addiction.
He is now working in a Sainsbury's distribution centre in Basingstoke.
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'''Gary Pierce''' (born March 2, 1951) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.
Pierce began his football career in 1970 at non-league Mossley, before being quickly snapped up by First Division Huddersfield Town for -2,250, where he featured for two seasons. In 1973, he joined top flight Wolverhampton Wanderers for -45,000. Here, he was largely second choice to Phil Parkes, but after Parkes suffered injury, he played in the 1974 League Cup Final. Pierce made a series of outstanding saves in the game, helping Wolves defeat Manchester City 2-1 at Wembley.
Pierce was an ever-present in the 1976-77 season as Wolves won the Second Division at the first attempt, but the club bought Paul Bradshaw upon their return, relegating Pierce to reserve status again. He left Molineux in 1979 for Third Division Barnsley, where he played three seasons, before ending his league career with a season at Blackpool.
At Blackpool, he made 27 consecutive League appearances during the 1983-84 campaign as Sam Ellis' fourth goalkeeping change in seventeen matches. He took over from the on-loan Barry Siddall on 26 November 1983, as ''the Seasiders'' won 2-1 at Hereford United. His final game for the club occurred on 5 May 1984, a 3-2 defeat at Aldershot. Drew Brand became Blackpool's fifth goalkeeper used that season when he took over for the three remaining League games.
Pierce then returned to the non-league with Accrington Stanley, Rossendale United and Chorley. In 1986, he returned to his original club Mossley and played through the 1986-87 season before retiring from playing.
After retiring, he later had a spell as manager of Netherfield but is now no longer involved in football.
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'''James "Jimmy" Harris''' (born August 18, 1933 in Birkenhead, Cheshire) is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward for Everton and Birmingham City in the First Division. The strengths of his game were his pace and a clear eye for goal.
Harris made his debut for Everton, replacing Dave Hickson, in 1955 and finished his debut season as the club's top scorer with 21 goals in all competitions.
He was also capped for England U-23 that season, scoring in a 3-1 win against Scotland U-23 at Hillsborough in February 1956.
When moved to outside-right on Hickson's return in 1957 he was able to use his pace and still kept scoring. The following season, 1957-58, he scored a hat-trick away at Tottenham Hotspur only for Everton to lose 10-4.
In 1960, having scored 72 goals in 207 appearances in all competitions for Everton,
He was the club's top scorer in each of his first two seasons at Birmingham City, and in four years scored 53 goals in 113 games in all competitions.
He played in their Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61 campaign when they reached the final against A.S. Roma, and was largely responsible for them getting that far. In the semi-final against Inter Milan he scored three times, including the first goal of the 2-1 win at the San Siro,
the only time Inter had lost at home to an English club until Arsenal repeated the feat over forty years later.
He also won his only major medal when he played on the winning side in the 1963 Football League Cup Final.
After leaving Birmingham he moved on to Oldham Athletic and home-town club Tranmere Rovers before retiring in 1967.
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Aston Villa signed McLuckie from Bury in September 1901. During his three years at Villa Park he played in: 57 League matches, scoring 40 goals, 5 Cup games scoring 5 goals. He was Aston Villa's top goalscorer in the 1902-03 and 1903-04 seasons. He moved to Plymouth Argyle in May 1904.
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'''Larrys Mabiala''' (born October 8, 1987 in Montfermeil, France) is a defender for French club OGC Nice.
Larrys started his youth career at Nogent-on-Oise and Chantilly before moving to Paris Saint-Germain signing his first professional contract in November 2006, playing only one French League Cup game, and one UEFA Cup game that season
Mabiala, a France U21 International, joined Plymouth Argyle on a season long loan on 31 August 2007 but a knee injury forced new Argyle manager Paul Sturrock to let him go back to Paris St. Germain
Mabiala started his Congo DR International career on the 26 March 2008, when Congo DR drew against Algeria 1-1 in Nanterre, France.
Since then, he has made six more appearances for Congo, which include 2010 World Cup Qualifiers against Egypt, Malawi, and Djibouti.
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'''Demar Phillips''' (born 23 September 1983 in Kingston) is a Jamaican football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Norwegian club Aalesunds FK and for the Jamaica national football team.
After starting his youth career at York United in the St Thomas Parish leagues and Eastern Confederation Super League, Phillips made the move the Waterhouse Football Club, starting with their u21 team before becoming a senior team regular.
With reference from Jamaican teammate Ricardo Fuller to boss Tony Pulis, Phillips signed a three-year contract for Stoke City, on 31 August 2007 from Jamaican club Waterhouse, for an undisclosed fee.
After appearing on the substitutes bench against Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Crystal Palace and Scunthorpe United, Demar finally made his first team debut on the 10th November 2007 in the game against Sheffield United, in which he came on as a 78th minute substitute. Phillips made only two appearances for Stoke, however, and in the summer of 2008 joined Oldham Athletic on trial with a view to a season-long loan. Problems with obtaining a work permit saw this fall through and he returned to Stoke. He again struggled to force his way into the Premier sides first team squad and at the end of the transfer window in January 2009 he joined Norwegian side Aalesunds FK on a free transfer.
Phillips made his Aalesund-debut 15. March 2009 playing at left back against Troms IL. He played in the Norwegian Football Cup final as a substitute, which Aalesund won on penalties. He scored on one of the penalties.
Phillips has appeared for the Jamaica national football team a total of 27 times.
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'''Norman Wilkinson''' (9 June 1910 in Tantobie, England - 1975) was an English footballer.
Wilkinson made a total of 186 league appearances for Stoke City.
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'''Jonathan Martin Grounds''' (born 2 February 1988) is a professional footballer currently playing for Middlesbrough.
Grounds graduated from the Middlesbrough Academy system prior to the 2007-08 season, and the club were considering releasing him that pre-season. However, he was handed a one-year contract instead. With regular left backs Andrew Taylor and Emanuel Pogatetz injured, he made his debut on 12 January, 2008 in a 1-1 Premier League draw at home to Liverpool. After impressing in several further appearances he was rewarded with a new two-year contract in March of that year.
On 1 September, 2008, Grounds joined Norwich City on loan for three months. He was, however, recalled by Middlesbrough after just 31 days due to a player shortage at his parent club. Grounds made 5 appearances in total for Norwich during his loan spell. On 7 January, 2009, Norwich City confirmed that Grounds would be rejoining the club for a second short-term loan spell. He made a further 11 appearances for City during this period, scoring 3 goals, before returning to Middlesbrough on 7 March.
The player is rumoured to be training with SPL side St. Mirren in a bid to win a full time contract.
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'''Filipe Gui Paradela Maciel da Costa''' (born August 30, 1984) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for C.D. Nacional, as a midfielder.
Born in Lisbon, Costa began his career at S.L. Benfica,
In 2003, Costa moved to Italy's A.C. Reggiana 1919, also not appearing any games in the season's Serie C1/A. The following year, he was loaned to U.S. Tolentino, also failing to appear for the Serie C2/B outfit.
On January 2005, Costa joined Greek club Ionikos FC, then in the first division. On January 2007 he was loaned to Larissa FC,
On August 2007, Costa signed a one-year contract with Leeds United. On January 2008 he joined Scottish club Falkirk FC for a trial, but returned to Elland Road after this proved unsuccessful. Costa was then released in April 2008.
For 2008-09 season, Costa moved to Romania with FC Timioara; the contract included a special clause that stated it could be terminated if the player suffered an injury. However, he was released on 4 August 2008, in spite of not suffering any physical setbacks.
On September 2008, Costa signed for PFC CSKA Sofia. He made his club debut on 4 October, against FC Vihren Sandanski, playing a total of five matches during the season.
On 28 January 2009, Costa joined PFC Levski Sofia, on a three-year deal. He made his debut for Levski in a match against Vihren, in the first game of the second round of the championship, a 3-2 win. On 9 May, he also appeared in The Eternal Derby against ex-team CSKA, with a 2-0 away win; in total, he contributed with eight matches for an eventual league win.
On 21 June 2009, it was announced that Levski was trying to sell Costa. Club coach Emil Velev decided to sell the player due to his poor performances in the second round of 2008-09.
On 13 July 2009, Costa returned to Portugal after six years, joining C.D. Nacional; he wasn't registered for the UEFA Europa League by the Madeira club.
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'''George William "Billy" Cook''' (27 February 1895 - 31 December 1980) was an English professional footballer whose playing position was of a forward. He was born in Evenwood, County Durham. Cook is best known for his time with Aston Villa. While at Villa, Cook played 61 games scoring 40 goals. Before playing for Villa he played for Huddersfield Town. He also had spells with Evenwood Juniors, Trindle Juniors, Royal Field Artillery, Bishop Auckland and Rotherham County. He eventually left Villa for Tottenham Hotspur in June 1929.
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Ian Dickson also had spells at Maxwelltown United and Cheshaw Juniors. Dickson and Dave Halliday both played in the trial games that were arranged when the newly formed Queen of the South were looking for players in the Summer of 1919.
After the four trial matches Queen of the South's first ever game took place on August 16 1919. Invites were sent to local councillors and magistrates and the presence of Dumfries Town Band added to the sense of occasion. The opposition was Sanquhar side Nithsdale Wanderers and the challenge game ended 2 - 2. Among those who played in this first game was Ian Dickson.
Halliday would join Queens in January 1920.
With this being Queens first season after formation their fixtures were challenge games and local cup competitions. This included the Dumfries Charity Cup played over three weekends in May. On May 8 Queens thrashed Dumfries F.C. 7-1. A week later Queens seen off Solway Star 4-0 in the semi final before facing Dalbeattie Star in the final.
A then record crowd of 4500 (many watching from the grandstand roof and other such points of elevation) watched the game. An early Halliday shot went wide following good lead up work involving Dickson. However it was Dalbeattie and their physical style of play who took the lead. Queens equalised through Willie McCall (later of Blackburn Rovers) before Halliday's efforts bore fruit. One Halliday shot hit the post, another went inches wide before he put Queens ahead five minutes before half time. Connell hit Queens' third a minute into the second half before Halliday beat Borthwick to cross for McCall to bring up a 4-1 final score.
Season 1920-21 proceeded in a similar vein to the first season with a combination of challenge games and minor cup ties. The Potts Cup, the Southern Counties Challenge Cup and the Charity all ended up at Palmerston Park. The Scottish Qualifying Cup seen Queens make the semis.
Ian Dickson was transferred from Queens in January 1921 to Aston Villa. Jimmy McKinnell from Dalbeattie, Willie McCall and Tom Wylie were all sold to Blackburn Rovers at the same time and this combined with the sale of Ian Dickson to Aston Villa helped to fund Queens' purchase of Palmerston Park in 1921 for -1,500.
Ian Dickson's name on the Queens team sheet was replaced by that of Hughie Gallacher.
In that first season at Aston Villa, Dickson scored 2 goals from his 8 appearances. It was however the 1921/22 season when Villa Park would see the best of him when he hit 28 goals from his 42 appearances. This made Dickson Villa's top scorer that season, helping the team finish 5th in England's top division.
Ian Dickson's 31 goals from 76 league games and 8 goals from 7 cup matches give him a total return of 83 games scoring 39 goals.
:''Ian Dickson Aston Villa appearances and goals by season.''
Ian Dickson left Aston Villa for Middlesbrough in December 1923 for a fee of -3000. Before the end of that season Dickson scored 5 league goals. Despite joining half way through the season this was only 3 less than top scorer for the season Andy Wilson. That season saw relegation for Boro from England's top flight.
In season 1924/25 Dickson finished as joint top scorer at 'Boro with 7 goals along with Owen Williams.
Bernie Slaven would decades later join Ian Dickson as a player to play for Boro after leaving Queen of the South.
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'''Ben Peter Anthony Tozer''' (born 15 March 1990 in Plymouth) is an English football player who is currently playing for Newcastle United as a defender.
Tozer began his career as a youth player at his local club Plymouth Argyle but former Argyle youth coach David Byrne, who by this point had taken up a similar role at Swindon Town persuaded the Tozer family to allow Ben to join him in Wiltshire.
He studied a BTEC National Diploma in Sport at City College Plymouth and was part of the College's Football Development Centre.
The Devon-born defender signed for Swindon in the summer of 2007 alongside fellow Argyle youngster Ben Joyce.
On 14 August Tozer made a surprise full debut for Swindon as a makeshift left-back in the Carling Cup match with Charlton.
In November 2007 Tozer started a 4-day trial with Everton, returning in time for Swindon's FA Cup game with Forest Green.
Tozer moved to Newcastle United on 7 January 2008, penning a four-and-a-half year deal with the club.
On 11 May, against Everton, Tozer was named on the substitutes bench, but did not play.
On 22 September 2009, Tozer made his Newcastle debut starting at centre back alongside Steven Taylor against Peterborough United in the Football League Cup. Newcastle, fielding a side full of youngsters, lost the game 2-0. Tozer went on to make his league debut in a 2-1 home win against Doncaster Rovers, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Jons Gutirrez.
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'''Daniel "Danny" Murphy''' (May 10, 1922 in Burtonwood, England - 2001) was an English footballer.
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'''Samuel "Sammy" Gledhill''' (7 July 1913 - December 1994) was an English footballer.
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'''John "Jack" Fountain''' (born 27 May 1932 in Leeds) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a wing half for Sheffield United, Swindon Town and York City. He received a prison sentence in 1964 for his part in the betting scandal which shook British football in the early 1960s.
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'''David Martot''' (born February 1 1981 in Fcamp), is a French professional footballer, currently playing for French Ligue 2 side Vannes OC.
Martot came via the youth system at Le Havre to their "B" side in season 2001-02. He progressed to the first team in the following season, appearing 25 times in Ligue 1 and scoring two goals. He made the same number of appearances in the 2003-04 season, albeit in Ligue 2 after Le Havre were relegated, scoring just once. In 2004-05, Martot took part in only six games, but still added one goal to his career total. He managed five goals in 32 appearances during the 2005-06 campaign, and scored twice in 23 games the following season.
Martot joined Brighton on loan for a planned 3-month period on August 31 2007, the last day of the English transfer window. He made his Albion debut during the 3-2 win over Southend on 1 September, playing on the right side of midfield. Martot was often used as a substitute for Brighton during his time there, and came on in the next game against Millwall, scoring the first of his total of two goals for the club. His second goal was scored in a Football League Trophy game at home to Cheltenham in November 2007.
His provisional loan deal at Brighton was due to expire at the end of November 2007, but the club agreed to extend this deal by a further month until the end of December 2007. It was subsequently revealed that Martot had agreed to stay on loan at the Withdean until the end of the 2007-08 season.
On the 6 May 2008, it was revealed that Martot, along with Sam Rents and Shane McFaul had been told they can all leave Brighton. Martot returned to his parent club Le Havre
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'''Gerard "Gerry" Baker''' (born 16 September 1938 in Wigan) is an English former footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League for York City.
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'''Gerald "Gerry" Baker''' (born 22 April 1939} is an English former professional footballer born in South Hiendley, then in Hemsworth Rural District, Yorkshire, who played as a full back in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue.
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'''John Joseph "John-Joe" O'Toole''' (born 30 September 1988 in Harrow, England) is an Irish footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Colchester United FC in the Football League One.
O'Toole spent the end of the 2006-07 season on loan at Wealdstone in the Southern Football League Premier Division where he made nine appearances and scored three goals.
O'Toole scored his first goal for Watford at home against Bristol City on 1 December 2007. Coming on as substitute in the 82nd minute, he headed a goal three minutes later to make the score 1-1, although Watford went on to lose 1-2.
O'Toole signed a three-month loan deal for Sheffield United in February 2009
O'Toole agreed a loan deal at Colchester United from 1 September 2009 from until January 2010. He made his debut in a 0-0 Draw away at Southampton, and his first goal was the equaliser in 1-1 draw against Tranmere Rovers.
O'Toole made the loan spell permanent on 1 January 2010, signing a deal to keep him at Colchester till 2012.
O'Toole qualifies for the Republic of Ireland through his grandparents, who were born in Mayo.
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'''Maurice Dando''' (July 1905 in Bristol, England - 1949) was an English footballer.
Dando played for Bath City before joining Bristol Rovers in 1928, initially as an amateur. He joined York City as in the summer of 1933, where he scored twice on his debut against Crewe Alexandra on 30 August 1933. He finished the 1933-34 season with 25 goals in 41 league appearanes. The following he season he scored 21 league goals. During these two seasons, he scored three hat-tricks. He scored a total of 46 goals in 86 league and cup appearances for York.
Dando joined Chesterfield in June 1935 and scored 27 goals as the club won the Division Three North in the 1935-36. He moved to Crewe Alexandra two years later. He died in 1949 at the age of 44 after being troubled by ill health.
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'''Reginald E "Reg" Baines''' (3 June 1907 - 21 October 1974) was an English footballer.
Baines started his career with York City whilst the club was playing in the Midland League. He then played for Selby Town and Scarborough, until eventually re-joining York City in September 1931. He scored on his debut in The Football League against Carlisle United, which ended a 1-1 draw.
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Bacon joined Arsenal in July 1989 and spent four years as a member of the youth side, winning a South East Counties League title in 1990-91. He was also capped four times by the Irish Under 21 team. He never made a first-team appearance, and was loaned to Shamrock Rovers for the 1991-92 season. He made his League of Ireland debut for Rovers against Dundalk on 26 January 1992 and in total scored three times in ten league appearances.
In the 1992-93 season he went on loan to Derry City where he scored three goals in twelve league appearances. He was released by Arsenal on a free transfer in the 1993 close season. He moved back to Shamrock Rovers, where he made eleven league appearances scoring once as the club won its fifteenth League title in the 1993/94 season. Played twice in Europe for Rovers.
Played for the Republic of Ireland national football team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship .
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'''Paul Boardman''' (born 6 November 1973, Liverpool, England) is a English sports broadcaster currently working for Sky Sports News. He is the son of comedian Stan Boardman and twin brother of television presenter Andrea Boardman.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland, Boardman signed a professional contract with Plymouth Argyle and made an immediate impact, scoring on his league debut against Bournemouth. Injury brought a premature end to Boardman's career at Home Park after just two and a half years.
Paul followed in his father's footsteps, turning his attention to the comedy circuit and spent eight years doing stand-up.
Before Boardman joined Sky, he presented a programme on satellite TV channel Men and Motors called ''Boobs''.
Boardman joined the Sky Sports News team as a presenter in June 2001 and also hosted the football phone-in show ''You're on Sky Sports''. He now hosts Sky Sports' football-highlight show Football First.
To date, the highlight of Boardman's time in the Sky Sports News studio was interviewing Dutch legend Johan Cruyff, and he would fulfil a huge ambition if he had the chance to interview boxing legend, Muhammad Ali.
Boardman still plays the odd game of 5-a-side and remains a football lover and massive fan of Liverpool.
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'''Nathan Djebril Koo-Boothe''' (born 18 July 1985 in Westminster, England) is a professional footballer who most recently played for Maltese First Division side Mosta, where he played as a defender.
Koo-Boothe joined Aldershot Town in December 2007 under contract until the end of the 2007-08 season. He left Aldershot on 2 March 2008, after failing to make an appearance in the Conference National. He joined Jamaican outfit Portmore United in summer 2008.
On 14 July 2009, it was confirmed that he would join Crewe Alexandra on trial.
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'''Frederick "Fred" Morris''' (27 August 1893 - 4 July 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-left forward. Morris was born in Tipton, Staffordshire. He was top scorer with 37 goals in Division One in West Bromwich Albion's League Championship-winning season of 1919-20.
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'''Ian Holmes''' (born June 27, 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eastwood Town.
Holmes began his footballing career playing university football in Sheffield and joined Unibond Premier Division side Matlock Town in summer 2006.
On July 16, 2008, Holmes signed for UniBond Premier Division club Eastwood Town on a one-year contract.
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'''Joe Kendrick''' (June 26, 1905 - October 1965) was an Irish footballer who played for Brooklyn F.C., Everton and Dolphins. As an international he also played for the Irish Free State. In 1924 Kendrick was member of the Irish Free State team when it made its competitive debut at Olympics Games. In 1934 he was also a member of the first ever Free State team to play in a World Cup qualifier. His great nephew, Joe Kendrick Jr., also showed potential as a footballer and as youth was contracted to both Newcastle United and TSV 1860 Munich.
When Kendrick represented the Irish Free State at the 1924 Olympics Games he was playing as an amateur for Brooklyn F.C. of the League of Ireland. He then subsequently signed for Everton but failed to establish himself in their first team. He did, however, make one international appearance while an Everton player. He eventually returned to the League of Ireland and during the 1930s played for Dolphins, helping them win the League of Ireland title in 1935.
Between 1924 and 1935 Kendrick made 6 appearances the Irish Free State. As a member of the squad that competed at the 1924 Olympics Games, he made his debut for the Free State against Bulgaria in their first ever senior international on May 28. Other members of the team included Paddy Duncan, Tommy Muldoon and Dinny Hannon.
Kendrick made his second appearance in the 2-1 defeat to Italy B on May 23 1927. Together with Mick O'Brien, Harry Duggan and Tommy Muldoon, he became one of the first four English League based players to play for the Irish Free State. However Kendrick then had to wait nearly seven years before making his third appearance. On February 25 1934 at Dalymount Park, together with Paddy Moore and Jimmy Kelly, he was a member of the Free State team that made it-s World Cup debut in a qualifier against Belgium. With the Free State trailing 4-3, in the 75th minute, a corner from Kelly was cleared only as far as Kendrick who then lobbed it towards Moore who then scored a dramatic equaliser. Two months later in another qualifier on April 8 1934, Kendrick also played for the Free State in a 5-2 defeat against the Netherlands. He made his last international appearance, once again, against the Netherlands, in a 5-3 defeat on December 8 1935.
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'''Steve Mautone''' (born August 10, 1970) is an Australian football (soccer) coach who is the goalkeeper coach for the Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League. He was listed as a third choice goalkeeper for the Victory during their 2008 AFC Champions League campaign.
After fulfilling a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport, Steve's professional career began obscurely in 1989, when as an 18-year-old he made eight appearances for Blacktown City in the National Soccer League as an understudy to Bill Londos. He made the switch to Parramatta Eagles the following season, serving another apprenticeship to Alex McPherson. Mautone returned to regional Victoria in 1992, taking up a contract with Morwell Falcons, firstly in the Victorian Premier League in 1992, and ultimately securing the first team spot in the senior squad for the club's inaugral season in the National Soccer League.
In two seasons with the Gippsland based club, Mautone proved outstanding, not missing a single league game, and his performances led to a move to Victorian rivals South Melbourne. The following season Mautone signed for the newly formed Canberra Cosmos, where he played 20 of 24 league games before a move to London-based English Premier League outfit West Ham United beckoned.
Following a loan spell with Crewe Alexandra, he made his League debut for the Hammers in September 1996, keeping a clean sheet against Nottingham Forest. He was then loaned out to Reading, where he became a fans favourite, eventually signing for the club in March 1997 in a deal worth -250,000. He made 34 appearances in all competitions for Reading before eventually being released from his contract.
Mautone spent the 1999/00 season making a handful of appearances.at various clubs, including Wolverhampton, Crystal Palace and Gillingham. He eventually moved to non-league Slough Town FC where he spent a couple of seasons and made over 50 appearances before eventually returning to Australia to pursue a coaching career.
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'''Ronald William "Ronnie" Dix''' (12 September 1912 - 2 April 1998) was a professional footballer, who holds the record for being the youngest goalscorer in Football League history, when he scored for Bristol Rovers aged 15 years 180 days.
He won one full international cap for England, scoring against Norway.
During World War Two, Dix guested for clubs including Bristol City, Chester, Blackpool, Bradford Park Avenue, Wrexham, York City and Liverpool.
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'''Jim Clunie''' (4 September 1933 - 12 May 2003) was a Scottish association football player and manager. Clunie played for Aberdeen in the 1959 Scottish Cup Final, which they lost 3-1 to St. Mirren in front of a crowd of 108,000 at Hampden Park. A year later he transferred to St. Mirren, for who he played in the 1962 Scottish Cup Final.
Clunie went on to manage Saints from 1978 to 1981, replacing Alex Ferguson. He took St Mirren into Europe for the first time ever after they finished third in the league in 1981. Clunie also managed Kilmarnock from 1981 to 1985.
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'''Robert "Bob" Birkett''' (born 1879 in Weeton, Lancashire) was an English professional footballer who spent his entire ten-year career with Blackpool.
He made his debut for Blackpool on November 14, 1896, in a 3-1 victory over Lincoln City at Raikes Hall Gardens. He scored the hosts' first goal. That was his only appearance in the 1896-97 campaign.
Birkett made fourteen league appearances the following season, 1897-98, scoring eight goals. In 1898-99, he was the club's top scorer with fifteen goals in his 24 appearances. His efforts were not enough to keep Blackpool in the Football League, however: they failed to be re-elected, along with Darwen.
After Blackpool's one season in League exile, Birkett returned to his scoring ways, with ten strikes in the 1900-01 season, again finishing as the club's top scorer.
For the second half of the 1901-02 campaign, Birkett was moved to the right-back position. As such, his goals dried up, and he found the net only twice in his 26 appearances.
He continued in the right-back berth for the remainder of his career, with the majority of his infrequent goals coming from the penalty spot.
Birkett played his last game on September 22, 1906, just four games into Blackpool's 1906-07 campaign.
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'''Joseph''' "'''Joe'''" '''Clennell''' (February 19, 1889 - 1965) was an English professional footballer. He was top goalscorer for Blackpool with eighteen goals during his one season at the club. He also played for Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Bristol Rovers and Rochdale.
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'''Anthony Steven "Tony" Crane''' (born 8 September 1982 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Hallam in the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division. Crane notably played as a professional for Sheffield Wednesday and Grimsby Town. His original position was in the centre of midfield, but he later became utilised as a defender. During his time with Wednesday, he was also used as a make shift striker.
Crane started his career with Sheffield Wednesday in 1999.
After playing the majority of his football in midfield and attack at Sheffield, Tony found himself installed as one of Grimsby's first choice centre backs. He would usually feature alongside Mike Edwards, Simon Ford or Player-Manager Paul Groves at the heart of the Grimsby defence, although hough he was initially unveiled as a midfielder when he signed for the club. His career at Grimsby had its highs and its lows, on one side he was recognisable for his passion and determination for the club, and earned his respect amongst the clubs supporters, but despite being popular in that respect, his disciplinary record wasn't the greatest, clocking up 15 yellow cards and two red cards in his first season with The Mariners, and yet again Crane would suffer as he did in the previous season, as Grimsby, despite being pre-season favourites for promotion, suffered relegation on the last day of the season.
In his second season at Blundell Park Crane came foul to a nasty injury that keep him out on the sidelines for up to 8 months. He eventually retured very late on in the 2004-2005 season, making 3 appearances in total that season. In theory, Crane would not manage to reclaim his position at the back until the following season. Following some decent performances in the clubs pre-season friendlies, Crane had cemented himself back in the team, partnering Rob Jones as the clubs preferred centre backs, thus seeing club captain Justin Whittle relegated to the bench.
Crane managed to score a goal on the first day of the 2005-2006 season against Oxford United, this would be his last goal for Grimsby, after scoring three times before hand. A slight aggravation in his old injury would eventually see Tony lose his place to Whittle in the team in September 2005, and after several months on the sidelines, Crane appeared to gain weight rapidly and became alarmingly unfit by the standards of a professional footballer, and his manager Russell Slade. Crane returned from injury but his chances but found his chances of first team football to be non-existent, despite the sale of Simon Ramsden too Rochdale, Crane was constantly overlooked in the first team, with his manager even picking utility player Glen Downey as the preferred defensive option on the bench. Slade through down the gauntlet to Crane in October for his poor fitness and also his lack of enthusiasm to shed the weight needed to be a professional footballer. In late October, Crane was made available for loan, and in November 2005 fellow League Two side Wrexham made an approach to sign him, but this bid was rejected by the player, who did not fancy moving to Wales. Also interested were non league outfit Worksop Town, and shortly afterwards Crane joined the Nottinghamshire club on an initial three month loan.
Worksop had also signed Darren Mansaram on loan, a former Grimsby team mate of Crane's. With many people expecting Crane to return to Grimsby and fight for his place, he didn't and he moved to Worksop on a permanent deal in January 2006 on a free transfer.
In June 2007 he joined former Football League side Boston United on trial, along with fellow former Grimsby players Jonathan Rowan, Matthew Bloomer and Adam Buckley. A month later Crane made the move to Boston a permanent one.
.Crane was present in the clubs league game at home with Frickley Athletic and commented a return to United could be on the cards.. However a deal was never struck and Crane would play no part in the entire season.
On the 23rd October 2009, exactly 17 months after leaving Boston, Crane returned to the sport, signing with lowly non league side Hallam F.C., who play in the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division.
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'''John Allan "Jackie" Robinson''' (born 10 August 1917 in Shiremoor, England) was an English footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland and Lincoln City. He was also capped for England on four occasions. Robinson-s career lasted from 1935 to 1949 making 200 league appearances and scoring 71 goals. Robinson lost some of his best years to the Second World War during which time he continued to play for Sheffield Wednesday in the regional wartime leagues making 109 appearances and scoring 91 goals, although these matches are not recognised in official records.
Robinson played as a youth for West Wylam F.C. a junior team affiliated to the local coal mine in the small town of Prudhoe just to the west of Newcastle upon Tyne. In early 1934, Robinson was spotted by Sheffield Wednesday manager Billy Walker who had actually come to watch a wing half who was marking Robinson. Jackie had such an outstanding game that Walker approached Robinson-s parents for permission to sign the 16 year old.
Robinson joined a very successful Sheffield Wednesday team for 1934-35, a season which saw Wednesday finish third in Division one and win the FA Cup. For most of that season Robinson played for the youth team and had not even turned out for the reserves when he surprisingly made his first team debut on April 22nd 1935 against West Bromwich Albion. This was just five days before the F.A. Cup final against the same team and Robinson replaced club captain Ronnie Starling who was being rested for the cup final. Robinson had not even brought his boots for the match and borrowed Starling-s, scoring the goal in a 1-1 draw. Five days later Robinson was a non playing member of the Wednesday squad which beat West Bromwich in the FA Cup final 4-2.
Conscious of his young age, Billy Walker only used Robinson occasionally in the 1935-36 season, making just five appearances. He became a regular in the team the following season and his good form led to a call up for an England international trial at Burnley in March 1937. Two months later he was selected for the full England side to play Finland in Helsinki at the age of 19 years 283 days.
Sheffield Wednesday were relegated in 1937 and started the 1937-38 season in Division Two, several of the bigger clubs tried to sign Robinson but he stayed with Wednesday along with fellow international Ted Catlin. Robinson-s form remained good throughout that season and he was selected for the England-s sides three match tour of continental Europe in May 1938.
The first match was against Germany in Berlin on the 14th of May, the match was infamous because the England players were forced to give the Nazi salute. None of the England players wanted to do the salute but the British ambassador insisted to keep the crowd in a good frame of mind. The game itself resulted in a fine 6-3 victory for England with Jackie Robinson scoring twice. The England tour continued with matches against Switzerland (lost 1-2) and France (won 4-2), although Robinson was rested for the France match.
The onset of World War II interrupted Jackie Robinson-s rising career. During the war years he was stationed at Middlesbrough and continued to play for Sheffield Wednesday in the Football League North. His goal scoring record was excellent, scoring 91 goals in 109 games although the standard of play was obviously reduced. After the war Robinson was made club captain for Wednesday for the 1946-47 season but after just seven matches that season he was sold to Sunderland for -5,000, aged 29. His last game for Wednesday was a 0-1 defeat on September 25th 1946 against Chesterfield at Hillsborough . The reason cited for the transfer was that Robinson was training at Newcastle United on weekdays and just travelling to Sheffield for matches and the board found this unacceptable for the club captain. He played 121 official games for Sheffield Wednesday (including FA Cup), scoring 39 goals. If the regional wartime matches are included, he played 228 games, scoring 130 times.
Jackie Robinson played for three seasons at Sunderland, forming a fine attacking partnership with Len Shackleton. In total he played 82 league games and scored 32 goals, all in the First Division. By the summer of 1949, Robinson was 32 years old and Sunderland had just signed a classy inside forward in Ivor Broadis from Carlisle United. First team opportunities seemed to be limited so he accepted the post of Player-coach at Lincoln City for the 1949-50 season.
Robinson only played in nine games (eight league and one FA cup) for Lincoln, scoring five goals. His ninth game was on Christmas Eve 1949, a home league match in the old Division Three North against Wrexham. Robinson scored two goals in the game but received a broken leg when scoring the second goal. The x-ray in Lincoln hospital revealed a complicated break and he never played competitive football again.
After football Jackie Robinson became a landlord of a public house, running -The Ship- in Gateshead very successfully for a few years in the 1950s. After that he moved back to his home town of Shiremoor. Jackie died on July 30th 1972, aged 54 from cancer, having previously had two strokes and kidney problems.
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Brown was born on 7 November 1915 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and was educated at St Peter's and Priory School.
Following the war, Brown played for Charlton in the FA Cup Final on 27 April 1946, which was lost 4-1 to Derby County at Wembley Stadium.
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'''Vincent Mark Hilaire''' (born 10 October 1959 in Forest Hill, London)
Hilaire began his career with Crystal Palace as a 17 year old in a 3-2 defeat at Lincoln City in March 1977
He joined Luton Town in July 1984 but made only six appearance before being transferred to Portsmouth a few months later in November 1984, where he made 146 appearances, scoring 25 goals.
He was a professional footballer at a time when racism was rife in English football. He said about a match at Vale Park in 1976, ''"After about 20 minutes, the manager, then Terry Venables, told me to go and have a warm-up. I came out of the dug-out, and I started jogging around the touchline. I couldn't believe the abuse that was coming at me... animal noises and all the names you think of calling a black person. Any name under the sun. And it frightened me a bit, so I couldn't wait to get back in the dug-out. And I thought, 'Well, if this is the sort of reception I'm going to get, then I don't really want to know'"''..
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'''Arthur Albert Dominy''' (born South Stoneham, Southampton 11 February 1893, died Mitcham, Surrey 23 September 1974) was an English professional footballer, who played as an inside-forward, and football manager, spending most of his career with Southampton.
He played his early football for Peartree Green, then for Bitterne Guild for whom he scored over 50 goals during the 1911-12 season. This form soon attracted the attention of Southern League Southampton who signed him in March 1913, and he made his first appearance away to Stoke City on 5 April 1913. He made two further appearances that month, including scoring two goals in the final match, a 3-3 draw at home to Gillingham on 26 April, thus giving Saints fans some indication of what was to come.
He made an immediate impact in the following season by becoming Saints' top scorer (with 13 goals) playing alongside Len Andrews, Percy Prince and Sid Kimpton. He followed this up with a spectacular 30 goals the following season, including a hat-trick in a 3-4 defeat at Gillingham on 3 April 1915, making him the leading scorer in the Southern League.
According to Holley & Chalk's ''The Alphabet of the Saints'', Dominy's
His career was then interrupted by World War I. Before becoming a professional footballer he had trained as a boiler-maker; during the war he was employed at the local Harland & Wolff shipyard, where he played football for the works team as well as making guest appearances for Southampton, Arsenal and Rangers.
After the end of hostilities, Dominy returned to a full time football career in 1919, and soon formed a formidable striking partnership with Bill Rawlings, as manager Jimmy McIntyre set about building a team for the future. In Saints' final season in the Southern League, Dominy scored 20 goals (to Rawlings' 19), including a hat-trick in a 5-1 victory at home to Crystal Palace on 13 March 1919. Dominy was selected to play for the Southern League against the Irish League and was attracting the attention of First Division clubs, attracting bids from Manchester United and Everton. Although Dominy took part in many England trial matches, he was never capped. To many people this was a surprise as he was "not only a player of outstanding ability, but an inspirational captain."
Saints were admitted into Division 3 of the Football League in 1920, and just missed out on promotion in their first season, with Dominy contributing 12 goals (to Rawlings' 18). A year later, McIntyre had successfully guided Southampton into Division Two, finishing equal on points with Plymouth Argyle and taking the title on goal average, helped in no small manner by 5-0 victories over Southend United and Newport County, a 6-0 defeat of Charlton Athletic and an 8-0 hammering of Northampton Town on 24 December 1921 (which is still Saints' biggest win in the Football League). In each of these matches Dominy scored twice, with a total of 13 goals at the end of the season, when he was rewarded with a benefit match against Preston North End, won 3-1 by Saints.
Over the next four seasons, Saints consolidated their place in Division 2, generally finishing in the upper half of the table with Dominy again top scorer in 1922-23 (with 13 goals). Saints also had a run in the FA Cup, where they got through each of the first three rounds after replays (over First Division Newcastle United, Chelsea and Second division Bury), before going out to West Ham United after a second replay.
Dominy's long playing career with the Saints eventually ended in 1926, when he was given a free transfer to Everton. His Saints' career spanned thirteen years, during which he made 369 appearances (excluding war-time matches) scoring 146 goals.
He joined Everton in May 1926 and soon formed a useful partnership (and friendship) with Dixie Dean and in his first season he scored 12 goals in 28 league appearances (to Dean's 21) as Everton narrowly avoided relegation from the First Division. In the following season, he only made one appearance as Everton claimed the League championship with Dean contributing 60 of the team's 102 league goals.
Age was now against Dominy and in March 1928 (now aged 35) he moved on to Third Division (South) side Gillingham. He made 14 appearances (with 3 goals) in the 1927-28 season, followed up with 14 goals in 1928-29 (making him the club's top scorer for the season), as Gillingham finished at the bottom of the table and were forced to seek re-election to the league. He then completed his league playing career with a season at fellow Third Division (South) side Clapton Orient.
After retiring from league football, he returned to Southampton and became a licensee at the Mason's Arms in St. Mary's Street, whilst playing occasionally for Newport (Isle of Wight), often playing alongside his former Saints' partner, Bill Rawlings.
During the 1930s he also was a scout for Southampton and helped out at the local Itchen Sports team and running a sports stadium in Bournemouth. In 1934 he was offered the position as manager at Le Havre AC in France but turned this down, choosing to stay in Southampton.
In 1943, following the sudden resignation of Tom Parker as manager at Southampton, Dominy was approached by the board and asked to take on the position for the duration of the war. The position was only part-time, but Dominy gave valuable assistance until the appointment of Bill Dodgin in January 1946 in time for the resumption of league football later that year. With no training facilities at The Dell during the war, the only time Dominy saw the side was on match days.
After handing over the role of manager to Bill Dodgin, Dominy remained at The Dell, as chief steward at the Saints supporters club, thus maintaining strong links with Southampton until his death in 1974, aged 81.
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'''John Anthony Forrest''' (born 9 October 1947 in Tottington, England) is an English former professional footballer.
Forrest spent his whole career with Bury, where he played from 1966 to 1980.
Forrest worked as a coach for Bury and was appointed chief scout of Rochdale in September 2007.
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'''John Hodge''' (born April 1, 1969 in Ormskirk, England) is a right winger who earned cult status at Gillingham. He was regarded as a supersub, coming on late in games to create chances and take on tiring opposition left-backs.
He went on trial with Manchester United from November 1989 to December 1989. He joined Gillingham in July 1998.
He was the only Gillingham player to successfully convert a penalty in their 3-1 penalty shoot-out defeat to Manchester City in the 1998/99 Division Two Play-off final. Hodge was signed by Kidderminster Harriers in January 2003.
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'''John "Joe" Ashley''' (born June 10, 1931 in Clowne, Derbyshire, England) is an English former footballer.
Ashley joined York City from Frickley Colliery in October 1950. He made nine league appearances for the club and left during that season.
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'''Colin Walker''' (born July 7, 1929 in , England) is an English former footballer.
Walker started his career with Derby County in October 1946.
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'''Shane Adam Killock''' (born 12 March 1989 in Huddersfield) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town.
As a youngster, Killock was released from Huddersfield Town's youth system.
In January 2008, the contracts of Killock and fellow Town youngster Simon Eastwood were extended until 2009. On 15 February, he joined Conference North side Hyde United on loan. He made his debut the next day in Hyde's 2-1 defeat to A.F.C. Telford United.
Killock spent September 2008 on loan at Conference North side Harrogate Town. He made his debut on 2 September in their 2-0 win over A.F.C. Telford United, and returned to Huddersfield on 7 October.
In January 2009, new manager Lee Clark sent Killock out on a month's loan to Oxford United. He made his debut in the FA Trophy loss to York City, before making his league debut in a 1-0 win over Altrincham. At the end of the loan spell, Killock was released from his Huddersfield contract and signed a permanent deal with Oxford United until the end of the season. Killock's contract was then extended, despite his progress having been disrupted by injuries, then, at the start of the 2009-10 season, he joined Conference North side A.F.C. Telford United on loan. The move was made permanent in November 2009.
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'''Andy Williams''' (born 8 October 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Williams began his playing career as a trainee at Southampton. After a brief loan spell at Swindon Town in 1999, the Wiltshire club signed him on a permanent basis and he went on to make a total of 47 appearances in all competitions in his twenty months at the club, scoring one goal. In 2001 he gave up playing full-time football due to injury. He joined Bath City, and began a career with the police. He spent three years in Bath before being forced to entirely retire from football due to a knee injury in 2004.
Williams won two full caps for Wales, against Brazil in 1997 and Malta in 1998.
He was brought up in Bishop Sutton, attending the local primary school Chew Valley School. Andy now works as a mortgage advisor in Bath. He married Claire Richardson in June 2007, and they now live in Trowbridge.
-DOCSTART-	13096702
'''Alfie James Potter''' (born 9 January 1989) is an English footballer, currently playing for Oxford United on loan from Peterborough United.
Potter came through the youth team ranks at Peterborough United, after being released by Wimbledon at the age of 14, then by Millwall aged 17. Prior to joining Peterborough he spent a few months at the Barking Abbey Centre for Football Excellence. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 June 2007, signing a one-year deal.
He joined Grays Athletic for a month's loan in September 2007.
In November 2007 he made a loan move to Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville, for the rest of the season. He played in Havant's 5-2 fourth round FA Cup defeat to Premier League side Liverpool on 26 January 2008. Potter played a big part in Havant's second goal to put Havant 2-1 ahead when his shot took a deflection off Martin krtel. For this feat, Potter was named "Player of the Round".
In December 2007, he was offered at new two-and-a-half year deal by Peterborough, and, on 29 January 2008, he was recalled from his loan spell at Havant & Waterlooville.
On 29 February 2008, Potter was loaned to Isthmian League Premier Division side AFC Wimbledon, for a month. He made his first appearances for the Posh in the League upon his return. In July 2008, Potter was close to signing on loan for Conference National newcomers Kettering Town. However, Peterborough initially stalled the deal because of injury worries, he finally completed his loan move to Kettering on 1 August 2008.
In May 2009, it was revealed that Lincoln City had enquired about Potter and his team-mate Liam Hatch.
On 3 June 2009, Potter signed for Oxford United on a season-long loan.
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'''Christopher Martin Nigel "Chris" Jones''' (born November 19, 1945 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England) is an English former footballer. He now teaches at Tadcaster Grammar School.
Jones started his professional career with Manchester City in May 1964. Though he played regularly in the reserves, finishing top scorer for three seasons running, he did not make his league debut until December 1966, when he deputised for Mike Summerbee in a match against Nottingham Forest. A week later he scored his first senior goal, against West Bromwich Albion.
Chris Jones currently works at Tadcaster Grammar School as Supply Manager. He is a cult hero with students and sometimes teaches R.E or P.E. He is also co-commentator on BBC Radio York with Al Ross and commentates on York City.
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'''Neil McGowan''' (born 15 April 1977, Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for First Division side Ayr United.
McGowan was signed by Queens' boss Gordon Chisholm after his departure from Airdrie United. A central defender, who can also play at left back, McGowan lists no fewer than 6 clubs in which he has played for - Stranraer, Albion Rovers, Oxford United, Clydebank, KA Akureyri and Airdrie United.
He joined Ayr United on 25 January 2008. He also works as the club's under 19's coach.
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'''Dean Brennan''' was an Irish footballer during the 1990s and 2000s.
Brennan began his footballing career at Sheffield Wednesday F.C. but despite impressing at youth and reserve levels, he never made a first team appearance for the Owls. After being released by Wednesday in the summer of 2000, Dean came home and went on trial at Bohemians. He made 2 appearances for the club in the FAI Super Cup but Roddy Collins decided not to sign the midfielder.
So Dean went on trial at Luton Town and this time it was more successful, earning a 2-year contract at Kenilworth Road. He made his debut for the club in a 2-1 defeat at Wigan Athletic soon after. However, he never became a regular at the club and in January 2000 moved to Hitchin Town.
Luton would prove to be Dean's last taste of league football as he drifted around the non-league scene with spells at Stevenage, Grays Athletic, Lewes, AFC Wimbledon, Cambridge City, Chesham United and Hemel Hempstead Town in the following years.
August 2009 Dean signed for Spartan South Midlands Football League
Premier Division side Aylesbury FC after turning down offers from Conference North sides
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'''Nick Farquharson''' (born September 7, 1988 in Coventry) is an English footballer who used to belong to Crewe Alexandra.
Farquharson began his career at the Crewe Alexandra academy, well known for its production of strikers. He progressed through the academy ranks and was named as Crewe's Under-18s captain for their 2006-07 campaign which saw the team progress well in their FA Youth Cup campaign before being knocked out by Cambridge United.
Following a brief spell at Witton Albion during the final third of the 06-07 season, which saw Farquharson score two goals in seven games, the young Englishman was awarded a professional contract at Crewe. The following season Farquharson made his professional debut for the club in their Football League Trophy exit to Chester City. Following the game, Crewe Technical Director Dario Gradi commented that Farquharson was "a little nervous and it became a bit of ordeal for him",
In January 2008, he went on loan to neighbors Nantwich Town. After completing his loan move at Nantwich Town Farquharson was then released by Crewe Alexandra in May 2008.
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'''Terry Donovan''' (born February 27, 1958 in Liverpool) is a former Irish football player.
He played for Grimsby Town, Aston Villa, Portland Timbers, Burnley and Rotherham United during his club career and also played for Ireland's national team on two occasions.
He now works as a mortgage advisor in Grimsby.
He would have been a great player, but suffered a terrible injury at Rotherham.
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'''Jeffrey George "Jeff" Chandler''' (born on 19 June 1959 in Hammersmith, London) is an English-born former professional footballer who played twice for the Republic of Ireland.
He was a left-sided midfielder who in his club career played for Blackpool, Leeds United, Bolton Wanderers (twice), Derby County, Mansfield Town before joining Cardiff City in November 1989 for a fee of -15,000. But after appearing in just 28 games for ''the Bluebirds'', he was forced to retire due to injury.
Whilst with Bolton he appeared in the 1989 Sherpa Van Trophy final against Torquay United, where the Trotters won 4-1 to win their first trophy in 31 years. He had a hand in one of the goals when his deflected shot went in off Gulls player John Morrison.
He now works as a counsellor for youth offenders in Preston.
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Jones began his football career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, but was signed up by Manchester United in 1955. He was part of the famous Busby Babes squad, but only made one appearance for United before being sold to Wrexham in 1959. In seven years at Wrexham, Jones made an impressive 224 appearances, and even scored a credible seven goals.
In 1966, Jones was transferred to Stockport County, where played for two years, making 54 appearances, before moving on to Altrincham.
-DOCSTART-	13122858
'''Mark Lever''' (born 29 March 1970 in Beverley) is a former English footballer. Lever, who is "A big, old-fashioned centre-half that bullies strikers", he notably played for Grimsby Town where he spent the first 12 years of his career. He also played as a professional for Bristol City and Mansfield Town.
Lever came through the youth ranks at Grimsby Town and was promoted to the clubs first team squad by Alan Buckley at the beginning of the 1987-1988 season. He naturally soon became one of the clubs regular centre backs, and found himself slotting in at the side of veteran centre half Paul Futcher. Lever received the clubs "Supporters Young Player of The Season" awards in both 1989 and 1991. He went on to be an integral part of the Town side that earned two back to back promotions in 1990 and 1991. When Futcher moved on, Grimsby nurtured in Peter Handyside as his long term replacement, and both players were part of an iconic Mariners defensive line up in the nineties that included the likes of Gary Croft, Graham Rodger, John McDermott and Tony Gallimore. Arguably Lever's most succesful season was the 1997-1998 campaign, in which Grimsby bounced back from relegation the previous season, to clinch promotion back to the English First Division via a 1-0 victory over Northampton Town at Wembley Stadium in the English Second Division play-off final. Also before the final victory, Grimsby, aided by Lever defeated A.F.C. Bournemouth at Wembley in the Football League Trophy final with a 2-1 scoreline. Mark continued to play for The Mariners in the 1998-1999, and 1999-2000 campaigns, and was also used as a makeshift captain in the absence of Paul Groves on several occasions. Lever's contract expired with The Mariners in the summer of 2000, and he opted to leave Blundell Park. In his time at Grimsby, he made over 400 appearances in all competitions, scoring a total of 8 goals, he made his final appearance against Birmingham City in the final league game of the season, a few weeks after this match, Lever received the "Supporters Player of The Season" for the 1999-2000 campaign. Lever is considered to this day to be a cult hero by Grimsby Town supporters, and is one of the most successful players in the clubs history.
After 12 years at Grimsby, Lever dropped down a division and signed for Bristol City in July 2000 on a free transfer, and naturally became the main candidate to be the club captain. However his first season, was ruined by injury, after making his debut on the opening day of the season in a 2-0 defeat against Wrexham, Lever went on to feature in two more games, before injury ruled him out for the rest of the 2000-2001 campaign. The following season was more succesfull for Lever, as he completed 34 games in all competitions, coupled with a single goal in a 3-0 victory over Oldham Athletic on February 2nd 2002. At the end of the 2001-2002 campaign, City decided not to renew Lever's two year contract and he was released.
In August 2002, Lever signed for newly promoted Second Division side Mansfield Town. He made his debut for The Stags in the 2-0 derby defeat against local rivals Chesterfield on the 28th August 2002. Lever would only go on to make 15 league appearances for Town in the 2002-2003 season, while also playing in the 3-0 FA Cup defeat against Crewe Alexandra on December 7th. Lever was released by the club at the end of the season, thus bringing to end his career playing in the professional leagues. The FA Cup defeat with Crewe, turned out to be his final game for the club, and in professional football.
Lever signed a one year deal with Northern Premier League outfit Ilkeston Town at the start of the 2003-2004 season. This would be his first taste of the Non League football circuit, and he notably formed a defensive partnership with former Nottingham Forest stalwart Steve Chettle. Lever signed a one year contract extension for the 2004-2005 season, and during this season he had fallen out of favour within the Ilkeston playing squads, thus opening up a loan move too lowly Yorkshire amateur side Ossett Albion. He remained with Albion for two months before returning too Ilkeston. Lever was released by Town in May 2005, and subsequently retired from playing competitive football aged 35.
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'''Paul Smith''' (born 25 January 1976 in Hastings, England) is an English footballer, who most recently played for Glapwell. He is remembered from his time as a professional with Lincoln City.
A fast and tricky winger, Paul began his career with Hastings Town before being snapped up for -50,000 by Nottingham Forest. He failed to make the first team at Forest and moved to Lincoln City in December 1997. He time at Lincoln City was ended by a back injury which forced his retirement from the professional game.
In August 2004, Paul came out of retirement to link up with his old Lincoln City manager Phil Stant who was now in charge of Ilkeston Town. However, his back injury continued to trouble him and in January 2005 he once again retired. However, he underwent extensive treatment and was able to resume his career with Ilkeston in August 2005. For the 2006-2007 season, Paul moved on to Sheffield but his injury jinx struct again when he dislocated his shoulder during his debut against Mickleover Sports and the injury would keep him out for the remainder of the season. In August 2007, Paul moved to Glapwell, helping the team to promotion before leaving at the end of the season due to work commitments.
In an interesting footnote, him namesake Paul Smith who is three days older joined Sheffield in August 2007.
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'''David Cowan''' (born 5 March 1982 in Whitehaven, Cumberland) is an English football defender who plays for Dundee.
Cowan started his career with Newcastle United at Academy and reserve level before being released in 2002.
After trial spells at Walsall, Livingston, Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic, Cowan joined Motherwell but was to suffer a double ankle fracture in a game against Celtic that sidelined him for a year and put his playing career in some doubt.
Recovering fitness but failing to get back into the first team, he joined St. Johnstone before an 18 month stint in the Highland town of Dingwall with Ross County.
Returning to England for an unsuccessful trial at Blackpool, Cowan then played for Gretna but found himself a free agent when they were forced to resign from the Scottish Premier League in 2008.
Snapped up by Dundee within days of his former Newcastle reserve colleague Colin McMenamin made the same switch from Gretna and became a regular starter at Dens Park, earning an extended two-year deal.
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'''Byron Stevenson''' (born September 7, 1956, Llanelli - died September 6, 2007) was a Welsh international footballer.
Stevenson played for Leeds United, Birmingham City and Bristol Rovers.
He started his career at Leeds United in 1972, who were then one of the forces in European club football. Originally thought of as a potential replacement for either Jack Charlton or Norman Hunter as the Don Revie Leeds team started to break up. Stevenson had to wait until April 1976 before he got anything like a run of games when he made 6 successive league appearances replacing Paul Reaney at right back. He had a good run at centre half in 1979 and in midfield in 1981 making a total of 95 appearances.
In 1981 a swap deal which saw him move to Birmingham City where he
played over 100 times. He joined Bristol Rovers in 1985, but decided to retire the following summer aged 29, after struggling with injuries.
Following his retirement from football, Byron became the landlord of the New Inn public house on Elland Road, Churwell, Leeds which also had been managed by another Leeds United and Wales international legend John Charles years earlier.
Stevenson died of throat cancer in September 2007 - one day before what would have been his 51st birthday.
In May 1978 Stevenson made his Wales debut at the Racecourse, Wrexham in the 1-0 win over Northern Ireland in the British Championship. Stevenson played for his country 15 times between 1978 and 1982, adding to his Wales youth and U21 caps.
He was controversial sent off in Turkey in 1979 after he allegedly fractured opponent Buyak Mustafa's cheekbone. He was given a four-and-a-half year European ban, effectively ending his international career.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" McCulloch''' (25 December 1921 - 2003) was a Scottish football player who played for Airdrie, Queen of the South, Northampton Town, Bradford City, Crewe Alexandra and March Town. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and died in Bishopbriggs in 2003.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Noble''' (born 18 December 1945)
Born in Manchester, Noble signed for Manchester United as a trainee in 1961 and turned professional the following year. He made his Football League debut on 9 April 1966 in a 2-1 home defeat to Leicester City,
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'''John Peter Doherty''' (12 March 1935 - 13 November 2007) was an English football player. His regular position was at inside right.
Born in Manchester, Doherty started his professional career with Manchester United in 1952. He was part of the United squad that won the 1955-56 league title. In October 1957, he was transferred to Leicester City. He left Leicester after only one season, before moving on to Rugby Town, and then to Altrincham.
As of 2006, John was chairman of the Former Manchester United Players Association and co-authored the book ''The Insider's Guide to Manchester United'' with Ivan Ponting, where he gave his opinion of every United player (including himself) since 1950.
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'''Anthony "Tony" Donnelly''' (born April 1886 in Middleton, Lancashire, died April 1947) was an English football player, whose regular position was at full back.
Donnelly started his professional career with Tongue F.C. and Heywood United before transferring to Manchester United in 1908. He helped United win the 1911 league title, but in 1913, he was transferred to Glentoran. Later on, he also played for Chester City, Southampton and Middleton Borough, as well as having another spell at Heywood United.
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'''Hugh Edmonds''' (born 1884 in Chryston - ???) was a Scottish football player. His regular position was as a goalkeeper.
Edmonds started his professional career with Linfield F.C., having previously played for Hamilton Academical and Distillery. He joined Bolton Wanderers in 1909 before transferring to Manchester United in 1910, where he helped the club win the 1910 league title. In 1912, he was transferred to Glenavon F.C., before moving back to Linfield, and then on to Jarrow.
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'''George Turner "Geordie" Livingstone''' (5 May 1876 - 15 January 1950) was a Scottish football player. His regular position was at inside-forward.
Livingstone was born in Dumbarton and started his career with Sinclair Swifts. He then moved to Artizan Thistle and Parkhead, before moving to Heart of Midlothian F.C. in the Scottish league. In 1900, he joined Sunderland, but he only played there for a season before moving to Celtic. He made 30 appearances and scored 12 goals in his time at Sunderland. In 1902, he moved back to England, signing for Liverpool, and then Manchester City in 1903. He made 81 appearances for City, scoring 19 goals. He returned to Scotland in 1906, playing for Rangers for two years before transferring to Manchester United in 1908. He helped United win the 1911 league title, before retiring in 1914. He later worked under Bill Struth at Rangers as the first team trainer.
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'''Harold (Harry) McShane''' (born 8 April 1920 in Holytown, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former football player, who played as a direct and speedy winger.
McShane started his professional career with Bellshill Athletic, before moving to Blackburn Rovers in 1937. During the war he guested for Manchester City, Blackpool, Reading and Port Vale.
After the war ended he joined Huddersfield Town, before moving on to Bolton Wanderers in 1947. He spent four years at Bolton, racking up close to 100 appearances before signing for Manchester United in 1951. He was part of the United side that won the First Division in 1951-52. In 1954, he transferred to Oldham Athletic, before seeing out his playing days with non-league sides; Chorley (player-coach), Wellington Town and Droylsden.
After retiring as a player, McShane became the coach of Stalybridge Celtic.
Harry was also a very popular tannoy announcer at Old Trafford during the 1960's
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'''James Ernest "Ernie" Bond''' (born 4 May 1929 in Preston)
Bond played for Leyland Motors F.C. before transferring to Manchester United in December 1950,
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'''William "Billy" Redman''' (born 29 January 1928 in Manchester; died December 1994) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a full back.
Redman started his professional career with Manchester United in 1946. He made his United debut on 7 October 1950 in a Football League match against Sheffield Wednesday. In 1952, he helped United win the 1951-52 league title. In 1954, he was transferred to Bury, where he spent two seasons, before moving on to Buxton.
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Before the Second World War, Barron was mostly known as a footballer, playing for Wolves, Charlton and Northampton. He was mostly a forward, but played on after the war for Northampton as a left-back.
His post-war focus was on cricket: a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler, Barron played 118 first-class games for Northamptonshire between 1946 and 1951. His debut, however, came in a 1945 match for Lancashire against Yorkshire. He also played once for Sir PF Warner's XI in 1947.
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'''Matt O'Mahoney''' (19 January 1913 - 1992) was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Bristol Rovers and Ipswich Town. O'Mahoney was a dual international and played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI.
Before establishing himself at Bristol Rovers, O'Mahoney was something of an under achieving journeyman player. He had initially been on the books of several teams in the Merseyside area and had spent uninspiring spells at both Liverpool and New Brighton before eventually making something of a breakthrough at Southport, where he made 12 league appearances. He then joined Wolves but failed to make it into the first team. After a brief spell with Newport County, where he made 8 league appearances, he signed for Bristol Rovers in May 1936.
Between 1936 and 1939 O'Mahoney went onto make 101 English League appearances, scoring 6 goals, for Bristol Rovers. He also made a further 4 appearances for Rovers in the FA Cup. O'Mahoney also won all 7 of his international caps while playing for Rovers. During the Second World War he returned to Rovers as a guest player and made 24 South West League appearances and scored 4 goals in the 1939-40 season. He also scored 1 Wartime cup goal for Rovers.
In July 1939 O'Mahoney signed for Ipswich Town. However within a few months the Second World War broke out and Town did not enter any of the wartime regional leagues. After playing just 3 league games for the club he returned to Bristol Rovers as a guest. During the 1940-41 season he also played 4 games for Bristol City in the Southern Regional Division and between 1942 and 1944 he guested regularly for Aberaman Athletic in the Football League West. O'Mahoney returned to Ipswich Town when they resumed playing in the 1945-46 season, making 36 league appearances and scoring 3 goals. During three more seasons with Town he made a further 58 appearances and scored 5 goals in the English League. He made his last appearance for Town on 16 October 1948 in a Third Division South game against Norwich City.
When O'Mahoney began his international career in 1938 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including O'Mahoney, played for both teams.
Between 1938 and 1939 O'Mahoney played 6 times for the FAI XI. He made his first two appearances for the FAI XI in May 1938 during a European tour. On 18 May he played in a 2-2 draw with Czechoslovakia and then on 22 May he played in a 6-0 defeat against Poland. The highlight of his international career came during his third game against Switzerland on 18 September 1938. O'Mahoney earned the unusual distinction of becoming the first FAI XI international to fly in for a home game. He arrived from Bristol only an hour before kick-off, but proceeded to play superbly, helping the FAI XI to a 4-0 win. On 13 November 1938 he played in a winning FAI XI for the second time when he helped them beat Poland 3-2 in another home game. O'Mahoney made his final two appearances for the FAI XI in May 1939 during another European tour, helping them to 2-2 and 1-1 draws with Hungary and Germany respectively. These were the last two internationals that the FAI XI played before the start of the Second World War.
O'Mahoney made his 1 and only appearance for the IFA XI on 8 November 1938 in a 2-0 defeat against Scotland at Windsor Park. He had earned an IFA XI call up after his impressive performance for the FAI XI against Switzerland the previous month. He was the only debutant on the day and his team mates included fellow dual internationalists Tommy Breen, Jackie Brown, Jimmy McAlinden and Alex Stevenson.
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'''Michael J. "Mick" Brown''' (born 11 July 1939 in Dublin) is an Irish football scout who currently works for Sunderland. He was appointed as Sunderland's chief scout in March 2007.
Brown began his career as a full-back for Hull City, before moving on to Lincoln City. Soon after, Brown moved on to Cambridge City.
Soon after, he was offered a full-time coaching position at Oxford United. After six years as a coach, and following the departure of Gerry Summers to Gillingham, Brown was offered the manager's job at Oxford, a position he held for a further four years. Despite having limited success with the Us, Brown impressed enough to be offered a job at West Bromwich Albion as Ron Atkinson's assistant. When Atkinson was signed by Manchester United in 1981, he was followed by Brown soon after. The two had a successful spell together at Old Trafford, winning two FA Cups in 1983 and 1985, as well as reaching the final of the League Cup in 1983. In addition, the team never finished below fourth in the league in Brown's time there.
However, in November 1986, Atkinson was dismissed by United. His replacement, Alex Ferguson, brought his own assistant manager with him, and Brown was no longer required at the club. In 1989, he was signed by Phil Neal as his assistant at Bolton Wanderers. He remained at Bolton for a further three years, until Neal lost his job with the Trotters and Brown followed him out of the exit door. That summer, he took up a coaching post in Pahang, Malaysia, with the Pahang FA.
Brown did not stay in Malaysia for very long, and soon returned to England as Coventry City's chief scout. He then took up a similar position at Blackburn Rovers in 1997, but only stayed for one season before moving back to Manchester United. He stayed at United for eight years, before he was forcibly retired by the club, whose policy at the time required all staff over the age of 65 to retire. West Brom re-signed Brown in the summer of 2005, and he stayed there for almost two years before linking up with the former Manchester United captain, Roy Keane, at Sunderland, joining fellow United old-boys Neil Bailey, Raimond van der Gouw and Michael Clegg.
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'''Jean-Claude Pagal''' (born September 15, in Yaound, Cameroon) is a former Cameroonian footballer.
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Les started his footballing career at Earlstown White star but he was quickly scouted and a number of Clubs were after his signature including Liverpool but he signed on the dotted line for Bury F.C, taking over the spot from Irish International Bill Gorman at right back.Les made his debut against Tottenham Hotspur on the 17th December 1936. Les became Team Captain for 12 seasons and in 1948/49 season he skippered a side that found themselves four points clear as leaders of Division 2. Les played against other footballing greats including Tom Finney, Sir Stanley Matthews,Bill Shankley, Bob Paisley, Frank Swift .In 1953/54 season he hung up his boots but he had had the foresight to plan ahead and he gained his footballing coaches badges, and phisiopherapy diplomas at Lillishall. Les worked at Bury F.C. as first team trainer/coach, and became the Clubs phisiopherapist .Leeds United offered him a position as Head Coach but he turned it down to stay at his beloved Bury.
In season 1969/70 he was asked to take up the position of manager and he steered the club to a record 8-0 win against Tranmere Rovers. In 1971 he reverted back to his job as phisiopherapist. Les retired 0n the 29th March 1980 after 44 years at one club, Les decided the time was right to look after his wife May,who had suffered from ill health for some time.
Les was a gentleman of the game both on and off the pitch and the players loved him. It was sad that he did not receive a testimonial from the club or some other form of recognition. The National Football Museum at Preston however have recognised his life at Bury, by staging an exhibition and displaying his ashes in their hall of fame, in recognition of his contribution to football and in particular to one club.Bury.
Les died in Bury on the 20th August 1996. Probably Bury's most loyal servant ever.
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'''Konstantinos Konstantinidis''' (born 31 August 1972 in Schorndorf) is a Greek football player last playing for Nea Salamina.
His previous teams include Panathinaikos FC, OFI FC, Hertha BSC, Bolton Wanderers F.C., 1. FC Kln. He is a very experienced Greek football player.
On 10 March 2009 it was announced by Super League Greece club Skoda Xanthi FC that Konstantinidis will be their next assistant coach starting from 1 July.
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Born in Birkenhead on Merseyside, Mapson moved to Swindon in his youth and worked in a succession of jobs including grocer's boy, in a bakehouse and as a milk boy before signing for Reading F.C. in April 1935. In March 1936 he transferred to Sunderland A.F.C. for the sum of -2000, beginning a career that would last with Sunderland A.F.C. for nearly twenty years.
The death of goalkeeper Jimmy Thorpe on 5 February 1936 propelled the 18 year old Mapson, with only a couple of Third Division appearances for Reading F.C., into the championship chasing Sunderland A.F.C. first team. Sunderland A.F.C. won the Football League Championship in 1936, although Mapson did not make enough appearances to qualify for a medal. The following season Mapson established himself as a first team regular as Sunderland A.F.C. won the FA Cup on the day before his twentieth birthday.
Mapson was considered positionally astute as a goalkeeper, rarely having to make a last-ditch dive and had a distinctive method of catching the ball (one arm over the other to one side of his body).
Mapson's career was interrupted by World War II , during which he worked in an engineering works, assisting Reading F.C. in wartime football and helping them to win the London War Cup in 1941.
After World War II Mapson returned as first choice goalkeeper for Sunderland in an increasingly star-studded team during the so-called "Bank of England" era of the early 1950s, so named as the club broke successive transfer records to buy and field a team of established internationals. Although ultimately unsuccessful in winning honours, the Sunderland team at this time was one of the great glamour sides of the era, fielding players of the quality of Len Shackleton and Trevor Ford.
In 1939 Mapson travelled with the Football Association touring party to South Africa, playing against the national side, and in 1941 played for England against Wales in a wartime international.
Mapson retired in May 1954 and lived with his daughter in Washington, Tyne and Wear until his death on 19 August 1999. He was the last surviving member of the Sunderland 1937 FA Cup Final winning side.
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'''Ian Davidson''' (born 31 January 1947 in Goole) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for Hull City, Scunthorpe United, York City, Bournemouth and Stockport County.
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'''Ernest Arthur''' "'''Ernie'''" '''Hart''' (3 January 1902 - 21 July 1954) was a long-serving British football player for Leeds United, Mansfield Town and the England national team in the 1930s.
Hart was born in Overseal, Derbyshire, and showed great promise in Overseal schoolboy and junior football, and later with a side in Doncaster named Woodlands Wesleyans. His performances brought him to the attention of League club scouts, and in September 1920 he signed for Leeds United. Over the next sixteen seasons he was a first team regular at Elland Road, and was widely recognised as one of the best centre-halves in the game .
Hart earned 8 England caps between 1928 and 1934, including a memorable appearance in the England team that beat Austria 4-3 in 1932 - the Austria side of the early 1930s were regarded as Continental Europe's strongest side, and had gone 14 matches unbeaten when they met England . His international career should have been longer, but he unfortunately lost his England place as a result of a ban imposed for swearing at a referee.
In total, Hart made 472 appearances for Leeds, and scored 15 goals .
Between 1936 to 1938 he played for Mansfield Town, then became player manager at Tunbridge Wells.
On retirement, he bought a bus and began a coach business based in Doncaster as E.A.Hart, which traded as the Beehive Bus Company, this prospered and later was purchased by Wilfreda Coaches soon after they moved to the new HQ at Adwick-le-Street, Doncaster. The joint company trades as Wilfreda Beehive, a luxury coach company operating from Doncaster and now nationally known.
He died on 21 July 1954, aged 52. In a poll of the 100 greatest ever Leeds United players, Hart was voted in at number 76.
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'''Kenneth "Ken" Turner''' (born April 22, 1941 in Great Houghton, near Barnsley, England) is an English former footballer.
Signed for Sligo Rovers in August 1968 .
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'''Stephen Andrew "Steve" Faulkner''' (born 18 December 1954 in Sheffield) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a central defender for Sheffield United, Stockport County and York City. He then moved into non-league football with Frickley Athletic.
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'''David Pizanti''' (born 27 May 1962) is a retired Israeli football player who began his career as a striker with Hapoel Hadera but was converted to a left back at Maccabi Netanya. He also played for FC Kln, Queens Park Rangers and Hapoel Haifa before his career was ended prematurely by injury.
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'''Andrew "Andy" McGill''' (11 July 1924 - 1988) was a Scottish professional footballer player who played as a wing half for Third Lanark, Queen's Park, Clyde, Bradford City and Scunthorpe.
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'''Norman Victor Deeley''' (30 November 1933 - 7 September 2007) was an English professional footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He scored two goals to help the club win the 1960 FA Cup Final, in a performance that won him the Man of the Match award. The winger won three league titles with the club, in addition to the cup triumph. He became a first-choice in the second title-winning season of 1957-58, scoring 23 goals in the process, and following it with 17 more the following year. He had been with the club as an apprentice, making his first team debut on 25 August 1951 in a 2-1 win over Arsenal.
Deeley won two caps during his time at Molineux for the England national team, making his debut on 13 May 1959, on a tour of South America against Brazil, and winning a second and final cap four days later against Peru.
He lost his place in the team during the 1961-62 season, as the club recruited several new wingers. Deeley quickly moved on after this, joining Leyton Orient in February 1962 and helping the club to promotion to the top flight. He played his final season in league football the following campaign as the London team slipped straight back down.
Deeley then moved into non-league football at Worcester City, later having spells at Bromsgrove Rovers and Darlaston before his retirement from the game in 1974. After hanging up his boots, he went on to work as manager of a community centre in Walsall before his retirement.
He died on 7 September 2007, aged 73, from undisclosed causes.
His son Andy Deeley represented New Zealand at international level.
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'''Paul Joseph Fenwick''' (born 25 August 1969 in London, England) is a retired Canadian international association football player.
Fenwick played in Canada for Hamilton Steelers and Winnipeg Fury, in England for Birmingham City and in Scotland for Dunfermline Athletic, St. Mirren, Greenock Morton, Raith Rovers (on loan) and Hibernian.
Fenwick made his debut for Canada in a June 1994 friendly match against Holland and went on to earn a total of 33 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented Canada in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
His final international was a November 2003 friendly match against Ireland.
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'''James Thomson''' (born in Dumbarton) is a former Scottish professional footballer. His regular position was as a left-winger. During his career, he played for a number of clubs, including Clydebank, Renton, Manchester United, Dumbarton Harp and St. Mirren. During his time at Manchester United, he made only six appearances, scoring one goal.
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'''Colin James Robert 'Jimmy' Murray''' (11 October 1935 - 27 September 2008) was an English footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Murray was signed up by Wolves as a youngster and turned professional in November 1953. He spent a few seasons in the reserves before he finally made his league debut on 12 November 1955 in a 2-0 win over Charlton Athletic.
He quickly established himself within the team that season, scoring 11 goals, and remained a prolific scorer for the club over the following seasons. In 1957/58, he was the leading goalscorer as the club captured the league title, which they retained the next season. Murray also won an FA Cup winners medal in 1960, as he played in the 3-0 final win over .
His time at Molineux also saw him appearing in European games, and scoring against the likes of Barcelona. He finally left for for -27,000 in November 1963 after scoring a total of 199 goals in 273 senior games, ending as leading goalscorer in three seasons.
At Maine Road, the striker was part of the side that won promotion back to the top flight in 1965/66, before ending his league career at Third Division Walsall. He finished his playing days with two seasons at non-league Telford United, where he reached two successive FA Trophy finals (one victoriously).
His dog, a labrador named Todd, died two days after Jimmy himself on 29 September 2008. It was 16 years old (77
Despite being christened Colin, with James and Robert serving as his middle names, Murray chose the name Jimmy, a term of endearment given to him by his uncle when he was eight years old.
After ending his playing career, Murray ran a greengrocers in Tamworth and later worked for a contract car company. He died in Lichfield, where he had resided, on 27 September 2008 from prostate cancer, aged 72.
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'''James McPake''' (born 24 June 1984 in Bellshill) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing for Coventry City in the Football League Championship. He currently plays as a defender but he can play as a forward.
McPake began his professional career when he signed for then Scottish First Division team Livingston in August 2000 as a youth academy player. He did not make his debut for the club until almost 4 years later in April 2004 when Livingston were playing in the SPL, a year later he cemented his place with the club by agreeing to sign a new two year contract.
In January 2006 the Scottish Second Division side Greenock Morton acquired the player on loan, after McPake rejected loan moves to other Division Two sides Gretna and Partick Thistle. He made his debut for Morton against Gretna on January 14 and went on to make 10 appearances for the club, scoring two goals in the process. He played as a striker throughout his entire loan spell at Morton, and his two goals were both in the same game against Alloa Athletic.
In October 2006 Scottish media reported that the player would be moving to English Football League Championship Plymouth Argyle and it was confirmed that he was due to go to the club for a week long trial, Livingston later changed their minds and the trial never materialized. In July 2007, two months after the appointment of manager Mark Proctor, McPake was made the captain of the club. Scottish Premier League outfit St. Mirren had a bid for the player rejected, and were widely expected to make an improved offer.
McPake signed a pre-contract in December 2008 to join Coventry City in the summer of 2009. Coventry and Livingston agreed a fee on February 2, 2009 to complete the transfer immediately.
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'''Ian Michael Holmes''' (born 8 December 1950) is an English former footballer, born in Wombwell, Yorkshire, who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Sheffield United, York City and Huddersfield Town. Holmes was a regular member of the York City team that between 1974 and 1976 spent two seasons in the Football League Second Division, the highest status held in the club's history. He was one of the most successful penalty takers of his time.
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'''Richard "Dick" Hewitt''' (born May 25, 1943 in Moorthorpe, England) is an English former footballer. He played for Barnsley and York City.
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'''Arthur Hutchins''' (September 15, 1890 - 1948) was an English professional football player.
Hutchins was born in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire and first played for Croydon Common before the outbreak of World War I. During the war he guested as a player for Arsenal, playing over 100 wartime matches, and after peace broke out, he signed as a permanent player in April 1919, as Arsenal were promoted back into the Football League First Division. He made his league debut against Sunderland at Roker Park on September 13, 1919 and became Arsenal's regular left back during the 1919-20 season, taking over from Frank Bradshaw who had moved up front to become an inside forward.
Hutchins was a first-team stalwart for 1920-21 and 1921-22, missing only three and five games in each season respectively. However he only played ten games in 1922-23 before being dropped for Andy Kennedy. Unable to regain his place, Hutchins moved to Charlton Athletic in July 1923. In total he played 108 games for Arsenal, scoring one goal.
He spent three seasons with Charlton, of the Third Division South, before retiring in 1926. He died in 1948, aged 57.
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'''Lee Chung-Yong''' (; born 2 July 1988) is a South Korean footballer currently playing for English Premier League club Bolton Wanderers and the South Korean national team. His nickname, 'Blue Dragon', is a transliteration of his given name 'Chung-Yong' in Korean.(Deriving from Chinese characters)
Lee Chung-Yong is widely regarded as one of the top young footballing prospects in South Korea along with former FC Seoul teammate and youth product Ki Sung-Yong. Both players are affectionately known as 'Ssang Yong (, )' meaning 'Double Dragon'),owed as much to their meteoric rise in talent as their invaluable roles at FC Seoul.
In January 2009, Lee Chung-Yong was named as one (40th ranked) of the top 50 rising stars in football by the British daily, The Times.
Lee Chung-Yong's football career started at the age of 11. Although considered to have started too late by some, his enormous talent was evident and his reputation grew among the Seoul youth football development community.
In 2003, Anyang LG Cheetahs, or FC Seoul in its modern incarnation, then manager Cho Kwang-Rae began focusing on developing a youth academy within the team. Lee, who, at the time, was attending Do-Bong Middle School caught the eye of a scout and manager Cho decided to attend his match. After the first half, he was certain Lee had a massive potential, and decided to sign him on the spot. Subsequently, Lee dropped out of the school and joined FC Seoul. Dropping out of middle school could mean a lot later in his life since Korea does not draft middle school dropouts for its military. For the next several years, Lee honed his skills in the FC Seoul reserves along with close friend and international teammate Ki Sung-Yong.
In 2007, enol Gne, famous for coaching the 3rd placed Turkey national squad in the 2002 World Cup, joined FC Seoul as manager. After watching Ki Sung-Yong and Lee Chung-Yong carefully, he recognized both players' significant abilities and aimed to use them as important elements in the FC Seoul senior first-team. That season, Lee Chung-Yong began to break into the first team, playing in 15 league matches and scoring 3 goals.
The following year, in 2008, he cemented his place as a regular for FC Seoul, playing 22 league matches, scoring 5 goals and providing 6 assists. Both he and Ki Sung-Yong won many domestic league fans for their exciting link-up play and terrific individual qualities so much so that they were both given the affectionate moniker "Ssang Yong" or "Double Dragon", a play on their given names.
In 2009 season, Lee continued his rampant form and he completed a hat-trick of assists in the opening game of the season against Chunnam Dragons on 7 March 2009. On 4 April 2009, he scored the winning goal in a match against Seoul's fierce rival, Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
FC Seoul confirmed Lee Chung-Yong has agreed a deal to join Premier League side Bolton Wanderers. A statement from FC Seoul said: "The contract will be signed officially after a work permit is issued." On 29 July, 2009, it was announced that he had been granted a work permit allowing him to complete a -2.2m transfer from FC Seoul. He had already agreed personal terms on a three-year contract with Bolton the previous week and also underwent a successful medical. The transfer was officially confirmed on the 14th of August 2009, Lee was reported as stating "I am looking forward to this new chapter in my career and cannot wait to play my first game for my new club." With Gary Megson's dismissal in December 2009, he became his last full signing for the club.
He made his first Bolton appearance on 15 August 2009 when coming on as a substitute for Gavin McCann in the 1-0 defeat against Sunderland at the Reebok Stadium and scored his first goal, the winning goal of the match in a 2-1 victory against Birmingham City on 26 September. He was named Man of the Match in the match against Tottenham Hotspur, providing teammate Ricardo Gardner with an assist. As a result of these good performances, Lee was named the ESPN Soccernet Team of the Week twice in a row. His terrific form for his rookie season continued weeks later, after the international break, as he assisted Ivan Klasnic's goal in the 3-3 tie against Manchester City at the Reebok Stadium. He was consequently named 'Man of the Match' by Sky Sports for his significant attacking presence and dribbling prowess: "The South Korean was a constant thorn in City's side and looks to be a real find for Gary Megson."
Lee's international career started as part of the Korea Republic national under-20 football team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Despite impressing against quality opposition including USA, Pato-led Brazil, and Poland, South Korea failed to make the cut for the next round. His individual performances, however, were enough to impress many neutrals and rumored to have caught the eye of many European scouts.
After his U-20 tenure, Lee Chung-Yong was part of the unsuccessful 2008 Beijing Olympics U-23 national team. His first under-23 match was against Syria in Damascus, October 17, 2007.
On May 31, 2008, Lee was given his national team debut by manager Huh Jung-Moo in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification match against Jordan. He would score his first national team goal against the same team in the return leg at home on September 5, 2008 in Seoul World Cup Stadium. Lee Chung-Yong was one of the most consistent and important players in South Korea's successful seventh consecutive qualification for the World Cup and eighth overall, an Asian record.
:''Results list Korea Republic's goal tally first.''
Lee and his girlfriend attended the same middle school. Lee dislikes drinking and smoking, and even refrains from drinking coffee.
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wing-half for Leeds United and Chesterfield F.C. in the 1950s.
Kerfoot was signed from non-league Stalybridge Celtic for -3,000 in 1949. An excellent and enterprising wing-half, he was one of the most consistent Leeds players, being ever-present in four seasons including the 1955-56 side that won promotion to Division 1 in 1956. He also captained Leeds in 1954-55. In total, Kerfoot made 349 appearances for Leeds, and scored 10 goals
Kerfoot eventually left for  Chesterfield in 1959, but only spent one season there before retiring from the game.
He later ran the Liston Public House on Cheetham Hill Rd, Dukinfield.
He died on 4 March 1980, aged 55. In a poll of the 100 greatest ever Leeds United players,
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'''Victor Nogueira''' (born July 17, 1959 in Mozambique) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major Indoor Soccer League. He was also a member of the U.S. futsal team which took second place at the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship, and he is the father of University of North Carolina and United States forward Casey Nogueira.
Nogueira was born in Mozambique, but was raised in South Africa. In 1974, when he was fifteen, Nogueira signed with Rangers, a South African club based in Johannesburg. While he gained his fame as a goalkeeper, he began his career as a forward. At some point he moved to England where he spent time with Newcastle United.
In 1979, Nogueira moved to the expansion Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He spent at least two seasons in Atlanta before moving to the Montreal Manic. No statistics exist for the 1981 season. Nogueira suffered significant injuries at times during his career, so he may have lost that season due to injuries. Nogueira played nineteen games with the Montreal Manic in 1982, then moved to the Chicago Sting for the 1983 and 1984 NASL seasons. Nogueira and the Sting won the 1984 NASL title, the last year the league existed.
In 1979, the NASL held an indoor season. The Chiefs won the Eastern Division before falling to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the playoffs. Nogueira was the second leading goalkeeper.
The NASL had planned a 1984-1985 indoor season, but cancelled it. When the league subsequently cancelled its 1985 outdoor season and folded, the Chicago Sting jumped to the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). In 1986, the Sting traded Nogueira to the Cleveland Force for Chris Vaccaro. The Force folded at the end of the 1987-1988 season and Nogueira moved to the San Diego Sockers.
When he arrived in San Diego, Nogueira joined a championship team who had Zoltan Toth, the top goalkeeper in the league. Nogueira quickly supplanted Toth as the team-s starting goalkeeper as the Sockers won 1988-1989 MISL title. Nogueira was also named the MISL Goalkeeper of the Year. The Sockers repeated as champions every season through 1991-1992 as Nogueira was a three time Goalkeeper of the Year. The league folded at the end of the season and the Sockers moved to the Continental Indoor Soccer League. Nogueira did not make that move, but jumped to the Milwaukee Wave of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). Although thirty-two at the time, Nogueira would spend the next eleven years with the Wave.
During his eleven seasons in Milwaukee, Nogeuira won another three titles as the Wave won 1997-1998, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 championships. In addition to winning the title in 1998, Nogueira was named the league MVP, playoff MVP, All-Star MVP, and Goalkeeper of the Year and first team All Star.
On October 2, 2003, Nogueira signed one year contract with San Diego Sockers which was now competing in a new Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). The Sockers began the 2004-2005 season, but folded after ten games. On January 5, 2005, the Baltimore Blast selected Nogueira in the third round of the MISL Dispersal Draft following the folding of the Sockers. Nogueira chose to retire instead.
Nogueira earned sixteen caps with the U.S. National Futsal team from 1992 to 2000. The team gained its greatest success in 1992 when it took second place at FIFA Futsal World Championship. Nogueira was named both as the top goalkeeper of the tournament and to the first team all tournament team. While the U.S. did not place in the 1996 tournament, Nogueira was selected as an honorable mention All Tournament. In 2000, the U.S. placed third at the CONCACAF Tournament, but only the top two teams qualified for the World Championship. Nogueira retired from the futsal team following the CONCACAF Tournament.
Since his retirement from playing, Nogueira has coached professional teams, college teams and recently in a youth soccer club as a boys and girls team coach. His daughter Casey currently plays soccer at University of North Carolina and the United States women's national soccer team. He also coaches the Torrey Pines High School Freshman soccer team.
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'''James "Jimmy" Dunn''' (23 October 1922 - 24 January 2005) was a swift, hard-tackling right full back for Leeds United, Darlington F.C. and Scarborough F.C. in the 1940s and 1950s.
Born in in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Dunn was spotted by a club scout while he was playing for his local junior team, Rutherglen Glencairn, and joined Leeds United in June 1947, aged 24. He made his debut on November 1947, and in the following season made the right back position his own for the subsequent 10 seasons.
Dunn was a key player for both manager Frank Buckley and his successor, Raich Carter; the defensive line of Dunn, Grenville Hair, Eric Kerfoot and Jack Charlton was a key component in Leed's promotion to Division 1 in 1955-56. The Leeds team of the time was built around John Charles, who rated Dunn highly; Charles described Dunn as "one of the best full-backs I ever played with... at tackling and covering he was unbelievable. Very fit, strong and hard." Dunn was widely considered one of the finest players in his position never to have played for his country.
When Carter was replaced as manager by Bill Lambton in 1959, his methods were so unpopular that he caused a players' rebellion in which Kerfoot and Dunn were to the fore. Both players left Leeds, with Dunn going to Darlington and then Scarborough. In the twilight of his career, he succumbed to a knee injury, which eventually forced his retirement.
Between 1947 and 1959 he made 443 appearances for Leeds, and scored one goal .
In a poll of the 100 greatest ever Leeds United players, Dunn was voted in at number 73.
After retiring from football, Dunn worked as a milkman, and then later at the Post Office, where he was a sorter until his retirement.
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'''Terence "Terry" Armstrong''' (born July 10, 1958 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town and Port Vale during the 1970s & 1980s.
Armstrong played for Huddersfield Town before joining Port Vale in February 1981. He helped them gain promotion from the Fourth Division in the 1982-83 season, but the following year he suffered a nagging knee injury which required a cartilage operation. He regained his place in April 1984 but was sidelined during the 1984-85 season with more knee trouble, which required further surgery. He left to free transfer in May 1985 to non-league Nuneaton Borough, later moving on to Northwich Victoria.
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'''Denis Atkins''' (born 8 November 1938 in Bradford, England) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town and Bradford City during his 12 year career between 1959 and 1971.
Atkins was a full back who worked through the ranks of Huddersfield Town. He made his debut in February 1960 when he gave away a penalty in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland. He ended up playing for 13 years at Huddersfield playing in more than 200 games.
He joined his hometown team in March 1968 in a swap deal. He played more than 100 games for Bradford City over four seasons until he retired to become a teacher. He briefly returned to the club to act as liaison officer between City and local schools and junior football.
Atkins' eldest daughter is Jill Atkins, a member of the Great Britain hockey team.
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'''William "Billy" Slater''' (born 1858 in Birmingham, deceased) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward for Small Heath Alliance in the 1880s.
The club entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1881-82, and were drawn to play at home to Derby Town. The game was played on October 17, 1881 at Muntz Street. Slater's opening goal in a 4-1 win was the first goal scored by Small Heath Alliance, later to become Birmingham City, in national competitive football. He made five appearances in the FA Cup, scoring four goals, but left the club long before they started playing organised league football.
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James was born in Longbridge, Birmingham.
He was appointed club captain in 1878, retaining the position until 1885, and was regularly selected to represent the Birmingham County F.A. in challenge matches against other major associations.
:"blessed in having Arthur James from 1878 to 1885 as their captain, this player ranking as one of the most brilliant wing forwards of the day, he often represented the Birmingham Association at a time when competition was keen".
He made five appearances in the FA Cup, scoring three goals. His career ended in 1887 through a combination of illness and injury.
James died in Birmingham in June 1911, aged 56.
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Born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Stanley was a fine dribbler of the ball and could play in any forward position, though preferred inside-right.
When the club beat Walsall Swifts 4-1 to win their first ever trophy, the Walsall Cup, in 1882-83, Stanley scored two and created another of the goals.
He also scored the first hat-trick for the club in national competitive football, netting four in a 9-2 FA Cup win against Burton Wanderers in 1885.
Over his career he appeared in 22 FA Cup ties, scoring 14 goals, and made 13 appearances in Small Heath's first season in the Football Alliance, scoring five goals.
Injury prevented him playing on after the end of that 1889-90 season and forced his retirement in 1891. He died in Birmingham aged about 70.
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'''Frederick James "Freddie" Wilcox''' (December 26, 1881 - 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-left. He spent most of his playing career in the First Division of the Football League with Small Heath / Birmingham and Middlesbrough.
Born in Bristol, England, Wilcox turned professional with Western League club Bristol Rovers in 1901. He soon attracted attention, and with six games remaining of the 1902-03 season he was transferred to Small Heath (Birmingham) for a fee of -125 and a friendly match. He made a spectacular start, scoring twice on his debut and four times in the club's record league win, 12-0 against Doncaster Rovers. The following season he was joint leading scorer, though with only eight goals, as the newly-promoted club established itself in the First Division. He was an excellent dribbler of the ball, and in 1904-05 played for the North in a North v. South England trial. In 1906 he moved to Middlesbrough where he played alongside Steve Bloomer and Alf Common. He had two good seasons at Middlesbrough before damaging his knee in a collision with a goalpost, an injury which forced his retirement in 1910. He married Annie Thompson in 1908 and they had 4 children. He worked at Mitchells and Butlers Brewery. He died in Birmingham in 1958 aged about 76.
His brother Harry Wilcox born 1875 Bristol also did well at sports and played Rugby League for Leeds.
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'''Edmund Eyre''' (2 December 1882 - c. 1943) was an English professional association footballer who played as an outside left. He spent much of his playing career in the First Division of the Football League with Birmingham, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough.
Eyre was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. He was a pacy winger and good crosser of the ball who scored freely for home-town clubs Worksop West End and Midland League Worksop Town and then for Rotherham Town, also in the Midland League.
Eyre moved into the Football League with Birmingham in 1907, finishing his first full season as leading scorer, though with only nine goals for a struggling side who were relegated from the First Division. After scoring four goals in 15 games in the Second Division,
he returned to the top flight with Aston Villa.
In 1909-10 he contributed to Aston Villa's sixth Football League championship. The following year he moved on to Middlesbrough, returning to Birmingham in April 1914. He retired from football in 1919, and died in Worksop c. 1943 aged about 60.
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'''Edward John "Ted" Purdon''' (March 1, 1930 - April 29, 2007) was a South African professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for Birmingham City in the Second Division of the Football League and for Sunderland in the First Division.
Purdon was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He came to England on tour with his South African club in 1950 at the age of 20, was watched by representatives of several clubs, and signed for Birmingham City. During his three seasons at the club he scored 30 goals in 70 games in all competitions and was the club's top scorer in 1953-54, despite playing only 23 games before his mid-season transfer to Sunderland.
He was also a good cricketer, and was named once as twelfth man for Warwickshire.
He moved to Sunderland, then known as the "Bank of England" club because of their high transfer spending,
for a fee of -15,000.
Purdon made a spectacular start to his Sunderland career, scoring twice on debut against Cardiff City and following that up with a hat-trick against Arsenal at Highbury in his second game.
The first goal of the three, scored after only ten seconds, is believed to be the fastest goal in Sunderland's history.
Playing alongside the likes of Len Shackleton and Billy Bingham, he scored 42 goals in 96 games for the club over his three-year career. Purdon was a big man whose ''"physique allied to a total lack of fear made him a handful for any centre-half''";
West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Norman Heath was in collision with him during a game and received spinal injuries so severe that he never played again.
He and his team-mates were punished by the Football Association for receiving illegal payments from the club.
By the time this matter was investigated, Purdon had left Sunderland for Workington in the Third Division North. He played his part in the Cumbrian club coming close to knocking Manchester United's Busby Babes out of the 1958 FA Cup. Workington took an early lead and Purdon came close to adding a second before Dennis Viollet's second-half hat-trick settled the matter.
In March 1958 he moved to nearby Barrow, also in the Third Division North, where he also spent a year. He was part of the Barrow team which conceded ten goals in a league match at Hartlepools United.
In August 1959 he dropped into non-league football, helping Bath City to the Southern League championship. This success prompted a move back into the Second Division at Bristol Rovers, but he only made four first-team appearances for the club. He emigrated to Canada in 1961, where he played for Toronto City and other Canadian clubs, and also helped New York Ukrainians to win the 1965 U.S. Open Cup.
Purdon was a founder member and honorary president of Sunderland's North American supporters' club.
In company with fellow supporters he had just watched on television Sunderland beating Burnley in the game which almost clinched the club's 2007 promotion to the Premier League when he suffered a stroke. He died in a Toronto hospital two days later at the age of 77.
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'''Peter Harold Swan''' (born 28 September 1966) is an English former footballer who played as a defender and centre forward. He played for Leeds United, Hull City, Port Vale, Plymouth Argyle, Burnley, Bury and York City.
Swan started his career with Leeds United in 1984, where he stayed for five years, making over 50 appearances. In March 1989, he was sold to Hull City for -200,000 (at the time a Hull record
He stayed just one season at Plymouth before being sold on to Burnley for -200,000. After 60 appearances for ''the Clarets'' he moved on to Bury for -50,000 in August 1997. Twelve months later, he signed back with Burnley and went on to make 68 league appearances in his second spell with the club. March 2000 saw a free transfer to York City, where he retired from the game following the 1999-2000 season because of injury.
In May 2009, Swan threw his hat into the ring for the vacant position of manager at Port Vale, speaking of his links with wealthy Valiants Robbie Williams and Phil Taylor. He is somewhat of a cult hero amongst Port Vale fans for his committed displays and being a colourful character during interviews.
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'''Ernest "Ernie" Islip''' (10 October 1892 - August 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for several years in the First Division of the Football League, and won the FA Cup with Huddersfield Town.
Ernie Islip was born in Parkwood Springs, Sheffield. He began his football career with local club Sheffield Douglas F.C. before turning professional with Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1911. While at Huddersfield he contributed to the club gaining promotion from the Second Division in 1919-20, played in the 1920 FA Cup Final and again in 1922, this time on the winning side.
He was the club's leading League scorer in 1921-22.
Islip moved to Birmingham in November 1923 for a fee of -1,500, and in his first full season was joint leading scorer, but the prolific partnership between George Briggs and Joe Bradford left him on the sidelines. He moved on to Bradford City for a fee of -400 in 1927, spending one season there in the Third Division North. He had short spells at Kidderminster Harriers, Ashton National F.C. and Wrexham before retiring in 1929. Islip died in Huddersfield at the age of 48.
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'''Ambrose "Jock" Mulraney''' (May 18, 1916 - 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger. He played for Ipswich Town in their first season in the Football League, for Birmingham City in wartime football and in the Football League Second Division, and for Aston Villa in the top flight.
Mulraney was born in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was a small man of slight build,
whose preferred position was outside-right, but he was also capable of playing on the left wing. He began his football career with junior clubs Wishaw White Rose and Carluke Rovers, and had a trial for Scotland schoolboys, before joining Celtic in 1933. Unable to break into the first team at Celtic, he had trials at a variety of clubs both within Scotland and outside it
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before moving to England to join Southern League Dartford in 1935.
A year later he moved to Ipswich Town, then also in the Southern League, and helped them to the 1936-37 championship. The following season Ipswich finished third in the Southern League and successfully applied for election to the Football League, where they were placed in the Third Division South. Mulraney was only able to play one full league season for Ipswich before the Second World War intervened. He scored their first ever away goal in the Football League, the only goal of the game at Walsall in August 1938, and their first ever Football League hat-trick, in the 4-0 win over Bristol City on April 8, 1939.
Mulraney served in the RAF during the war as a PT Instructor, reaching the rank of Flight Sergeant.
His military service did not prevent him playing in the wartime football competitions, in which he made guest appearances for no less than twelve clubs.
From 1943-44 onwards he was able to play regularly for Birmingham City, where he scored 41 goals in 118 appearances in wartime football. On demobilisation from the RAF in October 1945, he joined the club permanently for a fee of -3,750.
In July 1947 he joined Shrewsbury Town, where he won a Midland League championship medal,
and a year later joined Southern League Kidderminster Harriers.
Two months later, in September 1948, he signed for First Division Aston Villa, where he ended his Football League career. He then tried his hand at management with Cradley Heath in the Birmingham & District League, where he had three years as player-manager, and in 1952 with Birmingham & District League champions Brierley Hill Alliance.
Mulraney suffered a heart attack in 1968 from which he recovered.
He settled in Kinver, Staffordshire, where he died in the summer of 2001
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'''Andrew John "Andy" Kennedy''' (born October 8, 1964 in Stirling, Scotland) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Andrews started his career with Rangers, and after making around 20/30 1st team appearances GlasgowAndrew spent time atSeiko (Hong Kong) and was then transferred to Birmingham City in March 1985. His goals helped ensure the club's promotion from the Second Division, and in 1985-86, his first full season, he was the club's leading scorer, but with only nine goals for a side which failed to avoid relegation. In 1987 he joined Sheffield United on loan whilst recovering from injury, and then moved to Blackburn Rovers, where he scored 25 goals in two seasons, followed by Watford in 1990-92. A loan spell at Division Three Bolton Wanderers was cut short after one game when Kennedy sustained a back injury. In 1992/93 he joined Division Two club Brighton & Hove Albion, spending two seasons there before finishing his Football League career at Gillingham. Still only 30 years of age, Andrew moved to Hong Kong with Tsing Tao before moving to Northern Ireland with Portadown
From 2005 Andrew has coached and is currently an integral part of the Rangers Soccer Schools programme both at home and North America. In 2008 Andrew gained his UEFA Youth Licence Diploma and is currently working for the Rangers FC Youth Academy. Andrew also has a UEFA 'B' and a UEFA 'A' coaching licence.
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'''Michael John "Mick" Ferguson''' (born October 3, 1954 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City. Although his career was plagued by injury, he managed a decent strike-rate at most of the clubs he played for.
Ferguson was discovered by Coventry City's scouting system, broadened under Jimmy Hill's management to be able to identify young talent anywhere in the country.
In his first spell at the club he scored 51 goals in 127 league games over a six-year period. In 1977 he was top scorer with 13 league goals, but the following season he and Ian Wallace formed a devastating strike partnership scoring 37 league goals between them;
Ferguson's share was 17 from 30 games, including three hat-tricks. Ferguson was a key member of what was Coventry's most exciting top flight team. Playing alongside Ian Wallace, Bobby MacDonald, the wonderful Tommy Hutchison, Terry Yorath and Graham Oakey Ferguson was often unplayable in the air, while surprisingly skillful for such a big man on the floor. He is one of 30 players selected for Coventry City's Hall of Fame.
Everton paid -280,000 for him in August 1981, but little more than a year later he moved to Birmingham City, initially on loan. In those months on loan he scored enough goals to be the club's top scorer for the season, but injuries interrupted his career and he played only two more league games for them. He was allowed back to his old club Coventry City on loan in March 1984; the three goals he scored in what remained of that season were enough to save Coventry from relegation from the top flight, ironically at Birmingham's expense. He went on to play for Brighton & Hove Albion, Colchester United and finally non-league Wealdstone. Ferguson retired from playing in 1987, but remained in football, working in community development with several professional clubs.
It is difficult to gauge how good a player Ferguson would have been if he had not been plagued by injuries, although he still accumulated more than 200 professional league appearances (mainly in the top flight), scoring more than 80 league goals.
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'''Thomas Graham Bailey''' (born March 22, 1920) was a professional footballer who played 33 league games for Huddersfield Town and 20 games for Sheffield United as a fullback. He was born in Dawley, Shropshire.
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'''Jeffrey "Jeff" Barker''' (born 16 October 1915 in Scunthorpe, England, died 1985 in Scunthorpe) was a former professional footballer.
He started his career at Goole Town, before joining Scunthorpe and Lindsey United in 1935. After a year in the Midland League, his exceptional skills got him signed up by Aston Villa for a fee of -400 in November 1936.
He remained at Villa for ten years but only managed three league appearances, before his career was interrupted by World War II. He continued to play for Villa in the wartime leagues, making six appearances and also guested for Blackpool, Rochdale, Walsall, Watford and Huddersfield Town.
After the war, he joined Huddersfield Town in November 1945, where he made 67 appearances before returning to Scunthorpe United in August 1948.
In 1974, he was in charge of "the Iron" for three games while a new manager was being approached.
His son John also played for Scunthorpe United.
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'''Ronny Goodlass''' (born 6 September 1953 in Liverpool) is an English footballer who played for the English Premier League club Everton.
Ronny played for Everton during the old First Division. Favoured while playing for Billy Bingham, Ronny was replaced by Gordon Lee once Dave Thomas came on the scene.
Highlights of his Everton career include scoring from the half-way line at West Ham and playing a major role in 1977 in the run to the final of the League Cup against Aston Villa and the semi-final of the FA Cup against local rivals Liverpool. He was the player who provided the cross for the infamous disallowed "goal" by Bryan Hamilton by controversial referee Clive Thomas that would have seen Everton through to the FA Cup final.
In October 1977 he moved to Dutch club, NAC Breda for -75,000. He then went on to play for ADO Den Haag before returning to play in England with Fulham. He returned to Everton once his playing career had come to an end under Joe Royle who appointed him as youth team coach. He also had a spell in charge of the now defunct Vauxhall Conference club Runcorn.
He is best known these days as the Everton and Tranmere Rovers match day summariser for BBC Radio Merseyside. He is renowned for his catchphrase: "It's one of them!" He is well liked and respected by supporters for his honest opinion of the club's performances on and off the pitch. He is widely considered to be a fan first and a former player second. He can also be heard on the station's Friday night preview programme Blue Watch giving his opinion in "The Goodlass Guide" between 8.00pm and 8.30pm.
He is a known supporter of keeping Everton in the city of Liverpool.
Ronny now heads up his own charity called Health Through Sport which aims to improve fitness and eating habits among young people who comes from some of the most deprived and marginalised communities in Liverpool.
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'''Jason Perry''' (born 2 April, 1970 in Caerphilly) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. A centre-half, he was highly regarded by supporters for his strong tackling and uncompromising style. He attained one cap for Wales in 1994.
Perry began his career at Cardiff City, making his debut in a 0-0 draw against Exeter City in March 1987, but it wasn't until the 1989-90 season that he managed to force his way into a regular first team place and helped the club to win promotion to Division Two in 1993. Perry hardly missed a game for the club up until the 1995-96 season when he suffered a number of injuries that kept him out of the side for most of the year. The following year he managed to bounce back to help the club reach the play-offs but was allowed to leave the club at the end of the season to join Bristol Rovers. After only one year he left the club and spells at Lincoln City and Hull City followed before he returned to Wales to sign for Newport County, working as a player-coach. He finished his career at Welsh Premier League side Cwmbran Town in 2005.
During his career, Perry made one appearance for Wales when he played in a 3-1 defeat to Norway on 9 March 1994.
Perry is now a Lecturer at Pencoed College and also currently works for Bridgend sports development and Pencoed College football academy. He also works for the BBC as both a columnist and commentator covering Cardiff City and the Wales national team.
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Powell played in defence for Norwich City F.C. and A.F.C. Bournemouth before moving to the United States to play for San Jose Earthquakes (NASL) and the Seattle Sounders. He was voted Norwich City player of the year in 1979.
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Ryan had a professional career that lasted more than 20 years. He first joined Arsenal from non-league side Maidstone United in 1964, though he never played a first team game for Arsenal, instead playing in the reserves before being released in 1965. He went on to have spells with Fulham (1965-69), Luton Town (1969-76), Norwich City (1976-80), Sheffield United (1980-82), Manchester City (1982-83), Stockport County (1983), Chester City (1983-84) and Cambridge United (1984-85), where he also had a spell as manager.
Ryan also played in the USA for Seattle Sounders and after leaving Cambridge returned to Maidstone United. He went on to manage Sittingbourne, Dover Athletic and Dulwich Hamlet.
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'''Alexander -Alec- Wood''' (June 12, 1907 in Lochgelly, Scotland - July 20, 1987 in Gary, Indiana) is a former Scottish American soccer defender. Wood began his club career in the United States before moving to England in the early 1930s. He also played all three U.S. games at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Wood-s parents moved the family to the United States in 1921 when Wood was fourteen years old. His family settled in Gary, Indiana where he attended Emerson High School and gained his U.S. citizenship a year later. He also worked for the local Union Drawn Steel Company.
Wood began his club career with Chicago Bricklayers and Masons F.C. In 1928, the Bricklayers went to the National Challenge Cup final before losing to  New York Nationals. He then moved to Detroit Holley Carburetor. In 1930, Wood turned professional with the Brooklyn Wanderers of the American Soccer League. The Wanderers folded in 1931, and there is a gap in Wood's career for two years. In 1933 Wood moved to England to play with Leicester City. In 1936, he transferred to Nottingham Forest for one season before joined Colchester United in 1937. In 1938, he moved to Chelmsford City of the Southern League before retiring in 1939 and returning to the United States.
In 1921, Wood played once for Scotland in a junior team match against Wales before moving to the United States.
Wood would then earn four caps with the U.S. national team in 1930. Three of the games came at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. At that Cup, the U.S. won the first two games, over Belgium and Paraguay by a 3-0 score in each game, they lost to Argentina 6-1 in the semifinals. Following the cup, the U.S. played Brazil on August 17, 1930 before returning to the U.S. That was Wood-s last game with the national team.
After retiring from playing professional soccer, Wood moved back to Gary, Indiana where he worked for the U.S. Steel Corporation. He retired in 1970 and was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.
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His previous clubs include Leigh RMI, Gresley Rovers, Ilkeston Town, Nuneaton Borough, Bradford Park Avenue and Derby County. He is the brother of Southampton midfielder Lee Holmes.
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'''Richard Smith''' (born 3 October 1970) is a retired English football defender.
During his career he played for Leicester City, Cambridge United, and Grimsby Town.
Smith enjoyed a steady 8 seasons with Leicester and played Premiership football for the club. He experienced relegation from the top tier of English football in 1995, and after a brief loan spell with Grimsby Town, he later joined them on a permanent deal.
He was part of the clubs historic 1997/1998 Wembley double winning team, and played out the rest of his career with The Mariners, departing in 2001 following retirement due to injury.
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'''Darren Campion''' (born 17 October 1987) is an English footballer who currently has no club. He predominantly plays at left-back.
Campion started his career as a youth team player at Birmingham City, before being released in 2007 following City's return to the Premier League.
Campion had trials with Shrewsbury Town and Hereford United, but failed to earn a contract with the League Two clubs. Campion then had a trail with League One outfit Carlisle United, where unlike with his two previous trails, impressed ''Cumbrians'' manager Greg Abbott, to sign the defender on a short term contract until December 2007, where he will act as cover for Zigor Aranalde at left-back.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 17th January 2010.''
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'''James Cumbes''' (born 4 May 1944), sometimes known as '''Jim'' or ''Jimmy''', is a former English sportsman. He played first-class cricket for four counties as a right-arm fast-medium bowler and lower-order right-handed batsman, and later served as Chief Executive of Lancashire; while he also had a substantial career as a professional footballer, where he played in goal. He was born in East Didsbury, Manchester.
Much of Jimmy Cumbes early cricket career was limited by his full-time involvement in League football. He made his Lancashire debut against Worcestershire in late August 1963. In a game ruined by bad weather, only 55 overs were possible, although in this time Cumbes did manage to take his maiden first-class wicket, that of Worcestershire captain Don Kenyon. However, it was to be almost three years before he played another first-class match, and when that came (against Kent) his 4-42 was rather overshadowed by Derek Underwood's outstanding return of 6-9 for Lancashire's opponents.
Moving to Surrey for the 1968 season, Cumbes at last managed a long run in the side, and took 54 wickets at 17.68 including 6-35 against Oxford University and 6-47 against Hampshire. He was rather less successful the following year, and did not play first-class cricket at all in 1970, although he did appear in two John Player League games.
For 1971 Cumbes returned to Lancashire, but played only for two months between mid-May and mid-July due to football commitments. Partially due to business interests he moved to Worcestershire. Here he stayed for the best part of a decade with reasonable success, especially in 1977 when he claimed 51 wickets and produced his best innings bowling of 6-24 against Yorkshire to help his side to an innings victory. He was capped by the county the following year, an award heralded by Wisden 1978, who commented on the player's great popularity.
By now playing a great deal of one-day cricket, Cumbes' final year as a player, 1982, was spent with his fourth county, Warwickshire, for whom he took 21 wickets, the last of these being Middlesex and England wicket-keeper Paul Downton. During the season he suffered a punctured lung during the Sunday League match at Grace Roadfrom which he rapidly recovered.
As of 2009, he is currently Chief Executive of Lancashire CCC, having held the post since 1998.
Cumbes enjoyed a varied professional football career as a goalkeeper with Tranmere Rovers, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Southport F.C.. All in all, he appeared in 376 Football League appearances in a 13 year career. He also played football in the U.S. for the Portland Timbers, where he played in a match against Pel.
During the 1970s, the eloquent Cumbes cemented his popularity as Aston Villa's goalkeeper by presenting a series of shows on BBC Local Radio in the West Midlands.
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'''Bernard Patrick "Bunny" Larkin''' (born January 11, 1936) is a former English professional footballer who played at inside-forward or wing-half. He played in the First Division of the Football League and in European competition for Birmingham City.
Larkin was born in Digbeth, Birmingham. He joined local club Birmingham City as a 16-year-old wing-half, signing professional forms at 18.
He made his debut at inside-left in October 1956 when he was nearly 21; the club had a big squad in those days, and it was not unusual for a player to be well into his twenties before getting into the first team on a regular basis.
:"When I joined the club the staff was bigger than is normal nowadays. We even had pros playing for the fifth team and by the time you reached the 'A' team there were some very good players indeed."
He scored on debut, but still only played another six games that season.
He played more frequently the following season, filling in at right-half for Johnny Watts. He took part in both legs of the semi-final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58 against Barcelona, though he missed the replay.
His career changed in November 1958, when he was selected at inside-left in place of the ageing Peter Murphy. Between then and the end of the season he scored 23 goals in all competitions, including four goals in the early rounds of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60, which made him the club's top scorer for 1958-59. He attributed his goalscoring success to being two-footed:
:"I'd always scored goals wherever I'd played. I had the advantage of being able to use both feet to shoot. That meant that you didn't have to change your position when the ball came to you. There don't seem to be many players around nowadays that can do that."
He contributed another goal in the Fairs Cup semi-final, but by the time the final against Barcelona came round, he had lost form and left the club, transferred to Norwich City for a fee of -10,000.
An incident in which he overslept and missed the flight to a European away game did not help his cause.
He spent two seasons at Norwich, then went on to Doncaster Rovers, Watford, Lincoln City and several non-league clubs.
He had the distinction of being the first Lincoln City player ever to be substituted in the Football League.
After retiring from football he settled in the Norwich area and became a salesman for a bakery firm.
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'''William "Billy" Hodgson''' (born July 9, 1935 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an Scottish former footballer.
Signed by Sheffield United from St. Johnstone, he played at inside-left for the Blades.
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'''Henry Alfred "Harry" Beck''', also known as '''Harold Beck''', (February 21, 1901 in Walsall Wood, England - 1979) was an English footballer.
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'''Stephen Kenneth Hunt''' (born 4 August 1956 in Witton) is a retired English professional footballer who played for Aston Villa, the New York Cosmos, Coventry City and West Bromwich Albion, as well as England. He was West Brom player of the season for the 1985-1986 season.
After retirement he became player-manager of Willenhall Town and in 1989 became the youth team coach at Port Vale in July 1989 before he took up the same post at Leicester City in June 1991.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Crowe''' (11 June 1939 - May 2003) was an English international footballer.
Crowe began his career with Leeds United, signing as an amateur in October 1954, and making his first team debut on 20 October 1956 in a goalless draw at . He quickly became a regular in the Leeds side and made 98 appearances in total during four seasons, scoring 27 times.
He lost his place in the side after having to undertake National Service in early 1960, during which time the club found his understudy Billy Bremner to be more than capable. Crowe was sold to Blackburn Rovers in March 1960 for -25,000, where he played for almost two years.
In February 1962 he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers for -28,000. He scored on his club debut, a 3-1 win over on 3 February 1962, and managed 7 goals in his 14 appearances in the remainder of the campaign. He scored 11 in the following season as Wolves finished fifth in the First Division. He spent just two full seasons at Molineux, but notched 24 goals in his 85 appearances.
He moved to Nottingham Forest in August 1964, for -30,000. He remained at Forest for two-and-a-half seasons before signing for Bristol City in January 1967.
He headed abroad to join Australian club Auburn in May 1969, but returned to England just four months later with Walsall, where he spent the 1969-70 season, his final before retiring from the game. He briefly came out of retirement in 1971 though, to represent non-league Bath City.
Crowe earned one cap for the England national team, playing in a 1-1 draw against France in European Championship qualifier on 3 October 1962.
He won four caps at England under-23 level (scoring twice), and, owing to being raised in Scotland, also represented Scotland at schoolboy level.
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'''Tony Pounder''' (born 11 March 1966) is a former professional footballer, who played in The Football League for Bristol Rovers and Hereford United.
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'''Lee Mark Hildreth''' (born 22 November 1988 Nuneaton) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Brackley Town, where he plays as a midfielder
Hildreth joined Coventry City as an eight-year old after being scouted playing for Hartshill Sports and the Nuneaton-born midfielder went on to captain the City under 18s. He also scored the winning goal in extra-time for Coventry City reserves in the Senior Cup against Nuneaton Borough, they then went on to lift the trophy in May and he followed that success up by making his first-team debut as a late substitute on the final day of the 2006/07 season against Burnley as a substitute for Jay Tabb. At the end of the season he signed his first professional contract with a one-year deal. However he did not make another appearance for Coventry and at the end of the 2007-2008 season manager Chris Coleman announced Hildreth would be one of eight first team player whose contracts would not be renewed, and was subsequently released.
Hildreth joined Tamworth in July 2008 but was released by mutual consent on 14 October 2008 after falling out with the management at the club.
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'''Alexander "Alex" Govan''' (born 16 June 1929) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played at outside left. Most of his career was spent with Plymouth Argyle (in two spells) and with Birmingham City during their most successful period in the 1950s. He is credited with being responsible for Birmingham's fans adopting Harry Lauder's song "Keep right on to the end of the road" as their anthem.
Alex Govan was born in Glasgow, Scotland. As a schoolboy he played football for Bridgeton Boys Club, and was capped for Scotland at schoolboy level.
He was spotted by Plymouth Argyle manager Jack Tresadern, given a trial at the club, and eventually persuaded to make the long trip south to sign as an apprentice. Govan admits there was an incentive apart from the football:
He also played one game for Scotland at youth level against Wales youth team in 1945.
He scored 30 goals in 117 appearances for Plymouth, and was part of the team that won the Third Division South championship in the 1951-52 season.
When Birmingham City showed an interest in signing Govan, he was reluctant to move away from the Plymouth area, as his wife was a local girl, but when manager Bob Brocklebank promised them a house, the deal went ahead.
Govan signed for Birmingham in June 1953 for a fee of -6,500.
He scored on his debut and finished that season with eight goals.
With the addition of the prolific Eddy Brown to regular top scorer Peter Murphy, a former league-winner with Tottenham Hotspur, combined with the creativity of Govan, fellow Plymouth winger Gordon Astall and Welsh international Noel Kinsey who had all joined the club the previous year, the Birmingham forward line outclassed any other in the Second Division. All five reached double figures as the club won the 1955 championship.
Though unable to score at such a rate in the top flight, the club still achieved its highest ever league finish of sixth place.
They also reached the 1956 FA Cup Final, and it was during that season's FA Cup campaign that Govan was responsible for Harry Lauder's song "Keep right on to the end of the road"
as the anthem of the Birmingham City fans. There is no definitive explanation of how this happened. One version has him heard singing it on the coach on the way to the quarter-final against Arsenal;
another has him revealing in a radio interview that it was his favourite song.
Either way, by the time the football correspondent of ''The Times'' came to write his Cup Final preview, the song was well enough established for him to describe how
thumb|right|upright|Govan pictured in 2008, aged 79
The strengths of Govan's game were hard work, pace on the wing and exceptional goalscoring ability. In April 1956, his ability was recognised by the national selectors when he received his only call-up to the full Scotland squad for a match against Austria. Unfortunately for him the international match was due to be played only three days before the Cup Final, so Birmingham refused to release him.
The following season he was Birmingham's leading scorer with 30 goals in all competitions.
This was a remarkable tally, especially for a winger, and included no fewer than five hat-tricks:
He also took a productive part in Birmingham's first foray into European competition in the 1955-58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, scoring both goals to beat Inter Milan 2-1 and thereby top the qualifying group.
Winger Harry Hooper came in from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a -20,000 fee.
In March 1958 Govan was transferred to Portsmouth but failed to settle; six months later he returned to his first club Plymouth Argyle. He contributed to the club winning the Third Division championship that season
He settled in Plymouth, where he still lives.
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'''Ian "Jocky" Alexander''' (born 26 January 1963) is a former professional footballer, who played the majority of his career at Bristol Rovers.
Alexander played for Rotherham United and Motherwell, Greenock Morton, and spent a year playing in Cyprus with Pezoporikos Larnaca, before joining Rovers in 1986. He was appointed manager of Wotton Rovers in his home town Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire in 2005.
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'''Reginald Robert "Reg" Stockill''' (November 24, 1913 in York, England - 1995) was an English footballer.
Stockill started his career with York City, and became the club's youngest-ever first-team player when he made his debut aged 15 years and 281 days, in a Third Division North game against Wigan Borough on August 29, 1929; he also scored, making him possibly the youngest person to ever score in a Football League match. Stockill only played one more match for York City and eventually moved to non-league Scarborough for a season, before being snapped up by Arsenal in 1931, while still six months shy of his eighteenth birthday.
Stockill made his debut against Huddersfield Town on April 27, 1932 and played the last three games of 1931-32 and the first two of 1932-33, scoring in both, before being displaced by Ernie Coleman. He only played two more games for Arsenal, his final appearance coming as they beat Blackburn Rovers 8-0, in which Stockill scored. After spending all of the 1933-34 season in the reserves he moved to Derby County in September 1934. In total he played 8 games for Arsenal, scoring 4 goals.
At Derby, a serious knee injury incurred in a match on December 26, 1934 kept him out of the game for fifteen months, which severely hampered his career. After five seasons and just 66 league appearances at Derby, he left for Luton Town in 1939. The outbreak of World War II ended his football playing career.
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'''Stephen Allan John Crabbe''' (born Weymouth, 20 October 1954) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. He played for six Football League clubs, with his most successful spell coming at Gillingham.
Crabbe, nicknamed "Buster" after the actor, began his career with Southampton where he graduated through the youth channels before making his debut in the FA Cup match against West Ham United on 4 January 1975, replacing David Peach who had been dropped following a poor performance in the previous league match. Described as "a tenacious midfielder", Crabbe retained his place for the next few Division Two matches before the arrival of Jim McCalliog at the end of January. He made occasional appearances over the rest of the year but found it hard to break into the team on a permanent basis. In March 1976 he was loaned to Hellenic in South Africa.
Upon his return to English football in January 1977 he was sold to Gillingham for -10,000.
In 1981 Crabbe moved to Carlisle United, where he helped the team gain promotion to the Second Division a year later. Shortly after this he moved to Hereford United and later had spells with Crewe Alexandra and Torquay United before dropping into non-league football in 1986 where he played for Crawley Town, Canterbury City, Ashford Town and Whitstable Town, serving as player-coach at the latter two clubs.
After hanging up his boots Crabbe returned to his hometown as coach of Weymouth in July 1997 under manager Neil Webb. He was promoted to manager upon Webb's departure just three months later, but was himself dismissed before the end of the year.
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'''Harold Jarman''' (born May 4, 1939 in Bristol, England) is a former professional footballer and first-class cricketer, who played for Bristol Rovers, Newport County and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.
Jarman joined Bristol Rovers on 7th August 1959 from Victoria A and made his debut in a 3-1 victory over Swansea Town on Boxing day of that year. He played 440 (plus 12 as sub) times for the club scoring 127 goals - making him the third highest scorer in the club's history. He left on 14th May 1973 transferring to nearby Newport County. He then played briefly in the USA for New York Cosmos. On 12th December 1979 he returned to a struggling Rovers as manager and saved them from relegation. However his efforts were not rewarded with a permanent post as manager and he left the club once again on 24th of April 1980.
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'''Mark Saunders''' (born Reading, 23 July 1971) is an English semi professional footballer. who plays for Southern League Premier Division side Tiverton Town. He previously played professionally for Plymouth Argyle and Gillingham and made nearly 250 Football League appearances in an 11-year career. Saunders joined Tiverton from Maidstone United.
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'''Roland Edge''' (born 25 November 1978 in Gillingham) is an English footballer who plays for non-league Maidstone United. He previously played professionally for Gillingham, Hibernian and Hull City, making over 150 appearances in total. However, injuries curtailed Edge's professional career and he moved onto non-league Folkestone Invicta before joining Maidstone.
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'''Joseph John "Joe" Dunne''' (born Dublin, 25 May 1973) is an Irish former professional footballer. He played professionally for Gillingham and Colchester United and made nearly 280 Football League appearances in a 13-year career.
He is currently Colchester's first team coach, having previously served as youth team manager and reserve team coach, and acted as caretaker manager after the resignation of Paul Lambert.
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'''Barry Mahy''' (born in Doncaster, England) is a former U.S.-English soccer defender. He began his career with Scunthorpe United and finished it with the New York Cosmos. He also earned four caps with the U.S. national team in 1973.
While born in Doncaster, Mahy grew up on the island of Guernsey, a British crown dependency. He began his playing career with the Islanders, a non-FIFA affiliated -national- team. In 1963, Dick Duckworth, manager of English Second Division club Scunthorpe United signed Mahy. At the time Scunthorpe was performing poorly and Duckworth was attempting to rebuild the roster mid-season. Despite the changes, Scunthorpe finished at the bottom of the standings and was relegated at the end of the season. Mahy remained with the team through the 1966-1967 season, seeing time in only twenty-two games. In October 1967 when he followed Scunthorpe manager Freddie Goodwin when he moved to the U.S. to coach the New York Generals of the National Professional Soccer League. The NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association in 1968 to form the North American Soccer League. At the end of the 1968 season, the Generals folded. In 1971, Mahy signed with the expansion New York Cosmos and played five seasons with the team.
While Mahy played for the Guernsey national football team, it is not recognized by FIFA. Therefore, he was eligible to play for other, recognized, teams. In 1973, he was called into the U.S. national team. His first game was a 1-0 loss to Haiti on November 3, 1973. He played three more games that November, his last with the national team coming in a 2-0 loss to Israel on November 15, 1973.
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'''Wayne Jonathan Brown''' (born 6 August 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Fulham as a midfielder.
Born in Kingston upon Thames, London, Brown is a midfielder whose sole appearance for the Fulham first team was in an FA Cup loss to Bristol Rovers on 22 January 2008. He signed a new contract with the Cottagers in January 2008 that will keep him at the club until 2010 and has been highly rated by Fulham reserve team manager Billy McKinlay, who tipped him to be a future star. He had a loan spell with Brentford towards the end of the 2007/08 season, making eleven League appearances and scoring one goal against Grimsby.
In April of the 2008-09 season, he joined Finnish side TPS on loan until August 16th 2009. He scored for his new club in his league debut. He became soon fans' favourite with his hard-working attitude and great midfield performances for the club. On July 31, 2009 he converted a crucial penalty against Tampere United which sees TPS still to be in race for the championship.
Wayne Brown's loan with TPS Turku was extended until October to the end of the Finnish Premier League season. He was selected on 4th September 2009 as the Player of the Month for August in the Finnish Premier League. In October he was named the midfielder of the season and later he was nominated as the league player of the season.
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During his career he played for Ipswich Town F.C.,
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During his career he played for Ipswich Town F.C., Northampton Town F.C. and Rochdale A.F.C..
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'''John Kelly''' (born October 20, 1960 in Bebington, Cheshire) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End, Chester City, Swindon Town, Oldham Athletic, Walsall & Huddersfield Town.
The son of former Tranmere Rovers manager Noel Kelly, John established himself as a stylish midfielder in the lower divisions after joining Tranmere from neighbours Cammell Laird in September 1979. In 1985-86 he struck up a successful partnership with fellow new signing Milton Graham at Chester City, with Kelly scoring eight times as Chester were promoted from Division Four. A year later he moved up to the second tier with Swindon Town for -20,000, although he struggled to establish himself with the Wiltshire club and soon moved on to Oldham Athletic.
After spells with Walsall and Huddersfield Town, Kelly returned to Chester in the summer of 1992. Unfortunately, the 1992-93 season brought relegation to Division Three and Kelly was released at the end of the campaign. This marked the end of his professional career and he went part-time by joining Welsh side Rhyl.
Kelly made two appearances for the Republic of Ireland Under 21's, a nation he was eligible to represent as his father was born in Ireland.
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'''Jason Gregory White''' (born October 19, 1971 in Meriden) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a striker.
White began his career with Derby County in 1990, but after failing to break into ''the Rams''' first team, he left to join Scunthorpe United the following year. In his first season with the North Lincolnshire club, they reached the Division Four play-off final, in which they faced Blackpool at Wembley. The match went to a sudden-death penalty-shootout, in which White, who was a second-half substitute for Tony Daws, sent his effort high over Blackpool goalkeeper Steve McIlhargey's crossbar to hand promotion to the Lancastrians. In his two years with Scunthorpe, White made 68 league appearances and scored 16 goals.
White joined Scarborough in 1994. He spent one year with the club, making 63 league appearances and scoring twenty goals. He was named Scarborough's Clubman of the Year. In 1995, he signed for Northampton Town, making a total of 77 league appearances and scored 18 goals. Two years later, he was on the move again, this time to Rotherham United making a total of 73 league appearances and scored 22 goals.
Cheltenham Town came in for his services in 2000, and in his three years at Whaddon Road, he made 31 league appearances and scored five goals. After a loan spell at Mansfield Town, White spent a short spell in Singapore with Sengkang Marine.
White finished his career back in England with Grantham Town.
Jason now works in solihull at a financial services intermediary as a Risk Assessment officer.
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'''Michael Evans''' (born 21 July 1976 in Venlo, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer.
Evans tried out for Bradford City for three weeks, after which he had a trial at York City early in the 2001-02 season. He was signed by York initially on a one-month contract.
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'''Michael Graham "Mickey" Evans''' (born June 4, 1947 in Llanidloes) is a Welsh former footballer, who had a long playing career at Wrexham.
Evans joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as a 15 year-old apprentice in 1963, signing professional forms on his 17th birthday under Stan Cullis. However, he never managed to break through into Wolves' first team and instead left for Wrexham in 1966.
His Wrexham career lasted 13 seasons, making some 500 first team appearances. He appeared in five Welsh Cup Finals, including one as captain amd won two promotions, taking the club to the second tier in the late 70s for the only time in their history. He also represented Wales at Schoolboy, Youth and Under-23 levels before his playing career was ended by a back injury sustained during a match at in 1978/79.
He joined Caersws in 1983 where he served manager for 17 consecutive seasons, taking the club to three Welsh League Cup triumphs. He resigned in June 2007 and now works as a scout for his former club Wrexham.
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'''Jonathan Anthony Nichols''' (born September 10, 1981 in Plymouth) is an English former professional footballer.
Nichols signed for Torquay United on a YTS apprenticeship, making his debut whilst still an apprentice on March 2, 1999 in a 2-0 defeat away to Leyton Orient, with another five league appearances before the end of the season leading to him being awarded the club's Young Player of the Year Award. Although expected to make a breakthrough the following season, Nichols only made one further league appearance and was released at the end of the season, joining Dorchester Town on a free transfer in August 2000.
In the 2001 close season he joined Team Bath and won player of the year awards while studying at the University of Bath.
Nichols joined Rugby Town towards the end of the 2004-05 season, but left due to working in the South of England. He spent the 2005 pre-season with AFC Wimbledon, but returned to Rugby Town in August 2005.
In February 2006 Nicholls moved to London for work and joined Wingate & Finchley
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'''Frank Lord''' (13 March 1936 - June 2005) was an English footballer and manager. He played as a centre-forward, with a goalscoring ratio of nearly 1 goal in every 2 league matches. He holds two records for Crewe Alexandra for most hat-tricks in total (8), and most hat-tricks in one season (4).
After finishing his playing career he moved into management in South Africa with Cape Town City, and was later appointed manager at Hereford United. Three largely unsuccessful years at Edgar Street followed, and his only other foray in English football management was a brief spell as caretaker manager at Wigan Athletic in 1995.
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'''Gilbert D. Christie''' (born 1892 in Dundee, Scotland) was a former professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town & Halifax Town, but he is not featured in records after World War I.
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'''Frank McGrellis''' (born October 5, 1958 in Falkirk, Scotland) was a former professional footballer who played for Coventry City, Huddersfield Town & Hereford United.
While playing for Wits University FC in Johannesburg, McGrellis met and married South African born Nicole Goltman. The couple then moved to Australia where he played in the National Soccer League with Brunswick Juventus. In 1989 they had thier first child, Shannon McGrellis. They were divorced in 1990. Residing in Victoria, McGrellis re-married. He and wife Wendy McGrellis (maiden name unknown) had a further two children, Thomas McGrellis and Alana McGrellis.
McGrellis is on the list of Wits University "Notable Former Players", and still holds the record for most goals in a season (1985) .
Upon retirement, he followed a career in coaching, mostly taking the reins with state league clubs in Victoria.
In 2001, he coached Altona Magic SC in the Eat Well Live Well Premier League.
Currently he coaches the Victorian team Southern Stars FC.
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'''John Edwin "Jack" Byers''' (1897 in Selby, England - 1931) was a professional footballer who played for Selby Town, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers, West Bromwich Albion, Worcester City, Torquay United & Kidderminster Harriers.
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'''Lee John Worgan''' (born 1 December 1983 in Eastbourne) is an English-born Welsh goalkeeper currently playing for Tonbridge Angels.
Worgan began his career by coming through the youth ranks at Wimbledon and was one of a few players to stay with the squad during the move to become Milton Keynes Dons. However he never managed to establish himself there and spent two weeks on loan at Wycombe Wanderers during the 2003/04 season when they suffered a goalkeeper injury crisis with Steve Williams, Frank Talia, and Tom Gott all out injured.
In August 2004 he joined Rushden & Diamonds on a free transfer but again failed to establish himself and at the end of the year he was released and was signed by Cardiff City on another free transfer. He did not make a league appearance for Cardiff but did play in the FAW Premier Cup on one occasion. He was released by Cardiff at the end of the 2005/06 season after having spent some of the season on loan at Merthyr Tydfil.
Since then he has played for Eastbourne Borough and in October 2006 he signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Hastings United, making his debut in a 2-1 win over Croydon Athletic in the FA Trophy. In his first year, after helping the side to promotion, he was unanimously voted the Supporters' Club player of the year and was quickly offered a one-year extension to his contract.
In May 2008 he signed for Tonbridge Angels. He received a red card on his competitive debut for Tonbridge against Wealdstone.
Worgan has played for Wales through most youth levels and was a regular in the Wales U21 team for several years.
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'''Ernest "Ernie" Dixon''' (10 July 1901 - 1941) was a professional footballer who played for Bradford City, Halifax Town, Burnley, Huddersfield Town, Nelson and Tranmere Rovers. He was born in Pudsey, England.
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'''Sidney "Sid" Binks''' (born July 25, 1899 in Bishop Auckland, England, died 1978) was a professional footballer who played for Bishop Auckland F.C., Spennymoor United, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town, Blackpool, Portsmouth, Southend United, Fulham, Chesterfield before returning to Sheffield Wednesday.
-DOCSTART-	13279574
'''Oliver Martin "Ollie" Conmy''' (born November 13, 1939 in Mulrany, County Mayo, Ireland) was a former professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Peterborough United & Cambridge City.
He was capped five times in total for the Republic of Ireland international football team at senior level.
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'''Carl Dale''' (born 29 April, 1966 in Colwyn Bay) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He remains a cult favourite among the fans of his former teams.
Dale started his career at Arsenal where he was on schoolboy forms. However he was released by the club and instead began his senior playing career at Welsh side Conwy United. He was to be a prolific scorer for the North Walian side, and followed it up by finding the net on a regular basis for their neighbours Rhyl and Bangor City. This prompted a move from Bangor City to English Football League side Chester City in May 1988, for -12,000 .
Unlike many strikers to move up from non-league to professional football, Dale remained prolific in Division Three. He made his debut as a substitute in the opening game of the 1988-89 season against Blackpool, with his first goal following a fortnight later against Bristol City. He ended the season with 24 goals to his name, with 22 of them coming in league matches as he struck up a successful forward partnership with Steve Johnson. The highlight was a hat-trick in a 7-0 demolition of Fulham in April 1989, with Dale comfortably finishing as the club's top scorer and player of the season.
Although he struggled to hit the same heights over the next two years, Dale still enjoyed a decent strike rate and attracted interest from other league clubs. He rejected a new contract with Chester in 1991 and seemed set to join Maidstone United, but the transfer deal collapsed at tribunal stage and Cardiff City snapped up the North Walian for -82,000.
Dale went on to spend the majority of his playing career at Cardiff where he played over 200 league games for them and became a firm favourite with the clubs supporters. During his time at Cardiff he won a division three championship and two Welsh cups with the team. As a result of his time there he is currently one of Cardiff's top ten all-time top scorers.
He eventually left Cardiff to sign for Yeovil Town where he only spent one year. He helped the non-league side reach the FA Cup third round, where the luck of the draw meant he was handed a trip back to Cardiff in January 1999. Dale scored to give Yeovil the lead, but Cardiff snatched a late equaliser and won the replay.
Two months later, Dale returned to South Wales when he joined Newport County, where he finished his playing days.
Despite being a consistent performer for his club sides Dale never earned a cap for the Wales national side although he did play for them at schoolboy level. This is mainly down to the fact that at the time Wales had a strong premier division strike force while he was playing in the likes of Ian Rush, Mark Hughes, Dean Saunders and emerging talents like Nathan Blake and John Hartson. He was though called into the full Welsh squad when in prolific form at Chester in 1989 , although he was not selected in any matches.
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'''Lisa Marie De Vanna''' (born 14 November 1984) is an Australian football forward currently playing for Washington Freedom
De Vanna was born in Perth, Australia. A striker with lightning pace and world class dribbling skills, in her career for the Matildas she has scored more goals coming off the bench, and has been labeled as the 'Super-Sub'.
De Vanna played for Swedish club AIK for the 2008 Damallsvenskan season. De Vanna had a very successful season, being the 5th highest goalscorer with 15 goals, helping AIK to their most successful season.
In September 2008 De Vanna was selected by Washington Freedom in Women's Professional Soccer. She was the 18th overall selection in the 2008 WPS International Draft.
De Vanna played four games at the 2004 Olympic Football Tournament.
As of September 15, 2007, she has scored four goals for Australia in the 2007 World Cup - one in a 1-1 draw against Norway, two in a 4-1 victory against Ghana, and one against Brazil in her team's 2-3 loss in the quarterfinals.
On October 1, 2007 Lisa was named in the FIFA's Women's World Cup All Star Team and she was also nominated for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award.
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'''Peter Thomson''' (born June 30 1977 in Bury, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing with Barrow in the Conference North as a striker.
Thomson began his career with Manchester amateur outfit Strand Athletic before joining Bury 1995.
He joined Lancaster City on his release in the summer of 1997 and made an immediate impact in the UniBond League and his impressive scoring form earned him a move to Dutch side NAC Breda for a five figure fee.
He made five top team appearances for the Dutch side without scoring before joining Luton Town in 2000.
In two seasons at Kenilworth Road he made 11 League appearances, scoring twice and he also played 2 League games whilst on loan at Rushden & Diamonds, scoring once.
He had a brief spell with Morecambe before joining Southport in July 2002. He returned to Lancaster City in December 2003 and enjoyed further success before joining Stafford Rangers in the summer of 2005. He joined Barrow in June 2007 but was released in September without scoring a competitive goal.
Thompson now plays form FC United of Manchester in the Unibond 1st division North, he scored on his debut verus Ossett Albian during a match the rebels won 3-1. He has since only started one game verusus Bamber Bridge and has been restricted to sub appearances only.
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}}'''Les Bradd''' (born November 6, 1947 in England) is a former professional football player. He is notable for being the all time leading goalscorer for Notts County.
Bradd started his league career at Rotherham who signed him from non-league club East Sterndale. His spell at Millmoor was a brief one, in which he only scored one goal which, ironically, was the winning goal against Notts County, the club with which he is most associated, in a League Cup tie. He joined Notts shortly afterwards.
It was at Notts County where his career took shape. Bradd spent eleven seasons at Meadow Lane, barely missing a game as the club climbed steadily away from the lower reaches of the fourth division into a comfortable second division position.
Though the club struggled in his first season, Bradd finished top scorer, with 10 goals. It was the arrival of Don Masson in 1968 that kick started the club's upturn in fortune over the next decade. The 1970/71 season saw the club win promotion, and the Division Four title, by 9 points. The club finished fourth in its first season back in the Third Division, with Bradd finishing as top scorer with 21 goals. The following season Bradd earned his second promotion with the club as it returned to the Second Division after a long absence, also reaching the League Cup quarter finals, a run which saw County beat two top flight clubs ,Stoke and Southampton, with Bradd scoring in both games.
Although linked to moves to the top flight with Coventry and WBA, Bradd spent a further five seasons at the club, which saw County establish themselves as a comfortbale second division side. Bradd finished as top scorer a further two times, in 1975/76 and 1976/77, though the last of these was jointly held with Mick Vinter. During this period the club embarked on another notable League Cup run in 1975/76, again reaching the Quarter Finals and knocking out Sunderland, Leeds and Everton on the way. The defeat of Everton came in a 2-1 Replay victory at Meadow Lane in which Bradd scored twice in arguably his finest County performance.
Finally in 1978, at the age of 30, after 11 seasons which saw Bradd score 125 league goals, he was sold to Stockport
Stockport's purchase of Bradd proved to be an inspired one as Ladd scored 31 league goals in his three year spell at Edgeley Park, despite often being employed as a central defender.
Whilst at Stockport Bradd scored the only hat-trick of his career when he netted three times in the last ten minutes as Stockport came from 4-1 down to claim a 4-4 draw against promotion chasing Barnsley. Another highlight from his time at Edgely Park came when he scored against Arsenal at Highbury in the League Cup.
Bradd was freed by Stockport at the end of the 1980/81 season.
Bradd joined Wigan following his release from Stockport. Despite being 33 years of age, Bradd helped the club, who had only joined the football league three years earlier, to their first ever promotion, scoring nineteen league goals. He also netted yet another memorable game in the League Cup, scoring a goal as Wigan shocked Chelsea with a 4-2 win.
The following season Bradd made another twenty two third division appearances for Wigan, scroing five times. He also briefly went on loan to Bristol Rovers, scoring in his only appearance. He retired at the end of the season at the age of thirty five.
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'''Gavin McGowan''' (born January 16, 1976 in Blackheath, England) is a retired English footballer, who played for Arsenal and more notably for Luton Town in the Football League Championship as a defender.
McGowan joined Arsenal's youth team in 1992 and was with the Premier League club for over 6 years and made 7 appearances (six in the Premier League, 1 in the FA Cup) for the London side. In 1994 he won the FA Youth Cup with Arsenal when they beat Millwall 5-3 in the final. Unable to win a first-team place, McGowan moved to Luton Town in the summer of 1998, having already spent a period on loan there
McGowan was initially a first-team player but an injury during 1999-2000 limited his appearances, and he left the club on a free transfer in 2001 after a clearout by new manager Joe Kinnear. Since then he has played in non-league football, including spells at Horsham, Hornchurch, Bromley, Redhill and Dulwich Hamlet.
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'''Alexander Edwin Michael "Mike" Keeping''' (22 August 1902 - 28 March 1984) was an English footballer and manager. He coached Real Madrid C.F. from January 1948 to October 1950.
Keeping was born in Milford on Sea where he was spotted playing for his home-town club, Milford on Sea F.C., and was signed by Southampton, then still in the Southern League, in the summer of 1919 for a bargain fee of -25. Still only 16, Keeping was registered as an amateur but paid 10 shillings (50p) a week for travelling expenses.
He signed as a professional in December 1920 but only made his first-team debut on 25 October 1924, in a Football League Division 2 match at Hull City as a replacement for the long-serving Fred Titmuss who was injured. In his first season he made only seven league appearances. In the following season, he again started as an understudy to Titmuss but in October he took over at left-back and retained his position, with Titmuss leaving the club in February 1926. He soon blossomed into an outstanding left-back who "oozed class and being fleet of foot could turn on the run to sweep the ball straight up the touchline to the waiting winger".
He was selected for an international trial in February 1926 and joined an F.A. party on a tour of Canada in the summer.
He continued to display his superb skills in the Second Division and was an ever-present for the Saints in 1926-27 both in the league and in their run to the F.A. Cup semi-final at Stamford Bridge on 26 March 1927, which Southampton lost 1-2 to Arsenal. During this season manager Arthur Chadwick soon settled on his favoured line-up with eleven players featuring in at least 35 of the 42 league games; Keeping lined up in defence with Ted Hough behind the three centre-backs - Bert Shelley, George Harkus and Stan Woodhouse.
He missed the start of the 1927-28 season due to illness, but was otherwise a regular starter throughout the next four seasons as Saints regularly finished in mid-table. He made a good start to the 1931-32 season and won his only representative honours when he played for the Football League against the Irish League in September 1931. He was then struck down with appendicitis in January and was out for the rest of the season.
In February 1933 Southampton needed to raise cash and they sold Keeping and John Arnold to Fulham for a combined fee of -5,000, with Arthur Tilford temporarily joining the Saints. Jimmy McIntyre, the former Saints manager now in charge at Fulham boasted that this was "the best deal I ever brought off". In his playing career at The Dell, Keeping made a total of 281 appearances for the Saints, scoring twelve goals.
In Holley and Chalk's "Alphabet of the Saints", Keeping is described as "a debonair man, contemporaries recall him as being equally stylish off the pitch and, much to the amusement of his team-mates, he would take hours over his appearance".
Keeping joined Fulham in February 1933 and served them well until the outbreak of World War II in 1939. He continued to turn out occasionally for Fulham until 1941 when he returned to Milford to join the family motor business.
From January 1948 to October 1950 he was coach at Real Madrid C.F. before spells as coach or manager in Denmark, the Netherlands, France and North Africa. Later he took over as manager at Poole Town in the Southern League.
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'''Ernest "Ernie"'''''' Coleman''' (4 January 1908 - 20 January 1984) was an English footballer.
Born in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, Coleman started his career as a youth playing for Hucknall. After being turned down by Nottingham Forest he joined Halifax Town of the Third Division North in 1927. He scored five times in nineteen appearances, enough to catch the attention of Grimsby Town of the Second Division, joining them in March 1928. In just eight appearances in the 1928-29 season he scored seven times, helping Grimsby reach the First Division. Coleman remained at Grimsby for the next three seasons, and was Grimsby's top scorer in 1930-31 and 1931-32, and in March 1932 was signed by Herbert Chapman for -7,500 to join the reigning league champions, Arsenal; he made 85 league appearances for Grimsby, scoring 57 goals.
Intended as a replacement for Jack Lambert, Coleman made his Arsenal debut in a 2-1 win against Leicester City at Highbury on 5 March 1932 and played a total of six games that season, as Arsenal finished runners-up to Everton. In his first full season at the club, 1932-33, Coleman scored 24 times in just 27 league games, including two hat-tricks as Arsenal reclaimed their title, earning Coleman a championship medal. However, his form dropped in 1933-34 and he only scored once in 12 league appearances. The signing of Ted Drake in March 1934 meant Coleman was forced out of the Arsenal team, and he signed for Middlesbrough in August 1934. In total he had played 47 games for Arsenal, scoring 26 goals.
Coleman spent three seasons with Middlesbrough, scoring 21 goals in 85 league appearances, before finishing his career with Norwich City. After the Second World War, he was manager of Linby Colliery and then Notts County. He died in 1984, aged 76.
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Payne, a right back, began his career with Norwich City. He was a member of the team that won the second division championship in 1972 and reached the final of the League Cup in 1973.
Payne made 150 appearances for Norwich, scoring three goals. He left the club in November 1973 to join Bournemouth, where his career was ended by injury.
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Silvester, a striker, began his professional career with Reading FC, with whom he played from 1965-70, scoring 26 goals. He then joined Norwich City, with whom he won the second division championship in 1972 and scored 37 goals in 100 appearances. He went on to play for Colchester United, Southend United, Reading on loan, Blackburn Rovers and Cambridge United before playing in the United States for Baltimore Comets, Vancouver Whitecaps, San Diego Jaws and Washington Diplomats.
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'''David Bayliss''' (born 8 June 1976 in Liverpool, England) is a professional footballer, currently joint-manager of Barrow in the Conference National with Darren Sheridan. He plays in defence.
Bayliss joined Rochdale and progressed through the ranks, making his Football League debut in the 1994-95 season.
He went on to make 186 league appearances for them, scoring nine times, before joining Luton Town during 2001-02.
He spent four seasons at Kenilworth Road, making 37 league appearances and also had nine games on loan to Chester City before being released in the summer of 2005.
He spent the next season with Wrexham making 22 league league appearances and he also had a four game loan spell back at Rochdale.
In the summer of 2006, he joined Lancaster City but then left at the start of November to join Barrow. He has since become joint-manager of Barrow. Along with Darren Sheridan he oversaw a major turnaround in Barrow's season. The Cumbrian's were 19th in the Conference North when Bayliss and Sheridan took over before an excellent second half to the season saw them finish 5th and qualify for the end of season play-offs. A 4-0 aggregate win over Telford United in the semi finals was followed by a 1-0 win against Stalybridge Celtic in the final at Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium and thus a place in the Conference National for the 2008-09 season. Bayliss and Sheridan succefully kept Barrow in the Conference National the following season, finishing twentieth.
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'''Gordon Brown''' (4 February 1932 - 1999) was a Scottish footballer. He made over 200 appearances in The Football League for Newport County and Gillingham between 1955 and 1961.
Brown was born in Dunfermline and, upon leaving school, worked at Blairhall Colliery, where he also played football for the colliery's team.
In 1955 Brown was allowed to leave Rovers, and signed for Newport County of the Third Division South. He soon became a favourite with the Somerton Park crowd, and was a regular in the team for four seasons, making over 140 appearances in total and scoring 15 goals.
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'''Patrick Douglas "Pat" Mountain''' (b 1 August 1976) is a former Welsh goalkeeper currently working for Wolverhampton Wanderers as a goalkeeping coach.
Born in Pontypridd, Pat grew up in Llantwit Major. He won three schoolboy international caps.
Mountain began his career at Barry Town and appeared for them in the UEFA Cup where he helped them to a win over BVSC Budapest before bring eliminated by Aberdeen. His impressive performances caused Cardiff City to take notice and he signed for them on a non-contract basis as cover. Following an injury to the first choice goalkeeper he started a handful of games for the Bluebirds, making his debut in a 2-1 defeat against Mansfield Town. During his time at the club he went on loan to Barry Town eventually returning to them on a permanent deal. He left Barry Town to sign for Yeovil Town in 1998 and eventually moved on to Newport County via Gloucester City. He went on to make over 150 appearances for the side and won player of the year awards on two separate occasions.
He was eventually forced to retire at the age of just 27 due to persistent knee problems which, despite having three major operations on, he could not recover from.
Mountain has represented Wales in four different age levels and is a former Wales U21 international and was a regular in the side for several years.
After being forced to retire from playing through injury, Pat became one of the youngest ever person to obtain UEFA's outfield and goalkeeping coaching 'A' licenses. He is also an FA accredited tutor of goalkeepers and has both their 'A' and 'B' license qualifications.
Pat could also be seen warming-up Hereford United goalkeeper Wayne Brown prior to United's home games, and in addition to that he also worked two days a week at the Bulls' training facilities at Belmont Abbey.
Pat also worked for Cheltenham Town as an FA Coach Educator, working part time helping to deliver various goalkeeper specific coaching courses.
On 7 August 2008 it was confirmed that Mountain had signed for Football League Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers as their Goalkeeper Coach replacing Bobby Mimms. Mountain has worked with former Wolves associates in John Ward, Keith Downing and Graham Turner.
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'''William "Billy" Hughes''' (3 March 1929 - 2003) was a Scottish footballer.
Hughes played for York City from 1951-1962.
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'''Troy Matthew Deeney''' is an English footballer. He currently plays for Walsall and is a striker. He attended the Archbishop Grimshaw Catholic School, Corpus Christi and St Anne's Primary School.
Deeney started his career in Aston Villa's youth scheme but, as a 15 year-old, he joined Chelmsley Town whilst also studying to become a builder. Whilst at Chelmsley he was talent spotted by the Saddlers and signed for them on 1 December 2006. He was immediately sent out to Halesowen Town, on loan, for the 2006-07 season.
He scored his first professional competitive goal for the Saddlers against Millwall, in September 2007 assisting Walsall to a 2-1 win.
His goal against Millwall turned out to be his only goal of the 2007-2008 season, and the 2008-2009 season started similarly for him, only managing 2 goals in the first half of the season. However, the introduction of Chris Hutchings as manager coincided with Deeney finding a goalscoring touch. Helped by the fact his new manager started playing him in his favoured striking position, instead of on the right-wing as Jimmy Mullen had being doing, Deeney has scored 9 goals in Hutchings' first 12 games in charge.
On 9 September 2009, it was announced that Deeney had signed a new 2-year deal until 2011.
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'''Jill Scott''' (born 2 February 1987) is an English female footballer. She is a central midfielder, currently playing for Everton and England Women.
Scott grew up in Sunderland and attended Monkwearmouth Comprehensive school. A keen long distance runner, Scott ran for Sunderland Harriers, winning the North of England Under-13 cross-country title and the Junior Great North Run,
Scott began her senior career with Sunderland Women. In October 2005, aged only 18 years, she won the Women's Player of the Month award for September, based on her performances for both her and club and also her country (at under-19 level).
Scott joined Everton Ladies in July 2006, having turned down an approach from Doncaster Rovers Belles. Her first game for Everton came the following month, a 3-0 defeat against Arsenal Ladies in the FA Women's Community Shield.
At the end of the 2007/08 season she picked up the Tesco Players' Player of the Year award. Also nominated were Arsenal's Alex Scott and Karen Carney.
At junior level, Scott played for the England Under-19s side, scoring three times in three games as England won through the first round of qualifying for the 2006 UEFA Under-19s tournament
In May 2009, Scott was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association. She was named in coach Hope Powell's squad for the 2009 UEFA Women's European Championships, scoring a late winner as England beat the Netherlands in the semi-final, having come on as a substitute for Jessica Clarke at the beginning of extra-time.
In September 2008, Scott was appointed as the coach of the Women's Football Academy at Gateshead College, with former Darlington manager Mick Tait taking over as coach of the Men's Academy.
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'''Alphonso "Alf" Ainsworth''' (31 July 1913 - 25 April 1975) was an English professional footballer, whose regular position was at inside forward. During his career, he played for a number of clubs, including Manchester United and New Brighton.
Ainsworth began his career at Ashton United in the Cheshire County League, but signed for Manchester United as an amateur in 1933. On 13 February 1934, he signed his first professional contract with the club, and made his debut in a home game against Bury on 3 March 1934. However, he only made one more appearance for the club, and joined New Brighton in September 1935, making 150 pre-war appearances and scoring 39 goals for the club.
After World War II broke out in 1939, Ainsworth played for a number of clubs in the wartime leagues. His first wartime club was Accrington Stanley, but he also played for Bury, Rochdale, Southport and Oldham Athletic.
Ainsworth re-registered with New Brighton after the war, and made a further 28 appearances and scored 9 goals. In December 1947, however, Ainsworth transferred to Congleton Town, where he would play until his retirement.
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Butler, a full-back, began his career with his hometown club Middlesbrough. before playing for Chelsea, Norwich City, Sunderland, Baltimore Comets and Bournemouth.. While at Norwich, he was a member of the team that won the second division championship in 1972 and reached the final of the League Cup in 1973.
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'''Alan Douglas Black''' (born 4 June 1943 in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Black, a left back, started and finished his career with Dumbarton. In between, he played for Sunderland and Norwich City. At Norwich, he was a member of the team that won the Second Division championship in 1972.
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Howard began his career with Norwich City, with whom he won the second division championship in 1972. After making 156 appearances and scoring 19 goals for Norwich, he went on to play for Bournemouth and Cambridge United. As part of the deal for his transfer to Bourmeounth in 1974, Tony Powell moved in the opposite direction to join Norwich.
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}}'''John Bailey''' (born 6 May 1969 in London) is an English former footballer, most notable for being the only player to score for A.F.C. Bournemouth at Wembley Stadium.
After playing for non-league Enfield from 1994-1995, he signed for Bournemouth in July 1995 for -10,000.
He scored Bournemouth's goal in the 1998 Auto Windscreens Shield final, which Grimsby Town won 2-1. However, he was injured towards the end of the 1998/99 season, and only appeared twice as a substitute in the 1999/2000 season. After attempting a comeback in the 2000/01 pre-season, he announced his retirement in October 2000.
He later played for Lymington Town F.C.
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'''William Gillespie "Billy" Boyd''' (27 November 1905 - 14 December 1967) was a Scottish professional footballer, whose regular position was at centre-forward. He is most notable for playing at Clyde, where he won his two Scotland caps, and Sheffield United, for whom he scored 30 goals in 42 appearances.
Boyd was born in Cambuslang, Glasgow and began his career with Regent Star Rutherglen. Whilst playing for junior side Larkhill Thistle he scored over 200 goals in three seasons. This prodigious goal-scoring form led to a transfer to Clyde. Boyd currently holds Clyde's record for the most goals scored in a season, scoring 32 goals in the 1932-33 season. This feat got him noticed by the English clubs, and in December 1933, he was transferred to Sheffield United.
At Sheffield United, Boyd was a regular starter, making 22 appearances in his first season in the First Division. However, his 15 goals were not enough to save the Blades from relegation, as they finished in last place. Boyd stayed with the club as they went into Division Two, and scored another 15 goals in 20 appearances.
His goalscoring prowess was noticed by Manchester United, and he was signed by the Red Devils in February 1935. However, his tenure at Old Trafford only lasted a few months, and he was sold on to Workington in September of the same year. He moved back into the Football League set-up in December 1935 when he was signed by Luton Town. There, he scored a creditable 11 goals in only 13 appearances, before moving on to Southampton.
By the time he arrived at The Dell he was past his prime. According to Holley & Chalk, "he was renowned for having an erratic temperament (so) it was not surprising that his sojourn at the Dell was short". He made his debut on the opening day of the 1936-37 season, playing alongside fellow new signing Jimmy Dunne and Saints' stalwart Arthur Holt, but he failed to live up to expectations and by January had lost his place to Dick Neal. In his brief Saints career he scored seven goals in 19 games, before moving on to Weymouth in August 1937, and then back to Workington, where he retired.
Boyd only made two appearances for Scotland, both in 1931. His international debut came on 20 May 1931 in a 3-0 loss to Italy. This was followed by a second, and final, appearance against Switzerland four days later. The match was won 3-2, with Boyd scoring the second of Scotland's three goals.
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He also set club records by scoring 36 goals for Tottenham Hotspur in 1930-31 and later scoring 37 goals in a season for Preston North End in Division Two in the 1932-33 season, which still stands as the club goal scoring record.
He played for Blackburn Rovers (1923-1927 and 1933-1934), Sheffield Wednesday (1927-1929), Tottenham Hotspur (1929-1931) and Preston North End (1931-1933) in the Football League. He was signed for Spurs from Sheffield Wednesday in March 1929 for a fee of -5,500, breaking the club record which had been created only a few weeks earlier when Baden Herod was signed for -4,000 from Brentford. Harper took on a coaching role at Blackburn following his retirement at 33.
Harper won one cap for England against Scotland in a Home International on 17 April 1926.
-DOCSTART-	13302002
'''Simon Mark Rankine''' (born 30 September 1969) is a English former footballer, who played over 700 games in English football in a 19-year career.
Rankine was born in Doncaster and began his career as a schoolboy at Manchester United, but was not offered a YTS contract and was released. He joined his hometown club Doncaster Rovers and progressed through their youth system, being part of the team that reached the 1988 FA Youth Cup final.
He made his senior debut on 15 August 1987 aged 17 in a 1-0 win over Grimsby Town in the Third Division. The club slipped down to the fourth tier that season, but Rankine had managed to become a regular part of the first team squad. The following season he was an ever-present, scoring 11 goals in the process. After two further seasons as a mainstay of the Doncaster midfield, he attracted interest from other clubs.
He was eventually sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Second Division for -70,000 in January 1992. Rankine made his Wolves debut as a substitute on 1 February 1992 in a 1-0 win over Leicester City. Although not such an automatic choice as at his previous club, Rankine still featured regularly, amassing 167 appearances in total (though scoring just once) for the club over a four-and-a-half year stay.
By the start of the 1996-97 season he was no longer part of manager Mark McGhee's plans and was sold to Preston North End for -100,000 in September 1996. Rankine went on to make more appearcnes for ''North End'' than for any of his other clubs over a seven-year association. The club were newly promoted to the third tier at the time of his arrival, and he achieved a further promotion with them in the 1999-2000 season as champions. The following season saw him almost achieve Premier League football, as he scored a late goal which helped them beat Birmingham City to reach the play-off final, after doing so he achieved legend status at North End and is looked upon by many now as a club hero. However, they lost 3-0 to Bolton Wanderers in that final.
After Craig Brown had replaced David Moyes as Preston manager for the 2002-03 season, Rankine found his place under threat and he finished the campaign on loan at Sheffield United. This move offered him a second chance at promotion as the ''Blades'' reached the play-off final, but Rankine again missed out on top flight football as they lost to his former club Wolverhampton Wanderers (inflicting a second successive 3-0 final defeat on him).
Despite this disappointment, Sheffield United retained Rankine's services, signing him in a permanent deal in July 2003. He remained at Bramall Lane for just one full season, before his contract expired and he left for Tranmere Rovers.
His first season with the club saw him again reach the play-offs but they lost their semi-final tie on penalties to Hartlepool United. He had planned to retire at the end of the campaign but decided to sign a one-year extension in the close season. His second season was more of a struggle, and he opted to have his contract terminated by mutual consent and retire before the season's conclusion after finding it tough to play so regularly now aged 36.
In 2008 he was working as a football agent.
-DOCSTART-	13302018
'''William Scott''' (born in Willington Quay, Northumberland in 1893) was an English footballer and football manager who managed in England in the 1940s and 1950s.
Scott began his career as an amateur with South Shields prior to the First World War, but joined the Navy in 1914. He guested for Crystal Palace during the war and was offered a professional contract with Palace when the war ended. However, he chose to remain as an amateur with South Shields where he was assistant manager and masseur in addition to being a player.
In January 1923 Shields' manager Jimmy Lawrence left to manage Preston North End with Scott joining him as trainer. He continued in that role until March 1941 when he became club secretary, leaving in April 1947 to become manager of Blackburn Rovers. His term at Blackburn was cut short when he fell ill, and in his time in charge between March and the start of December 1947, Blackburn Rovers struggled, winning just 8 and losing 16 of his 28 games. Despite his ill health, he remained with the club as a scout.
Having recovered from illness, Scott became manager of Preston in June 1949. Preston won 78, lost 49 and drew 36 of his 163 matches at the helm. He led Preston to the Second Division title in the 1950-51 season and when he left in March 1953 Preston were challenging for the Football League title, eventually finishing as runners-up on goal average.
He was later assistant manager of Sunderland.
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'''James Low "Jimmy" Milne''' (January 24, 1911 in Dundee, Scotland - 1997) was a Scottish former footballer and manager. He managed Preston North End from 1961 to 1968 and Wigan Athletic from 1946 to 1947.
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''' William "Billy" (or "Ted") John Hartill''' (July 18, 1905 - August 12, 1980) was a professional footballer, who spent the majority of his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He stands as the club's third-highest goalscorer in their history with 170 goals.
Nicknamed 'Artillery' after a stint serving as a bombardier in the Royal Horse Artillery after leaving school, Hartill joined then-Second Division Wolves as a semi-professional in August 1928, making his league debut on November 24, 1928 at Bradford City. The following year, his first full season as a professional, he scored 33 goals in 36 games to finish as the club's top goalscorer. He repeated this feat in the next three successive seasons (five times in total), helping the club regain their top flight status as Second Division champions in 1931-32.
He remained at Molineux until summer 1935, when he was sold to Everton. His overall tally of 170 goals made him the club's all-time leading goalscorer at the time, a record which stood until April 1980 when broken by John Richards. He twice scored 5 goals in a single match, a record never bettered by a Wolves player, and scored a then club record 16 hat-tricks (later beaten by Steve Bull).
After a brief stay at Everton, he moved across Stanley Park to rivals Liverpool in January 1936, but again his spell with the club was to be short-lived. He managed just 4 games for the Reds during January-February 1936, before moving to Bristol Rovers as part of the deal that saw Phil Taylor move in the opposite direction.
He retired from the game in 1940 due to a leg injury.
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'''Frederick Charles "Fred" Lester''' (born Rochester, 20 February 1911, died Chatham, 28 July 1974) was an English association football player who played professionally for Gillingham and Sheffield Wednesday. He made over 200 Football League appearances for the former club.
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'''Dirk Lehmann''' (born 16 August 1971) is a retired German association football player.
He made his senior debut with 1. FC Koln, and had brief spells with Belgian sides Lierse S.K. and R.W.D. Molenbeek, before returning to play in Germany with FC Energie Cottbus. He then transferred to Fulham F.C. for the 1998-99 season, making 26 League appearances for the club. After Fulham he moved to Scottish side Hibernian.
Lehmann scored twice on his debut for Hibernian in a 2-2 draw with Motherwell. He left Hibs under freedom of contract in 2001 and signed for Brighton & Hove Albion. Lehmann drew some press attention for playing with earrings on, which he would cover with white sticking plasters during matches. While he was playing for Brighton, Lehmann was banned by The Football Association from wearing them. He scored once during his spell at Brighton, in an LDV Vans Trophy game against Swansea City.
Lehmann returned to Scotland six months later with Motherwell, where he was one of the players who negotiated a new contract after the club was placed into administration. He played for Motherwell for a further season alongside the young James McFadden in attack.
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'''Vicky Exley''' is an English international women's footballer, who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers Belles in the Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in England, where she is captain. She has also played over 50 times for England's national side.
Exley joined Sheffield Wednesday Ladies at the age of 15, moving to Doncaster Rovers Belles three years later.
In the 2004-05 season, Doncaster struggled and only retained their Premier League status thanks to Exley scoring on the final day of the season. Exley was top scorer for Doncaster Belles in the following two seasons season
In July 2008, Exley scored the only goal of the game as Doncaster beat Watford Ladies in the FA Futsal Women's Cup, the competition being the first time that Doncaster had played Futsal.
Exley played 52 times for England, appearing in the 2007 World Cup, where she scored a penalty in the final group-stage game against Argentina. She announced her retirement from international football in November 2007, stating her desire to go into coaching
Exley supports Sheffield Wednesday and works as a postwoman.
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'''Roy Bethell''' (born Watford, 9 August 1906, died Watford, 5 November 1976) was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Charlton Athletic and Gillingham. He made 170 Football League appearances for the latter club.
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'''Albert John Collins''' (born Sheerness, 16 January 1899, died Gillingham, 1 December 1969) was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Millwall and Gillingham. He made 170 Football League appearances for the latter club.
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Hubbard, a midfielder, began his career as an apprentice with Lincoln City before playing for Norwich City, Grimsby Town, a second spell at Lincoln and Boston United. He had a short spell as player/manager at Skegness Town. He was highly regarded at Lincoln and in 2006 was voted 28th in Lincoln's 100 league legends.
In November 2003, Phil became manager of Nettleham where he remained until February 2006 when he left to become manager of Spalding United. He was dismissed from his role at Spalding on 24 September 2007.
He was a member of the Norwich squad that won the second division championship in 1972 and played over 400 professional games in his career.
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'''Thomas "Tom" Holland''' (born Sheffield, 16 July 1902, died Weymouth, July 1987) was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Watford and Gillingham. He made nearly 120 Football League appearances for the latter club.
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'''George Wright Needham''' (born Staveley, 28 April 1894, died Banbury, 30 March 1967) was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Derby County, Northampton Town, and Gillingham, for whom he made over 120 Football League appearances.
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Bell, a central defender, began his career as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur before playing for Ipswich Town, Blackburn Rovers, Crystal Palace, Norwich City and York City.
His loan spell with Norwich came during the 1971-72 season when the team won the second division championship. He made three appearances for the club, and was the club's first ever loan player.
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'''Stephen Govier''' (b. 6 April 1952 in Watford) is a former professional footballer.
Govier, a centre-back, began his career with Norwich City, for whom he played 30 games (scoring twice) and was a member of the squad that won the second division championship in 1972.
After leaving Carrow Road in 1974 he played for Brighton and Grimsby Town.
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'''Neil O'Donnell''' (born 21 December 1949 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer.
O'Donnell, a midfielder, began his career with Norwich City, for whom he made 64 appearances (scoring three goals) and was a member of the club's squad that won the second division championship in 1972. After leaving Carrow Road in 1974, O'Donnell played for Gillingham and Sheffield Wednesday. He retired due to injury after the 1976-77 season.
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'''Frank Marshall''' (born Shettleston, 1904, died at an unknown location in Scotland, August 1928) was a Scottish football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Brentford and Gillingham. He made over 100 Football League appearances for the latter club.
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'''John Bernard Higgins''' (31 December 1885-3 January 1970) was an English cricketer and umpire. As a player, he made 121 first-class appearances between 1912 and 1930, having earlier played in the Minor Counties Championship for Staffordshire. The great majority of his first-class matches were for Worcestershire, though he also played in India for the Europeans and, once, a joint "Europeans and Parsees" side. He umpired four first-class games, including one Test match.
Higgins was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, where he was in the cricket XI.
Obituary. ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' 1971.
In his teens and early twenties, Higgins played football as an inside left. He appeared once in the Football League First Division for Birmingham in the 1907-08 season, and was also on the books of Aston Villa and Brierley Hill Alliance, retaining his amateur status throughout his football career.
He made his first-class cricket debut for Worcestershire against Leicestershire at Amblecote in 1912. Only one day's play was possible in the match, during which Higgins scored 5 and bowled five wicketless overs for 34. It was to be eight years before he played first-class cricket again.
His next game for Worcestershire came against Yorkshire at Worcester in 1920, on which occasion he again had an unproductive match: he scored 1 and 0, and took no wickets in 16 overs. Higgins finally claimed his first wicket - Kent opener Wally Hardinge, caught and bowled - in his fifth first-class game, at Tonbridge a few days later,
and he ended the season with unattractive figures of 85 runs at 7.72 and four wickets at 88.25.
Higgins played not at all in 1921, but in 1922 he had a considerably more successful time of it, scoring 605 runs at 16.35 - albeit with only one fifty - and taking 14 wickets, his highest season's aggregate, at 44.07. This year also saw him claim his only five-wicket haul, 5-72 against Gloucestershire at Gloucester, restricting the home team to 202 in their first innings. His performance was to no avail, however: Worcestershire were bowled out for 58 and 52, Mills and Parker bowling unchanged throughout the match, and lost by an innings.
Higgins was in India during the 1922-23 English winter, playing four first-class games including two for Europeans in the Lahore Tournament. He was to make further Indian appearances, five of them in the Bombay Quadrangular, in 1923-24, 1924-25 and 1928-29, though he hit only one fifty (56 for Europeans against Parsees in 1923-24) and took just two wickets in his entire career of ten matches in that country.
Meanwhile, Higgins' English career was barely noticeable: he played twice in each of the 1924 and 1925 seasons, and not at all in 1926. The next three years, however, were to prove by some margin his most successful in the game. He played 19 or 20 matches for Worcestershire every summer, and hit one century in each, the highest of these being the first: 123 against Glamorgan at Kidderminster in July 1927. He scored those runs from number three in the order, but his other two centuries were both made as an opener. In 1928 he reached 1,000 first-class runs in a season for the only time, hitting 1,041 at an average of 30.61.
Higgins played three final matches for Worcestershire in 1930, without conspicuous success. By this time he had already umpired two first-class games in India in 1926-27, and in 1933-34 he stood in two more, including the third Test between India and England at Madras. He died in England, in a nursing home in Malvern, aged 84.
His younger brother Harry played nearly 100 times for Worcestershire in the 1920s.
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'''George Imlay Kidd''' (born Dundee, 25 May 1909, died Tonbridge, 21 January 1988) was a Scottish football (soccer) player who played professionally for Charlton Athletic, Luton Town, and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances.
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'''Miles Jones''' (Born 17 December 1987) is an English-Barbadian international footballer currently playing for Harrow Borough.
Jones started his career at Brentford as a youth player and was there for 5 years, after being released for injury problems at the age of 16. He went on to sign for Woking in the Conference National in 2004, playing in the youth and the reserves. Then towards the end of the season he made his first appearance at the age of 16, against Stevenage Borough. Jones went on to make 2 more appearances for Woking's first team.
In 2006, Jones left Woking to join Hayes in the Conference South. He announced his arrival with a solo goal against Watford during the pre-season. Jones went on to make six appearances before going on loan to Corinthian-Casuals due to limited first team chances, Jones's first game for Casuals against Dartford, where he received the man of the match. He went on to play another 10 games for Corinthian-Casuals.
Jones signed for Hayes & Yeading in August 2007, and made his debut on 15 September, against Weling United, receiving the man of the match award.
In November 2007, Jones left Hayes & Yeading United to sign on non-contract terms for Aldershot Town. He made his debut in the Hampshire Senior Cup against Christchurch where he went on to gain the man of the match award.
The following month, he went out to the United States and trialled with LA Galaxy, doing well enough to be invited back for training at a time to be agreed in the future. He is currently playing for Harrow Borough.
In September 2007, Jones earned a call up to Barbados under-23 squad to play in the Olympics qualifiers taking place in Aruba between 7-14 September. Jones scored on his debut against Aruba and went on to play against Jamaica and Antigua & Barbuda.
Jones has been selected to play in the Barbados national team for the 2008 CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers.
In June 2008, Jones was called up to the Barbados senior team to play against Bermuda in the warm up games for the World Cup qualifier against United States. Jones started both the games against Bermuda but didn't play against United States due to immigration issues.
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'''Joseph Anthony "Joe" Gallagher''' (born 11 January 1955) is a former English professional association footballer who played as a centre-half for Birmingham City and various other clubs. He was a hard-working, competitive defender, good in the air (though less good on the ground), and his authority on the field was such that he was first chosen to captain the Birmingham side at the age of only 19.
Joe Gallagher was born in Liverpool, and began his football career as a schoolboy with home-town club Liverpool F.C. When he left school at 15 he signed for Birmingham City as a trainee.
He turned professional on his 17th birthday and made his first team debut in October 1973 against Arsenal at Highbury. He made over 20 appearances in his debut season, and from then on hardly missed a game until a broken leg sustained in a car accident kept him out for several months. He scored on his return to first team duty in December 1977, and for the remainder of his Birmingham career he was virtually ever-present.
It was due in no small part to Gallagher's partnerships with the likes of Kenny Burns and Colin Todd in the Birmingham defence
that the club kept its First Division status for all but his last season with them. In 1980-81 he helped them to promotion back to the top flight, from which they had been relegated the previous year, and was awarded a testimonial match against Aston Villa in recognition of ten years' service. Also that season he was capped for England B in a 1-0 win against Australia at his home ground of St Andrews.
He left Birmingham having made a total of 335 appearances and scored 23 goals.
Gallagher joined fellow First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of -350,000 before the 1981-82 season. Birmingham were unable to profit from the sale because when Wolves were declared bankrupt in 1982
Gallagher left Wolves in acrimonious circumstances. Already in the reserves despite being one of the club's highest paid players, his contract was cancelled by the club, citing his failure to turn up for an official team photograph, though the player believes this was an excuse for cutting costs.
After two months unemployed he signed for West Ham United for the remainder of the 1982-83 season. He then moved on to Burnley, where within months of signing he was sent on loan to Fourth Division Halifax Town. It appeared that his fitness was no longer adequate to cope with the demands of League football.
Despite only playing eight first-team games in his first three years with the club, in 1986-87 he played a full season, starting 41 games in the League
and playing a significant part in Burnley retaining their Football League status.
He retired at the end of that season, when his contract at Burnley expired, at the relatively young age of 32.
He went on to manage several non-league clubs in the Midlands, and had a spell as community liaison officer with Birmingham City. He later worked for Land Rover and part-time for the Press Association,
and has been involved in corporate hospitality at Birmingham matches.
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During his career he played as a centre forward for Watford, Reading and Ipswich Town for whom he was top scorer in their first season as a professional club.
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During his career he played as a centre forward for Newport County, Bristol Rovers and Ipswich Town for whom he was top scorer in their 1938-39 season.
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'''Albert Day''' (7 March 1918 - 21 January 1983) was a professional footballer. He was born in Camberwell.
During his career he played as a centre forward for Watford and Ipswich Town for whom he was top scorer in their 1946-47 season.
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During his career he played as a centre forward for Ipswich Town for whom he was top scorer in their 1950-51 season.
He earned 1 full cap for the Northern Ireland national football team, and was part of the Northern Irish team for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
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'''Gary John Poole''' (born September 11, 1967) is a former English professional footballer who played as a right-back. He made over 250 appearances in the Football League.
Poole was born in Stratford, London. He came through the juniors at Tottenham Hotspur and was given a professional contract, but made no appearances for the first team and was released after two years. He signed for Fourth Division Cambridge United, and after 18 months was sold for -3,000 to Vauxhall Conference side Barnet, managed by Barry Fry. In his first full season Barnet were promoted as champions to Division Four, and reached the play-offs in 1991-92.
He was then allowed to leave on a free transfer to Plymouth Argyle in the newly-designated Second Division, where he captained the side. While at Plymouth he was involved in an incident which ended Rotherham United winger John Buckley's Football League career.
Buckley was knocked unconscious in a clash of heads with Poole, requiring emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from the brain,
and remained in a coma on life support for four days.
Poole spent just one season at Plymouth before Fry brought him to Southend United of Division One for a club record
fee of -350,000. Another year later he joined up with Fry again, this time at Birmingham City, newly-relegated to the third tier of English football, for a fee of -50,000. Success followed in 1994-95 with the Second Division championship and victory in the Auto Windscreens Shield at Wembley. The next season Poole took over the captaincy after Liam Daish was sold to Coventry City, captaining the side in the League Cup semi-final against Leeds United.
In the match against Manchester City at Maine Road in September 1996, referee Richard Poulain awarded a penalty late on; Poole, who had conceded the free kick which led to the penalty, lost control and pushed the referee from behind such that he needed treatment for whiplash after the game.
The FA imposed an instant suspension on the player; after a hearing, the length of the ban was set at four matches.
A month later manager Trevor Francis sold him to fellow First Division club Charlton Athletic for a fee of -250,000.
He played 16 games for Charlton that season, but a knee injury sustained in a reserve game put an end to his first team career. Still contracted to the club when they gained promotion to the Premier League the following season, he attempted a comeback in the reserves after more than a year out,
but never appeared in the top flight and retired in August 1999.
A qualified coach, he is now a director of a company providing investment opportunities for sportspeople.
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'''Ian Rodgerson''' (born 9 April 1966) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a right-back or midfielder. He played more than 500 games in the lower divisions of the Football League and in the Conference. In all competitions he made more than 100 appearances for Birmingham City, nearly 200 (in two spells) for Cardiff City, and more than 300 for home-town club Hereford United. He went on to qualify as a chartered physiotherapist,
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'''Arthur Charles "Nat" Robinson''' (28 February 1878 - 15 May 1929) was an English professional footballer who played for Small Heath, Chelsea and Coventry City as a goalkeeper. He also appeared for the Football League XI in 1906-07 against the Irish League and Scottish League representative sides, and played in two England trials. He made over 300 appearances for Small Heath in all competitions. After retiring from playing he ran a pub in his native Coventry, and died in that city aged 51.
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'''James "Jim" Dougherty''' (born 19 November 1878 in New Brighton, Cheshire, died in Liverpool) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back. He made 136 appearances for Small Heath (renamed Birmingham in 1905), including 99 in the First Division. He was twice named as reserve for England but never selected.
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'''Peter Hooper''' (born 2 February 1933) is a former professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City and Bristol City in The Football League.
Despite being born in Teignmouth, Hooper made one appearance for the Kenyan national team against Uganda in 1951 while on national service in the country.
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'''John "Jack" Dorrington''' (May 1881-9 January 1944) was an English professional footballer who spent his entire professional career as a goalkeeper at Small Heath, for which he made over 100 appearances in the Football League.
A native of Smethwick, then an urban district in Staffordshire, Jack Dorrington took over in goal from Nat Robinson in 1907-08, but remained undisputed first choice for only a couple of seasons. Injury forced his retirement in or around 1913.
Jack Dorrington died in the Birmingham suburb of Handsworth at the age of 62.
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'''William Robertson''' (born 1873, deceased) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Abercorn, Small Heath and Bristol Rovers between 1894 and 1903.
Born in Pontypool, in Monmouthshire, William Robertson started his career as an inside forward but had more success after a switch to wing half. He made more than 100 appearances in all competitions for Small Heath.
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'''Charlie Craven''' (2 December 1909 - 30 March 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left.
Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Craven started his football career with local teams before joining Grimsby Town, with whom he won the Second Division in 1934. He went on to score 99 goals in 283 appearances in the top two divisions of the Football League for Grimsby, Manchester United, who paid -6,000 for his services in June 1938, and Birmingham, whom he joined only six months later. He was named as reserve for England for the match against Holland in 1935. He moved into non-League football with Tamworth shortly before the Second World War started, guested for Coventry City and Birmingham during the war, and left Tamworth for Sutton Town
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'''Liam Green''' (born August 27, 1985 in Grimsby, England) is an English footballer, currently without a club.
Green was released by Doncaster Rovers in May 2007.
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'''George Stobbart''' (9 January 1921, Morpeth, Northumberland - 1995) was an English football player who played for Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Luton Town, Millwall and Brentford during his career.
Stobbart started his career at Netherfield before moving to Middlesbrough during the Second World War. During the war, he was Middlesbrough's top goalscorer, scoring 125 goals in 168 games. After the war, he failed to maintain his place and in 1946 moved to Newcastle for -4,650,
At Newcastle, he made an instant impact, scoring twice on his debut in their 3-1 home victory over Coventry City, but lost his place a few months later.
He stayed at Newcastle for three seasons before moving on to Luton Town, where he would make the more appearances than any of his other clubs over the next three years. Again, he moved on, this time to Milwall, and two seasons later moving to Brentford. At the end of his career in 1956, he moved to Bedford Town.
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'''Dean George Howell''' (born 29 November 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Aldershot Town. He plays at left-back or left-midfield.
Howell started as a schoolboy at Stoke City before moving to Nott County as a trainee. He then signed a professional contract in July 1999. Howell was then loaned out to Spalding United for the 1999-2000 season.
In July 2000, Howell then joined Crewe Alexandra, after impressed manager Dario Gradi during his two week trial. Crewe Alexandra then loaned out Howell, first of all, for two months to Rochdale and then to Southport for a month. His move to Southport was made permanent with a two year contract, after making an impressive start at Haig Avenue.
Howell then moved up the Lancashire coast to Christie Park, when he signed for Morecambe after Southport were relegated. Howell was then released at the end of the season and signed for Halifax Town.
In August 2005, Howell joined Colchester United on a six-month contract. Unfortunately, a double hernia restricted his appearances before he returned to Halifax Town, where injury again restricted him to just one appearance in four months. Howell's next move was in June 2006, when Howell joined Weymouth following his release by Halifax Town. He made just 17 appearances before joining Grays Athletic.
In the summer of 2007, Howell joined up with his former manager Garry Hill at Rushden & Diamonds. During the 2007-08 season, he made 49 appearances in all competitions, including the Conference League Cup final defeat by Aldershot Town. In May 2008, Howell left Nene Park and became Aldershot Town's first signing of the summer. In November 2008, after limited appearances for Aldershot Town, Howell was loaned out to Bury on a one-month loan.
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'''Albert Ernest "Dapper" Day''' was a Welsh professional footballer. He was born in Cardiff.
Day began his career with Cardiff City but was unable to break into the first team. He joined Torquay United on loan during the 1938-39 season as a replacement for Roy Fursdon. Day made his league debut for Torquay on 24 December 1938 in a 4-1 defeat away to Northampton Town and was a regular until the end of the season. Day scored twice that season, the first securing a 1-1 draw with Aldershot on 14 January, the second was Torquay's second in a 5-3 win away to Reading on 11 March, Torquay's other goals coming from Ralph Allen, Frank Preskett and Andy Brown as well as an own goal from Reading's Jim Holmes. He also played three times in the Division Three (South) Cup as Torquay made the final which was never played.
Day left Cardiff to join Torquay at the end of that season. He began the following season as a regular, however, his career was curtailed by the Second World War.
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'''David Mills''' (born 6 December 1951, Whitby) was an English football player most notable for his career with Middlesbrough and becoming Britain's first half-million pound footballer.
Mills was brought up in Thornaby-on-Tees and while at school represented his country with England Schoolboys. After school, he attracted interest from several clubs, including Hull City, Stoke City, Manchester United and Burnley, but decided on a move to local team Middlesbrough, after missing close to a year due to injury, and signed for the club in July 1968.
His first team debut came as a substitute towards the end of the 1968-69 season and he scored at Swindown Town in 1969-70 on his full debut. He became a regular two seasons later. As part of Boro's 1973-74 Second Division championship side, he scored the goal that earned the side promotion in the 1-0 victory over Luton Town. Mills came to the attention of the England Under 23 selectors,
In December 1976, Mills asked for a move and so was transfer listed at a value of -200,000, but nobody came in for him. Two years later, his form had again caught the attention of other managers, and so in 1979, Ron Atkinson paid -500,000 to take him to West Bromwich Albion, breaking the British transfer record and making Mills Britain's first half million pound footballer.
Mills scored on his first full appearance for West Brom, but despite the huge sum of money invested in him he was not given many opportunities to prove himself, with injuries, loss of form and a switch to midfield limiting his goals. After scoring only six goals in 59 appearances, he was loaned out to Newcastle United.
At the end of the loan, he moved to Sheffield Wednesday for just -30,000, but he only remained there for a short time, moving back to Newcastle on a permanent transfer.
===Back at Middlesbrough and afterwards===
In June 1984, Willie Maddren re-signed him for one season, in which he finished top scorer with 14 goals. He suffered an Achilles tendon injury and a broken arm the following season and did not play. He had a short spell after this plying for Darlington.
Following a stint as assistant chief scout at Newcastle United, where he worked under seven different managers, it was announced on 29 April 2008 that Mills would return to Middlesbrough to boost the recruitment team along with Gordon McQueen.
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'''Alex McCrae''' (born 2 January 1920 in Whitburn, died 16 October 2009) is a Scottish former football player who played for Hearts, Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough and Falkirk during his career.
McCrae began his career at Hearts in 1941. He later moved to London to play for Charlton Athletic but was unable to settle and was snapped up by Middlesbrough for -10,000 in October 1948.
The versatile frontman could play in any forward position but favoured the inside left role. He began his career with the club in the 1948-49 season in the absence of Wilf Mannion, but his form was poor and soon he was dropped from the side. Eventually, he was recalled alongside Mannion, where he showed his pace, accurate passing and sublime ball skills.
After scoring 16 goals in the 1949-50, including the winner in a home 1-0 victory over Newcastle United on Boxing Day, he became a fans favourite. He topped the scoring charts the next season, scoring three hat-tricks before Christmas, but injury robbed him from helping the side finish higher than sixth in the table that season.
He left the club for Falkirk in 1953, and followed this with a spell in Northern Ireland with Ballymena.
After retiring from playing, he became Middlesbrough's scout in Scotland, where he recommended future legend Jim Platt to the club.
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'''Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs''' (born 26 September 1989) is an English professional footballer, who currently plays for Arsenal as a left back. He attended Riddlesdown High School in Purley, South London.
Gibbs began his career at the Wimbledon academy but moved to Arsenal along with Abu Ogogo and James Dunne when Wimbledon disbanded in 2004 and became Milton Keynes Dons. He played in the centre midfield position and also on the left wing. He has featured regularly for Arsenal's U18 and reserves teams and also played in pre-season friendlies against Barnet and Inter Milan. In September 2007, Gibbs signed a professional contract with Arsenal, and was named in the club's 2007-08 UEFA Champions League squad and given squad number 34.
He made his first-team debut for the club when he started a League Cup match against Sheffield United on 31 October 2007, and made his second appearance coming on as a substitute for Eduardo da Silva in Arsenal's quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers on 18 December 2007.
On 31 January 2008, he agreed to go on loan to Norwich City until the end of the 2007-08 season. He returned to Arsenal a match early on 29 April 2008 and retook his place in the Arsenal reserve squad. He went on to make the substitutes bench for Arsenal's first team match against Everton on 4 May 2008 but did not play.
He featured in Arsenal pre-season games for the 2008-09 season, mostly as a left-back, and was an unused substitute in Arsenal's 1-0 Premier League loss to Fulham on 24 August 2008, and a 3-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers on September. Gibbs continued to play in Arsenal's League Cup campaign and played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal's 6-0 win over Sheffield United in the third round, on 23 September 2008. He also played in the 3-0 win over Wigan Athletic as well as starting in the defeat to Burnley at the quarter final stage. He made UEFA Champions League debut on 10 December 2008, against FC Porto in Portugal, replacing Abou Diaby.
Gibbs made his Premier League debut against Tottenham Hotspur on 8 February 2009, coming on as a substitute for the injured Gal Clichy.
With Clichy injured, Gibbs made his first Champions League start for Arsenal in the quarter-final second leg against Villarreal CF on 15 April 2009, which Arsenal won 3-0. Gibbs started a FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea and set up Theo Walcott's goal. He was also involved when Arsenal drew with Liverpool on 21 April at Anfield, where he cleared the ball off the line.
After an extended run in the first team in Clichy's absence, Gibbs made an appearance in the Champions League semi-final first leg away at Manchester United, although Arsenal lost 1-0. However, in the second leg, Gibbs made a costly slip when attempting to defend a cross and allowed Park Ji-Sung to score a crucial away goal for United after only seven minutes.
He started in Arsenal's opening home match of the 2009-10 season against Portsmouth and featured for the whole 90 minutes. With Clichy injured and out for several weeks, Wenger has entrusted the left back spot to the youngster. However, on 24th of November, Gibbs broke a metastarsal in his right foot in Arsenal's 2-0 Champions League victory over Standard Liege, sidelining him for an unspecified amount of time.
He was part of England U19 squad that was knocked out in the group stages of 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship but qualifed for 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt as a result finishing third in their group.
Gibbs was called up for the England U21 squad along with Arsenal team-mate Theo Walcott for up-coming 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Sweden. He scored two goals in a pre-tournament friendly victory over Azerbaijan in a 7-0 rout at stadium:mk on 8 June 2009
Stuart Pearce recalled Gibbs to the squad for upcoming 2011 European Championship qualifiers. He scored the opening goal in a 6-3 thrashing of Macedonia on 9 October.
UEFA U-21 Championship 2009: Runners up
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'''Richard Hodgson''' (born October 1, 1979 in Sunderland) is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays for Sunderland Nissan.
Hodgson began his career as a trainee with Nottingham Forest, turning professional in October 1996. He was released in March 2000, having failed to break into the first team, and joined Scunthorpe United on non-contract terms. His league debut came on March 11, 2000 in Scunthorpe's 3-0 defeat at home to Cambridge United. However, Hodgson was replaced by Wayne Graves at half-time and didn't feature for Scunthorpe again.
In August 2000 Hodgson joined Darlington, making over 100 first team appearances before joining Farnborough Town on a free transfer in August 2003. He had a two-day trial with Bristol Rovers in December 2003. He moved to Stevenage Borough in March 2004, but struggled to establish himself. He joined Forest Green Rovers on loan in August 2004 and in October 2004 moved to Crawley Town. However he was with Crawley for only 48 hours before moving to League Two side Cambridge United on a free transfer. He left Cambridge in January 2005 and played in Malaysia for Pahang.
In June 2005, Hodgson re-joined Crawley Town. Later that year he joined Carshalton Athletic, moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in December 2005 until his release at the end of the season.
He subsequently returned to Farnborough, but when work commitments led to a move back to his native north-east, he joined Blyth Spartans in March 2007.
He moved to Sunderland Nissan early in the 2007-08 season.
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'''Frank Strandli''' (born 16 May 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer.
He signed for league champions Leeds in 1993 and scored on his debut, coming off the bench against Middlesbrough. His Leeds career never really got any better than this and he failed to live up to the expectations this 'dream start' placed upon him. He never was able to hold down a regular first team place and when Brian Deane was signed the following summer his Leeds career was as good as over.
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'''Steve Cooper''' (22 June 1964 - 14 February 2004) was an English footballer best known for his time spent with Airdrieonians. He was part of the Airdrie side that made it to the 1995 Scottish Cup final and played the full 90 minutes against Celtic as the Diamonds lost 1-0 to a Pierre van Hooijdonk goal.
Before joining Airdrie, Cooper played for a number of clubs in England, most notably Tranmere Rovers, where he scored twice in Tranmere's successful playoff campaign in 1991 that saw the club promoted to the first division, and also scored in the club's 3-2 defeat against Cooper's former club Birmingham City in the Leyland DAF Cup final, also in 1991. In 1984 he had a loan spell in Holland with NAC Breda.
He was inducted into the Airdrie United Hall of Fame in 2004 as recognition of his service to the club. He died in this same year at 39 years of age.
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'''Michael D'Agostino''' (born 7 January 1987) is a Canadian footballer who is currently unattached. He plays as a wide midfielder.
He has played at Under-15 and Under-20 levels for Canada.
D'Agostino was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and attended the University of Kentucky. He played for the university team, the Kentucky Wildcats, in the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Division 1. In 2005 he was the Wildcats' leading scorer with three goals and eleven assists.
In 2006 D'Agostino played in the Pacific Coast Soccer League for Whitecaps FC Reserves with whom he won  the championship.
After having trials in Italy with Reggina and Messina, he had trials in England with Leeds United and then Blackpool where he played in a Reserves match.
After playing a few games for the Blackpool reserves team,
D'Agostino went straight into the Cheltenham squad for their home match against Leeds United on 25 November. He was an unused substitute in the match, which Cheltenham won 1-0.
After returning to Blackpool, on 7 May 2008 Blackpool activated an option to extend his contract with the club by one year.
On 16 December 2008 he was released by Blackpool.
On 20 February 2009, after a short trial, D'Agostino joined League One club Hereford United on an initial one month contract.
In 2003 D'Agostino played for the Canadian Under 15 team in a tour of Germany. He was a member of the Canada U-20s that competed in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2007 which took place in Canada.
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'''Owen Williams''' (23 September 1896, Ryhope, England - 1960) was an English football player most notable for his career with Clapton Orient and Middlesbrough. He also played twice for the England national football team.
Williams was once on the books of Sunderland, but he was allowed to leave the area and so he moved to Manchester United. Unfortunately, he failed to settle at that club and so he returned to North East England, where he played non-league football for Easington Colliery Welfare.
At the end of World War I, an interest was shown in him by Clapton Orient, beginning a successful league career. Williams spent five years at Orient, making over 160 appearances. At Orient, he also earned two England international caps, in games against Northern Ireland and Wales. This made him the side's first international footballer and, along with John Townrow, shares the Orient record for most England national team appearances, both with just two.
In February 1924 he signed for Middlesbrough, making his debut three days later against West Bromwich Albion. Unfortunately, at the end of that season, Middlesbrough were relegated, but Williams stayed. In Williams' first full season at Boro' he joint top scored with Ian Dickson with seven goals each.
Owen Williams became a member of the famous forward line that won the Second Division championship in 1926-27: Billy Birrell, Billy Pease, George Camsell, Jacky Carr and Williams.
At the end of the 1929-30 season, following another relegation and promotion, he was transfer listed and moved to Southend United for -250 in August.
After just over a year, and only four goals in sixteen appearances, he moved on again, this time to Shildon.
-DOCSTART-	13344059
'''Paul Anthony Bielby''' MBE (born 24 November 1956) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Manchester United, Hartlepool United and Huddersfield Town. He was born in Darlington.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours for his services to young people.
-DOCSTART-	13344240
'''Kevin Bird''' (born 7 August 1952 in Doncaster) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender who played for Mansfield Town and Huddersfield Town.
Bird began his career as an apprentice at his hometown club Doncaster Rovers, but was released in 1972, without making a senior appearance for the team. He then moved to Mansfield Town, on the recommendation of Mansfield assistant manager Frank Marshall who had previously been on Doncaster's coaching staff. Bird initially joined Mansfield on a trial basis, and played well enough to earn himself a contract, and became a mainstay in the Stags' central defence for the next eleven seasons. He made his Mansfield debut in a Division Four match against Chester City on 21 October 1972.
In his eleven seasons at Field Mill, Bird played 450 first-team games, placing him fourth on Mansfield's all-time appearance list, and scored 63 goals. He was a member of the Mansfield teams that won the Division Four title in 1974-75, and the Division Three title two years later.
His final match in the Mansfield shirt came in the 3-2 defeat against Peterborough United on 7 May 1983. Bird scored one of Mansfield's goals in that game. Two days later, he got his testimonial against Aston Villa on Field Mill in front of a 2,903 crowd.
In the summer of 1983, Bird signed for Huddersfield Town. However, he only played once for Huddersfield, and retired from professional football at the end of the season, and moved back to the Mansfield area, where he played for several local non-league teams before hanging up his boots for good. He now lives in Mansfield Woodhouse and works for a national supermarlet chain.
In May 2009 it was announced that the executive suite at Mansfield Town would be re-named after Kevin and from 27 May 2009 it will be known as 'The Kevin Bird Suite'.
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'''Thomas Raymond "Tom" Briggs''' (May 11, 1919 in Rotherham, England - 1999) was an English footballer, who played as a defender who played for Huddersfield Town and Crewe Alexandra.
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'''Daryl Brook''' (born November 19, 1960 in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire) is a former professional footballer who played as a Striker who played for Huddersfield Town, before becoming the coach of Emley.
Daryl Brook began his career at Huddersfield Town, along with his brother Nicky Brook, in the youth ranks and then they both turned professional at the beginning of the 1978/79 season and they both appeared on the team photo for that season. It was this season when Daryl made his debut, it was on the second to last game of the season against Hartlepool United. He was to play his second game in the next game at Bootham Crescent against York City but he broke his leg before the match took place and he never played for Huddersfield again. Brook remained at Leeds Road until 1980 when he moved to Emley.
Brook was to start an on-off 25 year relationship with the Welfare Ground outfit, serving as player, coach, physio and caretaker manager. His first spell lasted until 1984 when he transferred to Mossley.
Daryl Brook was to only make 5 appearances for Mossley and he returned to Emley in the same year, 1984.
Brook was to remain a player until he became coach for the 1987/88 season. He had a testomonial year in 1999. He became physiotherapist at Emley in either the late 1990s or 2000s. He left the club, although remained supporter, in the 2000s. He returned in March 2008 to become caretaker manager along with Nicky Bramald following Ray Dennis's resignation. He remained joint- caretaker manager until the end of the season.
As of 2010, Brook is a builder in Shepley, Huddersfield and he has his own business, Daryl Brook Builders.
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'''Jamie Hughes''' (born 5 April, 1977 in Liverpool) is a current semi-professional and former professional English footballer who is notable for becoming the first British footballer to fail a test for a performance-enhancing drug. While a YTS player with Division One Tranmere Rovers in May 1995, he failed a drugs test and was discovered to have taken amphetamines. His punishment for the offence was a six-month ban from football (suspended for two years).
Hughes has since played at non-league level for clubs including Vauxhall Motors, Lancaster City and Ashton United. He also played for Rhyl, Bangor City and Connah's Quay Nomads in the League of Wales and Derry City in the Irish league.
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'''Jay Notley''' (born in London in 1978) is a former professional and current semi-professional footballer who made the headlines in November 1996 after failing a drug test. Notley, who was 18 at the time, had failed a drugs test which uncovered traces of cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy in his blood. He had only turned professional with Charlton Athletic, then a Division One side, at the time of his highly-publicised disgrace. Notley had been loaned to Dagenham & Redbridge that season and was playing in the ICIS Premier Division. He never made a competitive appearance for Charlton.
Notley was placed on a three-month rehabilitation course under the Football Association's orders (similar to the more high profile case of Arsenal's Paul Merson two years earlier) and allowed to resume his career afterwards.
Notley left Charlton not long after the drugs scandal, but continued to play football at non-league level.
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At the time of this much-publicised incident, Stanislaus was playing for Leyton Orient in Division Three. His contracted was terminated immediately. A year later, on completing his suspension, Stanislaus signed for Peterborough United.
Stanislaus began his career at Arsenal as a trainee on leaving school in 1985, but left two years later after failing to earn himself a professional contract. He then spent three seasons with Brentford and five with Bury, before his ill-fated transfer to Orient in the summer of 1995.
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'''Adam David Tanner''' (born 25 October 1973 in Maldon, Essex, England) is a retired English professional footballer who is most notable for his spell with Ipswich Town. He played both as a defender and as a midfielder.
Tanner began his career with Ipswich and signed a professional contract at the start of the 1992-93 season. He made his league debut on January 2, 1995 at home to Leicester City. He scored twice in 10 league games that season as Ipswich were relegated from the Premier League, the first coming a week after his debut when he scored the only goal as Ipswich achieved a win over Liverpool - one of just seven league wins that season.
He made the headlines on 4 February 1997 when he received a three-month ban from football after a drugs test uncovered traces of cocaine in his blood. During the season of his high-profile drugs scandal, Tanner scored four Division One goals in 16 league appearances.
In November 1999, Tanner was arrested after the Mercedes-Benz he was driving collided with a parked Vauxhall Cavalier in Witham. As he failed to stop at the scene of the accident he was later arrested and a blood test showed that he was three times over the legal alcohol limit for driving. In January 2000 he admitted the offence in court. It later emerged that it was his second drink-driving offence in ten years, but in February 2000 he was spared a prison sentence and instead ordered to do 80 hours of community service, placed on probation for 12 months and banned from driving for three years. He was released by Ipswich the same month and was linked with a move to Colchester United.
He joined Peterborough United the following month, but failed to make a first team appearance and was released. He signed for Colchester United at the start of the 2000-01 season. He made six first-team appearances (four as a substitute) before exiting Layer Road on 23 January 2001 and signing for non-league Canvey Island.
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'''Malcolm Finlayson''' (born 14 June 1930) is a former Scottish football goalkeeper.
Finlayson joined London club Millwall after a trial in February 1948 and quickly made his league debut against on 28 February aged 17. He remained with the ''Lions'' for six full seasons in the Third Division. In one notable game against Walsall, he was taken to hospital with the team losing 1-3, only to return patched up during the second half and play on to help the side to a 6-5 win. He was first choice at The Den, making 251 appearances in total, a figure that would likely have been higher but for his time serving National Service.
He was sold to First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 1956 for -3,000, primarily as cover for England international Bert Williams. He managed to make 13 appearances in his first season at Molineux, and his performances earned him the first choice spot during the 1957/58 season as the club won the league title.
The goalkeeper kept his place the following season as he picked up yet another league title winners' medal. He added an FA Cup winners' medal when Wolves defeated 3-0 in the 1960 final. The club's domestic success also gave Finlayson the opportunity to play in the European Cup against the likes of Barcelona.
Finlayson lost his place to Fred Davies for the 1962/63 season and spent two seasons largely in the reserves before announcing his retirement in May 1964 after playing 203 games in total for Wolves.
After his playing retirement, he went on to become a businessman in a stockholding company. He also spent a brief spell back at Wolves as vice-chairman during 1982.
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'''Fred Davies''' (born August 22, 1939 in Liverpool) is an English former football goalkeeper, who later became a manager.
Davies joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1957 but had to wait five years before making his debut on 27 January 1962 in an FA Cup tie against rivals West Brom. He managed 12 appearances during this season, and made the position his own in the 1962-63 campaign, replacing Malcolm Finlayson.
He faced competition throughout his time at Molineux, but was the club's main goalkeeper during the mid 1960s as they suffered relegation from the top flight, only to win promotion back in 1966-67.
In 1968, the goalkeeper left Wolves for Second Division Cardiff City where he played over 100 games in total before moving onto Bournemouth (then Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic) two years later. He won another promotion here as the club went up to the (old) Third Division in 1970-71.
Upon retiring from playing, he joined his former Bournemouth manager John Bond as a coach at Norwich City and later had two spells on the coaching staff at Swansea City during the 1980s. He joined up again with John Bond in the early 1990s at Shrewsbury Town and stepped in as caretaker manager after Bond's resignation in May 1993.
Davies' first season in management was a success as Shrewsbury won the Third Division championship, and he was officially appointed on a full-time basis in January 1994. He took the club to Wembley for the first time in their history in April 1996 when they reached the final of the Auto Windscreens Shield, only to lose 2-1 to Rotherham United. Davies steered the club clear of the drop in the third tier for two seasons before relegation struck in 1996-97, which cost him his job. He later managed Weymouth from 1997 to 1999.
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'''Bertie Oswald Corbett''' (15 May 1875 - 30 November 1967) was an English footballer, cricketer and educationalist. He played football for England
Corbett was born Bertie Oswald Corbett in Thame, Oxfordshire one of three sons of Rev. Elijah Bagot Corbett (Vicar of Thame 1872-1893). He was educated at Thame Grammar School and played soccer for Oxfordshire at the age of 15. He went on to Oxford University where he won his soccer blue. He later played soccer for the Corinthians and the Casuals,
Corbett first taught at Brighton College and then joined G. O. Smith, a contemporary centre-forward, at his school in Ludgrove.
Corbett played cricket for Buckinghamshire and made one appearance for Derbyshire during the 1910 season, a County Championship game against Kent which the team lost by a large margin.
Corbett started Shardlow School at Shardlow in Derbyshire in 1911.
After leaving Shardlow Hall, Corbett retired to Waddon Manor Portesham in Dorset where he farmed 700 acres. He died at Waddon Manor at the age of 92 after recovering from an eye operation which had restored his sight for a year.
Corbett's brother John played first-class cricket for Derbyshire on twenty-seven occasions. Another brother, Rex, played football for England v Wales in 1903.
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'''Richard Edward Green''' (born Wolverhampton, 22 November 1967) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. He played for Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town, Gillingham, Walsall, Rochdale and Northampton Town. In total he made 436 Football League appearances in a 16-year professional career.
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'''Craig Jones''' (born 12 December 1989) is a football midfield player, currently with Hereford United. He started his career at Lads Club, a football club in Hereford. He was then scouted by Cardiff City, where he remained for several years before joining the Hereford United youth set up. He is now a part of Hereford's first team. Due to injuries to several other players Craig featured on the bench in two League matches at the beginning of December. He made his debut for Hereford United in the 2-0 home defeat against Colchester United when he came on as a substitute for Stephen O'Leary in a game that relegated the club back into Coca Cola League Two.
On 27 March 2008 he was loaned to Bromsgrove Rovers for a month.
In December 2008 he was loaned to Blue Square North side Redditch United for a month where he played in two league matches.
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'''Matthew "Matt" O'Halloran''' (born November 18, 1982 in Nottingham, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Lincoln United.
Grimsby Town were linked with a move for O'Halloran in May 2003 and he spent 3 weeks on trial with the club.
O'Halloran signed for King's Lynn in March 2005.
-DOCSTART-	13358009
'''Marlon Patterson''' (born 24 June 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Chelmsford City. He plays as a left-back or left sided midfield player.
Patterson signed for Histon in January 2009.
-DOCSTART-	13358592
'''Stephen Philip Grapes''' (b. 25 February 1953 in Norwich) is a former professional footballer.
Grapes, a right-sided midfielder, began his career with his local team Norwich City, for whom he made 52 appearances and scored 4 goals. He made his league debut for the club during its promotion season of 1971-72. After he had a loan spell with Bournemouth in 1975, he left Norwich permanently in 1976 to sign for Cardiff City for a fee of -7,000. Grapes spent six years at Ninian Park as the club struggled in the lower divisions and was released in 1982 following their relegation to division three. He joined Torquay United and later played for Bath City.
-DOCSTART-	13358689
'''Carly Telford''' (born 7 July, 1987) is an English football goalkeeper from County Durham. She plays for Leeds Carnegie L.F.C. and the England women's national football team.
She debuted for the senior national team in March 2007 against Scotland, having previously played at Under-19 level
She was named player of the match in the 2008 FA Women's Cup, after an impressive performance in Leeds' 4-1 defeat to Arsenal.
In May 2009, Telford was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.
Telford attended Gateshead College on the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme.
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Sargent, a forward, began his career with Norwich City. After making just one appearance for the club (as a substitute against Fulham at Craven Cottage on 28 August 1971), Sargent was transferred to Scunthorpe United. He went on to play for Bedford Town, Peterborough United, Northampton Town and Irthlingborough.
He did have a spell as manager of UCL side Northampton Spencer
-DOCSTART-	13359938
'''Lewis Brook''' (July 27, 1918 - 1996) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Halifax Town, Huddersfield Town & Oldham Athletic. He was born in Northowram, West Yorkshire.
-DOCSTART-	13360121
'''Michael Joseph "Mick" Carmody''' (born September 2, 1966 in Huddersfield) was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Emley, Tranmere Rovers & Altrincham.
He played in the 1988 FA Vase final for Emley.
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'''James G "Jimmy" Cowie''' (born in Keith, Scotland - died 1966) was a Scottish footballer.
Cowie started his career with Keith, where he played until joining Raith Rovers in 1926. He joined York City in 1928.
During the 1928-29 season, Cowie scored a total of 56 goals in 56 appearances for York.
Later in life, Cowie was a keen bowls player and snooker player. He also worked in insurance. He died in 1966.
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'''Christopher John "Chris" Cattlin''' (born June 25, 1946 in Milnrow, Lancashire) was a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Coventry City & Brighton & Hove Albion.
He became manager of Brighton & Hove Albion on October 1, 1983, and left that position on April 30, 1986, and now runs a rock shop in the city. He also co-owns a racehorse, ''Ajigolo'', with former Southampton and England forward Mick Channon.
-DOCSTART-	13361468
'''Riccardo Gabbiadini''' (born March 11, 1970 in Newport, Monmouthshire) is a Welsh-born English former footballer.
He is the brother of former player Marco Gabbiadini.
In January 1994 Gabbiadini signed for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland. Under manager Willie McStay, he was a key member of the team that won the Division 1 title and Division 1 Shield, before beating four Premier Division sides en route to winning the FAI Cup.
Gabbiadini's best moment of the campaign was an audacious chipped goal in a crucial away game against Athlone Town near the end of the season. The win enabled Sligo to leapfrog Town, and they held on to take the title. Scored 2 goals in 8 league appearances for Sligo.
-DOCSTART-	13367083
'''Frederick Titmuss''' (15 February 1898 in Pirton, Hertfordshire, England - 2 October 1966) was an English footballer who played at full-back for Southampton and Plymouth Argyle, and also made two appearances for England.
As a youngster, Titmuss turned out for his local side, Pirton United in the Luton Alliance before joining Hitchin Town. During World War I he served with the Lancashire Fusiliers, where he played for the Army team, meeting Bert Lee who was instrumental in bringing Titmuss to The Dell.
He joined Southampton as soon as hostilities were over and made a handful of appearances in friendly matches before the resumption of league football. Although Titmuss considered himself to be a left-winger, he was soon converted into an outstanding left-back. He played his first competitive match on the opening day of the 1919-20 Southern League season and quickly formed a partnership with Tom Parker, who were described as "''the best pair of backs in the South''". In 1920, Southampton joined the Football League, along with the other Southern League clubs. Titmuss missed only one match in the 1920-21 season, as Southampton finished second, missing out on the only promotion position.
On 13 March 1922 he was called up to play for England against Wales, making his debut in the same match as his Southampton colleague, Bill Rawlings. This was the first time that two players from Division Three had appeared in the same England side, and the only occasion on which two players from the same Third Division club had played together for England. He was to make one further England appearance, also against Wales on 5 March 1923.
Southampton were champions of Division Three (South) in 1922 conceding only 21 goals, with Titmuss an ever-present. According to Holley & Chalk-s "Alphabet of the Saints", "''his speciality was the slide tackle although his perfect positional play often meant that such 'last ditch' defending was hardly ever needed''."
Titmuss continued to be a virtual ever-present throughout the next few seasons as Southampton consolidated their place in Division Two, although his career almost came to an abrupt end in February 1924 when he nearly lost the sight in one eye after being struck in the face by the lace of a football.
By February 1926, he had lost his regular place in the starting line-up to Mike Keeping and he was sold to Plymouth Argyle for -1750.
When Titmuss joined Plymouth, they were two-thirds of the way through a run of six consecutive finishes (between 1921-22 and 1926-27) in runners-up spot in the Third Division South, when only the champions were promoted. Each season they pushed hard for promotion but missed out narrowly. After finishing third and fourth in 1928 and 1929 respectively, Plymouth eventually secured the elusive championship in 1930 by a margin of seven points.
After six years of good service to the Devon club, Titmuss retired in 1932. He then settled in the Plymouth area to become a licensee, although he later assisted St Austell in neighbouring Cornwall.
'''Plymouth Argyle'''
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'''George Larmouth Forrester''' (born Hednesford, 8 June 1927, died Reading, 25 September 1981) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Reading and Gillingham, where he made over 100 Football League appearances.
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'''Brian Richard Gibbs''' (born Gillingham, 6 October 1936) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Bournemouth, Colchester United and Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances and scored over 100 goals.
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'''David "Dave" Galvin''' (born Denaby Main, 5 October 1946) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wimbledon and Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances.
-DOCSTART-	13370137
'''Graham John Knight''' (born Chatham, 5 January 1952) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. He spent his entire professional career with Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances.
-DOCSTART-	13370897
'''David "Dave" Quirke''' (born Ballina
-DOCSTART-	13372770
'''Derek Jeffries''' (born March 22, 1951 in Longsight, Manchester, England) is an English former footballer. He played for Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Peterborough United, Millwall and Chester City. He played mainly as a central defender, but also operated in midfield.
He played for Manchester City between 1968-1973. In the 1968-69 season he played no games. In the 1969-70 season he made his debut for City, playing seven games. In the 1970-71 season he made 19 appearances. In the 1971-72 season he played 12 games. In the 1972-73 he played 34 games. In 1973 he trasferred to Crystal Palace, where he remained for four years apart from time on loan at Peterborough United and Millwall.
In the summer of 1977, Jeffries joined Chester, who were managed by his former Manchester City team-mate Alan Oakes. In his first season, Jeffries helped them finish fifth in Division Three (now League One), their highest position in the last 60 years. Jeffries would be voted the club's player of the season in 1978-79 and was part of the side that reached the fifth round of the FA Cup the following season (equalling the club's best run). He left Chester on a free transfer in 1981 and drifted out of professional football, joining Telford United.
-DOCSTART-	13373741
'''Vincent John "Vince" Chapman''' (born 5 December 1967 in Newcastle upon Tyne)
-DOCSTART-	13373943
'''Dennis Clarke''' (born 18 January 1948 in Stockton-on-Tees) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender for West Bromwich Albion, Huddersfield Town and Birmingham City in the Football League.
He has the distinction of being the first substitute to be used in an FA Cup Final, during the 1968 FA Cup Final for West Bromwich Albion against Everton, when he replaced the injured John Kaye.
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'''Don Clegg''' (born 2 June 1921) is an English former professional footballer born in Huddersfield who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Bury, and Stoke City and in the Southern League for Yeovil Town.
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'''Ronald "Ron" Cockerill''' (born 28 February 1935) is a former professional footballer, born in Sheffield, who played in the Football League as a defender for Huddersfield Town and Grimsby Town.
His sons Glenn and John were also professional footballers.
-DOCSTART-	13374263
'''John Ferguson "Jack" Connor''' (born July 25, 1934 in Maryport, Cumberland) was a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town & Bristol City before becoming a coach at Everton.
-DOCSTART-	13374387
'''Anthony "Tony" Conwell''' (born 17 January 1932 in Bradford) is an English former professional footballer who made 281 appearances in the Football League playing as a right back for Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town, Derby County and Doncaster Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	13374473
'''Graham Cooper''' (born May 22, 1962 in Huddersfield) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town before moving to Wrexham for a fee of -25,000 in 1987. He had a loan spell with York City before joining Halifax Town in January 1991. He was released by Halifax in May 1992 having played just twice for the Shaymen.
He later played for Lepton Highlanders in the Huddersfield District League.
In 2001 he was named Man of the Match in the Herald Cup Final as played for Kingsteignton Athletic against Paignton Villa at Plainmoor.
He currently plays for South Devon non-league side Buckland Athletic and in March 2008 was named in their reserve team squad for the 2008 Herald Cup Final against Hele Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	13376152
'''Edwin "Ted" Wass''' (1910 - 4 February 1955) was an English footballer.
Wass was on Chesterfield's books before he moved to York City in September 1931. Within two years, he had established himself in York's first team and for five years he was a regular in the team's defence. He was granted a benefit match in May 1939 against Newcastle United.
During World War II, he served in the Royal Navy and suffered serious wounds when his minesweeper was sunk off Crete. He died in 1955.
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'''William McFarlane''' was a footballer.
McFarlane joined Burslem Port Vale in January 1893, making his debut in a 3-0 defeat at Walsall Town Swifts on 18 February that year. He made a further three appearances before being released at the end of the season.
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'''William Harold Hendry''' (born June, 1869, in Newport-on-Tay, Scotland - died 1901) known as '''Billy Hendry''', was a footballer who played for Sheffield United as a Centre-Half.
Hendry was born in 1869 at Newport-on-Tay, Fife, a village on the Tay estuary. After leaving school, Billy, a talented forward, played for Dunblane Thistle and then Dundee Wanderers, usually at outside right, but he was soon to play football in England.
There was no professional football at the time in Scotland, so those players with talents to sell crossed the border. Hendry had an ability to skilfully dribble the ball, a technique not used in the traditional English game in the 1880-s.
In 1888, Billy found himself playing for West Bromwich Albion in the first Football League season. Hendry, now playing as a centre forward was restless in his time with the Baggies, and in 1889 he joined Stoke City. A year later he joined Preston North End, who had just become Football League champions for a second time.
Before January 1891 was out, Charles Stokes, a member of Sheffield United-s football committee went to Preston and returned with the signatures of three Preston players. The players he signed were Jack Drummond, Sammy Dobson  and Billy Hendry.
Hendry made his debut for Sheffield United against Derby Junction F.C. on 28 February 1891 in a Midland Counties League match.
It was Drummond who was to score the goal that took United into Division One in 1893, but it was Hendry-s signing that was the most significant. By now, Hendry had become a centre half. He was made team captain at Sheffield United and remained so until his career with the club ended in 1895.
He was a small stocky player, described as neat, cool and calculating with 'exceptional skill'. His value to Sheffield United lay not just in the shrewdness and effectiveness of his play, but in the direction and leadership he gave to the club in the early years of Sheffield United in general.
The United committee ''"set great value upon his options as to the arrangement and formation of the team, and placed confidence in his judgement... and ability as a player, a captain, and an adviser"''
Under Hendry-s leadership, the Blades secured a place in Division One, and foundations were laid for the great Sheffield United team of the turn of the century.
It was also said that Hendry-s advice and guidance helped the natural talents of Ernest Needham, who was to become an England international.
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'''Paul Nixon''' (born Sunderland, UK) is a former professional footballer who played for Bristol Rovers and represented New Zealand at international level.
Nixon made his All Whites debut as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Taiwan on 6 March, 1988 and he ended his international playing career with 4 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap in a 0-1 loss to Saudi Arabia on 24 April, 1993.
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'''Neil Tolson''' (born 25 October 1973) is an English footballer who is Player-Manager of Conference North side Hyde United.
Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, Tolson was York City's top scorer for the 1996-97 season, with 17 goals in all competitions,
He was released by Leigh RMI in January 2003 and joined Kettering Town in February.
He joined Hyde United in July 2003 and was appointed Assistant Manager of the club in July 2007. He was appointed Player-Manager in September 2008. Tolson has currently scored 76 goals in 118 appearances, earning him the nickname ''Super Tolse''. Tolson is still registered as a player but only plays on odd occasions. He will be hoping to improve Hyde's fortunes after a poor season last season.
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'''Karl Rose''' (born October 12, 1978 in Barnsley, England) is the manager of Northern Premier League Division One South side Goole AFC, where he previously played as a striker.
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'''Jack Pitt''' (20 May 1920 - 17 August 2004), also known as '''Jackie Pitt''', is a former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career at Bristol Rovers.
Testimonial match at Bath 13 Aug 1988 against Wimbledon
Pitt spent more than 50 years at Bristol Rovers as a player, coach and groundsman.
Jack Pitt gave his life to his beloved club Bristol Rovers.
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'''James "Jimmy" Seal''' (born December 9, 1950 in Walton, near Wakefield, England) is an English former footballer.
Seal joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as a junior and signed professional forms in March 1968. He made one appearance in the First Division for the club. During the 1969-70 season, he was to transferred Walsall.
Seal was York City's top scorer for the 1974-75 season, with a total of 18 goals.
He made his home in York and played in local football for a number of years, working as a self-employed painter and decorator, and later as a milkman.
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}}'''William "Bill" Rochford''' (23 May 1913 - 9 March 1984) was a member of the Portsmouth team that won the 1939 FA Cup. He played over 100 matches for Portsmouth and for their south coast rivals, Southampton.
Rochford was born at New House, County Durham into a mining family, and as a youth he played for the Esh Winning junior XI. His family subsequently moved to Cuckfield, West Sussex from where he joined Portsmouth in July 1931.
Rochford (known as "Rockie" throughout his career) made his debut for Portsmouth against Southampton in the Rowland Hospital Cup at The Dell in April 1932. At first, playing at right-back, he made only the occasional first team start for Pompey, who finished regularly in mid-table in the Football League First Division, but by 1934-35 he had become a regular choice and in 1936 he represented the English League. In 1937 he switched to left-back and stayed there, being an ever-present in 1937-38.
His greatest moment for Portsmouth came in the FA Cup, when Pompey, who were struggling in the relegation zone, swept aside high-flying Wolves in the 1939 FA Cup Final running in 4-1 victors. As a result of the suspension of the FA Cup for the duration of World War II, the next FA Cup final was not until 7 years later in 1946, thereby enabling Portsmouth fans to claim that their team has held the Cup for the longest time.
Rochford continued to play for Portsmouth during the war, making over 200 appearances in war-time matches.
After the cessation of hostilities, he joined Southampton in July 1946 for a fee of -550 in readiness for the first post-war league season. Rochford soon became automatic choice as team captain, and, according to Holley & Chalk's "In That Number" he "was a father figure to many of the younger and less experienced players", including Alf Ramsey and Bill Ellerington, who were vying for the right-back position.
Over the next few seasons he rarely missed a game as Saints narrowly missed out on promotion from Division 2. In August 1949, he applied for the position as manager following the departure of Bill Dodgin to Fulham. Although Rochford was strongly tipped for the job, being the players' choice, his application was turned down in favour of Sid Cann. Although appointed player-coach under Cann, Rochford was disappointed and after missing out on promotion yet again at the end of the 1949-50 season, he left the club in July 1950 to join Colchester United.
Colchester were about to embark on their first season in the Football League, but Rochford was only able to make two league appearances before retiring.
Following his retirement, Rochford returned to his native north-east to become a farmer near Gateshead, but continued to serve Southampton F.C. by acting as their scout in the area.
He died at Bishop Auckland in March 1984.
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Carroll began his career at Dundalk before moving to Liverpool in 1978 in a combined deal with colleagues Brian Duff and Synan Braddish. A stylish midfielder, he later returned to Dundalk and also had spells at Bohemians (making 53 league appearances with 1 goal), Athlone Town and Galway United amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland.. He also had a spell in the Irish League with Crusaders in the mid 90s.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Eggleston''' (21 February 1920 - 14 January 2004) was an English footballer and manager.
Eggleston played for Medomsley Jnrs until joining Derby County in February 1937. After playing no first-team games at the club, he joined Leicester City in August 1948. He then joined Watford in February 1948.
He was manager of Mansfield Town from July 1967 until July 1970.
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'''Gary Setchell''' (born May 8, 1975 in King's Lynn, England) is a footballer. He is currently Manager at Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Wisbech Town.
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'''Darren Campbell''' (born April 16, 1986 in Scotland) is a professional footballer currently playing for Southern Football League Division One South & West side Fleet Town, where he plays as a midfielder.
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'''Nicholas Wright''' (born 25 November 1987 in Birmingham, England) is a professional association footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Tamworth, where he plays as a striker.
Born in Birmingham, Nick Wright joined Birmingham City's youth academy when he was a teenager, but never progressed into the first team set up.
In January 2006, Wright joined Conference National strugglers Tamworth on loan. During his spell with the Lambs, Wright appeared in their FA Cup Third Round game against Stoke City. He also played in the replay at The Lamb Ground, in which Tamworth lost 5-4 on penalties.
Wright was sent out on loan to Bristol City on 12 October 2006 to gain first team experience. A month later, Wright had to cut his loan with the Robins short, following the death of his grandfather.
Following the death of his grandfather, Wright joined Northampton Town on loan at the end of November 2006. He went on to make four appearances for the The Cobblers.
After being released by Birmingham City at the end of the 2006-07 season, Wright joined local side Halesowen Town.
Wright returned to Conference North side, Tamworth on 17 October 2007.
On 12 February 2008, Wright scored all three goals in a 3-1 away win at Vauxhall Motors. This was the first time a Tamworth player had scored a hat-trick since Marcus Ebdon's three goals in a 5-0 win against Gresley Rovers in the FA Trophy in January 2005. Just four days later, Wright scored another hat-trick against Hucknall Town in a 4-0 home win.
During September 2008, Tamworth confirmed that former manager Mark Cooper, who is now with Conference National side Kettering Town was making enquires about signing Nick Wright. The Lambs did receive an offer from The Poppies, however it was rejected. Wright was fully aware of the goings on and said he is happy to still be a Tamworth player.
On 21 April 2009, Wright won The Lambs promotion back into the top flight of non-league football following his 65th-minute goal against local rivals, Hinckley United in their 1-0 win.
Wright was placed on the transfer list by Gary Mills on 10 December 2009 to "freshen up" his squad.
Wright is currently in talks with Stevenage Borough over a potential move.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 28 November 2009.''
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'''Paul Powell''' (born June 30, 1978 in Wallingford, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Didcot Town in the Southern Football League Premier Division. He plays as a midfielder.
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'''Rory Joseph May''' (born November 25, 1984 in Coventry, England) is an English footballer currently playing for Worcester City. He played professionally for Lincoln City but having dropped out of league football he has had numerous short stints with clubs in the Midlands without finding a regular home.
May begin his career in the academy at Coventry City, joining Tamworth on a work-experience basis toward the end of the 2002-03 season. He signed for Lincoln City in the summer of 2003. In March 2004 he joined Halifax Town
Following his release by Lincoln, May rejoined Tamworth
He commenced the season at Sutton Coldfield but was on the move again in November 2005, linking up with Stourport Swifts
He joined Solihull Borough for the 2006-2007 season scoring 30 goals in 39 appearances, moving on to Brackley Town in February 2007 before rejoining Solihull a little over a month later.
May began the season with Stratford Town, scoring 16 league goals in just 21 appearances. Having impressed against them in an FA Cup tie earlier in the season, May joined up with Hednesford Town
For the 08-09 season May joined Willenhall Town in the Unibond League Div 1 South.
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'''Lewis Morgan''' (born 30 April 1911, date of death unknown) was a member of the Portsmouth F.C. team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final. He was born in Cowdenbeath.
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'''Stuart Tuck''' (born October 1, 1974) is a footballer who plays at left-back, and centre back. He started his career at Worthing F.C., and then moved to Brighton and Hove Albion, where he made 93 appearances, and captained the side on several occasions . In October 2001 he moved to Eastbourne Borough F.C., he impressed, winning fans player of the year in the 2003/2004 season, and player of the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup.
He then moved to Bognor Regis Town F.C. but after picking up a serious achilles injury against Yeading F.C., joined Burgess Hill Town.
He is a PE teacher at Varndean Secondary School, coaching and managing a number of school teams.
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'''Thomas Fairfoul''' (January 16, 1881 in West Calder, Lothian - 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right-half. Fairfoul made over 200 senior appearances in Scottish football, playing for Kilmarnock and Third Lanark, before moving south of the border to join Liverpool in 1913. He spent two years with the club, where his fortunes were mixed. He played in the 1914 FA Cup final, ending on the losing side, but was later suspended by the FA for his involvement in the betting scandal of 1915. He did not return to football after the break for World War I.
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'''Eryk Kubicki''' (born August 18, 1925 in Hadjuki, Poland) is a Polish former footballer.
Kubicki joined York City from the Polish Army in October 1946.
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'''Albert Edward James "Eddie" Rowles''' (born March 10, 1951 in Gosport, England) is an English former footballer.
Rowles started his career with Bournemouth in March 1968. He joined York City in July 1971.
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'''James''' (or '''Jimmy''') '''Nicholl''' (born 1890 in Port Glasgow, died circa 1955) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. Nicholl played in England for his entire professional career, beginning with Middlesbrough, where he made 56 appearances, scoring 13 goals, before joining Liverpool in January 1914. He played at Anfield for eighteen months, and featured in the 1914 FA Cup final, but his career was ended early by the outbreak of World War I.
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'''John Richard Lawson''' (February 3, 1925 in York, England - 1990) was an English former footballer.
Lawson joined York City from Dringhouses in August 1944.
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'''Arthur Metcalf''' (April 8, 1889 in Sunderland - February 9, 1936) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. Metcalf played for a number of amateur clubs in the north-east, before earning a professional contract with Newcastle United in 1909. He could not break into the first team at St. James' Park, however, only making twelve first team appearances before joining Liverpool in 1912. His time at Anfield was largely successful, he finished as the club's top scorer in his first season with 28 goals, and featured in the FA Cup final a year later. Injury struck, however, and he missed much of the 1914-15 season. He was prolific during wartime football, but was not offered a new contract at the end of the conflict, and went onto have a journeyman career, playing for five more clubs before retiring in 1926. His brother, George, was also a professional footballer.
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'''Paul Terence Cooper''' (born 12 July 1957 in Birmingham) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Huddersfield Town and Grimsby Town.
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'''William James "Willie" Coulson''' (born 14 January 1950 in North Shields) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Southend United, Aldershot, Huddersfield Town and Darlington.
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'''Maurice Cox''' (born October 1, 1959 in Torquay) was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Torquay United & Huddersfield Town. While a student at Christ's College, Cambridge University, he scored the fastest goal at the old Wembley Stadium, scoring after 20 seconds in the 1979 Varsity match against Oxford University.
Cox joined Torquay United as a junior and remained on the clubs' books while a student at Cambridge University, making his debut on 3 November 1979 as a substitute for Peter Coffill in the 1-1 draw away to Scunthorpe United
He played more regularly the following season, finally signing professional for Torquay in January 1982, totalling 13 goals in 62 league games before a free transfer move to Huddersfield Town in August 1982 on non-contract terms. He left Huddersfield after playing only 4 games, leaving league football behind him.
His father Geoff was also a professional footballer and also played for Torquay United.
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'''Thomas Edward "Tom" Daley''' (born 15 November 1933) is a former professional footballer born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Huddersfield Town. He later played for Peterborough United, Gainsborough Trinity and Boston United in non-league football.
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'''Raymond "Ray" Dring''' (born 13 February 1924) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Lincoln.
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'''Andrew James "Andy" Duggan''' (born 19 September 1967)
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'''Ian Martin Duthie''' (born 18 January 1930) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a striker for Forfar Celtic, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City and Witton Albion. He was born in Trumperton, Forfar, Scotland.
He is married and has two children to the daughter of fellow professional football player, Roy Goodall, who captained England in the early 1930s.
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'''Michael Joseph "Mick" Fairclough''' (born October 22, 1952 in Drogheda) was a former Irish professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Drogheda United, Dundalk and Huddersfield Town.
Mick started his football career with Drogheda Youths and won an FAI Youths Cup medal in 1970 scoring in the replay of the final. At age 18 he played in the 1971 Senior FAI Cup Final with Drogheda who lost to Limerick after a replay.
Mick was bought by Huddersfield Town (who were then in the old 1st Division) in August 1971 and made his 1st team debut against Wolves in October 1971. He made 20 appearances in the 1971/72 season including games against Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Spurs & Wolves.
He won a full International cap for the Republic of Ireland in 1972 in the Mini World Cup in Brazil and also won two full caps in 1982 after his successful comeback from injury.
Mick received a serious leg injury in 1973 and this ultimately ended his career prematurely in 1975. He was out of football for 5 years and then made a comeback in the League of Ireland with Dundalk after receiving treatment from Bobby McGregor the renowned Northern Ireland Physio. Mick played for Dundalk for a further 4 years where he was top scorer for 3 consecutive seasons during which time he won FAI Cup and League medals. He scored in the 1981 Cup Final against Sligo Rovers and also scored against Tottenham Hotspur in the 1982 UEFA European Cup Winners' Cup 1st leg, in the 1-1 draw in Oriel Park.
In 1984 he left Oriel Park to return to Drogheda United where he started his career and finished playing there in 1986.
This was a truly remarkable comeback after his career was ended with a very serious leg injury in 1975.
Following his early retirement from professional football Mick returned to college and then progressed into the I.T. Business where he has been very successful in his career. He has held senior management positions in a number of multi-national companies and is currently working in the Software Division of the IBM Company in Ireland.
The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle
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'''Francis Martin "Franny" Firth''' (born 27 May 1956) is a former professional footballer born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire who played as a winger for Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town and Bury in the Football League and for Witton Albion in non-league football.
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'''Martin Fowler''' (born 17 January 1957 in York) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers, Hartlepool United, Stockport County and Scunthorpe United.
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'''Michael Paul France''' (born 10 September 10, 1968 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Bristol City, Burnley before joining Altrincham in August 1992.
He was Altrincham's player of the year in his first season,
He left Altrincham in 1999, having played over 300 games for the club, and signed for Stalybridge Celtic. He later joined Ashton United, but had left by November 2001.
In addition to being Football in the Community Officer at Huddersfield, he is also currently the manager of the Sporting Pride Community Trust, based in Huddersfield.
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'''Anthony "Tony" France''' (born April 11, 1939 in Sheffield) was a former English professional footballer who played as a striker for Huddersfield Town, Darlington and Stockport County.
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'''Neil Freeman''' (born 16 February 1955 in Northampton) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League.
He started his career as a youth player at home-town club Northampton Town, but turned professional with Arsenal in 1972. He was released in March 1974 without having played for the first team.
After retiring from football he joined the police.
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'''Charles "Charlie" Gallogly''' (born 16 June 1919, Guilford, County Down, Ireland) was a professional footballer who played as a Fullback, Huddersfield Town, Watford and Bournemouth.
In 1950 he awarded two caps for Ireland. He emigrated to United States in 1958, and managed Brooklyn Shamrocks F.C. from 1958-61.
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'''Daniel Robert "Danny" Westwood''' (born Dagenham, 25 July 1953) is an English former professional football player. His clubs included Queens Park Rangers and Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances and scored over 70 goals.
After an unsuccessful spell as a junior with Fulham Westwood, a native of Essex first came to prominence with Billericay Town of the Essex Senior League, where he scored 48 goals in one season. This brought him to the attention of Southend United, but he turned down a chance to join the Roots Hall club in favour of signing for Queens Park Rangers.
He was a first-team regular for six years at Priestfield Stadium, making 211 Football League appearances and finishing as the club's top goalscorer in 1978-79.
In 1981 Westwood moved into non-league football with Barnet and later had spells with Billericay Town, Grays Athletic, Canterbury City and Aveley.
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'''Harold James "Harry" Hughes''' (born Nuneaton, 8 October 1929) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Chelsea, Bournemouth and Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances.. He was captain of the Bournemouth team that knocked out Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur before losing to Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1957.
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'''David Logan "Dave" Whitelaw''' (born Glasgow, 9 August 1909, died Oxford, 27 February 1979) was a Scottish football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Southend United and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances.
Whitelaw guested for clubs including AFC Bournemouth, Chester and Wrexham during World War II.
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'''Paul Garner''' (born 1 December 1955 in Edlington, near Doncaster) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Gillingham and Mansfield Town.
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'''Paul E. Gartland''' (born 8 February 1959 in Shepley, Kirkburton) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Huddersfield Town before moving into non-league football.
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'''Brian Gibson''' (born 22 February 1928) is an English former professional footballer born in Huddersfield, who played as a defender in the Football League for Huddersfield Town.
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'''John Gilligan''' (born 2 May 1957 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Swindon Town, Huddersfield Town and Northampton Town, and in Ireland for Sligo Rovers.
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'''Frederick Charles "Fred" Ellis''' (7 October 1900, - 1970) was an English football (soccer) player.
He was born in Sheppey, and played professionally for clubs including Watford and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances.
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'''Albert John "Jack" Beacham''' (15 August 1902 - 14 May 1982) was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for Brentford and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances.
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'''William James Boyd "Jimmy" Watson''' (born Durham, 1 January 1914, died Bristol, 1979) was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Northampton Town, Notts County and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances.
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'''Herbert Clarence "Harry" Randle''' (born Stonebroom, 31 July 1906, died Chesterfield, 7 August 1976) was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Southend United, Accrington Stanley and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances.
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'''Harold Pemberton Brittan''' (November 11, 1894 in Derby, England - April 1964 in New York) was a U.S.-English soccer center forward. He began his career in England with Chelsea before moving to the United States. In the U.S., he was a prolific goalscorer with the powerhouse Bethlehem Steel, Philadelphia Field Club and Fall River Marksmen clubs in the National Association Football League and American Soccer League. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951.
Brittan began his professional career with English First Division club Chelsea during the 1913-1914 season. He saw time in only two games, scoring two goals. The next season, his playing time increased to only nine games in which he scored another two goals. When World War I began in 1914, Brittan was called into the British Army, serving three and a half years. In 1919, he rejoined Chelsea for the 1919-1920 season. He still saw limited playing time in only thirteen games, scoring only three goals. However, two of those came as game winners over Liverpool. Chelsea would not take a league double off Liverpool again until 2005. In March 1919, Chelsea loaned him to Leicester Fosse for two games. By the end of the 1919-1920 season, Brittan had become dissatisfied with both playing for Chelsea and life in England. Most of his family had moved to the U.S. where they settled in Philadelphia and Brittan decided to join them. When the management of top U.S. club Bethlehem Steel heard that he was coming to the U.S., they immediately signed him.
Brittan signed with Bethlehem Steel of the National Association Football League (NAFBL) at the end of the 1919-1920 season, playing only one game, but scoring the lone goal, in a 1-0 victory over Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock. This was a significant goal in that Bethlehem won the league title by one point over Harrison Erie. Brittan found his form as Bethlehem-s starting center forward at the beginning of the 1920-1921 NAFBL season. He not only scored at a prolific rate, but assisted on numerous goals. This led to interest in reacquiring Brittan on the part of Chelsea. The Pensioners reputedly offered Bethlehem up $15,000 for his contract. Bethlehem rebuffed Chelsea and Brittan led the Steel Men to a six point margin of victory in the league standings. However, the NAFBL was declining by this time and in the summer of 1921, several of the league-s stronger teams combined with other regional powerhouses to create the first American Soccer League (ASL).
The creation of the ASL led to the brief disestablishment of the Bethlehem Steel team. Edgar and W. Luther Lewis, owners of Bethlehem Steel, decided to move the team to Philadelphia where it would compete under the name Philadelphia Field Club. The reasons for this move remain unknown but some suspect the two brothers wanted to capitalize on the greater population of Philadelphia to provide a financial base for their team. As a result, Brittan played the 1921-1922 ASL season with Philadelphia. Using the core of the old Bethlehem Steel team, Philadelphia easily won the league title. Brittan also won the league scoring title with 24 (some reports say 27) goals in 17 games. This was despite sitting out seven games over a two month period after injuring his leg in December 1921. The Lewis brothers- ploy to increase revenue by relocating their team to Philadelphia failed and the they were forced to sell several players to cover the team-s debts.
In September 1922, Brittan signed with the Fall River Marksmen after the team-s owner, Sam Mark purchased his contract from the Lewis brothers. When Brittan arrived in Fall River, he was also given coaching duties in addition to his playing responsibilities. Sam Mark was not disappointed with this move as Brittan would go on to score 135 goals in 168 league games between 1922 and 1926, with a brief return in 1927-1928. Building on Brittan-s goal production and coaching, the Marksmen won the league title in 1924, 1925 and 1926. They also won the 1924 National Challenge Cup.
In August 1926, Fall River surprisingly released Brittan. He quickly signed with the New Bedford Whalers as a player-coach, but retired a few months later when the Whalers sold his contract to the Providence Clam Diggers. Apparently, Brittan had become a successful local businessman, owning an automobile dealership, and did not want to move to Providence.
In the Spring of 1927, Brittan decided to return to the field, this time back with the Fall River Marksmen. While the Marksmen finished third in the league, they won the 1927 National Challenge Cup, defeating Detroit Holley Carburetor F.C. by a score of 7-0. Brittan scored one goal in that victory. Brittan then played one last complete season with the Marksmen, scoring 16 goals in 28 games, giving him his team record 135 goals in 168 league games during two stints in Fall River.
Brittan permanently retired after the 1927-28 season and devoted himself to his business interests. By 1931, the twin depredations of the Great Depression and the U.S. Soccer Wars had taken their tolls on the American Soccer League. Several teams were folding and others were relocating in attempts to maintain their financial solvency. Sam Mark had moved the Marksmen to New York City. In response, Brittan led a group of local businessmen who purchased the Providence Gold Bugs and moved the team to Fall River, renaming it Fall River F.C.. The team failed a few months later. This was Brittan-s last foray into the sport which had played such a large part in his life.
Brittan was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951.
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'''Jack Hannaway''' (born 22 October 1927, Bootle) is an English former football (soccer) player. He made over 250 Football League appearances for Manchester City, Gillingham and Southport in an eleven-year professional career.
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'''John Overton''' (born 2 May 1956, Rotherham) is an English former football (soccer) player. He made 195 Football League appearances for Aston Villa, Halifax Town and Gillingham.
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'''John William Frain''' (born 8 October 1968) is a former English professional footballer who played for Birmingham City and Northampton Town. He played in all four divisions of the Football League, making nearly 500 league appearances for his two clubs.
John Frain was born in Yardley, Birmingham. He joined Birmingham City from school, made his debut in the First Division in April 1986 aged 17, and signed full professional forms in October of that year. He was originally a left-back, but good passing ability and a lack of pace saw him moved into midfield, towards the end of his Birmingham career returning to left-back. He was the club's free kick and penalty specialist.
He was part of the team that won the Leyland DAF Trophy in 1991 and gained promotion from the Third Division in 1991-92.
He also appeared in the club's 1994-95 Third Division championship-winning season and in the early rounds of that year's Auto Windscreens Shield, but played insufficient games to qualify for a league medal and did not play in the final.
In 1996 he was awarded a testimonial match against Aston Villa in recognition of ten years' service.
He made 336 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 28 goals.
In January 1997 he joined Northampton Town on loan, writing himself into the club's history by scoring a stoppage-time winner from a free kick in that season's Football League Two play-off final.
His free-transfer move to the club was made permanent at the end of that season. He later played his part in the club winning automatic promotion back to League Two in 1999-2000. He made 248 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring eight goals.
In July 2003 Frain was appointed player/assistant manager of Moor Green. In his first season he helped the club reach the final of the Dr Martens League Cup and win the Birmingham Senior Cup, beating Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final.
Frain retired as a player at the end of the 2004-05 season due to a persistent knee injury, but retained his assistant manager's post following the merger of Moor Green and Solihull Borough to form Solihull Moors,
Frain combines his football duties with working as a mortgage underwriter.
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'''Jonathan Geoffrey "Jon" Hallworth''' (born 26 October, 1965 in Stockport, Cheshire) is an English former professional goalkeeper.
Hallworth began his career as a trainee at Ipswich Town before signing a professional contract. During his time at the club he spent time on loan at Swindon Town, Bristol Rovers, where he made his professional debut, and Fulham before returning to become first choice goalkeeper until he was displaced by Craig Forrest. In 1989 he joined Oldham Athletic in a deal worth -75,000. He went on to spend the majority of his career at Oldham and was the clubs number one goalkeeper for several years.
He left the club in 1997 to sign for Cardiff City on a free transfer. He was first choice goalkeeper for three years before being replaced by Neil Alexander. He left the club in 2001 and went on to play for fellow Welsh clubs Newport County and Bangor City.
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'''Henri George Lansbury''' (born 12 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Watford as a midfielder, on loan from Arsenal.
Born in Enfield, London, Lansbury has been at Arsenal since 1999, and has featured regularly for both the club's under-18 and reserve sides. To date he has only featured in the League Cup for Arsenal's first team; he was named in the squad for their match against Liverpool on 9 January 2007, but did not feature. He was on the substitute's bench for a second time on 25 September 2007, this time against Newcastle United, and again did not play. He finally made his first team debut on 31 October 2007, in Arsenal's 3-0 League Cup win over Sheffield United, when he was brought on to replace Theo Walcott in the 83rd minute.
He was described by Alan Smith, a former Arsenal striker, as having "huge potential". On 1 July 2008 he signed his first professional contract with Arsenal. He missed the second half on the 2007-08 season due to glandular fever but returned to fitness in time to participate in pre-season training and the 2008 pre-season friendly games. He has played on the right side of the field in all of these games (four times as a right winger and once as a right back) instead of in his favoured central midfield position. Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger also confirmed that Lansbury would be playing in the League Cup competition in the 2008-09 season, and indeed he came on as a substitute in Arsenal's 6-0 win over Sheffield United in the third round of that competition, as well as their 3-0 win over Wigan and the quarter final away at Burnley.
On 31 January 2009, Lansbury went on loan to Scunthorpe United in League One for a month. He scored on his full debut against Swindon Town in the league, plus further adding three goals during his loan campaign. Lansbury featured in the FA Youth Cup Final for Arsenal, helping them win the trophy over Liverpool, assisting Gilles Sunu on the first goal and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas on the fourth goal in the first leg 4-1 victory.
On 21 August 2009, Lansbury joined Watford on loan until 31 December 2009. He scored his first goals for them with a brace against Sheffield Wednesday on 23 October 2009.
On 31 December 2009, Lansbury signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.
Henri has featured for England at several youth levels. He was part of the team which lost in the final of the 2009 UEFA U-19 European Championship against Ukraine, scoring 3 goals in the tournament. Lansbury has also captained England at U-19 level. He was called up to the U21 team for the first time for their qualifying match against Portugal in November 2009.
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'''Ahmed Deen''' (born June 30, 1985 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean international footballer currently playing for Barnet and also the first choice left back for the Sierra Leone national football team. He made his senior debut for Sierra Leone on March 24, 2007 against Togo in a 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier played in Freetown.
Deen was born in a largely Krio Muslim neighbourhood of Fourah Bay in Freetown, Sierra Leone to Krio Muslim parents. Sierra Leone international Ahmed Deen arrived at the Moss Rose in the summer of 2008 from fellow League one club Peterborough United. The full back was once on the books as a trainee at Leicester City. He enjoyed spells with a variety of non-league teams, most recently at Bishops Stortford in the Conference South. He was released by Macclesfield Town at the end of the 08/09 season, and signed for Barnet in August on a short-term deal. After some impressive performances he signed a two-year deal in September. He scored his first goal, a free-kick, for Barnet in a 3-1 away win against Northampton Town on 4 September 2009.
Dean made his senior debut for Sierra Leone against Togo in a 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier played in Freetown. Since then, he has been the first choice left back for Sierra Leone. He was a starter for the Leone Stars during 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 African Nations Cup matches against Equitorial Guinea, Nigeria and the back to back games against South Africa.
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'''Harry Nicholas Arter''' (born 28 December 1989) is an English footballer of Irish descent, currently playing for Woking.
Harry signed his first professional two year contract with Charlton Athletic in 2007.
He made his debut for The Addicks at the age of 17 against Luton Town in the League Cup on the 25 September 2007. In January 2009, Arter had a trial with Championship club, Ipswich Town. On 20 January 2009, Arter made an appearance for the Ipswich reserve team, against Northampton Town's reserve team. Northampton won the game 1-0, with Arter being one of two trialists - the other being former Fulham youngster, Lino Goncalves.
In the 2008-09 season, he had loan spells with Staines Town and Welling United but has since returned from the latter to finish the season at Charlton Athletic. On 2 June 2009, Arter joined Woking on a one-year contract.
Arter has played for the Republic of Ireland under-17 and under-19 teams, being eligible through his grandparents.
He is the brother-in-law of professional football player Scott Parker.
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'''William "Billy" Charles Goffin''' (12 December 1920 - 15 September 1987), was a former English professional footballer best known for his time at Aston Villa. Goffin signed for Villa from Tamworth and after his Villa career resigned for his former side.
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'''Harold "Harry" Morton''' ( 7 July 1909 - c.1975) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa in the 1930s.
Morton was born in Chadderton, near Oldham, Lancashire, and after working his way up through the local football leagues, and had unsuccessful trials with Bury and Bolton Wanderers. Before he was able to embark on a football career, he did his National service with the Royal Welch Fusiliers. On leaving the Army, he had another unsuccessful trial, this time at Southampton, before he succeeded in persuading Aston Villa to take him on.
After a trial with Villa in October 1930, he was signed as an amateur and made his club debut for the reserves in a Central League game against Everton Reserves on 22 November 1930. He went on to sign as a professional in March 1931. By the end of the the 1931-32 season he had displaced Fred Biddlestone as first choice 'keeper and missed only one league game over the next three seasons, helping Villa to claim the runners-up position in the Football League in the 1932-33 season and reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1933-34.
His form with Villa brought him to the attention of the England selectors but, although he had a trial in 1934, he was unsuccessful and the selectors chose Arsenal's Frank Moss instead to replace the injured Harry Hibbs.
In March 1937, Morton moved to Everton, making his debut in a 2-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on 13 March 1937. In his two years at Goodison Park, Morton was the understudy to Ted Sagar and only made 27 league and 2 FA Cup appearances. In Everton's Championship winning season, 1938-39, Morton only made one appearance.
In the summer of 1939, Morton was transferred to Burnley, but his career was brought to an end following the outbreak of the Second World War.
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'''James Lochhead Logan''' (8 August 1885 in Barrhead, Scotland - 1958 in Worcester, England) was a former professional footballer who is best known for his time with Aston Villa. Before playing for Villa Logan played for Queen's Park. After leaving Villa Logan moved to Rangers.
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'''Daniel''' "'''Danny'''" '''Blair''' (2 February 1906 - 7 March 1976) was a Scottish football player who began his career in North America before finishing it in England. He also earned nine caps with the Scottish national team.
Although he was born in Parkhead, Scotland, Blair began his career in Toronto, Canada, with Davonport Albion. He then moved to Toronto Scottish and Willys Overland before signing with the Providence Clamdiggers of the American Soccer League in 1924. After one season, he returned to Scotland where he signed with Clyde in 1925. He spent six seasons with Clyde before transferring to Aston Villa of the Football League on 24 October 1931. Blair played 138 League and Cup games for Aston Villa. He signed for Villa before joining Blackpool. He made his debut for ''the Tangerines'' in the opening league game of the 1936-37 season, in the number 2 shirt, in a 2-1 victory at Leicester City on August 29, 1936. He went on to be an ever-present that campaign, starting in all of the club's 42 league games and two FA Cup games.
He remained with Blackpool until the Second World War in 1939. Throughout his whole career he played in 408 League matches and scored 2 goals, both for Clyde. He appeared in 9 internationals between 1929 and 1933.
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'''Christopher Sebastian "Chris" Buckley''' (9 November 1886 - 11 January 1973) was a football player in the early years of professional football in England, who played at centre half for a variety of clubs including Aston Villa and Arsenal, before later returning to Villa as director and chairman. He was the younger brother of Frank Buckley, who was also a player and manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Born in Urmston, Manchester, Buckley studied at Xaverian College in his native city and the Manchester Catholic Collegiate Institute. He went on to play for Victoria Park, Manchester Ship Canal and Manchester City Reserves before stepping up to the senior level with Brighton & Hove Albion of the Southern League in 1905. A year later he joined Aston Villa and played 20 league games in his first season, before breaking his ankle in a game against Manchester United on the opening day of the 1907-08 season, which kept him out of the game for over a year.
He continued to play for Villa after coming back from injury, winning a First Division title in 1909-10 and made nearly 150 league appearances for Aston Villa in six seasons. He had a trial for England in 1911 but was never capped. In 1914 he moved south to join Arsenal of the Second Division, and played in the last season before competitive football's suspension due to World War I. Aged 31 when football resumed in 1919, he still played for another two seasons before breaking a leg in 1920-21 and losing his place to Alex Graham. In total he played 59 games for the club, scoring three goals.
After retiring, Buckley later returned to Villa, joining the club's board of directors in 1936, and serving as chairman from 1955 to 1966. He stepped down as a director in 1967 and died in 1973, aged 86.
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'''David Elebert''' (born 21 March 1986 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Hamilton Academical.
Elebert began his career as a trainee at Preston North End but failed to make any first team appearances for the club. In 2005 he had a loan spell at Scarborough.
He was signed by Hamilton in January 2006 having been released by Preston and signed a new two-year deal in May 2008.
He was called up to the Republic of Ireland's under-21s in May 2008 and made his debut against Malaysia's under-23s later that month. He captained the side against Nigeria in his next game.
:Hamilton Academical
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'''John (Jack) Fraser''' (born Dumbarton 10 November 1876, died 1 October 1952) was a Scottish professional footballer who was part of the Dundee team who won the Scottish Cup in 1910. He later went on to manage Dundee and was assistant manager at Chelsea.
Jack Fraser started his football career at the late age of 18 with his local club Dumbarton, where he appeared as part of the team that lost the Scottish Cup final 5-1 to Rangers in 1897. After then spending one season with Motherwell he decided to try his luck in England and joined First Division club Notts County in January 1898. He remained at County for eighteen months before moving on to Newcastle United where he remained for two seasons, until returning to Scotland with St Mirren for the 1901-02 season.
By the time he joined Southampton in May 1902 he had clocked up eight years with five different clubs with no conspicuous success. He was signed by Southampton as a replacement for Edgar Chadwick who had moved on to Liverpool after leading the Saints to the 1902 FA Cup final. In an effort to reclaim the Southern League title, Southampton recruited six new players, including fellow Scots, Jack Robertson from Liverpool and Mark Bell from Heart of Midlothian.
Fraser scored a hat-trick on his debut against Brentford on 6 September 1902 (with the other goals from fellow dbutante Tom Barlow (2) and Harry Wood) and soon became a fixture in the side and missed only a handful of games in the 1902-03 season, including twice giving way to C. B. Fry for his final appearances for the club. On 13 December 1902 he scored four goals as Saints recorded their joint highest victory margin of 11-0 against Watford.
When he joined the Saints he originally played at centre-forward, but he soon switched to inside-left where he had his best games and soon became a crowd favourite. Described in Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints" as "a bulky man" he "found the wing positions more to his liking and presented an awesome sight to defending goalkeepers when cutting inside and bearing down on them in full flight". Saints finished Fraser's first season by taking the Southern League championship for the fifth time in seven years with Fraser contributing 15 goals.
This success was repeated in the following season, although in February 1903 he lost his place through injury to Fred Mouncher. He was restored to the starting line-up for the 1904-05 season where he continued to dovetail well on the left with George Hedley, but Saints finished the season in a disappointing third place.
Fraser had planned on remaining in Southampton as his intention was to purchase a tobacconist's business in the town, but the deal fell through and he then accepted excellent terms from Dundee and returned to Scotland.
The return to Scotland paid dividends as he was to gain an international cap for Scotland on 16 March 1907 in a 1-0 victory over Ireland. He went on to win the Scottish Cup in 1910, defeating Clyde 2-1 in a second replay.
He later graduated to the position of player-manager for Dundee before moving back to England in 1919 to work for Chelsea, firstly as a scout and later as an assistant manager under David Calderhead and Leslie Knighton until the late 1930s.
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Before becoming a manager Newbould combined a job at an iron foundry with playing football,
In 1900 he became the first person to hold the position of manager at Derby County, stepping up from his previous position as assistant secretary. Prior to his appointment the Derby team was selected by committee. Newbould's Derby reached the FA Cup final in 1903, but lost 6-0 to Bury at Crystal Palace. In 1906 financial pressures led Derby's directors to sell England international Steve Bloomer to Middlesbrough. Newbould disagreed with the decision, and left the club at the end of the season to take up the managerial position at Manchester City.
Newbould joined Manchester City with the club in turmoil. A scandal concerning illegal payments to players had resulted in the suspension of seventeen players, leaving a squad of only eleven players.
After leaving City he had a brief spell as a coach at Copenhagen's Akademisk Boldklub before becoming secretary of the Players' Union in 1913, a position he held until his death in 1928.
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'''Lee James Palmer''' (born Croydon, 19 September 1970) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Gillingham, where he made 120 Football League appearances, Cambridge United, Woking, Dover Athletic and Folkestone Invicta.
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'''Gordon Albert Pulley''' (born Stourbridge, 18 September 1936) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Millwall, Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances, and Peterborough United.
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'''Alec Farrall''' (born West Kirby, 3 March 1936) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Everton, Preston North End, Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances, Lincoln City and Watford.
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'''John William Henry Sharpe''' (born Portsmouth, 9 October 1957) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Southampton, Swansea City, and Gillingham, where he made nearly 200 Football League appearances.
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'''Jamie Gosling''' (born March 21, 1982 in Bath) is an English semi-professional football midfielder. He previously played professionally in the Football League for Yeovil Town and Torquay United, but currently plays for Bath City.
Gosling was on schoolboy terms with Bristol Rovers before joining Team Bath. He left in September 2000 to join local rivals Bath City. In April 2003 he had a trial with Cheltenham Town and in July 2003 joined Yeovil Town. He made his league debut on August 9, 2003 as Yeovil won 3-1 away to Rochdale, Yeovil's first ever game in the Football League.
He joined Conference National side Aldershot Town on loan in March 2004 and had trials with Chester City, Boston United and Hereford United during the 2004 close-season. He was linked with a move back to Team Bath in August 2004, but played once more for Yeovil, as a late substitute for Paul Terry as Yeovil lost 1-0 away to Scunthorpe United before being released.
He joined Weymouth that November., but played just once, in the FA Trophy, before joining Torquay United on a free transfer.
Gosling made his Torquay debut as a half-time substitute for Martin Phillips as Torquay lost 1-0 at home to Barnsley and started, and scored in, the 1-1 draw away to Chesterfield the following week. He lost his place after Torquay's 1-1 draw away to Huddersfield Town on January 8, 2005, a game in which Gosling was replaced early in the second half by Matthew Hockley, and was released in February 2005,.
He joined Woking later that month and was a regular until the end of the season.
In August 2005 Gosling joined Forest Green Rovers, but was released in November 2005.
Gosling joined Hungerford Town in the 2006 close season. He suffered a collapsed lung in March 2007 in a game against Shortwood United. In May 2007 his initial one-year contract with Hungerford was extended by a further year.
He rejoined Bath City in June 2008 but left again in November 2008 rejoining former club Hungerford Town. Jaimie has now joined R.R.F.C. Montegnee for the 09/10 season.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Rigg''' (born Bedlington, 20 February 1920, died Northumberland, May 1995) was an English professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Watford and Gillingham, where he made nearly 200 Football League appearances.
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'''Edouard Andrew Wojtczak''' (29 April 1921 - 11 March 1995) was a Russian-born Polish footballer.
Wojtczak worked as a tank commander in World War II.
He would star in ice shows as a skater and walked from York to London on ice skates to publicise a show.
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'''Frank O'Neill''' (born 13 April 1940, Dublin, Ireland) is a former Irish footballer who spent most of his career at Shamrock Rovers. As an international he also played for the Republic of Ireland.
O'Neill joined Stella Maris at the age of twelve before moving onto Home Farm. He also played for an FAI Youth Selection against a Liverpool County FA XI at Goodison Park, and in 1958 he played against the youth teams of some of the leading European clubs in a tournament in Germany.
O'Neill signed for Arsenal as an eighteen year old, initially as an amateur but subsequently turned professional in April 1959. He spent the next two seasons playing for Arsenal Reserves, making just 2 appearances in the English League. On both occasions, during the 1960-61 season, he deputised for the injured Danny Clapton. He made his senior debut for Arsenal on New Year's Eve 1960 in a 5-3 away win against Nottingham Forest and then played again in a home game against Blackpool.
O'Neill signed for Shamrock Rovers in September 1961 after playing well on Rovers' tour of North America that summer. He scored twice on his debut against Waterford United on 17 September, in a 4-0 win in the League of Ireland Shield. He went on to became a prominent member of the Rovers team that won the FAI Cup six times in a row during the 1960s. He, along with Pat Courtney, is a holder of the six in a row medals. During his career with Rovers he played over 300 games. His team-mates at the club during this era included Liam Tuohy, Johnny Fullam, Pat Dunne, Bobby Gilbert, Mick Leech and Paddy Mulligan. During the 1965-66 season O'Neill scored 6 goals during the FAI Cup run including one in the final against Limerick. In 1967 he also scored a penalty in the final, a 3-2 win against St. Patrick's Athletic. He scored a further 2 goals during the 1968-69 cup run. During the summer of 1967, O'Neill also played for Rovers when they competed as Boston Rovers in the United Soccer Association league. O'Neill also scored 2 goals for Rovers, one in each game, during a European Cup Winners Cup tie against CA Spora Luxembourg, helping them to an 8-2 aggregate win. . In total he played 18 times in European competition.
Frank signed for Waterford United in September 1974 and scored twice on his debut.
Won the Texaco Cup after scoring the only goal in the first leg in November 1974.
Signed for Dundalk F.C. as assistant manager in 1978. Moved to St Patrick's Athletic in January 1980.
Between 1961 and 1971, while playing for Shamrock Rovers, O'Neill made 20 appearances and scored 1 goal for the Republic of Ireland. He holds the record for the number of international caps won by a League of Ireland player. He made his international debut on 8 October 1961 in a World Cup qualifier against Czechoslovakia at Dalymount Park. O'Neill finished on the losing side as the Republic lost 3-1. He scored his only goal for the Republic on 11 November 1966 in a 2-1 home win against Turkey in a European qualifier. He made his last appearance for the Republic on 10 October 1971 in another European qualifier away to Austria. On that day the Republic lost 6-0.
He served as player-manager for Rovers after being appointed to the position on 19 October 1969. He guided the club to the league title play-off at the end of he 1970-71 season.
O'Neill was later assistant manager of Dundalk between 1978 and 1979, winning the League of Ireland and FAI Cup double.
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'''Wilfried Domoraud''' (born 18 August 1988) is a French footballer who plays for Woking as a striker.
Born in Maisons-Alfort, Paris, Domoraud was previously contracted to French club AS Nancy, but only appeared for their B team. After scoring a hat-trick for the Yeovil Town reserve team he was handed his first team debut when he came on as a substitute at Brighton & Hove Albion in a 2-1 win.
Domoraud was sent on a month's loan to Conference National side Weymouth in January 2008.
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'''Denis Ronald Lewin''', more commonly known as '''Ron Lewin''', (21 June 1920 - 24 September 1985)
He went on to coach the Norwegian national team and Cheltenham Town before coaching Everton, Newcastle United and also in Holland, Egypt and Kuwait.
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'''John Henry Arnott''' (born Sydenham, 6 September 1932) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included West Ham United, Shrewsbury Town, Bournemouth and Gillingham, where he made 186 Football League appearances.
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'''Alan Walker''' (born Mossley, 17 December 1959) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Lincoln City, Millwall, and Plymouth Argyle. However, Walker's most notable time in the professional game was at Gillingham, where he made over 150 Football League appearances. Walker is now a semi professional football manager and currently co-manages Isthmian League Premier Division side Maidstone United with Lloyd Hume.
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'''Krystian Mitchell Victor Pearce''' (born 5 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Huddersfield Town on loan from Birmingham City. He represented England at the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, where they reached the final, and at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In September 2007 he made his debut for the England under-19 team, the year above his actual age group, and played at the finals of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. He made his debut in the Football League on 17 November 2007 while on loan to Notts County. He is yet to make his first team debut for Birmingham, though he has been an unused substitute.
Pearce was born in Birmingham and started his career at Sunday league side Kingsdown Colts before joining Birmingham City's Academy when he was ten years old. He began as a striker but converted to play in defence.
He was given a squad number for the 2007-08 season and included in Birmingham's squad for the League Cup match at Blackburn Rovers,
On 8 November 2007 Pearce signed a one-month loan deal at Football League Two side Notts County in order to gain experience.
and the following Saturday made his Football League debut for the club, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 defeat at home to Macclesfield Town.
contributing to him being named in the League Two Team of the Week,
after which his loan was extended for a further month.
On 31 January 2008 Pearce joined Port Vale of League One on loan for an initial period of one month to gain experience at a higher level.
resulting in a two-game ban which left the player anxious to make amends.
In May 2008 Pearce signed a new two-year contract with Birmingham, in recognition of his performances while on loan and his potential to develop into a first-team player.
On 19 August 2008 Pearce joined League One club Scunthorpe United on loan for a month, later extended, initially until 5 January 2008, then until the end of the season, including, if necessary, for the play-offs.
Pearce signed for Peterborough United on a season-long loan on 20 July 2009. In the starting eleven for the League Cup win against Wycombe Wanderers in August, he had to wait until late September for his first League appearance, as a second-half substitute in a poor team performance as Peterborough lost 2-0 away at Blackpool. In contention to start the next game, Pearce remained among the substitutes as changes were made in defence, and his 20-minute appearance as Peterborough lost 2-1 at home to Plymouth Argyle was his last League outing for the club. Pearce remained out of favour as Mark Cooper succeeded Darren Ferguson as manager, and in January 2010 the loan was cut short and the player returned to Birmingham. On January 19, he joined Football League One side Huddersfield Town on an emergency loan deal, to be made permanent the following day.
Pearce was first capped at under-17 level for England on 26 October 2006 in a UEFA mini-tournament against Portugal under-17
and scored their opening goal, his first at international level,
England's performance in the UEFA championships earned them qualification for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea. Again Pearce was in the starting eleven for each of England's games, and scored the second goal in their win over Syria U-17 in the round of 16, described in FIFA's match report as: "Once again, another Porritt cross caused problems for Mohamad Aljomaa's side, the ball fell to centre half Krystian Pearce, who showed all the composure of a striker, taking two touches before hitting a low shot into the net."
During both the European and World tournaments, Pearce formed a sound defensive partnership with team captain Jordan Spence of West Ham United;
He is described in an article on the FA's website as "arguably England-s best player at the World Cup".
In September 2007 Pearce was called up to the England under-19 squad for the qualifying tournament for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, despite being a year younger than most of the squad.
Pearce took part in two of the three group matches in the first qualifying round for the 2009 European Under-19 Championships, as a half-time substitute in a 3-1 victory over their Northern Irish counterparts which ensured qualification for the elite qualification round, and playing the whole of the 4-1 defeat by Serbia.
Pearce is good in the air, as one would expect of a large man, and has pace and composure.
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'''Charles Henry "Charlie" Richards''' (9 August 1875 - ?) was a professional footballer most notable for playing almost 100 matches for Grimsby Town.
Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, Richards began his career as an inside right with Derbyshire side Gresley Rovers. He then played for Newstead Byron for a time, before moving on to Notts County in July 1894. However, Richards transferred to Notts County's city rivals, Nottingham Forest, only 18 months later, where he played for a total of three seasons. He made 74 league appearances for Forest, scoring 20 goals.
In December 1898, Richards transferred to Grimsby Town, where he made 80 league appearances and scored 42 goals, including three penalties. In his final season with Grimsby, Richards and the rest of the team won promotion to the First Division by finishing top of the Second Division. He was then picked up by Leicester Fosse in June 1901. In his one season at Leicester, Richards made a total of 25 appearances, and scored five goals.
In August 1902, Richards signed for Manchester United, who had recently been rescued from financial difficulties by a generous benefactor, and renamed from Newton Heath FC. The club was languishing in the Second Division at the time, and was just beginning to get back on its feet. Richards played for United for just one season, scoring just one goal in eight league appearances. He finally moved to Doncaster Rovers at the end of the 1902-03 season, where he would play for just the one season before going into retirement.
Richards won his only England cap on 5 March 1898, in a 3-2 victory over Ireland in the Home Championship.
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'''Adrian James Clarke''' (born 28 September 1974 in Cambridge, England) is a former English footballer, who last played for Welling United. He was a midfielder who played seven Premier League games at Arsenal.
After he retired he became a journalist.
Clarke started his career at Arsenal where he played a total of nine games. He made his league debut on New Year's Eve 1994 as a substitute in a 3-1 defeat to Queens Park Rangers at Highbury. He had loan spells at Rotherham United and Southend United in 1996-97 before he signed for the Shrimpers on a free transfer in August 1997.
He played 75 league games for Southend scoring his first career goal in a 3-1 victory over Brentford on 5 September 1997.
Clarke joined Cumbrian side Carlisle United on loan in September 1999 before returning to Essex. He left Southend at the end of the 1999-2000 season and joined Stevenage Borough on a free transfer. In less than two seasons he played 70 games, scoring 13 goals, before another loan spell at Hendon. He spent just a month at Hendon but was snapped up by Margate on a free transfer at the end of his loan spell.
Clarke played 57 games for Margate scoring five goals before joining Welling United.
After he hung up his boots, Clarke re-trained as a journalist, landing a job at the ''Southend Evening Echo''. He worked as a news editor of a football website,
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'''William Barbour Agnew''' (16 December 1879 - 19 August 1936) was a Scottish footballer who played for local club and as well as English clubs , and .
Agnew, born in Kilmarnock, a defender, was also capped by the Scotland national team, making three appearances between 1907 and 1908. He coached at Third Lanark after his playing career.
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'''David Steel Allan''' (30 April 1863 - 26 June 1930) was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park and the Scotland national team.
He was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire and learned his football at Ayr Academy and, on moving to Glasgow to begin his career as a stockbroker, he joined Queen's Park in 1880. He won four Scottish Cup medals with the club in 1881, 1884, 1886 and 1890 and played in the club's FA Cup finals of 1884 and 1885. He also played occasionally for London-based club Corinthian.
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'''Robert Denholm "Bobby" Baxter''' (23 January 1911 - April 1991) was a Scottish footballer best known for his time with English club Middlesbrough. He was born in the Gilmerton area of Edinburgh.
A dominating central defender and a great tackler,
Baxter went on to play 247 times for Middlesbrough, playing in nine different positions and later became club captain.
Upon the return of official professional football in the 1946-47 season, Baxter returned to Scotland where he played for Hearts for a single season.
Baxter's son, also named Bobby, played professional football for Darlington, Brighton & Hove Albion and Torquay United.
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'''Albert Ernest "Dick" Pudan''' (1881 - 1957) was a professional footballer, who played as a full back for Clapton, West Ham United, Bristol Rovers, Newcastle United and Leicester Fosse.
Pudan won an FA Cup runners-up medal with Newcastle in 1908, and went on to manage Huddersfield Town after his retirement from playing.
'''Bristol Rovers'''
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Albert Edward Lewis''' (January 20, 1877 - February 22, 1956) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset.
An allrounder, Lewis was a middle to lower order batsman and right-arm fast-medium pace bowler.
He scored 9 first-class hundreds, his highest was an unbeaten 201 against Kent in 1909 after he'd made a duck in his first innings. Somerset followed on and Lewis's innings earned them a draw. With the ball he took over 500 wickets for Somerset and took his best innings bowling figures of 8 for 103 against Warwickshire in 1908, finishing the match with 14 wickets.
He also played professional football, with Bristol City, Everton, Sunderland and Luton Town.
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'''William Hanna "Bill" Collins''', also popularly known as '''Buster Collins''' (born Belfast, 15 February 1920) is a Northern Irish former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Distillery, Belfast Celtic, Luton Town and Gillingham.
He later became reserve team manager at Gillingham, and in 1965 was appointed by manager Freddie Cox as the head of the club's newly-organised youth scheme, a post he held for nearly twenty years. He served as first team trainer and kitman for a further ten years, finally retiring in 1993 at the age of 73. He has been cited as a major influence on the careers of future stars Micky Adams and Steve Bruce.
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'''Ken Wagstaff''' (born 24 November 1942 in Langwith, Nottinghamshire) is a former professional footballer, noted for his prolific scoring records at Mansfield Town and Hull City. He was named as the greatest player to have played for the clubs by their respective fans. Despite his goalscoring record, he never played at the highest level of English football.
Wagstaff had been playing in the Mansfield youth leagues when the then Mansfield manager Raich Carter signed him for Mansfield Town in 1960 and immediately put him in the first team squad, for whom he made his league debut on 30 August 1960 in a 2-1 victory over Rochdale with 'Waggy' netting both goals, he then went on to make a further 27 appearances that season scoring 7 goals.
Wagstaff was becoming a firm favourite with the Field Mill crowd and in the 1962-63 season he formed a lethal partnership with Roy Chapman and bagged 40 goals as the
Stags were promoted from Division Four. The following season he continued his goalscoring streak with 29, but as with many a goalscorer down the years a bigger club came knocking on Mansfield's door and Hull City took Waggy to Boothferry Park for a -40,000 fee on 12 November 1964. Waggy's record at Mansfield was an impressive 93 goals in 181 appearances.
Once again he scored on his club debut for the Tigers, netting a goal in a 3-1 victory over Exeter City. Also on the scoresheet that day was Chris Chilton and the pair were to form the most formidable strike partnership in the Tigers history. Waggy made 25 appearances for City in his first season, scoring 23 goals.
The following season he scored 27 goals in 46 appearances as the Tigers won the old Division 3 Championship. He also famously scored 2 goals in a 2-2 FA Cup match with Chelsea (Hull City lost the replay 3-1).
Waggy carried on playing for the Tigers until 1975 when his career was cut short by a knee injury. His record for the Tigers was 430 appearances and 197 goals. He was voted 'Tiger of the (20th) Century' by Hull City supporters in March 2005.
Wagstaff has now taken up residence in a village close to Hull, Roos.
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'''Matthew Judge''' (born 18 January 1985), is a footballer who plays for Thurrock in the Conference South as a striker.
Judge was with Tottenham Hotpsur for five seasons before joining Luton Town. He scored his only senior goal for Luton in a Football League Trophy game against Stevenage Borough.
In 2004, Judge was told that he would not be offered a professional deal and duly departed from Kenilworth Road in a season that had seen him earn his first cap for the Republic of Ireland U-19 side.
After an unsuccessful trial with Southend United, Judge signed for-Dagenham & Redbridge. Unable to break into the first-team on a regular basis at Dagenham, he was released and after spells with Heybridge Swifts and Harlow Town, he signed for Sligo Rovers during the summer of 2006.
He is a former Irish U-19 International and has also been called into the Irish U-21 squad. During December 2008, he was released from Sligo Rovers before signing for Ebbsfleet United in January 2009. He was released by Ebbsfleet and joined Thurrock in October 2009.
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'''Stuart Storer''' (born January 1967 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England) is a footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Hinckley United, where he plays as a defender.
Storer's early career saw him move around a bit not settling anywhere for very long. He started as a Youth Team player at Mansfield Town in 1983 and was also loaned out to his local team VS Rugby. Birmingham City signed him in July 1984 but only made 9 appearances for the (old)Division 2 club in his three years there. He was then signed by (old)Division 1 Everton in March 1987 during the season they won the championship, but was loaned out to (old)Division 3 Wigan Athletic.
Storer moved to Bolton Wanderers in December 1987 for a fee of -25000. Bolton were struggling in (old)Division 3 at the time and finished the season relegated to (old)Division 4 after losing a relegation play off to Aldershot Town. Better times were to come for Storer as during the seven seasons he was at Bolton, they recovered and won promotion back to (old)Division 3 in 1988. Then won the Sherpa Van Trophy in 1989 beating Torquay United 4-1. in the final. In 1992 (old)Division 3 was rebranded Division 2 and Bolton Wanderers were runners up that season. Storer was transferred towards the end of this season, so missed out on that promotion.
March 1993 saw Storer transferred to Exeter City for another -25000. However two disastrous seasons saw Exeter relegated from Division 2 and then finish bottom of Division 3. Storer was transferred out before the end of the second season.
Storer was again transferred in March 1995 to Brighton and Hove Albion. He didn't realise at the time, but he would become part of Brighton folklore and his name would become permanently linked with the Goldstone Ground. Brighton paid -15000 for him, but he couldn't stop them being relegated from Division 2 that season. Further developments at the club revealed that major shareholder Bill Archer had sold Brighton's Goldstone Ground and the club would soon be homeless. With active unrest and understandable protests amongst the fans, the football club was also failing on the pitch. Brighton went into the last two games in April 1997 bottom of the league and facing demotion out of the Football League itself. For the last ever game at the Goldstone Ground Brighton would play Doncaster Rovers and needed to win to have any chance of survival. The ground was full to capacity as 11500 Brighton fans wanted to be there for the last ever match, and in the 68th minute they were given what they wanted. Storer saw his initial shot blocked on the line and Mark Morris saw his follow up header rebound off the bar. The ball fell back to Storer and he volleyed in at the far post to send the ground into wild celebration. Brighton held on to win the game 1-0 and Storer scored the last ever game at the Goldstone Ground. A draw on the last day of the season away at Hereford United meant that Brighton survived demotion. Brighton again struggled for the next few season as they had to play their home games at Gillingham. Storer spent 4 seasons at Brighton but will always be remembered for that goal.
At the age of 32 Storer retired from the professional game and returned to non league football. After leaving Brighton he moved back to the Midlands and signed for Atherstone United in August 1999, then playing in the Southern League Premier Division. He was only there for two months before moving to Vauxhall Conference side Kettering Town. Kettering were runners up in the Vauxhall Conference that season, but Storer didn't make that many appearances and moved on again in May 2000. He signed for Chesham United playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. After another single season for Chesham he moved closer to home and signed for Hinckley United.
Storer joined Hinckley United in March 2001 and was started in the team as a sweeper. He made enough appearances to qualify for a medal as Hinckley United won the Southern League Midland/West Division Championship in May 2001. As the club moved forward into the Southern League Premier Division Storer was made club captain, and 3 seasons later qualified for the newly formed Conference North. As Storer approached his late 30's he also began to help out behind the scenes taking a coaching role at the club, but also was kept on the playing staff. At the age of 40 Storer was a member of Hinckley United team that achieved their highest ever league position of 4th in the Conference North, qualifying for the play-offs, then reaching the play-off final, only to lose 4-3 to a last minute penalty. Recently in his eighth season at the club Storer has passed the 300 appearance mark, confirming his great contribution to Hinckley United, playing in positions such as sweeper, right midfield, right wing back, centre defence, centre midfield and even striker once.
Stuart Storer is now more behind the scenes at hinckley as he is now a PE teacher at various colleges in Coventry.
Sherpa Van Trophy winner 1989
Southern League Midlands/West Division Championship 2000/2001
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'''Stephen "Steve" Thomas''' (born June 23, 1979 in Hartlepool, England) is an English-born Welsh footballer.
Thomas was signed by York City in February 2006.
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'''Anthony Brendan Byrne''' is an Irish former professional football player. He was born in Rathdowney, County Laois in the Republic of Ireland on 2 February 1946. He won a total of 14 caps for the Republic of Ireland and during his career from 1963 to 1978 played for Millwall, Southampton, Hereford United and Newport County. He was originally a midfield player who switched to left-back and he had a career total of 229 league games scoring 4 goals.
After only one appearance for Millwall he was signed by Ted Bates for Southampton for a fee of -8,000 in August 1964. Although he made his Saints debut in an FA Cup tie against Crystal Palace in January 1965, Byrne took a long time to break into the Southampton first team, mainly because of a broken leg sustained in a reserve team match in April 1966. He eventually overcame this setback to make his league debut on 18 April 1967 in front of a 54,921 crowd at Old Trafford as relegation-threatened Saints went down 3-0 to Manchester United. He was slightly built for a defender and "although quick and diligent, he struggled to carve a permanent niche in Southampton's notoriously robust rearguard".
His best season with The Saints was 1969-70, in which he made 35 league appearances, playing in defence alongside Joe Kirkup and John McGrath, as Saints again fought to avoid relegation. He scored his first league goal in the final match of the season in a 1-1 draw against Derby County. Having given away Derby's 88th minute goal after a poor back-pass, Byrne quickly turned from villain to hero as he slotted in a bobbling ball in the 90th minute in a dramatic climax to the season.
He stayed at The Dell for ten years during which time he made a total of 114 first team appearances and won 14 Irish caps.
In August 1974 he moved to Hereford United to join former Saints' colleague Terry Paine for three seasons before finishing his career with Newport County.
Amazingly his Irish international debut in October 1969 in Dublin against Denmark was the first time he had kicked a ball in his native land because he had emigrated to London with his parents at the age of 12 and, until then, had played only hurling.
After retiring from football, he worked as a foreman at Hereford golf course before working as a builder.
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'''Shayne Bradley'''(born 8 December 1979 in Gloucester, UK) was a professional footballer before having to retire through an ankle injury in 2003.
Shayne began his football career playing for Robinswood Youth in the Gloucester and District Under 9's league. Consistent performances for his club and for Heron Primary School enabled him to achieve a call up for the Gloucester Primary Schools Football Association team in 1990 and 1991. After moving to Sir Thomas Rich's secondary school, Shayne helped his year group to win 3 Gloucestershire County Cup trophies. During this time he was approached by Southampton FC, and he signed associate schoolboy forms on his 14th birthday.
During 1994 / 95 Shayne was successful in a number of trials and was selected to play for the England Schoolboys squad for the Victory Shield matches against Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as friendlies against Brazil and Germany. Shayne was selected in the starting 11 for the first game against Wales, played at Spytty Park, Newport. He played centre forward, partnering current Newcastle United player Michael Owen. The team was captained by Manchester United defender Wes Brown. Shayne played 5 times for the England squad, including against Germany at Wembley.
When he turned 16, Shayne was offered a YTS contract at Southampton and at the expiry of this he was offered his first professional contract. Between 1998 and 2001, Shayne was a regular scorer for the reserve team, but played only 4 games for the first team, but he played a number of first team games on loan at Exeter City and Swindon Town. After a meeting with then Southampton manager Glenn Hoddle, Shayne decided to move to Mansfield Town in an effort to get more first team games. It was reported that the transfer fee was Mansfield's club record.
Shayne started his Mansfield career well, scoring 9 goals in his first half season, and striking an effective partnership with Chris Greenacre. In the 2001-02 season, Mansfield manager Billy Dearden left the club and was replaced by Stuart Watkiss. At the time, Mansfield were chasing promotion from Division 3. The Stags suffered a dip in form under Watkiss, but were still able to gain promotion at the end of the season. Shayne was a regular scorer when he played, but he was beginning to have problems with a series of injuries.
Bradley began the 2002-2003 season by injuring his ankle in a pre-season friendly against Nottingham Forest on 27 July 2002
In December 2002, Bradley signed for Mansfield's local rivals Chesterfield agreeing a contract until the end of the 2002-2003 season.
Following the resulting suspension, Bradley struggled to make the first-team and in March 2003 joined Lincoln City on a months loan,
Bradley retired at the end of the 2002-2003 season after a double reconstruction of his right ankle and returned to his home town of Gloucester. After a few years away from football, he was offered a coaching role with Gloucester City's youth set-up where he is in charge of the U13s. In July 2008, he was appointed manager of Tuffley Rovers FC in the Gloucestershire County League though he will continue his work with Gloucester. Outside of football, Bradley resides in Abbeymead and works for E-on.
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'''Edward "Ned" Barkas''' (21 November 1901 - 24 April 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back. He played in the Football League First Division for Huddersfield Town, Birmingham and Chelsea.
Barkas was born in Wardley, Gateshead. He won two league championship medals and an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1928 with Huddersfield before becoming manager Leslie Knighton's first signing for Birmingham, where he made nearly 300 appearances and won another FA Cup runners-up medal in 1931. On leaving Birmingham Barkas followed Knighton to Chelsea, returning to the Midlands on the outbreak of the Second World War.
He came from a footballing family: his brother Sam played for and captained England, a cousin, Billy Felton, also played for England, and three other brothers Tommy, James and Harry were professional footballers. He died in Little Bromwich, Nechells, Birmingham, at the age of 60.
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'''George Burrell''' (1892 - ''?'') was an English professional footballer.
Burrell was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and played at outside left. He played initially for Shildon Athletic, South Shields, and Leyton before being signed by Woolwich Arsenal in 1912. He made his league debut against Newcastle United on 28 September 1912 and took over the outside left spot from Thomas Winship in a season in which Arsenal were relegated. In 1913-14, Burrell lost his place to Winship and only played six times. He was given a free transfer in the summer of 1914 and rejoined South Shields; in total he had played 24 games for Arsenal, scoring three goals.
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'''Walter Gibson "Billy" Bottrill''' (8 January 1903 - 1975) was an English footballer.
Bottrill began his professional career with league side Middlesbrough but failed to make the grade, dropping into the non-league with Nelson. After over 120 games for the club he earned a return to the Football League with Rotherham United in 1928. He remained with the ''Millers'' for just a single season before joining York City, where he was their top scorer for the 1929-30 season, with a total of 20 goals.
He was signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers in Summer 1930 and made his Wolves debut on 30 August 1930 in a 4-3 win at . He scored 16 goals in his first season at Molineux and hit 21 in the following year as the club won the Second Division championship.
He remained in the Wolves side for the majority of their return to the top flight, scoring 7 further goals in what proved his final season with the club, as they narrowly avoided relegation.
In Summer 1933, he moved to fellow First Division club Huddersfield Town but was soon allowed to join lowly Chesterfield where he ended his career.
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'''Alexander Barbour''' (7 June 1862 - 29 December 1930) was a Scottish footballer who played for , , Glossop North End, and the Scoland national team.
Barbour, a striker, won the Scottish Cup with Renton in 1885 and won his first, and only, Scotland cap the same year, scoring in an 8-2 win over Ireland. He also played in the unsuccessful Scottish Cup final the previous year as Renton lost 3-1 to .
He was signed by Bolton Wanderers in May 1888 and scored 17 goals in 34 matches in three years for the club. He had a season with Glossop North End in season 1891-92 and was then signed by Nottingham Forest as a coach, although he made one final league appearance for them in 1893.
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'''Terence John "Terry" Nicholl''' (born 16 September 1952)
Nicholl's clubs included Crewe Alexandra, Sheffield United and Gillingham, where he made over 180 Football League appearances. In 1981, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He remained with the Wings until his retirement from playing following an injury-marred 1985-1986 season.
Nicholl then turned to coaching in America, as an assistant with indoor side Memphis Storm of the American Indoor Soccer Association. On 8 December 1986, the Storm fired head coach Gary Hindley and elevated Nicholl to head coach. He was named the 1987 and 1988 AISA Coach Of The Year. Ironically, he won this award although he left the Storm just prior to the playoffs and moved to coach the Wichita Wings on 2 February 1988. After the Wings began the 1990-1991 season with a string of losses, the team ownership began mentioning the possibility of Nicholl's being fired. However, they reconsidered as the team began an upswing in December and January before again sliding down the table. On 5 February 1991, the Wings fired Nicholl with the team at 13-20. Nicholl, who has a degree in mechanical engineering, then went to work for Metalex, an aerospace firm in Cincinnati, Ohio. While this led to a tripling of his salary, he nearly accepted an offer to manage former club Gillingham in May 1991. He instead chose to remain as a sales representative for Metalex until July 1992 when he returned to coaching with the Dayton Dynamo of the National Professional Soccer League. He lasted until 24 January 1995. On 11 August 2003, the Cincinnati Excite of the American Indoor Soccer League hired Nicholl. He was fired on 14 June 2008. He then moved to coach the Cincinnati United Premier of the Super Y-League, a position he holds today.
His brother Chris Nicholl and cousin Jimmy Nicholl were both also professional footballers.
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'''Anthony Douglas "Tony" Weston''' (born Yalding, 3 April 1946)
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'''William R. "Willie" Campbell''' (born c. 1900, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Cowdenbeath, Alloa Athletic, Huddersfield Town & Manchester City. He was born in Dunfermline.
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'''Thomas Edgar "Tommy" Smith''' (born 30 July 1959 in Wolverhampton) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Sheffield United
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'''Joseph Walton''' (5 June 1925 - 31 December 2006) was an English professional footballer.
He was born in Manchester in June 1925, and began his playing career at the end of the Second World War with Manchester United. As a full-back, he was unable to displace Johnny Carey or John Aston in the line-up, and was transferred to Preston North End in March 1948 in hope of gaining regular first-team football, having only played 23 games in two seasons at Old Trafford.
Walton was to remain at Deepdale for almost 13 years, during which time he played 435 competitive games, established himself as one of Preston's all-time legend, and came close to winning the Football League title and the FA Cup.
He finally left Preston in February 1961 and joined Fourth Division strugglers Accrington Stanley.
Accrington went bankrupt and were forced to resign from the Football League in March 1962, with two months of the season left to play. Their record was expunged and league football did not return to the club for 44 years. Walton was approaching 37 at the time of Accrington's demise, and decided to retire from professional football, but he continued at non-league level as player-coach of Horwich RMI.
After retiring from football later in the 1960s, he ran a newsagents shop in Preston and then worked for a local electrical firm. He died in Preston on New Year's Eve 2006 at the age of 81. He was survived by his wife and two grown-up children.
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He was born at Sunderland in 1917 and began his footballing career with Sunderland during the 1930s, but it was after the Second World War and during his time at local rivals Middlesbrough that Spuhler achieved his greatest success. He moved to Ayresome Park in 1945 and scored a total of 81 goals in 241 Football League and FA Cup games, 13 of these goals being scored in 1950-51 when Boro finished 6th in the First Division.
On leaving Boro in 1954, he signed for Darlington and later in the decade moved to non-league level as player-manager of Spennymoor United. In the early 1960s he made a Football League comeback as manager of Shrewsbury Town.
Spuhler died in January 2007 at the age of 89.
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'''Stephen John "Billy" Hughes''' (born Folkestone, 29 July 1960)
He made his Football League debut for Gillingham aged just 15 years and 259 days, and remained the youngest player to play for the club until 2007 when Luke Freeman made his debut aged 15 years and 233 days.
In 1980, he played one game on loan to the San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League.
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'''Karl William Elsey''' (born 20 November 1958 in Swansea)
Elsey began joined Pembroke Borough from local amateur football and had a brief spell with Swansea City in the 1978-79 season before returning to Pembroke Borough. He signed for Queens Park Rangers in January 1979, but failed to establish himself.
Elsey moved to Newport County in July 1980, during the most successful period in the clubs long history. Elsey was part of the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup.
He moved to Cardiff City in September 1983 in a move that saw Elsey and Nigel Vaughan join Cardiff from Newport in exchange for Tarki Micallef, John Lewis and Linden Jones. He played over 60 games for Cardiff before joining Gillingham on a free transfer in May 1985. He moved to Reading in August 1988 and, although virtually ever-present in the Reading side the following season, left to join Maidstone United in July 1989. He rejoined Gillingham in August 1991, but dropped out of league football in March 1992 when he joined Sittingbourne.
He moved to Braintree Town in December 1993, but in February 1994 moved to Ashford Town (Kent). The following month he joined Hastings Town.
In September 1994 he joined Faversham Town, but the following month left to join Margate. In April 1995 he became Margate-s caretaker manager and was appointed as player-manager in early May. He was sacked in March 1996 and joined Ramsgate as a player. In April 1996 he joined Chatham Town and became their player-manager in October 1996. He left Chatham in March 1997 and joined Lordswood as a player. He remained with Lordswood until early in the following season when he dropped out of senior football.
He signed for Maidstone United in the 1998 close season and played twice for the reformed side in the Kent County League before retiring in September 1998.
His father, John was also a professional footballer and played for Swansea.
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'''David Alan "Dave" Smith''' (born Sidcup, 25 June 1961)
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'''Timothy James "Tim" O'Shea''' (born 12 November 1966 in Pimlico)
He represented the Republic of Ireland national football team at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship .
His clubs included Tottenham Hotspur,
On 21 February 2008, Grays Athletic appointed O'Shea as a senior coach to assist Micky Woodward and Gary Phillips with fitness and tactics.
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'''Arthur Owen Turner''' (1 April 1909 - 12 January 1994) was an English professional footballer and football manager. He played as a centre-half for Stoke City, Birmingham City and Southport. He went on to manage Birmingham City to the Second Division championship in 1955, led them the following season to the 1956 FA Cup Final and their highest ever top flight finish, and became the first man to manage an English club side in European competition when he took Birmingham to the semi-final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1958. He went on to manage the transformation of Southern League Headington United into Oxford United of the Second Division of the Football League.
Arthur Turner was born in Chesterton, Staffordshire. Following a spell as an amateur with West Bromwich Albion, he signed professional forms for local club Stoke City of the Second Division in 1930. He was a strong defensive half-back, good in the air and on the ground, reliable and influential.
He won a Second Division championship medal with Stoke in the 1932-33 season; the club history described him as one of "the real bedrocks" of the promotion side.
He was appointed captain of Stoke, in a side that included Stanley Matthews, and in all competitions played over 300 games for the club. In 1939 he was sold to Birmingham for a fee of -6,000.
His contribution in his first few months at Birmingham was not enough to prevent their relegation from the First Division, and the suspension of league football later that year due to the Second World War seriously disrupted his career. He was 30 when war was declared. During the war Turner played nearly 200 games for Birmingham, captaining them to the championship of the wartime Football League South and to the semifinal of the first post-war FA Cup.
In 1948 Turner joined Southport of the Third Division North as player-manager; he played his last game in October 1948 at the age of 39.
He was appointed manager of Crewe Alexandra in October 1948 and stayed there for three years, returning to Stoke City as assistant manager in December 1951 under first Bob McGrory and then Frank Taylor.
In November 1954 Turner replaced Bob Brocklebank as manager of former club Birmingham City. Brocklebank had assembled an excellent group of players - including Jeff Hall, Len Boyd, Roy Warhurst, Eddy Brown, Peter Murphy, Alex Govan - but they were not performing to their ability; Turner made them do so. When he joined, the club lay 12th in the Second Division, with one away win to their name; in the rest of the season they lost only once more away from home. They scored 92 league goals, their best goal return since the 19th century, with all five first choice forwards reaching double figures,
inflicted a club record 9-1 defeat on Liverpool,
and confirmed themselves as champions with a 5-1 win away at Doncaster Rovers.
Birmingham City's official history rates 1955-56 as the club's best season to date. Turner led the team he inherited to their highest league finish, sixth place in the First Division, only four points off runners-up spot.
They reached the 1956 FA Cup Final, losing to Manchester City 3-1 in the game best remembered for City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann playing the last 20 minutes with a broken bone in his neck. The following year he led them to the FA Cup semifinal, only to lose to Manchester United's "Busby Babes". Also in 1956, Turner became the first manager to take an English club side into European competition when Birmingham City represented the city of Birmingham in the inaugural Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. They reached the semifinal, going out to eventual winners Barcelona in a replay on a neutral ground after the original tie had finished 4-4 on aggregate.
His record in the transfer market was sound. He brought in England under-23 international Dick Neal to replace Len Boyd, bought wingers Harry Hooper and future England player Mike Hellawell, and gave their first professional contracts to youngsters Malcolm Beard and Colin Withers.
In January 1958, Pat Beasley joined the club; Beasley had believed he was coming as Turner's assistant, but chairman Harry Morris announced to the press that he was to be appointed joint manager. Turner, who found about this arrangement not from the club but from the press, threatened to resign; he was persuaded to stay "for the time being", but finally left in September 1958.
Oxford United's club website pinpoints the appointment of Turner as manager of the then Southern League side Headington United as a turning point in the club's history.
He joined on New Year's Day 1959. Not long afterwards, First Division club Leeds United approached him to take over as their manager; though favourite to take the job,
the Headington directors matched Leeds' salary offer, and Turner chose to stay.
There was no automatic promotion into the Football League in those days; clubs had to be elected, and the likelihood of election depended largely on how the chairmen of other league clubs perceived them. That year, Turner persuaded the directors to change the name of the club to Oxford United, to increase public awareness of the club and to broaden its appeal.
He employed more professional players, and brought in young players from of top clubs. The likes of Graham Atkinson, Cyril Beavon and Maurice Kyle all joined from junior teams of bigger clubs and each went on to play over 300 games for Oxford United. Turner's key signing, the 20-year-old Ron Atkinson, joined from Aston Villa, was soon appointed captain, and went on to play 560 first team games for the club.
The combination of Turner's management and Atkinson's captaincy brought two Southern League titles in two years, and when Accrington Stanley went bankrupt in 1962, Oxford United took their place in the Fourth Division of the Football League.
Two years later Turner's team eliminated Blackburn Rovers, who at the time lay second in the First Division, in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
They thus became the first Fourth Division side to reach the sixth round.
In 1964-65, he led them to promotion from the Fourth Division, and three years later to the championship of the Third. By this time the young players who had been the mainstay of Oxford's rise through the divisions were ageing or retired. Turner had no money to strengthen the side for its Second Division campaign, and struggled with what he had. In April 1969, he became General Manager of the club, leaving the running of the team to Ron Saunders, and in February 1972 he was dismissed
when the club admitted they were unable to afford to keep him in post.
Turner remained active in football into the 1980s. He was employed as a scout for Rotherham United
and Sheffield Wednesday.
He died in Sheffield on 12 January 1994 at the age of 84.
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'''Evangelino Nizzola Mendes Valentim''' (born 24 December 1984 in Nigeria), is a Nigerian football forward currently without a club.
His last club was Clyde. Valentim signed for Clyde in September 2007, on amateur terms. He made his Clyde debut on 29 September 2007, in a Scottish First Division defeat away to Livingston. He made a further two appearances, one in the league, the other in the Scottish Cup, before being released in January 2008. He scored 6 goals for the Reserve team during his time at Broadwood Stadium. He is currently in December 2008 on trial with Yeovil Town and scored 4 goals in a Yeovil Reserve Match under the name Joe Tyler-Butcher it was later revealed this was Evangelino.
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'''Troy Alexander Douglin''' (born May 2, 1982 in Coventry) is an English former professional footballer. He is a central defender and currently plays for Tipton Town. He represented Wolverhampton Schools FA in the 1996-97 season while at school in Wednesfield.
Douglin began his career as an apprentice with Torquay United, turning professional in July 2000. He made his first team debut against Gillingham in the Worthington Cup in August 2000 and after impressing in reserve games was approached by Celtic manager Martin O'Neill about going to Parkhead on trial. He joined Celtic on loan on the 5th of October 2000, mainly playing for their under-21 side. In March 2001, Celtic offered Torquay a deal where they would only pay for Douglin if he made the grade at Parkhead, with no initial payment. Unsurprisingly this offer was turned down and Douglin returned to Plainmoor later that month. He began the following season on a weekly contract at Plainmoor, as he weighed up his options, but signed a new two-year deal on September 5.
He was released in February 2003 and had a trial with Hereford United. He subsequently joined Worcester City and in February 2004 joined Bromsgrove Rovers. He played nine times for Rovers, but, despite signing a new deal, left at the start of the following season.
In the 2005-06 season, Douglin was with Rushall Olympic. He spent the 2006 close season coaching in the United States at the Charlton Athletic US Soccer Academy, returning to Rushall in September 2006.. He joined Tipton Town later in 2006.
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'''Ralph Ernest Miller''' (born Slough, 22 June 1941)
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'''Joseph Peter "Joe" Hinnigan''' (born Liverpool, 3 December 1955)
After finishing his playing career in 1990, Hinnigan began the first of four spells as a physio and coach with Chester City. He also worked at Wigan Athletic, Rochdale and Bury (all alongside manager Graham Barrow), before moving from Chester to his current physio role with Shrewsbury Town in October 2006.
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'''Carl Pepper''' (born July 26, 1980 in Darlington, England) is an English footballer currently playing for Darlington Railway Athletic.
Pepper plays in midfield and his previous clubs include Darlington. He made his Darlington Railway Athletic debut on August 11, 2007 against Prudhoe.
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'''Harold Roy Killin''' (born 18 July 1929), known as '''Roy Killin''', is a former professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Lincoln City.
Killin was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and raised in Manchester, England. In 1947, he was signed by his hometown team, Manchester United, but never appeared for the first team.
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'''George Charles Jacks''' (born Stepney, 14 March 1946)
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'''William George Leonard 'Len' Graham''' (17 October 1925 - 30 September 2007) was a Northern Irish international footballer. He played at full-back and won 14 caps for Northern Ireland and also represented the Irish Football Association.
Graham began his career playing as an inside-forward with Linfield Swifts, but began playing as a fullback after joining Brantwood. In October 1949 he becamse one of Doherty's first signings for Doncaster Rovers, although had to wait until 18 March 1950 for his debut, a 2-0 home win against Wrexham. Doncaster were promoted to Division Two at the end of that season and Graham soon became a regular.
On 7 March 1951, Graham made his debut for Northern Ireland in a 2-1 defeat at home to Wales and was a regular in the Northern Irish side until the end of 1955 when Willie Cunningham replaced him. Graham was a member of the 1958 Northern Ireland World Cup, but didn't play in the tournament. He did however make one further appearance for Northern Ireland, on 4 October 1958 in a 3-3 draw at home to England, their first game after the World Cup Finals.
Doncaster had been relegated to Division Three in 1958 and in November that year Graham left to join Fourth Division Torquay United. He left at the end of the season to be player-manager of Northern Irish side Ards, but left Ards in 1960.
Graham later worked as first-team coach at Stoke City and from 1965 Port Vale, before taking up the same position at Blackpool in 1967, before his retirement in 1975.
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'''Mark Andrew O'Connor''' (born Rochford, 10 March 1963)
He earned one cap for the Republic of Ireland U21 side against England in 1985.
-DOCSTART-	13555465
'''William Joseph "Billy" Barr''' (born January 21, 1969 in Halifax, England) is an English former footballer and manager. He is the first team coach at Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
Barr started his career with Halifax Town in July 1987, after coming through the club's youth team. He joined Crewe Alexandra in June 1994. He then moved to Carlisle United in August 1997, and finished his playing career with the club.
He was caretaker manager of Carlisle United from April - August 2002.
He left the club in January 2010 following the appointment of Darren Ferguson as manager. He then joined Alan Irvine at Sheffield Wednesday assuming the role of First Team Coach.
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Richardson joined Rotherham United from Brandon United in August 1989. He had a loan at Exeter City in 1996. After making 226 appearances and scoring 12 goals for Rotherham, he joined Mansfield Town in August 1999. He retired from playing after making 35 appearances for the club.
After being a coach at Mansfield Town,
-DOCSTART-	13559278
'''Ion Testimitanu''' or Ivan for Russian form (born April 27, 1974) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a defender for FC Volga Ulyanovsk.
He played 4 games in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.
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'''Victor "Vic" Niblett''' (born Frimley, 9 December 1924,
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'''Roy John Proverbs''' (born Wednesbury, 8 July 1932)
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'''Peter Kevin Shaw''' (born Northolt, 9 January 1956)
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'''Peter Tasker "Paddy" Sowden''' (born Bradford, 1 May 1929)
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'''Shaun Michael Gale''' (born Reading 8 October 1969) is an English former footballer who is manager of Havant & Waterlooville F.C. in the Conference South league.
He started his playing career at Portsmouth as a trainee in July 1988, but only made a handful of appearances in six years before moving to Barnet in 1994. At Barnet he became a regular starter making over 130 appearances in three seasons.
In June 1997, Exeter City boss Peter Fox paid -10,000 to bring Gale to St James Park, where he was again a regular starter before a series of injuries started to interrupt his career.
In August 2000, he moved on a free transfer to Havant & Waterlooville, where he made over 100 appearances in his first two seasons. He sustained a broken arm during a friendly in August 2003 and the repercussions kept him off the pitch for the whole of the 2003-04 season, eventually forcing his retirement from playing. In February 2004 he took up the position as David Leworthy-s right hand man and remained in the role under Ian Baird.
In October 2007, he was appointed as manager to The Hawks following Ian Baird's departure to Conference South rivals Eastleigh.
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'''David Nedjate "Dave" Mehmet''' (born Camberwell, 2 December 1960)
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'''Matthew "Matt" Bryant''' (born Bristol, 21 September 1970)
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'''Moussa Dagnogo''' (born 30 January 1972 in Paris) is an French footballer who currently plays for Indianapolis Braves.
Moussa currently coaches soccer at Carmel United Soccer Club in Carmel, IN.
-DOCSTART-	13571403
'''Richard John Thompson''' (born 11 April 1969 in Hawkesbury) is an English former professional footballer. He played professionally for Newport County and Torquay United and has been manager of Yate Town since 2000.
Thompson was on schoolboy forms with Watford and played for Yate Town before joining Newport County in January 1987. He scored on his Newport debut in October 1987, but was transfer-listed shortly afterwards due to Newport's growing financial crisis.
Newport were relegated at the end of the season, and would fold before the end of their first season in the Conference. Thompson left to join Torquay United in June 1988 and made his Torquay debut in the first game of the following season, playing as a substitute for Jim McNichol in the 2-0 defeat at home to Halifax Town. His next appearance came on October 25, 2007, starting in the goalless draw away to Darlington. He started the next four games before losing his place again and appeared only sporadically thereafter. He joined Yeovil Town on loan and moved to Yeovil in August 1989 after being released by Torquay.
Thompson subsequently played for Trowbridge Town, Salisbury City, Yate Town, Forest Green Rovers, Mangotsfield United, Taunton Town and Tiverton Town before returning to Taunton Town with whom he won an FA Vase winners' medal.
In July 2000, Thompson was appointed as manager of Yate Town and has since led the side to two promotions. In May 2007 he was linked with the vacant manager's post at Mangotsfield United, but remains with Yate Town.
-DOCSTART-	13573413
'''David John Brightwell''' (born 7 January 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played in defence for ten clubs.
Brightwell was born in Lutterworth, England. He is the son of Olympic gold medalist Ann Packer and 400m runner Robbie Brightwell and brother of footballer Ian Brightwell.
Brightwell played for ten professional clubs during his long career. He started at Manchester City, where he had been a trainee. He played 44 league games but also had loans spell at Chester City, Lincoln City, Stoke City and Bradford City.
He joined Bradford permanently in December 1995 for -30,000 and took part in their 1995-96 promotion season. He spent a period on loan at Blackpool before he signed on a free transfer for Northampton Town. He made further free transfers to Carlisle United and Hull City before signing for his final club Darlington in February 2001. Whilst at Carlisle, he played a part in one of the most dramatic footballing moments of all time. With Carlisle needing to beat Plymouth Argyle on the last day of the season to avoid relegation from the Football League, Brightwell equalised from 25 yards when they fell behind and this paved the way for Jimmy Glass, their goalkeeper, to score the winner in injury time.
Brightwell played a total of 258 league games during his career, scoring eight goals.
'''Manchester City'''
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'''Wayne Bullimore''' (born 12 September 1970 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England) is an English former footballer who played midfield for seven clubs.
Bullimore started as a trainee at Manchester United but was released without playing a game. He signed on a free transfer for Barnsley where he made his professional start. He also signed for Stockport County, Scunthorpe United, Bradford City, Peterborough United and Scarborough. He also had a loan spell at Doncaster Rovers. He works at Barnsley Football Club.
-DOCSTART-	13574343
'''John Brian Dreyer''' (born 11 June 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played in defence and midfield. After retiring, he became a manager.
Born in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, Dreyer started his career with Wallingford, leaving to join Oxford United in January 1985. He joined Torquay United on loan in December 1985 and made his league debut, for Torquay, on 14 December in a 1-1 draw at home to Cambridge United. He returned to Oxford on 13 January 1986, but moved on loan again on 27 March 1986, joining Fulham until the end of the season. He broke into the Oxford first team the following season, playing 60 times before a -140,000 move to Luton Town on 27 June 1988.
In six years at Kenilworth Road he played 214 games, scoring 13 times, but was released at the end of the 1993-94 season. In July 1994 he joined Stoke City, but started only two games for the Potters. He joined Bolton Wanderers in March 1995, and was part of the Trotters squad which secured promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs.
On 6 November 1996, he signed for Bradford City for -25,000. He scored on his debut in a 3-3 draw at Huddersfield Town. Dreyer scored a further three goals that season all in the FA Cup. They included two goals at Wycombe Wanderers and one in City's 3-2 upset of Everton.
Dreyer struggled to hold down a regular place in the side the following season but in 1998-99 he helped the Bantams to gain promotion to the Premier League including making a vital clearance in the final win of the season, 3-2 at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Although Dreyer made just 14 starts in City's season in the top flight, he made an equally vital contribution with the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Sunderland as Bradford stayed up by just two points.
He left the Bantams after turning down a new one year contract as he felt he deserved a two year deal. He joined Cambridge United in July 2000, playing a major role in keeping Cambridge in Division Two the following season. He left after one season and was linked with a return to Oxford United as player-coach in July 2001. Later that month he did join Oxford, but only on trial as a player, joining in with pre-season training and playing in a pre-season friendly. However, the Oxford board would not provide the money needed, claiming that they had no need for an extra defender, and on 4 August 2001 he signed for Conference side Stevenage Borough. In January 2002 he was linked with a move back to the Football League with Torquay United, but remained with Stevenage. He was caretaker manager of Stevenage for a spell in January 2003 alongside David Preece, but left in May 2003 to seek a managerial position.
In May 2003, Dreyer became manager of Maidenhead United, guiding the team to the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy and securing a place in the new Conference South.
However, Maidenhead struggled at the higher level and Dreyer left in November 2004.
In August 2005, Dreyer joined Long Melford as a player, whilst he was also working as assistant manager of Hemel Hempstead Town.
In December 2006, Dreyer was named as assistant manager of Rushden & Diamonds. On 2 May 2008, Dreyer was named assistant manager to Graham Westley at Stevenage Borough.
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'''David John "Dave" Shipperley''' (born Uxbridge, 12 April 1952)
After his professional career he joined the Metropolitan Police and later worked as a postman in Hayes, Middlesex, where he also managed non-league team Brook House. His son Neil also became a professional footballer.
-DOCSTART-	13580001
'''William Frederick Thomas "Bill" Brown''' (born 7 February 1943)
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'''Dean Victor Glover''' (born 29 December 1963 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English football manager and former player. He was manager of Port Vale from October 2008 until May 2009, a club he had played for, for nine years. His son Danny, is a striker at the club.
Glover began his footballing career with hometown club Aston Villa progressing through the youth ranks before signing professional terms in 1981. He remained with Villa until 1987 but never really became a first team fixture in the Division One side making just 39 appearances in 6 years scoring 1 goal. A brief loan spell at Sheffield United in early 1987 was followed by his sale to Middlesbrough during the close season.
In Glover's first season at Middlesbrough, the team were promoted to the old First Division (now the Premiership), finishing in 3rd place. The following season Boro were struggling to retain their place in the top flight and Glover was sold to then Second Division (now The Championship) side Port Vale, in February for -200,000, as a replacement for the injured Phil Sproson. He had been at Middlesbrough for just under 18 months.
Port Vale became Glover's main club in his playing days as he remained at the Potteries side for ten seasons, for the majority of his playing career. At Vale Glover became an instant hit with the fans as he marked then England International Steve Bull out of the game on his debut, a 0-0 draw with Wolves.
Glover became a mainstay of Vale's defence throughout one of Vale's most successful periods, in the late 80s and early 90s, forming an excellent partnership with fellow centre half Neil Aspin. He was part of the Vale side that won the Autoglass Trophy in 1993. He was a big part of the promotion campaign of the 1993-94 season which saw Vale return to the second tier, he was an ever-present and was selected in the P.F.A.'s Second Division team.
He then had a spell battling injury as he ruptured his ankle ligaments in late 1994 and also suffered with back trouble which kept him out of action until April 1995, in January 1996 his old ankle injury returned. He managed to recover from these problems to help Vale to the Final of the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1996, as well as being part of the Vale side that achieved the club's highest finish since 1931, when they finished 8th in the 1996-97 Division One (now The Championship).
Glover left Port Vale at the end of the 1997-98 season as Vale stayed up with a final day 4-0 win at Huddersfield. He had spent nine years at the club, becoming a crowd favourite in the process for his committed displays at centre half and right back. As of 2009, he has the 5th most league appearances of any Vale player.
The final year of his career was seen out at Conference National side Kidderminster Harriers although it wasn't a particularly successful season for the Worcestershire club, Glover was a regular fixture in defence but decided to retire from playing when the 1998/99 season ended.
Glover returned to Vale as a coach in Brian Horton's management team, however when the club went into administration in 2003 he was made redundant as a cost cutting measure. A short spell as manager of non-league side Stone Dominoes followed before he came back to Vale Park was appointed assistant to Martin Foyle, when he succeeded Horton in March 2004.
Glover took over as caretaker manager when Foyle left the club in September 2007. Glover was in contention for the permanent managers position, but his record of guiding Vale to only two wins from eight games contributed to his failure to get the job. When Farsley Celtic manager Lee Sinnott was appointed as Port Vale manager, Glover returned to the assistant role.
In September 2008, Sinnott left the club, leaving Glover again with the role as caretaker-manager in a shared role alongside Andy Porter. This led to speculation as to which of the two would be made manager. Glover was the expected choice and was duly appointed as manager on 6 October.
By February 2009, with the club in the bottom depths of the bottom tier of the Football League, fans organized protests at Glover's leadership. Many chanted 'Glover Out' during home defeats and even a large banner was unveiled on the 28 February 3-1 defeat to Luton Town, with organized protests involving hundreds of supporters being held before and after the game. Glover accepted he was not the popular choice to take over from Sinnott and described himself as a "dead man walking". Many fans, we well as local journalists and pundits questioned Glover's tactical decisions, team selection and managerial abilities in general.
Slow season ticket sales pressured both Glover's supporters and detractors in the Port Vale boardroom to consider appointing a new manager in the summer of 2009. Fans again protested after the final home game, a 1-1 draw with Wycombe Wanderers with Glover having to be escorted from the ground.
Despite the backing of several players in the local press
it was ultimately the poor response to the clubs season ticket offer and poor results that were to prove Glover's downfall as the club sold less than 100 season tickets in the two weeks following the release of the scheme, with many supporters claiming they would not consider renewing until the club had a new managerial team in place.
On 1 May 2009, the club confirmed that Glover would not be the manager for the 2009-10 season. Instead he was offered the position of youth team manager, which was vacated by Andy Porter in December 2008.
Chairman Bill Bratt made the following statement regarding Glover's sacking:
Vale defeated Barnet 2-1 on the last day of Glover's reign, his son Danny scoring the club's last goal of the season. During Glover's seven month reign, the club won 12 out of 39 games and finished 18th in League Two.
On the 21st May it was confirmed that Glover had left the club after turning down the youth team job and was opting for pastures new after an 18 year association with Port Vale as a player, coach and manager.
As Glover looked to get back into football management he applied for the managers job at Hednesford Town of the Southern Premier League, however he was beaten to the position by Simon Line.
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'''Archibald Rawlings''' (born 2 October 1891 in Leicester) was an English former footballer who played for Preston, as well as earning one cap for the England national team.
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'''Brian Kettle''' (born April 22, 1956 in Prescot) is an English former footballer who played as a left-back.
Kettle began his career with Liverpool, signing professional forms in 1973. He was to remain at Anfield for seven years, but could never rise above reserve level. He was very successful in the reserve team, however, captaining the side for many years, as it won five Central League titles, and three Liverpool Senior Cups. He could never break into the first-team, however, only making four appearances before departing in 1980. He then signed for Wigan Athletic, but was released after one year, dropping into non league football with Burscough and Barrow. He later moved into management, taking charge of South Liverpool, Southport, Stalybridge Celtic and Rhyl.
-DOCSTART-	13583415
'''Jake Maxwell Wright''' (born 11 March 1986) is an English footballer, who plays for Oxford United on loan from League One side Brighton & Hove Albion. He started his career with Bradford City, but played only one senior game for them, before he joined Halifax Town where he had previously spent a loan spell. He spent two years at Halifax, but after they were demoted from the Conference National, he moved to Crawley Town in June 2008 before transferring to Brighton in July 2009. He can play at left back or centre back.
Born in Keighley, England, Jake Wright started his football career as a youngster with Bradford City and, in April 2005, was one of four defenders to be given a one-year contract.
During June 2006, Wright re-joined Halifax this time on a permanent basis, along with Forrest and Hereford United goalkeeper Craig Mawson.
On 27 July 2009, Wright was invited for a trial at League One side Brighton & Hove Albion and featured during the 1-0 pre-season friendly defeat to Torquay United.
It was announced on 31 December 2009 that Oxford United has signed Wright on loan from Brighton until the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	13587425
'''Mark Walter Graham Dobie''' (born November 8, 1963 in Carlisle, Cumberland) is an English former professional football forward.
Dobie began his career with Carlisle City and joined Carlisle United on a free transfer from non-league Workington in December 1986. He made 6 appearances (4 as a substitute) that season, before returning to non-league football. In October 1987 he joined Barrow from Penrith, and in December 1990 he joined Cambridge United from Gretna, but failed to appear in United's league side.
In August 1991 he moved to Torquay United for -10,000, scoring only twice in 20 games as Torquay struggled to adapt to life in the old Division Three. He was released after Torquay's relegation, joining Darlington in August 1992. He had a fairly successful season with the Quakers, but left after only one season, returning to non-league football with Gretna. He later moved to Barrow before joining Scottish side Queen of the South in January 1996. From the Dumfries side he returned to Workington, then moved on to Lancaster City in April 1997. He was Lancaster's top scorer the following season, but in September 1998, the Lancaster Citizen reported that he was in a row with City, because he was training with Gretna and refusing to play for City. He subsequently joined Gretna, later returning to Barrow, before re-joining Gretna in August 1999. In the 2001-02 season he was top scorer in the Northern Premier League First Division at the age of 38, scoring 63 goals in Gretna's last two seasons in the Northern Premier League.
In the 2002 close season Gretna were elected to play in the Scottish Third Division. Dobie remained with Gretna, scoring ten times in 27 games before joining Annan Athletic in 2003 and retired at the end of the 2003-04 season.
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'''Graham Neil Westley''' (born 4 March 1968) is an English former footballer and is currently manager of Stevenage Borough.
Westley was born in Hounslow, London and he started his footballing career as an apprentice with Queens Park Rangers before joining Gillingham in March 1986.
In 1999 he bought a controlling interest in Farnborough Town and appointed himself as manager.
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'''Lucas "Luke" Cornwall''' (born 23 July 1980) is an English footballer who is a striker.
Born in Lambeth, London, England, Luke Cornwall was a trainee with Fulham, with whom he made his league debut on 12 September 1998. He made just one league start in six years at Craven Cottage though he did score in a 3-3 draw with York City.
Instead he made a series of loan spells at Queens Park Rangers, Grimsby Town where he scored four times and Lincoln City before he was signed for Bradford City in June 2003. He spent less than a season at Valley Parade and was released for a return to the south. He spent a year each at Woking, Sutton United and Dulwich Hamlet. He moved to Metropolitan Police but at the end of the 2006-07 season he decided to temporarily retire from football in order to dedicate his time for studying the knowledge in preparation for becoming a taxi-driver.
-DOCSTART-	13595682
'''Ernest "Ernie" Collett''' (17 November 1914 - April 1980) was an English football player and coach, mostly associated with Arsenal.
Collett was born in Sheffield and played for his working men's club team in Oughtibridge, before moving to Arsenal in 1933. He would remain on the club's book for sixteen years, although he only played 20 matches in this time. He played at wing half and was mainly a reserve, having to wait four and a half years to make his first-team debut, which he did away to Stoke City at the Victoria Ground in a First Division match on October 23, 1937; he went on to make five appearances that season, as Arsenal won the League title.
Collett's best run in the Arsenal season was in 1938-39, when he made nine appearances deputising for Wilf Copping at left half. However, soon after that World War II began and league football was suspended. Collett still managed to make 187 unofficial appearances for Arsenal in wartime matches, winning two wartime league winners medals in 1939-40 and 1941-42. He also guested for Brentford, playing (and winning) the London War Cup final with them in 1941-42. In June 1940, he was one of five Arsenal players who guested for Southampton in a victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Collett played another six league games in 1946-47 before stepping down from the Arsenal first-team entirely, though he continued to play reserve-team football until 1949. After that he became a member of the club's backroom staff - he was at first George Male's assistant in coaching Arsenal's youth team, before moving into scouting, eventually became the club's chief scout, a job he held until his retirement in 1979; in total he was with Arsenal for 46 years, making him one of the club's most enduring servants. He died in 1980, after being struck in an accident by a fire engine, aged 65.
Ernie played for Oughtibridge War memorial Football Club not the workingmens club
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'''Paul Kirkham''' (born 5 July 1969 in Manchester) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Huddersfield Town.
He began his career as a trainee with Manchester United, but he never played for the first team. So he joined Huddersfield Town in 1987 by then manager Steve Smith. But in October 1987 he was replaced by Malcolm MacDonald into what is widely recognised as the club's worst ever season. Kirkham was to play only a minor role in the tragedy though, his only appearance came from the substitutes bench in a 2-1 home defeat by Ipswich Town on the 8th of April 1988, he replaced Peter Ward. With relegation confirmed a month later MacDonald was sacked and assistant, Eoin Hand took charge. Kirkham did remain with the club in the reserves but left in March 1989 to join non-league Hyde United.
Kirkham enjoyed a successful three years at Hyde where he scored 41 goals in 102 league games. He left in 1992 to join Conference side, Stalybridge Celtic, he would remain there until 1994 when he departed for Witton Albion. He was to only play 6 league games. He rejoined Hyde in the same year but was to only remain there for 20 league games. He then moved on to Ashton United where he scored 6 goals in 10 games, he also scored lon his first and last games for the club. He then hooked up with Mossley where he would play 4 games before again moving on to Flixton, Warrington Town, Flixton (again), Droylsden and Trafford before calling it a day in 1999.
Kirkham became Assistant Manager to Chris O'Brien at Abbey Hey in 2001. He left to join Woodley Sports, again as assistant manager, in 2003. He left there in 2005 to join New Mills, again as AM, there he remains
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'''Robert Reuben Jones''' (born 1902 in Gateshead) was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Liverpool F.C. and Huddersfield Town F.C..
He was a winner of the 1920 - 1921 Liverpool and Lancashire Cup, whilst playing for Liverpool F.C.
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'''Denis Lindsay''' (born 1917) was a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Benoni, South Africa.
-DOCSTART-	13605253
'''James Campbell''' (born in London) was a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	13605304
'''Peter John Goy''' (born June 8, 1938 in Beverley, Yorkshire) was a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Goy joined Arsenal as a member of their groundstaff in 1954, also playing for the club's youth team, become the regular goalkeeper. He turned professional in June 1955 and continued to play for the youth team until 1956. After two years of National Service he returned to the club in 1958 and was third-choice goalkeeper after Jack Kelsey and Jim Standen. In 1958-59 he played two matches for Arsenal, his debut against Leeds United on 24 February 1959 (which Arsenal won 1-0) and the second against Birmingham City on 4 May 1959. He did not play any more matches for Arsenal and in October 1960 left the club on a free transfer.
He later played for Southend United, Watford and Huddersfield Town, before moving to South Africa.
-DOCSTART-	13608182
'''David John Nish''' (born 26 September 1947 in Burton) was an English former footballer who played for Leicester and Derby County, who broke the then British transfer record by paying -225,000 for his signature
-DOCSTART-	13608328
'''Frederick Hill''' (born 17 January 1940 in Sheffield) is a retired English international footballer who played professionally for Bolton Wanderers, Halifax Town, Manchester City, Peterborough United, Cork Hibernians, Droylsden and Radcliffe Borough. He also earned two caps for the England national team.
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'''Mark Michael Flatts''' (born 14 October 1972) is an English former footballer who played in midfield. He started out in the top flight as a trainee with Arsenal.
Born in Haringey, London, England, Flatts was a trainee with Arsenal, making his debut against Sheffield United on 19 September 1992. He played 18 games in all competitions for the Gunners between 1992 and 1996. During his Arsenal career, he had loan spells at Cambridge United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Bristol City and Grimsby Town.
He was released by Arsenal in 1996 and had trials at various clubs including Torino and in England. He was signed by former Arsenal player Martin Hayes at Bishop's Stortford. In 2001 he trialled for Queens Park Rangers and was an unused substitute in a pre-season friendly against Crawley Town but did not permanently sign for the club.
-DOCSTART-	13608940
'''Alberto Mendez Rodrguez''' (born 24 October 1974) is a German footballer of Spanish descent, who plays for SpVgg Weiden, as a midfielder.
Born in Nuremberg, Germany, Mendez was discovered by Arsenal and Arsne Wenger playing for German non-league side 1. SC Feucht, and signed for Arsenal in 1997. He made his first-team debut in a League Cup match against Birmingham City on 14 October 1997, as a substitute, and scored the final goal in a 4-1 win.
However, he could not establish himself in the first-team; he played only eleven matches for Arsenal, four of which were in the league, in five seasons, with one goal to his name.
Mendez had subsequent spells with AEK Athens FC, SpVgg Unterhaching, Racing de Ferrol and Terrassa FC, the latter two in Spain's second division, before returning to Germany permanently in 2004, playing in the lower leagues.
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'''Gilly Louise Scarlett Flaherty''' (Born 24 August 1991) in Rotherhithe / Bermondsey, London, is an English footballer. She currently plays for the English side Arsenal, and is an England youth International. She usually plays as a defender, and wears the number 5 for Arsenal.
Flaherty grew up in the London Borough of Southwark, located directly south of the River Thames. She was educated at Addey and Stanhope School, a secondary school located in New Cross, London, where she was a Head Girl.
In September 2007, Flaherty joined the Arsenal Ladies Academy, which combines academic studies with football coaching. The Academy is based at Oaklands Colleges Smallford Campus, St Albans, Hertfordshire. She will gain a BTEC National Sport and Exercise Science qualification on successfully attaining a pass in the course.
Flaherty started playing football with her father as a nine year old. She joined her first club, Millwall Lionesses, where she played for the youth teams until the age of thirteen.
Flaherty joined Arsenal following a successful trial with the club in 2004, she was part of their youth programme, playing for the Under 14s team.
Gilly has worked her way through the club, coming off the bench to make her senior debut in October 2006 against Birmingham City, in a League Cup match, when only 15 years old.
Flaherty was part of the Arsenal squad that won the quadruple in 2006/2007 season, winning the UEFA Women's Cup, FA Women's National Premier League, FA Women's Cup and the FA Women's Premier League Cup. Gilly was part of the Arsenal squad that made history by being the first team outside Germany or Scandinavia to win the UEFA Women's Cup. Flaherty was in the team that won the 2006/07 season London County FA Women's Cup.
Flaherty is a current England Under-19 international. She has previously represented her country at Under-15 and 17 levels gaining valuable experience and numerous caps at both levels.
Gilly is currently starring as part of the Channel 4 show, Yeardot.
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'''Richard Liburd''' (born 26 September 1973) is an English footballer who is a defender and plays for Hucknall Town. He previously played league football with Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Carlisle United, Notts County and Lincoln City.
Born in Nottingham, England Liburd started out his football career as a youth trainee with Nottingham Forest. Released at the end of his two-year training period, he joined Eastwood Town. Rapidly making an impression at Eastwood, he joined Middlesbrough, on trial, in early 1993, completing a -72,500 transfer in March 1993.
His return lasted less than a season and Liburd was out of regular football until he joined Nottinghamshire Senior League club Boots Athletic in September 2006.
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'''Ryan Anthony Cresswell''' (born 22 December 1987 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer currently playing as a defender for Bury.
Cresswell started his career with Sheffield United, but got his first taste of first team football with non-league Halifax Town where he was loaned during the 2006-07 season.
Cresswell went out on loan again at the start of the 2007-08 season, spending time at Rotherham United
He joined Macclesfield Town on loan for the remainder of the season in January 2008
During the close season he agreed to a one year load deal with one of Sheffield United's many partner clubs Ferencvros.
Despite joining up with Ferencvros for pre-season training
Ryan made his  Bury debut as late sub in the first game of the season in a 1-0 win at home to  Brentford on 9th August 2008. Cresswell got his first goal for  Bury on the 1st November in a 1-0 win at  Notts County.
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'''Joseph Thomas "Joe" Tate''' (4 August 1904 in Old Hill, Cradley Heath, England - 18 May 1973 in Cradley Heath, England) was an English footballer.
Tate played for Stourbridge Council School, Birch Coppice Primitives, Grainger's Lane Primitives, Round Oak Steel Works FC (Brierley Hill) and Cradley Heath before joining Aston Villa in April 1925. After making a total of 193 appearances, and scoring four goals for the club, he joined Brierley Hill Alliance as player-manager.
He gained a total of three caps for the England national team.
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'''Richard Marshall "Dick" Neal''' (born 1 October 1933) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back. He made over 350 appearances in the Football League, played for Birmingham City in the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1960, and won four caps for England under-23.
Neal was born in Dinnington, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He came through Wolverhampton Wanderers' nursery club, Wath Wanderers, and then joined the junior ranks at the club, turning professional in 1951, but failed to break through to the first team. In 1954, he moved to Second Division Lincoln City where he played over 100 league games. While at Lincoln he was first capped for England under-23,
and remains the only player to be capped by England above youth level while at the club.
Financial difficulties caused in part by falling attendances forced Lincoln to accept the substantial offer of -15,000 plus player Bert Linnecor from First Division club Birmingham City, and in April 1957 Neal moved on.
He was a powerful player, both strong in the tackle and capable of positive attacking play; manager Arthur Turner brought him in as a replacement for Len Boyd, who had retired through injury after the 1956 FA Cup Final, and Roy Warhurst, soon to leave the club. He made nearly 200 appearances in all competitions for Birmingham, including 165 top flight League games, played for them in the final of the 1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and captained the side in 1960-61.
The next season he lost his place to Terry Hennessey, so moved to Middlesbrough, where injury restricted his appearances during the two seasons he spent there. He returned to Lincoln, now in Division Four, as captain for another year. He went on to try his hand at management, as player-manager of several non-league clubs in the Staffordshire area, before going into the licensed trade.
In 2006, to celebrate their 100th season in the Football League, Lincoln City fans voted for '100 League Legends', the 100 players who had represented the club with most distinction; Neal came in at number 42.
His father, also named Dick, was a professional footballer who played as a winger for Blackpool, Derby County, Southampton, Bristol City and Accrington Stanley before the Second World War.
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'''Richard Marshall "Dick" Neal ''' (14 January 1906 - 26 December 1986) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He spent most of his career at Blackpool and Southampton.
Neal was born in Fencehouses and started his playing career at Dinnington Main Colliery Welfare, from where, in 1925, he joined Blackpool, then in the Football League Second Division. He made his debut, in the number 7 shirt, on 1 May 1926, at Sheffield Wednesday in the final league game of the season. Over the next five seasons his appearance and goal totals in the league were: 17/3, 24/6, 32/5, 7/2 and 4/1. He helped Blackpool to the title in 1930, their only championship to date.
He spent the first half of the 1931-32 season at Derby County, and in February 1932, the Southampton Supporters' Club put up the funds to secure his transfer to replace Bert Jepson. Over the next few seasons he was rarely out of the side and was a model of consistency despite the team's failure to achieve anything of merit, finishing regularly in mid-table in Division Two.
In 1937, after 177 appearances for Southampton, he moved on to Bristol City before finishing his career at Accrington Stanley.
His son, also named Dick, was a professional footballer who played as a half-back for Lincoln City and Birmingham City in the 1950s and 1960s, whilst his brother, Arthur, played briefly for Liverpool and Darlington. His brother-in-law was Freddie Gibson, who played as a goalkeeper for Hull City and Middlesbrough.
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'''Benjamin Lloyd Phillip "Ben" Hutchinson''' (born 27 November 1987) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Celtic. He qualifies to play for Jamaica through his grandparents.
Hutchinson's performances for Arnold Town in the FA Youth Cup during the 2005-06 season saw him watched by numerous scouts. After scoring four goals in the 7-1 win over Dunston, Middlesbrough lined up and completed the signing of Hutchinson in the hours before the January 2006 transfer window ended. The transfer consisted of a deal worth up to -100,000 based on appearances.
He established himself in the Under-18 side before moving up to the reserves, before going on loan at Billingham Synthonia.
Injuries to most of the first team strike force saw him make his first senior Middlesbrough appearance in the Premier League game away at Manchester City on 7 October 2007, after coming on as substitute for fellow reserve striker Tom Craddock. He marked his debut with a goal in the final minutes of the match, though it was only a consolation goal as the team went down to a 3-1 defeat. He made his first start as a lone striker on 5 January 2008 away at Bristol City in the FA Cup third round 11-2.
On 26 January 2008, Hutchinson signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premier League champions Celtic to join them at the beginning of the 2008/09 season, although five days later, on 31 January, he signed a deal to join Celtic immediately. He made his Celtic debut coming off the bench in the 3-0 win over Hearts on 16 February. Since then he has had a number of injuries which have restricted his chance of a first team position. He scored his first goal for the club in a friendly against Derry City in August 2008.
On 27 August 2009, Hutchinson joined Swindon Town on loan until January 2010 along with Celtic teammate Simon Ferry. He scored his first goal for Swindon on 3 October in a 3-2 victory away at Brentford.
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'''Edwin Holliday''' (born 7 June 1939 in Leeds) is a former English footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Hereford United, Workington and Peterborough United before retiring in 1970 due to injury. He also earned three caps for the England national team. He was first cousin to Leeds players Dennis Grainger, Colin Grainger and Jack Grainger.
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'''Colin Grainger''' (born 10 June 1933 in Havercroft, West Yorkshire) is an English former footballer. He was first cousins with fellow players Dennis Grainger, Jack Grainger and Edwin Holliday.
Grainger started his career with Wrexham in October 1950, making just five appearances before being snapped up by Sheffield United in July 1953 for -2,500. It was at Bramall Lane where he made his name, making close to 100 appearances before moving on to Sunderland in February 1957 for a -7,000 fee. He made 120 appearances in three years before being sold on to Leeds United for -15,000. He scored 6 goals in 37 games but never really impressed at Elland Road.
Port Vale paid -6,000 for his services in October 1961. His debut was a 'triumphant' one as he scored in a 4-1 home win over Torquay United on 21 October 1961. However he started to be plagued by injury in February 1962, by August 1963 he had lost his place altogether. He was transferred to Doncaster Rovers in August 1964 and later played for Macclesfield Town.
He played a further six games for the national side, the final one being less than a year later against Scotland. He played poorly and thus ended his international career.
Grainger is now a recording artist, who is signed to the HMV label.
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'''Harold "Harry" Ayres''' (born Redcar, 10 March 1920,
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'''Ronald Alfred Sydney "Ronnie" Bacon''' (born 4 March 1935) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger for two clubs in the Football League, making 170 apperarances.
Ronald Alfred Sydney Bacon was born on 4 March 1935 in Fakenham, Norfolk.
Bacon began his professional career in 1955 with Norwich City, and he made 42 League appearances for them. Bacon then moved to Gillingham, making a further 128 appearances in the League. Bacon ;ater played non-league football with King's Lynn.
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'''Dean White''' (born 4 December 1958 in Hastings)
His clubs included Millwall, and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances.
After ending his playing career, White moved onto coaching and managing. He became joint first team manager of Hastings Town after the then chairman, Mark Gardiner had sacked Garry Wilson after their exit from the FA Trophy. The White cousins then managed the team through to the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup final, where the team beat Burgess Hill Town 2-1 at the Broadfield Stadium. In February 2009 he was appointed caretaker manager of Brighton and Hove Albion, following the departure of Micky Adams.
His son Ben also joined Gillingham, but failed to make the first team.
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'''Gordon George Riddick''' (born Langleybury, 6 November 1943)
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'''Patrick Alfred "Pat" Terry''' (2 October 1933
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'''Bryan Small''' (born 15 November 1971 in Birmingham, England) is a former English footballer who played in defence.
He started out as a trainee at his hometown club Aston Villa and played for a total of 11 clubs through a series of free transfers and loan deals.
Small was a trainee at Aston Villa where he made 35 games after breaking into the first team. He had a loan spell at second city rivals Birmingham City before he moved to Bolton Wanderers in March 1996. He was limited to 17 games for Bolton in more than two years and instead was loaned out to a series of clubs including one at Bury where he scored his only career league goal.
In 1998, he moved to Stoke City where he played 45 league games - more than he played at any other club. During his spell at the club he was nicknamed "Disco" due to his attempts to pass players whilst moving down the left wing. Another free transfer followed to Walsall but he failed to make the first team. After a loan spell at Forest Green Rovers he moved to Kettering Town before he finished his career at Hednesford Town.
Small began his coaching career with Stourport Swifts and in July 2008 turned out for old club Bolton in the Masters Tournament.
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'''Edward Peter Thompson''' (born January 8, 1983 in Enfield) is an English footballer goalkeeper who is currently a free agent. He signed for Dagenham & Redbridge from Wingate & Finchley in the summer of 2007, after impressing in a number of pre-season friendly matches. He was released in January 2009 after long-term knee problems and later joined Thurrock F.C..
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'''Derek Adams''' (born 25 June 1975) is a former Scottish footballer who is currently manager at Ross County. He is the son of George Adams, who is the Director of Football at the Dingwall club.
Born in Aberdeen, Adams began his career with his hometown club but failed to make a first-team appearance, moving to English side Burnley, making a couple of league appearances in the mid-1990s before returning to Scotland with Ross County in 1996. Spending two years with ''The Staggies'', Adams joined Motherwell in 1998, spending six years at Fir Park, including a short loan spell with Ayr United. Adams was one of a number of players affected by the club's administration problems, accepting a pay cut in April 2002. Adams failed to win any trophies during his time with ''Well'', although he scored in the 2003-04 Scottish Cup semi-final defeat against Rangers. In 2004, Adams agreed a pre-contract move to hometown club Aberdeen, spending a year at Pittodrie before being transfer-listed and leaving for Livingston in 2005. In 2006, Adams returned to Ross County as player/coach and in November 2007, Adams was appointed player/manager, having served as caretaker manager since October. Despite the terms of Adams' appointment, his last playing appearance remains in October 2007.
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'''Albert John Whitehurst''' (June 22, 1898 in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, England - 1976) was an English footballer who was a Centre Forward.
He played for five professional clubs during his career and was a prolific scorer, setting club records at two of his clubs, Rochdale for goals in a season and Bradford City for the number of goals in a game.
Whitehurst started his career at amateur club New Haden Colliery, before moving to Stoke and Rochdale.
Whitehurst played five seasons for Rochdale scoring a total of 117 league goals, including 44 in 1926-27. The latter remains a club record.
He moved to Liverpool, where he played just eight times, before moving onto Bradford City. Despite starting in just 38 games, he scored 30 goals. He scored twice in both his first games, before scoring seven in his fourth game against Tranmere Rovers on March 6, 1929. He scored another two hat-tricks that season as City earned promotion from Division Three (North). His seven goals in one game is a Bradford City record.
He left the following season to join his final club Tranmere Rovers.
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'''Craig Midgley''' (born 24 June 1976 in Bradford, England) is an English footballer who is a striker.
Midgley was a trainee at his hometown club Bradford City. He made his first-team debut as a substitute on April 17, 1995 against Rotherham United. He failed to break into the team and during his three seasons in the first team squad he was limited to 11 league appearances from the bench. He scored one goal in a 1-1 draw with Hull City on November 18, 1995. Instead he had two loan spells at Scarborough and one at Darlington.
Midgley left Bradford to join Hartlepool United in March 1998. He spent more than three seasons at Victoria Park during which time he played 86 league games, 35 of which were as substitute, scoring 18 times. In June 2001 he moved back to West Yorkshire to join Halifax Town.
In five seasons at Halifax, Midgley was a regular first-team player. He started 119 games, was substitute 42 times and scored 32 goals.
He left to join Farsley Celtic and link up with former Bradford team-mate Lee Sinnott. But he missed out on Farsley's Conference North play-off final in May 2007 after agreeing to join Australian side Manly United. Midgley hoped the move would launch a managerial or coaching career after taking the necessary qualifications.
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'''Richard "Dicky" Bond''' (14 December 1883 - 25 April 1955) was an English footballer who played outside right. He was capped eight times by England and spend the vast majority of his playing career at Bradford City where he played more than 300 games.
Born in Garstang, Lancashire, England, Bond started his career with the Royal Artillery before he signed professional forms with Preston North End in August 1902.
Bond joined Bradford City in May 1909 for a -950 fee, a record fee for Preston at the time.
In total he played 301 league games, scoring 60 goals, all in the top flight. He also represented the club in 31 FA Cup games scoring 13 times. He was selected in City's team of the millennium in 1999 by former Telegraph & Argus sports reporter David Markham.
Bond played for Blackburn for one season before his final move to Lancaster Town in August 1923 for one last season. He retired in 1924 but returned to play for Garstang Town two years later. His total league career brought him 96 goals in 473 league appearances. He became a publican before he died in Preston aged 71.
Bond made his first international appearance for England while at Preston on 25 February 1905 against Ireland. He won a total of eight caps, scoring twice, both against Ireland in 1906.
Bond's football career was interrupted by the First World War, during which he was taken prisoner-of-war.
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'''Ludovic 'Luda' Quistin''' (born 24 May 1984) is a Guadeloupean footballer who plays for FC United of Manchester as a defender. He has also represented Guadeloupe and is a current member of their squad.
Quistin has had a nomadic career since arriving in England, turning out for a number of non-League sides at different levels of the football pyramid.
He has spent many of his years in English football playing in the south. He had spells with Brentford, Wimbledon, Falkirk, Gravesend & Northfleet and Windsor & Eton, before joining Carshalton Athletic in February 2003. He joined Billericay Town in August 2004, but was released the following month. He joined King's Lynn in January 2005.
He played out the 2004-05 season with King's Lynn, although he also had a trial with League Two side Wycombe Wanderers in April 2005. In September 2005 he joined Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville. After only three substitute appearances, he was loaned out to Ryman League side Tooting & Mitcham, before returning to Havant towards the end of the season. He was sacked by Havant in August 2006 for misconduct, and had an unsuccessful trial with Cambridge City later than month, before joining Harlow Town for a spell.
Conference South side Dorchester Town was next on Quistin's map, but in a typically short spell he made just three substitute appearances for the Magpies before he left to take trials at a number of league clubs, turning out for Luton Town, Leyton Orient and Brentford. He joined doomed Conference National side Tamworth in March 2007, and was involved in the majority of the Lambs' final games of the season before being sent off in the 1-1 draw at home to St Albans City that saw the side relegated to the Conference North. He was released at the end of the season.
In July 2007, Quistin had an unsuccessful trial with Barnet, playing in their 5-1 defeat away to Farnborough Town. He returned to Lincolnshire later that month, sigining for Conference North side Boston United. He was substitute five times before moving to Southern League side Swindon Supermarine in September 2007, linking up with friend Cedric Abraham. In November 2007, after nine games for Supermarine, Quistin joined Halesowen Town, where he played until his release in May 2008.
He joined Hednesford Town on trial in July, and was voted man of the match in his first game for the club. After an equally impressive showing three days later, the club signed him up on a one-year deal. However, he left the club in September 2008 after sending manager Dean Edwards a text message saying that he was not prepared to sit on the substitutes bench.
Following his departure from Hednesford, he joined Weston-super-Mare later in September 2008. He was released by Weston in December 2008, and joined Fisher Athletic later the same month.
Quistin signed for Grays Athletic on non-contract terms in February 2009, but following two appearances, he left the club in March, re-joining Hednesford Town.
It was announced on 23 October 2009 he had signed for FC United of Manchester, having relocated to the north West of England.
Quistin made his international debut for Guadeloupe in June 2007 against Haiti in a CONCACAF Gold Cup match, coming on as a late substitute. In December 2008, he was part of the Guadeloupe side that beat Cuba on penalties to qualify for the 2009 Gold Cup Finals.
He is the cousin of Arsenal and France defender William Gallas.
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'''Paul Ogden''' (born 18 December 1946 in Leek, Staffordshire) is an English former football player and manager. He was in charge at Leek Town in six separate spells managing, spanning nearly forty years.
Ogden played for Leek Castle as a left-winger before he was spotted by Port Vale, joining them as an amateur in November 1965. He made just the two Football League appearances in 1965-66. Released in the spring on 1966 he moved into non-league football.
Ogden first took over at Leek Town in 1969, leaving the position six years later. Becoming manager of Northwich Victoria, he returned to Leek in 1977, only to depart the following year.
In 2002 he was made caretaker-manager of Leek Town for a third time, a remarkable 33 years after he was first appointed there. After John Ramshaw left the post Ogden was re-appointed as permanent manager in 2003 for what was to be a two year spell. He then became manager of Kidsgrove Athletic.
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Born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, he qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland through his Irish ancestry and went on to represent his country 18 times. A goalkeeper, his international debut at the age of 19 was on 6 May 1970 as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat against Poland. He made his 18th and final international appearance on 21 November 1979 in a 1-0 defeat against Northern Ireland.
During his club career Mick played for Oxford United from 1969 to 1972 before joining Walsall where he made 249 appearances from 1973 to 1979. After a spell with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Mick returned to Walsall to close out his career, making a further 26 appearances between 1982 and 1985.
Mick's younger brother Ollie Kearns was also a successful professional footballer, but as a goal scorer not keeper !. He enjoyed a high-scoring League career thro' the 70s and 80s with Reading, Walsall, Hereford and Wrexham; then scored the newly founded Rushden & Diamonds first-ever goal. Both still live local to their home town of Banbury.
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Born in Bradford on 23 July 1955, he began his career with Doncaster Rovers making his full league debut on 1 September 1973 against Bradford City. He went on to play almost five full seasons with Rovers scoring 65 goals in his 187 appearances
In March 1978 O'Callaghan was sold to Stoke City for a fee of -50,000 and while there he played over 250 League games, appeared in the top flight and won six caps for the Republic of Ireland.
In his Stoke City debut as a 75th minute substitute in the home match against Hull City on 8 March 1978, Stoke were waiting to take a corner when he came on and he went straight to the penalty area and headed home the cross into the back of the net. In actual game time he had not been on the pitch for more than five seconds and this must therefore be one of the quickest debut goals ever scored.
In February 1985 he signed for Oldham Athletic, but shortly after his career was ended by a serious knee injury. Brendan now lives in Staffordshire and works as an area fund-raising manager for the Save The Children charity.
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'''Tony Grealish''' (born 21 September 1956) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the Republic of Ireland 45 times, through his Irish ancestry.
Grealish was born in Paddington, London.
He made his international debut on 24 March 1976 in a 3-0 win against Norway and his final appearance came in a 4-1 World Cup qualifier defeat against Denmark on 13 November 1985.
Having played both soccer and Gaelic football as a teenager, he made his league debut for Leyton Orient in 1974 and finished his playing career at Walsall in 1992.
In between he also played for Luton Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester City and Rotherham United.
He captained Brighton in the 1983 FA Cup Final. The opponents were Manchester United and, after a drawn final at Wembley, Brighton lost the replay 4-0.
Since hanging up his boots, Grealish has dabbled in management at non-league level with Bromsgrove Rovers and Atherstone United.
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'''Bryan Orritt''' (born 22 February 1937) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as an inside forward or wing half. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League, and was capped three times for Wales at under-23 level.
Born in Caernarfon, Orritt began his football career with local club Llanfair PG before joining Bangor City. In 1956 he joined English First Division club Birmingham City, for whom he went on to play in the finals of the 1960 and 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, becoming one of the first Welsh footballers to take part in European competition.
In 1962 he moved to Middlesbrough, where he became the first substitute ever used by the club.
He emigrated to South Africa, playing for and later managing Southern Suburbs F.C., and coached black youngsters in Soweto.
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'''William "Billy" Pratt''' (1874 - after 1902) was an English professional footballer who played for Small Heath as a left-back. Born in Birmingham, he was a powerful defender whose career was ended prematurely through injury. He made 139 appearances in all competitions for Small Heath without scoring a goal.
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'''Sidney Emmanuel "Sid" Wharton''' (1876 in Birmingham - 1951 in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer who played for Small Heath as a winger. He was a pacy winger with good ball-control who created chances and was always involved in the game. He made 167 appearances in all competitions for Small Heath. In 1900-01 he represented the Football League against the Irish League and played for an England XI in an unofficial international against a German XI alongside clubmate Alex Leake. He later became a bookmaker.
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'''Paul McManus''' (born April 22, 1990, Liverpool) is an English footballer with Bangor City.
The teenager was a product of Chester City's youth policy and a prolific scoring record for the youth and reserve sides persuaded Bobby Williamson to hand McManus a professional contract on October 2, 2007. Highlights of his early time at the club included scoring the shock winner for Chester's youngsters against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Youth Cup in December 2006 and a hat-trick at Carlisle United in a reserve fixture in September 2007.
McManus made his Football League debut as a late substitute in a 3-1 home win over Shrewsbury Town on October 7, 2007, becoming the first player born in the 1990s to make a first-team appearance for Chester. He is one of several homegrown players to appear for the first-team this season. He made his first starting appearance in the first-team in a Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie away at Carlisle United two nights later and remained in the first-team squad for most of the season. In the closing weeks of the 2007-2008 season he played regularly in attack, scoring his first league goal in a 2-1 loss to Lincoln City on 12 April 2008.
The following season saw McManus score successive equalisers for Chester against Shrewsbury Town and Luton Town in September but he was allowed to move to Bangor City shortly before the transfer window closed on February 2, 2009.
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As a player, he played for Barnsley, Bury, Oxford United and Scunthorpe United.
As a manager, he managed Lincoln City twice, Grimsby Town, Rotherham United and Boston United.
Kerr briefly managed Lincoln City in 1977 and became manager of Grimsby Town in 1979. The Mariners won the Third Division championship in 1980 and finished 7th in the Second Division the following season after challenging for promotion with the side in the top three with seven games remaining. However, that form was not maintained the following season despite a good start, and with Grimsby bottom of the league Kerr left in January 1982 to make way for David Booth.
He became manager of Rotherham United in 1983 but was unable to save the club from relegation to the Third Division. He remained in charge for another two years, first avoiding relegation and then challenging for promotion before finishing mid-table. In 1985, Kerr returned to Lincoln where despite the presence of Phil Turner and Neil Redfearn in midfield, the side was relegated to the Fourth Division. He remained in charge the following season, which began well with the Imps as high as 7th in the New Year. An inexplicable collapse in form followed and Kerr left the club in March, before Lincoln became the first club to be relegated from the Football League to the Conference.
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'''James Patrick "Jimmy" Conway''' (born 10 August 1946) is an Irish former professional football player.
Born in Dublin, he began his career with Stella Maris Football Club the famous nursery schoolboy club from Drumcondra he moved to Bohemians as a senior in his home city before moving to Fulham in 1966.
A midfielder or winger, he spent ten years at Craven Cottage, scoring 67 times in 314 League games before a -30,000 fee brought him north to join Manchester City before the 1976/77 season . Played with his brother John Conway (footballer) at Fulham.
Having played just 13 times for City, he moved to the USA and Portland Timbers for -10,000 on January 17th 1978. He spent three seasons with the Timbers.
After retiring from playing he stayed on in America as a coach.
At international level, Jimmy won 20 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
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'''Terence John "Terry" Mancini''' (born on 4 October 1942 in Camden Town, London) is a former professional footballer. During his playing career, Terry appeared professionally (predominantly as a defender) for five different clubs and earned five international caps in the process for the Republic of Ireland.
Mancini was born in London, and was originally named '''Terry Sealy'''. His father (who was Irish) died when Terry was seven and his mother remarried, changing his surname to that of his stepfather. He began his career with Watford, joining the club in 1960 before being released midway through the 1965-66 season. After a 20 month spell in South Africa playing for Port Elizabeth City, he returned to London in November 1967 to join Leyton Orient. He spent four seasons with Orient, winning a Third Division medal in 1969-70.
In October 1971 he signed for Queens Park Rangers, and helped them to promotion to the First Division in 1972-73. Although born and brought up in England, after a chance conversation with QPR team-mate Don Givens, Mancini found out that through his Irish father, he could play for the Republic of Ireland. He won his first cap against Poland in 1973 and went on to win five in total. Mancini later reported that when he first appeared for the Republic of Ireland, he did not realize that the band was playing the Republic's national anthem, having never heard the tune before.
He was signed by Arsenal, as a replacement for Frank McLintock, in October 1974 for -20,000. He made his debut against West Ham United, on 26 October 1974 played for Arsenal for two seasons, recording 62 appearances. However, after Arsenal's worst performance in over forty years in the league (17th) in 1975-76, Arsenal manager Bertie Mee resigned. Mancini was deemed surplus to requirements (being nearly 34) by Mee's replacement Terry Neill, and he was released on a free transfer in September 1976. He joined Aldershot and played a single season with them. He ended his career in the NASL, playing one summer with the Los Angeles Aztecs before returning to England
As well as playing, during the early 1970s Mancini was an occasional presenter of London Weekend Television's ''The Big Match'' programme, in an attempt to distance itself from the more staid ''Match of the Day'', experimented with using current players as presenters. After retiring from the game in 1977, Mancini coached several teams, before eventually leaving football altogether and running a variety of businesses; he is now a manager in a travel company that specialises in holidays to Spain.
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'''Dave MacLaren''' (born 12 June 1934) is a former football goalkeeper.
MacLaren began his career at local club Auchterarder before being signed to Dundee. He managed only one first team appearance for the team though, before heading to England in January 1957, where he would spend the rest of his playing career.
He joined Leicester City and immediately won promotion to the First Division as he became first choice, but he lost his place to the emerging Gordon Banks during the 1959-60 season. McLaren took this as his cue to depart and joined Second Division Plymouth Argyle at the end of the season.
The goalkeeper made more appearances for Plymouth than any of his other league clubs (131 league games) over five seasons in the second tier, before being signed by Wolves in early 1965. He spent only one full season at Molineux as the club attempted to regain their top flight status at the first attempt in 1965-66, but fell short.
McLaren got a chance to return to the First Division though when newly-promoted Southampton signed him soon into the following season. Ironically, McLaren had been in goal for Wolves when Southampton had scored 9 against them in the previous season (in a 9-3 victory).
He lasted just a single season at The Dell, making 22 league appearances, before losing his place to Eric Martin. After leaving Southampton he joined non-league Worcester City.
After retiring from playing, he took on a new challenge in Australia as manager of Hellas.
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'''George Randolph Lawrence''' (born 14 September 1962) is a former professional footballer now retired. He played as a midfielder, spending most of his career with Southampton and was known by the nickname Chicken George throughout his career.
Lawrence was born in Kensington, London and was a pupil at Christopher Wren School where he was spotted by Southampton's London scouting network, joining The Saints as a trainee in August 1979. He made his debut in a League Cup match against Chelsea on 6 October 1981 replacing Nick Holmes. He made his first appearance in the starting line-up on 17 October, replacing Mick Channon in a league game against Notts County.
According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints", he "soon brought added meaning to the word ''unpredictable''". He was "full of strong surging runs" and "would, when remembering to take the ball with him, completely perplex opposing defenders and cause havoc in the penalty area".
In his first period at The Dell, Southampton had an abundance of strikers, including Channon and Steve Moran, together with Kevin Keegan, Steve Williams and David Armstrong in midfield, so his chances were limited. He spent the end of the 1981-82 season on loan at Oxford United and, after returning to Southampton for the start of the following season, he moved permanently to Oxford in November 1982.
After two years with Oxford, he was rather surprisingly re-signed by the Saints' newly appointed manager, Chris Nicholl. Again, Lawrence was in competition with several strikers including Moran, Joe Jordan, Alan Curtis and Danny Wallace. Lawrence knuckled down and, always with a smile on his face, set out to try to make his second spell more productive than the first.
The 1986-87 season was his most successful with Southampton, making 36 League appearances and was the club's (joint) second-best scorer for the season with eight goals (a long way behind Colin Clarke with twenty). It was somewhat of a surprise to the Saints fans, therefore, when he was sold by to Millwall for -160,000 in July 1987, although by now Matt Le Tissier and Alan Shearer were coming up through the ranks and were pushing for promotion to the first team. In his two periods with the Saints he made 104 appearances in all competitions, scoring 15 goals.
In his first season at Millwall, he helped them win the Football League Division 2 championship, and then spent the 1988-89 season with them in the First Division. He then spent three years at Bournemouth before spending the summer of 1992 in Finland with Mikkelin Palloilijat. In 1993, he made 14 appearances for Portsmouth, all from the substitutes' bench (without scoring). He finished his playing career with a spell in Malta, playing with Hibernians F.C. where he won two consecutive titles, followed by lower-league football.
Since retiring from playing professionally, he has continued to turn out in veterans' matches as well as earning a living as a player's agent.
Throughout his career, he was affectionately known by the nickname Chicken George, after the character in the TV series Roots which was being aired on British television at the time he started his career.
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'''Solomon Oladiran Taiwo''' (born 29 April 1985) is a Nigerian born English footballer currently playing for Football League Championship side Cardiff City.
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Taiwo moved to London with his family when he was eighteen months old.
Taiwo began his career as a YTS trainee at Millwall but was unable to break into the first team and was released. He joined Sutton United in March after a second spell with Bromley. He has also had spells with Charlton Athletic, Maidenhead United, Weymouth and Fort Wayne Fever in the USA.
In October 2007, Taiwo joined Football League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on an initial one-month loan deal, making his debut in a 1-0 win over Leyton Orient in the Football League Trophy. His loan spell was later extended to the end of the 2007-08 season. At the end of the season he signed for the side on a permanent basis.
On 25 August 2009 he signed a three-year deal with Championship side Cardiff City for a fee which could eventually rise to -250,000 depending on appearances and promotion. Described by Cardiff manager Dave Jones as "a good prospect, a strong player, a good athlete and comfortable on the ball", Taiwo had played against the side two weeks earlier in the first round of the Football League Cup. He made his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium as a substitute in place of Peter Whittingham. He made his first start and his home debut against Queens Park Rangers. He played his first South Wales Derby on 7 November 2009 in a 3-2 loss, coming on for Tony Capaldi. On 12 January, during a post match interview against Bristol City, Dave Jones said that they had agreed a deal with Colchester United for Taiwo to join them on loan, but was put on hold due to the midfield crisis at Cardiff
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'''Nicholas "Nicky" Mohan''' (born 6 October 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played in defence making 390 league appearances for seven clubs during his 15-year career.
Born in Middlesbrough, England, Mohan started out as a trainee at his hometown club Middlesbrough where he spent the first seven years of his career making a total of 99 games scoring four goals. He spent a period on loan at Hull City in 1992 where he played five games.
He left Teesside in 1994 to join Leicester City for -330,000. He played just one season at Filbert Street appearing in 23 games before he was one of three Leicester players, along with Ian Ormondroyd and Gavin Ward to be signed by Chris Kamara at Bradford City for -225,000. He helped City to promotion from Division Two when he was among the first City team to play at Wembley. He played 44 times for City in 1996-97 as the club avoided relegation on the final day of the season. But the arrival of new players and the return from injury of Eddie Youds forced Mohan out of the side.
He failed to appear again for City and joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan. His loan spell was deemed successful enough to join Wycombe for -85,000 in October 1997. Two years later he moved to Stoke City where he played 92 games and scoring six goals including one in the Potteries derby, before he returned to Hull City in 2001.
He spent little more than a season back at Hull before he moved into non-league football with Harrogate Town.
Mohan starts the 2008-09 season with Guisborough Town, in the Arngrove Northern League, who he joined early 2008 towards the end of last season.
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'''Shaun Murray''' (born 7 February 1970 in Newcastle, England) is a former professional footballer who played in midfield, earning half of his appearances at Bradford City
Murray was a trainee at Tottenham Hotspur where he was unable to make a single appearance. Instead in 1989 he signed for Portsmouth for -100,000. Appearances were still limited and he played just 34 games in more than three seasons. He moved north to Scarborough where he played 29 times in his one season.
Bradford City spent -200,000 in 1994 to bring the midfielder to Valley Parade. Murray was a regular in his first two seasons at Bradford and he helped them to promotion in 1995-96 although he failed to earn a place in the play-off final against Notts County. Murray struggled to break into the team the following season until Chris Waddle left. Murray played the last 12 games of the season to help City avoid relegation in the final game. 1997-98 was Murray's final season at City after which he had played 130 games for the club, during which time he scored eight goals - five in his first season.
Murray moved to Notts County on a free transfer before he finished his career at Kettering Town.
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'''Craig Ramage''' (born March 30, 1970 in Derby, England) is a former English footballer who played in midfield for six clubs, most notably Watford.
Ramage started his career in his hometown as a trainee with Derby County. He played 42 games scoring four goals at Derby, during which time he also spent a short period on loan at Wigan Athletic.
In 1994, he made a -90,000 move to Watford. Ramage was a big hit at Vicarage Road and he finished just one game short of 100 starts. He was also a prolific scorer, and he netted 27 times in his 104 appearances. He spent a month on loan at Peterborough United in 1997 before he moved at the end of the season to Bradford City.
Ramage's time at City was a tough one. He was suspended for the start of the season and it was not until the seventh game against Middlesbrough he made his full debut. He made a total of 32 appearances but scored just once in the final game of the season as City lost 3-1 to Portsmouth.
Ramage was limited to just three substitute appearances in 1998-99 as Bradford earned promotion to the Premier League. It was little surprise that Ramage left during the summer to join Notts County where he started 50 games in three seasons.
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'''Devon White''' (born 2 March 1964) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for seven different Football League clubs.
Devon began his career in the non-league ranks whilst training as an electrician. In 1984 his talents were spotted by Lincoln City and he moved into the professional game. He spent two seasons with Lincoln before dropping back into the non-league ranks with first Boston United and then Shepshed Charterhouse. At the beginning of the 1987-1988 season he appeared in a Lincolnshire Senior Cup tie for Grantham before surprisingly rejoining the pro ranks at Bristol Rovers.
The move occurred following the appointment of Gerry Francis as manager at Bristol Rovers. Francis was looking for a strong physical striker and remembered a performance White had given for Lincoln against Rovers and contacted Lincoln to enquire about signing White. He was somewhat surprised to discover White had drifted back into non-league football and it took some detective work to track him down.
He grasped his second chance at the professional game and went on to enjoy a long career.
At the culmination of his professional career, Devon returned to his initial trade as an electrician and now runs his own company in Nottingham. In December 2006, he returned to non-league football circuit as temporary first-team coach at Gedling Town, a role he occupied until the completion of the 2006-07 season.
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'''David Francis "Dave" Langan''' (born February 15, 1957) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a right-back for the Republic of Ireland, for whom he won 26 caps. Langan won his first cap against Turkey in April 1978 and was a regular in the squad until he sustained a knee injury in the famous 3-2 victory over France.
For four years he was in the International wilderness until his move to Oxford regenerated the form that earned him his first caps. He remained an ever present throughout the course of the qualifying campaign for Euro '88 in which he started four games and was substitute for four.
Unfortunately, despite the rather somewhat public outcry, Langan was dropped for the adventure in the summer of '88 in Germany and there ended his international career.
In Langan's own words, the greatest honour in his life was pulling on the green shirt.
Born in Dublin, Langan played youth football with the Cherry Orchard club before going to England to join Derby County, for whom he made his debut in 1977 as a 19-year-old and went on to make over 150 senior appearances. Jim Smith then paid a club record -350,000 to take him to Birmingham City, for whom he played over 100 games, but when his career was disrupted by injury such that he missed a full 18 months, he was released by manager Ron Saunders. Jim Smith, by then managing Oxford United, signed him and he regained his fitness and his international place. He played 136 games for Oxford, winning the Second Division championship in 1984-85 and the League Cup the following year. He later played for A.F.C. Bournemouth and Peterborough United, but his knee and back injuries put an early end to his career. He is now registered disabled.
On the 14th of June 1999 a benefit night was held in Ballyfermot for Dave in which his old team mate Paul McGrath showed up. .
In late 2006, an interview with Langan entitled "I Was Just Unlucky" hit the press. This article inspired Ireland fans, many remembering that Langan "would have run through a wall for Ireland," to start campaigning to get Langan a testimonial. This campaign picked up speed in early 2008 when some of the people at its forefront went on RTE radio and started an online petition. This petition had over 1,000 signatures at the time this was written.
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'''Miroslav Stoch''' (born 19 October 1989 in Nitra) is a Slovakian professional football player who plays mainly as an attacking midfielder or winger. Stoch is known for his incisive runs, crossing ability, and 1 on 1 finishing with the keeper. He is currently on loan at FC Twente from Chelsea of the English Premier League, where he was splitting time between the first-team and the reserves.
As a child he was rarely seen without a football. His father realized his talent at an early age and placed him with his local club's academy FC Nitra. Mio, as his family calls him, developed his goal-scoring abilities by arriving on the training pitch earlier than his teammates and practicing his shooting.
His hard work paid off as he was drafted into Nitra's first team after scoring a hat-trick in an under-17 match, though he was only 15 at the time, and, due to age restrictions in the Slovakian league, he could not play until his 16th birthday. He made his first-team debut at the age of 16 and by this time he was already being watched by European scouts.
Chelsea had scouts in one of the international competitions he played in and offered him a trial around the same time that OGC Nice was about to sign him. He duly impressed and was signed by Chelsea's youth academy in 2006. He was a regular for the Under-18s in the 2006-07 season and scored 11 goals. He ended the season as top scorer for the under-18s even though he had always played on the wing. He started the 2007-08 season well and quickly progressed to the reserve team. Stoch bases his game on his two footballing idols-Ronaldinho and Ronaldo-and tries to emulate them on the pitch.
Stoch himself stated that he was close to making his first-team debut and hoped to do so during the course of the 2007-08 season although he did not. Stoch finally made his first appearance as a substitute on 30 November 2008 against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. He replaced Deco after 80 minutes. Chelsea lost the game 1-2. Stoch made his second appearance for the first-team, replacing Jon Obi Mikel in the 82nd minute, in Chelsea's 2-1 comeback win over Stoke City, playing a major part in the lead up to Chelsea's second goal. Stoch came on for Jon Obi Mikel against Watford in the FA Cup 5th round with Chelsea 1-0 down with 20 minutes. The game finished 3-1 to Chelsea with Stoch playing a fairly major role as he won the corner which led to the equalising goal from Nicolas Anelka.
On 16 July 2009 FC Twente signed Stoch on loan from Chelsea F.C.. Stoch made his first League appearance against local side Sparta Rotterdam. He scored both goals in the 2-0 win over SC Heerenveen on 20 September. Stoch than scored an impressive opening goal, a scorcher from distance, in the 4-0 win against FC Groningen on 25 October. Stoch continued his impressive scoring record for FC Twente by scoring and getting an assist in the 2-1 win over Roda JC on the 31 October. In Twente's latest league game against NAC Breda (Which Twente won 3-1), Stoch scored two goals to propel the team to victory, after Twente fell behind by a goal.
Stoch made his senior dbut for Slovakia on 10 February 2009 against Ukraine, where he came on in the 70th minute. His second appearance came just 24 hours later against Cyprus. He scored his first international goal for Slovakia against San Marino in a 2010 World Cup Qualification match on 6 June 2009.
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'''Keith Graham Branagan''' (born 10 July 1966 in Fulham) is an English-born former football goalkeeper, who played for the Republic of Ireland at international level.
Branagan played for a number of clubs in his career. He began his career at Cambridge United, and later joined Millwall. However, his most successful years were spent at Bolton Wanderers, where he experienced three promotions, played two seasons in the Premier League and played at Wembley in the 1995 League Cup final. After eight years at Bolton, Branagan joined Ipswich Town in 2000.
At international level, Branagan won one full cap for the Republic of Ireland. His only senior cap came on 11 February 1997, in 0-0 draw against Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff. Branagan also played a couple of matches for the Republic of Ireland "B" team.
Branagan was forced to retire from the game in October 2002 following a nine-month battle against a shoulder injury. Branagan has remained in the game following retirement; he now has a UEFA 'A' Coaching licence and has coached the goalkeepers at Crewe Alexandra and Stockport County before taking up a coaching role at Bolton School.He is a teacher there and also coaches swimming.
His son Ritchie, also a goalkeeper, is on the books of Bury F.C.
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'''Jeffrey Andrew "Jeff" Wealands''' (born 26 August 1951) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League, and over 200 more in the Conference. He played in the Altrincham team which knocked his former club, First Division Birmingham City, out of the FA Cup in 1986, only the second time a non-league club has eliminated a top-flight club on their own ground.
Wealands was born in Darlington, County Durham. As a boy he played for Star Juniors,
moving on to Darlington Cleveland Bridge. At 17 he signed professional forms for Wolverhampton Wanderers, but was unable to break through to the first team, and in 1970 moved back home to join Darlington in the Fourth Division. After 18 months he was transferred to Second Division side Hull City. He established himself as first choice goalkeeper a year later, and starting from the 1973-74 season missed only three games in four years. Injury restricted his appearances in the next season, when Hull were relegated to the Third Division.
In July 1979 Wealands joined Birmingham City, then in the Second Division, for a fee of -30,000.
His first season at Birmingham saw them promoted to the First Division. He kept 16 clean sheets and was chosen Player of the Year. He kept his place as first choice goalkeeper, despite competition from promising youngster Tony Coton, and played over 100 games before a difference of views with new manager Ron Saunders saw him out of contention.
He joined Manchester United as cover for Gary Bailey, initially on loan, in 1983, but a recurring back injury restricted his chances. Periods on loan at Oldham Athletic and Preston North End preceded him leaving the Football League altogether to join Altrincham in the Alliance Premier League (soon to be renamed the Football Conference).
Wealands' first season at Altrincham brought considerable success, culminating in a trip to Wembley where the club beat Runcorn 1-0 to win the 1986 FA Trophy. In that season's FA Cup, Altrincham got through to the Third Round, where they were drawn away to Birmingham City, still in the top flight and still managed by Saunders. Wealands helped his new club become only the second - and, to date, last
- non-league club to beat a First Division team on their own ground when they won 2-1,
a result which gave the player considerable personal satisfaction,
and which was followed two days later by Saunders' resignation.
The next season he helped the club to the final of the Cheshire Senior Cup. He then had a spell at Barrow before returning to Altrincham in 1988. His last of 273 games in all competitions for the club was in 1992 by which time he was 41 years old.
After finally retiring from playing, he served briefly on the board of Altrincham, and has coached goalkeepers at Bury.
In his early days with Altrincham he worked in insurance,
and now runs a property development company.
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Carolan started his career with Home Farm at youth level before moving to Manchester United on 15 February 1956,
He played 71 times for United between 1958 and 1960 and won two caps for the Republic of Ireland making his debut on the 1 November 1959.
He joined Brighton and Hove Albion in December 1960.
Carolan joined Tonbridge in 1962 before signing for Canterbury City in 1968
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Clinton''' (13 April 1926 - 9 August 2009) was a former professional footballer.
Clinton began his career at Dundalk in his native Ireland before joining Everton in March 1948. He made 80 appearances for Everton (73 League and 7 FA Cup appearances) scoring 5 goals (4 League and 1 FA Cup).
After eight seasons at Goodison Park, Clinton was sold to Blackburn Rovers in April 1955, where he played only six games. He subsequently signed for Tranmere Rovers in July 1956, where he finished his professional career.
At international level, Clinton appeared three times for the Republic of Ireland between 1951 and 1954.
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'''Peter Eccles''' (born 14 August 1962 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional soccer player.
He played for Shamrock Rovers for many years as a centre back and was part of their successful teams of the 1980s. Won a record five league championships with the club, in 1994 captaining the last Rovers side to win the League. Scored 30 league goals for the Hoops.
He made his debut on the 18th of October 1981 at Milltown against UCD.
Peter made 9 appearances in European competition for Rovers, scoring once .
He was Rovers Player of the Year in 1992/93 .
He also had one of Ireland's shortest ever international careers when he replaced Chris Hughton on 23 April 1986 at Lansdowne Road to play the last ten minutes of a 1-1 home friendly game against Uruguay . This was his only ever appearance for the Republic of Ireland national football team. As well as his full international cap he represented the League of Ireland on Inter-League and 1988 Summer Olympics teams scoring against France in November 1987. Also won one youths cap.
Returning to Dundalk as per his contract he only stayed for a short spell before returning to Rovers in October 1989 where he stayed until 1994. In the absence of any recognition by SRFC to honour his 12 year stint at the club Rovers fans organised a testimonial night for Peter on the 13th of November 1994.
Signed for Crusaders F.C. after being let go by Rovers but suffered a broken leg which kept him out for the whole season. After 14 months out he signed for Home Farm in December 1995. After a short spell at Athlone Town F.C. he returned to the Hoops for his third spell in September 1996. However lacking first team action he moved to Home Farm Everton in November where he played his last game in the League of Ireland on the 27th of April 1997.
He currently works in the Department of the Marine in Beggars Bush, Dublin.
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'''James Bumphrey''' (1884 - after 1914) was an English professional footballer who played 136 games and scored 7 goals in the Football League for Birmingham.
Bumphrey was born in Morpeth, Northumberland, and played for Ashington Alliance before joining Birmingham in August 1908. A heavily-built man, he was a strong tackler, though "a little wild", and headed the ball well despite being only tall.
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'''Frank Stokes''' (7 June 1881 in Burslem, Staffordshire - 1945) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back. In addition to his club career he played in several England trials but was not selected.
Stokes joined Burslem Port Vale from a local side in October 1898. He made his debut on 4 March 1899 in a 4-1 home win over Luton Town and became a first team regular from September 1899. He made 82 appearances over all competitions for ''the Valiants'' before signing with Reading in the summer of 1901.
He stayed with Reading for two years, but returned to the Midlands in 1903 to sign with Small Heath (later Birmingham). In seven years he made 213 appearances in all competitions before a serious knee injury forced his retirement. A muscular yet mobile defender, and formed an excellent full-back pairing with Jack Glover.
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'''Benjamin Haigh "Benny" Green''' (February 23, 1883 - 1945) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-forward. He made nearly 200 appearances for Small Heath (renamed Birmingham in 1905) in all competitions. He scored the first goal at Birmingham's new ground, St Andrew's, on December 29, 1906, three days after the official opening, for which he was rewarded with a piano.
Green was born in Penistone, Yorkshire.
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'''Robert John 'John' Napier''' (born 23 September 1946, Lurgan, Northern Ireland) was a English football centre half and manager, who currently teaches soccer in San Diego, California.
Napier was born in Lurgan. With a career as both player and coach, Napier has also been a player agent and a television and radio sports analyst.
Napier began his career in September 1963 playing for the Bolton Wanderers, where he played until 1967, when he was transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion for -25,000. He played until 1972 playing more than 200 games including two seasons as ever-present. In 1972, he was transferred to Bradford City for a record-equalling -10,000. He spent six seasons at Valley Parade interspersed with spells in America at Baltimore Comets and the same team after they became San Diego Jaws, and also at Mossley. In all he played more than 100 games at City, and served as manager, and assistant coach.
Napier served as manager at City from February 1978 to October 1978. He was unpopular as manager of Bradford City, as the team was relegated to the now-defunct Division Four.
Napier was a Northern Ireland schoolboy international, won 11 youth caps, two under-23 caps. He won his only full international cap against West Germany in May 1966.
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'''Hugo Roberto Colace''', commonly known as '''Hugo Colace''' (born January 6, 1984 in Buenos Aires), is an Argentine football defensive midfielder who defended Srie A club Flamengo and Argentine top level clubs and is currently playing for Barnsley of the English Championship.
Colace represented the Argentina national under-20 football team in the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2003, when his country finished in the fourth position. He captained the side which included players such as Manchester City's Carlos Tevez,
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'''David Roy Affleck''' (26 July 1912 - 11 August 1984) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-half for Clapton Orient and Southampton in the 1930s.
Affleck was born in Coylton, Ayrshire and joined Notts County in July 1932 but made no first team appearances before moving on to Bristol City in May 1934. After a season with City he joined Clapton Orient in July 1935, where he spent two seasons in the Third Division South.
In May 1937, he was recruited by Tom Parker to join Southampton as part of his drive to strengthen the team in an attempt to gain promotion from the Second Division, along with Frank Hill (from Blackpool), Billy Bevis (from Portsmouth) and Ray Parkin (from Middlesbrough).
After two seasons at The Dell, "his heading ability, coupled with some incisive tackling, reportedly attracted the attention of top London clubs, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea" but, unfortunately, the war interrupted his career and prevented a move to a bigger club. Affleck joined the Southampton police reservists and, during the war, turned out for the Southampton Police XI as well as making sporadic appearances for The Saints in wartime matches.
When hostilities were over, he was 33 years old and joined non-league Yeovil Town. He was now a full-time policeman and remained in Somerset for the rest of his life.
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'''Carl Saunders''' (born 1964-11-26) is a former professional footballer, who spent most of his career at Stoke City and Bristol Rovers.
During his time at Bristol Rovers, he was nicknamed Billy Ocean due to the fact he slightly resembled the singer. After leaving Bristol Rovers he had brief spells as a non-contract player with Oxford United and Walsall, before moving to Malta to join Sliema Wanderers in 1994. He had a successful season scoring 18 goals in 17 games in the Maltese Premier League. The following season he played a single European game for Hibernians.
After retiring from playing, Saunders joined Avon and Somerset Constabulary as a community affairs co-ordinator, and on 17 October 2006, he returned to Bristol Rovers in a voluntary capacity as the club's Community Liaison Officer. Carl still does work for Bristol Rovers. He has 2 daughters called Jade and Casey and a son called CJ.
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'''Sergey Anatolyevich Gotsmanov''' (; ) (born in Minsk, Belarus March 27, 1959) is a former Belarusian footballer who played for the USSR in the 1980s.
Having spent most of his youth at Trudavay, he graduated to the FC Dinamo Minsk first team in 1979, where he was part of the team that won the Soviet championship in 1982 under manager Eduard Malofeev.
He made his international debut against Finland on May 15, 1984 and, in his second international appearance on June 2, 1984, he came on as a substitute against England in a friendly at Wembley and scored the opening goal as the USSR won 2-0.
His exploits with both FC Dinamo Minsk and the USSR national team earned him the accolade as Belarusian Footballer of the Year four times (in 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1989); this feat was subsequently matched by Alexander Hleb.
In February 1990, Gotsmanov joined Brighton & Hove Albion on a non-contract basis and scored four goals in 16 games for Albion, and in his short time at the Goldstone Ground he became something of a cult figure with the crowd. In one game he showed his class when he rounded the opposition goalkeeper and saluted to the fans in the South Stand before putting the ball in the net. Albion wanted to sign Gotsmanov permanently but could not compete with the terms offered by Southampton and the player moved to The Dell.
In August 1990 Southampton paid a fee of -150,000 for Gotsmanov-s services and he was considered by some fans to have been signed just to keep Saints- other recent Soviet signing, Aleksei Cherednik, company. His chances with the Saints were limited and he struggled to oust Alan Shearer, Matt Le Tissier and Rod Wallace from the starting line-up. In his season with The Saints he only made 14 appearances in all competitions and failed to score.
In September 1991 he departed for German football where he spent a season with VfL Halle 1896 before returning to Minsk, firstly with FC Dinamo Minsk, before moving to their reserve team Dinamo-93 Minsk.
Following the break-up of the Soviet Union, he made three appearances for Belarus, scoring in his first appearance on October 28, 1992, a 1-1 draw with Ukraine. In the mid 1990s, he moved to the United States where he played for Minnesota Thunder.
His wife, Olga, was the Belarusian national gymnastics coach. He is currently resident in Woodbury, Minnesota, where he has coached in local youth football. His son, Sasha Gotsmanov, played for Colorado Rapids, before moving to Minnesota Thunder.
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'''Rory Patterson''' (born 16 July 1984 in Strabane, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish footballer. He plays as a forward for Coleraine, having previously played professionally for Rochdale and semi-professionally for FC United of Manchester and Bradford Park Avenue. Rory will be able to sign for any other club on a pre-contract agreement from 1 January 2010.
Rory Patterson signed for F.C. United of Manchester in 2005, and made 126 appearances and scoring 107 goals for the club in all competitions.
After much transfer speculation, Patterson signed for Bradford Park Avenue in July 2008 along with his ex-FC United strike partner, Stuart Rudd. Patterson was credited with a hat-trick during a pre-season tour game in Spain, but this later turned out to be a "wind-up" by club chairman Bob Blackburn. Patterson was on a family holiday in Majorca at the time of his game.
In 2009, Rory signed for Droylsden after a season plagued by injury, though he still managed to get into double figures for Bradford PA.
On 29 June 2009, Rory Patterson signed for IFA Premiership side Coleraine from Droylsden.
On his debut for Coleraine in a friendly against Garvagh, he scored a first half hat-trick. He scored ten goals in eight pre-season friendlies for the Bannsiders before marking his competitive debut with a goal in the 2-2 draw with Linfield on 8 August 2009. He then went on to record a hat-trick in the 3-2 derby win over Ballymena United on 18 August.
As the season progressed, a small minority of Coleraine fans began to turn their head on Rory due to his obvious personality leading to reported fallouts behind the scenes. This was not to be the case, and the vast majority of fans kept their faith in him as he was still producing the goods on the pitch.
On 7 November 2009 Rory scored 4 as Coleraine beat the defending champions Glentoran 6-0 at The Oval.
Since then, Rory has won back the hearts of every fan at Coleraine and has also earned himself joint top goalscorer in the Irish Premier League with 15 goals in 19 games. On 4 December 2009, Rory was awarded with the Football Writers Player of the Month for November. On top of this, he also picked up Goal Of The Month for his first of four goals against Glentoran.
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'''Justin James Miller''' (born 16 December 1980 in Johannesburg) is a South African footballer who operates at full back or centre back. He currently plays for Bidvest Wits.
Miller started his professional career at Ipswich Town, but was let go at the end of the 2002-03 season without making a first team appearance. He signed with Leyton Orient, who he had previously been loaned out to. In his four years with the club he racked up 150 league appearances before being released in May 2007.
He moved to Port Vale ahead of the 2007-08 season on a two-year contract from Leyton Orient, along with fellow Orient player Shane Tudor. He only lasted one season with the club, falling out of favour with new boss Lee Sinnott.
In July 2008, he signed for non-league Chelmsford City,
In January 2009 Miller moved back to South Africa for family reasons. He signed for Johannesburg club Wits University FC.
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'''Thomas Bell''' (9 November 1906 - 1983) was an English professional footballer. Born in Seaham Harbour he could play at inside right, centre forward and right half and was a regular goalscorer throughout his professional career.
Bell played for Dawdon Colliery before joining Bristol City. Unable to break into the City first team, Bell joined Torquay United on loan, playing at centre-forward in their three FA Cup ties in the 1924-1925 season. He failed to appear in the league for Bristol City and joined Merthyr Town in 1926. He subsequently played for Halifax Town, Chesterfield, Southport, Luton Town and Northampton Town before playing non-league football for Wellingborough Town and Spalding United.
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'''Anthony "Tony" Bond''' (23 December 1913 - 6 July 1991) was an English professional footballer who played as a right-winger. He appeared in the Football League for Torquay United, Southport and Accrington Stanley.
Bond began his career with Preston North End, but left without breaking into the first team and was playing for Dick Kerr's XI when he signed for Blackburn Rovers in April 1932. He failed to make his league debut for Blackburn and returned to non-league football, first with Dick Kerr's XI and then with Chorley. In November 1936, Bond was signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers from Chorley, but again failed to make his league debut.
He moved to Torquay United in June 1937, making his Football League debut on 9 August 1937 in a 1-0 win at home to Walsall. He played 16 times that season, but left in the 1938 close season to rejoin Chorley. The war interrupted his career, but in August 1945, after playing for Preston North End, he joined Southport from Leyland Motors for the final season of war-time football, scoring 12 times in 29 games. In May 1946 he moved to Accrington Stanley on a free transfer, scoring 4 goals in 29 league games before leaving the professional game.
He subsequently played non-league football for Fleetwood, Bacup Borough and Bamber Bridge.
His uncle, Dicky Bond played for Preston North End, Bradford City and Blackburn Rovers and played eight times for England.
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'''David Reno Bacuzzi''' (born October 12, 1940, Islington, London, England), commonly referred to as '''Dave Bacuzzi''' is a former English footballer and manager who played for Arsenal, Manchester City and Reading. He also represented England as a youth international. After a moderately successful career in the English League, Bacuzzi settled in the Republic of Ireland where he enjoyed a successful spell as player-manager with Cork Hibernians before going onto manage Home Farm. He later opened a travel agency in Dublin.
Bacuzzi was born into an Anglo-Italian family that had settled in London. His paternal grandparents originally came from Milan. His father, Joe Bacuzzi, was also a notable footballer, playing as a defender for both Fulham and England during the Second World War.
Bacuzzi began his career with Eastbourne United under the guidance of coach Ron Greenwood. When Greenwood was appointed assistant manager at Arsenal, Bacuzzi eventually followed him.
Bacuzzi signed as amateur for Arsenal in March 1958 and then as a professional in May 1959. He made his First Division debut for the club on February 18 1961, taking the place of the injured Len Wills, in a 3-2 win against West Bromwich Albion. During the 1961-62 season he shared the right-back position with Eddie Magill, playing 22 games. The following season he lost his place and, as Magill became the first-choice right-back, Bacuzzi only played another eleven first-team matches during 1962-63 and 1963-64 seasons. He did, however, help Arsenal Reserves win the Football Combination in 1962-63. In total he played 48 games for the Arsenal first team.
Bacuzzi signed for Manchester City on April 24 1964 for a fee of -25,000 and made his league debut for the club in the second game of the 1964-65 season, a resounding 6-0 win against Leyton Orient. During the season, which saw City finish as Second Division champions, he played a total of 44 games, a figure matched by only one other City player, Alan Oakes. Bacuzzi started the 1965-66 season as the first choice right-back under new manager Joe Mercer but as the season went on, he found his place taken by Bobby Kennedy. He played a further 16 times for City before being transferred to Reading.
Bacuzzi signed for Reading on September 9 1966 for a fee of -5,000. In January 1969 Reading played against Bacuzzi-s former club Manchester City in the FA Cup. They held City to a credible 0-0 draw at Maine Road but then lost the replay 7-0.
In May 1970 Bacuzzi joined Cork Hibernians as player-manager. Initially, Bacuzzi thought he had been approached from a mysterious exotic location when he received a misspelled telegram asking him to contact ''Cork Island'' instead of ''Cork, Ireland''. Bacuzzi subsequently guided Hibs to the League of Ireland title in 1971, beating Shamrock Rovers in a play-off. Then in 1972 and 1973 he also guided them to successive victories in FAI Cup finals.
In 1974 Bacuzzi was appointed manager of Home Farm and in 1975 he guided the club to victory in the FAI Cup for their first and only time. With a team that included Noel King, Dermot Keely and Martin Murray, they beat Dundalk, Cork Celtic and St Patrick's Athletic in earlier rounds before defeating Shelbourne 1-0 in the final at Dalymount Park. As a result they became the first amateur team to win FAI Cup in forty years. The following season Bacuzzi took Home Farm into Europe as they competed in the European Cup Winners Cup, playing against French side, RC Lens. They drew 1-1 at home but lost the away leg 6-0.
As manager of Home Farm, Bacuzzi was responsible for the development of several Republic of Ireland internationals including Ronnie Whelan, Ken DeMange and Brian Mooney, all of whom subsequently signed for Liverpool. However he also turned down the opportunity to sign a young Paul McGrath after a brief trial.
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'''Trevor James Morgan''' (born 30 September 1956) is a former professional footballer and currently Development Coach at Hull City. He was appointed to this role on July 16, 2008 by Hull manager Phil Brown.
Morgan played as a centre-forward.
Morgan's first coaching role was as assistant to Terry Cooper at Birmingham City.
Morgan is a West Ham supporter, having been born within five minutes of Upton Park.
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Katchouro started his playing career at his hometown club FC Dinamo Minsk.
They are the most successful team in Belarus and have won the Belarusian Premier League a record seven times since it began in 1992.
Katchouro was part of the side which won the Belarusian Premier League in 1995.
In July 1996, Sheffield United signed Katchouro for -650,000.
He scored 14 goals in his first season as the Blades finished in fifth place in Division One and qualified for the Playoffs.
However, the Blades lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace in the final at Wembley, with a last minute David Hopkin goal
Katchouro was awarded for his performances by being given the 1996/97 player of the season award at Bramall Lane.
The following season he made just 16 appearances, due to injuries, as the Blades qualified for the playoffs once again by finishing in sixth place.
This time they lost in the semi-finals, with Sunderland defeating the Blades 3-2 on aggregate, after the Blades had held a 2-1 lead going into
the second leg. Katchouro failed to score that season, but made amends in the next season, as he scored six goals in 16 appearances as the Blades
failed to qualify for the playoffs by finishing in a disappointing eighth place, nine points from the playoffs.
Katchouro missed a large part of the season due to a punctured lung injury in the 4-0 home defeat to Sunderland.
His final season in England saw him score three goals in 30 appearances as the Blades woeful start condemned them to a 16th place finish,
as Neil Warnock replaced Adrian Heath as manager in early December and rescued the Blades from relegation.
In March, 2000 Katchouro was transferred to Chinese side Chengdu Wuniu on a free transfer. He stayed there for one season
before re-joining his hometown club F.C Dinamo Minsk in August, 2000.
He has since retired from professional football.
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'''George Henry Poyser''' (6 February 1910 - 30 January 1995) was an English football player and manager. He enjoyed a lengthy playing career, most notably with Brentford, the tail end of which was interrupted by World War II. He was also a manager, taking charge of both Notts County and Manchester City.
Poyser played as a defender in the 1930s, he was a strong left-back.
In May 1931, he joined Port Vale of the Second Division. His Vale debut came on 2 January 1932, in a 2-0 win over Plymouth Argyle at The Old Recreation Ground. A regular in 1932-33 and 1933-34, he played a total of 72 league games, making just the one appearance in the FA Cup. In June 1934 he transferred to Brentford for a fee of -1,550.
In his first season at Brentford, the club won the Second Division championship. He played for Brentford for a decade, making more than 150 appearances,
When competitive football resumed the 36 year old Poyser made three appearances for Plymouth Argyle.
Poyser first turned to management with Dover. He then returned to his old professional clubs in a coaching capacity, becoming the assistant trainer at Brentford and a coach at Wolves.
His management career gained more recognition at Notts County, whom he managed between 1953 and 1957, reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals in 1955. Former Notts County winger Gordon Wills regards Poyser as the best manager he played for.
In 1957 Poyser joined Manchester City as assistant to Les McDowall, with a reputation for being a talented scout. Manchester City were relegated to the Second Division in 1963, and McDowall left the club. On 12 July 1963, Poyser was appointed as his replacement.
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'''Dennis Anthony Pearce''' (born 10 September 1974 in Wolverhampton, England) is an English footballer of Caribbean descent, who formerly played at professional level and is now playing as a semi-professional. His position is left-back.
Pearce began his career as a trainee with Aston Villa on leaving school in 1991, turning professional in June 1993, but never made a first-team appearance and signed for local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 1995. He only made a handful of appearances at Molineux before his transfer to Notts County in July 1997.
Pearce had far more chances at Notts County, who had just been relegated to Division Three. Manager Sam Allardyce gave Pearce a regular first-team place and his first season was a great success as he inspired County to Division Three title glory - in a historic season which saw County become the first English football team to win promotion before the end of March.
In four seasons at Meadow Lane, Pearce played in some 140 first-team games and was Player of the Year in his final season at the club.
He transferred to Peterborough United in June 2001, where due to injury he managed just 16 competitive first team games in three seasons. He joined Stafford Rangers, moving to Conference National side Northwich Victoria in September 2004. However, he was released by Northwich in December 2004 and rejoined Stafford Rangers.
He moved to Redditch United in the 2005 close season, moving to local rivals Worcester City in January 2006. He was released by Worcester in March 2007 and joined A.F.C. Telford United. However he was released by Telford at the end of the season.
He moved from Halesowen Town to Bromsgrove Rovers in the 2008 close season and was appointed as Rovers' captain. However, in December 2008 he was linked with a move from Bromsgrove back to Halesowen Town.
On the 10th January 2009 he did indeed move back to The Yeltz.
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'''Oliver "Ollie" Thompson''' (May 11, 1900 in Wheatley Hill, County Durham, England - 1975) was an English footballer.
During his career, he played for Spennymoor United, Merthyr Town, Chesterfield, Queens Park Rangers, York City and Halifax Town.
Thompson joined Merthyr Town from Spennymoor United in 1921.
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}} '''Milton Graham''' (born November 2, 1962, Hackney) was a professional footballer with A.F.C. Bournemouth, Chester City and Peterborough United in the 1980s. He is best remembered for scoring for Bournemouth in their 2-0 giantkilling win over Manchester United in the FA Cup in January 1984.
A former schoolboy with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, Graham signed a professional contract with AFC Bournemouth in May 1981. His Football League debut followed against Bury in October 1981 and the skillful midfielder remained involved in the first-team squad (but could not always command a regular place) over the next four years, with his overhead kick against Manchester United opening the scoring in one of the biggest FA Cup shocks of modern times.
In 1985 he dropped down a division by joining Division Four side Chester City, where he was to enjoy tremendous popularity over the next four years. He quickly struck up an effective midfield partnership with fellow new signing John Kelly that helped seal promotion in their first season at the club and Graham was named the club's player of the season award in 1986-87. He remained at the club for two more years before opting to join Peterborough United in the summer of 1989 for -70,000.
Unfortunately, the injury problems that had blighted his final years at Chester
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'''Jackie Swindells''' (12 April 1937 - 23 June 2009) was an English professional footballer.
He played for Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Barnsley, Workington, Torquay United, Newport County, Altrincham and Radcliffe Borough.
Jackie Swindells died at his home in Cornwall. He had suffered health problems recently.
The England Youth international player is famous for having scored 82 goals in 63 games for Altrincham in 1965/6, his first full season at Moss Lane. He remains their all-time top scorer.
Born on 12 April 1937 in Manchester, he joined Manchester City FC as an amateur, but never making the first team signed for Blackburn Rovers, before being transferred after just nine games to Accrington Stanley, scoring 28 in 65 games.
He moved to Barnsley in 1961, Workington in 1962, and Torquay United in 1963. In 1964 he left for Newport County, his last league club.
His haul for Altrincham in 1965/6 recorded six hat-tricks, included scoring five goals in a game twice. He scored seven in an 8-1 win over Chester Reserves.
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'''Adam Wolanin''' (November 13, 1919 in Lwow, Poland - October 26, 1987 in Park Ridge, Illinois) was a Polish American soccer forward who was a member of the U.S. national team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Wolanin began his professional career with Polish First Division club Pogo Lww when he was seventeen. When Germany invaded Poland, sparking World War II in September 1939, Wolanin fled to England where he played for English First Division club Blackpool. However, he never cracked the first team before moving to the United States. He eventually settled in Chicago where he played for the Maroons and A.A.C. Eagles of the National Soccer League of Chicago. In 1950, he joined the Chicago Falcons, winning the 1953 U.S. Open Cup with the team.
In 1950, Wolanin was called up to the U.S. national team for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He played in the first U.S. game of the tournament, a 3-1 loss to Spain.
Wolanin was inducted, along with the rest of the 1950 U.S. World Cup team, into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1976.
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'''John Robert "Jack" Middlemas''' (January 17, 1896 in Easington, England - April 24, 1984) was an English footballer.
Middlemas played for Herrington Swifts and Blyth Spartans before joining Hull City in March 1922.
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'''Giuseppe Luigi David Bacuzzi''' (September 25, 1916 - 1 February 1995), commonly referred to as '''Joe Bacuzzi''', was an English footballer and coach who spent most of his career at Fulham. In November 1945, however, he guested for both Chelsea and Arsenal in their prestige friendlies against a touring FC Dynamo Moscow. As an international he also played for England during the Second World War.
Bacuzzi was born in Clerkenwell, London, England into an Anglo-Italian family that had settled in London. His father, Camillo, came from Sorisole (Bergamo), her mother, Natalina Clerici, from Precotto, a neighbourhood of Milan. His son, Dave Bacuzzi, was also a notable footballer, playing as a defender for both Arsenal and Manchester City. Bacuzzi Sr. lived in the Clerkenwell area until he died, aged 78 in 1995.
Bacuzzi began his career with Tufnell Park before having trials with Arsenal. However he failed to impress the Gunners and was subsequently signed as an amateur by Fulham in 1935. He turned professional in 1936 and in January 1937 he made his first team debut for Fulham, playing as a right-back, in a 4-1 defeat away to Chesterfield. However he only made one other senior appearance that season, playing as a left-back against Barnsley. Bacuzzi scored just two goals during his career and he netted his first during the 1938-39 season when Fulham defeated Luton Town 4-1. He was an ever-present during the same season and went onto to make 70 appearances for the club before the start of the Second World War.
During the war Bacuzzi made 104 appearances for Fulham in regional leagues. He was also an active guest player and made a further 14 league appearances for several other clubs, most notably Bury and Notts County. Between 1943 and 1944 he also served with the military in North Africa and Italy. His most notable guest appearances came in November 1945 when Bacuzzi played for both Chelsea and Arsenal in their prestige friendlies against a touring FC Dynamo Moscow. On November 13 at Stamford Bridge he helped Chelsea hold Dynamo to a 3-3 draw. Then on November 21 at White Hart Lane, together with Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen, he was a member of an Arsenal XI that lost 4-3 to Dynamo.
After the war Bacuzzi remained Fulham-s first choice right-back and he continued playing until he was almost 40, taking his total of league and cup appearances for the club to 299. He only retired when a terrible knee injury ended his playing career at the end of the 1955-56 season. In August 1949 he scored his second goal for the club with a fortunate shot against Wolves. It was also the club-s first ever goal in the First Division. While still playing, Bacuzzi also seems to have acted as an impromptu scout for the club and was responsible for discovering Bedford Jezzard.
Between 1939 and 1946 Bacuzzi played 13 times for England. He made his international debut on November 11, 1939 against Wales in a 1-1 draw at Ninian Park. This game saw England use a substitute for the first time after Bacuzzi was injured. On February 2, 1941 at St James' Park during his third international he scored an own goal when a misplaced back header gave Scotland a 3-2 win. After helping England defeat Wales 5-3 at Wembley Stadium on February 27, 1943, he had to wait for over three years before he made his next and final appearance. He made his last appearance for England on May 19, 1946 in a 2-1 defeat against France, in a Victory International at the Stade Olympique. Bacuzzi-s team mates during his international career included, among others, Stanley Matthews, Joe Mercer and Tommy Lawton.
After retiring as a player in 1956 he was appointed reserve team trainer at Fulham and stayed in that post until 1965 when he was sacked by Vic Buckingham.
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'''Steve Wilkinson''' (born 1 September 1968 in Lincoln) is a former professional football player who played as a striker for five different clubs in The Football League. He is now head of the football development centre at Loughborough College.
Wilkinson began his career at Leicester City, where he came through the ranks and signed a professional contract in September 1986. He only played a handful of games for Leicester, and had a loan spell at Crewe Alexandra before he was sold to Mansfield Town in September 1989 for a -80,000 transfer fee - a club record at the time. He scored on his Mansfield debut on 3 October 1989 in a League Cup match against Luton Town, and finished the season as Mansfield's top scorer with 15 league goals.
His arguably finest moment in a Mansfield shirt came on 3 April 1990, when Wilkinson scored all five goals in Mansfield's 5-2 victory against Birmingham City. The following season, Wilkinson's goals could not prevent Mansfield from being relegated from Division Three. However, largely thanks to the 40 league goals scored by Wilkinson and his strike partner Phil Stant, Mansfield bounced straight back up in 1991-92, only to be relegated again the next season.
In 1994-95, Wilkinson had his most productive season, scoring 26 league goals, including a hat-trick against arch-rivals Chesterfield, as Mansfield reached the playoffs. The Stags missed out on promotion, however, losing 6-3 on aggregate against Chesterfield in the playoff semifinal. Later that summer, Wilkinson was sold to Preston North End for -100,000. Overall, in all competitions, Wilkinson scored 91 goals for Mansfield, which places him third on the club's all-time scoring list behind Harry Johnson and Ken Wagstaff.
Wilkinson spent two seasons at Preston, where he scored 18 goals and added a Division Three championship medal to his collection, before moving back to the East Midlands in July 1997, when he joined Chesterfield. He spent three seasons at Chesterfield, scoring 15 goals, before retiring from the game in 2000. He now lives with his family in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.
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McBride played as a goalkeeper for Ayr in the Scottish Second Division, until joining Preston North End in 1897, replacing Welsh international James Trainer. On 20 March 1901, McBride injured a shoulder in a trial for the Scottish team. As a result McBride missed the last five games of the season with Preston. His deputy let in 15 goals in those games, and Preston was relegated from the First Division. In the 1903-1904 season McBride helped Preston to regain their position in the First Division winning the Second Division title with 20 wins and 10 drawers out of their 34 games. McBride had a great season, keeping 14 clean sheets.
On 9 April 1904, McBride won the first of his six international caps for Scotland. He played against England four times, including Scotland's 2-1 victory in 1906. McBride was also a member of the Preston side which was runners-up to Liverpool in the 1905-06 session. Preston had the best defensive record in the First Division that season.
McBride was known for his aggressive behaviour and it is reported that during one match when the oppositions striker scored his third goal McBride raced out of his penalty area and shook him by the throat.
Failing eyesight forced him into retirement in 1912, but during his 15 year period at Preston, McBride played a record 443 games for the team.
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'''Nick Ross''' (2 January 1863 in Edinburgh - 1894) was a Scottish footballer.
He played for, and captained, Heart of Midlothian in the early stages of his football career before being persuaded to join Preston North End by club secretary William Sudell who also provided him with a job as a slater.
Ross was made captain of Preston and over the next few years earned a reputation as one of the best defenders in English football. He featured in the 1888 FA Cup Final where Preston were beaten 2-1 by West Bromwich Albion. He was transferred to Everton in 1888 where he was reportedly paid -10 per month - a significantly above-average wage for a footballer at the time.
He returned to Preston after just one season with Everton, during which time Preston won both the League Championship and the FA Cup. During his second spell with the club he was converted to a striker and helped the club win the 1889-90 League Championship. Health problems forced him to retire from football 1893 and he died a year later from Tuberculosis.
His younger brother, Jimmy, was also a footballer.
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'''David Russell''' (Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland, 1862-1918) was a professional football player. He was a member of the famous 'invincibles' of Preston North End.
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Holmes played in the victorious 1889 F A Cup winning side which also completed the League and cup double that year. Holmes went on to become known as the 'last of the invincibles' when he was the only surviving member of the 1889 cup final team by the time Preston reached the 1954 cup final. He was not however the last surviving member of the double winning side as bit part player Jack Edwards, who made four league appearances but did not feature in the cup final was also still alive in 1954.
Holmes died the following year, aged 88, leaving Edwards to outlive him by six years, thus ending the last living link with the first ever league champions.
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'''Jack Owen''' was a professional footballer. He appeared for Preston North End. He was killed on active service during World War II.
-DOCSTART-	13735404
'''Doug Holden''' (born 28 September 1930, Manchester) is a former English professional footballer who played as a winger.
Holden began his professional playing career with Bolton Wanderers in 1951. He made over 400 appearances for Bolton, and was on the losing side in the famous 4-3 loss to Blackpool in the 1953 "Matthews Cup Final" and then on the winning side in the 1958 FA Cup Final against Manchester United.
With five international caps to his name, Holden was recognized as one of the top wingers of his generation, with the ability to play on either wing. After Bolton he moved to Preston North End, scoring a goal in their 1964 FA Cup Final defeat against West Ham United.
He remained at Deepdale until the summer of 1965, when he emigrated to Australia, where he played for Hakoah of Sydney until 1968. He then became Hakoah's coach, before moving to coach Auburn. He finished his coaching career in Australia with Sydney City, before returning to England in 1970, where he had a spell coaching with Grimsby Town.
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'''Roy Tunks''' was a professional footballer. He was signed for a record fee by Preston North End in 1974 as a goalkeeper from Rotherham United were he was known as the "boy with the golden gloves" He played well over 300 games for Preston North End. He was PNE Player of the Year for the 1979-80 season.
Who can boast of a professional playing or coaching career of more than fifteen years? Roy Tunks claims both of these accomplishments with a keen sense of experience that goes unmatched throughout the world. Premier Soccer Academies is honored to offer to the academy students, whether field player or goalkeeper, the opportunity to learn from a man who has lived the life of a true footballer from young apprentice to first team starter to professional head coach to national team staff coach.
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Although born in Scotland, Hildersley was an apprentice with Manchester City, who he made one Football League appearance for. After a loan spell with Chester City in the closing stages of the 1983-84 season he then joined the club permanently. He then played for Rochdale (1985-1986), Preston North End (1986-1988) and Cambridge United (1988, loan), before joining Division Two side Blackburn Rovers in July 1988.
Hildersley made 30 league appearances for the Ewood Park club before moving to Wigan Athletic two years later, followed by a spell with Halifax Town. After their relegation out of the Football League in 1993, Hildersley returned to Scotland and played for East Fife and Montrose.
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'''Teuvo''' (or sometimes '''Tepi''') '''Moilanen''' (born 12 December 1973 in Oulu) is a former Finnish football goalkeeper. He has presented Ilves, FF Jaro and FC KooTeePee in Finnish top division Veikkausliiga. His later clubs include Preston North End and Heart of Midlothian F.C. and brief loan spells in Scarborough F.C. and Darlington F.C. Teuvo was selected as the Preston North End Player of the Year Award Winner after season 1997/1998. In 2006, he was playing for Tampere United and had a loan spell at FC Hmeenlinna.
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'''Gary Buckley''' (born 3 March 1961 in Manchester) is an English former professional footballer who made 71 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Manchester City, Preston North End and Bury.
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'''Trevor Matthewson''' (born February 12, 1963) is a former English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He played over 500 senior games, including over 200 for Birmingham City.
Trevor Matthewson was born in Sheffield and comes from a footballing family: both his grandfather (Tommy Matthewson for Sheffield Wednesday and South Shields) and uncle (Reg Matthewson) had played professionally. He began his football career as an apprentice with home-town club Sheffield Wednesday, but failed to make the grade. After two seasons as a professional he dropped down a division to join Newport County and two years later he dropped another division to Stockport County. After a further two years he dropped out of the Football League entirely and signed for Lincoln City in the Conference. As captain he led them to the Conference championship and promotion to the Football League in 1988.
A year later he moved to Birmingham City for a fee determined by tribunal of -45,000. In his first season, 1989-90, he became the first Birmingham player to appear in every match of a 46-game League season, a feat which he repeated the following year.
He made over 200 appearances for Birmingham, played in the final of the Leyland DAF Cup in 1991, and helped them to promotion to the newly-designated First Division the following season.
After leaving Birmingham he had spells at Preston North End, Bury, Hereford United, Ilkeston Town and Gresley Rovers
. After retiring from football, Matthewson returned to his hoetown of Sheffield, running first a shop and then a market stall trading in fish and meat
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}}'''Joseph Arthur Harold "Joe" Dorsett''' (born Brownhills, 11 April 1888, died 1951)
-DOCSTART-	13740423
'''Frank Robert Henry White''' (14 April 1911 - 1985) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played nearly 150 First Division games for Birmingham.
White was born in Piccadilly, Tamworth, Staffordshire. He was a prolific goalscorer in junior football before signing for Birmingham on the recommendation of Harry Hibbs. He was pacy with good dribbling and shooting skills, and performed better once moved from the left side, where he had initially been employed as the replacement for Ernie Curtis, to his preferred position of outside-right. His last two seasons at Birmingham were disrupted by injury. Over his career at Birmingham he scored at a rate of a goal every three games.
In December 1938 he moved to Preston North End; he scored ten league goals in the half-season remaining but then the Second World War put paid to his professional career. He made guest appearances for several clubs during the war and afterwards played for Redditch United. He later coached his former club Tamworth. He died in 1985 aged 74.
-DOCSTART-	13742605
'''Andy Roscoe''' is an English left sided defender or midfielder whose last job was as assistant manager at Leigh RMI having joined in 2003 from Exeter City. Roscoe has also played for Bolton, Mansfield, and Rotherham. He started his career at Liverpool.
-DOCSTART-	13743389
'''James (Jim) Currier''' was an English footballer. He was born in Birmingham and played most notably with Bolton Wanderers from 1935 to 1939.
He joined Bolton from Cheltenham Town who were then playing in the Birmingham Combination and had was the clubs top goalscorer in 1934/35 with 22 goals. Made his Bolton debut against Grimsby Town on 29 January 1936 and scored on his debut. After leaving Bolton he played for Cheshire League side Ashton National, scoring 34 times in 30 games during the 1939-40 season before returning to play many wartime games back at Bolton, finishing as their top scorer during the 1943-44 season. After peace broke out he made one appearance for National's Cheshire League rivals Hurst during 1946-47.
-DOCSTART-	13743734
'''Grant Ashley Brown''' (born 19 November 1969 in Sunderland, England) is an English former footballer. He is presently assistant Head of Youth at Lincoln City.
After beginning his professional career with Leicester City in 1988, he made 14 appearances for the Foxes before then Lincoln City manager Colin Murphy persuaded him to join the team at Sincil Bank.
Between 1989 and 2002, Grant went onto to make a club record
When John Schofield and John Deehan were sacked by Lincoln City on 15 October 2007 following a disappointing start to the 2007-2008 season culminating in a 4-0 defeat away to Paul Ince's league leaders, MK Dons, Brown was appointed caretaker manager until the appointment of Peter Jackson.
-DOCSTART-	13745110
'''Ian Kilford''' (born 6 October 1973 in Bristol) is an English former professional footballer who played 263 games as a midfielder in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Wigan Athletic and Scunthorpe United. He then had a few months with Barrow in the Conference North before moving to Kendal Town of the Northern Premier League, where he is player/assistant manager.
-DOCSTART-	13752933
'''Simon Milton''' (born 23 August 1963 in Fulham) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 200 appearances for Ipswich Town F.C. as a midfielder and currently works as the club's Academy Co-ordinator.
Although born in London, Milton moved to Thetford as a teenager and began his career as junior with local side Thetford Rovers. He had unsuccessful trials with Norwich City and Cambridge United and began his senior career with Thetford before joining another local non-league side, Bury Town. He played for Thetford in a friendly against Ipswich Town and impressed Ipswich manager Bobby Ferguson enough to earn a trial. Soon after, he was offered a professional contract, but then Ferguson was replaced by John Duncan. Duncan honoured the offer and Milton moved to Ipswich from Bury Town for a fee of -5,000.
He made his Ipswich debut on 28 December 1987 in a 4-2 defeat away to Swindon Town. He was loaned out to Devon sides Exeter City and Torquay United before becoming a regular with Ipswich. He was voted Ipswich's player of the year in 1996 and retired from playing professionally in 1997.
In 1998 he joined the coaching staff at Ipswich Town's academy and also runs a bar in Bury St. Edmunds.
-DOCSTART-	13754351
'''Ian Cranson''' (born 2 July 1964 in Easington, County Durham) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 200 appearances for Stoke City F.C. and over 100 appearances for Ipswich Town F.C..
-DOCSTART-	13754767
'''Mark Brennan''' (born 4 October 1965 in Rossendale, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made 168 appearances for Ipswich Town F.C. before moving to Middlesbrough.
-DOCSTART-	13756581
'''Peter Goodwill Spooner''' (August 30, 1910 in Hepscott, England - 1987) was an English footballer.
Spooner played for Newbiggin United before joining Ashington in 1928.
-DOCSTART-	13756972
'''Romeo Zondervan''' (born 3 March 1959 in Suriname) is a former Dutch professional footballer. During his career, he made 84 appearances for West Bromwich Albion and 274 appearances for Ipswich Town before moving to Dutch club NAC Breda in 1992.
He is part of Ipswich Town's European scouting team.
-DOCSTART-	13757184
'''Ian Collard''' (born 31 August 1947 in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made 69 appearances for West Bromwich Albion before moving to Ipswich Town F.C. in 1969 where he made 92 appearances.
-DOCSTART-	13757243
'''Frank Rollason Mitchell''' (3 June 1922 - 4 April 1984) was an Australian-born professional footballer who played as a wing-half. He played over 350 games in the Football League, including 86 in the First Division. He also played county cricket for Warwickshire.
Mitchell was born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, and moved to England when a teenager. His main sport was cricket, and he joined the Warwickshire ground staff at 15. He began his football career as an amateur with Coventry City, and made guest appearances during the Second World War with several clubs, including Birmingham, who were sufficiently impressed to sign him on professional forms in 1943. He had a calm temperament and became the club's regular penalty-taker. In 1946 he played for an England XI against a Scotland XI in an unofficial friendly international to raise money for the victims of the Bolton disaster.
After 106 games for Birmingham he moved to Chelsea in January 1949. He made 85 appearances for Chelsea before in 1952 moving to Watford where he finished his career, playing nearly 200 league games for the club before he retired in 1958.
Mitchell played 17 first-class matches for Warwickshire between 1946 and 1948, taking 22 wickets at an average of 38.9 with his right-arm medium-pace or off-break bowling, making 229 runs at an average of 8.29 and taking seven catches. He played for and became groundsman and secretary of Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club.
He died at Lapworth, Warwickshire, aged 61.
-DOCSTART-	13757338
'''David Best''' (born 6 September, 1943 in Wareham, Dorset) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 200 appearances for Bournemouth, nearly 100 appearances for Oldham and 168 appearances for Ipswich Town between 1968 and 1974.
-DOCSTART-	13757580
'''Peter Morris''' (born 8 November 1943 in Stockbridge) is an English former professional footballer and manager. During his career he made over 300 appearances for Mansfield Town and over 200 for Ipswich Town. He was also a manager with numerous league and non-league clubs, and notably was player-manager when Mansfield Town were promoted to the Football League Second Division in 1976-77.
-DOCSTART-	13762807
'''Etienne Verveer''' (born 12 September 1968 in Paramaribo, Surinam) is a Dutch former professional footballer.
Verveer has played his football across several countries including Netherlands, Switzerland, England, Scotland and Italy.
-DOCSTART-	13770022
'''John "Jack" Badham''' (31 January 1919 - 1 January 1992) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back or left-half. He played 175 games in the Football League for Birmingham City in the top two divisions.
Badham was born in Birmingham. He began his football career as an amateur with Birmingham City in 1934 but his career was seriously disrupted by the Second World War. He turned professional in 1946 after his Army service. He helped the club to the Second Division championship in 1947-48 and to promotion from the Second Division in 1954-55. He played in the semifinal of the 1956 FA Cup in place of the injured Roy Warhurst, but Johnny Newman was preferred for the final. He was an adaptable, two-footed player, whose position of choice was full-back but who was used in a variety of positions by the club. He had a spell at Stourbridge before returning to Birmingham on the coaching staff, later becoming manager of Moor Green. He died in Birmingham aged 72.
-DOCSTART-	13770205
'''Cornelius "Neil" Dougall''' (7 November 1921 - 1 December 2009) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right or wing half. He played more than 350 games in the Football League and won one cap for Scotland.
Dougall was born in Falkirk, Scotland. He began his football career as a schoolboy inside-right at Burnley in 1936, turning professional in 1940. After the Second World War he moved to Birmingham City for a fee of -2,750. He helped the club to that season's Football League South war league championship and the Second Division championship two years later. While a Birmingham player, he won one full cap for Scotland, against Wales in 1946, and represented his country in a Victory international against England and in the Bolton disaster fundraising match, playing opposite his clubmate Frank Mitchell.
He transferred to Plymouth Argyle in March 1949 for a fee of -13,000, was converted to wing half, and spent the remainder of his playing career at the club, making nearly 300 appearances in all competitions, before he retired in March 1959. With Plymouth he won a Third Division South championship medal in 1952 and a Third Division championship medal in 1959. He was awarded a testimonial match against Burnley, the club where he started his career and where his father Billy had been both player and manager. He qualified as a coach and became player-coach to Plymouth's reserve team, succeeded Jack Rowley as team manager for an eight-month spell,
After retiring from football he ran a fitness club in Plymouth from which he retired in 1986. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease
-DOCSTART-	13770556
'''William Ball''' (9 April 1886 - 30 September 1942) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back. He was born in Woodside, Dudley, Staffordshire and played for Birmingham both before and after the First World War, making 165 appearances in all competitions, and helped them to the championship of the Second Division in 1920-21.
He played once for England in 1919, a Victory international against Wales in which he sustained an injury and was unable to complete the match.
-DOCSTART-	13771101
'''Edward "Ted" Duckhouse''' (9 April 1918 - 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender. He made over 100 appearances in the top two divisions of the Football League for Birmingham City, playing his part in the Second Division championship-winning side of 1948, and also played for Northampton Town.
Born in Shelfield, Walsall, Staffordshire, Duckhouse began his football career with works teams before joining West Bromwich Albion and then Birmingham as an amateur. He turned professional with Birmingham in 1938. His career was badly disrupted by the Second World War, but he helped Birmingham to the semifinal of the first post-war FA Cup where they played Derby County. The tie went to a replay, and remained goalless after 90 minutes; after five minutes of extra time, Duckhouse broke his leg colliding with Peter Doherty in a vain attempt to stop him scoring the opening goal. In those days there were no substitutes, so Birmingham had to play the remainder of the match with ten men; they lost 4-0.
Duckhouse died in Walsall in 1980 aged about 72.
-DOCSTART-	13771154
He began his career in his native city with Shelbourne F.C. before transferring to Distillery F.C. then back to Shels before signing for Notts County in August 1946.
He made a big impression in Nottingham and was transferred to Sheffield Wednesday in March 1949.
After a successful career, Eddie returned to Shelbourne F.C. where he acted as player manager from 1955 until 1957 .
Signed for Transport F.C. in February 1957 .
He also won 8 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, his first appearance coming on 5 December 1948 in a 1-0 defeat to Switzerland.
His nephew Mick Gannon was later capped by his country as well.
-DOCSTART-	13771447
'''Joe Waters''' (born 20 September 1953) is an Irish former professional footballer.
Joe grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and began his professional soccer career at the age of 15.
After playing for the Republic of Ireland U15 and U18 national teams, Joe moved to England to play for Leicester City in 1969.
However, it was with Grimsby Town that he spent the most of his career having arrived there initially on loan in January 1976. He was signed for -10,000 on a permanent deal shortly afterwards.
He played for Grimsby between 1976 and 1983 and scored 65 goals in 356 league appearances. He also scored five goals in 20 FA Cup games for the Mariners during that time.
On 13 October, he made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland national football team scoring the equaliser 10 minutes from time in a 3-3 friendly draw against Turkey in Ankara. His only other full international cap did not come until 3 years later when he replaced Gerry Daly as a second half substitute in a 1-0 defeat to Northern Ireland on 21 November 1979 in Belfast.
In 1984, Joe moved to the USA and joined the Tacoma Stars of the MISL. In 1987, he led the Stars to the MISL finals for the first time in the team's history. He scored 44 goals in 329 appearances for the Stars before hanging up his boots in 1991.
Joe has three daughters-Kelly, Shauna, and Lindley. He and his wife, Sue live in Tacoma's north end.
-DOCSTART-	13771647
'''Arthur Archer''' (1874 - 1940) was an English professional association footballer who played as a full-back. Born in Derby, Archer made 170 appearances in all competitions for Small Heath in a five-year career, including over 150 games in the Football League, as well as playing for a variety of other clubs. When he finished playing he coached in Germany, Italy and Belgium.
-DOCSTART-	13772006
'''John William Glover''' (28 October 1876 - 20 April 1955), also known as '''Jack Glover''', was an English professional footballer who played as a right back.
Born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, Glover made 175 appearances in the First Division for Liverpool and Small Heath (later Birmingham), and in the 1900-01 season won the league championship with Liverpool. He was a strong-tackling defender and formed an excellent full-back pairing with Frank Stokes at Birmingham. He played representative football for the Football League, and played in England trials but was not selected. After retiring from football he kept a public house in Dudley, Worcestershire, and also represented Shropshire at bowls. He died in Dudley at the age of 78.
-DOCSTART-	13772217
'''Albert Edward Gardner''' (April 1887 in Kings Heath, Birmingham - April 1923 in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing-half. Gardner was profoundly deaf. He was spotted by Birmingham playing for BSA Sports in the Birmingham Works League. He went on to make 120 appearances in all competitions for Birmingham in eleven years.
-DOCSTART-	13772407
'''Alfred "Alf" Tinkler''' (1887 in Manchester - 1950 in Croydon, Surrey) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He made over 100 appearances in all competitions for Second Division club Birmingham over four years.
-DOCSTART-	13772581
'''Cheesley''', a striker, began his career with '''Norwich City''', for whom he made his debut as a substitute on 17 November 1971 against Chelsea in a League Cup tie at Carrow Road. His league debut did not come until 2 December 1972 in a 2-0 home defeat against '''Manchester United'''.
Cheesley went on to make 24 appearances for Norwich, scoring just one goal on 15 December 1973 in a 1-1 draw against '''Liverpool''' at Carrow Road.
He moved to '''Bristol City''' at the end of December 1973 for a fee of -30,000. Initially, Cheesley didn't find life easy at his new club . It was during City's promotion season of 1975/6 that he formed a strike partnership with '''Tom Ritchie''' which produced 33 goals; Cheesley scored 15 of them . The first game back in the First Division was away to '''Arsenal''' at Highbury. City won the game by a goal to nil and Cheesley scored the goal with a header from a '''Clive Whitehead''' cross from the right. In the next game against '''Stoke City''' Cheesley challenged for a cross into the area with the Stoke goalkeeper '''Peter Shilton'''. Cheesley landed with an extended leg and sustained an injury to his right knee . Despite an attempted comeback he was forced to retire from league football with just one more appearance to his name. He did however have spells with non-league clubs , most notably, Yeovil Town.
He is currently a pub landlord in Bristol '''The Knowle Hotel''', Leighton Road. .
-DOCSTART-	13772752
Republic of Ireland
'''Eamonn Rogers''' (born April 16, 1947 in Dublin) is an international Irish footballer, who played for Blackburn Rovers F.C in the English Football League as a midfielder,defender and forward.
Eamonn Rogers (born 16 April 1947) is an Irish former professional football player.
Born in Dublin, He turned professional at Ewood Park in May 1965 and made his First Division debut in Rovers' 3-2 defeat at Stoke City four months later.
He was Rovers' joint top scorer in 1967-68 and 1970-71 seasons. Rogers made 177 Appearances for Rovers and scored 39 goals in all competitions. In 2006 he was voted into the Rovers fans team of the decade (1960's). He was also shortlisted for a place in the greatest of all time team.
He made an ill advised move to Charlton Athletic in an exchange deal involving Barry Endean in October 1971. Where he spent two injury hit seasons. He retired from professional football at the end 1973-74 season aged just 27.
He made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland national football team on 22 November 1967 in a 2-1 away win over Czechoslovakia and went on to win a total of 19 international caps and scored 5 times.
-DOCSTART-	13772757
'''Arthur Walter Atkins''' (21 February 1925 - 7 January 1988) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. Born in Tokyo, his parents having business in Japan, he was educated in Erdington where he was spotted by Second Division club Birmingham City. He played over 100 games for the club in all competitions, and played a big part in the club reaching the 1951 FA Cup semifinal. He later played for Shrewsbury Town. He died in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire aged 62.
-DOCSTART-	13772847
Mellor, a left-winger, began his career with Manchester City before moving to Norwich City in 1973 for a fee of -65,000. The Canaries were struggling against relegation in their first season in English football's top division when Mellor joined. He played in the last eleven league games of the season and played his part in helping the club stay up. He went on to score nine goals in 43 games for Norwich before playing for Brightonwhere he was known as "Spider". and then in February 1978 moving for -25,000 to Chester City, He helped Chester finish fifth in Division Three in his first season and was on target in a Football League Cup giantkilling against First Division side Coventry City early in 1978-79.
At the end of the season Mellor moved to Sheffield Wednesday, where he remained until joining Bradford City in June 1982. He spent two seasons with City before ending his professional career.
Mellor is the father of Preston North End forward Neil Mellor.
-DOCSTART-	13773121
He played 42 times (scoring 5 goals) for the Republic of Ireland national football team between 1966 and 1980. Played 3 times scoring twice whilst at Milltown.
He made his international debut on 4 May 1966 in a 4-0 defeat against West Germany, his last was against Czechoslovakia in 1980.
As a youth Treacy played with Home Farm F.C.. He made 5 first team appearances for West Bromwich Albion, scoring one goal, before joining Charlton Athletic in February 1968. Later moving to join Swindon Town, Preston North End, Oldham Athletic (on loan) before returning to West Bromwich Albion in August 1976 where he finished his English career. In 290 league appearances he scored 78 goals.
He then joined Shamrock Rovers in 1977 under Johnny Giles and in three seasons at Milltown he scored 35 league goals from the 71 games he played in and made 3 appearances in European competition, but most prominent for Rovers fans was his penalty against Sligo that won the FAI Cup in 1978.
Almost scored a hat trick for Republic of Ireland national football team against Turkey in April 1978. He represented the League in a friendly against Argentina in the Boca Junior Stadium in April 1978. In all he earned two Inter League caps during his spell at Milltown.
He was player/manager at Drogheda United for two seasons from 1980 scoring 11 goals. He then managed Home Farm.
He was granted a testimonial against the full national side in May 1989. Controversially he was one of the backers behind the baffling move to install "Dublin City" into the Scottish Second Division in January 1990 despite managing in the League of Ireland at the same time. He resigned from the Farm in September 1990.
He returned to Rovers as manager in January 1992 and won the title in the 1993-94 season.
However he also brought one of the worst prepared Rovers teams in history into European competition where they were hammered 7-0 by Grnik Zabrze .
In October 2009 he retired from his travel business.
-DOCSTART-	13773736
'''Edward Albert "Ted" Hathway''' (born in Bristol, England) was an English footballer.
Hathway started his career with Bristol City in 1930, but joined Bristol Rovers in 1931 after making no league appearances for City.
-DOCSTART-	13773763
From Dublin, he began his career with Home Farm F.C.. Later played with Distillery F.C., Drumcondra F.C. and Transport F.C.. Played for Drums in the FAI Cup win against Shamrock Rovers in 1946. Later he played for Belfast Celtic, with whom he won Irish Cup and league honours .
Subsequently, he moved to Fulham and played at full back in a brilliant team which included the England inside forward Johnny Haynes, Ron Greenwood and Jimmy Hill. He played 281 times for Fulham from 1949 until 1962. He won the first of his eight Ireland caps in a 4-0 win over Austria at Dalymount Park in March 1953.
-DOCSTART-	13773846
'''Derek Jefferson''' (born 5 September 1948 in Morpeth, Northumberland) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 150 appearances for Ipswich Town between 1966 and 1972, where he was nicknamed 'Chopper'.
Jefferson joined Ipswich Town as a youth trainee, before making his senior debut on 28 January 1967 in a 4-1 win over Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup. Although this was his only appearance in the 1966-67 season, he broke into the first team in the following campaign and was a regular as the club won the Second Division Championship.
After a further four full seasons in the top flight at Portman Road, he moved to fellow Division One club Wolves in October 1972. He immediately made his debut in a 1-1 draw at Manchester City on 7 October and went on to make 24 appearances that season. However, this proved his highest seasonal tally for the Midlanders, as he never became a first choice player, managing 52 appearances in total for the club spread over four years.
Wolves allowed Jefferson to compete in the North American Soccer League in the summer of 1976, and later loaned him out to Sheffield Wednesday during October 1976. The following month, he left Molineux for good when he joined Hereford United, playing in the second tier for the only time in their history. (His son Christopher currently plays for the Hereford-based non-league club Westfields).
After finishing his playing career, Jefferson became Reserve Team manager at Birmingham City under Jim Smith. He left after five years at this post to devote himself to Christian work, which he is still involved with, acting as a sports coach in a church-affiliated program in Solihull.
Jefferson used to works at QueensBridge School in Birmingham as a P.E. teacher and now currently at Waverley School.
-DOCSTART-	13774063
'''Thomas "Tom" Fenoughty''' (July 7, 1905 in Rotherham, England - 2001) was an English footballer.
Fenoughty started his career with Rotherham United in 1925.
-DOCSTART-	13774076
'''Colin Harper''' (born 25 July 1946 in Ipswich, Suffolk) is an English former professional footballer.
Harper started his career at Ipswich Town, where he made almost 150 appearances between 1964 and 1977. In 1976 he had a short loan spell with Grimsby Town and the following year made 15 league appearances on loan at Cambridge United. He joined Port Vale as player-coach in July 1977 and made his debut in a 1-1 draw at Wrexham on 27 August 1977, but was to only make a further three appearances. He was made acting manager in October 1977, but his reign only lasted a month as new manager Bobby Smith brought in his own staff. Harper's contract was cancelled by the club in January 1978 and he moved on to Chelmsford City before becoming player-manager of Sudbury Town.
-DOCSTART-	13774490
'''Billy Houghton''' (born 20 February 1939 in Hemsworth, Yorkshire) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 200 appearances for Barnsley, 139 appearances for Rotherham United and over 100 appearances Ipswich Town.
-DOCSTART-	13774693
'''William Stanley "Stan" Fox''' (4 July 1906 - 20 August 1979) was an English footballer.
Fox started his career with Sheffield United in 1929.
He worked for Cooke, Troughton & Sims and British Rail until he retired in 1971.
-DOCSTART-	13775031
'''Frank Brogan''' (born 3 August 1942) is a Scottish former professional association football player. During his career he made over 200 appearances for Ipswich Town.
-DOCSTART-	13775700
'''Kenneth Paul (Ken) Hancock''' (25 November, 1937 in Milton) is an English former footballer. During his career he made 241 appearances for Port Vale and 163 appearances for Ipswich Town. He is the younger brother of Ray Hancock.
Former teammate Roy Sproson described him as: "strong in dealing with crosses, quick reactions and a fine kicker of the ball". He went on to describe a save in an FA Cup tie with Sunderland as one where "[he] turned in mid-air and managed to push the ball round the post in what still rates as the most fantastic save I have seen to this day."
Hancock played for Stoke City before joining local rivals Port Vale as an amateur in November 1958, he signed as a professional the next month. After making his debut in a 4-2 defeat at Millwall on 13 December he became an ever present for the rest of the 1958-59 Division Four winning season. He lost his place in November 1959 through injury, but regained it by April 1960. He was an ever-present during the 1962-63 season, but was sold to Ipswich Town for -10,000 in December 1964. He later played for Tottenham Hotspur, Bury, Stafford Rangers and Northwich Victoria.
After retiring as a player he returned to Vale in July 1975 as a part-time coach. Afterwards he moved on to Leek Town as a manager, before becoming the coach of Ipstones, later serving as club Chairman. He also sat on the Leek and Moorland League management committee.
-DOCSTART-	13786172
'''Alexander "Alec" McClure''' (3 April 1892 - August 1973) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He played for Birmingham both before and after the First World War, making 198 appearances in all competitions, and helped them to the championship of the Second Division in 1920-21.
Born in Workington, Cumberland, McClure was a powerful player with good positional ability, who captained the reserve team before establishing himself as club captain and linchpin of the first team's defence. He played for the Football League XI in 1921-22 against the Irish Football League. After leaving Birmingham he went on to play for four other Midlands teams, Aston Villa, Stoke, Coventry City and Walsall. On retiring from playing he worked for short periods as trainer at various clubs, including trainer of Birmingham's juniors, and in 1932 he was appointed assistant manager of the club under Leslie Knighton and later under George Liddell. After leaving football he worked for Rudge motorcycles and went on to run a successful haulage business in Small Heath, Birmingham.
During the First World War McClure served in the Royal Navy and was involved in the Zeebrugge Raid. He died in Birmingham at the age of 81.
-DOCSTART-	13786520
'''Alexander James "Alec" Leslie''' (April 1902 - 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left-half. Born in Greenock, Leslie was an influential defensive midfielder who played 143 games for Birmingham, including 132 top flight League games and an appearance at Wembley in the 1931 FA Cup Final. A niggling knee injury disrupted his career; he played his last game for Birmingham in September 1931 before finally retiring in 1932. After football he ran a public house and worked for the Inland Revenue before returning to Scotland. He died in Greenock aged about 72.
-DOCSTART-	13786838
'''Harold Booton''' (2 March 1906 - 22 October 1976) was an English professional footballer who made 156 appearances as a right-back in the Football League.
Booton was born in Annesley, Nottinghamshire. He began his football career with Annesley Colliery and Shirebrook, and joined Birmingham in 1929. He became a first-team regular for Birmingham after George Liddell retired, and made 162 appearances in all competitions, including 149 in the First Division. He was a solid tackler and kicked powerfully, but his distribution of the ball was wayward.
-DOCSTART-	13787411
A scheming inside-forward (attacking midfielder), Bryceland made his name at St Mirren where he won the Scottish Cup in 1959. He moved to Norwich City in 1962 and played 284 times for the Canaries, scoring 55 goals, between 1962 and 1969. His exploits won him a place as one of the fan nominees in the inaugural Norwich City Hall of Fame.
Bryceland's time at Norwich coincided with the club's stay in the second division, notably finishing 6th in 1965. He moved to Oldham Athletic in 1969, before returning to St Mirren as player-manager in 1971.
-DOCSTART-	13787470
He was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England.
He played 201 times for the Canaries, scoring 69 goals, between 1946 and 1951. His exploits as one of Norwich's all time leading scorers (see List of Norwich City F.C. club records) won him a place as one of the fan nominees in the inaugural Norwich City Hall of Fame.
-DOCSTART-	13787531
'''Frederick Brian Webb Farmer''' (born 29 July 1933), known as '''Brian Farmer''', is a former English professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Born in Wordsley, Staffordshire, Farmer joined Birmingham City in 1950 as an amateur when he was 17. He turned professional in 1954 and made his first-team debut in 1956,
-DOCSTART-	13788555
'''Thomas "Tom" Scannell''' (born 3 June 1925 in Youghal, died 1994) was an Irish professional football player.
He left his native Youghal for England at a young age and played out his whole Football League career with one club, Southend United. He made a total of 102 appearances for Southend between 1950 and 1955, having signed from Tilbury in December 1949. He moved to Folkestone after leaving Southend United in June 1955.
A goalkeeper, he made just a solitary senior appearance for the Republic of Ireland national football team, when aged 29, in an experimental line-up that defeated Luxembourg by 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier in 1954 .
The father of actor Tony Scannell, who became familiar to many through his role as DS Ted Roach in the television series, The Bill.
-DOCSTART-	13789650
He played three times for the Republic of Ireland national football team and also played at club level for Lincoln City, Grimsby Town and Peterborough United.
A goalkeeper, Moulson made his international debut in a 2-0 defeat to Portugal on 23 May, 1948 in the Stadium of Light, Lisbon.
-DOCSTART-	13789995
'''William J. Hayes''', also referred to as '''Willie Hayes''' or '''Billy Hayes''', (born 30 March 1928 in Limerick) is a former Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Limerick, Torquay United and Wrexham.
As an international, Hayes also played for Ireland. Hayes was 21 when he made his one and only appearance for Ireland on April 24 1949 in a 2-0 defeat to Belgium at Dalymount Park. His team mates on the day included Johnny Carey, Con Martin, Billy Walsh, Jackie O'Driscoll and Paddy Coad. Although a goalkeeper he was only 5ft 9 inches tall. Another William Hayes also played for Ireland during the 1940s.
-DOCSTART-	13790654
'''Daniel "Danny" Hegan''' (born in Coatbridge) is a Scottish-born former professional footballer, who represented Northern Ireland at international level.
Hegan won seven caps for Northern Ireland in a career that saw him make 207 appearances for Ipswich Town. He also played for both Black Country rivals, West Bromwich Albion and Wolves, appearing in the 1972 UEFA Cup Final for the latter. He ended his league career by returning to Sunderland, his first English club.
-DOCSTART-	13790788
'''Joe Broadfoot''' (born 4 March 1940 in Lewisham) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 200 appearances for Millwall and over 100 for Ipswich Town in two spells.
-DOCSTART-	13791252
'''John Compton''' (born 27 August 1937 in Poplar, London) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 100 appearances for Ipswich Town between 1960 and 1964.
-DOCSTART-	13791427
'''Roy Stephenson''' (27 May 1932 - 4 February 2000) was an English former professional footballer. During his career he made 144 appearances for Ipswich Town between 1960 and 1965. He was born in Crook.
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'''George MacLuckie''' (born 19 September 1931 in Falkirk) is an Scottish former professional footballer. During his career he made 141 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1958.
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'''William Marshall "Billy" Hughes''' (6 March 1918 - 16 June 1981) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made 169 appearances in the First Division for Birmingham and Chelsea. As an international, he won 10 full caps for Wales and also played for a Great Britain XI in 1947.
Born in Llanelli, Hughes joined Birmingham from Llanelli in 1934 and made his first-team debut in January 1936 when still only 17; by the time he was 19 he was a regular first choice. He was mature for his age and was described as a ball-winning defender who tried to use the ball constructively once he won it.
In all he played 110 senior games for Birmingham before joining Luton Town; eight months later they sold him for -12,000 to Chelsea, for whom he also played more than 100 games. He then moved to Hereford United, then playing in the Southern League, followed by Flint Town United, with whom he won his only major club honour, the Welsh Cup, in 1954.
Hughes made his international debut for Wales on 30 October 1937 in a 2-1 win over Scotland; he was only 19 and played alongside Birmingham clubmates Seymour Morris and Dai Richards. From that match until the outbreak of the Second World War, Hughes was an ever-present in the Welsh side.
and later captained the team during the 1947 British Home Championship.
In 1944 he toured France and Belgium with an FA Combined Services XI.
After retiring from playing, Hughes scouted for Chester. He died in Birmingham in 1981 at the age of 63.
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:''For a list of'' '''''notable''''' ''Blackpool F.C. players, see List of notable Blackpool F.C. players. For a list of only those players'' '''''with a Wikipedia article''''', ''see :Category:Blackpool F.C. players. For a list of players who guested for the club during times of war, see :Category:Blackpool F.C. wartime guest players.''
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He was born in or near Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, possibly at Pwllmeyric, to a white mother and West Indian father who may have been born in Barbados.
In December 1931 Parris made his first and only appearance for Wales against Ireland in Belfast, becoming the first black player to represent Wales in an international. Although sometimes cited as the first black player to play for any of the 'home countries', research now suggests that in fact the first was the Scotland player Andrew Watson.
Parris suffered an injury in 1934, and later played for Bournemouth (1934-37), Luton, Northampton, Bath City, Cheltenham Town and Gloucester City. He later worked in an aeroplane factory, and died in Gloucestershire, England in 1971.
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Born in Dublin, he played at club level for Bohemians, Glentoran, Sunderland, Hartlepool United, Cork Celtic and Cork Hibernian.
In 1964 he became the first Hartlepool player to make an international appearance when he won the last of his 11 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team against Spain .
His full international debut for Ireland was on 11 May 1960 when he played in a 1-0 friendly win over West Germany in Dsseldorf .
Signed as player/manager of Drums in March 1971 .
After his football career ended, he was manager of Cork Hibernians, Cork Celtic, Drumcondra F.C., Limerick F.C., and Athlone Town who he managed in a famous 0-0 draw against A.C. Milan in the UEFA Cup in 1975. He was the first manager of Galway Rovers in 1977.
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'''Reg Pickett''' (born 6 January 1927 in India) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 100 appearances for both Portsmouth F.C. and Ipswich Town in a professional career that spanned from 1949 to 1963.
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'''Horace Douglas "Doug" Millward''' (born 10 July 1931 in Sheffield, died 23 October 2000) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 100 appearances for Ipswich Town.
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'''Tom Brown''' (born 26 October 1919) is a Scottish former professional footballer who spent most of his career with Ipswich Town. He was also a Commando during World War II.
Born in Troon, Brown was born the youngest of four brothers, three of whom played professionally. His oldest brother Jim began his career in the United States and was a member of the U.S. national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup before retiring from Clyde F.C. in 1939. His brother John was a Scottish international goalkeeper who played for Hibs and Clyde. Each of the brothers apparently left school at a young age to become apprentice riveters at Troon Shipyard.
In October 1938, Glenathon transferred Brown to Ipswich Town. However, World War II soon intervened and Brown went to work as a riveter in the Troon Shipyard, along with his three brothers. At the time, Brown-s oldest brother Jim, who had recently retired from Clyde F.C., was an outspoken union activist. The four brothers were exempt from the draft as members of an essential war time industry. However, Jim-s union activities led to the Troon Shipyard management removing the brothers- draft exemptions. To avoid the draft, John joined the Navy, Andrew entered the Merchant Marine and Tom became a Commando. Their brother Jim, who had caused the trouble was found to be physically exempt from military service due to punctured eardrums.
-DOCSTART-	13806738
'''George Rumbold''' (10 July 1911 - 1995) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Aston. During his career he made over 100 appearances for Ipswich Town between 1946 and 1950.
-DOCSTART-	13806838
'''Mick Burns''' (7 June 1908 - 5 September 1982) was an English professional footballer. During his career he made over 100 appearances for Newcastle United and over 150 appearances for Ipswich Town. He was born in Leeholme.
-DOCSTART-	13806921
'''Dave Bell''' (24 December 1909 - 16 April 1986) was a Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Gorebridge. During his career he made over 150 appearances for Ipswich Town.
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'''Ossie Parry''' (16 August 1908 - 1991) was a Welsh professional footballer. During his career he made over 100 appearances for Ipswich Town and almost 150 appearances for Crystal Palace.
-DOCSTART-	13807175
'''Fernando Alexander Guerrero Vsquez''' (born 30 September 1989) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for English club Burnley, on loan from Independiente del Valle.
Considered by many to be one of the future forwards of the Ecuadorian national team, he emigrated to Spain as a child and began working his ranks up Real Madrid's youth system. His dad, ex- futbol player Jose Fernando Guerrero, used to play for El Nacional. On December 10, it was announced that Real Madrid had reached an agreement with CS Emelec on a loan deal.
On Wednesday 15th July 2009, it was confirmed that Guerrero was to join Burnley on trial after impressing manager Owen Coyle whilst playing for Castilla. He will link up with them as they prepare to fly out to the USA as part of their pre-season training. On 16th July 2009, the day Burnley were set to fly out to America, Coyle publicly said that he would be willing to pay up to -2,000,000 to get his man if he impresses during the trial.
In his first trial game for Burnley, Guerrero scored and won a penalty for the side. Burnley's manager Owen Coyle and winger Chris Eagles praised him for his determination, speed and game style. Coyle also hinted to Sky Sports that was set to offer Guerrero a deal with the club after the game against Portland Timbers in was the last game of the United States tour.
On 6th August 2009 it was announced that Guerrero would spend the 2009/10 season with Burnley on loan.Burnley will also have the opportunity to purchase Guerrero if he is successful at the club for a reported fee of 2 million euros. He made his league debut in Burnley's Premiership opener against Stoke City.
Guerrero has played with the Ecuadorian national team at U-20 level. He impressed his talent and technique greatly during the South American Youth Championship while playing for his country.
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: ''For other persons of a similar name see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation).''
'''Samuel "Sam" Johnson''' (October 19, 1901 in Kidsgrove, England - 1975) was an English footballer.
Johnson started his career with Stoke in 1924.
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'''George Richard Perrett''' (2 May 1915 - 8 September 1952) was an English professional footballer. During his career he made over 100 appearances for Ipswich Town between 1936 and 1950. He was born in London.
-DOCSTART-	13807472
'''Jimmy McLuckie''' (2 April 1908 - 1986) was a Scottish professional footballer. During his career he made over 100 appearances for Ipswich Town.
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'''John Christopher "Kit" Lawlor''' (born 3 December 1922 in Dublin - died 8 June 2004) was an Irish professional football player .
His League of Ireland playing career began with Shamrock Rovers.
After spending just one season at Glenmalure Park, Kit moved to Drumcondra and in only his second campaign with the club, he helped them to the league championship.
He was then signed by Peter Doherty for Doncaster Rovers in June 1950, playing five full seasons for them in the old Second Division, scoring 46 goals in 128 appearances. He was joined by his brother, Jimmy, at Doncaster in 1954.
After almost five years in England he returned home to sign for Ballymena United in December 1954 . Dublin to resume his career with Drumcondra. In 1957, Kit was part of the Drumcondra side that caused a major shock by defeating Shamrock Rovers in the Cup final and the following year, the club won the league title.
He finished his career with Dundalk moving there in 1959 at the age of 37.
His son Mick Lawlor (footballer) also played for his country in the 1970s and is now kit manager for Ireland. Both Mick and another son Robbie also played for Rovers.
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'''Clarence Norman Wharton''' (July 28, 1903 in Askam-in-Furness, Cumberland, England - July 1961) was an English footballer.
He started his career with Askam, before joining Barrow in 1922.
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'''James "Jimmy" Hughes''' (August 29, 1909 in Coxhoe, England - January 1966) was an English footballer.
Hughes was a regular in the Army and served in the Second Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.
After leaving the forces, he signed professionally for York in August 1934.
During World War II, he was a prisoner of war in Germany.
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'''Michael Stensgaard''' (born 1 September 1974) is a retired Danish footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for Hvidovre IF, FC Copenhagen, Liverpool FC and Southampton FC.
He is most well-known for the bizarre manner of an injury which ended his chances of breaking into the Liverpool first team. He arrived at Anfield in 1994 to succeed Bruce Grobbelaar as understudy to David James, only to dislocate his shoulder when setting up an ironing board soon afterwards. Although he remained contracted to the club until 1997, he never played a first team game for them.
After leaving Southampton after a one-year spell in 1999, he returned to his homeland to play for FC Copenhagen.
He was issued with the number 13 shirt during his time at Liverpool.
His lack of success in Liverpool later earned him a selection in the Liverpool Echo's ''Merseyside Lost 11'', a selection of players which the newspaper considered the biggest fiascos in the history of Liverpool and Everton.
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'''John George "Jack" Peart''' (3 October 1888 - 3 September 1948) was an English footballer who played centre forward for 13 different teams, in a career which spanned the First World War. After he retired he became a football manager until his death in 1948.
Peart was a centre forward who had a nomadic career. He played for eight league clubs in a career which spanned 19 years and every division of the Football League. He also played non-league football in the Southern and Welsh leagues, as well as guested for other clubs during the First World War. Peart was known as the 'most injured man in football', which included a broken leg in 1910 at Sheffield United keeping him out of football for two seasons.
He left Adelaide South Shields to sign with First Division Sheffield United in 1907. Eight goals in 27 league appearances preceded a move to Stoke in the Birmingham & District League two years later. He left the Potteries in 1912 to return to top-flight football with Newcastle United. The next year he dropped down to the with Second Division Notts County. His time at County spanned the Great War, in his six years with the club he scored 51 goals in 82 league appearances. During the war he also guested for Rochdale and Barnsley.
After a time with Leeds City, he joined Birmingham in 1919, before moving on to Derby County later in the year. In 1920 he joined Ebbw Vale Steel & Iron Company as player-manager, though he resigned his post in January 1922, returning to the English Second Division with Port Vale. Injury limited his contribution to ''the Vale's'' 1922-23 campaign to just seven appearances and he was released upon its conclusion.
At 34 years old, Peart joined Norwich City in the Third Division South for the 1923-24 season. He was appointed player-manager at Rochdale for the 1924-25 season, retiring as a player at the season's end with a tally of 10 goals in 21 league games.
Peart spent short periods as player-manager at Ebbw Vale and Rochdale. He left Rochdale in 1924 to become manager of Bradford City. He took over from the club's most successful manager, Peter O'Rourke in July 1930. During his five years at Valley Parade he maintained the club's position in Division Two but he had offered to resign at the end of 1933-34 before agreeing to see out the final two years of his contract.
In 1935, he joined Fulham where he remained until his death in September 1948 at the age of 59. The team he built went on to win the Division Two championship the season after his 13-year reign.
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'''Mark Anthony Blake''' (born 16 December 1970 in Nottingham, England) is a former English professional footballer who played in midfield for seven clubs.
Blake started out as a trainee at Aston Villa, where he played a total of 31 games for Villa, scoring two goals. He had a brief loan spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers during early 1991, before leaving Villa for Portsmouth in August 1993 for -400,000.
He played just 15 games for Portsmouth before he returned to the Midlands less than eight months later when Leicester City paid -360,000. He made 47 appearances for Leicester in just over one season before he dropped through the leagues to join Walsall. He spent two seasons at Walsall before his contract expired and he signed for Mansfield Town in August 1999. After two seasons and 83 league games he made his final move to Kidderminster Harriers.
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'''Chris Boden''' (born October 13, 1973 in Wolverhampton, England) was an English professional footballer.
Boden was a trainee at Aston Villa, where he made just one senior appearance. He also played for Barnsley, Derby County, Shrewsbury Town and Hereford United.
He retired from professional football after suffering a knee injury.
-DOCSTART-	13834835
'''Somodi Bence''' (born November 25, 1988) is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Disgyri VTK.
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'''Daniel James Broadbent''' (born 2 March 1990 in Leeds) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Harrogate Town.
He received his only England U-16 cap against Northern Ireland U-16 in the Victory Shield in 2005.
He first appeared in the Huddersfield first team, when he was called up to the bench for Town's home game against Oldham Athletic on 20 October 2007, following Andy Booth's back injury.
He made his first team debut replacing Joe Skarz as a substitute in Town's 3-0 defeat against Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on 26 October 2007.
On 2 March 2008, Broadbent emulated team-mate Joe Skarz's achievement of last season by winning the League One Apprentice Award at the Football League Awards in London. It was also his 18th birthday that day, giving him twice as much reasons to celebrate.
Two weeks later, he made his first home appearance for Town at the Galpharm Stadium in their 2-1 defeat by Southend United.
On 15 January 2009, new Town manager Lee Clark sent Broadbent out on loan to Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds, where he was given the number 9 shirt by manager Garry Hill. He made his debut in the 1-0 defeat byRushden & Diamonds on 17 January. He returned to Huddersfield on 16 February.
On 19 February 2009, he joined Gateshead on an initial one-month loan, with a view to being extended until the end of the season.
On 24 March 2009, he joined Conference North side Harrogate Town on loan. He made his debut the following day in the 1-0 defeat by Workington. His first goal came in the 2-1 defeat at Redditch United on 21 March 2009. After returning from his loan spell, he was released.
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'''Stephen Paul "Steve" Stoutt''' (born 6 April 1964 in Halifax) is an English former professional footballer who made 149 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Grimsby Town and Lincoln City. He went on to play non-league football for Boston United and Grantham Town, where he was briefly caretaker manager.
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'''John James "Jim" Spedding''' (1 October 1912 - 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a right half for Gateshead, Huddersfield Town and Chesterfield. He also played three games, scoring once, for Darlington before the 1939-40 season was abandoned because of the Second World War. He was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, and died in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales.
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'''Paul William Smith''' (born 15 October 1954 in Thorne, Doncaster) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Huddersfield Town and Cambridge United.
-DOCSTART-	13838155
'''Edward Stanford''' (born February 4, 1985 in Blackburn, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Curzon Ashton, where he plays as a midfielder.
Eddie began his professional career at Coventry City where he had begun as a trainee.
During a two year term with the club, he managed only one first team appearance, coming on as a 73rd minute substitute for Dean Gordon in a 2-0 away defeat by Millwall on May 4, 2003.
Stanford was released by Coventry City at the end of the 2003/04 season.
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'''Nicolas Vaughan "Nicky" Travis''' (born 12 March 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Central Coast Mariners. He is a midfielder, and his preferred position is right-wing.
Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Travis was signed by Chesterfield on loan in August 2007 until 31 December.
In May 2009, with his contract about to expire, he agreed a free transfer to Australian A-League side Central Coast Mariners following a successful trial.
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'''Stephen James "Steve" Warne''' (born 27 February 1984 in Sutton-in-Ashfield)
Warne began his career as a trainee with Chesterfield in 2001. He made four first-team appearances in the 2002-03 campaign, and was given a professional contract in July 2003.
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'''Neil Ross''' (born August 10, 1982 in West Bromwich, England) is a professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Division One North side
Ross began his career as a trainee at Leeds United in 1999 but made no appearances for the club and joined Stockport County on a free transfer in April 2000.
Ross joined Conference National club Halifax Town in November 2004 until the end of the 2004-05 season.
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'''Jem Karacan''' ( ; born 21 February 1989) is an English-born Turkish professional footballer, currently playing for Reading as a midfielder. He has played internationally for the Turkish youth team, and has captained the U-21 side.
Karacan was born in the London Borough of Lewisham to a Turkish father and an English mother. Between the ages of seven and fourteen he played for the now defunct Wimbledon and left after they relocated to Milton Keynes. He had been offered a four-year contract at the club his father supported, Galatasaray, but refused citing language difficulties, "I couldn't go out there at only 14, not speaking the language and so on." Karacan joined Reading's Youth Academy instead, having been spotted playing against the Royals while on trial at Manchester United.
On 6 July 2007, he signed a two-year professional contract with Reading, and made his debut against Luton Town on the 26th of August in the League Cup, getting on the scoresheet.
Karacan joined Bournemouth on loan, initially for one month, on 18 October 2007. Karacan was put into the starting XI for Bournemouth on 20 October away to Millwall, where he made his league debut in Bournemouth's 2-1 defeat. His loan was subsequently extended to 6 January 2008. Karacan signed a further loan deal in the 2007-08 season on 20 March 2008, this time to Football League One side Millwall, which was originally due to run until 19 April 2008, but was extended to the end of the 2007-08 season.
He scored against Aston Villa in a pre season match before the 2008-09 season, and scored his first professional goal for Reading in a Carling Cup win over Luton Town on 26 August 2008.
Karacan has captained Turkey at youth level. He is eligible with them through his father. He is also eligible for England. He made his debut for the Turkey U21s as a substitute in a 2-1 away defeat to Armenia.
Karacan received his primary education at Colfe's School in Lee Green, before spending his senior years at the Riverston School of Eltham in London.
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'''Mark Kelly'''(born 27 November 1969 in Basingstoke) is a former professional footballer who played for Portsmouth F.C. and also won four caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
Although born in Basingstoke, Mark played for Ireland through the parentage rule after being recommended to Jack Charlton. His first cap came on 27 April 1988 in a 2-0 friendly win over Yugoslavia at Lansdowne Road . Interestingly he won his first cap a month before he made his full debut at club level for Portsmouth at Manchester United in May 1988.
Alan Ball described the 18 year old Kelly as "the next George Best" but despite some exciting performances a series of injuries prevented him from becoming fully established in the first team. He never recovered from a serious knee injury sustained in 1991 and was forced to retire a year later, after a brief trial at Tottenham Hotspur FC in a bid to resurrect his career. Later he played part time for Sligo Rovers and Farnborough Town F.C..
He now works as head of youth development at his former club, Portsmouth.
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'''Frederick William Kiernan''' (7 July 1919 - December 1981) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the 1940s and 1950s.
He was born in Dublin and his first senior club was Shelbourne, though he initially played as a youth with Drumcondra.
With Shelbourne, he came close to a clean sweep of honours in the 1943-44 season, winning the League and Shield and losing out to Shamrock Rovers in the FAI Cup final.
In the summer of 1945, he transferred to play for Dundalk. After three seasons with Dundalk, he moved to Sligo Rovers where he played just one season (1948-49).
He was then signed by Shamrock Rovers coach Paddy Coad.
At 5 ft 8in he was unusually small for a goalkeeper but, according to Holley & Chalk's "In That Number", "he had tremendous agility, which went a long way in compensating". Ireland recognised his talents, and in May 1951 he made his international debut against Argentina) and before May was out he had added a second cap (v. Norway).
Later that year at the age of 32, he joined Southampton for a then record League of Ireland fee for a goalkeeper of -4,500.
By October 1951 he had made his Southampton debut in the Football League Division Two against Hull City. Over the next 5 seasons he made 136 League and Cup appearances with the Saints and added another three Irish caps to his collection. During his time at The Dell, he contested John Christie for the goalkeeper's jersey.
In January 1954 he unsuccessfully applied for the manager's post at Peterborough United. He was almost 37 years of age when he played his last game for the Saints against Norwich City in April 1956 and the following July he moved to Yeovil Town.
He retired from active playing in 1958, before returning to Southampton, where he spent a brief period coaching with A.C. Delco.
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'''Seamus Dunne''' (born 13 April 1930 in Wicklow) is an Irish former professional footballer best known as a player for English side Luton Town.
Dunne joined Luton Town from Shelbourne in July 1950 and made his debut for Luton on 26 December 1951 in a 6-1 victory over West Ham United at Kenilworth Road. During the next ten years he was a regular at right back for Luton as they won promotion to Division One in 1955 and reached the 1959 FA Cup Final.
Dunne made his debut for Ireland against France in 1953, and also played against Austria during the same year. The 1960-61 season was Dunne-s last at Luton; he was transferred to Yiewsley, where he played for three years. He was then player-manager at Dunstable Town while working at the Vauxhall Motors plant in Luton.
After leaving Dunstable in 1970, Dunne returned to his native Ireland. , he is living in retirement in Bray.
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Born in Dublin, he was a goalkeeper who played his schoolboy football with the renowned Stella Maris Football Club he went on to play 14 times for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
He began his English club career with Wolverhampton Wanderers where he made just five appearances in the 1957/58 season.
He then had spells at West Ham United, Swansea City, Plymouth Argyle and Charlton Athletic.
His daughter is married to Frank Worthington.
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'''George Henry Jones''' (27 November 1918 - 1995) was an English football player who played for Sheffield United between 1935-1950 in the position of Winger.
Jones was born in Sheffield, and was one of the many players who lost the best years of their football careers to World War II.
As a junior he played for Sheffield and Yorkshire Boys and, regularly turned out for Woodburn Alliance. He signed amateur forms for Sheffield United, and became a professional on his 17th birthday.
His debut in United colours was in a Central League debut against Leeds United at Elland Road, on a September evening in 1935. His first team debut was against West Ham United at Bramall Lane on 14 September 1936. He scored his first goal the following month against Rotherham United in a County Cup match at Bramall Lane on 5 October.
George had worked in the Engineering Shop of the English Steel Corporation.
When the World War II broke out in 1939, an uncle who worked at the Short Brothers' aircraft factory at Rochester in Kent secured him a job there. While based in Rochester he played for the factory side and, later for Aldershot, sometimes partnering Jimmy Hagan.
After the War, he returned to Sheffield United and partnered inside-left Jack Pickering, who could supply the superbly measured passes that a fast direct winger thrives on. Jones was naturally left footed, but could shoot with power with both feet, and was equally at home on the right wing as on the left. His pace as a winger helped supply chances for regular Sheffield United centre forward Colin Collindridge.
Jones and Collindridge were involved in a thrilling match against Manchester United at Bramall Lane on 31 January 1948. Jack Smith was injured after only seven minutes, and Collindrige went in goal. Within three minutes Jack Rowley put Manchester United ahead. Ernest Jackson missed a penalty, but two goals by Jones earned Sheffield United a 2-1 victory in front of 45,125 spectators.
In the second match of the 1948-49 season, Jones scored directly from a corner, the match against Liverpool at Anfield ending in a 1-1 draw.
George was transferred to Barnsley in 1950, and when his playing days were over took a newsagency in Page Hall Road, Sheffield.
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He began his career with Shelbourne before transferring to Manchester United.
He was then transferred to Notts County F.C. for -45,000 without making the first team at Old Trafford.
At Meadow Lane he created a club record in 1979/80 when he became the first full back to finish as leading scorer. He spent ten years at County making over 300 Football League appearances.
He also won four caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, making his debut on 24 March 1976 in a 3-0 home win over Norway in a friendly game.
His brother Fran O'Brien also played for his country.
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'''Noel Peyton''' (born Dublin, Ireland; 4 December 1935) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as an inside left for Shamrock Rovers, Leeds United and York City, and for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
An inside left, Peyton made a scoring debut for Shamrock Rovers in October 1953 in a 4-2 win in the League of Ireland Shield.
Peyton played six times for the Republic of Ireland national football team, once while at Shamrock Rovers. He also won a Republic of Ireland B cap against Romania in 1957.
-DOCSTART-	13861071
'''Christopher Alan "Chris" Smith''' (born 30 June 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Tamworth, where he plays as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	13863291
'''Bert Tann''' (4 May 1914 - 12 May 1972) was a professional football manager and player, who managed Bristol Rovers for 18 years, from 1950 to 1968. He was the longest-serving post-war manager of Rovers, and the second longest over all behind Alfred Homer, who was manager for 21 years.
During his playing career he was a wing-half and made 19 league appearances, scoring twice, for Charlton Athletic between 1933 and 1939. During World War Two, he guested for Southampton, making 36 appearances. After the war, he went on to coach Fredrikstad briefly.
With Tann in charge, Rovers were promoted to the Football League Second Division for the first time in 1952-53, and he led them to 6th place finishes in both 1955-56 and 1958-59, as well to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1950-51 and 1957-58.
-DOCSTART-	13872447
'''Ian Hazel''' (born 1 December 1967 in Merton) is an English former professional footballer.
In his late teen years, he played accordion in a folk-punk band, under the name "Ian Accord". This lasted for a few years, before he decided this was too "childish", and he desired to play football for the rest of his life.
Hazel began his career as an apprentice with Wimbledon, turning professional in December 1985. He was never a regular with the Dons and moved to Bristol Rovers on loan in February 1989. He joined Rovers on a full contract in July 1989, leaving to join Maidstone United on a non-contract basis in March 1992.
In the 1992 close season he joined Slough Town, moving to Aylesbury United in August 1994. He moved to Carshalton Athletic in 1995 and to Chesham United in 1996.
In October 1998 Hazel joined Tooting & Mitcham where be later became player-coach and then manager. He resigned as manager in November 2002. In February 2003 he became manager of Molesey. but left that June after saving the club from relegation.
In November 2003, while working full-time as a coach for Fulham, Hazel joined Banstead Athletic as a player, playing for the first time in three years. In December 2003 he took over as manager of Walton & Hersham, where he went on to have a 17 match unbeaten run.
He worked for the Fulham academy for 18 months until March 2006 when he took over as manager of Sutton United from where he resigned in October 2007. Two weeks later he took over as manager of Leatherhead.. Ian Hazel resigned from first team manager at Leatherhead F.C. in 2008.
-DOCSTART-	13873232
'''James (Jimmy) Anthony O'Neill''' (13 October 1931 - 15 December 2007) was an Irish international football goalkeeper who played for Everton, Stoke City, Darlington and Port Vale.
O'Neill was not a tall man, but he was an extremely acrobatic keeper with a natural ability to catch powerful airborne shots and make it look easy.
Dublin-born O'Neill played junior football in Ireland for Bulfin United, but it was to be in England where he made his name. The Irish schoolboy international was spotted in a youth international match in Brentford by Everton and signed as a professional with the club in May 1949, ''the Toffees'' seeing him as a potential replacement for 39 year old Ted Sagar.
He joined Tony Waddington's Stoke City for -5,000 in July 1960 and made close to 150 appearances in four years with ''the Potters''.
In February 1964 he moved on to Port Vale, initially the first choice keeper, after picking up an injury in March 1966 he lost his place to the more youthful Stuart Sharrat. In December 1966 he was loaned out to Cork Celtic back in his home country and joined permanently on a free transfer in May 1967. He retired in 1968.
O'Neill won his first Republic of Ireland cap in a 6-0 defeat at the hands of Spain on 1 June 1952 in Madrid. Despite conceding six it was Ireland's defenders who were culpable for the goals and so O'Neill was retained, and went on to win another 16 caps for his country.
Following his retirement from football he ran a taxi firm in Ormskirk.
At the time of his death, 15 December 2007, he was living in Marians Drive, Ormskirk, Lancashire.
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}}'''Richard Sadlier''' (born on 14 January 1979 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer and former CEO of St Patrick's Athletic F.C. .
He began his career at youth level with Leicester Celtic and Belvedere FC in Dublin before joining Millwall F.C.. He was educated at St. Benildus College where he excelled on on the sports fields.
He formed a strike force with Robbie Keane at the FIFA World Youth Championship finals in Nigeria in 1999
A striker, Sadlier scored 34 goals in 103 starts for Millwall.
Sadlier's only cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team came against Russia in a friendly at Lansdowne Road on 13 February 2002. He was highly favoured to make Mick McCarthy's final 23 man Republic of Ireland squad for the 2002 World Cup Finals, but had to withdraw with a hip injury which ultimately ended his football career prematurely
In an interview with RedTV, Mark McGhee named Sadlier as potentially the best player he'd ever worked with in his managerial career.
Sadlier in 2006 was approached to write a column on soccer in The Sunday Independent after previously doing some punditry work with Setanta Sports. His columns were quickly regarded as insightful and humorous drawing on his experience of his time at Milwall.
In 2007 he was appointed to the board of St Patrick's Athletic F.C. . In 2008, Sadlier joined RT's panel of pundits for its League of Ireland coverage, dominated by ''Monday Night Soccer'' . He resigned from his post at St Pat's at the end of the 2009 season.
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'''Stuart Munro''' (born 15 September 1962 in Falkirk) is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.
Munro was signed from Alloa Athletic and made his top team debut fot the Rangers against Dundee on the 25 February 1984, aged just 21. The game ended in a 3-1 win. He played a further six seasons before with Rangers before being sold to Blackburn Rovers for -350,000.
He immigrated to Australia at the end of his career, appearing for Sydney United in the National Soccer League in what would be his final season of professional football.
Upon retirement, he followed a coaching path, taking the reins at NSL clubs Gippsland Falcons, Carlton, Parramatta Power and South Melbourne.
With the end of that competition, Munro remained in Melbourne and continues to coach in the Victorian Premier League, where he has had good results with Oakleigh Cannons and most recently with Dandenong Thunder, where at the half-way point of the 2009 season, he has the club 7 points clear at the top of the premiership table.
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'''Brough Fletcher''' (9 March 1893 - 12 May 1972) was a footballer and football manager.
He played for Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley, and managed Barnsley, Bristol Rovers and Walsall.
The highlight of his playing career came when he scored the only goal of the game in Barnsley's shock F A cup 1st round victory in 1920 at champions elect West Bromwich Albion
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'''David Donaldson MacKinnon''' (born 23 May 1956 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.
He joined Rangers from Partick Thistle for -30,000 in May 1982. MacKinnon made his top team debut against Motherwell on the 4 September 1982, aged 26. The game ended in as a 2-2 draw
He left to join Airdrieonians in 1986. After retirement he became general manager at Kilmarnock and chief executive at Dundee.
MacKinnon was also a reporter for ''Sportsound'' on BBC Radio Scotland during the late 1990s.
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'''John William "Jack" Barker''' (27 February 1906
Born in Denaby, near Conisbrough, England,
However, his form earned Barker 11 caps for England. Barker won his first cap against Wales on 29 September 1934.
After retiring from Derby County, Barker joined the Army Physical Training Corps before being appointed Bradford City manager in May 1946 taking charge of the team's first season following World War Two. He was steering City to a high position in Division Three (North) when he resigned in January 1947 after just eight months in charge. His reign was the shortest in City's history at the time.
He had a brief spell in charge of Irish club, Dundalk before he returned to Derby to work for Rolls-Royce. He moved to be trainer-coach at Oldham Athletic in 1948.
In November 1953, he returned to football management at Derby County to replace Stuart McMillan. The club had lost its international players and in 1954-55 the side were relegated to Division Three (North) for the first time in its history.
Barker resigned to go back to work in Derby, as a fitter's mate at the Carriage and Wagon railway works in Derby.
Barker died in 1982 just before his 76th birthday following a fight against cancer and a spinal problem.
-DOCSTART-	13878524
'''Ryan Lee Goward''' (born 1 November 1989 in Mansfield) is an English footballer who currently plays for Mansfield Town as a left winger.
Goward came through the youth scheme at Mansfield and made his debut appearance for Mansfield as a 55th minute substitute against Barnet in October 2007. After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Football Conference at the end of the 2007-08 season, he signed a new one-year contract.
-DOCSTART-	13878702
'''Sean James Taylforth''' (born 10 March 1989) is an English footballer playing for Northwich Victoria. He is a striker or a winger.
Taylforth rose through the trainee ranks at Bradford City. He made his debut in a Football League Trophy game against Doncaster Rovers on 4 September 2007 which Bradford lost 5-1.
In October 2008, Taylforth rejoined Guiseley, on another one month loan deal,
-DOCSTART-	13879474
'''Frederick "Fred" Speed''' (born 1909 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) was an English footballer.
Speed joined Hull City from Newark Town in 1930.
-DOCSTART-	13880854
'''David Cameron''' (born August 24, 1975 in Bangor) is a football player and manager. He is a coach at Rhyl.
Cameron began his career with local side Dunipace Juniors before moving to Falkirk. In the summer of 1995, he linked up with East Stirlingshire spending a season there before joining the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders as driver. He spent three years in the military, combining this career with appearances in the East of Scotland Football League with the likes of Pencaitland & Ormiston and Whitehill Welfare. In February 1999 he joined St Mirren where he scored twice in ten appearances.
He served as Bradford Park Avenue manager in 2008, helping the team to win the Northern Premier League Division One North and promotion to Northern Premier League Premier Division. However, he resigned in November 2008 after a defeat to bottom-place side Witton Albion.
Northern Premier League Division One North: Champions 2007-08
-DOCSTART-	13881083
'''Graeme Atkinson''' (born November 11, 1971 in Hull, England) is a former professional footballer who normally played as a midfielder.
On July 4, 2008, Atkinson was confirmed as the new Chief Scout of newly promoted Conference National side Barrow.
-DOCSTART-	13881559
'''John "Jack" Milburn''' (18 March 1908 - August 1979) was an English footballer who played 408 games for Leeds United. He was also a football manager.
He was a member of the famous Milburn footballing clan.
Born in Ashington, England, Milburn was a member of the famous Milburn footballing family. His cousin Jackie, known as Wor Jackie, played for Newcastle United. Other members of the Milburn family included brothers George (Leeds United and Chesterfield), Jimmy (Leeds United and Bradford) and Stan (Chesterfield, Leicester City and Rochdale), as well as his nephews Bobby and Jack Charlton.
Jack Milburn was a left back who played a total of 423 league and cup games in a career that was interrupted for seven years by World War II. All but 15 of those were for Leeds United. In 2000 he was voted the 83rd greatest Leeds player by the club.
He finished his career at Bradford City where he played 14 league games.
Milburn had moved to Bradford City in October 1946. in the twilight of his playing career as player-coach to Jack Barker. Barker resigned in January 1947 after just eight months in charge leaving Milburn as the natural replacement becoming the club's first ever player-manager.
Milburn led the club to fifth in Division Three (North) in his first six months in charge. The following season the club came just 14th and during the summer Milburn handed over to David Steele although he remained at the club as Steele's assistant.
-DOCSTART-	13881756
'''Avun Jephcott''' (born October 16, 1983 in Coventry, England) is a professional footballer recently released from Conference South side Worcester City, where he made two appearances as a striker.
While a young prodigy at Coventry City, Jephcott was watched by premier league clubs Aston Villa, Everton and Leeds United. However, a cruciate ligament that Jephcott sustained in a reserve game against Leigh RMI, scared off potential buyers and the player faded into obscurity. He was signed by Irish League club Larne in January 2008 but never played a match, with manager Andrew Scullion believing he wasn't good enough to warrant paying travel expenses from England
-DOCSTART-	13882052
'''Clint Aaron Davies''' (born April 24, 1983 in Perth, Australia) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently without a club, after recently playing for Nationwide Conference side Woking.
-DOCSTART-	13887447
'''Kevan Broadhurst''' (born 3 June 1959) is an English former professional footballer, coach and football manager.
Broadhurst was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. He played 173 games for Birmingham City in all competitions and had a three-game loan spell at Walsall before his playing career was cut short due to injury.
His managerial career began in 1999 when he was caretaker manager of Northampton Town following the departure of Ian Atkins from the club. He became full-time manager of Northampton in 2001 for sixteen months.
In 2004 Broadhurst was appointed joint caretaker manager of Bristol Rovers with Russell Osman, and when Ian Atkins joined the club as manager Broadhurst remained as his assistant.
Broadhurst was given the manager's job at Walsall in 2006, but only held the position for 61 days, winning only one of his eleven games in charge.
-DOCSTART-	13888759
'''Albert Thompson''' (born 1912 in Llanbradach, Wales) was a Welsh footballer.
Thompson joined Bradford Park Avenue from Barry Town in 1934.
-DOCSTART-	13889912
'''Robert "Bob" Mortimer''' (born April 1908 in Bolton, England) was an English footballer.
Mortimer joined Barrow in 1926, after playing for non-league clubs Connahs Quay & Shotton and Darwen.
-DOCSTART-	13889996
'''Andy McEvoy''' (15 July 1938 - 7 May 1994 in Bray) was an Irish professional football player.
A native of Dublin, Andy McEvoy played for Bray Wanderers before joining Blackburn Rovers in October 1956.
He marked his English First Division debut by scoring twice against Luton Town in 1959 and two years later made his debut for the Republic of Ireland national football team against Scotland.
McEvoy didn't play in Blackburn-s FA Cup final defeat by Wolves in 1960.
In the 1963-64 season, he was the First Division-s leading scorer with 32 goals and at the end of the 1964-65 campaign he shared the same title with Jimmy Greaves with 29 goals.
Blackburn were relegated in 1966 and after one season in Division Two, he returned to Ireland to join Limerick F.C. and won an FAI Cup medal with them in 1971.
He won his 17th and last cap for the Republic of Ireland against Czechoslovakia in 1967 and scored six goals for his country.
Later he managed Bray Wanderers and played a major role in the club-s accession to the League of Ireland.
-DOCSTART-	13890448
He played on the wing and started his career at Paisley FC. He played for a couple more clubs before he signed for Derby County. Whilst there he played in two losing FA Cup finals.
He joined Rangers in May 1904 and went on to play 149 times and scored 16 goals before he moved on to Greenock Morton in 1910.
May also won 5 Scotland caps between 1906 and 1909.
-DOCSTART-	13890634
Polston's only appearance for the Tottenham first team came on 3 March 1990, when he and his brother John became the first brothers to play in the same Tottenham side since 1912.
He is now currently owner of two cleaning companies, A&J cleaning services and Monarch Cleaning Services.
Since leaving tottenham he has endured many athletic events, for example the london triathlon and the masters football tournerment.
Andy has three daughters, Ellie, Megan and Grace.
-DOCSTART-	13891446
He was an inside forward who played for St. Patricks Athletic before joining Everton in 1951.
He made just 24 appearances for the Merseyside club and didn't score before moving on to Luton Town F.C. in 1953.
He went on to become one of Luton's best players over the next 8 years, scoring 21 goals in 184 games.
He later played for Cambridge City and Hull City.
He also won 19 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team scoring 5 goals. His international debut was on 28 October 1953 in a 4-0 win over Luxembourg at Dalymount Park in a World Cup qualifier . In his second game for his country he scored the winner against the same opposition .
-DOCSTART-	13893470
'''Steven Charles Cross''' (born 22 December 1959) is a former professional footballer from Wolverhampton.
Cross began his career at Shrewsbury Town, where he made 262 appearances, scoring 33 goals. After leaving Shrewsbury he played for Derby County and Bristol Rovers. Following the departure of Malcolm Allison as Bristol Rovers manager, Cross was appointed caretaker manager for three games, until the appointment of John Ward. Following this, Cross dropped down to play in non-league football for Mangotsfield United and Bath City.
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Gingell, who was born in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, played as a full back for Exeter City and Chelsea. He later became chief scout for Bristol Rovers, and became their caretaker manager for one game in 1981 at the age of 61, following the departure of Terry Cooper from the club.
-DOCSTART-	13894609
'''Stephen Keith "Steve" Adlard''' (born 23 October 1950 in Lincoln) is an English former soccer goalkeeper and cricketer.
Adlard played soccer at the professional level for several seasons in England. He was a member of the Nottingham Forest (first division) and Lincoln City (fourth division) teams, but never played at first-team level. As a cricketer, he played one match for Lincolnshire against Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup.
From 1982 to 1986 Adlard was an Assistant Coach for the University of Evansville soccer team. From 1986 to 1988 he was the Head Coach of Davis and Elkins and then moved on to become Director of Soccer at UNC-Asheville from 1988 to 1991. From 1991 to November 2005 he was the Head Coach at Marquette University.
-DOCSTART-	13896053
'''John Edward "Johnny" Linaker''' (born January 14, 1927 in Southport, England) is an English former footballer.
Linaker came to prominence during wartime football, during which he played for Everton as an amateur and Manchester City, who he joined in August 1945.
-DOCSTART-	13896433
'''Ben Hall''' (1881-03-06 - 1963) was a football player, manager and trainer, who played as a centre half.
Hall's playing career saw him represent Grimsby Town, Derby County, Leicester Fosse and South Shields before World War I. After the war he worked as a trainer for Huddersfield Town before being appointed as Bristol Rovers' first Football League manager in 1920.
-DOCSTART-	13903989
'''Farshan Simmons''' (born 6 November 1990) is an Australian football (soccer) centre forward
Simmons previously played for Perth SC and had stints at Norwich City, making his debut at Old Trafford in 2006 for the Reserve squad. Simmons was a part of the Young Socceroos.
-DOCSTART-	13906227
'''Terence "Terry" Farmer''' (born May 11, 1931 in Maltby, England) is an English former footballer.
Farmer joined Rotherham United from Gainsborough Trinity in July 1952.
-DOCSTART-	13906462
'''John "Johnny" Edgar''' (9 April 1936 - January/February 2008) was an English footballer.
Edgar started his career with Barnsley in May 1954.
Edgar died in late January or early February 2008, at the age of 71.
-DOCSTART-	13906620
'''James "Jimmy" Weir''' (born April 12, 1939 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.
Weir joined Fulham from Clydebank Juniors in July 1957.
-DOCSTART-	13906859
'''Thomas Hannah "Tommy" Spencer''' (born November 28, 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.
Spencer played for Neilston, before joining Celtic in 1963.
-DOCSTART-	13907886
'''Lewis Stoker''' (31 March 1910 - May 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking right half. Born in Wheatley Hill, County Durham, he spent most of his professional career at Birmingham, for whom he played 246 games in all competitions, including 230 in the First Division. In 1938 he moved on to Nottingham Forest, and retired during the Second World War. He won three full caps for England between 1932 and 1934. After football he worked for Wimbush's bakery in Birmingham, and died in the city at the age of 69.
-DOCSTART-	13908850
An inside forward he started his career at Shelbourne F.C. in 1946.
Having joined Middlesbrough F.C. in 1949 he went on to play with them 223 times scoring 49 goals .
He went on to play briefly at Lincoln City F.C. and Mansfield Town at the end of his career.
He also played 26 times for the Republic of Ireland national football team scoring 7 goals.
When his playing career came to an end in England he came back to live in Dublin and he began an association with Drogheda United shortly after they had been admitted to the League of Ireland.
He spent a few years as manager of Drogheda United and managed Shamrock Rovers from August to October 1969.
Was inducted into the Football Association of Ireland Hall of Fame in 2009.
-DOCSTART-	13910929
'''Richard Samuel Gibson''' (born February 1889 in Holborn, London; deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He made 120 appearances and scored 19 goals in all competitions for Birmingham over a ten year career, and helped them to the championship of the Football League Second Division in 1920-21. He then moved to First Division Manchester United where he made 12 appearances without scoring; they were relegated that season. Gibson was credited with recommending his former Sultan F.C. team-mate Percy Barton to Birmingham.
-DOCSTART-	13911129
'''Joseph "Joe" Roulson''' (7 October 1891 - 1952) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half. He played for Birmingham both before and after the First World War, making 125 appearances in all competitions, and helped them to the championship of the Second Division in 1920-21.
Roulson, a native of Sheffield, became a steelworker. He signed for Birmingham from his works team, Cammell Laird F.C. He was a competitive, "hard-man" type of half-back, similar to his team-mate Percy Barton. After leaving Birmingham he played for Swansea Town and Clapton Orient and then returned to his native Sheffield. He died in 1952, aged about 60.
-DOCSTART-	13911357
'''John Charles "Jackie" Whitehouse''' (4 March 1897 - 1 March 1948) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. He made over 300 appearances in the top two divisions of the Football League for Birmingham, Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday.
Whitehouse was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire. He signed for Birmingham from Redditch in 1916, and scored 48 goals in 87 games for the club in three seasons of wartime competition.
He was one of many local players given a first team opportunity during the First World War at a younger age than would have been the case if regular players had not been away on military service. He was a combative forward who scored goals for Birmingham at a rate of about one every three games, which helped them to the championship of the Second Division in 1920-21.
He moved to Derby County in 1923, and formed a prolific partnership with Harry Storer and Randolph Galloway. He missed the last two games of the 1923-24 season with injury, otherwise he would have been ever-present, and Derby missed promotion to the First Division on goal average by one goal.
When two years later Derby were promoted, Whitehouse was equally at home in the top flight, scoring 47 goals in less than three seasons.
In a six-year career at Derby he made exactly 200 appearances, scoring 86 goals at a rate of nearly a goal every two games.
In February 1929 he moved to Sheffield Wednesday. The club won two successive league championships in 1928-29 and 1929-30, but Whitehouse's contribution was small. He failed to settle, and played only ten games in all. He then spent three seasons with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, playing more than 100 times for the club in the Third Division South, went on to Folkestone Town and spent a further year as player-manager of Worcester City.
He later scouted for Derby County.
Whitehouse died in Halesowen, Worcestershire at the age of 50.
-DOCSTART-	13911956
'''John William "Jack" Jones''' (8 February 1891 - 20 July 1948), was an English professional footballer who played as a left back.
Jones was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. A former coal miner, he was transferred from Sunderland to Birmingham for a fee of -2,000. For six seasons he formed a formidable full back pairing with Frank Womack, helping the club to the championship of the Football League Second Division in the 1920-21 season. He went on to play 237 games in all competitions for the club, including 191 in the First Division. He later played for Nelson, Crewe Alexandra and Scarborough. He died in Rotherham at the age of 57.
-DOCSTART-	13912373
'''Quintin Young''' (born 19 September 1947 in Irvine) is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.
Young started his career at local side Ayr United in 1969 before moving to English team Coventry City two years later. After two season in England he moved to Ibrox. He spent three seasons at Rangers and played both legs of the first ever European Super Cup against Ajax Amsterdam. He scored for Rangers in the second leg in Amsterdam albeit Rangers still lost the match 3-2 and the tie 6-3 on aggregate
Young left Rangers in 1976 and joined East Fife.
-DOCSTART-	13912520
'''Dave Provan''' (born 11 March 1941 in Falkirk) is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.
Provan was a product of the Rangers youth team and played as a full back. He made his debut on 27 December 1958 in a league match away to Third Lanark which Rangers won 3-2. Provan is one of the players elected to Rangers' Hall of Fame.
He left the club in 1970 and joined English club Crystal Palace, although he was not there for long before moving on this time to Plymouth Argyle. He stayed in Plymouth for five seasons and made over 100 appearances.
-DOCSTART-	13914636
'''James Anderson "Jimmy" Cringan''' (born December 16, 1904 in Douglas Water, South Lanarkshire, deceased) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played 285 games in all competitions for Birmingham, including 261 top flight League games and an appearance at Wembley in the 1931 FA Cup Final, before trying his hand at management. He was the younger brother of Willie Cringan, captain of Celtic and Scotland.
-DOCSTART-	13915298
'''George Richard Morrall''' (October 4, 1905 - November 15, 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. Born in Smethwick, Staffordshire, Morrall played 266 games in all competitions for Birmingham, including 243 top flight League games and an appearance at Wembley in the 1931 FA Cup Final. He was a dominant defender, good both in the air and on the ground, and a fierce tackler. He went on to make over 100 appearances for Swindon Town. Morrall died in Birmingham aged 50.
-DOCSTART-	13922206
'''Ian Stewart Clarkson''' (born 4 December 1970) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Birmingham City, Stoke City, Northampton Town and Kidderminster Harriers.
Ian Clarkson was born in Solihull, West Midlands. He began his football career as a YTS trainee with Birmingham City,
Former Birmingham manager Lou Macari brought Clarkson to Championship side Stoke City in September 1993 for a fee of -40,000. He spent three seasons at Stoke, and played in the Championship play-offs, in which Stoke lost to Martin O'Neill's Leicester City side in the 1996 semifinal. When his contract expired he rejected Stoke's offer of renewal terms, and left for League Two side Northampton Town.
At Northampton, he linked up with former Birmingham City teammates John Gayle, Dean Peer and manager Ian Atkins, soon to be joined by John Frain. In his first season he helped them to promotion via the play-offs, and the next year played in the League One play-off final, but lost 1-0 to Grimsby Town. In August 1998, he suffered a badly-broken tibia in a match against Lincoln City. Though he made a couple of appearances for Northampton at the start of the 1999-2000 season, it appeared that he was no longer fit enough to compete at that level, and that his league career was over at the age of 28.
Clarkson went to train at Kidderminster Harriers, then in the Conference, and regained sufficient fitness to be able to play regularly at that level. Kidderminster made him club captain, and of his first 30 games for the club they lost only one; at the end of the season the club were promoted to the Football League as Conference champions.
They repaid the insurance payout that Clarkson had received on his retirement due to injury, so that he was able to play for them in the Football League.
When Jan Molby resigned as manager of Kidderminster in March 2002, Clarkson acted as assistant to caretaker manager Ian Britton.
The club released him at the end of that season for financial reasons.
He joined Nuneaton Borough of the Conference, and was released in December again on financial grounds.
He then registered for short periods with Stafford Rangers,
and, from March 2003, Forest Green Rovers,
finally retiring at the end of the season.
Clarkson qualified as a coach and coach educator, and worked for Birmingham City's Football in the Community programme. During the later years of his playing career he was keen to get involved in media work; from 2002 he was employed as a football reporter and journalist by the ''Birmingham Post'' and ''Sunday Mercury'' newspapers and by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA)'s website.
In 2006 he was appointed to manage a scheme designed to involve young people in sport and physical activity, as part of a wider programme of regeneration of the deprived areas of North Solihull.
-DOCSTART-	13922346
'''Charles Redfearn "Charlie" Freeman''' (born Overseal, 22 August 1887, died Fulham, 17 March 1956) was an English professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Chelsea and Gillingham.
-DOCSTART-	13922716
'''James "Jimmy" McCambridge''' (23 September, 1905 - 1988) was a Northern Irish professional footballer. He was capped 4 times by Ireland during his career.
Jimmy began his career in his home country of Ireland playing for Larne and Ballymena United. In his first season at Ballymena scored the winner in the Irish Cup final against Belfast Celtic and on 1 February, 1930 he became the first Ballymena player to be capped at international level when he played in a 7-0 win over Wales.
In September 1930, McCambridge moved to England joining Everton. However he spent just three months at Goodison Park, making one appearance in place of Dixie Dean in a 3-0 win over Bradford City in the FA Cup. He left the club in December to sign for Cardiff City, scoring twice on his debut the following month in January 1931 during a 3-2 defeat to West Bromwich Albion. He finished the season with 9 goals, including a hat-trick against Stoke City. His first full season at the club the next year yielded a total of 28 goals in all competitions and, with 26 of the goals scored in the league, he broke the club record of league goals scored in a single season set by Hughie Ferguson four years earlier by one. His record stood for 15 years until it was broken by Stan Richards in the 1946-47 season.
The following season, McCambridge was unable to match his goalscoring feat of the previous year but still finished as the clubs top scorer with 18 goals in all competitions. Despite finishing as Cardiff's top scorer in his two full seasons at Ninian Park, as well as winning the final two Ireland caps of his career in matches against Wales and England, he was allowed to leave in 1933 to join Bristol Rovers. He moved around several times in the following years, playing at Exeter City, Sheffield Wednesday, Hartlepool United before finishing his career at Cheltenham Town in the Southern League.
-DOCSTART-	13922880
'''Frederick "Fred" Brown''' (born Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 28 June 1895, died Gainsborough, November 1960) was an English professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham.
-DOCSTART-	13924524
'''William "Billy" Issacher Garfield Kingdon''' (25 June 1907 - 18 March 1977) was an English footballer who played, as a wing-half, over 240 games for Aston Villa.
Kingdon was born in Worcester and after playing for Kidderminster Harriers, joined Aston Villa in 1925. In his time at Villa Park, Villa were moderately successful, reaching the Football League runners-up position twice, in 1930-31 and 1932-33, and the FA Cup semi-final in 1933-34. After this there came a period of decline, culminating in relegation in 1935-36, thereby becoming the last of the founder members of the football league to lose top flight status for the first time. Kingdon left Villa 1936 to join Southampton
At Southampton he displayed "a nice line in distribution and looked to be an asset". In 1936-37 he formed a useful partnership with fellow half-backs Bill Kennedy and Cyril King and only missed one game, although Southampton struggled near the bottom of the Second Division. He briefly became team captain until, in September 1937, new manager Tom Parker acquired the services of Scottish international Frank Hill, who had won the Football League title three times with Arsenal (in 1932-33, 1933-34 and 1934-35). Hill immediately took over both the captaincy and Bill's No. 6 shirt, and after Hill's arrival, Kingdon only made one further appearance, and in January 1938 joined Yeovil & Petters United as player-manager.
He remained with Yeovil for the duration of World War II, but in 1946 he returned to his trade as a carpenter. In 1947 he accepted the position as manager at Weymouth, combining this with running the Fountain Hotel in Weymouth.
He died in Weymouth in March 1977, aged 71.
-DOCSTART-	13924570
Kirton was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. Kirton was a member of the Temperance Society and played for Pandon Temperance before joining Leeds City in May 1919. After only playing one game for the club he was transferred to Aston Villa for -500 in October 1919.
In the 1919-20 season Aston Villa enjoyed a successful run in the FA Cup beating QPR (2-1), Manchester United (2-1), Sunderland (1-0), Tottenham Hotspur (1-0) and Chelsea (3-1).
The club played Huddersfield Town in the final at Stamford Bridge. The referee, Jack Howcroft, entered the Villa dressing-room before the game and warned Frank Barson that he would be sent off for any indiscretion. According to the authors of The Essential Aston Villa, "the normally unflappable Barson was taken aback and his performance was uncharacteristically cautious for much of the game." Kirton scored the only goal of the game and Villa won the cup for the sixth time in its history.
Kirton won his first and only international cap for England against Northern Ireland on 22 October 1921. Kirton scored England's only goal in the 1-1 draw.
Kirton, a talented inside-forward, formed a productive partnership with Clem Stephenson. A teetotaller and non-smoker, he scored 59 goals in 261 appearances before signing for Coventry City in September 1928. However, he failed to score for his new club in 16 games and left to join Kidderminster Harriers.
After retiring from professional football Kirton ran a newsagent's shop in Kingstanding, Birmingham.
Kirton died in Sutton Coldfield on 27 September 1970.
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'''Thomas Jackson''' also known as '''Tommy''' (16 March 1898 - 1975) was a football (soccer) player in the early years of professional football in England, who played over 200 games for Aston Villa.
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'''Edward A. "Ted" Linley''' (born 26 September 1894, deceased) was an English professional footballer, born in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, who played as an outside left. He helped Birmingham to the Football League Second Division title in the 1920-21 season before playing more than 100 top flight matches for the club. He also played for Worksop Town, Nottingham Forest, Sutton Town and Mansfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	13926052
'''Jan Ove Pedersen''' (born 12 November 1968) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He was manager of SC Bregenz in the Austrian Regional League, the third-highest division in Austrian football, until his sacking on 28 October 2007.
During his playing career, he turned out for Lillestrm and Brann of Norway, Cercle Brugge and SW Bregenz of Austria, as well as a loanspell at the English club Hartlepool United.
As a player, Pedersen was a classy holding midfielder with a superb range of passes who rarely wasted a ball. His performances between 1990 and 1994 at Lillestrm brought him international recognition. From there he signed for Brann in 1996, in a deal which saw Frank Strandli go the other way. Pedersen was a hugely popular player, especially at Hartlepool United. Despite only making 20 appearances (scoring three goals) whilst on loan from Brann, he would be one of the first names on any supporter-s All Time XI for the club.
He finished his career playing in the best team in Schwarz-Weiss Bregenz-s history, reaching the Intertoto Cup in 2002 and 2004.
When SW Bregenz went bankrupt in 2004 and lost their professional license, they turned to Pedersen to coach a hastily assembled squad of amateur players. His first two seasons in charge of the now renamed SC Bregenz saw two promotions, the second of these as Vorarlbergliga champions. On 28 October 2007, just before the winter break, he was fired with SC Bregenz in the relegation zone of the Regional League West. Since 2009 he is the team manager of SV Frastanz.
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'''David Prophet McLean''' (13 December 1887 - 23 December 1967) was a Scottish footballer.
During his playering career, McLean represented several clubs, including Sheffield Wednesday, Rangers, Dundee and three spells at Forfar Athletic. He also received one international cap for Scotland, in a 1912 British Home Championship match against England.
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Evans (left) shown alongside Wales Under-21
team mates Aaron Ramsey (centre) and Christian Ribeiro.
'''Chedwyn Michael "Ched" Evans''' (born 28 December 1988 in Rhyl) is a Wales international footballer currently playing as a striker for Sheffield United.
Evans began his playing career in Rhyl and was spotted by football scout John Reardon. Ched spent several years scoring many goals at Chester City's youth set-up before it folded. He scored the winning goal in the Nathan Fennah Memorial game at the Deva Stadium in Chester City's U12s' 1-0 win against Wigan U12s. Evans played and starred for Moss Valley Rovers in many summer tournaments in the North West. Manchester City signed him, on Reardon's advice, in 2002 following the collapse of Chester City's youth system. Contrary to some reports, he was never at Manchester United's youth system on trial or otherwise.
In the 2006-07 season, Evans scored 16 goals in 23 starts at Academy level, and a further six in 10 starts in the Premier Reserve League. He was also in the side that reached the final of the 2006 FA Youth Cup where they lost to Liverpool.
In September 2007, Evans came off the bench to make his senior dbut in City-s 1-0 Carling Cup victory against Norwich City. The striker had scored a hat-trick for the reserves at Sunderland the week before and a brace against Bury.
On 21 November, Evans moved to Norwich City on loan until 1 January 2008. He made his dbut for the Canaries the following week when he came on as a substitute in the 3-1 victory over Blackpool. His first goal for the club came just two minutes into his first start in the 2-1 victory over Plymouth Argyle on 4 December. He then scored the winning goal in Norwich's next game, a 1-0 win over Sheffield United at Carrow Road on 8 December. Evans returned to Manchester City after 1 January when the loan deal expired.
Initially, Norwich manager Glenn Roeder's attempts to extend the loan were refused, however, on 10 January, the club announced that Evans would return to Norwich on loan until 26 February, with Manchester City initially able to recall him after 6 February, however, after talks between the two clubs at the end of January 2008, it was announced that Evans would be staying with the Carrow Road club until the end of the season. Then-manager Sven-Gran Eriksson stated he had no plans to sell Evans and that he would not be sold in the summer window.
On 13 April, Evans scored his first goal in an East Anglian Derby. At the end of his loan spell, he had notched up 10 goals from 20 starts and eight substitute appearances - an impressive ratio in a struggling Norwich side.
Evans made his Premiership debut for Manchester City on 18 August, on the opening game of the season, against Aston Villa. He wasn't chosen for the starting eleven, but replaced Valeri Bojinov, who suffered another long term injury during the pre-game warmup. Evans scored his first Premier League goal for Manchester City against Portsmouth on 21 September, scoring the fifth goal as City went on to win 6-0. With City's acquisition of Craig Bellamy and later Emmanuel Adebayor, Roque Santa Cruz, Carlos Tvez, Evans opted to leave in order to get more first team football.
Evans joined Sheffield United for a fee of -3m on a three year deal in July 2009 making his dbut for ''the Blades'' in the first game of the new season; a 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough
Evans gained his his first Wales U21 cap in 2007. Since winning his first cap he has become a regular member of the squad and on 20 November 2007 he scored a hat-trick against France U21s. In doing so he became only the fourth player to have scored a hat-trick for the under-21 side, along with John Hartson, Craig Davies and Lee Jones. Evans scored a brace against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21s on 10 October 2009, taking his tally for the Welsh U21s to 13 goals in 12 games, further cementing his place as the side's top-scorer.
Evans made his senior debut for Wales on 28 May 2008, scoring the winning goal (with a back heel) in a 1-0 victory against Iceland. He has since gone on to be a regular in manager John Toshack's squad.
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'''Alessandro Zamperini''' (born 15 August 1982 in Rome) is an Italian footballer, in the role of defender. He is currently playing for Latvian Virsliga team FK Ventspils.
Alessandro Zamperini started his footballing career at Serie A giants Lazio before signing his first professional contract, at fierce rivals Roma, the club he has supported as a child, then moving to English First Division club Portsmouth appearing for them 16 times and scoring 2 goals. Zamperini then moved back to Italy with Serie A team Modena, though he did not make an appearance for them. He then had spells with several Serie C1 clubs, including Acireale, Sambenedettese and Ternana before moving to Serie C2 side Cisco Roma in 2007, and Valle del Giovenco in 2008.
In 2009 he moved abroad again, joined Latvian champions FK Ventspils, and also scoring a goal in the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League in a surprising 1-1 away draw against Sporting Clube de Portugal.
FK Ventspils have offered him to extend his contract for another year, but he is currently checking offers from England and Italy. It isn't known yet either he will stay in Latvia or leave.
-DOCSTART-	13931017
'''Peter Jackson''' (1905 - 9 May 1986) was a football player and manager. His twin sons Peter and David were also professional footballers. Both played under their father at Wrexham and Bradford City.
Born in Luddendon Foot, Halifax, England, Jackson started his career in local football first with his hometown club before joining Hebden Bridge. In 1924, he joined league side Stoke as a half back. He spent ten years at the Victoria Ground during which time the club changed its name to Stoke City and became one of the top clubs in the country. Jackson's career spanned three divisions but he only played 71 games.
In 1934, he moved to Southend United but after just three games he returned to the Stoke City in the role as assistant manager.
Jackson's return to the Victoria Ground was as assistant manager to the club's new manager Bob McGrory in 1935. In November 1950, he took his first full managerial role at Wrexham. He made history by giving debuts to his twin sons Peter and David.
Jackson Senior moved to Bradford City in February 1955 after Ivor Powell was sacked. Both his sons followed him from Wales to West Yorkshire. City were forced to apply for re-election in Jackson's first season following a poor run of form under Powell. Jackson's first full season saw the team come 8th in Third Division (North) followed by a 9th place finish in 1956-57. In 1957-58 the club recorded its best post-war position by coming third. He was asked to manage the Third Division North representative team in October 1957.
The leagues were re-organised the following season and City's positions dropped to 11th and 19th in Division Three before the club were relegated in 1960-61. Jackson left the club in March 1961. His two sons left with him. Peter Junior had played 199 league games, and David 250 scoring 61 goals. The pair moved to Tranmere Rovers.
Jackson Senior returned to Stoke City as a scout. In March 1969 he moved back to Bradford again as a scout.
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'''Alan William Starling''' (born April 2, 1951 in Dagenham) is a professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Luton Town, Torquay United, Northampton Town & Huddersfield Town.
Starling began his career as an apprentice with Luton Town, turning professional in April 1969 and making his league debut the following season. He joined Torquay United on loan in February 1971, playing just once, in a 4-0 defeat at home to Reading in place of regular keeper Andy Donnelly, before returning to Luton.
He moved to Northampton Town in June 1971 and went on to make over 200 appearances for the Cobblers. In April 1976 he scored a penalty in the penultimate game of the season, against Hartlepool United, ensuring that every regular player for Northampton that season has scored at least once. In March 1977 he joined Huddersfield Town.
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'''Gregor Rioch''' (born 24 June 1975 in Sutton Coldfield, England) is an English former professional footballer. He is the son of former Scotland international Bruce Rioch.
Rioch started his career with his father's former club Luton Town, but after two years with the club he did not make a single appearance. He moved to Peterborough United in 1995, before joining Hull City a year later. After three years he joined Macclesfield, and after two years there he left for Shrewsbury Town. He spent a season with Northwich Victoria in 2002-03, before he returned to Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury sent him back to Northwich on loan in March 2004, and at the end of the season he rejoined Northwich permanently. Only a month later, he left to finish his career with Leigh RMI.
On leaving Leigh, he was appointed manager at Danish club Kge BK. He spent two years there as manager, before returning to England in 2006 to manage first Manchester City's under-17s, then their reserves. After only a year, he left to manage Coventry City's academy side.
-DOCSTART-	13941861
'''Adam Luke Docker''' (born 17 November 1985) is an English-Pakistani footballer. He currently plays for Porthmadog and is a current member of the Pakistan international squad, where he goes by the name of '''Adam Karim'''.
Born to a Pakistani father and English mother, Docker began his professional football career with Bury, later joining Altrincham for a few months but then joined Bangor City in the 2005-06 season, but was released at the end of the 2006-07 season despite being a fairly impressive performer. He joined Chorley, but in September 2007 linked up again with his former Bangor manager Clayton Blackmore when he joined Porthmadog.
A hard defender by trade, Docker has shown versatility possessing good strength and pace, and has been used as a striker on some occasions by his club because of that as well as his large stature.
Away from football he works full-time as manager of his father's restaurant Karim-s in Middleton.
-DOCSTART-	13944577
'''Horace F. Williams''' (1900 - 29 October 1960) was a Welsh professional footballer. His clubs included New Brighton, Blackpool and Gillingham, for whom he made a total of over 70 Football League appearances.
-DOCSTART-	13944639
'''Ernest Joseph "Joe" North''' (born Burton-on-Trent, 23 September 1895, died Havant, 24 August 1955) was an English professional football and cricket player.
North's early career was interrupted by World War I, where he fought in the Army, winning the Military Medal. However, during this time he guested for Sheffield United, before joining Arsenal after the war's end, in 1919, as an amateur. A centre forward, he was mainly a reserve in the side, as understudy to Henry White and Fred Pagnam.
He later played for Watford, Norwich City and Gillingham. After retiring he was briefly a coach at Northfleet United. He also played cricket for Middlesex CCC and later became an umpire in the Minor Counties Championship.
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'''William J. "Bill" Arblaster''' (born Darlaston, 1900, date and place of death unknown) was an English professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Merthyr Town and Gillingham. He made nearly 150 Football League appearances.
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'''Jonah Charles Wilcox''' (born Coleford
-DOCSTART-	13944886
'''Henry "Harry" Loasby''' (born Kettering, 13 October 1911, died 1990) was an English professional football (soccer) player. He made 77 Football League appearances for Northampton Town, Luton Town and Gillingham. He later had a spell as manager of his hometown club, Kettering Town.
-DOCSTART-	13945074
'''William Walter "Bill" White''' (born 26 July 1907, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Bristol Rovers, Aldershot, Carlisle United, Bristol City and Gillingham.
-DOCSTART-	13954624
Nicholson began his career as a trainee with Doncaster Rovers and was given his professional debut in 1988 by former Scotland captain Billy Bremner. After 4 years at Belle Vue he moved on to Hereford United, Torquay United and then Scunthorpe United playing in excess of 150 league games.
A skilful left sided midfielder,he never fulfilled his potential in England and moved on to play professionally in the Singapore S. League with former Scunthorpe team-mate Stuart Young for four years and was voted the Straits Times S League player of the year in 1997.
He played for Geylang United and Woodlands and acted as a witness in the match fixing scandal of 2000 as, after being attacked with a hockey stick along with fellow Woodlands player Ivica Raguz, two S League players, German goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel and Australian defender Mirko Jurilj were jailed for alleged fixing of matches. Nicholson had originally been arrested along with fellow British players from Geylang United, Billy Bone and Brian Bothwell.
Nicholson teamed up with Young for a third time in the National Soccer league of Australia, both playing for Wollongong Wolves, winning the championship in his first season. He was used mainly as a sub as it was difficult to dislodge Australian international Scott Chipperfield, but achieved something of a cult status amongst Wolves fans.
In July 2002 Nicholson joined Gainsborough Trinity.
-DOCSTART-	13958977
'''Percy James Smith''' (1880 - 1959) was an English footballer and football manager, who played for Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers.
He started his playing career with Hinckley Town before joining Preston in 1902. He quickly achieved success, helping Preston to the Second Division title in 1904, and to the runners-up position in the Football League in 1906.
After eight seasons at Preston, he moved to local rivals Blackburn Rovers in 1910, where he again achieved success claiming the League title in 1912 and again in 1914, as well as reaching the FA Cup Semi-finals in 1911 and 1912.
After World War I, he finished his playing career with brief spells at Fleetwood and Barrow.
After retiring from playing, Smith managed Nelson, Bury, Tottenham Hotspur, Notts County and Bristol Rovers.
At Spurs he achieved modest success, guiding the team to the runners-up position in Division Two in 1933 and to third place in the First Division in 1934, only to be relegated back to Division Two in the following season.
'''Preston North End'''
'''Blackburn Rovers'''
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
-DOCSTART-	13961291
'''Anthony Joseph (Tony) Naylor''' (born 29 March 1967 in Manchester, Lancashire) is an English former football player. He is best known for his spells at Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra in the 1990s.
Naylor began his career at non-league Droylsden. Having caught the eye of the then Crewe Alexandra boss Dario Gradi, the striker completed a -20,000 switch to ''the Railwaymen'' in March 1990. He also holds the record for most goals in a match by a Crewe player when he scored five in a game against Colchester United on 24 April 1993.
Naylor spent four years in South Cheshire before being snapped up by local rivals Port Vale in a -150,000 deal. John Rudge's ''Valiants'' splashed the cash after sealing promotion from Division Two on the last day of the 1993-94 season, and Naylor would join the side for the new season in Division One. He was with ''the Valiants'' through one of the clubs most successful periods as they finished 8th in the 1996-97 First Division (the clubs highest finish since the 1930s). In total he managed to notch 106 goals in his seven years at Vale Park, finishing the club's top goalscorer at the end of the 1995-96, 1996-97 and 2000-01 season with 12, 20 and 21 goals respectively.
The club also managed to win the LDV Vans Trophy, defeating Brentford 2-1 in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
The striker turned down the offer of a new contract for pastures new and at one time looked as though he would end up at local rivals Stoke City who he faced in numerous Potteries derby matches.
However Cheltenham Town ended up being his next port of call, joining the Gloucestershire club on a two year contract. Naylor's goals guided the Robins to promotion to League One, via the play-offs, in his first season. It was the first time Cheltenham had been that high in the Football League pyramid. Manager Steve Cotterill was keen to praise Naylor, as was his successor Graham Allner.
However, he was unable to prevent relegation the following season and was released at the end of the 2002-03 campaign, after scoring 26 goals in 86 games for the club.
The pint-sized forward joined Conference National outfit Telford United shortly into the 2003-04 campaign, linking up with one of his strike partners from his Port Vale days in Lee Mills. Naylor quickly endeared himself to the supporters at the New Bucks Head with his trademark pacey and tenacious displays particularly when he scored the 2nd goal in a 2-1 victory of local rivals Shrewsbury Town in the FA Trophy. Naylor eventually went on to make 29 appearances during the season scoring 11 goals. Despite Tony helping Telford reach the 4th round of the FA Cup and FA Trophy Semi Final in what was largely a successful season on the pitch, United were beset by off the field problems during the final few months of the season, and folded at the end of the campaign after their finances spiralled out of control. Naylor was again on the lookout for a new club and was linked with a move to Shrewsbury Town after his impressive displays against them for Telford, but this never materialised and after several fruitless trials he eventually retired from the professional game.
During the 2005-06 season Naylor joined Ashton United as assistant to manager Scott Green, a former team-mate of his from their Telford days. When the club were hit by an injury crisis he donned his boots once more and scored twice from the penalty spot in a 2-2 draw at Frickley Athletic before leaving Ashton soon afterwards, following a fall-out with Green.
Naylor or "Tosh" as he was known is classed as a playing legend amongst Port Vale supporters and still lives in Staffordshire, often being seen in the Stoke-on-Trent and Leek area.
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'''William "Bill" Charles Harris''' (31 October 1928 - 1989) was a Welsh footballer, who played for his national side and Middlesbrough and later became a manager.
Bill Harris started his footballing career with local club Swansea City but failed to graduate beyond the third team and so moved to Llanelli in 1949. After just six months at the club he signed for Hull City for -2,000.
In March 1965, he joined Bradford City as their third player-manager following the departure of Bob Brocklebank. He took charge at a struggling club, during its darkest days, and in his first season, the club had finished 19th in Division Four. The following season the club's problems continued and Harris resigned a year after he took over with the club heading towards re-election.
His stay also signalled the end of his playing career, when he was injured during a 7-1 defeat to Crewe Alexandra and was advised to stop playing.
In November 1967, he returned to Teesside as manager-coach of non-league Stockton, before he retired in May 1969. He later worked for an insurance firm in Middlesbrough.
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'''William Henry "Will" Atkinson''' (born 14 October 1988 in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Hull City. He plays as a left-sided midfielder. He has made one substitute appearance for Hull, in an FA Cup tie against Plymouth Argyle in January 2008. He spent time on loan at Port Vale and Mansfield Town, both in the 2007-2008 season.
-DOCSTART-	13969828
'''George Nicol''' (born Saltcoats, 14 February 1903, died Ardrossan, 18 December 1968) was a Scottish professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Manchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham. He made over 100 Football League appearances.
-DOCSTART-	13973601
'''George Henry Tadman''' (born Rainham, Kent, 5 November 1914, died Bristol, 28 September 1994) was an English professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Bristol Rovers, Charlton Athletic,Gillingham. and Cheltenham Town before in 1948 becoming Street F.C. player manager.
He made over 130 Football League appearances.
Tadman guested during the war years for Aberaman Athletic, where he scored 4 goals in 1944-45, and Bath City, where he scored 6 in the same season, as well as Swansea Town, Bristol City and Ipswich Town, where he made 1 appearance in 1945-46.
-DOCSTART-	13974189
'''Mark Dale Thomas McGregor''' (born 16 February 1977 in Chester, Cheshire) is an English footballer, currently player-manager at Gap Connah's Quay. He has played over 500 games for various clubs in the Football League.
McGregor started off as a trainee for Wrexham, signing a professional contract for the first time in July 1995. In six years with the Welsh club he racked up over 250 appearances before moving to Burnley on a free transfer in July 2001. McGregor made 54 appearances for Burnley before moving to Blackpool in July 2004. He made 59 appearances for Blackpool before slipping down the pecking order and in January 2006 decided to move on to Port Vale. He was a permanent feature in the first team at Vale, but was released by manager Lee Sinnott in April 2008.
McGregor had an unsuccessful trial with Mansfield Town in July 2008, before he eventually signed for Altrincham on 27 July. Handed the #4 shirt at the club, he has found himself a key feature of the back four and an occasional captain.
In August 2009, he was appointed player-manager at Welsh Premier League side Gap Connah's Quay.
-DOCSTART-	13977243
'''Daniel (Danny) Glover''' (born 24 October 1989 in Crewe, Cheshire) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a striker for League Two club Port Vale.
Glover followed his father to Vale Park, rising through the Port Vale youth ranks to sign as a professional in 2007. He was a semi-regular player in 2007-08 and 2008-09.
The son of former Port Vale manager and player Dean Glover, he attended Audenshaw School and Madeley High School as a teenager.
A product of the Vale youth team, Glover signed professionally for Port Vale after impressing for the youth side.
In 2007 and 2008 he mainly appeared as a substitute, however after his father became manager on 6 October 2008, Glover received mixed receptions whilst coming onto the pitch. This was put down to his fathers performance as manager rather than any reflection on the player himself. Numerous figures at the club lent their support to Glover, including captain Marc Richards. After scoring his first goal of the season and second of his career, Glover vowed that "the boo-boys will only make me stronger." However for the goal celebration he removed his shirt to reveal a vest that read "Happy birthday, Dad", his father's 45th birthday being the next day. He was booked for the incident and was dismissed from the field five minutes later for a second bookable offence.
With the club languishing in the bottom half of the basement division and some fans still angry with both Glovers, Dean condemned fans who booed his son. Glover Sr. would lose his job the next month. He later admitted he had considered quitting the game at this point. Glover was disappointed with his performances in the 2008-09 season and insisted that being the manager's son handed him no favours.
He aims to win a new contract after his current contract expires at the end of the 2009-10 season. However he was transfer listed by new manager Micky Adams in August 2009, along with five other youngsters, having failed to impress in the pre-season. He swiftly joined Conference National side Salisbury City on a one month loan deal, along with fellow ''Valiant'' Luke Prosser. The pair made their Salisbury debuts as substitutes in a 1-0 defeat to Mansfield Town at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Former Vale teammate Kyle Perry was the goalscorer. He played seven games, mostly as a substitute, before returning to Vale Park. By mid-November, his impressive performances in the reserves showed a new 'appetite for the game', and earned him a place on the first team bench. Before the month was out he was loaned out Rochdale, also of League Two. He returned to ''the Vale'' in early January, having played just two games as a late substitute, totalling just 25 minutes on the field. His opportunities at Spotland were limited by an in-form strike force and match postponements due to poor weather. Rochdale did not extend the loan spell, reportedly due to financial difficulties. Glover said that the loan spell helped to boost his confidence.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
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'''William "Bill" Baldwin''' (born Leigh, Lancashire, 31 January 1907, died 1982) was an English professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic and Gillingham. He made 95 Football League appearances.
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'''John Joseph Bostock''' (born 15 January 1992 in Lambeth, London) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur and currently on loan to Brentford
He made his league debut on 29 October 2007 at the age of 15 years and 287 days, playing 20 minutes as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat to Watford at Selhurst Park, making him Palace's youngest ever player. He also became the youngest ever Palace player to start a game, aged 15 years and 295 days, on 6 November 2007 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park. He has captained England at Under-17 level. During his teenage years, Bostock attended Brazilian Soccer Schools Lewisham to hone his individual skill.
On 30 May 2008, Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Bostock on their club website. Crystal Palace later issued a statement denying reports that an agreement had been reached with Tottenham. Tottenham and Crystal Palace entered negotiations over the transfer fee, but agreement could not be reached, leading to the sum being decided at a tribunal. On 9 July the tribunal declared that Tottenham would pay -700,000 for Bostock, with add-on payments of up to -1.25m dependent on appearances and a further -200,000 should he make his full international debut. A sell-on clause entitles Crystal Palace to 15% of any profit Tottenham makes from any future sale of Bostock's contract. Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan said he was so disgusted with Bostock and his stepfather that he intended to revoke and refund their Selhurst Park season tickets for 2008-09, which the pair had already purchased.
Bostock made his first team debut for Spurs in an 8-0 pre-season win over Spanish side Tavernes, providing the cross for Aaron Lennon's opening goal.
On 6 November 2008 he made his competitive match debut in the 2008 UEFA Cup game against Dinamo Zagreb, coming on as a substitute, and becoming the youngest player to ever play for Spurs at 16 years, 295 days, just beating the previous record-holder Ally Dick by six days.
On 13 November 2009, Bostock joined League One outfit Brentford on loan for a month, he was handed the number 17 shirt immediately. Bostock scored against Millwall on his debut as he cut inside and fired low into the corner. Bostock scored his second Brentford goal in the same game after Millwall keeper David Forde couldn't collect a ball from a corner.
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Barton began his career with Stourbridge, moving to Worcester City in 1976. He helped Worcester to the Southern League First Division North title in 1976-77, and began to attract interest from a number of higher level clubs. His final game for Worcester came in 1979 in their FA Cup win against Plymouth Argyle, Barton leaving the following week to join First Division Everton for a then record non-league fee of -25,000.
In 1983 Barton joined Derby County where he spent two years before joining Kidderminster Harriers, winning the FA Trophy in 1987. He later became assistant manager at Kidderminster with Graham Allner and worked in a similar role at Nuneaton Borough before becoming Nuneaton manager.
He was manager of Burton Albion from 1994 until September 1998 and was later manager of Worcester City for five years until resigning in January 2005.
In October 2007 Barton was appointed caretaker manager of Worcester City following the departure of Andy Preece.
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'''John Barton''' (born 5 October 1866 in Blackburn) was an English footballer. He played at international level once for England while on the books of Blackburn Rovers.
Barton began his career with local sides Witton and Blackburn West End before joining Blackburn Rovers and playing for Blackburn in the first ever season of the Football League.
Barton won his only international cap for England in a game against Ireland on 15 March 1890. Barton scored one of the goals in England's 9-1 victory. Later that month he played in Blackburn's FA Cup final 6-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday.The following year he was again a member of Blackburn's FA Cup winning side, Rovers beating Notts County 3-1 in the final in March 1891.
In the first game of the 1891-92 season Barton was injured and did not return until the game against Stoke City in November 1891, by which time Geordie Anderson had been recruited to replace him. He suffered another injury which ended his football career after playing 40 league games for Rovers.
'''Blackburn Rovers'''
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'''Trevor George Long''' (born Smethwick, 1 July 1931, died 2006) was an English professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Wolverhampton Wanderers, Reading and Gillingham. He made 79 Football League appearances.
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'''Lee Mark Hills''' (born 3 April 1990) is a footballer currently playing for Crystal Palace, as a left-back.
He had previously attended Whitgift School in Croydon and had been a youth player at Wimbledon and Arsenal before joining Palace's academy.
Hills has also represented England at under-18 and under-19 level.
Hills joined Oldham Athletic on loan in 2009 and made his Oldham debut in the FA Cup loss against Leeds United.
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'''John William Bowman''' (23 April 1879 - 26 January 1943) was an English former footballer and manager.
Bowman moved to Staffordshire at a young age and started with Shelton Juniors before moving on to Hanley St. Jude's, Burslem Park and in February 1899 Burslem Port Vale. He played at left-half in a 1-1 draw with Walsall in a Birmingham Senior Cup semi-final match on 13 March 1899, but was not selected again. After being released at the end of the season and moved on to their local rivals Stoke and then Queens Park Rangers.
Bowman was Norwich City's first-ever manager, and was in charge for 78 matches between 1905 and 1907, winning 31, losing 24 and drawing 23 games.
Bowman is also the first person recorded as referring to the club as ''The Canaries''. The reference comes in an interview recorded in the Eastern Daily Press with the newly-appointed manager in April 1905. The paper quotes him saying "Well I knew of the City's existence... I have... heard of the canaries."
After leaving City he took up the position as manager of Croydon Common before returning to old club QPR as a director and later as team manager in the 1931/2 season.
-DOCSTART-	14001137
'''James McEwen''' (born Bootle, Liverpool, 16 October 1872; died 1942) also known as '''Jimmy McEwen''' or '''"Punch" McEwen''' was an English professional footballer and coach.
McEwen started his playing career with Bootle, before moving south to join Luton Town. After one season, he then joined Glossop North End for their first season in the Football League. At the end of the season, North End gained promotion to the First Division. The club then changed their name to Glossop but finished the 1899-00 seaason at the foot of the table.
McEwen then moved on to Bury, where he won the FA Cup in 1903, with a crushing 6-0 victory over Derby County. After three years at Gigg Lane, he returned for a spell at Luton Town (now in the Southern League), before joining Norwich City, initially as a player, before taking on the role of manager. McEwen was City's second manager, and was in charge for 43 matches between 1907 and 1908, winning 13, losing 20 and drawing 10 games
After leaving Norwich City he returned to Glossop as a player for the 1911-12 season. He then joined Fulham as a scout before in 1914 he joined Arsenal's coaching staff, working under manager George Morrell.
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'''Albert Arthur (Bert) Gosnell''' (10 February 1880 - 6 January 1972) was a English international footballer who played in two FA Cup finals for Newcastle United in the early 20th century and later managed Norwich City.
Gosnell played for The Albion (Colchester), Colchester Town, New Brompton and Chatham before joining Newcastle United in 1904, the outside left made 106 appearances and scored 15 goals between 1904 and 1910, which includes making appearances in the 1905 FA Cup Final and 1906 FA Cup Final where he collected runner's up medals on both occasions. After leaving St James' Park, Gosnell signed for Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in seven matches in all competitions. After Spurs he went on to play at Darlington.
In the summer of 1912 he signed with Port Vale, who at the time were plying their trade in the Central League. He appeared fairly regularly over the course of the 1912-13 season, though on 9 November 1912, in a match at Liverpool Reserves he was mistakenly sent off for kicking an opponent during the 1-0 defeat. He was a member of the side that took home the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1913, but left the club in the summer of that year.
Gosnell earned an England cap on 17 February 1906, in a 5-0 win over Ireland.
Gosnell was Norwich City's seventh manager, and was in charge for 223 matches between 1921 and 1926. His sides won 59, lost 95 and drew 79 games.
After this spell he became the coach of Colchester Town.
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'''Ronald "Ron" Healey''' (born 30 August, 1952 in Manchester) is an English-born Irish former professional footballer.
Healey was a goalkeeper who began his career with Manchester City. Following an apprenticeship with City, he signed professional forms for the club in October 1969 and he made his debut at 17. As he was the understudy to the English international goalkeeper Joe Corrigan, he only played 30 times for City between 1970 and 1974 before moving to Cardiff City in March 1974, making his debut in a 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion. On his arrival he shared the no.1 spot with Bill Irwin before eventually managing to claim the spot as his own. During the 1975-76 season he helped the club to win promotion to Division Two.
During his time at Cardiff, Ron, when asked to find a young new goalkeeper, discovered a 12 year old Andy Dibble.
After a spell with Bangor City, he retired from the game through injury.
He also played international football twice for the Republic of Ireland national football team. He kept a clean sheet on his international debut, a 0-0 draw with Poland on 24 April 1977 and made his only other appearance as a substitute for Gerry Peyton in a World Cup qualifier against England at Wembley Stadium in 1980.
Healey currently coaches goalkeepers, along with his son Scott, for coaching company Just 4 Keepers.
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'''Terry Springthorpe''' (December 4, 1923 in Draycott, England - July 25, 2006) was an English-American football (soccer) defender. He began his career in England before moving to the American Soccer League in 1950. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team.
Springthorpe signed with on August 1, 1947 and played with the team until he transferred to on December 1, 1950. During his three years with the Wolves, he saw time in thirty-five league games and one FA Cup game. However, that one cup game was significant as Wolves defeated Leicester City 3-1 in the 1949 Cup final.
In December 1950, he moved to for -10,000. He then played twelve league games with Coventry before leaving the team on May 31, 1951 to move to the United States.
In 1953, Springthorpe was with the New York Americans of the American Soccer League (ASL). In 1957, Americans merged with Brooklyn Hakoah to form the New York Hakoah-Americans. Springthorpe remained with the renamed team through at least 1958.
Springthorpe earned two caps with the U.S. national team. The first was a 6-3 loss to England on June 8, 1953. This game was notable as the first soccer game played under lights in the United States. His second national team game did not come until April 28, 1957. In that game, the U.S. fell to Mexico in a World Cup qualifier.
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He was a right back who joined Chelsea in London in 1955 from St. Mary's B.C.
He played 48 times for Chelsea before moving to Peterborough United in 1960 and from there to Queens Park Rangers.
He won his one and only cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team on 10 May 1959 in a 4-0 defeat to Czechoslovakia in Bratislava. Also won a Republic of Ireland B cap against Romania in 1957.
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Bond was born in Torquay and was playing amateur football for local side Hele Spurs when he signed for Torquay United in September 1951. It took him a few years to win a first team place, but once he did he proved himself to be a regular goalscorer as Torquay battled away at the top of Division Three (South).
In October 1960, after scoring 46 goals in 128 league games for the Gulls, he moved to local rivals Exeter City, but was to only play 10 league games for the Grecians (scoring 4 goals). He moved to non-league Weymouth, before returning to Torquay United in October 1961. He played only a further 5 league games for the Gulls, scoring once, before rejoining Weymouth.
He later joined Bideford, playing in their 1963-64 Western League Championship side and going on to score 82 goals in 181 appearances for the North Devon side.
He was appointed manager of Bideford during the 1969-70 season, guiding them to the Western League title in the 1970-71 and 1971-72 seasons and through their subsequent promotion to the Southern League.
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'''Mark Leonard''' (born 27 September 1962 in St Helens, England) was a professional footballer who was a striker for a number of English league clubs.
Leonard started his career with non-league side Witton Albion in 1981. Over the next 18 years he played more than 400 league games scoring nearly 100 goals at a number of teams across the North West of England as well as Bradford City. It was at Bradford where he spent the longest spell of his career and he was part of the team that nearly earned promotion to the top flight in 1987-88. He scored 29 goals in 157 appearances at Bradford City.
In 1993-94, Leonard was part of the Chester City side that were promoted as runners-up in Football League Division Three, in his only season with the club. It was the first of three successive clubs he played for under manager Graham Barrow. A knee injury at the last of these, Rochdale, ended his career.
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'''Bruce Bannister''' (born 14 April 1947 in Bradford) is a retired professional footballer who played for Bradford City, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth, Hull City and US Dunkerque. While at Bristol Rovers, Bannister and teammate Alan Warboys perfected the 'Smash and Grab' method of football. Bannister now runs a .
-DOCSTART-	14009046
'''Nacer Barazite''' (born 27 May 1990 in Nijmegen, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent, who currently plays for Arsenal in the Premier League. He can play as either an attacking midfielder or support striker.
Barazite started his career as a youth player with his hometown club NEC. He joined Arsenal in 2006 and regularly featured for the U18 and Reserve teams throughout 2006-07. He signed a professional contract with the club in in September 2007,
Barazite made his competitive Arsenal first-team dbut on 31 October 2007, as a substitute for Eduardo da Silva against Sheffield United in a League Cup Fourth Round match. His second appearance also came as a substitute, for Mark Randall in Arsenal's League Cup quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers on 18 December 2007, but after only 17 minutes on the pitch he was stretchered off with a dislocated shoulder, and replaced by Fran Mrida.
Barazite returned to reserve-team action after his injury, and scored his first hat trick for Arsenal in the under-18s, in a 5-2 win over Southampton. The other two were scored by Luke Freeman. Barazite was also named on the Arsenal bench for the final Premier League game against Sunderland on 11 May 2008, but was not brought on.
Barazite featured in Arsenal's preseason campaign for 2008-09, scoring for Arsenal in a 2-1 win against Barnet in a pre-season friendly at Underhill in July. On 19 August 2008, Barazite joined Championship side Derby County, initially until the end of the year but extended the loan until the end of the season. Barazite was named Man of the Match as Derby won their first game for a week short of a year, despite coming off the bench at half time. He was instrumental in the 2-1 win and set up the winner late in the game. On 29 December 2008, it was confirmed that his loan spell at Derby County was to be extended until the end of the 2008-09 season. He scored his first goal for Derby on 18 February at home to Blackpool.
Barazite again featured in Arsenal's preseason campaign for 2009-10, scoring for Arsenal in a 2-2 draw against Barnet in a pre-season friendly at Underhill on 18 July 2009. Barazite was involved in Arsenal's 2-0 win over West Brom in the Carling Cup where he replaced Armand Traor on 69 minutes.
Barazite has played for the Netherlands national under-17 football team, being a member of the side in the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship; he scored in the Netherlands' 2-2 draw with Belgium, but the Netherlands did not progress beyond the group stage. He was a regular in the U-19 team for the 2009 European Championship qualifying campaign that ended when they narrowly missed out on a tournament spot on goal difference in the elite qualification stage. On 9 October, he made his first appearance in the 2011 U-21 European Championship qualifying, coming on as a second-half substitute.
-DOCSTART-	14009259
'''Lee Todd''' (born 7 March 1972 in Hartlepool, England) is an English professional footballer. He played defence.
A very experienced defender, Todd started his career in 1989 as a junior with Hartlepool United with whom he stayed until 1990.
In the summer of 1990 Todd transferred to Stockport County on a free transfer. Lee spent seven years at Stockport notching up a total of 226 league appearances.
In 1997 Todd was bought by his former Stockport County manager Dave Jones who was now managing Southampton paying -850,000 for his services. During his time at Southampton he played just ten league games.
After spending a year in the Premier League, Todd moved on again in search of more regular football. This time it was to Bradford City for a fee of -250,000. Todd spent two years at Bradford City notching up only 15 league appearances. In September 1999, he spent a month out on loan at Walsall but was limited to just one start.
In 2000 Todd moved on again this time to Rochdale on a free transfer where he spent three years until 2003. During this period Todd clocked up 50 league appearances and scored three goals for the club.
In 2003 Todd moved on another free transfer to Mossley but spent only a month with the club before free transferring again this time to Stalybridge Celtic.
-DOCSTART-	14009471
'''Peter Watson Middleton''' (13 September 1948 - April 1977) was an English professional footballer who played almost all of his career with Bradford City. His career was cut short following an accident just days after his Plymouth Argyle debut.
He was one of eight children, including four boys, born in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England. One of his brothers, John, also played for Bradford City.
Middleton was a schoolboy with Sheffield Wednesday who signed as an apprentice professional. He became a regular in the reserves, signing as a full-time player in 1965. But after three years without a first team game he moved to Bradford City.
In September 1972 he left Valley Parade to join Plymouth Argyle. He scored on his debut against Shrewsbury Town but it proved to be his last first-team appearance. A few days later he was struck by a car as he crossed a road.
In April 1977 he was tragically found dead in his car.
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'''John F. Hall''' (born 1944 in Bramley, West Yorkshire, England) was an English professional footballer who is third in the list of Bradford City's players by appearance, after playing 430 games for the club. He was a right winger.
Hall spent one season at Huddersfield before moving across West Yorkshire to join Bradford City on amateur forms in May 1961. A year later he became a full-time professional at Valley Parade. Over the next 13 years, he played 430 league games, 21 FA Cup games and 23 League Cup appearances for City as a right winger. Only Ces Podd and Ian Cooper have played more times for Bradford City.
In June 1974 he left Bradford City to join non-league side Gainsborough Trinity, before a year later moving on again to Guiseley. In August 1978 he joined Leeds Ashley Road. In 1979 he became player-manager of Yeadon Celtic in the West Riding County League.
-DOCSTART-	14010632
'''Kenneth "Ken" Lambert''' (7 June 1928 - 2002) was an English professional footballer from Sheffield. His clubs included Barnsley, Swindon Town, Gillingham and Bradford City. He made 97 Football League appearances.
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He subsequently played for non-league clubs including Salford City, Witton Albion and Hyde United.
He and his wife, dance teacher Francine, have two children called Bobby and Billie and relocated to San Diego in 2000, where he co-founded the "Carmel Valley Manchester" youth soccer club.
-DOCSTART-	14016172
'''Aim-Romarin Billong''' (born June 11, 1970 in Moundou, Chad) is a former Cameroonian football player.
He played for Cameroon national football team and a few clubs in France.
He was a participant at the 1998 African Cup of Nations.
-DOCSTART-	14017086
'''Johnny Wright''' (born 24 November 1975) is a former professional footballer who played for Norwich City.
Born in Northern Ireland, Wright made five starts and two substitute appearances for Norwich, in a City career that stretched from 1994 to 1997. Notably, in his last three professional appearances (October to December 1996), 18 goals were scored (a 4-1 victory and 5-1 and 6-1 defeats).
Wright was capped by the Northern Ireland "B" team.
After leaving Norwich in 1997 he played non-league football for Wroxham before returning to Northern Ireland where he played for Glenavon and Ards.
-DOCSTART-	14017194
'''Kevin Watson Scott''' (born 17 December 1966) is an English former football defender. He played over 300 games in the Football League for six different clubs.
Starting his career with Newcastle United in 1984, he spent ten years with the club, playing as captain during the 1991-92 season. A big money move to Tottenham Hotspur followed in 1994. However he did not settle at the club, and instead spent the majority of his three years at the club on loan at Port Vale, Charlton Athletic and Norwich City. He made the move to Norwich permanent in 1997, spending two years at the club before leaving the professional game in 1999, shortly after a loan spell with Darlington.
A former youth player at Middlesbrough, he spent just one season with the club before being released.
Over the next decade he played over 200 games for the club, captaining the club in 1991 and 1992. He signed with Tottenham Hotspur in February 1994 for a fee of -800,000.
Norwich signed him on a permanent deal in February 1997 for -250,000, but he was only to make 33 first-team appearances for Norwich.
After retiring, Scott concentrated his efforts on raising his children and took up work at Loxley driving school.
He has been working as a coach at the Middlesbrough Academy ever since returning to the North-East.
-DOCSTART-	14017411
Swan hails from inner city Ballybough in Dublin, and played schoolboy football with Stella Maris among other clubs. He first played in the League of Ireland in 1957, making his debut with Drumcondra F.C. in his native city before moving to Cardiff City in 1960.
After Cardiff City, where he played in the old Division 1, he moved to Hull City in 1963 for a fee of -5,000 and had a successful spell there with the highlight being the 1965/66 season as City won the Third Division championship and reached the FA Cup quarter-final. Hull City were defeated by Chelsea after a second round replay.
After leaving Hull after playing 103 games for them, Swan went back to Ireland to play for Dundalk F.C. in November 1968 .
He won his only international cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team on 18 May 1960 when he replaced Noel Dwyer at half time in a 4-1 defeat to Sweden in Malmo.
Maurice also went on to play for Finn Harps before retiring in the early 1970's. He was introduced to the Irish TV business by his brother-in-law, and built a career as an electrician, and gaffer from the early 1970's to the current day. He had a brief sting in management, taking his old club, Drumcondra Rangers, who were then in the Amateur league, to the Harding Cup Final in 1983. He has four children, three of which - Jeanette, Sean and Niall played in various amateur cup finals in Tolka Park in the 1980's.
His brother Tony Swan played for Bohemians.
-DOCSTART-	14017737
'''Christopher "Chris" Pike''' (born Cardiff, 19 October 1961) is a Welsh former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Fulham, Cardiff City and Gillingham. He made over 250 Football League appearances.
Pike began his career playing in the Cardiff Combination League before moving up to the Welsh League with Maesteg Park and Barry Town. In 1985 he was given a chance in The Football League when he was signed by Fulham, managing to make an impact on the first team before an injury meant he lost his place in the side and, after finding himself unable to force his way back into the squad, was loaned out to his hometown side Cardiff City. He enjoyed a fairly successful spell at Cardiff but an injury crisis at Fulham saw him recalled.
In 1989 he returned to Cardiff City, this time on a permanent basis. At the club he established a striking partnership with Carl Dale and the two competed for the clubs top scorer award at the club for several years, with Pike winning the award for thee consecutive seasons between 1989 and 1992, the third season sharing it with Dale. He left the club in 1993 to sign for Hereford United.
While playing for Hereford United in 1993 he scored a hat-trick against Colchester United, in which each of the three goals was scored past a different goalkeeper, one of only five such hat-tricks ever scored in the Football League.
He is the uncle of Gareth Bale of Tottenham Hotspur.
-DOCSTART-	14017784
'''Andrew John "Andy" Arnott''' (born 18 October 1973 in Chatham) is an English former professional football player. His clubs included Gillingham, Leyton Orient and Brighton & Hove Albion. He made over 150 Football League appearances.
-DOCSTART-	14017821
'''David John "Dave" Shearer''' (born Inverness, 16 October 1958) is a Scottish former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Middlesbrough, Scunthorpe United and Gillingham. He made over 230 Football League appearances. He is the brother of fellow former professional Duncan Shearer.
-DOCSTART-	14017950
'''Michael "Mick" McGrath''' (born 7 April 1936 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer.
He was a left half and began his career with Dublin club Home Farm F.C. before moving to England to join Blackburn Rovers in August 1954.
He made 269 Football League appearances over the next ten years at Ewood Park. and played with players like Peter Dobing, Derek Dougan and Mike England.
He helped the club win promotion to the First Division and appeared in the 1960 FA Cup Final where he scored an own goal in a 3-0 defeat to Wolves.
In March 1966 he signed for Bradford Park Avenue where he made 50 league appearances before becoming player manager at Bangor City F.C..
He also played 22 times for the Republic of Ireland national football team. Made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland B]] team in 1957.
He now lives in Blackburn and has retired after 24 years working for Thwaites Brewery.
-DOCSTART-	14018922
'''Max Murray''' (born 7 November 1935 in Falkirk) is a former Scottish football player.
Murray began his career at Queens Park before moving to Ibrox in 1955. His scoring debut came on the 13 August 1955 in a Scottish League Cup match against Falkirk which the club won 5-0. He had a very successful spell at Rangers, winning two League championships and finishing top scorer three times in a row. He amassed 121 goals in just 154 and on October 24, 1956 he scored Rangers' first ever goal in European competition, an equaliser in a European Cup first round match against OGC Nice at Ibrox, a match Rangers went on to win 2-1.
He left Rangers for England and West Bromwich but only lasted a season before he moved back to Scotland.
-DOCSTART-	14019057
He was a right back who played for Everton F.C. and Grimsby Town.
Donovan joined Everton in 1951 from junior football in Ireland and went on to play 187 times for The Toffees scoring just twice.
In August 1958, he was transferred to Grimsby Town for a fee of -5,000 where he played until 1964 before becoming player manager of Boston United. He was a huge success at Boston, winning League titles in each of his three seasons with the club.
At international level, he represented Republic of Ireland five times at senior level making his debut in November 1954 .
-DOCSTART-	14020039
'''James Christopher "Jimmy" Dunne''' (born 1 December 1947 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer. He played as a central defender or midfielder.
He went from Shelbourne to Millwall in 1966 but didn't play first team for Millwall, before moving to Torquay United in 1967. After scoring 13 goals in 126 appearances for United, he then moved to Fulham in 1970. At Fulham he was a regular for four seasons and won his only international cap for the Republic of Ireland in 1971 against Austria.
He finished his career by returning to play with Torquay United from 1975 until 1979.
-DOCSTART-	14021122
'''Danny McGowan''' (born 8 November 1924 in Dublin died 25 April 1994) was a Irish footballer, He was a wing half or forward who moved from Shelbourne to West Ham United in 1948.
He played 81 times for The Hammers between 1948 and 1954, scoring 8 goals before moving to Chelmsford City.
He made three international appearances for the Republic of Ireland national football team, all games in 1949.
-DOCSTART-	14021277
'''Paul Donnelly''' (born 16 February 1981) is an English football defender who is currently playing for Newcastle Town.
Donnelly graduated through the Port Vale youth team, he played thirteen consecutive games for the first team before dropping out of league football in July 2002 to sign for Stone Dominoes. He stayed for three years before joining Nantwich Town in 2005, he played 95 games before joining Witton Albion three years later.
In December 2008 he signed with Newcastle Town. He impressed at Town, winning the attention of Kidsgrove Athletic, however the Newcastle captain turned down the chance to play at a higher level, instead choosing to stay with Town.
-DOCSTART-	14021318
'''Gyorgy Kiss''' (born May 22, 1975) is a Hungarian football defender who is currently playing for Nantwich Town in the Northern Premier League Division One South.
Kiss previously played for Dunaferr, Debrecen and Vasas in the Hungarian National Championship I, where he made 182 league appearances.
-DOCSTART-	14021407
'''Leslie Donald "Les" Henley''' (September 26, 1922 - 1996) was an English former footballer and manager.
Born in Lambeth, London, Henley started his career with Arsenal in September 1940.
He managed Bohemians after leaving Reading.
-DOCSTART-	14030955
'''Hugh Adcock''' (born 10 April 1903 in Coalville, England - 16 October 1975) was an English footballer.
Adcock played for Ravenstone United, Coalville Town, Loughborough Corinthians, Leicester City, Bristol Rovers, Folkestone and Ibstock Penistone Rovers.
He made five appearances and scored one goal for England.
-DOCSTART-	14031002
'''David Ian Crown''' (born 16 February 1958) is an English former professional football player.
His clubs included Grays Athletic, Brentford, Portsmouth, Southend United and Gillingham. He made over 470 Football League appearances.
Since retirement, he has been working as an accountant.
-DOCSTART-	14031054
'''George Edward Francis''' (born Acton, 4 February 1934) is an English former professional football (soccer) player for Brentford, Queens Park Rangers and Gillingham. He made over 300 Football League appearances.
-DOCSTART-	14031459
'''Derek Ivor Edwin Lewis''' (born Edmonton, London, 10 June 1929, died St Albans, 13 July 1953) was an English professional football (soccer) player for Gillingham and Preston North End. He made 85 Football League appearances and was tipped as a future England international but died suddenly of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 24.
-DOCSTART-	14031561
'''James "Jim" Taylor''' (born Strood, 13 May 1934) is an English former professional football (soccer) player.
He began his career on the books of Charlton Athletic but made no appearances for them before a move to Gillingham. He made 30 Football League appearances for the Kent club, finishing as top scorer in the 1955-56 season, but made only one appearance the following season and then moved on to Watford. He left Watford without ever making a first-team appearance and there is no record of him playing for any other club at a professional level.
-DOCSTART-	14031845
He was a right back or midfielder who played for Home Farm F.C., Glentoran F.C. (1969-1973) and Waterford United F.C. in Ireland before moving to Derby County F.C. in August 1974 for a fee of -30,000.
Manager Dave Mackay left Macken in the reserves for the whole of the 1974/75 season.
After a spell on loan at Portsmouth, Macken finally made his league debut on Saturday, 27 December 1975 in a 2-0 win at home to Aston Villa. He again went on loan to Portsmouth in February 1976. His only other appearance for Derby in the season was in a 1-0 loss again against Villa. In all competitions he made thirty-seven appearances for the Rams, including eight as a substitute bafore moving to play in America in 1977.
After spells with Washington and Dallas, he returned to England with Walsall in October 1977. He starred in Walsall 1979/80 promotion team and scored once for them in 190 games before returning home to Ireland in June 1982 where he played for and managed Waterford United and Drogheda United. He managed Drogheda United to be League Cup winners in 1983/84. And was assistant manager to Ray Treacy when Shamrock Rovers won the League Championship in 1993/94.
He won his single Republic of Ireland cap - a 1-0 defeat at home to Spain on 9 February 1977.
The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle
-DOCSTART-	14032078
He was a centre forward who had made his name in Ireland with Waterford United F.C. and St Patricks Athletic before moving to Holland with Sparta Rotterdam.
He moved to Leeds United in August 1960 but played only 8 times for the club before moving on to Chester City F.C. for a fee of -5,500 a year later.
After a good two years at that club scoring 12 goals in 80 games he returned home to Ireland in September 1963 to play for Waterford .
He also had a spell as manager of the Blues.
He also played five times for the Republic of Ireland national football team scoring twice in his second appearance against Norway.
-DOCSTART-	14032750
Foulkes made 238 appearances for Norwich as a centre-half between 1950 and 1956, scoring eight times.
Previously at Walsall F.C., Foulkes was the first signing of City manager Norman Low. Foulkes was Norwich captain and led the side to finish second, third and fourth in Division Three South in his first three seasons.
-DOCSTART-	14032790
He was a right back who moved from League of Ireland club Shelbourne F.C. to Luton Town F.C. in 1956.
He played 134 times for Luton scoring 3 goals and lined out for them in the 1959 FA Cup final.
In 1963 he left the club to join Cambridge City.
He also played three times for the Republic of Ireland, winning his first cap in a 2-0 European Championship qualifier win over Czechoslovakia on 5 April 1959 in Dalymount Park .
-DOCSTART-	14041746
'''Alistair Kenyon (Alec) Campbell''' (29 May 1890 - 16 June 1943) was a professional footballer who played (as a centre-half) nearly 200 games for Southampton in the first quarter of the twentieth century, before briefly becoming manager at Chesterfield.
Campbell was born at South Stoneham to Scottish parents and was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Southampton, where he was captain of both the football and cricket elevens. Whilst still at school he played for England at amateur level in an international against Netherlands, the only known occasion that a schoolboy has represented his country at that level.
Before embarking on his career as a footballer, Campbell played seven matches for Hampshire County Cricket Club in 1908 and 1909 as a right-handed batsman.
He was soon spotted by Southampton Football Club and joined them in 1908, making his professional debut in a Southern League match at Millwall on 27 February 1909, as a replacement for Bert Trueman. He "quickly emerged as one of the club's brightest-ever prospects"
He remained at Glossop until January 1914, before returning to The Dell. He had failed to break back into the first team before the outbreak of World War I interrupted his career. During the war he guested for West Ham United as well as turning out regularly for Southampton. Although he was offered terms to join West Ham at the end of the war, he decided to stay in Southampton where he had been offered a directorship with a firm of fruit importers.
After regular football had restarted in 1919, he lost his place to George Bradburn, before regaining it in March for the remainder of the season, becoming team captain. At 6 ft 2 in he was a distinctive figure on the pitch with his "''telescopic legs''". According to Holley & Chalk's "Alphabet of the Saints" he was "''undoubtedly one of the club's best-ever centre-halves''"
Campbell remained with the Saints until the end of the 1925-26 season, when, now aged 36, he joined Poole Town. Poole had just turned professional and joined the Southern League, Eastern Division. Although only placed 14th out of 17 sides in 1926-27, the season was distinguished by an excellent FA Cup run, in which Poole beat Third Division (South) side Newport County 1-0 and met Everton in the 3rd Round proper, where they were beaten 3-1 by a Dixie Dean hat-trick at Goodison Park in front of a 65,000 crowd.
In April 1927 he was appointed manager at Chesterfield, remaining only until December. In his 25 games in charge, Chesterfield picked up nine victories with eleven defeats. After leaving Chesterfield he quit football entirely.
During World War II he served as an officer in the Royal Artillery, but died of pneumonia in Cosham's Queen Alexandra Hospital in June 1943.
category:English people of Scottish descent
-DOCSTART-	14050595
'''Michael Stephen "Mike" De Placido''' (born 9 March 1954 in Scarborough, England) is an English former footballer.
De Placido started his career with York City in March 1972.
University of Hull, Scarborough campus: 1994 - 1997 Studied English as a major with R.E. as a minor.
-DOCSTART-	14050854
'''Kevin Doherty''' (born April 18, 1980 in Dublin), is an Irish footballer currently playing for League of Ireland club, Shelbourne.
After impressing at underage level for the Irish school international squad and for Home Farm, Doherty was snapped up by Liverpool in 1998 at the age of 18. Doherty's spell at Liverpool was blighted by a series of injuries including a leg break in 1999. The injuries had taken toll on Doherty's progression at Liverpool and it was no surprise when he returned to Irish football in 2001 signing for Shelbourne.
Doherty made his Shelbourne debut in August 2001 in a league fixture against Dundalk but never regained his earlier promise and form despite winning league winners medals at the Tolka Park club. Doherty was loaned out by Shels for the 2005 season to Waterford United. He had an assured season at Waterford but it was not enough to keep him at Shelbourne and Doherty was released by Shels in January 2006.
He then signed for Longford Town. At Longford Town, Doherty finally overcame his injury problems becoming a regular figure in the heart of the Town's central defence. Doherty played in the 2007 FAI Cup final for Longford, a 1-0 defeat to Cork City.
Doherty joined Bray Wanderers in November 2007 following Longford's relegation to the League of Ireland First Division. Once again Doherty was an important figure for Bray as he helped them to a respectable 6th place finish in the 2008 Premier Division making 26 appearances.
Doherty departed Bray at the end of the 2008 season to rejoin former club Shelbourne for their 2009 First Division campaign.
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'''Tony James''' (born 9 October 1978 in Cwmbran) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Burton Albion as a central defender. In the first half of the 2000s he was widely regarded as one of the highest performing central defenders in the Conference, with Peter Shreeves stating that he was the best defender in the Conference. James has also represented his country at semi-pro international level.
He started his professional career at Hereford United having failed to win a professional contract at West Bromwich Albion where he played in the reserves. He soon established himself as a first choice centre back, partnering Hereford captain Ian Wright. He was voted Player of the Year for the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons, in the latter he was an ever-present. When Wright left the club in 2003, James took over the captaincy and led the club to runner-up spot in the Conference in three successive seasons. He was also the regular penalty taker for Hereford, his most notable penalty being the opening goal in the televised 9-0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge in 2004.
By 2006 injuries had cost him his first team place to Dean Beckwith and James did not play a part in the last nine games of the season, including the play-off final which saw Hereford win promotion to the Football League. His significant contribution to the club was recognised when he was invited onto the rostrum to lift the trophy with team captain Tamika Mkandawire. He holds the record for the most Conference appearances by a Hereford United player and is ranked 18th on Hereford's all-time list of most appearances with 322 (20 goals).
James moved to Weymouth where he was to spend just one season at the promotion-chasing outfit, captaining the club and scoring three penalties. When financial troubles hit the Terras, James moved to Burton Albion for the current season. A knee injury sustained at the start of the season limited his appearances but he returned to first team action against Altrincham.
Tony was part of the 2008-2009 Conference National winning side. He signed a new contract in May 2009.
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'''Clifford Alistair "Cliff" Calvert''' (born April 21, 1954 in York, England) is an English former footballer.
Calvert joined York City as an amateur in the early 1970s and full-time professional terms in July 1972.
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'''Leon McSweeney''' (born 19 December 1983 in Cork, County Cork) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Hartlepool United.
McSweeney began his career with hometown club Cork City, quickly gaining a move to Leicester City in 2001 when still a teenager. McSweeney failed to make a first-team appearance, and in 2003 was released, soon signing a contract with Scarborough. There he made four substitute appearances, but left later that year for Hucknall Town, where he spent half a season before moving to Hednesford Town in 2004. He had a successful season with ''The Pitmen'', scoring 14 goals and helping them gain promotion. However, he couldn't agree a new contract with the club and so moved back to Hucknall Town in the summer of 2005, only to return to Hednesford again in December. The following summer McSeeney moved to Ilkeston Town, where he spent one season before moving back home and playing for Cork City in the League of Ireland. At the end of the Irish 2007 season, despite interest from Bohemians he crossed the Irish Sea again, signing an 18-month contract with Stockport County.He was then snapped up on a free transfer by Hartlepool United when his contract expired.
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'''Robert "Bob" Wallace''' (born 14 February 1948) is a former professional footballer born in Huddersfield who made 322 appearances in the Football League as a midfielder playing for Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town, Chester and Aldershot.
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'''Rennie Harrison''' (born 1897 in Burnley) was a former professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town.
He played just one game for the Terriers and retired in October 1920.
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'''Gwyn Thomas Jones''' (born February 1912, date of death unknown) was a professional footballer who played for Merthyr Town, Huddersfield Town, Rochdale, Stockport County & Tranmere Rovers. He was born in Troed-y-rhiw, Wales.
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'''Robert Brett Mellor''' (born 4 February 1960), known as '''Brett Mellor''', is an English former professional footballer born in Huddersfield, who played as a defender in the Football League for Huddersfield Town. He later joined Barnsley, but never appeared for that club in the league.
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'''William Harold "Bill" Pickering''' (born November 1, 1901, date of death unknown) was a professional footballer. He initially played for Latch & Batchelors F.C. before playing as an amateur for Sunderland. He went on to play for Merthyr Town, Gillingham, Huddersfield Town, Reading, Colwyn Bay United, Bristol Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Oswestry Town & Cradley Heath. He was born in Birmingham.
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'''Harold Arnold 'Harry' Parkes''' (born September 1888 in Halesowen, died March 1947 in Basford) was an English footballer and the manager of various football clubs in the 1920s and 1930s.
Parkes attended Halesowen Grammer School and played for local sides Halesowen Amateurs, Coombs Wood and Halesowen before joining West Bromwich Albion in February 1906. His debut came against Notts County in March 1907 in the FA Cup and he played in the semi-final defeat against Everton later that season.
He left after falling out with the West Bromwich Albion management and joined Coventry City in May 1908. He played 170 league and cup games for Coventry, scoring 38 times before returning to West Bromwich Albion in May 1914. He was player-assistant manager of Albion during the war, while working in munitions. He retired from playing during the war due to cartilage problems.
In June 1919, Parkes was appointed as secretary-manager of Southern League Newport County and Parkes was forced to play in goal in an emergency in April 1920. They joined the expanded Football League in 1920, but County struggled. He became manager of Chesterfield in May 1922, leaving in April 1927 and taking up the manager's post with Lincoln City the following month. He led Lincoln to promotion in 1932, by virtue of winning Division Three North, but Lincoln were relegated again two years later. He left to manage Mansfield Town in May 1936, resigning in January 1938 to manage Notts County. He resigned in July 1939 and retired from football at the same time.
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'''David Gort Burnside''' (10 December 1939 - 17 October 2009) was an English footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder. He played for various clubs, including West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League First Division, before becoming a youth trainer with England and then briefly manager at Bristol City.
Burnside was born in Kingswood, near Bristol and attended Kingswood School and represented Bristol & District Schools, before joining Bristol City as a trainee in July 1955. His father was so keen to see David develop his football skills that he installed floodlights in his back garden to enable his son to practice in the evenings.
His potential was quickly spotted by First Division West Bromwich Albion to whom he moved in December 1955, signing professional papers in February 1957. He soon acquired nationwide fame for his incredible ball-juggling abilities when, in October 1957, during the half-time in a televised friendly match against Russian team CDSA Moscow he performed his tricks to entertain the crowd. In 1960 he entered a heading competition organised by the Sunday Dispatch newspaper. He managed 495 clean headers without a break and although this was far from a record it amply demonstrated his ball skills.
During his time at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich were relatively successful, generally ending the season in the upper half of the First Division table, including reaching fourth spot in 1959-60. Burnside made 135 appearances for West Bromwich and represented England at Youth level as well as winning two under-23 caps.
In September 1962, Ted Bates signed him for Second Division Southampton for a fee of -18,000, making him Bates's third signing in 10 days (along with George Kirby and Stuart Williams). Burnside immediately became a fixture in the Saints side, alongside Terry Paine and John Sydenham on the wings and Kirby and George O'Brien in attack. He was adept at finding space with well-timed runs, and his passing skills were terrific.
In the 1962-63 season Saints fielded the same line-up in 28 matches including all seven FA Cup matches as Saints progressed to the semi-final, going out 1-0 at Villa Park to eventual winners Manchester United, after an epic three match battle to get past Nottingham Forest in the previous round. In the first quarter-final replay against Forest, Burnside scored an 89th minute equalizer as Saints came back from a three goal deficit. In the second replay, at White Hart Lane he scored twice, including a rocket shot for the third goal as Saints finally defeated Forest 5-0.
The cup run was not matched in the league, however, as Saints finished the 1962--63 season in eleventh place, although Burnside was the second highest scorer (behind O'Brien) with 14 goals.
Despite a 6-1 victory over Charlton Athletic in the opening game of the 1963-64 season, Saints had dropped to the lower half of the table by mid-September. In the second victory of the season (2-0 over Newcastle United on 18 September) Burnside injured his knee and was out until mid-January, losing his place to John McGuigan. Although Burnside returned for a run of six games from mid-January to mid-February, including scoring in the 7-2 victory over Scunthorpe United on 29 January 1964, he was forced to sit out the remainder of the season, until the postponed final game of the season at home to Rotherham United in which he returned to score in a 6-1 victory (thereby helping Saints notch up 100 league goals for the season), with Saints finishing in fifth place.
The following season, Burnside regained his place until he was surprisingly sold to Crystal Palace in December 1964 for -12,000. The proceeds went to partly fund the purchase of Jimmy Melia, who was to lead the Saints to the First Division a year and a half later. In his two years at The Dell Burnside made a total of 70 appearances, scoring 26 goals.
He spent two seasons with Palace in Division Two, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 1966, helping them to promotion to Division One (as runners-up) at the end of the 1966-67 season. He remained with Wolves until March 1968, when he moved back to Division Two with Plymouth Argyle.
In March 1968, a fee of -7,000 took the experienced 28-year-old to Home Park as one of new manager Billy Bingham's first purchases for the Pilgrims.
Neither Bingham nor Burnside, who made his debut in a 2-0 Second Division win at Hull City, arrived in time to save Argyle from relegation to the Third Division at the end of the 1967-68 season. Burnside played in the last 12 games of the campaign.
The following term, however, saw Burnside prove his worth as a player. After excelling as both inside-forward and deep-lying centre-forward, he was voted "Player of the Year" by Home Park fans in the 1968-69 campaign, in which he scored nine goals in 42 Third Division games.
With Ellis Stuttard replacing Bingham in the manager's office, Burnside was used more sparingly in the 1969-70 season (15 League games, one goal) but he was a regular once more in 1970-71, mostly as a midfielder. He managed five goals in his 36 Third Division appearances.
Burnside was an important member of the Argyle squad as the Pilgrims drifted along in the middle of the Third Division, but it is probable that he would have been even more effective if he did not have to cope with a daily commute from his Bristol home.
Burnside's last senior game for the Pilgrims was in May 1971 at Millmoor, where he scored in a 1-1 Third Division draw with Rotherham United. The following season he found himself stuck in the reserves, however, and in December 1971 he was transferred to his home-town club Bristol City. His final Argyle tally was 105 League games and 15 goals.
Burnside played just one League game for the Ashton Gate club, though, before going to Colchester United, his last League club in March 1972. In May 1972, he moved back to his home in Bristol and became player-manager of Southern League side Bath City, where he stayed until the following summer. There followed spells at various clubs including coaching at Walsall and playing/coaching with Minehead, Bridgwater Town and Taunton Town.
In October 1979, he started working for the Football Association as a regional coach in the West country, before becoming part of the international set-up in 1983, having known England manager Bobby Robson since his time at The Hawthorns. He worked as the England Youth manager until January 1997 when he rejoined Bristol City as Director of Youth Football. In January 2000, he took on the role of caretaker manager after the departure of Tony Pulis, jointly with Tony Fawthrop. In their short time as caretaker managers, Fawthrop and Burnside guided the Robins to a Wembley appearance in the Auto Windscreens Shield Final, losing 2-1 to Stoke City.
After handing the manager's post to Leroy Rosenior in summer 2000, Burnside continued to assist Bristol City as technical advisor, before a spell working with Bobby Gould as football co-ordinator at Cheltenham Town, which ended in October 2003.
Burnside died on 17 October 2009 after suffering a heart attack aged 69. Shortly before his death, he had been adopted to contest a Bristol seat for the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) in the forthcoming General Election.
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'''Albert James Aldridge''' (13 April 1864 - 1891) was an English footballer. Aldridge was born in Walsall, England.
Aldridge played for Walsall Swifts, West Bromwich Albion, Walsall Town Swifts and Aston Villa, where he made 14 appearances in the league.
He made two appearances for England.
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Foulkes made 427 appearances for Norwich as a centre-half and full-back between 1921 and 1935, scoring 21 times.
Hannah is in fifth place in the list of all-time appearances for Norwich City. (See List of Norwich City F.C. club records) "Legend has it that Hannah was once so annoyed with his performance, he walked home from Norwich to Sheringham as a punishment."
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'''Dane Whitehouse''' (born 14 October 1970 in Sheffield) is an English former footballer who played for Sheffield United. Whitehouse was an accomplished left winger, who was equally comfortable filling in at left back. He served his only club Sheffield United for 13 years between 1987 and 2000, making 275 appearances scoring 50 goals.
Whitehouse signed professionally for Sheffield United in July 1987 and was soon to make his first team debut against Blackpool in 1988, aged just 18. He made a good early impression, but was in and out of the team for most of his early professional career. He played a part in the Blades promotion from the Old Division Three in 1988, and again in the next season when United were promoted to the top flight. He began to establish himself as a regular during the 1991-92 season, when he became a regular fixture. His goals included a double against Chelsea in a 2-1 win, and he also chipped in with three FA Cup goals.
In the Steel City derby of the 1991-92 campaign, Whitehouse scored against local rivals Sheffield Wednesday in a 2-0 win at Bramall Lane. In the return fixture at Hillsborough, he was once again on target. Most fans of Sheffield United regard the 3-1 victory at Hillsborough as one of the greatest moments in Blades history, with Whitehouse becoming a cult hero scoring the first goal.
After a game against Bristol City, Whitehouse broke his leg and missed a large proportion of the 1992-93 season. Despite the seriousness of the injury, he returned to play a part towards the end of the campaign. He starred in the closing stages of the Blades run to the FA Cup semi-final, making an appearance at Wembley Stadium in the defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. He was also on the score sheet twice in the final game of the season, when United hammered Chelsea 4-2.
Despite an opening day win over Swindon Town, United were again struggling to keep to keep their Premiership status intact. In a 3-2 home win over West Ham United, Whitehouse smashed the ball into the top corner from nearly 30 yards for what was one of the goals of the season.
Despite scoring several goals for United, United were relegated on the final game of the season, losing 3-2 away at Chelsea.
Whitehouse was again in good scoring form at the start of the 1994-95 season. He eventually finished with 10 goals in all competitions, which included a hat trick in the League Cup against Stockport County, but despite his goals the Blades failed to win promotion.
After a disappointing 1995-96 season United parted with long time manager Dave Bassett. Howard Kendall took charge and despite a clear out of players, Whitehouse was still a first team regular in the new regime. He finished with six goals in the 1995-96 season, which included a goal against Arsenal at Highbury in the FA Cup. During the 1997-98 campaign, Whitehouse was a regular up to November. In a game against Port Vale he was crudely tackled by Gareth Ainsworth, and Whitehouse suffered a serious knee injury. The Blades, in the absence of Whitehouse, went on to reach the play off final, but were defeated 1-0 by Crystal Palace. Despite an attempt to get back to fitness, which included a few outings for the reserves, Whitehouse was forced to retire.
Whitehouse, a United fan from birth, was a crowd favourite who regularly makes many fans all time Blades 11. After United were relegated from the Premiership he attracted the attention of many top-flight clubs but remained loyal to United. He is often seen at matches, and will be forever remembered as one of the clubs greatest ever players.
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'''James 'Jimmy' Wheeler''' (born December 21, 1933 in Reading, Berkshire, England) is a former footballer. He played as striker for Reading where he played 406 league games, scoring 147 goals. He later became a coach at Reading and then manager of Bradford City.
Wheeler had a prominent career in schoolboy football and two years as an amateur at Spartan League side Huntley & Palmers.
Wheeler joined Bradford City as manager in June 1968. He was the first full-time manager since the death of Grenville Hair in training in March 1968, with coach Jim McAnearney and captain Tom Hallett taking over first-time duties in the intermediate period. Wheeler had instant success at Valley Parade and secured promotion from Division Four in 1968-69 which included a record-breaking sequence of 21 games without defeat to come fourth.
The following season started well but results tailed off and the team came 10th in Division Three. Wheeler had been booked just once during his 16-year playing career, but on December 6, 1969 in an FA Cup tie at home to Lincoln City he fell foul of the FA during a touchline outburst. Wheeler was fined -35 and censured and instead had a direct telephone line installed between his seat in the stand and the bench.
In the 1970-71 season, City escaped relegation by just a point with Wheeler's former team Reading occupying the final relegation spot. By the start of the following season, results failed to improve and Wheeler resigned after the fans turned against him.
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'''Michael John Love''' (born November 27, 1973 in Stockport, England) is an English footballer currently playing with Midland Football Alliance side Stratford Town, where he plays as a defender.
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'''Martin Britt''' (born 17 January 1946, Leigh-on-Sea) was a centre forward for West Ham from 1963 to 1965 before injury ended his career whilst playing for Blackburn Rovers.
Spotted playing youth team football, for Essex and London schoolboys, by West Ham chief scout, Wally St Pier, Britt signed for West Ham in 1963. He won three England youth team caps and played in both legs of the 1963 Youth Cup final against Liverpool. Britt made his full debut for West Ham in May 1963 against Blackburn Rovers. Finding opportunities limited behind strikers Johnny Byrne and Johnny Sissons he still managed four goals from eleven appearances in season 1963-64. Serious injury then struck when during a training session he suffered cruciate ligament damage. Failing to make a single appearance the following season he did score three goals from 14 appearances the next season; mostly aided by using his left leg and avoiding jumping using his damaged right leg.
Finding his selection chances still limited Britt fell out with manager Ron Greenwood and, despite still carrying a bad injury to his right knee, he transferred to Blackburn Rovers in 1967 for -25,000. He made just eight appearance for Blackburn before an exploratory operation discovered a broken knee and resulted in a piece of bone being removed from his knee. He would not play another game and retired from injury aged only 21.
Understandably annoyed Blackburn felt they had been ripped-off and that Britt's injury had not been fully revealed to them before his transfer. After a disagreement between the two clubs Blackburn gained some of Britt's transfer fee back.
Unable to play he remained at Blackburn for eighteen months in a coaching capacity.
Leaving football he later started his own successful textile business.
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Friend was a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper who played for both Kent and the MCC.
He also played football and played in goal for the Royal Engineers in the 1878 FA Cup Final.
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'''Bryan Edwards''' (born October 27, 1930) is a former football player and manager. He played 483 games as wing half for Bolton Wanderers picking up an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1958 and later managed Bradford City and was a coach and physiotherapist at several clubs.
Edwards excelled at both football and cricket and had trials for both sports, at Bolton Wanderers and Yorkshire CCC in 1947.
When Edwards retired he first joined Blackpool as assistant trainer-coach before moving to Preston North End first as coach and later first-team trainer. He moved to Plymouth Argyle as chief coach, before becoming manager at Bradford City in November 1971.
He took over with City struggling towards the bottom of Division Three but he could not arrest the slide and the club were relegated in bottom place in the 1971-72 season. The club came 16th the following season and 8th in 1973-74 before Edwards resigned in January 1975 to be replaced by Bobby Kennedy.
He became a qualified physiotherapist and served as physio and coach at Huddersfield Town and youth team coach at Leeds United before returning to Bradford City in July 1977. He filled a host of roles at Valley Parade including physio, assistant manager and general manager.
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'''Robert David Mutchell''' (born January 3, 1974 in Solihull, England) is an English former footballer.
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'''Frederick Speller''' (1864 - 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. Born in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, he played for hometown club Great Marlow before signing for Small Heath. He went on to make 93 appearances in the FA Cup, Football Alliance and the Football League for the club in the early days of its history. His career was ended prematurely when he broke his leg in a match against Darwen in 1892, the season when the club won the inaugural Football League Second Division championship.
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'''Edwin James "Ted" Devey''' (August 1862 - 2 September 1946) was an English professional footballer who played as a left half.
Born in Small Heath, Birmingham, he played for local club Birmingham Excelsior before signing for Small Heath in 1888. A defensive wing half with strong tackling, he went on to make 155 appearances in the FA Cup, Football Alliance and the Football League for the club in the early days of its history. He helped the club to the inaugural Football League Second Division championship in 1893 and promotion to the First Division the following year. In 1896 he moved to Burton Wanderers; playing against them in the 1888 FA Cup, he scored four goals in Small Heath's 9-0 win, as did his brother Will.
He came from a footballing family; brother Will played for Small Heath and several other Midlands clubs, and other brothers Jack, Harry and Bob also played for Aston Villa. Devey died in Birmingham aged about 84. Another brother, Abel, was a cricketer with Staffordshire.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Hands''' (born 4 January 1870, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left. He played 134 games for Small Heath in the Football Alliance and the Football League.
Born in Small Heath, Birmingham, Hands played for several clubs in the local area before signing for Small Heath, then playing in the Football Alliance, in December 1890. He went on to make nearly 150 appearances for the club. The strength of Hands's game lay in his speed, but in Small Heath's first Football League season, in which they won the inaugural Second Division championship, he was part of a forward line who all reached double figures of goals scored. He also contributed to their runners-up spot and promotion to the First Division the following year and played for a further two years in the top flight. At the end of the 1895-96 season he walked out of the club over a dispute about money and never played league football again.
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'''Jack Randle''' (23 August 1902 - May 1990) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back. Born in Bedworth, Warwickshire, Randle worked as a coal miner before joining Coventry City, for whom he played nearly 150 league matches. He went on to play more than 100 Football League First Division matches for Birmingham in a six-year career, during the second half of which he was mainly used as cover for George Liddell. He later played for Southend United, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Guildford City. He died in Bournemouth in 1990 aged about 87.
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'''Thomas "Tom" Fillingham''' (September 6, 1904 - May 1, 1960) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half. Born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, Fillingham worked at a colliery and a dyehouse before turning professional with Birmingham, for whom he went on to play 183 games in the Football League First Division. He was a strong, versatile player; originally a forward, he converted to defence, becoming first choice at centre half as the replacement for George Morrall, but was always keen to push forward. He sustained an injury playing for Birmingham in 1934 which resulted in him losing an eye some 15 years later. In 1938 he moved to Ipswich Town, where he played in their first ever match in the Football League. He made guest appearances for clubs in the Nottinghamshire area during the Second World War, but did not play afterwards. He was also a good cricketer and golfer. He died in Bulwell in 1960 at the age of 55.
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'''Charles Frederick "Charlie" Calladine''' (24 January 1911 - 29 October 1983) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Wessington, Derbyshire, Calladine started his football career with Scunthorpe & Lindsey United before moving to Birmingham in 1930, where he played more than 100 games in the Football League First Division. He was a physically strong player with pace and a powerful shot. After leaving Birmingham he played for Blackburn Rovers and Guildford City, whom he helped to runners-up spot in the Southern League. He died in Matlock, Derbyshire in 1983 at the age of 72.
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'''Andrew McCreadie''' (born 19 November 1870 in Girvan) was a Scottish professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.
He played as a centre-back despite only measuring five foot, five inches tall. His brother ''Hugh McCreadie'' played for Rangers alongside him.
McCreadie won league championships in Scotland and England with Rangers and Sunderland as well as a Scottish Cup.
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Great Yarmouth-born Hollis made 107 appearances for Norwich as a centre-forward between 1948 and 1952, scoring 59 times.
Hollis scored a hat-trick in less than 30 minutes on debut for Norwich. Of all Norwich's top-20 scorers (see List of Norwich City F.C. club records), his rate of a goal every 1.81 games is the best. His best return was five goals versus Walsall F.C. in 1951. After he left Norwich, he played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and Southend United F.C.. He scored a hat-trick for the latter at Carrow Road in 1954, the "only player to score three times for and against City on the ground."
He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative team in 1956/57and 1957/58.
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Welsh-born Pickwick made 244 appearances for Norwich as a right-half between 1947 and 1956, scoring eleven times.
A contemporary of other Norwich Hall of Fame players Reg Foulkes, Ron Ashman and Roy Hollis, Pickwick was a loyal Norwich servant, to the extent that he appeared in a match versus Colchester United F.C. on his wedding day in 1951.
In 1951, Norwich recorded their greatest league victory, an 8-1 success over Shrewsbury Town F.C.. Pickwick experienced mixed emotions; he broke his leg and missed the rest of the season.
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Ross made 71 appearances for Norwich as an inside-left between 1905 and 1907, scoring 49 times.
"There was outcry when City sold [their] star forward... to Manchester City in February 1907 for a Southern League record fee of -650, plus a guaranteed -250 from a friendly - a sign of things to come for a club who have so often sold their star goalscorers".
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Hamilton started his career with his hometown club, Newry Town. He then moved to Scotland with Rangers, where he was a member of their 1929-30 clean-sweep team, winning League Championship, Scottish Cup and Charity Cup. In addition, Hamilton also played in a further three Scottish Cup Finals (winning two) and claimed further Championship and Glasgow Cup winners' medals.
Whilst with Rangers, Hamilton added five Ireland caps to the Inter-League honour he had won while with Newry Town. He tasted victory just once, on his debut against Scotland in February 1928.
Hamilton left Ibrox in 1933 to sign for English Division Two side, Bradford City. In two seasons at Valley Parade he made just 26 appearances before moving north of the border again to join Third Lanark, and later to Morton.
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Ryton-born Ramsay made 82 appearances for Norwich as a left-half and left-back between 1932 and 1934, scoring once
Before playing for Norwich, Ramsay appeared for Blackpool and Sunderland. He captained Norwich to the club's first-ever honour, the championship of Division Three (South) in 1934. After Ramsay left Norwich, he became player-manager of Shrewsbury Town.
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'''Dr James 'Jimmy' Marshall''' (3 January 1908 - 27 December 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played for both Rangers and Arsenal as well as the Scotland national side. He played as an inside forward.
Marshall was born in Avonbridge, Stirlingshire and joined Rangers from Shettleston in 1925. During his nine year spell at Ibrox he amassed five League championships, three Scottish Cups, four Glasgow Cups and six Charity Cups. He also won three Scotland caps, all of them against England between 1932 and 1934. In total he scored 138 goals in 257 league appearances for Rangers.
Marshall was a qualified doctor, gaining his medical degree in October 1933, and it was a medical appointment in London that caused him to leave Rangers and join Arsenal in July 1934. Marshall only spent one season at Arsenal; he made his debut on September 17, 1934 against Blackburn Rovers in a 2-0 defeat. With Alex James, Ray Bowden and Bobby Davidson keeping him out of the side, he only made four league appearances for Arsenal; however he did score in Arsenal's 4-0 defeat of Manchester City in that season's Charity Shield.
He left Arsenal in March 1935, to move to West Ham United; he spent two seasons there before retiring at the relatively early age of 29. He continued to work in London, remaining in the Bermondsey area for some time working for the local council. He died in 1977, aged sixty-nine.
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'''Raymond Osborn "Ray" Ferris''' (22 September 1920 - February 1994) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a left half. He played nearly 200 games in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Birmingham City, and won three international caps for Northern Ireland.
Born in Newry, County Down, Ferris spent short trial spells at Irish League clubs Distillery and Glentoran before crossing to England where he signed amateur forms for Brentford. By the time the Second World War broke out he was playing non-league football for Cambridge Town. During the war he made guest appearances for Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.
After the war he signed professionally for Crewe Alexandra, for whom he played over 100 times. He then moved to First Division club Birmingham City, for whom he also made over 100 appearances. He was a hard-working, hard-tackling type of half-back with great determination. In the closed season of 1953 he went on a representative tour with the Irish FA to the United States and Canada, where he sustained a leg injury which eventually ended his career. Though he played for Worcester City in the Southern League for one more season, he was forced to retire in 1954.
In later life he had both legs amputated due to circulation problems attributed to his football career, and died in a Manchester nursing home at the age of 73.
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'''John "Jack" Hallam''' (1869 - 7 March 1949) was an English-born professional footballer who played as an outside right. He was capped at full international level for Wales. He played 133 games for Small Heath in the Football Alliance and the Football League, and also represented Oswestry Town, Swindon Town and Trowbridge Town.
Born in Oswestry, Shropshire, on the border with Wales, Hallam started his football career with clubs in his native town.
In 1890 he moved to Small Heath, then playing in the Football Alliance, and made more than 150 appearances for the club in all competitions.
He then moved to Swindon Town, where he played for one season in the Southern League, followed by a season with Trowbridge Town in the Western League, then returning to Swindon for a final season in their Western League team.
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'''Robert 'Bobby' Neil''' (born 1876; died 1913) was a Scottish international footballer who played for , and . He played at centre half and at wing half.
Neil started his senior career with Hibernian, for whom he played in the 1896 Scottish Cup Final against , but Hibs lost 3-1. After a spell with , he joined in 1897. During his seven year spell with Rangers he amassed four League championships, one Scottish Cup, three Glasgow Cup and two Charity Cup. He made 109 first class appeaances for
He gained two Scotland caps during his career, both coming against Wales, in 1896 and 1900. He scored a brace on his debut.
After retirement, he became a restaurateur but died in March 1913 aged thirty-seven.
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'''Arthur Thomas "Tom" Grosvenor''' (22 November 1908 - 31 October 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right. He played more than 100 games for Birmingham in the Football League First Division and won three full caps for England. His brother Percy Grosvenor played for West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City.
Born in Netherton, near Dudley, Worcestershire, Grosvenor started his football career with Stourbridge before moving to Birmingham in 1928. His early career was disrupted by injury, but once fit he took over at inside right and creator of chances when the ageing Johnny Crosbie moved on. In all he made 115 first team appearances for Birmingham and played three times for England in 1933, scoring twice. After leaving Birmingham he had short spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers, finishing up at local club Dudley Town. After football he became a sheet-metal worker. He died in 1972 at the age of 63.
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'''George Donald 'Geordie' Henderson''' (15 April 1897 - 1953) was a Scottish football centre forward who played professionally in Scotland and briefly in the United States, England and Wales. He saw his greatest success with Rangers in the 1920s but was never capped at international level despite an excellent club scoring record.
Henderson was born in Forfar and began his professional career with hometown club Forfar Athletic. Towards the end of the 1910s, he played briefly with Dundee before joining Rangers in November 1919.
His debut with Rangers came in a league match on 20 March 1920 against Aberdeen and his first goal came a fortnight later on 3 April against Airdrieonians. Henderson was top scorer at Rangers for four consecutive seasons from 1921-22 until 1924-25 (the latter season being his most productive, netting 32 times). He played a total of 195 first class games (170 league, 25 Scottish Cup) and scored 142 goals (123 league and 19 cup). During his eight year spell at Ibrox he amassed four League championships, four Glasgow Cups and two Charity Cups.
He left Rangers to join English Second Division club Darlington in January 1927, where he made 14 appearances, scoring six goals as Darlington ended the season in 21st place and were relegated to the Third Division North. In the autumn of 1927, he left Britain and signed with the New York Nationals of the American Soccer League. The Nationals finished third in league play, but won the 1928 National Challenge Cup in a two game final against the Bricklayers and Masons F.C. of Chicago. The first game ended in a 1-1 tie after extra time, but the Nationals, on the strength of two Henderson goals, won the replay 3-0.
After his retirement he owned a pub in Dundee.
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Stark joined Rangers from junior side Glasgow Perthshire in May 1900. He had seven successful yeas at Ibrox, winning the league twice and a Scottish Cup, before moving to Chelsea in 1907. He returned to Rangers a year later.
He was noted as being the only player to captain Rangers to the Glasgow Exhibition Cup in 1901. Stark also won two Scotland caps in 1909 and was captain of the side for both matches.
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'''Wallace Smith''' (born 1881 in Coventry, England; died July 1917 in Worksop, England) was an English footballer who played for six clubs during his career, including three league clubs.
Smith was born in Coventry in 1881. He moved to Northamptonshire with his family when he was five-years-old.
He was then signed for -50 in March 1905 by Bradford City. He scored the only goal on his debut in a 1-0 win over Leeds City on September 2, 1905, finishing the 1905-06 season as top goal-scorer with 20 goals, including a goal in the 5-0 victory against First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup. He again topped the scoring charts for City the following season with 14 goals as City came fifth.
In 1907-08 he and Frank O'Rourke formed a lethal partnership to guide City to the Division Two title. Smith finished with 20 goals, one behind O'Rourke, including four against Chesterfield in an opening day 8-1 win. Smith struggled in Division One and he failed to find the net in 16 games, leaving in January 1909 for Leicester Fosse. His Leicester career lasted just six games as they finished bottom of Division One, with his former club staying up on goal average.
Instead he moved to Hull City for the start of the 1909-10 season, when they narrowly missed out on promotion. Smith was forced to retire through injury in 1912 and died in his Worksop home five years later.
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'''Frank O'Rourke''' (5 December 1878 - 24 December 1954) was a Scottish international footballer who played in Scotland and England, for Bradford City.
O'Rourke started his career with Airdrieonians, moved to Albion Rovers, before moving back to Airdrieonians, for whom he won a Division Two title winning medal.
He won his one and only cap for Scotland scoring against Ireland on 16 March 1907 before a month later signing for Bradford City. He had been playing at Valley Parade in a friendly for Airdrieonians after which the City board woke him from his hotel room in Leeds to sign.
He finished as top goal-scorer with 21 goals in 1907-08, one ahead of strike partner Wallace Smith, including four in a 7-1 victory over Gainsborough Trinity as City won the Second Division title. He was again top goal-scorer the following season with 19 goals as he played in every game for City, who stayed up on goal average from Manchester City. He was again top goal-scorer in 1909-10 thanks to three goals in the FA Cup, although he was one goal behind Robert Whittingham in the league.
The club's league position of seventh was beaten in 1910-11 as City came fifth, the club's highest league finish, with O'Rourke scoring 13 goals. The season also saw City win its only piece of major silverware in its history when it defeated Newcastle United in the 1911 FA Cup final. O'Rourke scored just one goal in the run to the final when he netted the first goal in the 3-0 semi-final victory over Blackburn Rovers. The first game of the final had finished 0-0 with the only goal of the replay being scored by captain Jimmy Speirs. Some sources has credited the goal to O'Rourke, but he denied touching the ball.
O'Rourke was now 32 and his games and goals dried up, as he made just 46 more appearances in the final four seasons before the First World War netting 11 goals. But his final tally of 88, from 192 league appearances, stood as a club record for 69 years when Bobby Campbell broke it in October 1984 on his way to 121 club league goals.
His playing contract was terminated in September 1922, though his last league game came in 1914. He remained as first-team trainer until 1926 before he retired to his birthplace, Bargeddie, where he died on Christmas Eve 1954, aged 77.
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'''Oscar Fox''' (28 July 1889 - October 1947) was an English footballer who played inside right for Castleford Town and Bradford City. His son, also named Oscar, was also a professional footballer.
Oscar Fox was born in Sheffield, England. He was playing for Castleford Town when he was spotted by Bradford City in 1911, making his debut on February 18, 1911 against Oldham Athletic. He made two more appearances in the 1910-11, which remains the club's most successful season. He made just 11 appearances the following season, scoring three goals.
For the following three seasons he was the club's top league goal-scorer as he formed a successful partnership with Dicky Bond. The club could not repeat its success of Fox's first season, but his goals helped to keep City in Division One. He played two more full seasons after the war, before making one final appearance in 1921-22. It proved to be the club's last in the top flight for 77 years. His career finished with a benefit match against Middlesbrough when he made -540.
He returned to his Sheffield home, where he worked in a billiards hall.
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'''Frank Raymond Osborne''' (born Wynberg, South Africa 14 October 1896, died 7 March 1988) was a professional footballer who was one of the top forwards of the 1920s, playing for Tottenham Hotspur and also making four appearances for England. He subsequently went on to manage Fulham with whom he was associated for over 50 years.
Although born in South Africa, Osborne moved to England in 1911, and played youth football at Netley, near Southampton. He subsequently moved to London, joining Bromley (a Kent amateur side) after the end of World War I, before he was signed by Phil Kelso for Football League Second Division side Fulham in November 1921 (aged 25).
At Fulham, playing alongside Andy Ducat and Frank Penn, he was top scorer in 1922-23 accounting for 10 of the team's 43 league goals, in what was generally a low-scoring season in Division Two. His goal-scoring exploits in a weak Fulham side brought him to the notice of the England selectors who picked him for the matches against Northern Ireland on 21 October 1922 (won 2-0) and France on 10 May 1923 (won 4-1), although he failed to score in either match. He thus became the first Fulham player to be capped by England.
Financial pressures led to his transfer to Football League First Division side Tottenham Hotspur for -1,500 in January 1924. Osborne spent two years at Fulham, making 70 appearances and scoring 18 goals.
He made a slow start to his Tottenham career, scoring only once in his first season and a half, although he was again selected for England against Belgium on 8 December 1924 (won 4-0). In 1925-26 however, playing alongside Jimmy Dimmock and Jack Elkes, he struck a rich vein of form scoring three hat tricks in the space of two weeks in October/November 1925, finishing the season as the club's top scorer on 25 goals.
On 24 May 1926, he was again selected for the England match in Antwerp against Belgium where he finally brought his goal-scoring talents to the national stage, scoring a hat-trick as England came from 3-2 down to take the match 5-3.
In 1928, despite Osborne's 18 goals, Spurs were relegated to the Second Division. In the first season in the lower division Spurs continued to struggle, finishing in mid-table with Osborne again top-scorer on 16. In June 1931, he was sold to fellow Second Division side Southampton for a fee of -450, surprisingly large for a player now in his mid-30s. In his Spurs career he played a total of 220 matches, scoring 82 goals.
He was unable to reproduce his goal-scoring form at The Dell, failing to score either in the league or cup. In May 1932, the club were suffering serious financial problems and Osborne was placed on the transfer list as manager George Kay attempted to trim the wages bill, as Osborne's "wages of -8 in the winter and -6 in the summer were considered to be too extravagant". At this stage Osborne contemplated retirement, but remained at The Dell for a further season before returning to London in 1933 to work as a sales representative for Fulham chairman John Dean's company in Putney. In his brief Saints career he made twenty appearances, failing to score.
In March 1935, he was invited to join 's board of directors, after special dispensation from the Football Association, thus beginning an involvement with the club that would continue, in various roles, right up to his death over fifty years later.
When manager Jack Peart died in September 1948, the board offered the position to Frank Osborne, who reluctantly accepted. From 1948 until his retirement in November 1964 at the age of 68, Osborne had some managerial responsibility at the Cottage, either solely or with a team manager, whilst he became general manager or secretary manager.
His was a unique career, matched only in its longevity by his former playing colleague and subsequently trainer, Frank Penn. The two made their debuts within two years of each other (Penn was the earlier) and they retired with in six months of each other (Penn was the later).
Although a player of some renown in his day, Osborne was not a track-suited manager. Intensely superstitious and fond of practising his golf swing in his Cottage office, he steered Fulham to the Second Division title in his first season, with the assistance of team manager Eddie Perry.
For the next four seasons, Osborne was the general manager and assumed responsibilities for the team again in 1953 for another couple of years until the next team manager was appointed. Whilst he was not necessary in charge of team affairs, Osborne was the key figure at Craven Cottage throughout the post-war period right up to his retirement.
Once he left, he never returned, and lived quietly at his Epsom home until his death at the age of 91 in March 1988.
Frank had two brothers who were also professional footballers. Harold made one appearance for Norwich City whilst Reg was a left-back with Leicester City, who made one England appearance in 1927.
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'''John Graham Sissons''', known as '''Graham Sissons''', (born May 20, 1934 in Chester-le-Street, County Durham) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He made over 250 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Walsall, and played in both legs of the 1961 final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which Birmingham lost to A.S. Roma. For Birmingham, he was used as Trevor Smith's deputy at centre half, and later replaced George Allen at left back.
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Birmingham-born Vinall made 181 appearances for Norwich as a centre-forward between 1933 and 1937, scoring 80 times.
After signing from Sunderland, Vinall scored four goals in his second match for Norwich and went on to play every game of the 1933-34 season, as Norwich won promotion from Division Three (South) for the first time.
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'''Jeremiah Dennehy''' (born March 29, 1950), commonly referred to as '''Miah Dennehy''', is a former Irish footballer who played for, among others, Cork Hibernians, Nottingham Forest, Walsall F.C., and Bristol Rovers. In 1972 he became the first ever player to score a hat-trick in an FAI Cup final. As an international he also played for the Republic of Ireland.
Dennehy was signed for Cork Hibernians in 1969 by manager Amby Fogarty. However it was under Fogarty-s successor, Dave Bacuzzi, that he became a prominent member of the successful Hibs team of the early 1970s. Other members of team included John Herrick. Dennehy helped Hibs win several trophies including the League of Ireland title in 1971. In 1972 he also scored a hat-trick in the FAI Cup final as he helped Hibs defeat Waterford United. This was the first ever hat-trick in an FAI Cup final. He also helped them win the all-Ireland competition, the Blaxnit Cup in 1972 On September 29 1971 Dennehy also scored for Hibs in a European Cup game against Borussia Mnchengladbach. Hibs had earlier lost the away game 5-0 and then lost the home leg 2-1 with Dennehy scoring Hibs only goal of the tie
In January 1973 Dennehy was signed by Nottingham Forest for a fee of -20,000. Under manager Dave Mackay he established himself as a first team regular but lost his place under Brian Clough. After 41 Second Division appearances and 4 goals, Dennehy was transferred to Walsall F.C. in July 1975. In three years with Walsall he made a further 128 league appearances and scored 22 goals. In July 1978 he joined Bristol Rovers where he made 52 league appearances, scoring 6 goals. After just one season with Rovers he signed for Cardiff City but never made any first team appearances and was released from his contract in January 1979. Throughout his time in England, Dennehy regularly played gaelic football and in 1976 he won a championship medal with Warwickshire. Their opponents in the final were a London team featuring Tony Grealish
Between 1972 and 1977 Dennehy made 11 appearances and scored 2 goals for the Republic of Ireland. He made his international debut during Brazilian Independence Cup tournament while still playing for Cork Hibernians. On June 18 1972 he came on as a substitute in a 3-2 win against Ecuador. This was the first on seven appearances as a sub. He scored both of his international goals in 1973. The first came on June 6 in a 1-1 away draw with Norway. Then on October 10 he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Poland at Dalymount Park. Both of these games were friendlies. He made his last appearance for the Republic in another friendly against Poland on April 24 1977. On July 3 1973, at Lansdowne Road, Dennehy also came on as a late sub for a Shamrock Rovers XI in a 4-3 defeat against Brazil. The Rovers XI was actually an ''All-Ireland XI'' which featured both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland internationals
Dennehy returned to the League of Ireland in November 1980 to play for Cork United and went to play for Waterford United, Limerick United, Drogheda United and Newcastlewest F.C. before retiring.
He eventually returned to Cork where he coached junior soccer teams and played hurling for St. Vincent's GAA.
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A former schoolboy international he began his club career with Shamrock Rovers in 1952 where he was part of a great Milltown team, popularly known as Coad's Colts. In his second season, he won the League of Ireland. In November 1953 RCF Paris sought Munroe's signature.
He signed for Ards F.C. in January 1956. The following 1956/57 season was his best, as he scored 37 goals in 38 appearances. His last season was the unforgettable 1957/58 one when Ards won their one and only Irish League Championship. He only played in 15 games for Ards that season before he was transferred to Bristol City in the English Football League Division Two in December 1957 for -1,500. Munroe only played one league game for Bristol, however, before returning to Northern Ireland with Distillery.
In October 1959 he signed for Dundalk F.C. and scored a record 19 league goals that season. He returned to Ards in the 1962/63 season for a brief 12 game spell. Munroe emigrated from his native Dublin to Toronto in 1990.
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Livingstone played for England at under 18 and under 19 level.
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'''Billy Dennehy''' (born 17 February 1987 in Tralee) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays for FAI Premier Division side Cork City.
He is a left-sided midfielder, and the older brother of Hereford United defender Darren Dennehy.
Dennehy was a talented underage player in both soccer and Gaelic football. In the latter sport, he won the 2004 Munster Minor Football Championship with the Kerry minor team and also played with the Austin Stacks club in Tralee.
Dennehy began his soccer playing career at local club Dynamos until the club disbanded and he joined Kingdom Boys. There, Dennehy was called into the Shelbourne team. Dennehy was brought to Sunderland by Mick McCarthy after the midfielder impressed during a trial at the Stadium of Light.
After trials with Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Southampton, Dennehy signed for the "Black Cats" - Sunderland A.F.C. - in January 2005.
He did not make a first-team appearance for Sunderland, but was a reserve and youth player at the club, and was given the squad number 34 for the 2006-07 season.
On 22 November 2007, Dennehy made the move from Wearside to Lancashire, joining Accrington Stanley on a one month deal. There, he made his first ever league appearance.
In June 2008, Dennehy was released by Sunderland.
On 27 August 2008, Dennehy signed for League of Ireland side Derry City. After just a few months, however, he opted to uproot and join Cork City, signing a two-year contract with the club on January 27, 2009.
Dennehy has played at U17, U18, U19 and U21 levels for the Republic of Ireland national football team making his U21 debut in February 2007 .
Was part of the winning team in the Under-19 International La Manga Tournament in Spain in 2006.
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'''Ben Mackey''' (born 27 October 1986) is an English professional football player. Mackey started his career at Coventry City Football Club where he made three appearances. The first on 12 April 2003 against Ipswich meant that he was (and still is) the youngest player ever to take the pitch for the club's first team, aged 16 years and 167 days. At the start of the 2005/6 season Mackey had a trial with Linfield F.C. of the Irish Premier League. He made four appearances for them and scored one goal.
At the start of the 2006/2007 season Mackey joined Leamington F.C. where he has had the chance to get more first team experience. That season he was Leamington's highest scorer and repeated the feat in 2007/08. 2007/08 saw him become the first player to sign a contract with the club since they reformed in 2000. This showed both the clubs high regard for Mackey and his loyalty to the club after rumours that Nuneaton Borough of the Conference North were interested in signing him. After 92 games and 57 goals Mackey moved to Brackley Town at the end of May 2008 after signing a two year contract with the Southern League Premier Division outfit.
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He was a defender who started his career with Drumcondra in his native city before moving to Preston North End in April 1958 along with team-mate Alan Kelly.
He eventually went on to replace the legendary Joe Walton at left back and played for Preston 50 times before moving to Barrow.
He spent just the one season at Barrow before emigrating to Hakoah in Australia where he played out his career.
John O'Neill won his only cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team on 28 September 1960 against Wales at Dalymount Park .
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He won two caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, making his debut on 12 June 1949 in a 4-1 friendly defeat to Spain in Dalymount Park . His only other appearance did not come until five years later when he appeared in a 1-0 win over Luxembourg in a World Cup qualifying game on 7 March 1954 at the Municipal Stadium, Luxembourg .
During his club career he played for Dundalk, Middlesbrough, Barry Town, Hartlepool United and York City.
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He played just once for the Republic of Ireland national football team, appearing in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Argentina in Dalymount Park on 13 May 1951.
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Born in Cork on 8 November 1927, he was a centre forward who moved from Shamrock Rovers to West Ham United in May 1948.
He spent five years with The Hammers scoring 14 goals in 43 games.
He later played for Norwich City between 1954 and 1956 scoring 11 times in 28 appearances, before moving to Tonbridge.
He played once for the Republic of Ireland national football team winning his only cap in a World Cup match against Luxembourg on 7 March 1954.
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'''James Robert''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''McIlvenny''' (born 11 May 1892 in Tynemouth, England) was an English professional footballer who was a forward spending most of his career at Bradford City.
McIlvenny was born in Tynemouth and started his football career at local clubs Willington Athletic and South Shields before moving to First Division side Bradford City in 1911, aged 18. In his first three seasons he played just 17 games scoring one goal.
By the 1913-14 season he started to feature more in the side, and he scored three goals in 17 games. In the last season before league football was abandoned because of the outbreak of the First World War he scored four goals in 30 league appearances. It was during the war that McIlvenny started to show his goal-scoring touch.
He scored 20 goals in 25 games in 1915-16, including five against both Hull City in an 8-4 win, and Rochdale in a 5-0 victory. He scored another two hat-tricks the following season among 26 goals from 32 games, before scoring another 12 from 28 in 1917-18. He managed just seven goals from 26 in the final season before league football returned, giving him a total return of 65 goals from 111 war-time appearances.
The first season after the war was his most productive in peace-time football when he was the club's top goal-scorer with 13 goals from 31 games. His return dropped to four from 31 in 1920-21 before he made just six appearances, scoring one goal in 1921-22 as Bradford City lost their top-flight status.
He was given a benefit match in February 1921 against West Bromwich Albion,
In his sixteen league-game career for Blackpool, McIlvenny scored four goals in just over a month: at Fulham in a 1-1 draw on November 18, 1922; in the return leg at Bloomfield Road seven days later in a 3-0 win for Blackpool; at home to Crystal Palace in a 4-0 victory for the hosts on December 2; and at home to Leicester in a 2-1 defeat on Boxing Day. His last-ever appearance on the field occurred on March 21, 1923, in a single-goal defeat at his former club, South Shields. He retired at the end of the season.
McIlvenny's son, Harry, was also a professional footballer who played for Bradford Park Avenue and Bishop Auckland.
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'''Arthur Rigby''' (born June 7, 1900 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England; died March 1960 in Crewe, England) was an English professional footballer who played as inside left or outside left. He won an FA Cup winners medal with Blackburn Rovers and five caps for England.
Arthur Rigby was an electrician by trade who initially started his football career as a goalkeeper until after a trial with Stockport County, signed as a winger for Crewe Alexandra after the First World War.
He scored five goals in the club's first season in Division Two during the 1922-23 season finishing as the club's joint top goal-scorer. He remained at City for another two seasons, finishing with 21 goals from 121 league appearances, before he returned to the top flight when Blackburn Rovers paid -2,500 for his services.
His form at Ewood Park was rewarded with an international call-up for the England team and an FA Cup winners medal in 1928 when Rovers defeated Huddersfield Town 3-1. After 156 league appearances and 42 goals, he left Rovers to sign for Everton in November 1929.
He won a Second Division championship medal with Everton in 1930-31 season, before moving to Middlesbrough in May 1932. He later played for Clapton Orient and finished his career back at Crewe, where he died in March 1960, aged 59.
Rigby won his first England international cap in a British Home Championship game with Scotland on April 2, 1927. England won 2-1. He scored two goals in his second game against Belgium a month later in a convincing 9-1 victory. In total he won five caps, scoring one more goal, all in 1927.
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A versatile player at the back, or as a centre-forward, Burton began his career as a wing-half at Newport County scoring 8 times in 53 appearances . He later spent 10 years playing for Newcastle United F.C., but regards being part of the Norwich City F.C. side that won the second-ever Football League Cup in 1962 as one of his greatest achievements.
Burton made 73 first team appearances for Norwich and scored nine goals, before moving to Newcastle in 1963, for a fee of about -35,000. His move followed an FA Cup tie between the two clubs, which Norwich won 5-0. Burton gained nine caps for Wales.
Burton was part of the Newcastle team that won the Fairs Cup in 1969. The first substitute ever used by Newcastle, following the introduction of the new law, he retired in 1972.
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'''Reginald (Reg) Osborne''' (born Wynberg, South Africa 23 July 1898, died 1977) was a professional footballer who played as a full back for Leicester City in the 1920s and also made one appearance for England.
During his career at Leicester he made a total of 249 appearances and was a member of the side which won the Second Division title in 1925. His solitary England appearance came in a 2-1 defeat by Wales on 28 November 1927, in which there were two own goals and a missed penalty (by Fred Goodall).
Reg had two brothers who were also professional footballers. Harold made one appearance for Norwich City whilst Frank was a centre-forward with Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur, who made four England appearances.
'''Leicester City'''
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'''Michael "Mike" Renshaw''' (born April 28, 1948 in Manchester, England) is a U.S.-English former football left winger. He began as a youth player with Blackpool F.C. before moving to the United States to join the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League in 1968. He also spent time with Margate F.C. and Rhyl F.C. He earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1973 despite not being a U.S. citizen at the time. Finally, he coached the Dallas Tornado in 1981.
Renshaw grew up in Manchester before signing with Blackpool F.C. He never cracked the first-team line up. In 1967 at age 19, he answered a newspaper advertisement looking for top class young players interested in moving to the United States to play professional soccer. He sufficiently impressed the scouts at the trial to be offered a position with the Dallas Tornado of the newly established North American Soccer League. He gained a starting position with the Tornado during the 1968 season. At the end of the season, the league was in danger of collapsing and Renshaw returned to England where he gained a trial with Margate F.C. He played one game, a Southern Football League Cup tie with Ashford F.C. on December 23, 1968, but decided to return to the north of England. He then moved to League of Wales club Rhyl F.C. for the remainder of the 1968-1969 season. He returned to the Tornado in the summer of 1969 and remained with it until he retired in 1976. In 1971, the Tornado won the NASL championship over the Atlanta Chiefs. Renshaw scored the winning goal in the third, and deciding, game of the series, the only outdoor professional championship ever won by a Dallas soccer team In 1975 he was in the starting line-up for the Dallas Tornado against the New York Cosmo in Peles' first game for New York (a 2-2 tie) later that season he scored against Peles' Cosmos in a 3-2 Tornado win at Texas Stadium. On a personal level, he was a second team All Star in 1970 and an honorable mention in 1971 and 1972. Renshaw was plagued with bad knees for several years and in 1976, doctors advised him that he could no longer play without risking life long damage. He took their advice and stopped playing.
In addition to his outdoor career, Renshaw also played indoor soccer with the Tornado. He scored a hat trick against Philadephia Atoms in a nationally televised game and was then named to the All Tournament team during the 1975 NASL indoor tournament played at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
In 1973, Renshaw earned two caps with the U.S. national team when he was called up for a tour of Europe. His first game was a 4-0 loss to Bermuda on March 17, 1973. He came on for Dave Coskunian. His second was a 4-0 loss to Poland three days later. In addition to these two games, he also played four games for the USA against under 23 national teams (Poland and Germany) and club teams, including Lazio in Rome, Italy. The U.S. Soccer Federation had failed to check Renshaw-s citizenship before the tour, assuming that he had gained it since he had been in the U.S. for five years. They discovered that he was neither a U.S. citizen and was in the country with an expired work visa when the team went through the immigration check returning from Europe. Years later when asked if he knew he was ineligible to play for the U.S. Renshaw stated, -Of course I knew, I just figures -what the hell, I guess they know what they-re doing-. I LOVED playing for the USA.-
In 1977, Tornado coach Al Miller brought Renshaw in as his assistant. In 1980, Miller quit the team and Renshaw was promoted to head coach. Quietly, Lamar Hunt had decided to fold the Tornado at the end of the 1981 season and he was reluctant to spend much money on new acquisitions. The Tornado had also lost two of their best American players, Tony Bellinger and Steve Petcher (three had to be on the field at all time) to the new MISL. (Major Indoor Soccer League) A 3rd American, and the teams leading scorer from the previous season, Njego Pesa held out for a new contract and missed all of pre-season and the start of the regular season. Thus the team was much weakened going into the 1981 season. Renshaw lasted half the season but was fired on July 4, 1980 after the team, having started with two wins in their first three games, failed to win for sixteen straight games. Renshaw remained in the Dallas area, raised a family and became involved in youth soccer.
Renshaw co-owns a wine-import business with former Tornado goalkeeper Kenny Cooper, Sr..
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'''Scott Barrett''' (born 2 April 1963 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently assistant manager of League One club Gillingham.
Barrett began his career at hometown club Ilkeston Town but soon joined Division Two Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 1984. He made his league debut on 27 October 1984 in a 1-0 win at Portsmouth.
He was largely second choice at Molineux though, behind Tim Flowers and later Mark Kendall. After a total of 35 appearances for the club over three seasons that saw two relegations, he left for Stoke City in July 1987 for -10,000.
Again, he never became an established number one at his new club, and instead had loan spells at Colchester United and Stockport County before he was released in Summer 1990. He subsequently signed for one of the sides he had been loaned to, Colchester United of the Conference.
His time with Colchester included the rare feat of scoring a goal, when a long goal-kick sailed into the net in the final minute against Wycombe Wanderers in September 1991. This proved crucial in the final table as Colchester pipped Wycombe to promotion to the Football League on goal difference after finishing level on points.
He moved to Gillingham shortly after, where he spent three full seasons before joining Cambridge United. Here, he made the most appearances of his career for any one club, before leaving in January 1999 when he was signed by his former Cambridge manager Tommy Taylor, now at Leyton Orient.
He left Orient to become assistant manager at Grays Athletic to Mark Stimson. When Stimson moved to Stevenage Borough at the start of the 2006/07 season, Barrett followed him and later again moved with Stimson when he took the reins at Gillingham, one of Barrett's former clubs, in November 2007.
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'''Francis "Frank" Reid''' (born June 16, 1920 in Mauchline, Scotland, died 1970) was a former professional footballer who played as a striker who played for Cumnock Juniors, Huddersfield Town, Stockport County and Mossley.
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'''George McIntyre Wilson''' (born 23 May 1905 in Kilmarnock, Scotland, died 1984 in Huddersfield) was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder who played for Portobello Thistle, Clydebank, Alloa Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United & Chesterfield.
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'''Thomas "Tom" Lilley''' (1900 - 1964) was a former professional footballer who played as a defender who played for Huddersfield Town, Nelson, Hartlepool United, Sunderland, St. Mirren & Fulham.
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'''Ralph Burkinshaw''' (born 26 March 1898 in Kilnhurst, England; died in June 1951) was an English professional footballer who played for a number of clubs.
Ralph Burkinshaw had guested for a number of South Yorkshire clubs during First World War football, before starting his full career at South Shields in 1919.
In July 1925 he signed for Bradford City as an inside forward although he spent much of his Bradford career as a right half.
He was also a useful batsman in Yorkshire league cricket.
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'''Charles 'Charlie' Moore''' (23 September 1905 - December 1972) was an English footballer who spent his entire professional career with Bradford City playing 339 league games. (nb although all records state Moore played 339 games his individual season record would suggest he played 340. Making his debut in 1926/7 and playing his last game in 1938/9 his appearances were as follows 18,32,14,16,27,28,24,23,27,23,32,37 and 39)
Born in Workshop on 23 September 1905, Charlie Moore started his football career with nearby Manton Colliery before signing for Bradford City in October 1926 as an inside forward.
Moore was a one-club man with City, as they remained in Division Two until relegation in 1936-37, during which time Moore was sent off twice and received a benefit match against Notts County. He retired in 1940 following the outbreak of the Second World War, by which time he had amassed 339 league appearances and 53 goals as well as another 29 FA Cup games and seven cup goals. His total was second only in the club's history to George Robinson at the time he retired.
He died in Shipley, Yorkshire in December 1972 at the age of 67.
Charlie's great grandson Conor Proctor is said to be a fantastic footballer who is currently playing for Gildersome Spurs.
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'''John Henry Hallows''' (16 February 1907 - August 1963) was an English professional footballer who played much of his career at Bradford City where he still is one of the club's top goal-scorers.
John Hallows was born in Chester but moved to Liverpool as an orphan by the time he was five-years-old.
He left Bradford for Barnsley in March 1936, having spent his entire Bradford career in Division Two and amassed 74 league goals and five in the FA Cup in a total of 173 appearances. But he made just 13 league appearances, scoring four goals, at Barnsley before he retired.
He set up his own tailoring trade in Walkden, near Bolton, before he died in August 1963.
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Holt was born in Southampton and represented Southampton Schoolboys, before turning out for Bitterne Congregational in the Church League. Moving to Totton in the Hampshire League he came to the notice of Southampton, whom he joined in September 1931 as an amateur, before signing as a professional in October 1932.
He made his first-team debut away to Manchester United on 7 January 1933 as centre-forward in place of Ted Drake who was suffering from influenza. Despite scoring twice in five games, he lost his place to Drake and only made three more appearances in the 1932-33 season. In the following season he established his place in the side, playing as an inside-forward alongside Drake, Dick Neal, Tommy Brewis and Fred Tully. It soon became obvious to manager George Kay that in Holt and Drake "''Saints possessed two extremely promising young forwards''".
He was "''a punchy, enterprising player''" and was "''reputed to be one of the hardest kickers of a dead ball in the Football League''". Over the next few seasons he remained a stalwart in the forward line as other players came and went as Saints struggled both on the pitch and financially.
His best season was 1935-36 when, now supporting Vic Watson, he scored 13 goals (to Watson's 14). The 7-2 home win over Nottingham Forest on 15 February 1936 was the first time that two Saints players had scored hat-tricks in the same match. Watson and Holt were the hat-trick heroes, with Dick Neal popping in the seventh in Saints first seven goal haul in a Division Two match.
He continued to appear for the Saints in the early years of World War II, but joined the police and turned out for Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft in the local wartime league. Whilst playing for Cunliffe-Owen, he "discovered" Len Wilkins and recommended him to the Saints. Wilkins became the mainstay of the Saints' defence until retiring in 1958.
In his Saints career, Holt played a total of 214 games, scoring 47 goals.
Holt had won Hampshire County honours at youth level before embarking on his football career, and made his first team debut against Somerset at Taunton on 8 June 1935. He went on to make seven appearances for Hampshire in the 1935 County Championship. The following season he made only three appearances, but in 1937 he made sixteen appearances. In the County Championship match against Surrey at The Oval in May, he made 78 in the first innings, partnering John Arnold (who had also been a Southampton footballer) in a stand of 122 for the third wicket. In the second innings Holt scored 64, partnering Arthur Pothecary in a stand of 125 for the second wicket, as Hampshire won the match by 71 runs. Holt finished the season on a total of 586 runs at an average of 23.44.
His first game in the following season was at Aylestone Road, Leicester in which he scored his first century in county cricket, making 116 and partnering Neil McCorkell in an opening stand of 101. In the second innings he added a further 41 runs, but the match ended in a draw.
His only other first-class century came at Edgbaston in June 1939, where he scored 115 against Warwickshire, putting on 137 for the fourth wicket (with Arnold). In this match he also claimed his only wicket as the match again ended in a draw.
He continued to appear for Hampshire after World War II, making his highest season's total of 850 runs in 1946 at an average of 25.00.
His final match for Hampshire came at the Manor Sports Ground, Worthing against Sussex in July 1948. In his first-class career, he played 79 matches for Hampshire, scoring 2853 runs at an average of 22.46.
After retiring from playing, he joined Hampshire's coaching staff at the County Ground, Southampton, where he coached the Colts and is credited with discovering several fine players.
In 1953, he helped John Arlott persuade Henry Horton to take up county cricket as his football career at Southampton was winding down.
John Arlott describes Holt in his memoirs:
"Go to the County Ground on any day in the cricket season - or, for that matter, on a good many days outside it - and somewhere between the indoor school and the pavilion you are likely to meet a comfortable, well-fed-looking man going in one direction when he obviously wants to go in several. He has a rosy face, a quizzical look in his blue eyes and one eyebrow goes up as he asks you wistfully, out of the side of his mouth, "ave you seen so-and-so?" This is 'The Coach'. Arthur Holt finds that title convenient: it saves him the embarrassment of telling ground staff boys that they must call him Mister Holt and not Arthur."
In 1946, Holt established Holt & Haskell Limited, a sports retailers in Shirley, Southampton. The business is still operating today, specialising in the sale of cricket clothing and equipment, and is one of the UK's leading cricket specialists.
In 2004, the second XI pavilion on the Nursery ground at Hampshire's new Rose Bowl stadium was officially named The Arthur Holt Pavilion in memory of a great servant to the club.
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He joined Shamrock Rovers F.C. in 1949 as a defender. He also had a brief spell in England with Aston Villa in the 1949-50 season playing just three games for the Birmingham based club.
He won his one and only senior cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team on 8 September 1949 in a 3-0 win over Finland in Dalymount Park, Dublin in a World Cup Qualifying game. Daly's appearance that day was shrouded in controversy, however. The FAI had unwittingly infringed the rules of the World Cup tournament by bringing on a substitute, which at the time, prohibited players being replaced.
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'''Jack O'Reilly''' (born 7 May 1914 in Cobh) is a former Irish football player.
He joined Cork F.C. in 1935 as an old fashioned outside right. The following year he was a runner up in the FAI Cup Final to Shamrock Rovers. However shortly afterwards he became embroiled in controversy when it emerged that, together with Owen Madden, he had signed for Norwich City before playing in the cup final on April 19. When Cork F.C., who received no fee, protested over the moves, both O'Reilly and Madden were suspended by the FAI for three years.
Although he scored twice on his Norwich debut he was never a regular and returned to Cork in 1939 where he went onto win six League of Ireland championships and 2 FAI Cups. Played in a total of 5 Cup Finals scoring seven times. Scored twice in the 1941 FAI Cup final
He won his two senior caps for Ireland in the space of a week in 1946.
He scored on his debut on June 16 in a 3-1 defeat to Portugal and seven days later won his only other cap in a memorable 1-0 win over Spain in Madrid.
After retiring from the game Jackie emigrated to Canada.
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'''Neil Robinson''' (born 18 November 1979) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Skelmersdale United.
Starting his career at Prescot Cables, Neil quickly impressed, scoring 43 goals for the Unibond Division one side in just one season, leading to interest from league clubs.
Neil was signed up by David Moss for Macclesfield Town, for a fee of -12,000, but his stay at Moss Rose was to be hampered with injury, and he was shipped out to Leigh RMI and Southport, and he impressed in the latter.
Liam Watson was quick to secure a permanent deal for Robinson, and he played a major part in getting the club in an entry position for the newly created Conference North, scoring 15 goals in just 15 games in his first season with Southport in the Unibond Premier Division.
Next season Neil was to play a smaller role, with Steve Daly and Terry Fearns ahead of him in the pecking order, but he still played a part, and was a member of the 2004/2005 Conference North winning Southport team.
After helping keep Southport in the Conference National in the 2005/2006 season, much of the relegation survival squad left unable to make the transition to full time, including Neil.
Robinson was to become a cult hero, and fan favourite at Southport with his important goals, his fondness with the fans, and for his famous mullet hair style.
Neil followed ex-Southport manager, Liam Watson to Burscough, in the Unibond Premier, in a deal involving Kevin Leadbetter and Neil Fitzhenry, with Tony Gray heading the opposite way to Haig Avenue.
Here, Robinson was a pivotal player in Burscough's treble winning season, which saw them promoted to the Conference North.
In October 2007, "Robbo" rejoined Southport, for an undisclosed fee, after Peter Davenport has reportedly been impressed with him. He signed a full time contract with the Sandgrounders. After his first season back with the 'port, and 6 league goals for the club, it appeared Robinson would be moving on, after the club accepted a bid from fellow Conference North club Droyslden. However he rejected a contract at "the bloods", to stay at Southport and fight for his place.
In February 2009, Robinson was released from Southport and duly signed for Skelmersdale United
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'''Alfred Ernest Chalk''' (born November 27, 1874, date of death unknown) was a British football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.
In Paris he won a gold medal as a member of Upton Park club team, their home ground was West Ham Park.
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'''William Francis Patterson Quash''' (born December 27, 1868, date of death unknown) was a British football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.
In Paris he won a gold medal as a member of Upton Park club team.
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'''James Edward Zealley''' (born March 7, 1868, date of death unknown) was a British football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.
In Paris he won a gold medal as a member of Upton Park club team. He scored one goal.
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'''George Murphy''' (22 July 1915 - December 1983) was a Welsh footballer who played in a variety of positions mainly centre forward or full back. He played twice for Wales during the Second World War internationals.
George Murphy started his footballing career in his native Wales with junior clubs Ponthlenfoith and Cwmfelinfach Juniors before signing for Bradford City in October 1934. He played in almost every position for Bradford under five different managers, particularly a centre forward and full back.
During the Second World War, he served with the RAF, guested for several clubs including Bradford Park Avenue and even set a wartime record by playing for eight clubs in just nine weeks,
He remained at City for two seasons after the war, before being signed by Hull City in December 1947 for -1,500.
He retired to become a publican in Humberside and then a club steward in Morley. He died through ill-health in December 1983 aged 68 at his home in Tingley.
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'''Lawrence Whelan Ward''', (born 15 June 1929 in Ovenden, England) also known as '''Polly Ward''', was an English professional footballer who played for both Bradford clubs. He was a striker.
Whelan Ward was a dimunitive striker, standing just , who had unsuccessful trials with Bradford Park Avenue, Leeds United, Hull City and Halifax Town. He was signed by Bradford City manager David Steele, who had him on schoolboy forms at Huddersfield Town, from Ovenden in November 1948.
Ward made his City debut on Christmas Day 1948 against Oldham Athletic. He spent six seasons at Valley Parade scoring a total of 37 league goals and five FA Cup goals in 156 appearances. He was the club's top goal-scorer in 1951-52 and featured in the club's smallest attacking line-up against Darlington in October 1962.
He moved to King's Lynn in August 1954 but returned to Bradford the following year to sign for City's rivals Bradford Park Avenue. He spent four seasons with Park Avenue, returning to non-league football in August 1959 with Nelson.
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'''David Jackson''' (born 23 January 1937 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) is a former footballer whose career mirrored his twin brother Peter's. He was an inside forward. The pair played at Wrexham and Bradford City where their father Peter Jackson was manager.
David Jackson was the younger of twin brothers. His brother was Peter, born 10 minutes earlier,
David's debut at City came on 20 April 1955 when he scored in a 4-0 win over Grimsby Town before he scored again ten days later again against Grimsby when Peter was handed his debut. They spent another six seasons at City, in which time Jackson, an inside forward missed just 18 games.
When their father was dismissed in March 1961, the brothers also immediately left to sign for Tranmere Rovers for a combined fee of -3,000.
He also excelled at golf and cricket, playing in the Yorkshire Council League.
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'''Robert 'Bobby' Webb''' (born 29 November 1933 in Altofts, England) is a former footballer, whose career was cut short by a broken leg at the age of just 29. He was an inside forward.
Bobby Webb started his football career with Leeds United at the age of 15, but two years of National Service interrupted the start to his career. He appeared in the Central League and United's Northern Intermediate League Cup winning sides from 1950 to 1952. He played just three full games for Leeds, making his debut alongside John Charles in March 1954 against Brentford, before he moved to Walsall. He spent just four months at Walsall before joining Bradford City in July 1955.
He played a total of 208 league games for City, scoring 59 goals, including 18 as he finished the club's top goal-scorer in 1955-56. He failed to score in 11 league games in his final season at City after the club's relegation to Division Four but did score a hat-trick as the club lost 4-3 to top flight side Aston Villa in the League Cup. He was selected to play for the Third Division North team against the South in 1955/56.
He moved to Torquay United but after one successful season at Plainmoor he was forced to retire after suffering a broken leg, aged only 29. He had scored a total of 74 league goals.
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'''Peter Sand''' (born 19 July 1972) is a Danish former football player, who currently is the assistant manager for the Danish Superliga side Aarhus Gymnastik Forening, where he also ended his playing career.
Peter is the twin brother of the more famous Ebbe Sand. Opposition fans in Denmark would often chant "Du ligner Ebbe Sand"(You look like Ebbe Sand) when he was playing.
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'''John (Jack) Southworth''' (born in Blackburn on 11 December 1866, died 16 October 1956), was a footballer who played in the early days of professional football for Blackburn Rovers and Everton as well as being capped three times for England. He was the top scorer in the Football League in 1890-91 and 1893-94.
He began his football career at the age of 12 when he helped form a junior club named Inkerman Rangers. He later played for Brookhouse Perseverance, which was a nursery side for Blackburn Olympic. Southworth was promoted to the Olympic second team in 1883-84. His ability was quickly recognized by the committee at Olympic and he was made captain of the second team and first reserve when there was a vacancy in the first team. It was at this time that he rejected the first approach by Blackburn Rovers to join them.
Whilst guesting in a match for Accrington he received a serious knee injury which threatened his career. Having lost some of his mobility he turned his hand to goalkeeping and became the first team goalkeeper with Blackburn Olympic. After playing on the losing side in the final of the Lancashire Cup against Blackburn Rovers in 1885, he received a serious injury to his other knee again whilst playing as a guest, this time for Vale of Lune. The following year he signed professional terms with Chester despite his knee problems. At recently formed Chester, he scored their first ever goal against their local rivals Wrexham Olympic in 1886.
In the 1885-86 season, despite having signed professional for Chester FC earlier in the season, he turned out for Blackburn Olympic in their First Round FA Cup match. As a result of the subsequent FA enquiry he was suspended for four months. (Source: Shooting Stars: The History of Blackburn Olympic, p. 70)
A keen musician, he took a job with a theatre in Chester and returned to Olympic, resuming his old position of centre forward. Having overcome his injuries, he became a great success as a centre forward and the 1887-88 season saw him finally join Blackburn Rovers, together with his less-talented brother James. Both were involved in performances at the Royalty Theatre in Chester, with Jack playing the violin and James the conductor.
The first season of the Football League began in September 1888. Rovers- first league game took place on 15 September 1888 when they shared ten goals in an exciting encounter with Accrington. Southworth converted a cross from Harry Fecitt to score Blackburn-s first goal in the league. The other scorers for Blackburn were James Beresford, Billy Townley (2) and Fecitt. Southworth scored his first hat-trick for Blackburn at Burnley in November. In the FA Cup match against Aston Villa Southworth scored four goals as Blackburn registered an 8-1 victory, before going out in the semi-final to Wolves. Blackburn ended the inaugural League season in fourth place; Southworth missed only one of the 22 league games and was Blackburn-s top scorer with seventeen league goals, plus four in the cup.
Southworth was christened the "Prince of Dribblers". A contemporary wrote that: "His dodging, his neat passing, his speed and general accuracy in shooting won the hearts of the spectators at the Leamington ground. He is built for speed, he plays an unselfish game; he's good at tackling and has excellent judgement."
Arguably the finest goal-scorer in the Football League during its early years, Southworth scored in all three of his appearances for England. He won his first international cap for England against Wales on 23 February 1889 and scored one of the goals in England's 4-1 victory. Southworth also scored in the other two games he played for his country against Wales (1891) and Scotland (1892).
In 1889-90 Southworth-s goal-scoring form continued. Both he and Nat Walton scored hat-tricks in a 9-1 home success against Notts County, before Southworth netted four of Blackburn- s goals in a 5-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at Ewood Park. He repeated this feat in January in an 8-0 victory over Stoke. In the FA Cup he scored the only goal in the semi-final victory over Wolves. Blackburn finished the league season in third place, with Southworth ever-present and again top-scorer with 22 league goals.
In the FA Cup final against Sheffield Wednesday (from the Football Alliance) at The Oval on 29 March 1890, Rovers were the odds-on favourites to win in view both of their record of three victories in the previous six seasons and their superior league placing. Blackburn fielded a team consisting of nine England or Scotland internationals. Rovers lived up to expectations as they romped away with the Cup defeating their Yorkshire opponents 6-1 with goals by Billy Townley (3), Nat Walton, Southworth and Joe Lofthouse.
As Philip Gibbons points out in his book ''Association Football in Victorian England'': "The Blackburn side had given one of the finest exhibitions of attacking football in an FA Cup Final, with England internationals, Walton, Townley, Lofthouse and John Southworth at the peak of their form."
Rovers opened the 1890-91 season with an exciting 8-5 defeat at Derby County with Southworth scoring a hat-trick. He repeated this in a 5-1 win against Aston Villa in December. In the opening week of the New Year, Rovers recorded their biggest League win of the season as Combe Hall (4), Southworth (3) and Billy Townley found the net in an 8-0 home success against Derby County. In the 7-0 FA Cup victory against Chester Southworth netted his fourth hat-trick of the season. His next came in a 4-0 success at Accrington. Southworth missed several games through injury but still finished the season on 26 league goals (plus six in the cup) thus making him top scorer in the Football League.
Blackburn reached the FA Cup Final again in 1891. On this occasion Notts County were their opponents. In the final, played at Kennington Oval on 21 March, Rovers put County under pressure from the beginning and in the 8th minute, centre-half Geordie Dewar scored from a Townley corner. Before the end of the first-half, Southworth and Townley had added further goals. Jimmy Oswald of Notts County scored a late consolation goal but Blackburn finished comfortable 3-1 winners and won the FA Cup for the fifth time in eight years.
In the 1891-92 season Southworth continued his prolific form, scoring freely, including a hat-trick against Bolton Wanderers and four in the FA Cup first round victory over Derby County. By now Blackburn were starting to struggle in the league but finished in ninth place (out of fourteen). Southworth was yet again Blackburn-s top scorer with 22 of their 58 league goals. After four league seasons Southworth had scored 87 goals from 85 appearances.
The 1892-93 season was not so prolific as Blackburn again finished the league in ninth place with Southworth scoring ten times in 23 appearances. By the end of the season Blackburn were encountering serious financial problems as a result of the costs of developing Ewood Park which had not resulted in the expected higher match-day attendances. As a result they were forced to sell their main asset, Southworth, to Everton for -400.
In the five years he spent at Blackburn Rovers he scored 97 goals in 108 league games, plus a further 22 cup goals in 21 appearances. He still holds the Blackburn record for the most individual hat-tricks in a season with five in 1890-91, and the record for the aggregate individual hat-tricks with thirteen.
Everton were to enjoy the skills of Jack Southworth for just over one season. Following his signing from Blackburn Rovers, he replaced the injured Fred Geary, making an immediate impact and soon became a great favourite with the Everton supporters. In his only full season he scored 27 goals in just 22 games, including ten in two games over the Christmas period. He scored three goals in an 8-1 victory over Wolves followed by six in the 7-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion on 30 December 1893; this still stands as an Everton record. Despite Southworth's goal-scoring exploits, Everton finished the season in a disappointing sixth place.
The next season he started off like he finished the previous with nine goals in nine games before a serious leg injury forced him to retire from the game. In his two seasons at Everton, Southworth scored an amazing 36 goals in 31 games.
His skills were not confined to the football field; Jack Southworth was an accomplished musician and pursued a career as a professional violinist with Halle Orchestra in Manchester.
'''Blackburn Rovers'''
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'''Samuel Ian Russell''' (born 4 October 1982) is an English footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Wrexham.
Russell was born in Middlesbrough and signed as a professional on 7 July 2000 for his hometown team. He had a successful loan spell at Gateshead during the tail end of the 2001-02 season, followed by a brief period at Darlington on loan in 2002 after Mick Tait brought him in during a keeping crisis. He played in only one game, a 1-1 draw against Torquay United.
In August 2003 he was sent to Scunthorpe United on loan where he stayed for three months and made 10 appearances. He finally left Middlesbrough in the summer of 2004, moving to Darlington on a permanent basis. He never appeared in Middlesbrough's first team.
He was brought to Darlington by David Hodgson in August 2004. With the retirement of goalkeeping legend Andy Collett, the club only had two goalkeepers on their books in Michael Price and youth team player Jack Norton. Russell was a target for Hodgson after he heard that Middlesbrough were releasing the youngster. Initially it was thought Russell would be number two to Price, but performances during pre-season meant that Russell got the nod. Assistant manager Mark Proctor said that both Price and Russell were of virtual equal quality but Russsell's distribution was slightly better.
In the opening game of the 2004-05 season Russell made his mark with a superb performance which earned him the man of the match. His superb saves kept Darlington in the game and meant Darlington hung on to an opening day victory. He was an ever-present in the first team in the 2004-2005 season, and signed a new two-year contract in July 2005.
He seemed to have established himself as the number one until just before the start of the 2007-08 season when they brought in keeper Andy Oakes. With David Stockdale also in the squad, Russell was unable to get a game and he left the club in June 2007 after three years in which he made 107 league appearances.
In July 2007 he signed for Rochdale, making his first start for the club in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2nd round tie against Bury in October 2007.
In the 2008-09 season Russell was handed the number one shirt for Rochdale. He has made some important saves for Rochdale this season, however he makes the occasional mistake, such as scoring an own goal in the Rochdale and Bury derby, and slipping in a late equaliser by Jamie Ward against Chesterfield despite a Tom Kennedy late winner. In February he was replaced by Blackburn loanee Frank Fielding after James Spencer was loaned out to Chester City.
After being released by Rochdale at the end of the season, Russell signed for Conference National side Wrexham after impressing on trial.
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'''George O-Neill''' (born 26 July, 1942 in Port Glasgow, Scotland) was a Scottish-American soccer forward. He began his career in Scotland, playing with eight clubs over nine seasons before moving to the Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League. He retired from playing professionally in 1976. In 1973, he earned two caps with the U.S. national team.
O-Neill signed for Scottish club Celtic in 1963, but never entered the first team. After one season, he moved to Barrow A.F.C. of the English Football League Third Division North for the 1964-65 season. He played seven games with Barrow before transferring back north to Ayr United. He finished out the 1964-65 season with Ayr, playing only four games. He then moved to Scottish Amateur Football League club Dunoon Athletic for the 1965-66 season. Whether this was a loan from Ayr or a transfer remains unknown. In 1966, he joined Partick Thistle where he finally found significant playing time. Over his four seasons with the club, he played 72 games and scored five goals. He then moved to Morton for a little more than a season before transferring on March 16, 1971 to Dunfermline Athletic. He saw time in twenty-five games before moving to St. Mirren in 1972. He played only two games with St. Mirren before leaving Scotland for the United States.
In 1973, O-Neill signed with the expansion Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League. That year, the Atoms won the NASL championship. He remained with the team until it folded following the 1976 season.
In 1973, O-Neill earned two caps with the U.S. national team. The first came in a 1-0 loss to Haiti on November 3, 1973. The second was another 1-0 loss to Haiti two days later.
In 1978, O-Neill was hired to coach the Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League until he was fired in 1980. He then replaced Derek Travis as the assistant coach of the Philadelphia Fury of the NASL. He spent several years as a coach with the Philadelphia Inter Soccer Club before becoming the interim head coach of the University of Pennsylvania men's soccer team on Aug. 18, 1993 after Steve Baumann resigned. He led the team to a 5-10 record before being named to the head coach position. He was then hired as the team-s head coach in January 1994. O-Neill was fired following the 1997 season after he amassed a 28-47-4 record over his five seasons as head coach.
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'''Morten Hyldgaard Lauritsen''' (born 26 January 1978) is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who currently is free agent
He played for a while in Great Britain signing with Coventry City in 1999, but he found first team chances rare and spent time on loan with Scunthorpe United and later Grimsby Town.
He then had a spell in Scotland with Hibernian before returning to England with Luton Town.
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'''Danny Hone''' (born 15 September 1989 in Croydon) is an English footballer currently playing for Lincoln City. Hone is a product of the Lincoln City centre of excellence. He is the son of former Lincoln City defender, Mark Hone and they are fifth set of Father and Son to represent the club.
He made his debut in the FA Cup 1st round match against Nottingham Forest which ended as a 1-1 draw and received plaudits for his defensive duties, filling in for the injured Lee Beevers and the ineligible Hamza Bencherif. He signed a two-and-a-half year professional contract for Lincoln on Friday 7 December 2007. He scored his first Lincoln goal in a 2-1 home victory over Rochdale on 9 February 2008
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'''James 'Jimmy' Brown''' (born 16 February 1924 in Cumnock, Scotland; died 2002) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward for clubs in Scotland and England.
Brown was a prolific goal-scorer in a brief career following the Second World War, notably scoring 16 goals in just 18 games for Motherwell and being Bradford City's club top scorer in his one season at the club, in 1948-49, when he amassed 11 goals in 20 games. He also played for Chesterfield and the Queen of the South side of Billy Houliston, Roy Henderson, Jim Patterson and Dougie Sharpe. Brown then played for Carlisle United, before dropping down to the Carlisle and District League with Annan Athletic.
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'''Peter Bircumshaw''' (born 29 August 1938 in Mansfield) is a former footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Notts County, Bradford City and Stockport County.
Bircumshaw started his professional career with Notts County, where he scored 40 goals in 72 league games
Bircumshaw's brother Tony also played professional football.
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'''Harry Rodney Green''' (born 24 June 1939), known as '''Rodney Green''', is an English former footballer, born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, who played in the Football League as a centre forward for Halifax Town, Bradford Park Avenue, Bradford City, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Charlton Athletic, Luton Town and Watford.
Green started his career with his hometown club Halifax Town before playing for the two Bradford league sides, first Bradford Park Avenue then Bradford City. In his second full season, 1963-64, he was City's top goal-scorer, with 29 league goals and two League Cup goals including two hat-tricks.
He left City with 39 league goals from 66 games, to join Gillingham where his 17 goals came in 33 games, then Grimsby Town, scoring 20 league goals in 65 games. His career continued at Charlton Athletic, Luton Town and Watford before he moved to South Africa.
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'''Thomas C 'Tom' Brownlee''' (born 21 May 1935 in Carnwath, Scotland) was a Scottish professional footballer. He was a centre forward.
Brownlee's career started at Broxburn Athletic before he moved to England, with Walsall. His career then took him to York City, Workington, non-league Netherfield and Bradford City, where he was the club's top goal-scorer in 1964-65 scoring 14 goals in just 18 games. After just seven games the following season he returned to Netherfield.
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'''John East Hawley''' (born 8 May 1954 in Patrington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is a former professional footballer. He was a striker who scored a total of 89 league goals in 287 games for seven different clubs.
John Hawley started his career with his local league club Hull City. He attracted attention early on his career by taking the highly unusual step of playing as an amateur for his first seasons at Hull. In five seasons he scored 22 goals for Hull in 114 games before he move to Leeds United. He scored a goal every other game at Leeds with 16 from 33 games, before moving to Sunderland where he maintained the average in 25 games, with 11 goals. In September 1981 he was signed for -40,000 by Arsenal, scoring three times in 21 matches. However he could not keep a first-team place, and after loan spells with Leyton Orient and Hull City he moved to Bradford City on a free transfer in May 1983.
He was signed at Bradford to replace leading goal-scorer Bobby Campbell, who had left for Derby County. Hawley had managed just two goals in the first 12 games, with the club only recording one win and at the bottom of the table, when Campbell returned. Hawley and Campbell forged a successful partnership and turned the season on its head, as the club won a record ten consecutive games but were unable to win promotion and finished 7th. Hawley finished the club's leading goal-scorer with 22 goals from 42 games.
The following season Hawley started just 19 games but his six goals helped the club win promotion as champions of Division Three. Hawley left during the summer meaning his final game at Bradford was the 0-0 draw with Lincoln City and scene of the club's tragic fire.
He spent his final days at Scunthorpe United and retired with a total of 89 league goals from 287 games.
After retiring from playing Hawley took over his Father's established antiques and fine arts business in Beverley in East Yorkshire.
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'''Keith Rowland''' (born Portadown, Northern Ireland, 1 September 1971) is a former footballer who played as a defender with Bournemouth, Coventry City, West Ham United, QPR, Luton Town, Chesterfield Barnet, Hornchurch, Redbridge and Welling United.
He also represented Northern Ireland, winning 19 caps.
Rowland was signed by Bournemouth manager Harry Redknapp making his league debut appearance against Darlington on 17 August 1991. He had two loan spells away from ''The Cherries'' at Farnborough Town and at Coventry City where he made two substitute appearances.
In the summer of 1993, with Redknapp now assistant manager to Billy Bonds at West Ham, Rowland, was signed for -110,000 alongside midfielder Paul Mitchell.
In January 1998 Rowland moved to QPR along with Iain Dowie as part of the deal which saw Trevor Sinclair move to Upton Park.
Rowland made his QPR debut in January 1998 against Stockport County and went on to make 56 league appearances, scoring 3 goals.
He stayed at the QPR until August 2001, which included a period on loan, at Luton Town, before moving to Chesterfield on a free transfer.
He made only 12 appearances for Chesterfield before signing for Barnet in March 2003. The summer of 2003 saw Rowland's final Football League appearance before he made his move into Non-League football.
Rowland gained 19 caps for Northern Ireland scoring one goal in a 1-0 win against Finland on 10 October 1998. He was first capped whilst with West Ham making his international debut on 8 September 1993 against Latvia. His final game came on 9 May 1999 in a 1-0 win against Ireland.
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.''
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'''Luke Anthony Freeman''' (born 22 March 1992 in Dartford) is an English football player who plays for Arsenal in their Reserves squad. He is primarily a forward and first played for local side White Oak Wanderers in Bexley before representing Gravesham and subsequently being signed by Charlton Athletic. He was released by Charlton and joined Gillingham at the age of 11.
Freeman made his first team debut for Gillingham in an FA Cup tie against Barnet on 10 November 2007 aged 15 years and 233 days, replacing Efe Sodje as an 80th minute substitute. His debut set two records; he simultaneously became Gillingham's youngest ever first team player,
On January 26, 2008 Arsenal's official website stated that Freeman had signed for the club and had made his debut for the academy side. He made his debut for the England under 16 team in the Montaigu Tournament in France, scoring his first goal against the equivalent team from Japan.
On 8 April 2009 Arsenal's official website stated that Freeman had signed on professional terms for the club.
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'''John C Neilson''' (born 1921 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) was a professional footballer. He was a centre forward.
Neilson played for Clyde, Bradford City, where he was the club's top goal-scorer in 1947-48 before he left after just five games the following season, and Wrexham.
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'''Albert James William "Billy" Price''' (4 October 1917 - 1995) was a professional footballer. He played as centre forward.
Born in Wrockwardine, Shropshire, Billy Price's career started at local side Wrockwardine Wood, before he signed for Huddersfield Town. His Town career was interrupted by the Second World War but by the time he left for Reading two years after the war he had scored 23 goals from 51 games. After a short stay at Reading he had a shorter spell at Hull City, although he did manage five goals in just eight games.
Instead he moved to Bradford City in October 1949, scoring a penalty in his second game, and finishing his first season as top goal-scorer with 12 league goals and four FA Cup goals including a hat-trick in a 9-0 rout of Fleetwood. Another 15 goals saw him finish as top goal-scorer again in 1950-51 before he left the following season after making just eight starts. His career took him to non-league Winsford United.
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'''William Francis (Billy) Tunnicliffe''' (5 January 1920 - 1997) was a professional footballer who played outside left at A.F.C. Bournemouth, Wrexham and Bradford City.
Tunnicliffe joined Port Vale in January 1937 and made his debut in a 2-1 home victory over Rotherham United on 6 February 1937. After four further games he was given a free transfer to Bournemouth in May 1938. He spent nine years at Dean Court, though six of these years were taken up by World War II. Returning to The Old Recreation Ground in October 1939, he scored ten goals in twenty games of the 1939-40 season, departing again in April 1940. He also guested for Chester and Reading before returning to Bournemouth.
In 1948 he joined Welsh club Wrexham, where he made 236 appearances, scoring 74 goals in his six years at the club. In 1953 he signed for Bradford City where he spent two-and-a-half seasons, scoring 20 goals in 89 league matches before leaving the Football League to join Stafford Rangers.
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'''Leslie 'Les' Samuels''' (born 8 December 1928 in Oldham, England; died 1998) was a footballer who was an inside forward.
Samuels started his career with Burnley where he made just two league starts before he added another 12 at Exeter City scoring his first league goal. He moved to Wrexham and Crewe Alexandra before he moved to Bradford City in December 1955. It was at Bradford where he spent the longest part of his career, making 84 appearances and scoring 38 goals. In his second season at City he was the club's top goal-scorer when he scored 19 goals from 43 games. He was on course to repeat the feat the following season until he left for Stockport County.
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'''William 'Billy' Hibbert''' (21 September 1884 - 16 March 1949) was a professional footballer who played as centre forward and was capped once for England.
Born in Golborne, Lancashire, England, Hibbert started playing at school before beginning his amateur career first at Newton le Willows then Bryn Central. On May 3, 1906, he turned professional with First Division club Bury F.C.
In 1923, he moved to the United States where he joined the Fall River Marksmen of the American Soccer League. He saw time in only four league games before moving to J&P Coats for the remainder of the season, continuing with Coats through the end of the 1925-26 season. He also spent time in June 1927 with Real Gimnstico CF.
He also won one international cap for England against Scotland on 2 April 1910 in a 2-0 defeat.
After his playing career finished he was a coach in the United States of America, Spain and at Wigan Borough. He died in Blackpool, England, on 16 March 1949.
His brother-in-law was Joe Shaw who played more than 300 games for Arsenal.
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'''Daniel "Danny" Ireland''' (born 30 September 1990) is an Australian football player. He is a goalkeeper who currently plays for English Football League Championship side Coventry City.
He made his professional debut on 13 August 2008 in a 3-1 League Cup win against Aldershot. He joined Nuneaton Town on 3 October for a month's loan, but his loan spell was cut short after playing in two games for the club after he was called up for the Australia U-20 side. In December 2008 he joined Halesowen Town on a one-month loan deal, making three appearances before returning to Coventry.
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'''Dennis Bernard Jennings''' (20 July 1910 - March 1996) was an English professional footballer. He played more than 300 games in the top two divisions of the Football League over a 21-year career which was interrupted by the Second World War. He was the oldest player to appear for Birmingham City in a competitive first-team match.
Born in Habberley Valley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, Jennings played for several local clubs before joining West Bromwich Albion as an amateur. He then played for Kidderminster Harriers before turning professional with First Division Huddersfield Town. He played 33 games for them before moving to Grimsby Town, where he helped the club to win the 1933-34 Second Division title. Birmingham paid -1,200 for his services in 1936.
Originally an outside right, in his 15-year Birmingham career he played in every outfield position apart from centre half. During the war he made 174 appearances for the club, contributing to them winning the wartime Football League South in 1945-46; he also guested for Nottingham Forest. After the war he played for five seasons at full back, most often left back, and helped Birmingham win the Second Division championship in 1947-48. He played his last competitive first team game for the club on 6 May 1950 at the age of 39 years 290 days, which made him the oldest player to appear for the first team. He then moved on to former club Kidderminster as player-coach, finishing his career at Lockheed Leamington.
After football he retired to the Wadebridge area of Cornwall where he and his brother ran a caravan park. He died in March 1996 aged 85.
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'''Kirk Hudson''' (born 12 December 1986) is an English footballer currently playing for Aldershot Town.
Hudson played schoolboy and youth football at Ipswich Town before moving north of the border to join Celtic where he was a regular scorer as the Celtic youth team completed the Under-19 League and SFA Youth Cup double in 2005.
=== Trials and Football League debut ===
Following his release by Celtic, he had a trial at Bournemouth and signed a short term contract.
In January 2006, Hudson arrived at the Recreation Ground, as a trialist and scored twice on his debut away against Basingstoke Town in the Hampshire Senior Cup quarter-final. He spent the rest of the 2005-06 season at Aldershot Town on non-contract terms, before signing on full contract terms in July 2006. In September 2006 he was then sent on loan for a month to Isthmian Premier League side Ashford Town (Middlesex).
Once back at Aldershot Town, Hudson started to break into the first team and he was voted the Conference National "Player of the Month" for February 2008. He also signed a contract extension in March 2008, committing himself to the club until the end of the 2009-10 season. Hudson also played his part in helping Aldershot Town win both the Conference National title and the Conference League Cup. He also marked his fine season by receiving the Conference National "Young Player of the Season" Award.
Hudson played in Aldershot Town's first ever League Two match at Accrington Stanley on the opening day of the 2008-09 season. In September 2008 he made his 100th appearance for Aldershot Town, when he came on as a substitute against Swindon Town in the Football League Trophy game. He scored his first-ever Football League goal against Gillingham later that month.
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'''Winston Arthur Foster''' (born 1 November 1941) is an English former professional footballer. He played more than 150 games in the top two divisions of the Football League for Birmingham City.
Born in South Yardley, Birmingham, Foster joined Birmingham City as a junior, making his first team debut at the age of 19 as a full back. For the next three seasons he played occasionally for the first team either at full back or as Trevor Smith's deputy at centre-half, most notably in the first leg of the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final against A.S. Roma.
When Smith sustained the injury which resulted in him leaving the club, Foster took over at centre half and kept his place for another couple of seasons. He was used less frequently in his last two years at the club, and spent three months on loan at Crewe Alexandra before making a permanent move to Plymouth Argyle where he ended his Football League career. He went on to play for Chelmsford City and Bromsgrove Rovers, and spent one season as Bromsgrove's assistant manager.
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'''Reuben Butler''' (born 1890 in Stillington, England) was an English footballer who played as centre forward.
Butler's clubs included Bury, Bradford City, Oldham Athletic and Crewe Alexandra. At Bradford he scored 16 goals in 40 games, with all but one of those goals coming in the 1924-25 season, when he was club's top goal-scorer scoring nearly half their goals, as City struggled in the bottom half of Division Two.
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'''Alexander Frank 'Sandy' Cochrane''' (born 1903 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a footballer who played as inside forward.
Among Cochrane's clubs were Darlington, Bradford City and Chesterfield. At Bradford he played 69 league games scoring 27 goals, as well as netting four goals from five FA Cup games. He scored 21 of those goals to be the club's top goal-scorer in 1929-30 as the club avoided relegation from Second Division by just one point.
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'''John "Jack" Deakin''' (29 September 1912 - January 2001) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Bradford City.
Deakin was born in Altofts, Yorkshire.
He retired during the Second World War with an impressive record of 51 goals from 68 league and cup games.
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'''Charlie Howard''' (born 26 November 1989 in London) is an English footballer.
He made his senior Gillingham debut in a 4-0 home win in the Football League Trophy southern section quarter final against Dagenham & Redbridge on 3 November 2007. Howard made his full Football League debut at Port Vale on Easter Monday 2008.
In the 2008-09 season, he had loan spells at Dulwich Hamlet and Thurrock (twice).
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'''Dean Peer''' (born 8 August 1969 in Wordsley, near Stourbridge, Staffordshire) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for a variety of Midlands clubs. He made more than 350 appearances in the Football League.
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'''Elliott Bennett''' (born 18 December 1988) is an English footballer, signed to League One side Brighton & Hove Albion.
Bennett, born in Telford, joined Midlands side Wolverhampton Wanderers aged age nine having been spotted playing in a local five-a-side tournament. He captained the club's under-12 team that travelled to Japan in 2001 and won the U12 World Cup, where he also picked up the Player of the Tournament award. He attended Thomas Telford School, where he captained the football team to win the County Cup five years in a row. Bennett was also a talented 200m sprinter and represented Shropshire at the English School Athletics Championships.
He left school to gain a scholarship at Wolves alongside Lee Collins, and signed professional forms with them in March 2007. The midfielder never made a league appearance for Wolves though, despite being picked for the first team squad several times, but did appear twice for them in the League Cup.
He signed a three year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 August 2009 after moving for an undisclosed fee.
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'''George "Geordie" Dewar''' (20 July 1867 - 2 September 1915), was a Scottish footballer who played in the early days of professional football for Blackburn Rovers as well as being capped twice for Scotland. He was born in Dumbarton, Scotland.
Dewar served his apprenticeship as a ship's upholster before embarking on a full-time career as a professional footballer.
A powerful centre half, he came to prominence in local football with Dumbarton Athletic before joining Dumbarton in September 1887, winning his two caps in the two subsequent years. His first cap came on 24 March 1888 in the British Home Championship match at the Solitude Ground, Belfast where he scored the opening goal in the 10-2 rout of Ireland. He also played in the 3-2 victory over England the following April.
One of the people watching the England v. Scotland game in April 1889 was Tom Mitchell, the secretary of Blackburn Rovers. He was looking to strengthen his side by buying the best players from Scotland. Mitchell persuaded Dewar to join Blackburn; in doing so, he brought an end to his international career as at this time Scotland did not select men playing in England. Dewar became a fixture in the Blackburn team over the next few years, playing 174 league matches; he even turned out for the Football League against their Scottish counterparts.
In the FA Cup final against Sheffield Wednesday (from the Football Alliance) at The Oval on 29 March 1890, Rovers were the odds-on favourites to win in view both of their record of three victories in the previous six seasons and their superior league placing. Blackburn fielded a team consisting of nine England or Scotland internationals. Rovers lived up to expectations as they romped away with the Cup defeating their Yorkshire opponents 6-1 with goals by Billy Townley (3), Nat Walton, Jack Southworth and Joe Lofthouse.
Blackburn reached the FA Cup Final again in 1891. On this occasion Notts County were their opponents. In the final, played at Kennington Oval on 21 March, Rovers put County under pressure from the beginning and in the 8th minute, centre-half Dewar scored from a Townley corner. Before the end of the first-half, Southworth and Townley had added further goals. Jimmy Oswald of Notts County scored a late consolation goal but Blackburn finished comfortable 3-1 winners and won the FA Cup for the fifth time in eight years.
In June 1987 he moved to New Brighton Tower and was part of the team that won the Lancashire League championship. Although New Brighton Tower would now be playing in the Second Division of The Football League he decided to move on and joined Southern League champions Southampton, who had just moved to their new home at The Dell.
At Southampton he only made four appearances in November/December 1898 replacing the injured Bob Petrie. Now in his thirties and with his best days behind him he retired from football in 1899 and returned to his native Scotland.
'''Blackburn Rovers'''
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'''William "Billy" Wright''' (born 28 April 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half. He played 370 games in the Football League, appearing in all four divisions, and was capped six times at under-21 level
and twice for England B.
Born in Liverpool, Wright joined Everton as a junior. He went on to captain the side,
and made nearly 200 first team appearances before losing his place to Kevin Ratcliffe.
He then moved to Birmingham City on a free transfer. He missed only two games in all competitions in his first two seasons, was appointed captain and penalty-taker, and helped the club to promotion back to the First Division in 1985. His form began to be affected by weight problems, and the club released him the following year.
He played two full seasons for Carlisle United before moving on to non-league club Morecambe. After injury put an end to his playing career in 1988, he became Morecambe's caretaker manager and, six games later, he was given the permanent appointment, though his tenure was only a few months.
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'''John 'Jack' Forrest''' (born in Lanarkshire, Scotland) was a professional footballer who was part of Bradford City's first ever league team. He was a centre forward.
Forrest moved from Stoke in May 1903 to join the newly-formed league club Bradford City taking his place in the club's first line-up against Grimsby Town on 1 September 1903. He spent a little over two seasons at Bradford scoring 18 goals in 53 league games and being the club's top goal-scorer in 1904-05. He also scored six goals from just five FA Cup games including four in a 9-0 win over Sunderland W.E. on 10 December 1905. In January 1906, he left to join Hamilton Academical.
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'''Cecil Kilborn''' (born 1902 in Desborough, England) was a footballer who played inside left for Bradford City.
Kilborn was born in Desborough and played for Desborough Town until December 1919 when he was signed for Division One side Bradford City. But it was not until 8 October 1921 Kilborn made his debut in a 2-0 defeat against Middlesbrough, playing a total of 14 games that season as the club lost its top flight status. In 1922-23 Kilborn was the club's joint top goal-scorer with just five goals. He was released in 1924 after just 40 games with the club.
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Travis had played for Leeds United before being signed on a free transfer by Dick Ray for Bradford City in June 1935.
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'''Fred Foster Rhodes''' (21 March 1904 - 1988) was an English professional footballer whose career as a centre forward was spent at Bradford City.
Born in Gomersal, England, Rhodes' four year career with Bradford City started when he was signed from non-league club Liversedge in December 1922. He did not make his debut until 10 February 1923 against Wolverhampton Wanderers but he played the final 16 games of the season scoring five goals to be the club's joint top goal-scorer in 1922-23. He was again top goal-scorer in 1923-24 when his seven goals came from 22 games. He played 13 games the following season but he was released in 1926 after just one game in his final season at Valley Parade.
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'''Norman Joseph Winn''' (24 August 1900 - 1972) was an English footballer who was an outside left.
Born in Lancaster, England, Winn started his career with Lancaster Town and Morecambe. He signed for Bradford City from Morecambe in May 1921 in the summer before City's final season in Division One. He played 21 games, scoring two goals, in 1921-22 as City were relegated in 21st place. Winn played 38 games during the next three seasons but it was not until 1925-26 he scored again, when his eight goals ensured he was the club's top goal-scorer. He left by the start of the following season to join Chorley after ten goals from 85 league games at Valley Parade.
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'''Stanley "Stan" Alexander''' (1905 - 1961) was a professional footballer who played as inside forward. He was born in Percy Main, North Tyneside, England.
Alexander's clubs included Hull City, Bradford City where he scored 23 goals in 61 games, Millwall, Tottenham Hotspur and Accrington Stanley.
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'''Harry Adamson''' (born c. 1913) was a professional footballer who played at centre forward. He was born in Scunthorpe, England.
Adamson was playing for Upton Colliery when he signed for league club Bradford City in October 1933. He played just 29 league games at Valley Parade in three years but scored 19 goals, including ten from only 12 games in 1934-35 to be the club's leading goal-scorer. He left for Aldershot in May 1937.
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'''Anthony (Tony) Philliskirk''' (born February 10, 1965 in Sunderland, County Durham) is a former English footballer. He played as a striker for 11 different clubs between 1983 and 1998.
Philliskirk turned professional at the age of 18, when he joined Sheffield United. He made his debut for the Blades in a pre-season friendly against Mansfield Town at Field Mill on August 17, 1983. He had to wait until October 18, 1983, before making his league debut for Sheffield United against Brentford at Griffin Park.
He scored his first goal for the club two weeks later at Plymouth Argyle. He scored eight goals in his first season with Sheffield United. Most of his time at Bramall Lane was spent as a partner of striker Keith Edwards.
He was part of the Sheffield United side which won promotion from the Third Division in season 1983-84. In total he made 80 league appearances (18 as a subsititute) for Sheffield United scoring 20 goals.
After five years at Bramall Lane, he had brief spells with Oldham Athletic and Preston North End before joining Bolton Wanderers in the June 1989 for a fee of -50,000. He made his debut for Bolton on August 19, 1989 in a Third Division match against Cardiff City at Ninian Park, and he soon formed an effective striking partnership with David Reeves.
Philliskirk moved on to Peterborough United in October, 1992, and then had spells with Burnley, Cardiff City, Halifax Town and Macclesfield Town before hanging up his boots in 1998.
He also spent a couple of years as a referee towards the end of his playing days. Philliskirk was one of 15 players who accepted a training offer in 1996 as part of a PFA scheme to encourage more former professionals to take up the whistle. He progressed as far as the Northern Premier League.
In 1998, team manager Andy Ritchie offered him the youth coaching job at Oldham Athletic.
He became assistant manager at Oldham Athletic until December 2003, when his team manager Iain Dowie was tempted away by Crystal Palace. Dowie wanted to take his assistant with him, but Philliskirk turned down the offer for personal reasons.
During the 2004-05 season, Philliskirk was manager for one game but lost 2-1 to Huddersfield Town. He stayed at Boundary Park, where he is now Oldham's youth coach, a role he initially filled for four years before becoming Dowie's assistant in 2002.
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'''James Southworth''' (born in Blackburn, died in 1940), was a footballer who played as a defender in the early days of professional football for Blackburn Rovers. He was the brother of famous England international Jack Southworth.
He played alongside his brother for most of the early part of his career, joining him at Chester and Blackburn Olympic. At Chester he missed the 1885 Boxing Day fixture (a friendly against Chirk) as he was appearing in pantomime. In his role as a conductor at the Royalty Theatre in Chester, he would have to be back in the city after away matches in time for 7.30pm performances, affecting the number of appearances he made for the club.
In 1888 he moved with his brother from Blackburn Olympic to their neighbours and fierce rivals Blackburn Rovers.
The first season of the Football League began in September 1888. James Southworth appeared fairly regularly at left-back making 19 appearances in the league as Rovers ended the inaugural League season in fourth place.
He missed most of the 1889-90 league season but was selected for the FA Cup final against Sheffield Wednesday (from the Football Alliance) at The Oval on 29 March 1890. Rovers were the odds-on favourites to win in view both of their record of three victories in the previous six seasons and their superior league placing. Blackburn fielded a team consisting of nine England or Scotland internationals. Rovers lived up to expectations as they romped away with the Cup defeating their Yorkshire opponents 6-1 with goals by Billy Townley (3), Nat Walton, Jack Southworth and Joe Lofthouse.
As Philip Gibbons points out in his book ''Association Football in Victorian England'': "The Blackburn side had given one of the finest exhibitions of attacking football in an FA Cup Final, with England internationals, Walton, Townley, Lofthouse and John Southworth at the peak of their form."
The F.A. Cup final was James Southworth's final appearance for Rovers. He made 21 league and 6 cup appearances.
'''Blackburn Rovers'''
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'''Rhys Meynell''' (born 17 August 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Chester City in the Conference National. He has also played for Barnsley and Gretna of the Scottish Premier League.
Meynell joined Scottish Premier League side Gretna on loan for the second half of the 2007-08 season on 31 January 2008.
Meynell joined Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic on 8 August 2008, making his first appearance coming on as substitute against Tamworth on 12 August 2008. It was announced he had signed for Telford United at the end of the season on 23 June 2009 but he quickly joined Chester City.
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'''Christian Michael Ribeiro''' (born 14 December 1989 in Neath) is a Welsh professional footballer and Wales under-21 international, currently playing for Football League Championship side Bristol City.
Ribeiro was born in Neath, Wales and moved to Gloucestershire at the age of five and attended Marling School in Stroud. His father is Portuguese but was born in Wales and his mother is Welsh.
Ribeiro came through the youth system at Bristol City before earning his first professional contract, lasting two and a half years, with the club in December 2006. His first team debut came nearly two years later in a 2-1 win over Peterborough United in the Football League Cup on 12 August 2008, but was replaced after just 34 minutes after damaging his anterior cruciate ligament,
Having made just one appearance during the 2009-10 season due to another injury sustained while international duty, Ribeiro was allowed to join Football League One side Stockport County on a one-month loan deal with a 24-hour recall clause.
Ribeiro has been a regular at various youth levels for Wales including taking part in the under-19 squad that played in the Milk Cup in 2007. On 12 November, 2007 he was called up for the Wales U21 team for the matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 and France U21, playing in both. He was first called up to the senior squad for the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Russia in September 2009 but did not leave the bench.
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Cochrane was the second son of Rev. David Crawford Cochrane, Master of Etwall Hospital (almshouses) and his wife Jane Tomlinson.
Cochrane went on to Hertford College, Oxford and played cricket more regularly for University over the next four years, taking part three times in the Varsity match. He played two matches for Derbyshire in 1885, neither of which was against a first class side, and played only in the Derbyshire match against the Australians in 1886. In 28 first class matches he took 103 wickets with his left arm medium pace, with a best performance of 7 for 66, at an average of just 18.99.
Cochrane moved to Northumberland when he joined Armstrong Whitworth, becoming secretary of the company.
Cochrane had a had a skill at writing light verse and his writing had a graceful touch. He wrote of cricket - the "uncertain game" - and of "the man who snicketh the length ball." He was interested in the nineteenth-century writers of light verse, especially in J K S (James Kenneth Stephen) and Winthrop Mackworth Praed with whom his verse was compared. Of football he wrote in the poem ''"To Anthea"''.
Later he recalled with nostalgia the expeditions in the Highlands of his youth, and lamented that "the way, though once it was short, is long." He contributed to The Times for many years on sporting topics, especially on cricket.
Cochrane married in 1895 Ethel Noble youngest daughter of Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet. His brother Sir Arthur Cochrane was a distinguished member of the College of Arms.
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'''Jason Dair''' (born June 15, 1974) is a Scottish professional football midfielder who currently plays for East Fife.
Dair, who was born in Dunfermline, began his career in 1991 with local Fife team Raith Rovers. A First Division winner in 1992-93, Dair suffered relegation in Raith's first season in the Premier Division. Months into Raith's season back in the First Division, Dair was part of the side that beat Celtic to win the League Cup, ensuring UEFA Cup football for the following season. Buoyed by the cup success, Raith won the title on the last day of the season and were promoted again at the first attempt. Dair scored Raith's first ever European goal, netting from close range against Faroese team G Gta and Raith won through the first two rounds to face Bayern Munich, losing 4-1 on aggregrate. Unfortunately, Raith suffered domestic relegation again and when manager Jimmy Nicholl left in February 1996 to join Millwall,
Dair's time in London was brief and he returned to Stark's Park within eighteen months. With no trophies during his second spell in Kirkcaldy, Dair moved on in February 1999 to Rovers' rivals Dunfermline, where he would go on to spend four years. Following notice that he was transfer listed along with several other players,
Dair joined Livingston on a one-year contract at the start of the 2004-05 season,
Jason Dair is the nephew of legendary Rangers winger Jim Baxter.
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'''Jani Viander''' (born 18 August 1975 in Tuusula) is a Finnish footballer (goalkeeper) playing currently for HJK Helsinki. Viander played 14 times for Finland national football team. He used to play for clubs like HJK Helsinki, Bolton Wanderers F.C. and K.V. Kortrijk. He also joined Stoke City F.C. for a season, in which he did not feature in a single match, apart from being named on the substitutes bench.
He ended his long outland journey after returning back Finland to season 2005. He joined newly promoted RoPS, Rovaniemi, but he wasn't capable to keep them in Finnish Premier league. RoPS were relegated to first division and Viander left club to join FF Jaro. He played against Kaiserslautern when HJK was in the UEFA Champions League in 1998.
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'''Darren Michael BRADLEY''' (born November 24, 1965 in Kings Norton, England) is a former professional footballer. Darren first came to notice to Aston Villa F.C. scouts while at secondary school in Kings Norton, before signing for the Villains in 1983. He represented England at Youth level, and went on to play for the Villa first team, marking the likes of Ian Rush, Liverpool F.C..
Darren moved to The Hawthorns on March 14, 1986, in a deal that saw Stephen Hunt (footballer born 1956) move in the opposite direction. He went on to spend the majority of his career at West Bromwich Albion F.C., captaining the club. Though not a prolific goalscorer, Darren is fondly remembered amongst West Brom fans for a spectacular goal against arch rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., helping them to a 3-2 victory in the Black Country derby on 5.9.1993.
After leaving the Hawthorns, Darren spent some time at Walsall F.C. before retiring in 1997.
Has been seen since retirement playing for Aston Villa Old Stars, a charity fund-raising football team.
After leaving professional football, Bradley became involved in launching Intergarage in 2000, a business designing and manufacturing underground garages, where he is currently Sales Director.
Darren has two daughters, Kacie and Rosie Bradley.
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'''Thierry Bonalair''' (born June 14, 1966 in Paris) is a French former footballer. He is currently chief scout for Lille FC in France
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'''Pierre Ducrocq''' (born December 18, 1976 in Pontoise, Val-d'Oise) is a French footballer currently playing for AO Kavala.
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'''Jacob Luke Butterfield''' (born 10 June 1990 in Bradford) is an English professional footballer currently playing in the Football League Championship for Barnsley.
Butterfield has been described as a star of the future for Barnsley by Simon Davey. He made his debut for Barnsley in a Carling Cup tie against Newcastle United in August 2007 coming on as a substitute for Martin Devaney during a 2-0 loss.
Butterfield began training with Grimsby Town on November 3, 2008 with a view to a possible loan deal.
Butterfield scored his first senior goal on August 8, 2009 with a 59th-minute goal at Hillsborough against Sheffield Wednesday. This goal proved to be vital as it spurred Barnsley on to claw back to 2-2 as Barnsley were 2-0 down at half time.
He also made an appearance coming on as a substitute versus Manchester United in a league cup tie which Barnsley suffered a 2-0 defeat
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'''John Victor "Johnny" Vincent''' (8 February 1947 - 23 December 2006) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward. He made nearly 300 appearances and scored 59 goals in the Football League. After a spell in non-League football he finished his playing career in the United States.
Born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, Vincent joined Birmingham City from school. He made his first-team debut in March 1964, shortly after his 17th birthday. His style of play was elegant and he was consistent in his ability to launch an attack, whether by good passing of the ball or by purposeful running. When he became a first team regular, some three years after making his debut, he was creating chances for Barry Bridges, Geoff Vowden and Fred Pickering; later he supplied Jimmy Greenhoff, Bob Latchford and Bob Hatton. He had a powerful shot himself; for Birmingham he scored 44 goals in 194 appearances in all competitions. He remained first choice under Stan Cullis's management, but Cullis's successor Freddie Goodwin traded him for Middlesbrough's more physical George Smith, both players being valued at -40,000. He spent one season at Middlesbrough followed by three years with Cardiff City, before returning to the Midlands with Atherstone Town. He finished his playing career with a season in the NASL with Connecticut Bicentennials.
After football he spent 13 years in the licensed trade in the West Midlands area. He died of cancer in a Kidderminster, Worcestershire nursing home at the age of 59.
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'''Fred Howe''' (24 September 1912 in Bredbury, near Stockport, Cheshire - 1984) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. His professional career took a while to get started, playing non-league football until he was 22, only puncuated with a brief spell at Stockport County. He was spotted by Liverpool in 1935, recommended by current player Tommy Johnson, and was quickly converted from an outside-left to a striker, a position which better suited his skills. He was Liverpool's top scorer in both 1935-36 and 36-37, but could not reproduce this form the following season, and left to join Manchester City, only to move on after a few months, joining Grimsby Town. He had managed a decent goalscoring ratio with both, but the outbreak of World War II put the brakes on his career. During the conflict, he guested for Stockport County and Watford, and returned to competitive action at its end, managing a creditable 20 goals in 30 appearances for Oldham Athletic, before being surprisingly released. This brought an end to his career.
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'''Simon Madden''' (born 1 May 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who plays for Darlington F.C..
Madden joined Leeds United as a trainee in 2004 and became a professional in 2006
The young right back made his debut against Bury in a Johnstone's Paint Trophy match. The game ended in a 2-1 defeat
In April 2008, Madden had an unsuccessful trial with Cheltenham Town. A few days later, he was released from his contract with Leeds United.
Tallaght based Madden made his Shamrock Rovers debut against St Patrick's Athletic on 21 July 2008.
He earned his first cap with team mate Padraig Amond for the Republic of Ireland U-21s game in Austria on the 19 August 2008, his second cap in Bulgaria, and his third cap in Portugal.
He was released by the Hoops at the end of the 2009 season but followed ex team mate Tadhg Purcell in signing for Darlington in January 2010 .
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'''Vincent David "Vince" Overson''' (born 15 May 1962 in Kettering, Northamptonshire) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender. He made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League for Burnley, Birmingham City, Stoke City and Shrewsbury Town over a 20-year career. He captained Birmingham to success in the 1991 Leyland DAF Cup. He went on to manage non-League teams Padiham and Ramsbottom United and in 2004 was appointed head of youth development at Burnley F.C.
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'''Anthony George "Tony" Want''' (born 13 December 1948 in Hackney, North London) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played more than 150 games in the First Division of the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur and Birmingham City, before continuing his career in the NASL with Minnesota Kicks.
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Oxford United F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Oxford. As of the 2009-10 season, the team plays in the Conference National, which is the first tier of non-league football and the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1893 as Headington before adding the suffix United six years later to become Headington United F.C. The club retained this name until 1960, when it was changed to Oxford United to give it a higher profile.
Ron Atkinson made 560 appearances, including 125 matches in the Southern League (a semi-professional league). John Shuker, the man who succeded Atkinson as captain, made a total of 534 appearances with 478 in the Football League. He holds the club record for the most league appearances and the most overall appearances since 1962, when Oxford joined the Football League. Graham Atkinson holds the record for league goals scored with 77, as well as being the all-time top goalscorer, netting 107 times. Irish forward John Aldridge holds two records, the first being the most league goals scored in a season with 30, and the second the most goals scored in a season with 34. Both of these were set during the 1984-85 season, the year Oxford was promoted to the First Division. David Sloan made his international debut in 1968 for Northern Ireland, becoming the first of fourteen players to receive an international cap while playing for the club. Of the players in this list, 111 are from Great Britain, five from Ireland, and five are from the rest of the world.
''The list comprises players with 100 or more appearances and those who have received international caps while at the club or hold a club record, since 1949 when the club turned professional. Appearances and goals are for matches in the Football League, Conference National, Southern League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League Group Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Full Members Cup and Southern League Cup. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics correct as of 3 September 2009. Players marked in'' '''''bold''''' ''are still playing for the club.''
A. For a full description of positions see Association football positions.
B. The dates for the career represent the first and last first team appearances. When there are two sets of dates, the second set represents a player's second spell at the club.
C. Unless otherwise stated, appearances and goals taken from
E. John Aldridge holds the club record for the most league goals scored in a season with 30, and the most goals scored in a season, 34, during the 1984-85 season.
F. Graham Atkinson holds the club record for the most league goals scored with 77.
G. Ron Atkinson holds the club record for the most overall appearances in all competitions (including matches in the Southern League) with 560.
H. Matt Elliott holds the club record for the highest transfer fee received of -1,600,000 from Leicester City in 1997.
I. John Shuker holds the club record for the most league appearances, with 478, and the most overall appearances (excluding matches in the Southern League), with 534.
J. David Sloan was the first Oxford United player to play a full international, for Northern Ireland in 1968.
K. Dean Windass holds the club record for the highest transfer fee paid of -470,000 to Aberdeen in 1998.
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}}'''Percy John de Paravicini''' (15 July 1862 - 11 October 1921) was an English amateur cricketer and international footballer in the late nineteenth century.
He was born in Kensington, London, the son of Baron James Prior de Paravicini, of Riverside, Datchet, Windsor. He was educated at Aldin House, Slough and Eton College, where he was a member of the cricket eleven from 1878 to 1881, being captain in 1880 and 1881.
de Paravicini was one of an elite few to have played for the Eton College cricket XI for four consecutive years, and arguably he was one of the best players the school has had. He was captain in 1880 and 1881 (i.e. Keeper of the Field). He played against his brother, Harry, in the annual Eton v Harrow cricket match held at Lord's Cricket Ground.
He made his first class debut for Middlesex on 15 August 1881 at Old Trafford, Manchester in the County Tournament against Lancashire. He continued to appear for Middlesex throughout August, playing in four county matches, scoring only 33 runs and taking one wicket. He was a right-handed middle-order batsman, a slow round-arm bowler and an outstanding fielder.
In the autumn of 1881 he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge where he won a cricket blue in each of his four years (1882 to 1885). He played his first cricket match for the University on 25 May 1882 against the "Gentlemen of England". In 1882 he appeared six times for Cambridge University.
1883 was his best season, making 17 appearances (7 for the University, 8 for Middlesex and 2 for representative teams) scoring 595 runs at an average of 24.79 and taking 16 wickets at an average of 20.75. In the match at The Oval for the University against Surrey in June he made his best score to date with 61 in the first innings and taking 4 wickets for 26 runs. In this match Charles Studd made his best ever score with 175 n.o. as the University won the match by 200 runs.
In 1888 he improved his best batting performance, with 77 for Middlesex against Nottinghamshire in June; he scored a total of 485 in the season at an average of 14.69.
During his first class career he played 62 times for Middlesex and 25 for Cambridge University. He also played for Buckinghamshire from 1899 to 1911.
At Cambridge University he won his blue for football in 1883. A "speedy, two-footed defender", he appeared in two FA Cup Finals for Old Etonians, being on the winning side in 1882 against Blackburn Rovers, but losing out the following year to Blackburn Olympic.
In the 1882 final, he was part of the last "all amateur" side to win the FA Cup as well as the last team from south of Birmingham to win it during the nineteenth century. The Old Etonians fielded a team with nine players with previous FA Cup final experience, having reached the final four times in the previous seven seasons. In the match itself, de Paravicini and Arthur Kinnaird managed to contain the Blackburn Rovers forwards, whilst the Old Boys' forwards continually created problems for the Rovers' defence until Reginald Macaulay managed to steer the ball between the Blackburn goalposts for the only goal of the game.
In February and March 1883 he was selected for all three England internationals, against Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England comfortably defeated the Welsh 5-0 (with a hat trick from Clement Mitchell) and the Irish 7-0, but lost out to the Scots by the odd goal in five.
On 31 March 1883, the Old Etonians reached the FA Cup final for the third consecutive year and were comfortable favourites to defeat Blackburn Olympic. Olympic however were well organised and defeated the Old Boys 2-1 after extra time.
After his exploits in the FA Cup and for England, de Paravicini made occasional appearances for the Corinthians.
'''Old Etonians'''
At Eton he was a president of 'Pop'; the group of 25 elected prefects.
He was a J.P. for Buckinghamshire and during the First World War took command of the Datchet Volunteer Platoon. He was decorated with the Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.).
He is also credited with being on the inaugural committee for Stoke Park Club based in Stoke Poges, and the only member of the Corinthians on the committee at the time.
On 21 May 1891, he married Lady Marcia Charlotte Maria Cholmondeley, daughter of Charles George, the Viscount Malpas. They lived in the family home at Riverside, Datchet and had three sons. He died on 11 October 1921 at Hill Fields, Pangbourne, Berkshire, England aged 59 following an operation. His obituary in Wisden stated: "''Few men personally more popular have ever been seen in the cricket field. His career was in one respect peculiar. He was in proportion a far greater force in his school days than he ever became in first-class matches.''"
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'''Anthony Andrew "Tony" Rees''' (born 1 August 1964 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. As a youth he was part of the Aston Villa team which won the 1980 FA Youth Cup. He left Aston Villa without appearing for the first team, but went on to play nearly 300 games in the Football League, for Birmingham City, Peterborough United, Shrewsbury Town, Barnsley, Grimsby Town and West Bromwich Albion, appeared in all four divisions, and won one full cap for Wales.
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'''David "Dave" Robinson''' (born 14 July 1948 in Bartley Green, Birmingham) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He played nearly 300 games in the Football League for Birmingham City and Walsall, continuing his playing career in Midlands non-League football with Tamworth before becoming manager of Oldbury United. He has been involved with Studley F.C. for several years and is currently the club's president.
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'''William Charles Cuff''' was an English/Welsh footballer manager who was in charge of Everton F.C. for over 500 games between 1901 and 1918.
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Born in 1944'''Leonard "Lenny" Glover''' was a flamboyant left winger who played, amongst others, for Leicester City during what many people believe to have been their golden era in the late sixties and early seventies. Considered one of the greatest players to don a Leicester City shirt and once described as the "best uncapped winger in the world", the acerbic and quick witted Cockney is often referred to in Frank Worthington-s seminal "One Hump or Two":for example,when locally born defender Alan Woollett-s dog died manager Jimmy Bloomfield tried to get his players to show respectful sympathy towards the defender- a feat Glover was singularly unable to do. He has had a spell as joint manager of Harlow Town with Bobby Kellard, and since the 2006 World Cup a hard hitting blog.
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'''Adam Michael Bygrave''' (born 24 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Histon as a defender.
Bygrave joined Reading's Youth Academy as a junior, and on 6 July 2007, he signed a one year professional contract with Reading.
Bygrave joined Gillingham on loan on 20 November 2007 initially for one month. He made his league debut in Gillingham's 2-1 win over Hartlepool United on 24 November 2007, and the loan was then extended for a second month, then a third, then finally extended to the end of the 2007-08 season. However, the loan was then cut short, and Bygrave returned to Reading on 22 April 2008.
He was released by Reading at the end of his current contract, and signed with Conference National side Weymouth on 25 May 2008. He signed for fellow Conference team Histon for a fee of -5,000 on 1 January 2009.
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Thomson, a wing-half, started his career with Thornton Rangers in his native Fife, before moving to Dundee, where he played for four years. In 1929 he moved to Everton. His Everton career had an inauspicious start, with the club suffering relegation in his first season. The following season he gained a Second Division winners medal as Everton made an immediate return to the top flight, and then added a First Division medal in 1932 as Everton became champions.
In 1947 Thomson became manager of Manchester City, replacing Sam Cowan. IN his first season in charge the club finished tenth in the First Division, though they failed to win any of the final six games of the season. The 1948-49 season saw a slight upturn with a seventh place finish. In October 1949 Thomson made the decision to sign goalkeeper Bert Trautmann, attracting criticism for signing a former German paratrooper so soon after World War II.
After leaving Manchester City Thomson returned to Scotland, where he ran a pub until his retirement.
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'''Billy Wingrove''' (born 15 November 1982 in London, England) is a British football freestyler.
Wingrove began learning his football freestyle skills as a child. Beginning with the standard keepie uppie skills in the local park, Wingrove would stay behind when all his friends had gone home, to practice some extravagant football skills that would impress his friends and family.
He began to study and copy some of the tricks shown on TV by Ronaldo, Romario and the rest of the Brazil squad in the famous Nike 'Airport' commercial.
Wingrove comes from a footballing family, but unlike his father, who played for Tottenham Hotspur and cousin who played for Arsenal, Billy preferred to use and express his skills as an individual instead of as part of a team, although his talents have still established him with local semi-professional sides.
As he grew older he learned more and more tricks and became part of the network of young football freestylers in the London area. In 2003, Wingrove entered the Nike freestyle competition in London Earl's Court, and out of 6,000 contestants, he reached the semi-finals. Coca Cola, O2, Barclaycard, Disney and Sky Sports have all since used Wingrove for promotions or advertising.
Wingrove has been working as a "professional" football freestyler since the 2003 Nike Freestyle event in London.
Billy has performed his freestyle tricks and skills live on TV for Nickelodeon, ''Blue Peter'' and Central News as well as performing on BBC1's A Question of Sport and Match of the Day.
In 2005 Wingrove appeared in a KDDI TV commercial with Japanese footballer Shinji Ono. Shortly after this Wingrove appeared with Manchester United's Wayne Rooney for a Coca Cola promotion and was also featured with J-League stars in Japanese football magazine Footival. Wingrove's work has also been featured in the UK magazines ''FourFourTwo'' and ''Match''.
Wingrove became the first football freestyler to be signed up as a professional "Football Freestyler" by a professional with his friend Fidan Morina from Kosovo club.
when Premiership team Tottenham Hotspur signed him up. Billy displays and teaches his freestyle tricks and skills for Tottenham's coaching in the community schemes, corporate sponsors and on the pitch for half time and pre-match entertainment for Premiership games. He has also appeared as half time entertainment for England international matches.
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'''Brian Leslie Ford Roberts''' (born 6 November 1955) is an English former professional footballer born in Manchester who played as a defender. He played more than 400 games in the Football League for Coventry City, Hereford United, Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. After ten years as a professional at Coventry City he joined Birmingham City for a fee of -10,000 raised through a supporters' "Buy a Player Fund". Nicknamed "Harry" after the 1960s police-killer Harry Roberts, he published an autobiography entitled ''Harry's Game''. He went on to coach at Coventry City before becoming Head of Sport at a private school in Leamington Spa. He is the brother-in-law of local radio personality Bob Brolly
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'''Alan James Campbell''' (born 21 January 1948 in Arbroath) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He made 571 appearances in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Birmingham City, Cardiff City and Carlisle United, including over 100 in the First Division for Birmingham City. He was capped for Scotland at youth and under-23 level. He went on to play and manage in non-League football.
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'''Stephen Nicholas''' (born July 8, 1981 in Stirling), known as '''Stevie''', is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Queen's Park. Formerly seen as a star of the future at both Motherwell and Stirling Albion injury has since stunted Nicholas' career. He scored his first Queen's Park goal in a 2-1 loss to Raith Rovers on 6 December 2008.
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'''John O'Neill''' (born 3 January 1974 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Stirling Albion. O'Neill's previous clubs include Celtic.
In his career he has had two spells of playing for Dumfries club Queen of the South. At Queens O'Neill won the 2001-02 Scottish Second Division and was the club's top scorer that season as he won the divisional player of the year title. O'Neill also scored in the 2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final victory against Brechin City, along with Derek Lyle. O'Neill also made a substitute appearance for Queens in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final against Rangers, which turned out to be his last appearance for the club.
He signed for Stirling Albion as a player and also becomes assistant manager.
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'''Joseph "Joe" Thompson''' (born March 5, 1989 in Rochdale) is an English footballer, currently playing for Rochdale. He has played professionally for the club in the Football League.
He made his debut for Rochdale in May 2006 against Carlisle United during the 2005-06 season.
Thompson scored a hattrick on January 31st 2009 during Rochdale's 4-2 away win over Aldershot.
Thompson signed a new one year contract with Rochdale in the summer of 2009, starting the new season with a goal and a man of the match performance against Port Vale.
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Witter was a central defender who played for numerous clubs during his career including Millwall, Scunthorpe United and Bohemians amongst others. He spent nearly seven years at Millwall making 104 league appearances, scoring two goals. He made a solitary appearance for Bohemians when he appeared against Galway United in December 1999.
Witter who was of African-Caribbean ethnicity was notable for being accepted by Millwall supporters at a time when some of them had a reputation for racial intolerance.
He held the record for the quickest goal scored for Plymouth Argyle by a player on his debut until Jamie Mackie broke it on February 12, 2008 against Barnsley.
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'''Barry Kitchener''' (born 11 December 1947 in Dagenham, England) is an English former professional footballer. He played for Millwall between 1966 and 1982. Kitchener signed for Millwall in August 1965 and made his Millwall debut on 11 February 1967 at left back, against Birmingham City replacing the injured Harry Cripps. In his next game Kitchener scored against Sheffield United, hitting a 30 yard screamer past the England goalkeeper Alan Hodgkinson. On the return of Cripps to the side, he played in every game that season at centre half, retaining the number five shirt for the rest of his career. His total of 602 appearances remains a club record. He recently released an autobiographical DVD titled ''60 Minutes with Barry Kitchener'', and in May 2007 was voted by fans to represent Millwall in the P.F.A. Centenary Hall of Fame.
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'''Richard Ord''' (born 3 March 1970 in Murton, County Durham, England) is a former English professional footballer best known for his time with Sunderland.
He joined Sunderland on leaving school in 1986, and played nearly 300 first team games for them until he left the club in 1998. During that time, he helped them win promotion to the top flight twice (1990 and 1996) and achieve runners-up spot in the FA Cup (1992).
Ord attended Easington Comprehensive School. He was a highly rated Centre back who could also operate on the left, his most notable achievement being in 1996 when he won the Division One championship with Sunderland.
In the summer of 1998, he signed for Queen's Park Rangers, but was injured in a pre-season friendly. A two-year injury nightmare prevented him from ever playing in a competitive game for QPR, and he finally announced his retirement as a player in 2000, aged only 30.
Ord later had a short spell as manager of non-league Durham City, but this was not successful.
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'''Martin Kuhl''' (born 10 January 1965 in Frimley, Surrey) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 474 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham City, Sheffield United, Watford, Portsmouth, Derby County, Notts County and Bristol City. He then played for Happy Valley in Hong Kong, and represented the Hong Kong League in matches against Mexico and Bulgaria,
before returning to play in non-League football. He helped Portsmouth to the 1992 FA Cup semi final, but was one of three Pompey players to miss his kick as they lost on a penalty shootout to Liverpool. He is a qualified coach and is currently on the coaching staff of Wycombe Wanderers, after leaving his post at Aldershot Town along with manager Gary Waddock on 13 October 2009.
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'''John Roger Shankly Hynd''' (born 2 February 1942 in Falkirk), known as '''Roger Hynd''', is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He started his playing career at Rangers, for whom he played in the 1967 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, before moving to the Football League. He played nearly 300 League games for Crystal Palace, Birmingham City - with whom he played more than 200 games in total and won promotion to the First Division in 1972 - Oxford United and Walsall. He had a brief spell as manager of Motherwell before leaving professional football to work as a PE teacher. He is the nephew of the late Bill Shankly.
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'''Robert Arthur Hopkins''' (born 25 October 1961 in Hall Green, Birmingham) is a former English professional footballer who played as a winger. He started his playing career at Aston Villa with whom he won the FA Youth Cup in 1980. He played more than 300 games in the Football League for Aston Villa, Birmingham City (in two spells), Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, Shrewsbury Town and Colchester United. He also played in Hong Kong for Instant-Dict and for non-League clubs Solihull Borough and Bromsgrove Rovers. While at Birmingham, the club he has supported since childhood, he helped the club to win promotion to the First Division in 1985 and the Leyland DAF Cup in 1991.
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He now currently is a coach for the Tulsa Soccer Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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'''Aidan Murphy''' (born 17 September 1967 in Manchester, England) is a former English professional football player. He is now a youth soccer coach in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
Murphy, a midfielder, was a Manchester United junior and turned professional with the Old Trafford club in the summer of 1984. In October 1986 he spent a month on loan with Lincoln City, making his league debut in the 4-1 home defeat to Hartlepool United on October 5, 1986. In February 1987 he linked up with Oldham Athletic, again on a one month loan deal, but failed to make a league appearance.
In the summer of 1987, Aidan was released by Manchester United and joined Crewe Alexandra where he was to spend the next five seasons. A brief spell with Scarborough at the beginning of the 1992-1993 season signalled the end of his league career and he dropped into the non-league ranks to enjoy short spells with Woking, Mossley and Witton Albion.
In 1993 he emigrated to the USA and joined the Greensboro Dynamo for their inaugural season. He went on to spend three seasons in their team before moving on to spells with Minnesota Rampage and Raleigh Flyers.
He then moved into coaching, becoming a staff coach with Greensboro Youth Soccer in 1998. In 2001 he was appointed Boys Youth Development Director for GYS. He has also been on the staff of the NCYSA olympic development program since Spring 2000. He moved to the South Charlotte Soccer Association in May 2006 but returned to Greensboro in October 2006 due to his family not settling in his new location.
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'''Joshua Brendan David Magennis''' (born 15 August 1990) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Cardiff City. Having spent the majority of his youth career as a goalkeeper, he switched to playing as a striker in 2008 before turning professional in 2009. He has been described by Cardiff City academy manager Neal Ardley as "''having lightning-quick pace, a great leap and being powerful in the air''".
Born in Bangor, County Down, Magennis began his career as an outfield player, playing up front, even representing County Down in the Milk Cup as a youngster, before eventually becoming a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Glentoran youth team before joining the youth team at Cardiff City and has mostly played in the under-18 and reserve team at the club. However on 31 October 2007 Cardiff met Liverpool in the League Cup but with David Forde and on-loan goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel ineligible Magennis took a spot on the bench for the match. Despite not making it on to the pitch in the game he still enjoyed the experience later stating:
"''It was an unbelievable experience from start to finish, and hopefully I can play in the first team in the future.''"
The decision to include Magennis was controversial because he had been called up to the Northern Ireland under-19 team but was not allowed to join the squad by manager Dave Jones due to need to keep the youngster at the team with only one senior goalkeeper for the match.
In April 2008 he reverted to playing as a striker, just before the FAW Welsh Youth Cup final where he came on as a substitiute.
Magennis signed his first professional contract on 10 April 2009 for Cardiff City, the only second year academy student to be offered a professional deal, and began working with reserve team coach Paul Wilkinson who had previously coached former Cardiff striker Cameron Jerome in a similar manner. On 8 August 2009 Magennis made his professional debut when he replaced Jay Bothroyd as a late substitute on the opening day of the 2009-10 season in a 4-0 win over Scunthorpe United. In his fourth appearance for the club, Magennis scored his first professional goal during a 3-1 win over Bristol Rovers in the second round of the League Cup.
The return of Ross McCormack and Warren Feeney from injury meant that Magennis fell down the pecking order at Cardiff and was allowed to join Football League Two side Grimsby Town on a one-month loan deal on 15 October 2009 He made his debut against Rochdale on 17 October 2009 which was to be the last game managed by Mike Newell, who was sacked the following morning. Magennis made just one more appearance for the side before, on 29 October 2009, he was told that his, and fellow loanee Arnaud Mendy, loan contract was to be terminated ahead of schedule. Caretaker manager Neil Woods commented that "''As the caretaker manager I think I need to be fair to the players that we've got here first. They've been a little bit of a victim of the circumstances of the last two weeks. They are not going to get in the eighteen and I don't think it is fair to keep loan players here.''"
Magennis made his first start on 9 January 2010 in a 1-1 draw with Blackpool, but was forced off after just 35 minutes after suffering a fractured fibula.
While still playing as a goalkeeper, Magennis featured twice for the Northern Ireland Under-17 side, in a 2-0 defeat to Scotland under-17's and as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat to Netherlands under-17's. His step up to the under-19 side came following his change of position and he was handed his debut on 8 October, 2008 in 3-1 defeat to Serbia under-19's. In July 2009, Magennis helped Northern Ireland retain their Milk Cup crown, scoring the first goal in their 2-0 final victory against Denmark.
On 11 August 2009, Magennis made his debut for the Under-21 side, playing in a 2-1 defeat to Portugal. He grabbed his first two goals for the Under-21 side after coming off the bench in their 6-2 defeat to Iceland on 8 September 2009.
His uncle Mark plays for Northern Irish side Bangor.
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Rawson was born in in Cape Town, South Africa and attended Westminster School, representing the school at "soccer" in 1872 and 1873, becoming captain in his final year.
He played in the 1874 FA Cup Final for Oxford University - in the match, played against the Royal Engineers at the Kennington Oval on 14 March 1874, the University were the victors by 2 goals to 0. His brother Herbert played for the opposition.
He made his debut for the England football team on 6 March 1875 again at The Oval, in a game against Scotland, which finished 2-2. His brother Herbert won his only cap alongside him in this fixture. This was the first occasion on which two brothers played for England in the same match.
As a referee, he was awarded the 1876 FA Cup Final between the Wanderers and Old Etonians, also at the The Oval, which was undecided when the first match ended 1-1 after extra time on 11 March 1876. Wanderers eventually triumphed 3-0 in the replay on 18 March 1876.
On 3 March 1877, he was honoured with the captaincy of the international side, once more against Scotland, and once again at The Oval, in a match which the Scots won 3-1. He collected just the two international caps for his adopted country.
He was on the losing side in the 1877 FA Cup Final - the match at The Oval on 24 March was won by the Wanderers by 2 goals to 1 against Oxford University.
During his career he also played for Old Westminsters F.C. and Wanderers.
'''Oxford University'''
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'''James "Tadger" Stewart''' (born c.1883, died 23 May 1957) was a professional footballer who played as an inside-forward and won the Football League championship with both Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle United, as well as making three appearances for England.
Born in Gateshead, he started his career with Todds Nook, and then Gateshead NER, two local non-league sides where he first acquired his nickname, "Tadger", by which he was affectionately known throughout his career.
In May 1902, he was snapped up by Sheffield Wednesday and made one appearance in their championship winning side of 1902-03. The following season he was a more regular selection, making ten appearances as Wednesday retained their title. In 1905-06 he was Wednesday-s top scorer with a total of 22 goals (20 league and 2 cup).
The following season, he was part of the Wednesday team that reached the FA Cup Final against the previous year-s winners, Everton. In the match at Crystal Palace Stadium on 20 April 1907 a mix-up in the Everton defence enabled Wednesday to take a twentieth minute lead as Harry Chapman swung the ball into the goalmouth for Stewart to give it the final touch. Everton equalized through Jack Sharp in the closing minute of the first half, but with only four minutes of the match remaining, Andrew Wilson, the Wednesday centre-forward, received the ball from a throw-in and hooked it across the goalmouth for George Simpson, his outside-left, to head home one of the softest goals imaginable.
He made his first appearance for England against Wales on 18 March 1907 scoring England-s goal in a 1-1 draw. His next England appearance, against Scotland on 6 April also ended 1-1.
In August 1908, he moved back to Tyneside to join Newcastle United. During his six years at Wednesday he made a total of 141 appearances with 59 goals.
At St James' Park he soon became one of the stars of "The Edwardian Masters", as Newcastle were known at the time due to the superb attacking, flowing and skilful way they played. He was an integral part of the team, alongside fellow internationals Colin Veitch, Jock Rutherford, Jimmy Lawrence and Albert Shepherd, which won the Football League championship in 1908-09, making 25 appearances and contributing eight goals.
In the FA Cup semi-final against Swindon Town on 26 March 1910, he scored the opening goal in a 2-0 victory but was unable to make the team for the final against Barnsley, which Newcastle won after a replay, thus taking the cup for the first time. In 1911, he played in the losing side in the final against Bradford City.
He made his third, and final, England appearance against Scotland on 1 April 1911 and again scored in a 1-1 draw. All three of his international appearances thus ended 1-1.
He continued to be a regular member of the Newcastle side until he was sold to Rangers in 1913 for -600. In his Newcastle career he made a total of 138 appearances with 53 goals.
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Joseph "Joe" Mallett''' (8 January 1916 - February 2004) was an English professional footballer who spent most of his playing career at Southampton (playing as a wing half). He later became a coach, manager and scout.
Born in Gateshead, Mallett was spotted playing for the Dunston Colliery works team by a London scout, and was signed at the age of seventeen by Charlton Athletic to serve his apprenticeship under manager Jimmy Seed. He had not made any first team appearances before Charlton (then in the First Division) loaned him to Third Division South team Queens Park Rangers to gain experience in April 1937. He remained at QPR until May 1938, making 31 appearances before returning to Charlton, where he appeared twice in the 1938-39 season. In February 1939 Rangers persuaded Charlton to sell him; he was becoming a first-team regular at QPR before his career was interrupted by conscription into the RAF in World War II. During the war he guested for Fulham and West Ham, returning to QPR after the cessation of hostilities.
In February 1947 Bill Dodgin signed him for Southampton for a club record -5000. Although now aged 31, Mallett proved to be a bargain purchase - he was "a strong link between the defence and attack, and was particularly sound in his positional play." He made his debut away to Plymouth Argyle on 1 March 1947, scoring one of Saints- goals and making the other in a 3-2 defeat. He soon became the team-s captain and had "forthright views on how the game should be played". Team-mate Alf Ramsey described him as "having one of the finest of all soccer brains".
When Dodgin left the Saints in August 1949 to be replaced by Sid Cann, Mallett became restless and in January 1950 he put in a transfer request in the hope of receiving a coaching position. The board persuaded him to stay and he remained loyal to Southampton, playing regularly until his last game, away to Nottingham Forest on 29 April 1953. During his Southampton career he made 223 appearances, scoring three goals.
In July 1953, now aged 37, he moved on to Leyton Orient as player-coach, where he was re-united with former QPR team-mate Alec Stock. In 1959, he was reserve team coach at Nottingham Forest under Billy Walker and then Andy Beattie, where he brought on a succession of young players, including Ian Storey-Moore and David Pleat.
In June 1964 he joined Birmingham City as coach, and a month later accepted the vacant managerial position.
When Cullis retired, Mallett went on to manage Panionios and coach at Apollon in the Greek Super League.
He was married to Bertha, whom he first met whilst at Charlton Athletic. They had three sons and one daughter. Mallett died at his home in Hastings in early February 2004.
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'''(Francis) Mark Wallington''' (born 17 September 1952) is a former English footballer where he enjoyed a long career as a goalkeeper. He currently teaches PE at St. George's College of Technology, Sleaford
He began his career on schoolboy forms with Lincoln City whilst also making occasional appearances for hometown club Sleaford Town
After winning England caps at Schoolboy and Youth levels, Wallington signed for Walsall, turning professional in October 1971. After just 11 league appearances, Leicester City manager Jimmy Bloomfield paid -30,000 to secure his services.
Wallington began his time at Leicester as understudy to Peter Shilton and it was not until Shilton departed to Stoke City in 1974 that Wallington was able to establish himself. However, once recognised as the first-choice goalkeeper, Wallington was rarely out of the team for the next ten seasons, being an ever-present for six successive seasons from 1975-1981 and establishing a club record of 331 consecutive appearances. His long-service to the Foxes was recognised with a testimonial season, the highlight being a testimonial match with Nottingham Forest on the 20 October 1982. He went on to make 460 appearances in all competitions for Leicester City, placing him equal third on their all time appearance records
With Ian Andrews emerging as the number one choice at Leicester, Wallington moved on to Derby County in the summer of 1985, a fee of -25,000 securing his services. In his first season, he helped the Rams secure promotion from the then Third Division before winning the Second Division title in 1986-87. Wallington would play no part in Derby's return to the top-flight as his place was taken by new-signing Peter Shilton whom Wallington had understudied at Leicester at the start of his career.
In the summer of 1988, just a few weeks short of his 36th birthday, Wallington signed for Lincoln City, nearly twenty years after his initial association with the club as a schoolboy. He would remain at Lincoln for three seasons, being named "Player Of The Season" in 1989/90 and elected number 64 in Lincoln's 100 league legends in 2006, before making his 577th and final league appearance against Blackpool in April 1991 at the age of 38 years and 201 days. At the time, this made him the second oldest player to appear for Lincoln in the league though he has now slipped to fifth position
He then returned to his home town of Sleaford to become a secondary school teacher whilst he also spent time coaching with the England U18 set-up. In September 1994 he came out of retirement to assist Grantham Town on a couple of occasions, before moving up to the role of Assistant Manager in January 1995, leaving the club at the end of the season.
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'''Thomas Henry 'Tom' Clark''' (October 5, 1924 - June 14, 1981) was an English cricketer. He played for Surrey as an opening batsman. His career with them took in the period from 1952 to 1958 when they won an unequalled seven successive County Championship titles.
He began with the Minor County Bedfordshire, that being the county of his birth, and played three matches for them in August, 1946. He then joined Surrey. He played in only six first-class matches in total between 1947 and 1949, but made a big advance in 1950 when he played in 19 matches, scored his maiden century and averaged 31.37. He had a poor season the following year and appeared in only 11 matches, but in 1952 he reached 1,000 runs in a season for the first time, averaged 36.15 and was awarded his county cap. From then on he was a regular member of the side until worsening arthritis meant that after 1959 he was no longer fit enough for first-class cricket. He had two poor seasons in 1955 and 1958, but otherwise reached 1,000 runs every year, making six times in all. When he made his highest score of 191 against Kent at Blackheath in 1956, he put on 174 in two hours with Peter May for the third wicket.
He was a useful off-spinner, but his opportunities with the ball were limited by the presence in the Surrey side of Jim Laker and Eric Bedser.
Before concentrating on cricket, he played football for Aston Villa, appearing in their reserve team. In May, 1948 he moved to Walsall, for whom he scored 3 goals in 9 first team games in the Third Division (South).
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'''Mark E Ellis''' (born 6 January 1962) was a footballer who played the majority of his league career for hometown club Bradford City as a left winger.
Mark Ellis first came to the attention of Bradford City while playing for junior club Trinity Athletic in 1978, as an amateur, before he was taken on as a non-contract player in 1980.
Ellis had been known as a tricky winger who had the ability to beat opposition defenders,
He moved down the leagues to join Halifax Town and later Tadcaster Albion.
Ellis joined the coaching staff at non-league Guiseley in December 2006, to team up with his former manager Terry Dolan.
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Anderson was born and grew up in Aberdeen, and showed promise as a player from an early age. He was capped by Scotland Schoolboys and joined the Junior team Mugiemoss as a teenager. Bill Struth, manager of Rangers, expressed an interest in the young Anderson, but instead he signed for his local team in 1943.
Wartime delayed his senior debut until 1948, and his time as a player at Pittodrie coincided with a lean period in the club's fortunes. One of the few highlights of his time there as a player was a Scottish Cup tie in 1950 against Celtic at Parkhead, in which Anderson scored the only goal. This was the first time that Aberdeen had beaten Celtic in a cup tie in Glasgow.
During his time as an Aberdeen player, Anderson spent a short period, most likely on loan , at Hartlepools United, playing only two games for the English club. According to the Aberdeen official website
Anderson was forced to give up the game in 1956 following a series of injuries, but stayed with Arbroath as assistant to the manager, Tommy Gray. The following season, he was appointed chief coach (rather than manager) in place of Gray, and steered Arbroath to promotion in 1958-59. The following campaign in the first division ended in relegation, however, and Anderson was replaced as manager by John Prentice before the end of the season.
Anderson joined the board of directors at Aberdeen in 1967, and was made Vice-Chairman three years later
Anderson's time on the board at Aberdeen coincided with the most successful period in the club's history, and he is considered to have been a driving force behind that success. As well as being instrumental in the development of Pittodrie as one of the first all-seater stadia in Britain, he was a prime mover in the creation of the Scottish Premier Division in 1975, a response to the declining attendances of the time.
As a member of the Aberdeen board, he was responsible for the appointment of Alex Ferguson as manager in 1978. Ferguson noted that
Anderson took early retirement from his post at RGIT in 1984, intending to focus more of his energies on running the football club as Chairman. However, following an operation to correct a hernia in 1984, he noticed a stiffness in his right side, which was diagnosed as motor neurone disease. He continued to serve on the Aberdeen board in spite of his increasing disability, and was still well enough to attend the 1985 Scottish League Cup Final victory over Hibs. He realised that this would be his last visit to Hampden Park: By the time of the Scottish Cup Final later that same season, Anderson was unable to move independently, and was only able to communicate with technological assistance. He died 17 days later, at the age of 61.
The Chris Anderson Stadium in Aberdeen is named after him.
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'''Finlay Ballantyne Speedie''' (18 August 1880 - 5 February 1953) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers and Newcastle United in the 1900s. He was a versatile forward who was most at home at inside left.
Speedie began his career with his local club Dumbarton but joined Rangers in 1900. Playing under William Wilton he won two League championships, a Scottish Cup, two Glasgow Cups, a Charity Cup and the 1901 Glasgow Exhibition Cup.
He left Rangers in 1906 and joined Newcastle United where he won the English First Division in 1906-07 in his first season. He stayed on Tyneside for another season before joining Oldham for a season and then moved to Bradford Park Avenue for a few months before eventually re-joining old club Dumbarton. He spent five years at Boghead before retiring in 1914. He won the old Second Division title in 1911.
Speedie won three Scotland caps scoring two goals - all in 1903.
During the First World War he served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was awarded the Military Medal. He maintained his links with Dumbarton and coached the team in the 1930s.
Speedie died on the 5 February 1953, aged 72.
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'''Amjad Iqbal''' (Urdu: ) (born 23 September 1980) is a professional footballer who plays for Bradford Park Avenue. He has been capped by Pakistan.
Born in Bradford, England, Iqbal started his career at youth level with Bradford City before moving to local non-league club, Thackley in the Northern Counties East Football League and signed for Farsley Celtic in 2002.
Iqbal helped Farsley achieve three promotions in four years, the last promotion being in the 2006-07 season when they were promoted to the Conference National with Iqbal as club captain.
Iqbal become Farsley's first international when he received a call up to the Pakistan squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Iraq, in October 2007. Pakistan lost 7-0 on aggregate over two matches, but held Iraq to a nil-nil draw in the second leg.
Iqbal is a British Pakistani and is born to Pakistani parents. Other than being a football player, Iqbal is also a part-time chemistry lecturer at Bradford College.
He is a local role model to all the youngsters in the area.
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'''George Law''' was a Scottish footballer who was born 13 December 1885 in Arbroath.
He began his career at local club Arbroath and moved to Rangers in 1907. Law became a favorite among the Ibrox fans for his determined, hard-tackling defensive style. Playing during the William Wilton era, he won a league championship medal in 1911, the 1911 Glasgow Cup, and two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups. However, he never won a Scottish Cup, but did play in the abandoned Scottish Cup Final of 1909.
Law left Rangers and moved to Leeds City in 1912. He retired after seven season in Yorkshire. After retirement from football, he went into the engineering business.
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'''Robert Frame Main''' (born 10 February 1909 in Airdrie) is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.
Main began his career at local team Baillieston Juniors and joined Rangers in 1929, initially as understudy to Sandy Archibald. He was in and out of the side for four years before becoming a regular in 1933. During his spell at the club he won two League championship's, two Scottish Cup, three Glasgow Cup and two Charity Cup. He made 158 appearances for Rangers and scored 35 goals.
He left Ibrox in 1939 and joined New Brighton but the outbreak of the Second World War curtailed his football career.
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'''Povl Ahm''' CBE FICE FREng (26 September 1926 - 15 May 2005) was an eminent structural engineer and former chairman of Ove Arup & Partners.
Born in Aarhus, Denmark, Povl Ahm attended the Polyteknisk Lreanstalt in Copenhagen, from where he graduated in 1949.
Ahm married Birgit Moller in 1953, with whom he had two sons, Carsten Ahm and Peter Ahm.
He was a keen sportsman, and a good footballer. He played for the London amateur team Corinthian Casuals and played in the 1956 Amateur Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.
He joined the firm Ove Arup and Partners in London in 1952, where he worked on Coventry Cathedral with Basil Spence. In his own words:
:"It was an architectural concept showing clearly the ecclesiastical functions but without any clear definition of structural concept, for so far no engineer had been involved in the design."
Ahm was given great responsibility on this project, working directly with Ove Arup.
He also worked on early conceptual design schemes for the Sydney Opera House, and worked on other projects, including Smithfield Market, London and Centre Pompidou, Paris - some of Ove Arup & Partners' most prestigious projects.
The architect of Sydney Opera House, Jorn Utzon, later went on to design a house for Ahm in Hertfordshire - a project which avoided the many problems of Sydney Opera House.
In 1957 Ahm was made an associate partner of Ove Arup & Partners, and in 1965 he was made a full partner, becoming a director of the firm after its ownership was rearranged in 1977 (the firm was now owned in trust for the staff).
By winning the competition to design the Gateshead Viaduct in 1965, Ahm started the firm's new transport group, specialising in bridges.
From 1989 to 1992 he was chairman of the firm.
He was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1981.
Ahm was an active member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, acting as a Council Member twice, and becoming Vice Chairman of Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief from 1989 to 1993.
From 1992 to 1996 he was chairman of the Association of Consulting Engineers.
Ahm was awarded the ICE's first Gold Medal in 1993; the same year he received a CBE for services to engineering.
He received an honorary doctorate from University of Warwick in 1994.
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'''William Edwin "Billy" Beats''' (13 November 1871 - 6 April 1936) was an English international footballer from Wolstanton in Staffordshire.
Beats probably joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1891. He made his debut in a Midland League match on 10 October 1891, in a 4-1 defeat at [Burton Wanderers. A regular in the team from March 1892, with twenty goals in the 1893-94 season he became the club's top scorer, a season he was an ever-present in. In June 1895 he was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers for -80, for whom he played in the 1896 FA Cup Final. After moving to Bristol Rovers in 1903, Beats won the 1904-05 Southern League championship. In August 1906 he returned to ''the Vale'' and scored fifteen goals in the 1906-07 to become top scorer once more. However he was released at the end of the season as the club were liquidated in a financial crisis. He then joined Reading.
Beats won two caps for England in 1901 and 1902 while a player at Wolves. He also played for England against Scotland in the "Ibrox disaster" match at Ibrox Stadium that was abandoned in May 1902 due to the collapse of a terrace, resulting in the deaths of 25 people.
'''Wolverhampton Wanderers'''
'''Bristol Rovers'''
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'''Douglas Methven Farquhar''' (11 June 1921 in Methil, Fife - February 20, 2005 in New York) was an Scottish-American soccer player who played professionally on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. He also earned one cap with the United States national team
Farquhar started his career at junior side St Andrews United, before joining Arsenal in 1944. During World War II he guested with Irish side Distillery. He was exclusively a reserve player with Arsenal, never playing a first-team game, although he won a Football Combination medal with the second-string side in 1946-47.
In September 1950 he joined Reading on a free transfer. He played nine league games, scoring one goal. He then moved to non-league Hereford United. At some point, he moved to the United States, where he signed with the New York Hakoah of the American Soccer League.
Farquhar earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 8-1 loss to England on May 28, 1959.
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'''James Walker McAlpine''' (born 5 February 1887) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a half back for Southampton in the Southern League before playing for Football League clubs Millwall and Gillingham.
Born in Coatbridge he played for various local clubs, including Strathclyde where he was spotted by scouts from Southampton. Along with team-mate Andrew Gibson, he signed for The Saints in May 1911 and was considered to be one of new manager George Swift's better signings. Swift was Southampton-s first appointment as manager and promptly embarked on a spending spree, signing eleven players in six weeks.
Playing alongside the ever-dependable Bert Lee, he became a virtual ever-present up to the suspension of football in 1915. According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints", McAlpine was "rather small for a left half, (but) made up for his lack of stature with a determined and forceful temperament that made him a firm favourite with the Saints crowd."
During World War I he remained on Saints' books, but joined local shipbuilders Harland and Wolff and turned out for their works football team, often against the Saints. He briefly returned to his native Scotland, playing for Kilmarnock and Wishaw Thistle.
After the war he moved to Millwall where he was part of their first ever Football League side in 1920-21. In July 1921 he moved on to Gillingham for a couple of seasons before retiring.
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'''Norman Bodell''' (born 29 January 1938 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer, coach, manager and scout. He played as a defender, making 224 appearances in the Football League for Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra and Halifax Town before moving into non-League football with Altrincham. He played for Rochdale in the final of the 1962 League Cup which they lost to Norwich City over two legs.
He took over as manager of Barrow during the 1968-69 after the resignation of player-manager Colin Appleton, and was sacked in February 1970
with the club heading for relegation to the Fourth Division. He went on to coach the reserve team at Wolverhampton Wanderers
and the first team at Preston North End under Bobby Charlton's management
before becoming Jim Smith's assistant at Blackburn Rovers. When Smith was sacked in March 1978, Bodell acted as caretaker manager for nine games until Jim Iley was appointed, and then rejoined Smith at Birmingham.
This situation was repeated four years later when Smith's dismissal in February 1982 left Bodell as caretaker for two matches until the appointment of Ron Saunders.
Bodell remained at Birmingham as chief scout.
-DOCSTART-	14439752
'''Adrian "Adi" Hayes''' (born May 22, 1978 in Norwich, England) is a professional footballer currently playing with Eastern Counties League Premier Division side Dereham Town, where he plays as a midfielder.
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'''John Denby''' was an English footballer, who played as a half back for Southampton in the Southern League from 1911 to 1915.
Born in Sutton-in-Ashfield he started his career with Chesterfield. In the summer of 1911 Southampton's new manager George Swift spent -820 recruiting 11 new players including a return to his former club to sign Denby. Denby made his "Saints" debut in the opening match of the 1911-12 season, a 1-1 draw with Millwall.
Playing alongside Bert Lee and Jim McAlpine, he became an integral part of the team's defence up to the suspension of football in 1915. According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints", Denby was "a strong, reliable player (who) played in all three half-back positions with equal merit and was the team's defensive pivot."
His steady influence had a considerable effect on team performances and an improvement in their defensive play. He continued to give the club sterling service up to the outbreak of World War I when he retired from professional football.
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'''Sean Scannell''' (born 17 September 1990, in Croydon, London) is an Irish association football player who currently plays for Crystal Palace. He is primarily a striker but can also play on the right wing if needs be.
He is the brother of Southend United player Damian Scannell and as a youngster growing up played for Addiscombe Corinthians. He attended Ashburton Community School from 2002 to 2007 where he was a regular in the school team.
Scannell made his debut for Crystal Palace on 4 December 2007, coming on as a substitute for Franck Songo'o. In his home debut against Sheffield Wednesday on 15 December, he again came on to replace Songo'o in the second half and scored a 90th minute winner, his first senior goal in a 2-1 victory for Crystal Palace.
Following this, Scannell was offered a two and a half year professional contract with Palace, and in order to beat off interest from, among others, Manchester United, Manchester City, Everton and Blackburn Rovers, chairman Simon Jordan placed his value at -3million. Scannell signed the contract at the beginning of the new year, and celebrated by scoring Palace's second goal in a 3-0 victory at Molineux against Wolverhampton Wanderers the following weekend.
Scannell is described as an exciting player with searing pace and is one of many talents to emerge from Palace's academy in the last few years. He has also won the Crystal Palace Young Player of the Year Award 2008.
At the end of the 2008-09 season, and still only 18 years old, Sean was voted ''Championship Apprentice of the Year'' due to the outstanding potential he demonstrated throughout the season.
Scannell is of Irish and Jamaican heritage. His good form with Palace led to him being recognised by Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni, who called Scannell into his first 40-man squad and later into his final 28-man squad.. Despite playing for various Republic of Ireland youth teams, he is yet to play for the national side's First XI.
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'''Keith Andrew Leonard''' (born 10 November 1950) is an English former association footballer who played for Aston Villa as a striker.
Born in Birmingham, after playing non-league football with Highgate United, Leonard joined Aston Villa in April 1972. He made a few appearances before breaking his right leg in two places in a road accident. After recovering from his injuries he spent a few months on loan to Port Vale to regain fitness. Arriving at Vale Park in November 1973, he scored once in 13 appearances, his performances persuaded the club to offer Villa -5,000 for his services on a permanent basis. The bid failed and he returned to Villa Park in February 1974.
On his return he played alongside Brian Little in their Second Division promotion campaign and League Cup victory in 1975, but a knee injury forced his retirement in 1976 and prompted manager Ron Saunders to sign Andy Gray from Dundee United as his replacement.
Leonard took up coaching under Saunders at Aston Villa, and led the youth team to victory in the FA Youth Cup in 1980. When Saunders joined Birmingham City in 1982, he appointed Leonard as first-team coach.
After Saunders' resignation in 1986 Leonard acted as Birmingham's caretaker manager for one game before being dismissed. He went on to coach at West Bromwich Albion before leaving football to work at the Solihull Land Rover plant.
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'''Dave Mackay''' (born 2 May 1980 in Rutherglen) is a Scottish professional association football player. He recently transferred to from Livingston, St. Johnstone, who have won promotion to the Scottish Premier League. His nick name is 'Huggy'.
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'''Liam John Hughes''' (born 11 September 1988) is an English football striker. He is currently playing for non-league Staffordshire side Pensnett United after failing to make the grade in league football.
Hughes was a product of the Wolves academy, but failed to make a first team appearance. He had a two-month loan spell at League Two side Bury in November 2007, making his Football League dbut on 24 November 2007 as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat at Morecambe. To date, Hughes has only made three further appearances at league level.
After failing to convince his parent club, he was released in early 2009. In July 2009, Hughes featured as a trialist for in their pre-season friendly against local rivals Pegasus Juniors,
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After retiring from football, Spink became the proprietor of an estate agency in East Sussex.
-DOCSTART-	14466646
Storrie began his career at Airdrie, making his debut in the 1957-58 season, before being signed by Don Revie for Leeds United as a proven goalscorer for a fee of -15,000 in 1962. He scored the only goal on his debut in Leeds opening match of the 1962-63 season and went on to help Leeds win promotion to the First Division in the 1963-64 season and to reach the 1965 FA Cup Final. Injuries reduced his first team opportunities and he faded out of the first team before joining Aberdeen in February 1967. He later played for Rotherham United, Portsmouth, Aldershot and St Mirren.
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'''Barrington Belgrave''' (born 16 September 1980 in Bedford, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for St Neots Town.
Belgrave made his Football League debut for Southend United in a 0-0 draw with Hartlepool on 15 September 2001.
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}}'''William "Bill" Lambton''' (2 December 1914, Nottingham - 16 September 1976) was an English football player and manager. He played in goal for Nottingham Forest, Exeter City and Doncaster Rovers, although he made just three Football League appearances in total with his playing days largely coinciding with the Second World War.
Lambton is better remembered for his spells in coaching and management. He worked as a coach in Denmark with KB Copenhagen and then with Scunthorpe United, Grimsby Town and Leeds United. In December 1958 he became Leeds manager, but left after just four months. This however was to be significantly longer than his next managerial post, as he was in charge of Scunthorpe for just three days in April 1959.
Lambton was appointed Chester manager in January 1962, two months after the sacking of Stan Pearson. Chester were enduring a miserable season that saw them finish bottom of the Football League. Greater things were expected the following season, but a poor run of just four wins in their last 18 games saw them finish fourth from bottom and forced to again apply for re-election to the league. Although Chester comfortably achieved enough votes to remain in the league, Lambton had his contract cancelled by mutual consent in July 1963.
A former Sergeant Major in the Army, Lambton was known as 'Iron Man Bill'. He died in Sherwood, Nottingham aged 61.
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He made eleven appearances for Motherwell between 1947-50, scoring one goal.
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'''Cortez Belle''' (born 27 August 1983 in Coventry, England) is an English footballer playing for Merthyr Tydfil. He currently plays in defence but has also played as a forward.
Belle played in the Football League for Chester City during the 2004-05 season. Unfortunately he was red carded three times between September and January and only made one first-team appearance after this.
In January 2008, Belle signed for Northwich Victoria but left the club later that year to sign for Chippenham Town who made Belle their record signing. Belle only spent a short period at Chippenham however and had his contract terminated in December 2008.
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}}'''Ian Patrick Walsh''' (born 4 September, 1958 in St David's) is a former Wales international footballer.
Walsh began his career at Crystal Palace, winning the FA Youth Cup in 1977, before forcing his way into the first team, making his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Chester City on 4 September, 1976 at the age of 18, where he was a key member of the side that won the Division Two title in the 1978-79 season. After playing over 100 times for the side, he joined Swansea City in February 1982, spending two years at the Vetch Field before leaving following the sides relegation in 1984.
He spent two years at Barnlsey, scoring fifteen times, before leaving for Grimsby Town where he won promotion in his first season. His second year at the Grimsby was hampered by a number of minor injuries and he was allowed to leave midway through the season to sign for Cardiff City. The majority of his appearances at Ninian Park came as a substitute and he was forced into retirement in 1989.
Walsh made a goalscoring debut for Wales in September 1979 during a 2-1 win over Republic of Ireland, becoming a regular for the side of the following four years before making his final appearance on 2 June, 1982 in a 1-0 win over France.
Walsh is currently a commentator and football pundit for BBC Wales.
He is also the uncle of Premiership footballer Simon Davies who plays for Fulham.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Allen''' (1 May 1897 - 10 May 1968) was an English professional goalkeeper who played for Southampton in the 1920s and later for Coventry City.
He was born in Moxley and played his youth football for various local sides. During World War I he played for Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining First Division side Sunderland in May 1919. At Roker Park he was seen as a fine prospect and during Sunderland's first post-war season he vied for the 'keeper's shirt with Leslie Scott and James Dempster, making 19 league appearances. At the end of the season the Sunderland management failed to include his name on the list of players retained for the following season and he was quickly snapped up by Southampton for their first Football League season.
He soon became the backbone of The Saints' defence and in his first season Southampton narrowly missed out on promotion. In the 1921-22 season he kept 26 clean sheets as Southampton took the Division Three South title on goal average from Plymouth Argyle. Saints total of only 21 goals conceded in a 42 match season was a Football League record which stood until 1979 and remains a record for Southampton. Allen did not concede a goal in any of the final seven games of the season and by the time his defence was finally breached by Leeds United on 28 August 1922 he had gone 845 minutes without conceding a goal.
He was a tall, slightly built man and according to Holley & Chalk's "Alphabet of the Saints" "his agility was often described as miraculous". His slender build was frequently the targe of banter in the dressing room; players in the bath would cry out in mock alaram: "''Look out, the plug's pulled - we don't want to lose Tom down the drain!''"
Saints struggled to make any impact in the Second Division but enjoyed some exciting runs in the FA Cup. In 1923 they got through each of the first three rounds after replays (over First Division Newcastle United, Chelsea and Second division Bury), before going out to West Ham United after a second replay. In the first Fourth Round match against West Ham at The Dell Allen was injured as he bravely thwarted Vic Watson and was replaced in the replays by veteran 'keeper Herbert Lock.
In 1925 the Saints defeated Liverpool 1-0 in Round Four to reach the semi-final where they came up against another First Division side, Sheffield United. In the match played at Stamford Bridge on 28 March 1925, Saints' defender Tom Parker had a dreadful afternoon, first scoring an own-goal, then suffering a rare miss from the penalty spot (shooting straight at the 'keeper) before a mix-up between him and goalkeeper Allen gave Sheffield their second goal.
In 1927 Saints again reached the semi-final defeating Newcastle United on the way. In the semi-final match, played at Stamford Bridge on 26 March 1927, Saints were eliminated 2-1 by Arsenal with Saints' goal coming from Bill Rawlings. In this match, Saints came up against their former star full-back Tom Parker who had had a nightmare in Saints' previous semi-final appearance two years earlier. This time Parker was on the winning side as Arsenal moved on to Wembley, losing to Cardiff City in the final.
In the early part of the 1927-28 season, Allen was injured and new signing George Thompson took over for eight matches, before Allen's return to fitness in November. In June 1928, Allen moved on to Coventry City. In his eight seasons with the Saints he made 323 (291 League, 32 Cup) appearances, which remains a club record for a goalkeeper.
After four seasons at Coventry City, he signed for Accrington Stanley where he spent the 1932-33 season. Now aged 36 he was nearing his 500th League game, a milestone he reached in his first game with next club, Northampton Town, where he remained for the 1933-34 season. This was followed by three years with Kidderminster Harriers and a spell at Cradley Heath before finally hanging up his boots in 1938.
After retiring from football he settled in Coventry; he died at Walsall on 10 May 1968 shortly after his 71st birthday.
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'''Carl Graham Gilbert''' (born Folkestone, 20 March 1948) was an English footballer. He played professionally for Gillingham, Bristol Rovers and Rotherham United between 1965 and 1974, making a total of 168 Football League appearances.
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'''Leon Jerome Braithwaite''' (born Hackney, 17 December 1972) is an English footballer. He played professionally for Exeter City, making a total of 66 Football League appearances.
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'''Gary John Heale''' (born July 15, 1958, in Canvey Island, Essex, England) is a former professional soccer player in both USA and England.
Heale began his career in 1975 with Canvey Island F.C. In 1978, he moved to Luton Town F.C. After only one season, he was transferred to Reading F.C. where he played until 1982. That year, he moved to Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands for the 1982-1983 season. In 1983, he moved to the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League. In the fall of 1983, he signed with the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1987, he moved to the Los Angeles Lazers, then to St. Louis Storm. In 1988, he spent one season with the Seattle Storm in the Western Soccer League and the Seattle Sounders of the A-League. In 1994, he signed with the Seattle Sounders in the A-League.
He is currently the head coach of the Washington Premier Football Club Academy in Tacoma, Washington alongside with Jimmy McAlister. They coached the team to the USSF National Finals taking 5th place.
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'''Michael -Mick- Hoban''' (born April 8, 1952 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) is an English-U.S. soccer midfielder who began his career with Aston Villa in 1969 before moving to the North American Soccer League in 1971. He earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1973.
Hoban attended St. Chad's College in Wolverhampton. In 1969, he signed with English first division club Aston Villa as a youth player. He saw time in six games with the Villa youth during the 1969-1970 season. In 1970, he moved to the senior team, but never entered a first team game, instead he played thirty-four games with the reserves.
In 1971, Hoban played for the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League. In 1973, the Chiefs were sold to new ownership who renamed them the Apollos. At the end of the 1973 season, Hoban moved to the expansion Denver Dynamos for the 1974 season. In 1975, he was the first player signed by the expansion Portland Timbers but by 1978 his career was in decline. He played only one game that season and retired at the end of the year.
Hoban earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 2-0 win over Canada on August 5, 1973.
During his years playing in the NASL, Hoban served as Director of Community Relations at each of his professional clubs.
Hoban was an assistant coach in 1978 to former Timbers public relations director Dennis O'Meara for the University of Portland men-s soccer team. He also coached youth soccer.
After retiring from playing, Hoban was hired by Nike, Inc.. Building on his history as a Director of Community Relations in the NASL, Hoban Nike's first soccer promotions manager. In this position, Hoban moved to Europe to market Nike there. He was then hired by Umbro as a Vice President of Soccer Promotions. He left Umbro to become a soccer marketing consultant.
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His career started with a spell on the books of Arsenal, but he did not play a first-team match for them and spent all his time instead on loan to Margate, Arsenal's nursery club of the time. He went on to play professionally for Brighton & Hove Albion and Barnsley, making a total of 95 Football League appearances.
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'''Reginald William "Reg" Tricker''' (born Karachi on 5 October 1904; died 1990) was an English footballer.
Though born in Karachi, then part of British India, now in Pakistan, Tricker's family moved back to England in 1908 when he was four and he grew up in Suffolk. He started his career at non-league Beccles Town before moving up to play for Luton Town and Charlton Athletic, turning professional at the latter.
In March 1927 he moved to Arsenal and made his League debut on March 19, 1927 against Everton. Tricker soon established himself at the club, with two goals in his fourth game for the club, in a North London derby match against Tottenham Hotspur on May 7, 1927.
Despite his early success Tricker was one of many forwards at the club and failed to establish a place in the time during the 1927-28 and 1928-29 seasons, making just eight appearances over the two. In February 1929 he left Arsenal, having scored five goals in 12 appearances, for Clapton Orient. At Orient he served for five seasons and was the club's top scorer for three consecutive seasons between 1930-31 and 1932-33. In total he made 188 Football League appearances. After retiring from football, he became a schoolmaster becoming Head of PE at Owen's School, Islington.
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'''Gary Scott''' (born February 3, 1978 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer, who has recently been released from Altrincham.
Scott made his debut for Altrincham on October 3, 2000, against Stalybridge Celtic.
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'''William "Bill" Paterson''' (born 25 February 1930 in Kinlochleven, Scotland) is a former Scottish football defender.
Paterson started his career with Doncaster Rovers in 1950 but he left to sign for Newcastle United, after five seasons with the club. He had a relatively unsuccessful three years on Tyneside and so returned to Scotland to join Rangers. His debut came on the 13 August 1958 in a 2-1 home league win against Partick Thistle. That was the first of three appearances that he would make that entire season.
Overall Paterson did go on to make 116 top team appearances for the club and won two League championships. He also claimed a Scottish Cup, a Scottish League Cup, a Charity Cup winners medal and was a part of the Rangers side that lost to Fiorentina in the 1961 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final final.
He left Ibrox in 1962 and joined Greenock Morton but never made a single league appearance for the club. Later joining Cheltenham Town.
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'''Alan Shackleton''' (born 3 February 1934) is a retired English football player. He played for Burnley, Leeds United, Everton and Oldham Athletic. Despite good early scoring form at Leeds and Everton, he left for non-league football in the early sixties.
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'''John McAlle''' (Born 31 January 1950 in Liverpool) is a former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he played over 500 games.
McAlle joined Wolves as an apprentice in July 1965, turning professional in February 1967. After a period playing in the reserve league, he made his first team debut on 29 April 1968, in a 1-0 defeat at Chelsea. He only appeared sporadically (mostly as a substitute) in the following years, but became a first-team regular in the 1970-71 season.
Known to his team-mates as Scouse, McAlle was the club's first-choice centre-back throughout most of the 1970s. During this period he played in the 1972 UEFA Cup final and won the League Cup in 1974. He was also part of the side that won the Second Division championship in 1976-77, to immediately return Wolves to the top flight.
His position at Molineux was weakened by the arrival of Emlyn Hughes in 1979, after which he was largely used as a substitute. His career took a further downturn when he broke his leg coming on as a sub playing against Watford in February 1980, which kept him out for 11 months. He returned for the second half of the 1980-81 season and managed to retain his place in the starting line-up.
The defender's long association with Wolves finally ended in August 1981, when he joined Sheffield United for -10,000 after he was not offered a contract extension. In total McAlle played 508 games for the Midlanders, making him the fifth highest-serving player in their history.
After a brief spell at Bramall Lane, where he won the Fourth Division title, he moved to Derby County, where he finished his league career in the second tier. John's last ever professional match came for Derby against Barnsley in March 1984 wearing the number 10 shirt. He finished his playing career at non-league Harrisons FC, based in Wolverhampton.
McAlle moved into landscape gardening after football, but has since retired and lives in Brewood, South Staffordshire.
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'''Wilfred "Wilf" Walsh''' (born Pontlottyn, 29 July 1917, died 1977) was a Welsh footballer who played at outside right and inside forward.
He started his career at Arsenal in 1935, turning professional in 1936. However he spent two years on loan at Arsenal's nursery club Margate before returning to the Gunners and making his league debut against Preston North End on October 22, 1938, a match that Arsenal won 1-0. Walsh made a total of three first-class appearances for Arsenal, all of them in the First Division, before being transferred to Derby County in June 1939.
Walsh played for Derby during World War II and made a single League appearance in 1946-47. He moved to Walsall in March 1947 and made 33 appearances for them before his retirement from League football in 1948, making a total of 37 Football League appearances in a career interrupted by the Second World War. Walsh later managed non-league sides Redditch United and Hednesford Town.
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'''Kevin Hird''' (born 11 February 1955) is a retired English football player. He played for Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United and Burnley. He played mostly as a midfielder. After retiring from the professional game, he spent several seasons playing for amateur side Kelbrook F.C. until the team was disbanded in 2007.
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'''Donald J. "Don" Dorman''' (18 September 1922 - January 1997) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right. He made 265 appearances in the Football League. He later became a scout.
Born in Hall Green, Birmingham, Dorman served as a paratrooper in the 1st Airborne Division during the Second World War. He was wounded and captured at Arnhem and made a prisoner of war. After the war he signed a professional contract with Birmingham City in 1946. He remained at the club for five years, and then joined Coventry City in an exchange deal for Tommy Briggs. At Coventry Dorman scored at a rate of a goal every three games. In 1954 he signed for Walsall, and was their leading scorer in 1956-57, the final season of his playing career.
Dorman then rejoined Birmingham as a scout, and became chief scout when Walter Taylor died. He was responsible for bringing to the club a number of young players who went on to very successful careers, including Kenny Burns, Trevor Francis, Bob and Dave Latchford, Malcolm Page and Garry Pendrey. He and coach Bill Shorthouse acted as caretaker managers at the end of the 1969-70 season while the club sought a replacement after Stan Cullis retired. Dorman left Birmingham when Ron Saunders arrived as manager and took up the post of chief scout at Aston Villa. He died in 1997 aged 74.
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He played with Rangers for eight years between 1906 and 1914. The defender made 206 appearances and scored five goals for the club. During his time at Ibrox he won three League championship's, two Glasgow Cup and three Charity Cup winners medal's. He also won the Scottish National Exhibition Tournament in 1908.
Galt swapped Glasgow for Merseyside in 1914 and joined Everton. He made thirty-six appearances for the Toffees and scored four goals. But left after only one season, despite captaining them to the Old First Division title, to join Third Lanark.
Galt won his two Scotland caps in May 1908. He scored on his second, and final appearance, against Northern Ireland on 14 May.
After retirement he ran a series of Billiard Halls with ex-Rangers teammate Jimmy Gordon.
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'''Samuel William Meston''' (born Southampton 30 May 1902, died Woolston, Southampton 12 October 1953) was a professional footballer who played as a winger for Tranmere Rovers as well as for Southampton, Gillingham and Everton.
He was the son of a former Southampton player Samuel Meston and was a coppersmith by trade. He joined Southampton in January 1922 and made his debut at home to Merthyr Town on 8 April as a centre-forward in place of the injured Bill Rawlings. He made a solitary appearance the following season before converting to the right-wing position. He started the 1923-24 season on the wing in place of Charlie Brown and scored twice in his third match at home to Bury on 1 September 1923. He was just beginning to establish himself and was looking capable of emulating his father's career when his career was interrupted by a broken leg sustained in a match against Bristol City on 6 October. The injury kept him out for a year but, before he could get back into the first team, he broke the same leg again. Although he fully recovered from his injuries, he was never the same player again and after one final come-back match (against Chelsea on 5 April 1926) he moved to Gillingham.
He spent two seasons with Gillingham in the Third Division South before, rather surprisingly, joining First Division Everton in March 1928. He only managed one game for Everton in their 1927-28 championship season (where he played alongside the legendary Dixie Dean) before crossing the Mersey in July 1929 to join Tranmere Rovers in the Third Division North. After three seasons at Prenton Park he returned south in 1931.
He turned out occasionally for Newport (Isle of Wight), but took up employment as a "bookie's runner" before he died of a heart attack in October 1953 aged 51.
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'''Warren Peyton''' (born 13 December 1979) is an English footballer.
Peyton made his debut at Altrincham on 12 November 2005, against Exeter City. Peyton is chiefly a left-side midfielder, although he can also play at left-back.
Peyton is also an accomplished bricklayer, helping out in building turnstyles for Altrincham's stadium.
As part of cost cutting measures, Peyton was released from Altrincham on 12 May 2009 along with Chris Lane and Joe O'Neil.
Peyton then joined Conference North team Stalybridge Celtic along with former Altrincham player Joe O'Neil.
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'''William "Bill" Shorthouse''' (27 May 1922 - 6 September 2008) was an English professional football player and coach, who spent his playing career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Born in Bilston, Staffordshire, Shorthouse attended St Martin's School in nearby Bradley before serving in the Second World War, where he was wounded in the arm during the Normandy Landings. He returned and recovered to sign for Wolves as an apprentice in 1945;
his league debut came on 23 August 1947 in a 3-4 defeat at Manchester City.
He played as a defender, first at centre-half until replaced by Billy Wright, then at full-back. He was part of the club's 1949 FA Cup-winning team and was a near ever-present as the club won their first league championship in the 1953-54 season.
The defender remained a first choice player at Molineux until retiring in late 1956. In total, he played 376 senior games for the club - putting him among the club's top 20 appearance makers - before launching a career in coaching.
Shorthouse went on to coach at Birmingham City,
and he and chief scout Don Dorman acted as caretaker managers at the end of the 1969-70 season while the club sought a replacement after Stan Cullis, Shorthouse's former manager at Wolves, retired. He also briefly coached the England Youth Team during the following season and later worked as a youth team coach at Aston Villa, guiding them to victory in the 1980 FA Youth Cup.
Known as 'The Baron' to his team-mates, he died in a Wolverhampton nursing home on 6 September 2008 at the age of 86. He had been suffering from dementia.
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'''Edward 'Eddie' Rutherford''' (8 February 1921 - 29 June 2007) was a former Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Hearts and Scotland.
Born in Govan, Scotland, Rutherford joined Rangers from Mossvale in 1941 but during the Second World War he was posted to England so he guested for Lincoln City and Bradford City. He played three games for Bradford in 1944-45 in the Football League War Cup North section.
After he had completed his service, Rutherford returned to Rangers and made his first appearance for the club on the 19 October 1946 against Queen's Park in the League Cup. However, he never became a first-team regular on the right wing and was used as back up to William Waddell. Rutherford decided to swapped position to the left flank to increase his chance of playing and spent most of his Ibrox career there.
Whilst at Rangers he was part of the squad that won the first ever treble in 1949. Rutherford won two League championships, three Scottish Cups, two League Cups, two Glasgow Cups and a Charity Cup.
After ten years, 140 appearances and 28 goals, Rutherford left Ibrox. He joined Hearts in 1951, in a swap deal that saw Colin Liddell move to Rangers. In his four years at Tynecastle he made 50 appearances and netted 15 times. He was sold to Raith Rovers in January 1955 but joined Hamilton five months later. After a season with Accies he retired.
Rutherford was capped only once by Scotland, in 1948, a 3-0 friendly home defeat to France. He died on 29 June 2007, aged 86.
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'''Leonard James Browning''' (30 March 1928 - 27 September 2008) was a retired English football player. He played as a striker for Leeds United and Sheffield United. Browning joined Leeds as an 18-year-old in 1946, and moved to Sheffield United in 1951. He scored more than 70 goals in a career that lasted only eight years. Browning was forced to retire in 1954 after developing tuberculosis. He died 27 September 2008 of prostate cancer.
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At Leeds United, during the 1927-28 season Keetley scored 18 goals in just 16 games. He went on to be the club's top goal-scorer in three seasons-in 1928-29, 1930-31 and 1931-32. In October 1934 he moved to Bradford City where he played just 22 league games, scoring four goals, but also scored twice as City upset Aston Villa in a third round FA Cup tie on 12 January 1935.
After finishing his football career he went to work for Rolls-Royce.
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'''Roy Massey''' (born 10 September 1943 in Mexborough, Yorkshire) is an English former football player, now a coach.
As a player, Massey played as a centre forward for Rotherham United (1964-67), Leyton Orient (1967-69) and Colchester United (1969-71). He retired from playing football in 1971 but became a coach, first at Colchester United before moving to Norwich City's centre of excellence. In 1999 he moved to Arsenal to become youth coach there, and he now is head coach for all levels from Under-9 to Under-16.
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'''Herbert Lock''' (21 January 1887 - 16 March 1957) was an English professional goalkeeper who played for Southampton and Rangers in the early part of the twentieth century.
Born in Southampton he played his early football for St. Mary's Guild before joining Southampton F.C. in the summer of 1907. He immediately forced himself into the first team, replacing George Clawley who had retired.
According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints" he was "a daring and acrobatic goalkeeper who was also noted for his uncanny anticipation when facing penalty kicks".
In the 1907-08 season he was the regular choice for goalkeeper and played an integral part in Saints' run to the FA Cup semi-final. In the 4th round match at Everton on 7 March his heroics helped Saints to a 0-0 draw, denying Sandy Young late in the game by saving bravely at his feet. In the replay at The Dell on 11 March Saints took a 2-1 lead at half-time which they extended thanks to a "magnificent" goal from Frank Costello. Despite Everton pulling a goal back shortly afterwards, Lock and the rest of the Saints defence managed to keep the Everton forwards at bay and the Saints ran out 3-2 victors.
Lock was unable to play in the semi-final against the eventual cup-winners Wolverhampton Wanderers as a result of a serious injury sustained on 14 March 1908 in a Southern League match at Watford's Cassio Road ground which put him out until the last fortnight of the season. The following season he was once more the automatic choice for the 'keeper's shirt until he was again injured in the match at Cassio Road on 27 March 1909. Lock vowed never to play at Cassio Road
In 1909 he moved to Glasgow to join Rangers where he was to become a mainstay of their championship winning sides over the next few years. He immediately became the first-choice 'keeper replacing Harry Rennie and in the 1909-10 season he played in all but two of Rangers' matches. The following season he was ever-present as Rangers took the title and in 1911-12 he only missed one league match as Rangers took the title for the third consecutive year. Thus, in his first three seasons, he only missed three out of a possible 112 league games.
He was considered to be on the reckless side, in terms of his own personal safety. A daring personality, he was expert at foiling forwards who had managed to run through on goal, leaving themselves "one on one" with the 'keeper. Invariably, just as the forward was about to shoot, Lock would throw himself at his feet to block the attempt. This recklessness resulted in several injuries during his career.
Injuries sustained in a Glasgow Cup match against Partick Thistle on 7 October 1912 put him out for the remainder of the season. He was replaced by John Hempsey and was unable to reclaim his No.1 jersey until 17 January 1914. On his return he kept clean sheets in seven of his first nine matches but the team missed out on the title to arch-rivals Celtic.
Over the next few years injuries, and war work in the Glasgow shipyards, meant that he was in and out of the team and it was not until the 1919-20 season that he was again able to play a full complement of matches. His form this season was blistering and he kept clean sheets in 20 of the 35 league games he played. This included a run of ten games without conceding a goal from 24 January to 20 March 1920 as Rangers once again took the title.
Although he remained at Rangers until August 1921, he failed to appear for the first team in 1920-21 and returned to England. In his twelve years with Rangers he made a total of 266 appearances, keeping a clean sheet in 109 of those matches - a rate of 41%.
His return to England took him to London where he joined Queens Park Rangers in August 1921. His stay at Loftus Road was short-lived and the following year he returned to Southampton where he acted as cover to Tommy Allen. He made his first appearance for Saints for 14 years on 14 March 1923 in the FA Cup Fourth Round replay against West Ham United at Upton Park after Allen was injured in the first match as he bravely thwarted Vic Watson. Although Lock acquitted himself well in the two replays, he was unable to prevent West Ham going through to the White Horse Final at Wembley.
He retained his place for the remainder of the 1922-23 season but Allen regained the No. 1 jersey for the start of the following season. In January 1924 Lock moved along the south coast to join Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic where he played to the end of the season before retiring aged 37.
He settled to live and work in Southampton as a carpenter and joiner on the Southern Railway. He died in Southampton on 16 March 1957 a few weeks after his 70th birthday.
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'''Thomas 'Tom' Hamilton Oliver Jennings''' (8 March 1902 - 1973) was a Scottish footballer.
Jennings started his career with Cadzow St Anne's and had a trial with Tottenham Hotspur in 1919, playing no games for the club
Jennings officially scored Chester's first ever Football League goal in a 1-1 draw with Wrexham on September 2, 1931. Although Chester had beaten Wigan Borough 4-0 four days earlier (with Jennings scoring the third goal), the result was deleted after Wigan resigned from the Football League in October 1931.
Later in the season he scored Chester's first Football League hat-trick , when he scored all the club's goals in a 5-1 win over Walsall in January 1932. His tally of five goals in one game has only been matched once (by Barry Jepson in 1958) and never bettered by a Chester player in a Football League fixture . Jennings also scored four times in a 7-2 win over Rochdale in April 1932 and comfortably ended the season as Chester's top scorer, with 30 league goals to his name. But he only played nine more league games for the club after this and moved on.
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'''Josh Kennet''' (born 27 September 1987) is an English footballer.
Josh Kennet was born to a Jewish family in England, his father Eliyon was born in Israel.
At the age of 18, Kennet signed his first professional contract with Oxford United, after trialing with the club. On 1 January 2007 Joshua Kennet made his debut for Oxford against Exeter City. Kennet's league debut with "The U's" started off in embarrassment after he was booked before he even touched the ball. Kennet redeemed himself by slotting a ball through to Carl Pettefer, whose cross was handled in the box by Jon Challinor. Oxford converted the penalty kick but still lost 2-1. Oxford then sent out Kennet for a month long loan to Didcot Town before releasing him. After being released by Oxford, Kennet played in the Maccabi Sunday Football League for London Lions.
Kennet signed for Israeli club Maccabi Herzliya after impressing during a two week trial.
On 3 October 2008 Kennet was named to a preliminary list of 23 players to represent the United Kingdom at the 2009 Maccabiah Games.
Kennet's brother, Ricky, plays for London Lions and represented the United Kingdom at the 2007 European Maccabiah Games in Rome, Italy.
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'''Matthew "Matt" Groves''' (born 11 December 1988 in Bristol) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Groves graduated through the Bristol Rovers centre of excellence, based at the Bristol Academy of Sport, and was awarded his first professional contract by Rovers in May 2007. His debut for the first team came on 1 December 2007, in a second-round FA Cup match against Rushden & Diamonds when he came on as a substitute for Andy Williams.
In March 2008 Groves joined Chippenham Town on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season. At the start of the following season he moved to Tiverton Town on loan.
He made a third loan move in December 2008, this time to Mangotsfield United where he remained for three months, but after returning to his parent club he was released from his contract. After his release he was signed by Weston-super-Mare to play for them in the Conference South.
In July 2009, Groves went on trial at another Conference South club, Weymouth, and signed a one year deal in July 2009.
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'''Sam Terry Page''' (born 30 October 1987 in Croydon, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for
Page started his career with Milton Keynes Dons in November 2006 and made his debut for the team against Brighton & Hove Albion, in which he scored their goal in a 4-1 defeat.
Sam Page currently plays for Horsham FC and has signed a new contract for the 2009/10 season, although there has been recent speculation that the side may sell him to two possible unnamed Football League sides.
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'''Walter Gardner Speirs''' (born 14 April 1963 in Airdrie, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer and manager.
During his playing career, Speirs played for St Mirren, Kilmarnock (on loan), Dunfermline Athletic (on loan), Hartlepool United, Airdrieonians, Bathgate Thistle and East Stirlingshire.
He was on the coaching staff at Clyde, and from 1996 to 1998 held the position of Manager. Subsequently he joined the coaching staff at Aberdeen, eventually taking the role of assistant manager and in December 2002 was briefly named caretaker manager following the resignation of Ebbe Skovdahl.
He is now Head Coach at Queen's Park FC taking over from Billy Stark in 2008.
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'''Jack "Jock" Ferguson''' (September 17, 1887 in Dundee, Scotland - September 19, 1973 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) was a Scottish American football (soccer) full back. He began his career in Scotland before moving to England, then the United States. He earned cap with the U.S. national team. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Ferguson began his career with Scottish club Arbroath F.C.. He then played for St. Johnstone F.C. and Dundee F.C. before moving to England club Leeds City F.C. for the end of the 1911-1912 season. In 1912, he moved to the United States, eventually signing with Bethlehem Steel F.C. There is no clear information on when he signed with Bethlehem but his first game was an exhibition match with the University of Pennsylvania on April 12, 1915. From that game on, Ferguson became a regular on the Bethlehem game day rosters. From 1915 to 1919, Ferguson played in five consecutive National Challenge Cup finals as Bethlehem Steel won four, losing only the 1917 title game to the Fall River Rovers. In the first few years of Ferguson-s time with Bethlehem, the team competed in various amateur Pennsylvania leagues. In 1917, they joined the professional National Association Football League, winning three consecutive league titles from 1919 to 1921. In 1921, the first American Soccer League replaced the NAFBL. Bethlehem-s owners decided to move the team to Philadelphia, renaming the team the Philadelphia Field Club for the 1921-1922 ASL season. Ferguson spent that season in Philadelphia, winning the first ASL league title. In 1922, he moved to J&P Coats. He won the 1922-1923 league title, giving him five league and four Challenge Cup titles. On September 8, 1923, he returned to Bethlehem, winning one last league title in the 1927. However, by 1924, age and injuries had conspired to limit his playing time. While he continued to play sporadically, filling in when Bethlehem had injuries to its backline, until his retirement in 1928 at the age of forty-two, he spent most of his time as the team-s trainer. During his second stint with Bethlehem, he traded playing time with his younger brother, Davey Ferguson.
Ferguson earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 1-0 loss to Canada on June 27, 1925.
He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1950.
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'''George Clawley''' (10 April 1875 - 16 July 1920) was an English professional goalkeeper who played for Stoke, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was the goalkeeper for the Spurs side that won the 1901 FA Cup Final.
Born at Scholar Green, near Congleton, he started his professional career with Crewe Alexandra in August 1893. He made three appearances for Crewe in the Football League Second Division in 1893-94 before being recruited by their First Division neighbours Stoke in September 1894.
He soon displaced Bill Rowley in goal as Stoke struggled throughout the 1894-95 season finishing third from bottom and only avoiding relegation via the end of season playoffs. The following season Stoke were more successful finishing in sixth place. They also enjoyed an exciting FA Cup run to the quarter-finals where they were defeated 3-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In the summer of 1896 he was persuaded to move south to join Southampton who were about to embark on their third season in the Southern League. In his first two-year spell with The Saints he was ever-present, captaining the south coast club to the Southern League title in both 1896-97 and 1897-98. According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints" Clawley was "''one of the finest uncapped goalkeepers ever to grace the football field of England''". He "''possessed the physical requirements of height and reach that were to make him one of the greats around the turn of the century''".
In addition to their league success, Southampton reached the FA Cup Semi-finals where they took Nottingham Forest to a replay. The replay at Crystal Palace was played in a blizzard. After a scoreless first half (in which Joe Turner missed a penalty for Southampton), in the second half Saints were on top when, with ten minutes left to play, referee John Lewis stopped the match for a time and the players left the pitch. No sooner had the game re-started than the weather worsened but the referee decided that the match should continue. Clawley had his eyes "''choked with snow''" and conceded two goals in the final minutes of the game. Despite Southampton's protests the F.A. decided that the result should stand - this was perhaps not surprising as Lewis was an eminent member of the F.A. board.
In May 1898 he returned to the Midlands, rejoining Stoke for the 1898-99 season. He took over the captaincy and playing all 34 matches as Stoke finished the league season in 12th place. Renowned for his ability to leave his line to catch crosses and corners, or clear through-balls from the feet of onrushing attackers at a time when goalkeepers usually left such duties to their defenders, Clawley became an early exponent of recovering quickly from making an initial save to block a follow-up. Once again Stoke had some success in the FA Cup, reaching the semi-finals where they were defeated 3-1 by a Steve Bloomer hat-trick for Derby County.
In 1889 he moved to London to join Tottenham Hotspur, then in the Southern League. He broke his leg shortly after joining Spurs, thus missing an entire season, but he returned in 1900 to play his part in Spurs' FA Cup winning run. In the first match of the 1901 FA Cup Final against Sheffield United, Spurs were 2-1 up (both goals from Sandy Brown) when in a goalmouth scramble Clawley turned the ball around the post for what should have been a corner. However, the referee Arthur Kingscott (despite being some way from the goalmouth) awarded a goal and the match went to a replay.
In the replay at Burnden Park, Bolton Spurs triumphed 3-1 on a wet and windy afternoon, and brought the Cup back to the south at last after eighteen years, thus becoming the first (and only) non-League team to win the Cup.
Clawley returned to Southampton in 1903, replacing England international Jack Robinson. Once again he helped the Saints to the Southern League title in 1903-04. He remained at The Dell until he retired in 1907. In his second, four year, spell with the Saints he made 121 Southern League appearances.
After retiring from the game, he became landlord of the Wareham Arms Hotel in Southampton. He died on 16 July 1920 aged 45.
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'''Joseph Peter "Joe" Kennedy''' (15 November 1925 - 17 September 1986) was an English professional footballer who played at centre-half for the majority of his career.
Born in Cleator Moor, Cumberland, Kennedy represented St. Patrick's School in Whitehaven, as well as Whitehaven & District Boys. He joined Cleator Moor Celtic in 1941, then Workington the following year. Kennedy had trials at Brentford and Millwall in 1943 and 1944 respectively, before moving to non-league Gravesend for the 1944-45 season. He joined Freelands F.C. in August 1945, before signing for Altrincham in April 1946.
Kennedy turned professional in December 1948, when he signed for West Bromwich Albion for a -750 fee. He made his debut away against Luton Town in Division Two on 9 April 1949,
Kennedy suffered a leg injury in 1953-54 and lost his place to Jimmy Dugdale. However he was called upon to replace the injured right-back Stan Rickaby for the 1954 FA Cup Final against Preston North End, which Albion won 3-2. When Dugdale left to join Aston Villa, Kennedy became Albion's regular centre-half for most of the remainder of the decade.
In all he made 397 appearances for West Bromwich Albion, scoring four goals, before joining Chester City on a free transfer in June 1961. He made his debut in a 1-0 home win over Oldham Athletic on 19 August 1961 but Chester finished bottom of the Football League at the end of the 1961-62 season and Kennedy retired from professional football. His 35th and final league appearance for Chester came on 1 May 1962, in a 2-0 loss at Carlisle United. He also played during the season in two league games against Accrington Stanley that were deleted from the records when Accrington resigned from the Football League during the season, leaving Kennedy stranded on 399 rather than 401 league appearances when he retired.
Kennedy joined Stourbridge as player-manager in August 1962 and later turned out for his works team, Brockhouse Works F.C. He retired from playing in 1966 at the age of 40. He continued to work at Brockhouse until the age of 60, when he collapsed and died there in September 1986.
Kennedy captained the England 'B' team on three occasions and also represented the FA XI. He was a permanent reserve for the full England side during the early 1950s but never earned a cap.
In 2002 football journalist Gavin McOwan listed Kennedy at no. 17 in his list of West Bromwich Albion's 50 Greatest Players, regarding him as the best (English) Albion player never to win an England cap. McOwan says that what Kennedy lacked in pace, he made up for with tactical awareness and positioning. Albion club historian Tony Matthews meanwhile has described Kennedy as being "steady, totally reliable, consistent, superb in the air, sure and sound on the ground."
Kennedy also played in one Football League Cup match for Chester.
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'''Vince Brockie''' (born February 2, 1969 in Greenock, Scotland) is a former professional footballer. He is a former manager of Northern Premier League Division One North side Harrogate Railway Athletic.
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'''Diego Alonso Penny Valdez''' (born 22 April 1984) is a Peruvian international footballer who plays professionally for English Premier League club Burnley as a goalkeeper. He is 6ft 5.5in tall.
Penny began his career in 2004 with Peruvian side Coronel Bolognesi, marking a total of 180 caps.
Penny signed for English side Burnley on 27 June 2008, making his debut on 9 August 2008 in a 4-1 loss against Sheffield Wednesday. After his debut, throughout the 2008-09 season and into his second year with Burnley, he was second-choice to Brian Jensen. Penny made his Premier League debut in the 2009-10 season, after coming on for the injured Jensen in a 3-1 home defeat to Wigan Athletic.
:''Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.
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'''Robert Campbell''' (1882 - 13 March 1931) was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle, Rangers, Millwall Athletic and Bradford City. He was a full back who won the 1911 FA Cup with Bradford.
Born in Lugar in 1882, Campbell started his football career with Partick Thistle, with whom he won a Scottish League representative honour, before moving to Rangers in 1903.
He was also a keen angler and cricketer with the Clydesdale Cricket Club.
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'''Bruce Stowell''' (born 20 September 1941 in Bradford) is a retired English professional footballer who played for Bradford City, Rotherham United, Pan Hellenic and the Blacktown City Demons. After retiring as a player he managed Sydney Olympic and Queensland State, both in Australia.
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'''Mark Joseph Hone''' (born 31 March 1968 in Croydon, England) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace, Southend United and Lincoln City. He is now the manager of Spalding United whilst his son Danny plays for Lincoln City.
A combative midfielder cum central defender, Mark began his career at Crystal Palace before dropping into the non-league ranks with Welling United. In 1994 he had a second chance in the football league when Southend United paid -50,000 to secure his services.
He spent two years with Southend before moving north to Lincoln City for a further two seasons.
He then dropped back into the non-league ranks with a season at Kettering Town followed by a return to Welling United.
Residing just outside of Lincoln, Mark reduced his travel commitments by linking up with Lincoln United in the summer of 2003,
In February 2006, Mark moved to Spalding United where he fulfilled the role of Player/Assistant Manager to Phil Hubbard. When Hubbard departed Spalding in September 2007 so did Hone, linking up with Lincoln Moorlands Railway before announcing his retirement from playing in December 2007.
Hone coached in the Lincoln City centre of excellence for a number of years, obtaining his UEFA A coaching certificate in the summer of 2002
Mark has played alongside his elder son David at both Spalding United and Lincoln Moorlands Railway whilst his younger son Danny plays for Lincoln City, making Mark and Danny just the fifth set of father and son to represent the club.
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As a midfielder his first club was Shamrock Rovers which was managed at the time by his uncle Johnny Giles.
He made 2 appearances in European competition before moving on to Vancouver Whitecaps. He later had spells at Leeds, Doncaster and Rochdale before ending his playing career as the captain of non-league Gainsborough Trinity.
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'''Edgar Albert "Ted" Ballard''' (16 June 1920 - June 2008) was an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton in the late 1940s/early 1950s.
Ballard was born in Brentford and spent the war years working in a munitions factory in Hayes, Middlesex. His birthplace was only 50 yards from Griffin Park and he played a few matches for Brentford's reserves before signing as a professional for Leyton Orient in April 1946. He spent the 1946-47 season playing for Orient in the Third Division South before moving to The Dell in June 1947, with Bill Stroud moving in the opposite direction.
He made his debut for Southampton at home to West Ham United on 31 January 1948, replacing the injured Joe Mallett at centre half. After a run of eight games, he lost his place and spent the next season in the reserves. In 1949-50 and 1950-51 he made occasional starts, covering for Bill Ellerington at right-back and either Bill Rochford or Norman Kirkman at left-back. Unable to make either position his own, he was given a free transfer in August 1952, returning to Leyton Orient, under Alec Stock.
At Orient he failed to break into the first team and in 1953 joined Snowdown Colliery Welfare in the Kent League for three seasons. He then had spells as manager with Ashford Town and Hastings United.
He became manager of the Clarence public house in Hastings for a few years before becoming a franchising officer for Green Shield Stamps during the 1970s. He spent his retirement in St Leonards-on-Sea and died in June 2008, one week short of his 88th birthday.
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'''Alexander "Sandy" Young''' (June 23, 1880 - October 17, 1959)
was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Paisley St Mirren, Falkirk, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, South Liverpool
He is the all-time fourth highest scorer for English club Everton and scored the only goal to win the 1906 FA Cup Final. He was also the Football League's top scorer in 1906-07.
Young was convicted of the manslaughter of his brother in Australia in June 1916 and sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The place, date and circumstances of his death are unclear. Either he was hanged for sheep-rustling in Australia or died in an Edinburgh asylum.
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'''Daryl Robson''' (born 18 February 1989) is an English football midfielder, last attached to Conference National club Grays Athletic.
Robson started his career at Middlesbrough whom he won the FA Youth Cup with. He was the captain of Middlesbrough's youth team. He signed with Galway United in July 2007.
In July 2008, he left Galway to sign for Bray Wanderers where he made 12 appearances over two seasons in the League of Ireland.
Robson signed for Conference National club Grays Athletic on 11 September 2009.
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'''Shane Tracy''' is a midfielder and a former academy player of Arsenal who can play left-wing, centre-midfield or left-back.
He signed for Galway United in early January 2007 from Arsenal. Just before the start of the 2008 season he joined Limerick 37 on loan. He returned to Galway United on July 1st 2008. He is currently without a club.
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'''Alexander "Alex" Smithies''' (born March 5, 1990 in Huddersfield, England) is a professional footballer with League One side Huddersfield Town. An academy goalkeeper who first came into prominence during the 2007-08 season, after second choice goalkeeper Simon Eastwood injured his foot and appeared on the Town bench during September 2007. Alex is now the first-choice 'keeper.
Smithies grew up in Golcar, in the Colne Valley area of Huddersfield. He attended Colne Valley High School, Linthwaite, where he was a loud, disruptive but thouroughly popular member of the student body. He joined the Huddersfield Town academy before leaving school, having previously played junior football in the local leagues.
Smithies made his first team dbut as a 76th minute substitute for Matt Glennon, who was sent off during Huddersfield Town's 4-1 defeat by Southend United at Roots Hall on 5 December 2007. He made his first full start in the 4-0 defeat at Leeds United on 8 December, after Glennon lost his appeal against his dismissal and Town were refused permission to loan an emergency goalkeeper, because Smithies was registered as a professional. His third game for the Terriers would be in their 1-0 defeat against Darlington in the Football League Trophy on 7 October 2008, whilst his first appearance at the Galpharm Stadium for a first-team match was on 6 December 2008. Caretaker manager Gerry Murphy dropped regular keeper Matt Glennon for the young custodian and again, he didn't disappoint, helping Huddersfield to a 2-1 victory over Walsall. His first clean sheet for the club came on Smithies return to Roots Hall in a 1-0 win for Huddersfield over Southend United on 13 December 2008. It was even more remarkable thanks to the penalty save made by Smithies from James Walker 10 minutes from time.
Throughout the 2009/2010 Football League Season Smithies has been everpresent in the Huddersfield goal, gaining plaudits from many defferent sources. On November 17, 2009 Smithies was linked with Stoke City after a scout from the club was the latest in a long string of Premiership interest to be seen at the Galpharm. This interest has been played down by Lee Clark and Tony Cotton, and Smithies insists he is happy to be at Huddersfield.
He has four caps for the England U-16's and 10 caps for the England U-17's (including gaining 5 during the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea) On 20 November 2007, he made his debut for the England U-18 team, where he played 45 minutes in their 2-0 win against Ghana U-18's at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium. In November 2008, Smithies received his first England U-19 call up for a friendly against Germany U-19. His first game for the U19's came against Spain U-19 at Bournemouth's Dean Court ground on 10 February 2009, in a 3-0 defeat.
On April 2, 2009, Smithies was one of a select few young British footballing talents assesed by "Sky Sports Scout", a service offered by Sky Sports for finding the best young talent in the country. He was given a rating of 65/80, a current valuation of -5million and labelled as "on his way to the top."
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'''Luke "Sonny" Pike''' (born 1983/1984) was an English footballer who became famous at a young age for his tremendous talent which saw him being compared to other famous stars such as Diego Maradona and George Best.
Pike's talent was present from an early age and led to his signature for Dutch side Ajax at the age of only seven.
However, the pressure on Pike led to both his personal mental breakdown in 2000 and the collapse of his parents' marriage.
After leaving Ajax, Pike returned to England and played non-league football with teams including Stevenage Borough, Barnet, Enfield, Waltham Forest and Dryburgh Saints, all under his birth name of Luke Pike.
After retiring from football, Pike attended the University of Dundee.
Pike is the nephew of former Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers striker Mark Falco.
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'''Graham Futcher''' (born June 15, 1953) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League his hometown club Chester. He is best known as the oldest of three brothers to play for the club during this period.
A forward, Futcher came through Chester's youth ranks and made his first-team debut as an 18-year old in a Football League Cup tie against Tranmere Rovers in August 1971. His Football League debut followed two months later at Cambridge United, the first of ten appearances over the next two seasons.
Futcher played his last game for Chester in a 1-0 defeat at Lincoln City in March 1973, two weeks before younger brother Paul made his debut for the club. Paul's twin Ron would also go on to play for the first-team the following season and both Paul and Ron would go on to enjoy long careers in the higher levels. Unfortunately Graham did not enjoy such success and he joined Skelmersdale United and never played professional football again.
Graham is the uncle of ex-Wrexham player Stephen Futcher, Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy and Bury defender Ben Futcher.
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'''Joseph Joshua "Joey" Williams''' (born June 4, 1902 in Rotherham, Yorkshire) was a former professional footballer.
Williams was an outside forward who started out with his hometown club Rotherham County, playing over a hundred games. In summer 1924 he was signed by Huddersfield Town and won two First Division titles in 1924-25 and 1925-26. During the latter season he played 23 league games for Huddersfield before moving to Stoke City in March 1926, who were relegated from the Second Division the same season, making Williams the first player to win a Championship medal and be relegated in the same season.
In the summer of 1929, he toured South Africa with a Football Association XI, earning two caps but these are not official recognised as caps for England. On his return to England, in September 1929 he moved to Arsenal, signed by his former boss at Huddersfield Herbert Chapman, who had previously managed him at Huddersfield Town. He made his Arsenal debut in a 5-2 defeat at Aston Villa on September 25, 1929 and the following month played in the 1929 FA Charity Shield, for the Professionals against the Amateurs at The Den, which they won 3-0.
Williams played sixteen times in the 1929-30 season, and helped Arsenal on their run to the 1930 FA Cup Final but was injured in a match against Newcastle United at the start of April 1930 and consequently missed the final. Returning the following season, he made only nine appearance as understudy to Joe Hulme and Cliff Bastin, who had established themselves as first-choice wingers, and missed out on a third Championship medal. Williams made one more appearance for Arsenal before leaving in March 1932; in total he played 26 games for Arsenal, scoring five goals.
Williams moved to Middlesbrough and played there for four seasons, before ending his career at Carlisle United in 1935-36.
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'''Robert Roberts Taylor Blyth''' (2 June 1900 - 1956) was a Scottish professional footballer in the 1920s.
Blyth was born in Muirkirk Scotland - his father was the Portsmouth player Bob Blyth, who went on to manage Portsmouth from 1901 to 1904 and his cousins included Bill Shankly and Bob Shankly.
He made eight appearances for Portsmouth in the 1921-22 season before joining Southampton in January 1922. He again only made eight appearances for the "Saints", replacing Charlie Brown, before leaving the club for a brief football career in the United States.
In 1924, he signed with the Boston Wonder Workers of the American Soccer League, but saw time in only two games.
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'''Harry Frank Brophy''' (born 22 October 1916) was an English professional footballer who played for Southampton in the years immediately before World War II. After the war, he emigrated to Australia where he coached the national football team, including acting as team manager for two games in 1954 and 1955.
He was born in Leicester, but moved to North London as a child. He captained Islington schoolboys to the English Schools Shield in 1931 (aged 14) and his maturity was soon spotted by Arsenal who signed him up as a trainee in 1933. He never appeared for Arsenal's first team and was sent out on loan, firstly to Canterbury Waverley of the Kent League and then to Margate (Arsenal's nursery team) for the 1935-36 season. He signed professional papers for Arsenal in May 1936, and was then sent out on loan again, this time to Brighton & Hove Albion. He broke a leg when playing in a reserve match for Brighton against Reading (in a tackle with Fred Briggs whom he was later to partner in Southampton's forward line). He returned to Highbury but failed to break into the first team.
Whilst with the "Gunners" his potential had been spotted by Tom Parker and in May 1938, now the Saints manager, Parker signed him for Southampton. Although Brophy was normally a half back, he was drafted in as centre forward for the first three games of the 1938-39 season in the absence of Reg Tomlinson. Brophy scored in each of the first three games of the season before injury sidelined him for two games. Unfortunately, all three games ended as defeats, setting the tone for the rest of the season. He came back into the side, this time at left half and scored again. After that flurry of goals, he only scored once more. During his only full season at The Dell he also played at right half, centre half and full back. In all he made 37 league appearances, scoring five goals as the season ended with "the Saints" in 18th place in the table.
The outbreak of war then brought Brophy's playing career to a premature end. He initially joined the police before joining the Merchant Navy and served on the hospital ship "St Andrew" during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. During the war he guested for several clubs including Huddersfield Town, Fulham and Crystal Palace.
In 1949 he emigrated to Queensland and joined Corinthian Club in Brisbane. He graduated to coaching for Australia and took charge of the team in 1954 and 1955. After a time coaching the Mauritius national football team, in 1960 he returned to England to obtain his coaching badges at Lilleshall Hall. He then returned to Australia in 1961 to coach firstly at Hakoah Sports in Melbourne, before moving on to Hellenic F.C. in Brisbane and Sydney Prague where he became manager in 1962.
In 1989 he returned once again to England where he settled in Bedford.
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'''Fred Briggs''' (15 August 1914 - October 1985) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Rotherham United, Reading and Southampton in the 1930s.
He was born in Wombwell and played as a youth for Mexborough Town and Wombwell before joining Third Division North team Rotherham United in May 1932. Essentially a right winger, Briggs came into the side at the start of the 1932-33 season and played in nine of the opening ten games. His subsequent appearances were spread out with six successive games being his best spell. He had only netted a couple of goals before he rounded off the season with a brace in the last game of the season, a 6-1 home victory over Halifax Town.
Following the arrival of George Raynor the next season, Briggs switched to inside forward missing just five league games; he stepped up his scoring rate finding the net in four consecutive league games in March with seven goals in eight games. After the first six games of the 1934-35 season he lost his place to Roland Bastow and played just three more games, his last being a 2-2 home draw against Crewe Alexandra on 15 December 1934.
He moved south to join Reading in June 1935, where he found first team opportunities scarce, making only 27 league appearances in three seasons.
In May 1938, he was signed on a free transfer by Second Division Southampton. Manager Tom Parker saw him as the ideal player to pair with Harry Osman up front. Briggs made his first start on 24 September 1938 in a defeat at Newcastle United, but soon settled into the side. In a run of twelve matches from mid-October to Christmas, he scored ten goals including a hat-trick at home to Swansea Town on 26 November. By the end of the season he was the Saints' top scorer with 14 goals.
The outbreak of war then brought Briggs's playing career to a premature end. Although he played for the "Saints" in the first wartime season, he moved on to guest for several clubs, including Fulham and Watford.
There is little public information about his post-war career, although he never again played professional football.
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'''Edward "Ted" Goodier''' (15 October 1902 - 4 November 1967) was an English professional footballer and football manager. Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, he played as a wing half for Huddersfield Town, Lancaster Town, Oldham Athletic, QPR, Watford, Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale. He was appointed player-manager at Rochdale in 1938, and continued in that capacity during the Second World War until taking over as caretaker manager of Birmingham City, a post which he held for six months before returning to Rochdale. He went on to manage Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic. He died in his native Farnworth at the age of 65.
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'''Richard Armstrong "Dickie" Dale''' (21 March 1896 - c. 1970) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Willington, County Durham, Dale played 146 games in the First Division of the Football League for Birmingham before moving on to West Bromwich Albion and Tranmere Rovers. He finished his career back in his native north-east of England, in non-League football with Crook Town and Tow Law Town. He died at the age of about 74.
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'''Osahon "Macky" Eboigbe''' (born September 11, 1989) is a Nigerian professional football player. He is known as a pacy striker.
For the 2007-2008 season, Eboigbe was loaned from the Blackburn Rovers Youth Academy to Belgian first division side Cercle Brugge. The main reason for this move was because Eboigbe was due to turn 18 soon after, and as a consequence would be needing documents necessary to be eligible to play in English football as a non-EU player, documents which he would not receive. In Belgium, these regulations in football are far less strict.
Dwight Wille, who was also in the Rovers' Youth Academy in 2006-07, stated that in his view, Osahon Eboigbe was one of the most promising players in the Blackburn Rovers U-19 team. ''Macky'' made his dbut for Cercle on December 8, 2007, against Exc. Mouscron. Cercle won the match 3-0.
First was announced that Eboigbe would also be part of the Cercle Brugge squad for the 2008-09 season, but eventually Eboigbe went on trial with OH Leuven and was loaned out for 1 season to the Belgian second division side. His loan was extended with another season after 2008-09.
Osahon Eboigbe also has an older brother, Semi Eboigbe, who is a professional basketballer, currently playing for Lynn Fury.
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'''Cyril William King''', (born c.1915) is a former English professional footballer who played his entire career, as a half back, with Southampton in the 1930s.
Born in Plymouth he was capped for Devon schools when only fifteen years old, playing his youth football for Plymouth United. He joined Southampton as a trainee in November 1932, signing as a professional the following April. According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of he Saints" he "used his sturdy build to good effect and served the club well for five years".
His first appearance for the Division Two side was away to Newcastle United on 1 December 1934 as a replacement for Stan Woodhouse. He made a total of 13 appearances that season as The Saints narrowly avoided relegation. The following season had a similar pattern with King replacing the aging Woodhouse, making 21 appearances.
In 1937-38 he lost his place briefly to Bobby Whitelaw, who had been signed by new manager George Goss as a replacement for the now-retired Woodhouse. On regaining his place, King formed a useful partnership with fellow half-backs Bill Kennedy and Billy Kingdon, but again The Saints struggled to avoid relegation finishing 19th in the table. For the following season he again lost his place, this time to Welsh international Alf Day who had arrived on a free transfer from Millwall. Once King got back into the side in December he played in the remainder of the season's matches. He started the following season but after the match against West Bromwich Albion on 1 October 1938, he was replaced by the former Arsenal player Ray Parkin who had dropped back from his previous role as an inside forward.
Although he was retained by Southampton, he returned to Plymouth in 1939 and had started work in the Devonport dockyards before Darlington found he was available and signed him on loan in July. The outbreak of World War II prevented him making any appearances for Darlington.
During the war he joined the Royal Air Force serving in North Africa. After the war he returned to Hampshire and became a prison officer.
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'''William Kennedy''' (2 February 1912 - 12 December 1989) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back with various clubs in the 1930s.
Kennedy was born in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland but by 1932 he was a junior player on the south coast of England at Portsmouth. He made a solitary appearance for Portsmouth in their 1931-32 First Division campaign before moving north to Carlisle United in July 1933. He made a handful of appearances for Carlisle before moving in September 1935 to join fellow Third Division North side Crewe Alexandra.
In August 1936 he was one of several players signed by Southampton manager George Goss as he attempted to rebuild the team that had struggled for several years in the Second Division. Kennedy formed a useful partnership with fellow half-backs Cyril King and Billy Kingdon, but once again the Saints struggled to avoid relegation, finishing 19th in the table. Described by Saints historians Holley & Chalk as "a reliable centre-half" he retained his place at the start of the following season before being replaced by David Affleck at the end of September, as new manager Tom Parker re-organised the side following a run of seven games at the start of the season in which Saints lost four and drew three. He spent most of the rest of the season in the reserves, although he was drafted in as an inside forward for the final two games of the season, replacing Ted Bates. In May 1938 he refused a new contract and moved back to Scotland.
After a period with Hamilton Academical, he returned to Southampton and joined the merchant navy serving on RMS Queen Mary. In 1962 he left the service and settled in Southampton working at Mullard in Millbrook. He died in Southampton in 1989, aged 77.
-DOCSTART-	14626499
'''Jamie Wood''' (born 21 September 1978 in Salford) is an English-born Caymanian footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently with Welsh Premier side The New Saints.
-DOCSTART-	14627827
'''Noureddine "Dino" Maamria''' (born 26 May 1971) is a Tunisian footballer and manager who is currently the first team coach at Stevenage Borough.
He started his English career with Doncaster Rovers in August 1998.
He joined Northwich Victoria in August 2007 and later became the club's caretaker manager.
-DOCSTART-	14628123
'''William Ollis''' (12 August 1871 - May 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half. Born in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, Ollis played 121 games in the Football Alliance and the Football League for Small Heath. He was part of the team which won the inaugural Second Division championship in 1893 and gained promotion to the First Division via the Test Match system the following season. He later played for Hereford Thistle. He died in Birmingham at the age of 68.
-DOCSTART-	14633587
'''George Robinson''' (1878 - 11 March 1945) was an English footballer who played for Nottingham Forest and Bradford City.
Robinson played an important part in the early rise of City, scoring in a 5-0 victory over First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup in 1906. He later went on to play in the promotion winning side of 1908 before gaining an FA Cup winner's medal in 1911.
He died on 11 March 1945 at the age of 67.
-DOCSTART-	14634913
'''Owen Madden''' (December 5, 1916, Cork - January 20, 1991, Cork) is a former Irish footballer who played as a forward in the League of Ireland and the English League. Madden was a dual international and played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI.
Madden first came to prominence as a goalscorer with Cork F.C. and in 1936 he helped the club reach the final of the FAI Cup. However shortly afterwards he became embroiled in controversy when it emerged that, together with Jack O'Reilly, he had signed for Norwich City before playing in the cup final on April 19. When Cork F.C., who received no fee, protested over the moves, both Madden and O'Reilly were suspended by the FAI for three years.
Despite this Madden failed to establish himself at either Norwich or Birmingham. The only highlight of his time in England came when he scored twice for Birmingham in an FA Cup tie against Everton on February 11 1939. This game attracted a record attendance of 66,844 at St. Andrew-s.
Madden returned to the League of Ireland to play for a very successful Cork United team during the Second World War. His United team mates included, among others, Jack O'Reilly, Florrie Burke, Bill Hayes, Jackie O'Driscoll, Frank O'Farrell and Tommy Moroney.
During the 1941-42 season he helped United to a League and Cup double, scoring 14 league goals in the process.
When Madden began his international career in 1948 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Madden, played for both teams.
While still a Cork F.C. player, Madden made his only appearance for the FAI XI during a European tour on May 3 1936. He played in the opening game, a 3-3 draw with Hungary. Madden is credited by some sources with scoring the third Irish goal. However it has also been credited to Jimmy Dunne.
Madden was injured during the game and took no further part in the tour, returning to his new club, Norwich City, for treatment. After being suspended by the FAI for three years, Madden was recalled in 1939 to play against Hungary but he declined the offer.
While playing for Norwich City, Madden made his one and only appearances for the IFA XI on October 23 1937 in a 5-1 defeat against England at Windsor Park. His team mates that day included fellow dual internationalists Tommy Breen, Bill Hayes and Alex Stevenson.
-DOCSTART-	14642894
'''Alan West''' (born 18 December 1951 in Hyde) is an English footballer who played as a central midfielder.
West began his career at Burnley, a product of the club's prolific youth system. In 1973, he was set for a move to Sunderland but was told by medical staff that he had a condition which meant he would be crippled if he continued playing. He believed there was nothing wrong, and moved to Luton Town that year.
He spent eight seasons at Luton, becoming an important player as well as club captain. West made his name as a cultured midfielder who though not prolific was a fine passer of the ball. He was ever-present in his one top-flight season with the Hatters (1974-75). In 1976, he moved the Minnesota Kicks of the North American Soccer League, playing with the team through the 1979 season.
West is now a pastor at a local church in Luton, named Luton Christian Fellowship. He is also the Club Chaplain at Luton Town.
-DOCSTART-	14644165
'''John "Jack" Swann''' (born 10 July 1893 in Easington, died 1990) was an English football player. He played for Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Watford and Queens Park Rangers. He appeared in the 1920 FA Cup Final for Huddersfield. At Leeds, he help them win the Division 2 title. He appeared for Leeds over 100 times.
-DOCSTART-	14655946
'''Joseph James Rogers''' (5 November 1874 - 1955) was an English professional footballer who played either as a forward or full back for Southampton, Grimsby Town and Newcastle United.
Born in Macclesfield, he was playing for Macclesfield when he was signed by Southampton in December 1894, midway through the inaugural Southern League season. Shortly after joining "the Saints" he scored ten goals in a friendly match against the Wiltshire Regiment, which was won 13-0 on a quagmire of a pitch at Southampton's Antelope Ground.
He made his first few league appearances at either centre forward or inside forward before Southampton's coaches persuaded him to play as a full back. In this position "''his speed, control and kicking ability came in useful''", but Rogers soon became unsettled on the south coast and moved to Grimsby Town in May 1896. In his two seasons with Southampton, he made 15 Southern League appearances, scoring twice.
He spent two seasons at Grimsby in the Football League Second Division scoring quite prolifically, reaching third place in the table in 1896-97. In these two seasons he played 53 league games, scoring 23 goals.
In 1898 he moved to Newcastle United who had just been promoted to the First Division. He made such an impression in Newcastle's first two First Division seasons that he was selected to join a FA tour of Germany, scoring five goals in one of the three matches in which he appeared. He was thus Newcastle's first "international" player.
He moved on to Preston North End in January 1901 for two seasons before taking up a coaching post in Germany. He subsequently returned to Grimsby where he joined Grimsby Town's coaching staff.
-DOCSTART-	14656931
'''Niall Joseph Thompson''' (born 16 April 1974) is an English-born Canadian footballer who currently plays for Vancouver Firefighters.
Thompson moved to Canada aged 2 and played for the Edmonton Brickmen, Winnipeg Fury and PSV Eindhoven youth teams.
He started his professional career as a trainee with Crystal Palace but after an unsuccessful spell moved to play for Colchester United, Montreal Impact, Zultse VV, Seattle Sounders, Brentford, Vancouver 86ers, Airdrieonians, Bay Area Seals, Wycombe Wanderers, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps.
He made his debut for Canada in a March 1993 friendly match against South Korea and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented Canada in just 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match, in October 2000. That game, against Panama, proved to be his final international.
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
-DOCSTART-	14657515
'''Jimmy Settle''' was an English professional footballer. A fast-paced inside or outside right, he could have chosen sprinting if he had not taken up football.
Settle played for Bolton and Bury before joining Everton in 1899, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1906. Settle was Football League Division One's leading goalscorer for the 1900-01 season with 18 goals, the lowest of the highest totals achieved in the English top-flight to date. In 1908 Settle was sold to Stockport County, his final club before retiring from football.
Settle represented England 6 times between 1899 and 1903, playing in the British Home Championship against the other Home Nations, scoring 6 times, including a hat-trick against Ireland in February 1899.
-DOCSTART-	14658265
'''Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonalves''' (born 7 March 1983 in Luanda), better known as '''Manucho''', is an Angolan footballer who currently plays for Real Valladolid in La Liga.
Manucho began his football career at Flamenguinhos, a small youth football club from Terra Nova, Luanda, where he lived. Under the guidance of his coach and father, Alberto Gonalves, Manucho plied his trade as a left winger, becoming one of the club's top stars.
Upon turning professional, Manucho signed for Benfica de Luanda, a mid-table club in the Angolan league. He then moved to Luanda-based side Petro Atltico, where he initially struggled to break into the team due to the presence of striker Flvio Amado. After Flvio joined Egyptian side Al-Ahly, Manucho began to establish himself in the side, scoring 16 goals in 2006 and 15 in 2007.
On 21 December 2007, it was announced that Manucho had agreed to sign for English Premier League champions Manchester United. He joined the club in January 2008 on a three-year contract. Prior to the announcement, Manucho had been on a three-week trial with the Manchester club, during which he managed to impress United manager Sir Alex Ferguson enough to earn himself a contract.
On 31 January 2008, it was reported that Manucho was due to head out on loan to Greek team, Panathinaikos, for the remainder of the 2007-08 season, due to complications obtaining a work permit, with a view to him gaining valuable first team experience.
Manucho scored on his league debut for Panathinaikos in a 2-0 home win over Larissa. Panathinaikos finished the Super League Greece 2007-08 season in 3rd place, qualifying the team for a play-off for the remaining European places. Manucho scored three goals in this six-game mini tournament, helping Panathinaikos to top the play-off group and qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League.
At the end of the 2007-08 season, Manucho returned to Manchester United for pre-season training and the club's summer tour of South Africa. However, he had picked up a suspected metatarsal injury and was unable to play a part in the pre-season programme.
Having found first team opportunities hard to come by at Manchester United, on 16 January 2009 Manucho agreed to join Hull City on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season.
After his loan spell with Hull, Manucho was deemed surplus to requirements at Manchester United, and on 17 July 2009, the club agreed a deal with Real Valladolid for the player's transfer. He signed a five-year contract with the Spanish club and was presented as a Real Valladolid player on 20 July 2009.
Manucho plays international football for Angola. He was a member of the Angolan squad during his nation's successful qualification campaign for the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
In January 2008, he was named in the Angolan squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana. He scored the opening goal in Angola's first game against South Africa, and struck a further two goals in their second match against Senegal in a 3-1 win. On 4 February, Manucho scored Angola's only goal in a 2-1 loss to Egypt. Although the result meant Angola were knocked out of the tournament, Manucho's 25-yard effort was described as "the goal of the tournament so far". At the end of the tournament, Manucho was included in the "Best XI", a team of the best players in each position.
In the African Cup Of Nations 2010 he scored from the penalty spot in the opening game for Angola in the 4-4 draw with Mali.
-DOCSTART-	14658277
'''Billy Cook''' (born in Usworth near Sunderland) was an English footballer who played for Hebburn Argyle, Sheffield United and Worksop Town. He was a lightweight but useful full back
Billy Cook started playing with Hebburn Argyle where he took over the position vacated by Jack English. In April 1912 he transferred to Sheffield United where he became a first team regular
He transferred to Worksop Town in August 1927.
'''Sheffield United'''
-DOCSTART-	14659715
'''John Willie Parker''' was an English professional footballer.
Parker started his career across the River Mersey from his Birkenhead birthplace as an amateur for Everton in 1947, though didn't make his debut until 1951. He was the club's leading scorer for seasons in a row, from 1951-52 to 1954-55, scoring 31 times in 1953-54 as Everton were promoted from Football League Division Two to Division One, one half of a prolific partnership with Dave Hickson. He left for Bury in 1956.
-DOCSTART-	14659751
Throughout his career, Syd Bycroft played for the Doncaster Rovers in 501 games, both league and other appearances. He would have had the chance to be in more if his career had not been interrupted by the Second World War, during which time he served as a police officer for the Doncaster Borough Police. Resigning in October 1946, Bycroft resumed his footballing career full time until he retired in 1952.
-DOCSTART-	14670320
Born in Blackburn, he was a cotton machine operator by trade. He was part of a team of tradesmen and weavers who achieved a small level of success in the 1880s, backed by local iron foundry owner Sid Yates and coached by former England player Jack Hunter. Their greatest success came when they overcame the dominance of local rivals, Blackburn Rovers, and the amateur teams of southern England to win the FA Cup in 1883. In the final (against Old Etonians played on 31 March 1883 at the Kennington Oval) Ward, together with fellow full-back captain Albert Warburton and goalkeeper Thomas Hacking, were able to keep the Old Etonians forwards at bay thus allowing the fitter Olympics side to come from behind to claim the cup with a 2-1 victory after extra time. At the time of the final Ward was just 18 years old.
Ward continued to play for Olympic in the years after the Cup Final victory. He was selected for the England team for the match played at Leamington Road, Blackburn against Wales on 14 March 1885, replacing Arthur Walters at left back. The match resulted in a 1-1 draw.
He subsequently became a licensee in Blackburn, and he is believed to have died before 1900.
'''Blackburn Olympic'''
-DOCSTART-	14670765
'''John Frederick Hollowbread''' (2 January 1934 - 7 December 2007) was a football goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton .
He was born at Ponders End and represented Middlesex Schools and played for Enfield prior to signing amateur forms for Tottenham Hotspur in June 1950. He was upgraded to professional status on 21 January 1952, but spent most of his early career as understudy to Ted Ditchburn and Ron Reynolds. He eventually made his first team debut in a 5-0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers on 30 August 1958.
In 1958-59 he played 44 games before losing his place to Bill Brown. From then on, he only made occasional appearances, including one in the 1960-61 double season to be one of 17 players used in the Double winning squad . He spent most of his time in the reserves, keeping goal in over 350 competitive games for the second and third teams. He scored a penalty for the reserves in an 8-0 win over Mansfield Town on 17 March 1962. His final senior appearance for Spurs was against Ipswich Town on 4 April 1964.
At the end of the 1963-64 season, he was placed on the transfer list and was snapped up straight away by Southampton's manager Ted Bates for a -3,000 fee. He played 30 consecutive games at the start of the 1964-65 season before losing his place to Tony Godfrey. The following season, he started as first choice for the 'keeper's shirt until sustaining a serious knee injury versus Coventry City on 8 September 1965 which ended his career. He made a total of 40 senior appearances for "the Saints".
He then played for Mullard Sports and was involved in the local football scene around the Southampton area for many years. He ran the Manor House Inn at Bursledon from 1966 and later worked as bar manager of the New Forest Golf Club at Bramshaw.
In 1994 he retired to Spain - he died following a short illness at Torrevieja, on the Costa Blanca.
-DOCSTART-	14672576
'''Stephen ('Steve' or 'Stevie') Kirk''' (born 3 January 1961 in Kirkcaldy, Fife) is a Scottish former professional footballer who is currently player/manager for junior club Glenrothes Juniors.
Kirk began his career with Fife side East Fife in 1979 and made 25 appearances for the Methil side before moving to Stoke City for -10,000. He returned to Scotland to play for Partick Thistle. Kirk returned to Bayview in 1982 and stayed for four years, scoring 35 times in 135 appearances and famously helping the Fifers beat Hibs in a memorable Scottish Cup third round replay in 1984, the same season East Fife clinched promotion from Division Two. In 1986, Kirk began a nine-year association with Motherwell, which saw him play over 300 league games and score the winner in the 1991 Scottish Cup final. After leaving Fir Park in 1995, Kirk had spells with Falkirk and Raith Rovers before returning first club in East Fife in 1998, eventually becoming player/manager. Kirk's managerial role lasted some fifteen months before his departure in late 1999. Kirk's last senior club was Arbroath, whom he joined in late 2000, becoming player-manager in December 2003 and leaving the following August. From here, Kirk became player/manager at Dundonald Bluebell, adopting a similar position at Lochgelly Albert in September 2006. Kirk was appointed manager of Glenrothes Juniors in June 30, 2009.
Kirk is a building supervisor outside of football.
-DOCSTART-	14674344
'''Radoslav Vasilev''' ( (born 12 October 1990) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Reading as a striker.
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Vasilev transferred from Slavia Sofia to Reading for an undisclosed fee on 12 December 2007. Reading's Academy Recruitment officer, Steve Shorey (father of Nicky Shorey) explained his reasons for signing Vasilev: "He's different from what we've got at the same age. He's not just about brawn and pace, he's got football intelligence. He's a lovely size, around 6 ft 2 in, can use both feet."
-DOCSTART-	14678714
'''James 'Jimmy' McDonald''' was a Scottish footballer who played for Bradford City, whom he represented in the 1911 FA Cup Final. During the First World War he joined the Royal Field Artillery. After the war he joined Raith Rovers, but died before he played a game.
-DOCSTART-	14685424
'''Paul Davies''' (born 10 October 1952) is a retired Welsh footballer, who played as a forward for Arsenal and Charlton Athletic in the 1970s.
Born in Holywell, Flintshire, he is the younger brother of Southampton and Wales striker Ron Davies. He played as a schoolboy for Wales and joined Arsenal as a trainee, featuring in Arsenal's 1971 FA Youth Cup final triumph. He turned professional at Highbury in November 1969 and helped the Gunners win the Football Combination title that season. His solitary First Division appearance was as a substitute in Arsenal's 4-2 victory at home to Newcastle United in October 1971.
He was sold to Charlton Athletic for -8,000 in November 1972 after a loan spell. He stayed with Charlton for two years, making a total of 67 appearances. In March 1975, he moved to Romford where injury ended his career.
Following retirement from football he became a London black cab driver, and lives in Hatfield.
-DOCSTART-	14686027
'''John 'Jack' English''' (born in Hebburn, County Durham in 1886) was an English footballer and manager who played for Hebburn Argyle, Preston, Watford and Sheffield United. He played as a Left Back and was judged to be the finest in the League in 1915.
Jack English started playing with Hebburn Argyle. He then went on to play for Preston, Watford and then joined Sheffield United. He was a member of the Blades team who won the FA Cup final in 1915
He left the Blades after refusing to re-sign following WWI and joined Darlington in 1919 as player manager, retiring from playing in 1921 but remaining as manager for a further seven years. He later went on to manage Nelson, Northampton Town and Exeter City.
Jack English was selected to play for England against Wales in 1914 but his club would not release him.
'''Sheffield United'''
-DOCSTART-	14688211
'''Bill Brelsford''' (born in Sheffield) was an English footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield United. He was a hardworking player and could play as a Right or Centre Half.
Bill Brelsford came from a footballing family, two brothers playing for Sheffield Wednesday but he started out with Doncaster Rovers. In 1910 he transferred back to his home town, Sheffield but he did not join his brothers at Wednesday but joined United. He was a member of the Sheffield United team who won the FA Cup final in 1915
'''Sheffield United'''
-DOCSTART-	14688826
'''Victor Halom''' (born 3 October 1943 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England) is a former footballer and is currently scout for Newcastle United.
Halom featured as a player most prominently for Sunderland and Oldham Athletic. He played as a center forward in the Sunderland team that won the FA Cup in 1973.
Halom moved into management in the early 1980s where he achieved great success with Barrow taking them back into the Vauxhall Conference in 1983-84. This led to him being appointed Rochdale manager at the end of the season. Halom began with a mass clear out, many of the incomers being ex-Oldham players. The side struggled to gel at first but things markedly improved when the under-performing record signing Les Lawrence was sold and replaced by proven goalscorer Steve Taylor late in 1984. For the next ''calendar'' year Rochdale showed promotion-winning form and earned a third round FA Cup tie with Manchester United.
Immediately after that the team went into steep decline not helped by the diastrous signing of David Mossman who moved on at a loss after less than ten games and Halom's strange perseverance with playing striker Ronnie Moore as a centre-half. There were also strong rumours that he had alienated the players by making promises that the club could not afford to keep. At the end of the season despite Rochdale having escaped re-election by one point Halom was retained but told by chairman Tommy Cannon to try to sell those players under expensive contracts. This seriously weakened the side and after Taylor was sold in October 1986 the club had sunk to bottom of the League by December. Halom was sacked and never managed a League club again.
In 1992 he stood as a Liberal Democrat candidate for Sunderland in the 1992 General Election but finished a distant third.
-DOCSTART-	14691220
'''Ronald Thomas Davies''' (21 September 1932 - December 2007), was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a full-back for Cardiff City and Southampton in the 1950s and 1960s.
Born in Merthyr Tydfil, he started his career as an amateur with Merthyr Tydfil, before signing for Football League First Division team Cardiff City in October 1952. It was until the 1955-56 season that he made his debut for the first team, generally at full back although he was occasionally pressed into service as a forward. In his time with Cardiff he made a total of 32 appearances scoring three goals.
In March 1958, Ted Bates signed him for -7,000 to replace the recently retired Len Wilkins. He soon proved to be a worthy successor and was an ever-present during the Saints' 1959-60 Third Division championship season. According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints" he was "unlucky not to gain international recognition during his spell with the club".
He adjusted well to football in the Second Division and missed only one game in 1960-61, but the following season he had to vie for the No.2 shirt with Roy Patrick before losing out altogether to Wales international Stuart Williams in September 1962. For the next two seasons he spent most of his time in the reserves. His final first team outing was on 4 January 1964 in an FA Cup match at The Dell against Manchester United. After a total of 185 appearances for the Saints, without ever scoring, he was transferred to Aldershot in August 1964.
After three seasons at Aldershot he moved to lower league football with Andover. He managed the Winchester Snooker Centre before retiring to Wales in 1997. In his later life he suffered with Alzheimer's disease. His death was reported in December 2007.
-DOCSTART-	14692373
'''Frederick Levi "Fred" Lunn''' (born November 8, 1895 in Marsden, near Huddersfield, died 1972) was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol Rovers, Southend United & Nuneaton Borough.
-DOCSTART-	14692465
'''George Alfred Skelton''' (born November 27, 1919 in Thurcroft, near Rotherham, Yorkshire - died 1994) was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town & Leyton Orient.
-DOCSTART-	14692547
'''Robert Ledger''' (born in the 1890s in Ripon) was a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town. There is no more information about him after World War I.
-DOCSTART-	14692655
'''Harry Yates''' (26 September 1925 - 1987) was a professional footballer born in Huddersfield who played as an inside forward for Huddersfield Town, Darlington, Headington United, Bedford Town and Nuneaton Borough.
-DOCSTART-	14692730
'''Horace H. Hussler''' (born in the 1880s in Sheffield) was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for The Wednesday, Huddersfield Town & Doncaster Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	14692805
'''Thomas "Tom" Wade''' (born in 1909 in Leeds) was a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town & Darlington.
-DOCSTART-	14693624
'''William Charles Gorman''' (July 13, 1911 - December 1978), commonly referred to as '''Bill Gorman''', is a former Irish footballer who played for, among others, Bury and Brentford. Gorman was a dual internationalist who also played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In September 1946 Gorman, along with Johnny Carey, actually played for both teams against England within three days of each other.
The 11 international caps Gorman won while playing for Bury remain a club record.
Although born in County Sligo, Gorman was raised in Scotland and spoke with a Scottish accent. He began his footballing career with junior club Shettleston. An engineer by trade, he went completely bald by the time he was 19 and subsequently became known as ''Old Naked Brains''. In 1936, at the age of 25, Gorman moved south to the English League and joined Bury. Early in the 1938-39 season, Gorman made a -7,000 move to Brentford where he is still talked of as one of the club-s greatest ever defenders.
During the Second World War, Gorman continued to play for Brentford in regional leagues. However he also spent time in Lancashire where he had two spells guesting regularly for Bury. He spent the 1943-44 season guesting at Bolton Wanderers where his team mates included a young Nat Lofthouse. The war also gave Gorman the chance to guest with both Manchester United and Liverpool.
In October 1950 he was appointed player-manager of Deal Town of the semi-professional Kent League. He eventually retired as a player in 1952 but as a manager guided Deal to the league title in 1954.
When Gorman began his international career in 1936 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Gorman, played for both teams.
Between 1936 and 1947 Gorman made 13 appearances for the FAI XI. He made his international debut on March 17 1936 in a 1-0 win against Switzerland at Dalymount Park. Among the highlights of his international career were helping the FAI XI beat Germany 5-2 in a friendly on October 17 1936. On November 7 1937 he also played for the FAI XI in a World Cup qualifier against Norway. The game finished as a 3-3 draw. On September 30 1946 he was a member of the first ever FAI XI to play against England. Despite a credible performance, the FAI XI lost 1-0. Two days earlier Gorman had made his debut for the IFA XI against the same opponents. He made his last appearance for the FAI XI on May 4 1947 in 2-0 defeat against Portugal.
Between 1946 and 1948 Gorman also made 4 appearances for the IFA XI. He made his debut for the IFA XI on September 28 1946 in a 7-2 defeat against England. On November 27 1946 together with Johnny Carey, Con Martin, Peter Farrell, Tommy Eglington, Alex Stevenson and Davy Walsh, he was one of seven players born in the Irish Free State to line up for the IFA XI against Scotland at Hampden Park.
The 0-0 draw helped the IFA XI finish as runners-up in the 1947 British Home Championship. He also helped the IFA XI gain a 2-1 victory over Wales on April 16 1947. His fourth and final appearance for the IFA XI was a 2-0 defeat to Wales on March 10 1948.
In February 1955 Gorman returned to Bury to work as an engineering inspector. He remained a regular spectator at Bury F.C. matches, and also carried out some scouting work for Manchester City while his friend George Poyser was manager. He took early retirement form his job in March 1975. Sadly his wife died suddenly only a few weeks later. After a couple of heart attacks, he died in December 1978 at the age of 67. His daughter and grandson subsequently worked for Bury F.C..
-DOCSTART-	14700264
'''John William Angus''' (born 1 December 1868, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in Southampton's inaugural season in the Southern League.
Born in Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, he started his career at Third Lanark, before joining English Football League Division Two side Ardwick (later Manchester City) in August 1892. After spending the 1892-93 season in Manchester (when he scored three league goals from seven appearances) he moved to the south coast to join Southampton St Mary's in the summer of 1893.
Angus was one of the first professional players signed by Southampton. He played in the Saints' two FA Cup qualifying matches in November 1893 as well as friendlies and local cup matches. Described by Holley & Chalk as "a deft and aggressive forward", he was the first Saints player to be sent off for an "over zealous" tackle in a Hampshire Senior Cup match on 24 February 1894 against local rivals Freemantle.
In 1894 Southampton were founder members of the Southern League and Angus played at inside forward, in a forward line-up including Charles Baker, Fred Hollands, Harry Offer and Herbert Ward. He scored in the "Saints"' first game in the Southern League and went on to score six goals that season, making him joint top scorer.
The following season he made three more league appearances before leaving the club in November 1895. In all he made 23 appearances for the Saints, scoring 11 goals. He subsequently played for Fulham, but little is known about his later life.
-DOCSTART-	14701320
'''James Simmons''' (born in Blackwell, Bolsover, Derbyshire) was an English footballer who played forSheffield United. He was a fast and at times a brilliant player .
Simmons started out with his home side, Blackwell Colliery. In 1908 he transferred to Sheffield United. He was a member of the Sheffield United team who won the FA Cup final in 1915
'''Sheffield United'''
-DOCSTART-	14703072
'''Stanley Fazackerley''' (born in Preston) was an English footballer who played forAccrington Stanley, Hull City and Sheffield United. He was a clever skilful player with a powerful and accurate shot .
Fazackerley had a trial with the reserve team of his home club Preston but that was unsuccessful. He played with Accrington Stanley before moving to Hull city where he scored 19 goals in 27 Division 2 games. This brought him to the attention of Sheffield United who paid -1000 for his services. He took part in the FA Cup final in 1915
'''Sheffield United'''
-DOCSTART-	14705214
'''Graham Fyfe''' (born 12 December 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish professional football player, who plays for Hawke's Bay United in New Zealand.
Fyfe started his career at Celtic, but first team places at the club were limited and he was released during the 2002-03 season. After a brief spell with , Fyfe signed for Cheltenham Town. He remained there until the end of the 2004-05 season, when he was released by manager John Ward. Fyfe then played for Dundee as a trailist, but he wasn't offered a contract with them.
Fyfe then moved to New Zealand to play for Hawke's Bay United. He linked up there with his former Cheltenham Town manager Bobby Gould, who was assistant to his son Jonathan Gould.
Graham has no relation whatsoever with Sydney FC's Australian defender Iain Fyfe.
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'''Barry Geoffrey Butler''' (born 4 June 1962, Farnworth) is an English former professional footballer who spent eight years with Chester City from 1985 to 1993. Primarily operating as a midfielder, Butler also had spells playing in defence and attack, and even took over in goal after regular goalkeeper Billy Stewart was sent off against Bradford City in October 1990.
A former window cleaner, Butler was snapped up by Chester from Atherton Laburnum Rovers in December 1985, one of several occasions that manager Harry McNally would sign an unknown non-league player and successfully use him as a regular in the side. Butler made his Football League debut in a 1-0 derby victory over Tranmere Rovers in January 1986 at the relatively late age of 23. He was largely a regular for most of the rest of the season, which ended in promotion from Football League Division Four.
In October 1989, Butler scored a belated first goal for Chester in a 4-0 thrashing of Birmingham City, in his 119th appearance for the club. He made up for lost time by scoring four more before the end of the season and had bagged 16 by the time he was released by Graham Barrow in May 1993.
Butler dropped back into non-league football with Barrow, before joining Altrincham in March 1994.
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'''Graham Abel''' (born September 17, 1960) was a professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chester City and Crewe Alexandra as a central defender. He appeared at Wembley Stadium three times with Northwich Victoria in FA Trophy finals.
Abel was born in Runcorn, Cheshire. At 25, he was a latecomer to professional football when he joined Chester in October 1985, having previously played non-league football for his hometown club Runcorn and Northwich Victoria. In 1982-83, Abel was part of the Northwich side that lost 2-1 to Telford United in the FA Trophy final, but a year later he helped ''the Vics'' beat Bangor City in a replay.
Abel made his Football League debut for Chester in a 1-0 win over Aldershot on November 2, 1985, and he played 23 consecutive league games as Chester achieved promotion. He remained a regular with the Blues until he was released at the end of the 1992-93 season, with his impressive tally of 30 goals helped by a strong penalty taking record and occasional spells at centre-forward. Abel also holds the honour of scoring the final Football League goal at Sealand Road, in a 2-0 win for Chester over Rotherham United on April 28, 1990.
Abel remained in Cheshire and the Football League by joining Crewe Alexandra, who achieved promotion in his solitary season at the club. Abel then returned to Northwich for two seasons, ending with another trip to Wembley in a 3-1 defeat by Macclesfield Town in the 1995-96 season. Abel retired from football in 1998, after spells with Chorley and Witton Albion.
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'''Charles Baker''' (10 February 1870 - 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in Southampton's inaugural season in the Southern League.
Born in Stafford, he first played for Stafford Rangers before joining Stoke in April 1889. He made one appearance at the end of the 1888-89 season; the following season he appeared fairly regularly making twelve league appearances, scoring twice as Stoke finished at the foot of the Football League table and failed to be re-elected for the following season. As a consequence, Stoke played 1890-91 in the Football Alliance, finishing the season as champions.
In August 1891, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers where he played alongside Will Devey and England international forwards Harry Wood and Robert Topham. In 1891-92 he was a virtual ever-present, making 24 appearances in the league scoring five goals, as well as four FA Cup appearances (four goals). The following season, he lost his place to Joe Butcher and returned to Stoke in January 1893.
Although he made four appearances for Stoke at the end of the 1892-93 season, he made no appearances at all in the first team in the following season, presumably as a result of injury.
On 26 April 1893, he was part of a Stoke side who were invited to play a friendly match against Southampton St Mary's, played at the County Cricket ground in Northlands Road, Southampton. The "Saints", who included the 18-year old Charles Miller (considered to be the father of football in Brazil
In the summer of 1894, along with fellow Stoke players Lachie Thomson and Alf Littlehales, he was persuaded to move to the south coast, where Southampton were about to embark on their first season in the new Southern League. He was appointed the first team captain and "''his surges down the right wing made him a favourite with the Southampton faithful''".
According to Holley & Chalk, he was "''a neat dribbler, (who) had a firm command over the ball and could centre with precision''"
At the end of the season he announced his retirement from football; the club presented him with a gold watch, before Baker returned to Stafford to take up the trade of shoemaker.
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'''Anthony John "Tony" Burns''' (born 27 March 1944 in Edenbridge, Kent, England) is an English former football goalkeeper and manager.
Burns played for non-league Tonbridge Angels before being signed by Arsenal in March 1963. He progressed through the Arsenal youth ranks, before making his league debut against Burnley on October 17, 1964. He went on to be a regular in the side, playing for 24 consecutive league games between October 1964 and March 1965, but conceded 47 goals in his time there and he was eventually dropped in favour of Jim Furnell. He had sporadic appearances in the side from then on, before eventually leaving Arsenal in July 1966.
He was sold to Brighton & Hove Albion and later on played for Charlton Athletic, Durban United, Crystal Palace, Brentford (loan), Memphis and Plymouth Argyle.
Burns managed Tonbridge in three separate spells, from August 1980 to December 1982, August 1989 to May 1990, and in a caretaker role from November 2001 to May 2002. Between 1982 and 1989 he managed Gravesend & Northfleet.
Burns was Millwall's goalkeeping coach for 14 years, between 1992 and 2006. He was appointed joint caretaker manager of Millwall with Alan McLeary in April 2006.
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'''Billy Stewart''' (born January 1, 1965, Liverpool) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, mainly with Chester City.He is currently coaching at international level for England and Northern Ireland at under 21, under 19, and schoolboy level, and also with the Liverpool County F.A disability team all on a part time basis. He left Liverpool FC in July 2009 after coaching for the club for 10 seasons and is now a self employed goalkeeping coach. He has travelled the world over the past few months and has coached in the U.S.A in the state of Texas, and for England under 19s in Slovenia for the European Qualifiers, and with the England schoolboys in this years Victory Shield. He also was also the Northern Ireland goalkeeping coach this season when Northern Ireland under 19s retained the Milk Cup. He also travelled with Northern Ireland to Portugal for the Under 21 friendly game and to Malta with the Under 19s. Billy currently holds his UEFA A coaching licence and also his F.A Goalkeeping A licence. He has completed his F.A Youth coaches award and is also a fully qualified F.A Tutor and currently delivers the F.A Goalkeeping Level 1 and Level 2 certificates and also the F.A Level 3 Goalkeeping module for the UEFA B Licenceand the Futsal level 1. Billy has worked with every age group at Liverpool fc and started at the Academy in 1999 where he was the Academy Goalkeeping Coach co-ordinating the goalkeeping programme, starting with goalkeepers as young as the age of seven and developing the goalkeeping training programme all the way up to the full time scholars. His last full time role at Liverpool was mainly coaching the Reserve Team Goalkeepers at the MelwoodTraining Ground but did also work with the first team goalkeepers on many occasions including Reina, Cavalieri, Martin, and Itandje. Over the past ten seasons has also worked with other famous keepers such as Dudek, Kirkland, and Carson.He now runs his own private goalkeeping school and helps to place young talented goalkeepers with football clubs all over the country. He also holds his NVQ teaching assessor and internal verification certificates. He is also fully CRB checked. Stewart began as an apprentice with hometown club Liverpool, who he turned professional with in January 1983. Unfortunately Stewart was unable to make the first-team at Anfield and joined Wigan Athletic in July 1984. The youngster made just 14 league appearances in two years at Springfield Park before former Latics manager Harry McNally signed him for Chester City in August 1986. After initially sharing goalkeeping duties with John Butcher, Mike Stowell and Mike Astbury, Stewart eventually established himself as first choice between the sticks. Between January 1988 and October 1990 he did not miss a match, with the run of 124 games only ended after a sending off at Bradford City. In 1992-93 he was named as the club-s player of the season despite conceding more than 100 goals, but a pre-match injury at Scarborough in September 1993 ruled him out for the remainder of the following season. Stewart was allowed to join Northampton Town in July 1994, but he ended the season playing at Wembley Stadium for Chesterfield in the Football League Division Three play-off final against Bury, while on loan with the Saltergate club. He helped Chesterfield to a 2-0 victory and promotion, but he returned to Chester in the summer of 1995. He was to miss just one game in 1995-96 but at the end of the season he dropped into non-league football with Southport. Stewart played for the Sandgrounders for three and a half years, the highlight being another trip to Wembley in the final of the 1997-98 FA Trophy, which ended in a 1-0 defeat to Cheltenham Town. Stewart moved to fellow Conference side Hednesford Town in December 1999 and later played for clubs including Bamber Bridge, Rhyl and Marine. He is now academy goalkeeper coach with Liverpool.
- Player of the Season: 1992-93.
-DOCSTART-	14718655
'''Hal Robson-Kanu''' (born 21 May 1989 in England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Reading.
Robson-Kanu came through the ranks of the Reading Academy, suffering two long term injuries there. He was at non-league Acton Ealing Whistlers Youth F.C. and had trials with Arsenal but chose to join Reading. He had his first involvement with the first team when he travelled with the squad for the Peace Cup in South Korea in the summer of 2007, and started against River Plate.
He joined Southend United on loan on 30 January 2008, until the end of the 2007-08 season, where he scored 3 goals in 8 games. He scored a goal in a 9-0 win over Didcot FC in the pre-season.
He has been out on loan twice; Southend United on 21 August 2008 and Swindon Town on 26 January 2009.
Brendan Rodgers praised the player following a testimonial match for Graeme Murty, saying ''"He's been impressive in pre-season. He's been here a few years, went on loan last year and did well. He's big, quick and strong, technically good and wants to take people on in the duel; the one-on-one. He was very good and scored a great goal."''
The week later, during the first game of Reading's pre-season tour of Sweden, Robson-Kanu scored a hat-trick against Jonsereds IF in just 28 minutes.
-DOCSTART-	14719629
'''Robert John Buchanan''' (1868-1907) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward in the 1890s.
Born in Johnstone he started his career as a youth player with Johnstone before joining Abercorn in 1887 Whilst on the books of Abercorn, he made his solitary international appearance for Scotland on 21 March 1891 scoring in a 4-3 victory over Wales.
He then moved to England to join the short-lived Sunderland Albion. After Sunderland Albion disbanded in May 1892, he transferred to Burnley, playing in the Football League First Division. In his first season he was top scorer (jointly with Billy Bowes) with eight goals from 22 appearances, helping Burnley to finish in sixth place, their highest league finish to date. The following season, Buchanan was less successful in front of goal with only four goals from his 18 appearances, but Burnley finished the season one place higher in the league table.
In September 1894 he moved to join Woolwich Arsenal, for 1894-95, their second season in the Football League Second Division. Playing alongside Peter Mortimer and Paddy O'Brien, he contributed nine goals from his 25 appearances, which included a goal on his debut, in Arsenal's 4-2 win over Manchester City on 29 September 1894. The following season he made 17 appearances with seven goals, switching from centre forward to inside left. In total he scored 16 goals in 44 league and cup appearances for Arsenal.
He moved to the south coast in the summer of 1896 to join Southern League team Southampton. The Southampton public took to him immediately and his "''never-give-up''" attitude earned him the nickname "''Death or Glory Bob''".
The following season, he was top-scorer with ten league and six FA Cup goals as the Saints again took the Southern League championship. Saints also had a superb run in the FA Cup reaching the semi final where they went out in a replay 2-0 to Nottingham Forest. In the cup run he scored "''unlikely goals''"
Although he remained with Southampton for the 1898-98 season, he only played twice. After 57 appearances for the Saints with 33 goals, he moved back to south-east London to join Sheppey United.
He died prematurely in 1907 of unknown causes.
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:''For the former striker of Chester City and Wrexham, among others, see Gary Bennett (footballer born 1962)''
'''Gary Ernest Bennett''' (born 4 December 1961 in Manchester) is a former English professional footballer who is most known for playing for Sunderland from 1985 to 1996. He originally started his career with Manchester City, but moved on to Cardiff City in 1981, without making any first team appearances, on a free transfer where he linked up with his brother Dave.
He left Cardiff for -65,000 in July 1984 to join Sunderland. Bennett went on to play 369 league games with Sunderland scoring 23 goals before joining Carlisle United 11 years later. He later played in the Football League for Scarborough and Darlington (where he was also manager until being released in October 2001). Whilst at Sunderland, he played in the 1992 FA Cup Final where they lost to Liverpool.
He now works as a radio pundit and has regularly commentates on Sunderland games. His son has recently joined the academy of Middlesbrough a local rival to his former team Sunderland
'''Manchester City'''
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'''Scott Dann''' (born 14 February 1987 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer who joined Birmingham City in June 2009, having previously played for Walsall and Coventry City.
Dann joined Walsall in 2003 as a junior after impressing on trial at the Bescot Stadium, signing a professional contract with the Saddlers the following year. He moved up the ranks at Walsall to become a regular in the reserve team throughout 2004-05 and was allowed to join Danish side Kge BK on loan towards the end of the campaign.
Dann then joined Conference North side Redditch United on loan in October 2005 initially until the end of the season, but he was recalled in January 2006. He then Joined Redditch's league rivals Hednesford Town on loan following injuries to their regular centre backs Richard Teesdale and Ian Wright. He played in three games for the Pitmen against Hucknall Town, Stafford Rangers and Lancaster City before injury put an end to his loan spell at Keys Park. He returned to Walsall and was put on a short-term contract for the 2006-07 season, where he has earned his place in the starting line-up with a number of excellent performances at the back. His season was ended in March 2007 after picking up a metatarsal injury in the live Sky game against MK Dons.
As reward for his outstanding season for the Saddlers, who were promoted as League Two Champions, Dann was given a three year contract to commit him to the club and to ward off interest from a number of clubs higher up in the league.
His form in League One was equally as impressive as the previous season, so it was little surprise that in January 2008 Dann joined Coventry for an undisclosed fee. His impressive form for the Saddlers continued in the Championship for the Sky Blues alongside former Walsall team-mate Daniel Fox, who had also moved to the Ricoh Arena. He helped the club narrowly avoid relegation. The England set-up had seen enough in Dann and Fox to decide they were ready to make the step up to international level, with both players making their U-21 debuts in March 2008 against Poland at Molineux.
On 4 August 2008 it was announced that Dann would captain Coventry City for the 2008-09 season.
Dann signed for Birmingham City on 12 June 2009 for an undisclosed fee, described as a "club record fee for a defender"; local press reports suggest the fee to be in the region of -3.5 million with a possible increase to -4 million with performance based add ons. He was allocated the squad number 15, last worn by Radhi Jaidi.
Dann made his Premier League bow in Birmingham's 1-0 away win over Hull City on 19 September 2009. He was an integral part of the defence alongside Roger Johnson which managed to keep a clean sheet.
-DOCSTART-	14735298
'''Gary Talbot''' (born December 15, 1937, in Blackburn) was a professional footballer in the 1960s with Chester, where he set a record as the second highest Football League goalscorer, and Crewe Alexandra. He has also worked as a photographer.
Talbot was signed by new Chester manager Peter Hauser in September 1963 as a 25-year old, after the press photographer was spotted playing in a charity match . Within days he made his Football League debut against Newport County, scoring in a 3-0 victory. He then netted twice as Chester drew 2-2 at Barrow and he was comfortably the club-s top scorer with 23 league goals to his name by the end of the season.
The 1964-65 season saw Chester score 141 goals in Division Four, FA Cup and Football League Cup, with Talbot and fellow forwards Jimmy Humes, Mike Metcalf, Elfed Morris and Hugh Ryden all netting at least 20 goals. Talbot bagged 35 of them (28 in the league), including a hat-trick in three minutes and 30 seconds in the closing stages of an FA Cup 5-0 derby win over Crewe .
Injuries limited Talbot-s appearances and goal tally over the next two seasons, and he was allowed to switch to Fourth Division rivals Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 1967. He netted 20 times in 37 league appearances before surprisingly returning to Chester in time for the 1968-69 campaign. Talbot once again broke the 20 goal barrier, with his tally of 22 leading him as the Division Four leading scorer.
Talbot then opted to retire from professional football, with his final game being a 2-0 win over Lincoln City in April 1969. This match also marked the debuts of Nigel Edwards and Grenville Millington , with the pair going on to play more than 500 league matches for Chester between them. Talbot left as Chester-s record Football League goalscorer (previously held by Frank Wrightson) with 83 goals, and it was not until September 1992 that Stuart Rimmer would pass the total .
Talbot then had a spell playing for Irish side Drumcondra . He has worked for many years as a photographer in the Chester area.
-DOCSTART-	14736175
'''Harold T. "Harry" Dennis''' (born 1903) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Newark Town, Grantham Town, Huddersfield Town and Southend United. He was born in Romsey, Hampshire.
-DOCSTART-	14736276
'''Joseph Thomas "Joe" Lodge''' (born April 16, 1921) was a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town & St. Johnstone. He was born in Skelmanthorpe, a village in West Yorkshire, England. He also played first class cricket for Yorkshire in 1948.
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'''Jason Pearcey''' (born 23 July 1971, Leamington Spa) was a former professional footballer.
Pearcey started his professional career at Mansfield Town at the age of 18. He left the club to join Grimsby Town and then Brentford. It was during the 2000-01 season that he sustained a bad leg injury which ended his professional career although he made three appearances for Conference National Forest Green Rovers. He has since then kept playing at non-league level making appearances at Southam United, his home town team Leamington and his last club the Southern League Premier side Rugby Town.
-DOCSTART-	14745872
'''Joseph Kitchen''' (born in Brigg, Lincolnshire) was an English footballer who played for Gainsborough Trinity and Sheffield United. He was a prolific goal scorer.
Kitchen came to prominence whilst playing for  Division 2 side Gainsborough Trinity. Several clubs were interested in his services. He signed for Sheffield United in 1909. He scored several goals for Sheffield during their campaign for the FA Cup final in 1915 and scored the third and final Sheffield goal in the final a few minutes from the final whistle. The goal was a solo effort, he picked the ball up just over the centre line, beat two defenders and then slipped past the Chelsea keeper, who had come out to challenge Kitchen, before placing the ball in the empty net.
'''Sheffield United'''
-DOCSTART-	14746231
'''Ben Patrick Joyce''' (born 9 September 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Conference National side Forest Green Rovers, on loan from Torquay United.
Joyce is a former Plymouth Argyle and Aston Villa striker, but signed for Swindon Town in July 2007 after leaving Plymouth. He came along with assistant manager David Byrne, eventually making his first team debut for Swindon Town on 19 April 2008, scoring a goal in the last minute in a 6-0 win.
After being released by Swindon in May 2009, Joyce signed for League Two side Torquay United in July.
Joyce joined Conference South side Weston-super-Mare on a three month loan deal in October 2009. He was recalled early from his loan spell however in November and he was sent out on loan to Conference National side Forest Green Rovers until January 2010 as a replacement for Sean Rigg.
Joyce was unsuccessful in his spell at Forest Green and returned to Torquay at the end of his loan spell.
-DOCSTART-	14747096
His clubs included Bury, Sunderland, Leeds United, Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra, Wimbledon, Grays Athletic, Carlisle United, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Stockport County, Wigan Athletic, Altrincham, Hartlepool United and Curzon Ashton.
-DOCSTART-	14753270
'''Henry Anthony Duggan''' (June 8, 1903, County Dublin, Ireland - 1968, Beeston, Leeds, England), commonly referred to as '''Harry Duggan''', is a former Irish footballer. Described as a talented and speedy right winger, he played for both Leeds United and Newport County. Duggan was a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI.
Duggan was playing intermediate football with Richmond United in Dublin when he was first spotted by Leeds United. He signed for the club on May 1 1925 and scored his first league goal for Leeds on November 6 1926 in a 2-2 draw with Sunderland. Despite this, he was initially confined to the reserves and only made a handful of first team appearances for United until he established himself as regular in the first team between 1930 and 1936.
In 1932 he helped Leeds gain promotion to the First Division. His impressive goalscoring rate also endeared him to the fans.
In eleven years at Leeds, Duggan made 187 league appearances, scoring 45 goals. He also played a further 9 games in the FA Cup, scoring a further 2 goals. During the 1933-34 season Duggan scored 11 goals in 33 league appearances. This included two in a 5-1 home win against Liverpool on March 24 1934, two against Everton in a 2-2 draw on March 30 1934 and 2 in an 8-0 win against Leicester City in April 1934.
On November 11 1935 he also scored a hat-trick in a 7-2 win against Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road.
Duggan signed for Newport County on Oct 1 1936 and in 1939 he captained the team as they won the Third Division South title.
Duggan was a County player when he won his last international cap.
While playing for County, Duggan made 91 league appearances and scored 13 goals. During the 1939-40 wartime season, Duggan also played 13 games for County in the South-West Regional League.
When Duggan began his international career in 1927 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Duggan, played for both teams.
Between 1927 and 1937 Duggan made 5 appearances and scored 1 goal for the FAI XI. He made his international debut on April 23 1927 in a 2-1 defeat against Italy B at Lansdowne Road. Together with Mick O'Brien, Tommy Muldoon and Joe Kendrick, he became one of the first four English League-based players to play for the FAI XI.
He then made his second appearance for the FAI XI on May 11 1935 in a 3-1 away win against Belgium. Duggan made a further two appearances for the FAI XI during a European tour in May 1936. On May 3 he played in a 3-3 draw with Hungary and then on May 9 he played in a 5-1 win against Luxembourg. Other members of the touring party included Jimmy Dunne and Jimmy Kelly. On November 7 1937 he made his final appearance for the FAI XI in a World Cup qualifier against Norway. A late goal from Duggan earned the FAI XI a 3-3 draw.
Between 1929 and 1935 Duggan made 8 appearances for the IFA XI. He made his debut for the IFA XI on October 19 1929 in a 3-0 defeat against England. He played against England on three further occasions. On October 17 1932 in a 1-0 defeat against England in Blackpool, Duggan, together with Jimmy Dunne, Jimmy Kelly and Paddy Moore, was one of four players born in what is now the Republic of Ireland to feature in the IFA XI forward line. Duggan also played twice for the IFA XI against Scotland and twice against Wales. He made his last appearance for the IFA XI in 2-1 defeat against Scotland on November 11 1935
After retiring as a footballer Duggan settled in Beeston, Leeds, living in Cross Flatts Drive. He was an ARP warden during the Second World War and later worked for a firm of glass merchants. Some reports suggest he worked at the Moorhouses jam factory on Old Lane, as a checker. He died in Leeds in 1968.
-DOCSTART-	14755579
'''Marcelo Tejera''' (born August 6, 1973 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan football midfielder, who currently plays for Liverpool FC in the Uruguayan Primera Divisin.
-DOCSTART-	14759530
'''William Isaiah Foulkes''' (29 May 1926 - 7 February 1979) was a Welsh international footballer, who played as an inside forward for Newcastle United, Southampton and Chester City in the 1940s and 1950s, winning the FA Cup with Newcastle in 1952.
Born in Merthyr Tydfil, he signed as a professional with Cardiff City in February 1945. He failed to break into the first team and in April 1948 he moved north to join Chester City in the Third Division North. He soon became a regular selection at inside right laying on the crosses for Cam Burgess to score the goals. After two full seasons at Sealand Road, he was signed by First Division Newcastle United for -12,500 in October 1951, a record sale for Chester at the time .
He made his debut for Newcastle in a 4-2 victory at Huddersfield Town on 13 October 1951. A no-nonsense, tough, shrewd and very capable player, he was soon a regular fixture on the right, providing scoring opportunities for Jackie Milburn and George Robledo. Ten days after his transfer Foulkes scored for Wales against England with his first kick in his first international. He appeared in every match in Newcastle's run to the 1952 FA Cup Final and picked up a winner's medal at Wembley Stadium on 3 May 1952 after little more than six months with United.
He remained at St James' Park for two more seasons until moving to Southampton in August 1954. During his spell with Newcastle, he made a total of 67 appearances with 9 goals. He also made 11 international appearances for Wales.
In July 1954, Southampton's manager George Roughton paid -12,000 to bring Foulkes and Tommy Mulgrew to The Dell of which -5,000 was attributed to Foulkes. In his first season with the "Saints" he suffered a back injury and made only 23 league appearances. Southampton claimed that he must have been carrying the injury when he transferred and sought a reduction in the transfer fee. The claim was submitted to the Football Association for consideration and while waiting for the case to be heard Foulkes returned to Cheshire to play for Winsford United in the Cheshire County League.
Eventually the appeal found against Southampton, leaving Foulkes to resume his professional career. Chester City paid Southampton less than -1,000 for his registration, with Foulkes declaring "I would not have signed for any other Football League club" . He went on to make over 180 appearances for them over the next five years, with his overall club total of 296 league appearances being the joint 10th highest in Chester's history .
In July 1961 he retired from full-time football, with his final appearance for Chester having been in a 2-1 home defeat to Doncaster Rovers on April 22, 1961. Foulkes acquired a milk bar in Chester, turning out occasionally for Hyde United. He died in Chester on 7 February 1979 aged 52.
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Wally Masterman''' was an English footballer who played for Stockton on Tees, Gainsborough Trinity and Sheffield United. He was skilful and elegant forward who scored many goals.
Masterman started playing in the North East of England with Stockton on Tees, at that time playing in the Northern League, he was very successful scoring 36 goals in one season. Following this success he transferred to Gainsborough Trinity a 2nd Division side before signing for Sheffield United.
'''Sheffield United'''
-DOCSTART-	14765151
'''Thomas Henry "Tommy" McDonald''' (born 25 September 1895 - 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. At 5' 8" he was one of Newcastle's taller forwards. He was born in Inverness, Scotland.
McDonald is best known for his time at Newcastle United who he joined in 1921 and was to spend a decade with the club. He made his debut on 5 March 1921 against Middlesbrough. Whilst on Tyneside he made 367 appearances for the club and scored 113 goals playing at inside left position. He won the 1924 FA Cup and the old First Division Championship two years later.
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'''Phil Hoadley''' (born 6 January 1952) is an English former footballer born in Battersea, London, who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a central defender for Crystal Palace, Orient and Norwich City.
Hoadley was born in Battersea, London, and began his career as an apprentice with Crystal Palace.
Following his professional football career Hoadley remained involved with amateur football in the Norfolk area and worked in a variety of jobs before returning to Norwich City in the 1990s as football in the community officer.
-DOCSTART-	14774829
'''William Charles "Bill" Seddon''' (28 July 1901 - January 1993) was an English footballer.
Born in Clapton, London, he played junior football in London before joining Gillingham as an amateur, and had an unsuccessful trial with Aston Villa before joining Arsenal in December 1924. Seddon played as a half back and was mainly a second-string player, he played over 200 Football Combination matches for Arsenal Reserves, eventually rising to captain as the side won five Combination titles in the 1920s.
During the 1920s, Seddon played sparingly for the Arsenal first team, making his debut when deputising for Alf Baker in a 2-1 defeat against Sunderland on April 10, 1926. That was his only appearance of 1925-26, but edged his way into the first team with 17 appearances in 1926-27. However, he did not make the cut for the 1927 FA Cup Final, and with Arsenal's strong half-back line of Alf Baker, Jack Butler and Bob John. Seddon only played four times in 1927-28 and not at all in 1928-29.
However, in 1929-30 he was reintroduced into the Arsenal side, alternating with Baker at right half, until centre half Herbie Roberts was injured against West Ham United. Seddon moved into defence and not only played the last twelve games of that season, but started the 1930 FA Cup Final, in which Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 to win their first major trophy.
Seddon continued to play for Arsenal, appearing 18 times in 1930-31 and winning a League Championship medal as Arsenal won their first ever league title. By this time he had reverted to right half, but the move of Charlie Jones to right half ousted him from the side and he only made five appearances in 1931-32. He eventually left the club in March 1932, moving to Grimsby Town for -2,500. In total he played 76 matches for Arsenal, though he never scored a goal.
He spent two seasons with Grimsby before a single season with Luton Town. He retired from playing in 1934. He later worked as a trainer for Notts County and Romford. During World War II he served in Africa with the British Army, and returned to Romford after the war to become their groundsman. In 1967, Arsenal and Romford played a testimonial match for him on his retirement. He died in January 1993, aged 91.
-DOCSTART-	14779468
'''John Shand Johnston''' (1878 - 1955) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half and won the FA Cup with Bury in 1903.
Johnston was born in Lennoxtown and started his career with Stalybridge Rovers before joining Football League First Division Bury in May 1901, shortly followed by his former Stalybridge team-mate, centre-half Frank Thorpe. He remained with Bury for six seasons making 180 league appearances, scoring twice. He also appeared in all of Bury's matches in the FA Cup in 1902-03, reaching the final where they defeated Derby County in one of the most one-sided finals ever played. Bury's 6-0 victory still stands as the record Final win. Bury also equalled another record, winning the Cup without conceding a goal in any round.
In May 1907 he moved, along with Bert Hodgkinson, to the south coast to join Southern League Southampton, where he was once again re-united with Frank Thorpe, who had joined the "Saints" from Plymouth Argyle a few weeks earlier. In his first season at The Dell he made 33 Southern League appearances and helped the "Saints" to reach the FA Cup Semi Finals where they went out to Wolverhampton Wanderers, beating First Division Everton en route. He remained with Southampton for four seasons during which the team struggled in a vain attempt to regain their former success. Johnston was a "''distinct individual; through all the heat and bustle of the game he was never seen without a blade of grass or some convenient substitute protruding from his mouth''." He had a strange gait but was a natural leader and tended to coach the forwards while the game was in progress.
In 1911 he moved back to Stalybridge, this time to join Stalybridge Celtic as player-manager, taking with him Southampton's top-scorer in 1910-11, Martin Dunne. He guided Stalybridge to success in the Lancashire Combination and into the Southern League in 1914.
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'''Jack Taylor''' (1872-1949) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Born in Dumbarton in 1872, Taylor started off his career at local club Dumbarton F.C. before moving to play for St Mirren. In 1896 Taylor was signed by English club Everton whee he played in a number of positions. He was the only Everton player to feature in the FA Cup Finals of 1897, 1906 and 1907, finishing on the winning side in 1906.
In the 1910 FA Cup semi-final against Barnsley Taylor was struck by the ball in the throat, damaging his larynx. This effectively ended his professional career and he was transferred to amateurs South Liverpool.
Taylor is currently one of only 6 players to make 400 Football League appearances for Everton, making 456 in all competitions, 7th in the club's all-time appearance chart.
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'''Mark Ward''' (born Sheffield, 27 January 1982) is an English football (soccer) player. He began his career with Sheffield United, where he made 2 appearances in the Football League Championship before being released.
-DOCSTART-	14782193
'''Ian Richards''' (born 5 October 1979 in Barnsley) is an English football (soccer) player. He began his career with Blackburn Rovers but failed to make the first team and moved on to Halifax Town, where he made 24 Football League appearances.
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'''Steve Buckley''' (born October 16, 1953 in Eastwood, England) is an English former footballer. His brother Alan Buckley and nephew Adam Buckley also played professionally.
A committed full-back, Steve began his career as an apprentice with Nottingham Forest before moving into the non-league circuit with the likes of Ilkeston Town, Borrowash Victoria and Burton Albion.
In 1974 he was snapped up by Luton Town where he spent four seasons before moving to Derby County. At Derby he was twice voted player-of-the-season, winning the award for the 1979-1980 and 1981-1982 seasons. Despite being ever present in his final two seasons at Derby, Steve was surprisingly released in the summer of 1986 and linked up with Lincoln City. His time at Lincoln was eventful with the club becoming the first to suffer relegation out of the Football League before returning triumphantly twelve months later. Upon their return to the Football League, Steve found his opportunities limited to the occasional appearance on the substitutes bench and moved on to Boston United.
-DOCSTART-	14796422
'''Alan Edward Knight MBE''' (born 3 June 1961 in Balham, London) is a former English footballer. He holds the record for the most appearances for a single club by a goalkeeper, having played 683 league games (and 801 games overall) for Portsmouth between 1978 and 2000; this superseded Peter Bonetti's record of exactly 600 goalkeeping appearances for Chelsea. He helped Portsmouth to the 1992 FA Cup semi final, but they lost on a penalty shootout to Liverpool.
In addition to his goalkeeping record, Knight is the second-longest serving Portsmouth player of all time behind Jimmy Dickinson, and is also the only player to have appeared in all four divisions of the Football League for the club. He was capped at under-21 international level, but was never selected for the full England squad.
Known by the Fratton Park faithful as ''The Legend'', Knight spent almost all of his 25-year playing career at Portsmouth, sometimes demonstrating world-class saving and acrobatics. His 800th appearance, as a substitute in a cup tie at Blackburn, saw fans in all corners of Ewood Park rising to applaud his appearance on the pitch. A few weeks later, he played his last match for Portsmouth, at Norwich in January 2000. In 2001, his loyalty to Portsmouth received royal approval when he was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours List.
In 2003-04, due to an injury crisis, Knight was called on to the substitutes' bench for Portsmouth and was listed as a squad member, but was never actually called into action. He played briefly for the local non-league side Havant & Waterlooville towards the end of his career. He also worked as goalkeeping coach at Portsmouth until he quit the job in summer 2005.
Knight was named goalkeepers' coach for the American Major League Soccer team FC Dallas in 2006. The head coach at Dallas was at the time, Knight's former Portsmouth teammate Colin Clarke.
In 2006 Knight ran football coaching clinics for in the USA. The B.E.S.T patron of honour was Knight's former Portsmouth manager and World Cup winner, the late Alan Ball.
On 12 December 2006, it was announced that Alan Knight was named goalkeeping coach at AFC Bournemouth. Knight also served as goalkeeping coach at Conference South Side Dorchester Town, where he was also a registered player, for the 2006/07 season. Knight appeared on the bench as a substitute, but did not make an appearance on the pitch.
Knight's autobiography entitled 'Legend' was published in September 2003 by Legendary Publishing. On 8 October 2007, Knight was appointed goalkeeping coach at Havant & Waterlooville by the team's newly-appointed manager Shaun Gale, a former teammate of Knight at Portsmouth.
In May 2009 Knight was named joint manager of Horndean of the Wessex League. He made a brief playing comeback for Horndean at the age of 48 in a Wessex League match against East Cowes Vics in November 2009.
Knight was announced as the goalkeeping coach for Aldershot Town in December 2009.
-DOCSTART-	14797552
'''Frederick Charles Arnold Tully''' (4 July 1907 - 1969) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Southampton and Clapton Orient in the 1930s.
Born in St Pancras, London he moved as a child to the north east where he turned out for Tynemouth Schools. He subsequently moved to Staffordshire and was playing for Chaddleston Mental Hospital when he was signed by Aston Villa in October 1926.
He appeared seven times for Villa in the 1927-28 and 1928-29 seasons without making any real impression. He spent the next four seasons in the reserves before moving to the South coast to join Second Division Southampton in June 1933, to replace John Arnold who had been transferred to Fulham the previous February.
According to Holley & Chalk's "Alphabet of the Saints" he was "a winger of thrust and enterprise" who was a "busy sort of player who could play anywhere in the forward line except centre-forward". He made his debut on 26 August 1933 in the opening match of the 1933-34 season against Bradford City, before injury forced him to miss several months (with Bill Luckett standing in at outside-left). He returned in December, and soon formed a useful partnership with Dick Neal helping to provide the crosses for Ted Drake and Tommy Brewis.
Over the next three seasons Tully was a regular starter as Saints struggled both on the pitch and financially, before losing his place to John Summers in 1936. After making only three appearances in 1936-37 he moved back to London to join Clapton Orient. During his four years at The Dell he made 101 appearances, scoring nine goals.
At Orient, he found his goal-scoring touch, with 18 goals in two years, including 13 in 1937-38, making him Orient's top scorer. After two seasons playing in east London, the onset of the Second World War brought about his retirement. He then joined his father's carpentry business before returning to Chaddleston Mental Hospital where he worked as an attendant.
-DOCSTART-	14811175
'''Gary Bennett''' (born 20 September 1962, Kirkby near Liverpool) was a professional footballer in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for six different clubs in the Football League, with the majority of appearances being made for Chester City and Wrexham.
Bennett was 23 when he joined Wigan Athletic from playing local football in Preston in October 1984. At the end of the season, Bennett appeared at Wembley Stadium for Wigan in the final of the Freight Rover Trophy, which ended in a 3-1 win over Brentford. However, Bennett was soon on the move as he followed manager Harry McNally to Chester City, where he scored 13 league goals as the club achieved promotion from Division Four.
Bennett scored 23 times in 1986-87 but his season was overshadowed by an incident in an FA Cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday that left opponent Ian Knight badly injured. The matter was eventually settled out of court a decade later.
In November 1988 Bennett moved on to Southend United (scoring against Chester later in the month) but by March 1990 he was back at Chester. He remained there until the end of the 1991-92 season, scoring the winner at Stoke City in April 1992 that effectively sealed Division Three survival for Chester.
After being released by the club, Bennett joined Chester-s arch rivals Wrexham and enjoyed the most prolific spell of his career. He struck 16 league goals as the club achieved promotion in 1992-93 and then struck 32 and 29 times in the next two seasons. In 1994/95, he scored a penalty against Ipswich, in the F.A. cup 3rd round, to secure a place against Manchester United, at Old Trafford in the 4th round. 'Psycho' as he was known also scored twice in the Welsh Cup Final, at Cardiff Arms Park, to beat Cardiff City 2-1. He always had a fantastic rapport with the Wrexham fans, given his goal-scoring records, and imaginitive goal celebrations. Unsurprisingly, he is very highly regarded by Wrexham supporters, as something of a legend at the Racecourse.
He was transferred for -300,000 by Wrexham manager Brian Flynn to Tranmere Rovers in the summer of 1995, and then on toPreston North End,
Bennett returned to Wrexham for the closing stages of the 1996-97 season, and came on as a second half substitute in the F.A. Cup quarter final, against Chesterfield.
He then moved back to Chester in the summer of 1997 for -50,000, registering 12 goals by early November in his first season back. Unfortunately he failed to add any more during the season and he would manage just one more (the winner at his former club Southend in August 1998) before injury forced him to retire from the game in August 1999.
Bennett frequently watches Wrexham football club play and runs a pub in Skelmersdale.
- Freight Rover Trophy winners: 1984-85
- Football League Division Four runners-up: 1985-86 (43 apps, 13 goals)
- Football League Division Three runners-up: 1992-93 (35 apps, 16 goals)
- Football League Division Two top-scorer: 1994-95 (29 goals)
- Welsh Cup Winner: 1994-95
-DOCSTART-	14812454
'''Ron Hughes''' (born July 1, 1930, Mold, Flintshire) was a professional footballer who played as a full-back. He spent his entire professional career with Chester City from 1950 to 1962, where he made the second most Football League appearances in the club's history after featuring in 399 games.
Hughes joined Chester in September 1950 after completing his army service, having previously played for hometown club Mold Alexandra. His Football League debut arrived in March 1952 in a 5-0 win at Rochdale. Hughes went on to be a regular for the next decade, predominantly in the right-back spot. He didn't miss a first-team game between September 1956 and September 1958, and most other campaigns saw him miss very few games. As a reward for his loyalty, Hughes was awarded testimonial matches against Everton in 1957 and an All-Star XI in 1961.
Despite being a regular for so long, Hughes was released at the end of the 1961-62 season, his final appearance being a 2-0 loss at Carlisle United on the final day. His long-term defensive colleague Ray Gill was also allowed to leave, having made seven more league appearances for Chester than Hughes. They remain the two highest Football League appearance makers for Chester .
Hughes dropped back into non-league football with Holywell Town and had a spell back at Mold as manager in the 1970s. He later worked for the education department of Clwyd County Council.
-DOCSTART-	14812708
'''Thomas Lawrence Davis''' (3 February 1911 - 1987), commonly referred to as '''Tom Davis''' and '''Tommy Davis''', is a former Irish association footballer who played as a centre forward for several clubs in the League of Ireland and the English Football League. Davis was also a dual international footballer-playing for both the Republic of Ireland (FAI) and Ireland (IFA), scoring a total of five goals in five caps. He was born in County Dublin.
Davis spent his early career playing junior football with former League of Ireland clubs such as Frankfort and Midland Athletic before playing in the League of Ireland itself with Shelbourne and then Cork F.C.. His goalscoring form brought Davis a trial with Exeter City early in the 1931-32, but it was with Boston Town that he enjoyed his first settled spell in English football.
Davis arrived in the English League proper with Torquay United, but it was a move to New Brighton in the Third Division North that brought him to the attention of the wider world. Signed by French side F.C. Metz in 1935, he failed to settle, and broke his contract to return to England with Oldham Athletic. After serving a three month ban for breaking his contract, he returned to his goalscoring ways. His tally of 35 goals during the 1936-37 season is still a record for an Oldham player. He scored four hat-tricks and scored seven goals in a seven game run - five in the league and two in the FA Cup.
Mid-way through the 1937-38 season Davis signed for Tranmere Rovers and his return of six goals in ten matches helped push the club to the English Third Division North title, and promotion to the English Second Division for the first time in the club-s history. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Davis returned to the League of Ireland, playing with Cork City, Drumcondra and Shelbourne. He did briefly return to England where he made a handful of appearances for Workington. He also had a spell with Distillery, where he netted 24 goals in a single season.
When Davis began his international career in 1936 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Davis, played for both teams.
Between 1936 and 1938 Davis made 4 appearances and scored 4 goals for the FAI XI. He made his international debut on October 17 1936 in a 5-2 win against Germany at Dalymount Park. He marked the occasion with two goals. Davis scored the FAI XI-s second goal when he converted a penalty in the 40th minute. Then in the 75th minute when Paddy Moore shot from 25 yards and the German goalkeeper fumbled, Davis was on hand to get the fifth goal. Davis won his second FAI cap on December 6 1936 and scored again in a 3-2 home defeat against Hungary. In May 1938 he was included in an FAI squad that briefly toured Central European. Davis led the attacking line in both matches. On May 18 he scored his fourth and final goal for the FAI XI in a 2-2 draw against Czechoslovakia. He made his final appearance for the FAI XI in a 6-0 defeat against Poland. This was the only international match in which Davis played that he failed to score.
On November 18 1936, Davis made his one and only appearance for the IFA XI in a 3-1 defeat against England in the 1937 British Home Championship. Davis maintained his impressive international scoring record when he scored the only goal for the IFA XI.
-DOCSTART-	14825250
'''Bradley Middleton''' (born 4 March 1989 in Somerset) is an English footballer currently playing with Bridgwater Town FC
Middleton worked his way up through the youth ranks at Cardiff City, captaining the U18's and the reserves on numerous occasions, although his only first team appearances for the team were in the FAW Premier Cup when he helped a reserve Cardiff side reach the semi-final in the 2006/07 season before being beaten by League of Wales side TNS.
On 19 December 2007 he joined Dorchester Town on a work experience loan deal until 29 January. He made his debut for the magpies on 26 December in a 1-1 draw with Bath City. He went on to play eight times for the club before returning to Cardiff.
He was released by Cardiff City at the end of the 2007/8 season.
After setting an up a number of trials with league teams he unfortunately broke his nose in the 1st match whilst playing with Aldershot Res against Millwall Res. this unfortunately meant that he missed out on the latter part of the season (2007-2008)
It was announced 20 August 2008 that Middleton had moved to Conference South side Weston-super-Mare. After featuring in 2 pre-season games and then after four games had been played of the new season he was signed on a Non-contract basis. However after only being on the bench once in the subsequent four games and not having kicked a ball at all in the new season he decided that it was not in his interest to stay at the club.
After leaving Weston, Middleton found a new home with Southern League Division One South & West team Bridgwater Town.
-DOCSTART-	14828869
'''Edgar Underwood Bluff''' (19 March 1882 - May 1952) was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward for various clubs in the 1900s.
Born in Attercliffe, Sheffield he joined the Yorkshire Light Infantry in March 1900 where he served for four years. In April 1904 Southern League champions Southampton were seeking a replacement for the ageing Harry Wood. Bluff was spotted playing for the First Army Corps and the "Saints" directors were so impressed that they paid for his discharge from the Army, in time for Southampton's summer tour of South America, during which they played teams representing Argentina (when he scored four goals) and Uruguay, winning 8-0 and 8-1 respectively.
He made his league debut on 24 September 1904 and soon formed an exciting partnership with Fred Harrison. According to Holley & Chalk, -his army discipline and training served him in good stead- and -he displayed a natural goal-scoring ability-, his heading being -a strong feature of his game-. In his first season at The Dell he was top scorer (with George Hedley) with ten league goals, plus a further three in the FA Cup.
His form earned him a call-up to the England international squad where he was first reserve for a match against Ireland in 1905.
In the summer of 1905 the Southern League introduced a wage limit which resulted in the transfer of several players, including Bluff who reluctantly moved back to Yorkshire to join Sheffield United. At Bramall Lane he was never quite able to re-capture the form he had shown in Southampton, although he did score eleven goals in 1906-07, helping United to finish fourth in the First Division. In December 1907 he moved on to Birmingham for six months, followed by a spell with St Helens Town.
He died in Northampton at the age of 70.
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'''Henry Gilhespy Hamilton''' (1887 - 1938) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for various clubs in the 1900s and 1910s.
He was born in South Shields and started his professional career in December 1908 with Sheffield Wednesday before moving to Huddersfield Town in April 1910. At Huddersfield he scored ten goals in sixteen league games, plus three in four FA Cup matches; this prolific form attracted the attention of Southern League Southampton-s new manager George Swift. Swift was Southampton-s first appointment as manager and promptly embarked on a spending spree, signing eleven players in six weeks.
Hamilton was immediately drafted into the first team as centre-forward, making his debut on 2 September 1911 at home to Millwall. He found the net fairly regularly during his one season at The Dell, scoring nine goals in 23 league appearances, thus becoming top-scorer for the 1911-12 season. He had problems settling in the south, however, and in March 1912 was suspended (along with Andrew Gibson) for a serious breach of club discipline, as a result of which he was placed on the transfer list. Following his departure Saints tried several players at centre forward including Cecil Christmas and Leonard Dawe before finally settling on Percy Prince.
He moved to Belfast to join Belfast Celtic where he spent a year before returning to his native north east where he played out his career with South Shields. After World War I he played no more professional football.
-DOCSTART-	14829902
'''Arthur Hughes''' (1883 - 18 December 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the 1900s.
Born in Birkenhead, he started his career with his local club Birkenhead F.C. before joining Tranmere Rovers. In May 1907, he moved to Bolton Wanderers for a season (in which he failed to make a first team appearance) before moving to the south coast to join Southern League Southampton in the summer of 1908.
He was recruited by Southampton to act as cover for George Smith, but shortly after the move Smith collapsed and died in July. Hughes immediately took Smith-s place on a pre-season tour of Europe. For Hughes the tour was a great success, scoring freely including a hat-trick against The Hague.
Hughes started the 1908-09 season as centre-forward in spectacular fashion with ten goals in his first ten games, including a hat-trick in the 6-0 defeat of Luton Town on 12 September 1908. According to Holley & Chalk-s "The Alphabet of the Saints" Hughes had "fine ball control" and "equally happy using either foot...he distributed the ball with panache".
At the end of the season he decided to return to Lancashire where he signed for Manchester City although he never made an appearance for their first team.
After retiring from football, he took up employment as a bricklayer working for the Birkenhead municipal corporation.
-DOCSTART-	14834451
:''For the rugby league footballer of the 1910s for Great Britain, England, and Leeds, see Frederick "Fred" Harrison''
'''Frederick Harrison''' (2 July 1880 - 21 November 1969) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the 1900s and 1910s.
Born in Winchester, he started his career with local sides Fitzhugh Rovers and Bitterne Guild in Southampton often playing in matches on Southampton Common where he was spotted by Joe Turner who recommended him to the Southampton directors as a "fast goal-getter with a deadly shot".
He made his debut for the "Saints" in the penultimate match of the 1900-01 Southern League championship season and during the summer he accompanied the team on their first foreign tour of Belgium, Austria and Hungary which was a great success with 44 goals scored (for 3 against) in six matches. During the following season, Harrison gradually established himself in the team on the left wing, making 15 league appearances with five goals, generally replacing Joe Turner.
Injury prevented him starting the following season and he only became a fixture in the side in mid-January. Moving to centre-forward he quickly found his form scoring five goals in consecutive home matches against Wellingborough Town on 7 March 1903 (5-0) and Northampton Town on 21 March (7-0). Despite making only thirteen appearances he finished the season as top scorer with 17 goals, as Southampton again claimed the Southern League championship.
He now became the first choice centre-forward and in the 1903-04 season he was again top scorer with 27 goals from 32 league appearances with Southampton taking the championship title for the sixth (and final) time in eight seasons . He scored hat-tricks in a 5-1 victory over Northampton Town on 7 December and in a 6-1 defeat of Bristol Rovers on 12 March 1904. As a result of his goal-scoring prowess in the Southern League he was given an international trial by England (which was unsuccessful as he was played in an unfamiliar position) and was by now being chased by several leading clubs in the north.
In the following season Harrison suffered from illness and as a result struggled to find the form which had made him such a success in the previous season. He regained some of his form in the following two seasons in both of which he was again top scorer with twelve goals.
By now Southampton were beginning to struggle both on the pitch and financially and in November 1907, along with Fred Mouncher, he was sold to Fulham for a combined fee of -1,000. In his seven years with Southampton he made 166 appearances, scoring 88 goals, and was the club's top goal-scorer in 1902-03 (17 goals), 1903-04 (27 goals), 1905-06 (14 goals, jointly with Harry Brown) and 1906-07 (12 goals).
He was never able to quite repeat his scoring feats at his later clubs although he did score five goals in one match for Fulham. In 1908 he helped Fulham reach the FA Cup Semi-finals, with six goals in six cup appearances, including both Fulham goals in a 2-1 in quarter final victory over League leaders Manchester United. Unfortunately in the semi-final against Newcastle United at Anfield Fulham were overwhelmed 6-0.
He was Fulham-s top scorer in both the 1908-09 and 1909-10 seasons with 13 and 14 league goals respectively. In his four seasons with Fulham he made a total of 132 appearances with 54 goals. Despite this his efforts were not sufficient to earn Fulham promotion to Division One.
In April 1911 he moved back to the Southern League with West Ham United, making his debut on Good Friday, 14 April 1911, scoring in a 4-1 victory over his former club, Southampton. He also scored the only goal in the return match three days later.
In the 1911-12 season, he scored 13 goals, partly making up for the loss of George Webb in December for the rest of the season. He formed a great partnership with Danny Shea and together they scored 40 goals in that season. In the FA Cup, Harrison was part of the West Ham team that defeated Middlesbrough of the First Division in the Second Round in February 1912. Harrison scored West Ham's goal in the first match (drawn 1-1) and, despite carrying an injury from the first match, he scored the winner in the replay.
George Hilsdon replaced him in the front-line and in the 1912-13 season, Harrison was switched to play at centre half where he played several games, including a notable FA Cup tie against Aston Villa in February 1913. In his two years with the "Hammers" he made 62 appearances, scoring 23 goals.
In August 1913 Harrison moved to Bristol City and returned to his former position of centre forward scoring 5 goals in 15 games.
During World War I he joined the army and was gassed during action. After the war he settled in Southampton as a master plasterer. He died in 1969 aged 89.
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'''George Albert Handley''' (1886 - 1952) was an English professional footballer who played most of his career as a winger with Bradford City.
He was born in Totley, Sheffield and represented Sheffield Schools four times in the annual matches against London Schools.
At Bradford City he scored goals prolifically. After making his debut on 27 October 1906 in a 2-1 victory over Glossop North End,
Having joined Southampton in May 1911, Handley was immediately drafted into the first team on the left-wing, making his debut on 2 September 1911 at home to Millwall. Described by Holley and Chalk as "''an orthodox player, who depended on team-mates to create openings''" he was, however, one of Swift's better signings. After Swift was dismissed at the end of the season, Handley left The Dell and took up a post of player-manager with Goole Town in April 1912.
In December 1913 he returned to Bradford City where he made just one appearance in two seasons before the outbreak of the First World War.
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'''Roy Alexander John Cheetham''' (born 21 December 1939 in Eccles, Greater Manchester) is an English former footballer who played for Manchester City, Detroit Cougars, Charlton Athletic and Chester City.
As a boy Cheetham watched Manchester City and Manchester United on alternate Saturdays.
On 30 August 1965 he became the first Manchester City player to be used as a substitute, replacing Mike Summerbee in a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Cheetham played three times in Manchester City's 1967-68 championship winning season. He moved to Detroit Cougars of the NASL in January 1968. During his season in Detroit he scored three penalties in a single match against Dallas. In total, Cheetham made 17 apps in the NASL. He then returned to England, signing for Charlton Athletic. He did make any first team appearances for Charlton, and transferred to Chester City in December 1968, where he became club penalty taker . He made 124 league appearances at Chester before leaving in 1972, with his final appearance being a goalless draw at home to Crewe Alexandra on 22 April 1972. This marked the end of his Football League career. A second spell in North America followed in the form of a period at Windsor Stars in Canada. He later managed non-league club Great Harwood Town.
In 1999 Cheetham made a trip to Budapest to meet childhood hero Ferenc Puskas, and in 2006 represented Manchester City at Puskas' funeral.
-DOCSTART-	14839138
'''David Freeman''' (born 25 November 1979 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League of Ireland First Division club, Monaghan United. Freeman plays as a striker and has experience playing in central-midfield.
Freeman spent seven years as a footballer in England before he returned to his native Ireland in 2003, since then he had turned out for numerous clubs.
Freeman began his career in England with Nottingham Forest, joining the club in 1996. Freeman went on to sign professional terms with the former European champions but only made limited appearances during his tenure at the City Ground. He also had a loan spell with Port Vale in 2000 during his time at Forest. Despite early promise, Freeman was released by Forest in 2002, a knee injury had restricted the already limited opportunities he had to impress the Forest management. Freeman went on to have short spells with Carlisle United and Ilkeston Town before returning to Ireland by signing for St Patrick's Athletic in 2003.
Freeman spent one season with ''the Saints'', but his sole season will largely remembered for scoring the winning goal for Pats in the 2003 League of Ireland Cup Final against Longford Town. Freeman also made an appearance for the Saints in that seasons FAI Cup final, a match Pats lost to Longford Town. Freeman joined Drogheda United for the 2004 season on a professional contract and became a regular figure for ''the Drogs''. The 2005 season though saw Freeman struggle to retain his regular place in ''the Drogs'' first team and as a result, Freeman joined First Division promotion contenders Dublin City in July 2005, initially on loan. Freeman went on to sign permanently for ''the Vikings'' and was instrumental in their successful promotion that season. Freeman began the 2006 season back in the Premier Division with Dublin City, but City folded in July 2006 due to financial difficulties. As a result, Freeman became a free agent and would soon sign for Longford Town. Freeman became a regular figure in the Longford team but struggled to find the back of the net only scoring 2 goals for the Flancare Park club. Freeman's 2007 campaign was prematurely halted by the diagnosis of a heart condition. He did not play again that season and he departed Longford at the end of that season. Freeman signed for Shelbourne in December 2007 on condition of receiving the all-clear from his medics.
Freeman made his Shelbourne debut in a scoreless draw against Dundalk at Tolka Park on 7 March 2008. He scored his first Shelbourne goal a week later during a 3-1 victory over Kildare County at Station Road on 14 March 2008. He finished as a First Division runner-up with ''Shels'' in the 2008 season and he made 31 league and cup appearances, scoring eight goals in the process. Freeman departed Shels at the end of the season to join Monaghan United on 27 January 2009.
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'''Febian Earlston Brandy''' (born 4 February 1989) is an English footballer currently playing for Manchester United. His regular position is as a striker.
Born in Manchester, Brandy has been at United since the age of nine; having been spotted playing for his local team, West End Boys. Having recovered from various injuries, including a broken leg, that ruled him out of much of the 2005-06 season, Brandy is now a regular starter in the United reserve team, and scored his first goal for the reserves against Bolton Wanderers in October 2006.
Brandy started up front for United against Liverpool in both legs of the FA Youth Cup final, winning a penalty in the first leg - which Sam Hewson converted - but missing a chance when through on goal in the second leg, which his youth team manager Paul McGuinness described as a "key moment" in the tie which Liverpool won on penalties. Brandy was also the scorer of the only goal in the 2007 Champions Youth Cup final against Juventus.
On 17 January 2008, Swansea City signed Brandy on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season., which was confirmed by United the following morning, and Brandy made his Swansea debut in their match against Port Vale on 19 January 2008, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Paul Anderson.
Brandy returned to Manchester United for pre-season training in July 2008, but was sent out for a second six-month spell on loan at Swansea on 22 July 2008. He returned to Manchester United on 12 January 2009.
On 2 February 2009, Brandy joined Hereford United on a month-long loan deal, subsequently extended until the end of the season. He made his debut for the Bulls on 14 February 2009, and scored the first goal in a 3-2 away win over Cheltenham Town; fellow on-loan Manchester United player Sam Hewson scored Hereford's other two goals. Brandy's four goals in League One made him Hereford's second highest goalscorer for the 2008-09 season.
On 4 November 2009, Brandy joined League One side Gillingham on a three-month loan deal. He scored and was named as Man of the Match on his Gillingham debut, a 3-0 FA Cup first round win over Southend United on 7 November.
Brandy made his debut for England U-20 against Montenegro on 11 August 2009, scoring twice before half-time. England won the match 5-0, with Brandy's Manchester United team-mate Tom Cleverley getting two goals.
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'''Norman Piper''' was an English footballer (soccer player) who played professionally in England for 13 years before finishing his career in the United States.
Piper was one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as a wing-half and ending it as a midfielder despite playing a similar role throughout.Born in North Tawton, Devon on 8 January 1948 he joined Plymouth Argyle as an apprentice and signed professional terms in February 1965. Already an England Youth international, Piper made his debut for the Under 23 side in 1970 against Bulgaria, the year he left The Pilgrims- for whom he scored 35 goals in 221 appearances. That summer Piper had signed for Portsmouth, becoming their record signing at -50,000. Piper served Pompey with great distinction during the clubs increasingly tenuous hold on Division Two status, but eventually lost form after relegation to the third. He was dropped in February 1978, interestingly being replaced by his namesake Steve Piper. His contract, along with that of Bobby Stokes was terminated the following month and a move to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers soon followed. In 1979, Piper was the first player signed by the expansion Wichita Wings of Major Indoor Soccer League. He played for the Wings until 1982 when he was sent to the Pittsburgh Spirit. Following his retirement from playing, he became and assistant coach with the Wichita Wings. He was fired on January 30, 1988. In 1989, he was hired to coach the Wichita Blue in the Heartland Soccer League. In 1990, the Blue moved to the Lone Star Soccer Alliance. He was fired mid-season. He now is a coach for a small travel soccer team in Southern California known as Carlsbad Lightning.
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'''Sebastian 'Seba' Sorsa''' (born 25 January 1984 in Helsinki) is a Finnish footballer who is under contract by HJK Helsinki.
After a successful winter trial, Sorsa signed for Leeds United, joining on an 18-month contract in a Bosman transfer from Finnish side HJK Helsinki on 2 January 2008.
Sorsa failed to break into the Leeds first team, however, and he signed for newly-promoted Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical in August 2008. He was released by Accies in January 2009.Sorsa joined Helsinki on 25 January 2009 on a free transfer.
He is a former Finnish under-21 international and plays as a right winger.
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'''Idris (Dai) Hopkins''' (11 October 1910 - 9 October 1994) was a Welsh footballer famed for his talented right foot. He played for many clubs throughout his career, but most famously Brentford where he captained them in the English 1st Division. He was born in Merthyr Tydfil.
Hopkins was born in the mining town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, son of a coal miner. He was naturally right footed but spent a great deal of time improving his weaker left foot repeatedly kicking a ball against a wall until it was of equal standard. Before turning professional he played football at an amateur level for Gellyfaelog, New Road and Merthyr Town.
Hopkins' career as a professional footballer started when he was signed by Sheffield Wednesday having been spotted playing at amateur level. He moved on to Crystal Palace in 1932 where he played 4 games before being transferred to Brentford.
It was at Brentford where he established himself as a footballer as part of their greatest ever team. He wore the number 7 shirt and was an old fashioned inside forward with two good feet and a determined attitude. Between 1932 and 1947 and he made 290 official appearances scoring 77 goals, however his total number of both appearances and goals for the club is considerably higher if appearances made during the war which do not count towards players' official records are included.
In 1946 Brentford, in Division 1, and with Hopkins as club captain were relegated to Division 2. During that season at the age of 39 he scored 4 goals. This season was the last, as of 2008, that Brentford FC were in the top flight of English football.
In May 1947 he left Brentford and signed for Bristol City where he played 24 times before retiring in 1948 at the age of 40.
He also made two appearances for West Ham United as a guest player during World War II .
His weekly wage was -12, the maximum permitted under league rules. Equivalent to -330 a week in 2007 terms, it was significantly lower than the wages of modern international footballers. He was inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 1989.
Hopkins was capped 12 times for Wales playing in the British Home Championships between 1934 and 1939, and undoubtedly would have won more if it hadn't been for World War II. He also made 9 appearances for Wales in wartime internationals scoring once.
During his international career he played against such greats as Cliff Bastin, Stanley Matthews and Tommy Lawton. Perhaps the most notable match he appeared in was Wales 4-2 victory over England in 1938 at Ninian Park as part of the 1939 British Home Championship. Idris was amongst the scorers for Wales with Stanley Matthews and Tommy Lawton netting for England
After football Idris had spells coaching in Sweden with IFK Norrkoping and FK Slepnier, and Turkey with Demirspor F.C. He also managed Ramsgate, Portadown and Sutton United. He eventually moved to Middlesex before settling in Buckinghamshire with his wife, Nancy, and sons Barry and Ashley.
He was modest about his career but did on occasion share his stories providing an insight into the game of old.
Idris died in on the 9th October 1994 two days before his 84th birthday. A minutes' silence was held as a mark of respect before Brentford F.C's next match on the following Saturday.
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'''Joe Laidlaw''' (born 12 July 1950) was a combative midfielder who played for six English league clubs over a 15 year period spanning three decades. He was one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as a wing-half and ending it as a midfielder despite playing a similar role throughout. He was born in Whickham and started playing locally for Swalwell before becoming an apprentice at Middlesbrough. He signed his first professional contract in August 1967 and went on make over 100 appearances for the club. In July 1972 he moved onto begin a four year stint with Carlisle before a three year stint with Billy Bremner-s Doncaster Rovers. In June 1979 he moved to Portsmouth for a fee of 15,000 GBP . Appointed club captain he quickly became a firm favourite with the Fratton Faithful. In a memorable roller-coaster first season he lead Pompey to promotion, this being achieved on the last day of the season after the club beat Northampton 2-0 and Bradford lost 1-0 to Peterborough. The following December Laidlaw was sold to Hereford for 15,000GBP, his last match having been a 1-0 defeat at Barnsley the preceding month. Laidlaw played a further 62 league games for The Bulls scoring 8 goalsbefore ending his career with a very brief spell at Mansfield. After his professional career ended he returned to the south coast to live, his latest venture being as part of the management team at Chichester City United F.C., having left Fareham Town in somewhat acrimonious circumstances. In February 2008 he was sacked by Chichester City United with joint boss Louis Savage resigning.
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As a player, Hewitt was an inside forward who regularly moved between clubs. He had spells with Middlesbrough (1904-06), Tottenham Hotspur (1906-07) and Liverpool (1907-08). He joined West Bromwich Albion for a -75 fee in April 1908, making his debut in a Division Two match against Fulham during the same month.
Hewitt then moved into management with North Wales side Mold before joining Football League side Wrexham in November 1924. He led them to Welsh Cup success a year later but left in December 1926 and became manager of non-league side Flint and later Connah's Quay Nomads.
In 1930, Hewitt took over as manager of Cheshire County League side Chester, who were looking to gain election to the Football League. His first season saw the club finish as runners-up, with the side being elected into the league in place of Nelson. Hewitt then established Chester as a force in Football League Division Three North, finishing in the top four in four of their first five seasons. He also led them to Welsh Cup success in 1933.
In April 1936 Hewitt opted to move south and become manager of Football League Division Three South club Millwall, who he guided to promotion and an FA Cup semi final. After being sacked in April 1940, Hewitt returned to football after the war as manager of Leyton Orient. From 1948 to 1956 Hewitt had a second spell in charge of Millwall, for his final job in football. In July 1956 he was awarded -4,500 in damages, relating to his sacking by Millwall six months earlier.
-DOCSTART-	14859790
'''Edwin Cecil Russell Christmas''' (1886 - 7 October 1916) was an English amateur footballer who played twice for Southampton in 1912.
Born in Southampton in early 1886, he joined Southampton as an amateur in 1908 and made several appearances for the reserve team, but his business career prevented him devoting much time to football. In 1910 he left football to devote himself full-time to his business interests but was persuaded to return to The Dell by reserve team manager George Carter the following year. In March 1912, following the dismissal of first choice centre forward Henry Hamilton for a serious breach of club discipline, Christmas was drafted into the first team. Despite his "''pace and dribbling skills''" he was not a success and he returned to the reserves.
Following serious injury, at the end of the 1911-12 season he "''gave up trying to make the grade''" and ended his football career.
During the First World War he enlisted in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, reaching the rank of Second Lieutenant. He died in France on 7 October 1916 aged 30, killed in action in the Battle of the Somme, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
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'''Andrew Gibson''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the 1910s.
Born in Glasgow he was playing for Strathclyde and was attracting the attention of both Celtic and Rangers when he was signed in May 1911 by Southern League Southampton. Southampton's new manager George Swift claimed that Gibson was "the best forward he had seen and would be a thousand pounds man". Swift was Southampton-s first appointment as manager and promptly embarked on a spending spree, signing eleven players in six weeks.
He made his debut on 2 September 1911 at home to Millwall. Despite scoring twice in a 3-2 victory over Leyton on 28 October he failed to live up to Swift's high expectations. In March 1912 Gibson was suspended (along with Henry Hamilton) for a serious breach of club discipline, as a result of which he was placed on the transfer list. He never appeared for the first team again and in September 1912 he was transferred to Leeds City.
At Leeds he made a handful of appearances in the Second Division before retiring.
-DOCSTART-	14861402
}}'''Kenneth John Mulhearn''' (born 16 October 1945 in Liverpool) is an English former football goalkeeper who played for Stockport County, Manchester City, Shrewsbury Town and Crewe Alexandra.
Mulhearn started his career as an apprentice at Everton but did not make the first team, and moved into the lower divisions with Stockport County, where he made 100 appearances. He was signed by First Division Manchester City on 21 September 1967, a transfer which Stockport great Len Allchurch later reflected on by saying "...a great 'keeper. We never thought we'd replace him when he went to City". Two days later Manchester City's first choice goalkeeper Harry Dowd sustained an injury, and Mulhearn took his place in the team, his debut coming in a Manchester derby. He kept his place for the remainder of the season, gaining a League Championship medal as part of Manchester City's 1967-68 title-winning side.
Mulhearn started the following season as first choice, but was dropped following a European Cup defeat to Fenerbahe, in which his failure to claim a cross resulted in a winning goal for the Turkish side, leading Malcolm Allison to blame him for the defeat.
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'''Peter Donnelly''' (born 22 September 1936) is an English former professional footballer.
Born in Hull, Donnelly began his career with Doncaster Rovers but was allowed to leave the club in 1958 to join Scunthorpe United. Finding his feet at Scunthorpe, he went on to score 19 times during his time at the club and his form persuaded Cardiff City to offer Joe Bonson to Scunthorpe in exchange. Signing for the club on their return to Division One, he put in a number of strong performances alongside the clubs other main strikers, Derek Tapscott and Graham Moore, but was allowed to leave to join rivals Swansea Town.
Spending one year at Swansea, Donnelly went on to finish his career with spells at Brighton & Hove Albion and Bradford City before later serving as manager of Margate in two separate spells.
-DOCSTART-	14862482
Mick Mellows is a former England Amateur International footballer, who later played professionally for Reading and Portsmouth . Born in Woking, Mellows played firstly for Sutton United before going to train as a teacher at King Alfred College, Winchester. During this time he played in the 1969 FA Amateur Cup Final and made 15 international appearances for the England national amateur football team. While playing for the college he came to the notice of many league scouts and eventually signed for Reading in September 1970, for whom he played 17 games (scoring twice),. After his time with the Biscuitmen, he had spells with Winchester City and Wycombe Wanderers, before signing for Pompey in September 1973 as one of new chairman John Deacon-s promised additions to what had been the previous season a very threadbare squad. He came on to make his debut as a substitute in an away victory versus Sheffield Wednesday in October that year and was to remain a regular for the next five years, even winning the clubs coveted -Player of the Year- trophy in 1975. Somewhat a conundrum to the Fratton Faithful his last appearance was at Rotherham on the last day of the 1977/78 season. A devout Christian, Mellows now runs (with current squad player Linvoy Primus) -Faith and Football-- a community initiative which reaches out through sport to the city-s youth and disadvantaged.
-DOCSTART-	14862919
}} '''David Flitcroft''' (born January 14, 1974, Bolton) is a former professional footballer who is now assistant manager at Rochdale. He is a younger brother of the former Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City player Garry Flitcroft.
Flitcroft began his career as an apprentice with Preston North End, who he signed professional forms with in May 1992. He was to spend the following season briefly involved in the first-team at Deepdale, but after a loan spell with Lincoln City, he was allowed to join Chester City in December 1993. Flitcroft was to make eight appearances as Chester pipped Preston to promotion from Division Three. Apart from some long spells out injured, Flitcroft was a regular in the Chester midfield until the end of the 1998-99 season when he rejected a new contract and joined Rochdale.
In four years at Spotland, Flitcroft helped Rochdale qualify for the Division Three play-offs in 2001-02 and reach the FA Cup fifth round the following season. He switched to Macclesfield Town in July 2003 before moving on again, to fellow north-west side Bury just six months later. He was to spend three years as a regular with the Shakers, making exactly 100 league appearances until he joined non-leaguers Hyde United.
But Flitcroft returned to Rochdale as assistant manager to Keith Hill midway through the 2006-07 season
-DOCSTART-	14869170
'''Paul Went''' was an English footballer with a quick turn of pace who played professionally for five clubs over a fifteen year period. He
was one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as a centre-half and ending it as a central defenderdespite playing a similar role throughout. Born in Bromley-by-Bow on 12 October 1949 he played for both England schoolboys and the Under 18 youth side. After an apprenticeship he broke into the Orient first team in 1966 and played 50 games for the club before being transferred to Charlton in June 1967. He spent five years at The Valley before moving to Fulham in the summer of 1972. After only 18 months he was off to Portsmouth, part of new chairman John Deacon-s ambitious new rebuilding programme . Manager John Mortimore planned a rock-like central partnership between Went and Malcolm Manley , but the former Leicester defender injured his knee in only his 11th game for the Fratton Park club and never played professionally again. Went, by contrast, was voted "Player of the Year" at the end of his first season. As financial crisis piled on crisis manager Ian St John cut the wage bill by selling Went to Cardiff City, his last game being a 4-1 away defeat to Shrewsbury. After two eventful years in Wales Went returned to his home town to rejoin  his first club. As his playing career drew to an end Went was appointed Assistant Manager at Brisbane Road, culminating in a one day reign as full manager.
-DOCSTART-	14871255
'''Malcolm Manley''' was a cultured Scottish footballer (soccer player) whose career was cruelly cut short by a crippling knee injury. Born in Johnstone on 1 December 1949 Manley gained Schoolboy international honours for Scotland before joining his hometown club Johnstone Burgh. Here he quickly caught the eye of scouts south of the border and he signed for Leicester City F.C. in January 1967. The highlights of his time at Filbert Street included being substitute in the 1969 FA Cup Final side and a 1971 Second division Championship winners Medal. In December 1973 Manley signed for Portsmouth with funds made available by ambitious new chairman John Deacon. Manager John Mortimore planned a rock-like central partnership between the Scotsman and fellow new signing Paul Went which briefly materialised before he severed a cartilage in only his 11th game for the Fratton Park club, never to play professionally again.
-DOCSTART-	14880491
}}'''Robert "Bobby" Hope''' (born September 28, 1943 in Bridge of Allan, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer who made more than 400 appearances as a midfielder in the Football League. He played more than 300 league games for West Bromwich Albion where he spent most of his club career. He won two caps for Scotland.
Hope played for West Brom between 1959 and 1972. A cultured, scheming inside-forward, he was the general in the team's midfield throughout the 1960s. Together with Clive Clark on the wing, Hope provided the ammunition for players like Tony Brown and Jeff Astle. Hope enjoyed success during this period, winning the League Cup in 1966 and FA Cup in 1968. He scored Albion's first goal in European competition when he found the net against DOS Utrecht in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup on 2 November 1966.
He moved to Birmingham City in 1972, spending time on loan in the NASL with Philadelphia Atoms and Dallas Tornado, and later played for Sheffield Wednesday and Bromsgrove Rovers. He went on to manage Bromsgrove and Burton Albion. He returned to West Brom as a scout in later years.
Hope won only two full caps for Scotland, perhaps due to the abundance of Scottish midfield talent in this period. Since 2000 he has been West Bromwich Albion's chief scout.
-DOCSTART-	14881195
'''Alistair Peter "Ally" Robertson''' (born September 9, 1952 in Linlithgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a central defender.
Robertson joined West Bromwich Albion as an apprentice in July 1968 and turned professional in September 1969. He remained with the club until 1986, making over 500 appearances in the heart of the team's defence and playing under managers such as Alan Ashman, Don Howe, Johnny Giles, Ronnie Allen, Ron Atkinson, Ron Wylie, Nobby Stiles and Ron Saunders. The club spent all but three seasons in the top flight during his playing days. A tough defender, he held in high regard by the club's fans. However, he never won a Scotland cap.
He moved to rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1986 and played for four more years, enjoying back-to-back promotions under the management of Graham Turner and also captaining the side to the Football League Trophy at Wembley in 1988.
After retiring from league football in 1990, he became player manager of non-league Worcester City and later took up the reigns at Cheltenham Town. He currently works for a car sales company.
-DOCSTART-	14890651
'''James "Jimmy" Allen''' (18 August 1913 - 1979) was a professional footballer, who played for Stakeford Albion, Huddersfield Town and Queens Park Rangers and Clapton Orient. He was born in Amble, Northumberland.
-DOCSTART-	14890712
'''George Anderson''' (October 29, 1904 - 1974) was a professional footballer who played for Bury, Huddersfield Town and Mansfield Town. He was born in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland. After his playing career he also managed the club Dundee F.C.
-DOCSTART-	14890762
'''Andrew D. Armour''' (July 24, 1883 in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland - 1955) was a former professional footballer, who played for Kilmarnock and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	14890823
'''John Thomas "Jack" Ball''' (13 September 1907 - 1976)
At Sheffield Wednesday, he scored 14 goals in his first 17 games and went on to bag a total of 94 goals in 135 games.
-DOCSTART-	14890866
'''Patrick Joseph "Pat" Barlow''' (born 1915) was a former professional footballer, who played for Newry Town and Huddersfield Town. He was born in Athlone, Republic of Ireland.
-DOCSTART-	14890895
'''Albert Bateman''' (born June 13, 1924) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Stocksbridge, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
-DOCSTART-	14890917
'''John Edward Battye''' (born May 19, 1926) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and York City. He was born in Scissett, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
-DOCSTART-	14890953
'''Simon Beaton''' (born 1888 in Inverness, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Newcastle United and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	14890989
'''John Murdoch Beattie''' (28 May 1912 - 15 January 1992) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League, playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham, Huddersfield Town and Grimsby Town before his career was brought to an end by the Second World War. He was born in Newhills, Aberdeen, Scotland and died in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England at the age of 79.
-DOCSTART-	14891003
'''Leonard "Len" Beaumont''' (January 4, 1915 - July 22, 2002) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Portsmouth. He was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
-DOCSTART-	14891020
'''George Blackburn''' (born 1888 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Bradford Park Avenue and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	14891042
'''Frederick Ernest "Fred" Blackman''' (born February 8, 1884 in Kennington, Lambeth, Greater London) was a former professional footballer, who played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Huddersfield Town and Leeds City.
-DOCSTART-	14891104
'''Jack Blackwell''' (28 October 1909 - 25 October 2001) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Charlton Athletic and Ipswich Town.
Blackwell played for Chapel-en-le-Frith, Huddersfield Town and Charlton Athletic before joining Port Vale in February 1934. He scored a brace on his debut in a 5-1 home win over Millwall on 24 February 1934. He enjoyed regular football until picking up a serious knee injury in August 1934, which sidelined him for four months. He never regained his first team spot and was instead released in May 1935. He moved on to Boston United and Ipswich Town.
-DOCSTART-	14891275
'''Alfred Pious Charles''' (11 July 1909 - 1977) was a Trinidadian footballer who made one appearance (as an inside forward) in the Football League Second Division with Southampton in 1937. He was one of the earliest black players in English professional football and the first black player to sign for Southampton.
He was born in Trinidad and first came to England with the 1933 West Indies cricket team as valet to the star player Learie Constantine. Although he never played on the tour, he subsequently turned out for Nelson in the Lancashire League in 1935 and 1936. He made one appearance for a West Indies XI against an England XI in June 1944 and after the war he played for Lowerhouse in the Lancashire League.
He stayed on in England after the 1933 cricket tour was over and secured a contract with Burnley, but failed to break through into their first team. He then dropped out of the Football League, joining first Nelson in 1934 and then Darwen the following year before settling at Stalybridge Celtic where he established an impressive goal scoring record. This soon attracted him to a number of Football League clubs but manager George Goss persuaded him to move to the south coast to join Southampton.
He arrived at The Dell in January 1937 with a reputation as a "clever inside forward either on the left or right." He made his solitary appearance in the Football League in a 2-2 draw at Bradford City on 9 January 1937 replacing Billy Boyd. He also played in five reserve games, in which he scored two goals. He returned to Stalybridge in January 1938 for a fee of -350.
-DOCSTART-	14893162
'''Jeffrey Lawrence (Jeff) Hemmerman''' (born 25 February 1955 in Hull) is an English former footballer.
Hemmerman came through the youth ranks at Hull City but struggled to ever make a big impact on the first team and was loaned out to Scunthorpe United in 1975 to try and gain experience. He was eventually let go to Port Vale in June 1977.
He only remained at Vale Park for the 1977-78 season and was used mainly as a back-up player before moving to Portsmouth on a free transfer in May 1978. He finished as top scorer for the club in his first year and after four years had racked up well over 100 appearances for the club, with a healthy goal return to boot.
Surprisingly dropped by Portsmouth he moved to Cardiff City in 1982 and helped fire ''the Bluebirds'' into Division Two but suffered a severe knee ligament injury near the end of the year against Bristol Rovers. He attempted a comeback from the injury the following year but struggled to regain form and fitness and subsequently retired.
After retiring he trained as a physiotherapist and worked for Cardiff for a while until he set up his own rehabilitation clinic in Newport.
-DOCSTART-	14894366
}} '''Glenn Paul Rule''' (born November 30, 1989, Birkenhead) is a professional footballer with Chester City who plays as a Midfielder or full back.
Glenn Attended Woodchurch High School between 2001-2006. When he left Woodchurch he signed a youth contract at Chester.
Rule is a product of Chester-s youth set-up and is one of several youngsters to have graduated to the first-team squad since 2007. He made his debut as a substitute against Carlisle United in October 2007 as a 17-year old. His Football League debut arrived with a starting place at Morecambe on December 26, 2007 and he ended the campaign with four league outings to his name. His first appearance of the following season saw him play at full-back in Chester's 2-1 home defeat by Port Vale on October 19, 2008, going on to enjoy 22 league outings during a campaign which ended in relegation from Football League Two.
Rule was involved in the Chester youth sides that made the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup in both 2006-07 and 2007-08.
-DOCSTART-	14896047
'''Sean Newton''' (born 23 September 1988 in Liverpool) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Barrow. He predominantly plays as a left-back.
A product of the club-s youth system, Newton signed professional forms with Chester City in May 2007. He made his first-team debut for ''the Blues'' on 1 January 2008 against Grimsby Town at left-back, after being an unused substitute in previous matches.
Newton spent time on loan with Southport in the early weeks of the 2007-08 season, allowing him to gain first-team experience. This spell included him scoring from a free-kick against Tamworth.
At the end of February 2008, Newton and teammate Stephen Vaughan joined Droylsden on loan, where he enjoyed regular first-team football for the remainder of the season.
On August 28, Newton signed a loan deal with Conference North team AFC Telford United following a move in the opposite direction by leftback Gareth Jelleyman.
Newton was in the headlines on 24 December 2008, the day after he played in an FA Cup Second Round FA Cup replay against Chesterfield. Newton scored twice for Droylsden in a 2-1 victory to secure a third round tie against Ipswich Town. However, it emerged after the game that Newton was due to serve a one game suspension on the day after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season on 9 December. Droylsden had been informed of the suspension by the Football Association on 10 December. This meant that Newton was ineligible to play in the game against Chesterfield. The FA investigated the incident with the matter dealt with by an FA Cup committee on 29 December, after which the three clubs involved were informed of the decision,
-DOCSTART-	14896425
'''Martyn Thomas Waghorn''' (born 23 January 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Leicester City on loan from Sunderland as a striker.
Born in South Shields, England, Waghorn started his youth career playing for Manchester United School of Excellence,
Waghorn made his first-team debut against Manchester United at the Stadium of Light on 26 December 2007; the match finished 4-0 to Manchester United. The player, usually a striker, had to play in left midfield, and after the match manager Roy Keane heaped praise on the young player, predicting that he would have a "long and successful career".
This performance earned him another call up to the first team squad for the match against Bolton Wanderers, where he was an unused substitute. He made his second appearance for Sunderland as an 81st-minute substitute against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, and his second start for the club in an FA Cup tie against Wigan Athletic in January 2008, where he was replaced by Andrew Cole in the 57th minute. Waghorn signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at Sunderland in February 2008, which Keane described as good for both Sunderland and the player. His only 2008/09 appearance for the club was against Chelsea FC at Stamford Bridge.
Waghorn joined Championship side Charlton Athletic on a month's loan on 17 November 2008. On 15 December 2008, Waghorn scored his first goal, in a 2-2 draw at home against Derby County. The loan deal was extended for a second month. He made a total of 7 appearances for the club in a season that would end in relegation.
On 6 August 2009, Waghorn joined Leicester City on loan until 11 January 2010
-DOCSTART-	14897169
'''Martin Buglione''' (born Essex, 19 June 1968) is an English former football (soccer) player. He played in the Scottish Premier Division for St Johnstone, and also played for a large number of English non-league clubs. He was most successful at Margate, where in two spells he scored 158 goals, an all-time club record, and he also played for a host of other clubs including Tonbridge Angels, Welling United, Sittingbourne, Ashford Town, Dartford, Enfield, Boreham Wood, Walthamstow Avenue, Hayes, Purfleet and Hampton & Richmond Borough.
In 2007 he was working as reserve team manager for Broxbourne Borough V & E.
-DOCSTART-	14898246
'''Roger Griffiths''' (February 20, 1945 - July 19, 2006) was a professional footballer with Hereford United. Griffiths was the first player to be substituted in Hereford United's then-42 year existence in 1966. Griffiths was a defender who made 250 appearances for the club. One of his most famous appearances was in the FA Cup match between Hereford United and Newcastle United, in which Griffiths played for 80 minutes with a broken leg. Later, Griffiths played for Worcester City and Cheltenham Town.
-DOCSTART-	14902038
'''Reuben Omojola Folasanje Agboola''' (born 30 May 1962) is a retired Nigerian footballer who played at left back for Southampton and Sunderland and made nine appearances for Nigeria.
Agboola was born in Camden, London and enrolled at Southampton's London Selection Centre. In July 1978, he joined Southampton as an amateur before signing as a professional in April 1980, having made his reserve team debut in April 1979.
His first team debut came at Old Trafford on 29 November 1980, in the same match as Danny Wallace, when the "Saints" held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw. After the match manager Lawrie McMenemy said: ''"I was thrilled coming to Old Trafford ... knowing I would put the two youngsters in. And why not? Matt Busby showed everyone about playing kids at Old Trafford years ago. Even if we had lost I would have enjoyed the game for their sake."'' He retained his position in the team for the next few games before the fit again Nick Holmes regained his place.
In his first two seasons as a professional he made only eleven appearances, but in November 1982 he eventually claimed the No. 3 shirt as his own, ousting Steve Baker, where he formed a partnership with England international Mick Mills. In 1983 McMenemy decided to adopt the continental idea of a sweeper, and Agboola's "quick and alert defending" ideally suited him to the role, to such good effect that in 1983-84 Southampton recorded their highest-ever final position, second place behind Liverpool, as well as reaching the FA Cup Semi Final at Highbury where they lost 1-0 to Everton in extra time.
After the first six games of the following season he was replaced by Kevin Bond and after a few sporadic appearances, he was sold to Sunderland in January 1985 for -150,000. During his five years as a professional with the Saints, Agboola made a total of 112 appearances.
He made his official debut for Sunderland on 29 January 1985 in a 1-0 defeat at his former club, Southampton. He had started in an earlier match at Roker Park against Liverpool, but this match was abandoned because of a frozen pitch and was expunged from the records. He initially found it difficult to hold down a regular first team place as Sunderland struggled in vain to avoid relegation from the First Division at the end of his first season. As Sunderland continued to struggle (now under the management of Agboola's mentor, Lawrie McMenemy), Agboola spent a part of the 1986-87 season on loan at Charlton Athletic.
In the following season he had his best season for Sunderland, as (now under manager Denis Smith) they stormed back into the Second Division, followed two years later by a return to the top flight.
Sunderland again struggled at the highest level and Agboola was loaned out to Port Vale in November 1990, before finally leaving Roker Park in November 1991.
He was first selected for Nigeria whilst with Sunderland, appearing in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Ghana on 13 April 1991 thus becoming one of the first non-Nigerian born players to represent his native country. He went on to make a total of nine appearances for Nigeria, seven in the Nations Cup and two in World Cup qualifying matches.
He joined Swansea City in November 1991 and made 28 appearances before retiring from professional football. He subsequently turned out for Woking and Gosport Borough.
He returned to Southampton where he became the landlord at the "Sporting View" bar at the Southampton Sports Centre before moving to Majorca in 2004 to run a bar. He returned to Southampton again in 2007, where he now works as a Kwik-Fit Fitter.
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A central midfielder, he began his career with QPR before joining Plymouth Argyle where he spent four years. Joining Exeter City in 1978, he was a key player in the Grecians' most successful period in the Third Division, including a finish of 8th in 1979-80 and a run to the FA Cup quarter-finals in 1981. He joined Hereford United in 1983 and played for four years before returning to Exeter for a brief spell.
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Pullar began his career at Portsmouth before moving to Exeter City in 1979. He played a role in the Grecians' most successful period in the Third Division, including an 8th place finish in 1980 and a famous FA Cup run in 1981, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1983 where he spent four years.
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'''Ashley Kelly''' (born 1989) is an English football midfielder currently without a club after being released by Oldham Athletic.
Kelly was given a full-time contract with Oldham in Summer 2007, having successfully played as a youth and reserve player at the club. In October 2007, he joined Leigh RMI on loan for one month, making a solitary appearance against Blyth Spartans. He later signed for Barrow A.F.C. on loan in December 2007, though never made an appearance.
Kelly's first senior squad appearance for Oldham Athletic came on 12 April 2008 in a 2-0 win versus Leyton Orient.
In April 2008, both Kelly and teammate Mike Pearson were told that they were to be released at the end of their contracts.
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'''Roger Hansbury''' (born 26 January 1955 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Roger Hansbury started his career with Norwich City where he made 78 league appearances between 1974 and 1981. Unable to beat Chris Woods and Kevin Keelan for the starting lineup, he moved to Hong Kong to play for Eastern AA in the early 1980's. He went on to play for Burnley, Cambridge United, Birmingham City, Cardiff City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He know lives in Birmingham and owns a newsagents at the Yew Tree, Yardley.
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'''Mustapha Carayol''' (born 10 June 1989 in the Gambia) is an English-Gambian footballer currently playing for Torquay United.
Carayol trained as a youth player with Swindon Town, before following Paul Ince to Macclesfield Town in 2006. When Ince became manager of MK Dons in 2007, he signed Carayol again,
In October 2007 he joined Crawley Town on loan to gain further first team experience.
Gurney, Tom; The Argus; 23-10-07; Accessed 27-12-07
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'''Phil Watt''' (born 10 January 1988 in Rotherham ) is an English footballer defender who is currently plays for Corby Town following his release by Lincoln City in Football League Two.
Watt joined Lincoln in 2004 having trained as a youth player with Rotherham United.
However, on 25 February 2008, Lincoln city agreed to cancel Watt's contract.
After Leaving Lincoln City he signed for Corby Town on 26 February 2008.
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'''John Jackson''' (born 5 September 1942 in Hammersmith) is an English former footballer who made 656 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Ipswich Town and Hereford United.
Jackson began his career as a junior with Crystal Palace, with whom he played for nine years in the Football League. In 1973, he moved to Leyton Orient, where he stayed for six years. After that, two years at Millwall was followed by a year with Ipswich, and Jackson finished his career with Hereford United, after 19 years as a goalkeeper.
His nickname, reflecting the Palace supporters' respect for his safe hands, was "Stonewall", inspired by the Confederate general from the American Civil War.
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'''Roderick McLeod''' (12 February 1872 - December 1931) was a Scottish professional footballer who was part of the West Bromwich Albion team which won the FA Cup in 1892, and was a losing finalist in 1895.
McLeod was born in Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire. After representing Kilsyth & Kirkintillock Schools and Westburn FC, he turned professional with Partick Thistle in April 1889.
He started the following season with two goals in the opening match against Everton, but the remainder of the league season was again disappointing as Albion finished 12th (out of 14). In the FA Cup, however, Albion enjoyed great success reaching the final after a drawn out semi-final against Nottingham Forest which went to three matches, with the second replay (won 6-2) taking place in a snowstorm. In the Final against Aston Villa, played at Kennington Oval on 19 March 1892, Albion-s Cup experience proved the difference between the two Midlands sides. McLeod-s cross to Jasper Geddes set up Albion-s first goal, and Albion finished 3-0 victors, with the other goals coming from Sammy Nicholls and Jack Reynolds.
In the next season McLeod was ever-present and finished with ten league goals as Albion finished mid-table. In the following season McLeod scored in each of the first three matches. He continued to score regularly throughout the season, including a hat-trick on 27 December 1893 in an 8-0 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers, to finish the season as top scorer with fourteen league goals.
McLeod retained his place alongside Billy Bassett in the heart of Albion-s forward line for the 1894-95 season. Again this was disappointing in the league (finishing 13th out of 16), but Albion again reached the FA Cup Final for the fifth time. The final itself was disappointing with Aston Villa-s defence dominating throughout as Villa avenged their defeat three years earlier, running out the victors with the only goal being credited to Bob Chatt who scored the fastest goal in FA Cup history, scored after just 30 seconds.
The 1895-96 season was again disappointing with Albion finishing at the bottom of the table. McLeod was top scorer (jointly with William Richards) with a meagre six goals. West Bromwich came through the end of season -test matches- to retain the place in the First Division.
Despite Albion-s poor form in the two preceding seasons, their directors retained most of the same team for 1896-97. McLeod was once again on target for the opening match (a 2-1 success at Blackburn Rovers), but this early-season promise was not fulfilled and Albion again struggled finishing in 12th position with McLeod only managing to contribute four goals.
In his seven seasons with West Bromwich Albion, McLeod made 169 appearances in all competitions and scored 57 goals.
In the summer of 1897 McLeod moved to spend a season with Leicester Fosse, where he was top scorer for 1897-98 with 13 league goals. A tempting offer from Brighton United then persuaded him to move to the south coast in May 1898 to join them in the Southern League. He scored on his debut for Brighton with the consolation goal in a 4-1 defeat in the opening match at Southampton-s newly built stadium, The Dell. Despite being Brighton-s top scorer, the club-s financial troubles forced them to release McLeod from his contract in April 1899.
McLeod was persuaded to remain in the Southern League with Southampton and played the final three matches of their 1898-99 Southern League championship season. Described by Holley & Chalk as -baby-faced and small in stature- he was -a splendid forward who had the ability to turn a game by using his deft footwork-. He retained his place for the start of the following season but after the first five matches, in which he failed to score, he lost his place to Archie Turner. McLeod eventually regained his place in the side in January and for the remainder of the season he vied with Jack Farrell for the No. 9 shirt. He replaced the injured Farrell in an FA Cup match against Newcastle United in which he scored twice in a 4-1 victory. He followed this with the winning goal in the next round in a 2-1 victory over his former club, West Bromwich Albion.
McLeod also found his goal-scoring form in the league with a run of three goals in three matches at the start of April, but lost his place in the FA Cup side to Farrell. Saints reached the FA Cup Final for the first time in their history, but failed dismally on the day going down 4-0 to Bury. Saints- failure in the final was later attributed to a dispute between the players, with the Scottish players wanting McLeod to play whereas the English players, and the board, went for Farrell, despite Farrell being off-form, having failed to score in any competition since January.
Understandably disappointed he moved to join Brentford in August 1900, helping them take the Southern League Second Division title in 1901. He remained at Brentford until finally retiring from professional football in 1906.
He subsequently fell on hard times, and in March 1911 Southampton made an appeal on his behalf for employment as a warehouseman. He later worked in a brewery and then as a boiler mechanic in London.
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}} '''Jim Walker''' (born June 10, 1947, Northwich) was a professional footballer who played in the Football League for five clubs as a full-back. He also had a long stint as physiotherapist at Aston Villa.
Walker began his career by coming through the youth ranks with hometown club Northwich Victoria. This led to him being snapped up by Derby County in February 1968, with Walker appearing 26 times as Derby won the Football League Second Division the following year. Unfortunately appearances were to be limited over the following years and he was allowed to spend time on loan with Hartlepool in 1970.
He moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion in September 1974, just 13 months before signing for fellow Division Three side Peterborough United. By November 1976 he was on the move again when he joined Chester City, where he would spend the remainder of his playing career.
Walker made his Chester debut in a 2-1 defeat at Portsmouth on November 2, 1976 and he was an ever-present for the remainder of the season in the number three shirt, as Chester reached the fifth round of the FA Cup and won the Debenhams Cup. He remained a regular until February 1981, when he made his final appearance against Colchester United. Walker was soon forced to retire but he remained with the club for two years in a physio and coaching role.
Having now found his new career in physiotherapy, Walker spent time working in Kuwait and with Blackburn Rovers before taking up a physio role at Aston Villa in 1986. It marked the beginning of a long association with the Midlands side, that ended shortly before he left to become assistant manager to Paul Merson at Walsall in 2004
Walker later briefly returned to Peterborough United as a physio in 2006.
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'''Ronald Fenton''' (born 21 September 1940 in South Shields) is an English former footballer, coach and manager. He played as an inside forward and made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League.
Fenton was born in South Shields, and began his football career with his home town club before joining Burnley as a junior. He moved to West Bromwich Albion in 1962, later playing for Birmingham City and finally Brentford.
After finishing his playing career, he joined the coaching staff at Notts County. After Jimmy Sirrel moved to Sheffield United, he became County manager for two years before being replaced by Sirrel again.
After leaving County, Fenton joined Nottingham Forest where he spent ten years on the coaching staff and a further six as assistant manager under Brian Clough.
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'''Leonard Thomas Alford "Len" Andrews''' (9 December 1888 - 21 January 1969) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. During his career he had two spells with both Southampton and Reading, as well as playing for Watford.
Andrews was born in Reading and attended the University of Reading where he trained as a teacher. He joined Reading F.C. in October 1909 and was relegated from the Southern League First Division at the end his first season. However they were promoted as champions Second Division in 1911.
In the summer of 1912 he moved to the south coast to join Southampton, who had just appointed a new trainer in Jimmy McIntyre. Due to the lack of funds following George Swift's spending spree in the previous season, McIntyre was only able to sign three new players; the only successful recruit was Andrews, whose signing from Reading was "one of the best moves of McIntyre's managerial career", as Andrews went on to become the "Saints" most consistent forward in the three seasons leading up to the First World War, as well as being an expert penalty taker.
He started off well scoring eight goals in the first 17 games, before the goals dried up after Christmas 1912 and he finished the season with nine goals, one behind leading scorer Percy Prince. He was more consistent the following season, where he was now playing alongside Arthur Dominy; he scored twelve goals and missed only one league game. In the final pre-war season he contributed eleven goals of which eight were from penalties.
Described by Holley & Chalk in "The Alphabet of the Saints" as a "clever and able forward who could play in all the front positions" he was a noted penalty taker converting all but two of the 22 penalty kicks he took, gaining a reputation as "a man who could hit the ball harder, and more accurately, with his left foot than any other player in the game".
During the First World War, Andrews joined the 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, where he served in the Middle East rising to the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major.
After the war, he signed for his first club Reading in July 1919. During the 1919-20 season he was part of the last Southern League representative XI, playing in a fixture against Corinthians.
In his first season back at The Dell he helped the Saints to the Third Division South title. By now the goals were few and far between and, although his enthusiasm carried him through another two seasons, he was no longer a first choice player, losing out firstly to Joe Clark for much of the 1922-23 season and then to Henry Johnson the following season. On 17 February 1923 he was drafted in as goalkeeper for a match at Port Vale when Tommy Allen was taken ill; he acquitted himself well as the game finished goalless.
He played his final match for Southampton at Blackpool on 24 November 1923. During his two spells with Southampton he played 180 games in all competitions, scoring 40 goals of which exactly half were from penalties.
In August 1924 he joined Watford on a free transfer. He made 38 league appearances for the club, as well as a further two in the FA Cup, playing as either an inside forward or left winger.
After retiring from the game in 1925, he returned to Southampton where he took up a career as an insurance salesman. He became an outstanding bowls player and won honours at county level. He died in January 1969, shortly after his 80th birthday.
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'''Adam Bernard Kay''' (born 5 March 1990) is an English footballer currently playing for Conference National side Chester City on loan from Burnley.
He was promoted to the senior squad during the 2007-08 season after progressing through the youth ranks at the club and was handed the squad number 25 and named as a substitute on 29 December 2007 for the home game against Bristol City.
He moved to League 2 side Accrington Stanley on 20 March 2009 until the end of the season. On 21 August 2009, Kay joined Chester on loan until January 2010 along with Chris Lynch.
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'''Angelo Jasiel Balanta''' (born 1 July 1990) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker.
Born in Santiago de Cali, Colombia, Balanta moved to England and grew up in Fulham as a youth where he attended Hurlingham & Chelsea Secondary school. Balanta progressed through the Queens Park Rangers' youth system before being promoted to the first team in 2007.
He was spotted by QPR scouts playing for CB Hounslow United who play in The Combined County Football Division. He signed his first professional contract with QPR in January 2008, which will keep him at the club until 2010 and was given shirt number 36.
He made his first team debut when we was brought on as a substitute, replacing Ben Sahar, against Crystal Palace on 4 December 2007. He made his first start against Watford on 29 December 2007. In the 10th minute of the game, Balanta put Dexter Blackstock through with a looping ball which resulted in him being fouled and a penalty kick being given, which was scored by Martin Rowlands. In the 40th minute, Balanta won an aerial challenge against Lloyd Doyley and found unmarked Martin Rowlands with a lob. Rowlands scored with a chip over Richard Lee from an acute angle. Balanta is highly rated at QPR and is the latest talent to break through the youth set up at Loftus Road.
At the start of the 2008-09 season, new manager Iain Dowie handed Balanta the number 19 shirt and gave him his first start in a League Cup third round game away at Swindon Town, which was won 3-2, with Balanta scoring the first goal. On 13 November 2008, Balanta moved on loan to League Two side Wycombe Wanderers for three months. He was recalled from his loan spell two weeks early having scored three goals in 11 games.
In September 2008, the England Under-19 side placed Balanta on standby as a replacement were a player to withdraw from the team.
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'''Charles "Charlie" Thomas Reece''' (born 9 September 1988) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Bristol Rovers.
Reece played for Aston Villa as a youth but was not awarded a scholarship with them. Upon being released he was a member of the Bristol Rovers youth team, based at the Bristol Academy of Sport until being awarded his first professional contract in the summer of 2007. He made his first-team debut in a Football League game against Carlisle United on 29 December 2007, when he came on as a substitute for Sammy Igoe late in the game.
He joined Solihull Moors on a month-long loan during the 2008-09 season.
On the final day of the 2008-09 season, he was given his first ever Rovers start against Hartlepool. After an exceptional performance, Reece was awarded Man of the Match.
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'''Leonard George William Boot''' (born November 4, 1899 in West Bromwich) was a former professional footballer, who played for York City, Huddersfield Town & Fulham.
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'''Wilfred "Wilf" E. Bott''' (born 25 April 1907 in Edlington, Doncaster) was a former professional footballer, who played for Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town & Newcastle United.& Q.P.R [Queens Park Rangers ]
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'''Frederick Brock''' (born 1901 in Huddersfield) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
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'''Henry Burton "Harry" Brough''' (born December 27, 1896 in Guisborough) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town & Stoke City.
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'''Alan Winston Brown''' (26 August 1914 - 8 March 1996) was a professional footballer and manager, who played for Huddersfield Town, Burnley and Notts County. After a short spell at Sheffield Wednesday as coach he rejoined Burnley as manager before further managerial spells at Sunderland, back at Sheffield Wednesday and then Sunderland again. He was born in Corbridge, Northumberland and died in Barnstaple, Devon.
Brown is best remembered for his managerial career. Although he never won a major trophy, he was regarded as one of football-s most inventive tactical minds and earned a reputation for honesty and openness amongst his peers.
Brown was the son of a painter and decorator and was sent to Hexham Grammar School as a child. Whilst there he developed a desire to become a teacher, however, growing up during the Great Depression as part of a large working class family, Brown-s parents were unable to afford to pay for his further education. Brown-s other passion was for football; however, as Hexham played rugby he had to play as a standoff half for his school side on Saturday mornings and then as a centre half for a local youth football team in the afternoons.
In 1933, at the age of 16, Brown was persuaded by his cousin, who was the captain of Huddersfield Town at the time, to join the club as a trainee. Brown hoped that the club would sponsor his further education, although he soon realised that he was regarded as little more than a member of the ground staff at Huddersfield and that the club had no interest in funding his study. Unable to settle, he left the club and spent the following two and a half years as a policeman.
Brown's love for football eventually led him to quit the police force but as the rules of the day did not allow players to change clubs he was forced to rejoin Huddersfield Town. He went on to make a few dozen senior appearances for the club prior to the Second World War.
Following the war, Brown was finally given a transfer and moved to Burnley. By the opening day of the 1946-47 season he was celebrating his 32nd birthday; however, new Burnley manager Cliff Britton saw potential in the player despite his advancing years. Brown was seen as a natural leader and was given the captaincy. In his first season at the club Brown formed what became known as the "''Iron Curtain Defence''" with fellow defenders Reg Attwell, George Bray, Arthur Woodruff, Harold Mather and goalkeeper Jimmy Strong. Burnley earned promotion from the Second Division at the first attempt, conceding just 29 goals along the way. This figure is still a club record low in a 42-game season, Brown having played in every one. The club also reached the FA Cup final in the same year, losing 1-0 to Charlton Athletic.
Another good season followed in 1947-48 with Brown missing just six games and Burnley managing to finish third in the top division, with only goal average separating them from Manchester United in second place. The defence was again an integral part of Burnley's success, conceding just 43 goals despite the change of division, with only champions Arsenal conceding fewer.
Ten games into the 1948-49 season Burnley accepted an offer in the region of -15,000 for Brown from Notts County. This was seen as a shock move by Burnley as Brown was still club captain and a first team regular, although this was a huge amount of money at the time to recoup for a 34-year-old defender. His stay at Notts County was only short, however, and after just three months and 13 League games, Brown retired from professional football.
Upon retiring from playing football Brown moved back to Burnley and opened a restaurant. After a few years he was persuaded by the then Secretary of the Football Association, Stanley Rous, to return to the game, and in 1951 he joined Sheffield Wednesday as a coach. After three-and-a-half seasons at Wednesday, Brown left to start a managerial career.
In 1954, Brown returned once more to Burnley when he was appointed as manager. His arrival back at the club was not well received by some of the senior players at Burnley who were unhappy in anticipation of being managed by such a figure of moral integrity. Undeterred by the potential backlash, Brown set about instilling in the club the same values of integrity, hard work and honesty that he held dear.
He oversaw the development of a new training centre on the outskirts of the town, and as well as using paid labour, helped to dig out the ground himself. Brown also "volunteered" several of his players to help out, including big names such as Jimmy McIlroy and Jimmy Adamson.
Perhaps to compensate for his own poor treatment as a youngster, Brown - with the support of new chairman Bob Lord - developed a strong youth setup at Burnley which continued to be fruitful long after his departure. He also became known for his tactics and his pioneering use of short corners and huge array of free kick routines which were copied across the land.
Brown kept Burnley in the top half of the First Division for three seasons but could not resist the opportunity to move back to the North East and manage his boyhood club, and was appointed as manager of Sunderland in 1957.
Brown was appointed as Sunderland manager at a time when the club was in the middle of a series of scandals over illegal payments to players and was struggling at the bottom of the First Division table. Brown saw the appointment as an opportunity to "clean up" the club that he had supported as a child. At a time when paying young players' parents bribe money to sign for a particular club was commonplace, Brown refused to do so:
Despite Brown's arrival, Sunderland were relegated at the end of his first season at Roker Park. Over the following years Brown gradually turned the club's fortunes around whilst simultaneously clearing out the corruption. The club finally earned promotion back to the First Division in the 1963-64 season, however Brown shocked the fans when he quit the club at the end of the season.
Brown was lured to Sheffield Wednesday, and Hillsborough Stadium, which was at the time the "most sumptuously-appointed stadium in the land",
Brown led the club to the FA Cup final in 1966, their first final in over 30 years. Wednesday met Everton in the final, who had made it there without conceding a goal whilst Wednesday had won every match away from home on the first attempt. Wednesday dominated for the first hour of the game going in to a 2-0 lead, but Everton mounted a comeback and went on to win the match 3-2. The game is widely regarded as one of the best finals to be held at the old Wembley.
Brown remained at the club until February 1968 at which point he rejoined Sunderland.
====Sunderland again and later career====
Brown was relegated with Sunderland again in the 1969-70 season, and after two failed attempts to regain promotion he was sacked at the end of the 1971-72 season.
Brown spent time coaching in Norway and assisting at Plymouth Argyle.
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'''Frank Bungay''' (born March 23, 1905, date of death unknown) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, & Southend United. He was born in Sheffield.
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'''Gordon Edmondson Burniston''' (born 1885 in Knaresborough) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, & Merthyr Town.
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'''Leonard George "Len" Butt''' (born 26 August 1910 in Wilmslow) was a former professional footballer, who played for Stockport County, Macclesfield Town, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers, York City and Mansfield Town.
He was later manager at Mossley and Macclesfield Town.
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'''John "Jack" Cameron''' (born in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was killed in action in the Great War sometime during 1916.
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'''John William "Jackie" Carr''' (born 1926) is a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Durban, South Africa.
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'''William Edward "Billy" Carr''' (born March 7, 1905 in Framwellgate Moor, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town & Southend United.
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'''Harold "Harry" Cawthorne''' (born 1900 in Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town & Sheffield United.
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'''Francis Cornelius "Frank" Chivers''' (born April 7, 1909 in Drybrook, Gloucestershire, died April 2, 1942) was a former professional footballer, who played for Barnsley, Huddersfield Town & Blackburn Rovers.
He was killed in a mining accident in April 1942.
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'''Norman T. Christie''' (born November 24, 1911 in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear) was a former professional footballer, who played for Bishop Auckland, Huddersfield Town & Blackburn Rovers.
He was a centre-half (central defender). He used to tell how he once jumped up with the opposing centre-forward to head the ball; he jumped with his mouth open, and came down with a mouthful of the forward's skin from the back of his neck.
After his retirement, Christie lived in Middlecave Road, Malton, in North Yorkshire.
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'''George S. Comrie''' (born 1888 in Denny, Stirlingshire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Dundee & Huddersfield Town.
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'''John Connor''' (born 1893 in Durham, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
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'''Sedley Cooper''' (born 1911 in Garforth, West Yorkshire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town & Notts County.
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'''William "Billy" Cowell''' (born December 7, 1902 in Acomb, Hexham, Northumberland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town & Hartlepool United.
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'''Arthur Cowley''' (born in London) was a former professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town & Aberdare Athletic.
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'''Benjamin "Benny" Craig''' (December 6, 1915 - 1982) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town & Newcastle United. He was born in the village of Leadgate, near Stanley, County Durham.
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'''George Crownshaw''' (17 April 1908 - October 1992) was a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town & Luton Town. He was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
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'''George L. Crowther''' (born 1891 in Bishop Middleham, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town & Rotherham Town.
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'''George Getgood''' (15 November 1892 - 22 July 1970) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half-back for various clubs in the 1920s.
Getgood was born in Coylton, Ayrshire and joined local side Ayr United in 1912 before moving to England to join Reading in the Southern League in July 1914. Immediately on joining Reading his football career was interrupted by the First World War. During the war he served with the Royal Scots Fusiliers before joining the Royal Army Medical Corps in April 1916.
He had acquired a reputation for strong tackling, and in August 1921 Birmingham signed him to strengthen their newly-promoted side; he played ten First Division games at right half but did not settle, and transferred to Southampton in March 1922.
At the time Southampton were leading the Third Division South table and their fans were confident of gaining promotion. Manager Jimmy McIntyre shocked them by announcing a four player transfer, with wingers Fred Foxall and Joe Barratt moving to Birmingham in exchange for Jack Elkes (a forward) and Getgood. The move was a success, however, as Southampton were able to claim the title by overtaking Plymouth Argyle on the final day of the season.
Described by Holley & Chalk as "an accomplished and versatile player, whose best position was at centre-half", he failed to settle on the south coast and continued to live in Birmingham.
In February 1923 he returned to the Midlands to join Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Bill McCall moving in the opposite direction as part of an exchange deal. At the end of the 1922-23 season Wolves were relegated to the Third Division North but returned to the Second Division in 1924 as champions. After making 59 appearances for Wolves, he spent a season with Kidderminster Harriers, before moving to Aberdare Athletic for a few months during their final season in the Football League.
Getgood was the licensee of the Great Western Hotel in Bewdley before returning to Scotland, where he appeared for Second Division sides Bathgate and Bo'ness. He then came back again to the Midlands where he took a job as a bus conductor and turned out for Nuneaton Town and his works team Midland Red Sports. He later worked as a porter in Worcester. He died in Kidderminster on 22 July 1970 aged 77.
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'''Josiah Barratt''' (21 February 1895 - April 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for various clubs in the 1920s.
Barratt was born in Bulkington, Warwickshire and played his early football with local side Nuneaton Town. During the First World War he served with the Royal Berkshire Regiment and was a guest player for Leicester Fosse, Birmingham and Southampton.
At the end of the war, he signed for Southampton in time for the first post-war season. Playing on the right-wing, he only missed one game in Southampton's final season in the Southern League as he provided the crosses for the forwards, Arthur Dominy and Bill Rawlings to score. In 1920 Southampton, along with most Southern League clubs, joined the inaugural Football League Third Division. According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints", "his creative, storming runs down the right flank were most effective as Saints made the successful transition between the Southern League and Division Three". Barratt had the unusual habit of always playing with a piece of straw in his mouth.
In March 1921, he was injured (to be replaced by Charlie Brown) and was unable to help in the run-in to the end of the season when Saints finished second, missing out on the only available promotion spot. For the following season, he reclaimed his place in the starting line-up from Brown and missed only a few games before he was suddenly transferred to Birmingham in March. At the time Southampton were leading the Third Division South table and their fans were confident of gaining promotion. Manager Jimmy McIntyre shocked them by announcing a four player transfer, with wingers Fred Foxall and Barratt moving to Birmingham in exchange for Jack Elkes (a forward) and George Getgood (a half-back). In his three years at The Dell Barratt made 101 appearances in all competitions, scoring eight goals.
Barratt played in 26 consecutive First Division games from his arrival at Birmingham until injury intervened in November 1922. He failed to regain a regular place, and in June 1923 joined Pontypridd for one season, during which he helped the club to the championship of the Welsh Football League. He returned to the Football League with Lincoln City for two years, before spending 1926-27 with Bristol Rovers. He then went back to his first club Nuneaton Town and also played for Coventry Colliery.
After the Second World War he joined Coventry City as a youth team coach. He died in Coventry in April 1968, aged 73.
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'''Charles Harold James Handley''' (12 March 1899 - 1957) was an English professional footballer who played most of his career with Tottenham Hotspur as a winger in the 1920s.
Handley was born in Edmonton, North London and, as a youngster, trained with his father in their back garden. After trying out at local team, Edmonton Juniors, Handley went onto play for other minor clubs but finally after enrolling in the Spurs Youth, Handley was called up by the current manager Peter McWilliam. From 1922 - 1928, Charlie "Tich" Handley played for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. He scored a goal almost every time and if he wasn't scoring, he was setting them up. He and Jimmy Dimmock another well known player were Tottenham's best strikers in that decade.
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'''Laurence Stanley Slater "Laurie" Cumming''' (born 10 April 1905 in Derry, Ireland - 1980) was a former professional footballer and journalist, who played for Alloa Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Southampton, Queen of the South and St Mirren. All of his international appearances were at inside-left, though at club level he was capable of switching between the number eight and ten shirts.
5 foot 11 and 12 stone 4, Laurie Cumming's sand dancing, clever ball control and finishing ability made him a great attraction wherever he played. To quote one newspaper report: "His pirouetting, Charlie Chaplin swagger and complete control of the ball.... left us longing to see ten of his kind."
Laurie Cumming joined Huddersfield in March 1927.
In season 1928-29 Laurie Cumming was equal fourth top scorer for Huddersfield with six goals along with Bob Kelly. Those who scored more were George Brown, Alex Jackson and Johnny Dent. These were Cumming's only goals for the club in his 19 appearances.
It was while at Huddersfield that he gained his first two full international caps.
It was at Oldham that Cumming gained his third and final cap.
Cumming was transferred to Southampton in June 1930 for -500,
Cumming returned to Scotland with Alloa in 1931 on a non-contract basis.
Laurie Cumming joined Dumfries side Queen of the South in the Autumn of 1933 in the club's debut season in Scottish Football's top division. Queens had been promoted as runners up to Hibernian the season before.
As a player Cumming was part of two landmark events in the history of Queen of the South:-
Other players at the club during this time included Willie Savage, Willie Culbert, Willie Ferguson and Joe Tulip.
On 30 January 1937 with Laurie Cumming playing, Queen of the South condemned Rangers to a 1 - 0 first round Scottish Cup exit.
Laurie Cumming was at Queens until March 1937 making 105 appearances and scoring 55 goals.
Laurie Cumming was capped 3 times for Ireland.
After hanging up his boots Cumming worked as a newspaper reporter. He wrote for the Daily Express, Scottish edition for many years. Cumming was a founder member of Scottish Football Writers' Association (SFWA).
"the names of the members who formed the first committee: Willie Allison (Sunday Mail), Laurie Cumming (Daily Express), Bill Heeps (Evening Dispatch), Tommy Muirhead (Daily Express), Andrew Wallace (Daily Mail) and Norman MacDonald (Press & Journal). Cyril Horne (Glasgow Herald) and James Aitken (Evening Citizen) assumed the roles of treasurer and secretary respectively."
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'''Harry Augustus Davies''' (29 January 1904 - 23 April 1975) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Port Vale and most notably, Stoke City.
Davies averaged a goal every for games for Stoke City, where he served in two separate spells in the 1920s and 1930s. An inside-forward Davies had great quality and became a firm member of the first team. Davies came to Stoke's attention while playing for Bamfords Athletic in the Uttoxeter amateur league. He made his league debut in the Staffordshire derby against West Bromwich Albion in September 1923. He helped Stoke to win the Third Division North Title in 1926-27. He joined Huddersfield Town in 1929.
He returned to Stoke in early 1932, after struggling to gain a regular first team place at Leeds Road. He was instrumental in seeing the ''Potters'' win the Second Division in 1932-33. He remained a permanent figure in Stoke's first team and combined with his first spell made over 400 senior appearances, scoring over 100 goals for the club.
Davies joined Potteries derby rivals Port Vale- along with a small fee, for Tommy Ward in February 1938. After 49 games (44 in the league) and 5 goals (4 in the league) for ''the Vale'', Davies retired in April 1939.
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'''Edwin "Ted" Davis''' (born 1892 in Bedminster, Bristol) was a former professional footballer, who played for Clapton Orient, Huddersfield Town & Blackburn Rovers.
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'''John George "Johnny" Dent''' (born 31 January 1903 in Spennymoor, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Durham City, Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest.
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'''William Alexander Devlin''' (born 30 July 1899 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland) was a professional footballer, who played for Cowdenbeath, Huddersfield Town and Liverpool.
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'''Charles Dinnie''' (born 1887 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Dundee & Huddersfield Town.
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'''Robert Duxbury''' (born in Darwen, Lancashire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
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'''Thomas William Elliott''' (born April 6, 1890 in Annfield Plain, near Stanley, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Gainsborough Trinity, Huddersfield Town & Grimsby Town.
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'''David Gethan Evans''' (born January 28, 1902 in Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales) was a former professional footballer, who played for a number of teams in The Football League, including Reading, Huddersfield Town and Bury. He also won four caps for Wales.
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'''William Henry "Billy" Fogg''' (born 9 March 1903 in Birkenhead, Merseyside) was a former professional footballer, who played for Bangor City, Huddersfield Town & Clapton Orient.
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'''Bertram Tollett Gilboy''' sometimes mistaken as '''Gilroy''' (born 1894 in Islington, London) was a former professional footballer, who played for Southend United, Huddersfield Town & Preston North End.
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'''Robert Henry Gordon''' (1917? in Shankhouse, Northumberland - September 18, 1940) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
He died in September 1940 when he was killed in action in World War II whilst serving as a Leading Aircraftman of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reservein No 9 Sqn, RAF
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'''Arthur Green''' (born 28 April 1928 - 1992) was a former professional footballer, who played for Burscough, Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion. He was born in Liverpool.
-DOCSTART-	14948896
'''George Frederick Green''' (22 December 1914 - June 1995) was a professional footballer, who played for Bradford Park Avenue, Huddersfield Town & Reading. He was born in Northowram, West Yorkshire.
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'''Frederick Groves''' (born 1892 in Lincoln, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Lincoln City, Huddersfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Crystal Palace and Stoke. He made forty one appearances for Stoke.
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'''William A. Grundy''' was a footballer in the early 20th century.
Grundy played for Bolton Wanderers before joining Blackpool in 1906, three years later and he had scored 26 goals in 63 games for the club. After a spell with Northern Nomads he joined Huddersfield Town in 1909, where he stayed for two years. On 23 April 1910 he guested for Port Vale in their vital Potteries derby encounter with Stoke City Reserves. Grundy scored twice but the match was abandoned due to a pitch invasion. He agreed to assist the club 'in times of need', these times never came however and returned to Huddersfield. After leaving ''the Terriers'', he had a short spell back at Blackpool before he finished his career with a second spell at Northern Nomads.
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'''Alistair Robert Gunn''' (born November 2, 1924) is a former professional footballer, who played for Dundee, Huddersfield Town, Bournemouth & Arbroath. He was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland.
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'''Frederick Groves''' (13 January 1891 - ''?'') was an English football player.
Born in Shadwell, London, Groves played as a forward (either as inside forward or centre forward). He started his career at Glossop North End before moving to Woolwich Arsenal as an amateur in August 1912, turning professional in October 1913. He made his debut against Derby County on December 7, 1912, playing three games in Woolwich Arsenal's relegation season of 1912-13, after which they moved to Arsenal Stadium in north London and dropped the "Woolwich" from their name.
He continued to be a bit-part player in the two seasons Arsenal spent in the Football League Second Division, playing just five games in two years. After first-class football was suspended due to World War I, Groves found more chances to play in the side in wartime games, and made 133 appearances in wartime matches for Arsenal, and was a semi-regular on the resumption of League football in 1919-20, playing 29 League games that season (as Arsenal had since been re-elected to the First Division. He played another 13 the following season, before leaving the club in August 1921; in total he played 53 games for Arsenal, scoring seven goals.
He saw out his career, firstly at Brighton & Hove Albion for three years, and then Charlton Athletic in 1924-25.
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'''Neil Hague''' (born December 1, 1949 in Thurcroft, Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former professional footballer, who played for Rotherham United, Plymouth Argyle, Bournemouth, Huddersfield Town & Darlington.
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'''Ellis Hall''' (born June 22, 1889 in Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Stoke City, Huddersfield Town & Barnsley.
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'''Harold Hall''' (born 1887 in Ecclesfield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Rotherham Town, Huddersfield Town & Grimsby Town.
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David "Davy" Jordan (12 December 1906 - 1989) was a Northern Irish footballer who played for Glentoran, Hull City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace and the Ireland National Team during the 1930s.
Jordan began his professional career in his native Northern Ireland making 2 appearances over 2 seasons with Glentoran. He moved to England to join Hull City and in 1932-33 helped Hull gain promotion from Division 3N before transferring to First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1936. He made his Wolves debut on 17 October 1936 against Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion. He made only three appearances for the club, all during the 1936-37 season.
He soon moved to Crystal Palace in May 1937, where he remained until October 1939 when he returned to Ireland.
In 1944 he turned out for a Glentoran Old Boys XI with Glens legends Fred Roberts and Johnny Geary against a Linfield Old Boys XI. The Glens triumphed 4-1 with 2 goals from Roberts, Geary (1) and Jordan (1).
He soon moved to Crystal Palace in May 1937, where he remained until October 1939 when he returned to Ireland.
When Jordan played international football in 1937 there were, in effect, two all Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. Jordan was one of several players born in Northern Ireland who benefited from the FAI-s attempts to establish an all-Ireland influence.
The IFA rejoined FIFA in 1946, the FAI stopped selecting Northern players. The IFA stopped selecting southern players after the FAI complained to FIFA in 1950.
In May 1937 the FAI organised a European tour with a squad that included Jordan and two other Northerners, Jackie Brown and John Feenan. Jordan made his debut for the FAI XI on May 17 in a 1-0 win against Switzerland. A week later, on May 23, after receiving a pass from Jimmy Dunne, he scored the opening goal as the FAI XI defeated France 2-0. Fellow Northerner, Brown scored the FAI XI-s second goal. This would prove to be Jordan-s last appearance for the FAI XI.
Glentoran - A Complete Record by Roy France
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'''Archibald Hastie''' (born in Shotts, North Lanarkshire) is a former professional footballer, who played for Partick Thistle, Huddersfield Town and Motherwell.
He played for Bradford City between 1938 and 1945 scoring nine goals in 31 appearances in a career interrupted by the Second World War.
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'''Garry Andrew Haylock''' (born December 31, 1970 in Bradford) is a former professional footballer.
He played for Huddersfield Town, Shelbourne, Linfield F.C., Portadown F.C., Panionios F.C., Glenavon F.C., Glentoran F.C., Dundalk F.C., Ards F.C. and Shamrock Rovers F.C. where he made a scoring debut on the 1st of September 2003 .
He made his League of Ireland debut on the 14th of January 1990, on loan from Huddersfield, and in his second game scored a hat trick .
In 1999 playing for Panionios F.C. under Ronnie Whelan he was part of the team that reached the quarter final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
He made 30 appearances in European competition for Irish clubs scoring in the European Champion Clubs' Cup twice. Made a scoring debut at Glentoran, Dundalk and Rovers. Never started a game for the Hoops but scored twice from 6 substitute appearances.
Scored the two goals for Dundalk F.C. in their FAI Cup triumph in 2002 . This was his fifth Cup medal in Ireland.
Garry was appointed as the first manager of Hayes & Yeading United F.C. in May 2007, having previously held the post with Yeading FC from December 2006. He received the Manager of the Month Award from the Blue Square South League for September 2008 when his team topped the Division, and again for March 2009 after another winning run as he lead the club to the league play-offs and promotion to the Blue Square Premier.
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'''George Hepplewhite''' (5 September 1919 - 1989) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Preston North End and Bradford City. He was born in Edmondsley, County Durham.
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'''Thomas "Tom" Hinchcliffe''' (born December 6, 1913) was a former professional footballer, who played for Grimsby Town, Huddersfield Town & Derby County. He was born in Denaby, near Conisbrough, Yorkshire.
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'''Ernest "Ernie" William Hine''' (April 9, 1901 - April 15, 1974) was a professional footballer, who played for Barnsley, Leicester City, Huddersfield Town & Manchester United. He played for England 6 times and scored 4 goals from 1929-1932. He was born in Barnsley and died in Huddersfield.
-DOCSTART-	14956172
'''Robert George E. Hobson''' was a professional footballer, who played for Bishop Auckland, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City and Dulwich Hamlet. He was born in Leeds.
-DOCSTART-	14956376
'''Norman Holmes''' (born 1891 in Matlock, Derbyshire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Clapton Orient, Huddersfield Town & York City.
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'''Timothy Alwin Hotte''' (born October 4, 1963 in Bradford) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Harrogate Town.
He is currently joint manager of Bridlington Town.
-DOCSTART-	14956602
'''John Feenan''' (born July 1, 1914, Newry, Ireland), also referred to as '''Johnny Feenan''', is a former Northern Irish footballer who played for Belfast Celtic, Sunderland and Shelbourne. As an international he also played for Ireland. In the 1940s he served as manager of Shelbourne.
Feenan began his career with his local team, Newry Town, before moving to Belfast Celtic in 1932 in a transfer deal that also saw Tommy Breen moving from Town to Celtic.
Feenan made his English League debut for Sunderland on September 19 1936 in a 4-1 win against Brentford at Roker Park. He made his final league appearance for the club on May 6 1939 in an away game against Wolverhampton Wanderers which finished as a 0-0 draw. Feenan made 28 league appearances for Sunderland and played 1 further game for the club in the FA Cup. Among his team mates at the club were Raich Carter and Johnny Mapson.
After leaving Sunderland, Feenan returned to Ireland and played for Shelbourne. On April 28 1940, while at Shelbourne he played for a League of Ireland XI, that also included Paddy Bradshaw, Jimmy Dunne and Johnny Carey, which lost 3-2 to a Scottish League XI at Dalymount Park
. Between 1942 and 1946 Feenan also served as Shels manager. .
When Feenan played international football in 1937 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. Feenan was one of several players born in Northern Ireland who benefited from the FAI-s attempts to establish an all-Ireland influence.
In 1937, while playing for Sunderland, Feenan won 2 caps for Ireland. In May of that year the FAI organised a European tour with a squad that included Feenan and two other Northerners, Jackie Brown and Davy Jordan. Feenan made his debut for the FAI XI on May 17 in a 1-0 win against Switzerland. A week later, on May 23, he also helped the FAI XI defeat France 2-0. These would prove to be Feenan-s only international appearances.
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'''Peter Howey''' (born January 23, 1958 in Kinsley near Pontefract, West Yorkshire) is a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town & Frickley Athletic.
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'''Ronald Humpston''' (born December 14, 1924) was a former professional footballer, who played for Portsmouth, Huddersfield Town & Headington United. He was born in Derby.
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'''Donald Hunter''' (March 10, 1927 - March 26, 2008) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town & Southport. He was born in Thorne, Doncaster.
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'''George Henry Hutchinson''' (October 31, 1929 - 1996) was a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur, Guildford City, Leeds United, Halifax Town & Skegness Town. He was born in Allerton Bywater, West Yorkshire.
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'''James "Jimmy" Isaac''' (23 October 1916 - December 1993) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Bradford City and Hartlepools United. He was born in Cramlington, Northumberland.
-DOCSTART-	14958704
'''John William "Jack" Johnson''' (12 February 1919 - 1975) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Grimsby Town & Shrewsbury Town. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.
-DOCSTART-	14958791
'''William Gifford "Billy" Johnston''' (born January 16, 1901 in Edinburgh) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Stockport County, Manchester United, Macclesfield Town and Oldham Athletic.
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'''Alan Jones''' (born 21 January 1951) is a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town, Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Bradford City, Rochdale and also in the United States for the Columbus Magic. He was born in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Lang''' (born 3 April 1906, date of death unknown) was an footballer, who played for Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town, Manchester United, Swansea City and Queen of the South. He was born in Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
It is perhaps at Newcastle United that Lang is best known, helping them to victory in the 1932 FA Cup Final victory over Arsenal. Lang scored one and created the other in the semi final victory over Chelsea with Hughie Gallacher hitting the solitary Chelsea reply.
Tommy Lang joined Swansea City in April 1937.
Tommy Lang joined Queen of the South in the Summer of 1938 as one of the first signings of new manager Jimmy McKinnell Snr. 1938-39 was the first time Queens hit top spot in the Scottish Football league.
Queens finished that season sixth in Scotland's top division, a feat equalled only in 1955-56 and surpassed only in 1933-34. Lang equal top scored that season with 16 goals.
After the Second World War, Lang signed for Ipswich Town. He played for Ipswich for one season, scoring one goal in five league appearances, before becoming the club's trainer.
-DOCSTART-	14959049
'''Michael George "Mick" Laverick''' (born 13 March 1954 in Castle Eden, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Mansfield Town, Southend United, Huddersfield Town, York City and Boston United.
-DOCSTART-	14959103
'''William Campbell "Billy" Legg''' (born April 17, 1948 in Bradford) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town & Bradford Park Avenue.
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'''Albert John "Jack" Elkes''' (31 December 1894 - 22 January 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left for various clubs between the two world wars.
Elkes was born in Snedshill, Oakengates, Shropshire and played his youth football with Wellington Town before joining Stalybridge Celtic in 1914.
In January 1918 he joined Birmingham, making a few appearances for the club in the wartime leagues and scoring a winning goal which helped the club win their group of the 1919 Football League (Midland Section) subsidiary competition.
After the end of the First World War, he made his debut in the Second Division of the Football League on 27 September 1919, scoring two goals in a 4-2 defeat of Huddersfield Town. In 1919-20 he was mainly used as cover for the established inside-forwards, but still contributed eight goals in sixteen appearances. The following season injury, the arrival of Scottish international playmaker Johnny Crosbie and the form of former England player Harry Hampton, restricted Elkes to just two appearances as Birmingham took the Second Division title. He took advantage of Crosbie's unavailability at the start of the 1921-22 season to score six goals in the opening four fixtures. Though he kept his place for a couple of months, the goals dried up; he scored only once in twelve more games, making his last Birmingham appearance on Boxing Day 1921 before being transferred to Southampton in March 1922.
At the time Southampton were leading the Third Division South table and their fans were confident of gaining promotion. Manager Jimmy McIntyre shocked them by announcing a four player transfer, with wingers Fred Foxall and Joe Barratt moving to Birmingham in exchange for Elkes and George Getgood (a half-back). The move was a success, however, as Southampton were able to claim the title by overtaking Plymouth Argyle on the final day of the season. Unfortunately Elkes was again unable to play a significant role in winning the title. He scored two goals on his debut on 4 March 1922 in a 5-0 victory over Southend United but broke his collar bone the following Saturday (also against Southend) which put him out for the rest of the season.
Elkes was described by Holley & Chalk in "The Alphabet of the Saints" as "''a tall man, who was a clever player''". He played 31 games with five goals in the following season as Southampton consolidated their place in Division Two, finishing in mid-table with the unusual record of: Played 42, won 14, drew 14, lost 14, goals for 40, goals against 40, points 42. They also had a run in the FA Cup, where they got through each of the first three rounds after replays (over First Division Newcastle United, Chelsea and Second division Bury), before going out to West Ham United after a second replay. Elkes appeared in all nine FA Cup matches, scoring Saints' goal in the first match against West Ham.
After one full season at The Dell he moved to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of over -1000. He then spent six seasons at White Hart Lane alongside players such as Jimmy Seed, Frank Osborne and Charlie Handley. During his time at Spurs he made exactly 200 appearances, scoring 50 goals, including a hat-trick in a 5-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers on 15 November 1924. Elkes also won representative honours while with Spurs. Though four appearances in England trial matches proved unsuccessful, he toured Australia with the Football Association in 1925, played for the Football League XI on three occasions, and represented the Professionals against the Amateurs in the 1925 FA Charity Shield.
In July 1929 he moved to Middlesbrough where he was switched to centre half, making 113 appearances (with four goals) in four seasons before (now aged 38) joining Watford for the 1933-34 season.
He then moved back to his native Shropshire, spending one season with Stafford Rangers winding up his career with two years at Oakengates Town in the Birmingham & District League.
After his playing career came to an end, he coached the Ford Motor Works team at Dagenham.
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'''Frederick Howard Foxall''' (2 April 1898 - 17 June 1926) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for various clubs in the 1920s.
Foxall was born in Stourbridge, and signed for Aston Villa in 1914, but was prevented from making any first team appearances as a result of the First World War. At the end of the war he was playing for Blackheath Town at Coventry when he was spotted by Jimmy McIntyre, then Southampton's trainer, who invited him for a trial at The Dell. He was signed by the "Saints" in time for the first post-war season in the Southern League, where he was joined by his Blackheath team-mate, Reg Hackett.
Foxall immediately made the outside-left position his own and was an excellent winger. According to Holley & Chalk "his well placed centres from varying angles were a strong feature of his repertoire" In 1920 Southampton, along with most Southern League clubs, joined the new Football League Third Division and Foxall was ever-present as Saints finished their inaugural season in the Football League second in the table, missing out on the only available promotion place.
At the end of the season, he provoked controversy when he signed a contract with Aston Villa, although he was still registered with Southampton. He was ordered by the Football association to re-join Southampton and he continued to give good service until he was transferred to Birmingham in March 1922. At the time Southampton were leading the Third Division South table and their fans were confident of gaining promotion. Manager Jimmy McIntyre shocked them by announcing a four player transfer, with wingers Foxall and Joe Barratt moving to Birmingham in exchange for Jack Elkes (a forward) and George Getgood (a half-back). In his three years at The Dell Foxall made 114 appearances in all competitions, scoring 12 goals.
Foxall missed only one First Division game for Birmingham in what remained of 1921-22, but illness and injury restricted his first full season with the club to 17 appearances, and he joined Watford in June 1923. After 35 appearances for Watford he broke a leg, forcing him to retire completely. He never fully recovered and his death two years later, on 17 June 1926 in Smethwick, was brought about by complications arising from the injury.
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A left winger, Mair played with County from 1976 to 1984. He was a key player in their ascent to the First Division in the early 1980s and would score 9 goals in the top flight in the 1981-82 season. After relegation, he left to play for Lincoln City, later moving to Motherwell, Clydebank and Ayr United.
In January 2008, he was working in Morrisons superstore in Bellshill commenting that -it is very different from football and not the way you think it will work out.-
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'''Paul Edward Maguire''' (born 21 August 1956 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.
Originally at Kilbirnie Ladeside, Maguire joined Shrewsbury Town in 1976. He was a key player in the club's rise to the Second Division, before joining Stoke City in 1980 for -262,000. After injuries plagued his first season, Maguire established himself down the left wing, scoring vital goals and being known as something of a dead-ball specialist. Fan favourite Maguire left Stoke in 1984 to spend a year in the United States, playing with Tacoma Stars.
He returned to England and signed for Port Vale in June 1985. He was a regular in the side and helped the club to win promotion from the Fourth Division in 1985-86. He lost his place in December 1987 and was given a free transfer in May 1988. He joined nearby non-league Northwich Victoria as the player-assistant manager, later becoming the player-caretaker manager before retiring from the game.
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'''Frederick Thomas Green''' (21 June 1851 - 6 July 1928) was an English footballer who won the FA Cup with Oxford University in 1874 and with Wanderers in 1877 and 1878. He also made one appearance for England in 1876.
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'''David Winnie''' (born 26 October 1966) is a Scottish former association football player and manager of Dumbarton.
A defender in playing days, Winnie was part of St. Mirren's 1987 Scottish Cup winning team. He also played for Aberdeen and Hearts.
Winnie was then assistant manager at Icelandic side KR before a brief caretaker role saw him steer them from relegation danger. Winnie was also on the coaching staff at the youth academy at Livingston.
Winnie was manager of Dumbarton from June 2002 until his sacking in March 2003, when the Sons were struggling in the Second Division. He was replaced by Bo'ness United manager Brian Fairley.
David Winnie trained to become a solicitor at SA Law leading solicitors based in St Albans and qualified as a solicitor in November 2009.
David Winnie is currently working as a Sports Law Solicitor at Hammonds in central London , a leading commercial and corporate law firm with offices throughout the world. In his role at Hammonds David hopes to get the opportunity to combine his knowledge of law with his experiences as a professional football player.
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'''Andy Blair''' (born 18 December 1959 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who spent his career in English football.
Blair made his league debut for , whom he had joined as an apprentice, on 28 October 1978 in a 2-1 win against . He also played top-flight football at (in two separate spells) and , respectively, and on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In November 1984, while playing for against , he achieved the unusual distinction of being the first player to ever score a hat-trick of penalties in the League Cup.
He also appeared for and before playing in Malta for Naxxar Lions later returning to returning to England to play for a number of non-league teams. He is currently working as a scout for Stoke City.
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'''Wilfred Leslie "Wilf" Lewis''' (born July 1, 1903 in Swansea) was a former professional footballer, who played for Swansea Town, Huddersfield Town and Derby County. He also played international football for Wales.
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'''Harry Linley''' (born Sheffield) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town.
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'''Gordon Alexander Low''' (born July 11, 1940 in Aberdeen) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Bristol City, Stockport County, Crewe Alexandra and Selby Town.
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'''Darren Carlton Annon''' (born 17 February 1972 in Chelsea, London, England) is an English footballer, playing for Havant & Waterlooville.
He signed for Margate in June 2003.
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'''Leandro Maximiliano Scartascini''' (born 30 January 1985 in Adrogu, Argentina) is an Argentine football player He operates either in an attacking midfield position or as a striker.
During 2004 Darlington F.C. boss David Hodgson saw a window of opportunity to transferLeandro Scartascini to on the recommendation of a South American contact. Leandro, 19 at the time, joined Darlington on trial for the rest of the season however his fate was sealed when the club were unable to obtain the funds to house the young starlet during his stay in England.
Since 2005 he has played football for Apullum in Romania, Bolvar in Bolivia, rebro SK in Sweden and UD Alzira in Spain.
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'''Charles "Charlie" E. Luke''' (born March 16, 1909 in Esh Winning, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Bishop Auckland, Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday.
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'''Francis L. "Frank" Lumsden''' (1913 - 1965) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Queens Park Rangers and Burnley.
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'''Joseph "Joe" Lynn''' (born January 31, 1925) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Exeter City and Rochdale. He was born in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland.
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'''William "Billy" Lynn''' (born January 20, 1947) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Rotherham United. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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'''James Lowry Macauley''' (born 1889 in Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Rangers, Huddersfield Town and Preston North End. He also played football for Ireland.
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'''Carl James Madrick''' (born September 20, 1968 in Bolton) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Peterborough United and Chorley.
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'''Peter Jason Maguire''' (born 11 September 1969) is a former professional footballer, born in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, who played as a striker in the Football League for Leeds United, Huddersfield Town and Stockport County.
:A. Figures for Scottish League games only.
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'''Brian Mahoney''' (born May 12, 1952 in Tantobie) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Barnsley.
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'''Lloyd Curtis Maitland''' (born March 21, 1957 in Coleshill, Warwickshire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Darlington.
-DOCSTART-	14986966
'''Albert Malam''' (born January 20, 1913 in Liverpool) was a former professional footballer, who played for Chesterfield, Huddersfield Town and Doncaster Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	14987145
'''Leonard Frederick "Len" Marlow''' (April 30, 1899 - 1975) was a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Putney.
-DOCSTART-	14987250
'''Brian Marshall''' (born September 20, 1954 in Bolton on Dearne, South Yorkshire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Scunthorpe United.
Father of Rebecca Marshall and Claire Marshall.
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'''Constantinous "Tarki" Micallef''' (born 24 January 1961 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer.
The son of a Greek restauranter, Micallef was born in the Grangetown area of Cardiff and was a Welsh schoolboy international as a youngster before joining Cardiff City as a trainee, working his way up to the first team, making his debut in December 1978 at the age of seventeen against Sheffield United which was to be his only appearance for the Bluebirds that year. Eventually he established himself in the team during the 1981/82 season but in September 1983 he moved to Newport County as part of a five man swap deal which saw Cardiff players Micallef, John Lewis and Linden Jones move to Newport in exchange for Nigel Vaughan and Karl Elsey.
However he only remained at Newport for one year before joining Gillingham on a short term non-contract basis making two appearances before rejoining Cardiff, only playing a handful of games as they were relegated to the third division. He spent one year at Bristol Rovers before moving to non-league football with Barry Town.
After retiring from football after leaving Barry Town, Micallef now works as a technician for the Wales National Opera.
He lives in Penylan with his wife Maria and two children, Antonia and Tiago.
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'''Cliff Akurang''' (born 27 February 1981) is an English footballer, born to Jamaican and Ghanaian parents. He currently plays for Rushden & Diamonds in the Conference National on loan from Barnet.
After prolific spells at Heybridge Swifts and Thurrock, he joined Dagenham & Redbridge and then Histon. He found his form during at Bridge Road scoring several goals in the first half of the 2007-08 season - including a hat-trick against Torquay United. His performances attracted the attention of Barnet, who signed him in January 2008. However, he struggled for form at Underhill and in March 2009 he joined Weymouth on loan. In the summer of 2009, he joined Rushden & Diamonds on a season long loan.
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'''Dave Mooney''' (born 30 October 1984) is an Irish footballer, who plays for Charlton Athletic in League One, on loan from Reading.
Born in Dublin, Mooney joined Shamrock Rovers, his first senior club, in 2000
Due to Rovers' financial position at the time players had to be sold on and Mooney moved to Longford. His last game in the Hoops was against Cork City on 22 July 2005.
His younger brother James also known as a 'Charles' now plays for Rovers A-Championship side and recently made his first team debut in a friendly against Bluebell along side his mate 'Joseph Ndo.
He made his Longford debut on 6 August 2005 in a 1-0 win over Bohemians. His scoring return of 19 goals in the 2007 League of Ireland Premier Division season ensured he was top scorer in the league . Mooney's goals also led Longford Town to the final of the FAI Cup. However despite Mooney's heroics throughout the season Longford Town were relegated to the League of Ireland First Division, albeit with a six point deduction, and lost the FAI Cup final to Cork City.
His excellent form throughout the season did not go un-noticed and he was nominated for the PFAI Player of the Year and won the FAI Player of the Year as well as the Player of the Month award for August 2007.
After Mooney's spectacular form throughout the 2007 League of Ireland season it was obvious that he would be playing somewhere else than First Division football in Flancare Park. He had been linked with a move to the Football League next season with Football League Championship sides Crystal Palace and Colchester United reportedly interested in signing the striker. Representatives from Premier League side Fulham were said to have been in attendance at the FAI Cup final, and former Leeds United manager Dennis Wise had also watched Mooney in action.
However Mooney promised to follow his manager Alan Mathews down south if he was to stay in Ireland. He had been offered a contract by English Premiership side Blackburn Rovers, but instead signed a longer three-year contract with perennial title challengers Cork City in January 2008 thus ending two and a half years in the midlands.
Mooney was a revelation in his only season with Cork City, racing to the top of the goalscoring charts again. He was widely regarded as one of the best players in the league. A particularly impressive showing against Derry City at The Brandywell saw Mooney score twice in a minute to bring the game (which Derry had dominated) level at 2-2, and come close to completing his hat-trick just moments later with a speculative 30-yard effort that came back off an upright (a spectacular goal from Denis Behan eventually gave Cork all three points). Before European football came to Turner's Cross midway through the season, Mooney had scored 18 goals in total, and broken his team mate Behan's record for a scoring run by netting 11 goals in six matches. He then scored on his European debut, in a 2-2 UEFA Cup draw with Finnish side FC Haka .
However, Mooney would only last another month at Cork City. It was revealed on 12 August that the club was in the region of -800,000 debt. However, this was not the only reason. Mooney's season was similar to Roy O'Donovan's the season before. Already top of the goalscoring charts, Mooney had attracted renewed interest from England. One of the clubs was Reading. On 20 August, he signed for them for a fee believed to be in the region of -260,000. Mooney was given squad number 12.
Mooney made his Reading debut in the League Cup against Luton Town. According to the Reading official website he had also lined up with teammate Noel Hunt for Shamrock Rovers; which is untrue as Hunt had left the club 15 months prior to Mooney's debut.
Mooney had a loan spell (cut short by injury) with League One side Stockport County midway through the 2008-09 season, but in March 2009, he moved on a month's loan to Championship strugglers Norwich City. He scored twice in his first three appearances for the Canaries, including the opener in a 2-0 win over Cardiff City, and the only goal of the game against fellow relegation candidates Plymouth Argyle. As a result, Mooney's loan spell at Carrow Road was extended until the end of the season. Although he would eventually total three goals in nine league games for the club, his contribution would not be enough to prevent Norwich from being relegated.
Due to the different time-frame of the League of Ireland season, the end of the 2008-09 campaign brought Mooney his first break from playing / training since March 2008.
He scored his first Reading goals when he scored twice at home to Burton Albion in a first round Carling Cup tie on 11th August 2009.
On 16th October 2009 it was announced that David Mooney would be joining League One side Charlton Athletic on an emergency loan until 1st December. He made his first team debut on 17th October 2009 coming on as a substitute during Charlton's 2-1 victory against Huddersfield at The Valley.
After two more appearances as a substitute, Mooney was handed his first league start for the club against MK Dons at The Valley on the 14th of November, and scored an equalising goal in the 13th minute to set the Addicks on their way to a 5-1 victory over their promotion rivals. He opened his side's account again in a 4-2 home win over Bristol Rovers on November 24th, prompting Charlton manager Phil Parkinson to extend Mooney's loan deal with the club for another four weeks, until the 28th of December. Mooney sustained a knee injury in Charlton's 4-4 draw agaisnt arch rivals Millwall which saw him out of action for the rest of 2009. He returned to Reading at the end of the year only to re-join Charlton on loan again on the 14th January until the 11th February.
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'''Chris Lightfoot''' (born April 1, 1970, Penketh, Warrington, Lancashire) was a professional footballer who played in the Football League for four clubs. He later managed in non-league football.
Lightfoot spent much of his career with Chester City, where he came through the youth ranks to make his debut as a 17-year old on September 19, 1987 in a 1-0 win over Grimsby Town. He scored his first goal in his next appearance against Walsall in November 1987 and ended the season with 17 first team appearances to his name. Lightfoot joined fellow youngsters such as Brian Croft, Robbie Painter and Colin Woodthorpe in emerging from the Chester youth set-up to become first-team regulars during this period.
In future seasons Lightfoot was a regular in the Chester side, making more than 30 league appearances in each season until 1993-94. By this point Lightfoot had been converted by Graham Barrow from a central defender to an attacking midfielder, reflected in his 14 goals as Chester won promotion from Division Three.
In the summer of 1995 Lightfoot followed Barrow to Wigan Athletic for a tribunal fee of -87,500. However, by March 1996 he was on the move again when he joined Crewe Alexandra. In May 1997 Lightfoot appeared as a substitute as Crewe beat Brentford in the Division Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium, giving Lightfoot his first chance to play in the second tier in English football.
Lightfoot-s final taste of league football came during a loan spell with Oldham Athletic in the early weeks of the 2000-01 season. At the end of the campaign he left Crewe and joined Conference side Morecambe, where he played for one season. In 2002 he joined Runcorn, who he became manager of in October 2003
After spells with Marine and Leek Town, Lightfoot ended his playing days with two appearances for NEWI Cefn Druids
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'''Aidan Robert Newhouse''' (born 23 May 1972 in Wallasey) is an English former footballer. He holds the record for being the youngest player to appear for Chester City in a Football League match. He also played top-flight football for Wimbledon and has represented England at Youth level.
Newhouse was just 15 years and 350 days old when he was brought on a substitute on the final day of the 1987-88 season in a 1-0 win for Chester City at Bury. As a 16-year old apprentice, Newhouse enjoyed a regular place in the Chester side during the 1988-89 season, with his first goal coming in a 3-0 win over Huddersfield Town in September 1988. By the following season Newhouse was a member of the England youth squad and a full-time professional, and in February 1990 he moved to Wimbledon for an initial -100,000.
Newhouse managed just seven starting league appearances in as many years with ''the Dons''. He did though gain some first-team experience in loan spells with Port Vale, Portsmouth and Torquay United. In June 1997 Newhouse finally moved on when he joined Fulham, but four months later he signed for Swansea City, who paid Fulham -30,000 to secure his services. Again appearances were limited and Newhouse joined Brighton & Hove Albion in August 1999 on a monthly contract.
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'''Patrick John Parker''' (born 15 July 1929) is a retired English professional footballer who played at centre half for Southampton in the 1950s.
Parker was born in Bow, Devon and after his national service in the Royal Air Force he joined Plymouth Argyle as an amateur in 1949. He failed to make the grade at Argyle and was playing for Newton Abbot on a part-time basis, where he was spotted by Southampton when the clubs met in a pre-season friendly. Manager Sid Cann signed Parker in August 1951 and, after a few reserve team matches, he made his first team debut away to Leicester City on 3 September 1951. His early career was blighted by broken legs, firstly in a pre-season friendly against his former club in 1952 and then a year later in another friendly against an RAF team.
He eventually overcame these difficulties and in April 1954 he replaced Stan Clements at the heart of Saints' defence. He retained his place for the start of the following season before losing out to Len Wilkins. He continued to turn out regularly for the reserves and in turn replaced Wilkins in the centre for the first team; in 1956-57 he was ever-present and his "sterling performances in the heart of the Southampton defence" earned him Divisional representational honours. He was selected to play for the Third Division South team in 1955/56 and 1956/57.
After 145 games for the Saints, he was transfer listed in 1959 and moved on a free transfer to Poole Town, along with Southampton team-mates Bryn Elliott and Barry Hillier. After a year with Poole, he moved to the Isle of Wight to join Cowes Sports starting a long association with the Cowes club, where he became manager in 1961, continuing to play until 1978.
After retiring from full-time professional football, he worked as a production controller before becoming a sales administrator for International Computers Limited. He now lives in Southampton.
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'''Robert James "Jimmy" Shields''' (born 26 September 1931) is a retired Northern Irish professional footballer who played at centre forward for Southampton in the late 1950s, and was a Northern Ireland international player.
Shields was born in Derry and a Northern Ireland youth international. He started his professional career in Belfast with Crusaders and was part of the Crusaders side which claimed their first major honour, the 1953 Ulster Cup. He was rewarded with an inter-league appearance (in a 5-0 defeat by the Football League at Windsor Park in September 1953) and an Amateur cap (when he scored in a 3-2 win over Wales in January 1954). He moved to England in March 1954 when was signed by Sunderland but failed to break into their first team.
In July 1956 he moved to the south coast to join Southampton for a fee of -1,000 which was funded by the Saints Supporters Club. He was the first signing of "Saints'" newly appointed manager Ted Bates, having set the deal up on his way to Scotland for a holiday. Described by Holley & Chalk as a "strong, forceful forward" he was selected for the Northern Ireland team for a match against Scotland on 7 November 1956.
He scored on his "Saints" debut on 18 August 1956 and scored eleven goals in the opening twelve matches. The goals then dried up somewhat, until a flurry of four in the final four matches. Over the season he was almost a match for fellow striker Derek Reeves scoring a total of 18 league goals as Saints narrowly missed out on promotion from Football League Third Division South. A broken leg suffered in a reserve match in September 1957 resulted in Shields missing the entire 1957-58 season. He played just three times in 1958-59 before leaving Southampton for Headington United of the Southern League in March 1959.
In 1961 he returned to the north east where he played for South Shields whilst resuming his original career as a joiner.
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As a player, at 24 years old, he was offered a 2 year contact with Bristol City, which he refused.In 1979 he joined Bath City, where he became first a coach and then manager, spending seven years at the club in all. He played 700 games at conference level in his career.
After leaving Bath, Ricketts worked for the Gloucestershire FA running the county's representative teams, as well as the ladies and under-18s sides. From here he earned a job with the Bristol Rovers women's team, who at the time were in the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division. In his first season at Rovers the team finished runners-up to the league's only professional side, Fulham L.F.C., and in his second year the team cantered to the league title, winning it with a quarter of the season still to spare.
After managing the women's side he went on to manage Bristol Rovers' under-18s' team, and was later appointed manager at Weston-super-Mare. He was largely ineffective at Weston and was eventually sacked on 1 December 2008.
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'''Justin Walker''' (born September 6, 1975, Nottingham) was a professional footballer who made more than 300 Football League appearances for six different clubs from 1997 to 2006 as a midfielder. He is now playing non-league football for F.C. Halifax Town.
As a youngster, Walker represented England at youth and schoolboy level and signed professional forms with Nottingham Forest in September 1992. But he failed to break into the first-team with Forest and joined Scunthorpe United in March 1997. Walker was a regular with United until he moved to Lincoln City in July 2000, playing in the 1998-99 Football League Division Three play-off final win at Wembley Stadium against Leyton Orient.
After two years with Lincoln, Walker joined Exeter City in August 2002, but his solitary season with the Grecians ended in relegation from the Football League. The same fate would befall his next club, Cambridge United in 2004-05. Walker achieved a possibly unique hat-trick of successive relegations out of the league by playing for York City on loan for two months in 2003-04 season.
Walker joined Chester City ahead of the 2005-06 campaign, where he was to manage just 13 league starts. With six weeks of the season remaining Chester lay bottom of the League Two table and Walker seemed set for yet another relegation experience, but a late run of wins saved City from the drop. However, Walker was released in the summer of 2006 and joined Ilkeston Town
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'''Rachid Peter Harkouk''' (Arabic  ) (born May 19, 1956 in Chelsea) is an Anglo-Algerian former footballer. Nicknamed 'Rash the Smash' for his powerful and sometimes wayward shots he is one of the few Algerian players to have enjoyed some success in English football, the only Notts County F. C. player to appear in a World Cup and the first English-born player to play for an African national team at the World Cup.
Born in London from an Algerian father and a mother from Yorkshire, Harkouk gave up up playing football altogether at the age of just 16 after being turned down by Fulham. The gazelle-paced attacker scored five goals in a trial game for the club but the coaching staff at Craven Cottage, to the surprise of many including the player, decided not to give him a contract. Harkouk only got back playing after a manager for a Sunday league side saw him kicking a ball around in a yard while he was at work. The youngster was given another chance and never looked back from then on. After leaving school at 17, Harkouk had a variety of jobs, working as an assistant manager at an electrical firm, with computers and also made aircraft seats. In 1974, Chertsey Town spotted him and he made his debut in December 1974 after scoring four goals in two games for the reserve side. Although only a teenager, Harkouk was still one of the main players in the team and later signed forms in July 1975 for -1.50 a week. However his stay at the club did not last long and after 15 goals in 40 games for Town, he went to Feltham FC to join up with his former manager and coach Mickey Walsh and Brian Laing, who had moved to the club from Chertsey in September 1975. Chertsey received -200 plus a percentage of any selling on fee, a deal that Feltham later tried to renege on. While playing for Feltham, Terry Venables, who at the time was coach of Crystal Palace spotted Harkouk and after watching the pacy winger in a cup semi-final against Molesey, Venables quickly snapped him up for Palace. Harkouk was due to go to Butlins for a working holiday and moved to the London club despite playing illegally for a local side that played on Sundays under a different name.
In only a short period of time, he became a crowd favourite at Selhurst Park and on the last day of the season, he was elevated into legendary status. Promotion to the old Second division in season 1976-77 in English football came to a photo finish; Mansfield had already been promoted as 3rd division champions, with Wrexham and Palace having a chance of grabbing the second spot. Wrexham needed only a point from their last two home games, against Palace and Mansfield. The all-important game for Palace came on a Wednesday against Wrexham, If Palace won by two clear goals, Wrexham would have to beat champions Mansfield Town at home in their last game of the season to get promoted. A 1-0 win for Palace meant Wrexham only had to draw with Mansfield to achieve promotion. The game was going plain sailing for Palace as they lead 2-0 at half-time but after the break Wrexham came back 2-2. Then Harkouk came on as sub and scored to make it 3-2 with a scissors kick with only seconds left, Palace then added another in the last minute through Jeff Bourne. On the Saturday, the same day, Wrexham played Mansfield, Harkouk lined-up for the reserves against Hereford, Palace won 5-0 with Harkouk bagging two. A large crowd of a few thousand had turn out for the game, attentively listening to their radios of news from the Wrexham-Mansfield game and towards the end the Palace players went over to their fans to get the latest from the game. At the final whistle, the announcer said "Wrexham have lost to Mansfield 1-0 and - Crystal Palace are in the second division."
Nicknamed -Spider- by his team-mates and fans because of the way he weaved in and out of opposition defenses, with his arms and legs everywhere and the way he -spun- his opponents. Harkouk is fondly remembered by the Selhurst Park faithful for scoring goals from seemingly impossible ranges and angles. Fans recall his ability to smash goals from long range, a trait which earned him the nickname -Rash the Smash-, one of those came in an away game against Cardiff when he struck a powerful long-range goal off the post, the whole goal-frame was still shacking when the game restarted a minute later! He did the same in a 5-0 win over Swindon in which he caught an opposing defender off guard after charging into him and then smacking a right-footed volley straight over the keeper at the Whitehorse Lane end. Palace fans still can not forget the goals he scored during the rivalry with Brighton when they played each other five times in the 1976-77 season, Palace won all five and Harkouk scored 4 goals - he scored his first goal for the club against Brighton in the FA Cup to give his side a 2-2 and a replay in the 1st round. Every time he got the ball, there were shouts of -shoot- from the stands no matter how far out he was. The fans half expected him to score every time he touched the ball. He once scored a free-kick from 40 yards in a game for the Palace reserves. Having been fouled continuously throughout the game, Harkouk let fly with a shot that went past the keeper and with the ball was still rising when it hit the roof of the net. During Palace-s game, people would hear the cries of "give it to Rash" from the Holmesdale stand every time the home side crossed the half-way line. Fans in the 70s readily admit that Harkouk was one of the reasons they went to Selhurst Park, and was worth the admission money alone just to see him score, win or lose. They remember one incident in a game against Fulham when Palace player Ian Evans had his leg broken by an ugly and reckless tackle by former Manchester United star George Best. After seeing his teammate on the floor in agony, Harkouk raced across the pitch grabbed Best around the throat and shouted "Look what you have done, you broke his f***ing leg!" Harkouk later had to be restrained but his remarks had clearly put Best off his game and the Irish winger was duly substituted shortly after. In the same game, Harkouk scored direct from a corner, hitting a high ball that swirled in the wind and swerved into the far corner beating the keeper. In the 1977-78 season, Harkouk and his team-mate Barry Silkman were found in the possession of forged $250,000 bills, they both got a nine month suspended sentence for the offence after trying to sell them in a pub having obtained them from some players in a friendly match against a prison XI. After his release, the fans began to chant "He forges dollars and he hates George Best.... Rachid Harkouk" during the games. It all but ended his career at Palace and left for Queens Park Rangers in 1979 for -150,000, his partner in crime went to Plymouth Argyle for -100,000. He failed to settle at Loftus Road and moved to Notts County a year later for -50,000 and helped the club to promotion to the old 1st division (Premier League) in 1981 with the winner in the 2-0 victory over Chelsea. In 1984, they were relegated to the 2nd division and down to the third the following season. In the early months of 1986, Algeria, who had qualified for the World Cup in Mexico, called up Harkouk. After scoring a few of goals in the warm-up games, where he impressed the coach Rabah Saadane, he was named as one of the 22 players for the trip to Mexico alongside Algerian stars such as Rabah Madjer and Lakhdar Belloumi. Harkouk played two games at the finals in Mexico, the first was against Northern Ireland, where he came on as a 33rd minute substitute for Madjer to see his free-kick being tipped over the bar by Pat Jennings. He started the last game against Spain but the Algerians failed to make the second round losing 3-0. Harkouk retired shortly after the World Cup at the age of 30 through injury.
Harkouk appeared for Algeria at the 1986 FIFA World Cup but whilst playing there sustained the injury that ended his career. He came on as a sub for Rabah Madjer in their opening game against Northern Ireland and changed the game for the until then struggling Algerians with his attacking flair. He did not feature against Brazil but was the lone striker against Spain, a role in which he was not effective.
After his retirement from football in he became a businessman in the village of Burton Joyce.
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'''Paul Anthony Williams''' (born 16 August 1965) is an English former professional footballer who made 300 appearances in the Football League for a variety of clubs. He was capped by England at under-21
Born in Stratford, East London, Williams was signed by Charlton Athletic from non-league Woodford Town in 1987. He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1990 where he enjoyed a productive partnership with David Hirst. Williams moved back to London with Crystal Palace in 1992.
After loans with Sunderland and Birmingham City he returned to Charlton, followed by a few months at Torquay United before ending his league career with Southend United in 1998.
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'''William W. Martin''' (born in London) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
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'''Keith Michael Mason''' (born July 19, 1958 in Leicester) was a former professional footballer, who played for Leicester City and Huddersfield Town.
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'''Joe Heath''' (born October 4, 1988, Birkenhead, England) is an English footballer with Nottingham Forest. A defender, Heath plays primarily as a left back.
Despite being a Liverpool fan, Heath was snapped up by Manchester United as a schoolboy. After being released by United, he signed for Nottingham Forest.
Heath made his full first team debut in August 2009 in a 4-0 Carling Cup win against Morecambe. He made his Championship debut in a 2-1 defeat to Burnley at the City Ground. In total, Heath made 12 first team appearances during the 2008-2009 season..
On June 26 2009, Heath signed for Lincoln City in an initial 6 month loan deal. He returned to the City Ground on 3rd January 2010 when his loan expired.
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'''Andrew Michael Peter "Andy" May''' (born February 26, 1964 in Bury) was a former professional footballer, who played for Manchester City, Huddersfield Town, Bolton Wanderers, Bristol City, Millwall and Welling United.
After his playing career had ended he held coaching positions at Altrincham and Wigan Athletic.
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'''James "Jim" McCaffrey''' (born October 12, 1951 in Luton) was a professional footballer, who played for Nottingham Forest, Mansfield Town, Huddersfield Town, Portsmouth and Northampton Town.
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'''Alexander C. "Sandy" McCubbin''' (born 1886 in Greenock, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Greenock Morton, Bristol Rovers, Huddersfield Town and Lincoln City.
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'''Grahame Leslie McGifford''' (born 1 May 1955 in Carshalton, Greater London) is an English former footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Port Vale and Northwich Victoria.
McGifford started his career with Huddersfield Town in 1972, playing close to 50 games for the club over the next four years. In 1976 he joined Hull City, but only made the one league appearance before moving on to Third Division Port Vale in June 1977. A regular in the first half of the 1977-78 season, he suffered a serious knee injury in December 1977 and was given a free transfer in May 1978 to non-league Northwich Victoria.
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'''William David "Billy" McGinley''' (born 12 November 1954) is a former professional footballer, who played for Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City and Crewe Alexandra. He was born in Dumfries, Scotland.
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'''Ian Dominic McInerney''' (born January 26, 1964 in Liverpool) is a former professional footballer, who played for Newcastle Blue Star, Huddersfield Town, Stockport County, Rochdale and Morecambe.
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'''Byron Clark Webster''' (born 31 March 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers as a defender.
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Webster made his debut for York City against Burton Albion in the Conference National on 29 December 2004.
He signed a one-year contract with Gambrinus liga club FK SIAD Most in August, with an option of an extension until 2010.
Webster was educated at Sherburn High School and was able to complete a BTEC National Diploma during his footballing career.
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He was previously manager of Queen's Park, from January 2003, taking over from John McCormack when the latter left for Morton, but he quit in August 2004 amidst reports over a touchline fight with a player and a supporter.
As a player, he was a centre half with Airdrie United, where he was also assistant manager, and with Stirling Albion, Partick Thistle, Berwick Rangers, Falkirk, Kilmarnock, Stranraer, Sheffield Wednesday and Clydebank.
In 2007-008 as Assistant Manager to Gordon Chisholm at Queen of the South they guided the club to its first ever Scottish Cup final appearance by defeating Aberdeen 4-3 in the semi final. Despite a battling second half Queens display Rangers ran out 3 - 2 winners in the final. After an injury plagued start to the season Queens eventually finished 4th in the Scottish First Division.
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'''Wilfred Toman''' (1874 - 2 May 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Burnley and Everton around the turn of the twentieth century.
Toman was born in Bishop Auckland, England but started his football career in Scotland with Victoria United (Aberdeen), Aberdeen Strollers and Dundee before returning to England to join Burnley in 1896. In his first season at Turf Moor he made eight appearances with four goals as Burnley were relegated to the Second Division. In 1897-98 Burnley easily took the Second Division title with Toman only missing one game and contributing 15 goals (behind Jimmy Ross's 23), plus a further four goals in the end of season play-offs through which Burnley regained their place in the First Division. In their first season back in the top flight, Toman was top scorer with eleven goals as Burnley finished third in the table, although he had moved to Everton before the end of the season.
He remained at Everton until the summer of 1900, making 27 appearances with nine goals before he was enticed to the south coast to join Southampton in the Southern League to replace Roddy McLeod who had departed following the "Saints" defeat in the 1900 FA Cup Final. According to Holley & Chalk, Toman was "rather prone to accidents (but) was a game player who often turned out despite his injuries; his ability was to support other forwards." Playing alongside former Evertonians Edgar Chadwick and Alf Milward, Toman helped Southampton reclaim the Southern League title before returning to Everton at the end of the season.
He scored in his first match back with Everton before sustaining a serious injury in his second game which effectively ended his career. After spending two and a half years on the sidelines he attempted a comeback with Stockport County before spells with Oldham Athletic and Newcastle United.
After retiring from playing he returned to settle in Scotland in 1909. During the First World War he enlisted in the King's Regiment (Liverpool) and was killed at the Western Front on 2 May 1917.
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'''Colin McKay''' (born 1896) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played in England for Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City. He was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland.
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'''William McLaren''' (born in Glasgow, Scotland) was a professional footballer who played for Cowdenbeath, Burnley and Huddersfield Town.
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'''Brendan McManus''' (born 2 December 1923) is a former professional footballer, who played for Newry Town, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic and Bradford City. He was born in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland. He was a goalkeeper who played 161 Football League matches before playing non-league football with Frickley Colliery and Scarborough.
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'''Alan A. McNeill''' (born August 16, 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Crusaders, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Stockport County and Witton Albion.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Meads''' (born 2 November, 1900 in Grassmoor-died 1983) was a professional footballer, who played for Stockport County, Huddersfield Town, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur and Notts County.
Meads played for non league sides Grassmoor Ivanhoe, Claycross Town and later Matlock Town before joining Stockport County in 1923 where the left half completed 117 matches and netting on 21 occasions. He moved to Huddersfield Town in 1926 and went on to feature in 40 matches and scoring twice for the club. In 1928 he joined Reading and played 31 games and finding the net four times. Meads went on to play for Tottenham Hotspur between 1929-34 where he featured in 189 matches in all competitions and scoring on six occasions for the Lilywhites. He left White Hart Lane in 1935 to end his career at Notts County where he played a further 18 matches and scoring twice.
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'''William Henry "Billy" Mercer''' (1892 - 1956) was a professional football goalkeeper who played for Hull City, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool. He was born in Prescot.
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'''Henry Owen "Harry" Mills''' (born August 23, 1922) was a former professional footballer, who played for Blyth Spartans, Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town. He was born in Blyth, Northumberland.
-DOCSTART-	15027335
'''William "Willie" Mills''' (born January 28, 1915) Is a former professional footballer, who played for Aberdeen, Huddersfield Town and Clyde. He was born in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
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'''Colin Frederick Hill''' (born November 12, 1963 in Uxbridge, England) is a former Northern Irish professional football player most notable for his careers with Arsenal and Leicester City and as a Northern Ireland international.
Hill played as a youth for Hillingdon Borough before joining Arsenal on schoolboy forms in 1977, becoming an apprentice in 1980 and turning professional in 1981. Initially a striker, he was converted into a defender and made his debut against Norwich City on April 20, 1983. He made 7 appearances in total that season, and went on to play 37 league games in 1983-84, mostly at right-back, but the signing of Viv Anderson forced him out of the first team and he spent most of the next two seasons in the reserves.
Hill left Arsenal for Portuguese side Martimo in 1986 on a free transfer, having played 51 games and scoring one goal for Arsenal. He later had spells with Colchester United, Sheffield United (winning them promotion to the First Division in 1989-90), Leicester City (winning promotion to the Premier League in 1994-95, although he missed out on the 1997 League Cup Final), Trelleborgs and Northampton Town. He also won 27 caps for Northern Ireland.
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'''Ernest Foster (Ernie) Millward''' (1887 - 23 June 1962) was an English footballer.
Milward played for Glossop, Wrexham, Stoke and Hanley Swifts before joining Port Vale, probably in 1907. His first known game for the club was in a 4-2 home win over Hanley Town in a North Staffordshire Federation League Cup match on 25 January 1908, after one further appearance in the competition he departed, most likely at the end of the season. He returned to nearby Stoke and in 1907 signed with Huddersfield Town, where he played one league game before joining Crewe Alexandra.
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}} '''Mark Came''' (born September 14, 1961, Exeter) was a professional footballer who made more than 300 Football League appearances for Bolton Wanderers, Chester City and Exeter City. He is now manager of non-league side Barnton.
Came began his playing career with Winsford United, who he played for until Bolton Wanderers gave him his first Football League chance when they signed him in April 1984. Came became a regular for Wanderers over the next four years, winning promotion from Division Four in 1987-88. But a broken leg early in the 1988-89 season ruled him out for more than a year. After this Came struggled to re-establish himself in the Bolton side and in December 1992 he moved across the north-west to Chester.
Although Came was unable to save Chester from relegation to Division Three in his first season with the club, he helped them win promotion straight back the following season. The campaign memorably saw him deputise in goal for almost the entire 90 minutes away at Scarborough when regular goalkeeper Billy Stewart suffered an injury in the warm-up. Came kept a clean sheet as Chester won 1-0 and he struck up a solid central defensive pairing with Colin Greenall as City sealed the runners-up spot.
But in July 1994 Came opted to remain in Division Three by joining Exeter City, where he won player of the season in his two years with the Grecians. This marked the end of his professional career, as he made a surprise return to Winsford.
He played for Winsford until retiring through injury in December 1998,
Came has since become manager of Cheshire side Barnton, where he is still in charge today.
His son Shaun Came has played professionally for Macclesfield Town.
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Hardy began his career at his hometown club Bedlington before moving to Scotland with Hearts quickly followed by a one-year spell at Stockport County. In 1911 he signed for Cardiff City for a fee of -25, which was paid by manager Fred Stewart, and it was there his career flourished. Having joined the club when they were playing in the Southern League he was an ever present for the next decade before Cardiff joined the Football League in 1920. His first ever match in the Football league was against his former side Stockport County and he was the clubs only ever-present player in the 1920-21 season.
Incredibly Hardy continued to be ever-present in the following decade for the Bluebirds, including both of their FA Cup final appearances in 1925 and 1927. Instantly recognisable - he was stocky and practically bald from an early age - he played his last ever game for Cardiff in March 1932 in a 1-0 win over Gillingham at the age of 41 and when he left the club he had played in a total of 585 first team games. After leaving Cardiff he joinedBradford Park Avenue as a coach, later managing the Yorkshire club between March 1934 to April 1936.
Despite his unquestionable ability Hardy was never selected for the England national football team. It was often thought he was denied an international cap because he played for a Welsh team.
Hardy's long career with Cardiff established him as a hero in the town. Described by a local newspaper as "the idol of all South Wales," it was said that when he appeared on a newsreel shown in Cardiff cinemas, the audience cheered for 10 minutes.
Following his retirement he ran the Dolphin Hotel in Somerset until 1949 when he emigrated with his wife Olive to Tasmania where he ran a grocery store. They returned to Cardiff in February 1963 eventually moving to Teignmouth in Devon. Hardy died in March 1981 in Iver, Buckinghamshire at the age of 89.
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'''Patrizio Billio''' (born 19 April 1974 in Treviso) is an Italian footballer who plays for Colligiana.
Billio started his professional career at Viareggio. He then played for Ravenna, Verona (both Serie B), Casarano (Serie C1), Ternana (Serie C2), Ancona.
In January 1998, he also played for Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
In October 1999, he was signed for Dundee. He was dropped from the squad in November 2000. He was put in the transfer list, but he failed to find a club to sign him and fulfill the demand in transfer fee. He was signed by Aberdeen on free transfer in August 2002.
He was released in December 2002, and he signed for Livorno of Serie B.
He then played for Sora (Serie C1, 2003-04, 2004-05 Jan.), Pro Sesto (January 2005-2006, Serie C1 &C2) and Massese (Serie C1). He returned to Pro Sesto in 2008, but never played a single game during his second experience with the Lombardian outfit, and successively returned to Tuscany on January 2009 to join Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Colligiana.
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'''Wilfred Grant''' (3 August 1920 - 17 July 1990) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Southampton, Cardiff City and Ipswich Town.
Grant was born in Bedlington and as a youth played for Morpeth Town before joining Newcastle United as a trainee in 1937. His career was interrupted by the Second World War when he joined the Royal Air Force. Towards the end of the war he signed professional papers with Manchester City, but continued with the RAF. Whilst stationed at Wareham he guested for Southampton; as he had a brother working for Southern Railway at Eastleigh he was keen to remain in Hampshire and after the cessation of hostilities Southampton bought him out of his Manchester City contract for -1,000.
He made his debut for the "Saints" in a Second Division game away to West Bromwich Albion on 5 October 1946 on the left wing, where he soon became settled, scoring a brace in a 5-1 victory over Plymouth Argyle on 26 October. Manager Bill Dodgin preferred him on the right, however, (where he replaced Billy Bevis), teaming up with the ageing Bill Rochford. This role was not to Grant's liking and his form slumped. Although he was transfer-listed in August 1948,
Soon after his move to Ninian Park, manager Cyril Spiers moved him to centre forward following the arrival of Mike Tiddy, where his devastating turn of speed immediately produced instant rewards, with 14 goals coming in the 1950-51 season as Cardiff finished in third place in the Second Division. The following season Cardiff went one better finishing in second place, thus gaining promotion to the First Division. During Cardiff's promotion season Grant was top scorer with 26 goals, the first 19 of which were at home.
He spent two further seasons with Cardiff in the First Division where, jointly with Ken Chisholm, he was again top scorer in 1953-54 with 12 goals as Cardiff reached tenth place in the league table. After four and a half seasons at Cardiff City, Grant was sold to Ipswich Town in October 1954 for a fee of -7,500. In his career at Cardiff, Grant made a total of 159 league and FA Cup appearances scoring 67 goals.
At Ipswich he was manager Scott Duncan's most expensive signing at -7,500. At the end of Grant's first season at Portman Road, Ipswich were relegated to the Third Division South. In August 1955 Duncan resigned and was replaced as manager by Grant's former Southampton team-mate, Alf Ramsey. In 1955-56 Grant contributed 16 goals (including two hat-tricks against Millwall) as Town finished in third place, missing promotion by one point. Injuries and loss of form restricted Grant to 12 appearances in 1956-57 (at the end of which Ipswich were promoted as Champions). After three years with Ipswich, Grant (now 37) dropped out of the Football League to join Llanelli as player-manager.
After a year with Llanelli, during which his "astute management"
He then spent some time as a scout for Bristol Rovers before being appointed as manager at Southern League Premier Division Worcester City in December 1971. After a year at Worcester he was replaced by Graham Newton. His final managerial position was at Bromsgrove Rovers (of the Southern League Division One North) who he joined in December 1974, but was sacked nine months later.
He subsequently became a sports teacher at a Worcester college. He died in Worcester on 17 July 1990 shortly before his 70th birthday.
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Scarratt joined Shrewsbury Town from his hometown team Wellington Town, and was to play for Shrewsbury for eight seasons prior to World War 1.
Scarratt is credited as being the first ever goalscorer at Shrewsbury's former Gay Meadow home, unfortunately scoring an own goal in the first ever known game, a practice match between the 'Reds' and the 'Whites' on August 20 1910. He made amends for this shortly after on September 10, in Shrewsbury Town's first match at Gay Meadow, versus Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves. Whilst Shrewsbury lost 2-1, Scarratt scored in the right end and became the first Shrewsbury Town player to score at Gay Meadow.
During his eight season spell at Gay Meadow, Scarratt played in every position, including goalkeeper. His Shrewsbury career was ended by World War 1, where he served in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Having survived the war, he is not believed to have returned to football, instead he emigrated to New York to find work as a builder. He returned to Shropshire in 1930 (possibly as a result of the Great Depression) and settled in his hometown of Wellington before dying in 1958, aged 80.
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'''Marcus Lewis Holness''' (born December 8, 1988 in Oldham, Greater Manchester) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Rochdale AFC. He is a central defender.
Holness began his career with Oldham Athletic, but did not play any competitive matches for them. He was signed on loan in October 2007 for Rochdale, playing nine times for the Dale. Marcus impressed with his performances, and manager Keith Hill made him Rochdale's first signing of the January 2008 transfer window, joining on a free transfer.
Holness was loaned to Football Conference side Barrow AFC for a month in January 2009, having only made six league appearances with Rochdale in the 2008-09 season prior to this.
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}} '''Graham Lancashire''' (born 19 October 1972, Blackpool) was a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career in the north-west of England.
Lancashire progressed through the youth ranks with Burnley, who he made his Football League debut for in the 1990-91 season shortly before he signed professional terms with the Clarets. The following season saw him net eight goals as Burnley won the Division Four championship, but he made just four more league appearances for them after this.
He spent time on loan with Halifax Town in 1992-93 and then had a memorable temporary spell with Chester City in the closing stages of the following season. He scored seven times in 11 appearances to help clinch promotion for the Blues, including a last-gasp winner against promotion rivals Preston North End in April 1994. Lancashire was recalled to Burnley shortly before the season ended and was an unused substitute in their play-off final victory over Stockport County at Wembley Stadium.
Lancashire moved to Preston for -55,000 in December 1994, but was to make just six appearances when the club won the Division Three title the following season. In August 1996 he was transferred for -35,000 to Wigan Athletic, where he had played on loan the previous season. Lancashire was once more involved in another Division Three promotion campaign, as despite injury problems he found the net nine times in Wigan-s championship season and struck up a prolific partnership with Graeme Jones . However, once more his opportunities would be limited after promotion and he joined Rochdale for -40,000 in October 1997. He played at Spotland for four years before leaving at the end of the 2000-01 season. This marked the end of Lancashire-s professional career, as he joined non-league side Hednesford Town.
Since ending his playing days, Lancashire has been involved in organising football-related events for the organisation SpeedMark
Now working as a gardener and coaching with Burnley FC junior teams.
- Football League Division Four Champions: 1991-92 (25 apps, 8 goals)
- Football League Division Two promotion as play-off winners: 1993-94 (unused sub in play-off final)
- Football League Division Three runners-up: 1993-94 (11 apps, 7 goals)
- Football League Division Three champions: 1995-96 (6 apps, 2 goals)
- Football League Division Three champions: 1996-97 (24 apps, 9 goals)
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'''Ronnie Sinclair''' (born 19 November 1964, Stirling) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Although born in Scotland, Sinclair spent his career in England, with the majority of his appearances coming with Bristol City, Stoke City and Chester City. He is now a coach with Stoke.
Capped by Scotland at youth and schoolboy level, Sinclair joined Nottingham Forest as an apprentice from Stirling Boys Club and he signed professional forms in November 1982. However he failed to make a first-team appearance for the City Ground club and it was in a loan spell with Division Four side Wrexham in the closing stages of the 1983-84 season that Sinclair gained his first Football League action. Over the following two seasons he spent time on loan with Derby County, Sheffield United and Leeds United without making the first-team, but he was snapped up on a permanent basis by Leeds in June 1986 for -10,000. He made eight league appearances the following season before twice joining Halifax Town on loan.
In September 1989 Sinclair moved to Bristol City, who he helped win promotion from Division Three in his first season at Ashton Gate. By the early stages of the 1991-92 campaign he was out on loan again though, spending time with Walsall before beginning a five year stay with Stoke City in a -25,000 move in November 1991. Sinclair faced regular competition for the goalkeeper-s jersey with Stoke but played more than 20 games in his first three seasons at the club.
After falling out of favour, Sinclair joined Chester City on a free transfer in August 1996. After conceding just 43 goals in 1996-97, Chester qualified for the Division Three play-offs with Sinclair voted the club-s player of the season. Unfortunately the Blues lost to Swansea City in the semi-finals and the following season saw Sinclair miss 13 league games following the emergence of Wayne Brown. He was not selected again after a 5-0 thrashing at Exeter City on 4 April 1998 and manager Kevin Ratcliffe announced later in the month that Sinclair-s contract would not be renewed.
Sinclair never played professionally again after leaving Chester and has spent most of his time working as goalkeeping coach with Stoke City (where he initially was registered again as a player). He now is an academy coach with the club.
He has also played non-league football with Leek Town and Witton Albion.
Sinclair in recent times has continued to pull on his gloves and regularly appears in charity games
- Football League Division Three runners-up: 1989-90
- Player of the Season: 1996-97
Sinclair lives with his wife Claire and two sons Cameron, who used to play for the Stoke City academy, and Craig, who does play for the Stoke City Academy. They live in Stone, Staffordshire.
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After beginning as an apprentice at Crystal Palace, he signed for Manchester City in 1979 for -250,000, then a record for a teenager. The move attracted considerable attention because MacKenzie had yet to play a Football League match. He would spent two seasons at Maine Road, and his second season coincided with the replacement of Malcolm Allison with John Bond and an upturn in fortunes. He gained renown for scoring spectacular goals, most notably in the 1981 FA Cup Final replay against Tottenham Hotspur.
He moved to West Bromwich Albion and spent six seasons at the Hawthorns before joining Charlton Athletic. He later played for Sheffield Wednesday and Shrewsbury Town, and had a spell managing non league Atherstone United.
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'''Lance Lanyon Carr''' (18 February 1910 - 1983) was a South African former professional football player. He was born in Johannesburg. He played for Liverpool from September 1933 to October 1936 making a total of 31 appearances scoring eight times.
He also played for Aldershot, Newport County, Swindon Town, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Merthyr Tydfil.
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'''Kevin Donald McKinlay''' (born 28 February 1986) is a Scottish professional association football player currently contracted to Dundalk. He signed for the Lilywhites in July 2009. He signed for his previous club, Partick Thistle in August 2007 from Ross County. He can either play at left back or left midfield. He is a product of Chelsea's youth system.
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'''Charles "Charlie" Milnes''' (born in 1885 in Manchester) was a former professional footballer, who played for Bradford Park Avenue, Huddersfield Town and Rochdale.
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'''Brian Graham Alexander Croft''' (born 27 September 1967 in Chester, England) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a winger. The majority of his Football League appearances were made for his hometown club Chester City in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Croft joined Chester as a schoolboy, with his debut coming as a 17-year old substitute away at Peterborough United on 24 August 1985. Although that was to be his only league appearance during Chester-s promotion season from Division Four, he started two matches in the Freight Rover Trophy. Croft became much more involved in first team duty in 1986-87 when he featured in 21 league games, scoring his first league goal in a 3-1 win over Bristol Rovers in November 1986. This same period saw several other youngsters such as Chris Lightfoot and Colin Woodthorpe break through the Chester youth ranks and go on to enjoy long professional careers.
Croft opted to drop into Division Four with Cambridge United in October 1988, but after less than a year away he rejoined Chester. During his spell at Cambridge, Croft was loaned out to Grantham Town.
Back at Chester, Croft was to be a regular in the left wing berth over the next three years. In the summer of 1992 he made a surprise -60,000 to Premier League side Queens Park Rangers, but he was unable to make the first-team over the next three years. His only league action during this period came during a loan spell with Shrewsbury Town, playing four times midway through their 1993-94 Division Three title success.
Croft-s final league season was 1995-96, when he had brief spells with Blackpool, Torquay United, Stockport County and non-league sides Southport and Bath City.
In April 1999 Croft returned to Chester as Football in the Community officer
-DOCSTART-	15065496
'''Thomas "Tom" Mooney''' (born December 14, 1973 in Newry, Northern Ireland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Ballymena United.
-DOCSTART-	15065633
'''Charles Richard "Charlie" Morris''' (29 August 1880 - 18 January 1952) was a professional footballer, who played for Derby County and Huddersfield Town. He also played international football for Wales.
His brothers, Jack and Robert were also Wales internationals.
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'''Arthur Morton''' (born in Thurcroft, Rotherham) was a former professional footballer, who played in 2 FA Cup matches for Huddersfield Town.
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'''Robert "Bob" William Mountford''' (23 February 1952 - 26 August 2008) was an English footballer who played 277 matches in the Football League for various clubs, scoring 64 goals.
As a youth he played for local village team Brown Edge, before being spotted by Stanley Matthews and persuaded to join Port Vale juniors.
He graduated through the Vale youth set up to make his first team debut as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat at Doncaster Rovers on 19 April 1969. Signing professional forms in February 1970, he made his full debut in a 2-0 defeat by Shrewsbury Town at Vale Park in a League Cup first round match on 18 August 1971. The young striker was gradually broken into the team over the 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons.
He was a regular in the 1973-74 side that battled against relegation from the Third Division. The following season saw ''the Vale'' push for promotion, with Ray Williams, Brian Horton and new signing Terry Bailey providing 41 goals between them. Unable to establish himself in the new set-up, Mountford joined Fourth Division strugglers Scunthorpe United on a one month loan in October 1974.
The "''big, bustling, old fashioned, centre forward''"
He moved on to Huddersfield Town in 1977. The 1977-78 season saw ''the Terriers'' performing comfortably in the Fourth Division, but Rochdale clearly missed Mountford's goals - they finished bottom with 24 points and 43 goals scored.
In 1978 he joined Halifax Town, another club at the foot of the Football League. The 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons were difficult, Mountford bagging eleven goals from 62 league games.
In 1980 he joined Crewe Alexandra on a permanent basis, but played just three games before joining Stockport County later in the year. He scored three goals in nine league games during the 1980-81 season.
After leaving Stockport, Mountford emigrated to Australia, playing for Newcastle KB United, also serving as their assistant coach.
After a spell with Brisbane City FC and Blacktown he was appointed assistant coach and youth coach at Newcastle Breakers.
In April 2007 he took charge at Adamstown Rosebuds FC and was still at the helm at the time of his death.
He joined the Prison Service in 1988, whilst still coaching, becoming a warden at Cessnock jail.
Mountford died on 26 August 2008 in Australia, following a lengthy battle against cancer.
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'''James "Jimmy" Naylor''' (March 2, 1901 - 1983) was a former professional footballer, who played for Oldham Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Newcastle United and Manchester City. He made only one appearance for Manchester City, against Middlesbrough on 7 January 1933, when he deputised for Jackie Bray. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire.
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'''Alfred "Alf" Newbold''' (born August 7, 1921 in Hartlepool) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Newport County and Worcester City.
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'''Kenneth Brendan "Ken" O'Doherty''' (born March 30, 1963 in Dublin) is a former professional footballer, who played for University College Dublin, Crystal Palace, Huddersfield Town, Exeter City and Shelbourne.
Earned one cap for the Republic of Ireland U21 side.
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'''Duncan Henderson Ogilvie''' (1911-1967) was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Glasgow, Ogilvie began his career with Motherwell in 1932, winning a Scotland cap eighteen months later.
-DOCSTART-	15066512
'''John Stephen Oldfield''' (born 19 August 1943 in Lindrick, Republic of Ireland) is a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crewe Alexandra and Bradford City.
-DOCSTART-	15077677
'''James Bullock''' (25 March 1902 - 9 March 1977) was an English professional footballer, who played as a forward who played for various clubs in the 1920s and 1930s.
Bullock was born in Gorton and after spending his early days playing with Gorton he joined Manchester City in March 1922. He failed to break into City's first team and in February 1924 he moved to Crewe Alexandra in Division Three North. After half a season with Crewe he was signed by Division Two Southampton in August 1924.
He remained at Southampton for five years during which he was usually only called upon to play in the first team when either Bill Rawlings or Arthur Dominy were unavailable. In his first three seasons at The Dell he only made fifteen appearances including a spell of ten games in the latter half of the 1925-26 season when first Dominy and then Rawlings were unavailable in which Bullock scored four goals, including a brace against Derby County on 10 February 1926. In the following season, although Dominy had now moved on to Everton, Bullock was again unable to secure a regular place as Saints had signed Dick Rowley who became the first choice at inside left. Rowley was injured in early December 1927, and after briefly trying Charlie Petrie at inside left, manager Arthur Chadwick moved Rawlings across and played Bullock at centre-forward. Bullock retained the No. 9 shirt for the rest of the season, scoring eight times from seventeen appearances.
Despite this relative success he then sat out the whole of the following season in the reserves, with new signings Jerry Mackie and Willie Haines being preferred in the first team. In his five seasons with the Saints, Bullock made only 33 league appearances scoring 13 goals, although he notched up a "staggering" 166 goals in 208 games for the reserves.
In June 1929, he was recommended by former Southampton player Alec Campbell to his successor as manager at Chesterfield, Teddy Davison. Bullock soon became a fixture in the Chesterfield line-up making 39 appearances at centre-forward in his first season scoring 31 goals as his new club finished fourth in the table. During this season, he scored four hat-tricks, including twice against Darlington. This run of form attracted him to several First Division clubs and he was signed by Manchester United in September 1930 for a fee of -1,250.
He made ten first team appearances for United but was only able to find the net in one match, although this was a hat-trick on 8 November 1930 at Leicester City (United lost the match 4-5). United finished the 1930-31 season at the foot of the table and were relegated to the Second Division.
Bullock then moved to Ireland for a season with Dundalk on a free transfer, followed by a season in Wales with Llanelli. He then returned to Manchester to his final club, Hyde United.
He died in Stockport on 9 March 1977.
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Arnott was a talented midfielder with excellent vision and ball control, who came to prominence during Sunderland's First Division campaign in the 1976-77 season. He was one of a trio of young players to emerge that season along with Gary Rowell and Shaun Elliott.
After a loan spell with Blackburn Rovers, he joined Sheffield United (then under the management of former Sunderland player Ian Porterfield) in 1982. He had further loan spells at Blackburn and Rotherham United, but returned to the Blades and remained at the club until 1987. He finished his League career at Chesterfield.
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'''Peter Mellor''' (born 20 November 1947) was an English professional footballer (soccer player) whose career spanned three decades. Born in Prestbury, Cheshire, Mellor won an England Youth cap whilst with his first club  Witton Albion . Tall, fair haired and ever smiling Mellor was soon spotted by Burnley, and quickly became their regular keeper. The arrival of Alan Stevenson from Chesterfield in January 1971 saw him going in the opposite period for a loan period at Saltergate , and from there a month later to Fulham. Mellor was to make over 200 appearances for the Cottagers in all competitions, including perhaps most memorably an appearance in the 1975 FA Cup Final during which he was unfortunate enough to be deemed at fault for both West Ham-s two goals. In autumn 1977 he moved to Hereford, but the following close season moved to his final league club, Portmouth. Mellor quickly became a hugely popular cult figure at Fratton Park, keeping the emerging young Alan Knight out of the team long after he was ready. Mellor ended his career in the United States, where he now lives and coaches.
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'''Robert William "Bob" Parker''' (born November 26, 1935 in Seaham, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Barnsley.
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'''Stanley "Stan" Pearson''' (born 1888 in Sheffield) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
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'''Ronald Frederick John "Jack" Percival''' (born April 19, 1924) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Chesterfield and Cambridge United. He was born in Norwood Green, Ealing, Greater London and started his career playing for Tunbridge Wells before signing for Huddersfield in February 1948.
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'''Robert Frederick Perrett''' (23 November 1919 - 1994) was an English professional footballer, who played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Huddersfield Town and Southampton.
Perrett was born in Bournemouth and started his career with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1937, before moving to join Huddersfield for the 1938-39 season, making only one appearance. He returned to the south coast to join Southampton in time for the 1939-40 season and played in all three of "Saints" matches before the season was abandoned upon the outbreak of World War II. In the few matches he played (at outside left) it was reported that he "combined well" with Ted Bates on his inside.
He made a further 18 appearances in wartime matches (with 4 goals).
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'''Joseph "Joe" Poole''' (born 25 May 1923) is a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Bradford City. He was born in Huddersfield.
-DOCSTART-	15087166
'''James F. Proctor''' (born 1892 in London) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Leicester Fosse.
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'''Daral James Pugh''' (born June 5, 1961 in Crynant near Neath, Wales) is a former professional footballer, who played for Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United, Cambridge United, Torquay United and Bridlington Town.
Daral works at Leeds United as the assistant academy manager after being replaced as the Under 18's manager by Neil Redfearn.
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David Munks was an English professional footballer (soccer player) whose career ran from the mid sixties to the mid seventies. Born in Sheffield on 29 April 1947 Munks won two England Youth caps whilst with his first club  Sheffield United . The following month he broke into the first team for the first time during a tour of New Zealand. In all Munks was to make over 100 appearances for The Blades before moving to Portsmouth in the 1969 close season. He was to prove such a popular player on the south coast that in 1971 he was awarded the title of Pompey-s Player of the Year . Change, however, was afoot at Fratton Park with new chairman John Decon sanctioning the purchase of talented new defenders Paul Went and Malcolm Manley. Costs soon spiralled and Munks was one of the first of a cluster of players to leave to offset the huge new wage bills. In December 1973 he signed for a relegation threatened Swindon but was used inexplicably as a midfielder. Not surprisingly this tactical experiment did not enhance a poor side and he was released at the end of the season when they were finally relegated. Initially loaned to Exeter in the summer of 1974 he signed for the Grecians on a permanent basis in December of that year. Sadly, however, his league career was ended with a knee injury the following year and in 1976 he left the game.
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'''James Arthur Bradford''' (3 July 1902 - 13 April 1944) was an English footballer who played his entire professional career (from 1922 to 1936) as a half back with Southampton. He was one of the "Saints"' most loyal players ever.
Bradford was born in Walsall and played his youth football with Bloxwich All Saints, before joining the Talbot Stead Tube works team (from which Ted Hough was signed in October 1921) where he was spotted by scouts from Southampton and offered a trial. After a successful trial he signed a professional contract in September 1922 but didn't make his first team debut until 18 April 1924 in a Second Division match at Crystal Palace, replacing Bill Turner at centre half.
He spent the first half of the following season in the reserves until mid-February when he was called into the team at left half (with George Harkus moving forward), and retained his place for the rest of the season. For the 1925-26 season he played approximately half of the league games and scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 victory over Fulham on 10 April 1925. He missed most of the following season, unable to break into the established half-back line of Bert Shelley, George Harkus and Stan Woodhouse.
From 1927-28 onwards he was more regularly selected by manager Arthur Chadwick, often filling in at full back in place of Michael Keeping or Ted Hough. According to Holley & Chalk, he was "''ideally built for a centre-back role (his) versatility was put to good use and in emergencies he would even play in goal''". Midway through the 1929-30 season he was moved to right-back taking over from Hough for the rest of the season, retaining his place at right back for the following season, in which he missed only three matches.
Following the departure of manager Chadwick in April 1931, his replacement George Kay signed Frank Campbell from Scotland who was generally preferred to Bradford, who played in only about half the matches in 1931-32. By the following season, with Johnny McIlwaine taking a year out to play in the Welsh League, Bradford was team captain, missing only four matches as Saints again finished in Second Division mid-table obscurity. He continued to appear regularly over the next few seasons, and could be selected for any of the two full back and three centre back positions.
After 14 seasons at The Dell, Bradford eventually retired at the end of the 1935-36 season. During this period he played under four managers and made a total of 319 appearances (with 7 goals); all his league matches were in the Second Division in a period during which the Saints struggled financially and were generally forced to sell their better players to survive. Bradford's loyalty and longevity earned him two benefit matches.
After leaving the Saints, he became the licensee at the Plume of Feathers public house in St Mary's Street. He also played one season with Cowes Sports helping them to win the Hampshire Senior Cup.
He died in Southampton on 13 April 1944 aged only 41 years.
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Glavin began his League career at Partick Thistle and spent six years at the club, making his name as a talented attacking midfielder before joining Celtic in 1974. During his five years at Parkhead, Glavin enjoyed success including winning the League championship. The 1976-77 season was noted for Glavin's prolific scoring from midfield. He also won a Scotland cap during his time at Celtic, playing in a friendly match against Sweden.
He joined Barnsley in 1979, then under the management of Allan Clarke. Then in the Third Division, Barnsley rose to promotion under the management of Norman Hunter and thereafter became an established Second Division club. Glavin became a favourite with Barnsley supporters with his outstanding skilful play and prolific scoring from midfield. He is widely regarded as one of Barnsley's all-time greats.
He moved to Portguese club Belenenses in 1984, but returned to Barnsley for a brief spell as a player-coach within a year. In 1986 he moved on to a similar role at Stockport County, but finished the 1986-87 season as a player at Cowdenbeath in Scotland.
He began his management career at Frickley Athletic in 1991, before moving on to Emley in 1994. He led Emley to the third round of the FA Cup in 1997-98, where they played West Ham. He returned to Barnsley as first team coach in the summer of 2003, but left after four months following a takeover. He took over as manager at Worksop Town, replacing Steve Ludlam, but returned to Emley, now renamed Wakefield in September 2007.
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Mann began his career at Leeds United but failed to establish a regular place in the first team. He joined Bristol City in 1974 and gained renown as a skillful attacking midfielder who played a role in the Robins' promotion to the First Division under Alan Dicks in 1976. He remained at the club until the 1981-82 season, when he left the club as one of the "Ashton Gate Eight".
He is noted for scoring a spectacular long-range goal against Nottingham Forest during the Robins' stay in the First Division.
Brief spells at Barnsley, Scunthorpe United and Doncaster Rovers followed before moving into non-league football.
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Crawford played for his hometown club Rotherham United from 1973 to 1979. A left winger, he boasted a good scoring record from the wing, most notably in the 1976-77 season when the Millers narrowly missed out on promotion to the Second Division.
He later moved to Chesterfield before playing for Bristol City, Exeter City and Bath City.
In recent years he has established himself as a football coach with clubs such as Blackpool F.C, Stockport County, West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest, working notably for Gary Megson. He is currently a scout for his hometown team Rotherham United.
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A right winger, he spent much of the 1970s with his hometown club Brighton and Hove Albion before moving to Millwall later in the decade.
Towner was sold to Rotherham United along with John Seasman for a joint fee of -165,000 in 1980. -95,000 believed to be Towner's fee.
He also had a brief loan spell at Sheffield United before moving to Wolves for -100,000, where he spent a season in top-flight football.
He later played for Charlton, Rochdale and Cambridge United.
Towner was a skilful, pacy right winger and great crosser of the ball who formed a great partnership with another Rotherham legend Ronnie Moore. Towner was a key figure in Rotherham's 1981 Division 3 winning side.
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'''Vincent van den Berg''' (born 19 January 1989, Schiedam) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for Excelsior Maassluis. He can play as a midfielder, winger or striker.
Van den Berg played as a youth for SC Heerenveen, moving to Arsenal aged 17 in mid 2006. He has played for both Arsenal's Academy (U18) and Reserve teams, but has only played in pre-season friendlies for the first team, most notably as a substitute in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial match.
Van den Berg has played for the Netherlands U17 team, and was a member of the side that reached third place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005.
On January 7, 2008 Arsenal officially confirmed he would go on loan to Go Ahead Eagles for the second half of the 2007-08 season. He made his debut in a friendly match against Samsunspor, during which he was injured and had to be substituted after 25 minutes. After recovering, he went on to play four games for Go Ahead, but did not score any goals..
On 12 August 2008, Van den Berg joined FC Zwolle on loan, for the 2008-09 season, but did not play for the first team, due to injuries.
With his Arsenal contract due to expire in the summer of 2009, he was offered a trial with Sparta Rotterdam, but was again injured. He has since signed a one year contract with Hoofdklasse side Excelsior Maassluis.
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'''Colin Alan Daniel''' (born February 15, 1988 in Nottingham) is an English footballer, currently playing for Macclesfield Town. He mostly operates on the left side of midfield or as a winger, but has also played at left-back, and as a forward.
Crewe Alexandra signed Daniel from Northern Premier League side Eastwood Town in July 2007, he also attracted interest from Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday.
In January 2008 Daniel signed for Grays Athletic on one-month's loan. He made his debut for the Blues coming on from the bench in the 1-1 FA Trophy Third Round match against York City at KitKat Crescent on 12 January 2008. He made three appearances for Grays before returning to Crewe on 1 February 2008.
He joined Macclesfield Town on loan on 24 March 2009 for the remainder of the season. He was released by Crewe at the end of the 2008/09 season.
He has been known to be called Junior by his team mates at Crewe Alexandra and Macclesfield Town and he was named Junior on the back of Macclesfield Town programmes.
-DOCSTART-	15101035
'''Lawrie Madden''' (born September 28, 1955 in Hackney), is an English former professional footballer, famous for playing for Sheffield Wednesday. He is currently a sports journalist and lecturer at Staffordshire University.
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'''Philip Edward "Phil" Quinlan''' (born April 17, 1971 in Southport) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Everton.
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'''George P. Raitt''' was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
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'''Henry "Harry" Raw''' (born July 6, 1903 in Tow Law, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Tow Law Town, Huddersfield Town and West Bromwich Albion.
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'''James Sidney Dean "Sid" Rawlings''' (born May 5, 1913) was a former professional footballer, who played for Preston North End, Huddersfield Town, West Bromwich Albion, Northampton Town, Millwall and Plymouth Argyle (1946/47 & 1947/48 seasons)
He was born in Wombwell, South Yorkshire.
-DOCSTART-	15102365
'''Levi Redfern''' (18 February 1905 - unknown) was a professional footballer, who played for York City, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City. He was born in Burton upon Trent.
-DOCSTART-	15102464
'''Robert "Bob" Reid''' (born 1887 in Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland - died 1998) was a former professional footballer, who played for Burnley, Huddersfield Town and Southend United.
-DOCSTART-	15103695
'''Richard Reynolds''' was an English professional footballer (soccer player) whose career ran from the mid sixties to the mid seventies. Born in Looe on 15 February 1948 Reynolds won three England Youth caps whilst with his first club Plymouth Argyle, for whom he mde his debut in an F.A.Cup tie against Derby County early in 1965. In all Reynolds was to make over 100 appearances for The Pilgrims (and had a loan spell at Yeovil)before moving to Portsmouth in the 1971 close season. He was to prove such a popular player that in 1972 he was awarded the title of Pompey-s Player of the Year . Other strikers came and wentduring a turbulent era at the club but Reynolds played on until the disastrous relegation season of 1975/76- his last game being in a humiliating 3-0 home F.A. Cup defeat by Charlton. He later had spells as player-manager of non league Chichester and Petersfield.
-DOCSTART-	15104012
'''Chris Stringer''' (born 2 June 1983 in Grimsby), is an English former professional footballer, who played in goal for Sheffield Wednesday. He joined the Owls as a trainee in June 2000, however his promising career was cut short after just four years due to injury and he retired from professional football at the age of 20 in May 2004.
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'''Eddie Bishop''' (born November 28, 1961, Liverpool) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League in England for Tranmere Rovers, Chester City and Crewe Alexandra and also played and managed in non-league football. He is also the older brother of comedian John Bishop.
Bishop began his career playing non-league football and was with Winsford United before beginning the first of three spells with Northwich Victoria in 1984-85. He later had a spell with Altrincham before a brief stint with Runcorn prompted Tranmere Rovers to give Bishop his professional chance at the age of 25 in March 1988.
He returned to Northwich on loan in August 1988 but was quickly back with Rovers, making 35 league appearances during their Division Four promotion season. The following season saw Bishop appear at Wembley Stadium as a substitute in the Division Three play-off final against Notts County, which Tranmere lost 2-0
In December 1990 Bishop joined local rivals Chester City for -70,000, making him Chester-s record signing until Stuart Rimmer returned to the club the following year .. He scored seven times in 19 games to help Chester avoid relegation from Division Three, but he was out of favour the following season and spent time on loan with Crewe Alexandra in the closing stages of the season.
Bishop regained his place in the Chester side and became the first Chester player to score at the Deva Stadium, albeit with a late consolation in a 2-1 defeat to Stockport County on August 25, 1992. Over the next three years he had spells in and out of the side, before a potent start to the 1995-96 season saw him score in the opening five games of the season. He added three more before the end of October, but he was ruled out through injury for the remainder of the season. Bishop (now playing part-time
Bishop returned to Northwich in the summer of 1996, making 54 Conference appearances over the next two seasons. He then moved to local rivals Witton Albion
and in 2001 was appointed manager after another successful stint in caretaker charge. But his reign as permanent boss lasted only 10 games and ended shortly after an incident in a Cheshire Senior Cup tie against Woodley Sports
He returned to football as assistant manager to Nigel Gleghorn at Nantwich Town, where he continued his playing days. He then had a spell assisting his former Chester team-mate Chris Lightfoot at Runcorn F.C. Halton, with the pair being sacked together in October 2004
-DOCSTART-	15104905
'''Nicholas "Nicky" Jennings''' (born 18 January 1946 in Somerset) was an English professional footballer (soccer player) whose 15 year career ran from the early sixties to the mid seventies. Born in Wellington, Somerset on 15 February 1948 he played nearly 100 league games for his first club  Plymouth Argyle. A speedy winger, he moved to Portsmouth in January 1967 and was to prove such a popular player that in 1971 he was awarded the title of Pompey-s Player of the Year . In all he made over 200 appearances for Pompey (and 4 during a loan spell at Aldershot) before moving to Exeter on a free transfer in the 1974 close season, making his final league appearance in 1978.
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'''Michele Di Piedi''' (born December 4, 1978 in Palermo), is an Italian professional footballer, most famous for playing for Sheffield Wednesday.
Signed from Perugia and was Paul Jewell's first acquisition for the South Yorkshire club, Di Piedi made his debut for Sheffield Wednesday in their first game since relegation from The Premiership against Wolverhampton Wanderers at The Molineux on 13 August 2000 at the age of 19 as a 60th minute substitute for Gilles De Bilde, with Andy Booth scoring a 79th minute equaliser after Kevin Pressman was sent off in the first minute. Di Piedi was immediately welcomed and warmed to the Wednesday fans (this was possibly due to his nationality and the wednesdayites were looking at him as a possible replacement to the unfaithfuls Paulo Di Canio or Benito Carbone). He showed signs he was full of energy, chasing lost causes and what he lacked in skill he made up for with his effort. His first goal for the club was a spectacular strike on his first start and was the only goal in a game away at Grimsby on 26 August.
-DOCSTART-	15105737
'''John Milkins''' was an English professional footballer (soccer player) whose career ran from the start of the sixties to the end of the seventies. Born in Romford on 3 January 1944 Milkins won one England Youth cap whilst with his first club  Portsmouth, to whom he was to give 15 years of loyal service . He made his debut for the first team in their very last match in the English First Division, although he was to wait a further two years for his next appearance. In all Milkins was to make over 300 appearances for Pompey and was to prove such a popular player that in 1970 he was awarded the inaugural ''Player of the Year'' trophy . The following year he was awarded a testimonial against local rivals Saints which resulted in an ignominious 0-7 defeat. In the 1974 close season he was sold to Oxford United for whom he played sporadically to his last league appearance in May 1979. After a brief spell as player-manager of now defunct Southern League side Waterlooville he retired to run a sports shop/ snooker hall consortium.
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A central midfielder, Hodgson began his career at his hometown club Newcastle United but found his chances limited. He moved to Mansfield Town in 1974 became a central figure in the side, winning promotion to the Second Division in 1977. He later played for Oxford United and Peterborough United.
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'''Owen Archdeacon''' (born March 4, 1966 in Greenock) is a Scottish former footballer.
Archdeacon began his career with local side Gourock United before signing for Celtic in August 1982. A versatile player, he was usually employed at left back, although he was equally happy anywhere in defence. An injury dented his confidence however and he became a peripheral figure at Celtic Park in his last few seasons. Whilst at Celtic he made a single appearance for the Scottish under-21 team in a 1987 game against West Germany.
In July 1989 he moved to Barnsley for -80,000 and became a fixture for the Yorkshire club in the following seasons. He left the club in 1996 to join Carlisle United and was a regular member of the team during a season and a half there. Late in 1997 former Celtic team-mate Billy Stark paid -100,000 to take him to Greenock Morton and Archdeacon played for his home town side until his retirement in 1999.
Since retiring Archdeacon has turned out for the Celtic legends team. His son Mark Archdeacon is currently under contract with Motherwell.
-DOCSTART-	15118168
'''George Richardson''' (December 12, 1912 - 1968) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United. He was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
-DOCSTART-	15118291
'''George Edward "Ted" Richardson''' (born 4 July 1902 in Easington, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday, York City and Bradford City.
-DOCSTART-	15118296
'''Jonathan Smith''' (born 31 October 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a Striker. Smith is currently playing for Peterhead.
Born in Wigan, Smith played with the youth teams of Liverpool and Wigan Athletic before signing for Aberdeen in the summer of 2007.
After being out of the game for a year, Smith signed for Peterhead in August 2009.
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}} '''John Butcher''' (born 27 May 1956, Newcastle upon Tyne) was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football League for five clubs.
Butcher began his career with Blackburn Rovers, who he turned professional with in March 1976. He made more than 100 league appearances in six years at Ewood Park, the majority coming in seasons 1977-78 and 1978-79. He moved to Oxford United in July 1982, although he was loaned out to Halifax Town three months later and then had a temporary spell with Bury from December 1983.
After not playing for Oxford during the 1983-84 season, Butcher was allowed to join Chester City on a free transfer in August 1984. He made his debut on the opening day of the new season against Scunthorpe United and went on to play 36 first-team games during the season .
The following campaign saw Butcher have spells out of the side after losing out to David Kaye and Ray Cashley and he was allowed to return to Bury for another loan spell in October 1985. A month later he was back at Chester and missed just three of the final 29 games as the Blues were promoted from Division Four. The summer of 1986 saw Billy Stewart signed by Harry McNally and he was to largely be first choice ahead of Butcher in 1986-87, whose final appearance for the club was a 1-0 defeat to Blackpool on 4 May 1987.
At the end of the season Butcher was released and he joined GM Vauxhall Conference side Altrincham, where he played for two years. He then spent time with Macclesfield Town without making any Conference appearances. Butcher has since worked as a warehouse manager
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'''Cohen Griffith''' (born 26 December 1962 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a former professional footballer.
Griffith began his career at Kettering Town before moving to Cardiff City in October 1989 for -60,000 as a replacement for Jimmy Gilligan. He made his debut for the Bluebirds against Huddersfield Town and scored after just nineteen minutes. Mostly playing as a winger for Cardiff until he moved into a defensive midfield position later in his spell at the club. He eventually left the club in 1995 on a free transfer to Barry Town, helping the side to a treble in the 1996-97 season winning the Welsh Premier League, Welsh Cup and Welsh League Cup, including scoring both goals in the 2-1 Welsh Cup final win over Cwmbran Town.
Since his retirement he has moved into coaching and currently holds a UEFA B license and has worked in coaching schemes in the UK and Australia. He helps run a health and fitness suite at Ystrad Mynach College.
In February 2008 he took over as manager of Troedyrhiw but stepped down as manager in May 2009.
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'''Stanley "Stan" Woodhouse''' (10 February 1899 - 18 March 1977) was an English footballer who played initially as an inside forward and later as a half back with Bury and Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.
Woodhouse was born in Warrington and played as a teenager for Monk's Hall in the Cheshire County League, before joining Bury in May 1921. At Bury he played at inside right making six appearances in each of the 1921-22 and 1922-23 seasons. In 1923-24 he made eleven appearances, contributing three goals as Bury gained second place in the Second Division table thus gaining promotion to the top flight.
In a bid to strengthen the team for their return to the First Division, Bury signed Southampton's experienced left half Bill Turner with Woodhouse and John Callagher moving to the south coast as part of the deal. Woodhouse made his debut for Southampton on 30 August 1924 in the opening match of the season playing at inside left, before losing his place to Cliff Price after six games. He made a few spasmodic appearances at inside left, before switching to left half for a few matches near the end of the season.
The following season he began to make the left half spot his own, lining up with either George Harkus or Bert Shelley on the right and Alec Campbell or Arthur Bradford in the centre. He soon established himself as "a half-back of some standing" and rarely missed a match over the next five seasons. In 1926-27 he only missed two league matches and appeared in all six FA Cup matches in Saints' run to the FA Cup Semi-final at Stamford Bridge on 26 March 1927, which Southampton lost 1-2 to Arsenal. During this season manager Arthur Chadwick settled on his favoured line-up with eleven players featuring in at least 35 of the 42 league games; Woodhouse lined up in midfield alongside Bert Shelley and George Harkus in front of full-backs Michael Keeping and Ted Hough.
Woodhouse was "an unsung player (who) was nevertheless a vital cog in the team - his probing passes were a special feature of his game". He continued to appear regularly although injury restricted his appearances in 1930-31 and 1931-32. For the start of the 1932-33 season he switched across to the right, with Bill Luckett on the left (and Arthur Bradford in the centre) until February when Luckett was pushed forward and Alec Campbell came in on the right of the half-backs, with Woodhouse reverting to the left.
He continued to feature regularly on either flank for the next few seasons until age and injury caught up with him and, like his long-serving partner Arthur Bradford, he retired at the end of the 1935-36 season. Woodhouse spent twelve seasons at The Dell, during which he made a total of 366 appearances (with 5 goals); all his league matches were in the Second Division in a period during which the Saints struggled financially and were generally forced to sell their better players to survive. At the time of his retirement, his total of 351 league appearances was only exceeded by Bert Shelley.
After retiring from professional football, Woodhouse had a brief spell with Basingstoke Town before returning to Southampton where he became the licensee of the Bricklayers Arms in Warren Avenue, Shirley.
In 1951 he spent a few months as trainer to Southampton's youth teams. He died in Southampton on 18 March 1977, aged 78.
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Playing as a winger or forward, McCulloch began his career with his hometown club Kilmarnock before joining Notts County in 1978. He won promotion with the Magpies in 1980-81, and was their top scorer in the First Division for two consecutive seasons. After County's relegation in 1984, he joined Kettering Town.
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'''Barry Powell''' (born 29 January 1954 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire) is an English former footballer.
Powell began his career as an apprentice at Wolverhampton Wanderers, making his first team debut on 10 March 1973 in a 1-1 draw at . He featured regularly over the next two seasons, and appeared as a substitute in their 1974 League Cup Final win over at Wembley. This year also saw him make four appearances for the England Under 23 side.
The midfielder moved to Coventry City in September 1975 with Willie Carr travelling in the other direction. Here, he established himself as an attacking midfielder who possessed a mean shot, complimenting Terry Yorath in the engine room of Gordon Milne's team and feeding such players as Ian Wallace, Mick Ferguson and Tommy Hutchison.The 1977-78 saw Barry playing in Coventry's most exciting top flight team. A side containing the players mentioned above playing alongside Graham Oakey, Bobby MacDonald and Jim Blyth played scintillating attacking football that swept many teams aside, often by large margins of victory.
He transferred to Derby County in October 1979 but failed to replicate the form he had shown at Coventry over three seasons here. He then had stints in Hong Kong as well as with Burnley and Swansea City.
He eventually returned to Wolves in November 1986 and made a handul of appearances with the club now mired in the fourth tier, while also a member of their coaching staff. The 1987/88 season saw him play one further game in October 1987 en route to promotion before hanging up his boots.
Powell later returned to Coventry to manage their football in the community scheme before he went on to manage non-league sides Aberystwyth Town, and (two spells), winning the FA Trophy with the latter in 2004.
-DOCSTART-	15131908
'''Christopher "Chris" Herd''' (born 4 April 1989 in Perth, Western Australia) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Herd signed for Aston Villa from Australian club Bayswater City SC in February 2005, along with fellow Australian Shane Lowry, initially in a deal that was made up of a two-year Youth Training Scheme followed by a one-year professional contract.
He made 19 appearances and scored twice for Aston Villa Reserves during his YTS campaign, as well as 21 appearances and 1 goal for the Academy. Herd was also part of the squad that won the HKFC Philips Lighting International Soccer Sevens in May 2007, and was rewarded with a 2 year contract following the success. He has played in a variety of positions since joining Villa, but most notably in central-midfield and on the right-wing, although in the 2007-08 Reserve season, he has been heavily deployed at right-back. On 1 July 2008, Herd was awarded with a new 2-year deal, keeping him at Villa Park until 2010. On 17 December 2008, he was selected on the bench for Aston Villa's away UEFA Cup match against Hamburger SV.
In January 2008, Herd signed on a one month loan deal (subsequently extended) for Port Vale, and made his debut in the following match against Millwall. Herd received the first red card of his career in early February 2008, as Vale lost to Bristol Rovers. On his return to the team after suspension he scored two early goals in the 3-2 defeat to Hartlepool on 12 February.
After returning from Vale Park, Herd then signed a one month loan deal with Wycombe Wanderers in March 2008, with Wycombe needing to strengthen their midfield numbers following injuries and a suspension. Herd started three matches and made a substitute appearance in another, to play in total four games for Wycombe, during his spell. He returned to Aston Villa after he was left on the bench for the match against Grimsby Town on 15 April. Despite missing a penalty in the shoot-out with Juventus in the Peace Cup final, he still finished on the winning side in 2009.
On the 27th November 2009, Aston Villa allowed Herd to join League two side Lincoln City on loan until the new year. Villa granted him permission to play in the F.A Cup, clearing the way for him to make his Lincoln City debut Against Northwich Victoria two days after joining. He inherited the number 34 shirt.
Herd scored his first Lincoln City goal in the 3-1 defeat to Rochdale. On the 4th of January 2010, Herd extended his loan with the imps until May 2010.
Herd was selected in Australia's final Under-20 Squad for the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt.
-DOCSTART-	15132341
'''Ben Wharton''' (born in Stockport) is a English professional footballer, who plays for Buxton. He plays as striker.
Ben started out at Stockport's youth academy and came through the ranks, after he was released at the age of 16 by Stockport he signed a YTS for Rochdale. He came off the bench against Accrington Stanley FC to make his debut.
Despite being the clubs top goal scorer with 25 goals Wharton was released at the end of the 07-08 season. He was signed by Northwich Victoria in October 2008, and Buxton in November 2008.
Ben Wharton is a virgin and the current CEO of the one hand club. Ben's career has currently washed up as it seems as though he is drinking his career away much similar to the most notable Paul Merson. Ben can currently be found at around 3 student nights a week in Manchester with 2 VK's in his hand.
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'''Leon Charles Jeanne''' (born 17 November, 1980 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer who is currently without a club after being released by Weston-super-Mare.
A talented winger Jeanne began his career at Queens Park Rangers, making his debut on February 1999 against Watford, but problems began to arise nearly as soon as he became a professional when he disappeared for over a week when he was meant to be reporting for Wales under-21 duty. However manager Gerry Francis revealed that it was not the first time the youngster had gone missing and that Jeanne was on his last chance at the club after being arrested for drink-driving the previous year.
He left QPR in 2001 to sign for his hometown club Cardiff City who hoped to curb his disciplinary problems only for them to spiral out of control during his time there. Just a few weeks after joining Cardiff he tested positive for a class A drug and was handed a two-year suspended sentence by the Football Association of Wales. He started to show his quality with two appearances for the first team after the ruling but at the end of the season yet another situation arose. In May 2002 Jeanne was selected for random drugs testing but and Jeanne sent his sample away but the results came back only to show that the sample he had submitted was not urine. He refused to provide a second sample which led to Cardiff terminating his contract and he left the club.
After his release from Cardiff he attempted a comeback with Havant & Waterlooville in a pre-season friendly against League of Wales side Barry Town but was withdrawn from playing after officials at Barry questioned if he was allowed to play at which point it was revealed that he was currently banned from playing football. He was allowed to resume playing a short while later and enjoyed a prosperous spell at Port Talbot Town but yet again he was involved in a scandal. In September 2002 he was arrested, along with two other men, on suspicion of dealing class A drugs. During the court case he revealed that he used to be addicted to cocaine. Eventually he and the other two men were cleared of all charges.
After the case ended he returned to football with Newport County followed by spells at Dinas Powys and Barry Town. After a spell playing for Maesteg Park, Jeanne joined amateur side Carpenters Arms. On 7 July 2009, Jeanne was arrested on suspicion of money-laundering after a police raid on his home.
Jeanne featured in two pre-season friendlies for Conference South side Weston-super-Mare on 9 and 11 July before signing on non-contract terms, making his debut on the opening day of the season in a defeat to Staines Town. However he was released the following month due to a lack of fitness.
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'''Gavin Kenyatta Gordon''' (born 24 June 1979 in Manchester) is an English footballer currently without a club.
A youth player at Hull City, Gordon became the second youngest player to ever play for them when he came on as a substitute against Coventry City in the Football League Cup. But he struggled to ever establish himself at Hull and was allowed to leave and join Lincoln City for -30,000 in November 1997 where he formed a very effective strike partnership with Lee Thorpe. His scoring feats at Lincoln lead Cardiff City to pay -550,000 for him in December 2000, with the amount due to rise depending on appearances but he never reached the required amount. He made his debut for the Bluebirds on New Years Day and found the net with a header during a 6-1 victory over Exeter City, but the rest of his season was spent on the treatment table with persistent back problems. The same injury ruled him out of a large part of the following year, although one of the matches he did manage to play in was a LDV Vans Trophy match against Rushden & Diamonds which ended in a 7-1 victory for Cardiff with Gordon finding the net five times.
He spent a short time on loan at Oxford United to gain fitness before returning to Ninian Park where he finally broke into the first team but at the end of the year he was released. He was signed by Notts County where he managed to regain some of the form he showed at Lincoln. After a stuttering second year he left to join Crawley Town on a free transfer but suffered a serious injury during the season which has seen him out of action for over a year. He signed for Histon at the start of the 2007-08 season but did not make an appearance for them due to the injury.
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'''Francesco Sanetti''' (born 11 January 1979 in Rome), is an Italian professional footballer, most famous for playing for Sheffield Wednesday.
Wednesday signed Sanetti on a free transfer from Genoa on 30 April 1998. He made his debut as a substitute at Hillsborough and scored a late consolation goal against Aston Villa in a 3-1 defeat on 2 May 1998.
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'''Adem Poric''' (born 22 April 1973 in London, England) is a former Australian professional footballer, most famous for playing for Sheffield Wednesday.
During the 1991-92 season he had an unsuccessful trial at Arsenal, playing in three reserve team games. Sheffield Wednesday signed Poric for -60,000 from St George Saints on 1 October 1993. He found it difficult to break in to the first team at Hillsborough and loan spells at Southend United and Rotherham United followed. He eventually joined Notts County on a free transfer on 27 March 1998.
He represented Australia at youth level.
Poric has returned to Australia where he is involved in running the Total Football Academy. The Academy has developed links to Sheffield Wednesday with the first of an anticipated influx of academy players coming to Hillsborough in September 2008.
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Reece, a midfielder, joined Bristol Rovers from Dudley Town in 1987. He would become a central figure in the team which won promotion to the Second Division in 1990 and remained there for three seasons. He later joined Hereford United. After joining the police force he was player/manager of Midland Combination side West Midlands Police.
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'''Harry Baven Penton''' (born 1890) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward for Southampton prior to the First World War.
Penton was born in Boscombe, Bournemouth in early 1890 and was a prolific marksman in his minor league days, scoring 60 in one season with Pokesdown and 26 in another for Boscombe. His form attracted him to Southern League Southampton who were suffering from a lack of a suitable centre-forward, as the regular choice, Percy Prince was injured and replacement Sid Kimpton was not scoring regularly.
Penton moved across the New Forest in February 1911 and made his debut at Crystal Palace on 25 February 1911, scoring in his home debut at The Dell in his next match (against Brentford). He retained his place until the end of the season, although he failed to live up to expectations with only three goals from twelve appearances. For the following season, the "Saints" signed Henry Hamilton and Penton only made one appearance, playing at inside-right in placed of Archie Small on 16 September.
He returned to Boscombe in January 1912 for a fee of -10 and became their first ever professional player on a wage of 30 shillings (-1.50) per week. In September 1912 he returned to The Dell but made only one further appearance.
He once again returned across the New Forest to Boscombe, but in 1914 he joined Eastleigh Athletic where he remained until 1928, playing as goalkeeper rather than centre-forward.
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'''Simon Rodger''' (born October 3, 1971 in Shoreham-by-Sea, England) is an English footballer most noted for his career with Crystal Palace.
Rodger was signed by Palace from Bognor Regis in 1990 for -1000. He would play for Palace for the next 12 years (having brief loan spells at Manchester City and Stoke City). He would become a much-appreciated player among Palace supporters for his loyalty to the club and commitment to the cause, particularly in the face of relegation struggles and the financial crisis engulfing Palace at the end of the 1990s. His left foot proved particularly useful in dead-ball situations.
In 2002, after a testimonial, Rodger was released by the club and after a short time with Woking, was signed by Brighton and Hove Albion, where he would reunite with former Palace manager Steve Coppell. He would finish his League career with the Seagulls.
He is currently married to a QVC beauty expert presenter - Alison Young.
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'''Alan Warboys''' (born April 18, 1949 in Goldthorpe) is an English footballer who played as a striker.
Warboys began his career at Doncaster Rovers before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in 1968. Following Wednesday's relegation in 1970, he joined Cardiff City for a fee of -42,000, as a replacement for John Toshack who had joined Liverpool. On his home debut for the club, Warboys scored twice against the team he had just left, Sheffield Wednesday and went on to finish the season having scored 13 goals in 17 league games, including scoring four times in one match during a 4-0 win over Carlisle United, as the club missed out on promotion by one place. After spending one more year at Cardiff, he returned to Yorkshire to join Sheffield United as part of a swap deal which saw Gil Reece and Dave Powell move the other way to Ninian Park.
After a brief spell with Sheffield United, Warboys joined Bristol Rovers. In his five seasons at the club, he forged a lethal forward pairing with Bruce Bannister which would be much-celebrated, taking Rovers to promotion to the Second Division. He later played for Fulham and Hull City before returning to Doncaster Rovers, where he would finish his career.
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'''Phil Turner''' (born 12 February 1962 in Sheffield, England) is a retired English footballer.
Turner, a central midfielder, began his career at Lincoln City with whom he won promotion to the Third Division in 1981 under Colin Murphy, and formed midfield partnerships with Glenn Cockerill and then Neil Redfearn before joining Grimsby Town in 1986. A brief spell at Leicester City followed before he joined Notts County in 1989. He would become a stalwart of the Magpies side, winning back-to-back promotions in 1990 and 1991, and remained at the club until his retirement in 1996.
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'''David Watson''' (born 10 November 1973) is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Barnsley and England under-21. He now works as goalkeeping coach for Birmingham City.
Watson was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. He began his football career in the youth system of his home-town club and went on to make more than 200 appearances for their first team in all competitions, including 178 in league matches. He helped the club to runners-up spot in Division One in the 1996-97 season to gain promotion to the Premier League and was first choice goalkeeper in their one season in the top flight. He suffered a knee injury in a game against Norwich City in September 1998; he spent more than two years in an abortive attempt to regain fitness but played no more first-team football and retired in 2001 at the age of 28.
While at Barnsley Watson represented England in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship,
where they finished in third place and won the FIFA fair play award.
He also won five caps for England at under-21 level.
He went on to work as goalkeeping coach with Northampton Town, Oldham Athletic,
Huddersfield Town,
Northampton Town again, the England under-19 team
and Nottingham Forest
before replacing Nigel Spink as goalkeeping coach of Birmingham City in January 2008.
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'''George Edward Holland Richardson''' (born December 4, 1891 in Seaham, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Hull City.
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'''James Richardson''' (born 1885 in Glasgow) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday.
-DOCSTART-	15152780
}}'''Neil Fisher''' (born 7 November 1970, St Helens, Merseyside) is a former professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League for Bolton Wanderers and Chester City, as well as for non-league clubs in both England and Wales.
Fisher joined Bolton Wanderers as an apprentice in 1987, two years before he signed professional forms with the club. He had to wait until August 1991 for his first-team debut in a Rumbelows Cup tie with York City and he was to struggle to ever establish himself with Wanderers. His most prominent season was 1994-95 when he played in 11 league games, but he was not included in the matchday squad as Bolton played at Wembley Stadium in the final of the Coca Cola Cup and Division One play-off final.
In June 1995 Fisher moved to Division Three side Chester City on a free transfer . He was to enjoy his first taste of regular first-team action with the Blues, missing just two league games in 1995-96. He made his debut in the opening day 2-0 win over Hartlepool United on 12 August 1995, with his first goal arriving in a 5-1 win against Lincoln City the following month.
Despite playing regularly in the closing stages of the 1997-98 season, Fisher was released at the end of the season and dropped into the League of Wales with Bangor City. He quickly moved to Connah's Quay Nomads before making a surprise return to Chester in March 1999 on a non-contract basis
Fisher remained with Chester for the next two years playing in midfield or at full back, featuring prominently in both the 1999-2000 relegation season from Division Three and the club-s first season in the Nationwide Conference. His final game for the club was in the final of the Nationwide Variety Club Trophy against Kingstonian on 7 May 2001, as he helped Chester to a victory on penalties after a goalless draw. It was announced on 13 June 2001 he would not be offered a new contract by Chester
Fisher remained in the Nationwide Conference with Leigh RMI until January 2003 when he joined Hyde United for a short spell
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'''Frederick James "Fred" Robinson''' (born December 29, 1954 in Rotherham) was a former professional footballer, who played in defence for Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers and Huddersfield Town.
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He represented England at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.
::1998 : Scarborough (loan)
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'''Reginald "Reg" Robinson''' (11 February 1910 - March 1993) was a professional footballer, who played for Scunthorpe United, Huddersfield Town and Exeter City. He was born in Sheffield.
-DOCSTART-	15153147
'''Joseph "Joe" Robson''' (born March 21, 1903 in Gateshead) was a former professional footballer, who played for Grimsby Town, Huddersfield Town and Bradford Park Avenue.
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'''Arnold William Rodgers''' (December 5, 1923 in Rotherham - 1993) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Bristol City and Shrewsbury Town.
-DOCSTART-	15153608
'''Ralph Rodgerson''' (born 1893 in Sunderland) was a professional footballer who played for, amongst others, Huddersfield Town and Leeds United.
-DOCSTART-	15153783
'''Larrett Roebuck''' (March 1889 in Jump, Barnsley - October 18, 1914) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
He was a British Army lance corporal who was killed in action during World War I in 1914.
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'''Savio Magala Nsereko''' (born 27 July 1989), more commonly known as '''Savio''',
Nsereko was born in Kampala and started his career at 1860 Munich. He was signed by Brescia in the summer of 2005, aged 16, the minimum age limit allowed by FIFA for international transfer among European Union nations.
He made his first team debut during 2005-06 season against F.C. Crotone. He made 23 appearances for Brescia in all competitions, scoring 3 goals, before signing for West Ham.
On 26 January 2009 Nsereko signed for West Ham United for an undisclosed fee, thought to have been in the region of -9 million dependent on appearances and other factors,
He played an important part in West Ham's win against Manchester City on 1st March 2009 by providing the assist for Jack Collison's 71st minute goal.
He failed to settle at West Ham, making just one start and failing to score in any of his ten appearances. He was sold to Fiorentina for an undisclosed fee, with Manuel da Costa going the other way as part of the deal. West Ham retain the rights to 50 percent of the player's sell-on fee.
At international level, Nsereko won the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship with Germany. He has also featured for the Under-20 Germany youth team.
The Ugandan authorities are desperate for Savio to play for the Ugandan national team. The new law that allows for dual citizenship could make this possible.
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'''Brian Harris''' (16 May 1935 - 17 February 2008) was an English footballer.
Harris started playing for Wirral club Port Sunlight before signing for Everton in 1954 for just a -10 fee. He was regarded as a very versatile player, and during his Everton career played in every position except goalkeeper.
Harris played 24 games in Everton's league-winning season, 1962-63, and in the 1966 FA Cup Final, which saw Everton beat Sheffield Wednesday. Five months after the final Harris was sold to Cardiff City, for -10,000. With Cardiff he reached the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup, in 1968.
Harris went on to play for, and manage, Newport County. Harris also returned to Cardiff to become assistant manager to Richie Morgan, a post he occupied for two years. Following this, Harris was briefly a coach at Ipswich Town before moving to Chepstow, where he worked as a publican, in the Post Office, and as manager to non-league Chepstow Town.
Harris died on February 17, 2008 in Chepstow, following a short illness. His funeral service was held at St Luke's, Walton, a church in the corner of Everton's Goodison Park ground.
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'''William "Billy" Emerson''' (December 16, 1891 - January 19, 1961) was a former football player, for Burnley and Glentoran.
A talented right half, Billy Emerson sprang from the Owen O'Cork club on east Belfast's Beersbridge Road, a little club that reared many young players for its big league neighbours Glentoran.
After being snapped up by the Glens in 1912, he made five appearances, scoring three goals in wins against Derry City and Shelbourne.
Glentoran finished as champions that season and the following year, Emerson was part of the successful team that lifted both the Irish Cup and City Cup.
He was also part of the squad that traveled to the continent and brought back the Vienna Cup. William Emerson made almost 300 appearances for Glentoran before joining Burnley during the 1921-22 season.
Emerson first met the Burnley team in Vienna in 1914 when his club toured Europe and Burnley secured his transfer towards the end of the 1921-22 season.
Emerson made his debut for the then reigning league champions in front of 30,000 spectators in a 1-1 draw with Cardiff City.
He spent parts of three seasons at Turf Moor playing 45 times, but like some of his Glentoran colleagues before him, moved back to the Oval.
After departing Burnley, Billy Emerson returned to Belfast where he played with Glentoran for two more years until 1926. In his two spells at the Oval, Emerson made more than 300 appearances.
He also played with Glentoran's cross city rivals Linfield and also enjoyed two spells back in east Belfast with Dundela.
Emerson earned his first cap for pre-partition  Ireland against England in October 1919.
He would earn a further 10 caps for Ireland, scoring once. Five of his caps were earned at Burnley while the remaining six he won while on Glentoran's books. His six caps while at Glentoran makes him the most capped player in the club's history.
All 11 of Emerson's Ireland caps came in Home International Championship games.
His last cap came on October 20, 1923 in a 2-1 victory over England in Belfast.
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'''Jim Molyneux''' (born in Port Sunlight) was an English footballer who played for Stockport County and Chelsea. He was a capable goalkeeper and popular with the Stamford Bridge crowd. Though not prone to theatrical displays like some keepers he did take risks.
Jim Molyneux started playing with Stockport County. In 1910 he transferred to David Calderhead's Chelsea where he became a first team regular
He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup in 1915. ''The Manchester Guardian'' singled out his performance in the match for praise and felt that he had been let down by his defence in all three goals that Chelsea conceded
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'''Thomas''' "'''Tommy'''" '''Morrison''' (16 December 1874 - 26 March 1940), also known as '''Ching Morrison''', was a former football player for Glentoran, Burnley, Celtic and Manchester United.
Morrison was the youngest of five sons born to James and Annie Morrison. The first three boys were born in Scotland and the youngest of them, Bob who was also an international, played for Linfield.
Morrison made his first appearance for Glentoran on 18 April 1891 in a Charity Cup game against Ulster at Solitude. He scored in that match which was abandoned with the Glens trailing 4-1.
Morrison transferred to Burnley in March 1894 and made his debut in a game on March 10 against Derby. He scored one goal in a 3-1 victory. Early the following season he was dismissed by the Burnley committee for misconduct.
Morrison had another spell with Glentoran and a largely unsuccessful stint with Celtic in Scotland. Despite helping the Bhoys win the 1895 championship, his appearances the following season were limited to just 16. He is credited with being the first native Irishman to play for Celtic by manager Willie Maley meaning that, for a club with an overwhelmingly Catholic Irish reputation, a Protestant from East Belfast was their first Irish signing.
Morrison returned to Burnley in February 1897. The following season, he helped them to the Second Division title in 1898. He remained at Burnley until the 1902-03 season when he signed for Manchester United. Morrison spent only one full season at Bank Street in the Second Division but did leave an impression with the fans by scoring the first goal in a memorable 2-1 FA cup upset of first division Notts County in February 1904. Morrison remained at Manchester United until the beginning of the 1904-05 season when he signed for Colne.
He later returned home to Belfast to end his career with Glentoran, scoring two goals in 16 appearances in 1906-07.
Morrison made his debut for Ireland on March 1895. Ireland lost the game in Derby 9-0 to England.
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'''Alexander "Alex" Russell Elder''' (born April 25, 1941) is a retired Northern Irish football left back, who played for Burnley. He still lives in Burnley today.
Elder was the very last piece in Harry Potts Championship jigsaw, signing aged 17 in January 1959 for -5,000 from Irish League club Glentoran.
He spent the remainder of the 1958/59 season in the Burnley reserves, remaining there when the 1959/60 season began.
By the eighth game of that season he made his first team debut against Preston and the great Tom Finney.
He was said to plays a very mature game for someone with so little experience of top-class football. Although not quick on the turn, he timed his tackles well and invariably mades good use of the ball.
The 1959-60 season brought Burnley its second, and to date last, league championship.
Elder admitted that he was fortunate as a young player to come into a side that included so many great players - including Jimmy Adamson and Jimmy McIlroy.
He made his first team debut against Preston. Despite a 1-0 defeat Elder played well enough to retain his place and played in all but one of the remaining games that season.
After a tense programme in Wolves and Spurs and Wolves were the other main title contenders, Burnley clinched the championship at Maine Road with a 2-1 victory on May 2, 1960.
Although they had been in contention all season, Burnley had never led the table until this last match was played out.
Elder played in Burnley's European Cup campaign the following season and then in the FA Cup Final Wembley side of 1962.
He forged a formidable full back partnership with John Angus and the two were only separated when Elder broke an ankle in pre-season training in 1963.
In July 1965, Elder succeeded Brian Miller as club captain.
Elder was just 26 when in August 1967 Burnley accepted -50,000 from Stoke City. While he was reluctant to leave, he admitted that his face did not fit in with the new coach, former teammate Jimmy Adamson.
He was injured in pre season training at Stoke and persistent knee problems dogged his time at the Potteries. His only season as a regular was 1968-69.
He played only briefly during the remainder of his career and was eventually released by Stoke in May 1973 before going on to play for Leek Town.
In April 1960 Elder made his international debut for Northern Ireland in a Home International Championship game in Wrexham against Wales.
He won 34 caps while at Burnley and a further six after he transferred to Stoke. He also represented Northern Ireland at B, Under 23 and Schooboy level.
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'''Philip John "Phil" Sandercock''' (born June 21, 1953 in Plymouth) was a former professional footballer, who played for Torquay United, Huddersfield Town, Northampton Town and Nuneaton Borough.
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'''John George Saunders''' (1 December 1950 - 4 January 1998) was a former professional footballer, who played for Mansfield Town, Huddersfield Town, Barnsley, Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers and Worksop Town.
He worked at Marks and Spencer Lislet, Guernsey for a period of five years, getting to the position above the flat.
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'''George David Shaw''' (born 11 October 1948 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic and West Bromwich Albion.
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'''George Edward Shaw''' (born 13 October 1899 in Swinton, South Yorkshire) was an English professional footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers, Gillingham, Huddersfield Town, West Bromwich Albion, Stalybridge Celtic, Worcester City and Floriana.
-DOCSTART-	15168001
'''John Shiel''' (born May 13, 1917) was a former professional footballer, who played for North Shields and Huddersfield Town. He was born in Seahouses.
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Von Donop was born in Southsea, Hampshire,
He was educated at Royal Somersetshire College, Bath, before entering the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich in 1869. He represented the academy in the annual cricket match against Sandhurst at Lord's on 23-24 May 1870 and played against the MCC at Lord's a year later. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 15 December 1871 and the following April was posted to the School of Military Engineering
As well as playing cricket, von Donop was soon selected to represent his regiment at football,
final, at Kennington Oval on 14 March 1874, von Donop played at inside left. The Engineers lost 2-0 to Oxford University. The following year, the Engineers defeated Oxford University in the semi-final to set up a second consecutive appearance in the final, this time against the Old Etonians. The final was played at Kennington Oval on 13 March, with von Donop now playing at centre half for the Engineers. The game ended in a goal-less draw. In the replay, at the same venue on 16 March, the Engineers won 2-0.
Von Donop also gained two caps for England in friendly matches against Scotland.
Von Donop continued to represent the Royal Engineers until he was in his mid-30s: in November 1886, he scored three goals in a game against the Royal Military Academy
Von Donop was promoted to Captain in December 1883. In September 1884, as a member of the Royal Engineers' 8th Railway Corps Company, he was posted to Egypt to take part in the Nile Expedition. While in Sudan, his Company constructed 87- miles of railway track, from Sarras to Akasha, to facilitate the transport of provisions and stores to and from the fighting front. He returned from Egypt in June 1886. Between January 1889 and February 1894, he served as Inspector of Submarine Defences at Bombay, India,
He continued to play cricket at club level and in January 1890 he made two appearances for G F Vernon's XI in matches against local sides at the Gymkhana Ground, Bombay.
In 1899, von Donop left the Royal Engineers to become an Inspecting Officer of Railways for the Board of Trade's Railway Inspectorate. He was promoted to Chief Inspecting Officer in July 1913 and held that position until his retirement in 1916. During his time with the Board of Trade he investigated numerous railway accidents, such as those at Witham, Essex in 1905 and at Ilford,Essex, in 1915, and also carried out safety inspections of tram services, such as that at Warrington, Lancashire. He died on 7 November 1921 and is buried in Mortlake.
Von Donop acted as godfather to the writer P. G. Wodehouse, who was named Pelham in his honour.
His youngest brother Stanley served in the Royal Artillery, achieved public recognition when he led a column during the Second Boer War, served as Master-General of the Ordnance (the fourth member of the Army Board) and as Colonel Commandant of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, and ended his career as Major-General Sir Stanley Brenton Von Donop KCB KCMG.
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'''Patrick "Pat" McGinlay''' (born 30 May 1967) is a Scottish former professional footballer who was best known for his two spells at Hibernian.
McGinlay began his career at English club Blackpool but left them to join Hibernian in 1987. He soon became an important part of Alex Miller's side, winning the Scottish League Cup in 1991 and went on to make over 150 appearances for the club.
In 1993 he was signed by Celtic for a fee of -525,000 after he impressed then boss Liam Brady. He made his debut on 7 August 1993 as a substitute in a 2-2 draw away to Motherwell. However, after just over fifteen months at Celtic Park he was on the move again as he was not part of then new manager Tommy Burns' plans.
On 1 November 1994 he re-joined Hibs for -420,000. He remained at Easter Road for six seasons before moving to Ayr United. He is still the fourth highest player to make league appearances for Hibs with 321 and third highest league goalscorer with 62.
Whilst at Ayr, McGinlay enjoyed a Scottish League Cup run which ended with him being on the losing side in the 2002 final. He made 74 appearances for the 'Honest Men' and scored 23 goals before retiring in 2005.
McGinlay represented Scotland B once, in a 3-0 win against Northern Ireland B at Easter Road in 1995.
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'''George Cecil Harkus''' MBE (25 September 1898 - 28 September 1950) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back for Southampton in the 1920s before serving with distinction in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Harkus was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and played his youth football with Nuns Moor in Newcastle, before moving to Edinburgh where he played for Edinburgh Emmett. He then returned to Tyneside to join Scotswood. In May 1921 he joined Aston Villa as an amateur, signing as a professional in February 1922. He made four First Division appearances for Villa before being sold to Southampton for -250 in May 1923.
He made his first team debut for the "Saints" at The Dell on 19 January 1924 replacing Alec Campbell at left-half in a 6-0 victory over Barnsley. By the end of his first season on the south coast he had played 14 games and had appeared on either side of the half-backs line. In the following season he only missed two league matches as Saints' poor league form led to the resignation of manager Jimmy McIntyre. Caretaker manager George Goss led them on a run in the FA Cup, defeating Liverpool in round 4, to reach the semi-final at Stamford Bridge, where they were defeated 2-0 by Sheffield United on 28 March 1925.
After a run of four defeats at the start of the 1925-26 season, Harkus was dropped in favour of Stan Woodhouse. In October, Saints appointed Arthur Chadwick as manager, who re-instated Harkus in the team at the expense of Campbell in November; he retained the left-back place for the rest of the season. In the 1926-27 season, Chadwick settled on his favoured line-up with eleven players featuring in at least 35 of the 42 league games; this included a half back line-up of Bert Shelley, Harkus (in the centre) and Woodhouse on the left, in front of full-backs Michael Keeping and Ted Hough. Described by Holley & Chalk as "a man of dynamic personality" and "tremendously energetic and enthusiastic, he was a natural captain who put so much into a game that, when the 90 minutes were up, he was often ''all in''."
Although Harkus never received full international honours he came close, joining an F.A. tour of Canada in 1926, along with team-mates Michael Keeping and Bill Rawlings.
In the 1927-28 season, Harkus continued as team captain and missed only one match as Saints again finished in the lower half of the table. For the next two seasons his appearances were more irregular as age and injuries caught up with him. In the summer of 1930 he decided to quit; Southampton were reluctant to release him from his registration and placed a transfer fee of -750 on his head. In his initial seven year period with Southampton he made 233 appearances (with five goals); all his league matches were in the Second Division in a period during which the Saints struggled financially and were generally forced to sell their better players to survive.
Harkus spent the rest of 1930 in France with Olympique Lyonnais, before returning to England. After an unsuccessful trial with Oldham Athletic, he settled in New Milton where he ran the Wheatsheaf Public House, and turned out for the Hampshire League team New Milton Town.
In February 1932, Southampton were facing an injury crisis with Alec Campbell, Johnny McIlwaine and Bert Jepson amongst the injured. Manager George Kay called on Harkus's services for two matches, against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bradford both of which resulted in defeats.
He then moved to Lancashire to join Southport as a player-coach, but was seriously injured in a reserve team match against Barrow, preventing him making any first-team appearances. He did, however, join Boston United for the 1933-34 season making 16 appearances in the Midland League.
After retiring from football, Harkus took up employment with the Ministry of Labour in London. On the outbreak of the Second World War, he joined the Royal Air Force and, serving in the Middle East, he attained the rank of flight lieutenant. In the birthday honours list for 1949, Harkus was awarded the M.B.E. for "keeping up the morale in the forces whilst stationed in the Middle East".
He remained in the R.A.F. after the war and continued his links with football. He had recently been appointed to their selection committee before his death at Southampton on 28 September 1950, shortly after his 52nd birthday, following an illness.
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'''Dennis Stevens''' (born 30 November 1933) is an English former footballer, born in Dudley, who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers.
Stevens began his career with Bolton Wanderers and established himself in the side as a scheming inside forward, winning the FA Cup in 1958. He joined Everton in 1962 as cover, shortly before Bobby Collins moved to Leeds United.
Stevens is the cousin of Manchester United and England player Duncan Edwards who died as a result of the Munich Air Disaster.
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'''Ralph Shields''' (born 1892 in Newbiggin, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town and Exeter City.
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'''Christopher John "Chris" Simpkin''' (born April 24, 1944 in Hull) is a former professional footballer who played for Hull City, Blackpool, Scunthorpe United, Huddersfield Town, Hartlepool and Scarborough.
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'''Howard Charles "Charlie" Slade''' (born 29 January 1891 in Bath) was a former professional footballer, who played for Aston Villa, Huddersfield Town, Middlesbrough and Darlington.
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'''John "Jacky" Slicer''' (born November 24, 1902 in Bramley, Leeds) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Norwich City.
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'''James "Jimmy" Smailes''' (born 9 June 1907) was an English professional footballer who played for Tow Law Town, Huddersfield Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Blackpool, Grimsby Town, Stockport County, Bradford City and Waterhouses Sports Club.
Smailes began his career at his local non-League club Tow Law Town before joining Huddersfield Town in 1927. He featured in 32 matches and found the net on eight occasions for the Yorkshire club. The outside left signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1930 and made 16 appearances and scored three goals for the ''Spurs''. After leaving White Hart Lane Smailes played at Blackpool where he scored 25 goals in 92 matches.
During World War II, Smailes was a guest player at Bradford Park Avenue, Hartlepool United and Huddersfield Town.
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'''Albert William Thomas Smith''' (born 22 April 1900) was a professional footballer, who played for Nunhead, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City. He was born in Camberwell, London.
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'''Albert Danquash Adomah''' (born 13 December 1987) is an English footballer of Ghanaian origin
Born in Somalia, Adomah began his career playing semi-pro football with Isthmian League Premier Division club Harrow Borough while studying Level 2 Decorative Finishing and Industrial Painting at the College of North West London. He played a total of 99 games for ''the Boro'' between 2005 and January 2008.
In January 2008 Adomah joined League Two side Barnet. As part of the deal, Barnet agreed to play Harrow Borough in a pre-season friendly.
He scored on his Barnet and Football League debut, a 2-1 win over Hereford United at Edgar Street on 30 January 2008. On 1 March he scored a first half brace in a 4-1 win over Shrewsbury Town and scored in two successive games, against Chester City on 15 March and against Lincoln City on 22 March. He made a total of 22 league appearances in the 2007-08 season, scoring five goals and helping ''the Bees'' to a 12th place finish in League Two.
In May 2008 he was transfer listed at his own request, with Plymouth Argyle declaring their interest in Adomah.
The 2008-09 season started well for Adomah. He scored seven league and cup goals before the New Year, including a strike from a tight angle in a 4-3 win over Rotherham United on 18 October 2008 at the Don Valley Stadium as well as a double against Bournemouth on 28 December at the Fitness First Stadium. He made a total of 49 appearances in all competitions, scoring ten goals as Barnet finished 17th in League Two.
In July 2009 Adomah was linked with a move to both Championship side Blackpool and Norwich City of League One.
On 6 October 2009 it was confirmed that football commentator and writer John Motson had signed up to sponsor Adomah at Barnet.
On 12 November 2009 Adomah turned down Barnet's offer of a new contract. His agent, Tony Finnigan, confirmed that Adomah is looking to leave, and once again hinted at a move to Blackpool, saying, ''"Barnet made an excellent offer to the player, but he deserves a run at a higher level. I would love him to team up with my good friend Ian Holloway at Blackpool as he improves players, he knows how to get the best out of young players."'' Barnet chairman Tony Kleanthous confirmed that the club would not stand in Adomah's way should they receive an acceptable offer.
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'''Adrian Foster''' (born 19 March 1971 in Kidderminster) is an English footballer and Manager. He played several seasons in the Football League during the 1990s before dropping down into non-league football.
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'''Alexander "Alex" Smith''' (born 11 May 1947) is a former professional footballer, who played for Ossett Town, Bradford City, Huddersfield Town, Southend United, Colchester United and Halifax Town.
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Soccer player Phil Roberts was a Welsh international full back whose four club career spanned three decades. Born in Cardiff on 24 February 1950, Roberts won six Wales Under 23 caps whilst with his first club  Bristol Rovers (where he is still widely regarded
). In all Roberts was to make 175 appearances for The Gas before moving to Portsmouth in the 1973 close season
as part of new chairman John Deacon-s ambitious re-building plans. He was to prove such an effective player on the south coastthat in 1974 he was awarded four full Welsh caps. Roberts was to hold the right back spot at Fratton Park for four seasons, his final appearance being in the 5-1 thrashing which consigned the club to fourth division football for the first time in their history. A very brief spell with Hereford followed before another 100 plus stint with Exeter ended a successful career.
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'''George Andrew J. Friend''' (born 19 October 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Born in Barnstaple, Devon, Friend began his career at non-League Exeter City as a youth team player, signing a two-year professional contract in March 2006. Able to play left back, centre-back or left-sided midfield, he made his first team debut on 17 April 2006 in a 0-0 draw at Forest Green Rovers.
During his early career, he also loan spells with Tiverton Town (at the start of the 2005-06 season), Team Bath (in December 2006) and Folkestone Invicta. His Exeter career, however, really took off in the 2007-08 season when he was integral to the side that won promotion to the Football League after defeating Cambridge United in the play-off Final at Wembley Stadium.
After playing in Exeter's opening games in the Football League, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Championship on 1 September 2008, signing a two-year contract, with the option of a third year, for an initial fee of -350,000. He made six first team appearances for Wolves during the 2008-09 season as they were promoted to the Premier League as champions.
To gain regular playing time, he spent a month's loan at League One club Millwall during August to September 2009, before returning to Wolves. He soon went out on a month's loan again on 18 September to another League One club, Southend United,
Friend made his first Premier League start on 15 December 2009 against Manchester United.
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}}'''Spencer Whelan''' (born 17 September 1971, Liverpool) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Chester City and Shrewsbury Town during the 1990s.
Predominantly a tall central defender, Whelan began his career with Liverpool as an apprentice. However, when he was 18 he was not offered a full contract and joined Chester City on a free transfer in April 1990. He had to wait until November 1990 for his first Football League appearance, when he came on as a substitute during Chester-s 2-0 home loss to Bolton Wanderers. His full debut came two months later, during a 3-2 defeat by AFC Bournemouth in the FA Cup third round.
In his early years at Chester, Whelan predominantly played in the right back slot, having spells in and out of the side. It was not until regular central defenders Colin Greenall and Mark Came left in the summer of 1994 that Whelan became a regular in the centre of defence as well as captain . But he was to be ruled out between September 1994 and February 1995 with a broken leg . The season also saw Whelan finally score his first goal for the club in a Coca Cola Cup tie with Lincoln City, with his first league goal arriving at Wycombe Wanderers in April 1995.
Whelan largely remained a regular for his next three years at the club, memorably scoring from the halfway line against Colchester United in April 1998.
- Football League Division Three runners-up: 1993-1994 (22 apps).
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'''Daniel "Danny" Seaborne''' (born 5 March 1987) is an English professional footballer born in Barnstaple, who plays for Football League One side Southampton.
Seaborne was born in Barnstaple, Devon. A defender who plays at centre half or left back, he began his football career as a trainee with Exeter City, and signed his first professional contract in May 2005. He spent several spells on loan, to Clyst Rovers in the 2004-05 season, Tiverton Town in September 2005,
In June 2007 he signed a new one-year deal, but a broken leg sustained as the result of a bad tackle in a pre-season friendly against South West Peninsula League side Bodmin Town kept him out for three months. Once restored to the team, he formed a successful defensive partnership with Matt Taylor, was handed the captaincy, and led them to promotion via the play-off final, in which they beat Cambridge United 1-0. Seaborne signed a new two-year contract before the 2008-09 season, and was a regular in the side as Exeter were again promoted, this time to Football League One.
On 13 January 2010, Seaborne signed for Southampton for an undisclosed fee on a three and a half year contract. He made his debut on 16 January playing alongside two other recent signings, Jos Fonte and Jon Otsemobor, in a 1-1 draw at Millwall.
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'''Ryan Harley''' (born 22 January 1985, in Bristol) is a professional English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Exeter City.
Harley started his career with Bristol City, as a youngster, apprentice, and then professional. He made 3 appearances for the Bristol City first team, for whom he made his debut versus Port Vale in 2003.
He then spent one month on loan at Conference National side Forest Green Rovers, whilst Gary Owers was in charge.
Harley signed for Weston-super-Mare in October 2006 from Bristol City. An all round talent, he was spotted by former manager Frank Gregan. Harley eventually left the club to sign with Exeter City in November 2007, stating his desire to be a full-time professional. He made his Exeter debut against Rushden & Diamonds in the FA Trophy on 12 January 2008.
Ryan states that his career highlight to date is playing in the Bristol City side that beat Bristol Rovers 5-1 in the Gloucestershire County Cup Final.
Harley recently scored a great goal in the second leg of Exeter's play-off semi-final against Torquay United to spark a City comeback.
He signed a new contract with Exeter City in July 2009
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'''Bertram "Bert" Smith''' (born 7 March 1892 in Higham, Kent, died September 1969) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Tottenham Hotspur and played international football for England.
Smith initially played for a number of lower league sides (Vanbrugh Park, Crawford United, Metrogas FC) as well as playing for an Army side, before making it into the top flight of football with Huddersfield Town. He played at right half and transferred to Spurs on 19 August 1921. During his time at the club he made 319 appearances and scored ten goals in all competitions. The highlight of his Spurs career was collecting a winners' medal in the 1921 FA Cup Final. He also took part in a number of fiercely fought matches with local rivals Arsenal. In the match in September 1922 a major fracas broke out after a Spurs goal.
The reporter from The Sunday Evening Telegram recorded that:
Smith-s international career comprised two games for England. He debuted on 9 April 1921 against Scotland. And played his second match against Wales on 13 March 1922.
Smith transferred to Northfleet United F.C. a club affiliated with Tottenham, in May 1931. In later years he went on to be coach/trainer at Northfleet, Harwich and Parkeston F.C., Hitchin F.C. and Stevenage Borough F.C.
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'''Kazenga LuaLua''' (born 10 December 1990) is a Congolese-English footballer who plays as a winger for Newcastle United. He is the younger brother of former Newcastle striker Lomana LuaLua. It is a common misconception that they are cousins but the matter was cleared up by Lomana LuaLua himself during an interview. He is also the cousin of Leeds United striker Trsor Kandol and Barnet player Yannick Bolasie.
Born in Kinshasa, LuaLua moved to England shortly after his birth. He moved to Newcastle as a youngster, as his older brother Lomana was signed by Newcastle United. Kazenga has since progressed in Newcastle's youth academy, and currently plays for the reserve team. He was called up to the senior squad for the first time with Newcastle for the third round FA Cup game against Birmingham City on 6 January 2007. At just sixteen years and 27 days old, LuaLua would have been the youngest player to play for Newcastle: the record is currently held by Steve Watson.
He was part of the Newcastle youth team that reached the semi-final of the FA Youth Cup in the 2005-06 season. LuaLua finally made his first-team debut on 6 January 2008, coming on in the 74th minute of a third round FA Cup game against Stoke City as a substitute for Damien Duff.
LuaLua made his Premier League debut on 19 January 2008, coming on as a substitute again for Duff at St. James's Park in a match against Bolton Wanderers and went on to make several appearances for the first team later that season, before joining Doncaster Rovers of the Championship on loan.
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'''David Bryan "Dave" Smith''' (born 11 December 1950 in Sheffield) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Stockport County, Halifax Town, Cambridge United, Hartlepool United and Gateshead.
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'''Leslie "Les" Smith''' (2 October 1920 - 2001) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Oldham Athletic.
Smith began his career as an amateur at Stockport County, but left the club without making an appearance for the club. In March 1946, he joined Huddersfield Town, where he spent three years before moving to Oldham Athletic where he spent seven seasons, playing close to 200 first-team games.And before each game he always enjoyed a ham and cheese sandwich.
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'''Mark Craig Smith''' (born 21 March 1960 in Sheffield) is a former professional footballer, who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, Barnsley, Notts County, Port Vale, Huddersfield Town, Chesterfield and Lincoln City. He is presently Development Coach at Sheffield United.
A local boy from Shirecliffe, Smith developed through the ranks and into the first team with Sheffield Wednesday in 1977. He was renowned for his prowess from the penalty spot, achieving a club record eleven successful penalty conversions in the 1979-80 season.
After a decade with ''the Wednesday'' he joined Plymouth Argyle, racking up 82 league appearances in three years before he moved on to Barnsley in 1990. He played over 100 games for ''the Tykes'' in just under three years before joining Notts County in 1992. At age 32, it was at County where his career stuttered, he had loan spells with Port Vale, Huddersfield Town and Chesterfield, only playing five league games for County.
In the summer of 1993, Smith joined Lincoln City, making his debut in the club's opening day 1-0 defeat at Colchester United on 14 August 1993. In March 1994, with manager Keith Alexander lacking an assistant, Smith was appointed to a player-coach role at the club though the appointment coincided with his final professional appearance in the 2-0 home victory over Colchester United on 15 March 1994.
Following his dismissal as manager at the end of the 1993-94 season, Keith Alexander was offered his old role as youth team coach but instead opted for the same position at Mansfield Town with Smith appointed to the post at Lincoln City.
After a season at Sincil Bank, Smith moved on to a similar role at Notts County. Following the sacking of Colin Murphy and Steve Thompson, Smith was placed in temporary charge of the Magpies prior to the appointment of Sam Allardyce. Under Allardyce, Smith stepped up to become assistant manager.
Smith joined the academy at his former club Barnsley in 1998. He steered the club's youngsters to the FA Youth Cup semi-final in 2001-02, defeat coming at the hands of eventual victors Aston Villa, the run including the defeat of Manchester United on penalties at Old Trafford on 1 March 2002. That success was followed up in the 2002-03 season with victory over Liverpool in the FA Youth Cup and the runners-up spot in the FA Premier Academy League Group B. At the end of his contract on 30 June 2003, Smith announced that he was leaving his post as Assistant Academy Director at Oakwell.
Smith linked up with his boyhood heroes Sheffield Wednesday, being appointed Academy under-19 coach on 1 July 2003. Following the departure of manager Chris Turner in September 2004, Smith was placed in temporary charge with Chris Marsden as his assistant; Smith declared it an honour to have the opportunity to manage the club he had both supported and played for. He presided over a 1-0 Football League Cup defeat to Coventry City on 22 September 2004 before reverting to his previous role following the appointment of Paul Sturrock as manager. Following a review of their academy structure, Smith departed Wednesday in June 2006.
The 2006-07 season saw Smith join Ilkeston Town as coach and assistant manager to Nigel Jemson; the two had been teammates at Notts County. In October 2006, speculation linked him with the vacant manager's position at Worksop Town but no appointment was forthcoming.
In October 2007, Smith was appointed to the position of International Youth Director at Sheffield United. He now works as a development coach for the club. His job involves working with the club's young professionals who have graduated from the Academy and looking to force their way into the first team. Alongside Sam Ellis, he also takes an active role in looking after the Blades reserve team.
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'''Mark Cyril Smith''' (born 19 December 1961 in Sheffield, England) is an English former footballer and manager.
Smith played for Sheffield United, Worksop Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Scunthorpe United, Kettering Town, Rochdale, Huddersfield Town, Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe again, Boston United, Gainsborough again, Matlock Town, Sheffield, Hallam and Maltby Main.
He became manager of Buxton in the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division during the 1999-2000 season.
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'''Frederick "Frank" G. Costello''' (1884 - 19 December 1914) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Southampton and West Ham United prior to the First World War.
Costello was born in Birmingham and after playing his youth football with Soho Villa he joined West Bromwich Albion in September 1904. Failing to make the grade he moved to Halesowen Town before moving to the south coast to join Southern League Southampton in the 1907 close season.
He made his professional debut on 14 September 1907, scoring in a 2-0 victory at Luton Town. He initially played at inside right alongside Bert Hodgkinson on the outside and either Frank Jefferis, John Lewis or George Smith in the centre. Described as "a trifle slow, he was clever with the ball and had a habit of disconcerting the opposition by making for goal when he was expected to make a pass". In the 1907-08 season he scored nine goals from 28 league appearances.
He also played in all six FA Cup matches as Saints reached the semi-finals, losing to Wolverhampton Wanderers who went on to take the cup in the final. In the round four (quarter final) replay against Everton at The Dell on 11 March 1908 he played his best game for the "Saints". In the first half he hooked a John Johnston cross past the Everton goalkeeper Billy Scott. With the score 2-1 to Southampton at half-time, the second half "belonged to Frank Costello". He was involved in most of Southampton's attacks and when John Bainbridge swung over a deep cross from the right it appeared to have been over hit and going out of play. Suddenly, "out of nowhere", Costello arrived and met the ball with his head, sending it back over the goalkeeper into the far corner of the net. According to Duncan Holley in "Match of the Millennium", "a contortionist would have had problems attaining a position ... to reach the ball." The Saints won the match 3-2, but lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the semi-final with goals from former Southampton players Wally Radford and George Hedley.
Injury kept him out of the team for the early part of the 1908-09 season; he had a run of five matches at inside left in November before being switched to centre forward as replacement for Arthur Hughes who had suffered a bad leg injury. Although Costello scored in his first match in his new role (in a 4-2 victory over Plymouth Argyle on 12 December 1908), he was not a success and in March 1909 he was transferred to West Ham United, with Jack Foster moving in the opposite direction..
He made twelve Southern League appearances for West Ham (scoring three goals) before moving on to Bolton Wanderers. He failed to make the first team at Bolton and after spells with Nelson and Merthyr Town he returned to Southampton, where he turned out occasionally for Salisbury City.
During the First World War he was enlisted into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and was killed in action in France on 19 December 1914.
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}}'''Mark King''' (born 6 June 1988 in England) is an English professional footballer who is currently without a club. He had previously been signed on non-contract terms at Northwich Victoria F.C. after being released by Accrington Stanley at the end of the 2007-2008 season, however he left Northwich in September 2008.
He started his career at Blackburn Rovers after coming through the youth system and then into the reserves. However, he failed to make an appearance for the first team side at Ewood Park mainly because he sustained two serious knee injuries.
He was signed by Football League Two side Accrington Stanley on January 11, 2008 on a free transfer. He first caught the eye of John Coleman when he featured for Blackburn Rovers in a training match against Accrington in a training match in December 2007. King can play at left-back or centre-back. He made his league debut in the 2-0 loss to Stockport County.
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Barker was born in Wouldham, Kent and was educated at Marlborough College where he played both rugby and association football. After leaving school he joined Hertfordshire Rangers to concentrate on "soccer". He represented both Middlesex and Kent during his career, as well as making occasional appearances for Westminster School and Wanderers.
He was selected to play in goal for England's first ever international match against Scotland on 30 November 1872. The original selection for goalkeeper, Alexander Morten, was unavailable and, according to Graham Betts in "England - Player by player", "Barker was chosen (to play in goal) because he was the biggest and slowest player in the England team and because his rugby experience and handling of the ball would come in useful"
Barker was not selected for any further internationals and went on to pursue a career as a civil engineer, later becoming Chief Assistant Engineer to the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and then the South Eastern Railway.
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'''William E. "Billy" Smith''' (born 19 November 1900 in Sheffield) was a former professional footballer, who played for Hartlepool United, Huddersfield Town and Rochdale.
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'''Marshall Bonwell "Bon" Spence''' (born February 21, 1899 in Ferryhill, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
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'''Henry Stewart''' (born April 28, 1925) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Wigan.
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'''Kevin Stonehouse''' (born 20 September 1959 in Bishop Auckland) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Blackburn Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Blackpool, Darlington, Carlisle United, Rochdale and Bishop Auckland. In February 2008 after Mick Tait had left Darlington, he took over one of his roles, and that was the role as football in the community officer and he has been there ever since he was given the role.
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'''Alan Sweeney''' (born October 31, 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Emley.
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'''Billy Wilson''' was an English footballer (soccer player) who played professionally in England for 15 years before retiring to run The Pompey public house just outside Fratton Park. Born in Seaton Delaval on 10 July 1946 Wilson was a tough tackling left back who made nearly 250 league appearances for the Ewood Park club. An ever present during their 1967-68 and 69-70 campaigns he was part of a close knit defence that lived far more modest lives than today's top stars
. In January 1972 he moved to Portsmouth F.C for -25,000 and promptly scored his first league goal. He was to be a regular for four seasons (albeit a somewhat unconventional one) until he lost his place to Keith Viney during the 1976/77 campaign, after which he was very much more of a squad player.
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'''John Denys Parkin Tanner''' (2 July 1921 - 25 October 1987) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Harrogate.
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'''Archibald "Archie" Taylor''' (1882 - ?) Born in Dundee in Scotland, he was a professional footballer, who played North and South of the border for Falkirk, West Ham United, Huddersfield Town and Barnsley.
Archie Taylor captained the Barnsley team who won the FA Cup in 1912
In the replay his play was again praised.
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'''Stuart Mason''' (2 June 1948 - 5 February 2006) was an English professional footballer who made appearances in The Football League for five clubs. The vast majority of his time was spent with Chester and Wrexham, mainly from full-back.
Mason was born in Whitchurch and began his playing days as a youngster with Shropshire based non-league side Whitchurch Alport, which led to him joining Wrexham as a 16-year old in November 1964.
Mason was unable to break into the first-team squad at Anfield and after a brief loan spell at Doncaster Rovers he rejoined Wrexham in June 1968. He was largely a regular over the next five years, playing in the Division Four promotion winning side in 1969-70 and appearing in European Cup Winners Cup action after Wrexham lifted the Welsh Cup in 1972.
In 1973 Mason made the short journey across the border to Chester for -2,000,
Mason's son-Simon, currently plays for Wrexham Supporters club. Operating as a central midfielder
Mason played his last game for Chester in a 1-1 draw with Plymouth Argyle on October 8, 1977. The same month saw him play his final Football League matches out on loan at Crewe Alexandra (having spent time with Rochdale the previous year). In December 1977 Mason moved to Bangor City, where he was to have a spell as manager. Mason was later at Rhyl, Oswestry Town and Coedpoeth and continued to play for veterans teams.
A former captain of Shropshire County Cricket Club, Mason ran his own sports shop in Wrexham and had a spell back with the Welsh side as assistant commercial manager.
In later years he was involved in coaching Chester-s youngsters.
- Football League Division Four runners-up: 1969-70 (39 apps, 1 goal)
- Welsh Cup winners: 1971-72.
- Football League Division Four promotion as fourth placed team: 1974-75.
- Football League Cup semi-finalists: 1974-75.
- Debenhams Cup winners: 1976-77.
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'''Henry George (Harry) Taylor''' (1892 - ''unknown'') was a footballer.
Taylor played for local Staffordshire teams Chell Heath and Fegg Hayes.
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'''Joseph Henry "Joe" Hoare''' (November 1881 - 24 March 1947) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton and Liverpool in the 1900s.
Hoare was born in Southampton and trained as a carpenter and joiner, playing amateur football with Southampton Oxford F.C. He joined Southern League champions Southampton F.C. in 1902 and became understudy to England international George Molyneux. He made his debut on 25 October 1902 in a 2-0 victory over Luton Town but only made three further appearances during the 1902-03 season, at the end of which the "Saints" re-claimed the Southern League championship for the fifth time in seven years. Although he was considered to be "handicapped by a lack of weight, (he) more than compensated for this with his pluck and endurance". At the end of the season he received offers from Reading and Liverpool and chose the latter.
He made seven league appearances for Liverpool during the 1903-04 season, his debut coming on 24 October 1903 at home to Derby with his final match coming against Sheffield United also at home on 12 March 1904.
After losing his place in the Liverpool side following an accident, he decided to return to the south coast, in time for Southampton's summer tour of South America, during which they played teams representing Argentina and Uruguay, winning 8-0 and 8-1 respectively. He went on to make three further league appearances for Southampton at the start of the 1904-05 season, before giving way to new signing, Bob Benson.
He decided to retire from professional football before the end of the season and became the proprietor of a tobacconist's shop in Woolston. He then reverted to amateur football with Bitterne Guild F.C., Salisbury City and Woolston F.C., although he did make one further appearance for the Saints in the 1907 Southern Charity Cup Final.
He died at West End, Hampshire on 24 March 1947.
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'''Roger Van Gool''' (born June 1, 1950) is a former international Belgian footballer.
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'''Djibril Diawara''' was born on 3 January 1975 in Dakar. Diawara is a retired French-Senegalese football defender. He played for Le Havre, Monaco,Torino and Bolton Wanderers during his professional career.
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'''Jeffrey Neilson "Jeff" Taylor''' (born September 20, 1930 in Huddersfield) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Fulham and Brentford.
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'''Raymond Jeffrey "Ray" Taylor''' (born March 1, 1930 in Jump, Barnsley) was a former professional footballer, who played for [Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]], Southport Frickley and Denaby United.
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'''Richard Herbert "Dick" Taylor''' (born January 24, 1957 in Huddersfield) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and York City.
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'''Mor Serigne Diop''' (born 29 September 1988 in Ghana) is a French-Ghanaian footballer who plays for English League Two side Darlington.
Diop previously played in the Ukraine for FC Metalurh Donetsk, spent the 2006-07 season on loan to FC Stal Alchevsk and Belgian side Belgium sid K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. In August 2008 he moved to Cyprus and Apollon Limassol and before playing on loan for PAEEK and then played for Spanish side SE Eivissa-Ibiza. On 22 October 2009 Diop was one of four new players to the Darlington by new manager Steve Staunton. Diop was signed on a short term contract, although he needed international clearance to officially complete his signing and picked up a slight muscle injury ruling him out of that weekend's league trip to fellow English League Two side Barnet.
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'''Bobby Coy''' (born November 30, 1961 in Birmingham) is a former footballer who played in The Football League for three different clubs in the 1980s as a defender.
Coy began his career as an apprentice with Wolverhampton Wanderers, signing professional forms in November 1979. He had to wait until the 1981-82 season for his league debut, which he made on September 12, 1981 in a 0-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
He went on to make 21 top-flight appearances during his first season. Although Wolves were relegated at the end of the season, Coy was involved in them winning promotion in 1982-83. However, he only played five times the following season (when Wolves were once again relegated) and in March 1984 he joined Division Four-s bottom side Chester City in a joint loan deal with David Wintersgill. Coy-s loan was quickly made permanent. He played in all of Chester-s final 14 games of the season, including a spell at centre forward.
Coy became an established figure in a defence including future England international Lee Dixon, Andy Holden, Martin Lane and Peter Zelem and he went on to make 35 league appearances in 1984-85. This increased to 44 in 1985-86, when Chester were Division Four runners-up and Coy was named as player of the season.
But Coy was then surprisingly released by manager Harry McNally and he joined Northampton Town.
He enjoyed another promotion as the Cobblers won Division Four in 1986-87, but he made just 17 appearances for them and did not play again after promotion. After a spell on loan with Altrincham, Coy joined Southern League side Aylesbury. Once more there was promotion joy for Coy, and he played in their solitary season in the GM Vauxhall Conference.
Coy then played lower down the non-league pyramid for Moor Green, Armitage and Boldmere St Michaels, before he retired at the end of the 1996-97 season. Away from football he has worked in insurance and as a sales rep
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'''Frederick William Mouncher''' (19 October 1883 - 1918) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for Southampton and Fulham in the 1900s.
Mouncher was born in Southampton and played as an amateur with local sides Fitzhugh Rovers and Southampton Cambridge. He started his professional career in the summer of 1903 at The Dell where he teamed up with his former colleague at Fitzhugh Rovers, Fred Harrison. He made his debut for Southampton on 26 September 1903 at outside left, replacing Joe Turner for one match. In February he started a longer run as replacement to the injured John Fraser, and played a total of ten games as the "Saints" took the Southern League title for the sixth (and last) time.
He joined Southampton's summer 1904 tour of South America, during which they played teams representing Argentina and Uruguay, winning 8-0 and 8-1 respectively. Mouncher, who was a "fast, direct forward", retained the left wing position for the start of the following season, but his lack of consistency
By now Southampton were beginning to struggle both on the pitch and financially and in November 1907, along with Fred Harrison, he was sold to Fulham for a combined fee of -1,000. In his five seasons with Southampton he made 108 appearances, scoring 16 goals.
At Fulham he made twenty appearances in his first season, with six goals, as Fulham finished fourth in the Second Division. His form earned him an international trial in Manchester in January 1908. Although he switched to left-half in the latter part of his Fulham career, ill-health began to affect his career and he was forced to retire with consumption.
He returned to Southampton and became the licensee of the Railway Hotel in St Denys.
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'''David Elm''' (born 10 January 1983) is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Fulham. He previously played for Swedish clubs Kalmar FF and Falkenbergs FF.
Elm began his career playing for youth clubs Johansfors IF and Emmaboda IS, alongside his younger brothers Rasmus and Viktor (although he went on to play for Nybro IF).
He moved to Superettan club Falkensbergs FF on a free transfer in 2004. Upon his arrival, he quickly established himself as first-choice. During his career, Elm scored a total of 24 goals on 68 matches. He left Falkensberg for Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF at the end of the 2006 season.
In Kalmar FF, he was mostly used as a substitute during his first seasons. However, after several departures, he became first-choice in the 2008 season, contributing 7 goals in 27 games, which saw Kalmar win the Swedish Cup. Kalmar also went on to win Allsvenskan for the first time in the club's history. This led to a possible move to Fulham. However, he decided to stay and help the club win Swedish Super Cup.
On 1 September 2009, Elm signed for Fulham for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around -500,000. Spokesman Patrick Mrk stated that Fulham chief scout Barry Simmonds held talks with Elm. He also stated that Roy Hodgson had personally attended the second leg between Kalmar and Hungarian club Debrecen in the Champions League first qualifying match, which Hodgson was interested in. He also suggests that Elm might come to be featured in the squad as a midfielder. Elm made his Fulham debut on 23 September 2009 in a 1-2 defeat to Manchester City in the League Cup third round, replacing Eddie Johnson in the 91st minute.
Elm's favorite playing position is supporting striker, connecting his striking partner with the wingers.
He has two brothers, Rasmus who plays for AZ and Viktor for Heerenveen. Elm is a fan of Swedish indie band Kent and Bruce Springsteen.
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'''Walter Bettridge''' (October 1886 - 23 December 1931) was an English footballer who made over 200 appearances for Chelsea. He was a "lightweight" right back who was "fearless in stopping forwards".
Bettridge had played for Burton United but in 1910 he joined Chelsea.
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'''Mario Espartero''' (born January 17, 1978 in Frjus, France) is a French football player who is currently without a club
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'''Christopher James (Chris) Slater''' (born 14 January 1984) is an English footballer. He had given up on becoming a professional footballer in 2005 after being released by Wolves, but after a December 2007 victory over Port Vale in the FA Cup he spent eleven months as a pro, before returning to non-league Chasetown.
Released from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2005 without a first team appearances to his name, Slater joined non-league Chasetown. Helping ''the Chase'' take Oldham Athletic to a replay at Boundary Park in the first round of the FA Cup in November 2005 was just the beginning of Slater's and Chasetown's cup adventures.
By April 2006 he had won a trial with Tranmere Rovers, and was also being looked at by Blackpool and Crewe Alexandra, all Football League clubs. He was at The Scholar Ground for the first season of the new Southern League Division One Midlands tier (2006-07).
He really came to prominence when he played in Chasetown-s 1-0 FA Cup victory over League One Port Vale in December 2007. In doing this he helped Chasetown become the lowest ever ranked club to reach as far as the third round proper of the FA Cup. Vale was the eight club Chasetown vanquished in their campaign that season. He had played 146 league games for ''the Scholars'', scoring one goal.
He was signed by Lee Sinnott's Port Vale, along with Chasetown team mate Kyle Perry, in January 2008 for a nominal fee and gave up his day job as a block paver. He made his Vale debut Vale as a 70th minute substitute in a 2-0 defeat to Swansea City on 19 January 2008. He played four further league games that season, all of them defeats as ''the Vale'' were relegated.
After appearing in six league and two cup games for ''the Valiants'', Slater was released from his contract in mid-November 2008 by mutual consent and subsequently re-joined Chasetown.
Slater was once again a key member of the Chasetown team, playing 33 games in the 2008-09 season.
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'''Samuel James T. "Sammy" Taylor''' (17 September 1893 - 1973) was an English professional footballer, who played at inside forward for various clubs in the 1920s, including Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton.
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'''Arthur Thompson''' (born June 15, 1922) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Dewsbury.
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'''Robert Thomson''' (born 1890 in Glasgow) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
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'''George Thorpe''' (born 1910) was a former professional footballer, who played for Leeds United, Huddersfield Town and Chester City. He was born in Farnworth, Bolton.
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}}'''George Spruce''' (3 April 1923 - 14 October 1998) was a professional footballer who played as a defender in The Football League for three different clubs.
Spruce was born in Chester and was invited for trials with Bolton Wanderers in August 1939 while playing local football in Chester, but the outbreak of war ended his hopes of joining the club.
Although Barnsley were relegated in George-s first season at the club, he was a regular part of the side when they topped Division Three North in 1954-55. He remained at Oakwell for two years before joining hometown club Chester in July 1958. At 35 he was one of Chester-s oldest debutants when he played for the club for the first time against York City three months later.
Chester was to be Spruce-s last league club and he played for Runcorn and Prestatyn before hanging up his boots.
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Brown was born in Birmingham, the elder brother of Albert Arthur Brown who would also go on to have a career as a footballer with Aston Villa. Arthur began his career playing for local junior sides including Aston Cross, Aston Unity and Aston Comrades before joining the most senior club in the area, Aston Villa in 1878. His initial spell at Villa only lasted a few weeks before he left to join Mitchell St George's.
Two years later, after spells with Birchfield Trinity and Birmingham Excelsior, he re-joined Aston Villa. His favoured position was at inside right but he could play on either wing. Contemporary reports described him as "sturdy, though small, he could dribble through opponents with astonishing ease and grace."
His first England cap came against Ireland on 18 February 1882 when he played alongside his Villa colleague Howard Vaughton. England's 13-0 victory is still the team's largest ever win; the Villa forwards "totally dominated" scoring nine goals between them, with Vaughton scoring five and Brown four. Brown "seemed set for a lengthy career" but, although he played in the two other 1882 internationals against Wales and Scotland (both of which resulted in defeats) he was never again selected for England. His international career spanned 23 days, in which he played three matches scoring four goals.
His club career was before the inception of The Football League and all Brown's club games were in friendlies and in the FA Cup. During his Villa career he played 22 FA Cup matches, scoring 15 goals, often playing alongside his team captain, Archie Hunter. By 1886, ill-health had forced Brown to retire and he therefore missed out on the inaugural Football League season.
He continued to keep up an interest in Villa's affairs until he died on 1 July 1909, aged 50.
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'''Paul George Hardyman''' (born 11 May 1964 in Portsmouth, England) was a left back for Portsmouth, Sunderland, Bristol Rovers, Barnet, Wycombe and Slough Town.
He is now youth team coach for his former club Portsmouth. Signed by Portsmouth manager Bobby Campbell when playing for Waterlooville, Hardyman made his debut in a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace wearing the number three shirt.
During the 1985-86 season also saw Paul represent his country for the second and final time at U21 level in the European Championship quarter-final against Denmark in Copenhagen. Although England returned victorious, Hardyman lost his place for the semi-final as Mitchell Thomas of Spurs (whom he had replaced) had recovered from injury. After this foray into International football, Hardyman was transferred to Sunderland for a fee of -130,000. Whilst at Sunderland, he played in the 1992 FA Cup Final as a substitute where they lost to Liverpool.
With his playing career over, Paul returned to his hometown and began work, alongside Guy Whittingham as a match day summariser on BBC Radio Solent. Until being made redundant by Portsmouth in October 2009 Hardyman, again together with Whittingham, Rod Ruddick and former Nottingham Forest winger Ian Woan, coached Pompey youngsters between the ages of 8 & 18.
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'''Fred Taylor''' (from Rotherham) was an English footballer who played for Gainsborough Trinity and Chelsea. He was a reliable right half back who worked hard and liked to move up the field during attacks
Taylor started his career playing for Division 2 side Gainsborough Trinity but in 1909 he transferred to Chelsea.
He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup in 1915.
He in addition to his 155 league appearances he played in 16 FA Cup games for Chelsea.. .fred then transferred to brentford f.c in June 1919 . he finished his career as manager of peterborough united from 1936 to 1937 .
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'''Tommy Logan''' (from Barrhead) was a Scottish footballer who played both North and South of the border. In Scotland for Falkirk and in England for Chelsea. He was judged to be an ideal centre half back whose showed judgement in his play.
Logan transferred to Chelsea from Falkirk in 1913. .
He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup in 1915. He was one of the few Chelsea players to get a positive mention in the Manchester Guardian report on the final for a few "dashing excursions" into the Sheffield half, he failed to score.
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}}'''Bill Shortt''' (13 October 1920 - 20 September 2004) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was born in Wrexham and was capped 12 times by Wales.
Shortt joined Chester on amateur terms in 1938 after being spotted playing playing for local side Hoole Alex., signing a professional contract the following May after a loan spell with Wellington.
Although Shortt officially never played a Football League match for Chester, he was a regular for the first-team throughout the war years. He made his debut in the club-s first wartime league match against Tranmere Rovers in October 1939 and played his final match against Rochdale in January 1946, shortly before moving to Division Two side Plymouth Argyle for -1,000.
Shortt went on to make more than 300 league appearances for Argyle over the next decade, helping them win the Football League Division Three South title in 1951-52. His stint also saw him capped 12 times by Wales, with his first cap coming against Northern Ireland in April 1947.
After leaving Plymouth in 1956, Shortt ended his professional career. He joined non-league side Tavistock and was the landlord of a pub in Plymouth.
He died on September 20, 2004, the same day as legendary football manager Brian Clough.
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}}'''John Bennett''' (born 27 March 1946, Liverpool) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He made 76 Football League appearances.
Bennett began his career with hometown club Liverpool, who he served his apprenticeship with before signing professional forms in April 1963. However, he failed to make a league appearance over the next three years and left for Division Four side Chester in June 1966. This was as part of a triple transfer deal that also saw Alan Hignett and John Sealey move from Anfield to Sealand Road for free. Bennett made 36 league appearances in 1966-67, initially playing in the number six shirt before becoming the club-s regular full-back later in the campaign.
The following two seasons saw him make 23 and 13 appearances respectively. He failed to score any league goals for the club but did score twice in a Welsh Cup victory over Brymbo Steelworks in the 1967-68 Welsh Cup quarter-finals.
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An England Youth international'''Kevin Russell''' (nicknamed ''Rooster'' early in his career because of his quiff); later to lose all his hair) was a professional footballer (soccer player) who played for 11 clubs in a career spanning nearly 20 years. Released by Brighton after an apprenticeship Russell returned to his hometown club Portsmouth but appearances were limited and he moved onto Wrexham during the 1987 close season. In the first of his two spells with the club he scored at a rate of just over a goal every two games.. In 1989 he joined Leicester, but was loaned out four times. However he fought his way into the first team at the end of the 1991-92 season and became a cult-hero, scoring several important late goals after coming off the bench as he helped fire Leicester to the play-off final, eventually losing to Blackburn Rovers. Despite this, he went to Stoke City at the end of the season, but after one season he moved onto Burnley. Short spells with Bournmouth and Notts County followed before a move back to the Racecourse Ground Here, at last, Russell found a permanent home - he was to play nearly 200 more league games for The Robins in a deeper role, eventually being rewarded with a testimonial against Manchester United . In his second spell at Wrexham he is best remembered for his winning goal against West Ham in an FA Cup third round replay in the 1996/97 season. With the tie goalless, Russell scored a 90th minute goal to dump West Ham out of the cup at Upton Park. He remained at the club until being sacked in January 2007
He is now working as an assistant manager for Preston North End
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Brockbank was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland and was educated at Shrewsbury School whom he represented at "soccer" before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge. He won his solitary England cap in England's first ever international match against Scotland on 30 November 1872.
He subsequently earned his "Blues" appearing for Cambridge University against Oxford University in 1874 and 1875, having previously played in representational matches for London.
He also played cricket at club level, appearing for the M.C.C. against his university in May 1874.
By profession he was an actor. He died in Fulham on 4 February 1896, aged 47 years.
His grandson, Michael White, also played cricket for Cambridge University and for Northamptonshire in the 1940s.
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'''Bill Paterson''' (born 5 March 1898 in Hill O'Beath, Scotland; died 1980 in Cowdenbeath, Scotland) was a Scottish football center forward. He began his career in Scotland before moving to England in 1925. In 1926, he joined the American Soccer League where he led the league in scoring in the fall 1929 season.
Paterson spent time with Cowdenbeath F.C. before moving to Derby County of the Football League in 1921. He spent two seasons with Derby before rejoining Cowdenbeath. He also spent time with Armadale F.C. He then played with Coventry City during the 1925-1926 season. In the fall of 1926, he moved to the United States were he signed with the Springfield Babes of the American Soccer League. Paterson played only thirteen games of the 1925-1926 season with Springfield before jumping to the Fall River Marksmen for twenty games. He did not finish the season with Fall River, but moved to the New Bedford Whalers for seven games. He spent the full 1927-1928 season in New Bedford, but was transferred to the Providence Gold Bugs seven games into the 1928-1929 season. He finished the 1929 fall season as the league-s leading scorer with twenty-seven goals in twenty-two games. In 1930, Patterson began the season with the New Bedford Whalers only to jump to the Brooklyn Wanderers. He then played the fall 1931 season with Fall River F.C..
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'''Jeremiah 'Jerry' Best''' (born January 23, 1901, date of death unknown) was an English football player who began his career in England before moving to the American Soccer League. He led the league in scoring in 1930. In 1931, he returned to England where he finished his career. He was born in Mickley, England.
Best began his professional career in December 1919 with Newcastle United. He played only two games before being transferred Leeds United in July 1920 for L100. While he began the season as the starting left inside forward, he lost his position to Basil Wood. He left the team in 1921 and spent several years playing non-league football before moving to the United States in 1924 to sign with the Providence Clamdiggers of the American Soccer League. In his first season in the league, he scored twenty-goals in twenty-nine games. In 1925, he moved to the New Bedford Whalers where he remained for the next four seasons. In 1929, moved to the Fall River Marksmen for two games. He then jumped to the Pawtucket Rangers for the remainder of the season. In the summer of 1930, Best rejoined the Whalers, leading the league in scoring with thirty-five goals in twenty-seven games in the fall 1930 season. In 1931, he moved back to England, signing with Clapton Orient for two seasons. In 1933, he transferred to Darlington where he became one of the club-s all time leading scorere. He finished his career with Hull City in the 1936-37 season.
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'''Laurent Croci''' (born December 8, 1964 in Montbliard, Doubs) is a French retired footballer, currently an assistant coach for Croix de Savoie.
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'''Kyle Naughton''' (born 11 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a defender. Naughton normally operates as a full back, but can also play in a more advanced role on the right of midfield.
Born in Sheffield, England, Naughton is a product of Sheffield United's centre of excellence and academy, having been there since the age of seven. He attended an England under-15 training camp during the 2004-05 season, and over the years has become a regular in the Academy and reserve teams. He captained his club's academy side to the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup in the 2006-07 season.
He was signed by Scottish Premier League team Gretna on loan in January 2008,
Naughton made his first team debut for the Blades the following season, coming on as a second half substitute in the first round of the League Cup against Port Vale in August 2008.
Naughton then went on to make his first start for Sheffield United in their 2-1 victory over Watford on 27 September 2008,
Naughton signed for Tottenham Hotspur on 22 July 2009 along with fellow Sheffield United player Kyle Walker.
In November 2008, after only eleven league appearances, Naughton was called up to the England under-21 team for the friendly against the Czech Republic under-21 team at Bramall Lane.
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'''Andy Walker''', a footballer who played both North and South of the border. In Scotland for Dundee and in England for Chelsea. He was a versatile player who played in the midfield and as a forward.
Walker transferred to Chelsea from Dundee in 1913.
He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup in 1915. He made only 23 appearances for Chelsea and scored 2 goals.
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'''David Kinnear''' (February 22, 1917 - February 4, 2008) was a Scottish professional football player.
Kinnear was signed to Rangers in 1934 by Bill Struth, having previously been playing for Raith Rovers and Burntisland United before that. He made his debut on 25 August 1934 in a league match against Dundee, which ended in a 3-2 defeat. He only made four appearances in that 1934-35 season. His first goal came a season later on 14 August 1935 against Albion Rovers.
Kinnear gained his one and only Scotland cap and only Scotland goal in an international challenge match against Czechoslovakia on 8 February 1937.
With the outbreak of the Second World War, Kinnear served with the British Army in the Army Physical Training Corps and was to leave Rangers after the war in May 1946. During his spell with the club he made 109 appearances and scored 32 goals. He won two League championship, one Glasgow Cup and one Charity Cup. Along with Alex Venters, Kinnear scored in front of the all-time record crowd at Ibrox Stadium in a 2-1 victory over Old Firm rivals Celtic. He enjoyed spells with Third Lanark, Dunfermline Athletic, Queen of the South and Millwall
He returned to Ibrox in 1956 as physiotherapist and had a hand in the transfer of Harold Davis to the club, having worked with him as a patient. He later became a trainer under Scot Symon but left the club in 1970 when manager William Waddell replaced his backroom staff.
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'''Harry Ford''' (from Fulham) was an English footballer who played for Tunbridge Wells and Chelsea in England. He was a fast winger who passed well and could shoot.
Taylor started his career playing for Isthmian League side Tunbridge Wells F.C. but in 12 or 1913, sources vary, he transferred to Chelsea..
He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup in 1915 scoring several times during the competition but he was unable to find the net during the final. He made a total of 248 appearances for Chelsea scoring 46 goals.
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Prior to World War I, Chipperfield played for Luton Clarence and Luton Town. He played as a wartime guest for Arsenal during World War I, finishing as the club's top scorer in the London Combination in both 1916-17 and 1918-19. After the war ended he moved to Tottenham Hotspur, making his debut on August 30, 1919, scoring twice. Chipperfield played for Spurs for two seasons, winning promotion to the First Division in 1919-20 and scoring six goals in total that season. He made his last appearance in a Spurs shirt on April 11, 1921. After Tottenham he played for Notts County (18 league games, 2 goals) and Northfleet before joining Charlton Athletic in 1923 (3 league games, 0 goals). He played most of his career as an outside left.
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'''Kyle Blain Perry''' (born 5 March 1986 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker. He is contracted to Mansfield Town from July 2009 to July 2011.
Failing to make the first team at Walsall, he dropped into non-league circles before impressing when non-league Chasetown knocked Port Vale out of the FA Cup. Failing to score for ''the Vale'', he dropped down into the Conference National with Mansfield Town in June 2009.
Perry started his career as a junior at Walsall, but was released from the Bescot Stadium in 2004, never having made the first team. He joined Conference North Telford United in the summer, and played there for two seasons. Despite his tally of 32 goals in 68 games he was released in July 2006. This was despite the fact that the 20 year old's goal tally had actually made him the top scorer in the young club's history, his record standing until 1 December 2008 when Lee Moore bagged his 33rd.
He joined Northern Premier League newcomers Hednesford Town in the summer of 2006, but only played one game for ''the Pitmen'' - the opening day defeat against Marine before being released. He then moved to Southern Football League Division One Midlands side Willenhall Town, where he formed a potent partnership with another one-game-only ex-Hednesford striker, Matthew Barnes-Homer. Perry went on to score 26 goals for ''the reds'' and was selected in the Southern Football Division One Midlands Team of the year.
After a prolific season at Noose Lane, he joined Chasetown in the summer of 2007. Another excellent return in front of goal saw him play in Chasetown's 1-0 FA Cup victory over Port Vale in December 2007. In doing this he helped Chasetown become the lowest ever ranked club to reach as far as the third round proper of the FA Cup.
He signed for Port Vale along with Chasetown teammate Chris Slater on 11 January 2008 for a nominal fee and gave up his day job as a graphic designer. He made his debut for Port Vale as a 57th minute substitute in a 2-0 defeat to Swansea City in January 2008. Perry later thanked Vale boss Lee Sinnott for saving his career.
In December 2008, after not making an appearance for Vale in 3 months, Perry made it clear his intentions were to earn a spot in the first team and brushed off rumours that we would follow Chris Slater back into non-league football. However by February 2009, he was informed that he would not be offered a new contract in the summer.
On 6 March 2009, he joined Northwich Victoria on a one month loan. This move was extended to a two month loan as Perry hit two goals in four games for the club. After three further games the popular striker was recalled by Vale manager Dean Glover after the club's strike force were hit with injuries. After speaking to several clubs, Perry signed for Mansfield Town on 24 June 2009 on a 2 year contract starting 1 July 2009.
In his first three appearances for Mansfield he scored three goals, coming in the wins against Crawley Town (2) and Salisbury City (1). Despite the good start, he also scored an own goal in the 4-1 defeat to Luton Town.
Perry was called up to England C in November 2009.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''Non-league data is incomplete (pre-2008).''
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'''Brian Gerard Tickell''' (born November 15, 1939) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United and Gateshead. He was born in Carlisle, Cumberland.
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'''Maurice Tompkin''' (February 17, 1919 - September 27, 1956) was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket with Leicestershire and professional football for Bury, Leicester City, Huddersfield Town and Kettering Town. He was born in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire.
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'''Percy Lord Tompkin''' (born January 28, 1894 in Salford) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Leicester City.
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'''Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu''' (born 10 June 1981 in Owerri, Nigeria) is an French-Nigerian footballer, who has recently played for Daejeon Citizen.
Eric Obinna, as he is commonly known, has had played for many clubs in including: Reading, Stuttgarter Kickers, Kaiserslautern, FC Rouen, Red Star, St. Etienne,Arsenal,1998-1999	: EC Victoria Bahia (Brazil). While playing for EC Victoria he won Schwan-S US CUP 98-S champion, Mannheim cup 98-s Champion (Best player and highest goal scorer of the tournament),Philips cup 98-s Champion (Holland).Stevenage Borough, and Millionarios club of Colombia. He has recently penned a 3 year deal with Korean team Daejeon Citizen.
He plays as a striker. In the early part of season 2005-06, he played in Reading's record breaking promotion season. He did not score, but set up several goals. He holds a French passport.
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'''Gordon Tucker''' (born January 5, 1968 in Manchester) was a former professional footballer, who played for Derby County, Huddersfield Town, Scunthorpe United, Hyde United and Goole Town.
Gordon Tucker started his career at Derby County on non-contract terms, he then moved to Huddersfield Town in 1987. During his time at Huddersfield Town the fans had a chant about Tucker, "We've got Gordon Tucker, He's a useless f****r, na na na na na", he was also voted as Huddersfield's worst ever player in a 1999 poll for FourFourTwo magazine. He made his debut against Plymouth Argyle in a 6-1 loss, he was wearing the number 6 shirt. He was to make a further 21 starts and 6 sub appearances in Town's worst ever season, the 1987/88 season. He was to make 35 appearances over two years at Leeds Road under Malcolm Macdonald and Eoin Hand, his last game in Town's colours was against Bolton Wanderers on the 1st of May 1989, Town lost 3-1, he was wearing the number 5 shirt. He was to leave in 1989 for Scunthorpe United. He was to play 15 games at Glanford Park before moving to Goole in 1990. His appearance data at Goole is unknown but he moved to Hyde United in the summer of 1994. Tucker, was quite a fan's favourite at Hyde, something he hadn't been at Huddersfield or Scunthorpe, he was to play 42 games in all competitions in the 1994/95 season. Then in the summer of 1995 Tucker was sent to prison for possesion of cannabis, he was to remain in prison until early 1998. He did return to play for Hyde in February 1998. He came on as a substitute in a game against Emley at The Welfare Ground, he was to then come on again as a substitute in the next game against Boston United. He then made another 9 starts, then was an unused substitute for the next three games, then his last appearance was as a substitute against Runcorn, it was also the last game of the 1997/98 season. However he failed to live up to his first spell as a Hyde player. He left Hyde at the end of the season. His current whereabouts are unknown.
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'''John Graham Anthony Turner''' (born 23 December 1954 in Gateshead)
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'''Willis Vaughton''' (born January 20, 1911) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United. He was born in Sheffield.
-DOCSTART-	15282107
'''Ian Jack Wadsworth''' (born September 24, 1966 in Huddersfield) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Doncaster Rovers.
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'''Paul Graham Walker''' (born April 3, 1949 in Bradford) was a former professional footballer, who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford, Swindon Town, Peterborough United, Barnsley and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	15283149
'''Joseph Dorville "Joe" Walter''' (16 August 1895 - 23 May 1995) was a former professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Taunton Town and Bath City. He was the last surviving player to play under Herbert Chapman while at Huddersfield.
In Huddersfield's final game at Leeds Road he was the guest of honour. In 1994, he watched two games featuring Huddersfield Town. He saw Huddersfield's final game on 30 April and near his home against Bristol Rovers at Twerton Park. On the 5 November 1994, he made English football history as he became the oldest ever professional player alive. On 23 May 1995 he died in his sleep, it would have marked the 100th birthday of his former team mate and Huddersfield Town legend Billy Smith. His funeral was attended by the entire of the Huddersfield Town squad and manager.
-DOCSTART-	15283219
'''Richard Ward''' (born 17 November 1973 in Scarborough) was a former English professional footballer, who played for Notts County and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	15283278
'''Albert Watson''' (1 June 1918 - 22 October 2009) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Oldham Athletic. He was born in Bolton on Dearne, near Barnsley, Yorkshire. For many years he had a sports shop in Sunderland trading as Willie Watson Sports, and he died in in Sunderland in 2009.
-DOCSTART-	15283361
'''Edwin Watson''' (born May 28, 1914) was a former professional footballer, who played for Partick Thistle, Huddersfield Town and Bradford Park Avenue. He was born in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland.
-DOCSTART-	15283417
'''James Isaac "Ike" Whelpton''' (born 1887 in Sheffield) was a former professional footballer, who played for Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town and Guildford United.
-DOCSTART-	15283498
'''Craig Whitington''' (born September 3, 1970 in Brighton) was a former professional footballer, who played for Crawley Town,Bridgeport, Scarborough, Huddersfield Town and Rochdale.He has had two children Naomi and Charlie.His dad is called Eric Whitington and his mum is called Joan.
-DOCSTART-	15283588
'''William Paul "Bill" Whittaker''' (born December 20, 1922) was a former professional footballer, who played for Charlton Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Crystal Palace and Cambridge United. He was born in Charlton.
-DOCSTART-	15283639
}}'''John Sealey''' (born December 27, 1945, Wallasey) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in The Football League for Liverpool and Chester.
Sealey began his career playing as an amateur for non-league side Warrington Town, before he moved to Liverpool in 1962
In June 1966, Sealey, John Bennett and Alan Hignett all moved from Liverpool to Chester on free transfers . Sealey made his debut in the second league game of the season, a 3-0 home defeat by Bradford Park Avenue and played in the following two games
This marked the end of his Chester playing career and he moved to Wigan Athletic . He did not play professional football again.
-DOCSTART-	15283648
'''Ernest Alfred "Ernie" Whittam''' (born January 7, 1911) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Chester City. He was born in Wealdstone.
-DOCSTART-	15283753
'''Alfred "Alf" Whittingham''' (19 June 1914 - 1993) is a former professional footballer, who played for Bradford City, Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town. He was born in Altofts, West Yorkshire.
During World War II, Whittingham made 78 guest appearances for Southampton, scoring 84 goals; on 16 January 1943 scored eight goals in an 11-0 victory over Luton Town.
-DOCSTART-	15283831
'''Samuel (Sam) Whittingham''' (1884 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. He was the elder brother of Bob Whittingham.
Whittingham played for Goldenhill Wanderers and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1903. He became a regular from September 1904, but was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in the summer 1906, having played 77 Vale games (69 in the league) and scored three league goals. He later also played for Blackpool, Huddersfield Town and Mirfield United.
-DOCSTART-	15283904
'''Edward "Ted" Widdowfield''' (25 March 1915 - 1983) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town. He was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham.
-DOCSTART-	15283985
'''George "Tolley" Wienand''' (born April 27, 1910) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Hull City. He was born in East London, South Africa.
-DOCSTART-	15284401
:''Another footballer, Sam Hignett, is sometimes listed as being named Alan''
'''Alan Hignett''' (born November 1, 1946, Liverpool) is a former English professional footballer who played as a full back in The Football League with Liverpool and Chester.
Hignett progressed through the youth ranks with Liverpool, signing a professional contract in November 1963.
His solitary first-team appearance for the Reds came in the final league game of the 1964-65 season, helping Liverpool to a 3-1 First Division victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Hignett remained at Anfield the following season without adding to his appearance tally. In August 1966 he became the third Liverpool player - after John Bennett and John Sealey - to make a summer free transfer switch to Chester.
This was to be his last professional appearance in England as Hignett moved to Australia and played football for several years in New South Wales.
-DOCSTART-	15285674
'''Charles Booth''' (15 August 1869 - September 1898) was an English footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Woolwich Arsenal.
Booth was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and started at his hometown club Gainsborough Trinity before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1889. He made his Football League debut on 7 September 1889 in a 2-0 win over .
He spent three seasons with the Midlands side before moving south to join Woolwich Arsenal in 1892. He was a regular in the side straight away, scoring five goals in the 1892-93 season (making him joint-top scorer with James Henderson).
Booth remained in the Arsenal side when they joined the Football League Second Division in 1893, playing at outside left in Arsenal's very first League match, against Newcastle United on 2 September 1893. He continued to play in the side until a 3-0 defeat to Lincoln City on 3 February 1894. Booth lost his place to Thomas Bryan and later moved to Loughborough.
-DOCSTART-	15285886
}}'''Fred Morris''' (born 15 June 1929, Oswestry; died 20 November 1998)
Morris began his playing career with non-league Oswestry Town before joining Walsall in May 1950.
Morris was to initially be a regular at Anfield but he played in just one match after the arrival of Bill Shankly as manager in December 1959.
Away from football, Morris ran a building contractor-s business and took over a garage in Oswestry.
-DOCSTART-	15291730
Rawson was born in Port Louis, Mauritius but, like his younger brother William, was educated at Westminster School. He represented the school at "soccer" between 1869 and 1871, becoming captain in his final year.
After leaving school he joined the Royal Engineers and was a member of the side who reached the 1874 FA Cup Final, losing 2-0 to Oxford University. His brother William played for the opposition.
Shortly before the 1875 FA Cup Final, Rawson was selected (along with William) for the England team against Scotland. This was the first occasion on which two brothers played for England in the same match. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
Rawson was also a notable cricketer who made one appearance for Kent, when he was the wicket-keeper in a match against WG Grace's XI in September 1873. Although he failed to score, he claimed four wickets either from catches or stumpings. In this match his Royal Engineers colleague, Henry Renny-Tailyour, also played for Kent.
-DOCSTART-	15292426
'''Didier Tholot''' (born April 2, 1964 in Feurs, Loire) is a French retired footballer, currently coach of FC Sion.
Tholot began his coaching career on 1 July 2002 as player coach at Vevey after a successful season, turned back in summer 2003 to Sion as player coach
He coached FC Sion between 2004 and in 2005 signed a contract as Head Coach for Libourne Saint-Seurin. He coached Libourne Saint-Seurin for three seasons and climbed with the club 2007 in the Ligue 2.
Tholot signed than in summer 2008 with Reims and was released on 25 December 2008
-DOCSTART-	15293333
'''Samuel "Sam" Weller Widdowson''' (born Hucknall Torkard, 16 April 1851,
-DOCSTART-	15294167
'''Jimmy Croal''' (from Glasgow) was a Scottish footballer and Schoolmaster who played both North and South of the border. In Scotland for Falkirk and Glasgow Rangers and in England for Chelsea. He was judged to be a clever inside left who when paired with Bob McNeil was very effective..
Croal transferred to Chelsea from Falkirk sometime in 1914. .
He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup in 1915.
He made a total of 130 appearances for Chelsea, scoring a total of 26 goals.
-DOCSTART-	15294307
'''Bob McNeil''' (from Springburn, Glasgow) was a Scottish footballer who played both North and South of the border. In Scotland for Hamilton Academical and in England for Chelsea. He was a neat Outside Left who dribbled well and had an accurate shot..
Croal transferred to Chelsea from Hamilton Academical sometime in 1914. .
He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup in 1915.
He made a total of 307 appearances for Chelsea and scored a total of 32 goals..
-DOCSTART-	15295933
'''John Renton "Jock" Wightman''' (2 November 1912 - 20 April 1964) was a Scottish footballer who played for Scarborough, York City, Bradford Park Avenue, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers and Carlisle United. He was born in Duns. He died on 20 April 1964 in Blackburn, Lancashire.
-DOCSTART-	15295972
'''B. Joseph Wigmore''' (born 1892) was a former professional footballer, who played for Dinnington and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	15296118
'''Thomas Walter J. "Tom" Wilcox''' (born at sea in 1879) was a professional footballer who played for Norwich City, Blackpool, Manchester United, Huddersfield Town and Carlisle United.
-DOCSTART-	15296260
'''David Alan Clarke''' (born December 3, 1964 in Nottingham, England) was an English footballer who played predominantly at left back but also in midfield. Clarke began his career as an apprentice with Notts County, a club his father had appeared for in the 1960s. On October 6, 1982 he made his debut for the Magpies as a goalscoring substitute in a Football League Cup tie away to Aston Villa and went on to 16 appearances that season in the then First Division of the Football League. He would go on to play a further four seasons for Notts County, the highlight being the 1983-84 season when he was called up for the England Youth team.
In the summer of 1987 he dropped out of the Football League to join the newly relegated Lincoln City, where he also made a goalscoring debut, this time against Stafford Rangers on September 5, 1987. He would go on to make 30 league appearances as Lincoln secured promotion back to the league at the first attempt. He would stay at Lincoln for a further five and a half seasons before moving to Doncaster Rovers at the beginning of 1994. He remained at Doncaster for the remainder of the 1993-1994 season before dropping out of the league. He made a single substitute appearance for Gainsborough Trinity at the beginning of the 1994-95 season before retiring.
-DOCSTART-	15296320
'''Andrew "Andy" Williams''' (born July 29, 1962 in Birmingham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Solihull Borough, Coventry City, Rotherham United, Leeds United, Port Vale, Notts County, Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Scarborough and Gainsborough Trinity.
-DOCSTART-	15296441
'''John James "Jackie" Williams''' (March 20, 1911 - 1979) was a professional footballer, who played for Llanelli, Huddersfield Town and Aston Villa. He was born in Aberdare, Wales.
-DOCSTART-	15296587
'''Charles "Charlie" Wilson''' born 30 March 1895 in Atherstone, Warwickshire) was a former professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Huddersfield Town and Stoke City.
Wilson was a reserve player with Coventry City before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1919, he scored 48 goals for the London club with 27 coming in the Football League. Herbert Chapman signed Wilson for Huddlesfield in 1922. He helped the ''Terriers'' to two First Division title wins. He joined Stoke in 1925 and became one of the best forwards that Stoke City have ever had. He scored almost 120 goals in less that 170 appearances for the club over a period of five years and was top scores in four seasons running. He scored 37 goals in 1926-27 as he helped Stoke to the Third Division North Title. He later played for Stafford Rangers, Wrexham and Shrewsbury Town. He became landlord of a pub in Stafford before his death in 1971.
-DOCSTART-	15296713
'''Philip "Phil" Wilson''' (born October 16, 1960 in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Bolton Wanderers, Huddersfield Town, York City, Scarborough and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	15296906
'''Robert James Wilson''' (born June 5, 1961 in Kensington, Greater London) was a former professional footballer, who played for Fulham, Millwall, Luton Town, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United and Farnborough Town.
Earned two caps for the Republic of Ireland U21 side.
-DOCSTART-	15296948
'''Julian Winter''' (born 6 September 1965) is a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Scunthorpe United and Sheffield United. He was born in Huddersfield.
On 12 December 2008, Winter was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Watford following the resignation of Mark Ashton.
-DOCSTART-	15297034
'''Richard "Dick" Witham''' (4 May 1915 - 1999) was a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Blackpool and Oldham Athletic. He was born in Bowburn, County Durham.
-DOCSTART-	15297092
'''Ernest Womersley''' (born 28 August 1932) is a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Hartshead, West Yorkshire.
-DOCSTART-	15297141
'''Christopher Charles "Chris" Wood''' (born May 15, 1955 in Penistone, West Yorkshire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	15297186
'''James William Wood''' (born 8 March 1893 in Sunderland) was a professional footballer, who played for South Shields, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool.
-DOCSTART-	15297257
'''John Wood''' was a former professional footballer who played for Manchester City, Plymouth Argyle, Huddersfield Town and Aberdeen.
-DOCSTART-	15297318
'''John "James" Wright''' (born 1892 in Ireland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Cliftonville and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	15297425
'''Mark Andrew Wright''' (born 29 January 1970, in Manchester, England) is a former professional footballer, who played for Everton, Blackpool, Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic and Chorley.
-DOCSTART-	15297442
'''Bernard Allou''' (born 19 June 1975 in Cocody) is an Ivorian born French football player. He currently plays for White Star Woluw F.C..
He was part of Paris SG squad at the 1996 UEFA Super Cup.
During his spell in England at Nottingham Forest he scored twice, once against Mansfield in the League Cup
-DOCSTART-	15297472
'''William P. Wright''' (born 1900 in Seaforth, Liverpool, Merseyside) was a former professional footballer, who played for Exeter City and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	15297558
'''John Yuill''' (born 1915 in Coltness, North Lanarkshire, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Cheltenham Town and Arbroath.
-DOCSTART-	15298010
'''Steve Ludlam''' (born 18 October 1955, Chesterfield) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League for Sheffield United, Carlisle United and Chester City.
Ludlam began his career with Sheffield United, where he turned professional in January 1973. He had to wait until December 1975 for his first-team debut, against Tottenham Hotspur,
Ludlam made his Chester debut on the opening day of the 1980-81 season, in a 1-0 home defeat to Oxford United. He ended the season as the club-s joint leading scorer with seven goals,
He played in Finland for six months before having spells training with Chester, Blackpool and Rochdale.
Ludlam worked in the licensing and legal trades and then for the Royal Mail.
In 2003, Ludlam became manager of Worksop Town, where one of his sons, Ryan, was on the playing staff. He remained with the club until the end of the 2003-04 season, when he was replaced by Ronnie Glavin.
-DOCSTART-	15298037
'''Joseph William "Joe" Jee''' (born 1883 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester) was a former professional footballer, who played for Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	15298065
'''Sam Hignett''' (1885 - ca. 1933) was an English footballer who played for Liverpool between 1906 and 1908. Playing at right-half, he made one appearance for the reds, against Sunderland on October 12, 1907. He is listed in some sources as being named '''Alan Hignett'''.
-DOCSTART-	15298096
'''George Metcalf''' (born in Easington on 1885) was a former professional footballer, who played for Sunderland, North Shields and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	15298222
'''Frederick "Fred" Walker''' (born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire) was a former professional footballer, who played for Leeds City and Huddersfield Town. He was also Huddersfield Town's first manager and their only player-manager.
-DOCSTART-	15298485
'''Andrew Pearce''' (born April 20, 1966 in Bradford on Avon, England) is a retired English football defender. He spent his career in England, starting at Halesowen Town, then moved to Coventry City and, after 3 seasons at Highfield Road moved to Sheffield Wednesday where he achieved cult status following his goal against Sheffield United in a memorable 3-1 victory at Hillsborough. In 1995 he moved to Wimbledon for - 600,000 but this proved a waste of money as Pearce only made 7 appearances in his first season and no more after that. So in 1999 he joined Aldershot, where he spent the remainder of his career.
-DOCSTART-	15298527
}}'''Craig Dean Middleton''' (born 10 September 1970 in Nuneaton) is a retired English football midfielder.
Middleton began his career at Coventry City, alongside his twin brother Lee, before moving to Cambridge United in 1993. He made a number of appearances in his first year but missed the whole of the following season, 1994-95. He did manage to return to the side but a shoulder injury towards the end of the season meant he was released by the club in 1996. He signed for Cardiff City and quickly became a first team regular and would be a vital part of the Cardiff team for the next three years before falling out of favour and, after a short loan spell at Plymouth Argyle, left to join Halifax Town.
-DOCSTART-	15298580
'''Simon Owen Haworth''' (born 30 March 1977 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He won five caps for the Wales national football team during his career.
Haworth began his career at Cardiff City on a yts scheme and broke into the first team due to an injury crisis during the 1995-1996 season. He fully established himself the following year which lead to him nearly signing for Norwich City only for the move to break down at the last minute. But after he earnt his first cap for Wales he moved to Coventry City for -500,000, a record fee received for a player by Cardiff at the time, but struggled to find form for the club, scoring just once against Everton in the League Cup, and subsequently moved to Wigan Athletic for -600,000, a record signing for the club at the time.
He managed to show his ability for Wigan and helped them to win the Autowindscreens Shield in the 1998-99 season. He was also the first Wigan player to score at their new JJB Stadium. Eventually leaving the club in February 2002 he joined Tranmere Rovers, linking up with former strike partner Stuart Barlow again. During the 2003-04 season he suffered a double fracture in his right leg which ruled him out for around eight months. He attempted a comeback in November 2004 but was in considerable pain due to his leg not being fully healed. He decided to call an end to his football career to concentrate on his business ventures.
Haworth made his debut for Wales on 27 May 1997 coming on as a substitute for goalscorer John Hartson in a 1-0 victory over Scotland. He went on to earn four more caps for Wales, against Brazil, Jamaica, Malta, and Tunisia.
-DOCSTART-	15298644
As a player, he spent the period from November 1919 to November 1927 with Aston Villa, before moving on to Derby County. After four seasons at Derby, he moved on to Sheffield Wednesday in 1931. He spent the 1933-34 season with Preston North End before spending the last three years of his career with Charlton Athletic where he retired in 1936.
He was also an England international, making two appearances in 1928, scoring twice against France on his debut on 17 May 1928. He made his third and final appearance for England on 14 May 1931.
His son Bob was also a professional footballer, playing for Derby County, Shrewsbury Town and Rochdale in the 1960s, as well as playing cricket for Derbyshire and Hampshire between 1967 and 1980.
-DOCSTART-	15298665
'''Sean Flynn''' (born 13 March 1968 in Birmingham) is a retired English football defender.
Flynn was recently featured on the Sky Sports series "Where are they now", he is now a caravan park owner in Cornwall. He said that when he signed his first contract with Coventry City it was for -325 a week. When asked about some of his most memorable games he said his debut for Coventry City away at Sheffield Utd on boxing day 1991 where he scored by lobbing the ball over the goalie from just outside the penalty area and won the game 3-1.
In August 1995 his then manager Big Ron Atkinson told him he was no longer needed at Coventry City and that he had found him another club Derby County, so Flynn moved to Derby County for -225,000 on the 11th August 1995 and he commented that his wages went up from -325 to just over -1,000 which he says was "that was not a bad move really for me", Flynn finished his time at Coventry City having played 106 games with 9 goals in all competitions.
Flynn got promoted with Derby County by finishing in 2nd place in the 1st Division in 1995/96. He played 65 games and scored 3 goals in all competitions for Derby County.
After a short loan period with Stoke City Flynn signed for the club he had supported as a boy West Bromwich Albion for -260,000 on the 6th August 1997. As a West Bromwich Albion fan one of the highlights of his career was when he captained the team. He played 122 games and scored 8 goals for the Baggies.
In July 2000 Flynn moved on a free transfer to Tranmere Rovers and spent 2 years there playing 82 games and scoring 11 goals in all competitions before leaving to sign for Kidderminster Harriers in August 2002 again on a free transfer and Flynn made 57 appearances scoring 2 goals before leaving in the September 2003.
Flynn played 436 games and scored 34 goals in his years as a pro footballer.
When not running his caravan park in Cornwall Flynn plays amateur football for Bodmin Town (South West Peninsula League Premier Division) and last season they won the treble and he was player of the year, managers player of the year, supporters player of the year.
This season he has signed for Mullion Football Club in the Cornwall Combination League. Playing with the likes of Nicky Medlyn (Exeter City - 8 appearances). Early January 2009 he was appointed player/manager of Mullion. He has now decided to become player/assistant manager at Falmouth Town A.F.C, joining his former Bodmin manager, Alan Carey.
Flynn made a total of 93 Premier League appearances for Coventry City and Derby County and scored 8 Premier League goals.
::1997 : Stoke City (loan)
-DOCSTART-	15298699
'''Edward "Ted" Magner''' (born January 1, 1891 in Newcastle upon Tyne) was a former professional manager. He managed Denmark before moving on to Huddersfield Town , where he managed during the Second World War, and Derby County, where he won a double of the Football League North and Midlands Cup in the 1944/45 season.
-DOCSTART-	15298724
'''Terence Fleming''' (born 5 January 1973 in Marston Green, Warwickshire) is an English football midfielder, currently playing for Lincoln United. Fleming played professionally for Plymouth Argyle and Lincoln City amongst others.
Originally Fleming was a trainee with Coventry City before moving on to play for both Northampton Town and Preston North End. Though it was in his spell for Lincoln City that he really took off. Fleming was ever present in the centre of midfield and featured heavily in the clubs promotion season in 1997/1998.
In the summer of 2000, The Imps lost Fleming to Plymouth Argyle with fellow central midfielder John Finnigan also departing that season. Fleming then spent four impressive seasons with Cambridge United where he was heralded a cult hero by the supporters for his impressive performances. With the club cash strapped though Fleming left United at the end of the 2003/2004 season and joined Grimsby Town on a free transfer.
At Grimsby Town, he formed a midfield partnership with fellow veteran Stacy Coldicott as Grimsby struggled and under performed in the 2004-2005 season. His performances were not good enough to earn himself a new deal with Grimsby, and both himself and Coldicott were released at the end of the season.
His next port of call was to sign for Kidderminster Harriers who had just been relegated out of the football league, after an average season, Fleming was released again and moved onto play for Moor Green and then Grantham Town.
Terry was named as Grantham Town's Captain for the 2008-2009 season, impressing Gingerbreads manager John Wilkinson with his professionalism and experience. However, following Wilkinson's departure from the club Fleming moved on to join Lincoln United. Fleming made his debut for the club in the abandoned game with Sheffield on 29 November 2008
-DOCSTART-	15298799
'''Peter Graham Billing''' (born 24 October 1964) is an English former footballer.
Billing started his career with local non-league South Liverpool before being signed up by Everton in January 1986. He only played one game for ''the Toffees'' before being sold to Crewe Alexandra for -12,000 in December that year. Three years and 88 league appearances later he was sold on to Coventry City for ten times that figure. He spent four years with ''the Sky Blues'' before being loaned to Port Vale in February 1993. He impressed and was signed permanently for a -35,000 fee in May 1993. He came on as substitute in the 1993 Football League Trophy final, but that was about the extent of his impact and he was given a free transfer to Hartlepool United in May 1995. After 36 league appearances he returned to Crewe before heading to non-league Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	15298837
'''Brian Borrows''' (born 20 December 1960 in Liverpool) is a retired English football defender. He played for Everton and Bolton Wanderers, but spent the majority of his career with Coventry City. He finished playing with Swindon Town.
Brian Borrows was signed from Bolton Wanderers in 1985 and apart from the rare injury was the club's regular right back for nearly a decade, missing less than 20 games. Whilst the era produced such terrace favourites as Gibson, Bennett, Regis and Speedie, Borrows fell into that category of player who quietly went about their business season after season to an exceptionally high standard. A right back who was gifted with first class spatial awareness and close ball control. In another era, (some City fans say at a more fashionable club) he might possibly have been an England squad regular.
Far from being a 'workmanlike' full-back, Borrows possessed a great cross and burst of speed which was used to great effect for forwards like Houchen, Speedie and Regis. He was also to play a key defensive role during the 1987 cup run, which included outstanding battling away displays against the likes of Stoke City (5th Round) and Sheffield Wednesday (6th Round). Coventry would later go on to lift the trophy for the first time in their 104 year history against Tottenham Hotspur. Unfortunately for Borrows, he twisted his knee just seven days before the 1987 FA Cup Final, and was forced to miss the game. As a result, his name was chanted many times that afternoon on the 16th May 1987 from the Coventry sections of Wembley Stadium. He did however play a part in the Charity Shield showpiece versus Everton later that same year.
He scored several times for Coventry City, mostly from free kicks and the penalty spot, and remains a very respected figure among former players and fans alike. His understanding with Trevor Peake, Brian Kilcline and Steve Ogrizovic formed the foundation stone upon which George Curtis and John Sillett were able to rebuild the clubs fortunes after years of under achievement. His playing career spanned some of the great changes in modern British football, from the pre-Sky era of open terracing to the super stadia and media saturation of the Premiership. 'Bugsy' as he was affectionately known at the club, made 474 total appearances scoring a total of 13 goals.
He was voted Coventry City 'Player of the Year' for the 1989/90 season. He also secured a representative honour as an England 'B' cap in 1990.
Brian Borrows is included in the Coventry City Hall of Fame at the Ricoh Arena.
::1993 : Bristol City (loan)
::1997 : Swindon Town (loan)
-DOCSTART-	15298933
'''Albert (Ally) Gary Pickering''' (born 22 June 1967 in Manchester) is a retired English football defender.
He played in the Football League for Burnley, Chester City Coventry City, Rotherham United, Coventry City and Stoke City. He made eighty three appearances for Stoke.
From 2001 to 2003 Pickering was the manager of Mossley.
-DOCSTART-	15298994
'''David Rennie''' (born 29 August 1964) in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or defender. He made more than 400 appearances in the Football League, playing for Leicester City, Leeds United, Bristol City, Birmingham City, Coventry City, Northampton Town and Peterborough United.
-DOCSTART-	15299025
'''David Smith''' (born 29 March 1968 in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire) is a retired English football midfielder who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League and Premier League and won 10 caps for the England under-21 team. He is currently the Commercial Manager for Grimsby Town.
David Smith started his career at Coventry City after signing professional terms with the club in 1986. He had previously failed trials at Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Luton Town, Swindon Town, and Bristol Rovers before becoming an apprentice at Coventry City in 1984. Four years on Smith made his debut as a teenager in the Premier League against Manchester United at Old Trafford, this ended in a 1-0 defeat. Smith became a regular in the side and earned several England under 21 caps. After a loan spell at A.F.C. Bournemouth where he made one league appearance in 1993 he moved to Birmingham City where he spent a season before moving to local rivals West Bromwich Albion under Alan Buckley. He spent four years at the club before re-joining Alan Buckley half way through the 1997-1998 season. He scored on his debut for the club in a 4-0 win over Brentford F.C.in a league match at Blundell Park. Smith helped Grimsby Town win the Auto Windscreens Shield and Second Division play-offs. David Smith was a key member of that squad, proving his versatility by performing as a deputy for Tony Gallimore and regularly playing there for tactical reasons. One of his most notable moments at Grimsby Town was when he scored in the first-leg of the Division 2 play-off semi-final against Fulham F.C. in the 1997-1998 season. David Smith continued as a regular first-team player at Grimsby Town until he picked up an injury in 2001-02. He later had a spell at Swansea City.
Upon retiring, Smith returned to Grimsby where he worked in a local car dealership, before going into marketing. He was appointed commercial manager at Grimsby Town F.C. in 2004
-DOCSTART-	15299088
'''Paul Andrew Williams''' (born 8 September 1963) is a retired Northern Irish footballer. He won one cap for the Northern Ireland national football team.
He was born in Sheffield. His mother is Nobel Peace Prize laureate Betty Williams.
::1992 : Coventry City (loan)
::1996 : Doncaster Rovers (loan)
-DOCSTART-	15299131
'''Stephen (Steve) Livingstone''' (born 8 September 1969 in Middlesbrough) is an English former footballer who notably played for numerous clubs, having the most significant impact at Grimsby Town. He played as a forward, but was sometimes used as a make-shift defender.
Livingstone was promoted to the first team squad at Coventry City in 1986, he went on to make just under 50 appearances for ''the Sky Blues'' in all competitions between 1986 and 1991.
In January 1991 Livingstone was signed by Blackburn Rovers for -450,000. After two years at Ewood Park, with a record of one goal every three league games, he moved to Stamford Bridge and signed with Chelsea for -350,000 in March 1993.
While with ''the Blues'', Livingstone went on to only make one substitute appearance, playing in the clubs 3-0 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford. He replaced Neil Shipperley in the 55th minute of the game, giving him 35 minutes against players such as Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs and Peter Schmeichel. His next port of call was Port Vale where he signed on loan in September 1993 and made four appearances, scoring once. In October 1993 he left the newly formed Premier league as Chelsea offloaded Livingstone to Grimsby Town for -140,000.
He was an instant hit at Blundell Park and his performances earned him respect amongst ''the Mariners'' fans, he formed notable impressive strike partnerships with Clive Mendonca, Ivano Bonetti, Jack Lester and Lee Nogan. "Livvo" as he was known to Grimsby supporters, was able to use his frame and weight to make himself a handy target man, and was a frequent goalscorer in his ten years with the club. His last four years with Grimsby were hampered with injury, and he only made a cameo role in each season. In 2002, he collided badly with Derby County striker Fabrizio Ravanelli and was knocked unconscious. This left Livingstone with a head injury that would see him out of action for a couple of months. His old target man status returned briefly that season, as he helped Grimsby edge a thrilling 6-5 win over Burnley in an impressive performance alongside fellow striker Steve Kabba. By the end of the season, Grimsby's resistance had faded, and the club were relegated from the First Division, and with a growing number of young forwards at the club, this paved the way for Livingstone's exit from Blundell Park.
Carlisle United came in for the veteran forward and initially signed him on a one month loan in April 2003, before making the deal permanent in July, signing him on a free transfer. However, Livvo struggled with his fitness, and made a total of nine appearances for the club, with two red cards, one of them on his debut against York City, the other against Lincoln City. He also collected three yellow cards in this time, and all this without scoring a goal. He was placed on the transfer list four months after signing with the club but due to a persistent back problem, Livingstone retired in January 2004.
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'''Damian Matthew''' (born 23 September 1970 in Islington, England) is a professional football coach and retired footballer. Matthew is currently the Interim Manager for Charlton Athletic Reserves
He began his professional playing career as a midfielder for Chelsea in the early 1990s, playing 21 league games and being issued with the number 8 when FA Premier League squad numbers were introduced in 1993-94. He next played for Crystal Palace but once again his first team chances were limited.
He then played for Burnley and Northampton Town before retiring from playing professionally in 1999 at the age of 29.
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'''Simon Coleman''' (born 13 March 1968 in Worksop) is a retired English football defender. He played 475 competitive games in English football and appeared in the Premier League for both Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers.
He now works at a football academy in Mansfield.
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'''Scott Green''' (born 15 January 1970 in Walsall) is a retired English football defender. He is currently running the Yeovil Town Centre of Excellence.
As a schoolboy, Green spent time at Stoke, West Brom and Walsall before Derby County took him on trial as a centre-forward. He ultimately failed to play a single game for Derby but would score 24 goals in 16 games for Finnish club Euran Pallo. In 1990, Green signed for Bolton Wanderers for -50,000, making his dbut against Shrewsbury Town. He would help Wanderers reach the play-offs that season, and made an appearance in the 1991 play-off final against Tranmere. In 1992, Green switched to full-back helping Bolton achieve promotion and played in the 1995 Football League Cup Final.
Green joined Wigan Athletic for -300,000 in June 1997, scoring on his dbut in a 5-2 win over Wycombe Wanderers on the opening day of the 1997/98 season. Now a regular fixture at right-back, he was part of the side that would win the Autowindscreen Shield at Wembley in 1999. A virtual ever present in the first half of Wigan's Second Division Championship winning season, he would be allowed to leave the club for Wrexham in 2003.
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'''Steve McAnespie''' (born 1 February 1972) is a retired Scottish football defender.
Born in Kilmarnock, McAnespie started his career with Aberdeen, although failed to make a senior appearance during his time at Pittodrie.
In 1994, after five years with Aberdeen, he signed for Raith Rovers, with whom he won the Scottish League Cup within a matter of months, going on to also win the Scottish First Division. He also featured in the early stages of Raith's maiden European campaign.
McAnespie moved to Bolton Wanderers in September 1995 for -900,000, featuring in around a dozen matches as Bolton were relegated to the Football League First Division. McAnespie featured in a similar number of matches as Bolton gained promotion at the first attempt, winning the title by eighteen points. He played in a handful of matches at the start of the 1997-98 season.
McAnespie dropped down to the Football League Second Division in November 1997 to join Fulham in a -100,000 deal. After three years with the London side, McAnespie made just seven league appearances, playing in just three matches of Fulham's title-winning 1998-99 season, having spent part of the previous season on loan at Bradford City.
At the start of the 2000-01 season, McAnespie joined Cambridge United on a free transfer.
He joined Partick Thistle on a similar deal in March 2002, weeks before Cambridge's relegation from the Football League Second Division, and played a small part in Partick's Scottish First Division title win.
He then moved to the United States to coach football. While he was assistant coach of the New Orleans Shell Shockers, he had to be rescued from the impact of Hurricane Katrina.
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}}'''Steven Byron "Steve" Brown''' (born 13 May 1972) is a former English footballer now Youth Team Manager at Brighton & Hove Albion.
Born in Brighton, Brown spent his career as a defender for two different clubs. He started his career with in 1990 where he was to spend the bulk of his career. His twelve year spell at Charlton saw the club twice gain promotion and spent four seasons in the Premier League. An extremely popular player with supporters, he also acquired the reputation of a versatile player. Indeed, he played in goal four times for Charlton without conceding.
After over twelve years with Charlton, he was signed by former team-mate Alan Pardew for in late 2002.
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'''Paul Henry Mortimer''' (born 8 May 1968) is a former English footballer.
Born in Kensington, London, Mortimer tended to play in midfield, though he was known to play in defence at times. He started his career with non-league side in 1986. A year, he joined First Division side . He became a regular first teamer with the Addicks, but after they were relegated in 1990 he moved onto the following year. After failing to establish himself at Villa Park under Ron Atkinson, Mortimer returned to South London with .
A number of injury problems, mainly hamstring, meant he did not play many games for Crystal Palace. After less than three years he was transferred back to Charlton Athletic, alongside David Whyte in exchange for Darren Pitcher. Under the management of former team-mate Alan Curbishley, Mortimer often played excepetionally well in the autumnal sun but then suffer hamstring and back injuries. At the start of the successful promotion winning 97-98 season, against Bradford City he scored a spectacular goal where he turned his full back inside out before an exquisite shot to the bottom right of the goal. In this game Charlton won 3-1, and it was a performance full of verve and vigour that hailed of things to come that season. After helping the club into the Premier League in 1998, he again played in the country's top-flight missing a crucial penalty against Leeds United towards the end of the season. He left the following year, moving to lower league side where he ended his career in 2001.
Mortimer has since returned to the club he spent the best years of his career, Charlton Athletic; he now coaches the club's women's team.
Well remembered for scoring unbelievable solo efforts turning one defender after another.
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'''Richard Brown''' (born 13 January 1967 in Nottingham) is a retired English footballer.
In 1990, Blackburn Rovers manager Don Mackay signed Brown from Kettering Town. Two years later, he was a member of the Rovers team that were promoted to the new Premier League. From that point on, Brown found first-team opportunities limited and was eventually transferred to Stockport County. After football Richard went to work with his brother and establish Brown's Timber Merchants in Blackburn, Lancashire,
::1990 : Cheltenham Town (loan)
::1991 : Maidstone United (loan)
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}}'''Brian Woodall''' (born June 6, 1948, Chester; died May 4, 2007, Chester) was a professional footballer who played in The Football League for four clubs.
Woodall began his career by playing for top-flight side Sheffield Wednesday, who he made his league debut for during the 1967-68 season. One of the highlights of his spell at Hillsborough was scoring twice in a 3-1 FA Cup win over Leeds United.
Woodall made just one league appearance for Wednesday during the 1969-70 season and he spent time on loan with Oldham Athletic. At the end of the season he joined hometown club Chester. He made a bright start to his Chester career, scoring on the opening day of the 1970-71 season in a 2-1 win at Brentford.
That marked the end of Woodall-s professional career as he joined non-league side Oswestry Town in the summer of 1971.
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'''Michael John 'Mike' Astbury''' (born January 22, 1964), Kippax, West Yorkshire) also known as '''Mick Astbury'''
Astbury became York-s youngest ever goalkeeper when, as a 16-year old, he played in goal during City-s 1-1 draw at AFC Bournemouth in the 1980-81 season.
He moved to Peterborough United on loan in January 1986, two months before signing permanently for Darlington. Astbury moved on again in July 1987 to Chester City. Unfortunately injured shortly after arriving,
Astbury was released at the end of the season and joined Chesterfield, where just eight league appearances were made in a relegation season from Football League Division Three. That marked the end of Astbury-s professional career as he joined non-league side Gainsborough Trinity. He later emigrated to play in the United States.
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'''Walter "Wally" Hinshelwood''' (born 27 October 1929) is an English former footballer who was active in the 1950s. His position on the pitch was outside-right. Hinshelwood began his career at Fulham, where he received little playing time. In January 1951 he was transferred to Chelsea, but returned to Fulham within four months.
In 1952, Hinshelwood joined Reading, where he became a first-team regular. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954/55. Four years later, he moved to Bristol City where he played another four years before finishing his career with short spells at Millwall and Newport County.
Wally Hinshelwood is also the patriarch of the Hinshelwood football family. His sons Martin and Paul both went on to become professional footballers at Crystal Palace. Martin had to retire early because of injury, and is today director of football at Brighton & Hove Albion, while Paul became an England under-21 international and played more than 300 games for Palace. Wally's grandsons Danny, Adam and Paul have also played professional football.
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'''Alfred Edward "Alf" Haynes''' (April 4, 1907-June 1953) was an English footballer.
Born in Oxford, Haynes started out at Oxford City before joining Arsenal aged 21 in 1928. A half back, he spent six seasons at Arsenal but only played 29 first-team games; however these coincided with the start of the club's first period of success under Herbert Chapman. Haynes made his debut against Liverpool on December 21, 1929 at Anfield, a game Arsenal lost 1-0. Nevertheless, Haynes played 14 games that season but missed out on the 1930 FA Cup Final, which Arsenal won, gaining their first major trophy.
Haynes continued to play mostly for the reserves, winning the London Combination three times. However he missed out on a first-team winners' medal as he was only used sparingly as Arsenal won two League titles in 1930-31 and 1932-33. However, he did pick up a winners medal after playing in Arsenal's 1-0 defeat of West Bromwich Albion in the 1931 FA Charity Shield. His final appearance for Arsenal came against Blackburn Rovers on October 7, 1933.
Unable to oust the first-choice half backs of Frank Hill, Herbie Roberts and Bob John, Haynes was sold to Crystal Palace in November 1933, and played there for three seasons. He died in 1953 at the age of 46.
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'''James "Jimmy" Keith Brown''' (born 3 October 1953 in Bothwell) is a Scottish former association football player.
Brown was signed from Midlothian boys by English football club Aston Villa in May 1969. He was Aston Villa's youngest ever player to play in a first team game at 15 years 349 days. He signed professional in 1970. He played in 75 League matches for Villa scoring 1 goal. He also played in 12 Cup games. Brown won the FA Youth Cup with Villa in 1972 before being sold to Preston North End in October 1975.
Brown left Preston in 1978, and signed for Greek club Ethnikos. He returned to the UK two years later with Portsmouth, and ended his senior career after a season with Scottish club Hibernian.
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'''James "Jimmy" McGuire''' (1911 in Edinburgh, Scotland - November 26, 1974 in Hyde Park, New York) was a two time president of the United States Soccer Football Association. He played professionally in the American Soccer League and the English Football League. He alo earned two schoolboy caps with Scotland and was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951.
McGuire was born and raised in Scotland where he played twice for the national team as a schoolboy. At some point, he moved to the United States. In 1929, he signed with the Brooklyn Wanderers of the American Soccer League. In 1931, Celtic F.C. toured North America, playing the Wanderers on June 7, 1931. McGuire impressed them enough for them to sign him before returning to Scotland. McGuire never appeared for their first team and in 1932, he moved to Northampton Town of the English Football League. McGuire played with Northampton Town until 1936. According to the National Soccer Hall of Fame, McGuire would return to play in the U.S. during the English off-season. When he left Northampton in 1936, McGuire returned to the U.S. for good, signing with Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic of the second American Soccer League. In 1938, Brooklyn went to the final of the National Challenge Cup, but lost to Chicago Sparta. The next year, they defeated Chicago Manhattan Beer to win the Challenge Cup title. McGuire retired from playing professionally that summer.
Following his retirement from playing, McGuire became an administrator. In 1947, he became the president of the American Soccer League. He also served as president of the United States Soccer Football Association (1952-1954 and 1971-1974). In 1974, he was part of the Organizing Committee for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He died that year, while still president of the USSF.
McGuire was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951. In 1975, the national U-19 cup was named the McGuire Cup in his honor.
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}}'''Nigel Walker''' (born 7 April 1959, Gateshead) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League for six clubs and also played in the North American Soccer League.
Walker began his career on the books of non-league side Whickham. He turned professional with Newcastle United in July 1977, making his debut in a 1-1 draw with Bristol City in Football League Division One . His first goal arrived the following season against Leicester City . After 81 first-team appearances, Walker departed for the United States of America to play for the San Diego Sockers in the North American Soccer League in 1982
In January 1983 Walker returned to England when he joined Division Four side Crewe Alexandra on non-contract terms
Walker moved to Chester City in July 1984, making his debut on the opening day of the new season against Scunthorpe United. He went on to score a derby winner from the penalty spot against Wrexham and a hat-trick via his left foot, right foot and head
In 1987 Walker joined non-league side Blyth Spartans, where he played for five years before joining Dunston Federation. Outside football he gained a first class honours degree in computing from Newcastle Polytechnic and became a maths teacher
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'''Chris Withe''' (born 25 September 1962) was a professional footballer who played in the Football League for seven clubs. He is the younger brother of the former Aston Villa and England striker Peter Withe.
Withe was born in Liverpool, England as the younger brother of Peter Withe. He began his career as an apprentice with Newcastle United, who he turned professional with in October 1980. His two first-team appearances for the Magpies came during the same month in matches against Shrewsbury Town and Chelsea.
He remained with the club until June 1983, when he moved to Bradford City on a free transfer.
Withe experienced two relegations and a promotion in his three seasons at Field Mill. He moved to Shrewsbury Town in August 1993, a season that ended with the Gay Meadow club topping Division Three. He remained with the club until the end of the 1995-96 season, a campaign that saw him play at Wembley Stadium in the final of the Auto Windscreens Shield against Rotherham United.
Withe then dropped into non-league football with Boston United, where he played for three seasons. He was voted the club's player of the season and player-s player of the season in 1996-97.
Since finishing his playing days, Withe has turned out occasionally for Hucknall based Sunday league team Spot On along with his son Matt, as well as playing in the Masters football series.
- Football League Division Three champions: 1984-85 (45 apps).
- Football League Division Four promotion as third place team: 1991-92 (10 apps, 1 goal).
- Football League Division Three champions: 1993-94 (26 apps).
- Auto Windscreens Shield runners-up: 1995-96.
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He played half-back and was regarded as one of the best players in that position at that time. He played almost 200 games for Partick before a transfer to Villa for a then-record fee of -7,500.
He made 225 appearances for Villa and was capped eight times by Scotland. The highlight of his career was when he partnered Jimmy McMullan in the dominant Scottish midfield of the "Wembley Wizards" that defeated England 5-1 in 1928.
His father Neilly Gibson was also a Scottish international, who also played for Rangers and Partick.
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'''Aaron Labonte''' (born 27 November 1983, Middlesbrough) is an English professional football player is currently playing for FAI Premier Division side Finn Harps
Labonte started his career as a trainee for English Premiership side Newcastle United in 2001. In January 2003, then Livingston manager Jim Leishman offered Labonte a trial. The trial was unsuccessful, but 5 months later Labonte was handed a trial by fellow SPL side Dunfermline Athletic. After a successful trial, Labonte was offered a two-and-a-half year contract with the club. Labonte made his debut in the 4-0 defeat to Glasgow side Rangers.
In the 2004 Scottish Cup defeat to Celtic, former Bhoys striker Henrik Larsson twice evaded Labonte and scored both times. After relegation to the First Division, then manager Stephen Kenny told Labonte that he was not needed by the club.. On the deadline day for transfers in 2008, Labonte signed on loan until the end of the season for Irish club Finn Harps. He was released by Dunfermline in May 2008 after his contract ended and was re-signed by Finn Harps.
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'''Brian William Lloyd''' (born 18 March 1948 in St Asaph) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 545 times in the Football League for five clubs and was capped three times by the Welsh national team.
Lloyd began his career playing non-league football with Rhyl, where he played a handful of games before joining Stockport County for -1,000
He returned to North Wales in August 1971, beginning a long stint with Wrexham. Lloyd played 35 games in his first season at the club and was then ever-present in league games in the next five years, as the club challenged for promotion from Third Division.
In September 1977 Lloyd made a surprise -6,000 move to local rivals Chester. He quickly replaced fellow Welshman Grenville Millington as the regular Chester goalkeeper and helped them finish fifth in the Third Division, with Lloyd being named as the club-s player of the season for his efforts. He was again first-choice the following season but an injury in September 1979 led to Millington replacing Lloyd in the Chester goal. With Millington now the regular in goal and youngster Phil Harrington emerging from the youth ranks, Lloyd was allowed to join Port Vale in February 1981 on loan. He played Vale's remaining sixteen matches of the season. Vale supporters and players alike appealed to the club to sign him permanently, but to no avail, he returned to Chester and was subsequently released.
Ahead of the start of the following season Lloyd was back at Stockport County. He missed just one game in two seasons with the club and even managed to get on the scoresheet against Bradford City in 1982. Lloyd dropped into non-league football, having spells with North Wales sides Bangor City, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl and Lex XI.
Lloyd was capped three times by Wales in matches against Austria, England and Scotland, having twice previously played for the Welsh under 23s.
He also became a self-employed design consultant in Wrexham, a career he had initially begun after leaving school.
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He was born in London as '''Frederick Patey Chappell''' and was educated at Marlborough before going up to Oxford University, where he was a member of Brasenose College. Although he went on to represent the university, he did not win a "blue". He played for Scotland in the third of the unofficial matches prior to the first official international match, a 1-1 draw on 25 February 1871. He won his solitary England cap playing on the left of midfield in England's first ever international match against Scotland on 30 November 1872.
In 1873 he assumed his new name (although in many match reports he is referred to as '''Frederick Chappell-Maddison''') and was part of the Oxford University team that reached the final of the second FA Cup tournament. In the final against The Wanderers, on 29 March 1873, the University were defeated 2-0.
The following year, the University again reached the final and (with Maddison now on the right) this time they were successful, defeating the Royal Engineers by two goals to nil. Maddison was involved in the move which resulted in the second goal, when he, together with Cuthbert Ottaway and Robert Vidal, "dribbled their way to the Engineers' goal, where Frederick Patton was waiting to slide the ball between the posts."
After leaving university he played for The Wanderers and again reached the FA Cup Final in 1876. After a 1-1 draw in the first match against the Old Etonians, the Wanderers were victorious in the replay which ended 3-0. This was the first year of the Wanderers' 'hat-trick' of final victories.
In 1876, Maddison became a barrister and was called to the bar, but in 1884 he was disbarred at his own request, so that he could practice as a solicitor.
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Kirke-Smith was born in Ecclesfield, Sheffield and was educated at Cheltenham College before going up to the University of Oxford. He became the captain of the University football team and was known to be a "powerful and quick attacker".
In 1873, he captained the University team in the 1873 FA Cup Final against the holders, Wanderers. He started the match in goal but after conceding the first goal, he decided to play without a goalkeeper and moved into attack. Despite some "skilful" play, the students were unable to equalize before his plan "back-fired" when Charles Wollaston scored a second goal. During his career he also represented the Sheffield FA and played for the original Sheffield club.
After leaving university, he was ordained in 1875 and became the curate at Biggleswade for two years. He was then curate at Eaton Socon from 1877 to 1881 before moving to Somersham, Cambridgeshire, where he became vicar in 1883. After six years, he was then appointed as vicar at Boxworth where he remained until his death on 8 October 1927.
In 1998, the knitted woollen jersey that he wore in the first international match was sold at auction for -21,000.
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McHale began his career with Chesterfield before moving to Halifax Town. He later played for Swindon Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Barnsley, Sheffield United and Swansea City among others.He had two spells as manager of Scarborough, in the Football League.
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}}'''Trevor Phillips''' (born September 18, 1952, Barnsley, England) was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for four clubs between 1969 and 1984.
Phillips was raised in the Oakwell area of Barnsley and attended Grove Street School. he went on to play for the Yorkshire Old Boys League, the youth English international team, and four football league clubs.
Phillips began his career as an apprentice with Rotherham United, where he turned professional and made his debut during the 1969-70 season. Over the next decade Phillips made more than 300 Football League appearances for the Millers, scoring 80 goals.
In June 1979, Phillips moved to fellow Football League Division Three side Hull City, but the following March he joined Chester City for a club record -55,000.
Phillips returned to Chester to play for the club in their final game of the season but then made a permanent switch to Edgeley Park in the summer of 1982. However, he was back at Chester for the start of the 1983-84 season on a non-contract basis.
After leaving professional football, Phillips began working as a painter and decorator while living in Tarvin near Chester.
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Greenhalgh was born in Mansfield and played for Notts County from 1867 to 1883, before the foundation of The Football League. His arrival at Notts County in 1867 helped to "greatly improve (their) results, due mainly to his great influence and leadership".
He was one of only two players not from a London-based or university team to be chosen by the England selectors for the match against Scotland on 30 November 1872. In this match he played as the only full back in a 1-1-8 or 1-2-7 formation
In 1882-83 his leadership helped County to reach the FA Cup Semi-finals where they were unfortunate to meet the Old Etonians at their finest losing 2-1 at the Kennington Oval.
After retiring from playing in 1883, Greenhalgh continued to play an important part in the development of football, helping to found Greenhalgh's F.C. in Mansfield. He was also the owner of Field Mill in Mansfield which was the home of Mansfield Mechanics F.C., until becoming the home of Mansfield Town in 1916.
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'''Michael "Micky" Gynn''' (born 19 August 1961 in Peterborough) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Peterborough United, Coventry City and Stoke City.
Gynn began his career with his hometown club, Peterborough United, where he scored 37 goals from 181 appearances in all competitions, before joining First Division club Coventry City for a fee of -60,000.
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}}'''Peter Bulmer''' (born August 31, 1965, Liverpool) was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City and Preston North End. He played at both full back and winger.
Bulmer was the product of the youth setup with Chester City. He joined the club aged 15
He resumed his professional career when his former Chester manager John McGrath signed him for Preston North End in July 1986. He played the first four games of the 1986-87 season at full back but then suffered a knee injury which effectively finished his professional career, as he retired the following summer.
After 18 months without kicking a football,
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}}'''Paul Raynor''' (born 3 September 1957, Chester) was a professional footballer who played as a full back. He spent his entire professional career with hometown club Chester City, where he made 200 Football League appearances in two spells.
Raynor was a product of Chester-s youth set-up, signing professional forms in September 1975. Earlier in the year he had made his first-team debut for the club in a Welsh Cup tie against Oswestry Town, with his second appearance also coming in the same competition against Cardiff City in April 1976 .
His Football League debut arrived in a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on 4 September 1976, one of 17 league appearances he made during the 1976-77 season. The following campaign, saw him become a regular by making 34 league appearances, a figure that rose to 37 in each of the next two campaigns. He scored his first goal away to Chesterfield in November 1978, the only one of his 10 first-team strikes (nine in the league) for the club that did not come from the penalty spot . He remained a regular before leaving the club after relegation to Division Four in 1982, with the majority of his appearances having been in the number two shirt .
Raynor played for non-league side Oswestry Town He was with them for only a couple of months in 1982 then joined Swindon town in 1983 for a spell then in 1984 he rejoined Chester on non-contract terms ahead of the 1983-84 season. He played three league matches and a Milk Cup tie at the start of the season but did not play again. He then Joined the Cheshire Constabulary where he remains to this date!! [Paul Raynor himself]
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'''William Robb''' (20 March 1895 - 18 February 1976) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in the English Football League for Birmingham and Aldershot, and in the Scottish League for both Rangers and Hibernian. He won two full caps for the Scotland national football team.
Robb was born in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, and played for clubs including Kirkintilloch Rob Roy, before moving to England where he turned professional with Second Division club Birmingham.
Robb was signed to Rangers by Bill Struth in 1920 and stayed there for six years, making 251 appearances. He made his debut against Ayr United on 13 April 1920, starting in a 2-1 win for Rangers. From the end of the 1919-20 season until midway into the 1925-26 season, Robb played in every league and Scottish Cup match that Rangers were involved in. This run came to an end on 31 October 1925, after an astonishing 241 consecutive matches.
Robb left Ibrox in 1926 to move to Hibernian. He won a second Scotland cap with Hibs, but lost his place in the team in 1930 after dislocating a finger.
Returning to England, Robb joined Southern League champions Aldershot Town.
He gained two Scotland caps during his career, both coming against Wales, in 1925 and 1927. He made his debut on 31 October 1925 and kept a clean sheet in a 3-0 win at Ninian Park, Cardiff. Robb was also capped twice for the Scottish League representative side.
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'''David "Davie" Laing''' (born 20 February 1925 in Strathmiglo) is a former Scottish footballer.
He played for Hearts for 8 years before transferring to Clyde, where he won the 1955 Scottish Cup. He later played for Hibernian and Gillingham.
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'''George Brown''' (born 8 May 1928) is a former Scottish footballer. He won the 1955 Scottish Cup with Clyde. He was born in Airdrie.
-DOCSTART-	15332763
'''Ally Hill''' (born 25 April 1934 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer. He won the 1955 Scottish Cup with Clyde.
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'''Stan Cummins''' (born December 6, 1958 in Sedgefield, County Durham, England) was an English footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward.
In 1970 Cummins, at age 11, was spotted by Middlesbrough Chief Scout Ray Grant playing for Ferryhill Grammar School. Some of Grant's other discoveries were Brian Clough, Mark Proctor and Tony Mowbray. Grant told Boro's Assistant Manager Harold Shepherdson that Cummins had the keenest football brain he had encountered in a boy and was the most naturally talented player he had seen since Hughie Gallacher. Shepherdson signed Cummins on Associate Schoolboy Forms for Middlesbrough at age 14, staving off competition from Chelsea, Arsenal and Aston Villa to name a few clubs wanting his signature. Grant died in February 2006.
Cummins began his career with Middlesbrough in 1975 as an apprentice professional and was coached at youth level by former Scotland and Celtic great Bobby Murdoch. He was voted Boro's Young Player of the Year in 1976. Manager Jack Charlton gave him his debut in the old First Division (now called The Premiership) against Ipswich Town at Ayresome Park on November 27, 1976 at the age of only 17 and Cummins went on to become a firm crowd favorite. He played for Boro in a friendly match against Scottish club Hearts a few weeks earlier and scored in a 3-0 win. Cummins signed professional forms with the club on his 18th birthday. He gained renown as a diminutive, skilful striker/midfielder. While still only a teenager Jack Charlton suggested that Cummins would one day be the first player to be sold for one million pounds. However, that was not to be the case for in 1979 Trevor Francis became the first when Nottingham Forest bought him from Birmingham City. In 1977 Cummins had the honor of playing with 1966 World Cup Winner Sir Bobby Charlton in John Hickton's Testimonial Match against Sunderland at Ayresome Park. In the summer of 1977 he played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) at the age of 18 for the Minnesota Kicks against the likes of Pel, Franz Beckenbauer and his idol George Best, winning the Western Division Championship. In November of '77 Cummins scored his first league goal in Boro's 1-0 win against Aston Villa at Villa Park. By age 19 he established himself in Boro's first team and played in their F.A. Cup run of 1978 that ended with a quarter final defeat by Leyton Orient. In January of that year Boro beat Newcastle United 4-2 at St. James Park and Cummins scored Boro's fourth goal prompting match commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme to say another of his famous one liners. Immediately after the goal Wolstenholme said "That gives him (Cummins) ten out of ten and one for neatness". Cummins played against Scotland in Willie Maddren's Testimonial Match prior to their departure for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. Former Boro colleague Graeme Souness also played. In January 1979 he was a member of the England U21 Squad versus Wales U21 along with Bryan Robson, Glenn Hoddle and Kenny Sansom coached by Dave Sexton and Terry Venables. He also used to write a weekly column for ''Scoop'', a soccer magazine, as did Kenny Dalglish, Glenn Hoddle and Peter Barnes.
Cummins joined Sunderland in November 1979 at the age of 20, for -300,000, the Club's most expensive signing in their 100 year history, scoring on his debut in the 3-1 win over Notts. County at Roker Park. He also won the ''Daily Express'' National Five-a-side Championship at Wembley Arena that same month. Cummins would also score vital goals for Sunderland in their promotion season of 1979/80. On February 9, 1980 he scored four goals and had 1 assist in the 5-0 win against Burnley at Roker Park. On April 5 he scored the only goal that beat Newcastle United in the local derby at Roker Park. That record stood for twenty-eight years until Sunderland beat Newcastle United again on home soil on October 25 2008 when Sunderland won 2-1. He also scored in the 2-0 win against West Ham United to clinch promotion in front of 47,000 fans at Roker Park on May 12. The following season, he would score the goal which ensured Sunderland's First Division survival away to Liverpool at Anfield in the last game of the season. He was named Sunderland Player of the Year for 1981 and also the North-East of England Outfield Player of the Year for 1981. He was also the only Sunderland player to play in all 46 League and Cup games that season. In the summer of 1981 he returned to the NASL and played for the Seattle Sounders alongside Bruce Rioch and Alan Hudson, winning the Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup against the New York Cosmos, Glasgow Celtic and Southampton. He also played for the Sounders against the Washington Diplomats featuring Dutch legend Johan Cruyff.
In 1983, after his Sunderland contract had expired, Cummins joined Crystal Palace instead of Newcastle United and Kevin Keegan, a move he deeply regrets, returning to Sunderland a year later. He had played with Keegan in John Craggs's Testimonial Match in 1982 and enjoyed Keegan's style of play. His second spell at Roker Park was short-lived. He was a member of the Sunderland Squad who got to the 1985 League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium but couldn't play because he was cup-tied. He left the club following relegation in 1985 for the USA at the age of 26 and joined the Minnesota Strikers on a three year contract in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). The Strikers reached the 1986 MISL Championship only to lose 4 games to 3 (best of seven) to the San Diego Sockers. However they were crowned MISL Eastern Division Champions in 1988 and on April 8 Cummins scored a hat-trick in the Strikers 4-2 victory against the Chicago Sting and he was carried shoulder high from the playing field by his team-mates at the end of the game. The club folded at the end of the season and so Cummins joined the Kansas City Comets for the 1988/89 season. He played in all of the Comets games that season along with team-mate Greg Ion. An entertaining and skilful player, Cummins' career spanned 14 years, 10 years in the English Football League where he made 251 appearances in both League and Cup Competitions scoring 50 goals, 2 seasons in the NASL and 4 years in the MISL, USA. He retired as a professional player in 1990 and has a UEFA 'B' coaching certificate.
While still a pro. in 1989 Cummins coached a youth team called the Mustangs. In 1990 he and friend Ken Viers formed a Youth Academy of eight teams. In 1991 its name was changed to Liverpool and the replica uniforms of the Liverpool F.C. of England were provided by former 'Boro' legend Willie Maddren. Liverpool U15 boys won 16 trophies in four years before every player went to college on a soccer scholarship. In 1992 Cummins also coached a men's amateur team consisting of most of the premier youth coaches such as Andy Barney and Huw Williams. They reached the last eight of the National Amateur Indoor Championship in 1992 and 1993. The Academy had a very successful five years before Cummins disbanded it in 1994 due to his work commitments. During the last year of the Academy Cummins worked full time for a restoration company and coached his eight teams as well. By the end of the season Cummins found doing both to be too much. Some players went on to college and high school and Cummins recommended the rest to coaches of quality. He then concentrated fully on his day job. As a premier youth coach Cummins was well respected by his peers (evident by being asked by them to be their coach on the men's team). Also about 85% of his players that started with him in 1990 stayed with the Academy until the end in '94. That spoke volumes about his coaching ability. However, he was renowned for arguing with referees over (in his opinion) their lack of knowledge of the basic rules of the game for most refs were just young teenagers and it got him into trouble on several occasions. He also caused controversy by mixing his teams within the rules of the indoor five-a-side establishment. Opposing recreational coaches found his teams very difficult to beat because of this for they only had one team to work with. The establishment allowed a 20 player roster per team and allowed players to play on different teams providing they were of age and the teams were in different leagues. The establishment still does. Cummins monopolised the system and invited his younger players of quality to play up in older leagues, especially if their older brother was on that older Liverpool team. In his mind it was better for them that way than waiting around after their game for their older brothers game to conclude. He felt that it tested them against older, stronger, bigger and technically better players. Parents trusted his judgement where their children were concerned. He even did it with his own sons. It turned them into better players because of this. As long as it was within the rules to do so Cummins chose that option to coach by.
During Cummins' last game of the '94 outdoor program in Missouri he accused the referee of being biased towards the opposition because her brother was playing for them. It was a conflict of interest and it was also the deciding game for the championship between the two teams. They had to beat Liverpool to win the league. The game ended 1-1. During the summer of '94 after the Academy had dispanded Cummins heard a rumor that the chairman of the Missouri league was on a 'witch hunt' to discredit him because the referee was the chairman's daughter. He accused Cummins of playing three ineligible players in two of his games. Prior to those games Cummins asked the league scheduler if he could play some of his Liverpool under-13 boys who played in Kansas on his Liverpool under-14 boys team who played in Missouri because he was going to be short of players on that team for a few weeks due to other commitments. He was told that he could but only three. On the game days Cummins gave the referee his team sheet and player ID cards as proof of their age and club. He used the Liverpool '81 (U13) ID cards for those three as proof of age and club. The ref. took them and they played. Administratively under the By-Laws Cummins was supposed to get issued new cards for those three players and register them to be eligible to play in the State of Missouri as well as Kansas even though the cards would have on them the same information about age, name and club except for instead of Liverpool '81 they would read Liverpool '80. Cummins didn't realise that. He thought that his '81 cards of who they were, their ages and what club they represented would suffice. It was enough for the chairman to accuse Cummins of irregularities and summoned him to attend a hearing by a three man panel, of which the chairman was one along with his vice-chairman, to answer the accusations. Cummins refused to attend because he knew it was a 'kangaroo court'. He admitted making an administrative error unknowingly by not getting new ID cards for the players in question but refuted the allegation of deliberately cheating. So therefore because of his absence the panel went ahead with the hearing and found Cummins guilty on a technicality of playing three ineligible players in the two games. Liverpool had their points deducted from those games that they won and the league title was awarded to the team that the chairman's son played for. Cummins was banned for one year from coaching Youth Soccer in the KC area even though he never received anything officially in writing and heard about the outcome of the hearing by word of mouth from Ken Viers. Cummins had no desire to coach Youth Soccer again after that. He stated that the action taken by the league chairman against him was very petty and not warranted to that degree but he had disbanded his Academy before hand anyway so it didn't make one bit of difference to Cummins and the chairman didn't achieve anything at all except to embarrass himself.
During trips to England in 2002 through 2004 Cummins voluntarily coached in the Albany Northern League Division Two for Norton and Stockton Ancients, Shotton Comrades and Willington F.C. respectively. In July 2005, at the age of 46, he was asked to help coach his home town soccer club Ferryhill Athletic but one week after accepting he suffered a heart attack and under doctor's orders had to decline. Cummins has resided in the state of Kansas, USA since 1988 and became an American citizen in 1992, giving him dual citizenship. It is called the Right of Abode.
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'''Brian Atkinson''' (born January 19, 1971 in Darlington, England) is an English former footballer who played as a left winger or central midfielder.
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Maynard was born in London and joined the 1st Surrey Rifles F.C. based in Flodden Road, Camberwell.
He was selected to play as a forward for England's first ever international match against Scotland on 30 November 1872 but at some point in the game he switched places with Robert Barker in goal and, like Barker, kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw. At 19 years, 157 days Maynard was the youngest player in the England line-up.
His second and last international appearance came on 4 March 1876 when he played on the left wing in a 3-0 defeat by Scotland.
In 1877 he represented Surrey and later spent a year with the Wanderers.
After retiring from his football career, he served as a District Registrar in Durham from 1903 until his death on 2 September 1921.
His son Alfred Maynard represented England at rugby and died in the First World War.
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''' William J. -Tucker- Fryer''' (July 22, 1895 in Burradon, Northumberland, England
Fryer began his career with Byker West End. In 1919, he signed with Barnsley F.C. and spent two season with the club before leaving England for the United States. When he arrived, he signed with Tebo Yacht Basin F.C. of the New York State League. Tebo won both the league and South New York State Cup titles in 1921, but there are no records which show Fryer was with them during that period. In the fall of 1921, Fryer moved to Todd Shipyards of the newly established American Soccer League. In 1922, Fryer and this team mates fell in the final of the National Challenge Cup to St. Louis Scullin Steel F.C. Todd Shipyards left the league at the end of the season and Fryer moved to Paterson Silk Sox. Fryer and the Silk Sox went to the 1923 National Challenge Cup final, defeating Scullin Steel for the title. In 1923, Paterson was sold to new ownership which moved the team to New York, renaming it the New York Giants. Fryer began the 1923-1924 season, but was sold to the Fall River Marksmen for the record fee of $1,500. He remained in Fall River until 1927 when he moved to the Brooklyn Wanderers. During his time in Fall River, Fryer won three league titles. In 1930, he moved to the Newark Americans. He finished his career with the semi-professional Clan Gordon of an unknown league.
Fryer was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951.
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'''Charles Edward -Teddy- Glover''' (April 7, 1902 in Bootle, Liverpool, England - February 8, 1993 in Pueblo, Colorado) was a U.S. soccer full back who began his career in the lower English divisions before playing several seasons in the American Soccer League. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
In August 1922, Glover began his professional career with New Brighton A.F.C. of the English Third Division North. On July 14, 1925, he moved to Southport F.C. for two seasons. On August 5, 1927, he was transferred to Wigan Borough F.C.. In 1928, he moved to the United States where he signed with the New York Giants of the Eastern Soccer League. The Giants moved to the American Soccer League in 1930, playing as the New York Soccer Club. In the spring of 1931, Glover moved to the New York Giants. However, this was a different team than the previous Giants. When the first Giants renamed themselves the New York Soccer Club, the owner of the New York Nationals decided to rename the Nationals the Giants. In the spring of 1931, the Giants won the ASL championship. The Giants folded after the spring 1932 season and Glover moved to the New York Americans. The first ASL collapsed in the summer of 1933, to be replaced by the second ASL. The Americans moved to the new league. In 1934, Glover joined Brookhattan of the ASL, remaining with them until 1940. He then finished out his career with Pfaelzer S.C. of the German American Soccer League and Brooklyn S.C.
Glover was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951.
Teddy also served as an assistant coach at the University of Southern Colorado (now CSU-Pueblo) in 1991 and 1992.
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}}'''John Cottam''' (born June 5, 1950, Worksop) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in The Football League for five clubs and later became a manager in non-league football.
Cottam began his career with Nottingham Forest, who he signed professional forms with in April 1968. He made his debut in the 1970-71 season when the club were in The First Division. Apart from loan spells with Mansfield Town and Lincoln City, Cottam remained at Forest until August 1976, making nearly 100 league appearances in the process.
Cottam then moved on to Chesterfield, where he played regularly for three years in Division Three. In July 1979 he moved to divisional rivals Chester for -12,500, making his debut in a Football League Cup tie against Walsall the following month. In his first season he missed just one of Chester's 58 first-team games
Ahead of the 1982-83 season, Cottam moved to Alliance Premier League side Scarborough as player-manager, taking Chester players David Burns and Brynley Jones with him. His first season saw the club finish as runners-up in the Bob Lord Trophy, with the Seadogs going on to win the competition the following season.
After a spell playing for Burton Albion, Cottam joined the Metropolitan Police force in July 1985, becoming a police sergeant.
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'''Harry Edward 'Teddy' Scott''' (born 1929 in Ellon) is a Scottish former footballer and coach, who has served Aberdeen F.C. in a number of capacities since joining the club in 1954.
Although he only ever made one first-team appearance for the club, Scott is a founder member of the Aberdeen Hall of Fame thanks to his more than five decades of work behind the scenes at Pittodrie.
Scott played for Bournemouth during his National service at the end of World War II, and returned to Aberdeen upon being demobbed. He played junior football for Sunnybank in Aberdeen, with whom he won the Scottish Junior Cup at Hampden Park in 1954. He was signed by Aberdeen manager Dave Halliday following that victory, but as a centre half, he faced strong competition for a place in the senior side, and only played one first-team game for Aberdeen. In a search for first-team football, Scott played one season for Elgin City, but returned to Aberdeen to work as trainer, or coach.
Scott's coaching duties were mainly with the youth and reserve sides, and he was regarded by many of the young players who later became first-team regulars, and in some cases, household names, as a mentor or father figure. Scott himself explained his philosophy of the game:
Scott's duties at Pittodrie were many and varied; the club's official history recounts the tale of arriving for an away European match under the management of Alex Ferguson; when it was discovered that the wrong shorts had been brought, Ferguson threatened to sack Scott, only for Gordon Strachan, one of Aberdeen's players, to ask
Scott was held in sufficient high regard by the club that he was awarded a testimonial match - an honour normally reserved for long-serving players - in 1998. Alex Ferguson sent along a full strength Manchester United side, and the game is said to have benefited Scott and his family to the tune of -250,000.
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Chenery was born in Lambourn, Berkshire and educated at Marlborough College. After leaving school he joined the original Crystal Palace club and was selected for the "England" side that played an unofficial international match against a Scottish side in February 1872. He was retained for the first official international match which took place on 30 November 1872 at West of Scotland Cricket Club's ground at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, Scotland. The match finished in a 0-0 draw, with Chenery playing as one of seven or eight forwards.
He and Ernest Greenhalgh were the only two players who were recalled for the return match at the Kennington Oval, London on 8 March 1873, which resulted in a 4-2 victory for England, with Chenery, playing at inside right, scoring the fourth goal. Chenery's Crystal Palace team-mate Alexander Morten played in goal for England.
He made his third and final England appearance (again against Scotland) in a 2-1 defeat on 7 March 1874 and was the only player to appear in each of England's first three internationals. He also played occasionally for the Wanderers and, although not appearing in any of their five FA Cup Final teams in the 1870s, he did serve as their secretary in 1871.
At some time he appeared for the Barnes club as well as representing Surrey and London.
He played cricket for Surrey in 1872 and 1873 as a right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler. His top score was 40 n.o. at the Oval against Kent in August 1872.
He also played for Northants before that county was elevated to first-class status.
Chenery is believed to have moved abroad by 1877 but no details exist as to which country and there are no details of his death available.
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}}'''Roger Preece''' (born June 9, 1969, Much Wenlock, Shropshire) was an English professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League for three clubs and has also played and managed in non-league football.
Preece began his playing days as an apprentice with Coventry City, but in August 1986 he moved to Wrexham. He made more than 100 Football League appearances over the next four years but suffered from a poor disciplinary record, as he was sent off five times.
He helped Chester win promotion from Division Three in 1993-94, with Preece scoring in the promotion clincher against Hereford United on April 23, 1994.. He was named player of the season the following campaign.
In June 1997 Preece returned to The Football League as player-coach with Shrewsbury Town.
Preece is now a coach with Wrexham based side Gap Queens Park,
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'''Gordon Barker''' (July 6, 1931 - February 10, 2006) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Essex. Born in Yorkshire, Barker was a right-handed opening batsman and made his Essex debut in 1954 against the touring Canadians, scoring a century.
Barker passed 1000 runs in a season every year from 1955 to 1967 with a best of 1741 runs in 1960. He finished his career with 21893 runs for Essex.
Barker also played professional football, and made 57 league appearances for Southend United between 1954 and 1959.
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'''Robert 'Robbie' Pethick''' (born 8 September 1970 in Tavistock) is a retired English football defender.
Pethick played for Weymouth, Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers before his 2001 move to Brighton. He returned to Weymouth to play under Steve Claridge, whilst the BBC show football diaries was shown.He subsequently played for Havant & Waterlooville before announcing his retirement in 2006.
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He is a UEFA B licensed coach, a former Under 16's manager at Gillingham, and is currently PASE co-ordinator for Ebbsfleet United.
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'''William James''' "'''Billy'''" '''O'Rourke''' (born 2 April 1960, Nottingham; died 28 January 2002) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football League for four different clubs.
O'Rourke began his career as an apprentice with Burnley, who he turned professional with in February 1978. His debut came away at QPR in October 1979, in a match shown on Match of the Day
He went on to make 13 more league appearances for the Clarets before joining Blackpool on loan in August 1983, followed by a move to Chester City in March 1984. Just five appearances later he was back at Blackpool, this time on a permanent basis, playing every league game in the next two seasons.
In September 1986 O'Rourke joined Tranmere Rovers on loan, making a permanent switch to Prenton Park the following February. He remained with the club the following season before leaving Football League circles. He then joined ICI Thornton.
O'Rourke died following a brain haemorrhage on 28 January 2002
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'''Harvey Choun Lim''' (born Halesworth, 30 August 1967) is an English former professional association football player. He played for Gillingham as well as for teams in Sweden and Hong Kong. He currently lives in Whistler, British Columbia and runs an art shop.
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'''Jeffrey David (Jeff) Johnson''' (born 26 November 1953 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer. In addition to his club career- playing over 400 games in the Football League, he also represented his country at youth and under-23 level.
Johnson started his professional career with Manchester City in 1970. Unable to win a spot in the first team, but encouraged by his success at Swansea City he transferred to Crystal Palace in 1973. He played close to 100 games in his three years at Palace before joining Sheffield Wednesday in 1976. He stayed with ''the Owls'' for five years, playing almost 200 games before his 1981 move to Newport County. The following year he moved on to Gillingham, where he was also a key first team player.
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'''Charles "Charlie" Rackstraw''' (born 23 April 1938) is an English former professional association football player. Born in Sheffield, his clubs included Chesterfield, Bradford City and Gillingham.
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'''Howard Keith Pritchard''' (born Cardiff, 18 October 1958) is a Welsh former professional association football player. His clubs included Bristol City, Swindon Town and Gillingham and he also made one appearance for the Welsh national team.
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'''Alexander Francis Neil''' (born 9 June 1981 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Hamilton Academical.
A central midfielder, Neil began his career at Airdrie before joining Barnsley in 2000. Neil spent four years at Barnsley before joining Mansfield Town in 2004, where he spent only one season before signing for his current club Hamilton Academical.
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'''Gary Stephen Armstrong''' (born West Ham, 2 January 1958) is an English former professional association football player. His clubs included Wimbledon, Crewe Alexandra and Gillingham.
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'''Norman Edward Jones''' was an English professional association football player of the 1920s.
A native of Liverpool, Jones is known to have briefly played for Derby County in 1922-23, but subsequently spent four seasons of his career at Gillingham (1923-27).
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'''Paul Peterson Clark''' (born Benfleet, 14 September 1958) is an English former professional association football player. His clubs included Southend United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham.
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'''Keith Brian Oakes''' (born Bedworth, 3 July 1956) is an English former professional association football player. His clubs included Peterborough United, Newport County and Gillingham.
At Newport County he captained the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup . He completed a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy at the University of Salford and has gone on to work as club physiotherapist for a number of clubs, including Lincoln City, where he had a brief spell as co-caretaker manager after the sacking of Phil Stant in 2001. He is currently physiotherapist at Peterborough United.
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'''Donato Nardiello''' (born 1957) is a former Welsh international footballer.
He began his career as a trainee with Coventry City, and signed a professional contract in 1977. The 1978-79 saw Donato playing in Coventry's most exciting top flight team. A side containing Tommy Hutchison, Mick Ferguson, Ian Wallace, Terry Yorath, Graham Oakey, Bobby MacDonald and Jim Blyth played scintillating attacking football that swept many teams aside, often by large margins of victory. Nardiello later played in the North American Soccer League between 1980 and 1981 for the Detroit Express and the Washington Diplomats.
He is the father of Daniel Nardiello who currently plays for Blackpool, the uncle of Michael Nardiello, who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion and also an uncle of Reis Ashraf, an English-born footballer representing the Pakistan national football team.
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}}'''Dennis Wann''' (born November 17, 1950, Blackpool) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in The Football League for seven clubs.
Wann began his career with hometown side Blackpool, who he turned professional with in July 1967. He made 17 league appearances over the next five years before Football League Third Division side York City. Loan spells at Chesterfield and Hartlepool United followed and in July 1976 he began a three year stint with Darlington.
Wann remained in the Football League Fourth Division after a switch to Rochdale in June 1979, scoring seven league goals in his two seasons at Spotland. A short spell back at Blackpool followed and Wann then dropped out of the professional ranks with a spell at non-league Workington
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'''Damian Scannell''' (born 28 April 1985 in Croydon, Greater London) is an English footballer of Irish and Jamaican descent who currently plays for Southend United having transferred from non-league Eastleigh in January 2008 for a fee of -5,000. Earlier in his career he played for Fisher Athletic and Dulwich Hamlet.
Scannell made nine appearances from the bench in the 2007-08 season as Southend United made the League One Play offs.
Scannell had a very impressive pre-season and was rewarded with his first league start against Peterborough United on 9 August 2008. Southend won 1-0. Scannell joined League Two side Brentford on a two month loan on 27 November. He made just one start and one sub appearance before returning to Southend on 8 January 2009.
After impressive substitute appearances Scannell was given only his second league start for Southend against Carlisle United on 21 March and scored his first professional goal in a 3-0 win.
His preparations for the 2009/10 season took a blow when he contracted swine flu in July 2009.
He is the brother of Crystal Palace's Republic of Ireland striker Sean Scannell. Like his brother, he is eligible to play international football for Northern Ireland, England, Republic of Ireland and Jamaica.
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}}'''Paul Manns''' (born 15 April 1961, Great Haywood, Staffordshire) was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for Notts County and Chester City.
Manns began his career with Cardiff City, but left for Notts County in August 1979 without making a league appearance. He spent three and a half years with County, making seven league appearances (four of them coming in the club-s promotion season from Division Two in 1980-81).
In March 1983, Manns joined Division Four side Chester City on non-contract terms . Manns made his Chester debut in a 3-2 win at Swindon Town on 12 March 1983 and played in the club-s final 12 games of the season, scoring three times . He impressed sufficiently to win a full contract for the following season , playing regularly in the first half of the campaign. However, he did not play again after being substituted against Bury on 3 December 1983 and he moved into non-league football with Brereton Social .
Manns- current whereabouts are not known in football circles
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A scheming inside-forward, Parry played for Derby from 1949 to 1965, playing a total of 482 games and scoring 105 goals in League football. He later played for Boston United.
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'''Jason Kenneth George Fowler''' (born 20 August 1974 in Bristol) is a English former professional footballer.
Fowler began his career at his hometown club Bristol City and managed to break into the first team on several occasions before being released. He was signed by Cardiff City and quickly became a regular in the squad and helped the team to promotion from division three in the 1998-99 season. He was diagnosed with an over-active thyroid during the 2000-01 season and struggled to keep his place in the squad due to the illness. He left Cardiff in 2001 for a fresh start at Torquay United. He retired from football due to injury in 2005. He is now assistant coach of the Cardiff City F.C. Academy under 16's team, along with James McCarthy.
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'''James "Jamie" Cook''' (born 2 August 1979) is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Oxford United.
Cook started his career with hometown club, Oxford United 77 appearances in the Football League, scoring 7 goals for The U's.
He then joined Boston United in February 2000, where he was a part of the team that beat Dagenham & Redbridge to the Conference title that season.
The midfielder then had a spell with Conference side Stevenage Borough in 2002 before joining Bath City on loan.
In 2005-06 he revived his football career with Hellenic League outfit Witney United scoring more than 30 goals before making a move to Rushden & Diamonds in January 2007, where he stayed for three months making 7 Conference appearances, scoring a single goal.
Cook rejoined former Boston United manager Steve Evans at Crawley Town at the start of the 2007-08 season. On January 19, 2008, Cook scored a hat-trick in the 4-1 win over his former club Rushden & Diamonds.
He re-joined Oxford United for -5000 in a transfer funded by Oxford United fans, with Crawley desperate to reduce their wage bill due to financial difficulties, on 1 September 2009.
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'''Bryn Jones''' (born 26 May 1939, Bagillt, Flintshire) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in The Football League for Watford and Chester.
Jones (aka bb) played for non-league side Holywell Town until joining Division Three side Watford in January 1963. However, he made just two league appearances before he returned north by joining Chester in August 1964. He made his Chester debut during the same month in a 3-1 win at Bradford City but added just one more appearance during the season.
Jones recovered to play 11 games the following season before dropping out of The Football League and joining New Brighton.
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'''(James) Ross Jack''' (born March 21, 1959 in Avoch, Scotland) is a Scottish former football player, who is presently the manager of Elgin City.
A striker, Jack began his career in the Highland Football League with Ross County where he made a handful of appearances in the 1974-75 season before joining Everton, initially as an apprentice before graduating to the professional ranks. He made only a solitary, goalscoring appearance, for Everton and, after a fruitless loan spell at Cardiff City, he joined Norwich City for -20,000 in December 1979. He would have to wait almost a year before making his Norwich debut against Ipswich Town in the League Cup in September 1980. In the 1981-82 season, he scored 10 league goals for Norwich and, with two in the FA Cup and two more in the Football League Cup, was the club's leading scorer for the season. In the summer of 1983, a fee of -15,000 secured his transfer to Lincoln City where he remained for the next two seasons. His last game for Lincoln, and in England, was in May 1985, against Bradford City, in a game overshadowed by the Bradford City stadium fire, which killed 56 spectators.
In July 1985, he returned to Scotland to join Dundee. In October 1987, Dunfermline Athletic's manager Jim Leishman paid -15,000 to secure Jack's services and he made an instant impression, scoring on his debut in a 3-2 away defeat to Motherwell. In each of his three seasons at the club, Jack would finish as Dunfermline's leading scorer, his most successful season being the 1989-1990 campaign when he was the second highest goalscorer in the Scottish Premier League, his 16 league goals placing him just one goal behind John Robertson. In July 1991 a fee of -45,000 was sufficient to see Jack move to Kilmarnock. Following a brief loan sojourn to Sligo Rovers (January - March 1993), Jack was appointed player-manager of Montrose in March 1993. His spell would last only six months and in October 1993 he moved on to Ayr United before retiring from the professional game at the end of the 1993-1994 season.
Post retirement, Jack moved into coaching, primarily focusing with work with the Scottish Football Association (SFA), first as the SFA's Highlands and Islands area community development officer and then as the SFA's North of Scotland Football Development Officer. In October 2001 it was announced that he would leave this role to take up the position of High Performance Football Coach at the Scottish Institute of Sport, a role he commenced in December 2001 and maintains to this day. On his appointment, Jack was quoted as saying "this new role is one where I hope we can make a difference to the future prospects of Scottish football."
Whilst now in his late forties, Ross has continued to play football at a junior level, particularly in the North Caledonian Football League with Alness United and, in the summer months, with hometown Avoch.
In October 2007 there was speculation that Jack may make a return to management with Ross County with The Scotsman quoting Jack as saying "the time could be right for me to get back into the game. I could think of no better club than Ross County to do that with. I'm a local boy and County have played a big part in my life." but the return did not materialise. In April 2008, his post as the Scottish Institute of Sport's high-performance football coach was axed after the Scottish FA decided that the coaching of young players was best done by the individual clubs.
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'''John Anderson''' (8 December 1929 - 22 August 2001) was a Scottish football goalkeeper.
He was born in Barrhead and began his career with junior side Arthurlie, and moved to Leicester City in December 1948, where he won two Division 2 championships, before moving to Peterborough United for their debut Football League season (1960-61), and later to Nuneaton Borough. On leaving football he set up a painting and decorating business in Leicester.
He won his only cap for Scotland in their final preparation match for the 1954 FIFA World Cup Finals against Finland. Although named in the finals squad as understudy to Fred Martin, he did not travel, as Scotland chose only to take 13 players to Switzerland. Anderson stayed at home on reserve with the likes of Bobby Combe and Jimmy Binning. Inside forward George Hamilton was also on reserve but travelled after Bobby Johnstone withdrew through injury.
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He joined Partick Thistle from school in 1947 and turned professional two years later aged 17. He remained there until September 1959 joining Southern League team Headington United, which changed their name to Oxford United the following summer. He returned to Partick in December 1960 but did not make any more first team appearances before joining East Stirlingshire the following summer, but retired after one season.
He won his only cap for Scotland in their final preparation match for the 1954 FIFA World Cup Finals against Finland. Although named in Scotland's 22 man squad for Switzerland, Scotland decided to take only 13 of the 22 to the finals. Mathers stayed at home on reserve with the likes of Bobby Combe and Jimmy Binning. Inside forward George Hamilton was also on reserve but travelled after Bobby Johnstone withdrew through injury.
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He joined Portsmouth on leaving school in 1949, turning professional the following year, and played there for 18 years, winning a Division 3 championship in 1962. In 1967 he moved to Chelmsford City for a short spell before retiring.
He won his only cap for Scotland in their final preparation match for the 1954 FIFA World Cup Finals against Finland, this coming after just 25 league matches. Although named Scotland's 22 man squad for Switzerland, Scotland decided to take only 13 of the 22 to the finals. Wilson stayed at home on reserve with the likes of Bobby Combe and Jimmy Binning. Inside forward George Hamilton was also on reserve but travelled after Bobby Johnstone withdrew through injury.
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'''Coin West''' (born 13 November 1962 in Wallsend) was an English footballer who played for numerous clubs, most notably Sunderland and Leyton Orient. In all he scored 126 goals in 448 games in the Football League,
West made his debut for Sunderland on 20 April 1981 against West Bromwich Albion in a 2-1 defeat at The Hawthorns. Overall from 1981 until 1985, he made 102 league appearances scoring 21 goals at his time with the club. He then joined Watford for -115,000 in 1985 where he came to score 20 goals in 45 appearances, but moved to Rangers in 1986 for a -180,000 fee. During his short spell at Rangers, he managed to make just ten appearances, scoring two goals.
West Bromwich Albion signed him in 1989, and he went on to make 73 league appearances, with 22 goals at his stay in the West Midlands with a loan spell at Port Vale making five appearances with one goal. He then moved to Swansea City in Wales in 1992, and again had a season long spell at the club. West scored 12 goals and made 33 appearances for ''the Swans'' before moving to Leyton Orient.
When West joined Hartlepool United in 1999 he was appointed as assistant manager to Chris Turner. The pair helped the club avoid falling into the Conference when they arrived, reached the Division Three playoffs in three successive seasons, though they never made it past the semi-finals.
When Turner left the club to take over as manager of Sheffield Wednesday in November 2002, West briefly took charge of the first team on a caretaker basis. After a win and a draw, West left to team up with Turner Hillsborough and later followed him to Stockport County, the pair left in December 2005.
He then spent time as reverse team coach at Millwall, being appointed assistant caretaker-manager to Richard Shaw after Willie Donachie was dismissed. He later took up the Reserve coach position at Southend United in December 2008. Three months later, with Turner back in charge at ''Pools'' on a caretaker basis, West left the position at Southend to return to Hartlepool as assistant coach.
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Heron was born in Uxbridge, West London and attended Mill Hill School. On leaving school he played as an amateur for Uxbridge before joining the Wanderers.
His first international appearance came on the left of a six-man forward line against Scotland on 8 March 1873 at the Kennington Oval, London, which resulted in a 4-2 victory for England. He was again selected for the third annual match against Scotland on 7 March 1874, when "the Scots managed a 2-1 victory to avenge the 1873 defeat".
He made his debut for Wanderers on 4 March 1874 in a friendly match against Westminster School. He was described in the 1875 "Football Annual" as "a wing player (who) is useful and at times brilliant; is fast and dribbles skilfully, used to be a little selfish in his style of play, but of late very much improved in this respect". He made ten appearances for Wanderers in 1874-75, scoring eight goals.
In 1875, he was one of several Wanderers players selected to meet Scotland at Kennington Oval on 6 March. This match ended 2-2, with England's goals coming from Heron's Wanderers team-mates, Charles Wollaston and Charles Alcock. For the next year's international match played at Hamilton Crescent, Partick on 4 March 1876 Heron was appointed captain, with his younger brother Francis playing alongside him. According to Philip Gibbons, "England struggled throughout the game, which saw the home team run out winners by three goals to nil."
A week after the England match, he was part of the Wanderers team that met the Old Etonians in the 1876 FA Cup Final at the Kennington Oval. The first match ended in a 1-1 draw, with the Wanderers victorious 3-0 in the replay on 18 March. Heron was involved in the second and third Wanderers goals, twice laying on the crosses for Thomas Hughes to score. Francis also played for Wanderers in this match; it would be another 120 years before a pair of brothers again played together in an FA Cup-final winning side and for England in the same season, when Gary and Phil Neville did so in 1996.
The following season, Wanderers were again victorious in the Cup Final, defeating Oxford University 2-1. In the semi-final against Cambridge University, Heron scored the only goal to send Wanderers to their second consecutive final and a (then) record fourth in total. This was as close as the FA Cup Final ever came to a battle between the two leading universities. In the final itself, his cross found Jarvis Kenrick who scored an equalizing goal near the end of normal time; Wanderers scored the winning goal in extra-time.
Heron was not selected for the 1877 international, but was recalled in 1878. The match, played on 2 March 1878 at Hampden Park ended in a humiliating 7-2 defeat. This brought Heron's international career to an end; all his matches had come against Scotland and comprised one victory, one draw and three defeats.
In the first round of the 1877-78 FA Cup, Heron scored four goals in a 9-1 victory over the Panthers. On 23 March 1878 he reached his (and Wanderers') third successive Cup Final. Although not scoring himself, he again put in a cross from the right for Kenrick to score his second goal of the game, with Wanderers eventually running out 3-1 victors. Wanderers thus won the Cup for the fifth (and final) time in seven years. The 1878 FA Cup final was Heron's final game for Wanderers.
During his career he also played for Swifts as well as representing Middlesex and London.
Heron served on the F.A. committee between 1873 and 1876 and earned his living as a wine merchant in Bournemouth.
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}}'''Jimmy Humes''' (born 6 August 1942, Carlisle) is a former English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in The Football League for four clubs.
Humes began his career with Preston North End, making his debut aged 17 in a Division One match against Nottingham Forest . After a spell with Bristol Rovers, Humes joined Chester in July 1963.
He spent four years at Chester, with the most memorable season being 1964-65. Along with team-mates Mike Metcalf, Elfed Morris, Hugh Ryden and Gary Talbot, Humes managed to score 20 first-team goals. This included a diving header to give Chester the lead at Manchester United in the FA Cup , although United recovered to win 2-1.
Humes moved to Barnsley in July 1967, where he ended his professional career with seven league appearances. After spending a year playing for non-league side Chorley, Humes retired from playing and went on to work for housing department for Carlisle City Council .
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'''David Howland''' (born 17 September 1986 in Ballynahinch) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Port Vale. He has represented his country at under-21 level.
Starting his career at Birmingham City, a January 2008 loan move to Port Vale was made permanent at the end of the season, where he was in much demand during the 2008-09 season.
Howland was born in Ballynahinch, County Down, and joined Birmingham City's Academy in 2002. He signed his first one-year professional contract in 2005, which was renewed for a further year.
He was an unused substitute in the League Cup fourth round tie against Blackburn Rovers in September 2007 in unusual circumstances. Birmingham had selected the 15-year-old Jordon Mutch, having obtained confirmation from the Premier League that it was within the rules for a boy of that age to play, but were informed less than two hours before kick-off that due to the Football Association's child protection rules Mutch would not be eligible. Special dispensation was granted for Howland, who had not been assigned a squad number for the 2007-08 season, to take his place on the bench wearing a numberless shirt.
In January 2008 he joined Port Vale of League One on loan for the remainder of the season, and made his debut in the Football League on 26 January 2008 against A.F.C. Bournemouth.
At the end of the season he was released by Birmingham, but his performance while on loan at Port Vale was sufficient to earn him a two-year permanent deal.
He was one of few Vale players to hit 40 games in the 2008-09 season. He enjoyed his time under Dean Glover, especially in games with Glover's five-man midfield tactic. However he was transfer listed by new manager Micky Adams in August 2009, along with five others, having failed to impress in the pre-season. After a month on the transfer list, he was the only one of the six to have received no inquiries from any clubs, which came as a surprise to many Vale fans. He returned to the Vale first team in mid-September, after impressing in training, though he remained transfer listed.
Howland has represented Northern Ireland at junior levels and was first selected for the under-21 squad in February 2006. He has won four caps at under-21 level.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first. The "Caps" figures are in bold for games in which he scored''
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Savage was signed by Manchester City in November 1953, where he deputised for Bert Trautmann. He was at the club for more than a year before making his debut, a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United on 27 December 1954. He also played in the next game against Burnley, but once Trautmann recovered from injury Savage returned to the reserves. His next chance came in April 1956, when he again replaced Trautmann for two matches. Trautmann broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup Final, giving Savage the opportunity of an extended run in the first team during the 1956-57 season.
He was transferred to Walsall in January 1958 for -4,000. In one of his early games for Walsall, an away match at Swindon, he was sent off.
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'''Christopher George (Chris) Dangerfield''' (born 9 August 1955 Coleshill, Warwickshire) is a retired English footballer. He began his career in England before playing ten seasons in the North American Soccer League and at least one in the Western Soccer Alliance.
Dangerfield started his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, but made no first-team appearances. In 1974, he signed with the expansion Portland Timbers of the North American Soccer League. He returned to England to have a trial with Port Vale in August 1976, but only made two substitute appearances before moving to the United States for good the next month.
In 1977, he moved to Team Hawaii, but played only six games before being traded to the Las Vegas Quicksilvers. In 1978, he began the season with the Tulsa Roughnecks, but saw time in only one game before being sent to the California Surf. In 1979, he signed with the Los Angeles Aztecs then moved to the San Jose Earthquakes in 1982. At the end of the 1982 season, the Earthquakes were renamed the Golden Bay Earthquakes. That fall they entered the Major Indoor Soccer League for the winter indoor season. Dangerfield was the 15th leading scorer with 48 games, 52 goals, 20 assists, and 72 points The Earthquakes returned to the NASL for the 1983 and 1984 outdoor seasons. Following the 1984 season, the NASL collapsed and he played at least the 1985 season with the renamed San Jose Earthquakes in the Western Alliance Challenge Series. That fall, he signed with the Minnesota Strikers of the Major Indoor Soccer League. After two seasons, he returned to the Earthquakes for the 1988 WSA season after which he retired from playing professionally. However, he continued to play for the San Jose Oaks, eventually also becoming the teams coach.
In 1992, he became the coach of the amateur San Jose Oaks, taking them to the 1992 U.S. Open Cup title. He remained in that position until 1996.
He holds a USSF "National-A" coaching license and coaches now for the De AnzaSoccer Club of Cupertino, Saratoga, West San Jose, area of California with his team competing in the US Soccer Development Academy League.
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'''James Patrick Dunne''' (16 March 1935 - 1983 or 1984) was an Irish footballer.
The son of Irish international Jimmy Dunne, Jimmy Dunne the younger played for St Patrick's Athletic with his brother Tommy, winning the 1959 FAI Cup. He also had brief stints in England, with Leicester City and Peterborough United.
A former schoolboy international he made a scoring League of Ireland debut on the 22nd of April 1956 against Shamrock Rovers F.C. in a Top Four Cup semi final tie .
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'''David Dowson''' (born 12 September 1988) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a striker who plays for League Two club Darlington but on loan from Sunderland. Dowson has yet to make a first team appearance for Sunderland, but was loaned out to Chesterfield on 22 February 2008 to gain first team experience.
Dowson made his debut for Chesterfield on 23 February 2008 against Brentford, also scoring a goal. His loan, initially for one month, was later extended to the rest of the season. After his debut, he went a spree of several games without scoring a goal until he netted two vital goals in a 4-1 rout of Shrewsbury Town.
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}}'''Ray Jones''' (born 4 June 1944, Chester; died July 2007, Chester) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He made 170 Football League appearances for Chester City and also played and managed in non-league football.
Jones joined Chester as a schoolboy, making his first-team debut in a 1-0 win over Hartlepool United on December 7, 1962 in the number two shirt.
Unfortunately, Ray and his namesake and fellow full-back Bryn Jones suffered broken legs in a match against Aldershot 12 months later.
That was to be the last Football League match played by Jones, as he joined non-league side Runcorn. He followed it up by playing for Oswestry Town, Bethesda Athletic and Colwyn Bay, where he became player-manager.
Jones died in July 2007 at the Hospice of the Good Shepherd near Chester.
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'''Gareth Hopkins''' (born 14 June 1980, in Cheltenham, England) is an English football striker who currently plays for Bishops Cleeve.
Hopkins started his career at the age of 17 by signing with his hometown club Cheltenham Town. He turned down Cardiff City in the process. He stayed with the Robins for 4 years, during which Cheltenham Town rose from the Conference National to League Two. During his time at Cheltenham Town, he was sent on loan to Cinderford Town, Bath City, and Forest Green before being released in 2002.
Following his release from Cheltenham Town, he went on trial with Kettering Town before eventually being signed to Cirencester Town by then manager Bryan Hughes. He spent 4 years with them, finishing top goal scorer in each of his 4 years. He holds the Cirencester Town records for scoring in 10 consecutive games as well as scoring 5 goals in a league match.
In 2006, Hopkins was signed to Weston-super-Mare by former manager Frank Gregan. However when the new manager Tony Ricketts took over the club, Hopkins found his place on the squad minimized. He was eventually released following the conclusion of the 2007-2008 season and linked up with Bishops Cleeve.
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}}'''Peter Zelem''' (born 13 February 1962, Manchester) is a former English professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in The Football League for four clubs during the 1980s.
Zelem began with Blackpool on schoolboy forms but was released and joined Chester as an apprentice.
He helped Preston to promotion before joining Burnley in the summer of 1987. After an injury hit two years at Turf Moor,
Zelem was the first post-war Football League player to have a surname beginning with a Z, first appearing the season before Romeo Zondervan joined Ipswich Town.
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He is known as being the first player to play for both Sheffield Clubs and to score the first ever goal at Sheffiled United's ground Bramell Lane.
Mosforth was born in Sheffield in 1859. He grew to 5 foot 4 inches (163 cm) and became known as the 'Little Wonder'. His first club was Sheffield Albion but was famous for swapping sides and profiteering from his play. One anecdotal story says that when he ran on to the pitch in Hallam colours someone in the crowd shouted "10 bob and free drinks, Billy, if you'll change your shirt". He promptly ran back to the dressing room and returned in a Wednesday shirt.
He first played for the Sheffield Football Association in 1876 at the age of 18.
In 1879 he played for The Zulus a touring side created to aid families of casualties of the Zulu War. The side became embroiled in controversy when it was revealed that the players were to make money themselves (a practice illegal at the time). He debuted for Wednesday on 18 December 1880 and went on to play for them 25 times scoring 6 times.
Like many of the Wednesday players who were involved in the Zulu team, Mosforth was also one of the players who pushed them into becoming professional team. He played for the break-away team (Sheffield Rovers) that intended to become Sheffield's first professional side but returned to the Wednesday fold after professionalism was agreed upon. He went on to score the first goal at Olive Grove.
He became a United player upon its creation in 1889 and alongside Jack Hudson became the first player to play for both of Sheffield's major clubs. He spent one more year as a footballer with them and made 28 appearances, scoring 6 goals. The last appearance of his career was for Sheffield United against Staveley on 17 March 1890.
Billy Mosforth was considered the best local player during his era.
He was also a leading exponent of the "screw shot" that allowed him to bend the ball in the air, a technique that was developed in Sheffield at the time and is now commonplace in the game. He was also well noted for his ability to cross the ball.
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}}'''Martin Lane''' (born 12 April 1961, Altrincham) was an English professional footballer who played mainly as a full back. He made appearances in The Football League for four clubs, with most of his career being spent with Chester City.
Lane joined Manchester United as a youngster in 1977 and spent five years at Old Trafford without making a competitive first-team appearance. He joined Chester City in August 1982, making his debut in a Football League Trophy tie away at Chesterfield during the same month.
After helping Chester to a 2-1 win over Wrexham in the FA Cup third round in January 1987, Lane moved to Division One side Coventry City for -25,000. After making just three league appearances in two years at Highfield Road and spending time on loan with Wrexham, Lane returned to Chester for the same amount he had been sold for in January 1989. His arrival was quickly followed by a run of four successive wins without conceding a goal,
Lane made just 10 appearances in a season with Walsall and then dropped into non-league football, having spells with clubs including Shepshed Albion, Worcester City and Hinckley Town, while working for a security company.
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Daft was born at Radcliffe-on-Trent and attended Trent College, before joining Notts County as an amateur, whilst at the same time being a member of the Corinthians club. At this time he also played for Nottingham Forest and Newark, before the advent of league football. On the inauguration of the Football League, he became more settled and in the inaugural season he played in 19 out of the 22 games played by County, scoring eight goals. At the end of the season, County's poor league form resulted in them finishing near the foot of the table and having to apply for re-election to the league.
Daft made his first appearance for England on 2 March 1889 against Ireland. England won the match "quite comfortably" 6-1, with John Yates scoring a hat trick.
In the following season, he played twice for England, against Wales on 15 March 1890 (won 3-1) and Scotland on 5 April (a 1-1 draw). In the league, he made 19 appearances with ten goals as County again finished near the bottom of the league table and needed to be re-elected.
1890-91 saw a considerable improvement in County's form, and they finished the league in third place. Daft only missed one league appearance, scoring six goals. His two goals against Burnley in the FA Cup helped County reach the final against Blackburn Rovers. In the final itself, played at the Kennington Oval on 21 March 1891, County were "a little overawed by the great occasion and especially by the FA Cup experience of Blackburn" who won 3-1.
Two weeks before the FA Cup Final, Daft played his fourth international match, against Ireland on 7 March 1891. Daft played at outside left and was amongst the scorers as England again won 6-1. This match was Tinsley Lindley's final appearance for England, and he marked the occasion with two goals.
In the 1891-92 league season, he missed only two matches scoring 13 goals as County finished the season eighth in the table. At the end of the season he was selected for what was to be his final appearance for England. In the match against Ireland Daft played at inside left and was awarded the captaincy of a team that comprised only professionals, five of whom were making their international debuts. Daft marked the occasion by scoring twice, either side of half-time, as England won 2-0.
On 19 November 1892 County defeated West Bromwich Albion 8-1 with Daft and Jimmy Oswald both scoring hat-tricks. Despite this, Notts County were struggling near the foot of the table and, after a dispute in January, Daft crossed the River Trent to join Nottingham Forest. Daft only managed four games for Forest and in the summer he returned to County, who by now had been relegated to Division Two. In 1893-94 County reached third placed in the Second Division table, but failed to gain promotion after losing a test match to Preston North End of Division One. Their best form that season came in the FA Cup.
In the Cup, County overcame three Division One teams to make it to the final. Burnley were defeated 1-0 in Round One at home. Subsequently, non-league Burton Wanderers were beaten 2-1 at Burton. In Round Three, there was a derby against local rivals Nottingham Forest with County managing a 1-1 draw away from home before easily defeating their arch rivals 4-1 in the replay to claim a place in the Semi-Final against Blackburn Rovers. In the semi-final, held at Bramall Lane, Rovers were odds-on favourites to win; County, however, managed a 1-0 victory with Daft scoring the only goal of the game.
The 1894 FA Cup Final was played at Everton's Goodison Park against Bolton Wanderers, who had spent most of the season struggling near the foot of the First Division. Bolton fielded an under-strength side as a result of injuries to several key players, with others playing in less than full health, whereas County were able to field a full strength side. County soon took the lead and by half-time were 2-0 up with goals from Arthur Watson and James Logan. Logan's goal followed "some excellent wing play from Daft." Logan scored twice more in the second half and ran out 4-1 victors, thus becoming the first team from Division Two to win the cup.
Daft continued with Notts County for the start of the following season, but in December 1894 he left to join non-league Newark.
As well as his success at football, Daft was an accomplished cricketer and was also selected as a reserve for the England lacrosse team.
Harry Daft was the second son of Richard Daft, who was one of the best batsmen of his day. At Trent College he played for the college XI when only 12 and showed such increased skill as he played with his seniors that in 1885, when 19, he was tried for Nottinghamshire in several games. He made his first-class debut on 28 May 1885 against Marylebone Cricket Club and was top scorer for the county, making 23 in the first innings before being bowled by W. G. Grace. He made his County Championship debut at Yorkshire on 29 June and went on to play in five championship matches that season.
The next season he appeared for Gentlemen v. Players at the Oval and he assisted Nottinghamshire as an amateur until he turned professional in 1890. According to his obituary in Wisden, he was "especially strong in defence, with skill in placing his strokes, he never suggested forcing ability and scarcely reached the high standard of his county's best batsmen". In August 1891, he played with his father in the county eleven, at Kennington Oval against Surrey. Richard Daft had returned to the Nottinghamshire side after an absence of ten years because Arthur Shrewsbury was forced to stand down through injury. Neither father nor son made any particular impact in this game, with Harry scoring 5 and 0, and his father 12 and 2 as Surrey won by an innings and 46 runs.
His best season with the bat was in 1894 when he totalled 596 runs at an average of 19.22. He achieved his first class top score at the end of August against Kent at Trent Bridge with 92 not out. Against Surrey at The Oval in August 1896 he carried his bat through the second innings for 77 in a vain attempt to save his side from defeat. His best bowling figures of 5-79 came in the County Championship match against Kent at Mote Park, Maidstone in July. His best season-s haul was 23 wickets in 1897.
Altogether, he scored 4370 runs, at an average of 15.89, took 86 wickets at 26.03 runs apiece, and held 81 catches in first-class cricket. Continuing in county cricket until 1899, he played his highest innings for Nottinghamshire, not out 103, against Northamptonshire in 1897, but that was not a first-class match, Northamptonshire not being raised to the championship group until 1905.
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}}'''Steve Johnson''' (born 23 June 1957, Liverpool) is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker. He played in The Football League for six different clubs and also played in non-league football and abroad.
Johnson played non-league football for Bangor City and Altrincham before being signed by Football League side Bury in November 1977.
Johnson-s aerial power was a welcome asset to Chester-s attack and he scored six times in the final 10 games of the season to seal promotion from Division Four. Johnson then spent two years with Scunthorpe until he joined Chester on a permanent basis ahead of the 1988-89 season. He played regularly alongside Carl Dale in the Chester attack as they narrowly missed the Third Division play-offs. After spending the summer months playing in Scandinavia, Johnson joined Rochdale for a third time to bring the curtain down on his league career.
He later played for Irish sides Cork City and Limerick, and non-league teams Northwich Victoria, Radcliffe Borough, Castleton Gabriels, Caernarfon Town and Haslingden, while working as a financial advisor.
He is the son of Christina Murphy and nephew of Joe Murphy a street trader in liverpool town center,Grandfather of Aaron Murphy.
Football League Fourth Division runners-up: 1985-86
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}}'''David Kaye''' (born 14 November 1959, Huddersfield) was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football League for Chester City.
Kaye began his career as an apprentice with Rotherham United, where he turned professional in November 1977. However, he failed to make a league appearance for the Millers and played non-league football for Mexborough Town before returning to The Football League when he joined Chester City in March 1985. He played in Chester-s final seven games of the 1984-1985 season and then played three league games and a Milk Cup tie early the following season. Kaye lost his place to John Butcher and Chester then signed another goalkeeper in Ray Cashley.
Kaye moved on to Denaby United, before joining Scarborough. He played 17 times as they won the GM Vauxhall Conference title in 1986-1987 but did not play for the club again after promotion.
- GM Vauxhall Conference champions: 1986-1987 (17 apps).
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Heron, the younger brother of Hubert Heron, was born in Uxbridge, West London and attended Mill Hill School. On leaving school he played as an amateur for Uxbridge before joining the Wanderers.
He made his solitary appearance for England in the fifth international match played at Hamilton Crescent, Partick on 4 March 1876. Heron played alongside his elder brother Hubert who was appointed team captain. According to Philip Gibbons, "England struggled throughout the game, which saw the home team run out winners by three goals to nil."
A week after the England match, he was part of the Wanderers team that met the Old Etonians in the 1876 FA Cup Final at the Kennington Oval. En route to the final, he scored two "crucial" goals against Sheffield in the third round. In the final, the first match ended in a 1-1 draw, with the Wanderers victorious 3-0 in the replay on 18 March, with two goals from Thomas Hughes and one by Charles Wollaston. Hubert also played for Wanderers in this match; it would be another 120 years before a pair of brothers again played together in an FA Cup-final winning side and for England in the same season, when Gary and Phil Neville did so in 1996.
During his career he also played for Swifts and Windsor.
Heron played as an amateur and earned his living as a wine merchant in Bournemouth.
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'''Phil Beal''' born January 8, 1945 at Godstone, Surrey is a living, former English, football player.
Beal played for Surrey boys and England Youth before signing as an amateur for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in 1960 and became a professional at the club in 1962.
He made his debut as a defender at Aston Villa F.C. in 1963, and went on to make 16 appearances in that season.
By the start of the following season Danny Blanchflower had retired with Beal taking on the former captains right half position. With the team in transition, he only made eight appearances that season.
The versatile player filled a variety of defensive positions admirably and featured in 21 matches in 1965-66 and started in 26 games in 1966-67 , but did not feature in the 1967 FA Cup Final because of an injury. By the late 1960s he had fully established himself in the side and consistently showed his calm, authoritative and composed style.
Beal played in both League Cup winning sides against Aston Villa in 1970-71 and Norwich City F.C. in 1972-73. He played in both matches against Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. in the 1972 UEFA Cup Final final in which he collected a winners' medal, and in both legs of the 1974 UEFA Cup Final against Feyenoord.
Beal finished his career with Spurs in 1975 and made 420 appearances including three as substitute in all competitions, and scoring just one goal.
1971 Football League Cup Final: Winner
1973 Football League Cup Final: Winner
After leaving Spurs he played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Crewe Alexandra, Los Angeles Aztecs
Today, Beal is a match day host at White Hart Lane . He currently lives in Devon.
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Christie was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England and began his career with Leicester City before joining Notts County in 1979. He enjoyed arguably his most successful years with County, winning promotion to the First Division in 1981. He was County's top scorer in the 1983-84 season, a season in which they were relegated.
He went on to play for Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Manchester City, Walsall, Mansfield Town, Kettering Town, Hucknall Town and Arnold Town.
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'''Owen Coll''' (born 9 April 1976 in Donegal) is an Irish football player. He has played for Tottenham, Bournemouth, Yeovil, Stevenage, Aldershot Town and Grays.
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'''Samuel Kola Okikiolu''' (born 15 January 1982) is an English football player of Nigerian origin who currently plays for Enfield Town.
Okikiolu began his career with Wimbledon, but left without making a league appearance, although he had a three month loan spell at Scottish side Clyde, making three league appearances. After leaving Wimbledon, Okikioulu made one appearance for Aylesbury United in September 2002), and later played for Staines Town, Margate, Harrow Borough (signing for them in August 2006), Folkestone Invicta (two spells, whicj included making 31 appearances in the 2007-2008 season)and East Thurrock.
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'''Jamie William Hoyland''' (born 23 January 1966 in Sheffield) played in midfield for several football clubs in the 1980s and 1990s, before turning to a career in football coaching; he was Assistant Manager at Rochdale in 2002.
He was appointed Assistant Manager at Rochdale F.C. in 2002. and has held youth coaching positions at Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End.
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}}'''Bill Myerscough''' (born 22 June 1930, Bolton; died 16 March 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for six clubs. He was in the Aston Villa side that won the 1957 FA Cup Final.
An Inside forward, Myerscough began his professional career at the relatively late age of 24 when he joined Walsall from Ashfield in time for the 1954-55 season. He spent a season with the Saddlers before joining Football League First Division side Aston Villa, where he went on to make 64 league appearances over the next four years.
The highlight though came in the 1957 FA Cup Final, when Villa denied Manchester United a First Division and FA Cup double with a 2-1 victory. Unfortunately the following season ended in relegation and Myerscough spent a season with Rotherham United before joining Coventry City in July 1960.
In March 1962, Myerscough joined Chester, who were destined to finish bottom of the Fourth Division. Myerscough made his debut alongside fellow new signing Ron Hewitt in a 5-1 defeat at York City on 3 March 1962 and ended the season with three goals from 13 games. He featured in half the league games the following season and then moved to Wrexham in exchange for Stan Bennion and George Evans . After a season with Wrexham, Myerscough ended his professional career and joined non-league side Macclesfield Town. He died in 1977.
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'''Neal Anthony Trotman''' (born 11 March 1987 in Levenshulme, Manchester) is an English footballer who currently plays for Southampton, having been signed on loan from Preston. He plays as a central defender. He has a twin brother named Leon.
He was released by Burnley at the age of 18 and was soon picked up by Oldham Athletic. In his first season he made just two appearances scoring in a F.A Cup tie against Kettering. With his chances limited he was sent out on loan to Halifax Town A.F.C. for the remainder of the 2006-07 season.
Trotman's chances at the beginning of the 2007-08 season were also limited until injuries hit the Latics' defence. Trotman then found himself in a string of first team matches impressing the manager and the fans in the process. He was quickly hailed a "hot prospect" by the fans and became a first team regular. Trotman scored his first goal of the campaign against Leeds United in Oldham's 3-1 win at Elland Road however he missed their historic 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park due to suspension after accumulating 5 yellow cards. His good aerial ability matched by his athleticism, strength and sharpness attracted scouts from clubs in higher divisions. With interest growing in Trotman, Oldham faced a tough fight to keep hold of him during the transfer window. On 29 January, it had been confirmed that Plymouth Argyle had made an undisclosed fee; however that bid alerted numerous clubs who were tracking his progress to make a move, among those clubs were Preston North End, Derby County, and Blackburn Rovers.
He signed for Preston North End on 30 January 2008 for a fee of -500,000 (including "sell on" and "after appearances" clauses) on a three year deal.
On 20 August 2009, Trotman joined Southampton on loan until January 2010. He scored his first goal in a 3-1 victory away at Southend. He also scored in a 3-1 victory over Exeter City on Boxing Day, 2009.
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'''Filippo Mancini''' (born October 13, 1990 in Genoa) is an Italian football player currently on loan to Bellaria from Internazionale
He is the son of current Manchester City Manager Roberto Mancini. He made his first team debut coming on for the last 10 minutes in a 3-0 win against Reggina in the return leg of the Coppa Italia 2007-08 round of 16. On January 31, 2008 Internazionale announced to have loaned him to Manchester City. He returned to Inter at the end of the season, without ever playing a single minute in England. He was loaned to Monza, together with his 15-year old brother Andrea, for the 2008-09 season, where he joined the ''Berretti'' Under-20 squad.
On August 2009 he was announced to have being signed by Lega Pro Seconda Divisione outfit Bellaria.
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Greenwood was born in Blackburn, educated at Malvern College and was a member of the college football team in 1878-79. Greenwood's older brothers, Thomas and Harry, joined Blackburn Rovers shortly after the club's formation in 1875 and both played in the first match on 18 December 1875, with Thomas in goal and Harry as a forward. Thomas Greenwood was appointed captain and although Doctor was only 15, he also joined the club, soon becoming one of the stars of the side, playing as a full-back.
By 1880 Blackburn had become one of the best teams in England. Greenwood was recognised as being an outstanding full back and on 18 February 1882 he won his first international cap playing for England against Ireland. Also playing in that game were fellow Blackburn players, Jimmy Brown and Fred Hargreaves. Ireland were "totally dominated by the visitors" who won the game 13-0. As of January 9th 2010, it remains England's highest ever winning margin. Greenwood's next game was against Scotland on 11 March 1882. This time England team were beaten 5-1 and Greenwood was not selected for the next game against Wales.
In 1882, Blackburn became the first provincial team to reach the final of the FA Cup. Their opponents were Old Etonians who had reached the final on five previous occasions. However, Blackburn had gone through the season unbeaten and were expected to become the first northern team to win win the game. Unfortunately Doctor Greenwood was injured and was unable to appear in the final, which the Old Etonians won 1-0.
Greenwood was an amateur player and in 1882 he was a member of the Corinthians committee at the time of their formation.
During the 1920s he was an active croquet player, an original member of the Buxton club with a handicap of 2.5.
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'''Sammy Todd''' (b. 1945, Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a former football player for Burnley and Glentoran.
Todd joined Burnley from Glentoran as a 17 year old defender/midfield man in 1962 becoming the third ex-Glens player to transfer to Turf Moor in the sixties, following Jimmy McIlroy and Alex Elder.
He made his league debut for Burnley against Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor in the 1963/64 season, Burnley recording a 7-2 victory over Spurs.
He made a total of 118 appearances for Burnley scoring one league and one League Cup goal.
At the end of the 1969-1970 season, Todd was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for -40,000. He would, however, only make 22 appearances in four seasons in Sheffield and was loaned out to Mansfield in February 1974.
In the twilight of his career, Todd enjoyed brief stints with both Great Harwood of the Northern Premier League and Dallas Tornado of the original NASL.
Todd represented both Northern Ireland schools and the Under-23 team in the sixties before making his senior debut in 1966.
His first appearance came as a substitute in a friendly game with Mexico at Windsor Park.
He was capped a total of 11 times for Northern Ireland.
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'''Bobby Irvine''' (born 18 June 1942) was a former football player for Linfield and Stoke.
His younger brother Willie was a star striker for Burnley in the sixties.
He shares the same name as Bobby Irvine, who played for Everton and represented Ireland.
Irvine was signed by Linfield as a teenager in 1957 from Carrick Tech and established himself in the first team at Windsor Park when just 16.
In the fifties, he featured in some of the south Belfast club's earliest European Cup games.
Irvine found disfavour with the Linfield selection committee during the 1960/61 season and at one stage it seemed he would be released.
He was a virtual ever-present, however, in the 1961-62 seven trophy winning team - captained by the late Tommy Dickson.
That team won the Irish League, Irish Cup, City Cup, Gold Cup, County Antrim Shield, Ulster Cup and North-South Cup.
In June 1963 Irvine was transferred to Stoke City for -6,000 and made his debut in the opening game of the season, a 2-1 defeat of Spurs.
He lost his place after seven games, however, to Lawrie Leslie and remained out of the side for the most of the season.
Irvine did pick up a League Cup runners-up medal at the end of his first season.
He was largely out of favour in 1964-65, making just one league appearance but returned to the first team the following year.
Irvine was given the honour of captaining Stoke in a League Cup tie against Burnley, who were captained in that game by his brother Willie.
The idea of them both captaining their sides came from Clarets- manager Harry Potts.
The brothers met in the centre circle to shake hands and toss the coin and then played against each other for the first time since schooldays.
Irvine's career at the Victoria Ground was brought to an end after an FA Cup third round game against Walsall.
He gave away a penalty that helped the then third division side to a 2-0 win. Furious with Irvine-s antics, manager Tony Waddington never picked him again.
That summer he was released to sign for non-League Altrincham.
Irvine was capped at both schoolboy and Under 23 level for Northern Ireland before making his senior debut against Holland in Rotterdam in 1962.
He was brought in to replace Harry Gregg and would keep his place for the next six international matches.
Irvine made his eighth and final international appearance in 1965 against Wales.
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'''William Norman McCourt Uprichard''' (born 20 April 1928) is a retired football player for Arsenal, Portsmouth and Swindon Town.
Uprichard was born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland, and as a teenager played both soccer and Gaelic football. He won a district minor league medal with St Peter-s GAC, but was subsequently banned by the GAA and told he would not receive his medal because he had signed for Glenavon. The GAA-s -rule 27- prohibited adult members at the time from playing or watching so-called foreign games. Uprichard was finally awarded his medal in 2004.
Uprichard played in goal for Glenavon and later for Distillery before signing for Arsenal in 1948 for -1,500. He never played an Arsenal first-team game, with Ted Platt and George Swindin being higher in the pecking order. He was transferred to Swindon Town in November 1949, later becoming the first choice goalkeeper.
Uprichard was featured in the 2002 book ''Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats'' by Richard (Dick) Mattick, a book that lists the 100 Swindon Town players that Mattick considered to be greatest. The 1952-53 season was his last at Swindon before his transfer to Portsmouth in November 1952.
Uprichard was Eddie Lever's first signing as Pompey manager. He was later followed by Derek Dougan from Distillery. Uprichard played nearly 200 first-team games for Portsmouth in seven seasons. He later played for Southend United, Hastings United and Ramsgate Athletic.
Uprichard was awarded 18 senior international caps for Northern Ireland, the first coming against Scotland in 1951. He played in the 1958 World Cup Finals in Sweden alongside Billy Bingham, Jimmy McIlroy and Danny Blanchflower. Despite sustaining a broken hand and an ankle injury, he kept the Czechoslovakia attack at bay in a play-off win which secured Northern Ireland a quarter-final berth.
His final game for Northern Ireland was, like his first, against Scotland, in November 1958.
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'''Thomas James Moncur''', also known as '''TJ Moncur''', (born 23 September 1987) is an English footballer who is a free agent. He plays as a defender. He came through the ranks at Arsenal and Fulham without playing a first-team game, and has twice played on loan with Bradford City, before a free transfer to Wycombe Wanderers.
Moncur was a youngster with Arsenal until he was bought aged 16.
On 8 August 2008, a day before the start of the 2008-09 season, he signed another loan deal with Bradford City until 3 January 2009. The agreement gave Bradford the option for the discussion of a permanent deal with Moncur once the loan period was over.
Immediately upon his return to Fulham, he was signed by another League Two club, Wycombe Wanderers on a free transfer, signing an 18-month contract.
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'''John Joe Flood''', also referred to as '''Jonjo Flood''' or '''John Flood''', is a former Irish footballer who played as a forward for Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers, Leeds United and Crystal Palace. As an international, he also played for the Irish Free State.
Flood play for Shelbourne before joining Shamrock Rovers. After helping Rovers win their first ever League of Ireland title in 1923 he joined Leeds United, together with Bob Fullam. However neither of them managed to establish themselves at United and they both rejoined Rovers for the following season. Back with Rovers, together with Fullam, John Fagan and Billy Farrell he was part of a legendary forward-line known as the ''Four F's''. During the 1924-25 season they helped Rovers win a League of Ireland / League of Ireland Shield / FAI Cup treble. They won the FAI Cup after beating Shelbourne 2-1 at Dalymount Park before an attendance of 25,000 . Flood and Fullam scored the two goals against their former club . During his career Flood also had a spell with Crystal Palace. In April 1932 he was awarded a benefit game .
Between 1926 and 1931 Flood made 5 appearances and scored 4 goals for the Irish Free State. He made his international debut in a 3-0 away defeat against Italy on March 21 1926. He won his second cap on April 20 1929 against Belgium at Dalymount Park. He marked the occasion by scoring a hat-trick as the Irish won 4-0 . He scored his fourth international goal in a return game against Belgium on May 11 1930. Jimmy Dunne scored the other two goals as the Irish won 3-1. On April 26 1931 he captained the Irish Free State against Spain . Together with Tom Farquharson, Peter Kavanagh and Paddy Moore he was part of a team that gained a respectable 1-1 draw at the Montjuic Stadium in Barcelona. Flood laid on the pass for Moore to score on his debut. He made his last international appearance on December 13 1931 in the return game against Spain which the Irish Free State lost 5-0
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}}'''Ron Howells''' (born 12 January 1927, Ponthenry) is a former Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was capped by Wales and played in The Football League for three clubs.
Howells began his playing career with Swansea Town, where he made nine appearances during the 1947-48 season. However, he dropped out of The Football League and played for Barry Town before resurrecting his professional career with Cardiff City in July 1950.
After winning promotion in his second season at Ninian Park, Howells was to spend five years playing in the First Division. This period also saw him win two caps for the Welsh national side in the 1954 World Cup qualifiers against England and Scotland.
Howells dropped back into non-league football with Worcester City but revived his league career with Chester in September 1958. He was a regular in his two seasons at Sealand Road but was released at the end of 1959-60. Howells had continued to live in South Wales throughout his spell at Chester, who were reluctant to continue paying his expenses .
This marked the end of his professional career and he joined Barry Town .
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}}'''Paul Comstive''' (born 25 November 1961, Southport) is a former English professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League for seven different clubs and also played non-league football.
Comstive was to spend the vast majority of his career in the north-west of England, beginning as an apprentice at Blackburn Rovers in October 1979. He went on to make six league appearances for Rovers, with two loan spells with Rochdale following before a move to Wigan Athletic in August 1983.
After a three year stint with Wrexham from 1984 to 1987, Comstive made an -8,000 switch to Burnley
Comstive moved on again in 1989 to Bolton Wanderers for -37,000,
This marked the end of Comstive's professional career. He joined hometown club Southport and went on to play for fellow non-league clubs Morecambe and Chorley
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'''Ian King''' (born 27 May 1937 in Loanhead, Scotland) was a football player. He made appearances in 244 Leicester games, including 27 appearances in the FA Cup, and 22 appearances in the League Cup. And a total of 4 appearances in the Cup Winners Cup.
He made his first appearance for Leicester City on 11 September 1957, away against Sheffield Wednesday. King played as a defender, scoring a total of seven goals (including 1 goal in the Football League Cup).
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'''William Albert "Billy" Gilbert''' (born 10 November 1959) is an English former footballer, born in Lewisham, London, who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Crystal Palace, Portsmouth, Colchester United and Maidstone United.
Gilbert began his career at Terry Venables' Crystal Palace, winning the FA Youth Cup twice as part of the so-called "Team of the Eighties" as well as being a key fixture in the side that won promotion to the First Division. Gilbert remained with Palace after their relegation back to the Second Division, winning the 1984 Player of the Year award in his final season at Selhurst Park.
Gilbert then moved to Portsmouth, spending five years at Fratton Park before moving on again to Colchester United. He also spent a season at Maidstone United,
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'''Paul Browne''' (born 17 February 1975 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish football defender.
Browne began his career in England with Premier League side Aston Villa, featuring in two league matches towards the end of the 1995-96 season. Despite his two starts, Browne was sold to Scottish Premier Division side Raith Rovers in the summer and made his debut for the Kirkcaldy side in a 1-0 defeat against Rangers. Featuring in a number of matches that season, Browne played the majority of the following season following Raith's relegation, scoring twice. In the 1998-99 season, Browne suffered from ill discipline, receiving eleven bookings and one dismissal as Raith finished in eighth place, in a season which saw him fail to add to his two goals from the previous season. Browne netted four goals in 1999-00, helping Raith to mid-table safety but the following season yielded no goals as Raith survived relegation by just three points. In 2001-02, however, Raith finished bottom and were relegated to the Scottish Second Division. Browne featured initially for Raith, playing in a Scottish League Challenge Cup match and league match, but was sent on loan to Arbroath for the remainder of 2002, featuring sixteen times. Browne never played again for Raith and spent the remainder of the season with Nuneaton Borough and Hinckley United on loan.
In July 2003, Browne returned to Arbroath, after previous target Eddie Forrest left on the promise of full-time football at Raith Rovers. Arbroath manager John Brownlie signed Browne as a replacement for Forrest, then discovered that Forrest had been duped. A telephone call that Forrest had believed to be from Danny Smith, the Raith chairman, had been a hoax. The caller had been Browne, Forrest-s prospective replacement, although Browne argued it was "a friend". Forrest was reinstated at Arbroath and Browne summarily sacked, fleeing Scotland, although Forrest subsequently demanded to be allowed to join Partick Thistle, which led Brownlie to re-sign Browne to fill the defensive gap. Brownlie had to check with captain Andy Dow that the players would accept Browne after the hoax.
Following his season back at Arbroath, Browne moved into junior football with Lochore Welfare, where he was playing up to 2008 before joining St. Andrews United. In May 2009, Browne helped St Andrews defeat former club Lochore to clinch promotion to the Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League.
Browne was capped by Scotland under-21 during his time at Aston Villa.
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'''Neil Davis''' (born 15 August 1973 in Bloxwich) is a English football forward who currently plays for Bromsgrove Rovers.
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'''Jonathan Anthony Bewers''' (born 10 September 1982) is an English footballer born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, who played in the Premier League for Aston Villa and in the Football League for Notts County and Walsall. He played as a defender or in midfield. Throughout his career, he has been known as '''Jonathan Bewers''', '''Jon Bewers''', '''Johny Bewers''' and currently '''Jonny Bewers'''.
Bewers came through the Football Association's National School of Excellence at Lilleshall, and began his club career as a schoolboy with Aston Villa.
However, although Bewers remained at Villa for another four years, that was his last first-team appearance. After trials with Macclesfield Town and A.F.C. Bournemouth,
He signed for Southern League Premier Division club Aylesbury United in September 2005 and scored his first senior competitive goal for the club, a curled free kick to open the scoring in a 1-1 draw against Team Bath, on 1 October 2005. He played 20 games in all competitions before being released in February 2006. While studying for a BA degree in accounting and finance at the University of Northampton, Bewers played for the university football team, which qualified for the British Universities Sports Association Nationals Tournament in February 2006.
In March 2006, Bewers had a trial with Stamford, but signed for Cogenhoe United before the 2006-07 season. Bewers soon moved on to Rothwell Town, where he was appointed captain, and where he remained until he completed his degree course, graduating in 2008.
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'''Robert David Hughes''' (born 1 February 1978 in Wrexham) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Hughes began his career at Aston Villa, where he played seven times during the 1996-97 season as a replacement for the injured Steve Staunton. He suffered with minor injuries over the next few years and made just one professional appearance in the following two years, playing in a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth on 28 March 1998 while on loan to League One side Carlisle United.
Finding his chances at Villa Park limited on his return he joined Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer, making his debut in a 4-1 defeat to Exeter City. He spent two years as a regular first-team choice and, in February 2001, he signed for Cardiff City for a fee of -450,000 and went straight into the Bluebirds side but injuries struck again and after failing to regain his place in the side he was released in 2003 and subsequently retired.
He was appointed the manager of Barry Town in 2003. After a short spell in charge he moved into an assistant manager role alongside Colin Addison who took over as manager in February 2004. However Addison left the club after just six months in charge and Hughes was re-instated as manager for a short time before he resigned in December 2004, along with the majority of the first-team squad, due to ongoing financial problems at the club.
In 2005, Hughes took a coaching role at Welsh Premier League side Port Talbot Town. He later made one appearance as a substitute for the side during the 2005-06 season.
Hughes now works with Shrewsbury Town as their head of youth development.
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'''Scott Jones''' (born 1 May 1975 in Sheffield) is a retired English football defender. He is perhaps most remembered for, the winning goal in the 1998 FA Cup 5th round replay, which knocked out Manchester United, for Barnsley
::1997 : Mansfield Town (loan)
::1997 : Notts County (loan)
::2000 : Bristol Rovers (loan)
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'''Danny Boxall''' (born 24 August 1977 in Croydon) is a model and former professional association footballer, who played as a defender. Although being English-born, Boxall represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.
::1997 : Oldham Athletic (''loan'')
::1998 : Oldham Athletic (''loan'')
Danny retired from football due to injury and is now a male model.
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'''Brian Launders''' (born 8 June 1976 in Dublin) is a retired Irish football midfielder.
::1996 : Oldham Athletic (loan)
::1999 : Colchester United (loan)
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During the early part of the 93-94 season Darren probably played at the peak of his Charlton career. In what is well documented in Gary Nelson's book "Left Foot Forward", Charlton fell apart in spring 94 after a comprehensive loss to Manchester United in the FA Cup 6th round. Gary Nelson clearly references Pitcher when he states that players should not listen to the press praise and start to believe their billing whilst agitating for a move. Darren's impeccable career for Charlton was tarnished then by some poor performances towards the end of the 93-94 season. Coupled with a move to Crystal Palace soon after, many Charlton fans were openly hostile towards him; which has almost lead to a largely positive Charlton career being subsequently ignored.
Initially at Crystal Palace he was used in his old position as right full back, replacing another ex-Charlton player John Humphrey. Darren clearly was not premiership quality at right full-back, and his discomfort there helped contribute to a 6-1 loss against Liverpool. When returned to central midfield his performances steadily improved, especially back in the second tier of the English game. His career was ended at Crystal Palace in a match against Huddersfield Town by a horror tackle from Paul Reid. He brought a case of attempted negligence against Huddersfield Town, which he lost.
::1998 : Leyton Orient (''loan'')
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}}'''Andrew James Roberts''' (born 20 March 1974 in Dartford) is a retired English football midfielder.
Roberts began his career at Millwall in 1991. In 1995, Roberts moved to Crystal Palace where he was the club's player of the year in 1996. In 1998 he signed for Wimbledon where he stayed until 2002. He had a loan spell at Norwich City in that year before returning to Millwall. He was also capped five times by the England U21 team. He retired in 2004.
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'''Rhys Wilmot''' (born 21 February 1962 in Newport) is a retired Welsh footballer.
Wilmot started out at Arsenal, joining as a schoolboy in 1977 before turning professional in 1980. Mainly an understudy to Pat Jennings, George Wood and then John Lukic, Wilmot had loan spells at both Hereford United and Leyton Orient. He had to wait six years until his Arsenal first-team debut, against Aston Villa on March 28, 1986. He had six games deputising for Lukic in 1986-87 before another loan spell, this time at Swansea City.
Unable to break into the first team properly, he left Arsenal in 1989 for Plymouth Argyle. He later played for Grimsby Town, Crystal Palace and Torquay United.
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Rotherham United (loan)
}}'''Stuart Barlow''' (born 16 July 1968 in Liverpool) is a retired English football forward. He is best remembered for scoring the winning goal in an FA Cup fifth round replay win against Premiership Southampton in the 2000-01 season. With then second tier Tranmere trailing 3-0 at half time, Paul Rideout scored a hat-trick to level the scores before Barlow scored the winner to put Tranmere through to the last eight.
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He signed for Everton on leaving school in 1986, but did not become a regular first team player until the early 1990s. He was part of the Everton squad that reached the final of the FA Cup in 1995, but did not even make the substitute's bench for the final, with Barry Horne and Joe Parkinson preferred instead by manager Joe Royle. He was eventually transferred to Sheffield United two years later.
Ebbrell was plagued by injuries in the later years of his career and in 1999 he finally announced his retirement after approximately three years of battling against a succession of injuries.
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::1996 : West Bromwich Albion (loan)
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'''Jamie Milligan''' (born 3 January 1980 in Blackpool) is a English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Fleetwood Town.
Milligan started his career at Everton where he was a trainee in 1997. He never started a match but made four substitute league appearances before he left for hometown club Blackpool on 21 March 2001 where he stayed until August 2003, scoring one goal in 29 league games. Milligan fractured a foot in training in November 2002, an injury which kept him out for five months, and came as he scored two goals in three games. However, then Blackpool manager, Steve McMahon released Milligan at the end of the 2002-03 season.
On 5 August 2003 he signed for Macclesfield Town. However, his stay lasted only one month and on 5 September he moved to Leigh RMI. Before moving to Fleetwood Town in 2006, Milligan played for Hyde United where in August 2004 he was sent out on loan to Fleetwood after recovering from cruciate knee ligament damage.
Milligan is Fleetwood's club captain. He was leading scored in the 2007-08 season with 21 goals as the club won promotion, as champions of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, to the Conference North. He won both the fans Player of the Season and the players' Player of the Season. On 23 May 2008 he signed a new three year contract at the club.
In February 2008, Milligan teamed up with Premiership player Gavin McCann who was also born on the Fylde coast, to launch the first football academy on the Fylde coast. The ''Milligan-McCann Academy'' is aimed at 8 to 12 year olds and runs at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School in Lytham St Annes. Former Blackpool player, and also Blackpool born, John Hills also coaches.
-DOCSTART-	15517295
He started his career at Everton after joining in 1993. He captained England at youth level, and graduated through the F.A. School at Lilleshall. Although he was a centre back, Everton were well covered in this position, and so he had made his first team breakthrough at right back, after Joe Royle dropped Matt Jackson after a disastrous F.A. Cup in 1996. He made his debut at Old Trafford, and gave a good account of himself in the match against Manchester United. He followed this up with two more good performances versus Nottingham Forest and  Middlesbrough. However, Royle wasn't convinced and bought Marc Hottiger, meaning the right back position was again filled. A series of niggling injuries put O'Connor out of the whole 1996-97 season, and Royle left Everton near the end of the 1996-97 season and was replaced in the summer by Howard Kendall. O'Connor played well in the preseason friendlies, linking well with fellow youngster John Oster. Unfortunately for O'Connor, he was again replaced before the season as Kendall bought Tony Thomas and later John O'Kane. Inevitably in February 1998, he left Everton, joining Sheffield United, initially on loan. Everton fans saw this as a pity, as it was thought he had the talent to be an excellent player for them.
At Bramall Lane he only made three starts and two substitute appearances in two and a half years, making his debut versus Bradford City. In October 2000 he joined Blackpool on a free transfer. He played 13 times for them, before retiring due to persistent glandular fever problems.
::1998 : Sheffield United (loan)
-DOCSTART-	15517331
'''Mark Beeney''' (born 30 December 1967 in Pembury) is a retired English football goalkeeper and currently the Goalkeeping Coach for Chelsea's Reserve and Youth teams.
He began his career with Gillingham in 1986 and after one season he moved to Maidstone United. He remained with Maidstone until 1991 where he joined Brighton & Hove Albion. He then moved to Leeds United in 1993 and served as backup to Nigel Martyn. In 2000 he joined Doncaster Rovers and then joined non-league side Dover Athletic in 2001 before retiring.
After his retirement he spent a little time as a player/coach at Sittingbourne before taking up the Academy Goalkeeping Coach role at Chelsea. He has worked closely with a number of young stoppers. In September 2007, when Jose Mourinho and his staff left the club, Beeney was temporarily promoted to first team goalkeeping coach and worked with Petr ech and Carlo Cudicini until the club hired Christophe Lollichon. He now continues his work with the Reserves and Academy.
-DOCSTART-	15517381
'''Paul Beesley''' (born 21 July 1965) is an English former footballer.
Beesley joined Wigan Athletic in 1984, staying for five years and making over 150 league appearances. He joined Leyton Orient for -175,000 on 20 October 1989. He was sold on to Sheffield United for -125,000 profit less than eight months later. He played 168 league games for United before he was sold to Leeds United in 1995 for a -250,000 fee. After just 22 games at Elland Road he was sold on to Manchester City for double the fee Leeds had paid for him. He had loan spells with both Port Vale and West Bromwich Albion before signing for Vale on a free transfer in 1998. He played 35 league games before moving on to Blackpool the next year. He also played for Chester City and Stalybridge Celtic
-DOCSTART-	15517397
'''Andy Couzens''' (born 4 June 1975) is a retired English footballer who was a midfielder. He was born in Shipley, and started his career with Leeds United, for whom he played in the 1993 FA Youth Cup final, when they beat Manchester United. He later played for Carlisle United and Blackpool.
-DOCSTART-	15517435
He was a part of the English squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
::1998 : Ayr United (loan)
::1999 : Tranmere Rovers (loan)
::2001 : Scarborough (loan)
-DOCSTART-	15524076
'''Roy Chapman''' (18 March 1934 - 21 March 1983) was an English professional footballer and manager, born in Birmingham. He was the father of former Arsenal and Leeds United striker Lee Chapman.
Chapman began his professional playing career with Aston Villa, where he made 19 appearances in the First Division before joining Lincoln City in November 1957. Four years later he moved for -7,000 to Mansfield Town, scoring 30 league goals in the 1962-63 promotion season from Division Four.
He returned to Lincoln as player-manager in 1965 and in August of that year he came on as a substitute, replacing Bunny Larkin, this was the first substitution in the club's history. In October 1966 he reverted to solely a playing capacity as Ron Gray was appointed as manager.
In June 1967 he joined Port Vale in a playing capacity. An ever-present in the 1967-68 season, of which he was the club's top scorer with 24 goals, he also scored 12 goals the next season to once again become the top marksman.
His final playing club in The Football League was Chester, who he joined in May 1969. He struck five goals in four pre-season friendly matches
Chapman steered Stafford Rangers to a treble of the FA Trophy, Northern Premier League and Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1972.
In his second spell in charge of Rangers he lead them to another FA Trophy triumph before standing down in 1980.
After leaving Rangers he took up the position as manager of Walsall Sports Company.
He died in Stoke-on-Trent, three days after his 49th birthday. He had suffered a fatal heart attack, when playing in a five-a-side tournament.
-DOCSTART-	15525659
'''Aswad Kwame Thomas''' (born 9 August 1989 in London) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Woking.
Thomas has been on the bench for the Addicks twice but has yet to make his senior debut.
He joined Accrington Stanley on loan in January 2008 where he made his Football League debut against .
He scored twice against . He returned to Charlton after serving his suspension for being sent off against Macclesfield Town.
During his time at Charlton, Thomas was compared with former Charlton hero Richard Rufus.
He also played twice on loan at Barnet at the start of the 2008-09 season, shortly afterwards he joined Lewes on loan. He recently signed a one-year contract with Conference South outfit Woking. He scored on his debut for Woking against Welling United which Woking went on to win 2-1.
-DOCSTART-	15525980
}}'''Tom Curle''' (born March 3, 1986, Bristol) is a former English professional footballer. He made appearances in The Football League for Mansfield Town and Chester City, where his father Keith Curle had spells as manager.
Curle made his professional debut as a late substitute in Mansfield-s 1-0 home defeat to Yeovil Town on 20 September 2003. This was to be his only league appearance for the Stags, but he did feature in two LDV Vans Trophy matches the following season. The same season saw him have a spell on trial with Chelsea, at a time when his father was suspended from the manager-s job at Mansfield.
Unfortunately the trial did not lead to a permanent contract and Curle played for Bradford Park Avenue until he followed Keith to Chester in time for the 2005-06 season.
-DOCSTART-	15534021
'''Chris Freestone''' (born 4 September 1971 in Nottingham) is a retired English football forward.
::1997 : Carlisle United (''loan'')
::1997 : Northampton Town (''loan'')
::2000 : Cheltenham Town (''loan'')
-DOCSTART-	15534029
'''Craig Harrison''' (born 10 November 1977 in Gateshead) is a English football defender. He suffered a horrific leg break in January 2003 whilst playing for Crystal Palace and subsequently retired from professional football. He is now a football manager.
::1999 : Preston North End (''loan'')
::2000 : Crystal Palace (''loan'')
In the spring of 2008 he was appointed Assistant Manager of Welsh Premier League side Airbus UK Broughton after a chance meeting with the then manager Gareth Owen. In the summer of 2008 Craig he was appointed manager. In January 2010 he announced he was registering himself as a player for the club.
-DOCSTART-	15534054
::1992 : Middlesbrough (loan)
::1992 : Stoke City (loan)
-DOCSTART-	15534077
'''Ian Ironside''' (born 8 March 1964 in Sheffield) is a retired English football goalkeeper, who spend most of his playing career at Scarborough F.C. but since retiring has returned to Sheffield and is now working as a joiner.
-DOCSTART-	15534093
'''Gary Parkinson''' (born 10 January 1968 in Thornaby) is a retired English footballer who played as a right-back. He is currently the youth team coach at his former club, Blackpool.
====Early career: Everton and Middlesbrough====
Parkinson started his career as a junior at Everton in 1985 before signing for Middlesbrough, who were then in the Second Division, on 17 January 1986, although they were relegayed at the end of the season to the Third Division. Parkinson's first team debut came in the following season on 23 August 1986 in a 2-2 home draw against Port Vale which was played at Victoria Park, Hartlepool. With Middlesbrough on the verge of extinction, the official receiver had locked the club out of Ayresome Park. However, they went on to win promotion as runners-up under Bruce Rioch's management.
In October 1992 he spent a short time on loan with Southend United who were then in the First Division. He made a total of 265 appearances in all competitions and scored eight league goals while at Middlesbrough.
Later that season, he followed former Middlesbrough manager Bruce Rioch, when on on 2 March 1993 Rioch signed him on a free transfer for Bolton Wanderers, who were then in the Second Division, and who promoted at the end of the season. However, Parkinson made only three league appearances for them, with just one start. He was transfer listed by Rioch along with three other first team players in September 1993
He signed for Second Division club Burnley the following season on 27 January 1994. Burnley were promoted to the First Division through the play-offs at the end of the season. They beat Stockport County in the play-off final at Wembley, with Parkinson scoring the crucial winning goal that sealed their promotion.
On the eve of the 1997-98 season he signed for Burnley's Lancashire rivals Preston North End for -50,000.
On 22 March 2001 he signed for Preston's West Lancashire rivals Blackpool, then playing in the Third Division, for a fee of -20,000. He made 24 league appearances for ''the Seasiders'' winning promotion to the Second Division through the play-offs in the 2000-01 season, the fifth promotion win of his career.
After retiring from playing football Parkinson studied for his UEFA coaching badges, and also worked for a sport and leisure company before in June 2006 becoming the Head of the Youth Department at Blackpool
The youth team compete in the Football League Youth Alliance, North West Conference. In the 2007-08 season he won the Lancashire FA Youth Cup with Blackpool on 28 April 2008 when they beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 at Bloomfield Road.
In June 2003 Parkinson played for Middlesbrough in the annual Northern Masters football tournament at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, scoring two goals.
-DOCSTART-	15534121
'''Phil Whelan''' (born 7 August 1972 in Stockport) is a retired English football defender.
Whelan began his career at Ipswich Town, and went on to play for Middlesbrough, Oxford, Rotherham and Southend. He also represented England 3 times at under-21 level. He holds a degree from the University of East Anglia.
Phil Whelan retired as a footballer and then went on to be a teacher at Elworth Primary School and in january will be teaching a year six class at the Dingle Primary School in Cheshire.
-DOCSTART-	15534341
'''Matthew Ronald Brazier''' (born 2 July 1976 in Whipps Cross, Leytonstone) is a retired English football midfielder.
Brazier began his career at Queens Park Rangers, making his way through the clubs youth system. The 1996-97 season saw him establish himself in the first team but a series of injuroes saw him leave the club in March 1998 for -65,000. He scored for the club on his debut in a match against Preston North End, but struggled to make an impact in the side and was allowed to leave at the end of the season to sign for Cardiff City on loan.
His loan spell saw him make 11 appearances for the club and, despite a back injury disrupting his time at the club, his performances persuaded Cardiff to pay -100,000 for him at the end of the 1998-99 season. His first season back at the club didn't live up to the expectations set during his loan spell at the club and it wasn't until his second year that he managed to return to form only for an illness to disrupt his season. In January 2002 he was allowed to join Leyton Orient, along with Kevin Nugent.
-DOCSTART-	15534391
::1998 : Cambridge United (loan)
-DOCSTART-	15534428
'''Maurice Doyle''' (born 17 October 1969 in Ellesmere Port) is an English footballer.
Doyle began his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra where he made his senior debut in 1988. He signed for Queens Park Rangers for -40,000 in 1989, where he spent six seasons but failed to feature, save a handful of games in the Premier League. He made his most first team appearances at his next club, Millwall, after a -25,000 move.
After being released by ''the Lions'' three seasons later at the end of the 1997/98 season, he had a trial at Shrewsbury Town but was not offered a contract. Instead, he dropped into the non-league with Telford United where he played until 2000.
The midfielder has since played for several clubs since in the Welsh Premier League and English non-league. He is currently player-manager of Cheshire-based Castrol Social FC.
-DOCSTART-	15534465
'''Alan McCarthy''' (born 11 January 1972 in Wandsworth) is a retired English footballer.
::1993 : Watford (loan)
::1994 : Plymouth Argyle (loan)
-DOCSTART-	15534482
'''Karl Ready''' (born 14 August 1972 in Neath) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. During his career, he gained five caps.
Ready began his career at Queens Park Rangers where he went on to make over 250 appearances during an eleven year spell with the club. During a match with Crewe Alexandra in August 2000, Ready suffered a broken ankle and a number of complications during his recovery resulted in him missing the majority of the start of the 2000-01 season. In 2001 he was released, joining Scottish Premier League side Motherwell where he spent just one season, leaving when the club entered administration and subsequently cancelled the majority of their players' contracts.
He returned to England, joining Aldershot Town. However he was released by the club during the 2002-03 season and signed for Aylesbury United several months later, making his debut in the opening game of the 2003-04 season on 16 August 2003, converting a penalty during a 3-2 win over Billericay Town. He spent one month at Bell Close before moving to Crawley Town. In July 2004 he signed with Farnborough Town but left the club by mutual consent one month later having not played a game.
Ready made appearances for both the Wales under-21 and B sides before making his senior debut on 11 February 1997 during a 0-0 draw with Republic of Ireland. He appeared in three of Wales' next seven matches before winning his fifth and final cap on 6 June 1998 in a 4-0 defeat against Tunisia.
-DOCSTART-	15534526
}}'''John Gannon''' (born 18 December 1966 in Wimbledon, London) is a retired English footballer.
In recent years he has held coaching roles at clubs including Mansfield Town, Chester City, Notts County and Leeds United.
::1986 : Crewe Alexandra (loan)
::1989 : Sheffield United (loan)
::1993 : Middlesbrough (loan)
-DOCSTART-	15534617
::1997 : Exeter City (loan)
While at Sheffield United in 1992, He scored an own goal against local rivals Leeds United which gave them the Division 1 Title.
-DOCSTART-	15534668
'''Charlie Hartfield''' (born 14 September 1971 in Lambeth) is a retired English football midfielder.
He started out at Arsenal, turning professional in 1989, but never made a first-team appearance. He left Arsenal in 1990 for Sheffield United and went on to play for Fulham (on loan), Swansea City, Lincoln City (on loan), Telford United (on loan), Halifax Town and Ilkeston Town
-DOCSTART-	15534713
'''Mike Lake''' (born 16 November 1966 in Manchester) is a retired English footballer.
-DOCSTART-	15534746
'''Alan McLeary''' (born 6 October 1964 in Lambeth) is a retired English football defender. He spent the majority of his career at Millwall, but also had spells at Charlton Athletic and Bristol City, as well as loan spells at Sheffield United and Wimbledon.
In 1998, McLeary was appointed assistant manager at Millwall, and in May 1999, he was promoted to co-manager alongside longtime teammate Keith Stevens. The duo were sacked in September 2000. He later had a short spell as caretaker manager at Millwall following the departure of David Tuttle at the end of the 2005-06 season.
-DOCSTART-	15534762
::1996-1997 : Wigan Athletic (loan)
-DOCSTART-	15539946
'''Arthur Grimsdell''' (23 March 1894 - 12 March 1963) was an English professional footballer.
He was born in Watford, Hertfordshire and played at centre-half and later wing-half for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and England. He captained both teams during the 1920s.
He was also an accomplished cricketer at both County and First class level.
He was considered a sports personality of his era, featuring on footballer cigarette cards and interviewed for sports magazines.
Arthur Grimsdell died, aged 68 in Watford on 12 March 1963.
Arthur started his career at St Albans City F.C. and Watford F.C. but transferred as a schoolboy player to Tottenham playing his first game at the age of 18 in 1912. His career was interrupted by the First World War. On his return in 1919 he captained Tottenham during the 1919-20 season and led them when they won the Second Division Championship that year. In the following season he captained the side, which won the FA Cup in 1921.
His successful club career continued until he broke his leg during the 1925 season. He did not return to play for the side until 1927 and he went on to play for Spurs until April 1929 when he was released by the club. He subsequently went to Clapton Orient where he took on a player-manager-secretary role.
He made in total 418 appearances for Tottenham scoring 43 goals including 324 League appearances (26 goals) and 36 F.A Cup matches (1 goal).
In recognition of his distinguished career and service to the club Arthur has been admitted to the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame.
Arthur had a trial for the England team in 1913 but only started his International career after the war when he played for England 6 times between 1920 and 1923 as a left-half, captaining the team on three of these occasions.
Arthur was a right-handed batsman and -occasional- wicketkeeper who played for Hertfordshire CCC in the minor counties league. He played once for the East of England side against New Zealand at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire in July 1927, scoring 3 runs (1st innings) and 40 runs (2nd innings).
-DOCSTART-	15542423
}}'''Stan Bennion''' (born February 9, 1938, Blacon, Chester) is a former English professional footballer. He played in The Football League as a winger for Wrexham and Chester City.
Bennion progressed through Wrexham-s youth setup and signed as a part-time professional with the club in September 1959.
He made 20 league appearances in his first season with Chester but did not make any more the following season, although he did play in a Welsh Cup tie at Wrexham. He also scored both goals when captain of the Chester side that beat Tranmere Rovers 2-0 to win the Cheshire Bowl.
Bennion then dropped into non-league football, playing for New Brighton until 1970 and then spending four years with Rhyl.
-DOCSTART-	15542557
'''Eric Tinkler''' (born 30 July 1970 in Roodepoort) is a retired South African footballer who played for Wits in South Africa, Vitria de Setbal and Unio de Tomar in Portugal, Cagliari in Italy and Barnsley in England.
He is currently assistant coach to Roger De S at Wits.
-DOCSTART-	15544923
'''Colin Hoyle''' (born 15 January 1972) is a former English professional footballer.
He started out at Arsenal, but never made a first-team appearance. After a loan spell at Chesterfield, he played for Barnsley, Bradford City, Notts County, Mansfield Town (loan), King's Lynn, Boston United, Burton Albion, Nuneaton Borough (loan), Halifax Town, Burton Albion (loan), Dagenham & Redbridge (loan), Burton Albion (loan), Burton Albion, Worcester City, Ilkeston Town and Gresley Rovers. He now is the assisstant manager and 1st team coach at non-league Mickleover Sports.
-DOCSTART-	15550782
Hunter was born in Sheffield and worked as a butcher and silver cutler in the city whilst playing for various clubs, including Sheffield Heeley, Providence, Sheffield Albion and The Zulus.
He won all his England caps whilst playing for Sheffield Heeley, a club he originally joined in 1870. His first international appearance was at Hampden Park, Glasgow against Scotland on 2 March 1878. Although England "fielded a side they thought capable of defeating the Scots, ...(they) returned home with a humiliating 7-2 defeat". He was next selected in March 1880 for matches away to Scotland (lost 5-4) and Wales which resulted in a 3-2 victory; this was Hunter's only victory in his seven England appearances.
He was again selected the following year for the two home internationals. In the match against Wales, played at Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn on 26 February 1881, he was appointed captain, but Wales achieved their first victory on English soil with a 1-0 success. For the following game, Hunter retained his place but the captaincy moved to Norman Bailey. In the match, played at Kennington Oval, London on 12 March 1881, England suffered yet another "humiliating" defeat as the Scots returned home with a 6-1 victory.
Despite England's poor performances against the Scots, Hunter was again selected for the international matches in March 1982. In both these matches, England conceded five goals going down 5-1 at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 11 March and 5-3 at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham two days later. These two defeats brought Hunter's international career to a close.
After a short spell with The Wednesday, Hunter was appointed manager of a public house in Blackburn where he joined the Olympic in 1882 as both player and coach. Blackburn Olympic had been founded in August 1877 and soon evolved into one of the finest sides in Lancashire. Hunter, an astute coach and tactician, taught the Olympic players the art of the passing game. Hunter coached a team of tradesmen and weavers to overcome the dominance of local rivals, Blackburn Rovers, and the amateur teams of southern England to win the FA Cup in 1883.
It was Hunter who decided to take the team to Blackpool for a few days' relaxation prior to the final, which had been unheard of previously. In the final (against Old Etonians played on 31 March 1883 at the Kennington Oval), Hunter played at centre half and marshalled the defence, who were able to keep the Old Etonians forwards at bay thus allowing the fitter Olympics side to come from behind to claim the cup with a 2-1 victory after extra time.
Hunter remained with Olympic until 1887, before joining Blackburn Rovers. After a short spell playing for Rovers, Hunter became assistant trainer and groundsman at Ewood Park, as well as working as a licensee in Blackburn.
From 1897 Hunter had a short spell as coach to Cheshire side New Brighton Tower, helping that team rise from the Lancashire League to a brief sojourn in the Football League.
He died of consumption on 9 April 1903.
'''Blackburn Olympic'''
-DOCSTART-	15551151
Yates was born in Blackburn but started his football career with Accrington in 1879. After a year, he joined Blackburn Olympic and was part of the team of tradesmen and weavers who achieved a small level of success in the 1880s, backed by local iron foundry owner Sid Yates and coached by former England player Jack Hunter. Their greatest success came when they overcame the dominance of local rivals, Blackburn Rovers, and the amateur teams of southern England to win the FA Cup in 1883.
Yates returned to Accrington in February 1886, and spent a further two years with the club before joining Burnley in 1888, in time for the inaugural season of the Football League. He made 21 league appearances, scoring five goals as Burnley finished in ninth place, having to seek re-election at the end of the season.
He had previously represented Lancashire on many occasions, and received his solitary England cap for the match against Ireland played at Anfield, Liverpool on 2 March 1889, thus becoming Burnley's first England international. England won the match "quite comfortably" 6-1, with Yates scoring a hat trick. Despite this, he was not selected for the match against Scotland six weeks later. He is one of five players to have scored a hat-trick on his England debut, yet not make a second appearance.
He continued to make sporadic appearances for Burnley over the next few years, before retiring from playing in 1894, returning to his profession of cotton weaver.
During his later years he was landlord of the Brickmakers' Arms, a pub near to the Turf Moor ground in Burnley. He died of cancer on 1 June 1917.
'''Blackburn Olympic'''
-DOCSTART-	15555481
'''David Brown''' (born 29 May 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for Eastwood Town in the Conference North. He is a striker and scored on his Football League debut for Bradford City, before he was released after just five games.
David Brown was born in York, England,
Following his release, Brown joined Conference National club York City on trial in July 2008,
In January 2009, he joined Northern Premier League Division One North side Halifax Town along with fellow Bradford City player Paul Evans.
-DOCSTART-	15555538
Macaulay was born in Hodnet, Shropshire and educated at Eton College, where he played for the college "soccer" team in 1878. He went up to King's College, Cambridge where he won a Cambridge University "Blue" in 1881 and 1882. He was also an athlete and represented the university between 1879 and 1882 at the high jump and the quarter mile, becoming the Amateur Athletic Association high jump champion in 1879.
He continued to play for the Old Etonians whilst at university, helping them reach successive finals from 1881 to 1883, losing out 3-0 to Old Carthusians in 1881 and going down to a surprise 2-1 defeat to Blackburn Olympic in 1883. In the 1882 FA Cup Final, however, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers. According to the match report in Gibbons' "Association Football in Victorian England", "following an expert through ball by Dunn, Macaulay steered the ball between the Blackburn goalposts to secure a well-deserved half-time lead". The Old Etonians were able to prevent Blackburn from scoring in the second half, thus claiming the cup for the second time in three years.
His solitary appearance for England came against Scotland on 9 April 1881, a few weeks before his first FA Cup Final appearance. Macaulay played as an inside forward, but England went down to a "humiliating" 6-1 defeat.
On leaving university, he went to work in India, returning to England in 1901, becoming a merchant in London.
-DOCSTART-	15556233
'''Generoso Rossi''' (born 3 January 1979) is an Italian footballer.
Rossi started his career at A.S. Bari. he was on loan to Serie C1 teams, and returned to Bari in summer 2000. He made his Serie A debut on 30 September 2000, against Verona.
In January 2001, he transferred to Venezia, and then transferred to Palermo. He was on loan to U.S. Lecce, and signed by A.C. Siena in summer 2003.
He was banned from football due to betting scandal, he then signed a 18-month contract with Queens Park Rangers in January 2005.
In summer 2005, he was signed by Triestina.
In January 2008, he was on loan to Calcio Catania, with Babu moving in the opposite direction. Rossi became the third choice goalkeeper at Catania, behind Ciro Polito and Albano Bizarri, and was ahead of Raffaele Ioime.
During 2008/2009 season, Rossi was transferred to Gallipoli in Lega Pro Prima Divisione - B. Although the club won Serie B promotion, the team faced financial difficulty, Rossi did not stay at the club.
He capped for Italy at 2000 Toulon Tournament and call-up to 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
-DOCSTART-	15559036
Rawlinson was born in New Alresford, Hampshire and educated at Eton College, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge where he won a Cambridge University "Blue" in 1882 and 1883.
He continued to play for the Old Etonians whilst at university, helping them reach successive finals from 1881 to 1883, losing out 3-0 to Old Carthusians in 1881 and going down to a surprise 2-1 defeat to Blackburn Olympic in 1883. In the 1882 FA Cup Final, however, he was goalkeeper for the Old Etonians in the final against Blackburn Rovers. According to the match report in Gibbons' "Association Football in Victorian England", after the Old Etonians went 1-0 up by half-time, "Rovers had a couple of chances to level the scores, which were easily dealt with by Rawlinson in the Etonian goal" thus helping the Etonians to claim the cup for the second time in three years.
His solitary appearance for England came on 18 February 1882 against Ireland. As goalkeeper, he had little to do as the England forwards ran riot, scoring thirteen goals without reply.
In 1882 he became a member of the committee for the Corinthians and later served on the Football Association committee from 1885 to 1886.
He qualified as a barrister and was called to the bar in 1884, becoming a QC in 1897. He was appointed recorder of Cambridge in 1896. He was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridge University in 1906 and continued as an MP until his death in 1926.
He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1923.
-DOCSTART-	15560011
'''Chistopher Jack Michael Turner''' (born 26 August 1990) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Accrington Stanley.
Turner started his career as a youth player at Burnley. He signed for Accrington Stanley in July 2006 and at the beginning of 2008 he broke into the first team, making his debut in the 0-2 home defeat to Wycombe Wanderers on 2 February 2008. He scored his first goal in professional football on 10 October 2009, in Accrington's 4-0 victory over Cheltenham Town.
-DOCSTART-	15566419
'''Alfred Henry Strange''' (2 April 1900 - October 1978) was an English former footballer who played most of his career as a half back with Sheffield Wednesday and made 20 appearances for England.
Strange was born in Ripley, Derbyshire and as a youth played for the Marehay Colliery team, where he was spotted by scouts from Portsmouth, for whom he signed as a professional in December 1922. He started his career with Portsmouth as a centre-forward and in his two seasons there he scored 16 goals from 24 league appearances, helping them to win the Third Division South title in 1924.
Frustrated at the lack of regular first team opportunities at Fratton Park, Strange moved to Second Division Port Vale in 1924. At Port Vale he was a regular selection, playing as an inside forward and he made 95 league appearances over two and a half years scoring 25 goals. His excellent ball control and powerful shots impressing the fans at The Old Recreation Ground. In February 1927 he was transferred to Sheffield Wednesday, with Harry Anstiss and "a substancial financial consideration" moving in the opposite direction.
At Wednesday, he was switched to right half and "his career blossomed". He was an "ever present" when Wednesday won the Football League title in 1928-29, and in the following season he missed only one league match as Wednesday claimed the title for the second consecutive year. Strange continued to play 40 or 41 games over the next few seasons, before age and injuries started to interrupt his career.
He missed out on most of the 1934-35 season and was unable to play in any of Wednesday's matches in the FA Cup, when they went on to win the final against West Bromwich Albion 4-2.
In May 1935, after 253 league and 19 cup appearances for Wednesday, Strange transferred to Bradford Park Avenue. He played one season with Park Avenue before dropping down to lower league football, returning to his place of birth to play for Ripley Town. He also played for the Raleigh Cycles team and for Corsham United.
Strange was selected to represent the Football League three times, before receiving his first England cap for the match against Scotland on 5 April 1930. He played at right half as England won 5-2, with Vic Watson and Strange's Wednesday team-mate Ellis Rimmer each scoring twice. Two other Sheffield Wednesday players, Ernie Blenkinsop and William Marsden, also played in this match.
In May 1930, he accompanied England on a European tour where he played against Germany and Austria, both matches being drawn. He continued to be selected for England over the next few years, being appointed captain for a 5-2 loss to France on 14 May 1931 and a 3-1 win over Wales on 18 November 1931.
His final England appearance came at White Hart Lane on 6 December 1933, when he was able to gain "revenge" for the defeat by France two years earlier, with England winning 4-1 (George Camsell scoring twice).
After retiring from football, he settled in Ripley and worked as a poultry farmer. In 1979 a room at the Ripley Leisure Centre was named the "Alf Strange Room" in his honour.
-DOCSTART-	15566983
'''Tyrone Gabriel Loran''' (born 29 June 1981 in Amsterdam) is a Netherlands Antilles international footballer, currently playing for NAC Breda.
Loran started his career at FC Volendam in 2000. In April 2002, he had a trial at Manchester City, and was signed permanently in August for -60,000.
Described as a "destroyer" by manager Ray Mathias he missed three months from late December 2003 to March 2004, due to a knee injury that required surgery. In the 2003-04 season, after just played two games in the start of season, he left for Port Vale on loan in December 2004. Vale attempted to sign him permanently, but instead he returned to RBC Roosendaal on 6 January 2005.
In the summer of 2007 he joined NAC Breda on a free transfer.
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'''Paul Evans''' (born 28 December 1973 in Newcastle, Natal), is a South African professional footballer.
Sheffield Wednesday signed Evans from Huddersfield Town on a free transfer on 12 July 2002 as backup to Kevin Pressman. He made his debut for Wednesday against Derby on 15 February 2003. Despite conceding two goals in his debut game, Evans had a decent spell at Hillsborough and went on to keep three clean sheets and concede just three goals in his next six games. At the end of the 2002-03 season, however, he fractured his pelvis. His new contract offer was withdrawn and he was released at the end of the season whilst still recovering from his injuries. Several months later he joined Division Two side Rushden & Diamonds where he made five appearances in all competitions before leaving the club on 1 December 2003. Evans then joined Southern League side Bath City in 2004.
Evans had previously had problems with injures having had to withdraw from South Africa's squad for France 98 with a snapped cruciate ligament to his right knee, having replaced the injured Andre Arendse and was himself replaced by Simon Gopane.
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'''Richard Goulooze''' (born 16 November 1967 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland) is a retired Dutch footballer. He played professionally in the Netherlands for AZ, Heerenveen, Cambuur and NEC, in England for Derby County and in the United States for New England. He retired from the professional game in 2002 and played amateur football with FC Lisse.
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Sonny Walters was assigned to Tottenham Juniors in 1939, representing the Walthamstow Avenue team and netting 24 goals during the 1943-44 season. He signed professional forms in September 1944, clocking up 50 wartime appearances, netting 14 goals, until serving in the army from 1945-47. Whilst based in Northern Ireland he guested for Derry City as well as facing the French Army, Belgian Army, RAF and Navy in representative matches. He played for Tottenham Hotspur between 1947 and 1957 and in 1949 he gained a regular spot in the Tottenham Hotspur league team. He got his break when he was selected to replace Freddie Cox who transferred to Arsenal and was quick to make an impression. He was part of manager Arthur Rowe-s exciting 'Push and Run' side which won the Football League Second Division in 1950 and, in the year following promotion, the Football League First Division in 1951. He played alongside Bill Nicholson, Alf Ramsey, captain Ronnie Burgess, Ted Ditchburn in goal and Len Duquemin. During his time at Spurs he made 234 appearances scoring 71 goals. On January 24 1953 Sonny scored the club-s 1,500th League goal at White Hart Lane in a 2-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday.
His name was immortalised in the 1950s Spurs chant - We are the Spurs Supporters and we love to watch them play- (sung to the tune of McNamara's Band) with the lines--
''The ref his whistle proudly blows the linesmen wave their flags, The Duke is ready to kick off as he hitches up his bags, We cheer Sonny Walters as he toddles down the line, And the ball like magic is in the net and makes us all feel fine.''
In July 1957 he transferred to Aldershot Town where he played for them 66 times scoring 11 goals.
He gained only one international honour when selected to play for England "B" against The Netherlands at Newcastle on February 22 1950.
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'''William Mercer''' (born 22 May 1969 in Liverpool) is an English football goalkeeping coach, currently working for Sheffield Wednesday, and a former professional player.
Mercer joined hometown club Liverpool as a trainee and turned professional at the age of 18. He stayed at Liverpool for another 18 months before being released and signing for Rotherham United on 16 February 1989. Shortfly afterwards, as a young Liverpool fan, Mercer was at the FA Cup semi final against Nottingham Forest in which 96 Liverpool fans died in the Hillsborough disaster. He was in the upper tier of the Leppings Lane end, above where the fatal crush occurred.
Mercer was able to breakthrough in to the first team at Millmoor and over the next five and a half years he made 138 appearances for the Millers in all competitions. On 12 October 1994 Mercer was signed by local rivals Sheffield United; he went on to spend just over a year at Bramall Lane. However, he found it difficult to establish himself in the Blades' first team, and loan spells at Nottingham Forest and Chesterfield followed.
Mercer made such an impression during his loan spell at Chesterfield that the Spirites immediately placed a -100,000 bid for the player following the expiration of his loan. Mercer made the switch to Saltergate permanent on 12 December 1995. Over the next four seasons he established himself as first choice between the posts at Chesterfield and went on to make 164 appearances for the club in all competitions. This included a run to the 1997 FA Cup Semi Final, with Mercer earning a Man of the Match award for his performance in the 6th Round match against Wrexham and then playing in their thrilling 3-3 draw with Middlesbrough in the semi final at Old Trafford. The replay took place at Hillsborough, which was the first time he had returned to the stadium since being present at the Hillsborough disaster eight years earlier.
By the 1999-2000 season Mercer had found himself down the pecking order at Saltergate, but on 26 October 1999 League One rivals Bristol City paid Chesterfield -300,000 for Mercer's services. In his first season there, Billy made 32 appearances in all competitions, but again found himself as backup, this time to Steve Phillips. Mercer would not play another game for the Robins, but remained on their books until he retired from professional football on 15 January 2003.
Upon hanging up his boots, Mercer gained employment at Bristol City as a goalkeeping coach. He impressed during his time coaching at Ashton Gate and was subsequently brought to Hillsborough in the summer of 2004 by Chris Turner shortly before his sacking as Sheffield Wednesday manager.
Following the sacking of Paul Sturrock on 19 October 2006 Mercer acted as caretaker assistant manager to Sean McAuley before the arrival of Brian Laws and Russ Wilcox on 6 November 2006.
Following Brian Laws' appointment as manager of Premier League side Burnley in January 2010, Billy followed Brian alongside Russ Wilcox and joined the Clarets' backroom staff.
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'''Enrique "Ricky" Reina''' (born Folkestone, 2 October 1971) is an English former professional association football player. He began his career with non-league Dover Athletic but in 1997 was sold to Brentford, then in Football League Division Two, for -100,000.
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'''Albert "Bertie" Brayley''' (born 17 August 1981) is a English football player who played in the Football League with Swindon Town in the 2001-02 season before dropping into non-League football.
Brayley began his footballing career as a youth player with West Ham United, where he was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning squad in 1999, scoring three goals in a 9-0 aggregate win over Coventry City. He signed professional forms in August 1999 but was released by the club without making any first team appearances.
Brayley joined Football League Second Division side Queens Park Rangers but after the club was relegated and went into administration, he was released along with 15 other players in May 2001, having made no appearances for the club. He joined Football League Second Division side Swindon Town in August 2001, where he made seven substitute appearances in the league and three in other competitions, in the 2001-02 season.
He left Swindon in August 2002 and dropped into non-league football, joining Canvey Island. He later played for Hornchurch,
Brayley made several appearances for the England learning disabilities team as they reached the quarter-finals of the Learning Disability World Cup in 2006.
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'''Lee Warren''' (born 28.02.1969) is an English footballer who played for Hull City, Doncaster Rovers and Rochdale and currently plays for Stocksbridge Park Steels. He started his career as a trainee for Leeds United before moving onto Hull City. He played for Doncaster during the ill-fated 1997-98 season in which they were relegated but went onto win the supporters player of the year award.
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'''Jamie Hewitt''' is a former footballer who played as a defender for Chesterfield And Doncaster Rovers.
He was a member of the famous Chesterfield 1997 FA Cup team that made it to the semi-finals. In the semi final at Old Trafford, Chesterfield were trailing Premiership Middlesbrough 3-2 in extra time when he headed in a 119th minute equaliser. Chesterfield however unfortunately lost the replay 3-0. He is classed as a legend by the Chesterfield fans because of this and also his great career for the club.
He is currently the physiotherapist at Chesterfield.
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'''Menno Willems''' (born 10 March 1977 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch professional footballer, who can play in defence or in midfield. He spent all ten years of his professional game playing in his native home land of the Netherlands and England. He is also related to former Derby County midfielder Ron Willems.
Originally Willems was scouted by Dutch giants Ajax and he signed to the Amsterdam based giants when he was a youngster and took the step up to the first team in 1996. After one season of limited chances or football action, Willems left Ajax bound for fellow Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem where he would remain until 1999.
He then spent a season playing with FC Den Bosch before returning to Vitesse a year later. In November 2001 , Menno signed a three month loan deal with English club Grimsby Town as Mariners boss Lennie Lawrence brought in a wave of foreign talent following the dismissal of Alan Buckley. Willems along with David Nielsen , Knut Anders Fostervold and Zhang Enhua linked up with the club on loan.
After the end of his three month loan deal Grimsby paid Vitesse -150,000 for Menno, and made him one of the most highly paid players at the club. He played out the final few months of the 2000/2001 season and was the only foreign loan star too sign a permanent deal. In the new season, slight injury problems coupled with performances of other players saw Willems fall out of favour at the club under new manager Paul Groves . In May 2002, Willems left the club on a free transfer.
He soon returned to Holland, playing for HFC Haarlem for two seasons, before playing out the next two seasons with Sparta Rotterdam and Go Ahead Eagles .
Menno Willems called time on his professional football career at the end of the 2005/2006 season.
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'''Ian Edwards''' (born 30 January 1955, Rossett) is a former Welsh professional footballer who played as a striker. He was capped by Wales and played in The Football League for four clubs.
Edwards began his playing days with non-league side Rhyl, before joining West Bromwich Albion in February 1973. He marked his league debut two years later by scoring in a 4-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday
The 1978-79 season saw Edwards back in regular action, scoring in a Football League Cup giantkilling win over Coventry City. In October 1978, Edwards scored four times for Wales in a 7-0 win against Malta and then followed it up with a hat-trick in his next Chester appearance against Brentford . 12 months later he moved to Wrexham for -125,000, having scored in his final Chester appearance at Barnsley
Edwards spent three years at Wrexham and then joined Crystal Palace under the guidance of new manager Alan Mullery for a largely unsuccessful spell
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'''Steven James "Steve" McGavin''' (born 24 January 1969) is an English former professional footballer.
Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for -10000 in July 1992.
In January 1999 he was released by Wycombe, and in February signed for Southend United on a free transfer, but failed to score in eleven appearances. He signed for Northampton Town in August that year, but did not make a first team appearance. In October he returned to Colchester, where he made 75 appearances over two seasons.
After being released by Colchester in July 2001, he returned to non-League football and signed for Dagenham & Redbridge. He later moved on to Harwich & Parkeston (where he was player-manager), Stanway Rovers, Clacton Town, and Bury Town.
He currently plays amateur football in Andalucia, Spain, for Real Benalmadena. He also trains the Alevines 'A' (U12's) team of Marbella Paraiso CF.
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}}'''Gary Hobson''' (born 12 November 1972, North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in The Football League for four clubs.
Hobson began his career as an apprentice with Hull City, making his league debut during the 1990-91 season. Over the next six years he went on to make nearly 150 league appearances for the Tigers before switching to Brighton & Hove Albion in March 1996 for -60,000.
In January 2000, new Chester City manager Ian Atkins recruited Hobson as the club battled against relegation from The Football League, initially on loan.
Hobson remained in Division Three with York City.
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}}'''Derek Hennin''' (December 28, 1931 - January 1989) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He was part of the Bolton Wanderers side that won the 1958 FA Cup Final against Manchester United.
Hennin was born in Prescot and was a product of the St Helens Combination league, having left hometown club Prescot Cables for Bolton Wanderers in June 1949. He had to wait almost five years for his league debut against Tottenham Hotspur.
In February 1961 Hennin joined Chester, making his debut in a 2-1 derby win at Wrexham.
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Trevor Hartley joined West Ham United as a junior in 1966. He made his first-team debut in a 3-1 away defeat by West Bromwich Albion, on April 28, 1967. He made only 5 appearances for West Ham as a right-winger between 1967 and 1969 before being transferred to Bournemouth where he made 42 appearances between 1969 and 1971 scoring 2 goals.
Between 1974 and 1975 he was manager at Bournemouth. In 1986 he became David Pleat-s Assistant Manager at Tottenham and when Pleat stood down in October 1987, he stood in as caretaker manager together with Doug Livermore who subsequently took charge, pending the arrival of Terry Venables in November that year. He later took charge of the national team of Malaysia between 1988 and 1990.
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Tramezzani was born at Castelnovo ne' Monti, in Emilia.
He started his career at Italian team Piacenza before transferring to Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 1998, managed at the time by Christian Gross. Although scoring on his debut in a friendly against Peterborough United, his time at Spurs was short-lived. He was transferred for a nominal fee to Pistoese in Italy for -400,000. He later played for Atalanta.
category:People from the Province of Reggio Emilia
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'''Michael "Mickey" Bell''' (born 15 November 1971, Newcastle, England) is an English former football defender.
Bell started his career at Northampton Town before moving on a -55,000 transfer to Wycombe Wanderers. He then moved on a -150,000 transfer to Bristol City where he made most of his career appearances. He spent eight years at Ashton Gate before the club released him in the summer of 2005.
He joined Port Vale on a free transfer, citing the fact that he knew a few players already on the team as a factor in his decision. However, the stay was brief as Bell headed for the exit door later that year to join Cheltenham Town to finish out the season. Bell stated the long commute as well as family reasons for the mutual termination agreement. Although Bell helped Cheltenham to promotion to League One via the League Two playoffs in 2006 (playing a part in the clubs 1-0 triumph in the final over Grimsby Town at the Millenium Stadium), his time at Cheltenham was riddled with injuries which required surgery on his achilles and he did not appear for the Robins past Boxing Day of the following campaign; subsequently, Bell was not offered a contract at the conclusion of the 2006-07 season.
After his release by Cheltenham Town he was appointed as a player coach at Team Bath. It was first reported that Mickey Bell was training with Weston-super-Mare on 15 December 2007 in an interview with manager Tony Ricketts. He had previously been training to be a plumber, but finished the courses and started to train with the team. Weston-super-Mare announced Mickey Bell's signing on 04 February 2008. He eventually made ten appearances for the club before being released at the end of the season.
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'''Alan Nigel Donn''' (born Maidstone, 2 March 1962) is an English former professional association football player. His clubs included Leyton Orient and Gillingham. He currently resides in Bearsted, Kent and owns a picture framing shop named Kentish Frames.
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'''David Clive Allan Walker''' (born Watford, 24 October 1945) is an English former professional association football player. His clubs included Leicester City (for whom he played in the second leg of the 1965 Football League Cup Final), Northampton Town and Mansfield Town and he also managed Northampton Town as well as having three spells as manager of Dover Athletic, one as caretaker. In March 2008 he was appointed as a short-term caretaker coach of Maidstone United.
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'''Gary Bellamy''' (born July 4, 1962 in Worksop) is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Chesterfield, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leyton Orient. He has also managed several non-league clubs.
Bellamy had a spell at Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club as a teenager, but decided to pursue a career in football instead, joining Chesterfield as a trainee. He broke into the first team and played seven seasons at Saltergate. He won the (old) Fourth Division championship in 1984/85 with the club and made a total of 207 appearances in all competitions for the Spirites, despite missing 15 months through injury.
He finally left in July 1987 to join then-fourth tier Wolverhampton Wanderers for a -17,500 fee set at tribunal. After making his debut for the club on September 12, 1987 in a 2-2 draw with Crewe Alexandra, he won the Fourth Division championship for the second time in his career. The defender also got to experience a Wembley final as the club lifted the Sherpa Van Trophy at the end of the season too.
His second season with Wolves saw him add another medal as the club immediately won the (old) Third Division. He remained a first choice player in his first season at the second flight level in 1989/90 but subsequently was used only sparingly in the following two seasons.
After 164 games for Wolves, he was sold to Third Division Leyton Orient for -30,000 in September 1992. Here, he played as a first choice player for four seasons before leaving for non-league Chelmsford City in June 1996. Just five months later, he took up a joint manager role for the club and spent five years in this capacity, winning promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division in 2001. He had earlier guided them to promotion in 1998, but their ground was deemed not to meet the requirements of the higher division at that time.
This promotion success alerted Conference side Dover Athletic to him and he took up the reigns there following this in June 2001. However, he was sacked only months later as the club struggled. He became manager of Braintree Town, where he had had a loan spell as a player, but was later fired in November 2003.
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}}'''George Summerbee''' (born 22 October 1914, Winchester; died 19 April 1955, Cirencester) was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for four clubs. He was father of Mike Summerbee and grandfather of Nicky Summerbee, who both played for Manchester City.
Summerbee began his professional career with Aldershot, who he joined from non-league side Basingstoke Town in May 1934. While at Aldershot he played alongside his brother Gordon . In January 1935 George joined Football League First Division side Preston North End for -650 . In 11 years at Deepdale, Summerbee made just three Football League appearances. During this spell he also spent several years during the Second World War guesting for Portsmouth, where he made 149 competitive appearances while working at a nearby aircraft factory .
He joined Football League Division Three North side Chester in May 1946 for -600 , where he was to again struggle to earn a regular first-team place and he moved to Barrow. He made more than 100 league appearances in three years at Holker Street, with his final Football League outing being against Lincoln City in May 1950.
Summerbee then joined non-league side Cheltenham Town as player-manager, but he left in 1952 after his contract was not renewed . He died just three years later from Addison-s disease, after a spell scouting for Bristol City .
His life story is featured alongside the other footballing members of his family in -Fathers, Sons and Football- (Colin Shindler (2001), Headline Book Publishing).
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'''Ludovic Pollet''' (born June 18, 1970 in Vieux-Cond) is a French former footballer, currently working as a coach at USL Dunkerque.
Pollet began his career as a trainee at AS Cannes, breaking into the first team in 1991. He made nine appearances in his debut season as the club were relegated from Ligue 1. He made sporadic appearances over the next two seasons as the club regained its top flight status. Pollet really established himself during the 1994/95 season, where he also scored his first professional goal.
He was signed by Ligue 2 Le Havre in Summer 1995 and he became a first choice player as the club won promotion. He played three seasons in France's top division with the club before being loaned out to English First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 1999.
Pollet made his Wolves debut on September 11, 1999 in a 0-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town. After impressing over six loan games, he was signed permanently for -350,000 in October 1999. He became a first choice player in Colin Lee's side and his performances saw him become a fan favourite as he was voted Player of the Season.
He remained a first choice player during the 2000/01 campaign, but the following summer saw new manager Dave Jones reshape the squad, relegating Pollet to the substitutes bench. He managed only ten further league outings for the club over the next two seasons, although gaining some playing time on loan at lower league Walsall. He was eventually released by Wolves in June 2003, days after they gained promotion to the Premier League.
Pollet then returned to his native France with USL Dunkerque where he played three further season before retiring and becoming an assistant coach for the club.
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'''Alan Irvine''' (born 29 November 1962 in Broxburn) is a Scottish former football player, who played as a striker for a number of clubs in Scotland, England, Japan and Northern Ireland. His younger brother Brian was also a football player, who played over 300 league games for Aberdeen and nine times for Scotland.
Irvine began his career with Blackburn United before moving to Hibernian but failed to make a senior appearance for the Easter Road side and moved on to Falkirk in 1982. After four years and over 100 league appearances for the ''Bairns'' - where he played alongside his brother - Irvine moved to Liverpool but managed just two league appearances during his time on Merseyside. A similarly short spell at Dundee United followed before fifteen months at Shrewsbury Town. In 1989, Irvine moved to Japanese club Mazda but returned to Scotland in 1990 with St. Mirren, playing just under 40 times for the ''Buddies''. A year with Northern Irish side Portadown preceded a final two-year playing spell with East Fife, where he retired from playing in 1995.
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'''Thomas (Tommy) Cheadle''' (8 April 1919 - 4 September 1993
Former teammate Roy Sproson said that: "Tom was quick and strong and nobody could beat him. Pound for pound, in fact, I would say Tom is the hardest man I have ever met." In fact he had 22 stitches in the head after various collisions with opposition players, his toughness earning him the nickname "wooden head" from his teammates.
During the war, Cheadle received a shrapnel injury. At a rehabilitation centre, Cheadle spoke to Vale trainer Ken Fish, who told him to report Port Vale after the war where the club may have a place for him. Playing in Army matches, Cheadle was coached by Matt Busby who managed to secure a trial for Cheadle for Liverpool against Stoke City.
Cheadle took the advice of Fish and came to the Old Recreation Ground, he signed professional forms in March 1946 for -8 a week. He made his league debut in a 4-1 victory against Ipswich on 2 March 1946. His first goal was against Southend United in a 2-1 win on 20 April that year. Signing as a professional in May 1946, he spent the 1946-47 season across the back four, even as centre-forward in a few games.
After settling in the centre-half role he was an ever-present during the 1949-50 and 1952-53 seasons.
He appeared less frequently from December 1955, at the age of 36.
Following his retirement, Cheadle became a postman in Porthill.
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}}'''John Bramhall''' (born 20 November 1956, Warrington) is a former English professional footballer who played as a defender. He made more than 500 Football League appearances for six clubs from 1976 to 1991 and is now assistant chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association.
Bramhall joined Tranmere Rovers in July 1976 from Stockton Heath. He made 170 league appearances for Rovers before joining Fourth Division rivals Bury in March 1982. Once again he was to be a regular member of the side, although he was allowed to join Chester City on loan in November 1985. He played four games for the Blues during their promotion season from Division Four and the following season joined Rochdale.
After two years spent playing regularly in the Rochdale side, Bramhall moved again to Halifax Town and finished his league career with 32 league appearances for Scunthorpe United. This took his overall Football League appearance tally to 521, scoring 42 goals in the process.
Bramhall then played non-league football for Hyde United. He is now regularly quoted in the media through his role at the PFA
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'''Walter -Wattie- Jackson''' (born Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland) was a Scottish soccer center forward who spent five seasons in the Scottish Football League, at least one in the Football League and two in the American Soccer League.
Born and raised in Scotland, Jackson, and his brother Alex, both played professionally. In 1920, Jackson began his career with Kilmarnock F.C. of the Scottish Football League. In 1923, while visiting relatives in Detroit, Michigan, he came to the attention Bethlehem Steel F.C. who had recently lost center forward Daniel McNiven to the New York Field Club. The team tracked down Jackson in Michigan and offered him $25.00 per week to play for Bethlehem. This was nearly triple his salary in Scotland and on August 25, 1923, signed with the Steelmen. After one season in the United States, Jackson returned to Scotland where he played the next two seasons with Aberdeen F.C. In 1925, he joined Preston North End in the Football League. In 1927, he returned to the United States were he resigned with Bethlehem Steel. He played only thirteen games that season before moving to the Philadelphia Centennials of the Eastern Professional Soccer League.
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'''Phil O'Connor''' (10 October 1953 - 1985) was a footballer who played as a midfielder for Australia.
He began his career as an apprentice with Southend United before dropping into the non-league ranks with Bexley United. In 1972, he returned to the Football League with Luton Town. After a loan spell with Lincoln City in the 1974-75 season, O'Connor emigrated to Australia. He quickly made his way into the Australia team, making his debut against Hong Kong on 11 August 1976
O'Connor was tragically killed in a car crash in 1985.
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'''Mike Sutton''' (born 5 October 1944, Norwich) is a former English professional footballer. He played in The Football League for three clubs. Two of his sons, Chris and John, have also played professionally.
Sutton began his career in his home city of Norwich with Norwich City, who he turned professional with in September 1962. He made more than 50 league appearances over the next five years and then joined Chester. This followed successful efforts by Chester manager Peter Hauser to persuade a disillusioned Sutton not to go ahead with his plans to quit football . Sutton played in all league games over the next three seasons (including one substitute appearance) before moving to Carlisle United for -10,000 at a time when Chester were in financial difficulties .
Unfortunately Sutton was forced to retire from playing professional football two years later due to injury
Sutton has also been actively involved with Drayton Cricket Club for many years, including a spell as club chairman from 2003 to 2005 .
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'''Frank Clempson''' (27 May 1930 - 24 December 1970) was an English professional footballer born in Salford who played in The Football League for three clubs. He was part of the Manchester United squad when they won the First Division title in 1951-1952.
Clempson, who played as both a striker
In February 1953, Clempson moved to Stockport County, where he played regularly for six years. He was selected to play for the Third Division North representative side in 1954/55.In the summer of 1959 Clempson joined Chester, where his former Manchester United colleague, Stan Pearson was manager. Clempson was installed as captain
-DOCSTART-	15651476
Ernest Bambridge was born in Windsor, Berkshire, the fourth child of Sophia (ne Thorington) and William Samuel Bambridge, who had been a missionary in Waimate, New Zealand, and was then the photographer to Queen Victoria. He was educated at St Mark's School in Windsor.
His football career was spent with Windsor Home Park, Swifts, East Sheen and Corinthian and he gained representative honours for Berkshire. His solitary England appearance came on 4 March 1876 against Scotland at Hamilton Crescent, Partick. According to Philip Gibbons, "England struggled throughout the game, which saw the home team run out winners by three goals to nil." He was a member of the Football Association committee from 1876 to 1882 and a member of the Corinthians original committee in 1882.
His younger brothers, Arthur and Charles played 3 and 18 times respectively for England. They are the only trio of brothers to have played for England.
Bambridge earned his living as a member of the London Stock Exchange. He died in Southend on 16 October 1917.
-DOCSTART-	15652660
'''Flavien Belson Bengaber''' (born 22 February 1987 in Sainte-Adresse) is a French football midfielder of Cameroonian descent. He is currently without a club after being released by MK Dons.
-DOCSTART-	15653308
'''Andrew "Andy" Thorpe''' (born 15 September 1960 in Stockport)
Thorpe made his Stockport debut as a 17-year old in 1978 and went on to make 380 appearances before leaving for Tranmere Rovers before the 1986-87 season. After 18 months he returned to County where he made a further 175 appearances. His last game for the club was against Peterborough United in the 1992 Football League Trophy final at Wembley, before being released at the end of the season. He went on to play in Australia
-DOCSTART-	15653786
}}'''Robbie Booth''' (born 30 December 1985, Liverpool) is an English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester City and is currently playing non-league football for Southport.
Booth was signed by Chester as a youngster from Everton, where he was released in March 2004 along with fellow Chester-bound player Gavin Lynch.
This remains the last time Booth was contracted to a Football League club, as he joined Southport. After more than a year playing in the Conference National, Booth joined Burscough in September 2006, following manager Liam Watson, to the Sandgrounders' neighbours.
However with Watson returning to Southport in 2008, Booth did not take long to follow, with confirmation of him re-joining the Blue Square North side, on 19 July.
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'''Christopher Stephen (Chris) Sulley''' (born 3 December 1959 in Camberwell) is an English footballer who played as a left back. He played 401 games in the Football League and 7 games in the Scottish Football League.
Sulley began his career with Chelsea, but failed to make a senior appearance before moving on to Bournemouth in March 1981.
He spent six seasons with the Lancashire outfit, during which he won the Full Members Cup and made close to 150 appearances. Sulley moved to Port Vale in July 1992, spending a season in the first team before leaving for Preston North End on a free transfer in June 1993.
After retiring in 1994, Sulley took up a coaching post with North End at their centre of excellence in 1995. From there, he moved back to Blackburn and then on to Bolton Wanderers, originally as under-19s coach, in 1998.
He regularly does guest lectures at the University of Central Lancashire about his motivational skills he used whilst at Bolton Wanderers.
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'''David Joseph Lowery''' (born 20 January 1984) is an football striker who currently plays for the SWA Sharks of TCI Coxco Premier League.
Lowery once played for Tottenham Hotspur U-16. After an unsuccessful spell, he arrived back in the north east of England to play for a clutch of local clubs.
Lowery made his debut for the Turks and Caicos Islands in a World Cup qualification match against Saint Lucia in February 2008, scoring his first international goal. He also played in the return match, his only caps earned so far.
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'''Eddie Van Boxtel''' (born August 4, 1973) is a Dutch-Irish former football goalkeeper.
Van Boxtel saved a penalty by Manchester United star Eric Cantona in a friendly with his Dundalk F.C. club in 1994.
In February 2008, he appeared in Naas District Court in connection with the seizure of 10 million euro worth of cannabis in Co. Kildare. Van Boxtel however skipped bail and it is believed he went into hiding in Thailand for a period before returning in August 2008. Van Boxtel managed to avoid a prison term after grassing up 3 of his former associates. He is currently residing in Drogheda with his best friend Wilson.
Van Boxtel played with Leeds United in the early 1990s before stints with League of Ireland clubs Home Farm, Bray Wanderers, Galway United and Monaghan United.
He was part of the Dundalk team that won the League of Ireland in 1995.
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'''Michael Walsh''' (born 30 May 1986, Liverpool) is an English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester City and now plays in the Marfin Laiki League for APOP Kinyras Peyias.
Walsh joined Chester from Rhyl in 2004, making his first-team debut the following January as a substitute in an FA Cup tie at AFC Bournemouth in the left back slot. Walsh joined fellow youngsters Robbie Booth, Gavin Lynch and Shaun Whalley in being given first-team opportunities under Ian Rush. His Football League debut followed, again as a substitute at Cambridge United a week later, with his first goal arriving in a 2-2 draw against Southend United on 5 March 2005.
Despite his involvement in the first-team squad, Walsh and the majority of his team-mates were released at the end of the season
As a youngster, Walsh captained the North Wales under 18s side .
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thumb|260px|left|St Mirren's David Lapsley Being Presented With Scottish Cup
'''David Lapsley''' (7 April 1924 - 15 January 2001) was a Scottish football player. Bainsford School in Falkirk were first to be rewarded with Lapsley's footballing talents and the highlight of this stage of his early football days was the trial with the Scottish schoolboys side. He went on to play with Bonnyrigg Rose at a juvenile level before, in 1940, taking the junior route to Bathgate Thistle. World War II prevented any further advance in Lapsleys career as he was called up for service with the Royal Navy, stationed initially at Birkenhead then Hayling Island. During the war he was involved in the D-Day landings, stationed on a converted Thames barge to ferry ammunition across the English Channel.
He started his senior footballing career with Tranmere Rovers after returning home from service in the Navy at the end of World War II. Lapsley signed for St. Mirren in the summer of 1946 almost by accident; he was visiting Scotland when the St. Mirren manager at the time, Bobby Rankin, invited him for a trial, although he was due to join Everton on a months trial on his return to England. The trial consisted of him taking penalty kicks against a young goalkeeper, Gordon Rennie, and on the basis of this he was invited to the boardroom to sign right away and it was on 4 September that year that he made his first team debut against Partick Thistle.
thumb|428px|left|St Mirren 1959 Scottish Cup Final Team, David Lapsley Front Centre, Holding Cup
During his time with the Paisley club he captained them to an historic 1959 Scottish Cup Final win, the team defeating Aberdeen 3-1 in front of 108,951 supporters and after the final whistle his team mates carried him shoulder high from the pitch.
In 2005, St Mirren officially inducted David Lapsley into their hall of fame. David Lapsley was further honoured in 2008 when Paisley South councillor George Adam, who is a Saints supporter, elected to name a new street in his ward after the St. Mirren legend, and as a result Lapsley Avenue was commissioned.
Lapsley was also selected for the Scottish Football League select twice, playing against the Irish Football League select and the English Football League select getting on the scoresheet in the 3-0 win against the former. He was also selected at International level for Scotland, on more than twenty occasions, as understudy to Rangers's George Young although sadly was never capped for his country.
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'''John Divers''' (24 November 1931 - 9 November 2005) was a Scottish footballer.
Divers was born in Glasgow and began his career with junior side Ashfield, before transferring to Clyde. He stayed there for 3 years, and he won the 1955 Scottish Cup. He later played for Exeter City and East Stirlingshire. He had two children, Jim and Johnny, and three grandchildren, Marianne,Liam and Jamie. He has one great grandchild, chloe and a great niece amy.
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He was one of the first "stars" of the England side who was an extremely fast winger. Throughout his career he was known as "Charlie Bam".
Charles Bambridge was born in Windsor, Berkshire, the fifth child of Sophia (ne Thorington) and William Samuel Bambridge, who had been a missionary in Waimate, New Zealand, and was then the photographer to Queen Victoria. He was educated at St Mark's School in Windsor and then Malvern College in Malvern, Worcestershire, and was a member of the college football team.
His football career was spent with Swifts, Windsor Home Park, Streatham, Upton Park, Clapham Rovers and Corinthian and he gained representative honours for Surrey, Berkshire and London.
He made his debut for England against Scotland at Kennington Oval on 5 April 1879. At half time, England were 4-1 down to the Scots. Bambridge scored early in the second half and his team-mates had levelled the score by the 75th minute. With less than ten minutes remaining, the Scots scored what they thought was the winning goal but the referee disallowed it as offside. The English forwards then raced upfield with Bambridge scoring the winning goal, thus enabling England to claim their first victory over the Scots since 1873 in what was described as "the most exciting England and Scotland game to date".
His next England appearance came a year later on 13 March 1880 and was another exciting encounter in which Bambridge again scored twice. This time it was the Scots who were the winners, 5-4, with a hat trick from George Ker. Bambridge scored against the Scots again in the following year's international, a consolation goal in a 6-1 defeat.
He was appointed captain for the first match between England and Ireland played at Bloomfield, Belfast on 18 February 1882. Ireland were "totally dominated by the visitors" who won the game 13-0, with Bambridge scoring once. The other goal scorers included Aston Villa forwards, Howard Vaughton who scored five and Arthur Brown with four.
In the match against Wales on 13 March 1882, Bambridge left the field after only three minutes because of injury, and England played on with ten men, losing 5-3 with two late goals for the Welsh. The English gained their "revenge" the following year with a 5-0 victory in which Bambridge scored once, with Clement Mitchell scoring a hat-trick. In this match his younger brother Arthur played on the right wing. For the match against Ireland on 23 February 1884, Charles again played alongside Arthur; both brothers scored in an 8-1 victory, (Charles scoring twice) but he again left the pitch with an injury after 75 minutes.
He continued to be selected regularly for England over the next few years, scoring against the Irish and the Scots in 1885. His second captaincy came in a 7-0 victory over the Irish on 5 February 1887, in which Tinsley Lindley scored a hat-trick. His final England appearance came a month later against Scotland on 19 March.
Bambridge holds several records and distinctions. He scored 11 goals in 18 appearances for England with an average goals per game rate of 0.61.
Engand's list of all-time top goalscorers is skewed towards more recent players, in large part, due to the sheer number of games played in the modern game but Bambridge has the distinction, as of January 9th 2010, of having been England's top scorer in 1879, 1881 an 1885 which places him 8th= player for the most number of years as top scorer and 4th= for most years as outright top scorer (excluding joint first places), a record bettered only by Vivian Woodward, Gary Lineker and Michael Owen, with four, five and six exclusive top scoring years, respectively.
The 13-0 routing of Ireland on February 18th 1882, when Bambridge was captain, as of 10th January 2010, is England's highest ever winning margin. In this match, three Old Malvernians were present ; the others being Doctor Greenwood and Fred Hargreaves..
Bambridge is also said to have played in a cup tie with a broken leg, and scored the winning goal.
Two of his brothers, Arthur and Ernest, also played for England making 3 and 1 appearances respectively. They are the only trio of brothers to have played for England.
He was a member of the Football Association committee from 1883 to 1886 and a member of the Corinthians original committee in 1882. He became honorary secretary of the Corinthians between 1923 and 1932.
Bambridge earned his living as a Lloyd's underwriter, but went "broke" at Lloyd's in 1909.
He married Kathleen Sylvia Bailey on 13 August 1862 and had four children. Two of his sons, Rupert and Frederick, were killed in France during the First World War. His grandson, Anthony Charles Bambridge, was managing director of Colmans Foods in the 1970s.
Charles died on 8 November 1935, aged 77. His widow, Kathleen, lived on until until 1960 and died at the age of 97.
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Morris played for Tottenham in the first game played at White Hart Lane on 4 September 1899, a friendly, against Notts County F.C. when 5000 spectators turned up to see Spurs win 4 - 1. In 1901 he was part of the FA Cup winning team which beat Sheffield United F.C. 3 -1 in the replay at Burnden Park after drawing 2 - 2 in the first match at Crystal Palace. This was also the first and only time a non-league team won the FA Cup.
Tom Morris made 523 appearances for Spurs including 63 (scoring 3 goals) after the club was elected to the Football League. His playing career lasted 13 years after which he retired but remained a member of the ground staff until his death on 25 April 1942.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''David Rush''' (born 15 May 1971 in Sunderland, England) is an English former footballer.
He played in the 1992 FA Cup Final with Sunderland, which they lost 2-0 against Liverpool.
David Rush built a strong rapport with the Oxford Utd faithful during his stint at the Manor and inspired the song 'David Rush, David Rush, David David Rush. He has a pint, He has a fight, David David Rush.
On 19 May 2009 David was confirmed as the new Manager of Hebburn Town who compete in the Northern League.
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'''Jeff Bourne''' (born June 19, 1948 in Repton, Derbyshire, England) was an English soccer forward who spent most of his early career in the lower English divisions before moving to the United States where he played six seasons in the North American Soccer League, two in the second division American Soccer League. He led the ASL in scoring in 1983.
Bourne began his career with non league club Burton Albion before signing with Derby County in February 1971. He saw limited time with the first team, playing mostly with the reserves until January 1974. He finished the 1973-1974 season with nine goals as Derby County finished third in the standings. He found himself back with the reserves the next season, with occasional stretches of first team. In 1976, Derby County loaned Bourne to the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League (NASL). When it became apparent that Bourne would never be more than a sporadic player with the club, Derby County sold his contract to Crystal Palace F.C. for -30,000 in March 1977. At the time that Bourne joined Crystal Palace the team was in a free fall. They had slipped from the top division to the third in two seasons and appeared in danger of falling further. Crystal Palace had just sold Paul Hammond to the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL. They then used the cash to purchase Bourne. Bourne made an immediate impact, scoring nine goals in fifteen games and helping Crystal Palace return to the Second Division. Despite his contribution, Bourne was considered a poor long term investment and he was sent to the Dallas Tornado in the spring of 1978.
Bourne first played in the United States when he came to the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League on loan from Derby County in 1976. He scored fifteen goals in twenty-two games earning second team All Star honors. In 1978, Dallas purchased his contract from Crystal Palace. In 1979, the Tornado traded Bourne to the Atlanta Chiefs for the first round in the 1979 College Draft. Bourne scored eighteen goals in twenty-nine games for the Chiefs in 1979, but his production dropped to five goals in twenty games in 1980. As a result, the Chiefs sent Bourne to the Seattle Sounders where he finished the season with two goals in eight games. That winter, Bourne was one of the top players during the NASL indoor season, scoring twenty-one goals in seventeen games. Bourne played the 1981 season, his last in the NASL, with Seattle. In the fall of 1981, he signed with the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In the 1981-1982 season, he twenty goals. In 1982, he signed on loan from the Wings to the Oklahoma City Slickers of the American Soccer League. The Slickers went to the championship series where it fell to the Detroit Express. Bourne then returned to the Wings for the 1982-1983 indoor season. The Slickers attempted to acquire him for the 1983 ASL season, but the Wings asking price was too high and Bourne signed with the Dallas Americans. He led the league in scoring with seventeen goals. He returned to the Wings and was the league's second leading scorer when he suffered a season ending injury in April 1984. There are also indications that he may have played in the United Soccer League in 1984.
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}}'''David Burns''' (born 12 November 1958, Ellesmere Port) is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester City.
Burns was a product of the Chester City youth policy and broke into the first-team in the closing stages of the 1976-77 season, making his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Chesterfield on 23 April 1977 in the number 11 shirt. The campaign ended with Burns on target against Port Vale in the final of the Debenhams Cup, helping Chester to a 4-3 aggregate victory.
Despite this early success, Burns struggled to establish himself in the Chester first-team ranks and had to wait until 1980-81 before he made more than 10 league appearances in a season. His most productive season was 1981-82 when he played 32 games at either full back or on the left wing. However, at the end of the season Burns dropped out of The Football League and was signed by former team-mate John Cottam at Scarborough.
Burns spent one season playing for the Seadogs in the Alliance Premier League, making 20 appearances as Scarborough finished ninth in the table.
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Walden was born in in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire and after playing football for various clubs in his home town, he started his professional career in 1909 at Northampton Town, then playing in the Southern League.
On 13 April 1913, he was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of -1,700. Being only 5ft 2ins tall he was often described as a -diminutive winger- and known for his -darting jinking runs down the right flank-.
His small stature also accounted for his nickname -Fanny- which was in common use during his time to describe those of -dainty physique'.
He continued to play for Tottenham after the enforced break caused by the First World War. He made his most important contribution for Spurs in the team which won the Second Division title in 1920 but the following year unfortunately missed the 1921 FA Cup Final due to injury. He went on to play in over 300 games for Spurs including 215 league games (scoring 21 goals) and 22 FA Cup matches (3 goals) before returning to play again for Northampton Town in July 1924.
Walden won his first of two England Caps on 14 April 1920 against Scotland. The second, on 13 March 1922, was against Wales. Unsurprisingly, he holds the record for being the smallest ever footballer to represent England at national level.
Walden played Cricket at county level for Northamptonshire between 1910 and 1929. A right-handed batsman scoring over 7538 runs and slow right-hand bowler taking 119 wickets in 258 matches.
After retiring from playing he became a Test Match standard cricket umpire, standing in 212 First Class matches between 1930 and 1939 and 11 test matches from 1934 (England v Australia at Old Trafford) until 1939 (England vs West Indies at Lords).
Walden died in Northampton age 61, on 3 May 1949.
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'''Matthew Smithard''' (born 13 June 1976) is an English footballer.
Born in Leeds, England, during his career Smithard has played for Leeds United, Bradford City, Farsley Celtic, Guiseley and Ossett Town.
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'''Dennis Sepp''' (born 7 June 1973 in Apeldoorn) is a retired Dutch football player who played for HSC '21, SC Ensched and Excelsior '31 in the Netherlands, as well as for Bradford City in England.
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'''John Reid''' (born 20 August 1932) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Active in both Scotland and England, Reid made nearly 500 career league appearances between 1954 and 1968, scoring nearly 100 goals.
Born in Newmains, Reid began his career with Kello Rovers. After turning professional in 1954, Reid played for Hamilton Academical, Bradford City, Northampton Town, Luton Town, Torquay United and Rochdale.
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'''Mick McGiven''' (born 7 February 1951 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Sunderland and West Ham United. After retiring as a player he joined the coaching staff at West Ham United, then worked with Chelsea's youth team and coached Ipswich Town alongside John Lyall. He returned to Chelsea where he performed a variety of roles with reserves and first-team, and as of 2009 is a match observer/scout.
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'''Hassan Yebda''' (born 14 May 1984) is a footballer who plays for Portsmouth as a midfielder, on loan from Benfica until the end of the 2009-10 season. Born in France, Yebda is an Algerian international and made his debut in 2009.
Born in Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, Yebda is product of AJ Auxerre's youth system, making no appearances for the first team and 69 appearances for the B team in the Championnat de France amateur.
In January 2007, he was released and moved to Le Mans UC72, making his Ligue 1 debut on 17 February 2007, in a 2-0 loss at Sochaux: brought on in the 70th minute, Yebda scored an own goal 10 minutes later, in his only appearance of the 2006-07 season.
In 2007-08, Yebda appeared regularly for Le Mans, helping the team achieve a comfortable ninth place in the league. On 29 May 2008, he signed a four-year contract with Benfica, on a free transfer. A constant midfield fixture with Benfica, he was voted the Portuguese Liga's "Player of the Month" in September. In February 2009, Yebda netted his first league goal, in a 1-1 draw at F.C. Porto.
Yebda made a move to Premier League side Portsmouth on 1 September 2009 on a season-long loan for the 2009-10 season.
Yebda represented France at youth levels, being part of the squad at the victorious 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. However, as a senior, he switched allegiances to Algeria, first being picked for a match against Zambia in June 2009, where he did not play. He is set to be called up in October for a match against Rwanda to sit in for the suspended Yazid Mansouri.
Although born in France, Yebda is originally from the village of ''Taourirt Adne'' in the Tizi Ouzou Province in the Kabylie region of Algeria. He understands both Kabyle and Arabic but does not speak either language fluently.
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'''John Paul Kissock''' (born 2 December 1989 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer currently without a club after last playing for Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premier League.
Kissock grew up in Fazakerley, Liverpool, where he played for youth side Key Ways, alongside Lee Molyneux, John Irving and Charlie Barnett. He joined the Academy of Everton, becoming a regular player for the club's Under-18 and Reserve sides.
Kissock was sent on loan to League Two club Accrington Stanley on loan for one month in January 2009, and made five appearances.
Kissock was one of many players released by Everton at the end of the 2008/09 season. After his release from ''the Toffees'', Kissock was linked with a move to Hamilton Academical and signed on 14 August. His stay at New Douglas Park was a brief one, however, when Kissock was released by the Accies on December 3, 2009.. It is now thought that Kissock is a DJ working in and around the Liverpool area.
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''' Nicolas Marin ''' (born August 29, 1980 in Marseille) is a French footballer currently playing for FC Sion.
He began his career with AJ Auxerre before establishing himself as a first-team regular at AS Saint-tienne and then CS Sedan. Marin joined FC Lorient in 2007, but following a fallout with their manager Christian Gourcuff, Marin agreed to join English club Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent move. But the loan was terminated through mutual consent at the beginning of January 2009. Marin is easily recognizable due to his bleached hair. After returning to Lorient, the club proceeded to terminate his contract. Later that day, Corsica-based side SC Bastia announced that they had signed him until the end of the season. On 11 August 2009 FC Sion have signed former FC Lorient the midfielder on free transfer.
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'''Rostyn Griffiths''' (born 10 March 1988 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) is an Australian footballer, currently playing for A-League team .
Griffiths started his youth career with Australian club ECU Joondalup before moving to England to play for Blackburn Rovers where he never made a senior appearance but during the time he spent at Blackburn he joined Gretna on loan in January 2008
He signed a one-year deal with Blackburn in January 2008 and was sent on loan to Accrington Stanley for the remainder of his contract.
On February 3, 2009 he was signed as an injury replacement player by A-League club Adelaide United. With the initial agreement only covering a four week stint, there is an option to extent that to a two year contract. However it is a permanent deal, and not a loan.
On July 2, 2009 it was announced that Griffiths would join A-League club for their inaugural season. On August 8, 2009 he started in Fury's first A-league match and scored the Fury's first ever goal in a competitive match against Sydney FC.
Griffiths has played for Australia's National under 17 team, but over the past couple years, he has been courted by Wales' national teams, due to a Welsh link on his Grandfather's side but is yet to decide on his international future.
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Thomas Clay joined Leicester Fosse in April 1911 and made his first appearance for the team against Bradford Park Avenue F.C. on November 11 that year, having previously made a name for himself for local side Belvoir Sunday School Juniors.
Tommy came to the attention of Tottenham during a FA Cup tie between the two sides in 1914. Together with team mate Harry Sparrow he was signed by Spurs following the match. Tommy played for Spurs throughout the First World War participating in 107 friendly matches. He captained the side in 1920 when it won the Second division title. In March 1921 he kept a clean sheet as stand-in goalkeeper in a 1 - 0 victory over Sunderland. Later the same year, although not captain, he played in the 1921 FA Cup Final. He continued to play for Tottenham, totting-up 318 league appearances (23 goals) and 33 FA Cup matches (1 goal), until May 1929 when he became player-coach at Northfleet club with close associations with Tottenham.
He won his first of four England Caps against Wales at Highbury on 15 March 1920 and the last on 8 April 1922 against Scotland
In 1923 Thomas had been a trialist for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and between 1926 and 1929 during his time at Spurs he took up cricket coaching at Public Schools including Highgate, St Paul's and Berkhamsted.
After retiring from football he subsequently ran a pub and sports outfitters in St Albans. He was working as a builders- labourer in Southend when he died in 1949.
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'''Lee Payne''' was born in Luton, England in 1966.
Lee began learning his football trade as a left winger by Luton Town as a school boy but was later released as an eighteen year old. His first senior appearance in football came at Hitchin Town FC in 1985 and after a successful spell moved on to earn his first achievement in football by finishing as runner up for Barnet FC in the GM Conference in 1987/88 season. The following season Lee was sold to Newcastle Utd for a non league record transfer fee of -125,000 and in October of that season made his football league debut against Middlesbrough in a 3-1 victory at St James Park, he went on to make 7 appearances for the magpies before moving on to Reading FC in March 1989 for a transfer fee of -60,000. After making 36 appearances and scoring 3 goals Lee moved to Dutch first division side BV Veendam in 1990 where in his first season became BV Veendam's player of the year making 32 appearances and scoring 12 goals. In 1991/92 Lee was transferred for a sum of around -100,000 to rival Dutch club FC Emmen where he spent 3 seasons before returning back to BV Veendam for a further season only to make a premature end in 1996 to his playing career through a serious knee injury. For the last 10 years Lee has held a Fifa agents license and represents a number of high profile footballers in England under the name of his company Lee Payne Associates Ltd.
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}}'''Joe Jakub''' (born on 7 December 1956, in Falkirk, Scotland) is a Scotish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder for Burnley, Bury, AZ Alkmaar, Chester City and Wigan Athletic.
Joe's career centred mainly around Burnley. He joined the Turf Moor outfit as a youth player during the summer of 1972 and spent the majority of his career at the club in two spells. He played in all four divisions of the English professional league system for the Clarets and was a regular in their side when they won the final Football League Fourth Division championship in 1991-92.
He also enjoyed a six year stint with Bury from 1980 to 1986 that was followed by spells with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar, two separate seasons at Chester City (also working as a youth coach in his second spell at the club), Wigan Athletic, Preston North End (without making any league appearances) and North Wales non-league side Colwyn Bay.
Since retiring from the game, Joe is now working in a journalistic capacity in football for the Press Association and has also done some scouting for Preston North End in North Wales.
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'''Joseph Michael "Joe" Partington''' (born 1 April 1990, Portsmouth, England) is a Wales Under-21 international footballer. Partington signed for Portsmouth Youth in 2001 after being spotted playing for Gosport & Fareham under 11's. He joined the Welsh under 16's in 2005 and was part of the successful Victory Shield squad who were joint winners with England in 2005. He currently plays for Bournemouth in Football League Two as a central midfielder.
Born in Portsmouth, Partington joined Bournemouth in June 2006 after being released by Portsmouth F.C. He made his first team debut for Bournemouth on 9 February 2008, against Luton Town. Bournemouth won the game 4-1. Partington came on as a late substitute for Marvin Bartley.
On 5 April, Partington scored his first professional goal. This was a crucial goal at The Liberty Stadium in the 90th minute against top of the league side Swansea City. Moments after, Bournemouth stunned the home crowd by clawing back another goal from Jo Kuffour to win the game 2-1.
On 7 May, Bournemouth manager Kevin Bond announced he had offered Partington, along with Youth Team goalkeeper Ryan Pryce and winger Josh McQuoid a professional contract with the club.
Partington made his full first team debut against Bury on 20 December, scoring Bournemouth's second goal of the game in the 44th minute.
Partington made his debut for the Wales Under-19 team in July 2007 against Chile. Aged only 17 years and 4 months he was made captain of the Welsh Under-19 team for the game against Turkey in the Milk Cup and has captained his country at this level nine times since. His first Welsh goal came in a 3-1 defeat against Hungary.
On 2nd February 2009 he was called into the Wales Under-21 team for the first time by manager Brian Flynn for a friendly against Northern Ireland on 10 February. Due to the Northern Ireland game being cancelled he made his under-21 debut on 31 March 2009 against Luxembourg at Llanelli's Parc y Scarlets.
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Taffy was born in Ebbw Vale, Wales and joined Tottenham from Ebbw Vale in 1925, making his debut for the first team in January 1927 against Everton F.C., having impressed with his two-footed play and accurate passing. Again in 1928 he impressed against Everton, scoring four goals in February of that year.
Taffy helped the team achieve promotion back to Football League First Division at the end of the 1932-33 season and in the following year was a key member of the side known as the -greyhounds- as they played with speed and style. During his time at Spurs he made 252 league appearances scoring 93 goals and a further six in eleven FA Cup matches for the club.
He was transferred to Leicester City in March 1935 although playing once again for Tottenham as a -guest- during the war years at the time when the Football League had been suspended. After the war he went on to a coaching role at Fulham F.C..
His first cap for Wales was won in May 1929 and he went on to play a further eleven times at International level.
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Arthur Bambridge was born in Windsor, Berkshire, the sixth child of Sophia (ne Thorington) and William Samuel Bambridge, who had been a missionary in Waimate, New Zealand, and was then the photographer to Queen Victoria. He was educated at St Mark's School in Windsor.
His football career was spent with Windsor, Upton Park, Swifts, Clapham Rovers and Corinthian and he gained representative honours for Berkshire. According to the 1881 Football Annual, he was "useful; plays with judgement and is difficult to pass".
He made his debut for England, playing at left back against Wales on 26 February 1881. The match, played at Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn ended as a 1-0 victory for the Welsh. He was next selected two years later, again against the Welsh at the Kennington Oval on 3 February 1883; this time he played on the right wing, with his brother Charles on the left, as the English won comfortably 5-0, with Clement Mitchell scoring a hat trick.
His third and final England appearance came against Ireland on 23 February 1884. In this match, played at Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast, Arthur was again on the right with Charles on the left. Arthur scored his only international goal in this match (with Charles scoring twice) in an 8-1 victory.
His elder brother, Ernest, played one game for England in 1876. They are the only trio of brothers to have played for England.
After an injury ended his football career in 1884, he travelled the world, studying art,
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'''Sean Connelly''' (born 26 June 1970 in Sheffield) is an English former professional footballer, currently working as a physio at Cardiff City.
Connelly qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1993 and began his football career at his local side Hallam before Stockport County manager Danny Bergara offered him a professional contract at the club,one that he accepted on finishing is degree in physiotherapy. One of his career highlights included scoring against Premier League side Middlesbrough in a League Cup tie. His impressive form even generated rumours of a possible move to Liverpool, although this failed to materialise.
The defender played under four different managers during his nine-year stay at Stockport - Bergara, Dave Jones, Gary Megson and Andy Kilner. He eventually left in 2001 after former manager Jones persuaded him to join him at Wolves. In 2002, he was inducted into the Stockport County hall of fame.
He signed permanently for Wolves after an initial loan spell in Spring 2001. However, he struggled to hold down a regular first team place during the following season at Molineux and was allowed to join Tranmere Rovers in October 2002.
He quickly established himself at Tranmere and was a regular for two years before manager Brian Little (footballer) decided against offering him a new contract, whereupon he moved to Rushden & Diamonds, where he finished his playing career.
After leaving Rushden & Diamonds he linked up with Dave Jones again, this time as physio at Cardiff City, turning down offers to continue playing in order to take the job.
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'''Matthew Williamson''' "'''Matt'''" '''Barrass''' (14 February 1899 - 1953) was an English footballer who played for Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester City as a half-back or forward.
His son, Malcolm, who was also a professional footballer, was born in Blackpool during his father's spell at the town's club.
His great-grandson - also named Matt - was also a professional player.
Barrass was born in Seaham and started his career with Blackpool in 1919. He remained at Bloomfield Road for six years, making 168 league appearances and scoring 53 goals. He made his debut for the club on the final day of the 1919-20 league season, in a 3-2 home victory over Nottingham Forest.
In first full season at Blackpool, 1920-21, Barrass made 32 league appearances and scored nine goals (including the only goals in a victories at Leicester City on 11 December 1920, and at home to Nottingham Forest on 22 January 1921).
In 1922-23, Barrass scored sixteen league goals, including a hat-trick in a 3-0 win against Bradford City at Bloomfield Road on 9 September 1922.
He scored another treble in 1924-25, in a 6-2 victory at Sheffield Wednesday on Christmas Day.
Barrass' final game for Blackpool occurred on 14 March 1925, in a 3-0 defeat at Chelsea.
Barrass signed for Manchester City in 1926, the first major purchase made by Peter Hodge. He made a goalscoring debut on the opening day of the 1926-27 season, and later that season scored a hat-trick against Clapton Orient. He was part of the Manchester City side which won the Second Division in 1928, and continued to play for Manchester City until 1932, making a total of 172 appearances and scoring 15 goals.
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'''Ian Howat''' (born 29 July 1958, Wrexham) is a former Welsh professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City and Crewe Alexandra. He later appeared for several non-league clubs.
A product of Chester-s youth policy, Howat made his Chester debut as a substitute in a Football League Third Division fixture against Mansfield Town on 16 October 1976 . Later in the season he scored twice during the club-s run to the FA Cup fifth round and netted the winner against Port Vale in the Debenhams Cup final at the end of the season . In his time at the club, Howat had spells playing in attack alongside fellow forwards including Paul Crossley, Ian Edwards, Ian Mellor, Peter Henderson, Ian Rush and Trevor Phillips without establishing himself as a first-team regular . He memorably found the target when Chester won 2-1 at Wrexham in April 1978, ending his hometown club-s unbeaten home league record .
In February 1982 Howat moved to Crewe Alexandra, but left the club at the end of the season. This marked the end of his Football League career and Howat joined Bangor City in the Alliance Premier League. His spell with Bangor included an appearance at Wembley Stadium in May 1984 in the FA Trophy final against Northwich Victoria .
A cartlidge operation the following season ruled Howat out of action for a couple of years , but he subsequently returned to play for Welsh non-league sides Oswestry Town, Bangor City (second spell), Caernarfon Town, Newtown, Holywell Town and Llansantffraid. His achievements in later years included scoring 17 times in the first season of the League of Wales for Holywell .
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'''Charles "Charlie" Bicknell''' (6 November 1905 - 6 September 1994) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back. Active between 1928 and 1947, Bicknell made over 450 appearances in the Football League.
Bicknell began his early career in non-league football, playing for teams such as New Tupton Ivanhoe, among others. He began his Football League career in October 1927 with Chesterfield, where he made 79 appearances between 1928 and 1930. He went onto play for Bradford City and West Ham United.
Bicknell left West Ham in 1947 to become manager of Bedford Town.
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'''James Conlin''' (6 July 1881 - 23 June 1917) was an English footballer who played club football for Bradford City between 1904 and 1906. He represented the English national side once, in 1906, in a match against Scotland. He was killed in June 1917 in Flanders, during the First World War.
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According to the Club-s website Jack Jull "was regarded as one of its finest players of the late Victorian era". He usually played for the team at full-back. It is also recorded that in his earlier days with the Club, and in particular during 1882 he was still at the time attending boarding school so was not always available for fixtures.
Despite his early absences, Jack's career was one of -firsts-. He made his first appearance against Brownlow Rovers on October 6 1983, which Spurs won 6 -0, and was the first game of the Club to be reported in a local newspaper, The Tottenham and Edmonton Weekly Herald. Jack played in the club-s first London Association Cup tie, which they won 5 -2 on October 17 1885. The game was against a team called St. Albans at the time a well-known London-based 'Beer House' team. He was the first Spurs player to receive representative honours when he played for a Middlesex team in 1891. Jull was also in Tottenham-s first League game in 1892, and its first FA Amateur Cup match in 1893. In 1894 he was in the team which contested the 1st Qualifying Round tie of the FA Cup against a West Herts side which was later to become Watford F.C. Spurs won the game 3 - 2 and progressed by successively beating Wolverton and Claption Orient, today known as Leyton Orient. In the 4th Qualifying Round they were knocked out by Luton in a replay. 1894 was also the year Jack also scored his last goal for Spurs when he scored the second goal in a 2 - 2 draw away to [[Chesham F.C.] on January 27 that year.
He was made Club President in 1895 and continued playing until 1897 by which time he had made 159 appearances for Tottenham (scoring 24 goals). As a measure of the esteem he was held in Jack, on his retirement as club captain in 1896 he was made an honorary life member of the club which he held until his death in 1920.
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'''Archie Devine''' (1886 - 1964) was a Scottish footballer.
He started his career playing junior football with Lochgelly United, moving on to Hearts in 1904 and then moving on to play for Raith Rovers. It was at Falkirk that he first made his name, scoring 13 goals in 25 appearances in 1909-10, which earned him a solitary cap for Scotland, against Wales on March 5, 1910, scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory; however he never played for the national side again.
In April 1910 he moved south of the border to Bradford City, and was part of the side that won the 1911 FA Cup Final against Newcastle United. He stayed at Bradford for nearly three years before joining Woolwich Arsenal. He made his debut for Arsenal against Chelsea on February 15, 1913, and was part of the side that were relegated in 1912-13. He started 1913-14 as a regular, and scored the winner in Arsenal's very first game at Highbury, a 2-1 victory over Leicester Fosse on September 6, 1913.
However, later that same season was forced out of the side by Wally Hardinge, and left the club; he played 24 games for Arsenal, scoring five goals. He later played for Shelbourne, Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly United. After retiring he worked as a miner and a docker. He died in September 1964, aged 78.
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'''John "Johnny" Morrissey''' (born 18 April 1940) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Liverpool, Everton and Oldham Athletic.
Morrissey was born in Liverpool, and began his football career as a junior with Liverpool F.C., signing professional forms when he turned 17, and making his debut in September 1957. He played as an outside left, and was unable to dislodge Alan A'Court from that position in the first team.
In 1962 he "crossed the park" to join Everton for a fee of -10,000,
He finished his career with a brief stay at Oldham Athletic, which brought his total of League appearances over the 300 mark.
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'''Laurence Robert Abrams''' (14 May 1889 - 1966) was an English footballer who played both North and South of the border. He was born in Southport. In Scotland for Hearts and in England for two clubs Southport and Stockport in his native Lancashire and Chelsea. He played in a Scottish style and was a strong tackler
Loagn transferred to Chelsea from Hearts in 1914.
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'''Adrian Bakalli''' (born 22 November 1976 in Brussels) is a Belgian footballer of Albanian origin. He represented the Belgium Under-21 side.
He played for R.W.D. Molenbeek and Rode Verrewinkel before joining English side Watford in January 1999. During the 1999-00 he made two substitute appearances in the Premier League. He subsequently signed for Swindon Town, before returning to Belgium.
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}}'''Peter Henderson''' (born 29 September 1952, Berwick-upon-Tweed) is a former English professional footballer who mainly played as a winger. He played in The Football League for three clubs, with most of his appearances being made for Chester City.
Henderson was 26 before he made his breakthrough into The Football League, when he joined Chester from Witton Albion in December 1978. He had previously spent time on the books of Manchester City without making a first-team appearance
He made his Football League debut for Chester in a 2-1 defeat at Peterborough United on January 13, 1979, with his first goal following four days later against Colchester United.
Henderson left Chester at the end of the season for Gillingham, but after an injury hit spell at Priestfield Stadium and a brief loan stint with Crewe Alexandra, he returned to Chester in December 1981. He left the club at the end of the season, playing his final Football League fixture in a 1-0 loss at home to Carlisle United on 19 May 1982.
As well as training as a physiotherapist,
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'''Frank Stephen Bunn''' (born 6 November 1962 in Birmingham) is an English football coach and former player. In his playing days, Bunn was a striker who began his career at Luton Town, and later played for Hull City and Oldham Athletic. His most famous moment as a player came on 25 October 1989, when he scored six goals in Oldham's 7-0 victory over Scarborough in the third round of the League Cup, which is still the League Cup record for most goals by a player in a single match.
In 1990, Bunn was forced to retire from professional football because of injury. He then joined Stalybridge Celticand later Radcliffe Borough. He later became a coach and began his coaching career at Wigan Athletic, before joining Manchester City as reserve team coach in 1998. In February 2007, Bunn was appointed first-team coach at Coventry City, and on 11 February 2008, he was named joint caretaker manager of the Sky Blues along with John Harbin, following the sacking of Iain Dowie. He returned to his old position as first-team coach following Chris Coleman's appointment as manager.
Manchester United's Paul Scholes has named Bunn as his favourite player of all time.
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'''Christian Negouai''' (born 20 January 1978 in Fort-de-France, Martinique) is a French football player who has played for Charleroi, Standard Lige and FC Brussels in Belgium, for Manchester City and Coventry in England, and for Aalesund in Norway.
Negouai was bought for -1.5 million by Manchester City from Charleroi in 2001. He made six league appearances of which two were match starts and scored once against Rotherham.
Upon joining Standard Liege Negouai scored the fastest goal in Belgian League history when he struck after just 11 seconds in a 2-0 win over KVC Westerlo.
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'''Daniele Daino''' (born 8 September 1979 in Alessandria) is an Italian football player who is currently contracted with Serie B club Gallipoli Calcio.
He has previously played for AC Milan, Napoli, Perugia, Ancona and Bologna in Italy, as well as Derby County in England.
He was successively signed by Modena on November 2008 as a free agent, after his contract with Bologna expired. He left Modena on June 2009, and joined newly-promoted Gallipoli at the end of August.
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'''Gareth Michael John Davies''' (born 4 February 1983 in Chesterfield, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Boston United.
Whilst playing for Chesterfield he broke his foot in three places in a pre-season friendly in August 2007, which ruled him out for at least six weeks.
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During his career he also played for Third Lanark, St Bernard's, Rangers (1895-1899), Raith Rovers and Morton.
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'''Arthur Styles''' (born 3 September 1949), known as '''Archie Styles''', is an English former professional association footballer who played as a left back. He made more than 150 appearances in the Football League for several different clubs.
Styles was born in Liverpool, and joined home-town club Everton on leaving school in 1965. He won representative honours for England at schoolboy and youth level. He was unable to make himself a regular part of Everton's first team, making only 23 league appearances in seven years at the club. In February 1974, together with Howard Kendall, he moved from Everton to Birmingham City in part-exchange for Bob Latchford, the whole deal valuing Latchford at -350,000 which was at the time a British transfer record.
-DOCSTART-	15758936
}}'''Mike Metcalf''' (born 24 May 1939, Liverpool) is a former English professional footballer who made more than 300 appearances in The Football League for Wrexham and Chester.
Metcalf began his career with Everton, before joining Wrexham as a part-timer in May 1957 to allow him to complete a degree course in chemistry.
Between October 1964 and September 1967, Metcalf started a club record 127 consecutive league games. The record remained intact until March 2009, when it was broken by goalkeeper John Danby.
Over the following years, Metcalf had spells playing for Altrincham, Bangor City and Rhyl
He is sometimes referred to as Mick Metcalf.
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'''James Karl McKeown''' (born 24 July 1989) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a goalkeeper.
He was signed by Peterborough United from Walsall. He made his debut for the team against Stamford in a pre-season friendly on 10 July 2007, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 victory.
McKeown joined Kettering Town and on loan in August 2007 and Worcester City in October.
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'''Richard Jon Brodie''' (born 8 July 1987) is an English footballer who plays for York City as a striker.
Brodie started his career with Whickham and, after being their top scorer in the 2005-06 season, moved to Newcastle Benfield in 2006. He trialled with York City after impressing the club when he played against them in an FA Cup tie for Benfield and signed with the team in January 2007. He finished the season with one goal and played in the play-off semi-finals, where the team was defeated by Morecambe.
He started the 2007-08 season with only three goals during 2007, but went on to finish the season with 14 goals, which was his first full term at the club. Early in the 2008-09 season he was loaned out to Barrow and scored four goals during a month-long spell. He finished the season as York's top scorer with 19 goals and featured for them in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium. He also played for the England C team and as of 2009 has earned two caps, playing against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Poland under-23 team.
Brodie was born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear and grew up in the town as a Sunderland A.F.C. supporter.
After impressing against Conference National side York City in a FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie, Brodie trialled with the North Yorkshire club and played in their reserve team, whilst also being allowed to play for Benfield in the FA Vase.
thumb|left|150px|Brodie following York's 1-0 victory over Oxford United on 28 April 2007, which preceded the team's play-off games against Morecambe
Brodie made his first appearance of the 2007-08 season after being introduced as a 61st minute substitute against Cambridge United on 11 August, but was unable to help the team as they suffered a 2-1 defeat.
Following Martyn Woolford's departure from York, Brodie played on the left wing in the 1-0 victory against Crawley Town on the opening day of the season.
110px|thumb|right|Brodie playing for York against Woking on 6 September 2008
He joined fellow Conference side Barrow on a month's loan on 23 October,
thumb|left|200px|Brodie being surrounded by fans following York's victory over AFC Telford United at KitKat Crescent, when he scored the opening goal
He made his first appearance for York following his return a day after making his final appearance for Barrow, coming on as a 61st minute substitute for Liam Shepherd in a 2-2 draw against Crawley.
thumb|120px|Brodie following the 2-0 defeat to Stevenage Borough in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium
Brodie scored the winning goal for York in a 2-1 victory over Oxford United in an FA Trophy second round match, ensuring the team's progression to the third round.
Gateshead made an undisclosed five-figure bid for Brodie in May, but this was rejected by York.
He scored twice for York in a 3-2 victory over League Two team Crewe Alexandra in the FA Cup first round in November, which included the first and final goals.
Brodie was named in the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in August 2008, for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Brodie plays as a striker and has been described as a "prolific" goalscorer.
:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy and play-offs.
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Goodwyn was born in India. In 1869, he entered the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. In August 1871, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers.
He played football for the regiment, generally playing in defence, and was a member of the team who reached the first final of the FA Cup in 1872. En route to the final, the Engineers did not concede a goal and defeated Hitchin 5-0, Hampstead Heathens 3-0 and Crystal Palace 3-0 (after a goalless draw). Although the Engineers entered the final, played at Kennington Oval on March 16, 1872, as "favourites to win the trophy", their opponents, the Wanderers, who had the pick of the public schools to choose from, won the match 1-0.
He was selected for the second official international match between England and Scotland played at Kennington Oval, London on March 8, 1873, together with his Royal Engineers colleague, Pelham von Donop who played alongside him in defence. England won the match 4-2. In its report on the match, the ''Glasgow Herald'' (Monday, March 10, 1873) noted that "the back play of A G Goodwyn ... was faultless".
In 1874, Goodwyn was posted back to India with his regiment, where he died, at Roorkee, on 14 March 1874 (the day after his 24th birthday) as a result of injuries suffered in a riding accident. Ironically, he died on the morning of the 1874 FA Cup Final where his colleagues were defeated 2-0 by Oxford University.
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'''Frank Wayman''' (30 December 1931 - 7 February 2008) was an English footballer. Born in Bishop Auckland, Wayman began his career in professional football as a winger with Preston North End in 1953, but never made any appearances for Preston's first team. In 1955, he joined Chester City, where he spent one season, playing 30 league games. He finished his career at the professional level at Darlington, where he made a single appearance for the first-team. He later played for several non-league clubs in the North East.
Wayman died in February 2008, after being struck by a motorcycle as he crossed the A167 near Ferryhill. He died in hospital four days after the crash, having sustained serious head injuries. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two granddaughters, two grandsons and two great-granddaughters.
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'''Michalis Vlachos''' (born September 20, 1967) is a former Greek football player. He made his debut for the Greek national football team on October 25, 1989. Currently he is manager of '''Apollon Eretrias''', an amateur club from Euboea, Greece. The President of club '''Dimitris Tagas''', well known Greek Broker, choose him to be '''Apollon Eretrias''' manager.
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'''Stuart William Naylor''' (born 6 December 1962 in Wetherby) is an English football coach and former player.
Naylor had a trial with Leeds United in 1977, but did not sign for the club and the following year joined Yorkshire Amateur. He signed schoolboy forms with Lincoln City in February 1979 before turning professional in June 1980. During his time at Lincoln he spent time on loan at Kettering Town, Peterborough United and Crewe Alexandra. In February 1986 he moved to West Bromwich Albion for a -110,000 transfer fee. He also played for Bristol City, Mansfield Town (on loan), Exeter City and Rushden & Diamonds, as well as winning three caps for the England B team.
At the end of his playing career, Naylor moved into coaching, joining Rushden & Diamonds permanently as a goalkeeping coach and back-up goalkeeper on 14 June 2000. Naylor would make a final Football Conference appearance as a substitute, following the sending-off of Billy Turley, in the 3-2 away defeat to Doncaster Rovers on 11 November 2000 with his final first team game being a 2-0 Football League Trophy defeat away to Barnet on 28 November 2000. In March 2004 Rushden's manager Brian Talbot departed for Oldham Athletic and Naylor swiftly followed him, becoming goalkeeping coach for the Boundary Park based club.
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'''Paul Edwards''' (born 25 December 1963 in Birkenhead) is a retired English football player who played with Altrincham, Crewe, Coventry, Wolves, West Brom and Bury (on loan).
-DOCSTART-	15771646
'''Paul Mardon''' (born 14 September 1969) is an English-born Welsh retired professional footballer who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League as a central defender. Mardon also earned one cap for the Welsh national side against Germany in 1995.
Born in Bristol, Mardon began his professional career in 1987 with hometown club Bristol City. Mardon also played for Doncaster Rovers, Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Oldham Athletic, Plymouth Argyle and Wrexham, before retiring due to injury in 2001.
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'''Brian Lambert''' (10 July 1936 - 27 December 2007) was an English footballer who played professionally at Mansfield Town as a full-back between 1954 and 1960. Lambert played mostly for the Stags' reserve team, and made only 28 appearances for the first team in his six years at Field Mill.
As a youngster, Lambert was briefly connected to Derby County as an amateur, but never played for the Rams at first-team level. He joined Mansfield from non-league neighbours Sutton Town in October 1954, and rejoined Sutton when he left the Stags in 1960. After his retirement from professional football, he worked as a window cleaner in Ashfield..
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'''Raymond "Ray" Goddard''' (13 February 1949 - 11 December 2007) was an English football goalkeeper who played for three London clubs between 1967 and 1981. Goddard began his career as a member of Fulham's youth team, but was released without being offered a professional contract. He subsequently joined Orient, where he spent eight seasons. In 1967 the entire Orient squad was transfer-listed to ease the financial plight of the club, with the exception of Goddard. He was a member of the Orient side that won the Third Division title in 1969-70, and narrowly missed out on promotion to the top flight in 1974. In total, he played 278 league games for the O's. He unluckily lost his place to the newly signed John Jackson in October 1973 but returned to the first team after an injured Jackson made costly errors in the O's failed promotion campaign of '73-'74. He suffered a strained relationship with manager George Petchey after first learning of his demotion at Jackson's expense on the team bus.
In November 1974, Goddard joined Millwall, but Petchey became the Lions' boss and after their past history, Goddard's days were obviously numbered. In February 1978 he joined Wimbledon who had only recently been elected to the league. He spent four seasons at Wimbledon and was part of the team that won promotion to the Third Division in 1979, relegated back to the Fourth Division the following year, and then promoted back again in 1981. In his final match for the Dons, Goddard scored from the penalty spot in Wimbledon's 4-2 defeat against Bury.
After leaving Wimbledon, Goddard finished his career at non-league Wealdstone. After his retirement from football, Goddard moved to Spain where he ran a bar. He died from a stroke in December 2007, aged 58.
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'''Jack Lewis Obersteller''' (born 10 October 1988) is a football player who plays for Welling United.
Obersteller started his career as a trainee at Millwall, however he failed to make an appearance and moved on to Crawley Town before signing for Wycombe Wanderers, where he was loaned out to Grays Athletic.
He signed a one-year contract with newly promoted Exeter City in the summer of 2008.
Obersteller rejoined Grays Athletic on 28 August.
Obersteller was then released by Grays in September 2009, and joined Welling United in November.
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'''Reuben Daniel Hazell''' (born 24 April 1979 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English football defender who currently plays for Oldham Athletic in Football League One.
He has previously played for Tranmere Rovers, Torquay United, Kidderminster Harriers and Chesterfield. Whilst at Tranmere he played in the 2000 Football League Cup Final.
His uncle is the former Wolverhampton Wanderers and Queens Park Rangers defender Bob Hazell.
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Howell was born in Herne Hill and educated at Winchester College whom he represented at various sports, including "soccer", cricket and athletics, winning the 100 yds, 300 yds and 110 yds hurdles in 1866.
After leaving the college, he joined the Wanderers and helped them retain the FA Cup which they had won the previous year. Under the competition rules, Wanderers were given a "bye" to the final, where they met Oxford University at Lillie Bridge on 29 March 1873. In the early stages of the final, Oxford "made the running... with Howell and Thompson performing admirably in the Wanderers defence to keep the University students at bay". Despite the students' efforts, Wanderers won the game 2-0, and thus retained the trophy. This was Howell's first match for the Wanderers; he is, thus, one of the few players to have made his debut in an FA Cup Final.
His solitary appearance for England had come three weeks before the Cup Final, in the second international match against Scotland played at Kennington Oval, London on 8 March 1873. England selected a side with a strong Wanderers influence, including Charles Chenery, Robert Vidal, Alexander Bonsor, William Kenyon-Slaney and Hubert Heron. England won the match 4-2.
His football career was brought to an end following an injury sustained during the 1873-74 season.
As well as playing football at a high level, Howell was also an accomplished cricketer who made nineteen first class appearances for Surrey and MCC between 1869 and 1880. He played as a right-hand batsman and his best season was 1870 when he scored 163 runs from eight innings. In the match against Oxford University in June/July 1870, he scored 49 in the first innings, followed by his career top score of 96 in the second innings. Despite his efforts, Oxford University won the match by three wickets.
In his cricket career, he scored a total of 519 runs from 34 innings, at an average of 18.53.
Aftyer leaving Winchester College, he became a malt factor. He died at Lausanne in Switzerland on 7 September 1895, aged 47.
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'''Leon Mike''' (born 4 September 1981 in Manchester) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
Mike began his career with Manchester City and made two substitute appearances. Loan spells at Oxford United and Halifax Town followed before Mike moved to Aberdeen in February 2002
He began a law degree in September 2007 at a Liverpool college.
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'''George Jeffrey Daly''' (October 25, 1990 in London) is an English football forward who plays for Wycombe Wanderers.
Daly joined Wycombe at the age of 13 after impressing in a trial period, and went on to become the top scorer in their Under-16 team. After signing his first apprenticeship contract in 2007, Daly scored eleven goals before Christmas for the Under-18s, including three hat-tricks, and earned a call-up to the senior squad for the first time for the home match with Macclesfield Town.
He featured in the matches with Brentford and Shrewsbury Town at the end of 2007 under then manager Paul Lambert. After completing his apprenticeship at the club, Daly was offered a one-year professional contract, lasting until the summer of 2010.
Daly began the 2009-10 season on loan with Conference National outfit Hayes & Yeading United
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'''George Curtis''' (born 5 May 1939) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Coventry City and Aston Villa.
Curtis was born in Dover, Kent, and started his career with the nearby Snowdown Colliery Welfare before signing for Coventry City in October 1955.
His next club was Aston Villa whom Curtis helped to win the Third Division title in the 1971-72 season.
After retirement as a player, Curtis became Commercial Manager at Coventry City in July 1974 and then Managing Director in September 1983. He managed the club between April 1986 and May 1987. He and John Sillett who led Coventry to victory in the 1987 FA Cup Final.
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'''Maxwell Stuart (Max) Thompson''' is an English former footballer.
Thompson started his career with Liverpool and broke the club record for being the youngest player to appear for Liverpool, when he made his debut against Tottenham Hotspur on 8 May 1974, at the age of 17 years and 128 days. However that was to be his only league game for the club.
He joined Blackpool in 1977 and played close to 100 games for the club within his four years there. He signed with Swansea City in 1981 and played 26 league games before moving on to Bournemouth two years later. He joined Port Vale in November 1983, but returned to Bournemouth the next month.
He later played for clubs for American side Baltimore Blast, Portuguese Coimbra, Northwich Victoria, Caernarfon Town, Fleetwood, Newport County, Swedish Kramfors and Southport.
Thompson became the manager of Knowsley United before becoming the physiotherapist at Liverpool and then Southport.
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'''Stephen Anthrobus''' (born 10 November 1968) in Lewisham) is a retired English football player who played for Millwall, Wimbledon, Peterborough United (on loan), Chester City (on loan), Shrewsbury Town, Crewe, Oxford United, TNS and Hednesford Town (as player-manager).
He was arrested in 2007 for having sex in a public place.
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'''Derek Draper''' (born 11 May 1943, Swansea) is a former Welsh professional footballer. He made more than 450 The Football League appearances for four clubs, with the majority of his career being spent with Chester.
Draper began his professional career with hometown club Swansea Town, making his league debut in the 1962-1963 season. The following campaign saw him figure prominently as Swansea reached the FA Cup semi-finals
In April 1966 Draper moved to Derby County for -5,000
After a spell with Bradford Park Avenue, Draper joined Chester in January 1969 for -5,000 . He made his debut in a 3-1 win against Notts County on 18 January 1969 and went on to spent eight years in the first-team side. With 322 league appearances and 54 goals to his name, Draper features in both the club-s top 10 Football League appearance and goalscoring lists (an honour shared only with Stuart Rimmer) .
In 1974-75, Chester achieved their first promotion from Division Four and also reached the Football League Cup semi-finals. Draper featured regularly in both competitions, scoring the two goals against Walsall in the first round of the League Cup and playing a significant role in Chester-s shock 3-0 win over Leeds United in the fourth round . He also struck nine times in league matches, including a hat-trick against Rochdale
Draper played his final game for Chester in a 1-1 draw with Portsmouth at Sealand Road on 11 April 1977
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Morris was a prominent figure when Ardwick A.F.C. (who later became Manchester City) first played league fixtures. He was leading goalscorer for the club in the 1891-92 Football Alliance season, scoring 10 goals in 22 appearances, including a hat-trick against Walsall Town Swifts. The following season Ardwick were admitted to the newly-formed Football League Second Division. Morris played in the club's first ever Football League fixture, scoring twice as Ardwick beat Bootle 7-0. In the 1893-94 season he joined Sheffield United, who played at the highest level of English football, the First Division. While at Sheffield United he won his first cap for Wales in a British Home Championship match against Scotland. Morris scored twice, but Wales lost 5-2.
He returned to Hyde Road in 1895, making 20 appearances in his second spell at the Manchester club, who by now were known as Manchester City. He gained a second international cap in a 9-1 defeat to England in March 1896. He later played for Grimsby Town, and earned the last of his three international caps in March 1897, a 4-0 defeat against England at his former club ground Bramall Lane. In the summer of 1897, he joined Millwall Athletic but illness prevented him playing for the London club.
Morris died from tuberculosis on 20 September 1897, aged 25.
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}}'''Nigel Edwards''' (born 31 December 1950, Wrexham) is a former Welsh professional footballer who played as a full back. He made more than 400 Football League appearances for Chester City and Aldershot.
Edwards was signed by Chester as a youngster in September 1968 after being at Blackburn Rovers on amateur terms . After impressing in the reserve side
By 1971-72, Edwards was first-choice right-back at Chester and the subject of constant transfer speculation
In 1974-1975, Edwards missed just four games as Chester were promoted from Division Four and reached the Football League Cup semi-finals. Despite playing at full back, Edwards scored seven times during the season
After four seasons with Aldershot, Edwards returned to Chester in June 1982 with funds raised by supporters through the Seals Player Appeal Fund
In May 2004, 53-year old Edwards played in Chester goalkeeper Wayne Brown-s testimonial at Deva Stadium .
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'''Lenell Nicholas John-Lewis''' (born 17 May 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Lincoln City as a striker or winger.
John-Lewis came through the Grantham Town youth system and made his senior debut for them on 1 April 2006 against Team Bath. He would make four appearances for Grantham in the 2005-06 season, all of them as substitutes. After going on trial with Middlesbrough and being linked with Cardiff City, he joined Lincoln City. He made his Lincoln debut in the FA Cup against Port Vale on 11 November 2006. He scored his first goal in only his second league appearance, against Stockport County on 4 December 2007.
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'''Robert William Benson''' (9 February 1883 - 19 February 1916) was an English professional footballer, who played as a full back, spending most of his career with Sheffield United. He was notable not just for being an England international but also for being among those players who died directly as a result of playing.
Born in Whitehaven, Benson had worked as a coal-miner playing for various local clubs, including Swalwell, where he was spotted by Newcastle United and signed as a professional in December 1902.
Soon after the start of the 1904-05 season, the Southampton directors were trying to recruit a right-back following the departure of Jack Robertson in the summer. Joe Hoare had been tried but was now past his prime, so the directors sent a club official to the north east to hunt for a player. The official's quest took him to Newcastle, where he interviewed Benson and, after agreeing a fee of -150 with the Magpies, the official returned "''triumphantly''" to the south coast with his "''catch''".
Benson made his Southampton debut on 1 October 1904, in a 1-1 draw at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.
During his one season at The Dell, Benson missed several long periods through injury, when he was replaced by the veteran Samuel Meston, and made 19 Southern League appearances, plus three in the FA Cup,
He spent eight seasons at Bramall Lane where he developed into a strong tackler and perfected his penalty taking - all but one of his 21 goals scored for United came from the penalty spot.
His form brought him to the notice of the Football Association and in 1910 he was a member of the F.A. touring party to South Africa, as well as representing the Football League on one occasion. He received his solitary cap for England on 15 February 1913 when he played at left-back against Ireland, when England lost 2-1, with both Irish goals coming from Benson's Sheffield United team-mate Billy Gillespie.
He played 283 matches for Sheffield United in all competitions, scoring 21 goals, including 20 penalties.
In November 1913 Benson joined Woolwich Arsenal, soon after they had made their move to Highbury. He made his debut against Bristol City on 29 November 1913, and over two seasons he made 53 appearances for the Gunners, mostly at full-back although he was later moved to centre forward, and eventually scored seven goals for the club as they tried for promotion back into the First Division; Arsenal would eventually win re-election based on their position of fifth in 1914-15 after the end of World War I.
Due to the war, in 1915 first-class football was suspended. Benson quit the game to work at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, munitions factory. He kept in touch with his old club and on 19 February 1916 attended a London Combination match at Highbury against Reading. With his former team mate Joe Shaw unable to make the game, Benson volunteered to take his place, which ultimately had fatal consequences. Having not played a game for nearly a year, Benson was not match-fit. He collapsed on the pitch in the second half and had to be taken off; soon afterwards he died in the Highbury changing rooms, in the arms of team trainer George Hardy.
It was later determined he had died of a burst blood vessel, from a long-standing medical condition. Benson was buried wearing his Arsenal shirt. Three months later, Arsenal held a testimonial match in his honour, against a Rest of London XI, with the proceeds going to his widow; over 5,000 attended to pay their respects.
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'''Aaron Moses-Garvey''' (born 6 September 1989) is an English-born professional footballer who plays as a striker. He began his career with Birmingham City, and although he never made a first-team appearance for the club, he has represented St Kitts and Nevis at full international level.
Moses-Garvey was born in Birmingham and joined home-town club Birmingham City as a boy
In October 2008 he joined Hinckley United of the Conference North on loan for a month. The player damaged ankle ligaments on the day the deal was completed, so remained at Birmingham for treatment. He eventually made his debut for Hinckley on 15 November, coming on as a first-half substitute to score the second goal in a 2-0 defeat of Harrogate Town.
Birmingham released Moses-Garvey at the end of the 2008-09 season, and after several trial games with Worcester City,
In 2006 Moses-Garvey made his first international appearance for St Kitts and Nevis at under-20 level in the qualifying matches for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He qualifies to play for the country because his father Lincoln was born in St Kitts.
In February 2008 Moses-Garvey made his full international debut in the starting eleven in a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Belize, which St Kitts and Nevis lost 3-1.
His father, Lincoln Moses, who was born in Saint Kitts, manages non-League side Continental Star, where he used to play.
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'''John Brian James''' (born 24 October 1948 in Stone, Staffordshire) is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker. He played in The Football League for three clubs, making 381 appearances in the process, and also played in the North American Soccer League.
James began his career in his native Staffordshire with Port Vale, turning professional in April 1966. He became a first team regular from September 1967 and went on to make more than 200 league appearances for Vale, including 43 in the club-s promotion season from Division Four in 1969-70. His goals were crucial to the club, top scorer in both 1969-70 and 1970-71 with 17 and 15 goals respectively. He missed much of the 1971-72 campaign due to a cartilage injury requiring two separate operations. After returning to the squad in February 1972 he was much less effective and lost his first team spot.
In February 1973, James moved to Chester for -5,000,
James struck 13 times as Chester won promotion from Division Four, but he was to enjoy national fame thanks to his goalscoring exploits in the Football League Cup during the same season. After wins over Walsall, Blackpool and Preston North End, Chester were drawn at home to Division One champions Leeds United. On a momentous night, Chester recorded a shock 3-0 win, with James scoring twice. He followed it up by scoring the winning goal in the quarter-finals against another top-flight side, Newcastle United,
Despite his contribution to Chester-s success, James played just two first-team games for Chester after promotion and joined neighbours Tranmere Rovers in part-exchange for Paul Crossley in September 1975. Once more promotion from the Fourth Division was enjoyed, with James netting 19 times in 38 league games. After a spell playing for Chicago Sting in the North American Soccer League, he returned to Prenton Park and remained at the club before joining non-league Stafford Rangers in 1978.
James later moved to Torquay to run a newsagents.
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'''Robert Roderick McDonald''' (born 22 January 1959 in Hull) is a retired English footballer who played striker for Hull City, SC Cambuur, FC Wageningen, Willem II Tilburg, FC Groningen, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Racing Jet de Bruxelles, Ikast FS, Newcastle United, Beikta J.K. and BV Veendam.
McDonald also enjoyed a career in football management, with DOVO, De Graafschap, Ajax Cape Town, SC Cambuur, VVOG, Sligo Rovers and AS Trenĭn.
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'''Gustavo Javier Bartelt''' (born 2 September 1974 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who played for All Boys, CA Lans, Roma, Aston Villa (on loan from Roma), Rayo, Gimnasia La Plata, CA Talleres and Gimnasia de Jujuy.
While at Roma, both Bartelt and Cafu were accused of using false documents to gain Italian passports.
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'''Lee Paul Roache''' (born 30 April 1984)
Roache joined Conference South club Cambridge City, where he spent two-and-a-half years, including a spell on loan to Eastleigh, and scored 21 goals from 91 appearances in all competitions. He then joined Conference National side Histon in January 2009 for "a four-figure fee". He made his Histon debut as a substitute against Forest Green Rovers in February 2009, the first of twelve appearances from the bench without scoring, and was released before the 2009-10 season. He then joined Braintree Town.
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}}'''Reg Matthewson''' (born 6 August 1939, Sheffield) is a former English professional footballer. He played as a defender in The Football League for three clubs, making 394 appearances in the process.
Matthewson began his professional career in his home city of Sheffield with Sheffield United, who he signed a professional contract with in June 1958. He had to wait until 1961-62 for his league debut, with the Blades playing in the top-flight of English football at the time.
After six years in the Blades- first-team, Matthewson joined Fulham in February 1968 for -30,000 , beginning a five year spell at Craven Cottage that included one promotion and two relegations. In January 1973 Matthewson dropped into the Fourth Division when he joined Chester, initially on loan. He made his debut in a 1-1 away draw at Aldershot , with his home debut a fortnight later ending in a 5-0 win over Darlington. Matthewson quickly joined Chester permanently and became club captain when Bob Wallace moved to Aldershot .
The 1974-75 season was to be a final glory for Matthewson, as he skippered Chester to a first promotion from Football League Division Four and on an unlikely run to the Football League Cup semi-finals. Matthewson featured in all of Chester-s eight games during the cup run and missed just two league games, but he was to rarely play after promotion. His final game for Chester was a 3-1 derby defeat to Wrexham in April 1976 .
Matthewson had a spell on the Chester coaching staff and then joined Bangor City as player-coach, working under his former Chester team-mate Stuart Mason . He later had a spell assisting Graham Turner at Shrewsbury Town and away from football worked for a chemical fertiliser company in Ellesmere Port . His nephew Trevor Matthewson played professionally. Matthewson now lives in a small village close to Chester and is retired from work.
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Bert Bliss was an inside forward who joined Tottenham from Willenhall Swifts for -10 on April 12 1912. He had a reputation for speed, accurate passing and riffling shots on goal.
He played for Spurs between 1912 and 1922 during which time he made 215 appearances and scored 106 goals. He was a member of the team, which was promoted to the Football League First Division in 1920 and won the FA Cup in 1921. His direct play and accurate passing was a notable feature of the game and he was also instrumental in Spurs scoring the only goal of the match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He was transferred to Clapton Orient on December 22 1922. After this he played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic which in future years became A.F.C. Bournemouth before retiring in 1926.
Bert played one game at International level for England against Scotland on April 9 1921 (two weeks before the FA Cup Final) and alongside three other Spurs players, Jimmy Dimmock, Arthur Grimsdell and Bert Smith.
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'''Charles Perry''' (3 January 1866 - 2 July 1927) was an English football centre-half who played for West Bromwich Albion and England.
Perry was born in West Bromwich. He joined West Bromwich Albion in March 1884 and turned professional in August 1885. He made his first team debut in the 1886 FA Cup Final against Blackburn Rovers at The Oval, a match that finished 0-0. Perry collected a runners-up medal after Albion lost 2-0 in the replay. He was on the losing side once more in the 1887 final, in a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa. He picked up his first winner's medal in 1888 as Albion beat Preston North End 2-1, and another in the 3-0 win over Aston Villa in 1892. However he missed the 1895 FA Cup Final due to an injury that later forced his retirement in May 1896. Perry made 219 career appearances for Albion in all competitions, scoring 16 goals. From 1896 until 1902 he served the club as a director.
His younger brother, Tom also played for West Bromwich Albion from 1890 to 1901 and made one England appearance.
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}}'''Shaun Garnett''' (born 22 November 1949, Wallasey, Cheshire) is a former English professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in The Football League for six clubs and is now a coach at Tranmere Rovers.
Garnett began his career as an apprentice with Tranmere Rovers, where he made his Football League debut during the 1987-88 season. He turned professional in June 1988 and went on to make more than 100 Football League appearances for the club, during a period that saw Rovers climb from the fourth to the second tier of English professional football, with Garnett making three appearances at Wembley Stadium for Rovers between May 1990 and May 1991 .
Garnett spent most of the 1992-93 season out on loan, completely an unwanted hat-trick of being involved in three relegations from the same division during the same season, at Football League Second Division sides Chester City (where he was the final debutant in Harry McNally-s seven year spell in charge ), Preston North End and Wigan Athletic. He remained at Tranmere until March 1996, when he joined Swansea City for -200,000
Garnett spent six years in the Oldham first-team before joining Nationwide Conference side Halifax Town for 2002-03, in a loan move that became permanent. The following season he moved to Morecambe, in another loan deal that was made permanent. He was released at the end of the 2003-04 season and joined Harrogate Town as player-coach . He has since returned to Tranmere as part of the coaching staff at Prenton Park
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'''Robert "Bobby" Bauld''' (14 March 1902 - 19 October 1980) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left half for Raith Rovers, Dundee United, Bradford City and Chesterfield.
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'''John "Jock" Ewart''' (1891 - 1943) was a Scottish footballer who played professionally as a goalkeeper for Airdrieonians, Bradford City and Preston North End. His playing career was interrupted by the First World War, in which Ewart served. He made one appearance for the Scottish national side, in a 3-0 win against England in the 1921 British Home Championship.
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'''George Robb''' (born June 1, 1926 Finsbury Park, London) is a former footballer who played outside left for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympic Games. He also had a career as a schoolteacher.
George Robb joined Finchley F.C. straight from Holloway Grammar School at the age of sixteen and played for the team first in 1943. In the late 1940s, he was a teacher at St. Mary's C. of E. Primary School in Crouch End, Hornsey. Whilst still an amateur he started playing for Spurs in 1951 but continued to hold his place in the Finchley side.
During his time as an amateur he represented England earning seventeen amateur caps and also played for the Great Britain football team at the 1952 Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. He scored a goal in the one game the team played when they lost to Luxembourg 3 - 5.
George retained his amateur status until 1953 when despite earlier interest from Italian club Padua he was persuaded to sign as a professional for Spurs. During his time at Spurs between 1951 and 1958 he played 200 games and scored 58 goals.
He made one appearance as a professional at International level for England. This was on November 25, 1953 against Hungary. This was the landmark game in which England lost 3 - 6.
George Robb was forced by injury to retire from playing professionally in 1958.
After retirement he took up teaching full time at Ardingly College near Haywards Heath, West Sussex.
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Lee Shearer (born 23 October 1977 in Southend) is a semi-professional and former professional footballer from Southend, England.
He currently plays for Faversham Town in the Kent League Premier Division. His most notable former clubs include FF Jaro of the Veikkausliiga (Premier Finnish Division) and SBV Excelsior of the Dutch Eredivisie.
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'''Mbive "Peggy" Lokando''' (born 18 September 1989) is an English-born Congolese footballer who plays for Conference National club Crawley Town.
He signed a professional contract for Southend United on 7 August 2007, having joined the club six-months before.
After a spell with Isthmian League Division One North side Leyton in 2009, Lokando joined Conference National club Crawley Town in November.
He made his first cap for Democratic Republic of Congo national football team against Gabon on 25 March 2008.
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'''Jason Warren Lillis''' (born Chatham, Kent, 1 October 1969) is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs have included Gillingham, Maidstone United. and Walsall. He later managed Maidstone United and is currently manager of Lordswood.
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'''Robert "Bob" Torrance''' was a Scottish footballer who played in defence for hometown team Kirkintilloch Rob Roy and Bradford City.
He joined Bradford City in August 1908 and for three years was a hard-working understudy to the first team players.
Torrance, along with City's FA Cup winning captain Jimmy Speirs, was one of the club's players to die during service in the First World War whilst a gunner with the Royal Field Artillery.
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Gildea's clubs included Falkirk, Bradford City and Birmingham City. He played just ten games for Bradford City - seven in the league and three in the FA Cup - including Bradford's FA Cup final appearance in 1911 when they drew 0-0 with Newcastle United. He was injured in the game and replaced by Bob Torrance for the replay
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'''Robert W. "Bob" Cullingford''' (born 1953) is an English former professional footballer who played in defence.
He was born in Bradford and joined Bradford City's youth set up after being picked up from local leagues. He became the club's youngest player aged 16 years 141 days on 22 April 1970 in a Division Three game against Mansfield Town in a 1-0 defeat.
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'''Frederick Ian Allison Lawson''' (born 24 March 1939) is a English former professional footballer who played for Burnley, Leeds United, Crystal Palace and Port Vale in the 1950s and 1960s.
Lawson started his career as an amateur at Burnley after being scouted in a local School's cup final along with James Robson who was picked up on the same day and both soon turned professional. Despite some good times, including a purple patch in the teams 1957 FA Cup run, Lawson found it hard to break into the highly successful first team. After spending six seasons with Burnley during which he made only 23 appearances, the 23 year old was sold to Leeds United for -20,000 in March 1962.
He joined Leeds as they battled to avoid relegation to the Third Division and went straight into the first team, where he scored once in eleven games.
He spent a season at Palace before joining Port Vale in August 1966 for -1,000. He went straight into the first team, making his debut in a 2-1 home win over Southport on 20 August 1966. However he lost his place the following month and was given a free transfer to Barnsley in May 1967. He never made a first team appearance for ''the Tykes'' before his retirement.
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'''Leigh Hinds''' (born 17 August 1978 in Beckenham) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Hinds began his professional career with Wimbledon but failed to make an appearance, spending the latter part of the 2000-01 season on loan at Clyde. Hinds moved to Clyde permanently at the start of the following season and spent eighteen months with the ''Bully Wee'' before winning a January 2003 move to Aberdeen.
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'''Tony Field''' (born 6 July 1946 in Halifax) is a retired English footballer who played in the United States for New York Cosmos and Memphis Rogues.
He began his career in England with Halifax Town, Barrow, Southport, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United.
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'''Terry Graham Garbett''' (born 9 September 1945 in Lanchester, County Durham) is a retired English footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Watford, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United in England, as well as the New York Cosmos in the United States.
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'''Keith Eddy''' (born 23 October 1944 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire) is a retired English footballer who played for Barrow, Watford and Sheffield United in England, as well as the New York Cosmos in the United States. He went on to manage the Toronto Blizzard in the NASL from 1979 to 1981.
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'''Godfrey Patrick Ingram''' (born 26 October 1959) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in England, Wales and the United States, Ingram made over 440 career league appearances, and scored over 270 league goals.
Born in Luton, Ingram began his career with the youth team of home town club Luton Town. He turned professional with Luton Town in 1977, and spent loan spells with the New York Cosmos and Northampton Town. After leaving Luton Town in 1982, Ingram returned to the North American Soccer League to play with the San Jose Earthquakes before returning to the UK to play with Welsh side Cardiff City. Ingram then returned to play for the rebranded Golden Bay Earthquakes during the 1982-1983 Major Indoor Soccer League season. He remained with the Earthquakes for the 1983 outdoor and 1983-1984 NASL indoor seasons. He then began the 1984 outdoor season with the 'Quakes before being traded to the Minnesota Strikers in May 1984. The NASL collapsed after the 1984 season, and Ingram signed with the Las Vegas Americans of the MISL. When the Americans folded at the end of the season, coach Don Popovic, along with several Las Vegas players including Ingram, moved to the Pittsburgh Spirit. The Spirit folded at the end of the season and the Tacoma Stars picked up his contract in July 1986. He began the 1987-1988 season with the Stars, but demanded to be traded after seeing a reduction in his playing time. On December 4, 1987, the Stars sent him to the St. Louis Steamers in exchange for Charlie Falzon and $20,000. He played eight games for the St. Louis Steamers before moving to the Dallas Sidekicks on January 11, 1988 for $75,000 and the Sidekicks second and third round draft picks. He finished the season in Dallas, began the 1988-1989 season and was released by the Sidekicks on November 19, 1988. Two days later, the Tacoma Stars picked him off waivers. The Stars released him on July 5, 1989 in a move to reduce the team salary. On October 18, 1989, he joined the St. Louis Storm and played three seasons with them. Ingram returned to England in 1992, playing league football with Peterborough United, and non-league football with St Albans City and Buckingham Town. He retired in 2001.
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'''Juan Manuel Sara''' (born 13 October 1978 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Cerro Porteo. He also holds Italian nationality.
Sara was playing with Argentine side Almirante Brown and Nueva Chicago, Czech side Hradec Krlov, Paraguayan side Cerro Porteo before move to Scotland.
Sara moved to Scottish side Dundee in 2000. Sara played 88 league matches during his three-and-a-half years with the ''Dark Blues'' but left in November 2003 due to Dundee's threat of administration. Having previously had a short loan spell with Coventry City,
Sara moved on to Reggiana in December 2003.
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'''Paul Conway''' (born April 17, 1970, in ) is a retired American soccer player who spent five seasons in the English lower divisions before returning to the United States. He was the 2001 United Soccer Leagues leading goal scorer and MVP. Conway is currently an announcer on Fox Soccer Channel, covering USL matches.
Conway, son of former Portland Timbers midfielder Jimmy Conway, grew up in Portland, Oregon, attending Jesuit High School where he played on the school's soccer team. He then attended Hartwick College. He played on the Hartwick men's soccer team from 1988 to 1991. In 1989, he was a third-team All-American. Conway finished his four season at Hartwick with forty-six career goals.
In 1989, while still in college, Conway spent the summer playing with F.C. Portland in the Western Soccer Alliance. In 1993, Conway signed with Carlisle United of the English Football League. During his four seasons with Carlisle, Conway and his team mates bounced between the second and third divisions. In 1997, Conway moved to Northampton Town in a free transfer. He failed to settle into the first team and was sent on loan to Scarborough F.C.. In 1998, Conway returned to the United States and signed with Charleston Battery in the second division USL A-League. He spent seven seasons with the Battery. His best year with the team came in 2001 when he led the league in both goals and points, earning both first-team All-Star and MVP honors. On May 20, 2005, the Portland Timbers signed Conway. He played one season, scoring a single goal in thirteen games, and was released at the end of the season.
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'''Thomas 'Tom' Hallett''' (born 10 April 1939 in Glenneath) is a retired Welsh footballer who played for Leeds United, Swindon Town and Bradford City. In 1968 he also served as joint caretaker manager of Bradford City, with Jim McAnearney, following the death of Grenville Hair.
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'''Karl Goddard''' (born 1967) is a retired English footballer who played for Manchester United, Bradford City, Exeter City (on loan), Colchester United (on loan), Hereford United and Bradford Park Avenue.
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Bill Whatley joined Tottenham Hotspur from Ebbw Vale as an amateur on December 31 1929. During his early days at Spurs he played for Barnet F.C. on occasion alongside other young Welsh Tottenham players, Taffy O'Callaghan and Ron Burgess, before making his debut for the first team in 1932. Playing as full-back he made 254 appearances scoring two goals during his career, which was interrupted by the start of the Second World War in 1939. During the latter part of his playing career in 1938 he was in competition for his first team place with Bill Nicholson.
He played for Wales against England in the 1938 British Home Championship when the Welsh won 4 - 2 at Ninian Park. Later the same year he played alongside fellow Spurs player Ron Burgess and after war broke out in a 'Wartime International' match, again against England in a match which was drawn 1 - 1. He also won representative honours whilst with the Forces.
After retiring as a player he continued as a coach and scout for Tottenham. After leaving Spurs he went on to coach at Gravesend and Northfleet.
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'''Peter Baker''' born 24 August 1934, West Ham, London is an English former football player. He played League football as a fullback for Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers.
Baker started his career as an amateur at Tottenham Hotspur before joining Sheffield Wednesday at the start of the 1957-58 season. During his spell at Hillsborough he made eleven league appearances and also played in one FA Cup match. He joined QPR at the start of the 1960-61 season and spent three years at the club, making 27 league appearances. Upon leaving QPR in 1963 he joined non-league club Romford.
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'''Ian Hector McKechnie''' (born 4 October 1941 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
Ian McKechnie was born at a maternity unit in Bellshill but was raised in the village of Lenzie in Dunbartonshire and later in Chryston in Lanarkshire, near Glasgow. Ian signed for Arsenal in September 1958 after being invited to play for a Glasgow amateur side Letham Thistle (a Glasgow club with associations with the Arsenal scouting system). He was signed as an outside-left, but George Swindin, the then Arsenal manager, saw his potential as a goalkeeper. McKechnie went on to make 25 appearances between 1961 and 1964 for Arsenal.
He was the first Scot to be chosen to play for the London Youth XI, playing in the same team as Terry Venables. His first game in goal for Arsenal was a closed-door match against England prior to their Home International Championship campaign. He then played a friendly in Gothenburg against a Swedish Select XI in 1961, in which he pulled off a succession of acrobatic saves, and he was known henceforth as 'Yuri', after the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin.
McKechnie made his competitive debut against Blackburn Rovers on October 14, 1961
He never played for the Arsenal first team again, and was given a free transfer in March 1964.
During his time at Hull, McKechnie was the first goalkeeper ever to save a penalty in the a competitive penalty shootout, against Manchester United in the semi-finals of the Watney Cup in August 1970; he saved from Denis Law. He subsequently took the deciding kick to take the penalty shootout to further five kicks from each side, but his kick flew over the bar and put Hull City out of the competition. He therefore was the first goalkeeper to concede a kick in a shootout (to George Best), the first goalkeeper to save a kick in a shootout (from Denis Law), the first goalkeeper to take a kick in a shootout, and the first player to miss the deciding kick.
Ian then signed for the Boston Minutemen in the North American Soccer League in May 1974, where he was rated one of the top goalkeepers for that season. There was a suggestion of him signing for a season as a goal kicker for an American football team, but due to a strike this didn't take place. Returning to England, he played for Goole Town and Scarborough, before retiring in 1977. Occasionally in friendly and testimonial games, McKechnie would play in the outside left position and indeed scored in such matches.
After retiring McKechnie had a spell in charge of Sligo Rovers in the Republic of Ireland. He now lives in Brantingham near Brough and can be found working in Corporate Hospitality at the KC Stadium, the new home of Hull City A.F.C., on matchdays.
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'''Marvin Bartley''' (born 1 July 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for Bournemouth. He has two brothers, Mark and Michael, who play football.
Born in Reading, Bartley started his career at hometown club Reading before moving to Burnham, where he played with his two brothers. He then moved to Hayes, Didcot Town, and Hampton and Richmond before signing a professional contract with Bournemouth in the summer of 2007. Prior to signing with Bournemouth, he was working as a window fitter in Caversham.
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'''Arthur Matson "Archie" Taylor''' (born 7 November 1939 in Dunscroft, England) is an English former footballer.
Taylor started his career with Doncaster Rovers as an amateur.
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}}'''Les Devonshire''' (born 13 June 1926, Acton, London) is a former English professional footballer who made more than 100 appearances in The Football League for Chester and Crystal Palace. His son, Alan Devonshire, was capped by England
Devonshire played as winger and began his career with Queens Park Rangers and then Brentford without making league appearances for either
He then returned south and joined Crystal Palace, where he spent four years involved in the first-team
Devonshire has lived in Middlesex in recent years and has 11 grandchildren
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'''Hugo Diego Arismendi Ciapparetta''' (born 25 January 1988 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer playing for Stoke City and Uruguay He completed a -2.6million deal on 31 August 2009 from Nacional.
On 29 August 2009 it was reported that Arismendi had agreed personal terms and passed a medical with Stoke City.
It was then announced late on the 31 August 2009 that he had signed for a fee of -2.6 million possibly rising to -4.8 million.
Arismendi made his Stoke debut in a 4-3 win over Blackpool in the League Cup on 22 September 2009. He was substituted at half-time due to an injury.
He received his first international cap in a friendly match against Norway on 28 May, 2008 followed up by his second in a World cup qualifer against Boliva both games finished 2-2.
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'''James Thomas Patrick "Jimmy" Walsh''' (born 20 November 1954 in Paddington, England) is an English former footballer.
Walsh played as a goalkeeper at school, and after two weeks as a machine operator working as a metal presser, he sold vegetables on Slough market while playing for Britwell Boys Club.
He left Watford and worked as a driver with his father briefly before joining York City in June 1978.
He went on to play for Frickley Athletic,
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'''Gary Paul Himsworth''' (born 19 December 1969 in Appleton-le-Moors, England) is an English former footballer.
Himsworth came fourth out of 10,000 entrants in a Rising Star national football competition, sponsored by Bobby Charlton, when he was 14.
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'''Glenn Naylor''' (born 11 August 1972 in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English former footballer. He was forced to retire in 2003 due to injury.
Naylor played as a left back at school, but became a prolific striker in junior football and progressed under York City's Youth Training Scheme.
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}}'''Mike Williams''' (born February 6, 1965, Mancot) is a former Welsh professional footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester City and Wrexham as both a defender and a midfielder.
Williams had been with Everton as a schoolboy before playing for Hawarden Rangers, where he was spotted by Chester coach Cliff Sear. He made his Football League debut on May 8, 1982 in a 2-1 home defeat to Lincoln City in the number eight shirt.
He made his final appearance for Chester against Bristol City on May 7, 1984 before he was released by manager John McGrath. During his time at Chester, Williams and team-mate John Allen had been set to join Chelsea on trial with a view to permanent transfers, but the deals collapsed after Williams was stretchered off in a match against Hartlepool United.
He quickly joined Chester-s arch rivals Wrexham, where he quickly established himself in the first-team side. Over the next six years, Williams went on to make 238 first-team appearances for the North Wales club, helping them win the Welsh Cup against Kidderminster Harriers in 1985-86. His final game for the club came in a European Cup Winners Cup tie against Manchester United in October 1990, with a persistent knee injury forcing him to retire from playing the following year.
On April 7, 1992, a testimonial match for Williams was staged between Wrexham and Chester City. A crowd of 1,984 saw a 1-1 draw between Williams- two former clubs.
-DOCSTART-	15932260
'''Alec Jackson''' (born 29 May 1937) is an English former footballer who played as a winger or inside-forward. During his professional career he represented West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City and Walsall.
Jackson was born in Tipton, Staffordshire. He joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in May 1954 and turned professional in September of the same year. He became the youngest player to score a league goal for the club when he scored on his debut against Charlton Athletic in November 1954. He scored 52 goals in 208 appearances for Albion before moving to Birmingham City in 1964. In 1967 he signed for Walsall. He later dropped down into non-league football, playing for Nuneaton Borough, Kidderminster Harriers, Warley, Oldbury Town, Warley Borough, Darlaston, Blakenhall, Lower Gornal, Rushall Olympic and Bush Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	15933058
'''John Nicholls''' (3 April 1931 - 1 April 1995), better known as '''Johnny Nicholls''' or sometimes '''Jack Nicholls''', was an English footballer who played as a forward. During his professional career he represented West Bromwich Albion, Cardiff City and Exeter City.
Nicholls was born in Wolverhampton. He joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in August 1950 and turned professional a year later. He won a winners medal with Albion when they beat Preston North End 3-2 in the 1954 FA Cup Final, also winning two England caps in the same year. In May 1957 he joined Cardiff City for -4000, but moved on to Exeter City just six months later. Nicholls stayed with Exeter until 1959. He died in West Bromwich in 1995.
-DOCSTART-	15933656
'''Allan James Morrison''' (born 31 March 1982 in Irvine) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for junior side Glenafton Athletic.
Morrison began his career with Celtic, but failed to play a first team game for them. He then had a short spell at Carlisle United, but didn't play any games.
He moved back to Scotland to join Clyde. Morrison was the 2nd choice goalkeeper for his first season, only making one start. He made his debut by replacing the injured Bryn Halliwell in a Scottish Cup tie against Motherwell in February 2003. Morrison started Clyde's opening league game of the 2003-2004 season due to Halliwell being suspended, but despite keeping a clean sheet, he was relegated to the bench for the next match. He waited just under 3 months for his next action, and a string of good performances saw Morrison hang on to the #1 jersey for several months, until Halliwell reclaimed it. He made only two appearances in the 2004-05 season, before joining Stranraer on a free transfer.
Morrison dropped out of the senior game in 2007 to join local junior side Glenafton Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	15934979
}}'''Robbie Painter''' (born 26 January 1971, Wigan) is a former English professional footballer. He played in The Football League for six clubs between 1987 and 2001, usually as a striker.
Painter was just 16 when he made his Football League debut as a substitute for Chester City at Bristol City on 21 November 1987 . Although he appeared again from the bench a fortnight later against Doncaster Rovers, Painter then had to wait more than a year for his next first-team action. He began to play regularly towards the end of the 1988-89 season, alongside fellow homegrown youngsters Aidan Newhouse, Chris Lightfoot and Colin Woodthorpe. He remained involved in first-team duties for the next two years but at the end of the 1990-91 season he opted to join Fourth Division side Maidstone United for an initial -30,000 along with team-mate Neil Ellis .
After less than a year at Maidstone, Painter returned north by joining Burnley for -25,000, helping them clinch the Fourth Division title. He holds the honour of scoring the division-s last goal before the leagues were rebranded . A year later he moved on again to Darlington in another -25,000 deal . Painter-s three year stint at Feethams included an appearance at Wembley Stadium in the Division Three play-off final against Plymouth Argyle, where Darlington suffered a 1-0 defeat.
Painter moved in October 1996 to Rochdale, where his former Chester team-mate, Graham Barrow, was manager. He spent three years at Spotland and then moved across the Pennines to Halifax Town, where he played his final Football League match against Darlington on 28 April 2001 .
He has since played for non-league sides Gateshead, Bradford Park Avenue, Ossett Town, Emley and Guiseley
-DOCSTART-	15935247
'''Albert Craig''' (born January 3, 1962 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Craig began his career with Dumbarton in 1981 and made over 150 appearances for the ''Sons'' over a five-year period. A move to Hamilton Academical in 1986 won him a move to Newcastle United just six months later but saw him play just ten times. Loan spells back at Hamilton Academical and also with Northampton Town preceded a move back to Scotland with Dundee in 1989. Craig spent three years at Dens Park before moving to Partick Thistle in August 1992, where he went on to make over 100 league appearances. In 1996, Craig moved to Falkirk before year-long spells with Stenhousemuir and Partick Thistle (again) to finish his career.
He is most famous for appearing in Accies' famous 1987 Cup defeat of Rangers, in which he attained notoriety for getting a player, Graham Roberts, sent off by deceptive diving, when he was a clear five yards away from the Rangers defender. Roberts had a "hard man" reputation and the referee put two and two together, getting five.
Off the pitch, Craig received a twelve-month prison sentence in July 2005 after admitting stealing over -40,000 from the Royal Mail in a postal fraud.
-DOCSTART-	15945536
'''Liam Bridcutt''' (born 8 May 1989) is a footballer currently on loan to Stockport County from Chelsea. Bridcutt is a midfielder who can also play in defence.
Bridcutt rose through the Chelsea youth system, and signed a professional contract in Summer 2007.
He scored his first professional goal in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy game against Port Vale.
-DOCSTART-	15945799
'''Lewis Thom''' (born April 10, 1944) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left winger.
Thom began his professional career in 1961 with Aberdeen and made thirty-five league appearances for the ''Dons'' during his three years at Pittdorie. In 1964, Thom moved to Dundee United but left within a year to join Shrewsbury Town, after making less than a dozen league appearances. Thom was a regular during his short time with Shrewsbury and played nearly fifty league games before moving to Lincoln City in 1966, where he remained for three seasons. Thom wrapped up his career with periods at Bradford Park Avenue and Altrincham.
-DOCSTART-	15947172
'''Alexander (Alex) Taylor''' (born 13 June, 1962 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Taylor began his career with Dundee United and played over thirty league games for the Tannadice team before leaving for Hamilton Academical in 1986. During his time at Douglas Park, Taylor picked up a Scottish First Division winners' medal and was crowned the SPFA Players' Player of the Year for the First Division before heading to Walsall in 1988. Taylor returned to Scotland in 1990 with Falkirk and went on to make just over fifty league appearances for the ''Bairns''. After spending the latter part of the 1992-93 season on loan at Partick Thistle, Taylor moved there permanently after the summer, playing sixty-three league matches over a two-year period. Similar spells with Raith Rovers, Ross County and Forfar Athletic followed, with Taylor picking up a Scottish Third Division winners' medal during his time with County. After leaving Forfar in January 2001,
-DOCSTART-	15951719
'''Morris Stevenson''' (born April 16, 1943) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward.
Stevenson began his professional career in 1960 with Motherwell and played in twelve league matches over a two-year period. A 1962 move to Hibernian saw him feature twenty times but leave within a year for Morton. It was with Morton that Stevenson would spend half his career and make the majority of his career appearances, playing in over 160 league matches and scoring twenty-six goals. After six years at Cappielow, Stevenson moved south to Luton Town but played just once and quickly returned north, this time with Dundee United. After three years at Tannadice, Stevenson finished his career with a handful of appearances for Berwick Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	15951821
'''Kay Hawke''' is an English footballer, currently playing as goalkeeper for Ventura County Fusion in California, USA. During the English domestic season Kay plays for Lincoln City Ladies and England Women. Hawke joined Lincoln City from Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the summer of 2007. In her first season at the Rovers, she won her first league championship (Northern Premier) and will be looking to get back in the Premiership with her new club
Hawke's international debut was against Sweden at U21 level on 1st Oct 2004. The match took place at rjans vall, home ground of Swedish side Halmstad BK, and ended 1-0 to England, giving Hawke an international debut clean sheet. Having played football for England at U21 and U23 level Hawke finally made her full debut for England on 14 February 2008 against Norway.
-DOCSTART-	15952164
}}'''Mike Craven''' (born 20 November 1957, Birkenhead) is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football League for Chester, where he won a Debenhams Cup winners medal.
Craven joined Chester as a youngster from local football and began the 1975-76 season as second choice goalkeeper at the club to Grenville Millington following the departure of John Taylor. He deputised for Millington away to Brighton & Hove Albion on 13 September 1975, but had a debut to forget as Chester lost 6-0
He played in Chester-s first three league games of the 1976-77 season and in a Football League Cup defeat to Swansea City on 31 August 1976 that marked the end of Ken Roberts- eight year spell as Chester manager . Apart from a Welsh Cup tie against Shrewsbury Town, Craven made no further first-team appearances for Chester until the climax to the season. He played in both legs of the first Debenhams Cup final against Port Vale due to Millington being injured. Chester overturned a 2-0 deficit from the first-leg to win 4-3 on aggregate and present Craven with a winners medal
Unfortunately he made no more first-team appearances for Chester, who quickly signed the experienced Brian Lloyd as competition for Millington. This marked the end of Craven-s professional career, as he joined non-league side Bangor City .
-DOCSTART-	15953155
}}'''John Taylor''' (born 25 June 1949, Birmingham) is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football League for three clubs during the 1970s.
Taylor began his professional career with Chester, who he joined from Pwllheli in July 1970, in a summer that also saw fellow youngsters Alan Groves, Dave Kennedy and Brian Woodall and the experienced Dave Pountney arrive at the Fourth Division club. Although he made his debut for Chester against Peterborough United on 31 October 1970, Taylor managed just seven league appearances in his first two seasons at the club as he acted as reserve to Terry Carling and then Gordon Livsey.
He finally established himself at the club during the 1972-73 season, as he recovered from a pre-season injury to play in the final 40 league games of the season. He played in the opening 18 games of the following season, but the signing of Grenville Millington led to Taylor losing his place and he managed just five more league starts. In the 1974-75 season (when Chester won promotion from the Football League Fourth Division and reached the semi-finals of the Football League Cup), Taylor was restricted to a solitary Welsh Cup outing against Oswestry Town as he brought his Chester career to a close.
After a spell with non-league side Bangor City, Taylor returned to The Football League with Stockport County in November 1975. Just one league appearance was added to his career tally and he joined Worcester City.
-DOCSTART-	15953757
'''David Frederick Joy''' (born September 23, 1943 in Barnard Castle, County Durham) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and York City.
-DOCSTART-	15955600
'''Harry Jones''' (26 October 1911 - 22 February 1957) was an English footballer who played at inside-right and centre-forward. He was nicknamed ''Popeye''.
Jones was born in Haydock. He signed as a professional with Preston North End in July 1928 before moving on to West Bromwich Albion for -500 in 1933. Jones appeared as a guest player for Everton and Blackburn Rovers during the early part of the Second World War, before retiring due to illness and injury in 1943. He died in Preston in 1957, aged 45.
-DOCSTART-	15957506
'''Lars Leese''' (born 18 August 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Cologne, Germany, his youths club were Fortuna Kln, 1. FC Kln and BC Efferen. From 1989 until 1995, he played for low-tier sides Spfr Neitersen ('89-'92) and VfB Wissen ('92-'95) before joining fourth-tier SCB Preuen Kln. In 1996, he transferred across the Rhine river to play for Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen. However, being third goalkeeper, he didn't get to play a single match. In June 1997, he therefore transferred to newly promoted English Premier League side Barnsley for -250,000. Leese played just two seasons in England, earning 16 league game caps and four League Cup appearances.
After his two-year contract at Barnsley wasn't extended, he returned to his native Cologne and played the 2000-01 season for Preuen Kln and from 2001 to 2003 at the reserves of Bundesliga side Borussia Mnchengladbach. Two more seasons at 1. FC Kln followed, where he was captain of the Reserve team and also called up as a substitute for some Bundesliga matches in the 2004-05 season. In the summer of 2005, he ended his active career.
Since July 1, 2005, he has been the coach of fifth-tier SV Bergisch Gladbach 09.
-DOCSTART-	15965082
'''Raimondo Ponte''' (born April 4, in Windisch, Switzerland) is a former Swiss-Italian footballer, currently managing FC Chiasso.
-DOCSTART-	15969660
'''Robert William "Bobby" Woodruff''' (born 9 November, 1940 in Highworth, Wiltshire) is a former English professional footballer.
Woodruff began his career at his hometown club Swindon Town where he broke into the first team at a young age. He was a regular in the side before joining Wolves in 1964 for forty thousand pounds. During this time he gained a reputation as a long-throw specialist but eventually moved on two years later to Crystal Palace. He helped take Palace to division one but only played a handful of matches in the top flight before being allowed to leave and join Cardiff City for twenty five thousand pounds. He was signed as a replacement for Barrie Jones and rarely missed a match during his five year spell with the Bluebirds, even scoring six goals in six games when asked to play as a centre forward at one point. He was released in 1974 and joined neighbours Newport County before finishing his career in the Welsh league.
After retiring he took positions as both youth coach and reserve team coach at Cardiff, also later working as a social worker.
-DOCSTART-	15971232
'''James Cookson''' (6 December 1904 - December 1970), better known as '''Jimmy Cookson''', was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Cookson was born in Manchester. He turned professional with Manchester City in August 1923 before moving on to Chesterfield in April 1925. In August 1927 he joined West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -2500. Later in his career he played for Plymouth Argyle and Swindon Town before retiring in May 1938 to become a publican. He died in Warminster in 1970.
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Henfrey was born in Finedon, Northamptonshire and was educated at the nearby Wellingborough School, before going up to Jesus College, Cambridge where he won a "Blue" for Cambridge University at football in 1890 and 1891.
He made his England debut as part of a mainly Midlands-based professional team that played Ireland at Molineux, Wolverhampton on 7 March 1891. Henfrey played as an inside forward, scoring once as England were comfortable 6-1 victors. This was Tinsley Lindley's final England appearance, which he marked by scoring twice.
After leaving university, he played for the Corinthians club. In his next England appearance, against Wales on 5 March 1892, he again played up front in a mainly amateur team, scoring the first goal as England ran out 2-0 winners. His goal was England's 150th goal in international matches.
He was not selected again for England until 18 March 1895, when he was recalled, now playing as a half-back, for the match against Wales played at Queen's Club, West Kensington. The entire England team were amateurs, and all had some connection with the Corinthians. The "expected England victory did not materialise" as they were held to a 1-1 draw, with G.O. Smith scoring for England.
His next England appearance came a year later on 16 March 1896 as England convincingly defeated Wales 9-1 with Steve Bloomer scoring five goals. His final England appearance came three weeks later on 4 April 1896 against Scotland; the match ended in a 2-1 victory for the Scots, thus ending a run of twenty games unbeaten.
In his international career, Henfrey made a total of five appearances, scoring twice. Three of his matches ended in victories, with one draw and one defeat.
Henfrey also played cricket for Cambridge University and made one first-class appearance for the University against A J Webbe's XI in May 1890. He scored a total of 17 runs in a match won by the visitors by 11 wickets.
He later played for Northamptonshire from 1886 to 1899 (before they had been promoted to "first class" status), and was captain in 1893 and 1894.
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'''Antoine Hey''' (born 19 September 1970)
Hey played mainly for Fortuna Dsseldorf and Schalke in Germany.
Hey began his management career in Germany with VfR Neumnster before moving to Africa to manage Lesotho.
His father Jonny Hey, was from 1972 to 1980 professional footballer (MSV Duisburg, Arminia Bielefeld, Grasshoppers Zrich and Fortuna Kln) he played 32 Bundesliga- and 127 Second Division games.
-DOCSTART-	15983031
'''Rodger Wylde''', born in Sheffield, Yorkshire on 8 March 1954, is a former professional football player who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham Athletic, Sporting Lisbon, Sunderland, Barnsley and Stockport County. Wylde played as a striker, he was good in the air but had fine skill on the ground for a tall man. In his final few years in football he took a degree in physiotherapy and is now the physiotherapist for Stockport County.
Rodger Wylde-s career lasted from 1972 to 1989 during which time he played 370 English league games, scoring 139 goals.
Roger Wylde joined Sheffield Wednesday as an apprentice straight from school in July 1971 and made his debut for the club on 18 November 1972 against Middlesbrough, he scored his first goal two weeks later on 2 December against Millwall. Wylde-s opportunities at Hillsborough were limited until the appointment of Len Ashurst as manager in October 1975. In the 1976-77 season he was top scorer for the club with 25 goals in all competitions and formed a fine attacking partnership with Tommy Tynan, between them they netted 40 goals that season.
Wylde continued to score goals regularly over the following two seasons and became a crowd favourite with Wednesday supporters who gave him the nickname -Oscar-. Wylde-s trademark celebration after scoring a goal was to go on his knees with arms aloft in front of the fans. The 1979-80 season saw Wylde not playing as regularly for the team as Terry Curran, Ian Mellor and Andy McCulloch became the main forwards during Wednesday-s promotion that season from Division Three. He was sold by manager Jack Charlton mid way through that season, with Wylde playing his final game on 16 February 1980 and moving to Oldham Athletic as a replacement for Vic Halom.
===Oldham Athletic, Sporting Lisbon, Sunderland===
Wylde continued his good goalscoring form at Oldham finishing top scorer in each of his three full seasons there, in total scoring 51 league goals in 113 appearances. At the end of his contract with Oldham, Wylde moved abroad to play for top Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon for the 1983-84 season. He was very much a fringe player with Sporting and his chances in the first team were limited. Wylde was brought back to the English game during the 1984-85 season by his old manager at Sheffield, Len Ashurst, who was now in charge at Sunderland and this gave Wylde his only opportunity to play top level football in England. He played 11 games that season for Sunderland scoring three goals including one against Liverpool at Anfield in 1-1 draw.
Rodger Wylde-s last few seasons as a player were at Barnsley and Stockport County. He spent three seasons at Barnsley playing 52 league games scoring 19 goals. Part of the 1987-88 season saw him on loan at Rotherham United before joining Stockport where he spent one season (1988-89) on the playing staff, appearing in 26 games and scoring 12 goals.
In order to stay in football when he retired from playing Wylde started a physiotherapy degree course towards the end of his playing career. He graduated from the University of Salford. After qualifying he opened a treatment centre and gymnasium in Sheffield but when Danny Bergara became Stockport manager in March 1989 he offered Wylde the post of club physiotherapist. Wylde has now been physio at Stockport for 19 years, an unusually long time, serving under eight different managers to date. In 2006, he was inducted into Stockport-s Hall of Fame.
Rodger Wylde was always a big music fan especially of progressive rock. In 1998 he formed his own band Fracture along with Stockport player Tom Bennett who was recovering from a severe break to his leg at the time. Both men decided to learn the guitar to brighten up the prolonged injury period, a bassist and a drummer were added. After a period of non performing, Fracture were reformed in April 2006 with Stockport-s club doctor Steve Greenhough (keyboards and bass), David Prudhoe (lead guitar) and Keith Chadwick (drums) joining Rodger and Tom to complete the new line up. They play regular concerts around the Greater Manchester area.
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'''Percival "Percy" Dawson''' (born 29 November 1890, date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Cullercoats.
Early on in his football career, Dawson played for non-league sides and before moving to Scottish club in 1911. In 1913, however, Hearts were required to sell Dawson in order to fund improvements to their Tynecastle Stadium, and he was transferred to for a fee of -12,000 - a fee which several sources claim was a then world record transfer fee. In his first season with Blackburn, he helped them win the English First Division and helped them to a third place finish the following season.
The outbreak of World War in 1914 brought about an end to professional football in Britain, however, Dawson returned to Blackburn after the war and remained with the club until 1922. Dawson played four matches for Barrow in 1923 before retiring from football.
-DOCSTART-	15987235
'''Rune Berger''' (formerly known as '''Rune Johansen''',
Having retired, he is currently a coach with Alta IF.
-DOCSTART-	15988897
'''Craig Dudley''' (born 12 September 1979 in Newark-on-Trent) is an English footballer who has played for Notts County (where he spent loan spells at Shrewsbury Town, Hull City and Telford United), Oldham Athletic (where he spent loan spells at Chesterfield and Scunthorpe United), Burton Albion, Hyde United and Ashton United.
-DOCSTART-	15989357
}}'''Thomas "Tommy" Astbury''' (9 February 1920 - 19 October 1993) was a Welsh professional footballer. Born in Buckley, he spent his entire professional career with Chester from 1938 to 1955. He is one of the club-s top 10 Football League appearance holders with 303 such appearances to his name, with a high number of wartime league appearances having also been made.
Astbury, a wing half who also played as a forward,
When peacetime league football resumed in August 1946, Astbury was included in the Chester line-up at York City on the first day of the new season in a 4-4 draw. Later in the season he scored in a 2-0 FA Cup win against Plymouth Argyle that set up a fourth round tie with Stoke City, featuring Stanley Matthews. Astbury was involved in the goalless draw at a packed Sealand Road and the 3-2 defeat in the replay.
One of Astbury-s finest hours came against Hull City on 6 November 1948 when he performed superbly against the great Raich Carter despite being on the losing side.
After leaving football, Astbury worked for a building supplies firm and was an ex-captain and lifelong vice-president of Hawarden Golf Club.
-DOCSTART-	15994868
'''Kwame Amoateng''' (born 8 August 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer of Ghanaian origin who currently plays for GAIS.
Born in Gothenburg, Sweden to parents from Ghana, Amoateng was raised in England by Jamaican adoptive parents.
Amoateng began his career in England with Grimsby Town, before moving onto Lundby IF in Sweden. While at GAIS he has spent loan spells with FC Trollhttan and Husqvarna FF.
Amoateng has been a member of the Sweden national under-19 football team.
-DOCSTART-	15999731
'''David Boner''' (born 12 October 1941 in South Queensferry) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a right winger.
Boner began his professional career in 1958 with Everton but failed to make a senior appearance and moved to Dundee United in 1960. After two year with the ''Terrors'', Boner moved to Fife with Raith Rovers but managed just seven league appearances in his short time at Starks Park. Boner wrapped up his career with another short spell at Mansfield Town. Following his last game for Mansfield in 1964, Boner's short professional career (six years) yielded fewer than fifty league appearances.
-DOCSTART-	16004420
'''Konan Serge Kouadio''' (born 31 December 1988) is a Ivorian footballer.
He plays as striker. He began his career with Acadmie de Sol Beni -was promoted in 2006 to ASEC Mimosas before joining Charlton Athletic. For work permit reasons he was loaned out to Fredrikstad F.K.. In July 2008 was loaned out from Charlton to AS Cherbourg.
-DOCSTART-	16004549
'''Brian Hornsby''', born in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire on 10 September 1954, is a former football player who played for Arsenal, Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Carlisle United in the English league. He also had short spells playing abroad for Edmonton Drillers (Canada), IK Brage (Sweden) and Falu FK (Sweden) for whom he was Player-manager. Hornsby was an attacking midfielder playing 222 English league games and scoring 48 goals. His career was seriously curtailed by a hamstring injury when playing for Sheffield Wednesday in 1980.
As a schoolboy Brian captained Peterborough Boys and earned England caps at School boy and Youth level.
Hornsby joined Arsenal straight from school in 1970, he was member of the Arsenal team which won the FA Youth Cup in 1971, beating Cardiff City 2-0 over two legs. He signed as a professional for Arsenal in September 1971. Arsenal had just won the The Double in the 1970-71 season and had a very strong team. Hornsby-s chances of breaking into the first team were very rare and he did not make his debut until May 1973 in the final league game of the 1972-73 season in a 1-6 defeat at Leeds United. He was very much a reserve and squad player for the Gunners making only 26 league appearances in his almost five seasons at Highbury, scoring six goals. Hornsby was released by Arsenal at the end of Bertie Mee-s reign as manager and he signed for Shrewsbury Town in May 1976 for -40,000.
Hornsby signed for Shrewsbury boss Alan Durban and was a virtual ever present during his almost two years at Gay Meadow playing in 75 league games and scoring 16 goals. He helped Town win the Welsh Cup in 1977. In February 1978 Durban left to be manager of Stoke City and the following month Hornsby signed for Sheffield Wednesday in a -40,000 deal.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Jack Charlton had been tracking Hornsby for some time and he finally got his man. There is a famous anecdote regarding Hornsby which sums up Charlton-s laconic personality. Wednesday were playing Shrewsbury away at the end of February 1978, just before Hornsby-s move to Sheffield. Charlton was giving his pre-match team talk and midway through turned to Wednesday midfielder Jeff Johnson and said, -You-re up against the lad Hornsby, he-s a very skilful player - I-m buying him to replace you-.
Hornsby made his debut for Wednesday on 18 March 1978 in a 1-3 away defeat to Lincoln City, however after that Wednesday only suffered one more defeat in the remaining 12 matches that season. On signing, Hornsby had said on local radio that he would score plenty of goals from midfield, his first came on March 25 in a 2-0 away win at Rotherham. It was a 25 yard volley into the roof of the net which was named as Goal of the Season on Yorkshire Television by Martin Tyler. Jeff Johnson scored the other goal that day.
The 1978-79 season saw Hornsby finish as top scorer for Wednesday with 21 goals in all competitions including three in the FA Cup 3rd round marathon against former club Arsenal. 1979-80 saw Wednesday promoted from Division Three but Hornsby-s goal contribution was only three, missing a third of the matches through injury. The following season (1980-81) in Division Two started well for Hornsby scoring three goals in 12 matches, however in October 1980 he suffered a troublesome hamstring problem and missed the rest of the season. Brian only made only one more appearance for Wednesday, as a substitute at Chelsea in December 1981. A few weeks earlier he had made four appearances for Chester City on loan.
Brian spent part of 1982 playing for the Canadian NASL team Edmonton Drillers but returned to England after they hit financial trouble and folded. He signed for Carlisle United in the summer of 1982 and spent two years there, making only 10 appearances and scoring one goal against Newcastle United, -a brilliant chip over Kevin Carr-
Brian now lives in Peterborough and has his own summerhouse business. For more than 15 years he has been captain of the Arsenal F.C. ex-professionals and celebrity team raising money for charities and the Arsenal Trust. He is also involved with the charity Action Medical Research and along with friend Tony Hadley undertook a trek to Machu Picchu to raise funds for the charity.
-DOCSTART-	16007016
}}'''Eric Lee''' (born October 18, 1922) is a English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He has made the fourth most Football League appearances for Chester City,
Lee was recruited by his hometown club of Chester from local amateur football, becoming part of the first team during 1945-46 the final season of wartime league formats.
When Football League action resumed in August 1946, Lee was a regular in the first team side and his performances prompted a call up for the England amateur side against their Welsh counterparts. He missed much of the following season due to his teacher training course at Loughborough College but returned to the first team ranks in 1948-49 and remained a regular in the number five shirt until his final season of 1956-57.
Lee had enjoyed a benefit match between Chester and a Liverpool XI at Sealand Road on April 30, 1952,
Lee is an uncle of comedian Bob Mills.
-DOCSTART-	16010105
}}'''Anthony Daniel Wordsworth''' (born 3 January 1989 in London, England) is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Colchester United. He signed a professional contract with Colchester at the end of the 2006/07 season, having travelled with the first team several times during the season. For the 2007/08 season he was given the number 27 shirt. He has been an unused substitute on several occasions during the 2007/08 season, but did make an appearance as a substitute in the Carling Cup match against Shrewsbury Town on 14 August 2007, coming on in place of Kevin McLeod. He scored his 1st and 2nd goals for  Colchester against  Cheltenham  in a 4 - 3 loss. He also scored in the 3 -3 draw against Colchester rivals  Southend. All these 3 goals came in the 2008-09 season. He scored his first goal of the 2009-10 season against
 Millwall with a deflected free kick in a 2-1 loss. He also hit the bar with a free kick in the same game.
Wordsworth is the nephew of boxing pundit and Fighting Talk legend Steve Bunce.
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}}'''Alan Devlin''' (born October 10, 1953 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker.
Devlin began his short professional career with Dundee United in 1970, going on to net three goals from eight league appearances. Devlin signed for Exeter City in 1973 but played just one league game for ''The Grecians'' before leaving. It is unknown where he went after leaving Exeter.
alan then went on to become a policeman but after retiring became an artist. Alan is currently working as a gardener with a very successful career called my own garden.
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}}'''Jim Docherty''' (born November 8, 1956 in Broxburn) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker.
Docherty began his short professional career with East Stirling, where a prolific spell saw him sign for Chelsea in a club record -45,000 deal, which is still a club record transfer to this day.
Jim now lives in Bathgate, West Lothian in Scotland. He is married to Kathleen and has two grown up sons Ryan and Steven. He also now works as the Managing Director for a successful Drainage Company called Euro Environmental Contracts.
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During his career he played for SC Tavriya Simferopol, Yavir Krasnopillya, Naftovyk Okhtyrka, Karpaty Lviv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Coventry City, and Arsenal Kyiv. He earned 8 caps for the Ukraine national football team.
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'''Michael Millett''' (22 September 1977 - 21 September 1995) was an English footballer who played for Wigan Athletic. Millett was regarded as a talented youngster who could play in defence or midfield. He had represented England at U16 and U18 level, and made his first-team debut for Wigan towards the end of the 1994-95 season. He played three league games and one League Cup match for the Latics.
On 21 September 1995, one day before his 18th birthday, Millett was killed in a car crash near Garswood, Merseyside. According to Graham Barrow, Wigan's manager at the time, "Michael was a real talent and as far as football goes it was not a case of if he'd make it, but when. I could tell from my very early days at the club that he was going to be a very good player."
The starlet-s car was heading south towards Leyland Green at around 13.30 before ploughing into a tree on Winstanley Road at Garswood.
Graham Barrow was the man in charge of the Latics at the time and he said: -It was just devastating. I gave the players the afternoon off and I then got a call at teatime to tell me that Michael had been killed outright.
-Michael was a real talent and as far as football goes it was not a case of if he-d make it, but when. I could tell from my very early days at the club that he was going to be a very good player.-
Former team-mate and fans- favourite Roberto Martinez was also upset by the tragedy. Matinez commented: -I remember I got into training and Graham Barrow was crying. He said training was cancelled and told everyone of the devastating news of what had happened to Michael and we all broke down in tears.
-As soon as I saw Michael play I could see what a fantastic prospect he was. He was just about to become a regular in our first team. He was someone you would describe as a complete midfield player and he would have gone all the way to the top.
-He was a very quiet lad, but he had the right attitude and a great future ahead of him.-
The Latics observed a minutes silence ahead of a 1-0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle at Springfield Park, just two days after Michael-s death.
-Michael was someone who had everything going for him.- Brenda Spencer
-Thank you Michael for the privilege of working with you for eight wonderful years. It-s the manner in which he went about his business which is impossible to replace.- David Crompton.
-It goes beyond football and puts everything into perspective.- Neill Rimmer.
-Michael was real quality I everything he did.- Alex Cribley.
From the Wigan Observer - By Matt Swindells.
Michael Paul Millett was born in Wigan on Thursday September 22 1977 and lived with his mum and dad Elaine and Ronnie in Billinge Road North, Ashton.
The former Byrchall High School pupil came through Wigan Athletic-s School of Excellence before he became a Youth Trainee, captaining the U14-s and U15-s sides.
Michael quickly attracted the attention of the Eng;and selectors and played for their U16-s side in the 1994 European Championships.
He made his international debut in February 1995 against Denmark and became a regular in the England setup.
Described as a player who could run all day, score and create goals, Michael signed professional on his 17th birthday.
He made his Latics league debut as a substitute for Dave McKearney on April 22, 1995 against Walsall at the Bescot Stadium in a game that the Latics lost 2-0.
He started the next game, but was on the losing side again as Wigan lot 1-0 at Rochdale.
Michael was on the bench for the final game of the season, he replaced Tony Black in a 3-2 defeat of Doncaster Rovers.
He made one first team appearance in the 1995/96 season when he came off the bench in a League Cup tie against Chester City.
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'''Robert "Bob" Glendenning''' (6 June 1888 in Washington, County Durham - 19 November 1940) was a professional footballer, who played as a half back for several English sides prior to and just after the First World War. He later went on to coach in the Netherlands, including coaching the Dutch national side.
He started his career at home side Washington United F.C. before transferring to Barnsley sometime prior to 1910. He played in both FA Cup finals that Barnsley reached in 1910 and 1912.
The ''Manchester Guardian'' praised his play in the first match
In March 1913 he transferred to Bolton who he played a total of 83 games for as club captain. Bolton reached the FA cup semi-finals in 1915 where they were defeated by Sheffield United captained by George Utley his fellow wing half from Barnsley. After the war he played for Accrington Stanley.
After the end of his playing career he took up coaching and moved to the Netherlands.
He would have a short spell, only one game, a 4-1 victory over Switzerland, as coach of the national side in 1923.
He would then coach Koninklijke HFC until 1928. He was made the permanent coach of the Netherlands in 1925, holding both coaching positions up until the 1928 Summer Olympics when he choose to focus on the national team.
He would remain the manager of the Oranje until 1940, leading them to the World Cup finals in 1934 and 1938
Glendenning managed the Oranje through 87 games, with 36 wins, 36 losses and 15 draws.
To this day he remains the Dutch national coach with the most victories.
By comparison, the only Dutch coach Rinus Michels to win a major trophy, Euro 1988, had 30 victories from 53 games, over an 18 year (1974 to 1992) on again off again association with the national team.
While Dick Advocaat managed 31 victories from 55 games and more recently Marco van Basten had 35 wins from 48 games before being knocked out at the quarter final stage of Euro 2008. Following Euro 2008, Van Basten would leave to manage Ajax.
Glendenning's last game as a manager was the 4-2 victory over Belgium played on April 21 1940, the game was also Abe Lenstra's second international cap. Three weeks later the Dutch national side would be in Luxembourg to play their next international match, but the game would never be played because of the German invasion of the Netherlands.
He would pass away on November 19 of that same year. He is buried in Bolton (England) where the KNVB has maintained and replaced his headstone.
:''In some references he is referred to as Bob Glendinning''
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'''Michael John Townsend''' (born 17 May 1986) is an English football (soccer) defender currently playing for League Two team Cheltenham Town. Townsend started his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers as a youth team player, but having failed to make a first-team appearance, joined Cheltenham on a free transfer in January 2005.
Townsend became a regular in the Cheltenham team the following season, before missing several months through injury. Following injury, Townsend regained his place in the Cheltenham side alongside Shane Duff, helping Cheltenham to avoid relegation. As of August 2009, Townsend has made over 100 appearances for Cheltenham Town.
He joined Barnet on a months loan in October 2008, the loan was then extended after a few good performances.
Townsend turned down the chance of rejoining Barnet on loan in early 2009 and vowed to fight for a place in the Cheltenham team. Shortly afterwards Cheltenham Town manager Martin "Mad Dog" Allen commented that some players at the club would rather sit on the bench and waste their careers than go out to another club and play football. However, through a mixture of attitude, hard work and determination, Michael had re-established himself as a key member of the Cheltenham Town defence by September 2009 following several man of the match performances at the end of the 2008/09 and the start of the 2009/10 seasons, including 2 goals.
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Manship's career had started as a youth player in West Bromwich Albion ,
He was released from Cheltenham Town in 2008 and joined Hyde United of the Conference North league in late November 2008, where has established himself as a first team regular choice for managers Neil Tolson and Gerry Harrison.
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Edwards was born in Shrewsbury and was a qualified solicitor, being admitted in 1871. He played for Shropshire Wanderers and was called into the England side as a late replacement for another Shrewsbury-born player, John Wylie.
He was also a member of the Wanderers team, making his first appearance on 4 March 1874, scoring in a 4-0 victory over Westminster School. In 1876, he only made two appearances for Wanderers, both in the Cup Final when he played at centre forward against the Old Etonians. In the first match, played at Kennington Oval on 11 March 1876, Edwards scored the first goal, turning in a cross from Charles Wollaston. The Old Etonians equalized through Alexander Bonsor, so the match went to a replay, which the Wanderers won 3-0, thus winning the trophy for the third time in five years.
Edwards had been instrumental in helping to establish the Welsh Football Association, serving as its first treasurer. A week after the FA Cup Final replay, Edwards played for the Wales national team in their inaugural match, played at Hamilton Crescent, Partick on 25 March 1876. The match ended in a 4-0 victory for the Scots. Edwards was one of two players to play at full international level for both England and Wales, the other being Robert Evans, who made ten appearances for Wales and then played four times for England.
Edwards was also a useful cricketer and played for Shropshire for several years and served the club as secretary.
He was later clerk to Shrewsbury magistrates court for nineteen years until his death on 14 January 1893.
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Kingsford was born in Sydenham and was educated at Marlborough College,
He made his solitary England appearance on 7 March 1874 against Scotland, playing as an outside forward. After "a most competitive game", Scotland won 2-1, with Kingsford scoring England's opening goal in the 22nd minute, before the Scots scored twice.
Kingsford also played for Crystal Palace and represented Surrey at football, and took over from Charles Alcock as secretary to the Wanderers in 1874.
He was also a useful cricketer, and played three first class matches for Surrey as a wicket-keeper.
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}}'''Gavin Lynch''' (born 7 September 1985, Liverpool) is an English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester City and is now playing non-league football for Warrington Town.
Lynch was an apprentice with Everton before being released in March 2004.
At the end of the season, Lynch was one of a high number of players released by Chester
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'''Ashley-Paul Emmanuel Robinson''' (born 5 December 1989) is an English footballer who currently plays for Dulwich Hamlet. He lives in New Addington, Croydon and attended Kelsey Park Sports College, Beckenham.
He joined the Crystal Palace academy at the age of 14, and played on the right wing or in attack. He made his debut for the Eagles near the back-end of the 2007-08 season, making several substitute appearances for Neil Warnock's side.
Robinson then secured a trial with Premier League side Fulham, and marked a new era of football moving into the 21st century by announcing his plans to trial for the Cottagers on his profile on the social networking website Facebook. He failed to impress at Fulham and was not offered a contract by them, and then due to the way he had announced the trial with Fulham (without telling the club) Palace also did not offer him a contract.
After this he had other trials at League One sides Hereford United and Carlisle United. They both decided not to sign him either and instead he eventually signed for Bromley F.C. on 15 October 2008.
In January 2010, he signed for Dulwich Hamlet.
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'''Jake Cyril L. Livermore''' (born 14 November 1989, Enfield) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peterborough United on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.
His career started in Tottenham's Academy in 2006 making 39 appearances for the Under-18 team and scoring 9 goals. He made another 13 appearances for the Reserves. He made his debut with the first team in a friendly match against Stevenage Borough in July 2007. On 29 February 2008 he joined Milton Keynes Dons on a month-long loan deal.
On 11 July 2008, He was loaned for six months to League one side, Crewe Alexandra. However, in a friendly with Non-League side Wrexham, the midfielder fractured his fibula and subsequently returned to Tottenham to receive treatment which kept him sidelined for a protracted spell.
Livermore signed a new two-year deal with Tottenham, on 24 July 2009. The same day, he scored his first goal for Spurs in a 1-1 friendly draw against Barcelona in the Wembley Cup.
He joined Derby County on a initial one month loan on 10 August 2009. He scored his first league goal against Nottingham Forest in the 3-2 defeat. In Januuary 2010, he joined Championship club Peterborough United until the end of the 2009-10 season.
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'''William (Billy) Frith''' (9 June 1912 - 1996) was an English football player and manager.
Frith played as a half-back for Worksop Town, Mansfield Town, Chesterfield and Coventry City. He also played for Leicester City as a war-time guest player.
Frith was appointed manager of Port Vale in August 1945. The 1945-46 season was uneventful and he seemed to settle into management quite well. However he resigned in October 1946 over a policy difference with the club's directors. He claimed the board refused to back his suggestions for new payers, interfered in team selection and failed to grant him a three-year contract- claims the club denied.
He went on to become the manager of Coventry City in June 1947. He quickly got into his stride, assembling a squad which finished halfway up the Second Division. He also signed a Coventry schoolboy called Reg Matthews who went on to become the first Coventry-born footballer to be capped by England, and the first Third Division player to earn this accolade. He was sacked after a run of bad results, to be replaced by his old mentor, Harry Storer.
Following spells in charge at Stafford Rangers, Rugby Town and Chelmsford City, he rejoined the club as a coach and was once again appointed manager in September 1957. His side flirted with immediate promotion to Division 2 but, ultimately, finished 5th. His greatest achievement at the club was getting the Sky Blues promoted from the Fourth Division in 1959. In 1960 a new chairman was appointed, who was to be synonymous with the climb from obscurity, Derrick Robins. On what was known as 'Black Saturday', 25 November, 1961, Coventry were dumped out of the FA Cup by non-league Kings Lynn, and Frith's time with the club was at an end, he was replaced by Jimmy Hill.
He then moved on to manage Hinckley Athletic and later did some scouting for Chesterfield.
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Birley was born in Chorley, Lancashire, the son of Thomas Hornby Birley and Anne Leatham. His uncle was Hugh Birley, who became Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Manchester from 1868 to 1883.
At the age of 13, Birley started at Winchester College where he remained until 1868. He was an all round sportsman who played for the school at both cricket and football. As a cricketer, in 1867 he took 7-73 as the college beat Eton College, and in 1868 as captain he took 4-41 and 2-25. He was also a keen athlete and was the school champion at the pole vault and high jump.
In 1868, he went up to University College, Oxford to study law. He was one of the first to study Law separately at Oxford (it had previously been taught as a joint honours degree with modern history). He was not a great academic, achieving only a third class Bachelor of Arts degree in 1872, although he was more successful as a sportsman. In his time at Oxford he threw the hammer against Cambridge University in 1872 and represented the university at football. As a cricketer, although he played in the fresher's match he did not get a game for the University, although he did win a University College cup in 1871 for throwing the cricket ball with a distance of 107 yds 2 ft 1 inch.
In 1873 he was part of the Oxford University football team that reached the second final of the FA Cup, where they were beaten 2-0 by the holders, the Wanderers. The following year, he played for Oxford University in the first ever varsity football match against Cambridge University, finishing on the winning side in a 1-0 victory.
In 1873-74, Oxford University again reached the final, and this time were victorious, defeating the Royal Engineers 2-0. The match was played at Kennington Oval on 22 March 1874, Birley's 22nd birthday.
Birley's first England cap came against Scotland on 7 March 1874, when "the Scots managed a 2-1 victory to avenge their 1873 defeat".
By now, Birley was had joined the Wanderers side, making his first appearance for them on 21 October 1873.
In 1875 he was one of several Wanderers players selected to meet Scotland at Kennington Oval on 6 March. This match ended 2-2, with England's goals coming from Birley's Wanderers team-mates, Charles Wollaston and Charles Alcock.
In 1875-76, he was a member of the Wanderers team that reached the FA Cup Final for the third time in its five year history, scoring in the semi-final against Swifts. This was his only goal for the Wanderers.
The following season, Wanderers were again victorious in the Cup Final, defeating Oxford University 2-1, with Birley again the team captain. He made a total of 32 appearances for the Wanderers between 1873 and 1877
He also played representative football for London and Middlesex.
Birley was described as "a moderate right-hand batsman and a useful slow right-arm bowler, an excellent field. He was said to possess excellent judgement as a captain whilst at Winchester".
Although he played in the fresher's match he did not get a game for Oxford University. He did however play for Lancashire, making his first appearance in a first class match against Hampshire on 21 July 1870 when he took three wickets, helping Lancashire to win by ten wickets. He played twice more for Lancashire in the summer of 1870, and once in 1872.
He also made one appearance for Surrey in 1879. His first class career took in five matches and eight innings in which he scored 65 runs, whilst he took four wickets as a bowler.
Most of his cricket was played for Cheshire. In 1868 he played his first match for Cheshire, and between then and 1873 he played in nine matches and scored 316 runs in his fourteen innings, with five not outs, achieving an average of 35.11 with a top score of 106 not out.
After leaving university he became a barrister in the Inner Temple in 1876. He later worked on the Northern Circuit and became a Justice of the Peace in Surrey.
On 1 August 1876, he married Margaret Kenrick (daughter of the Rev Jarvis Kenrick, vicar of Caterham, Surrey) in Claridges, Lingfield, Surrey. His wife's brother was fellow Wanderers player, Jarvis Kenrick. He had seven children, two of whom died as infants. His two sons who survived into adulthood, James and George, both served with distinction during the First World War. At the time of the 1881 Census he was living at Hart Lill Mansion, Pendleton in Salford, with his widower father, two sisters and his wife and daughter, Margaret.
In the 1907 census, he was living at Claridges, Lingfield, Surrey. In 1910, Birley died at Dormansland, Surrey, aged 60.
His sister, Caroline was a renowned geologist. He was well-known as an ornithologist.
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'''Henry "Harry" Welfare''' (20 August 1888 - 1 September 1966) was an English footballer and teacher who lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
He arrived at Rio de Janeiro on 9 August 1913 to work as an English teacher on the Anglo-Brazilian Gym. Soon after, he started to play football for the Fluminense Football Club. He did wonders as a striker in his first training session and was quickly invited to join the squad. He played with Fluminense for 10 years, up to 1923. For his loyal service to the Club, he was elected a '''Member For Life''' of the Fluminense's deliberative council.
With Fluminense, he held the extraordinary record of almost a goal per game, scoring 163 goals in 166 games. Welfare ended his career after scoring the winning goal for Fluminense against Botafogo, in 1924.
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'''Frederick Richard Buck''' (12 July 1880 - June 1952), better known as '''Fred Buck''', was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward and centre-half.
Buck was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme. He joined Stafford Wesleyans in August 1895, moving on to Stafford Rangers in July 1897.
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:''For other persons named Jack Cooper, see Jack Cooper.''
'''Jack Cooper''' (born 1889) was a footballer who played for Barnsley and Newport County. He was a goalkeeper.
Jack Cooper was a member of the Barnsley side who won the FA Cup in 1912
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'''Kevin Johnston Bremner''' (born 7 October 1957) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made nearly 450 appearances in the English and Scottish Football Leagues, representing ten different clubs.
Born in Banff, now in Aberdeenshire, Bremner began his senior career as an 18-year-old with home-town club Deveronvale of the Highland League. In the 1978-79 season he was part of the team which defeated Huntly to win the Bell's Cup. He finished the season as leading scorer with 27 goals and won the club's player of the year award.
In October 1980 he moved to England to join Colchester United of the Third Division for a fee of -40,000;
He played more than 100 games in all competitions for Millwall, helping them to promotion to the Second Division as Third Division runners-up. At the beginning of the 1984-85 season he joined Reading; as the clubs were unable to agree on a transfer fee, the Football League tribunal valued his services at -35,000.
He spent a season at Peterborough United before returning to Scotland where he signed for Dundee, contributing to their Scottish First Division title in 1991-92.
He returned to England to take up a coaching role at Gillingham, where he became youth team manager, but was made redundant in April 2003 along with other staff as a cost-cutting measure.
He also coached Kent Elite F.C who played in the 2007 Gothia Cup in Gothenburg and managed to reach the knockout stages.
His older brother Des was also a professional footballer.
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'''Carl Hoddle''' (8 March 1967 - 2 March 2008) was an English football player and coach.
The younger brother of England international Glenn Hoddle, Carl began his career with Tottenham Hotspur in 1984. After five years he moved to Leyton Orient, where he played 29 times,
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'''Benjamin Walter Garfield''' (18 August 1872 - 10 December 1942) was an English footballer who played at outside-left. Garfield played for Finedon, Kettering Town, Burton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Brighton & Hove Albion,Tunbridge Wells Rangers and England.
Garfield was born in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire. In 1898 he won his only England cap, appearing in a 3-2 victory over Ireland in Belfast. He died in Kent in 1942.
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}}'''Frank Cresswell''' (born 5 September 1908, South Shields; died 1979) was a former English professional footballer who played as a forward. He made appearances in The Football League for four clubs between 1926 and 1938.
Frank, the brother of England international Warney Cresswell , was with local non-league side Tyne Dock and then at Football League side South Shields before moving to First Division side Sunderland in time for the 1926-27 season. He made 13 appearances for the Black Cats over the next three years and then spent a season playing for Second Division side West Bromwich Albion.
In 1930, Cresswell joined Cheshire County League side Chester after a spell with Connah's Quay Nomads , one of several signings ahead of the 1930-31 season made by new manager Charlie Hewitt as Chester became known as the -Arsenal of the North- . Cresswell scored 27 goals as Chester finished runners-up to Port Vale Reserves and were elected to The Football League.
Cresswell had been contracted to West Brom during the season due to the transfer system in place at the time and officially joined Chester in time for their first season in The Football League in part-exchange for the prolific Arthur Gale . Cresswell helped create Chester-s first goal in Division Three North against Wigan Borough and played regularly in the number 10 shirt before being transferred to Second Division side Notts County midway through 1933-34 for -2,500 . But he returned to Sealand Road at the start of the following season after struggling to settle at his new club .
The 1935-36 season saw Chester finish runners-up in Division Three North, with Cresswell scoring twice in a club record 12-0 win over York City on 1 February 1936. But the following month saw him suffer a broken kneecap in a match against Walsall. Some fans felt this injury cost Chester the championship . He did not play for two years, with five league games in the closing stages of 1937-38 bringing to an end his playing career. This brief return to action included a goal in a 2-1 derby win over Wrexham to take his club league tally to 57, which is Chester's ninth highest in Football League matches .
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'''Thomas A. Cassidy''' (born 18 November 1950, Belfast) is a retired Northern Irish football midfielder.
During his club career he played for Ards Boys, Glentoran, Newcastle United, Burnley and APOEL Nicosia. He earned 24 caps for the Northern Ireland national football team, and was part of the team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup when Northern Ireland reached the second round.
After retirement from playing he became a manager, taking charge of Ards, Sligo Rovers and Workington.
As a teenage striker Tommy Cassidy made an impressive impact on the Irish League. In 1969, after just a handful of senior appearances, he scored a hat-trick in the City Cup Final, as Glentoran saw off Bangor 7-1. Early the following season, having found the net four times in just six appearances, Newcastle United came calling with a -15,000 bid. In October 1970 Cassidy found himself at an English First Division club after just fourteen senior outings for Glentoran.
Although Cassidy-s Football League debut didn-t take long to arrive, he made his first appearance in a 2-0 defeat at Southampton on 7 November 1970, he had to wait three seasons to establish himself in the Newcastle first eleven. Prior to establishing himself, a rare senior outing was made in the 2-1 1973 Anglo-Talian Cup Final defeat of Fiorentina. By that time he was playing more normally as an attacking midfielder, and in his first season as a regular (1973/74) he helped Newcastle to a Texaco (British Isles) Cup Final victory over Burnley and an FA Cup Final appearance against Liverpool. The following season Cassidy was troubled by injury and made just nine League appearances, though he did play in the first leg of the Texaco Cup Final as Newcastle retained the trophy 3-1 on aggregate against Southampton. The following season Newcastle were back at Wembley for another final, losing out 2-1 in the League Cup to Manchester City.
Cassidy-s Northern Ireland career had begun at the end of his first season in English football, coming on as a substitute for Eric McMordie in a 1-0 Home Nations defeat by England. The following season he made a further substitute appearance in a 1-1 European Championship Qualification match against the Soviet Union. As with his club career he had to bide his time before establishing himself in the international set-up. The real breakthrough with Northern Ireland came in 1973/74 as well, he marked his fourth cap, his first as a starter, with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Scotland. It was to be his only international goal, and the last time he was on a victorious Northern Ireland team until 1979.
Through the mid-1970s, injuries permitting, Cassidy was a regular in the Northern Ireland team, until a falling out with Danny Blanchflower saw him banished from the set-up for two years. He did however return to favour for Blanchflower-s last few matches, starting in a 5-1 defeat by England at Wembley, and coming of the bench during a 1-0 victory over the Republic at Windsor Park.
Groin, knee and ankle injuries had taken their toll on Cassidy-s pace, and by the time Billy Bingham was appointed Northern Ireland manager in 1980, Cassidy was more at home as a defensive midfielder. Bingham used Cassidy in this role for each of his first nine games in charge, thus allowing the likes of McIlroy, Brotherston, Finney and O-Neill to make a suitable attacking impact. He played an important role in Northern Ireland-s 1980 Home Nation Championship success, helping bring the old trophy back to Belfast for the first time in 66 years.
A -30,000 move to Burnley, freshly relegated to Division Three, in the summer of 1980, did not initially harm Cassidy-s international career, but over the following few seasons it became clear that Bingham was favouring players featuring regularly at a higher level. A few moments of glory in green remained however. In November 1981 he was called-up to replace Martin O-Neill for the final World Cup Qualifier against Israel, a must win game to insure a place in Spain. Sure enough, Northern Ireland won 1-0, and Cassidy travelled with the squad to the Finals. In Spain he made a single appearance, coming off the bench for the injured Sammy McIlroy, and helping to steady ten-man Northern Ireland, during the historic 1-0 win over the hosts. Spain brought the curtain down on Cassidy-s, somewhat up-and-down, international career in the most glorious of fashions.
Having helped Burnley to the Third Division title before travelling to Spain, Cassidy brought his Football League career to a close in 1983, before moving to play for APOEL in Cyprus. He later managed the club, leading them to the Cypriot League Championship, but left when he blew the whistle on high-level corruption in the game. He returned to the north-east of England to manage Gateshead, and was linked with the Newcastle job in 1992 prior to the arrival of Kevin Keegan. In 1994 he returned to the Oval as manager of a demoralised Glentoran, and helped them to an early success in the Gold Cup. The rest of his time with the Glens proved difficult, with high-profile cup final failures and expensive transfer flops such as Liam Coyle being tempered only slightly by an Irish Cup Final win over Glenavon in 1996. Under pressure from the fans, Cassidy left Glentoran in December 1997.
In 1998 Cassidy was appointed manager of Ards, but was sacked in October 1999 when the board weren-t satisfied with their prospects of promotion from the First Division - they were second at the time. Less than a month later Cassidy took charge of League of Ireland Sligo Rovers, but couldn-t save them from relegation from the Premier Division at the end of his first season. Sligo just missed out on promotion the following year when they lost the final match of the campaign 4-1 to Home Farm, and Cassidy left the club that summer. He briefly scouted Irish League players for then Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy, before returning to management with Northern League Division One club, Workington. He guided the Reds to promotion to the Premier League in 2004, and runners-up spot the following season saw the club promoted to the Football Conference Northern Division.
After a spell as manager of Newcastle Blue Star, Cassidy is now a regular contributor to BBC Radio Cumbria's football coverage for the 2009/10 season, acting as a match summariser on Carlisle United's away fixtures.
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During his club career he played for Linfield, Manchester United, Distillery, Crusaders, Luton Town, Sunderland, Cambridge United, Brentford and Cambridge City. He earned 14 caps for the Northern Ireland national football team, and was part of the team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup when Northern Ireland reached the second round.
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'''John Charles "Johnny" Jameson''' (born 11 March 1958, Belfast) is a retired Northern Irish football winger.
During his club career he played for Bangor, Huddersfield Town, Linfield, and Glentoran. He was part of the team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup when Northern Ireland reached the second round. However, he did not earn any senior caps, as his deeply held religious beliefs restricted his international career as he refused to play on a Sunday.
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During his club career he played for Manchester City, Glentoran, Ballymena United, Linfield, Larne, and RUC. He was named Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 1980/81 season, while at Linfield. He earned 4 caps for the Northern Ireland national football team, and was part of the team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup when Northern Ireland reached the second round.
While playing for Linfield he conceded goals scored by the opposition goalkeeper in two separate Irish Cup finals.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Casey''' (11 March 1930 - 13 January 2009) was a Northern Irish footballer.
Born in Comber, during his career he played for Belfast YMCA, East Belfast, Bangor, Leeds United, Bournemouth & Boscombe, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, Bristol City, Inter-Roma (Toronto) and Gloucester City. He earned 12 caps for the Northern Ireland national football team, and was a participant of the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Casey also managed Grimsby Town from between 1975 and 1976.
After retirement he worked as a football coach/manager before passing away on 13 January 2009, aged 78.
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'''John "Jackie" Scott''' (22 December 1933 - June 1978), also known as '''Jack Scott''' or '''Johnny Scott''', was a Northern Irish footballer who played as an outside forward for Manchester United, Grimsby Town and York City in the 1950s and 1960s.
Born in Belfast, Scott played football for Boyland Youth Club and Ormond Star in Northern Ireland, before moving to England as an apprentice with Manchester United. He signed his first professional contract with United in October 1951, and made his debut a year later, playing on the left wing in a 6-2 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 4 October 1952. However, due to the competition for places in the Manchester United first team, Scott's appearances were few and far between, having made just three appearances when he left for Grimsby Town in June 1956.
Scott flourished at Grimsby, his performances catching the attention of the Northern Irish selectors, who called him up for a B international in 1957, before naming him in the squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Scott played in two matches at the World Cup; a 2-1 victory over Czechoslovakia and a 4-0 defeat to France. However, that was to be the end of his involvement with the Northern Irish national team as he was not selected again.
Scott played for Grimsby for a total of seven seasons, making 250 appearances in all competitions and scoring 54 goals. In 1963, he was allowed to leave the club on a free transfer to York City. He played for York for one season before dropping out of the Football League to play for Margate in the Southern League. In two seasons at Margate, he played in 95 matches and scored 26 goals, before retiring to Manchester.
Scott was killed in a building site accident in 1978, aged 44.
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Ogilvie was born on London and was educated at Brentwood School
He made his solitary England appearance on 7 March 1874 against Scotland, playing as an defender. After "a most competitive game", Scotland won 2-1, with Robert Kingsford scoring England's goal in the 22nd minute, before the Scots scored twice.
He was captain of the Clapham Rovers team that reached the FA Cup final twice, losing 1-0 to Old Etonians in 1879, going on to win the cup in 1880 with a 1-0 win over Oxford University at The Kennington Oval.
Ogilvie served on the F.A. committee between 1874 and 1881 and again between 1884 and 1886. He was also referee for the match between England and Scotland played at the Kennington Oval on 3 March 1877. England lost the match 3-1; this was England's first defeat on 'home soil'.
In his professional life, Ogilvie was a member of Lloyd's of London, becoming chairman of the Institute of Lloyd's Underwriters from 1910-1911. He worked as an underwriter for the Alliance Assurance Company until 1914.
Throughout World War I, he served with the War Risks department.
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'''John Thomas "Dickie" Downs''' was a footballer who played for Barnsley and Everton.
Dickie Downs played for Barnsley between 1909 & 1912 and was a member of the team who contested the 1910 FA Cup Final
Downs' career was broken by the first world war but he returned to Oakwell in 1919 and yet again proved an annoyance to West Bromwich Albion in 1920 when Barnsley knocked them out of the F A cup.
By now Downs was thirty-three years of age and his performances in the cup alerted the top flight clubs that he was still good enough to play at the highest level. Downs had rejected many offers to step up during his career in the hope of gaining promotion with Barnsley but when Everton approached him after Barnsley's second round cup exit at the end of January 1920 he recognised it as his last chance and accepted a move to the First Division. Downs was an ever present in his first full season at Goodison Park and went on to make ninety-two First Division appearances over five years but by 1923 he was finding it increasingly difficult to get into the first eleven and accepted an offer to step down into the third division with Brighton
Downs' first season among the elite clubs was a success and brought him to the attention of the International selectors playing for England in a Home Championship game against Ireland on the 23 October 1920 at Roker Park. England won 2-0.
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'''Tommy Millar''' (born December 3, 1938 in Edinburgh, died in 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right back.
Millar signed professional forms with Colchester United in 1959 and went on to play nearly fifty league games before leaving in 1961 to join Dundee United. Millar spent eight years at Tannadice and was joined by his brother Jimmy for the final two years, the forward signing from Rangers.
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'''Jeffrey "Jeff" Minton''' (born 28 December 1973) is an English footballer, who signed for Welling United in July 2009. His career in the Football League, between 1992 and 2002, saw him play for Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Port Vale, Rotherham United and Leyton Orient.
Minton began his professional career as a trainee with Tottenham in 1992.
He was released in July 1994 and joined Brighton & Hove Albion of the Second Division on a free transfer, for whom he made 199 league and cup appearances, scoring 32 goals, in five seasons.
He joined Port Vale on a free transfer in June 1999.
Minton joined Rotherham and scored on his debut for them in a 3-0 win against Bristol City. He made nine appearances, scoring two goals, in the remainder of the 2000-01 season as Rotherham secured promotion to the First Division.
Minton joined Third Division side Leyton Orient in July 2001.
He spent four seasons at Canvey Island, helping them to promotion to the Conference National and to the final of the FA Trophy in 2004.
He joined Chelmsford City in August 2006,
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Owen was born in St Leonards, Buckinghamshire and educated at Queen's College, Oxford where he played football for Oxford University. While at Trent College he joined the Sheffield club.
He made his solitary England appearance on 7 March 1874 against Scotland, playing as an outside forward. After "a most competitive game", Scotland won 2-1, with Robert Kingsford scoring England's goal in the 22nd minute, before the Scots scored twice.
He was described as being "very fast and a great goal-getter" by Charles Alcock's Football Annual for 1875, however, it also criticised him for being "too much used to be played for, and hardly does himself justice".
He also played representative football for the Sheffield F.A. and for Nottinghamshire.
On leaving university, he took up a teaching position as second master at Trent College in Long Eaton, Derbyshire from 1871 to 1881. He was ordained in 1876.
He then became master of Hawkshead Grammar School from 1881 to 1883, before returning to Trent College in 1883 to take up the post of headmaster, where he remained until 1890.
He then left teaching and became the vicar of Toftrees in Norfolk until 1905, finally serving as rector of Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex until his death in 1921.
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'''Steven Peter "Steve" Davis''' (born 26 July 1965 in Birmingham, England) is an English footballer and is the Assistant Manager at Crewe Alexandra
Davis started his career with Stoke City as an apprentice in 1982
The final years of his playing career saw him in Cheshire for Macclesfield Town, Northwich Victoria and Nantwich Town - where he was player-manager. Infact, his managerial career at Nantwich Town was the most succesful time in the clubs long history. Converting a club that had never achieved anything above The North west Counties league, to one that was challenging for a conference spot, but losing out in a play off final. Certainly making a name for himself at Nantwich, he moved on to his previous club Crewe Alexandra.
He was appointed as manager of Northwich Victoria in June 2003.
After leading Nantwich Town to two promotions in three seasons and guiding them to a fantastic FA Vase victory, and just missing out on promotion to the Conference North at the end of the 2008-09 season, he returned to the attention of Crewe Alexandra, where he had spent four seasons as a player. On 17 May 2009, it was announced that he would become Assistant Manager to Gudjon Thordarson at Crewe. Now working as Dario Gradi's number two.
His son, Joe Davis, is a youth player at Port Vale, as of November 2009.
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}}'''Andy Mitchell''' (born April 18, 1990, Liverpool) is an English footballer who plays for Bangor City as a winger. He made four appearances in The Football League for Chester City
A product of Chester's youth policy, 17-year old Mitchell made his Football League debut as a substitute for Paul Rutherford when Chester visited Darlington on March 4, 2008, under new manager Simon Davies. He went on to appear in three more league matches before the season ended. Mitchell followed fellow youngsters such as Neil Carroll, Paul McManus, Sean Newton and Kevin Roberts in making his senior debut that season for the club.
He failed to make any more league appearances for Chester and was transferred to Bangor City on February 2, 2009 to Bangor City along with McManus.
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'''Kenny Lowe''' (born 6 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played for ten clubs in English league and non-league football as well as a stint in Australia. He also later managed Gateshead and Barrow before he returned to Australia to work in football in Perth.
Lowe played for ten clubs during his career, which started on a part-time basis in 1981 with Hartlepool United, while he served an apprenticeship as a pipe-fitter and welder with ICI.
Lowe started his managerial career with Gateshead as joint manager with Matty Pearson.
He left Barrow to move to Australia where he is an assistant manager at Perth Glory.
He was born in Sedgefield, County Durham, and now lives in Perth, Australia.
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'''John "Jock" White''' (born Coatbridge, 27 August 1897, died 1986) was a Scottish footballer. He played for Albion Rovers and Heart of Midlothian in his native country and Leeds United in England. He also gained two caps for the Scotland national team. He is the only Albion Rovers player ever to be capped while on the club's books.
Jock was one of four brothers who played top-class football - Willie was a goalkeeper with Heart of Midlothian and Southampton, Thomas was with Motherwell and James with Alloa Athletic.
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'''Henry Anthony "Harry" Hood''' (born Glasgow, 3 October 1944) was a Scottish footballer.
Hood played for Celtic, for whom he scored a goal in the final of the 1970-71 Scottish Cup. His presence onto the field at Parkhead was often greeted with a 'Hari Krishna' chant. He currently holds the distinction as having been the last Celtic player to score a hat-trick against Celtic's city rivals Rangers.
Hood ended his playing career with Dumfries club, Queen of the South in season 1977-78. Hood played at Palmerston in the era of Allan Ball, Iain McChesney, Nobby Clark, Crawford Boyd and Jocky Dempster. Hood returned to manage Queens in the Summer of 1981 just after the club had been promoted to the middle of Scotland's then three divisions.
Hood retired and is now the owner of several pubs and clubs in the greater Glasgow area.
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}}'''Alexander Reid''' (2 March 1947-1998) was a Scottish footballer whose career as a midfielder extended from 1964 (Rangers) to 1977 (Ayr United).
A native of Glasgow, Alex Reid began his professional career with hometown club Rangers, but left after making only three league appearances at senior level. Joining Dundee United in 1968, Reid's performances against Newcastle United in the 1969 Fair Cup won him a somewhat-delayed move to Tyneside in 1971,
After retiring in 1977 due to injury, Reid moved to Canada
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'''Aron Einar Gunnarsson''' (born 22 April 1989) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays professionally for Coventry City in England. He can play either at right back or in his natural role as a centre midfielder.
Gunnarsson was born in Akureyri and he is the elder brother of fellow footballer Ivar Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson began his career with local side r Akureyri in 2005, before moving to the Netherlands with AZ in 2006. He made one full appearance for AZ in the 2007-08 season. He moved to English side Coventry City in June 2008 at the age of 19. He is renowned for his long throw, which is a remnant from his career as a youth playing handball. Gunnarsson scored his first goal for Coventry on 14 February 2009, in an FA Cup match against Blackburn Rovers with a volley from just outside the penalty area. Before the start of the 2009-10 season, Gunnarsson changed his squad number from 12 to 17 in order to mirror the squad number of his brother who plays handball in Iceland.
At the end of the 2008-09 season, Gunnarsson was named Coventry City's Player of the Season.
Gunnarsson made his international debut in Iceland's 2-0 friendly defeat against Belarus on 2 February 2008, in a match which came 8 days before his first team debut for AZ against NEC Nijmegen.
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'''William Thomas "Bill" Smith''' (born 9 April 1897, date of death unknown) was an English footballer.
During his amateur career, Smith played in 17 finals, and captained the Third Army team in Germany when he was stationed in Koblenz after the armistice during the First World War.
He joined York City in the Midland League in July 1922, where he scored the club's first goal in that competition.
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'''William Harris "Bill" Smith''' (23 March 1906 - 1979) was a Scottish footballer.
He played for Burnbank Athletic, Norwich City, Exeter City and Stenhousemuir.
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He also played for Stockport County and Crewe Alexandra. After sustaining a detached retina, he retired from football and trained to be a physiotherapist. He obtained his degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Salford in 1998 . He is now a qualified doctor and lives in Manchester. Wilkinson plays crown green bowls at County level and is a middle-distance runner.
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'''Franck Rolling''' (born August 23, 1968 in Colmar) is a French former football defender.
Rolling began his career as an attacking player at RC Strasbourg, making his debut in a game against Sporting Club Toulon on October 15 1988. However Rolling did not manage to carve out a regular first team place and so dropped down a division in 1992 to join Pau FC. He moved to Scotland with Ayr United F.C. in 1994 and was spotted there by Leicester City F.C. who brought him to England the following year for a fee of -100,000. Rolling found it hard to get a spot in the Foxes first team, particularly after their promotion to the Premier League. He departed Filbert Street in 1997 to join A.F.C. Bournemouth and made something of a name for himself at the club by scoring two goals in the two-leg Auto Windscreens Shield Southern Final, booking the club a place at the Wembley showpiece. He was an unused substitute for the final (1-2 defeat vs. Grimsby), after which his relationship with the manager had irretrievably broken down.
After his release from Bournemouth, Rolling was briefly on the books of Gillingham F.C. and Wycombe Wanderers F.C., before leaving England to try his luck with SK Vorwrts Steyr of Austria (who went into bankruptcy during the season) and Veria F.C. of Greece. He returned to France in 2001 to play for Jura Sud Lavans, retiring the following year.
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'''Stefan Schnoor''' (born April 24, 1971 in Neumnster) is a German football defender.
Schnoor made his name at Hamburger SV but left the club on a free transfer in 1998 to join Derby County F.C.. After two and a half years in England, scoring twice against Leicester City
As of February 2009, he is a player agent. His agency, Kick and Rush GmbH, represents, among others, Colin Kazim-Richards, Mathias Jrgensen, Marcus Tudgay, Giles Barnes, Christopher Poulsen and Wayne Routledge.
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'''Gary Richards''' (born 2 August 1963) is a former Welsh footballer.
Richards began his career with hometown club Swansea City, turning professional in August 1981. He made his first team debut at the end of the 1981-82 season in Swansea's 3-0 defeat at Aston Villa. He would appear 15 times the following season as Swansea suffered relegation from the First Division and would also feature in Swansea's 1983 Welsh Cup final success when the Swans defeated Wrexham 4-1. Richards was a regular the following season, appearing 34 times, but Swansea slipped to a second successive relegation. He reached only 16 appearances in the 1984-85 season, departing Swansea at the end of the season for a spell in Sweden with Jnkpings Sdra IF.
Returning to the Football League, Richards linked up with Lincoln City, making his debut in the 1-1 home draw with Bristol City on 6 November 1985. Following the sacking of Lincoln's manager John Pickering in December, Richards found himself out of favour with the new manager George Kerr and moved on to Cambridge United.
In July 1986 he moved on to Torquay United where a serious injury caused the end of his professional career. He moved into the non-league ranks and played for Newport County in their ill-fated 1988-89 season before enjoying spells with Llanelli, Saltash United, Stroud, Barry Town and Haverfordwest County.
He resides in Swansea where he has been employed as a postman.
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'''John 'Jocky' Simpson''' (25 December 1885 - 4 January 1959) was a Scottish/English footballer of the 1910s and 1920s. He played throughout most of his career at Outside Right, though was occasionally used as an emergency Centre-forward. Although born in Pendleton, Lancashire, this was because his Father and Mother had moved south for employment. By the time he was three years old the family had returned to their native Laurieston, just outside Falkirk, where John spent his formative years.
John's footballing career began with local junior sides Laurieston Villa and Grange Rovers, where he began to attract the interest of the senior teams. After a trial with Rangers, he signed for Falkirk in 1905. He made his debut in the then traditional end of season charity matches.
During the period up to 1910 John scored 102 League goals and 8 Scottish Cup goals for Falkirk. Although regarded as the best Outside Right in Scotland, his international career was hampered as the SFA refused to pick a player born outside of Scotland, and the FA could not accept a player good enough for their team would play outside of England.
In 1910, Jock moved to Blackburn Rovers. In the week before his transfer he was selected to play in the English FA's Annual Trial match for the 'Stripes' against the 'Whites', making him the first Scotland based footballer to play in a representative match for England. He went on to make eight appearances for England.
During the First World War Jock returned to play for the his local side from 1916/17 to 1918/19 adding another 13 League goals to his tally. When footballing normalcy arrived he returned to Blackburn, but by this time a leg injury was severely curtailing his appearances, and he was released in 1921-22.
Jock attempted to make a return for Falkirk, but it seemed his senior career was over, although he made the odd appearance for Falkirk Amateurs in the Scottish Qualifying Cup and Stirlingshire Cup. After finishing his senior football career, Jock took charge of the Horse Shoe Inn, a pub on Falkirk High Street, and continued to play for Falkirk Orient in the Falkirk District Wednesday Afternoon Shopworkers League. John Simpson died at Falkirk Infirmary on 4 January 1959, and was buried in Falkirk Cemetery. His son briefly played for St. Johnstone.
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'''John Roe''' (7 January 1938-1996) was a Scottish footballer whose career as a full-back extended from 1959 (Berwick Rangers) to 1964 (St Johnstone).
A native of Broxburn, John Roe began his career as a trialist for Berwick Rangers, playing once in the 1957-58 season before moving south to Colchester United. The full-back played just twice for them before returning to Scotland, joining Dundee United in 1960. Despite staying at Tannadice for three seasons, Roe played in only eight league matches and made the short journey to Perth to join St Johnstone. Here, Roe played eleven league games during the 1963-64 season before retiring from football to join the police force.
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'''William Sturrock Maxwell''' (21 September 1876 - 14 July 1940) was a Scottish professional footballer. Born in Arbroath, he played for hometown club Arbroath F.C., Dundee, Heart of Midlothian, Stoke City, Sunderland, Third Lanark and Bristol City. He also gained one cap for the Scotland national team.
Maxwell Almost signed for Stoke in the summer of 1894. Maxwell was a solicitor's Clerk in Dundee and he wanted the security of a similar position in Stoke-On-Trent. It took a year before he signed for Stoke in the summer 1895. He was 18 at the time and was a great prospect. For six seasons the was a prolific goalscorer for Stoke he also gained a Scotland cap. Stoke, however had financial problems and had to sell Maxwell to Third Lanark for -250 in 1901. Maxwell went on to Sunderland and Bristol City where he continued his career. Maxwell retired in 1909 and moved to Belgium to move in to management.
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'''Mame Biram Diouf''' (born 16 December 1987) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.
Born in Dakar, Senegal, Diouf began his career with Diaraf. In January 2007, he joined Norwegian club Molde, having trained with them in March 2006. He expressed his happiness at joining fellow countrymen Pape Pate Diouf (still playing for a contract with Molde at that time) and Madiou Konate at the club. In summer 2009, Diouf's younger brother, Mame Mbar Diouf, also signed with Molde.
In August 2008, he was linked with Brann, Arsenal, Feyenoord, Groningen, West Bromwich Albion and Red Bull Salzburg. In a 5-2 win over Brann on 12 July 2009, Diouf scored a hat-trick in the first nine minutes of the game, and added the fourth goal in the 27th minute.
In May 2009, he received interest from several senior clubs and on 17 July 2009, Molde and Manchester United announced that a transfer had been agreed for the player. Diouf was loaned back to Molde for the remainder of the 2009 season, before joining his new team-mates in Manchester in January 2010. "We signed a young player yesterday from Norway, who we've been looking at for two years," United manager Alex Ferguson said. "We weren't intending on signing anyone else after last week - we feel we have a full squad - but the situation accelerated to a point where other clubs started to make bids, so we had to decide whether we acted or didn't act. We decided to act and he'll be the last person we sign." The former United forward Ole Gunnar Solskjaer played for Molde before moving to Old Trafford, where he is now the reserve team manager. When Norwegian newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad spoke to Diouf about the shock move, he said "playing for Manchester has always been a dream of mine ever since I was a small boy, I hope that when I move in January, I will have a big impact, I am confident of playing very well".
On 23 December 2009, Diouf was granted a work permit making him available to play for Manchester United once the transfer window opens in January. After becoming eligible to play for Manchester United on 7 January 2010, Diouf was registered with the number 32 shirt most recently worn by Carlos Tvez, and made his debut in a league match away to Birmingham City two days later; with the scores level at 1-1, Diouf came off the bench for Paul Scholes in the 81st minute, but he was unable to help break the deadlock and the match finished as a draw.
Diouf made his home debut for United in a 3-0 win over Burnley on 16 January 2010, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Wayne Rooney. In stoppage time at the end of the game, Diouf scored his first goal for United; after being played in by Antonio Valencia, he looped a header over Burnley goalkeeper Brian Jensen and celebrated with a flip in front of the Stretford End before pointing to the name on the back of his shirt.
Diouf won his first cap for Senegal in a 2-1 friendly win over Congo DR in Blois, France. He started the match and was substituted after 70 minutes.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 19 January 2010
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'''Lloyd Saxton''' is currently the reserve and youth team goalkeeper of Plymouth Argyle.
Having progressed through the clubs Centre of Excellence, Saxton came into contention for Argyle's game at then league leaders Bristol City in March 2008 when first-team goalkeepers Luke McCormick (suspended) and Romain Larrieu (illness) were unavailable, but missed out when Robert Douglas was signed on a one-week emergency loan.
On 5 August, Saxton played 90 minutes for Argyle in a pre-season match versus Swindon. Swindon won the match 3-0.
Saxton also appeared on the bench for Plymouth in a 3rd Round FA Cup Tie against Arsenal.
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'''Philip "Phil" Bratley''' was a footballer who played for Rawmarsh, Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley,
Phil Bratley started his footballing career with his local amateur side Rawmarsh F.C. before transferring to Doncaster Rovers. He then moved closer to home when he joined Rotherham Town and then moved to the more successful Rotherham County. In 1912 he joined Barnsley as a replacement for Tommy Boyle who had been sold to Burnley
Bratley almost scored in the replay; Barnsley had forced a corner and Bratley headed the ball towards the line, only a jumping save at the edge of the goal by Pearson the WBA goalkeeper prevented a goal.
He left Barnsley in late 1914 and transferred to Liverpool.
His great grand-daughter is Linda Mee, of Nottingham, England.
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'''Wilf Bartrop''' (22 November 1887 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire; died 7 November 1918) Was a professional footballer, who played as a Forward for several English sides prior to the First World War. He was killed in action, days before the end of the war.
He started his career at home side Worksop
At the end of the 1913-1914 season he transferred to Liverpool who he played a total of 3 games for before his career was interrupted by the First World War
A biography of Wilfred Bartrop, entitled 'Swifter than the Arrow', was published in December 2008
His FA Cup winners medal was sold in 2008 for -14400 - more than twice its estimate price.
He joined the Royal Field Artillery as a Gunner in a Trench Mortar Battery. He was serving in Belgium when he was killed on the 7th of November 1918.
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'''Julian Broddle''' (born 1 November 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back.
Broddle began his professional career with Sheffield United and won promotion with the club in 1981-82, although played just once for the first team. In 1983, he moved to Scunthorpe United, where he would become one of Scunthorpe's top 25 scorers of all time over a four year period.
Broddle moved to Kirkcaldy with Raith Rovers in July 1993 and started the most successful period of his career. In his three years with Rovers, Broddle suffered relegation from the Premier Division but won the resulting First Division, with a League Cup win in between. Broddle was also part of Raith's only season in Europe. After being released at the end of Raith's second Premier Division relegation in three years, Broddle had a short spell with East Fife, before spending the remainder of the season, and his career, at Ross County. Broddle's affinity with Raith was demonstrated in 2005 when he put his name forward to help during Raith's financial struggle.
Broddle retired in 1997 after having played 399 league matches during his career. He became a policeman, and was put forward for commendation in December 2001 after saving the life of a teenage girl.
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'''Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Nwadike''' (born 9 August 1978 in Camberwell, England) is an English footballer of Nigerian descent, who plays for Eastwood Town in the Blue Square North league.
He began his career at Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1996 before moving on to League Two outfit Shrewsbury Town. From 2003 to 2007 he played for Blue Square North side Alfreton and was the teams captain and longest serving player. In the summer of 2007 he joined Worcester City. He scored twice in his second appearance in Worcester's 4-2 victory over rivals Hinckley United and is the 2007/08 seasons top scorer with eight goals from midfield.
On the 29th May AFC Telford United confirmed that Nwadike had been released and he subsequently joined Eastwood Town.
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'''Daniel "Dani" Parejo Muoz''' (born 16 April 1989 in Coslada, Madrid) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Getafe CF, as a central midfielder.
A product of Real Madrid's youth academy, which he joined at 14, Parejo was called on several occasions by then first-team coach Bernd Schuster to train with the seniors. During 2006-07, he played four matches for Real Madrid Castilla, in ''Segunda Divisin''.
On 4 August 2008, Parejo signed a one-year deal with English Championship side Queens Park Rangers, and made his club debut five days later, coming off the bench in the 2-1 victory over Barnsley FC at Loftus Road, totalling 18 first-team appearances.
On December 17, 2008, Real Madrid officially recalled Parejo from his loan effective January 1, 2009, after first-team midfielders Rubn de la Red and Mahamadou Diarra were both out for the season, with various physical problems. Parejo was given the squad number 17, which had previously been assigned to striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was also out for the remainder of the campaign due to a serious injury.
He appeared little during the season, his first match being the 4-0 win at Sporting de Gijn on February 15, as he replaced Sergio Ramos for the final ten minutes. In July 2009, as Esteban Granero was re-bought from Getafe CF, Parejo went in the opposite direction, with Real, as in Granero's case, having a similar option.
Parejo was named in the under-19 18-man squad for the 2007 European Championship held in Austria; he scored the final winner against Greece (1-0).
The following year, he was "upgraded" to the U21-s, appearing in several qualification matches for the 2009 European Championship.
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'''Steven Robert "Steve" Fleetwood''' (born 27 February 1962 in Sheffield, England) is an English former footballer and manager.
Fleetwood started his career with Rotherham United in February 1980 on professional terms after being an apprentice at the club. He played under Ian Porterfield and was his first professional signing as a manager. He played as a professional until 1984 when he broke his leg which led to his retirement.
He made another appearance in 1987 against Wigan Athletic but due to previous injury could not sign another professional contract,having failed the medical.
He was appointed as manager of Maltby before the start of the 1998-99 season, but resigned at the end of the season due to work commitments.
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'''Jason Rowbotham''' (born January 3, 1969) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a left back.
Rowbotham began his professional career in 1987 with Plymouth Argyle, spending five years at Home Park. In 1992, a move to Shrewsbury Town yielded no appearances and Rowbotham quickly moved on, to Hereford. After just five appearanes, Rowbotham headed north to Kirkcaldy with Raith Rovers in July 1993 and started the most successful period of his career. In his three years with Rovers, Rowbotham suffered relegation from the Premier Division but won the resulting First Division, with a League Cup win in between. Rowbotham was also part of Raith's only season in Europe. Shortly after Rovers' First Division win, Rowbotham moved back to England with Wycombe in a -40,000 deal. In his two years at Adams Park, Rowbotham featured in over thirty matches and after a loan spell with first club Plymouth, returned to the club for a second permanent spell in 1997. Following his release in 2000, Rowbotham played a handful of matches for Torquay United on a non-contract basis
-DOCSTART-	16177167
'''Shaun Lee Goodwin''' (born 14 June 1969 in Rotherham, England) is an English former footballer and manager.
Goodwin started his career with Rotherham United in July 1987.
He was appointed as Maltby Main's manager in 2002 and left the club in January 2005.
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'''Hugh Morgan''' (born September, 1869 in Lanarkshire) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Liverpool from 1898 to 1900. Morgan was top scorer for Liverpool during the 1898-99 season. 1899-1900 proved to be his final year at Anfield and he finished his Liverpool career with 18 goals from 68 league and cup appearances.
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'''Jimmy Walsh''' (born May 15, 1901 in Stockport) was a footballer who played for Liverpool from 1923 to 1928. He was Liverpool's top scorer during the 1923-24 with 19 goals in all competitions.
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'''Jimmy Smith''' (born March 12, 1902 in Old Kilpatrick) was a footballer who played for Liverpool from 1929 to 1931.
Smith scored 66 goals in only 38 appearances with Ayr United, a British record to date.
He was Liverpool's top scorer during the 1929-30 season, scoring 23 goals in all competitions.
-DOCSTART-	16179069
'''Samuel "Sammy" Smyth''' (born February 25, 1925) was a footballer who played for Liverpool from 1953 to 1954. Smyth was Liverpool's top scorer during the 1953-54 season, scoring 13 goals in all competitions. He helped Wolves win the FA Cup in 1949, scoring a goal in the final itself. He was born in Belfast.
-DOCSTART-	16187595
'''Joshua Neil "Josh" Law''' (born 19 August 1989 in Nottingham)
Law, the son of former Chesterfield manager Nicky Law and brother of fellow professional footballer, also called Nicky,
-DOCSTART-	16190208
'''Adrian Whitbread''' (born 22 October 1971 in Epping, Essex) is a former professional footballer. He played for Leyton Orient, Swindon Town, West Ham United, Portsmouth and Reading before retiring from playing due to a persistent knee injury. He moved into coaching and worked at Barnet, Brentford, MK Dons and Leicester City.
Whitbread began his professional career as a trainee with Leyton Orient in 1989.
Whitbread's first-team opportunities at West Ham were limited and he made only 14 league and cup appearances.
Whitbread signed a two-year contract with Reading in July 2001. He made 18 league and cup appearances before a knee injury sustained in training in December 2001 ruled him out of the rest of the 2001-02 season.
After retiring, Whitbread joined Barnet in June 2003 as first-team coach, assisting Martin Allen. He later worked as assistant manager at Brentford, MK Dons, and Leicester City, all under Allen.
-DOCSTART-	16192873
'''Shawn Beveney''' (born 27 March 1982 in Guyana) is a footballer from Guyana who plays for the Guyana national football team, and Godalming Town. He plays left or central midfield for his country but plays as a striker at club level.
Beveney has captained Guyana 19 times. He is currently on a free transfer after non-contract stints with Lewes and Dulwich Hamlet. He has recently been granted a full British Work Permit.
Beveney was voted in the best 5 players playing non-league football in March 2008 by leading non-league journalists.
Beveney returned from international duty on 25 June 2008 after a man of the match performance in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago.
Beveney made his competitive debut for Cray Wanderers in their 4-0 Kent Senior Cup defeat to Ebbsfleet United, and scored on his league debut against Godalming Town.
After a medial ligament injury, Beveney was named to the bench on December 27, against Kingstonian, but did not play. He finally made his return off the bench at home to Dulwich Hamlet, but after the serious injury, Shawn was released by the club.
Shawn moving to Ashford Town once fully fit. Shawn scored a hat-trick on his starting debut.
Shawn attracted the attention of a number of Conference National Clubs during Pre-Season training and had been on trial with League Two side Macclesfield Town, playing in a pre-season match against Buxton.
Shawn returned to Cray Wanderers in October 2009 for their first ever season in the Isthmian League Premier Division.
December 2009 - Moved to Maldon Town FC who play in the Ryman Division One North and is currently with the Guyans National squad at the African Cup of Nations Tournament
-DOCSTART-	16193321
'''Wayne Ward''' (born 28 April 1964 in Colchester, England) is an English former footballer, and current manager of Wivenhoe Town.
Ward started his career with Colchester United in May 1982.
-DOCSTART-	16193818
'''Brian Jackson''' (2 February 1936 - 1992) was an English footballer.
Jackson played for Maltby Main, Rotherham United and Barnsley.
-DOCSTART-	16194047
'''Thomas Joseph "Tom" McGoldrick''' (born 20 September 1929 in Doncaster, England) is an English former footballer.
McGoldrick played for Maltby Main, Rotherham United and Chesterfield.
-DOCSTART-	16194464
'''Ian Spencer Wardle''' (born 27 March 1970 in Doncaster, England) is an English former footballer.
Wardle was signed for Barnsley from schoolboy forms by former Manager Allan Clarke in 1986.
-DOCSTART-	16194689
'''Richard Leonard "Dick" Habbin''' (born 6 January 1949 in Cambridge, England) is an English former footballer and manager.
Habbin joined Reading in March 1969 from non-league side Cambridge United.
He became player-manager of Maltby Miners Welfare in 1979.
-DOCSTART-	16196544
'''Jack Christian Rodwell''' (born 11 March 1991 in Southport, England) is an English footballer currently playing for Everton. Primarily a defensive midfielder, Rodwell has represented his country at Under-16, Under-17, Under-19 and Under 21 levels.
Rodwell joined as a child, making his Under-18s debut at 14 and his debut for Everton's reserve team at the age of 15. Rodwell then broke a record on his senior debut becoming the youngest player to represent Everton in Europe when he came on as a substitute against Dutch team AZ at the age of 16 years and 284 days.
In March 2008, he appeared as a substitute on his Premier League debut - before also featuring as a replacement in the final game of the season, replacing Tim Cahill in a 1-0 victory over Sunderland, and signed his first professional contract with Everton on 17 March 2008. He made his first professional start against Blackburn Rovers on 16 August 2008, playing the full 90 minutes. Rodwell scored his first senior goal for Everton in the FA Cup against in February 2009. That same month, he signed a 5-year contract with Everton, which expires in 2014.
At the beginning of the 2009-10 season, Rodwell earned his first start in European competition in a Europa League game against Czech football club SK Sigma Olomouc. Rodwell marked the occasion by scoring two long-range goals, helping Everton to a 4-0 win.
Although Rodwell has been primarily deployed as a defensive midfielder, he is regarded as having the potential to become a top centre back in the future.
In December 2006, Rodwell captained the England Under-16 side to Victory Shield glory, following a 2-1 victory over Scotland. Four months later he struck the first winning goal at Wembley Stadium for England in a 1-0 win over Spain. On 25 March 2008, Rodwell scored England U17's only goal as they drew 1-1 with France in a 2008 UEFA European U17 Football Championship qualifier.
In March 2009, Rodwell was called up to the England U21 squad. He earned his first U21 cap against France and scored his first goal for the squad on 8 June 2009 against Azerbaijan.
Rodwell is the nephew of the former Blackpool winger Tony Rodwell.
-DOCSTART-	16197065
'''Charles "Chippy" Simmons''' (9 September 1878 - 12 December 1937) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Simmons was born in West Bromwich and turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in April 1898. On 3 September 1900 Simmons became the first Albion player to score at The Hawthorns, when he equalised Derby County player Steve Bloomer's goal in a 1-1 draw. He moved to West Ham United for -700 in July 1904, but returned to Albion for -600 just ten months later. He joined Chesterfield Town in March 1907 and went on to play for Wellington Town and Canadian side Royal Rovers. He died in Wednesbury in 1937.
-DOCSTART-	16198847
'''John Russell Linford''' (born 6 December 1957 in Norwich) is a retired English footballer who played in England for Gorleston, Ipswich Town, Colchester United, Southend United and Birmingham City, in the Netherlands for Fortuna Sittard, NAC Breda, FC Utrecht, Go Ahead Eagles, FC Dordrecht and ADO Den Haag, and in Switzerland for FC Zrich.
-DOCSTART-	16200922
'''Ronnie Coyle''' (born 4 August 1964) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Coyle began his professional career as a youngster with Celtic. After just two appearances and a loan period with Clyde, Coyle had a brief spell with Middlesbrough before moving to Rochdale. After a year with ''The Dale'', Coyle moved to Kirkcaldy with Raith Rovers in 1988. In his eight years with Rovers, Coyle won two First Division titles and a League Cup, also playing in Raith's only season in Europe. After helping Rovers secure a mid-table finish in the Premier Division, Coyle moved on to Ayr United, where he spent a season before similar spells with Albion Rovers and East Fife. Coyle finished his career with Queen's Park.
Coyle - who moved out of football and now works in sales and marketing in his hometown Glasgow - was part of a number of former Raith players who lent his weight to the 'Reclaim the Rovers' campaign, taking part in a fundraising walk in the summer of 2005.
In April 2009 Coyle was diagnosed with a form of leukemia which has seen him admitted to the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.
-DOCSTART-	16210309
'''Joseph Leslie Smith''' (24 December 1927 - 8 March 2008) was an English footballer who represented both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa.
Smith began his professional career with Wolves, making his senior debut in April 1947. He was part of the squad that won the league title in 1953/54, although managing only four appearances during the campaign.
He became a regular starter in the following season, replacing the injured Jimmy Mullen as the club finished as runners-up. However, he found himself largely out of contention upon Mullen's return and so moved to Aston Villa in February 1956 for -25,000.
Smith played for Aston Villa in the 1957 FA Cup Final against Manchester United's Busby Babes, where Villa won the game 2-1 to lift the cup. However his career was cut short after an achilles injury forced him into retirement in 1960. In total, he made 130 appearances, scoring 27 goals for Villa. He ran a building firm called L.A.Smith Master Builders
Smith died on 8 March 2008, after suffering for many years from throat and bowel cancer. He is survived by his wife Lynne and son Nigel.
-DOCSTART-	16212276
'''Derek Showers''' (born 28 January 1953 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. During his career he picked up the nickname "Nookie Bear" due to his resemblance to Roger DeCourcey who operated the puppet bear.
Showers began his career at Cardiff City whom he joined at the age of 15 after being spotted on a coaching course by John Charles, Colin Baker and Bobby Ferguson. He was a prolific scorer for the youth teams at Cardiff and as such he was fast tracked into the first team at the age of 17 due to the recent sale of John Toshack. He made his debut in December 1970 in a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Oxford United.
Due to his young age Showers struggled in the competitive nature of the game but was always credited with giving 100 percent for the team. But after Cardiff started to slide down the table in future years he came under scrutiny from fans at Ninian Park and was sold not long after to Bournemouth. He managed to rediscover his goalscoring touch there in his two years before he moved to nearby Portsmouth. He made his debut as a substitute against Wigan Athletic in February 1979 and scored his first goal for the club a month later with a late winner against Torquay United. At the start of his only full season at Portsmouth he suffered a serious injury while playing against Stockport County which ended his season but the club managed to scrape a promotion to Division Three.
He began the following season on the Portsmouth bench only making occasional appearances but he still managed to come of the bench to score against Liverpool at Anfield on 28 October 1980 during a 4-1 defeat. The following month Portsmouth crashed to a 3-0 defeat at Colchester United and Showers was sold to Hereford United. After leaving Hereford he had spells playing non-league football for Dorchester Town and Barry Town before retiring. He later became involved with the Cardiff City youth programme before going to work for the Royal Mail.
During his career Showers won two caps for Wales, including coming on as a substitute at Wembley during a 2-2 draw with England in 1975.
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Ben Bowditch now plays for Bishops Stortford FC]].
His previous clubs include Tottenham Hotspur, Colchester United, Akademisk Boldklub and Barnet F.C.. He has also captained his country at U18 level, and represented at U19 and U21.
His younger brother Dean plays for Ipswich Town.
-DOCSTART-	16217352
'''Terence "Terry" Lees''' (born 30 June 1952) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City, Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Birmingham City, Newport County and Scunthorpe United,
Lees was born in Stoke-on-Trent, and joined local club Stoke City as an apprentice in 1968, turning professional in July 1969.
On his return to England, Port Vale paid local rivals Stoke City -3,000 for his services in August 1975. He played 47 games over all competitions for ''the Valiants'', which made him one of the few players to have played for all three local clubs (Stoke, Vale and Crewe). In August 1976 he was sold on to Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam for -25,000.
In July 1979 he returned to the English Midlands and signed for Birmingham City.
After an interlude in Hong Kong playing for Morning Star, Lees resumed his career in Dutch football with DS'79.
After a trial with Blackpool, he later played for Stafford Rangers and finished his Football League career with Scunthorpe United,
Lees managed non-league clubs in the Staffordshire area after retiring as a player. He took charge at Hanley Town and Kidsgrove Athletic and was assistant manager of Meir K.A. before becoming manager of Ball Haye Green.
-DOCSTART-	16217403
'''Lee Matthew Baddeley''' (born 12 July, 1974 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer.
Baddeley began his career at his hometown club Cardiff City as a YTS trainee, making his debut on the opening day of the 1991-92 season when he replaced Gareth Abraham against Lincoln City. He eventually managed to establish himself in the side during the 1993-94 season and scored his only goal for the Bluebirds against Brighton in November 1994. After again falling down the pecking order at Ninian Park he decided to leave the club and moved to Exeter City in February 1997. However his time at the club was blighted by a persistent hamstring injury which meant he struggled to retain fitness. He was eventually forced to retire from injury in 1999 and despite an attempted comeback in 2000 he eventually finished his career after a spell at Merthyr Tydfil.
Following his retirement, Baddeley took a job as a trainee greenkeeper at a golf course in Exeter and obtained a National Diploma in leisure studies.
-DOCSTART-	16222056
'''Andrew Dean "Andy" Morris''' (born 17 November 1967) is a retired footballer. He currently works as Chesterfield's Football in the Community Officer, having replaced Nicky Law in summer 2000. He played his last competitive football for Hucknall Town.
He was nicknamed "Bruno" by Chesterfield fans for an alleged resemblance to the British boxer, Frank Bruno.
He is most fondly remembered at Saltergate, where urban legend states he arrived from Rotherham for a fee of -500 and a bag of footballs. In the 1996-97 season, Morris was part of Chesterfield's historic FA Cup semi finalists - scoring the first goal in the semi final at Old Trafford against Middlesbrough, and winning a penalty for the second.
The following season, Andy Morris was granted a testimonial match versus Nottingham Forest. Due to persistent injury problems, he left Saltergate shortly after and negotiated a contract with Rochdale
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'''Peter Hetherston''' (born 6 November 1964) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Hetherston played over 350 league matches during his seventeen-year playing career, appearing for eight different clubs. Hetherston was appointed as manager of Raith Rovers in 1999, spending two years with Rovers before resigning in December 2001.
In May 2002, Hetherston was appointed manager of Albion Rovers,
Hetherston - who is now a publican - was one of a number of players who featured in the 2001 film A Shot at Glory, starring Robert Duvall and Michael Keaton.
Peter's younger brother, Brian, was also a talented midfielder. During his career he played for St Mirren and Raith Rovers as well as representing Scotland at Under-21 level. In 1997 he was diagnosed with epilepsy but managed to continue with his career. Sadly he died at his home in Coatbridge, Scotland on March 4, 2006 from a suspected epileptic fit. He was 29 years old.
-DOCSTART-	16226081
'''Michael Paul "Mike" Ford''' (born 9 February 1966 in Bristol) is a former English professional footballer. His father Tony Ford was also a professional footballer.
Ford began his career at Leicester City where he became a full-time professional at the age of eighteen. He was released by the club without making an appearance and moved to non-league side Devizes Town but he was signed a few months later by Cardiff City and quickly made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Leeds United. A mainstay in the side Ford played in numerous positions for Cardiff in defence and midfield and helped them to promotion in his final year at the club. He signed for Oxford United in 1988 and was eventually made club captain. He spent ten years at the Manor Ground before being released in 1998 and being taken back to Ninian Park by Frank Burrows, who handed the captaincy and he again helped Cardiff to promotion.
During the 1999-2000 season he developed a problem with a disc in his back and was forced to retire. After his retirement he was appointed as youth team manager at Oxford and was called back into action for the team in 2000 when the team faced an injury crisis, making one appearance against Bristol City. Ford also took over as caretaker manager on two separate occasions for Oxford when they were between managers and was working as assistant manager at the club when he was fired in 2003, a decision which caused outrage among Oxford fans. After he was sacked Ford had a spell playing for non-league side Thame United.
Ford is now working as a football coach at the North Oxfordshire Academy teaching 16-21 year old's football skills and theory at the Academy sixth form.
category:Leicester City F.C. players
-DOCSTART-	16226736
'''Thomas William Glidden''' (20 July 1902 - 10 July 1974) was an English footballer who played at outside-right. He captained West Bromwich Albion to victory in the 1931 FA Cup Final, with the team also winning promotion to Division One in the same season.
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'''Rob McKinnon''' (born 31 July 1966) is a retired Scottish footballer who played in England for Newcastle United, Hartlepool United, Manchester United and Carlisle United, in Scotland for Motherwell, Hearts and Clydebank, and in the Netherlands for Twente. He was capped three times by Scotland.
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'''Joseph Henry Carter''' (27 July 1899 - 7 January 1977) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward. He won three England caps, scoring four goals. Carter won an FA Cup winner's medal with West Bromwich Albion in 1931, also helping the team win promotion to Division One in the same season. In September 1931 he became the first ever Albion player to be sent off at The Hawthorns.
-DOCSTART-	16234851
'''George Lillycrop''' (7 December 1886 in Gosport, Hampshire) was a professional footballer, who played as a centre forward for several English sides prior to and just after the First World War.
He started his career in the North East of England playing for teams in the North Eastern League before transferring to Barnsley sometime prior to 1910
. He played in both FA Cup finals that Barnsley reached in 1910 and 1912.
Given his key role in the qualifying rounds he doesn't feature much in the match day reports
In July 1913 he transferred to Bolton for -1300. He played a total of 52 games, scoring 32 goals. Bolton reached the FA cup semi-finals in 1915 where they were defeated by Sheffield United captained by George Utley his fellow wing half from Barnsley. After the war he returned to the North East playing for South Shields.
After the end of his playing career he took up coaching. He worked for South Shields, Gateshead and Crewe Alexandria
''In some references he is referred to as George Lillecrop''
-DOCSTART-	16238451
'''Floyd Anthony Streete''' (born 5 May 1959 in Jamaica) is a retired English football player who played for a number of clubs in England, including Cambridge United, Derby County, Wolves, Reading and Leighton Town, as well as for FC Utrecht and SC Cambuur in the Netherlands.
He is a currently a successful business developer, but is still involved with football and has contributed to several clubs in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He married the Swedish socialite Catrin Sander and resides in Bermuda.
-DOCSTART-	16241435
'''Eric McMordie''' (full name Alexander S. McMordie), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 12 August 1946 is a former professional footballer. McMordie was an attacking midfielder or inside forward whose career lasted from 1965 to 1978. He played for Middlesbrough, York City and Hartlepool United making a total of 339 league appearance, scoring 32 goals. He also represented the Northern Ireland national football team on 21 occasions.
McMordie was spotted by Manchester United playing as a junior in Belfast and was invited for a two week trial at Old Trafford in July 1961. He travelled to Manchester with George Best, however, both players became homesick and soon returned to Belfast, Best was soon persuaded to return by Matt Busby while McMordie stayed at home. On leaving school he worked as a plasterer and played football for the east Belfast part time side Dundela F.C..
After showing good form for Dundela, McMordie was signed by Middlesbrough in September 1964 as an eighteen year old. He made his debut in September 1965 against Plymouth Argyle and scored his first goal against Rotherham United two weeks later. McMordie was a first team regular at Boro for eight seasons, playing 241 games and scoring 22 goals. During his time with Middleborough, McMordie represented Northern Ireland on 21 occasions between 1968 and 1972, scoring three goals.
The team narrowly missed out on promotion to the top flight on several occasions. The arrival of Graeme Souness for the 1972-73 season severely restricted McMordie-s first team appearances, Middlesbrough won promotion to Division one in 1973-74, however McMordie was not a member of the side, with new manager Jack Charlton preferring Souness, Bobby Murdoch and David Armstrong in midfield.
During the following 1974-75 season McMordie was loaned out to Second Division Sheffield Wednesday for two months (mid October to mid December). During his time at Sheffield he played nine games and scored six goals in a struggling Wednesday side who were relegated to Division Three at the end of the season. Those six goals made McMordie Wednesday-s top scorer that season and included two goals in a 3-3 away draw with Notts County, a match made memorable by County-s Ian Scanlon scoring a hat-trick in 165 seconds. At the end of the loan spell, McMordie could not agree terms for a full transfer to Wednesday and returned to Middlesbrough.
McMordie signed for York City for the 1975-76 season, the team were relegated to Division Three in his first season and he was sold midway through his second season after making 42 league appearances and scoring two goals. He signed for Hartlepool United in December 1976, making 47 league appearances before deciding to retire early in the 1978-79 season, shortly after his 32nd birthday.
-DOCSTART-	16243258
He began his career at Lecce, and played in the Serie A with Torino, Cremonese and Perugia Calcio, and also played in England for Nottingham Forest. Other clubs he played for include Nola, Taranto, Arezzo, Fidelis Andria, Venezia, Palermo and Ancona.
-DOCSTART-	16243619
During his career he played for clubs including Parma, Perugia and Nottingham Forest. He also represented Italy at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
-DOCSTART-	16247974
'''Leslie Jenkin Jones''' (1 July 1911 - January 1981) is a former Welsh professional footballer
Born in Aberdare, as a youngster Jones began his career at his local side Aberdare Athletic, while also working at his fathers butchers shop, before signing for Cardiff City in 1929, He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat during a South Wales derby against Swansea Town. Despite Cardiff struggling and falling down the league during his time there he scored 31 goals in 142 league games. He eventually moved to Coventry City in January 1934 and went on to score 27 goals in his first full season for the club, which earnt him the first of his eleven caps for Wales. His impressive scoring record at Highfield Road - seventy goals in 138 games - meant Jones attracted interest from various clubs and Coventry managed to resist a -7,000 offer from Tottenham Hotspur but couldn't resist an even higher offer from Arsenal in 1937.
Jones made his Arsenal debut against Grimsby Town on 6 November 1937, scoring in a 2-1 defeat, and he helped the club to a league title in the 1937-38 season; Jones played as a withdrawn inside forward for Arsenal and consequently scored fewer goals - just three in 31 appearances that season. He won a Charity Shield medal the following season but his career at Arsenal was limited due to the outbreak of World War II.
During the war he served in the Royal Air Force but still found time to play 71 wartime games and five wartime internationals for Wales. By the time the war ended, he was 35 and his final game for Arsenal was against West Ham United in the FA Cup on 9 January 1946. In total he played 50 times for the club, scoring three goals. In June 1940, he was one of five Arsenal players who guested for Southampton in a victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.
He was released by Arsenal on a free transfer in 1946 and joined Swansea Town as a player-coach. His stay at the Vetch Field was short and he left to take over as player-manager at non-league side Barry Town before returning to the Football League with his final club, Brighton & Hove Albion, before retiring.
In June 1950 he was appointed manager of Scunthorpe United, becoming the clubs first Football League manager and guided them to a twelfth place finish in their first season in the League. Towards the end of the season his relationship with the board detioriated and he resigned at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	16250454
'''Bud Brocken''' (born 12 September 1957 in Tilburg) is a retired Dutch football player who played for Willem II, FC Groningen and FC Den Bosch in the Netherlands, as well as with Birmingham City in England. He also won five caps for the Dutch national side.
-DOCSTART-	16251533
'''Tommy Robson''' (born 31 July 1944 in Gateshead, England) is a former English footballer who played as a left winger.
Robson began his career with Northampton Town before moving on to Chelsea and then Newcastle United. He would gain renown for a good scoring rate for a winger. In 1968, he joined Peterborough United. Robson served the club for 13 years before leaving League football for Nuneaton Borough On 4 October 2008, Robson was the first ever inductee to the Peterborough United hall of fame.
-DOCSTART-	16251757
'''David McLean''' (born November 24, 1957 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is an English footballer who played as a central midfielder.
He started his career with hometown club Newcastle United but found opportunities limited. McLean moved on to Carlisle United but established himself as a regular when he signed for Darlington in 1979.
McLean enjoyed a successful seven-year stay at Darlington. A key player in midfield, he helped the side win promotion under Cyril Knowles in 1985. He moved on to Scunthorpe United in 1986, and later joined Whitley Bay. In 2003, he was voted as part of Darlington's all-time XI to coincide with the club's departure from Feethams.
-DOCSTART-	16253502
'''George McKinley Cassidy McCluskey''' (born 19 September 1957) is a Scottish former association football player for clubs including Celtic and Leeds United. He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Premier Division in the 1981-82 season.
-DOCSTART-	16253872
His son was killed during patrollment in Germany during World War II, leaving behind a 2 year old son and an unborn son
-DOCSTART-	16256481
'''James Edward Travers''' (4 November 1888 - 31 August 1946), known as '''George Travers''', was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward or centre forward. He made 164 appearances in the Football League, representing a number of clubs prior to and just after the First World War.
Travers was born in Newtown, Birmingham, and attended Birchfield Road School in nearby Aston. He began his football career with local teams Bilston United and Rowley United before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1906. He made no league appearances for the club before moving on to Birmingham, where he spent eighteen months and played only twice for the first team. Transferred to Aston Villa in a part-exchange deal involving Jack Wilcox, he marked his debut in December 1908 with a hat-trick, but played only three more league games, leaving for Queens Park Rangers, then a Southern League club, at the end of the 1908-09 season. A year in London preceded six months with Leicester Fosse before a more long-lasting move, to Barnsley of the Second Division, in January 1911.
Travers played in the 1912 FA Cup Final, in which Barnsley beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in extra time in the replay, after the first game had ended goalless.
Travers died in Smethwick, Staffordshire, in 1946 at the age of 57.
-DOCSTART-	16260279
'''Marcus Andreasson''' (born July 13, 1978) is a Liberian-born Swedish footballer. He currently plays for Molde FK. He previously has played for Swedish clubs Kalmar FF and sters IF, English club Bristol Rovers, and Norwegian club Bryne FK.
-DOCSTART-	16262781
'''Anthony "Tony" Bird''' (born 1 September 1974 in Cardiff) is a former Welsh professional footballer.
Bird began his career at Cardiff City coming through the clubs youth system, making his debut in August 1992 when he replaced Cohen Griffith during a 3-2 win over Walsall. He went on to make three starts during his first season and scored his first league goal in a 2-1 victory over Carlisle United as the Bluebirds won promotion to division two. Bird remained at Cardiff for the next three years, although never fully managing to hold down a first team place and was released at the start of the 1996-97 season, despite scoring twice in the opening three games, in an attempt to cut costs at Ninian Park.
He joined Barry Town midway through the 1995-96 season, scoring 9 goals in 16 league appearances. The following season he scored 42 goals in all competitions, his only full season. His form prompted Swansea City boss Jan Molby to bring him back into league football for a fee of -30,000 and Bird was a regular in his first season at the club before eventually following Molby to his next club, Kidderminster Harriers, on a free transfer. He was transfer listed in January 2001 but managed to force his way back into the side by switching to a right-midfield position. He eventually spent three years in Ireland with St. Patrick's Athletic and Drogheda United before moving back to Wales and playing for non-league sides Bath City and Haverfordwest County.
After his departure from Ireland, Bird attended a seven-week training course to become a qualified dog-groomer.
-DOCSTART-	16263597
'''William "Willie" Taylor''' (born Edinburgh, circa 1870, died 23 July 1949) was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Blackburn Rovers and the Scottish national team. He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Division One in the 1896-97 season.
-DOCSTART-	16265159
'''Yari Kofi Kuranchi Dakinah''' (born 1 February 1980 in Copenhagen) is a Danish football player who currently plays for lstykke FC. He formerly played for FC Copenhagen in Denmark, and Walsall in England.
He also has South African nationality.
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'''Robert (Bobby) Blood''' (18 March 1894 - 12 August 1988) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward, noted for his powerful strikes.
Blood played for Buxton, Buxton Lime Farms, Leek Alexandra, 7th Sherwood Foresters and Leek United before signing for Port Vale for a -50 fee in November 1919 after impressing at a 1918 trial. During the First World War he suffered a hole in his right leg, as well as having one leg shorter than the other, despite this he continued his footballing career. In the 1919-20 he finished as top scorer with 26 goals, and also in the 1920-21 season with 20 goals.
West Bromwich Albion signed him in February 1921 for -4,000. He later played for Stockport County, Winsford United, Mossley, Buxton and Ashton National Gas.
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'''James "Jimmy" Moore''' (1 September 1891 - 1972) was an English professional footballer, who played as a forward for various clubs, including Barnsley, either side of the First World War. Whilst at Barnsley, he helped the club win the FA Cup in 1912.
Moore was born at Felling, Tyne and Wear and was trained as a carpenter.
He joined Barnsley in August 1911, shortly before his twentieth birthday, and was brought into the first team to replace the injured Bert Leavey in the third replay of the Fourth Round FA Cup match against Bradford City on 21 March 1912.
During World War I, he was employed at the Saunders boat-yard in Cowes on the Isle of Wight where he was engaged on the construction of aeroplanes.
He made his Southern League debut in the opening match of the 1919-20 season, when he scored in a 1-1 draw at home to Exeter City. Moore soon became a fixture at inside left, playing between Fred Foxall on the wing and Bill Rawlings in the centre, and missed only one match during the season, in which the Saints finished in eighth place.
Moore was described as "''neat in his footwork, (and) also a particularly clever header of the ball (who) seemed to be able to glide it to the feet of his winger with un-nerving accuracy''".
Under manager Jimmy McIntyre, the Saints were admitted into Division 3 of the Football League in 1920, in common with most clubs in the Southern League Division One. Moore was sent off in a home match against Grimsby Town on 4 December 1920; the game was lost 1-0, with Tom Parker missing a penalty in the Saints' first home defeat of the season. Moore thus became the first Southampton player to be sent off in a Football League fixture.
At the end of the season, he was granted a transfer to Leeds United for "''family reasons''".
At Leeds, he joined a club who were starting their second season in Football League Division Two. Moore was brought into the side to lend the team some experience, but in his one season at Elland Road he had to contest the No. 10 shirt with Jack Swann and made only 27 appearances, scoring four goals.
He left Leeds in June 1922, and then had spells with Brighton and Hove Albion (June 1922 to September 1923), Halifax Town (September 1923 to November 1924), Queens Park Rangers (November 1924 to July 1925) and Crewe Alexandra (July 1925 to May 1926).
He then had a spell in the Netherlands, coaching with NAC Breda before returning to Barnsley where he purchased a greengrocery business.
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'''John Hugh "Jack" Evans''' (31 January 1889 in Bala - 1971 in Cardiff) is a former Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.
As a youngster Evans was working as an apprentice printer while playing for local side Bala Wanderers, despite his three older brothers playing for Bala Press. He joined Wrexham in 1908 but sustaind a serious shoulder injury and was told he may never play football again. He decided to move to South Wales to continue his work as an apprentice printer and began playing for Cwmparc and was spotted by Cardiff City, becoming the first player to be officially bought by the club when he signed for six shillings. He made his first appearance for the club on 1 September 1910 in a friendly match to mark the opening of Cardiff's new ground Ninian Park against Aston Villa, with Evans scoring the first ever goal at the ground in a 2-1 defeat.
In 1912 he became the first ever Cardiff City player to receive a call-up for the Wales squad when he was called up to replace Ted Vizard for a match against Ireland. Evans possessed a cannonball shot which was eventually nicknamed the "Bala bang" on account of the fearsome power he put into his shots. His shots were so ferocious that one goalkeeper once broke his wrist attempting to stop the ball and a Manchester City goalkeeper was knocked out cold by another shot. He was a regular for Cardiff during the decade, only leaving the club to serve in World War I before returning. A consistent scorer he went on to score 52 goals in 170 Southern league appearances before moving into a more orthodox position for Cardiff's entry into the football league in 1920.
Evans eventually left Ninian Park in 1926 to join up with former Cardiff teammate Joe Clennell at Bristol Rovers, where he spent two years before retiring.
His shirt and runners-up medal from the 1925 FA Cup Final, as well as his first cap for Wales, are now displayed in the boardroom of Cardiff City after being bought at auction by one of the clubs directors, Steve Borley.
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'''Steve Macauley''' (born March 4, 1969 in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England) is an ex-professional footballer, who played primarily at centre half. He began his career at Manchester City as a trainee. After a brief spell at local side Fleetwood, he joined Crewe Alexandra in March 1992 for a fee of -25,000. He went on to spend ten years at the South Cheshire club under manager Dario Gradi.
According to the football website Soccerbase, Macauley played 246 league games for Crewe, plus 16 in the Football League Cup and 20 in the FA Cup, plus 22 other assorted appearances. He is credited with having played an important role in the club's promotion to the First Division of the Nationwide League in 1997, and subsequent successful battles to stay in the division. His partners in defence included Ashley Westwood, later of Sheffield Wednesday, and Dave Walton, later of Derby County. He also played alongside future Premiership players such as Danny Murphy, Neil Lennon, Rob Hulse and Dean Ashton. Although a centre half, he did play a number of games as a forward during a striking injury crisis at the Alex during the mid-90s.
During his spell at Crewe, the club reached the 1992-93 play-off final against York, only to lose on penalties, before being promoted the following season. As mentioned above, they then rose into what is now the Football League Championship following victory at Wembley against Brentford on 25 May 1997.
=== Rochdale and Macclesfield (2002-2004) ===
In the summer of 2002 after an injury-hit final season during which he was loaned to neighbours Macclesfield Town, Macauley joined Rochdale but only made six league appearances. During this spell he had two further loan spells at Macclesfield before joining them on a permanent basis. Many of his old Crewe supporters felt that he was unfairly treated at Rochdale having been such a good professional at Crewe.
He eventually retired from League football at the end of the 2003-04 season having had a joint testimonial with fellow former Alex defender Shaun Smith at Crewe's Alexandra Stadium in 2003 (the game was held over from the previous year). The two players' careers had become linked through their many seasons together in Crewe's defence after both joining during early 1992.
After leaving Macclesfield in 2003-04, he went on to play for semi-professional Lancashire club Bamber Bridge in the Northern Premier League. His debut came in a 1-0 away victory over Blyth Spartans and his final game for Bamber was the return fixture against the same opposition, Macauley scoring the consolation goal as his team lost 3-1.
Macauley qualified as a physiotherapist during his playing career, graduating from the University of Salford in 1999 with a degree in Physiotherapy . He joined Fleetwood as physio and member of the coaching staff in 2005. He left the club at the end of the 2007-08 season to concentrate on his physiotherapy practice, but was re-engaged by Fleetwood as caretaker-manager in September 2008, following the dismissal of manager Tony Greenwood after a poor start to Fleetwood's inaugural Conference North campaign. He returned to the coaching staff following the appointment of Micky Mellon as Fleetwood manager.
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'''Arthur Edward''' "'''Ted'''" '''Catlin''' (11 January 1910 - 28 November 1990) was a footballer who played his entire professional career for Sheffield Wednesday. He was a strong tackling left back who made 230 appearances (including cup games) for Wednesday between 1931 and 1939. He also played for the England national football team on five occasions. Catlin never scored a goal in an official match in his eight and a half year career at Hillsborough although he did score in the wartime league game against Notts County in 1944 which Wednesday won 6-1.
Catlin was born in South Bank, a north eastern suburb of Middlesbrough and played youth football with Middlesbrough Schools and his local junior club South Bank F.C. before signing for Sheffield Wednesday. He made his debut for the Owls on 28 March 1931 in a 4-0 win over Leicester City, but that was his only appearance that season and it was some time before Catlin became a regular in the side being kept out by England international left back Ernie Blenkinsop. He played 16 games in the 1933-34 season then became Wednesday-s regular left back when Blenkinsop was surprisingly transferred to Liverpool in April 1934. Many Wednesday supporters were angered by the sale of Blenkinsop, however Catlin proved to be a more than adequate replacement.
In the 1934-35 season Catlin played in all six FA Cup ties as Wednesday lifted the cup and also finished third in the league. He was also a member of the Wednesday side which won the Charity Shield at the start of the following season. Catlin-s good form led to five England caps in the 1936-37 season, starting against Wales on 17 October 1936 followed by matches against Northern Ireland, Hungary, Norway and finally Sweden on 17 May 1937. During that time he also played for the Football League representative side in 1936 and in an international trial for the Probables against the Possibles on 17 March 1937 at Burnley; fellow Wednesday player Jackie Robinson was playing for the Possibles.
Catlin lived in Wadsley Lane at Wadsley during his time as a Wednesday player and was a close neighbour of Roy Hattersley, Hattersley remembers Catlin in his autobiography, "A Yorkshire Boyhood", saying ''"Mr. Catlin, in his time the best left back in England, would sit on the wall at the end of his front garden, and I used to see him dangling his famous feet on the pavement almost every time I was taken to the Wisewood Co-Op."''
Sheffield Wednesday were relegated to Division Two at the end of the 1936-37 season, despite talk of a possible transfer he stayed with Wednesday. However he lost his England place to Eddie Hapgood and never played for the national side again. Catlin had a lucky escape just before Christmas 1938 when the car he was travelling in along with fellow player Bill Fallon skidded in snow at Wadsley Bridge and hit a telegraph pole. Both players went to hospital and were out of the team for several weeks.
Catlin played his last game for Wednesday and last official career game in a 0-1 home defeat to Plymouth Argyle on 2 September 1939, the day that Britain declared war on Germany. Wednesday held his registration throughout the Second World War, meaning he was on their books for 14 years. He played 96 games for Wednesday during the war appearing in the 1943 (North) War Cup Final which Wednesday lost to Blackpool over two legs. It was in the second leg of this final that Catlin was badly injured in a collision with Blackpool's Jock Dodds, an injury which effectively ended his career although he did play on for two more years.
After the war Catlin returned to Sheffield and became chief scout for Sheffield Wednesday for a time. He then became a pub landlord, running four pubs in the area, "The Anvil" at Malin Bridge, the "Rose and Crown" at Wadsley, the "Kelvin Grove" at Upperthorpe and the "The Magnet" in the Southey area of Sheffield.
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'''Nathan Woolfe''' (born 6 October 1988 in Manchester) is an English footballer who most recently played for Bolton Wanderers, where he played up-front as a striker. He made his Bolton debut on 13 March 2008, at the Estdio Jos Alvalade against Sporting Lisbon in the 2nd leg match of the UEFA Cup 2007-08 round of last 16.
He was included in the starting eleven for some of the clubs pre-season games before the 2008-09.
On 13 November 2008 he joined Wrexham on an initial one month loan deal,
Woolfe was released by Bolton in June 2009 along with Robert Sissons and James Sinclair.A month later he had a trial with Rochdale and took part in a number of their friendlies in the build up to the new season.
In October 2009 he joined the Glenn Hoddle Soccer Academy in Spain after being granted a scholarship.
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He began his footballing career with Luton Town but left in 1984 without making a first-team appearance, and signed for Mansfield Town. He was at Field Mill for nine years, during which time he played a total of 109 competitive games. He helped Mansfield win promotion to the Third Division in 1986, although they were relegated back to the Fourth Division in 1991. Beasley was in the team when Mansfield won promotion to the new Division Two in 1992, but left after their relegation in 1993.
Early in the 1986-87, Beasley was loaned to Peterborough United (making seven Fourth Division appearances). He was also loaned to Bristol Rovers for the final weeks of the 1992-93 season, but played just one game and was unable to prevent their relegation from Division One.
Beasley then signed for Doncaster Rovers and was their first choice goalkeeper in 1993-94, but after just one season was on the move again, this time to Chesterfield. He played more than 40 games for Chesterfield and oversaw their promotion to Division Two and surprise run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup before retiring from professional football on 31 May 1997.
Beasley joined Leeds United as goalkeeping coach as part of Dennis Wise's new look coaching team in 2006.
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'''Graham Bressington''' (born 8 July 1966) is a former English footballer.
Slough-born Bressington enjoyed a promising start to his career, being a member, alongside Kevin Keen and Mark West, of the High Wycombe Schools U15 side which won the ESFA Trophy in 1981 and enjoying spells with Chelsea and Arsenal as a junior. However, a professional career did not immediately materialise and Bressington began his career in non-league football with Beaconsfield United and Wycombe Wanderers, helping Wycombe to the Isthmian League title in the 1986-87 season.
Having impressed in a GM Vauxhall Conference match against Lincoln City, Bressington was signed by the Imps for -20,000 in November 1987 and went on to play his part in the Club's GMVC Championship success, making 13 appearances in the competition.
He stayed with Lincoln City for a further five seasons, impressing as either a combative midfield player or a centre-half, winning the player of the season award for 1990/91 and being voted number 78 in Lincoln's list of 100 league legends in 2007. He was also badly affected by injuries and missed virtually the entire 1991/92 season.
Bressington linked up with Southend United, managed by the man who signed him for Lincoln City, Colin Murphy, for -25,000 in the summer of 1993 but once again, injuries curtailed his Football League outings during his time at Roots Hall and caused his retirement from the professional game in the summer of 1995. He made a handful of appearances for hometown club Slough Town at the beginning of the 1995/96 season but injuries again took their toll and he began to wind down his senior career. In July 1996, he moved on to Chalfont St Peter as a Player-Coach.
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'''Neil Finn''' (born 1978-12-29 in Rainham, Essex) is a former professional footballer. He played one game for West Ham United in the Premier League during the 1995-96 season, aged 17, becoming at that time the youngest player to ever to appear in a Premiership match.
Finn was a product of the West Ham youth academy,
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'''Richard Mark O'Donnell''' (born September 12, 1989, Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday.
Although he was an Academy player at the time, O'Donnell was called up to the senior squad at the start of the 2006-07 season and was on the bench for the League Cup tie against Wrexham as backup for Chris Adamson.
O'Donnell joined York City on loan in March 2007 on a work experience arrangement.
O'Donnell was then loaned to Oldham Athletic on an emergency seven day deal on 14 March 2008. He made his league debut the following day at the age of 19 in a League One match against Luton Town.
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'''Frederick David''' "'''Freddie'''" '''Sears''' (born 27 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for West Ham United.
Sears was born in Hornchurch, Havering, London, and has lived there for his entire life. He attended Hacton Primary school and was signed by West Ham United Academy at the age of 11. He attended Sanders Draper School and between the ages of 15 and 16 he was already in the West Ham Under-18 set up.
Sears joined the club as a schoolboy at the age of eleven. After beginning the 2006-07 campaign as a regular substitute for the U-18s he soon forced his way into contention with his goals earning him a starting berth. His chances of realising his hopes took a major leap forward in the 2007-08 campaign with a prolific run for the U-18s - including a hat-trick against Millwall in October 2007.
After a run of 20 goals in 15 games, Sears made the jump from youth to reserve squad in the 2007-2008 season and impressed youth team coach Tony Carr sufficiently for Carr to predict that a first team appearance was a possibility. Sears has also been called up for England under 19 squad and made his international debut in England's under 19 squad in a 4-0 win over Belarus on 11 September 2007.
Sears had scored 25 goals in 24 matches for the youths and reserves in the 2007/08 campaign, and just signed a new deal with the club before he played his debut game for West Ham United against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League on 15 March 2008, aged 18. With both sides deadlocked at 1-1, he came on for Nolberto Solano in the 75th minute and scored the winner, also his debut goal, just 5 minutes and 16 seconds into his first team career, heading in the rebound from his first attempt at goal.
The 2008-09 began with Sears in the reserves. He was joint top scorer with 5 goals in the 2008-09 Premier Reserve League. Gianfranco Zola, impressed with the youngster, decided to loan him out to further his development and rewarded him with a new five-year contract in November 2008.
In June 2009, Sears joined West Ham's London neighbours Crystal Palace on loan for the 2009-10 season. He rejected moves to QPR, Peterborough United and Sheffield Wednesday.
Sears appeared to have scored his first goal for Crystal Palace on 15 August 2009 against Bristol City, but the ball bounced off the stantion below the net and came back out. Referee Rob Shoebridge then caused even more controversy by failing to spot the "goal" and thus not awarding it to the Eagles.
Sears had represented England at various youth levels prior to being called up for the U-21 squad. Stuart Pearce named him in the squad list for the August 2009 friendly against the Netherlands. The nineteen-year-old made his debut in the 0-0 draw with the ''Jong Oranje'', coming on as a second-half substitute for club mate Junior Stanislas.
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'''Joseph "Joe" Widdowson''' (born March 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Grimsby Town. His primary position is as a left sided Defender.
Widdowson began his career as a trainee at West Ham United in July 2007.
On 2 January 2009 Widdowson joined Grimsby Town on an initial one month loan. Widdowson made his debut for Grimsby on 17 January 2009 in a 1-0 away victory against Wycombe Wanderers. He scored his first league goal, against Rotherham United, in a 3-0 home win for the Mariners on 24 January 2009.. The goal was good enough to win 2nd place in the club's goal of the season awards. Grimsby manager Mike Newell managed to extend Widdowson's loan until the end of the season, and he remained as the club's first choice left back, despite regular starter Tom Newey returning from injury. Newey was then loaned out to Rochdale ,and Widdowson became an integral part of the Grimsby side that managed too stave off relegation from the Football League. He was given his first red card for the club on 25 April 2009 after being controversially dismissed in the 87th minute of play for a second bookable offence in the clubs relegation crunch tie with A.F.C. Bournemouth.. On 18 May, 2009, The Mariners announced Widdowson had signed a 3 year contract with the club.
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Guest became a striker for Rotherham United in 1946.
Through Guest's ten years at Rotherham he managed 358 league appearances and 130 league goals.
Guest is Rotherham's highest league goal scorer.
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'''Antnio Bernardo Parcana Marco Almeida''' (born 4 April 1977) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
Almeida was born in Barreiro, Setbal and started his football career at Lourinhanense in 1996 before moving on to Sporting Lisbon in 1998, also spending a period on loan at Campomaiorense.
In July 1999, he was signed by Southampton's manager Dave Jones on a year's loan with a view to a permanent move. After impressing in pre-season friendlies he made his first-team debut as a 71st minute substitute for Claus Lundekvam in a Premiership match against Arsenal at the Dell on 19 September 1999. Within eight minutes, he was alongside fellow substitute Thierry Henry just outside the Southampton area when Henry received a pass from Tony Adams; in trying to clear the ball, Almeida stumbled allowing Henry to wrap his foot around the ball and send a rocket of a shot into the far corner of the Southampton net. This was Henry's first goal in English football.
Although Almeida made a few appearances for Southampton's reserves, including scoring in a 2-2 draw with Chelsea on 22 September 1999, he was never again called into the first team, and in December the loan was cancelled.
Almeida then returned to Campomaiorense, before moving on to Alverca in 2001. He has subsequently played for Real Murcia (Spain), Maia and Portimonense (both Portugal) before joining Cyprus club Nea Salamis in 2007.
He had unsuccessful trials with Bolton Wanderers in September 2000 and with Cardiff City (under his former Southampton manager, Dave Jones) in 2007.
He now plays in the Portuguese 3rd tier, called only 2nd division, in Lusitnia F.C. Lourosa.
-DOCSTART-	16327766
'''William James McClure''' (born 4 January, 1958 in Liverpool, England) more commonly known as '''Billy McClure''', was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand.
He played for Liverpool F.C. Reserves from 1974 to 1977.
In 1977 he became the first foreign player in Iranian Takht-e-Jamshid Professional Soccer League. He made 2 appearances for Tehran's giants Persepolis F.C. and scored one goal. However he had difficulty making it to the starting lineups so he moved back to England.
He moved to New Zealand in 1979 and played for Mount Wellington in New Zealand from 1979-1997 with some years in between for Papatoetoe FC.
McClure made his full All Whites debut in a 0-0 draw with India on 1 September, 1981.
He was a member of the All Whites at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain but did not get any game time at the finals tournament.
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'''Charlie Thompson''' (19 July 1920 - August 1997) was an English footballer. He played in the positions of centre half and centre forward.
Born Charles Maskery Thompson in Chesterfield, he played for Bolsover Colliery and later had two seasons at Sheffield United. He made 17 appearances and scored 4 goals.
He went on to play for Hereford United in the Southern League and went on to the club's all-time record goalscorer with 184 goals from 452 appearances. This record looks unlikely to be broken for the foreseeable future.
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'''Royston Brian "Roy" Williams''' (born 3 March 1932) is a retired English footballer who played as an inside forward during the 1950s.
Williams was born in Hereford and began his football career at local club Hereford United in August 1947.
In November 1952, he signed for Southampton for a fee of -4,000,
Williams was only 5ft 4in tall and was probably the smallest forward ever to play for Southampton,
In the next season, Williams only made a handful of appearances with Tommy Mulgrew and Johnny Walker now firmly established at inside-right and left respectively. In his three seasons at The Dell, Williams scored seven goals from 41 league appearances.
In July 1955, he returned to Hereford United and went on to become the second highest goalscorer in the club's history. In total he scored 154 goals in 357 appearances for Hereford.
In April 1961, he was rewarded with a benefit match at Edgar Street against Southampton.
After retiring from football, Williams ran a window-cleaning business in Hereford.
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'''Gary O'Connor''' (born 7 April 1974) is a Scottish association football goalkeeper, who current plays for . He played for Berwick Rangers for 10 years over three different spells.
He once displaced Craig Gordon from the Cowdenbeath squad and earned a Scotland national under-21 football team cap.
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'''Robert Terence Traynor''' (born in Burnham, Buckinghamshire on 1 November 1983) is an English footballer currently playing for Kingstonian Football Club.
He started his career at Brentford, where he made two substitute appearances in 2002-03. He went on loan to Crawley Town before moving on to Farnborough Town and then Maidenhead United before joining Walton & Hersham in November 2005.
He left with manager Alan Dowson to join Kingstonian in January 2007.
He was voted 'Player of the Round' in the 2009-10 FA Cup First Round Qualifying for his hattrick against Bognor Regis Town
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'''Frederick Shinton''' (7 March 1883 - 11 April 1923) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Shinton was born in Wednesbury. He turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in April 1905 and remained with them until November 1907, when he joined Leicester Fosse for -150. In August 1910 he moved to Bolton Wanderers for a -1000 fee, but re-joined Leicester Fosse just five months later, for -750. Shinton retired from football due to poor health in May 1912 and died in Lancaster in April 1923.
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'''Tomi Tapani Saarelma''' (born 30 November 1988 in Hollola) is an Finnish professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for FC Levadia Tallinn. He plays the position of midfielder and is 1.75 m tall and weighs 67 kg.
He has also played in the junior academy of Chelsea and represented his home country at the under-19 level.
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'''Colin Cowperthwaite''' (born 16 April 1959 in Flookburgh) is a former English semi-professional footballer. He is best known as the overall top scorer and record appearance holder for Barrow AFC, a club he played for from December 1977 till December 1992, where he scored 282 goals in 704 league and cup games.
Cowperthwaite made his debut for Barrow AFC in 1977 when the team were in the Northern Premier League, five years after they had been relegated from the football league. During his period at the club, he won two Northern Premier League titles, playing eight seasons in that league and nine in the Alliance Premier League. The biggest success in that period came in 1990 when Barrow beat Leek Town 3-0 in the FA Trophy final at Wembley, in which Cowperthwaite scored. His 1979 goal after just 3.5 seconds in a game against Kettering Town was at the time the fastest recorded in the English game, and is still the fastest in a national competition, though a faster goal has since been scored by Marc Burrows in a reserve match.
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'''Albert William Flewitt''' (10 February 1872 - 1943) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward.
Flewitt was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. He turned professional with Lincoln City in August 1893. He joined Everton in August 1895 but just five months later moved on to West Bromwich Albion. Flewitt then played for Bedminster F.C. from June 1899 to May 1900, the year the club merged with Bristol City. He died in Nottingham in 1943.
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'''Laura Bassett''' (born August 2, 1983) is an English football player. She plays for England and Arsenal Ladies as a defender, having formerly played for Birmingham City.
When she made her senior England debut, she became the first Birmingham City Ladies player to do so.
In May 2009, Bassett was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.
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'''Emily Westwood''' (born 5 April 1984) is an English football player. She is an attacking midfielder for England Women and Everton Ladies, but has filled in as an emergency defender when needed. She has represented her country at U16, U19 and U21 levels, as well as gaining full international honours, including appearances at Euro 2005.
In May 2009, Westwood was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.
-DOCSTART-	16353047
'''Linden Jones''' (born 5 March 1961) is a former Welsh professional footballer.
Jones was born in New Tredegar, Monmouthshire. He began his career at Cardiff City joining them as an apprentice at the age of sixteen. He made his dbut on 24 February 1979 in a 1-0 victory over Leyton Orient at the age of seventeen. Four days later on 28 February he became the youngest player ever to be sent off playing for Cardiff when he was red carded during a 4-1 win over Blackburn Rovers. He became an important player for the club over the next few years especially during the 1982-83 season when he helped them to promotion.
In September 1983 Jones left the club as part of a remarkable exchange deal between Cardiff and Newport County. Nigel Vaughan and Karl Elsey joined the Bluebirds and Jones, along with John Lewis and Tarki Micallef, moved to Somerton Park in return. He was a regular for Newport until the club began suffering financial difficulties and he was allowed to join Reading. He eventually left the club in 1992 and moved into non-league football before fully retiring in 1996, at the age of 36, due to a severe knee injury.
In March 2002 he joined Swansea City as their football in the community manager. He also holds a UEFA A coaching licence and, along with FAW disability officer Jamie Clewer, helped form the Swansea VIPs (Visually Impaired Players) a team for blind or partially sighted players.
Jones played several times for the Wales U21 squad but never went on to gain a cap at senior level, despite being called up to the squad on occasions.
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Hunt played as a centre-forward for Norwich City F.C. and scored in nine of his first ten starts.
Hunt played in Norwich's club-record victory, 10-2 over Coventry City,
Hunt was the subject of a contractual wrangle between Norwich and Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., with the latter claiming he was "their" player, on loan at Norwich. "The City Directors and Supporters got together to buy him back but he did not reproduce his early brilliance".
When his playing career ended in 1932, he went on to work in the steel industry.
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'''Michael Douglas "Mike" Tiddy''' (4 April 1929 - 25 November 2009) is an English former professional footballer and manager.
Born in Cadgwith, Cornwall, Tiddy joined Torquay United at the end of World War II but was forced to wait two years to play for the club while he finished his National Service. He left Torquay in November 1950 to sign for Cardiff City and he became a virtual ever-present in the Cardiff line-up for the next five years, and was one of the clubs most popular players during the 1950's before moving to Arsenal in 1955 along with Gordon Nutt in exchange for Brian Walsh.
Tiddy made his debut against Sunderland on 24 September 1955 but most of his time in London was spent in the treatment room as he suffered from numerous injuries, which forced him to undergo a cartilage operation. By the time he was fully fit, in 1957-58, he had to share the left wing position with Joe Haverty and Gordon Nutt, only playing 12 matches. Having played 52 games and scoring 8 goals for Arsenal in three seasons, he was allowed to join Brighton & Hove Albion in October 1958. He was appointed player-manager of Penzance at the age of 33, later playing for Helston Athletic and Falmouth Town.
Well into his 50's,Mike finished his career at his home village club Lizard Argyle F.C. the most Southerly club on mainland Britain.
Following his retirement, Tiddy returned to live in Cornwall with his wife Christine, becoming a sub-postmaster and later a local preacher on The Lizard peninsula. He also previously served as chairman of the Landewednack parish council.
Tiddy died on 25 November 2009 at the age of 80 at the Royal Cornwall Hospital.
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'''Henry Williamson "Harry" Wake''' (born 21 January 1901 in Seaton Delaval, died 1981) is a former English professional footballer. He is most famous for playing for Cardiff City in the 1925 FA Cup Final and being part of the team that won the 1927 FA Cup, although he missed the final through injury.
Wake began his career playing local football for Bigges Colliery before turning professional to join Newcastle United in 1919. He moved on to Cardiff City in 1923, making his debut in February 1924 in a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. In 1925 he was a major part of the team that reached the final of the 1925 FA Cup, playing in all of the clubs seven games leading up to the final.
The final took place on 25 April with Cardiff losing 1-0 to Sheffield United. Unfortunatley it was a mistake from Wake that cost his team the match. United defender Harry Pantling hit a long pass down the pitch towards an area of the field Wake was covering but unfortunatley he hesitated and failed to cut out the pass, leaving the ball to fly past him to Fred Tunstall who scored the only goal of the game. Following the match Wake was chastised in the Welsh media with headlines such as "Wake Not Awake" on newspapers across the country and it took several years for him to live down his mistake.
He went on to reach a second final for Cardiff two years later in 1927 when they went on to win the match 1-0 against Arsenal. Wake scored one of Cardiff's goals in a 3-0 semi-final win over Reading however he went on to miss the final as he suffered damage to his kidneys in a 3-2 win against Sheffield Wednesday in a league match. Despite one London newspaper reporting his death, he went on to play for Cardiff until 1931 when he joined Mansfield Town, playing in the Stags first ever league match. He also played in the first ever match played by Wigan Athletic in 1932 following the clubs founding after the collapse of the previous club, Wigan Borough.
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'''John Brian Walsh''' (born 26 March, 1932 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English former professional footballer.
Walsh began his career playing non-league football before joining Arsenal as an amateur in March 1949 before signing professional for the club five months later. He played a handful of friendlies for Arsenal before being called up for national service in 1950. He returned to Highbury in 1952 and played regularly for the reserve side before making his debut on 26 September 1953 against Cardiff City. He went on to make just seventeen league appearances for the club before leaving as part of a deal which saw Cardiff City players Mike Tiddy and Gordon Nutt move to London and Walsh move the other way to Ninian Park.
He made his Cardiff debut in a 2-1 win over Preston North End and his performances on the wing saw him become popular with the Cardiff fans. He helped the club to two Welsh Cup's, including scoring twice against Cardiff's arch rivals Swansea City in a South Wales derby final which ended 3-2 to the Bluebirds. In November 1961 he left Cardiff for -2,000 to sign for Newport County and spent two years at Somerton Park before retiring. He later went on to become an accountant, a profession he qualified for while playing in Cardiff.
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'''James Alan "Jamie" Bates''' (born 24 February 1968 in Croydon) is a former professional footballer who played for Brentford and Wycombe Wanderers. He was a central defender.
Bates joined Brentford as a trainee, signing professional forms in June 1987. He had a loan spell with Wycombe Wanderers in the 1986-87 season, playing one game. He stayed at Griffin Park until transfer deadline day in 1999, and played 526 games for the Bees in all competitions, many of which as captain. He was named as Brentford's Player of the Year in 1995, but also missed a crucial penalty in the Playoff semi-final penalty shootout against Huddersfield. He went on to have a successful end to his career at Wycombe, playing 101 games before retiring in 2001.
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'''Mohamed Lamine Kourouma''' (born January 1, 1982 in Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Hassania Agadir.
Kourouma began his career with Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan and was scouted in 2006 from Sheffield United F.C., after playing in England in 2007 was loaned out to Chinese farmteam Chengdu Blades. After a short time with Chengdu Blades he has played for Hungarian club Ferencvarosi TC in the 2007/2008 Season and in 2008/09 season helped the NB II team gain promotion to the first division in Hungarian  NB I. After the ending of his contract with Sheffield United F.C. turned back to Africa and signed in summer 2009 with Maroccain club Hassania Agadir.
Kourouma played in 2005 for Cte d'Ivoire national football team B and has played in junior national teams of Ivory Coast.
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'''Mickey Lill''' (3 August 1936 - October 2004) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Plymouth Argyle and Portsmouth.
He began as a trainee at London non-league club Storey Athletic before being spotted by West Ham United. However, he left for then-Champions Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1954 still as an apprentice.
The winger made his first team debut on 7 December 1957, scoring in a 2-1 win at Preston North End. However, he did not feature again that season as Wolves won the league title for a second time. He really broke through at Molineux in the following campaign as the club successfully retained the League Championship, making 18 appearances and scoring 12 goals.
Their league triumph gave Lill the chance to appear in the European Cup during the 1959/60 season, but he still found himself on the sidelines often and left for Everton in early 1960.
He played for two full seasons at Everton as the club twice finished in the top five. He was sold in the summer of 1962 to Second Division Plymouth Argyle. After a solitary season with ''the Pilgrims'', he moved along the South coast to fellow second tier club Portsmouth.
After three seasons at Fratton Park, Lill left English football to join Germiston Callies in South Africa. He soon became coach of the club after retiring from playing and eventually worked as a PE teacher just outside Johannesburg.
He died after a battle against cancer in October 2004, aged 68.
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'''Frederick J. "Fred" Howard''' (1893 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Howard was born in Walkden and played youth football with Walkden Wednesday, before starting his professional career with Manchester City in 1912. He stayed for seven years and scored 40 goals in 79 league games.
After leaving City in 1919 he played for Welsh sides Mid-Rhondda United and Pontypridd before heading to Scotland with Dundee Hibernian, Ayr United (on trial) and Clyde.
Howard returned to England in July 1923, signing with Second Division Port Vale. His stay in Burslem was short, after losing his first team place in November 1923 he was given a free transfer to New Brighton. He later moved back to Wales to play for Wrexham, Welshpool Town and Holyhead Town.
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He played for Heywood United, Burnley, Bury, Manchester City, York City, Clapton Orient and Tranmere Rovers.
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'''Daniel "Danny" Malloy''' (born 6 November, 1930 in Loanhead) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager.
Beginning his career at Dundee, Malloy eventually moved to Cardiff City in December 1955 for a fee of -17,000 as a replacement for Stan Montgomery. He made his debut against Charlton Athletic soon after and became a mainstay of the side for several years. He was quick in making his mark as a footballing hard man, playing against Middlesbrough on 11 January, 1958 he came up against prolific striker Brian Clough. Clough had been verbally riling Malloy throughout the match and as play went towards the Middlesbrough end Malloy swung a punch at Clough leaving him sprawled out on the pitch.
Although never a prolific scorer, at Cardiff Malloy was more famed for his scoring feats at the wrong end of the field, scoring a total of fourteen own goals during his six years at the club, including netting two in one match during a 3-2 victory over Liverpool on 22 August, 1959. His only league goal for the club came from the penalty spot in the 1956-57 season in a 3-1 defeat to Manchester United. He took over as captain of the side during the 1959-1960 season as Cardiff gained promotion to the top flight as runners up to Aston Villa. At the end of the season in 1961 he could not agree terms with the club and left to become player-manager of Doncaster Rovers but spent less than one season in charge at Belle Vue as the club spent struggled against relegation, taking charge of his last match on 17 March 1962 against Darlington. He later finished his career at Clyde.
During his career, Malloy won two caps for the Scotland B side.
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'''Colin Blant''' (born 7 October 1946 in Rawtenstall) was an English professional footballer who played for six clubs, in a decade long career that spanned the sixties and seventies. Born in Rawtenstall he joined his first League club Burnley from Rossendale United in 1964 but had to wait over two years before making his first team debut. He made just over 50 appearances for the Turf Moor club before joining Portmouth in July 1970. After two years at Fratton Park he moved to Rochdale, a move he later regretted. Further spells at Darlington and Grimsby followed before his league career career ended with Workington in 1977. In retirement he was firstly a newsagent and since 1993 a school caretaker.
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Hossack was born in Walsall, but was educated at Chigwell School, playing for the school-s football team between 1882 and 1886, becoming team captain in his last year. He went up to Jesus College, Cambridge, collecting a "Blue" for Cambridge University in 1890.
After leaving university he joined the Corinthians club, from where he was selected for his first England appearance, against Wales on 5 March 1892. In this game, the selectors selected a team consisting mainly of players with Corinthians connections and awarded eight new caps. England were a little too skilful for the Welsh and ran out 2-0 winners with goals from Arthur Henfrey and Rupert Sandilands.
His second, and final, cap came two years later, also against Wales on 12 March 1894. Once again, the selectors decided to field a team consisting entirely of players with Corinthians connections. Wales opened the scoring after 10 minutes, but by half-time England had taken the lead with a goal from John Veitch and an own goal. Veitch scored again early in the second half and completed his hat-trick in the 80th minute, thus joining a select band to score a hat-trick on his dbut. The fifth goal came from Robert Cunliffe Gosling as England ran out comfortable 5-1 victors.
Hossack also played cricket for both Cambridge University and Essex. He only made one senior appearance for each club, both against MCC; for the University in May 1889 and for Essex in May 1891.
In 1897 he qualified as a solicitor and settled in Dawlish, Devon.
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}}'''Johnny Williamson''' (born 8 May 1920 in Manchester) is a former footballer who played as a striker for Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers in the 1950s.
Williamson made his Manchester City debut on 1 April 1950 in a 4-1 defeat against Arsenal. He spent the next few years on the fringes of the first team, playing more than half the first team games in only one season, 1953-54, when along with Billy Spurdle, he was Manchester City's joint top goalscorer in with 12 goals.
In 1955 Williamson was playing in the reserves when a new tactic was tried out at the behest of Williamson and Ken Barnes.
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'''Philip James "Phil" Joslin''' (born 1 September 1916 in Kingsteignton, died 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made over 200 appearances in The Football League for Torquay United and Cardiff City before his career was ended in 1951 due to injury.
As a youngster Joslin was rejected by Plymouth Argyle after a trial and instead joined Torquay United in 1936 and was the first choice goalkeeper at the club up until the outbreak of World War II. During the war he served with the Royal Army Service Corps and often played for his division as a centre forward. During the war he also guested for London sides Arsenal, Fulham and Tottenham Hotpsur.
He returned to Torquay following the end of the war before signing for Cardiff City, who had first refusal on Torquay players at the time, in 1948 and kept fifteen clean sheets in thirty eight league appearances in his first season. He remained the clubs first choice for a further two seasons before his career was ended by injury in August 1951. Whilst playing in a pre-season public practice match for the club, he collided with centre-forward Wilf Grant, breaking his leg. Joslin never fully recovered from the injury and did not play professional football again.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Tait''' (20 November 1908 - 1976) was an English footballer.
He played for Sunderland, Hetton, Middlesbrough, Southport, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Luton Town, Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic, Reading and Torquay United.
-DOCSTART-	16398131
'''John "Jack" Boothway''' (4 February 1919 - 1979) was an English footballer.
He played for Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra, Wrexham and Mossley.
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'''James Arthur "Jimmy" Heale''' (16 September 1914 - 22 May 1997) was an English footballer who played for Bristol City, Manchester City.
Heale attended South Street School and played in an international trial for school boys. Other clubs interested when he was transferred to Manchester City F.C., were Arsenal, Leicester City, Aston Villa F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., and Leeds United. Manchester City paid -3,500 for Heale in January 1934. The year of Heale's transfer was year Manchester City F.C. won the FA Cup, but he was cup-tied, having played for Bristol City in the first round.
Heale joined players such as Matt Busby and Frank Swift at Manchester City F.C.. Problems with his knee the season that City won the League Championship, caused him to miss out on a medal. Some tipped Heale as a future England international. A serious leg injury finished his career in 1938/1939.
Heale managed Manchester Police Football Team, and won the National Police Cup title with them. He also scouted for his Manchester City F.C.
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'''Stewart Castledine''' (born 22 January 1973 in Wandsworth) is a former professional footballer.
He had a ten-year career as a professional footballer, playing for Wimbledon and Wycombe Wanderers.
He later coached AFC Wimbledon Ladies.
After football, he was featured on Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is for BBC1, and modelled for companies such as DKNY and Topman.
His wife is TV presenter Lucy Alexander.
Stewart Attended Teddington Secondary School, Brrom Road, Teddington.
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'''George Arthur Bridgett''' (11 October 1882 - 26 July 1954) was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England.
Bridgett was a deeply religious man, and refused to play on Good Friday or Christmas Day throughout his career.
Bridgett was born in Forsbrook, Staffordshire and played local football with Burslem Park and Trentham, before joining Stoke in October 1902. After only seven games for Stoke, he moved to Sunderland in December 1902, where he captained the side for ten years and gain his eleven caps, making him Sunderland-s second most-capped England International behind Dave Watson.
He made his Sunderland debut in a 0-0 draw with Sheffield United, but was quickly on the score-sheet scoring at Grimsby Town in the next match. Bridgett was a winger with an excellent goal scoring pedigree. His superb finishing meant that he could also operate as a striker, and he was twice on the score sheet against Newcastle United in a 9-1 victory at St James' Park on 5 December 1908. He was also a good crosser of the ball, making numerous chances for his fellow strikers, including fellow England international George Holley.
In his first three seasons at Roker Park, Sunderland finished third, sixth and fifth in the First Division table. Bridgett was Sunderland-s top scorer in 1905-06 with 17 goals as they finished in 14th place. The following season, Bridgett was again Sunderland-s top scorer with 25 league goals, but Sunderland were only able to improve their league position to tenth.
In 1907-08, Bridgett scored 15 goals with Holley top scorer on 24 as Sunderland again finished in the lower half of the table. For the next few seasons, Holley took over the goal-scoring duties with Sunderland taking third place finishes in 1908-09 and 1910-11.
He wound up his Sunderland career at the end of the 1911-12 season to become player manager at South Shields. In all competitions, he made 347 appearances for Sunderland, scoring 116 goals, ranking him eighth in Sunderland's all time top scorer's list.
After leaving Sunderland in 1912 he turned his hand to management with both South Shields and North Shields.
During the war he guested for Port Vale, scoring twice in a 5-2 home win over Manchester United in a war league match on 28 April 1917.
After an eleven year gap away from the Football League he returned as a player for Port Vale for the 1923-24 season at the age of 41. Ninety seconds into his first Vale game for over six years he had scored; this was the only goal in a home win over Clapton Orient on 10 November 1923. However he lost his place in February 1924 and departed three months later for Sandbach Ramblers. He had scored seven goals from fourteen Second Division appearances.
Bridgett-s England call-up came on 1 April 1905 against Scotland, when England won 1-0 with a goal from Joseph Bache. His second cap came three years later on 4 April 1908, again against Scotland at Hampden Park. This match was played in front of a new world record crowd of 121,452 and ended in a 1-1 draw.
Bridgett was then part of the squad chosen for England-s first overseas tour, playing in all four matches against Austria, Hungary and Bohemia scoring in both of the matches against Austria which England won 6-1 and 11-1.
The following year, he played in the British Home Championship matches against Ireland (4-0) and Wales (2-0). He was again selected for the summer tour of Europe, playing in all three matches, scoring in the 4-2 victory over Hungary. The last match of the tour, against Austria on 1 June 1909, brought his international career to a close.
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'''Gareth Cyril Williams''' (born 30 October 1941 in Hendon, Middlesex) is a Welsh former professional footballer.
Williams was playing local football in Hengoed when he was spotted by Cardiff City and signed professional terms with the club in June 1961. He settled quickly at Ninian Park winning a regular starting place the following year and was named club captain just three years after his arrival in 1964. He rarely missed a game in the next three years and his good form prompted Bolton Wanderers to pay -45,000 to sign him in October 1967.
After a promising start, Wiliams suffered a severe loss of form as well as a poor disciplinary record. Matters were made worse when he was suspended by the club in November 1969 after refusing to train with the side as he felt he was being made a scapegoat for a run of poor results the club had suffered. He never managed to fully reproduce the form he had shown at Cardiff and in October 1971 he left Bolton to sign for Bury and eventually retired from football two years later.
Despite his impressive performances at Cardiff, Williams never played for Wales due to his place of birth. His pregnant mother had travelled from her home in Wales to visit his father who was working in London during the war. She went into labour there and as such Williams was born in England meaning he did not qualify to play for Wales. Several years after he retired, the rules were changed to allow players with Welsh parents to play for the side.
After leaving football, Williams worked in the prison service and ran a hotel in Flyde before eventually moving to Gran Canaria to run a bar.
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'''Leonard Francis "Frank" Newton''' (28 October 1883 - 1959) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for five different teams in the Football League and won one cap for the Wales national football team.
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'''Arthur Richard Lever''' (25 March 1920 - 20 August 2004) nicknamed "Buller", was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.
Born in Cardiff, Lever joined his hometown club Cardiff City at the age of twenty-two in 1942 having played amateur football. He went on to play over one hundred wartime fixtures for the club before making his league debut during th 1946-47 season against Norwich City. He was ever present for the club in his first season and went on to play in one hundred and fourteen consecutive league games for the club, the run ending in March 1949 when he was injured in a match against Tottenham Hotspur.
In September 1950 he joined Leicester City for a fee of -17,000, eventually going on to become club captain. He spent four years at Filbert Street before returning to South Wales to play for Newport County until his retirement from football in 1957 due to an achilles problem.
During his career Lever won just one cap for Wales when he played against Scotland at Ninian Park in 1952. However it is widley believed he could have won more caps had he played in a different period as during his career Wales had numerous top level full backs.
Lever was well known as being a sporting all-rounder during his life and played numerus sports at different levels, including Baseball, Basketball, Cricket and Golf. He died on 20 August, 2004 after spending a short time at a nursing home in Cardiff. He is buried in Thornhill, Cardiff.
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'''Steve Devine''' (born 11 December 1964 in Strabane) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s as a full-back.
He started his career at Wolves but never played a first team match, although he did play for Northern Ireland at youth level. In March 1983 he joined Derby County, appearing in 9 league matches as the Rams were relegated to the old Third Division. He was to make just one further appearance in the following season before joining Stockport County in the summer of 1985.
After just two league appearances in two months he joined Hereford United where he eventually became a first team regular, going on to make 272 league appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals.
In 1993 he left Hereford and dropped into non-league football with a spell at Corby Town before spending three seasons at Hednesford Town. He later had two spells at Gresley Rovers, sandwiching another spell at Hednesford where he was assistant manager.
He later worked at Derby as a sports therapist, before joining Nottingham Forest as a physio in 2003.
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'''Alan Jones''' (born 6 October 1945 in Swansea) is a former Welsh footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s as a central defender.
He started his career at hometown club Swansea City, then known as Swansea Town, and turned professional in October 1963. He went on to make 61 league appearances, scoring 6 goals, before joining Hereford United in 1968. He spent six seasons at Edgar Street and was a member of the team that famously knocked Newcastle United out of the FA Cup, and gained election to the Football League in the same season.
He later played for Southport, in the United States for Los Angeles Aztecs and latterly in the Welsh leagues.
After retiring from football, he became a prison officer.
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'''Dudley Tyler''' (born 21 September 1944 in Salisbury) is an English former footballer, born in Salisbury, who played as a winger in the Football League for West Ham United and Hereford United.
John Charles signed Tyler for Hereford United in 1969 from amateur football in Swindon; he had previously been rejected by several clubs due to him having a hole in his heart. He was part of the team that famously knocked Newcastle United out of the FA Cup,
After retiring from professional football, he joined non league Malvern Town, eventually becoming player-manager, followed by stints at Westfields and Pegasus Juniors in Hereford, both playing and managing. He worked as a salesman for a plastics company.
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'''John Buchanan''' (born 19 September, 1951 in Dingwall) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
Buchanan was playing in the Highland Football League for Ross County when he joined Northampton Town in 1970. He soon established himself in the first team and eventually moved to Cardiff City in October 1974 in exchange for John Farrington, making his debut in a 3-2 victory over York City. Cardiff were relegated in his first year at the club but bounced back up to the division the following season. Despite Buchanan being a midfielder he topped the clubs scoring charts in two of his seven seasons with his impressive scoring record, his highest being a total of sixteen during the 1978-79 season including his only hattrick for Cardiff, during a 4-0 win over Sheffield United.
During his time at Cardiff, Buchanan was once arrested during a match. After watching Cardiff players Keith Pontin and Phil Dwyer receive red cards in the same incident Buchanan, himself suspended and watching the match from the stands, attempted to get on the pitch to voice his opinion to the referee only to be confronted by police and arrested. He left Ninian Park in 1981 to return to Northampton where he finished his career.
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Jimmy McKinnell moved from Queen of the South to Blackburn Rovers in 1920. McKinnell was the one of the three players to make such a move in a short time frame along with Willie McCall and Tom Wylie. This along with the transfer of Ian Dickson to Aston Villa helped fund Queens' purchase of Palmerston Park.
McKinnell made 111 top league and 13 F.A. Cup appearances for Blackburn before leaving in 1926. McKinnell was a left half.
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'''George Holley''' (20 November 1885 - 27 August 1942) was an English professional footballer who spent most of his career as an inside forward with Sunderland, helping them claim the Football League title in 1913. He was also joint top scorer in the First Division in 1911-12 and represented England ten times, scoring eight goals.
Holley was born in Seaham, County Durham and played local football for three different Seaham clubs: Seaham Athletic, Seaham Villa and Wearside League champions Seaham White Star before joining Sunderland in November 1904. Initially, Holley played in the reserves where he was a regular goal-scorer, although he made a scoring debut in the First Division on 27 December 1904 away to Sheffield Wednesday. Following the transfer of Alf Common to Middlesbrough in February 1905, Holley became a first team regular.
In his first few seasons at Roker Park he was over-shadowed as a goal-scorer by Arthur Bridgett, but in 1907-08 he was the club's top-scorer with 24 league goals. On 5 December 1908, Holley scored a hat-trick in a 9-1 victory at St James' Park over bitter local rivals Newcastle United, with the other goals coming from Billy Hogg (another hat-trick), Bridgett (two) and Jackie Mordue. Sunderland finished the 1908-09 season in third place, with Newcastle champions.
In January 1908 Sunderland had signed Leigh Roose, who was brought in to replace Ned Doig who had moved to Liverpool. Holley and Roose soon became close friends.
Holley won his first international cap against Wales on 15 March 1909, playing on the right alongside his Sunderland team-mate, Arthur Bridgett. His close friend, Leigh Roose, was in goal for Wales but could not stop Holley scoring after 15 minutes as England ran out 2-0 victors. Holley was also selected for the 1909 summer tour of Europe, playing in all three matches, scoring twice in both the 8-2 victory over Hungary and the 8-1 victory over Austria. Holley scored five goals in five internationals that season. Surprisingly, he was dropped from the team after failing to score in the first game (against Wales) the following season.
Holley continued to score plenty of goals for Sunderland and ended up as the First Division joint top scorer in the 1911-12 season with 25 goals. During this season he scored four goals in a 5-0 defeat of Manchester United at Roker Park on 27 January 1912, as well as a hat-trick against Everton. He also won back his place in the England team and scored in all three games he played in the 1912 British Home Championship.
Sunderland won the Football League First Division championship in the 1912-13 season. Holley's 12 goals made an important contribution although top-scorer was Charlie Buchan with 27 goals. Buchan later argued that in a game against Bradford City on 2 November 1912, Holley's performance was the best he ever saw by an inside-forward. "He scored a magnificent hat-trick, running nearly half the length of the field each time and coolly dribbling the ball round goalkeeper Jock Ewart before placing it in the net."
Sunderland narrowly missed out on the Double, losing the FA Cup final 1-0 to Aston Villa. Holley was not fully fit for the cup final and went into the game with his ankle and knee bandaged.
After the First World War, Holley left Sunderland to play for Brighton & Hove Albion in July 1919. He was Sunderland's top scorer in five separate seasons and during his time at the club he scored 154 goals in 315 appearances in all competitions. Altogether he scored nine hat-tricks for Sunderland and his scoring record for Sunderland is bettered only by Bobby Gurney, Charlie Buchan and Dave Halliday.
He retired from playing in 1920 and returned to Sunderland in January 1921 for an 18-month spell as coach. He later had spells coaching at Wolverhampton Wanderers for ten years and then at Barnsley.
His son, Tom played as a central defender for Barnsley from 1932 to 1936, and then for Leeds United from 1936 to 1948.
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'''Chris Priest''' (born October 18, 1973, Leigh) is a former English professional footballer who is believed to have scored the final Football League goal of the 20th Century when playing for Macclesfield Town.
A midfielder, Priest began his career as an apprentice with Everton, where he turned professional in June 1992. However, he failed to make a first-team appearance and his first taste of league action was to come when on loan at Football League Division Two strugglers Chester City during 1994-95. He spent two months on loan with the club early in the season, scoring in a shock 2-0 win over league leaders Oxford United, and then signed on a permanent basis later in the campaign.
Priest remained with Chester for four years, playing regularly before opting to join fellow Third Division side Macclesfield Town on the Bosman ruling in July 1999.
His final appearance for the Silkmen against Bury on May 8, 2004 was to also be his final Football League appearance, as he was released and joined Bangor City in the Welsh Premier League. After two years with the Citizens, Priest signed for Colwyn Bay. He no longer plays football but now aims to be a successful coach. He has started to coach a small Sunday League football team called Newhall Rovers F.C.
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'''Jack Macleod''' (born 3 July 1988) is an English footballer who currently plays for Guildford City FC of the Combined Counties Premier League.
He started his career at Millwall before joining Crawley Town in the summer of 2006. In March 2007 he joined Carshalton Athletic on non-contract terms.
He moved to Hereford on a free transfer in January 2008.
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'''Jack Branfield''' (born Gillingham, 25 October 1891) was an English association football goalkeeper. He played professionally for Gillingham, making over 50 appearances, and was in goal for the club's first ever match in the Football League in 1920.
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'''Pat Quinn''' (born 26 April 1936 in Glasgow) is a former professional association football player and manager.
Quinn began his career in League football at Motherwell under the management of Bobby Ancell where he would play alongside other "Ancell's Babes" such as Ian St. John. Quinn would establish himself as a scheming inside-forward before moving to Blackpool in 1962. A year later, he would return to Scotland to join Hibernian and would be a key component of the team's midfield under Jock Stein and Bob Shankly. He finished his league career at East Fife, whom he would also manage.
Quinn played four times for Scotland, scoring one goal. This goal was but small consolation as Scotland were thrashed 9-3 by old rivals England at Wembley in a 1961 British Home Championship match.
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'''Robert''' "'''Bobby'''" '''Thomson''' (born March 21, 1955 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Thomson began his League career with St. Johnstone and would spend five years at the club before moving to Greenock Morton. He moved to England to play for Middlesbrough but returned to Scotland a year later to play for Hibernian, briefly returning to Morton on loan.
He joined Blackpool in 1985, at a time when the club was about to embark on something of a revival under the management of Sam Ellis. A brief spell at Hartlepool United followed, before joining Hamilton Academical. Thomson then moved into non-League football with Southport.
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'''Darren Behcet''' (born 18 October 1986) is a professional football goalkeeper, currently playing for AFC Hornchurch.
He started his career at West Ham United but after his release in 2006 joined Yeovil Town in the same week as manager Russell Slade.
He has not played for either West Ham and Yeovil respectively, however, he has been on loan to Cambridge United, Dorchester Town and Bognor Regis Town for short periods of time.
In November 2008, the young keeper joined Sutton United and made a handful of appearances for the Surrey based side.
On 26 January 2009, it was announced the Behcet had signed for Grays Athletic on non-contract terms,
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'''Frederick''' "'''Fred'''" '''Morley''' (born March 1, 1890 in Burslem, England) was an English association football inside forward who began his career in England before finishing it in the American Soccer League
Morley began his career with Reading of the Southern Football League. In 1909, he transferred to Blackpool, then in the Second Division. He saw time in eighty league games before leaving the team in 1912. There is a six-year gap in his career records as he is then shown signing with Brentford in August 1918. In March 1921, Morley injured his knee. Trainers informed him it was most likely a career ending injury. Morley left England and moved to the United States. That Fall, he signed with Philadelphia Field Club of the American Soccer League. Philadelphia was created when Bethlehem Steel moved to Philadelphia for the inaugural ASL season. A powerhouse team, Philadelphia took the league championship, but the ownership moved it back to Bethlehem at the end of the season. Morley moved to J&P Coats for one season before joined the Fall River Marksmen in 1923. During his four seasons in Fall River, Morley and his team mates won three league titles and two National Challenge Cup titles. While Morley was never a prolific goal scorer, in the 1924 National Challenge Cup final, he scored two goals as the Marksmen defeated St. Louis Vesper Buick 4-2. Morley-s career records have another gap between 1927 and 1928 when he is not listed with any team. In 1928, he signed with J&P Coats, but played only two games before retiring. Following his retirement, he coached the Fall River Marksmen.
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'''Tom Haigh''' (born 15 October 1988) is a footballer who is a free-agent after his release from Hartlepool United
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'''James Oliver Charles Tomkins''' (born March 29, 1989 in Basildon, Essex) is an English football player, currently playing for West Ham United.
At the age of seven, Tomkins was spotted while playing for his local Sunday League side and signed into West Ham's youth academy. Initially a striker, he eventually switched to his current position in central defence. He signed scholarship forms in 2005. Prior to making his first team debut, his career had been marred by several injuries.
Tomkins made his Premier League debut on 22 March 2008 in a 1-1 draw away to Everton. Although his costly slip allowed Yakubu Aiyegbeni to score the opening goal, Tomkins made five more starts and a substitute appearance. As first choice centre backs James Collins, Danny Gabbidon and Matthew Upson were all out injured during various times in the season, he enjoyed an extended run in the first team for the remainder of the season, winning the Young Hammer of the Year for 2007-08.
On 27 November he signed for Derby County on a five week loan spell. He made his debut for Derby in their 3-0 away defeat to Burnley on 29 November 2008. Tomkins played 8 times in all competitions for Derby County during his loan spell, before being recalled to West Ham on 31 December 2008 by manager Gianfranco Zola. After his stint with Derby, he started to feature regularly with the Hammers first-team, and on 4 April 2009, he scored his first senior goal, a header from Mark Noble's corner, in a match won 2-0 by West Ham, against Sunderland. The same month, he and several fellow youth products were awarded long-term contract extensions.
Tomkins has represented England at U15, U16, U17, U19 and currently U21 levels
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'''Thomas Stoddard Porteous''' (c.1864 - 23 February 1919) was an English footballer who played as a right back, for Sunderland and also one appearance for England.
Although born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Porteous started his football career north of the border with Hearts before joining Kilmarnock in 1884.
In 1889 Porteous arrived at Sunderland after gaining a high reputation in Scotland, and joining what was to become known as the team of all talents. He made his debut on 18 January 1890 in a FA Cup match against Blackburn Rovers, but had to wait until 13 September before making his League debut. He soon became a fixture in the side, appearing in all 22 league matches in 1890-91. This was Sunderland's first season in the Football League at the end of which they finished in seventh place, with a team consisting mainly of Scottish players.
The following season Sunderland dominated the league, taking the title by a margin of five points, with Porteous missing only one match. Porteous was again an ever present figure in the 1892-93 season when Sunderland took the Football League title for the second consecutive season, this time by a substantial 11 point margin.
Although he started the 1893-94 season, after two matches he lost his place to Peter Meehan, a Scottish international who had recently been signed from Celtic. Porteous left Sunderland at the end of the season, moving to Rotherham Town where he spent two seasons, also spending a few months with Ardwick.
Porteous' England call-up came in the 1890-91 season against Wales, when England won 4-1 at Newcastle Road, Sunderland in the 1891 British Home Championship. The Wales game was Porteous' only game for England, which was also the first international game in Sunderland.
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}} '''Philip Palethorpe''' (born 17 September 1986, Wirral) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Airbus UK Broughton of the Welsh Premier League. He previously had two spells at Tranmere Rovers and made a professional appearance for Chester City.
Palethorpe joined Chester from Tranmere early in 2006-07, having spent several years at Prenton Park without making a first-team appearance. He spent his first season with Chester as second-choice to ever-present goalkeeper John Danby, and then became third choice at the start of 2007-08 when Gavin Ward joined the club.
In November 2007, Palethorpe joined Tamworth in a two month loan deal, allowing him to gain first-team experience in the Conference North.
At the start of the following season, Palethorpe made a surprise return to Tranmere Rovers on a non-contract basis as emergency cover.
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'''James Troisi''' (born 3 July 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian midfielder. He is currently playing for Turkish club Kayserispor.
He was a fringe player of Newcastle's senior side for the 2007-08 Premier League season, but showed promising signs in pre-season friendlies, including getting two assists against Hartlepool United.
In January 2008, Troisi had a two match trial with Dutch Eredivisie club, Roda JC. Roda wanted to sign him on a permanent basis, but negotiations broke down as Troisi was a product of Newcastle's youth development and still under 23 years of age, so Newcastle would have required a compensation fee.
On 6 May 2008 it was announced that Troisi would not be offered a contract with Newcastle United after the end of the 2007/8 season.
In the media his name has been mentioned for a couple of Dutch and Spanish teams, including NEC. It was stated recently a "world renowned" Spanish team is courting him.
On January 24th Troisi put mid-table Kayserispor to the sword with his first career hat-trick scoring all of Genclerbirligi's goals in a 3-1 win.
In July 2009, he joined Kayserispor on a four year contract.
After a successful 2006-07 season with the Newcastle reserve side, Troisi made his debut for the Australia U23 team (the "Olyroos"), on 18 April 2007 against Saudi Arabia in an Olympic qualifier. He followed up a good performance against the Saudis with a goal in the all-important clash with Iran in his hometown of Adelaide.
Troisi made his full international debut for Australia in a goalless friendly against Singapore on 22 March 2008, playing in left midfield.
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'''Thomas Fergus Godwin''' (August 20, 1927 - August 6, 1996), commonly referred to as '''Tommy Godwin''', was an Irish footballer who played for Shamrock Rovers, Leicester City and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic F.C.. On September 21, 1949, together with Con Martin, Johnny Carey and Peter Farrell, he was also a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home.
After playing as a youth with both Reds United and Home Farm, Godwin joined Shamrock Rovers while he continued to work as a carpenter. He made his Rovers debut in a friendly against Leeds United and saved a penalty . It was one of many penalties Tommy saved while at Milltown. He played in the semi-final of the 1948 FAI Cup, but missed the final after breaking a leg. While playing for Rovers, his team mates included, among others Frank Glennon and Paddy Coad. He also represented the League of Ireland XI and made his international debut for Ireland. In all he earned 5 caps while in the green and white .
In September 1949, after his impressive performances while playing for Ireland, Godwin transferred to Leicester City. He made his English League debut for City on November 26, 1949 at home to Swansea Town. While with Leicester he faced competition for the goalkeepers position from Scotland international John Anderson. As a result he made just 45 league appearances and 1 FA Cup appearances in four seasons
In June 1952 Godwin signed for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and remained with the club for ten years making 357 league appearances in the Third Division South and Third Division
Between 1949 and 1958 Godwin made 13 appearances for Ireland. He made his international debut on May 22, 1949 in a 1-0 win against Portugal at Dalymount Park. This would be the first of four clean sheets he kept during his international career. Godwin quickly established himself as a regular in the team and played in all four of the 1950 World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Finland. The highlight of his international career came on September 21, 1949 when, together with Con Martin, Johnny Carey and Peter Farrell, he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. Together with Tommy O'Connor, Godwin was one of two Shamrock Rovers players in the Irish line-up. He put in an outstanding performance, keeping the third clean sheet of his international career. The game proved to be the turning point in his career and within days he was signed by Leicester City. Godwin later lost his place in the Ireland team to Fred Kiernan, but in 1956 after a six year absence, he earned a recall and subsequently played in two qualifiers for the 1958 World Cup, one against England and one against Denmark. He made his last appearance for Ireland on May 11, 1958 in a 2-2 away draw in a friendly against Poland
After retiring in 1962, Godwin settled in Bournemouth and worked for the local council as a parks supervisor
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'''Stacy Coldicott''' (born 29 April 1974) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Cardiff City and West Bromwich Albion.
Coldicott was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, and came through the youth ranks at West Bromwich Albion
Coldicott and Lee Ashcroft were the only additions to a squad newly promoted to Division One. Grimsby started well in Coldicott's first season with the club, but poor results in the later part of the season meant they finished in 11th position. He played regularly for the first team, combining well with players such as Paul Groves, Alan Pouton, Kevin Donovan and Wayne Burnett. Coldicott continued to feature despite changes of management, and played in three divisions for The Mariners, remaining with the club despite a broken leg which kept him out for nearly a year. After nearly 250 appearances in all competitions,
Coldicott signed for Conference club Hereford United, but suffered a back injury in September 2005 which kept him out for several months. He spent time on loan at Cambridge United in an attempt to improve his fitness, but his contract with Hereford was cancelled by mutual consent at the end of the 2005-06 season. In the new season, he played for Northern Counties East League club Armthorpe Welfare, and occasionally turned out for Feckenham in the Midland Combination
After starting the 2007-08 season with Grantham Town, Coldicott decided to retire from football to concentrate on his career as a firefighter. He is co-owner of a non-League football scouting website.
Coldicott is the former husband of Big Brother 4 contestant Steph Coldicott; the couple were going through their divorce during her appearance on the 2003 show.
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'''Mick Galloway''' (born 13 October 1974 in Nottingham) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He was appointed caretaker manager for Hucknall Town's final game of the 2007-08 season, before being appointed as the club's permanent manager along with Andy Miller. In October 2008, they were dismissed. He then quickly joined Worksop Town as a player, he scored a excellent free kick on his debut away at Witton Albion which delighted the travelling support.
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'''David McGhee''' (born June 19, 1976 in Worthing) is an English professional footballer, most noted for his spells at Brentford and Leyton Orient. He is a central defender who can deputise in midfield if required.
He signed professional forms for Brentford in 1994 and played 142 games for the Bees in all competitions. He dropped down to the Conference for a short stint with Stevenage Borough before moving back to the League with Leyton Orient. He had a successful spell with the O's, playing over 100 games before further spells in the non-league with Canvey Island, Chelmsford City and Wivenhoe.
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'''Gerard Doherty''' (born 24 August 1981, Derry, Northern Ireland) is an Irish footballer who plays for Derry City in the League of Ireland as a goalkeeper.
Doherty began his career with youth stints at his hometown club, Derry City, and English outfit Derby County. After failing to break into the Derby first-team, he was signed in November 2001 by the Welsh Premier League team, TNS.
In six largely successful seasons at The Saints, Gerard won three league titles, one Welsh Cup, one League Cup, and one FAW Premier Cup, and played in six European ties, most notably against English sides Manchester City and Liverpool. Doherty performed particularly well in the two matches against Liverpool, winning plaudits from manager Rafael Bentez.
Despite being in and out of the team at various stages of his career with TNS, and losing his place as first-choice this season, Gerard remains an immensely popular figure with the fans. He re-signed for Derry City in January 2008.
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'''William''' "'''Billy'''" '''Hogg''' (29 May 1879 - 30 January 1937) was an English footballer who played at outside right, winning the Football League championship with Sunderland in 1901-02, before moving to Scotland where he won the Scottish League title three times with Rangers. He also made three appearances for England in 1902.
Hogg was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and was playing local football with Willington Athletic when he was spotted by Sunderland where he became a professional in October 1899. He made his debut on 2 December 1899, scoring in a 5-0 victory over Notts County. He soon became a regular fixture in the outside-right berth and in his first season Sunderland finished third in the League, with Hogg having made 19 appearances with six goals.
The following season he was ever-present appearing in all 34 league matches, contributing nine goals as Sunderland finished as runners-up. In 1901-02 Hogg missed six games, but increased his goal tally to ten for the season, as Sunderland claimed the Championship by a three point margin over Everton.
Hogg was selected for all England's matches in the 1902 British Home Championship, including the match played at Ibrox Park on 5 April 1902 which was subsequently declared "void" after the collapse of a stand left 25 spectators dead. England had played poorly in their opening matches, drawing 0-0 with Wales on 3 March 1902 and scrambling a 1-0 victory over the Irish on 22 March. Following the Ibrox disaster, the Scotland game was relocated to Villa Park. The match was fiercely fought and ended with a 2-2 draw, sharing the points but giving the trophy to the Scots.
Although never selected again for England, Hogg continued to score regularly for his club, and in 1903-04 he was the club's top-scorer with 13 goals.
Hogg remained with Sunderland until May 1909. In his final season with the Roker Park club, he scored two hat-tricks in a fortnight, the first away to Woolwich Arsenal on 21 November with the second coming on 5 December, in a 9-1 victory at St James' Park over bitter local rivals Newcastle United, with the other goals coming from George Holley (another hat-trick), Arthur Bridgett (two) and Jackie Mordue. Sunderland finished the 1908-09 season in third place, with Newcastle champions.
In his ten years with Sunderland, Hogg made a total of 302 appearances in all competitions, with 84 goals.
In May 1909 he moved to Glasgow, where he joined Rangers for a fee of -100.
By 1913, injuries were beginning to limit Hogg's appearances and he was only able to make 16 appearances (with five goals) eventually losing his place to Jimmy Paterson as Rangers claimed the title for the third consecutive season.
He left Rangers at the end of the season, spending a year with Dundee before accepting the position of player-manager at Raith Rovers. Following the outbreak of the First World War, Hogg returned to Wearside to work in an engineering works. After the war he became a local licensee.
Two of Hogg's brothers were also professional footballers: Jack was a half-back with Sunderland, Sheffield United and Southampton and Robert was an inside-forward with Sunderland, Grimsby Town and Blackpool.
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'''Jay Lovett''' (born 2 January 1978) is an English football defender and midfielder who plays for Whitehawk. He has spent his career playing in league football with Brentford and also non league football in both county level, with Saltdean United, and in national level where he has played for the majority of his career with Crawley Town and Eastbourne Borough.
Lovett started his career in the west country for Plymouth Argyle in Devon but was unable start a first team game, which he moved back to Sussex and played for Saltdean United, a small team in Division Three of the Sussex County League. A season later he moved to Crawley Town in 1998 and played for two seasons. In which the then Division Two team, Brentford took interest in Jay, after watching him in a pre-season friendly and paid Crawley their record sum of -75,000 for the midfielder in July 2000.
In his first year at Brentford he was back on loan to Crawley for nine games before making 28 appearances for the first team. In 2003, Lovett made two more loan signings, firstly at Hereford United where he played for two months,
Farnborough Town manager, Tommy Taylor signed Lovett in June,
Lovett joined Sussex rivals Eastbourne Borough in June 2006. He spent the end of their 2006-07 campaign with a broken collar bone, but helped the team win promotion into the Conference National league at the end of the 2007-08 season via the Conference South play-off final against Hampton & Richmond Borough, the game ending 2-0.
He played in Eastbourne's first ever season in the Conference National, scoring two goals and helping to win the Sussex Senior Cup over a 1-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion reserves, before being released in May 2009 failing to agree to a new deal with the club,
At the start of the 2009-10 season, Lovett signed for Whitehawk despite having offers from clubs in higher divisions, such as Grays Athletic in the Conference National, Havant & Waterlooville in the Conference South and Worthing in Isthmian League Division One South.
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William was son of John and Arabella Prest and moved with them to Sheffield when his brother John Beevor Prest bought a wine business.
In the winter of 1854, Prest attended the meeting at the Adelphi Hotel in Arundel Gate when the Sheffield Cricket Club agreed to lease a new ground from the Duke of Norfolk next to Bramall Lane.
He also played for "The Eleven" against "The Twenty-two" in the first cricket match at the venue on 30 April 1855. He was bowled out by J Rowbotham in the first innings without scoring a run a thus became the first player to score a duck at the ground.
Prest is most notable for being co-founder of Sheffield F.C. and the Sheffield Rules. He took part in football matches played by Sheffield C.C. from 1855. In 1857 he and Nathaniel Creswick decided to create a football club. The club was officially formed on 24 October with William becoming one of the vice-presidents. The club also established an annual athletics meeting to be held at the end of each season. At the inaugural event, watch by a crowd of 4000, Prest excelled winning a total of 12 events.
In 1859 William Prest was involved with the formation of the 2nd West Yorkshire Rifles, better known as the Hallamshire Rifles.
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'''William Richards''' (6 October 1874 - 12 February 1926) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Richards was born in West Bromwich and turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in July 1894. He scored on his debut to help Albion beat Wolves 5-1 in September 1894. Richards picked up a runners-up medal in the 1895 FA Cup Final and was the club's top scorer in the 1895-96 and 1898-99 seasons. He was transferred to Newton Heath in April 1901 for a -40 fee and the following year moved to Stourbridge on a free transfer. In September 1904 he joined Halesowen Town, where he ended his playing career, retiring in April 1907. He died in West Bromwich in 1926.
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'''Jackie Coulter''' (1912, Whiteabbey - 1981) is a former Northern Irish footballer.
He played for a number of intermediate clubs before signing for Belfast Celtic as a seventeen year-old. At Celtic Park he developed into one of the finest players in the Irish League, usually starring at inside-left or on the left-wing. His finest performance in the hooped jersey was perhaps in the 1930 City Cup deciding play-off. Slotting in at centre-forward, Coulter scored a hat-trick to take the trophy back to Celtic Park. More honours came his way in the shape of the further City Cups, the Belfast Charities Cup and finally in 1933, the Irish League Championship.
Early in the 1933/34 season Coulter won his first IFA International cap in a 2-1 win over Scotland, maintaining his place for the remainder of that season's British Home Championship. He also featured in both of the Irish League-s representative fixtures, including in a 3-0 victory over their Scottish counterparts. It was performances in matches such as these which drew the attentions of some of the leading clubs in England. His signing for Everton in the spring of 1934 did however surprise his Celtic teammates. Having been sent-off in a match at Ballymena, Coulter was approached by an Everton official, and terms were agreed on a -2,750 fee. When the Celtic players returned to the dressing room after the final whistle they were greeted by the news of his departure.
Coulter made his League debut in a 1-1 draw against Portsmouth in April 1934, and although his spell at Goodison Park coincided with a lull in fortunes after the successes of the early-thirties, he was a popular addition to the Everton squad. He will no doubt be best rememembered by the Goodison faithful for his hat-trick in a 6-4 FA Cup fourth round replay defeat of Sunderland, a match regarded as one of the best in the ground's history.
He added further caps to his collection while with Everton too, scoring the winner in his first international match since his move to England against Scotland in October 1934. Four months later he starred in one of Ireland-s best performances of the time, only to see his penalty - that would have put the Irish into a 2-1 lead - crash against the crossbar. Cliff Bastin later seized upon an under-hit pass by Irish captain Bertie Fulton to give England a 2-1 victory.
A move to Grimsby Town in September 1937, then in the middle of the most successful period in their history, lasted a little under a season. After that Coulter had a brief spells at Chester (in Football League Division Three North), Southern League Chelsmford City (where he won his final cap) and finally at Division Two side Swansea, before his career was cut short by the outbreak of the Second World War. The war brought a brief spell with Linfield, but having been out of the game for eighteen months he was without his former impact, and quit after three games.
As well as his distinguished footballing career, Jackie Coulter also excelled at roller skating, becoming an Irish Champion!
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'''Scott Kernaghan Spencer''' (born 1 January 1989 in Oldham) is an English footballer, currently playing for Football League One club Southend United.
Spencer was originally a member of Oldham Athletic's youth system and, having scored goals at Under-18 level, he soon attracted the interest of Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. He signed for Everton in July 2007.
Spencer joined Macclesfield Town on loan in March 2008 and made his debut against Brentford on 8 March.
He was released by Everton on 1 July 2009. On 14 August it was announced that Spencer had signed on non-contract terms for Rochdale.
Spencer was released from Rochdale and later signed a six-month contract for Southend United in the January transfer window of 2010 after impressing on trial.
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'''Walter Robert Jack''' (17 November 1874 - May 1936) was an Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Jack was born in Grangemouth. He first moved to England in April 1902, when he joined Bristol Rovers. He signed for West Bromwich Albion in May 1904, and was their top scorer in 1904-05, his only season with the club. Jack managed Clyde from July 1905 to May 1909. He died in May 1936.
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'''Richard Taundry''' (born 15 February 1989 in Walsall, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for League One side Walsall, where he plays as both a defender and a midfielder.
Taundry is a versatile player who can play in a number of positions including right back, left back and central midfield. He progressed through the centre of excellence and youth team at Walsall. He played as a full back the majority of the time in his younger days in the youth and reserves, however when he made the step-up to the first team he was played in midfield while also standing in at left-back on a number of occasions.
Taundry failed to break into the first team during Walsall's title winning 2006-2007 season, however he was involved in the youth team's success, despite suffering injuries which kept him out for the majority of the season. Walsall youth team managed to complete an impressive league and cup double.
Taundry made the break through into Walsall's first team during the 2007-2008 campaign where manager, Richard Money handed him his debut after coming on as a late substitute for Ishmel Demontagnac in the 82nd minute against Luton Town on November 17, 2007
During the 2008/2009 season Taundry had a new manager to impress, Jimmy Mullen, who replaced Richard Money, who quit the club towards the end of the 2007-2008 campaign.
-DOCSTART-	16561849
'''Sir Nathaniel Creswick''' K.C.B. (31 July 1831 - October 1917) was a footballer who co-founded Sheffield FC, the oldest football club in the world, in 1857. With William Prest, he established the Sheffield Rules, which were highly influential upon the modern laws of association football. He was also a founder of the Hallamshire Rifles.
Creswick was born in Sheffield, England to Nathaniel and Elizabeth. His father was Silver-plating manufacturer. He was educated at Sheffield Collegiate School and became a solicitor of a silver-plate company. He became involved with several local sports clubs including the Clarkhouse Road Fencing Club and Sheffield Cricket Club.
While at Sheffield CC he joined several other players in informal football matches that started in 1855.
He and William Prest decided to create an independent football club which was founded on 24 October 1857 with Criswick as Honorary Secretary and Treasurer. The club, known as Sheffield Football Club, is officially accepted by FIFA as being the oldest football club in the world.
They also established a set of playing rules to be used by the club. These were later used by other clubs in the area and eventually spread to many clubs in the north of England and became known as the Sheffield Rules.
Creswick and Prest were also involved in founding the 2nd West Yorkshire Rifles (better known as the Hallamshire Rifles) in 1858. He remained with them until 1897 rising to the rank of Colonel. He was knighted for services to the volunteer movement in 1907.
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'''John "Jackie" Mordue''' (13 December 1886 - 14 December 1957) was an English footballer who played at outside right, and won the Football League championship with Sunderland in 1912-13 and made two appearances for England.
Mordue was born in Edmondsley, County Durham, the fifth son of Thomas Mordue, coal miner. As a youth he played for various local village teams and was spotted by Barnsley whilst playing for Spennymoor United. He joined the Oakwell club in October 1906, and played 25 Second Division games with 12 goals. In April the following year he moved to London when he was sold to Woolwich Arsenal for -450,
Mordue made his debut for Arsenal on 13 April 1907 and went on to play 28 games for Arsenal (26 in the First Division, two in the FA Cup) in thirteen months, scoring one goal. Arsenal finished 7th and 14th in the league in the 1906-07 and 1907-08 seasons, and Mordue was considered one of the team's best assets.
He made his Sunderland debut on 9 September 1908 at Middlesbrough scoring in a 3-0 victory. He soon became a fixture at outside right, contributing some vital goals including one against Newcastle United in a 9-1 victory at St James' Park on 5 December 1908.
He went on to form an excellent partnership on the right-wing with Charlie Buchan and Francis Cuggy, his 15 goals helping the club to win the Football League Championship in 1913. Sunderland narrowly missed out on the Double, losing the FA Cup final 1-0 to Aston Villa, who themselves were runners-up in the League.
Mordue also became Sunderland's main penalty taker, scoring 26 in total, reaching the age of 34 before he missed one in a competitive game.
Mordue made two England appearances, making his debut against Ireland on 10 February 1912. In this match, he played alongside his Sunderland colleague George Holley as England ran out 6-1 victors.. His second, and final, England match was also against Ireland a year later. In this match, Mordue was teamed up with his Sunderland colleagues Charlie Buchan and Francis Cuggy and although Buchan scored early in the game, England went down 2-1. Mordue also represented the Football League on three occasions.
Mordue left Sunderland in 1920, having played 294 games in total, with 80 goals.
He was sold to Middlesbrough in May 1920, spending three years at Ayresome Park before accepting the position of player-manager at Durham City in February 1923, a post he held for twelve months.
Mordue died on 14 December 1957, the day after his 71st birthday.
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'''Dean Austin''' (born 26 April 1970 in Hemel Hempstead) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.
He started his career at St Albans and went on to play for Southend United, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace. He retired after the 2002-03 season while at Woking and has since worked as a coach.
At the age of 12, Dean managed to get on the Watford books and also played for Sunday League side Forest United. At the age of 17, he came back to Watford and played for the under-18s. He then joined non-league side St Albans City.
He was signed by then Southend manager David Webb from St Albans for -14,000 in 1990 and made his debut on April 10, as the Shrimpers held Burnley to a 0-0 draw.
Dean made his debut on 22 August 1992. His first season at Spurs was rather successful, Tottenham finished in 8th place. But then, in 1993 Osvaldo Ardiles took over and with his 5-man attacking line-up Austin wasn't given much of a chance in the team and Spurs only just avoided relegation. However, next season he was back in the team and under Gerry Francis Tottenham reached the semi-final of the FA Cup, only to lose to eventual winners Everton 4-1
He linked up with former manager Terry Venables at Palace, although Venables only stayed for six months. After not playing for 18 months, Austin failed to find his place in the team until several players left because of the Eagles' financial troubles
Austin spent the last season of his career with Woking. He was appointed club captain by manager Glenn Cockerill as the club narrowly avoided relegation from the Conference National. At the age of 33 he was unable to sign a new deal,
In May 2007 Austin rejoined his old club Southend United as a coach.
On 24 November 2008, Austin joined up with the newly-appointed Watford manager, Brendan Rodgers, as his assistant.
On 11 June 2009, Austin was confirmed as assistant manager at Reading.
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'''Andrew "Andy" Langford''' (born 3 July 1988 in Manchester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Workington A.F.C..
Langford began his career with Morecambe in 2006 and made his first appearance in a 1-0 victory over Tranmere Rovers in the Football League Trophy on 4 September 2007.
He joined current club Workington A.F.C. in December 2008 ahead of the clubs FA Trophy tie against Kings Lynn
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'''Garath James McCleary''' (born May 15, 1987 in Oxford) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship.
McCleary's football career began with Oxford City then he moved onto Oxford United but was unable to break into their first team and was released. He joined Slough Town and then moved to Bromley in January 2007. In total McCleary made over 40 appearances for Bromley scoring 11 goals. Nottingham Forest manager Colin Calderwood offered him a trial at the City Ground where he did well enough to secure a contract on 31 January 2008.
A select group of fans have begun to call him the championship ronaldo, often making reference to his box of tricks that he regulary dips into when skilling a player. It is the same group of fans that have begun to formulate the chant: "When I say 'box of' you say 'tricks'.
McCleary made his first team debut as an 87th minute substitute, in a 1-0 home defeat against Carlisle United, on 3 March 2008. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 April 2008 in injury time, in a 2-0 win at Carlisle. On 5 April he was handed his first start where he was voted man of the match as Forest beat Cheltenham 3-1 at the City Ground. He played a total of eight games for the Reds that season helping them gain promotion to the Football League Championship.
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'''James Watson''' (4 October 1877 - 1915) was a Scottish footballer who played at full back. He won the Football League championship with Sunderland in 1901-02 and made six appearances for Scotland.
Watson was born in Motherwell and played for Burnbank Athletic before joining Clyde.
He joined Sunderland in 1899, after a trial at Sheffield United. His debut came in a 0-0 draw against Glossop North End on 24 February 1900. He went on to make three league appearances that season. The following season he only missed two games as Sunderland finished runners-up, with Watson and Andy McCombie teaming up in front of goal-keeper Ned Doig. The three Scottish internationals appeared in a notable total of 109 league and cup games between February 1900 and February 1904 when McCombie was transferred to Newcastle United.
He came to be considered as one of the finest full backs in the country. He possessed the intriguing nickname of "Daddy Long Legs" due to his arms and legs moving excessively when he ran. In 1901-02 Watson only missed one game, as Sunderland claimed the Championship by a three point margin over Everton.
Watson's first Scotland match came on 9 March 1903 in a 1-0 victory over Wales. In the next match, against England on 4 April, Watson was teamed in defence with his Sunderland colleagues, Doig and McCombie, resulting in a Scottish victory by 2 goals to 1. He went on to play against England in each of the next two years, both matches won 1-0 by England.
Watson remained at Sunderland until 1907, when he moved to Middlesbrough. In his Sunderland career he played a total of 225 matches, never scoring.
He remained at Middlesbrough until 1910 making over 100 appearances. In March 1909 he was recalled to the Scotland team making appearances against Ireland and England.
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'''Conal Nicholson "Nick" Hendry''' (1887 - 9 April 1949) was an English footballer.
Hendry started his career with North Eastern Railway United, with whom he won the York and District League with in the 1905-06 season.
He made 140 league appearances for Hull,
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'''Graham Lewis''' (born 15 February 1982) is an English footballer. He played as a professional for Lincoln City and currently plays for Reading Town.
Having been a member of the Centre of Excellence at home-town Reading, Graham Lewis began his senior career in the Lincoln City youth scheme, making his professional debut at the age of 17 in the 5-2 defeat at Torquay United in September 1999. A pacy forward, he would go on to make five appearances in the 1999-2000 season, the second year of his youth training. Lewis was offered a three-month professional contract for the 2000-2001 season by the newly installed Lincoln manager Phil Stant which he accepted and made a further two league appearances before being released at the end of this contract.
He linked up with Northwich Victoria, who were then managed by the one-time Lincoln manager Keith Alexander. Having only just turned 19, and in order to gain experience, he was loaned out to Frickley Athletic at the beginning of 2001. He impressed at Frickley and earned a recall to Northwich in February 2001, marking his return with a goal against Boston United
In August 2001, he joined Frickley Athletic permanently
In August 2002, he joined Belper Town on a three-month loan deal
He commenced the 2003-2004 season with short spells with Goole and Brigg Town. In November 2003, he joined Ilkeston Town, linking up with his former Lincoln City manager Phil Stant who had recently been appointed manager of the Derbyshire side. He moved on to Gedling Town in February 2004 before joining Lincoln Moorlands at the start of the 2004-2005 season.
Lewis relocated back to his home area of Reading and linked up with Reading Town at the start of the 2005-2006 season. A successful season saw him score 21 times and step-up the non-league pyramid to join Bracknell Town in August 2006. In March 2008, Lewis moved on to Burnham
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'''Ronald Philip "Ronnie" Bird''' (27 December 1941 - 20 March 2005) was an English professional footballer.
Born in Birmingham, Bird began his career as an apprentice at his hometown club Birmingham City but found first team chances hard to come by and left to join Bradford Park Avenue, being signed by manager Jimmy Scoular. He quickly established himself in the side and helped the club to retain their division three status after being promoted the previous year. He eventually left the club in 1965 to join Bury but only spent seven months at Gigg Lane before being signed again by Jimmy Scoular, this time at his new club Cardiff City for -5,000. He helped the club to win the Welsh Cup in his first season, one of three times he won the competition at Cardiff, and gained a reputation for scoring spectacular goals.
He left Cardiff after five seasons at the club and joined Crewe Alexandra where he spent one year before dropping into non-league football with Gloucester City. After retiring from football he took over as manager at Ebbw Vale and Bridgend Town before later returning to work with Jimmy Scoular as his assistant manager at Newport County. He left his post at the club during the 1978/79 season and later took over as landlord of the Canton Cross and Romilly Arms pubs in Cardiff. His experience in the trade prompted Cardiff City to hire him to take charge of the several bars in the clubs ground and he later took up a number of positions at the club including match day hospitality manager, manager of the players restaurant and a commentator for the clubs website. He was taken ill in 2003 and subsequentley stepped down from his various roles at the club, although after recovering somewhat he later returned to commentate on matches again before he died in 2005.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Sherwood''' (born 10 December 1953 in Selby, England) is a former association football goalkeeper, best remembered for his time at Watford. He played for the "Hornets" for 11 years, making 211 league appearances during Watford's most successful years under Graham Taylor and was in goal for the team when they lost 2-0 to Everton in the 1984 FA Cup Final.
He started his career at Chelsea, but failed to break into the first team, making just 16 appearances between 1971 and 1976. After Watford he played for Grimsby Town and retired from league football in 1992 at the age of 39, although he continued playing in non-league for several years afterwards.
His older brother is John Sherwood, a bronze medalist for hurdles at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
He is now in the business of office-management in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
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'''Brian Linighan''' (born November 2, 1973 in Hartlepool, England) is a former English football defender. He started his career at Sheffield Wednesday, making just one appearance on January 11, 1994
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'''Ceri Hughes''' (born February 26, 1971 in Pontypridd, Wales) is a former Welsh football midfielder. His clubs included Luton Town, for which he played for 8 years, Wimbledon, Portsmouth and, lastly, Cardiff City.
He won 8 caps for the Welsh national team, without scoring.
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'''Dean Blackwell''' (born December 5, 1969 in Camden) is a former English football central defender. He spent 14 years at Wimbledon F.C., making 205 league appearances and scoring a solitary goal. He was also loaned out to Plymouth for the 1990-91 season.
In 2002, Blackwell moved to Brighton where he spent the rest of his career, retiring in 2004.
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'''Francis Cuggy''' (16 June 1889 - 27 March 1965) was an English footballer who played at right half. He won the Football League championship with Sunderland in 1912-13 and made two appearances for England.
Cuggy was born in Walker, Northumberland and played youth football with Willington Athletic, where he was spotted by scouts from Sunderland. He joined the Roker Park club in March 1909 making his debut in a 3-2 defeat at Aston Villa on 12 February 1913. Sunderland narrowly missed out on the Double, losing the FA Cup final 1-0 to Aston Villa, who themselves were runners-up in the League.
Both his appearances for England came against Ireland. The first was on 15 February 1913 at Windsor Park, Belfast and Cuggie was teamed up with his Sunderland colleagues Charlie Buchan and Jackie Mordue. Although Buchan scored early in the game, England went down 2-1. The second international appearance was also against Ireland a year later on 14 February 1914, when he was joined by his Sunderland colleague Henry Martin who was making his solitary England appearance. The match was played at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough and England were defeated 3-0. This was the first time that England had been beaten by Ireland on home soil. Thus Cuggy's England career ended with two defeats from two appearances.
The outbreak of the First World War then interrupted his football career. After the war he returned to the side for the 1919-20 season, but he left the club in May 1921 to become player-manager of Wallsend. In his twelve years at Roker Park, he made a total of 190 appearances in all competitions, with four goals.
He spent two years with Wallsend before, in November 1923, he accepted a five-year contract to coach Celta Vigo.
When his involvement in football came to an end he worked in the shipyards on Wearside.
In 2002, the shirt that he wore in the 1913 FA Cup Final was auctioned at Christie's in London. The shirt sold for -5,875, far exceeding the estimate of -1,000-1,500.
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'''Derek Thomas Allan''' (born 24 December 1974) is a former Scottish football defender.
Allan was born in Irvine, Scotland and started his professional career at Ayr United, where he made only five appearances. After just one year at the club he was sold to Southampton of the English Premiership for a fee of -75,000 in March 1993.
Southampton's manager Ian Branfoot saw Allan as "one for the future" but a series of niggling groin strains restricted him to just eight minutes when he came on as a late substitute for Matthew Bound in a 1-0 defeat at Manchester City on 1 May 1993.
In March 1996 Jimmy Case took him on loan to Brighton, before making the move permanent. In the three years he spent at Brighton he made 67 league appearances, scoring twice. In 1999 Allan joined non-league side Kingstonian and was player of the season in the 1999-00 season. During his time at Kingstonian he took up part time employment with a stationery supplier.
In 2001 he was signed by Scottish side Queen of the South. His stay was again hampered by injuries and he was limited to just 47 league appearances. Allan spent the last season of his career at Dumbarton, before early retirement at the age of just 30.
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'''Edwin "Ted" Thorpe''' (born 1898, date of death unknown) was an English footballer.
Thorpe started his career with Sheffield Wednesday during the First World War.
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'''Albert Edward "Ted" Thorpe''' (14 July 1910 - 1971) was an English footballer.
He played for Langwith Colliery, Shirebrook, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Norwich City, Crystal Palace, Bath City, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United and Hereford United.
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'''Charles Elliott''' (22 September 1896 - 22 March 1940) was an English footballer.
Elliott started his career with Sheffield United and later joined Rotherham Town.
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'''Stanley William "Stan" Montgomery''' (born 7 July 1920 in Silvertown, died 5 October 2000 in Cardiff) is a former English professional footballer and first-class cricketer. He was the son-in-law of 1927 FA Cup winner Jimmy Nelson, who also played over 200 times for Cardiff City.
Montgomery began his football career playing for non-league Romford during World War II, also guesting on several occasions for Southend United. Following the end of the war he signed for Hull City, but only spent a short period there before returing to play at Southend. He remained at the club until 1948 when he joined Cardiff City for a fee of -6,000, on the recommendation of his father-in-law Jimmy Nelson who had played for Cardiff in the 1920s.
He made a goalscoring debut for Cardiff  against Grimsby Town in January 1949 and played the remaining seventeen matches of the season. He missed very few games for the Blubirds over the next seven years and helped them to promotion during the 1951/52 season. He eventually left the club in 1955 and returned to non-league football with Worcester City before finishing is career in Wales with spells at Newport County, Llanelli and Ton Pentre. After his retirement he joined Cardiff again to work as a trainer before joining Bristol Rovers as a scout in the South Wales area and later returned to Ninian Park on the request of manager Alan Durban to take charge of the clubs trialists.
Stan Montgomery was also a first-class cricketer with Glamorgan from 1949 to 1953. He joined Glamorgan from Barry Athletic Club and made his first-class debut against Derbyshire at the Arms Park in 1949. He made his highest first-class score of 117, his maiden century, against Hampshire later that season, sharing a fifth-wicket stand of 264 with Maurice Robinson (190). This is still the fifth-wicket record partnership for Glamorgan.
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'''Charles George "Charlie" Lemons''' (3 December 1887 - 1952) was an English footballer.
Lemons started his career with Beighton Recreation and joined Scunthorpe & Lindsey United around 1921.
The reference to his home being in Lincolnshire is incorrect as he lived all his life in Sheffield. Charlie LEMONS was my grandfather. He may have just lodged in Lincolnshire for the time he was at the club.
June Chatterton (ne BRADFORD) daughter of Marjorie (ne LEMONS)
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'''O'Neill McKay Donaldson''' (born November 24, 1969 in Birmingham) is an English former footballer.
Donaldson began his career at non-league Hinckley United F.C. where his form attracted the attention of Football League scouts, leading to him ultimately signing for Shrewsbury Town F.C. in November 1991. Donaldson did not gain a regular first team spot at the club, most often appearing as a substitute and was given a free transfer to Doncaster Rovers F.C. in 1994. Although he did not gain a regular first team place at Rovers either, Donaldson's reputation grew from a brief but goal-heavy spell on loan at Mansfield Town F.C. and it was his form at that club which convinced Sheffield Wednesday F.C. to sign him for -50,000.
Donaldson made his debut for the Owls as a sub against Manchester City F.C. on March 18, 1995. However he quickly faded from the first team picture at a time when Wednesday boasted the likes of Mark Bright and David Hirst up front and Donaldson was forced to settle for a reserve role at the Hillsborough club. He largely imprssed during a loan spell at Oxford United F.C., although then manager Malcolm Shotton blamed the player's agent for blocking a deal that would have brought Donaldson to the Manor Ground on a permanent basis. Indeed such was the desire to see Donaldson remain at the club full-time that a local fanzine editor even wrote to the player in an attempt to convince him to reconsider.
Ultimately Donaldson was released by Wednesday in March 1998 for a frustrating two month spell at Stoke City F.C., before he spent a further three years at Torquay United F.C. where injury and a lack of form conce again denied him a regular first team place. He left the league in 2001 for a brief spell at Halesowen Town F.C. in the Western Division of the Southern Football League before retiring from football.
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'''Paul Anthony McGregor''' (born 17 December 1974 in Liverpool) is a former English footballer.
A product of the youth system at Nottingham Forest, McGregor made a number of first team appearances, although he did not quite manage to cement a regular spot in the line-up. Despite this he made some impact on the first team and is well remembered by the club's supporters for scoring the winning goal in a match against Olympique Lyonnais in the UEFA Cup 1995-96, a goal which put Forest in the quarter-finals of the competition. Whilst at the club McGregor also sang with Britpop band Merc, although the group did not have any success.
Falling out of favour at Forest, McGregor spent spells on loan at Carlisle United and Preston North End before completing a permanent move to Plymouth Argyle in 1998. McGregor enjoyed a rich vein of form at Argyle and was the club's top scorer in the 1999-2000 season, hitting 16 goals in all competitions, including two hat-tricks.
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'''John William "Johnny" Jordan''' (born 8 November 1921) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Bromley, Kent, he began his career with home-town club Bromley, before moving on to Grays Athletic, West Ham United (as an amateur), Tottenham Hotspur, Juventus, Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday, Tonbridge and Bedford Town.
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'''Pierre Laurent''' (born December 13, 1970 in Tulle, France) is a former football (soccer) player who played as a forward. He started his career at ESA Brive, had 2 spells with Bastia and, in between, Leeds United, although it was a short stay and he only made 4 appearances (2 of them as a substitute
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'''William George "Bill" Berry''', known in France as '''George Berry''' or '''Georges Berry''' (born Hackney, 18 August 1904, died 1972) was an English association football player. He played professionally for clubs including Gillingham, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace and Brentford between 1923 and 1934.
He moved to France in 1934, where he played for SC Fives, and coached SC Fives, Lille OSC and OGC Nice. He won two Coupes de France in 1946 and 1954.
He then moved to Tunisia, where he coached CS Hammam-Lif and toile Sportive du Sahel.
He later coached in Luxembourg, where he won 4 national titles with Jeunesse Esch and Union Luxembourg.
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In August 1919 Wood resumed his playing career when he signed for Gillingham, then of the Southern Football League. In his first season with the club, he was top scorer with fourteen goals. At the end of the 1919-20 season, the club was elected into the Football League Third Division, and Wood went on to make 49 appearances for the "Gills" at this level. He left Gillingham in 1922 and had a short spell with Scottish club Hamilton Academical before returning to The Football League with Newport County, for whom he played 12 times.
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'''Philip Bach''' (1872 - 30 December 1937) was an English footballer who played at full back. He played his club football for various teams including Middlesbrough and Sunderland and made one appearance for England in 1899. He was later the chairman of Middlesbrough F.C. for a total of 18 years.
Bach was born in Ludlow, Shropshire, but moved to Middlesbrough as a child. He was signed by the local club, Middlesbrough, then an amateur club, straight from school.
He made his Sunderland debut in a 1-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday on 4 September 1897. In his first season at the Newcastle Road club, Sunderland finished as runners-up in the Football League with Bach making twenty appearances. On 18 February 1899, Bach made his only international appearance against Ireland. The match was played at Roker Park, Sunderland's new ground and ended in a 13-2 victory for England, with four goals from Gilbert Smith and three from Jimmy Settle. The scoreline in this match is the record number of goals scored by England in a single match, and also the highest aggregate goals (15) in a game involving England.
While England were playing at Roker Park, Sunderland were away to Sheffield Wednesday. In Bach's absence on international duty, Andy McCombie took over at right-back in a 1-0 victory. Bach was unable to regain his place, making only two further appearances.
Two months later, in April 1899, he signed for Middlesbrough again, but failing to break into the first team he was on the move again a year later joining Bristol City. He spent four years at Ashton Gate helping City gain Football League status in 1901. In 1904 he was re-instated as an amateur, turning out for Cheltenham Town.
He developed hotel interests in Cheltenham and later Middlesbrough.
Bach served as chairman until 1925, and again from 1931 to 1935. He later served on the F.A. Council from 1925 until his death in 1937 and was on the international selection committee from October 1929.
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'''David Junior Hoilett''' (born on 5 June 1990) is a Canadian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League.
He made his dbut for Paderborn (also on loan) against Kickers Offenbach, after being a substitute for Sven Lintjens
. Paderborn won the match 3-2. Hoilett's first match in the starting eleven was against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
His former team mate, Mamadi Keita, called Hoilett his most skillful and best team mate at the Blackburn Rovers Youth Academy.
In June 2009, his home club Blackburn Rovers made an appeal for Hoilett to get a Work Permit for him to play football in England.
On July 2, 2009, Hoilett was granted a work permit, allowing him to continue his fledgling career at Blackburn Rovers. It is believed that in the coming season Hoilett will now have the opportunity to gain some first team experience at the club, albeit from the bench.
Junior scored his 1st and 2nd goal for Blackburn Rovers since his full-time return to the club in only his 3rd game, this in a pre-season friendly against non-league outfit Leigh Genesis F.C. He also earned Rovers a penalty in that very same game. His first competitive goal for Rovers came in a 3-1 League Cup win at Gillingham on 25 August 2009.
Hoilett was involved in Blackburn's dramatic Carling Cup win against Chelsea on Wednesday 2 December 2009. Coming on as a second half sub, he won an extra-time penalty which Benni McCarthy converted to put Rovers 3-2 up but then missed a golden chance late on to seal victory before Paulo Ferreira equalised in the 122nd minute. However, Hoilett picked himself up and converted the crucial 5th penalty to help Rovers to a 4-3 shootout win and a place in the semi-finals. He then started his first league game 12/12/09 vs Hull, in which he impressed playing the full 90 minutes
His brother Jaineil Hoilett played for 1. FSV Mainz 05.
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'''Paul Heald''' (born September 20, 1968 in Wath-on-Dearne) is a former football goalkeeper who played for multiple clubs in England. He started his career at Sheffield United in 1987 and moved on to Leyton Orient and also spent loan spells at Coventry, Crystal Palace and newly-promoted Swindon Town. In 1995 he moved to Wimbledon, where he acted mainly as backup for first Hans Segers and then Neil Sullivan. In his first season at Wimbledon he was the goalkeeper who was unable to stop Tony Yeboah's thunderbolt in September 1995, the goal going on to win the Goal of the Season. He stayed with the Dons until the club's relocation to Milton Keynes and also went on loan to Sheffield Wednesday in 2002. He stayed with the new team for a season, before retiring in 2005. He now serves as the club's goalkeeper coach.
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'''Ian Olney''' (born December 17, 1969 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England) is a former football (soccer) player, who played as a striker. He started his career at Aston Villa in 1988, for whom he made 88 league appearances, scoring 16 goals and 4 years later was sold to Oldham Athletic for -750,000, Oldham's transfer record.
Following his career ending, he began training to become an Independent Financial Advisor, and to this day works around the Birmingham area in this capacity.
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'''Giuseppe Mazzarelli''' (born 14 August 1972 in Uster) is a former Swiss footballer.
During his career he played for FC Zrich, Manchester City F.C., Grasshopper-Club Zrich, FC St. Gallen, A.S. Bari and FC Baden. He earned 12 caps for the Switzerland national football team.
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'''Alfons Groenendijk''' (born 17 May 1964 in Leiden) is a former Dutch footballer, and now a manager, currently serving as head coach of Dutch Eredivisie team Willem II.
During his career Groenendijk played for ADO Den Haag, Roda JC, AFC Ajax, Manchester City F.C., Sparta Rotterdam, and FC Utrecht. With Ajax, he won the 1991-92 UEFA Cup and the 1992-93 Dutch Cup. Groenendijk has been appointed assistant manager of Willem II for the 2008-09 season. He was previously a manager of Jong Ajax and amateur side vv Katwijk. He became manager of Willem II in February 2009, succeeding Andries Jonker who became director of football for Willem II.
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During his career he played for Oldham Athletic A.F.C., SV Huizen, FC Den Bosch, and Real Murcia.
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During his career he played for PEC Zwolle, FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Grasshopper-Club Zrich, and Derby County F.C., where he made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Premier League.
His relative Menno Willems was also a professional footballer.
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'''James White''' (born August 21, 1899, date of death unknown), also known as '''Jimmy White''' or '''Tec White''', is a former Scottish footballer who spent most of his career playing for Fall River Marksmen in the American Soccer League. He was born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
In 1920, White signed with Albion Rovers of the Scottish League. He helped Albion reach the final of the 1920 Scottish Cup where they lost to Kilmarnock. He spent two season with Albion before joining Maidstone United of the English Southern League in 1923. After one season with Maidstone, White transferred to Motherwell
White was one of several players who were recruited from the Scottish League by Sam Mark to play for Fall River Marksmen. Others included Tommy Martin, also from Motherwell, Charlie McGill from Third Lanark and wing-half Bill McPherson from Beith. These players would become the backbone of the a very successful Marksmen team during the 1920s and early 1930s. In later seasons his team mates also included, among others, Billy Gonsalves, Bert Patenaude, Werner Nilsen and Alex McNab..
Between 1925 and 1931, White made 243 league appearances and scored 111 goals for the Marksmen in the American Soccer League, helping them win five league titles. He also helped them win the National Challenge Cup three times, scoring twice goals in the 1927 final against Holley Carburetor F.C.
. He also played for the Marksmen in friendlies against Rangers and Kilmarnock and in 1930 was a member of the Marksmen squad that toured Central Europe.
In 1931 when Sam Mark relocated and merged the Marksmen franchise twice, White followed the team on both occasions. They first moved to New York, where they merged with New York Soccer Club and became the New York Yankees. In the summer of 1931, White played for a Yankees team featuring Billy Gonsalves, Bert Patenaude and George Moorhouse that twice played Celtic in friendlies. On May 30 at Fenway Park the Yankees won 4-3. However on June 28 at Yankee Stadium, Celtic won the second game 4-1. The Yankees then moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts where they merged with Fall River F.C. to become the New Bedford Whalers. With the Whalers, White won a further two American Soccer League titles and the 1932 National Challenge Cup. On April 3, 1932 he scored the opening goal in a 5-2 win against Stix, Bear and Fuller in the second leg of the final .
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'''Mark David Cooper''' (born Watford, 5 April 1967) is an English former association football player. He began his career with Cambridge United before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1987. He failed to break into the Spurs first team and joined Gillingham in 1987 for a fee of -102,500. This was a club record for Gillingham but his spell at Priestfield Stadium was unsuccessful and he came to be regarded as a high-priced flop for the Kent club. He moved on to Leyton Orient in 1989 and later played for Barnet, Northampton Town and Peterborough United before finishing his career in non-league football.
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'''Andrew McCombie''' (30 June 1876 - 1952) was a Scottish international footballer who played at right back for North East England rival clubs Sunderland and Newcastle United. He won the Football League championship with both clubs, and was twice on the losing side in the FA Cup final. He went on to have a long career as a coach with Newcastle.
McCombie was born in Inverness and started his career at Inverness Thistle before moving south of the border to join Sunderland in December 1898. He made his first team debut away to Sheffield Wednesday on 18 February 1899, while regular right-back Philip Bach was playing for England at Roker Park, Sunderland. In Bach's absence on international duty, McCombie took over at right-back in a 1-0 victory. Bach was unable to regain his place, making only two further appearances before he was transferred to Middlesbrough.
McCombie was ever-present in his first full season, with Sunderland finishing third in the League table. The following season McCombie only missed one game as Sunderland finished runners-up, with McCombie and Jimmy Watson teaming up in front of goal-keeper Ned Doig. The three Scottish internationals appeared in a notable total of 109 league and cup games between February 1900 and February 1904 when McCombie was transferred to Newcastle United.
In 1901-02 McCombie missed the final eight games, as Sunderland claimed the Championship by a three point margin over Everton.
His first international appearance for Scotland came in a 1-0 victory over Wales on 9 March 1903. In the next match, against England on 4 April, McCombie was teamed in defence with his Sunderland colleagues, Doig and Watson, resulting in a Scottish victory by 2 goals to 1.
In 1903 Sunderland A.F.C. were rocked by a financial scandal involving McCombie. Sunderland's board of Directors gave the player -100 in order to start up in business, with the view that his benefit game would see him repay the money. McCombie however saw the money as a gift and refused to pay back the club. The Football Association launched an inquiry and agreed with McCombie, stating that it was a "resigning/win/draw bonus" and furthermore the books of Sunderland showed financial irregularities, and so violating the rules of the game. Sunderland were fined -250, with six directors being suspended for two and a half years, and manager Alex Mackie receiving a suspension.
Shortly afterwards, McCombie was transferred to arch-rivals Newcastle United signing for them in February 1904. His final appearance for Sunderland was in a 6-0 victory over Bury on 23 January 1904. In his 5 years with Sunderland, he made a total of 164 appearances in all competitions, scoring six goals. His last goal came against his future employers, a penalty in a 1-1 draw at Roker Park on 1 January 1904.
He is reported to have joined Newcastle United for a fee of -700.
He made his Newcastle debut in a 4-1 victory over Notts County on 13 February 1904. In his first match back at Roker Park for his new employers on 24 December 1904 he scored a first-minute own goal as Sunderland ran out 3-1 victors. In his first full season at St James' Park he missed only three games as Newcastle claimed the Football League title for the first time by a single point margin over Everton. He capped this with two further appearances for Scotland with a 3-1 victory over Wales on 6 March 1905 and a 1-0 defeat by England on 1 April. In the last match, played at Crystal Palace, he was joined by Newcastle colleagues Andy Aitken, Peter McWilliam and James Howie.
A fortnight after his final Scotland appearance, he was part of the Newcastle United team which was beaten at the Crystal Palace ground 2-0 in the cup final by Aston Villa. He was to return to Crystal Palace for the 1906 FA Cup Final, when he was again on the losing side as Newcastle went down 1-0 to Everton.
Newcastle claimed the title for a second time in 1907 with McCombie making 26 appearances. In Newcastle's third championship season, 1908-09, McCombie only made one appearance. He remained as a player at St James' Park until 1910, with his final game being a 4-0 defeat at Aston Villa on 27 April 1910.
In his six years at Newcastle, he made a total of 132 first team appearances, never scoring.
After hanging up his boots, he remained on Newcastle United's coaching staff, rising to become the first team trainer by the time he retired in 1950. He died in 1952.
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Reinelt is best remembered for his goal that preserved Brighton's Football League status, against Hereford United in 1997.
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Following his English career, Ley moved to the NASL and joined the Dallas Tornado. Ley was twice named to the NASL All Star second team as a defender. He then moved to the MISL and played for Wichita Wings. Following his playing career, Ley turned to coaching. He served as the Luton Town head youth coach under manager Jimmy Ryan. He returned to the United States as the head coach of the USISL Austin Sockadillos. Later, he served as Director of Coaching for the River City Rangers from 1996-2003. He is currently Director of Coaching for the Crossfire Soccer Club.
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Evans was born in Birmingham, and was signed by his boyhood team, Aston Villa, in 1946 after being spotted playing for his works team, Linread. He had spent the Second World War making nuts and bolts and was 25 when he signed professional forms.
He debuted at centre-forward for Aston Villa, scoring in a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park. Principally an inside-left, he was in competition for a place with Johnny Dixon, who went on to become the last Villa captain to lift the FA Cup in 1957. He was unable to hold down a first team place and scored 3 goals in 7 appearances at Villa.
He became Eric Houghton's first signing for Notts County in 1949. In the 1949-50 season, Notts County clinched the Third Division (South) championship with Evans being an ever-present alongside England international, Tommy Lawton. He was sold to Gillingham in 1953 where he enjoyed two seasons scoring 12 goals in 92 appearances. He signed for Grimsby Town in 1955 and won a Third Division (North) championship medal in his first season at the club. He retired as a player in 1957 having scored 28 times in 102 appearances at Blundell Park and became reserve team coach. He died suddenly of lung cancer in Grimsby in 1960, aged 38.
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He signed for Cork City under Damien Richardson in November 1993, where he made 4 league appearances before moving back to Gillingham.
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'''Andrew Peter "Andy" Martin''' (born 28 February 1980 in Cardiff) is a retired Welsh footballer. He is a former Welsh Under-21 international
Andy Martin was educated at Corpus Christi High School in Cardiff. He was a proficient sportsman who excelled in basketball and track and field, and captained the school's Rugby team (which also included future Newport RFC prop Dai Pattison and Telford Tigers' ice hockey forward Joe Miller) to the final of the Welsh National Schools Competition in May 1996. However, it was in football that he came to prominence after he was selected for the Wales Under-19s that year, and was spotted by a scout from Crystal Palace, of whom he was an avid supporter in his school days.
A year later, Martin began his career as a trainee at Crystal Palace, turning professional in the 1997 close season. He made his debut on 3 April 1999, playing in Palace's 1-0 win away to Norwich City. He made two further appearances at the end of that season. He was a regular squad member the following season, although played only 18 times. He did however score two goals for Palace that season, the first coming on 26 December 1999 as Palace lost 2-1 away to Charlton Athletic and the second on 5 February 2000 as Palace lost 2-1 away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Martin found himself out of favour in the 2000-01 season, playing just once for Palace, in a 0-0 draw at home to Tranmere Rovers in the League Cup when he came on as substitute for Fan Zhiyi with just four minutes of extra-time remaining. This was to be his final first team appearance for Palace.
In March 2002 he joined Torquay United on loan, having trained at Plainmoor for several weeks before and scored in a friendly win away to Plymouth Argyle. He made his torquay debut on 30 March 2002, playing in the 1-0 win away to Shrewsbury Town. he made four further appearances for Torquay before leaving at the end of his one-month loan spell.
He was released by Crystal Palace at the end of the season and in August 2002 joined Hereford United. He played just once in the Conference for Hereford, as a substitute in their 2-1 win at home to Farnborough Town on 17 August, but was released the following month. He had a trial with Brentford
A month later he moved to Hornchurch
After leaving Wimbledon, he played for Whyteleafe and Croydon Athletic, who he left to joinTonbridge Angels late in the 2006 close-season. He joined Cray Wanderers in January 2007. He played a pre-season game for Welling United before joining Maidstone United in July 2007, but left in December 2007 to join Leatherhead. He then moved to Fisher Athletic in July 2008
He rejoined Maidstone United in August 2008 before returning to Whyteleafe later that year. He retired as a player in the summer of 2009 to focus on his coaching activities.
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'''Arthur Mounteney''' (11 February 1883 - 1 June 1933) was an English professional footballer and cricketer.
Mounteney was born in Belgrave, Leicestershire, now absorbed into the city of Leicester. He played as an inside forward for Leicester Fosse, Birmingham, Preston North End and Grimsby Town in the Football League. He played nearly 100 matches for Birmingham, and scored the club's last goal at their Muntz Street ground before they moved to St Andrew's in December 1906.
He played as a right-handed batsman and occasional bowler for Leicestershire from 1911 to 1924, scoring 5306 runs, including six centuries, at an average of 20.8.
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'''Zavon Hines''' (born 27 December 1988) is an English footballer who currently plays for Premier League side West Ham United as a striker. Hines was born in Jamaica but has played for England's under-21 team.
Hines was born in Jamaica and grew up in the East End of London. He had been playing youth and regular reserve team football for West Ham United before being spotted by Coventry City manager Chris Coleman, playing in a reserve game.
Hines had been on trial with Bury before he signed on loan for Coventry City on 27 March 2008. He was given first-team squad number 9, and made his first appearance in the 3-1 home defeat of Plymouth Argyle on 29 March. He scored his first goal in his second game for Coventry City on 1 April in a 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday.
Hines made his first team debut for West Ham United against Macclesfield Town in a League Cup second round match on 27 August, scoring a goal. Hines missed much of the 2008-09 season with a knee injury but signed a new contract in March 2009, keeping him at the club until summer 2010.
On 10 February 2009, Hines was called into the Jamaica team for their friendly international against Nigeria on 11 February. The game finished 0-0 and Hines did not play. Despite having been selected in a Jamaican squad, on 1 October, Hines was called-up for the England under-21 team for a game against the Macedonia under 21 team on 9 October, played at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. Hines came on as a second-half substitute, for Theo Walcott, and scored twice on his under-21 debut, in their 6-3 victory.
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'''Dennis Thwaites''' (born 14 December 1944) is a former English professional footballer who played as an outside left.
Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Thwaites first appeared in Birmingham City's first team as a 16-year-old in September 1961. He turned professional in May 1962 and played several games in the First Division at the start of the 1962-63 season while Bertie Auld was injured. However he never became a regular first-team player, and suffered badly from nerves while playing. His last appearance for the first team came in the 1971-72 season, and he retired from professional football in 1972 at the relatively young age of 27.
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'''Ryan Andrew Charles''' (born 30 September 1989 in Enfield, Greater London) is an English professional footballer who plays for Luton Town.
A striker who can also operate as a winger, Charles joined Luton Town as a 9-year-old, turning down rivals Watford in the process.
In his first year as an apprentice in 2006, Charles scored 17 goals for the youth team, earning him the top goal scorer acclaim.
In his second year as a scholar, Charles was sent out on loan to Conference North side Hinckley United in December 2007, where he made two appearances, one in the league, in a two month loan spell.
On 8 April 2008 Charles made his Luton Town debut as a substitute against Southend United. He went on to make 7 league appearances for Luton during the latter part of the season, operating in attack alongside Sam Parkin. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 victory against Oldham Athletic, after chesting the ball down, turning his marker and volleying home.
In the 2008-09 season, Charles made ten league appearances for Luton, scoring once. He also scored in the Football League Trophy Southern Area Final in a 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory against Brighton that saw Luton into the final at Wembley, which they went on to win. On 26 March 2009, Charles was sent on loan to Kettering Town, where he made nine appearances, scoring once.
On 26 November 2009, Charles joined Kidderminster Harriers, the team he had scored a late winner against as a Luton player in October
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'''Albert McInroy''' (23 April 1901 - 7 January 1985) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played his club football for Sunderland, Newcastle United and Leeds United. He helped Newcastle win the FA Cup in 1932 and made one appearance for England in 1926.
McInroy was born in Walton-le-Dale, near Preston, Lancashire and played as a left-winger as a youth for various teams in Lancashire, including a spell with Preston North End as an amateur.
He began his professional career, by now playing as a goalkeeper, with Sunderland in May 1923. His debut came on 29 September 1923 in a 5-2 victory over Manchester City. Sunderland finished the season in third place in the First Division table. In the following season, McInroy missed only one game and his agility and intelligent football mind made him a first team regular, as he went on to make over 200 appearances for Sunderland over six years.
He made his solitary England appearance at Anfield on 20 October 1926 in a 3-3 draw with Northern Ireland. His Sunderland team-mate Warney Cresswell played in front of him at right back.
In October 1929 he was surprisingly sold for -2,750
At Newcastle, he quickly established himself as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the country. McInroy was United's first choice 'keeper between 1929 and 1934 making 160 appearances.
In 1932, Newcastle reached the final of the FA Cup against Arsenal, played at Wembley in what became known as the "Over The Line" final. Newcastle won 2-1, both of their goals scored by Jack Allen. Arsenal had led 1-0 with a Bob John goal, but Newcastle's equaliser came after a long ball had appeared to go over the goal line, and out for a goal kick; Newcastle winger Jimmy Richardson nevertheless crossed the ball back into play and Jack Allen levelled the match for the Magpies. The referee ruled that that the ball had not gone out of play, even though photographic evidence later showed that the ball had actually crossed the line, and the goal stood. Allen scored again in the second half to win the match 2-1.
As McInroy was at the other end of the pitch, he didn't see the incident clearly but related in an interview with Paul Jannou (Newcastle United's official club historian) that sitting afterwards in an after-game dinner at the Caf Royal, David Jack and Frank Moss, two of the Arsenal stars "had no complaints about the goal". He went on to state that all the hullabaloo was created by the media, that the fans and players didn't see it as a controversial incident.
He sustained an injury in a 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth on 30 December 1933, which put him out for the rest of the season. His place was taken by Bill McPhillips, but Newcastle's form then declined and they ended the 1933-34 season being relegated to the Second Division. At the end of the season he left the club after getting involved in a dispute with the directors over benefit payments and returned to Sunderland.
He returned to Roker Park in June 1934, as third choice 'keeper behind Jimmy Thorpe and Matt Middleton, but after eleven months without making a first team appearance, he moved on to Leeds United in June 1935.
At Leeds, newly appointed manager Billy Hampson immediately opted for experience with former England internationals like 34 year-old McInroy in goal and 32 year-old George Brown from Burnley in attack.
After two seasons at Elland Road in which Leeds finished in mid-table in the First Division, McInroy moved to Gateshead of the Third Division North, where he played on until the Second World War.
He subsequently became a publican in the North East, including running "The Crown" in Gateshead, which at the time was the largest pub in Gateshead. He also had the "Havelock" in Houghton-le-Spring and the "Baccus" in Newcastle.
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'''Henry Martin''' (5 December 1891 - 1974) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Sunderland, Nottingham Forest and Rochdale. At Sunderland he won the Football League title and reached the Cup Final in 1913. He made one appearance for England in 1914, and was later the manager at Mansfield Town.
Martin was born at Selston, Nottinghamshire and played his youth football with Sutton Junction F.C., based in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
His debut came at Anfield on 5 April 1912 when he scored in a 2-1 defeat by Liverpool. The following day he was on the scoresheet again in a 4-0 victory over Everton. The other three goals were scored by George Holley.
He was ever-present in 1912-13 helping Sunderland to win the 1913 Football League Championship. He contributed three league goals in the championship winning season, including another against Liverpool in a 7-0 victory, in which Charlie Buchan scored five. Sunderland narrowly missed out on the Double, losing the FA Cup final 1-0 to Aston Villa, who themselves were runners-up in the League.
The following year he made his debut for England against Ireland on 14 February 1914, when he was joined by his Sunderland colleague Francis Cuggy. The match was played at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough and England were defeated 3-0. This was the first time that England had been beaten by Ireland on home soil.
His football career was then interrupted by the First World War. During the war he guested for Nottingham Forest and he took part in two of the victory internationals played at the end of the war but he was unable to break back into the full England side.
After the war he played for another three seasons for Sunderland, rarely missing a match before moving to his native county to join Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis. In his Sunderland career he played a total of 230 first team matches with 22 goals.
He joined Forest in May 1922 and remained with the club for three seasons (again rarely missing a match) as they struggled at the lower end of the First Division table, finally being relegated in 1925.
In 1925 he dropped down to the Third Division North with Rochdale where he continued to play until 1930, although by then his appearances were more infrequent.
In 1929 he had been appointed trainer with Rochdale where he remained until 1933.
In December 1933, he was appointed manager at Mansfield Town in succession to Jack Hickling. 1934-35 saw some improvement in the club's league position when for the first time Town finished in the top half of the Football League Third Division North table, a creditable 8th place overall. He also guided them to the Third Round of the FA Cup, losing to First Division Burnley. At the end of the season, his tenure as manager ended when he was surprisingly sacked and replaced by Charlie Bell.
He then joined Swindon Town as a trainer where he remained until the 1950s.
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'''Dale Anthony Rudge''' (born September 9, 1963 in Wolverhampton) is an English former professional footballer. Playing as a midfielder, he represented his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1980s before moving on to Preston North End, Norwegian club Djerv 1919, and Hednesford Town.
Rudge, a Wolves apprentice, made his league debut on December 18, 1982 in a 4-0 win over QPR. He went onto feature 8 times during the 1982/83 season as Wolves won promotion from the Second Division at the first attempt. He made a further 19 appearances during the club's top flight campaign that ended in relegation, before moving to Preston North End. In total, he represented the Midlanders 29 times in all competitions.
The midfielder remained in English league football for two further seasons, making 47 league appearances for Preston in the bottom two divisions, scoring twice. Both goals came in the 1984/85 season against York City at home and Doncaster Rovers away.
He was released in the summer of 1986 and he joined Norwegian club Djerv 1919. He later returned to England with non-league Hednesford Town, where he helped the club to the 1992 Welsh Cup final.
A Preston North End fanzine, 'Deepdale Rudge' is named after him. He still makes the odd appearance for the 'old Wolves' side in charity matches and appears alongside the likes of Mel Eves, Dean Edwards, Andy Thompson and Phil Parkes. He currently coaches at the Old Swinford Hospital school, and has also coached at Kidderminster Harriers' academy.
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Mobley was born in Oxford, as a youth he played for Oxford Boys, he had a trial for England Schoolboys in February 1959 before signing for Isthmian League side Oxford City F.C.. Mobley quickly impressed as a strong centre half and rapidly progressed from City-s Colts side to the first team. He was spotted by Sheffield Wednesday manager Vic Buckingham and signed for The Owls in September 1961.
Mobley signed for Wednesday as an 18 year old, primarily as an understudy to Peter Swan who was then first choice Centre Half for England national side. Mobley-s chance to play in the first team probably came quicker than expected as Swan was banned in 1964 for his part in a match fixing scandal. He made his debut on 4 April 1964 in a 1-1 away draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was an ever present in the following 1964-65 season, playing 44 games in all as Wednesday finished eighth in the league.
Mobley was called up to the England squad in late 1965 but injury problems meant he had to drop out and he never got another chance. That injury was the first of two that season, the other came in the FA Cup semi final against Chelsea, a match Wednesday won 2-0 at Villa Park to reach the final. Mobley was injured after just 30 minutes, at that time substitutes were not allowed and Mobley courageously played the entire match in his injured state, having a hand in Graham Pugh-s clinching goal. The injury meant that he missed the final against Everton being replaced by a young Sam Ellis. An injury hit 1966-67 season was followed by two season where Mobley was ever present and injury free. He was transferred to Queens Park Rangers in October 1969 for a fee of -55,000 after playing 187 league games for Wednesday (210 including cup games) and scoring eight goals.
Mobley-s time with Q.P.R. was injury plagued, he played only 25 games in two years before giving up the game on medical advice. Q.P.R. maintained that Mobley had been injured before they signed him and they took Sheffield Wednesday to court in February 1973 to claim compensation.
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'''Dean Barrick''' (born 30 September 1969 in Hemsworth, Yorkshire) is an English former footballer.
As a manager he took Hucknall Town to the 2005 FA Trophy final.
He is now the head of physical education at The British School in Warsaw, Poland.
Dean Barrick was also a physical education teacher at Hatfield Visual Arts College in Hatfield, Doncaster.
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'''Nahim Khadi, Jr''' (born on August 16, 1979 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean international footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Dartford in the Ryman Premier League in England and for the Sierra Leone national football team. He has most notably played for Coventry City and Crystal Palace before moving down to the lower leagues. He became the first Bromley player to receive full international caps while at the club.
He is the son of Nahim Khadi, a former Sierra Leonean international footballer and the current president of the Sierra Leone Football Association.
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'''Nicolas Sahnoun''' (born September 3, 1980 in Bordeaux) is a French football midfielder. Currently, he plays in Segunda Divisin B for Racing de Ferrol.
He is the son of former French international Omar Sahnoun.
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'''Harry Thompson''' (29 April 1915 - 29 January 2000) was an English professional footballer who played for Mansfield Town, Wolves and Sunderland. He later became the first professional manager of Oxford United.
Born in Mansfield in 1915, Harry played for his local side Mansfield Town before joining Wolves. Later in his career, he signed for Sunderland for -7,500.
In 1949 Thompson was signed as Oxford United manager. He would manage the club for 9 years, winning the Southern League and the Southern League Cup twice. They also reached the fourth round of the FA Cup.
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'''Michael Sydney "Mike" Trusson''' (born 26 May 1959) is an English former professional association football player. He made over 400 appearances in a fifteen-year professional career, and later worked in sports marketing and as a scout.
Born in Northolt, Trusson had trials with Chelsea as a schoolboy but was not signed by the club.
After retiring as a player, Trusson worked as marketing manager for Football Football, a football-themed restaurant in London. He also worked for the Professional Footballers' Association in a marketing role,
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'''Sidney "Syd" Tyler''' (7 December 1904 - 25 January 1971) was an English association football player. Born in Wolverhampton, Tyler began his career with nearby Stourbridge. As a 17-year-old, he joined Manchester United in May 1922, but he only played one match for them in the 1923-24 season, a 3-0 home win over Leicester City on 10 November 1923. In May 1924, he returned to his hometown club, Wolverhampton Wanderers, who had just been promoted back to the Second Division. However, Tyler struggled to hold down a first team spot at Wolves and only made 18 league appearances in three seasons there. He signed for Third Division South side Gillingham in August 1927, where he made a far bigger impression. In two seasons with the Kent club, Tyler made 76 league appearances, but he left in 1929, first on trial with Norwich City, before joining Millwall on a permanent basis. After 29 games in two seasons with Millwall, Tyler moved to Colwyn Bay United in 1931, before returning to the West Midlands in 1933 to play for Chamberlain & Hookham.
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'''John "Jock" Henderson''' (born 1895, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional association football player. He played for Manchester City, Southend United, Gillingham and Dunfermline Athletic shortly after the First World War. He was born in Kelty.
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Ford is currently the first team manager of semi-professional football club Welling United. He has also managed Ebbsfleet United (during his spell the club was called Gravesend & Northfleet).
-DOCSTART-	16668130
'''Medy Ekofo Elito''' (born 20 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Football League One club Colchester United. Although Zairian by birth, he has represented England at under-17, under-18 level and (in September 2008) under-19 level.
He signed a professional contract with the U's in May 2007 having already played for the U's at youth and reserve team level.
He was given the number 30 shirt for the 2007-08 season and made his Colchester debut as a substitute in a 4-1 defeat away at Plymouth Argyle on 4 March 2008. On 4 September 2009 he signed a new two year contract with Colchester United. The former youth team product, who found his first team chances, opted to sign a new contract with Colchester.
In the summer of 2007, he was selected to represent England at the FIFA U17 World Cup in Korea, having previously represented them in the Algarve Tournament, a round-robin tournament held in Portugal. He made a substitute appearance in England's 5-0 win against New Zealand, winning praise from the U17's Head Coach, John Peacock, and also made an appearance in the tournament in the quarter final game with Germany. He received further praise, this time from ex-Us player Perry Groves when he was selected for the England U18 side to face Ghana in November 2007 at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium, a match in which he came on as a half time substitute for Nathan Porritt, the final result being a 2-0 England win.
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'''Frederick Norman Smith Creek''' MBE (12 January 1898 - 26 July 1980) was an English amateur footballer who was associated with the Corinthians amateur team for many years. He made one appearance as a centre forward for the full England team and five for the England amateur team.
Creek was born in Darlington, County Durham and first played representative football for Darlington Grammar School. During the First World War he was in the Royal Flying Corps and was awarded the Military Cross.
After the cessation of hostilities, he went up to Cambridge University where he won his first "Blue" in 1920. Injury prevented him playing in 1921, but he earned his second blue the following year.
He first began playing for Corinthian in 1919 and remained associated with the club until the 1930s. He signed amateur forms with Darlington and made two Football League appearances between 1922 and 1924.
His solitary appearance for the England team came on 10 May 1923, when he scored in a 4-1 victory over France although he also won five caps for the England amateur team, scoring four goals on his debut.
Between 1923 and 1954, he worked as a schoolteacher at Dauntsey's School, Wiltshire teaching "games" and Geography, during which time he also played cricket for Wiltshire. While at the school, he helped organise the Local Defence Volunteers.
He was also a cricket writer for the Daily Telegraph, and wrote various books including "''A History of the Corinthian Football Club''" (1933) and "''Centre Half - Attack or Defence''?".
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'''Charles John Henry "Charlie" Millington''' (25 April 1884 - 13 June 1955) was an English professional footballer who played for Aston Villa, Fulham and Birmingham in the Football League. He played as an outside right, and was noted for his pace. He also played Minor Counties cricket for Lincolnshire.
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'''John Cushley''' (21 January 1943 - 24 March 2008) was a Scottish football player who played for Celtic, West Ham United, Dunfermline Athletic and Dumbarton
He was born in 1943 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, and joined Celtic in July 1960 as a centre-half in the team's reserves. He made his first team debut for Celtic in March 1963, in a match against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. Cushley found himself in the shadow of his teammate and former schoolmate, Billy McNeill, and many of his appearances for Celtic were dependent on McNeill's absence due to injury or international appearances. Nonetheless, Cushley played 41 games for Celtic, until he left the club in 1967 in a -10,000 transfer to West Ham United.
In addition to his football career, Cushley was a teacher and a graduate in modern languages from the University of Glasgow. In 1964, he had acted as a Spanish translator when he and team manager Jimmy McGrory travelled to Spain in an unsuccessful attempt to sign Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stfano to Celtic.
In 1970, he returned to Scotland, playing for Dunfermline Athletic and Dumbarton before retiring in 1976, although he continued teaching, and joined Celtic's coaching staff as an education officer.
In 2007, Cushley was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, the same illness that had claimed his Celtic teammate Jimmy Johnstone in 2006. He died at his home in Bothwell on March 24, 2008, aged 65.
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'''Justin Skinner''' (born September 17, 1972 in Dorking, Surrey, England) is a former English football (soccer) player.
He started out as a trainee with Wimbledon, but only made 2 appearances in the Premier League, and was sent away on loan to Bournemouth and Wycombe Wanderers. In 1996, he was sold to Aylesbury United, spending 2 seasons there, before moving to Gravesend & Northfleet. He had 2 spells with the club, split by a period when he was out of football.
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'''Mark Williams''' (born September 28, 1970 in Stalybridge, Cheshire) is a former football (soccer) defender.
Williams started his career at Newtown, then moved to Shrewsbury Town where in 1993/94 season he picked up a Football League Division 3(4th tier) championship medal. After three seasons with the Shrews he moved to Chesterfield. In the 1996-97 season, he was part of Chesterfield's historic run to the FA Cup semi final, playing in both the semi final and semi final replay against Middlesbrough.
In 1999, he was signed by newly-promoted Premier League side Watford. However, at the end of the season the Hornets were relegated outright, in bottom place with just 24 points and Williams moved to another relegated side Wimbledon. Although an integral part of the team in his first season, he lost his place and was loaned out to Stoke City for the 2002-03 season. After Wimbledon's relocation to Milton Keynes he stayed with the new team and spent his last season of football with Rushden and Diamonds.
He also had a spell with Major League Soccer team Columbus Crew in 2003, playing five games.
Williams played for Northern Ireland between 1999 and 2005 and won 36 caps, scoring once
In 2006, Williams married model and former pornographic actress Linsey Dawn McKenzie. The couple have one child, Luca Scott Mark Williams, born in May 2005.
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'''Jeff Clarke''' (born January 18, 1954 in Hemsworth, England) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He has been a physiotherapist at Dundee United since November 2003.
Clarke began his professional career in 1974 with Manchester City, featuring in thirteen league appearances before leaving a year later to join Sunderland in a swap deal with Dave Watson. In seven years at Roker Park, Clarke played in over 200 matches and experienced promotion to the top flight before moving to rivals Newcastle United on a free transfer in 1982. Another five years in the North East - including another top-flight promotion - preceded short-lived spells at Turkish side Ankaragc and Darlington.
Following his retiral from playing, Clarke coached at former club Newcastle, studying a physiotherapy degree at the University of Salford at the same time. He graduated in 1996. Clarke became a physio at another former club, Sunderland, before taking on the same role at Leeds United in 2001. Following his redundancy in 2003, he joined Dundee United in November of that year, taking on additional coaching duties at one point in March 2005.
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'''Norman Harvey Low''' (23 March 1914 - 21 May 1994) was a Scottish football player and manager. He was the son of Scottish international footballer, Wilf Low.
Low began his professional career with Liverpool, but the dominant centre-half struggled to get into the first team. Though he did play eleven consecutive games in place of Tom Bradshaw for the First Division club during the first half of the 1934-35 season.
Leaving Anfield in 1936, he then spent ten years with Newport County. During World War II he also guested for Bristol City, Everton, Liverpool, Swindon Town and Lovell's Athletic.
Low was appointed manager of Third Division Norwich City in 1950, before he left the club in April 1955.
After a short spell in charge at Workington he was made manager of Port Vale in February 1957. Replacing Freddie Steele who developed ''the Steel/Iron curtain'', Low adopted an attacking policy, instructing his players 'to go out an entertain the public'.
He later served as a scout at Stoke City and Liverpool before taking up the reigns at Witton Albion
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'''Cyril Henry Spiers''' (4 April 1902 - 21 May 1967) was an English association football goalkeeper who played for Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur and later went on to manage at Football League clubs for twenty years.
Spiers began his professional playing career at Aston Villa where he made 104 League and 8 FA Cup appearances over a seven year career. He was forced to retire after suffering a serious injury and, believing that he could never play again, Aston Villa released him. However he underwent experimental surgery and was able to return to football with Tottenham Hotspur, making 169 appearances between 1927 and 1932. He eventually left the club and became assistant manager to Frank Buckley at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In 1939 he took over as secretary-manager at Cardiff City but his rebuilding of the team was cut short following the outbreak of World War II. He stayed at the club throughout the war and set up a number of nursery teams, including Cardiff Nomads who would go on to bring players such as Alan Harrington and Colin Baker to the club, to bring most of the local football talent to the club. He fell out with the club over a dispute over money and left to manage Norwich City. He was back at Cardiff two years later as manager to replace Billy McCandless, bringing the Cardiff Nomads back with him having adopted the club for Norwich when he joined. He took them to promotion during the 1951-52 season but eventually left to manage Crystal Palace in September 1954. He later had a spell scouting for Leicester City before taking his last managerial post at Exeter City in 1962.
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'''Jacques Roger Williams''' (born 25 April 1981) is an English-born professional footballer who played for Birmingham City in the Football League as a midfielder.
Williams was born in Liverpool but grew up in France. He started his football career in the youth system at Bordeaux, and played for the Bordeaux junior side which won the French under-18 championship.
At the age of 18 he came to England together with fellow French youngster Trsor Luntala, and following successful trials, both players joined Birmingham City on free transfers before the 1999-2000 season.
Eligible to play international football for both England and France,
Williams represented England at under-18 level.
Though he recovered sufficiently to resume playing reserve team football, scoring the goals which put the team into the semifinal of the Birmingham Senior Cup,
a spate of injuries meant that those four games were all he played for Birmingham's first team before being released when his contract expired.
He had a trial at Crewe Alexandra, on the recommendation of former assistant manager Brian Eastick, then Academy Director at Birmingham,
He joined Conference side Scarborough for the 2003-04 season, but sustained a broken rib and punctured lung in only his second game, complications from which meant a prolonged stay in hospital and three months out of football.
Returning in November 2003, he played a further ten league games,
but was only an unused substitute in the club's FA Cup fourth round match against Premier League Chelsea,
despite scoring and hitting the post in the preceding league game.
and was released at the end of the season.
He spent the 2005-06 season with Belgian Second Division club Excelsior Virton for whom he made three substitute appearances.
In August 2006 he had a trial with Brighton & Hove Albion, scoring a goal in an 11-0 rout of French amateur side Racing Club Port du Havre,
and making a promising substitute appearance in a 2-0 defeat against Le Havre AC,
but manager Mark McGhee decided against signing him.
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'''Peter Charles King''' (born 3 April, 1943 in Worcester) is an English former professional footballer. He played his entire professional career at Cardiff City, making over 400 appearances in a fourteen year spell between 1960 and 1974 putting him in the top five players with most appearances for the club.
King began his career at his hometown team Worcester City before being spotted by Cardiff City and signing for the club in 1960. He made his league debut in October 1961 against Burnley as a right winger. During the early part of his career, King suffered from a chest illness that nearly forced him out of football before he managed to overcome it during the 1963-64 season. He scored his only career league hattrick the following season during a 6-1 defeat of Middlesbrough and became the first player to score for the club in European competition when he found the net during the home leg of a tie against Danish side Esbjerg fB in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
He was a vital member of the side for the following few seasons, including finishing as top scorer during the 1967-68 season with eighteen goals in all competitions as they reached the semi-final of the European Cup Winners' Cup before suffering defeat to Hamburg. After spending thirteen seasons at Cardiff he was forced to quit the game at the age of thirty-one after suffering an achilles tendon injury.
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'''William "Billy" Ronson''' (born 22 January, 1957 in Fleetwood, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.
Ronson, the son of Fleetwood stalwart Percy Ronson, began his career at Blackpool, making his debut in March 1975 against Nottingham Forest. He originally struggled to break into the side but eventually managed to establish himself in the first team. He was unable to prevent the club's relegation during the 1977-78 season and spent one more year at the club before joining Cardiff City for a fee of -130,000, a club record at the time. He missed very few games in his two years at Ninian Park before growing disenchanted with the club's lack of progress and leaving to join Wrexham.
His only season at Wrexham ended in relegation, and he left to join Barnsley. He became popular at the Yorkshire club before falling out with manager Allan Clarke and being loaned to Birmingham City before being released and returning to Blackpool on non-contract terms. He moved to America in 1986 to join Baltimore Blast.
After retiring, Ronson had spells as assistant coach and later assistant general manager at Baltimore Blast. In 2009 he was inducted into the Baltimore Blast hall of fame.
He currently works for American company Action Business Systems.
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During his career he played for Perugia, Cosenza, Venezia, Coventry City, Salernitana, and Lodigiani/Cisco Roma.
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During his career he played for Cremonese, Lazio, Cagliari, Genoa, Blackburn Rovers (where he scored once against Manchester United at Old Trafford),
He also played in the 1992 Olympic football tournament. He is now Sinia Mihajlovi's assistant at Catania.
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Sands was born in Nottingham and played junior football in the town before joining Nottingham Forest in 1878, shortly before his club debut.
Shortly before the 1880 semi-final (played on 27 March 1880), Sands was selected for his only appearance for England away to Wales on 15 March. Sands was one of six players who made their England debut in this match which England won 3-2 with two goals scored by Francis Sparks of Clapham Rovers. Thomas Brindle had to leave the game in the second half due to injury, and England played on with ten men.
Sands continued to play for Nottingham Forest until 1883, his final recorded appearance being in an FA Cup replay in January 1883.
There is little recorded about his career outside football.
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'''Ross Greer''' (born September 23, 1967) is a former Australian association football player. He previously played for Floreat Athena, Chester City, South China, Selangor, Eastern, Instant-Dict, Sorrento, Melbourne Knights and Leeming Strikers before retiring.
Greer's spell playing in The Football League in England in late 1989 with Chester was short-lived. In four first-team games (two in cup football) he failed to find the net for Chester and scored an own-goal in a 2-0 defeat to Shrewsbury Town. He was not awarded a long-term contract.
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'''David Paul "Dave" Puttnam''' (born Leicester, 3 February 1967) is an English former professional association football player. He played for Leicester City, Lincoln City, Swansea City and Gillingham between 1989 and 1998.
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'''James "Jimmy" Blair''' (11 May 1888 - 28 February 1964) was a Scottish international footballer, probably most well known for playing in the 1925 FA Cup Final for Cardiff City.
His sons, Doug and Jimmy, Jr., were also professional footballers.
Blair had played for Scottish amateur sides Bonnybridge Thistle and Ashfield before being signed by Clyde. He spent only one year at the club after attracting interest from several clubs around Britain but it was Sheffield Wednesday who managed to sign him in 1914 for a fee of -2,000. Unfortunatley he struggled to ever make a big impact on the team due to various different events. Soon after joining the club he was involved in a motorcycle crash that kept him out of the team for a long period and he had made just twenty appearances following his recovery when the Football League was suspended due to the outbreak of World War I. He returned home to Scotland during the war and Sheffield Wednesday struggled to get him to return to the club after the hostilities had ended as he was not happy with the deal being offered. He did eventually return to play for the club but, following their relegation, he left to join Cardiff City in 1920 for -3,500.
He made his debut in a 4-2 win over Blackpool and went on to establish himself in Cardiff's first team during his six years at Ninian Park. In 1925 Blair was on the losing side in the FA Cup final against Sheffield United following Fred Tunstall's goal. He left the club in 1926 and played for two years at Bournemouth before retirng. He later spent time in a coaching role at Cardiff before moving into the licensing trade.
During the early 1920s Blair became a regular for Scotland and won a total of eight caps, captaining the side on three occasions, making his first appearance on 13 March, 1920 against Ireland and his final appearance on 16 February, 1924 against Wales.
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'''Charles Joseph "Charlie" Butler''' (born Watford, 1897) was an English professional association football player. After a brief spell with Manchester United in which he failed to break into the team, he played for Brentford and Gillingham between 1923 and 1928.
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'''Joseph Timothy "Joe" Durrell''' (born Stepney, 15 March 1953) is an English former professional association football player. He played for West Ham United, Bristol City, Cardiff City and Gillingham between 1971 and 1977.
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'''Paul Eric Sansome''' (born 6 October 1961) is a former English professional football who played as a goalkeeper. He made more than 150 appearances in the Football League for Millwall and more than 300 for Southend United.
Sansome was born in New Addington, London. His football career began at local club Crystal Palace, from where he moved to Millwall on a free transfer in April 1980 aged 18. He made his first-team debut in March 1982 and went on to make nearly 200 appearances for the club in all competitions. During his time at Millwall he was on the winning side in the Football League Group Cup final in 1982-83, and won the club's Player of the Year award while helping them to promotion from the Third Division in 1984-85.
He joined Southend United for a fee of -40,000 in March 1988
He made a comeback with Southend in the 2001-02 season, joining his former club on a non-contract basis as goalkeeping cover, and was named on the substitutes' bench for the game against Luton Town for which Darryl Flahavan was suspended.
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Born in Glasgow, Taylor started off his career at Rangers before moving to play for Everton in 1913 for a fee of -1,500. He finished top goalscorer for Everton in the 1913/14 and 1914/15 seasons, the latter of which he was top scorer overall in the First Division. The First World War robbed him from cementing a place amongst Everton's greats as he returned home with a bullet lodged in his back. The injury made him a shadow of his former self and he was later sold to Nottingham Forest.
In retirement he worked as manager of Irish club Bohemians where he coached them to the Clean Sweep in 1927/28; winning the League of Ireland, FAI Cup, Shield and Leinster Senior Cup.
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Brindle was born in Darwen and played junior football in the local area before signing with his local club, who were then one of the major forces in the game.
In March 1880 he became the first Darwen F.C. player to represent England. Having successfully negotiated his way through a North v South trial match at the Oval on 6 March, he made his debut in a friendly game against Scotland, played at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 13 March 1880. The match ended in a 5-4 victory for the Scots (the most goals England have ever scored in a game and lost). Two of England's goals came from Charlie Bambridge, whereas Scotland's scorers included a hat-trick from George Ker.
Two days later, he played his second (and last) England match, when they met Wales at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. Six players made their England debut in this match which England won 3-2 with two goals scored by Francis Sparks of Clapham Rovers. Brindle scored the opening goal in the 50th minute, but had to leave the game 15 minutes later due to injury, and England played on with ten men. He was the first full-back to score a goal for England from open play, which caused a small sensation at the time, as defenders rarely ventured into the opponents' half of the field.
In 1881, he was a member of the Darwen team which reached the FA Cup semi-finals, when they were beaten 4-1 by the eventual winners the Old Carthusians. In the book "An English football Internationals Who's Who" written by Douglas Lamming, he describes the Darwen left full-back as: "a powerful strong kicking back and a real workhorse".
During the mid 1880s, he left Darwen and moved to Blackburn Olympic.
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Sparks was born in Billericay, Essex and played for St Albans Pilgrims in 1873. He switched to join Brondesbury later that year for the rest of the season, and was part of the team defeated 5-0 by eventual finalists Royal Engineers in the FA Cup first round in October.
Between 1876 and 1878 he played for Upton Park before joining Hertfordshire Rangers. His first England appearance came against Scotland on 5 April 1879. The match was played at the Kennington Oval and had originally been scheduled for 1 April but was postponed because of heavy snowfall. At half time, England were 4-1 down to the Scots. Charlie Bambridge scored early in the second half and his team-mates had levelled the score by the 75th minute. With less than ten minutes remaining, the Scots scored what they thought was the winning goal but the referee disallowed it as offside. The English forwards then raced upfield with Bambridge scoring the winning goal, thus enabling England to claim their first victory over the Scots since 1873 in what was described as "the most exciting England and Scotland game to date".
Sparks then joined Clapham Rovers, helping them to reach the final of the 1880 FA Cup. In the final against Oxford University Sparks was involved in the winning goal; with the prospect of extra time imminent, Sparks "made a clever run down the wing, crossed to the waiting Clopton Lloyd-Jones who had the simple task of slotting the ball between the Oxford goalposts to secure a one-goal lead." This was last appearance in an FA Cup Final for both teams.
In the month before the Cup Final, Sparks had made his last two international appearances. On 13 March he again played in the match against Scotland, this time played at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The match ended in a 5-4 victory for the Scots (the most goals England have ever scored in a game and lost). Sparks scored England's third goal, with two of England's goals coming from Charlie Bambridge, whereas Scotland's scorers included a hat-trick from George Ker. His Clapham team-mate, Norman Bailey also played in this match, at half back.
Sparks' final England appearance came away to Wales on 15 March, when he was appointed team captain. Six players made their England debut in this match which England won 3-2 with two goals scored by Sparks. Thomas Brindle, who also scored, had to leave the game in the second half due to injury, and England played on with ten men.
Sparks later represented Essex and London, and was a member of the Football Association Committee from 1876 to 1880. He died on 13 February 1934 aged 78.
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'''Douglas "Doug" Blair''' (born 26 June, 1921) is an English former professional footballer. He is the son of former Scottish international Jimmy Blair, Sr. and brother of Jimmy Blair, Jr.
Born in Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Blair started out at Blackpool but failed to break into the first team and left to join Cardiff City, where his father Jimmy had played during the 1920s, in 1947. He became a vital part of the Bluebirds side in the following years and helped them to promotion during the 1951-52 season. Blair scored thirty goals during his career at Cardiff, all scored in league competition. He left Ninian Park in 1954 to sign for Hereford United where he finished his career.
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'''Dilwyn E. John''' (born 3 June, 1944 in Tonypandy) is a Welsh former professional footballer and amateur snooker player.
A goalkeeper, John began his career at Cardiff City, making his debut at the age of seventeen in September 1961 during a 3-2 win over Chelsea. He struggled to maintain the number one spot and found himself in and out of the Cardiff side. During his time at Ninian Park he played for the Wales U23 side and eventually moved to Swansea City in March 1967. He managed to stem the flow of goals the club were conceding but couldn't help them avoid relegation to Division Four but helped them to promotion two years later before leaving to play for non-league football for Hereford United and Merthyr Tydfil before retiring.
John was also a talented snooker player and became Welsh amateur champion during the 1980's and was runner-up in the 1985 IBSF World Snooker Championships.
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'''Gary Bell''' (born 4 April 1947 in Stourbridge) is a former English professional footballer.
Gary Bell was playing local football for Gornal Athletic as a left winger when he was spotted by Cardiff City and signed professional terms with the club, along with George Andrews for a fee of -2,100. He made his debut in September 1966 as a left half against Wolverhampton Wanderers. His debut was far from impressive as he gave away two penalties duirng a 7-1 mauling by the Midlands side. He struggled to make an impact on the side until he was converted to a left-back by manager Jimmy Scoular and he established a strong full back pairing with David Carver. He was a virtual ever present from then on but eventually losing his place to Freddie Pethard. He was loaned out to Hereford United during his last season at Cardiff and was allowed to join Newport County following his return.
He was a vital part of Newport's team during his spell at the club before he moved into Welsh league football with Bridgend Town. Bell now works alongside other former Cardiff players, such as Roger Gibbins and Brian Clark, in the clubs hospitality lounges on matchdays.
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'''Stanley Charles Davies''' (24 April 1898 - 17 January 1972) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward.
Davies was born in Chirk. He turned professional with Rochdale in January 1919 but just three months later joined Preston North End for -800. He moved to Everton for -4000 in January 1921. In November of that year he made a -3300 move to West Bromwich Albion, where he was the club's top league scorer four times. Later in his career he played for Birmingham, Cardiff City, Rotherham United (as player-manager) and Barnsley. He died in Birmingham in 1972.
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'''John Leslie Gregory''' (25 January 1925 - March 2008) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back for Southampton and Leyton Orient during the 1940s and 1950s.
Gregory was born in Southampton and after playing youth football with Woolston Youth Club, he was signed by Southampton as a professional in December 1944. He made his first team debut as a replacement for Bill Rochford in a 3-1 defeat to Luton Town at a snow-covered Dell on 22 February 1947.
Gregory spent most of his Southampton career in the reserves and his next first team appearance came on 23 September 1950. After another spell in the reserves, he replaced Norman Kirkman for the final five games of the season. He retained his place in the first team for the start of the following season, before giving way to Kirkman after four matches. He made the occasional appearance over the next few months, with a run of eight games from January to March as replacement for Peter Sillett, who had taken over at fullback from Kirkman.
Gregory's best season for the Saints came in 1953-54 after they had been relegated to the Third Division South. He was appointed team captain and only missed four league matches during the season as Saints failed to make the expected return back to Division Two. He then lost his place to Tommy Traynor and after another season in the reserves, he was given a free transfer to Leyton Orient in July 1955. In his ten years at the Dell, he made 68 appearances in all competitions, without scoring.
In his final season at The Dell, Gregory was an ever-present member of the Southampton reserve team which won the Combination Cup under the management of Ted Bates.
At Orient, he joined another club playing in the Third Division South, and helped them to take the Division title in his first season with his new club. The following season, now back in the Second Division, Gregory only missed two league matches as Orient consolidated their position in mid-table.
Gregory spent two more years at Brisbane Road before returning to the South coast in July 1959 to join Bournemouth, where he spent one season before retiring from professional football.
He then dropped down to non-league football, spending two years with Ashford Town, followed by a year with Hastings United. He then returned to Southampton where he managed Isle of Wight team Cowes Sports and then Southampton based Sholing Sports.
He was now employed in Southampton Docks as a boilermaker. He was married to Pauline and had four children. On 20 March 2008, it was reported that he had died.
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After retiring from playing Crickmore qualified as a referee. Although starting too late to progress to the higher levels he continued as a highly respected and physically fit referee in local football in the East Riding of Yorkshire well into his 60s.
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'''Patrick Joseph "Pat" Walker''' (born Carlow, 20 December 1959)
He played for Gillingham between 1977 and 1981, making 51 appearances in The Football League. He also briefly played for Bohemians, before quitting the professional game and moving to Sweden.
Walker earned two caps for the Republic of Ireland U21 side.
Walker was coach of GIF Sundsvall between 2000-2004. He had a spell as manager of rebro SK, before moving to Norway and Norwegian First Division club Sandefjord Fotball.
He is the father of footballers Kevin and Robert.
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'''Clive Goodyear''' (born January 15, 1961 in Lincoln, England) is a former football (soccer) defender. He started his career at Luton Town, after 5 years with the Hatters moved to Plymouth Argyle and after 3 seasons with Plymouth he moved to Premier League side Wimbledon. In the 1988 FA Cup Final, in which Wimbledon famously upset Liverpool 1-0 Goodyear fouled John Aldridge, which gave Liverpool a controversial penalty. Aldridge took it, but Wimbledon goalkeeper Dave Beasant saved it. Although being named in the squad for that Cup Final, he wasn't a regular in the side and only made 26 appearances in 3 years and was sold to Brentford. He finished his career in Hong Kong, with Ernest Borel. After sustaining a major knee injury he began studying physiotherapy and returned to Luton Town as a physiotherapist in 1993. He was then a physio at Cardiff City and Chester City.
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'''Scott Partridge''' (born 13 October 1974) is an English footballer who plays for Weston Super Mare. He is a centre forward noted for his first touch and technique.
Born in Leicester, Partridge was first spotted by Don O'Riordan at Grimsby Town FC who signed him in 1987 when O'Riordan had started the clubs School of Excellence and later Scott started his professional career at Bradford City but never became a first team regular at Valley Parade, and signed for Bristol City in February 1994. There, he also found first team opportunities hard to come by, and after loan spells with Torquay United, Plymouth Argyle and Scarborough, Partridge was transferred to Cardiff City for a fee of -50,000 in 1997. His stay at Ninian Park lasted just one season and he signed for former loan club Torquay United in March 1998.
It was at Torquay that Partridge really found his feet in league football, playing regularly and scoring at a rate of one goal every three games. His form caught the eye of Brentford's chairman/manager Ron Noades, who paid -100,000 to sign Partridge in February 1999. Partridge played over one hundred games for the Bees before being released in the summer of 2001. After this, Partridge struggled to recapture the form he showed at Torquay and Brentford, having somewhat unproductive spells at Rushden & Diamonds, Exeter City, Shrewsbury Town and Weymouth.
It was a transfer to Bath City in 2003 that finally got Partridge's career back on track. Since signing for Bath, Partridge has played over one hundred games, scoring at a rate of roughly one goal in every two games. At the start of the 2008-09 season, Partridge moved north to UniBond One South team Sheffield where he made his league debut with two goals away to Gresley Rovers in August.
Partridge joined Conference South side Weston-super-Mare on 31 December 2008.
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After that, he moved into non-league football, playing for Fisher Athletic and Yeovil Town in the Football Conference. In April 1991, he scored with a wind assisted drop kick for Yeovil in a 7-2 win in a league game against Slough Town.
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His son Matt represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 2009 Walker Cup.
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'''Stewart Jump''' (born 27 January 1952 in Crumpsall, Manchester, England) was an English professional footballer in the 1970s. Chosen as the MVP of the 1975 Soccer Bowl
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'''Fabrice Moreau''' (born October 7, 1967 in Paris) is a former French-Cameroonian footballer.
Played in 17 different clubs before retiring at 36, in 2004. Born from a French father and a Cameroonian mother, he was a full international for the latter, although not in any major tournament's final stages.
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'''Christopher William Swailes''' (born October 19, 1970, Gateshead, County Durham) is a footballer, currently playing for Gateshead. He previously played for Ipswich Town under former Scotland manager, George Burley.
Swailes was a trainee at Ipswich Town from 1989 to 1991, eventually moving to Peterborough United on March 28, 1991 for a fee of -10,000, after turning down a contract offered by the Ipswich manager at the time, John Lyall. Five months later, he moved on to Boston United of the Alliance Premier League on a free transfer, after feeling homesick for the North East. He played only part-time for them, going out on loan to Kettering and Third Division Birmingham City for a while, before signing for Bridlington Town, again for free. After a short spell on loan to Guisborough Town, he followed the Bridlington chairman Ken Richardson to Doncaster Rovers, then in the Third Division, for no fee (once again).
In 54 appearances for Doncaster over the next 17 months, he scored one League Cup goal in a first round, second leg, away fixture at Wrexham on August 23, 1994.
However, in March 1995, the new Ipswich Town manager George Burley paid -150,000
Over the next two-and-a-half years, he made just 47 appearances in League, Cup and other games for them, scoring only once. The bulk of his contribution came in the 1996-97 season, when he was given an extended run. Ipswich finished in fourth spot and entered the First Division playoffs, but lost on the away goals rule
On November 13, 1997, Stan Ternent, the manager of Bury, also in the First Division at that time, paid a club record fee of -200,000
"I like to think the fans can relate to me," he added. "I know I'm of limited ability but I always give 100 per cent on the pitch and I think the supporters appreciate that. But I'd gladly sacrifice the award for First Division survival."
Whilst with Bury, Swailes lived in Ramsbottom with his wife Louise and their recent addition to the family, a daughter. However, the good fortune which had blessed him around that period was about to disappear.
During the following season, in a match at home to Millwall on January 4, 2000 (his last game before a three-match ban was due to commence for getting sent off at Burnley on Boxing Day 1999), Swailes suffered a double hernia, but played on to the end of the match, and ended up in hospital. He was not fit enough to play for the reserves until mid-April, and did not taste first team football again until completing ninety minutes in the home Second Division fixture against Blackpool on April 22, 2000, which they won 3-2.
By this time, Andy Preece had taken over as player/manager at Gigg Lane, and things were never the same for Swailes after this period. In all, he made 148 appearances for them, scoring on 11 occasions.
Although he was offered a new one, in June 2001 Chris Swailes' contract with Bury expired, and he was then able to move on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling. In reaction to an enquiry towards the end of May that year from Ronnie Moore of Rotherham United, Bury had asked for a -100,000 fee - however, they refused to pay this. On June 19, 2001, Swailes signed a contract with newly-promoted Rotherham, and looked forward to a new season playing in the Football League First Division.
Throughout season 2001-02, Swailes was an ever-present, making 44 League appearances and scoring 6 League goals. However, the club exited both the FA Cup and the League Cup early, and avoided relegation only by having a better goal difference than Crewe, who went down occupying the third-from-bottom position in the First Division.
In the 2002-03 season, Swailes was sent off by referee Graham Laws shortly before half-time in a First Division match at home to Portsmouth on October 5, 2002. His manager, Ronnie Moore, bemoaned the referee's contribution to the game, saying: "One man has spoiled the game. It would have been a game, a hell of a game." The incident which led to Swailes' sending-off was described by The Guardian thus:
Regarding the sending-off, Moore would only say: "If he [Todorov] could have scored from there, I'm a Dutchman".
Swailes and Rotherham finished the season just below mid-table. Much the same happened in the following season, although they were involved in a "sensational shoot-out"
However, in 2004-05, despite Swailes playing 37 League games and scoring two goals, Rotherham were relegated from the newly-named Football League Championship, winning only 5 matches and finishing bottom. Moore resigned as manager in January 2005, and took up the challenge of leading League One Oldham Athletic in March that year. This was to be a significant occurrence regarding the future of Chris Swailes.
Swailes followed his Rotherham teammates Paul Warne and Rob Scott to Boundary Park in July 2005 on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract for Ronnie Moore. However, he was immediately injured in training, suffering a damaged heel.
He struggled on, "taking pills just to get through games",
Following the sacking of manager Moore and the club's appointment of John Sheridan to replace him, the new man "decided to pay up the remainder of the player's contract", and Swailes was released.
Swailes made his recovery on schedule in February 2007, and then went on trial to Scottish First Division Hamilton Academical, registering in time to come on as a 23rd minute substitute in their away match at Clyde on March 10, 2007. By April, manager Billy Reid was so impressed, he offered Swailes a contract extension. "We-re going to sign Chris Swailes up on a pay-as-you-play contract. I think he-s been brilliant for us at the back and adds a wealth of experience," he said. "If Chris can get a pre-season under his belt, and we can get him, Mark McLaughlin and Davie Elebert playing together then we-re in healthy hands in defence."
In July 2007, he signed a further one-year deal, as a part-time player, allowing him to travel up for games from his base in the North East of England.
Since then, he has been an integral part of the team, making regular appearances in defence, scoring the second goal in a 2-0 win at Partick Thistle in November 2007, but getting sent off in a Scottish Cup tie away to Brechin in January 2008.
Following Swailes release from Hamilton, he joined his home town club Gateshead on June 15, 2009 who had been newly promoted to the Conference National. "I'm a Gateshead lad and a number of my friends are members of the Heed Army so this is a great move for me, and it would be great to end my career at Gateshead".
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'''Rodrigo Juliano Lopes de Almeida''' (born 7 August 1976), usually called '''Rodrigo Juliano''', is a former Brazilian footballer.
During his career he has played for Portuguesa Santista, Guarani, Gama, Botafogo, Everton, Atltico-MG, Corinthians, Juventude, Paranaense, Vasco da Gama, Paran and Boavista Sport Club.
Rodrigo was signed for Everton in July 2002, He was injured in September and never played again before released in May.
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Rostron was born in Darwen and after youth football with Helmshore and Old Wanderers he joined Darwen as a teenager. He was the youngest member of their team which reached the FA Cup Semi-final in 1881 played on 26 March 1881, when Darwen were beaten 4-1 by the eventual winners, the Old Carthusians.
Earlier he had become the second youngest player to represent England when he was selected to play against Wales on 26 February 1881, when he was 17 years 311 days old. Only James Prinsep was younger on his debut at that time. Subsequently, Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott have appeared for England at a younger age, and thus Rostron now stands fourth in the list of England's youngest players
Despite this defeat, Rostron was selected for the next international, against Scotland played at the Kennington Oval on 12 March 1881. Rostron played at outside right but England went down to a "humiliating"
Rostron left Darwen during the 1883-84 season to play for Great Lever, but returned for the start of the following season. By January 1885, he had joined Blackburn Rovers and appeared in an FA Cup match in January. After this he "drifted out of the game".
Originally a weaver by trade, Rostron became a bowling green keeper, but died on 3 July 1891, aged 28.
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'''Jack Harrison''' (born 27 August 1916) was an English footballer.
Harrison played for Sneyd Colliery before joining Port Vale as an amateur in May 1936, signing as a professional in August of that year. He played just two league and two cup games and left on a free transfer in April 1937.
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'''Ryan Pryce''' (born 20 September 1986) is an English goalkeeper that played for Bournemouth.
Pryce made his Bournemouth debut against Southend United when Bournemouth were 4-1 down. His appearance on the pitch in the substitution for Gareth Stewart subsequently received a large cheer from the Bournemouth fans.
On 3rd September 2009 Bournemouth announced that Pryce had left the club by mutual consent.
Ryan Pryce announced on 4th December 2009 hes in talk with Shrewsbury manager Paul Simpson over a coaching role at the club.
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'''Nicholas John "Nick" Richardson''' (born 11 April, 1967 in Halifax, Yorkshire) is a former English professional footballer.
Richardson began his career playing non-league football for Emley before joining Halifax Town in 1988. He quickly established himself in the side and was a regular for three and a half seasons before signing for Cardiff City for -35,000. During his first season he won both a Division Three winners medal and a Welsh Cup winners medal, after beating Rhyl 5-0 in the final. Unfortunatley he suffered from several injuries and, despite loan spells at Wrexham and Chester City, struggled to recover the early form he showed at the club.
He left to join Bury in 1995 where he spent just one month before moving permanentley to Chester City for -40,000. His second season at the club ended in disaster as he suffered a serious knee injury against Hartlepool United and was forced to undergo a lengthy rehabilitation programme to return to action. He recovered to be the club's player of the season in 1997-98 and remained involved in the first-team squad at Chester until shortly after they were relegated to the Nationwide Conference in 2000.
Richardson returned to The Football League with York City for a year before joining Harrogate Town. He later spent time with clubs including Ossett Town, Spennymoor United and Frickley Athletic.
Nick's younger brother Lee was also a professional footballer and played alongside him during his time at Halifax.
-DOCSTART-	16760828
'''Brian Roy Clarke''' (born 10 October 1968) is an English former professional association football player. Born in Eastbourne, he played for Gillingham between 1988 and 1992, making 44 appearances in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	16761339
'''John McGregor''' (born Darlington, 2 August 1900, died York, 9 December 1993) was an English professional association football player. He played for Gillingham and Crystal Palace between 1930 and 1933.
-DOCSTART-	16762212
'''Gareth John Abraham''' (born 13 February, 1969 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a Welsh former professional footballer.
Abraham came through the youth ranks at Cardiff City, captaining them to Welsh Youth cup glory, before making his debut in 1987 during a 3-0 defeat to Wrexham. Three days after his debut he scored his first goal for the club when he found the net in a 3-1 victory over Darlington but did not appear for the Bluebirds again for the rest of the season. It was during the 1988-89 season that he began to establish himself in the first team but during his time at the club Cardiff found themselves hovering above relegation from the Football League. He found himself out of the side in 1992 and left the club to join Hereford United in January 1983. He spent one and a half seasons at Hereford before leaving for his hometown team of Merthyr Tydfil, where he also worked as a groundsman while playing. After spending over five years at Merthyr, Abraham spent a short time in the Welsh Premier League with Rhayader Town.
-DOCSTART-	16762515
'''Anthony Knapp''' (born 13 October 1936 in Newstead, Nottinghamshire) is a British footballer, a notable defender in the English football league in the 1960s.
He was training with Nottingham Forest before becoming professional, as a player for Leicester City (1955-61, 86 matches), Southampton FC (1961-67, 260 matches, 2 goal), Coventry City (1967-68, 11 matches), Los Angeles Wolves (1968) and Tranmere Rovers (1969-71, 36 matches, 1 goal).
His career as a manager started in Poole Town F.C. (1971-72, also player) and as an assistant coach to Norwich City.
He then had success with the amateurs Iceland national football team (1974-77, A, U18, U21) as in their beating the East Germany national football team 2-1 (1975). In Norway he had success with Viking FK (1978-81, winning the double 1979), Fredrikstad FK (1982-83), again Iceland (1984-85),
and SK Brann (1986-87, cupfinalist). Since then Knapp has coached lower division clubs around Stavanger, such as SK Vidar, Djerv 1919, Sandnes Ulf, Staal (from J&oslash;rpeland, 2003), Stavanger IF, Hundvg FK (2004-05) and Lillesand IL (2007-).
-DOCSTART-	16762650
'''Simon James Wormull''' (born 1 December 1976) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Farnborough. In the 2008-09 season, he played for Eastbourne Borough in the Conference National. As a junior, he played for Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the 1995 FA Youth Cup and in the Intertoto Cup. Although he made a few appearances in the lower divisions of the Football League for Brentford and Rushden & Diamonds, the majority of his career has been spent in non-league football, with clubs including Dover Athletic, Stevenage Borough, Hornchurch, Crawley Town, Lewes and Eastbourne Borough. He has been capped seven times for the National Game XI, the team that represents England at semi-professional level.
Wormull was born in Crawley, West Sussex, and began his football career as a schoolboy with Brighton & Hove Albion.
Released by Tottenham at the end of the 1996-97 season, Wormull joined Second Division club Brentford on a free transfer, marking his debut in the Football League by missing the best chance of the match. He fell out of favour, and following a trial in Brighton & Hove Albion's reserves, was given a month's contract by manager Brian Horton, who described the player as someone who "uses the ball well, ... gets forward and is quite aggressive".
His performance with Dover earned him international selection, chosen for England's National Game XI for the first time in March 1999. He maintained the standard the following season; Dover's best player against rivals Rushden & Diamonds, he was eventually stretchered off with a damaged Achilles tendon after three opponents were booked for fouling him. Sidelined for a month due to injuries sustained in that match, Wormull returned to play 20 minutes as a substitute before joining Rushden for a fee of -50,000 later that same week.
He helped Rushden to runners-up spot in the Conference in 2000, and retained his place in England's semi-professional side. In the 2000-01 season, his appearances were infrequent, and in December 2000, Dover made an unsuccessful attempt to buy him back.
Wormull helped Stevenage to reach the final of the FA Trophy in 2002, where they lost 2-0 to full-time professional club Yeovil Town.
Home-town club Crawley Town's manager Francis Vines hoped to sign Wormull, describing him as a good all-round player who "can play in the middle or wide right and passes the ball well, as well as being useful with set-pieces. He is also good in the tackle", capable of strengthening an already strong midfield. They were unable to match the offer - believed to be -800 a week
Wormull returned home to join Crawley, on much reduced wages, but he failed his medical examination; the club initially offered him a short-term deal while he proved his fitness.
In his first full season with Lewes, Wormull was used in a number of different positions, but in 2007-08, he usually played in central midfield, and felt that the continuity helped his performance. He scored the winning goal against Sutton United in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup, and made an assist for one goal and was involved in the second in the fourth qualifying round, to take the club through to the first round proper for the second year running. Wormull contributed five goals from midfield towards his club winning the Conference South title, though an injured ankle meant he missed the last few weeks of the season.
Following the departure of manager Steven King, the vast majority of the title-winning side left the club. Despite new Lewes manager Kevin Keehan's view that "if I could have had only one player I could keep from last season, it would be Simon" being reflected in the club offering him better terms than did Eastbourne Borough, Wormull, together with team-mate Jean-Michel Sigere, joined their local rivals in June 2008.
Wormull and Sigere made their debuts in the opening-day defeat to former club Rushden & Diamonds, making Eastbourne the fifth club - following Rushden,
After just one season with the club, in which he scored six goals from 37 appearances in all competitions, Wormull's contract was cancelled by mutual consent. He did leave with a winners' medal, earned as an unused substitute in the Sussex Senior Cup final in which Eastbourne beat a Brighton & Hove Albion reserve team 1-0..
Wormull promptly signed a two-year deal with Farnborough, where he linked up with Steve King, his former manager at Lewes, and, for the sixth time in his career, with Jean-Michel Sigere, though only briefly, as Sigere was released a few days later.
-DOCSTART-	16763344
'''Colwyn Roger Rowe''' (born 22 March 1956 in Ipswich) is an English football coach and former professional player.
Rowe began his professional career in 1973 with Colchester United, before signing with Chelmsford City in 1975.
After retiring as a player, Rowe began work as a football coach, and has coached in numerous countries around the world. He began his career as manager of several semi-professional teams in England, such as Lowestoft Town, Ipswich Wanderers, Woodbridge Town and Heybridge Swifts. In 2004 Rowe ran a FA course for coaches from war-torn Iraq. In 2005 he helped to set up the youth programme of the Jordan national side. He became the manager of the Botswana national team in August 2006, before leaving in June 2008. In June 2008 he became the Technical Director & Football Manager of the Al-Ahly youth section
-DOCSTART-	16764442
'''Lewis Emmanuel Hamilton''' (born 21 November 1984) is an English footballer, whose most recent club was Tonbridge Angels.
Hamilton made his Football League debut for Queens Park Rangers in the Championship after coming on as a substitute against Burnley at Turf Moor on 19 April 2005.
He then moved to Aldershot Town, and then Lewes, where he was part of the 2007-08 Conference South winning side. Hamilton signed for Tonbridge Angels in July 2008 after a successful trial.
-DOCSTART-	16766841
'''Thomas Daykin''' (born August 1882, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played for Sunderland and Birmingham in the Football League as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	16766884
'''Peter Anthony Sayer''' (born 2 May, 1955 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. He amassed a total of seven caps during his career.
Sayer began his career at his hometown club Cardiff City, making his debut against Hull City in September 1974. He went on to play a further nine matches in his first season before suffering a broken ankle in a match against Southampton which kept him out for nearly a year, returning at the end of the following season to play a handful of games as Cardiff clinched promotion to Division Two. He established himself in the side the following year and helped the club to avoid relegation, as well as scoring the only goal of the game when Cardiff knocked Tottenham Hotspur out of the FA Cup in 1977.
Sayer left Cardiff midway through the 1977-78 season for -100,000 to sign for Brighton & Hove Albion. He helped the club win promotion to Division One in his first year but, after starting the 1978-79 season as a member of the first-team, Sayer found himself replaced in the side by Mark Lawrenson. He remained at the Goldstone Ground until the end of the season when he was sold to Preston North End for -85,000. After finding it difficult to break into the side, he was loaned back to Cardiff in September 1981, playing four times and scoring during a 3-2 win over Luton Town. He eventually ended his league career with Chester City before moving into non-league football with Morecambe, Northwich Victoria and Southport.
During his career, Sayer won seven caps for Wales, making his debut in a 3-0 defeat against Czechoslovakia on 3 March 1977. He went on to play in Wales' following six matches, winning his final cap on 12 October 1977 in a 2-0 defeat to Scotland.
After his retirement, he returned to work for Preston in their football in the community department. He later worked as a bar manager at Preston golf club.
-DOCSTART-	16767407
'''Ambrose Walter Hartwell''' (born 28 June 1883, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Small Heath (later renamed Birmingham) and Bradford Park Avenue in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	16767738
'''Arthur R. Smith''' (born 1887, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Birmingham in the Football League. Born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, Smith combined football with a career as a schoolteacher. Popularly known as ''Nipper'', he was renowned for his pace and for his ability to cross the ball early.
-DOCSTART-	16768052
'''Aubrey Scriven''' (born 7 July 1904, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Birmingham, Bradford City and Bristol City in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	16768488
'''Robert John "Bob" Wilson''' (born 23 May 1943 in Birmingham) is an English former professional footballer.
After starting his career at Aston Villa, Wilson joined Cardiff City in August 1964 as manager Jimmy Scoular's first signing for a fee of -2,000. In his first season at the club he helped the side to win the Welsh Cup and reach the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup, where they were knocked out by Real Zaragoza. The following season the club reached the semi-finals of the League Cup against West Ham United. Wilson was dropped after conceding five goals in the first leg only for his replacement to also concede five in the second leg. It was during this season that Wilson helped the club to reach the semi-final of the Cup Winners Cup, the furthest Cardiff have ever been in a European competition, where they suffered defeat against Hamburg. Despite constant pressure from Dilwyn John and Lyn Davies he managed to hold on to the number one spot for the majority of his stay at the club.
He left Cardiff in January 1970, after a short loan spell at Bristol City, for Exeter City where he was the clubs first choice goalkeeper for several years before retiring in 1976.
-DOCSTART-	16768672
'''Wallace Norman "Wally" Harris''' (22 February 1900 - 7 September 1933) was an English professional footballer. Born in Birmingham, he played as an outside right for Birmingham and Walsall in the Football League during the 1920s. Released by Birmingham due to health problems, he retired not long afterwards and died in a sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland, aged 33.
-DOCSTART-	16769324
'''Brian Joseph Taylor''' (born 24 March 1937) is a former English professional footballer who played as an outside left. In a career spanning over sixteen years he made more than 300 appearances in the Football League.
Taylor started his career with Walsall, moving on to Birmingham City in 1958, where he played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. He played over 50 games in three years at City before moving on to Rotherham United in 1961. He stayed with Rotherham until 1963, when he signed with Shrewsbury Town. He was in demand for ''the Shrews'', but was sold to Port Vale for -3,000 in July 1965. He was in the first team at Vale until September 1966. Making less than a dozen appearances in the 1966-67 season he was given a free transfer to Barnsley in May 1967. He later played for non-league sides Kidderminster Harriers, Bromsgrove Rovers, Welshpool Town, Oswestry Town and Darlaston.
-DOCSTART-	16770994
'''William Edward George "Billy" Bassett''' (8 June, 1912 - 1977) was a Welsh professional footballer.
Bassett began his career at Aberaman Athletic before moving on to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1933. He only spent a single season at Wolves, without making a first team appearance, before returning to Wales and signing for manager Ben Watts-Jones at Cardiff City. He made his debut on the opening day of the 1934-35 season during a 2-1 victory over Charlton Athletic and was a virtual ever present in his four years, scoring two goals for the Bluebirds, against Bournemouth and Bristol City.
He joined Crystal Palace in 1938 but the outbreak of World War II interrupted his spell at the London side and he served in the Welsh Guards during the hostilities. He finished his league career after three years with the club and took over as player-manager of Porthmadog.
-DOCSTART-	16774475
'''Michael Thomas "Mike" Pearson''' (born 19 January 1988) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Barrow, having signed for the club in July 2008. He began his career with football league team Oldham Athletic. He plays as either a defender or midfielder.
Pearson went through Oldham Athletic's youth system and was a part of the club's youth Championship. He made several appearances for the reserve team before being promoted to the first team. He made his first-team debut against Millwall in a 2-1 loss on 17 February 2007.
In the summer of 2007, Pearson signed a one-year contract extension to remain at Boundary Park. Though in April 2008, both Pearson and teammate Ashley Kelly were told by Oldham that they were to be released at the end of their contracts.
Pearson was loaned out to Farsley Celtic of Conference National between October and December 2007. His first appearance came in a 3-0 rout of Droylsden.
Pearson played a series of trial games with Barrow AFC in summer 2008, before signing for the Conference National team before the start of the 2008-09 season. He made his debut in Barrow's 3-0 victory over Oxford United. In a 2008-09 FA Cup clash with Premier League side Middlesbrough, Pearson received an injury in the 52nd minute after a challenge with Marvin Emnes, a collision which left Pearson with a double leg-break.
Pearson has represented Wales in the Under-15 and Under-16 levels of competition.
:''Statistics correct as of match played 3 January 2009.''
-DOCSTART-	16774807
'''Deane Alfie M. Smalley''' (born 7 September 1988) is an English footballer who currently plays for Oldham Athletic in Football League One. His predominant position is as a forward. He was educated at Our Lady's R.C. High School for the secondary years of his education.
Smalley was regularly featured in the reserve squad, before making two appearances with the first at the end of the 2006-07 season. His first team debut came on 24 February 2007 in a 1-0 loss to Blackpool.
Smalley's first goal for the club came on 14 August 2007 in a 4-1 win versus Mansfield Town in the Carling Cup. On 28 August 2007, Smalley made his first start in a 3-0 loss to Burnley in the Carling Cup. On 26 April 2008, Smalley scored his first league goal for Oldham Athletic in a 2-1 win versus Cheltenham Town.
-DOCSTART-	16775032
During his career he played for Vsters SK Fotboll, Barnsley F.C., Helsingborgs IF, Hammarby IF, and FC Lyn Oslo.
-DOCSTART-	16775089
'''Runar Normann''' (born 1 March 1978) is a Norwegian footballer currently playing for Tromsdalen UIL in the second tier of the Norwegian football league.
He was born in Harstad. During his career he has played for Harstad IL (twice), Lillestrm SK, Coventry City F.C. (where he scored once against Sheffield Wednesday),
-DOCSTART-	16775141
'''Lewis Peter Alessandra''' (born 8 February 1989) is an English footballer who currently plays for Oldham Athletic in Football League One. His predominant position is a forward.
Along with fellow teammate Deane Smalley, Alessandra is a graduate of Oldham Athletic's youth system. He was a regular in the reserve squad, receiving a contract extension in the summer of 2008. The club awarded the youngster a three year contract.
On 20 October 2007, Alessandra made his senior team debut in a 1-1 draw versus Huddersfield Town, with his first start coming on 2 February 2008 in a loss to Swansea City. His first goal with the senior squad came at Boundary Park in a 3-1 win over Tranmere Rovers on 8 March 2008. On 26 April 2008, Alessandra scored his second league goal in the 87th minute versus Cheltenham Town, giving Oldham a 2-1 win.
In Oldham's first game of the 2008-09 season, Alessandra scored Oldham's third goal in a 4-3 victory over Millwall. He scored his first senior hat-trick on 28 October, in a 3-0 victory over Scunthorpe United.
Lewis is currently suffering with a knee injury, which has dented the number of appearances he has made this season. He is expected to be out for the rest of the season.
On 31 July 2009, it was reported that Alessandra was set to join Conference National club Chester City on loan.
After briefly returning to Oldham, Chester confirmed they had signed Alessandra on an initial one month loan on 21 August 2009. The following day, he made his debut in a scoreless draw versus Luton Town, playing more than 90 minutes before he was substituted off by defender Kristian Platt.
thumb|Alessandra (in green) during the 2009-10 season
-DOCSTART-	16775157
'''Lilian Martin''' (born 28 May 1971 in Valras) is a former French footballer.
-DOCSTART-	16775247
During his career he played for BK Forward, Lyngby FC, Degerfors IF, Derby County F.C., AIK Fotboll, Raufoss IL, IFK Gteborg, and Mellringe Eker IF. He earned 4 caps for the Sweden national football team.
-DOCSTART-	16775686
'''Alexandre Bonnot''' (born July 31, 1973 in Poissy, Yvelines) is a former
football (soccer) midfielder.
He started out with Paris Saint-Germain in 1990, then joined SCO Angers in 1995.
He had a loan spell with Watford for the 1998-99 season, before making the move permanent.
He made 12 appearances for the Hornets during their disastrous Premiership campaign in
1999-00, when they were relegated outright, finishing rock bottom with just 24 points.
He was out of favour next season and joined Queen's Park Rangers on a free transfer in 2001.
After just one season with the club he retired.
-DOCSTART-	16776130
'''Niall Henderson''' (born 7 February 1988) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Newry City as a midfielder.
Henderson was born in Craigavon, County Armagh.
He was released by Raith after the end of the season,
:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the play-offs.
-DOCSTART-	16776410
'''Ryan Brown''' (born 15 March 1985 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Conference North club Northwich Victoria.
Signed up to the Port Vale youth team since age nine he made his debut in May 2003. After 38 league appearances he was released by manager Martin Foyle in May 2005. After a stint with Leek Town he was signed by Northwich Victoria in June 2006. In April 2008 he signed a two year extension to his contract. However he was later transfer listed and told he had no future at the club, though in October 2008 the club's leadership changed their mind on this matter.
-DOCSTART-	16776543
'''Jody Banim''' (born 1 April 1978, in Manchester) is an English football forward who currently plays for Radcliffe Borough.
Banim began his career as a trainee with Manchester United, but was released from their academy in 1996 and joined his local side, Trafford. He joined Altrincham in 1997, but moved to Flixton in 1998. He joined Hyde United in time for the start of the 1999-2000 season, but left to join Rossendale United joining the season.
He joined Radcliffe Borough at the start of the 2001-02 season, at once stage scoring in 14 consecutive matches, a national record, before moving to Shrewsbury Town in December 2003 for a fee of -20,000. He had scored 97 times in just 125 appearances for Radcliffe. He made his conference debut for Shrewsbury on the 9 December as a second-half substitute for Duane Darby in the 0-0 draw at home to Telford United. He helped Shrewsbury to promotion back to the Football League, but was out of favour toward the end of the season. Shrewsbury turned down an approach from Swedish side Bodens BK in April 2004.
Banim was transfer-listed in August 2004 and linked with a move to Stalybridge Celtic. He joined Accrington Stanley on loan later that month, with Accrington attempting to loan him out to Radcliffe Borough during his loan period. He returned to Shrewsbury after a month, but joined Droylsden in September 2004.
In September 2005 he left to join Stalybridge Celtic, with whom he won the Conference North player of the month award for February 2006.
He joined Torquay United on loan on 29 February 2008, making his debut as a second-half substitute for Roscoe Dsane in the 2-0 defeat away to Grays Athletic. He started just three games for Torquay and was not offered a contract for the following season.
On 13 May 2008, it was announced that Banim would join Burton Albion when the transfer window reopened on 1 June, making him the first new signing for Burton Albion ahead of the 2008-09 season.
-DOCSTART-	16776886
'''Damien Plessis''' (born 5 March 1988 in Neuville-aux-Bois, France) is a French footballer of Runionais origin , currently playing for Liverpool.
Plessis plays as a holding midfielder, and started his career at Olympique Lyonnais.
Plessis signed a three-year contract for Liverpool on the last day of the transfer window in August 2007 and initially played for the reserve team. Liverpool manager Rafael Bentez said of Plessis after having signed him, "He is a good player, big and strong, and we're sure he'll do well for us. He's only a young boy with plenty of time to work on his game but it depends on his progress how quickly he can force his way into the first team".
Plessis made his debut for Liverpool on 5 April 2008 in the 1-1 away draw against Arsenal F.C.
Plessis was given the new number 28 shirt for the start of the 2008-2009 season as formal recognition of his part in the first team squad once worn by Steven Gerrard when he was breaking into the Liverpool first team. He made his first performance for the season against Standard Liege in the UEFA Champions League. This game also marked his debut in the competition. He also started the first match of the season against Sunderland F.C. but he only played 45 minutes because of a knock and fellow midfielder Xabi Alonso came on to replace him.
On 23 September 2008, Plessis played the Carling Cup game against Crewe Alexandra, where he captained the side over experienced players such as Sami Hyypi.
Plessis signed an extension to his Liverpool contract, in October 2009, that will keep him at Anfield until 2012.
Plessis has played for the French Under-19 team, at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, reaching the semifinal.
Plessis made his debut as a substitute for the French Under 21's on 6 September 2008
-DOCSTART-	16777551
'''Serge Romano''' (born May 25, 1964 in Metz) is a French retired professional football defender, he last managing Amiens SC.
He became Amiens SC manager in June 2009. and on 15 October 2009 Amiens have communicated to have fired their coach, that will be temporarly replaced by Fabien Mercadal.
-DOCSTART-	16779253
'''Mark Byrne''' (born 9 November 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Rushden & Diamonds, on loan from Nottingham Forest.
Byrne signed for Nottingham Forest in July 2007 from Dublin schoolboy side, Crumlin United after unsuccessful trials at Leicester City and Stoke City. He was named as a substitute in Forest's 1-1 draw at home to Walsall in March 2008. He then made his professional debut for Forest as a 70th minute substitute on 5 April 2008 in a 3-1 victory against Cheltenham Town.
With the Reds gaining promotion, manager Colin Calderwood has commented that he will be given the chance to impress next season after Forest's promotion to the Championship in the upcoming 2008-09 season. On March 13 2009, Byrne was sent on loan to Conference National side Burton Albion for the remainder of the season, featuring in seven of the remaining eleven fixtures before being promoted, as champions, to the Football League.
On 20 July 2009, Byrne joined Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds on an initial six-month loan, and is now staying for the rest of the season.
-DOCSTART-	16787574
'''Paul Black''' (born 18 May 1990) is an English footballer who currently plays for Oldham Athletic. His predominant position is as a defender.
Black was in Oldham Athletic's youth system for two years before becoming a regular in the starting eleven during the 2006-07 season, becoming a captain for the youth squad. In November 2007, he was included in the senior team for the first time but was not used as a substitute in a 2-2 draw versus Doncaster Rovers-his first professional contract. On 16 January 2008, Black signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Oldham Athletic. His first appearance came on 29 March 2008 as he came on in the 76th minute as a substitute during a 4-1 rout of Huddersfield Town.
He joined Barrow A.F.C. on a one-month loan deal on 22 August 2008, though it was later extened until 5 January 2009. However, he rejoined Oldham on 1 January 2009.
In November 2007, Black was placed on standby for the England under-18 team, though never made an appearance.
-DOCSTART-	16787958
'''Matthias Breitkreutz''' (born 12 May 1971 in Crivitz) is a former German footballer.
During his career he played for Berliner FC Dynamo, SG Bergmann-Borsig, Aston Villa F.C., FC Hansa Rostock, Arminia Bielefeld, 1. FC Saarbrcken, VfB Leipzig, and FC Augsburg.
-DOCSTART-	16788163
During his career he played for HFC Chemie, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City F.C., Hertha BSC, FC St. Pauli, Chemnitzer FC, Lokomotiv Sofia and Vlerenga Fotball.
In 2005, he became the first player to be arrested in connection with Germany's match-fixing scandal, being suspected of helping manipulate the results of a May 2004 match between Chemnitz and SC Paderborn. He was given a nine-month suspended prison sentence for his role in the affair, and banned for eight months by the German football federation (DFB).
-DOCSTART-	16798657
'''Matthew Tipton''' (born June 29, 1980 in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales) is a professional footballer who currently plays for League Two side Macclesfield Town F.C.. He plays as a striker.
He started his career at Oldham Athletic moving up through the Youth ranks and making his debut aged just 17. During this period he also played a handfull of games for the Wales Under 21 side.
In 2002 he moved on to League Two side Macclesfield Town where he enjoyed his most prolific spell.
This was followed by a brief, unhappy spell with Mansfield Town
Before eventually moving back to the North-West of England with Bury.
After his time at Bury came to an end he dropped out of the Football league and joined Conference North side Hyde United.
A season later moved to local rivals Droylsden. He scored the only goal of the game in Droylsden's 1-0 giant-killing victory over league side Darlington.
On 18 July 2009 he returned to Macclesfield Town as trialist and played in the 3-0 pre-seasom defeat to Middlesbrough F.C..
He signed a one-year deal with Macclesfield Town on 24th July 2009.
-DOCSTART-	16807586
A lower-order batsman, Graham made two appearances for the side during the 1926 season, scoring a total of 14 runs. Graham died at the age of 61.
Graham was also a talented association footballer and represented England in two internationals in 1925, against Scotland and Wales.
-DOCSTART-	16809610
'''Jack Firth''' (8 August 1907 - 8 December 1987) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half or inside forward for Birmingham, Swansea Town and Bury in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	16809872
'''Charles Henry "Charlie" Tickle''' (late 1883
Tickle was born in Kings Norton, then in north Worcestershire but part of Birmingham since 1911,
He made his Football League debut on 18 October 1902 in the Second Division away match against Gainsborough Trinity which Small Heath lost 1-0. Tickle played only twice in the 1902-03 season, and not at all the following year in the First Division. After Charlie Athersmith retired, Tickle established himself in the first team, playing at either outside or inside right. During his sixth and last season with the club, his performances earned him selection for a Football League representative team which played against their Scottish counterparts at Villa Park.
When at the end of that 1907-08 season, the club were relegated back to the Second Division, Tickle chose to move into the Southern League. He spent five seasons with Coventry City and then joined Worcester City.
Tickle went on to work for Birmingham Corporation Tramways and played football for their works team.
-DOCSTART-	16810813
'''Benjamin "Benny" Bond''' (30 August 1904 - March 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right for Birmingham, for whom he made 82 appearances in the First Division of the Football League. His career was ended prematurely by a knee injury which required several operations.
-DOCSTART-	16812588
'''Roy Barry''' (born 19 September 1942) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Musselburgh Athletic's junior side before being signed by Hearts. He then moved to Dunfermline for -13,000, where he helped the club defeat Hearts in the 1968 Scottish Cup Final.
Dunfermline sold him to Coventry City for -40,000, who then sold him to Crystal Palace for -45,000. He later signed for Hibernian and ended his senior playing career at East Fife, who he also managed. Barry later became caretaker manager of Oxford United.
-DOCSTART-	16813546
'''William Francis "Billy" Guest''' (8 February 1914 - 15 November 1994) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Birmingham, Blackburn Rovers and Walsall in the the Football League. During the Second World War he won a runners-up medal with Blackburn Rovers in the 1940 War Cup. He went on to play for Peterborough United in the Midland League and for Kidderminster Harriers and Lovells Athletic in the Southern League,
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'''Brian Wake''' (born August 13, 1982 in Stockton-on-Tees, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Greenock Morton in the Scottish Football League First Division, after starting his career at non-league Tow Law. He is a striker. Wake became somewhat of a cult hero with the fans when he got over a shaky start to steer the club clear of relegation with important goals and his all-action performances.
Wake's notable contributions in football have been a hat-trick at Shrewsbury to keep Carlisle in The Football League, winning a first division title medal with Hamilton Accies (although he had left for Morton in January 2008) and four goals in Morton's last three games of season 2007-08 (including a double at Firhill against Partick Thistle) to keep them in Division One.
Wake signed a new contract in May 2009, along with Alex Walker, for another year at Morton.
Wake scored the fiftieth league goal of his career against in November 2009.
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'''Brian Neil Easton''' (born 5 March 1988) is a Scottish association football player, currently playing for Burnley F.C. in the Premier League.
In May 2008, Easton signed a new three-year contract with Hamilton after impressing during the 2007-08 season, helping his side to the Scottish First Division title.
Easton made his 100th league appearance for Hamilton against Motherwell on 16 May 2009. Eastons' good form throughout the season has attracted the interest of Derby County manager Nigel Clough.
On 2 July 2009, Burnley manager Owen Coyle reportedly offered Hamilton Academical -1 million for the youngster, which was in conjunction with an offer he made two days earlier for Hamilton's James McCarthy, again for -1 million, in a bid to strengthen his newly promoted Premier League side. Since this time he has been linked on numerous occasions in the papers, however this time it was reported that Owen Coyle had not initially bid -1 million for him, but -200,000. This offer was rejected, but on 11 July 2009 it was said in more than one newspaper that Owen Coyle was hoping to have him at the club for -350,000 (plus add-ons) before the clubs trip to America on 16 July 2009. It was announced on Monday July 13, 2009 the Burnley manager Owen Coyle's new bid for Easton was accepted by manager Billy Reid and Hamilton and that Easton was set for medical. On the 14th July 2009, it was announced that Easton had signed a 3 year deal at Turf Moor.
Easton made his debut for Scotland's under-21s against Northern Ireland, at New Douglas Park, in November 2008. He then represented the Scotland B side in May 2009 against the same nation.
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'''Tom Parratt''' (born 2 March 1986) is a Scottish professional footballer, who currently plays for Airdrie United.
Parratt was born in Inverness, Scotland, but moved to the United States with his family at the age of three. He grew up in Iowa City, Iowa, attended Iowa City High School, played football for Iowa City Alliance,
At the age of 15, Parratt moved to England to join Birmingham City, and after a year's acclimatisation began a three-year scholarship programme with Birmingham's Academy. During his time with Birmingham he played for the Scotland under-19 team.
Released by Birmingham at the end of the 2004-05 season, Parratt returned to the place of his birth to join Inverness Caledonian Thistle of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) on a two-and-a-half-year contract. Although he sat on the substitutes' bench on numerous occasions, he made no appearances in the SPL, his only first-team match being as a second-half substitute in the Scottish League Cup with his side already 5-1 ahead against Alloa Athletic.
Released by the club at the end of the 2005-06 season, he signed for Hamilton Academical in August 2006, and established himself as the club's first-choice right back.
On Wednesday 27 August 2008 Parratt joined First Division side Queen of the South of Dumfries. He made his debut playing in the 3-1 home league defeat of Dundee on Saturday August 30. He left Queen of the South at the end of January 2009 after Gordon Chisholm told him that he no longer featured in his plans.
In August 2009 Parratt joined Airdrie United on trial. He played two First Division matches for the club, and subsequently signed for the club.
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'''Barrie Spencer Jones''' (born 10 October 1941 in Swansea) is a former professional footballer and Wales international.
Jones began his career at his hometown team, Swansea Town. A skillful winger, he soon established himself in the squad and was transferred to Plymouth Argyle in 1964 for -45,000, a club record fee at the time. He spent three years at the club before returning to South Wales to join Cardiff City for -25,000. After joining Cardiff he switched to a more central midfield role and he was ever present during the 1967-68 and 1968-69 seasons.
On 4 October 1969, he suffered a broken leg during a 3-2 defeat at Blackpool. He attempted several comebacks but never fully managed to regain full fitness and moved into non-league football before going into business in the Swansea area.
During his career Jones gained fifteen caps for Wales, making his debut in October 1962 against Scotland.
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'''Melvyn Charles "Mel" Sutton''' (born 13 February 1946 in Birmingham) is a former English professional footballer.
Sutton was an amateur on the books of Aston Villa when Jimmy Scoular brought him to Cardiff City in December 1967. He was made to wait until the 1968-69 season before making his debut, during a 1-0 defeat against Charlton Athletic in August and he went on to miss very few matches over the following years at Ninian Park. He was allowed to leave Cardiff in 1972 to join Wrexham in -15,000, a record fee for the club at the time.
He made his debut for Wrexham against Southend United, where he scored the only goal of the game. He went on to become one of the clubs all-time greats during a spell of nine years. He took over the role of assistant manager to Arfon Griffiths while still playing in the side and, following Grifiiths departure, he took over as manager but was unable to stop the side being relegated and was released. He joined up with Griffiths again in 1982, this time at Crewe Alexandra where he retired after a short time at the club.
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'''Russell Coughlin''' (born 15 February, 1960 in Swansea, Wales) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.
Coughlin began his professional career with Manchester City in 1977, but after failing to break into the first team at Maine Road, he joined Blackburn Rovers the following year. At Ewood Park, he made 24 league appearances in two years.
In 1980, Coughlin moved north to join Carlisle United. He went on to make 130 league appearances for the Cumbrians, scoring thirteen goals.
Four years later, in 1984, Coughlin moved to England's south coast to sign for Plymouth Argyle. There, he broke the 130-league-game mark again, scoring eighteen goals in the process.
In 1987, he returned to the north-west to join Sam Ellis's Blackpool. He made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' on 12 December, in a 1-1 draw at Chesterfield in the league. He scored his first goal for the club three games later, in another 1-1 draw, this time at Notts County. He went on to make 24 appearances and score two goals in total during the 1987-88 league campaign.
The following season, 1988-89, Coughlin spent the majority of his games as strike partner to new signing Andy Garner. In 42 league appearances, he scored five goals, three of which were from the penalty spot. He also scored in Blackpool's League Cup campaign, in a 2-0 second round, first leg victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Bloomfield Road on 27 September, 1988.
In 1989-90, under new manager Jimmy Mullen, Coughlin returned to his favoured midfield role. He made 34 league appearances and scored one goal as Blackpool finished second-bottom and were relegated to Division Four. Coughlin left the seaside early the following season after a loan spell at Shrewsbury Town.
Coughlin joined his hometown club, Swansea City, for the 1990-91 season, and went on to make 101 league appearances for the Welshmen.
After a two-year spell Exeter City, Coughlin brought his career to a close with Torquay United in 1996. He made almost 600 appearances and scored 41 goals in his 19-year Football League career.
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'''Andreas Lund''' (born 7 May 1975) is a former Norwegian footballer.
During his career he played for IK Start, Molde FK, and Wimbledon. He earned 8 caps and scored 4 goals for the Norway national football team.
During his spell with Wimbledon in England he scored twice, in games against Chelsea
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During his career he played for Halmstads BK, Blackburn Rovers F.C., Ipswich Town F.C., Malm FF, and IF Elfsborg. He earned 7 caps and scored 1 goal for the Sweden national football team, and played in the 1992 Olympic football tournament.
Niklas Gudmundsson went to Norwich FC on trial during the 1994-95 season and played for the Reserves in a 1-1 draw with Ipswich. Norwich did not pursue the signing of the then-Halmstad striker any further. He joined Blackburn Rovers the following season and made 6 Premiership appearances. He spent a considerable part of the 1996-97 season back in East Anglia on loan to Ipswich for whom he made 7 appearances. Blackburn sold him to Malmo for -300,000 in the summer of 1997.
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'''Jesper Mattsson''' (born 18 April 1968 at Visby) is a former Swedish footballer.
During his career he played for BK Hcken, Halmstads BK, and Nottingham Forest. He earned 1 cap for the Sweden national football team.
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'''Beaumont Asquith''' (16 September 1910 - 12 April 1977) was an English footballer who played for Barnsley, Manchester United and Bradford City.
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'''Ronald E. "Ronnie" Brown''' (born 26 December 1944) is a retired English footballer who played for Blackpool, Plymouth Argyle and Bradford City. He was born in Sunderland.
After retiring from playing, he moved into management, beginning with Peterhead.
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'''Paul Gardner''' (born 22 September, 1957 in Southport, England) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a right-back.
Gardner began his career with Allan Brown's Blackpool in 1976. He made his debut for the club on 25 September, in a single-goal defeat at Chelsea, and went on to make a further 21 starts as Blackpool finished fifth in Division Two at the end of the 1976-77 campaign. He also played in the club's three games (two replays) against Arsenal in the third round of the League Cup.
In 1977-78, Gardner made 31 league appearances as Blackpool finished 20th and were relegated to Division Three.
Under new manager Bob Stokoe, Gardner made 23 appearances during the 1978-79 campaign, and 40 the following season, 1979-80, under Stan Ternent, firstly, then Alan Ball.
In 1980-81, Gardner scored his first and only goal of his career. It came in a 4-2 defeat to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on 16 September, 1980.
Allan Brown, who signed Gardner for Blackpool, returned as manager during the 1980-81 season, but in 1981-82 he gave only twelve starts to the defender. At the end of the season, after just over 150 league games for ''the Seasiders'', he was sold to Bury.
Gardner spent two years at Gigg Lane, making almost a century of league appearances for the club. In 1984, he had a short spell with Swansea City, and then finished his career with Wigan Athletic.
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'''Barry Alfred Siddall''' (born 12 September 1954 in Ellesmere Port) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. When he retired from the game he had made 614 appearances to his name over a 21-year career in the Football League, playing for numerous clubs.
Siddall began his career with Bolton Wanderers in 1972. In four years with the Burnden Park club he made 137 league appearances.
In 1976, he moved north-east to join Sunderland. He made 167 league appearances for Jimmy Adamson's men, with a loan spell at Darlington during the 1980-81 season.
In August 1982, Siddall signed for Port Vale, and went on to make 81 league appearances for them in two years. The first choice keeper in the 1982-83 season, he was sidelined for three months after sustaining a knee injury in a 3-1 win at Bristol City on 27 December 1982.
He handed in his notice in October 1983 following a contract dispute and was loaned to Sam Ellis's Blackpool. Despite only spending the one month at Bloomfield Road, during his seven league games for ''the Seasiders'', Blackpool were the victors in six of them, which assisted in their finishing sixth in Division Four. He was in goal for Vale against Blackpool in a 1-1 draw on 18 September 1984, but his return to Bloomfield Road was an unhappy one as he injured his ankle. He lost his place to Neville Southall, but regained it in December 1984. Siddall was loaned out to rivals Stoke City in January 1985, the move was made permanent two months later.
In two years with ''the Potters'' he made twenty appearances in the league. He was also loaned out to Tranmere Rovers and Manchester City during his time at the Victoria Ground.
In 1986, Siddall returned to Blackpool, this time on a permanent basis. Sam Ellis was still in charge of the Bloomfield Road club, now a division higher, and Siddall went on to make 37 appearances during the 1986-87 season, as the club finished ninth in Division Three.
He was also first-choice during 1987-88, making 38 appearances, but in 1988-89 he was dropped a couple of times in favour of his deputies, Gary Kelly and Vince O'Keefe. He still made 35 starts in the league, however, but was sold at the end of the season to Stockport County.
Siddall went on to play for four more clubs in as many years: Hartlepool United, Carlisle United, Chester City and Preston North End.
Leaving the Football League in 1993, he later played for Northwich Victoria, Horwich R.M.I. and Burnley before becoming a freelance goalkeeping coach.
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'''Charles William F. Field''' (born December 1879, deceased), known as '''Oakey Field''', was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward or winger for Sheffield United and Small Heath (later Birmingham) in the Football League.
Born in Hanwell, now in the London Borough of Ealing, Field played for Royal Ordnance Factories in the Southern League and for Brentford in the London League,
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'''Robert Anthony "Bobby" Thomson''' (5 December 1943 - 19 August 2009) was an English professional footballer. He made 478 appearances in the Football League and won eight caps for England.
Something of a legend at his first club - Wolverhampton Wanderers, he is considered to be one of the finest full-backs ever to have played for the team.
Thomson was an exceptionally fast full-back and was also extremely adept at back-pedalling.
Thomson was born in Smethwick, then in Staffordshire. He joined local side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1959 upon leaving Lyndon High School in Solihull.
Unfortunately for Thomson, he was too late for the glory years, and instead came through under the tail-end of legendary manager Stan Cullis' sixteen year reign. Their best finish during Thomson's time was fifth in the First Division in 1962-63. The club fell to the Second Division in 1964-65. They won promotion at the second time of asking - in 1966-67, as runners-up. In Summer 1967 he was part of the Wolves side that played in the United States, guesting as the Los Angeles Wolves, under which guise they won the United Soccer Association league championship.
In March 1969, Thomson moved on to Birmingham City for -40,000,
In 1972, he moved on to Luton Town, another Second Division side with ambitions of top-flight football. Thomson's teams had a knack of finishing second in the second tier, as ''the Hatters'' achieved this in 1973-74, as they watched Middlesbrough sprint away with the title. Luton were unfortunate to go back down in 1974-75, finishing a mere point from the safety of Tottenham Hotspur in 19th.
In 1976, his career drawing to a close and his best days behind him, Thomson went back to the States, spending a short period with Hartford Bicentennials. He returned to the Football League, and the West Midlands, with Third Division Port Vale in October 1976. He made an 'impressive' debut in a 3-2 defeat to Wrexham at Vale Park on 16 October 1976 and earned himself a regular first team spot. He returned to the re-branded Connecticut Bicentennials as the player-coach in March 1977.
He stayed with the Connecticut Bicentennials for two years, before returning to England with non-league Worcester City. He later became player-manager of Stafford Rangers. Another spell in the USA with Memphis Rogues in the NASL followed, before he joined Brewood, Solihull Borough and then Tipton Town.
Thomson won eight full caps with the senior team, from 1963 to 1964. He was selected by Sir Alf Ramsey and made his full international debut on 20 November 1963 in an 8-3 Home International victory over Northern Ireland. His final international appearance came in December 1964.
He also played fifteen games for the England under-23s, which was a record.
He was married to Jan and had three children. After retiring from playing, he ran a sports shop in Sedgley in the West Midlands.
He died of prostate cancer at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley at the age of 65. He had defeated a first occurrence of the illness, only to succumb after suffering a relapse.
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'''William "Bill" Horsman''' (12 December 1908 - 1982) was an English professional footballer.
Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Horsman played as an outside right for Birmingham, for whom he made 78 appearances in the Football League First Division, and for Chester, whom he helped to runners-up spot in the Third Division North in 1935-36 and to the final of the Welsh Cup in the same season, before his career was prematurely ended by the outbreak of the Second World War.
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'''Eric McManus''' (born 14 November 1950 in Limavady) is a retired Northern Irish footballer who played for Coleraine, Coventry City, Notts County, Stoke City, Lincoln City, Bradford City, Middlesbrough, Peterborough United, Tranmere Rovers and Boston United.
When the young McManus was at Coventry he played in the UEFA Fairs Cup away to Bayern Munich in a game in which the Bavarian club won 6-1.
Whilst at Bradford, he won the Football League Division Three title in 1984-85. On the last day of that successful season his day was to turn into a nightmare when 56 spectators were killed in a horrendous stand fire while playing Lincoln City.
He was head of youth scouting at Walsall, until he left on 31 October 2008.
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'''George Wolstenholme Hicks''' (born 30 April 1902, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left. He made 231 appearances in the Football League.
Born in Salford, Hicks joined Manchester City in November 1923.
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In 1950 Shepherd contracted polio whilst undertaking his National Service in the RAF. It was feared he would not walk again, but he made a full recovery and signed professional forms for Millwall on 6 October 1952. He made his first team debut on 25 October 1952 away at Leyton Orient where he scored a record four goals. Shepherd became known as a -hat trick specialist-, and in his first season with Millwall he scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win against Barrow in the 2nd round of the FA Cup to earn a 3rd round tie against Manchester United. He finished top scorer with 15 goals in his first season. He was also Millwall-s top scorer with 25 League and Cup goals in the 1956/57 season, during which they had a memorable FA Cup run beating First Division Newcastle United in the fourth round. They subsequently lost to First Division Birmingham City in the fifth. He was selected to play in the Third Division South representative team in 1957. (As at June 2009) Shepherd remains Millwall-s top FA Cup goal scorer with 15 goals in 17 games.
At the end of the 1957/58 Shepherd was transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion where he played two seasons before transferring to Gillingham.
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'''George Edward Anderson''' (1881 - after 1912) was an English professional footballer born in Sunderland who played as an outside left. He made 74 appearances for Birmingham in the Football League, and went on to play for Brentford of the Southern League.
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'''George W. Adey''' (born 1869, deceased) was an English professional footballer born in Handsworth, Birmingham, who played as a wing half or inside forward. He made 71 appearances for Small Heath in the Football League, and went on to play for Kettering of the Southern League.
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'''Laurence "Laurie" Burkinshaw''' (2 December 1893 - 1969) was an English professional footballer born in Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, who played as an outside right. He made 120 appearances in the Football League, playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and Halifax Town.
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'''Robert Smyth McColl''' (13 April 1876 - 1959) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. He started his career at Queen's Park F.C. in 1894. He later played for Newcastle United F.C..
He remained in Newcastle for 3 years, and returned to play for Rangers F.C. in 1905.
He returned to Queen's Park in 1907, although the 'return' of his amateur status had to be decided by the board of the club beforehand. McColl finished his football career in 1912, scoring 6 goals in his final game against Port Glasgow Athletic, a Scottish scoring record which stands to the present day.
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He played 13 games and scored 13 goals for the Scotland national football team.
McColl is now better known for lending his name to the newsagent chain RS McColl, which he set up in 1901 with his brother Tom. Due to this he became known as 'Toffee Bob'.
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'''William Ambrose "Billy" Bennett''' (born April 1872, deceased) is a former English professional footballer born in Altrincham, Cheshire, who played as an outside right. He made more than 100 appearances in the Football League playing for Crewe Alexandra and Small Heath.
When Crewe finished bottom of the Second Division for the second consecutive season and failed to be re-elected to the league for the 1896-97 season, Bennett joined Small Heath. He contributed to Small Heath's runners-up spot in the Second Division in the 1900-01 season and consequent promotion to the First Division, but left the club for Stafford Rangers of the Birmingham & District League later that year.
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'''Elias A. "Eli" Ashurst''' (28 December 1901 - 7 December 1927) was an English professional footballer born in Willington, County Durham, who played as a fullback. He made 66 appearances in the First Division of the Football League for Birmingham in the 1920s.
Ashurst spent four seasons with Birmingham, retiring through poor health at the end of the 1925-26 season, and died in his native Willington the following year, aged only 25. His brother Bill was also a professional footballer who played for Notts County (among others) and for England.
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'''Robert Edmond "Bob" Gregg''' (4 February 1904 - 1991) was an English professional footballer born in Ferryhill, County Durham, who played as an inside forward. He played for Darlington, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and Chelsea in the Football League, making nearly 200 appearances in total.
Having scored at a goal every two games for Darlington,
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'''David Francis Carver''' (born 16 April, 1944 in Wickersley) is a English former professional footballer.
Carver began his career at his hometown club Rotherham United and after establishing himself in the squad he was signed by Jimmy Scoular, then manager of Cardiff City for a fee of -11,000 in January 1966. He made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Bury and eventually formed a strong full back partnership alongside Gary Bell. His only league goal for the club came on 17 October 1970 during a 2-2 draw with Leicester City. After spending six years at Cardiff he was loaned out for a short period at Swansea City before being allowed to leave and join Hereford United in 1973, where he spent one year before finishing his playing career at Doncaster Rovers.
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'''George Edwards''' (2 December 1920 - 21 October 2008) was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.
Born in Treherbert, Edwards began his football career at Swansea Town as an amateur and made his debut in the Football League at the end of the 1938-39 season. During the early years of the Second World War, he continued to study for a degree at Swansea University while still playing for Swansea Town. Called up to serve in the RAF, he was stationed in the Midlands, and guested for Coventry City on a number of occasions.
He turned professional with Birmingham City in 1944, contributing to the club winning the championship of the Football League South wartime league and reaching the semi-final of the FA Cup in the 1945-46 season, and winning the Second Division title in the 1947-48 season.
In December 1948 he returned to Wales to sign for Cardiff City for -12,000. He made his debut in a 2-2 draw with Leicester City before scoring on his home debut in a 6-1 victory over Bradford Park Avenue. He helped the Bluebirds to promotion as Second Division runners-up in the 1951-52 season and began forming a partnership with striker Wilf Grant. He decided to retire in 1955 while still first choice for Cardiff.
Edwards first represented his country as an amateur in 1938, and played for Wales in wartime internationals and for Services representative sides. He made his debut for Wales in their first post-war international match, a 3-1 victory over Scotland in October 1946, and won a total of twelve full caps during his career, scoring two goals.
Edwards continued his studies while a Birmingham player, completing a thesis on the history of the Pembrokeshire coalfields to gain an MA degree from the University of Birmingham.
Edwards was married to Pat, and had no children. He died in Llandough Hospital, Cardiff, on 21 October 2008 at the age of 87.
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'''Frank Lester''' (born 1870, deceased) is a former English professional footballer born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, who played as a fullback. He made 68 appearances in the Football League for Small Heath.
Small Heath were relegated from the First Division in 1895-96, Lester's first season with the club, but the next season he formed a sound fullback partnership with Billy Pratt. However, the arrival of Arthur Archer as first-choice right back meant Lester was competing with Pratt for the left-back position, which restricted his appearances. He contributed to Small Heath's runners-up finish in the 1900-01 season, thereby winning promotion back to the top flight, but left the club for Walsall later the same year.
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'''Norman H. Brunskill''' (14 June 1912 - 28 February 1988) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Oldham Athletic, Birmingham and Barnsley.
Born in Dipton, County Durham, Brunskill worked as a coal miner and began his football career with works team Lintz Colliery F.C. A trial with Newcastle United came to nothing, but in October 1930 he signed for Huddersfield Town as an amateur, singing professional forms at the end of the 1930-31 season.
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'''Gary J. Cooper''' (born 20 November 1965) is a former English professional footballer born in Hammersmith, London, who played as a midfielder or defender. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League playing for Queens Park Rangers, Brentford, Maidstone United, Peterborough United and Birmingham City.
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'''James Martin "Jimmy" Gilligan''' (born 24 January 1964 in Hammersmith) is a former English professional footballer.
His son Ryan Gilligan is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Northampton Town.
Gilligan started his career as an apprentice at Watford, turning professional in August 1981. He helped Watford defeat Manchester United to win the FA Youth Cup in 1982 whilst also earned representative honours, appearing for the England Youth team. In October 1982 he joined Lincoln City on loan for one month, making three substitute appearances. Returning to Watford, he began making intermittent appearances for the first team, the undoubted highlight being scoring Watford's first goal in Europe in their very first game against Kaiserslautern in the 1983-1984 UEFA Cup; he would later score in the quarter final defeat to Sparta Prague. However, he never established a regular starting role in his four seasons as a professional.
Having come to Grimsby Town's attention when scoring against them in an FA Cup Fourth Round tie in January 1985, Gilligan moved to Grimsby in the summer of 1985 for a fee of -100,000. However, his season at Blundell Park was disappointing: he managed just six goals in the season at the club, including two in a League Cup match against York City. Grimsby cut their losses in the summer of 1986 by allowing him to move on to Swindon Town for a fee of -30,000. Once again, he struggled to make an impression and in January 1987 joined Newport County on loan before moving to Lincoln City in March 1987. Gilligan failed to fire for the Red Imps, scoring a solitary goal as Lincoln slipped to relegation from the Football League.
A fee of -17,500 saw him join Cardiff City where he enjoyed the most productive spell of his career. He scored on his debut in a 1-1 draw with Leyton Orient and went on to finish as the clubs top scorer in his first year. Virtually ever present during his two years at the club he scored vital goals in several competitions including the second goal during a 2-0 Welsh Cup final victory over Wrexham and a hat-trick against Derry City in the European Cup Winners Cup.
After two defeats in the opening two games of the 1989-90 season, Cardiff's manager Frank Burrows accepted an offer to become assistant manager to John Gregory at Portsmouth. The pair soon tabled an offer of -215,000 for Gilligan which the Cardiff board readily accepted. After a year on the South Coast, Gilligan returned to South Wales to play for Swansea City before injury finished his league career.. In March 1993, he resumed playing in the non-league with Boreham Wood before moving on to Stamco.
Following his retirement, he returned to Watford, heading up their Football In The Community scheme. After spells as Youth Development Manager and Youth Team Manager, he was appointed Watford's Assistant Academy Director. He left Watford in 1999 with David Platt appointing him Reserve Team Manager at Nottingham Forest. In July 2001, following Platt's departure and the appointment of Paul Hart to the manager's position, Gilligan left his role at Nottingham Forest.
In July 2005, Gilligan was appointed to coach the under 18 team and first team of Waltham Forest under the management of his long-term friend Hakan Hayrettin.
In June 2006, Hayrettin was appointed manager of Thurrock and Gilligan followed him to the Ship Lane based club as first-team coach.
In August 2007, he left his post at Thurrock to become a scout for Stuart Pearce and the England U21 team.
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'''Roger Davies''' (born October 25, 1950 in Wolverhampton, England) was an English football forward who played professionally in England, Belgium and the United States. He currently provides radio commentary for Derby County games.
Davies was born and grew up in Wolverhampton where he played football from a young age. When he was fifteen, he dropped out of school and became an apprentice in an engineering company. However, he continued to play during his free time, up to three or four games a week. When he turned eighteen, he joined Bridgnorth Town which itself had just joined the amateur Midland Football Combination. Davies spent three seasons with Bridgnorth. In the summer of 1971, he signed with Worcester City of the Southern Football League. He performed well enough to come to the attention of Derby County-s manager who purchased Davies- contract for -12,000 in September 1971. He spent the 1971-1972 season with the Derby County reserves in the Central League where he won the league championship. Derby then loaned Davies to Preston North End at the start of the 1972-1973 season. He gained his First Division debut with Preston on August 26, 1972. After two appearances for Preston, he returned to Derby where he began to see first team time. In 1973, he became a part of Derby County lore during a third round FA Cup replay at Tottenham Hotspur. At the eighty minute mark, Tottenham held a 3-1 lead, all but assured of advancement to the next round when Davies scored twice in quick succession to tie the game. He rounded out a hat trick in extra time as Derby eliminated Tottenham 5-3. In 1975, Davies and his team mates, including Alan Hinton who would play a large part in his future career, took the league championship. In August 1976, Davies moved to Jupiler League team Club Bruges for -135,000. He spent just over a season with Bruges, winning Belgium Player of the Year in 1977 and the Jupiler League championship. In December 1977, he returned to England when Leicester City purchased his contract. In the spring of 1979, Alan Hinton, now managing the Tulsa Roughnecks in the North American Soccer League induced Davies to move to the United States. He spent the summer season in Tulsa suffering from injuries which limited him to twenty-two games. In the fall of 1979, Davies returned to England where he rejoined Derby County. By this time, Derby had fallen from the heights of the mid-1970s and was relegated at the end of the season. While Davies was in England, Hinton had been hired to manage the Seattle Sounders. On December 14, 1979, he convinced the Sounders to trade the Roughnecks for rights to Davies- services. In 1980, Davies returned to the States where he signed with the Sounders. That season was one of his best. He scored an incredible twenty-five goals in twenty-nine games and was chosen as the league-s most valuable player as voted on by his fellow players. Davies played two more seasons in Seattle, before being traded to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. He played only eighteen games in 1983, scoring three goals and left the league to return to England. In 1983, he signed with Darlington F.C. of the Football League Fourth Division after a brief stop at Burnley F.C. He played only ten games with Darlington before moving to Gresley Rovers of the West Midlands (Regional) League in February 1984. Over the next two and a half years, he played seventy games for Gresley, scoring eleven goals. In June 1984, he also took over responsibility for managing the team. In November 1985, Gresley released Davies and four other players who quickly moved Stapenhill F.C. of the Leicestershire Senior League. While he is now retired from playing, he continues to devote himself to the game as a radio commentary for Derby games.
-DOCSTART-	16886799
'''Mark Watson''' (born 28 December 1973) is a retired English football forward.
-DOCSTART-	16887213
'''Chris Black''' (born 7 September 1982) is an English football midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	16887441
'''Jonjo Dickman''' (born 11 October 1978) is an English football midfielder, who currently plays for Consett
-DOCSTART-	16893326
'''Len Cantello''' (born September 11, 1951 in Manchester, England) is a former football (soccer) midfielder. He started his career with West Bromwich Albion, playing 11 years for them, despite being transfer-listed in 1974. In 1979 he moved to Bolton Wanderers, spending three years with them, before moving two divisions down to Hereford United. He made just one appearance and then moved to Bury. In 1983 he was transferred to Dutch side SC Cambuur.
-DOCSTART-	16903284
'''Aaron Chalmers''' (born 2 February 1991) is an English association footballer currently at Macclesfield Town. His predominant position is as a midfielder.
Chalmers grew up in Manchester and attended Cedar Mount High School in Gorton.
He started his professional career with Oldham Athletic in League One. Chalmers senior squad debut came on 12 April 2008 in a 2-0 win versus Leyton Orient, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Matthew Wolfenden.
His contract was cancelled on 2 December 2008 following a breach of discipline.
On 25 March 2009, he joined Macclesfield Town on non-contract terms following a trial with the club.
-DOCSTART-	16908565
'''Robert "Roy" Martin''' (born 16 May 1929) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a fullback. He made 150 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Derby County.
Born in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Martin began his football career with local club Kilwinning Rangers. He came to England and signed professional forms for First Division Birmingham City in March 1950. By the time he made his first-team debut some nine months later, standing in for the injured Ken Green, the club had been relegated to the Second Division. In six years with the club he made 74 appearances in all competitions but was never first choice at fullback, playing only as cover for Green, Jack Badham, and later, the England international Jeff Hall. In March 1956 he joined Derby County, and the following season helped them to win the championship of the Third Division (North).
-DOCSTART-	16908747
'''John H. Kearns''' (April 1880 - January 1949) was an English professional footballer born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, who played as a fullback. He made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Aston Villa and Bristol City. While at Birmingham he understudied Frank Stokes and Jack Glover, but was first choice at Bristol City, for whom he played nearly 100 league games. He died in Walsall, Staffordshire, aged 68.
-DOCSTART-	16910782
'''David Thomas "Dai" Richards''' (31 October 1906 - 1 October 1969) was a Welsh professional footballer born in Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, who played as a wing half. He made nearly 350 appearances in the Football League playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brentford, Birmingham and Walsall. With Wolverhampton Wanderers he won the championship of the Second Division in the 1931-32 season. He also won 21 full caps for Wales. He died in Yardley, Birmingham, aged 62.
-DOCSTART-	16911162
'''Robert Mark Taylor''' (born 22 February 1966 in Walsall), known as '''Mark Taylor''', is an English former professional (association football|footballer]] who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Walsall, Sheffield Wednesday and Shrewsbury Town, and in non-league football for clubs including Hereford United, Nuneaton Borough, Halesowen Town, Redditch United, Bromsgrove Rovers and Rugby Town.
-DOCSTART-	16911931
'''Martin Gray''' (born 17 August 1971) is an English former footballer and on two occasions caretaker manager at Darlington.
Born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, His main position was in midfield, but has played in all outfield positions during his career. He signed as a trainee to Sunderland in 1990 and stayed with them until 1996 when he made a -100,000 transfer to Oxford United. In 2001 Darlington agreed to end his playing contract so he could concentrate on being reserve and youth team coach on a full time basis.
On Saturday 30 September 2006, David Hodgson was suspended by the club following a run of poor results and a possible approach from Bournemouth, leaving Gray and Neil Maddison in joint caretaker charge for up to two weeks while an internal investigation was carried out. Hodgson was subsequently dismissed shortly after. Former Doncaster Rovers manager Dave Penney took over the manager's job with Gray as his assistant. Neil Maddison took over his job as youth team coach but he continued his role as reserve team coach along with his assistant managerial role. He took over as caretaker manager again on 1 May 2009 after Penney took the managerial role at Oldham Athletic
-DOCSTART-	16912423
'''Richard Walker''' (born 9 November 1971 in Derby) is an English former footballer.
-DOCSTART-	16912767
'''Carl Beeston''' (born 30 June 1967 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Stoke City, Hereford United and Southend United.
-DOCSTART-	16913276
'''Richard Cooke''' (born 4 September 1965 in Islington) is an English former footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Birmingham City, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Luton Town.
Richard played for Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice, and played some first team games. He later transferred to Luton Town and AFC Bournemouth, where he ended his career.
-DOCSTART-	16918742
'''Ian Edmund Andrews''' (born 1 December 1964 in Nottingham) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Leicester City, Swindon Town, Leeds United, Southampton and Bournemouth, and in the Scottish Premier League for Celtic. He was capped by England at under-21 level. His last appearance in the League was for Bournemouth in 1996, but while working for Leicester City as goalkeeping coach and physiotherapist, he was an unused substitute as late as the 2001-02 season. In 2004 he joined Team Bath as physiotherapist.
He is an alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University
-DOCSTART-	16918916
'''Joe Cini''' (born 29 November 1936) is a retired Maltese football player who played for Floriana and Sliema Wanderers in Malta, as well as Queens Park Rangers in England. He also played for the Malta national side.
-DOCSTART-	16919498
'''Perry Suckling''' (born 12 October 1965 in Leyton) is an English former footballer. He is currently Academy Goalkeeping Coach at Tottenham Hotspur.
His career was famously destroyed in the mid 90s when he kept goal for Crystal Palace in a 9-0 defeat by Liverpool where previously he had been tipped to be a potential England goalkeeper, but was soon replaced at Crystal Palace by eventual England international goalkeeper Nigel Martyn
-DOCSTART-	16924676
'''John Gary Emmanuel''' (born 1 February 1954), known as '''Gary Emmanuel''', is a former Wales under-23 international footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 372 appearances in the Football League, playing for Birmingham City, Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town, Newport County, Bristol City and Swansea City. After his Football League career finished, he went on to play for several non-league clubs in Wales, and had a brief spell as manager of Haverfordwest County, while working for the Post Office.
-DOCSTART-	16925492
'''Thomas Edward "Tommy" Williams''' (born 18 December 1957) is a former Scottish professional footballer born in Winchburgh, West Lothian, who played as a defender. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing for Leicester City, Birmingham City and Grimsby Town. During a twelve-year career with Leicester City, he helped the club to win the championship of the Football League Second Division in the 1979-80 season.
He is now a police officer and has been on duty at the Walkers Stadium for Leicester home games.
-DOCSTART-	16925807
'''Brian Sharples''' (born 6 September 1944) is a former English professional footballer born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, who played as a centre half. He made 139 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Exeter City.
-DOCSTART-	16926576
'''Francis "Frank" Cornan''' (5 May 1880 - 31 May 1971) was an English professional footballer born in Sunderland, who played as an inside left or left half. He made 165 appearances in the Football League playing for Barnsley (in three separate spells), Birmingham and Aston Villa. He died in Halifax, West Yorkshire, aged 91.
-DOCSTART-	16927004
'''Robin Gregory Stubbs''' (born 22 April 1941) is an English former professional footballer, born in Quinton, Birmingham, who played as a centre forward.
While with Birmingham, Stubbs played in the early rounds of their 1960 and 1961 campaigns in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, but not in either final. At the age of 22 he joined Torquay for what was then their club record fee of -6,000. Over the following six seasons he scored at a rate of better than a goal every two games,
Stubbs was formerly married to Anthea Redfern, who went on to marry Bruce Forsyth and assist him on the BBC game-show ''The Generation Game''.
-DOCSTART-	16927382
'''Ayden Duffy''' (born 16 November 1986) is an English goalkeeper currently playing for Hyde United
Duffy was born in Kettering but brought up in Colsterworth. Involved with the Lincoln City academy, he signed a three-year scholarship with the club in the summer of 2003
During his scholarship, Duffy spent a number of periods on work experience with local non-league sides. In November 2004, he linked up with Grantham Town, celebrating his 18th birthday by keeping a clean sheet on his Grantham debut
At the beginning of the 2005-2006 season he spent an eventful spell with Buxton. He produced a Man of the Match display, including a penalty save, against Newcastle Town in the FA Cup only for Newcastle to protest about his eligibility
In the summer of 2006, Duffy accepted a one-year professional contract with Lincoln City. His first season saw him spend time on loan at Worksop Town where a broken leg ended his season. He accepted a further one-year contract and on 12 April 2008 made his professional debut, replacing the injured Alan Marriott in the 2-1 victory against Chester City.
On April 19, 2008, he made his full home debute for Lincoln, making a fine performance in a 3-1 victory over Brentford. On 5 May 2009 he was released by Lincoln City.
On 8 July, Duffy signed for Corby Town,
He then moved on trial with Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity., and signed a short term deal as cover for the injured Phil Barnes. In September, he linked up with Hyde United, marking his debut by being sent off for conceding two penalties, in the 17th and 55th minute, in a 5-1 home defeat to Alfreton Town on 5 September 2009.
-DOCSTART-	16927387
'''William "Billy" Wardle''' (20 January 1918 - January 1989) was an English professional footballer born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, who played as an outside left. He made 239 appearances in the Football League playing for Southport, Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Blackpool, Birmingham City and Barnsley.
-DOCSTART-	16928009
'''Frederick -Pep- Pepper''' was an English football (soccer) inside forward who began his career in England, played one season in Canada, and finished it in the American Soccer League.
Pepper played with Notts County in The Football League. In 1913, he moved to Canada where he spent a season with Hamilton Lancashire, winner of the 1913 Ontario Cup. In 1914, Pepper moved south to Bethlehem Steel F.C., playing in his first game on November 23, 1914. While he played sporadically that first season, seeing time in only six games and scoring three goals, he became a regular during the 1915-1916 season. Pepper won both the 1915 and 1916 National Challenge Cup with Bethlehem, lost the 1917 National Challenge Cup final, then scored in Bethlehem-s 3-0 victory over the Fall River Rovers in the 1918 National Challenge Cup. In 1917, Bethlehem joined the National Association Football League (NAFBL), the country-s premier league, winning the league championship in 1919 and 1920. Pepper began the 1920-1921 season with Bethlehem, never made a game day roster. In December 1920, Pepper moved to Tebo Yacht Basin F.C. where he became quickly became the team captain. In 1921, several teams from the NAFBL joined with others from the Southern New England Soccer League to form the American Soccer League. This move led to the merger of Tebo Yacht Basin F.C. and Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock into Todd Shipyards, the parent corporation of both Tebo and Robins. Pepper did not join Todd Shipyards, but moved to Harrison Soccer Club in the ASL. In 1922, he moved to the Fall River Marksmen, then ended his professional career the next season with the New York Giants.
After retiring from playing, Pepper settled in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, home to Bethlehem Steel. He entered business and became a significant part of the local soccer culture, serving as a referee in the Pennsylvania Eastern League and the president of the Lehigh Valley Soccer Referees Association. He was also the treasurer of the Lehigh Valley Soccer League, and the vice president of the Eastern Pennsylvania District Soccer Association. In August 1929, he broke off association with the Lehigh Valley Soccer League due to disagreements over league policy.
-DOCSTART-	16929178
'''Joseph Cassidy "Joe" Devine''' (8 September 1905 - 1980) was a Scottish professional footballer born in Motherwell, who played as an inside forward or wing half. He represented Bathgate in the Scottish Football League, and made nearly 350 appearances in the Football League in England playing for Burnley, Newcastle United, Sunderland, Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham and Chesterfield.
-DOCSTART-	16930814
'''David McEachran''' (born December 5, 1903 in Clydebank, Scotland, died January 21, 1983 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada) was an early twentieth century Scottish football (soccer) wing forward who played professionally in Scotland, England, Canada and the United States.
In July 1924, McEachran signed with Clydebank F.C. in the Scottish Football League. In 1926, he moved to Preston North End of The Football League, playing only one league game on April 2, 1924. That summer, he left Britain to sign with the Fall River Marksmen in the American Soccer League. In May 1927, the Marksmen crushed Holley Carburetor F.C. in the 1927 National Challenge Cup final. McEachran scored two of the Marksmen goals in their 7-0 victory. He began the 1927-1928 season with the Marksmen before transferring to the Boston Wonder Workers at the end of the season. When the ASL was declared an "outlaw league" in the summer of 1928, McEachran moved to the IRT Rangers in the Eastern Soccer League, a rival league created by United States Football Association. He appeared to have returned to the Wonder Workers that season as he played twenty-four games in 1929-1929. The Wonder Workers folded at the end of the season and McEachran moved to the Boston Bears for the fall 1929 season. He then transferred to the New Bedford Whalers for the 1929-1930 season. After eight games, he moved to the Providence Gold Bugs. In May 1930, he moved back to Canada where he played with Montreal Carsteel of the National Soccer League, winning the Carls-Rite Cup as a member of the Montreal all-star team. He was in Montreal as late as October 1932 when Montreal lost the league championship to Toronto Ulster. He left Carsteel and signed with St. Johnstone in November 1932. He finished his career with Clydebank F.C. and Beith F.C. in his native Scotland.
-DOCSTART-	16936757
'''Jamie Barnwell-Edinboro''' (born 26 December 1975) is a retired English football forward, currently caretaker manager of Hall Road Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	16936891
'''Chris Greenman''' (born 22 December 1968) is a retired English football defender.
-DOCSTART-	16936936
'''Lee Hurst''' (born 21 September 1970) is a retired English football midfielder.
He spent his whole English professional career at Coventry City, making his debut at the age of 20 on 2 February 1991 when they lost 1-0 to Wimbledon in the Football League First Division at Plough Lane. He made three more league appearances that season and 10 the following season before playing 35 times for the Sky Blues (scoring two goals) in the 1992-93 campaign when they were inaugural members of the FA Premier League and finished 15th. He was issued with the number 8 shirt when squad numbers were introduced for the 1993-94 season but a knee injury meant that he never appeared in that shirt. He finally retired in 1996, three years on, having failed to recover from the injury.
In 1998 he made a football comeback by appearing 14 times for the American side Charleston Battery.
-DOCSTART-	16941175
'''James "Jack" Aston''' (1 July 1877 - February 1934) was an English professional footballer born in Walsall, Staffordshire, who played as an inside forward. He made 184 appearances and scored 68 goals in the Football League.
He started his career playing for Walsall, and was the club's leading goalscorer in the 1898-99 season. He was signed by Woolwich Arsenal in May 1899, making his debut on 2 September 1899 against Leicester Fosse. After playing 11 of the first 12 league games of the season and in four FA Cup ties, he lost his place to Paddy Logan in December 1899 and was unable to regain a first-team place. In total he played 15 times for Arsenal, scoring five goals.
He moved on to Small Heath in the summer of 1900 and contributed to Small Heath's promotion as Second Division runners-up in the 1900-01 season. He finished his career at first Doncaster Rovers and then his old club Walsall.
-DOCSTART-	16941570
'''Harold Wassell''' (21 September 1879 - March 1951) was an English professional footballer born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, who played as a fullback. He made 56 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath, contributing to their promotion as Second Division runners-up in the 1902-03 season. He also played for Bristol Rovers and Queens Park Rangers in the Southern League.
-DOCSTART-	16942403
'''William Henry "Bill" Smith''' (born 7 September 1926) is a former English professional footballer born in Plymouth, Devon, who played as a forward or wing half. He made 237 appearances and scored 40 goals in the Football League playing for Reading, Northampton Town, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers and Accrington Stanley.
He contributed to Blackburn's promotion to the First Division in the 1957-58 season, before moving to Accrington Stanley as player-coach in 1960. Appointed joint caretaker manager with trainer Harry Hubbick in late 1961, he retired from football when Stanley resigned from the Football League in March 1962.
-DOCSTART-	16943435
'''John Sidney Oliver''' (born 1867, deceased) was an English professional footballer born in Southwick, Sunderland, who played as a fullback. He made 101 appearances in the Football League playing for Sunderland, Middlesbrough Ironopolis and Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	16947347
'''Frank Edward Clack''' (30 March 1912 - 1995) was an English professional footballer born in Witney, Oxfordshire, who played as a goalkeeper. He made 127 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Bristol City.
After several years with Birmingham as understudy to England international Harry Hibbs, Clack joined Brentford before the 1939-40 season, but the outbreak of the Second World War prevented him playing for them. After the war he spent two seasons as first-choice goalkeeper with Bristol City before moving into non-league football.
-DOCSTART-	16948702
'''Henry James Clutterbuck''' (June 1873 - 1948) was an English professional footballer born in Wheatenhurst, Gloucestershire, who played as a goalkeeper. He made 89 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath, Grimsby Town and Chesterfield. He also played for Queens Park Rangers, New Brompton and Fulham in the Southern League.
-DOCSTART-	16948721
'''Craig Justin Herbert''' is an English footballer who plays as a Defender for Rugby Town AFC.
Herbert began his career as an apprentice with Torquay United, but was one of five trainees who left Plainmoor under a cloud on 23 February 1994. The following month he signed for West Bromwich Albion, the Baggies paying Torquay a fee of -10,000 with another -6,000 due after 20 first team appearances and 15% of any future sell-on fee, even though he had never appeared in the Gulls first team. However, the additional fees never transpired as he played just eight league games for West Brom and was released on a free transfer at the end of the 1996-97 season.
In July 1997 he joined Shrewsbury Town, but, due to injury, played just 41 times in total before being released in May 2000. He had a trial with Boston United in July 2000.
In October 2000 he had a trial with York City and in January 2001 joined Rugby United. He had a trial with Kidderminster Harriers in March 2001 before joining Hayes later the same month, despite being linked with Bromsgrove Rovers. He played for Hayes against Yeovil in the first-ever live televised Conference game. However, he was released by Hayes the following month and rejoined Rugby United where he was appointed club captain for the following season.
He remained with Rugby until August 2002 when he joined Moor Green. He then rejoined Rugby and stayed until the end of 2004-05 when he followed manager Tony Dobson to Solihull Borough. However, in October 2005 he returned again to Rugby Town.
Herbert was appointed Rugby's caretaker manager in December 2007 following Billy Jeffrey's resignation and secured two wins and a draw before Rod Brown took over in January 2008. He was again appointed as caretaker manager in September 2008 after Brown left.
-DOCSTART-	16948948
'''Sidney Bowser''' (6 April 1891 - 10 February 1961), better known as '''Sid Bowser''', was an English footballer who played at inside-left and centre-half.
Bowser was born in Handsworth, Birmingham. He joined West Bromwich Albion in July 1908 and remained with the club for five years. He moved to Belfast Distiller in April 1913, but re-joined Albion the following February. He signed for Walsall in August 1924 before retiring in May 1927. He died in Birmingham in 1961.
-DOCSTART-	16949576
'''Thomas Dunlop''' (born 7 May 1872, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer born in Annbank, South Ayrshire, who played as a right half. He made 59 appearances and scored two goals in the Football League playing for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	16949866
'''David Staff''' (born 8 November 1979) is an English footballer, born in Market Harborough, who played in the Football League for Boston United. He currently plays for Rugby Town.
Before joining Boston United in August 2004, Staff played non-league football for clubs including Rushden & Diamonds, Stamford and King's Lynn, where he was leading scorer in the 2003-04 season with 23 goals in all competitions. He made his Football League debut on 21 August 2004 as a very late substitute in the League Two game against Macclesfield Town which finished 1-1, but failed to establish himself in Boston's first team and returned to King's Lynn. Described as a " versatile attacking midfielder",
Staff appeared on Sky One's game-show Gladiators, which he won, before also winning on the 'Champion of Champions' show.
-DOCSTART-	16950107
'''Robert Pailor''' (7 July 1887 - 24 January 1976), better known as '''Bob Pailor''', was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Pailor was born in Stockton-on-Tees. He turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in October 1908, making his debut in January 1909 in a Division Two match against Bradford Park Avenue. In May 1914 he joined Newcastle United for a -1,550 fee, but retired from football just twelve months later due to a kidney complaint. He died in Hartlepool in 1976.
-DOCSTART-	16951447
'''George Arthur Heads Emmerson''' (born 15 May 1906 in Bishop Auckland, died 1966) is a former English professional footballer.
While playing for local side Jarrow, Emmerson was spotted by Middlesbrough and was offered the chance to play league football with the club in 1928. He spent two years at the club before moving to Cardiff City in 1930. A regular in the side during his three years at Ninian Park, including being ever-present during the 1931-32 season. In 1933 he was involved in a swap deal with Eddie Marcroft which saw him join Queens Park Rangers. He later finished his career after spells at Rochdale, Tunbridge Wells Rangers and Gillingham. After his retirement he returned to his job as a plumber, a trade he was working in before becoming a footballer.
-DOCSTART-	16951795
'''Herbert Price "Herbie" Evans''' (born 30 August 1894 in Llandaff, died 1982) is a former Welsh professional footballer.
Herbie Evans was playing for Cardiff Corinthians when he was signed by Cardiff City in 1920 as part of the club's first season in the Football League. Despite his signing with the club he remained an amateur player until late into his spell, winning a Wales amateur cap when he played against England in 1922. Later that year he also made his debut for the senior side on 4 February in a 2-1 win over Scotland. He did eventually turn professional for the club but suffered a broken leg shortly after and a long recovery kept him out of league football for nearly two years. When he returned he found his place taken by Harry Wake and he left to join Tranmere Rovers in 1926. Unfortunatley he broke his other leg a year later and was forced to retire.
Evans was also a keen cricketer and played two season for Glamorgan during the 1920's.
-DOCSTART-	16952231
'''Gregory James Philip "Greg" Farrell''' (born 19 March 1944 in Motherwell) is a former Scottish professional footballer.
Beginning his career at Birmingham City, Farrell found his chances limited and George Swindin signed him for a moderate fee to play for Cardiff City in March 1964. Playing as a winger, he often showed flashes of brilliance, including scoring one and supplying four other goals during a 5-3 win over Middlesbrough in May 1966. He eventually left the club in 1967 to sign for Bury. Farrell later went onto play in South Africa before retiring.
-DOCSTART-	16953564
'''Rory Ginty''' (born 23 January 1977) is an Irish football midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	16953721
'''John Humphrey''' (born 31 January 1961) is a retired English football defender.
-DOCSTART-	16954017
'''Stuart Massey''' (born 17 November 1964) is a retired English football midfielder.
He has worked as a manager, for the clubs Chipstead (player-manager), Sutton United (caretaker), and Whyteleafe.
-DOCSTART-	16954266
'''Grant Watts''' (born 5 November 1973) is an English football forward.
-DOCSTART-	16958267
'''Kevin James Langley''' (born 24 May 1964) is a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 427 appearances in the Football League, including a club record 317 for Wigan Athletic.
Born in St Helens, Lancashire, Langley was working as a painter and decorator when he wrote to Wigan Athletic asking for a trial which resulted in him being offered an apprenticeship. He made his first-team debut aged 17 in September 1981, and over the next five years he played 160 league games for the club. Before the 1986-87 season, Howard Kendall's Everton paid -120,000 for his services. Although Langley played 16 league matches, contributing to the club winning the First Division championship, he left the club in March 1987 for Manchester City. His stay at City was almost as brief, and included a spell on loan at Chester City before joining Birmingham City in March 1988. After two-and-a-half years at the club, by which time they were in their second season in the Third Division, he returned to Wigan Athletic, where he went on to play another 157 league games, making a club record 317 in total.
Released at the end of the 1993-94 season, he joined League of Wales side Bangor City, contributing to them winning the league championship and representing them in the UEFA Cup. Appointed player-manager in November 1996, he left the club at the end of the 1996-97 season. He moved on to a variety of non-league clubs, as player, player-manager or manager, and has been employed by Wigan Atletic as a coach at their Centre of Excellence.
-DOCSTART-	16961454
'''Kenneth Charles "Ken" Armstrong''' (born 31 January 1959) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre half. Of Scottish parentage, Armstrong was born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, while his father was working in the area.
-DOCSTART-	16962345
'''Kevin Mark Ashley''' (born 31 December 1968 in Kings Heath, Birmingham) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a right back.
Ashley began his career as an apprentice at his local club Birmingham City. He progressed to the first team and made his debut on 12 April 1987 in a 0-1 defeat to rivals West Brom. He made 57 league appearances for the ''Blues'' before moving to their Midlands neighbours Wolverhampton Wanderers for -500,000 in September 1990.
He made his Wolves debut as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at West Ham on 15 September 1990 but had his first seaon disrupted by injury. He regained his fitness for the following season and was almost ever-present. However, his injury troubles resurfaced and he never played for the club after April 1993. In total, he made 99 appearances for the team.
He was given a free transfer to Peterborough United in August 1994, but was unable to hold down a regular place and spent a spell on loan at Doncaster Rovers.
He dropped into the non-league by 1996 with Telford United; later serving Bromsgrove Rovers and Paget Rangers, before injury to his knee forced him to give up the game in 2000.
-DOCSTART-	16964398
'''Michael John "Mike" Kelly''' (born 18 October 1942) is a former English professional footballer and coach who played as a goalkeeper. He made 116 appearances in the Football League playing for Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City. He went on to managerial positions, including nine months as manager of Plymouth Argyle, before concentrating on coaching, and is currently goalkeeping coach with Fulham in the Premier League.
Born in Northampton, Kelly started his football career as an amateur with Wimbledon in the Isthmian League. He was in the Wimbledon teams which beat Sutton United in the final of the FA Amateur Cup in 1963, won the championship of the Isthmian League in two consecutive seasons, and finished runners-up in the Southern League First Division. During this period he was capped three times for the England national amateur football team.
In 1966 he turned professional with Queens Park Rangers, spending four seasons with the club. He then moved on to Birmingham City, where he spent six years, followed by one season as player-coach of the Minnesota Kicks in the NASL, before returning to England to start a career in coaching.
On his return to England Kelly was appointed reserve team manager of Plymouth Argyle. When manager Tony Waiters resigned, Kelly took his place, himself resigning after nine months with the team seemingly heading for relegation. He went on to assistant manager roles at Fulham, Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion.
He was England goalkeeping coach from 1984 to 1990 and worked with the team in two World Cups, then performed a similar role with the Switzerland national football team until the 1994 World Cup.
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'''John McDonald "Jack" Galbraith''' (born 4 April 1898 in Renton, West Dunbartonshire) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Galbraith began his career playing junior football at Vale of Leven and Shawfield before signing for Clapton Orient in 1921. He went on to spend a decade at the club, making 277 league appearances, before joining Cardiff City in February 1931. He was signed as a replacement for the club's FA Cup-winning captain Fred Keenor, but was unable to stop the club's slide as they fell into the Third Division South. He left the club in 1935 to manage Milford United, before later returning to Clapton Orient as a coach. Between 1936 and 1938, and for a short spell in 1939, Galbraith managed French side RC Lens.
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'''Gary West''' (born 25 August 1964) is an English former footballer. He made 250 appearances in the Football League between 1982 and 1993, playing for numerous clubs; most notably Sheffield United, Lincoln City and Gillingham.
West began his career with Sheffield United, playing 75 league games for ''the Blades'' between 1982 and 1985. The 1983-84 season saw the club promoted from the Third Division in third place. They consolidated their Second Division status the next season, though following this West secured a move to Lincoln City.
''The Imps'' suffered relegation into the Fourth Division in 1985-86. They then crashed out of the Football League in 1986-87, finishing behind Torquay United thanks to their inferior goal difference.
West escaped Lincoln's fate of non-league football by signing with Gillingham of the Third Division. He spent the 1987-88 and 1988-89 seasons with ''the Gills''. The club were relegation in his second season, West again escaped the fate of relegation, having been sold to Port Vale for -70,000 in February 1989.
His first Vale game was actually at Bramall Lane, a goalless draw on 28 February 1989. He played fourteen games for the club that season, as well as playing both the semi-finals and the final of the play-offs.
He struggled with cartilage troubles and played just three games for Vale the nest season, instead being loaned out to old club Gillingham in November 1990. He played just one league games for ''the Gills'' in his one month loan. In January 1991 he joined another old club on loan, staying a month at Sincil Bank, where he played three games.
In August 1991 he joined Lincoln City permanently for -25,000.
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'''Robert McClellan 'Bert' Adamson''' (21 May 1914 - 1995) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left half for a number of British clubs.
Adamson was born in Balbeggie; he played for Hearts and Dundee before moving to Welsh side Wrexham. After switching to English side Carlisle United, Adamson moved north to Dundee United. It is unknown where Adamson went immediately after leaving United at the beginning of the 1942-43 season, although he also played for East Fife at some point.
Adamson's son-in-law is Tommy Campbell, former Arbroath manager and current youth coach of St Johnstone.
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'''Arthur Henry Read''' (born Saxilby, 1894) was an English professional association football player. He played for Aberdare Athletic, Gillingham and Lincoln City between 1921 and 1925, making over 100 appearances in the Football League.
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'''Barrington Gerard "Barrie" Hole''' (born 16 September 1942 in Swansea) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international.
Hole's father Billy had been a professional footballer and played for Swansea Town before World War II and his older brothers Colin and Alan had also both played for their hometown club Swansea, but Barrie did not follow the family tradition and instead joined their rivals Cardiff City. He made his league debut as a seventeen year old during a 4-3 victory over Luton Town in February 1960 during a season when Cardiff gained promotion to the first division.
Soon establishing himself in the Bluebirds side, even playing as an emergency stiker on occasions, he was a vital member of the side, including being ever present during the 1964-65 season. It was during the latter stages of his time at Ninian Park that he won the first of his Welsh caps and was a regular in the side when he was signed by Blackburn Rovers in July 1966 for -40,000. After just two years at Blackburn he moved again, this time to Aston Villa for -60,000 in September 1968. He was signed in May 1970 by then Swansea manager Roy Bentley for -20,000 and played for the club for two years before fully retiring in May 1972.
After retiring from football he ran a newsagents in Swansea before selling it in 2004.
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'''John Eyre''' (born 9 October 1974) is an English football forward.
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'''Richard Graham''' (born 28 November 1974 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) is an English football defender. The centre back joined Oldham Athletic as a trainee and went on to make over 160 league and cup appearances for the club.
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'''John Keeley''' (born 27 July 1961 in Plaistow, London) is a retired English football goalkeeper.
During his time at Oldham, John was given the name 'Lucky'. After being sidelined by injury before making an appearance, he then reversed over team-mate Ian Marshall's cat whilst picking him up for training.
He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Portsmouth.
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He later spent nearly ten years as manager of Taunton Town, leading them to victory in the final of the FA Vase in 2001.
He took over as manager of Totnes & Dartington in the South West Peninsula League just prior to the start of the 2008-09 season.
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'''Keith Lindsey''' (25 November 1946 - February 2003) was an English professional association football player. His professional career lasted from between 1964 to 1975 as he made over 200 appearances in the Football League. His brother Barry was also a footballer and played alongside him at Scunthorpe United.
Lindsey started his career as an apprentice at Scunthorpe United, making 15 league appearances before moving on to Doncaster Rovers in 1966. After 18 league appearances at ''Donny'' he dropped into non-league football with Cambridge United. His non-league stint was to last only the one season as in 1968 he signed with Southend United. He played close to 100 games for the club, before joining Port Vale for 'a small fee' in December 1971. After making his debut in a 3-1 defeat at Blackburn Rovers on 22 January 1972 he enjoyed regular football until the end of the season. After losing his place in October 1972 he was loaned to Gillingham in December of that year. The ''Gills'' signed him permanently the next month for a -500 fee. He played closed to 100 games for Gillingham before moving back into non-league football with Dartford.
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'''Gary Paul Colin Childs''' (born 19 April 1964) is a former English professional footballer born in Kings Heath, Birmingham, who played as a midfielder.
Childs started his football career as a trainee with West Bromwich Albion, moving on for a fee of -15,000
Released by Grimsby after eight years and nearly 300 games,
He is a qualified coach,
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'''Steven James Thompson''' (born 2 November 1964) is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant caretaker manager at Blackpool, after Simon Grayson resigned from his position as Blackpool manager to join Leeds United.
Thompson started his playing career as an apprentice at Bolton Wanderers before signing his first contract in 1982, and was at the club until 1991 playing in a total of 410 games, and scoring 57 goals in all competitions. On 13 August 1991 he signed for Luton Town for -180,000. However, his stay with ''the Hatters'' was short-lived, he made just five league appearances before moving to Leicester City two months later on 22 October where he played in 121 league games scoring six goals. He won the Player of the Season award twice while with ''the Foxes'' and would later describe his time with the club as probably the best three years as a footballer there.
On 24 February 1995 he moved to Burnley for a -200,000 transfer fee where he made 49 league appearances, scoring one goal before leaving at the end of the 1996-97 season. On 1 August 1997 he signed for Rotherham United where he made 106 league appearances, and scored fourteen goals. In the 2000-01 season he joined Halifax Town where he spent one season, playing 36 games and scoring two goals. He then spent a season with Leigh RMI before retiring from football.
Thompson started coaching with the Centre of Excellence at Blackpool before becoming Head of the Youth Department in 2005. Following the appointment of Simon Grayson as Blackpool's manager Thompson was promoted to first team coach in 2006, and he coached the team in the 2006-07 season as ''the Seasiders'' were promoted to the Championship, making their first return to the second tier of English football for 29 years. In March 2008 he signed a new two year extension to his contract at Bloomfield Road.
In December 2008 following the departure of ''the Seasiders'' manager Simon Grayson to Leeds United, Thompson became the assistant manager on a caretaker basis, with Tony Parkes as the caretaker manager. After Parkes' first game in charge, a 1-1 Boxing Day draw against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, Parkes revealed that the Blackpool board is willing to give him the job full-time, with Thompson as his assistant, if the team continue to perform as they did under Grayson.
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'''Paul Mitchell''' (born 20 October 1971) is an English football midfielder.
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'''Peter Kennedy''' (born 10 September 1973) is a Northern Irish football defender/midfielder, who currently plays for Donegal Celtic. In 1995/96 he was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year. At the end of the 2007-08 season Peter did not have his contract renewed by Portadown and left the club. He began training with Ballymena United FC but decided to retire from his footballing career to focus on becoming a solicitor. After a year Peter came out of retirement and made a return to football by signing for Donegal Celtic FC who play in the IFA Championship.
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'''James Panayi''' (born 24 January 1980) is an English football defender.
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'''Perry Digweed''' (born October 26, 1959 in Westminster, England) is a former football (soccer) goalkeeper. He mostly played for lower league teams in England, although he did play 3 Division One games for Chelsea during his brief loan spell in 1987.
He started his career with Fulham in 1976, although he was no more than a fringe player and made only 15 league appearances in 5 years. In 1981 he was transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion. He went on to spend 12 years with the team. He spent the remainder of his career with Watford, before retiring in 1995.
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'''Ernest 'Ernie' Hannigan''' (born 23 January 1943) is a Scottish former footballer. Hannigan was a fast, tricky, right winger. He is perhaps best known for his games at 3 clubs and the partnership he forged with Scotland international centre forward Neil Martin at 2 of them; 147 games at Queen of the South and 47 at Coventry City (he played with Martin at both)
Ernie Hannigan kicked off his professional career joining Jimmy McKinnell Junior's Queen of the South in 1961, the Dumfries based club having spotted him playing amateur football in Glasgow with St Roch.
Hannigan's two remaining seasons at Queens were spent playing top division football. In this spell Queens recorded a 1-0 league victory away to Celtic that featured an early career appearance for young goalkeeper Allan Ball.
Ernie Hannigan stayed with Queens at Palmerston Park making 99 league appearances scoring 6 league goals until he was 20 when Preston signed him for -15,000 in June 1964.
Ernie Hannigan's debut was in the fourth match of the season in a 1-1 draw against Cardiff City at Deepdale on 31 August 1964. But appearances for Hannigan were limited in his first season in England, making just 11 first team appearances, as the number seven shirt was held for the remainder of the season by Dave Wilson, the 1964/65 season was the last before substitutes were allowed in the game.
The following season saw Ernie Hannigan make 29 league appearances and scored his first goal in a 5-2 defeat at Southampton in November 1965. Hannigan then scored in the next two matches against Derby County and Cardiff . Hannigan scored a brace in the FA Cup Third Round 3-2 victory against Charlton Athletic. Hannigan scored a further goal in the Fifth Round as PNE beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1, before losing in the Quarter Finals against Manchester United in a replay.
Ernie Hannigan ended the season in great form scoring six of his eleven league goals in the last four matches of the season, culminating in a hat-trick on the last day of the season when Cardiff were beaten 9-0 at Deepdale.
The 1966/67 season saw Ernie Hannigan as an ever-present and finished with 12 goals one behind leading scorer Alex Dawson. Hannigan scored twice in a match on two occasions in a win over Birmingham City and a 5-1 victory at Northampton Town.
The following season saw Ernie Hannigan again score twice in a match on two occasions in a 3-1 victory at Norwich City and a 3-0 home win against Cardiff . His last appearance for PNE was on 4 November 1967 in a 1-1 home draw against. Hannigan had scored 28 goals from 98 appearances for Preston.
Hannigan joined Coventry City, who was playing in their first season in the top division, in November 1967 for a fee of -55,000. It had been a difficult start for Coventry as Noel Cantwell had replaced Jimmy Hill as manager in October 1967 and then took ten games before the new manager had got a win with the Sky Blues bottom of the table. In February 1968 Coventry won three games in a row to take them out of the relegation zone and Hannigan was joined by his old Queens partner Neil Martin
Of manager Noel Cantwell, Hannigan later said: "Cantwell was a nice guy but I used to argue with him all the time about the way he wanted me to play. I was a winger who wanted to take players on, but he wanted my first touch to be a cross into the box to aim for Tony Hateley and Neil Martin who were our two big centre-forwards."
Hannigan joined Torquay United on loan in December 1969, playing in the draws at home to Reading and Bournemouth. that month before returning to Coventry.
On leaving Coventry in 1970, Hannigan returned to Scotland with Morton
Ernie Hannigan then moved abroad by having a short spell in South Africa and USA by joining New York Cosmos in 1971.
He then spent one season with Eastern Hong Kong before emigrating to Perth, Western Australia joining Stirling City. In 1975 he won a D'Orsogna Cup with Morley Windmills who he had joined the previous year as player-coach. Hannigan was also the recipient of the D'Orsogna 'Fairest and Best' Medal and runners-up in the Rothmans 'Fairest and Best' Medal. Hannigan made the first of twelve appearances for the Western Australian State in May 1974 against Scottish side Aberdeen
Hannigan gained the reputation as one of the best outside-right's Western Australian fans had seen. He was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Fame when the Hall of Fame Committee selected the top one hundred players over the past Century. Hannigan was one of the 28 1970's players selected in the 'Century of Champions' when the ceremony took place in July 2004.
Hannigan still lives in Perth and owns an industrial cleaning business. His business partner was the late Derek McKay (who died 20/04/08 in his sleep whilst on holiday with family in Thailand) who played for Aberdeen and scored a brace in the Scottish Cup Final against Celtic in 1970.
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'''Greg Berry''' (born 5 March 1971) is a retired English football midfielder. He is now coaching at Coastal WFC in Canada.
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'''Gerald Dobbs''' (born 24 January 1971) is a retired English football midfielder. He started his career with Wimbledon, scoring a solitary goal in 33 league appearances, then in 1995 had a loan spell with Cardiff City and moved to Conference side Dover Athletic. After 2 seasons he moved to Ireland, where he played for Cork City and Cobh Ramblers.
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'''Steve Talboys''' (born 18 September 1966 in Bristol, England) is a retired English football midfielder. He played for a large number of clubs, mostly in non-league, but also played for top-flight club Wimbledon and second division team Watford.
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'''Paul McGee''' (born 17 May 1968) is a retired Irish football midfielder.
He was the PFAI Young Player of the Year for the 1987/88 season .
Scored at Highbury on the 18th of May 1989.
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'''Patrick Kwame Ampadu''' (born 20 December 1970 in Bradford, England) is a Irish former football player who played for numerous clubs.
Ampadu first played in Irish youth football for Sherrads United and Belvedere FC before joining Arsenal in July 1988. Mainly a reserve player, he made two first-team appearances (both as substitutes) in the 1989-90 season, his debut coming against Derby County on 24 March 1990. He had loan spells with Plymouth Argyle and West Bromwich Albion the following season, before making a permanent move to the latter in June 1991.
Ampadu spent three years at West Bromwich Albion before moving to Swansea City in February 1994. He featured in Swansea City's 1994 Autoglass Trophy win, as well as reaching the 1996-97 Third Division play-off finals. He moved to Leyton Orient in July 1998 and reached the Third Division play-offs a second time with them in 1998-99. He finished his career with spells at Exeter City and Newport County. His Son Ethan Ampadu, is currently listed in the under 9's Exeter city team.
Ampadu is now an assistant youth coach at Exeter City
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'''Jorge Nicolas Mazzina''' (born 31 January 1979 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer.
Mazzina made his way through the youth ranks at Boca Juniors, but after failing to make it into the first-team he joined AC Kimberley in 2000.
He went on trial with York City during pre-season in 2002, and despite picking up an injury was signed on by the club in August.
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'''Albert Geldard''' (11 April 1914 - 1989) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right for Bradford Park Avenue, Everton, Bolton Wanderers and Darwen. At Everton he won the FA Cup Final in 1933. He made four appearances for England during 1933-1937. At Bradford Park Avenue; he became known as the youngest player to appear in the Football League, a distinction shared jointly with Ken Roberts until Reuben Noble-Lazarus took the record in 2008.
Geldard was born at Bradford, Yorkshire and played his youth football with Bradford Schools and Manningham Mills.
His debut came at The Den on 16 September 1929 against Millwall to become the youngest player to appear in the Football League at just 15 years and 158 days old.
Joining Everton, his debut came against Middlesbrough also scoring a goal.
Geldard was part of the Everton side that won the 1933 FA Cup Final with a 3-0 win over Manchester City at Wembley with goals from Jimmy Stein, Dixie Dean and James Dunn; with Geldard crossing in for the third goal. Tommy Lawton was disappointed at the trade of Geldard saying; "He was the fastest thing on two legs over ten yards. We had other wingers like Torry Gillick, Wally Boyes and Jimmy Caskie, but Albert had played for England only the season before, when he'd kept Stan Matthews out of the team. I thought we'd miss him."
Bolton signed Geldard for -4,500 in July 1938, and his debut came against Charlton Athletic on 27 August 1938 and scored his first goal for ''The Trotters'' on 18 February 1939 against his former club Everton.
He returned from the war with an agreement with Bolton for him to play on semi professional terms for Darwen and played a few games for a the Lancashire based club,
He made his debut for England on 13 May 1933 at the age of 19 against Italy in a 1-1 draw at Stadio Nazionale PNF, making his the 10th youngest player to ever appear for England;
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Jones was born in Walsall and played junior football in the Walsall area before signing with Walsall Swifts, going on to become the club's first player to gain international recognition.
His first cap came on 11 March 1882 against Scotland. Scotland won the match 5-1, with England's consolation goal coming from Howard Vaughton. Despite the size of the defeat, Jones was retained in defence for the next international match against Wales two days later. England were expected to claim a "comfortable victory", but the Welsh side "fought magnificently to secure a 5-3 victory", with Jones scoring an own goal in the 60th minute.
He then had a spell with Great Lever in Bolton, during which he collected his third and final England cap in a 2-3 defeat by Scotland on 10 March 1883.
He returned to Walsall in the summer of 1883 and two years later he joined Aston Villa before returning to Walsall in 1886 with Walsall Town, who then amalgamated with Walsall Swifts F.C. to form Walsall Town Swifts in 1888.
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'''Richard Ray Cadette''' (born 21 March 1965 in Hammersmith) is a retired English football player who played in England for Wembley, Leyton Orient, Southend United, Sheffield United, Brentford, Bournemouth (on loan from Brentford), Millwall and Gloucester City, as well as Falkirk and Clydebank in Scotland and Shelbourne F.C. in Ireland. After retiring as a player he managed Tooting & Mitcham between 2003 and 2006.
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He started his career at Everton F.C. making one first team appearance versus Derby County in February 1999, in which he gifted Derby's equaliser
He joined Altrincham F.C. before moving to Burscough F.C. and Droylsden F.C.. He eventually signed for Marine at the start of the 2005/06 season, returning to his home city of Liverpool.
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'''Samuel James "Sam" Williamson''' (born 15 October, 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Wrexham as a defender. He signed for Wrexham on a 18 month contract, after impressing on a loan spell from Premier League side Manchester City.
Sam Williamson started playing football at the young age of 6. Firstly playing for Macclesfield Boys and then to move on to Priory County, both small clubs in Macclesfield. Rapidly his talents were noticed. He was spotted and scouted by Manchester City at a Priory County football match and received a trial at Manchester City YTS.
Williamson joined Manchester City as a nine year old. He progressed to the Academy Under-18 side in 2005, and was part of the Manchester City team which reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2006. His performances for the youth team resulted in a professional contract, and he spent the next season playing for the reserves. At the end of the 2006-07 season Manchester City considered releasing Williamson, but decided against it. He was a reserve regular in the 2007-08 season, and was included in a first team squad for the first time when he was an unused substitute against Norwich City for a League Cup tie in September 2007. He made his first team debut in the 3-1 win against Portsmouth on 20 April 2008, coming on as substitute for the injured Richard Dunne.
In November 2008, Williamson joined Conference National side Wrexham on loan, making his debut on 29 November in a 2-1 win over Stevenage Borough. On 31 December it was reported that Williamson had agreed to make the move permanent when the January transfer window opens.. On January 1st Williamson joined the Red Dragons on a 18 month contract after moving from Eastlands on a free transfer.
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'''Peter Nix''' (born 25 January 1958 in Rotherham) is an English former footballer who played for Rotherham United
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'''Gareth Evans''' (born 26 April 1988) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Bradford City.
Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, Evans started his career with Manchester United as part of the youth setup.
Despite being touted as a future star by Alex Ferguson he decided to re-join Crewe Alexandra under Dario Gradi due to their excellent record for mentoring youth players. He had previously been with Crewe from the age of seven before joining Manchester United where he stayed until 14 years of age.
Due to the relegation of Crewe in 2005-06 season and the judgement of the new Manager, Steve Holland, Evans was released by the club.
After leaving Crewe, Evans played in the PFA Exit Trials and joined Port Vale under Martin Foyle. He scored and impressed in pre-season for them and went on the pre-season tour, but as Foyle had already signed several players that summer, no budget was available for younger inexperienced players. As a result, however, he was recommended to Ian Brightwell at Macclesfield so that he could gain experience of League football.
Evans signed for Macclesfield Town during the 07-08 season. He was given the number 26 jersey.
Still just 20, he has since become a first team regular scoring twelve goals and with a number of assists including a goal at West Ham in the Carling Cup. His energy and work rate made him a big hit with the Macclesfield fans.
On 20 June 2009 Macclesfield Town agreed to sell Evans to fellow League 2 side Bradford City for an undisclosed fee believed to be -30,000. He signed for Bradford on 1 July 2009. Evans made his Bradford City debut on 8 August 2009 on the opening day of the season as a second half substitute, however, he could do nothing about City losing 5-0 to Notts County. Evans though soon netted his first goal for City in a 5-4 win at Cheltenham. Evans was involved in an amusing moment in November, when his late penalty miss ended up hitting a fan behind the goal directly in the face and knocking him to the floor.
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'''Chris Martin''' (born 21 July 1990) is an English football goalkeeper for League Two side Port Vale. A young player, he is the understudy to the more experienced Joe Anyon. Following a serious injury to Anyon in mid-2009, Martin has proved himself to be a more than competent replacement.
Born in Nottingham but growing up in Mansfield, Martin attended Frederick Gent School.
Martin is a product of the Port Vale youth system after leaving his home town club Nottingham Forest. He joined Kidsgrove Athletic on loan in March 2007 at the age of 16. his first match was against Swindon Town on 19 April, 2008; where Port Vale were beaten 6-0. Despite the heavy defeat he was praised for his performance by manager Lee Sinnott and the Port Vale fans.
After Joe Anyon broke his leg in March 2009, Martin was given his first run in the first team, playing the last 10 games of the season.
Anyon failed to recover for the start of the 2009-10 season. New manager Micky Adams looked to sign Stuart Tomlinson in order to have an experienced option in goal, but the cash-strapped club could not afford to offer Tomlinson a permanent deal. However Martin did not disappoint, an assured display against Rochdale was followed by his performance in the League Cup at Bramall Lane, Vale defeating Championship side Sheffield United 2-1. Adams commented: "We knew our keeper would have to have a great night, and what a night he's had." However he was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. He remained the first choice keeper however, his shot-stopping ability and overall competence and reliability made him the star player of the first half of the campaign.
Martin is a Nottingham Forest fan.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''Stats from loan spell at non-league Kidsgrove Athletic not included.''
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'''Gerard''' "'''Gerry'''" '''McMahon''' (born December 29, 1973 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish football midfielder. He currently plays for Glenavon in the Irish Premier League.
McMahon started with Glenavon as a 14-year-old, and had only broken into the first team in the second half of the 1991-92 season, making his Irish League debut against Newry in February 1992. He established himself in the side for the rest of the season, and it was his performance in the 4-0 Irish Cup sixth-round replay win against Glentoran that saw scouts from some of England-s biggest clubs enquiring about him, and by the middle of March a transfer had been agreed with Tottenham Hotspur. Glenavon comfortably cruised to the final of the Irish Cup, and, in his last game before his -100,000 move to White Hart Lane, McMahon scored the free-kick which defeated Linfield 2-1.
After his move to London, it took him quite a while to settle, with the departure of Terry Venables and the arrival of Ossie Ardiles. McMahon, however, persevered and was eventually rewarded when his long-awaited first-team chance came at the end of the 1994-95 season. McMahon-s ''Spurs'' debut came in May 1995, and he was a regular in the first-team squad throughout the following season, without really establishing himself in the starting eleven.
In May 1995 he won the first of his seventeen caps when he played for Northern Ireland against Canada in Edmonton.
McMahon found his first-team opportunities at White Hart Lane limited, so in September 1996 he stepped down a division in order to further his career. Stoke City manager, Lou Macari, paid -450,000 for his signature, and made McMahon a regular in the starting eleven, but with Brian Little replacing Macari in the summer of 1997 it seemed that McMahon did not belong in Stoke-s first-team plans either.
In February 1998, St. Johnstone signed McMahon from Stoke for -85,000. Again, however, McMahon found himself out of the first team following a change of manager, with Paul Sturrock leaving McDiarmid Park the following year, and in the summer of 2000, when his contract expired, McMahon was allowed to leave.
After trials with Notts County and Macclesfield, McMahon returned to Glenavon in August 2000, initially on a short-term contract, but after a month Colin Malone convinced him to sign a permanent deal. It proved a productive move as the ''Lurgan Blues'' finished as IFA Premier League runners-up.
McMahon was appointed club captain for the 2001-02 season, and nearly earned a surprise international recall when Sammy McIlroy came to watch him in a UEFA Cup tie against Kilmarnock. In December 2002, in a home game against Glentoran, a tackle on McMahon led to both the bones in his leg being broken. He required three operations, and he was ruled him out of football for two seasons.
McMahon has since returned to fitness, helping Glenavon, who were relegated at the end of the 2002-03 campaign, regain their Premier League position as play-off winners in 2005, and subsequently consolidate their top-flight position the following season.
On 25 July 2009, Glenavon hosted St. Johnstone for McMahon's testimonial match, nine years after he left ''the Saints''.
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'''Ron Guthrie''' (born 19 April 1944 in Newcastle Upon Tyne) is a former English professional footballer. He played 52 (+3) league matches scoring 2 goals for Newcastle United before joining Sunderland in January 1973. A defender, he appeared for Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final winning team. He left Sunderland, joining Ashington, in 1975 after three seasons.
His first goal for Sunderland came in the 1972-73 FA Cup in a 2-0 victory over Luton Town.
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'''Richard''' "'''Dick'''" '''Malone''' (born 22 August 1947) is a Scottish former professional footballer. A defender, he appeared for Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final-winning team.
Motherwell-born Malone joined Sunderland from Ayr United, for whom he had played 163 league matches and scored five goals, in October 1970 and was a Scotland Under 23 international (match against France).
In the FA Cup Final victory, Second Division Sunderland Leeds United 1-0. Malone played 235 (+1) league matches for Sunderland, scoring two goals.
Malone left Sunderland to join Hartlepool United in July 1977. After playing 36 league matches and scoring two goals for the club, he was transferred to Blackpool in November 1978, playing 49 matches for them scoring one goal. The goal came in a 5-2 victory over Swindon Town at Bloomfield Road on 15 May 1979. His contract with Blackpool was cancelled in May 1980 by Alan Ball.
In season 1980-81, Malone returned to Scotland to play for Queen of the South. With the Dumfries club, Malone won promotion from the Scottish Second Division. Alongside Malone at Queen of the South was a player with a name that would have sounded familiar to Malone, Queens' long serving goalkeeper Allan Ball. QoS left winger Jimmy Robertson later said when asked who the best players were that he played beside at Queens, 'Dick Malone, you could tell he had played at a higher level than most of us'.
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Billy Hughes was a Scotland international, playing (substitute) against Sweden in 1975. He left Sunderland to join Derby County in August 1977, and was transferred to Leicester City in December 1977. He played 17 (+2) matches for Derby, scoring 8 goals, and played 36 (+1) league matches for Leicester, scoring 5. His contract with Leicester was cancelled in April 1980. He played 5 league matches for Carlisle on loan in September and October 1979.
His brother John Hughes (footballer born 1943) played for Celtic and Crystal Palace and was a Scotland international. He was transferred to Sunderland in January 1973 and made his debut against Millwall later that month. Unfortunately he was injured on his debut after just 15 minutes, and he had to retire due to the injury.
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'''Richie Pitt''' (born 22 October 1951) is a former professional footballer, born in Ryhope, County Durham, who played in the Football League as a defender for Sunderland, and was part of the club's 1973 FA Cup Final-winning team.
Pitt was an England schoolboy international, played in Sunderland's 1969 FA Youth Cup-winning side, and made his first-team debut in the First Division as a 17-year-old, on 4 March 1969 in a 3-1 defeat away at Coventry City.
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'''David Stewart''' (born 11 March 1947, Glasgow) was a Scotland international footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Ayr United, Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City. He played for Leeds in the 1975 European Cup Final.
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Hampton was Carlisle United's physiotherapist for several years, and later became manager of Workington.
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'''Neil Doherty''' (born February 21, 1969)
Doherty began his career with Watford, though never played a professional game for the club. He signed for Barrow in 1990 under the late Ray Wilkie and became part of the FA Trophy winning squad.
After a spell on loan to Northampton Town at the end of his time with Birmingham, Doherty joined Kidderminster Harriers of the Conference for the start of the 1996/97 season.
Since retiring, Doherty has coached at and represented Barrow within the local community. He now runs the ''InsideOut Soccer Schools'' for children in Barrow.
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'''David Joseph Tong''' (born 21 September 1955 in Blackpool) is an English former professional footballer.
Tong began his career at his hometown club, Blackpool, making his first-team debut against Norwich City on the opening day of the 1974-75 season. He played for the club during the previous spring, at the "Caligaris" International Tournament in Italy. He scored one of Blackpool's goals in their 3-1 victory over Napoli in the final.
He left the club in September 1978 to sign for Shrewsbury Town and went on to play in nearly two hundred matches for the club before being released in 1982. He joined Cardiff City and helped the side to promotion in his first year before being ever present the following season. He eventually lost his place in the side and, after a loan spell at Rochdale, was allowed to join Bristol City in 1985. His spell at Bristol was short and he spent time at Gillingham and Cambridge United in 1986 before joining non-league side Merthyr Tydfil.
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'''Bernard "Bernie" Lewis''' (born 12 March 1945 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a former Welsh professional footballer.
Lewis was working as an apprentice mechanic before joining Cardiff City as a part-time professional, making his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Rotherham United in January 1964 as a right winger, although he would switch to the left soon after. He played for the Wales U23 side and in November 1967 he was signed by Watford for -7,000. On his debut for the club he played a part in all but one of the goals during a 7-1 thrashing of Grimsby Town, but he struggled to hold down a regular first team spot and was allowed to join Southend United in 1970 where he finished his league career before joining Chelmsford City.
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'''Bobby Howe''' (born 6 November 1973) is an English football midfielder.
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'''Colin Foster''' (born 16 July 1964) is a retired English football defender.
Foster made his league debut for Leyton Orient in January 1982 whilst still an apprentice. He moved to Nottingham Forest, for a fee of -50,000 in May 1987, making 72 league appearances under manager, Brian Clough.
In September 1989, he became manager Lou Macari's second and most expensive signing for West Ham United for -750,000. Never a regular player under Macari, he became so under new manager Billy Bonds in a team which won promotion from the second division in season 1990-91.
Three seasons broken by regular injury followed and after a projected -400,000 move back to Nottingham Forest fell through, when Foster could not agree terms, he remained at West Ham on a weekly contract. A loan to Notts County followed before he eventually moved, for a fee of -100,000, to Watford in March 1994.
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Tony Dobson started his professional career at Coventry City at the age of 18. He officially signed on July 7, 1986. He made 54 league appearances, scoring 1 goal.
He was transferred to Blackburn Rovers on January 17, 1991, for a transfer fee -300,000. There he made 41 league appearances during his two year stint.
He was transferred to Portsmouth on September 22, 1993, for a transfer fee -150,000. There he made 53 league appearances, scoring 2 goals. He also had loan spells with Oxford United and Peterborough United.
After leaving Portsmouth in the summer of 1997, he played for West Bromwich Albion, Gillingham, Northampton Town, and Forest Green Rovers.
In 2001, he became the manager of Rugby Town (then called Rugby United). In 2005, he left Rugby Town to become the manager of Solihull Borough. He left the post in 2006, but then began his second spell in charge of Rugby Town, signing a new contract on 16 September 2008.
In Oct 2009 became big fan of Mount Nod JFC community football where his son is hoping to follow in his footsteps as a footballer
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}}'''Derek McKay''' (13 December 1948 - 20 April 2008) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger.
Born in Banff, McKay began his professional career with Dundee, featuring in a dozen league matches before moving to Aberdeen in 1969. In the 1969-70 Scottish Cup, McKay scored the winning goals in the quarter- and semi-final matches, before scoring twice in the 3-1 Final win over favourites Celtic. Known afterwards as 'Cup-tie McKay',
McKay died on 20 April 2008 from a heart attack while on holiday in Thailand.
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'''Gary Ian King''' (born January 27, 1990 in Grimsby, England) is an English born professional footballer who currently plays for Football League Two side Accrington Stanley.
King started his journey in Lincoln City's U9's team. He went up through the ranks for ten years. He also played for East Coast Juniors as a young kid once scored 50 goals from midfield in one season.
King signed his first professional contract on April 19, 2008. Later that day, he made his first start for Lincoln and scored against Brentford in the 39th minute of the game. Lincoln later went on to win this match 3-1.
He joined Boston United on loan on 8th January 2009 till mid-March. He joined Accrington prior to the 2009-10 season. Gary enjoyed his first goal for Accrington against the team from were he was born Grimsby Town.
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'''Neil Martin''' (born 20 October 1940) was a Scottish football player in the 1960s and 1970s. He scored 100 league goals in both Scotland and England and won three full international caps for Scotland.
Known for his strength, power, bravery and commitment, Martin scored consistently in a journeyman career. He played for Alloa Athletic, Queen of the South, Hibernian, Sunderland, Coventry City, Nottingham Forest, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace.
Neil Martin began his senior football career at Alloa Athletic in Central Scotland. In 1960-61 Neil Martin scored 25 league and cup goals. This helped take Alloa as far as they have ever been on a Scottish Cup run (to the quarter finals). At that stage they were knocked out by a Dunfermline Athletic side at the beginning of their golden decade; Jock Stein would manage the Pars to victory in that season's Scottish Cup and to the next season's last eight of the European Cup Winners Cup.
Martin's feats attracted suitors and at the end of the season he was on his way South.
In 1961 Neil Martin followed in the footsteps of Irish international Laurie Cumming by joining Dumfries side Queen of the South after leaving Alloa. For Martin there was a -2,000 transfer fee. George Farm had been at Blackpool since 1948 and was goalkeeper through the tangerines' 1950s golden era (this included winning the 1953 'Matthews' FA Cup Final alongside Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen). In his second season at Queens he was now player manager (Farm went on to make over 100 league appearances for Queen of the South, as player-manager for three of his four years there). Also at the club was Jim Patterson (251 strikes for the club make Jim Patterson the all time goals king of Queens). And arriving shortly before Martin was Ernie Hannigan (with Martin as his chief accomplice Hannigan would later say, "Going to Queen of the South turned out to be a great move").
Fast and tricky right winger Hannigan would form an outstanding partnership with Martin. In 1961/62 Queens were promoted back to the top division as division 2 runners up. Martin was on the score sheet 30 times in league and cup. In Martin's second season at Palmerston Park Queens retained their top flight status.
Team mate Iain McChesney in an interview included, "A big gem" in his description of Neil Martin.
In 1963 Hibs battling to come out of a slump paid -7,500 for Neil Martin to play for the team he supported as a boy.
Mercilessly against ex club Alloa he acored 4 in an 11-2 League Cup thrashing. He also hit 4 in a first division game against his other ex side Queen of the South. Martin was at Hibs in their Fairs Cup 1st round exit to Valencia. Hibs won at home 2-0 but a defeat by the same margin in Spain meant a play off. Hibs lost 3-0.
-45,000 was the latest transfer fee for the seemingly fearless forward to a club with Jim Baxter on the playing staff. Sunderland kept away from relegation during Neil Martin's time at the club. His effectiveness was reduced by the club being unable to pair him with the right kind of strike partner. Nick Sharkey was maybe his best at Roker Park but departed early in season 1966-67. Sharkey was replaced was by the willing but unprolific John O'Hare. Martin was never paired there with a nippy poacher able to feed off a brawny centre forward. So Martin remained primary goalscorer.
In 1967 Martin was involved in a game that now has some infamy as being a game with alleged referee bribing by Leeds manager Don Revie. After two draws (with Martin scoring in the first game) a second replay went ahead at Boothferry Park in Hull. With scores level yet again and the clocking ticking down the Leeds bench are alleged to have given orders for their next player near the Sunderland penalty area to take a dive. That man was Jimmy Greenhoff who elaborately went over hitting the deck close to the edge of the box. Whistle, penalty, goal - game over.
After three seasons in the top tier Martin moved again in 1968.
Coventry (where he would be re-united with Ernie Hannigan from their successful partnership at Queen of the South) splashed -90,000 for the battling Scot during a relegation battle. Neil Martin replaced Bobby Gould and by the season's end had equalled Gould as joint top goal getter for the season with eight. Coventry survived their first season of top flight football.
A couple of mobile, smaller stirkers benefited from their partnership with Martin, namely Ernie Hunt and John O'Rourke. After another relegation battle in 1968-69 things improved significantly. With Martin and O'Rourke up front and youngsters Willie Carr and Dennis Mortimer in midfield Coventry achieved a European spot by finishing sixth.
After scoring against Trakia Plovdiv before being knocked out of Europe by Bayern Munich, the 30 year old was on the move again.
Although Neil Martin only contributed one goal in what was left of that season the club stayed up benefiting from the Scot's experienced presence. With injuries starting to niggle Martin, Forest were relegated at the of season 1971-72. Martin's days of top flight football were over.
1972-73 season was a disappointment with Forest never threatening a promotion challenge and Martin picking up an injury pre-season against Kaiserslautern - he would miss three months. Martin hit the net on his come back in a 2-1 victory at Sheffield Wednesday but the season was undistinguished.
Under fellow Scot Allan Brown the next season seem some improvement. Martin kept away from injury and acted as foil to Duncan McKenzie who hit 26 goals as the divisions top scorer that season.
In the FA Cup Martin scored twice in sweeping aside Bristol Rovers in he third round. Martin then played his part as Manchester City were on the end of a tremendous 4-1 thumping. After seeing off Portsmouth, Forest were away to Newcastle United in the 6th round. Forest were looking good as they went 3-1 up against a 10 men Newcastle. Newcastle fans invaded the pitch. After the restart the roof fell in on Forest - they lost 4-3. The FA declared a replay at neutral Goodison Park. After a no score draw Newcastle went through 1-0 when they replayed on Merseyside again.
In 1974-75, in good form Martin scored twice winning in 3-2 at Sheffield Wednesday in late September, and so scored 100 league goals in each of Scotland and England. In scoring the 1-0 winner in the FA Cup 3rd round replay at Tottenham Hotspur in the first game at the club of manager Brian Clough, so Neil Martin has the distinction of scoring the first goal of Clough's reign at Forest.
Neil Martin in his mid 30s joined third division Brighton scoring a debut goal against Rotherham United. He scored two more at Sheffield Wednesday (yet again) this time in a draw. Despite things seeming to go well at the Seagulls, Brighton signed Sammy Morgan and Martin was reduced to a peripheral figure.
In March Neil Martin left one promotion chase for another signing for Crystal Palace but only scored once for the Eagles when drawing with Halifax Town. The Palace promotion challenged petered out (Brighton also lost out).
Barry Bridges signed Martin in 1976 and he stayed at Richmond Park for 2 seasons.
After hanging up is boots Neil Martin stayed in the game as a coach and in the early 80s was joint manager at Walsall with Alan Buckley.
Neil Martin still takes an active interest in football supporting his boyhood heroes, Hibs. In March 2007 Martin attended a game involving two of his former clubs, Queen of the South v Hibs in the Scottish Cup quarter finals at Palmerston Park
Neil Martin played for Scotland at U-23 level and 2 games for the Scottish League (scoring at Roker Park in the 2-2 draw against the English League). At the end of the 1964-65 season Scotland played two away World Cup qualifiers. Martin made his debut partnering a scoring Denis Law in a 1-1 draw in Poland, and again paired with Law in a 2-1 victory in Finland.
Neil Martin won his third and yet again unbeaten final cap after his move to Sunderland (all three caps were awarded in 1965). Martin partnered Alan Gilzean in the 1-0 victory over Italy at Hampden Park with a late winner from John Greig.
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'''Gary Martin Stevens''' (born 30 August 1954) is a former English professional footballer. He was born in Birmingham.
Stevens was playing non-league football for Evesham United while working at a Herefordshire chicken factory, when he was spotted by Cardiff City, and signed for the club during the summer of 1978 for a -4,000 fee. He made his debut in September of that year, during a 7-1 defeat against Luton Town, and scored his first goal a week later on his home debut in a 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers. Gary went on to score a total of thirteen goals in all competitions in his first year. The following year he finished as the clubs joint top scorer, along with Ray Bishop, scoring eleven goals, and went on to claim the award again during the 1981-82 season.
Following the end of the season he joined Shrewsbury Town for -20,000. He spent four years at the club before ending his career with spells at Brentford and Hereford United.
He is now youth team coach at Hereford, alongside Colin Williams.
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'''Jay-Alistaire Frederick "Jay" Simpson''' (born 1 December 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers, on loan from Arsenal. He plays as a striker or winger. He attended Islington Arts and Media School.
Born Enfield, London, Simpson was with Norwich City before joined Arsenal at the age of nine,
In August 2007 he was loaned from Arsenal to Millwall, for whom he made his first team debut as a substitute in a League One match on 1 September 2007, a 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town. He scored his first goal in a 3-2 loss to Swansea City in the first round of the Southern Section of the Football League Trophy on 4 September 2007, and his first league goal in a 2-1 defeat to Swindon Town on 29 September 2007. His loan was due to expire on 1 January 2008, but was later extended to the end of the season. Simpson scored eight goals in 44 appearances for Millwall and won the PFA Fans' League One player of the year award for 2008.
Simpson thanked Millwall for giving him the chance to improve his game, stating "Going to Millwall was the best decision I have ever made. Playing regularly in the first team really developed my game. It helped me grow as a player and I made a lot of good friends. It did me the world of good. The Millwall fans were really good to me - and I appreciated their support." Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger stated that he believed Simpson had a future at Arsenal by stating "At the moment it is too early to say if he [Jay Simpson] has a future, but I think so yes. He has done extremely well and has scored goals. I always thought Jay was a very good player and the fact he can get good experience at Millwall makes us all happy, because he is not only a good player but a very nice boy."
Simpson made his Arsenal first team debut in a 6-0 win over Sheffield United in the League Cup, coming on as a substitute for Nicklas Bendtner in the 71st minute. He scored his first two senior Arsenal goals in the League Cup home match against Wigan Athletic on 11 November 2008, in what was his first senior start for the club.
He signed a new contract with Arsenal on 29 December 2008, but was then loaned out to West Bromwich Albion for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. He made his Albion debut on 3 January 2009, coming on as a half-time substitute for Robert Koren in a 1-1 draw with Peterborough United in the FA Cup third round.
His first Premier League goal was scored on 31 January 2009 in the 2-2 draw against Hull City.
In August 2009 he joined Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan, making his debut in a 1-0 away win at Scunthorpe United. His third game for QPR was against Cardiff City, at the Cardiff City Stadium, and he went on to score a first-half brace.
He has been capped for the England under-17 and England under-18.
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'''John Foster''' (born 19 September 1973) is an English football defender.
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'''Rae Ingram''' (born 6 December 1974) is an English football defender.
Ingram started his career at Manchester City, after signing professional forms in July 1993 he went on to play 21 league games for City (of which five were in the Premiership), before joining Macclesfield Town in March 1998. He made five league appearances for ''the Silkmen'' and was signed permanently in July 1998.
Recovering from a bout of ME he went on to play over 100 games in all competitions for the Moss Rose club before he signed with Port Vale in June 2001. Initially in the first team at Vale Park, he lost his place by December 2001. In January 2003 he contracted meningitis, after doctors confirmed it was the non-lethal strain he was released from hospital. His contract was not extended at the end of the 2002-03 season and he subsequently signed for non-league Bangor City. He left Bangor at the end of the 2003-04 season and went into retirement.
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'''David Kerr''' (born 6 September 1974) is a retired Scottish football midfielder.
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Sturgis was born in Boston, Massachusetts but moved to England when only seven months old when his father, Russell Sturgis, a successful Boston and Far East merchant (1805 - 1887), joined Baring Brothers in London. and his half brother was the art critic Russell Sturgis.
On leaving Eton, he went up to Balliol College, Oxford where he rowed for three years for the College. After graduating, he became a barrister and acquired British nationality.
He joined the Wanderers in 1872, making his first appearance in a 2-0 defeat by the Royal Engineers on 30 November 1872. Wanderers automatically qualified for the 1873 FA Cup Final as the cup holders, having won the inaugural competition the previous year. Although having made only a handful of appearances for the Wanderers, Sturgis was selected for the final playing as one of five forwards. In the final, played at Lillie Bridge on 29 March 1873, the Wanderers defeated Oxford University 2-0, with goals from Arthur Kinnaird and Charles Wollaston. As all the other players in this or the previous Cup Final were either English or Scottish, Sturgis was thus the first American to appear in, let alone play on the winning side of, an F.A. Cup Final.
Sturgis appeared twice more for the Wanderers, with his final appearance being on 3 November 1875. Sturgis also played for the Old Etonians, and in a tight battle in the FA Cup Semi-final against Oxford University played at the Kennington Oval on 19 February 1876, he scored the only goal for the public school old boys to take them to their second consecutive final, ironically against the Wanderers. The final was also played at The Oval, and the first match on 11 March 1876 ended in a 1-1 draw. The Wanderers were victorious 3-0 in the replay played on 18 March, with two goals from Thomas Hughes and one by Charles Wollaston.
Sturgis subsequently became a novelist, and amongst his works were:
In 1885, Sturgis wrote the libretto for Arthur Goring Thomas's opera, "Nadeshda", which was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre on 16 April 1885, and was considered to be Thomas's best opera.
Amongst his songs were "Sleep" (''Beautiful up from the deeps of the solemn sea''), "Through the ivory gate" (''I had a dream last night''), and "Whence", which were set to music by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry.
His best-known collaboration was the opera ''Ivanhoe'' in 1891 with Arthur Sullivan, who was under pressure from the musical establishment to write a grand opera. The composer asked his usual collaborator, W.S. Gilbert, to supply the libretto, but the latter declined, saying that in grand opera the librettist's role is subordinate to that of the composer. Sullivan turned, instead, to Sturgis, who was recommended by Gilbert. ''Ivanhoe'', based on Sir Walter Scott's novel, opened at Richard D'Oyly Carte's new Royal English Opera House on 31 January 1891. The libretto won praise as "a skilful and fairly dramatic adaptation of Scott's novel and a polished example of poetic lyric-writing".
In 1901, he wrote the libretto for Charles Villiers Stanford's opera, "''Much Ado About Nothing''", which was mainly a re-ordering of passages from the play by William Shakespeare.
Sturgis died on 13 April 1904, aged 55. On the day of his death, Henry James wrote to his widow:
I ask myself how I can write to you and yet how I cannot, for my heart is full of the tenderest and most compassionate thought of you, and I can't but vainly say so. And I feel myself thinking as tenderly of him, and of the laceration of his consciousness of leaving you and his boys, of giving you up and ceasing to be for you what he so devotedly was. And that makes me pity him more than words can say -- with the wretchedness of one's not having been able to contribute to help or save him. But there he is in his sacrifice -- a beautiful, noble, stainless memory, without the shadow upon him, or the shadow of a shadow, of a single grossness or meanness or ugliness -- the world's dust on the nature of thousands of men. Everything that was high and charming in him comes out as one holds on to him, and when I think of my friendship of so many years with him I see it all as fairness and felicity. And then I think of your admirable years and I find no words for your loss.
I only desire to keep near you and remain more than ever yours.
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'''Paul Wheeler''' (born 3 January 1965 in Caerphilly) is a former Welsh professional footballer.
Wheeler began his career at Bristol Rovers, signing as an apprentice after being spotted by one of the clubs scouts Stan Montgomery who scouting the South Wales area. He was released after two years, having never made a league appearance for the club, and returned to Wales where he worked as a caretaker at Cyncoed College while playing Welsh league football with Taffs Well and Abraman.
He went on to join Cardiff City after impressing enough in a trial match for manager Alan Durban to offer him a full contract. He quickly became a regular in the side, suffering relegation in his first year before helping them to promotion during the 1987-88 season. He was released by the club in 1989 and joined Hull City on non-contract terms before having spells at Hereford United and Stockport County before ending his league career with Chester City. They were relegated in the 1992-93 but their promotion season from Division Three the following year included a hat-trick in a 4-0 win at Mansfield Town. He left the club at the end of the season.
He then moved into non-league football with Stalybridge Celtic, Leigh RMI and Winsford United
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For a list of all Crewe Alexandra players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players. For player appearance records see Crewe Alexandra F.C. - Statistics and for the current squad see the main Crewe Alexandra F.C. article.
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'''Leslie Michael Phillips''' (born 7 January 1963 in Lambeth) was an English football midfielder.
Phillips began his career at Birmingham City, making his debut in a 2-2 draw at West Ham in 1982. In all he played 44 league games for Birmingham, scoring 3 goals, before he was transferred to Oxford United in March 1984. Phillips enjoyed a long spell at Oxford, remaining with the club until 1993 and he featured in to date the club's only major honour the 1986 Football League Cup Final. His final league season was with Northampton Town during the 1993-94 season.
He finished his playing career at non-league Banbury United F.C. before returning to Oxford as a scout in 2008
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'''Emeka Ifejiagwa''' (born 30 October 1977 in Aba) is a retired Nigerian footballer who has played for Udoji United, Iwuanyanwo Nationale and Bendel Insurance in Nigeria, for Charlton Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion in England, for CA Osasuna in Spain, and for VfL Wolfsburg and Waldhof Mannheim in Germany.
After retiring as a player due to injury, Ifejiagwa began to work for Globalsports Advertisement in Barcelona, Spain.
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'''Thomas Pearson''' (20 May 1866 - 4 July 1918) was an English footballer who played at inside-left.
Pearson was born in West Bromwich. He turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in April 1886 and made his debut in February 1887 against Notts County in the sixth round of the FA Cup.
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'''Martin Carruthers''' (born 7 August 1972 in Nottingham, England) is an English football forward, who currently plays for Arnold Town F.C
'''Lincoln City'''
Martin has had a very successful career and is currently plying his trade for Arnold Town who play at Eagle valley. Martin has already scored a few this season including a run of seven goals in four games of which he scored four against Dinnington Town. He is quite a pleasant chap who can knock in goals from headers to any other way. So far this season he has scored 14 goals this season and could still add more to this tally as there is only 6 games to go and he could add a few if he gets into the starting line up for these games. Martin, who is known as "ghandi" due to the similarites, to him can work magic and breathe life into teams on the right day. He also adds bags of experience to the Arnold side which is working well with the youthful knees of the other players up front and he could show them a few things on how to score goals on a regular basis and tell them what could happen and show them how the experienced one would play his football.
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'''Leo Cotterell''' (born 2 September 1974) is an English football defender.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Whitworth''' (born 20 March 1952) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League playing for Leicester City, Sunderland, Bolton Wanderers and Mansfield Town. He was capped seven times for England.
Whitworth was born in Coalville, Leicestershire. He began his career with his local club, Leicester City, with whom he made his debut as an 18-year-old in a 4-0 win against Bristol City on 2 September 1970. Predominantly a right back, he spent nine seasons as a first-team regular with Leicester before being sold to Sunderland in March 1979 for a fee of -120,000.
Whitworth helped Sunderland to promotion from the Second Division in his second season with the club, 1979-80, the team finishing second behind his former club Leicester City. In total Whitworth spent two-and-a-half years with Sunderland before moving to Bolton Wanderers in October 1981.
Whitworth was capped six times, scoring once, for England under-23. Following Don Revie's decision to drop Emlyn Hughes in 1975, Whitworth was given the opportunity to fill the right-back role for the senior England team, which had become something of a problem position. Whitworth made his debut in a 2-0 friendly win against West Germany on 12 March 1975, and went on to start six of England's next eight games. Whitworth's last international appearance came in a 1-1 draw against Portugal in a European Championship qualifying match on 19 November 1975. Revie gave international debuts to three young right backs during 1976, Trevor Cherry, Dave Clement and Phil Neal, and Whitworth was never recalled to the England squad.
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'''Thomas B. Hughes''' (born 17 September 1851) was an English amateur footballer who was the first player to score two goals in an FA Cup Final, with Wanderers in 1876. He subsequently had a long career as a schoolteacher.
Hughes attended Winchester College between 1863 and 1870, where he excelled academically, becoming a school prefect and in 1869-70 he was "''Prefect of Hall''", effectively the head boy. He was also a keen cricketer and represented the school from 1868 to 1870. He attained a scholarship to New College, Oxford, although this took him three years to achieve.
After graduating, in 1876 he initially studied law at the Inner Temple, before embarking on his career as a teacher.
His football career included appearances for Oxford University (when he played against Cambridge University in March 1874), Swifts and Old Wykehamists, but he achieved notability for his exploits with the Wanderers amateur club, who won five of he first seven FA Cup finals.
His first Wanderers match came on 29 January 1876 in a 2-0 victory over Sheffield in the FA Cup third round, with both goals coming from Francis Heron. Hughes retained his place for the rest of the season, helping Wanderers to reach their third final in the first five years of the tournament, when they met the Old Etonians at the Kennington Oval in the final on 11 March, which ended in a 1-1 draw. In the replay a week later, again at the Oval, Charles Wollaston scored Wanderers' first after a scramble in front of goal. Their next attack saw a fast run down the field by Hubert Heron, and Hughes slamming in the second goal. Heron and Hughes made another good run early in the second half and, being well supported, Hughes was able to notch another goal for the Wanderers. It was the first year of Wanderers' "hat-trick" of Final victories. Hughes thus became the first player to score more than once in an FA Cup final.
During the 1876-77 season, Hughes only made three reported appearances for Wanderers, all in the FA Cup. In the Cup Final Wanderers were again victorious, defeating Oxford University 2-1, with goals from William Lindsay and Jarvis Kenrick, with Arthur Kinnaird conceding an own goal for Oxford University.
Hughes teaching career prevented him from appearing for Wanderers over the next two seasons, but he returned in 1880-81 to make five appearances with two goals, both in the opening match of the season against Old Harrovians on 2 October 1880. By now Wanderers were in decline and Hughes played in their penultimate match against Harrow School in December 1882.
After abandoning his initial choice of a career in the legal profession, Hughes became a school master at Repton School from April to December 1878, and then at Brighton College from January to July 1879. He then returned to London and settled at Evelyn's School in Hillingdon where he remained until at least 1907.
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'''Frederick James "Freddie" Pethard''' (born 7 October 1950) is a former Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow.
Pethard began his career at Celtic but failed to make an impact on the first team and was released by the club. He signed for Cardiff City initially as understudy to the full back pairing of David Carver and Gary Bell but he eventually managed to break into the side and held his place for several years, despite suffering a number of minor injuries. He left in 1979 and signed for Torquay United where he spent three years before leaving league football.
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'''Fawzi Saadi''' (born January 12, 1985 in Alger, Algeria) is an Algerian football player who is currently playing for Bournemouth F.C. in the Wessex League.
He previously played for A.F.C. Bournemouth in League One, CR Belouizdad in the Algerian Championnat National and Bashley FC in the Southern League.
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'''James Lawrie''' (born 18 December 1990 in Dundonald, County Down) is a Northern Irish international footballer who currently plays for Port Vale in League Two. The striker has represented Northern Ireland at youth level and in 2009 earned his first senior cap.
One of the most promising players to come through the Port Vale youth system in recent years, during the summer of 2009 he picked up interest from top-flight clubs.
Lawrie attended Middlewich High School in Middlewich, Cheshire, England.
Lawrie worked his way through the Port Vale youth team and in July 2007 was offered his first professional contract.
The young striker's progress attracted attention from top flight clubs during the 2009-10 pre-season. The Daily Star reported that David Moyes was interested in bringing Lawrie in for a trial at Everton. Vale chairman Bill Bratt did in fact give permission for a trial, Lawrie spending the last week of July with ''the Toffees'', though manager Micky Adams denied it being a trial per se. Regardless of semantics, nothing came of the week at Goodison Park, Everton having apparently ended their interest in the young striker. Adams believed the experience benefited the player: "''All these experiences can help James and benefit him in the long term.''" He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat.
Lawrie earned four caps in the under-17 side, scoring against Iceland to earn a 2-2 draw after coming on as a substitute on 19 March 2007.
In the under-19 side Lawrie scored three goals in his first six games. His first came against Belgium in a 5-4 victory Milk Cup on 30 July 2008, Lawrie scored the opener and was described as a "''dominant figure''". His second goal was against Iceland in a 2-0 win on 8 September. His third came against England in a 3-1 loss on 10 October.
He won his first caps for the under-21 side on 19 August 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Poland. Later in the month he was also a substitute in a 4-1 loss to Ukraine and two months later he came on in a 3-1 win over Scotland.
Lawrie was then called up to the Northern Ireland B team for a friendly with the Scotland B team on 6 May 2009. Upon announcing the teenagers call-up manager Nigel Worthington stated his belief that Lawrie would earn a full cap in the future. He came on as a 31st minute substitute.
Following his senior debut, he continued at youth level in the 2009 Milk Cup, Lawrie scored the under-19's last minute winner over Germany at the Riada Stadium, the game finishing 3-2. Two days later he scored the opener of a 3-0 win over Bulgaria. In the final, the Irish beat Denmark 2-0, Lawrie providing the cross for Josh Magennis to score the opener. Lawrie came away with the -The One- Player of the Tournament award.
His fourth under-21 cap came on 12 August 2009, as he won a penalty in a 2-1 friendly defeat to Portugal. The next month he missed out on further call-ups to the under-21 squad, as he had an operation to remove his appendix. He returned to the squad following his recovery, scoring in a 2-1 defeat in Iceland in the 2011 under-21 Euro qualifier.
In May 2009 it was announced that Lawrie was to be called up to the full Northern Ireland squad for the first time in a friendly with Italy on 6 June 2009. He picked up his first senior cap in the game, coming on as a late substitute as the Italians came out 3-0 winners.
Lawrie is a Manchester United supporter and is an admirer of former ''Red Devils'' captain Roy Keane.
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.''
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.''
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.''
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.''
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.''
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'''Donald Roland "Roley" Williams''' (born 10 July 1927 in Swansea) is a former Welsh professional footballer.
Williams was playing Welsh league football for Milford United when he was spotted by Cardiff City manager Cyril Spiers. A number of clubs were interested at the time, including his home town club Swansea Town, but he signed a contract with Cardiff in February 1949. Despite suffering numerous small injuries during his seven years at the club, he quickly became a regular in the side providing numerous chances for the club's prolific striker Wilf Grant to score 26 goals during the 1951-52 season. His injuries meant he never played a full season for the club and in 1956 he ws allowed to leave and join Northampton Town. His spell at the club was brief and he moved into non-league football with Bath City and Lovells Athletic before retiring.
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'''Ryan Jones''' (born 23 July 1973) is a Welsh football midfielder.
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'''Wayne Collins''' (born 4 March 1969) is an English football midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	17106121
'''Simon Stewart''' (born 1 November 1973) is an English football defender.
-DOCSTART-	17112571
'''Jonjo Shelvey''' (born 27 February 1992) is a professional English footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic.
Born in Romford, Shelvey made his breakthrough in the 2007-08 season after scoring 14 goals in 23 appearances for Charlton's Under 18s - including 9 goals during Charlton's FA Youth Cup run. He was also impressive for Charlton's reserves and made a promising home debut against Coventry City.
Shelvey captained the England Under 16s to glory in the 2007 Victory Shield scoring three goals in three games.
In October 2008 he made his debut for the England Under 17s  and scored in a 7-0 win over Estonia.
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'''Scott Andrew Wagstaff''' (born 31 March 1990 in Maidstone) is an English footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic.
Wagstaff joined Charlton at the age of 8 after being spotted at a Charlton Athletic Community course, in January 2008 he was given a two-and-a-half year professional contract by Charlton manager Alan Pardew he then captained Charlton's Under 18s on their run to the FA Youth Cup quarter finals. He made his debut in April 2008 against , in the same match as Jonjo Shelvey made his debut.
Wagstaff joined Bournemouth on a month's loan in August 2008 and to Northwich Victoria FC for a month in November 2008.
Wagstaff scored his first goal for Charlton in a league game against Walsall on 22 August 2009.
-DOCSTART-	17128247
'''Phil Warner''' (born 2 February 1979) is an English football defender, who currently plays for Totton.
-DOCSTART-	17128364
'''Russell Watkinson''' (born 3 December 1977) is an English football midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	17128469
'''Peter Whiston''' (born 4 January 1968) is a retired English football defender.
-DOCSTART-	17128567
'''Steve Wood''' (born 2 February 1963) is a retired English football defender.
-DOCSTART-	17128902
Hegan was born in Coventry, and attended Bablake School. On leaving school, he attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, going on to represent both the college and the Army whilst serving with the 1st Dublin Fusiliers.
He made his Corinthians debut on 27 December 1919 in a 7-2 victory over The Army. Ironically, he was due to play for the Army, but was "lent" to the Corinthians, who turned up for the match three players short.
During the 1920s and early 1930s he played in many of Corinthians' more important matches, including most of their FA Cup ties. He was a member of the Corinthian team that defeated Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in the First Round of the cup on 12 January 1924, before going out to West Bromwich Albion in the second round. In 1925-26, Corinthian met Manchester City on 9 January 1926; after a 3-3 draw in the first match (in which Hegan scored once, with Norman Creek scoring the others), Corinthian lost the replay 4-0. In 1927, he again scored in a 4-0 victory over Walsall in the third round, before a 3-1 defeat by Newcastle United at Crystal Palace in front of a crowd of 56,338.
He was an occasional member of the Corinthians' foreign tours. His last match for Corinthian came in Denmark on 16 April 1933 against a Combined Danish XI. His military duties prevented him going on the next tour to Holland and curtailed his football career. Between 1919 and 1933, he played 167 matches for Corinthian scoring 50 goals.
He earned 23 caps for England at amateur level, including at the 1920 Olympics held in Antwerp, when Great Britain were eliminated in a 3-1 defeat by Norway. He also earned four full caps for England. His debut came on 19 March 1923 in a 6-1 victory over Belgium, when he scored England's first two goals. His next appearance came in the first senior international played against France on 10 May 1923 which England won 4-1. The first and last goals were scored by Hegan while the second came from the Sunderland forward Charlie Buchan
He also appeared in the Home International Championship match against Northern Ireland on 20 October 1923 (lost 2-1) and against Belgium on 1 November (2-2 draw).
During the Second World War, he was awarded the OBE; he retired from the Army in July 1949, having attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
His card is No. 15 of 50 in the 1926 cigarette card series ''Football Caricatures by 'Mac''' issued by John Player and Sons.
-DOCSTART-	17128947
'''Mark David Kelly''' (born 7 October, 1966 in Blackpool) is an English former professional footballer.
Kelly began his career at Shrewsbury Town, but never made a league appearance for the side. In 1987 he became Cardiff City manager Frank Burrows first signing of the season and went on to make his debut on the opening day of the season in a 1-1 draw with Leyton Orient. He appeared in a total of thirty-six matches in his first season and was a regular in the side for another two years before joining Fulham in 1990. He spent three seasons at the London club before dropping out of professional football.
-DOCSTART-	17131982
'''Bob McAuley''' (born August 24, 1904 in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland) was an early twentieth century Scottish-Canadian football (soccer) fullback. He played professionally in Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland and the United States in addition to earning two caps with the Scottish national team in 1931.
While born in Scotland, McAuley grew up in Montreal. At some point, he began playing for Lachine. He then moved to Montreal Carsteel, showing on Montreal's roster on August 3, 1925 and again on August 1, 1927, both times as Montreal Carsteel lost the Carls-Rite Cup to Toronto. He is also reported as having played for the Grenadier Guards.
In 1925, McAuley moved to the United States and signed with the Providence Clamdiggers of the American Soccer League. He played two and a half seasons in Providence before transferring to the Fall River Marksmen half way through the 1927-1928 season. He remained with the Marksmen until the spring of 1930.
He then returned to Canada where he played for Bluebonnets when they won the Quebec Cup on September 1930. At some point during the 1930-1931 season, McAuley signed with Rangers F.C. in the Scottish Football League. In 1932, he transferred to Chelsea F.C. in the Football League. He spent part of four seasons with Chelsea before moving to Cardiff City for a season. In 1937, he signed as a player-manager with Sligo Rovers of the League of Ireland. He then moved to Workington A.F.C. for the 1938-1939 season before finishing with Raith Rovers in 1939.
McAuley earned two caps with the Scottish national team. The first was a 3-1 victory over Ireland on September 19, 1931 and the second a 3-2 victory over Wales on October 31, 1931.
-DOCSTART-	17133248
'''Charles Frederick Rutter''' (born 22 December 1927) is a former English professional footballer. He was born in Bromley.
Rutter was playing non-league football for Taunton Town when he was spotted by Cardiff City who offered him a full contract with the club. He made his debut in a 0-0 draw with Doncaster Rovers in 1950. His performances in the 1951-52 season earnt him a call-up for the England B team. Towards the end of that season he sustained a serious knee injury in a match against Notts County which kept him out for the whole of the following season. On his return he found his place in the squad taken by Ron Stitfall and, although he stayed at the club until 1958, he struggled to break into the side again. He returned to non-league football after leaving Cardiff.
After his retirement from football, Rutter set up his own tropical bird business in Cardiff's central market.
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'''Alexander 'Sandy' McNab''' (born 27 December, 1911 in Glasgow, died September, 1962) was a Scotland international footballer. He played a leading role in two of Sunderland's greatest successes. He was on the pitch for the Championship clincher in 1936, and replaced injured captain Alex Hastings in the 1937 Cup Final.
In 1938, McNab joined West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -7,000 but war intervened and he went to various clubs on loan including 3 appearances for Newport County , Nottingham Forest, Northampton Town and Walsall. He eventually signed for Newport County in 1946. McNab later played for Dudley Town and Northwich Victoria before eventually
Now popular Rhyming Slang for Taxi, or Cab. Introduced into the Cockney language by David "Dizzy" Manning in the late 1990's
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'''George Charles James''' (2 February 1899 - 13 December 1976) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.
James was born in Oldbury. He joined West Bromwich Albion in January 1920 and remained with the club for nine years. In May 1929 he moved to Reading for a fee of -650, then in February 1930 he made a -300 move to Watford. James retired from football in May 1933, later becoming a pub licensee in West Bromwich, where he died in 1976.
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Sunderland Association Football Club was founded in 1879, and turned professional in 1886. This list contains all players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included. This includes those who have represented their country whilst playing for the club, and players who have set a club playing record, such as goalscoring or transfer fee records.
Jimmy Montgomery holds the record for Sunderland appearances, having played 627 matches between 1960 and 1977, followed by Len Ashurst who made 459 appearances. As of 21 March 2009, the player who has won most international caps while at the club is Charlie Hurley with 36 for Republic of Ireland. Alf Common became the first transfer to reach -1,000 after moving to Middlesbrough from Sunderland in 1905.
The goalscoring record is held by Bobby Gurney, with 227 goals in all competitions, in 390 appearances, scored between 1925 and 1950. Charlie Buchan is the next highest goalscorer, closely behind Gurney with 221 goals, in 411 games, from 1911 to 1925. Dave Halliday holds the record for the most goals scored in a season, set in 1928-29, with 43 league goals in 42 games in the First Division. Halliday also holds a high goalscoring ratio while at Sunderland, scoring 175 goals in 164 games, with a goal every 0.94 games. Defender Charlie Hurley was voted as Sunderland's "Player of the Century" in the club's centenary season in 1979.
As of the end of the 2007-08 season, 175 players have reached the milestone of 100 senior appearances for the club.
Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics are correct as of 11 May 2008.
Players with name in '''bold''' are Sunderland record holders.
Players with nationality in '''bold''' won full international caps for their country while with the club.
:A. : Club's most capped player with 36 appearances for Republic of Ireland.
:B. : First player to be transfered for -1000.
:D. : Most goals in a season (43) in 1928-29 season.
:E. : Named Sunderland's player of the century.
:F. : For a full description of positions see football positions.
:G. : The Date from column includes data of the year the player made his debut for the club, also including data of multiple spells at the club by a player.
:H. : The Date to column includes data of the year the player made his last appearances for the club.
:I. : All entries in this column are sourced to the player's individual page from The Stat Cat.
:J. : Club's first professional captain.
:K. : Most capped player for England of those playing for both Sunderland and the national side simultaneously.
:L. : Top goalscorer for England of those playing for both Sunderland and the national side simultaneously.
:M. : Represented England at both cricket and football.
:N. : Only player to have captained Sunderland, Newcastle United and Middlesbrough.
:P. : Captained 1973 FA Cup winning team.
:Q. : Scored 1973 FA Cup winning goal.
:R. : Club record transfer sale, -5,000,000, to Leeds United.
:S. : Served as Chairman-Manager before appointment of Roy Keane as manager in 2006-07 season.
:U. : International caps won while on loan from Manchester United.
:V. : Club record transfer purchase, -9,000,000, from Hearts.
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'''Herbert Montandon "Monty" Garland-Wells''' (14 November, 1907 - 6 June, 1993) was an English amateur cricketer. His first-class career, first with Oxford University and then with Surrey, lasted from 1927 until 1939, being terminated by the outbreak of World War II . He was a middle-order batsman and a bowler of medium-pace cutters. He captained Surrey in his final season. He was also a good enough footballer to play for the England amateur team in one match in 1930 as the goalkeeper. He subsequently played for Leyton Orient F.C., then known as Clapton Orient.
He was educated at St Paul's, before going up to Oxford. He was not selected to play for Oxford in the University Match against Cambridge University in 1927, but did so in 1928 (when he made 64 not out and 70), 1929 and 1930.
1928 was easily his best season with the bat. He reached one thousand runs for the only time, with 1270 at an average of 43.79. He also made two of his four centuries, including his highest score of 128.
After his university days, his batting declined. Even so, he, Errol Holmes and Freddie Brown, three amateurs of aggressive intent who often followed one another in the batting order, were referred to at Surrey as the "Biff-Bang Boys". His most memorable moment with the ball was to bowl Don Bradman for 32 in 1930 when he was en route to his thousand runs in May.
Under his captaincy in 1939, Surrey made an excellent start, but then faded to finish eighth, having been third the previous season. Nevertheless his Wisden obituary is complimentary about his leadership. He is described as displaying "a touch of unorthodoxy in the tradition of Percy Fender". He was liked by the professional players, showing no sign of any amateur aloofness. According to David Lemmon, he wrote: "For myself, I loved every moment of 1939 and other years when I played for Surrey."
At the end of the season, the war began, and his career as a solicitor prevented him from resuming in 1946. Thereafter his main sports were golf and bowls.
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'''Gary Bradshaw''' (born 30 December 1982 in Kingston upon Hull, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for North Ferriby United.
Bradshaw started his career with Hull City in 1999.
He then moved onto Harrogate Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, where he made 15 appearances and scored four goals before joining North Ferriby United in the autumn of 2003.
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'''Karen Walker''' was a brave centre forward known for scoring with her head. She played for Doncaster Belles for 17 years, starting at the age of 16, and began playing for England as a teenager, notching up 83 Caps and scoring a record 40 goals until she retired as an international in 2003. She is particularly remembered for her performances in the 1995 World Cup in Sweden, in attack, but also when needed as a left back. She finished her career playing for Leeds United, and in her very last game, against Arsenal in the 2006 FA Cup Final, she left the pitch to a standing ovation.
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'''Danny Gay''' (born 5 August 1982 in King's Lynn, Norfolk) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Chelmsford City during the 2008-09 season. He made eleven appearances in Football League Two for Southend United between 2001 and 2003.
Gay graduated through the youth, academy and reserve sides at Norwich City
-DOCSTART-	17162643
'''Michael "Mickey" Lewis''', (born 15 February 1965), is a former English professional footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion, Derby County and Oxford United. He later became caretaker manager and is currently the assistant manager at Oxford United.
-DOCSTART-	17163374
'''George Nicholson''' (born 12 May 1905 in Pelaw, Gateshead, County Durham) is a former English professional footballer.
Nicholson did not begin his professional football career until the relatively late age of twenty-five. He had been working as a miner while playing amateur football but in 1931 he was spotted by a scout from Bolton Wanderers. The scout had originally travelled to the match to watch another player but quickly moved to sign up Nicholson. He made his debut in a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in September 1931 and was a regular for the club until he was displaced by Harry Goslin. He spent time in the clubs reserves and jumped at the chance to play first team football again when he signed for Cardiff City in 1936. He was one of seven new signings made by the club in an attempt to steady the club which had been in decline for several years. He remained with the club for three years before signing for Oldham Athletic in 1939, however the outbreak of World War II soon after meant he never made an appearance for the club.
-DOCSTART-	17168008
'''Neal James Bartlett''' (born 7 April 1975) is an English football midfielder. He played professionally for Southampton and Hereford United.
Bartlett was born in Southampton and after playing for the city schools, he joined Southampton F.C. as a trainee. He signed as an associate schoolboy in June 1990, and his first professional contract in July 1993.
He made a handful of appearances at the start of the following season, making his first start on 25 August 1993 when his cross in the 11th minute was volleyed home by Matthew Le Tissier for the opening goal in a 5-1 victory over Swindon Town.
After being released by Southampton in 1994, he joined Fareham Town for the rest of the season. He then spent the summer of 1995 with Swedish side BK Hcken before signing for New Forest club Bashley in November 1995. After an unsuccessful trial with Swansea City in August 1996,
He made his Hereford debut on 21 September 1996, as a late substitute for Gareth Stoker, in Hereford's 3-0 win at home to Rochdale. He made two further appearances, both as substitute, before being released.
He left Hereford in March 1997, moving to Newport County where he remained until the end of the season
By now, Bartlett had abandoned plans for a full-time career in football and in March 1999 he enlisted in the Army, joining the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.
In the summer of 2002, after playing for the Combined Services, he was approached by Port Vale but declined to resurrect his professional football career, deciding to remain a full-time soldier.
Whilst based at Catterick Garrison, Bartlett spent a year and a half as assistant manager and central midfielder for Shildon leaving them in October 2006 to join Ballyclare Comrades,
-DOCSTART-	17168248
'''Frankie Bennett''' (born 3 January 1969) is an English former professional football forward.
Bennett played for Halesowen Town before joining Southampton in February 1993 for a fee of -7,500. He played 19 times, mainly as a substitute, before joining Shrewsbury Town on loan in October 1996 and moved to Bristol Rovers the following month for a fee of -3,000.
He joined Exeter City on non-contract terms in February 2000, but left to join Forest Green Rovers the following month. He moved to Aberystwyth Town and then followed manager Frank Gregan to Weston-super-Mare. He joined Bath City in June 2002.
-DOCSTART-	17168485
'''Matthew Bound''' (born 9 November 1972) is an English football defender who currently plays for Conference South side Weymouth.
-DOCSTART-	17168747
'''Wesley Boyle''' (born 30 March 1979) from Northern Ireland is a football midfielder, who currently plays for Portadown. Boyle started his career as an apprentice with Leeds United.
-DOCSTART-	17179771
'''Albert Andrew James Larmour''' (born 23 August 1947) is a former Northern Irish professional footballer. He was born in Belfast.
Starting his career at Linfield, he joined Cardiff City in 1972 for -12,000. Initially struggling to establish himself, it wasn't until the 1974-75 season that he began to make an impact on the first team, scoring his only goal for the club during a 5-2 loss to Wrexham in the second leg of the Welsh Cup final. He helped them to promotion the following year before losing his place in the 1978-79 season when Cardiff paid -65,000 to bring Hull City defender Dave Roberts to the club. He joined Torquay United instead, being handed captaincy on his arrival and spending two years at the club before retiring.
-DOCSTART-	17182500
Ashton was born in Calcutta, India and was the youngest of four sons of Hubert Shorrock Ashton and of Victoria Alexandrina Ashton (ne Inglis). His brothers included Hubert, Gilbert and Percy all of whom played first-class cricket.
Claude was educated at Winchester College where he was captain of cricket, football, racquets and fives. He then went up to Cambridge University and earned his blue at hockey, cricket and football. Although he became football captain in his third year at University, he was unable to take part in the 1923 match against Oxford University.
Ashton first played for the University Cricket eleven in May 1921, and in 1921 he made 557 runs for the university at an average of 46.41. His best scores were 101 not out off the Surrey bowlers at the Oval and with 98 against M.C.C. at Lord's. In the match against Oxford University in July, he played alongside his brothers Gilbert (captain) and Hubert making 48 runs (with Hubert scoring 118) as Cambridge won by an innings and 24 runs.
After the varsity match, Claude joined Hubert at Essex with only modest success, scoring 240 at an average of 18.46. With one appearance for the England XI against Australia, his aggregate for the season was 798 at an average of 29.55.
In July 1922, he again joined Hubert (now captain) in the varsity match which was won by an innings and 100 runs, after Hubert (on 90) (with Percy Chapman on 102) declared at 403 for four wickets. As a result Claude was unable to bat and only bowled three overs without claiming a wicket. Rain interfered with many matches in 1922 but Claude-s aggregate for the University and Essex for the year was 797 runs, average 28.46. His best performance came in early August against Middlesex, when he scored 110 not out in a drawn match.
For 1923, he succeeded his two elder brothers as captain of Cambridge University, but was unable to emulate his brothers in the varsity match. Oxford batted all the first day, and during the night a severe thunderstorm with a deluge of rain completely altered the conditions at Lord's, with the result that Cambridge were dismissed twice and beaten on the Tuesday by an innings and 227 runs, the most overwhelming defeat in the whole series of University matches and the three most decisive results to occur consecutively. Claude thus ended his time with the university in rather dismal circumstances.
In the 1923 season as a whole, however, he amassed 916 runs at an average of 24.75, and claimed 50 wickets with his medium-pace bowling, together with 21 catches.
Over the next few years, his business commitments restricted his cricket and between 1930 and 1933 he played no first class cricket. After a five year absence from first class cricket, he returned for Essex at the end of May 1934 in a match against Kent at Brentwood. In an astonishing match Kent scored 803 for four wickets, with Bill Ashdown scoring 332, Frank Woolley 172 and Les Ames 202 n.o. (185 runs were scored off Ashton-s 31 overs). In reply, Essex managed 408 in the first innings, with centuries from Dudley Pope and Jack O-Connor, while Ashton could only contribute 11. Following on, Essex were bowled out for 203, with Ashton making 71 not out.
A few days later, he made his highest first class score of 118 against Surrey (again at Brentwood), helping O'Connor put on 287 for the fifth wicket, a then Essex record, in a total of 570, which brought victory by an innings and 192. The stand occupied only two hours twenty minutes, and the fourth hundred of the innings came in 38 minutes. The combined total of runs scored in these two matches was 2362. In six games for Essex in 1934, Ashton scored 416 runs and headed the averages with 59.42.
His fourth and final century came against Gloucestershire in July 1936, when he scored 100 in a drawn match, thereby passing a career total of 4500 runs.
His first class cricket career spanned 18 years from 1921 to 1938 during which he scored an aggregate of 4723 runs at an average of 24.98, took 139 wickets as a bowler, and held 113 catches.
At Cambridge University, he became football captain in his third year, but unable to take part in the 1923 match against Oxford University. After graduating, he played for Old Wykehamists, and he, Hubert and Gilbert occupied the inside-forward positions for Old Wykehamists in Arthur Dunn Cup ties.
Whilst at university, he joined his two brothers at Corinthian, making his first appearance on 18 December 1920 playing at wing-half in a 4-2 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion. In the next match, against the Isthmian League, he played at inside left alongside his two brothers. Over the next two seasons he generally played as a forward, before reverting to left-half in 1923-24, occasionally dropping back into defence. On 29 November 1924 he played in goal against Oxford University deputising for Benjamin Howard Baker.
For the 1925-26 season, he was restored to the forward line with great success. Over the next five seasons, he scored 103 goals from 89 appearances, including five goals against Northern Nomads on 24 December 1927, United Hospitals on 20 October 1928 and The Army on 19 January 1929. In 1932 he dropped back into midfield and ended his career with the Corinthians in November 1934.
His final appearance for Corinthian came in an FA Cup first round tie against Watford on 24 November 1934, which was lost 2-0. In his fifteen seasons with Corinthian, he appeared in all 20 FA Cup ties played by Corinthian, scoring seven goals including a pair against Walsall on 8 January 1927 and a hat-trick in a 5-0 victory at Norwich City in the third round on 12 January 1929. His first goal against Norwich came at thirty minutes when he scored with a drive, following a pass from Kenneth Hegan. He increased the lead two minutes before the break after a cross from Hegan, when he "proceeded to slot the ball gently past the surprised goalkeeper". His third goal came near the end of the game when he ran through to complete his hat-trick. He also scored Corinthian's consolation goal in a 3-1 defeat by Newcastle United at Crystal Palace in front of a crowd of 56,338 on 29 January 1927.
In his career with Corinthian, he played a total of 208 matches, only exceeded by Tommy Whewell and Benjamin Howard Baker, and scored 145 goals.
He was selected for the England national team for the match against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast on 24 October 1925, and was appointed captain for his solitary appearance for the full national side, playing at centre-forward. He did not have a particularly memorable game, failing to "give cohesion to his line and his shooting was weak". He was generally considered to be a good tackler and dribbler, but weak in the air. The game ended in a 0-0 draw. He was the last player to captain England in his only international.
He also made 12 appearances for the England Amateur XI.
Whilst at Cambridge, he twice played hockey against Oxford. After retiring from football, he joined the Beckenham hockey club and was given a trial for England.
On graduating from Cambridge University, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and later worked in the London Stock Exchange.
He was married to Isabel Norman-Butler and had three children. His wife's sister was married to George Abell who played cricket for Worcestershire and Oxford University.
He was commissioned as an acting pilot officer in No. 909 (County of Essex) (Balloon) Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force on 5 July 1938, he was promoted to flying officer later that year. He was called to active service at the outbreak of the Second World War, and was promoted flight lieutenant on 18 September 1939. On 25 February 1942 he transferred to the General Duties Branch for flight training, reverting to the rank of flying officer. He was posted to No. 256 Squadron RAF and was killed on 31 October 1942,
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'''Gary Plumley''' (born 24 March 1956 in Birmingham) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newport County, Hereford United and Cardiff City, and in the Hong Kong First Division League for Happy Valley.
A goalkeeper, Plumley made 187 appearances for Newport County in four spells with the club between 1976 and 1987. He was part of the team that won the Welsh Cup and were promoted to the Third Division in the 1979-80 season, and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup, holding eventual runners-up Carl Zeiss Jena to a draw in the away leg before losing 1-0 at home.
Plumley also played for Hereford United, Cardiff City, Happy Valley and Ebbw Vale.
Plumley's father Eddie was chief executive of Watford, a family connection which led to him making a one-off appearance in the 1987 FA Cup semi-final. Watford goalkeeper Tony Coton broke a finger two weeks before the game leaving manager Graham Taylor needing to find cover for Steve Sherwood after the transfer deadline. In desperation, Taylor suggested to Eddie Plumley that they sign his son, who had by then retired from football. Plumley signed, Sherwood dislocated a finger, so Plumley played; Tottenham Hotspur won the match 4-1.
Plumley became an estate agent in Newport.
-DOCSTART-	17185718
'''William Clifford "Cliff" Nugent''' (born 3 March 1929 in Islington) is a former English professional footballer.
Nugent was playing non-league football for Headington United when Cardiff City manager Cyril Spiers spotted him and brought him to Ninian Park in January 1951. He did not make his debut for the club until the following season, in a 1-0 win over Hull City, but he eventually managed to force his way into the side during the 1953-54 season. He scored his first goal for Cardiff in a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1954. He helped the club avoid relegation on the final day of the season in the next season but injury ruled him out for all but one game during the 1955-56 campaign, making an incredible return the next year by scoring a hattrick during a 7-0 thrashing of Barnsley.
He left the club in November 1958 and signed for Mansfield Town where he spent two years before moving into non-league football with Weymouth.
-DOCSTART-	17186330
'''William "Billy" Rees''' (10 March 1924 - 27 July 1996) was a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international.
Rees was born in Pwllcarn Terrace, Blaengarw. He had been working as a coal miner while playing amateur football for Caernarvon Rovers when he was spotted by Cardiff City manager Cyril Spiers. He made eighty-three appearances in wartime fixtures for the club, scoring seventy-four times, as well as appearing in a wartime international for Wales against England in May 1945. With the Football League returning following the end of the war Rees became a major part of the side, helping them to promotion in the first season. He finished as top scorer the following year but at the end of the 1948-49 season his good form saw Tottenham Hotspur take him to London for -14,000, just weeks after winning the first of his four Wales caps against Northern Ireland.
Early into his Tottenham career he suffered from a number of minor injuries which caused his form to severely dip and he found himself out of the side. He was quickly sold to Leyton Orient at the end of the season for -14,500. He managed to return to form with Orient and spent six years at the club before ending his career with spells at non-league sides Headington United and Kettering Town.
Following his retiremnt from football he worked as a plant operator before later joining a pharmaceutical company based in Bridgend.
-DOCSTART-	17187346
'''Chris Hamon''' (born 27 April 1970) is a football forward from Jersey. He played for the Jersey national team for the 1991 Island Games, scoring 4 goals (including a hat-trick against Greenland.
-DOCSTART-	17187581
'''John Hendry''' (born 6 January 1970) is a Scottish football forward.
-DOCSTART-	17187820
'''Danny Hill''' (born 1 October 1974) is an English football midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	17188078
Having impressed in non-league football he made a -150,000 move from Conference side Kingstonian to the Premiership with West Ham United in November 1998. However he failed to break into the first team, making just one substitute appearance in the 2-2 with Liverpool at Anfield in February 1999. Subsequent loan spells with Leyton Orient and Exeter City and a return to Kingstonian failed to reignite his career and he was released by West Ham in 2001. He then joined Wycombe Wanderers and played there for three seasons. He also had later spells with Crawley Town, Hornchurch, and Havant & Waterlooville.
-DOCSTART-	17191980
'''Sam McMahon''' (born February 10, 1976 in Newark, England) is a football (soccer) midfielder, who plays for Stamford. He started his career with Leicester City in 1994, but was on the fringes of the first team and then had a brief spell with Cambridge United in 1999, before signing for Stevenage Borough, where his stay was marred by injuries and he was released in 2003. He then had trials with Kettering and Burton Albion and eventually signed for the latter, spending one season also having problems with injuries, which again caused him to be released and he joined Hinckley United, and in 2005 joined King's Lynn. Another season long stay and he joined Stamford, where he plays now.
-DOCSTART-	17193141
'''William "Billy" Grimshaw''' (born 30 April 1892 in Burnley) was a former English professional footballer.
Grimshaw began his career with his hometown club Burnley but was unable to force his way into the side and was released. He had a spell playing non-league football at Colne before signing for Bradford City in 1913, remaining with the side up until the outbreak of the First World War. At the end of the war in 1919 he joined Cardiff City and played in their first ever season in the Football League during the 1920-21 season. Following the arrival of Jimmy Gill in 1920 he was moved to outside right and was a virtual ever present for the next three years before losing his place to Denis Lawson. He was sold to Sunderland, making 70 appearances for the club before retiring and becoming a licensee in Bradford.
-DOCSTART-	17193337
'''Frank Leslie "Les" Talbot''' (born 3 August 1910) is a former English professional footballer. He was born in Hednesford, Staffordshire.
Talbot began his career playing non-league football for his hometown side Hednesford Town before signing for Blackburn Rovers in 1930. Several years later he secured a first team place in the side, but was sold to Cardiff City in 1936 as part of a two player deal which saw Albert Pinxton also travel to Ninian Park. At the time of his signing the club had been in decline over the five previous seasons, but Talbot was part of the side that managed to improve the club's fortunes. In 1939 he was sold to Walsall, but the outbreak of World War II meant he only played one season for the club, the 1946-47 season, before retiring. During the war he also guested for Bath City. Following his retirement he remained active in football as a coach, including working in the Netherlands during the 1970s.
-DOCSTART-	17196208
'''Walter John Alsford''' (6 November 1911 - 3 June 1968) was an English football player who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest, as well as the English national side.
-DOCSTART-	17196322
'''Andrew Amos''' (20 September 1863 - 2 October 1931) was an English amateur football player who played for Cambridge University, Old Carthusians, Corinthian and Hitchin Town, as well as making two appearances for the English national side. He subsequently became an ordained minister in the Church of England
Amos was born in Southwark, London and was educated at Charterhouse School, where he was a member of the school football team in 1882. He then went up to Clare College, Cambridge and was awarded his blue in 1884.
After graduating he played football for the Old Carthusians as well as joining the Corinthian amateur club which had been founded two years earlier. He joined Corinthian in time for their December 1884 tour of the north of England when they played seven matches against professional clubs in eight days.
The first match of the tour was against the FA Cup holders, Blackburn Rovers and, according to Rob Cavallini in his ''History of the Corinthian Football Club'', "''what happened next was truly remarkable and firmly established the Corinthian FC as a major power in the football world (as) Corinthian FC simply overwhelmed the FA Cup holders at their own stadium 8-1''" Amos played at centre half in this match and amongst the goalscorers was Tinsley Lindley with three goals. Amos played in five of the seven tour matches.
His England call up came, as an Old Carthusians player, for the Home International Championship match against Scotland on 21 March 1885 when Amos played at left-half in a 1-1 draw. His next international call-up came a year later against Wales. Until recently the second goal in this match was credited to Tinsley Lindley but a review of contemporary records revealed that Amos scored the goal, and this is now recognized by most current reference sources.
Amos continued to play for Corinthian until November 1889, and made 47 appearances. He subsequently played for Hitchin Town.
Amos was ordained in 1887 and ministered in London from 1889 to October 1921, when he became Rector of Rotherhithe until his death in 1931.
He also served as a councillor on Bermondsey Borough Council and was later elected as an alderman.
-DOCSTART-	17196414
'''Rupert Darnley Anderson''' O.B.E., (born 29 April 1859 in Liverpool) was an English football player who played for Old Etonians, as well as the English national side.
-DOCSTART-	17198803
'''Clifford "Cliff" Godfrey''' (born 17 February 1909) is a former English professional footballer. He was born in Baildon, Yorkshire.
Godfrey began his carer at Guiseley while also working as a miner. In 1928 he signed for Bradford Park Avenue and, despite spending six seasons at the club, never fully managed to hold down a first team place. He was allowed to join Cardiff City in 1935 where he did manage to establish himself in the side, being ever present during the 1936-37 season, as well as captaining the side on numerous occasions. At the start of the 1937-38 season he scored his only goal for the club in a 4-1 win over Northampton Town. In 1938 he moved to Walsall where he played in the last season before the outbreak of World War II. He continued to play for the club during the war but retired before the return of the Football League in 1946.
-DOCSTART-	17200426
'''Charlie David W. Clough''' (born 4 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bristol Rovers.
Originally from Taunton in Somerset, Clough was admitted into the Bristol Rovers youth set-up, based at the Bristol Academy of Sport, and was promoted to the first-team squad in the summer of 2007. His debut came in a Football League One match against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Memorial Stadium on 26 April 2008, when he came off the bench after 68 minutes.
At the start of the 2008-09 season he was sent to Mangotsfield United on a month's loan in order to gain some first team experience. The loan was later extended to a second month.
-DOCSTART-	17201765
'''Francis "Frank" Harris''' (born 5 April 1908) is a former English professional footballer. He was born in Catshill.
Harris began his football career at non-league sides Cradley Heath and Bromsgrove Rovers while working as a mechanic. In 1928 he signed for Cardiff City, scoring on his home debut in a 2-1 win over Leicester City. It took him several years to fully establish himself in the side as numerous minor injuries forced him in and out of the first team before missing just two games during the 1931-32 season. In 1933 he was sold to Charlton Athletic, who were also suffering from a slump in recent years but Harris was part of the team that helped the club win two consecutive promotions to return to the top flight. After leaving Charlton he finished his career at Brierley Hill Alliance.
-DOCSTART-	17202323
'''James "Jay" Bell''' (born November 24, 1989, in Liverpool, England) is a footballer, who is currently at Marine AFC. He previously played for Accrington Stanley for 3 years and made his Football League debut on April 26, 2008 in the League Two clash with Wrexham which ended in a 3-1 win to Stanley. He also made a few appearances for Bala Town FC.
-DOCSTART-	17205543
'''Paul Gladstone Mahorn''' (born 13 August 1973) is an English former football forward.
Mahorn started his career with Tottenham Hotspur and made his senior debut on 22 January 1993, in a 2-1 defeat at Swindon Town. He played three games on loan with Fulham in 1993 and eight games whilst on loan with Burnley in 1996. He returned to ''Spurs'' in time for a run of three games in September 1997, one in the League Cup against Carlisle (in which he scored)
He later had brief spells with Stevenage Borough, Cambridge City and Cambridge United before the former top flight player disappeared off the football scene.
-DOCSTART-	17205618
'''Paul Marquis''' (born 29 August 1972) is an English football defender.
-DOCSTART-	17205717
'''Scott James Mean''' (born 13 December 1973) is an English former football midfielder. Described by BBC journalist Tom Fordyce as having "''dashing good looks, very ordinary skills''", after retiring from football he turned his hand to acting.
Mean began his career with Bournemouth, playing close to 100 games over the course of the 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. His form and potential earned him a -100,000 move to Premiership side West Ham United in November 1996. Highly rated at Upton Park, he was seen as having a promising career ahead of him at the top level. To aid in his development he was loaned out to First Division Port Vale at the start of the 1998-99 season. However, just 80 minutes into his Vale debut he suffered a knee injury that would virtually end his career as a professional footballer. Quickly returning to West Ham, he recovered to play again, but not to the same level as he once had seemed destined to.
In the summer of 1999 he returned to previous club Bournemouth on a free transfer, back in the Second Division. He played regular football in the 1999-2000 season, scoring on his return to Dean Court on 7 August in a 2-1 win over Cambridge United. Despite playing 40 competitive games he was released in May 2000, not in demand the next season in the Football League he dropped down to the Conference with Kingstonian. He played two games for ''the K's'' in October 2000, both were away defeats, both saw Mean receiving yellow cards. Before the month was out he had joined Crawley Town in the Southern Football League. His professional days long over and by May 2007 he was only competing in pub football.
After his footballing career was cut short, Mean decided to become an actor appearing in two football related productions. He played the England footballer "Parksey" alongside Ricky Tomlinson in the Mike Bassett: England Manager film before a stint in Sky1 series Dream Team, playing Robbie Walsh.
Recently he has made appearances in various TV shows, most notably; The Bill and EastEnders.
-DOCSTART-	17207906
'''Roger de Winton Kelsall Winlaw''' (28 March 1912 - 31 October 1942) was an English amateur cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Surrey. A pre-war member of the RAF Volunteer Reserve, he died as a result of a mid-air collision in a training accident in the Second World War.
Winlaw was born in Morden, Surrey and was educated at Winchester College. At Winchester he won the Rugby Fives National Schools Doubles Championships in 1931 with HJH (John) Lamb, the only Wykehamist pair to have done so up until 2005 (when it was won by WA Ellison and HK Mohammed), and in addition won the Singles twice (1930 and 1931). On going up to Cambridge University in 1931, he continued as Lamb's Fives partner in 1932, 1933 and 1934.
Winlaw was a member of the Winchester College cricket eleven from 1928 to 1931, and was captain in the last two seasons. His best year was 1930, when he headed both the batting and bowling averages.
At Cambridge University, he received his Blue in 1932, making his first class debut against Yorkshire on 11 May 1932. Over three seasons with Cambridge, he made 30 appearances scoring 1938 runs at an average of 43.06.
His best year was 1934, when he was second to John Human in the batting averages with 977 runs at 57.47, and hit five centuries, the highest being 161 not out against Essex at Fenner's. He hit two centuries in the match against Glamorgan at Cardiff. The other centuries came at Fenner's - 104 against Yorkshire and 103 against the Free Foresters amateur side.
He also played in nine county matches for Surrey in 1934, scoring 341 runs, average 28.41, and his full aggregate amounted to 1,330, average 42.90. His best score was 91 against Sussex at The Oval. He was also prominent in the Middlesex match, scoring 61 in the first innings, and then, having been forced to retire injured in the second innings, resuming when the ninth wicket fell and helping Ted Brooks achieve victory by one wicket.
Winlaw also played for Bedfordshire in the Minor Counties from 1932. He captained Bedfordshire in 1935, and headed the averages with 85 for an aggregate of 425. In 1936, they rose to fourth in the Minor Counties Championship, the best season since 1905. Winlaw's fielding, generally at mid-off, was highly rated though his batting was less successful. He played for Bedfordshire through to 1939.
He played three times in the University Association football match on the right wing, being captain in his last year. Before joining the Royal Air Force, Winlaw was a master at Harrow School. He also played football for Corinthian making five appearances between 1934 and 1937 playing at inside-left, scoring twice.
He was already a sergeant in the RAF Volunteer Reserve when he was commissioned as a pilot officer on probation on 3 February 1938, and promoted to flying officer on 3 August 1939. He was called to active service with the Royal Air Force on the outbreak of the Second World War, and promoted flight lieutenant on 3 September 1940, and squadron leader on 1 March 1942. He was a member of No. 256 Squadron RAF when he was killed on 31 October 1942
His widow Marsali Mary Seal de Winlaw, a schoolmistress, re-married to John Montgomery in 1945; their son was Hugh Massingberd, (born Hugh John Montgomery in 1946) who became an eminent journalist.
-DOCSTART-	17209670
Hemmingfield was born in Ecclesfield, Sheffield in August 1875 and played as an amateur for Mexborough Town F.C. before joining Sheffield Wednesday for the 1898-99 season. He scored for Wednesday on his debut against Nottingham Forest on September 10 1898 and ended that season as top scorer for the club with eight goals. However, Wednesday were relegated from Division One at the end of that season and Hemmingfield joined Grimsby Town for the following campaign.
Hemmingfield made 101 appearances for Grimsby in his three seasons with them, he won a Second Division championship medal in 1901-02. Hemmingfield returned to Sheffield Wednesday in August 1903 for a fee of -75, however he failed to become a regular in the team which were First Division champions in 1903-04 and made only 25 appearance in four seasons. He retired in May 1907 and became coach at Grimsby Town. He returned to Sheffield Wednesday as a coach between June 1928 and May 1931. He lived the rest of his life in the Grimsby area and died at Cleethorpes on June 11 1953.
-DOCSTART-	17210455
'''Paul Robson''' (born August 4, 1983 in Hull) is an English soccer player who currently plays for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USL Second Division.
Robson was on the books of Doncaster Rovers as a youth team player until 2001, when he joined Charlton Athletic. His contract was extended in 2002, but injury disrupted his 2002-03 season, he failed to break through to the first team, and in June 2003, the 19-year-old Robson was released. Robson then went on to sign for Northern Premier League team Bridlington Town.
Robson relocated to the United States in 2005 in search of a soccer career; he signed with the Long Island Rough Riders in the USL Second Division, and stayed with the club through the end of 2007, even when the team self-relegated to the amateur USL Premier Development League.
After two seasons in Uniondale, Robson left to join Crystal Palace Baltimore in 2008. He enjoyed a trial spell at Baltimore's parent club, Crystal Palace, in January 2009, but was not offered a contract by the team.
-DOCSTART-	17213224
'''William John Herbert Arthur''', known as '''Herby Arthur''' (born 14 February 1863 in Blackburn) was an English football player who played for Blackburn Rovers, as well as the English national side.
-DOCSTART-	17213291
'''George Samuel Austin Ashmore''' (5 May 1898 - 12 May 1973) was an English football player who played for West Bromwich Albion and Chesterfield, as well as the English national side.
Ashmore was born in Plymouth and represented South Devon & District Schools. After playing for Nineveh Wesley in Handsworth, he joined West Bromwich Albion in November 1919, and soon replaced Hubert Pearson as the first choice goalkeeper.
On 24 March 1928 (Easter Monday), Albion played Southampton at The Dell. Ashmore was injured and was replaced in goal by a defender and was switched to the wing. In the second half, with the scores level at 2-2, Ashmore was back helping out in defence. Forgetting that he was now an outfield player, Ashmore caught the ball in the penalty area; Stan Cribb duly scored from the penalty spot to give the "Saints" the victory.
His solitary appearance for England came on 24 May 1926 in a friendly against Belgium. The match finished 5-3 to England with Frank Osborne scoring a hat-trick as England came from 3-2 down to take the match.
After 268 appearances for West Bromwich Albion, he lost his place to Harry Pearson, Hubert's son,
After he retired from football he worked for the MEB. He died on 12 May 1973 at the age of 75.
-DOCSTART-	17213433
:''For the rugby league footballer of the 1970s for Great Britain, Wigan, Penrith Panthers, and Wakefield Trinity, see William "Bill" F. Ashurst''
'''William "Bill" Ashurst''' (4 May 1894 - 26 January 1947) was an English football player who played for Lincoln City and Notts County, as well as the English national side. He later played for Newark Town and Bestwood Colliery.
-DOCSTART-	17215077
'''Sean Joseph Morrison''' (born 8 January 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swindon Town.
Morrison signed for Swindon Town from Plymouth Argyle in summer 2007, and was handed a squad number in March 2008. Swindon manager Maurice Malpas announced on 8 April 2008 that he would like to see Morrison and fellow youth player Ben Joyce in some first-team action, and Morrison made his debut on 26 April 2008 against Gillingham, coming on as a first-half substitute for Jerel Ifil. He made his first start for Swindon on the final day of the season, 3 May 2008, in a 2-1 victory over Millwall. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 October 2008, in a 2-0 victory against Oldham Athletic. Morrison signed a one-month loan deal with Southend United on 14 November 2009.
:''Statistics correct as of 20 December 2009''.
-DOCSTART-	17215628
'''Kerry David Morgan''' (born 31 October 1988 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing as a striker for Newport County on loan from Swansea City.
The youngster came through the youth ranks at Swansea and after signing his first professional deal in 2007 he was loaned out to Welsh Premier League neighbours Port Talbot Town, following a short spell in Sweden with the Swans' sister club stersunds FK. He made a goalscoring debut for the Steelmen in the 5-1 thrashing of Newtown on 25 August and in total went on to score nine goals in 15 league, League Cup and FAW Premier Cup appearances.
Kerry remained at Town until the New Year before being re-called by the Swans but on 3 January, 2008, he was loaned out to Spanish Tercera Divisin outfit CF Balaguer along with team-mate Chad Bond. His time in Catalonia with Swansea manager Roberto Martnez's former side was short and he returned to south west Wales.
In March 2008 he was loaned out again, this time to Southern Football League Premier Division side Clevedon Town. Morgan again made a goalscoring debut, this time in the 1-1 draw with Yate Town and went on to make another seven appearances but didn't score another goal.
The youngster spent the entire 2007-08 campaign on loan at Neath Athletic in the Welsh Premier League and made 30 league appearances, scoring seven goals including a double against Prestatyn Town on S4C's featured match. On 11 August, Morgan made his Swansea debut in a 3-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion in the League Cup..
In October 2009 Morgan joined Newport County on a three-month loan deal.
-DOCSTART-	17215981
'''Aidan Downes''' (born 24 July 1988) is a Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Downes started his career with Tolka Rovers before joining Everton for a compensation fee of -90,000 in 2005.
After spending a spell on loan at League One side Yeovil Town, for whom he made his debut in the Football League, he was released by Everton at the end of the 2007-08 season.
On 21 May 2008 it was announced that Downes had signed for Yeovil on a permanent basis on a two year contract. Downes would join officially on 1 July 2008 when his contract expired.
Downes has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-19 level,
-DOCSTART-	17216015
'''Nathan Smith''' (born 11 January 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender, currently playing for Yeovil Town.
He plays as a left-back. His previous clubs include Waltham Forest, Potters Bar
Smith signed for Yeovil Town on 23 March 2008 and made his debut the next day away at Hartlepool United as a 61st minute substitute. From then to the end of he season he started every game.
-DOCSTART-	17217154
Bower was born in Bromley, Kent and educated at Charterhouse School; he only began to excel at football after leaving school and joining Old Carthusians. During the First World War, he served in the Army, initially as a second lieutenant in the 4th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) before transferring to the 1st Battalion on 27 July 1915. Later in the war he was a temporary captain.
At the end of World War I he joined the Corinthians and developed into an extremely dependable full back, able to play on either flank.
He made his Corinthians debut an "A" team match in a 10-1 victory over a "Public Schools" XI on 3 January 1920.
During the 1920s and early 1930s he played in most of Corinthans' more important matches, including all 16 FA Cup matches played between 1923 and 1930. He was a member of the Corinthian team that defeated Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in the First Round of the cup on 12 January 1924, before going out to West Bromwich Albion in the second round. In 1925-26, Corinthian met Manchester City on 9 January 1926; after a 3-3 draw in the first match, Corinthian lost the replay 4-0. They also defeated Walsall 4-0 on 8 January 1927 and Norwich City 5-0 in the third round on 12 January 1929.
Bower was an occasional member of the Corinthians' foreign tours. His last match for Corinthian came in Switzerland on 19 April 1930 in a 7-1 victory over Young Boys, Berne. Between 1920 and 1930, he made a total of 180 appearances for the Corinthians, never scoring.
He wound up his football career with Casuals. Between 1928 and 1933 he represented the public schools on the Football Association Council.
He made three First Division appearances for Chelsea in 1923-24 playing at right back, but was unable to prevent Chelsea being relegated to the Second Division. Two seasons later, he made a further six appearances, this time on the left as Chelsea finished in third place, five points adrift of the second promotion position.
He remains probably the only person to play top flight league football whilst at the same time being a Member of the London Stock Exchange.
He won 13 amateur England international caps and five full England caps at a time when it was becoming increasingly rare for an amateur to play for the full international team.
He was capped by the England amateur team thirteen times and was selected for five full England matches, the last three as captain. His first cap came in the Home International Championship match against Northern Ireland on 20 October 1923, when England were defeated 2-1. He retained his place for the next match in Belgium which was again a draw (2-2).
A year later, he was recalled to the England team and was appointed captain for a match against Belgium at The Hawthorns on 8 December 1924 which England won 4-0 with two goals each from Joe Bradford and Billy Walker. He retained his place, and the captaincy, for the next match, in the Home International Championship, against Wales on 28 February 1925, when England were victorious by 2 goals to one, with Frank Roberts scoring England's goals.
Two years later, he was the last amateur player to captain England
He joined the London Stock Exchange at the end of the First World War, remaining a member until 1954. He then became a welfare officer in Croydon until he retired in 1960.
-DOCSTART-	17217950
'''George R Mulholland''' (4 August 1928 - January 2002) was a Scottish professional footballer who played more than 400 games for league clubs Stoke City, Bradford City and Darlington.
Mulholland was born in Ayr, Scotland on 4 August 1928.
Mulholland signed for Stoke City as an amateur during the 1949-50 season initially as a forward. He became a full-time professional in July 1950 but made only three league appearances in three years and was signed by Bradford City manager Ivor Powell on a free transfer in July 1953.
Mulholland was turned into a full back by Powell and handed his debut on 29 August 1953 against Chesterfield.
In July 1960, Mulholland was given a free transfer to Darlington where he played another 106 league games, finishing his professional career with 386 league games but without scoring.
Mulholland retired to Billingham, where he held a number of jobs, including at ICI, as a school teacher and an insurance agent. He died in January 2002 at the age of 73, after a four-year battle with cancer.
-DOCSTART-	17218703
'''Geoffrey "Geoff" Smith''' (born 14 March 1928) is a former English professional footballer who played 253 league games for Bradford City as a goalkeeper, including 200 consecutive appearances.
Smith was born in the Cottingley area of Bradford, England on 14 March 1928.
He was signed on amateur forms and played seven games for the reserves before he was handed his debut against Scunthorpe United on 17 January 1953 replacing Brendan McManus.
-DOCSTART-	17221897
'''Phil Morgan''' (born 18 December 1974) is an English football goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	17222045
'''Glenn Pennyfather''' (born 11 February 1963) is a retired English football defender/midfielder.
Glenn is the current manager of Chelmsford City, becoming manager after being coach of the club, when he worked alongside long time friend Jeff King,So far the signs of Glenn as manager have been positve for Chelmsford, as he has worked hard to bring a squad together of experience and youth
-DOCSTART-	17222157
'''Anthony "Tony" Vaughan''' (born 11 October 1975 in Manchester) is an English former professional football defender/midfielder.
Vaughan was a product of the Manchester City youth scheme where he became a trainee. He later joined Ipswich as a youth, before making his full debut on 23 October 1994 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the FA Premier League. He started 10 times in that season where Ipswich were eventually relegated from the top flight. He continued to play a big part as George Burley's team attempted to get back into the top flight. Vaughan scored his first goal on 2 April 1996 against Derby at home. His last appearance for Town was on 14 May 1997 at home against Sheffield United F.C. in the Division 1 playoff where Ipswich lost on away goals.
Manchester City manager Frank Clark made City fan Vaughan a pre season signing in 1997 for -1.35m, he left for Nottingham Forest in 1999.
-DOCSTART-	17222303
'''Paul Moody''' (born 13 June 1967) is a retired English football forward.
-DOCSTART-	17226280
'''William J. "Billy" Thirlaway''' (born 10 October 1896 in Washington died 1983) is a former English professional footballer.
Thirlaway began his career at non-league side Usworth Colliery before moving into league football when he signed for West Ham United in 1921. He spent three years at the club before moving to Southend United in 1924. His stay at the club was short and he went on to play for another three clubs in the next two years, Luton Town, South Shields and Birmingham City.
In March 1927 he joined Cardiff City, making his debut in a 2-2 draw with Sunderland. Thirlaway had joined the club during the season that they would go on to win the FA Cup, but he was unable to play any part in the triumph as he had made an a appearance in the competition for Birmingham before joining Cardiff, but he did play in the Charity Shield win for the club when they beat the Corinthians 2-1. He left the club at the end of the 1928-29 season and returned to non-league football with Tunbridge Wells Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	17226416
'''James J. "Jimmy" Gill''' (born 9 November 1894, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Sheffield.
Gill began his career at hometown side Sheffield Wednesday in 1913. With the club suffering financial difficulties he was sold to Cardiff City in 1920 for -750 and was the clubs top scorer in its first year in the Football League. He would go on to consistentley challenge for the award along with strike partner Len Davies during his five years at the club. While at the club he also played in the 1925 FA Cup Final, which they went on to lose 1-0 to Sheffield United. The following season he left to join Frank Buckley's Blackpool.
He made a scoring debut for Blackpool on October 24, 1925, in a 4-0 victory over Wolves at Bloomfield Road, netting the first goal. He made a further fourteen appearances during the 1925-26 league campaign, scoring three more goals. His final game for Blackpool occurred on February 6, 1926, in a 5-0 defeat at Port Vale.
Gill ended his career with spells at Derby County and Crystal Palace.
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Wilson was born in Bourne, Lincolnshire, the son of the Rev. P.S. Wilson, and the younger brother of Charles Plumpton Wilson. He was educated at Rossall School and played for the school XI between 1894 and 1896, captaining the side in 1896.
On leaving school he joined the amateur Corinthian club, where he played between 1897 and 1902, as well as turning out occasionally for Casuals. He made his Corinthian debut at inside-left on 30 October 1897, in a 2-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday (Corinthian's goals were both scored by Gilbert Smith). His medical career restricted his opportunities to play for Corinthians, and over five years he made 32 appearances, scoring nine goals.
He was called up for England for the Home International Championship match against Wales on 26 March 1900. He played alongside his Corinthian colleagues Tip Foster (also making his international debut) and Gilbert Smith up front, with William Oakley in defence. Wilson scored after three minutes, but Wales equalized through Billy Meredith and the match finished 1-1. He retained his place for the next England match, against Scotland on 7 April. Scotland won the match easily by four goals to one, with a hat trick from Robert McColl.
He was a friend and colleague of C. B. Fry, who recommended him to Southampton who engaged him as cover for the injured Albert Brown for three consecutive matches in October/November 1901. Although he showed "flashes of his international quality",
He qualified as a physician and surgeon in 1902,
He also played Minor Counties cricket for Lincolnshire including playing against India in 1911.
He died on 30 July 1934 at Ketton near Stamford, Lincolnshire.
-DOCSTART-	17228937
'''James Michael Vincent''' (born 27 September 1989 in Glossop, Derbyshire) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stockport County.
Vincent came through Stockport County's Centre of Excellence youth system, and made his debut as a substitute against Brentford on the last day of the 2007-08 season.
-DOCSTART-	17234729
'''Thomas "Tom" Baddeley''' (2 November 1874 - 24 September 1946) was an English international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In his playing career, Baddeley made over 350 league appearances, as well as earning five caps for the English national side.
Baddeley began his professional career with Burslem Port Vale in 1893 after joining the club from local non-league football. He was an ever-present during the 1894-95 and 1895-96 seasons, but was suspended by the club in August 1896 after signing professional forms with another club. He was sold on to Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1896 for -50.
He broke through into the first team the following year, making his league debut on 1 September 1897 in a 3-0 win over Preston North End. In his first three years at Wolves, he kept 31 clean sheets. Conversely Baddeley was also in goal in 1900 when Wolves were sensationally knocked out of the F A Cup by Queen's Park Rangers at home.
This form saw him make his international debut on 14 February 1903 in a 4-0 win over Ireland, played at his home club ground of Molineux. He made four further appearances over the next 14 months, all during his time with the club.
After making a total of 315 appearances in an 11-year stay, he left Wolves in 1907 for Bradford Park Avenue, where he later played in their first-ever league match in September 1908. However, he returned to the Midlands with Stoke after failing to become a regular in the Bradford team. His stay at Stoke proved short though and he soon dropped into non-league action with nearby Whitfield Colliery before retiring in May 1911.
-DOCSTART-	17234864
'''John James Bagshaw''' (25 December 1885 - 25 August 1966) was an English football player who spent the majority of his career with Derby County. He also represented the English national side. He was a defender who could play anywhere along the half-back line.
Bagshaw was born in Derby, and went on to represent his home town club, joining in October 1906.
He left Derby in February 1920, having won two Second Division titles in his time with the club.
In 1922 he joined Ilkeston United on a free transfer, and later played for Grantham.
-DOCSTART-	17237139
'''Paul Moran''' (born 22 May 1968) is a retired English football forward.
-DOCSTART-	17237374
'''Adrian Roosevelt "Adie" Mike''' (born 16 November 1973) is an English football forward. He came through the youth ranks at Manchester City, and made his professional debut against Notts County on 25 April 1992, scoring his first goal in the following match against Oldham Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	17237449
'''Mike Quigley''' (born 2 October 1970) is an English football midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	17237528
'''Scott Thomas''' (born 30 October 1974) is an English football midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	17241196
Wilson was born in Roydon, Norfolk, the son of the Rev. P.S. Wilson of West Pinchbeck Parsonage, Spalding, Lincolnshire.
He went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he proved an outstanding all-round sportsman. He represented the University in the twenty-five mile bicycle race against Oxford in 1879,
On graduating, he became an assistant master at Elstree School, Hertfordshire from 1881 to 1898, and from 1898 he was headmaster of Sandroyd School, Cobham, Surrey.
Wilson came to note as a rugby player when he was selected for the Cambridge University team whilst studying at Trinity. He won four sporting Blues in rugby, playing in The Varsity Match from 1877 to 1880, and was made team captain in the 1880 encounter. He made his solitary international appearance for England in their first match against Wales played on 19 February 1881 at Richardson's Field in Blackheath.
He represented Cambridge University ten times in 1880 and 1881. With the bat he only scored 157 runs in the two seasons at an average of 14.27. He was more successful as a right-arm medium pace bowler, taking 22 wickets at an average of 19.95. His best performance came against Surrey in June 1881, when he claimed 5 wickets for 34 runs in Surrey's second innings, as the university won by 9 wickets.
He played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire in 1880 and for Norfolk from 1881 to 1884.
While teaching at Elstree he joined Hendon Football Club and took part in their FA Cup matches, including that in the 1883-84 First Round on 10 November 1883 when they defeated the previous season's FA Cup finalists Old Etonians 3-2. He also played once for the Corinthian amateur side in a 3-1 victory over Cambridge University on 21 November 1883.
This brought him to the attention of the England selectors, who picked him for the inaugural season Home International Championship match against Scotland on 15 March 1884. In a close match at Cathkin Park, the Scots won 1-0. Despite the defeat, Wilson retained his place for the next match against Wales on 17 March, which England won comfortably 4-0, including two goals from William Bromley-Davenport.
He was thus one of only three players to represent England at both Association football and Rugby football, the others being Reginald Birkett and John Willie Sutcliffe.
His younger brother Geoffrey made two appearances for the England national football team in 1900.
Charles Wilson died at Eckling Grange, East Dereham, Norfolk on 9 March 1938.
-DOCSTART-	17244037
'''Ernest Edwin "Bert" Smith''' (born 4 January 1896, date of death unknown) was a former professional footballer who played for Cardiff and then Middlesbrough and Watford. He was born in Donegal. He was capped four times by Ireland, captaining the team against England in 1922. Smith was born of English parents and his father worked as a lighthouse keeper in Donegal. footballer.
Smith's football career began during World War I when he played for the Indian army. On his return to Britain he joined Cardiff City for the start of the 1919-1920 season as they played in the Southern Football League. He played more times than any other player in that season and remained with the club as they were elected into the Football League the following year. Cardiff were promoted in to division one after just one season in division two along with Birmingham City. Smith scored the clubs first ever goal in the first division when he found the net in a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa, also scoring a goal for Cardiff in the FA Cup semi final in 1921 during a 2-1 defeat to eventual winners Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He was allowed to leave the club in 1923 to join Middlesbrough, but his opportunities at the side were limited so he moved on again in 1925, this time to join Watford. He made 50 appearances for the club before finishing his career at non-league Emsworth. He was also capped 4 times for Ireland.
-DOCSTART-	17244790
'''John Richard Rooney''' (born 17 December 1990 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer of Irish descent who plays as a forward for Macclesfield Town in League Two. He is the brother of Manchester United and England forward Wayne Rooney.
He made his debut against Barnet on 24 March 2008,
Rooney is English by birth but is also eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level and has expressed a desire to do so.
Rooney was formerly on the books at Everton alongside his other brothers, one of whom is Wayne Rooney.
Rooney moved in with brother Wayne, in Prestbury to allow an easier commute to Macclesfield.
-DOCSTART-	17245179
'''Curtis Lee Main''' (born 20 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Darlington as a striker.
Born in South Shields, England, Main signed a professional contract for Darlington on 1 July 2007.
Curtis had successful trials at both Fulham and Middlesbrough in the summer of 2009, although both clubs will continue to monitor his progress throughout the 2009-10 season. On 26 September 2009, Main scored an 81st minute equaliser against Grimsby Town, in a match that ended 1-1, and saw Darlington manager Colin Todd leave his post shortly after the final whistle.
-DOCSTART-	17247463
'''Cameron Dale Belford''' (born 16 October 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Bury as a goalkeeper.
Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Belford started his career at Coventry City and had a brief loan spell at Conference National side Tamworth during the 2006-07 season playing one game against Morecambe, where Tamworth lost 1-0 - his father Dale was on the substitutes' bench as back up goalkeeper.
In August 2007, Belford joined League Two side Bury on a one-year contract.
-DOCSTART-	17249360
'''Johannes 'Johnny' Ertl''' (born November 13, 1982 in Graz, Austria) is an Austrian footballer who currently plays for Crystal Palace, primarily as a defensive midfielder, although he can also play at right and also in the centre of defence.
Ertl began his career in the youth team of Sturm Graz and earned himself a professional contract at his hometown club. He joined SC Kalsdorf on loan in 2003 and enjoyed a successful spell there.
When he returned to the Blackies he earned a place in the centre of defence and after impressive displays at the heart of the Graz defence was called up to the Austria squad, making his debut in a match against Hungary replacing Paul Scharner on 87 minutes.
In the summer of 2006 Ertl transferred from the Blackies to Austria Vienna, spending two years in the capital with the Violet before moving to England to join Crystal Palace.
-DOCSTART-	17249562
Born in Bedford, he joined local club Bedford Town of the Southern Football League while still at school. Bedford manager Basil Hayward took over as manager of Gillingham of the Football League Third Division in 1966 and recruited a number of players from his former club, including Folds, who joined the "Gills" as the club's first ever apprentice-professional.
In March 1967, shortly before he became a full-time professional, Folds broke his leg playing for Gillingham's reserve team against Chelsea and missed eight months of action.
-DOCSTART-	17249723
'''Ian Stewart Gibson''' (born 30 March 1943 in Newton Stewart) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
A Scottish schoolboy international, Gibson began his career at Accrington Stanley, making his league debut at the age of 15, before joining Bradford Park Avenue in 1960. He spent two years in Bradford.
Gibson's form in Bradford saw Middlesbrough pay -30,000 to sign him in March 1962. He joined the club as it was entering a steady decline which saw them fall into the third division.
With Middlesbrough struggling Gibson was signed by Coventry City for -40,000 in 1966 and helped them win promotion to the first division during his four years at Highfield Road playing alongside the likes of Neil Martin and Ernie Hannigan.
Gibson was sold to Cardiff City in 1970 for -35,000. He made his Cardiff debut on the opening day of the 1970-71 season in a 1-0 win over Leicester City and went on to provide numerous chances for the strikers he played alongside such as Brian Clark, John Toshack and Alan Warboys. After helping the side avoid relegation in his second year he was sold.
Gibson went to Bournemouth in October 1972 for -100,000 but after only a few months a serious injury saw his professional career ended.
-DOCSTART-	17252541
''' Antti Heinola ''' (born 20 March 1973 in Helsinki) is a former Finnish footballer.
Heinola began his professional career with HJK Helsinki and returned to the club to finish his career. He signed for QPR in 1998 and made his debut vs Nottingham Forest on January 2, 1998, in the 0-1 home defeat.
-DOCSTART-	17252722
'''Richard James Roberts''' (22 January 1878 - 8 March 1931), better known as '''Dick Roberts''', was an English footballer who played as a winger.
Roberts was born in Redditch in Worcestershire. He turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in April 1899, but remained with the club for just two years. In May 1901 he joined Newcastle United for a -150 fee, before signing for Middlesbrough for -450 in April 1904. Roberts moved to Crystal Palace for -100 in August 1905, and three years later joined Worcester City, before retiring in April 1909 due to injury. He died in Birmingham in 1931, aged 53.
-DOCSTART-	17258933
'''William Balmer''' (12 July 1877 - 1937) was an English football player who played for Everton, as well as the English national side. His nephew was Jack Balmer.
Balmer was a tough-tackling full-back. He joined Everton in 1897 from South Shore and went on to play 331 games, scoring one goal. His brother Robert - four years his junior - also played for Everton. His nephew, Jack, attained fame with local rivals Liverpool.
His only England appearance came in a 1-1 draw with Ireland in 1905.
In 1912, 35 year old Balmer joined Chester in the Lancashire Combination, but he left after just two games as he was deemed to be too slow and past his best.
-DOCSTART-	17259018
'''John "Jack" Bamber''' (11 April 1895 - 1971) was an English football player who played for Liverpool, Leicester City, Tranmere Rovers and Prescot Cables, as well as for the English national side.
-DOCSTART-	17259154
'''Herbert Ernest Banks''' (born 1874, died 1947) was an English football player who played for Everton, Third Lanark, Millwall, Aston Villa, Watford and Coventry City, as well as the English national side.
-DOCSTART-	17259222
'''William "Billy" Bannister''' (1879 - 1942) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Burnley, Bolton Wanderers, Woolwich Arsenal and Leicester Fosse. Bannister also played at international level, earning two caps with the English national side between 1901 and 1902.
-DOCSTART-	17259861
'''David McDermott''' (born 6 February 1988) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Walsall. He joined Kidderminster Harriers in 2008, and plays as a striker.
Born in Stourbridge, McDermott started his career at Walsall. He made his senior debut in the club's 1-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup.After a spell on loan at Halesowen Town in 2007, McDermott left Walsall, for whom he made 18 appearances in all competitions, to join Conference National club Kidderminster Harriers on a free transfer. He made his Kidderminster debut in a 1-1 draw against Lewes. He signed a new one-year deal with the ''The Harriers'' in July 2009.
-DOCSTART-	17262625
'''Moses Ademola''' (born 18 July 1989) is a professional footballer currently playing for Woking on loan from English League One side Brentford. He plays as a striker.
Moses joined Cray Wanderers FC at a young age and eventually left in 2004. After scoring 19 goals for Croydon Athletic in the Isthmian League Division One South in the 2007/08 season, Ademola was spotted by scouts from teams in the Football League. Consequently, he went on trial with Charlton Athletic and Brentford. He signed his first professional deal with the latter in May 2008. His transfer fee was reportedly -2,500, paid by the Brentford fanzine "Thorne in the Side".
The striker was loaned to Conference South side Welling United in November 2008, but was recalled by Brentford before making an appearance for the South London side. He returned to Park View Road in December 2008,
Whilst at Croydon, Ademola was a finalist in the Sky TV reality show, Football Icon 2 in which young players competed for a contract at Chelsea.
-DOCSTART-	17262647
'''Romone Alexander A. Rose''' (born 19 January 1990) is an English-American footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers.
Rose began his career as a trainee with Queens Park Rangers. He was a member of the Rangers' under-18 team that won the Youth Alliance League title in 2007,
Next season, Rose joined Northampton Town on 5 August for a month. He made his Northampton debut in a 2-0 loss against Southampton in the League Cup on 11 August 2009. He first league appearance came when came off the bench in a 1-0 loss to Chesterfield.
He returned to Queens Park Rangers after only one appearance.
On 8 October 2009 he was again sent out on loan, to Cheltenham Town, making his debut for them two days later against Accrington Stanley. He only made one appearance for the club before asking to return to Queens Park Rangers
-DOCSTART-	17263331
'''Peter Fletcher''' (born 2 December 1953) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. Born in Manchester, he played in the Football League for Manchester United, Hull City, Stockport County and Huddersfield Town before retiring in 1982, aged 29.
-DOCSTART-	17263525
'''Joseph''' "'''Joe'''" '''Martin''' (born 29 November 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool. He is a left-sided midfielder and can also play at left-back.
He has represented England at under-16 and under-17 levels.
===West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur Academies===
Born in Dagenham, East London, Martin was at West Ham United's Academy until 2005 when he moved to Tottenham Hotspur's Academy.
He signed his first professional contract with Spurs on 1 July 2007.
On transfer deadline day, 27 March 2008, he signed for Blackpool on loan until the end of the 2007-08 season;
Blackpool manager Simon Grayson gave Martin his debut in the final match of the 2007-08 season, at home to Watford on 4 May 2008, a match which ''the Seasiders'' had to avoid defeat in order to avoid relegation to League One.
On 1 July 2008, it was confirmed that Tottenham Hotspur had accepted a bid for Martin from Blackpool and that the player was discussing personal terms.
His first appearance for Blackpool since he signed permanently came on 12 August 2008 when he played in ''the Seasiders'' 2-0 defeat to Macclesfield Town in the League Cup first round at Moss Rose.
After playing in two League Cup games, Martin made his first league appearance of the 2009-10 season as a 46th minute substitute in the 1-2 defeat to Reading at the Madjeski Stadium on 21 November 2009. His first start in the league came on 9 January 2010, in a 1-1 draw with Cardiff City at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Martin has played for England at under-16 and under-17 levels.
Martin is the son of former West Ham United player Alvin Martin. His brother, David, is a goalkeeper at Liverpool.
-DOCSTART-	17273546
'''Richard Raine Barker''' (29 May 1869 - 1 October 1940) was an English football player. Born in Kensington, he played for Casuals, as well as the English national side.
-DOCSTART-	17273608
'''Horace Hutton Barnet''' (6 March 1856 - 29 March 1941) was an English football player who played for the Royal Engineers, as well as the English national side.
-DOCSTART-	17273678
'''Albert Frank Barrett''' (11 November 1903 - 8 December 1989) was an English football player who played for Leytonstone, Southampton and Fulham, as well as the English national side. He was born in West Ham.
-DOCSTART-	17273816
'''Leonard James Barry''' (27 October 1901 - 17 Apr 1970 ) was an English football player who played for Notts County and Leicester City, as well as the English national side. He was born in Nottingham.
-DOCSTART-	17274004
'''Richard "Dickie" Baugh''' (14 February 1864 - 14 August 1929) was an English footballer who spent the majority of his career with , for whom he played in three FA Cup finals (one as captain).
Baugh began his career with the Wolverhampton-based Stafford Road. During his time here, he earned a call-up to the England team - the club's only player to achieve this honour - making his international debut on 13 March 1886 in a 6-1 win over Ireland.
The defender joined Wolves just weeks later, and made his club debut on 30 March 1886 in a 6-0 FA Cup thumping of Matlock. He played in Wolves' first-ever league game in the inaugural season of the Football League in 1888/89 and played in that season's FA Cup Final defeat to .
He appeared in two further FA Cup finals with the club - in 1893 he was on the winning side in a 1-0 triumph over , while in 1896 he was captain as they went down 2-1 to Wednesday.
After playing over 220 senior games for Wolves, he moved to in 1896. He played just one further season before retiring due to a knee injury.
His son Dickie Baugh, Jr later also played for Wolves.
-DOCSTART-	17274189
'''Albert Edward James Matthias 'Jem' Bayliss''' (1 August 1863 - 19 August 1933) was an English football player who played for West Bromwich Albion, as well as the English national side.
He captained the West Bromwich Albion side which won the 1888 FA Cup Final.
-DOCSTART-	17275412
'''Steven Brian Istead''' (born 23 April 1986) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Alfreton Town, on loan from Mansfield Town.
Born in South Shields, Istead began his career with the youth team of Newcastle United. He left without making a first-team appearance, and signed for Hartlepool United in 2002, where he held the record for the youngest player to ever play for Hartlepool United until it was beaten in 2004 by striker David Foley. Despite making his senior debut in 2002, Istead didn't sign his first professional contract with Hartlepool until June 2005. However, he was released from his contract less than a year later, in May 2006. During his four seasons with Hartlepool, Istead made a total of 64 appearances in the Football League. Istead later played for non-league clubs Gateshead and Consett, before moving to Scottish side Peterhead in 2007, where he made 24 appearances in the Scottish Football League Second Division. After one season in Scotland, Istead returned south of the border to play for Ilkeston Town. On 10 June 2009, Istead signed for Mansfield Town. On 1 December 2009, Istead joined Alfreton Town of the Conference North on a month-long loan deal.
-DOCSTART-	17280543
Gilliat was born at Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire and was educated at Charterhouse School, where he was a member of the school football team for two years. He then went up to Oxford University and was awarded his blue in 1892.
After graduating, he played football for the Old Carthusians and was a member of the Corinthian amateur club, although he never played any matches for them.
He made his one international appearance at outside right against Ireland on 25 February 1893, in a team consisting mainly of players with Corinthian connections. He scored a hat-trick in the first 30 minutes as England won comfortably 6-1 but was never selected again, thus becoming one of only five players to have scored three goals in their only England international appearance.
Gilliat was an "excellent dribbler of the ball, who would certainly have played more (for England) had it not been for his religious beliefs."
He was ordained in 1895 and served as a curate at Woking and Tunbridge Wells, before becoming vicar of Iver between 1901 and 1920. He then became Rector of Sevenoaks until 1929 when he retired to Woking.
He died in Woking on 2 January 1963 aged 93 years old.
-DOCSTART-	17282845
'''Richard James Irving''' (born 10 September 1975) is a retired English football forward.
He signed for Manchester United as a schoolboy in 1989, and, after leaving school, signed a trainee contract on 13 July 1992. He played in the youth side that were FA Youth Cup runners-up in 1993. He promptly signed professional forms with the club, but never played a first-team game and was transferred to Nottingham Forest in a -75,000 deal at the start of the 1995-96 season. Irving's solitary first-team appearance was ironically as a substitute at home to his former club on 29 November 1995 - a Premier League fixture at the City Ground which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Irving left Forest in the summer of 1997 and signed for Macclesfield Town, who had just won promotion to the Football League as Conference champions. He played nine games in the Division Three 1997-98 campaign which saw Macclesfield secure a second successive promotion, but he left soon afterwards and never played professional football again.
He is now a commercial airline pilot and lives in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
-DOCSTART-	17283078
'''Vance Warner''' (born 3 September 1974) is a retired English football defender.
-DOCSTART-	17283305
'''Brett Williams''' (born 19 March 1968) is a retired English football defender.
-DOCSTART-	17283496
'''Terry Wilson''' (born 8 February 1969) is a retired Scottish football defender. In his time at the City Ground, Wilson was one of the Forest players who had to cope with the horrors of the Hillsborough disaster during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool. Wilson played in the rescheduled game at Old Trafford, which Liverpool won 3-1.
-DOCSTART-	17290078
'''Harry Betmead''' (11 April 1912 - 26 August 1984) was an English football player who played for Grimsby Town, as well as the English national side. He also played cricket for Lincolnshire.
Betmead was playing for Grimsby local side Hay Cross FC when he was signed for Grimsby Town by Wilf Gillow in October 1930 aged 18 years old, and made his debut almost a year later on 15 September 1931 against Bolton Wanderers. He quickly established himself as one of the first names on ''the Mariners'' team sheet, despite impressing in most games he remained at the club for the whole of his career, despite considerable interest from bigger cubs.
During the war he became a physical training instructor in the army, also guesting for Heart of Midlothian, Aldershot, Chesterfield and Port Vale. He also managed to play 40 games and score five goals for Grimsby in the war years.
After normal football returned Betmead retired in December 1947.
Called up to the England squad, he played in the 8-0 win over Finland in Helsinki on 20 May 1937.
After retiring from the game he went into business in Hertfordshire.
-DOCSTART-	17290177
'''William "Billy" Betts''' (26 March 1864 - 8 August 1941) was a Sheffield born English football player who played for The Wednesday, as well as the English national side. Betts played as a centre-half and made a total of 143 appearances in two spells for The Wednesday, scoring four goals.
-DOCSTART-	17290281
'''Joseph "Joe" Beverley''' (12 November 1856 - 21 May 1897) was an English football player who played for Blackburn Olympic and Blackburn Rovers, as well as the English national side.
-DOCSTART-	17290454
'''Reginald Halsey Birkett''' (28 March 1849 - 30 June 1898) was an English football player who played for Clapham Rovers, as well as the English national side.
He also played international rugby union for England in 1871, as did his brother Louis and his son John.
-DOCSTART-	17290939
'''Steven Anthony Slade''' (born 6 October 1975 in Romford) is an English football striker.
Slade began has career in the youth teams of Tottenham Hotspur, turning professional at the club for the 1994-95 season. He made his debut the following season in a Football League Cup tie against Chester City in October 1995, before making his league bow two months later against Wimbledon. However, unable to establish himself at White Hart Lane, Slade joined newly relegated Queens Park Rangers in the summer of 1996 after manager Ray Wilkins paid Spurs -350,000 for the player. Slade remained at Loftus Road for over four seasons, although made more substitute appearances than starts at the club and also spent time on loan at Brentford. Released in 2000, he had a short, undistinguished spell at Cambridge United, before dropping into non-league football with Hayes.
Following his release from Hayes, Slade briefly played football in Iceland. A trial at Grimsby Town followed and, although ultimately he did not land a contract, Slade featured in one game, appearing against Morecambe in the Football League Trophy. Slade returned to non-league football after this featuring for Maidenhead United, before spending two separate spells at Barking.
In the summer of 1996, immediately prior to his move from Spurs to QPR, Slade was selected for the England under-21 side that took part in the annual Toulon Tournament in France. Slade featured in four games in all, appearing against Belgium, Angola, Portugal and Brazil, although this was to be his sole taste of the international game. .
-DOCSTART-	17291227
'''Jack Whitham''' was a professional footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Liverpool, Cardiff City and Reading. He was a Centre Forward who only started 111 league games in a nine year career between 1967 and 1976, scoring 40 goals. He made one appearance for the England under 23 team against Wales in 1968.
Whitham was born in Burnley on December 8th 1946, his grandfather Thomas Whitham of the Coldstream Guards had won the Victoria Cross in 1917 for attacking single-handed an enemy machine gun post. He played amateur football for Holy Trinity F.C. before signing for Sheffield Wednesday in October 1964.
Whitham made his debut for Wednesday on May 6th 1967 as a substitute against his home town club Burnley and scored twice in a 7-0 victory. Whitham-s time as a Wednesday player was marred by injury problems, his brave style of play meant that he spent long periods on the treatment table and he never played 20 league games in any season. He scored 10 goals in 10 games at the start of the 1968-69 season but never scored again that season as injury took its toll. He still ended up as top scorer that season, his tally included a hat-trick against Manchester United in a memorable 5-4 win on August 31st 1968 which was the highlight of his time at Hillsborough. In the following 1969-70 season he was top scorer again with 11 goals in all competitions as Wednesday were relegated to Division Two. In April 1970 he was transferred to Liverpool for a sum of -57,000. In his time with Wednesday he scored 31 goals in 62 starts, an excellent record of a goal every other match.
Whitham was signed by Liverpool as a potential replacement for Roger Hunt who had left to join Bolton Wanderers in December 1969. However his injury problems continued and he failed to get an extended run in the team. The arrival of John Toshack at Anfield in November 1970 further hindered his chances of first team football. He did well towards the end of 1971 when he scored two late goals in an away win at Coventry City and then scoring a hat-trick in a home 3-2 win against Derby County on December 11th 1971. In four years he played 15 games for Liverpool scoring seven goals.
Whitham joined Cardiff City for the 1974-75 season, after being invited to a trial by then manager Frank O'Farrell, scoring three goals in 14 appearances before moving to Reading for the following season making 19 appearances as they were promoted from Division Four, his three goals that season all came in the same match against Hartlepool United. Whitham returned to non-League football in 1976 playing for Worksop Town, Hallam F.C. and then Oughtibridge in the local Sheffield league He then went to Hallam as manager before retiring.
After retiring from football, Whitham ran the -Wadsley Jack- a public house in the Wadsley area of Sheffield for a few years. He then became the manager of the South Yorkshire Police Social Club in Wadsley Bridge.
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'''David McDonald''' (born 2 January 1971) is a retired Irish football defender.
-DOCSTART-	17299101
'''Dave McEwen''' (born 2 November 1977) is an English football forward.
-DOCSTART-	17299176
'''John Piercy''' (born 18 September 1979) is an English former football midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	17303412
'''George Brann''' (23 April 1865 - 14 June 1954) was an English amateur cricketer and footballer who had a long career with Sussex County Cricket Club at the end of the 19th century, and played three matches for the England national football team.
Brann was born in Eastbourne, East Sussex and was educated at Ardingly College, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex, where he spent ten years and represented the school at football.
After leaving school he joined the Swifts based in Slough, who in 1890 merged with Slough Albion and Young Mens' Friendly Society to form a new club, Slough F.C., who later became Slough Town.
Being an amateur, Brann was free to play for more than one club, and he joined the famous amateur club Corinthian in 1885. He made his first appearance for them in a 3-1 defeat against Preston North End on 28 November 1885. In the 1885-86 season he played eight times for Corinthian, in all five forward positions, scoring three goals.
In the 1885-86 FA Cup tournament, Brann was part of the Swifts team, together with Charlie & Arthur Bambridge who reached the sixth round stage, where they were eliminated by the Cup holders Blackburn Rovers.
His first England appearance came at Cathkin Park, Glasgow in a 1-1 draw against Scotland on 27 March 1886 in the British Home Championship. England's goal was scored by fellow Corinthian Tinsley Lindley. Brann was retained for the next match against Wales two days later, and scored in a 3-1 victory.
His Corinthian appearances over the next few seasons were fairly infrequent, and he ended his career in 1893, having made 32 appearances, with eight goals.
He made his third, and final, England appearance against Wales on 7 March 1891 when he played on the right wing alongside professionals including Johnny Goodall, Jack Southworth, Alf Milward and Edgar Chadwick. England were too strong for the Welsh and won 4-1, with each of the other forwards scoring.
He made his debut for Sussex against Hampshire in May 1883 although he made little impact scoring a duck as Sussex won by an innings and 42 runs but his career really began in 1885.
His highest first class score was 161 against Cambridge University at Hove in 1899, although he did score 219 against Hampshire in a non-first class match in June 1886. In 1899 he and C. B. Fry opened the two Sussex innings against Middlesex at Lord's with partnerships of 135 and 148.
In 1892 he enjoyed what was then the rare distinction of scoring two centuries in a match - 105 and 101 against Kent. This had only been achieved previously by W. G. Grace (three times) and William Lambert, also of Sussex.
Brann went to Australia in 1887-88 as a member of Arthur Shrewsbury's Team, visited South Africa under Walter Read in 1891-92 and America in 1899 when K. S. Ranjitsinhji was captain.
According to his obituary in Wisden, he was "originally a very free batsman and powerful hitter, (but) forsook his dashing methods during his last few years of county cricket, (and) although becoming a far more watchful type of batsman he continued to make many runs".
His last significant season was 1904, although his final first-class match for Sussex was against Cambridge University in June 1905. In his first-class career, he scored a total of 11,205 runs at an average of 25.69, including twenty-five centuries for Sussex. Standing nearly six feet tall, he was also a fine fielder taking 145 catches during his career; as a fast bowler he claimed 69 wickets at an average of 44.31.
After retiring from cricket he became a good golfer and was secretary to the Home Park Golf Club in Surbiton for twenty years.
He was a career schoolteacher, teaching at his former school, Ardingly College.
He died at his home at Surbiton, Surrey, on 14 June 1954, aged 89.
-DOCSTART-	17308220
'''Paul Thomas McDonald''' (born 20 April 1968 in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former football defender.
After playing for a local boy's club in his hometown McDonald was spotted by Hamilton Academical and signed for the club in June 1986. McDonald, who usually featured on the left wing played at the club during a period of comparative success, picking up winners medals for the First Division in 1987-88 and the B & Q Cup in 1992 and 1993. After a long spell at the Accies he was signed by Southampton for -75,000 in the summer of 1993. McDonald failed to make an impact at The Dell, although a successful loan spell at Burnley prompted Brighton & Hove Albion to pay -25,000 for his services in 1996. He left the club the following year and returned to Scottish football, with spells at Dunfermline Athletic, Partick Thistle and Greenock Morton before returning to Hamilton for a final two season run in 2001.
After this spell with the Accies McDonald, who had also been serving the club as Youth Development Manager from 2002, retired from playing and became the SFA community coach at Kilmarnock.
-DOCSTART-	17308433
'''Duncan Spedding''' (born 7 September 1977 in Camberley) is an English former football midfielder.
Spedding was signed by Southampton in 1997 after completing a spell as a trainee with the club. However he failed to make much impact and was given a free transfer to Northampton Town the following year. Spedding spent five seasons at the club as a regular first teamer before departing in 2003. Now retired, Spedding manages a health club in Northampton.
-DOCSTART-	17308752
'''James Anthony "Jimmy" Willis''' (born 12 July 1968) is an English former footballer, who played for Halifax Town, Stockport County, Darlington, Leicester City and Bradford City. During his career he scored goals in all of the top five divisions of the English football league system. This was a record that Willis held until it was equalled in 2004, by then Liverpool defender Steve Finnan.
Born in Liverpool, Willis served his apprenticeship at Blackburn Rovers, before he signed for Halifax Town in 1986. His impact at both Halifax and subsequent club Stockport County was limited, although he came into his own at Darlington where he won medals for both the Conference and Football League Fourth Division triumphs despite suffering from a broken leg in 1991.
Willis briefly came into the media spotlight again in 2007 when it was reported on Sky Sports that Steve Finnan was the only player to score in the top five divisions of English football. However, as reported in the ''Liverpool Echo'', Willis had scored for Darlington in both the Conference and the Fourth Division, for Bradford in the Third Division and for Leicester in the First Division (second tier of football) and the Premier League.
Willis dreams of breaking into football management,
Jimmy is currently a taxi driver in Liverpool, happy to recount his performances for Leicester City, particularly against Derby County in the play off final.
-DOCSTART-	17313265
'''Thomas Hutchinson''' (20 June 1872 - 1933) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Hutchinson was born in Glasgow. He turned professional with Darlington in August 1891 before moving on to Newcastle United in October 1893. He joined Nelson in January 1894 and in July of that year signed for West Bromwich Albion for a -50 fee. He made his Albion debut in September 1894 in an away match at Sheffield United. He played in the 1895 FA Cup Final, which Albion lost to local rivals Aston Villa. In July 1896 he moved to Stockport County on a free transfer, but retired in May 1897 due to injury. He recovered sufficiently to make a comeback with Ellesmere Port in 1899, finally retiring for good in 1904. He died in Cheshire in 1933.
-DOCSTART-	17314622
'''Paul William Bradshaw''' (born 28 April 1956) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Bristol Rovers, Newport County and Peterborough United, and in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Bradshaw was born in Altrincham, and began his career as an apprentice at Blackburn Rovers.
Wolves paid a club record -150,000 for Bradshaw in September 1977. He made his debut on 1 October 1977 in a 3-0 home win over Leicester City and remained the first-choice goalkeeper for the next five seasons.
He lost his place to John Burridge for the 1982-83 season, as the club won promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt. Bradshaw remained to play 10 more First Division games for the side before leaving in August 1984 to join the Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League.
After the American league folded, Bradshaw returned to England. He joined West Bromwich Albion in February 1985 as a back-up player until he took up a coaching role at Walsall in June 1986. He soon returned to playing though, signing for Bristol Rovers on a non-contract basis, and later played in Newport County final season in the Football League. After a second spell at West Bromwich Albion, he played the 1990-91 season with Peterborough United and finished his career in non-league football with Kettering Town before retiring in 1992.
-DOCSTART-	17315528
'''Andy Peake''' (born 1 November 1961) is a retired English football midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	17325668
'''Peter Madden''' (born October 31, 1934 in Bradford, England) was a player for the English football club Rotherham United from 1955-1966. He was also manager of the English football clubs Darlington (1975-1978) and Rochdale (1980-1983). After his sacking from Rochdale in March 1983 he stayed in the area and ran a public house in nearby Littleborough. Father of five (Lyn, Carole, David, Julie and Peter Jnr), Peter is currently enjoying retirement with his wife Christine.
-DOCSTART-	17330765
'''Kevin Gibbens''' (born 4 November 1979) is an English football midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	17331035
'''Lee Powell''' (born 2 June 1973) is a Welsh football forward.
-DOCSTART-	17331321
'''Martin Reeves''' (born 7 September 1981) is an English football midfielder, who currently plays for Brackley Town.
-DOCSTART-	17331978
'''Stuart Wilson''' (born 16 September 1977) is an English football midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	17337621
'''William 'Billy' Horner''' (born 7 September 1942 in Cassop, England) is an English footballer and manager.
Horner played at Middlesbrough from 1960 to 1969, primarily as a defender. He moved on to Darlington where he played until 1975.
He was player-manager of Darlington during the 1974-75 season, in which the club had to apply for re-election. He left the club at the end of the season. In October 1976, he was named manager of Darlington's arch-rivals Hartlepool United and had two separate spells as manager: one from 1976-1983 and the other from 1984-1986. Although Hartlepool applied for re-election to the League on three occasions, Horner also guided the club to a respectable 9th place finish in 1980-81, during which the club had been promotion contenders. In his second spell at the club, Hartlepool finished 7th in 1985-86, in which they had also been a promotion contender for much of the season.
-DOCSTART-	17337670
'''Richard 'Dick' Conner''' was manager of the English football clubs Aldershot (caretaker) (1968) Rochdale (1970-1973) and Darlington (1973-1974).
-DOCSTART-	17337791
'''Len Richley''' was manager of the English football clubs King's Lynn (1959-1965), Rochdale (1968-1970) and Darlington (1970-1971).
-DOCSTART-	17337861
'''John 'Jack' Surtees''', (July 1, 1911 - July 16, 1992), was an English professional footballer whose career lasted from 1931 until 1939. He played for Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest. Surtees was an inside forward who made 156 League appearances plus 15 in the F.A. Cup, scoring 36 goals.
Surtees was born in Willington Quay, Wallsend, Northumberland and played football for Percy Main Amateurs in the Northern Football Alliance before as a 20 year old he was signed by Division One side Middlesbrough. He only made one appearance in the 1931-32 season before he moved to Portsmouth for the following season. Once again Surtees only made one appearance for the south coast club before moving to Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic of the Third Division South in an exchange deal involving Surtees and John Friar going to Bournemouth and Len Williams moving in the opposite direction. He established himself in a struggling Bournemouth team playing 21 times in the 1933-34 season, at the end of which the club had to apply for re-election.
Surtees changed teams once again for the 1934-35 season, joining Northampton Town in May 1934 but he had an unhappy time at the County Ground failing to make a first team appearance. So discontented was Surtees with his football career at this point that he agreed a release from his contract with Northampton and arranged to emigrate to North America. However his brother Albert, who had played at Aston Villa in 1924 with Sheffield Wednesday boss Billy Walker managed to arrange a months trial for Surtees at Hillsborough.
Surtees arrived at Hillsborough in November 1934 and contrary to his earlier career, his fine form was an eye-opener, so much so that he was given a first team chance on Christmas Day 1934 in a 2-0 home victory against Birmingham City when Ronnie Starling was rested. Surtees retained his place, even though Starling returned to the side with Harry Burgess losing his position in the team after a fall out with the manager. Surtees played all but one of the remaining 28 matches that season, including six FA Cup ties as Wednesday won the trophy at Wembley. Surtees lost his place in the Wednesday side in early 1936 with the emergence of a young Jackie Robinson and was transferred to Nottingham Forest in October 1936 for a fee of -2,500.
Surtees stayed with Forest until the outbreak of World War II playing regularly in a side which were struggling at the wrong end of the Second Division playing 96 games in all competitions. During the war he played occasionally for Forest and also as a guest for York City until he was appointed manager of Darlington in May 1942 for a brief period. In November 1948 he returned to Sheffield Wednesday in a scouting capacity, a position he held until 1960. Jack Surtees died on July 16, 1992, aged 81.
-DOCSTART-	17337901
'''Dick Jackson''' (born c. 1878 in Middlesbrough, England died 19??) was a English footballer who played for Middlesbrough and Sunderland as a Central defender and later manager of the English football club Darlington from 1912-1919.
-DOCSTART-	17338272
'''Tommy McQueen''' (born 1 April 1963 in Bellshill), is a former Scottish football defender. His primary position was full back.
McQueen began his career with Clyde, making over 100 appearances in all competitions, before moving to Aberdeen in 1984, where he made 53 appearances, scored four goals and was part of the 1986 Scottish Cup winning team. He left the Scotland temporarily in 1987 to play for West Ham, but returned to Scotland in 1990 to play again for Falkirk and Dundee in 1994.
McQueen was the only footballer to win medals in all three divisions in the 1975-1994 three-division structure of the SFL (with Clyde, Falkirk and Aberdeen).
He now lives in Stirlingshire and runs a haulage firm in Glasgow.
-DOCSTART-	17341593
'''Terry Connor''' (born 9 November 1962 in Leeds) is an English former
professional footballer who played as a forward.
Connor scored on his senior debut for Leeds United aged 17, scoring in a 1-0 win over on 17 November 1979. He made 108 appearances in total for Leeds over four seasons, scoring 22 goals.
He was sold for -500,000 to First Division Brighton & Hove Albion in March 1983. However, he was unable to appear in their FA Cup Final appearance just months later as he was already cup-tied. The club ended the season relegated.
The majority of Connor's games for Brighton came in the Second Division. His form here won him an England under-21 cap in November 1986, when he played and scored against Yugoslavia. He scored 51 goals in 156 appearances before leaving them as they dropped into the third tier in 1987. He moved along the South Coast to sign for Portsmouth in a -200,000 deal.
Portsmouth were newly-promoted to the First Division at the time of Connor's arrival, but despite his goals they were relegated after just one season. He remained at Fratton Park for three seasons before joining Swansea City for -150,000 in August 1990. After a solitary full season with the Swans in the third tier, he moved to Bristol City in September 1991.
He failed to make much impact at Bristol City, playing just 16 times and scoring once; he was also briefly loaned back to Swansea in Autumn 1992. He dropped into the non-league in Summer 1992 when he signed for Yeovil Town.
After retiring he turned to coaching, working under John Ward at Bristol Rovers, before moving across the city to work at Bristol City. Ward later moved to become assistant manager at Wolverhampton Wanderers, and soon recruited Connor to their coaching staff.
Connor served as a coach under a succession of Wolves' managers before being promoted to assistant manager under Mick McCarthy in August 2008..
-DOCSTART-	17342924
'''James 'Jimmy' Milburn''' (21 September 1919 - 1985) was an English footballer who played for Leeds United and Bradford Park Avenue.
He was a member of the famous Milburn footballing clan. His cousin Jackie, known as Wor Jackie, played for Newcastle United. Other members of the Milburn family included brothers Jack (Leeds United and Bradford City), George (Leeds United and Chesterfield) and Stan (Chesterfield, Leicester City and Rochdale).
-DOCSTART-	17343593
'''Arthur Melmoth Walters''' (26 January 1865 - 2 May 1941) was an English amateur footballer who played as a defender for the Old Carthusians and the Corinthians in the late nineteenth century as well as making nine appearances for England.
He and his elder brother, Percy Melmoth Walters, were known as "morning" and "afternoon" in allusion to their initials. The brothers were generally regarded as the finest fullbacks in England for a number of years; according to Philip Gibbons in his "''History of the Game from 1863 to 1900''" this was due mainly to their own defensive system based on the combination game used by the Royal Engineers during the early 1870s.
Walters was born in Ewell, Surrey, the son of a solicitor, and attended Charterhouse School. He played for the school football team in 1882 and 1883, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge University, where he won a blue in each of the years from 1884 to 1887.
In his first year at Cambridge, Walters joined the Corinthian club which had been established two years earlier with a view to giving amateur players the opportunity to play together on a regular basis in order to improve the quality and strength of the England team.
Arthur made his debut for Corinthian on 13 November 1884, in a 7-1 defeat by Notts Club. He was unable to take part in the Corinthians tour of northern England in December, but was able to join the Easter tour in which five games were played in six days. Arthur played in four of the five games, including the opening fixture against Preston North End on 6 April 1885, when he played at left-back with his brother Percy alongside him on the right.
This match was the first of many over the next six years in which the two brothers played alongside each other as the two full backs. Amongst the more significant matches were a 6-0 defeat of the FA Cup holders, Blackburn Rovers, in December 1885 and a 7-0 victory over Notts County in March 1886, when fellow Old Carthusian William Cobbold scored four goals.
The brothers' final match together for Corinthian was on 8 November 1890 in an eight goal victory over Sheffield in which younger brother H.M. Walters (who was only playing his second match) scored a hat-trick, with another goal from Percy. The other four goals came from V.G. Manns, who was playing his only match for Corinthian. Shortly after this match, the younger brother died from a football injury inflicted during a match and, in deference to their parents' wishes, both brothers retired from football to concentrate on their legal careers.
The withdrawal of the Walters brothers from the Corinthian team had a significant effect on the team's performances as they were "extremely hard to replace, and Corinthian were destined to win only six of their next nineteen games".
Despite the promise made to their parents, the brothers made a return to the Corinthians for a multi-sport tournament against the Barbarians rugby club in April 1892. Arthur played in the soccer match (without Percy) which Corinthian won 6-0, with Tinsley Lindley scoring a hat-trick. The clubs also played a rugby match, which Corinthian won 16-13, although the match was not a very serious encounter and was described by The Times newspaper as "a very amusing game". The rugby match was followed by an athletics meeting in which C. B. Fry was prominent, winning both the long jump and high jump. Finally, the two clubs met a few weeks later in a cricket match in which Percy played alongside several other prominent Corinthians, including Fry, Lindley and Charles Wreford-Brown.
Arthur's final Corinthian matches came when he made a brief come-back at the end of the 1892-93 season with appearances against Bournemouth and Queen's Park. During his time with the Corinthians, Walters made 48 appearances, scoring once.
After graduating in 1887, Walters joined the old-boys' team for his former school, the Old Carthusians. His major successes came late in his time with the club, reaching successive FA Amateur Cup finals, winning the cup in 1894, the competition's inaugural year, and reaching the final in 1895.
Arthur and Percy made their England debuts together on 28 February 1885 in a 4-0 victory over Ireland, with Arthur at right back and Percy on the left.
In the match against Scotland on 27 March 1886, nine of the eleven players selected were members of the Corinthian club, although all had their primary affiliation with other clubs. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with England's being scored by fellow Corinthian Tinsley Lindley.
Arthur made a total of nine appearances for England, with the final match being against Scotland in the 1890 British Home Championship. The match ended 1-1, and as a result England and Scotland shared the championship. Of the nine matches played for England, four were won, three drawn (all against Scotland) and two were lost (also against Scotland).
Walters spent some time as a volunteer in the army, and in August
1886, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the 3rd Surrey Rifles.
Walters eventually qualified as a solicitor in 1899, and joined the family firm.
He died at his home at Minnickwood, Holmwood, Surrey on 2 May 1941 aged 76.
-DOCSTART-	17346460
'''Edward "Ned" Liddell''' (27 May 1878 - November 1969) was an English football player, manager and scout. He played for a number of clubs at varying levels, and later managed four teams in league football.
Liddell was born in Sunderland and during his playing career, he played as a wing half for a number of clubs. He started off with ''East End Black Watch'' in 1901 before moving to Whitburn in 1903 and then Seaham White Star. After this he went on to play for Sunderland, Southampton, Gainsborough Trinity and Southend. In between he had his most successful spell as a player, at Clapton Orient, for whom he made over 200 appearances.
He ended his league career at Arsenal, joining the club in 1914. He played two league games in 1914-15, his debut coming against Hull City on 2 April 1915; he continued to play for the club during World War I and was a member of Arsenal's reserve team until his retirement in the 1920 close season.
In 1920 he was appointed manager of Southend and, although his tenure only lasted a year, he oversaw their rise into the football league. In 1920 he moved to Queens Park Rangers where he was manager for four years before returning to Southend as assistant manager. His next role was as chief scout for Fulham and he subsequently went on to become their third manager in five years when he took up the post in 1929, taking over from the same person as he had at Southend, Joe Bradshaw. He finished his career at Luton Town between 1936 and 1938. He continued to scout for other clubs up until his death at the age of 90.
-DOCSTART-	17348119
'''Mike Galloway''' (born 30 May 1965) is a retired football defender. He earned a single cap for the Scotland national football team in 1991.
A player with an aggressive attitude to the game but with a skilful left foot. A hard-tackling and aggressive ball winner the red-haired Galloway started his career with Berwick and after spells at Mansfield Town and Halifax he moved to Tynecastle in the autumn of 1987. Galloway-s combatative performances for Hearts were a key reason why the Edinburgh side were able to push Celtic all the way during the 1987/88 season.
Bhoys boss Billy McNeill turned to Galloway to add steel to his side and Mike would make his competitive debut in a 3-1 win at old club Hearts on August 12th. He would be a regular feature in that first year with the club and despite a weight problem and some inconsistent performances which saw him in and out of the team he would earn a Scotland cap in October 1991.
On his game he was an excellent midfield enforcer but at other times his slackness could be costly and as managers came and went at Parkhead a lack of discipline off the field saw Galloway lambasted by boss Lou Macari over missed training sessions.
From that time on he was seldom more than a bit part player at Celtic Park and he eventually departed in 1995 for Leicester City. Serious injuries sustained in a car crash would end his football career.
-DOCSTART-	17348193
'''Phil Gee''' (born 19 December 1964) is a retired English football forward.
'''Phil Gee''' also played in Derby County's masters football team in the 2008 screwfix masters cup.
Phil is now a Painter and Decorator and he is getting married in October
-DOCSTART-	17348231
'''Tommy Goodwin''' (born 8 November 1979) is an English football defender.
-DOCSTART-	17348268
'''Neil Lewis''' (born 28 June 1974) is an English football defender.
-DOCSTART-	17350912
'''Percy Melmoth Walters''' (30 September 1863 - 6 October 1936) was an English amateur footballer who played as a defender for the Old Carthusians and the Corinthians in the late nineteenth century as well as making thirteen appearances for England, five as captain.
He and his younger brother, Arthur Melmoth Walters, were known as "morning" and "afternoon" in allusion to their initials. The brothers were generally regarded as the finest fullbacks in England for a number of years; according to Philip Gibbons in his "''History of the Game from 1863 to 1900''" this was due mainly to their own defensive system based on the combination game used by the Royal Engineers during the early 1870s.
Percy was born in Ewell, Surrey, the son of a solicitor, and attended Charterhouse School, although he did not play for the school football team. He went up to Oxford University, where he won a blue in 1885, when his brother was in the Cambridge team.
In his final year at Oxford, Walters followed his younger brother and joined the Corinthian club which had been established three years earlier with a view to giving amateur players the opportunity to play together on a regular basis in order to improve the quality and strength of the England team.
Percy joined the Easter tour in which five games were played in six days, playing in all five games, including the opening fixture against Preston North End on 6 April 1885, when he played at right-back with his brother Arthur alongside him on the left.
This match was the first of many over the next six years in which the two brothers played alongside each other as the two full backs. Amongst the more significant matches were a 6-0 defeat of the FA Cup holders, Blackburn Rovers, in December 1885 and a 7-0 victory over Notts County in March 1886, when fellow Old Carthusian William Cobbold scored four goals.
The brothers' final match together for Corinthian was on 8 November 1890 in an eight goal victory over Sheffield in which younger brother H.M. Walters (who was only playing his second match) scored a hat-trick, with another goal from Percy. The other four goals came from V.G. Manns, who was playing his only match for Corinthian. Shortly after this match, the younger brother died from a football injury inflicted during a match and, in deference to their parents' wishes, both brothers retired from football to concentrate on their legal careers.
The withdrawal of the Walters brothers from the Corinthian team had a significant effect on the team's performances as they were "extremely hard to replace, and Corinthian were destined to win only six of their next nineteen games".
Despite the promise made to their parents, the brothers made a return to the Corinthians for a multi-sport tournament against the Barbarians rugby club in April 1892, although Percy did not play in the soccer match which Corinthian won 6-0, with Tinsley Lindley scoring a hat-trick. The clubs also played a rugby match, which Corinthian won 16-13, although the match was not a very serious encounter and was described by The Times newspaper as "a very amusing game". The rugby match was followed by an athletics meeting in which C. B. Fry was prominent, winning both the long jump and high jump. Finally, the two clubs met a few weeks later in a cricket match in which Percy played alongside several other prominent Corinthians, including Fry, Lindley and Charles Wreford-Brown.
During his time with the Corinthians, Walters made 54 appearances, scoring once.
After graduating in 1885, Walters joined the old-boys' team for his former school, the Old Carthusians. His major success came late in his time with the club, reaching the FA Amateur Cup final in 1895.
Percy and Arthur made their England debuts together on 28 February 1885 in a 4-0 victory over Ireland, with Percy at left back and Arthur on the right.
He first captained the England team, in only his third appearance, against Ireland on 13 March 1886, in the absence of the regular captain, Norman Coles Bailey. England "totally dominated the Irish" to record a 6-1 victory, with four goals from Benjamin Spilsbury.
In the next match against Scotland on 27 March 1886, nine of the eleven players selected were members of the Corinthian club, although all had their primary affiliation with other clubs. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with England's being scored by fellow Corinthian Tinsley Lindley.
On 17 March 1888, Percy played at left-back (alongside Bob Howarth of Preston North End) when England achieved their first victory over Scotland since 1879. In "a brilliant display of attacking football" England were 5-0 winners, including two goals from Fred Dewhurst, thus securing their first victory on Scottish soil.
Percy made a total of thirteen appearances for England, five as captain, with his final match being against Scotland in the 1890 British Home Championship. The match ended 1-1, and as a result England and Scotland shared the championship. Of the thirteen matches played for England, eight were won, three drawn (all against Scotland) and two were lost (also against Scotland).
During his football career, Walters also played for East Sheen and Epsom, and represented Surrey. He was a member of the F.A. committee in 1886, and a vice-president from 1891 to 1892.
Whilst at Oxford University, Walters made one appearance for the University cricket team in a match against the M.C.C. in May 1885, when he was the wicket-keeper. In his one innings, he scored nine runs in a drawn match.
Walters spent some time as a volunteer in the army, and in June 1886, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the 3rd Surrey Rifles.
Walters qualified as a barrister and was called to the bar in 1888.
He died on 6 October 1936 at Ashtead, Surrey (aged 73 years).
-DOCSTART-	17351427
Wylie was born in Shrewsbury and was educated at Shrewsbury School between 1869 and 1872. After leaving school he moved to Sheffield where he trained as a solicitor. He qualified in 1878 after which he joined a practice in London. In 1881, he was living in Putney.
His early football was played with Shropshire Wanderers, before moving to Sheffield where he earned representative honours for the city of Sheffield. In the 1874 match against London, he was "borrowed" by the opposition who had insufficient players available. In March 1874, he was selected for the England match against Scotland, but had to withdraw at a late stage, and was replaced by John Hawley Edwards who thus made his solitary international appearance.
He then joined Wanderers making his first appearance for them in January 1875. He only made a significant contribution to the Wanderers in 1877-78, when he made eleven appearances, scoring nine goals, six of which came in FA Cup matches. Wanderers thus reached their third consecutive cup final, when on 23 March 1878 at the Kennington Oval, they defeated the Royal Engineers 3-1.
Three weeks before the Cup Final, Wylie (together with fellow Wanderers forwards Henry Wace and Hubert Heron) was again selected for the annual international fixture against Scotland. The game did not end happily for England as the Scots ran out 7-2 victors, although Wylie did score one of England's late consolation goals.
Wylie remained with the Wanderers until 1879, making his final appearance on 28 November. He was described by C. W. Alcock in the 1879 "Football Annual" as "a good centre, with pace and strength (who) should play for his side more".
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Jackson was born in Calcutta, India, the son of a leading judge. He was educated at Lancing College where he was captain of the college team in 1887. He then attended Oxford University earning his blue in 1890 and 1891.
Whilst at Oxford, he joined the Corinthian amateur club, making his debut on 22 December 1888. He played intermittently over the next few years and his final appearance came on 21 March 1891 against a Scotland eleven. Scotland also played an official international against Wales on the same day as this match. However, the match against Corinthians was treated as a practice for the match against England, and was considered more important than the game against Wales. The Scots won the match 9-2 with four goals from Francis Watt, and two each from William Sellar and Davie Baird. All three were selected for the forthcoming England international, with Watt scoring a late consolation goal as England won 2-1.
Altogether, Jackson made thirteen appearances for Corinthian, without scoring.
On 7 March 1891, three weeks before the Scotland XI v. Corinthian match, England fielded two national teams on the same day, against Wales at Newcastle Road, Sunderland and against Ireland at Molineux, Wolverhampton. Jackson was one of six new caps for the Welsh game, including his Oxford University colleague Leonard Wilkinson in goal. England were too strong for the Welsh and won 4-1.
Following his studies in England, he returned to India, and together with others founded the Indian Football Association in 1893.
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'''Paul Armstrong''' (born 5 October 1978 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Eastbourne Borough in the Conference National. His most natural position is in the centre of midfield, although he has played as a defender. Paul has played in both professional and semi-professional teams in England and Scotland and has had international appearances for the Republic of Ireland U18 and U21 teams.
He started his career as a junior for Brighton & Hove Albion youth team, progressing into the first team in 1997. In March 1998 he was picked for the Republic of Ireland under-21 team for a friendly game against the Czech Republic
He transferred to the Scottish leagues as a defender for Airdrieonians (''see The Last Ever Airdrieonians Team'') in the Scottish First Division, winning the Scottish Challenge Cup in the first two seasons he was there. In 2002, after his second season with Airdrieonians, he help the team finish 2nd place in the first division although the club became in serious debt and was liquidated. Going out of business May 1 2002. The club was re-incarnated as Airdrie United although they were playing in the Scottish Second Division after their bid to stay in the first division was given to Gretna.
Paul had a trial at Stranraer during the summer of 2002 but decided to transfer to Airdrie United for a season, missing out on promotion back to Division by a single point to Brechin, scoring 2 goals in 42 games for the club before moving back to Sussex.
Paul joined Crawley Town in 2003
Paul joined Eastbourne Borough from local Sussex team Crawley Town on June 18, 2006
Paul made several first team starts in the 2008/09 season with Eastbourne in the Conference National until he was attacked outside a pub in Crawley, in late December 2008, causing a near-fatal blood clot in the brain
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'''Scott Ramsay''', (born 16 October 1980 in Hastings) is an English footballer currently playing for Hastings United in the Ryman League, as a striker.
Scott Started his football career at Brighton & Hove Albion in 1999, making 2 goals in 35 appearances, 12 of which were first team starts. He had a 3 month loan spell at Yeovil Town in 2001
On leaving Brighton and Hove Albion he joined Dover Athletic on a free transfer
In 2003, Brentford sparked an interest in signing Scott for -25,000
In the six years at Eastbourne Borough, Scott bagged 185 goals in 283 appearances, and help the sussex side win the Sussex Senior Cup in 2002 and into the FA Cup first round in 2006
In June 2008, Ramsay left Eastbourne Borough after failing to agree to a new contract, signing for Hastings United, who "beat off competition from several higher league sides", such as AFC Wimbledon and Havant & Waterlooville to sign the prolific striker.
In December 2009, according to Hastings United's official website, Ramsay was reported to have signed for Conference South club Lewes F.C. on a dual registration basis.
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'''Neil Jenkins''' (born 6 January 1982 in Carshalton, London) is an English  footballer currently playing for Conference National side, Eastbourne Borough, as a left footed defender and midfielder. He started his career as a trainee at Wimbledon before transferring to the then Division Three side Southend United for two seasons, then joining the non league team of Crawley Town and later Eastbourne Borough. During his career, Jenkins has earned a cap for the England Under-20 national team.
Jenkins joined the Essex based team Southend United in July 2002
In June 2004, Crawley Town manager, Francis Vines, signed Jenkins to boost his squad.
July 2006 saw Garry Wilson signing Jenkins to Eastbourne Borough who was in the South Conference and helped the team win promotion at the end of the 2007-08 season via the play-offs into the Conference National. Jenkins has played over 100 games for Eastbourne Borough.
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'''Dan Ashworth''' is an English former professional footballer, who began his career at Norwich City. Ashworth continued to be involved with football after retiring as a player, and was appointed the sporting and technical director of West Bromwich Albion in December 2007. He had previously served the club as academy director.
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}}'''Steve Finney''' (born October 31, 1973, Hexham) is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward. He made appearances in The Football League for six clubs
Finney began his career as an apprentice with Preston North End, where he made his professional debut during 1991-92. After just six league appearances he moved to Premier League side Manchester City in February 1993, but he failed to make the first team while at Maine Road.
In the summer of 1995, Finney moved to Swindon Town, scoring 12 times in his first season to help them to the Division Two title. Apart from a loan spell with Cambridge United in 1997, Finney remained with Swindon until July 1998, when he moved to Carlisle United. But before the 1998-99 season had finished, Finney had moved on to Leyton Orient for a short spell with the London club.
Finney spent time on trial with Exeter City in the summer of 1999, and then dropped into non-league football with Barrow before returning to The Football League with struggling Chester City on October 18, 1999 after sending his CV to the club.
- Football League Division Two champions: 1995-96 (30 apps, 12 goals)
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'''Jack Dorney''' (born 9 January 1990 in Ashton-under-Lyne, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Bury.
Dorney started his career with Bury in 2007 and made his first-team debut in a 3-1 defeat against Chesterfield on 7 September 2007.
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}}'''Gordon Edward Bolland''' (born 12 August 1943 in Boston, Lincolnshire) is a retired English footballer and manager.
A striker, Bolland joined Londoners Chelsea as a teenager, and was a member of the sides which won the FA Youth Cup in 1960 and 1961, alongside the likes of Peter Bonetti, Ron Harris, Terry Venables and Bobby Tambling. Despite this, he only made two appearances for the first team and was released in March 1962, after which he signed for Leyton Orient.
Bolland played for Orient during their only season in the English top flight, and scored 19 goals in 64 league games before joining Norwich City in 1964 for -31,500, where he scored 29 goals in 105 league matches. After a brief spell with Charlton Athletic, Bolland signed for Millwall for -10,000 in October 1968. Bolland proved to be a fast, skillful striker who could also drop into midfield to great effect. It was from this position that Bolland scored a spectacular goal against Bristol City on 16 October 1971 which won the Match Of The Day "Goal of the Month" award. In the 1972-73 season, Bolland scored 9 goals in seven consecutive league games. He remained with Millwall for seven years, scoring 62 goals in 244 games, and is an inductee of the club's Hall of Fame. He finished his career as player-manager of Boston United.
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'''John Angus''' (born 2 September 1938) is a retired English footballer who played his entire club career as a right back for Burnley between 1956 and 1972, helping them win the Football League title in 1960. He also made a single appearance for England in 1961.
Angus was born in Amble, Northumberland and played for the local boys- club before being signed by Burnley as an amateur in 1954. A year later, he was signed as a professional on his 17th birthday.
At first, he struggled to win a place in the reserve team with the quality of players then at Turf Moor and was less than a week away from his 18th birthday before his reserve team debut. A week after that debut, however, he was called into the first team after the club were hit with a number of injuries and he performed well in a 2-1 victory against Everton on 3 September 1956 giving international winger Tommy Eglington a difficult time.
Over the next two seasons he made a number of appearances in the first team but in 1958 new manager Harry Potts made Angus the regular right back, displacing Dave Smith. Angus was a superb defender and became an integral part of the Burnley side which won the Football League title in 1960, and were runners-up in both the league and FA Cup in 1962.
He was capped at youth level in 1957 and went on to win seven caps for the under 23s. His full cap came on 27 May 1961, when he and Burnley team mate  Brian Miller made their England debuts in the same game against Austria in Vienna. Angus was played out of position having to play at left-back, replacing Ray Wilson. England were defeated by three goals to one (from Jimmy Greaves). Unfortunately for Angus, England already had Jimmy Armfield and then George Cohen available at right back, and Angus was not selected again.
Angus continued his good form for Burnley as the title winning team was dismantled, and he had almost reached the age of 30 before his place was under threat. but the emergence of Fred Smith saw him out of the side for spells. In 1971, Burnley were relegated from the First Division; Angus was in the Second Division side for the first two games of the 1971-72 season before a tendon injury forced him out. Although he was hopeful of a recovery, this was not to be and he retired at the end of the season.
He had played in a total of 439 league games for Burnley and with cup games totalled 521 appearances. His four goals all came between 1964 and 1966.
His uncle, Jack Angus played for Exeter City from 1930 to 1948.
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''''Jolly' Jack Froggatt''' (17 November 1922 - 17 February 1993) was an English football player.
Coming from a footballing family, Jack Started his football career in 1945, whilst in the RAF. Froggatt's uncle, Frank and cousin, Redfern Froggatt both played for Sheffield Wednesday, with the latter racking up 434 games for The Owls.
Previously working in his fathers butcher shop, the Sheffield-born winger signed for Pompey as a centre-half but managed to persuade manager Jack Tinn to play him as an outside-left. Jack crowned his Pompey debut in 1945 with a second-half goal at The Dell in a War League South match with Southampton and went on to become a regular goalscorer. He had alarming speed, excellent ball control and was very strong in the air, making him one of the most versatile players Pompey have ever had.
A stocky player, who was known for his robust running and sharp shooting meant that 'Jolly Jack' earned his first England cap on 6 November 1949, where he scored on his international debut, from the outside-left position in a 9-2 victory over Northern Ireland at Maine Road.
For his Club, Froggatt formed part of the formidable trio with Jimmy Scoular and Jimmy Dickinson, which was often seen as the most powerful half-back line in immediate post-war football as Pompey won consecutive first division titles in 1948-49 and 1949-50.
With Dougie Reid taking the number 5 shirt in Froggat's last season, Jack reverted to the wing again. Reluctantly leaving in March 1954, the winger went on to play 143 matches for Leicester City, scoring 18 goals. In September 1957 Jack went on to sign for Kettering Town for a fee of -6000.
Jack made his debut at Rockingham Road in November 1957 in the 3-1 win over Barry Town in front of 3,819, he scored his first goal for the club against Cheltenham Town two weeks later in the home 2-1 win.
During his Poppies career the Sheffield born genius scored three hat-tricks, the first in the 6-4 thriller against Spalding United in the FA Cup 1st Qualifying round in October 1958. His second hat-trick was scored in April 1959 in the Southern League North West Division against Kidderminster Harriers as the Poppies ran out 4-3 victors at Rockingham Road during their promotion season. His final trio came against Gloucester City on 15 April 1961 as Kettering ran out a 6-1 score line in the Southern League Division One, a Championship season as the Poppies returned to the Southern League Premier.
Jack was the player/manager of the club from January 1958, replacing Harold Mather until September 1961. Under his tenure in the hot seat he saw promotion, a relegation and a Championship season. Jack was succeeded by Wally Akers, but he still continued to play for the Poppies. His final league game for the Poppies came in the 1-3 defeat by Chelmsford City on 23 March 1963.
Jack's 20-year football career came to an end on 6 May 1963, a benefit match against one of his former clubs, Portsmouth. 1,800 turned out to see 'Pompey' race into a 4-0 lead after just 35 minutes, before goals from Dennis Randall, Froggatt and George Armour made the score more respectable.
Retiring from football, Froggatt returned to Portsmouth to become a publican. For 22 years, he kept the Manor House in Cosham, The Milton Arms near Fratton Park and a hotel in Partridge Green, West Sussex.
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}}'''Kamu Laird''' (born 23 December 1975, Port of Spain) is a Trinidadian footballer who briefly played in the Football League for Chester City as a forward.
Before joining Chester in December 1999, Laird had played in his homeland for Fatima College and then in the United States for Augusta State University.
The duo were to enjoy memorable debuts against Halifax Town, with both scoring in the first-half in a 2-1 win on December 18, 1999. Laird went off at half-time and in the next game came on as substitute against Mansfield Town. His third and final appearance for Chester came just 10 days after his debut, when he was taken off after just 27 minutes in a humiliating 5-1 home defeat by Leyton Orient.
After not playing for Chester again, Laird joined non-league side Dulwich Hamlet in late January 2000.
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'''Gustavo Adrin Lombardi''' (born 10 September 1975) is an Argentine retired professional footballer who played for in Argentina for River Plate, in Spain for UD Salamanca and Deportivo Alavs, and in England for Middlesbrough.
He also played for the Argentina under-20 side at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, as well as for the full Argentina national side.
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'''William Lee''' (12 August 1878 - 5 November 1934), better known as '''Billy Lee''', was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Lee was born in West Bromwich. He turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in September 1901. In 1903 he joined Bournemouth Wanderers on loan. He signed for Portsmouth in September 1904 for a -100 fee. In August 1906 he moved to New Brompton for -50, and a year later joined Chesterfield Town for the same fee. He joined Darlaston on a free transfer in October 1908 and retired due to injury in May 1911. He died in Walsall in 1934.
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'''John Douglas Jamieson "Duggie" Reid''' (3 October 1917 - 8 February 2002) was a Scottish footballer. An inside forward, he played for Stockport County and Portsmouth.
Born in West Kilbride, Reid started his working life as an apprentice plumber in Manchester. After a spell in amateur football, he joined Stockport County, and turned professional in 1936. Playing at wing-half, Reid was part of the team that won Division Three North.
In 1946, at the age of 28, he was sold to Portsmouth for -7,000. Although Portsmouth fans were initially sceptical, he won them over by scoring 29 goals in his first season, ending it as the club's top scorer. Known for his blistering shots, his nickname; 'thunderboots' was re-affirmed when, at Fratton Park he put the ball through the net and into the crowd when scoring a penalty against Manchester City. His goals helped Portsmouth win Division One in 1948-49 and 1949-50, with a hat-trick in a 5-1 final-day win in the 1949-50 season helping Portsmouth claim the title on goal average.
With his Portsmouth days over, Duggie moved to non-league team Tonbridge in 1956 before returning to the south coast once again as Portsmouths groundsman, a post he held until 1978. Reid also ran a hostel for the club's young footballers in Southsea.
Reid's son David also played for England at amateur level.
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'''Paris Michael Simmons''' (born 2 January 1990 in London) is an English footballer who plays for Carlton Town after being released by Derby County.
Simmons made his club debut on 11 May 2008, the final day of the season, in a Premier League game, for Derby County against Reading as a substitute.
Simmons first team chances were restricted by Paul Jewell's massive squad reconstruction following relegation from the Premier League and, on October 30, 2008, he joined non-league Burton Albion on a months loan.
After joining Wolverhampton Wanderers on trial
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'''Ellis Rimmer''' (2 January 1907 - 16 March 1965) was a former professional footballer who played for Tranmere Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town. He was a left winger who was quite tall and scored his fair share of headed goals. His career lasted from 1924 until 1939 during which time he played 447 league games, scoring 142 goals, he also played for the England national football team on four occasions. He was also a talented musician and often played piano at public appearances.
Rimmer was born in Birkenhead on 2 January 1907, he played as an amateur for Parkside, Northern Nomads and Whitchurch before signing as a professional for Tranmere Rovers as a 17 year old in 1924. In his three seasons with Tranmere, Rimmer played briefly with football legends Dixie Dean and Tom 'Pongo' Waring, making 62 league appearances and scoring 20 goals. His good form alerted other clubs and in February 1928 he was signed by Sheffield Wednesday manager Bob Brown for a fee of -3,000.
Sheffield Wednesday were in a grave situation when Rimmer signed for them, they were seven points adrift at the foot of Division One. However Rimmer, who made his Wednesday debut on 25 February 1928 against Newcastle United, was to take part in what has gone down in Sheffield Wednesday history as the -Great Escape- as they picked up 17 points from a possible 20 in their last 10 matches to avoid relegation on goal average. The following two seasons saw Wednesday transformed from relegation strugglers to league winners as they lifted the Division One title in 1928-29 and 1929-30 with Rimmer a virtual ever present on the left wing. In April 1930 he was called up by England for his first international cap, scoring twice in a 5-2 victory over Scotland in the 1930 British Home Championship. Three other Wednesday players Bill Marsden, Alf Strange and Ernie Blenkinsop all played in that match. Rimmer played a further three international matches, his last being just before his 25th birthday in December 1931 against Spain.
The first two full seasons of the 1930s saw Rimmer net 24 and 23 goals respectively, an excellent effort for a winger whose main job was to provide chances for other players. The 1934-35 season was probably his most memorable as Wednesday lifted the FA Cup with Rimmer netting two late goals in the final against West Bromwich Albion. He scored eight FA Cup goals in total that season and achieved the rare feat of scoring in every round, only twelve players have managed this in the history of English football.
Rimmer was transferred to Division Three South team Ipswich Town in August 1938, making his debut against Cardiff City on 10 September 1938. He only made four appearances for Ipswich before deciding to retire in January 1939 after playing his last match against Northampton Town in a Southern Section Cup tie.
After retirement Rimmer ran a public house in Sheffield and then in Formby, Merseyside. He died in Formby on 16 March 1965, aged 58.
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
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'''Adam Seymour Haywood''' (23 March 1875 - May 1932) was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward. Some sources spell his surname as ''Heywood'' or ''Hayward''.
Haywood was born in Horninglow, Burton upon Trent. He turned professional with Woolwich Arsenal in January 1896; he made his debut against Leicester Fosse on January 25, 1896 and was an ever-present for the rest of the 1895-96 season. He continued to play as a mainstay in the Arsenal side the following three seasons, scoring regularly as well (his best being 1898-99, when he scored 12 goals in 23 league games). In total he played 91 times for Arsenal, scoring 36 goals, but Arsenal's financial situation meant they were forced to accept a -50 bid from Glossop North End in May 1899.
Haywood spent just three months at Glossop before joining Queens Park Rangers in August 1899, becoming part of an experienced squad of ex-League players, including four ex-Arsenal colleagues. While at QPR, Haywood was part of the Rangers side who beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1900. Wolves were so impressed by Haywood's display over the two games that, within a year, via a short stay at New Brompton, he was signed by the First Division club, going on to make over a century of top-flight appearances.
May 1905 saw him transfer to West Bromwich Albion, where he was the club's top league scorer during 1905-06, finding the net 21 times. He remained at Albion for two-and-a-half years before signing for Blackpool.
He made his debut for Blackpool, in the number-8 shirt, on 30 November 1907, in a defeat at Derby County. He made twelve more League appearances for the club before the end of the 1907-08 season, his final one being in a defeat at Lincoln City, this time in the number-10 shirt. He scored one goal during his short career on the Fylde Coast - in a 2-1 Lancashire derby defeat at Burnley on Christmas Day. He also made one FA Cup appearance for Blackpool - in yet another defeat, this time at the hands of Manchester United at Old Trafford on New Year's Day , 1908.
He joined Crystal Palace as player-coach in May 1908, finally retiring from playing football in 1912. Haywood died in May 1932.
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'''Sekou Baradji''' (born 24 April 1984) is a French football player. He is a midfielder currently playing for Associao Naval 1- de Maio in Portugal. He also holds Senegalese citizenship.
Baradji signed for West Ham on the transfer deadline, 31 August 2005. He was immediately loaned to Reading. He had been on trial with Derby; Burnley tried to offer him a contract before West Ham signed the midfielder.
He only made three appearances for the Royals, twice in the Football League Cup and once in the league, a substitute appearance against Sheffield United in which Baradji's free kick allowed Brynjar Gunnarsson to score the winner in a pivotal first-against-second match.
Reading did not extend Baradji's loan and West Ham later released him.
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'''Anthony Allen''' (born 27 November 1939) is a retired English footballer who played most of his club career as a left back for Stoke City between 1957 and 1970. He also made three appearances for England in 1959, before his twentieth birthday.
Allen was born in Stoke-on-Trent, and after playing football for his schools and the Boys Brigade, he was signed by Stoke City as an amateur, before turning professional on his seventeenth birthday in November 1956.
Although playing outside the top division, his talents were soon spotted by the England selectors. After winning caps at youth and under-23 levels, he was called up for the full international side for a British Home Championship match against Wales in place of Jimmy Armfield on 17 October 1959. The match was drawn 1-1 and Allen was retained for the next two matches, against Sweden (a 2-3 defeat) and Northern Ireland (won 2-1). For the next international match the following April, Ray Wilson was preferred at left-back, remaining first choice for most of the next decade. Although he received further caps at under-23 level (earning seven in all) Allen was never selected again for the full England eleven.
By now he was a fixture in the Stoke side as they generally finished in the middle of the Football League Second Division table, but in 1963, Stoke finished top of the table and returned to the top flight. He was ever-present throughout the 1960-61 and 1960-62 seasons, and only missed one game in the promotion season. In this period, he clocked up a run of 148 consecutive appearances, which remains a Stoke record.
Stoke finished their first season back in the First Division in 17th place, but also reached the final of the League Cup, where they were defeated by Leicester City 4-3 on aggregate.
In 1967, Allen was involved in an incident which led to a major change in the International Laws of Association Football. On 13 May 1967, Stoke City visited Old Trafford to play Manchester United. Paddy Crerand of United had an altercation with Peter Dobing of Stoke, which was dealt with by referee Pat Partridge holding Crerand close, such that his head was over the referee's shoulder. Unknown to the official, TV cameras picked up Crerand's action of spitting over his shoulder at Allen. Crerand and Dobing were cautioned for their confrontation, but Partridge had not seen the spitting incident. Partridge later received a letter from the Football League, asking for his observations on the incident, in response to many complaints received. Partridge was unable to respond with conclusive evidence, but nevertheless the International Board changed the Laws of the Game to put spitting on a par with violent conduct, and therefore a dismissable offence.
Allen left Stoke in October 1970, when he moved to Bury for a fee of -10,000. After a year with the Gigg Lane club, he moved to Cape Town to play for Hellinic. He returned to England in October 1973, and ended his playing career with non-league Stafford Rangers.
After ending his playing career, he returned to Stoke where he became a publican.
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'''Richard Flash''' (born 8 April 1976 in Birmingham) is an English former footballer, whose career was hampered by injuries, forcing him into early retirement in 1999.
During his brief club career, he played at youth team level for Manchester United and was room-mates with David Beckham, before moving to reserve team level at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He finally made his senior debut at Watford - as a substitute on 5 May 1997 - but this turned out to be his only appearance for the club. After a brief spell on loan at Lincoln City, he joined Plymouth Argyle for a season but managed only 11 league games in his entire career.
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'''Matthew "Matt" Phillips''' (born 13 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers as a midfielder.
Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Phillips has been with Wycombe since the age of eight when he was spotted playing in a five-a-side tournament. He made his first team debut for the club against Notts County in the penultimate game of the 2007-08 season as a substitute, just a month after his seventeenth birthday. He made his first start for the club a week later in the home game against Bradford City, in which he was voted man of the match by the fans. He made a further substitute appearance in the play-off semi-final home leg against Stockport County.
Phillips signed his first professional contract for Wycombe in July 2008, a year before the end of his youth team scholarship. He is contracted to the club until June 2010. He scored his first goal for Wycombe in November 2008 in a 4-1 FA Cup First Round victory over AFC Wimbledon. His first league goal came on 6 December in a 2-3 away defeat to Aldershot Town. Phillips went on to make a massive contribution to the Chairboys promotion from League 2 in the 2008-09 season becoming a regular on either the left or right wing, impressing with his ability to take on defenders and to cut inside. He was also awarded with clubs two 'Young Player of the Year' awards at the end of the season as well as the League 2 'Apprentice of the Year'.
Phillips was given the new number 18 for the 2009-10 season and has continued his good form from last season starting on both flanks for Wycombe.
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'''Alex Cropley''' (born 16 January 1951 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is a retired footballer who won two caps for Scotland.
Cropley began his career with Hibernian, where he featured in the Hibs side of the early 1970s known as "Turnbull's Tornadoes". While with Hibs he played in a Scottish Cup Final and won the Scottish League Cup. Despite being born in the south of England, Cropley was eligible for Scotland and he was selected for the matches against Belgium and Portugal in 1971.
Late in 1974, Cropley was transferred to Arsenal, where he struggled to make an impact, largely due to injuries. He had made his debut against Carlisle United on 7 December 1974, but broke his leg in a match away to Middlesbrough in January 1975 and broke it again soon after his comeback. He returned to make 22 appearances in 1975-76 but could not cement his place in the Arsenal first team. He was transferred to Aston Villa in September 1976, having played 34 times, scoring five goals, for Arsenal.
At Villa, he featured in a memorable win against the great Liverpool side of the period, but he suffered serious injury, a broken leg, yet again on 10 December 1977, a few months after appearing in the club's League Cup Final victory against Everton.. Cropley finished his career with spells at Newcastle (on loan), Toronto Blizzard and Portsmouth. He retired from professional football in 1982 at the relatively young age of 31. His son Jordan (also a midfielder) played for Hibs' youth teams, but was released in 2009.
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'''Leonard Millard''' (7 March 1919 - 15 March 1997), better known as '''Len Millard''', was an English footballer who played the majority of his career at left back.
Millard was born in Coseley and joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in May 1937. He turned professional in September 1942, having already made his debut during the previous month against Northampton Town in the Football League South. He later became club captain, leading the club to a 3-2 victory over Preston North End in the 1954 FA Cup Final at Wembley. He made a total of 627 appearances for Albion, scoring 18 goals. In 1989 he had a leg amputated and he died in Coseley in 1997.
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'''Richard Swann''' (Born January 21, 1986 in Altrincham, England), is an English footballer, currently playing for Hebburn Town.
Richard Swann signed for the Youth Academy of Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 2002, however even though he made it into the England Schoolboy set up he failed to impress the Crewe manager Dario Gradi, and was released in 2004 without ever making an appearance.
After being released by Crewe, Swann moved to Newcastle to carry on his educational studies. The move worked well for Swann on a footballing level with then Gateshead F.C manager Alan Bell being able to sign Swann on a free transfer.
In his first season at the Gateshead International Stadium Swann made a number of reserve team appearances but never made the step up to the first team. Swann's first team league debut finally came in the 2005/06 season against high flying A.F.C. Telford United a game which Gateshead drew 1-1. Swann also played in the corresponding fixture during the 2006-07 which Gateshead won 4-3 thanks to a winning goal from on-loan winger Craig Nelthorpe. This game was pronounced as Gateshead's best of the season.
Swann has remained on the books of Gateshead and has made a further 3 appearances for the club. However with first team opportunities limited, Swann moved on loan to nearby Hebburn Town F.C. to gain first team experience. This proved to be a successful move with the likes of Whickham and Dunston Federation Breweries showing an interest. Swann finished the season with Gateshead after being recalled to play against AFC Telford.
The 2007/08 season promised much for Swann, after he claimed the number one jersey at Hebburn However early on in the season Swann injured his left knee, and combined with persistent back problems, he was forced to sit out the rest of the season. In March 2008, Swann was diagnosed as having a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee which will keep him out of the game for 9 months.
In April 2008 Swann underwent surgery to repair his torn anterior cruciate ligament and returned to action as a substitute in Hebburn's 4-2 loss to Thornaby on March 14, 2009.
On the surface at least the 2009/10 season looked a promosing one for Swann. Now fully fit and in possession of the Hebburn Town No.1 jersey Swann's form was getting him admiring glances from fans of his former employers Gateshead FC (when doing the weekly shop in ASDA). However the early season optomism was to be an all to familiar false dawn for Swann with Hebburn Town Manager David Rush putting the blame firmly at Swann's door following the side's 6-1 thumping at Whitehaven .
Swann was dropped for the follwing game at home to Washington and did little to help his claims for a recall by conceding a crisply taken penalty in the half time warm up from a local schoolboy, much to the delight of the onlooking crowd. David Rush and the fans had seen enough.
With Swann's Hebburn Town career in tatters he was forced to move even further down the Football League pyramid in search of regular games. Swann's availabilty was soon the talk of the Northern League, amid much speculation Gateshead Rutherford managed to fend off Hebburn Railroad in order to secure his signature. Swann marked his debut with a fine performance in 'The Swifts' 7-0 demolition of Berwick United. This Indian Summer in Swann's career has continued with a string of clean sheets to his name and a solitary Man of the Match Award.
Swann appears to be the final piece in the Gateshead Rutherford jigsaw. The club's title challenge is firmly on track with promotion a real possibility. If 'The Swifts' dreams of promotion are realised Swann faces an emotional return to Hebburn Town next season, a mouthwatering prospect for all.
In December 2009 Swann was seen leaving a Gentlemen's club on Grey Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
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'''George Wilson''' (14 January 1892 - 25 November 1961) was an English footballer who played in his club career at Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday between 1912 and 1925. He made twelve appearances for England, seven as captain.
Wilson was born in Kirkham, Lancashire, and after playing schoolboy football in both Blackpool and Preston, he joined Fleetwood and then Morecambe, playing in the West Lancashire League. He was spotted by a third Fylde Coast club, Blackpool, and signed for the Bloomfield Road outfit in early 1912, making his debut on 27 January in a home victory over Fulham.
After starting his first two games as a forward,
By the time that League football resumed after the First World War, he was "reckoned to be one of the best centre-halves in the game".
His form attracted him to clubs in the First Division and in March 1920 he crossed the Pennines to join The Wednesday for a fee of -3,000. Unfortunately, his arrival came too late to prevent Wednesday being relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 1919-20 season. Once again, he soon became the first-choice centre-half and, despite playing outside the top division, he was selected for the British Home Championship match against Wales on 14 March 1921. His England debut ended in a goalless draw. He retained his place for the next three matches, and was appointed captain for the match against Northern Ireland on 22 October 1921, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
He was unavailable for the next England match, and his place in the side, and his role as captain, was taken by Max Woosnam who thus gained his solitary England cap. Over the next few matches, Wilson shared the captaincy with Arthur Grimsdell and Charlie Buchan. He was appointed captain for a friendly match against Belgium played at The Arsenal Stadium on 19 March 1923 which ended in a 6-1 victory, with Kenneth Hegan scoring England's first two goals on his debut.
He continued to captain England until his final match against France on 17 May 1924. The match ended in a 3-1 victory, with England-s goals coming from Vivian Gibbins (two) and Harry Storer. France's consolation goal was scored by Jules Dewaquez. In his England career, Wilson played twelve matches, seven as captain, with a record of four victories, four draws and four defeats.
He continued to play for Wednesday until July 1925, playing a total of 197 games in all competitions for the club, he then returned to Lancashire joining Nelson for a fee of -2,000. He gave good service to the Third Division North club over five years, before retiring from playing in the summer of 1930.
After retirement, he returned to Blackpool, where he became a licensee for thirty years until he retired in May 1961.
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'''Valerio Di Cesare''' (born May 23, 1983 in Rome) is an Italian football defender, currently playing for Vicenza.
Di Cesare moved his first footsteps into Lazio's youth system. During the summer of 2001 he accepted an offer from English side Chelsea, initially joining the ''blues''' reserve team. He however failed to break into the first team, and left England on January 2004 without to make a single league appearance, joining Avellino of Serie B. He then went on to play in Serie B with AlbinoLeffe, Catanzaro and Mantova, joining the ''virgiliani'' on January 2006.
Di Cesare then joined Vicenza in the summer of 2008.
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'''Lars Melvang''' (April 3, 1969 in Seattle, United States) is a former Danish football (soccer) defender. He played mostly for Odense BK and Silkeborg, but also had a disappointing spell with Watford in 1997. He has a younger brother named Jens Melvang.
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:''For the Australian actor of the same name, see Paul Blackwell''
'''Paul Blackwell''' (born January 13, 1963, Mancot) is a former Welsh professional footballer who nearly 100 Football League appearances for Chester City, mainly as a midfielder.
Although born in Flintshire, Blackwell grew up in Chester and represented the Chester and Cheshire Schoolboys sides as a youngster.
Blackwell made his debut for Chester in a 1-0 defeat at Burnley on November 3, 1981 and he went on to make 23 league appearances in each of his first two seasons in the side. The 1983-84 season saw Chester finish bottom of Division Four, but Blackwell was to enjoy regular football with 39 league appearances to his name and he scored his first goal for the club against Reading. In the summer of 1984, Blackwell became a part-time player due to combining playing with being a student at Crewe and Alsager College.
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'''Tommy Anton Christensen''' (born 20 July 1961 in Hillerd) is a retired Danish football player who played for, amongst others, Elche CF in Spain, Brndby in Denmark and Eintracht Braunschweig in Germany.
He also played for English sides Leicester City and Portsmouth.
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'''Jack Palethorpe''' (23 November 1909 - 6 June 1984) was an English professional footballer who played for Reading, Stoke City, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace. He was a tall Centre forward who scored 106 League goals (113 including FA Cup) in a career which lasted from 1929 to 1938, making 177 League appearances (197 including FA Cup).
Palethorpe was born in Leicester on 23 November 1909 he trained to be a shoemaker before concentrating on football. He played Non-League football for Maidenhead United in the Spartan League in the 1929-30 season compiling the outstanding record of 65 goals in 39 appearances in his only full season at York Road.
Towards the end of the 1932-33 season Palethorpe transferred to Stoke City and his eight goals in 10 matches helped them win the Second Division championship and promotion to Division One. Palethorpe-s first taste of top flight football the following season only lasted for 11 games as he switched to Second Division leaders Preston North End who hoped he would do a similar job to what he did at Stoke and guarantee promotion. Palethorpe formed a fine goalscoring partnership with George Stephenson ensuring that Preston gained promotion as runners-up. However the following season he lost his place to Bud Maxwell and in December 1934 he joined Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of -3,100.
Palethorpe gained an immediate place in the Wednesday first team, somewhat controversially replacing the popular Neil Dewar as Wednesday-s centre forward. He made his debut on December 15th 1934 against Everton and scored his first goals on Boxing Day, a hat-trick against Birmingham City. In the second half of that season Palethorpe played an integral part in Sheffield Wednesday-s excellent run and eventual triumph in the FA Cup of that season scoring goals in the third and fourth rounds as well as one in the semi-final win over Burnley at Villa Park. However his most important goal came in the 4-2 final triumph against West Bromwich Albion when he put Wednesday a goal up inside two minutes after receiving a pass from Ronnie Starling and shooting just inside the post. Despite a good record of 17 goals in 34 matches in all competitions, Palethorpe was once again on his way to another club in September 1935 as he joined Aston Villa for -2,500.
Palethorpe was still only 25 when he joined Villa but his career seemed to be on a slippery slope, he played only six games in thirteen months at Villa as they were relegated from Division One in the 1935-36 season. In October 1936 he moved yet again, this time to Third Division Crystal Palace for whom he scored 11 goals in 39 league matches. In 1938 he moved into non-league football again, playing for Chelmsford City, Shorts Sports and Colchester United. He effectively retired from playing in 1939 although he did make some appearances for Colchester in the Wartime Leagues. He later did some coaching at North Town and back at his first club Maidenhead.
Throughout his career, Jack Palethorpe had a reputation for never staying at a football club for any length of time, his longest stint at any one club was two seasons and 59 league appearances at Reading. He had the unusual record of playing for four different First Division clubs (Stoke, Preston, Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa) but never actually completing a full season with any one of them. His nickname throughout his career was -SOS- and this may have something to with the Palethorpe Sausage company which he may or may not have been associated with. He had the reputation of having a very good sense of humour and was known as the dressing room comedian. After leaving football he worked for the Fairey Aviation Company. Jack Palethorpe died on June 6th 1984 in Slough aged 74.
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'''Michael Black''' (born 6 October 1976) is an English footballer, who played as a midfielder or striker.
Black started his career at Arsenal, joining as a trainee in 1993, later to be joined by his brother Tommy. He won the 1994 FA Youth Cup with Arsenal and made a single appearance for the first team in a UEFA Champions League group match against Panathinaikos in 1998. He also had loan spells at Brentford and Millwall before moving to Tranmere Rovers in July 1999 on a free transfer. He played sporadically for Tranmere, including as an unused substitute in the 2000 Football League Cup Final against Leicester City, before moving to Southend United in December 2000 on loan, making the deal fully permanent the following month. He left Southend in the summer of 2001 on a free transfer.
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'''Mark Mellors''' (1880 - 1961) was an English footballer who played for Notts County, Brighton, Sheffield United and Bradford City, with whom he played in the 1911 FA Cup Final. After retiring in 1918 he became a successful businessman in the wool trade, and died in 1961 at the age of 81.
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'''Adam Wilde''' (born 22 May 1979 in Southampton) is an English footballer currently playing for Farnborough.
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McMillan's debut came in the 1922 season, where, as a middle-order batsman, he was unable to make much headway in the match, bowling a single, expensive over, conceding 14 runs, and finishing not out for 0 in the only innings in which he batted. As there was no play on the first day of the match, it was to fizzle out to a draw with the best batting performance of the game coming from centurion Peter Perrin.
McMillan made just one appearance during the following season, and had to wait for more than thirteen months before making his final two appearances, both at home, in 1924. While he scored well in the first match of the season, his second finished with him getting out for a duck.
McMillan was also a footballer and played for Derby County, Gillingham, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bradford City, Nottingham Forest and Clapton Orient. He later returned to Derby County as manager.
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'''Joe Baillie''' (26 February 1929 - March 1966) from Dumfries was a much travelled Scottish footballer who played as a defender.
Baillie played the majority of his games for Celtic, where he was most famous for his partnership at left-half with Celtic legend Bobby Evans which helped the team lift the 1951 Scottish Cup. He had joined the club in 1946 and remained with the ''Bhoys'' for eight years.
After 171 appearances (and one goal) for Celtic in total, he moved south to join then-English champions Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1954. However his time at Molineux was unsuccessful and he managed just one first team appearance (a 6-4 win against Huddersfield in February 1955).
He moved to Bristol City in 1956 where he had an equally brief stay before finding regular football at Leicester City. His manager when he joined Leicester was also from Dumfries, Dave Halliday.
He ended his playing career by contributing to a promotion-winning season at Fourth Division Bradford Park Avenue before retiring in 1961.
He died in a car crash in the Maryhill district of Glasgow in March 1966.
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Battles was born in Springburn, Glasgow, he moved to Midlothian when still a boy and played his early football with Bathgate FC, before joining Heart of Midlothian F.C. in 1894 and Celtic the following year. Whether at full-back or half-back, Battles was noted for his commitment, enthusiasm and fearlessness. Although he lacked speed, his finely-judged interventions more than compensated. He made his Celtic debut in the 2-1 away league win over Dundee F.C. on August 10, 1895. He remained with the club, on and off, until 1903, winning a League Championship badge in 1896, and winning two Scottish Cup finals.
Late in the 1895-96 season, after Celtic had won the championship, he left for England and Liverpool F.C., where he played in three 'test' matches for them. Battles joined Dundee in May 1897, then played another League match for Liverpool in March 1898, before rejoining Celtic the following October.
He impressed Scottish selectors with his consistent performances and in 1901 he starred in all three Home International matches. Battles also played for the Scottish League and played for the Glasgow Association against Sheffield in 1902.
After leaving Celtic he subsequently had spells with Dundee (again) and Kilmarnock F.C. before his death from pneumonia on 17 February 1905, at the age of 30. Battles died before the birth of his son, Barney Battles, Jr., who was named in his memory.
A reported 40,000 people lined the route to Dalbeth cemetery in Glasgow's East End on the day of Battles' funeral.
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'''Claude William Wilson''' (9 September 1858 - 7 July 1881) was an English amateur footballer who played in the 1880 FA Cup Final for Oxford University and made two appearances for England.
Wilson was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire and educated at Brighton College, where he played for the college football team in 1876 and 1877, being captain in the latter year.
Wilson was called into the England team for their first ever meeting with Wales. The match was played at the Kennington Oval on 18 January 1879 in a blizzard. Due to the atrocious snowfall both captains agreed to play halves of only 30 minutes each. The poor attendance (reports range from 85 to 300) was also attributed to the weather. Some sources suggest that William Clegg turned up 20 minutes late for the game. Clegg, a solicitor, was working late on a case (the trial of Charles Peace, the Banner Cross murderer) and was unable to leave Sheffield for London on the Friday night. The next morning, the southbound train with Clegg on it, was delayed by heavy snow. The match started without Clegg and England played with ten men until he arrived. Despite this, England won the match by two goals to one, with Herbert Whitfield and Thomas Sorby scoring for England.
In 1880, he was part of the Oxford University team that reached the FA Cup Final, where they met the previous year's losing finalists, Clapham Rovers. This was the university's fourth appearance in the Cup Final since the Cup was inaugurated in 1872, and, having "conquered much-fancied Nottingham Forest in the semi-final" were favourites to take the trophy. In the event, the Rovers defence were able to keep the university forwards at bay, and with Wilson and his fellow full-back Robert King tiring towards the end of the second half, and the prospect of extra time imminent, Francis Sparks "made a clever run down the wing, crossed to the waiting Clopton Lloyd-Jones who had the simple task of slotting the ball between the Oxford goalposts to secure a one-goal lead." This was last appearance in an FA Cup Final for both teams.
His second England call-up came for the match against Scotland on 12 March 1881, in which England went down to a "humiliating" 6-1 defeat, with Scotland's goals including a hat-trick from John Smith and two from George Ker.
Wilson also played for the Old Brightonians and represented Sussex. He was described by Charles Alcock in his 1882 ''"Football Annual"'' as "a splendid back; strong kick; very fast and active; his unexpected demise, in June, was deeply regretted by all who knew him".
Wilson also played cricket at first class level. He played in one match for the University against the Gentlemen of England in 1881, when he scored 51 in the university's second innings in a drawn match.
Immediately after this match, he played for Surrey against Gloucestershire. In this match, in which he was the wicketkeeper, he was dismissed LBW to W. G. Grace, who led his team to a victory by 8 wickets.
In July 1881, he caught sunstroke during a cricket match and subsequently died in Reigate on 7 July, aged 23 years.
FA Cup runners-up: 1880
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'''Florian Sturm''' (born 6 May 1982 in Wrgl, Tyrol) is an Austrian footballer currently playing for SV Ried.
He started his career at Tirol, and went to WSG Wattens of 1st League for their campaign to avoid relegation. He then played one season at SW Bregenz before joined SK Rapid Wien. He signed a contract extension until summer 2005 in April 2004.
In the summer of 2008 Sturm played on trial for Milton Keynes Dons, scoring a goal in a 4-1 friendly defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. He has since signed for them on a free transfer becoming Roberto Di Matteo's first signing. However, after a number of months plagued by injury and only a handful of league games, his contract was mutually terminated.
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'''Paul Flexney''' (born 18 January 1965 in Glasgow), is a former Scottish football defender.
Flexney started his career with Clyde, making over 200 appearances for the side. He was capped by Scotland at various youth levels, and was captain for a period during his time at Clyde.
He later played for Northampton Town and Kilmarnock, before dropping out of the senior game.
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'''Andy Willock''' (born 13 January 1964 in Southend), is a former English football midfielder.
Willock began his career with Coventry City, but didn't make a first team appearance, and joined Rangers. He didn't play for the Glasgow club either, and played in New Zealand in 1983 for University-Mount Wellington. He returned to Scotland and joined Clyde, where he had the best spell of his career, making over 200 appearances. He left Clyde in 1989 and had two year spells at Ayr United, Dumbarton and Alloa Athletic, before playing his final season with Albion Rovers.
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'''Joe Gilroy''' (born 19 October 1941 in Glasgow), is a Scottish former football striker.
Joe Gilroy began his career with Queens Park, where at 16 years old he made a handful of appearances alongside Sir Alex Ferguson. Studying at The Scottish School of Physical Education with Craig Brown and Andy Roxburgh, he played for The Scottish Amateur Team against Ireland. During this time he gained his full Scottish Football Association coaching badge and was a staff coach in 1963. That year he signed for Montrose to play alongside Gordon Wallace.
Gilroy then joined Clyde managed by John Prentice, playing with Jim McLean, Harry Hood and Davie White, and 44 goals in 106 games saw him sign for Fulham where he joined Johnny Haynes, George Cohen and Allan Clark. John Prentice signed Gilroy for Dundee to again link up with Gordon Wallace and Jim McLean. After three seasons he joined Highlands Park in South Africa to help win the league and the National Castle Cup. Returning to Scotland he was appointed coach of Falkirk with John Prentice as Manager. Gilroy then managed Valur in Iceland, Morton and Queen's Park before emigrating to Australia. There he managed Brisbane Lions and Brisbane City in the National League then coached the Queensland Team until 1997.
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'''Margunn Haugenes''' (born in Eikefjord on January 25, 1970 as Margunn Humlestl) is a former Norwegian footballer and Olympic champion.
Haugenes debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1990 at the age of 20, also moving from her lower-division club Kaupanger to the Toppserien club Asker FK. In 1994 she moved to Bergen to play for Sandviken, winning the Norwegian Cup competition in 1995. In 1996 she moved to Bjrnar, now Arna-Bjrnar, in the same city, contributing to the team's promotion to the Toppserien and ensuring that it became established at the top level.
Haugenes played 79 matches for the national team, gaining the runner-up place in both the World Cup and the European Cup in 1991. She missed the 1999 season due to pregnancy, but she and the team then won Gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Following the Sydney Olympics Haugenes had two seasons at the English club Fulham, and on May 6 2002 she was in the team that beat Doncaster Belles to win the FA Women's Cup. In 2003 she returned to Norway to play for Amazon Grimstad and eventually retired from football at the end of 2007 after 18 months as player/trainer for the same club.
Haugenes works as a teacher and as a TV commentator, and is the assistant trainer of Norway's Under-19 girls' team. She is married to a football trainer and has two children.
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'''William "Billy" Williams''' (20 January 1876 - 22 January 1929) was an English footballer who played his entire professional career (as a full back) with West Bromwich Albion at the end of the nineteenth century. He also made six appearances for England.
Williams was born in Smethwick and, after leaving Oldbury Road School, played for various local clubs, including West Bromwich Hawthorns, West Smethwick, Hawthorn Villa and Old Hill Wanderers.
His potential was seen immediately and he went straight into the first team. Although Albion had a difficult league season, narrowly avoiding the end of season "Test match" play-offs by a win on the final day of the season, they had more success in the FA Cup. In the semi-final against Sunderland, Williams scored from the penalty spot following a foul on Billy Bassett, thus helping Albion secure their fifth FA Cup Final appearance. In the final itself, played at Crystal Palace against local rivals Aston Villa, Villa took a first minute lead when Bob Chatt's shot was half saved by goalkeeper Joe Reader and John Devey bundled the ball over the line. This was the fastest goal in FA Cup history, scored after just 30 seconds.
In the following season, Williams was ever-present in a defence that conceded 59 goals as Albion struggled throughout the year. They finished the season at the foot of the table and had to enter the end of season test matches involving the two teams finishing at the foot of the First Division and the two who finished at the top of the Second Division. Williams scored in a 6-1 victory over Manchester City and in a 2-0 victory over Liverpool, and as a result Albion retained their First Division status with Liverpool replacing Small Heath.
The 1896-97 season was yet again disappointing for Albion as they finished the season in twelfth place. For Williams however, it heralded the start of his England career, when he was called up to play at left-back in the British Home Championship match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham against Ireland. England "totally dominated the game" winning 6-0, with a hat-trick from Fred Wheldon (also making his international debut) and a pair from Steve Bloomer.
The 1897-98 league season was more successful for Albion and at the end of March they still had faint hopes of a high finish, but four defeats in April resulted in a seventh-place finish. Williams was called back into the England team for the 1898 British Home Championship against Ireland played at the Solitude Ground, Belfast on 5 March 1898. In a close match, England defeated the Irish by three goals to two.
Williams retained his place for the match against Wales on 28 March, when he was joined by his West Bromwich Albion colleague Tom Perry who was making his single international appearance at right-half. England won the match comfortably 3-0, with two goals from Fred Wheldon. The final match of the international season was against Scotland and was to decide the 1898 British Home Championship with both teams level on points. In the match, played at Celtic Park, Glasgow on 2 April, Scotland were defeated by a fast and powerful England side, who emerged victorious by three goals to one, with Steve Bloomer scoring twice. Despite playing all three matches away, England claimed the British Home Championship after a two year gap.
Williams was again selected for the 1899 British Home Championship matches against Ireland and Wales. The first match, against Ireland, was played at Roker Park, Sunderland's newly opened ground, and ended in a 13-2 victory for England, with four goals from Gilbert Smith and three from Jimmy Settle. This match is still both the record number of goals scored by England in a single match and the highest aggregate goals (15) in a game involving England. England defeated the Welsh in the next match 4-0 with a pair of goals from Steve Bloomer Williams was expected to play in the deciding match against Scotland a few weeks later, but a niggling cartilage injury ruled him out
He continued to play on for West Bromwich Albion until the the 1900-01 season but the cartilage injury forced him to retire in June 1901. In his West Bromwich Albion career he played 180 league games, plus two in the test matches and 22 in the FA Cup, a total of 204 matches with 12 goals.
After retiring from playing, Williams became a trainer and later a scout for West Bromwich Albion. He subsequently became a licensee in West Bromwich for many years.
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'''John Browning''' (born 29 November 1888, Dumbarton - ?) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic. He is remembered for his bribery charges in the early part of the 20th century. He played for local clubs Bonhill Hibs, Vale of Leven, and Dumbarton Harp before arriving at Parkhead in 1912.
Browning made his league debut for Celtic in a 1-0 victory over Third Lanark at Cathkin Park on 2 November 1912. He was a winger who played with a straightforward, forceful attacking flair which led to plenty of goals. In seven years with Celtic he managed to score a goal every three game, including 15 from 38 league matches during the 1914-15 season.
On 28 February 1914, he made his first and only appearance for Scotland, in a goalless draw against Wales at Celtic Park. Browning represented the Scottish League twice and was also selected to play for Glasgow against Sheffield in 1914. He moved to Chelsea in June 1919 where he made just five appearances before signing for Vale of Leven in June 1920, and then Dumbarton the in September 1921.
In 1924, he and Archie Kyle, a former Rangers player, were found guilty of attempting to bribe Bo'ness player Peter Brown in a public house in Glasgow's Dundass Street: both men were sentenced to 60 days' hard labour.
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'''Axel Smeets''' (born July 12, 1974 in Brussels, Belgium) is a former football (soccer) defender, who could also play as a midfielder. During his career he played for several Belgian clubs and also played overseas for UD Salamanca, Sheffield United and MKE Ankaragc, where he had disappointing spells and ended his career in Norway with HamKam. He also won 25 caps without scoring for the Belgium Under-21s.
The Norwegian Athletes Association had Smeets as right back on their football Team of the Year 2004.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Flockett''' (17 July 1927 - 1997) was an English football player who played for Spennymoor United, Chesterfield and Bradford City.
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'''Donald Duckett''' (1894 - 1970) was an English football player who played for Bradford City, Halifax Town and Bradford Park Avenue. He was the nephew of Horace Duckett, who played international rugby for England.
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'''Gerald Kirk''' (14 July 1883 - 24 April 1915) was an English football player who played for Bradford City and Leeds United. He served in the Great War with the King's Own Lancaster Regiment, rising to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He died in battle on 24 April 1915 at Poperinge.
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'''Mark Colin Carter''' (born 17 December 1960 in Liverpool, England) is an English former footballer.
Mark Carter, more commonly known to all as Spike, was a lethal goal scorer. He plied his trade almost exclusively in the non league of English & Welsh Football until he was signed by Barry Fry for Barnet. Fry was preparing his club for a final push for Football League status and promotion from the GM Football Conference. Duly promoted Carter was able to pit his scoring skills against professional defences and managed just short of 100 goals at Barnet then Bury and finally Rochdale.
Also a fine cricketer he played for Bootle Cricket Club in the Liverpool Competition
Carter is the leading scorer of the England semi-pro team, with 13 goals in 11 appearances.
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'''James Comrie''' (31 March 1881 - 9 August 1916) was a Scottish football player who played in both Scotland and England, for Third Lanark, Reading, Glossop North End, Bradford City, Lincoln City, Grantham Town and Stenhousemuir.
He served in the Great War with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. He died on 9 August 1916 at Meteren in Belgium.
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A defender, Percassi came through the youth system at Atalanta, before signing for Chelsea as a 17 year old, along with teammate Samuele Dalla Bona. Unlike Dalla Bona, however, he struggled to break into Chelsea's first team and only made two appearances, both as a substitute. He joined Monza on a free transfer in October 2000, and then had spells with Alzano and Spezia.
In 2004 he retired from football to enter into enterpreneurship, following his father's footsteps.
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On May 17, 2008, Daineche signed a one-year deal with K.S.V. Roeselare with an option for another year. He has previously played for La Louviere, Oldham Athletic, FC Istres, Le Havre AC and R.F.C. de Lige.
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'''Mark Hooper''' was a professional footballer who played for Darlington F.C., Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and briefly with Rotherham United in a 16 year career which lasted from 1923 to 1939 although he appeared in 1945 in a few games after World War II . In total he played 500 League games (550 including cup games) in that time, scoring 168 League goals with 11 more in the FA Cup. Hooper was a diminutive Right Winger who was only 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) tall, weighed under 10 stone (64 kg) and wearing only size 4 boots.
Mark Hooper was born in Darlington on 1901 July 14 into a footballing family with his brother Bill having an eight year long professional career while other brothers Chas and Danny had brief periods in the paid ranks. His uncle Charlie Roberts captained Manchester United and England while his sisters Sarah and Betty were members of the Darlington Quaker Ladies team. His father worked in the local rolling mill. Hooper was brought up in the Rise Carr area of Darlington, he was initially a goalkeeper but switched to an outfield position after being told he was too small to be an effective keeper.
Hooper played as an amateur for Cockfield reaching the FA Amateur Cup semi-final in the 1922-23 season where they lost to Evesham Town 4-2.
He signed professionally for local club Darlington for the 1923-24 season, joining his brother Bill who was already a Quakers player. The pair were key members of the team which won the Third Division North Championship in the 1924-25 season to put Darlington in the Second Division for the first time in their history. Mark Hooper scored 11 goals from the right wing during that promotion campaign and bettered it with 18 the following year in Division Two. On March 27 1926 of that season Darlington thrashed Second Division Champions elect Sheffield Wednesday 5-1 at Feethams with Mark Hooper having an exceptional match, a performance which undoubtedly influenced the future direction of his career.
The following season Darlington struggled in Division Two and would eventually be relegated at the end of the season. The Darlington directors decided to change the team mid way through the campaign and sell Mark Hooper to Sheffield Wednesday and use the money to purchase Jimmy Waugh, a defender, from Sheffield United. Darlington directors met Sheffield Wednesday officials in York on Friday January 21 1927 and the deal was done, with Hooper signing for Wednesday for a fee of -1,950. Darlington then added -50 to the fee and promptly signed Waugh for -2,000 to bolster their defence. Hooper knew nothing of this and had to be summoned from a night out at the cinema to be told that he had been sold to Sheffield Wednesday.
Hooper made his Sheffield Wednesday debut the following day on 1927 January 22 in a 2-2 draw with Leicester City at Hillsborough. He played 15 games in the remainder of that season scoring two goals. The following season he netted 22 goals for Wednesday (a record at the time for a winger) as he finished as top scorer and played a vital part in Wednesday-s -Great Escape- season of 1927-28. Towards the end of that season he was joined at the club by left winger Ellis Rimmer and the pair were feted as one of the best pair of extreme wingers in the game. Another accolade often aimed at Hooper in his time at Wednesday was that he was -the best uncapped winger in the country-, during his best years he was kept out of the England side by Derby County-s fine right winger Sammy Crooks.
Hooper was a consistent performer and remained injury free for much of his career. Between April 1928 and April 1932 he amassed 189 consecutive League and Cup matches for Sheffield Wednesday to create a new record for the club. This record stood for 55 years, until February 1987 when it was beaten by Martin Hodge. In the 1928-29 and 1929-30 seasons Hooper was an ever present as Wednesday lifted back to back Division One championships. In 1933-34 he was joint top scorer with 13 goals along with Neil Dewar and Harry Burgess as Wednesday finished outside of the top three in Division One for the first time in five seasons. In 1935 he won a FA Cup winners medal as Wednesday beat West Bromwich Albion 4-2 in the final. Hooper scored the second goal for the Owls with a shot that went in off the post.
Hooper lost his place in the Wednesday team after suffering relegation from the top division in 1937. A knee injury led to a cartilage operation in May 1937 and he only made eight appearances in 1937-38 and none the following season as he became player-coach of the A team. His last game for the first team was on May 7 1938 against Spurs. Mark Hooper left Wednesday to join Rotherham United in May 1939 just before the outbreak of World War II, he amassed a total of 423 games for Sheffield Wednesday in all competitions and is tenth on the all time list of appearances. He scored 136 goals and is fifth on the all time list of goalscorers for the club.
Hooper joined Rotherham as a player-coach at the age of 37, none of his three league appearances for the club in the 1939-40 campaign have been officially recorded as the season was abandoned with the outbreak of the war. He did return after the war and play three FA Cup matches for the club as Rotherham reached the 4th round before losing to Barnsley in January 1946. He remained at Rotherham until 1958 as a coach.
Mark Hooper opened a tobacconist and confectionery shop on Middlewood Road, just 200 metres from the Sheffield Wednesday ground in the early 1930s whilst still a Wednesday player. He kept the shop going throughout his coaching time with Rotherham and it remained open until the 1970s. Mark Hooper died on March 9 1974 in Sheffield aged 72.
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'''Robert Chatt''' (August 1870 - c.1935)
Chatt later won the FA Amateur Cup with Stockton and is the only player to have winner's medals for both the FA Cup and the FA Amateur Cup.
Chatt was born in Barnard Castle and played football for Cleator Moor and Middlesbrough Ironopolis before joining Aston Villa in August 1893.
In his first season with Aston Villa, he made seventeen appearances generally playing at left half, from where he scored five goals in league matches and four in the FA Cup. His goals included six scored in a run of two goals per match in three consecutive matches in March. At the end of the season, Villa claimed their first Football League title by a margin of six points over Sunderland, having scored 84 goals in 30 games, with only five defeats.
Chatt became a regular member of the side in the 1894-95 season, when he was pushed forward to play as an inside forward. Chatt only missed three league games, scoring ten league goals, as Aston Villa finished the season in third place, eight points behind the champions, Sunderland.
In the FA Cup, Villa defeated Nottingham Forest 6-2 in the third round with two goals each from Chatt and Stephen Smith, to set up a semi-final against Sunderland. Two further goals from Smith despatched Sunderland and Villa were in the final for the third time where they once again met local rivals, West Bromwich Albion, against whom they had played in their two previous finals, winning 2-0 in 1887 and losing 3-0 in 1892.
The final on 20 April 1895 was played for the first time at Crystal Palace, which was to host the finals for the next twenty years. The weather for the final was described as "a beautiful spring day", and consequently the crowd and press were still coming into the ground when the game kicked off. From the kick-off, John Devey, the Villa centre-forward, swung the ball out to his inside-left, Dennis Hodgetts. Hodgetts' long cross-pass found Charlie Athersmith on the right, and his centre fell to Chatt who sent the ball goalwards on a half volley. Albion's keeper Joe Reader was only able to get his fingers to the shot, and turned the ball across the goal mouth and, after a goalmouth scramble involving Devey and Albion defender Jack Horton, the ball was turned in to the net. There are no accurate timings for the goal and different reports time it at between 30 and 39 seconds. At the time, many of the crowd and press missed the goal as they were still taking their seats, and the press reports indicated that Chatt had scored. According to Ward & Griffin in their "Essential History of Aston Villa" however, "''after the game, the Villa players confirmed that John Devey had netted after Chatt's shot had been blocked straight into the latter's path and had ricocheted off his knee."'' Despite this claim, The Football Association still credit the goal to Chatt as having been scored on thirty seconds.
Despite pressure from the Albion forwards, especially from Billy Bassett, Villa were able to hold on to their lead until half-time. In the second half, Villa began to press forward again with Chatt and Devey forcing excellent saves from Joe Reader. Neither side was able to add to the score and Villa won the cup for the second time.
For the 1895-96 season, Chatt was moved back to centre-half to accommodate Johnny Campbell who had arrived from Celtic during the summer. The season started badly for Villa when they lost the FA Cup - literally. On 11 September the trophy was on display in a football outfitter's window when the shop was broken into and the trophy, together with some cash, was taken. The trophy was never recovered and Villa were fined -25 by the Football Association. On the pitch, Chatt made 17 appearances in the league, as Villa took the title by four points over Derby County with Campbell top-scorer on 26 goals. As Philip Gibbons pointed out in "Association Football in Victorian England": "''Aston Villa had twice won the League Championship, as well as the FA Cup, during the three previous seasons, with a team generally acknowledged as the finest in the land''."
The following year Chatt continued at half-back but was no longer a regular choice, with Jack Reynolds, James Cowan and Jimmy Crabtree forming a well established half-back line. During Villa's double winning season, Chatt made eleven league and one cup appearance, scoring a single goal, in a 2-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day.
Chatt continued in defence for one more season, when Villa finished in a disappointing sixth place, before deciding to retire from professional football in June 1898. In his five years with Villa, Chatt made a total of 94 appearances, scoring 26 goals.
On leaving Villa, Chatt was reinstated as an amateur player and joined Stockton, and was part of the Stockton team which claimed the FA Amateur Cup with a 1-0 victory over Harwich & Parkeston in his first season.
He also played for South Shields and Willington Athletic before becoming the trainer of Doncaster Rovers (1904-1905). He held similar posts with Port Vale (1905-1906), Manchester City (1906-1916), South Shields (1919), Caerphilly (1921-1922) and Newport County (1922-1931).
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'''Graham Evan Williams''' (born 2 April 1938) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a full back. He spent his entire 17-year professional career at West Bromwich Albion.
Williams was born in Henllan, near Denbigh. He joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in September 1954 and turned professional in April 1955. He captained the side to victory in the 1966 Football League Cup Final and 1968 FA Cup Final, scoring in the second leg of the 1966 final against West Ham. He also won 26 caps for Wales. After leaving Albion in 1972 he took up the post of player-manager with Weymouth, with whom he remained until 1975. In November 1981, he was appointed chief coach of Cardiff City, taking over from Richie Morgan, who moved to a general manager's role. After a disastrous run of nine losses in fifteen games, both Williams and Morgan were sacked in February 1982, with Len Ashurst taking over at Ninian Park. Williams took several coaching jobs abroad including steering Finnish team RoPS to the quarter finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup. Later on in his career he served as the assistant manager of the Welsh national side under Bobby Gould.
Graham Williams was probably part of one of the best complements to George Best.
"Will you stand still for a minute so I can look at your face?" asked an exhausted Williams of Best.
"Because all I've ever seen of you," explained Williams, "is your backside disappearing down the touchline."
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'''John Tudor''' (born June 25, 1946 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, UK) was a football player for Coventry City, Sheffield United and Newcastle United.
Tudor began his football career playing for Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town. He signed for Coventry in 1966, spending two winters at Highfield Road.
He transferred to Sheffield United in 1968. During his 3 seasons at Sheffield, he played in 71 games and scored 30 goals.
In January 1971 he transferred to Newcastle United. He scored 53 goals in 164 league games, but was sold to Stoke for -30,000 in 1976. The following year he moved to K.A.A. Gent in Belgium and stayed two years, scoring 16 goals in 40 games for De Buffalo's. He became a publican in Derbyshire, before moving to the US, where he coached at Tonka United in Minnesota. Then in 2009 he took the position of head coach at Holy Family Catholic High School for their girls program.
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'''Anthony "Tony" Daws''' (born September 10, 1966 in Sheffield) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a striker.
He has been the academy manager at Scunthorpe United since 2005.
His previous coaching positions were as under-nine to under-18 Youth Development Officer at Sheffield Wednesday (2004-05); Assistant Academy and U19 Coach at Sheffield United (2001-2004) and part-time Youth Development Officer also at Sheffield United (1996-2000).
In his playing career, he played for Notts County, Sheffield United, Scunthorpe United, Grimsby Town, Lincoln City, Halifax Town, Scarborough and Altrincham.
A recurring back injury that first occurred during his spell at Scunthorpe United forced him to retire from playing at a relatively early age.
Daws attended Gleadless Junior and Ashleigh Comprehensive School in Sheffield. He represented his country at U15 and U18 level at football. His first appearance at Wembley was on June 5, 1982 in the Dentyne Trophy, which was contested against Scotland's U15s. Alongside him in that England U15 squad was his fellow Ashleigh school pupil John Beresford. A third pupil from Sheffield was also in that England squad: Fraser Digby of Jordanthorpe School. The trio were key members of the Sheffield Boys U15s team that won the ESFA Inter Association Trophy in that year, the boys also played for the Sheffield Sunday League team Throstles.
The England starting line up that day was: 1. Darren Heyes; 2. Alan Spiers; 3. Michael Thomas; 4. Mark Seagraves; 5. Simon Ratcliffe (captain); 6. Ian Sankey; 7. Dale Gordon; 8. Ian Fairbrother; 9. Darren Beckford; 10. Kevin Keen; 11. Tony Daws.
Daws also represented Yorkshire Boys in cricket, rugby and athletics and if he hadn't made it as a professional footballer he was tipped to have a promising future in athletics.
In those days, a boy could not sign a contract with a club until his 14th birthday, and the big clubs would "court" the best boys in the country in the years leading up to this landmark age. Daws' pace, strength and predatory scoring had alerted the big clubs and there were a number of clubs eager to sign him.
Daws was spotted by a Manchester United scout and subsequently signed for the club, and his registration was filed on his 14th birthday. One year later, it occurred to him and his father, James, that he would have to be a truly exceptional player to make the Manchester United first team. In front of him in the pecking order were established first-team players Joe Jordan, Steve Coppell, Andy Ritchie, Mickey Thomas and Gary Birtles. Then there were the Youth Team players Norman Whiteside and Mark Hughes and the "unknowns" in the U16 and U15 age groups. Daws and his father decided to ask for his release from the club.
In 1981 following persuasion from Jimmy Sirrel (General Manager) and Howard Wilkinson (Head Coach) of Notts County, Daws signed schoolboy forms for the Nottingham club. Sirrell had known of Daws from when he was the manager of Sheffield United in 1977, having watched him play for the Sheffield Boys team at Sheffield United's training ground. Daws then played for Notts County's Youth (U18) team as a 15- and 16-year-old.
Daws signed a two-year apprenticeship with Notts County upon leaving school in 1983. He made his reserve-team debut for County whilst still at school and went on to make his first-team debut whilst still an apprentice, aged 18. That first League appearance was on the 9 March 1985, in a 1-2 loss at Birmingham City in the old Second Division. The following week, Daws opened his goalscoring account in the second minute of a 4-1 away success against Cardiff City. He made seven appearances (6 + 1sub) that season, scoring one goal. The following season Daws made just the one substitute appearance. He was released at the end of the 1985-86 season following Notts County's relegation to the old Third Division.
Daws moved to Second Division club, Sheffield United, on a free transfer for the 1986-87 season. He made his debut for his hometown club on 8 November 1986, scoring both goals in a 2-0 win at Blackburn Rovers for Billy McEwan's ''Blades'' team. Daws made eleven appearances for the club that season, scoring three goals. His contract was only for one year, and it was not renewed at the end of the season. Once again, Daws was on the free-transfer list.
The 1987-88 season saw Daws playing for Scunthorpe United in the Fourth Division. Daws made the short journey to North Lincolnshire to sign for new manager Mick Buxton in the summer of 1987. He made his debut for ''the Iron'' in the opening game of the season, a 3-0 home league win over Tranmere Rovers on 15 August 2007.
Scunthorpe finished fourth in the League that season, just one point behind Bolton Wanderers. That season, the top three teams were automatically promoted. The teams who finished fourth, fifth and sixth went forward to the divisional play-offs.
The play off format that year was: one play-off semi-final was contested by the club that finished sixth in Division Four against the team who finished 21st in Division Three. The other play-off semi-final was contested by the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.
Scunthorpe played Torquay in their semi-final, losing 2-1 at Plainmoor, and drawing the return leg at Glanford Park 1-1: Scunthorpe losing the tie 3-2 on aggregate.
Scunthorpe reached the third round of the FA Cup that season, losing a replay by a single goal to Third Division Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.
Scunthorpe went out of the League Cup in the second round, losing 4-2 on aggregate to Second Division Leicester, losing both ties 2-1.
The 1988-89 season again saw Scunthorpe finish in fourth place in the league, just one point behind Crewe Alexandra F.C..
On the last day of the season, 13 May 1989, Scunthorpe travelled to Leyton Orient in third place in the league. They knew that to hold on to that third place and guarantee promotion they either had to win or match fourth-placed Crewe's result.
Scunthorpe had accrued the most wins and scored the most goals of any team on their travels in that league that season. Leyton won the game 4-1 and Crewe drew away at Tranmere Rovers 1-1. The combination of results once again condemned Scunthorpe to the play-offs.
The play-off format for that season had changed: the top three clubs gained automatic promotion, the fourth- to seventh-placed clubs contested the play-offs for the fourth promotion place.
Scunthorpe played Wrexham in the semi-final, losing 3-1 at the Racecourse Ground and 2-0 at Glanford Park; 5-1 on aggregate.
A notable result that season was a 6-3 aggregate win for Scunthorpe against Chelsea in the League Cup second round. United won 4-1 at Glanford Park (Daws scoring two goals) and drew 2-2 at Stamford Bridge (Daws scoring again). Scunthorpe exited the competition in the third round, losing a replay 1-0 against Second Division Bradford City at Valley Parade.
Chelsea were the runaway champions of the Division Two in 1988-89., winning the title by seventeen points from second-placed Manchester City, accruing 99 points and scoring 96 goals.
Scunthorpe were knocked out of the FA Cup in a first-round away tie at Third Division Blackpool, ''the Seasiders'' winning 2-1.
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'''Seamus O'Connell''' (born 11 January 1930) was an English amateur footballer who played during the 1950s. He was born in Carlisle. His cousin Sean O'Connell was an all-time great Gaelic footballer who played for Derry.
A forward, O'Connell divided his playing time with working for his family's cattle-farming business, and turned out for the likes of Middlesbrough and Queens Park. He joined Chelsea in August 1954 and scored a hat-trick on his debut (one of only two Chelsea players to do this, the other being George Hilsdon) against Manchester United in October 1954, although his side still lost 6-5. The season was nonetheless a success for O'Connell and Chelsea, as he scored eight goals in eleven league games and helped the club win their first League Championship.
O'Connell remained with Chelsea for another season before returning to the amateur game, and ended his time at the club with 12 goals from 17 games. He was a three-time winner of the FA Amateur Cup (with Bishop Auckland in 1955 and 1956, and Crook Town in 1959). He won four caps for the England amateurs.
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'''Dominic Ludden''' (born March 30, 1974 in Basildon, England) is a former football (soccer) player. He played as a defender for several English clubs, including Billericay Town, where he began his career, Leyton Orient, Watford, Preston North End, before finishing his career with unsuccessful spells with Halifax Town and Leigh RMI. Ludden scored within ten minutes of his debut for Leyton Orient vs Huddersfield, this proved to be his only senior goal. He played under David Moyes at Preston North End and was England Under 18 captain in 1992.
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'''Paul Weaver''' (born February 27, 1986 in Irvine) is a Scottish football midfielder.
Weaver ran through the youth ranks of Blackburn Rovers, until he was part of their Youth Academy. He was then loaned together with Jerome Watt to Belgian Jupiler League side Cercle Brugge, but he never made an appearance for the team. He was, together with Watt, sent back to Rovers.
Weaver was signed by Ayr United on a free transfer in the beginning of August 2005. He made his first appearance against Ross County. Ayr won 1-2.
Weaver signed for East Stirling towards the end of the January 2009 transfer window.
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'''Dwane Anthony Lee''' (born 26 November 1979 in Hillingdon, Greater London) is a Grenadan football midfielder.
Dwane began his career at Yeading alongside his Sunday league team mates Jamie Jackson and Dean Orange who signed for QPR as youth players Dwane was loaned out to Aldershot Town for 1 month, in November 2002, before moving to Exeter City in July 2003. After a season, Lee moved to Barnet, where he played over 50 games and won a Conference Championship medal. After half a season in the football league, Lee returned to the Conference with Kidderminster Harriers, and then Stevenage, before a spell with Maidenhead United. In May 2008 he became the first summer signing for newly promoted Conference side Kettering Town.
On December 2 2008 he joined AFC Wimbledon after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent at Kettering in November, going straight into the starting XI for their game against Eastleigh. He then joined Bromley in August of 2009 but was released after only seven appearances (six league, one FA Cup).
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'''Shaun Richard Brisley''' (born 6 May 1990) is an English footballer who currently plays as a defender for Macclesfield Town.
Brisley scored his first two goals for the club in a 2-1 victory over Accrington Stanley.
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'''Neil Harvey''' (born 6 August 1983) is an English born Barbadian footballer, currently a free agent, after being released by Macclesfield Town at the end of the 2008-09 season.
Harvey joined Retford United in 2005 and played for three seasons. His scoring record in all competitions was an impressive 76 goals in 134 matches, culminating in 35 in 46 in his final season. He was watched by Sheffield United and scored in a trial game for Lincoln City late in the 2007-08 season. But it was Macclesfield Town manager Keith Alexander who secured his signature on 27 June 2008 when he joined the Silkmen on a one year deal. Harvey had also been tracked by League Two side Morecambe in January 2008.
Harvey made his debut for Barbados in a January 2007 Caribbean Cup match against Trinidad and Tobago in which he immediately scored a goal. He also played in the other two Caribbean Cup matches that month, also scoring against Martinique. He earned his fourth cap in a February 2008 World Cup qualification match against Dominica.
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'''John Henry "Jack" Brown''' (19 March 1899 - 9 April 1962) was an English football goalkeeper who played almost all his professional career with Sheffield Wednesday before moving to play briefly for Hartlepool United. Brown-s career lasted from 1923 to 1937 during which time he made 466 League appearances (508 including FA Cup). He will be remembered for being Sheffield Wednesday-s goalkeeper during a golden period between 1925 and 1935 in which they won two Division One championships, the FA Cup and a Division Two championship. He also played six times for the England national football team.
Jack Brown was born in Hodthorpe, Derbyshire. On leaving school he worked as a coal miner at Manton colliery. As a junior he played for local junior clubs Worksop Wesley and Netherton, initially he was a centre forward before switching because his side were short of a goalkeeper. In 1919 he signed for non-league club Worksop Town and played in a team that were Midland League champions in the 1921-22 season and reached the third round of the FA Cup in that season and the following one. The third round tie in 1922-23 was against Tottenham Hotspur away at White Hart Lane, Brown had a superb game as Worksop held Tottenham to a 0-0 draw. Worksop-s directors requested that the replay be held at Tottenham-s ground again for financial reasons. Unfortunately Tottenham won the replay 9-0 but Jack Brown had done enough to grab the attention of League clubs and he promptly signed for Sheffield Wednesday in February 1923 for a fee of -360.
Brown was signed by Wednesday as an understudy to long serving international keeper Teddy Davison who was by then 36 years old and reaching the end of his career. Brown made his debut for the club on 21 April 1923 in an away match at Coventry City, however that was his only match that season. Brown was almost released by the club at the start of the 1923-24 season but a broken arm for Davison ensured he was kept on the books. For the following two seasons Brown and Davison shared goalkeeping duties and it was not until the 1925-26 season that Brown became first choice. Jack Brown was ever present in that season as The Owls won the Division Two championship, one of his most telling contributions was a penalty save two minutes from time in a crucial away match with promotion rivals Chelsea in April 1926.
Brown-s good form earned a call up from the England team and he played his first international against Wales on 12 February 1927 at Wrexham-s Racecourse Ground. This resulted in a 3-3 draw with Brown picking up a bad injury. He recovered from the injury and was called up again on 2 April and played in a 5-2 victory against Scotland at Hampden Park with a reporter from the Athletic News saying, ''"Brown kept a splendid goal and in my opinion is in Sam Hardy's class"''.
Brown was ever present throughout Sheffield Wednesday-s Division One championship winning side in 1928-29 and only missed one match the following season when they retained the title. He remained first choice for the following seven seasons, although he did lose his place occasionally to Jack Breedon between 1930 and 1933. He played in all six FA Cup ties in 1935 as Wednesday won the cup and made some outstanding saves in the final win against West Bromwich Albion. Brown made his final appearance for Sheffield Wednesday on 20 March 1937 as the team were relegated back to Division Two. In total he made 507 appearances for The Owls in all competitions and is second on the list of appearance makers behind Andrew Wilson, he is one of only three players who have made over 500 appearances for the club. In September 1937 he was transferred to Hartlepool United but only played one game for them, a 3-1 defeat against Gateshead F.C. on 18 September. He then decided to retire from football at the age of 38.
After retiring Jack Brown ran an off-licence in Sheffield, he then became the landlord of a public house before becoming a newsagent in the Highfield area of Sheffield. He also worked for the Sheffield Drill and Twist Company in Handsworth, South Yorkshire. He died on 9 April 1962, aged 63.
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'''Nigel Cassidy''' (7 December 1945 - 19 May 2008) was an English footballer.
Cassidy started his career with non-league side Lowestoft Town in the Eastern Counties League, where he played until joining Norwich City in Second Division in July 1967.
His stay at Oxford saw him make 116 league appearances, in which he scored 33 goals, until he joined Cambridge United in March 1974,
He died on 19 May 2008 after suffering from a short illness.
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'''Travis Binnion''' (born 10 November 1986 in Derby, England) is an
Coming through the ranks at the Blades Academy, Travis came back from a career threatening hip injury to break into the reserve team at Bramall Lane during the 2006-07 season.
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'''Song Yang''' (born 25 March 1989) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers in the English Premier League.
He finished as the runner up in the 2007 reality TV show Soccer Prince which gives youngsters the chance of earning a professional contract with a top football club.
The winner of the competition was Jin Hui and he will now spend a year with Everton, Song Yang was runner up and third placed Zhao Zhihao moves to Nottingham Forest.
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'''Ashley Grimes''' (born 9 December 1986 in Swinton, Greater Manchester) is an English professional football player, contracted to Millwall. He normally plays as an attacking midfielder or striker.
Grimes began his footballing career with Barr Hill Lads' Club in Salford before signing for Manchester United where he spent 2 years in the academy before signing for Bolton Wanderers. He was then released by the club at aged 16 and went on trial at Manchester City. Grimes signed his first full time contract as a trainee with Manchester City in 2006 but made no appearances for City.
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'''David "Junior" McDougald''' (born 12 January 1975 in Big Spring, Texas) is an American-born English association football player who currently plays for St Ives Town. He has also enjoyed a career as an actor.
McDougald has played professional football in England for Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Millwall, Leyton Orient, Dagenham & Redbridge, Canvey Island, Kettering Town and Histon, as well as in France for SC Toulon. He has also represented the National Game XI.
On October 6 2008, Junior signed for St Ives Town FC in the Eagle Bitter Premier League making his debut for the club as a second half substitute against local rivals St Neots Town in the Hinchingbrooke cup. Junior made an immediate impact and was instrumental in turning around a 2 - 0 deficit to force the game into extra time. St Ives eventually won the game 4 - 3 with Junior scoring 2 goals. The other St Ives goals came from Scott Fielding and Carl Foreman. On 23 November 2009, Junior signed forBedford Town playing in the Zamaretto Southern League Premier.
McDougald acted in 31 episodes of ''Dream Team'' between 2001 and 2006.
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'''Dan Ekner''' (5 February 1927 - 17 April 1975) was a football player from Sweden.
He was the first Swedish player to play in the Football League.
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'''Daniel Lewis''' (born 18 June 1982 in Redditch, England) is an English footballer.
Lewis played for the youth team of Alvechurch and went on to play for Garringtons, where he conceded 40 goals in 37 games.
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'''Nick Deacy''' (born 19 July 1953 is a Welsh former footballer who played as a striker.
He won the Dutch league and cup double in 1975-76 with PSV Eindhoven, and also the UEFA Cup in 1978. He was signed by Hull City for -93,000 in 1980.
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'''Mark Sertori''' (born 1 September 1967) is a former English footballer. He played for numerous clubs in the lower divisions of the Football League, initially as a striker before moving to centre-back. He now works as a sports masseur.
He moved to York City in September 1999, a fee of -25,000 securing his services with Sertori agreeing a two-year contract.
He dropped into the non-league circuit in the summer of 2001, joining Altrincham. At Altrincham the fans' chant was the satirical, "He comes from Italy, he plays for the Alty. Mark Setori, whoaaa, Mark Setori, whoaaa." In November 2001 he was given the honour of captaining a Northern Premier League representative eleven against an FA representative eleven.
In July 2002 he signed for Accrington Stanley
At the tail-end of his professional career, Sertori enrolled on a Professional Footballers' Association-funded course at Cardiff, where he graduated as a masseur as well as qualifying in reflexology and aromatherapy.
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'''Ryan David Taylor''' (born 4 May 1988 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer who plays for Rotherham United as a forward.
Taylor began his career as a trainee at Rotherham United in July 2005.
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'''George "Geordie" Drummond''' (1865 - 1914) was a professional association football player. Born in Edinburgh, he played for St Bernard's before joining Preston North End. He was a key member of the Preston team which won the first ever Football League championship in the 1888-89 season without losing a match. In all he made 139 Football League appearances between 1888 and 1899, scoring 36 goals.
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'''Paul Gibson''' (born 1 November 1976 in Sheffield) is a English football goalkeeper who most notably played for Manchester United.
Gibson was part of the 1995 FA Youth Cup winning side, and became a professional shortly afterwards. He spent four years at Old Trafford after this, but never played a first-team game and left in 1999. During his time at United, he had loan spells at Halifax Town, Mansfield Town and Hull City.
On his departure from Old Trafford, he signed for Notts County in Division Two, making 12 appearances in two seasons before dropping out of the Football League to sign for Nationwide Conference side Northwich Victoria. During his time at Notts County, he had a loan spell at Rochdale.
He was at Northwich Victoria for over a year and played 54 games in the Nationwide Conference before leaving halfway through the 2002-03 season.
He now has a full time career in teaching PE to 11-18 year olds
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Henrik Risom ended his professional career in 2002 - a career that started in Vejle Boldklub and brought him to Lyngby Boldklub, Dynamo Dresden, Odense Boldklub, Silkeborg IF, Vejle Boldklub, Stoke City and AGF.
Risom was known as an offensive right back with good dribling and passing abilities. This might be because he started his career as right winger in Vejle Boldklub.
Henrik Risom played 9 matches for the Danish national football team. Today he is back at Vejle Boldklub playing old boys football.
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'''Shaun Charles Close''' (born September 8, 1966 in Islington, England) is a former football (soccer) centre-forward. He started his career as a youth player for Tottenham Hotspur, then had a spell with Halmstad in Sweden and after that, spent a season at Bournemouth. In 1989 he was signed by Swindon Town manager Osvaldo Ardiles, but had a mostly disappointing time at the club, managing to score just 2 goals in 53 appearances in all competitions and just 1 league goal. In 1993 he spent a season with Barnet, before moving down to non-league with Bishop's Stortford.
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'''Peter Jackson''' (23 January 1937 - September 1991) was an English footballer whose career mirrored that of his twin brother David. Peter Jackson was a half back who started his career with his brother at Wrexham, where their father Peter senior was manager. The trio later teamed up at Bradford City, where the two brothers played a combined 449 league games. They also played together at Marine, Tranmere Rovers, Frickley Colliery, Altrincham and Hyde United. Peter died in September 1991, aged 54.
Twin brothers Peter and David Jackson were born on 23 January 1937 in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Their father was also Peter, a footballer and football manager.
Peter junior made his debut against Grimsby Town on 30 April 1955, ten days after his brother had made his City debut against the same side. Peter played two games during his first season at Valley Parade but they both spent six seasons at City, all in Division Three (North), or the newly-formed Division Three level. Peter played 199 league games, scoring 15 goals, while his brother played 250 league games. In total they played 492 league and cup games for City, scoring 83 goals between them. Peter was also awarded a benefit game in 1960, five months after he broke his leg in a home game against Southampton.
Instead, the pair signed together for Tranmere Rovers for a combined fee of -3,000.
The pair also played cricket and golf. Like his brother, Peter was only ever a part-time professional,
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}}'''David Evans''' (born April 4, 1967, Chester) is a former professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City as a defender.
Evans was the product of a football family, as his father Dennis Evans and uncle Bernard Evans had both played professionally for clubs including Tranmere Rovers and Wrexham.
After leaving school in 1983, Evans joined Chester City as an apprentice and his debut arrived aged just 16 years and 236 daysin a 0-0 draw against Doncaster Rovers on November 26, 1983.
Evans remained at the club for the start of the 1985-86 but did not make any appearances under new manager Harry McNally and moved into non-league football with Bangor City.
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}}'''Noel Bradley''' (born December 17, 1957, Co.Donegal, Ireland) is a former Irish footballer who played in The Football League for Bury and Chester City. He mainly played as a full back and was well known for his long throw from throw-ins.
Bradley started his career with Manchester City, although he did not join them on full-time terms until he was 21 due to studying for a degree.
He spent the closing stages of 1979-80 on loan at Bury, who he joined permanently in the summer of 1981. The following summer he moved to Chester, who had just been relegated to the Fourth Division. He was to spend the campaign playing in several different positions, most memorably in goal after Phil Harrington was injured in a 1-0 win at Torquay United near the end of the 1982-83 season.
Despite his versatility, Bradley was released at the end of the season and joined non-league side Mossley. After just 11 games he moved on after being refused a pay rise and later played for Witton Albion, Colwyn Bay and Chester based side Christleton, where he became player-manager.
Away from football he has managed a children-s home in Wrexham.
Noel Bradley has got two children, yes two not three (as previously stated)
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'''Peter Spiring''' (born 13 December 1950 in Glastonbury) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League playing as a Winger for Bristol City, Luton Town and Hereford United, and in the North American Soccer League (NASL) for Washington Darts.
Spiring started his career at Bristol City before being sold to Liverpool for -60,000 in March 1973. He did not play a first team match at Anfield, only featuring on the bench twice, and was later sold to Luton Town for -70,000. He went on to spend eight seasons at Hereford United.
Spiring's son Reuben played first-class cricket for Worcestershire. He is also a distant relative of the scientist and writer, Paul Spiring.
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'''Danny Bartley''' (born 3 October 1947 in Paulton, Somerset) is an English former footballer, who made over 400 appearances in the Football League.
He later played for Trowbridge Town, Forest Green Rovers and several Welsh league clubs.
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'''Russell Bradley''' (born 28 March 1966 in Birmingham) is an English former footballer who played as a centre back in the Football League for Hereford United, Halifax Town, Scunthorpe United and Hartlepool United.
He joined Nottingham Forest from non-league club Dudley Town, but left for Hereford without having appeared for Forest's first team. His Football League career finished in 1998, after which he played for Hednesford Town.
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'''Les Briley''' (born 2 October 1956 in Lambeth) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Hereford United, Wimbledon, Aldershot, Millwall and Brighton & Hove Albion. He began his career as an apprentice with Chelsea, without playing for the first team. He is currently Millwall's Assistant Youth Academy Manager.
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'''Roy William Carter''' (born 19 February 1954 in Torpoint) is an English former professional footballer.
Carter began his career with Torpoint Athletic, playing for Falmouth Town, before joining Hereford United in April 1975. He made his league debut the same season and went on to play 73 league games, scoring 9 times, for the Bulls before a -22,500 transfer to Swindon Town on 6 December 1977. He quickly became a regular with Swindon, and went on to captain the side.
In September 1983, he was transferred to Newport County for -10,000 and played 152 league games, scoring 21 times before moving to Exeter City on a free transfer in July 1987. He stayed only one season at St. James' Park before leaving league football and joining Saltash United.
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'''Dean Clarke''' (born 28 July 1977 in Hereford) is an English footballer who currently plays for Merthyr Tydfil.
Dean started his career at Hereford United as a YTS player making his debut on the last day of the 1993-94 season against Doncaster Rovers.
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'''John McGregor''' (born 5 January 1963 in Airdrie) is a former professional footballer player.
McGregor started his career at Queen's Park after signing from Bargeddie Amateurs. He went on to make over a hundred appearances for the ''Spiders'', becoming a mainstay in the side for over three seasons. His form attracted the attention of English side Liverpool. After five years on Merseyside and no appearances, McGregor left permanetly to return to Glasgow with Rangers.
He joined the club on a free transfer in 1987 and made his debut on 8 August 1987 in a 1-1 draw at home to Dundee United. In his first season he twenty-nine appearances including in the 1988 League Cup win over Aberdeen. After that McGregor's career stalled due to injuries and he was forced to retire in 1992, joining the Rangers coach staff soon after. He became the Reserve team coach but left in 2003, being replaced by John Brown.
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}}''' Tony Docherty''' (born in East Kilbride) is a Scottish former footballer who is currently assistant manager at St Johnstone.
Docherty's short career began in 1987 with Dunfermline Athletic before moving to English side Cambridge United. In the early 1990s, Docherty returned to Scotland, having spells with Stirling Albion, East Stirling and Albion Rovers.
During his time with the Coatbridge club, Docherty became SFA Development Officer for the Glasgow area, spending three years before a move to Falkirk as Community Coach. Upon Ian McCall's appointment as manager at Brockville, Docherty became assistant manager, and when McCall moved to take charge of Dundee United in early 2003, Docherty came as part of the management team. Following McCall's dismissal and Gordon Chisholm's subsequent appointment, Docherty was promoted to first team coach, a position he held under the successive management spells of Craig Brewster and Craig Levein.
In November 2007, Docherty left Tannadice and moved to Scottish First Division side St Johnstone as assistant manager, working under former United player Derek McInnes.
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'''Stephen Darby''' (born 6 October 1988 in Liverpool) is an English footballer who plays in the right-back position for Liverpool F.C.. Stephen was brought up in Maghull, where he attended St John Boscos primary school.
On July 18, 2006 Liverpool's official site announced that five academy players have been promoted to Melwood, Stephen was one of them. Darby played in Liverpool's FA Youth Cup winning teams in 2006 and 2007 that defeated Manchester City and Manchester United's academies in the finals respectively, captaining the team in the 2006 final. He was first selected for the Liverpool squad which played Turkish side Galatasaray in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in December 2006, but he was an unused substitute in that match. Despite being on the first team bench he didn't forget his roots and after a four-hour flight from Istanbul to Liverpool he went straight to the Hawthorns ground and played a full game including extra-time to help the youth team through to the fourth round.
During 2007-08 season Darby was the captain of Liverpool's reserves team that ended the campaign as northern and national champions. His performances earned him praises from manager Gary Ablett calling him 'Mr. Consistency'.
His first appearance in a competitive match was as a substitute in Liverpool's League Cup fourth round defeat against Tottenham Hotspur in November 2008.
He made his Champions League debut against PSV Eindhoven on 9 December 2008, coming on as a substitute alongside fellow homegrown players Jay Spearing and Martin Kelly .
On July 5 2009, Stephen Darby secured a 3 year extension to his contract along with fellow Melwood graduate Jay Spearing.
He made his first competitive start for Liverpool against ACF Fiorentina in the UEFA Champions League on the 9 December 2009.
His second competitive start came against Reading F.C. in the F.A. Cup. The game finished 1-1. Darby was praised by Liverpool centre-back Jamie Carragher for his performance in the game.
Darby took part in England's squad for UEFA European U19 Championship qualifications in May 2007 and made two appearances alongside Liverpool team-mates Jack Hobbs, Craig Lindfield and Adam Hammill.
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}}'''David Glenn''' (born November 30, 1962) is a former English professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in The Football League for Wigan Athletic, Blackburn Rovers and Chester City.
As a youngster Glenn represented Wigan schools at both football and rugby league and he joined the town's football club, Wigan Athletic, when he left school.
After failing to establish himself as a regular in the Blackburn side, Glenn rejected the offer of a new contract in the summer of 1985 and joined Fourth Division side Chester City.
That match marked Glenn's return from a two months out injured and knee injury problems would persist throughout the remainder of his time at Chester. He did not play a match between August 1986 and December 1987 and after struggling to regain his pre-injury form he requested a transfer in January 1989. His final league appearance for the club, a 1-0 home defeat to Preston North End on April 22, 1989, was also his final Football League appearance, as he moved on to non-league side Fleetwood Town at the end of the season.
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'''Mark Winstanley''' (born 22 January 1968 in St Helens) is a former professional footballer, mainly playing in central defence.
Winstanley began his career at Bolton Wanderers, making his debut under then manager Phil Neal. He was instrumental in Bolton's cup-runs of the early nineties and saw the club back into the second tier of English football in 1993. He then moved on to Burnley where he also made over 100 appearances, before playing for a string of other clubs in the lower divisions, and finishing his career with non-league Southport.
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'''Ernest Herbert "Bert" Coleman''' (19 October 1889 - 15 June 1958) was an English footballer, notable for making an appearance in 1921 with the English national side despite playing for non-league Dulwich Hamlet.
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'''Robert John Roberts''' (April 1859 - 20 October 1929), better known as '''Bob Roberts''', was an English football goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his career at West Bromwich Albion, with whom he won an FA Cup winner's medal, and also played for Sunderland Albion and Aston Villa. He won three caps for England and is the first West Bromwich Albion player to have appeared at international level. He was nicknamed '''''Long Bob''''' and '''''The Prince of Goalkeepers'''''.
Roberts was born in West Bromwich as one of five children to James Roberts. After leaving Christ Church school Bob became a plasterer by trade, while his interest in sport led him to join the George Salter's Spring Works football team, the West Bromwich Strollers.
Roberts kept goal for the first time during the 1880-81 season. His first match between the posts appears to have taken place on either 18 December 1880 against Wednesbury Royal George,
With the legalisation of professionalism in the summer of 1885, Roberts and his team mates all became professional players in 1885-86, and proceeded to win both the Birmingham and Staffordshire cups. Albion lost to Blackburn Rovers (via a replay) in the 1886 FA Cup Final, the first of three successive FA Cup Finals in which Roberts played. He received another runners-up medal the following year as Albion were defeated 1-0 by rivals Aston Villa in the 1887 final. During the cup run he is credited with scoring a goal from a long kick downfield against Derby Junction. Twelve months later he helped his team to victory in the 2-1 win over Preston North End in the 1888 final. His performance for Albion was described as "most remarkable" by ''The Times'', while ''The Standard'' said that his keeping was "brilliant all through the game".
Roberts played in Albion's first ever Football League match on 8 September 1888, keeping a clean sheet in the 2-0 victory over Stoke.
In May 1890 Roberts moved on a free transfer to Sunderland Albion; their offer of 50 shillings per game was one that West Bromwich were unable to match. He failed to settle in the North East, enduring homesickness as well as his wife's illness. On the pitch however, he helped Sunderland Albion finish as runners-up in the Football Alliance and was ever-present in the league.
On 19 March 1887, Roberts made his debut for England; in doing so he became West Bromwich Albion's first ever international player. England lost 3-2 to Scotland in the match, which was played at Blackburn Rovers' Leamington Road ground.
Roberts won various other representative honours during his career, including an appearance for the Birmingham FA in their 4-1 win against the Sheffield FA. He also turned out for the Players v Gentlemen match at the Kennington Oval and played in a county match for Staffordshire, against Lancashire. When he represented Birmingham for a match against Glasgow, such was his popularity that "dozens, possibly even hundreds" of West Bromwich Albion supporters neglected their own team's match against Walsall Swifts in order to watch him play.
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'''John McCormick''' (born 18 July 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland), is a former professional footballer.
He began his career at Third Lanark, where he helped his hometown club to a third-placed finish in the Scottish First Division, before moving to Aberdeen.
He only spent one season at the Dons before moving south to England with teammate Tom White to play for Crystal Palace, with Glaziers manager Bert Head paying just -1,500 for McCormick's services. White had been Head's main target but it was McCormick who helped the club to its promotion to the First Division for the first time. In the top flight he formed a famous defensive partnership with fellow centre-half Mel Blyth. McCormick won Palace's first ever "''Player of the Year''" award at the end of the 1971-72 season, before leaving the club early in the next season to join Southern League side Wealdstone to see out the remainder of his career.
McCormick now owns a hotel near his hometown of Glasgow.
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'''George David Beavan''' (born 12 January 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Luton Town.
Beavan was given a trial at Luton in 2006 by then youth team coach Marvin Johnson, and was a member of the youth team for the 2006-07 season.
Beavan joined Conference side Salisbury City on a month's loan in September 2008 and made his debut in a 1-0 victory against Woking.
Beavan made a further four league appearances for Luton in the 2008-09 season, as well as playing in the Football League Trophy victories over Walsall and Colchester United. In January 2009, he signed for Conference side Grays Athletic on loan until the end of the season,
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'''John Brough Ritchie''' (born 12 July 1947 in Auchterderran) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Ritchie began his career in the mid 1960s with Cowdenbeath and went on to play over 100 matches for the Central Park side before moving to Brechin City in 1967. After a similar length of time at Glebe Park, Ritchie moved south in the early 1970s to English side Bradford City, where he averaged around 20 league matches in each of his three seasons. A return to Scotland in 1974 with Dundee United brought no games and Ritchie returned to Brechin shortly afterwards, completing another six years before his retirement in 1981. Overall, Ritchie played in exactly 450 league matches.
Upon retiring, Ritchie stayed with Brechin as a member of the coaching staff, assisting Ian Fleming when the club won Scottish Division Two in the early 1980s and becoming manager later in the same decade. Winning Division Two in the 1989-90 season, Ritchie left in 1993 to take up a coaching position with Hibernian and moved to a similar role with Dunfermline Athletic in 1999. Made redundant from East End Park in April 2004, and later linked with the vacant Arbroath job, Ritchie returned briefly to Glebe Park in 2004-05 in a coaching capacity. He is currently a coach with Scottish Junior club, Thornton Hibs.
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'''Edward Yaw Okyere "Ed" Asafu-Adjaye''' (born 22 December 1988) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Luton Town.
As a player in his second year as a scholar at Luton Town, Asafu-Adjaye was sent on loan to Isthmian League Premier Division side Walton & Hersham, making his debut for the Swans in March 2007 and scoring in a 1-0 win over Carshalton Athletic. He went on to make seven appearances during his loan spell, playing at right-back and scoring three goals.
Asafu-Adjaye was rewarded with a one-year professional contract during the summer of 2007. Unable to break into the Luton side at the beginning of the 2007-08 season, he was instead loaned to Conference National side Salisbury City in January 2008 by then-Hatters manager Kevin Blackwell.
With Luton Town in administration and heading for relegation to League Two, new manager Mick Harford decided to recall Asafu-Adjaye from his loan spell in late March, and he made his Luton Town debut in a 2-1 home victory over Crewe Alexandra just days after returning to Kenilworth Road.
In the 2008-09 season, Asafu-Adjaye established himself as the first choice right-back in the Luton team, and also started at centre-back in Luton's 3-2 victory over Scunthorpe United in the Football League Trophy final at Wembley Stadium.
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'''Geoff Palmer''' (born 11 July 1954 in Cannock, Staffordshire) is a former professional footballer, who spent almost his entire career with .
Palmer spent 16 years with Wolves, playing 495 times for the club in total. A Wolves fan throughout his childhood,
The right-back retained his place through the rest of the 1973-74 season at the expense of Gerry Taylor, which culuminated in winning the League Cup after a 2-1 victory over at Wembley. After two seasons where his appearances were hampered by injuries, he was an ever-present in the side that won the Second Division championship in 1976-77, and missed just three league games over the next two seasons.
He won a second League Cup winners' medal in 1980 after a 1-0 triumph over , making him one of four Wolves players to feature in both of their League Cup triumphs.
His stay at was short-lived though, as he stayed just 13 months before rejoining Wolves, under his old manager Bill McGarry, in December 1985 in a campaign that saw the club relegated to the fourth tier for the first time in their history.
After a solitary final appearance in the Fourth Division in September 1986, Palmer retired to join the police force, where he has now been employed for well over twenty years.
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'''Jake Thomas Howells''' (born 18 April 1991 in Hemel Hempstead) is an English footballer, who plays as a left back for Luton Town.
Howells was born in Hemel Hempstead,
Howells made his first team debut as a substitute on the last day of the 2007-08 season in a 1-0 defeat to Huddersfield Town, having turned 17 just three weeks earlier.
Howells became a regular in the first first team during 2008-09, making his first appearance in a 1-1 draw with Bradford City in October. He played a total of 28 league games over the year, being used at either left back or pushed up to left wing. With the exception of the final, Howells played in every game of Luton's Football League Trophy success, receiving a winner's medal at Wembley Stadium. Howells won the club's Young Player of the Year award following his impressive season,
Howells is eligible for England by birth, and also qualifies for Wales through one of his grandfathers. Wales enquired about picking Howells for their under-21 team towards the end of the 2008-09 season,
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'''Matt Murphy''' (born 20 August 1971) is a footballer who played 270 games in the Football League.
Murphy started his career in non-league football with Long Buckby, Cogenhoe United, Irthlingborough Diamonds and Corby Town, before joining Oxford United for a fee of -20,000. He played nearly 250 league games for Oxford, and spent time with Scunthorpe United, Bury and Swansea City before returning to non-league.
Murphy believed he was called up to the England squad in 1998 but it turned out to be a prank by his fellow Oxford United players.
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He was born at Penmachno, Caernarfonshire on 5 August 1862. As a student he played both association football and rugby football, but he eventually emerged as a first rate goalkeeper while studying at St Thomas's Hospital, London. He made the first of his eight appearances for  Wales in 1885, and in 1887 was invited to play as an amateur for Preston North End in their FA Cup ties. He was a member of the Preston sides which were FA Cup Finalists in 1887-88 and FA Cup Winners in  1888-89. He also played for Barnes, Casuals, and Birmingham St Georges. He retired in 1890, but was persuaded to make a last appearance for Wales in 1892.
Between 1884 and 1888, he made seven appearances for the Corinthians amateur club, including playing for Corinthian three times against Preston North End.
Mills-Roberts qualified as a doctor in July 1887, and the following year was appointed the house surgeon at Birmingham General Hospital. He later took a position with the hospital at the Dinorwic State Quarry, and served with the British Expeditionary Force in the First World War. At the end of his working career, he retired to Bournemouth, where aged 73 he died on 27 November 1935.
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'''Kim Tyrone "Kim" Grant''' (born 25 September 1972) is a Ghanaian former footballer and is the manager of F.C. Takoradi. Grant has been involved in professional football for over 18 years, playing in Europe and Asia leagues.
'''Kim Tyrone Grant''', a Ghanaian born, British citizen, moved to England when he was 9 years old. His Mother is English and father is Ghanaian.
His career started at '''Charlton Athletic FC''' in 1988 and he went on to make over 150 league and cup appearances spanning over nine years and scoring 25 goals. In his first year with Charlton aged 17, he won the Young player of the year award. He later made appearances for Charlton against '''Manchester United''' and '''Liverpool''' in the F.A. cup and scored a memorable 20 yard curler to beat David James in a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool in 1996.
In 1996, '''Luton Town FC''' paid -250,000 to bring Kim to Kenilworth Road. He spent one and half years at '''Luton Town''' and with moderate success; reaching the League One playoff semi-final and making 24 appearances, scoring 8 goals.
Kim moved to '''Millwall F.C.''' for -185,000 in 1997 and went on to make over 50 appearances, scoring 18 goals. With Millwall, Kim played at Wembley Stadium in the Football League Trophy final, although unfortunately Millwall were unable to beat Wigan Athletic, losing 1-0.
Grant left Millwall in 1999 to play in the Belgium Premier League with '''Lommel S.K.''', commanding a transfer fee of -85,000. After 2 years with Lommel, he left and briefly played in the Portuguese second division, for '''F.C. Marco'''.
Grant returned to England in 2001 making 4 appearances for Scunthorpe, before signing with Yeovil Town FC. In his first year, Yeovil won the F.A Trophy cup and finished second in the Football Conference. In his second year, Yeovil were crowned champions of the Football Conference, wining promotion to the Football League.
Grant returned to Portugal in 2003 to play for '''Despotivo Imortal''' where he stayed for 2 years, making over 25 appearances and scoring 14 goals. Grant later played in the Malaysian Super league, for '''Sarawak F.A.S'''., the Japanese 2nd division for '''Shonan Bellmare FC''', and then in the Singaporean S-League for '''Sengkang Punggol FC'''. In his first season with Sengjang, Grant won Goal of the Year - voted by the Singapore football federation - for his strike against Geylang United on the 21st of August.
In the following new season, he signed for '''Geylang United''' FC making 7 appearances and scoring 3 goals. With unfortunate circumstances his contracted was terminated, but after reporting the club to Fifa, Grant won his case for unfair dismal.
Grant being tackled by Jonathan Woodgate & holding the FA Trophy winners with Yeovil Town FC.
He has additionally been capped 14 times for his country of birth '''Ghana'''.
Grant was appointed as manager of Conference National side Woking in May 2008
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'''Khaleem Hyland''' (born 5 June 1989) is an international football midfielder from Trinidad and Tobago, who plays professionally in Belgium for Zulte Waregem, on loan from English side Portsmouth.
Born in Carenage, Hyland began his career in 2007 with San Juan Jabloteh. In May 2007 it was announced that English side Portsmouth were close to agreeing a deal for the player. In August 2007, Hyland went on trial with Scottish side Celtic, but a -450,000 bid from the club was turned down. After he left San Juan Jabloteh in May 2008, Portsmouth were once again linked with signing Hyland. However, the club's initial application for a work permit was rejected by the Home Office. In September 2008 Portsmouth announced that they were still interested in signing Hyland. Hyland is currently waiting to join Portsmouth when his work permit is granted. Until then, he is continuing his development for three years at the club's Belgian feeder club, Zulte Waregem.
Hyland's move to Belgium was made official in January 2009.
He made his full international debut in January 2008 against Puerto Rico, and recently made an appearance against England on 1 June 2008. Khaleem scored his first international goal on June 7, 2008 against Jamaica in a Friendly match at the Marvin Lee Stadium.
:''Scores and results list T&T's goal tally first.''
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'''Ezra Horton''' (20 August 1861 - July 1939) was an English footballer who played at right-half, he had the nickname ''Ironsides''.
Horton was born in West Bromwich and after playing for Christ Church and George Salter Works joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in August 1882. After making guest appearances for Port Vale in September 1884 and Aston Villa in March-April 1885, he turned professional with Albion in August 1885. Horton appeared for Albion in the 1886, 1887 and 1888 FA Cup Finals, picking up a winners medal in the latter. He retired from playing football in June 1891 and in 1895 became a referee and also a hockey international.
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}}'''Jack Lipsham''' (born 1881, Chester; died 1959) is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for Liverpool, although much of his career was spent in non-league football with Chester. He played more than 300 games for the club in three spells.
Jack was one of four brothers to play for their hometown club of Chester, with older brother Bert going on to be capped by England. He broke into the side in the left wing slot at the start of the 1903-04 season at a similar time to when brother Tommy was emerging on the right. In 1906 he joined Football League champions Liverpool, but just a year and three appearances later he was back at Chester and helped them win the Welsh Cup in 1908.
Lipsham remained at Chester until the end of the 1912-13 season, when he left for local rivals Wrexham. The move displeased the Chester directors, who felt let down after the home match against Hyde two months earlier had been declared as a benefit match for Lipsham and Billy Matthews, raising -82-10s for the long-serving duo. But he returned to Chester ahead of the 1919-20 season, where he played for two years before retiring.
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Bob Howarth was born at Preston. He joined Preston North End in 1883, and for eight years was a member of the North End side that earned the title of "The Invincibles". He was in the Preston side that were 1887-88 FA Cup Finalists. The following season he was in the Preston side that did the double, being Football League Champions and 1888-89 FA Cup Winners. In 1891 he joined Everton, before returning to finish his career back at Preston North End. He gained several representative honours, making four appearances for England. Outside of football he worked in Preston as a solicitor.
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A product of the Sunderland youth system, he had only a few first-team outings for Sunderland before joining Blackburn Rovers in 1976. After two years at Rovers, Mitchell joined Grimsby Town in 1978 where he made his name as a left-footed midfielder, playing a key role in Grimsby's promotion in 1980.
He left Grimsby in 1982 to join Carlisle United before moving to Rotherham United where he spent three years. Mitchell moved to Malta to play for Ħamrun Spartans for a year, before finishing his league career at Lincoln City. He moved on to Boston United.
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'''James Henry Forrest''' (24 June 1864 - 30 December 1925) was an English footballer whose career spanned the transition from amateurism to professionalism in English football in the 1880s and 1890s. He played most of his club career for Blackburn Rovers, whose early embracing of professionalism enabled them to become one of the major teams in English football, and with whom he appeared on the winning side in five FA Cup finals (a joint record). He was the first professional player to appear for England for whom he made eleven appearances, as a half-back.
Forrest was born in Blackburn and began playing football at school. By the time he was twelve, he was captain of local side Imperial United. He was first spotted by Blackburn Rovers when playing for Witton in 1880. By now he had left school and was working as a tape sizer in the cotton trade.
At this time there was no organised league system, and Blackburn were restricted to friendly matches and cup tournaments, especially the Lancashire Senior Cup and the FA Cup, in which they had been finalists in 1882.
In his first season with Rovers, they reached the FA cup final with easy victories in the early rounds over Southport Central (7-0), South Shore (7-0), Padiham (3-0) and Staveley (5-1), before meeting Upton Park in the fifth round. This match was won 3-0 and was followed by a 1-0 semi-final victory over Notts County, thus setting up a final appearance against Scottish club Queen's Park, who had defeated Rovers' local rivals, and cup holders, Blackburn Olympic in the semi-final.
Forrest was called up for his first England cap for their final match in the inaugural British Home Championship against Wales on 17 March 1884, still aged only 19, replacing Notts County's Stuart Macrae at left half. According to Philip Gibbons in "Association Football in Victorian England", ''"the Welsh had few answers to the skilful England forwards"'' and England won by four goals (including a pair from William Bromley-Davenport) to nil.
In the cup final, played at the Kennington Oval on 29 March, Rovers lined up against a Queen's Park side, most of whom were Scottish internationals. After half an hour of play in the final, Forrest (who was playing at right-half) "''delivered an excellent pass''" to Jimmy Brown who rounded two defenders prior to crossing the ball into the Queen's Park goalmouth. The goalkeeper, George Gillespie, was unable to clear the ball which fell to Joe Sowerbutts who had only to apply the gentlest touch to help the ball between the posts. Shortly after, William Anderson thought he had scored for the Scots but the goal was disallowed for offside by referee Francis Marindin. Forrest then scored Blackburn's second goal - after the ball was partially cleared by Gillespie it fell to Joe Lofthouse who returned it into the goalmouth where Forrest was waiting to put the ball in the net. Forrest was almost certainly offside but, in the absence of an appeal by the Scots, Mandarin allowed the goal to stand. By half-time, Queen's Park had pulled a goal back through Christie. In the second half, both sides had goals disallowed for offside, but there was no further score, and Blackburn Rovers took the cup for the first time.
Forrest was aged 19 years and 277 days when he scored his first FA Cup final goal, making him the youngest FA Cup Final scorer at the time, a record he retained for 75 years, until Dicky Dorsett scored for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1939 FA Cup Final.
In the 1884-85 FA cup, Blackburn again came through the early rounds without difficulty, with a victory over Rossendale (11-0) before meeting local rivals, Blackburn Olympic in the second round. Rovers won the derby match 3-2 in a tight game with a brace from Howard Fecitt and a third from Joe Sowerbutts. Rovers then easily went past Forrest's old club Witton (5-1) and Romford (8-0); a bye in round five saw them through to a sixth round meeting with West Bromwich Albion. This resulted in a 2-0 victory for the cup holders, who then met Old Carthusians in the semi-final, played on 7 March 1885. Rovers had little difficulty getting past the Old Boys 5-1 to set up a repeat of the previous year's final against Queen's Park, who had come through replayed matches against Notts County and Nottingham Forest in their last two rounds.
A week before the semi-final, Forrest was selected for the Home Championship match against Ireland, together with his Rovers team-mates, Herby Arthur, Joe Lofthouse and Jimmy Brown. England beat the Irish with ease by four goals to nil, including a goal each from Lofthouse and Brown. The Rovers quartet retained their places for the next match, against Wales, played on 14 March at Leamington Road, Blackburn. England were "''disappointing''" and Wales returned home with a well-deserved 1-1 draw.
The next England match was a week later on 21 March against Scotland to be played at The Oval. Forrest and his three Blackburn colleagues were again selected for England. The Scottish officials complained as they argued that Forrest was a professional. At the time he was receiving -1 a week from Blackburn Rovers. Forrest was eventually allowed to play but he had to wear a different jersey from the rest of the team. Blackburn Rovers also had to agree not to pay him his wages in the week that he played for England, thus enabling Forrest to become the first professional to play for England.
The 1885 FA Cup Final, played at the Oval on 4 April, was against Queen's Park, whom Blackburn had beaten in the previous year's final. This time there was little controversy and it was soon clear that Rovers were the superior side,
During the summer of 1885, there was further pressure put on the Football Association to accept professionalism, culminating in a special meeting on 20 July, after which it was announced that it was "''in the interests of Association Football, to legalise the employment of professional football players, but only under certain restrictions''". Clubs were allowed to pay players provided that they had either been born or had lived for two years within a six-mile radius of the ground. There were also rules preventing professional players playing for more than one club in a season, without obtaining special permission, and all professional players had to be registered with the FA.
The new rules caused problems for some clubs in the 1885-86 FA cup tournament, especially those who had recruited large numbers of players from Scotland. Leading teams, including Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End, were disqualified for fielding ineligible players. As a consequence, many minor teams were able to progress into the later rounds, including Brentwood who Blackburn Rovers met in the sixth round. A 3-1 victory took Rovers through to a semi-final against the last surviving totally amateur side, Swifts who included England internationals Charlie and Arthur Bambridge, and George Brann. Despite this, Swifts presented no more of a challenge than Rovers' earlier opponents and after a 2-1 victory in the semi-final, played at the County Cricket Ground, Derby on 13 March 1886, they were through to the final, where they were to meet West Bromwich Albion.
Forrest was prevented from playing for England against Ireland in the opening match of the 1886 British Home Championship as this was played on the day of the FA cup semi-final. He regained his place for the next matches, against Scotland on 27 March 1886 which ended 1-1 and Wales two days later, which was won 3-1.
The 1886 FA Cup Final against West Bromwich Albion was played at the Kennington Oval on 3 April 1886. Although Blackburn fielded seven players who had appeared in the two previous finals, whereas Albion had reached the final for the first time, the two sides were evenly matched and the game ended goalless. The replay took place at Derbyshire County Cricket Club's Racecourse Ground in Derby, the first time an FA cup final had been played outside London. Although Albion started the match continually attacking the Rovers goal, eventually Blackburn's experience began to show. Joe Sowerbutts added to his goal in the 1884 final by scoring the first after 26 minutes before Jimmy Brown, who had scored in the 1885 final added a second with seventeen minutes to go. Blackburn Rovers had thus become one of only two clubs (the other was Wanderers) to win the cup in three consecutive seasons.
Blackburn Rovers started their campaign to claim the FA cup for a record fourth time with a bye as their first round opponents Halliwell withdrew. In the second round, they were drawn to play in Scotland against the previous season's Scottish Cup finalists, Renton based in the village of Renton, West Dunbartonshire. The first match ended in a 2-2 draw with Renton causing one of the biggest shocks for years when the Scottish club won the replay 2-0.
Forrest was selected for all three matches in the 1887 British Home Championship. The matches against Ireland and Wales resulted in easy victories with scores of 7-0 and 4-0 respectively, but in England's final match of the tournament against Scotland played at Leamington Road, Blackburn on 19 March 1887 the Scots won 3-2 and went on to claim the championship.
In the 1887-88 FA Cup campaign, Rovers had an easy passage through the early rounds with victories against other Lancashire clubs, including Blackburn Olympic (5-1), Accrington (3-1) and Darwen (3-0), before they were drawn against Derby Junction who were appearing in the FA cup for the first time. Rovers were defeated 2-1 in the sixth round match which was played at the Derby Arboretum.
As a result of Rovers' relative lack of success, none of their players were selected to represent England in the 1888 British Home Championship, with Forrest losing his place to Wolverhampton Wanderers's Harry Allen.
In the spring of 1888 the leading professional clubs in Lancashire and the West Midlands agreed to inaugurate a league tournament in order to develop the level of competition between clubs above friendly matches and appearances in cup tournaments. The new league was set up following meetings at Anderson's Hotel in London on 23 March 1888 on the eve of the 1888 FA Cup Final followed by a further meeting on 17 April at Manchester's Royal Hotel. The first season of the new Football League began a few months later on 8 September with Blackburn Rovers as one of the twelve original member clubs. Rovers- first league game took place on 15 September 1888 when they shared ten goals in a "''thrilling''" match with Accrington. Forrest made 19 league appearances as Blackburn finished the first league season in fourth place, a long way behind the champions Preston North End, who were now by far the strongest club in England, justly earning them the title of "The Invincibles".
In the FA cup, after a victory over Accrington and a "walkover" past Swifts, Blackburn defeated Aston Villa 8-1 in the third round (with four goals from Jack Southworth) before going out in the semi-final to Wolverhampton Wanderers after a replay. Forrest was recalled to the England team for the match against Scotland on 13 April 1889 which ended in a 3-2 victory for the Scots.
The 1889-90 season saw a modest improvement in Rover's league performance with a third place finish, with Forrest only missing one match. The FA cup saw victories over Sunderland and Grimsby Town, before defeating Bootle 7-0 in the third round, with a hat-trick from Nat Walton. The semi-final saw a re-run of the previous year's match against Wolves, but this time Rovers reached the final with a 1-0 victory with Southworth the scorer. Before the cup final, Forrest (together with Rovers team-mates Billy Townley, Joe Lofthouse, John Barton and Nat Walton) was selected for the England match against Ireland on 15 March 1890. Because of the crowded fixture list, England also played a match against Wales on the same day. The match against Ireland ended in a 9-1 victory for England, with a hat-trick from Fred Geary. This was Forrest's final appearance for England, in an international career which spanned seven seasons in which he played eleven times, with six victories, three draws and two defeats, both against Scotland.
The cup final was played at the Kennington Oval on 29 March 1890 against The Wednesday who were the champions of the Football Alliance which had been set up to provide competition for clubs excluded from the Football League. Rovers put out a team of players most of whom were England or Scotland internationals, although Wednesday had England internationals Edward Brayshaw and Billy Betts in their defence. From the kick-off, the Rovers forwards had the Wednesday defence under pressure which led to Jack Dungworth handling the ball on the edge of his goal area in the sixth minute. Forrest took the free kick which fell to Billy Townley whose shot took a deflection for the first goal. Further goals from Nat Walton and Townley gave Rovers a 3-0 lead at half-time. The second half continued with Rovers on top with Jack Southworth adding a fourth goal in the fiftieth minute before Albert Mumford was able to score for Wednesday. Further goals from Townley and Joe Lofthouse in the last 15 minutes gave a winning scoreline of 6-1 to Rovers. Townley had thus become the first player to score an FA cup final hat-trick. According to Gibbons, ''"the Blackburn side had given one of the finest exhibitions of attacking football in an FA cup final, with England internationals Walton, Townley, Lofthouse and John Southworth at the peak of their form."''
Forrest continued to play at the centre of Blackburn's defence for the 1890-91 season, forming a settled half-back line alongside fellow internationals Jack Barton and Geordie Dewar. Forrest only missed one league game as Rovers ended the campaign in sixth position. Once again, Rovers' priority was in the FA cup. In the first round they went past Middlesbrough Ironopolis 3-0 in a replayed match to set up a meeting with Chester in the second round. Jack Southworth netted his fourth hat-trick of the season in a 7-0 victory over his former club. Victories over Midlands clubs, Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion set up Rovers' sixth appearance in the cup final, to be played at The Oval on 21 March 1891, against Notts County who had defeated Rovers 7-1 in the penultimate league match on 14 March. Despite this Rovers were expected to win the final as they were the holders and fielded seven of the previous year-s winning side, including Forrest, already with four cup winners medals. Blackburn dominated the early stages of the game with Dewar scoring after eight minutes. Goals from Jack Southworth and Billy Townley gave a half-time score of 3-0 to Rovers. Although County pulled a goal back in the second half, Rovers were able to defend their lead and thus claimed the cup for the second consecutive year, the fifth time overall. Forrest thus became the third player to win five FA cup finals, after Arthur Kinnaird and Charles Wollaston.
Rovers' defence of the FA cup faltered at the second round stage where they suffered their first cup defeat for three seasons, against West Bromwich Albion, who went on to claim the trophy in the final. The half-back line-up of the previous season was broken up as a result of injuries to Barton and Dewar, and Rovers finished the 1891-92 season in ninth place having conceded 65 goals, with only Accrington and Darwen conceding more.
For the 1892-93 season, Barton was replaced by Geordie Anderson and the trio of Forrest, Anderson and Dewar were to remain at the heart of the Rovers' defence for the next three seasons, during which their league campaigns ended with finishes in ninth, fourth and fifth places respectively. Although Rovers reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1893 and 1894, their cup-winning exploits were over until 1928.
Forrest remained at Rovers until October 1895, when there was an acrimonious parting of the ways; Forrest claimed that the committee at Rovers had asked him to revert back to amateur status in order to save paying him a wage, a charge that was vigorously denied by the club.
Forrest joined Second Division Darwen in time for the 1895-96 season. One of the first games he played for his new club was against Rovers in a friendly at Barley Bank. He played for Darwen for one season scoring one goal before retiring from the game.
After his playing days ended, Forrest became licensee of the Audley Arms Hotel in Blackburn before becoming the landlord of the County Arms on Darwen Street, Blackburn for many years. He later joined a firm of shuttle peg makers, joiners and mill furnishers.
He returned to Blackburn Rovers as an administrator, before becoming a director of the club in 1906. His son, James Henry Forrest, played for Rovers for four seasons in the 1920s. Jimmy Forrest died on 30 December 1925, aged 61.
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'''Terry Carling''' (born February 26, 1939 in Otley,Leeds) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football League for four clubs.
Carling began his professional career with Leeds United. He joined them in 1956 but had to wait until 1960-61 for his league debut. He made just five league appearances and played one Football League Cup tie while at Elland Road and moved to Lincoln City in July 1962 on a free transfer.
After two years of regular football for the Imps, Carling joined Walsall and more than 100 league appearances for the Saddlers before switching to Chester in December 1966. He made his debut in a 3-2 win at Bradford City as he replaced Dennis Reeves as regular Chester goalkeeper. Carling was to be a regular for the next three years, with rivals Simon Jones, Grenville Millington and John Taylor restricted to just nine league appearances between them during the period.
During Carling-s time at Chester, he helped them reach the Welsh Cup final against Cardiff City in May 1970, marking the end of a season in which he played all 59 first-team matches for the club.
After leaving Chester, Carling joined non-league side Macclesfield Town and worked as a milkman in Chester.
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Bruce began his career with Preston North End in 1971 before joining Newcastle United in 1973 and returning to Preston in 1975. He was a prolific striker and a cult figure with Preston supporters, staying with the club until 1983. He then joined Wigan Athletic before leaving league football to join Rushden & Diamonds.
Also worked in his spare time after league football as a Pool Attendant / Lifeguard at Leyland Leisure Centre.
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'''Jim McAnearney''' (born 20 March 1935) is a Scottish retired football player and manager. Born in Dundee, McAnearney played in England for Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, Watford and Bradford City, who he also briefly managed in 1968 with Tom Hallett. He later managed Rotherham United, Frickley Athletic, Scarborough and Hallam. He was also a coach with Wednesday and Leeds United.
His brother Tom was also a professional footballer and they played at Sheffield Wednesday together.
In 1979, McAnearney founded the firm P J McAnearney Machine Tools, in Neepsend, Sheffield. In 1999, he handed over control of the company to his son Paul.
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'''John "Jack" Gordon''' was a leading professional footballer of the 1880s and 1890s. He was a member of the Preston North End side which became famous as the 'Invincibles'.
Jack Gordon was born at Port Glasgow, Scotland in 1863. He was one of the many Scottish-born footballers who joined Preston North End in the mid-1880s as the Lancashire club assembled a side that was almost unbeatable. He was in the Preston side that were 1887-88 FA Cup Finalists, and the following season he was in the Preston side that did the double, being Football League Champions and 1888-89 FA Cup Winners. He continued to play for Preston until 1895, and later had short spells with Loughborough and Wigan County.
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Graham was born in Ayr on 23 February 1857. He played for Annbank F.C. in the Ayrshire Football Combination, and won one cap for the Scotland national football team in 1884. He was one of the many Scots footballers who joined Preston North End in the mid-1880s as the Lancashire club assembled a side that was almost unbeatable. Graham was in the Preston side that were 1887-88 FA Cup Finalists, and the following season played for Preston as they did the double, becoming Football League Champions and 1888-89 FA Cup Winners. During the 1888-89 season his brother William also played for Preston, but that season his football career was ended when he suffered a broken collarbone in a game. He died in 1927.
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Sam Thomson was born at Lugar, Scotland on 14 February 1862. His first club was Lugar Boswell, and while with them he was twice picked to play for Scotland. He later had a short spell with Rangers, before becoming one of the many Scottish-born footballers who joined Preston North End as the Lancashire club assembled a side that was almost unbeatable. In 1888-89 he was a member of the Preston side which did the double, being Football League Champions and 1888-89 FA Cup Winners. In 1890 he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers, and he later had spells with Everton and Accrington. On retiring from football, he later became a licensee. He died aged 81 on 23 December 1943.
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'''Steve Sims''' (born July 2, 1957 in Lincoln, England) is a former English football defender, probably most famous for his time at Watford. He started his career at Leicester City in 1975 and, after 3 seasons he was transferred to Watford for -175,000 and was the player of the season for 1980/81
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'''James Joseph Bailey''' (born 18 September 1988 in Bollington, Cheshire) is an English footballer currently playing for Crewe Alexandra. The midfielder made his first-team debut in December 2007, however this was to be his sole appearance of the 2007-08 campaign.
During the first half of the 2008-09 season he was a regular fixture in the first-team.
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'''George Haworth''' (17 October 1864 - 5 January 1943) was an English footballer, who helped Blackburn Rovers win the FA Cup in 1885. He also made five appearances for England.
Haworth was born in Accrington and played for Christ Church FC as a teenager from 1878
The 1885 FA Cup Final was played at the Oval on 4 April against Scottish team Queen's Park, who were hoping to gain revenge for their defeat, in somewhat controversial circumstances, the previous year. This time there was little controversy and it was soon clear that Rovers were the superior side, even though Queens Park fielded six players who had appeared in the England v. Scotland match two weeks earlier. After 14 minutes, Jimmy Forrest got the better of his marker Charles Campbell and was able to fire Rovers in front from close range, after Jimmy Brown's shot had come back off the goal-posts. Although Walter Arnott did put the ball in the net just before half-time, referee Francis Marindin disallowed the "goal" for hand-ball. The Scots continued to attack, but Rovers increased their lead on 58 minutes when Brown added a second goal. From this point, Rovers controlled the game, and claimed the trophy for the second consecutive year.
For the 1885-86 season Haworth was back with Accrington, for whom he was registered for his five England appearances, making his debut against Ireland on 5 February 1887. Haworth was selected for all three matches in the 1887 British Home Championship. The matches against Ireland and Wales resulted in easy victories with scores of 7-0 (three goals from Tinsley Lindley and a pair each from Fred Dewhurst and William Cobbold) and 4-0 (another two goals from Lindley) respectively, but in England's final match of the tournament against Scotland played at Leamington Road, Blackburn on 19 March 1887 the Scots won 3-2 and went on to claim the championship.
England were able to gain revenge for the 1887 defeat by Scotland in the following year, when Haworth played at centre-half in a 5-0 victory, including two goals from Fred Dewhurst. Haworth's final international appearance came two years later in a 1-1 draw with Scotland.
In 1888, Accrington were one of the twelve founder members of The Football League, and in their first league season Haworth played in all but one of the club's 22 matches, scoring once as Accrington finished seventh in the table. In the following season, Haworth was now team captain and "performed splendidly at the heart of the defence" as Accrington gained their highest league position with a sixth place finish. Haworth continued at centre-half for Accrington over the next three seasons, before retiring in 1892. In the first round of the FA Cup in 1892, Haworth scored in a 4-1 victory over Crusaders, before going out to Sunderland in a replayed Second Round match.
His nephew, John Haworth, was to help found Accrington Stanley and later manage Burnley.
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'''Josiah "Joe" Reader''' (27 February 1866 - 8 March 1954) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent his entire professional career with West Bromwich Albion and served the club as a player, coach and steward for a total of 65 years.
Reader was born in West Bromwich, where he attended Beeches Road School and St Phillips School. He joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in January 1885 and turned professional in August of the same year. Reader made his league debut in October 1889 in a Division One match away to Aston Villa. He won an FA Cup winners medal with Albion when they beat Villa 3-0 in the 1892 final. In 1894 he won his only England cap, in a 2-2 draw with Ireland in Belfast. He helped Albion reach the FA Cup Final once more in 1895, but this time was on the losing side as Aston Villa won 1-0. Following Albion's move to The Hawthorns in 1900, Reader became the only player to have represented the club in a competitive match at three different grounds, namely Four Acres, Stoney Lane and The Hawthorns.
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'''Joe Nibloe''' was a former professional footballer who played for Kilmarnock, Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday in a 15 year career between 1924 and 1939 during which time he made 459 club appearances including cup games. He also made 11 appearances for Scotland. Nibloe was a full back who could play on either flank, initially starting his career as a left back then switching to the right later in his career. He is one of a select group of players who won FA cup winners medals in both England and Scotland, he played in three cup finals in the space of six years.
Nibloe was born in the small hamlet of Corkerhill just to the SW of Glasgow on November 23 1903. He was a late developer as a footballer, playing as a part time amateur until the age of 20. In his youth he played for Shawfield Juniors, Rutherglen Glencairn and Glencairn Green while working at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Govan as a brass moulder. Initially he was a centre forward once scoring five goals in a game for Shawfield but his career took off when he converted into a left back and was offered a professional contract by Kilmarnock in June 1924.
In his eight years at Rugby Park Nibloe he made 279 appearances for the Killies, he helped them win the Scottish Cup in March 1929, defeating Celtic 1-0. Shortly after the final he was called up for the first of his eleven appearances for Scotland on 13 April 1929, featuring in a 1-0 victory over England at Hampden Park. All his 11 Scottish caps came while he was with Kilmarnock and he is still today the clubs most capped player, his last appearance for his country came in May 1932 against France. Nibloe also played twice for the Scottish League representative side in his time at Rugby Park. Kilmarnock reached the Scottish Cup final again in April 1932 but this time Nibloe had to settle for a runners up medal as the Killies lost to Rangers in a replay. Soon after this he signed for Aston Villa for the 1932-33 season for a fee of -1800 after a disagreement with Kilmarnock over a benefit match.
Nibloe struggled to find a regular place in the Villa team in that first season as the team finished runners up to Arsenal in Division One being kept out of the side by the near veteran Tommy Mort. However the following season (1933-34) Nibloe dislodged Mort from the team and displayed excellent form and it caused something of an uproar when he signed for Sheffield Wednesday in the Summer of 1934 in a part exchange deal which saw George Beeson going to Villa Park along with -2,500.
Wednesday-s signing of the experienced 30 year old Nibloe was seen as something of a coup by the club, no doubt the influence of manager Billy Walker made a difference as Walker had been a team mate of Nibloe-s at Villa the previous season. Competition for the left back spot was keen even though Wednesday had lost Ernie Blenkinsop to Liverpool the previous season, Ted Catlin had stepped into Blenkinsop-s boots and Nibloe was forced to switch to right back to secure a place in the team. He made his Wednesday debut in the opening fixture of the 1934-35 season on 25 August 1934 in a 4-1 home victory over Stoke City.
Nibloe played in five out the six FA Cup ties in 1935 as Wednesday won the trophy, missing just the 3rd round home tie against Oldham Athletic in January. Nibloe made his final appearance for Wednesday in the final game of the 1937-38, in his final two seasons he was more of a squad player as his place was challenged by Jack Ashley. He retired from playing competitive football at the outbreak of World War II at the age of 35.
Joe Nibloe worked in a munitions factory in Stocksbridge during the war. After the conflict he continued to live in Stocksbridge and work in the Samuel Fox steelworks. He died on October 25 1976 in Doncaster aged 72.
Joe had a son John who also played professional football for Sheffield United, Stoke City, Doncaster Rovers and Stockport County between 1958 and 1964. He was tragically killed in a road accident on the Woodhead Pass in November 1964.
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'''Herod "Harry" Ruddlesdin''' (1876 - 26 March 1910) was an English footballer, who played most of his career with The Wednesday, helping them claim the Football League Second Division title in 1900, followed by the Football League championship in 1903 and 1904. He also made three appearances for England.
Ruddlesdin was born in Birdwell, South Yorkshire and played part time football for Birdwell FC while working as a collier.
Back in the First Division, Ruddlesdin formed a settled half-back line alongside Tommy Crawshaw and Bob Ferrier who between them hardly missed a match over the next four seasons, as Wednesday took the Football League championship in 1903 and again the following season. During the period from 10 September 1898 to 23 March 1901, Ruddlesdin played every match, an unbroken run of 100 games.
Ruddlesdin made his first appearance for England playing alongside Crawshaw in a 2-2 draw with Wales on 29 February 1904. Both Ruddlesdin and Crawshaw retained their places for the next match, against Ireland two weeks later, which ended in a 3-1 victory, with Alf Common scoring twice.
Ruddlesdin's final international appearance came the following year in a 1-1 victory over Scotland. By now, illness was beginning to restrict Ruddlesdin's appearances for Wednesday, and although he made a recovery for 1905-06, his health soon deteriorated and he was forced to retire from the game in December 1906. Although he attempted a comeback, first with Wednesday and then with Northampton Town it "soon became apparent that he was no longer up to the rigours of full time football".
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}}'''Wakeley Gage''' (born May 5, 1958, Northampton) is a footballer English professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in The Football League for four clubs, with the majority of his appearances coming for hometown club Northampton Town.
Gage was playing non-league football for Desborough Town when he joined Northampton for a reported -8,000 in October 1979.
In the summer of 1985, Gage was unable to agree a new contract with Northampton and joined fellow Division Four side Chester City under new manager Harry McNally.
He remained with the Posh until June 1987, when he returned to Cheshire and joined Crewe Alexandra. After more than 50 league outings for Crewe, he dropped into non-league football with Stewarts & Lloyds Corby.
At 6ft 4in, Gage was one of the tallest Football League players during his career.
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'''Jean-Michel Sigere''' (born 26 January 1977) is a French footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Lewes in the Conference South, having signed for the club in December 2009. In the 2001-02 season, he played seven games for Rushden & Diamonds in the Football League.
Sigere was born in Martinique. He began his football career in metropolitan France with Bordeaux, playing for the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateurs (CFA), the fourth tier of French football, from 1997 to 1999. While with Bordeaux he was called up to the French under-20 team, making one substitute appearance at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie. In 1999 he joined US Lusitanos Saint-Maur, making 16 starts for the club and helping them to second place in Group D of the CFA.
In March 2000, Sigere came to England to further his career.
That season Stevenage reached the final of the FA Trophy. Though Sigere was actively involved in the match from its outset, putting in a first-minute cross for Kirk Jackson's header to draw a "superb save" from Yeovil Town's goalkeeper, his team lost 2-0. Despite not joining the club until October, he finished the season with more shots on target than any other Stevenage player. Early in the 2002-03 season, Stevenage rejected a five-figure bid for him from Conference rivals Margate. No longer guaranteed a place in the starting eleven, the player submitted a transfer request. He marked his last game for Stevenage with a consolation goal in a 3-1 home defeat by Margate, and four days later signed for the Kent club for a fee of -7,500.
Margate manager Chris Kinnear described Sigere as "a strong and skillful striker capable of scoring a lot of goals",
Sigere played six games for Heybridge Swifts of the Isthmian League Premier Division,
Sigere went on to sign for Lewes F.C. of the Conference South. In his first season he finished as the club's leading scorer, with 23 league goals from 41 starts, helping the club win the Sussex Senior Cup and reach fourth place in the league, though the ground's inadequacies meant they could not take their place in the play-offs. His 2006-07 season was disrupted by knee problems and illness, leaving him requiring knee surgery which kept him out of the game for several months.
Following the dismissal of manager Steve King, many Lewes players left the club. Though the club wanted them to stay, Sigere and team-mate Simon Wormull joined local rivals Eastbourne Borough. The pair made their debuts in the opening-day defeat to former club Rushden & Diamonds, making Eastbourne the fifth club (following Rushden,
Told he had no future with Eastbourne Borough, Sigere was released by the club in January 2009. He signed a contract with Southern League Premier Division team Farnborough until the end of the 2008-09 season, and made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 2-2 home draw with Brackley Town. A reunion with new Farnborough manager Steve King saw him initially retained for the 2009-10 season, but on 16 June the club announced that Sigere would be leaving the club after all. Following his departure from Cherrywood Road, Sigere signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Tonbridge Angels in July 2009. After scoring 4 goals from 25 appearances in all competitions, mostly as a substitute, Sigere left Tonbridge to return to Lewes.
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'''John Fort''' (15 April 1888 - 23 November 1965) was an English professional footballer who played most of his career (as a right back) with Millwall. He also made one appearance for England.
Jack Fort was born in Leigh, Lancashire, where he played youth football with St Andrew's Mission in the Bolton and District League. He began his professional career with Atherton in the Lancashire Combination in 1907, before moving to the South Coast to join Southern League Exeter City in 1911. In his three seasons at Exeter, they finished each season in a mid-table position.
After three years in Devon, Fort switched to London to join another Southern League club, Millwall Athletic, thus beginning an association with the club that lasted for the rest of his life.
In 1920, Millwall (along with most of the Southern League clubs) had joined the Football League as founder members of the Third Division. After third place finishes in 1924, 1926 and 1927, Millwall won the Third Division South title in 1928. Fort retired as a player in 1930 having made 332 appearances for Millwall.
He continued to be associated with Millwall for the rest of his life in a variety of roles, including coach, trainer, assistant groundsman and scout. and was still working for the club until a few weeks before his death
Jack Fort also gained three England caps playing in trial internationals against the home countries. He holds two records at Millwall which are unlikely to be broken. He is the oldest player ever to have played for Millwall in a league match at 42 years of age and he is still Millwall's longest serving employee having joined from Exeter City in 1914 and staying on in various capacities until he died in 1965 a total of 51 years.
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'''Brian Etheridge''' (born March 4, 1944 in Northampton) is a retired English football player.
Etheridge made his dbut at the age of 16 for Northampton Town. He collected 18 youth caps for England.
Brentford was Etheridge's next team. But Brentford relegated in 1967 and as a consequence Etheridge moved to Daring FC. This was also under the influence of Billy Elliott, who was the manager of Daring FC at that time. Daring FC were relegated from the First Division and again Etheridge made a move. He signed a contract with Second Division side Cercle Brugge. As Cercle didn't succeed in promoting, Etheridge returned back to England. He started a new career as player-manager with lower teams Bedford, Corby Town, Wellingborough and Rushden Town.
After his football career, Etheridge was active in the transport business.
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'''William Isaac Furness''' (8 June 1909 - 29 August 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Leeds United and Norwich City in the 1930s, making one appearance for England in 1933.
Furness was born in Washington, County Durham and played his early football for Usworth Colliery from where he was signed by Leeds United in August 1928 for a fee of -50.
At this time Leeds were struggling in the lower reaches of the First Division and were getting something of a reputation for being a yo-yo team - after being elected to the Second Division in 1920, they were promoted in 1924, relegated in 1927 and promoted again in 1928. Furness took a while to break into the first team, with Russell Wainscoat and Eric Longden having established themselves in the inside forward positions. In the 1930-31 season Furness displaced Longden and from then on he was rarely out of the side. Unfortunately, his eight goals in 1930-31 were unable to stave off relegation and Leeds were to spend the 1931-32 season in the Second Division. With Charlie Keetley scoring 23 goals and 12 from Furness, Leeds returned to the top flight as runners-up in Division Two.
In the first season back in Division One, Furness was ever-present scoring six goals from 42 league appearances, as Leeds finished in eight place with Arthur Hydes the new spearhead, scoring 16. Furness's form was to be rewarded with his solitary England cap, when he was selected, along with his Leeds team-mate Wilf Copping, for the first-ever match against Italy on 13 May 1933. The match ended 1-1 with England's goal coming from Cliff Bastin. As well as Furness and Copping, four other players were making their England debut.
Furness only missed one match in 1933-34 as Leeds again finished in the upper half of the table. In a memorable match against Leicester City on 7 April 1934 Furness, Harry Duggan, Joe Firth and Johnny Mahon each scored twice in an 8-0 victory - this remains Leeds' best ever League win.
Leeds struggled in 1934-35 and, although Hydes continued to score freely with 22 goals with Furness acting as an excellent foil, hitting 16 goals in 34 appearances, with seven of those coming in the last six matches of the season, the defence was poor conceding 8 at Stoke, 7 at Chelsea, 6 at West Bromwich Albion, and 4 against Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Liverpool and Everton. As a result, Leeds narrowly avoided relegation finishing in 18th place.
Things improved slightly for Leeds in 1935-36 with an eleventh place finish with Furness contributing seven goals (including a penalty against Arsenal in the final match of the season) with George Brown top scorer on 20. Furness's final season at Elland Road saw the club struggling again to avoid relegation finishing in nineteenth place.
In June 1937, Furness was transferred to Norwich City for a fee of -2700 after nine years, 257 matches and 66 goals for the club.
Furness played the next two seasons for Norwich City in the Second Division. At the end of the 1938-39 season, Norwich were relegated to the Third Division South. Although Furness played in the first three matches of the next season, scoring twice, league football was then suspended following the outbreak of the Second World War.
After the war, Furness returned to the Norwich side, making a dozen appearances in the 1946-47 season before retiring, having made 99 appearances (excluding wartime matches0 scoring 23 goals.
After retiring as a player, Furness remained at Carrow Road as assistant trainer and subsequently as head trainer, a position he held until 1955. He subsequently served the club as a physiotherapist until 1963.
In 2003 he was inducted into the Norwich City Hall of Fame.
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'''Dale Christopher Stephens''' (born 12 December 1987) is an English footballer, currently playing for Oldham Athletic. On August 14, 2009 it was announced that he had signed an 1 month loan deal with Rochdale
He joined Oldham on 1 July 2008 after rejecting a new deal at Bury.
On 14 August 2009 Stephens joined Rochdale on a month loan. He made his debut in a 3-3 draw with Aldershot Town on 4 September 2009, where he also scored the equaliser. It was later extended by another month. On 12 October he extended the loan spell for a third time.
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Fairclough was born in in Mile End,  East London and was educated at Forest School, Walthamstow, where he played for the school football team.
After leaving school, he joined the Old Foresters. In 1878, shortly after his twentieth birthday, he was selected by England for the match at Hampden Park, Glasgow against Scotland on 2 March. Although England "fielded a side they thought capable of defeating the Scots, ...(they) returned home with a humiliating 7-2 defeat", with three of the Scottish goals coming from John McDougall. Fairclough was described as a "powerful if somewhat ungainly forward"
He subsequently joined the Corinthian club, although he does not appear to have actually played for them. He also played representative football for Essex and London.
Fairclough was a partner in a stockbroking firm and became a member of the London Stock Exchange for forty years.
He was killed on 22 June 1947 in a road accident at the age of 89.
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'''Harold Albert (Harry) Lovatt''' (18 August 1905 - 1984) was a much-travelled English footballer.
In his youth, Lovatt played for local non-league clubs Wood Lane United, Red Street St Chad's and Audley. In 1923 he joined Port Vale, the next year moving on to Preston North End, but didn't make a league appearances for either club.
In 1925 he joined Crewe Alexandra, scoring 14 goals in 27 league games. He spent part of 1926 with Bradford City before joining Welsh club Wrexham. He spent the 1927-28 season with Scarborough before signing with Leicester City. Two years with ''the Foxes'' saw him bag nine goals in ten games before he moved on to Notts County.
Three goals in nine games at County followed, before he moved on once again in 1931, joining Northampton Town. He struck seven times in fourteen games before he left the Football League to join up with Macclesfield Town, Stafford Rangers and then Winsford United.
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'''William James "Billy" Clayson''' (12 July 1897 - 1973) was an English footballer.
He played for Northampton Compton, Wellingborough Town, Brentford, Crewe Alexandra, Barnsley, Chesterfield, Scarborough, Torquay United, York City and Scarborough Junior Imperial.
-DOCSTART-	17813255
'''Roy Burton''' (born 13 March 1951 in Wantage, Oxfordshire) is an English former footballer.
He played as a goalkeeper, playing 449 games in a thirteen and a half year spell for Oxford United, before moving on to Witney Town.
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'''John Edward "Jack" Rand''' (19 June 1902 - 1970) was an English footballer.
He played for Cockfield, Everton, Watford, Flint Town, Connah's Quay & Shotton, Darlington, Scarborough and West Stanley.
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'''Frederick "Fred" Wallbanks''' (14 May 1908 - 1948) was an English footballer.
He played for Crook Town, Bury, Chesterfield, Scarborough, Bradford City, West Ham United, Nottingham Forest and Northampton Town.
-DOCSTART-	17820805
'''David Liddle Fairhurst''' (20 July 1906 - 26 October 1972) was an English professional footballer, who played most of his career, as a left back, with Newcastle United, who he helped win the FA Cup in 1932. He also made one appearance for England in 1933.
Fairhurst was born in Blyth, Northumberland and started his football career at Blyth Spartans before being signed by Jimmy Torrance for Walsall in June 1927. After two seasons playing for Walsall in the Third Division South he was signed by First Division Newcastle United for a fee of -1750 in March 1929.
At Newcastle, Fairhurst was a consistent performer and gave the club over a decade of stout service. He took a while to get into the first team, and although he made his debut in a 2-1 victory at Derby County on 27 April 1929 his next appearance was not until December, when he displaced Scottish international Bob Thomson. From then on, Fairhurst was the first choice left-back for several seasons.
He was an ever-present in the successful FA Cup campaign in 1932, in which Newcastle defeated Arsenal in the final in rather controversial circumstances. Arsenal took an early lead, when Joe Hulme beat Fairhurst and centred the ball to Bob John who easily beat goalkeeper Albert McInroy. Newcastle's equaliser came after a long ball had appeared to go over the goal line, and out for a goal kick; Newcastle winger Jimmy Richardson nevertheless crossed the ball back into play and Jack Allen levelled the match for the Magpies. The referee ruled that that the ball had not gone out of play, even though photographic evidence later showed that the ball had actually crossed the line, and the goal stood. Allen scored again in the second half to win the match 2-1.
The following year, Fairhurst became an international when he won his solitary England cap in the friendly against France on 6 December 1933 at White Hart Lane which England won 4-1, with two goals from George Camsell.
For Newcastle, Fairhurst was ever-present in 1932-33 and only missed two matches in the following season, which ended in Newcastle being relegated to Division Two. Fairhurst continued to be a first choice regular for the next few seasons, but the Second World War brought his career to an end, although he did not officially announce his retirement until May 1946.
In his Newcastle career, he made a total of 285 appearances, scoring twice. Both goals came in a 5-1 victory over Nottingham Forest on 30 November 1935.
Fairhurst spent a spell as a trainer with Birmingham City, before taking employment in the Tyneside shipyards and as a coal-miner.
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'''Walter Camidge''' (2 January 1912 - 1987), also known as '''William A Camidge''', was an English footballer.
He played for Dringhouses, York City, Scarborough and Peterborough United.
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'''John Edwin Nock''' (13 January 1909 - 1996) was an English footballer.
He played for Dinnington Athletic, Silverwood Colliery, Rotherham United, Scarborough, Bacup Borough, Accrington Stanley and Rossendale United.
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'''John F Nock''' (born 1875 in West Bromwich, England) was an English footballer.
He played for West Bromwich Swifts, Halesowen Town, West Bromwich Albion, Langley Richmond and Brierley Hill Alliance.
-DOCSTART-	17823882
'''Albert Smithson''' (born Blackhall, Co Durham, was an English footballer.
He played for Horden Colliery Welfare, Southampton, Aldershot, Scarborough and Scunthorpe & Lindsey United.
-DOCSTART-	17824148
'''Alfred "Alf" Agar''' (28 August 1904 - 1989) was an English footballer.
He played for Esh Winning, Shildon, West Stanley, Dundee, Barrow, Carlisle United, Accrington Stanley, Oldham Athletic, York City and Scarborough.
-DOCSTART-	17824277
'''Peter Henry Cook''' (1 February 1927 - 1960) was an English footballer.
He played for Kingston Wolves, Hull City, Scarborough, Bradford City and Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	17825511
'''Roy Cooling''' (9 December 1921 - 2003) was an English footballer.
He played for Mitchell's Main Welf, Barnsley and Mansfield Town.
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Born in Oordegem, East Flanders, Dolding served as a bomb-aimer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
He was a fine footballer playing as a winger for Chelsea (27 league appearances in 1946 - 1948) and Norwich City (12 appearances). He played non-league football for Wealdstone, Dover and Margate.
He was on the MCC staff for seven years. His main claim to fame on the cricket pitch was as a 12th Man for England in the Lord's Test of 1949. He played only once for Middlesex, in 1951, but as a right-arm leg-break bowler took part in many games for MCC.
On November 12, 1954, Dolding was a passenger in a car that collided with a trolley bus in Wembley. The car was being driven by Middlesex teammate Sid Brown. Dolding died on November 23, 1954.
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'''Richard 'Dick' William Richards''' (14 February 1890
During his time at Wolves, Richards played 88 League games
He joined West Ham United in 1922 and made 43 League appearances for them. He also made 10 cup appearances for the club, including the 1923 FA Cup Final loss to Bolton Wanderers, and picked up more international caps at the 1924 British Home Championship, which saw victories for Wales against all three other teams.
Richards left for Fulham in 1924 and made 24 appearances for the West London club, scoring twice, but his time there was hampered by injury. He went on to play for Welsh teams, Mold
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'''Ellis Stafford''' (17 August 1929) is an English former footballer.
He played for Scarborough and Peterborough United.
-DOCSTART-	17842863
'''Alan Parkinson''' (5 May 1932 - 2002) was an English footballer.
He played for Bradford Park Avenue and Scarborough.
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'''Alan Parkinson''' (12 April 1945 in Dagenham, England) is an English former footballer.
He played for Aveley and Leyton Orient.
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Eddie Hopkinson holds the record for overall appearances, having played 578 matches between 1952 and 1970. Roy Greaves is second in this list, having made 545 appearances for the club.
Nat Lofthouse is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 285 goals during his Bolton career. Joe Smith is second with 277 goals in all competitions.
For a list of all Bolton Wanderers players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:Bolton Wanderers F.C. players. For the current Bolton Wanderers first-team squad, see the First-team squad section of the Bolton Wanderers F.C. article.
Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded.
''Statistics correct as of match played 17 January 2010''
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'''James Albert "Jim" Scarborough''' (born 10 June 1931 in Nottingham, England) is an English former footballer.
He played for West Bromwich Albion, Darlington and Scarborough.
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'''Ernest "Ernie" Whittle''' (25 November 1925 - 1998) was an English footballer.
He played for South Moor Juniors, Newcastle United, Seaham Colliery, Lincoln City, Workington, Chesterfield, Bradford Park Avenue and Scarborough.
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'''William Felton''' (1 August 1900 - 22 April 1977) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back for a number of football league clubs, including Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in the 1920s and 1930s, before a long spell with Altrincham. He earned a solitary cap for England in 1925.
Felton was born in Heworth, Tyne and Wear into a mining family.
In January 1921, he joined his first Football League club, Grimsby Town playing in the Third Division. For the 1921-22 season, Grimsby joined the newly formed Third Division North and Felton soon became a regular in the first team. Grimsby finished the season in third place, but only the champions were promoted.
In December 1922, he moved to Second Division Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of -1500,
In 1923-24 he missed a handful of games, as Wednesday finished in eight place. The following season he was a virtual ever-present, missing only two games as Wednesday again finished in a mid-table position. Success eventually came in 1925-26 when Felton formed a full-back pairing with Ernie Blenkinsop, which helped Wednesday claim the Second Division title by three points over Derby County.
His only international appearance came against France on 21 May 1925. In this match, England-s goalkeeper Freddie Fox had to leave the field in the 75th minute following a head injury sustained in a charge by Jules Dewaquez when scoring a goal, and was prevented from completing his sole appearance for England. Following an earlier withdrawal by Vivian Gibbins, the scorer of England's opening goal, England finished with nine men, but managed to hang on to win the game 3-2.
Once in the First Division, Felton lost his regular place to Tommy Walker who had been signed from Bradford City in March 1926. Although Felton remained at Hillsborough for three First Division seasons, his appearances were now infrequent and, in March 1929 he was transferred to Manchester City. In his six years with Wednesday, he made a total of 164 appearances in all competitions.
Felton spent three years at Maine Road in the First Division. In 1929-30 he was paired up with John Ridley as City finished the season in third place, although they were thirteen points behind the champions, Felton's former club, Sheffield Wednesday.
In March 1932, Felton played for Manchester City in an FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal. In the final minute of the match Felton lost possession of the ball to Arsenal forward Jack Lambert who set up Cliff Bastin for the winning goal. Though earlier in the match Felton had prevented a goal by clearing an Alex James shot off the line, he was deemed responsible for the defeat, and never played for the club again, being transferred almost immediately to London club Tottenham Hotspur of the Second Division. In total Felton made 83 appearances for Manchester City.
Once back in the First Division, Felton again lost his place, this time to Fred Channell and at the end of the 1933-34 season he was placed on the transfer list. In his two years at White Hart Lane he played a total of 75 games, scoring once from a penalty, in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal on 11 September 1933.
Spurs had been looking for a transfer fee of -1000, but eventually accepted an offer of -500 from Altrincham of the Cheshire County League. Felton made his debut for Altricham in an FA Cup tie against Timperley Athletic. He was immediately appointed team captain and went on to help Altrincham clinch the runners-up spot in the Cheshire League for the next two seasons.
At Moss Lane he was a near ever-present during his five seasons. Rarely injured, he led the side with dedication and total professionalism. Playing primarily as a left back he was just as comfortable on the right. He took on the responsibility as Altrincham's "dead ball" specialist, even though he had only scored one goal in his professional career. Unusually, he even managed to score a hat trick against Hurst in an 8-1 win, two of the goals being penalties and the third a free kick.
Unfortunately, after finishing second in the league in successive seasons (1934-35 & 1935-36), Altrincham started to struggled to survive financially. Felton was appointed player/coach for his final season (1938-39) before retiring just prior to his 39th birthday and the onset of the Second World War. In his five seasons at Moss Lane, he made a total of 210 appearances, scoring 17 goals.
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'''Keith Brian Adamson''' (born 3 July 1945 in Houghton-le-Spring, England) is an English former footballer.
He played for Tow Law Town, Barnsley and Scarborough.
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'''Jeffrey "Jeff" Barmby''' (born 15 January 1943) is an English former footballer.
Barmby began his career with Selby Town before joining York City as an amateur in March 1963.
He scored 14 Hat-tricks, in his Scarborough career.
He is the father of England international and Hull City player Nick Barmby.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Ford''' (born 22 September 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played for Oxford United and Sheffield United.
Born in Bristol, Ford began his career as a trainee at Oxford, signing a professional contract in 1992. In November 1997, Sheffield United bought him for -400,000. In 2002 he returned to Oxford on a free transfer, before retiring from professional football in July 2003. After a break from football, in January 2004 he signed for Bath City, where he spent almost two years, before retiring permanently.
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'''Peter John Feely''' (born 3 January 1950 in London) is an English former footballer who scored 28 goals from 76 appearances in the Football League.
A striker, Feely started out with non-league club Enfield, with whom he gained three England Amateur caps. He scored in the final as Enfield won the 1970 Amateur Cup, and three days later signed professional forms for Chelsea. He scored on his debut in a 2-1 win over Coventry City in April 1971. However, Feely was competing for a place in the starting line-up with players including Peter Osgood, Ian Hutchinson and Tommy Baldwin, and only made five first team appearances in three seasons.
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'''Horace Burrows''' was a professional footballer who played for Mansfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday. Burrows was a left half whose league career lasted from 1932 to 1939, his career was curtailed by the outbreak of World War II. Burrows also played for the England national football team on three occasions.
Burrows was born in Sutton-in-Ashfield on 11 March 1910, as a youth he won honours with Nottinghamshire Schools and played for local club Sutton Junction F.C. In February 1929 he was offered a trial by Division Three South side Coventry City and was signed on after a successful tryout. Burrows never managed to break into the Coventry first team and after a year was forced to drop back to playing Non-League football with Mansfield Town who at that time were in the Midland Football League. He had a successful year at Mansfield playing 44 games and helping them get elected to The Football League. His good form was noticed by Sheffield Wednesday manager Bob Brown and he signed for Wednesday on 1 May 1931 for a fee of -200.
Burrows found it impossible to force his way into the Wednesday side at left half, initially being kept out by Gavin Malloch. He eventually made his debut on 27 December 1932 against Manchester City and became Wednesday-s regular left half for the next six seasons up to the outbreak of World War II. He played in 136 consecutive games for Wednesday from April 1933 till March 1936. This sequence of games included Wednesday-s FA Cup run in 1935 when they lifted the trophy. He was also capped three times by England in this period, being first called up in May 1934 against Hungary. Subsequent internationals followed against Czechoslavakia and Holland before he lost out to Wilf Copping in the national side.
At the outbreak of war, Burrows continued to play for Wednesday in the wartime leagues and work in a sports shop that he had opened in his home town of Sutton-in-Ashfield. He played 49 wartime games for Wednesday and several as a guest for Millwall before being called up in January 1942 and joining the Sherwood Foresters. He fought and was injured in the First Battle of El Alamein. After leaving the army in 1945 he re-opened his sports shop in Sutton-in-Ashfield, he also became player-manager of Ollerton Colliery for a time. Horace Burrows continued to run his shop until his death on 22 March 1969. The shop is still trading, now run by his son Adrian who also played professional football between 1979 and 1993 making over 200 appearances for Plymouth Argyle.
-DOCSTART-	17876772
Field was born in Wallingford, Berkshire and attended Lancing College
He made his international debut against Scotland at Hamilton Crescent, Partick on 4 March 1876. According to Philip Gibbons, "the England side tended to be chosen on availability rather than skill alone."
He was a member of the Clapham Rovers team that reached the FA Cup final twice losing 1-0 to Old Etonians in 1879, going on to win the cup in 1880 with a 1-0 win over Oxford University at The Kennington Oval.
His second and final cap came five years after his first, also against Scotland on 12 March 1881. Although most reports credit John Smith with a hat-trick, at least two sources say Field scored an own goal. If he did, he was the first player to do so in an England match. England went down to a "humiliating"
Field was a Chartered Accountant by profession.
In May 2008, a photograph of the 1876 England team was discovered in the archives of the Derby City Council Local Studies Library. Field had sent the photograph to the Derbyshire Football Express, and the picture was used in an article published on the 50th anniversary of the match. This picture came to light in May and is believed to be the the earliest known picture of an England football team.
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'''Leslie "Les" Robinson''', (born 1 March 1967), is a former English professional footballer who played for Mansfield Town, Stockport County, Doncaster Rovers and Oxford United. He later returned to Mansfield Town in 2000, before retiring in 2002. He has, however, played some more recent games for Banbury United.
and is now currently working as pe teacher at swallclife park school
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'''James William Dunne''' (born 18 September 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Exeter City and is a versatile midfielder.
Born in Farnborough, London, Dunne began his career in the Wimbledon academy but moved to Arsenal along with Kieran Gibbs and Abu Ogogo when Wimbledon disbanded in 2004 and became Milton Keynes Dons. He played in the defensive midfield or right midfield for Arsenal's U18 on their way to FA Youth Cup semi-final in 2006/2007 plus many reserves matches. He signed his professional contract with Arsenal on 20 September 2007, but failed to make a first team appearance for them. After a trial,
He was released by Arsenal at the end of 2008-09 season
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'''Arthur Henrique Bernhardt''', better known as '''Arthuro''', (born 27 August 1982 in Florianpolis), is a football player from Brazil with an Italian passport.
The 26-year-old Brazilian stayed in Steaua Bucureti until January, 2009, when he transferred to Russian Terek Grozny. In May, 2009 Flamengo signed Arthuro to play in the 2009 Brazilian Srie A.
Arthuro didn't stay long as he then move on to Celta Vigo in Spain.
-DOCSTART-	17889585
'''Malcolm George Thompson''' (born 19 October 1946 in Beverley, England) is an English former footballer.
He played for Goole Town, Hartlepool United and Scarborough.
-DOCSTART-	17889838
'''Bertram John Woodall''' (born 16 January 1949 in Goole, England), more commonly known as '''John Woodall''', is an English former footballer.
Woodall was playing for Goole Town before joining York City in February 1967 as a part-timer to provide cover for Ted MacDougall, after being spotted by former Goole manager George Teasdale.
-DOCSTART-	17891710
'''John Hanson''' (born 3 December 1962 in Bradford, England) is an English former footballer.
He played for Bradford City and Scarborough.
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'''Marshall Burke''' (born 26 March 1959 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.
He played for Burnley, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers, Lincoln City, Cardiff City, Tranmere Rovers and Scarborough.
-DOCSTART-	17892012
'''Stewart Albert Mell''' (born 15 October 1957 in Doncaster, England) is an English former footballer.
He played for Appleby Frodingham, Doncaster Rovers, Halifax Town, Burton Albion and Scarborough.
-DOCSTART-	17892176
'''David Michael Bowman''' (born 16 December 1960 in Scarborough, England) is an English former footballer.
He played for Bridlington Town and Scarborough.
-DOCSTART-	17892558
'''Gary Brook''' (born 9 May 1964 in Dewsbury, England) is an English former footballer.
He played for Frickley Athletic, Newport County, Scarborough, Blackpool and Notts County.
-DOCSTART-	17892763
'''George William Oghani''' (born 2 September 1960 in Manchester, England) is an English former footballer.
He played for Sheffield United, Bury, Hyde United, Bolton Wanderers, Wrexham, Burnley, Stockport County, Hereford United, Scarborough, AEP Paphos FC and Carlisle United.
-DOCSTART-	17892850
'''Darren Foreman''' (born 12 February 1968 in Southampton, England) is an English former footballer.
He played for Fareham Town, Barnsley, Crewe Alexandra and Scarborough.
-DOCSTART-	17893165
'''Mark Leslie Quayle''' (born 2 October 1978 in Liverpool, England) is an English former footballer.
He played for Everton, Notts County, Grantham Town, Morecambe, Telford United, Nuneaton Borough, Chester City, Scarborough and Northwich Victoria.
Mark scored a lot of goals in the non league game but was never popular after moving clubs regularly and often criticising clubs for their "lack of spending". He also was accused of claiming expenses from Scarborough FC he wasn't owed, even after the club was in administration.
-DOCSTART-	17898817
'''Anthony "Tony" Marchi''' (born 21 January 1933 in Edmonton) is a retired English football player who played for Tottenham Hotspur in the position of wing half from 1950 until 1965, which was broken up by a two-year spell in Italy with Vicenza and Torino. During much of his career at Spurs, Marchi was mostly used as an understudy to Danny Blanchflower and Dave Mackay. However, in the 1962-63 following injuries he established himself in the side and was a member of the 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final winning team. He was one of seventeen players used by Spurs in their Double winning side of 1960-61 He also later managed Cambridge City and Northampton Town.
-DOCSTART-	17899722
'''Georges Crozier''' (1882 - 1944) was a French international football player who became the first Frenchman to play in England when he joined Fulham of the Southern League in 1904. Eugne Langenove, who signed for Walsall in 1922, was the first French player to play in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	17907097
'''Michael "Mick" Wood''' (born 1952 in Bury) is a retired English footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers, Bradford City and Halifax Town.
-DOCSTART-	17923784
'''Will Buckley''' (born November 21, 1989) is an English footballer currently playing for Rochdale A.F.C.. He plays as either a right winger or a striker and wears the number 30 shirt.
Buckley started his career in Chris Beech's youth setup at Rochdale in 2007, quickly making an impression in the youth team. Later that year he progressed to reserve football and eventually made his first league appearance in Rochdale's 4-2 home defeat against Hereford United on 12 February 2008. Eleven days later he made his first start for the club in a 1-0 defeat against Wycombe Wanderers.
Buckley has also appeared at Wembley, when he replaced Nathan D'Laryea in the League Two playoff final defeat against Stockport County.
Will has started the 2008/2009 season well starting on the bench for the 1st few games but has established himself in the 1st team playing on the right wing, where he scored 3 goal in 3 games and also winning 3 penalties.
Will was rated 49th in a world list of rising stars.
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'''David Gwyther''' is a former Wales Under-23 international footballer.
A tall, strong striker he began his career with Swansea Town and was their top scorer for four successive seasons scoring 60 goals in 216 matches before moving on to Halifax Town and Rotherham United.
In 1979 he joined Newport County and played in the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the European Cup Winners Cup .
He finished his career with Crewe Alexandra and Port Talbot Town.
-DOCSTART-	17925510
'''David "Dave" Bruton''' (born 31 October 1952) is an English former professional footballer, born in Dursley, Gloucestershire, who played as a central defender in the Football League for Bristol City, Swansea Town and Newport County.
Bruton turned professional with Bristol City in 1971, and moved to Swansea Town in 1973. In his first season he was Swansea's Player of the Year.
After football he went on to work for a finance company.
His brother Mike was also a player with Newport County. A forward, he made nine Football League appearances for Newport in the 1979-80 season, scoring once, before returning to Gloucester City.
-DOCSTART-	17935737
'''Frank Forman''' (23 May 1875 - 4 December 1961) was an English professional footballer, who was one of three members of the same family who started his professional career with Derby County before joining Nottingham Forest and going on to play for England, for whom he made nine appearances (once as captain). He helped Nottingham Forest to win the FA Cup in 1898.
Forman was born in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire, the brother of Fred Forman and uncle to Harry Linacre and all three followed a similar career path. Forman played youth football for the local village side before moving up to Beeston Town, where he was spotted by Derby County. County signed him in March 1894 but, after only making only eight appearances, he was transferred to East Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest in December 1894.
By the end of his first full season with Forest he had established himself in the half-back line, generally playing on the right, alongside Scotsmen John McPherson and either Peter McCracken or Alec Stewart, as Forest finished the season in thirteenth place. By 1898, Stewart had been replaced by Willie Wragg as Forest reached the FA Cup Final for the first time, after a controversial semi-final.
In the 1898 FA Cup Semi-final between Southampton and Nottingham Forest, the first match at Bramall Lane, played on 19 March, ended in a 1-1 draw. The replay at Crystal Palace was played four days later in a blizzard. After a scoreless first half (in which Joe Turner missed a penalty for Southampton), in the second half the Saints were on top when, with ten minutes left to play, referee John Lewis stopped the match for a time and the players left the pitch. No sooner had the game re-started than the weather worsened but Lewis decided that the match should continue. Southampton's goalkeeper George Clawley had his eyes "''choked with snow''" and conceded two goals, from Tom McInnes and Charlie Richards, in the final minutes of the game. Despite Southampton's protests the F.A. decided that the result should stand and Forest were in the final for the first time.
In the final, played at Crystal Palace on 16 April 1898, Forest met Forman's old club, Derby County, who, like Forest, were making their first Cup Final appearance. Derby were favourites to win, having defeated Forest 5-0 in the league a few days earlier. Forest scored first after 19 minutes when Willie Wragg's free-kick fell to Arthur Capes whose shot gave Jack Fryer in the Derby goal little chance. County now began to exert pressure on the Forest defence and Forman, ''"who was performing splendidly at the back''" had to clear efforts from John Goodall and Steve Bloomer. Just after the half-hour point, Derby were level after Forman gave away a free kick on the edge of the penalty area which was whipped in by Joe Leiper for Steve Bloomer to score with a header off the crossbar. Three minutes before the half-time interval, Forest were back in front after a mistake by Fryer allowed Capes a simple tap-in. Although Derby attempted to raise their game in the second half they fell further behind with four minutes left to play when John McPherson scored after John Boag failed to clear a corner, and Forest claimed the Cup with a 3-1 victory.
Forman's first international appearance had come shortly before the FA Cup semi-final when he was selected (together with his Forest team-mate Charlie Richards) for the British Home Championship match against Ireland to be played at The Solitude Ground in Belfast on 5 March 1898. Although England were "''expected to win with ease''", they found the Irish tougher than expected and were fortunate to return home with a 3-2 victory, courtesy of goals from Gilbert Smith, Charlie Athersmith and Tommy Morren.
Forman was not selected for the match against Wales on 28 March, but was picked for the match against Scotland on 2 April, when he played alongside Charles Wreford-Brown who was making his final appearance for the national team. The match, which would decide who would win the 1898 British Home Championship, was played at Celtic Park in Glasgow. The Scots were defeated by a fast and powerful England side who ran out 3-1 winners and took the trophy, with goals from Steve Bloomer (2) and Fred Wheldon.
Forman was selected to play for England in all three matches in the 1899 British Home Championship. For the match against Ireland, played at Roker Park on 2 March 1899, Forman's brother Fred made his international debut. They thus became the first brothers from the same professional club to represent England at the same time, a record that stood until Manchester United's Neville brothers repeated the feat in 1996, nearly a century later. England totally dominated the Irish team and the England forwards "''scored at will''" with four from Gilbert Smith, three from Jimmy Settle and two each from Fred Forman and Steve Bloomer. Frank Forman also got on the score-sheet with the opening goal as England ran out victors by a 13-2 margin. This is still the record number of goals scored by England in a single match and the highest aggregate goals (15) in a game involving England. Forman retained his place for the next two matches which resulted in victories over Wales (4-0) and Scotland (2-1), and thus England retained the Championship.
He was not selected for the 1900 British Home Championship, his place going to Harry Johnson of Sheffield United, but he was recalled for the match against Scotland on 30 March 1901 which ended in a 2-2 draw.
For the 1902 British Home Championship match against Ireland on 22 March 1902, Forman was appointed captain, with the match ending in a 1-0 victory with a late goal from Jimmy Settle.
He retained his place for the next match against Scotland, played at Ibrox on 5 April 1902. This match was the scene of the first Ibrox disaster when a section of the stand collapsed resulting in 25 deaths. The match was declared void by the two Football Associations and was replayed at Villa Park on 3 May, resulting in a 2-2 draw. The proceeds of the re-played match went to the disaster fund.
Forman's final international appearance came against Wales on 2 March 1903 in the only full international match played at Portsmouth's Fratton Park ground. The match ended in a 2-1 victory for England. In his international career, Forman played nine official matches and was never on the losing side, with seven victories and two draws.
In the league, Nottingham Forest were regularly finishing in mid-table, with Forman missing only a small number of matches each season. During Forman's eleven seasons with the club, Forest's best League finish was fourth place gained in 1900-01. They did, however, have some exciting runs in the FA Cup, reaching the semi-finals in 1900, when they were eventually beaten by Bury 3-2 after extra-time in a replay, and again in 1902, when they lost 3-1 to Southampton who thus gained a measure of revenge for the controversial result of the 1898 semi-final. Forman contributed four goals in the 1902 cup run, including two against Stoke in the third round.
His career at Forest continued until January 1906, with his final appearance coming in the FA Cup. He played a total of 256 matches for Nottingham Forest, scoring 28 goals in all competitions.
After retiring from football, he went into business as a building contractor with his nephew Harry Linacre, who had joined Forest in 1899 as a goalkeeper and played twice for England in 1905.
He joined Forest's committee in 1903 until his death in 1961. He lived in West Bridgford, close to the City Ground, for the greater part of his life, and died there aged 86 on 4 December 1961.
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'''Johnny Holt''' was an English professional footballer who played in twenty-one of Everton's twenty-two game Football League title winning side of 1890/91.
Despite only standing at a mere five foot five, Holt made a name for himself as a fine center half. Whilst playing for Everton, he earned the nickname 'Little Everton Devil'. Holt joined Everton from Bootle F.C. in 1888 at the start of the first league season.
In March 1890 he became the first Everton player to win an England cap when he was picked to play against Wales. Holt joined Reading in 1897.
-DOCSTART-	17952525
'''Alex Latta''' (born 1 September 1867; died 25 August 1928) was a Scottish footballer who made ten appearances, mostly at outside right, in Everton's Football League title winning side of 1890/91.
Latta began his career with Dumbarton F.C. as a 14-year old but moved to Everton F.C. in 1889. He was a tall and stocky outside right who displayed great pace and dribbling skills. Latta played twice for Scotland during his career. His debut came in the 5-1 defeat of Wales on 10 March, 1888. Latta scored two goals.
-DOCSTART-	17954701
}}'''Peter Houghton''' (born November 30, 1954, Liverpool) is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for four clubs from 1978 to 1988.
A forward, Houghton made his breakthrough into professional football at 23 when Wigan Athletic were elected to The Football League in 1978. He had joined the Latics a few months earlier from South Liverpool, after an earlier spell with Prescot Town where he won a Mid-Cheshire League championship. He had the honour of scoring Wigan's final goal as a non-league club against Matlock Town and helped them win the Lancashire Junior Cup against Chorley near the end of 1977-78.
Houghton had a goal disallowed on his Football League debut against Hereford United,
His first season at Chester saw him score 10 times in 37 league appearances to help the Blues to promotion. He remained a regular the following season but was injured for much of 1987-88. This was to be his final season with the club, with his last appearance coming in a 0-0 draw at Chesterfield on April 30, 1988.
After leaving Chester, Houghton dropped into non-league football with Runcorn in the GM Vauxhall Conference and also later played for Warrington Town.
-DOCSTART-	17958161
'''Stanley Rickaby''' (born 12 March 1924), better known as '''Stan Rickaby''', was an English footballer who played as a right back.
Rickaby was born in Stockton-on-Tees. He began his career with South Bank in 1940 and in July of the following year joined Middlesbrough as an amateur. He turned professional with Boro in July 1946. In February 1950 he signed for West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -7,500. He made his only appearance for England on 11 November 1953, in a 3-1 win against Northern Ireland at Goodison Park. A leg injury sustained in the 1954 FA Cup semi-final against Port Vale meant that Rickaby missed the final, but he nevertheless received a winner's medal, having played in all the previous rounds of the competition. He took up the role of player-manager at Poole Town in June 1955 before moving on to Weymouth. Rickaby transferred to Newton Abbot Spurs in August 1963 before retiring as a player a year later.
Rickaby moved to Australia in the late 1960s to work with Aboriginal communities and published his autobiography in 2002.
-DOCSTART-	17976826
Sharp was born in Bathgate, West Lothian on April 8, 1907. He played junior football for Bathgate, Pumpherston F.C. and Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C.
Walker signed Sharp as a possible replacement for Wednesday-s legendary half back Alf Strange who at 34 years old was in the twilight of his career. Even without Strange in the team there was strong competition for the half back positions with Horace Burrows and Gavin Malloch keeping Sharp out of the team for the early months of the 1934-35 season. However an injury to Malloch on December 1 1934 in a home draw with Sunderland led to Sharp making his Wednesday debut the following Saturday in a 1-0 victory at Leicester. Sharp showed good form and kept Malloch out of the side for the rest of the season as Wednesday went on a fine run of results, eventually finishing third in Division One and winning the 1935 FA Cup Final. The following season saw Wednesday struggle to avoid relegation, Sharp played 24 matches and eventually asked for a transfer as his wife could not settle in Sheffield. In his two years at Wednesday, Sharp played 48 league games and 10 FA Cup games scoring two goals.
The hoped for switch back to Scottish football did not materialise and Sharp signed for Bradford Park Avenue in May 1936 playing 17 league games in his single season with them before moving to non league Burton Town in August 1937.
Sharp retired from football before the outbreak of World War II, he died in June 1981, aged 74 in Sefton, Merseyside.
-DOCSTART-	17977670
'''David Fretwell''' (born 18 February 1952 in Normanton) is a retired English football player who played for Bradford City, Wigan Athletic and Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	17978405
'''George Hinsley''' (19 July 1914 - 1989) was an English footballer who played for Barnsley, Bradford City, Halifax Town and Nelson.
-DOCSTART-	17984532
'''Frederick Ralph Forman''' (8 November 1873 - 14 June 1910) was an English professional footballer, who was one of three members of the same family who started his professional career with Derby County before joining Nottingham Forest and going on to play for England, for whom he made three appearances (scoring three goals).
Forman was born in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire, the elder brother of Frank Forman and uncle to Harry Linacre and all three followed a similar career path. Forman played youth football for the local village side before moving up to Beeston Town, where he was spotted by Derby County. County signed him in January 1892 but, after only making only four appearances, he was transferred to East Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest in 1894, where he was soon joined by his brother.
He soon became an established player on the wings for Forest, putting in the crosses for centre-forwards Tom McInnes and Charlie Richards, contributing a handful of goals each season as Forest finished each season in mid-table. Illness and injury restricted his appearances in 1897-98 and he played no part in Forest's FA Cup success in which they defeated Forman's former club, Derby County in the final 3-1.
By the end of he following season, he was restored to fitness and was selected for all three England matches in the 1899 British Home Championship, in all of which he played at outside right with his brother Frank at wing half. He made his international debut in the match against Ireland, played at Roker Park, Sunderland on 2 March 1899 when he and Frank became the first brothers from the same professional club to represent England at the same time, a record that stood until Manchester United's Neville brothers repeated the feat in 1996, nearly a century later. England totally dominated the Irish team and the England forwards "''scored at will''" with four from Gilbert Smith, three from Jimmy Settle and two each from Fred Forman and Steve Bloomer. Frank Forman also got on the score-sheet with the opening goal as England ran out victors by a 13-2 margin. This is still the record number of goals scored by England in a single match and the highest aggregate goals (15) in a game involving England. Forman retained his place for the next match against Wales, played at Ashton Gate, Bristol on 20 March when he scored the third goal in a 4-0 victory, with two from Bloomer. In his third and final appearance, England defeated Scotland 2-1, and thus England retained the Championship.
Forman continued to appear regularly for Forest over the next few seasons, until he retired in 1903, after making a total of 181 appearances, scoring forty goals.
After retiring from playing, he pursued his profession as a railway draughtsman. He died at Skegness on 14 June 1910, aged 36.
-DOCSTART-	17990210
'''Joseph "Joe" Dickenson''' (born Chatham, Kent) was an English association football player. He made his Football League debut in 1892 for Bolton Wanderers and went on to make 42 league appearances for the club, scoring 11 goals. He also appeared for the club in the 1894 FA Cup Final. In 1894 he moved to New Brompton and made 11 appearances in the club's first season in the Southern Football League.
-DOCSTART-	17990508
'''Meshach Wade''' (born 23 January 1973) is a Bermudian soccer player, who is currently player/coach at Dandy Town Hornets F.C. in the Bermudian Premier Division.
Wade played two seasons for Hereford United in the English Football League before returning to Bermuda in 1993. He then played for Southampton Rangers and Hamilton Parish and became player/coach at Hornets in summer 2008.
A national team stalwart for almost 20 years, Wade made his debut for Bermuda in the sensational 1991 friendly win against the United States and has earned over 30 caps.
-DOCSTART-	17993430
'''John William Anslow "Jack" Bowers''' (22 February 1908 - 4 July 1970) was an English footballer, who was twice the top scorer in the Football League and made three appearances for England.
He was signed for Derby County by manager George Jobey on 5 May 1928, on the same day as future England international Jack Barker. He made his debut in a 2-1 win over Bolton Wanderers at the Baseball Ground on 2 February 1929 and celebrated his first appearance by scoring.
It was not until the 1930-31 season that Bowers was to become a regular selection at centre forward after the transfer of Harry Bedford to Newcastle United. His first match in this season came against Arsenal, which launched Bowers on the way to breaking the club's goal-scoring record. Having sat out the first nine matches of the season, Bowers scored 37 goals in the remaining 33 matches, including four in one game against Chelsea when the Rams beat the Londoners 6-2. He scored 15 goals in a run of six consecutive matches in January and February 1931. This magnificent spell of goal-scoring was the main reason why Derby reached sixth place and, for most of the season, were sitting on the edge of the leading pack. Bowers holds Derby County's record for the number of League goals in a season (37), although this was equalled by Ray Straw in the Third Division North campaign of 1956-57.
The following season, he was again Derby's top-scorer despite only scoring 25 goals, but improved on this in 1932-33 with 35 league goals, thus making him the top scorer in the Football League First Division as Derby finished in seventh place in the table. Bowers also contributed eight goals in the FA Cup as Derby reached the semi-finals where they lost to Manchester City. This was the only round in the cup run in which Bowers failed to score, as he finished the season with a total of 43 goals from 47 matches. This remains Derby's goal-scoring record.
His form continued into the next season, when he was again top scorer in the top flight with 34 league goals, plus three in the cup, with Derby reaching fourth place in the table.
His form for Derby brought him to the notice of the England selectors and he was given his first international cap in the 1934 British Home Championship against Ireland played at Windsor Park, Belfast on 14 October 1933. Bowers scored England's third goal in the 60th minute in a 3-0 victory. He retained his place for the next match against Wales on 15 November, but failed to score as England went down 2-1. As this victory enabled Wales to claim the British Home Championship title, Bowers' next match against Scotland was to have no bearing on the destiny of the title. Bowers scored in the 85th minute as England defeated the Scots 3-0. Bower also made two appearances for the Football League.
In September 1934, a serious knee injury sustained in a match against Spurs curtailed his Derby career and he lost his place to Hughie Gallacher. His recovery was slow, although in 1935-36 his 30 goals for the Reserves helped Derby to the Central League championship. He returned to the side for the start of the 1936-37 season; on 5 September 1936, Derby were losing 4-1 at home to Manchester United, when Bowers struck with four goals in an amazing 15-minute spell (between the 64th and 79th minute) to give his side a spectacular 5-4 victory.
By now he was no longer first choice and in November 1936 he moved to Leicester City for a fee of -6,000.
Bowers joined Leicester City in November 1936, who had been relegated to the Football League Second Division in 1935. His arrival at Filbert Street galvanised Leicester's push for promotion and his 33 league goals from only 27 games helped them claim the Second Division title, just ahead of Blackpool, and also made him top scorer in the division.
Back in the First Division, Bowers was now finding goal-scoring more difficult and he was sharing the goal-scoring responsibilities with Danny Liddle and George Dewis. The advent of World War II interrupted his career and he retired in August 1943. In his three League seasons, he scored 52 goals in 79 appearances, plus four goals in five FA Cup appearances.
In August 1943, Bowers was appointed coach to Notts County, working with the youth team. After two years, he returned to Derby County as assistant trainer, a position he held for over twenty years.
He died on 4 July 1970 in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
His son Jack Bowers, Jr. played for Derby County between 1957 and 1966, making 65 League appearances in that time.
-DOCSTART-	17998036
'''Kevin Pezzoni''' (born 22 March 1989 in Frankfurt) is a German footballer who plays for 1. FC Kln in the Bundesliga
Pezzoni spent five years at the Blackburn Rovers youth academy, along with other German youth players Mahmadi Keita and Sergio Peter before signing for North Rhine-Westphalia based team 1. FC Kln in January 2008.
-DOCSTART-	18020480
'''Walter Edward Boyes''' (5 January 1913 - September 1960) was an English football player who earned three caps for the national team between 1935 and 1938. He played club football for West Bromwich Albion, Everton, Notts County and Scunthorpe United.
Boyes was born in Killamarsh, Derbyshire.
During the Second World War, he appeared as a guest player for Aldershot, Brentford, Clapton Orient, Leeds United, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Newcastle United, Preston North End and Sunderland.
In June 1949, Boyes took up the role of player-coach at Notts County.
-DOCSTART-	18029669
'''Nicholas "Nicky" Spooner''' (born 5 June 1971 in Manchester) is a retired English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic, the Charleston Battery, Chester City and Leigh RMI.
He began his career in 1987 when he signed for Manchester United on leaving school, but never got a first-team game and signed for Bolton Wanderers in 1989.
The most notable point of his career was in the autumn of 1994, when he suffered an horrific broken leg in a Division One fixture when Burnley striker John Gayle made a reckless tackle on him. He was out of action for a year and missed the club's League Cup final appearance as well as their playoff final triumph which resulted in promotion to the Premier League. Despite spending nine years at Bolton, he managed just 23 league games and on leaving in 1998 he signed for Charleston Battery in the United States of America, spending one season there before return to England for a three-year spell at Nationwide Conference side Leigh RMI before finally retiring from playing in 2003.
He is currently works back at his old club Bolton as the U6-U11 development manager.
-DOCSTART-	18033444
'''Arthur Jepson''' (12 July 1915 - 17 July 1997) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire before becoming an umpire. In addition to cricket he was also an accomplished football goalkeeper who played over 100 games in the Football League before turning his hand to management.
Jepson, a right-arm fast-medium bowler, made his county debut as a 23 year old in 1938. He had his best summer in 1947 when he took 115 wickets at 27.78, the only occasion when he took more than 100 wickets in a season. On the back of his prolific summer he represented the Marylebone Cricket Club twice the following year.
In a match against Leicestershire in 1958, his penultimate season, he took a career best 8 for 45 to dismiss Leicestershire in their second innings for 128. He brought up his 1000th first-class wicket when he had first innings century maker and captain Willie Watson caught by Norman Hill.
He batted mostly in the lower order and made a solitary century in his first-class career, an innings of 130 against Worcestershire at Trent Bridge when he shared in a sixth wicket partnership of 270 with opener Reg Simpson.
After retiring as a cricketer, Jepson turned to umpiring and officiated in county matches up until 1985. During the late 1960s he umpired four Test matches, the first of which was between England and the West Indies at Nottingham, where Basil Butcher scored a double hundred. He also umpired in five One Day Internationals, including three at the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
In football Jepson was a goalkeeper, after leaving Newark Town he played for Mansfield Town and then Grantham Town. In June 1938 he joined Port Vale and made his debut in a 1-0 defeat at Clapton Orient on 8 September. He proved to be a more competent keeper than George Heppell and was an ever-present during the rest of the 1938-39 season. Also a regular during the 1939-40 campaign, during the the war he guested for Nottingham Forest, Watford, Notts County and Swansea Town. After his demobbing from the forces in October 1945 he returned to Burslem, regaining his place in the side.
After suffering a serious spinal injury in February 1946 he missed the rest of the season. He also missed the start of the 1946-47 season, this time due to his cricketing commitments. In September 1946, having played 92 games for ''the Vale'' over all competitions, he was sold to local rivals Stoke City for a -3,750 fee. Staying for two seasons at the Victoria Ground he moved on to Lincoln City in 1948, where he kept goal in 58 league games. Leaving Lincoln in 1950 he later played for Northwich Victoria and Gloucester City before becoming player-manager of Hinckley United.
After retiring as a player, he later managed Hinckley Athletic and scouted for Coventry City and Middlesbrough.
-DOCSTART-	18043295
'''Pablo Bastianini''' (born 9 November 1982 in Zrate, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Yokohama F. Marinos of J. League.
He started his footballing career in the youth divisions of Argentinos Juniors and Club Atltico Independiente.
His professional debut was with Defensores de Belgrano in 2002 against Club Almagro in the Primera B Nacional, a game which finished 1-1. in 2003 he joined Quilmes where he played in the Copa Sudamericana 2004 and Copa Libertadores 2005. In 2005 he moved to England to join Football League One team Yeovil Town FC on a two year contract, however he moved on in 2006 to the Greek Super League with Ionikos FC of Athens.
In 2008 he returned to South America, more precisely to the Venezuelan team Caracas FC who recruited for the Copa Libertadores 2008 group stage where they played in a group with Cruziero, San Lorenzo and Real Potos.
At the end of the season Caracas FC played the final against Deportivo Tachira, defining the overall champion of Venezuela between the champions of the Apertura and Clausura, which they won.
In June 2008 he signed a 1 year contract with Maccabi Petah Tikva team from Israel Ligat ha'Al and in May 2009 he was released from his contract.
In January 2010, He was transferred to Yokohama F. Marinos of J. League, Japan.
-DOCSTART-	18044008
'''Andrew Smith''' (born December 22, 1989 in Burnley, Lancashire), is a footballer playing as a striker for Accrington Stanley. He made his debut for Stanley on April 19, 2008 in the Football League Two clash with Barnet which ended in a 2-0 loss to Stanley.
-DOCSTART-	18044143
'''Peter James Murphy''' (born February 13, 1990 in Liverpool), is a footballer playing as a defender for Accrington Stanley. He made his debut for Stanley on April 26, 2008 in the Football League Two clash with Wrexham which ended in a 3-1 win to Stanley.
-DOCSTART-	18046265
'''Alan Willey''', (born 16 September 1941), is a former English professional footballer who played for Bridgwater Town, Millwall and Oxford United. Having started out in football as a groundstaff boy for Exeter City, he signed for Bridgwater Town before moving to Oxford United for -300. He joined Millwall in 1966.
-DOCSTART-	18054834
'''Timothy Douglas "Tim" Carter''' (5 October 1967 - 19 June 2008) was a retired football goalkeeper. He was a goalkeeping coach at the time of his death.
During his career, Carter played for Bristol Rovers, Newport County, Sunderland, Carlisle United, Birmingham City, Hartlepool United, Millwall, Oxford United and Halifax Town. He also made three appearances for the England youth squad. As a goalkeeping coach he worked with the Sunderland first team and was also a part-time coach for the Estonian national team.
While he was at Sunderland, he was second choice goalkeeper behind Tony Norman from 1987 until 1993, during which time Sunderland won promotion to the First Division (now the Premier League) and also reached an FA Cup final.
Carter's body was found by a passerby on 19 June 2008, in bushes in the Highfield Close area of Stretford, Greater Manchester. Emergency services were called, and he was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics at midday. His death is not being treated as suspicious.
-DOCSTART-	18055613
'''Solomon Joel Anthony Shields''' (born 14 October, 1989 in Leyton) is a football midfielder, currently playing for St Albans City in the Blue Square South.
Shields made his debut for Orient on 5 May 2007 in the Football League One clash with Huddersfield Town which ended in 3-1 loss for Orient. On 3 February 2009, he joined St Albans City on a month's loan, having not made a first team appearance for Orient so far in the 2008-09 season, and was released by Orient on 4 May 2009. During the summer of 2009 Shields spent two weeks on trial at Hayes & Yeading FC in an unsuccessful attempt to join the Blue Square Premier outfit, before re-signing with St Albans, this time on a permanent basis.
-DOCSTART-	18057604
}}'''Graham Clapham''' (born September 23, 1947, Lincoln, Lincolnshire) is a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Clapham began his career with Newcastle United, but left for Shrewsbury Town in August 1967 without any league appearances to his name. He spent more than four years with the Shrews but in January 1972 he was allowed to join Chester on loan. He marked his Chester debut by scoring in a 1-1 draw with Southport and he was signed on a permanent basis at end of his loan period.
He began the 1972-73 season as a regular in the Chester side, playing in an 8-2 demolition of Peterborough United early in the season. However, his appearances became less frequent as the season wore on and at the end of the season he dropped into non-league football with Grantham Town.
He is the father of former Premier League player Jamie Clapham and his father in law, Bert Wilkinson, was also a footballer.
-DOCSTART-	18068787
'''Jason van Blerk''' (born 16 March 1968 in Sydney, Australia) is a former Australian footballer. He played primarily as a midfielder, but could also play in defense. He has played for many clubs, both overseas and locally. He has also represented Australia both at youth and senior level.
Van Blerk started his club career at Blacktown City Demons in Australia. He made his first move to Europe when he signed for Sint Truiden in Belgium in 1990. He then made subsequent moves to Go Ahead Eagles in Holland and Millwall in England.
He was then brought to Manchester City on a free transfer at the start of their 1997-98 campaign by Frank Clark. However, he struggled there and only lasted seven months. West Bromwich Albion then bought him for -250k in March 1998. He ended up playing 109 games for them (scoring three goals). He left West Bromwich Albion in 2001. He then played for Stockport County, Hull City, Shrewsbury Town, Altrincham and Colwyn Bay, before returning home to Australia, where he signed for Wollongong City in 2003. He left Australia again briefly to play for Runcorn F.C. Halton in England, before returning home again to play for APIA Leichhardt. He then retired in 2006.
Jason played for the senior national team 33 times. He scored his first international goal against Croatia in 1992. He made his national team debut against Indonesia after coming on for Tommy McCulloch in the 46th minute at the Senayan Stadium, Jakarta. He did not play any games between 1996 and 1999, mostly due to lack of game time at club level (while he was at Manchester City F.C.). He got his last four caps (against Chile, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Paraguay) in 2000 after regaining form at West Bromwich Albion.
Van Blerk also represented Australia at youth level when played in the 1987 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile. He was also an Australian Schoolboy International player in 1986.
In November 2008, Van Blerk was appointed the new coach of GHFA Spirit FC for the club's first season in the NSW Super League in 2009..
Jason van Blerk is the son of former Socceroo Cliff.
-DOCSTART-	18069024
'''Wesley Parker''' (born 12 December 1983 in Skegness) is an English semi-professional footballer He is currently with Gainsborough Trinity, where he is in his second spell with the club. He played professionally for Grimsby Town from between 2002 and 2004.
Parker made his move into the professional fold with Grimsby Town in October 2002, in which himself and striker David Soames were promoted into the first team following injuries to senior players. Parker made his mark under manager Paul Groves and with such defensive league legends Steve Chettle , Georges Santos , John McDermott and Darren Barnard in the Mariners squad, Parker had a collective group of wise role models to follow. In his most notable appearance for the club, Parker was drafted in to make a substitute appearance on boxing day 2002 when the club played against Derby County at Pride Park . With the majority of Grimsby's defensive back line side lined, Parker came on to replace Terry Cooke in a game in which he marked footballing legend Georgi Kinkladze out of the entire game. Goals from David Soames and a double from John Oster polished off Derby in a 3-1 victory. Following the clubs relegation that season, one would have thought Wes would have featured more in the new 2003/2004 campaign, but despite holding a rather high reputation amongst the club's supporters, he made four appearances all season and was released at the end of the season.
Now a free agent, Wes struggled to find a club, and after a trial with Scarborough , Parker decided to join non league outfit Gainsborough Trinity. Parker was soon joined by younger brother Liam Parker at the club, after he was snubbed a professional contract with Grimsby and was released following the end of his youth scholarship with The Mariners. Wes enjoyed 4 good seasons with Gainsborough, and was ever present when the club reached the 1st round of the FA Cup on three occasions missing out too York City, Barnet and Hartlepool United. With media reports linking Parker with a move to York, it was local rivals Boston United who finally secured his signature when he made the switch to South Lincolnshire in May 2008.
Almost immediately after his move to Boston, the club were demoted from the Conference North league, and speculation to Parker's future soon became paramount to the club. Gainsborough boss Steve Charles attempted to bring him back to The Northolme with immediate effect, but Wes stuck loyal to his new club and decided to stay at York Street. Parker has been once again joined by his younger brother Liam at Boston, and his youngest brother McCauley Parker is also playing for the academy team at Boston United. Parker was released from Boston at the end of the season.
===Gainsborough Trinity (second spell)===
On May 29th Parker re-joined Gainsborough Trinity.
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'''David Soames''' (born 10 December, 1984 in Grimsby) is a former English footballer who played for Grimsby Town, but retired in 2006, aged just 21, due to a persistent injury problem that hampered most of his playing career. He is now a community football coach for SportsLincs in North East Lincolnshire, helping to run soccer classes in order to keep children off the streets.
Soames , nicknamed Digger, signed professional football terms with Grimsby Town in October 2002 following an injury crisis at the club, he was part of a decent reserve team strike force that also boasted Darren Mansaram. He made his debut on the 23rd of November when he was drafted in to the squad to face Crystal Palace and played in the clubs defeat at Selhurst Park. On Boxing Day 2002, he came off the bench to score his first senior goal in a 3-1 away win over Derby County, this would be his only senior goal in professional football. He continued his good form for The Mariners, but without scoring. A burst of pace and skill could have seen him score against Stoke City but he was upended by defender Sergei Shtanyuk , who was dismissed for his challenge. Grimsby were unable to avoid relegation from the First Division and rumours circulated that linked Soames with Port Vale and Lincoln City but nothing ever came of either. After suffering an injury early on in the 2003-2004 season, Soames found it tough to break back into the first team, and with the club having Michael Boulding,Iffy Onuora,Laurens ten Heuvel,Phil Jevons,Darren Mansaram,Jonathan Rowan and eventually Lee Thorpe and Isaiah Rankin in the squad, his first team appearances throughout the season were numbered. In August 2004, Grimsby found themselves in yet another different league, and with Soames once out injured yet again, He didn't make a showing until the last part of the season. He made his first showing of the new season in March 2005 in a 2-0 defeat against Rochdale. Soames carried on missing the target, which seemed to frustrate himself as well as the supporters.At the end of the season manager Russell Slade did not offer him a contract extension, but invited him back for training for the new season, with the possibility of earning a new deal, but after still struggling with injury, He decided against the idea and left the club.
Upon leaving Grimsby he took a few months out of the game, before reappearing on trial with York City with former team-mate Giovanni Carcehdi. After failing to earn himself a short term deal with York, Soames moved into the non-league side circuit, joining Yorkshire outfit Armthorpe Welfare just before the start of the 2005-2006 season. Come the end of the season, Soames had finished as Armthorpe's top scorer and had a brief but fruitful partnership with Clint Marcelle, who was a team-mate of his at Grimsby Town for 4 months during the previous season. Soames left Armthorpe at the end of the 2005-2006 season, and opted to retire from playing the game at a competitive level.
Due to his on going injury woes that destroyed his professional football career, Soames retired from the game in the summer of 2006, aged just only 21. He now works as a coach for SportsLincs, who together in a partnership with North East Lincolnshire Council and Humberside Police have created football coaching classes to help keep children off the streets of Grimsby and Cleethorpes.
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'''Edwin Gladstone "Eddie" Latheron''' (22 December 1887 - 14 October 1917) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward for Blackburn Rovers, helping them to win the Football League title in 1912 and 1914. He also made two appearances for England in 1913 and 1914. He was killed at the Battle of Passchendaele in World War I.
Latheron was born at Grangetown, near Middlesbrough and after playing for South Bank Corinthians he joined Grangetown Athletic, playing in the Northern League. He was discovered by Blackburn Rovers in 1906 playing for Grangetown against Blackburn Crosshill in an FA Amateur Cup tie. Rovers had originally gone to watch another player but it was Latheron who caught their eye and Rovers' manager Robert Middleton paid -25 to bring him to Ewood Park.
Despite his lack of height, he was masterful in the air and possessed excellent ball control and a fine shot. A prolific goal scorer, but unselfish team player, he quickly established himself as a fan-s favourite and, due to his complexion and red hair, Latheron was known affectionately as "Pinkie" on the terraces.
Latheron soon became a regular selection at inside-left and in 1907-08 he was joint top scorer with nine goals from 27 appearances as Rovers struggled, finishing in 14th place in the table. The following season, Middleton appointed Bob Holmes, the former Preston North End star as trainer. This appointment had a great impact on the team as they obtain fourth place in the table, with Latheron scoring ten goals.
Blackburn continued their good form the following season and by October 1909 they became leaders of the First Division. They lost their position in January 1910 and finally finished in third place behind Aston Villa and Liverpool with Latheron again scoring ten goals. In 1910-11, Blackburn struggled away from home, with only one win, and, although they won 12 games at home, they could only finish in mid-table. They did, however, have a good run in the FA Cup, reaching the FA Cup semi-finals where they went down 3-0 to eventual winners Bradford City; Latheron scored three goals in the cup run, including two against Southend United in the first round.
The 1911-12 season began badly with Blackburn Rovers losing two of the first three games. Blackburn's form gradually improved and the team went on an unbeaten run that lasted three months, which took them to the top of the league. Despite being defeated by Bolton Wanderers and Arsenal, Blackburn went on another good run and by the end of the season they had three more points than main challengers, Everton. This was Blackburn's first Football League title. Despite missing a substantial part of the season through injury, Latheron was the one of the stars of the team, contributing seven goals, including vital goals against Everton and Oldham Athletic in the final weeks of the season.
Blackburn started the 1912-13 season very well and were undefeated until December, but there then came a run of five successive defeats. In an attempt to regain the championship, Middleton broke the British transfer record by buying Danny Shea from West Ham United for -2,000. Shea's twelve goals were not enough and Blackburn finished fifth that season, with Latheron the club's top scorer on 14.
His form earned him a call up to the England team for the British Home Championship match against Wales played at Ashton Gate, Bristol on 17 March 1913, when he was joined by his Rovers team-mates, Bob Crompton, Joseph Hodkinson and Billy Bradshaw. Latheron scored England's second goal in a 4-3 victory.. His second international appearance came at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough the following February, in a 3-0 defeat by Ireland with two goals from Liverpool's Bill Lacey as Ireland claimed the British Home Championship outright for the first time.
In the league, Rovers took the Football League title for the second time in 1913-14 with a seven point margin over Aston Villa, thanks in no small part to Danny Shea's 27 goals with Latheron contributing 13.
Despite the outbreak of the First World War, league football continued in England for a further season, and in 1914-15, Blackburn finished in third place behind Everton and Oldham Athletic. Rovers scored 83 league goals in the season, with top scorer Percy Dawson on 20 goals, with Latheron scoring 17.
In his nine league seasons at Ewood Park, Latheron played 258 games, scoring 94 goals.
For the 1915-16 season, Latheron was one of several Blackburn Rovers players who guested for Blackpool, for whom he was top scorer with 16 goals in wartime leagues.
Latheron returned to Blackburn for the 1916-17 season and played his final game for Blackburn Rovers on 17 March 1917.
After the cessation of League football, Latheron enlisted, joining the Royal Field Artillery as a gunner, and within a week of his last match for Blackburn Rovers, he was at the Front.
In October 2007, a group of Belgian fans of Blackburn Rovers honoured the 90th anniversary of Latheron's death by a ceremony at his grave.
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'''Tommy Jones''' (born 7 October 1964) is an English former football player and now manager.
Tommy was released from Chelsea football club at the age of 18 and moved on to play for Farnbourough Town Football Club where he had massive success at such a young age. He made 150 appearances scoring 37 from midfield. Despite Farnbourough's effort to hold onto the young talent Jones moved onto Weymouth Football club. After another successful spell at Weymouth he was signed by Ian Porterfield to Aberdeen Football Club. Jones took several months to break into the at time holders of the UEFA CUP but later made his full debut at Ibrox against Rangers and soon became a regular in the squad. Porterfield later moved on and Jones soon followed as he did not have much success under the new management. Lou Macari was quick to pounce and Jones made a move to Swindon Town Football Club.Tom made a great start with the Town scoring the winner on his debut against Watford. Jones made over 200 appearances for the Town. Tom had successful times at Swindon most notably winning the play-offs at Wembley stadium in 1990 under Argentinian legend Ozzy Ardiles to take the to the old First Division. Although the club were later demoted due to irragular payments from the previous management and staff. The following season the Argentine Ozzy stepped down from his post and was replaced by player-manager Glen Hoddle. Jones played one full season under Hoddle making regualar appearances as he had done under previous management but at the end of the season moved on to Reading Football club due to not being able to agree contract terms. At Reading Jones was on his way for player of the season from fans votes until breaking his leg which made him unavailable for the rest of the season and missed out on the award due to no playing enough matches.
Porterfield later had a great influence on Jones' career, when he appointed him his assistant at Busan I'Park where he won first section of the k-league title in his first full season as well as winning the South Korean F.A Cup.The following season they reached the semi-finals of the Asian Champions league.
With the success at Busan I'Park Jones followed Porterfield as assistant for the Armenia national football team and when Porterfield died from cancer in 2007, Jones temporarily took over the side together with Vardan Minasyan with a victory over Malta.
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'''Gregor Stevens''' (born 13 January 1955 in Glasgow) was a Scottish former professional footballer, who played during the 1970s and 1980s.
Stevens started his career at Motherwell in 1974 and moved to England with Leicester City in 1979 for a fee of -165,000. But he was to stay there for only four months before being brought back to Scotland by Rangers manager John Greig who paid City -150,000 for his services.
Stevens Rangers debut came on 6 September 1979 as a sub in a 4-2 win at Dundee United. He went on to make 92 appearances and scored four goals.
He achieved notoriety when he broke young Kilmarnock player Albert Morrisons' leg in a vicious over the top challenge during a pre-season friendly which Kilmarnock went on to win 3-0 in 1982.
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'''Jeffrey Ntuka-Pule''' (born May 10, 1985 in Polokwane, Limpopo) is a South African football (soccer) player. The Central Defender or Right-back currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs FC in South Africa.
Ntuka began his career 1992 by City Pillars he leave the Polokwane based club 1996 and move to Simba FC. In Uganda played 1 year before turn back to South Africa he signs a contract by Maritzburg United F.C., he played 12 months for the club before turn back to City Pillars. He played a short time by the club from his hometown before moving to Transnet Sport School of Excellence Johannesburg in 2001, he leave the soccer school 2003 and moved to Chelsea F.C. In England played 6 months in the reserve team before loaned out to Westerlo and turned back in December 2008 to Chelsea F.C.. After just two months with Chelsea F.C. left London and signed in his homeland an 18 months contract for Kaizer Chiefs FC. His best attribute his blistering pace and accelaration.
Ntuka was previously the captain of the South Africa under-23 national team.
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'''Simon Andrew Richman''' (born 2 June 1990 in Ormskirk, Lancashire) is an English footballer, currently playing for Port Vale in League Two.
A former youth player with ''the Vale'', he was a regular in the first team throughout 2008-09, picking up the club's young player of the year award.
Born in Ormskirk, Richman attended Maricourt High School.
Richman worked his way up the ranks from the Port Vale Youth team to the Reserves and broke into the main team in the 2007-08 season, signing his first professional contract in April 2008.
At the beginning of the 2008-09 season he established himself as a first team regular, earning eight consecutive starts and also got his first league goal. However as the season went on the Valiants made numerous loan signings and Richman went out of favour. On 6 December 2008, he came on as a substitute against Grimsby Town, scoring an 88th minute winner. This gave manager Dean Glover a selection headache as the youngster battled with more experienced players for a first team slot. Following that match he played another 21 games that season, his consistent performances earning him the club's Young Player of the Year Award.
He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat.
Richman is a Newcastle United fan.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
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}}'''Scott Kopel''' (born 25 February 1970 in Blackburn) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender.
Kopel, son of former Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Dundee United player Frank, began his career with Dundee United but made just one appearance, playing as a right-back in the 2-2 draw at home to Icelandic side FH in the 1990-91 UEFA Cup first round. Kopel failed to appear in another matchday squad and played a game for Chesterfield on a non-contract basis before joining Brechin City in 1993. Playing just four league matches for Brechin, Kopel moved on to Forfar Athletic and became more of a regular, playing nearly forty league games in two seasons, scoring seven goals. Following his departure in 1995, Kopel moved to junior side Dundee St Joseph's and later played in the 2001 Scottish Junior Cup Final for Carnoustie Panmure.
Kopel was appointed assistant manager at Montrose in January 2006 but left the club by the end of the season.
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'''Danny Lennon''' (born 6 April 1970) is a Scottish former footballer, and currently manager of Cowdenbeath.
He began his career at Hibernian, before signing for Raith Rovers for -30,000 in 1993. Lennon was part of the Raith squad that won the Scottish League Cup in 1994, but he missed the Final due to injury. Raith qualified for the UEFA Cup thanks to winning the League Cup. Lennon scored in their tie against Bayern Munich, briefly giving Raith a 1-0 lead in the second leg in the Munich Olympic Stadium.
After leaving Raith in 1999 he played for Ayr United, Ross County, Partick Thistle, Gretna, Workington and Cowdenbeath.
During his time at Raith he won four caps for Northern Ireland B, who he was eligible to play for through his grandmother.
He was appointed as Cowdenbeath manager in 2008, replacing Brian Welsh.
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'''Garreth Roberts''' (born 15 November 1960 in Hull) is a retired professional footballer who played his whole career for his hometown club Hull City and captained them to two promotions.
Roberts made his debut against Bury in March 1979, coming on as a substitute for the injured Alan Warboys.
Roberts was forced to retire from professional football at the age of 31 due to injuries.
Roberts was voted 17th in a list of the top 100 Hull City players compiled for the club's centenary.
Roberts still lives in the area and is a supporter of Hull City. He regularly provides live match commentary and expert analysis on local radio station KCFM.
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'''Neil Stephen Woods''' (born 30 July 1966) is a former English footballer who played as a striker. He was appointed manager of Grimsby Town on 23 November 2009, after spending six years as the club's youth coach.
He signed for Rangers on 22 December 1986 for a fee of -120,000 from his team he started his career with Doncaster Rovers, then after making only three substitute appearances he signed for Ipswich Town 3 August 1987 for -120,000, he then spent three seasons there before being able to sign for Bradford City on a free transfer. On 23 August 1990 he signed for Grimsby Town for -82,000 where he had a successful eight-year stay and where later he would become the youth team coach. Also whilst at Grimsby Town he was loaned out to Wigan Athletic, Scunthorpe United, Mansfield Town for short spells. He later had short spells with York City and Southport before ending his career with Gainsborough Trinity.
In 2003 Woods was appointed Youth Team manager at Grimsby Town, after Paul Wilkinson left the position in order to move to Cardiff City. A number of players have made the first team grade after promotion from Neil's youth side. Danny North and Peter Bore are two products of the Grimsby youth side that have enjoyed lengthy spells in the first team, while striker Cameron Jerome spent time under Woods before moving on to other clubs. He was appointed as caretaker manager at Grimsby on 18 October 2009 following the sacking of manager Mike Newell.
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'''Matthew Bird''' (born 31 October 1990 in Grimsby) is an English professional footballer who plays for Frickley Athletic on loan from Football League club Grimsby Town. His predominant position is at the centre of defence.
Bird came through the youth team Grimsby Town.
After failing to make a single first team appearance in little under two years, Bird was loaned too Frickley Athletic on November 5, 2009.. Bird returned to Blundell Park a month later on the 5th of December, but returned to Frickley again for a second spell on the 21st.
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'''Walter Millership''' was a professional footballer who played for Bradford Park Avenue and Sheffield Wednesday in a career that lasted from 1928 until 1939 during which time he played 240 League games (271 including cup games), scoring 38 league goals (47 including cup). Millership made his name as a centre half but he originally was a centre forward in his early playing days.
Millership was born in the small mining village of Warsop Vale in Nottinghamshire on June 8, 1910. As a youth he excelled at both football and cricket, playing his football for Warsop Main, Welbeck Athletic and Shirebrook Town F.C.. Upon leaving school he worked at Warsop colliery and was soon approached by Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, but their effort to sign him was rebuffed by Millership who wanted to further his football career.
In January 1928 he was invited for a trial at Bradford Park Avenue and was promptly signed making three appearances in the remainder of that season as Park Avenue lifted the Third Division North championship. The following season Millership only made two appearances and it was not until the 1929-30 season that he became a regular in the Park Avenue forward line scoring 12 goals in 25 appearances including a goal in the 5-1 FA Cup fifth round defeat against League champions Sheffield Wednesday on February 15th 1930. Despite the heavy defeat, Wednesday manager Bob Brown was sufficiently impressed with Millership to sign him for the Hillsborough club the following month for a fee of -2,600.
Millership played six games at inside right in the remainder of the 1929-30 season as Wednesday retained their Division One title. However for the next three season Millership-s first team opportunities were limited as he was kept out of the side by ace inside forwards Jimmy Seed, Harry Burgess and latterly Ronnie Starling. In the 1931-32 season he had the fine record of 14 goals in 17 appearances including four goals in a 7-0 FA Cup 4th round victory over A.F.C. Bournemouth in January 1932 and a League hat-trick against Blackburn Rovers in the same month.
Millership-s big chance in the Wednesday team came when it was decided to play him as a centre half towards the end of the 1932-33 season as a temporary replacement for the injured Tony Leach. Millership revelled in the central defensive position, his sturdy play earning him the nickname -Battleship- from Wednesday fans and by the end of 1933 he had made the position his own. He was Wednesday-s first choice centre half for the next five seasons, playing in the 1935 FA Cup Final victory over West Brom and coming close to earning an England cap, playing in an international trial in March 1935.
Millership lost his centre half place to Harry Hanford in the last full season before World War II (1938-39), however he played 12 games as a stand in centre forward, scoring eight goals when Doug Hunt was injured. Millership captained Wednesday throughout the war playing in 155 wartime games, scoring 12 goals. He played in the 1943 War Cup Final defeat to Blackpool F.C.. He also played as a guest for Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield United during the war.
Millership played on in Non-League football after the war signing for Denaby United in May 1946. It was at this time that Millership can claim to have discovered the 17 year old Derek Dooley who scored a hat trick for Lincoln City reserves whilst playing against Denaby. Millership was quickly on the phone to Wednesday to inform them of Dooley-s talent and he was signed in great haste by Wednesday manager Eric Taylor. In 1948 Millership returned to coal mining at Arkwright Town colliery and stayed there until his retirement in 1969. Walter Millership died in 1978 at Brimington near Chesterfield.
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'''Jordan Eagers''' (born 3 January 1989, in Sheffield, England) is an English football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Sheffield F.C..
Eagers started his career as a junior player with local side Sheffield United where he spent three seasons playing in the youth sides and the reserves.
In April 2008, Eagers was signed by IFK Mariehamn in Finland on a short term deal to progress his career and gain first team experience.
On returning home Eagers signed for local side Sheffield F.C. of the Northern Premier League Division One South.
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'''Dave McIntosh''', born in Girvan, South Ayrshire on 4 May 1925, is a Scottish former professional football player who played for Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers as a goalkeeper. McIntosh spent almost ten years at Wednesday, playing a total of 308 games for the club.
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'''Marcel Cas''' (born 30th of April 1972 in Breda , Netherlands ) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He was active from 1995 till 2007 before retiring while with FC Den Bosch. He is currently part of the medical staff at Feyenoord.
Cas started his career playing for RBC Roosendaal between 1995 and 2001, before he secured a move to English club Notts County. He remained at Meadow Lane until a move to Sheffield United in 2003.
Things didn't go as planned at Bramall Lane and Neil Warnock released the Dutchman at the end of the 2002/2003 season. Cas returned to Holland for pre season training, but flew into Humberside Airport in June 2003 to sign a 1 year contract with Grimsby Town, and joining Tony Crane as the clubs first new signings of the season.
It was too be more bad luck for Cas at his new club , with manager Paul Groves opting in playing him on the right side of defence
instead of the right side of midfield, rotating him with Jason Crowe . This was something that unsettled the player, who after falling out with Groves, left the club in January 2004 to return to RBC Roosendaal .
On his return to Holland Marcel blasted Paul Groves and the club , saying he was told he would be joining a small club with a big ambition, being taken forward by a fresh young manager. Cas disagreed and was not impressed by the clubs ambition and made it known publicly that he disagreed with the decision by Groves to play him at right back. Saying "Im a midfielder...not a defender" .
Cas remained at RBC until 2006 when he transferred to FC Den Bosch. Cas was released by the club, and subsequently hung up his boots at the end of the 2006/2007 season, following 11 years as an active professional footballer.
At the beginning of the season 2009/2010 season, Dutch side Feyenoord announced that Cas had joined the club's backroom staff, working in the medical department.
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''' Amadou Sanokho ''' (born 1 September 1979) is a French football midfielder who as of 2009 is without a club after leaving APEP Pitsilia.
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'''Geordie Lyall''' (born September 15, 1976 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional soccer player.
He spent virtually his entire career playing for Canadian club Vancouver Whitecaps, with the exception of a brief period in England with lower-league club Walsall.
Lyall played college soccer at the University of Victoria from 1994 to 1998.
Lyall began his professional career with the Vancouver Whitecapsin 1999, and spent the next seven years there, playing 135 games and helping the team to their first USL First Division championship in 2006. He spent a brief spell in England with Walsall, although he never actually made a first team appearance for the Saddlers.
He re-signed with the Whitecaps in June 2007. On 12 October 2008 he helped the Whitecaps capture their second USL First Division Championship beating the Puerto Rico Islanders 2-1 in Vancouver On January 20, 2009 the Whitecaps announced the contract extensions of Lyall for the 2009 season; he subsequently played 7 games (253 minutes) in his final season with the Whitecaps.
Lyall retired professional soccer on October 30, 2009, stating that he will be continuing his career as an educator.
Lyall has represented Canada at international futsal.
Lyall is the older brother of Matthew Lyall, lead singer of Canadian indie rock band The Racoons.
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'''David Stride''' (born 14 March 1958) is a retired English professional footballer who played in both England and the United States.
Stride began his career with Chelsea in 1978. That year, he went on loan with the Memphis Rogues of the North American Soccer League. In 1980, Chelsea sold Stride's contract to the Rogues. In 1981, Memphis sent him to the Minnesota Kicks. In the fall of 1981, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1982, he moved to the Jacksonville Tea Men. Following the 1982 NASL season, Stride returned to England to play for Millwall and Leyton Orient. In 1985, he returned to the United States to play for the Dallas Sidekicks of Major Indoor Soccer League.
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'''Richard Spong''' (born 23 September 1983 in Falun) is a Swedish professional footballer who currently plays for GAIS.
Spong began his career as a youth player with IK Frej and IF Brommapojkarna, before moving to England with Coventry City in 1999. He returned to Sweden in 2002 with Djurgrdens IF, later signing with IFK Norrkping in 2005. He signed with GAIS for the 2009 season.
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'''Archie Wright''' (November 23, 1924 - 1990), was a Scottish football player and manager. He played for Hamilton Academical, Clyde, Falkirk, Blackburn Rovers, Grimsby Town and Accrington Stanley.
He had a short spell as manager of former club Clyde in 1967.
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'''John Buchanan''' (born 9 June 1928 in Bonnybridge), is a former Scottish football striker.
Buchanan started his career with Clyde, and his prolific form saw him get a move to Derby County. He also played for Bradford Park Avenue, before retiring in 1963.
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'''Martin Clark''' (born 13 October 1968 in Motherwell), is a former Scottish football player currently working as assistant manager at Scottish Third Division side East Stirling, working under his long term boss Jim McInally, with whom he also worked at Morton and for the youth teams at Celtic.
Clark began his career with Hamilton Academical but did not make a senior appearance for them. He was signed for Clyde, by his father John, and spent two years with the club before transferring to Nottingham Forest. His move to Nottingham was unsuccessful, and after two loan spells, he joined Mansfield Town. He returned to Scotland in 1992, joining Clyde's arch-rivals Partick Thistle. He stayed there for a season, before rejoining Clyde. He went on to have spells with Macclesfield Town and Albion Rovers, before retiring in 1997 after a short spell in the juniors with Armadale Thistle.
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'''Raymond Deans''' (born January 24, 1966 in Lanark), is a retired Scottish football player.
Deans started his career as an apprentice with Chelsea, before moving back to Scotland in 1983. He made his Clyde debut aged 17, and went on to score 14 league goals for the club in two years, before transferring to Doncaster Rovers. He only spent a season there, as injury forced him to retire in 1986, aged only 20.
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'''Konrad Kapler''' is a former Polish footballer who played for Celtic from 1947 to 1949. He had previously played for the Forres Mechanics and was scouted for the club whilst playing in an exhibition match for the Polish Army. The right sided midfielder found his first team opportunities limited and was released in 1949 after only 8 appearances. He then signed for Rochdale, for whom he made four league appearances.
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'''Richard Farrer''' (born 9 April 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a retired South African-American soccer player who spent five seasons in the USISL, half a season each in South Africa and England and seven seasons with the Dallas Burn in Major League Soccer. He currently practices law in Austin, Texas.
Farrer grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico where he attended Las Cruces High School. He then entered Colorado College where he played the 1989 season before transferring to the University of New Mexico. He played from 1990 to 1992 with the Lobos and graduated in 1993 with a bachelors degree in philosophy.
During his college years, Farrer also played for the Albuquerque Gunners of USISL. In the fall of 1990, the Gunners became the New Mexico Roadrunners before changing their name to the New Mexico Chiles in 1991. Farrer remained with the team through all these name changes. He returned to the Chiles in 1993. He played the first half of the 1994-1995 season with AmaZulu in the South Africa Premier Soccer League. He then tried out with Lincoln City F.C. of the English Third Division for the second half of the season but left England with an ankle injury and without having signed a contract. After rehabilitating his injured ankle, he returned to the Chiles in 1995. On February 7, 1996, the Dallas Burn selected Farrer in the 12th round (113th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He played seven seasons as a defender with the Burn, retiring from playing on June 17, 2002. Following his retirement, Farrer entered law school at the University of Texas at Austin.
Farrer entered the University of Texas at Austin in the fall of 2002. He received his juris doctor degree in 2005. During his years in law school, he was an editor of the school-s law review. He then served for one year as a law clerk for the Honorable Jeffrey S. Sutton of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In September 2006, he became an associate with Weil Gotschal & Manges, moving to Yetter, Warden & Coleman in April 2007.
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'''John "Jack" Baynton''' (20 March 1859 - 17 May 1939) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Baynton was a teacher at St Luke's School in Blakenhall, whose football team was to become to Wolverhampton Wanderers. He became an officially registered footballer at the outset of the club in 1877 and appeared for them in various roles, including right-back and centre-forward. However, his favoured position was as goalkeeper.
He appeared in Wolves' first-ever FA Cup tie (in October 1883) and first-ever league match (in September 1888), as well as skippering them to their first-ever silverware, the 1884 Wrekin Cup. He played in the 1889 FA Cup Final, where they lost 0-3 to league champions .
He joined Kidderminster Olympic in April 1889 but retired the following year, continuing on as a teacher.
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'''Enzo Gambaro''' (born 23 February 1966 in Genoa, Italy) is an Italian former professional footballer, mainly playing in defence.
Gambaro was a part of the Parma team that won promotion to Serie A, and played for Sampdoria before joining A.C. Milan in 1991. He briefly had a stint in England, firstly with Bolton Wanderers and then Grimsby Town, before moving to Austria with Sturm Graz.
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'''John Gope-Fenepej''' (born 6 November 1978 in Nouma, New Caledonia) is a French former professional footballer, from the "''sui generis'' collectivity" of New Caledonia, mainly playing in defence.
Gope-Fenepej played for FC Nantes before briefly joining Bolton Wanderers on loan, under Sam Allardyce. He later moved to Crteil.
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'''Roy Hartle''' (born 4 October 1931) is an English former professional footballer, mainly playing at right-back.
Hartle signed for Bolton Wanderers as a sixteen year old from non-league Bromsgrove Rovers and went on to become a stalwart, representing the club in 499 games in all competitions. His achievements include a 1958 FA Cup Final winner's medal, playing in the side that beat Manchester United 2-0.
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'''Charlie O'Loughlin''' (born 17 March 1989) is an English football defender who is currently playing for Ilkeston Town in the Conference North.
O'Loughlin, a tall centre half, started his career with Port Vale, signing professional forms in May 2007. He joined Nantwich Town on a months loan in November 2007, scoring twice on his debut for the club at Spalding United on the 24th of that month. After returning to Vale he made just three substitute appearances for the club, the first being in a 1-0 defeat at Cheltenham Town on 2 January 2008. He enjoyed a second non-league loan spell in February 2008, this time with Hinckley United, where he made seven league appearances in the Conference North. He was released by Vale at the end of the season after manager Lee Sinnott was pressured by low funds, and saw the players wage bill as the place to save money. He signed for Nantwich on a permanent basis in June 2008.
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'''Luke Richard Chapman''' (born 21 March 1991) is an English footballer, currently a free agent, having left Port Vale in October 2009.
Born in Cannock, Chapman attended Cannock Chase High School.
Chapman worked his way through the Port Vale youth team and made his first team debut as a last minute substitute for Danny Glover in the final game of the 2007-08 season - a 1-1 draw with Southend United at Roots Hall. However he did not feature for the main team in the 2008-09 season, thanks to a serious knee injury.
He was transfer listed in September 2009, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. He left the club by mutual consent the following month.
Chapman is a Walsall supporter.
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'''Bertram Clewley Freeman''' (1 October 1885 - 11 August 1955) was an English footballer who was one of the most prolific goal-scorers of his time, playing at centre forward for Woolwich Arsenal, Everton, Burnley and Wigan Borough. He was also an England international, scoring three goals in five appearances, and won the FA Cup with Burnley in 1914.
Freeman was born in Handsworth, Birmingham and attended Gower Street School in Aston, where he started to make a name for himself as a prolific goal-scorer. He ended his schooldays with two games in which he scored seven and nine times respectively.
After moving to Gower Street Old Boys at the age of 16, he then moved on to Aston Manor where he was spotted by Aston Villa, for whom he signed professionally in April 1904. At 5ft 8in he was not the biggest of forwards and he failed to make an impact at Villa Park, and was never selected for the first-team before he was transferred to Woolwich Arsenal in November 1905.
Freeman scored on his Arsenal debut on 25 November 1905 away to Nottingham Forest, scoring Arsenal's only goal in a 3-1 defeat. In his first season he scored twelve goals in 21 games. He also helped the club reach the FA Cup semi-final with two goals against Manchester United in Round Four, helping the club reach the semi-finals, where they lost to Newcastle United 2-0.
Arsenal finished in seventh place in the 1906-07 season, with Freeman scoring eight goals in twelve league games. Although Arsenal again reached the FA Cup semi-finals, Freeman made no appearances in cup matches that season. By this time he had competition for the centre-forward's role with Peter Kyle, restricting his appearances; the situation continued the following season, with Freeman making a further 15 league appearances with four goals.
With Freeman unable to hold a regular place down, new manager George Morrell, in an effort to alleviate the club's debts, allowed him to join Everton in April 1908. In Freeman's biography in ''Arsenal Who's Who'', it is argued that this was "one of the great transfer blunders of those early years". In his three seasons at Arsenal, Freeman scored a total of 24 goals in 49 appearances in league and cup matches.
An Everton director had been sent to watch Freeman play for Arsenal in 1907, and on his return was asked by the board: "''Did he score any goals?''" The unnamed director apparently reported back: "''He scored all four of them, but he did nothing else!''"
Ernest Edwards, the Liverpool Echo journalist, who had christened Anfield-s home end The Spion Kop, convinced the Blues that Freeman was worth taking a chance on and the 22-year-old signed for a fee of -350 in time to make his debut at the end of the 1907-08 season.
He made his debut in a goalless draw away to Liverpool on 17 April 1908 and played in the remaining four games of the season, scoring once. He soon formed a useful partnership with his former Arsenal team-mate Tim Coleman, who had joined Everton a few weeks earlier. During his first full season with Everton he scored 38 goals from 37 appearances, which made him the Football League's top scorer,
Freeman won his first international cap for England in the 1909 British Home Championship match against Wales on 15 March 1909. Freeman scored England-s second goal in a 2-0 victory. He retained his place for the next international against Scotland on 3 April, which England also won 2-0 (both goals from George Wall) as England claimed the championship title. He also played for the Football League against the Irish League in 1909, scoring four goals.
In the 1909-10 season, Freeman was not able to score so freely with 22 league goals as Everton finished in mid-table. They did, however, have a good run in the FA Cup, with Freeman scoring four goals, including two against Coventry City in Round Four, as Everton reached the semi-final where they were put out 3-0 by Barnsley after a replay.
The following season started poorly for Freeman, and by mid-November he had lost his place in the Everton team to George Beare who had recently arrived from Blackpool. Despite an outstanding goals return - 67 goals in 94 appearances - Freeman had always struggled to impress the hierarchy at Everton and he was allowed to leave in 1911, aged 26, as the Everton directors believed he was past his best,
Freeman was recruited to Burnley for a fee of -800, by John Haworth who had taken over the managerial reins at Turf Moor the previous September, having been one of the founders of Accrington Stanley. At the time, Burnley were experiencing severe financial difficulties and had spent ten years in the Second Division. However, a good run in the FA Cup had helped to improve the club-s finances and Haworth was able to persuade the directors to depart from their policy of only recruiting local players in an effort to alleviate the team's goal scoring problem.
He made his Burnley debut at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 15 April 1911. The following season, he began to repay Haworth-s faith in him as the goals came on a regular basis; a 2-1 victory over Wolves on 23 December saw Freeman score his twentieth goal of the season in only the nineteenth game, and he followed this with a hat-trick in a 4-0 defeat of Glossop North End a week later. By the end of March, Freeman-s goals had helped Burnley to the top of the table with a seven point margin over third placed Derby County with five games to play and promotion seemed secured. The absence, however, of winger Dick Lindley contributed to the club only collecting three more points and Burnley missed out on promotion finishing two points behind second place Chelsea.
He was selected for all three matches in the 1912 British Home Championship, the first of which came against Ireland on 10 February 1912 in which Freeman scored England's fourth goal in a 6-1 victory (with a hat-trick from Harold Fleming). He scored again in the next match, a 2-0 victory against Wales on 11 March and retained his place for the final match against Scotland on 23 March which ended 1-1, thus enabling England and Scotland to share the title.
In 1912-13, Freeman at first struggled to maintain his form of the previous season, but in a run of ten straight League victories between November 1912 and January 1913 Freeman scored fifteen goals, representing an emphatic return to form. Haworth was by now building a team not just to gain promotion but to secure the club-s place in the top division and, having already recruited Tommy Boyle from Barnsley the previous year to strengthen the defence, he signed winger Eddie Mosscrop in September 1912, followed by the signing of three players from Gainsborough Trinity in February (following an F.A. Cup tie between the two clubs), including goalkeeper Ronnie Sewell. These players were to form the core of the Burnley side over the next few years and all were future England internationals. By mid-February, Burnley were top of the table and Freeman scored twice to defeat First Division Middlesbrough in the third round of the cup to set up a tie at local rivals Blackburn Rovers, where a single goal from Boyle saw them through to a semi-final against Sunderland. A 0-0 draw on 29 March at Bramall Lane preceded a replay at St Andrew's which saw Burnley lose 3-2. The FA Cup run had distracted Burnley from the league, and they had slipped into second place. They were able to hold onto the runners-up position and Freeman was again the league-s top scorer with 31 goals from 37 appearances
In their first season back in the First Division, neither Freeman nor Burnley were able to replicate their form of the previous season, but neither were the club ever in danger of relegation as they finished the League season in twelfth place with Freeman scoring 16 goals from 31 appearances, a strike rate of a goal every other game. In the FA Cup, however, it was a different story as Freeman-s two goals in the early rounds helped them reach a Fourth Round tie against Sunderland. After a goalless first match, Burnley won the replay 2-1 to avenge their defeat in the previous season-s semi-final. The semi-final saw them come up against Sheffield United; the first match was again goalless, and in the replay at Goodison Park Tommy Boyle scored the goal (a long-range effort past the Sheffield keeper) that put Burnley into the FA Cup Final for the first time in their history, where they were to meet Liverpool.
The final was played at Crystal Palace on 25 April, in front of King George V, who was the first reigning monarch to attend a Cup Final. The final itself was something of an anti-climax, after the drama of the early rounds. A fierce shot on 58 minutes by Freeman gave Burnley "a narrow victory in an otherwise undistinguished match in which two teams with low positions in the League slogged it out in midfield, neither set of forwards being capable of mounting a sustained attack". Despite the lack of quality in the final, Burnley deserved the plaudits having been the first team to overcome five First Division clubs to take the trophy.
Freeman started the 1914-15 season in prolific early season form as he scored ten goals in the first eleven league games. By the end of the year, however, Freeman-s goalscoring touch had deserted him and manager John Haworth even tried playing him the wing in an unsuccessful attempt to rekindle some kind of form. A late-season run of good results saw the Clarets claim a final position of fourth in the table in which only three points separated the top seven teams, with Everton claiming the title.
By now, league football had been interrupted by the First World War, but Freeman was to return to Turf Moor for two further seasons after the cessation of hostilities. Although only managing 12 goals in the first post-war season, Freeman was still Burnley-s top goal-scorer for the season, as Burnley finished as runners-up in the First Division, nine points behind champions West Bromwich Albion. On 21 February 1920,Freeman became the first Burnley player to score 100 League goals, in a 2-0 win at Derby County. Freeman-s final goal for Burnley came on 20 March in a 2-1 victory against Sunderland.
The following season, he played in the first three matches, all of which ended in defeats and he lost his place to Joe Anderson. He then had to sit and watch as none of the next thirty games were lost and his league career at Burnley was over. As a result, he did not receive a Championship medal despite the contributions that he had made to Burnley's success in his time with the club. He made one final appearance as a replacement for Anderson in a 3-0 FA Cup defeat at Hull City on 19 February 1921, and he joined Wigan Borough at the end of the season.
In his ten years with Burnley, he scored a total of 115 goals in 189 appearances, having helped Burnley achieve promotion back to the top flight and to win the FA Cup for the only time in the club's history. Shortly before he left Turf Moor, a local newspaper published this tribute:
That queer, short step of his misled many defenders and it was one of the surprises of football when in 1909 Everton decided that his playing days were over. So far from the fact did the Everton judgement prove that Freeman led Burnley to promotion and to victory in the English Cup.
He has been with the Turf Moor club for 11 years and has taken part in 300 games for them in which he has scored 174 goals - a wonderful record for a player supposed to be at the end of his career. He will be greatly missed at Turf Moor, where he made himself one of the most popular players the club has ever possessed.}}
He spent the 1921-22 season in the Third Division North with Wigan Borough where his 13 goals from 25 appearances made him the club's top scorer for the season. He subsequently played for Kettering Town and Kidderminster Harriers before retiring from football.
Bert Freeman died in August 1955, aged 69. His brother, Walter was also a footballer, playing for Aston Villa, Birmingham and Fulham.
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}}'''David Kennedy''' (born 14 February 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made more than 250 appearances in The Football League for Tranmere Rovers, Chester and Torquay United.
Kennedy began his career as an apprentice with Tranmere Rovers in his home town of Birkenhead. He turned professional in May 1967 and went on to make 17 league appearances over the next three years. In the summer of 1970 he moved to neighbours Chester, making him one of four players under-23 signed by the club during the close season. Initially he was to struggle to establish himself in the Chester side amid competition from Keith Webber and Brian Woodall, but the departure of both ahead of the next season led to Kennedy becoming first-choice on the right wing.
He remained at Chester until September 1973, when he was sold to fellow Fourth Division side Torquay United for -5,000. He quickly became a regular for Torquay and remained that way until losing his place in April 1977.. He left professional football at the end of that season and joined local non-league side Brixham.
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'''Jake Sagare''' (born April 5, 1980 in Yakima, Washington) is an American soccer player currently playing for Yakima Reds in the USL Premier Development League.
Sagare is naturally a striker, but in recent seasons he has opted to play as a midfiedler. As a youngster, Sagare played college soccer for at the University of Washington and his home town club the Yakima Reds of the USISL. In 2001 he played for a select team in a game for the Seattle Sounders before getting his break with a move to join the Portland Timbers of the old A-League.
In 2003, Sagare was scouted by English club Grimsby Town, who at the time were plying their trade in the First Division. In February he joined the Mariners from Portland on a free transfer after negotiating a short term contract with player/manager Paul Groves; Jake needed no international clearance to play in England due to his dual nationality.
Sagare never got a break in the side, and the club found themselves in a relegation battle, but still Jake found himself looked past in favour of players such as Michael Boulding, Darren Mansaram, David Soames and Steve Livingstone. On 26 April 2003, Sagare made his first and only senior appearance against Reading at the Madjeski Stadium, with the club's relegation to the Second Division confirmed. Groves gave senior debuts to Sagare, and Graham Hockless preferring the American too regular Mansaram.
At the end of the season, Sagare was not offered a new contract and released from the club. He briefly spent a week on trial with Chesterfield before returning to the States play for the Portland Timbers in the summer. However in late September he returned to England to sign with Conference Premier side Halifax Town,. He would go on to play in 11 games for The Shaymen before being released in May 2004.
On his return to the States, Sagare had a successful third spell with Portland Timbers, before going on to join the Vancouver Whitecaps briefly in 2005. He also notably had a decent two year stay with the Seattle Sounders before returning to his home town club, Yakima Reds, to compete in the USL Premier Development League. He is also coach of the West Valley High School boys varsity soccer team.
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'''Amaury Bischoff''' (born 31 March 1987) is a French-Portuguese footballer central midfielder who currently is a player for Acadmica.
Son of a Portuguese mother and a father from Alsace, France, Bischoff started representing France in the youth categories, but switched to Portugal in 2007.
Bischoff began his football career at SR Colmar. From RC Strasbourg, still a youth, he moved to Werder Bremen's second team in 2005. Due to his good performances in the second team, Bischoff trained with Bremen's first team several times. His main squad debut came in the UEFA Cup match against Celta de Vigo on 14 March 2007, when he replaced Brazilian Diego in the 74th minute of a 2-0 home win. It would be his only official game for the club.
Bischoff decided to leave Werder Bremen on 1 July 2008, after rejecting a contract extension to look for a new challenge. After announcing this, Bischoff made a statement in which he said that his transfer to Arsenal was imminent. It was subsequently confirmed on 30 July, with manager Arsne Wenger stating he knew the signing was a "gamble on talent" due to the midfielder's injury record.
Bischoff made his debut in an Arsenal shirt on 6 October 2008 in a reserve match against Stoke City, and his first team debut as a late substitute in the 3-0 League Cup match against Wigan Athletic on 11 November. On 2 May 2009, Bischoff came on as a substitute for Theo Walcott in a win over Portsmouth, his first Premier League appearance for the club.
He was released by Arsenal when his contract expired on 30 June, 2009, having been unable to break into the first team. On 26 August 2009, Portuguese club Acadmica announced the signing of Bischoff on a two-year deal.
Bischoff started representing France's under-18 team. However, on 14 May 2007, he elected to represent Portugal, first appearing with its under-20s.
On 10 February 2009, in his debut with Portugal under-21s, he scored the opener in a 3-1 friendly win against Switzerland.
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'''George Beare''' (2 October 1885 - 1970) was an English professional footballer who played for Blackpool and Everton in the early years of the twentieth century.
Beare was born in Shirley Warren, Southampton, and played for his local team before being spotted by Southern League club Southampton in 1906. He spent most of his time at ''the Saints'' playing in the reserves, and was described as "''a quick touch-line dribbler''".
He spent two full seasons at Blackpool, who were then in the Second Division, before moving on to First Division Everton in autumn 1910.
He made his debut for Everton replacing England international Bert Freeman in a 3-1 defeat at Bradford City on 12 November 1910. Despite joining Everton part way through the season, his eight goals (from 26 appearances) made him the club's joint-top-scorer in the league (with Bill Lacey and Alex Young) for the 1910-11 season, as Everton finished fourth in the table.
The following season, 1911-12, he was part of the Everton team that reached the runners-up position in the table, finishing three points behind champions Blackburn Rovers, despite a team total of only 46 goals (three from Beare), the fifth-worst total in the league. In 1912-13, it soon became clear that Everton were struggling to build on the runners up position from he previous season, and they finished eleventh in the league. The lack of goals remained a problem, and despite Tommy Browell and Frank Bradshaw both getting double figures, the team as whole could only manage 48 in total, with Beare contributing seven.
Whilst the 1912-13 season had been disappointing, 1913-14 was even worse for both Everton and Beare, as the club finished fifteenth in the table, winning only twelve games and avoiding relegation by just five points, with Beare failing to score. At the end of the season, Beare returned to the Southern League to join Cardiff City.
Cardiff ended the 1914-15 season third in the Southern League table, before league football was suspended during the First World War. On the cessation of hostilities, Cardiff spent one final season in the Southern League, finishing fourth, before being invited to join the Football League Second Division as the strongest team in Wales, with the remaining Southern League clubs forming the new Football League Third Division. In their inaugural season in the Football League, Cardiff finished runners-up in the Second Division table equal on points with champions Birmingham but with a far inferior goal average, but this was sufficient to gain promotion to the top flight. They also had a great run in the FA Cup reaching the semi-final stage, where they went out to Wolverhampton Wanderers after a replay. Beare played in all seven FA Cup matches, and scored the solitary goal in the first round victory over Sunderland.
Beare returned to Second Division football with Bristol City in November 1921, but after Bristol City were relegated at the end of the 1921-22 season, he returned to Cardiff City in September 1922. He made no further appearances for Cardiff before playing out his career with Oswestry Town in the Shropshire League.
Late in his career it was written about him: "''If he did not enjoy playing football, he would probably have been one of our leading music hall comedians as he is an expert card manipulator, a trick cyclist of no little repute and an excellent billiards player.''"
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'''Debbie Bampton''' MBE is an English former international footballer. She was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
Bampton began her career at the age of 14. She played for Howbury Grange managed by her father Albert. She was a member of the side that won the Women's FA Cup in 1984. In 1988 she moved to Italy, playing for Trani as a full-time professional. She spent just one season there, but won runners-up medals in both the League and national Cup.
She joined Arsenal Ladies in 1992, winning the treble in her first season at the club. At the end of the 1994-95 season, in which Arsenal won the League and Women's FA Cup, Bampton left to become player-manager of Croydon Ladies. In her first season as manager, Croydon won the league title and the FA Cup. She won the league with Croydon twice more before leaving to join Doncaster Rovers Belles as a player in 2000 after the Croydon club moved to Charlton.
She joined the coaching staff of Whitehawk Ladies in the 2006 close season, along with former Arsenal and England teammate Angela Banks. In February 2008, she was manager of Whitehawk Ladies.
Bampton made her England debut whilst still at school, playing against the Netherlands. She went on to win 95 caps for England.
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}}'''Andy Harris''' (born 26 February 1977, Springs, Gauteng South Africa) is an English-raised footballer who plays for non-League side Weymouth. He previously played in The Football League for three clubs.
Harris began with Liverpool but failed to make a first-team appearance at Anfield before he moved to Southend United in July 1996. After three years with the Shripmers, Harris switched to Leyton Orient ahead of 1998-99. His four year stint with Orient included an appearance at the Millennium Stadium against Blackpool in the Football League Division Three play-off final in May 2001. Despite being a near ever-present in his last three seasons with the club,
However, Harris was to start just 19 league games in two years at the club, the first ending with the club finishing as champions of the Conference National. His second season included a loan spell with Forest Green Rovers and ended with him joining Weymouth. During the 2005-06 season, Harris scored a shock equaliser for Weymouth in an FA Cup tie at Nottingham Forest
On May 26 2009 he moved back to Weymouth for their 2009-10 season in the Conference South.
Away from football, Harris is a member of Mensa International, possessing an IQ of 153.
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'''Guy Moussi''' (Pronounced Gee) (born 23 January 1985 in Bondy) is an French professional football midfielder, who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship.
After spending 6 seasons with Angers, it was announced on their official website on 30 June 2008 that Guy had travelled to the City Ground to complete a medical and become a Forest player.
After joining Forest in the summer Moussi made a confident start to his career in England, becoming a regular in the Forest midfield. However, due to injury, he missed a large portion of his debut English season. Moussi became an instant fans favourite despite his injury ravaged first season at Nottingham Forest. After recovering from an injury at the start of the 2009/10 season, Moussi scored his first goal for Nottingham Forest three minutes into added time in the 1-0 win over Barnsley at the City Ground on Tuesday 20th October. Unfortunately his over emotional celebration earned him a second yellow card resulting in him being sent off.
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'''Frederick Mearns''' (born 31 March, 1879 in Sunderland, England - died 22 January 1931 in Sunderland, England) was a footballer who played for Hartlepool United and Barnsley. He was a goalkeeper. During his time with Barnsley, he was an FA Cup finalist in 1910. Mearns later worked as a trainer for Durham City.
He started his footballing career with local team Whitburn, before he signed a professional contract at Sunderland. Mearns then moved to Kettering Town where he reportedly saved 17 penalties in the 1902-03 season.
Mearns joined Hartlepool United in 1908 for their inaugural season in the North Eastern League where they came fourth.
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'''Harry Ness''' was a footballer who played for Barnsley and Sunderland.He was a Full Back
Harry Ness was part of the Barnsley side that contested the 1910 FA Cup Final.
He was a FA Cup runner up again in 1913 FA Cup Final when Sunderland were beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa
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'''Archie McPherson''' (born February 10, 1910 in Alva, Scotland, died 1969) was a Scottish footballer. McPherson began his career with Rangers before moving south of the border to join Liverpool, after just one year. He was to be a regular in Liverpool's first-team for the next five years, playing as an inside-left, and forming a partnership with Fred Hopkin. Described as a skilful player and an accurate passer, he moved on to Sheffield United, where he was employed as a wing-half. He featured on the losing side in the 1936 FA Cup Final, before returning to Scotland to spend one year at Falkirk, after which he retired. He later managed Alloa Athletic
-DOCSTART-	18274743
'''George Aitken''' (1925 - 2003) was a Scottish international football player, who played for clubs including East Fife and Sunderland. Aitken was part of the East Fife's famous half back line of Philp, Finlay and Aitken.
He became the club's most capped Scotland player of all time, picking up five caps in 1949 and 1950. He always played for winning Scotland sides while with the Fifers.
-DOCSTART-	18275039
'''Davie Duncan''' (1921 - 1991) was a Scottish international footballer who played in the successful East Fife post war team, when they enjoyed creditable league and cup success.
Duncan was capped three times for Scotland in 1948. The opposition was Belgium, Switzerland and France.
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'''Vassily Sergeyevich Kulkov''' (born June 11, 1966 in Moscow) is a former Russian football player and current coach.
Either a central defender or defensive midfielder, he was best known for his spells at FC Spartak Moscow and S.L. Benfica.
From 1984 until the end of his career, Kulkov played for a host of clubs in Russia, coming to prominence with hometown's most notably FC Spartak Moscow, from where he left in 1991 for a Portuguese league stint with S.L. Benfica (where he played with countrymen Aleksandr Mostovoi and Sergei Yuran).
In 1994-95, both Kulkov and Yuran joined F.C. Porto, being very important figures in the league's conquest. Aged 29, Kulkov returned to Spartak, only to be immediately shortly after to Millwall F.C. in the English second division, where he failed to adjust immensely, appearing very rarely in a six-month loan.
After two years with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and one at FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, Kulkov returned to Portugal, joining F.C. Alverca - then Benfica's feeder club but also in the first division; he closed out his career with amateurs FC Shatura, aged 35.
Kulkov then had some spells in coaching, notably assisting countryman Anatoliy Byshovets at C.S. Martimo in 2003. Six years later, he moved to Spartak Moscow's reserves, in the same capacity.
Kulkov made his debut for the Soviet Union on April 26, 1989, in the 1990 World Cup qualifier against East Germany.
Despite playing regularly for the national team for several years, he did not participate in any major tournament: in 1990, he was not selected for the final stages, and missed UEFA Euro 1992 (with CIS) and 1996 due to injury.
Before the 1994 FIFA World Cup, several Russia players, including Kulkov, signed a letter demanding that team manager Pavel Sadyrin resign. Sadyrin did not and Kulkov refused to participate.
-DOCSTART-	18282487
'''Paul Linger''' (born 20 December 1974 in Stepney, London) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Charlton Athletic, Leyton Orient and Brighton & Hove Albion. He went on to play non-League football for clubs including Welling United, Billericay Town,
Braintree Town, Purfleet/Thurrock,
East Thurrock United,
Wingate and Finchley,
Chelmsford City,
and Dover Athletic.
Linger represented the United Kingdom at the 2005 Maccabiah Games.
-DOCSTART-	18283212
'''Teddy Davison''' (2 September 1887 - 1 February 1971) was an English footballer and manager who had a long and successful association with the football clubs of Sheffield, playing for Sheffield Wednesday for 18 years and later managing Sheffield United for 20 years. His fairness and diplomacy earned him the nicknames of "The George Washington of Sheffield football" and "Honest Ted". Davison played as a goalkeeper in a career, which lasted between 1908 and 1926, he made 424 appearances in all competitions for Sheffield Wednesday (his only league club).
Davison was born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, the seventh of nine children. On leaving school he worked as a typesetter for a Newcastle newspaper and played football for Gateshead Town where he was spotted by Sheffield Wednesday-s assistant manager Robert Brown who invited him to Hillsborough for a trial. Davison impressed in the trial, saving a penalty in a practice match and was signed in April 1908 as understudy to long standing Wednesday keeper Jack Lyall for a fee of -300.
The 21 year old Davison made his Wednesday debut on 10 October 1908, however he only made eight appearances in that first season, being unable to dislodge Lyall. The summer of 1909 saw Lyall leave for Manchester City and Davison became first choice keeper for the 1909-10 season. Davison was to remain first choice for the next 12 seasons, a remarkable achievement bearing in mind that he lost four years of his career to World War I when official football was suspended. Throughout his career Davison kept a record of every match he played in, this showed he played in 618 games, conceding 810 goals, it also revealed he was a specialist at keeping out penalties, saving 24 out of 77 faced.
Davison volunteered for the army during World War I and was sent to France in July 1916, serving with the Royal Field Artillery for the rest of the war. He did make two wartime appearances for Wednesday when he was home on leave. He returned safely from the war to make 20 appearances in the 1919-20 season as Wednesday were relegated from Division One, sharing goalkeeping duties with Arnold Birch. Davison became first choice keeper again the following season.
He was called up to the England team to face Wales on 13 March 1922 in the British Home Championship at Anfield and kept a clean sheet in a 1-0 win. He was also picked eight times for Sheffield-s representative side and toured Australia with the FA in 1925. Davison remained first choice keeper until the 1924-25 season when Jack Brown threatened and eventually took over his place in the team. The 38 year old Davison failed to make an appearance in Wednesday-s Division Two championship winning side in 1925-26 and his days at Hillsborough were coming to an end.
In June 1926 he accepted the offer to become player/manager/secretary of Mansfield Town who at that time were a non-league side playing in the Midland League. In his first season in charge Mansfield had a good season winning the Notts Senior Cup, he impressed as a manager with the way he went about his business and getting the team to play attacking football. He continued playing until January 1927 when a broken rib in a game against Newark Town forced him to end his playing career. Davidson-s management style had impressed near neighbours Chesterfield and when they were looking for a replacement for Alec Campbell they did not bother to advertise but went straight for Davison.
Davison was appointed Chesterfield manager on 2 January 1928 at a wage of -6 a week. He immediately reorganised the club making clear divisions between the administrative and playing sides and bringing in experienced players such as Sid Binks. An improvement in results followed culminating in winning the Third Division North championship in 1930-31 with the team securing the championship on the last day of the season, scoring eight goals against Gateshead, Davison-s home town club. Davison consolidated Chesterfield-s position in Division Two the following season continuing to bring in experienced players such as ex England international George Ashmore, he also established a scouting network in his native north east to bring in young players. Davison had become one of the most talented and well organised managers around and it was no surprise when he was offered the newly created position of secretary/manager at Sheffield United in June 1932 as a replacement for the legendary John Nicholson who had been killed in a traffic accident earlier in the year after being Blades secretary for 33 years.
Davison-s first season at United saw them finish a respectable 10th in Division One, but the next season (1933-34) was a disaster as United were relegated for the first time in their history. The following season had The Blades in a mid table finishing position in Division Two although Davison had made the excellent signing of Jock Dodds on a free transfer from Lincoln City. United reached the 1936 FA Cup Final losing to Arsenal 1-0, the cup run probably cost the team promotion as they finished three points behind runners up Charlton Athletic. United eventually returned to Division One in the last full season before World War II finishing runners up and denying rivals Wednesday by one point. That 1938-39 season is notable for Davison as he made the purchase of Jimmy Hagan for -2,500 in November 1938, probably his best ever signing.
Davison remained in charge at Bramall Lane throughout the war years, with the team winning the Football League North in 1945-46. The return to peace time football saw United relegated from Division One in 1948-49 and then denied an immediate return the following season by city rivals Wednesday on goal average. Two mid table finishes and a failure to get a quick return to Division One saw Davison resign as United manager in August 1952.
Davison was not out of a job for long as he was immediately offered his old job as manager of Chesterfield who had just parted company with Bobby Marshall. Davison once again tried his formula of signing experienced players, with Dennis Westcott and Cyril Hatton arriving at Saltergate amongst others. He had to endure severe financial constraints with the club only being able to afford 14 full time professionals. Despite this the team challenged for promotion, finishing sixth in Division Three North four seasons in succession. Davison-s youth policy also saw fruition when the youth team reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 1956 with future World Cup winner Gordon Banks one of the stars. He was asked to manage the Third Division North side against the South in April 1957. Davison stepped down as Chesterfield manager in May 1958, at the age of 71, however he did continue to do some scouting for the club.
After finally retiring, Teddy spent his latter years in Sheffield, passing away in February 1971 at the age of 83. His legacy is that he probably made the biggest individual impact on Sheffield football of any person in history.
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'''Jim Fleeting''' (born 8 April 1955 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer and manager.
Fleeting began his career with Norwich City, making only 1 appearance before joining Ayr United, where he stayed for 6 years. He went on to have play for Clyde and Greenock Morton (where he was assistant manager to Willie McLean), before joining Clyde again. He was appointed manager of Stirling Albion in the summer of 1988, before leaving the club and joining Kilmarnock as manager from 1989 to 1990.
Fleeting is the father of Scottish woman's international player Julie Fleeting.
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He played for Everton and Blackpool.
Huddersfield Town appointed him as their physiotherapist on 4 July 2008, after four years with Accrington Stanley, replacing Lee Brendan Martin. He left the club after the dismissal of Stan Ternent.
Liversedge started his physiotherapy career at Newcastle United. He subsequently worked at Oldham Athletic, Manchester United, Stoke City, Altincham and Burnley where he spent five years with Stan Ternent. Whilst at Burnley he was given the sobriquet 'Sos'. He has also worked at the Beaumont Hospital in Bolton.
He joined Accrington Stanley in June 2004, then in the Conference, with a brief to "establish the medical side of the operation ... virtually from scratch". When he left, Chief Executive Robert Heys said "Ian played an important role in our promotion back to the Football League in 2006".
Liversedge took part in the BBC Radio 4 programme "Kicking Off The Dream", which looked behind the scenes at Oldham Athletic, on 4 January 1990.
The FA Regulatory Commission fined Liversedge -100 and warned him as to future conduct, on 4 October 2007, for a breach of FA Rule E3 - Improper conduct. This arose from an incident at the Accrington Stanley v Peterborough United League Two match on 1 September 2007. He was charged again, for using bad language during the Accrington Stanley v Milton Keynes Dons game on 24 March 2008.
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'''Jamil Buba Adam''' (born on 5 June 1991 in Farnworth, Bolton) is an English born professional footballer of Nigerian and Irish descent who plays as a striker for Barnsley.
Adam made his debut in the final game of the 2007-08 season. Adam bagged a brace in the first friendly match in the 4-1 win at Buxton. The following day he scored against Glossop Town also in a friendly. The former Manchester City Academy player was 2008 Academy Player Of The Year
Adam is eligible to play for England, Nigeria or Ireland. He has previously been called up to Nigeria and Republic of Ireland underage sides but has yet to make an appearance for either country.
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'''Ross Davidson''' (born 6 September 1989 in Burton-upon-Trent) is an English footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Nantwich Town, on loan from League Two side Port Vale.
Davidson, a product of the Port Vale youth team was handed his professional contract at the end of the 2007-08 season. By his second season he was a first team regular, he received his first sending off against Brentford for a 34th-minute slide challenge on Karleigh Osborne. He received a three match ban, but was supported by his teammates, parents and also a Vale supporting Priest who visited him in the locker room to give Davidson support. Assistant manager Ian Brightwell believed the challenge did not warrant a sending off and the club appealed the ban, to no avail. Despite being a regular in the first half of the season, he played just four games of the 2009 end. He considered leaving the game, but in June 2009 signed a new 12 month deal with the club.
He joined Conference North side Stafford Rangers on loan in August 2009. At the same time he was also transfer listed by Vale manager Micky Adams, along with five other youngsters. With his prospects at Vale Park limited, Rangers were keen to extend the loan deal, after Davidson was impressive in his first six games for the club. However he instead returned to Vale Park. In December that year he joined nearby Nantwich Town on loan, a team mid-table in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. In January the loan deal was extended by a further month.
Born in Burton-upon-Trent, Davidson attended Thomas Alleyne's High School.
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'''William Murphy''' (23 May 1893 - June 1975), commonly known as '''Billy Murphy''' or '''Spud Murphy''', was an English footballer who played as a winger for Manchester City, Southampton, Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers.
A runner in his youth, Murphy became an amateur footballer when the outbreak of the First World War caused his running club to disband. In 1918 he signed amateur terms with First Division Manchester City, turning professional when competitive football resumed after the war. He made 220 appearances for the club, before joining Southampton in 1926. He stayed on the south coast for three seasons, before returning to the north-west where he had spells with Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers.
Born in St Helens, Lancashire, Murphy's speed gave him local renown in his youth, when he became known among pigeon keepers for the haste with which he reported the arrivals of birds.
He signed for Manchester City from Alexandra Victoria on 2 February 1918, as an amateur. He made several appearances for the club in the wartime Lancashire League, including an appearance against Everton in which he scored in the first minutes to consign ''the Toffeemen'' to their first defeat of the season.
Murphy was a regular on the Manchester City left wing for six seasons, but by 1925-26 he was no longer first choice, making only nine appearances, and on 18 August 1926, having scored 31 goals in 220 appearances for Manchester City, he joined Southampton for -350.
Murphy was brought to the south coast by new manager Arthur Chadwick and, by Christmas 1926, prospects looked good as the Saints were only two points behind the Division Two leaders, with Murphy linking up well with centre forward Bill Rawlings. A reporter for the local newspaper described Murphy as "''cute, quick and clever''". The New Year saw a slump in the team's performances and by the end of the season they had fallen back to 13th place in the table. They did, however, have a good run in the FA Cup, reaching the semi-finals where they went out to Arsenal, with Murphy appearing in all the cup matches. In the 1926-27 season, Murphy only missed one league match, scoring four goals.
The following season saw Murphy continuing on the left-wing until early March when he lost his place to Stan Cribb. Although he regained his place for the start of the 1928-29 season, Cribb once again replaced him and Murphy only made the occasional appearance before being released at the end of the season, with Saints having recruited John Arnold to fill the left wing position.
In his time with the Saints, Murphy made a total of 81 appearances, scoring nine goals.
After leaving the Dell he joined Oldham Athletic for -100, where he spent one season before joining his final league club Tranmere Rovers, after which he joined non-league Ellesmere Port Town. He died in 1975 aged 82.
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'''Richard Florence O'Kelly''' (born 8 January 1957 in West Bromwich) is an English former footballer. After retiring due to injury in 1989 he took up coaching and in 2002 landed his first management position as an assistant, since then he has continued in that capacity for numerous clubs and is currently the assistant manager at Doncaster Rovers.
O'Kelly started his career with Alvechurch before moving into the Football League with Walsall in 1979. He remained at Fellows Park for the next seven years, racking up over 200 appearances with a goal rate of one goal every four games. In July 1986 the cultured striker joined fellow West Midlands and Third Division side Port Vale for a -6,000 fee.
His Vale Park career started with a bang as he scored on his debut in a 2-2 draw at Middlesbrough on 23 August 1986. After playing the next three matches he was struck down with an injury to his knee ligaments, which required an operation the following January. Sidelined for the rest of the 1986-87 season he returned to the first team at the beginning of the 1987-88 season. In January 1988 he returned to Walsall on a free transfer,
O'Kelly finished his playing career in 1989 following a bad injury sustained playing for Grimsby in an encounter with Doncaster Rovers.
After finishing his playing career, O'Kelly worked as Port Vale's community officer from August 1990 to May 1991 before returning to Blundell Park as a youth team coach.
He was appointed assistant manager of Bournemouth in the summer of 2004 and two years later followed manager Sean O'Driscoll to Doncaster Rovers. Under the pair's first full season at Rovers the club gained promotion into the Championship after winning the League One play-off final in 2008 against Leeds United.
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'''Oliver Paul "Ollie" Ryan''' (born 26 September 1985) is an English footballer. He played professionally with Lincoln City as a forward and currently is playing for Belper Town on loan from Harrogate Town.
Ryan attended Kirton Primary School before moving on to Boston Grammar School. He played junior football with Nortoft Boys and Boston Town in the Mid Lincolnshire Youth League before joining Lincoln City's Centre of Excellence on 26 October 2000 despite an offer from Leicester City.
Ryan made impressive strides during his scholarship and at the end of his second year he was named Lincoln's Young Player of the Season.
His first season as a professional saw him make intermittent appearances without finding the net and in November 2005 he linked up with Ilkeston Town on a month's loan
His second professional season saw Ryan restricted to only seven league appearances, all from the substitutes bench, and despite regular goals for the reserve team he could not find a goal for the first-team. He was, however, given a final opportunity to impress when he agreed a new six-month contract in May 2007.
He continued to struggle to find not only a starting position but also an elusive goal in his third professional season. On 2 October 2007 he made his first league start for 598 days
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'''Shane Clarke''' (born November 7, 1987 in Lincoln, England) is an English born professional footballer currently playing for Lincoln City.
Shane is a product of the club's centre of excellence which he joined in February 2002. In March 2004, he was one of five players who accepted a three-year scholarship with the Imps, commencing at the start of the 2004-2005 season.
He started his Lincoln career as an unused substitute against Grimsby Town F.C. in a Johnstones Paint Trophy match. Since then he played 11 games and was used as a substitute 5 times. His only disappointment was a red card against Rotherham United F.C. in a football league 2 game in January 2008
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'''Maurice "Mo" Harkin''' (born 16 August 1979 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish footballer, currently playing in the Blue Square Premier for Farnborough as a midfielder. Harkin has played international football for Northern Ireland at both youth and under-20 level.
Started his playing career at Wycombe Wanderers when he was the first player to progress from the youth team in the summer of 1996. His first game was against Barnet in the second round of the 1996-97 F.A. Cup where he came on as a substitute in the 60th minute
Local media stated that Aston Villa offered Wycombe -800,000 for Harkin, but the deal ended when he picked up an injury.
At the end of the 2000-01 season, at the age of 21, the then manager, Lawrie Sanchez, decided not to renew his contract with the club stating that there was no future for him at Wycombe and maybe a fresh start at another club could restart his football career <ref name="Maurice Harkin - Player Profile
Harkin signed with Carlisle on 20 August 2001 <ref name="Three sign in busy day at Brunton Park
Harkin moved south and joined the Hampshire team of Aldershot, who were in the Isthmian League at the time. He only made 2 appearances before going north to Nuneaton Borough on 2 January 2002
In 2005 he had a short stint at Forest Green Rovers before going to Lewes.
He joined the newly promoted Blue Square Premier side Eastbourne Borough in July 2008.
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'''Garry Breen''' (born 17 March 1989 in Kilkenny) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Galway United. His regular position is at centre back.
Breen started his career playing for his local youth club in Kilkenny, and moved to Dublin to play for Belvedere in 2003. After winning two All-Ireland medals with the club he moved to England at the age of 16 to join Manchester City.
He was signed by League One side on 1 July 2008
Breen has also been capped for Ireland at several youth levels, up to the Under 21s, who he played his first match for on August 19, 2008, coming on for Darren Dennehy at half time against Austria.
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'''William Charles "Billy" Crook''' (born 7 June 1926 in Wolverhampton) is an English former footballer. He spent the majority of his playing career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he won the 1949 FA Cup.
Crook first joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 1940 aged 14, eventually signed professional forms three years later. He made his debut in a League War Cup tie on 10 January 1942 against Blackpool, en route to lifting the trophy. He made 121 wartime appearances for the club in total, as well as guesting for Aldershot and Chelsea.
He became a regular first team player when league football recommenced in 1946, and held his place over the next six seasons. He was part of the team that lifted the FA Cup in 1949, beating Leicester City 3-1 at Wembley. However, Crook lost his place in the 1952-53 season to Ron Flowers and left for Walsall in October 1954.
He spent two seasons in the Third Division with the ''Saddlers'' then dropped into the non-league with Wellington Town before retiring in 1960 aged 34.
After giving up the game, he worked as a structural draughtsman for an engineering company in Darlaston, a role he had already held part-time during his playing days.
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'''Arfon Trevor Griffiths''' (born 23 August) is Welsh former football player and manager. During his playing career which lasted from 1959 to 1979, Griffiths played at both professional and international levels, before becoming a football manager.
Born in Wrexham, Griffiths was originally spotted in local junior football by former Wrexham player Frank Blew, who then alerted the club's manager Cliff Lloyd. He initially signed Griffiths on amateur forms in May 1957, as the youngster turned down offers of trials from both Liverpool and Sheffield Wednesday. This started a 22 year-long association between with Wrexham as both player and manager.
He made his first team in a 2-1 home win over Reading in November 1959, having been a member of the previous season-s successful Welsh Youth Cup winning side. He kept his place in the side for the rest of the season collecting a Welsh Cup winners' medal from a 1-0 win over Cardiff City.
He became an established member of the side during 1960-61, and it was not long before the bigger clubs began to take an interest. In February 1961 Arsenal paid -15,500 to take him to Highbury, and he made his debut in a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers on April 22, 1961. He broke through intermittently in the 1961-62 season, making 14 league appearances as an attacking midfiielder, scoring twice. Unable to maintain a first-team place, Griffiths returned to Wrexham in September 1962.
Affectionately known to Wrexham fans as the 'Prince of Wales', he played a major part to some of the most successful years in Wrexham Football Club's history. These include guiding the club to promotion in both 1962-63 and 1969-70; winning the Welsh Cup four times; playing in three European campaigns, which included reaching the quarter-final stages of the European Cup-Winners' Cup in 1976, before losing out to the eventual winners RSC Anderlecht, 2-1, on aggregate. He was awarded a testimonial match in 1972 against Bill Shankly's Liverpool, which netted him -3,000 for his testimonial fund. In total he made a club record 591 Football League appearances and scoring the second highest total number of goals in the club's history, 120.
These successes also led him on to international recognition by gaining 17 full Welsh caps, the highlight of which was scoring at the Racecourse Ground against Austria in 1975, which enabled Wales to qualify for the 1976 European Football Championship finals. He was also selected for the 1971 Welsh FA tour to New Zealand, Australia, Tahiti and Malaysia.
He played under eight managers at Wrexham, before taking charge himself in the summer of 1977 following the resignation of John Neal. Arfon had previously been his assistant manager for a year. Wrexham's directors had no hesitation in appointing him as Neal's replacement, and he kept faith with the same squad that had just missed out on promotion at the end of the previous season.
He was soon to lose the services of Billy Ashcroft, however, who followed Neal to Middlesbrough. Griffiths then splashed out in the transfer market, spending -60,000 to bring in Dixie McNeil from Hereford United as Ashcroft's replacement; -8,000 for Dai Davies from Everton; and -40,000 to Coventry City for Les Cartwright. These three signings were a key part of the side that Griffiths led to the Third Division championship, becoming the first manager in the club's history to win promotion to the then Second Division.
Injuries affected the team's performances in the Second Division and they struggled to come to terms with a higher grade of football. When the going got tough the crowds began to drop, and, in the summer of 1981, Griffiths resigned on a matter of principle after an internal disagreement.
Although he began to assist Bangor City with their training in an advisory capacity, he was to make a quick return to football management, however, when he was appointed manager of Crewe Alexandra on 3 August 1981. He spent just over a season at Gresty Road until relieved of his duties in October 1982. He did play for his local side, Gresford Athletic, in the Welsh National League, for a short while, before finishing with football altogether to concentrate on his newsagents' shop in the village and playing golf.
Griffiths was awarded the MBE in June 1976 for his services to Welsh soccer, and he in 2006 he was made Club President of his home town club, Wrexham, as well as being added to the club's Hall of Fame.
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'''Andrew David Wright''' (born 15 January 1985 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Scunthorpe United.
Wright joined Scunthorpe United in January 2008 from West Virginia University.
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'''Thomas (Tom) Holford''' (28 January 1878 - 6 April 1964) was an English footballer who played for Stoke, Manchester City, Port Vale and the England national team. His primary position was wing-half, but over the course of his career he played in many different positions.
Holford was born in Hanley, and started his career with Cobridge before moving on to one of the two local league clubs; Stoke.
For ten seasons Holford was an ever present in the Stoke team however it did take him three seasons to become a regular. His good performances won him an England cap in 1903 and he is considered the smallest Centre-back ever to play for England at just 5 ft 5.
During Holfords time at Stoke became know as 'Dirty Tommy' as he played the game in a fiery style however he was never sent-off.
Holford's manager Horace Austerberry described him as "an excellent passer of the ball and one who played every match as if it was his last". In 1908 Stoke went bust and dropped out of the Football League and played in the Birmingham League. Holford was too good to be lost to non-league football and so he had to leave his home town club, who he played nearly 250 games for.
In April 1908 he signed for First Division Manchester City, making his debut on 21 April against Bristol City, a match which finished goalless. In his first full season at the club he made 27 appearances and was the club's second highest goalscorer with 15 goals, which included three hat-tricks. However, Manchester City finished second-bottom in the First Division, and Holford again suffered relegation. In the 1909-10 season Holford won a Second Division championship medal as his club made an immediate return to the top flight. Though he had been an ever-present in 1912-13, Holford lost his place in the first team in the 1913-14 season, making all but three of his 15 appearances in the first ten weeks of the season. He made his last appearance for Manchester City on 13 April 1914 against Newcastle United, giving him a final total of 183 appearances and 38 goals for the club.
Upon leaving Manchester he was joined Port Vale back in the Potteries as player-manager. He led the side to North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup victory in 1915, but two years later was conscripted into the army. After playing his part in World War I, as well as guesting for Nottingham Forest he returned to Vale in the summer of 1919. Regaining his place, he helped the club to win the Staffordshire Senior Cup and share the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1920. Due to his age he hardly played after October 1920, but played his part in the club's 1922 North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup achievement.
He retired as a player at the end of the 1922-23 season. Over his full career Holford played 479 league games, an exceptionally large number for the period, he had played everywhere except in goal. Upon his retirement he became a trainer for Port Vale, only to make his final appearance on 5 April 1924 at a club record age of 46 years and 68 days.
He won his only England cap on 14 February 1903,
He had two spells as manager of Port Vale, the first as player-manager from 1914 to 1918 when he was player-manager. His second appointment came in June 1932, though he was relieved of this post in September 1935 so that he could concentrate his efforts on scouting. He retired as a scout in 1950, having also been a trainer at the club from July 1939 to July 1946.
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'''Benjamin "Ben" Lewis''' (born 22 June 1977) is an English semi-professional footballer from Chelmsford, Essex, currently playing for Isthmian League Division One South club Croydon Athletic.
Lewis formerly played professionally for both Southend United and Colchester United, before knee problems ended his fully professional career. Following this, he has played for non-League teams Grays Athletic, Ford United, Chelmsford City, Heybridge Swifts, Welling United, Bishop's Stortford and Maidstone United.
Lewis made his debut for Margate in a pre-season friendly against Carlisle United on 17 July 2009 in which he also made his first appearance as captain for the club. He then joined Croydon Athletic in December 2009.
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'''Adam Buckley''' (born 2 August 1979 in Nottingham, England) is a semi-professional footballer who currently plays for Lincoln Moorlands Railway. Buckley played professionally for Grimsby Town and Lincoln City.
Buckley first got his break in the professional game with West Bromwich Albion as an academy player in 1996. This was while his father, Alan Buckley was the club's manager. With limited chances though he failed to make the step up to the first team at Albion, prompting Buckley to follow his father to Grimsby Town in 1997, when Alan re-took the reins at Blundell Park for the second time.
He made his debut for Grimsby in a First Division defeat to Swindon Town on 24 April 1998. He would made one further appearance that season in another away defeat, this time to Watford. The following season, Buckley was eased into first-team action by his father, and was a regular presence on the bench during the 1999-00 campaign.
However, following the departure of his father from the manager's role, he failed to make even the substitute bench during the 2000-01 season under new boss Lennie Lawrence, and to add to this Buckley struggled to hold down a place in the clubs reserve team and in July 2001, his contract with Grimsby was cancelled by mutual consent.
In July 2001, Buckley joined his father once again, agreeing a two-year contract with Lincoln City.
In April 2002, due to financial constraints, Alan Buckley departed Lincoln,
His career at Lincoln ended when he was arrested over allegations of theft from the club's ground in May 2003.
Buckley then moved into Non-League football. He had an unsuccessful trial with Ilkeston Town,
He was released by Spalding in September 2006 and was next heard of at Bourne Town, making his debut in the 4-0 home defeat to St Neots Town on 7 March 2007.
Je is the son of former Grimsby Town manager Alan Buckley, he played for his father while at West Brom, Grimsby and Lincoln. He is also the nephew of the former Derby County and Lincoln City player, Steve Buckley.
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'''John Ramshaw''' is a former professional football player and is currently the Assistant Manager of Eastwood Town F.C..
In 1960, Ramshaw began playing for professional football clubs. Over 18 years he ended up playing for several including Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Notts County and Hartlepool United. His first opportunity to coach was with the youth team at Notts County from 1978 until 1983 being awarded his English Football -A- license in 1980. His love of playing football finally overcame him and he joined Shepshed Charterhouse F.C. as player/coach in the Southern Premier League.
The following year Ramshaw returned to the professional game with Nottingham Forest looking after their successful youth academy for two years.
He returned to non-league management with Oakham United F.C. in the Central Midlands Football League in 1986, leading the club to the CML cup semi finals.
In 1989 saw he became Manager of Sutton Town then of the Northern Counties East League. and the club embark on one of the most successful periods in their history, as they were runners up in the Northern Counties East league and League Cup semi-finalists in the three years John was with the Snipes.
In 1994, He became the first team coach at the newly re-named Shepshed Dynamo, leading them through the 1994/95 season in the Midland Football Alliance.
In March 1995, he accepted the opportunity to become Manager of Hucknall Town replacing Ted Mullane. In the seven seasons John was at the helm the club, they won:
the Northern Counties East League and were runners up in the Northern Premier League First Division the following season. They won the Northern Counties East League Cup winners two years in succession and also the Northern Counties East Football League Presidents Cup.
They won the Notts Senior Cup three times. They were also runners up once losing to Arnold Town at Coronation Park.
They reached the semi finals of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup. In their last appearance in the F.A. Vase the last 16 was reached.
He also made one appearance on the sub's bench.
In addition, John gained his UEFA -A- License 2001 and led Hucknall Town-s FC Youth Academy to the Northern U19 Alliance League Championship and first round proper of FA Youth Cup.
November 2001 saw John join Eastwood Town as the assistant manager to Bryan Chambers, however it was not long before he became his own man again. John took the helm at UniBond club Leek Town in May 2002 , taking Paul Cox with him as his assistant. The 2002/03 season saw Leek Town have the tightest defence in the league, yet still only finish in 9th position.
The following season John made the short journey across Staffordshire to Kidsgrove Athletic, where they were successful in the Staffordshire Senior Cup final also reaching the semi finals of the Northern Premier League Chairman-s Cup.
Phil Starbuck was quick to get John to join him at Arnold Town, during the 2003/2004 season. This was followed by Arnold Town-s most successful league campaign for ten seasons. Their best-ever run in the F.A. Vase (5th round) ensued and they secured the future of the club by selling Ben Hutchinson to Middlesbrough for -100,000.
John again joined Phil Starbuck at UniBond Premier club Hednesford Town where they enjoyed a successful but ultimately disappointing season dropping out of the play-off positions in the final few weeks of the season after being in the top two for long periods.
John left Hednesford to take the reins at Lincoln United where he inflicted a first-day defeat on Witton Albion, which was to be their only defeat until the Badgers beat them on the opening day of 2008. He took the opportunity to join Eastwood as Paul Cox-s assistant in Oct 2007.
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After being on the books of Middlesbrough, Poskett moved to non-League side Whitby Town before joining Hartlepool United in 1976 before moving on to Brighton & Hove Albion and then Watford, maintaining a good scoring rate throughout.
Poskett joined Carlisle United in 1982 and it is here that he achieved most renown in the Second Division under manager Bob Stokoe. During the 1983-84 season Carlisle emerged as promotion contenders but failure to win their final 10 games saw them finish 7th. He joined Darlington in 1985 before moving on to Stockport County, but returned to Carlisle in 1986 where he played another two years. Although his scoring form continued in his second spell, the team suffered relegation to the Fourth Division and he left the club in 1988. He then played for Morecambe.
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Hayward began his career with Derby County and made his League debut in 1990, but found first-team opportunities limited. He joined Carlisle United in 1994 and won two promotions from Division Three during his time at the club before moving to Fulham in 1997. He played a role in Fulham's promotion and run to the 5th round of the FA Cup in 1999 before moving on to Barnsley. Injuries hampered his stay at Barnsley and he retired in 2004.
Steve currently runs an estate agency, promoting resort property in southern Spain.
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Carlin began at Liverpool but moved to Halifax Town where he made his name as a midfield schemer before joining Carlisle United in 1964. He helped Carlisle win promotion to the Second Division before joining Sheffield United in 1967 and Derby County the following year. After another promotion, Carlin helped Derby establish themselves as a force in the First Division under Brian Clough. After spells playing for Leicester City and Notts County, he moved to Cardiff City in November 1973, being brought in by his former Leicester boss Frank O'Farrell. He made his debut during a 1-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers and was instrumental in helping the club avoid relegation before deciding to retire at the end of the season.
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'''Christopher James "Chris" Bolder''' (born 19 August 1982 in Hull, England) is a semi-professional footballer currently playing for North Ferriby United and is a midfield player. Bolder is also a sports teacher at Wilberforce College, Hull.
Chris Bolder is the younger brother of Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County player Adam Bolder. The two brothers were part of the junior setup at Hull City, and both left the club at a young age to pursue career's in the higher divisions.
Bolder left Hull in the summer of 2001, to sign a professional contract with Grimsby Town, who at the time were several divisions higher than Hull. He made the move to Blundell Park with fellow City youngster Graham Hockless, and the pair slotted into the clubs reserve squad. Bolder failed to make an appearance in his first season with The Mariners, and didn't make his debut until nearly 18 months later playing against his brothers team Derby County in a 3-1 victory on Boxing Day 2002.
He went on to make a handful of appearances that season but was unable to help Grimsby in there relegation battle, and they dropped down into the Second Division. He was to make only seven showings the following season and was released in May 2004 following another relegation.
His next port of call was Non League outfit Ossett Town, which is seen as a considerable step down from the professional game into the lower breaches of semi-professional and amateur football. After a season with Ossett, he joined fellow Hull and Grimsby team mate Graham Hockless in joining up with North Ferriby United.
Bolder joined Guiseley in September 2008. Bolder's contract expired at the end of the season and after weighing up his options he returned to North Ferriby United 10 months after leaving the club.
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'''Robert "Robbie" Busscher''' (born November 23, 1982 in Leidschendam , Netherlands) is a former professional footballer who now competes in futsal .
As a youngster Busscher played for Feyenoord and appeared for the Netherlands at U19 level. In 2001 he secured a move to English side Grimsby Town, joining on a free transfer along with fellow Feyenoord youngster Ronald Ermes. Busscher featured once for Grimsby, coming on as a substitute for fellow countryman Menno Willems in the 89th minute of a 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.
If chances were limited under Lennie Lawrence, they were non existent under new manager Paul Groves. Busscher, as well as Ronald Ermes, were released in January 2002. The pair returned to Holland and signed with SC Feyenoord an amateur sister club connected to Feyenoord.
Busscher now plays Futsal in his home country.
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'''Raymond (Ray) Walker''' (born 28 September 1963) is an English former footballer. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history.
Known as the "Hoddle of the lower leagues", Walker was an expert passer. With Aston Villa in the early '80s, he joined Port Vale in 1986, after a short loan spell in 1984. After eleven years at Vale Park he went into non-league football with Leek Town and Newcastle Town.
Walker began his career with Aston Villa but found first-team opportunities limited.
He was loaned to Port Vale for two months at the start of the 1984-85 season and joined them permanently in July 1986 for a fee of -12,000, plus 50% of any future sale above that amount.
His partnership in midfield with Robbie Earle, helped the club win promotion in 1988-89, both being key players in the 1989 play-off final. Walker also scored the memorable FA Cup Fourth Round goal against Tottenham Hotspur, which put Vale through in a 2-1 victory.
He was sidelined for five months with ligament damage in September 1991, but recovered to be involved in the 1992 TNT Tournament win.
After leaving Port Vale he spent time as a player-coach with Conference new boys Leek Town and then Newcastle Town.
Walker is now Football In the Community Officer for Crewe Alexandra.
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'''Liam David Ian Cooper''' (born 30 August 1991)
Born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire,
On 26 August 2008 he made his first team debut for Hull against Swansea City in the Football League Cup.
In March 2008 he was called up to Scotland's Under-17 squad for the second phase of their European qualifying campaign.
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'''Douglas -Doug- Hunt''' (19 May 1914 - 30 May 1989) was a professional footballer whose career lasted from 1934 to 1948. Hunt was a centre forward who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday and Leyton Orient. Hunt lost some of his best years as a footballer to World War II being only 25 when war was declared. In his 14 year career he made 169 appearances including cup ties and scored 73 goals.
Hunt was born in the small Hampshire village of Shipton Bellinger. His football career started in the early 1930s in the Hampshire League with Winchester City where he took over the centre forward-s shirt after Ted Drake had left to start his league career at Southampton. Hunt-s ability as a goalscorer was spotted by Tottenham Hotspur and he signed for the north London club in March 1934.
Hunt was initially assigned to play for Tottenham-s nursery side Northfleet United and did not make his Tottenham debut until Christmas Day 1934 in a 3-0 away defeat at Grimsby Town.
Hunt stayed at Barnsley for a year, the 1937-38 season saw the team in a relegation struggle but Hunt-s form was good scoring 15 goals in 29 appearances and in March 1938 he became Jimmy McMullan-s first signing for Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of -3875.
Hunt exchanged one relegation battle for another as Wednesday were also down near the bottom of the Second Division. He made his debut on March 5 1938 against Manchester United and played in all the remaining 12 league games that season, scoring six goals as he provided a remedy for Wednesday-s problem centre forward position which had been bothering them all season. He also took over from Horace Burrows as club penalty taker. Some of his goals were vital, he scored the winner at Nottingham Forest, then scored a vital brace in Wednesday-s penultimate match of the season, a 2-1 home victory against Burnley which lifted the team out of the bottom three. He then scored the winner in the following Saturday-s 2-1 win at Tottenham to ensure safety.
The 1938-39 season saw Wednesday involved in a thrilling promotion chase which saw them miss out on promotion by one point. Hunt had a fine season scoring 26 League goals in 30 appearances and finishing as club top scorer for the campaign. However it is the match against Norwich City on November 19 1938 which has left Hunt with a unique place in Sheffield Wednesday history.
===="Hunt's game" - six goals in one match====
Despite their high finish, Wednesday had a slow start to the 1938-39 campaign, being well down the League in 14th place before the visit of Norwich, they had lost heavily 5-1 at West Brom the previous Saturday. Hunt however was bang in form having scored four goals in a Sheffield and Hallamshire County Cup semi-final tie 12 days earlier against Rotherham United. There were three main factors why Wednesday had such a crushing 7-0 victory on that day, firstly Norwich had a terrible away record having failed to pick up a single point on their travels. Secondly, Wednesday-s England international inside right Jackie Robinson had one of his finest games for the club and created five of the six goals that Doug Hunt scored. Thirdly, Norwich-s centre half Peter Burke was injured after 15 minutes and was a -passenger- for the rest of the game on the left wing. With no substitutes allowed, this left the Wednesday forwards and Hunt in particular with plenty of room.
Hunt missed an easy chance in Wednesday-s first attack but within two minutes of Burke-s injury he had put Wednesday one up. After 25 minutes he scored a second when he beat Norwich-s offside trap and ran on to beat keeper Harry Dukes. Hunt completed a hat-trick six minutes before half time after picking up a pass from Robinson and shooting home from the edge of the penalty area, he then added his and the teams fourth a minute before the break. Hunt-s fifth came after 65 minutes when he connected with Bill Fallon-s corner, hitting the post but reacting quickly to knock in the rebound. Bill Fallon scored Wednesday-s sixth goal after 80 minutes and with three minutes remaining Hunt scored his sixth and Wednesday-s seventh to created a new individual goal scoring record in a competitive match for Sheffield Wednesday.
Hunt played in the first three matches of the 1939-40 season before official football was suspended because of World War II. During the war he returned to his home county of Hampshire and joined the army. He made guest appearances for Brentford, Tottenham Hotspur, Aldershot, Fulham and West Ham winning the London War Cup with Brentford in 1942. He returned to Sheffield after leaving the army and played five games for Wednesday in the wartime league of 1945-46. He was put on the transfer list in February 1946 and accepted the post of player-coach at Leyton Orient in April of that year with a transfer fee of -620 changing hands.
He had a good first season with Leyton Orient (1946-47) scoring 13 League goals in 39 appearances, finishing joint top scorer with Wally Pullen as Orient finished in the bottom half of Division Three South. For the following campaign he was appointed assistant-manager but still put in 22 appearances for the first team at inside right. He left Orient to become manager at Gloucester City between 1948 and 1953 before moving to Tonbridge in January 1954 whom he took to two Southern League Cup finals in 1955 and 1957. He also signed Ron Saunders for Tonbridge in July 1956 starting him on the road to becoming a top player and manager
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'''Liam Nimmo'''(born December 28, 1984 in Boston ,England ) is a semi-professional footballer currently playing for Holbeach United F.C. .
Nimmo was brought through the ranks at professional club Grimsby Town and earned himself a professional contract in October 2003. He was added to a squad which was rich with attacking force and boasted such players as Iffy Onuora ,Michael Boulding ,Phil Jevons and Isaiah Rankin amongst others.
On December 12 2003, Nimmo made his Grimsby debut, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute for Jonathan Rowan in an 8-1 demolition at Hartlepool United. Liam went on to make one more appearance for the club before he was released at the end of the season.
In August 2004 he signed for Spalding United F.C., where he spent 1 season before joining Wisbech Town. After 2 prolific seasons at Wisbech which caught the attention of higher division clubs such as King's Lynn F.C., he joined Holbeach United. After a spell at Holbeach where he continued his prolific exploits, he earnt a move to Gainsborough Trinity. He quickly adjusted to the higher level and was the subject of a bid from Boston United F.C..
He left Gainsborough to return to Holbeach in July 2008.
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'''Leo Thomas Earl Roget''' (born 1 August 1977) is an English footballer.
Roget made his Football League debut for Southend United in the 1-0 defeat at Portsmouth on 27 August 1996.
In July 2008, Gillingham announced that Roget was on trial with the Kent club.
Roget returned to Conference National club, Rushden & Diamonds on 27 November 2008 after being released by Braintree Town.
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'''Mark Coulson''' (born 1 August 1977 in Huntingdon, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Hemel Hempstead Town.
Coulson made his Football League debut for Peterborough United in the 5-0 defeat at Tranmere Rovers on 18 March 1996 replacing Ahmed Deen as a substitute.
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'''Andy Walker''' is an English footballer who currently plays for Isthmian League Premier Division side Maidstone United. Walker played professionally for both Colchester United and Exeter City and has also had a stint at Doncaster Rovers. Walker has also played for Tonbridge Angels and Wingate & Finchley and spent 4 years at Conference South Bromley before joining the Stones in the summer of 2008.
Walker quickly became a fans favourite at Maidstone, marshalling one of the best defences in the league, winning him the Supporters Club player of the year in the process. Walker is also a huge fan of trance music and often asks opposition supporters to play some on their mobile phones during matches.
It was announced on May 21 that Walker would not be retained by Maidstone for the 2009/10 season.
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'''James Pinnock''' is an English footballer from Dartford, Kent. He currently plays for Isthmian League Premier Division side Maidstone United. Pinnock made 8 appearances for Gillingham before embarking on a career in the Football Conference, playing for Dover Athletic, Margate, Kingstonian and Gravesend & Northfleet. He also played for Chesham, Welling United and had a second stint at Margate before joining Maidstone.
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McMillan made his debut for Sunderland in a 3-1 loss to Redcar Tow F.C. on 8 August 1884 in the FA Cup. He was Sunderland's first professional captain as the team turned professional in 1886. After playing football, McMillan was the chairman of masoning company 'J. McMillan & Sons'.
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'''Nathan Fisher''' (fl. 2000s) is a footballer, currently playing for Durham City A.F.C. after being released by Gretna.
FIsher started his career at Middlesbrough,
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Lund began his career at Ljungskile SK, before signing for Aston Villa on 1 July 2005. He appeared in 10 games for Villa reserves in the 2006-07 season, and scored a rare goal in the opening match of the International Soccer Sevens against Hong Kong Football Club in a 1-0 victory. On 3 June 2007 he signed a new 2-year contract with Villa. In August 2007, Lund made his debut for the first team, coming on as a substitute for Craig Gardner in the pre-season friendly against Walsall.
On 1 July 2008, Lund agreed to a three and a half year contract with IFK Gteborg. He made his debut for IFK in a Svenska Cupen win over GIF Sundsvall on 10 July. On 23 July he made his UEFA Champions League debut in IFK's 4-0 win over S.S. Murata.
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'''Tim Clancy''' (born 8 June 1984 in Trim, County Meath) is an Irish professional football player who currently plays for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League. A full back, he counts among his former clubs Millwall, Walton & Hersham, Weymouth and Fisher Ath.
He played thirteen times as a schoolboy for the Republic of Ireland during 2002-03. He first played with his home town club Trim Celtic & later with Belvedere FC in Dublin before signing for Millwall.
The 24-year-old former Republic of Ireland Under-19 right-back impressed Jim Jefferies during a spell at Rugby Park in early 2007. He made his debut at left full back away to Gretna as a substitute in September 2007 and made his home & full debut against St. Mirren a week later. His progress at Kimarnock has been hindered by a series of injuries. He missed pre-season training for the last two years as a result however made his first team return in the 0-0 draw away to Aberdeen on 28/02/2009.
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'''Steven "Steve" Croudson''' (born November 24, 1980 in Grimsby,England) is a former professional footballer who played in the position of goalkeeper . He is now a part time goalkeeping coach for his former club Grimsby Town after retiring age 26 due to injury while playing for Welsh side Rhyl
Croudson came through the ranks at his home town club of Grimsby Town and was added to the squad in 1998 as the third choice shot stopper to cover for Aidan Davison and Andy Love . During May 1999, injury put both Davison and Love on the sidelines and Croudson was thrown in at the deep end and made his debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers. In an impressive performance, Croudson managed to pull off some fine saves and the game was drawn 0-0.
The following season, Croudson took the second choice keeper spot and eventually cemented his place behind new number 1 Danny Coyne, this eventually saw Andy Love depart to Ilkeston Town . Croudson went on to make 5 appearances in League and Cup that season. The 2000-2001 season came round and new manager Lennie Lawrence made Croudson fight for his spot, and despite pushing Coyne all the way, the club signed Danish keeper Morten Hyldgaard from Coventry City on loan towards the end of the season, Croudson would play no part in the entire season.
Originally a loan target for Lincoln City, it was Scunthorpe United who Croudson was loaned to in August 2001, and after a month at Glanford Park he returned to fight for his place, with Grimsby now having four keepers under contract, Coyne, Croudson and newcomers Ronald Ermes and Morgan Cranley. Croudson made 1 appearance that season, and this would be his last showing for The Mariners.
A management change at Grimsby again saw Paul Groves step up to take over, and despite Croudson being the original choice for second choice keeper, injury blocked him out of the entire season, and his place was contested by youngsters Andrew Pettinger, Bradley Hughes and Paul Fraser. At the end of the season, Croudson and Coyne both left Grimsby.
Croudson signed up with Boston United but played understudy to Paul Bastock for the entire season, and left The Pilgrims a year later after failing to make an appearance. Despite holding down a place on the bench, Croudson was deemed surplus to requirements and was released by Steve Evans at the end of the season.
In the summer of 2004, Croudson returned to Grimsby to train with the club, and was named as a substitute for the clubs pre-season friendlies against Gainsborough Trinity and Scarborough. Despite this he failed to earn a contract with The Mariners , thus allowing him to sign for Conference side Stevenage Borough for the new season. Croudson went on to make just the one appearance for Borough, and was released in January 2005. Two months went by and he then signed for Halifax Town but a month later he was released and remained clubless for the last month of the season. With injury problems still surrounding the player he moved to sign for Kettering Town where he remained for the entire 2005-2006 season. In July 2006, he moved to Wales and signed for Bangor City followed by a move to Rhyl, but following the conclusion of the 2006-2007 campaign, Steve opted to retire due to injury.
Croudson retired in 2007 after a short spell with Rhyl. He became a part time Goalkeeping coach at Grimsby Town during the 2007-2008 season.
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'''Adam Hughes''' (born on 14 July 1982) is an Australian football (soccer) player who is currently playing with Adelaide United in the A-League.
While with Drogheda United he played and scored against Football giants Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League qualifiers in 2008. On 3 March 2009, he was signed by Adelaide United on a two year deal. He previously played for Drogheda United F.C, Sligo Rovers F.C (IRE), Doncaster Rovers (ENG), Newcastle United, Wollongong Wolves in the Australian National Soccer League.
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'''Igor Nikolayevich Gurinovich''' (born March 5, 1960 in Minsk) is a retired Soviet and Belarusian football player.
Gurinovich played his only game for USSR on March 28, 1984 in a friendly against West Germany.
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'''Jimmy Lewington Whitehouse''', born 19 December 1871 and died 31 January 1901, was a professional footballer.
He played for Aston Villa from 1896-1899.
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Billy Halliday was a naturally gifted inside left who signed for home town club Queen of the South when aged 16. His brother Dave Halliday had played for Queen before him in 1920 alongside Ian Dickson. Billy was a strong and fearless-type player who always gave his all.
1926-27 seen Queens drawn for the first time competitively against Old Firm opposition. Queens took eventual winners Celtic to a replay before being eliminated from the Scottish Cup. Among those playing for Queens was inside left Billy Halliday.
Billy was considered by many as the best inside forward in the division. His nine goals in 15 games in his last season at Queens seen Newcastle United offer him a contract.
With the offer of higher wages and a signing on fee plus his brother's massive success as a goal machine at nearby Sunderland, unsurprisingly Halliday signed.
Billy Halliday's Newcastle first team debut was away to Leicester City on November 27, 1927 when he replaced the injured Tom McDonald. This proved to be his only first team game for the club. He returned to Scotland in 1928.
On returning Scotland Billy Halliday played for Third Lanark.
Yet again he headed south, this time to Exeter City for three seasons.
Halliday played at Stockport County for 2 seasons.
He returned to his native Dumfries in 1933 where he finished his career with Kirkcudbright club St Cuthbert Wanderers.
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'''Mick Prendergast''' is a former English professional footballer whose career lasted from 1969 to 1979 during which time he made a total of 232 appearances in all competitions, scoring 62 goals. He was a forward player who played for Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley. Prendergast was a popular player in his time at Hillsborough, he went by the nickname of -Prendo-.
Prendergast was born in the South Yorkshire coal mining village of Denaby Main on November 24, 1950.
As a youth footballer he played for Yorkshire Boys and Don and Dearne Boys before joining Sheffield Wednesday as a 15 year old apprentice in October 1966.
Prendergast started in the Youth team at Wednesday and graduated through the ranks, making his reserve team debut in the Central League in September 1967. Prendergast was top scorer for the reserves in 1968-69 and he made his first team debut towards the end of that season, scoring in a 3-2 defeat at Newcastle United on April 9th 1969. The following season saw Wednesday relegated to Division Two with Prendergast making just 12 league appearances. The 1970-71 season saw Prendergast become a regular in the first team, finishing as top scorer by a comfortable margin with 16 goals.
The rest of his Sheffield Wednesday career saw Prendergast beset by injuries, in 1972-73 he only made 19 appearances after suffering cartilage trouble and internal bleeding in his knee.
Prendergast returned to first team action in February 1975 to play five games in a struggling Wednesday side that suffered relegation to Division Three for the first time in their history. He scored the clubs first ever goal in Division Three in a 1-2 away defeat at Southend in August 1975 and went on to have a good season as he netted 13 goals in 39 appearances to be top scorer for the second time. In the 1976-77 campaign he was limited to five full appearances as injury and the good form of Rodger Wylde and Tommy Tynan kept him out of the team. In April 1977, after ten years service with the club, he was granted a testimonial match against Leicester City with 3,179 fans turning up to see Leicester win 3-2 with Ron Springett and Peter Swan coming out of retirement to play for Mick. Prendergast was placed on the transfer list in January 1978 as Jack Charlton, who had taken over as Wednesday manager, began a clear out of staff. In March 1978 just before the transfer window closed he signed for Barnsley for a fee of -14,000.
Prendergast stayed at Barnsley for 14 months, but he only made 12 full league appearances in that time, making a single appearance in the 1978-79 season as Barnsley gained promotion from Division Four . He went on a months loan to Halifax Town in October/November 1978 making four league appearances and one in the FA Cup. He scored his last goal for a league club while with Halifax, netting in a 1-2 defeat at Grimsby Town on November 18th 1978.
With his professional career over at the age of 29, Prendergast had brief spells in non-league football at Mexborough Town Athletic and Denaby United. He was given a second testimonial match while at Denaby against Sheffield Wednesday before being advised to retire completely from playing on medical grounds in the early 1980s. He was forced to have a hip replacement at the age of 36 and is now registered disabled.
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A native of Muirkirk, he was still a child when his family moved to Kirkconnel. It was there with local side Kello Rovers that he started in football.
Willie Ferguson first joined fledgling Queen of the South in nearby Dumfries during season 1921-22, their third season after formation. Ferguson was the fourth of the players at the club in its first three seasons who would go on build successful careers in England's top division. The others were Dave Halliday, Ian Dickson and Hughie Gallacher. Ferguson failed to complete the season at Queens as his talents attracted big name attention.
Ferguson signed for London club Chelsea. Between then and his departure in 1933 he made 294 first team appearances scoring 11 goals.
The club were relegated in 1923-24 and in four of the next five seasons were to narrowly miss out on promotion, finishing 5th, 3rd, 4th and 3rd. They finally reached the First Division again in 1929-30
To capitalise on the 1930 promotion, the club spent -25,000 ($49,000) on three big-name players; Scots Hughie Gallacher, Alex Jackson and Alec Cheyne. Gallacher in particular was one of the biggest talents of his era, known for his goalscoring and for having captained Newcastle to a championship in 1926-27. Gallacher and Jackson had also been members of the Wembley Wizards team, the Scotland team which beat England 5-1 at Wembley in 1928. Gallacher was Chelsea's top scorer in each of his four seasons, scoring 81 goals in total, but his time in West London was filled by long suspensions for indiscipline. Though the team sometimes clicked, such as in a 6-2 win over Manchester United and a 5-0 win over Sunderland trophies remained elusive through the 30s. Some felt money was too often spent on inappropriate players, especially forwards, while the defence remained neglected.
The FA Cup was to be the closest the club came to silverware. In 1932, the team secured impressive wins over Liverpool and Sheffield Wednesday, and were drawn against Newcastle United in the semi-finals. Tommy Lang inspired Newcastle to a 2-0 lead, before Gallacher pulled one back for Chelsea. The Blues laid siege to the United goal in the second half, but were unable to make a breakthrough and the Geordies went on to lift the trophy.
Ferguson re-joined Queen of the South as the club's notable signing in the Summer of 1933 ahead of the club's debut season in Scottish Football's top division. They had been promoted as runners up to Hibernian the season before.
As a player Ferguson was part of two landmark events in the history of Queen of the South:-
Other players at the club during this time included Willie Savage, Willie Culbert, Joe Tulip and Irish international Laurie Cumming.
After combining playing with coaching the reserve side in the last year and earning much praise Ferguson took over from George McLachlan as Queens manager in 1937. Ferguson gave Jackie Oakes his first team debut shortly after taking over. Ferguson's most notable result as manager was at Ibrox Park, the first time when Queens condemned Rangers to a league defeat (Queens had condemned Rangers to a Scottish Cup defeat the season before at Palmerston Park).
A popular figure at the club it was a surprise when he announced his resignation in the Summer of 1938. Ferguson wanted to focus on his confectionary and tobacconist business recently acquired from ex Queens goalkeeper George Woods.
He was succeeded as manager on July 2 1938 by Jimmy McKinnell Sr, the day on which Ferguson's contracted was terminated after his resignation.
Willie Ferguson owned the tobacconist shop on Great King St in Dumfries opposite the G.P.O. His son Chris ran the business until the early 1990s.
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The left-winger from Mickley in Northumberland joined Queens from Crawcrook Albion in 1933. The previous season Tulip had a brief spell at Blackburn Rovers.
Joe Tulip was one of the first Englishmen to play in the Scottish League. His discovery was quite unique as he was spied by a Dumfries policeman on holiday in the north of England who then recommended him to the Queens directors. He was snapped up and made his debut on 11 November 1933 against Rangers at Palmerston. This was Queens first season in Scotland's top division following promotion the previous season with Hibs.
As a player Joe Tulip was part of two landmark events in the history of Queen of the South:-
After scoring the only goal against Celtic at Celtic Park on December 23 1933 the billboards for the Glasgow evening press ran with the headline, "Tulip tiptoes through the shamrocks". The result gave Queens a double victory that season over Celtic as they did also against Hibs and Hearts.
Among the others at Queens at the same time as Tulip were fellow players Willie Savage, Willie Culbert, Willie Ferguson and Irish international Laurie Cumming. The managers he played under included George McLachlan and Ferguson as McLachlan's successor.
Joe Tulip made 129 appearances scoring 43 goals, some from the penalty spot. All of Tulip's time at Queens was spent in the top division (excluding war time interruption Queens spent every season in the top division following their promotion until 1959 except one).
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'''Bradley Hudson-Odoi''' (born 29 November 1988) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Grays Athletic as a striker, on loan from Histon.
He is the son of former Hearts of Oak midfielder Bismark Odoi.
He joined Fulham at the age of 12 but never played for the first team.
In March 2009, Hudson-Odoi signed for Grays Athletic on an initial one-month loan with a view to a permanent deal after spending two-weeks on trial with the Conference National club.
He made his international debut for Ghana under-20s in October 2006 against Burkina Faso, and was part of the squad for the 2007 Toulon Tournament.
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'''Iain Campbell Ward''' (born 13 May 1983) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town.
Ward was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. He joined the youth system at Grimsby Town at the age of 12,
He was given a 12-month contract in June 2002,
Ward's younger brother Andrew also played for Grimsby Town's junior teams.
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'''Lewis Hardman''' (born 25 March 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bishop Auckland.
Born in Middlesbrough, England, Hardman made one league debut as a substitute for Darlington.
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'''Anthony Mark "Tony" Gallimore'''(born February 21, 1972 in Crewe, England ) is a former professional footballer who played between 1990 and 2007, notably for Grimsby Town and Carlisle United . He was a left sided defender, but also could operate as a make shift centre back.
Gallimore joined Stoke City as a youngster and progressed into the clubs first team setup in 1990 after several seasons in the youth system. He struggled to cement a place in the team and was twice loaned out too Carlisle United in 1991 and again in 1992, making 8 appearances for United each time round.
In March 1993, Carlisle payed -15,000 for Gallimore to register the left back as a permanent player at Brunton Park . He went on to make over 150 appearances in all competitions for United and was an integral part of the first team. This in turn would sound the alerts of bigger teams, and in March 1996, he made a -125,000 move to Grimsby Town who at the time were playing their football in the First Division .
At Blundell Park he would turn out to be the clubs long term replacement for departing left back Gary Croft who had left Grimsby in a multi million pound deal to join Blackburn Rovers . After playing out the last few games of the 1995-1996 campaign , 'Gally' would prepare himself for a tough first full season, with The Mariners losing their first division status, and suffering a relegation, this spelled the end of an era at the club and important key players such as John Oster and Clive Mendonca moved on to new clubs. In the 1997-1998 season, Gallimore would play an important role in the clubs sudden return to the first division, whilst beating Northampton Town at Wembley Stadium in the play-offs, the club also defeated Bournemouth in the Football League Trophy at the same venue. Gallimore along with fellow defenders John McDermott , Peter Handyside and Mark Lever as well as goalkeeper Aidan Davison were noted as the strongest defensive line up in the Second Division that year, and one of the strongest in the whole country. Gallimore went on to play the next five seasons at Grimsby and featured as the clubs main choice left back until his departure at the end of the 2002-2003 season, when Grimsby were to lose their first division status once more. Injury had troubled Gallimore in parts of his last couple of seasons with Grimsby, and his place had been contested by youngster Ben Chapman and also with the arrival of Darren Barnard in 2002, Gallimore had struggled to hold his place down in the team. With the club relegated, Grimsby opted not to renew his contract and he left the club after featuring in seven different seasons for The Mariners.
In August 2003 he signed a one year deal with Grimsby's rivals Barnsley along with former team mate Peter Handyside. He went on to feature in just over 20 games for the club as yet again, injury blighted his season. At the end of the season, Gallimore was released again and dropped down another league to join Rochdale .
Dale at that time were managed by Steve Parkin, who previously managed Tony at Barnsley. Gallimore featured regularly for the club before departing in 2006.
Tony would then move on to join Conference side Northwich Victoria in June 2006. Gallimore found it hard to break into the side and was transfer listed a few months later. He then made a loan move to Conference North side Hucknall Town in January 2007, where he played out the rest of the season with the club. Gallimore retired from professional football in May 2007 following the close of the 2006-2007 campaign.
After retiring from Football in 2007, Gallimore went on to work for a scaffolding firm based in Louth, Lincolnshire.
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'''Yannick 'Yala' Bolasie''' (born 24 May 1989) is a Congolese footballer who plays in midfield for English Football League club Plymouth Argyle.
Bolasie began his career as a youth team player with Rushden & Diamonds before spending a season with non-league Hillingdon Borough. Bolasie then moved across Europe to join Maltese Premier League club Floriana. He made 24 appearances for the club, predominantly as a winger - utilising his explosive pace, scoring four goals.
He subsequently came to the attention of Plymouth Argyle and, following a two-week trial, the club signed him for a nominal fee on a two year contract, beating off competition from Sturm Graz, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, and FC Vaduz in the process.
In order to gain more first-team experience, Bolasie rejoined Conference National club Rushden & Diamonds on loan for a month on 24 November 2008 and played the full 90 minutes on his debut in their victory over Eastbourne Borough.
Yala has had his loan extended by a month, and in January 2009 joined Barnet on loan. He then joined Barnet on loan again for 6 months of the 2009/10 season. On 8th January 2010 he returned to Plymouth Argyle.
Yala went to Cardinal Hinsley High School in London. Bolasie is the cousin of former Newcastle United and Portsmouth striker Lomano LuaLua and current Newcastle player Kazenga LuaLua.
He is also a relative of Leeds United striker Trsor Kandol who is also a former Barnet player.
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'''Peter David Handyside''' ( born 31 July 1974 in Dumfries) is a Scottish footballer who played his entire professional career in England. He notably played for Grimsby Town and Stoke City.
Handyside was a product of the youth system at Heston Rovers a local side from his home town of Dumfries. Peter was trialed by Grimsby Town and was signed by the clubs youth team in 1990. He took his step up into the first team in 1992. and was eventually the club's long term replacement for veteran centre back Paul Futcher and made an excellent pairing with Mark Lever.
In 1997-1998 season, Handyside was the nucleus of a strong Grimsby defence that helped achieve a promotion to the first division via the play offs, as well as a victory in the Football League Trophy.
He bowed out at Grimsby after the 2000-2001 season. An injury troubled campaign, he was often replaced by loan signing Zhang Enhua. At the end of the season, he rejected the chance to stay on with Grimsby.
He then dropped a league to join Stoke City. Handyside was made captain, and won promotion with Stoke in his first season.
In 2003 he made a move to Barnsley but after a season hit with fitness and injury problems he departed Oakwell at the end of the 2003-2004 season.
His next port of call was to make a move to Conference club Northwich Victoria where he captained the Vics for two seasons before being released.
Hucknall Town signed Handyside for the 2006-2007 campaign. He remained at the club for one year before leaving the club on a free transfer. Handyside has played alongside his fellow Grimsby promotion winning team mate Tony Gallimore at four different clubs: Grimsby, Barnsley, Northwich Victoria and Hucknall; the only team at which Peter has not played with Tony is Stoke City, ironically Gallimore's first senior club.
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'''Jackie Oakes''' (born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire) was a Scottish footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Queen of the South, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City. His position was left wing.
Jackie Oakes started his senior football career in England with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1935 signed by Major Frank Buckley.
In 1936, Oakes signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South for the first time signed by George McLachlan. Players at the club during this time included Willie Savage, Willie Culbert, Willie Ferguson, Joe Tulip and Irish international Laurie Cumming.
His Queens career began with a reserve game against Third Lanark on Christmas Day 1936. His first team debut was on April 24, 1937 with a hint of irony by playing Hamilton Academical. Ferguson had recently become manager.
Taking a pass from Phil Watson, Oakes opened the scoring in Queens 1937-38 season ended 3-2 victory against Rangers at Ibrox Park, Queens first ever league win against Rangers.
Oakes was at Queens under Jimmy McKinnell Snr when they finished 6th in the league in 1939.
Jackie Oakes joined Blackburn Rovers in February 1947 after turning down Manchester City. The fee was -8000.
Jackie Oakes two years later joined Manchester City where he lined up alongside Frank Swift and Joe Fagan.
Jackie Oakes rejoined Queen of the South in the Summer of 1951 signed by Jimmy McKinnell Junior. Oakes played at Queens until aged 40 in 1960 clocking up a total of 453 games and 80 goals for the club. He then became the club trainer for three years.
Jackie Oakes scored Queens goal in the game with the highest recorded attendance at Palmerston Park. On 23 February 1952 a crowd of 26,552 watched Queens play in a Scottish Cup 3rd round 3-1 win for Hearts.
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'''Oleksiy Valentynovich Cherednyk''' (or '''Aleksei Valentinovich Cherednik''') (born 15 September 1960 in Dushanbe, formerly known as "Stalinabad") is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian football player and a current scout.
Cherednyk made his debut for USSR on 21 February 1989 in a friendly against Bulgaria.
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'''Daniel Philip Smith''' (born 7 June 1989 in Saltash, Cornwall) is an English footballer who currently plays for Eastbourne Borough in the Blue Square Premier, the 5th division of English football.
Smith is a professional at Eastbourne Borough having been brought through Plymouth Argyle's Centre of Excellence, since joining at 10 years old. Smith made his debut for Argyle, as a substitute in the Championship match against Burnley, in January 2008.
Smith also featured as a substitute in the final home game of the season against Blackpool, before signing a new one-year contract in May 2008. He joined Morecambe on an initial one-month loan on 9 September, 2008, in order to gain first-team experience. Smith made two appearances for the Shrimpers before returning to Argyle at the beginning of October.
With first-team chances limited, Smith joined Blue Square Premier side Eastbourne Borough on 27 November 2008 originally for a month's loan along with team-mate Ashley Barnes. . The Loan was extended by a further 3 months which lasted until the end of February 2009
Dan scored 3 goals out of 14 games whilst playing for Eastbourne before returning back to Plymouth Argyle at the end of February 2009 with a high morale
Dan was released at the end of his contract and signed permanently for Eastbourne Borough on 15th May 2009
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'''Norman Dodgin''' (born 1 November 1921 in Gateshead) was an English footballer who played between 1947 and 1955. His predominant position was at defence.
Dodgin became a player-manager in 1953 while playing for Exeter City, until his retirement from playing in 1955, at which point he became a full time manager. He was also a manager at Barrow from 1957 to 1958, and at Oldham Athletic between 1958 and 1960.
Dodgin died in August 2000. Evidence of this can be found in the Family Records Centre BMD Index & the Rothamns Football Yearbook 2001/2002 Obituaries Page
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'''Stephen "Steve" Carney''' (born 22 September 1957 in Wallsend) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Newcastle United, Carlisle United, Darlington, Rochdale and Hartlepool United. Carney joined Newcastle United in October 1979 from Blyth Spartans for a fee of -1,000, made his debut on 1 December in a 2-0 win against Fulham in the Second Division, and left the club in 1985 on a free transfer to Darlington.
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'''David Meyler''' (born 29 May 1989 in Cork) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Sunderland in the Premier League in England. He is the son of hurling manager John Meyler.
He progressed the youth team of Cork City and signed a professional contract in 2008. He made two appearances for Cork in League of Ireland at the mere age of nineteen.
He joined Sunderland on the 25 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee believed to be around -160,000. He became their third summer signing and followed the footsteps of former Cork City teammate Roy O'Donovan to make a switch to Stadium of Light.
He made his international debut in Cork for the Republic of Ireland U21s against Germany in February 2009 .
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'''Derek Johnstone Townsley''' (born 21 March 1973 in Carlisle) is an English professional footballer who is currently player-assistant manager for Annan Athletic in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. His previous clubs include Gretna, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Hibernian and Oxford United. Townsley is normally a midfielder, although he is a versatile player and has also played in attack and defence.
===Gretna (1st spell) and Queen of the South===
Prior to being a fully professional footballer, Townsley worked as a postman. While in his first spell with Gretna, who were a Northern Premier League club at the time, he played in the FA Cup 1st round match against the First Division side Bolton. Townsley scored in the match but Gretna lost 3-2.
He began his senior career in 1996 when he joined Dumfries side Queen of the South, with chairman Norman Blount getting the wheels moving on the club's revival. Townsley's creative talents made him a mainstay of the team as the club were rebuilding in the late 1990s.
Townsley moved into full-time football for the first time at the age of 26 when he joined Motherwell on May 31 1999. He was then signed by Hibernian manager Alex McLeish in July 2001 after his contract with Motherwell expired. Townsley struggled to hold down a place under the management of McLeish, but he got into the team more regularly after Bobby Williamson was appointed manager in February 2002. Townsley also popped up with a few goals, including one in a remarkable Edinburgh derby that finished 4-4. Townsley left Hibs at the end of his contract to sign for Oxford United.
===Oxford United, Gretna (2nd spell) and later career===
Townsley only stayed with Oxford for six months before returning to Gretna. Now bankrolled by Brooks Mileson, Townsley re-joined a vastly different club to the non-league outfit that he left early in his career. He played an important part in Gretna's successive promotions and played in the 2006 Scottish Cup Final. The team was then largely 'ripped apart' by Director of Football, Mick Wadsworth, in preparation for their only season in the Scottish Premier League.
He moved to Workington Reds in February 2007, before moving onto Newcastle Blue Star and Penrith Town. In July 2008, Townsley signed for Scottish Football League newcomers Annan Athletic as a player and assistant manager.
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Douglas was a tricky winger playing mostly on the right. Douglas moved straight from local club side Lochmaben FC to Chelsea in 1907. He made nearly 100 league appearances for the Londoners over the following six years under manager David Calderhead.
Douglas moved to in 1913. He played on Tyneside for a further year and a half before joining up to serve in the First World War.
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'''Bob McDougall''' was a Scottish professional footballer St Cuthbert Wanderers, Dumfries, Liverpool, Ayr United, Falkirk and Queen of the South.
Bob McDougall from Kirkcudbright began playing his football career with local side St Cuthbert Wanderers. McDougall then played for Dumfries at their Eastfield ground.
Bob McDougall then went to Liverpool for whom he played in the 1913/14 F.A. Cup.
After World War I Bob McDougall gave service to Ayr United and Falkirk.
Bob McDougall then returned to South West Scotland to play for the recently formed professional team in Dumfries, Queen of the South. At Queens in 1922-23 McDougall played alongside Joe Dodds in the last season when Queens played in a regional set up. Queens were unbeated in winning the Western League that season.
With Bob McDermid also having joined them Bob McDougall was with Queen of the South entering the Scottish Football League in 1923-24 at its lowest level, the newly created Scottish Third Division, finishing a respectable third and winning the Scottish Qualifying Cup.
After Queen of the South Bob McDougall returned to St. Cuthbert Wanderers.
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'''Andrew -Andy- McCulloch''' is a former English professional footballer who played for Q.P.R., Cardiff City, Oxford United, Brentford, Sheffield Wednesday, Crystal Palace and Aldershot. He played a total of 475 games in all competitions for his seven league clubs, scoring 153 goals in a career which lasted from 1970 until 1985. McCulloch was a Centre Forward in the -Target Man- mould, being 6ft 2in (1.88 m) tall, he was good in the air, using his strong physique to hold off defenders and lay the ball off to team mates. He made one appearance for the Scotland national under 23 team.
McCulloch was born in Northampton on 3 January 1950. He was the son of Adam McCulloch who played over 200 league games for Northampton Town, Shrewsbury Town and Aldershot.
Andy McCulloch first made a name for himself as a teenager playing for Fleet Town in the Hampshire League and was subsequently invited for a trial at Tottenham Hotspur. However nothing came of the Tottenham connection and he signed for non-league Walton & Hersham being part of the team which won the Athenian League title in the 1968-69 season.
The 20 year old McCulloch made his Ranger-s debut immediately, replacing Frank Saul in the team, playing in a 5-2 home win over Birmingham City on 17 October 1970 and scoring the fifth goal.
In his two years at Cardiff the team had a fairly mediocre time finishing near the bottom of Division Two in both seasons. McCulloch however had good form, top scoring in both seasons, notching 30 goals in 68 matches in all competitions. It was at this time that he was called up for his only cap for the Scottish under 23 team, his Scottish parentage making him eligible even though he was born in England. Cardiff won the Welsh Cup in both seasons that McCulloch played there,
With his career stalling McCulloch was forced to drop down to Division Four in his next move when he joined Brentford in March 1976 for -25,000. His move to The Bees rejuvenated his career although it was not until his second full season (1977-78) that things really started to happen when Brentford achieved promotion with McCulloch scoring 22 goals in 45 League appearances and forming a fine striking partnership with Steve Phillips who contributed an excellent 32 goals. In the Summer of 1978 McCulloch was loaned out to Oakland Stompers of the North American Soccer League where he made 18 appearances, scoring three goals with one assist.
McCulloch-s time as a Brentford player came to an end in May 1979 when he was persuaded to join Third Division Sheffield Wednesday. Wednesday manager Jack Charlton was looking for a target man to partner Terry Curran in The Owls forward line and saw McCulloch as the ideal man. Charlton was working as a pundit for ITV on the 1979 FA Cup Final and met McCulloch on the Wembley gantry and agreed a deal which went through officially the following month.
1980-81 saw McCulloch as Wednesday-s top scorer in their return to Division Two. In his final two years at Hillsborough he acted as a foil for Gary Bannister in the Wednesday attack, with Bannister scoring most of the goals and taking much of the glory, however Andy contributed seven goals in both campaigns. McCulloch played in the 1983 FA Cup semi final at Highbury when Wednesday were defeated by Brighton. In August 1983 McCulloch was sold to Crystal Palace for a fee of -20,000 as new manager Howard Wilkinson brought in Imre Varadi to partner Bannister.
At the end of his contract at Sheffield Wednesday McCulloch returned to the south of England to play for Crystal Palace for a season. In April 1984 he returned to Hillsborough to play for Crystal Palace in a League match and received a standing ovation from the supporters, McCulloch has said this is one of his fondest memories of his playing days.
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'''Christian Dale Millar''' (born 23 November 1989 in Stafford, Staffordshire), is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Macclesfield Town.
Millar started his career in Stoke City's youth academy system playing through from the youngest age bracket to the under 18's side were he failed to gain a YT contract. From there millar went on several trials and open days to find a club resulting in his signing on with macclesfield town.
He made his debut in January 2008 against Morecambe coming on as a substitute. However the youngster has only 3 appearances for the 1st team (all times as a sub) but has showed good form for Macclesfield's reserves squad and boss Keith Alexander has tipped him to shine. Millar was a member of the Macclesfield Youth squad that recorded their highest ever league finish and reached the 4th Round of the FA Youth Cup.
In December 2008, Millar went to Stafford Rangers on a one month's loan spell. After inpressing in his first month, his loan spell was extended to three months in which millar was a valued member of the side contributing with 2 goals.
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'''Ian Crawley''' (14 May 1962 - 8 July 2008) was an English footballer. He played for a number of clubs throughout a long career and holds the distinction of having scored winning goals in two different finals at Wembley Stadium.
Crawley played for Kettering Town, Solihull Borough, Nuneaton Borough, VS Rugby and Telford United. It was with the latter two clubs that he achieved his notable double. In 1983, he scored the only goal as VS Rugby beat Halesowen Town 1-0 to win the FA Vase; six years later, he again was the scorer as Telford beat Macclesfield Town by the same score in the 1989 FA Trophy final.
Crawley was diagnosed with Motor neurone disease in 2006 and was dealt a further blow when it was discovered that he was also suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer. Before he died, an appeal had been set up in his name to raise money and awareness of the disease.
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'''Jamie McGhee''' (born 28 September 1989 in Grantham) is an English footballer who currently plays for Corby Town, as a right-sided midfielder.
McGhee is a graduate of the Mansfield Town youth academy, and made his first-team debut for the Stags near the end of the 2006-07 season, appearing as a substitute in the League Two games against Swindon and Bury. He did not feature for Mansfield's first-team in 2007-08, and appeared only once during the 2008-09 season (against York City in the Setanta Shield). He was released by Mansfield at the end of the season, and signed for Corby Town in July 2009.
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'''Warren Burrell''' (born 3 June 1990 in Sheffield) is an English footballer who currently plays for Harrogate Town, as a midfielder.
Burrell is a graduate of the Mansfield Town F.C. youth academy, and made his first-team debut in the last game of the 2007-08 season against Dagenham & Redbridge, coming on as a substitute for Nathan Arnold. He was also captain of Mansfield's youth team, and signed a professional contract with the club in June 2008.
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'''John Brant Brodie''' (30 August 1862 - 16 February 1925) was an English footballer who was a pivotal figure in the formative years of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Brodie attended St Luke's School in Blakenhall, and was a founding figure of the football club that became Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played in the club's first-ever FA Cup tie in 1883, scoring twice in a 4-1 win over Long Eaton Rangers, and first-ever Football League match in September 1888. He also captained the team in the 1889 FA Cup Final, where they lost 0-3 to league champions Preston North End.
Brodie won three England caps, making his debut on 2 March 1889, when he scored - as captain - in a 6-1 win over Ireland at Anfield. His other appearances were against Scotland and, again, Ireland.
He retired from playing in 1891 due to a knee injury and became headmaster of a Wolverhampton school. He later returned to Wolves as a director.
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'''Jean-Franois Lescinel''' (born 2 October 1986 in Cayenne, French Guyana) is a Haiti international football player currently playing in England for League One team Swindon Town.
Lescinel began his career in France, coming through the youth ranks of Paris Saint-Germain before joining CS Sedan Ardennes. In January 2006, he signed for Scottish Premier League side Falkirk, where he made a handful of appearances before departing the club at the end of the season to join French Ligue 2 side En Avant de Guingamp.
In July 2008, he was named as a trialist for Aberdeen in their pre-season friendly match against Brechin City, but he failed to win a contract.
In late January 2009, he appeared in a reserve match against Swansea City, and impressed manager Danny Wilson sufficiently for him to offer the defender a contract until the end of the 2008-09 season.
Lescinel eventually made his debut for Swindon in February 2009, making a total of five appearances by the end of the season. As a result of these performances he was one of four out of contract players offered new contracts in May 2009. and signed a one year extension the following month.
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'''James Gotheridge''' (b. 1863; d. unknown) was an English association footballer who played as a left winger for Newton Heath in the late 1880s. He signed for the Heathens as a 21 year old in 1884, but made only 37 competitive appearances for the club. In October 1889, Gotheridge was suspended by the Football Association for three months for an incident during a match against Walsall Town Swifts. He played one more match for the club before being transferred to West Manchester.
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'''Luciano Becchio''' (born 28 December 1983 in Crdoba) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Leeds United in League One. He previously played for Boca Juniors, FC Barcelona Atltic, RCD Mallorca B and Mrida UD. He is renowned for his work rate and passionate displays, his dogged style makes him a nuisance to opposition defenders. Whilst at Leeds he has formed a formidable strike partnership with Jermaine Beckford.
Becchio started his career at Boca Juniors in Argentina, playing in youth teams with players such as Carlos Tvez. But after failing to make a first team appearance for Boca, Becchio tried his luck in Spain. Known simply as '''Luciano''' in Spain - he became renowned as a lower-league talisman, scoring 28 goals in 50 appearances in all competitions, with 22 of his goals scored in the league, for Mrida UD during the 2007-08 season. Luciano finished the season as Spain's Segunda Divisin B top scorer, with six goals coming in the last four games, including a hat-trick on the final day against CD Baza.
In July 2008, he joined League One side Leeds United on trial aiming to impress manager Gary McAllister in pre-season friendlies against Shelbourne and Barnet. He was recommended to Leeds United Scout Gwyn Williams by former Spanish Newcastle defender Marcelino Elena.
On July 31, Becchio signed for Leeds on a three-year deal, and was given the number 10 shirt the next day. He made his first start for Leeds in their 5-2 win over Chester City in the first round of the Football League Cup. He was given his first league start against Yeovil Town in a 1-1 draw; in which it took him just 25 seconds to score his first professional Leeds goal. Becchio scored his second goal for the club in his first start at Elland Road in a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the League Cup. The following week, he came off the bench to head home his third Leeds goal in the 2-1 win over local rivals Bradford City in the Football League Trophy.
His Leeds career has been promising, during the 08/09 season Becchio only missed one match in all competitions, this was due to suspension, in a sequence of appearances which saw him start 24 consecutive matches - including the entire busy Christmas period, and while deputising for the injured Jermaine Beckford - he scored 9 goals in the process. With the on-loan signing of Lee Trundle from Bristol City, and the January transfer window signing of Mike Grella, manager Simon Grayson publicly stated that Becchio would be given a short resting period so that he would be ready for the vital last few months of the season, however that never materialised as Becchio was insistent on retaining his place in the team. The manager Simon Grayson frequently referred to Becchio as Lazarus due to various points in the season where Becchio would be injured but would make a remarkable recovery to be fit and ready for the next match.
Becchio scored his 15th goal of the season against Crewe Alexandra. His 16th was a magnificent effort away at Colchester United. His 17th of the season came at home against Tranmere Rovers and in the final game of the 08/09 season, he scored his 18th of the season in all competitions, which in turn contributed to the relegation of Northampton Town.
His 19th of the season came against Millwall in the League One Playoff Semi Final, in which he rounded off a fine team move started by Ben Parker, with Jermaine Beckford and Andy Robinson also playing vital roles. The goal lifted the roof off Elland Road. Overall 19 goals marked a very successful personal goal haul in his debut season in English football at Leeds United.
Becchio scored his first goal of the 2009-10 season with a screamer in the 1-0 league win against Wycombe Wanderers. His second goal of the season came in the 3-0 win over Tranmere Rovers after an Andy Robinson shot had hit the bar. Becchio had a goal incorrectly ruled out for offside in the Carling Cup tie against Liverpool. Replays showed conclusively that he was onside as Jermaine Beckford flicked on Michalik's headed pass.
Becchio missed the game against MK Dons as his wife was due to give birth. Becchio and his wife welcomed their first daughter named Bianca who was born on the 27th September 2009 at the Leeds general Infirmary (LGI). Becchio picked up a serious ankle injury in the game against Charlton Athletic, where he stepped in the ball whilst controlling it from a high pass, and had to be substituted. Radio Leeds believed Becchio might of broken his ankle, although Leeds were waiting to have a second scan for his ankle after the swelling goes down, the scan provided Leeds with the information that he had suffered ligament damage to his ankle, according to Leeds assistant manager Ian Miller. Becchio has not played for Leeds since picking up the injury and his recovery has still not been given a timeframe. In his absence Leeds singed Welsh International striker Sam Vokes on loan from Wolves until January 2 2010 to cover his absence.
On 25 November 2009, Becchio returned from injury and played in Leeds' reserve game against Lincoln, to help boost his match fitness. Becchio scored a goal in a 2-1 victory and also managed to get a full 90 minutes under his belt. Becchio returned for Leeds as a substitute in the 1-1 draw against Kettering Town. Becchio came on as a substitute against Oldham Athletic and scored his first goal since his long layoff, it was his 3rd goal of the season. Becchio scored his 4th of the season against Kettering Town. Becchio returned to Leeds' starting lineup in the league at the expense of Sam Vokes against Brentford. Becchio was given a rest for the JPT game against Accrington Stanley. Becchio scored his 5th goal of the season with a headed goal via a heavy deflection against Hartlepool United.
Becchio put in a heroic performance against Manchester United when Leeds won 1-0 away at Old Trafford on January 3rd in the FA Cup but he picked up an injury and was substituted in injury time.
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'''Akanni-Sunday Wasiu''' (born March 18, 1984 in Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Maltese Premier League side Floriana, where he plays as a striker.
Sunday began his career in Poland with Szczakowianka Jaworzno, where he made 27 appearances, scoring 3 goals, before moving to Lithuania to play for FC Vilnius in 2006. During his time in Lithuania, he made 15 appearances, scoring 1 goal, before deciding to try his luck in England in 2007, signing for non-league St Albans City. He impressed at Clarence Park, bagging 3 goals in 12 appearances before pitching up on trial with Colchester United on trial during the summer of 2008, where he eventually earned himself a one-year deal.
A pacy and powerful striker, Akanni-Sunday Wasiu joined Luton Town on a month-s loan from Colchester United in mid-January 2009
After the 2008-2009 season, Akanni-Sunday Wasiu was released by Paul Lambert and Colchester United after failing to make an impression on the first team.
Sunday joined Floriana on August 28, 2009. He netted his first goal in the 1-1 draw against Tarxien, this was his second appearance for the club. The powerful striker fast became a fan favourite at the club and was voted as the Man Of the Match on at least three occassions by the Maltese journalists. In 13 matches with the Greens' Wasiu netted no less than 7 goals.
In January 2010 Wasiu was invited for trials in England (with Coventry City) and Ireland (with Cork City), due to a clause in his contract the Maltese club shall not keep the player from attending trials in January with foreign clubs. Should these trials fail to be fruitful he will remain a Floriana player
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:''This article is about the football (soccer) player. For the British TV actor of the same name, see here.''
'''Thomas McNeill "Tom" Bennett''' (born 12 December 1969 in Bo'ness, near Falkirk) is a Scottish former footballer.
Bennett joined Aston Villa on schoolboy forms aged 14, and was given a professional contract in 1987. However, he remained on their books as a senior pro for just one season before being released without making a first team appearance in July 1988. He joined fellow Midlanders Wolverhampton Wanderers the following day and made his league debut on 10 January 1989 as a substitute in a 2-0 win against Cardiff.
He made the vast majority of his Wolves appearances between 1990-1992 (in the second tier), and from then onward made only sporadic first team outings. He was eventually sold in June 1995 to Stockport County for -75,000.
At Edgeley Park, he quickly became a first choice player and was part of the team that won promotion from the Second Division in 1996/97, a season which also saw them reach the League Cup semi-finals. Here, he played in his preferred midfield role rather than the full-back position he had usually occupied with his previous club.
His career at County was interrupted by a broken leg sustained at Birmingham in January 1998. This injury ended his status as an automatic choice and he made just 17 further appearances for the club over the following two seasons.
After 146 appearances in total, he left Stockport for Walsall in July 2000, after previously having had two loan spells with them. He became their captain and helped them gain promotion to the First Division via the play-offs in his first full season, beating Reading in the final. He was a virtual ever-present in their first season back in the second flight, but departed at its conclusion for Boston United.
He played in Boston's inaugural season in the Football League, but left midway through their second season for fellow League Two side Kidderminster Harriers. However, Harriers were relegated from the league at the season's end and Bennett returned to his native Scotland with Hamilton Academical. His return proved short-lived though as he managed just three games in all before injury called time on his playing career.
Since leaving football, he joined a rock band as vocalist in the Stockport-based "Fracture".
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'''Michael "Mick" Jones''' (born 24 March 1947) is a former footballer and is a coach who is employed by Crystal Palace as assistant manager to Neil Warnock.
He started his career as a central defender for Derby County, then managed by Brian Clough, and moved on to Notts County in 1969. Having played a key part in County's promotions in 1971 and 1973 he then moved on to Peterborough United later that year and helped the club to the Division Four championship in his first season, before leaving the country.
Jones spent a brief spell as player-coach at now defunct Canadian outfit Ottawa Tigers, before he returned to England in 1976 to fill the manager's role at Kettering Town, initially as player-manager.
A successful spell at Kettering saw them in the FA Trophy final in 1979 and after losing the final to Stafford Rangers, he had his first taste of league management at Mansfield Town. Jones spent two seasons at Mansfield before joining his former team mate Roy McFarland at Bradford City as assistant manager.
After a brief spell at Derby County together the two men went their separate ways, and after Jones had two years in charge of Halifax Town he then joined Peterborough, initially as Noel Cantwell's assistant, before taking over as manager in 1988.
It was at Peterborough that Jones met Neil Warnock who he would go on to assist at Notts County from 1989 to 1993, and Huddersfield Town from 1993 to 1995, before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1995, once again as Warnock's assistant. After Warnock left Argyle in 1997 Jones had a short, unsuccessful spell as manager at Home Park and on being dismissed in 1998 had a spell managing the Brunei national team, performing an amazing feat in getting the tiny Borneo province to their first ever Malaysia Cup final in 1999, beating Sarawak by two goals to one to collect the trophy.
Jones remained with Brunei until 2002, returning to England for spells as assistant manager at Nuneaton Borough, and then manager of Telford United before financial problems led to the collapse of the club.
In 2005, Jones resumed his partnership with Warnock at Sheffield United. The club were promoted to the Premiership at the end of Jones' first season at the Blades, but were relegated again twelve months later, with both Warnock and Jones stepping down.
After this the two men spent a short period out of football before joining Crystal Palace in October 2007,
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'''Mark Sheeran''' (born September 9, 1982 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a former English professional football striker who played 32 league games scoring 6 times in three years for Darlington between the years of 2001-2004.
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'''Mark Kilty''' (born 24 June 1981 in Sunderland, England) is a former English professional football defender who played 23 league games scoring 1 time in 5 years for Darlington between the years of 1998-2003 after his career was ended due to a cruciate knee ligament injury.
He graduated from the University of Salford in 2009 with a degree in Physiotherapy
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'''Daniel 'Danny' Mellanby''' (born August 17, 1979 in Bishop Auckland, England) is a former English professional football striker who played for Bishop Auckland and Darlington. He played 44 league games scoring 9 times in 3 years for the Quakers between the years of 2001-2004 he also played for the Bishops for a year between the year of 2000-2001. He now has jobs doing plumbing and steelworks and still plays for Newton Aycliffe whenever he can.
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'''Chris Hughes''' is an English professional football midfielder who is currently without a football club having been released by Gateshead.
Hughes previously played for Darlington and Scunthorpe United. He played 45 league games scoring 2 times in 2 years for the Quakers between the years of 2003-2005. He also played for the Iron playing 23 league games scoring 2 times for a year between the year of 2005-2006. Hughes joined Gateshead in 2006 having previously been at Scarborough.
Having sustained a bad injury during the 2007-08 season, Hughes was released by Gateshead in May 2008.
-DOCSTART-	18581057
'''Stephen Thomas''' (born June 23, 1979 in Hartlepool, England) is a former Welsh (even though he was born in England) professional football midfielder who played for Wrexham and Darlington. He played 125 league games scoring 7 times in 7 years for the Robins between the years of 1997-2004. He also played 18 league games not scoring for the Quakers for a 2 year between the years of 2004-2006 after his career was ended due to a back injury. He now has a job as a firefighter and also run a business with his father doing property maintenance.
-DOCSTART-	18581719
'''Phillip "Phil" Alexander''' (born September 4, 1962 in England) is a retired association footballer and American footballer. He is now the Chief Executive of Crystal Palace.
Phil's English football career began at Reading, where he played for the Royals' academy. Meanwhile, he also gained U-18 and U-19 caps for the England Schoolboys teams, before the Royals released him due their quota of trainees being filled.
Alexander then joined amateur Wokingham Town, before signing for Norwich City for -2,000 in 1981. He made just one substitute appearance for the Canaries before departing the club and indeed the country in 1983.
Phil joined New Zealand National Soccer League club Gisborne City, where he made a name for himself as part of their title-winning side, before moving across to fellow NSL side Miramar Rangers.
He then came back to England in 1985 and switched codes, featuring as a place kicker for the Farnham Knights. He was successful in this role and was offered trials with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears, before signing for the newly-formed London Monarchs in 1991. The Monarchs' debut season was highly successful, with Alexander the World League of American Football's leading points leader as they went on to win the World Bowl I at Wembley Stadium, beating the Barcelona Dragons 21-0 in front of 61,108 fans.
Phil switched back codes to the association football game after his exploits with the Monarchs, joining Kingstonian for a brief spell, before rounding off his career with Bracknell Town, where he took over as manager in 1992. In his first season he managed to secure survival for the Robins, while his second season saw Alexander lead Bracknell to the Isthmian League Division Three title the following season.
As well as the Robins' exploits on the field, Alexander's tenure was notable for a lucrative sponsorship deal he negotiated for the club, and this led to him returning to The Football League, with Swindon Town appointing him as Marketing Controller in 1994. He remained in this role for two years before moving to a similar role at Crystal Palace. After Mark Goldberg's takeover of the club in 1998, Alexander was appointed the club's Chief Executive, a role he held through the administration period that followed. Under Simon Jordan's tenure as Chairman, Alexander is in charge of the commercial side of the club, as well as negotiating all player sales and acquisitions for the Eagles.
-DOCSTART-	18585629
'''James "Jimmy" Dunn''' (born 25 November 1923 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He is the son of the Scottish international footballer James Dunn.
Dunn, raised in Liverpool, joined Wolves as an apprentice in 1941, signing professionally the following year. The start of his official league career was delayed due to World War II - though he made 100 unofficial wartime appearances - and the 1946/47 season found him limited to just three appearances.
He broke through in the following campaign and was also a regular player in the next season, which saw him win the 1949 FA Cup. A back injury sidelined him for most of the 1949/50 season, but he recovered to feature strongly during the next two years. He eventually left Molineux to join Derby County in 1953 for -15,000.
After suffering relegation to the third tier with Derby in 1955, he dropped into the non-league with Worcester City, and later also played for Runcorn.
Upon retiring from the game, he ran a pub in Penn, West Midlands before qualifying as a physiotherapist. In this role, he became a trainer at West Bromwich Albion in 1963 and was on the bench at the 1967 League Cup and 1968 FA Cup finals. After leaving the club, he ran his own clinic in Edgbaston, a gym in Birmingham and also worked as a 'rep' in Dudley.
-DOCSTART-	18592795
'''Adam Sadler''' (born 9 January 1980 in North Shields, Tyne and Wear) is an English former football apprentice and currently assistant manager to Mick Tait at Conference North side Blyth Spartans.
Born in North Shields, Sadler grew up in Seghill, Northumberland, and played for the local junior football side before being picked up by Newcastle United. before moving on to enjoy spells with both Manchester United and Barnsley.
In his late teens, Sadler decided that he wanted to pursue a career in coaching and took up a position as youth coach at Newcastle United. They soon recognised his potential and he was elevated to the role of assistant Academy Director. During this employment he also periodically covered as first-team goalkeeping coach working with both Shay Given and Steve Harper.
When Kevin Keegan quit in September 2008, Sadler also left along with Terry McDermott.
In December 2008, Sadler replaced Lee Clark, who had become manager of Huddersfield, as assistant manager of Norwich City, re-uniting him with Glenn Roeder who he had previously worked with at Newcastle. However, within a month of being appointed at City, Glenn Roeder was sacked and Sadler's contract was also terminated. On 22 June 2009, Sadler was appointed as assistant manager to Mick Tait at Conference North outfit Blyth Spartans.
-DOCSTART-	18593183
'''Joe Joyce''' (born March 18, 1961 in Consett, County Durham) is an English former footballer and currently appointed Academy Manager at Newcastle United.
Joyce started his career as a junior with Barnsley in 1979 and went on to make more than 350 appearances for them. He then moved onto Scunthorpe, before hanging up his boots at Carlisle in 1998.
Joyce arrived in July 2006 at Newcastle to become Academy Manager, having earlier worked as the PFA's Head of Coaching.
In May 2008 it was rumored that Peter Taylor was being lined up as new director of Newcastle United's academy and thereby replacing Joyce but Taylor decided to become manager of Wycombe Wanderers instead.
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Neville began his career with Southampton but signed for Exeter City in 1978. He was a regular during the club's stay in the Third Division, but joined Sheffield United in 1980. He rejoined Exeter two years later and continued as a steady scorer before joining Bristol City in 1984 where he maintained his scoring form.
He rejoined Exeter in 1988 and helped the club win promotion to division three in 1990, his third spell at city in which his meandering dribbling style earned him the terrace chant 'weave' before leaving to play for Hong Kong side South China the following year. In recent years he has coached in Australia for Western Australian state league side Sorrento.
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'''Darren Rowbotham''' (born 22 October 1966) is a Welsh footballer who played as a forward, making more than 450 appearances in the Football League.
Rowbotham was born in Cardiff, Wales. He began his career as a junior with Plymouth Argyle, and turned professional with the club in November 1984. Three years later he joined local rivals Exeter City.
After four years at Exeter, where he scored 58 goals in 142 games in all competitions, he joined Torquay United for a fee of -25,000. Only four months later he moved on again, following his former Exeter manager Terry Cooper to Birmingham City for a fee of -20,000.
Lack of goals for Birmingham resulted in loan spells at Mansfield Town and Hereford United before he left on a free transfer, signing for Crewe Alexandra before the 1993-94 season.
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'''Ashley Derek Vincent''' (born 26 May 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays for Colchester United. He can play either as a striker or a winger.
Birmingham-born Vincent started his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, spending three years at Molineux and played in the youth and reserve teams. In May 2004, he joined Cheltenham Town, making 14 first team appearances and scoring one goal. He spent a month on loan at Aldershot Town before returning to Cheltenham for the remainder of the season.
Vincent missed almost all of the 2006-07 season at Cheltenham due to suffering a cruciate ligament injury, however he made 20 first team starts and scored 2 goals. On the 25 October 2008 Vincent broke two bones in his wrist, which has resulted in him being out of action for the next six weeks.
Vincent signed for Colchester United on a three-year contract on 29 May 2009 after a successful loan spell.
Vincent injured himself scoring against Swindon but he needed Surgery on a ankle injury
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'''Andrew Anthony R. Gallinagh''' (born 16 March 1985 in Sutton Coldfield) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Coca Cola League One club Cheltenham Town. He plays in the position of a defender.
Gallinagh spent a year in Coventry City's youth system, before leaving and signing for Stratford Town after an unsuccessful trial with Crewe Alexandra. He broke into the first team squad when he was 17. A year later, in 2003, he joined the Cheltenham Town Centre of Excellence, and signed a professional contract in 2004. He made his full debut for Cheltenham in the Robins' 5-0 win over Mansfield Town on the final day of the 2005-06 season.
In the 2007-08 season he made 25 first team appearances and won Cheltenham's 'Young Player of the Year' award. In May 2008, Gallinagh signed a new two year contract with Cheltenham.
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'''Thomas "Tom" Galley''' (4 August 1915 - 12 July 2000) was an English international footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Galley joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1933, signing professionally the following year before making his league debut on 5 January 1935 in a goalless draw at Sunderland.
He established himself in the second half of the 1935-36 season and the next campaign saw him score 16 times, his best-ever seasonal tally. A versatile attacker, he occupied many different positions over his 14-year stay at Molineux.
During the war, he served in France and Germany with the Royal Artillery, and guested for Aldershot, Leeds and Watford. Either side of the conflict, he was a regular player in the Wolves side, forming a prolific forward line with Dennis Westcott and appearing in the 1939 FA Cup Final and 1942 War Cup Final.
Galley won two England caps during his Wolves career, making a goalscoring debut against Norway on 14 May 1937, and winning a second and final cap three days later against Sweden.
He moved to Grimsby Town in November 1947, where he became captain, before later moving on to Kidderminster Harriers.
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Burke began his career with Wrexham Grosvenor, but moved on to Wrexham and Wrexham Olympic before making a transfer to Liverpool Cambrians. From there, he was signed by Newton Heath in 1886. The club's parent company, the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company, was able to employ Burke as a painter - as was his trade - at the nearby Carriage and Wagon Works, from which the club had been born. In his first season at Newton Heath, Burke played mostly at left-half, but switched to right-half by the following season, and even played at centre-half or inside-right on occasion.
When Burke's time at Newton Heath came to an end, after making 29 appearances for the Heathens, he moved back to Wrexham to play for Wrexham Victoria.
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'''Raphale Mondale Evans''' (born 7 May 1990) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Rochdale.
Evans was born in Manchester and began his football career in Rochdale's youth system. A large, heavily-built defender,
In April 2009 Evans and four other men were remanded in custody charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Manchester nightclub doorman. The accused men all denied the charges. Evans pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of violent disorder and was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.
-DOCSTART-	18604107
'''Ralph Granville''' (born 23 April 1931 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer.
He won the 1955 Scottish Cup with Clyde, before having spells with Nottingham Forest and Gateshead.
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'''Jamie Mitchell''' (born 6 November 1976 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer.
Mitchell began his career with Norwich City, but failed to make an appearance. He joined Scarborough for a two year spell, before returning to Scotland to join Clyde. Mitchell was an important part of the Clyde team, and won a Player of the Year award, becoming a fans favourite. He joined Clyde's arch rivals Partick Thistle in 2002, before injury forced him to retire in 2005. He now works in the world of finance for RBS in Glasgow City Centre.
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'''Jantzen Derrick''' (born 10 January 1943 in Bristol) is a former English football (soccer) striker.
He started his career with Bristol City F.C., playing 259 matches and scoring 31 goals. He was loaned to Mansfield Town F.C. in the 1970-71 season.
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'''Omar Alieu "OJ" Koroma''' (born on 22 October 1989) is a Gambian footballer who plays for Premier League side Portsmouth as a striker.
Koroma trained with English side Watford in October 2007. He impressed, but was unable to secure a contract due to work permit issues. He also trained with Southampton but again, could not sign a professional contract with the club.
In July 2008 he was then offered a two week trial with Premier League side Portsmouth, featuring in some of their pre-season friendlies and impressing enough to be offered a contract. He was eligible for a work permit after recently marrying a British partner.
On 30 July 2008 Championship side Norwich City expressed their interest in signing the striker on loan for the 2008-09 season. On 1 August 2008 Norwich announced that they had signed the striker on a season long loan deal.
On 4 August 2008 Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp confirmed that a two-year deal for Koroma had been completed from Banjul Hawks, and confirmed that the striker would be spending the 2008-09 season at Championship side Norwich City.
In September 2008, Koroma was called up to the Gambia senior squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Liberia and Senegal, making his international debut as a late substitute for Njogu Demba as the Gambian's ran out 3-0 victors.
In late December 2008, Koroma suffered a serious ankle injury, which necessitated surgery. This took place in January 2009, leaving him a likely recovery period of 10 to 12 weeks. He returned to Portsmouth at the end of January.
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'''David Walton''' (born 10 April 1973 in Bedlington, Northumberland) is a retired English footballer who is remember for his exploits at and where he made over 100 league appearances for both clubs.
Walton began his footballing career with his local North East club Ashlington. After a year at the club, he was offered his first professional contract by at the age of eighteen. He failed to break into the first team at Bramall Lane and after two years in the team youth and reserve sides he was transferred to Shropshire club on his first of two spells at the club. The Englishman enjoyed three years at Gay Meadow making over 100 appearances, scoring twelve goals in all competitions and achieving a Third Division title win with the club his his first year.
In 1997, Walton was signed by for -500,000, making him the most expensive player in the Railwaymen's history only for it to be broken a year later when Rodney Jack was signed for -650,000 from . The defender spent six seasons at the club, the longest time he had spent at a club in his career, where he made over 150 league appearances for the south Cheshire club despite a number of injuries. In his last season at the club, Walton helped Crewe to the runners-up spot and promotion in Division Two after making 41 league appearances.
Manager Dario Gradi made his feelings clear that he wished to keep Walton at the club and offered him a new contract. The defender rejected and instead signed a two year deal with . However, an injury during pre-season left the Englishman out until October where he made his dbut in a 2-1 defeat at . Walton failed to establish himself in George Burley's first team and was soon loaned out to where he made seven league appearances.
After a year at Pride Park, the defender had his contract cancelled by mutual consent. He was soon picked up by his old club Shrewsbury. He added a further 38 league appearances and helped his side survive relegation from the football league. At the start of the 2005-06 season, he was given the role of club captain. Unfortunately, Walton's campaign of marred by injuries and in December 2005 he was forced to retire after sustaining a knee problem.
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'''Ruud Kaiser''' (born December 26, 1960 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch former footballer, now a coach. He is currently without a club, having been sacked by Dynamo Dresden in October 2009.
Kaiser, who played as a striker, began his career with his hometown club, Ajax, before leaving in 1980 to join Antwerp. He would later play for Coventry City and OGC Nice before returning to the Netherlands with FC Den Bosch and SVV. He ended his career in Belgium with KFC Dessel Sport.
He then moved into coaching, where he has earned a reputation as a specialist at spotting and working with young players. Kaiser spent seven years at TOP Oss, working in a variety of sporting development roles, before taking on his first managerial responsibilities at RBC, whom he managed from 1997 to 1999. He then moved to the Dutch FA, where he initially served as assistant manager to the Olympic team, who were unable to qualify for the 2000 Olympics. In 2001 he took over as head coach of the Netherlands U-17 team, where he had his greatest successes. Working with future stars such as Rafael van der Vaart, Robin van Persie, Nigel de Jong, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder, he led the team to runner-up spot in the 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and third place in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. During this time he also headed up international scouting for the Dutch FA.
From 2006 to 2007 Kaiser was coach of the Chelsea Academy, and was appointed as Dynamo Dresden manager in July 2008, replacing Eduard Geyer who was fired on 4 October 2009.
Dynamo struggled for the first-half of Kaiser's first season in charge, with the team generally performing well, but unable to convert this into goals. Things picked up in the second half of the season, though, and the team finished in a respectable position in the top half of the 3. Liga table. However, the following season also started badly, and in October, with six defeats in the first twelve games, Dynamo found themselves in the relegation zone, and Kaiser was sacked.
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'''Norman Kelly''' (born 10 October 1970) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played for a number of clubs throughout his career.
Kelly began his career with Oldham Athletic and spent time on loan with Wigan Athletic before spells in Scotland with Fife sides Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers. After moving back to his native Northern Ireland, Kelly played in Sweden and Malaysia before having a five-year spell in Australia with Canberra Cosmos. When that ended in 1999, Kelly moved to Linfield, where he picked up two league titles and a cup in his three years there. Kelly moved to Glenavon in the summer of 2002 but was released just a few months later.
Kelly moved to the United States in 2003 after his short spell with Crusaders and ended up coaching junior football.
Kelly won caps for Northern Ireland between under-18 and B team level.
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He gained his first cap for Scotland on 19 March 1887 against England where they won 3-2. He went on to make 4 caps for his country scoring no goals.
-DOCSTART-	18632777
Gibson made his debut for Sunderland on 27 October 1888 against Elswick Rangers in the FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round when Sunderland won the match 5-3. He went on to make 93 league appearances for Sunderland scoring 7 goals.
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He made his debut for Sunderland on 18 January 1890 against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup first round, Sunderland lost the game 4-2 after extra time at Leamington Road. He played for Sunderland during 1890 and 1897, he won 3 League Championships; in 1892, 1893 and 1895.
He made his Newcastle debut against Woolwich Arsenal F.C. on 4 September 1897 where he also scored a goal in a 4-1 win. He led Newcastle to their first promotion in the 1898 season, overall he made 29 appearances for Newcastle scoring 12 goals; retiring to become a licensee.
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He made his debut for Sunderland on 18 January 1890 against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup first round, Sunderland lost the game 4-2 after extra time at Leamington Road. Harvey played for Sunderland during two spells in 1889-91 and 1892-97 respectively with a short stay at Clyde. In 1893 he won the Football League Championship with Sunderland, overall, at his time at Sunderland he made 94 league appearances scoring 10 goals. Harvey joined Newcastle United from Sunderland in 1897 and made his debut against Woolwich Arsenal F.C. on 4 September 1897 in a 4-1 win. He retired from football in 1900 to become a trainer at St James' Park, where he had made 35 appearances scoring 10 goals.
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'''David Francis "Dave" Carroll''' (born 20 September 1966 in Paisley, Scotland) is a former footballer who spent 14 seasons at Wycombe Wanderers. An attacking midfielder, Carroll played more than 600 first-team games for Wycombe in all competitions, and scored exactly 100 goals. He was nicknamed "Jesus" by the Wycombe supporters.
Carroll joined Wycombe, then a recently-promoted Conference side, in the summer of 1988, having previously played for Ruislip Manor of the Isthmian League. He went on to become a key member of the Wycombe side that won promotion to Football League in 1993. The following season, Wycombe won a second successive promotion as Carroll scored twice in Wycombe's 4-2 victory against Preston in the playoff final at Wembley.
In November 1997, Carroll was rewarded for his long service to the Chairboys with a testimonial match against Leicester City. Near the end of his career at Adams Park, no longer a first-team regular, Carroll played the final ten minutes of Wycombe's famous FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool in 2001.
In March 2002, Carroll left Wycombe on a free transfer to join Aldershot Town.
Dave Carroll now works as Manager for the UK's oldest established self storage company (Space Station plc,
-DOCSTART-	18638119
'''Gerard A "Gerry" Lightowler''' (5 September 1940 - 26 July 2008) was an English professional footballer, who played more than 200 games for his hometown club Bradford Park Avenue. He also played for Bradford City, Guiseley and in the United States with Los Angeles Wolves.
Lightowler was born in Bradford, England on 5 September 1940 and attended St. Bede's Grammar School.
In March 1968, Lightowler left Park Avenue to move to the United States, where he joined North American Soccer League side Los Angeles Wolves.
Lightowler was married to Sandra. He was also interested in cricket and was a steward and committee member of Gomersal Cricket Club, in Gomersal, West Yorkshire.
He died in July 2008 at the age of 67. Following his death, his former teammate Bobby Ham, with whom he played at both Bradford clubs, described him as "a great lad with a fantastic sense of humour".
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'''Tommy Crawshaw''' (27 December 1872 - 25 November 1960) was a professional footballer who played almost his entire League career with Sheffield Wednesday. Crawshaw was a centre half whose career lasted from 1894 to 1909 during which time he played a total of 492 games in all competitions, scoring 27 goals. Crawshaw has gone down in the annals of Sheffield Wednesday as one of the key figures in the early history of the club. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries he appeared in The Wednesday side which lifted the FA Cup on two occasions and won the Football League First Division title twice. He is the only Sheffield Wednesday player to win two FA Cup winners medals with the club. He appeared for the England national football team on ten occasions.
Tommy was born on in Sheffield and was brought up in the Park Hill area of the town along with his brothers Percy and George. Both of his brothers played football with Percy appearing nine times for Wednesday while George played for Worksop Town for many years. Tommy Crawshaw-s early football was played with local clubs Park Grange and Attercliffe, in 1893 he moved to play for Heywood Central in the newly formed Manchester Football League and his good form attracted the attention of Sheffield Wednesday. Crawshaw signed for Wednesday on 24 April 1894 as a replacement for the long serving Billy Betts.
Crawshaw made his Wednesday debut on 1 September 1894, the opening day of the 1894-95 season, in a 1-3 away defeat at Everton. He made an immediate impact in the side missing only two matches that season and was called up for the England side before the season was out. In the following campaign Crawshaw was part of the Wednesday side which won the FA Cup, he played in all six ties, scoring in the 3-1 semi-final replay victory over Bolton Wanderers. However he did make an uncharacteristic mistake in the final against Wolves when an error allowed David Black to equalise before Wednesday went on to win 2-1 through two Fred Spiksley goals.
The 1896 publication ''Famous Footballers'' described Crawshaw as -A thorough worker always -he plays a good game from first to last and is unselfish to a degree. A good tackler he uses his head cleverly as well.-
Crawshaw made his England international debut on 9 March 1895 in a 9-0 win over Ireland at the County Ground, Derby. Crawshaw-s international career spanned nine years in which time he only made 10 appearances, all these were in the British Home Championship. His England career included a four year absence from the team between March 1897 and March 1901, although only 10 matches were played in this time. He marked his return to the England team by scoring one of the goals in a 3-0 victory over Ireland on 9 March 1901. This one match return was followed by a three year break out of the team before returning to play two matches in 1904 with his final appearance being against Ireland in Belfast on 12 March 1904.
When Wednesday lifted back to back First Division championships in 1902-03 and 1903-04 Crawshaw only missed three League matches over the two seasons as captain of the side. By 1905 Crawshaw was 32 years old, however he was still an automatic choice for Wednesday, playing in 71 consecutive matches between March 1905 and December 1906.
Several clubs were interested in signing Crawshaw, he eventually opted for Chesterfield, playing 25 League matches in 1908-09 as the team struggled in Division Two and failed to be re-elected at the end of the season. In January 1910 he joined non-League Castleford F.C. for a short time before taking a job as Secretary of Glossop until the outbreak of World War I. After the war he opened a newsagents in Bramall Lane, Sheffield. In the 1920s he became the landlord of the ''Sportsmans Group'' public house in Owlerton, near to the Wednesday ground. He later took a pub in the centre of Sheffield, running ''The Yorkshireman'' on Burgess Street for many years. Crawshaw died on 25 November 1960, aged 87.
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'''Jimmy Millar''' (born 2 March 1870 in Annbank, Scotland died 1907) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a Forward. He made his debut for Sunderland on 13 September 1890 against Burnley, Sunderland lost the game 3-2. Millar played for Sunderland under two different spells; in 1890-96 and 1900-04 respectively, separated with a stay at Rangers. Overall, at his time at Sunderland, he made 260 appearances, scoring 122 goals. At the time of his death, he was the Chelsea trainer
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Previously playing for Rangers, he made his debut got Sunderland against Bolton Wanderers on 19 September 1891 in a 4-3 defeat at Pike's Lane. Gow won the English Football League Championship while at Sunderland in 1892 and 1895. He played for Sunderland on two separate occasions, in 1891-1892 and 1893-1897 respectively, in total, making 96 league appearances scoring 1 goal at his time at Sunderland.
Gow made his debut for Scotland against England on 17 March 1888 in a 5-0 defeat at Hampden Park; he had captained the Scottish side in this game. In total, he made two caps for Scotland, scoring no goals.
-DOCSTART-	18650234
He signed for Sunderland from Third Lanark and made his debut for the Wearside club on 3 October 1891 against Everton in a 2-1 win at Newcastle Road. He played for Sunderland during 1891-1897 and won English League Championship Medals in 1893 and 1895. His goalscoring record in the FA Cup was to note, as he scored 10 times in 16 games in the competition, including a hat trick in Sunderland's record 11-1 win over Fairfield F.C. on 2 February 1895 in the first round. Overall, at his time at Sunderland, he played in 152 league games and scored 69 goals.
Hannah made his sole Scotland cap against Wales on 15 April 1889 in a 0-0 draw at The Racecourse Ground.
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'''John Kay''' (born 29 January 1964 at Great Lumley, England) is an English former footballer.
Kay started his career at Arsenal as an apprentice, joining in April 1980 and turning professional in July 1981. He made his League debut against West Bromwich Albion on 26 February 1983 and went on to make a further seven appearances that season. He played another seven league matches in 1983-84 but in the 1984 close season he was given a free transfer.
He moved to Wimbledon and spent three years there, including a brief loan period at Middlesbrough. In 1987 he joined Sunderland, and made over 200 appearances in eight years with the club (as well as a loan spell at Shrewsbury Town before finishing his career with Preston North End and Scarborough.
Kay is fondly remembered by Sunderland fans for his hard tackling and determination. In a particularly tough challenge on a Leeds United player. The Leeds physio said after the incident that the player "looked like he'd been run down by a combine harvester". Kay earned the nickname "The Tractor" in reference to this comment. Another incident at Sunderland saw Kay break his leg, and instead of writhing in pain, he sat up on the stretcher and pretended to row it off the pitch.
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Lemon made his debut for Sunderland on 4 September 1984 against Tottenham Hotspur in a 1-0 win at Roker Park. Overall, during 1984 to 1989 he made 107 league appearances scoring 15 goals for the club. While at Sunderland, he had to short loan spells at Walsall, and Reading, where he made two appearances without scoring and three appearnaces without scoring respectively. He then joined Chesterfield in 1989 and scored nine goals in 85 league appearances, until he left for Telford United in 1993.
Joined Derry City F.C. in August 1993 and made his debut on the 5th of September. Made 5 league appearances in total.
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'''Robert Hindmarch''' (27 April 1961 - 5 November 2002) was an English footballer who played as a central defender.
Hindmarch made his debut for Sunderland on 14 January 1978 against Leyton Orient in a 2-2 draw at Brisbane Road. In total, he made 115 league appearances - the vast majority in the First Division - scoring two goals for the club.
The defender signed for Derby County in July 1984 where he spent six seasons at the club, making 164 appearances, scoring nine goals, and helping them to two successive promotions to reach the top flight. He joined Second Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1990 for -350,000 and was appointed club captain, but spent just a single season at Molineux. His time with the club was perhaps most known for a last minute equaliser he scored in the Black Country derby at .
He dropped into the non-league with Telford United in 1991 and had a spell as player/manager of Irish club Cork City in the 1995/96 season. He later continued his coaching career by moving to New Jersey in the United States to work at a coaching school.
He died on 5 November 2002 after a battle with Motor neurone disease. He had two sons, Carl and Lee.
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He started his professional footballing career with Everton in 1971 and made 135 appearances for them, with ten goals.
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'''Bob Lee''' (born 2 February 1953 at Melton Mowbray, England) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a forward.
He began his career with Leicester City in 1971 and made 63 league appearances with 17 goals.
After playing for Sunderland he signed for Bristol Rovers in 1980 and went on to make 23 appearances, and scoring two goals.
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Bolton made his debut for Sunderland on 17 April 1972 against Watford in a 5-0 win at Roker Park. Overall, he made 273 league appearances, scoring 11 goals while at the club. After playing for Sunderland from 1972 to 1981 he moved to their North East rivals Middlesbrough and made 59 appearances with a solitary goal during two seasons.
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'''John Parke''' (born 6 August 1937) is a Northern Irish association football player who played for Sunderland and the Northern Ireland national football team as a full back.
He started his professional footballing career in his native Northern Ireland with Cliftonville before joining their rivals Linfield in 1954.
He won his first cap for Northern Ireland on 12 November 1963 in a 2-1 win against Scotland. He went on to make a further 13 caps for his country, making it a total of 14 caps, with 0 goals.
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O'Neill made his first appearance for Sunderland on 13 January 1962 against Bristol Rovers in a 6-1 win at Roker Park where he scored two goals. Overall, during 1961 to 1962 he made 7 league appearances, scoring 6 goals before moving to Walsall. He spent from 1962 to 1965 at Walsall, but only managed to make 38 appearances, scoring 13 goals.
He won his first cap for Northern Ireland on 11 April 1962 against Wales in a 4-0 defeat. This proved to be his first and only cap for his country.
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Sharkey began his career with Sunderland where he made his debut on 9 April 1960 against Scunthorpe United in a 1-0 win at Roker Park. In total, he made 99 league appearances, scoring 51 goals for the club from 1960 to 1966. He then joined Leicester City in 1966, but made just six appearances, scoring five goals.
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He played for local side Boyland F.C. and with a trial spell with Burnley before signing for Sunderland in 1959.
In the late sixties, alongside Jimmy Montgomery, Cecil Irwin, Len Ashurst, Charlie Hurley and Jim McNab, Harvey formed one of the most notable and most settled back fives in Sunderland's history.
Harvey won his first international cap for Northern Ireland on 25 April 1961 against Italy in a 3-2 defeat.
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Lawther started his footballing career in his native Northern Ireland, with Crusaders before moving to England, with Sunderland in 1958.
He then moved to Scunthorpe United 1963 for -12,000 and scored 22 goals for the Linconshire based club in 60 league appearances.
He won his first international cap for Northern Ireland on 6 April 1960 against Wales in a 3-2 defeat.
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Irwin made his debut for Sunderland on 20 September 1958 against Ipswich Town in a 2-0 defeat at Roker Park. He went on to make 313 league appearances, scoring just a single goal at his time with the club.
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He made his debut for Sunderland against Bristol City in a 4-1 on 25 October 1958 at Ashton Gate. In total he made 146 league appearances, scoring two goals at his time with the club from 1958 to 1964. He then moved to Mansfield Town, where he made 38 appearances without scoring from 1964 to 1966.
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'''Peter Francis Wakeham''' (born 14 March 1936 in Kingsbridge, England) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a goalkeeper.
Wakeham joined Torquay United as a junior, turning professional in October 1953. With first choice Billy Hayes and his deputy George Webber in front him, he finally made his debut towards the end of the 1953-54 season, playing in the 3-2 win at home to Newport County on 19 April 1954. That was his only game that season as Webber returned for the final two games of the season
The 1955-56 season began with Jimmy Kirk as first choice, with Hayes and then Wakeham as understudies. Wakeham played the final three games of the season as Torquay won twice to finish in fifth place in Division Three (South)
He played four times the following season, leaving for Sunderland in September 1958.
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He started his footballing career with Falkirk in 1951, and went on to make 79 appearances without scoring for the Glaswegian club before moving to Sunderland in 1954.
He won his first cap for Scotland against Northern Ireland on 8 October 1955 in a 2-1 defeat at Windsor Park. He went on to make one further cap for his country, in total making two, and scoring no goals. McDonald also played for a Great Britain side chosen to play Northern Ireland in 1955, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Irish Football Association.
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Fraser born in Australia, started his professional footballing career with Third Lanark in 1946 and he made 63 appearances for the club until his departure to Airdrie in 1950.
He won his first cap for Scotland on 16 October 1954 against Wales in a 1-0 victory at Ninian Park. He won one further cap for his country, making a total of two caps.
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'''Harry Kirtley''' (23 May 1930 - 13 December 2007) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Sunderland, Cardiff City and Gateshead.
Kirtley made his debut for Sunderland on April 16, 1949 in a 1-1 tie against Manchester City at Maine Road.
Kirtley died in 2007 and current chairman of Sunderland, Niall Quinn, said "It's always very sad when we lose a member of our Sunderland family."
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He started his professional footballing career with Partick Thistle, where he made 35 appearances scoring 20 goals ranging from 1946 until 1949.
Wright won his first international cap for Scotland against Wales in a 2-1 on 18 October 1952 at Ninian Park. He won two further caps for his country, making it three in total, without scoring a goal..A regular at the "Whitegates Comrie"until he was taken to a retirement home in sunderland.
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He joined Sunderland from youth club Felling Juniors, and made his debut against Charlton Athletic on 11 September 1946 in a 5-0 defeat at The Valley. Raised in the North East, he raced his own greyhounds at the local dog track. He left Sunderland for King's Lynn, after spending from 1946 until 1953 at the club, scoring 18 goals with 167 league appearances.
He then made 43 appearances for Darlington.
He also managed a number of pubs, notably the North Moor in Sunderland, now demolished, and The Bush in the Hendon area of the town.
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'''Fred Hall''' (born 18 November 1917 in Chester-le-Street, England) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a defender.
Hall arrived at Sunderland from Blackburn Rovers in 1946,
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'''Dickie Davis''' (born 22 January 1922 in Birmingham, England) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland and Darlington as a striker.
He made his debut for Sunderland on 7 December 1946 against Leeds United in a 1-1 draw at Elland Road. He finished as the Football League First Division's top scorer in the 1949-50 season with 25 goals. During his time at Roker Park spanning from 1946 to 1953, where he made 144 league appearances, scoring 73 goals. He then moved onto Darlington in 1954 and scored 32 goals in 93 league appearances in 4 seasons at Feethams. In 1957 he retired from football, aged just 35.
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He made his debut for Sunderland against Brentford on 23 January 1937 in a 3-3 draw at Griffin Park. He won the 1937 FA Cup Final over Preston North End when they won 3-1. Gorman was part of the Sunderland team that took part in the 1942 Football League War Cup Final which Sunderland lost 6-3 over a Two-legged match to Wolverhampton Wanderers. His stay at Sunderland lasted from 1937 to 1939 due to the outbreak of the Second World War, where he made 85 league appearances without scoring a goal.
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Duns made his debut for Sunderland on November 2, 1935 in a 2-2 tie against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
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Burbanks made his debut for Sunderland on April 27, 1935 in a 4-1 win against Portsmouth at Roker Park, where he scored one goal.
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'''Bert Davis''' (born 11 August 1906) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as an outside winger. He was born in Bradford, England.
Davis made his debut for Sunderland on August 27, 1932 in a 3-2 win against the Manchester City at Roker Park.
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Thomson made his debut for Sunderland on October 3, 1931 in a 2-2 tie against the Blackburn Rovers at Roker Park.
He won his first and only international cap for Scotland against Czechoslovakia on 15 May 1937 in a 3-1 at Stadion Sparta-Letna. He wasn't capped again for his country, and retired in 1939 due to the outbreak of the Second World War.
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'''Robert "Bert" Johnston''' (born 2 June 1909, date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a central defender. He was born in Falkirk, Scotland. He made his debut for Sunderland on 25 April 1931 against West Ham United in a 3-0 win at Upton Park. He joined Sunderland aged just 20 and found it hard to break into the team, though after others left, he played more regularly. Johnston played for Sunderland from 1929 until 1939 making 146 league appearances, without scoring a goal.
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Born in Falkirk, Scotland, Hastings made his debut for Sunderland on March 17, 1912 in a 1-1 tie against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
He won his first international cap for Scotland on 13 November 1935 against Northern Ireland in a 2-1 at Tynecastle Stadium. He won one further cap, in total winning just two caps over 1935 to 1937.
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'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Connor''' (born 1 June 1909, date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a outside left. He was born in Renfrew, Scotland.
He made his debut for Sunderland against Manchester City on 30 August 1930 in a 3-3 draw at Roker Park. His Sunderland career lasted from 1930 to 1939, although the later years were halted due to a severe injury in 1937, and he never fully recovered.
Connor won his first cap for Scotland on 18 May 1930 in a 2-0 victory over France at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir. He won 3 further caps for his country from 1930 to 1934, in total with four caps and no goals.
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He made his debut for Sunderland against Newcastle United on 22 February 1930 in a 3-0 defeat at St. James' Park. He played for Sunderland from 1930 until 1935 making 195 league appearances with 4 goals.
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Sunderland acquired Hall from Dunfermline for -750 in 1929.
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'''Patrick Gallacher''' (born 21 August 1909 in Bridge of Weir, Scotland) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a striker.
Started his footballing career Linwood St Conval and Bridge of Weir before moving to Sunderland. He made his debut for Sunderland on September 21, 1929 against Arsenal in a 0-1 loss at Roker Park.
Gallacher won his first cap for Scotland on 20 October 1934 against Northern Ireland in a 2-1 defeat at Windsor Park in which he scored Scotland's only goal. This turned out to be his only ever cap for his country.
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McDougall started his professional footballing career with Airdrieonians in 1921 until he was sold to Sunderland in 1929 for -4,500.
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Clunas made his debut for Sunderland on 1 December 1923 against Huddersfield Town in a 2-1 win at Roker Park. Former Sunderland captain Raich Carter hailed Clunas as the best penalty kick taker he had ever seen; Clunas only missed two in his whole career,
He won his first cap for Scotland against England on 12 April 1924 in a 1-1 draw at The Wembley Stadium. In total Clunas won two caps for his country, scoring one goal.
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Having started out at Durham City, he made his debut for Sunderland on 9 December 1922 against Everton in a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park. Andrews played for Sunderland from 1922 to 1931 and made a total of 227 league appearances scoring two goals.
He subsequently played for Blyth Spartans.
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'''Arthur Robert Hawes''' (2 October 1895 - 1963) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as an inside forward. He made his debut for Sunderland on 24 December 1921 against West Bromwich Albion in a 5-0 at Roker Park where he also scored two goals. He played for Sunderland from 1921 to 1927 where he made 139 league appearances and scored 39 goals.
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'''Charlie Parker''' (born 21 September 1891 in Seaham, County Durham, England) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Carlisle United, Stoke and Sunderland as a central defender.
He signed for Sunderland from Stoke City for -3,300 in 1920,
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'''William Thomas '''"'''Billy'''"''' Ellis''' (5 November 1895 - October 1971) was an English footballer born in Wolverhampton who played in the Football League for Sunderland, Birmingham, Lincoln City and York City as a winger.
He made his debut for Sunderland against Middlesbrough on 6 March 1920 in a 2-0 win at Ayresome Park. Ellis specifically linked up well with Charlie Buchan who he created many goals for from the left wing. During his time at Sunderland from 1920 to 1927 making 192 league appearances and 32 goals on the way. He went on to play for Birmingham, Lincoln City and York City, and died in Nottingham in 1971 at the age of 75.
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'''Peter Price''' was a Welsh footballer (soccer player) who played professionally in England for a decade that spanned the sixties and seventies. He was one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as an inside forward and ending it as a strikerdespite playing a similar role throughout. After an apprenticeship at Liverpool he joined Peterborough, during which time he played for the Welsh Under 23 sidefor whom he scored 62 goals in 119 appearances. In 1972 Price signed for Portsmouth . Price failed to make much of an impact at Fratton Park and returned to his former club two years later. He ended his career at Barnsley, making his final appearance in the Spring of 1978.
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After being sold by Barnsley to Sunderland in 1908, Milton made his debut on 9 September 1908 in a 3-0 win against Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park.
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Sunderland signed Tait from Bristol Rovers in 1906 and he made his debut for the club on 1 September 1906 against Newcastle United in a 4-2 at St. James' Park. Tait played for Sunderland from 1906 to 1912, though he didn't win a trophy. He made 181 league appearances and scored 3 goals while at Sunderland.
Tait made his one and only cap for Scotland against Wales in a 2-2 draw on 6 March 1911 at Ninian Park.
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McConnell started his footballing career with Northern Irish side, Cliftonville in 1902 before signing for Glentoran where he won the Irish League Championship in the 1904-05 season; he made 26 appearances while with Glentoran, scoring a single goal. McConnell then signed for English team, Sunderland, in 1905 and made his debut on 28 October 1905 against Blackburn Rovers in a 3-0 win at Roker Park. He played for Sunderland from 1905 to 1908 and made 39 league appearances scoring no goals. He then signed for Sheffield Wednesday in 1908 making his debut against Leicester City on 1 September 1908 and went on to make 44 league appearances scoring no goals until being signed by Chelsea in 1910.
He signed for Chelsea for -1,000 but only stayed at the club for two seasons before moving to South Shields after making just 21 appearances, with no goals for Chelsea. He stayed at South Shields from 1911 to 1912 before moving back to Ireland, with Linfield and won the Irish League Championship in the 1913-14 season, he played out the rest of his career with Linfield, till it was halted by the First World War. He died in 1928.
McConnell gained his first international cap for Northern Ireland on 21 March 1904 against Wales, with Northern Ireland winning the match 1-0. He made 11 further appearances, making it 12 in total.
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'''Robert McNeill''' (born c. 1868 in Glasgow, Scotland died 19??) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back. He made his Sunderland debut against Burnley on 8 September 1894 in a 3-0 win at Newcastle Road. McNeill played for Sunderland during 1894-1901 and won an English Football League Championship medal in 1895.
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'''James Watson''' (born c. 1883 in Inverness, Scotland died 19??) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland, Middlesbrough and the Scottish national football team.
Watson made his Sunderland debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 24 October 1903 in a 2-1 defeat at The Molineux Stadium. He was at Sunderland during 1903 to 1904 and played in just five games, scoring no goals. He later played for Middlesbrough.
His first international cap for Scotland came on 9 March 1903 against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park, where Scotland won the match 1-0.
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In 1908 he moved to Brentford Football Club, eventually serving as manager from August 1912 to May 1915.
He married Daisy Caroline Shinner in 1910.
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He made his debut for Sunderland, after joining from Irish side Cliftonville, against Stoke City on 8 November 1902 in a 1-1 draw. He went on to make 44 league appearances scoring 14 goals for Sunderland, before moving onto Portsmouth helping them to win a trophy. He had a short stay at the south coast side, and quickly moved onto Bristol Rovers and became the second player to receive international recognition for the club. Coventry City was his next club as he combined playing and managerial roles, to become Coventry's first ever manager. Buckle then moved around Irish clubs; Belfast Celtic, Glenavon, Belfast United and Fordsons before retiring from playing.
Buckle gained his first international cap for Ireland while at Sunderland, against England on March 12 1904 in a 3-1 defeat. In all he made three international appearances, without scoring.
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'''Jimmy Gemmell''' (born c. 17 November 1880 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke, Sunderland and Leeds City as an Inside forward.
He made his debut for Sunderland on 8 December 1900 against Sheffield Wednesday in a 1-0 win at Roker Park. He was at Sunderland in two different spells; in 1900-07 and 1910-12 respectively, separated by a stay at Leeds United. During his first stay at Sunderland, he won the 1902 English Football League Championship. Gemmell made 213 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 46 goals.
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He made his Sunderland debut on 18 February 1899 against Sheffield Wednesday in a 1-0 win at Olive Grove. He was a part of the Sunderland team that won the 1902 English Football League Championship. Overall, at his time at the club, he made 188 league appearances scoring 18 goals.
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He made his debut for Sunderland against Stoke City on 20 February 1897 in a 4-1 win. at Newcastle Road. He won the English Football League Championship with Sunderland in 1902. He died shortly after, while at war in France with the Northumberland Fusiliers after catching Food Poisoning.
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''' Kenny Simpkins ''' was a Welsh goalkeeper (soccer player) who played professionally in the sixties. After five unproductive years at Wrexham he joined Hartlepool during which time he played for the Welsh Under 23 side. He married a local girl and still lives in the area.
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''' Dennis Hawkins ''' was a Welsh inside forward (soccer player) who played professionally in the sixties and early seventies, and won six caps for his country-s Under 23 side. After developing in the youth team at Leeds United, and realising that his first team chances within such a strong squad would be limited, he left to join Shrewsbury Town. In all he made 58 appearances for the Gay Meadow club. During this period he was loaned to both Chester and Workington.
He finished his league career at Newport.
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'''Fred Jones ''' (born January 11, 1938) was a Welsh outside left (soccer player) who played professionally in the fifties and early sixties, and won two caps for his country-s Under 23 side. After developing in the youth team at Hereford United, he left to join Arsenal in January 1958. He made no first-team competitive appearances for the London club in his nine months there, although he did play in a friendly against Eintracht Frankfurt in February 1958.
In September 1958 he moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion. Spells at Swindon Town and Grimsby Town followed and he finished his league career at Reading.
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'''Robert''' "'''Bobby'''" '''McNeal''' (19 January 1891 - 12 May 1956) was an English footballer who played as a left-half. Despite his career running through World War I he managed nearly 400 appearances in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, playing in some of the most successful seasons in the club's history.
McNeal was born in Hobson, County Durham, where he played football for the village team before he turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in June 1910.
During the First World War he appeared as a guest player for Fulham, Middlesbrough, Notts County and Port Vale.
McNeal was part of West Bromwich Albion's league championship-winning side of 1919-20. The team also won the 1920 Charity Shield.
McNeal earned two England caps during the 1914 British Home Championship, playing the two final England internationals before the onset of the Great War, which caused the suspension of the competition until 1920. He was one of four England players to win their first cap on 16 March 1914 as Wales were defeated 2-0. His second and final cap came on 14 April as Scotland ran out 3-1 winners at Hampden Park. Overall the competition was something of a minor embarrassment for the country, as the Irish finished as champions and England finished third behind the Scots and just one point ahead of the Welsh.
In May 1925, he retired through injury and became a licensee of a pub in the West Bromwich area. From 1926 to 1927, McNeal served as Albion's coach on a part-time basis.
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'''William Victor Fox''' (8 January 1898-17 February 1949) was an English sportsman who played both cricket and football to a high level.
Fox made his first-class debut for Worcestershire in May 1923, making 5 and 7 in an innings defeat against Hampshire at Southampton.
However, thereafter he contributed some useful innings throughout the season and ended not far short of a thousand runs, including his maiden century, an unbeaten 178 against Northamptonshire.
His average that summer was a useful 32.70, but his career came to an enforced (though temporary) end at the end of the season when MCC ruled that his qualification was invalid.
Obituary. ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' 1950.
Fox's cricketing career resumed in 1926, and from then until 1930 he was a regular in the Worcestershire team. In a usually weak batting side, Fox performed well, making his thousand runs in 1926, 1928 and 1929, and missing out by a single run in 1927.
His best season was 1929; in this year he made 1,457 first-class runs at an average of 31, with two hundreds and seven fifties. It was in 1929 also that Fox hit his career-best innings: 198 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
His form fell away in 1930, and after hitting 134 against Lancashire at the start of July
Fox made only one further half-century in 15 innings that year.
He played not at all in 1931, and although he appeared four times in 1932 he did nothing of any note in those games.
He was a strictly occasional bowler, sending down fewer than 35 overs in his career
and Leicestershire's Alan Shipman in 1929.
Fox died at the early age of 51 following an operation.
Fox played football for Middlesbrough, Wolves and Newport County.
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'''Matthew Thomas "Matty" Mainwaring''' (born 28 March 1990 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. He plays for Stockport County.
Mainwaring came through the Preston North End's Centre of Excellence youth system before signing a 12-month contract with Stockport in June 2008, with the intention to be part of the development squad while trying to establish himself in Stockport's first team by the end of the season.
He made his initial first team appearance on 30 August 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 0-3 defeat against Scunthorpe. Hard work in the development squad was rewarded with a string of full first-team games in late January 2009, and Mainwaring scored his first professional goal in a 4-1 victory over Hereford on 31 January.
Despite playing on the left wing throughout his youth career, he has preferred playing in central midfield for Stockport.
A broken leg, sustained in a friendly pre-season match against Grimsby Town on 25th July, seems to spell a lengthy period out of the matchday squad.
Mainwaring is also a member of the Republic of Ireland U19 squad, having recently been called up.
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'''Reginald "Reg" Flewin''' (28 November 1920 - 24 May 2008) was an English footballer who played as a central defender for his hometown club Portsmouth.
Flewin signed a professional contract with Pompey on his 17th birthday in 1937, and made his senior debut for the club against Grimsby Town in April 1939. Following the outbreak of World War II, Flewing's football career came to a halt. He served in the Royal Marines during hostilities, and occasionally turned out for Portsmouth in wartime football, winning an England wartime cap against Wales on 16 September 1944.
When football resumed at the end of the war, Flewin became a regular in Portsmouth's defence, and was also named the team's captain. He was a member of the Pompey sides that won consecutive league titles in 1948-49 and 1949-50. Flewin retired in 1953, having played 163 first-team matches for Portsmouth. In 1949 his Portsmouth side was tipped to become the first team to win the double but lost to Leicester City at Highbury. If Portsmouth won the Double he would have been the first skipper since John Devey to win it.
Following his playing career, Flewin moved into coaching, first taking charge of Pompey's youth team, and later became assistant to manager Eddie Lever. He remained assistant manager at Portsmouth until October 1960, when he accepted the job as manager of Stockport County. In September 1963, he moved back south to become manager at Bournemouth, where he spent two years before resigning in 1965.
After leaving football, Flewin settled on the Isle of Wight, where he managed the Fort Warden holiday camp in Totland Bay. He died in May 2008, aged 87.
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'''Frederick John "Fred" Jones''' (11 February 1898 - 1990) was an English footballer.
An inside forward from Clerkenwell, London, Jones was in the Royal Navy and played for the Navy team before being signed by Arsenal in 1923. He spent just one season with the club, mainly as a reserve playing in the London Combination, but managed to make two First Division matches in the 1923-24 season, making his debut in a 4-1 defeat by Burnley at Turf Moor on April 28, 1924.
After leaving Arsenal, he had spells with Aberdare Athletic, Charlton Athletic and Blackpool.
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'''Robert Allan (Bob) Delgado''' (born 29 January 1949 in Cardiff) is a Welsh footballer who played for most of his career in the 1970s, with the majority of his league appearances coming at Rotherham United and Chester.
Delgado signed for Luton Town from Barry Town in February 1970, although he had to wait until a move to Carlisle United a year later for his professional debut.
In December 1978, Delgado was sold to Port Vale for -30,000. He made his debut on Boxing Day in a 6-2 defeat at Barnsley. He earned a first team spot, which he held on to until February 1980. His contract was cancelled in May 1980 and he moved on to Welsh team Oswestry Town.
This was to be the final Football League club he played for, as he subsequently had spells with American side Miami Americans and Hong Kong based Bulova SA before returning to Britain and playing for Colwyn Bay.
Delgado later managed Upton AA in the West Cheshire League and played for veterans side Chester Nomads, while working as a sales manager for a travel company.
Now with Saveiro Apollonio, he runs Chester Nomads 2nd team in the Chester and District Premier Division.
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'''Chris Dunleavy''' (born December 30, 1949 in Liverpool, England) is a English footballer who played for Everton, Southport, Chester, Halifax Town and Wollongong FC.
Dunleavy was voted Chester's player of the year for 1973-74 but suffered a broken leg during their 3-0 win against Torquay United the following season. This meant he missed the remainder of the club's first promotion season, but he remained at Chester until moving to Halifax Town in October 1976 along with Tony Loska.
-DOCSTART-	18694653
'''Derek Craig''' is an English footballer who played for Newcastle United, San Jose Earthquakes, Darlington, York City and Brandon United
As a youngster he played for Clara Vale in the 1960s. He made his professional debut with Newcastle United during the 1971-72 season.
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'''David John Simmons''' (24 October 1948 - 3 July 2007) was an English footballer who played for a number of Football League teams in the 1970s. He is perhaps best known for scoring the decisive goal in Colchester United's shock win against Leeds in the 1971 FA Cup
A native of Ryde on the Isle of Wight, Simmons began his professional football career at Arsenal, but never played any first team competitive matches for the Gunners. Although a prolific goalscorer in the youth and reserve teams, he only played friendlies for the first team and spent a period of time out on loan at Bournemouth.
In March 1973, Simmons moved to Cambridge United, and a year later he moved to Brentford, before returning for a second spell at Cambridge in November 1975. In total, Simmons played 184 league games, scoring 48 goals. He left Cambridge at the end of the 1975-76 season, and retired from the professional game due to injury. He later played for several non-league clubs in Cambridgeshire, including Cambridge City, Newmarket Town, Ely City and Soham Town Rangers
Simmons died in July 2007, following a long battle with cancer, aged 58.
-DOCSTART-	18698908
'''Joe Dolan''' (born 27 May 1980 in Southwark) is an English semi-professional footballer, currently playing as a defender for Conference South side Basingstoke Town.
Joe started his career as a trainee at Chelsea before moving onto Millwall where he was a first team regular for them before breaking his leg, when he returned he never reproduced the form that got him in the first team before the injury and went on loan to Crawley, Stockport County and Brighton and Hove Albion.
In July 2005 he signed for Leyton Orient but that didn't work out and was soon out on loan again to Stockport County & Fisher Athletic.
Canvey Island signed him in January 2006 where he spent the remainder of the season before Francis Vines signed him in July 2006.
Dolan has played 6 times for the Northern Ireland U21 team.
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'''Terry Gennoe''' (born 16 March 1953 in Shrewsbury) is a former footballer and goalkeeping coach, having now retired because of a long-standing back problem.
Gennoe played for Bury, Halifax Town, Southampton and Crystal Palace before moving to Blackburn Rovers, where he clocked up 289 matches in his 10-year playing career, which is the club record for appearances by a goalkeeper.
Gennoe hung up his gloves in 1991 to continue as a goalkeeping coach at Blackburn Rovers. His 16-year stint at Ewood Park ended over a contract dispute in 1997 but he quickly found work at Newcastle United. Gennoe left Newcastle United in 1999 to take up a similar post at Celtic where he remained until 2005.
On 4 July 2006 Gennoe returned to Newcastle United for a second spell.
Unfortunately Gennoe was forced to retire as goalkeeping coach in October 2007 because of a long-standing back problem.
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Kelly began his career as an apprentice with Wrexham, making his Football League debut during the 1990-91 season.
He returned to playing in 1998 when, after a short spell at Bury,
Spells with Morecambe and Lancaster City followed before Kelly moved to Droylsden in December 2006 and helped the Bloods win the Conference North title. He then moved to Rhyl, although he missed much of his first season at the club due to a knee injury. He signed for Conference North club Fleetwood Town on 31 December 2008
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'''Simon Smith''' is a former footballer and currently working as U19's coach for the England national football team.
Smith began his professional career with Newcastle United in 1978, spending four years there before moving on to Whitley Bay and then Gateshead, where he played 501 games over a ten year period. He also signed as a non-contract player for Carlisle United, Sunderland and again Newcastle United.
Smith returned to Newcastle United in 1993 as a goalkeeping coach, working firstly at the Centre of Excellence and latterly as Academy goalkeeping coach working with goalkeepers from the age of 8-19.
In the summer of 1999, Smith became first-team goalkeeping coach working under Ruud Gullit and Sir Bobby Robson. He was Sir Bobby Robson's goalkeeping coach over a five year period, coaching in the Premier League with goalkeepers Shay Given, Steve Harper, Lionel Perez, John Karelse and Tony Caig.
On 16 September 2004 Smith handed in his resignation and left the club.
Smith has since worked for the Football Association as the goalkeeping coach to the England under-19 and under-17 teams and as a goalkeeping scout identifying and reporting on current and possible England goalkeepers. He has also worked as goalkeeping coach to the women's national football team.
After successfully completing a B.A. Sports studies degree in 1995, Smith also set up his own goalkeeping coaching company, ''Simon Smith Goalkeeping''. In 2005, Simon Smith Goalkeeping joined forces with Bobby Charlton Soccer and Sports Academy to provide a specialist coaching programme and specialist staff.
In 2006 Smith moved to Vancouver to undertake a year long secondment to research the ''biomechanics of goalkeeping'', during this time he worked as a consultant to the Canadian Soccer Association, working with the senior and under-20 national soccer team. He also worked in the MLS with Frank Yallop at the LA Galaxy, working with goalkeepers Steve Cronin and Kevin Hartman.
On 17 July 2007 Smith joined Carlisle United as a part time goalkeeping coach.
Later in August 2008 Smith returned to Newcastle United to work as an academy goalkeeping coach. However he has since left, it is thought that this role was just a part-time role. He returned to the England youth coaching setup in February 2009.
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'''Alex John Nicholls''' (born 9 December 1987) is an English footballer who can play as both a midfielder and a striker. He is currently playing for Walsall, where he started his career.
After impressing in reserve and youth team games the local youngster broke into Walsall's first team in the 2005-06 season, making his debut in December 2005 in a FA Cup clash with Yeovil Town. In that same season Nicholls went on to make 13 appearances which included a Football League Trophy clash with Swansea City, it was in this game that he scored his first professional goal for the club. However, his season ended prematurely as he broke his leg while playing in a youth cup tie with Hednesford Town.
He left Walsall to go on loan to Burton Albion, making 14 appearances for Burton Albion. Nicholls returned to Walsall towards the end of the 2006-07 season, but was unable to break into the side.
Pre-season 2007-08, saw Walsall with a new manager in charge whom he had never played for before. He earned a one-year contract extension with an option of another.
In this season he played as both a right winger and a striker, making 24 appearances and scoring three goals, which included an FA Cup goal in an away replay with Millwall.
Walsall took the option of an extra year in pre-season 2008-09, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009.
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'''Morgan Cranley'''(born January 12, 1984 in Dublin, Ireland) is a footballer who plays in the position of goalkeeper. He currently plays for Dundalk F.C..
He used to be on the ranks at Belvedere United before joining Grimsby Town in August, 2001. Cranley was the clubs forth choice keeper behind Danny Coyne, Steve Croudson and Ronald Ermes. He was released midway through the season and returned to Ireland.
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Demba, who has experience in Belgium and Greece, previously had a spell in England with Yeovil Town, scoring six goals in just eleven starts, and boasts an impressive goalscoring record wherever he has played.Demba, who is close friends with fellow English based players Mamady Sidibe (Stoke City) and Momo Sissoko (Liverpool) has spent the past season playing in Greece with Ethnikos Asteras but has more extensive experience playing in Belgium.
He had spells with KV Oostende and VC Eendracht Aalst in the Belgian League having first moved into European Football from the United Arab Emirates for whom he played for El Khalij.
HJe also has extensive International experience with Mali for whom he has played in the African Cup of Nationa Finals.
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'''Felino Jardim''' (born 10 August 1985) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for RBC Roosendaal
He has previously played for Feyenoord, RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam, as well as being capped at Under-17 and Under-19 level for the Netherlands. Despite this, he managed just a handful of senior appearances including coming on as a substitute in the Eredivisie playoffs for RKC Waalwijk. After being released by Sparta Rotterdam at the end of the 2007/2008 season, he had trials in England with Bedford Town, Cambridge United and Barnet before finally signing a one-year deal with Cambridge United on August 7, 2008.
Jardim scored on his debut for Cambridge on 9 August 2008, in a Conference National match away at Northwich Victoria. He was released in February 2009.
In July 2009 he returned to Holland, and signed with RBC Roosendaal
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Dos Santos was a member of the Mexican National U-17 team that won the 2005 U-17 World Cup held in Peru. He was MVP of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Giovani dos Santos, was born in Monterrey, Mexico. He is the son of a Brazilian footballer Gerardo dos Santos, better known as "Zizinho", who played for the Mexican football clubs Club Amrica and Club Leon in the late 1980s. Dos Santos' mother, Liliana Ramrez, is Mexican. Dos Santos has two brothers and two half-brothers; the elder, der dos Santos, currently plays for Club Amrica in the Primera Divisin de Mexico as a defensive midfielder, and his younger brother, Jonathan dos Santos plays for Barcelona Atltic in the Spanish Segunda Divisin B.
During the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, dos Santos managed to assist half of the goals of the Mexican team during the tournament, a fact that, combined with his abilities, awarded him the Adidas Silver Ball as the second best player of the tournament, finishing behind only to Brazilian and Manchester United midfielder Anderson.
After the U-17 title, dos Santos returned to Barcelona and the Juvenil A category where he helped his team to make a comeback in the league and win the regional title. This title allowed them to participate in the Youth Copa del Rey, where they faced other regional champions, among them their historic arch-rivals, Real Madrid. Dos Santos once again played a significant role during the tournament and helped the team win the national title of the Juvenil A category.
In the U-20 World Cup Qualifiers, he scored twice; once against St. Kitts and Nevis in the 86th minute and the second against Jamaica in the 56th minute. He was forced to sit out the last game for precautionary reasons against Costa Rica as he had received a yellow card in the previous match. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, but Mexico still qualified, finishing top of the regional group.
During the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Mexico was placed in Group C, where they were drawn against Gambia, Portugal, and New Zealand. On 2 July 2007, dos Santos and the rest of the Mexico team played against Gambia and won 3-0, with Giovani opening the scoring in the second half with a volley into the top left-hand corner from outside of the box. Dos Santos then played against Portugal, where Mexico won 2-1, scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot. As Mexico had already qualified from the group, he was rested for the game against New Zealand. In the 16, Mexico played against Congo and dos Santos returned to the starting line-up and yet again opened the scoring with a goal from the penalty spot in a match that Mexico won 3-0. In the quarter-finals, Mexico was eliminated by Argentina by an own goal on the second-half, which was the only goal of the game in a 1-0. Dos Santos was awarded the Adidas Bronze Ball, behind Argentines Sergio Agero and Maxi Moralez.
In 2006, dos Santos was invited on the pre-season tour of Barcelona's senior squad; during a friendly match on 29 July 2006, he scored in his senior team debut game against Danish club AGF Aarhus.
During the summer of 2007, dos Santos was once again invited to join Bara's senior squad on their pre-season tour. On 29 August 2007, dos Santos received dual nationality and was included in the official first team squad. He made his competitive and league debut on 2 September 2007 (at 18 years and 114 days) during a 3-1 home win against Athletic Bilbao, coming on for Thierry Henry in the 62nd minute.
Dos Santos made his Champions League debut on 19 September 2007 during a 3-0 home win against Olympique Lyonnais. He came on as a substitute for Xavi in the 79th minute.
On 17 May 2008, dos Santos scored a hat trick against Real Murcia, with a final score of 5-3, granting a victory to Bara on the team's last game of the 2007-08 season. It was also the last game dos Santos played before joining Tottenham Hotspur.
On 10 June 2008, dos Santos passed a medical and agreed terms to complete his move to Tottenham Hotspur from FC Barcelona. The transfer fee was initially -4.7 million, with the potential to rise to -8.6 million depending on appearances. The deal also includes a sell-on clause of 20% within dos Santos' first two years at Spurs, and 10% thereafter.
The young Mexican, under high expectations, was on target twice as Tottenham beat local Spanish side Tavernes in an 8-0 thumping on their 2008-09 pre-season tour. These were his first goals for Tottenham. Dos Santos played in Tottenham's other pre-season games being a factor in 5-1 wins over Leyton Orient and Norwich City. He also scored the second goal in the 3-0 win over Borussia Dortmund to help Spurs to make it two wins out of two and take home the Feyenoord Jubileum Tournament trophy. Since then, he has failed to impress at Tottenham, having scored his first and only competitive goal for Spurs in UEFA Cup competition on 26 February against Shakhtar Donetsk. His first game of the 2009/2010 season against Doncaster in the Carling Cup went well, with the player assisting a goal. However, he was substituted off due to an ankle injury early on in a game against Preston North End F.C. and has only managed to make a substitute appearance in a 1-0 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. since. Although he has failed to impress so far, the player is believed to be highly rated by manager Harry Redknapp, and still has time to improve.
In March 2009, dos Santos signed on loan at Ipswich Town until the end of the season. He made his debut on 14 March 2009, coming on as a substitute against Reading. He scored his first league goal and the equaliser in the following game against Burnley. He scored his second goal against Bristol City on Easter Monday, a 94th minute penalty to equaliser for Ipswich. He also claimed an assist and a goal from the penalty spot in Ipswich's 3-2 win over local rivals Norwich City a week later. During his time at Ipswich, Giovani became a fans' favourite and built up a good relationship with the club. Upon heading back to Tottenham, he stated that it was a ''"great experience"'' and that he ''"loved the fans"'' at Ipswich, as well as tipping the club to make a swift return to the Premier League.
Giovani appeared for the first time for Mexico in a game against Guatemala. He scored his first two goals for Mexico on 24 June 2009 in a friendly match against Venezuela, a game in which he was also named Man of the Match. He scored his third goal for Mexico on 19 July in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-final game against Haiti in the 42nd minute and also recorded two assists in the 4-0 victory. On 26 July 2009, he helped Mexico end a 10-year drought of victory against the United States on U.S. soil with a 5-0 victory that helped secure Mexico's fifth CONCACAF Gold Cup. He also received the MVP award for the best player in the tournament. On the 5 September 2009, Dos Santos contributed to all three goals in a 3-0 win over Costa Rica in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification stages. He scored the first goal from outside the penalty box with his preferred left foot and assisted in the following two goals..
'''Mexico'''
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'''Emmanuele Gabriel Smith''' (born 8 November 1988) in Birmingham, England is a defender currently playing for Walsall in Football League One.
Smith progressed through the youth ranks at Walsall, eventually signing a one-year deal in May 2006, which kicked off his professional career.
He was captain of Walsall reserve team during the 2006-2007 season. He was on the verge of the first team during this very season, however the management at Walsall believed that he lacked that competitive match experience which was needed to become a first-team regular.
He was allowed to link up with Southern League Premier Division side, Halesowen Town on loan. During his short time at the club Smith made five league appearances for the Birmingham-based outfit before returning back to Bescot Stadium, to make his professional debut on April 7, 2007 in Walsall's Football League Two clash with Torquay United. The centre half came on as a 70th minute substitute in this game replacing Craig Pead.
Smith started the 2007-2008 campaign in high spirit after making his debut in the previous season, the he had also just signed another contract with the club in May 2007, meaning he would remain at the Bescot Stadium until May 2008.
This would prove to be a difficult season for him, especially if he wanted to climb back up the ladder and break back into the first-team. However during the start of the season he failed to do so spending a lot of time playing in the reserve side. February 2008, turned out to be a big month him following the sale of defensive colleague Scott Dann, who joined Coventry City towards the very end of the January transfer window.
Despite the summer departure of fellow centre half Ian Roper, Smith remained as only the third choice centre half due to the arrival of Stephen Roberts from Doncaster Rovers.
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'''Netan Nico Sansara''' (born August 3, 1989) in Walsall, England is a footballer playing for Walsall. He made his Walsall debut on August 9, 2008 in the Football League One clash with Yeovil Town which ended in a 1-1 draw. Sansara is of Indian origin.
With three A-levels and an England Under-18 cap among his accomplishments over the last 12 months, Sansara speaks about his situation with sharpness, intelligence and fearlessness.
He plays with those same qualities which is why, a tall left-back, adept in possession, the 18-year-old is already on the fringes of Walsall-s first team and may just have a chance of achieving his goals: to become the first British Asian footballer playing regularly in the Premier League and the first in the full England team.
Sansara has represented England at youth level Under 18's And 19's.(Has turned down the chance to play for India National Team "full international level")
Thought of as the hottest prospect of Asian talent and has been predicted to go a long way in the game.
Sansara was given the Number 3 shirt at the start of the 2009/2010 campaign by manager Chris Hutchings.
His progress this season was halted by a ankle ligament injury sustained in a Home friendly with Wolves at the Banks's stadium.
Sansara Focused Depsite Tough Decision Ahead.
British Asian defender Netan Sansara knows he is approaching a crossroads in his international career, but for the moment he's focusing on helping Walsall's promotion push.
From the moment he started progressing through the Saddlers- youth ranks, Sansara has been tipped to be another star to roll off the club-s impressive production line.
However, the 20-year-old has tended to attract more attention for his race than his talent, purely because he is a rare British Asian who has made the grade in professional football.
Sansara was nominated for the Most Up and Coming Sports Personality of the Year category in this year-s BBC Asian Sports Awards, while he attracted more interview requests than his Walsall team-mates during his formative years as a player.
But, although he is proud of his heritage, the defender wants the fact that he is a British Asian to stop being the only reason he gets noticed.
-What I always say to people is that I-ll let the football do the talking,- said Sansara. -Whether I was Asian, white or black I-d still be a footballer. That-s what I want to be remembered for, not for being an Asian lad coming through the ranks.
-I don-t think my race has got anything to do with my footballing ability. At the end of the day, I-ve got the ability and I-m in the team. I-m not in the team because of the colour of my skin.
-I speak to a lot of the other Asian lads in football and they say that-s what they got when they were younger.
"That-s the way football media is because there-s not many of us. It-s up to me to be that one person to try and take it to the next level, which is possible because I-ve got all the attributes.
-I think that, having come through the ranks at Walsall and the fact that I-ve been talked about a lot by previous managers and youth team managers, now it-s time for me to fulfill that potential and kick on to go on and play at the highest level possible.-
Having represented England at youth team level, Sansara has now reached a crossroads in his international career.
The Walsall-born player can now either wait to see if further opportunities develop with the Three Lions or become a full international for his parents- country of origin, India.
Officials from the All India Football Federation have previously made contact with Sansara but, at the time, he was solely focused on breaking back into the Walsall first-team.
Now that he has done exactly that, he admits that he-ll make a decision on where his further international caps lie by January.
-It-s still early doors, I want to give it to until at least January and then have a look and see where I am games-wise with Walsall,- added Sansara on the subject of India.
"Anything can happen? I could have one good game, the right person could be watching and then I-ll be back in the England frame again.
"I haven-t had any contact from the Indian people since they first asked me, which was last year some time. So it-s up to them as well.
-It would be a massive culture shock for me as well. The football is different there; they live differently so I have to take all these things into consideration.
"I-d have to apply for dual-nationality, so there-s a lot of political things involved as well. It-s something that I have to talk about with my family and then make the best possible decision.
-India play a lot of games in the United Arab Emirates so there-s a lot of travelling. They have a lot of friendlies and play in tournaments for Asian-based teams.
-It could clash with my club as well so I have to be wary about what I-m going to do. I-m not sure where they are ranked in the world but I think it would be something nice for my grandparents to see.
-They were born in India so it would be a chance for me to give something back to them and India as a country. Football is slowly taking off in India. The cricket is obviously number one but football is slowly starting to creep in because they-re putting a lot more money into it.-
Sansara was thrust into first team action against Colchester (25th October) to make his first start of the season, he didn't let anybody down putting in a solid assured performance.
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'''Joshua Glynn "Josh" Craddock''' (born 5 March 1991) in Wolverhampton) is a footballer who played in the Football League for Walsall. He made his debut on 3 May 2008 as a substitute in the Football League One clash with Hartlepool United which finished as a 2-2 draw.
In August 2009, Walsall confirmed that Craddock had chosen to leave professional football and go to study at University full time. The club retain his registration.
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'''Ian Henderson Black''' (born 27 March 1924 in Aberdeen) is a former Scottish football goalkeeper. Black played for Aberdeen, Southampton and Fulham, and also played one game for Scotland.
Having been born in 1924, Black's early football career was disrupted by the Second World War, during which he made guest appearances for both Southampton and Chelsea, winning the South Final of the Football League War Cup with the latter.
Black was transferred to Fulham in 1950, and made over 250 league appearances for that club, before moving down to the Southern League to play for Bath City and Canterbury City.
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'''Andrew Rammell''' (born February 10, 1967 in Nuneaton, England) is a former professional footballer who played for Atherstone United, Manchester United, Barnsley, Southend United, Walsall, Wycombe Wanderers, Bristol Rovers and Forest Green Rovers during his career. He played as a striker.
He entered professional football in 1989, when at the age of 22 he signed for Manchester United, but never played a first team game for them and was sold to Barnsley for -100,000 on 13 September 1990. He never played above the Second Division (Division One following the creation of the Premier League in 1992) and the highlight of his career was winning promotion to Division One with Walsall in 1999, when they finished runners-up in Division Two.
Andy is currently working for the Royal Mail in Kidderminster,Worcestershire.(November 2008) This month (March 2009)Andy is moving on a 'free transfer' to work with the Royal Mail in Bournemouth.This move will enable him to be with his family,and his recently widowed mother.Everyone in Kidderminster wishes him all the best,and any further reports will have to come from the south coast.
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Born in Ffrwd, near Wrexham, Powell began his football career with Druids in 1879 before transferring to Bolton Wanderers in October 1883. He was forced to leave Bolton in 1885 due to a transgression of FA Cup rules regarding professionals. He then signed for Newton Heath in 1886, eventually becoming club captain. By the time he left the club in 1890, he had made 46 competitive appearances, scoring one goal.
Over the span of his career, Powell made 15 appearances for Wales, five of them while with Newton Heath. He also captained Newton Heath from 1887 to 1890.
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'''Keith Hicks''' (born 9 August 1954 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender. He made 475 appearances in the Football League during the 1970s and 1980s for Oldham Athletic, Hereford United and Rochdale, before moving into non-league football with Hyde United, Mossley, including a spell as player-manager, and Radcliffe Borough.
He is now a Football in the Community officer at Rochdale.
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''' George White Dick ''' (1921-1960) was a Scottish Guardsman, B.A.O.R. cruiserweight boxing champion, and professional football player and manager.
After leaving the army, while making up his mind whether to take a letter of recommendation to a London club, Dick worked as a waiter in Blackpool. He asked Joe Smith, Blackpool F.C. manager, for a trial in August 1946, and within ten minutes was signed on. He played in the 1948 FA Cup Final for Blackpool against Manchester United. He also wrote training manuals and was one of the first qualified FA coaches. He managed Galatasaray in Turkey on two occasions. His life was cut short when he was killed in a road accident in 1960.
Dick began his professional career in 1946 with Blackpool. He made his debut for the club in their tenth league game of the 1946-47 campaign, against Arsenal at Bloomfield Road on 5 October 1946.
Dick went on to make a further 30 league and one FA Cup appearances that season. He scored eleven goals in the league, and finished second-top scorer behind Mortensen. Aside from his debut goal, his other strikes came against Manchester United (home, 3-1, 19 October); Stoke City (away, 1-4, 7 December); Huddersfield Town (home, 2-1, 28 December); Derby County (home, 2-1, 1 February 1947); Preston North End (two goals) (home, 4-0, 15 February); Chelsea (two goals) (away, 4-1, 8 March); and Sheffield United (two goals) (home, 4-2, 15 March).
In the 1947-48 season, Dick made sixteen league appearances, scoring two goals. Both goals came in a 5-0 victory over Everton at the seaside on 3 January 1948,
In August 1948, Dick was sold to West Ham for -7,000. He remained with ''the Hammers'' for a season, at the end of which he moved north to sign for Carlisle United. Two years later, in October 1951, he joined Stockport County for a short spell.
In late 1951 he signed for Workington. He retired, as captain, from the playing side of the game two years later.
Ghent (Belgium), U.S. Army (Germany), Galatasaray, B.1909 (Denmark)
1953-55 July 1953 Royal Racing Club de Ghent (Belgium)
1956 U.S. army coach based in Germany, 5 August travelled for interview for position with Galatasaray
1959-60 Boldklubben 1909 Denmark, won championship Danish Champions 1959
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'''Eric Winston White''' (born 26 October 1958 in Leicester) is an English former footballer. He made over 100 appearances each for Hereford United, Bury and Burnley.
White played for Leicester City and Hereford United before moving to Hong Kong to turn out for Hong Kong Rangers. After returning to his native England he had trials with Chesterfield and Port Vale, appearing as a substitute for ''the Vale'' in a 2-1 defeat at Newport County before being released two days later. He moved on to Stockport County, Bury, Rochdale (on loan), Colchester United, Burnley, West Bromwich Albion, Bury, Doncaster Rovers, Carlisle United and Wigan Athletic.
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In July 1910, Hofton became Manchester United's first -1,000 signing, beating the previous club record of -700, which was spent on Alex Bell in 1903. However, despite his record price tag, it took Hofton seven months to make his United debut, appearing for the first time away to Newcastle United on 18 February 1911. He then left the club on a free transfer in May 1913. The First World War broke out just over a year later, but one year after its conclusion, in September 1919, Hofton re-signed for Manchester United. He continued to play for the club for two-and-a-half more years, amassing a total of 18 appearances for the club, before being sold to Denaby Main in February 1922.
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A year later, Connor signed for Bury. The First World War interrupted his time at Bury, but in 1919, he transferred to Exeter City. A transfer to Rochdale followed a year later, before another transfer, this time to Chesterfield, in October 1921. His tenure at Chesterfield was short-lived, however, as he moved to Saltney Athletic two months later, before retiring. Connor later returned to Manchester United as a club scout and office worker.
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'''Garry Watson''' (born 1955) is a retired English professional footballer who played for Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers and Halifax Town. Watson ended his career with non-league Whitby Town.
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'''John N. "Jock" Whyte''' (7 May 1921 - 1998) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Bedlay, Falkirk, Bradford City, and Wigan Athletic.
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'''Andreas Lipa''' (born 26 April 1971 in Vienna) is a former Austrian international footballer. After a nineteen year career, some of it spent in England, most of it in Austria, he last played for SV Wienerberger in 2009.
Lipa began his professional career in 1990 with First Vienna. He signed for LASK Linz in 1992, before moving to Austria Salzburg a year later in 1993. Lipa then moved to Austria Lustenau in 1995, before signing with Grazer AK in 1997. He stayed with Grazer for five years, playing over 100 games, including numerous matches in the UEFA Cup.
In 2002 Lipa left Austrian football, after a trial with English club Portsmouth in January he joined up with Greek side Skoda Xanthi.
In June 2003 he returned to England to sign with Port Vale. During a 5-1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle at Vale Park on 18 October 2003 Lipa made a racist comment against Plymouth player Jason Bent. Lipa wrote a letter of apology to Bent and said "he wished he could turn the clock back", but was docked a week's wages. Bent accepted the apology as Lipa claimed to have spoke "in the heat of the moment" and the club also issued a statement of apology, stating Lipa "is in no way racist". Despite this he was still charged by the Football Association. After a spell plagued with injuries he was released in November 2004, returning to his native lands to play for Austria Lustenau.
He signed for Wiener Sport-Club in 2006 and moved to SV Wienerberger in summer 2008, despite being 37- an age beyond the retirement of most players. Despite being contracted to the club until 2010 he seems to have retired as of June 2009.
Lipa made one substitute appearance for the Austrian national side in April 2000 against Croatia.
Lipa's English wife, Sarah Adams-Lipa, has publicly spoken out against the WAGs culture in British football. Sarah Adams-Lipa has also appeared on the British TV programme 'Come Dine With Me', appearing on the first programme of the first series in 2005.
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'''Lee Phillips''' (born 18 March, 1979 in Aberdare) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Llanelli.
Phillips began his career at Cardiff City, making his debut in a 3-2 win over Hartlepool United in February 1997 as a replacement for Scott Young. During the following years he found opportunities hard to come by at the club before moving on to League of Wales outfit Barry Town in 2000 where he made just under 100 appearances including some appearances in European competition.
He then moved to Nationwide Conference side Forest Green Rovers before returning to Wales to sign for Newport County. In June 2005 he signed for Llanelli, captaining them to the league title before joining Port Talbot Athletic in June 2008. However he made a controversial return to Llanelli just 27 days later.
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'''Chris King''' (born November 14, 1980 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer currently unattached to a professional club. He last played as a defender for Accrington Stanley. He signed for Stanley in July 2008 from Welsh Premier League side The New Saints. He made his Accrington debut on August 9, 2008 in the Football League Two clash with Aldershot Town which ended in a 1-0 loss. He left Stanley by mutual consent on 26 November 2009. Chris is currently in talks with numerous League Two and Blue Square Premier outfits about a potential transfer.
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'''Jamie Clarke''' (born September 11, 1988 in London) is an English footballer, who as of the 2009-10 season is playing for Football League Two side Lincoln City
Clarke finished joint top scorer for Blackburn's academy in the 2005/06 season, his first full season with the club.
Clarke was loaned to Accrington Stanley on 28 July 2008, until the end of December 2008. On 28th December 2008 he scored a hat-trick at home to Grimsby, whilst at Accrington, bringing his goal tally to 5 in a total of 16 league and cup appearances for Accrington.
On 2 February 2009, Clarke joined Rotherham United on a free transfer until the end of the 2008-09 season. He made his debut on the 14th February 2009 against Gillingham, and scored a great goal to put the Millers one-nil up, in a game they would go on to win 2-0.
At the end of the 2008-2009 season, Clarke was told he was not to be offered a new deal at Rotherham United and so became a free agent.
On the June 3, 2009, it was confirmed that the striker had agreed terms with Lincoln City manager Peter Jackson, the contract is due to begin on July 1, 2009. The young striker is the Imps' second signing of the summer.
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'''John Ryan''' (born c. May 1951) is a pioneer of the cosmetic surgery business in the United Kingdom and the current chairman of Doncaster Rovers.
Before launching MYA (Make Yourself Amazing), he owned Europe-s largest cosmetic surgery company. He transformed the small mid 1970-s business into a multimillion pound company.
His clinics have been responsible for over 100,000 cosmetic surgery procedures. He was also of the reality television show The Clinic which gave an insight into cosmetic surgery.
In 2002, Ryan sold his company. As the owner and Chairman, this break allowed him to focus on Doncaster Rovers. He is now involved in cosmetic surgery again. He is currently writing his autobiography to be titled "''My Beautiful Game''" due to be published in February 2010.
Ryan entered the The Guinness Book of Records as the oldest footballer of all time when he came on as a substitute in the 89th minute for Doncaster Rovers against Hereford United in a Conference National match on 26 April 2003.
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'''Daniel''' "'''Danny'''" '''Crainie''' (born 24 May 1962) is a Scottish retired journeyman football player who played for twelve football clubs in Scotland, England, Australia and Ireland.
Crainie began his football career at Celtic where he showed great promise scoring seven goals and making sixteen appearances in his debut season for the Scottish club. He played only a few games in his following two seasons at Celtic before moving to England to play for Wolverhampton. Crainie made over 60 appearances for the Wolves which would be more than he would make for any other club. During his time at Wolverhampton he was loaned out to Blackpool where he made six appearances.
After a short spell at Dundee Crainie left Britain for Australia, where he played for South Melbourne. He returned to the club in 1987 after playing in Ireland. Crainie played a total of 39 times for South Melbourne, scoring ten times, more than he did at any other team.
In 1988 Crainie left Melbourne for the New South Wales coastal city of Wollongong, where he would play more than 50 games for Wollongong City and also earned himself a minor premiership with his first season at the club.
Crainie returned to the British Isles in the twilight of his career, where he played for Kilmarnock, Ballymena United and Ross County before retiring.
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'''Brian Carrigan''' (born September 26, 1979 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a striker for from Linlithgow Rose.
Carrigan started his career with Clyde in 1996, he then moved down to England with Stockport County, but was sacked by the club for "persistent misconduct as a result of an alleged drink problem" in June, 2001.
He joined Clydebank in June, 2001; in January 2002 he went out on loan back to Clyde, but this was terminated in March due to his recurring drink problems.
He spent a season at Raith Rovers between 2002 & 2003.
He then joined Hamilton Academical in May 2003, but was allowed to leave for junior side Linlithgow Rose in the summer of 2006.
He re-joined Hamilton Accies again on 7 August 2008 after a spell in junior football with Linlithgow Rose. However, Carrigan left Hamilton in November of the same year, having never made an appearance for the club. He returned to Linlithgow.
Carrigan is now playing for Alloa Athletic.
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'''Nicholas Leslie "Nicky" Smith''' (born 28 January 1969) is a former professional footballer and the current manager of A.F.C. Sudbury. After his professional career ended, he became a policeman and has captained the England police team.
Born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, Smith started his career at Southend United in the mid-1980s, before moving to Colchester United in 1990. He signed for Northampton Town in 1994, but made only six appearances before dropping into non-League with Sudbury Town in 1995, where he played alongside several other ex-Colchester players in a team that reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history.
After leaving Sudbury, he played for several non-League clubs in East Anglia, including Cambridge City, Braintree Town, Maldon Town and Witham Town, before returning to Sudbury in 2006. In 2007 he became player-assistant manager, and on 17 May 2008 he was appointed manager of AFC Sudbury following the departure of Mark Morsley.
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'''Clive Stafford''' (born 4 April 1963) is an English former professional footballer.
A full-back, he turned professional in 1989 after signing for Colchester United from non-League Diss Town on 5 March 1989. However, after just over a year at Colchester, including a loan spell at Exeter City, he returned to non-League with Bury Town. He later joined Sudbury Town, where he played alongside several other ex-Colchester players in a team that reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history.
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'''Pim Balkestein''' (born 29 April 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for English League One club Brentford, as a central-defender. He can also play at left-back. He is the son of ex-footballer Luuk Balkestein.
Balkestein came through the ranks at Dutch football club, SC Heerenveen. He never made a first team appearance for the club, but during his time there, he was once named on stand-by for the Dutch Under-21's team.
Balkestein joined Ipswich on trial at the end of the 2007-08 season after impressing the Ipswich manager at the time, Jim Magilton. Whist on trial, Balkestein appeared in a friendly match against Tottenham Hotspur.
On 21 April 2009, Balkestein was named Ipswich Town's "Most Improved Player of the Year", an award voted for by club's coaching staff.
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'''Christian McClean''' is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he turned professional in 1987 after signing for Bristol Rovers from non-League Clacton Town. He later played for Swansea City and Northampton Town before returning to non-League in 1992 with Chelmsford City. He later played for Sudbury Town, scoring the goal that put them ahead against Brentford in the club's first appearance in the second round of the FA Cup.
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'''Richie Powling''' (born 21 May 1956) is a former English professional footballer who played as a central defender, and who later became a manager.
Born in Barking, Powling began his career at Arsenal, signing on apprentice terms in September 1971. A regular for the club's reserve teams while still just fifteen, he turned professional in July 1973. He made his first-team debut in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Queens Park Rangers on 27 October 1973, but only played once more that season; he went on to win three England youth caps during the 1973-74 season.
A bit-part player during 1974-75, making only nine appearances, in the 1975-76 season he established himself in the first team, playing 29 matches and scored his first goal in a 1-1 draw at Coventry City's Highfield Road. However, following the arrival of a new manager, Terry Neill, and two new defenders (Pat Howard and Willie Young), as well as a series of injuries, he lost his regular place in the first team, playing just 11 times in 1976-77.
After appearing against Nottingham Forest in September 1977, he suffered an ankle injury, then knee damage, causing him to miss the rest of the 1977-78 and 1978-79 seasons. He made a comeback in the reserves at the end of 1979-80 but never fully recovered and never played for the first team again. In total he played 59 times for Arsenal, scoring three times. He left the club in 1981, signing for non-League Barnet and went on to play for Grays Athletic before retiring.
He began his management career at Tiptree United in 1984, before moving to Harwich & Parkeston. Between 1992 and 1997 he managed Sudbury Town, leading them to their greatest period of success; the club were promoted to the Premier Division of the Southern League and reached the FA Cup second round for the first (and only) time in their history.
After leaving Sudbury he took over as manager of Braintree Town in April 1999, but was sacked in December that year. After returning to Harwich on the coaching staff in 2000, he joined Clacton Town in 2002, and became the club's Director of Football in 2003.
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'''John Leah''' (born 3 August 1978 in Shrewsbury) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Rhyl as a midfielder. He briefly played in The Football League for Darlington.
He is currently studying for a degree in Physiotherapy at the University of Salford.
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Born in Dublin, he joined Shamrock Rovers in 1926 and had three spells at Glenmalure Park. He also played for Bradford City, Shelbourne, Sheffield United, Manchester United, Coleraine, Glentoran and Larne.
He won three senior caps for the Irish Free State making a scoring debut as a Shels player on 20 April 1929 in a 4-0 friendly win against Belgium at Dalymount Park. As a Rovers player he played against Spain at the same venue on 13 December 1931. His last cap was as a Coleraine player in a World Cup qualifier against Belgium, also at Dalymount, on 25 February 1934.
He was top scorer in the League with 17 goals when Rovers went unbeaten capturing their third League Championship in 1926-27. This was his first season and also the clubs first season in Glenmalure Park. He was Rovers top scorer the following season and in his second spell in 1929-30 and 1930-31.
He won four FAI Cup medals in a row scoring in the finals in 1930, the 1931 replay, the 1933 final and replay. In all he scored 85 League and 13 FAI Cup goals for the Hoops. He is the 6th highest goalscorer in Rovers' history.
He was the last surviving member of the 1931-32 double winners. Was also the first League of Ireland player to transfer to Manchester United and the first League of Ireland player to score 100 league goals.
He scored on his debut for Manchester United on 21 October 1933 and scored a total of three goals in four league appearances. He also scored on his debut for Bradford City.
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'''Milija Anthony Aleksic''' (born 14 April 1951 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, North Staffordshire) is an English former footballer.
A goalkeeper born to a Yugoslav father, his career started with Port Vale. He played two FA Cup games for the club as 17 year old in 1968, both first round games with Shrewsbury Town in which he conceding one goal in both the original game and the replay. He was so keen that he used to iron his bootlaces before playing. He was given a free transfer in May 1969 and moved into non-league football with Eastwood and then Stafford Rangers.
In 1973 he returned to the Football League, signing for Plymouth Argyle. He went on to play for Luton Town and Tottenham Hotspur (for whom he played in the FA Cup final in 1981), before returning to non-League football with Barnet in 1982.
-DOCSTART-	18776405
'''Kezie Ibe''' (born 6 December 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Farnborough as striker.
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'''Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma''' (born 24 May 1988) is an Argentine footballer, currently playing for Novara Calcio on loan from Genoa.
After moving through the youth ranks of Serie A side Genoa, Ledesma joined Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan in June 2008.
After only a few games at Loftus Road, he has made a good impression on many Queens Park Rangers fans nationwide, causing him to have his own limited edition t-shirt made in his honour.
On February 2, 2009 he left QPR to join Serie B side Salernitana in a half-season loan move.
On July 2009 he went to Novara Calcio, on loan from Genoa.
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'''Adam Thomas Chicksen''' (born September 27, 1991) is an English professional football defender who is currently contracted to Milton Keynes Dons.
He joined MK Dons academy as a 14-year-old in July 2006 and was handed a two-year scholarship at the start of the 2008-09 season. He is the first, and so far, only player born in Milton Keynes to play for the Dons. He was born in Milton Keynes and attended St Paul's Catholic School.
He debuted for MK Dons first team in pre-season match against Reading in July 2007. His first league match was against Leicester City on August 9, 2008.
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'''Thomas "Tommy" Smith''' (born 31 March 1990 in Macclesfield, Cheshire) is an English-born New Zealand footballer who currently plays for Brentford on loan from Ipswich Town. The latest in a distinguished line of young academy players from Ipswich, he plays in the centre of defence (and occasionally at left back). Smith was one of the players to appear in the FA Youth Cup victory in 2005, where they beat Southampton 3-2 over two legs. He spent the second half of the 2007-08 season on loan at Stevenage Borough in the Conference National. Smith made his Ipswich Town debut on 9 August 2008 against Preston North End. He is widely regarded as one of the most promising young defensive talents in the Football League.
A product of the Ipswich academy, Tommy signed a three year professional contract in August 2007. He was on the shortlist for the Wickes Young Apprentice Trophy, given to the best youth player in the Championship, but Mark Beevers won the award.
In February 2008 Tommy joined Stevenage Borough in the Conference National on a month long emergency loan. Later the loan was extended until the end of the season.
He played 15 games for the club before returning to Ipswich.
His form for Stevenage led to him getting his opportunity in the Ipswich first team on the first day of the 2008/09 season. Ipswich went on to lose the game 2-1 to Preston North End, but Smith showed his credentials and the potential he had to be a top player.
That season, Smith broke his ankle in training, and missed the majority of the season. However, by the time he made his return to first team action, manager Jim Magilton had left the club and been replaced by Roy Keane. Smith featured heavily in Keane's early games as Ipswich manager, with the former Manchester United midfielder opting to give some of the club's younger talent - such as Jordan Rhodes, Connor Wickham and Smith - a chance to prove themselves.
However, injury stalled Smith's progress once again, when he suffered another horrific training ground injury - this time to his hand. In his absence Gareth McAuley and Damien Delaney formed a solid defensive partnership ahead of deputising goalkeeper Arran Lee-Barrett. Smith was unable to force his way back into the first team in the short-term.
On 7 January 2010, it was confirmed that Smith would move to  Brentford on a temporary basis. In doing so, Smith would replace Pim Balkestein at Griffin Park, who had been on loan at the club from Ipswich too.
Born in England, Smith resided in New Zealand during his youth and as a result holds dual nationality. This gives him the opportunity to declare himself eligible for the All Whites before he is 21. However, he has represented England at U17 and U18 level and played in the U17 World Cup in Korea in September, 2007.
On 22 December 2009, after the New Zealand national football team had qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Smith declared that he wanted to play for New Zealand and made himself available for All Whites selection, having been offered the opportunity by the Kiwi's boss, Ricki Herbert.
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'''Michael Brian Morrison''' (born 3 March 1988) is an English footballer currently playing for Leicester City. He plays as a central defender.
Morrison started his career at Cambridge United where he came through their youth academy and became the youngest player to ever feature for their reserve side at just 15.
Morrison joined Leicester City on July 2, 2008 for an undisclosed fee, becoming manager Nigel Pearson's first signing for the club .
Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, Morrison's squad number was changed from 15 to 4. On 6 October, 2009, it was announced that Morrison had signed a two-year contract extension with Leicester keeping him at the club until June 2012.
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'''Marley Joseph Watkins''' (born 17 October 1990 in London) is an English footballer who plays for Cheltenham Town of League One. He plays as a midfielder on the left wing.
Marley Watkins started his career as a youth player at Swansea City but was released and is currently a second year Scholarship player with Cheltenham Town. He made a few substitute appearances during Cheltenham's pre-season friendlies in the build up to the 2008/2009 campaign. On the 9th August 2008 he made his first senior appearance for the club, playing in the last ten minutes of the 4-2 defeat at Northampton Town, becoming Cheltenham Town's youngest ever Football League player.
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'''Matteo Alberti''' (born 4 August 1988 in Brescia, Italy) is an Italian footballer, currently playing for Queens Park Rangers. He is number 21, The same number as his age.
He joined Queens Park Rangers from Chievo Verona youth side and made his debut in the opening game of the 2008-9 season in coming on as a substitute for Emmanuel Ledesma in the opening game of the season at home to Barnsley.
Matteo scored his first goals for QPR on 7 February 2009; a first half stoppage time strike against Nottingham Forest, closely followed by a second half opener on 48 minutes.
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'''Nikki Bull''' (born 2 October 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Brentford as a goalkeeper. He has previously played for, most notably, Aldershot Town and also had spells at Queens Park Rangers and Hayes. He started his career as a schoolboy at Aston Villa.
Bull was born in Hastings, East Sussex and moved to Aldershot Town in the summer of 2002 after being released by Queens Park Rangers. In his first season at the club he was named player of the year and scored his solitary goal for the club, a penalty in the final home match as promotion to the Football Conference was secured. He again won the Player of the Year trophy in the 2005-06 season.
In Aldershot's double-winning promotion season, Bull was named Goalkeeper of the Year and Non-League footballer of the Year by his peers. Despite his success, he said that he would leave Aldershot no matter what happened, and this was confirmed by the club at the end of the season. However, on 27 May 2008 it was announced that Bull would be staying on at Aldershot for a further two years. Bull played for Aldershot Town in their first game in the Football League against Accrington Stanley on 9 August 2008, which was won 1-0.
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'''Dominic Ashley Green''' (born 5 July 1989 in West Ham, London) is an English footballer, currently playing for Peterborough United.
Green signed for Peterborough United from Dagenham & Redbridge for an undisclosed fee thought to be around the -200,000 mark on 27 August 2008.
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'''Mark Nwokeji''' (born 30 January 1982 in London, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Luton Town on loan from Dagenham & Redbridge.
Prior to becoming a footballer, Nwokeji was the 200 metres All-England Schoolboy champion.
Nwokeji signed for League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge from Isthmian Premier outfit Staines Town, where he was a prolific goalscorer, in May 2008.
On 12 November 2009, Nwokeji signed for Conference National side Luton Town on a two-month loan in order to regain match sharpness after his injury.
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'''Marvin Morgan''' (born 13 April 1983 in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer, currently playing for Aldershot Town.
Morgan started his career in the youth team at Wealdstone before signing a contract in March 2000. In his 51 appearances at Wealdstone he scored 22 goals. Morgan also had two loan spells at Berkhamsted Town making a total of eight appearances. He joined Yeading in November 2004 for a fee of -3,000 and scored seven goals that season as Yeading won the Isthmian League Premier Division. In the 2006-07 season, Morgan scored 25 goals for Yeading and finished the season, as the clubs top scorer. Whilst at Yeading, he was nicknamed "The Sticks". In May 2007, he joined the Conference National side Woking.
In May 2008, Morgan signed for the Conference National champions and newly promoted League Two side Aldershot Town for an undisclosed fee. This fee although undisclosed, was a record fee paid by Aldershot Town for any player. Morgan made is Football League debut in Aldershot Town-s first-ever Football League match, away to Accrington Stanley on the 9 August 2009. He scored Aldershot Town-s first-ever League Cup goal in the 3-1 defeat at Coventry City in the first round of the 2008-09 competition. He scored his first-ever Football League goal at home to Bradford City on the 30 August. Morgan finish his first season at the Shot-s having scored seven goals in all competitions. In his second season at the club he scored Aldershot Town's first goal of their 2009/10 season which was also the first League 2 goal of the 2009-10 season.
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'''Anthony Cook''' (born 10 August 1989, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Chelmsford City FC.
Cook made his debut for Dagenham & Redbridge and first professional appearance on 15 December 2007, in the 4-0 defeat away to Shrewsbury Town.
Cook featured in the second series of Sky1's reality show Football Icon, where he finished in 4th place after picking up an injury.
He joined Concord Rangers after leaving Dagenham by mutual consent but joined Braintree Town in March 2009. After impressing during pre season, Cook was signed for Chelmsford City in July 2009.
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'''Kieran Murtagh''' (born 29 October 1988) is an English footballer currently playing for Yeovil Town.
Kieran joined Conference South side Fisher Athletic in November 2007, in his only season at the London club in a season where he made 21 appearances and scored one goal. He was made Fisher's young player of the year for the 2007/08 season. Murtagh was much sought-after at the end of 2007/08, having impressed many with his performances for Fisher Athletic.
Even though he had trials for Premier League and Championship clubs, Fulham and Nottingham Forest respectively, he signed for League One club Yeovil.
Murtagh scored his first goal, with a thirty-yard strike, against Huddersfield in a 2-1 defeat 29 August 2009.
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'''Sean Canham''' (born 26 June 1984) is an English footballer, who plays for Notts County.
Despite having trials with Charlton Athletic,
-DOCSTART-	18795066
'''James -Jim- or -Jimmy- Hinch''' (nicknamed the Prince) was an English football (soccer) forward who spent most of his career in the lower English divisions. He also played two seasons in the American Soccer League, where he was the 1976 ASL leading scorer MVP, and two in the North American Soccer League.
Hinch began his professional career in 1969 with Tranmere Rovers in the Football League Third Division. On February 10, 1971, Tranmere transferred Hinch to fellow third division club Plymouth Argyle. In 1973, he then moved to Hereford United. In 1974, Hinch moved up to York City which had just won promotion to the Football League Second Division the previous season. He went on loan to fourth division Southport F.C. at some point during the 1974-1975 season. In 1976 and again in 1977, Hinch went on loan to the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League. The Skyhawks were established in 1976, but ran to the league championship as Hinch led the league in scoring with thirteen goals and six assists in eighteen games. This led to Hinch's selection as League MPV. In 1977, Hinch finished second behind Jose Neto in scoring with eleven goals and thirteen assists, gaining him first team All Star recognition. York City transferred Hinch to Sheffield Wednesday for the 1977-1978 season, but he played only one game for Wednesday before moving to Barnsley F.C. At the end of the season, Barnsley sold Hinch's contract to the California Surf of the North American Soccer League. He spent the 1979 and 1980 seasons with the Surf.
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:''For the Bolton Wanderers player, see Matthew Taylor (footballer)''
'''Matt Taylor''' (born 30 January 1982) is an English footballer, who plays for Exeter City.
Taylor signed for Exeter City in the Conference National from Team Bath in June 2007.
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'''Tristan Daine Plummer''' (born 30 January 1990 in Bristol) is an English footballer who currently plays for Hereford United on loan from his parent club Bristol City. He is the younger brother of Dwayne Plummer.
Dummer began his career as a trainee with Bristol City and while a trainee was linked with a move to Arsenal. However, reports that Arsenal were attempting to sign Plummer were ruled out by Bristol City chairman Stephen Lansdown in December 2006.
Plummer joined League Two side Hereford United on an initial one month loan on 21 August 2009, alongside his clubmate and fellow young striker Marlon Jackson.
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'''Nigel Smith''' (born 3 January 1958 in Banstead, Surrey) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for Brentford and Cambridge United.
-DOCSTART-	18797805
'''Peter Anthony Creamer''' (born 20 September 1953 in Hartlepool) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Middlesbrough, York City, Doncaster Rovers, Hartlepool United and Rochdale, and in the North American Soccer League for the Dallas Tornado.
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'''Steve Dowman''' (born 15 April 1958 in Ilford) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a central defender for Colchester United, Wrexham, Charlton Athletic, Newport County and Cambridge United.
His handsome son Robert Dowman has a beautiful fiancee called Terri Harris with a little kid on the way!!
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'''Lewis Chalmers''' (born 4 December 1986) is an English professional footballer currently playing with League Two outfit Aldershot Town.
Chalmers played youth team football at Manchester City and Accrington Stanley before joining Altrincham during the 2002-03 season. He played regularly in Altrincham-s reserves and signed a full contract in November 2004 before making his debut in March 2005.
In June 2007, Chalmers joined Aldershot Town.
In the summer of 2008, Chalmers signed a new two-year deal to remain at Aldershot Town. He made his Football League debut by coming on as a substitute in the opening League Two game of 2008-09 season at Accrington Stanley. In January 2009, Chalmers was loaned out for one-month to Crawley Town. The loan was later extended for a second month. Chalmers was then recalled early from his loan spell at the Broadfield Stadium, due to an injury crisis back at Aldershot Town. Chalmers scored his first-ever Football League goal against Barnet in April 2009.
Chalmers won his first England National Game XI cap against Holland in November 2006. He was also involved in the winning of the 2005-07 European Challenge Trophy and the Four Nations Tournament in 2007. He was also part of the England C squad that won the Four Nations Tournament in May 2008.
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'''Steven Whitehall''' (born 8 December 1966 in Bromborough, Cheshire) is a retired English footballer who last played for Marine F.C. of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
He graduated from the University of Salford in 1999 with a degree in Physiotherapy
He has had spells as physio at both Northwich Victoria and Southport, also becoming caretaker manager at the latter.
Currently he is not employed in football but following a career in the National Health Service instead.
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'''Benjamin "Ben" Chapman''' (born 2 March 1979 in Scunthorpe, England) is an English footballer who plays as a left sided defender. He is currently playing for Harrogate Town. He played professionally for Grimsby Town and Boston United.
Chapman came through the youth ranks with professional club Grimsby Town and signed professionally with The Mariners in 1997. He made his first team debut for the club in a 1-0 victory over local rivals Hull City in the Football League Trophy in January 1998. He would have to wait another 18 months before he was called up for action again, and made a run out against Watford . Ben was used as the clubs reserve left back and was understudy to Tony Gallimore, Chapman only managed 2 appearances in both the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 season and would have to wait until the 2001-2002 campaign before he started to have a regular run in first team affairs. Notably that season Chapman played for Grimsby on both Anfield and Highbury as Grimsby recorded a historic cup win over Liverpool before being knocked out by Arsenal. In the Liverpool game, a Grimsby corner resulted in Chapman volleying just close over the crossbar and was Grimsby's only clear cut chance in the first half of play. He would go on to never get on the score sheet for the club. While playing for Grimsby, Chapman was responsible for ending the career of Scunthorpe United midfielder Peter Morrison during a pre season friendly in 2001. The game was abandoned as a result of the injury, and eventually following court proceedings, Morrison was rewarded a -400,000 compensation pay out.
In July 2002 Grimsby captured Welsh International left back Darren Barnard on a free transfer thus resulting in Chapman's release from the club. He signed for Boston United and became the teams captain, and was able to give his new team mates a helping hand as The Pilgrims avoided relegation from the Third Division. Ben stayed with Boston until the end of the 2003-2004 season, and after that he was released.
After spending a week training with his former club Grimsby and appearing in a pre-season friendly, Ben went on to sign for Non League side Alfreton Town for a season, before linking up Northwich Victoria the following season, in his only season with the Vics he helped the club gain promotion from the Conference North division. He then went on to join Nuneaton Borough for the 2006-2007 season. In the summer of 2007 Chapman joined Kings Lynn.He stayed with The Linnets until March 2009, where he signed for Eastwood Town. Chapman was released two months later following the end of the season, and joined Harrogate Town in October 2009.
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'''Jimmy Rolland''' was an English football (soccer) forward who spent four seasons in the American Soccer League. He was the 1978 league leading scorer and MVP.
In 1976, Rolland signed with the Los Angeles Skyhawks in the American Soccer League. That season, the Skyhawks won the league championship. In 1978, he led the league with 17 goals in 24 games, leading to his selection as league MVP. In 1980, he played for the California Sunshine. He then played for the San Francisco Fog during the 1980-1981 Major Indoor Soccer League season.
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'''David Andrew "Andy" Evans''' (born 25 November 1975 in Aberystwyth), is a Welsh former professional footballer who currently plays for Welsh Premier League side Porthmadog.
A trainee with Cardiff City, where he won a Welsh Under-21 cap, before drifting through Merthyr Tydfil and Ebbw Vale to Aberystwyth and a job as a postman. At Park Avenue he immediately attracted the interest of First Division Barnsley and a -15,000 transfer fee. But, after just two appearances, he was loaned out to Mansfield Town and Chester City before being allowed to join Stalybridge Celtic, then on to Frickley Athletic, Belper Town and Ossett Town. Rejoined the Seasiders in summer 2006 from Frickley.
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'''Robert James "Rob" Taylor''' (born 16 January 1985) is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Port Vale.
His career in the Football League began later than most, as he chose to put his education before his football. Signing with Port Vale in the summer of 2008, he won himself a regular first team place in the 2009-10 season.
Taylor started off playing for non-league sides Redditch United and Nuneaton Borough in the Conference North, where he was a consistently good performer in the division.
Despite several trials at league clubs he chose to put his education first and complete a degree at Worcester University, however after a successful trial with Port Vale, where he scored in a reserve outing, Lee Sinnott signed him up on a two year deal in readiness for the 2008-09 season. He scored on his Vale debut in a 3-1 victory against Luton Town. When Sinnott's replacement Dean Glover took charge of the club, Taylor found himself out of contention and when Glover himself was removed Taylor stated his ambitions to earn himself a first team place under fresh management.
During the start of the 2009-10 season, under new manager Micky Adams, Taylor found himself in the first team and a fan favourite. He played in the League Cup "Sheffield double" defeats of both Championship sides, also scoring past Wednesday. In August he set himself a target of ten goals for the season. Under Adams, Taylor was utilized in an attacking role, rather than his original role as left-back/left midfielder.
He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. On 28 December 2009 he scored his sixth of the season at Grimsby Town's Blundell Park, before getting his second bookable offence, earning him the first sending off of his professional career. His good form earned him a contract extension in January 2010 that will tie him to ''the Vale'' until the summer of 2012, to his surprise and delight. Adams said that he gave Taylor the contract to avoid other clubs making attempts to tempt him away from Vale Park.
Taylor holds a degree in Sports science from Worcester University.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
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'''Damien Mozika''' (born 15 April 1987 in Corbeil-Essonnes) is a French professional footballer who is currently without a club after leaving English Football League Two side Chester City. He plays as a midfielder.
Mozika arrived at Chester shortly before the start of the 2008-09 season, after spending time on trial with the club. He had previously played in his native France for AS Nancy and CS Louhans-Cuiseaux (on loan).
He made his Football League debut for Chester in a 6-0 defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge on August 9, 2008. Following his debut Mozika's consistent performances led to four unknown Championship clubs making enquiries. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw with Bury on 6 September 2008, with a further goal arriving against Chesterfield the following January.
After making just one appearance in a three month period from January to April 2009 - due to injury, Mozika was suspended by Chester for alleged breaches of discipline shortly before the season ended.
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'''Ron Hughes''' was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Workington in the Football League.
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'''Jake Samuel Thomson''' (born 12 May 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Torquay United as a midfielder, on loan from Southampton.
He spent one month on loan to Bournemouth in January 2009; although the clubs wanted to extend the loan by a further month, this was refused by the Football League.
On 27 October, he joined Torquay United on loan for a month.
Thomson was born in Portsmouth and is of Trinidadian parentage but played for the England U17 team.
On 30 August 2009 it was announced that Thomson would be joining the Trinidad and Tobago squad prior to the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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'''Ian O'Neill Brown''' (born 11 September 1965) is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he began his career at Birmingham City, but dropped into non-League without making a first-team appearance. He played for Chelmsford City, before returning to the professional game with Bristol City in 1993. After a loan spell at Colchester United and less than a year with Northampton Town, he returned to non-League with Sudbury Town, where he played under former Arsenal player, Richie Powling.
He was later signed by Powling for Cambridge City and Braintree Town, and after a spell at Maldon Town, went on to become a player-coach at Whitton United. After a spell as coach and assistant manager at Ipswich Wanderers, he was appointed manager of Whitton United in 2009.
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'''Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore''', OBE (12 April 1941 - 24 February 1993) was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup.
He won a total of 108 caps for the England team, which at the time of his international retirement in 1973 was a national record. This record was later broken by 125-cap goalkeeper Peter Shilton. Moore's total of 108 caps continued as a record for outfield players until 28 March 2009, when David Beckham gained his 109th cap.
Moore joined West Ham as a player in 1956, and after advancing through their youth set up played his first game on September 8, 1958, against Manchester United. In putting on the number 6 shirt, he replaced his mentor Malcolm Allison, who was suffering from tuberculosis.
Allison never played another first team game for West Ham nor indeed any other First Division game, as Moore became a regular. A composed central defender, Moore was admired for his reading of the game and ability to anticipate opposition movements, thereby distancing himself from the image of the hard-tackling, high-jumping defender. Indeed, Moore's ability to head the ball or keep up with the pace was average at best, but the way he read the game, marshalled his team and timed his tackles marked him out as world class. In fact, Pel called Moore the fairest defender he had ever played against.
Bobby Moore also played cricket. He played for Essex youth team alongside fellow West Ham player Geoff Hurst.
===An England star, a European winner===
In 1960, Moore earned a call up to the England under 23 squad. His form and impact on West Ham as a whole earned him a late call-up to the England squad by Walter Winterbottom and the Football Association selection committee in 1962, when final preparations were being made for the summer's World Cup finals in Chile. Moore was uncapped as he flew to South America with the rest of the squad, but made his dbut on 20 May 1962 in England's final pre-tournament friendly - a 4-0 win over Peru in Lima. Also dbuting that day was Tottenham Hotspur defender Maurice Norman. Both proved so impressive that they stayed in the team for the whole of England's participation in the World Cup, which ended in defeat by eventual winners Brazil in the quarter finals at Via del Mar.
On 29 May, 1963, 22-year-old Moore captained his country for the first time in just his 12th appearance after the retirement of Johnny Haynes and an injury to his successor, Jimmy Armfield. He was the youngest man ever to captain England at the highest level.
England defeated Czechoslovakia 4-2 in the game. Armfield returned to the role of captain afterwards, but new coach Alf Ramsey gave Moore the job permanently during a series of summer friendlies in 1964, organised because England had failed to reach the latter stages of the inaugural European Championships.
1964 turned out to be quite an eventful year for Moore. As well as gaining the England captaincy, he lifted the FA Cup as West Ham defeated Preston North End 3-2 in the final at Wembley, courtesy of a last-minute goal from Ronnie Boyce. On a personal level, Moore also was successfully treated for testicular cancer and was named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.
The FA Cup success would become the first of three successful Wembley finals in as many years for Moore. In 1965, he lifted the European Cup Winners Cup after West Ham defeated 1860 Munich 2-0 in the final with both goals coming from Alan Sealey. By now he was the shoo-in skipper for England with 30 caps, and around whom Ramsey was building a team to prove correct his prediction that England would win the 1966 World Cup, to be held on home soil. 1966 had a mixed start for Moore, however - he scored his first England goal in a 1-1 draw with Poland, but then skippered West Ham to the final of the League Cup - in its last season before its transfer to Wembley as a one-off final - which they lost 5-3 on aggregate to West Bromwich Albion. For Moore, who had scored in the first leg, and his West Ham team-mates Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, considerable consolation lay ahead. Moore scored his second and ultimately final England goal in a friendly against Norway, two weeks before the World Cup would begin.
thumb|30 July 1966, English football's finest hour. Bobby Moore lifts the Jules Rimet trophy at Wembley as England are crowned World Champions.
On the verge of his greatest triumph, details were released to the press in early 1966 that Moore wanted to leave West Ham for Tottenham Hotspur. Moore had let his contract slip to termination, and only after the intervention of Sir Alf Ramsey and realisation he was technically ineligible to play, did he re-sign with West Ham to allow him to captain the England team of 1966. Ramsey had summoned West Ham manager Ron Greenwood to England's hotel and told the two of them to sort out their differences and get a contract signed up.
Moore was the leader of the side which gave English football its crowning glory and established him as a magnificent player, gentleman and sporting icon. With all their games at Wembley, England had got through their group with little trouble, they then beat Argentina in a controversial quarter final and a Eusbio-led Portugal team in the semis, a match also surrounded by controversy.
West Germany awaited in the final.
Remarkably, according to Geoff Hurst's autobiography, England full back George Cohen overheard Ramsey talking to his coaching staff about the possibility of dropping Moore for the final and deploying the more battle-hardened Norman Hunter in his place. However, eventually they settled on keeping the captain in the team. It remains a strange scenario, rendered almost unthinkable with hindsight. Moore had not been playing badly, nor had he given the impression that he had been distracted by his contract dispute prior to the competition. The only possible explanations were that the Germans had some rather fast attacking players, which could expose Moore's own lack of pace, and that Hunter - who was of a similar age to Moore but only had four caps - was the club partner of Moore's co-defender with England, Jack Charlton.
In the final, England went 0-1 down through Helmut Haller, but Moore's awareness and quick-thinking helped England to a swift equaliser. He was fouled by Wolfgang Overath midway inside the German half and, rather than remonstrate or head back into defence, he picked himself up quickly while looking ahead and delivered an instant free kick on to Hurst's head, in a movement practised at West Ham. Hurst scored.
The West Ham connection to England's biggest day became stronger when Peters scored to take England 2-1 up, but the Germans equalised in the final
minute of normal time through Wolfgang Weber - as Moore appealed unsuccessfully for a handball decision - to take the match into extra time.
Ramsey was convinced the Germans were exhausted, and after Hurst scored probably the most controversial and debated goal in world football, the game looked over. With only seconds remaining, and England under the pressure of another German attack, the ball broke to Moore on the edge of his own penalty area. Team-mates shouted at Moore to just get rid of the ball, but he calmly picked out the feet of Hurst
Of many timeless images from that day, one is of Moore gallantly wiping his hands clean of mud and sweat on his shorts and shirt before shaking the hand of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as she presented him with the World Cup 1966.
Moore became a national icon as a consequence of England's success, with he and the other two West Ham players taking the World Cup around the grounds which West Ham visited during the following domestic season. He was awarded the coveted BBC Sports Personality of the Year title at the end of 1966, the first footballer to do so, and remaining the only one for a further 24 years. He was also decorated with the OBE in the New Year Honours List.
Moore's image and popularity allowed him to start a number of business ventures, including a sports shop next to West Ham's ground at Upton Park, and he also appeared with his wife Tina, along with Peters and his wife Kathy, in a television advertisement for the pub industry, urging people to ''"Look in at the local"''.
He continued to play for West Ham and England, earning his 50th cap in a 5-1 win over Wales at the end of 1966 in a Home International match which also doubled up as a qualifier for the 1968 European Championships. England ultimately reached the semi-finals (the tournament was just a four-team event back then) where they played Yugoslavia in Florence and lost 1-0. England, as champions, did not have to qualify for the next World Cup, and Moore remained the first name on Ramsey's team sheet, winning his 78th cap prior to the squad's flight to South America for a short period of altitude-acclimatisation, before going on to the finals in Mexico.
The English Oi!/punk band The Business recorded a tribute song to Bobby Moore titled "Viva Bobby Moore".
The year 1970 was a bittersweet, mixed and eventful one for Moore. He was again named as captain for the 1970 World Cup but there was heavy disruption to preparations when an attempt was made to implicate Moore in the theft of a bracelet from a jeweller in Bogot, Colombia, where England were involved in a warm-up game. A young assistant had claimed that Moore had removed the bracelet from the hotel shop without paying for it. There was no doubt that Moore was in the shop - he had gone in with Bobby Charlton to look for a gift for Charlton's wife, Norma - the accusation was not proved. Moore was arrested and then released, he then travelled with the England team to play another match against Ecuador in Quito. He played, winning his 80th cap, and England were 2-0 victors, but when the team plane stopped back in Colombia on the return to Mexico, Moore was detained and placed under four days of house arrest. Diplomatic pressure, plus the obvious weakness of the evidence, eventually saw the case dropped entirely, and an exonerated Moore returned to Mexico to rejoin the squad and prepare for the World Cup.
Moore shrugged off the pressure and stress to play a leading role in England's progress through their group. In the second game against favourites Brazil, there was a defining moment for Moore when he tackled the great Jairzinho with such precision and cleanliness that many cite it as a tackle which no-one will ever improve upon. It continues to be shown frequently on television. Brazil still won the game 1-0, but England progressed through the group. Moore swapped shirts with Pel after the game. The shirt is now on display in a virtual reality museum called the Priory Collection.
Defeat after extra time against West Germany saw England bow out in the last eight, and it would be 12 years before England were to return to a World Cup finals again.
On August 10, 1970 Bobby Moore received an anomynous threat to kidnap his wife and hold her to a -10,000 ransom. This caused him to pull out of pre-season friendlies against Bristol City and Bournemouth. However, his services to West Ham were rewarded with a testimonial match against Celtic at the end of 1970. However, although he was seen as an icon and a perfect influence on the game, Moore was not without his faults or controversies. On January 7, 1971, he and three West Ham team-mates - Jimmy Greaves, Brian Dear and Clyde Best - were all fined by West Ham manager Greenwood after going out drinking in a nightclub until the early hours of the morning prior to an FA Cup third round tie against Blackpool. The nightclub in Blackpool was owned by Moore's friend, boxer Brian London. West Ham lost the tie 4-0. They were all fined a whole week's wages. Blackpool were the bottom of Division one at the time, and were relegated at the end of the season. Ironically, Moore was featured on TV as the subject on This is your life the night before. It was not uncommon for Moore to enjoy a night on the town, but he was often seen in the gym or on the pitch at West Ham on a Sunday morning - usually the players' day off - working off the alcohol he had consumed the night before.
Moore surpassed West Ham's appearances record in 1973 when he played for the club for the 509th time. Three days earlier, on Valentine's Day 1973, he won his 100th cap for England in a comprehensive 5-0 win over Scotland at Hampden Park. By this stage, only Peters and Alan Ball from the 1966 squad were also still involved with the England team - the rest had either retired or dropped by Ramsey, even though a handful of them were younger than Moore.
Later the same year, Moore was exposed defensively by Poland in a qualifier for the 1974 World Cup in Chorzw, deflecting a free kick past Peter Shilton to put the home side ahead, and then losing possession to Wlodzimierz Lubanski, who scored the second. His form had dipped enough for Ramsey to choose not to select him for the return game at Wembley, which England had to win to qualify. Any other result would send Poland through. Moore is understood to have asked Ramsey if this meant he was no longer required, to which Ramsey replied: ''"Of course not. I need you as my captain at the World Cup next year."'' It never happened, as England could only draw 1-1. It signalled the end of Ramsey's reign - he was sacked six months later - and Moore later told how he sat alongside Ramsey on the bench and kept urging him to make a substitution, only for Ramsey to freeze suddenly when it came to decision-making. When Kevin Hector finally did come on for Martin Chivers after 85 minutes Moore could be seen on TV yanking down Hector's tracksuit bottoms while Ramsey sat immobile. Moore, later, said to David Miller "you could ''feel'' the minutes escaping. I said to Alf we need someone to go through the middle. He just nodded. We couldn't get Kevin out there quick enough. We almost threw him onto the pitch."
Moore won his 108th and final cap in the next game, a 1-0 friendly defeat to Italy on November 14, 1973. He became England's most capped player, beating Bobby Charlton's record by two appearances, and equalled Billy Wright's record of 90 appearances as captain. Peter Shilton and David Beckham have since overtaken the caps record, but the joint captaincy record remains.
Moore played his last game for West Ham in an FA Cup tie against Hereford United in January 1974. He was injured in the match. On March 14 the same year, he was allowed to leave West Ham after more than 15 years, taking with him the club record for appearances (since overtaken by Billy Bonds) and the most international caps for an outfield player (since overtaken by David Beckham).
He joined London rivals Fulham, who were in the Second Division, for -25,000. During Moore's first season there they defeated West Ham in a League Cup tie and then reached the FA Cup final where, in a further quirk of fate, they faced West Ham again. This time Fulham lost the game, 2-0, and Moore had made his final appearance at Wembley as a professional player.
Moore played his final professional game in England for Fulham on May 14, 1977 against Blackburn Rovers. He played for two teams in the North American Soccer League - San Antonio Thunder in 1976 (24 games, 1 goal) and Seattle Sounders in 1978 (7 games). During 1976, there was also a final appearance on the international field for Team USA in games against Italy, Brazil and an England team captained by Gerry Francis. This was the U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament, which capitalized on NASL and more importantly England and Italy both failing to qualify for the European Championships that year. Seattle was the last team for which he played professional football, although he did play 9 games in 1978 for the Danish semi-professional club Herning Fremad to promote Danish football's new transition to professional football.
Moore retired from playing professionally in 1978, and had a short relatively unsuccessful spell in football management at Eastern AA in Hong Kong, Oxford City and Southend United.
He became manager of Southend United in 1984. In his first full season, 1984-85, Southend narrowly avoided having to apply for re-election to the Football League amidst severe financial difficulties. However, the side was gradually rebuilt and in the 1985-86 season Southend started well and were in the promotion race until the new year before eventually finishing 9th. His successor, David Webb built upon those foundations to win promotion the following year.
His life after football was eventful and difficult, with business deals going wrong and his marriage ending. Many saw Moore's acceptance of a role as a columnist for the salacious tabloid newspaper, the ''Sunday Sport'', as a sign of how low he had been forced to go. Moore's supporters said that the Football Association could have given a role to Moore, as the only Englishman to captain a FIFA World Cup winning team. Moore himself kept a dignified silence.
Moore joined London radio station Capital Gold as a football analyst and commentator in 1990. Moore married 42-year-old Stephanie Parlane-Moore (her real maiden name) on December 4, 1991. He had a son and a daughter from his first marriage, to Christina (Tina) Dean. They were married from 1962 until divorcing in 1986.
In April 1991, Moore underwent an emergency operation for suspected colon cancer, though at the time it was just reported that he had undergone an "emergency stomach operation".
On February 14, 1993, he publicly announced he was suffering from bowel cancer. Three days later, he commentated on an England match against San Marino at Wembley, alongside his friend Jonathan Pearce. That was to be his final public appearance; seven days later on 24 February, at 6.36am, he died at the age of 51.
Bobby Moore's funeral was held on March 2, 1993 at Putney Vale Crematorium. The first West Ham home game after his death was on 6 March, 1993, against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Boleyn Ground was awash with floral tributes, scarfs and other football memorabilia from both West Ham fans and those of other clubs. Fellow 1966 World Cup winners, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters placed a floral replica of a West Ham shirt, showing Moore's number, '6', on the back, on the centre spot before the game. West Ham 'rested' the number six shirt with the regular number six, Ian Bishop, wearing number twelve. The game was won by West Ham 3-1 with goals by Steve Bull for Wolves and Trevor Morley, Julian Dicks and Matty Holmes for West Ham.
On June 28, 1993 his memorial service was held in Westminster Abbey, attended by all the other members of the 1966 World Cup Team. He was only the second sportsman to be so honoured, the first being the West Indian cricketer Sir Frank Worrell.
The charity Cancer Research UK(CRUK) set up the ''Bobby Moore Fund'' to raise money for bowel cancer research in his memory: the Run for Moore races raise funds for this.
In 1996, comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel used the line, ''"But I still see that tackle by Moore"'' in the lyrics to their song ''Three Lions'', which the England team's official song at the 1996 European Championships, which was adopted by fans rather than the tournament's official song ''We're In This Together'' by Simply Red. It referred to the famous incident with Jairzinho in 1970, and was re-created by Baddiel, Skinner and England left back Stuart Pearce for the video. It was written in the context of a list of great England moments of the past as proof that England could win a tournament again.
Moore was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as player.
The stand replacing the south bank at West Ham's ground, the Boleyn Ground in Upton Park, was named the Bobby Moore Stand shortly after Moore's death. There is also a statue close to the ground based on a famous photograph taken at Wembley after the World Cup celebrations, with Moore being held aloft, holding the trophy, by club team-mates and final goalscorers Hurst and Peters, along with Everton and England left back Ray Wilson.
In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of England by the The Football Association as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.
A bronze statue of Bobby Moore was erected outside the main entrance at the new Wembley Stadium in May 2007, to pay tribute to his effect on the game.
In August 2008 West Ham United officially retired the number 6 shirt as a mark of respect 15 years after his death.
In September 2008, members of two West Ham United online forums ([] and KUMB) pulled together to urge the club to sponsor The Bobby Moore Fund on their shirts. The request was made following the collapse of West Ham United's main shirt sponsor, XL, the UK's third largest holiday company.
He appeared in the 1981 film ''Escape to Victory'' as Terry Brady.
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'''Julian James Kelly''' (born 6 September 1989) is a footballer who plays for Reading as a defender.
Born in London, Kelly was with Arsenal until the age of 16 when he joined Reading and became a scholar with the club in June 2006.
Despite being born in England, he was called into the Republic of Ireland under-19 team in January 2008.
He is primarily a left back, despite being right footed, but has also played right back and right wing.
His brother, Oliver Kelly, is a part of the Reading academy.
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'''Ross Aden Jenkins''' (born 9 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Watford as a central midfielder.
He is no relation to the Ross Jenkins who played for Watford from 1972 to 1983.
Jenkins was born in Watford and began a two year academy scholarship with Watford in summer 2007. During the 2007-08 season he played regularly in the club's under-18 side, as well as appearing for the reserves. After appearing frequently for Watford's first team during the 2008 pre-season, on 12 August 2008 he made his competitive debut whilst still an academy scholar. Part of a weakened side, Jenkins played the entire game as Watford beat League One side Bristol Rovers 1-0 in the League Cup. Jenkins remained part of the side for the League Cup, with full games against Darlington, West Ham United and Swansea before Watford bowed out to Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-final.
Jenkins made his league debut in the defeat at Barnsley on 15 November 2008 under the management of Malky Mackay, and retained his place in the team thereafter, scoring his first league goal in the 3-2 defeat at promotion contenders Birmingham City on 6 December. In 2009 Jenkins formed a midfield partnership with Jack Cork, and the team climbed to 13th place in the league by the end of the season. He made his 50th appearance for Watford on 20 October 2009 against Ipswich Town.
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'''Billy Gibson''' (born 30 September 1990 in Harrow, London) is an English footballer. He is a right midfielder and currently plays for Wealdstone on loan from Watford.
Gibson began a two year academy scholarship with Watford in summer 2007. In 2007-08 he made 26 appearances for the under 18s, all of which were starts and making him the highest appearance maker for the Academy that season. He also scored three goals. He also made 12 appearances for the reserves, six of them starts, scoring three goals.
After appearing for Watford's first team during the 2008 pre-season, on 12 August 2008 he made his competitive debut whilst still an academy scholar. Part of a weakened side for the League Cup, Gibson came on as a 60th minute substitute for Jon Harley. Playing on the left-wing, he set-up Will Hoskins for the only goal of the game as Watford beat League One side Bristol Rovers.
In October 2008, along with Rob Kiernan and Ross Jenkins, Gibson signed a developmental contract, keeping him with Watford until the end of the 2009-10 season. A professional contract, it allowed the players to continue their scholarship without the pressure of worrying about their future. Although he did not appear again for the first team that season, he played 5 games for the reserves and made 10 starts for the Academy, scoring 4 goals.
On 15 December 2009 Gibson joined Isthmian Premier League side Wealdstone on a month-long loan. On his second appearance for the club, he scored both goals in a 2-1 victory over Wealdstone's local rivals Harrow Borough.
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'''Craig McAllister''' (born 28 June 1980 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a striker for League One club Exeter City.
McAllister made his debut for Exeter City at home against Southampton, in the 3-1 loss in the first round of the League Cup on 12 August 2008.
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'''Kieran Stephen Larbi Djilali''' (born 22 January 1991 in Lambeth, London) is an English footballer
Djilali came through the academy at Crystal Palace, going on trial with Manchester United in mid-2007. He made his Palace debut at 17, followed quickly by a string of first-team appearances in which he impressed. A year later he moved to Conference National club Crawley Town on loan, followed by a spell at League Two side Chesterfield. He returned to Crystal Palace following his loan spell on 12 January 2010.
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'''Lewis Jack Young''' (born 27 September 1989) is English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Watford. He has recently been promoted to the first team squad from the academy and plays as a striker. Young is a younger brother of England and Aston Villa player Ashley Young, who also started his career at Watford.
For the 2008-09 season Young was given the number 32 shirt for Watford and for the 09-10 season, number 21. He made his debut as a substitute in Watford's 1-0 victory over Bristol Rovers in the Carling Cup on 12 August 2008.
He made his league debut against Bristol City on Boxing Day 2008.
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'''Joel Ward''' (born 29 October 1989 in Portsmouth, Hampshire) is an English footballer currently playing for Portsmouth. He is a defender in the centre back position.
Ward signed a professional contract with Portsmouth in July 2008 after having spent two years in the Academy and Reserves. On 7 August, he signed a one-year loan deal with Bournemouth in order to gain more first team experience, and was given the number 15 shirt. He soon made his debut by playing a full match against Cardiff City in the League Cup on 12 August. His League Two debut came later that week on 16 August in an away draw with Aldershot Town. As the season progressed, Ward continued to appear in defence for the Cherries, and he gained his first career yellow and red cards on 18 October in a 4-1 away defeat to Shrewsbury Town, eventually being sent off for two bookable offences. However, his form meant that he returned to the side soon afterwards, making his Football League Trophy and FA Cup dbuts: a home defeat by Colchester United on 4 November and a home win against Bristol Rovers on 8 November respectively.
His Portsmouth dbut came against Hereford United in the Carling Cup on 26 August 2009. He played the whole match.
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'''Joseph Owusu "Joe" Tabiri''' (born 16 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Barnet as a midfielder.
Born in London, Tabiri joined Farnborough on dual registration in January 2008, having previously played for Staines Town and Wingate & Finchley.
He made his Barnet debut in the League Cup against Brighton & Hove Albion on 13 August 2008.
Tabiri signed for Grays Athletic on a one-month loan deal in January 2009,
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'''Craig Stephen Noone''' (born 17 November 1987 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Championship club Plymouth Argyle.
Noone, formerly a roofer by trade, began his football career as a youth team player with Skelmersdale United, and rose up through the ranks to make his first team debut in the 2005/2006 season.
In the summer of 2007, Noone had a trial with Belgian club Royal Antwerp, but ultimately did not sign for them, and in October of the same year, Liam Watson took Noone to Burscough on a two-year contract.
Nine months later, in July 2008, Watson signed the player once again, this time for Southport, Watson having resigned from his post at Burscough. However, Noone played only one game for the club, and was signed by Football League Championship club Plymouth Argyle for an undisclosed fee, which could rise to in excess of -100,000.
On 30 August 2008, Noone made his debut for Plymouth as he came of the bench against Burnley in a league match, the game ended in a goalless draw. He scored his first goal for Plymouth on the 15th November 2008 in a 1-0 win away at Coventry City, coming off the bench to score an 87th minute winner.
After 10 substitute appearances for Plymouth, Noone made his first start for the club in the league match versus Southampton FC on Boxing Day 2008, where his team won 2-0. On 3 January 2009, Noone made his FA Cup debut coming off the bench for his sides 3-1 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
Noone was linked with a -800,000 move to either Sunderland or Wigan of the Premier League on the 6th January, which prompted a response from Mackems manager Ricky Sbragia saying that they were not considering making a bid for the winger.
On the 10th September 2009, after Noone had only made two league substitute appearances so far in the 2009/10 season, Exeter City signed him on a 3-month loan deal. He made his debut against Leyton Orient and scored the equaliser in a 1-1 draw. Noone scored in his final appearance for Exeter against Brentford before being recalled on 2 November.
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'''Daren Dykes''' (born 28 April 1981) is an English footballer. He played professionally as an attacking midfielder for Swindon Town and Lincoln City and currently plays for Newport Pagnell Town as a centre-forward.
Dykes began his career on the books of Tottenham Hotspur as a schoolboy until he was 15 before joining the youth set-up at Leyton Orient where he remained until he was 17.
A series of impressive performances for Buckingham saw Dykes attract the attention of scouts from the Football League and in July 2002 joined Swindon Town initially on trial
Following his release by Swindon, Dykes had an unsuccessful trial with Maltese side Marsaxlokk
In November 2005 he made a return to the United Counties League, scoring on his debut for Stotfold in the 3-1 victory over St Ives Town on 22 November 2005.
In June 2008 he moved up the non-league pyramid joining Rugby Town,
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'''Sean Dunphy''' (born 5 November 1970) is a former English footballer. He played as a centre-back and made 70 appearances in the Football League, principally for Lincoln City.
Dunphy began his career with Barnsley before following manger Allan Clarke to Lincoln City in the summer of 1990. However, disaster struck Dunphy in a pre-season match against Leeds United when he was stretchered off with a serious knee injury. The injury would keep him out of action for almost two years and it was not until April 1992 that Dunphy made his debut for Lincoln. The 1992-1993 season saw Dunphy establish a regular berth at the heart of Lincoln's defence and he would go on to make 31 league appearances that season. The 1993-1994 season saw Lincoln, under the stewardship of new manager Keith Alexander, make a sticky start collecting just four points from the first six league games. Following the 1-0 home defeat to Mansfield Town on 11 September 1993 Alexander transfer listed most of his squad and dropped a number of players, Dunphy amongst them, from the team. Dunphy soon linked up with Doncaster Rovers on loan, making a solitary league appearance against Bury on 16 October 1993 before returning to Sincil Bank. He returned to the team towards the end of the season but found himself loaned out to Scarborough at the commencement of the 1994-1995 season.
In February 1995 he joined the then GM Vauxhall Conference side Kettering Town where he made a single appearance before dropping down to the Unibond League and joining Gainsborough Trinity. After just two games he stepped back up to GM Vauxhall Conference joining Halifax Town where he made his debut in the 0-0 away draw with Bath City on 27 March 1995. He was substituted at half-time in his next, and final, appearance and returned to Gainsborough Trinity for the remainder of the season.
At the beginning of the 1996-1997 season, Dunphy joined Stocksbridge Park Steels and enjoyed the most productive period of his career. He made a total of 139 appearances
In February 2008 he was appointed club coach at hometown club Maltby Main working under the newly appointed manager Robbie Barron.
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}}'''Paul Taylor''' (born 4 October 1987, Liverpool
===Apprenticeship and Vauxhall Motors===
A former apprentice with Manchester City,
During the season, Chester City had a bid for the player rejected and Taylor spent time on trial with Nottingham Forest.
Taylor made his Chester debut as a substitute in a 6-0 defeat at Dagenham & Redbridge on 9 August 2008, which was also his first Football League appearance. He went on to play nine league games (seven as substitute) and one cup match before the club announced his loan was being terminated on 24 October 2008.
On 31 October 2008, it was revealed Taylor had tested positive in a random drugs test when at Chester, after traces of cocaine were found in his sample.
After becoming the lead scorer for the first half of the 2008-09 season and clearly standing out from the rest of the players, he was soon noticed by the bigger clubs in Belgium. In December 2009, Belgian media reported that both Standard Lige and Anderlecht from the first division had tested him and that Anderlecht was about to sign the player.
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'''Harold Frank Neary''' (born 6 March 1921 in Aldershot, Hampshire) was an English footballer who played as a striker, mainly for Millwall, Leyton Orient and West Ham United.
During the Second World War, Neary played as an amateur for West Ham, Finchley and then Fulham, before joining the Army. While stationed in Ireland he played for Glentoran. After the war he joined Q.P.R. and featured in 30 regional wartime matches, scoring 23 goals.
When regular football recommenced in 1946-47, Neary continued with Q.P.R. before moving to West Ham for -4000 in January 1947. His time there was curtailed after reportedly hitting an opponent who had fouled him, out of sight of the referee.
Refusing advances from Newcastle United, Neary moved back to Q.P.R. for -7000 in October 1949, but it was a further move in August 1950, this time to Millwall for -6000, which led him to 50 more league goals in 123 League appearances.
Neary finished his career playing non-league football at Gravesend in May 1954, and died in London in 2003, aged 82.
-DOCSTART-	18865094
'''Nathan Delfouneso''' (born 2 February 1991 in Tyseley, Birmingham) is a professional footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.
Delfouneso - a product of the Aston Villa Academy - became a regular for both the club's reserve and academy teams in the 2006/07 season. He made his debut for the reserve team in March 2007, just a month after turning 16. In October 2007, he scored his first goal in a 1-1 draw with Reading. In February 2008, Delfouneso signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa, a few days after he was given the number 14 shirt for the first team - it was later reported in French magazine Onze Mondial, that the number was chosen due to Delfouneso's admiration of FC Barcelona striker Thierry Henry. He also travelled with the squad for the game at Fulham, but missed out on the final 16. By the end of the 2007/08 season, Delfouneso had made 41 appearances for the Academy team, scoring 22 goals in the process.
Delfouneso made his competitive first-team dbut as a substitute in the away tie of the UEFA Cup second round match against Icelandic opponents FH Hafnarfjrur, this in turn made Delfouneso the youngest player to represent Aston Villa in European competition, at the age of 17 years and 195 days. He also came on in the second leg at Villa Park. He made his first competitive start in a UEFA Cup tie against MSK Zilina, scoring with a stunning left-footed volley after just half an hour of his debut.
Delfouneso made his first domestic senior appearance on 4 January 2009, in an FA Cup tie against Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium, which Villa won 2-1. He scored his first domestic senior goal a month later, on 4 February 2009 in an FA Cup fourth round replay against Doncaster Rovers at Villa Park, which Villa won 3-1. His performance was rewarded with high praise from boss Martin O'Neill.
On 16 February 2009, it was reported that Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock was interested in taking Delfouneso to Selhurst Park on loan. Villa boss O'Neill refused, declaring that Warnock's chances of acquiring the striker were "not a prayer".
Delfouneso made his league debut against Tottenham Hotspur as a second half substitute for Gabriel Agbonlahor, on March 15 2009. He was given a second run-out during Villa's 3-3 draw with Everton, creating two good chances for himself, but failing to score.
On 13 May 2009, Delfouneso marked an impressive debut season, as he picked up both Aston Villa Players Young Player of the Year and Aston Villa Supporters Young Player of the Year, at the annual end of season Awards Night. Delfouneso furthered this 8 days later, as he netted the opening goal in a 3-1 victory over Sunderland in the Premier Reserve League final.
On the 6th November Delfouneso signed a new deal with Aston Villa keeping him there until 2012.
On 2nd January 2010, Delfouneso was in the starting eleven for Aston Villa's third round FA Cup tie against Blackburn Rovers. In the game he scored his fourth senior goal for the club, which was his team's first goal in a 3-1 win. Delfouneso scored with his head, diverting an in-swinging Ashley Young cross just inside the opposition keeper's near right post from 10 yards. Shortly after the game, Villa boss Martin O'Neill admitted that Delfouneso along with fellow youngsters Marc Albrighton and Ciaran Clark were the subject of many loan offers from various other clubs. However, he went on to emphasise his confidence that the trio were good enough to remain as vital squad members on the fringes of Aston Villa's first team.
On the international scene, Delfouneso first came to notice playing for the England U16 team - collecting eight caps and scoring three goals during this period, all three were scored in the 2006 Victory Shield. In October 2007, Delfouneso marked his debut for the England U17 team with a hat-trick in a 6-0 victory over Malta. Delfouneso made his debut for the England U19 team on 8 October 2008 in a UEFA European U19 Championship Qualifying tie against Albania. The striker came on as an 18th-minute substitute and netted the second goal in a comfortable 3-0 victory. He added another brace to his tally in the semi-final match against France U19 team to put England through to the final of the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
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'''Hayden Doyle''' (born 25 February 1989) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for in the A-League National Youth League.
Born in South Australia, but grew up playing his junior Football (Soccer) in Bunbury, Western Australia before moving to England at 16 to join Stoke City's youth team. He did not manage to progress to the first team at Stoke, so left the club to join Greek Third Division side, Niki Volos F.C. On 20 June 2008, Doyle returned to Australia to join the club he has supported since he was a young boy, Perth Glory.
During his time at Stoke City as a football apprentice, he featured in a 2006 Australian Football (soccer) Documentary called, The Away Game.
-DOCSTART-	18876433
'''Terry Darracott''' (born 6 October 1950 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back for Everton and Wrexham in the Football League and for the Tulsa Roughnecks in the North American Soccer League.
On retiring as a player he held coaching positions at Everton, Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers, and was employed as a European scout for Bolton Wanderers.
In October 2008, Darracott joined Wrexham as assistant to manager Dean Saunders, with whom he had worked at Blackburn.
-DOCSTART-	18876504
'''Jim Pearson''' (born March 24, 1953 in Falkirk, Scotland) was a former professional footballer who played for Everton and Newcastle United F.C. until injury cut short his football career.
Jim went on to work for Nike where he played a pivotal role in the evolution of the Nike brand in the UK as Head of Football, he held that position for 14 years.
Jim is a Sports Consultant for Blacks Solicitors LLP in Leeds.
-DOCSTART-	18878064
'''Trevor Carson''' (born 5 March 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer with Premier League team Sunderland. His uncle is comedian Frank Carson.
A highly rated young goalkeeper, Carson signed professional terms during the 2004-05 season, where he was backup to Ben Alnwick for the final three games of the season. He was allocated the number 24 shirt for the 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.
On 14 August 2008, Carson joined Chesterfield on a season long loan deal. He made his professional dbut on a 1-0 victory against Grimsby Town keeping a clean sheet. He was recalled early in the January after a shortage of keepers due to injuries at Sunderland. He made his debut for Sunderland on 16 July, against Darlington in the 4-0 win for Sunderland. In 2009 with Craig Gordon out through injury, Steve Bruce urged Carson to push Marton Fulop for the No.1 spot in the squad. He has also signed a new contract with Sunderland AFC which will keep him at The Stadium of Light until 2012.
He played two games in two days when appearing in Northern Ireland U21s in Wuppertal, Germany on 5 September 2008, with his side losing 3-0, before making a dash back to Chesterfield to play in a 1-0 win over Rotherham United. He also represented Northern Ireland B in a 3-0 defeat against Scotland B in May 2009.
-DOCSTART-	18879758
'''Paul Richard Miller''' (born 11 October 1959) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Watford, Bournemouth, Brentford and Swansea City.
Miller was born in Stepney, London.
-DOCSTART-	18880958
'''Ryan McGivern''' (born 8 January 1990 in Newry, County Down) is a Northern Irish footballer with Leicester City, on loan from Manchester City playing at left-back, central defender or as a midfielder.
A product of Manchester City's youth set-up, McGivern played in their 2008 FA Youth Cup final win over Chelsea.
On October 25, 2008 it was announced that McGivern would be joining Morecambe on loan until the New Year. Morecambe are managed by former Northern Ireland player and manager Sammy McIlroy who stated that "I have seen Ryan play a few times and been very impressed by what I've seen" He scored his first goal during a game with Aldershot on November 1.
On 29 August 2009, McGivern joined Leicester City on loan until January 2010.
McGivern has been a regular at various underage levels for Northern Ireland, winning caps at Under-17 level in 2006, before elevation to the Under-19 in 2007. He played in the Northern Ireland Elite side during their 2008 Milk Cup win.
Steve Beaglehole called McGivern to the Northern Ireland Under-21 squad for a mini tournament in Ukraine on 19 and 20 August 2008. Nigel Worthington then promoted McGivern into the full Northern Ireland squad as a replacement for the injured George McCartney for a friendly international against Scotland on 20 August 2008. Despite Northern Ireland's injury ravaged squad it was still a surprise when McGivern was selected as starting left-back, especially as he was yet to make his senior debut for his club side. Early in the second half he was sent-off following two yellow card offences. On the 11th of October 2008, he came on as a second half substitute in a World Cup qualifying match against Slovakia. Then, on the 15th of October 2008, he earned a third cap (again as a substitute) during a 4-0 win over San Marino.
-DOCSTART-	18884836
'''Jose Baxter''' (born 7 February 1992 in Bootle, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Premier League club Everton.
Baxter started his footballing career at the age of 6 after he was signed by Everton. He remained there as a youth player until 2008 when he trained with the first-team squad on tours to Switzerland and the United States. Baxter made his professional debut for the club on the opening day of the 2008-09 season coming on as a substitute in a home game against Blackburn Rovers, becoming Everton's youngest ever senior player in the process, aged 16 years and 191 days, beating the record previously held by team-mate James Vaughan.
Ray Hall, Everton academy manager said he is a more complete player than Wayne Rooney was when at a similar age.
Jose has represented England at both U16 and U17 levels.
He played in the first two games of the 2009 Under 17 European Championships but missed the third after picking up two yellow cards.
Baxter was one of three men arrested in October 2009 in Kirkby on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply and on suspicion of possessing counterfeit money.
-DOCSTART-	18891386
'''Robert Brian "Bob" Mountain''' (born 11 September 1956) is an English former professional footballer born in Wombwell, Yorkshire,
-DOCSTART-	18891660
'''James Thomas Brittleton''' (23 April 1882 - 22 February 1955) was a professional footballer. He was one of the pioneers of the long throw-in.
Brittleton was born in Winsford, Cheshire on St George's Day 1882. He started his football career by playing for Winsford Juniors at the age of 10. Whilst at his next junior club, Winsford Celtic, he played in every position including goalkeeper.
After leaving school at the age of 14, Brittleton signed for the town's senior side, Winsford United. He went on to play many County League games and earned several winners medals in the Cheshire Amateur Cup, appearing in three district finals in one season.
Whilst at United, a Stockport County fan, who was visiting his girlfriend in Winsford, watched Brittleton play a match and informed the Stockport management of his skills. Shortly afterwards he signed amateur forms with County at the age of nineteen.
Brittleton began his league career with Stockport County in 1902 as an inside forward. He went on to score ten goals in forty-five appearances for the Lancashire club, and after County had played a game at Ashton in December 1904, the referee sent a report to Sheffield Wednesday recommending the player. Wednesday immediately sent a -200 bid to Stockport which was rejected. Undeterred, ''the Owls'' improved their offer to a club record fee of -300, and Brittleton signed for the Yorkshire club on 6 January 1905.
Brittleton made his debut for Wednesday on 14 January 1905,
Brittleton played in all of Sheffield Wednesday's matches in the 1907 FA Cup, culminating in the club's 2-1 victory against Everton in the final at Crystal Palace.
In 1911, Brittleton was invited to represent the Football Association for a summer tour of South Africa. However, the player, once described as "the biggest home bird you could ever meet",
Brittleton made his international debut on 10 February 1912 at the age of 29 in a match against Ireland which England won 6-1. He won four more international caps, and did not lose a game that he played for his country.
In 1919, Wednesday allowed Brittleton to move back to Winsford, although he continued to play for the club. He went on to make a total of 373 appearances for ''the Owls'' in all competitions, scoring 33 goals in the process. His last match for Sheffield Wednesday was against Oldham Athletic on 1 May 1920; aged 38 years and 8 days, Brittleton became the oldest man to play for the ''the Owls''.
After looking set to re-join non-league Winsford United, Brittleton moved to Second Division Stoke City. Brittleton family folklore has it that he actually signed for Winsford before moving almost immediately to Stoke and that the Cheshire club received a small transfer as part of the deal, however no records have been found to back up the claim.
After retiring from League football Brittleton returned to his hometown to take up the position of player-manager at Winsford United whilst also working for ICI.
His younger brother, Sam (b. 1885), was also a professional footballer with Stockport County, Preston North End and Southampton.
His son, John (1906 - 1982), played for Aston Villa for three seasons in the 1920s.
-DOCSTART-	18891690
'''Simon Dawkins''' (born 1 December 1987) is an English professional footballer currently without a club.
Dawkins joined the Tottenham academy in 2004 and featured regularly in the reserves but was unable to break through into the first team. He joined Orient on loan before the start of the 2008-09 season, and his loan ended on 3 January 2009.
His first team debut was delayed after picking up an ankle injury in a friendly match. He made his first league appearance on 16 August 2008, coming on as a substitute against Peterborough United. Dawkins made his cup debut in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy on 2 September where they beat Southend 4-2., the loan ended on the 1st January 2009.
On the 1st June 2009, Dawkins was released from his Tottenham Hotspur contract.
-DOCSTART-	18891822
'''Shaun Michael Cummings''' (born 28 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Reading as a defender.
Born in Hammersmith, London, Cummings joined Chelsea's academy as a 12-year-old in 2002 and was the Blues' leading appearance-maker at reserve team level in the 2007-08 season, playing 18 games and scoring once.
In August 2008, he joined League One team Milton Keynes Dons on an initial month's loan.
-DOCSTART-	18893119
'''Benjamin Robert L. Hunt''' is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Gloucester City, on loan from Bristol Rovers. He was a youth player at West Ham United, and made regular appearances in their reserve side, but never made the progression into their first team. At the end of the 2007-08 season he was released by the Hammers and he signed for Bristol Rovers.
Hunt's debut in senior football came on 16 August 2008 for Bristol Rovers in a League One match against Brighton & Hove Albion, when he came on as a 72nd minute substitute for Darryl Duffy.
Ben Hunt agreed a one-month loan deal with Blue Square North side Gloucester City on 17 December 2009. He scored on his debut against Redditch United on Boxing day.
-DOCSTART-	18895943
'''Leigh Mills''' (born 8 February 1988) is an English professional footballer currently a free agent. Mills plays at centre-back.
He started his career as a youth team player at Swindon Town but was signed by Tottenham Hotspur as a 16-year-old in 2004 before he had made a single league appearance for the Robins.
Mills joined Brentford in a season-long loan deal on 17 June 2008. However on 8 August he was recalled by Tottenham and joined Gillingham on loan, subsequently extended from one month to five. Mills made his Gillingham and professional debut in a 1-0 home defeat against Luton Town on 16 August. , the loan ended on 1st January, 2009. Then in February Mills was released from his contract.
-DOCSTART-	18896414
'''Mark Marshall''' (born 5 May 1987) is an English footballer, currently playing for League One club Swindon Town.
Marshall's early career saw him come through the ranks at non-League Carshalton Athletic before later joining Grays Athletic and Eastleigh. During the pre-season of 2008-09 he joined Swindon Town on trial, but was originally not offered a deal as Town continued their pursuit of winger Kevin Betsy. However, the move for Betsy failed as the player joined League One rivals Southend and Marshall finally joined Swindon in early August 2008 on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
His debut for Swindon Town came three days later in a defeat away to Cheltenham Town,
On 17 September 2009, Mark Marshall made a loan switch to League Two side Hereford United. The loan deal was later extended on 20 October 2009, keeping Marshall at Hereford until 17 November 2009.
-DOCSTART-	18896786
'''Daniel "Danny" Hylton''' (born 25 February 1989 in Camden, Greater London) is an English footballer, currently playing for Aldershot Town.
Hylton played for Aldershot Town in their first League Cup game, when he came on as a substitute against Coventry City in the 3-1 loss, on 13 August 2008.
-DOCSTART-	18901095
'''Ray Evans''' (born Edmonton, London 20 September 1949) is a living, former, professional footballer. A  full back, Evans played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C, Millwall F.C., Fulham F.C. and Stoke City F.C.
Evans joined Spurs as an apprentice in June 1967 and made his league debut in March 1969 at Arsenal F.C He made 181 appearances including four as substitute in all competitions for the club between 1969-1974 and scoring 2 goals.
Evans featured in both legs of the 1974 UEFA Cup Final against Feyenoord
He joined Millwall for a fee of -35.000 in January 1975 where he made 74 Football League appearances and scoring on 3 occasions.
Evans transferred to Fulham in March 1977 where he appeared 86 times in the Football League and scoring six goals.
In August 1979 he was transferred to Stoke City where he went on to make a further 94 Football League appearances and scoring once.
'''North American Soccer League''' (NASL). Evans played in the USA for the St. Louis Stars (NASL) in 1977, California Surf 1978 and finally for Seattle Sounders (NASL) between 1982-1983.
Evans is the head coach of the Columbia Basin College, Washington, U.S.A
-DOCSTART-	18901144
'''Rafael Pereira da Silva''' (born 9 July 1990), commonly known as '''Rafael''' or '''Rafael da Silva''', is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Manchester United. He normally plays as a defender in a right back position, but can also play on the right side of midfield. He is the twin brother of Fbio, who also plays for Manchester United.
Rafael was born in Petrpolis, a city approximately one hour's drive away from Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro state, and began playing football from the age of five. He and his identical twin, Fbio, would play five-a-side in the city. One day, they were spotted by a representative of Fluminense, who asked them to play for the club; they went to live at the club when they were 11 years old.
Rafael's professional football career began with Fluminense in Brazil, where he played at youth level. Rafael and his brother Fbio were brought to the attention of Manchester United by club scout Les Kershaw in the summer of 2005 while playing for Fluminense in a youth tournament in Hong Kong. Manchester United got in touch with Fluminense and asked permission for the twins to travel to Manchester to train with them in 2005. Shortly afterwards, a scout claiming to represent Arsenal visited the twins and asked them to come to England to train with Arsenal without the permission of Fluminense; however, they were dissuaded from this by their mother, who reminded them that they had been with Fluminense since they were 11, and that they should show the club some loyalty. The twins were also approached by Real Madrid while they were on international duty with Brazil.
The twins decided to sign for Manchester United, and a deal was agreed between the two clubs in February 2007. The twins moved to Manchester in January 2008, but were unable to play in matches until they turned 18 in July 2008. Rafael made his first appearance for the club in a friendly match against Peterborough United on 4 August. He was then registered in the club's senior squad for the 2008-09 season and was assigned the number 21 shirt. He made his competitive debut on the opening day of the 2008-09 Premier League season, coming on as a second half substitute for Fraizer Campbell against Newcastle United.
Rafael made his first start for Manchester United on 23 September 2008, playing at right back against Middlesbrough in the Third Round of the League Cup. His first start in European competition was away to Aalborg BK in the UEFA Champions League on 30 September. Selected ahead of Gary Neville and Wes Brown, Rafael turned in an impressive performance, creating problems for the Danish side with his attacking play and two well hit shots before being substituted on 66 minutes due to injury.
He made his first Premier League start in Manchester United's 4-0 win at home to West Bromwich Albion on 18 October 2008. His first goal for Manchester United came in the 90th minute of his seventh game for the club, a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 8 November 2008, with a powerful volley from just inside the penalty area. On 19 April 2009, in the FA Cup semi-final against Everton, Rafael and his twin brother, Fbio, started a match together for Manchester United for the first time. However, United lost the match 4-2 on penalties.
At the end of the season, Rafael and his Manchester United team-mate Jonny Evans were shortlisted as one of the nominees for the PFA Young Player of the Year award. However, the two of them were beaten to the award by Aston Villa's Ashley Young. In recognition of his successful first season in English football, Rafael was handed a two-year extension to his Manchester United contract, tying him to the club until 2013. On 30 December 2009, Rafael scored the second goal of his Manchester United career and the first at Old Trafford in a 5-0 league win over Wigan Athletic, beating several players before placing the ball into the bottom right corner.
In 2007, Rafael played for Brazil's national under-17 team in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. He has been approached by Portuguese national coach Carlos Queiroz and asked to play for Portugal's senior side, as both he and his twin hold Portuguese citizenship. Rafael has indicated a willingness to take Queiroz up on his offer if he does not end up playing for Brazil, while Fbio remains set on playing for Brazil.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 9 January 2010''
Rafael's twin brother, Fbio, is also a professional footballer; both twins signed for Manchester United at the same time in 2008. The twins' elder brother, Luiz Henrique Pereira da Silva, used to play for Amrica-MG in Brazil and Brescia in Italy, but moved with his wife to England when the twins signed for Manchester United. After a six-week wait for international clearance, Luiz Henrique signed for Radcliffe Borough, but he and his wife returned to Brazil in early 2009 in preparation for the birth of their child.
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'''Thomas Edward Readfern''' (born 9 July 1944), better known as '''Eddie Readfern''', is an English former footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Readfern was born in Crook, County Durham. He joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in May 1960 and turned professional in July 1961, making his debut in September 1963 against Birmingham City. In July 1964 he joined Kidderminster Harriers, before moving to Hednesford Town in December 1965, where he remained for a year. Between December 1966 and May 1968 he played for Stourbridge and after retiring from football worked for British Telecom.
-DOCSTART-	18901626
}}'''George Davies''' (born March 1, 1927, Rednal) is a former English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He playd in The Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Chester in the 1950s.
Davies played for village side Llanymynech before spending four years with Oswestry Town.
After nearly 100 league appearances for Wednesday, Davies moved to Third Division North side Chester ahead of 1956-57, in a summer in which new manager John Harris also recruited Billy Foulkes, Ron Hansell and John Mulholland as a wave of enthusiasm gripped the club. Davies went on to score in a shock Welsh Cup victory over First Division side Cardiff City later in the campaign and also scored four league goals.
Although he had a reputation as tough tackling player, Davies was never booked or sent off throughout his career.
-DOCSTART-	18901890
:''For the former Manchester City player, see Colin Bell''
'''Colin Bell''' (born August 5, 1961) is an English former footballer, now a coach based in Germany. Bell began his career at Leicester City, but did not break into the first team, and left for Germany aged 20.
In Germany, Bell played for VfL Hamm and Mainz 05, featuring in the 2. Bundesliga for the latter, before retiring to take up coaching in 1989. He managed TuS Koblenz for seven years, before joining the coaching staff at 1. FC Kln in 1996. In 1999 he took on his most high-profile role to date, managing Dynamo Dresden, but was not successful - the team failed to qualify for the restructured Regionalliga, and dropped to the Oberliga (level 4) for the first time. He was sacked before the end of the season.
After spells managing Waldhof Mannheim, FSV Mainz's reserve team, and Preuen Mnster, he currently runs the youth department back at TuS Koblenz, on 1 December 2008 signs a contract as Assistant Coach by TuS Koblenz.
-DOCSTART-	18902734
}}'''Nigel Clutton''' (born February 12, 1954, Chester) is a former English footballer who played as a forward. He made a professional appearance for his hometown club, Chester.
Clutton was playing Sunday League football for Chester based side Blacon and working as a milkman when he was given his solitary Football League outing for Chester on March 1, 1978 at home to Carlisle United.
-DOCSTART-	18903101
'''Reg Barton''' (born 4 March 1942, Chester) is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 14 Football League appearances for his hometown club, Chester.
Barton enjoyed a rare run in goal for Chester late in the 1964-65 season, which included a 6-1 win over arch rivals Wrexham.
After leaving Chester, Barton played for Nantlle Vale, Holyhead, Penmaenmawr and Connah's Quay Nomads.
-DOCSTART-	18904034
'''Rodrigo Pereira Possebon''' (born 13 February 1989) is a Brazilian-born Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United of England. He previously played for Internacional in Brazil, and went on loan to Braga of Portugal for the first half of the 2009-10 season.
Born in Sapucaia do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Possebon began his football career playing for Internacional in a defensive midfield role. Possebon was spotted by Manchester United's Brazil-based scout, John Calvert-Toulmin, while following up the club's interest in twin full backs, Fbio and Rafael da Silva.
Manchester United signed Possebon in January 2008, and since his father is of Italian descent, Possebon qualified for an Italian passport, and so was not subject to European Union legislation regarding non-Europeans working in Europe.
On 23 September 2008, during a Football League Cup match, he was injured in a challenge by Middlesbrough captain Emanuel Pogatetz, for which the Austrian player received a straight red card. It was initially feared that he had broken his leg, but Manchester United later confirmed otherwise. Possebon made his return from injury on 22 October 2008, scoring in the Manchester United Reserves' 3-0 win over Manchester City.
Possebon made his FA Cup debut on 13 February 2009, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Cristiano Ronaldo in a Fifth Round fixture with Derby County. On 1 March 2009, Possebon won his first major trophy in English football after he was part of the Manchester United squad that beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 on penalties after the 2009 League Cup final finished goalless.
Possebon joined Braga on loan, initially for the entire duration of the 2009-10 season. However, after falling out of favour, he returned to Old Trafford in January.
Although he was born in Brazil, Possebon was eligible for an Italian passport due to his father's ancestry. He applied for an Italian passport when signing for Manchester United, in order to avoid work permit legislation for non-EU citizens working in the United Kingdom.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 27 May 2009''
-DOCSTART-	18907291
}}'''David Brett''' (born April 8, 1961, Chester) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League for Chester City and enjoyed a long association with non-league side Colwyn Bay.
Brett represented Flintshire as a schoolboy
His final appearance for Chester came in a 6-3 win at Preston North End on October 12, 1985, when he played the whole match despite suffering an eye injury.
Away from football, Brett has worked as a heating and plumbing engineer.
-DOCSTART-	18908231
'''Andre McCollin''' is a footballer currently playing as a striker for Yeovil Town after a successful trial at the club.
He spent one season with Fisher Athletic joining from Corinthian Casuals, where he scored 19 goals in 2006-07. McCollin made his Football League debut coming off the bench for Yeovil Town against Hereford United in August 2008.
McCollin signed for Grays Athletic on loan in November 2008. He made his debut in the 1-1 FA Cup first round draw with Carlisle United on 8 November 2008.
McCollin signed on loan for Dorchester Town in October 2009. He made his debut and in the process scored a goal in the 3-1 loss to Dover Athletic on 31 October 2009.
-DOCSTART-	18912974
'''Malcolm Edward Page''' (born 5 February 1947) is a Welsh former professional footballer born in Knucklas, Radnorshire (now Powys) who played as a defender or midfielder. He made 391 appearances for Birmingham City in all competitions over a 17-year career, and also played for Oxford United.
-DOCSTART-	18915331
'''John "Buck" Ryan''' (1929/1930 - August 12, 2008) was a Scottish professional footballer who played 61 league games for Charlton Athletic, scoring 32 goals.
He is most famous for scoring the winning goal in Charlton's 7-6 win over Huddersfield Town, the only game in professional football in which a team has scored six times and still lost the game. What was even more remarkable about the game was that Charlton had 10 men for 73 minutes of the match and were 5-1 down with 27 minutes remaining. Ryan scored the winning goal past keeper Sandy Kennon with one minute remaining.
He died in Swindon, England on August 12, 2008.
-DOCSTART-	18915698
'''Eduards Freimanis''' (born February 22, 1919 - died 1993) was a former Latvian football forward, the first Latvian footballer to play with a professional club in England.
Freimanis started playing football in the early 1930s with the youth squad of Olimpija Liepja. He played with the senior squad of Olimpija from 1937 to 1939, winning two Latvian Higher League titles. In 1939 he joined JKS Riga. In 1939 Freimanis was first capped for Latvia national football team and scored two goals in his very first international match (he played his second international match the next year). In 1940 when Latvia was annexed by the Soviet Union and former Latvian sports clubs were disbanded, Freimanis joined RAFS 1, later he played with Dinamo Riga. From 1941 to 1944 he played with Daugaviei and from 1942 to 1944 in the Riga selected team. In 1942 with six goals scored Freimanis was the beft goalscorer in the Latvian Higher League.
After World War II Freimanis ended up in the West, from 1945 to 1946 he played in Greven, the next season he moved to Holstein Kiel and in the following year he settled in England. His first club there was the amateur side Eynesbury Rovers, but in the 1947/1948 season he became the first Latvian footballer to play in a professional English football club as he joined Peterborough United (in 21 match for the club he scored 22 goals), for two more seasons he played with Northampton Town F.C., until finally he landed in Nuneaton Borough, where he also worked as a coach for some time.
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'''John Pratt''' (born 1948 Hackney, London) is a living, former, professional footballer. He spent much of his career at Tottenham Hotspur F.C and played as a midfielder.
Pratt signed for the club as a junior in November, 1965. He made his debut in April 1969 against Arsenal. Making 415 appearances and scoring 49 goals in all competitions in 11 seasons at the club. He always gave 100% in his midfield duties but was often made the scapegoat when Spurs performed poorly, and never quite winning over certain sections of the White Hart Lane  crowd. In his career at Spurs he played in every outfield position.
He joined Portland Timbers in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1980 and stayed for three seasons in the USA .
Returning to Spurs he went on to coach the youth and junior sides before being promoted assistant manager to Peter Shreeves till 1986.
He runs a cleaning company and often turns out for the Spurs senior side.
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'''Guillaume Plessis''' (born 16 January 1985 in Saint-Denis, Runion) is a footballer, currently playing for FC Martigues.
Plessis started his career with RC Lens before moving to English team Everton. He failed to get his chance with the Toffees and was released. He has also played for Clermont Foot.
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'''David Farrell''' (born 29 October 1969) is a Scottish former professional association football player. Most recently he was assistant manager of Dundee.
As a player he was a central defender starting out with English club Oxford United before moving onto Hibernian. He played in 83 league games, and made an appearance in the Scottish League Cup Final defeat to Rangers in 1993. Farrell led a nomadic playing career after this long spell with Hibs, playing for Partick Thistle, Airdrie, Clydebank, Stranraer and Albion Rovers.
After his playing career was over Farrell moved into coaching, working for Gretna's youth setup. When his lifelong friend Alex Rae was appointed manager of Dundee in 2006, he appointed Farrell as his assistant. The club finished third and then second in the First Division, failing to win promotion back to the Scottish Premier League. After Rae was sacked in October 2008, Farrell was put in caretaker charge for the league game against Morton on 25 October before leaving the club himself on 30 October.
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}}'''Richard "Richie" Gendall''' (born September 25, 1960, Wrexham) is a former Welsh professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City.
A midfielder, Gendall was a contemporary of Ian Rush in the Chester youth squad in the late 1970s. Along with other homegrown youngsters such as Terry Cooke, Paul Needham and Peter Zelem, Gendall graduated to the first-team squad at Sealand Road in the early 1980s and was handed his professional debut as substitute for Cooke in a 0-0 draw against Burnley shortly before his 20th birthday on September 20, 1980.
He went on to start four league games during the season but did not feature again and moved on to non-league side Bangor City.
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'''Ross Anthony Jenkins''' (born 4 November 1951 in Kensington, London) is an English former footballer. He was a striker and started his career at Crystal Palace, before spending eleven years with Watford. He played for the club whilst they were both bottom and top of The Football League.
Jenkins started his career at Crystal Palace, becoming an apprentice in July 1968, and signing professional terms in November 1969.
Jenkins' debut coincided with the club's first away win in 18 months.
Watford were relegated from the Third Division in 1974-75 season, with Jenkins finishing top scorer with 11 goals in 34 appearances. In the summer of 1975 Jenkins chose to turn down a transfer to Huddersfield Town for a fee of -12,000.
After a 1-0 defeat to Darlington, which Jenkins played in, their fourth game and defeat of the 1975-76 season Watford were bottom of the Fourth Division.
In summer 1977 Keen was sacked and Graham Taylor was brought in. Under Taylor Watford advanced through the leagues, with Jenkins in the side. They were promoted from the Fourth Division in 1977-78, the Third in 1978-79 and the Second in 1981-82. Jenkins played in their first game in the top flight, a 2-0 win at home to Everton and early in the 1982-83 Watford topped the league. They eventually finished second to Liverpool and Jenkins left Watford at the end of the season to play in Hong Kong.
He is no relation to the Ross Jenkins who currently plays for Watford as a midfielder.
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He signed for Sunderland, from Newmilns and made his debut for them on 13 September 1890 against Burnley in a 3-2 defeat at Newcastle Road. Overall he made 258 league appearances scoring 46 goals while at the club, spanning from 1890 to 1899. He then moved to Scottish side Third Lanark.
Wilson won his first cap for Scotland against Wales on 22 March 1890 in a 5-0 win at Underwood Park. He went on to make 3 further caps for his country, overall making 4 appearances scoring one goal.
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'''Mick McCarthy (goalkeeper)''' (born 22 December 1911 in Cork, died 21 May 1973) is a former Irish football goalkeeper.
He signed for Shamrock Rovers on 6 November 1931 from Fordsons F.C..
He won one cap for the Irish Free State in a 2-0 win against the Netherlands at the Olympisch Stadion (Amsterdam) on 8 May 1932. Mick was the first League of Ireland goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet for Ireland.
After three years at Glenmalure Park Mick signed for Sheffield United F.C. making his debut on 1 September 1934 in a 3-2 win over Manchester United at Bramall Lane. However a serious thigh injury forced him to quit England and after a short spell at Brideville F.C. he returned to Rovers in 1936.
He also won one Inter League cap on 14 April 1941 at Windsor Park .
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'''Paul Needham''' (born June 15, 1961, Buxton) is a former English professional footballer who played as a full back. He made than 50 appearances in The Football League for Chester.
Although born in Buxton, Needham grew up in Chester and attended Upton-by-Chester High School in the city.
Needham's professional debut followed as a substitute for Richie Gendall in a 1-0 defeat at Oxford United on November 15, 1980, with his first start made in the number two shirt in a 1-0 victory at Fulham on March 17, 1981.
Needham then joined non-league side Oswestry Town. He did not play professionally again.
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'''Aaron Ledgister''' (born 6 March 1988 in Hong Kong) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Blue Square South club Worcester City F.C. He plays in the position of a midfielder.
Ledgister started out as an Academy player at Bristol City, and played in their youth and reserve games. He then moved to Cheltenham in July 2007 after playing in a few reserve games for them making his first team debut in the Football League Cup against Southend United, coming on as sub. During the 2007-08 season he went to both Weston-super-Mare and Bath City on loan. The 2008-2009 season saw Aaron playing at his home town club Chippenham on loan. He was Released by Cheltenham Town F.C. in July 2009.
In July 2009 Aaron joined Blue Square South Side Weymouth F.C. on trial for pre season but wasn't offered a deal.
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'''Michael "Mickey" Hamill''' (19 January 1889 - 23 July 1943) was an Irish association football wing half who played professionally in Ireland, Scotland, England and the United States.
A native of West Belfast, he learned to play Gaelic football before turning to association football. His first clubs were St Paul's Swifts and Belfast Rangers. After signing for Belfast Celtic, he made his debut against Shelbourne in 1909, but only became a first-team regular at inside-right from 1910 onwards. A skilful performance in a friendly against Celtic F.C. led to Manchester United signing him for a new record fee of -175 on New Year's Eve 1910.
His career at Manchester United was blighted by irregular appearances in the first team. A disagreement over a benefit match led to Hamill returning to Belfast Celtic on a free transfer. The fact that Manchester United received no indemnity for the loss of Hamill's services led to an agreement being established between the Football League and the Irish League regarding the transfer of players between the two leagues.
In 1914, Hamill led Ireland to their first Home Championship win. This included a victory over England at Ayresome Park, Middlebrough, which was considered by many to be Hamill's greatest-ever game. However he would be capped by Ireland on just seven occasions; he later refused to play for Ireland until alleged discrimination against Catholic players by the Irish Football Association ceased.
Hamill won his first Irish Cup medal with Belfast Celtic in 1918, playing through a knee injury to lead his team to victory over Linfield.
During World War I, Hamill had played in Scotland for a season with Celtic, winning a League and Charity Cup medal. In 1920, after Belfast Celtic temporarily withdrew from competitive football, he returned to Manchester, this time to play for Manchester City.
Hamill later returned to Belfast Celtic but left again in 1925, just after having married. His destination was Fall River, Massachusetts, where he would play for the Fall River Marksmen. He played only two 1924-1925 pre-season exhibition games with the Marksmen. In the first, he performed masterfully in 3-2 victory over the Boston Wonder Workers. His second trial game was a fiasco and the team released him after the match. He then immediately signed with Wonder Workers. He spent two seasons in Boston before moving to the New York Giants at the start of the 1926-1927 season. He played only one game before returning to Ireland.
When Hamill returned to Ireland, he signed yet again for Belfast Celtic where he ended his playing career after the 1929-1930 season. He would later manage Belfast club Distillery and run the 'Centre-Half Bar' on Belfast's Falls Road.
His drowned body was recovered from the River Lagan at Lisburn on July 23 1943.
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'''Gary Tallon''' (born 5 September 1973) is an Irish former professional footballer who played in midfield, principally for Mansfield Town.
Born in Drogheda, he was a trainee at Blackburn Rovers. However, he failed to play a first team game for Blackburn and was released on a free transfer in 1996, moving to Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock.
In December 1997, he returned to England with Mansfield Town.
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Starting off as an amateur with Liverpool and Southport he turned down Aston Villa to sign professional forms for Bolton in October 1935.
He did not make the goalkeepers jersey his own until the 1938-39 season and then his career was interrupted by the Second World War, where he saw service in the Royal Artillery.
He returned to top flight football and stayed playing with Bolton until he was nearly 40. He was Bolton's keeper in the ''Matthews' Cup Final''. When he retired from football he stayed with the club as coach of the reserve side as well as running the post office near Burnden Park.
Stan Hanson had a brother, Alf Hanson, who also played for Liverpool as well as Chelsea.
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'''Terry Naylor''' (born 1948- Islington, London) is a living, former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic in the position of full back.
Naylor joined the club in July 1969. Previously employed as a meat porter at London's Smithfield Market. His tough, uncompromising style of play as a full back soon earned him the nickname of "Meathook" with the White Hart Lane faithful. Playing a total of 314 games in all competitions including 14 as substitute and scoring one goal between 1970-1980 at Spurs. Naylor featured in both legs of the 1974 UEFA Cup Final against Feyenoord and was an unused substitute in both legs of the1972 UEFA Cup Final against Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
He joined Charlton Athletic in November 1980 and went on to make 69 League appearances for the club.
After his football career ended Naylor was employed as a postman for Royal Mail. Today he is retired, and still lives in the Islington area.
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'''Arthur Laurence Charlesworth''' (1898 - 4 January 1966) was an English footballer.
Charlesworth played for Hull City, Worksop Town, Doncaster Rovers and York City.
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'''James Miller''' was a Scottish footballer.
Miller played for Blantyre Victoria, Hamilton Academical, St. Mirren, Morton, Grimsby Town, Manchester United, York City, Boston Town and Shirebrook.
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'''Charles William Flood''' (18 July 1896 - 14 November 1978) was an English footballer.
Flood played for Plymouth Argyle, Hull City, Bolton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, York City and Swindon Town.
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'''John Daniel Hammerton''' (22 March 1900 - 15 June 1978) was an English footballer.
Flood played for Oughtibridge, Barnsley, Rotherham County, York City and Mansfield Town.
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'''Ian Anderson Winters''' (8 February 1921 - 3 May 1994) was a Scottish footballer.
Winters played for New Earswick, York City, Boston United, Gateshead, Workington & Kettering Town.
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'''James "Jimmy" Loughran''' (10 September 1897 - 25 October 1970) was an English footballer.
Loughran played for Easington Colliery, Hull City, Barrow, York City, Newark Town, Goole Town and Fulford United.
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'''Samuel "Sam" Ranby''' (29 October 1897 - 20 January 1958) was an English footballer.
Ranby played for Gilberdyke, Hull City, Reckitt's, Selby Town and York City.
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'''Robert''' "'''Bob'''" '''Wyllie''' (4 April 1929 - c. 1984) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Wyllie began his career with hometown club Dundee United and made nearly 100 league appearances before moving to English side Blackpool. After just eleven league appearances, Wyllie moved on to West Ham United and after a similar number of matches, moved on again, this time to Plymouth Argyle. Playing in just a handful of matches at Plymouth, Wyllie saw out his career at Mansfield Town, becoming a regular at Field Mill and by the time he retired from the senior game in 1962, he had made over 200 career league appearances.
Wyllie died in the mid-1980s after settling in Derbyshire.
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Born in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Menzies began his football career with Blantyre Victoria in 1901. He signed for Hearts in December 1902, making two appearances for the club before being sent on loan to Motherwell. He signed for Arthurlie in August 1904, but returned to Hearts after just one season. Eighteen months later, in November 1906, Menzies was sold to Manchester United. He played for Manchester United until the end of the 1906-07 season, making just 25 appearances and scoring four goals, before being sold to Luton Town.
Menzies made just one appearance for Scotland, a 2-1 win over England in April 1906.
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}}'''Mark Dean''' (born November 18, 1964, Northwich) is an English former professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester. He later played for hometown club Northwich Victoria in the Conference National.
A full back, Dean was a product of Chester's youth policy and broke into the first-team ranks near the end of 1981-82 as a 17 year old. He made his professional debut in Chester's 2-1 defeat by Brentford on April 24, 1982
The following season saw Dean make 19 league starts and appear twice as a substitute. But he was one of eight players released by manager John Sainty at the end of the season as the club halved its wage bill.
This marked the end of Dean's professional career but he then enjoyed a three year stint with Northwich Victoria, where he made 89 league appearances. This spell also included an appearance at Wembley Stadium in the 1984 final of the FA Trophy against Bangor City, which Northwich won after a replay. After a spell with Caernarfon Town,
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Born in Dundee, Longair began his football career with Dundee F.C. in the early 1890s. He made his debut for Scotland in March 1894, and signed for Newton Heath in February 1895. He played for Newton Heath for four months, making one appearance, before returning to Dundee in June 1895. Short spells at Sunderland and Burnley followed in 1896, before he moved to Brighton United in 1898. He returned to Dundee in May 1899, retiring from football a few years later. He would later go on to become the club's trainer.
His uncle, also named William Longair, was Lord Provost of the Burgh of Dundee from 1905 to 1908.
On 3 April 2009, Longair was inducted into Dundee's Hall of Fame (Heritage Award).
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'''Jack Andrew Wilshere''' (born 1 January 1992 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder and is left-footed.
Wilshere joined the Arsenal Academy in October 2001 as a nine year old, after spending 2 months with Luton Town soccer school. He rose through the ranks, and at the age of 15 was named the captain of the Under-16s; he also made a few appearances for the Under-18s. In the summer of 2007 Wilshere featured in the Champions Youth Cup and upon his return to England, Arsenal Academy coach Steve Bould gave him a start for the Under-18s first game against the Chelsea Under-18 team.
In February 2008, he made his debut for Arsenal Reserves against Reading, and scored Arsenal's only goal of the match even though they went on to lose the match to a Simon Church goal.
In July 2008, Wilshere was selected in the first team for the pre-season friendlies. He made his first team debut against Barnet as a half-time substitute for Henri Lansbury, setting up a goal for Jay Simpson.
Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger gave Wilshere a place in Arsenal's first team squad for the 2008-09 season,
On 25 November 2008, Wilshere came on as a substitute in a UEFA Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv, becoming the fifth sixteen-year-old to ever play in the Champions League. In January 2009 Wilshere signed his first professional contract, extending it in July the same year.
In the preparation for the 2009-10 season, Wilshere scored twice and was twice awarded Man of the Match as Arsenal regained the friendly tournament, the Emirates Cup.
On 22 September 2009, Wilshere started for Arsenal in their 2-0 Football League Cup win over West Bromwich Albion F.C.. In the 37th minute of the match, he was involved in a controversial incident with Jerome Thomas as Thomas pushed Wilshere's face and was shown a red card. After the event, West Brom's manager, Roberto Di Matteo, accused Wilshere of insulting Thomas and overreacting to the push.
Since 2006, the England national football team have decided to play Jack in an age group above his age. When was only 15, he played for the England national under-17 football team. Wilshere was also 14 when he played for the England national under-16 football team in 2006. He was then named in the squad for the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in May, starting the first two games, particularly impressing in the 2nd game against Germany before going off with an injury which kept him out of the final game.
He has also been praised by England manager Fabio Capello, who indicated that there is a chance that the young Arsenal midfielder could be included in the 2010 World Cup squad. He also came on as substitute for his England U-21 debut against the Netherlands.
Jack was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and currently lives in Hitchin, Hertfordshire with his parents. He grew up in Hitchin, attending Whitehill Primary School and The Priory School.
He captained The Priory School Year 9 Football team to County Cup, District Cup and semi-finals of the National Cup, scoring up 38 goals on the way.
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'''James Steven Wilson''' (born 26 February 1989 in Chepstow) is a Wales Under-21 international footballer currently playing for Brentford on loan from Bristol City. Wilson is a central defender who can also play at right-back if required.
He was loaned out to Brentford for the first 3 months of the 2008-09 season, where he put in a number of impressive performances in a central defensive partnership with Reading loanee Alan Bennett. Despite returning to Ashton Gate by November, Wilson was able to claim a Football League Two winners medal. He is a current Wales under-21 international, and captained Wales at under-19 level. He rejoined Brentford in an initial one-month loan deal on 20 August 2009, the loan deal later extended to 1st Janauary, 2010, and both clubs have agreed there will be no call-back option for the youngster during the duration of the deal
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'''Jimmy Pearce''' (born Tottenham, London 1947) is a living , former professional footballer. Pearce played in the position of winger for Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Pearce joined Spurs as an apprentice in June 1965. A dependable, skillful winger he made a total of 193 appearances for the club including 53 as substitute and scoring on 35 occasions. Pearce featured in the winning 1973 Football League Cup Final side, and was substitute in the 1971 Football League Cup Final and sub in both legs of the 1972 UEFA Cup Final. He retired from football through injury in 1973.
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'''Elliott Grant Charles''' (born 1 April 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Barnet as a striker.
As a youngster Elliot attended St. Gildas Junior School. Aged 10 while playing an inter-borough tournament against St.Mary's he attracted the attention of a scout for Arsenal. He was later scrapped from their youth system. He later attended Bishop Douglass, Finchley.
Charles signed a three-year professional contract with Barnet in May 2008 after scoring 20 goals for the Protec U18 side. He made his debut against Brentford on 23 August 2008. In October 2008 he joined Farnborough on an initial one month loan period. He then joined Lewes on loan in January 2009 along with Kieron St Aimie, scoring on his debut in the FA Trophy against Havant & Waterlooville. He went out on loan for the third time that season in March, joining Hemel Hempstead Town. A fourth loan spell followed in October 2009 when he joined Ebbsfleet United, before another loan spell at Havant & Waterlooville in December.
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'''Martyn Paul Woolford''' (born 13 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United as a winger.
Woolford started his career in the Glasshoughton Welfare Academy. After three seasons at Glasshoughton, he moved to the Northern Premier League with Frickley Athletic and scored 14 goals during the 2005-06 season. Despite attracting interest from several Football League clubs, he joined York City in the Conference National in 2006. He spent two seasons with the club, being joint top scorer with 17 goals in the latter, before making a move to the League with Scunthorpe United. Here, he featured in the Final of the Football League Trophy and scored the winning goal in the League One play-off Final against Millwall.
Woolford was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire and he started his career with the Academy of Northern Counties East League Premier Division team Glasshoughton Welfare at the age of 16.
He had a trial with Stockport County in League Two during their pre-season trip to Ibiza in August 2006, but was not offered a contract.
He signed a new contract with York in October 2007, which would expire in June 2009.
It was confirmed that Woolford rejected a new contract with York during the summer, with Cheltenham Town and another club believed to be interested in signing him.
Woolford plays as a left winger,
He was studying for a degree in civil engineering at Leeds Metropolitan University while playing for Frickley and a degree in surveying in 2006.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Conference National.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
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'''Lee Sawyer''' (born 10 September 1989) is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnet after being released by Chelsea.
Sawyer has been with Chelsea since the age of nine and has played in the reserve and youth teams since 2005. In July 2007, he signed a professional contract with Chelsea. In his last season as a schoolboy, Sawyer overcame both a stress fracture in his back and cruciate ligament before being promoted to the youth and reserve teams.
In the 2006-07 season, Sawyer sat on the Chelsea bench for the last league game of the season, though he did not play. Sawyer was intended to go on the pre-season tour of the United States, but was ruled out of the tour through injury. He then dislocated his shoulder in December 2007, ruling him out of the start of the club's Youth Cup run. Sawyer played seven games for the reserves in the 2007-08 season, plus 14 appearances in the youth teams. A red card in the semi-final of the Youth Cup ruled him out of both legs of the final.
On 18 August 2008, Sawyer went on loan to Southend United for three months in order to gain some first team experience. He made his debut as a substitute against Brighton & Hove Albion, on 22 August 2008. He made his first start for Southend United on 30 August 2008 against Walsall. He scored his first two goals against Leyton Orient in the 4-2 loss in the Football League Trophy on 3 September 2008.
Sawyer was heavily linked with a loan move to Watford but no move materialised, instead he joined Coventry City on loan for a month on 26 January 2009.
Sawyer, unfortunately failed to re-discover the impressive form he showed while on loan at Southend United and only made one start and one sub appearance under Chris Coleman before returning to Chelsea.
Another loan deal soon followed, this time at Wycombe Wanderers, from 19 March 2009 until the end of the 2008-09 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 April as part of a 1-1 draw with Port Vale.
Sawyer returned to Southend United on 14 July 2009 on loan until January 2010.
After a series of breaches in club discipline Sawyer was sent home by Southend and then at his own request had his loan cut short and returned to Chelsea on 26 October.
On 14 January 2010, Sawyer signed for Barnet on a short-term contract.
Sawyer made his international debut for the England U-16s against Scotland in the Victory Shield in November 2004. He has played for the England U-18s and the England U-19s, scoring a goal for both teams. On 27 March 2007, he scored a volley in the England U-18 team's 4-1 victory over the Netherlands' U-18 team.
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'''Ran Kadoch''' (, ''pronounced Rahn KAH-DOHsh''; born 4 October 1985) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Kadoch has played for clubs in the both the Liga Leumit and Liga Artzit in his native Israel. Kadoch holds a French passport, allowing him to play in Europe without counting against the foreign player limit. After a trial at Oldham Athletic and an initially unsuccessful trial with the Bees he finally signed in August 2008. Kadoch made the unusual choice of the number 55 squad number at Barnet, the number 5 being considered lucky in Judaism. However, The Football League does not allow squad numbers over 50 so this was changed to 25.
Kadoch made his debut appearance for Barnet in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy where Barnet lost to Dagenham & Redbridge 4-2. He played 12 league games for the Bees before being released at the end of the season.
On July 5, 2009 Kadoch penned a one year deal with Bnei Yehuda.
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'''Robert Rice''' (born 23 February 1989) is an English footballer who currently plays as a right back for Basingstoke Town.
Rice joined Wycombe as a trainee after being released by Fulham. He made his first appearance for Wycombe in a 1-0 defeat to Notts County at the end of the 2007-08 season before being released on 6 May 2009. He joined Basingstoke Town on 19 June on a one year contract.
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}}'''Gary Simpson''' (born June 10, 1959, Chesterfield) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. He played in The Football League for Chesterfield and Chester City.
Simpson began his playing career with hometown club Chesterfield, where he progressed through the youth ranks to make more than 40 league appearances. In the summer of 1981 he joined fellow Third Division side Chester for -6,000.
The following season saw him score six times in the league before being one of eight players released at the end of the season. He joined Oswestry Town but then played for Bangor City in the Alliance Premier League later in the 1983-84 season.
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'''Dean Greygoose''' (born 18 December 1964 in Thetford, Norfolk) is a former English football goalkeeper . He has previously played for several Football League clubs - most notably Crewe Alexandra, where he played 205 games between 1987 and 1993.
Greygoose began his long football career at Cambridge United, where he signed a professional contract in November 1982, and made his debut during the 1983-84 season. In total, he played 26 league games for Cambridge, but was mostly the team's reserve goalkeeper, behind Malcolm Webster and later Keith Branagan. Spells at Leyton Orient and Crystal Palace followed, before signing for Crewe in August 1987, where he went on to spent six seasons as first-choice goalkeeper.
In 1993, Greygoose was released by Crewe, and joined Conference side Northwich Victoria where he spent another six seasons before leaving the Vics at the end of the 1998-99 season. He has since played for a number of non-league clubs, including Altrincham, Chester City, Stevenage Borough, AFC Sudbury and Soham Town Rangers. Greygoose joined Bury Town during the 2006-07 season, and played for the club until retiring in July 2009. He now works as a goalkeeping coach at Bury Town, and as joint manager of Team Bury.
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'''Leigh Palin''' (born 12 September 1965) is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Worcester, he started his career with Aston Villa. He never played a league game for Aston Villa, and following a short loan spell with Shrewsbury Town, he moved to Nottingham Forest, where he also failed to reach the first team. He moved to Bradford City, where he played 71 games, scoring ten goals, before he played for Stoke City and Hull City. He also had another loan spell with Rochdale and a brief non-contract stay with Burnley, before he moved to Scottish football with Partick Thistle. He dropped into non-league football with Tadcaster Albion.
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'''James "Jimmy" Warner''' (15 April 1865 - 7 November 1943) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa and Newton Heath in the late 19th century. He helped Aston Villa win the FA Cup in 1887.
Born in Lozells, Birmingham, Warner began his football career with Milton, before moving to Aston Villa in May 1886. He played for Aston Villa for six years, making a total of 101 appearances in all competitions. In 1887, he was a member of the Villa side which defeated Rangers 3-1 in the FA Cup semi-final, to set up a final against local rivals West Bromwich Albion. In the final, played at Kennington Oval on 2 April 1887, Albion were the favourites having been (defeated) finalists the previous year, and also having defeated Preston North End in the semi-final. In the first twenty minutes of the final, the Villa defence was put under heavy pressure, but "Warner played a brave game in goal, repeatedly foiling Albion's attempts to charge him, ball in hand, over his own goal-line." Warner successfully prevented the Albion forwards from scoring, and in the second half Villa score twice with goals by Archie Hunter and Dennis Hodgetts, to win the cup for the first time.
On 8 September 1888, Villa made their first appearance in The Football League on the first day of the inaugural season, 1888-89. In the match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Warner was in goal when defender Gershom Cox "had the misfortune of kicking the ball through his own goalposts". Thus Cox scored and Warner conceded the first goal in the Football League.
In the first three league seasons, Warner was virtually ever-present, missing only two matches, with Villa gaining the runners-up spot in 1888-89. The following season, Villa were less successful finishing eighth in the table and were one of five clubs having to apply to be re-elected to the league. 1890-91 was similar, with Villa finishing ninth and again having to suffer "the indignation of the re-election process".
In 1891-92, injury restricted Warner to only eleven league appearances with Albert Hinchley replacing him. Warner was able to recover to appear in all five FA Cup matches, when Villa reached the final where they again met local rivals West Bromwich Albion. In the final, played at Kennington Oval on 19 March 1892, Warner and his colleagues in the Villa defence were no match for Billy Bassett and the Albion forwards who won the match comfortably 3-0, with goals from Jasper Geddes, Sammy Nicholls and Jack Reynolds.
Villa finished the 1891-92 in fourth place in the league, but Warner's Villa career was over and, in July 1892, he was transferred to Newton Heath in Manchester.
He became Newton Heath's first choice goalkeeper straight away in their first season in the Football League and made 20 consecutive appearances at the start of the season.
His career at Walsall was short-lived too, and he retired in 1894.
Warner died in Pittsburgh, United States, on 7 July 1943.
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'''Jamie Andrew White''' (born 17 November 1989) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Southampton.
Born in Southampton, White attended Woodlands Community College, having joined the Southampton F.C. Academy as an eight year old. He began to play regularly for the Club-s youth setup in 2005 after a brief spell at Chelsea.
White featured in the FA Youth Cup semi-final in 2005-06, as well as the Academy League play-offs where he scored the opener after coming off the bench against Blackburn Rovers in the semi-final to set Saints on their way to the Championship.
He was the winner of the 2006-07 Academy Player of the Year award, but had to accept his prize on crutches, after suffering a cruciate injury whilst training with the first team in March 2007. Despite his injury, White was still able to claim that season-s top scorer prize for the Under 18s side and made a full recovery in 2007-08.
Following a strong pre-season, White was named on the bench for the Carling Cup tie against Exeter City, and went on to make his first team debut against Derby County on 23 August 2008.
On 14 November 2008, he joined Shrewsbury Town on loan for a month, later extended for a second month. It was while at Shrewsbury Jamie scored his first senior goal in the 2-1 home win against Dagenham & Redbridge.
Unfortunately, after returning from his loan spell, Jamie broke his leg and dislocated his ankle as the result of a mistimed tackle in a reserve game against Aldershot Town.
Jamie White joined non league side Eastleigh on 9 October 2009 on a month long loan deal from Southampton.
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'''Christopher Roland''' "'''Chris'''" '''McGrath''' (born 29 November 1954 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former footballer. He played as a winger for Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Manchester United and Tulsa Roughnecks, and as an international for Northern Ireland.
He joined Spurs as an apprentice in January 1972. Making his first class debut in 1973 and going on to make 46 appearances in all competitions including nine as substitute and scoring ten goals. McGrath featured in both legs of 1974 UEFA Cup Final and collected a runner's up medal. In 1975 he joined Millwall in a loan deal where he made 15 appearances and scoring on 3 occasions. He transferred to Manchester United for -30,000 in October 1976 where he made 38 appearances and scoring once. McGrath left the club in February 1981 to join Tulsa Roughnecks in the NASL where he played to 1982.
McGrath represented Northern Ireland 21 times and scoring on four occasions.
His first international appearance was against Scotland on 11 May, 1974, his last versus England 19 May, 1979.
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'''Anthony Othneal Straker''' (born 23 September 1988) is an English-born Barbadian football defender, who currently plays for Aldershot Town.
Straker started as a youth player at Crystal Palace before signing a one year contract with Aldershot Town in July 2007, after a successful pre-season trial. After impressing in the first half of the season, Straker then signed a contract extension in February 2008, keeping him at Aldershot Town until the end of the 2009-10 season. That season, he was a member of the Shots side that won the Conference League Cup and the Conference National title.
Straker earned two England under-18 caps.
In January 2008, Straker was called up to the Barbados national football team for the upcoming CONCACAF region qualifier for the 2010 World Cup qualifer against Dominica, though he did not play in the game.
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}}'''Steve Moore''' (born December 17, 1969, Chester) is an English former footballer. He made two professional appearances for his hometown club, Chester City in the 1987-88 season.
As a 17 year old apprentice Moore was given his first-team debut for Chester (and only league appearance) as a substitute for Barry Butler in a 5-0 defeat at home to Northampton Town on August 15, 1987, the first day two substitutes could be used in The Football League.
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Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, White started his career at Leeds United, joining the youth system in 2002.
White was highlighted as one of 20 future England stars with fellow Leeds teammate Fabian Delph in an article in ''The Guardian'' in November.
White came on as a late substitute in the FA Cup game against Oldham Athletic, and managed to assist a goal for Mike Grella despite only coming on as an injury time substitute. Two weeks later he made his first league appearance under manager Simon Grayson when he replaced Andy Hughes as a sub against Leyton Orient.
White started for Leeds in the FA Cup replay against Kettering Town but had to be replaced in the second half through injury, with Tony Capaldi coming on as his replacement.
White made his England under-19 debut in March 2009, when he came on as a 73rd minute substitute against the Czech Republic at Walsall's Bescot Stadium in a 0-0 draw.
-DOCSTART-	19049042
'''Jordon James E. S. Mutch''' (born 2 December 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Birmingham City. He made his first-team debut for Birmingham in the League Cup in August 2008, and made his debut in the Football League while on loan to Hereford United. He has represented his country at under-17 level.
Mutch, from Alvaston, Derbyshire, began his football career in Derby County's youth system, where he spent five years working under Academy director Terry Westley. In the summer of 2007, Mutch decided to leave Derby, choosing to rejoin Westley, by then Academy director at Birmingham City, despite competition from clubs including Liverpool and Aston Villa. Because of the player's youth, no transfer fee was payable, but a compensation package was agreed with Derby for his services.
He made his debut for the England under-17 team in July 2007, aged only fifteen-and-a-half, against their Icelandic counterparts.
While still a schoolboy, aged 15 years 298 days, Mutch was selected in the 16-man squad for Birmingham's League Cup third-round match against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in September 2007. The Premier League confirmed that match rules permitted selection of a player of that age, but changed their minds only hours before the match after becoming aware of the Football Association's Child Protection regulations which specified a minimum age of 16 for players in open-age football. Reserve player David Howland, who was not registered with a Premier League squad number, had to travel to Blackburn at the last minute with special dispensation to take Mutch's place on the bench wearing an unnumbered shirt.
Mutch was named on the bench for the January 2008 third-round FA Cup tie at Huddersfield Town, aged 16 years 34 days. Had he entered the game he would have broken Trevor Francis's record as the youngest player to make a competitive first-team appearance for the club; however the team struggled and manager Alex McLeish felt unable to give him his debut.
During the 2007-08 season Mutch made more appearances for the reserve team than any other outfield player, as well as playing 14 games for the under-18 side, and was voted Academy Player of the Season. He was in the starting eleven for the Birmingham Senior Cup 5-0 victory over Burton Albion; though nominally a reserve team several first-team players were included.
In the build-up to the 2008-09 season, Mutch was part of the first-team squad and, together with fellow youngsters Jared Wilson and Sone Aluko, went on the club's pre-season tour to Austria, where his performances were remarked on favourably by other players. He was included in the starting eleven in pre-season domestic friendlies, but McLeish was reluctant to push him into first-team football at Championship level before he was ready.
Mutch finally made his first-team debut as a half-time replacement for Gary McSheffrey in the second-round League Cup defeat at Southampton on 26 August 2008, thus becoming Birmingham's second-youngest debutant of all time, after Trevor Francis.
In October 2008, Mutch was ordered to take a period of complete rest because his rapid rate of growth had placed excessive strain on the growth plates in his legs.
Mutch joined Hereford United of League Two on 26 November 2009 on a Football League Youth Loan, an arrangement which allows the player to appear for Birmingham's reserve and youth teams on days when Hereford have no fixture. The loan expires on 2 January 2010. He went straight into the starting eleven for Hereford's second round FA Cup match at home to Colchester United two days later, and played the whole of the game, which Hereford lost to a stoppage-time goal. Mutch made his debut in the Football League on 1 December in a 3-1 win away against Northampton Town; his free-kick was parried by Northampton's goalkeeper to set up a goal for Mathieu Manset.
-DOCSTART-	19049808
}}'''Tomasz Kupisz''' (; born January 2, 1990 in Radom, Poland), is a Polish footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic and Polish U19s as a winger or striker.
He joined Wigan in February 2007 after a successful trial. Previously he played for KS Piaseczno in Poland.
He made his Latics debut on August 26, 2008 in a Carling Cup match against Notts County and scored the final goal in a 4-0 win.
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'''Liam Marc Henderson''' (born 28 December 1989) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Watford, he plays as a striker.
He made his professional debut for the club as a substitute against Darlington on 26 August 2008. Henderson made his league debut coming on as a substitute against Ipswich Town in the 2008-09 season.
Prior to joining Watford as a trainee, he played in his hometown of Gateshead for Redheugh Boys Club, the boyhood club of Paul Gascoigne.
On 15 January 2009, Liam went on a 3 month loan to Hartlepool United, and subsequently made his debut a day later against Northampton Town, coming on as an 81st minute substitute for Joel Porter. He went on to make a total of 8 league appearances for Hartlepool United, and had a brief appearance in the FA Cup game against West Ham United, where he previously had a trial, before being recalled by Watford on 23 March 2009.
He is not related to former Watford striker, Darius Henderson now at Sheffield United F.C.
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'''Craig Ireland''' (born 29 November 1975 in Dundee) is a retired Scottish professional football player.
Ireland began his a career at Aberdeen, although he only made one League Cup appearance during his time at the club. He moved to Dunfermline Athletic in February 1996 for -75,000 and would make 56 appearances in total for the Pars. His spell with Dundee began initially on loan in October 1999, then as a -50,000 transfer that December. He did not prove a great success at Dens Park so joined Airdrieonians and Notts County on loan respectively, making a permanent move to the latter.
He continued playing in England after leaving Notts, having spells at Barnsley, Peterborough United and Bristol City. On 13 June 2005 he returned to Scotland, joining Scottish Premier League side Falkirk on a free transfer. He would only play one season for the Bairns and spent another on the sidelines before being forced to retire through injury in April 2007.
-DOCSTART-	19058077
'''George Parkin''' (20 August 1903 - 1971) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	19061760
'''Rhys Reece Williams''' (born 14 July 1988) is an Australian footballer currently playing for Middlesbrough in the English Football League Championship. A versatile player, Williams is adept at playing in central defence and at right back but also plays in midfield.
His mother originates from Mumbai, India while his father was born in Kent, England.
He began his football career as a promising junior with Perth based club ECU Joondalup. As a youth player, 2004 would prove his breakthrough year with his club performances leading to selection in the Western Australian under-16 state representative squad for the 2004 National Talent Identification Championships. He impressed with three goals in the tournament, helping Western Australia reach the semi-finals. At the conclusion of the event, he travelled to England where he trialled with several clubs including Aston Villa, Leicester City and Middlesbrough.
He ultimately signed a three-year deal with Premier League club Middlesbrough, playing academy football. In July 2007, he signed his first professional contract with the club, despite a number of injury setbacks which curtailed his football development.
In January 2009, he signed a new two-year contract at Middlesbrough and signed on loan for Championship side Burnley on the same day. He returned to Middlesbrough in early May after it was determined that he could not play in the Football League Championship play-offs for Burnley.
After fantastic preseason form for Middlesbrough before the 2009-10 season where he scored 4 goals in 5 games, Southgate showed faith in R. R. Williams by playing him in central midfield in their opening Championship match against Sheffield United where he put in a stellar performance and has since gone on to keep his place in the first 11.
On September 26, 2009, Williams scored his first goal for Middlesbrough in a 2-2 draw against Coventry City.
Being of mixed parentage, Williams was in an unusual position as he was eligible to represent Wales, Australia, India and England. In May 2009, he opted to represent Australia, the country of his birth, despite having made numerous appearances for the Wales national under-21 football team.
Following this declaration, Williams earned his first call-up for Australia at senior level as part of an extended Socceroos squad for the June 2009 World Cup qualifiers.
On 17 June 2009, he made his full Australian debut in a World Cup qualifier against Japan at the MCG.
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'''Mark Platts''' (born 23 May 1979 in Sheffield) is an English football midfielder. He represented England as a schoolboy.
Platts began his career as a trainee with Sheffield Wednesday, making his league debut, while still a trainee, on 10 February 1996 as a late substitute for Chris Waddle in Wednesday's 2-1 win at to Milton Keynes Dons. At the time this made him the youngest ever outfield player to appear for Wednesday, and the third youngest in all behind goalkeepers Peter Fox and Gary Scorhern. Two weeks later he came on in the second half for Lee Briscoe in the 1-0 defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur.
He turned professional on 16 October 1996, but failed to appear in the Wednesday first team whilst a professional. He joined Torquay United in March 1999, making his Torquay debut in a goalless draw away to local rivals Plymouth Argyle on 8 March. He played 41 first team games for Torquay, but became increasingly homesick and was released by Torquay in October 2000, when he joined Worksop Town and played alongside Chris Waddle again.
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Following the end of his playing days, he has enjoyed a second career as a financial adviser in the Bournemouth area.
-DOCSTART-	19065641
'''Paul McKnight''' (born 8 February 1977 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish professional footballer currently playing for Lisburn Distillery.
McKnight signed for Rangers in August 1993. He made his debut for the club in a league match against Partick Thistle on 13 May 1995.
McKnight signed for St Mirren in late March 2000, and made his debut against Airdrie. The next week he came off the bench to score a late winner against Falkirk. A fortnight later he did the same against Ayr United, his last minute stunner creating a pitch invasion at Somerset Park. He missed all but four Scottish Premier League games through injury, and the following season was injured for large chunks and was released in the summer of 2002.
He returned to Northern Ireland where he signed for Linfield. He played a fair bit of the season there, but still had injuries. In summer 2003, Saints boss John Coughlin brought him back to Paisley. He was again hindered with injuries and made three appearances before being released in late November 2003.
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'''Marcus Joseph L. Marshall''' (born 7 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers.
Marshall made his debut for Blackburn Rovers in the League Cup as a 76th minute substitute in a 4-1 victory against Grimsby Town on 27 August 2008.
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'''Kenneth 'Ken' Barton''' (born 1937 Caernarfon-died 1982) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Millwall F.C., Luton Town F.C. and Wales Schools in the position full back.
Barton joined Spurs as a junior in October 1956 and made his first class debut in 1960. Playing a total of four times, he was one of seventeen players used in their Double winning season of 1960-61 . Leaving the club in a transfer deal in September 1964 to join Millwall. He transferred to Luton Town where he made 11 appearances in 1964. Barton ended his career at Dunstable Town F.C.
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'''Mark Stephen Burke''' (born 12 February 1969 in Solihull) is a English former footballer, who played for a number of clubs both in his homeland and in foreign leagues during the 1990s.
Burke joined Aston Villa on schoolboy forms aged 14, and played for England Schoolboys, before signing professionally in February 1987. He made his senior debut in a 0-1 defeat to Everton on 18 April 1987, but managed only eight appearances for the club before joining Second Division Middlesbrough for -50,000 in December 1987.
His first season with ''Boro'' ended with promotion after the club defeated Chelsea in the promotion/relegation play-offs to claim a place in the top flight. However, his taste of First Division football was brief as the team slipped back down after a solitary season. By 1990, Burke was largely on the sidelines after falling out with manager Bruce Rioch.
After a spell on loan at Darlington in October 1990, he finally left Ayresome Park in search of regular football at Wolverhampton Wanderers, signing for -25,000 in March 1991.
The midfielder made his Wolves debut in a 3-3 draw with Oxford on 16 March 1991 but was again unable to hold down a regular first team spot. His best season at Molineux came in 1992/93 when he managed 34 appearances, scoring 8 times - the best seasonal tally of his career - but he was again on the periphery for the following campaign.
After a short spell on loan at Luton Town in March 1994, he returned to his parent club to find Graham Taylor, another of his former managers from his Villa days, was now at the helm. Burke was unable to win a place in Taylor's plans though, and had a trial at Spurs, before eventually being joining Port Vale in August 1994. He spent just one season at Vale (1994/95) before quitting England to explore foreign football.
His first foreign club were Fortuna Sittard in the Dutch Eredivisie, where he played under Pim Verbeek, who subsequently signed him at J2 League club Omiya Ardija in June 1999. Burke eventually returned to Europe after his contract expired in Japan and spent some time training with Fortuna Sittard again before signing for Rapid Bucharest on a short-term contract in March 2001, making him the first English footballer to ever play in Romania.
He currently divides his time between working as a financial negotiator for an English-based land property company and residing with his family in Maastricht, Holland.
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'''Graeme Anthony Jones''' (born 13 March 1970 in Gateshead), is a former English footballer. He is currently assistant manager at Wigan Athletic.
Jones began his career with Bridlington Town, before earning a -10,000 move to Doncaster Rovers. He then joined Wigan Athletic in 1996, after scoring 30 goals in 3 years at Doncaster. He became an instant success with the Latics, scoring 31 league goals in his first season, which remains a Wigan record to this day. He also got a total of 4 hat-tricks this season. Jones went on to score 18 goals in the next two seasons, before joining Scottish side St. Johnstone, on a -100,000 deal.
Jones scored on his debut for St. Johnstone, but his time with the Saintees was disrupted by injury. He returned to England in 2002 to sign for Southend United. He joined Boston United in 2003,, before signing for Bury on 2004.
He also had injury problems at Bury, and after only 3 appearances in 6 months, he returned to Scotland to join Clyde. After scoring the winning goal on his debut, he found the net on one more occasion for the Bully Wee, before he joined Hamilton Academical in July 2006. Jones was forced to retire in March 2006 due to injury, and became assistant manager at Accies. He joined Swansea City in March 2007, taking the assistant manager position.. In June 2009, Jones followed Roberto Martinez to Wigan Athletic taking the position of assistant manager.
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'''Alexander "Alex" Burns''' (born 4 August 1973 in Bellshill) is a former Scottish footballer.
Burns began his career with junior club Shotts Bon Accord, before joining Motherwell in 1991. After 6 years with the Lanarkshire side, he had a spell with Dutch side Almelo. He returned to Britain a year later, signing for English side Southend United. He returned to Scotland in 1999, joining Raith Rovers.
Burns then joined Livingston, and after helping them win promotion to the Scottish Premier League, he signed for St. Mirren.
After scoring 20 goals with Partick Thistle, he returned to his first club Motherwell for a second spell..
He had a loan spell with Clyde in 2005, before turning to part time football with Brechin City in 2005 He joined Stranraer the season after, before dropping out of the senior game to sign for Petershill.
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'''Alan Judge''' (born 11 November 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing for Plymouth Argyle on loan from Blackburn Rovers. He has represented his country at numerous youth levels, including the Under 21's.
Judge began his career as a youth player with English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. He turned professional at 17 and was a regular in their reserve team during the 2007-08 season, scoring 7 goals. He made his debut for the senior team as a substitute in the Football League Cup against Grimsby Town in August 2008 and his first start followed in the FA Cup victory against Blyth Spartans in January 2009. He signed a new contract to tie him to the club until the summer of 2011 before joining Football League Championship club Plymouth Argyle on loan at the end of January for the remainder of the 2008-09 season.
He made his debut for the Pilgrims against Ipswich Town as a substitute and went on to feature regularly in the starting eleven for then manager Paul Sturrock's team. He scored his first goal for the club against Burnley in March 2009 and followed that up with a well-worked goal against Coventry City in April. The season ended with Judge having made 17 appearances in all competitions.
He returned to Blackburn and featured regularly for the club during pre-season, including friendlies against Italian giants AS Roma and Portuguese side CD Nacional before rejoining Argyle on loan for the duration of the 2009-10 season. Since then he has continued to feature regularly in the first-team and has added another three goals to his tally, against Derby County in August, Scunthorpe United in October, and Doncaster Rovers in November, four days before his 21st birthday. He grabbed his first double in English League football with two goals in an impressive 4-1 win over Reading
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He signed for Macclesfield Town on loan from Manchester City in August 2008, initially for a month on loan, with an option to extend the deal.
His father, Rod, was previously a professional footballer who played for Walsall, Partick Thistle and Chester City.
-DOCSTART-	19078897
'''Rodney McDonald''' (born 20 March 1967, in Westminster, England) is a retired English professional footballer. His son, Clayton, is also a professional footballer.
In 1996, during his spell playing for Partick Thistle, McDonald received a yellow card for making the sign of the cross on entering the field of play.
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A skilful and dynamic winger, Barrowclough began his career with his hometown club Barnsley and his performances from a handful of first-team appearances caught the eye of clubs in higher divisions. He joined Newcastle United in 1970 and became a key player down the wing for much of the decade.
Barrowclough later played for Birmingham City and Bristol Rovers before returning to Barnsley, where he contributed to the club's early 80s resurgence. He finished his League career with Mansfield Town.
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'''Barry Daines''' (born 30 September 1951 in Witham, Essex) is a former professional footballer. He played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur and Mansfield Town, and for Bulova (Hong Kong) and England Youth in the position of goalkeeper.
Daines joined Spurs as an apprentice in September 1969. He made a total of 146 appearances between 1971 and 1980. Daines was substitute in both legs of the 1972 UEFA Cup Final. Throughout much of his time at Spurs he was understudy to Pat Jennings, he did however play in all 42 league matches in the 1977-78 season. He played in the Hong Kong football league between 1981 and 1983 for Bulova before ending his career at Mansfield Town and making a further 21 appearances.
Daines went on to become a supermarket manager in Essex.
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'''Paul Philip Wimbleton''' (born 13 November 1964) is a former English professional footballer.
Born in Havant, Wimbleton was an England schoolboy international in his youth, making 10 appearances and scoring 5 goals. He began his career at Portsmouth making his debut during the 1981-82 season. At the start of the following season he sustained a serious knee injury. He attempted to return to action for the club but his injury had not fully healed and he was forced to undergo surgery. He needed a long recuperation period in order to overcome the injury and this led to his release by the club in 1984.
In July 1986 he signed for Cardiff City manager Frank Burrows, who had been Portsmouth manager for a short time when Wimbleton began to break into the first team. He was ever-present in his first year at the club, making 46 league appearances and playing a total of 59 competitive games. He finished as top scorer with eleven goals in all competitions before helping the side gain promotion, also winning the Welsh Cup. Wimbleton was voted PFA Team Player of the Year and Cardiff Player of the Year. He spent one more year at Cardiff before moving to Bristol City in 1989. He spent one year at Bristol, helping them to league promotion, and went on to have similar one year spells at Shrewsbury Town, which included a short loan spell at Maidstone United, Exeter City in 1991 and Swansea City in 1992 before moving to Barry Town.
As a Barry Town player he won the Welsh Cup for a second time before travelling to South Africa to play for Cape Town Spurs in the South African first Division. The following season 1995-1996 he went to play in the Hong Kong first Division for Sing Tao, helping them to win the Viceroy Cup. He was transferred to Kui Tan at the end of the 1995-1996 season. In the 1995-1996 season Wimbleton played for Cork City. In the summer of the 1997-1998 season, Wimbleton played for Foshan in the Chinese first Division. At the end of the 1997-1998 season Wimbleton moved again, this time playing for Merthyr Tydfil. The following season he played for the Delaware Wizards and Hampton Roads Mariners in the 'A' League in the United States where he made 19 appearances. In 1998 Wimbleton started his own soccer coaching business,Three Lions Soccer Academy, in New Jersey, United States.
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'''Jermaine Brown''' (born 12 January 1983 in Lambeth) is an English football player. He started his career at Arsenal but made no first team appearances, and went on loan to Colchester United. After leaving Arsenal in 2004 he had spells with Boston United, Lewes and Aldershot Town.
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'''Carlin Itonga''' (born 11 December 1982) is an English-Congolese football player.
Itonga started his career at Arsenal, winning the FA Youth Cup in 2001, but made just one first-team appearance, as a substitute against Manchester United in the League Cup. He left Arsenal in December 2002 and after a brief period as a non-contract player with Oxford United, he had spells with Enfield, Cambridge City, Kettering Town and Fisher Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	19088985
'''Francis Laurent''' (born 2 January 1986) is a French footballer, currently playing for Southend United.
On 18 October 2008, Laurent came off the bench for his first league appearance and scored the match winner in the 71st minute heading in Peter Clarke's cross.
Laurent signed a one-year contract with Southend United on 28 August 2008, following an impressive trial.
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'''Stephen Cosgrove''' (born 29 December 1980 in Glasgow), is a Scottish football midfielder.
Cosgrove began his career with Manchester United. He returned to Scotland in 2001 to join Motherwell, where he made a handful of appearances. He was released by the Lanarkshire side when they went into administration, and joined Clyde. After only a season with Clyde, he was released and signed for Gretna, where he stayed for two years, before dropping to the juniors to sign for Kilwinning Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	19089570
'''Fabien Bossy''' (born 1 October 1977 in Marseille), is a French football defender.
Bossy joined Clydebank in 2002, but after the club folded in 2002, he had a brief spell with Ayr United, before spending a year with Clyde. He then moved to England, where he played for Darlington and Whitby Town.
-DOCSTART-	19090872
'''Stephen "Steve" Hutchings''' (born 13 December 1990 in Portsmouth) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for Conference South club Havant & Wterlooville.
Hutchings made his debut for Bournemouth at home to Millwall, in the 2-0 win in League One on 29 March 2008.
-DOCSTART-	19091247
'''Benjamin "Ben" Fairclough''' (born 18 April 1989) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for League Two club Notts County.
Fairclough signed for Notts County after impressing during a pre-season trial, having previously been at local rivals Nottingham Forest.
-DOCSTART-	19091523
'''Kristian Dennis''' (born 12 March 1990 in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for League Two club Macclesfield Town.
Dennis made his debut for Macclesfield on 1 January 2008, away to Rotherham United in the 3-0 defeat in League Two.
In November 2008, he joined Ashton United of the Northern Premier League to gain some additional game time. He made his debut on 15 November when he came on as a substitute against Cammell Laird. He scored his first ever league goal against Barnet on 25 April 2009 as a second half substitute.
In November 2009 he went on loan again, this time to Woodley Sports
-DOCSTART-	19091651
'''Martin Pembleton''' (born 1 June 1990) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League club Lincoln United.
Pembleton, a product of ther youth team setup at Lincoln City, made his first team debut on 24 March 2008, at home to Hereford United in the 2-1 win in League Two.
-DOCSTART-	19100404
Bain was born in Bothwell, Lanarkshire
Three weeks prior to the Cup Final he was one of seven debutants in the England team to play Scotland at the Kennington Oval on 3 March 1877. According to Philip Gibbons, in the 1870s the England side "tended to be chosen on availability rather than skill alone" The change in the England line-up made little difference to England's performance against the Scots who won the game 3-1, with England's consolation goal coming from Alfred Lyttelton; the Scots thus inflicted England's first international defeat on home soil in the sixth appearance between the two countries. Bain, having been born in Scotland, became the first Scottish-born player to represent England.
In the 1877 FA Cup Final, played at the Oval on 24 March, Oxford University met the Wanderers, who were the cup holders. Wanderers won the game after extra time 2-1 with goals from William Lindsay and Jarvis Kenrick, with Arthur Kinnaird conceding an own goal for Oxford University's solitary goal. In the cup final, Bain played at his normal position at half-back, whereas he had played as a forward for England.
After leaving university, Bain qualified as a barrister and was called to the Bar in 1880. By now, he was master of Marlborough College having been appointed in 1879 and remained in this office until 1883, returning in 1886 until his retirement in 1913.
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'''Scott Myles E. Davies''' (born 10 March 1988) is a footballer who plays for Reading as a central midfielder.
Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Davies started his career with Watford's youth system. In 2001, he moved to Wycombe Wanderers before moving to Reading in 2002. In 2006, Davies joined Conference South side Yeading on loan, returning to Reading without making an appearance. Scott is also a keen darts enthusiast and semi-professional break dancer.
Davies joined Aldershot Town on loan in summer 2007. He was given the number 16 shirt. He made his professional debut in the 2-1 win over Kidderminster Harries on 11 August 2007, he also scored his first goal in the game. He then scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Histon.
At the end of 2007-08 season, Aldershot were promoted. He also won the Conference National goal of the season, with his injury time goal against Torquay United.
He made his first Football League appearance in a 3-2 win over Bradford City on 30 August 2009,
He made his debut for Reading against Nottingham Forest on 8 August 2009. He made four more appearances before leaving on loan.
On 16 October 2009, Davies signed a month loan deal with Wycombe Wanderers,
Davies was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad to face Germany on 10 February 2009.
-DOCSTART-	19108058
'''John Morrow''' (born 20 November 1971 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played for Linfield, Rangers, Oldham Athletic and Greenock Morton.
-DOCSTART-	19108481
'''Benjamin Christopher "Ben" Algar''' (born 3 December 1989) is an English footballer, who played as a winger for League Two club Chesterfield.
Algar made his dbut for Chesterfield coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute, at home to Hartlepool United, in the 3-1 defeat in the Football League Trophy on 4 September 2007.
He took part in ''Soccer AM'''s "Skill School" competition, beating team mate Jordan Bowery by displaying a more complex and extensive range of skills than him.
On 7 May 2009, Algar was told that he would not be offered a new deal by Chesterfield.
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'''Richard Amookohome Anane''' (born 18 February 1989) is an English footballer, who plays as a defender for Conference South club Woking.
Anane made his dbut for Bury away to Rochdale, in the 3-1 win in the Football League Trophy on 9 October 2007.
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'''Benjamin Charles "Ben" Abbey''' (born 13 May 1978) is an English footballer. He had spells in the Football League with Oxford United, Southend United and Macclesfield Town.
Abbey joined Division Two outfit Oxford United from Crawley Town in September 1999 for a fee of -30,000.
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'''Dene Cropper''' (born 5 January 1983 in Chesterfield, England) is a former professional footballer who now competes in the semi-professional game. He currently plays for Matlock Town.
Cropper was a produce of the youth setup at Sheffield Wednesday and signed professional terms with The Owls in August 2000, a few months prior to the clubs relegation from the Premiership. He would only make the reserve team that season, and although he was offered a new deal he left the club on free transfer in the summer of 2002.
During the 2001-02 season Cropper signed for Worksop Town, He notched up a decent scoring rate for them, netting ten goals in twenty games. This alerted professional clubs, and at the end of the 2001-02 season, Lincoln City manager Keith Alexander fought off a host of clubs to bring the young forward to Sincil Bank and paired him up front alongside Simon Yeo. Cropper had a good season with Lincoln, but failed to score as many goals as his play deseved in a season which saw him and his team lose out in the playoff finals at the Millennium Stadium.
The following season, Cropper found himself overlooked, and was finding himself on the bench on a regular basis due to long lay offs with injury and the performances of the club's other forwards. In February 2004 he signed on loan with Non-League club Gainsborough Trinity, in a month that saw him net once in five appearances The Northolme. He returned to Lincoln after his month and was subject to another loan offer, this time from Scarborough, but he rejected the chance to play for Scarborough in favour of a permanent switch to local rivals Boston United. Cropper played five times for Boston and scored once but suffered a serious knee injury towards the end of the season which prompted his release from the club.
Upon returning to the game Cropper turned down a move to Kings Lynn before re-joining former club Worksop Town. He made a move to Matlock Town in September 2005 for an undisclosed fee, and has remained with the club ever since.
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}}'''Alan Morris''' (July 15, 1954, -; December 31, 1998) was an English footballer. He made an appearance in The Football League for Chester and also played at Wembley Stadium for Bangor City. He played as either a midfielder or striker.
Morris was born in Chester. As a youngster, he made his first-team debut for Chester in a Welsh Cup tie against Oswestry Town at Sealand Road in 1974-75, as the club rested several of its regular players.
Morris then had a spell with Bangor City during 1983-84 in the Alliance Premier League. The season ended with him playing at Wembley alongside fellow former Chester players Ian Howat and Peter Sutcliffe as Bangor drew 1-1 with Northwich Victoria in the final of the FA Trophy before losing the replay at Stoke.
Morris returned to Chester in the summer of 1984 and he made a belated Football League debut at the age of 30 as a substitute against Colchester United.
-DOCSTART-	19113965
'''Callum Ewan Kennedy''' (born 9 November 1989 in Chertsey) is an English footballer, who plays as a defender for League One club Swindon Town.
Kennedy made his dbut for Swindon Town at home to Brentford, in the 4-1 win in the Football League Trophy on 4 September 2007.
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'''Terence Michael Gornell''' (born 16 December 1989 in Liverpool) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for League One club Tranmere Rovers.
Gornell made his dbut for Tranmere Rovers, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute, away to Grimsby Town, in the 2-0 defeat in the League Cup on 12 August 2008.
-DOCSTART-	19114264
'''Charles "Charlie" Barnett''' (born 19 September 1988) is an English footballer, who plays as a attacking midfielder for League One club Tranmere Rovers. He previously played for Liverpool Youth side, with whom he won the FA Youth Cup with in 2006 and 2007.
Barnett made his dbut for Tranmere Rovers away to Swindon Town, in the 3-1 defeat in League One on 9 August 2008.
He scored his first goal with a volley in the 1-1 draw to Peterborough United. He then scored a vital goal in the derby against Oldham Athletic, when he volleyed in the opening goal of the game in the 2-0 win for Tranmere. He added a third goal at home to Hereford United in Tranmere's 2-1 win and ended the season having made 33 appearances for the club. On 17 July 2009 he signed a new one-year contract at Tranmere.
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'''Luke Mathew Waterfall''' (born 30 July 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Ilkeston Town as a defender.
Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire,
He joined Conference National side Altrincham on loan on 14 October and made one substitute appearance in a 2-0 defeat to Weymouth.
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'''Gregory "Greg" Taylor''' (born 15 January 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Kettering Town after previously playing for their rivals Northampton Town. He plays in the centre or right side of defence.
Taylor made his debut for Northampton Town, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute, away to Premier League outfit Bolton Wanderers, in the 2-1 win in the League Cup on 26 August 2008.
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'''Christopher Michael Dunn''' (born 23 October 1987 in Brentwood, England) is an English football goalkeeper, who plays for League Two club Northampton Town.
Dunn, born in Brentwood, Essex started his career in the Milton Keynes Dons centre of excellence before Northampton Town took over his scholarship in the summer of 2005. After a year playing youth and reserve football, Dunn was awarded a squad number for the 2006-07 season by then manager Stuart Gray. For the following two seasons, Dunn was understudy to Mark Bunn. Dunn was handed the opportunity to make his dbut in the last game of the 2007-08 season to gain first-team experience. The game was at home to Tranmere Rovers, in which Northampton Town won 2-1 on 3 May 2008.
''Statistics correct as of 01:08, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
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'''Daryl Burgess''' (born 24 January 1971 in Birmingham) is an English footballer who currently plays for Bromsgrove Rovers, where he is also assistant manager.
Burgess began his career at West Bromwich Albion, where he made his debut during the 1989-90 season. He spent 12 years at WBA, and played nearly 400 first-team games for the Baggies, mostly as central defender or right-back. He was released by West Bromwich in 2001, and then joined Northampton Town.
In 2003, Burgess joined Rochdale on a free transfer. After two seasons at Rochdale, he moved back to the West Midlands to join Kidderminster Harriers of the Conference. He left Kidderminster at the end of the 2005-06 season and signed for Nuneaton Borough, and later joined Bromsgrove in January 2008.
-DOCSTART-	19130198
}}'''Gary Potter''' (born August 6, 1952, Chester) is a former English footballer who played as a defender. He played in The Football League for his hometown club, Chester City, during the 1970s.
A product of Chester's youth policy, Potter made his Chester first team debut in a Welsh Cup semi-final against Cardiff City in March 1973, with his league debut arriving against Hartlepool in the second game of 1973-74 while regulars Dave Pountney and Reg Matthewson were ruled out injured.
Potter had to wait until March 1974 for his next five league outings and he added just one league appearance during the club's promotion season of 1974-75 before leaving the club and professional football.
-DOCSTART-	19130316
:''For the Australian squash player, see Paul Price''
'''Paul Price''' (born 23 March 1954 St Albans, Hertfordshire) is a former professional footballer. He played for Welwyn Garden City, Luton Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea City, Minnesota Strikers, Peterborough United, Saltash United and was an international for Wales. He played in the position of central defender.
Price joined Luton Town from Welwyn Garden City in July 1971 and made 207 appearances for the club including one as substitute and scoring eight goals. In June 1981 he transferred in a -250,000 deal to Spurs. He made his debut at Middlesbrough in August 1981. Price featured in both matches of the 1982 FA Cup Final. Making a total of 62 appearances in all competitions including four as sub and scoring one goal for the club. Price joined Swansea City in January 1985 and went on to make 62 League appearances for the club before joining Minnesota Strikers of the NASL in 1984 for a free transfer. He returned to the UK to play a further 86 times at Peterborough United, before finishing his career at Saltash United.
Price made a total of 25 appearances for Wales and scored once.
Price works in house renovation and property sales. He is also the coach of West Australian State League side Western Knights.
-DOCSTART-	19142968
'''Declan John Edge''' (born 18 September 1965 in Malacca Town, Malaysia) is a former soccer player who represented New Zealand in the 1980s and 90s.
Edge made his full All Whites debut as a substitute in a 5-0 win over Fiji on 3 June 1985
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'''Ally Dick''' (April 25, 1965, Stirling, Scotland) played in the position of midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and represented Scotland at schools and youth level.
Dick joined Spurs as an apprentice in May 1982. He made a total of 25 appearances and scored twice in all competitions between 1982-1986. Dick had the distinction of being the youngest first team club player in Spurs history at the time, at the age of 16 years, 301 days at home against Manchester City, on 20 February 1982. A record since broken by John Bostock. One of the highlights of Dick's Tottenham career was an appearance as substitute in the 2nd leg of the 1984 UEFA Cup Final at White Hart Lane. Johan Cruijff signed Dick for AFC Ajax in 1986. He was badly injured in a UEFA Cup Winners's Cup tie against Olympiacos FC. Dick featured again in the following seasons European campaign and went on to play in the 1988 European Super Cup final.
Today, he is working for a newspaper distributor in Edinburgh. He also holds a UEFA B coaching license.
-DOCSTART-	19149079
'''Danny Earls''' (born April 22, 1989 in Dublin) is an Irish soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.
Earls began his career at Wicklow Rovers before moving to English Premier League side Aston Villa. Earls never played a senior first team game for Villa, but played extensively for the reserves during his two years with the team.
In June 2008 Earls left England for the United States when he signed with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. He made his debut with the team came in the Rhinos' 2-1 victory over RWB Adria in the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 10, 2008. On July 29, 2008, he was selected as the USL-1 Player of the Week.
Earls is a talented crosser who usually plays out wide on the left wing, although he has been used primarily as a wing back during the 2008 season.
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Lindsay was born in India, the son of Major William Lindsay of the 10th Regiment.
In 1858 he was admitted to Winchester College
Lindsay subsequently represented the Old Wykehamists before joining the Wanderers in 1875, now aged 28.
Lindsay played for Scotland in all five of the unofficial internationals against England in 1870 and 1871, which were played at Kennington Oval before the first official international match played on 30 November 1872.
His first appearance for the Wanderers was against Clapham Rovers on 2 October 1875 and he went on to make eight appearances that season, including five in the FA Cup run, where Wanderers reached the Cup Final played against Old Etonians at the Oval on 11 March 1876. The match finished 1-1 after extra time. John Hawley Edwards scored for Wanderers; Alexander Bonsor got Old Etonians' equalizing goal. Wanderers won the replay 3-0, with two goals from Thomas Hughes and one by Charles Wollaston.
The following season he again turned out regularly for the Wanderers, making a total of seven appearances, including three matches in another successful FA Cup campaign, as Wanderers again reached the final to be played against Oxford University.
Three weeks prior to the Cup Final he was one of seven debutants in the England team to play Scotland at the Kennington Oval on 3 March 1877. According to Philip Gibbons, in the 1870s the England side "tended to be chosen on availability rather than skill alone" The change in the England line-up made little difference to England's performance against the Scots who won the game 3-1, with England's consolation goal coming from Alfred Lyttelton; the Scots thus inflicted England's first international defeat on home soil in the sixth appearance between the two countries. Lindsay, along with four of the international debutants, was never selected again for international honours.
In the 1877 FA Cup Final, played against Oxford University at the Oval on 24 March, Arthur Kinnaird conceded an own goal to enable Oxford University to take the lead. A few minutes from time, the Wanderers equalized when Jarvis Kenrick slotted home a goal after a pass from Hubert Heron. The game finished level after 90 minutes; in extra time, Wanderers proved too strong for their opponents when Lindsay's initial shot was headed back to him by an Oxford defender. Following in, Lindsay was able to steer the ball past the keeper for the winning goal.
In 1877-78, Lindsay appeared for Wanderers in the later stages of their FA Cup campaign, as they reached the final for the thirs consecutive year, and the fifth time in the first seven years of the competition. The Final against the Royal Engineers was played at the Kennington Oval on 23 March. Wanderers won 3-1, with two goals by Jarvis Kenrick and one by Arthur Kinnaird. Wanderers were thus the cup winners for the third consecutive year; as a result, the Football Association awarded the Wanderers the cup outright - the offer was declined in a "highly sporting and honourable gesture" on condition that it could never be won outright.
Lindsay continued to turn out occasionally for the Wanderers until January 1880, when he was part of the side who were defeated 3-0 by Old Etonians in what turned out to be the Wanderers final FA Cup appearance.
During his football career, he also played for Crystal Palace, Civil Service, Gitanos and South Norwood as well as playing representative football for Surrey.
At Winchester, he played for the school cricket eleven in 1864 and 1865.
He joined Surrey in 1876, and in his seven seasons with the county he scored 987 runs at an average of 17.31. His highest innings was 74 against Middlesex at the Oval in 1877. He also played cricket for Devon.
In 1867 he started work as a junior clerk in the store department of the India Office and from 1877 to 1881 was private secretary to the Under-secretary of State, and in 1882 became Senior Clerk. He was private secretary to Lord George Hamilton, Hon. Edward Stanhope, the Marquess of Lansdowne and Viscount Enfield before he retired in 1900.
He was married to Emily (who was four years older than him), and they had a daughter, Lilias, and a son, William.
Lindsay died at his home in Rochester, Kent on 15 February 1923.
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'''Luke Marcus O'Neill''' (born 20 August 1991 in Slough, England) is an English footballer who plays right back for Leicester City, having graduated from their youth academy and has represented England at under 17 level.
O'Neill came through the youth academy at Leicester alongside the likes of Joe Mattock, Max Gradel, Ashley Chambers and Andy King and was part of the side that won the Premier Academy League in the 2006/07 season. He continued to feature for Leicester's academy and reserves side for the next season before being promoted to the first team squad in July, 2008 making regular appearances in their pre-season games. He was named as a substitute for the first time in a League Cup win over Stockport County on August 12, 2008, however he was unused on that night.
On August 29, 2008 just a few days after his 17th birthday, O'Neill signed his first professional contract, a deal that will see him stay at Leicester until 2011.
O'Neill's next first team involvement for Leicester would come almost a year later when he was named as an unused substitute in their opening day fixture against Swansea City,
-DOCSTART-	19151925
'''Jeff Goulding''' (born 13 May 1984 in Surrey) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for League Two club Bournemouth. He has also played for non-league outfits Clapton, Croydon, Molesey, Hayes, Yeading, Fisher Athletic and Grays Athletic.
Goulding scored on his dbut for Bournemouth, at home to Bristol Rovers, in the 3-0 victory in the Football League Trophy on 2 September 2008.
On 26 November, Goulding was signed by Conference team Eastbourne Borough on a loan deal lasting until 1 January 2009.
-DOCSTART-	19158485
'''James Dayton''' (born 12 December 1988 in Enfield, London, England) is an English footballer currently a free agent. He went on trial with both Colchester United and Leyton Orient during April 2009. Dayton was released by Crystal Palace on 6 May 2009.
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'''William Ronald "Ronnie" Briggs''' (29 March 1943 - 28 August 2008) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, Swansea Town and Bristol Rovers in the 1960s.
Born in Belfast, Briggs was scouted by Manchester United at the age of 15, and signed professional forms with them on his 17th birthday. His first team debut came ten months later, in a First Division match away to Leicester City on 21 January 1961. However, his debut was a disaster; he conceded six goals as United lost 6-1. Briggs would go on to make a total of just 11 appearances for the club, the last coming in 1962, before he was sold to Swansea Town in 1964. A year later, he was signed by Bristol Rovers, where he stayed until 1968, when he moved to Frome Town, thus ending his League football career.
Briggs also collected two caps for Northern Ireland, making his debut in a 4-0 loss to Wales in April 1962. His only other appearance was a 2-1 win over the Netherlands in 1965.
After retiring from football, Briggs went to live in Stapleton, Bristol, and worked in insurance, construction and security until a diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer forced his retirement in March 2008. Briggs died at St. Peter's Hospice, Bristol, on 28 August 2008, and is survived by his wife, Edna, his three children, Julie, Stephen and Jane, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
-DOCSTART-	19162520
'''Alexander Simpson''' (24 November 1924 - 16 June 2008) was an Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back for Notts County, Southampton and Shrewsbury Town in the 1950s.
Simpson was born in Glasgow and as a youth played for Benburb before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1947. He only made two First Division appearances for the Wolves before moving to Third Division (South) Notts County in October 1949. He made 76 appearances for Notts County between 1949 and 1952, scoring on seven occasions and he also collected a Championship medal in 1950.
In November 1952, he was transferred to Second Division Southampton, with Jack Edwards moving to Meadow Lane. According to Holley & Chalk, he "had an excellent temperament"
On 28 February 1953, he broke an ankle playing at Brentford.
Simpson recovered in time for the start of the next season, but in October he lost his place to newly arrived Robert McLaughlin. Simpson regained his place for five matches at the end of the season, and in 1954-55 he was initially ever-present, scoring his only goal for the Saints with a header against Reading at The Dell on 2 October 1954. Whilst scoring the goal, he was knocked unconscious, but recovered in time for the next match. In mid-March, he was replaced by Bryn Elliott and in the summer of 1955 he was offered a free transfer.
In June 1955, he was transferred to fellow Third Division South side Shrewsbury Town , where he continued to give good service, making over 100 appearances in three years.
He then returned to the Wolverhampton area, where he joined the family fish and chips business,
-DOCSTART-	19163512
'''Thomas "Tommy" Jackson''' (born 3 November 1946 in Belfast) is a former Northern Irish footballer, who played as a midfielder for Everton, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. He also amassed a total of 35 caps for the Northern Ireland national football team. Following his playing career, he went into management, taking charge of various clubs in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Jackson began his professional football career playing for Glentoran, a Northern Irish club from his home town of Belfast. He became a regular in the Glentoran side by the age of 21, and won league-winners' medals in 1967 and 1968 before signing for Everton in February 1968. In just over two seasons with the Toffees, Jackson picked up yet another league-winners' medal in 1970. His performances as understudy to the likes of Alan Ball and Howard Kendall attracted the attention of other clubs and, after just 32 league appearances for Everton, Jackson was signed by Nottingham Forest in October 1970.
Forest were struggling for survival in the First Division, but Jackson still only managed to make 81 appearances, albeit scoring six goals. The arrival of Brian Clough and the emergence of Martin O'Neill saw Jackson's opportunities become even fewer and further between, and he was granted a free transfer in the summer of 1975. He was then signed by Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty with the intention of Jackson captaining the club's reserve team and instilling a level of professionalism in the club, which had just been promoted back into the First Division. However, Jackson made such a good impression that he was rewarded with 17 league starts that season, helping the team to an impressive third-place finish. Nevertheless, he spent the 1976-77 season back in his intended reserve team role before retiring back to Ireland to become the player-manager at Waterford United. There, he led the club to two consecutive FAI Cup finals, winning the competition in 1980.
Despite the FAI Cup win, one trophy in four years was not enough for the Waterford United board, and Jackson was sacked in 1982. It was a whole year before he got another management job, returning to Northern Ireland as manager of Crusaders in July 1983. The team won the Gold Cup in 1986, beating Linfield 2-1 in the final, but Jackson left the club in October that year, before returning to his first club, Glentoran, three months later. In 6- years at Glentoran, Jackson led the team to 16 major trophies, including the Double in 1988, but the team's form began to dip after their title win in 1992, and Jackson was sacked in July 1993. He then spent a further year in charge of Ballymena United.
-DOCSTART-	19168724
'''Sam Wood''' (born 9 August 1986 in London) is an English professional footballer who plays for Football League One side Brentford. Wood is a left-sided player who can play either at full back or on the wing.
Sam Wood started playing football for Long Lane before joining Cray Wanderers. He progressed through the ranks at the club before joining the reserve team in 2002 and eventually making his first team debut in 2003. During his time at Cray, he became a fans' favourite, helping the club to the quarter-final of the FA Vase and promotion to the Isthmian League, each for the first time in the club's history, in the 2003-04 season, and scoring Cray supporters' goal of the season to clinch a 2-0 victory against AFC Wimbledon to end their 78-game unbeaten run. He finished his Cray career with 8 goals from 94 games, and then signed for Bromley, the club whose ground Cray shared, in 2005.
At Bromley, Wood won the Supporters' Player of the Year award in 2006 and the Club Player of the Year in 2007, and scored 21 goals from 159 appearances. His performances attracted interest from professional clubs, and after trials with clubs including Gillingham, Charlton Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wood joined League Two club Brentford in May 2008.
After impressing in pre-season, Wood made his Football League debut for Brentford against Bury, but picked up an injury in their 1-0 loss which kept him out for a few weeks. He proved his fitness by playing the full 90 minutes - and scoring - in a practice game, and returned to the first team as a substitute in the 1-1 draw with Lincoln City. He scored his first goal for the club on 28 December against Exeter City, and played regularly for the first team, helping the Bees to the 2008-09 League Two title, as well as scooping several individual awards including the supporters' Player of the Season.
Wood started his second season with The Bees as he'd left off the previous season, scoring early in the season and cementing his place in the team.
-DOCSTART-	19171701
'''Luke Alexander Ashworth''' (born 4 December 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Leyton Orient as a defender. He made his professional debut during a loan period at Orient from his original club Wigan Athletic, in Orient's 4-2 Football League Trophy win against Southend United on 2 September 2008,
and his league debut eleven days later. He returned to Wigan on 3 November 2008.
He signed for Leyton Orient on a permanent basis in January 2009, and scored his first professional goal for Orient in the FA Cup first round tie against Tranmere Rovers on 7 November 2009.
-DOCSTART-	19173238
'''Ryan Colin Shotton''' (born 30 October 1988) is an English footballer, who plays as a defender who plays for Barnsley on loan from Stoke City.
Shotton started his career with Stoke City. He then had a season long loan spell at Altrincham, playing as a utility striker. He made his debut for Stoke coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute, away to Cheltenham Town, in the 3-2 win in the League Cup on 26 August 2008.
On the 23 September 2009 Shotton joined Championship side Barnsley on loan for three months along with fellow team-mate Carl Dickinson.
-DOCSTART-	19174172
'''Neil Masters''' (born 25 May 1972 in Ballymena) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player.
Masters, a defender during his active career, played English league football for Bournemouth, Wolverhampton and Gillingham.
He joined Norwegian club Moss FK ahead of the 2001 season. Having retiring as a player after the 2003 season, he was hired as coach of Rygge FK, a fourth-tier Norwegian club located near Moss.
-DOCSTART-	19174211
'''Javan Noel Vidal''' (born 10 May 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City as a defender.
Born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, Vidal signed on an initial one month loan at Grimsby on the 1st September 2008, he was meant to sign 3 days previously but returned to Manchester following a Friday training session in Grimsby. Vidal became the second consecutive Manchester City youngster to sign on loan for Grimsby Town in as many seasons, following the signing of Shaleum Logan at the same time in the previous season.Vidal made his professional debut in the clubs 2-2 draw with Chesterfield in the Football League Trophy first round at Saltergate. He was used as a second half substitute, and the club went on to win 4-1 in the penalty shoot out. He made his league debut on the 6th September against Gillingham as a second half sub for Jamie Clarke. Vidal returned to the Eastlands after playing a total of five games for Grimsby in all competitions. In January 2009 Vidal joined Scottish Premier League team Aberdeen on a six month loan deal. Vidal made his SPL debut for Aberdeen as a second half substitute replacing Stuart Duff, the club went on to draw 0-0 against Rangers in front of 20,441 fans at Pittodrie. He scored his first goal for Aberdeen in a 5-0 victory over East Fife in the Scottish Cup tie at Pittodrie on February 18th.
"Jav reminds me of Earl Barrett in many ways - he's a rubber man who bounces all over the place with great athleticism. He's played for England under 19s this year and, like the rest of the lads, he will benefit immensely from playing alongside senior players" said Jim Cassell in the Official Manchester City annual 2008.
Vidal had been capped at under-19's level, and was selected for the under-20 international friendly against Italy on 31 March 2009, playing the full 90 minutes and helping England to a 2-0 victory.
He was a late call up for the under-20 international friendly against Montenegro on 11 August 2009, setting up the first goal for Febian Brandy on 13 minutes, the team then went on to an impressive 5-0 victory, with Vidal completing the full 90 minutes.
-DOCSTART-	19175039
'''Roy Greaves''' (born April 4, 1947) is a retired English former footballer who spent the majority of his career with Bolton Wanderers.
Locally born, he began his career as a striker, scoring twice in his league debut against Southampton in 1965. With the team struggling after the abolishment of the maximum wage he still managed to lead the side's goal scoring charts but was criticised as the club went into the Third Division for the first time.
When Jimmy Armfield took over as manager in the summer of 1971 he withdrew Greaves into a midfield role. Playing in this role he helped the team win the Third Division Championship in 1972-73 and eventually back into the top flight in 1977-78. Bolton's relegation two seasons later brought an end to Greaves' time at the club and he moved initially to the United States to play for Seattle Sounders before seeing out his career with a season at Rochdale. He then moved back to Bolton to run a pub.
-DOCSTART-	19176265
Craggs made his debut for Sunderland on 16 November 1901 in a 4-2 defeat against Everton at Roker Park. Over his career at the club, he made 43 league appearances scoring 15 goals.
-DOCSTART-	19176313
'''Walter Martin (Mart) Watkins''' (born c. 1880 in Caersws, Wales) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke, Aston Villa and Sunderland
Mart Watkins had three distinct spells at the Victoria Ground during a sixteen year career in football. Watkins was signed by Stoke from his home town club Oswestry Town in August 1900 for their First Division side. within two years Watkins had received a call up the Welsh nation side to play against England in 1902, this being the first of his ten caps for Wales. His fine goalscoring record at Stoke attracted several big clubs to be interested in his services and Aston Villa paid a 'hefty' price for him. This was the first of a succession of moves that saw him go the Sunderland.
Watkins made his debut for Sunderland on 22 October 1904 in a 3-0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday at Roker Park where he scored two goals. Over his career at the club, he made 15 league appearances scoring nine goals.
Watkins then joined Crystal Palace then Northampton Town then in 1907 he rejoined Stoke who at the time were on the brink of bankruptcy . At the end of the 1907-08 season Stoke left the Football League meaning there was a exodus of players and Watkins joined Crewe Alexandra. Later followed by moves to Stafford Rangers and Tunstall Park. Watkins did return to Stoke but failed to win a contract and decided to retire from football.
-DOCSTART-	19176427
Whitelum made his debut for Sunderland on 25 January 1939 against Blackpool in a 1-1 draw at Bloomfield Road. Overall, during his Sunderland career spanning from 1939 to 1947, in a stay intertupted largely by the Second World War, made 50 league appearances scoring 19 goals.
-DOCSTART-	19176701
'''Kenneth Chisholm''' (born 12 April 1925 at Glasgow, died 1990) was a Scottish footballer who played for a number of teams in The Football League and the Scottish Football League as a forward.
He began his professional footballing career at Queens Park before moving to Partick Thistle in 1946 where he made 34 appearances and scored 13 goals.
Chisholm made the switch to Midlands rivals Coventry City in 1950, he made 68 appearances and scored 34 goals for the club before transferring to Cardiff City in March 1952.
-DOCSTART-	19187362
'''Thomas James W. "Tom" Taiwo''' (born 27 February 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Carlisle United as a midfielder.
He joined Chelsea from Leeds United along with Michael Woods in a controversial move after Ken Bates accused Chelsea of tapping up the youngsters.
Taiwo joined League Two club Port Vale on a month's loan in August 2008. He made his debut, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute, at home to Bournemouth, in the 3-1 win in League Two on 30 August.
Taiwo went on a trial with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer in the middle of March 2009.
In July 2009, Carlisle United announced they had signed Taiwo on loan until the end of December.
Although he has played for England at youth level, he is eligible to represent Nigeria through his grandfather.
-DOCSTART-	19188413
'''Miguel de Souza''' (born 11 February 1970 in Newham) is an English footballer. Highly-experienced striker who signed for Ryman Premier side St Albans City in August 2002.
Began his career in the Football League at Birmingham City and then had successful spells at both Wycombe Wanderers and Peterborough United. Spent the 2001/02 season at Farnborough Town following earlier Conference stints at Rushden & Diamonds and Boston United. Appointed player/coach of St Albans City in May 2004.
Left City for a brief spell at Boreham Wood before moving onto Dulwich Hamlet.
Currently coach at Chesham United Ladies (July 2006)
-DOCSTART-	19188547
'''Dennis William John 'Denny' Mundee''' (born October 10, 1968 in Swindon) is an English former professional footballer.
Mundee began his career as an apprentice with Queens Park Rangers, but turned professional in August 1986 on joining his hometown side Swindon Town. He failed to make the Swindon first team and was released, joining Bournemouth. He had a spell on loan with Salisbury City and also spent part of the 1988-89 season on loan to Yeovil Town. In September 1989, he joined Torquay United on loan, playing nine league games. He left Bournemouth on a free transfer in 1993, signing for Brentford that August. He moved to Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer in October 1995.
He was one of five players released by Brighton in December 1997 and tried to join Dorchester Town. However, with his contract still held by Brighton he was twice listed for this Dorchester debut, but unable to play. He joined Salisbury City later that month. He subsequently moved to Clevedon Town and in February 1998 moved to Bath City. He was released by Bath City at the end of the 1997-98 season.
-DOCSTART-	19189644
'''Ashley Timms''' (born 6 November 1985) is an English football goalkeeper. Born in Manchester, England,
On 12 August 2008, Timms was convicted of blackmailing an unnamed Premier League footballer after demanding -15,000 from him after filming a sex tape involving the footballer and a 19-year old young woman in September 2007. He was arrested in April 2008, and on 5 September 2008 was sentenced to 20 months in jail by Judge Andrew Gilbart at Manchester Crown Court.
-DOCSTART-	19190199
'''Geoff Barrowcliffe''' (18 October 1931 - 26 September 2009)
Barrowcliffe began his career at non-league Ilkeston Town, before being signed by Derby in October 1950. He spent the next 16 years at the Baseball Ground, and played 475 league games for the Rams. He also scored 37 goals for the club, most of them from the penalty spot. He left Derby at the end of the 1965-66, and joined Boston United, where he played 41 games and scored 11 goals. He later played for Heanor Town, Moor Green Colliery, Kimberley Town and Long Eaton United and managed Kimberley Town and Radford.
Barrowcliffe died in Ilkeston on 26 September 2009, a few weeks before his 78th birthday. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
-DOCSTART-	19190284
'''Gordon Jones''' (born 6 March 1943 in Sedgefield, County Durham) is an English former professional footballer who made 547 appearances in the Football League as a left-back for Middlesbrough and Darlington. He went on to coach at non-league club Crook Town.
-DOCSTART-	19190752
'''Len Bond''' (born December 2, 1954 in Ilminster, Somerset) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He runs a sportswear business called Len Bond Teamwear
Bond began his career as an apprentice with Bristol City, turning professional in September 1971, although he had made his league debut on the last day of the previous season. He remained at Ashton Gate for a further six years, most of which was spent as deputy to John Shaw or Ray Cashley. In November 1974 he was loaned to Exeter City, playing 30 league games.
The following season he was loaned three times, to Torquay United in October 1975, to Scunthorpe United in December 1975, and to Colchester United in January 1976, before joining NASL side St. Louis Stars on loan for the 1976 season. Finally, in August 1977, after 30 league games for Bristol City, Bond moved to Brentford, where he was to find regular first-team football, playing 122 league games in the next 3 years.
In October 1980 he returned to the south-west, joining Exeter City, playing 138 league games before leaving league football, and joining Yeovil Town. He later joined Weymouth from where he moved to Bath City in October 1987 for a fee of -2000
He remained with Yeovil until his retirement
On his return he coached at Exeter City and Torquay United before returning as goalkeeping coach to Yeovil Town
-DOCSTART-	19192091
'''Stanley Obumneme Udenkwor''' (born May 1 1981 in Akwa-Etiti,Nigeria) is a Nigerian-born, Polish professional footballer.
Udenkwor started his career off in his native Nigeria playing for Jasper United In 2001, Udenkwor moved to Poland and signed with Polonia Warsaw. Udenkwor successfully applied for a Polish passport, and in turn became a citizen. He became the second black African footballer to become a Polish citizen, the other being Emmanuel Olisadebe, who went on to feature for the Polish international team. Incidentally Olisadebe also started his career at Jasper United. His next football move was to sign for Okcie Warszawa, before spending time in the Azerbaijan Premier League with PFC Neftchi. He then moved to England and joined Gainsborough Trinity, who were playing in the Conference North league, which is the 7th tier of English football. Udenkwor was firstly given a trial by the clubs manager Paul Mitchell, and after scoring a hat-trick in his debut for the reserves, he was given a short term contract.
His stay at Gainsborough was well covered in the local media, mainly down to the fact that while at Polonia Warsaw he featured in the UEFA Champions League, which is a notable and attractive achievement for any player playing at that level in the English game. Stanley was also joined at The Northolme by Tam Vo and Lhereux Menga, two French-born forwards who originate from Africa like himself, but both had progressed from the French Non League scene.
After only five games, one of them being the club's 3-1 home defeat to Barnet in the first round of the FA Cup, Stanley was released by Trinity after failing to do enough to extend his contract, as well as failing to live up to the high expectations of the Trinity supporterts and his manager. Following his release by the club, he returned to Poland and signed for Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biaa, and later went on to play for Mazur Karczew before joining Chrobry Gogw.
-DOCSTART-	19199483
'''Owen Pickard''' is a football striker with football league experience at  Plymouth Argyle and Hereford United.
-DOCSTART-	19199920
'''Roy Patrick''' (born 4 December 1935 in Overseal) was a former professional footballer who played for Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Exeter City and Burton Albion.
-DOCSTART-	19199972
'''John Sharples''' (8 August 1934 - 1 September 2001)
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Hodgkisson began with hometown club West Bromwich Albion and had a handful of first-team outings before moving to Walsall in 1955. As the side's schemer in midfield, he would become a legend at Walsall, helping the side win consecutive promotions in 1960 and 1961. He left League football in 1966 for Worcester City. He returned to Albion to manage the youth team in the 80s and has worked as a scout since.
-DOCSTART-	19200068
'''Ian Butler''' (born 1 February 1944 in Darton, Barnsley) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a left winger for Rotherham United, Hull City, York City and Barnsley.
Butler began his career at Rotherham United where he established himself down the left wing and played alongside players such as Ken Houghton in a highly promising team with a significant number of locally-developed players. Together with Houghton, he moved to Hull City during the 1964-65 season, much to the displeasure of Rotherham's fans. He became part of a formidable attacking line including Ray Henderson, Ken Wagstaff and Chris Chilton, whose performances took Hull City to the Third Division title in 1966 and established the side as a Second Division force in the 1960s and 1970s. He finished his League career with York City and a loan spell at Barnsley.
-DOCSTART-	19200072
'''John Frowen''' (born 11 October 1931 in Trelewis, Wales) was a former professional footballer who played for Cardiff City, Bristol Rovers and Newport County.
Frowen began his professional career at Cardiff City after being spotted playing for local side Nelson. Graduating through the clubs junior teams, he made his debut in a 1-0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion in September 1952. However he struggled to hold on to a reagular first team place due to the form of players such as Stan Montgomery and Danny Malloy. He left Cardiff in the summer of 1958, joining Bristol Rovers where he managed to become a first team choice for the club.
-DOCSTART-	19200100
Born in Wallsend, England, Henderson began his League career with Middlesbrough before moving to Hull City in 1961. He attained legendary status at Hull, forming part of a formidable forward line with Ken Wagstaff, Chris Chilton, Ken Houghton and Ian Butler whose goals won Hull City promotion in 1966. He left Hull for Reading in 1968 and joined the coaching staff there after retirement.
-DOCSTART-	19200225
Spooner began his career with Derby County but got his breakthrough with Halifax Town, where in the 1982-83 season he was a key player in midfield in Halfax's highest League finish of the decade (11th). He then moved to Chesterfield where he won promotion in 1985, and then on to Hereford United, York City, Rotherham United, Mansfield Town and Blackpool before finishing his League career at Chesterfield. He later went into non-League football and has since worked as a coach in numerous roles.
-DOCSTART-	19200958
'''James (Jim) Dobbin''' (born 14 March 1964 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a midfielder.
A schoolboy international, Dobbin started his career at Celtic. In 1982, he was part of the Scotland under-18 squad which won the European Under-19 Championship, although he missed out due to injury. Dobbin's chances at Celtic were limited and he made only a handful of league appearances, with a similar return from a loan spell at Motherwell.
In March 1984, Dobbin left Scotland and moved to Doncaster Rovers, signing alongside Scotland under-18 colleague John Philliben. Dobbin spent two-and-a-half years at Belle Vue before moving to Barnsley in 1986. Spending five years at Oakwell, Dobbin featured in over 100 league matches for ''The Tykes'', before beginning the first of two spells with Grimsby Town in 1991. Dobbin's -200,000 move saw him go on to make over 150 league appearances for Grimsby before his release at the end of the 1995-96 season. From here, Dobbin spent a year with Rotherham United, appearing in around half of the club's matches before re-joining Doncaster for the 1997-98 season. A regular during this season, Doncaster were struggling at the bottom and released Dobbin before the end of the season, allowing him to join Scarborough. After just one match, Dobbin returned to Grimsby, featuring twice in the remainder of the season. He played another four matches at the start of the following season before being loaned to Southport for the latter part. In 1999-00, Dobbin spent time with three part-time clubs, turning out for Gainsborough Trinity, Boston United and Whitby Town before retiring at the end of the season.
As of August 2001, Dobbin was working outside of football on a building site.
-DOCSTART-	19205597
Bury was born in Withington, Manchester and was educated at Eton College. He played for the college football team in 1875 and 1876,
Bury appeared regularly for the Old Etonians and for Cambridge University. His first England appearance came as left-back on 3 March 1877, when he was still at University. He was one of seven dbutantes in the England team to play Scotland at the Kennington Oval. According to Philip Gibbons, in the 1870s the England side "tended to be chosen on availability rather than skill alone" The change in the England line-up made little difference to England's performance against the Scots who won the game 3-1, with England's consolation goal coming from Alfred Lyttelton; the Scots thus inflicted England's first international defeat on home soil in the sixth appearance between the two countries.
Along with most of the other international dbutantes, he was not selected for the next England match, but he was recalled for the first ever match between England and Wales on 18 January 1879. As Wales had been defeated 9-0 in their previous international against Scotland, England were confident of victory and selected an inexperienced eleven, including five dbutantes. The match was played at the Kennington Oval in a blizzard. Due to the atrocious snowfall both captains agreed to play halves of only 30 minutes each. The poor attendance (reports range from 85 to 300) was also attributed to the weather. Some sources suggest that William Clegg turned up 20 minutes late for the game. Clegg, a solicitor, was working late on a case (the trial of Charles Peace, the Banner Cross murderer) and was unable to leave Sheffield for London on the Friday night. The next morning, the southbound train with Clegg on it, was delayed by heavy snow. The match started without Clegg and England played with ten men until he arrived. Despite this, England won the match by two goals to one, with Herbert Whitfield and Thomas Sorby scoring for England.
In 1879, he helped the Old Etonians reach the Cup Final where they met Clapham Rovers at Kennington Oval on 29 March. Bury and his team captain, Arthur Kinnaird were required to call on "their well-known powers ... to keep the enemy out of their quarters". The match was dominated by the defences and was goalless at half-time. In the second half, Charles Clerke scored for the Old Etonians "following an excellent run by Goodhart" and "arguably the poorest Cup Final to date" ended in a 1-0 victory for the Old Etonians.
Bury served on the Football Association committee in 1878.
He played cricket for Cambridge University in 1877 and 1878, and made one appearance for Hampshire against Derbyshire in July 1877. He was a right-hand batsman and a fast right-arm bowler. In his nine first class appearances, he totalled 115 runs at an average of 9.58 and claimed 18 wickets at an average of 13.83.
He later emigrated to Florida where he became an orange planter, possibly in association with his former Eton College and Cambridge University compatriot Rupert Anderson who had gone to Florida at the same time.
Bury subsequently returned to England, settling near Bradfield, Berkshire where he died on 30 October 1935.
-DOCSTART-	19207943
'''Des Horne''' (born 12 December 1939 in Durban) is a South African former footballer who played in English football for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackpool.
Horne was signed by English First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1956. He was a member of their 1958 FA Youth Cup-winning side before making his first team debut in the following season as Wolves retained the league championship.
The 1959/60 season was his best with the club, making 36 appearances in total - including playing in the European Cup - and scoring 11 times. The campaign ended with Horne playing in the 1960 FA Cup Final where Wolves defeated Blackburn Rovers 3-0 at Wembley. The winger had an assist in this victory as he crossed for Norman Deeley to head in the second goal.
The next year saw Horne less prominent at Molineux and he was transferred to Blackpool in March 1961. Horne remained with the ''Seasiders'' for five full seasons (all in the top flight), making over 120 appearances in the process.
He returned to his native South Africa to play for the Southern Suburbs in 1966.
-DOCSTART-	19216590
'''James "Jimmy" Goodfellow''' (born 16 September 1943 in Bishop Auckland) is a former English professional footballer and manager.
Attending Hendon Boarding School as a youngster, Goodfellow signed for Newcastle United, despite being a Sunderland fan, but was released by the club at the age of 17 without making an appearance. He moved into non-league football, signing for Consett before moving to Crook Town, making his debut against Stanley United. In 1964, at the age of 20, he scored Crook Town's first ever goal at Wembley when he scored against Enfield the Amateur Cup final. Goodfellow became unhappy with the way the team was selected at Crook Town, being chosen by a committee rather than the clubs manager, and agreed to join Bishop Auckland when manager Lawrie McMenemy asked him to do so.
Goodfellow spent one season at the club, before he got the call to move into league football with Port Vale, then managed by former England player Stanley Matthews, although Goodfellow did stipulate that as part of the deal the club must find him and his fiancee a house to live in. He remained with the club for three years, but was given a free transfer in May 1969, moving on to Workington. He made around 200 appearances for Workington before in 1973 signing for Rotherham United. He again made around 200 appearances for the club in a five year period. He ended his playing career with Stockport County at the end of the 1978-79 season.
Goodfellow asked by Len Ashurst to join him as his assistant manager at Newport County. He would later follow Ashurst to another club, Cardiff City. Ashurst and Goodfellow led Cardiff to promotion in 1982-83. Ashurst would leave in March 1984 to take over at Sunderland, his hometown club. Goodfellow was appointed joint caretaker manager of the club alongside senior player Jimmy Mullen until the end of the season, at which point he was named as manager, with Mullen as his assistant. However, Goodfellow had a poor start to his tenure as City manager, losing eight of his first nine games and was sacked after just over two months in charge and replaced by Alan Durban. After his dismissal he joined Plymouth Argyle as physio before joining up with Lawrie McMenemy again for an ill-fated spell at Sunderland.
Two years after leaving Cardiff City he was asked to return as the clubs physio and coach by then manager Frank Burrows. Goodfellow would good on to serve City with distinction under a series of managers, and in 1998 he was given a testimonial by the club against Manchester United, with Goodfellow himself being brought on in the final few minutes at the age of 55.
-DOCSTART-	19220263
'''Brian McGlinchey''' (born 26 October 1977 in Derry) is a retired Northern Irish football defender. He was forced to retire in 2006, aged 28, due to injury.
McGlinchey started his career with Manchester City in 1995, he never made a first team appearance in his three seasons with the club. In June 1998, Port Vale of the First Division signed the 20 year old. He played 16 games for Vale during the 1998-99 season, bagging his first senior goal in a 2-1 defeat at Oxford United on 21 November 1998.
He dropped into the Second Division with Gillingham in August 1999 and played 13 games of the 1999-2000 promotion season. He made just one appearance in the First Division before dropping down two tiers to the Third Division with Plymouth Argyle in December 2000.
He made over 50 appearances for ''the Pilgrims'' as they climbed the Football League pyramid and started the 2003-04 season on loan with Division 3 Torquay United as Argyle were chasing promotion in Division 2. In January 2004 he made the move to Plainmoor permanently and became a first team regular.
Signing a 12 month contract in January 2005 he picked up a hamstring injury two months later. After a further medical examination in April his injury turned out actually to be a slipped disc. An operation was necessary and in September 2005 he went under the knife. However this did not solve the problem and he was forced to retire in May 2006.
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::2000 : Woking (''loan'')
::2000 : Doncaster Rovers (''loan'')
-DOCSTART-	19220415
::2001 : Rotherham United (''loan'')
::2001 : Lincoln City (''loan'')
::2001 : Carlisle United (''loan'')
-DOCSTART-	19221049
'''Paul Wratten''' (born 29 November 1970 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder.
He signed for Manchester United on leaving school in the summer of 1987 and made two substitutes appearances late in the 1990-91 season, both in the First Division - the first against Wimbledon, the second against Crystal Palace.
Wratten was given a free transfer at the end of the 1991-92 and was signed by Alan Murray for Hartlepool United, who now found themselves in Division Two (now the third tier of English football) following the creation of the Premier League.
Wratten made 57 first team appearances for Hartlepool United, scoring one goal. His first season began brightly for the club, as they looked like promotion contenders capable of at least a play-off place, but a terrible loss of form in the second half of the season almost resulted in them suffering relegation to Division Three.
1993-94 saw Hartlepool finally relegated to Division Three, and at the end of the campaign new manager David McCreery decided that Wratten was no longer part of the clubs plans and gave him a free transfer. A brief spell at York City followed, but Wratten was released without making a first-team appearance and by the age of 24 his professional career was over, although he continued to play football at non-league level with Bishop Auckland in the Northern Premier League.
-DOCSTART-	19223143
'''Liam Sercombe''' (born 25 April 1990 in Exeter) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for League One club Exeter City.
Sercombe made his debut for Exeter City, coming on as a substitute in the 11th minute, away to Altrincham, in the 4-1 victory in the Conference National on 11 August 2007.
-DOCSTART-	19223623
'''Lewis Ochoa''' (born 24 June 1991) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Conference South club Maidenhead United.
Ochoa made his debut for Brentford in the victory over Yeovil Town in the Football League Trophy on 2 September 2008, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute.
On 24 March 2009, Ochoa made an appearance for the Wycombe Wanderers reserve team in their 1-1 draw with Stevenage Borough reserves, whilst on trial at the club.
-DOCSTART-	19231374
'''Sam Mullarkey''' (born 24 September 1987 in Lincoln, England) is an English born professional footballer who is currently without a club.
Sam started off his career at Nottingham Forest as a trainee, however was released without making a first team appearance. Shortly after Sam joined hometown side Lincoln United of the Northern Premier League.
His career was kick started when he joined Grantham Town in 2007, following previous Lincoln United manager John Wilkinson. Mullarkey netted 19 times for the Grantham in 53 appearances, however he sustained injuries in a car accident during the pre-season, delaying his debut.
Mullarkey joined Lincoln City, a team he supported as a boy, towards the end of the 2007-08 season after impressing in a number of pre-season games. Mullarkey was offered a 1 year contract by Peter Jackson, becoming Jackson's 8th signing of the summer. He made his league debut coming on as substitute for Kevin Gall in the home draw with Grimsby Town. He scored his first goal for lincoln on the 27 March 2009, against Notts County. He scored just three minutes after Delroy Facey had put Notts County into the lead. The match ended in a draw.
Mullarkey rejected a fresh contract with The Imps, after the club had hoped to sign him up for the 2009-2010 season, and then shortly afterwards he left the club along with Adrian Patulea, who like Mullarkey had decided to leave under similar circumstances after he also rejected a fresh deal with the club.
Just before the start of the new season, Mullarkey re-signed for Lincoln United. Mullarkey was released by United in January 2010 due to cost cutting measures.
-DOCSTART-	19231590
'''William George Marks''' (April 9, 1915 - January 22, 1998) was an English association football player, who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Figheldean, Wiltshire, Marks started his career at local club Salisbury Corinthians before joining Arsenal as an amateur in March 1936; he turned professional two months later. Marks spent two years on loan at Arsenal's nursery club Margate before returning in May 1938. He played twice for Arsenal before the outbreak of war, but served mainly as understudy to George Swindin and Alex Wilson; however he did play the final two games of the 1938-39 season, his debut coming against Derby County on April 29, 1939. His second and final league appearance in goal for Arsenal was memorable, as it was their 2-0 win over Brentford at Highbury, a match recorded on film for the movie ''The Arsenal Stadium Mystery''.
Official football was suspended during the war; Marks served in the Royal Air Force in Northern Ireland, but still found time to play 129 wartime matches for Arsenal and win one Football League War Cup and two Football League South medals, as well as eight wartime caps for England. Once war was over and football resumed, Marks was deemed too old for Arsenal and sold for -5,000 in August 1946 to Blackburn Rovers - at the time a record fee for a keeper. Despite spending ten years with the club, thanks to the war Marks had only two official League appearances to his name.
He spent two seasons with Rovers, his career there punctuated by a period out with a jaw injury. He moved to Bristol City in August 1948, but stayed only two months before signing for Reading. There he spent five years before retiring as a player. He went on to be a coach with Reading for two years before quitting the game entirely, and becoming a local government officer in his native Wiltshire. He died in 1998, aged 82.
-DOCSTART-	19233871
'''Hugo Rodrigues''' (born 22 November 1979) is most famous for being one of the tallest players in the game.
-DOCSTART-	19234249
'''Carl Alford''' is a former English professional footballer who played for Burnley, Stockport County, Morecambe, Rochdale and Macclesfield Town and Kettering. His move from Kettering Town to Rushden & Diamonds for -85,000 was a record transfer fee between non-League clubs.
He has a prospering football son named Rhys Alford who is a talented left footed striker,he plays for Ise Lodge Kites and has trials for Man City.
-DOCSTART-	19234610
'''Leslie''' "'''Les'''" '''Harley''' (born 26 September 1946 in Chester) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made appearances in the Football League for Chester and Rochdale.
Harley progressed through the youth ranks at his hometown club of Chester to make his professional debut on his 18th birthday in September 1964, in a 3-1 win against Brighton & Hove Albion.
At the end of 1966-67, Harley moved to Blackpool but his only further league appearances came in a loan spell with Rochdale in a loan spell from February 1968.
Harley was one of three members of his family to make league appearances for Chester. His brother Albert played for the club towards the end of his career in 1969-70 and his nephew Lee appeared as a substitute on the opening day of the 1985-86 season against Halifax Town.
-DOCSTART-	19235701
'''Dennis John''' (born January 27, 1935 in Swansea, Wales) is a former professional footballer who played for Plymouth Argyle, Swansea Town, Scunthorpe United and Millwall.
John was part of the Millwall squad that went unbeaten in 59 consecutive league matches at home, a record at the time, from 24 August 1964 through 14 January 1967.
-DOCSTART-	19246057
'''Roy Thomas Pritchard''' (9 May 1925 - January 1993) was an English footballer. He played over 200 senior games for Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he played in the 1949 FA Cup Final.
Pritchard joined local side Wolverhampton Wanderers straight from school in 1941. The suspension of league football due to World War II delayed the official start of his Wolves career, and he also guested for Mansfield Town, Notts County, Swindon Town and Walsall.
He finally made his league debut after the resumption of the Football League on 12 October 1946 in a 6-1 thrashing of . This was one of just four starts during the 1946-47 season, but Pritchard became a regular fixture at full-back in the Wolves side over the next seven seasons. His final campaign as a regular player saw the club win their first league championship. This silverware added to the 1949 FA Cup-winners' medal he had gained after playing the club's 3-1 final win over Leicester City.
The 1954-55 season saw a defensive reshuffle that left Pritchard out of favour though, and he managed just seven games. He departed Molineux in February 1955 for fellow Midlands club Aston Villa. His Villa career never got going and he only played three times for their first team over a two-and-a-half year stay.
He moved on to Notts County in November 1957 and played out the remainder of the 1957-58 season for them, which ended in relegation to the third tier. He joined Port Vale in the close season and, although never a first choice player, helped them in their winning of the Fourth Division title in his first season. In May 1960 he dropped into the non-league with Wellington Town, where he remained until his playing retirement.
-DOCSTART-	19252898
'''Royston Harry "Roy" Swinbourne''' (born 25 August 1929 in Denaby Main, Yorkshire) is an English former footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was capped once by England B.
Swinbourne began his career at Wath Wanderers, the Yorkshire-based nursery club of Wolverhampton Wanderers. He moved south to join Wolves in 1944 and signed as a professional the following year.
After proving himself in the reserve ranks, he made his debut on 17 December 1949 in a 1-1 draw with Fulham. He came to the fore during the 1950-51 season, replacing Jesse Pye in the attack, and finished as top goalscorer with 22 goals. Injuries waylaid him the following year, but in the next campaign, forming what was described as "a potent dual spearhead" with Dennis Wilshaw, he was once again the club's leading scorer with 21 goals.
His tally of 24 in the 1953-54 season was a career best and helped Wolves capture their first ever league championship. It was Swinbourne himself who scored twice in the final game, a 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur that confirmed the title. The following season brought another strong return, including two goals in Wolves' famous floodlit victory over Honved of Hungary.
In 1955 he scored for England B in a 1-1 draw against their German counterparts: His career was halted when he damaged his knee while hurdling over a posse of cameramen on the pitchside at Luton Town's Kenilworth Road ground in November 1955.
He lives in retirement in Kinver, Staffordshire.
-DOCSTART-	19258449
'''Henry Goslin''' MC, (born 9 November 1909, died December 1943), better known as '''Harry Goslin''', was an English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for the whole of his professional career. He played in defence.
Born in Willington, he was signed from Nottingham amateur football team Boots Athletic in 1930 for the fee of -25. His debut was inauspicious, playing in the 7-2 defeat by Liverpool. He suffered both relegation and promotion with the club, and in 1936 was made captain of the team by manager Charles Foweraker. In total he played 306 games for the club, scoring 23 times.
on 8 April 1939 with war seemingly inevitable, Goslin stood in front of a microphone in the middle of Burnden Park and told the assembled crowd that after the game the Bolton team would make their way to the local Territorial Army hall to sign up. When Germany invaded Poland, the cessation of official football games was immediate but local games were allowed and, subject to leave, Goslin played in four games for Bolton as well as guesting for Chelsea and Norwich City when posted temporarily in the south of England and East Anglia. He was also selected for an unofficial international for England against Scotland.
The majority of the team were posted to the 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment and Goslin, now promoted to sergeant, and the other players saw action in France leading up to the withdrawals at Dunkirk. Back in England Golsin was promoted to Lieutenant for his actions in the withdrawal. The regiment were sent to East Anglia to patrol potential enemy landing sites and Goslin was again selected for England, again to play Scotland, twice, as well as Wales.
In the summer of 1942 the regiment set sail for Egypt and took part in the defence of Alam el Halfa. With victory in the campaign, the regiment were sent to Kirkurk and then Kifri, where various members of the Bolton team, including Goslin, played for the British Army against the Polish Army in a 4-2 victory.
The 53rd Regiment then joined in the invasion of Italy, making their way from Taranto to Foggia without much trouble. They then took part in the battle to take control of the River Sangro crossing. Fighting took place for over a month and a number of Goslin's fellow Bolton players were removed. on 14 December 1943, a mortar bomb exploded in the tree under which Goslin had made his observation point. He was hit in the back by shrapnel and wood and mortally wounded although he fought for life for a few more days. He left a wife and two children, one of whom, his son Bob, became a senior figure in the Bolton police as well as in South Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire. He died in August 2008.
As a mark of respect, the Bolton players lined up before the centre stand of Burnden Park for a minutes silence and wearing black armbands before their New Year's Day War League game. Goslin was the only member of the Bolton team to die during the war and is buried at the Sangro River War Cemetery.
-DOCSTART-	19260642
'''Charles Mason''' (13 April 1863 - 3 February 1941) was an English professional footballer, who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Mason began his football life at St Lukes School, whose team became Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was part of the Wolves team that were founder members of the Football League in 1888, playing in their very first league game against . He also played in the 1889 FA Cup Final, where Wolves went down 0-3 to league champions .
He became the first player in the club's history to receive a call-up to the England team in 1887, making his debut in a 7-0 thumping of Ireland on 5 February 1887. He won 3 caps in total, all in Home International fixtures spread over three years.
He retired from the game in 1892 after 108 appearances for Wolves in total. He died on 3 February 1941, aged 77.
-DOCSTART-	19260897
'''Matthew Carmichael''' (born 13 May 1964) is a former English footballer who played 249 games in the Football league, scoring 48 times. He is currently the acting kit manager at Lincoln City.
A PT instructor in the Royal Artillery, Carmichael signed for Lincoln City on a month's trial in the summer of 1989 having impressed manager Colin Murphy during the Imps pre-season stay at an army camp. Thrust straight into Lincoln's first team at centre-forward, Carmichael responded by scoring, on his debut, the winner in a 1-0 home victory over Scunthorpe United on 19 August 1989. He followed this up with the only goal in the following game, a week later, away to Aldershot and was swiftly brought out of the army and signed to a contract. In his second season at the club, Carmichael made occasional appearances at centre-half as well as centre-forward and spent both the 1991-1992 and 1992-1993 seasons as a virtual ever present at the heart of Lincoln's defence; the former season saw him crowned as Lincoln's Player of the Season.
It was with some surprise that on being appointed manager of Lincoln City, Keith Alexander's first transfer business was to swap Carmichael for Scunthorpe United's Dave Hill. Restored to the forward line, Carmichael scored a total of 24 goals, with 18 in the league, during a highly successful 1993-1994 season. He also established a club record when between 28 December 1993 and 19 February 1994 he scored in eight successive matches.
He made a solitary, goalscoring, appearance for Mansfield Town at the start of the 1995-1996 season before linking up with Doncaster Rovers and then, at the end of February, Darlington. He helped Darlington reach the 1996 Endsleigh League Division Three play-off final where they were defeated 1-0 by Plymouth Argyle on 25 May 1996 at Wembley Stadium; the match would prove to be Carmichael's final game as a professional.
Following his release by Darlington, Carmichael linked up with Aylesbury United scoring on his debut in the 2-1 away defeat to Hitchin Town on 17 August 1996.
He joined Wisbech Town, then under the management of his former Boston United teammate Ian Stringfellow, debuting in the 1-1 home draw with Histon on 26 September 2000. However, after just five league games and one goal for the Fenman, financial constraints saw six of the squad, Carmichael included, depart the club following the 2-0 home defeat to Newport IOW on 21 October 2000. Carmichael moved on to Lincoln United but a persistent back injury curtailed his appearances and he wound his career down with various clubs in the Lincoln & District Sunday League.
-DOCSTART-	19261629
'''William Moir''', (born 19 April 1922, died 1988), better known as '''Willie Moir''', was a Scottish footballer who played for the majority of his career at Bolton Wanderers. He played mostly as an inside-right.
Born in Aberdeen, he signed for Bolton during the war years and made his professional league debut when regular league football re started in 1946. Playing alongside Nat Lofthouse he was the Championship's top scorer in 1948-49 with 25 goals and continued good goal scoring form in the next few years, although always coming behind the more prolific Lofthouse.
Moir was captain when Bolton gave away a 3-1 lead to Blackpool in the Matthews Cup Final, scoring in the game. Two years later he left the club to join Stockport County where he spent a further two years as player manager before retiring from playing. He left Stockport County in 1960.
-DOCSTART-	19263699
'''Paul Henry Brown''' (born 10 September 1984) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder.
Brown made his debut for Tranmere Rovers, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute, at home to MK Dons, in the 2-0 victory in League One on 27 November 2004.
He then joined Barrow in August 2006, before leaving March 2007. He then joined Australian club Kingston City, returning to Barrow in August 2007, helping them to achieve promotion from the Conference North via the play-offs in 2007-08. After one season in the Conference National he was released by Barrow.
Brown signed for Droylsden in the 2009-10 season following his release by Barrow.
-DOCSTART-	19264156
'''Christopher Michael "Chris" Thompson''' (born 7 February 1982, in Warrington) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for Barrow.
Thompson joined Liverpool as a youngster but was released in 2001. Thompson made his debut for his new club Grimsby Town, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute, at home to Norwich City, in a 2-0 defeat in the First Division on 30 October 2001.
-DOCSTART-	19264165
'''Ray Gooding''' (born 1959 in Hartlepool, England) is a former footballer and currently academy scout for Newcastle United.
Gooding featured as a player most prominently for Coventry City. He was signed as an apprentice by Gordon Milne in 1976 and was an under-study to Terry Yorath and Barry Powell. He also played with the likes of Tommy Hutchison, Mick Ferguson, Ian Wallace and Gary Gillespie.
In 1982 Gooding joined Plymouth Argyle but after only seven games he ended his career with a cruciate knee ligaments.
Gooding returned to Coventry in 1988 when John Sillett appointed him to work with John Peacock as a football development officer in the community at the club's centre of excellence. He later became in charge of recruiting youngsters at the club and first met Richard Money when he was appointed academy director during Gordon Strachan's managerial period. Gooding and Money succeeded in developing a Coventry youth team capable of making two FA Youth Cup finals.
On 8 September 2008 Gooding joined Money again, this time at Newcastle United, as an academy scout.
-DOCSTART-	19264290
'''Kevin Jobling''' (born 1 January 1968 in Sunderland) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City, Grimsby Town and Shrewsbury Town, and in non-league football for Telford United.
-DOCSTART-	19264363
'''Keith Jobling''' (born 26 March 1934) is an English former professional footballer born in Grimsby who made 450 appearances in the Football League as a centre half for Grimsby Town.
-DOCSTART-	19264513
'''Phil McKnight''' is a former professional footballer who played for Alloa Athletic, Chelsea and Leyton Orient.
-DOCSTART-	19271125
'''Robert "Bobby" Langton''' (8 September 1918 - 13 January 1996) was an English footballer who played for the majority of his career for Lancashire clubs. He played mostly on the left wing.
Born in Burscough, he signed for Blackburn Rovers from youth team Burscough Victoria in 1937. He became the team's leading scorer in his second season with fourteen goals but his career was curtailed by the Second World War which he spent part of as an infantryman in India, although when stationed in Northern Ireland he did help Glentoran to win the Irish Cup in 1945.
He won the first of eleven England caps in a 7-2 defeat of Northern Ireland in 1946 and would go on to play for the national team until 1950 by which time he had changed clubs twice, first to Preston North End for -16,000 in 1948 and then on to Bolton Wanderers for a then club record of -20,000 in November 1949.
In dispute with Bolton in the run up to the final, it proved to be Langton's final game for the club. He returned to Blackburn Rovers in September 1953 and served them for a further three years before seeing out his professional career back in Northern Ireland with Ards. Langton then went into non-league football, with three seasons at Wisbech Town before moving to Kidderminster Harriers and finally seeing his career out with a one month spell at Colwyn Bay.
Scouting for Accrington Stanley followed, as well as coaching for Kings Lynn and Wisbech before he finally returned home to Burscough to become manager of the local team where he won the Lancashire Combination Cup and the Lancashire Junior Cup. He finally left football in 1971.. Bobby Langton died after a short illness in January 1996. Two years later the road that goes past Burscough's ground was renamed ''Bobby Langton Way'' after him.
-DOCSTART-	19272323
'''Gerald William "Gerry" Taylor''' (born 15 August 1947) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he spent the majority of his playing career, and Swindon Town,
Taylor was born in Hull, and began his football career at Wath Wanderers, the Yorkshire-based nursery club of Wolverhampton Wanderers, before heading south to join them.
The defender was often reserve to players such as Joe Wilson, Bobby Thomson, Bernard Shaw and Derek Parkin in the Wolves defence over his career, but played in both legs of the 1972 UEFA Cup Final.
After 192 appearances in total for Wolves, he retired from the professional game in 1976. He spent 26 years in the police force, and then worked at the RAF Museum in Cosford.
-DOCSTART-	19273039
'''Bernard Shaw''' (born 14 March 1945 in Sheffield) is a former English footballer who played as a full back. He played more than 100 Football League games for each of the Sheffield clubs and for Wolverhampton Wanderers, in a career of more than 400 senior games.
Shaw began his career at Sheffield United as an apprentice. He made his first team debut during 1963 and, by 1966, was a first choice player. He was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers for -70,000 in July 1969. He made his Wolves debut on 8 October 1969 in a 2-2 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. After playing infrequently during his debut season he was a first choice player over the following seasons, which saw him play in the 1972 UEFA Cup Final. After 156 appearances in total for Wolves, he returned to his native Sheffield in Summer 1973, joining Sheffield Wednesday. He played over 100 games for the Owls over the next three seasons before dropping into non-league football with Worksop Town before retiring.
-DOCSTART-	19274283
'''Brian Birch''', (born 9 April 1938 in Manchester), is a retired English footballer who played for the majority of his career at Bolton Wanderers. He played mostly as a winger.
Birch made his debut for Bolton at the age of 16 in the autumn of 1954 but did not make the regular first team until the 1957-58 season. He was an ever present in Bolton's victorious FA Cup run. He remained a regular up to the 1961-62 season but was pushed out of the team by the arrival of Brian Pilkington. Staying on the fringes for three more years he finally made the short journey across Lancashire to Rochdale, where he remained for three more years before moving into non-league football.
He went into management and coached Galatasaray S.K. for two spells from 1970-1974, and from 1980-1982.
Birch's grandson, Will Johnson, is currently a player for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.
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-DOCSTART-	19278096
'''Dene Shields''' (born 16 September, 1982 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker. His younger brother Jay Shields is also a footballer.
Shields began his career in Kirkcaldy with Raith Rovers, scoring on his first ever start and earning a -60,000 move to Sunderland in December 2002 after just one full first team appearance. Despite spending three years at the Stadium of Light, Shields never made a first-team appearance and was loaned to Scarborough and Doncaster Rovers during his time in England. In January 2003, Shields returned to Raith on a free transfer, two years after leaving. Released after only spending a few months on his return to Stark's Park, Shields joined Brechin City at the start of the 2003-04 season, only to move on loan to Cowdenbeath. Cowden made the move permanent in early 2004, tying Shields to a two-and-a-half year contract.
A year later, Cowdenbeath chairman Gordon McDougall said it would take an "exceptional offer" to sell Shields after interest from Gretna andHearts, and it was Gretna's -30,000 offer that saw Shields move to the Borders club in January 2005. Making only three substitute appearances in the remainder Gretna's title-winning season, Shields didn't qualify for a medal and was loaned to Stranraer in the first few weeks of the 2005-06 season. On his return to Raydale Park, Shields played nine matches of Gretna's second successive title win, missing out on a winner's medal by one match. Shields was loaned out again at the start of the following season, this time to Stirling Albion, and although he played one match for Gretna on his return in January 2007, it was to be his last before a January 2007 move to Ross County.
In September 2008, Shields made East Fife his eleventh club when he joined on loan for the rest of the year, failing to score in ten appearances for the Methil side .
-DOCSTART-	19281668
'''Eli L. Postin''' (born 3 June 1908 in Dudley, died 1991) is a former English professional footballer.
Postin started playing football for Cradley Heath, West Midlands where he was spotted by West Bromwich Albion scouts in 1931 and was signed and played that season in the 2nd team. He was transferred then to Bristol Rovers and then on to Cardiff City, where he was the club's joint top scorer in the 1933-34 season. He later played for Wrexham where he changed from professional to semi-professional and signed for Brierly Hill Alliance. He still played as an amateur at the age of 50. The supporters always yelled out "Nod 'em in, Eli" as he went up for a header in the box.
-DOCSTART-	19283802
Holden was born in West Bromwich and attended St. John's School in Wednesbury.
During his first spell with Wednesbury Old Athletic, he won four international caps. He made his international debut for England on 12 March 1881 against Scotland. England went down to a "humiliating" 6-1 defeat.
His next appearances came three years later in 1884, when he played in all three matches in the inaugural British Home Championship. England's opening match was against Ireland at Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast on 26 January 1884. England "won the match with ease" 8-1, with Henry Cursham scoring a hat-trick on his final England appearance, with the remaining goals coming from Edward Johnson (2), Charles Bambridge (2) and his brother Arthur. In a close match against Scotland at Cathkin Park on 15 March, the Scots won 1-0. Despite this defeat, Holden retained his place for the final match of the tournament against Wales on 17 March, which England won comfortably 4-0, including two goals from William Bromley-Davenport. Scotland's victory over England enabled them to claim the Home Championship, which they were to dominate for the next few seasons.
Holden's performances for England attracted the attention of West Bromwich Albion, whom he joined in May 1886, staying for a single season.
He rejoined Wednesbury Old Athletic for a final time between 1887 and 1888, before finishing his career with Derby Midland in 1888; he also represented Birmingham and Staffordshire F.A.s.
-DOCSTART-	19285243
'''Gary Kenneth Jones''' (born 5 January 1951) is a former English footballer who played as a winger.
Born in Prescot, then in Lancashire, he joined Everton from school, and remained with the club for ten years, but played relatively infrequently; only in his last two seasons did he play more than 13 games a season for the first team. He joined Birmingham City in 1976, spending two seasons with the club before finishing his playing career with Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.
-DOCSTART-	19287095
'''Gareth''' "'''Gary'''" '''Kelly''' (born 3 August, 1966 in Preston, Lancashire) is an Irish former professional football goalkeeper. He is the son of former Irish international goalkeeper Alan Kelly, Sr.
Kelly began his career with Jack Charlton's Newcastle United in 1984. In five years with the club, he made just over fifty league appearances. In October 1988, he went on loan to Blackpool for a month, as stand-in for Barry Siddall.
In 1989, Kelly joined Bury, with whom he spent the next seven years. He made 236 league appearances for the Gigg Lane club. He was loaned out to West Ham in 1994.
Oldham Athletic came in for Kelly's services in 1996, and he went on to make 226 league appearances over seven years for ''the Latics'', winning the Fans' Player of the Year award in 1999.
Kelly's career wound down with short stints at Northwich Victoria, Sheffield United and Leigh Genesis.
At international level, Gary played for the Republic of Ireland at under-21 and "B" level. His brother, Alan Kelly, Jr., and father also played for the Republic of Ireland.
-DOCSTART-	19301927
'''Jack Charles Jeffery''' (born 13 August 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a striker, for Maldon Town.
Jeffery joined West Ham United in 2004, where he was known as "JJ" by his team mates.
At the end of the 2008-09 season, Jeffery was not offered a professional contract by West Ham and was released. Jeffery subsequently signed for Conference National club Grays Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	19308615
'''Cameron Buchanan''' (31 July 1928 - 10 September 2008) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Buchanan became the youngest player to ever appear for Wolverhampton Wanderers when he played in a wartime fixture against rivals West Bromwich Albion in September 1942, aged 14 years 57 days. He played 18 wartime games in total.
He remained with the club as the Football League resumed after World War II in 1946 but never appeared in an official game for the club. He moved to Bournemouth in 1949, and over five seasons scored 18 goals in 83 games. He had a brief spell with Canadian side Montreal Ukrainia before returning to the UK with Norwich City.
He died on 10 September 2008, aged 80. He had been suffering from dementia.
-DOCSTART-	19315729
'''Dave Deacon''' is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a full back for Ipswich Town. He also played non-league football for Bungay Town and Cambridge United.
-DOCSTART-	19315992
'''Vetle Andersen''' (born 20 April 1964 in Kristiansand) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender. Andersen has played in a number of countries, including most Scandinavian and British nations.
-DOCSTART-	19316274
'''Oliver Lancashire''' (born 13 December 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Southampton.
Lancashire made his first-team debut against Queens Park Rangers on 14 September 2008, but was sent off after 29 minutes, for a rash tackle on Damien Delaney. In October 2009 Lancashire signed on a one-month loan for Grimsby Town.. In his second game for Town against Accrington Stanley on 30 October 2009, Lancashire received his third career red card, in only 15 league matches, after he was adjudged to have handled the ball in the penalty area. In his next appearance for Grimsby, he scored an own goal whilst playing against Leeds United in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy quarter final away at Elland Road on 10 November 2009.. Lancashire returned for a second spell on loan at Grimsby on 23 December, ony to be recalled on 31 December due to an injury crisis at his parent club.
-DOCSTART-	19317070
'''Jamie Jones''' (born 18 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Leyton Orient as a goalkeeper.
Jones signed his first professional contract with Everton at the beginning of the 2006-07 campaign and made numerous appearances in the reserves team but he suffered a broken hand and had to miss numerous games. In the 2007-08 season he managed some reserve games but failed to secure a new contract at Everton and so left the club at the end of the season.
On 30 June 2008 Jones signed a two-year contract with League One side Leyton Orient.
-DOCSTART-	19318800
'''David Sturrock''' (born in Dundee) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. Sturrock began a five-year spell with local club Dundee United in the mid-1950s, joining English side Accrington Stanley for a year in 1960. Moving onto Bedford Town, Sturrock moved back to his hometown of Dundee following the end of his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	19327827
'''John Thomas "Tom" Bayley''' (August 1868 - after 1899) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back. Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, he played for Walsall Town Swifts and Small Heath in the Football Alliance before going on to make 130 appearances in the Football League representing Small Heath, Walsall Town Swifts and Gainsborough Trinity.
-DOCSTART-	19328947
'''Jason Drysdale''' (born November 17, 1970 in Bristol) is an English former footballer.
Drysale began his career with Watford FC where he made over 100 appearances in a six year period before joining Newcastle United. He then signed for Swindon Town before a short spell with Northampton Town.
Drysdale then moved in to non league football and signed for Forest Green Rovers where he played for three years before following departed manager, Frank Gregan, by signing for Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth Town.
Drysale returned to England shortly after and signed for Bath City before ending his career with Mangotsfield United and Paulton Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	19329130
'''Francis Shom Kumber''' is a soccer striker who has won international caps for Nigeria. Although he has been an International with seven caps he spent the majority of his English career at non-league clubs. In 2002 Kumbur was called up to the Nigerian national team despite playing in the English Southern League Division Three for Haywards Heath F.C..
-DOCSTART-	19329221
'''Joseph Nathan Mills''' (born 30 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Southampton.
Born in Swindon, he is the younger brother of Reading defender Matthew Mills. He can play at either Left-Back or Left Midfield.
He made his Southampton first team debut as substitute in a League Cup match against Birmingham City on 26 August 2008. He made his league debut at home against Barnsley on 20 September 2008.
On 23 February 2009, he joined Scunthorpe United on an emergency loan for one month. On 24 March, the loan was extended to the end of the 2008-09 season.
He signed a new 3 year contract in August 2009 after some good pre-season performances.
-DOCSTART-	19329235
'''Sid McClellan''' (born June 11, 1925 Bromley-by-Bow-died 2000) was a professional footballer who played for Chelmsford City, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Leyton Orient.
McClellan joined Spurs from Chelmsford City in August 1949. A speedy, free-scoring inside forward he made his debut on the 23rd September 1950 against Sunderland. He was a member of the push and run side which won the 1950-51 Football League. McClellan played a total of 70 games and scored on 32 occasions in all competitions for the club.. He joined Portsmouth in a -5.000 deal in November 1956 and featured in 37 Football League matches and scoring nine goals. McClellan ended his playing career at Leyton Orient, where he went on to make 12 appearances and score on four occasions. After retiring as a player he was the coach for the successful non-league side Dagenham F.C. and took them to the 1969-70 FA Amateur Cup Final.
-DOCSTART-	19329542
'''David Kwame "Dave" Barnett''' (born 16 April 1967) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. Born in Birmingham, he played for a variety of clubs in the Football League, for Edmonton Brickmen in the Canadian Soccer League, and for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Premier League, making more than 200 league appearances in total. After finishing his league career he joined Halesowen Town as first-team coach in March 2001, leaving to join the coaching staff at former club Birmingham City's Academy. He later played for Moor Green.
-DOCSTART-	19330394
'''Joseph "Joe" Gardiner''' (23 August 1916 - 1997) was an English footballer, who served Wolverhampton Wanderers as both player and coach.
Gardiner joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in December 1932, signing professionally the following year before making his league debut on 23 February 1935 in a 2-5 loss at Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion.
He originally joined as a centre-forward but was converted to a centre-back, as he became a first choice player in the seasons preceding World War II. He appeared in the 1939 FA Cup Final for the club, where lost to in the Wembley showpiece. He also narrowly missed out on glory in the league championship as the club finished runners-up for two successive seasons in the late 1930s.
He remained with the club while the Football League was suspended during wartime, turning out in regional action. He announced his playing retirement in May 1944 but remained on the coaching staff. He was the club's main trainer in the Stan Cullis era as the club became one of the great sides of Europe, winning three league titles and two FA Cups.
When Cullis became manager of neighbours in 1965, Gardiner joined him again. He returned to Wolves in 1969 as a scout, and helped discover the likes of John Richards.
-DOCSTART-	19330721
'''Rod Thomas''' (born October 10, 1970) is an English former footballer. At just 14, he was being hailed as 'the next Pel' while in Watford's youth set-up, however by 23, he was playing for in the fourth tier.
-DOCSTART-	19330837
'''Thomas Farnall''' (1871 - after 1906) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Gloucester, he made 70 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath and Bradford City. He played in Bradford City's first ever league game, in a 2-0 defeat at Grimsby Town, going on to play 25 games in the club's first season.
-DOCSTART-	19335235
'''Philip Adam Cave''' (born 12 May 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-sided defender for Conference National club Gateshead.
Cave started off as a trainee at Newcastle United but did not make a first team appearance before signing for Gateshead in August 2007.
After featuring mainly as a substitute for Livingston, Cave joined previous club Gateshead on-loan until the end of the 2008-09 season.
-DOCSTART-	19335358
'''Edward "Ted" Pheasant''' (15 February 1877 - 17 July 1910) was an English footballer, who played in the Football League for both Black Country clubs, Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion.
Pheasant began his career at local non-league clubs Wednesbury Excelsior and Wednesbury Old Athletic, before joining First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 1895. He made his league debut on 19 September 1896 in a 3-4 loss at Derby, but had to wait until the 1898-99 season to become a first choice player.
He was an ever-present for two successive seasons during 1899-1901, amassing 168 games for the club over a nine-year stay. He then moved to neighbours West Bromwich Albion in November 1904 for a -500 transfer fee and in the same month made his debut against Manchester United in a Division Two match.
The defender joined Leicester Fosse in 1910 but never played a game for them. He died of peritonitis just two weeks after signing for the club, on 17 July 1910 aged 33.
-DOCSTART-	19340511
'''George Huth Cotterill''' (4 April 1868 - 11 October 1950) was an English amateur footballer who made four appearances for England as a forward in the 1890s, captaining the side on his last two appearances.
Cotterill was born in Brighton, Sussex and was educated at Brighton College where he first showed his all-round athletic ability. He began his football career with the college in 1882 and was appointed team captain two years later,
At Cambridge University, he was awarded his football blue in each of the years from 1888 to 1891 (including being captain in 1890).
He first played for Corinthian aged 18 in 1886, making his debut against Derby County on 6 November 1886, when he scored in a 3-2 victory. His appearances were infrequent until 1888-89, when he made six appearances, scoring three times including two against Preston North End on 9 March 1889. He also put two goals past Sheffield United on 6 January 1890.
His performances for both Corinthians and Cambridge University ultimately led to a call-up to the England team. He made his international debut against Ireland on 7 March 1891, while still at Cambridge University. For the second year running, England played both Wales and Ireland on the same day, and, for the match against Ireland played at Molineux, Wolverhampton, England selected a predominantly Midlands based team, with five players making their debut. Cotterill played at inside right and was amongst the scorers as England, who were "too skilfull for the Irish" won 6-1. This match was Tinsley Lindley's final appearance for England, and he marked the occasion with two goals.
On 19 December 1891, Cotterill played for England in an "unofficial" match against Canada, when he scored in a 6-1 victory. Fellow Corinthian, C. B. Fry also played for England in this match. During the 1891-92 season, Cotterill made six appearances for Corinthian scoring seven goals including a hat trick in a 4-4 draw with West Bromwich Albion on 20 February 1892.
On 5 March 1892, England again played simultaneous matches against Wales and Ireland. This time, Cotterill was selected as part of a predominately amateur team (most of the players were members of the Corinthian club) to play against Wales at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, and was one of only three players in the side who had previous international experience. England were "a little too skilful for the Welsh" and ran out 2-0 winners with goals from Arthur Henfrey and Rupert Sandilands.
In April 1892, Corinthians played a multi-sport tournament against the Barbarians rugby club. Cotterill played at inside right in the soccer match which Corinthian won 6-0, with Tinsley Lindley scoring a hat-trick. Cotterill also played in the rugby match, which Corinthian won 16-13, although the match was not a very serious encounter and was described by The Times newspaper as "a very amusing game". The rugby match was followed by an athletics meeting in which C. B. Fry was prominent, winning both the long jump and high jump, with Cotterill winning the "Putting the Weight" with a distance of 34 ft 1in. Finally, the two clubs met a few weeks later in a cricket match in which Cotterill played alongside several other prominent Corinthians, including Fry, Lindley and Charles Wreford-Brown, with the Barbarians winning by four wickets.
By now Cotterill had left University and his primary registration was now with Old Brightonians, although he continued to turn out on a regular basis for Corinthian. He started the 1892-93 season with goals in each of the first three matches for Corinthian, including a hat-trick in a 4-2 victory against Sunderland on 12 November. For the first time, Cotterill was able to join a Corinthian tour of northern England and Scotland, when he played five games in eight days in December and January against professional teams scoring five times.
Cotterill was appointed team captain for the 1893 British Home Championship matches against Ireland and Scotland. For the match against Ireland, played at Perry Barr, Birmingham on 25 February 1893, the selectors again called up a predominately amateur, Corinthians dominated eleven with another seven dbutantes. Amongst the dbutantes was Walter Gilliat of Old Carthusians who scored a hat-trick in his only appearance in an England shirt. England "won the game with ease" as further goals from G.O. Smith, William Winckworth and Rupert Sandilands enabled England to run out convincing 6-1 victors.
For the next match, against Wales, the England selectors chose an entirely different, professional eleven players. Cotterill was restored for the final final international match of the season at Richmond, London on 1 April 1893 against Scotland who were hoping to avenge their defeat in each of the two previous seasons. England selected a strong eleven, with only Cotterill's fellow Old Brightonian, Leslie Gay making his debut in goal. Cotterill scored England's second goal to bring the scores level after 58 minutes, with England eventually running out 5-2 victors, thus enabling them to claim the championship for the third consecutive season.
In 1893, he again started the season well for Corinthian with a hat-trick in a 11-0 defeat of The Army (Rupert Sandilands scored six). He repeated this on 13 January 1894 in a 4-6 defeat against Aston Villa. Villa had taken a three goal lead before Cotterill's hat-trick brought the score to 3-4. He finished the 1893-94 season with 16 goals from 13 appearances.
Over the next few seasons, he was only able to make a handful of appearances for Corinthian and he bowed out at the end of the 1897-98 season, having played 65 matches, scoring 53 goals in his thirteen seasons with the club.
In his football career, he also played for Weybridge and Burgess Hill, and represented Surrey and Sussex.
He played seven matches for Cambridge University in 1888-89, but did not obtain his Blue.
His father, George Edward Cotterill, also played cricket for Cambridge University (1858-1860), Cambridgeshire (1858) and Sussex (1869-1874), and his uncle, Joseph Cotterill played for Sussex (1870-1888).
He was an all round athlete, rowed for Weybridge Rowing Club, played rugby for Richmond and Surrey, and at university he was a member of the track, field and rowing teams.
On 24 July 1886, aged 18, he was appointed to the rank of Lieutenant in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).
On the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the 11th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, being temporarily promoted to the rank of Captain on 22 September 1914. He subsequently achieved the rank of Major.
He died at Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales on 1 October 1950, aged 82.
-DOCSTART-	19341502
'''Dominic Naylor''' (born August 12, 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a left-sided defender or midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	19343263
'''Gwynfor "Gwyn" Jones''' (born 20 March 1935 in Llandwrog, Gwynedd) is a Welsh former footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bristol Rovers.
Jones began his playing career at Caernarfon Town, before joining English First Division high-flyers Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1955.
He made his Wolves debut on 17 December 1955 in a 3-2 win over Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion. He never found many opportunities for first team football at Molineux though, and managed just 21 appearances over seven years. He did however appear during Wolves' league championship-winning seasons of 1958 and 1959, and played in their 1959 Charity Shield victory.
He joined Bristol Rovers in 1962, where he went onto play over 150 league games over his four years there. He subsequently returned to his native Wales with Porthmadog.
-DOCSTART-	19343947
'''Henry Howard''' (1871 - after 1906), known as '''Harry Howard''', was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Rotherham, he had trials with Rotherham Town and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Sheffield United, for whom he made 48 appearances in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	19345038
'''Thomas William "Tom" Hurst''' (23 September 1987) is an English footballer who is currently unattached.
Hurst was born on 23 September 1987 in Leicester, Leicestershire and started his career with Boston United and played for one game for them in the Football League,
-DOCSTART-	19347251
'''Alec Croft''' (born June 17, 1937, Chester) is a former English footballer who played as a winger. He made 53 appearances in The Football League for his hometown club of Chester.
A product of Chester's youth system, Croft made his competitive first-team debut as a substitute against Wrexham in the replayed final of the Welsh Cup at the Racecourse Ground in May 1958, with Wrexham winning 2-1. Just days earlier, Croft had scored for Chester against an All Star XI in a joint testimonial for Norman Bullock and Harry Smith at Sealand Road.
The following season saw Croft score on his league debut in a 2-2 draw against Walsall on September 11, 1958, but he managed just three league appearances during the campaign. However, the 1959-60 season saw manager Stan Pearson give many youngsters their opportunity in the side, culminating in Chester fielding one of their youngest ever forward lines when they hosted Torquay United on Easter Saturday.
Croft added 36 league appearances in 1960-61 before dropping into non-league football with Sankey's and later playing for Bangor City.
-DOCSTART-	19347485
'''Aron Leslie Wilford''' (born 14 January 1982) is an English footballer who currently plays for Dandenong Thunder in the Victorian Premier League. He played professionally in the Football League for York City and Lincoln City and in the Scottish Football League for Clyde.
Wilford began his career as a centre-half for Middlesbrough, signing for the club from Harrogate College in the summer of 1999. In September 2001 he joined Scarborough on loan,
Wilford signed for Whitby Town from Malton, debuting against Bradford Park Avenue on 9 January 2002. He remained with the club until September 2003 when he joined York City, scoring on his Football League debut just three minutes after coming on as a substitute in the 2-1 defeat to Rochdale on 6 September 2003.
In March 2007 he asked to leave Whitby and manager Lee Nogan agreed to his request.
Wilford trained with Guiseley during the summer of 2007
Wilford moved to Australia, joining Southern Stars during the 2008 Victorian State League Division 1 season
-DOCSTART-	19347605
'''Peter Litchfield''' (born 27 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He started his career with Droylsden and played in The Football League with Preston North End, Bradford City, Oldham Athletic and Scunthorpe United.
Born in 1956 in Manchester, England,
In June 1985, he joined Bradford City on a free transfer, following their promotion into the Second Division. He replaced Eric McManus, who had been injured in pre-season. After making his debut on 17 August 1985 in a 2-1 victory at Carlisle United, he went onto be an ever-present in his first season with City. He played another 39 games the following season, but in June 1987, City signed Paul Tomlinson from Sheffield United for a club record fee of -47,500.
Litchfield played 25 league games for Scunthorpe in the Fourth Division but a knee problem limited his appearances during the 1990-91 season, which brought about his retirement at the age of 34.
-DOCSTART-	19348615
'''Simon Thomas''' (born 21 July 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a striker, he was last attached to Crystal Palace.
Thomas spent two years at Boreham Wood, helping them to avoid relegation. Following this he turned professional, signing with Crystal Palace for a small fee. During his first season at Palace, Thomas moved to Conference National side Grays Athletic on loan, and scored the equaliser in the 1-1 home draw against Weymouth. In February 2009, Thomas moved to Rotherham United on a one-month loan deal. The following season began with a loan spell back in the Conference, this time at Ebbsfleet United, where he scored a late winner at Eastbourne Borough.
On 16 October 2009, he joined Darlington on a three month loan deal, making his debut on 17 October and scoring a goal in a 2-1 home win against Shrewsbury Town. He was released from Crystal Palace in early in January 2010.
-DOCSTART-	19355857
'''Mark Foran''' (born October 30 1973 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English former professional footballer.
Mark Foran was once referred to as a "giant" by the then Peterborough United manager Barry Fry. The 6'4" defender featured briefly during footage of the video "Great Balls of Fire" hosted by Vinny Jones when Fry was heard to shout "We've got a giant, why don't you f**king use him!" at one of his players.
During an FA Cup tie, playing for then Division 3 Bristol Rovers against then Premiership Derby County he man marked Fabrizio Ravanelli, the former Italian international. Rovers won the tie 3-1 at Pride Park.
A five-game loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers in the mid 1990s saw Foran voted by supporters as the worst ever player to represent the club. He did however return to haunt those who had given him this unwanted tag when he scored a headed goal against them whilst playing for Peterborough United.
A compendium of injuries contributed to Foran's shortened career, suffering a broken leg while playing for Crewe reserves, inflicted by Liverpool's Karl-Heinz Riedle.
He drifted into semi-professional football in the early 2000s before retiring to pursue a career outside the game.
-DOCSTART-	19357110
'''Gerry Harris''' (born 8 October 1935 in Claverley, Shropshire) is an English former professional footballer. He spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, winning two league championships and the Football Association Cup.
Harris was signed up by Wolves as an amateur, after an unsuccessful trial at in 1953. He turned pro in January 1954 but spent a few seasons in the reserves before finally making his senior debut on 29 August 1956 in a 5-4 win over .
He initially only found himself in the team to cover for the then-injured Bill Shorthouse, but made the position his own. He was a virtual ever-present over the period 1956-1961, which saw the club win two successive league championships - missing out on a third by a single point - and the 1960 FA Cup. He also appeared in every European Cup game in the club's history.
The emergence of Bobby Thomson in 1962 though, pushed Harris out of the first team and he was again resigned to reserve team football over the next few seasons. He returned to contention in the 1964/65 campaign which ended in relegation. He played just twice more for the club after the drop, before moving to neighbours Walsall in 1966, after a total of 270 appearances for Wolves. However, injury curtailed his career with the ''Saddlers'' after just 12 months.
-DOCSTART-	19357451
'''Johnny Brooks''' (born 23 December 1931 in Reading) was a former professional footballer who played for Reading Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Brentford, Crystal Palace and represented England on three occasions and scoring twice.
Brooks began his senior club career for his home town club of Reading. He joined the club in April 1949 where he played a total of 46 times and scoring five goals in the position of inside forward. In February 1953 the skilful, creative player made the move to Tottenham for a fee and the exchange of two players. He scored a total of 51 goals in 179 appearances in all competitions for the club. Brooks joined Chelsea in an exchange deal in December 1959 where he went on to feature in 46 matches and score on six occasions for the club. He left Chelsea to join Brentford in September 1961 and made 83 appearances and scoring 36 times. He finished his first class career at Crystal Palace in 1964 and played seven times.
Brooks later played in the North American Soccer League in 1968.
Today, Brooks is retired and living in Bournemouth.
-DOCSTART-	19359429
'''Joseph "Joe" Smith''' (17 April 1890 - 9 June 1956) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back. He played nearly 500 games in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham, most of which were in the First Division, and won two caps for England.
Smith was born in Darby End, Netherton, then in Worcestershire. He played local football before turning professional with West Bromwich Albion in May 1910, and made his debut four months later in a Division Two match against Bolton Wanderers. He was part of the Albion team that won promotion from the Second Division in the 1910-11 season. During the First World War he made guest appearances for Everton and Notts County.
In 1926, by which time he was 36 years old, Smith joined Birmingham, to provide cover at full-back for Frank Womack and Jack Jones. He stayed with the club for three seasons, playing 50 games, including 48 in the First Division.
He then joined Worcester City as player-manager, leading them to the Birmingham & District League title in his first season, then two years later finishing as runners-up, losing the title only on goal average, after which he retired from the game.
He went on to keep a pub, and later worked at Lloyds Proving House in Netherton, where chain was tested for quality. He died in hospital in Wolverhampton in 1956 at the age of 66.
-DOCSTART-	19363665
'''Edward "Eddie" Albert Stuart''' (born 12 May 1931 in Middelburg, Eastern Cape) is a South African former professional footballer. He spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he won three league championships.
Stuart began his professional career with Rangers of Johannesburg, where he won the South African Cup, before joining English First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1951. After spending time in the reserves, he made his senior debut on 15 April 1952, scoring in a 1-4 loss to Black Country rivals .
A visit to his homeland saw him contract a tropical disease that hospitalised him and put him out of action for over a year. He returned to the first team for the final months of the 1953/54 season that brought Wolves their first-ever league championship. He remained in the starting team over the remainder of the decade as the club added two further league titles. He received further honour when he was made club captain in 1959 after the retirement of Billy Wright.He captained the Wolves team in the 1960 Cup Final win against Blackburn.
After two further seasons, bringing him a total of 322 Wolves appearances, he joined Stoke City for -8,000 in Summer 1962.
His first season with Stoke saw them win the Second Division championship, and he remained for their return in the top flight. He moved to Tranmere Rovers for -4,000 in 1966, and later served Stockport County, where he won the Fourth Division title. He then had a brief spell in management as he became player-manager of non-league Worcester City in 1968, but left the club when he retired from playing in 1970.
After leaving the game, he ran a string of hairdressing salons around the Wolverhampton area, where he still resides today.
-DOCSTART-	19363974
}}'''Henry 'Harry' Smith''' (born August 27, 1930, Chester) is a former English footballer who played as an inside forward. He made 73 appearances in The Football League for his local club of Chester in the 1950s.
Smith spent time on the books of Chester and Liverpool after leaving school and then had a spell with Connah's Quay Nomads after serving with the Royal Air Force.
He made his league debut on the final day of 1952-53 against Barrow and went on to score seven times in his 73 league appearances in the next five years. His final league appearance came against Hartlepools United on December 28, 1957, after which he left the club to set up his own milk business.
-DOCSTART-	19369121
'''Sid Tickridge''' (born 10 April 1923 in Stepney- died 1997) was a former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Brentford and represented England at schoolboy level.
Tickridge joined Spurs as a junior in April 1946. He played a total of 101 games in all competitions for the club in the position of full back from 1946-50. Tickridge took part in the push and run side of 1950-51 when he completed one match. He left the club in March 1951 to join Chelsea in a transfer deal, and went on to make 61 appearances. He ended his senior career at Brentford and featured in 62 matches from 1955-56.
-DOCSTART-	19371117
'''Robert "Bobby" Mason''' (born 22 March 1936 in Tipton, Staffordshire) is an English former professional footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Mason was signed up by his local club Wolverhampton Wanderers as a youngster and turned professional in 1954. He spent time in the reserves and youth ranks - playing in the 1954 FA Youth Cup Final - before he finally made his league debut on 5 November 1955 in a 1-5 defeat at Luton.
He made only a handful of appearances until the departure of Dennis Wilshaw in December 1957 opened the door for him. He took his chance and scored 10 goals during the remainder of the 1957/58 season to help Wolves win the league title. He continued his form the following year as he scored 13 times en route to a second successive championship.
The 1959/60 season brought his best seasonal tally - 15 goals - but the club missed out on a third successive title by a single point. He also netted four times during their European Cup campaign that year, but missed out playing in the 1960 FA Cup Final when he lost his place on the eve of the game to Barry Stobart.
After two more modest goalscoring seasons, he left Molineux in June 1962. He initially dropped into the non-league with Chelmsford City but returned to the Football League for the 1963/64 season with Leyton Orient. He later had a brief spell with Poole Town before retiring from the game in 1965.
Today, he resides in Swadlincote, Derbyshire.
-DOCSTART-	19372462
'''John George "Jackie" Lane''' (born 10 November 1931) is an English former footballer. He played more than 100 matches in the Football League for Birmingham City
Lane was born in Selly Oak, Birmingham. He began his football career with local club Boldmere St. Michaels before joining Birmingham City in 1949. He provided cover for any forward position, though preferred to play at inside forward, and contributed to the club winning the Second Division title in the 1954-55 season.
-DOCSTART-	19375296
}}'''Raymond 'Ray' Carter''' (born May 1, 1951, Chester) is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester and Crewe Alexandra during the 1970s.
Carter progressed through Chester's youth ranks to break into the first team ranks early in the 1971-72 season at the same time as fellow homegrown talent Graham Futcher as the youth policy under Cliff Sear began to pay dividends. He spent three years involved in the first team in midfield without scoring.
In July 1974, Carter switched to Crewe Alexandra, where he played for one season before dropping into non-league football with Bangor City. Appropriately his final Football League appearance for Crewe came against Chester on the final day of the 1974-75 season, when Chester's 1-0 win at Gresty Road was ultimately enough to secure them promotion.
-DOCSTART-	19376541
'''Matt Woods''' (born November 1, 1931 in Skelmersdale, England) was a former professional footballer who played for Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Melbourne Hakoah, Luton Town and Stockport County.
-DOCSTART-	19385045
'''Les Bennett''' (born 10 January 1918 in Wood Green died 29 April 1999 in Hackney) was a former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.
Bennett joined Tottenham as a junior in May 1939. He spent much of the World War II years serving his country in Burma, India and Egypt, before making his Football League debut against Birmingham City on 31 August 1946. The quick- thinking, energetic inside forward was an important part of the push and run side of the 1950s. He made 294 appearances and scored on 124 occasions in all competitions for the club between 1946-1954. Bennett transferred to West Ham in December 1954 playing another 26 matches and scoring three goals. In August 1956 he became player-coach for Clacton before finishing his football career at Romford Town in 1959-60.
Bennett managed a caravan site in Clacton and was employed as a security guard at the University of Essex before retiring. He came out of retirement in 1964 to play in a " Push and Run" XI for the John White memorial fund.
-DOCSTART-	19385357
'''Jack Hillman''' (30 October 1871 - 1 August 1955) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Burnley, Everton, Dundee, Manchester City and Millwall.
Hillman was born in Tavistock, Devon, but it was in Lancashire that he made his reputation. In 1890 Hillman was playing for the Young Pilgrims, a junior side affiliated with Plymouth Argyle. An impressive performance against Burnley reserves prompted the Football League club to sign him,
Hillman was known throughout his career as "Happy Jack" and spent four years at Turf Moor before being sold to Everton for -150 in February 1895. He was unable to settle at Goodison Park and in June 1886 he moved on to Dundee. His time at Dundee was not a great success, and midway through the 1897-98 season he was suspended by the club for "not trying", although at the time the club was bankrupt and unable to pay Hillman's wages. He returned to Burnley in March 1898, for a fee of -725.
On 18 February 1899, Hillman made his only international appearance against Ireland. The match was played at Roker Park, Sunderland's new ground and ended in a 13-2 victory for England, with four goals from Gilbert Smith and three from Jimmy Settle. The scoreline in this match is the record number of goals scored by England in a single match, and also the highest aggregate goals (15) in a game involving England.
In the 1898-99 season Burnley were struggling to avoid relegation from the First Division. Going into their final match of the season, against Nottingham Forest, Burnley needed to win to stand a chance of survival. Hillman attempted to bribe the Forest players, offering them -2 each to "take it easy". At half-time he increased his offer to -5, but Burnley lost 4-0 and were relegated. After the game, the Forest secretary wrote to the F.A. to complain about Hillman's activities. Hillman was summoned to a joint F.A.-Football League commission in Manchester. Hillman's defence was that the whole thing had been a joke, apparently inspired by suspicions around Forest's 8-0 defeat against West Bromwich Albion a few weeks previously. Hillman claimed that he was only asking for a similar favour.
In January 1902 Hillman was transferred to Manchester City. He made his Manchester City debut on 1 February 1902 in a First Division match against Notts County at Hyde Road. He subsequently played in all 13 remaining league fixtures that season, but was unable to prevent City being relegated at the end of the season. City only spent one season in the Second Division and were promoted as champions in 1903, going on to take second place in the First Division in 1904. Hillman was also part of the Manchester City team which won the FA Cup in 1904, the club's first major trophy, remaining as first choice keeper until 1906.
During the 1905-06 season he was supplanted as first choice goalkeeper by John Edmondson. In the 1906 close season the Football Association investigated Manchester City's accounts for bonuses, which though commonplace among leading football clubs, were not permitted under FA rules. The FA chose to make an example of City, and Hillman was one of seventeen players suspended until 1 January 1907, and banned from representing the club again. Hillman was also fined -50.
He joined Millwall Athletic in January 1907, although his playing career soon came to an end with an elbow injury.
When he retired as a footballer he returned to live in Burnley and became a confectioner
-DOCSTART-	19386193
'''Barry Henry Stobart''' (born 6 June 1938 in Doncaster) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Shrewsbury Town during the 1960s.
Stobart began his football career at Wath Wanderers, the Yorkshire-based nursery club of Wolverhampton Wanderers, before heading south in 1953 to join them, turning professional in 1955.
With the likes of Peter Broadbent, Dennis Wilshaw and Jimmy Murray already established in the forward line, Stobart was consigned to the reserves in his early years. He finally made his first team debut on 5 March 1960, when he scored in a 2-0 win at Manchester United.
Although he made just four league appearances prior to the 1960 FA Cup Final, his performance in the final league game at Chelsea saw him earn a surprise place in the Cup Final team, at the expense of Bobby Mason. This allowed Stobart to collect the only medal of his career, as Wolves defeated Blackburn 3-0 in the Wembley showpiece.
The following two seasons saw him only appear occasionally for the first team, and it wasn't until the 1962-63 campaign that he enjoyed a lengthy run in the side, during which he scored 14 goals. The next year saw him again largely relegated to the reserves though, and he left Molineux to join Manchester City in summer 1964.
He failed to settle at Maine Road, and returned to the Midlands within months when he joined Aston Villa in November 1964 for -22,000. He remained at Villa for three years, his best season coming in 1966-67 when he scored 11 times from 20 appearances. He dropped down the divisions in October 1967 to join Shrewsbury Town of the Third Division in a -10,000 deal.
His son Loy was later also on the books at Wolverhampton Wanderers during the early 1990s, but never played a first team game.
-DOCSTART-	19389700
After six seasons at Benfica Ramos moved to Weymouth. Ramos was unable to establish himself at a club and has spent most of his career playing for a variety of English clubs based in the South West.
-DOCSTART-	19400236
}}'''Jeremy "Jerry" Ireland''' (born September 14, 1938, Chester) is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for his local club Chester between 1957 and 1962.
Ireland made his professional debut for Chester shortly after his 19th birthday in September 1957 on September 21, 1957 in a 1-1 draw with Southport, with four goals being scored in 15 league matches before the end of the season.
By the closing stages of 1959-60, Ireland and Alec Croft were given runs in the side and they were joined by several other youngsters in the first team, as players including Jimmy Cooper, Gerry Citron, Colin Jones, Derek Owen and future star Ron Davies were given their chance.
Ireland remained with Chester for two more years before dropping into non-league football with Altrincham.
-DOCSTART-	19401645
'''Raymond William Mabbutt''' (born 13 March 1936 in Aylesbury) is a retired English footballer, the father of former players Gary Mabbutt and Kevin Mabbutt. Mabbutt played for Oxford City, Bristol Rovers, Newport County and Trowbridge Town. He later played for Clevedon Town for one season between 1974 and 1975, becoming the club's first fully professional paid player.
-DOCSTART-	19401969
'''Eugene Martinez''' (born 1957), also known as '''Eui Martinez''', is a retired English football who made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League as a left-winger.
Martinez played for Harrogate Town, Bradford City, Rochdale, Newport County and Northampton Town.
Martinez runs Chase Advanced Technologies, a family-run electronics firm, in Bradford.
-DOCSTART-	19402101
'''Kevin Mabbutt''' (born 5 December 1958 in Bristol) is a retired English football player who played for Bristol City and Crystal Palace in the Football League. He played over 100 league games for Bristol City, but then after 3 years at Crystal Palace he was forced to retire through injury. His father is Ray Mabbutt and his brother is Gary Mabbutt. As of 2005 he owns a restaurant in Los Angeles.
-DOCSTART-	19423941
'''Dennis Uphill''' (11 August 1931 - 7 February 2007) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, Coventry City, Mansfield Town, Watford and Crystal Palace.
Uphill signed as a professional for Spurs in September 1949 and made his Football League debut against Sunderland on 2 February 1950. He played a part in the push and run side of 1950-51 when he scored one goal and made two appearances in the position of inside forward. Uphill made a total of six appearances and scored twice between 1950-53. Signed by Reading in an exchange deal which involved Johnny Brooks in February 1953 he went on to make 92 appearances and netting 42 goals for the club. Uphill joined Coventry City in October 1955 where he completed 49 appearances and scoring on 16 occasions. In March 1957 he transferred to Mansfield Town where he featured in 83 games and found the net 38 times. Uphill went on to join Watford in June 1959 and played in 51 matches and scoring 30 goals. He finished his senior career at Crystal Palace in October 1960 where he played 63 games and scoring on 17 occasions.
After retiring from the game through injury, he gained a turf accountants licence and ran a book makers business in Watford, before owning a removals company. He retired from work in 1995, but stood as a Conservative candidate in the Watford local council election.
-DOCSTART-	19424735
'''Willie Ouchterlonie''' (born in Dundee) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker.
Ouchterlonie, whose brother Kinnaird was also a footballer, began his career with local side Osborne before joining Dundee United in September 1932. After scoring forty league goals in fifty-one matches, Ouchterlonie was susprisingly released in April 1934, going on to join Raith Rovers. He later played for Barrow and Wrexham before a one-game return to Tannadice in January 1940, scoring twice.
-DOCSTART-	19427345
}}'''Derek Owen''' (born September 25, 1938, Ellesmere Port) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made seven appearances in The Football League.
Signed by Chester from Ellesmere Port in 1958, he made his professional debut in a 2-2 draw at Walsall on September 11, 1958. He became the third Chester goalkeeper to appear for the first team that season after Brian Biggins and Keith Griffiths, but new signing Ron Howells was to become regular keeper from the next game and Owen did not reappear until the final match of the 1959-60 season against Southport.
In 1960-61 Owen managed five league appearances and one FA Cup outing as he played second fiddle to Bill Brown. He did not play for the club again and moved on to Runcorn.
-DOCSTART-	19428937
In 1887 Preedy was appointed curate of St Peter's church in Barnsley. Offended by the local rugby football team's decision to play a match on Good Friday, he set about forming a club which played association football instead. Preedy acted as principal fundraiser and organiser of the Barnsley St Peter's club, and even played in its first match.
Preedy remained actively involved with the club until he moved to Islington in London in 1893.
Upon his death a match ball he had been given at the 1912 FA Cup Final was given to Barnsley. In 1997 representatives of the club he founded located his grave in London and laid wreaths in the club's colours.
In 2008/09 a group of Barnsley FC fans restored Rev Preedy's grave after finding it badly damaged and covered by undergrowth. The stone is now in place at the London Cemetery where Rev Preedy was buried. The funds were raised by the the Barnsley FC Supporters Trust and the restoration conceived and completed by members of both the Trust and the London Tykes.
-DOCSTART-	19435123
'''Fred Geary''' (23 January 1868 - 8 January 1955) was an English professional footballer who played at centre forward for Everton in the 1890s, and made two appearances for England, scoring a hat-trick on his debut.
At Everton, he was a prolific goal-scorer, with 86 goals in 99 appearances
Geary was born at Hyson Green, on the outskirts of Nottingham. As a boy he won many sprinting titles on the athletics track
Everton had finished in a disappointing eighth position in the inaugural Football League season, having scored only 35 goals and the directors "were determined to improve upon their indifferent performances", especially in front of the goal, by recruiting Geary, along with Scotsman Alex Latta (from Dumbarton) and Welshman Charlie Parry (from Chester St Oswald's). Geary had first been spotted at Grimsby Town, but had moved back to Notts Rangers before he was persuaded to join Everton.
Geary was described as "small and powerful",
Geary made his Football League debut for Everton on 7 September 1889 at home (then at Anfield) to Blackburn Rovers and scored twice in a 3-2 victory. He soon began to form a prolific scoring partnership with Latta, well supported by Edgar Chadwick and Alf Milward, and later in the season by Alexander Brady. Geary scored regularly throughout the season, including a hat-trick in an 8-0 demolition of Stoke City on 4 November. He ended the season with 21 league goals in 18 matches, as Everton finished runners-up, two points behind Preston North End. Geary had also scored four FA Cup goals, including a hat-trick in an 11-2 victory over Derby County on 18 January (with three goals also from Milward and Brady). This remains Everton's highest margin of victory in any competition.
On 15 March 1890, Geary was called up by the England selectors to play against Ireland in the 1890 British Home Championship. England also played against Wales on the same day, and the selectors picked a mainly amateur team to play at Wrexham (winning 3-1), while the players selected for the match against the Irish at Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast were mainly professional, including five players from Blackburn Rovers. England easily overcame the Irish by a 9-1 margin, with Geary scoring a hat-trick, and a pair each from William Townley and Kenny Davenport. The Irish goal was scored by Jack Reynolds, who later played for England. According to Cris Freddi, "a (not altogether coherent) match report in ''The Field'' credits Geary with four goals, and a (very confused) summary in ''The Athletic News'' maintains that 'the clever little Everton centre was responsible for five of the goals, and beauties they were'." Despite the margin of victory, the England selectors did not use any of the team that defeated the Irish for the next match against Scotland, preferring the team that had played against Wales. The match against Scotland was a 1-1 draw, and, thus, England and Scotland shared the 1890 British Home Championship title.
Geary started the 1890-91 season in superb form, scoring in each of the first six matches as Everton started the season with five straight victories. By mid-January, Everton had completed all but one of their fixtures and were on 29 points, while Preston North End were eleven points adrift with seven games still to play. Everton than had to sit out the next two months as Preston completed their fixture list until they were only two points adrift with one match each left to play. Both teams played their final games of the season on 14 March, with Everton losing 3-2 at Burnley (Geary scored both Everton goals) and Preston going down 3-0 at Sunderland. Everton were thus able to win the Football League Championship for the first time, by a margin of two points with fourteen victories from their 22 league games. Geary had been ever-present, and was the club's top goal-scorer with 21 goals.
Geary earned his second (and last) England cap for the match against Scotland on 6 April 1891. Although the match was played at Ewood Park, Blackburn, not one Blackburn player was selected, with the selectors opting for four players from Everton's championship winning team, with Geary lining up alongside Edgar Chadwick and Alf Milward (with Johnny Holt in defence). In a close game, England managed to hold on to a 2-1 victory with goals from John Goodall (Derby County) and Chadwick.
Geary started the 1891-92 season well, with four goals from the first five games until injury put him out of action for several months, with Alan Maxwell taking his place. Geary was able to return for the last five games of the season, scoring twice more as Everton ended the season in fifth place.
In the summer of 1892, Everton move out of their original home at Anfield after John Houlding, the leaseholder of the stadium, purchased the ground outright and proposed increasing the rent from -100 to -250 per year. Everton, who had played at Anfield for seven years, refused to meet his demands and moved to Goodison Park. Geary scored the first goal at the new stadium in a friendly against Bolton Wanderers to celebrate the opening.
Geary failed to score for the next six games, before he and Alex Latta each scored hat-tricks in a 6-1 victory over Derby County on 5 November. Geary ended the league season as the club's top scorer (for the third time in four seasons) with 19 goals from 24 league appearances, as Everton finished third in the league table. Geary played in the first three matches of the FA Cup run, scoring four goals before a leg injury resulted in him missing the semi-final against Preston North End. Everton eventually defeated Preston after a second replay to set up a final against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Although Geary was now fit, he was not picked for the Final to be played at Fallowfield, Manchester on 25 March, with Alan Maxwell retaining his place at centre-forward. Wolves won the match with a goal from their captain, Harry Allen, as the Everton forwards were unable to break down Wolves' defence.
Injury prevented Geary making an appearance at the start of the 1893-94 season, and he lost his place at centre-forward to Jack Southworth who had arrived from Blackburn Rovers during the summer. Geary's first game of the season was against Burnley on 25 November 1893, when he scored in a 4-3 victory. He retained his place for the next two matches, before Southworth returned to the side. Geary completed the season having played only nine matches, scoring eight goals. The season ended with Everton in a disappointing sixth place, with Southworth top scorer in the Football League with a tally of 27 goals from just 22 games.
Injury again kept Geary out of the team until January 1895, and he was only able to make eight appearances with four goals in his final season at Goodison Park. His final appearance came on 13 April 1895, when he scored in a 2-3 defeat to Derby County. In his Everton career, he made 99 appearances in league and cup matches, scoring 86 goals.
In May 1895, he signed for Liverpool (who had just been relegated to the Second Division) for a fee of -60, making his debut in a 2-3 defeat at Notts County on 7 September. His first goals came when he was one of three players who scored twice in a 6-0 victory over Crewe Alexandra on 7 October. He made a total of 19 league appearances in 1895-96, scoring 11 goals as Liverpool took the Second Division title. Liverpool then had to play a series of "Test matches" against Small Heath and West Bromwich Albion with Liverpool securing their promotion at the expense of Small Heath.
By now his pace had been eroded and he was stricken by injuries,
Geary subsequently returned to Goodison Park as a groundsman.
He died on 8 January 1955, a fortnight short of his 87th birthday.
-DOCSTART-	19436102
'''Mike Dillon''' (born 29 September 1952 in Highgate) is a former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Swindon, Montreal Olympique, New York Cosmos,Washington Diplomats and represented England at schoolboy and youth level.
Dillon joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in December 1969. A central defender he played 29 times in all competitions including three as a substitute and scored one goal between 1972-1974. The highlight of Dillon's career at Spurs was a substitute appearance in the First leg of the 1974 UEFA Cup Final against Feyenoord at White Hart Lane. In December 1974 he joined Millwall in a loan deal and went on to make four appearances for the club before joining Swindon on loan in March 1975 where he featured in nine matches including two as sub.
Dillon had three spells in the North American Soccer League (NASL). In 1972 with Montreal Olympique, between 1975-77 he played for New York Cosmos and finally at Washington Diplomats in 1978-79.
Today, Dillon owns a post office in the village of Moulton close to the Cambridgeshire-Suffolk border.
-DOCSTART-	19438696
'''Alex Keddie''' is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Ross County in the Scottish First Division.
He started his career in the youth team of Leeds United, where he won the FA Youth Cup.
Keddie also holds an honours degree in Chartered Surveying from Glasgow Caledonian University.
-DOCSTART-	19441826
'''Chris Ward''' (born 28 April 1981) is an English footballer. He plays as an attacking midfielder for Lancaster City having played in the Football league for Lincoln City.
Hailing from the Preston suburb of Ashton-on-Ribble, Ward began his career with local sides Springfields and Fulwood Amateurs whilst studying at Ashton-on-Ribble High School and Preston College before signing for Lancaster City at the age of 18.
Ward failed to make the first team at Birmingham and in October 2001 he joined Forest Green on a months loan,
Released by Birmingham at the end of the season, he joined Barrow, making his debut in the 1-1 home draw with Hucknall Town on 17 August 2002
In October 2002, Ward returned to the Football league signing for Lincoln City
He linked up with Northwich Victoria
-DOCSTART-	19442298
'''Benjamin Paul''' "'''Ben'''" '''Amos''' (born 10 April 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United.
Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, Amos joined Manchester United at the age of 11, signing shortly after leaving Crewe Alexandra. He made his first appearance for the Manchester United under-18 side on 8 October 2005, coming on as a substitute for Daniel Rose after starting goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler was sent off in a 2-0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers. He was regularly named as an unused substitute during the 2005-06 season, but became a regular starter for the team in 2006-07 after signing a trainee contract in July 2006.
He retained his place in the under-18 team for 2007-08 and impressed enough to be taken on the club's 2008 summer tour of South Africa.
On the tour, Amos did not play, but was named as an unused substitute in all three matches. En route back from South Africa, United stopped off in Nigeria to play against Portsmouth on 27 July 2008, with Amos coming on for Tomasz Kuszczak after 76 minutes. He made his competitive first team dbut on 23 September 2008 in a 3-1 win at home to Middlesbrough in the League Cup third round.
On 14 December 2008, Amos travelled to Japan with the Manchester United squad for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, having been called up as a late replacement for Ben Foster, who had picked up a hand injury in training.
On 29 October 2009, Amos signed for Championship team Peterborough United on a month's loan, as cover for Peterborough's suspended first-choice keeper Joe Lewis. He made his debut on 31 October in a 2-1 defeat against Barnsley.
''Statistics accurate as of matches played 31 October 2009''
-DOCSTART-	19443515
'''Willie Forbes''' (born 22 May 1922 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a former professional footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End and Carlisle United.
-DOCSTART-	19444571
'''Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah''' "'''Danny'''" '''Welbeck''' (born 26 November 1990) is an English footballer, who plays for Manchester United. His regular position is as a winger or a striker. Due to his height and running style, he has been compared to Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Nigerian striker Nwankwo Kanu.
Born in Longsight, Manchester, England, to Ghanaian parents,
Welbeck signed his first trainee contract in July 2007, and started the 2007-08 season in the Under-18 side, but was quickly promoted to the Reserve team, making a number of substitute appearances. Then, in January 2008, he was called up to the first team for the trip to Saudi Arabia to play Al-Hilal in Sami Al-Jaber's testimonial. Welbeck made his debut in that game on 21 January 2008, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Anderson. Welbeck had the chance to snatch a draw for United when he was brought down in the penalty area in the final minute, but he put the penalty kick over the bar.
On 25 January 2008, Alex Ferguson revealed that Welbeck would be considered a first team squad member for the rest of the 2007-08 season. On 9 February 2008, Alex Ferguson revealed that Welbeck would be involved in the matchday squad for the Manchester derby the following day. He also hinted that Welbeck may be involved from the start of the game. This did not come to pass however, as he was left out of the team entirely.
Welbeck made his competitive debut for the Manchester United first team on 23 September 2008, starting up front in the team's League Cup Third Round match at home to Middlesbrough. United won the game 3-1, but Welbeck did not manage to get on the scoresheet despite going close in the third minute. He played again in the Fourth Round against Queens Park Rangers on 11 November 2008, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Rodrigo Possebon. A few minutes later, he was brought down in the penalty area by Peter Ramage; Carlos Tvez converted the resulting penalty kick and United won the match 1-0. Welbeck made his Premier League debut on 15 November 2008, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Park Ji-Sung against Stoke City. He marked his debut with a curling 30-yard strike into the top right corner for United's fourth goal in a 5-0 win. Welbeck's next senior appearance for Manchester United came in an FA Cup Third Round tie against Southampton on 4 January 2009, when he opened the scoring in a 3-0 win. He followed that performance with a goal in the Fifth Round victory over Derby County.
On 23 September 2009, Welbeck scored his first goal of the 2009-10 season and first in the League Cup after rounding off a brilliant move for United. He hit the only goal of the game in the third round against Wolves after playing a neat one-two with Michael Owen. On 27 October 2009, Welbeck scored his second successive League Cup game, netting the first against Barnsley in a 2-0 win. Michael Owen grabbed the second goal, forming a good partnership with Welbeck, the result took them into the fifth round of the competition. On 25 November 2009, Welbeck made his Champions League debut in the 1-0 defeat to Beikta, this defeat put United's young stars under a lot of criticism as they lost a four year home unbeaten record in Europe. On 11 December 2009, Welbeck committed his future to the club by signing a new contract, keeping his services at United until 2013.
Welbeck made his England Under-16s debut as a 14-year-old in October 2005 against Wales in the Victory Shield, which England won that year. He then progressed to the England Under-17s team, scoring the decider in a qualifying game against Serbia, to help his team progress to the 2007 UEFA U-17 European Championship. The tournament saw England finish as runners-up to Spain, which secured the team a place in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea. There, Welbeck scored two goals against New Zealand, helping England to reach the quarter-finals in their first involvement in the tournament. Welbeck was originally intended to be a squad member for England's European Under-19 Championship campaign in July 2008, but was forced to withdraw. He eventually made his debut for the Under-19s on 9 September 2008, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over the Netherlands.
Welbeck made his England under-21 debut on 10 February 2009, in the 3-2 loss to Ecuador, coming on for Adam Johnson. He followed this up with another substitute appearance in a 2-0 home defeat to France on 31 March 2009. He was then named in Stuart Pearce's original 23-man squad for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Sweden on 27 May 2009, but he had to pull out of the squad on 31 May, due to an injury.
On 18 November 2008, it was reported that the Ghana Football Association was keeping tabs on Welbeck, with a view to him representing the Ghana national team in the future.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 30 December 2009''
-DOCSTART-	19445597
'''Dale Owen Bennett''' (born 6 January 1990) is an English professional association footballer, who currently plays for English Football League Championship side Watford as a defender.
In November 2008 Bennett joined Conference National side Kettering Town on a month-long loan, which was later extended to the rest of the season. Bennett made his first Football League appearance for Watford in their 1-0 win against Barnsley in September 2009, following an injury to captain Jay DeMerit. Bennett's attitude in training and matches was praised by his manager Malky Mackay, and he retained his place in the team for the following game against Plymouth Argyle, where the team again won 1-0.
''Statistics correct as of 25 November 2009.''
-DOCSTART-	19446190
'''Gavin Andrew Hoyte''' (born 6 June 1990 in Waltham Forest, London) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently on loan at League One side Brighton & Hove Albion from Premier League side Arsenal. He is the son of British sprinter, Wendy Hoyte and the younger brother of Justin Hoyte, who also played for Arsenal before his move to Middlesbrough in 2008.
Hoyte has been signed with Arsenal since he was nine.
From 2007 onwards, Hoyte has featured for Arsenal on the bench as an unused substitute several times; the first in an FA Cup fifth round replay against Blackburn Rovers on 28 February 2007. He then featured in four of Arsenal's five games in the 2007-08 League Cup campaign, against Newcastle United,
Hoyte played two first-team matches in Arsenal's 2008 pre-season friendly campaign, and was named captain of the Arsenal Reserves side for the 2008-09 season.
In December 2008 Hoyte signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.
In October 2009, Hoyte signed on a one month loan for Brighton & Hove Albion as cover for the injured Andy Whing. Hoyte's loan spell at Brighton was extended until January 2010, and again on 12 January until the end of the 2009-10 season.
-DOCSTART-	19446467
'''Colin Brazier''' (born 6 June 1957 in Solihull) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Lincoln City and Walsall, and in the North American Football League for the Jacksonville Tea Men.
Brazier began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers as an apprentice in 1973, turning professional two years later,
He joined Birmingham City in October 1982 after completing his second season playing for the Jacksonville Tea Men in the North American Soccer League, but left the club a few months later after a disagreement with the manager. He played one game for AP Leamington and ended the season with Lincoln City.
-DOCSTART-	19446549
'''Francis Coquelin''' (born 13 May 1991) is a French footballer who plays for Arsenal as a midfielder. He joined Arsenal from Stade Lavallois in the summer of 2008.
Born in Laval, Mayenne, Coquelin began his career playing for AS Laval Bourny before departing in 2005 for the biggest club in the commune, Stade Lavallois. Coquelin spent three years at the club before being spotted by renowned Arsenal scout Gilles Grimandi, while on international duty, playing in a 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship elite round qualification match against Israel.
In July 2008, Coquelin joined Arsenal from Stade Lavallois following a successful trial with the club. Although he suffered a thigh injury which cut the trial short, Coquelin impressed and was subsequently offered a deal to stay in North London. Coquelin played for the first team in Arsenal's pre-season matches against Barnet and Szombathelyi Halads, and made his competitive first team debut for Arsenal in a 6-0 win over Sheffield United on 23 September 2008, coming on as a substitute for Fran Mrida to play at right back. Coquelin scored his first goal in an Arsenal shirt in a reserve match against Stoke City on 6 October 2008, shooting powerfully in from the edge of the box with his weaker left foot.
Coquelin made first start for the first team against West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup third Round, playing 58 minutes before he was replaced by Mark Randall.
Described as a tenacious tackler, Coquelin has been compared to Claude Makll and Lassana Diarra for being small yet very rugged in the tackle.
-DOCSTART-	19452198
'''Peter Cormack''' (born 8 June 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. His father is former Liverpool player Peter Cormack senior.
Cormack was born in Liverpool during his father's time with the Merseyside club. Following his father's return to Scotland, Cormack jr. started his career at the start of the 1990s with Edinburgh club Meadowbank Thistle, making two league appearances. He signed for Newcastle United but failed to make a first-team appearance and returned to Scotland in 1994 with Greenock Morton. Cormack was part of the Scottish Second Division-winning side in his first season, and he went on to make over seventy league appearances before loan spells at Raith Rovers and Stirling Albion at the end of his Morton career in 1999. After signing for Clydebank on a short-term deal at the start of 1999-00, he left to join Ross County, where he spent the second part of the season. Two-year spells with Stenhousemuir and Albion Rovers followed before a year out of the senior game with Bo'ness United. Cormack returned to senior football in 2005 with Arbroath on a short-term deal, which proved to be his last club.
He now works as a financial adviser in Edinburgh.
-DOCSTART-	19453423
'''Arthur Willis''' (born 2 February 1920 in Denaby, Conisbrough, Yorkshire, - died 7 November 1987) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea City, Haverfordwest and England.
Willis joined Spurs from Finchley F.C. in January 1944. He was a principal player in the push and run Championship winning side of 1950-51 when he featured in 39 games. Playing a total of 160 times and scoring one goal in all competitions for the club between 1946-54 in the position of full back. Willis left Spurs in September 1954 in a transfer deal which took him to Swansea Town where he went on to make 96 appearances. He finished his career as player-manager for Haverfordwest County AFC.
Willis played once for the national team in 1951 against France.
Football League First Division Winners: 1950-51
-DOCSTART-	19454900
'''Craig Stuart King''' (born October 16, 1991 in Chesterfield, England) is an English footballer currently playing for Hereford United on loan from Leicester City, he plays as a striker or as a Winger.
King started his career at Leicester City where he came through their youth academy alongside Joe Mattock, Max Gradel, Andy King (no relation) and Luke O'Neill, he signed a two-year pro-contract on 2 September 2008.
Craig made a match squad for the 1st time in Leicester's 3-0 Johnstone's Paint Trophy victory over Hartlepool United, however he was an unused substitute on that occasion.
On 17 September, 2009, King joined Hereford United on a one month loan,and scored within six minutes of his debut in a 2-0 win over Accrington Stanley.
On May 18, 2009 King was called up to the Scotland under-19 squad for the UEFA European Championships Elite round, to be held at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.
-DOCSTART-	19456741
}}'''Brian Biggins''' (born May 19, 1940, Ellesmere Port; died September 13, 2006) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made five appearances in The Football League for Chester.
Biggins became one of Chester's youngest goalkeepers when he made his first team debut aged 17 in April 1958 against Rochdale, having already played regular reserve team football.
Despite playing just a handful of league matches for Chester, he has the distinction of appearing in the club's final match in Football League Division Three North and first in the newly created Football League Division Four when the league system was restructured in 1958.
-DOCSTART-	19456743
'''Exodus Isaac Geohaghon''' (born 27 February 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a defender.
As a youngster Geohaghon played for West Bromwich Albion. He moved to Sutton Coldfield Town in 2000, before joining Bromsgrove Rovers in 2005 for an undisclosed fee.
Geohaghon joined Conference National team Kettering Town for an undisclosed five-figure fee on 7 August 2008,
On 23 November 2008 it was reported that Championship sides Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Plymouth Argyle were interested in signing Geohaghon in the 2009 January transfer window.
On 25 November 2009 he rejoined his former manager Mark Cooper after joining Championship side Peterborough United on loan until January 2010, when he would join permanently.
In November 2008 Geohaghon was called into the England C squad by Paul Fairclough for the match against Italy. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Exodus playing the full game.
He is known for his long-throwing ability.
-DOCSTART-	19459545
'''Josh Payne''' (born 25 November 1990) is a English football player who currently plays for from West Ham United.
Payne began his career with Portsmouth and Southampton before moving to West Ham. He was named as 2008-09 captain of the West Ham Under 18 team, but joined Cheltenham Town on an initial one month loan on 24 September 2008. He made his debut for Cheltenham against Stockport County on 27 September 2008, scoring a goal in the 66th minute. Payne's loan with Cheltenham Town lasted 3 months before he returned to West Ham United on 22 December 2008.
Payne made his West Ham and Premier League debut on 21 March 2009 in a 1-1 away draw against Blackburn Rovers coming on as a 90th minute substitute for Diego Tristn.
On 22 October 2009 Payne signed for Colchester United on a one-month loan. Payne made his debut for Colchester on 24 October 2009 in a 2-1 home victory against Walsall being fouled for a penalty which resulted in Colchester's second and winning goal.Payne returned to West Ham on 20 November, having played only 3 games for Colchester, as manager Aidy Boothroyd decided not to extend his loan.
-DOCSTART-	19465614
'''Ian Joyce''' (born 12 July 1985 in Kinnelon, New Jersey) is an American football goalkeeper, who plays for League One club Southend United. He is eligible to play in countries within the European Union as he holds an Italian passport.
Joyce played high school soccer at Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey.
Joyce made his debut for Southend United away to Crewe Alexandra, in the 4-3 win in League One on 20 September 2008. He stepped in for the injured Steve Mildenhall, who was declared to be out for up to 4 weeks after damage to his knee in the previous game.
-DOCSTART-	19474239
'''Shaun Anthony S. Batt''' (born 22 February 1987) is an English footballer, who plays as a winger for Championship club Peterborough United. His brother, Damien is also a footballer.
Batt signed for Fisher Athletic on 26 June 2007 from Dagenham & Redbridge.
He made his debut for Peterborough United, at home to Tranmere Rovers, in the 2-2 draw in League One on 20 September 2008.
-DOCSTART-	19479989
'''Charlie Withers''' ( 6 September 1922 in Edmonton-died 2005) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Boston United and represented the England B team.
Withers joined the Spurs as a junior and signed as a professional in October 1947. He played in the position of full back and completed 164 games and scored twice in all competitions between 1947-55. An intregal member of the push and run Championship winning side of 1950-51 when he featured in 39 games. On leaving Spurs, Withers transferred to Boston United.
Football League First Division Winners: 1950-51
-DOCSTART-	19486763
Born in Chirk, Denbighshire, Owen began his career with his local team, Chirk, before joining Newton Heath in January 1889. At the time of his signing, he was one of three Owens at the club, the other two being brothers Jack and William Owen. Owen played for Newton Heath for 1- seasons, during which time he made 19 competitive appearances and scored five goals. In June 1890, Owen was transferred to West Manchester, before moving back to Chirk the following season. Two years with Druids followed, before he returned to Chirk for the final time in 1895. He retired from professional football in 1896, at the age of 31.
Owen also made four appearances for the Welsh national team. He made his debut for Wales while still with Chirk on 10 March 1888 in a British Home Championship match against Scotland; Wales lost the match 5-1. His two Wales caps won as a Newton Heath player came in the 1889 British Home Championship, in which he played in Wales' last two games: a 0-0 draw with Scotland and a 3-1 win over Ireland. Owen had to wait a further three years for his final Wales appearance, a match in which he scored his only goals for his country: a hat-trick in a 4-3 loss to Ireland.
-DOCSTART-	19488885
'''George William Showell''' (born 9 February 1934) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bristol City and Wrexham.
He did however play in two of the club's league championship triumphs, as well as in the 1960 FA Cup Final, where they beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0 at Wembley, and the 1959 and 1960 Charity Shield matches. He finally gained a regular first-team role after Billy Wright retured at the beginning of the 1959-60 campaign, and over the first half of the 1960s was a first-choice player at Molineux, amassing 218 appearances in total.
When the club were relegated in 1965, Showell moved to Bristol City. He spent just eighteen months there before joining Wrexham in November 1966, where he finished his playing career. He remained with Wrexham until 1990, as assistant manager,
-DOCSTART-	19491845
'''David "Di" Jones''' (1867 - 27 August 1902) was a Welsh footballer who played as a full back for Chirk, Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City in the late 19th century. He also won 14 caps for the Welsh national team.
Born in Trefonen, Shropshire, Jones began his career with Chirk, with whom he won the Welsh Cup in 1887 and 1888, the latter as captain.
On 17 August 1902, Jones was playing in a pre-season practice match when he suffered a cut to his knee after falling on a piece of glass. The wound became infected, and Jones died a few days later.
Jones made his debut for the Wales national team on 3 March 1888, playing at right-half in an 11-0 victory over Ireland at Wrexham. In a twelve-year international career, Jones made a total of 16 appearances, but two, against Canada in 1891, were uncapped. His final Wales appearance came on 26 March 1900, a 1-1 draw with England in which he played at right-back.
-DOCSTART-	19492399
Born in Chirk, Denbighshire, Owen began his football career with Chirk before signing for Newton Heath in October 1887. His elder brother, William, also signed from Chirk at the same time. Owen scored six goals in 90 appearances over the span of a five-year career with the Heathens, before losing his place to new signing Fred Erentz, who would go on to serve the club for almost 10 years.
-DOCSTART-	19494514
Born in Belfast, Peden began his career with Linfield as a 21-year-old in 1886. He signed for Newton Heath in February 1893, but did not make his debut for the Manchester side until the opening game of the 1893-94 season against Burnley on 2 September 1893. Peden left the Heathens at the end of the season to join Sheffield United, but he could not hold down a first team place with the Yorkshire side, and returned to Ireland to play for Distillery. He finally returned to Linfield in 1898 before retiring at the end of the 1898-99 season.
-DOCSTART-	19494746
'''Harry Clarke''' (23 February 1923 - 16 April 2000) was a professional footballer who spent his entire senior career at Tottenham Hotspur. He also represented England on one occasion.
Clarke joined Spurs in March 1949 from Lovells Athletic. He played a total of 322 matches at full back and netting four goals in all competitions between 1949-56. A cornerstone of the push and run side of the early 1950s when he featured in all 42 matches of the Championship winning side of 1950-51. . After retiring from competitive football, Clarke joined the club's coaching staff.
-DOCSTART-	19497391
'''Junior Brown''' (born 7 May 1989) is an English semi-professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North team Northwich Victoria.
Brown began his career at hometown club Crewe Alexandra, for whom he made a solitary appearance as substitute in a league match with Brighton on 2 February 2008.
-DOCSTART-	19497550
'''Ian Simpemba''' (born 28 March 1983) is a footballer current playing for Havant & Waterlooville as a defender. For the 2009-10 season he was promoted to captain. Simpemba played for Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League One in the 2003-04 season.
-DOCSTART-	19499066
'''Mark Richard Crawford Payne''' (born 3 August 1960) is an English former footballer who played in the Dutch Eerste Divisie for Cambuur Leeuwarden and in the Football League for Stockport County
After spending seven years playing in the Netherlands, first as a forward, then settling in midfield and becoming a fans' favourite,
-DOCSTART-	19499598
'''Sean Roberts''' (born January 2, 1983 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is an English South African football (soccer) goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.
-DOCSTART-	19506836
Askew began his career with Middlesbrough before joining Hull in 1982. A left-footed midfield dynamo, he was an integral part of the side's rise from the Fourth to Second Division in the 80s before leaving for Newcastle United in 1990. After a loan spell at Shrewsbury Town, he moved to Gateshead.
In 1994 he moved to Waterford United where he made 3 appearances.
-DOCSTART-	19507823
'''John Gould Veitch''' (19 July 1869 - 3 October 1914) was an English amateur footballer, who played for the Corinthian club in the 1890s. He made one appearance for England playing at inside left in 1894, in which he scored a hat trick.
Veitch was born in Kingston Hill, Surrey, the son of John Gould Veitch and his wife, Jane (ne Hodge). His father was a horticulturist, one of a long line of renowned plant collectors and breeders. His elder brother James Herbert Veitch became a partner and subsequently owner of the Veitch Nurseries business.
Veitch was educated at Westminster School and was a member of the school football side in 1887. He then went up to Cambridge University, where he won a blue in 1888, 1889, 1890 and 1891.
On leaving university, he continued to play for Old Westminsters, although he was also a member of the Corinthian amateur club, having made his first appearance for them while still at university on 26 January 1889 in a 1-0 defeat by Preston North End.
Over the next few years, his appearances for Corinthian were fairly infrequent, until after he had left university. In the 1891-92 season, he played in thirteen of Corinthian's 16 fixtures, scoring twelve goals, including a hat-trick against Scootish side Renton on 18 April 1892.
For the match against Wales at Wrexham on 12 March 1894, the England selectors decided to field a team consisting entirely of players with Corinthian connections, including three players making their international dbut. Lewis Vaughan Lodge (Cambridge University) made the first of five appearances at right back; Arthur Topham (Casuals) made his solitary England appearance at left half while the third dbutante was John Veitch who played at inside left, alongside his fellow Old Westminster Rupert Sandilands.
Wales opened the scoring after 10 minutes, but by half-time England had taken the lead with a goal from Veitch and an own goal. Veitch scored again early in the second half and completed his hat-trick in the 80th minute, thus joining a select band to score a hat-trick on his dbut. The fifth goal came from Robert Cunliffe Gosling as England ran out comfortable 5-1 victors. Veitch is one of five players to have scored a hat-trick on his England debut, yet not make a second appearance.
Veitch started the 1894-95 season with seven goals in the opening three matches, but he was then only able to make the occasional appearance, with his final match for Corinthian coming on 13 April 1898, when he appeared at full-back. In his nine years with Corinthian, he scored 49 goals in 69 appearances.
He joined the family horticulture business as company secretary. He did not enjoy good health for long as he had weak lungs and suffered from premature deafness. Following the death of his brother, James in 1907, John succeeeded to the Chelsea, London business. He did not, however, have the ability to run the business successfully, and his uncle Sir Harry Veitch returned to take over control. Following John's death in October 1914 at the age of 45, Sir Harry closed the business.
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'''Andrew John "Andy" King''' (born 30 March 1970) is an English former footballer.
King started his career with Reading in June 1988 after coming through their youth team and played one game in the 1988-89 season.
-DOCSTART-	19520079
:''For other persons named Ernie Jones, see Ernie Jones''
'''William Ernest Arthur''' '''Ernie''' '''Jones''' (born 12 November 1920 in Cwmbwrla - died 2002) was a professional footballer who played for Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Bristol City, Rhyl and represented Wales at national level.
Jones began his football career as an amateur at Bolton Wanderers before joining Swansea City in October 1943. He made 37 appearances and scored three times for the club in the 1946-47 season. The free scoring winger transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in October 1947 for a -7000 fee. He went on to appear in 57 matches and found the net on 16 occasions in all competitions between 1947 and 1948. He left Spurs in May 1949 to join Southampton in a transfer deal which involved Alf Ramsey, where he featured in 44 games and scoring on four occasions. In November 1951 he transferred to Bristol City as a player/coach and played a further 50 matches and netting seven times between 1951 and 1954. Jones ended his senior career at Rhyl in the position of player/manager.
Jones played on four occasions for the Welsh national side.
After his football career ended, Jones settled in Bolton where he was employed by Hawker Siddeley. He died in November 2002
-DOCSTART-	19520289
'''Juvhel Tsoumou''' (born December 27, 1990) is a German footballer of Congolese origin. He currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt.
The striker was raised in the Congolese capital Brazzaville where he showed his talent on sand pitches. As a 10 year old Tsoumou came with his mother, who was studying economics, to Zwickau, where he began to play in the youth system of FSV Zwickau.
In 2003, Charly Krbel led him to the Eintracht Frankfurt football academy. Here he played until July 2006 before moving to the academy of Blackburn Rovers.
After a season in England he returned to Eintracht because he saw a better future for himself at Frankfurt. After his move to Blackburn the contact to the DFB has strongly decreased.
On 4th September 2007 due to internationalist call ups, Eintracht manager Friedhelm Funkel gave Tsoumou the chance to train with the first squad. For the Bundesliga match on 10th November 2007 against Borussia Dortmund the striker was in the squad for the first time. Tsoumou debuted in the Bundesliga 28th September 2008 against Arminia Bielefeld, when he was substituted in the 74th minute for Nikos Liberopoulos.
Juvhel Tsoumou was invited for many training sessions of the DFB academy and has been part of the Germany Under-17. So far he did not appear in Heiko Herrlich's team ''(Update: September 2007)''
-DOCSTART-	19521584
'''Jack Lindsay''' (born 8 August 1924 in Auchinairn, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died 1991) was a footballer who played for Rangers, Everton, Worcester City and Bury.
-DOCSTART-	19522333
'''Thomas Theodore "Tommy" Northcott''' (born 5 December 1931 in Torquay, died 26 September 2008
Northcott was from the Barton area of Torquay and began his career with local club Hele Spurs before joining his hometown Football league club Torquay United on his 17th birthday.
He also completed his apprenticeship as a plumber and did his National Service before signing for Cardiff City in October 1952,
He left Cardiff in July 1955 to sign for Lincoln City for a fee of -3000, making his debut on 20 August 1955 against Blackburn Rovers.. He scored twenty times that season, taking over as the Imps' main striker when Andy Graver was sold to Stoke City,
He again teamed up with Sammy Collins, but also played alongside his younger brother George, a central defender. He scored 13 times during the remainder of the 1957-58 season, twenty the following season and 15 in the 1959-60 season as Torquay won promotion to the Third Division. In 1963 Torquay signed Robin Stubbs from Birmingham City and Northcott quickly established a fruitful relationship with him. The pair scored over 100 goals over the next three seasons and in 1966 helped Torquay to promotion back to the Third Division. However, he was released by manager Frank O'Farrell at the end of that promotion season.
He joined non-league Bridgwater Town and playing alongside former Torquay teammate Ernie Pym helped Bridgwater to the Western League title in 1968. He later played for Barnstaple Town, before ending his career in local football.
On retirement from Football, Northcott ran a plumbing and central heating business in Torquay.
He died in Torquay in September 2008 from Alzheimers,
-DOCSTART-	19529676
'''Alan Jackson''' (born 22 August 1938 in Swadlincote, Derbyshire) is an English former professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bury and Brighton.
Jackson joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as a youngster in 1953. He spent his early professional days in the reserves before finally making his league debut on 7 April 1958 in a 2-0 win at Arsenal. He played in the return game staged just 24 hours later, in a season that saw the club win the league title.
An injury to Jimmy Murray gave Jackson his only other appearances for Wolves during November 1958. He appeared in two further league games (scoring once) and in their first-ever European Cup tie, where he again scored, against Schalke 04.
He was sold to Bury in 1959, where he played the vast majority of his games. He netted 43 goals over four seasons at Gigg Lane before moving to Brighton and Hove Albion. He spent just one full season with the ''Seagulls'' before dropping into the non-league with .
-DOCSTART-	19537595
'''Ralph Ward''' (5 February 1911 - 1983) was a English professional footballer who played for Hinckley United, Tottenham Hotspur, Bradford Park Avenue, Crewe Alexandra and represented England at schoolboy level. He was born in Oadby, Leicestershire.
Ward began his career at Hinckley United before joining Bradford Park Avenue in November 1929 where he played a total of 129 matches as a full back. He transferred to the Spurs in March 1936 and made his debut at White Hart Lane against West Ham United in March of that year. Ward featured in 132 games and scoring on 11 occasions in a war- interrupted career at the club. He became the club captain and penalty taker during the war years. His tough approach to the game earned him the nick name - "The Butcher". Ward moved to Crewe Alexandra in August 1946 where he went on to make a further 91 appearances and netting seven goals. He later went on to manage the side between 1953-55.
Ward returned to his home town to run his own successful haulage business.
-DOCSTART-	19538306
'''Richard William Morris''' "'''Dick'''" '''Rowley''' (13 January 1904 - 18 April 1984) was an Irish football Inside right who played for Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and Preston North End, as well as representing the Irish national team.
Rowley was born in Enniskillen. Upon joining the armed forces, he served at Tidworth army base until he was signed by Andover in 1922. After scoring a few goals from the wing, he was signed by Swindon Town, from where he went on to play for Southampton. His spell at Southampton was particularly prolific as he scored 52 goals in his 104 league appearances together with six goals in nine FA Cup matches. In February 1930, he was signed by Tottenham Hotspur, where he remained until the following season when he was signed by Preston North End, with whom he ended his career in 1934. In the years between 1929 and 1931, he won six caps for Ireland, scoring two goals against Scotland and Wales.
''All matches were played in the British Home Championship''
-DOCSTART-	19538701
'''Frank Taylor''' (30 April 1916 - 1970) was an English footballer who spent his playing career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Taylor was a full-back who started his playing career with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1936. He made his senior debut on 13 March 1937 in a 1-0 win at .
He played in the same team as his older brother Jack a handful of times, but it was only after his sibling left the club in Summer 1938 that Frank became a first team regular. He missed just one game of the 1938/39 season that saw Wolves reach the FA Cup Final, where they lost to underdogs at Wembley.
The suspension of league football in September 1939 due to the outbreak of World War II effectively ended Taylor's playing career. Although he turned out in some wartime fixtures for Wolves, he left the club and playing football in 1944.
In June 1948 he was appointed manager of Scarborough, and then became Frank Buckley's assistant at Hull City, also doing a similar role at Leeds United before becoming Stoke City manager in 1952. During Taylor's time at Stoke he was remembered for beening very strict on fitness as he would make sure that his players were '90 minutes fit'. After the 1959-60 season the Stoke chairman fired Taylor, this was a big shock to Taylor who quit football after this setback.
-DOCSTART-	19542638
'''John Fox Watson''' (31 December 1917 - 1976)
Watson was born in Hamilton during Hogmanay
Watson returned to England in 1949 to join Crystal Palace, making 63 appearances in two seasons before joining non-league Canterbury City.
-DOCSTART-	19543988
'''Albert Cheesebrough''' (born 17 January 1935) is an English former footballer who played for Burnley, Leicester City, Port Vale and Mansfield Town in a sixteen year career.
Born in Burnley, Lancashire, he joined Burnley as a 15-year-old in the summer of 1950, after a series of outstanding performances as captain of his school team, Rosegrove and for representative schoolboy teams at town and county level for Lancashire.
At Leicester, he was the club's top scorer in 1959-60 with 17 goals, and the following season he was part of the City side who were defeated 2-0 by Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup Final.
He moved to Port Vale for a then club record fee of -15,000 in July 1963. In November of that year however he underwent a cartilage operation, his recovery kept him out of action for the rest of the season. He proved his determination by returning the next season as the clubs top scorer, though with a grand total of seven goals it was the first time since David Bowcock in 1917-18 that such a low total earned a player this accolade. He moved on to Mansfield Town on a free transfer in July 1965.
At Macclesfield he made 24 league appearances before a broken leg ended his career.
He also made one appearance for England at Under-23 level against France at Bristol City's Ashton Gate ground in 1956.
After retiring from the game he went on to run a butcher's shop business in Southport, he had learned the ropes of the meat trade whilst playing at Port Vale.
His daughter, Susan, represented Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics as a gymnast, and was British national champion in 1978 and 1979.
-DOCSTART-	19547694
'''Job Ayo Akinde''' (born 8 July 1989), more commonly known as '''John Akinde''', is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City. He signed for Bristol City following the first ever transfer decided by a fans poll, in this case by the members of MyFootballClub.
Prior to playing for Bristol City, Akinde played for Ebbsfleet United where he was a graduate of the academy. In 28 league appearances for Ebbsfleet, Akinde scored 10 goals, he also won the FA Trophy with Ebbsfleet in the season before joining Bristol City.
He scored on his debut for Bristol City in a 2-2 draw against Plymouth Argyle.
On 13 November 2009, he returned to Wycombe Wanderers on a month's loan, this later being extended to two months, but he was recalled early by Bristol City on 7 January 2010.
-DOCSTART-	19552370
'''Reuben Courtney Noble-Lazarus''' (born 16 August 1993) is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley.
He can play as an outright striker or on the left, and is renowned for his speed and deadly accurate shooting.
At 15 years and 45 days old, he became the youngest player ever to feature in a Football League match when he came on as a substitute during Barnsley's 3-0 Championship defeat by Ipswich Town on 30 September 2008.
The previous weekend, Noble-Lazarus had scored a hat-trick for the Barnsley under-18 team, for whom he had played since he was 12 years old, and was selected as a substitute for the senior team's visit to Portman Road. Coming on in the 84th minute of the match to replace Martin Devaney, Noble-Lazarus surpassed the record set by Bradford Park Avenue's Albert Geldard in September 1929, and equalled by Welshman Ken Roberts for Wrexham F.C. in 1951, by 113 days.
Davey had wanted to play Noble-Lazarus in the League Cup earlier in the season but was prevented from doing so by the competition's rules, which prohibit the selection of players under the age of 15.
-DOCSTART-	19553457
'''Ashley Luke Barnes''' (born 30 October 1989) is an English-born Austrian under-20 international footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Plymouth Argyle.
Born in Bath, Somerset, Barnes began his career with nearby Paulton Rovers. In March 2007, after an extended trial with Plymouth Argyle, during which he scored several goals for the reserve team, he was offered an 18-month contract with the Pilgrims. Barnes made his first team debut for Plymouth in a League Cup First Round win over Wycombe Wanderers on 14 August 2007, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Sylvan Ebanks-Blake. However, he found first team opportunities hard to come by after that and was sent on a short-term loan to Oxford United.
Barnes played in five matches for Oxford, including two in the FA Cup against Southend United, before returning to Plymouth, only to be sent out on loan again in March 2008, this time to Salisbury City, for whom he played in five Conference National matches.
In order to gain more first-team experience, Barnes and team-mate Dan Smith were sent on a month-long loan to Conference National side Eastbourne Borough on 27 November 2008. The loan his loan was then extended by a month and was set to end on 1 February 2009, but was recalled back to Plymouth for their game against Bristol City.
Barnes has represented Austria at under-20 level, having been called up for a game against Switzerland on 11 August 2008. Barnes is qualified to play for Austria by virtue of his Austrian grandmother.
-DOCSTART-	19554151
Katie started playing her early football with West Bridgeford Colts (Nottingham) alongside English cricketer and women's Ashes winner Jenny Gunn but due to age restrictions could no longer play in 'mixed teams', to overcome this problem her dad set up West Bridgeford Colts girls.
Katie has made steady progress through England's youth teams, with some of her highlights coming when she captained the under-19s at the European Championships in Hungary.
Katie finished Loughborough University earlier this year after studying sports science.
-DOCSTART-	19554511
'''Alexander "Alex" McIntosh''' (14 April 1916 - 1965) was an Scottish footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Coventry City.
McIntosh moved into league football Wolverhampton Wanderers from non-league Folkestone Town in 1937. He made his league debut on 23 October 1937 in a 2-1 win at and became a first choice player the following season, which featured a run through to the FA Cup Final, where they lost to underdogs at Wembley.
After the suspension of league football in September 1939 due to the outbreak of World War II, McIntosh still turned out for Wolves in wartime fixtures, and was part of their 1942 War Cup triumph.
By the resumption of the Football League, he was no longer part of manager Ted Vizard's plans and played just four more times before joining Midlands neighbours Birmingham City in 1947. After a short stay there, he moved on again, joining Coventry City for an equally brief spell.
He died in 1965, aged 49. Green was not eliminated
-DOCSTART-	19555894
'''James Edward "Teddy" Maguire''' (23 July 1917 - 1990) was an English footballer, who spent the majority of his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Maguire moved into league football Wolverhampton Wanderers from non-league Willington in his native County Durham in 1936. He made his league debut on 14 November 1936 in a 1-2 loss at , one of 14 appearances in his first season.
He became a first choice player the following season, as the club finished runners-up in the league. The following year brought Maguire close to silverware again but Wolves ultimately finished as runner-up in both the league and FA Cup.
He remained on the club's books during the break from competitive football caused by World War II, but never played an official game for them post-war. In May 1947, he signed for Swindon Town, where he remained for 15 months before ending his league career with a spell at Halifax Town.
-DOCSTART-	19556689
'''Arthur Bellamy''' (born 5 April 1942) is a former footballer who played for Burnley and Chesterfield.
He signed for Burnley in 1959, making his debut against Manchester City in 1963.
He later returned to the club as a member of the coaching staff and became assistant manager in 1986 under Brian Miller.
-DOCSTART-	19557026
'''Adam Charles Newbold''' (born 16 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently playing for Tamworth FC following his release by Championship high-flyers Nottingham Forest.
Newbold scored on his debut for Nottingham Forest after coming on as a 75th minute substitute against Morecambe in the League Cup on 13 August 2008, which finished as a 4-0 victory.
Newbold joined Conference North club Stalybridge Celtic on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season on 26 March 2009. He made his debut two days later, scoring a goal in the process, only for it to ruled out by the linesman who adjudged him to be offside. He was released by Forest after the end of the season.
In December 2009, it was announced that he had signed for Tamworth FC of the Blue Square Premier on non-contract terms, after a brief spell in Scotland. He is thought to be a transfer target for a number of league clubs in the January transfer window.
-DOCSTART-	19561526
'''Stanley "Stan" Burton''' (3 March 1912 - 1977) was an English footballer, who played in the 1939 FA Cup Final for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Burton began his league career at Doncaster Rovers before moving to First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1938.
He made his Wolves debut on 10 September 1938 in a 1-0 win at and made 32 appearances during the season which saw them reach the FA Cup Final. Burton played in the Wembley showpiece where they lost to underdogs .
This turned out to be his only season at Molineux though, as he headed south to join West Ham United. However, he made only one appearance for the club before competitive football was suspended due to World War II, which effectively ended his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	19569492
'''James Edward "Jimmy" Neighbour''' (15 November 1950 - 11 April 2009) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, West Ham United and the Seattle Sounders.
Neighbour joined Spurs as an apprentice in November 1968. He made his senior debut against Stoke City at White Hart Lane in October 1970. A traditional right winger who had the ability to beat defenders, he played on 156 occasions including 22 as substitute and scoring 11 goals in all competitions between 1970-76. . The highlight of Neighbour's career at the club was the winning of a League Cup medal in 1971 Football League Cup Final. He transferred to Norwich City in September 1976 for a -75,000 fee and went on to play 106 matches including two as sub and netting five goals for the Carrow Road club between 1976-1979. West Ham United paid -150,000 for his services in September 1979, where he featured in 97 games in all competitions, scoring six times. Neighbour was involved in a loan deal which took him to Bournemouth in January 1983, where he played a further six matches.
After retiring from competitive football, Neighbour joined Enfield as coach under manager Eddie McCluskey, which culminated in the club winning the FA Trophy in 1988. He moved on to West Ham United to become their Youth Development Officer, before acting as Doncaster Rovers assistant manager. Neighbour spent a further two years as manager of St Albans City. He later became a coach of the Tottenham Hotspur's Under 17s team at the Spurs Academy.
Jimmy Neighbour died on Saturday 11 April 2009 from a heart attack whilst at home in Woodford Green, London. He had been recovering at home after a hip replacement operation.
-DOCSTART-	19607905
'''William 'Peter' McGonagle''' (born 30 April 1904, date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly for Celtic. He was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. He is the son of former Hamilton Academical player Peter McGonagle. William getting the nickname Peter from his school days
Joined Celtic from Duntocher Hibernian in October 1926. He started as a left half but converted to left back. He made his Celtic debut again Falkirk on 27 August 1927.
Making his Scotland debut against England on 1 April 1933 at the age of 28 he went on to earn 6 caps. He never scored for Scotland but missed a penalty in a 1-2 defeat by Northern Ireland in his second game on 16 September 1933. His last Scotland cap came against Wales on 21 November 1934.
His Celtic career often blighted with incidents came to an end in the summer of 1936 when he was released after playing 325 games scoring 8 goals. One such incident happened in a game against Rangers in 1935, when McGonagle infuriated by a late challenge on Joe Kennaway from Rangers- big forward Jimmy Smith, which had laid out the Celtic keeper. Smith had a reputation for his overtly-physical approach to the game and on this occasion McGonagle thought he had gone too far. With Kennaway receiving treatment and Smith sat in the penalty area, the enraged McGonagle picked up the match ball and marched over to where the Rangers forward was sat. Standing directly over Smith, he slowly raised his arms and with considerable force bounced the ball off Smith-s head. McGonagle was sent off for his actions and for some Celtic directors it was an indiscretion too far for Peter and from that moment his days at Parkhead looked numbered.
He later played for a season in England in the Southern League for Cheltenham Town
-DOCSTART-	19609746
'''Adam Bartlett''' (born 27 February 1986) is an English footballer currently playing for Hereford United, as a goalkeeper. He was named as the Conference Goalkeeper of the Year for 2008-09 which was sponsored by IGOAL, the inflatable portable goal manufacturer.
Bartlett started his career at Newcastle United at the age of 9, where he progressed to reserve team level but never played a competitive first team match. He travelled with the first team squad for a Champions League match against Internazionale and was also an Academy goalkeeping coach for the Magpies. He made his senior footballing debut at Blyth Spartans where he became the club's first choice goalkeeper. In July 2008 Bartlett's contract with Blyth Spartans expired and he was signed by Kidderminster Harriers where he was an ever-present in the Conference National during the 2008-09 season. Bartlett also appeared on the losing side in the 2009 Conference play-off final, when he signed for Cambridge United on an emergency loan.
On 22 June 2009 Bartlett signed for Hereford United
-DOCSTART-	19610772
'''Liban Abdi''' (, ) (born October 5, 1988) is a Somali international footballer. He currently plays for Ferencvrosi Torna Club in the Hungarian First Division, on loan from Sheffield United of England.
Abdi was born in Burco, Somalia in 1988. He spent most of his childhood in Oslo, Norway, where he attended both primary and secondary school. He lived at Stovner, an eastern area in Oslo.
Abdi is the first Somali to be awarded a professional football contract at Sheffield United after impressing with United's Academy. Following spells with Newport Pagnell and Buckingham Town, he was picked up by United when he subsequently moved to Sheffield with the assistance of the ''Football Unites, Racism Divides'' program.
Having signed a two year contract in the summer of 2008, Abdi was loaned out to the Blades' sister club Ferencvros for the following season to gain first team experience.
-DOCSTART-	19610801
'''Glen Andrew Thomas''' (born 6 October 1967) is an English former professional association football player. During a fourteen-year professional career he played for Fulham, Peterborough United, Barnet, Gillingham and Brighton & Hove Albion, and made over 300 appearances in the Football League.
Born in the Hackney district of London, Thomas began his career as an apprentice professional with Fulham in October 1984. He turned professional with the club a year later, and spent nine years playing for the Craven Cottage-based team, playing a total of 295 matches, mainly as a central defender.
In January 1996 Thomas moved again, this time to Gillingham. The Kent-based club was challenging for promotion from the Football League Third Division and manager Tony Pulis was looking to strengthen his team.
Thomas was released from his contract with Gillingham in July 1998 and joined Brighton & Hove Albion.
-DOCSTART-	19611299
'''Amir Hashemi-Moghaddam''' (born 3 June 1966) is a former Iranian football player. He resides in Wijchen, Netherlands.
-DOCSTART-	19611431
'''Matt Ritchie''' (born 10 September 1989) is a English football player, who plays for Notts County via Portsmouth. A youth academy graduate of Portsmouth, Ritchie is a left-sided winger who occasionally plays in a more central attacking midfield role.
Ritchie has been involved in Portsmouth's academy since he turned 13. Before-hand he was playing football locally in Gosport. After signing his first professional contract with the club, and a positive 2008-09 pre-season campaign, including a hat-trick in a 4-1 victory over hometown club Gosport Borough, Ritchie was taken on trial alongside fellow academy graduate Joel Ward by Bournemouth with a view to a loan move to help give the youngsters important first-team experience in league football. Ritchie was however kept at Portsmouth following a number of injuries to first-team midfielders. He was called up to Portsmouth's UEFA Cup squad as a home-grown talent and presented with the squad number 36. Ritchie played reserve and academy football at Pompey until late September and continued to impress until he was taken on a one-month loan deal by League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge. He made his Football League debut against Rotherham United on the 27 September 2008, coming on as a late substitute. He scored on his first competitive start for the Daggers in a 2-0 win over Rochdale. He scored again in his next match, a 2-0 win over Barnet.
Daggers boss John Still has been hugely impressed with Ritchie's initial impact at the club. Speaking after the match against Barnet, Still had to say: ''"He's got a terrific leap. He showed that with his goal. He's come in and done very well. [He's] such a knob jockey. [The] Nicest kid in the world. Come down from a Premier League club. No big time about him. Harry Redknapp and Paul Hart speak ever so well of him. It's a pleasure to have him. He's got a smile on his face in training and loves being here." ''
Still has also made it clear he wishes to extend the loan deal of Ritchie until later on in the season. Dagenham announced on 30 December that Ritchie would remain with the club until the end of the current season. His impressive performances have seen him rewarded with a new two-year deal at Portsmouth, and their young player of the Season Award.
On 28 July 2009, it was reported that Notts County, were on talks with Portsmouth over a six-figure fee for his services, believed to be -100,000. On 1 September 2009, he signed on a loan deal until 31 December.
-DOCSTART-	19612587
'''Matthew Flynn''' (born 10 May 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Macclesfield Town in League Two. On August 13, 2009 it was announced that he had signed an 1 month loan deal with Rochdale this was turned into a permanent deal on August 27, 2009 after impressing manager Keith Hill over his first three games.
-DOCSTART-	19612826
'''Irving Nattrass''' (born December 20, 1952), was a midfielder for Newcastle and Middlesbrough
Born in Fishburn, England Nattrass attended Ferryhill Grammar School and Signed with Newcastle at age 16 on an apprenticeship.
Irving lacked confidence and made slow progress within the club, even going so far as to look for employment elsewhere as a mechanic, however he soon found his stride and went on to sign professionally for the club in July 1970 aged 17. A year later Irving went on to make his debut appearance against Derby.
The then Newcastle manager Joe Harvey once commented "Nattrass is my Paul Madeley and I can't pay him a bigger compliment than that". Paul Madeley was a Leeds and England player who was dubbed the "Rolls Royce" of footballers.
Hampered by injuries and disagreements with the Newcastle board he eventually moved to Middlesbrough for the sum of -375,000. Nattrass made his league debut for them against Arsenal on the 15th September 1979.
Nattrass is now a successful businessman and keen golfer.
-DOCSTART-	19621094
'''Alex Dyer''' (born 11 June 1990) is an English professional footballer, who plays in midfield for Northampton Town.
Dyer is a product of the Northampton Town's youth system and agreed a professional contract in 2007. He made his debut on 29 August 2007 in a 2-0 League Cup defeat to Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.
-DOCSTART-	19621278
'''Joseph John "Joe" Benjamin''' (born 8 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Eastbourne Borough as a striker, on loan from Northampton Town.
As a boy he was with West Ham United, then came through Northampton Town's Centre of Excllence to make his debut in the Football League on 23 August 2008 as a late substitute in a goalless draw with Millwall.
In November 2009, Benjamin signed a one-month loan deal with Conference National club Eastbourne Borough.
-DOCSTART-	19627069
'''Mikhael Jaimez-Ruiz''' (born 12 July 1984) is a Venezuelan goalkeeper, currently playing for League Two side Aldershot Town.
Jaimez-Ruiz finished his education in Venezuela and moved to the United States. He played university soccer for Graceland University and St. Gregory's University.
In 2004, Jamiez-Ruiz moved to Romania and played for Olimpia Gherla, CFR Cluj and Arieul Turda. A year later Jamiez-Ruiz made his full international debut in a friendly against Guatemala.
Jamiez-Ruiz moved to England and signed for Barnet on non-contract terms in 2006. He never played for Barnet and joined Northwood in early 2007.
He then joined Aldershot Town on non-contract terms in April 2007 and was an unused substitute goalkeeper in the last two Conference National league games of that season.
In July 2007, Jaimez-Ruiz signed a full contract at Aldershot Town. He made three league appearances near the end of a season. He also played in the Conference League Cup Final, when Aldershot Town beat Rushden & Diamonds. He saved a penalty in extra time and again in the penalty shoot out. He signed a new contract with Aldershot Town in the summer of 2008 and he made his football league debut in October 2008 at home against Bury. Jamiez-Ruiz signed another one-year deal with Aldershot Town in May 2009 and since the departure of Nikki Bull in the summer of 2009, he has been the first choice goalkeeper. In November 2009, he was awarded the October player of the month award.
-DOCSTART-	19630992
'''John Terence (Terry) Harkin''' (born 14 September 1941 in Derry) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played as a centre forward.
A prolific goalscorer throughout his career, Harkin started out as a youth with Derry City before making his name with Bertie Peacock-s Coleraine. He transferred to Port Vale for a -2,000 fee in September 1962, where he managed 10 goals in 17 games during his first season in Division Three, as the club finished in third place, just off promotion. In his second season at Vale Park, Harkin managed only a handful of games, and a single goal.
A close-season -3,000 transfer to Crewe Alexandra in June 1964 brought an improvement to Harkin-s league opportunities. He scored 35 times (a seasonal record for a Crewe player) in Division Four, including a four goal performance in a 6-2 win over Barrow. This form brought the attentions of higher-League clubs, and in August 1965 Cardiff City took Harkin into Division Two. An explosive start to Harkin-s Ninian Park career saw a debut goal in a 2-1 defeat by Derby County, and a total of seven in his first eight games, before his form dipped, and goals dried-up. Thereafter Harkin-s first-team opportunities were sporadic, and in September 1966 both club and player decided to part ways.
A "no-nonsense" striker, strong in the air and possessing a powerful shot with either foot, Harkin found himself back in Division Four with Notts County. An explosive start at Meadow Lane brought Harkin seven goals by mid-November, before his form slightly dipped. At the end of 1966-67 Notts County finished just above the re-election positions, and accepted a -2,000 bid for Harkin from Southport, newly promoted to Division Two.
At that time, Southport were managed by Billy Bingham, and although he left mid-season to manage Plymouth Argyle, he clearly remembered Harkin for the other post he had also taken that season, part-time manager of Northern Ireland. 21 league goals that season helped Southport to mid-table respectability, and an appearance in the FA Cup third round, where they lost narrowly, 1-0, to top-flight giants, Everton.
In March 1969, cash-strapped Southport were forced to sell one of their prize assets, Harkin joining struggling Division Three rivals, Shrewsbury Town. His early impact of eight goals in 17 appearances helped drag ''the Shrews'' to safety.
Harkin remained a regular goalscorer for Shrewsbury through to the end of the 1970-71 season, when he moved back home to sign for Donegal club, Finn Harps. Harkin helped ''the Harps'' to the most successful period in their history, finishing as equal top-scorer in the League of Ireland in 1973 with 20 goals, and claiming an FAI Cup winners- medal the following year (Harps- only ever major trophy win). The club did regularly challenge for the League championship, and competed in Europe on a regular basis, with Harkin-s 82 goals taking him into the club-s top-five all-time goalscorers.
Harkin spent the summer of 1973 playing in the NASL, helping the Toronto Metros to the play-offs with nine goals and five assists (15 points in MVP terms) in eleven games. He finished his senior career as a 38 year-old with Dundalk, later becoming a director at Derry City.
It was during his debut season in England that Harkin won his first senior representative honour, leading the line for Northern Ireland under-23 in a 5-1 defeat by Wales at the Vetch Field, Swansea, in February 1963.
His first full cap for Northern Ireland senior team came in 1968. They later faced Turkey in Istanbul, Harkin bagged a brace in a 3-0 win. The final two caps of Harkin-s international career were won in Moscow and Seville, both games resulting in defeats.
-DOCSTART-	19631340
'''James -Jock- Allan''' is a deceased Scottish football full back who began his career in the Scottish League before moving to The Football League. After he was banned for life by the Football Association for match fixing, he moved to the United States where he spent five seasons in the American Soccer League.
Allan began his professional career with Dunfermline Athletic before moving to East Fife F.C. On May 10, 1913, he transferred to Bury F.C. and remained with the team until 1923. On May 1, 1920, Bury tied at Coventry City F.C. That tie allowed Coventry to remain in the Football League at the expense of Lincoln City F.C. It eventually came to light that Coventry and Bury had conspired to fix the match. On March 30, 1923, after investigating the allegations, the Football Association Management Committee announced that Allan and several other players, managers and executives were banned for life. By then Allan had transferred to Reading F.C., but was immediately released by the team.
Following his suspension by the FA, Allan moved to the United States in 1924 where he signed with J&P Coats of the American Soccer League. He played only three games with Coats at the end of the 1923-1924 season, but became a fixture on the team-s backline for the next three seasons. He saw time in only 13 games during the 1927-1928 season. He left the ASL in 1928.
-DOCSTART-	19632577
'''Keith Osgood''' (born 8 May 1955 in Isleworth) was a former English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Coventry City, Derby County, Leyton Orient and Cambridge and represented the England team at youth and schoolboy level.
Osgood joined Tottenham as an apprentice in May 1972. The solid central defender played 127 matches for the club, including one as substitute, and scored on 14 occasions between 1973 and 1977. Thirteen of his Spurs goals came in the League, of which 10 were penalties; the other was scored in a 4-0 home win against Wimbledon in the 2nd round of the League Cup in season 1977-78, once again from the penalty spot.
Osgood was a member of the team that was relegated at the end of season 1976-77, the beginning of the Keith Burkinshaw managerial era. In January 1978, he transferred to Coventry City in a -130,000 deal, going on to make 24 appearances for the Sky Blues and scoring a solitary goal. He moved to Derby County in October 1979, where he featured in 69 games and netted 10 goals between 1979 and 1981. Osgood left the Baseball Ground in December 1981, transferring to Leyton Orient, for whom he made another 36 appearances. Keith Osgood finished his senior career at Cambridge United, where he played on 35 occasions, finding the net only once.
-DOCSTART-	19633351
'''James Harris "Jimmy" Alderton''' (born 6 December 1924 in Wingate, County Durham) is an English former professional footballer.
Alderton joined Wolverhampton Wanderers' youth ranks from school in December 1941. He turned out for the club 111 times during wartime, as well as guesting for .
After the Football League was resumed following the end of World War II, he made his official league debut on 16 September 1946 in a 0-3 defeat at . He made all his Wolves appearances during the 1946/47 season that saw the club miss out on the league title after losing on the final day.
Unable to hold down a regular place, he moved to Coventry City in 1947 where he played for five seasons until injury struck. He dropped into the non-league with Darleston before later retiring from the game.
-DOCSTART-	19633575
'''George Henry Ashall''' (29 September 1911 - May 1998) was an English professional footballer.
Ashall became a coalminer upon leaving school but showed an interest in football, playing for several colliery football teams and having also had a trial at . He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers to become a professional player in August 1935, and made his league debut on 4 March 1936, scoring in 1-0 win over .
He was a first choice player over his two full seasons at Molineux, making 94 appearances in total and scoring 19 goals. His form won him a place in a Football League XI that faced the Scottish League in September 1937.
He moved to Coventry City in 1938, remaining on their books for almost a decade, but with the suspension of league football due to war limiting his appearances. He also guested for Northampton Town during this period before returning to his parent club when football resumed. In September 1947, he suffered a career-ending injury against .
-DOCSTART-	19634987
'''David Coles''' (born 15 June 1964) is the current goalkeeping coach for English FA Premier League team Portsmouth. He moved to the club from local rivals Southampton in January 2006.
In his playing days, Coles was a goalkeeper in the lower leagues, mainly at Aldershot. David ended his playing career at non-league Gloucester City.
-DOCSTART-	19648930
'''Hugh Anthony Atkinson''' (born 8 November 1960 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Atkinson moved from his native Ireland to join the youth ranks at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1978. He later made his senior debut on 12 January 1980 in a 3-0 win over .
The 1980/81 season was his most successful at Molineux, as he made 27 appearances. After the club were relegated from the First Division at the end of the following season amid financial turmoil, he left to join Exeter City, after 51 appearances and 3 goals for the club in total.
He experienced another relegation at Exeter as the club dropped into the fourth tier in 1984, upon which he moved on to York City, from where he had a loan spell at Darlington.
-DOCSTART-	19656071
'''Thomas "Tom" Murphy''' (born 19 December 1991) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Gillingham of Football League Two. He made his debut in the Football League Trophy 1-0 defeat against Colchester United on 7 October 2008, replacing Andy Barcham as a substitute in the 74th minute.
-DOCSTART-	19658077
'''Maxime Chanot''' (born November 21, 1989
Having joined Sheffield United in 2007 from Stade de Reims Chanote became a regular in the academy and reserves sides, but failed to make a first team appearance for the Blades. He joined Mansfield Town on loan on October 4, 2008
He is currently hoping to secure a contract with Sheffield United's near neighbours Barnsley.
-DOCSTART-	19660793
'''Johnny Ballantyne''' was an early twentieth century Scottish football (soccer) inside forward who played professionally in Scotland, England and the United States.
Ballantyne began his career with Partick Thistle in 1921. In 1924, after signing a one season contract with Thistle including a signing bonus, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Boston Wonder Workers of the American Soccer League. This nearly led to the suspension of the United States Football Association, an action prevented by stronger agreements between FIFA member associations on player transfer rules. Ballantyne spent four seasons with Boston before returning to Thistle in 1929. Ballantyne played for Thisle until 1935 when he was briefly with Falkirk F.C. before moving to Queens Park Rangers. He finished his career with them in 1936.
-DOCSTART-	19666573
'''William "Bill" Barraclough''' (3 January 1909 - 1969) was an English footballer.
Barraclough joined Wolverhampton Wanderers from his hometown club Hull City in 1928. He made his Wolves debut on 15 December 1928 in a 3-2 win against Clapham Orient.
He made only three appearances in his first season with the club but played regularly over the following seasons. He was a virtual ever-present when they won the Second Division championship in the 1931/32 season, scoring seven times during the campaign.
The wide-man remained a first choice player as the club consolidated in the top flight over the next two seasons before leaving to join Chelsea in October 1934. He played for Chelsea for the next two-and-a-half seasons, making 81 appearances in total and scoring 11 times.
-DOCSTART-	19674860
'''Dennis Woodhead''' (12 June 1925 - 26 July 1995) was a professional footballer whose career lasted from 1947 until 1959 during which time he played for Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield, Derby County and Southport. Woodhead was primarily a left winger who also played as a stand in centre forward when needed. Throughout his career he made 343 appearances including FA Cup matches and scored 108 goals.
Woodhead, a grandson of former Wednesday player Billy Betts, was born on 12 June 1925 in the Hillsborough area of Sheffield. As a schoolboy he represented Sheffield Boys at both football and cricket. Upon leaving school he played football for his works team Edgar Allen-s for whom he worked as a fitter. At the same time he also played for Hillsborough Boys Club, a nursery side for Sheffield Wednesday. In 1941 the 16 year old Woodhead was invited to train with Sheffield Wednesday, however his initial connection with the club was brief, playing just one wartime match, before joining the RAF as a bomber flight engineer. Woodhead completed 31 bombing missions during World War II and was finally de-mobbed from the RAF in early 1947.
Woodhead had signed full professional terms with Sheffield Wednesday in April 1945 whilst still on active war service and he made his debut for the club on 24 May 1947 shortly after leaving the RAF. He played the last three games of that 1946-47 season as Wednesday managed to avoid relegation from Division Two. The following two seasons saw Woodhead miss only eight league matches as he made the left wing position his own. However on the first day of the 1949-50 season (August 20) he broke his right leg in a 3-1 victory over Leicester City and did not return to the first team until the Christmas Eve home match against Bradford City where he scored a late equaliser. The fine form of Walter Rickett kept Woodhead out of the side for much of the remainder of the season although he did return for the vital last few matches of the campaign as Wednesday gained promotion to the First Division.
Woodhead returned as a regular to the team in the following season in Division One, scoring 14 goals and ending as joint top scorer with Hugh McJarrow and Redfern Froggatt. Woodhead played the last nine games of the campaign as a stand in Centre Forward, scoring nine goals as Wednesday struggled in attack and were eventually relegated. The start of following season saw Woodhead again playing at centre forward, scoring seven goals in the opening nine games before picking up a bad injury. This allowed Derek Dooley to force his way into the side, scoring an amazing 46 goals in 30 appearances as Wednesday lifted the Second Division championship.
Woodhead remained first choice left winger for the following two seasons in Division One, doing especially well in 1953-54 when he top scored with 21 goals including three in the FA Cup as Wednesday reached the semi-final where they lost to Preston North End at Maine Road. The 1954-55 campaign saw Woodhead lose his regular spot in the team as Wednesday had a disastrous season, being relegated by nine points. He was in and out of the team as Alan Finney and Jackie Marriott played in the wing positions and limited Woodhead to just ten appearances in his final season at Hillsborough. Following relegation Wednesday manager Eric Taylor decided to rebuild the team and brought in 20 year old Albert Broadbent from Notts County as a replacement for the 30 year old Woodhead.
Woodhead was signed by Chesterfield manager Teddy Davison for a fee of -2,000 on 9 September 1955 and made a thrilling debut scoring three goals in a 7-2 home win over Rochdale. He was selected to play for the Third Division North team against the South in 1955/56. However his stay at Saltergate lasted only four months, making 16 appearances in total before joining Derby County in January 1956 for a fee of -1,500. Woodhead had three good seasons with Derby, helping them to promotion from Division Three North in 1956-57 when he scored 14 goals. In February 1959 he was sold to Southport for -750 but the move only lasted four games after it was found that Woodhead had an ongoing knee injury and he was instructed to return to Derby by the The Football League after a month. Woodhead retired from full time League football in May 1959.
After finishing as a professional, Woodhead played non-league football for Frickley Colliery, Retford Town and Worksop Town, also acting as player-manager for Frickley and Retford. At the same time he ran a sweet shop for a time before selling insurance. In 1967, he became lottery manager at Chesterfield F.C. then returning to Sheffield Wednesday in 1971 as Commercial Development Officer, replacing Derek Dooley who had moved up to be first team manager. Dennis Woodhead remained in his job with Sheffield Wednesday until 1987 when he took early retirement, he died on July 26 1995, aged 70.
-DOCSTART-	19676112
'''Peter Stringfellow''' (born 21 February 1939) is an English former professional association football player. He played for Oldham Athletic, Gillingham and Chesterfield between 1958 and 1965, making more than 100 appearances in the Football League, but his professional career came to an end after he was involved in a car crash which killed a team-mate.
Stringfellow was born in Walkden in Lancashire and began his career playing for local team Walkden Town. He had a short spell with Manchester City but never played a match for the club. He moved to nearby Oldham Athletic in December 1958. An inside forward, he spent two seasons with the club, playing 54 times in the Football League and scoring 16 goals.
He later played for the non-league club GKN Sankey, based in Wellington, Shropshire, and then, upon leaving the Air Force, joined Gillingham in December 1962.
-DOCSTART-	19682764
'''Chris Jones''' (born 18 April 1956 in Jersey) is a former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic, Leyton Orient and represented the England Under 21 national team on one occasion.
Jones joined the Spurs as an apprentice in May 1973. The forward played a total of 185 matches including 19 substitute appearances and scoring 42 goals in all competitions. Jones has the distinction of being a member of the 1977 relegated and the 1978 promoted teams during his career at the club. Given a free transfer to Manchester City in September 1982 he featured in just three games before leaving Maine Road to join Crystal Palace in the November of the same year. Jones played in 18 matches and netted three times for the club. He transferred to Charlton Athletic in September 1983 where he turned out on 23 occasions with six as sub and finding the net twice. Jones ended his senior career at Leyton Orient where he went on to play in 107 matches including one as sub and scoring 19 goals between September 1984-86.
Today, Jones is working in Schools football development in Broadstairs, Kent.
-DOCSTART-	19685033
'''Paul Coutts''' (born 22 July 1988 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing for English Championship side Peterborough United.
Having earned his trade at Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen as a youth player, the club he supported as a boy, he moved to Highland League side Cove Rangers. Paul Coutts then joined Coca-Cola Championship side Peterborough United on a three-year deal in July 2008 after impressing during a trial period with the club, which involved playing an hour during each of two pre-season friendlies, against a Liverpool XI and Stevenage.
-DOCSTART-	19685743
'''Richard Horace "Dickie" Baugh, Jr.''' (6 March 1902 - 1972) was an English footballer who played for both Black Country clubs, Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion. He was the son of Dickie Baugh who also represented the former.
Baugh began his career with the Wolverhampton-based Stafford Road before joining Wolves in August 1918. With league football suspended due to World War I until the following year, he had to wait until 18 October 1919 to make his debut, in a 0-1 defeat to Bury.
He battled for his spot in defence with Jackery Jones over his first seasons, but played every round of the club's route to the 1921 FA Cup Final. However, Baugh was injured in the weeks leading up to the game and missed their defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. With Jones having retired at the end of the season, Baugh made the spot his own and was a near ever-present over the next season and-a-half until suffering injury.
Baugh remained on the club's books until June 1924 when he moved to their rivals West Bromwich Albion after making 120 appearances in total for Wolves. He made his Albion debut in February 1925 in a First Division match against Preston North End. In May 1929 he joined Exeter City, before a transfer to Kidderminster Harriers in January 1932. He remained with Kidderminster until his retirement from football in April 1936.
-DOCSTART-	19712508
''' Paul Darren Masefield ''' (born 21 October 1970 in Lichfield, Staffordshire) is an English former football right back and TV pundit who played professional football in England for a number of years before moving to Asia and playing in local Asian leagues.
Masefield started his career in the youth ranks alongside Alan Shearer at Southampton. However, he signed his first professional contract with  Birmingham City and in spite of being with the club for four years (including a year with the first team), he never made a first team appearance. After brief spells with Cheltenham Town and Exeter City (on a non-contract basis), he then moved to Stockport County and Doncaster Rovers, for whom he played seven and nine matches respectively. He then played six games for Preston North End alongside future Everton manager David Moyes. He finished off his playing days with brief spells at Bromsgrove Rovers and Limerick, with the latter spell as a player-coach between September and November 1994.
He then moved to Hong Kong, where he played for the Sing Tao Sports Club, as well as for a Hong Kong league All-Star team and although he never represented the official Hong Kong national side, he did take on the likes of Sampdoria, Inter Milan and the Yugoslavian national side in unofficial matches. He finished off his career by playing professional football in Singapore with clubs such as Jurong F.C., Balestier Khalsa FC and Tanjong Pagar United FC.
Masefield owns a company that runs a coaching school for children, which attracts as many as 3000 subjects per year. He has coached Singapore Cricket Club in the second tier of Singaporean football, and is also a pundit on the ESPN Star Sports coverage of the English Premier League.
He currently lives in Singapore with his wife Stephanie and children.
-DOCSTART-	19714526
'''Herbert "Bert" Loxley''' (3 February 1934 - 9 October 2008) was an English footballer and manager. As a player, Loxley spent the majority of his career at Notts County, where he played more than 250 first-team games as a wing-half. Loxley made his debut for the Magpies during the 1954-55 season. In 1964, he left Notts County, and had a brief spell on the books of Mansfield Town.
Following a spell in non-league football, Loxley returned to the professional game in October 1966, when he joined Lincoln City as a member of the coaching staff. However, due to an injury crisis, Loxley had to resume his playing career, and played seven times for the Imps during the 1966-67 season.
In 1970, Loxley was appointed manager at Lincoln. He quit as manager in March 1971, and returned to his old job in the Lincoln coaching staff. He stayed with the club until 1987, and was awarded a testimonial in 1979-80 for his services to Lincoln City.
Loxley died in October 2008, following a long illness.
-DOCSTART-	19721133
Masiello made his first team Charlton Athletic F.C. debut in a friendly against Dutch team FC Den Bosch in 1968, made league debut in December 1969 against Norwich City F.C. at the valley winning 3-1. Luciano went on to make 10 appearances for Charlton Athletic and scored one goal against West Brom in a league cup match, also had a loan spell with Athlone Town F.C.in the League of Ireland.
Luciano played in Italy for six years making over 200 appearances for Almas Roma, Frosinone Calcio S.S. Lazio and SS Francavilla. Also coached for a number of years in Italy before returning to England. Masiello also had spells as manager at Andover Town F.C. and also was a player/coach at Woking FC and Bromley FC.
-DOCSTART-	19731967
'''Andrew (Andy) Mulliner''' (born 3 January 1971) is an English football goalkeeper who has spent his entire career in Welsh football, playing a record 471 games in the Welsh Football League. He holds the record of the most appearances for TNS, with 266 competitive appearances between 1993 and 1999. He currently plays for Ellesmere Rangers of the West Midlands League.
Mulliner started his career as a reserve player at Port Vale, though he never made a first team appearance for the club or indeed in the Football League.
He first appeared in the Welsh Premier League with Llansantffraid in the 1993-94 season- the second season of the league's establishment. He played 31 league games for the club that season, as well as one on loan at Aberystwyth Town.
Between 8 August 1995 and 18 October 1997, Mulliner played 117 consecutive competitive matches for the club, including the 1996 Welsh Cup final, which was the last competitive game to be played at the Cardiff Arms Park. In that final he was blamed for two of Barry Town's three goals, but became the hero by saving two of Town's penalties in the shootout.
He spent the 2000-01 season with Bangor City, making 27 league appearances. He then had brief spells with Connah's Quay Nomads, Bangor City, Aberystwyth Town and Newtown before playing 22 games of Connah's Quay 2001-02 season.
In 2002 he settled with Caersws and spent the next seven seasons at the Recreation Ground, making close to 200 league appearances.
He joined Welshpool Town in August 2008 and made seven league and four cup appearances in the 2008-09 season. He moved on to Ellesmere Rangers in July 2009, ending a run of sixteen years of playing in the Welsh league.
Mulliner coaches at the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy. He is also the goalkeeper coach at Ellesmere Rangers, as well as assistant manager and occasional player. He helps run a goalkeeping school 'Shot Stoppers' and is the under-18s coach at Shrewsbury School and Shrewsbury College of Arts & Technology.
-DOCSTART-	19734192
'''Fraser Gerard Forster''' (born 17 March 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwich City, on loan from Newcastle United.
Forster attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, where he enjoyed success with the 1st team and the ISFA North-East team, which helped him secure a trial with Newcastle United. Forster played for local teams Stocksfield, Newburn and Wallsend. He also played for the Newcastle Schools team and for the Northumberland County team. He earned his first professional contract with Newcastle United.
Forster was Newcastle's third choice goalkeeper in the 2007-08 season while Tim Krul was on loan at Falkirk, and played as a regular in the reserves. He also deputised for much of the season as Shay Given suffered from injury and Steve Harper was forced to take his place.
With Krul back for the 2008-09 season and Given back to full fitness, it was the turn of Forster to go on loan.He was loaned out to Stockport County on 2 October 2008, to deputise for regular goalkeeper Owain Fn Williams while he was away on international duty with Wales.
Forster having been on the Bench for Newcastle on over 30 occasions in the Premier League and in the UEFA Cup needed regular playing experience.On 31 July 2009 Forster signed a month-loan deal with League One outfit Bristol Rovers. He kept two clean sheets in the four league games he played for them. After an outstanding contribution Brisol asked to extend the loan but Norwich City made a counter offer which was accepted by Newcastle. Paul Trollope was disappointed and commented that the team wanted Fraser between the sticks.He considered "Fraser has a great career ahead of him.
The Norwich City Manager was keen to sign Forster who he had seen play for both Stockport and Bristol Rovers. Forster then signed for Norwich City in a one month loan deal. It was then extended to the end of January 2010.
On 20 November 2009, Norwich City announced that they had agreed a deal with Newcastle United to extend Fraser's loan until the end of the 2009-10 season. He would also be allowed to play in any of City's Cup or Play Off games. He has played over 20 games for City and is noted for his incredible saves and shotstopping. The Norwich City Manager,Paul Lambert,has praised world class saves and a terrific contribution to the team.
In November 2009 Forster was Norwich City Player of the Month. Forster is attracting interest from several Premiership Clubs
-DOCSTART-	19742334
'''Don McAllister''' (born 26 May 1953 in Radcliffe, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Vitoria Setubal, and Rochdale.
McAllister joined local club Bolton Wanderers as an apprentice in June 1970. As a full back he played on 156 occasions including one as substitute and scoring twice. He signed for Spurs in February 1975 in a -80,000 transfer deal
McAllister emigrated to Sydney, Australia, where he works as a finance manager.
-DOCSTART-	19745186
'''James Cunningham "Jimmy" Baxter''' (8 November 1925 - May 1994) was a professional footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Barnsley, Preston North End and Morecambe. Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, he scored more than a hundred Football League goals, and was part of the Preston North End team in the 1954 FA Cup Final.
-DOCSTART-	19745312
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-DOCSTART-	19745661
'''Bob Danskin''' was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Leeds United and Bradford Park Avenue.
-DOCSTART-	19747296
Tommy "Chick" Farr was born at 81 Cochrane Street, Bathgate, West Lothian on 19 February 1914. He came from a footballing family. His father Bobby Farr was a half-back in the days when Senior football held sway in the county. His younger brother Jimmy Farr was a referee and trainer in the Bathgate area. Farr had large hands and was born with syndacyly (webbed fingers), physical attributes that may have assisted him in stopping the ball. Leaving school he worked as a miner, as did the rest of his family, at the nearby colliery at Whitburn.
Chick was playing with Juvenile club Bathgate Auld Toon Thistle when Junior club Blackburn Athletic signed him on 24 August 1933. Athletic were a West Lothian club playing in the Midlothian Junior League (the forerunner to today's ). That season they won the League, becoming the first West Lothian club to do so, playing in front of four figure crowds at Murrayfield Park, as well as the Marshall Cup and sharing the Rosebery Charity Cup. Chick was instrumental in the teams success and it wasn't long before a long list of suitors were tempting him south. Early the following season Chick played his last game against Wallyford Bluebell in the Scottish Junior Cup on 22 August 1934 before signing for Bradford Park Avenue. Shortly afterwards 20 year old centre half William Marshall also moved to Park Avenue from Blackburn Athletic but didn't make quite the same impact.
Chick settled in the city and married a local girl, Mabel Wilson, at Bradford Register Office on 23 November 1935. That same afternoon, he played in a local derby match against Bradford City (1-1).
Farr was Bradford Park Avenue-s goalkeeper from 1934-1950. He made almost 300 Football League appearances and played in many wartime matches as well. More than once a dive at the forward-s feet left him unconscious and resulted in him being carried off on a stretcher. No other goalkeeper equalled his 17 year-s first-team service for the club.
Farr joined the Club as a professional player on the 29 September 1934. He made the following appearances for the team:
1934-5 (29) 1935-6 (19) 1936-7 (30) 1937-8 (42) 1938-9 (42) 1946-7 (36) 1947-8 (28) 1948-9 (42) 1949-50 (26)
The Football League was suspended after the game on 2 September 1939 when war was declared. Although football, like most sport, came to a temporary halt, it was not long before regional football leagues and cups were organised. Teams were able to field -guest- players who might have been stationed locally. Although this allowed football to keep going, the rules about -guests- etc. were often abused. Bradford Park Avenue played in the League North and Farr made the following appearances:
1939-49 (8) 1940-1 (28) 1941-2 (36) 1942-3 (35) 1943-4 (38) 1944-5 (37) 1945-6 (42)
Between 1940 and 1946 Chick seldom missed a match. He played in all the first 36 post-war League fixtures.
On 14 May 1947, Farr broke his right forearm in a home game against Manchester City, thereby breaking a run of 135 consecutive Second Division appearances as Bradford-s goalkeeper, the sequence having started on 20 February 1937. He retrieved the green jersey on 20 September 1948 in time for a home win against Sheffield Wednesday (2-0).
He took part in the club-s FA Cup exploits in the 1940-s, including the 1-0 victory against First Division champions-elect Arsenal in 1948, the 8-2 triumph against Manchester City at Maine Road in 1946 and the 2-0 win at Newcastle in 1949. He played his last game for the club on the 31 July 1950. After which he worked as an assistant trainer from the 1 August 1950 until 6 June 1953. He undertook training as a masseur and became a member of the European Federation of Trainers of Athletes.
After retiring from professional football, Farr became a chauffeur for Sir James Hill & Co, in Bradford. In the 1960-s he joined Harrogate Railway FC as their coach. He remained involved with the club until ill-health prevented him from doing so. He spoke with a broad Scottish accent. He was a lifelong teetotaller but a heavy smoker, which in later life caused him the chest problems that lead to his death. Chick died in St Luke-s Hospital Bradford on 15 June 1980, aged 66.
#All About Avenue, Malcolm Hartley & Tim Clapham (2004) Tony Brown Soccer Data Publication,Nottingham
#Why Today-s Footballers are Faceless, Michael Parkinson, c1967, Sunday Times
#Football Daft, Michael Parkinson, (1968) Stanley Paul & Co Ltd, London.
-DOCSTART-	19747373
'''Arthur Farrell''' (c. 1911 - September 20, 2000) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Bradford Park Avenue, Barnsley and Scarborough.
-DOCSTART-	19754496
'''Phillip Benjamin "Phil" Imray''' (born 22 February 1984) is an English-born New Zealand-based footballer who plays for Team Wellington in the New Zealand Football Championship as a goalkeeper.
In 2008, Imray trialed with Scottish club Hibernian F.C.. Upon returning to New Zealand, Imray was signed to a short-term contract for the A-League's Wellington Phoenix FC, as an injury replacement for Glen Moss.
Imray saved three penalties in New Zealand-s Chatham Cup final in 2006.
-DOCSTART-	19756145
'''John Lacy''' (born 14 August 1951 in Liverpool) is a former professional footballer who played for Kingstonian, Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace.
Lacy, a student at the London School of Economics played in the London Universities side which was then coached by the former England and Fulham player George Cohen, who recommended him to his ex- club and joined them in June 1971.
Today, Lacey is a double glazing sales manager in the St Albans area.
-DOCSTART-	19759227
'''John Chiedozie''' (born 18 April 1960 in Owerri, Nigeria) is a former professional player who played for Leyton Orient, Notts County, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Chesterfield and representing Nigeria at international level on nine occasions.
Chiedozie joined Orient as an apprentice in April 1977 where he went on to make 145 appearances including 14 as sub and scoring 20 goals. In August 1981 he joined Notts County for the first time in a -600,000 transfer deal. Chiedozie featured in 111 matches including one as substitute and finding the net on 15 occasions. Tottenham paid -375,000 for his services in August 1984. The winger showed great pace but was often the victim of over zealous defenders. In his career at the club much of it disrupted through injury he played in 75 matches including 11 as sub and scoring 14 goals in all competitions. Derby County was his next club which he joined on a free transfer in August 1988 and completing only two games in his time at the Baseball Ground. A second spell at Notts County began in January 1990 which resulted in just one substitute appearance, before joining Chesterfield in March 1990 where he featured in seven matches including five as sub. Chiedozie ended his career at the Hampshire non-league side Bashley, and retired from competitive football in 1992.
In 2002, he was honoured with the title of ''Officer of the Order of Niger'' by President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo for his contribution to Nigerian football.
Today, Chiedozie runs a children's soft play equipment business in the New Forest area of Hampshire.
His son Jordan, also a winger, is with the Bournemouth academy.
-DOCSTART-	19763912
'''Damien Paul McCrory''' (born 22 February 1990 in Limerick) is an Irish footballer, who plays as a defender. He is currently playing for Championship club Plymouth Argyle. He has represented his country at youth level.
Having been signed to Argyle's Centre of Excellence in August 2006, McCrory rose through the ranks to earn a twelve month contract with Plymouth Argyle in May 2008.
He started the 2008-09 season positively by joining the first team squad in Austria on their annual tour, even scoring in one of the games against SpVgg Greuther Frth. He was given shirt #29 for his first professional season. McCrory joined Port Vale on loan in October 2008, looking to gain some league experience. He made his league debut against Shrewsbury Town as Vale won 2-1. He fitted into the side well and Vale were keen to see him stay on loan until January 2009. McCrory returned to Plymouth at the end of 2008, despite manager Dean Glover's best efforts to extend the deal further, Plymouth wanted him back at Home Park.
He returned to Port Vale on a one month loan in late August 2009. Vale were now under the management of Micky Adams, who initiated the loan after hearing how well McCrory had performed for the club in his previous spell from the club's chief scout Ray Williams and youth team manager Mark Grew. Plymouth had to help pay the teenager's wages, as Vale had already spent their playing budget with limited funds. All ready to return to Plymouth, his parent club had a last minute change of heart, and agreed to fund his loan at Vale Park for a further month. He made just two starts and three substitute appearance in his two months at Vale Park before he returned to Plymouth to try and impress the new coaching regime in November 2009.
On 9 November 2009, McCrory joined League Two side Grimsby Town on an initial one month loan.. He made his debut against Leeds United in a 3-1 defeat in the Football League Trophy. McCrory cemented a place in The Mariners side, playing as the clubs regular left back for his two months at Blundell Park, being preferred to club left back Joe Widdowson. On January 17, Argyle recalled McCrory from his loan spell, in order to work with the player themselves. He played for Grimsby 11 times in all competitions.
McCrory played twice for the Republic of Ireland Under-18's in 2008, before being called up to the represent the Under-19's the next year. Two of the Under-19 games took place in Belgium for qualification to the 2009 Under-19 UEFA Championship. A 6-1 defeat to Switzerland ended Irish hopes of qualification for the tournament. Two days later, on 12 June 2009, they defeated Sweden 2-1.
-DOCSTART-	19766550
'''Bradley Gray''' (born 5 July 1990) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Salisbury City.
During his first season with Orient in 2007-08, Gray scored eight goals for the reserve and youth teams, and one for the first team in a 4-1 friendly victory against Spanish club CF San Rafael of Ibiza. He made his first-team debut in Leyton Orient's 4-2 Football League Trophy win against Southend United on 2 September 2008.
In October 2008, Gray moved to Grays Athletic on a work experience basis, while still playing for Leyton Orient reserves. During the 2007-08 season, he had played for St Albans City on a similar basis. He made his debut for Grays as a substitute on 1 November 2008. On 18 November, he returned to St Albans, again on work experience.
He gained further experience joining Isthmian Premier League side AFC Hornchurch. However, after four matches, he moved again, this time to Dulwich Hamlet, of the Isthmian Division One South, making his debut on 14 February against Godalming Town. Gray still appeared for Orient reserves while playing for other clubs, but was released at the end of the season.
On 29 July 2009, he moved to Salisbury City on a free transfer. He impressed early season and managed a run in the first team before twisting his ankle, ruling him out for six weeks. He came back to find himself used in squad rotation, helping the club out on the wing and up front.
-DOCSTART-	19771938
'''Stig Olav Larsen''' (born 26 September 1973) is a retired Norwegian football player.
-DOCSTART-	19772082
'''Rune Vindheim''' (born 15 May 1972) is a retired Norwegian football player.
-DOCSTART-	19772226
'''Martin Hollund''' (born 11 August 1974) is a retired Norwegian football player.
He hails from Bmlo. While playing for SK Brann,
-DOCSTART-	19772395
'''Peter Collins''' (born 29 November 1948 in Chelmsford) is a former professional footballer who played for Chelmsford City, and Tottenham Hotspur.
Collins joined the Spurs from Chelmsford City in January 1968 for a fee of -5,000 with an addition payment due when he had made 10 first class appearances with Spurs paying Chelmsford another -5,000 within 9 months. Collins scored twice within the first 9 minutes on his debut against Glasgow Rangers at White Hart Lane. The highlight of Collins' career at the club was the 2-0 win in the 1971 Football League Cup Final against Aston Villa. . His career was ended through injury at the club, the central defender played a total of 106 matches including ten as substitute and scoring five goals in all competitions.
Today, Collins is a property developer in Spain.
-DOCSTART-	19774894
'''Alfie Stokes''' (born 3 October 1932- died 30 March 2002 in Worthing). Born in Hackney and educated at the Parmiter's School
Stokes joined Tottenham from non-league side Clapton in February 1953. The prolific goal scorer found the net on 42 occasions in 69 appearances in all competitions for the club. In September 1957, Stokes scored five goals in a 7-1 win over Birmingham City at White Hart Lane-equalling a Football League record
Stokes emigrated to Sydney, Australia and turned out for local team Budapest St George.
-DOCSTART-	19778591
'''Gerry Henry''' (5 October 1920 - 1979) was a professional footballer who played for Leeds United, Bradford Park Avenue, Sheffield Wednesday and Halifax Town. He later became manager at Halifax.
-DOCSTART-	19778831
'''Ron Hornby''' (April 13, 1914 - 1962) was a professional footballer who played for Stalybridge Celtic, Rochdale and Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	19779195
'''Albert Johnson''' (born 15 July 1920) is a former professional footballer who played as an outside right for Everton, Chesterfield and Witton Albion. He was born in Weaverham, Cheshire.
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-DOCSTART-	19781420
'''Deiniol William Thomas Graham''' (born 4 October 1969) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the Football League after playing in the Manchester United youth and reserve teams.
Born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England, Graham signed for Manchester United as an apprentice in October 1985 and left school in the summer of 1986. He turned professional a year later, and made his debut for the first team in the 1987-88 season, coming on as a 53rd-minute substitute for Mike Duxbury in the club's League Cup Second Round second leg match against Hull City on 7 October 1987. He made one further appearance that season.
Graham scored his first and only goal for the Manchester United first team on 11 January 1989 in a 2-2 draw with Queens Park Rangers in an FA Cup Third Round replay. However, just over a month later, he suffered a broken arm in a youth team match against Bury Reserves and was ruled out for eight months, severely denting his first team opportunities. He only made one more appearance for the first team before Mel Machin signed him for Barnsley for -50,000 on 5 August 1991.
At Barnsley, Graham's first-team opportunities were more frequent but he was still unable to hold down a regular place, making around 40 appearances and scoring just two goals in his three years there. In 1992, he was loaned out to Preston North End, where he made 11 appearances and scored one goal, in the FA Cup. A loan spell at Carlisle United followed in 1993, and Graham was given a free transfer by Barnsley at the end of the 1993-94 season.
He was then picked up by Stockport County, scoring two goals in 11 matches before joining Scunthorpe United a year later, but after two months there, including three appearances and one goal, he moved into non-league football.
-DOCSTART-	19787225
'''Giorgio Mazzon''' (born 4 September 1960 in Waltham Cross) is a former professional footballer who played for Hertford Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Aldershot.
Mazzon a central defender joined Tottenham from non-league Hertford Town in April 1979. He played a total of six games for the club including three as substitute in all competitions. . He featured in one match of the 1981 FA Cup winning side. He transferred to Aldershot in August 1983 and made 195 appearances including 11 as sub and scoring six goals between 1983-88.
-DOCSTART-	19790311
'''Dean Martin''' (born August 31, 1972 in London, England) is an English footballer currently player/manager for KA Akureyri in Icelandic Second Division.
Martin plays in midfield and has spent most of his career in Iceland with IA Akranes and KA Akureyri.
Dean began his career with Fisher Athletic and moved to West Ham United in 1991 for -25,000 . However he only made 2 league appearances for the Hammers and was loaned out to Colchester United.
After spells with Kettering and Brentford, Dean moved to Asia where he spent time at Hong Kong Rangers. When his contract ended, Martin returned to Europe and spent time training under John Still at Barnet. In December 1998, he moved to Bohemians along with Kevin Hunt on a one-month contract. He made his debut in a 0-0 draw against Cork City at Turners Cross . and made 2 further league appearances for Bohs before his contract expired. As Bohemians only had enough money to sign either Martin or Hunt, Martin was released and he moved on to Hereford United. After a few months at Edgar Street, he signed for Stevenage Borough
In 2000, Dean moved to Iceland with IA Akranes and he has been in Iceland ever since.
-DOCSTART-	19792819
'''Billy Kidd''' (31 January 1908 - 1978) is a former professional footballer who played for Chesterfield F.C. for the whole of his professional career. He was born in Pegswood.
-DOCSTART-	19792944
'''John William Logan''' (16 August 1912 - 1980) was an English professional footballer born in Horden, near Peterlee, County Durham who played in the Football League for Darlington, Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday. He played as a wing half.
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-DOCSTART-	19793226
'''Harry Kenneth Baker''' (born 20 September 1990 in Bexleyheath, London) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Grays Athletic on loan from Leyton Orient.
Baker made his professional debut in Leyton Orient's Football League Trophy penalty shootout defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion on 7 October 2008.
On 12 January 2010, he joined Grays Athletic on loan, and will stay with the Essex club until 11 February.
-DOCSTART-	19793228
'''Stan Malpass''' was a professional footballer who played for Fulham and Watford.
-DOCSTART-	19793494
'''Jim Nicholls''' is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue and Rochdale.
-DOCSTART-	19800118
'''John Reid "Jack" Smith''' (2 April 1895 - September 1946) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a centre forward and helped Bolton Wanderers win the FA Cup in 1923 and 1926.
Smith was born in Pollokshaws, to the south of Glasgow and played youth football with Battlefield Juniors, before joining Albion Rovers.
Following a disagreement with Kilmarnock,
Smith arrived at Burnden Park in November 1922 as a replacement centre-forward for Frank Roberts who had joined Manchester City. He scored an 89th-minute winner on his debut, against Manchester City, but quickly became thought of as a "crock", for he always appeared to be limping.
He netted Bolton's second goal in the 1923 FA Cup Final against West Ham United. The goal was scored in controversial circumstances when outside-forward Ted Vizard played the ball into a central position and Smith hit the ball past Hufton in the West Ham goal. West Ham's players claimed that the ball had not entered the goal but rebounded into play from the goalpost, but referee D. H. Asson over-ruled them, stating that in his view the ball had entered the goal but then rebounded off a spectator.
Smith won another winners' medal in 1926 in a 1-0 victory over Manchester City. After the arrival of Harold Blackmore, Smith found it difficult to hold his place in the first team, and in March 1928, Bury paid -1,500 for him.
In 1939 he was appointed assistant trainer at Cardiff City, who were managed by another ex-Wanderer, Bill Jennings.
Smith died at Whitchurch, Cardiff in September 1946.
-DOCSTART-	19803681
'''Thomas Patrick "Tommy" O'Neil''' (25 October 1952 - May 2006) was an English footballer who played as a defender for various English clubs, including Manchester United, Southport and Tranmere Rovers.
Born in St Helens, Merseyside, O'Neil was a schoolboy international at both football and rugby league, but abandoned the oval ball in favour of the spherical one. He began his football career as an apprentice with Manchester United in 1968, and signed on as a professional in November 1969. He made his first team debut on 5 May 1971 in a 4-3 victory over Manchester City at Maine Road. A lack of quality competition for the right-back berth meant that O'Neil was a regular in that position throughout the 1971-72 season, missing just five games during the season. However, after Tommy Docherty replaced Frank O'Farrell as manager half-way through the 1972-73 season, O'Neil fell out of favour and was allowed to go on loan to Blackpool in March 1973. He made seven appearances for Blackpool, and, although he returned to Manchester United at the end of the spell, he left the club for Southport in August 1973.
In five seasons at Southport, O'Neil made 197 appearances and scored 16 goals before moving on to Tranmere Rovers in 1978. He made 74 appearances in two seasons with Tranmere, scoring 10 goals in the process, and was transferred to Halifax Town in 1980. After two years at Halifax, O'Neil retired from professional football and went into coaching. O'Neil eventually ended up back at Manchester United, coaching the club's academy teams from Under-9s to Under-16s until 2005. He died a year later at the age of 53.
-DOCSTART-	19804257
'''Paul Francis Edwards''' (born 7 October 1947) is an English ex-footballer who played as a defender for three clubs in the north-west of England: Manchester United, Oldham Athletic and Stockport County.
Born in Crompton, Lancashire, Edwards began his football career with Manchester United, signing his first amateur contract with them on 14 August 1963. He turned professional 18 months later, but it was not for another four years that he made his first team debut, playing in the 3-0 defeat away to Everton on 19 August 1969. His first - and only - goal for the club came in the December of that year. In a League Cup semi-final against Manchester City on 17 December 1969, Edwards let fly with a long-range effort that flew past the City goalkeeper. It proved to be the highlight of Edwards' Manchester United career. In his first full season with the club, Edwards made 28 appearances for Manchester United, but a run of bad form half-way through his second season resulted in a short period in the reserves. Up to that point, Edwards had mainly been deployed as a right back, but when he returned to the first team, he was played at centre back.
Frank O'Farrell took over as manager of Manchester United in June 1971, and Edwards fell out of favour in the new manager's team selections. He remained at the club for two further seasons, but he found first team opportunities hard to come by and he was loaned to Oldham Athletic for six months in September 1972 before they signed him for -15,000 in the summer of 1973. The following season, Edwards helped the Latics to their second Third Division title. He stayed with them until 1978, 112 appearances and seven goals later, when he moved to Stockport County, with whom he had spent a short period on loan in 1976-77. After 67 appearances and two goals for Stockport, Edwards retired from professional football.
-DOCSTART-	19805624
'''William "Bill" Bainbridge''' (born 9 March 1922) is an English ex-footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in the Football League, including Manchester United, Bury and Tranmere Rovers.
Born in Gateshead, County Durham, Bainbridge began his career with Ashington, but his career was immediately interrupted by the Second World War. During the war, Bainbridge played for Hartlepools United. His exploits there led to him signing for Manchester United when peace was declared, but, although he scored on his debut, he only made one appearance for the club and signed for Bury in May 1946, losing his place in the United team to Johnny Carey. He spent just over two seasons with Bury and moved to Tranmere Rovers in November 1948 after just two appearances for the Shakers.
It was at Tranmere that Bainbridge made the biggest impact. In six seasons with the Wirral side, Bainbridge played in almost 170 league matches, scoring 63 goals in the process.
-DOCSTART-	19807503
Rickett signed for Joe Smith's Blackpool during the 1947-48 season, making his debut on 14 February 1948, in a 3-1 victory over Grimsby Town at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further thirteen league appearances for the club that season, scoring twice (one in 2-1 defeat at Sheffield United and one in a 7-0 victory at Preston North End in the final game of the season). He also played in two FA Cup ties, including Blackpool's 4-2 defeat to Manchester United in the final.
He remained at Blackpool for two more seasons, making a total of 44 league appearances for the club and scoring seven league goals.
-DOCSTART-	19807715
'''Willie Rogers''' is a former professional footballer who played as a winger for Blackburn Rovers and Barrow.
-DOCSTART-	19810631
'''Ray Clarke''' (born 25 September 1952 in Hackney) is an English retired professional footballer who played in England for Tottenham Hotspur, Swindon Town, Mansfield Town, Brighton and Newcastle United, in the Netherlands for Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax, and in Belgium for Club Brugge.
Clarke was chief international scout for Scottish side Celtic. Clarke left the position in June 2009.
Clarke was appointed chief scout of Portsmouth in September 2009.
-DOCSTART-	19811658
'''Mick Jenkins''' (born 1962) is an ex-professional footballer and former manager of Conference South side Bognor Regis Town.
Jenkins started off as a trainee at Portsmouth. His long association with Havant Town F.C. and Waterlooville saw him play for both sides as well as Bognor Regis Town. It was at Bognor Regis Town FC that Jenkins ended his career. The former defender was a year into his career as a player at Nyewood Lane, where he moved in 1994 after a long spell at Waterlooville, when he snapped his cruciate ligament. Bognor and Jack Pearce in particular stood by him and gave him time to recover and try to get fully fit again to rejoin the first-team squad. But the injury was too bad, and Jenkins had to abandon his attempts to get back into playing through the Sussex County League and go into coaching.
His first role was as assistant manager to Dick Semark at Fareham Town in 1996. They moved as a management team to Havant Town in 1997. When Dick Semark left in 1998, Jenkins continued as assistant manager under new manager Billy Gilbert. In 1998 Havant Town merged with Waterlooville F.C. to become Havant & Waterlooville FC and play at Havant Town's West Leigh Park ground.
After Billy Gilbert left Havant & Waterlooville, Mick Jenkins and Liam Daish were appointed joint managers in April 2000. Jenkins and Liam Daish guided the Hawks to notable successes in the FA Cup where they reached the first round, the first and second of four occasions achieved by the club. In 2000-01, Havant & Waterlooville FC lost 2-1 at home to Southport FC of the Conference North, and 3-2 away to another Conference side, Dagenham & Redbridge FCin 2002-03. The 2002-03 season was also notable for the Hawks' FA Trophy run when Havant & Waterlooville FC 'giant-killed' Forest Green Rovers en route to the semi-final where Hawks lost 2-1 on aggregate to Tamworth FC[2]. During a 5 year stay in the Southern League Premier Division, Havant & Waterlooville FC's best season came in 2001-02, finishing 3rd after leading the table during September. In the 2003-04 season the club struggled and this led to the pair being dismissed in January 2004. However the club recovered and finished 12th in the Southern League and qualified for a place in the re-structured Conference South.
===Weymouth, Dorchester and Bognor Regis===
When Jenkins moved to Weymouth to work under former Portsmouth team mate Steve Claridge in January 2004, Shaun Wilkinson followed. Jenkins remained at Weymouth until May 2006. Shortly afterwards he took the manager-s job at Dorchester Town in August 2006. Although he guided the Magpies to a 17th place finish in the Conference South and avoided relegation, this was not enough to stop him from being let go at the end of the season in June 2007 by a new shareholder. Jenkins then had a year off football until June 2008 when he was appointed manager of Bognor Regis Town. He resigned as manager on 3 January 2009.
-DOCSTART-	19817535
'''Joe Wilson''' (born 6 July 1937), was an English footballer who played as a full back. During his professional career he represented Workington (in two spells), Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newport County.
-DOCSTART-	19818760
'''Joseph James Wilson''' (8 January 1861 - 20 October 1952) was an English footballer who played at outside left. During his 15-year playing career he represented several teams from the West Midlands region, both as an amateur and a professional. He gained an FA Cup winners medal with West Bromwich Albion and was the scorer of the club's first ever goal in The Football League.
Wilson was born in Handsworth, Birmingham and attended St Mary's Council School and Handsworth Grammar School. He began his football career during the amateur era, joining Hamstead Swifts in 1877 before transferring to Aston Unity three years later. In September 1885 he moved to Stoke, but did not remain at the club for long as later that year he began playing for Walsall Town, the club that later merged with Walsall Swifts to form Walsall F.C.. Wilson signed for Aston Villa in August 1886 before re-joining Walsall Town twelve months later. He remained at the latter club for just one month, then turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in September 1887.
He scored twice on his Albion debut against Wednesbury Old Athletic in October 1887, helping his club to a 7-1 victory in the FA Cup first round,
In August 1890, Wilson was transferred to Kidderminster Harriers, where he played for twelve months before a move to Birmingham St George's. He retired from playing football in April 1892 and from 1894-1910 was a Football League referee and linesman, officiating in First Division, Second Division and FA Cup matches, as well as at Non-League level. Wilson later worked as a goldsmith in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter for 25 years prior to the Second World War. He died in Acocks Green, Birmingham on 20 October 1952.
-DOCSTART-	19819859
'''Samuel Thomas "Sammy" McMillan''' (born 20 September 1941) is a Northern Irish ex-footballer who played as a left winger or centre forward for various Football League clubs in the 1960s and early 1970s, including Manchester United, Wrexham, Southend United and Stockport County.
Born in Belfast, McMillan started his football career with the Boyland Youth Club in Northern Ireland before being picked up by Manchester United at the age of 16. He signed his first professional contract with the club in November 1959, but it was not until 4 November 1961 that he made his first team debut. The game ended up as a 3-1 defeat by Sheffield Wednesday, but McMillan was not disheartened and went on to score six goals in his first season, in which he played in 11 matches.
McMillan's first season at Old Trafford led to him being picked for the Northern Ireland national team in the autumn of 1962. He played in two matches, against England and Scotland in the 1963 British Home Championship, but failed to get on the scoresheet and only played for his country on one further occasion - an Under-23 international in 1964.
With Manchester United, it was a similar story to his international career that followed for McMillan in 1962-63. He only made four appearances during the entire season, all of which came before Christmas, and he was unable to add to the six goals he scored in his first season. The same happened at the start of the 1963-64 season, and although United manager Matt Busby offered to extend McMillan's contract by a year, the Ulsterman was desperate for first team football and he was sold to Wrexham for -8,000 on Christmas Eve 1963.
McMillan scored a commendable seven goals from 20 appearances in his first season with Wrexham, but it was not enough to prevent the Welsh side from being relegated to the Fourth Division. In five seasons with Wrexham, McMillan scored a total of 52 goals, including a season's best of 18 in 1966-67, and was just one appearance short of 150 for the Red Dragons before being sold to Southend United for -6,000 in 1967. At Southend, McMillan was deployed in a more withdrawn midfield role than he had been with Manchester United and Wrexham, and so he scored just five goals in nearly 80 appearances for the Shrimpers.
After just over two seasons with Southend, a -2,000 move to Wrexham's local rivals Chester City followed, but he was released to sign for Stockport County at the end of the 1969-70 season. At Stockport, McMillan reverted back to his old position in the forward line and amassed a total of 29 league goals in 74 appearances before a back injury forced his retirement in 1972.
-DOCSTART-	19821366
'''Jack''' "'''John'''" '''A. Scott''' was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the late 1890s and early 1900s, making over 300 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender. He also played for Albion Rovers and Sunderland.
Scott signed for Blackpool prior to their second season in the Football League, 1898-99, making his debut in the opening game of the season, a 4-1 defeat at Glossop North End on 3 September. He was ever-present in each of Blackpool's 34 games, and scored four goals in the process.
Blackpool were not re-elected to the League after their sixteenth-placed finish in 1898-99, but when they returned to the competition in 1900-01, Scott made nineteen appearances.
In 1901-02, Scott was again ever-present. He scored one goal in his 34 appearances - the only goal of the game against Burslem Port Vale on 5 April.
Scott continued to be a mainstay of the team during 1902-03, missing just two games. He found the net on two occasions, both from the penalty spot.
He missed one game of the 1903-04 season, and scored three goals.
Scott achieved the same number of appearances in 1904-05, scoring two goals. He also made his first appearance for the club in the FA Cup.
In 1905-06, Scott made 35 appearances in the league and five in the FA Cup.
Scott scored two league goals in 1906-07, both game-winners, in his 34 league appearances. The first occurred on 5 December in a single-goal victory over Leeds City at Bloomfield Road. The second occurred the following month at the same venue, this time in a 1-0 victory over Gainsborough Trinity.
Scott made 35 league appearances in 1907-08, his penultimate season with ''the Seasiders''.
1908-09, Scott's final season with Blackpool, saw his make twenty league appearances. His final appearance for the club occurred on 13 March, in a 2-2 draw at Chesterfield.
-DOCSTART-	19823446
'''Thomas "Tom" Sloan''' (born 10 July 1959), also known as '''Tommy Sloan''', is a Northern Irish ex-footballer who played as a midfielder in both Northern Ireland and England in the late 1970s, the 1980s and even the early 1990s.
Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Sloan began his football career with his local club, Ballymena United. In 1978, he was part of the Ballymena United team that reached the final of the Irish Cup only to lose to Linfield. His role as a key player in that team earned him a selection for the Northern Irish under-21 team for a match against the Republic of Ireland.
That summer, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur were locked in a battle for Sloan's signature, but it was United who eventually won out, paying Ballymena United -20,000 for the transfer. Sloan's influence in the heart of the United midfield was not sufficient for him to earn a regular place in the team, but his four appearances in his first season at Old Trafford were enough to attract a call from the Northern Irish senior team at the end of the season. In the space of 15 days, Sloan won his only three caps; two came in the 1979 British Home Championship, against Scotland and Wales, while the other was a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying match against Denmark.
Sloan's involvement with the Manchester United first team gradually decreased over the next three seasons - he made just eight appearances in total in 1979-80 and 1980-81, and none at all in 1981-82 - and he was released to Chester City in July 1982. At Chester, Sloan found his niche, making nearly 50 appearances in the one season he spent there before he returned to Northern Ireland to play for Linfield.
After a three-year stint with Linfield, he was transferred to Coleraine for a further three seasons before moving back to his original club, Ballymena United, in 1989. He retired from regular football in 1991 and began to play for Raglan Homers in the Ballymena Sunday Morning League.
-DOCSTART-	19824202
'''Jack Pearce''' is a former player and manager of Bognor Regis Town. He is currently general manager of Bognor Regis Town and continues to serve the club after 38 years.
Pearce arrived as a 21-year-old full back in 1970 in time for the 1970-71 season. When he joined, Bognor Regis Town was languishing in Division Two of the Sussex County League. He helped the Rocks win the Division Two and One titles in consecutive seasons with his tough-tackling defending. In 1976 Pearce was almost forced into taking the manager-s job at the age of just 26 since no one else would accept the job. Bognor were bottom of the Southern League and were struggling to survive financially and had lost all their best players but Pearce managed to turn things around and as a result the job was his.
Soon Pearce put together a team that dominated the Sussex non-league for years and made national headlines for their wins in the FA Cup. They won the Sussex Senior Cup five years in a row between 1980 and 1984, a unique achievement in the competition's 124 year history and reached the second round of the FA Cup three times in the space of four years. They also won the AC Delco Cup in 1987, the only time a Sussex club has won a knockout competition outside the county. The highlight of Pearce's management career was on the 17th November 1984 when Bognor Regis Town beat a Swansea City side including Dean Saunders and Gerry Francis in a first round FA Cup replay. Swansea had been in the First Division just two years before. In the first tie at the Vetch Field they were unlucky to be held 1-1 but in the return leg at Nyewood Lane they won 3-1 in front of 4,500. They repeated the feat the following year and again in 1988 when they knocked out Fourth Division outfit Exeter City in the first round. Pearce led Bognor Regis Town to the second round in 1995 and guided the club to the first round on two other occasions during their heyday in the Eighties.
Pearce matched his success in cup competitions with success in the league. In the season 1970-71 Bognor Regis Town returned to Division one of the Sussex County League at the first attempt and next season won the Division One title that was rewarded with a step up to the Southern League. They played in this league until 1981 when they switched to the Isthmian League where promotion to the Premier Division was achieved at the first attempt. In 1991-92 they finished in 21st place but escaped relegation due to Dagenham FC withdrawing from the league, but the following year they finished rock bottom and dropped into Division One. In 2002-03 they finally won promotion back to the Isthmian League Premier Division, and a 10th place finish the 2003-4 season was enough to claim a place in the re-structured Conference South where they have remained ever since. In successive seasons Bognor Regis Town have finished 9th in 2004-5 (their highest ever league position), 12th in 2005-6 and 12th in 2006-7.
After a poor start and a run of 2 wins, 9 defeats and 1 draw in the 2007-08 season Pearce finally brought his 30-year reign as manager at Nyewood Lane to an end. On the Sunday 21st October 2007 following a 2-2 draw at Newport County that left the Rocks second-bottom of Conference South Pearce stepped down. It subsequently turned out that during this run they had played most of the top teams but by then the reins had been passed to one of his protoges, Michael Birmingham who saved the club from relegation.
The most impressive thing is that he has done it all without compromising his beliefs to the passing game in a bid to turn things around and has established Bognor's reputation as one of the most attractive teams to watch in non-league football. Even more remarkably he did it without the help of any real financial backing.
-Like Shankly, Busby and Clough, the scale of Pearce's impact at Bognor will only be truly realised in years to come but there is no doubt he was one of the finest manager's Sussex has ever seen-.
Famous players to have come through the ranks of Jack Pearce's teams include Michael Birmingham, now assistant manager at Gosport Borough, Jamie Howells now player manager of Burgess Hill Town FC, Luke Nightingale now at Havant and Waterlooville and Ben Watson now at Exeter City. Former Rock Mick Jenkins is currently manager of Bognor Regis Town.
Although Pearce no longer manages the first team, he stepped down to give more attention to the day to day running of the club and has been very busy in the club-s 125th Anniversary year. In the year since he stepped down, in his role at the FA he has advocated financial prudence amongst non-league clubs and Respect for match officials. At the club Pearce has been progressing a share scheme, finding new financial backing, helping to find a new manager and players after a player exodus and dealing with the consequences of an arson attack on the clubhouse at Nyewood Lane. In two years he will have served the club for 40 years.
-DOCSTART-	19828614
'''Harold Frederick Pearson''' (7 May 1908 - 2 November 1994) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Pearson was born in Tamworth. As a youngster he played football for Glascote United, Glascote Methodists, Belgrave YMCA, Belgrave United, Two Gates F.C., Nuneaton Town and Tamworth Castle. He joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in April 1925 and turned professional a month later. His father Hubert Pearson was also a goalkeeper and the two were together on Albion's books until Hubert's retirement in May 1926.
Harold Pearson made his debut in December 1927, in a Division Two match against South Shields. In 1930-31 he helped the club to achieve promotion to the First Division and played in the 1931 FA Cup Final, in which Albion beat Birmingham 2-1. In 1932 he earned his only cap for England, marking the occasion with a clean sheet in a 3-0 win over Scotland at Wembley Stadium.
Pearson kept goal in the 1935 FA Cup Final, but this time earned only a runners-up medal as his team lost 4-2 to Sheffield Wednesday. After making 303 appearances for West Bromwich Albion, he joined Millwall for a -300 transfer fee in August 1937. He remained with Millwall until his retirement in 1940, though he did appear as a guest player for West Ham United during the Second World War. He died in November 1994 at the age of 86.
:A. Some sources say that he played for Nuneaton Borough, however the team were known as Nuneaton Town at the time Pearson played for them.
-DOCSTART-	19831409
'''Karl Andrew Connolly''' (born 9 February 1970 in Prescot, Merseyside) is a former Wrexham, QPR, and Swansea City footballer. Currently playing for Warrington Town in the Unibond League Division One North.
Connolly started his football career at Napoli, in the Liverpool Sunday League, where he was spotted by a Wrexham scout, and was signed by the then Wrexham manager Brian Flynn, initially to play in a left-wing position. However, after club legend Gary Bennett left for Tranmere Rovers in 1995, '''King Karl''' was played as the main striker. Connolly went on to score 88 goals in 358 league games.
Connolly played in many of Wrexham's finest F.A. Cup games, including the 2-1 win against Arsenal, the 2-1 win against Ipswich Town, the magnificent cup run of 1996-97, and the 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough in 1999.
Karl joined QPR on a bosman free transfer in the summber of 1999, where he played 72 League games scoring 12 goals, mostly from a left-wing position. Spells as Swansea City and Prescot Cables followed, and then he returned to the Wrexham area, to play for NEWI Cefn Druids in January 2008. He re-signed for Prescot in the summer of 2008. Joined Warrington Town in August 2009.
-DOCSTART-	19832347
'''Aki Lahtinen''' (born 31 October 1958 in Jyvskyl) is a former Finnish footballer.
-DOCSTART-	19833739
'''Nathaniel Edwin Clyne''' (born 5 April 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a defender. He attended Bishop Thomas Grant School located in Streatham.
Clyne made his debut for Crystal Palace in a league fixture on 18 October 2008 against Barnsley. He signed a three-year contract with Palace on 20 October 2008, and Neil Warnock stated Clyne ''"has a bright future in the game"''.
He won the man of the match award during a 2-1 victory over Doncaster aged just 17 years old and appearing at both right and left back during the match. He followed this up with a second consecutive man of the match performance against Sheffield United the next week and was subsequently named in the Championship Team of the Week.
Nathaniel Clyne is known to be a very silent person and a man of few words on the training pitch. However Neil Warnock is sure he will develop into a well-rounded and commanding player.
-DOCSTART-	19837562
'''James "Jamie" Speare''' (born 5 November 1976 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Accrington Stanley.
-DOCSTART-	19839372
'''Mark Molesley''' (born 11 March 1981) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Bournemouth.
Molesley started his career with Hayes, coming through their youth system. Spells with Cambridge City, Aldershot Town, Stevenage Borough and Grays Athletic before being transferred to Bournemouth.
He made his debut for Bournemouth, away to Shrewsbury Town, in the 4-1 defeat in the League Two on 18 October 2008.
Molesley married his partner, Charlene, in 2009.
-DOCSTART-	19842167
'''John James Johnson''' (born 16 September 1988 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English footballer who plays for Northampton Town as a defender, on loan from Middlesbrough.
Johnson made his debut for Middlesbrough on 18 October 2008, in a home 5-0 defeat to Chelsea in the Premier League, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan Grounds in the 54th minute. In November 2008, he made a loan move to League One side Tranmere Rovers until the end of the year.
Nine months later, Johnson joined League Two club Northampton Town on a month's loan in September 2009. The loan was extended until the end of the season in December.
-DOCSTART-	19843360
Bull played for Notts County and Tottenham Hotspur in the 1900s. At Tottenham, he counted amongst his team-mates Herbert Chapman; in 1907 Bull was offered the job of Northampton Town manager but after accepting changed his mind, and recommended Chapman take charge of the club instead, launching his career in management. Bull would eventually become Chapman's successor at Northampton Town, taking over in 1912 but managing the club for just a single season (1912-13).
Career: St. Andrew-s (Nottingham); Notts County 1894; Tottenham Hotspur May, 1904; Heanor United June, 1910; Coached an Argentine club at Buenos Aires April, 1911 to June, 1912; Northampton Town player/manager July, 1912 to 1913.
Honours: Football League representative, England first reserve (unused), international trialist.
First Team Appearances and Goals for Tottenham Hotspur
Southern League Apps 105 Gls 9 (1904-05 to 1907-08)
Walter also played in 22 Western League matches, scoring one goal, plus 28 other minor cup, friendly and tour matches, scoring five goals.
Notts County Football League Apps 282 Gls 53 (1894-95 to 1903-04).
Football League debut: 03.11.1894 v Woolwich Arsenal.
Northampton Town Southern League Apps 3 (1912-13 only).
A dispute over the transfer fee payable delayed his move from Notts County to Tottenham who eventually paid -300 on October 5, 1908. He captained both clubs, his stint as Spurs skipper coming during season 1907-08.
Walter featured when County provided the opposition for Spurs first official game at White Hart Lane in September, 1899. The County goalkeeper was injured during the game and Walter donned the gloves. He reportedly played in every position on the field during his time with County.
Heanor United were members of the Notts & Derbyshire League during his time with them.
Walter played for the Football League against the Scottish League at Ibrox Park, Glasgow on March 19, 1901. He had previously scored for the North in an international trial match against the South at the old Crystal Palace on February 25, 1901. He then featured for the South v North at Ashton Gate, Bristol on February 13, 1905 and again on January 22, 1906. He also played for Professionals of the South v Amateurs of the South on January 8, 1906. During 1905-06 he was first reserve for the Full England team as understudy to Colin Veitch, the regular centre half.
Represented Spurs on the Professional Footballers Association committee when the organisation was formed in 1907.
-DOCSTART-	19843883
'''Joseph''' "'''Joe'''" '''Robinson''' (4 March 1919 - 12 July 1991) was an English football goalkeeper. He played for Blackpool in their appearance in the 1948 FA Cup Final against Manchester United.
Robinson began his career at Hartlepools United, but left to join Blackpool in 1947.
Robinson made his Football League debut for Blackpool on 17 January 1948, in a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers, replacing Jock Wallace for the second half of the 1947-48 season. He kept four successive clean sheets in the club's FA Cup run that season, which took them to the final. Indeed, Robinson's appearance in the final came after only seventeen games for Blackpool.
Robinson played in the first eight League games of the 1948-49 campaign before being sold to Hull City. He was succeeded in ''the Seasiders'' goal by George Farm.
After 25 League appearances for Blackpool, Robinson moved across the Pennines to join Hull City. In five years with ''the Tigers'', he made seventy League appearances.
Robinson had a brief career as a player-manager. He was in charge of Wisbech Town between 1953 and 1956.
Robinson died on 12 July 1991, at the age of 72.
In January 2010, Robinson's FA Cup runners-up medal was stolen from his son's house in Lower Withington, Greater Manchester.
-DOCSTART-	19843935
'''Duncan McDonald''' was a Scottish footballer, who played as a right-sided full back
Born in Bo'ness, McDonald started his career with Townside before joining Woolwich Arsenal in April 1909, but had to wait until October 30 1909 to make his debut, against Manchester United. After that, he was a near ever-present in the 1909-10 season, with Archie Gray out of form and Joe Shaw moving to left back to cover, leaving a vacancy at right-back. However in 1910-11 Gray forced his way back in and McDonald only played one league game all season.
McDonald played 27 times for Arsenal in total, before leaving in the summer of 1911 for West Hartlepool.
-DOCSTART-	19845975
'''Aaron Taylor''' is an English professional football striker. He currently plays for Barrow AFC on loan from for Morecambe. Taylor was signed from the academy and made his debut as a sub in Morecambe's 2-2 draw with Chesterfield. He made his full debut against Rochdale on 18 October 2008 and marked his full debut with a goal. Since then, he has regularly featured in Sammy McIlroys side.
Aaron has also played for England youth.
He then went on to start the FA Cup game against Grimsby in the 1st round. He scored twice and was named man of the match to continue fulfilling his shown potential. He joined Barrow on an initial five week loan for the start of the 2009/10 season.
-DOCSTART-	19846958
'''William Henry''' "'''Billy'''" '''Benton''' (5 December 1895 - 1967) was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the 1920s and 1930s, making over 350 Football League appearances for the club. He played in midfield.
Benton made his debut for Blackpool on 30 August 1920, in the second league game of the 1920-21 season, a 2-1 defeat at home to Bristol City.
Benton was a regular in the team in all but his final three seasons with Blackpool. He made his final appearance for the club, then under the guidance of Harry Evans, on 7 February 1931, in a 6-0 defeat at Leicester City.
-DOCSTART-	19847305
'''William Anderton''' (born 1879 in Blackpool) was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played in midfield.
Anderton made his debut for Blackpool on 21 December 1901, in a 3-0 home victory over Gainsborough Trinity.
In the 1903-04 campaign, Anderton was an almost ever-present, appearing in 33 of the club's 34 league games.
Anderton almost missed the entire 1905-06 season too, but made his return to the team on 14 April 1906, with four league games remaining. He appeared in only one more of those four games, however.
In his final season with Blackpool, 1906-07, Anderton made eighteen league appearances and scored two goals. His final appearance for the club occurred on 20 April 1907, a 4-3 victory over Grimsby Town at Bloomfield Road in the penultimate match of the season.
-DOCSTART-	19847867
'''Cecil Ernest Shaw''' (22 June 1911 - January 1977) was an English footballer who played as a full back.
Shaw was born in Mansfield. He turned professional in February 1930 when he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers. After 183 competitive appearances for Wolves, Shaw moved to their local rivals West Bromwich Albion in December 1936. Albion broke their transfer record to secure his services, paying the -7,500 fee in two installments. He made his Albion debut the same month, against Liverpool at Anfield. During the Second World War he continued to represent Albion, as well as making guest appearances for Nottingham Forest and Blackpool. Shaw scored 14 goals in 251 competitive games for West Bromwich Albion. In 1947 he left the club to join Hereford United, where he played until his retirement in 1949. He later refereed in the Oldbury & District leagues and worked as a scout for West Bromwich Albion. Shaw died in Handsworth, Birmingham in January 1977.
-DOCSTART-	19852560
'''Donald James Cock''' (10 July 1896 - August 1974) was an English football player. He was the younger brother of England international Jack Cock.
Born in Hayle, Cornwall, Cock started his professional career with Brentford during World War I. A striker, he moved to Fulham in 1919. In three seasons with the Second Division club, he averaged a goal every other game, and was the club's leading goalscorer in 1919-20 and 1920-21. He moved to Notts County in October 1922 and played nearly 100 games in three seasons there, being the club's top scorer in 1922-23 and 1923-24, winning the Second Division title in the former.
Cock's exploits at Notts County earned the eye of Arsenal and he was signed by Leslie Knighton in March 1925, making his debut for Arsenal against Bolton Wanderers on 7 March 1925. However, in his next match, against his former club Notts County at Meadow Lane, he was tackled strongly and broke his leg. He was out of action for five months and could not find favour under new manager Herbert Chapman. Cock only played one more game for Arsenal before being sold to Clapton Orient in October 1925.
Cock regained his form at Orient, becoming top scorer for the Second Division side in 1925-26 and 1926-27 before finishing his career with brief stints at Wolves and Newport County in 1927. He retired from professional football, aged 31, soon after. He died in 1974, aged 78.
-DOCSTART-	19864284
'''Eric Seymour Sibley''' (17 November 1915 - 1996) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Bournemouth, Blackpool, Grimsby Town and Chester.
Sibley joined Blackpool from Bournemouth during the second half of the 1937-38 season, and made his debut on 29 January in a single-goal victory at Leicester City. He went on to appear in the remaining fifteen games of the campaign.
The following season, 1938-39, Sibley started 29 of Blackpool's 42 league games, before World War II intervened. In 1945-46, Sibley made six guest appearances for Southampton.
After the conclusion of the war, in 1945-46, Sibley made six appearances for Blackpool in the Football League North.
In Sibley's final season at Bloomfield Road, 1946-47, he made 37 league appearances, as well as making his debut for ''the Tangerines'' in the FA Cup. His final game for the club occurred on 7 April, a 3-0 home defeat by Everton. He was sold to Grimsby Town.
In two years at Blundell Park, Sibley made 23 league appearances.
Sibley finished his professional career with Chester City in 1950 after seven league appearances for the club. He left to become player-manager at a Lytham St Annes-based club.
-DOCSTART-	19864647
'''Gavin Smith''' is a professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Dumbarton and Barnsley.
-DOCSTART-	19864731
'''George Herbert Stabb''' (26 September 1912 - 11 December 1994) was an English former footballer.
Stabb played for Dartmouth United, Paignton Town, Torquay United and Notts County
-DOCSTART-	19868118
'''Neil Teggart''' (born September 16, 1984 in Downpatrick) is a Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for Portadown, in the IFA Premiership. He was a Northern Ireland under 21 international, picking up 2 caps.
He had been a very promising prospect, coming through the youth system at Sunderland F.C., but after loan spells at Darlington and Scunthorpe United, he was released without breaking into the first team squad. After an unsuccessful spell at Perth Glory in Australia, he went to Scotland, where he played for Livingston and Hamilton Academical.
Teggart was to sign for Portadown in 2008, but after an administrative error cost them their Premiership status he opted to join Ballymena United, where he scored 9 goals. He eventually signed a three-year deal with Portadown on May 10, 2009, following the club's promotion back to the Premiership.
On July 11, Teggart scored his first goal for Portadown on his debut, in a friendly against Warrenpoint Town. He made his competitive league debut on August 15, in the 2-1 home defeat against Glentoran.
-DOCSTART-	19873745
'''Grant Normington''' (born 9 May 1990 in Kingston upon Hull, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Frickley Athletic, on loan from Grimsby Town. His natural position is on the right side of midfield, although he has been known to play as a right back.
Grant was added to the first team squad during the 2007-2008 season by Alan Buckley and was offered a new contract for the following season.
He made his debut for the club under Mike Newell as he came on as a substitute for James Hunt in the 82nd minute of the clubs 0-0 away draw with Exeter City. Normington was then given a new two year contract on 28 November 2008 by the club after impressing since the arrival of the new manager.
In an interview to the Grimsby Telegraph on 9 December Normington commented at his relief at his chances under the new manager, stating that Alan Buckley failed to help his in his career.
"The feedback from the gaffer has been positive.
"When the old manager was here, he didn't talk to me as much and didn't help me out as much.
"Alan Buckley didn't really give me a chance - not even a sniff.
"I wasn't even on the bench sometimes - even when there were seven subs in the cup, he named just six.
"Since Mike Newell got here, he has been great with me.
"He helps me and tells me my chance will come and this contract backs that up.".
On 23rd October 2009 Normington joined Frickley Athletic on loan for one month. He re-joined Frickley for a second spell on the 21st December 2009.
-DOCSTART-	19877476
'''James Findlay "Jimmy" Stephen''' (born 23 August 1922 in Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire)
Stephen signed for Bradford when he left school in 1938, and turned professional the following year. During the Second World War he made guest appearances for clubs including Halifax Town, Middlesbrough
Stephen made his international debut as captain in the first competitive match Scotland played after the war, a 3-1 defeat to Wales on 19 October 1946 in the British Home Championship; Wales's third goal was an own goal scored by Stephen. His second and last cap came a year later, also against Wales.
-DOCSTART-	19877680
'''Reg Swinfen''' is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Queens Park Rangers and Yeovil Town.
-DOCSTART-	19886599
'''Jordan Daniel Patrick''' (born 14 October 1992 in Luton) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for Luton Town.
A product of Luton Town's youth academy, Patrick was handed a place on the substitutes bench for a home game with Accrington Stanley on 18 October 2008. He had been excused from lessons at school the day before in order to be able to train with the first-team for the game at Kenilworth Road.
Patrick set the record for the youngest ever footballer to play for Luton Town, after coming on a substitute in the 82nd minute in a 2-2 away draw at Grimsby Town on 21 October 2008, aged 16 years and 7 days. He set up Tom Craddock's equaliser deep into injury time to secure a point.
-DOCSTART-	19889099
'''David "Dai" Ward''' (16 July 1934 - 16 January 1996) was a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. During his career in The Football League, he averaged a goal every other game, scoring 160 goals in 316 matches between 1954 and 1965.
Ward began his career at his hometown side Barry Town and his prolific goalscoring exploits led a number of teams to take an interest in him. He eventually signed for Bristol Rovers but it was a number of years before he managed to hold down a regular place in the side due to the presence of one of the clubs all-time greats in Geoff Bradford. Eventually handed a chance in the side he responded by scoring nine times in his first eight games. His most prolific season for the club was in 1958-59 when he finished the season with 27 goals in 38 matches and it was this form that resulted in him earning his first cap for Wales in a 2-2 draw with England on 26 November 1958 in the 1959 British Home Championship.
Ward's spell at the club turned sour when he fell out with manager Bert Tann and began a bitter battle to leave the club, even at one time threating to quit football entirely unless he was allowed to leave. He left the club in February 1961 to return to his home country to sign for Cardiff City. In his first full season at the club he finished as the top scorer with 17 goals and was handed his second Wales cap in a 1-1 draw with England on 14 October 1961. However his efforts could not stop the club being relegated from Division One and the following season he fell out of favour and was allowed to join Watford, where he spent one year before finishing his professional career at Brentford.
-DOCSTART-	19894253
'''George Baddeley''' (8 May 1874 - July 1952) was an English footballer who played as a half back. Born in Fegg Hayes, Stoke-upon-Trent, he attended Fegg Hayes Church of England School. After leaving school he played football for Ball Heath, Burslem Swifts, Pitshill F.C. and Biddulph F.C. He joined Stoke in May 1900 and went on to appear more than 200 times for the club as well as serving as captain. In July 1908 Baddeley signed for West Bromwich Albion for -250 and made his debut away at Grimsby Town two months later. He won a Second Division championship medal with the club in 1910-11 and an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1912. Baddeley's last game for Albion was against Sheffield Wednesday on 18 April 1914, at the age of 39 years, 345 days.
-DOCSTART-	19894406
'''Kevin Dawson''' (born 18 June 1981 in Northallerton) is an English football player who currently plays for Worksop Town. He is the brother of fellow football players Andy and Michael.
In his playing career, Dawson has played for Nottingham Forest, Barnet, Chesterfield and Barrow.
-DOCSTART-	19902754
'''Ernest "Ernie" Stevenson''' (born 28 December 1923 in Rotherham, died 1970) was a former English professional footballer.
After playing for one of the clubs nursery sides, Stevenson began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers but did not play league football for them for several years due to World War II . When league football resumed, Stevenson struggled to make an impact on the first team playing just 8 times before being allowed to join Cardiff City in October 1948.
Put straight into the starting line-up, he finished his first season as the clubs top scorer with 14 goals in all competitions and continued his scoring during the early stages of the following season but as the year progressed his goals dried up and he moved to Southampton in exchange for Wilf Grant moving the other way. He never managed to fully regain his form and after one year at Southampton he joined Leeds United before dropping out of league football.
-DOCSTART-	19903368
'''Thomas William (Tom) Baxter''' (2 February 1903 - 21 August 1987) was an English footballer.
Baxter played amateur football for Welbeck Colliery, Newark Town and Worksop Town.
He began his professional career with his hometown club Mansfield Town. He moved to Wolves in late 1927, and made his club debut on 17 December 1927 in a 0-2 defeat at .
He remained in the team for the remainder of the 1927-28 season and played the majority of the following campaign. An attacking player, he scored 15 goals in a total of 53 appearances for the Midlanders. He left Molineux to join Port Vale in August 1929.
He was a regular member of ''Vale's'' 1929-30 Division Three North winning side. He lost his place however, in December 1930 and was released at the end the 1930-31 season, at which point he returned to Mansfield. He later spent two spells with Margate and also played for Carlisle United and Distillery.
-DOCSTART-	19904284
'''Norman Bell''' (born 16 November 1955) is an English former footballer, born in Hylton Castle, Sunderland, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers.
Bell began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers as an apprentice in 1971, and turned professional in 1973.
Overlooked for the club's 1976-77 promotion campaign, he returned to the fold in the following season.
He stayed with Rovers for two-and-a-half seasons in the Second Division
Since retiring from football Bell had various sales-related jobs before working with young offenders for Blackburn with Darwen Council.
-DOCSTART-	19905632
'''Jason Brissett''' (born 7 September 1974 in Redbridge) is a former English professional football player.
After playing youth football with Brimsdown Rovers (alongside David Beckham) and Arsenal, Brissett played professionally with Peterborough United, Bournemouth, Walsall, Cheltenham Town, Leyton Orient and Stevenage Borough.
-DOCSTART-	19905770
'''Ryan Kirby''' (born 6 September 1974 in Chingford) is a former English professional football player.
After playing youth football with Brimsdown Rovers (alongside David Beckham) and Arsenal, Kirby played professionally with Doncaster Rovers, Preston North End, Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Athletic, Northampton Town, Stevenage Borough, Aldershot Town and Harlow Town.
-DOCSTART-	19907893
'''Charlie Wipfler''' (born 15 July 1915; died 1983) was a professional footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Watford and Gravesend & Northfleet.
-DOCSTART-	19909944
}}'''Stephen Clifford "Steve" Derrett''' (born 16 October 1947 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international.
A youth team player at the club, Steve Derrett began his career at Cardiff City, making his first team debut in a European Cup Winners Cup match against NAC Breda in 1967. He went on to make his league debut in November of the same year in a match against Birmingham City and went on to establish himself in the side over the following years, including earning all of his four caps for Wales, two of which ended in heavy defeats against Scotland and Italy.
Derrett left Cardiff in 1972 to join Carlisle United but struggled to settle at Brunton Park and, after a short loan spell at Aldershot, moved on to Rohterham United the following year. He spent three years at Rotherham, making over 80 appearances, before returning to South Wales to sign for Newport County only for a knee injury two years into his spell there to end his professional career.
-DOCSTART-	19911265
'''Knut Anders Fostervold'''(born October 4, 1971) is a former Norweigan footballer who notably played for Molde FK and Grimsby Town. He played his football in defence, but could also be used as a midfielder.
He started his career in SK Rival, and then played in Vestfold for Sandefjord, Stokke IL and Eik-Tnsberg. He returned to Molde and Molde FK in 1994. Fostervold joined The Mariners on loan during the 2000-2001 season, after manager Lennie Lawrence brought in several foreign imports on a loan basis.
He retired from football due to injury in 2003, and now competes in cycling.
-DOCSTART-	19923023
'''David Edward "Dave" Reeves'''(born 20 November, 1967 in Birkenhead, England) is a former professional footballer who notably for Chesterfield, Bolton Wanderers and Carlisle United. He is currently without a club after leaving his post as Assistant Manager with Gainsborough Trinity.
Reeves was drafted into the first team squad at Sheffield Wednesday in 1986 aged 19. He played just under 20 first team games for The Owls while at the club between 1986 and 1989 and while at Hillsborough he spent time on loan with Scunthorpe United.
He transferred to non league side Heswell, where he stayed for one season, while there he re-joined Scunthorpe on loan and also spent time at Turf Moor with Burnley before joining Bolton Wanderers in 1989 for -80,000.
Reeves stayed at Burnden Park until 1993 when he moved briefly to Notts County before a move to Carlisle United. Reeves went on to play for Preston North End ,Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic and Scarborough before ending his career playing for Gainsborough Trinity.
Upon retiring from the game Reeves took up a position on the coaching staff at former club Gainsborough Trinity. He has since took up the position of Assistant Manager. Reeves remained the clubs Assistant Manager until late August 2009. Following the dismissal of manager Steve Charles, Reeves and coach Steve Blatherwick were given temporary charge of first team affairs in a caretaker role. But after 1 game in charge, Reeves along with Blatherwick departed the club.
His twin brother Alan was also a professional footballer, most notably with Rochdale, Wimbledon and Swindon Town.
-DOCSTART-	19926583
'''George Perrins''' (24 February 1873 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at half back. He was born in Birmingham. He played for Birmingham St George's, Newton Heath and Luton Town.
-DOCSTART-	19926662
'''Charles "Charlie" Radford''' (19 March 1900 - 14 July 1924) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Walsall. He played for Walsall and Manchester United. He died in a motorcycle accident in 1924.
-DOCSTART-	19926821
'''Paul Bannon''' (born 15 November 1956 in Dublin) is a retired Irish professional association football player who played in England for Carlisle United, Darlington, Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City and Plymouth Argyle, before moving to Holland with NAC Breda. He later played in Greece for both PAOK and Larissa.
-DOCSTART-	19926822
'''Hubert Redwood''' (July 1913 - 28 September 1943) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in St Helens. He played for New Brighton and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	19927015
'''William Levi''' "'''Billy'''" '''Draycott''' (15 February 1869 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at half back.
Draycott probably joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1890. He made his debut in a 2-1 friendly home defeat to West Bromwich Albion on 29 September 1890. He made nine appearances for the club, bagging two goals and was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1891. He transferred to local rivals Stoke City in June 1891.
He joined Newton Heath via Burton Wanderers in May 1896. Over three years he made 91 appearances for the Manchester club before transferring to Bedminster in 1899. He later turned out for Bristol Rovers, Wellingborough and Luton Town.
-DOCSTART-	19927187
'''Thomas Gable "Tom" Smith''' (18 October 1900 - 21 February 1934) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a centre forward. He was born in Whitburn. He played for Marsden Villa, Whitburn, South Shields, Leicester City, Manchester United, Northampton Town and Norwich City.
-DOCSTART-	19927253
'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Hodge''' (5 July 1891 - 2 September 1970) was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a defender. He was born in Stenhousemuir. He played for Stenhousemuir, Manchester United, Millwall Athletic, Norwich City and Southend United.
-DOCSTART-	19931222
'''Stanley Hugh Gallimore''' (14 April 1910 - September 1944) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Bucklow Hill, Cheshire. He played for Witton Albion, Manchester United, Altrincham and Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	19931239
'''John "Jack" Hall''' (23 October 1912 - August 2000) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Failsworth. He played for Failsworth, Newton Heath Loco, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Stalybridge Celtic and Runcorn, as well as guesting for several teams during the Second World War.
-DOCSTART-	19931273
'''Ernest Vincent''' (28 October 1910 - 2 June 1978) was an English footballer. His regular position was at half back. He was born in Seaham, County Durham. He played for Dawdon Colliery, Ryhope Colliery, Seaham Harbour, Washington Colliery, Southport, Manchester United, Queens Park Rangers and Doncaster Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	19931283
'''Billy Porter''' (July 1905 - 28 April 1946) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Fleetwood. He played for Windsor Villa, Fleetwood, Oldham Athletic, Manchester United and Hyde United, as well as guesting for several teams during the Second World War.
-DOCSTART-	19931300
'''John Clarkin''' (born 1872) was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Neilston. He played for Neilston, Bootle, Glasgow Thistle, Newton Heath and Blackpool.
Neilston-born Clarkin signed for Blackpool from Newton Heath in June 1896. He made his debut for the club in their first-ever match in the Football League, on 5 September 1896, in the number-7 shirt (see Blackpool F.C. season 1896-97). He went on to appear in 28 of the club's 30 games that season, scoring eight goals.
The following season, 1897-98, Clarkin made 26 appearances and scored five goals.
-DOCSTART-	19931317
'''Clatworthy "Charlie" Rennox''' (25 February 1897 - 1967) was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Shotts. He played for Dykehead, Wishaw, Clapton Orient, Manchester United and Grimsby Town.
-DOCSTART-	19933509
'''Daniel''' "'''Danny'''" '''Mitchley''' (born 7 October 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool. He is a forward.
===From youth team to first team at Blackpool===
Born in Liverpool, Mitchley played at Skelmersdale United until he was 15 years old. He then spent one season with the Oldham Athletic Centre of Excellence, followed by a short spell with Wigan Athletic's Centre of Excellence, before joining Blackpool, where he became a regular starter for the youth team in the Football League Youth Alliance, North West Conference.
By December 2007 Mitchley had scored 25 goals in just twelve matches for Blackpool's youth and reserve teams, and despite only just having turned eighteen, Blackpool manager Simon Grayson stated that he was "not frightened of throwing him into the action if I need to." Mitchley had been training with the first-team squad and had already travelled with them when he was included in the squad that went to .
On 4 March 2008 Mitchley was offered his first professional contract, together with youth-team captain, Ashton Bayliss.
He made his return from injury on 15 October 2008 in a reserve-team match at Burnley.
On 27 March 2009, Mitchley signed for Conference North side Southport on loan for the rest of the 2008-09 season.
===Back at Blackpool and Burscough loan move===
Mitchley started the 2009-10 season with Blackpool and was twice an unused substitute. Firstly in ''the Seasiders'' 2-1 Carling Cup victory over Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road on 11 August 2009. Then again on 15 August in a 1-1 draw with Cardiff City at Bloomfield Road.
Three days later he was loaned out to Northern Premier League side Burscough, along with fellow Blackpool player Mark Halstead. He made his debut on 22 August in a 0-4 home defeat to King's Lynn at Victoria Park.
-DOCSTART-	19933774
'''Oliver Tobias M. "Oli" Johnson''' (born 6 November 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Norwich City as a striker.
Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Johnson started his career in the ninth tier of English football with Nostell Miners Welfare, scoring nine goals during the 2007-08 season.
Johnson signed for Norwich City on a two-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee on 8 January 2010 and made his debut coming on as a late substitute in Norwich's 3-1 victory over Exeter City the following day.
-DOCSTART-	19935375
'''Jack Stephen Payne''' (born 5 December 1991) is a footballer currently with Gillingham of Football League One. He made his debut in a League Two match against Chester City on 25 October 2008, and signed a 18 month contract some three months later. He plays as a midfielder. He was voted Young Player of the Year for Gillingham at the end of the 2008-09 season.
-DOCSTART-	19935558
'''John Higgins''' (1932- 22 April 2005) was an English professional footballer mainly playing in central defence. Higgins was raised in Buxton, Derbyshire and played for Bolton Wanderers between 1952 and 1961. He played in Bolton's 2-0 1958 FA Cup Final against Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	19937031
'''Stewart Yetton''' is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Truro City.
Yetton began his career at Plymouth Argyle in 2003, but found his chances in the first team were limited. After a loan spell at Weymouth, he moved to Tiverton Town in February 2005.
Moving to Truro City 18 months later, he proved to be a prolific goalscorer, with over 170 goals in all competitions as of October 2008. These include 72 goals during the 2006-07 season, and six goals in the 8-5 victory over Radstock Town in 2007-08.
Yetton has scored more goals in the last 3 seasons than any other footballer in non-league football.
Stewart Yetton went on loan to Ivybridge Town at the start of the 2009-10 season for one month to regain fitness from his shoulder injury.
On his first match back from his loan, in the FA Cup 3rd Round Qualifying, Yetton scored the equaliser against Mangotsfield in the 90th minute to earn a replay.
-DOCSTART-	19942539
'''Samuel "Sam" Wedgbury''' (born 26 February 1989 in Oldbury, England) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Ferencvros in Hungary, on loan from English side Sheffield United.
Wedgbury started his career at non-league Worcester City where he came to greater attention whist playing in the F.A. Cup. He scored against Bemerton Heath Harlequins during this run and became the clubs youngest ever goal scorer.
This form prompted Sheffield United to sign him on a development contract
In October 2008 he was loaned out to Mansfield Town to gain more first team experience
By January 2009 Wedgbury had regained his fitness and was loaned out once more, this time to ''The Blades'' Hungarian sister club Ferencvros,
-DOCSTART-	19943222
'''Alexander Downie Dawson''' (born 21 February 1940 in Aberdeen) was a Scottish football player.
Dawson started his career with Manchester United as a trainee. He helped the club win the league title in 1957. He left United for Preston North End in 1961 after scoring 54 career goals. At Preston, he became known as "The Black Prince of Deepdale" and featured in their FA Cup Final side of 1964, scoring in the final itself as they went down 3-2 to West Ham. He later played for Bury, Brighton and Brentford.
Dawson was the last player to score a hat trick in an FA Cup semi-final back in 1958 when Manchester United beat Fulham 5-3 in a replay at Highbury.
-DOCSTART-	19945040
'''Wilf Woodcock''' (15 February 1892 - October 1966) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. He played for Abbey Hey, Stalybridge Celtic, Manchester United, Manchester City, Stockport County and Wigan Borough.
-DOCSTART-	19945079
'''John Phillips "Jack" Cape''' (16 November 1911 - 6 June 1994) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Carlisle, Cumberland. He played for Penrith, Carlisle United, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Queens Park Rangers and Scarborough, as well as guesting for Carlisle United during the Second World War.
-DOCSTART-	19945104
'''George Douglas Sapsford''' (10 March 1896 - 17 October 1970) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Higher Broughton, Manchester. He played for Clarendon, Manchester United, Preston North End and Southport.
-DOCSTART-	19945149
'''Samuel Hopkinson''' (9 February 1903 - 9 May 1958) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Killamarsh, North East Derbyshire. He played for Shirebrook, Valley Road BC, Chesterfield, Ashton National, Manchester United and Tranmere Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	19945189
'''Andrew Mitchell''' (before 1875-after 1894) was a Scottish footballer who played at full back. He played for Airdrieonians, Newton Heath and Burton Swifts in the late 19th century.
-DOCSTART-	19945205
Douglas made his debut for Blackpool in their first-ever match in the Football League, on 5 September 1896 (see Blackpool F.C. season 1896-97). He went on to be ever-present in the club's 30 games that season, keeping five clean sheets in the process.
He was also ever-present in the following 1897-98 campaign, and achieved six shutouts that time around. After those sixty games for the club, he was replaced for the 1898-99 season by F.A. Fletcher.
-DOCSTART-	19946390
'''Joseph "Joe" Bonson''' (19 June 1934 - 1991) was an English professional footballer who played for several clubs during the 1950s and 1960s.
Bonson started his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, working his way through their youth ranks including playing in the 1954 FA Youth Cup Final, losing to Manchester United. He graduated to the first team and made his debut on 1 January 1957 in a 3-2 win at , the first of 11 consecutive starts during which he scored 6 goals. However, due to a wealth of striking talent at the club, he was deemed surplus to requirements and sold to Cardiff City for -7,000 at the end of the season.
He joined the Bluebirds as a replacement for Johnny Nicholls, who had left the club to join Exeter City and made a goalscoring debut for the club in a 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town in November 1957. He finished the season with 12 goals in a total of 25 appearances.
During his time at Cardiff he formed two formidable strike partnerships with two Wales internationals, first with Ron Hewitt and then with Derek Tapscott, after he joined the club from Arsenal. Bonsons's most prolific year came in the 1958-59 season when he scored 18 times for the club. At the end of the season he was transferred to Scunthorpe United in exchange for Peter Donnelly.
Bonson went on to spend the rest of his career playing in the lower leagues of English football with spells at Doncaster Rovers, Newport County, Brentford and Lincoln City.
-DOCSTART-	19947218
'''Andrew Mitchell''' (1879-after 1899) was a Scottish footballer. An outside left, he first played for Albion Rovers before transferring to Woolwich Arsenal in 1898. He made his debut against Luton Town on September 3, 1898 and scored the winning goal in a 1-0 win. He played ten league games in 1898-99, but soon fell out of favour and left the club at the end of that season.
-DOCSTART-	19950693
'''John Moody''' (1 November 1904 - 23 April 1963) was an English football player. His regular position was as a goalkeeper.
Moody was born in Heeley, Sheffield and first played in local football in the Sheffield Amateur League. He was signed by Herbert Chapman's Arsenal in August 1925 but was initially fourth-choice goalkeeper behind Jock Robson, Bill Harper and Dan Lewis. He didn't make his first team debut for nearly two years, it coming in a 3-2 defeat away to Bury on 4 May 1927. Moody went on to keep goal in the final match of 1926-27, a 4-0 North London derby win, and covered for Lewis the following season in four matches while the latter was injured; his final game was a 6-4 defeat at Sheffield United on January 7 1928.
After just six games in three years at Arsenal, Moody moved to Bradford Park Avenue in the 1928 close season. He spent two years at Bradford before stints at Doncaster Rovers, Manchester United and finally Chesterfield, winning the Third Division North title in 1935-36.
-DOCSTART-	19950736
'''William Robertson''' (20 April 1907 - 1980) was a Scottish footballer who played at full back. He was born in Falkirk. He played for Third Lanark, Ayr United, Stoke City, Manchester United, and Reading.
-DOCSTART-	19950772
'''Thomas "Tommy" Frame''' (born 5 September 1902 - 17 January 1988) was a Scottish footballer who played at full back. He was born in Burnbank. He played for Burnbank Athletic, Cowdenbeath, Manchester United, Southport, Rhyl Athletic and Bridgnorth Town.
-DOCSTART-	19957226
'''Philip Leonardus Walker''' (born August 29, 1954 in London) is a former English footballer, who played as a central midfielder.
Walker joined Millwall FC in 1975, and established himself in the centre of the team's midfield. One of the first notable black players in the club's history, he garnered renown as a skilful player with excellent passing. He moved to Charlton Athletic in 1979, and remained there until 1983, when he briefly joined Hong Kong side Eastern AA.
Already aged 30, Walker joined Portugal's Boavista FC, after spending half-a-season with Leixes SC, in the same country. He quickly established himself in the starting XI, being first-choice in the vast majority of his seven-season spell.
After four seasons with northern neighbours F.C. Maia, Walker retired aged 41, subsequently having a brief spell as coach with his last club.
-DOCSTART-	19959111
'''Squire Albert Warburton''' (26 January 1856-later than 1914) was an English association football player in the Victorian era. "Squire" was not a title but his actual first name, although he was known by his middle name.
Warburton was the captain of the Blackburn Olympic team which defeated Old Etonians in the 1883 FA Cup Final played at Kennington Oval on 31 March 1883. This was the first occasion on which a working-class team from the north of England had won the cup, which had previously been won solely by teams of wealthy amateurs from London and the south. At a civic reception upon the team's return to Blackburn, Warburton famously proclaimed "The Cup is very welcome to Lancashire. It'll have a good home and it'll never go back to London."
In the match report in the Blackburn Times on 6 April 1883, Warburton was described as a "Master plumber; also pub landlord and poulterer".
-DOCSTART-	19965227
'''Thomas Percy Homer''' (April 1886 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Winson Green, Birmingham, West Midlands. He played for Soho Caledonians, Erdington, Aston Villa, Stourbridge, Kidderminster Harriers and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	19965266
'''Arthur Warburton''' (30 October 1903 - 21 April 1978) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Bury, Greater Manchester. He played for Sedgley Park, Manchester United, Burnley, Nelson, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers, as well as guesting for several clubs during the Second World War.
-DOCSTART-	19965313
'''George Bissett''' (25 January 1896 - 1946) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Born in Cowdenbeath, Bissett played for Glencraig Thistle and Third Lanark prior to the First World War in his native Scotland before moving to Manchester United in 1919. He made his Football League debut on 15 November 1919 in a 1-0 loss at Burnley and remained at Old Trafford for two years, scoring 10 goals in 42 appearances.
In November 1921, he transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he made his debut on 3 December 1921 in a 2-0 win at Port Vale. He remained a first choice player for the remainder of the season, scoring nine times in 29 games. However, the appointment of George Jobey as manager during the 1922-23 season saw Bissett's opportunities decline and he featured only sporadically in that campaign.
He left to join Welsh League club Pontypridd in January 1924, but moved to Southend United four months later before retiring in 1926. He died in 1946.
-DOCSTART-	19965352
'''William''' "'''Billy'''" '''Grassam''' (20 November 1878 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward
Grassam played for Redcliffe Thistle and Maryhill before joining English side Burslem Port Vale in July 1899. He regular in the 1899-1900 season, he scored ten goals in 41 games over all competitions. In the summer of 1900 he moved on to West Ham United. On 1 September 1900, he became the first West Ham player to score a hat-trick, when he scored four goals on his debut against Gravesend United. He stayed with the London-based club for three years and scored a tally greater than one goal every two games before moving back to Scotland with Celtic. In 1903 he went back to England to join Manchester United and scored eleven goals in his first season with the club, becoming joint-top scorer. However the next season he fell out of favour and contributed just two and moved on to Leyton in July 1905. He rejoined West Ham later that year, where he built up a solid partnership with Harry Stapley. He then had a spell with Brentford.
-DOCSTART-	19967264
'''Adrian Thorpe''' (born 1963), also known as '''Aidey Thorpe''', is a former English footballer who played as a winger or a forward.
Having left football following a long standing repetitive strain injury to his mouth, Adrian's arms grew longer, back hair spread to the rest of his body, jaw line started to protrude and he turned in to the neandathol that he is today. In 1994 he began working for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, (where his love for Nottingham Forest began) but after realising that he was scared of heights, fire and cats he was forced to retire after a mere 32 days.
For many years Adrian could be found staggering aimlessly around the pubs in Normanton, Derby pushing videos of his goal for Notts County Vs Wigan for free drinks and male attention. He was affectionately known to locals as "that drunken dwarf".
Little was known about his untimely death. All we do know is he was in his 1 bedroomed squat, in the loving arms of his partner, David. A recent statement from David highlighted most peoples love for Adrian. He said "Oh, was that his name? Don't tell the wife....please!"
-DOCSTART-	19968969
:''For the comedian, see Stewart Lee''
'''Stuart Lee''' (born February 11, 1953 in Manchester, England) is a former English football forward. He played professionally in England, Wales and the United States.
In 1971, Lee began his professional career when he signed with Bolton Wanderers. He was seventeen at the time. He spent three season in the second and third Division of the Football League with Bolton before transferring to third division Wrexham F.C. At the time, Wrexham experienced considerable success in both the FA Cup and European competitions. In 1976, they went to the quarterfinals of the Cup Winners Cup where Lee scored the team-s lone goal in a 2-1 aggregate loss to R.S.C. Anderlecht. He spent two seasons with Wrexham before moving to Stockport County in 1978. He spent only one season with Stockport before moving to the first division with Manchester City. However, he played only six league games before being sold to the Portland Timbers of the North American Soccer League. He spent three seasons with the Timbers. During that time, he played three outdoor seasons and two indoor seasons. The Timbers folded at the end of the 1982 season and Lee signed with the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1982, he returned to outdoor soccer with the Carolina Lightnin' of the second division American Soccer League. By this time, outdoor soccer was collapsing in the United States and the ASL ceased operations following the 1983 season. Lee signed with the Los Angeles Lazers of the MISL in the fall of 1983. He would play two seasons for the Lazers. He returned to the NASL for the 1984 season, playing for the Tampa Bay Rowdies, but the league collapsed at the end of the season. Lee would remain with the indoor game for the remainder of his career. On September 6, 1985, the St. Louis Steamers signed Lee. After one season, he moved to the Kansas City Comets then back to the Lazers. Lee signed as a free agent with the Dallas Sidekicks on October 20, 1987. He spent one season with the Sidekicks, then retired from playing professionally.
Following his retirement as a player, Lee returned to England where he became a manager in the Stockport County reserves. He would return to Portland during the summers to run youth soccer camps. On November 29, 1989, the Seattle Storm of the American Professional Soccer League hired Lee to replace Tommy Jenkins as head coach. The Storm folded at the end of the 1990 season. In December 1993, he bought the team from Bud Greer and entered it in the amateur Pacific Coast League. Lee is currently the Director of the FC Seattle Youth Club.
-DOCSTART-	19970250
'''James Brown''' (31 July 1862 - 4 July 1922
-DOCSTART-	19970522
'''Norbert "Nobby" Lawton''' (25 March 1940 - 22 April 2006) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward or wing half for various English clubs in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Born in Newton Heath, Manchester, Lawton began his football career with Manchester United, joining the club as an amateur in 1956. He was also involved in the club's 1957 FA Youth Cup title. Following the Munich air disaster in 1958, Lawton gave up his job with a local coal merchant to sign professional forms with Manchester United. However, while playing for the club's reserve team, Lawton succumbed to a heavy bout of the flu, leading to double pneumonia and the temporary loss of the use of his legs.
He was out of action for several months but eventually made his debut for the first team on 9 April 1960, playing at inside left in a 3-2 win over Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. Over the next couple of seasons, Lawton forged a partnership with Bobby Charlton on the left side of the United forward line, even scoring a hat-trick against Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day 1961, but by the 1962-63 season he was increasingly deployed as a wing half. The emergence of Pat Crerand, however, meant that Lawton's first team opportunities became increasingly limited and he was sold to Preston North End in March 1963.
In his first season at Preston, Lawton captained the Lancashire side to the FA Cup final, where they lost to Bobby Moore's West Ham United side. He continued to captain the side for the next three seasons, before a succession of knee injuries forced his sale to Brighton & Hove Albion in September 1967. He spent a further three seasons with Brighton before dropping down to the Fourth Division to play for Lincoln City in 1970. He retired from professional football in 1972 and took several jobs before returning to Newton Heath in 1977 to work for an export packaging firm.
He died from cancer in 2006, and is survived by his wife and their two children.
-DOCSTART-	19970644
'''Thomas''' "'''Tommy'''" '''Bogan''' (18 May 1920 - 23 September 1993) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in both Scotland and England. Born in Glasgow, Bogan played for Strathclyde, Blantyre Celtic, Renfrew and Hibernian before moving to Celtic after the end of the Second World War.
After two-and-a-half years with Celtic, Bogan moved to England to play for Preston North End in September 1948. He played for Preston for one season, before moving to Manchester United in September 1949. However, it was apparent that Bogan had not adapted to the English game and moved back to Scotland to play for Aberdeen in March 1951. A move back to England soon followed, with Bogan moving to Southampton after just four appearances for Aberdeen. Again, though, he struggled to fit in and he moved to Blackburn Rovers and then Macclesfield Town before retiring from professional football.
-DOCSTART-	19971444
'''Hugh Morgan''' (1875 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in both Scotland and England.
Born in Lanarkshire, Morgan started his career with Harthill Thistle, but moved to Airdrieonians in August 1896 before moving to Sunderland four months later. He joined Bolton Wanderers in February 1899, then Newton Heath in December 1900 and Manchester City in July 1901, playing twelve times and scoring one goal in 1901-02. A year later he signed for Accrington Stanley, before joining Blackpool in May 1904. He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the 1904-05 campaign - a goalless draw at Leicester Fosse on 3 September. He went on to make a quarter-century of league appearances for ''the Seasiders'', scoring four goals in the process (including one in a defeat at his former club, Manchester United, on 24 April 1905, in his final game before retiring). He also scored Blackpool's only goal in their FA Cup campaign that season, a First Round defeat at Bristol City on 14 January.
-DOCSTART-	19971877
'''Alfred John''' "'''Alf'''" '''Bishop''' (8 April 1866 - 8 August 1938) was an English footballer who spent most of his professional career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Bishop joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1906, from nearby non-league side Halesowen Town. He made his debut on 1 September 1906 in the club's first ever Second Division fixture, a 1-1 draw with Hull City.
He was a regular first choice player throughout his Molineux career, playing at left half, right half and centre half. He was part of the club's 1908 FA Cup triumph, when they beat Newcastle United in the final.
After 382 appearances in total, he eventually left the Midlands in 1920 to join Wrexham where he finished his player career. After retiring due to injury, he returned to live in Wolverhampton.
'''Wolverhampton Wanderers'''
-DOCSTART-	19976285
'''Ian MacLean''' (born August 13, 1966 in Paisley, Scotland) is a former footballer.
MacLean played for Seattle Storm, Portland Timbers, Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City and Rotherham United.
Although born in Scotland, MacLean has represented Canada 3 times. His international debut was against Portugal in a SkyDome Cup match in Toronto on January 26, 1995, in a 1-1 draw, playing for 45 minutes. On June 4, 1995, he played for 30 minutes in a friendly which Turkey won 3-1. On August 3, 1995, MacLean made his third and final appearance for the national side in a 3-1 win over Trinidad and Tobago in a Caribana Cup match, also in Toronto.
-DOCSTART-	19977993
'''Jack Lee''' (4 November 1920 - January 1995) was an English footballer. Lee, was born in Sileby and died in Rugby, and was also a first-class cricketer with Leicestershire.
Derby County's Jack Lee was capped for England in 1950 when he participated in their 4-1 win over Northern Ireland at Windsor Park. A forward, he also played at Coventry City and Leicester City.
At cricket, Lee was right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire, in 1947, against Glamorgan. Lee scored 3 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second. He bowled four overs in the match, taking figures of 1-13.
-DOCSTART-	19978350
'''John Sullivan''' (born 8 March 1988 in Sompting, West Sussex) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is contracted to English League One side Millwall.
Sullivan signed professional forms with Brighton & Hove Albion during the summer of 2005, but didn't make a competitive appearance for the club until the 28 October 2008, when he started in place of the injured Michel Kuipers, during the 3-2 victory over Leciester City.
It was announced on 12 May 2009, that Sullivan would be leaving Brighton after the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2009. Sullivan agreed to join League One rivals Millwall on 2 June 2009,
-DOCSTART-	19984151
'''Jared Andrew Wilson''' (born 24 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a full back for Birmingham City. He made his debut in the Football League on 28 October 2008.
Wilson, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, played in the under-18 side that reached the quarter-final of the 2007 FA Youth Cup.
In the build-up to the 2008-09 season, Wilson was part of the first-team squad and, together with fellow youngsters Jordon Mutch and Sone Aluko, went on the club's pre-season tour to Austria. Manager Alex McLeish described him as "an energetic full-back ... one we think could make a career in football". He was given a squad number and included among the substitutes for the Championship match against Crystal Palace in October 2008, but remained unused. A week later, called into the matchday squad at the last minute when Garry O'Connor was injured during the pre-match warm-up, he made his first-team debut as a 12th-minute replacement for the injured Stuart Parnaby in a 1-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers.
Wilson joined Chesterfield of Football League Two in February 2009 on loan for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. He appeared regularly for the club, and in June 2009 signed a year's extension to his Birmingham contract.
-DOCSTART-	19984317
'''Eugene Wilson''' or '''Gene''' as he was liked to be called but to the supporters new him 'The '''Gene''' Genie' or 'The Wizard Of the Wing'. '''Gene''' was a little Yorkshire lad from Sheffield, he may not have been the best winger but, he certainly was one of the quickest and most colourful. '''Gene''' was signed part time by Manager of Stockport County Football Club, Dick Duckworth way back in May 1954, he then fully signed in September of the same season and he electrified Edgeley Park during his several years with the club more times than you could have hot dinners, some of Gene's hobbies were breeding Bugies, Snooker and Golf.
'''Gene''' was born in Sheffield on the 11th of September 1932, even at the age of 14 Gene was playing football for Worksop. He was then called up for national services at about 20 years old in Hong Kong, while there Gene carried on to play football, this then court the eye of Sheffield Wednesday who signed him as an amateur, they then released him that season and he then moved to Rotherham United again as an amateur but, then later that following season he signed part-time professional.
Recommended to Dick Duckworth the manager of Stockport Country football club, '''Gene''' was signed part time in May 1954, then in September of the same year he signed Professionally, he then had to retire through injury and join the buses (Mainline & Chesterfield Transport) till he retired at the age of about sixty years old.
Eugene and Brenda Wilson had two children, Gary and Loraine.
-DOCSTART-	19984689
'''Robert "Bob" Haworth''' (26 June 1897 - 1962) was an English football player best known for playing for Bolton Wanderers, for whom he made over 300 appearances in The Football League. He played for the team in the 1923, 1926 and 1929 FA Cup Finals.
-DOCSTART-	19985452
'''Alexander "Alex" Finney''' (13 March 1902 - 1982) was an English football player best known for playing for Bolton Wanderers, for whom he made nearly 500 appearances in The Football League. He played for the team in the 1923 and 1929 FA Cup Finals.
-DOCSTART-	19985494
'''William "Billy" Jennings''' (25 February 1893 - 1968) was a Welsh football player best known for playing for Bolton Wanderers, for whom he made over 250 appearances in The Football League. He played for the team in the 1923 FA Cup Final.
-DOCSTART-	19986665
'''Adam Sollitt'''(born June 22, 1977 in Sheffield, England) is a semi-professional footballer who currently plays for Matlock Town. Sollitt is a Goalkeeper who played professionally for Barnsley, Northampton Town and Rushden & Diamonds.
Sollitt was promoted to the first team squad of Barnsley and was the clubs third choice Goalkeeper from 1995 to 1997. Manager Danny Wilson released him, following the clubs promotion to the Premiership. He then signed for Non League club Gainsborough Trinity who were searching for a replacement for departed veteran Steve Sherwood. His performances earned him the chance to move up a league and at the end of the season he signed for Conference club Kettering Town where he remained for two seasons.
In July,2000 Sollitt re-signed as a professional, this time for Northampton Town for a fee of -30,000. In his two year stay at Town, Sollitt played in 16 games for the club before moving to local rivals Rushden & Diamonds in the summer of 2002.
He went on to play for Scarborough, Morecambe, and Worksop Town before moving back to Gainsborough Trinity in 2006. Sollitt signed for Matlock Town in August 2009.
-DOCSTART-	19989628
'''Christopher "Chris" Stabb''' (born 12 October 1976) is an English footballer, who plays for Bradford Park Avenue.
Born in Bradford, Chris Stabb began his footballing career in the Bradford City academy. In 1997, he moved to neighbours Farsley Celtic but joined Ossett Town in 1998. He re-joined Farsley Celtic in 2002 where he has played ever since.
He was the club's captain for a few years before fellow defender Carl Serrant took the armband. Stabb experienced the club's rise up the leagues featuring three promotions in four years. He missed the club's 2007-08 season in the Blue Square Premier due to a knee injury which threatened his future in football. Stabb made his return to the team on 14 September in a friendly against Sheffield United.
-DOCSTART-	19990804
'''Harry Nuttall''' (born Henry Nuttall in Bolton, Lancashire on 9 November 1897), was a football player best known for being in the winning Bolton Wanderers team which won the FA Cup in 1923.
Nuttall was signed by Charles Foweraker for Bolton Wanderers in 1921, debuting against Tottenham Hotspur in September of that year. His first silverware was won in the 1923 Final, which was a 2-0 victory over West Ham United, with Nuttall playing as half back. Nuttall would go on to win the 1926 and 1929 trophies with Bolton. Nuttall was made captain of the side in 1929, and after playing 326 games for the club, moved to Rochdale in May 1932, before becoming the coach of Nelson the year after. In 1935 Nuttall moved back to Wanderers, acting as second team coach, a position he held until 1964.
Nuttall played as an international for England in three games, the first against Northern Ireland on 22 October 1927, the second against Wales and the last against Scotland on 13 April 1929.
-DOCSTART-	19992833
'''David Gibson Black''' (22 March 1868 - 1940) was an Scottish international footballer who scored in the 1896 FA Cup Final for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also played for both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.
Black was playing for local club Hurlford when he was capped by the Scottish national team in 1889. He played and scored in a 7-0 victory over Ireland at Ibrox on 9 March.
He moved south to Middlesbrough (then of the Northern League) before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1893, making his Football League on 2 September 1893 in a 1-7 loss at .
He featured regularly for Wolves between 1893-96, and appeared in the 1896 FA Cup Final for them. He netted an equaliser during the final but ultimately had to settle for a runners-up medal as won the game 2-1.
After 84 appearances and 17 goals (in total) for the Midlanders, he moved to Burnley in 1896. His stay at Turf Moor was extremely brief though and he soon left for Tottenham Hotspur. He spent just one full season with Spurs before joining Woolwich Arsenal (now Arsenal). However, he did not play for Arsenal at any level.
-DOCSTART-	19993844
'''Herbert Edward William "Ted" Buckle''' (28 October 1924 - 14 June 1990) was an English footballer who played as an outside forward for Manchester United, Everton and Exeter City in the late 1940s and 1950s. At the end of his career, he also had the role of player-manager at Prestatyn, and temporarily came out of retirement to play for Dolgellau in the 1961-62 season.
Born in Southwark, Greater London, Buckle joined the Royal Navy at the age of 18 and participated in the closing stages of the Second World War. While playing for the Navy football team, Buckle was spotted by Manchester United, who signed him on an amateur contract soon after the war ended. He turned professional a month later, and scored on his professional debut against Charlton Athletic on 4 January 1947. In his first season, he scored four goals in seven games, but with Jimmy Delaney and Charlie Mitten in the United side, Buckle remained a fringe player at the club and was transferred to Everton in November 1949.
He flourished at Everton, scoring 31 goals in 97 games over the span of a five-and-a-half-year career with the Toffees. In 1955, at the age of 30, Buckle was transferred to Exeter City, where he played as a first team regular for two seasons, making 65 appearances. In 1957, he took the post of player-manager at Prestatyn, but he retired not long after. However, he did come out of retirement for one season in 1961 to play for Dolgellau in the Welsh league.
Buckle died on 14 June 1990 at the age of 65.
-DOCSTART-	19994690
'''Alf Ackerman''' (5 January 1929 - 10 July 1988) was a South African professional footballer. Born in Pretoria, Ackerman spent the majority of his career in Scotland and England, playing with Clyde, Hull City, Norwich City, Derby County, Carlisle United and Millwall. He was selected to play for the Third Division North side against the South in April 1957. After retiring as a player in 1961, Ackerman became player-manager of Dartford, and later manager of Gravesend & Northfleet. He died in Johannesburg at the age of 59.
-DOCSTART-	19999228
'''John "Johnny" Ball''' (born 13 March 1925) was an English footballer who played at right back for Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers in the late 1940s and 1950s.
Born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Ball began his football career with Wigan Athletic during the Second World War. During the war, since many players were in the armed forces, those who remained with their clubs would often make guest appearances for other clubs to make up the numbers. As well as playing for Wigan, Ball made guest appearances for Gravesend.
In February 1948, Ball was signed by Manchester United. He made his debut two months later, a 2-0 defeat away to Everton on 10 April 1948. In just over two years with United, Ball was never a regular starter in the first team, serving as understudy to Johnny Carey at right back, and he made just 23 appearances in total for the club before being sold to Bolton Wanderers in September 1950.
Ball flourished at Bolton, playing in 200 league games for the Trotters. His Bolton career spanned eight seasons, from 1950 until his retirement from playing in 1958. In 1960, Ball was appointed as manager of his first club, Wigan Athletic. He remained in the position for three years, before retiring from football altogether.
-DOCSTART-	19999667
'''William "Willie" Davies''' (born 16 February 1900 in Troedyrhiw, died 1953) was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.
Davies began his career playing for local amateur sides, joining Rhymney where he once scored 61 goals in a single season. He was signed by Swansea Town in 1921, playing in every forward position for the club before settling at outside-right. He made his Wales debut while playing for Swansea but, in 1924 with the club going through financial trouble, he moved to Cardiff City. In his first season at the club he was part of the side that reached the FA Cup Final, including scoring a goal direct from a corner-kick in the quarter-final victory over Leicester City.
Unfortunately he contracted a serious chest illness soon after and missed more than a year for the club, including missing the teams FA Cup victory in 1927. He briefly returned to the side at the start of the 1927-28 season but was sold to Notts County soon after, where he spent two years before moving on to Tottenham Hotspur. He later returned to Wales to finish his league career at Swansea.
During his career, Davies won a total of 17 caps for Wales, making a goalscoring debut in a 2-0 victory over Scotland on 16 February 1924 in the 1924 British Home Championship. Davies played in the remaining two matches of the championship, scoring his second international goal in a 2-1 victory over England, as Wales won the tournament for the third time. He later also helped Wales win the British Home Championship for a second time in four years in 1928. His last goal for Wales came on 27 October 1928, when he scored twice in a 4-2 defeat to Scotland, before winning his last cap on 1 February 1930 when he played in a 7-0 defeat to Ireland.
:''Results list Wales' goal tally first.''
-DOCSTART-	19999985
'''Brian Birch''' (born 18 November 1931 in Salford, Lancashire; died in South Africa) was an English footballer who played for several English clubs in the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s.
Birch joined Manchester United as a 14-year-old in May 1946, before turning professional two years later. He was 17 when he made his debut on 27 August 1949, playing at inside left in a 1-1 home draw with West Bromwich Albion. Birch was always on the fringes of the United first team, but apart from a spell midway through the 1950-51 season in which he scored four goals in nine appearances, he never lived up to his potential and was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers for -10,000 towards the end of the 1951-52 season. His tenure at Wolves was short, however, and he was transferred to Lincoln City after just nine months in the West Midlands.
In three years with Lincoln, Birch played in more than fifty matches, scoring 15 goals. He then dropped out of league football for a season in 1955, joining Boston United, before moving to Barrow in 1956. He became a first team regular at Barrow, making 60 appearances and scoring 27 goals in just over two seasons there. Exeter City signed him in September 1958, but he was on the move again in January 1960, this time to Oldham Athletic. He moved to Rochdale in March 1961, before going into coaching at the end of the 1961-62 season.
He dipped in and out of playing for the next few years, picking up appearances for Boston United, Mossley and Ellesmere Port, but his coaching experience eventually led him to Blackburn Rovers in 1967, where he became the coach to one of the club's junior teams.
-DOCSTART-	20000544
'''William Albert L. "Billy" Morgan''' (3 November 1891 - after 1927) was an English professional footballer born in Old Hill, Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, who played either at outside or inside left. He played for Birmingham, Coventry City and Crystal Palace in the Football League, and was capped once for a Football League representative side.
-DOCSTART-	20003916
'''Graeme Power''' is an English footballer who plays as a defender, currently without a club.
Power began his career with Q.P.R. in 1995, but made no first team appearances. After a spell at Bristol Rovers, he moved to Exeter City in 1998 and made 192 appearances for the Grecians in all competitions.
Whilst still involved at Exeter on a coaching basis, Power moved to Truro City in the summer of 2006, where he played for three full seasons before leaving in late December 2009.
-DOCSTART-	20013594
'''William Thomas Wooldridge''' (19 August 1878 - 1945) was an English footballer who spent his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Wooldridge joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as a trainee in July 1899, making his first team debut on Boxing Day 1900 in a 1-1 draw with . He scored two in his second game to give the club victory over their Black Country rivals , and ended the season their top goalscorer (with 9).
He was Wolves' leading goalscorer five times in his first six seasons at Molineux, scoring a total of 90 goals in 356 appearances during his career. He also scored a hat-trick for the Football League in a 9-0 win over the Irish League in an inter-league friendly in November 1901.
He captained Wolves to their 1908 FA Cup triumph, when they upset First Division 3-1 in the final. He played out his latter seasons in defence before retiring in 1911.
-DOCSTART-	20013997
'''John Ignatius "Sonny" Feehan''' (17 September 1926 - 11 March 1995) was an Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several clubs in both Ireland and England.
Born in Dublin, Feehan began his football career as an amateur with Dublin-based Bohemians. He turned professional two years later, when he signed for Waterford. After four years with Waterford, he crossed the Irish Sea to England to play for Manchester United in November 1948. He was brought in as understudy to United's regular goalkeeper, Jack Crompton, and it took him a whole year to make his debut. His first appearance for the club came on 5 November 1949, keeping goal in a 6-0 home win over Huddersfield Town. An injury to Crompton later in the season afforded Feehan with an extended run in the team, including a 3-1 win over Portsmouth in an FA Cup Fifth Round replay in February 1950, but he was plagued by inconsistency and was transferred to Northampton Town in August 1950.
Feehan spent two seasons at Northampton, playing in almost 40 league matches, but he then dropped out of the game for two years before being picked up by Brentford. However, his appearances for Brentford were sporadic, making just 30 appearances in five seasons with the Bees.
-DOCSTART-	20014501
'''Anthony Dean "Tony" Gill''' (born 6 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer who spent his entire, short-lived professional career with Manchester United.
Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Gill joined Manchester United as an apprentice in June 1984, and turned professional on his 18th birthday in March 1986. His first team debut for the club came 10 months later, when he stood in for Bryan Robson in a 1-1 draw away to Southampton on 3 January 1987. However, he was then diagnosed with problems with his Achilles tendon and it took two operations before he could return to first team action nearly two years later. In fact, he did not play at all between January and August 1988.
Upon his return to the first team, Gill became an established member of the squad, playing in various roles in both defence and midfield. Unfortunately, on 27 March 1989, Gill came off worse in an accidental collision with Nottingham Forest defender Brian Laws, suffering a broken leg and a shattered ankle. Gill never played professional football again.
Not to be discouraged, upon his recovery, Gill went into coaching and took a job as youth coach at Bristol Rovers. He joined Bath City in March 1997 as assistant to manager Steve Millard, also making two first team appearances. He was released by Bath in September 1997 for financial reasons and later retired from football altogether.
-DOCSTART-	20018020
'''Alfred George 'Alfie' Biggs''' is a former professional footballer, who spent the vast majority of his career at Bristol Rovers.
Biggs played as a forward who scored a total of 211 goals in The Football League. He began his career at Bristol Rovers, starting out as a junior at the club before progressing to the first team in 1953 at the age of seventeen. He played for the club for eight years before heading north to play for Preston North End for a single season. He returned to his home city of Bristol in 1962 for a further six years. His final season as a professional footballer was 1968-69, during which he spent time with Bristol Rovers, Walsall and Swansea Town. After this he dropped out of the league to play for Taunton Town.
-DOCSTART-	20018389
'''Danny Hinshelwood''' (born 4 December 1975 in Bromley is an English former professional footballer. He is currently manager of non-league side Selsey.
Hinshelwood began his career as apprentice with Nottingham Forest on leaving the FA School of Excellence, one of his duties being to walk Brian Clough's dog. He won England Youth honours and an FA Youth Cup winners' medal while at Forest, turning professional in December 1992. He found it impossible to break into the first team at the City Ground and left on a free transfer in February 1996, joining Portsmouth.
He made his league debut later that season, but after five games for Pompey fell out of the reckoning and joined Torquay United on loan on 2 March 1997, playing six games for Kevin Hodges' side. He was released by Portsmouth at the end of the following season, joining Brighton & Hove Albion on a short-term contract in August 1998, but was released by the Seagulls in January 1999.
He joined Bognor Regis Town, moving onto to Havant & Waterlooville in October 1999 before being appointed player-manager of Selsey on 7 January 2000. He transformed the Selsey side, his success leading to offers from bigger sides. In 2003, Selsey won the John O'Hara League Cup, but he quit the club in July that year after his budget for the following season had been considerably reduced.
He subsequently returned to manage Selsey in April 2004.
In 2007, Hinshelwood was appointed as assistant manager of the Sussex County side, combining this post with his duties at Selsey.
His father Martin Hinshelwood played professionally for Crystal Palace, among others, and was Brighton's Director of Youth Football while he was at the club. His younger brother Scott was an apprentice with Portsmouth and played under him for Selsey, as did their cousin Marc, the son of Paul Hinshelwood, the former Crystal Palace and Millwall player.
-DOCSTART-	20024308
'''Henry Charles "Harry" Bamford''' (8 October 1920 - 31 October 1958) was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers for his entire professional career. He played as a right-back for the club for thirteen years from 1945 until his death in 1958, making 486 league appearances and scoring five goals in the process.
He joined Rovers following the conclusion of World War II, and had played for Bristolian non-league side St Philip's Marsh prior to this. Because of the war, his professional career began at the relatively late age of 25, but in spite of this he played in the second highest number of Bristol Rovers games of any players at the club, behind only Stuart Taylor.
As well as being a player, Bamford also coached at Clifton College, and while riding his motorcycle home from a coaching session at the college on 28 October 1958 he was involved in a collision with a car. He remained in hospital for three days before finally dying from his injuries on 31 October.
At the time of his death Bamford was still a regular in the Bristol Rovers side, and had played in the previous 59 consecutive games before his accident.
-DOCSTART-	20027350
'''Jordan Brian Henderson''' (born 17 June 1990 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear) is an English footballer who currently plays as a right-winger or central midfielder for Sunderland.
Henderson was schooled at Farringdon Community Sports College. He played his first league game for Sunderland when he came on as substitute at half-time on 1 November 2008, where his team lost 5-0 away to Chelsea.
In January 2009, Henderson joined Championship club Coventry City on a month-long loan deal. He made his Coventry debut in a 2-1 defeat away at Derby County.
On 23 February 2009, it was announced that Henderson's loan to Coventry would be extended until the end of the season. "I'm extending my contract here until the end of the season so hopefully we can get that sorted soon," Henderson told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire. "I'm over the moon playing first-team football for Coventry City who are flying at the minute" he added.
Henderson scored the first senior goal of his career on February 29, 2009, against Norwich City F.C.
In the 2009-10 season, Henderson broke into the Sunderland first team and made several Premier League appearances. He scored his first senior goal for the club against Birmingham City in the Carling Cup 3rd round.
-DOCSTART-	20030052
'''John Robert Brayford''' (born 29 December 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra as a defender.
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Brayford signed for League One side Crewe Alexandra on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 1 September 2008.
Crewe have confirmed that Brayford's former manager Nigel Clough is interested in taking Brayford to Derby County, and that they are prepared to sell him to a club that matches Crewe's valuation of the player.
-DOCSTART-	20036950
'''Oscar Lee Gobern''' (born 26 January 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Southampton, as a midfielder. He has an elder brother, Lewis Gobern, who currently plays for MK Dons.
Gobern was born in Birmingham and joined the Saints Academy from school. He made his league debut as a substitute at Deepdale against Preston North End on 1 November 2008 as the "Saints" came from 2-0 down to claim a 3-2 victory.
On 17 September he joined in MK Dons on loan for one month, making his debut as a 24th minute substitute against Walsall on 14 October. After the match, manager Paul Ince commented "''We had a young lad in Oscar Gobern playing left-back, who I thought did a fantastic job.''" Gobern also made a brief appearance as an 89th minute substitute against Gillingham on 17 October, when he played alongside his brother Lewis for the first time in a professional match.
-DOCSTART-	20038536
}}'''George Harold "Harry" Beadles''' (28 September 1897 - 29 August 1958) was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.
One of seven children, Beadles was born in Llanllwchaiarn, on the outskirts of Newtown, Powys, to Thomas, a quarryman, and Sarah Ann Beadles. As a child he attended a local board school but was forced to leave at the age of 12 in order to help support his family and he instead took up employment at a local warehouse, owned by Pryce Pryce-Jones, as a furrier. His brother Albert had also previously worked at the warehouse but had been killed after being hit by one of the carts used by the warehouse which was taking part in a parade.
On the outbreak of World War I in 1914 Beadles, along with two of his older brothers, Ewart and Ernie, enlisted in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, even though he was only 16 years old at the time. While his regiment were stationed in Britain on training exercises, Beadles was a bugle boy but, in 1915, his unit took part in the landing at Suvla Bay where, despite still being under the minimum age, he served on the frontline as a rifleman.
During this time, Beadles performed an action that would later see him awarded the Serbian Gold medal for gallantry. He was awarded the medal after saving the life of a Serbian observer officer, while under heavy artillery fire, who had been wounded in no man's land.
He remained on the frontline until December 1915, when the area was evacuated due to the heavy fighting. Due to the extreme cold, Beadles was suffering from frostbite and was found floating and unconscious in the water at the time of the evacuation and was subsequentley sent to a military hospital in Malta. After recovering he was sent to re-join his regiment, who were now stationed in Palestine. He took part in all three attempts to capture Gaza and the eventual push to take Jerusalem under the command of Edmund Allenby. During the second battle of Gaza, his brother Ewart was awarded the Military Medal and promoted to the rank of Seargent.
After the conclusion of the war, his unit remained in Palestine until mid 1919. It was here that he met former Wales international George Latham and the pair would go on to be lifelong friends.
On his return to Wales, Beadles played for his local side Newtown before moving to Merseyside, where he turned out for amateur team Graysons, a local side that represented a local shipping company, whilst working for the company. In June 1921 he signed for Liverpool, along with teammate Danny Shone. He made his debut in September in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea but he was never a regular in the side, making just 18 appearances in all competitions during his three years at the club before moving to Cardiff City in 1924 where George Latham was working on the training staff.
Signed as a replacement for Joe Clennell who had joined Stoke City, Beadles made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. A consistent scorer at the club, including scoring in the quarter-final of the FA Cup against Leicester City, he was part of the side that reached the 1925 FA Cup Final before losing 1-0 to Sheffield United. During his time at the club Beadles won two caps for Wales, playing in consecutive matches on 14 and 28 February, 1925 against Scotland and England, before being sold to Sheffield Wednesday in order to raise money.
Beadles never played in the first team at Sheffield Wednesday, only ever making appearances in the reserve team, and was allowed to join Southport in 1926 where he spent three seasons as captain, finishing as the clubs top scorer in all three seasons before leaving the club in April 1929 due to a persistent knee injury. He spent a short time as a player/coach at Dundalk but soon retired from football.
After returning to Merseyside, Beadles spent a short time as a prison officer at Walton jail whilst also working at a local sports equipment retailer. After leaving the jobs he joined Bents Brewery, who at the time were recruiting former professional footballers to front their business. After managing a number of the companies pubs and hotels, he was handed control of the companies main hotel in Liverpool in 1939. In the late 1940s, his health declined and he was unable to continue running the hotel and, after running a smaller pub, he was forced into early retirement in the 1950s. After a long illness he died on 29 August, 1958 at the age of 60.
-DOCSTART-	20041504
'''Albert Edward Stitfall''' (born 7 July, 1924 in Cardiff, died 1998) is a Welsh former professional footballer.
Stitfall joined his hometown side Cardiff City during wartime, later serving in the Royal Navy. On his return to Britain he continued to play for Cardiff, although never managing to establish himself in the first team. While at the club he also played alongside both of his brothers, Ron Stitfall would go on to become one of the clubs all-time greats, making over 400 appearances, while Bob Stitfall would only ever go as far as the reserve side.
He left the club in 1952 to sign for Torquay United and, despite playing in nearly half of the clubs games that season, he left the club at the end of the season never returning to league football.
-DOCSTART-	20042359
'''Jasper Yeuell''' (23 March 1925 - 2003) was an English professional footballer.
After emerging fom the junior ranks of West Bromwich Albion, Yeuell signed professional forms with Portsmouth in 1946. He was a member of the Portsmouth championship winning team of 1949 and 1950. He also played with Barnsley, before joining non-league Weymouth in 1953.
-DOCSTART-	20042431
'''Philip "Phil" Rookes''' (23 April 1919 - 2003) was an English footballer born in Dulverton, Somerset, who played as a full back in the Football League for Bradford City, Portsmouth and Colchester United.
He was a member of the Portsmouth First Division championship-winning teams of 1948-49 and 1949-50.
-DOCSTART-	20044834
'''Charles "Charlie" Wilson''' (20 July 1905 - 8 April 1985) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.
Wilson was born in Heeley, Sheffield. He joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in December 1920 and turned professional two years later. In February 1928 he moved to Sheffield Wednesday for a -3,000 transfer fee. He moved on to Grimsby Town in March 1932, before joining Aston Villa in August 1933. In June 1934 he signed for Coventry City, and remained with the club until a move to Kidderminster Harriers in July 1935. Wilson joined Worcester City in August 1936, before re-joining Kidderminster in May 1937. During the Second World War he appeared as a guest player for Charlton Athletic and Aldershot. After playing for the Kidderminster Police team in 1946, he finally retired from football in 1947. He died in Kidderminster in 1985.
-DOCSTART-	20044969
'''Joe''' "'''Joseph'''" '''Bainbridge''' (11 March 1888 - 1954) was an English professional footballer. He spent ten years at Blackpool in the 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a centre-forward.
Bainbridge made his debut for Blackpool on 2 January 1911, in a 1-1 draw with Gainsborough Trinity at Bloomfield Road.
In the 1911-12 campaign, Bainbridge made ten league appearances. He didn't find the net in the league, but he did score in an FA Cup first-round (second replay) victory over Crewe Alexandra.
Bainbridge scored nine league goals in 1912-13, his third season with Blackpool, before being moved into a midfield role in 1913-14. After his change of position, he did not score again until the final game of the following 1914-15 term - the winner at Fulham on 24 April 1915.
In 1919-20, after four inter-war seasons, new ''Seasiders'' manager Bill Norman gave only one start to Bainbridge, at left-back as deputy to Horace Fairhurst. Blackpool lost the game, at South Shields, 0-6.
He was given two starts the following season, 1920-21, his final one with the club. The latter came in a 3-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest on 15 January 1921.
-DOCSTART-	20050868
'''David Jones''' was born in Harrow, Middlesex on 3 July 1964.
Jones scored a hat-trick on his debut game playing for Doncaster Rovers. He retired from full-time soccer due to injury. He has also worked as a summariser on Radio Sheffield and as a camera man for Sky TV.
-DOCSTART-	20053796
'''Anthony Gerald (Tony) Kelly''' (born 1 October 1964 in Prescot, Merseyside) is an English former footballer, who played mainly in central midfield. During his career he played over 100 appearances for Wigan Athletic, Shrewsbury Town and Bolton Wanderers.
Kelly began his career as an apprentice at Liverpool before joining non-league Prescot Cables in 1983. He returned to the Football League in January 1984, signing for Wigan Athletic. He just just over 100 appearances for Wigan before moving on to Stoke City in April 1986 for a -80,000 fee. He played 36 league games for ''the Potters'' and in July 1987 was sold to West Bromwich Albion for -60,000. He didn't make much of an impact at The Hawthorns and had successive loan outings with Chester City and Colchester United in 1988. In January 1989, Shrewsbury Town secured his services for -30,000. Just as with Wigan some years previous, he scored 15 goals in 101 league appearances, however this time after two years he was sold on to Bolton Wanderers for -100,000. In three years with Bolton he made over 100 appearances, starring in a number of FA Cup 'giant-killings' before in September 1994, at age 30 he was given a free transfer to Port Vale. Later in the year he had a trial with Millwall and Wigan Athletic before signing with Peterborough United. At the start of the 1995-96 season he returned to Wigan for a third time, before joining Altrincham in February 1996, where he saw out his career.
In 2008, Kelly, who has been voted 34th greatest player to don a Bolton shirt, rejoined the club as Fans Liaison Officer.
-DOCSTART-	20054560
'''Leslie Mynard''' (19 December 1925 - 25 July 2008) was an English footballer who appeared in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Derby County and Scunthorpe United.
Mynard joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1945, from non-league side Bewdley. He made his debut on 7 February 1948 in a 2-1 win over Huddersfield, the first of three consecutive starts for the winger. However, these proved his only taste of first team action at Molineux and he moved to Derby County in May 1949.
He found playing time equally scare at his new club though and made just 14 appearances in three years. He moved to Third Division  Scunthorpe and Lindsey United for the 1952-53 season before dropping into the non-league. He finished his playing career with spells at Worcester City, Halesowen Town, Bromsgrove Rovers and Kidderminster Harriers, respectively.
-DOCSTART-	20054708
'''Michael Burns''' (born October 4, 1988) in Huyton, England is a footballer playing for Carlisle United.
He was previously a player with Liverpool winning the FA Youth Cup twice in 2006 and 2007. He later joined Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2007 having been signed by Sammy Lee. He made regular appearances for the reserves whilst at Bolton's academy.
He went on trial to Gillingham in the summer of 2008 before going on trail with Carlisle. In January 2009 he joined Carlisle signing an eighteen month contract. He then made his Carlisle debut on February 10, 2009 in the Football League One clash with Walsall.
Burns has represented England schoolboy and at Under-16 levels. He scored on his Under-16 debut in a 4-2 victory over Wales.
-DOCSTART-	20056386
'''Claudio Oscar Marangoni''' (born 11 November 1954 in Rosario) is a former Argentine footballer who played club football in Argentina and England and played for the Argentina national team.
Marangoni started his playing career in 1974 with Chacarita Juniors he then joined San Lorenzo de Almagro in 1976.
In 1979 he joined Sunderland A.F.C. of England where he failed to settle, his contract was terminated in 1980 and he returned to Argentina
In 2007 he was selected as one of the 50 worst footballers to play in the English first division
Marangoni played one season for Huracn before joining Club Atltico Independiente in 1982. He won three major titles with the club, the 1983 Metropolitano followed by the Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental in 1984.
In 1988 he left Independiente to join Boca Juniors where he wom a further two international tournaments, the Supercopa Sudamericana 1989 and the Recopa Sudamericana 1990.
-DOCSTART-	20057795
'''John Sjoberg''' (12 June 1941 - 2 October 2008) was a Scottish footballer who played 15 seasons for Leicester City between 1958 and 1973. Sjoberg joined the Foxes from Scottish amateur side Banks o'Dee in August 1958, and went on to play 412 first-team matches for Leicester. His position on the pitch was central defender.
Sjoberg made his debut for Leicester in a 2-1 victory at Cardiff in October 1960 and played in every round of the 1962-63 FA Cup, including the final at Wembley, where City lost 3-1 to Manchester United, and the following season he was a member of the Leicester side that won the League Cup, securing the Foxes their first major trophy.
Sjoberg left Leicester in 1973, and played briefly for Rotherham United before retiring to open his own printing business in Leicester. He died in October 2008 following a short illness.
-DOCSTART-	20062902
'''Louis Cardwell''' (20 August 1912 - 23 April 1986) was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1930s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played in defence.
After starting his career with South Shore and Imperial Hydro, Cardwell made his debut for Blackpool on 17 January 1931, in a 5-1 defeat at Middlesbrough.
He missed the entire 1931-32 campaign due to injury, and only returned with ten games of the following 1932-33 season remaining, appearing in six of them.
Sandy MacFarlane succeeded Harry Evans as Blackpool manager prior to the 1933-34 season, and the Scot only gave one start to Cardwell, in a 3-0 Boxing Day defeat at Hull City.
Cardwell served under his third Blackpool manager (this time Joe Smith) for the 1935-36 term, and he went on to be ever-present for the season. He also scored five goals. The first three came in consecutive games: against Bradford City on 7 March, Plymouth Argyle a week later, and then against Barnsley on 21 March. The remaining two were both from the penalty spot: against Hull City on 11 April, and against Newcastle United on 22 April, in the penultimate game of the league campaign.
Cardwell was also ever-present the following season, 1936-37, as Blackpool were promoted to Division One as runners-up.
In 1937-38, Cardwell started in eleven of the first twelve league games (and scored in one of them) before being sold to Manchester City. His final game for ''the Seasiders'' occurred on 16 October, a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea at Bloomfield Road.
Cardwell played league 39 games for Manchester City.
He joined Port Vale as a wartime guest in January 1945, making his debut in a 5-0 defeat at Wrexham on 20 January. He scored one goal in seven further games before departing in March 1945. He also guested for Blackpool, Fulham, Millwall, Portsmouth and West Ham United.
After leaving Man City in 1946 he moved on to Netherfield and Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	20071121
'''Vigan Qehaja''' (born 19 March 1984 in Pristina, Yugoslavia - in today's Kosovo) is an English footballer of Kosovar Albanian origin who plays for Croydon Athletic F.C.
Vigan Qehaja started his education in the north east of England (Durham City) at Neville's Cross Primary School. He was a fast developer and at the age of 7 Qehaja was physically ready to compete with kids four years older, playing with the school A team. He then moved on to Durham Johnston Comprehensive School where his school team dominated the County Durham Schools Football League, winning it four years in a row. During this time, Qehaja attracted a lot of attention, which gave him the opportunity to represent his district and county in national competitions. During his final year at school at the age of 15 Qehaja was playing for Newcastle United Football Club School of Excellence and showed some great promise for the future. Unfortunately he picked up a serious ankle injury which meant he was out of competitive football for six months and then was released by Newcastle's academy.
In 1999, at the age of 16, Qehaja left school to join Halifax Town Football Club which in them days played in the Football League Third Division. The Third Division is now more commonly known as League Two. He first signed YTS (Youth Training Scheme) forms under manager Mark Lillis. In 2000, after a great season scoring 19 goals in 25 games for the reserves, he earned his first professional contract for 3 years with Halifax Town, with then manager Paul Bracewell. He was named "2001 Halifax Young Player of the Year" and has won numerous other awards since then.
In 2003 Halifax Town went into administration and were relegated to the Nationwide Conference League. Vigan then took time out of football to go back to education, Vigan got his degree in Sport Science at the University of Westminster. He graduated in summer 2006 and returned to football where he went to Germany to represent England in 6 a-side international competition with teams from Argentina, Holland, Portugal, Greece, Northern Ireland, USA, UAE, Italy, Spain, France and hosts Germany. Jamie Redknapp was the manager to take the England team to the semi finals, losing to Holland 3-2.
Qehaja then joined semi professional side Hanwell Town FC where he scored and impressive 12 goals in 8 games before moving up two tiers (leagues) in the English Football League System to join Ryman Premier Side Carshalton Athletic FC.
He later went on to play professional football for Bahrain Riffa Club and FC Lugano in Switzerland. Qehaja is currently playing for Croydon Athletic F.C.
-DOCSTART-	20072037
'''George Ernest Petherbridge''' (born 19 May 1927) was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers for seventeen years, between 1945 and 1962. He played as a winger for the club and made 457 appearances in the Football League,
Petherbridge has the unusual distinction of having a road named after him,
-DOCSTART-	20074494
'''Mitchell Hanson''' (born 2 September 1988 in Derby, England) is an English footballer, playing for Derby County. His preferred position is at either right back or in central defence.
He had extensive reserve team experience and made his debut for the reserve team whilst a schoolboy. Hanson's first taste of first team at Derby was appearing as an unused substitute in the 5-0 defeat away to Reading in April 2006. Hanson, who graduated through the academy, signed his first professional contract with Derby in June 2007. After struggling to break into Paul Jewell's first team, Hanson joined League One strugglers Port Vale on a season long loan, despite struggling with a calf injury. He returned to Derby in April 2008, without making an appearance for ''The Valiants''. He made his first team debut for Derby as an 89th minute substitute in a 4-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on 4 November 2008. and joined Notts County on a months loan in November 2008. He returned to Derby County on New Years Day 2009, where he appeared in 5 league games for ''The Magpies''. signing a new two year deal with the club on 21st January 2009.
Hanson has played for England at Under-18 level, showing his versatility by adapting to a holding midfielder role rather than his preferred position in defence.
-DOCSTART-	20074746
'''Gareth Evans''' (born 14 January 1967) was an association football player who played for Coventry City, Rotherham United, Hibernian, Stoke City, Northampton Town, Partick Thistle, Airdrie and Alloa Athletic.
Evans played over 250 times for Hibs, winning the Scottish League Cup in 1991.
After ending his playing career in 2004, he joined the Alloa Athletic coaching staff. He eventually became assistant manager, before taking a similar position at Brechin City, where he assisted former Hibs teammate Michael O'Neill. Evans then moved back into full-time football in 2007 by accepting the position of reserve team coach at Hibs.
-DOCSTART-	20083349
'''Samuel Ernest (Sammy) Brooks''' (28 March 1890 - 13 January 1960) was an English footballer who spent the majority of his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Brooks joined Wolves in July 1909, eventually making his debut on 11 April 1911 in a goalless draw with . He made only sporadic appearances in his first few seasons before establishing himself in the 1912-13 season and becoming their top goalscorer in the following campaign (with 11).
His best season came in 1914-15 when he missed just one game and scored 18 times, his best seasonal tally. During the war he guested for Birmingham, Port Vale and Coventry City.
He won a cap from his country in a Victory International in October 1919 and also represented the Football League against the Irish League.
The wideman won a runners-up medal in the 1921 FA Cup Final after defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Ironically, he left for Spurs a year later after 246 appearances (and 53 goals) in total for Wolves.
His stay with the London club was short though, and he moved to Southend United after just 10 games. He soon dropped into the non-league with clubs such as Cradley Heath and before retiring in 1927.
-DOCSTART-	20089024
'''Max Seeburg''' (19 September 1884 - 1972) was a German footballer who played in England for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Burnley, Grimsby Town and Reading between 1907 and 1914. Seeburg became the first European-born foreigner to play in England.
Born in Leipzig, he moved in 1886 to London, at the age of two, and died in Reading in 1972.
-DOCSTART-	20089277
'''Hussein Hegazi''' (14 September 1891 - 1958) was an Egyptian international footballer who became the first African player to play in England after playing with Dulwich Hamlet and Fulham in 1911. Hegazi also played for Sekka, Al-Ahly and El Zamalek in Egypt, and participated at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics.
-DOCSTART-	20092844
'''Joseph Gordon Gunson''' (b. 1 July 1904, Chester, England - d. 1991) was an English football player who played for Brickfields FC, Nelson, Wrexham, Sunderland, Liverpool, Swindon and Bangor City.
Gordon was a winger for Liverpool who played in the period of 1930 to 1934. He made his debut for the club in a match against Bolton Wanderers on the 15th March 1930. He then started a run of 10 consecutive appearances until the completion of the season. His run ended at the beginning of the new season 1930 - 1931 and only appeared 9 times that season. It was different in the season 1931-1932, he was ever-presents along with Tom Bradshaw and scoring 17 times in the 42 games.
His consecutive run continued to 57 games by the early start of November 1932. He then lost his place for brief period of time to Harold Taylor but then reclaimed it back for a short time. His last Appearance for Liverpool came on the 25th March 1933, the match was at home in the first division against Blackburn Rovers F.C. which ended in a 2-2 draw.
-DOCSTART-	20097232
'''George Johnston''' (born 21 March 1947) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward. He played more than 150 matches in the English Football League.
Johnston was born in Glasgow. He began his football career as a junior at Cardiff City, turning professional in 1964 and making his debut at the end of the 1964-65 season at the age of 17.
He made his debut for Arsenal on August 19 1967, against Stoke City and made 17 appearances in his first season, 1967-68. However, he could not hold down a place in 1968-69 and was dropped to the reserves, where he won a Football Combination winners' medal. Out of the Arsenal first team, he joined Second Division club Birmingham City in the summer of 1969, for a fee of -30,000.
Signed as a replacement for Fred Pickering, he failed to hold down a first-team place. A period on loan at Walsall immediately preceded a -6,000 move to Fulham, where he spent two years.
He settled in Cardiff and worked for a marine engineering company.
-DOCSTART-	20099083
'''Archibald Lamond Robertson''', also known as '''Lammie Robertson''', (born 27 September 1947 in Paisley) is a retired Scottish footballer who played in England for Burnley, Bury, Halifax Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Exeter City, Leicester City, Peterborough United and Bradford City.
-DOCSTART-	20099241
'''Dennis Grainger''' (5 March 1920 - 1987) was an English footballer who played for Southport, Leeds United, Wrexham, Oldham Athletic and Bangor City.
His brothers Colin and Jack and cousin Edwin Holliday were also all professional footballers.
-DOCSTART-	20099362
'''Jack Grainger''' (3 April 1924 - 10 January 1983) was an English footballer who played for Rotherham United, Lincoln City
His brothers Colin and Dennis and cousin Edwin Holliday were also all professional footballers.
-DOCSTART-	20100110
'''Kithson Anthony Bain''' (born 26 May 1982) is a Grenadian football player. He currently plays as a striker for Kettering Town on loan from Tranmere Rovers and the Grenada national football team.
Kithson began his footballing career for Grenadian side Queens Park Rangers before moving to fellow Grenadian side Ball Dogs.
In August 2009, Bain was brought to England by League One side Tranmere Rovers, where former Jamaica manager and ex-Liverpool striker John Barnes was the manager.
Bain made his first appearance for Tranmere in their 3-2 home defeat by Walsall on 12 September 2009.
On 26 November, Bain went out on loan to Conference National side Kettering Town until January 2010.
:''Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.''
-DOCSTART-	20103864
'''John W. Charles''' was an English professional footballer. He spent his entire professional career at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a midfielder.
Crook-born Charles made his debut for Blackpool in the opening game of the 1912-13 season - a 1-1 draw at Grimsby Town.
The following season, 1913-14, Charles made 31 league appearances and scored seven goals.
In 1914-15, he made 35 league appearances and scored six goals, five of which came in the final seven games of the campaign.
Four seasons of inter-war football ensued, after which, in 1919-20, Blackpool had appointed their first full-time manager in Bill Norman. Charles found himself alternating between the right and left flanks as he made 27 league appearances and scored four goals (including the only goal of the game in a victory over Bury at Bloomfield Road on 2 April. He also scored in their 4-1 FA Cup first-round replay victory at Derby County on 14 January.
In 1920-21, Charles appeared in 33 of the Blackpool's 42 league games, scoring three goals (including two in a 3-2 home victory over South Shields on 19 March.
Charles also made 33 league appearances the following 1921-22 season, and found the net on two occasions. The first was the only goal in a victory at Rotherham United on 5 November; the second in another victory, this time the first in a 4-0 result at home to South Shields on 8 April.
A quarter-century of league appearances followed in 1922-23, Blackpool's final season under the guidance of Norman. Charles scored three goals, all in victories (one a single-goal result against Manchester United at Bloomfield Road on 31 March).
Frank Buckley was installed as manager for the 1923-24 campaign, and he selected Charles on only six occasions in the league. He managed to score one goal, however, in a 1-1 draw at home to Stoke City on 15 September. His 241st and final appearance for the club occurred in their FA Cup second-round tie at Southampton on 2 February. ''The Seasiders'' lost 3-1.
-DOCSTART-	20109457
'''Geoffrey Sidebottom''' (26 December 1936 - 3 November 2008) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Sidebottom joined Wolverhampton Wanderers from their Yorkshire-based nursery club Wath Wanderers in 1954. Due to the talent of Bert Williams and Malcolm Finlayson, he had to wait until 1 November 1958 to make his first team debut, in a 2-1 defeat to .
He managed 35 appearances for Wolves, including playing in the 1960 Charity Shield, before moving to their Midlands neighbours Aston Villa in February 1961. He broke through to their starting XI and played in their 1961 League Cup triumph over .
After 88 games in total for Villa, he joined Scunthorpe United in January 1965 and was a near-ever present in the 1965-66 season for them before losing his spot to the emerging Ray Clemence.
He had a spell playing in America with the New York Generals during 1967-68 when signed by his former Scunthorpe manager Freddie Goodwin. He later followed Goodwin back to England to join Brighton and Hove Albion in January 1969 before retiring in 1971.
-DOCSTART-	20112068
'''Albert Beech''' (24 September 1912 - 20 June 1985) was a footballer who played as a defender.
Fenton born Beech played for Leek Alexandra and Stoke St.Peter's before joining Port Vale in November 1930. He turned professional in September 1931 and made his only appearance for the club in a 2-1 home defeat to Manchester United on 28 November 1931. He left on a free transfer in May 1933 and moved on to Altrincham, Huddersfield Town, Notts County and Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	20113398
'''Christopher "Chris" Williams''' (born 2 February 1985) is an English former professional footballer born in Manchester who played in the Football League for Stockport County and Grimsby Town.
A pacey winger who can play on either flank, Williams started his career in Stockport County's youth system as a 12-year-old. He turned professional in October 2001,
After his release from County, Williams signed a permanent deal with Northwich, initially until the end of the 2005-06 season, but in August 2006 he suffered a compound fracture of the right leg which kept him on the sidelines until April 2007. Williams failed to make an impact on the first team, fell out with the manager, and in January 2008 he was released, moving on to Bradford Park Avenue where he spent the rest of the 2007-08 season before joining Stalybridge Celtic in the summer. In February 2009, he was transferred to Fleetwood Town, and in September moved on to Welsh Premier League club Rhyl.
-DOCSTART-	20113702
'''Herbert "Bert" Crossthwaite''' (4 April 1887 - 1944) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Preston, Lancashire, he began his football career as a youth with home-town club Preston North End. He went on to play one game in the Football League for Preston's arch-rivals Blackpool (at Gainsborough Trinity on 29 September 1906)
Crossthwaite remained an amateur throughout his football career. He joined the Birmingham City Police in 1910, rising to the rank of inspector. He died in Birmingham
Crossthwaite's cousin, Harry Crossthwaite, played League football for Stockport County and Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	20114484
'''Vic Wright''' (b. 24 January 1909, Walsall, England - d. Unknown)was a English football player who played for Bloxwich Strollers, Bristol City, Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, Chelmsford City.
Vic Wright played in Liverpool's strike force during the middle of the 1930's. Vic made his debut in a home First Division fixture against Birmingham City on 17th March 1934 when Liverpool won 4-1 with Gordon Hodgson scoring all the goals. Vic played in 7 of the last 9 league matches of the 1933-34 season and scored twice in the 7 games. In the season 1934-35 Vic and Hodgson scored 46 league goals between them, with Vic scoring 19 from 36 games. He only managed 6 from 25 appearances in the 1935-36 season and 4 from 13 matches from his final season (1936-37) with Liverpool.
A final total of 33 league and cup goals from 85 starts still gave him figures that showed his ability, because apart from 1934-35 Liverpool were struggling at the wrong end of the table.
-DOCSTART-	20114668
'''Victor David Lambden''' (25 October 1925 - 4 July 1996) was a professional footballer who played for Bristol Rovers in the Football League. After retiring from professional football, he dropped out of the league to play for Trowbridge Town.
Lambden formed a successful strike partnership with fellow Rovers forward Geoff Bradford, and the pair died just eighteen months apart.
-DOCSTART-	20116452
'''Paul Robinson''' (born 28 May 1984 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Grimsby Town.
Robinson was associated with his home-town club Newcastle United as a schoolboy, then moved to Tranmere Rovers as a 16-year-old. He turned professional in 2002, spent time on loan to Vauxhall Motors of the Northern Premier League, and scored well in youth and reserve team football, but in August 2003 was allowed to join Football League Two club York City on a two-game trial with a view to a possible loan or permanent move. An ankle injury cut short the trial and the player returned to Prenton Park.
In September 2004, Grimsby Town manager Russell Slade signed Robinson on a one-month loan. Slade also signed Jon Daly and Chris Williams from Stockport County. As all three players were forwards, this meant the club had six forwards under contract. Robinson got his chance at Blundell Park; he made his full professional debut on 11 September 2004, playing the whole of a 3-1 defeat against Macclesfield Town. He played twice more for the Mariners, each time finishing on the losing side, and then returned to Tranmere.
Unable to hold down a place in Tranmere's reserves, Robinson returned to York City, by then a Conference club, on trial in November 2004. While the trial continued, Tranmere released the player, who then signed a short-term contract with York City. York City's squad already contained the former Newcastle United striker Paul Robinson, who was listed as Paul D Robinson to avoid confusion.
Robinson was released at the end of the season and returned to his native north-east of England, where he joined Bedlington Terriers of the Northern League, the club for which his brother Michael was playing. In the 2006 close season he signed for Northern League champions Newcastle Blue Star, and a year later moved on to Whitley Bay of Northern League Division One. In 2009 he was part of the team that beat Glossop North End in the final of the FA Vase, having lost at the semi-final stage the previous year.
-DOCSTART-	20120774
'''Robert Stanley Jones''', known as '''Bobby Jones''', was born in Bristol on 28 October 1938. He was a professional footballer who played for Bristol Rovers, Northampton Town and Swindon Town in the Football League, and for non-league sides Soundwell and Minehead.
After retiring from playing, Jones was manager of Bath City.
-DOCSTART-	20121214
'''Frederick "Fred" Kennedy''' (23 October 1902 - 14 November 1963) was an English football forward.
-DOCSTART-	20124559
'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Connor''' was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent his entire career at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making almost 300 Football League appearances for the club.
Bathgate-born Connor made his debut for Blackpool in the opening game of the 1905-06 season, scoring both goals in their 2-0 victory over Burton United at Bloomfield Road.
The following season, 1906-07, Connor's appearances were sporadic. After scoring in the opening league game at Barsnley, he missed the following seven games. Upon his return, on 20 October 1906, he scored two more goals in a 4-1 victory at home to Glossop. He made a total of thirteen league appearances, scoring four goals.
In 1907-08, Connor made 23 league appearances and scored one goal: Blackpool's second in a 2-1 home victory over Fulham on 11 April 1908.
The following 1908-09 league campaign, Connor missed only three games; however, for the first time since his arrival at the club, he failed to score.
1909-10 saw Connor make 35 league appearances, scoring four goals, all but one of which came in Blackpool victories.
He found the net on six occasions in 1910-11, including three in the first four league games.
Connor was ever-present throughout Blackpool's 42 league and cup fixtures of 1911-12. He scored two goals, both penalties in home league games - against Grimsby Town, firstly, and then against Fulham.
In 1912-13, Connor's league appearances came in bursts, followed by short omissions. He made 28 starts and scored three goals (again, all from the penalty spot).
He found himself more of a regular fixture in the side once again for the 1913-14 season, missing only two league games. He scored four goals, one of which was a game-winner against Leicester Fosse at Bloomfield Road on 10 April 1914.
The 1914-15 season was Connor's final one with Blackpool. He appeared in the first nine league games, the last of which - a 2-1 defeat at home to Leicester Fosse on 24 October 1914 - marked his final appearance for the club.
-DOCSTART-	20125235
'''Bill Thompson''' (born 10 August 1921)
He was manager of Southern League club Worcester City from 1958 to 1962, and led them to victory against Liverpool in the 1958-59 FA Cup.
-DOCSTART-	20125284
'''Leonard Horace "Len" Phillips''' (born 11 September 1922 in Shoreditch) is a former footballer who won three caps for the England national team. At club level, he played his entire professional career for Portsmouth, and was a member of the championship-winning teams of 1949 and 1950. He went on to play non-league football for Poole Town, Chelmsford City and Bath City, then worked as a lathe operator at De Havilland's works in Portsmouth.
-DOCSTART-	20125756
'''Ray Redshaw''' (born 23 December 1958 in Salford) is a former English footballer.
Redshaw played for many teams which included Wigan Athletic, Macclesfield Town, Northwich Victoria, Chorley,
Redshaw played at Wigan Athletic with the likes of Paul Jewell, Mike Newell and Steve Walsh in the mid 80s and made his debut against West Brom in 1984.
Redshaw also represented England at C level.
Redshaw has two footballing sons; Mark Redshaw is currently playing in Greece for Ethnikos Piraeus and Jack Redshaw is currently playing for Manchester City in their reserve team.
-DOCSTART-	20126184
'''Josh Gray''' (born 22 July 1991) is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Darlington. He plays as a winger.
Gray made his debut for Darlington in an FA Cup first round game with Droylsden on 8 November 2008, as a late substitute.
-DOCSTART-	20127283
'''Fred Charles Gardner''' (4 June 1922 - 12 January 1979) was an English cricketer and footballer. He was a right-hand opening batsman who played for Warwickshire.
Gardner was playing for Birmingham when World War II came to Europe. He guested for Port Vale in 1946, before moving on to Coventry City, Newport County and then Rugby Town. He later became the trainer-coach of Lockheed Leamington.
Gardner scored a total of 17,905 first-class runs at an average of 33.71, passing 1,000 runs in a season for ten consecutive years between 1949 and 1958. His best seasonal total came in 1950 when he scored 1,911 runs at 45.50, included in this was his highest score of his career, an innings of 215 not out against Somerset at Taunton. Also in that season, he scored centuries in both innings during the fixture with Essex at Ilford.
Gardner made his first-class debut in 1947 at the age of 25, becoming a regular in 1949 when he was awarded his county cap.
In 1953 Gardner scored 110 against the touring Australians becoming the first Warwickshire batsman to score a hundred against an Australian side.
Gardner died at the age of 56, in his native Coventry, following a long illness.
-DOCSTART-	20127369
'''Michael John "Mike" Bickle''' (born 25 January 1944) is an English former professional footballer. He played for Plymouth Argyle and Gillingham between 1965 and 1973, before his career was cut short by injury.
Bickle was born in Plymouth but began his footballing career playing semi-professionally for St Austell of the South Western Football League while working as a milkman.
Bickle's arrival at Priestfield Stadium saw him replacing Tommy Watson in a team struggling after relegation to the Football League Fourth Division, and he began his Gillingham career strongly, with two goals in his first five matches. He finished the 1971-72 season with seven goals to his name, making him the team's third-highest scorer.
-DOCSTART-	20136857
Luton Town Football Club is an English football club based in Luton, Bedfordshire who currently play in the Conference National, the fifth tier of football in England. Founded in 1885,
Luton Town's first team has competed in numerous nationally-contested competitions, and all players who have appeared 100 times for the club in these competitions are listed below. Club record holders are also included, regardless of the number of matches they played.
Fred Hawkes holds the record for most league appearances for the club, having played 509 matches between 1901 and 1920.
The goalscoring record is held by Gordon Turner, who scored 276 goals between 1949 and 1964.
''Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics are correct as of 2 January 2010.''
:a Number of international caps won while at the club sourced to Hayes, ''Completely Top Hatters!'' except where otherwise noted.
:b For a full description of positions see Football Positions.
:c Southern Football League and United League appearances and goals sourced to Collings, ''The Luton Town Story 1885-1985''.
:d Other appearances and goals sourced to Bailey, ''The Definitive Luton Town F.C.'' unless the player's career ended post-1997, in which case they are sourced to .
:A. Fred Hawkes holds the records for most league appearances for Luton Town, with 509.
:B. Bob Hawkes became the first Luton Town player to be capped by any country when he appeared for England against Ireland on 16 February 1907.
:C. With five England caps, Bob Hawkes shares the record for most England appearances by a Luton Town player with Paul Walsh.
:D. Joe Payne holds the club record for most league goals in a season (55 in 1936-37). He also holds the Football League record for most goals in a match - 10 against Bristol Rovers on 13 April 1936.
:E. While a Luton Town player, the dual Irish international Tom Aherne made one appearance for the Irish Football Association-controlled all-Ireland team and 13 for the Football Association of Ireland-affiliated Ireland team.
:F. Bob Morton holds the records for most Luton Town appearances in both the Football League (495) and in all competitions (562).
:G. Gordon Turner holds the records for most Luton Town goals scored in both the league (243) and in all competitions (276).
:H. Tony Read was unusually utilised as both a goalkeeper and as a forward - he is listed here as a goalkeeper as he appeared more often in that position.
:I. Mal Donaghy holds the club record for most international appearances while with the club, with 58 of his 91 for Northern Ireland coming while he was at Kenilworth Road.
:J. Lars Elstrup became Luton Town's most expensive signing ever when the club paid -850,000 to buy him from Odense Boldklub on 17 August 1989.
:K. Curtis Davies became Luton Town's most expensive sale when he was sold to West Bromwich Albion for -3,000,000 on 31 August 2006.
-DOCSTART-	20136898
'''William Ian "Buster" Brown''' (September 6, 1910 - 1993) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Luton Town, Huddersfield Town and Brentford. He was born in Silvertown, West Ham, London.
-DOCSTART-	20139120
'''Bob''' "'''Robert'''" '''Crewdson''' was an English professional footballer. He spent nine years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club.
Fleetwood-born Crewdson made his debut for Blackpool, whom he joined from Fleetwood Mechanics, twelve games into their 1904-05 league season, a 4-2 defeat by Bristol City at Bloomfield Road on 19 November 1904.
The following season, 1905-06, he made thirteen league appearances and two in the FA Cup.
He made more appearances still in 1906-07 - 29 in the league and one in the FA Cup.
It was in 1907-08, that Crewdson became a regular in the team. He missed only one of Blackpool's 38 league games, and played in their one FA Cup tie (against Manchester United at Old Trafford).
Crewdson missed only two games of ''the Seasiders'' 1908-09 league campaign and appeared in both Blackpool's first- and second-round FA Cup ties.
By contrast, injuries kept Crewdson out of the majority of the 1909-10 season. He made just ten appearances.
He returned to the team as a regular in 1910-11, making thirty league appearances. He also started in Blackpool's sole FA Cup fixture - another tie at Old Trafford.
1911-12 saw Crewdson miss only three league games. He again appeared in all of Blackpool's four FA Cup ties (including two first-round replays against Crewe Alexandra).
Crewdson appeared in less than half of Blackpool's 1912-13 league calendar. He did, however, start both FA Cup ties against Tottenham Hotspur in January 1913. His final appearance for Blackpool occurred on 1 March, in a 4-2 defeat at Bradford City.
-DOCSTART-	20140611
'''Raymond Richard Warren''' (23 June 1918 - 13 March 1988) was a professional footballer who spent his entire career at Bristol Rovers. He joined the club on 12 March 1936, at the age of 17, and spent twenty years playing as a half-back with the Eastville club until retiring in 1956.
-DOCSTART-	20155058
'''Norman Harold Heath''' (31 January 1924 - November 1983) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion.
Heath was born in Wolverhampton and was a youth player with Bushbury Hill school and Wolverhampton boys.
His career was interrupted when he joined the British Army in 1944, initially based locally with the King's Shropshire Light Infantry before serving with the Royal Leicestershire Regiment in Pune. Obtaining the rank of Company Quartermaster Sergeant he also appeared for the Combined Services XI side a number of times.
He returned to Albion and made his full Football League debut in 1947 against Sheffield Wednesday, although it would be 1952 before Heath replaced incumbent Jimmy Sanders as the Baggies first choice keeper. However his career was cut short in 1954 when, during a league match with Sunderland he was involved in a collision with Ted Purdon, leading to severe back and neck injuries that forced his retirement from the game.
Heath, who used a wheelchair for the rest of his life, was granted a testimonial against an International XI in 1956. He had a spell as manager of local club Great Barr Gunners before his death in Great Barr, Birmingham in November 1983.
-DOCSTART-	20155507
'''Jean-Yves M'voto Owono''' (born 6 September 1988) is a French footballer who plays for Southend United as a defender, on loan from Sunderland. M'voto most commonly plays at centre-back.
M'voto joined Sunderland on a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee on 15 January 2008.
M'Voto is currently recovering from a hip injury and is still facing a further 6 weeks on the sidelines.
On January 12th 2010 M'Voto extended his loan with Southend until the end of the season after regaining match fitness.
-DOCSTART-	20155973
'''Leonard Thompson''' (born 18 February 1901, unknown date of death) was an English professional footballer.
Born in Sheffield, Thompson first joined Barnsley in 1917 as a 16-year-old amateur. He turned professional upon moving to Birmingham in 1918, before moving to Swansea Town in 1922. In six seasons with Swansea he played nearly 200 league games scoring almost 100 goals as an inside forward, winning a Third Division South winners' medal in 1924-25.
In Swansea's first season in the Second Division, his 19 goals helped Swansea finish in fifth place in the league. He also featured prominently in Swansea's 1925-26 FA Cup run in which they reached the semi-final, where they were beaten 3-0 by the eventual winners, Bolton Wanderers. During the cup run, Thompson scored four goals, including the opening goal against Arsenal in a 2-1 victory in round 6 (quarter finals).
The following season, Thompson was the club's leading goalscorer with 26 league and four cup goals, including a hat-trick on 8 January 1927 in a 4-1 FA Cup victory against Bury.
In 1928 he was signed by Arsenal for -4,000 but his career at Arsenal was plagued by a knee injury. He made his debut in a 2-0 defeat by Portsmouth on 28 March 1928 and at first shared the inside left position with Harold Peel, playing 17 times in 1928-29, scoring five goals as the side's penalty expert. However with his injury restricting him he only made nine more appearances in four seasons for Arsenal. After not making any appearances at all in 1932-33 he left Arsenal for Crystal Palace, having made 27 appearances and having scored six goals in total.
After a single season with Palace, Thompson retired and later coached Tottenham Hotspur's reserve team, as well as a spell as a scout with Arsenal.
-DOCSTART-	20156003
'''Henry Bernt "Harry" Erentz''' (17 September 1874 - 19 July 1947) was a Scottish footballer who played at right back for various clubs in both Scotland and England.
Born in Dundee to a Danish father,
Erentz remained with Tottenham for six years, making 130 league appearances for them,
-DOCSTART-	20157902
'''William Ronald''' "'''Roy'''" '''John''' (29 January 1911 - 12 July 1973) was a Wales international footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several clubs in Wales and England.
Born in Briton Ferry, John began his career with Briton Ferry Athletic before joining Swansea Town as an amateur in February 1927. He then joined Walsall at the end of the 1927-28 season, remaining with the Saddlers for four years. In April 1932, he was transferred to Stoke City. Two years later, in June 1934, he moved to Preston North End, but he did not stay there long, moving to Sheffield United in December 1934.
After two seasons with Sheffield United, John transferred to Manchester United. His debut for the club finished in a 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on 29 August 1936. Before the end of the 1936-37 season, having made 15 appearances for United, John signed for Newport County, but he moved back to Swansea Town four months later, where he played until the Second World War cut his career short. John guested for several clubs in the north-west of England during the war, but he brought his career to an end soon after. He died on 12 July 1973.
-DOCSTART-	20158177
'''Michael John Pinner''' (born 16 February 1934 in Boston) was an English amateur footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Cambridge University, Pegasus, Aston Villa, Corinthian-Casuals, Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester United, Chelsea, Swansea City Leyton Orient, and Lisburn Distillery. He also participated for Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
-DOCSTART-	20164492
'''Richard Harold "Dick" Betteley''' (14 July 1880 - 3 August 1942) was an English footballer who played for both Black Country clubs, Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion.
Betteley turned professional in August 1901 when he joined First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers from nearby non-league side Bilston United. He made his Football League debut on 28 March 1902 in a 3-5 defeat at Notts County. He held his place in the team and missed just two games over the next two seasons, but found himself under pressure for his place in the 1905-06 campaign. He left for local rivals West Bromwich Albion at the season's end as Wolves dropped out of the top flight.
He made his Albion debut in September 1906 in a Second Division match away at Burnley. He won a Second Division championship medal with the club in 1910-11 campaign, but failed to make the team that played in the 1912 FA Cup Final. He left Albion in May 1912 to rejoin Bilston United, before retiring in May 1914.
He died in Wolverhampton on 3 August 1942.
-DOCSTART-	20166229
'''Waldemar Robert Niestroj''' (born 2 December 1976 in Opole, Silesia, Poland) is a professional footballer of German nationality. He is currently with SV Straelen and has previously played for a number of clubs in Germany, England, Greece and Iceland.
Niestroj began his professional career with Fortuna Dsseldorf, making his debut on 26 April 1997 in a 0-5 loss at Bayern Munich, the only Bundesliga appearance of his career. He broke into the team during the 1997-98 season, scoring 7 times, the best seasonal tally of his career.
After a bright start to the following campaign, he was spotted by English First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers, who bought him in November 1998 for -500,000 as Colin Lee's first signing. He failed to make much impact though and managed just 7 appearances in total (6 of which came during the 1998-99 season that saw the club miss out on the play-offs on the final day).
Out of favour at Molineux, he spent the rest of his contract on loan at 1. FC Nuremberg and Greek side Iraklis Salonica. He then rejoined his former club Fortuna Dsseldorf as a free agent in January 2002, where he remained for a season-and-a-half.
He had short stays at FC Sachsen Leipzig, Icelandic side Grindavik, Preussen Mnster and Greeks Panserraikos. He is currently playing for SV Straelen in the Verbandsliga Niederrhein (6th tier).
-DOCSTART-	20170508
}}'''Keith Griffiths''' (born December 12, 1927, Chester) is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Griffiths began his playing career with Rhyl before joining hometown club Chester in the summer of 1955 along with John Devine. His Football League debut followed on September 28, 1955, in a 3-2 win over Carlisle United at Sealand Road.
He was to spend his first two years as second choice goalkeeper to Bobby Jones before playing regularly in 1957-58. He remained involved in the first team squad the following season but was restricted to just seven league appearances before moving on.
-DOCSTART-	20170724
}}'''John Devine''' (born July 9 1933, Liverpool) is a former English footballer who played as a winger and made a professional appearance with Chester.
Devine played for Rhyl until joining Chester in 1955, with goalkeeper Keith Griffiths making the same move. But whereas Griffiths was to make more than 50 league appearances for the club, Devine was to be restricted to a solitary first team outing. It came on March 30, 1956 in a 2-0 home win over Halifax Town, with Devine wearing the number seven shirt in place of regular George Allman.
He later returned to non-league football when he joined New Brighton.
-DOCSTART-	20171294
'''Bobby Stuart''' (9 October 1913 - 1987) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Middlesbrough, Plymouth Argyle and Whitby Town. He was born in Middlesbrough, England.
-DOCSTART-	20173329
'''Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte''' (born 23 April 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who is currently plays for Vitria, on loan from Sporting CP. He is the younger brother of Southampton defender Jos Fonte.
He was born in Penafiel and started his footballing career at Sporting CP in his native country before joining Arsenal on a three-season contract in 2006, with a clause stating he must return to Sporting if Arsenal do not extend the contract beyond the 3 years. A regular member of Arsenal's reserve team, he made his debut for the first team in a friendly against Barnet in the 2008 pre-season. He made his competitive debut for Arsenal as a substitute for Carlos Vela in a League Cup match against Wigan Athletic on 11 November 2008, which Arsenal won 3-0.
On January 30, 2009, Fonte signed for Championship side Crystal Palace on loan for one month, with his older brother Jos playing a big role in persuading club and player of each other's merits. He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat to Blackpool on 31 January. His loan was extended until the end of the season. Crystal Palace were docked a point and fined -20,000 for fielding Rui Fonte in their final game, despite his loan having expired.
On May 19, 2009, it was announced in the media that Arsenal had not decided to extend Fonte's 3-year contract, and he returned to Sporting CP. In order to continue his progress, Sporting CP decided to loan him to Vitria for 2009/2010 season.
He made his debut for the Portugal under-21 team against Spain in November 2008, scoring the first goal in a 4-1 victory.
-DOCSTART-	20180408
'''William Blunt''' (5 August 1886 - 1962) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bristol Rovers.
Blunt joined Second Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1908 from nearby non-league side Stafford Rangers. He made his Football League debut on 28 November 1908 in a 1-2 defeat at . He scored two in his second appearance (against Clapton Orient) and ended the season with 8 goals.
The 1909-10 campaign saw him score 27 goals, making him the club's top goalscorer for the season. During this, he became the first Wolves player to score two hat-tricks during a season and twice scored 4 in games. However, an injury in Autumn 1910 halted his exploits and effectively ended his Wolves career, though he managed one further appearance in February 1912.
He moved to Bristol Rovers in 1912 and died in 1962.
-DOCSTART-	20180583
'''Paul John Butler''' (born 9 June 1964) is an English former footballer, who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Hereford United and Hartlepool United.
Butler was born in Stockton-on-Tees, and began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers as an apprentice.
After making just three substitute appearances in the top flight, he was loaned to Hereford United in the second half of the 1983-84 season to gain playing time. He returned to Wolves first team contention during the next season, playing 21 times and scoring his only two goals for the club. However, he returned to Hereford on a permanent basis before the end of the season.
He finished his league career with a season at Hartlepool United in 1987-88 before moving into non-league football with Brandon United.
-DOCSTART-	20183618
''' Ebenezer Dorkutso Dugbatey ''' (born 31 July 1973 in Accra) is a retired Ghanaian professional football midfielder who played for clubs in Africa and Europe.
Dugbatey played for FC Lorient in the French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. He had a brief spell with Samsunspor in the Turkish Super Lig.
Dugbatey made seven appearances for the full Ghana national football team, including two matches at the 2000 African Cup of Nations finals, where he was the first player to be sent off in the tournament. He also made two appearances in qualifying matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
-DOCSTART-	20185165
'''Percy Downes''' (19 September 1905 - 1989) was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the early twentieth century, making over 150 Football League appearances for the club, and over 350 league appearances in total. He played as a midfielder.
Downes' first senior team was Dinnington Main Colliery Welfare, where he started playing during the early 1920s. He later transferred to Gainsborough Trinity, where his performances earned him a move into professional football in the Football League with Blackpool.
Downes made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' six games into their 1925-26 league season, a single-goal defeat to Darlington at Bloomfield Road on 14 September 1925. He went on to make 21 further league appearance that campaign, scoring five goals. He also appeared in Blackpool's sole FA Cup tie that season.
The following season, 1926-27, Downes made 28 starts in the league, and scored six goals. Again, he appeared in the FA Cup as Blackpool exited at the third-round stage once more.
Frank Buckley, who signed Downes, was replaced as Blackpool manager by Sydney Beaumont prior to the 1927-28 term, but he was still kept in favour, making nineteen appearances in the league and scoring four goals.
Downes appeared in well over half of Blackpool's league games in 1928-29, which was Harry Evans' first season in charge. Downes scored four goals, all in Blackpool victories. He also appeared in Blackpool's FA Cup third-round exit match at Plymouth Argyle.
In the 1929-30 campaign, Downes missed only five games as Blackpool finished as Division Two champions. He also scored thirteen goals, his highest season-total for the club, including a hat-trick in a 7-1 victory at home to Bristol City on 26 October 1929. Blackpool also made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time in four seasons, but Downes missed out on the match.
Downes' final season with Blackpool, 1930-31, saw his make sixteen appearances in the top flight for the club. He failed to score in the league for the first time in his six seasons with ''the Seasiders'', but he did score Blackpool's goal in their FA Cup fourth-round 2-1 defeat at Southport on 24 January 1931.
His final appearance for Blackpool occurred on 18 February 1931, in a single-goal defeat at home to Birmingham City.
In 1931, Downes joined Football League Third Division North side Hull City, where he played eleven matches and scored three goals as the team finished eighth in their division. He stayed at Hull for just one season.
Downes signed for Third Division North outfit Stockport prior to the 1932-33 season. He racked up 82 appearances and notched 17 goals for the club as they secured consecutive third-placed finishes in the division.
Downes' consistent goalscoring in the Third Division earned him a move to Second Division side Burnley in the summer of 1934. He spent two seasons with ''the Clarets'', but only managed to score a total of six goals in the league. He helped Burnley to the semi-final of the FA Cup in the 1934-35 season, and played a total of 61 league games before he left to join Oldham Athletic.
Downes played a total of 51 matches for the ''Latics'', scoring just 4 times in two seasons. In 1938, he retired from professional football and returned to Gainsborough Trinity.
-DOCSTART-	20185820
}}'''Robert "Bobby" Jones''' (born March 28, 1933, Walton, Liverpool; died 1998) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football League for Southport, Chester and Blackburn Rovers.
Jones played football as a youngster for the Meols Cop School team, the Southport town boys side and the Boys' Brigade.
He remained a part time player throughout his stay at Chester as he earned more in his work as a structural engineer.
Jones was released by Rovers in 1966 and he dropped into non-league football with Great Harwood Town, where he would have spells as player, trainer and manager until 1977.
-DOCSTART-	20188926
'''William A. Fiske''' (7 August 1885 - 1918) was an English professional football goalkeeper. He spent seven years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club.
Beccles-born Fiske made his debut for Blackpool mid-way though the 1907-08 league season, in a 2-1 defeat at Lancashire rivals Burnley on Christmas Day 1907, taking over from Stephen Tillotson. He went on to appear in the remaining 21 league games of the season, as well as Blackpool's FA Cup exit game at Manchester United on 11 January 1908.
The following season, 1908-09, Fiske appeared in all but one of Blackpool's league games, missing only the penultimate game - a single-goal defeat at Gainsborough Trinity. Tillotson deputised for the 17 April 1909 fixture, after 57 league games on the sidelines.
Fiske achieved his ever-present honour in 1909-10, starting each of Blackpool's 38 league and two FA Cup fixtures. He kept eleven clean sheets in the process.
He looked set to repeat the feat in 1910-11; however, after 33 league games he was omitted from the team, with Jimmy Kidd taking his place for the five remaining games.
Fiske returned to the team for the start of the 1911-12 campaign, and went on to make 32 appearances in the league.
In 1912-13, his 22 league appearances came in three spells. He played in the first seven games before being dropped in favour of Kidd, who took over for the next eight games. Fiske then returned to the side for six games, only to lose his place to Kidd for eight games. Finally, he regained his place in the team for the remaining nine games.
1913-14 was Fiske's final season with Blackpool. He appeared in 34 of the club's 38 league games, his final one being a 4-1 defeat at Bradford City in the final game of the season, in front of a crowd of 25,500.
-DOCSTART-	20194824
}}Michael '''Peter Kitchen''' (born 16 February, 1954 in Mexborough) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League in the 1970's and 80's.
Kitchen began his career at Doncaster Rovers, after being spotted by manager Lawrie McMenemy, and he went on to spend seven years there as a first team player. He made his debut at the age of 18 and scored after just two minutes during a 3-0 win over Shrewsbury Town and scored again in his second game, a 2-1 defeat to Swansea Town. Despite Doncaster struggling in Division Four for several years, Kitchen made a name for himself at Rovers, forming striking partnerships with Brendan O'Callaghan and Mike Elwiss. He played alongside Elwiss in one of the biggest games for the club at the time when they drew 2-2 with Liverpool at Anfield on 5 January 1974, with Kitchen scoring one of the goals, before losing 2-0 in the replay. Kitchen went on to attract attention from higher divisions for several years, including spending time on trial at Bobby Robson's Ipswich Town, before signing for Leyton Orient in the summer of 1977 for -40,000.
Ever present in his first year at Orient he finished as the clubs top scorer with 21 goals, as well as scoring seven times in the FA Cup as the club reached the semi-finals beating Chelsea and Middlesbrough along the way. The following year he moved across London to join Fulham for a fee of -150,000. The move did not work out for him as he struggled to find form and a series of injuries in his second year at Fulham saw him miss most of the season as the club were relegated and he moved to Cardiff City for -100,000.
He made his debut for Cardiff in a 4-2 win against one of his former clubs in Leyton Orient and, although he didn't score in that game, he ended the season as the club's top scorer with 13 League goals and, mainly thanks to scoring 5 times in a 6-0 win over Cardiff Corinthians in the Welsh Cup, 19 goals in all competitions as Cardiff just avoided relegation. However his form at the club did not continue into his second season at Ninian Park as the club failed to avoid relegation for the second year running and fell to Division Three and, after a short spell in Hong Kong playing for Happy Valley, he returned to Leyton Orient before ending his career with spells at Chester City and Dagenham.
His post-football career included coaching on the youth development programme at Wimbledon F.C., and as of September 2006 he was working at a leisure management company in Sevenoaks.
-DOCSTART-	20194949
'''Colin Booth''' (born 30 December 1934) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as an inside forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, Doncaster Rovers and Oxford United.
Booth was born in Middleton, Lancashire, and joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as an apprentice in 1950. He made his first-team debut on 11 April 1955 in a 1-0 win over Aston Villa, one of three appearances that season. He began to establish himself in the following season, as he scored 7 times in 27 outings, before adding 9 goals in just 20 games in the subsequent season. However, he found himself below the likes of Jimmy Murray, Dennis Wilshaw and Bobby Mason in the Wolves attack and managed only a peripheral role in their championship-winning campaign of 1957-58. The next season saw him similarly on the sidelines but he did manage an impressive 7 goals from just 13 games.
In search of regular football, he joined Nottingham Forest in October 1959. He scored 41 goals in 98 appearances in total for Forest during two-and-a-half seasons, his best season coming in 1960-61 where he netted 19 times. He then spent two seasons at Doncaster Rovers before joining Oxford United. He ended his career at non-league Cambridge United before leaving the game and working in healthcare.
-DOCSTART-	20195420
}}'''Ronald "Ronnie" Phillips''' (born March 30, 1947, Worsley; died April 18, 2002) is a former English professional footballer.
A left sided midfielder who also played as winger,
Early in 1977-78 Phillips joined Chester, where he became part of one of the club's most successful teams.
Phillips left Chester in February 1981 and briefly joined Chorley before signing for Barrow in the Alliance Premier League. But he suffered a serious leg injury shortly after signing and left him in plaster for six months, effectively ending his playing career at a serious level.
After his football career ended Phillips worked for an insurance company and later established a successful newsagents business.
-DOCSTART-	20198433
'''George Allman''' (born July 23, 1930, Stockport) is a former English footballer who played as a forward. He made appearances in The Football League for Stockport County and Chester.
Allman began his career with his hometown club of Stockport, who he joined in 1950. After rarely featuring in two years at Edgeley Park, he moved to Holywell Town before returning to the professional ranks by joining Chester in the summer of 1955.
He spent two years at Sealand Road but was one of several departures at the end of 1956-57, along with players such as Jack Haines, Bernard Hackett and Jim Collins. He moved to Ashton United and later played for Mossley.
-DOCSTART-	20200255
'''Andrew "Andy" Love'''(born 28 March 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Grimsby Town.
Love was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, and began his football career as a trainee at hometown club Grimsby Town in 1995.
Having spent time on loan to Ilkeston Town, he was released in 2000 and signed for the Southern League club on a permanent deal. He left Ilkeston at the end of the 2001-02 season, returned the following season,
-DOCSTART-	20200644
'''William M. Grant''' (born 1905, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent eight years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender.
Grant, who had been signed from Scottish club East Stirlingshire, made his debut for Blackpool eighteen games into their 1927-28 league season, a 2-2 draw at South Shields on 10 December 1927. He went on to make seventeen further league appearances that campaign, and one in the FA Cup.
The following season, 1928-29, Grant made 27 league appearances. This was under a new manager, Harry Evans, who succeeded Sydney Beaumont.
Grant appeared in all but two of Blackpool's league games in 1929-30 as the club won the Division Two championship. Only Jimmy Hampson appeared in more games than he did.
In 1930-31, Blackpool's first season in English football's top flight, Grant was ever-present in the club's 42 league games - the only player at the club to claim such an achievement that particular season.
1932-33 saw Grant's appearances limited, with only eighteen in the league to his name, as Blackpool returned to Division Two. He did, however, appear in the club's FA Cup fifth-round defeat at Sunderland in February 1933.
Sandy MacFarlane was appointed as Blackpool manager for the 1933-34 term, and Grant found himself surplus to requirements, making just five league starts.
He was given more chances in 1934-35 (28 appearances), but this proved to be his (and MacFarlane's) last season with the club. His 220th and final league appearance for Blackpool occurred on 4 May 1935, in a final-day 1-1 draw with Bolton Wanderers at Bloomfield Road.
He finished his career back in his native land, with Motherwell.
-DOCSTART-	20201065
}}'''Bernard Hackett''' (born 7 September 1933, Ramsbottom, Lancashire) is a former English professional footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester in the 1950s.
Although born in Ramsbottom, Hackett grew up in the West Midlands.
Hackett was one of several forwards to sign for Chester in the summer of 1955, as manager Louis Page also purchased Charlie Jolley, George Allman, Jack Haines, Jim Collins and Frank Wayman.
After leaving Chester, Hackett dropped into non-league football and played for Lockheed Leamington, Halesowen Town and Cradley Town while working in the building trade.
-DOCSTART-	20214770
'''Lathaniel Alanzo Rowe-Turner''' (born 12 November, 1989 in Leicester, England), is an English footballer who plays for Leicester City.
Rowe-Turner started his career in the Leicester youth academy alongside the likes of Joe Mattock, Ashley Chambers, Andy King, James Wesolowski and Max Gradel where he was a member of the side that won the 2006-07 F.A. Premier Youth League Group B.
In the build up to the 2007-08 season he was promoted to the first team squad by then manager Martin Allen, however he never made a first team appearance as Leicester were relegated from the Championship.
On October 16, 2008, Rowe-Turner joined Cheltenham Town on loan for a month, linking up again with former Leicester manager Martin Allen.
On February 23, 2009, Rowe-Turner joined Redditch United on loan for a month.
On September 18th, 2009, Rowe-Turner joined Non-League King's Lynn on a one month loan deal.. The deal was extended for a further month on November 18th, 2009.
-DOCSTART-	20215085
'''Kim Olsen''' (born 11 February 1979) is a Danish football forward, who currently plays for rebro SK.
Kim Olsen started his career in Ikast FS before moving on to Holstebro BK and then to FC Midtjylland and played with them in the top Danish league, he then got the attention of English football club Sheffield Wednesday and he then joined the club in 2004, however his time in England was far from successful, shortly after signing for the club, coach Chris Turner was fired and the new manager made it clear for Kim that he wasn't in the clubs plans for the future. In October Kim and the club came to a mutual agreement to let him leave before the end of his contract ended, he then returned to Denmark and signed for Silkeborg IF. His time in Silkeborg was interrupted several times by injuries, during the summer of 2008 he was loaned out to Swedish club rebro SK. The loan became such a success for both club and Kim, that they decided to make it a permanent move. So in November 2008 Kim signed a 3-years contract with rebro SK.
-DOCSTART-	20218079
'''Harry Donald 'Donny' Davies''' (13 March 1892 - 6 February 1958) was an English first-class cricketer, amateur footballer and journalist. He was killed in the Munich air disaster.
A talented footballer in his youth, Davies played as a right winger for the Northern Nomads F.C. and Port Vale. He was capped three times for the England national amateur football team in 1914, with tours of Austria, Hungary and Romania. Also in 1914 he was offered a professional contract with Stoke City but as war had broken out he instead decided to join the Royal Flying Corps. Just a fortnight after receiving his wings, Davies was shot down over the French town of Douai, captured, and placed in a German Prisoner of War camp. When he eventually returned to England he weighed only six stones and army doctors had given him no more than six months to live.
Davies recovered from his ordeal and took up sport again, playing cricket for Bradshaw in the Bolton League. He was lured to Lancashire and spent the 1924 and 1925 seasons there as an amateur. His 11 first-class appearances weren't spectacular as he failed to score a half century despite being a specialist right-handed middle order batsman. Davies made his highest score of 46 in his debut innings, against Kent at Old Trafford before being dismissed by Test player Tich Freeman.
In 1932, having begun his journalism career two years earlier, Davies was given a job with The Guardian newspaper in Manchester and was their football reporter under the name "An Old International". He also did some work on the radio for the BBC. Davies served as a member of the Lancashire committee from 1930 to 1956 and in 1957, just before his death, was appointed vice-president.
On the 6th of February 1958, a plane carrying Davies, other journalists and the Manchester United squad crashed on take off from Munich-Riem Airport in Germany. Davies, who had spent the 1950s covering Manchester United's footballing exploits, was killed along with 22 others. They had been returning from a European Cup tie in Belgrade. John Arlott, who had covered Manchester United's game at Highbury a week earlier, was originally meant to take Davies spot on the trip to Belgrade as the 'Old International' was unavailable. Davies however expressed a desire to attend the trip at the last moment and replaced Arlott.
-DOCSTART-	20220154
'''Kyle Walker''' (born 28 May 1990) is an English footballer, who plays for Football League Championship Sheffield United, on loan from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.
Walker grew up in the Sharrow district of Sheffield and attended High Storrs School until 2006.
Walker joined Sheffield United at the age of seven and progressed through the ranks to become a regular fixture in the reserves by 2008.
In November 2008 he was allowed to join League One side Northampton Town for a month's loan to gain first team experience
Soon after returning to his parent club Walker made his full debut for Sheffield United, starting in a third round F.A. Cup tie against Leyton Orient in mid January 2009.
In July 2009, Walker left Sheffield United to join Tottenham Hotspur along with fellow defender Kyle Naughton for an undisclosed fee, and was loaned back to the Yorkshire club for the duration of the 2009/2010 season as part of the deal.
Before having even made a league appearance for ''The Blades'', Walker was called up to the England U19s in February 2009
-DOCSTART-	20221017
'''Francis "Frank" Edgar Harris''' (17 December 1899 - December 1983) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Urmston, Manchester. He played for Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20221079
'''Frank Knowles''' (May 1891 - 20 January 1951) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Hyde. He played for Manchester United, Arsenal (as a guest during World War I), Stalybridge Celtic, Hyde Park, Oldham Athletic, Sandbach Ramblers, Hartlepool United, and Manchester City.
-DOCSTART-	20221212
'''John Ernest Clements''' (born 1867 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Marnham, Nottinghamshire. He played for Manchester United, Notts County, and Rotherham Town.
-DOCSTART-	20221257
'''Thomas Forster''' (born April 1894 - 6 February 1955) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Northwich, Cheshire. He played for Manchester United and Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	20221320
'''Cyril Arthur Barlow''' (born 22 January 1889 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Newton Heath, Manchester. He played for Manchester United, Northern Nomads, and New Cross.
-DOCSTART-	20221364
'''George William Gladwin''' (born 28 March 1907 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He played for Manchester United, Doncaster Rovers, and Barnsley.
-DOCSTART-	20221411
'''Herbert Rothwell''' (born 1880 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Manchester. He played for Manchester United, Newton Heath Athletic, Glossop North End, and Manchester City.
-DOCSTART-	20221450
'''George Haslam''' (born 23 March 1898 - 13 August 1980) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Turton, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United, Darwen, and Portsmouth.
-DOCSTART-	20221518
'''James Montgomery''' (born 1890 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Newfield, County Durham. He played for Manchester United and Glossop North End.
-DOCSTART-	20222647
'''Michael William Liddle''' (born 25 December 1989) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Sunderland. He has also played for the under-18, under-19, and under-21 Ireland sides.
Liddle started his footballing career with Sunderland, who he joined as a youth player.
Liddle, although born in England, qualifies to play for Ireland due to his Irish mother.
-DOCSTART-	20222702
'''Ryan James Burge''' (born 12 October 1988) is an English footballer.
He began his career at Birmingham City where he signed a 3 year professional contract at the age of 17, before leaving by mutual consent in 2008, shortly after former manager Steve Bruce. Later in the year he went on trial at League 1 side Cheltenham Town where he was offered a contract by former manager Keith Downing, before joining Barnet. He made his debut for Barnet in the 4-0 home defeat by Notts County on 15 November 2008. He was only with Barnet on a short-term basis, and this was the only appearance he made before leaving the club in January.
In February 2009, Burge was invited to Japan to train with two clubs in the J League with a possibility of signing. He was due to spend a week trialling with Division Two side Avispa Fukuoka followed by a trial period at Division One outfit Oita Trinita. He joined third tier side Machida Zelvia for whom he made a handful of appearances.
In July 2009, Burge returned to England and participated in a pre-season friendly for Forest Green Rovers. He was offered a contract but rejected it and joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain on a two-year deal. Since joining the academy, Burge has scored the quickest goal in the academys history, netting against Spanish side San Fernando after just 11 seconds.
-DOCSTART-	20222828
'''Abumere Tafadzwa "Abu" Ogogo''' (born 3 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Dagenham & Redbridge.
Ogogo began his career at the Wimbledon academy but moved to Arsenal along with Kieran Gibbs and James Dunne when Wimbledon disbanded in 2004 and became Milton Keynes Dons. He has appeared on the bench in League Cup matches for Arsenal, but never made a first team appearance. In November 2008 he joined League Two side Barnet on a month's loan.
On the last day of the season against Port Vale, he was again sent off.
He joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a two-year contract on 29 June 2009.
-DOCSTART-	20225024
'''Joe Calvert''' (born 3 February 1907) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Bristol Rovers, Leicester City and Watford.
-DOCSTART-	20238049
'''Scott David Boden''' (born 19 December, 1989 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Football League Two side Chesterfield.
In 2008 Boden played five matches for IFK Mariehamn in the Finnish Premier Division, but failed to score.
Boden left the land islands for England and Chesterfield after his stint at the Mariehamn based club.
-DOCSTART-	20244335
'''George Henry Poulton''' (born Holborn, 23 April 1929) was an English professional association football player of the 1950s. He played for Gillingham and Leyton Orient and in total made 66 appearances in The Football League, scoring 25 goals.
-DOCSTART-	20256071
'''Anthony "Tony" Rougier''' (born 17 July 1971 in Sobo Village) is a Trinidadian footballer who is a player-coach with Trinidadian football side FC South End. In the late 1990s and early 2000s he played for numerous clubs, most notably Raith Rovers, Hibernian, Port Vale, Reading and Brentford. A former international, he came close to making the 2006 FIFA World Cup team for Trinidad and Tobago.
Starting his career in his native Trinidad & Tobago, Rougier switched from United Petrotrin to Raith Rovers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland in March 1995. He would have signed for Bradford City, but could not secure a work permit in time.
In 1995-96, Rovers finished comfortably, 13 points off the relegation spots.
However 1996-97 was to prove a different story, Rovers finishing bottom, thirteen points from safety. Rougier made 31 appearances, scoring four goals; three of them in cup competitions against Airdrieonians and one in the SPL against Kilmarnock.
In July 1997 he moved to Hibernian for a -250,000 fee, Hibernian had finished one place above Rovers, but in 1997-98 they too finished bottom of the league and suffered relegation. Once again, Rougier made 31 appearances. His three league goals had won his club three points, coming in 1-1 draws with Motherwell, St. Johnstone and Aberdeen.
He spent the first half of 1998-99 with Hibernian, playing eighteen games and scoring once against Morton. It would prove to be an easy campaign for Hibs, as they eventually finished 23 points clear of second place Falkirk. Rougier was not at Easter Road for the celebrations however, having being sold to English club Port Vale for -175,000 in January 1999. He arrived at Vale Park with the club about to suffer a drastic downturn in fortunes. He made twelve appearances for Vale at the end of the season.
Rougier scored nine goals in 41 games in 1999-2000, becoming a crowd favourite and the club's top scorer, but it was not enough to save Brian Horton's men from losing their First Division status.
In August 2000 he was sold on to Second Division Reading for -325,000, singing a three year contract. ''The Royals'' pushed hard for promotion in 2000-01, totting up 86 points before losing the play-off final with Walsall 3-2 after extra time. Rougier made 35 appearances, scoring twice against Oxford United. In the final itself he was a 82nd minute substitute for Jim McIntyre and scored an own goal.
In 2001-02, Reading achieved promotion in second place, finishing with 84 points. Rougier put in 38 appearances, he scored just once, in a 2-2 with Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park late in the season. However, his sold performances more than made up for his goal drought.
The following season, the club pushed for a second successive promotion, aiming for the Premier League. Rougier was loaned out to Brighton & Hove Albion late in the season, scoring twice for ''the Gulls'' in six appearances, leading to speculation of a permanent transfer. Returning to Reading in time for the play-offs, he played part of the semi-final second leg, replacing Darius Henderson after 64 minutes. Eventual play-off winners Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Reading 3-1 on aggregate. At the end of the campaign, Rougier was not offered a new contract and instead signed with Brentford.
Rougier played 34 games for Brentford in the 2003-04 season before switching to Bristol City in late March. On 2 May, his 21st minute winner over Barnsley proved not enough to catch Queens Park Rangers, though the club had easily qualified for the play-offs. He scored the opener of the semi-final with Hartlepool United at Victoria Park, City winning 2-1 on aggregate, before falling 1-0 at the Millenium Stadium to his old club Brighton. After being released by City he left the the Football League that summer.
After a short spell with Chinese club Nanjing Yoyo and speculation of signing with Northampton Town in September 2005, he ended his playing career with United Petrotrin, before becoming Technical Advisor at North East Stars under manager David Farrell in 2008.
In 2009, he co-founded FC South End, which is the newest club to compete in the TT Pro League. In July 2009, he registered himself as a player-coach in order to boost the fortunes of his struggling side.
Rougier earned 67 caps for the Trinidad and Tobago national team between 1995 and 2005, scoring five goals. He served as captain on numerous occasions.
He was on the 24-man shortlist for the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but was excluded from the final 23. Manager Leo Beenhakker said: "''The guy worked fantastically and he did everything he had to do to try and make it and in the end I had to make a decision.''"
:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.''
A "proud and passionate Christian", Rougier used to celebrate goals with a prayer.
He advised good friend and fellow footballer Dwight Yorke to "calm down a bit with the ladies" following Yorke's love life being splashed across the British tabloids.
He grew up next door to cricketer Gus Logie and worked at an airport in New York before trying his luck with football in England.
His family include wife Trisha and daughters Alisha-Kae and Maya-Kia.
-DOCSTART-	20256891
'''Ian Noel Carter''' (born 20 September 1967 in Birmingham, England) is a retired Canadian association football player.
Born in England, Carter played league football in in Canada for Winnipeg Fury, Toronto Blizzard, Montreal Impact and Toronto Lynx. He also had a short spell in England with Peterborough United in 1994, and also played in England for Dover Athletic and in China for Foshan Fosidi.
Carter was part of Canada's squad that took part at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship which were held in Chile. He did not feature in any game, however.
He made his senior debut for Canada in a June 1992 ''Columbus 500 Cup'' match against Hongkong. He earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. He has not represented Canada in any FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
His final international was a January 1995 Sky Dome Cup match against Portugal.
-DOCSTART-	20260066
'''Mark Anthony Waldron Jones''' (born 22 October 1961 in Warley, Staffordshire) is an English former footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town and Hereford United during the 1980s.
-DOCSTART-	20261794
'''Jonathan Philip Webb''' (born 5 January 1990) is an English footballer who is a Free Agent after playing for Leeds United as a centre back.
Webb played for Leeds United as a youngster, usually playing as a central midfielder, but left the club to focus on his school work. Whilst at St. Aidan's & St. John Fisher Associated Sixth Form, Webb was called up to play for England Schoolboys. The following year, his talent was recognised by the new Leeds manager, Gary McAllister. The highly academic Webb signed a one-year contract with the club on the basis that if he did not succeed as a professional footballer in his first year, then he would move on to University to study Business Studies.
Webb made his debut for the first-team on 17 November 2008 when appearing as a substitute against Northampton Town in the FA Cup.
Jonathan joined Newcastle Blue Star on loan on the 27th February 2009. He returned to Leeds after his loan spell at Newcastle Blue Star, signing a new 6 month contract which takes him to midway through the 2009/10 season. During the 2009-10 season Webb had failed to make a single first team squad and has barely featured for Leeds reserves, with some senior pro's given run outs for match fitness purposes.
13th January 2010 Webb's contract expired and Leeds decided not to renew his deal making him a free agent.
-DOCSTART-	20262670
'''Ian Dalziel''' (born 24 October 1962 in South Shields) is an English former footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Derby County, Hereford United and Carlisle United. He later played for Gateshead.
He was assistant manager at Morecambe from September 2000 to November 2001.
-DOCSTART-	20276045
'''George Robertson''' (1883 - after 1921) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clyde in the Scottish Football League and for Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham in the English Football League.
Born in Glasgow, Robertson started his career with local club Clyde as a left half. He moved to England with Blackburn Rovers in 1902, where he was used in a more attacking role. Returning to Clyde the following year, he spent another seven years with the club,
-DOCSTART-	20276677
'''Robert "Roy" Faulkner''' (born 5 August 1897 in Paisley, Scotland)
-DOCSTART-	20278730
'''John McNamee''' (born 11 June 1941) is a Scottish former
professional football player who played in more than 50 league games as a defender for Hibernian, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers.
McNamee began his senior career with and played in the 1963 Scottish Cup Final defeat by . He was then signed by Jock Stein to play for Hibernian in April 1964, but Stein himself moved in the opposite direction early in the next year.
After leaving Newcastle in 1971, McNamee played for , , and Workington before retiring in 1976.
-DOCSTART-	20279181
'''Gerard Michael "Gerry" Kelly''' (18 September 1908 - 1983) was an English footballer.
Kelly left Hylton Colliery at the age of 19 to sign for Sunderland in 1927. He never made the first team and the following year joined Nelson, who he played almost 50 games for. He signed with Huddersfield Town in 1929 and in two years with the club scored 15 goals in 37 league appearances. In 1932 he signed with Charlton Athletic, staying for a year before joining Chester City. He made 73 appearances for Chester over four years with the club, before joining Port Vale for 'a substantial fee' in June 1936. Starting off firmly in the first 11, his place slipped away over the 1936-37 season and by August 1937 he was given a free transfer to Southampton. After leaving Sunderland in 1939 he retired from the game.
-DOCSTART-	20283750
'''Thomas Patrick "Tommy" Magee''' (6 May 1899 - May 1974) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He made more than 400 appearances during his 15 years at West Bromwich Albion. He also won five England caps.
Born in Widnes, the first child of James and Agnes Magee, Tommy Magee attended St Mary's School.
Although the next few seasons were less successful for Albion, Magee nonetheless won five caps for England during the 1920s. He made his international debut against Wales on 5 March 1923, while his last cap was won two years later against France.
He won a winners' medal with Albion when they beat Birmingham 2-1 in the 1931 FA Cup Final and a few days later was part of the team that secured promotion as Second Division runners-up. As of November 2008, he remains the only Albion player to have won both a League Championship medal and an FA Cup winners' medal with the club.
Magee was married to Elizabeth, with whom he had two daughters. Elizabeth died of a brain haemorrhage in February 1932, aged 33.
-DOCSTART-	20286758
'''Marc Anthony''' (born 28 March 1978) is a Scottish football (soccer) player who plays for Australian club Stirling Lions.
Marc began his career with Celtic, but only made one first team appearance before playing for lower league clubs Forfar and Berwick. He then moved to Australia where he first played for Football West State League team ECU Joondalup before joining the Stirling Lions. In November 2008 he joined A-League outfit Perth Glory.
-DOCSTART-	20289711
'''Thomas William''' "'''Tommy'''" '''Jones''' (23 March 1907 - 1980) was an English professional footballer. He spent five years at Blackpool in the 1930s, making over 150 Football League appearances for the club.
Jones made his debut for Blackpool on 4 September 1933, in a 4-3 victory over Fulham at Bloomfield Road. He scored Blackpool's fourth goal.
In Jones' second season with the club, 1934-35, he made 35 league appearances and scored five goals,
In 1936-37, Jones again scored twelve league goals; this time, however, in 26 appearances as Blackpool finished runners-up in Division Two and gained promotion to the top flight. He scored four goals in a 7-1 victory over Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road on 28 November 1936.
In Jones' final season at Blackpool, 1937-38, he made 23 league appearances and scored two goals. He also scored the only goal of their FA Cup third-round tie at Birmingham City on 8 January 1938. His final appearance for the club occurred on 23 April in the penultimate league game of the season, a single-goal defeat at Grimsby Town.
-DOCSTART-	20291865
'''John 'Jock' McHugh''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. McGregor was playing for Burnbank Athletic before signing for Dundee United in 1928 following Bill Paterson's transfer to Arsenal. He made his debut in February 1928, sharing goalkeeping duties with Alex Johnstone during the 1927-28 season. He became the second choice keeper for the 1928-29 season and helped the side to promotion, winning the Scottish Second Division championship, although he also spent time on loan at Montrose. During the First Division campaign that followed, McHugh became first choice again and attracted interest from Portsmouth, signing for the club in November 1930 for a fee of -400. McHugh went on to play for Watford and had a loan spell with Southend United during his time at Vicarage Road.
-DOCSTART-	20292466
'''Mark Buckland''' (born 18 August 1961 in Cheltenham) is an English former footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Buckland signed for First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1984, making his debut on 11 February 1984 in a goalless draw at . He made 15 appearances during the remainder of that campaign as the club dropped out of the top flight.
He had only one full season at Molineux, 1984-85, during which he made 41 appearances in total. He scored five goals but the club again suffered relegation in what proved his only season in league football. After manager Tommy Docherty departed, Buckland was released and went to non league club Kidderminster Harriers. He later also served his hometown club Cheltenham Town, Gloucester City, Moreton Town and a few local Cheltenham clubs Endsleigh, Gas Green, Crescent United and Cheltenham Saracens.
-DOCSTART-	20297718
'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Kelly''' (11 November 1931 - 10 August 2003) was an English footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Linton, Morpeth, Northumberland, Kelly started his career at Watford, who then played in Division Three South.
In October 1955 he had a transfer request turned down, and another request in January 1956 was also turned down. In 1958 he won another representative honour when he played for the FA XI against the Army. In the 1959-60 season he became Blackpool's club captain. He then gained his coaching certificate at Lilleshall. In May 1961, after 244 league and cup games for Blackpool, Kelly emigrated to Australia, where he joined South Coast United in New South Wales. He was voted Player of the Year by three newspapers in Sydney at the end of 1961: the ''Sydney Morning Herald'', the ''Illawarra Mercury'' and the ''Sydney Daily Telegraph''.
He then became player-coach of South Coast United and went on to coach the Australian national team, as well as the New South Wales Federation.
In 1965 Kelly established an insurance broker company, Jim Kelly & Co. Ltd, in Blackpool. The company still bears his name.
-DOCSTART-	20299046
'''John Green''' (born 22 May 1939) is an English former professional footballer. He spent seven years at Blackpool in the 1960s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He also played for Port Vale, making 94 league appearances, as well as Stockton Heath, Tranmere Rovers, Vancouver Royals and Northwich Victoria.
John Green was born and grew up near to Warrington, like his lifelong friend Roger Hunt; both played as amateurs for Stockton Heath before becoming professional footballers. Green began his professional career with Tranmere Rovers, signing in February 1958, playing 21 games and scoring a total of 7 goals, before his transfer to Blackpool in March 1959.
National Service from August 1959 to August 1961 limited his appearances in his first couple of seasons as a Blackpool player.
Green made his debut for Ron Suart's Blackpool on 5 March 1960, in a 4-2 victory at Leeds United.
The following season, 1960-61, Green made just one league appearance, on 8 October 1960, as Suart rang the changes following a single-goal defeat at Preston North End in the West Lancashire derby in the previous outing.
In 1961-62, Green made nine league appearances. He also scored his first goals for the club. The first came on 14 April 1962, in a 3-2 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. A second followed seven days later, this time in a 3-1 victory over Manchester City at Bloomfield Road. Green also made two appearances for the club in the League Cup: firstly in their third-round tie at Workington on 5 November, his strike being the only goal of the game; and secondly in their semi-final second leg game at home to Norwich City on 16 April 1962, which proved to be their elimination match.
Green made twelve league appearances in 1962-63, scoring one goal in the process.
It was during the 1963-64 season that Suart gave Green an extended run in the team. He made 23 appearances and scored two goals.
In 1964-65, though, he was ever-present throughout Blackpool's 42 league games. He also scored twice.
Green returned to being a rotation player in 1965-66, making 26 appearances.
For 1966-67, Green's final season with the club, the midfielder became one of two Greens in the team, after the arrival of Tony Green, a Scot, from Newcastle United. The Englishman made fifteen league appearances, a third of which occurred under new manager Stan Mortensen. Green's final appearance for the club took place in the penultimate league game of the season, a 3-1 defeat at home to West Bromwich Albion on 6 May 1967. After maintaining a Division One status during Green's eight seasons with the club, Blackpool were relegated to Division Two at the end of the campaign.
Green had played a total of 145 league and cup games for Blackpool, scoring a total of 11 goals in all competitions.
In September 1967, Green was signed for Port Vale by Stanley Matthews, who Green had admired from childhood and alongside whom he had played towards the end of Matthews' playing career with Blackpool.
Green then spent May to October 1968 with Vancouver Royals. Although Green was originally recruited by Bobby Robson, by the time he joined Vancouver Royals, Robson had been replaced as coach by Ferenc Puskas, who made Green captain for his season with the Canadian club.
After initially struggling with his fitness, by 1969-70 he was an ever-present as the club won promotion to Division Three, with Green winning the 1970 Player of the Year award.
However, by 1971 he had lost his place and was released in May of that year. He had played a total of 98 league and cup games for Port Vale, scoring a total of 9 goals in all competitions.
He then began his post-football career, whilst rounding off his career in professional football as player-manager of Northwich Victoria for the latter part of the 1971-72 season.
-DOCSTART-	20305946
'''Stefanie Curtis''', known as '''Stef Curtis''', is an international women's footballer. She plays mainly as a midfielder or forward, but has also provided cover as an emergency goalkeeper.
Curtis plays her club football for Bristol Academy in the FA Women's Premier League National Division, the top level of women's football in England. She joined them in 1999 when the club was known as Bristol Rovers W.F.C., and is one of their longest serving players. She plays international football for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team.
-DOCSTART-	20307663
'''Thomas Oleseun Adeyemi''' (born 24 October 1991, in Norwich) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwich City.
Adeyemi attended Norwich School and,
Adeyemi made his debut for Norwich's first team on 8 August 2009, as a substitute for Matthew Gill during their heavy 7-1 defeat to Colchester United on the opening day of the 2009-10 season.
Former manager Glenn Roeder, who gave him his professional contract, described him:
"He's very athletic, technically very gifted and one of the nicest young men that I've ever dealt with. He comes from a lovely family, and academically he's incredibly intelligent - I don't think he got anything less than an A grade in his GCSEs. My son goes to the same school and the headmaster told me if Tom decides at any point he doesn't want to play football he can go back to Norwich School, get his A levels and end up at Oxford or Cambridge, and I don't think he means their football teams!"
-DOCSTART-	20309461
'''Harold Keenan''' (born 20 December 1893, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer. He spent his entire professional career with Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender.
Warrington-born Keenan made his debut for Blackpool on 25 January 1913, in a 4-2 defeat at Fulham.
He also made one league appearance the following season, 1913-14, in a goalless draw against Notts County at Bloomfield Road on 13 April 1914, fifteen months after his first start for the club.
Keenan didn't make any appearances in 1914-15;
The following season, 1918-19, the final season of inter-war football, Bill Norman was installed as Blackpool's first full-time manager. He selected Keenan in 33 of the club's 37 games.
Football League programmes returned for 1919-20, and Keenan made 35 starts in Blackpool's 42 league games. He also helped steer the club to the third round of the FA Cup, at which point they were knocked out by arch-rivals Preston North End.
In 1920-21, Keenan was again ever-present. He also scored his first League goals for the club. The first came in the opening game of the season, a 2-2 draw at Bury on 28 August. The second was in a 2-0 victory at Rotherham County on 12 February. His third was the only goal of the game at Port Vale on 26 February.
Keenan's appearances were limited in 1921-22, with just fifteen league starts.
In 1922-23, Keenan's final season with Blackpool, he appeared in just the first seven league games, the final one being a 2-1 defeat at home to Southampton on 23 September, in front of a crowd of 13,500.
-DOCSTART-	20310274
'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Leaver''' (born 26 December 1898, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. Born in Blackburn, he played as a defender.
Leaver made his debut for Blackpool on 7 February 1920, in a 1-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday.
Leaver made four appearances in 1921-22. He also scored his first goal for the club, in a 3-1 victory over West Ham at Bloomfield Road on 6 May in the final league game of the season.
In 1922-23, Leaver appeared in over half of ''the Seasiders'' league games. In his 28 starts, he scored one goal - in a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 7 April.
Leaver achieved exactly the same stats in 1923-24. This time, however, his goal came in the first game of the league campaign, a 2-2 draw at home to Oldham Athletic on 25 August.
For the 1924-25 term, Leaver made 33 league appearances, his most in a Blackpool shirt. He also helped the club to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
The 1925-26 season was Leaver's final one with Blackpool. He made ten league appearances and scored one goal. His strike came in a busy September, during which Blackpool played eight league games, in a 2-2 draw at home to Port Vale.
-DOCSTART-	20314342
'''Mickey Weir''' (born 16 January 1966) is a Scottish former association football player, who played mainly for Hibernian as a winger. He was part of the Hibernian side that won the 1991 Scottish League Cup.
Weir signed for Hibernian from Portabello Thistle as a teenager.
Weir remained at Hibs until 1987, when he signed for Luton Town. He returned to Easter Road after only a few months and just eight appearances for the Hatters. He played a key role in Hibs' 1991 League Cup win against Dunfermline,
-DOCSTART-	20315388
'''Clive Whitehead''' (born 24 November 1955) is an English former footballer.
Whitehead was born in Northfield, Birmingham. He played for Bordesley Green Boys and Northfield Juniors during his youth and had a trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1971. In March 1973 he joined Bristol City and turned professional with the club five months later. He helped the club to achieve promotion from the Second Division in 1975-76. Whitehead was transferred to West Bromwich Albion in November 1981, for a fee of -100,000, and made his debut for his new club away at Tottenham Hotspur in a First Division match. During the 1985-86 season he was loaned to Albion's local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers. He joined Portsmouth on a free transfer in July 1987 and remained with the club until another free transfer to Exeter City in July 1989. A move to Yeovil Town followed in October 1990, with Whitehead taking up the role of player-manager, but he was dismissed from the position in April 1991. He then worked as an academy coach and scout at his former club Bristol City, and later as a football agent and referee's assessor.
-DOCSTART-	20318029
'''Wesley Christopher Thomas''' (born 23 January 1987) is a footballer currently playing as a striker for Dagenham & Redbridge.
He has previously played for non-League clubs, Fisher Athletic, Thurrock and Waltham Forest.
Thomas joined Grays Athletic on loan in December 2008,
-DOCSTART-	20318479
'''Christopher Shephard''' is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for League One club Exeter City.
Shephard made his dbut for Exeter City, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute, at home to Grimsby Town, in the 0-0 League Two draw on 18 October 2008.
-DOCSTART-	20323171
'''Stephen Evans''' (born September 25, 1980 in Caerphilly) is a Welsh football midfielder currently playing for Llanelli.
Evans began his career as a trainee with Crystal Palace, turning professional in August 1998. He had previously has trials with Norwich City and Cardiff City before being signed by Palace. Evans' league debut came for Palace on 6 February 1999 when he was a late substitute, for Leon McKenzie in the 1-1 draw at home to Birmingham City. He made four further substitute appearances later that season. The following season he played just twice, against Crewe Alexandra in the league and against Colchester United in the League Cup.
He missed most of the 2000-01 season through injury, returning for the final game of the season as a late substitute for Wayne Carlisle in the 4-2 win away to Portsmouth. Evans joined Swansea City on loan in November 2001, playing six times in the league and twice in the FA Cup. He returned to Crystal Palace, but was allowed to join Brentford on a free transfer in March 2002. He was released by Brentford in May 2004.
He joined Woking in August 2004 after a successful trial, leaving to join Crawley Town in January 2007. He struggled to establish himself at Crawley, particularly after his namesake, the manager Steve Evans took over and joined Llanelli in January 2008. He went on to score twice in 7 appearances that season and also played in Llanelli's Welsh Cup final defeat to Bangor City.
2008-2009 started with Steve's European debut, winning that throw in that led to Llanelli's winning goal against Ventspils in the Champions league, the Reds however lost the away leg 4-0 to crash out on aggregate.
He played a key part in Llanelli's season, netting 7 goals in 30 appearances but left the club in June 2009 following the departure of manager Peter Nicholas.
-DOCSTART-	20323328
'''Christopher Holloway''' (born February 5, 1980 in Swansea) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Llanelli.
He is a former Welsh Under 21 and current Welsh semi-professional international who started his career at Exeter City where he made over 60 appearances before joining Rotherham United in 2001. He has also played for Newport County, Tiverton Town and Merthyr Tydfil, where he was voted 2005 player of the year, leaving to join Llanelli in May 2007.
Since his move to the Welsh Premier league he has scored 6 goals in 47 games for the Stebonheath Park outfit.
-DOCSTART-	20323517
'''Andrew Owen Mumford''' (born June 18, 1981 in Neath) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Llanelli
Andrew Mumford joined Llanelli from Port Talbot Town on 22 January 2007, just a week after scoring the winning goal for the Steelmen against Swansea City in the FAW Premier Cup.
A local boy from Neath, Andrew overcame diabetes to become a professional footballer when he signed full time at Swansea several years ago. He took some time to get into the first team, at the Vetch after going out on loan to Llanelli and Haverfordwest. But, when he returned and was given a chance by the Swans, he grasped the opportunity with both hands, and made himself an integral part of the team. In the 2001/02 season, Andrew Mumford became a young Swansea star, being touted by many critics as a player with the potential to play at a higher level and he was even named the club's Player of the Year in Season 2002/2003. A deserved award saw many aspiring footballer's look up to Andy and love the good hearted nature of the local boy.
That was the highlight of Mumford's short professional career though and there were numerous rumours as to why Mumford had fallen out of favour at Swansea. Some believed that winning the previous season's player of the year award had caused Mumford to develop a somewhat lazy attitude towards his football - believing that he only had to turn up to get into the side. Other rumours were that Mumford's lifestyle had caused a rift with his manager, Brian Flynn, after he was regularly spotted drinking with pals in the early hours before Saturday matches. Either way, Mumford was told that he was no longer needed at Swansea and went searching for a new club. A Swansea City fan site commented "It is sad to see a young player, who had such great potential heading towards the scrap-heap, when it looked like a glorious career in the professional game was once a certainty". However, many people, including Andy, have denied the accusations of drinking alcohol before matches as he is a sufferer of diabetes. Apparently, Andy could never drink a lot of alcohol anyway in the risk of going low on sugar levels. Some people believe that Flynn was unfair towards Mumford and Andy didn't have a chance to defend the accusations as he was quickly shut out from the Swansea media. Flynn never apologised to Andy for setting these accusations which many fans believed was despicable of a coach which many players and fans looked up to, this may have lead to Flynn's departure of Swansea a short number of years later.
So, after appearing over 70 times for the Swans, he was shipped out on loan to Conference side Aldershot before returning to the League of Wales with Port Talbot in 2004/2005.
He then moved to Aberystwyth before making his Port Talbot bow, but was released from Park Avenue in 2005. After a year away from the game, he returned to the Remax Stadium in August 2006 but after 18 League and League Cup appearances, and 7 goals he joined Llanelli.
Andy has settled in well at Llanelli, and is now in his 3rd season at the club. As a result of finding stability, Mumford is now able to consistently perform well for The Reds. He has played a big part in Llanelli's rise to the top of the Welsh Premier, scoring 24 goals from 63 appearances. He's never been the fittest of players, but has real quality and technical ability with the ball at his feet.
Mumford is able to play at the heart of the defence, but his best work comes in the central midfield role, where his presence, hard tackling and strong shooting abilities make him a key player at this level. He is also a dead ball specialist and has scored a number of spectacular goals from free kicks at Swansea and his Welsh Premier clubs over the years.
Andy was, however, out of action for a few years due to a temporary move to Australia. Mumford had hoped to construct a coaching career using his qualifictions but due to personal problems, he later returned back to Swansea where he found himself in a loyal place among the Llanelli football side.
From 2007, Andy became a father for the first time. Still managing to continue a football career with Llanelli has proved difficult when trying to juggle fatherhood, teaching at Birchgrove Comprehensive School with football but Andy always commits one hundred percent in his footballing and is proving to everyone that he still has it in him to be one of the best footballers in local Welsh football. One thing is for sure, Mumford will never be out of action for long, with his determination he is still set to go places.
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'''Mark Owen Pritchard''' (born 23 November, 1985 in Tredegar) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Welsh Premier League side Carmarthen Town.
Pritchard began his career at Swansea City, making his professional debut on 21 October 2003 during a 2-0 defeat to Cambridge United. After a short spell on loan with Merthyr Tydfil at the end of the 2004-05 season, Swansea boss Kenny Jackett deemed him surplus to requirements at the Liberty Stadium and he was allowed to join Conference National side Aldershot Town, where he scored his first senior career goal during a 4-2 defeat to Blackpool in the FA Cup. After a relatively successful two year spell at Llanelli he was released by the club and joined local rivals, Carmarthen Town, in the summer of 2009.
At international level, Mark has an impressive 50% strike rate for Wales Under 21's after scoring twice in four appearances.
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'''John Mitchell "Jack" Wilcox''' (2 January 1886
Wicox was born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire and joined Aston Villa, initially as an amateur, in March 1906 before signing as a professional in November 1907.
He was a winger who enjoyed beating opposing defenders, and was a creator of chances for others rather than a goalscorer. He played 48 games for Birmingham in all competitions before moving on to Southampton in May 1911.
Southampton's newly appointed manager, George Swift, spent a total of -820 on transfers, recruiting eleven new players during May and June 1911. Wilcox was one of the few of these signings who did himself justice in the new season, which ended in a 16th place finish in the Southern League resulting in Swift's resignation. Playing at outside-right, Wilcox possessed speed and was able to deliver a variety of crosses, and also had the ability to "manoeuvre astutely"
After the end of his one season at The Dell he dropped into non-league football with Wellington Town.
He died in Lichfield, Warwickshire, aged 54.
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'''Eddie May''' (born 30 August 1967) is a Scottish association football former player and manager, who is currently manager of Falkirk.
He played as a midfielder and full back for several clubs, including Hibernian, Falkirk and Motherwell during the 1980s and 1990s.
After retiring as a player, May became a coach, developing young players for Falkirk.
His first competitive game was a 1-0 victory over FC Vaduz in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds, although Falkirk eventually lost their first ever European tie 2-1 on aggregate.
May appeared for a brief goal in Rangers colours in the movie A Shot at Glory which also starred Ally McCoist, Brian Cox, Michael Keaton and Owen Coyle.
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'''Ashley Fickling'''(born November 15, 1972 in Sheffield, England) is a former professional footballer who played between 1991 and 2002. He is now the first team Physiotherapist for Sheffield Wednesday.
Fickling started his career at his home town club of Sheffield United. He struggled to make an impact at Bramall Lane and made only six appearances in total between 1991 and 1995, incidentally none of them were league games. While with United, Fickling spent two spells on loan with Darlington.
In March 1995 he signed on a free transfer with fellow English First Division club Grimsby Town. While at the club, he struggled to make an impact under managers Brian Laws and Alan Buckley, and following another loan with Darlington, he was released and signed for Scunthorpe United in May 1998.
Fickling remained with The Iron until 2001, where he moved briefly to play for Scarborough before retiring from the game due to injury problems.
Upon retirement, Fickling trained to be a sports physiotherapist, completing his Bachelor's degree at the University of Salford and joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2007.
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'''Terry Howard''' (born 26 February 1966 in Stepney) is a retired English footballer who played for Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Chester City, Leyton Orient, Wycombe Wanderers, Woking and Aldershot Town.
In 1994, Howard was famously sacked at half-time by then-Leyton Orient manager John Sitton, as featured in the Channel 4 documentary ''Orient: Club for a Fiver''.
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'''Steven Cann''' (born 20 January 1988) is a South African-born Welsh footballer, currently playing for Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth Town.
Having started his career at Derby County, Cann was released in June 2007.
Cann was released by Rotherham at the end of the 2008-09 season, joining Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth Town, making his debut in a 4-0 win over Caersws on the opening day of the season. Having previously been with the club on a non-contract basis, Cann signed a permanent contract with Aberystwyth on 4 December 2009. Manager Alan Morgan praised Cann's form stating: "''Steve, in my eyes, is the best goalkeeper in the Welsh Premier.''"
Cann has represented Wales Under 19 and was called to the under 19 squad for the 2006 Milk Cup.
On 8 September 2009, Cann made his debut for the Wales semi-professional side as a substitute during a 2-1 defeat to Poland.
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'''Bondz Bondzanga N'Gala''' (born 3 October 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for West Ham United.
He was born in London, and signed as a West Ham United player in 2006.
N'Gala had been playing youth and reserve team football for West Ham before being signed by Weymouth in January 2008, originally on a season-long loan.
He made his debut on 12 January 2008, in the 0-0 draw against Kidderminster Harriers.
N'Gala signed on loan for Milton Keynes Dons in November 2008, and made his first team appearance for them in their 3-0 win over Walsall on 22 November. N'Gala played three times for MK Dons before returning to West Ham in December 2008.
N'Gala signed on a one-month loan for Scunthorpe United in October 2009. His debut for Scunthorpe came on 7 November, in their 4-1 away defeat to Blackpool when he came on as a second half substitute for Grant McCann. He returned to West Ham at the end of November having played only two games for Scunthorpe.
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'''Nicholas Bignall''' (born 11 July 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Reading. He can play as both a forward and a winger. Bignall is noted for his pace and his strength.
Born in Reading, Berkshire, Bignall was a prolific scorer for the Reading Academy, which prompted Reading manager Steve Coppell to sign him on professional forms. Before experiencing first team action for Reading, he was loaned out to Northampton Town in late 2008, scoring his first senior goal against Leeds United. He was loaned out again in January 2009 to Cheltenham Town.
He scored his first Reading goals when he scored twice at home to Burton Albion in a first round League Cup tie on 11 August 2009, also making his senior debut.
On 31 August 2009, he joined Stockport County on loan until January.
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'''Stanley''' "'''Stan'''" '''McEwan''' (born 8 June 1957) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He spent eight years at Blackpool in the 1970s and 1980s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club. He also played for four other professional clubs in his career. His position was as a defender.
Wishaw-born McEwan made his debut for Harry Potts' Blackpool midway through the 1975-76 season, in a single-goal victory over Leyton Orient at Bloomfield Road on 12 December 1975.
In 1976-77, under new manager, compatriot Allan Brown, McEwan made eleven league appearances;
McEwan was ever-present in Blackpool's 53 league and cup games in 1978-79, under Bob Stokoe, his third manager in his time at the club. He scored five league goals (four from the penalty spot), including two in a 5-0 home victory over Shrewsbury Town on 20 March. He also scored one penalty in the FA Cup and two goals (one a penalty) in the League Cup.
Stan Ternent replaced Stokoe for the start of the 1979-80 campaign. He made 25 league appearances before Ternent was sacked. Former 'Pool player Alan Ball was installed as Ternent's successor, and McEwan went on to make a further fourteen appearances during the remainder of the league calendar. He scored twelve goals, including five penalties. His two goals gave Blackpool victory in a Lancashire derby with Blackburn Rovers at Bloomfield Road on 22 September, and his penalty at Reading on 26 April was the only goal of the game. In addition, he scored two cup goals, one in each competition, which put him at the top of the club's overall goalscoring chart for the season.
McEwan made 24 league appearances under Ball during 1980-81. Ball was fired in the New Year, and was replaced by Allan Brown for his second stint in charge during McEwan's Blackpool career. Ball had omitted McEwan from the team for his final eight games in charge, but Brown reinstated him to the line-up for his first game back in the hot seat and the subsequent eleven games leading up to Blackpool's relegation to Division Four.
In McEwan's final season at the seaside, 1981-82, saw him make 25 league appearances. His final appearance for the club occurred on 27 March, in a 2-2 draw with Peterborough United at Bloomfield Road.
McEwan left Blackpool in March 1982 to join Exeter City. He made 65 league appearances in two years for ''the Grecians'', scoring fifteen goals. In 1984 he joined Hull City, and went on to make 113 league appearances for the club, scoring 25 goals. Four years later, he signed for Wigan Athletic. He made 29 league appearances for ''the Latics'' and scored four goals. He rounded off his professional career with an equally-brief spell with Hartlepool United in 1989, making fourteen league appearances and finding the net on two occasions.
McEwan moved into non-League football with Boston United in 1990.
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Sawyers attended Carnegie College, a division of Leeds Metropolitan University in Leeds, England. He played professional soccer for the Rotherham United club. Sawyers became Director of Soccer for the Mission Viejo Soccer Club, a youth soccer program based in Laguna Hills, California, in the late 1980s.
Sawyers then joined the staff of the Stanford University women's soccer program. He was promoted to acting head coach at Stanford in 1993. During Sawyers' first season of leadership, the Stanford Cardinal earned a program-record 18 wins and reached the Final Four of the NCAA Division I Championship. Over three seasons, Sawyers led the Cardinal to a 50-8-4 record. Sawyers also served as head coach of the Sacramento Storm, a W-League team, from 1993 to 1998.
Sawyers was named head coach of the Bay Area CyberRays later known as the San Jose CyberRays, one of the eight founding member teams in the Women's United Soccer Association. The CyberRays won the inaugural WUSA championship, and Sawyers was named WUSA Coach of the Year for 2001. Sawyers coached the CyberRays for two more seasons, until the WUSA suspended its operations in 2003.
In 2008, Sawyers was named head coach of Sky Blue FC, a Women's Professional Soccer team based in the New York City suburbs of New Jersey and scheduled to play its first match in April 2009. On May 23, 2009, Sky Blue FC announced that Sawyers had been suspended indefinitely due to differences with the organization's ownership.
American soccer superstar Julie Foudy and Sawyers have been married since 1995. Their first child Isabel Ann was born in January 2007, and a son named Declan arrived in December 2008. Sawyers and Foudy have jointly conducted youth soccer camps and worked on other soccer-development projects through the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy.
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'''Gordon Sweetzer''' (born 27 January 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian association football player.
Sweetzer earned 3 caps for the Canadian national side in 1981. He played club football in England for Brentford and Cambridge United, and in Canada for the Toronto Blizzard and the Edmonton Drillers. His brothers Billy and Jimmy also played professional soccer.
Sweetzer is a frequent guest of 'The Footy Show' on the The Score Television Network.
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'''James "Jimmy" Sweetzer''' (born in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian association football player who played professional club football in England for Oxford United and Millwall. He later played non-league football for Wealdstone. His brothers Billy and Gordon also played professional soccer.
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'''Alexander''' "'''Sandy'''" '''McGinn''' was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1920s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He also played for Bradford City and Halifax Town.
New Cumnock-McGinn made his debut for Bill Norman's Blackpool midway through the 1919-20 season, in a goalless draw at Bristol City on 20 December.
In 1920-21, McGinn made 24 league appearances. He scored one goal, in the FA Cup in Blackpool's first-round replay victory at home to Darlington.
McGinn started 34 of Blackpool's 42 league games in 1921-22. He scored one goal, the first in a 2-0 win against Bristol City at Bloomfield Road on 25 March.
36 league starts followed in 1922-23,
McGinn was out of favour again in 1924-25, managing just one league appearance. That appearance, at Coventry City on 9 March, was his final one for Blackpool.
-DOCSTART-	20395811
}}'''Geoff Molyneux''' (born January 23, 1943, Warrington) is a former English footballer who played as a winger.
The younger brother of Liverpool and Chester defender John Molyneux,
He did not make any more first-team appearances for Chester and quickly dropped into the Cheshire County League with New Brighton.
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'''Barrie Martin''' was an English professional footballer. He spent seven years at Blackpool in the 1950s and 1960s, making almost 200 Football League appearances for the club.
Martin made his debut for Joe Smith's Blackpool in the penultimate league game of the 1957-58 season, in a single-goal defeat by Everton at Bloomfield Road on 23 April.
Joe Smith retired after 23 years as Blackpool manager at the end of 1957-58. His successor for the 1958-59 campaign was former '''Pool'' player Ron Suart. Suart gave six league starts to Martin.
It was Martin's third season at Blackpool, 1959-60, that he properly broke into the team. He made 38 league appearances, missing only four games. He also scored his first goal for the club, in a 3-1 victory over Chelsea at Bloomfield Road on 12 December.
In 1960-61, Martin was ever-present in Blackpool's first twelve games of the league campaign, but he went on to miss the next 22. He returned to the line-up on 31 March, with eight games remaining, of which he appeared in six.
Conversely, Martin missed only one league game of the 1961-62 campaign (and one of Blackpool's 52 total games, which included a run to the semi-finals of the League Cup).
He went one better in 1962-63, appearing in all of the club's 47 league and cup games.
Martin chalked up another forty league appearances in 1963-64, his final season at the seaside. His swan song was in the final game of the league campaign, a 4-3 defeat at Ipswich Town on 25 April.
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'''Lawrence Adam Michael "Laurie" Abrahams''' (also spelt ''Lawrie''; born 3 April 1953) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a striker in England, the United States, and Australia. In a career which lasted from 1977 to 1987, Abrahams played 283 career league games, and scored 142 league goals.
Abrahams was born in Stepney, in the East End of London, and after an apprenticeship at Barking, he signed a professional contract in 1977 with Charlton Athletic. He spent one season at Charlton, making sixteen appearances. After leaving Charlton in 1978, Abrahams moved to the United States and played in the NASL for the New England Tea Men, Tulsa Roughnecks, California Surf and San Diego Sockers. Abrahams signed for the New York Cosmos of the MISL in October 1984. Abrahams spent the 1986 season in Australia with the Melbourne Knights, where he made 9 appearances, before returning to America to play with the Wichita Wings.
Abrahams is currently the Assistant Soccer Coach at Irvine Valley College.
-DOCSTART-	20407354
'''Amber Hearn''' (born 28 November, 1984), is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level,
Hearn was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games,
At club level she has played in England for Doncaster Rovers Belles.
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'''George Timmins''' was an English footballer who played at left-half.
Timmins was born in West Bromwich. He played for George Salter's Works before joining West Bromwich Albion. He played in three consecutive FA Cup Finals for Albion, leaving in 1891 to join Old Hill Wanderers.
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'''George 'Spry' Woodhall''' (5 September 1863 - 29 September 1924) was an English footballer, who played most of his career with West Bromwich Albion, helping them to reach three consecutive FA Cup finals, including winning the cup in 1888.
Woodhall was born in West Bromwich and, after playing for West Bromwich All Saints and Churchfield Foresters, joined West Bromwich Albion in May 1883. He was a member of the West Bromwich team that reached the 1886 and 1887 cup finals, going out 2-0 to Blackburn Rovers (in a replay) and Aston Villa respectively.
In 1888, West Bromwich reached the final for the third consecutive year, when they met favourites, Preston North End at the Kennington Oval on 24 March 1888. Woodhall scored the winning goal with thirteen minutes remaining, when the West Bromwich forwards outjumped Preston's defence and Woodhall pounced on the rebound, turning sharply to steer the ball between the posts, thus enabling his team to claim the first of their five FA Cup victories.
Woodhall represented England twice, making his debut against Wales on 4 February 1888, when he scored the third goal in a 5-1 victory. Woodhall's goal was England's 100th international goal. He also played in the next match against Scotland which was won 5-0; the following month, England defeated Ireland 5-1 (although Woodhall was not selected, his place on the right wing going to his West Bromwich team-mate Billy Bassett) to claim the 1888 British Home Championship convincingly.
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'''Harold Green''' (19 January 1860 - May 1900) was an English footballer who played at both right and left full-back.
Green was born in West Bromwich. He played for George Salter's Works before joining West Bromwich Albion. He played in three successive FA Cup Finals for Albion, picking up runners-up medals in 1886 and 1887 and a winners medal in 1888 when Preston North End were defeated 2-1. He also played in Albion's first league game, a 2-0 win against Stoke in September 1888.
In 1891 Green left Albion to join Old Hill Wanderers. He died in West Bromwich in May 1900.
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'''George Charles Appleyard''' (born 31 May 1900 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire) was an English football forward.
Appleyard began his career with Rotherham Forge, subsequently playing for Rotherham Town and Rawmarsh Athletic before joining Barnsley where he made his league debut in the 1923-24 season. He joined Exeter City in 1924 before moving to local rivals Torquay United where he was a regular in their Southern League side in the 1925-26 season. He also played in all eight of Torquay-s FA Cup games that season as they reached the first round and took Third Division Reading to a second replay.
He left at the end of the 1925-26 season to join Wrexham.
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'''Jonathan Chiedozie Obika''' (born 12 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Yeovil Town as a striker, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.
Born in Enfield, London, Obika is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth system and was the top scorer for the academy side in the 2007-08 season. He made his first team debut in the UEFA Cup on 27 November 2008 against NEC Nijmegen. He also played against Ukrainian side FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the same competition. He signed a more secure contract with the club in January 2009.
On 19 March 2009 he signed with League One team Yeovil Town on a month's loan. His loan was extended until the end of the 2008-09 season in April. In his two month loan spell he played 10 games scoring 4 goals.
Obika returned to Yeovil on a three-month loan on 11 August 2009. He scored in his third game of the 2009-10 season against Leyton Orient. He scored again on 1 September against Bournemouth in the Football League Trophy, coming on as a substitute at half time. Along with fellow Tottenham loanees Steven Caulker and Ryan Mason, his loan was extended until the end of the season on 5 November.
Obika was called up to represent England in the Under 20 World Cup tournament hosted in Egypt from 24 September - 16 October 2009. Obika featured in the first two games against Ghana and Uruguay.
Obika grew up in Edmonton and attended The Bishop Stopford's School in Enfield. He is the cousin of singer and former Fame Academy contestant, Lemar.
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'''Ryan Glen Mason''' (born 13 June 1991) is an English footballer who is currently on loan to Yeovil Town from Tottenham Hotspur.
Mason joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy in June 2007, and signed his first professional contract a year later, aged 17. He made his professional debut in the UEFA Cup on 27 November 2008 against NEC Nijmegen.
He scored 29 goals in 31 appearances for the academy team in the 2008-9 season as Spurs finished runners-up in the Premier Academy League.
In the Summer of 2009 Mason went on loan to Yeovil Town along with fellow team mate Steven Caulker.
He made his league debut at the start of the 2009-10 season against Tranmere Rovers where Yeovil won 2-0.
Mason made a promising start to his time at Yeovil, scoring from a free kick in his second match against Colchester United
The goal against Exeter was included in BBC Sport's "Goals of the Week".
Along with fellow Tottenham loanees, Jon Obika & Steven Caulker, on 5 November 2009 their loans were extended until May 2010.
Mason attended Enfield Grammar School and was a District hurdles champion. He also attended Cheshunt School.
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'''Michael "Mike" Panopoulos''' (also written '''Mihalias Panopoulos'''), born in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian-Greek association football player. He currently plays for Oakleigh Cannons, for whom he is also assistant-manager.
Panopoulos began his career as a youth player with Heidelberg United in Australia, though in 1993 he was offered a professional contract with Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in the Greek Super League. Whilst at the Greek club Panopoulos played in the UEFA cup and a was a losing finalist in the Greek Football Cup.
Strong performances by Panopoulos for the Greek club led to a -1 million transfer to Portsmouth F.C. in August 1999; a club record fee. Panopoulos spent three years at Portsmouth, but left the club the year before Portsmouth's promotion to the FA Premier League.
In December 2001 Panopoulos moved on loan from Portsmouth to Dunfermline F.C. in the Scottish Premier League. After leaving Portsmouth he transferred to South Melbourne FC and then made a return to Greece with Kerkyra F.C. That was followed by a move back to Australia, with Oakleigh Cannons of the Victorian Premier League.
Michael Panopoulos played with U-23 Greek National team
-DOCSTART-	20435997
'''Eddie Odhiambo-Anaclet''' (born 31 August 1985) is an Tanzanian professional footballer. He plays as a right-back for Stevenage Borough.
Anaclet started his career as a junior with Oxford United,
In June 2009, he announced that he would go by his father's surname, Odhiambo for the upcoming 2009-10 season.
He has two brothers who are footballers, Eric Odhiambo is a professional footballer and Anaclet Odhiambo is semi-professional footballer who has played for Abingdon United.
-DOCSTART-	20445184
'''John Victor "Jackie" Wassall''' (11 February 1917 - April 1994) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Shrewsbury, West Midlands. He played for Wellington Town, Stockport County, and Manchester United.
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'''William Ewart Harrison''' (27 December 1886 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer whose regular position was as a forward.
Harrison played for Hough United, Crewe South End, Willaston White Star, Crewe Alexandra and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Manchester United in October 1920. He went on to score five goals in 46 appearances for ''the Red Devils'' before joining Port Vale in September 1922. He was a first team regular at the club until an ankle injury in October 1922 put him out of action until January 1923. He regained his spot but was sold to Wrexham for -300 in June of that year.
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'''Felix Junior Stanislas''' (born 26 November 1989), known as '''Junior Stanislas''', is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a left winger for West Ham United.
Stanislas first joined West Ham United at the age of ten. He had been playing youth and regular reserve team football for West Ham United before joining Football League One side Southend United for six weeks on loan.
Stanislas made an immediate impact on his debut, scoring a brace, including a spectacular free kick, against Luton Town in the FA Cup second round on 29 November 2008. He returned on 19 January after scoring 3 goals in 9 games for the Shrimpers.
Stanislas returned to West Ham on 19 January 2009 having played nine games for Southend, scoring three goals, in all competitions. He made his West Ham and Premier league debut on 16 March 2009, replacing Savio in the second half of a league match against West Brom. Stanislas scored his first goal on his first start in the Premier League for the club in a 2-0 home win against Sunderland on 4 April.
Stanislas signed a new long-term contract, lasting until the summer of 2013, on 9 April. He had an extended run in the starting eleven when first choice midfielders Valon Behrami and Jack Collison were both out injured. On 24 May, the last matchday of the season, Stanislas scored the winner in the 2-1 win over Middlesbrough, which sealed Boro's relegation to the Championship.
Stanislas scored two goals in West Ham United's 3-1 League Cup victory over Millwall in August 2009. The first three minutes from time before scoring a penalty in extra time. The game was marred by crowd trouble, including pitch invasions after both of Stanislas' goals. He celebrated his twentieth birthday in style by scoring a goal in a 5-3 win over Burnley. After some impressive performances, manager Gianfranco Zola named him in the starting eleven on a more regular basis with Collison, who usually plays on the left, being switched to right midfield.
Stanislas has been capped for England at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. He received his first call-up to the U-21 side for a friendly against the Netherlands on 11 August 2009 and made his debut in that match. Stuart Pearce then named him in the squad for the 2011 European Championship qualifiers against Macedonia and Greece.
He is eligible to play for the St Lucia national football team. He said ''"I'm half St Lucian so I could play internationals for them if I wanted... but I don't."'
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'''Joseph Patrick Norton''' (July 1890 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire. He played for Leicester City and Manchester United.
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'''Joseph Myerscough''' (8 August 1893 - 29 July 1975) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Galgate, Lancashire. He played for Lancaster Town, Bradford Park Avenue, and Manchester United.
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'''Clive Griffiths''' (born 22 January 1955) is a retired Welsh footballer.
Griffiths was born in Pontypridd. He played for Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle and Tranmere Rovers. He also played in the NASL between 1975 and 1980 for the Chicago Sting and Tulsa Roughnecks.
-DOCSTART-	20445372
'''Christopher Taylor''' (18 October 1899 - 16 March 1972) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Kings Norton, Birmingham. He played for Redditch United, Hyde United, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20446077
'''Anthony John "Tony" Parry''' (September 8, 1945 - November 23, 2009) was an English former footballer who made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League playing as a central defender for Hartlepool United, Derby County and Mansfield Town.
In 1972 the club was on the brink of going out of business, needing to sell a player to survive, when Clough, by then manager of Derby County, bid -2,500 for the player. It is usually regarded as a philanthropic gesture by Clough (albeit using Derby's money) as Parry made few appearances for Derby before moving on to Mansfield Town.
He later played non-league football for Gresley Rovers, where he was Player of the Year in the 1982-83 season.
Parry died suddenly on 23 November 2009, following a short battle with pneumonia.
In February 2009, Parry made a triumphant return to the North East as guest of honour at Hartlepool United's centenary dinner.
Barry Butlin, Secretary & Treasurer of Derby County Former Players' Association, said: "It is fitting that Tony's fans at Hartlepool and in the North East had the opportunity to honour him at the 'Centenary' celebrations, and Tony was delighted to be greeted by his telly idol Jeff Stelling."
The Sky television presenter Stelling has made it known that Parry was his boyhood hero.
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'''Lancelot Holliday Richardson''' (April 1899 - 22 September 1958) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Tow Law, County Durham. He played for South Shields, Chopwell, Manchester United, and Reading.
-DOCSTART-	20448372
'''John "Jack" Hacking''' (22 December 1897 - 31 May 1955) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Blackburn. He played for Blackpool, Fleetwood Town, Oldham Athletic, Manchester United, and Accrington Stanley.
Hacking made his debut for Bill Norman's Blackpool on 24 September 1921, in a 2-0 defeat at Hull City. He was the third goalkeeper Blackpool had used in their first seven league games. He remained in goal for the following five games, all of which Blackpool lost.
With Harry Mingay being Blackpool's first-choice goalkeeper, Hacking didn't start again for ''the Seasiders'' until 6 February 1924, under a new manager, Frank Buckley, in a single-goal victory over Manchester United at Bloomfield Road. He went on to appear in the remaining fifteen games of their league campaign, helping them to a fourth-placed finish in Division Two.
Hacking started the first three league games of the 1924-25 season, before being replaced for five games by Algy Wilkinson. He returned for seven games, but another goalkeeper, Len Crompton, took over for 26 of the remaining 27 league games. Hacking returned for a 1-0 defeat at Bradford City on 14 April. It was his final appearance for Blackpool.
At Accrington Stanley, he became player/manager and was the Barrow secretary/manager from May 1949 until his death.
He also made three appearances for England in 1928-29: against Northern Ireland on 22 October 1928 (won 2-1), Wales on 17 November 1928 (won 3-2) and Scotland on 13 April 1929 (lost 0-1). As a result, England finished runners-up in the 1929 British Home Championship.
-DOCSTART-	20448444
'''Herbert Birchenough''' (21 September 1874 - 28 February 1942) was an English footballer.
Birchenough was born in Haslington, Cheshire, and played for Haslington, Crewe Hornets, Nantwich, Sandbach St.Mary's and Audley before joining Burslem Port Vale in October 1897. He kept a clean sheet on his debut, on 6 November 1897 in a 4-0 home win over Ilkeston Town. He quickly established himself as the #1 keeper and helped the team win the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1898. The club suffered financial difficulties in January 1900 and so Birchenough was sold to Glossop. He later moved on to Manchester United and Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	20448471
'''Joseph William''' "'''Joe'''" '''Fall''' (16 January 1872 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Manchester. He played for Middlesbrough Ironopolis, Manchester United, and Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	20450056
'''Alexander Robertson''' was a Scottish footballer, whose regular position was as a half-back. He played for Hibernian, Manchester United, and Fair City Athletic. Robertson won the 1902 Scottish Cup and the 1903 Scottish league championship with Hibs, and was transferred to Manchester United at the end of the 1902-03 season.
-DOCSTART-	20453470
'''William McDonald''' (9 July 1905 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward.
Born in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, McDonald played for Coatbridge, Law Scotia, Dundee United, Broxburn United, Armadale, Airdrieonians, Tranmere Rovers and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20454176
Wiilaims also made 8 appearances for Wales between 1921 and 1929, scoring twice.
-DOCSTART-	20454424
'''William "Billy" Hood''' was a footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Newton Heath from 1891 to 1894, as well as at Ismeretlen.
-DOCSTART-	20461203
'''Lloyd Anderson''' (born 17 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Conference National club Grays Athletic. Anderson is a goalkeeper.
He made his debut for Brentford on 28 November 2008 as a substitute in an FA Cup game against Barrow after first choice keeper Ben Hamer was sent off.
Anderson joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Margate on 2 October 2009. He made his debut for Margate on 3 October 2009 in a 2-1 win against Kingstonian. On 15 October, Anderson joined Conference National team Grays Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	20461696
}}'''Brynley Jones''' (born May 16, 1959, St Asaph) is a former Welsh professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester as a midfielder.
A product of Chester's youth policy, Jones made his professional debut on the final day of 1976-77 away at Swindon Town. He remained involved in the first-team squad over the next five years, with one of the highlights coming in Chester's FA Cup fifth round tie at Ipswich Town in 1979-80 when Jones scored to give his side a shock lead. The following season saw him score an unusual goal away at Colchester United, when an attempted defensive clearance struck his shins and rebounded into the net from distance.
Jones' final Chester appearance was also his last Football League outing, in Chester's 1-0 home defeat to Carlisle United in May 1982. The end of the season saw him follow manager John Cottam to Scarborough, where he played for one season in the Alliance Premier League.
He later played for clubs including Bangor City and Oswestry Town. His son, Craig Jones, is a footballer in the Welsh Premier League with Rhyl and has been capped by Wales at semi-professional level.
-DOCSTART-	20462753
'''Daniel Vendrys Powell''' (born 12 March 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Forest Green Rovers, on loan from Milton Keynes Dons, as a striker.
Powell made his debut for Milton Keynes Dons in a 3-1 victory over Hartlepool United on 15 November 2008, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute and scoring the team's final goal in the 90th minute. Since his memorable debut Powell has made four other appearances for the Dons, all as a substitute.
Powell has continued to impress with substitute appearances, this had led to him signing his first professional contract, keeping him with MK until 2011.
Powell joined Crawley Town on loan on 3 August 2009.
Powell became a regular with Forest Green and the club decided to extend his loan deal until the end of the season in January 2010.
-DOCSTART-	20462886
'''Frank Charles Hodges''' (26 January 1891 - 5 June 1985) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Nechells, Birmingham. He played for Birmingham City, St. Mirren, Wigan Borough, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20462914
'''Samuel Prince Blott''' (1 January 1886 - 1 January 1969) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Holloway, London. He played for Bradford Park Avenue, Southend United, Plymouth Argyle, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20462957
'''Ronald Johnson Ferrier''' (26 April 1914 - 11 October 1991) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. He played for Grimsby Wanderers, Grimsby Town, Oldham Athletic, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20462997
'''Charles Richard "Dick" Gardner''' (22 December 1913 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Birmingham. He played for Evesham Town, Notts County, Stourbridge, Sheffield United, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20463349
'''Jordan Spence''' (born 24 May 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Ham United.
Spence joined West Ham in 2004. In April 2006 he signed a contract as a full time youth team academy player for season 2006-07 and made his reserve team debut that same month. He has captained the England national team every youth level.
Yet to make his debut for West Ham, he made his professional club debut for Leyton Orient in their FA Cup second round match at Bradford City on 29 November 2008 having signed on loan on 25 November. This looked to be his only match for Leyton Orient as he returned to Upton Park on 5 January 2009, but he returned to Orient on 23 January and stayed until the end of the season. His Football League debut came in the 2-1 away defeat to Scunthorpe United on 24 January 2009.
Spence signed for Scunthorpe United on a one month's loan on 17 August 2009 making his debut on 18 August in a 2-0 home defeat to Middlesbrough. On 29 August Spence's loan at Scunthorpe was extended until 1 January 2010.At the end of December 2009 his loan ended and he returned to West Ham having played eleven times for Scunthorpe.
Spence captained the England U16s to the Victory Shield in November 2005,, then led England U17 to the Final of the Nordic Tournament, playing in the Faroe Islands in August 2006 and scoring in his second match. England finished at the top of their 4-team group, but lost the Final to Denmark in Trshavn.
In September 2006 he played for England against Portugal in the FA Friendly International Tournament.
In 2007, he was named in U17s coach John Peacock's squad for the Elite qualifying round of the Under-17 European Championships against Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Azerbaijan.
In 2007, Jordan captained England in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. This was the first time the country had reached the World Finals, at this age group. It was at this very tournament, where Jordan himself made history. Against Brazil in injury time he scored a late winner, which put England through to the last 16, this was the first time England had beaten Brazil at a FIFA tournament.
On 20 November 2007 Spence captained the England U18 team in a 2-0 victory over Ghana. He made his first appearance for the England U19 team in their 6-0 victory over Romania on 14 October 2007 The England U18 team finished the 2007-08 season unbeaten, under Spence's captaincy, with a 2-0 win over Austria on 16 April 2008.
In the 2008-09 season, Spence continued to be involved with the England under-19 team, helping them to qualify for the UEFA U19 Championships in the summer of 2009.
-DOCSTART-	20464562
'''Scott Sinclair''' (born 16th January, 1991) is an English footballer, who plays for Luton Town.
A pacy winger who can also operate as a striker, Sinclair impressed Luton Town manager Mick Harford greatly during the 2008-09 pre-season campaign, making several appearances.
He was handed a first-team squad number in October 2008 and made his debut for Luton Town as a substitute in a Johnstone's Paint Trophy victory over Brentford at Kenilworth Road just days later.
There are high hopes that Sinclair can become another homegrown star to progress through the Luton Town ranks.
-DOCSTART-	20465392
'''Chris Basham''' (born July 20, 1988) is an English footballer who can play in defence or midfield for Bolton Wanderers.
Having spent two loan periods away from the club at Stafford Rangers and Rochdale, Basham made his senior debut for Bolton as a late substitute in the clubs 4-1 victory at Sunderland on 29 November 2008.
Chris Basham scored his first goal for Bolton on 11 April 2009, against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge after he came in as a 65th minute substitute for Johan Elmander.
On 6 November 2009 Basham signed at contract extension that will keep him at Bolton until 2012
Chris studied at Gateshead College and trained with their Academy for Sport.
-DOCSTART-	20465937
'''Albert Arthur Pape''' (13 June 1897 - 18 November 1955) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. Born in Elsecar, South Yorkshire, he played for several clubs in The Football League, including Notts County, Clapton Orient and Manchester United.
Born in Elsecar, South Yorkshire, Pape began his football career with Wath Athletic, a club from the nearby town of Wath-upon-Dearne. Upon the outbreak of the First World War, Pape joined the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and played for the regimental football team, returning to play for Bolton-on-Dearne at the cessation of hostilities. In December 1919, Pape was signed by Rotherham County, who had been elected to the Football League Second Division at the start of the season, and he made a goalscoring debut on 17 January 1920 in a 4-3 win over Coventry City. In four seasons with Rotherham County, Pape scored 41 goals in 113 league appearances, including a spell in the 1922-23 season in which he scored eight goals in five matches.
He signed for Notts County at the end of that season, but made just six appearances in 1923-24 before moving on to Clapton Orient. In eight months with Orient, he scored 11 goals in 24 league matches. In February 1925, Orient travelled to a match against a Manchester United side that had just sold its star striker, Bill Henderson, to Preston North End. United manager John Chapman had telephoned the Orient manager Peter Proudfoot before they left London, and the two clubs agreed a fee of -1,070 for Pape. They met up at Manchester Piccadilly station, and Pape - who was a friend of the United captain Frank Barson, and had relatives in nearby Bolton - quickly agreed terms.
After two seasons with Fulham, in which he scored 12 goals in 42 appearances, Pape dropped out of League football to join North Wales coast side Rhyl Athletic, but he was there for less than six months before joining Hurst back in Manchester for the second half of the 1927-28 season. He scored at a rate of almost one goal a game, and even scored a hat-trick on his debut against Port Vale Reserves in the Cheshire County League. Towards the end of the season, the club suffered a goalkeeping injury crisis, and Pape was forced to play one match in goal. In September 1928, Pape was named as player-coach at Darwen, and was also made club captain. However, five months later, he was signed by Manchester Central, before returning to League football for the start of the 1929-30 season with Hartlepools United. He scored 21 goals in 37 appearances for Hartlepools United in the Football League Third Division North, and was signed by Halifax Town for one final season of League football in July 1930, scoring 15 goals in 25 appearances in 1930-31. He spent time with Burscough Rangers, Horwich RMI and Nelson before retiring from football.
-DOCSTART-	20466069
'''Thomas Albert Nuttall''' (January 1889 - October 1963) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Bolton. He played for Heywood United, Everton, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20466192
'''Robert''' "'''Bob'''" '''Parkinson''' (27 April 1873 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Preston, Lancashire. He played for Preston Ramblers, Preston Athletic, Fleetwood Rangers, Rotherham Town, Luton Town, Blackpool, Warmley, Nottingham Forest, Newton Heath, Watford and Swindon Town.
Parkinson was a member of the Blackpool line-up for their first-ever match in the Football League, on 5 September 1896. Wearing the number-10 jersey, he played up front alongside his namesake, Jack Parkinson.
Parkinson's final appearance for the club occurred on 23 January, in a 3-1 home defeat by Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	20467561
'''Kenny Oluwafemi G. A. "Femi" Orenuga''' (born 18 March 1993) is an English footballer of Nigerian descent who plays for Everton as a midfielder.
Orenuga was born on 18 March 1993 and joined Southend United in 2006, after he impressed the club following his recommendation by an agent.
Not long after joining the club he helped Southend win the Norhalne Cup in Denmark, attracting interest from FC Copenhagen and Brndby in the process. He became the youngest player to appear for Southend United when he came on as a 93rd minute substitute in their 3-1 victory over Luton Town in the FA Cup second round on 29 November 2008.
In March 2009, Orenuga agreed to sign for Premier League team Everton on 1 July for an undisclosed fee believed to be -30,000, increasing based on first team appearances. He will join on a year academy scolarship.
His younger brother, Keith, is a student in Southend United's Centre of Excellence. He attended Blackheath Bluecoat Church of England School.
-DOCSTART-	20468592
'''William Alexander "Bill" Berry''' (July 1882 - 1 March 1943) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Sunderland. He played for Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, Stockport County, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20468646
'''Clifford Birkett''' (17 September 1933 - 11 January 1997) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Haydock, Lancashire. He played for Southport and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20468694
'''Reginald Alfred "Reg" Chester''' (21 November 1904 - 24 April 1977) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. He played for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Huddersfield Town and Darlington.
-DOCSTART-	20480562
'''John Kennedy''' (born 19 August 1978) is a semi-professional footballer who currently plays for Cambridge City.
Kennedy began his career at , where he made eight league appearances, before being twice loaned to . After being released by Ipswich in 1999, he signed for , and later Histon, before going on to sign for Cambridge City.
-DOCSTART-	20481544
'''William Dunn''' (July 1877 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Middlesbrough. He played for South Bank and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20481611
'''George Arthur Fitton''' (30 May 1902 - 10 September 1984) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. He played for West Bromwich Albion, Preston North End, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20481689
'''Charles Hannaford''' (8 January 1896 - July 1970) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Finsbury Park, London. He played for Maidstone United, Millwall, Charlton Athletic, Clapton Orient, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20481735
:''For the rugby league footballer of the 1950s for Great Britain, and Barrow, see John "Jack" Grundy''
'''John "Jack" Grundy''' (born 1873 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer who played as a forward. Born in the small village of Egerton, near Bolton, he played for Wigan County until April 1895, when he joined Newton Heath. He stayed with Newton Heath until August 1895, when he left for Halliwell Rovers without having made an appearance for the Heathens. He returned to Newton Heath five years later, in April 1900, and scored on his debut at home to Chesterfield on the final day of the 1899-1900 season. He made ten more appearances and scored two more goals for the club before joining Bolton Wanderers in February 1901.
-DOCSTART-	20481859
'''Henry Droxford "Harry" Leonard''' (July 1886 - 3 November 1951) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Sunderland. He played for Sunderland West End, Grimsby Town, Middlesbrough, Derby County, Leicester Fosse, Manchester United and Heanor Town.
-DOCSTART-	20481918
'''Matthew Robinson''' (21 April 1907 - August 1987) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Felling, County Durham. He played for Cardiff City, Chester City, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20487204
'''John''' "'''Jack'''" '''Meredith''' (12 September 1899 - 1970) was an English professional footballer. He spent five years at Blackpool in the 1920s, making almost 200 Football League appearances for the club.
Meredith made his debut for Frank Buckley's Blackpool on 6 October 1923, in a league game at Sheffield Wednesday.
The following campaign, 1924-25, Meredith missed only one of Blackpool's 49 league and cup games. He scored seven goals in the league and three in the FA Cup.
In 1925-26, Meredith achieved his highest goals tally of his time with ''the Seasiders''. He netted eight goals in his 39 league appearances, including the only goal of the game in a home victory over South Shields on 13 March.
Meredith was ever-present in Blackpool's 43 league and cup games of 1926-27. He also scored six goals in the former competition.
1927-28 was Meredith's final season with Blackpool. Under new manager, Sydney Beaumont, Meredith made 35 league appearances and scored three goals. His final appearance for the club occurred on 31 March, in a 4-0 defeat at Leeds United.
-DOCSTART-	20498235
'''Marc Limbert''' (born October 3, 1973, Mancot) is a Welsh football, midfielder, currently with Welsh side Bangor City.
Limbert began his career as a trainee with Everton, but was released without making the first team. He joined Chester City, where he was to gain experience in The Football League by playing 14 league games in the 1992-93 season.
On leaving Chester a year later he joined Connah's Quay Nomads and played for Altrincham, leaving to join Colwyn Bay in July 1997. He subsequently had a brief spell with TNS before joining Rhyl in May 2003, having played on dual terms for Rhyl at the latter end of the previous season.
He re-joined Connah's Quay Nomads in 2006 but stayed for just the one season, following manager Neville Powell to Bangor City in June 2007. He was immediately made by captain at Farrar Road, and lifted the Welsh Cup in May 2008, scoring a penalty in extra-time in a 4-2 win against Llanelli AFC at Newtown's Latham Park. He captained the team in their 10-0 aggregate loss against Danish team FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Cup Preliminary First Round.
-DOCSTART-	20499800
'''David Ridler''' (born 12 March 1976 in Liverpool) is an English footballer currently with Caernarfon Town.
He began his career with Wrexham, turning professional in August 1995. In May 2001, after over 100 football league appearances, he was released and joined Macclesfield Town. In March 2003 he joined Scarborough, but left in July that year to join Shrewsbury Town. In May 2004 he was part of the Conference play-off winning side that took Shrewsbury back into the Football League.
He lost his place in the Shrewsbury side and was made available for loan in September 2004.
In March 2005 he left Shrewsbury to join Conference National side Leigh RMI.
He began the 2007-08 season with Prescot Cables, but left in October 2007 to join Winsford United.
He left Winsford to join Caernarfon Town in September 2008.
On May 21st 2009, Dave was appointed assistant manager of Prescot Cables.
-DOCSTART-	20500472
'''Deryn Brace''' (born 15 March 1975 in Haverfordwest) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He is currently player-manager of  Carmarthen Town.
Brace began his career as a trainee with Norwich City, turning professional in July 1993. He left in April 1994 to join Wrexham having failed to make the first team at Carrow Road.
He spent six years with Wrexham, playing in over 100 league games, and also playing in the European Cup Winners Cup and in an FA Cup Quarter Final. He won ten Under 21 caps for Wales and only missed a full cap through illness, having contracted pneumonia.
He was released by Wrexham in May 2000 and early in the following season joined Llanelli. Later that season he moved to Carmarthen Town and during the 2001-02 season left to join Haverfordwest County. In June 2002 he was appointed player-manager of Haverford West, at the age of just 27 years.
He also works full-time as postman and stepped down from his manager-s post due to his work commitments in October 2006. He initially remained as player, but was released later that month by new manager Derek Brazil and rejoined Carmarthen Town.
He was appointed as player-manager of Carmarthen in May 2007.
-DOCSTART-	20501633
'''Patrick Buckley''' (born 12 August 1946 in Leith) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield United and Rotherham United.
Buckley began his career at Third Lanark in his native Scotland before joining English First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1964. He made his senior debut for the club on 30 September 1964 in a 0-2 loss to . He made 15 appearances during his first season at Molineux, scoring three times, but failing to halt relegation.
He never managed to hold down a regular place in the Wolves side and left in 1968, after appearances in total for them. He joined Sheffield United, but again was unable to hold down a starting place during his stay. He ended his league career with a brief spell at Rotherham United.
His father, Patrick (known as Paddy) was also a footballer.
-DOCSTART-	20506658
''' Darren Tilley ''' (born in Keynsham, Somerset) is an English football coach for USL-1 club Rochester Rhinos.
Tilley played for York City F.C. in the English Third Division from 1991-1993. In 1997, Tilley began the season with the Toronto Lynx before being traded to the Montreal Impact. He then played for the Rochester Rhinos from 1998 to 2000 and is one of the franchise's top all-time scorers. In 2000, he began the season with the Montreal Impact before finishing it with the Vancouver 86ers. Tilley was the CSL Golden Boot winner in 2002 playing for Canadian club Mississauga Olympians. He retired following the 2003 season.
On March 26, 2008, the Rochester Rhinos hired Tilley as the team's coach. During the 2008 season Tilley led the Rhinos into the playoffs by finishing fourth in the standings. In the club's playoff run the Rhinos defeated the Charleston Battery in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. There the Rhinos were defeated by the Puerto Rico Islanders on a 3-2 aggregate on goals. the following season Tilley led the Rhinos finished in sixth in the standings enough to clinch a playoff spot. In the postseason the Rhinos were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Islanders once again on a 5-3 aggregate on goals. On September 28, 2009 Rochester announced that the organization would not be renewing his contract for the 2010 season
-DOCSTART-	20506886
'''David Bain''' (5 August 1900 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Rutherglen. He played for Rutherglen Glencairn, Everton, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20507007
'''John Wood''' (17 September 1894 - 9 September 1971) was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Bothkennes. He played for Dumbarton, Lochgelly United, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20507189
'''William McCartney''' (born in Newmilns) was a Scottish footballer, whose regular position was as a forward. He played for Rutherglen Glencairn, Ayr, Hibernian, Manchester United, and West Ham United. McCartney played once for Scotland, in a 5-1 win against Ireland in the 1902 British Home Championship. He also helped Hibs to win the 1902 Scottish Cup and the 1903 Scottish league championship, but was transferred to Manchester United in 1903. McCartney was then transferred by United to West Ham after just one season with the club.
-DOCSTART-	20507224
'''Charles William Ramsden''' (11 June 1904 - 16 February 1975) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Bucklow, Chesire. He played for Rotherham Town, Stockport County, Manchester North End, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20513574
'''Stuart Roberts''' (born 22 July 1980 in Carmarthen) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He is a midfielder and currently with  Carmarthen Town. He has represented Wales at Under-21 level.
Roberts began his career as a trainee with Swansea City, turning professional in August 1998. His first team debut came on 11 August 1998 when he was a late substitute for Jon Coates in the 1-1 draw at home to Norwich City in the League Cup. His league debut came four days later in the 2-1 defeat away to Cambridge United, this time as a second-half substitute for Ryan Casey.
With Swansea in the midst of a financial crisis, Roberts spent part of the 2001 pre-season on trial with Rotherham United and moved to Wycombe Wanderers in October 2001 for a fee of -100,000. He remained with Wycombe until February 2004 when he returned to Swansea, initially on loan, but a month later on a free transfer. He later claimed that his time at Wycombe under Lawrie Sanchez had 'destroyed him as a player and a person'.
Released at the end of the season, he joined Chester City on a non-contract basis in June 2004.
Roberts joined Kidderminster Harriers in August 2004, but was released a month later and joined Forest Green Rovers. He was released by Forest Green at the end of the 2004-05 season.
In July 2005 he returned to Wales, joining Aberystwyth Town, where he was a regular for three years before joining Carmarthen Town in August 2008.
-DOCSTART-	20515279
'''James Alexander Reid''' (born 28 February 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Rushden & Diamonds, on loan from Nottingham Forest. Reid plays primarily as a left- winger.
Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Reid made his debut for Nottingham Forest after coming on as a 90th minute substitute in the 1-0 victory over Barnsley in the Championship on 29 November 2008.
He joined Rushden & Diamonds on an initial six-month loan on 7 July 2009.
-DOCSTART-	20517380
}}'''Colin Jones''' (born September 8, 1940, Chester) is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester.
A wing half, Jones was one of several youngsters to get his first-team chance with Chester in the closing stages of the 1959-60. But he only enjoyed three outings for the club before joining Wrexham, where he failed to make a league appearance.
-DOCSTART-	20519936
'''Francis 'Frank' Adams''' (8 February 1933 - 25 March 2009) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Bury and Chester.
Adams, born in Liverpool, was to spend most of his professional career with Bury, who he joined from local side Bury Amateurs. Between 1955 and 1963 he made 169 appearances in The Football League for the club. He missed only three games in Bury's Third Division championship season of 1960-61, the most successful in the club's history in terms of goals scored and points gained.
In the summer of 1963 he joined Chester, in a busy summer which saw other players including Stan Bennion, George Evans, John Currie, Jimmy Humes and Gil Wheaton also arrive at the club. Five years earlier Adams had been involved in controversy when playing for Bury against Chester in the FA Cup second round.
Unfortunately his stint playing for Chester was not so memorable, as he lost his place to Dennis Reeves after eight league games and moved on to Tranmere Rovers, where he did not make any league appearances.
-DOCSTART-	20520582
'''Samuel Parker''' (1872 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Hurlford. He played for Hurlford, Burnley, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20520613
'''David Ellis''' (2 March 1900 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Glasgow. He played for Airdrieonians, Maidstone United, St. Johnstone, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20520739
'''John Scott''' (''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a defender. He was born in Wishaw. He played for Bradford Park Avenue, Manchester United, Hamilton Academicals, and St. Mirren.
-DOCSTART-	20520810
'''William White Inglis''' (2 March 1894 - 20 January 1968) was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a defender. He was born in Kirkcaldy. He played for Inverkeithing United, Manchester United, Kirkcaldy United, Raith Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday, and Northampton Town.
-DOCSTART-	20520839
'''Thomas Lowrie''' (born 14 January 1928) was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a defender. He was born in Glasgow. He played for Troon Athletic, Manchester United, Kirkcaldy United, St. Mirren, and Aberdeen.
-DOCSTART-	20520873
'''Willie Watson''' (born 4 December 1949 in New Stevenston) is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a defender. He played for Manchester United, Motherwell and Dundee.
-DOCSTART-	20520952
'''James Clark Fulton McCrae''' (alo spelt ''McRae'', ''McRea'', ''McCray'' and ''McCabe''; 2 September 1894 - 3 September 1974) was a Scottish football player and manager. His brother was Scottish international player David McCrae.
Born in Bridge of Weir, McCrae began his career with. He signed professional forms with Clyde in 1912, but his playing career was interrupted by the First World War. During the War, McCrae joined the Grenadier Guards, playing for their football team, as well as guesting for Clyde, Rangers, and West Ham United. McCrae joined West Ham United permanently in June 1919, playing in their first ever League game. McCrae also played for Bury, Wigan Borough, New Brighton, Manchester United and Watford, and he made a total of 187 appearances in the Football League. McCrae later played in Scotland for Third Lanark and his first club, Clyde, before retiring in 1928.
McCrae coached Egypt at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, and also managed İstanbulspor in Turkey and Fram of Iceland.
-DOCSTART-	20521583
'''Paul Leo H Rodgers''' (born 6 October 1989 in Edmonton, Greater London) is an English professional footballer, who currently plays for Northampton Town. He formerly played for Arsenal. Rodgers plays as a defender, either at centre half or full back.
Rodgers joined Arsenal in 2005 and was given a professional contract at the start of the 2007-08 season.
He made his competitive professional debut in Arsenal's League Cup quarter-final against Burnley on December 2, 2008, a match which Arsenal lost 2-0; Rodgers was substituted for Henri Lansbury after 46 minutes. On January 22, 2009, Arsenal announced he was to go on loan to Northampton Town for one month, which was later extended to the end of the season . Having been released by Arsenal in June 2009, Rodgers signed for Northampton Town after a trial.
-DOCSTART-	20522635
'''Joseph Arthur''' "'''Joe'''" '''Ridgway''' (25 April 1873 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. He played for West Manchester, Manchester United, and Rochdale Town.
-DOCSTART-	20522717
'''Norman Tapken''' (21 February 1913 - June 1996) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. He played for Newcastle United, Aldershot, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chester, Darlington, Manchester United, and Sunderland.
-DOCSTART-	20522799
'''James Edward Saunders''' (October 1878 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Haslingden, Lancashire. He played for Middlesbrough, Manchester United, and Nelson.
-DOCSTART-	20522908
'''Robert "Bob" Valentine''' was an English rugby league and association footballer. In association football, his regular position was as a goalkeeper, and played for Manchester United. He also played rugby league for the Swinton.
-DOCSTART-	20525009
'''Johnathan James Herd''' (born 3 October 1989) is an English footballer, who plays as a defender for League One club Southend United.
Herd made his debut for Southend United away at Telford United, in the 2-2 draw in the FA Cup first round on 8 November 2008.
He was in the Southend United starting line up for the FA Cup third round game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Southend's equaliser came from a Herd long throw, which was inadvertently flicked on by Ricardo Carvalho for Peter Clarke to score.
-DOCSTART-	20528022
'''Ian Russell Chapman''' (born 31 May 1970) is an English former professional footballer. Born in Brighton, he spent most of his career with hometown club Brighton & Hove Albion.
As a schoolboy, Chapman was chosen to attend The Football Association's School of Excellence at Lilleshall Hall. When he made his professional debut for Brighton away to Birmingham City in February 1987, he became the first former pupil of the school to play in The Football League, in addition to being Brighton's youngest ever peacetime player.
After his playing career finished, Chapman became manager of Whitehawk. In October 2006 he returned to former club Brighton in a coaching role, initially in a part-time capacity while remaining manager of Whitehawk.
At the end of the 2006-07 season he dedicated himself to the job at Brighton full-time, resigning from his job with Whitehawk.
He left his job at Brighton in 2008, however, after the departure of Dean Wilkins, the manager who had brought him to the club. He was said to be in the running to take over as manager of Isthmian League team Crowborough Athletic, but was not offered the job.
He later coached Conference National strugglers Lewes on a casual basis while looking for another full-time job in the sport.
-DOCSTART-	20529975
'''John Owen''' "'''Chorley'''" '''Jones''' (July 1871 - 23 September 1955) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in Wales and England, including Bangor City, Crewe Alexandra and Newton Heath.
Born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Jones began his football career with Bangor F.C., before joining Football League Second Division side Crewe Alexandra in October 1894. After three years with Crewe, Jones transferred to Chorley, the 1896-97 Lancashire League champions, in September 1897. After Chorley could only manage a fifth-place finish in the Lancashire League in 1898, Jones signed for Newton Heath of the Football League Second Division.
Jones made his Newton Heath debut in the first fixture of the 1898-99 season, playing in the centre forward position in a 2-0 away win over Gainsborough Trinity on 3 September 1898. However, he only made one more appearance for the Heathens, a 5-1 away defeat to Burton Swifts on 1 October 1898, before being suspended by the club for "not obeying orders". By 1899, he had transferred back to Bangor, where he remained for the next two seasons, before transferring to Stalybridge Rovers, via a brief stint with Earlestown.
During his second spell with Bangor, Jones received his first call-up to the Welsh national team. Selected in the Welsh squad for the 1901 British Home Championship, Jones made his Wales debut on 2 March 1901, playing at inside right in a 1-1 draw with Scotland in Wrexham. He was dropped for the following game against England on 18 March, to allow Pugh to move to inside right and Billy Meredith could take up his usual position at outside right.
Jones returned to the Wales team for the game against Ireland on 23 March at Pugh's expense, lining up alongside Meredith on the right side of the forward line. Jones ended up scoring the winning goal for Wales, as the match finished 1-0 to the away side. The result meant that Wales finished in third place in the 1901 Home Championship, ahead of Ireland.
-DOCSTART-	20531993
'''James McQuilkin''' (born January 9, 1989) is an Northern Irish football player currently playing for , having previously been attached to West Bromwich Albion and FC Tescoma Zln. He made his Football League debut for Hereford United in their opening home game of the season against Cheltenham Town.
-DOCSTART-	20533943
'''Thomas John "Tommy" Jones''' (born 6 December 1909, date of death unknown) was a Welsh footballer. Although he began his career in Wales, he is best known for the time he spent as a player in the English Football League.
Born in Tonypandy, Rhondda, Jones began his football career with Mid Rhondda, before joining Tranmere Rovers of the Football League Third Division North in 1926. After three seasons with the Wirral club, Jones left Tranmere in 1929 for Football League First Division champions Sheffield Wednesday.
Jones' debut for Wednesday, a 3-1 away win over Liverpool on 5 April 1930, happened to be his only appearance for the club in his first season with them. Nevertheless, the Owls won the league by 10 points that season, scoring a total of 105 goals in the process. The 1930-31 season also saw Jones only make one appearance, but this time he also managed to get his name on the scoresheet, scoring Wednesday's only goal in a 4-1 away defeat to Manchester United. The season resulted in the first of three consecutive third-place finishes for Wednesday, the second of which saw Jones score four goals in 11 appearances, before scoring one more goal in 10 appearances in 1932-33. The 1933-34 season was much less successful for the Owls, as they finished the season in 11th place in the First Division; Jones made just six appearances, and failed to get on the scoresheet.
At the end of the 1933-34 season, Jones signed for Manchester United, who had just avoided relegation to the Third Division that season. His debut came at home to Bradford City on 25 August 1934; the match resulted in a 2-0 win to United, both goals being scored by Tom Manley, Jones' partner on the left side of the United forward line. After missing out on the Third Round tie against Bristol Rovers on 12 January 1935, Jones made his FA Cup debut on 26 January, playing in a 0-0 draw away to Nottingham Forest in the Fourth Round. He then played in the replay four days later, but the team lost 3-0, despite the home advantage. Jones amassed a total of four goals in 22 appearances (league and cup) for United that season, before being sold to Watford of Division Three South for -1,500 in May 1935. He remained with Watford until the outbreak of the Second World War, after which he signed for Guildford City in June 1946.
Shortly after his breakthrough into the Sheffield Wednesday side in 1931, Jones was selected for the Welsh national team's final 1932 British Home Championship match against Ireland on 5 December 1931. He was then not considered for the 1933 British Home Championship, only making his second appearance for Wales nearly 18 months after his first, playing at outside right in a 1-1 draw away to France in Paris on 25 May 1933. However, his second Wales cap was also to be his last.
Just two months after signing for Guildford, Jones took up a coaching position at his former club Tranmere Rovers in August 1946. He spent seven years coaching Tranmere, before taking up a similar position with Workington in August 1953. He was named assistant trainer at Birmingham City in August 1958, and then spent two years as West Bromwich Albion's physiotherapist from 1966 to 1968 before retiring from football altogether.
-DOCSTART-	20535348
'''John William Benjamin "Johnny" Warsap''' (18 May 1921 - 7 May 1992) was an English professional association football player, who spent his entire career with Gillingham.
Born in Leytonstone, Warsap served with the Royal Berkshire Regiment during the Second World War. In 1945 he played for the regimental football team in a friendly against Gillingham, and his skills as an outside right caught the eye of Gillingham manager Archie Clark, who persuaded him to sign for the club as a professional later that year.
He had a son named Barry, who also played amateur football to a high standard in Kent.
-DOCSTART-	20536104
'''David "Davy" Lyner''' (9 January 1893 - 5 December 1973) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as an outside forward for various clubs in Northern Ireland, England and Scotland in the 1910s and 1920s, including Distillery, Glentoran, Manchester United and Kilmarnock.
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Lyner began his career with Belfast club Owen O'Cork before moving across town to play for Distillery. Then, at the age of 19, he moved to another Belfast club, Glentoran, where he spent a full ten seasons, playing in 288 league matches and scoring 53 goals.
Although he was now 29 years old, Lyner had obviously impressed enough to warrant a transfer to England's Manchester United, who had just been relegated to the Second Division. Signed in August 1922, Lyner made his debut for United on 23 September 1922, playing in a 2-0 away defeat to Coventry City. He also played in the club's next two games, a 2-1 home win over Coventry City on 30 September and a 2-1 home defeat to Port Vale on 7 October, but, having failed to make a decent impression, these were to be his only appearances for Manchester United, and he was transferred to Kilmarnock in December 1922.
The 1924-25 season was quite eventful for Lyner. After starting the season at Kilmarnock, he moved back to Northern Ireland to play for Queen's Island. He then moved to Dundela, another Belfast side, before joining Scotland's Clydebank for the end of the season, taking his total of clubs for the 1924-25 season to four. He then spent a brief stint with Wales' Mid Rhondda in the 1925-26 season, before joining New Brighton for the 1926-27 season. The 1927-28 season saw Lyner return to Northern Ireland for the last time, joining Glentoran, before he spent his final season with Queen's Island. He retired from football at the end of the 1928-29 season, at the age of 36.
Lyner's international career began in 1919, when he was selected for Ireland's first two matches of the 1920 British Home Championship, against England on 25 October 1919, and against Wales on 14 February 1920. The matches finished at 1-1 and 2-2 respectively. He then played in the matches against Scotland and Wales in the 1922 British Home Championship, losing 2-1 to Scotland and drawing 1-1 with Wales. Lyner's involvement in the 1923 British Home Championship spanned his time with two different clubs: when he played in Ireland's 2-0 away defeat to England, he was a Manchester United player, but by the time of his only win with the Irish team, a 3-0 away win over Wales, he had signed for Kilmarnock.
-DOCSTART-	20536272
'''Thomas Savill Gipps''' (born January 1888 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Walthamstow, London. He played for Manchester United, Walthamstow Avenue, Tottenham Hotspur, and Barrow.
-DOCSTART-	20536555
'''Thomas Albert Parker''' (22 November 1906 - 11 November 1964) was an English footballer. His regular position was at centre-half. He was born in Eccles, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United, Bristol City, Carlisle United and Stalybridge Celtic.
-DOCSTART-	20536587
'''Joseph J. "Joe" Curry''' (1887 - 1 April 1936) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He played for Scotswood, Manchester United and Southampton.
-DOCSTART-	20536632
'''Samuel Lynn''' (born 25 December 1920 - January 1995) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in St Helens, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United and Bradford.
-DOCSTART-	20536672
'''Walter Spratt''' (born October 1892 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Huddersfield. He played for Manchester United, Rotherham Town, Brentford, and Clayton Orient.
-DOCSTART-	20536729
'''Arthur Allman''' (24 December 1890 - 22 December 1956) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Milton, Staffordshire. He played for Manchester United, Shrewsbury Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers (though never in a first team fixture), Swansea Town, Stoke (as a guest during the First World War), and Millwall Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	20536775
'''Henry Topping''' (born 27 October 1908 - January 1977) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Manchester. He played for Manchester United, Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute, and Barnsley.
-DOCSTART-	20536822
'''Edward Kearney Hudson''' (born January 1887 - January 1945) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Bolton. He played for Manchester United, Walkden Central, and Stockport County.
-DOCSTART-	20536924
'''Alexander William Higgins''' (born 1869 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire. He played for Manchester United, Albion Swifts, Birmingham St George's, Grimsby Town, Bristol City, Newcastle United, and Middlesbrough.
-DOCSTART-	20540654
'''Jean-Lous Akpa Akpro''' (born 4 January 1985 in Toulouse, France) is a French-born footballer who originates from Ivory Coast. He plays as a forward and is currently playing for Grimsby Town.
Akpa Akpro was born in Toulouse, France. He started his career at French First Division club Toulouse as a youngster in 2003. While at Toulouse, he spent time on loan with Stade Brestois 29 in the French Second Division. He featured in around 40 games for Toulouse from between 2003 and 2007. While at the club he was a part of the France U18 International setup, but withdrew from the squad due to injury.
Jean-Louis signed for FCM Brussels in the summer of 2007. He remained with the club until the end of the 2007-08 season, then he was released by the club. After his release Akpa Akpro had a trial at Milton Keynes Dons in pre season, he was also linked with a move to Colchester United but he didn't get the chance to have a game for them.
On 2 December 2008, Akpa Akpro joined English club Grimsby Town on trial with a view of earning a contract. A day later he received international clearance to play for Grimsby in their reserve league fixture against Bradford City. He played the entire 90 minutes in a 2-1 win for Grimsby. On The 4th December 2008 he signed a 18 month contract keeping him at Blundell Park Until 2010. He was set to make his debut against Port Vale on the 6th of December, but his papers from the Belgian Football Association were not sent on time for him to feature. He instead made his debut against Shrewsbury Town on the 13th of December, and helped Grimsby to record their first home league victory of the season with a 1-0 victory.He made it into the League 2 Team of the Week after setting up Nathan Jarman's winner against Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday 17th January 2009. Jean-Louis was paired with Adam Proudlock originally, and the pair destroyed Lincoln City in a 5-1 victory, with Jean-Louis scoring twice. Towards the end of the campaign Barry Conlon became his regular strike partner, and the two of them became vital to the clubs eventual survival from relegation.
Akpa Akpro also has a brother called Jean-Jacques Akpa Akpro who has spent time playing football in the French Second Division, as well as playing in the USA.
-DOCSTART-	20541386
'''Mark Nicholas Higgins''' (born 29 September 1958) is an English former footballer who played at centre back for several English clubs, including Everton and Manchester United.
Born in Buxton, Derbyshire, Higgins joined Everton as an apprentice in 1975, before turning professional in August 1976. He made his first team debut for the Toffees on 5 October 1976, playing in a 2-2 draw at home to Manchester City. After making just two appearances for the club in the 1976-77 season, he then played 32 times as the team finished in third place in 1977-78. However, mainly due to competition from more experienced players, Higgins struggled to establish himself as a regular first team player. Then, during the 1982-83 season, after captain Billy Wright was dropped, Higgins was named as his successor to the captain's armband, and missed just three games that year.
Unfortunately, just when Higgins might have been expecting an extended run in the side, he suffered what was believed to be a minor groin injury in a League Cup Fourth Round replay against West Ham United. In actuality, Higgins had picked up a rather more severe pelvic disorder, which forced him to temporarily retire from the game in May 1984.
Defying all expectations, Higgins returned to the game 18 months later, when he joined Manchester United for -60,000 in December 1985. He made his Manchester United debut in a 2-0 home win over Rochdale in the FA Cup Third Round on 9 January 1986. However, he was unable to recover the form he had shown while with Everton and, after just eight appearances for United (six league, two cup), he was allowed to go on loan to Bury in January 1987 before the transfer was made permanent in February 1987 for a fee of -10,000.
Higgins played for Bury until September 1988, when he moved to Stoke City. After just over two seasons with Stoke, Higgins picked up a back injury while on trial with Burnley and finally retired from the game permanently.
-DOCSTART-	20541685
'''Clifford "Cliff" Collinson''' (3 March 1920 - September 1990) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United during the 1946-47 season.
Born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Collinson was spotted playing for Urmston Boys Club towards the end of the Second World War and joined Manchester United as an amateur in May 1946. He turned professional in September 1946, before making his debut for the club in a scoreless draw away to Aston Villa on 2 November 1946. He went on a run of seven consecutive games, culminating with a 2-1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on 14 December 1946. However, he was not able to claim the "number one" jersey from Jack Crompton on a regular basis and never played for the club again, fading into obscurity.
-DOCSTART-	20542796
'''James Wilson Robinson''' (8 January 1898 - ''unknown'') was a Northern Irish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Belfast. He played for Belfast Junior Football, Manchester United, and Tranmere Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	20542810
'''Samuel Percy Cookson''' (1891 - ''unknown'']) was a Welsh footballer. His regular position was as a defender. He was born in Bargoed. He played for Manchester United and Bargoed Town.
-DOCSTART-	20542839
'''William Toms''' (19 May 1895 - ''unknown'') was a Irish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Curragh. He played for Manchester United and Plymouth Argyle.
-DOCSTART-	20543015
'''Henry Joseph''' "'''Harry'''" '''Mingay''' was an English professional football goalkeeper. He spent five years at Blackpool in the 1900s, making over 150 Football League appearances for the club.
Mingay signed for Bill Norman's Blackpool during World War I, and played for the club during the inter-war years. He made his Football League debut for the club on 30 August 1919, in a 4-2 home victory over Leeds City at Bloomfield Road in the opening game of the 1919-20 season.
In 1920-21, Mingay appeared in the first six and final seven league games, his place in the interim taken by Billy Richardson.
Mingay also sat out the opening three games of 1921-22, but he returned to the line-up when Richardson left the club. He initially only appeared for three games, at which point Jack Hacking took over for six games, but Mingay returned for the remaining thirty league games and one FA Cup tie.
Mingay was ever-present in Blackpool's 43 league and cup games of 1922-23. He also kept five consecutive clean sheets during the club's unbeaten run between 28 August and 16 September.
Frank Buckley succeeded Bill Norman for the 1923-24 season, but Mingay kept his place as the club's first-choice goalkeeper for the 26 league games prior to his departure from the seaside. His final appearance occurred on 2 February, in Blackpool's exit game from the FA Cup at Southampton. Jack Hacking stepped up from his position as Mingay's understudy for the remainder of the season.
-DOCSTART-	20543310
'''Terence "Terry" Pashley''' (born 10 November 1956) is an English former professional footballer. He played for Burnley, Blackpool and Bury in the 1970s and 1980s, making well over over 400 Football League appearances for the three clubs. His position was as a defender, specifically a left full-back. He now works as a coach for Burnley.
Pashley's career started when he was promoted from the youth team to the first-team squad by then Football League First Division side Burnley in 1972. He made his professional dbut on 18 September 1973, in an Anglo-Scottish Cup tie against East Fife at Turf Moor. He went on to play a total of 20 games for ''the Clarets'' over the following six seasons, making 18 league appearances in that time. His last game for Burnley came in the 1-2 defeat to Cardiff City on 19 November 1977.
Pashley signed for Bob Stokoe's Blackpool in 1978. He made his debut for the club in the third league game of the 1978-79 season, a 2-1 defeat at Rotherham United on 26 August. He went on to make 34 further league appearances, as well as two in the FA Cup and three in the League Cup.
He appeared in fifty of Blackpool's 52 league and cup games of 1979-80 (under Stan Ternent firstly, then Alan Ball), scoring three goals (all in the league). His first goal occurred in the opening league game of the season, a 2-1 victory over Gillingham at Bloomfield Road on 18 August. The other two came in a 5-4 home victory over Brentford on 13 October, and in a 2-1 defeat against the same opposition in the reverse fixture.
In 1980-81, Pashley made thirty league appearances, again under two different managers - this time Alan Ball and his successor, Allan Brown.
Pashley was ever-present in Allan Brown's first full season in charge, 1981-82, appearing in each of the club's 53 league and cup games. He scored one league goal, in a 3-2 defeat at Aldershot on 17 October.
Brown left the club at the end of the season, and was replaced by Sam Ellis. Pashley was ever-present for the second consecutive season. His 53 appearances in 1982-83 meant he had made 106 consecutive appearances for Blackpool. This was, however, a long way short of Georgie Mee's record of 195 consecutive league appearances for the club. Pashley spent a large portion of the season up front alongside Dave Bamber, and scored three league goals (two from the penalty spot). He also helped put Blackpool into the second round of the FA Cup by scoring in their first-round victory at Horwich R.M.I. He also scored two goals in the League Cup.
Pashley left Blackpool for Bury at the end of the season. He remained at Gigg Lane for six years, making 217 League appearances and scoring five League goals.
After retiring from playing, Pashley remained in Lancashire and became a coach at Burnley, a role he continues to fulfil with the club's youth team. After former manager Owen Coyle, alongside several other backroom staff, including Steve Davis, left for Bolton, Pashley was put in temporary charge at Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	20544477
'''William "Bill" Fielding''' (17 June 1915 - May 2006) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Cardiff City, Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United in the 1930s and 1940s.
Born in Broadhurst, Cheshire, Fielding began his football career playing for the Broadbottom YMCA's team, before joining Hurst. In May 1936, at the age of 20, Fielding joined Cardiff City, where he played until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, making a total of 50 appearances in that time. During the war, Fielding made guest appearances for Stockport County and Bolton Wanderers. He officially became a Bolton Wanderers player in June 1944, but never made a league appearance for them.
In January 1947, Fielding signed for Manchester United as cover for the injured Jack Crompton. He made his debut on 25 January 1947, playing in the club's FA Cup Fourth Round defeat to Nottingham Forest. He played in seven consecutive games for United, culminating with a 4-3 away defeat to Derby County on 15 March. However, he never played for the club again after that, and retired from football in 1948.
-DOCSTART-	20550027
'''Ian Richard Donald''' (born 28 November 1951) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full back for Manchester United, Partick Thistle and Arbroath in the 1970s. He later took up a position on the Aberdeen board of directors, before eventually becoming chairman in 1994.
Born in Aberdeen, Donald was a promising Scotland schoolboy international when he was picked up by Manchester United as a 16-year-old in 1968. He turned professional a year later, and made his United debut on 7 October 1970, when he played at right back in the club's 1-0 victory over Portsmouth in the League Cup Third Round. However, it was nearly two years before Donald made another appearance for United, returning to action in the club's 3-0 victory at home to Derby County on 23 September 1972. It looked like Donald was on the verge of an extended run in the first team under Frank O'Farrell, but when O'Farrell was replaced by Tommy Docherty in December 1972, he suddenly found himself out of favour. He transferred to Partick Thistle in January 1973.
Donald was not with Partick for long, however, only making one appearance for the club before the end of the 1972-73 season, when he was transferred to Arbroath. In two seasons with Arbroath, though, Donald only managed four league appearances and he retired from playing at the end of the 1974-75 season.
In 1980, Donald was appointed to the board of directors at Aberdeen, before rising to the position of vice-chairman by 1986, and then becoming chairman in 1994. He left the post in 1998, and remained on the board until 2004, when he was appointed as the club's honorary president.
-DOCSTART-	20555926
'''Wayne Hockley''' (born 6 September 1978) is an English former professional footballer.
Hockley was born in Paignton, Devon and joined Torquay United as a trainee, having previously played for local side Stoke Gabriel. He made his debut on 15 March 1997, as a substitute for Mark Hawthorne in Torquay's 3-1 defeat away to Scarborough, missing an open goal within a minute of taking to the pitch. He played once more that season,, this time as a substitute for Andy McFarlane in Torquay's 2-1 defeat away to Doncaster Rovers and began the following season on a monthly contract.
He left Torquay in September 1997 after manager Kevin Hodges only offered him a further month rather than a longer term contract and rejoined his former club Stoke Gabriel. He was the top scorer for Dartington Sports Club in the 1998-99 season. In March 2000 he was playing for Galmpton United, but by July 2001 was back with Dartington S.C., playing in a friendly against Torquay United in a game in which he was marked by his younger brother Matt, who was also a professional with Torquay United, making over 200 appearances for the club between 2000 and 2008.
-DOCSTART-	20556172
'''John "Jack" Bradford''' (9 April 1895 - 1969) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
Bradford made over 100 appearances for Grimsby Town between 1920-1924 in Division Three (North), before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1924.
He made his Wolves debut on 29 March 1924 in a 3-0 win over , one of two appearances during this season which ended with promotion back to the Second Division at the first attempt.
He made 40 appearances for the Midlanders during the 1924-25 season but only appeared occasionally in the following two campaigns before moving to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1927.
-DOCSTART-	20563483
'''Frank Haydock''' (born 29 November 1940) is an English former footballer who played at centre half for several clubs, including Manchester United, Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth.
Born in Eccles, Lancashire, Haydock began his football career as an amateur with Blackpool in 1956. A year later, he signed amateur forms with Manchester United, before turning professional in December 1959. He made his Manchester United debut on 20 August 1960, playing at centre half in a 3-1 home defeat to Blackburn Rovers. He also played in the same position in the next three matches, before the number 5 jersey was usurped, first by Ronnie Cope and then Bill Foulkes, a convert from right full back. It was more than a year before Haydock returned to the United first team, filling in for Foulkes for a home game against Birmingham City on 14 October 1961. He only made one more appearances for the first team after that, a 3-2 away defeat to Nottingham Forest on the final day of the 1962-63 Football League season.
Haydock was sold to Charlton Athletic for -10,000 in August 1963. He played for Charlton for two-and-a-half years, making 84 appearances and scoring four goals before a transfer to Portsmouth in December 1965. In a Portsmouth career spanning just over three years, Haydock made 72 appearances and scored one goal. He was then transferred to Southend United in February 1969, spending a year there before moving to Fleetwood.
-DOCSTART-	20568208
'''Harold "Harry" Worrall''' (19 November 1918 - 1979) was an English footballer who played as a left back for Manchester United and Swindon Town in the late 1940s.
Born in Northwich, Cheshire, Worrall began his football career as an inside forward with nearby Winsford United, before joining Manchester United as an 18-year-old in 1937, where he was converted into a full back. However, his first-team breakthrough was delayed by the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. He was re-registered as a Manchester United player in April 1946, and made his debut for the club on 30 November 1946, playing at right back in a 3-2 away defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Worrall's next appearance for the club came nearly a year later, when he made the first of five consecutive appearances at home to Aston Villa on 25 October 1947.
Despite this run in the team, though, Worrall failed to oust John Aston as the club's first choice left back and he was sold to Swindon Town for -1,000 in June 1948. However, he was unable to break into the Swindon team either and retired from football in July 1949.
-DOCSTART-	20568377
'''David Pryde''' (born November 10, 1913 - 1987) was a Scottish association football player.
Born in Newtongrange, Pryde started out as an amateur at Margate, before being signed by Margate's "parent" club, Arsenal, in May 1935. He was immediately loaned back out to Margate for another two seasons, before returning to Arsenal and taking his place in the club's reserve side as wing half. He made his first-team debut in a First Division match against Sunderland on February 4, 1939, a game Arsenal won 2-0. He went on to make four appearances that season, but like many footballers of his generation, his career was interrupted by World War II.
During the War he served with the Royal Air Force in India and Burma, while occasionally playing wartime matches for Arsenal (making 23 appearances in total, which are not officially counted). By the time official football had resumed in 1946-47, Pryde was 32, and he left Arsenal in October 1946 with just four pre-war league appearances to his name. He moved to Torquay United and spent four seasons there, making 64 league appearances, before retiring in 1950. He died in 1987.
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'''Joost Volmer''' (born March 7, 1974 in Enschede) is a retired Dutch footballer, who lastly played for De Graafschap. He previously played for FC Den Bosch, West Bromwich Albion, AZ, Fortuna Sittard, MVV, VVV-Venlo, Helmond Sport and FC Twente.
-DOCSTART-	20571431
'''Stephen "Thommo" Thompson''' (born 15 April 1989) is an English football striker who currently plays for AFC Telford United of the Conference North.
Unable to make the first team at Middlesbrough, he signed with Port Vale in May 2008. He left Vale Park by mutual consent in October 2009, at which point he joined AFC Telford United.
Thompson began his career at Middlesbrough in the academy and youth team, he signed for the club at the start of the 2007-08 season but did not play a game for the first team. Released at the end of the season, he had a successful trial with Port Vale and signed with the club in May 2008, citing manager Lee Sinnott's style of play as a reason for joining the club.
He spent four months working off a hamstring injury,
Described by Ian Brightwell as "''probably the best finisher we have at the club''", he was dropped from the first team in February 2009. He worked hard at the end of the season to put himself back in contention and made eight further appearances under Dean Glover before the season's end.
During a 2009-10 pre-season friendly with Nantwich Town, Thompson was dismissed for violent conduct, shoulder-barging an opposition player in an off-the-ball incident.
-DOCSTART-	20580899
'''David Philip King''' (born 30 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Milton Keynes Dons.
King made his debut for MK Dons, coming on as a substitute in the 2-1 defeat to Cardiff City in the League Cup on 26 August 2008.
In October 2009, King joined Conference National side Forest Green Rovers on a one month loan.
-DOCSTART-	20581624
'''Carl Richards''' is an English former professional footballer. He played for four Football League clubs in a six-year professional career during the 1980s and 1990s, making over 200 League appearances. He played as a forward.
Richards signed for A.F.C. Bournemouth from amateur side Enfield in 1986. He made 71 league appearances for ''the Cherries'' in two years with the club, scoring sixteen goals.
In 1988 he signed for Birmingham City. In one season at St. Andrews, he made nineteen league appearances and scored two goals.
Peterborough United signed Richards in 1989, and in one season with ''the Posh'', he made twenty league appearances and scored five goals.
In 1990 he joined Jimmy Mullen's Blackpool. He made his debut for the club on 3 February, in a 3-1 victory over Mansfield Town at Bloomfield Road. He scored the hosts' third goal. He went on to make a further fifteen league appearances in the 1989-90 campaign, scoring three more goals in the process (including the only goal of the game in a victory Leyton Orient on 20 March. At the season's end, however, Blackpool were relegated to Division Four, and Jimmy Mullen was sacked.
Mullen was replaced by Graham Carr for the start of the 1990-91 season. Carr did not start in any of Carr's seventeen league games in charge, but he did appear in one League Cup and one FA Cup tie under Carr.
Carr was sacked at the end of November, and his replacement, Billy Ayre, eventually gave Richards a starting place alongside Dave Bamber. Richards made 22 league appearances in 1990-91 and scored four goals.
In 1991-92, Richards made just three league appearances as Blackpool won promotion back to the third tier of English football via the end-of-season play-offs.
Richards left Blackpool for his first club Enfield, where he finished his career.
-DOCSTART-	20585778
'''Liam Julian M. Feeney''' is an English footballer who plays for Bournemouth as a midfielder.
Feeney joined League One side Southend United on loan until 3 January 2009 in November 2008.
Feeney scored his first goal for Bournemouth during a 4-0 win over high flyers Rochdale.
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'''David Graham Wilson''' (born 20 March 1969) is an English former footballer and football manager, who was last the manager of Ljungskile in the Swedish Superettan, the second level of football in Sweden. As a player, he played as a centre midfielder for several English clubs, including Manchester United, Charlton Athletic and Bristol Rovers, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before moving to Scandinavia, playing for various clubs in Finland and Sweden.
Born in Burnley, Lancashire, Wilson joined Manchester United on associate schoolboy terms in January 1984. He made 12 appearances for the club's Junior B team in the Lancashire League Second Division in 1984-85 season, and signed apprentice forms in May 1985. The following season, he divided his time between the club's Junior A, Junior B and Youth teams, as well as making an appearance for the Reserve team in March 1986. In March 1987, Wilson signed a professional contract with Manchester United and, by the 1987-88 season, he had become a regular in the Reserve team.
The 1988-89 season saw Wilson finally progress to the first team, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Clayton Blackmore in a 1-1 home draw with Sheffield Wednesday on 23 November 1988. He made his FA Cup debut later that season, playing in the Third Round tie against Queens Park Rangers on 7 January 1989; the match finished goalless, forcing a replay four days later, which Wilson also played in.
Unfortunately for Wilson, his sixth appearance for the club - all of which came as a substitute - would also be his last first team outing. After that 2-0 home defeat to Derby County, Wilson returned to playing in the club's Reserve team, and was sent on a month-long loan to Lincoln City in October 1990. In March 1991, he went on loan again, this time to Charlton Athletic, where he played until the end of the season. His Manchester United contract expired at the end of June 1991, and he was allowed to join Bristol Rovers on a free transfer on 30 June 1991.
Wilson played for Bristol Rovers for two seasons, but only managed 11 appearances for the Somerset club before moving to Finland to play for RoPS (Rovaniemen Palloseura) for the second half of the 1993 Veikkausliiga season. He was then picked up by Ljungskile of Sweden for the 1994 season, and played for them until the end of 1998. Between 1999 and 2001, Wilson played for Haka of Finland, but was then signed by HJK Helsinki for the 2002 season. In 2003, Wilson returned to Sweden and to Ljungskile, this time as a player-manager. He remained in the role for two seasons, before winding down his playing career with Rosserd.
The following season, Wilson went into management on a full-time basis, taking the reins at GIF Sundsvall. After a season in Sundsvall, Wilson returned to Ljungskile for a third time, and guided them to promotion to the Allsvenskan in his second season back at the club. In the 2008 season, however, Ljungskile could only finish in 14th place in the league and had to play in a relegation play-off against the third-placed team from the Superettan, Brommapojkarna. Ljungskile managed a 0-0 draw away from home, but a 1-1 draw at the H. A. Bygg Arena meant that Brommapojkarna were promoted to the Allsvenskan on away goals, at Ljungskile's expense.
Wilson's first foray into management came in 2003, when he was made player-manager of Ljungskile. He returned to playing for a season in 2005, before becoming a full-time manager with GIF Sundsvall in 2006. He returned to Ljungskile later that year, and guided them to promotion to the Allsvenskan in 2007 and left his position as manager of LSK in November 2008.
-DOCSTART-	20594967
'''James Turley''' (born June 24, 1981 in Manchester) is an English former professional footballer, currently player as a winger for Buxton.
Turley began his career as a trainee with York City, turning professional in August 1998. He made his league debut on September 18, 1999, starting in the 2-1 defeat away to Exeter City. He struggled to gain a regular place in the York side and was released in May 2001. He joined Torquay United on trial, playing in the 3-0 friendly win against Clyst Rovers on July 31, but failed to impress new manager Roy McFarland sufficiently to warrant any further interest.
On August 21, 2001 he signed for Scarborough, who had tried to sign him a year earlier, but made only 4 appearances as a substitute in their Conference side before joining Stalybridge Celtic on October 20, 2001. He moved to Harrogate Town in 2002, and was player of the year in the 2003-04 season
Turley announced that he would be leaving Harrogate in May 2005 and subsequently rejoined Stalybridge Celtic later that month.
In October 2006, Turley joined Mossley on loan.
Turley joined Witton Albion in June 2007, but moved on again, to Buxton, in September that year.
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'''Henry "Harry" Wilkinson''' (born 1883 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Bury, Greater Manchester. He played for Newton Heath Athletic, Hull City, West Ham United, Haslingden, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20595906
'''John Joseph Ferguson''' (born 12 December 1904 - 1981) was an English footballer who played for a number of clubs as a forward.
He turned out for Grimsby Town, Workington, Spen Black and White, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford, Burton Town, Derry City, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20595934
'''Proctor Hall''' (January 1884 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Blackburn. He played for various clubs, including Brighton & Hove Albion, Bradford City, Chesterfield and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20595960
'''Joseph Heathcote''' (born January 1878 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Ardwick, Manchester. He played for Berry's Association and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20598826
'''Arthur Henry Hooper''' (born January 1889 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. He played for Kidderminster Harriers, Crystal Palace, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20598876
After being spotted playing amateur football, Evans was brought to Cardiff City by then manager Fred Stewart in the clubs first season in The Football League, making his debut in a 1-0 defeat to Leeds United. In his second game he scored what would later turn out to be his only goal for the club during a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest. Having helped the club to win promotion to Division One he struggled to make an impact on the side in his second year due to the performances of Billy Grimshaw and later left the club, signing for Manchester United where he finished his professional career.
-DOCSTART-	20598922
'''Joseph Bertram Ford''' (7 May 1886 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Northwich, Cheshire. He played for Witton Albion, Crewe Alexandra, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.
-DOCSTART-	20599012
'''Arthur Thomson''' (born July 1903 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in West Stanley, County Durham. He played for West Stanley, Craghead United, Morecambe, Southend United, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20599036
'''Harry Williams''' (born 1899 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire. He played for Chesterfield, Brentford, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20608805
'''Martin Kelly''' (born 27 April 1990 in Whiston, England) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-back & full back for Liverpool in the Premier League.
In the summer of 2007, Kelly was promoted to Melwood from the club's academy. In an interview for Liverpool's official website he spoke about his delight at making the step up despite missing roughly two years of football for the youth team due to back problems.
Kelly broke into Gary Ablett's title winning reserves team during 2007-08. He scored the second goal in Liverpool's 3-0 win over UANL Tigres in the Dallas Cup 2008 final on 23 March 2008.
Ahead of the 2008-09 season he received a first team squad number. He earned his first call up to the senior team in November 2008 when he was an unused substitute in Liverpool's Champions League group stage match against Marseille. Not long after he made his debut as a substitute for Jamie Carragher in the same competition against PSV Eindhoven on 9 December 2008.
Rafael Bentez has suggested that the departure of Sami Hyypia from Liverpool may open a window for Kelly into the first team, with his progress expected to be monitored closely in pre-season.
He made his first competitive start for Liverpool as a right back against Olympique Lyon in the UEFA Champions League on 20 October 2009 in which he walked off injured in the 74th minute. He was given Man of the Match title by Liverpool's official website after a highly impressive performance. He was then sidelined for a groin injury.
Martin also made his debut in the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven in November 2008 replacing Jamie Carragher for the final 8 minutes.
On 26 March 2009, as the loan transfer window closed, Kelly joined Football League One side Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the season.
Kelly was called up in early 2009 for the England U19 squad that played Spain U19s on 10 February. He also played at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.
-DOCSTART-	20611589
}}'''Stephen Alexander "Steve" Mardenborough''' (born 11 September, 1964 in Birmingham) is a former English professional footballer.
A much travelled player during his career, Mardenborough's first club was Coventry City but was released after finishing his apprenticeship, joining Wolverhampton Wanderers. He struggled to make an impact on the first team, although his one and only league goal for the club came at Anfield against Liverpool, and, after a loan spell at Cambridge United, he joined Swansea City in July 1984. He was a popular figure in his single season at the club but was allowed to leave in a mass clear-out of players at the end of the year, staying in Wales to sign for Newport County.
After two seasons in Newport he joined his third Welsh club in Cardiff City. He struggled to reproudce the same form he had previously shown, scoring just once in a 3-1 win over Torquay United, and was allowed to join Hereford United after one season. After leaving Hereford he spent time playing in Sweden for stersunds FK before returning to England with Cheltenham Town. In 1990 he signed for Darlington where he held a regular first team place for several years, playing over 100 times for the club and helping them gain promotion back into The Football League.
Leaving Darlington in 1993, he spent one year at Lincoln City before having a short spell at Colchester United and non-contract terms at Scarborough and Swansea. His second spell at Swansea would be his last in the Football League before dropping into non-league, playing in the Welsh Premier League for nearly ten years.
-DOCSTART-	20614569
'''Gilbert Prilasnig''' (born April 1, 1973) is an Austrian football player currently playing for SV Horn.
-DOCSTART-	20616626
'''Francis Pepper''' (born July 1875 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Sheffield. He played for Manchester United, Sheffield United, and Barnsley.
-DOCSTART-	20616733
'''Arthur George Marshall''' (born October 1881 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Liverpool. He played for Manchester United, Everton, Chester City, Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County, Portsmouth, and Leicester Fosse.
-DOCSTART-	20616830
'''George William Nevin''' (16 December 1907 - January 1973) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Lintz, County Durham. He played for Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester United, Burnley and Lincoln City.
-DOCSTART-	20618290
'''Jay Spearing''' (born 25 November 1988 in Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liverpool.
He was originally spotted playing for amateur Wallasey side Greenleas alongside former Liverpool professional Craig Lindfield.
Spearing was the captain of the Liverpool Under 18s who won the FA Youth Cup in 2007. He featured the previous season in the final against Manchester City, but missed the majority of the season due to a broken leg. Spearing was promoted to Melwood in the summer of 2007, to train with the Liverpool first team, after impressing in the club's Academy. He has been involved with his boyhood club since he was eight years old.
He was voted the best player in the Torneo di Renate, a competition for under-20 sides, competing against clubs such as Milan and Parma. He was also part of the Reserve side which won the Premier Reserve League in the 2007-08 season. Spearing made his competitive first team debut on 9 December 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 3-1 UEFA Champions League win against PSV Eindhoven. Spearing also appeared in the Reds' 4-0 win over Real Madrid in the second round of the Champions League as a second half substitute. Spearing put in an impressive performance after receiving a tremendous reception from Liverpool fans on the Kop.
On 31 March 2009, Rafael Bentez announced that he would be offering Spearing a new contract, alongside fellow home-grown youngster Stephen Darby. On 6 July 2009, Spearing agreed to a new three-year contract with Liverpool.
On 22 September 2009, Jay made his first start for Liverpool, playing the full 90 minutes in a League Cup tie against Leeds United at Elland Road. Liverpool came out on top in a 1-0 victory. with Spearing hoping that his run-out at Leeds could be the springboard to future starts in the red shirt, saying "I felt I did alright and hopefully I've proved to the boss and the supporters that I can do it for the first team".
Spearing made his first Premier League start at Sunderland on 17 October 2009, he was later substituted for Javier Mascherano. He received the man of the match award from the journalist on the official Liverpool website.
On the 28 October, he started against Arsenal in a League Cup tie at the Emirates Stadium playing the full 90 minutes, Liverpool lost 2-1.
On the 26 December he came on as a second half substitute for Yossi Benayoun for the last 3 minutes of the game in a 2-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He was born in Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral and attended St. George's primary school and Mosslands secondary School in Wallasey.
-DOCSTART-	20624642
'''Neil Saunders''' (born 7 May 1983) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Exeter City in League One. He has played international futsal for England.
Saunders was born in Dagenham, East London. He was a member of Watford's youth academy for ten years before being offered professional terms by the then manager Gianluca Vialli. Despite playing regularly for the reserves, Saunders failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Conference National club Barnet on a free transfer in August 2003.
He played for Team Bath while studying for a BA degree in Coach Education and Sports Development at the University of Bath. He contributed to their promotion to the Premier Division of the Southern League in the 2003-04 season.
He turned professional with Exeter City before the 2007-08 season, together with Matt Taylor rejoining their former Team Bath coach Paul Tisdale. However, Saunders was injured before the start of the season and it wasn't until 15 months later, in December 2008, that he finally made his debut for Exeter, during a home game against Lincoln City. Scored his first goal in professional football with a 35 yard volley during Exeter's League Two match against Barnet in January 2009.
Saunders made his debut for England at Futsal in December 2004.
-DOCSTART-	20627865
'''Carlos Merino Gonzlez''' (born March 15, 1980 in Bilbao, Biscay) is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays for Albacete Balompi in the Spanish second division, as a midfielder.
Merino started playing professionally with Nottingham Forest, in the English second division, and moved in 2000-01 to hometown's Athletic de Bilbao, where he struggled with first-team opportunities, also being loaned to lowly Burgos CF.
After being released in January 2004, Merino moved to CD Numancia; in 2004-05's first division, he regularly appeared and scored, although the Soria side was relegated one year after promoting. He went on to have second level stints, with Gimnstic de Tarragona, UD Las Palmas and Albacete Balompi.
-DOCSTART-	20629328
'''Robert Beresford "Berry" Brown''' (6 September 1927 - July 2001) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, Doncaster Rovers and Hartlepools United in the late 1940s and 1950s.
Born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, Brown signed for Manchester United as an 18-year-old in May 1946, just as football was getting going again after the Second World War. He turned professional three months later, in August 1946, but it was not until January 1948 that he made his debut for the club, saving a penalty in a 2-1 defeat away to Sheffield United on 31 January 1948. After making way for Jack Crompton, Brown returned to the first team for two successive away wins in March 1948, keeping clean sheets against both Huddersfield Town and Bolton Wanderers.
Brown had to wait until the following season to make his next appearance for the club, which also happened to be his last. In the only game missed by Jack Crompton during the 1948-49 season, Brown kept goal at home to Blackpool on 1 September 1948. However, he was unable to prevent the team from succumbing to a 4-3 defeat. He was transferred to Doncaster Rovers the following January.
In two-and-a-half seasons with Doncaster, Brown made just four appearances and he left for Hartlepools United - via Stockton - in August 1951. Berry was much more suited to football in the lower divisions and became Hartlepools United's regular goalkeeper, making 126 league appearances for the club before retiring from football in June 1956, at the age of 28.
-DOCSTART-	20629811
'''Leslie "Les" Thompson''' (born 3 October 1988) is a football midfielder who plays for Thurrock
Thompson began his career as a trainee with Bolton Wanderers, having previously played for junior side Newham Warriors. He turned professional in July 2007. He joined Stockport County on loan in October 2007, and made his league debut for Stockport on 6 October in their 4-2 defeat at home to Barnet. He also played in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy win at Macclesfield Town, the league defeat at Darlington, and the league win away to Milton Keynes Dons, before returning to Bolton at the end of his one-month loan.
He joined Conference National side Torquay United on loan in January 2008, along with Bolton teammate Mark Ellis. His Torquay debut came in the FA Trophy, as a substitute for Elliott Benyon as Torquay won 2-1 away to Newport County on 12 January. A week later he again came on as a substitute for Benyon, as Torquay drew 0-0 away to Salisbury City in the Conference. He did not appear again for Torquay and returned to Bolton later that January.
He was released by Bolton at the end of the 2007-08 season, and had a trial with Gillingham in July 2008, playing in their friendly defeat against Birmingham City. He joined Yeovil Town on trial the following month, scoring for their reserve side in a 6-0 victory over Salisbury City's reserves. Thompson signed for Conference South club Thurrock on 1 September 2009.
-DOCSTART-	20632303
'''Andrew Allen''' (born September 4, 1974, Liverpool) is a former English footballer.
Allen made one appearance in The Football League for Chester City as a 17-year old, when he replaced Neil Morton in a 1-0 defeat at Hull City on November 9, 1991.
-DOCSTART-	20634186
'''Herbert C. Broomfield''' (11 December 1878 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Audlem, Cheshire. He played for Manchester City, Manchester United, Northwich Victoria, and Bolton Wanderers.
-DOCSTART-	20634220
'''Arthur Chesters''' (14 February 1910 - 23 March 1963) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Salford, Manchester. He played for Exeter City and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20634272
'''Charles Emmanuel Hillam''' (6 October 1908 - April 1958) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Burnley. He played for Clitheroe, Burnley, Leyton Orient, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20634313
'''Ezra John Royals''' (January 1882 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Fenton, Staffordshire. He played for Chesterton White Star, Northwich Victoria, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20634352
'''James Patrick Garvey''' (January 1878 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Hulme, Manchester. He played for Wigan County, Middleton, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20634381
'''John Davies''' or '''Davis''' was an English footballer who played in goal for Burslem Port Vale and Newton Heath in the 19th century.
He played for Hurst before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1889. He made his debut in a friendly with Halliwell on 2 September 1889, the match finishing 1-1. A regular between the sticks he became the first known Vale player to be sent off, after he retaliated against a Walsall Town Swifts opponent who kicked him in a 5-1 'friendly' home win on 3 May 1890. He started to become unreliable and lost his place in January 1891, before being released the following year.
In July 1892, he joined Newton Heath, making his debut in a 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest at North Road on 14 January 1893. He played a further six league and one FA Cup game for the club before he left later that year.
-DOCSTART-	20639321
'''Bart Griemink''' (born 29 March 1972, in Oss, Netherlands) is a former Dutch professional football goalkeeper.
He has played in the Football League with Birmingham City, Barnsley, Peterborough United, Swindon Town and Southend United. He then played for Boston Town in the United Counties League for two seasons.
-DOCSTART-	20641731
'''Nathaniel Carl Wedderburn''' (born 30 June 1991 in Wolverhampton) is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Stoke City. He can also play in centre defence.
Wedderburn won academy player of the year at Stoke City in his first season at the Potters, playing regularly with the youth team and reserves, he also travelled with the first team during this season but not making the bench. Second season as a academy player saw him take the captains armband for the season, during this season he was named on the bench in every Carling cup game but not making his debut. After some impressive performances in Stoke's Academy side which saw Wedderburn sign his first Professional contract at Stoke lasting 1 and a half years. After this he moved to Notts County on loan. On 17 September 2009 Wedderburn was called up to the England Under 19 squad three European U19 Championship qualifiers in October 2009.
Wedderburn made his league debut whilst on loan at Notts County on 6 December 2008, playing in the 1-0 home win over Morecambe. He went on to make a further 9 league appearances for County before returning to Stoke in March 2009.
Wedderburn signed on loan for Hereford United in November 2009.
-DOCSTART-	20641955
'''Dean Andrew Robert Chandler''' (born June 6, 1976 in Ilford) is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays for Redbridge and has represented England's Learning Disability team.
Chandler began his career as a trainee with Charlton Athletic, turning professional in April 1994 and making his league debut the following season. In 1994, Chandler along with teammate Lee Bowyer was found to have tested positive for cannabis after a training ground check. Both received bans of several months. On his return, Chandler found it difficult to break into the Charlton first team and in March 1997 was loaned to Torquay United. He made his Torquay debut against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank, but lasted only 20 minutes before going off with an ankle injury. He returned a fortnight later and played a further three league games for the Gulls.
Chandler was released by Charlton at the end of the 1996-97 season, having played just two league games, scoring once. In August 1997 he signed for Lincoln City, and played in the defeat away to Burnley in the League Cup on August 26. Struggling to break into the first team, he was loaned to Yeovil Town on November 28, 1997. He scored on his Conference debut the following day against Cheltenham Town at the Huish. He remained at Yeovil until the end of January 1998, but returned to Lincoln at the end of the loan period.
He subsequently joined Chesham United, before signing for Slough Town on November 26, 1998. However, he couldn't agree terms with Slough and a day later was sold to Yeovil Town for -3,500. He was released by Yeovil manager David Webb on May 4, 2000, but returned on July 3 on a three month trial, Webb apparently having a change of heart. He was then released again by Webb on July 18, 2000, according to Webb, 'after a lot of thought', but according to the ''Western Gazette'', because he played in cricket match, arranged as part of teammate Tony Pennock's testimonial, whilst injured.
In September 2000, after a short spell completely out of the game, Chandler began training with Slough Town, with a view to signing for them once fully fit, which he duly did. He made his Slough debut in the 4-3 win over Aldershot Town in the Isthmian League Full Members Cup at Wexham Park on October 24, 2000, but then pick up another injury which restricted him to only three games all season. On August 10, 2001, he joined Conference side Woking on a free transfer after a successful trial period, but stayed only until the last week of November when he joined Purfleet. He was sacked by Purfleet in April 2003 for a 'breach of club discipline'
He subsequently joined Thurrock, moving to Ford United in August 2003. He captained Ford to the First Round proper of the FA Cup, but scored an extra-time own goal as Ford lost at home to Port Vale. Ford changed their name to Redbridge the following year and Chandler was surprisingly released from the renamed club, joining East Thurrock United in June 2004.
In July 2004, Chandler made his debut for the England Learning Disability team, playing in a 16-0 win against hosts Sweden in the Global Games. He was sent off in the following match, against Brazil, for violent conduct as England progressed to the semi-finals with a 4-3 victory.
He left East Thurrock in November 2005, joining Leyton, but in April 2006 moved on to Heybridge Swifts.
He subsequently rejoined East Thurrock United and returned to Redbridge in December 2007.
-DOCSTART-	20643929
'''Gary Bennett''' (born 13 November 1970) is a former English professional footballer. A prolific striker, he holds goalscoring records at two of his former clubs.
Born in Enfield, Bennett began his career at Colchester United, for whom he played in the FA Trophy final in 1992. In 1994 he left Colchester to join Woking, and during the 1990s also played for Dagenham & Redbridge and Braintree Town, for whom he scored a record 57 goals in one season. In the 2000s he had two spells with A.F.C. Sudbury, playing 253 games and scoring 172 goals,
-DOCSTART-	20648136
'''James "Jim" Eadie''' (born 4 February, 1947 in Alexandria) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
Eadie began his career at Rangers but never made a first team appearance for the club, moving to Dumbarton where he played a handful of matches before joining Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. It wasn't until he moved south to play in The Football League that he began to play regular football. He signed for Cardiff City in 1969, although he did not make his debut until the following year when he kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Portsmouth in March 1970. The following season he managed to oust Frank Parsons as the number one goalkeeper as Cardiff just missed out on promotion.
However during the next season Eadie himself was ousted as first choice goalkeeper by Bill Irwin. After remaining as back-up for a short time, he spent time on loan at Chester City before joining Bristol Rovers. He kept clean sheets in his first five matches at the club and was instrumental in the club winning promotion the following year. Eadie went on to appear over 200 times, earning the nickname "the flying pig" from the clubs fans, before moving into non-league football to finish his career.
-DOCSTART-	20650245
'''William Cecil Campbell''' (25 October 1865 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Inverness.
He started his career at Royal Arsenal, joining in 1890 and making his debut in a September 1890 friendly against the 93rd Highlanders. Described as "an extrovert and a crowd pleaser",
Campbell went on to have a brief spell at Middlesbrough before settling at Second Division Darwen. However he was suspended at the end of the 1892-93 season for a misdemeanour,
In May 1894, he was suspended by the Football League for two years for illegally approaching his former Blackburn team-mate John Murray for transfer and he played for two years in non-league football. He made a brief comeback in League football in 1896, playing three games for Everton.
-DOCSTART-	20650301
'''John Stuart Parsons''' (born 10 December, 1950 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer.
Parsons began his career at his hometown club Cardiff City, turning professional in 1968. However he had to wait until February 1971 to make his debut for the club when he scored twice in consecutive substitute appearances against Oxford United and Sunderland and was handed his first start soon after. Despite being a prolific scorer in the reserve team, Parsons never managed to hold down a regular place in the first team due to the wealth of striking talent in the likes of Brian Clark, John Toshack and Alan Warboys and, in February 1973, left to join Bournemouth. His time at Bournemouth was severely hampered by injuries and he had made just 8 league appearances when he returned to Wales to sign for Newport County in March 1975. His spell at Newport was his most successful spell in The Football League, spending two seasons as a regular in the side before moving into non-league football.
-DOCSTART-	20650325
'''Kenneth MacDonald''' (24 April 1898 - ''unknown'') was a Welsh footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Llanrwst. He played for Inverness Citadel, Clachnacuddin, Aberdeen, Caerau, Cardiff City, Bradford Park Avenue, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20650358
'''Charles "Charlie" Mackie''' (1882 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer. He was born in Peterhead. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Aberdeen, West Ham United, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20650466
Dysart-born McClelland made his debut for Harry Evans' Blackpool late in the 1930-31 season, in a 3-3 draw against his former club, Bolton Wanderers, at Bloomfield Road on 21 February 1931. He scored ''the Seasiders'' second goal. He went on to make a further twelve league appearances that season, scoring three more goals (including two in a 5-1 victory at home to his future employers, Manchester United, on 21 March).
In 1931-32, McClelland made fifteen league appearances and scored six goals.
The following campaign, 1932-33, he made 38 league appearances and scored fifteen goals. He also scored twice in Blackpool's run to the fifth round of the FA Cup.
McClelland left Blackpool for Bradford Park Avenue in the summer.
-DOCSTART-	20650498
'''Albert Charles Smith''' (1905 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Drumoyne. He played for Petershill, Northampton Town, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20650792
'''James Brown''' was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a defender. He played for Manchester United, Dundee Our Boys, and Dundee.
-DOCSTART-	20659693
'''Cyriac Gohi Bi Zoro Sede''' (born 5 August 1990) is an Ivorian football striker who currently plays for Standard de Lige in the Jupiler Pro League.
Cyriac began his career at the age of nine years old, playing for Fusion FC at Koumassi. In 2004 he left for Acadmie de Sol Beni, who was 2007 promoted to ASEC Mimosas who becoming a prolific scorer at the club and one of the most highly regarded players. He recently signed a deal with Standard de Lige as part of the agreement The Addicks have with ASEC Mimosas and their highly-rated youth academy. On 31 January 2009, Standard Liege bought him from Charlton Athletic, the Ivorian has signed a contract for five years with the champions of Belgium.
Bi was regarded to be one of ASEC-s most talented strikers when he was at the club, becoming known for his quick feet and technical skills. He is also reputed to be a good reader of the game, whilst also being confident and capable of causing confusion in the opponent-s box. Although he is not a regular starter, he has enjoyed considerable playing time with the club and his ability to convert his coach-s advice into action is a promising factor for this young player.
-DOCSTART-	20666522
'''Steven Mouyokolo''' (born 24 January 1987) is a French footballer who plays for Premier League side Hull City as a defender.
Mouyokolo was born in Melun, France to Congolese parents, and began his senior football career at Ligue 2 side LB Chteauroux. He graduated to the first team in 2006, but never made a first team appearance for the club, and eventually left to join FC Gueugnon in 2007. Mouyokolo made 22 first team appearances for his new club, and his impressive displays from defence earned him a move to US Boulogne, also of the French second tier.
The defender made a bright start to the 2008-09 Ligue 2 campaign, helping his side to second in the table by December. His performances caught the attention of English Premier League sides Newcastle United, Wigan Athletic, Middlesbrough, and Bolton Wanderers. The defender admitted to being flattered with the links, and stated "let's wait and see what happens." On 19 December 2008 it was reported that English Premiership side Arsenal were keeping track of Mouyokolo, and were interested in signing the defender in the 2009 January transfer window. However, it was Hull City who agreed a fee with Boulogne for the defender on 30 January 2009, but the transfer would not take place until the summer. Mouyokolo officially signed a four-year deal for his new club on the 2 June 2009, after helping his former club to promotion to French Ligue 1 for the first time in their history.
-DOCSTART-	20669669
'''John "Jack" Barber''' (8 January 1901 - 30 March 1961) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Salford, Lancashire. He played for Clayton, Chesterfield, Southport, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20669701
'''Laurence Cassidy''' (born 10 March 1923) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Manchester. He played for Oldham Athletic and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20669801
'''Thomas Harris''' (born 18 September 1905 - March 1985) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. He played for Skelmersdale United, Wigan Borough, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20670352
}}'''Malcolm Starkey''' (born 25 January 1936 in Bulwell) is an English former professional footballer. He played in The Football League with Blackpool, Shrewsbury Town and Chester and later worked as secretary at Shrewsbury.
Starkey began his career at Blackpool as an inside forward,
In April 1963, Starkey dropped into Football League Division Four with Chester, where he would soon be converted into a full back by new manager Peter Hauser.
After retiring from playing, Starkey set up a sports shop in Shrewsbury with Dave Pountney and became a coach at his former club Shrewsbury Town.
-DOCSTART-	20672681
'''Herbert Redvers Cartman''' (born 28 February 1900 - 5 April 1955) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Bolton. He played for Manchester United, Waterloo Temperance, Bolton Wanderers, and Tranmere Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	20672706
'''Arthur Cashmore''' (born 30 October 1893 - 1969) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Birmingham. He played for Manchester United, Sparkhill Avondale, Bromsgrove Rovers, Stourbridge, and Oldham Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	20672726
'''Alfred''' "'''Alf'''" '''Edge''' (October 1864 - 11 April 1941) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Newton Heath and Stoke.
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Edge started his career at his local club, Goldenhill Wanderers, before joining Stoke in 1885, for whom he made 52 league and cup appearances.
In 1891 he moved to Newton Heath. Edge rejoined Stoke in 1893 where he made a single appearance ironically against Newton Heath when he scored in a 7-1 victory for Stoke. He then moved on to Northwich Victoria and Ardwick before finishing his career with Macclesfield.
-DOCSTART-	20672761
'''Alan Foggon''' (born 23 February 1950) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in West Pelton, County Durham. He played for Newcastle United, Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Hartford Bicentennials, Rochester Lancers, Manchester United, Sunderland, Southend United, Hartlepool United and Consett. At Newcastle, he won the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, scoring in the second leg of the final.
-DOCSTART-	20672814
'''Wilson Greenwood''' (born July 1871 - January 1943) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Padiham, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United, Blue Star, Brierfield, Accrington Stanley, Sheffield United, Rossendale, Nelson, Rochdale Athletic, Warmley, and Grimsby Town.
-DOCSTART-	20672843
'''John "Jack" Hall''' (born January 1905 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Padiham, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United, Accrington Stanley, and Lincoln City.
-DOCSTART-	20672885
'''William Hunter''' (born 1888, date of death unknown) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Sunderland. He played for Manchester United, Sunderland West End, Liverpool, Sunderland, Wingate Albion, Airdrieonians, South Shields, Barnsley, Clapton Orient, and Lincoln City.
-DOCSTART-	20678272
'''Reginald Openshaw''' "'''Reg'''" '''Lawson''' (November 1880 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Bolton. He played for Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers.
-DOCSTART-	20678304
'''Wilfred Lievesley''' (born 6 October 1902 - 21 February 1979) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Netherthorpe, Derbyshire. He played for Manchester United, Derby County, and Exeter City.
-DOCSTART-	20678360
'''Ernest Street''' (born 1878 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. He played for Manchester United and Sale Homefield.
-DOCSTART-	20678405
:''For the American writer, actor, and director, see Ernest Thompson''
'''John Ernest "Ernie" Thompson''' (born 21 June 1909 - 28 December 1985) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. He played for Manchester United, Newbiggin, Ashington, Stakeford United, Carlisle United, Bristol City, Bath City, Blackburn Rovers, and Gateshead.
-DOCSTART-	20678410
'''James F. Dow''' (born 1892) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town and Carlisle United. He was born in Sunderland.
-DOCSTART-	20678427
'''Joseph Williams''' (born 1873 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Crewe, Cheshire. He played for Manchester United and Macclesfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	20682131
'''Peter Blackmore''' (born July 1879 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in West Gorton, Manchester. He played for Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20682139
'''William Booth''' (born October 1880 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Stockport. He played for Manchester United and Edge Lane.
-DOCSTART-	20682171
'''Leonard Bradbury''' (born July 1914) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Northwich, Cheshire. He played for Manchester United, Old Wittonians, Northwich Victoria, and University of Manchester.
-DOCSTART-	20682348
'''Peter David Coyne''' (born 13 November 1958) is an English former footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Hartlepool. He played for Manchester United, Ashton United, Crewe Alexandra, Hyde United and Swindon Town.
His main success in his career came at Swindon Town, when Lou Macari signed him from Hyde United on 23rd August 1984. In season 1984-85 he scored 15 goals and finished as the clubs 2nd highest scorer that season, and followed that up the following season with another 14 (including a hat-trick at home to Northampton), and won a 4th Division championship medal with Swindon.
In 1986-87 he scored another 12 goals helping Swindon to back to back promotions, this time to Division 2. One of his most important goals was against Gillingham at the County Ground when he equalised in the play off final second leg, Swindon eventually won the 3rd match 2-0 to clinch promotion.
Peter only made 6 appearances in the 87-88 season in Division 2,and his last appearance ever for Swindon was away at West Bromwich Albion on the 3rd September 1988 (his only appearance in the 88-89 season). He went out on loan to Aldershot in August 1989 and was eventually released by Swindon in June 1990 when he joined Colne Dynamoes, and later Glossop North End.
-DOCSTART-	20682379
'''Joseph''' "'''Joe'''" '''Dale''' (3 July 1921 - 11 September 2000) was an English footballer.
Dale played for Witton Albion before he transferred to Manchester United in June 1947. He made his United debut on 27 September 1947 in a 2-1 win at Preston North End.
-DOCSTART-	20682407
'''Irvine Boocock''' (1890 - unknown) was an English footballer who played for Bradford City between 1910 and 1922. He made 169 league appearances for Bradford City, scoring one goal, before he left for Darlington. He was born in Cleckheaton, England.
-DOCSTART-	20682454
'''Ronald Haworth''' (born 10 March 1901 - October 1973) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Lower Darwen, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United, Hull City, and Darwen.
-DOCSTART-	20682475
'''Richard Iddon''' (born 22 June 1901 - 26 February 1975) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Tarleton, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United, Tarlton, Preston North End, Leyland, and Chorley.
-DOCSTART-	20682514
'''Graham Oates''' (born 14 March 1949 in Bradford) is a retired English footballer who played for Bradford City, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. He also played for the Detroit Express and the California Surf in the NASL.
-DOCSTART-	20682586
'''John Middleton''' (born 1955) is an English former footballer who played for Bradford City and Macclesfield Town. He was born in Rawmarsh, near Rotherham.
-DOCSTART-	20682675
'''George Williamson''' is a retired English footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Chester City, Bradford City and Colwyn Bay.
-DOCSTART-	20684194
}}'''Bernard 'Barney' Daniels''' (born November 24, 1950, Salford) is a former English professional footballer. He made appearances in The Football League for three clubs in the 1970s.
Daniels was a product of Manchester United's youth policy but he left for non-league side Ashton United after failing to make any league appearances.
He later returned to professional football with Manchester City, featuring in the top-flight of English football before becoming Chester's record signing at -20,000 in the summer of 1975.
After failing to land a regular place in the side, Daniels was to quickly move on to Stockport County before returning to Ashton.
-DOCSTART-	20684558
'''Joseph "Ashton" Schofield''' (1881 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Wigan. He played for Manchester United, Brynn Central, Ashton Town, and Stockport County.
-DOCSTART-	20684611
'''John Andrews Walton''' (born 21 March 1928 - 17 July 1979) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Horwich, Greater Manchester.
Walton began his career as an amateur and represented England at amateur level.
He is sometimes referred to as Johnny Walton.
-DOCSTART-	20692760
'''James Connachan''' (born 29 August 1874 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Glasgow. He played for Glasgow Perthshire, Duntocher Hibernian, Celtic, Airdrieonians, Glossop North End, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20692802
'''Thomas Dougan''' (born 22 November 1915 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Holytown. He played for Alloa Athletic, Tunbridge Wells, Plymouth Argyle, Heart of Midlothian, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20692863
'''Robert David Murray''' (born 27 March 1915 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Newhaven, Edinburgh. He played for Bath City, Heart of Midlothian, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20692921
'''William Thompson''' (born ''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Dumbarton, Aston Villa, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20693336
}}'''William 'Bill' Rigby''' (born June 9, 1921) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was born in Chester.
A product of the youth system at his hometown club of Chester, Rigby made his only peacetime first-team appearance for the club in their first post-war match in The Football League in a 4-4 draw at York City on August 31, 1946. After this he was not selected again, with goalkeeping duties being passed on to George Scales and Jim MacLaren.
Earlier he had made appearances for the first-team during the war years, mainly during 1940-41 and 1941-42 while understudy to Bill Shortt.
-DOCSTART-	20695008
'''Michael''' "'''Mike'''" '''Bird''', born 7 November 1983 in Chester is an English former professional footballer who played at schoolboy level for Wales. He played for clubs in all four constituent countries of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
He is currently a coach at Blackpool's Centre of Excellence.
Bird started his career at Bolton Wanderers where he was a graduate of their Youth Academy. After impressing in a trial,
He had a brief spell at the start of the 2005-06 season with Warrington Town before signing for Colwyn Bay on 2 September 2005.
Bird is now a fully qualified coach, having obtained the UEFA B coaching licence. He is currently the coach of the Under-11 team at Blackpool's Centre of Excellence.
-DOCSTART-	20695844
'''Mikkel Jensen''' (born Christmas Day 1990) is a Danish born midfielder currently playing for Herflge Boldklub and Denmark U21's.
-DOCSTART-	20696386
'''David Christie''' (1885 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Hurlford and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20696434
'''Hugh Kerr''' (born 1882 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Westerlea, Ayr, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20696495
'''William John Joseph "Jack" Quinn''' (born 1890 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Barrhead, Renfrewshire. He played for Higher Broughton, Cheetham Hill, Manchester City, Nelson, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20696753
}}'''Maurice 'Mike' Fields''' (born August 12, 1935, Chester) is a former English footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City.
A forward, Fields was offered a trial at Nottingham Forest as a youngster but accepted an offer from his hometown club of Chester to begin playing for their junior side.
Fields broke into Chester's first-team late in 1955-56, with his first and only league goal following against Chesterfield in September 1956.
Unfortunately Fields soon began to suffer cartlidge problems, leading to his release by the club in May 1959 as he joined Borough United.
Fields remained a part-timer throughout his career at Chester, working for Shell where he continued to be employed after his playing days ended.
-DOCSTART-	20696782
'''Andrew''' "'''Andy'''" '''Lyons''', born 19 October 1966 in Blackpool, Lancashire is an English former professional footballer.
He is currently a coach at Blackpool's Centre of Excellence.
Lyons started his career at Northern Premier League club Fleetwood Town in 1991. On 26 October 1992 he signed for Football League Third Division club Crewe Alexandra for a fee of -15,000. He then moved to fellow Third Division club Wigan Athletic on 1 October 1993.
Lyons moved to Scotland on 1 March 1996 to play for Scottish Premier Division club Partick Thistle for a transfer fee of -35,000. However, they were relegated at the end of the season to the First Division. He left the club at the end of the 1997-98 season when they were relegated to the Second Division. He then signed for First Division club Ayr United. He left Ayr at the end of the 1999-2000 season. He then returned to England, by which time he was playing semi-professionally while working as a postman, and signed for Football Conference club Morecambe where he spent the 2000-01 season.
In August 2001 he moved to local rivals Lancaster City in the Northern Premier League First Division.
On 30 June 2007 Lyons played for Wigan Athletic Masters Football team in the 2007 North West Masters competition at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester. He scored one goal in a 5-1 win over Bolton Wanderers as Wigan reached the final where they lost 2-1 to Manchester United.
Lyons is now a fully qualified coach, having obtained the UEFA B coaching licence. He is currently the coach of the Under-12 team at his hometown club Blackpool's Centre of Excellence.
-DOCSTART-	20696929
'''Thomas William''' "'''Tommy'''" '''Thompson'''
Thompson signed for Ron Suart's Blackpool, in August of the 1961-62 season, from Stockton, making his debut on 14 October in a 2-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers at Bloomfield Road.
The following season, 1962-63, Thompson made three league starts, his only appearances of the campaign.
In 1963-64, with his chances again limited, he made eight league appearances.
It was in 1964-65, however, that he made his breakthrough as a first-team regular. He replaced the departed Barrie Martin at left-back, and went on to appear in 43 of Blackpool's 45 league and cup games.
Thompson scored his only goal for the club in 1965-66, in a 5-3 home League victory over Arsenal on 16 October, en route to making 36 appearances.
He switched between the left- and right-back berths throughout 1966-67, deputising in the latter position when Jimmy Armfield was unavailable. He made 36 league, one FA Cup and four League Cup appearances.
1967-68 was Stan Mortensen's first full season in charge of Blackpool, after replacing Ron Suart two-thirds of the way through the previous term, and he gave twelve starts to Thompson, plus one appearance as substitute. Thompson did, however, appear in both of the club's FA Cup ties and one of their three League Cup fixtures.
Thompson's final season at Blackpool, 1968-69, saw his make sixteen league appearances, the final one being in a 3-2 defeat at home to Charlton Athletic on 11 January.
-DOCSTART-	20698197
'''Franz Resch''' (born May 4, 1969) is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing FC Lauterach.
-DOCSTART-	20699640
'''William Henry''' "'''Billy'''" '''Ball''' (11 April 1876 - February 1929) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in West Derby, Liverpool. He played for Manchester United, Liverpool South End, Rock Ferry, Blackburn Rovers, Everton, and Notts County.
-DOCSTART-	20699716
'''John Thomas Howarth''' (born 1899 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Darwen, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United, Darwen, and Manchester City.
-DOCSTART-	20699746
'''Aaron Hulme''' (April 1886 - November 1933) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Manchester. He played for Manchester United, Newton Heath Athletic, Colne, Oldham Athletic, and Nelson.
-DOCSTART-	20699772
'''John McGillivray''' (born April 1886 in Broughton, Lancashire, England) was a footballer who played in the played in the Football League for Manchester United. He also played for Southport Central, Stoke and Dartford. He made 24 appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	20699798
'''Ernest Thomson''' (born 1884 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He played for Manchester United, Darwen, and Nelson.
-DOCSTART-	20699820
'''John Turner''' (born ''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He played for Manchester United and Gravesend United.
-DOCSTART-	20699853
'''Colin Waldron''' (born 22 June 1946 in Bristol) was an English football defender. He spent thirteen seasons in the Football League and two in the North American Soccer League.
Waldron spent his youth in Oldham, beginning his career with Bury, making 20 appearances. He then joined Chelsea before the 1967-68 season. Nine games into the season, Burnley purchased his contract for -30,000. He made his Burnley debut on 28 October 1967. He quickly became a fixture at centre back and was named captain in his second season with the club. He ultimately played nine years and 308 games for Burnley before club turmoil in 1976 led the team to release the manager Jimmy Adamson and several players including Waldron. He then moved to Manchester United, for whom he made just three appearances before the Adamson-managed Sunderland purchased his contract. After two years with Sunderland, Waldron moved to the United States to play for the Tulsa Roughnecks. After spells with the Philadelphia Fury and Atlanta Chiefs, he moved back to England to play for Rochdale.
-DOCSTART-	20700023
'''Diego Bortolozzo''' (born 19 September 1982) is a Brazillian footballer, playing in midfield for SV Meppen in Germany.
He previously played for Estrela do Norte in Brazil, Treviso F.B.C. 1993 in Italy, R. Francs Borains and Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium and CS Ptange in Luxembourg. He also had a spell at Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League, but failed to break into the first team. He holds an Italian passport, enabling him to play in the European Union without a work permit.
-DOCSTART-	20711788
'''Jonny Rowell''' (born 10 September 1989) is a is an English professional footballer who plays in midfield for Hartlepool United in League One.
After playing for Newcastle United's under-16 team, the midfielder was signed by League One club Hartlepool United after a successful trial in January 2006.
He signed an early first-team contract in January 2008 to keep him with North-East club, due to apparent interest from other clubs.
Rowell was named on the first team bench in the 2007-08 season against Crewe Alexandra and Bristol Rovers, however in both games he was an unused sub. Later in the season, an injury in a reserve team match ruled him out for the rest of the season. He went on to win the Youth team Supporters` Player of the Year at the end of the season.
Rowell made his first start for Hartlepool United the season after in a Football League Trophy game against fellow League One side Leicester City in September 2008, however Hartlepool went onto to lose this match 3-0. He made his first ever League start for an injury struck Hartlepool, just three months later against Hereford United. Ex-Hartlepool boss Danny Wilson said that he thought "Rowell's debut was terrific".
-DOCSTART-	20712882
'''Kwesi Appiah''' (born 12 August 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Kettering Town on loan from Peterborough United as a striker.
Born in London of Ghanaian descent, Appiah is a product of the Ebbsfleet United PASE youth system, and graduated to the first team in August 2008.
Appiah missed training in October and after leaving the ground, he failed to report back to the club.
Appiah was loaned out back to the Conference with Weymouth in February 2009 and made his debut in a 2-0 defeat to York City.
Appiah was one of 12 players made available for transfer at the end of the season. He spent time at Unibond Premier League side King's Lynn FC in 2009, before joining Kettering Town on a month's loan on 19 January 2010
-DOCSTART-	20713043
}}'''Anthony 'Tony' Field''' (born May 23, 1942, Chester) is a former English footballer who played as a forward.
Fields made two appearances for Chester in The Football League late in the 1960-61 season, having been a product of the club's youth system.
-DOCSTART-	20714260
'''Eric Sabin''' (born 22 August 1974) is a French-born Martiniquais professional footballer, who currently plays for Nmes Olympique.
Sabin started his professional career at Nmes Olympique and has played for several English clubs, Swindon Town, QPR, Boston United, Northampton Town and Oxford United. He also played for some other lower league outfits in France.
Sabin played 3 games for Martinique at the 2008 Caribbean Cup, scoring 4 goals.
-DOCSTART-	20717757
'''Percy Thorpe''' (18 July 1899 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Thorpe signed for Frank Buckley's Blackpool prior to the start of the 1924-25 season after leaving Sutton Town. He made his debut for the club in the opening League game, a single-goal victory at Clapton Orient on 30 August.
In 1925-26, Thorpe made thirty league appearances and scored three goals. He spent the majority of that campaign at right full-back, but also switched to the left side briefly. He scored his first goal for Blackpool in a 3-2 Boxing Day victory over Chelsea at Bloomfield Road. It came from the penalty spot, as did his other two goals.
Thorpe appeared in 38 of Blackpool's 42 league games of 1926-27. He scored two goals - one a penalty, the other from open play.
Sydney Beaumont succeeded Frank Buckley as manager for the 1927-28 campaign, and Beaumont gave 33 starts to Thorpe, in what was his final season with the club. His final appearance for Blackpool occurred in the final game of the season, a 4-0 home victory over Fulham on 5 May.
After leaving Blackpool, Thorpe joined Connah's Quay & Shotton, Reading, Sheffield United, West Ham United and Accrington Stanley before finishing his career at Port Vale. He signed as a 35-year-old in November 1934 and made his final footballing appearance on 19 November at The Old Recreation Ground in a goalless draw against the club with which he made his name - Blackpool. He retired in 1935.
-DOCSTART-	20717881
'''William''' "'''Billy'''" '''Dennis''' (21 September 1896 - 1952) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Mossley, Lancashire. He played for Birkenhead Comets, Linfield, Tranmere Rovers, Stalybridge Celtic, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United, Chesterfield, Wigan Borough, Macclesfield and Hurst.
-DOCSTART-	20717920
'''George Lydon''' (born 24 June 1902 - 12 August 1953) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Newton Heath, Manchester. He played for Manchester United, Nelson, Mossley, and Southport.
-DOCSTART-	20717957
'''John Whitney''' (born 1874 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Lancashire. He played for Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20717995
'''John Emmanuel "Joe" Astley''' (April 1899 - October 1967) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Dudley, Worcestershire. He played for Manchester United, Cradley Heath, and Notts County.
-DOCSTART-	20730143
'''Stuart James Bimson''' (born 29 September 1969) is a former English footballer who is currently the first team coach of Cambridge United. He played in the Football League as a defender for Bury, Lincoln City and Cambridge United making a total of 254 appearances, scoring four goals.
Bimson began his career with spells with Prescot Cables and Ellesmere Port. In January 1989, he joined Southport debuting in the 1-0 away victory over Morecambe on 21 January 1989. A virtual ever-present during his time at Haig Avenue, he scored just one league goal for the club in the 2-1 home victory over Horwich RMI on 28 August 1989 before departing at the end of the 1990-1991 season; his final game being the 2-0 away defeat to Stalybridge Celtic on 4 May 1991.
Bimson moved into the Football Conference joining Macclesfield Town at the start of the 1991-1992 season.
He was basically an absolute legend at Lincoln! No one could put a corner in as good as him. Lets just say if he was still playing at Lincoln they would be promoted every year!
In August 2005, Bimson agreed a 12 month contract to return to the Football Conference with Canvey Island,
Bimson moved on to join Bedford Town debuting in the 2-0 home defeat to Lewes on 2 December 2006
Bimson's first full season in charge saw the Eagles suffer a second relegation as they finished 19th in the Southern Football League Premier Division; the club would later escape relegation following the demise of Nuneaton Borough. Bimson, however, was spared the sack
Bimson left Cambridge United in the summer of 2009. Still eager to return to management, he applied.
-DOCSTART-	20732059
'''Thomas "Tommy" Watson'''(born September 29, 1969 in Liverpool, England) is a former professional footballer who notably played for Grimsby Town.
Liverpool born Watson played for The Mariners as a youngster and was promoted to the clubs first team squad in 1988. He could operate all over midfield but favoured to play on the right side of the flank. He stayed with The Mariners up until 1996 when he retired due to injury.
In 1995 he also spent time on loan with Hull City. After retiring Watson started up his own soccer school in Lincolnshire.
-DOCSTART-	20732610
'''Roger C. Willis''' (born 17 June 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for seven clubs in the Football League between 1989 and 2002.
In his first season with Barnet, Willis helped them to the Conference title and consequent promotion to the Football League.
Released from Saltergate in 2002, he made a brief return to Peterborough, followed by occasional appearances for non-league clubs Kettering Town, Stevenage Borough, Cambridge City and Hucknall Town, before retiring from the game in February 2003.
-DOCSTART-	20733507
'''Paul Duncan Raven''' (born 28 July 1970 in Salisbury, England) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender between 1988 and 2006. He notably played for West Bromwich Albion and Grimsby Town.
Raven was added to the first team squad at Doncaster Rovers in 1988. After his first season with Rovers, he moved to West Bromwich Albion. Raven played for Albion for the next eleven years, while also spending time on loan with former club Doncaster and Rotherham United.
In July 2000, Raven joined Grimsby Town on a free transfer. Grimsby were managed by Alan Buckley for whom he had previously played at West Brom. Although Buckley was sacked eight weeks later, Raven played for three years at Blundell Park.
In the summer of 2003, he joined Carlisle United along with fellow Grimsby player Steve Livingstone. After Carlisle, he played out the last two years of his career at Barrow.
-DOCSTART-	20734285
'''Anthony Grimshaw''' (born 8 December 1957) is a retired English professional footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Manchester. He played for Manchester United - for whom he made one league appearance during the 1975-76 season - and Mossley.
-DOCSTART-	20734400
'''Thomas Manns''' (born January 1911 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Rotherham. He played for Manchester United, Burnley and Clapton Orient.
-DOCSTART-	20734434
'''Percy Newton''' (born January 1904 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Witchurch. He played for Manchester United, Sandbach Ramblers and Tranmere Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	20734571
'''John E. Roach''' (born ''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He played for Manchester United, FC Ste, and Accrington Stanley.
-DOCSTART-	20734847
'''Robert Turner''' (born 1877 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Manchester. He played for Manchester United, Red Rock, Gravesend United, and Brighton United.
-DOCSTART-	20744130
'''Ashley Keane''' (born November 20 1981 in Camden, London) is an English-American former professional footballer, having played professionally for Torquay United.
Keane joined Torquay on non-contract terms in October 2004. He made his debut on November 5 2004, starting the Football League Trophy defeat at home to Northampton Town. However, he was substituted mid-way through the first half for Tony Bedeau, who went on to score Torquay's only goal in a 3-1 defeat. He, along with teammate Bruno Meirelles who had also played and been substituted, was released by a furious Torquay manager, Leroy Rosenior the following day who stated 'I let them play and they weren't good enough'.
-DOCSTART-	20746089
''' Mansour Assoumani ''' (born 30 January 1983) is a French born footballer who currently plays for Wrexham. A centre-back who can also play at right full-back, he is 6 feet 2 inches tall. His parents originate from the Comoros.
Assoumani began his career in the French First Division with Montpellier HSC on 18 August, 2001. He played 72 matches for the club (43 in D1, 29 in D2) and registered four goals (two in D1 and two in D2). After five seasons he joined the German club 1. FC Saarbrcken and, subsequently, Sportfreunde Siegen.. Prior to joining Leeds United, Assoumani spent time on trial at Sheffield United but failed to impress sufficiently to earn a permanent deal. It has been said that he has played one game for Mali, but this is untrue.
On December 17, 2008, Assoumani was handed a one-month contract with Leeds United after a successful trial which also saw him score a goal in a reserve game against York City. He made his debut three days later in a 3-1 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons.
Assoumani was unfortunate that Gary McAllister who signed him was sacked after the game after a run of 5 defeats in a row. Assoumani didn't figure at all under new manager Simon Grayson. He was released on January 18 2009. On 22 January 2009 he was offered a week long trial with Crewe Alexandra however he was released without being offered a contract.
On 26 March 2009, Assoumani joined Football Conference side Wrexham, making his debut on 7 April in a 0-0 draw with Histon.
-DOCSTART-	20748354
'''Edward Threlfall''' was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over three hundred Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender.
Threlfall made his debut for Blackpool in the opening league game of the 1900-01 season, a goalless draw at New Brighton Tower. He went on to appear in 29 of their remaining 33 league games that season.
In 1901-02, Threlfall missed only two of Blackpool's 34 league games. He also scored his first goal for the club, in a 1-1 draw at home to Glossop North End on 1 February.
He made 26 league appearances in 1902-03, including one game at right-back while Bob Birkett was unavailable. He scored two goals - the first in a 2-1 defeat at Woolwich Arsenal on 8 November; the second in a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at Bloomfield Road on 13 February.
Threlfall chalked up thirty league appearances in 1903-04, scoring one goal - in a 2-1 victory at home to Gainsborough Trinity on 19 March.
He scored the fifth goal of his career the following season, 1904-05, in a 6-0 home victory over Barnsley on 7 January, en route to making 32 league appearances. He also made his FA Cup debut for the club on 14 January, in a 2-1 defeat at Bristol City.
Threlfall missed only one game of Blackpool's 1905-06 league campaign, scoring one goal in the process - in a 3-0 home win against Clapton Orient on 27 April, in the final league game of the season. He also scored once in the FA Cup to take Blackpool to a second first-round replay against Crystal Palace.
In 1906-07, Threlfall made 36 league appearances. He also scored three goals, all at Bloomfield Road - in a 4-1 victory over Glossop North End on 20 October, in a 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Fores on 24 November, and in a 4-3 victory over Grimsby Town on 20 April, in the penultimate league game of the season.
Starts for Threlfall were sporadic in 1907-08. He made twenty league appearances in total, but he sat out fifteen consecutive games between November and February. He scored one goal, in a 3-0 home win over Grimsby Town on 1 April.
Threlfall made 28 league appearances in 1908-09. He scored one goal, in Blackpool's 2-0 FA Cup first-round victory over Hastings & St Leonards on 16 January.
In 1909-10, his tenth season with Blackpool, Threlfall made 31 league appearances.
1910-11 proved to be Threlfall's final season with Blackpool. He made eighteen league appearances, the final one occurring on 25 February, in a 2-1 defeat at Clapton Orient.
-DOCSTART-	20749153
'''Barry Bannan''' (born 1 December 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays in England for Blackpool on loan from Aston Villa.
He is a midfielder and has represented Scotland at under-21 and B levels.
Born in in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Bannan is a product of the Aston Villa Academy. He began his career in the 2007-08 season, scoring 13 goals in 32 matches for ''Villas'' academy team and was pivotal as they clinched the Premier Academy league title. He also netted one goal in ten matches for the reserve team as they comfortably won the Premier Reserve League South.
On 1 July 2008 he was rewarded with a two-year professional contract by the club.
His first team debut came on 17 December, as a 61st minute substitute in a 1-3 UEFA Cup group stage defeat to German Bundesliga side Hamburger SV at the HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg.
On 13 March 2009 Bannan joined Championship side Derby County on loan for one month to provide cover for midfielders Miles Addison and Paul Green who had been ruled out until the end of the 2008-09 season with foot injuries.
After Bannan had impressed for ''the Rams'' in his five appearances on loan, manager Nigel Clough extended the loan deal at Pride Park until the end of the season. Bannan also revealed to the ''Burton Mail'' that he would not turn down a second loan spell at the club the following season, saying, "I could be here again next season. If Villa buy players in the summer I could get pushed down again and I wouldn't mind coming back here because it's a brilliant club."
As the Championship season ended earlier than the Premier League, Bannan was able to return to the Aston Villa reserve side that were champions of the Premier Reserve League South. On 21 May 2009 Bannan was part of the Villa reserve side that beat Premier Reserve League North winners Sunderland reserves 3-1 in the play-off final, and so be crowned the 2008-09 Premier Reserve League Champions.
On 20 June, Derby County manager Nigel Clough revealed that ''the Rams'' hoped to sign a Premier League midfielder on a season-long loan, with Bannan a possible target.
A month later Bannan was one of a handful of youngsters that appeared for ''Villa'' as they won the 2009 Peace Cup in Andalusia, Spain. Villa won Group C ahead of Mexican side Atlante and host club Mlaga. Bannan was then a second half substitute in the semi-final as Aston Villa beat Portugese side Porto 2-1. In the final, held at the Estadio Olmpico de Sevilla in Sevilla on 2 August, Bannan scored one of four ''Villa'' penalties as they beat Italian club, Juventus 4-3, following a goalless match in normal time.
On 26 November 2009 Bannan joined Championship side Blackpool on loan until 30 January 2010.
His full debut came in a 3-0 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on 8 December.
Bannan has been capped by Scotland under-21's. He has played in all of Scotland's first five games in their 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 10 campaign,
Bannan also has one B cap, earned in a 3-0 International Challenge match win over Northern Ireland B on 6 May 2009.
-DOCSTART-	20751004
'''Ged Marcus Dalton''' (born 30 March 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Whitby Town as a midfielder. He is from Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.he is the son of actor Jimmy Nail
Ged had come through the Scarbrough Football Club's youth system. Ged made his debut in the Under-19 team at the age of 14, made a number of reserve team and County Cup appearances in the 2005-06 season and featured in pre-season first-team games prior to the 2006-07 season. He made his debut for Scarborough when coming on as a substitute at Kettering Town on September 16, 2006 in a Conference North match. Ged became Scarborough's youngest ever scorer when he netted at Hyde United on 9 December 2006. In total Dalton made 16 starts and 16 substitute appearances for Scarborough, scoring 4 goals. Scarborough were liquidated on 27 June 2007.
In the Summer of 2007 he signed for League One side Carlisle United. Although he was a regular in the youth and reserve team for, Carlisle he was released on 21 March 2008 by mutual consent with manager John Ward.
Ged made his Blyth Spartans debut on 29 March 2008, against Kettering Town. He scored his first goal for Blyth against Worcester City on 12 April and was part of the squad that finished runners up in the 2008 Northumberland Senior Cup Final against Newcastle United Reserves. By the end of his first season Ged had played seven games, scoring two goals. In the 2008/2009 season Ged started the season brightly and then suffered an injury. Ged made his return from injury as a substitute in the FA Cup 2nd round replay against AFC Bournemouth and announced his return with a bang. In the 89th minute fellow substitute Andrew Wright took on the right fullback of Bournemouth sending over an inviting cross that was just too high for Robbie Dale but was well anticipated by Ged. He volleyed home the cross beyond goalkeeper Shwan Jalal, sending the 4,040 Croft Park crowd wild and entering Blyth Spartans folklore. The goal set up a mouth watering tie against former Premier League Champions Blackburn Rovers.
Upon his release from Blyth Spartans at the end of the 2008/2009 season, he signed for Whitby Town and was reunited with his former Blyth Spartans manager Harry Dunn.
-DOCSTART-	20757048
'''James John''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Weston''' (born 16 September 1955) is an English former professional footballer. He spent five years at Blackpool in the early 1970s and 1980s, making over one hundred Football League appearances for the club. He also played for two other Football League clubs, namely Torquay United and Wigan Athletic. He played as a midfielder.
Signed from Skelmersdale United in January 1974, Weston made his debut for Harry Potts' Blackpool midway through the 1975-76 season, as a substitute in a single-goal victory over Notts County at Bloomfield Road on 29 November. He went on to make a further ten league appearances that campaign, scoring once - in a 1-1 home draw with Fulham on 20 December. He also appeared in both of the club's FA Cup ties.
In 1976-77, under new manager Allan Brown, Weston made nine league appearances and one League Cup appearance (the latter in the first of two third-round replays against Arsenal on 28 September).
Weston made nineteen league appearances in 1977-78, the majority prior to Allan Brown's departure. Brown was replaced, in a caretaker-manager fashion, by Jimmy Meadows. Meadows gave only three starts to Weston before the end of the season, at which point Blackpool were relegated to Division Three.
Bob Stokoe was installed as Blackpool's new manager prior to the 1978-79 season, his second time in the role. Weston made 31 league appearances that season, scoring four goals.
Stan Ternent replaced Bob Stokoe in the Blackpool hot seat during the close season, and in the following 1979-80 campaign, Weston made 35 league appearances and scored three goals. Alan Ball succeeded Ternent two-thirds of the way through the season, making it six managers Weston had played under in five years at the club.
Weston made made his final appearance for Blackpool in the final league game of the 1979-80 season, a 2-0 victory at Rotherham United on 6 May.
Weston left Blackpool to join Torquay United in June 1980, making his league debut in a 1-0 win at home to Crewe Alexandra on 16 August, the opening day of the season. He played 35 times in the league that season, also playing both games in the League Cup and in all four games as Torquay reached the third round of the FA Cup. He started the first two games of the following season before losing his place, initially to Maurice Cox. He played once more before moving back to the north-west of England in September 1981, when he joined Wigan Athletic. He was Wigan's Player of the Year for the 1982-83 season, but returned to non-League football with Morecambe in 1983.
-DOCSTART-	20761520
'''James Cairns''' (''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was a footballer, who played as a full back or wing half for Ardwick and Newton Heath.
Cairns began his football career with Ardwick towards the end of their last season before joining the Football League, in March 1892. However, it was more than 18 months before he made his debut for Ardwick, playing at right half in a 3-2 home defeat to Newcastle United on 21 October 1893. That match turned out to be Cairns' only appearance for the club, and he joined Newton Heath in September 1894. Again, Cairns had a substantial wait before his debut for the Heathens, finally playing at left full back in a 2-1 defeat away to Bury on 15 April 1895. This was to be his only appearance for Newton Heath, and he left football at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	20762768
'''Joseph Gerald Lancaster''' (born 28 April 1926) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Stockport. He played for Manchester United and Accrington Stanley.
-DOCSTART-	20762797
He was the first manager of Swansea Town (now Swansea City) and spent two years with the club. In his first season with Swansea, he won the Welsh Cup and guided the team to third place in the league.
-DOCSTART-	20762814
'''Joseph Wetherell''' (born 1880 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Middlesbrough. He played for Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20762880
'''James Kenneth Pegg''' (born 4 January 1926) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Salford, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United and Torquay United.
-DOCSTART-	20762907
'''Elijah Round''' (born January 1882 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Stoke on Trent. He played for Manchester United, Oldham Athletic, and Barnsley.
-DOCSTART-	20763134
'''John Graham''' (born 1873 in Northumberland, date of death unknown) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a centre forward. He played for Blyth Spartans and Newton Heath.
Graham played for Blyth Spartans in his native Northumberland before joining Newton Heath in October 1893. He made his debut on 11 October 1893 in the 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, but played only three further games before leaving league football.
-DOCSTART-	20763157
'''William Williams''' (born ''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Bristol City, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20763237
'''Bernard Donaghy''' (23 December 1882 - 9 December 1953) was a Northern Irish footballer. His regular position was as an inside forward. He was born in Derry. He played for Derry Celtic, Manchester United, Glentoran, and Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	20763278
'''Thomas Eugene Connell''' (born 25 November 1957) was a Northern Irish footballer. His regular position was as a defender. He was born in Newry. He played for Newry Town, Manchester United, Coleraine, and Glentoran.
-DOCSTART-	20774395
'''Albert Henry Broome''' (born 30 May 1900 - December 1989) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Unsworth, Lancashire. He played for Oldham Athletic and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20774440
'''Alfred Capper''' (July 1891 - 31 October 1955) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Northwich, Cheshire. He played for Northwich Victoria, Witton Albion, and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20774473
'''Harry Cleaver''' (born 1880 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Macclesfield. He played for Desborough Town and Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20774521
'''Herbert Dale''' (January 1867 - December 1925) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. He played for Manchester FA and Newton Heath.
-DOCSTART-	20774625
'''John Earp''' (born 1860 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Sutton, Staffordshire. He played for Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20774641
'''George Evans''' (born ''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20774703
'''James Hopkins''' (born 1876 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Manchester. He played for Manchester United and Berry's Association.
-DOCSTART-	20774719
'''Samuel Clay Johnson''' (July 1881 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. Born in Manchester, he began his career with Tonge, but moved to Newton Heath in January 1901. He made his only league appearance on 20 March 1901, playing at inside right in a 3-2 home defeat by Leicester Fosse. He moved to Barnsley for the 1901-02 season, but did not make a single appearance before moving on to Heywood in November 1902.
-DOCSTART-	20774741
'''Joseph Kinloch''' (born January 1864 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Blackburn. He played for Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20776074
'''Andrew Mitchell''' (born 20 April 1907 - 3 December 1971) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Coxhoe, County Durham. He played for Manchester United, Coxhoe Albion, Ferryhill Athletic, Crook Town, Sunderland, Cockfield, Notts County, Darlington, and Hull City.
-DOCSTART-	20776098
'''Benjamin W. Morton''' (28 August 1910 - November 1962) was an English professional footballer. His regular position was as a forward.
Born in Sheffield, Morton began his career with Stourbridge before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1933. He then joined Manchester United via a short spell back at Stourbridge in May 1935. His only game for United came against West Ham United on 16 November 1935, and he left to join Torquay United in May 1936.
In October 1937, he was transferred to Swindon Town for a then-club record fee of -1,000. He was a regular in the Swindon side until the outbreak of war and remained with the club. He played once during the 1945-46 season before leaving in 1945 to rejoin Stourbridge.
-DOCSTART-	20776111
'''George O'Brien''' (born ''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20776128
'''Bill Owen''' (born ''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Manchester United and Holywell
-DOCSTART-	20776148
'''Albert J Prince''' (born 1895 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Smallthorne, Staffordshire. He played for Manchester United and Stafford Rangers
-DOCSTART-	20776343
'''Jean-Philippe Javary''' (born 10 January 1978) is a French former professional footballer, who played in his homeland, where he started at hometown team Montpellier, and numerous clubs in England and Scotland. He was a midfielder.
In January 2000, he joined Scottish Division One side Raith Rovers. He played 11 games with Raith during the latter half of the 2000-01 season.
Javary moved back to Scotland and played a game on trial with Division One side Partick Thistle in October 2001,
After a spell with SS Excelsior in the French Runion Islands, he returned to Scotland in January 2005 with Hamilton Academical again in Division One.
In 2008, Javary moved to Australia to find an A-League team to continue his career.
Javary has also played for the French national sides from under 16 to under 19 level. He captained his country's European Youth Championship side in 1995.
-DOCSTART-	20776637
'''George Radcliffe''' (born ''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20776676
'''George Willie Schofield''' (born 6 August 1893 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. He played for Manchester United, Southport Junior Football, and Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	20776712
'''Percy Schofield''' (born April 1893 - 20 June 1968) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Bolton. He played for Manchester United, Eccles Borough, and Eccles United.
-DOCSTART-	20776732
'''Walter Taylor''' (born 1901 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Manchester. He played for Manchester United and New Mills.
-DOCSTART-	20776753
'''John Thomas Whittle''' (born 29 June 1910 - 31 July 1987) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Leigh, Greater Manchester. He played for Manchester United and Rossendale United.
-DOCSTART-	20776829
'''Thomas Carter Wilson''' (born 20 October 1877 - 30 August 1940) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Preston. He played for Manchester United, Ashton-in-Makerfield, West Manchester, Ashton Town, Ashton North End, Oldham County, Swindon Town, Blackburn Rovers, Millwall Athletic, Queen's Park Rangers, Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, and Leeds City.
-DOCSTART-	20781460
'''George Albinson''' (14 February 1897 - April 1975) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Prestwich, Greater Manchester. He played for Manchester United and Manchester City.
Moved to Crewe Alexandra where he became captain.
Won the Cheshire Cup in 1928 with Witton Albion.
-DOCSTART-	20781510
'''John Christie''' (born 1883 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Chorley, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United, Sale Homefield, and Manchester City.
-DOCSTART-	20781528
'''Edward Dalton''' (born April 1882 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. He played for Manchester United and Pendlebury.
-DOCSTART-	20781594
'''Martyn Rogers''' (born 26 January 1960) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Nottingham. He played for Manchester United and Queens Park Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	20781605
'''Jocelyn Rowe''' (born ''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Nottingham. He played for Manchester United, Army Football, and Bohemian.
-DOCSTART-	20781621
'''Wilfred Tranter''' (born 5 March 1945) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Pendlebury, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Fulham.
-DOCSTART-	20781637
'''Sidney Tyler''' (born 7 December 1904 - 25 January 1951) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Wolverhampton. He played for Manchester United, Stourbridge, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
-DOCSTART-	20781670
'''Walter Whitehurst''' (born 7 June 1934) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Manchester. He played for Manchester United and Chesterfield.
-DOCSTART-	20781756
'''James Hopkins''' (12 July 1901 - ?) was a Northern Irish association football player, who played at inside forward.
Born in Ballymoney, he started out at Belfast United before being signed by Arsenal in 1919 at the age of 18. He was a regular for Arsenal's reserve side for two seasons before his first-team debut came, against West Bromwich Albion on March 19, 1921; Hopkins scored in a 4-3 victory and went on to play a further seven times that season. Injury and illness marred his 1921-22 season however, and he only played in 11 League games all season. The following season his appearances were even more sporadic, and despite scoring in both his League starts for Arsenal in 1922-23, he was sold to Brighton & Hove Albion in January 1923; in total he played 22 games for Arsenal, scoring seven goals.
Hopkins spent the next six seasons at Brighton, making over 200 League appearances in the Third Division South and scoring 72 goals. He also won a single cap for Northern Ireland against England on October 24, 1925 at Windsor Park; the game finished 0-0. He left Brighton in 1929 and ended his career with Aldershot. He died in 1943.
-DOCSTART-	20782149
'''John Graham''' (April 12 1873 - April 1925) was an English association football player. Born in Derby, he played for Cray Wanderers and Millwall Athletic of the Southern Football League before joining Woolwich Arsenal in September 1899. Mainly used as cover for David McNichol at right back, he made just one league appearance for Arsenal against Gainsborough Trinity F.C. on October 14, 1899. He moved on to Fulham in the 1900 close season and also played for Brentford.
-DOCSTART-	20782385
'''William Gyves''' (born July 1867 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Manchester. He played for Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	20782393
'''Anthony''' "'''Tony'''" '''Hawksworth''' (born 15 January 1938) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United. He was born in Sheffield and grew up in the village of Dungworth in the Stannington area of the city.
After playing just three matches for the club's reserve team, Hawksworth was called up to the Manchester United first team for a First Division match away to Blackpool on 27 October 1956, after regular goalkeeper Ray Wood had pulled out due to injury.
However, a couple of weeks after the Blackpool game, Hawksworth was approached by an army captain who wanted him to play for the regimental team the following weekend.
In December 1958, Hawksworth was allowed to leave Manchester United to join Bedford Town, who were considered to be the best non-League side at the time.
After retiring from football, Hawksworth worked for a sweet company, before working for British Gas until 1995, when he retired.
-DOCSTART-	20782484
'''John Reginald Hunter''' (born 25 October 1938) was a Welsh footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire (now Conwy). He played for Colwyn Bay, Manchester United, Wrexham and Bangor City
-DOCSTART-	20782501
'''Patrick McCarthy''' (born April 1888 - ''unknown'') was a Welsh footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Abergavenny. He played for Skelmersdale United, Manchester United, and Chester City.
-DOCSTART-	20782517
'''William Isaac Sarvis''' (July 1898 - 22 March 1968) was a Welsh footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Merthyr Tydfil. He played for Aberdare Athletic, Merthyr Town, Manchester United, Bradford City and Walsall.
-DOCSTART-	20782537
'''Jonathan Clark''' (born 12 November 1958) was a Welsh footballer. His regular position was as a midfielder. He was born in Swansea. He played for Aberdare Athletic, Manchester United, Derby County, Preston North End, Bury, and Carlisle United.
-DOCSTART-	20782562
'''David Gwilym Jones''' (born 10 June 1914 - 30 May 1958) was a Welsh footballer. His regular position was as a defender. He was born in Ynysddu. He played for Manchester United, Wigan Athletic, and Swindon Town.
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He was one of the legendary Busby Babes, a member of the formidable Manchester United youth team in the mid 50's that inlcuded Duncan Edwards and others that perished in the 1958 Munich air disaster. Noel's son Ross McFarlane was a successful professional golfer, and is now a commentator for Sky Sports and other TV and media outlets.
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'''James William Kelly''' (born 2 May 1957) was an English footballer. His regular position was at midfielder. He was born in Carlisle, Cumbria. He played for Manchester United, Chicago Sting, Tulsa Roughnecks, Los Angeles Aztecs, and Portland Timbers.
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'''John Gourlay''' (1879 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a defender. He was born in Kirkendbright. He played for Manchester United and Annbank.
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'''David McFetteridge''' (born ''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Cowlairs, Bolton Wanderers, Derby County, and Manchester United.
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'''Robert''' "'''Bob'''" '''Milarvie''' (1864 - November 1912) was a Scottish footballer.
Milarvie played for Pollokshield and Hibernian before moving south to the English Midlands to join Stoke. He moved on to nearby Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1889. He made his Vale debut in a 1-1 home friendly match against Halliwell on 2 September 1889, but his club were censured by the Football Association for fielding him as he had also signed for Derby County, with County then winning the fight for his services.
He left Derby in 1890 to sign with Newton Heath, he played four games for the club in the Football Alliance before moving on to neighbours Ardwick the following year.
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'''John Prentice''' (born 19 October 1898 - 28 June 1966) was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Glasgow. He played for Swansea City and Manchester United.
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'''Steven Steel Kinniburgh''' (born 13 June 1989 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional football player who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Rangers.
Kinniburgh began his career with Rangers, and in December 2008 he joined Queen of the South on loan for two months. He made his debut against Livingston on 20 December. He joined St. Johnstone on loan in March 2009, until the end of the season. In August 2009, he joined Oxford United on loan with fellow Rangers reserve player Ross Perry. He returned to Rangers early, on 4 December, after picking up a knee injury that would rule him out until February.
He is the younger brother of fellow footballer William Kinniburgh.
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'''William Donald Grigg''' (born 3 July 1991 in Solihull, England) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Walsall. He has recently been called up for Northern Ireland u19's. He made his first team debut against Cheltenham Town on 20 December 2008.
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}}'''John Hughes''' (born February 18, 1942, Prestatyn) is a former Welsh footballer who played for Chester in The Football League.
Hughes joined Chester from Rhyl in the summer of 1962 and was one of nine new signings in the side for Chester's opening game of 1962-63 at Gillingham. He again wore the number nine shirt in their second game of the season at Darlington, but did not play for the club again.
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'''Rory John Delap''' (; born 6 July 1976) is a professional association footballer currently playing in England. He is renowned for his long throw-in ability.
Currently signed to Stoke City, Delap is deployed in midfield or occasionally as a right-back on his return to the Premier League. Although English-born, Delap has been capped eleven times for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield; his family moved to Carlisle when he was six months old, hence starting his career at Carlisle United.
Delap was signed by Derby County's manager Jim Smith for -200,000 in February 1998. Rory scored and assisted a goal in Derby's 3-0 win over Leicester City, a game in which Stan Collymore broke his leg. Delap also scored in the second meeting between Derby and Leicester that season, although Leicester won the game 2-1. Delap scored a goal within twenty-two seconds in a game against Bradford, but was later sent off for pulling the shirt of Robbie Blake and conceading a penalty in the process. The game included four penalties..
On 10 July 2001, Delap transferred from Derby County to Southampton for a fee of -4 million, becoming Southampton manager Stuart Gray's first signing since replacing Glenn Hoddle at The Dell, Gray's first signing of his managerial career and the club's most expensive transfer. Prior to this, Southampton's record transfer fee had been the -2 million paid to Sheffield Wednesday for striker David Hirst in September 1997. Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren was also in the hunt for Delap's signature but failed, as did Leeds United. Former club Carlisle (in the Third Division at that time) received -700,000. One of Delap's defining moments for the "Saints" was in their 1-0 victory over Spurs on 27 March 2004, when he scored a spectacular bicycle kick in the 64th minute. Seven months later Delap made another huge impact for the Saints, scoring two headers in a 2-2 draw with Arsenal. Both of Delap's goals came in the last ten minutes of the game, and would have secured three points for Southampton had it not been for Robin Van Persie's last minute equaliser, who had only been on the pitch for under ten minutes, and managed to preserve Arsenal's position at the top of the Premiership.
From Southampton, Delap was signed by Mick McCarthy for Sunderland in the 2005-06 season. He made six appearances for the club that season before injury struck. On 8 April 2006, under caretaker manager Kevin Ball, he clashed heads with team-mate George McCartney during his side's league game with Fulham, a game that was subsequently abandoned. In doing so, he broke his nose and underwent an operation to adjust it correctly after being selected to play at Manchester United only to withdraw after suffering a nose bleed during the warm-up. Thus he was ruled out for the remainder of the season and Manchester United relegated Sunderland and their own title hopes with a 0-0 draw. He scored once in the league during his spell at Sunderland, a crucial equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Everton on 1 April 2006.
Having become a marginal figure when Roy Keane took over as manager of Sunderland, Delap transferred to Stoke City on loan in October 2006. He made his debut in the 4-0 thumping of Leeds United at Elland Road. A week after signing on loan, Delap made his home debut for Stoke City against his former club Sunderland on 17 October 2006. He sustained fractures to his tibia and fibula while challenging for the ball early in the game. Despite the fact that his injury sidelined him for the remainder of the 2006-07 season, Stoke City manager Tony Pulis signed Delap on a permanent basis on 9 January 2007. On 15 July 2007, Delap made his comeback in a pre-season friendly with Newcastle Town. Delap impressed after returning from injury, playing 46 games as, particularly in the second half of the season, Stoke finished second and secured promotion to the Premier League for the first time.
The potency of the "Delap Special" reached new heights as Stoke City began their debut Premier League season. Of their first thirteen goals, seven were credited as Delap assists. Tony Pulis suggested his absence was a crucial factor in Stoke's 2-0 defeat to Chelsea on 28 September. Delap scored his first goal of the season in its eighth game. It proved to be the winner in the 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at the Britannia Stadium on 19 October 2008, putting Stoke City five points above their relegation rivals. Delap was sent off in Stoke's 1-0 win over Manchester City for fouling and kicking out at Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Delap did not wait long into the new season to use the "Delap Special". His throw-in in the opening game of the 2009-10 season against Burnley earned Stoke a 2-0 victory. Delap gave away two penalties within three games. One was against Portsmouth and the other was against Arsenal. Aruna Dindane of Portsmouth was struck in the head by Delap's boot while Andrei Arshavin was tripped up by Delap's long leg. Both penalties were saved by Thomas Srensen. On 14 December 2009 in a game against Wigan Delap failed to defend against a free kick which resulted in Maynor Figueroa scoring a goal from his own half. Match of the Day analyst Alan Hansen heavily criticised him, but tongue in cheek, after the error. On Saturday 19 December 2009, Delap made his 100th appearance for Stoke City against Aston Villa at Villa Park, it was also his first ever appearance as a substitute in a Stoke City shirt.
A former Republic of Ireland under-21 international, Delap won 11 caps for his native Republic of Ireland national football team between 1998 and 2004. He was not included in the Irish squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where the nation reached the final sixteen of the tournament. His international career was marked by a number of withdrawals, the last of which was with a twisted knee on 25 April 2004 before a midweek exhibition game against Poland.
thumb|right|320 px|Delap after a throw in 2009
Delap, a former schoolboy javelin champion, is renowned for having one of the longest and most feared throw-ins in football; his throws, noted by Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill as equivalent to "a corner or a free kick", often range (averaging ), and can reach the speed of . They have served as an assist in more than one case before 2008. Numerous experts, including his manager Tony Pulis, have commented on the technique Delap employs, the length and flatness undoing many a defence. Pulis said:
Fellow professionals similarly renowned for long throw-ins, such as Mario Melchiot, currently of Wigan Athletic, and Lee Dixon, formerly of Arsenal F.C. (double victims of the speciality during the 2008-09 Premier League season), have also spoken of their admiration for Delap. Melchiot described Delap's ability as "one hell of a throw-in" and a "great weapon", having already set Delap out for unique praise in stating that he did not think there was "anyone in the league that can throw like him". Furthermore, Dixon commented:
To increase the momentum of the throw, Delap takes four steps from the advertising boards around the pitch, followed by one long stride. In doing this he plants his front foot solidly on the ground propelling all momentum forward, thus increasing the speed with which the ball is released. Delap says he does not work on building his upper body strength and physique, although he uses his shoulders and lower back muscles to give power to his throw. For the ball to reach his target faster, Delap throws it on a flat trajectory releasing in such a way to cause large amounts of backspin. This helps to counter gravity so the ball will travel on a more level elevation even though it is released at such a low angle. He tends to target two players within 6ft of each other. His throw-ins are reputed as more accurate than most corners being that more muscles are used to control the direction in which the ball travels.
Factors, according to Dixon's analysis, which further enhance the dangerous nature of Delap's throw-ins are the fact that "you cannot be offside from a throw-in, so the attackers can crowd the six-yard box" and "because a free-kick starts with the ball on the ground it means it has to have a natural arc in order to get up and over the first defender", whereas "from a throw-in the ball starts from six foot and it is the angle and trajectory of Delap's darts that make them so potent".
In the 2008-09 Premier League season Delap's throw-ins led directly to both goals scored in at least two matches. Both Stoke goals in the 3-2 loss to Everton on 14 September 2008 came about as a result of Delap's throw. Afterwards Everton manager David Moyes referred to Delap as the "Human Sling". Later, Delap used his ability to help score Stoke's goals in the 2-1 victory over Arsenal at the Britannia Stadium on 1 November 2008. The first of these travelled 45 metres from the sideline into the penalty area. The world record is 46 metres. He has also assisted goals with his long throw against Aston Villa, Bolton, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth and Sunderland in the 2008-09 season.
The then Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari described the technique as "fantastic" and suggested the goalkeeper ought not to attempt claiming the ball in this situation.
While many believe Delap should use his throwing ability to his team's advantage, Arsene Wenger is against the idea. He recently stated in an interview on the Arsenal website:
Rory's father is John Delap from Letterkenny and his mother Maura Delap from Kells. He moved to Carlisle when he was six months old. Rory is the nephew of Paddy Delap, a Letterkenny businessman, golfer, athletics coach and anti-government activist who runs Clarkes Newsagents and organises an annual charity cycling event in aid of cancer noted for launching the career of Cervlo TestTeam member Philip Deignan. Another uncle, Anthony, is an award winning actor-playwright whose works have been performed at An Griann Theatre in the town. He now lives in Derby due to his playing days at Derby County.
Delap appears on the cover of ''"...And She Laughed No More: Stoke City's First Premiership Adventure"'', a book written by Stoke supporter Stephen Foster.
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'''Nicholas "Nick" Daws''' (born March 15 1970 in Salford, England) is a former professional footballer,who is currently in the position of first team coach at Barnsley.
Nick Daws is arguably one of the more succesful players to come from Altrincham, having made the transition from Non-League football to carve out a successful career in the Football League. He joined Altrincham from Flixton in October, 1987 as a 17-year-old and impressed the management with his performances in the reserves. These performances meant that he made his first-team debut in the Cheshire Senior Cup semi-final defeat against Runcorn,which ended in a 1-4 defeat. Nicky ended his first season by scoring his first goal for the club in the last game of the season. Over the next two seasons he worked at establishing himself in the first team. For Altrincham he was ever-present during the 90/91 season when Altrincham came so close to regaining the Conference National title.
In August 1992, Daws joined the professional ranks with a move to Bury Initially playing as a part time professional he enjoyed a successful first season which included a man of the match performance against Manchester United in the English League Cup at Old Trafford. The season ended in disappointment, when ankle surgery forced him to miss the Play-Off semi-final defeat to York City. Following an injury effected 93/94 campaign, Daws signed a full-time contract with the Shakers and became anintegral part of the club rise to the 2nd flight of English football. As one of the sides most consistent performers, the 94/95 season ended with Play-Off Final defeat to Chesterfield at Wembley Stadium. However success was to follow over the following two seasons with consecutive promotions that included a Division 2 Champions Medal and promotion to the 1st Division. Despite being one of the leagues minnows, Bury sustained their status for the next two years and it was during this time that Daws enhanced his reputation as an all action midfielder. Following relegation to Division 2, Daws was appointed Captain, but due to financial problems at Bury, they struggled to maintain a promotion challenge. On 26th February 2000 and following 223 consecutive appearancess uspension ended Daws' run which encompassed two promotions over 4 and a half years. The 00/01 season proved to the last of his 9 years at Gigg Lane and in July, a move to the newly promoted Rotherham United gave Nick the chance to return to the Championship, signing a 3 year contract.
Daws signed for The Millers on a free transfer at the start of the 2001-2002 campaign and slotted straight into his usual position, playing under his new manager Ronnie Moore. Daws wast to remain at United for the next four seasons for the club, and just over 70 league appearances in his three seasons with United, scoring twice. In September 2003 and January 2004, Daws was loaned out to Grimsby Town where he made a total of 18 appearances combining both spells. Daws returned from Blundell Park at the end of the 2003-2004 season, but failed to save Grimsby from relegation. He remained with Rotherham for the 2004-2005 season, but failed to make a single appearance. He would eventually retire in the summer of 2005, his final professional game was a 3-0 away defeat against Wrexham on March 6th 2004 whilst playing for Grimsby.
Following his retirement from playing in 2005, Daws soon joined the coaching staff at Rotherham United. He was soon promoted to first team coach, and eventually joined Barnsley in the same role, when Rotherham manager Mark Robins was appointed the same position at Oakwell. In accordance to this happening, Robins took his entire coaching staff including Daws, to his new club.
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'''William John Bartlett''' (13 April 1878 - 1939) was a professional footballer, who played for Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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'''Stuart Leigh Beavon''' (born 5 May 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers as a striker.
Born in Reading, Berkshire, Beavon became a big fans favourite when he signed for Weymouth in January 2007.
Beavon signed for League Two team Wycombe Wanderers on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season on 19 February 2009, with the option of him signing permanently at the end of the season.
He is the son of former Reading midfielder Stuart Beavon, and grandson of former Oxford United defender Cyril Beavon.
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'''Nathan Daniel Modest''' (born 29 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday. Contrary to reports his surname is pronounced "Modest" however this is sometimes mistakenly pronounced "mow-dest". He is a forward player who graduated through the Wednesday academy and reserve teams, making his first team debut on December 20 2008, aged 17 years and 82 days. He has played for the England Schoolboy team.
Modest was called up to the Sheffield Wednesday first team squad for the home match against Bristol City on Saturday 13th December as the team suffered an injury crisis. He was a non playing substitute for that match but made his full debut a week later on the 20th of December in an away match at Cardiff City. Modest was a 2nd half substitute in the home game versus Blackpool on Boxing Day 2008.
Away from football, he has represented South Yorkshire in Athletics, achieving a time of 12.1 seconds at 100m during competition though he doesn't like to brag about it.
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'''Harry James Osman''' (29 January 1911 - 17 December 1998) was an English footballer who played as an outside left for Southampton (the "Saints") for two seasons in the 1930s and went on to become manager of Winchester City where he "discovered" future England international Terry Paine.
Osman was born in the village of Bentworth near Alton, Hampshire but moved as a child to Okeford Fitzpaine in Dorset.
In December 1935, he joined Plymouth Argyle of the Football League Second Division, where he remained until the summer of 1937. Despited making only five appearances for Plymouth, he had caught the eye of Tom Parker when he was manager of Norwich City.
Osman moved back to Hampshire on a free transfer,
Osman's form continued and he only missed two matches at the end of the season, when he was the Saints' top-scorer with 22 goals (a club record for an outside-left).
His career at Millwall was interrupted by the Second World War. He returned to The Dell as a guest player in War Leagues in 1939-40, before joining the Tank Corps where he was wounded while serving in Italy.
At the end of the 1947-48 season he dropped down to lower league football with spells at Dartford and Canterbury City (where he was appointed player-manager) before returning to Hampshire with Winchester City in 1952.
He made a few appearances as a player for Winchester City before taking over as manager in 1953, while also running the Wykeham Arms pub in the city.
In 1955, Osman played a 15-year old Terry Paine in Winchester City's Hampshire League side. Paine's potential was obvious even at this age and Osman alerted his former Southampton team-mate, now Southampton's manager Ted Bates to Paine-s potential.
After retiring from football management in October 1957, Osman emigrated to Palm Beach, Florida where he died on 17 December 1998.
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'''Rob Paris''' (born 19 June 1978) is an Anguillan football player who currently plays for Burnham in the Southern Football League Division One South & West.
Paris played for several English non-League football teams; since 2005 he plays for Hampton & Richmond.
Paris made his debut for Anguilla in a World Cup qualification match against El Salvador in February 2008. He also played in the return match, his only two caps by December 2008.
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'''Brian Connor''' (born 23 April 1969) is an Anguillan football player who latest played for Slough Town in the English Southern Football League Division One South & West.
Connor played over 300 matches for Maidenhead United, then for Hampton & Richmond Borough before joining Slough Town in 2007.
Connor made his debut for Anguilla in a February 2008 World Cup qualification match against El Salvador, aged 38. He also played in the return match, his only two caps by December 2008.
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'''James Williams-Richardson''' (born 5 May 1988) is an Anguillan football player who currently plays for Maidenhead United in the Conference South.
Williams-Richardson made his debut for Anguilla in a World Cup qualification match against El Salvador in February 2008. He also played in the return match, his only two caps by December 2008.
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'''John Henry Quantick''' (7 July 1910 - 1972) was a Welsh football right-back. He was born in Cwm.
Quantick signed for West Bromwich Albion in 1930 from Ebbw Vale, but left to join Dudley Town without making his league debut. In 1933 he joined Hull City where he played 88 league games before leaving to join Worcester City.
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'''Alfred Edward Quantrill''' (22 January 1897 - 19 April 1968) was an English footballer. ''(He has been referenced as Albert inaccurately in the book Football League players' records 1888 to 1939, but his son has confirmed that he was christened as Alfred.'') Born in RawalPindi, Punjab, India where his father was based on military service, he played on either wing and appeared four times for the England national team.
Quantrill played non-league football for Boston Swifts until being signed by Derby County in 1914. Quantrill helped Derby gain promotion to Division One in his first season at the club, but his career was soon interrupted by the First World War. He served as a member of the Derbyshire Yeomanry, but was sent home after developing malaria in Salonika.
Quantrill returned to health and retained his place in the Derby team when league football resumed. In March 1920 he made his debut for England against Wales, a 2-1 defeat. He went on to win four caps, scoring once, in the 5-4 win at home to Scotland.
In 1921 Quantrill was transferred to Preston North End, playing in a forward line also including Tommy Roberts, Rowland Woodhouse and Archie Rawlings. He made his debut on 27 August 1921 in a 2-2 draw away to Bolton Wanderers. Quantrill played in 64 games for Preston before leaving in 1923 to join Bradford Park Avenue. He later moved to Nottingham Forest in August 1930 where he finished his league career in April 1932.
Quantrill was married to Hetty Winifred Bloomer, the eldest daughter of former England international Steve Bloomer.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Powell''' (born 20 September 1955) is a former English footballer. He primarily played in midfield and spend his entire league career at Derby County where he played 420 times, placing him in the top ten for total appearances for the club.
Powell, the son of ex-Derby County player Tommy,
Whilst at Bemrose School, Powell impressed the then Derby County managerial team of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor enough for Clough to sign him for Derby County on a visit to the school premises. Powell then went onto make his first team debut aged 16 years and 30 days in a Texaco Cup tie against Stoke City, which Derby County won 3-2.
Steve Powell went from a schoolboy star into an exceptional professional league player. Despite playing in a declining league side towards the end of his Derby County career, Powell was completely dedicated to Derby County. Steve Powell and his father, Tommy appeared in 826 senior games between them for Derby County.
Steve is one of 7 Powells to have played for Derby County; the others are Kenneth, father Tommy, Barry, Chris, Darryl and Darren.
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:''For other people of the same name, see Jim Anderson''
}}'''James 'Jimmy' Anderson''' (born December 25, 1932, Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer who spent most of his playing career in England.
Anderson played for Partick Avondale and then Portsmouth based RAOC Hilsea after joining the army.
After 24 league appearances, Anderson moved to Chester in the summer of 1957, playing regularly initially but then finding his opportunities limited after the arrivals of Bobby Hunt and Frank Clempson.
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Welch joined Wimbledon in November 1984 from non-League side Grays Athletic, playing in four Football League games before returning to Grays.
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Born in Canterbury, he began his career playing for the youth teams of Dover and Gillingham and went on to play for a number of Kent-based non-league teams, including Canterbury City, Herne Bay and Sittingbourne. He also managed Canterbury and Folkestone Invicta, and worked as Youth Development Officer for the Kent County Football Association.
Hare later became Head of Youth Development for Gillingham.
In 2007 he joined Dover Athletic as assistant to Hessenthaler, the club's new manager, who is also his brother-in-law.
Hare is married to Alison, a nurse, and has three children, Joshua, Chloe and James. The children were born following "pioneering" treatment after Hare's fertility was affected by a childhood bout of mumps.
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'''John 'Jack' Kirby''' (born 30 September 1910 in Overseal, died 15 June 1960 in Derby) was a football goalkeeper.
Kirby joined Derby County from Newhall United in April 1929 and made his debut in the 1929-30 season. In 1934 he was part of the Derby side that toured Germany. Kirby defied the German authorities by being the only member of the team to refuse to give the Nazi salute before each game. He left in August 1939 he became player-manager of Folkestone Town, a position he held until August 1939.
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'''Charles James Quayle''' (born 1907) was a football centre-forward who played league football for New Brighton and Crystal Palace.
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'''James A. Quayle''' (born 1890 in Charlton, London) was an English footballer. He played at left-back.
He started his career as an amateur, with spells at local sides Old Charlton and Woolwich Polytechnic. He joined Woolwich Arsenal in 1907 but left after one season without playing a first-team game. He moved to Northfleet and served there for two seasons before turning professional and rejoining Woolwich Arsenal in October 1910. He made just one appearance for the club, as a deputy for Joe Shaw against The Wednesday on 12 November 1910. In the match he was badly injured and had to be carried off; unable to play again his football career ended.
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'''Dennis Quigley''' (born 7 December 1913 in St Andrews, died 1984) was a Scottish professional footballer.
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'''Walter Galbraith''' (26 May 1918 - 1995) was a Scottish association football player and manager.
Like most players of his generation, Galbraith's league career was delayed by the Second World War, which meant that league football in both England and Scotland was not held from 1939 until the start of the 1946-47 season. Galbraith played for Clyde for two seasons before moving to Merseyside club New Brighton, for who he made over 100 league appearances in three seasons. He then moved to Grimsby Town, where he stayed for two seasons.
Galbraith was then appointed as player-manager of Accrington Stanley in 1953, making 21 league appearances in the 1953-1954 season before ending his playing career. As manager, Galbraith took Accrington to their highest ever finishing position in the Football League, as they narrowly missed out on promotion to Division Two. He once selected a team of eleven Scots for Accrington in a Football League match,
Galbraith had stints as manager of Bradford Park Avenue and New Brighton. This was followed by a short, unsuccessful stint as Tranmere Rovers manager in 1961. The club was relegated to Division Four and were eliminated from the FA Cup by non-league opposition.
Hibs just avoided relegation in both seasons that Galbraith managed the club, but he introduced Pat Stanton into the team and signed players such as Neil Martin, Pat Quinn, John Parke and Willie Hamilton.
After leaving Hibs, Galbraith had brief spells in charge of Stockport County and Berwick Rangers. He died in 1995.
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Grew had contracts with West Bromwich Albion, Leicester City and Ipswich Town, but was never the first choice keeper for any length of time, instead he enjoyed numerous loan spells. This changed in June 1986 when he joined Port Vale. He suffered from damaged knee ligaments for much of the 1986-87 season. Alex Williams retired from back injury in September 1987. As Grew took the #1 jersey he never looked back and was voted the club's Player of the Year in 1989. After losing his place to Trevor Wood in August 1990 he had a successful loan spell with Blackburn Rovers in October 1990 and won his first team spot back in February 1991. He became the Player of the Year once more in 1992 for his ever-presence in the 1991-92 season. He left on a free transfer for Cardiff City in May 1992.
He was between the posts for Cardiff City when they beat Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup fourth round on 29 January 1994.
Grew was appointed the Port Vale youth coach in December 1994 and stayed with the club for the next eight years until he was sacked as assistant manager at Port Vale in December 2002 by the club's administrators. After the club was taken over by Valiant 2001 Grew returned in a coaching capacity for the youth-team. On 8 October 2008, Grew rejected the opportunity to become assistant to recently appointed Port Vale manager Dean Glover.
Grew's daughter, Melissa (born 1992), is a model.
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'''Joseph Alfred (Joe) Schofield''' (1 January 1871 - 29 September 1929) was an English footballer and later football manager.
Schofield joined Stoke in September 1891 and within a few months he was making a goalscoring debut for the team in a league game against Burnley. Schofield was a regular in the Stoke side for seven seasons. He was forced to retire at 28 due to ill health. Schofield played as a left-winger making 230 appearances for Stoke and scoring 94 goals.
He was capped by his country three times between 1892 and 1895. His first game was against Wales on 5 March 1892, he scored in his second match against Wales on 13 March 1893 at the Victoria Ground. His third game was against Ireland on 9 March 1895. All three games were in the British Home Championship.
He had two spells as manager of major Stoke-on-Trent teams, spending 4 years with Stoke City and 6 years at Port Vale, before his death cut short his career on 29 September 1929, with Vale top of the league.
He was a 'man of well-balanced judgement', 'the player's friend, confidant and counsellor' with a knack of discovering and developing promising players.
:''Data is incomplete- Stoke City stats''
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Clare was born in Congleton, Cheshire and played his early football with Talke Rangers, Goldenhill Wanderers and Burslem Port Vale before becoming Stoke's first professional player in 1883.
He was a member of the Stoke side that were founder members of The Football League in 1888. Stoke finished at the bottom of the table in both 1888-89 and 1889-90 and in 1890 dropped down to the Football Alliance. The following season, Stoke were champions of the Football Alliance and returned to the Football League, where they once again struggled, finishing second last in 1891-92, before finishing in mid-table in 1892-93.
Clare earned his first England cap for the match against Ireland on 2 March 1889. The match was played at Anfield, then the home of Everton, and the selectors made eleven changes to the side that had beaten Wales a week before with nine new caps, including Clare's Stoke team-mate, Bill Rowley in goal. England won the match "quite comfortably" 6-1, with John Yates scoring a hat trick in his only international appearance.
Clare's next England appearance came three years later, also against Ireland, at the Solitude Ground, Belfast, when he was joined by his Stoke team-mates, goalkeeper Bill Rowley and left-back Alf Underwood. Harry Daft of Notts County was awarded the captaincy for the last of his five England appearances and marked the occasion by scoring twice, either side of half-time, in an "unconvincing victory".
Clare played twice more for England, against Wales on 13 March 1893 (won 6-0, with Fred Spiksley scoring twice on his debut) and Scotland on 7 April 1894 (2-2 draw).
Clare signed for Port Vale (for a second time) in 1897, he helped the side lift the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1898 and 'inspired a confidence never before approached' in his teammates. However, he broke his leg in October 1898, an injury which effectively ended his career. He retired in 1901.
Clare was appointed Port Vale's manager-secretary in July 1905 and stepped down in May 1911 after the club could no longer afford his wages.
Clare emigrated to Canada shortly before the First World War and died in Vancouver in December 1929.
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'''Dennis Anthony Butler''' (born 24 June, 1944) is an English former footballer and football manager.
Butler played for Atherton Collieries before joining Bolton Wanderers in 1962. He spent five years with the club, racking up 65 appearances before moving on to Rochdale in 1967. Over six years with Rochdale he played 156 league games, scoring 36 goals before his retirement as a player in 1973.
Following his retirement as a player, he coached at Rochdale and Bury.
He was made assistant manager of Port Vale under Bobby Smith in November 1977. After Smith's departure, he became manager for the 1978-79 season. The club finished 16th in the Fourth Division after spending -36,000 of the clubs money without success, he was not well received by the supporters, a favour he returned by branding them 'a bunch of yobbos'.
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'''Alfred Samuel (Alf) Walker''' (c. 1887 - 14 September 1961) was an English footballer.
Walker played for Northampton Town, Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in 1911. He enjoyed regular football in Burslem, and helped the side lift the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1913. However, he lost his place in October 1913 and after colliding with low railings at The Old Recreation Ground on 26 January 1914 was out of action for some time. He was released at the end of the season and moved on to Dunfermline Athletic.
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'''Thomas M. Morgan''' was a football manager, noted in the 1930s for twice being the manager of Port Vale, as well a having a spell as manager of Wrexham.
Morgan played for Eturia Church, Goldenhill Villa, Tunstall Park and Goldenhill Warriors before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1910. He scored twice on his debut at inside-right in a 4-2 win at Audley in a Burslem Park Cup game. However he was forced into retirement due to injury the following year, having played just a further four games for the club.
Morgan was offered employment at Vale following his injury, he worked as a scout, assistant secretary and reserve team manager before being appointed the first time manager in October 1929.
Rather than risk being replace once again, Morgan accepted the role of Wrexham manager in April 1939.
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'''Matthew Tubbs''' (born 15 July 1984 in Salisbury, England) is an English footballer playing for Conference National side Salisbury City, where he plays as a striker.
Matt Tubbs signed for Salisbury City from Dorchester Town and scored on his debut in a 5-1 win against Fleet Town. He has helped 'The Whites' rise through the leagues, becoming a regular goalscorer within the side. In the 2005-06 season he was one of the players who helped Salisbury pick up promotion and as a reward was picked out in the Southern Premier League's Team of the Year.
The following season, he was again a major part of City's success in the Conference South, scoring many important goals for the side. He scored an equaliser against Nottingham Forest in the second round of the FA Cup to take the tie to a replay, in front of the BBC cameras. He got sent off for the fourth time of the season against his former club, Dorchester Town. This resulted in a six game ban for the striker. In the Conference South Play-Off Final, he scored the winner in the 81st minute to send his side to the Conference National. This was the 30th goal of the season for the striker, and he was rewarded through an England C call up that summer.
He scored on his debut for England C, before picking up an injury which left him out of the remained of the Four Nations Tournament. During the same summer, he was linked with a -100,000 more to Leicester City after a successful season. However, he committed his long-term future to the club by signing a full-time contract with the club..
In the season to follow, he scored his 100th goal for the club in a 3-3 draw against Histon, with a last minute equaliser. He finished as the club's leading goalscorer.
On 20 November 2008, Tubbs returned to former side Bournemouth on loan until the end of December 2008. During his time back at Dean Court, Tubbs made just eight league appearances and scored on one occasion.
In 2008-09, he struggled for form, scoring only three goals for the club after a loan spell at Bournemouth to reduce playing costs when the club was struggling for money.
He remained with the club again, despite much speculation surrounding his future with the club. In the 2009-10 season, he scored many goals to help the club climb out of the relegation zone after a points deduction for going into administration.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 29 September 2009.''
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'''Raymond John Deakin''' (19 June 1959 - 24 December 2008) was an English footballer, whose playing position was left-back.
Born in Liverpool, Deakin began his career at Everton, where he signed his first professional contract in 1977. However, he never made any appearances for Everton's first team, and was released in 1981. He then joined Port Vale, where he spent one season. He was initially a regular in the team, but lost his place in October 1981 and struggled to break back into first-team contention thereafter.
Deakin joined Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer in May 1982. Following three seasons at Burnden Park, Deakin signed for Burnley in 1985. At Burnley, he was ever-present during his first two seasons at the club, and was eventually given the captain's armband. In May 1987, he captained Burnley at the lowest point of their history, when the club almost dropped out of the league, and only survived on the last day of the season.
Following the near-relegation, Deakin stayed at Turf Moor another four seasons, before leaving Burnley and retiring from football at the end of the 1990-91 season.
In 2008, Deakin was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and died on Christmas Eve that year, at the age of 49.
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'''Abraham "Abe" Hartley''' (8 February 1872 - 9 October 1909) was a Scottish footballer who played for Everton as a centre forward for five years in the 1890s. He also played for Merseyside rivals Liverpool and for his local club, Dumbarton. His career also included stints at Southampton, Woolwich Arsenal and Burnley at the end of his career. He appeared on the losing side in the 1897 FA Cup Final while at Everton.
Hartley was born in Dumbarton, Scotland and was the son of a tailor.
He moved south of the border to join Everton in 1893, making his debut on 18 March when, playing at inside right, he scored in a 4-2 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers. That was his only appearance in the 1892-93 season in which Everton finished third in the table. The following season, he made six league appearances, scoring twice, following this up with five goals from 11 appearances in the 1894-95 season when Everton finished as runners-up behind Sunderland. During this season he remained third-choice striker behind England internationals, Fred Geary and Jack Southworth.
Following Southworth's retirement through injury and Geary's move to Liverpool, Hartley played more regularly although the arrival of Scotland international John Cameron prevented Hartley from claiming the centre-forward's berth as his own. In the 1895-96 season he made 15 appearances, scoring seven goals as Everton finished in third place followed by 14 appearances with six goals in the following season.
In 1897 Everton reached the FA Cup Final with victories en-route over Burton Wanderers (5-2), Bury (3-0), Blackburn Rovers (2-0) and Derby County (3-2). Hartley played in all five matches in the cup run, scoring against Blackburn (twice) and Derby. In the final Everton came up against Aston Villa who were dominating the Football League season. Although Everton took the lead after 28 minutes with goals from Jack Bell and Dickie Boyle, they were unable to prevent Villa claiming the Double with a 3-2 victory.
In the following season, he only made three appearances (scoring a hat-trick against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 18 September 1897) before moving across Stanley Park to join Liverpool in December.
In his five years at Everton, Hartley made 61 appearances, scoring 28 goals; his appearances were restricted due to the quality of forwards on Everton's books such as Geary, Southworth and Cameron as well as other internationals Alf Milward, Edgar Chadwick (both England) and Jack Bell (Scotland).
Hartley stayed at Liverpool for the remainder of the 1897-98 season, making twelve appearances (seven league and five FA Cup) and scoring only once, the winning goal in a 2-1 away win at Sheffield United on 29 December 1897.
By now, Hartley was a member of the Association Footballers' Union which was trying to improve player's wages and contract terms. In order to improve his wages, Hartley decided to move to the South coast to join Southampton.
Being members of the Southern League, Southampton were not bound by the restrictions imposed on Football League clubs and were quite willing to pay higher salaries for talented players. Southampton had just moved into their new stadium at The Dell and had signed England internationals Arthur Chadwick, Jack Robinson and Harry Wood as well as Scotland's Jack Robertson.
Hartley was ever-present until injury forced him to sit out the last three matches of the 1898-99 season as Southampton claimed the Southern League title for the third consecutive year. Hartley's 14 league and two FA Cup goals made him joint top scorer for the season (with Harry Wood).
Hartley would place a hand-rolled cigarette behind his ear prior to kick-off and then smoke it in the changing room at half-time before re-taking the field.
Hartley moved to Woolwich Arsenal in July 1899 where he scored once in five appearances. He made his debut away to Walsall on 23 September 1899 and scored his only goal in a 2-1 win over Gainsborough Trinity on 14 October. However that same month Arsenal signed Ralph Gaudie from Sheffield United, who forced Hartley out of the side.
After retiring from football in 1900, Hartley returned to live in Southampton. He took up employment with the London and South Western Railway but collapsed and died outside the pay office in Southampton Docks on 9 October 1909, aged only 37.
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Rev. Hon. '''Edward Lyttelton''' (July 23, 1855 - January 26, 1942) was an English sportsman, schoolmaster and clergyman. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Middlesex as well as representing the England national football team.
Lyttelton was educated at Eton College followed by Trinity College, Cambridge. He came from a sporting family, with five brothers playing first-class cricket, Alfred, Charles, George, Arthur 'Right' and Robert. His father George Lyttelton was a British aristocrat and Tory politician. The reverend's brother-in-law Cyril Alington was a scholar who later wrote a book called 'Edward Lyttelton: An Appreciation'.
From 1880 to 1892, Lyttelton worked as the Assistant Master at Wellington College, during which time he was ordained. He was appointed Headmaster of Haileybury College in 1890, where he remained until 1905. Lyttelton was the Canon of St Albans Cathedral from 1895 to 1905 and at Norwich in 1931. Between 1905 and 1916 he was the Headmaster of Eton College.
A right-handed middle order batsman, Lyttelton had his best season in 1878 when he amassed 779 runs at 29.96, helping Middlesex to finish as joint Champions. He scored his only first-class hundred that year, an innings of 113 which he made while playing for Middlesex against the touring Australian side, at Lord's. His century stood out as it occurred in the fourth innings, was double the next highest score in the match by either team (56) and was made despite Middlesex being bowled out for just 185.According to Wisden, Lyttelton's last 76 runs came in only 74 minutes. In the same season, Lyttelton took the only wicket of his first-class career, Yorkshire opening batsman George Ulyett, who also batted for England. He dismissed him, caught and bowled, in a match for Cambridge University against Yorkshire. Aside from Cambridge University and Middlesex he also represented the Gentlemen cricket team, I Zingari, Marylebone Cricket Club and the South of England cricket team.
Lyttelton's only full football international came in a 7-2 loss to Scotland on the 2nd of March 1878. Another significant achievement in the sport was playing in the 1876 FA Cup Final with the Old Etonians F.C., as a defender, which they lost to the Wanderers on a replay. When picked for England he had been representing Cambridge University.
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'''Clement Mitchell''' (20 February 1862 - 6 October 1937) was an English sportsman who represented the England national football team and played first-class cricket with Kent.
Mitchell was the first ever Englishman to score a hat-trick against Wales in an international, kicking goals in the 16th, 70th and 90th minutes of their 1883 clash at Kennington Oval. A centre-forward, he also kicked a goal in a loss to Scotland a month later and in a 1-1 draw with Wales at the 1885 British Home Championship.
He played eight first-class matches as a left-handed batsman for Kent between 1890 and 1892. He scored just 126 runs at 9.69 with a highest score of 38 not out.
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'''James "Jimmy" Neil''' (born February 28, 1976 in Bury St Edmunds, England) is a former professional footballer who played in the English Football League between 1994 and 1999, and played on the right side of midfield. He could also be used at right back.
Neil, a native of the Suffolk town of Bury St Edmunds started his professional football career as a junior at Grimsby Town. He was promoted to the first team squad at the start of the 1994-1995 season. He made his senior debut while on loan for non league outfit Grantham in 1996. However he didn't make his first team debut for Grimsby until March 22, 1997 when he came on as a 74th minute substitute for Gary Childs in a 0-0 draw with Tranmere Rovers.
Following Grimsby's relegation from the First Division, Neil was released by manager Alan Buckley. And as many former Grimsby players in the nineties such as Paul Harsley and Craig Shakespeare he found a home at the clubs smaller local rivals Scunthorpe United
He linked up with former Grimsby manager Brian Laws while at Glanford Park and was to make a total of 8 appearances in total during the 1997-1998 campaign. His las game being a 1-0 defeat to Chester City on December 28 1997. Neil remained a part of the Scunthorpe squad for the 1998-1999 campaign but would not feature in any games that season. With his contract expired he left the club in the summer of 1999.
In accordance to this he signed for non league club Grantham Town who had been formed from the club he had previously played for while at Grimsby.
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'''Paul Holsgrove'''(born August 26, 1969 in Wellington, Shropshire, England) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played professional football from 1987 till 2001 and played in three different countries. His native England and also Netherlands and Scotland.
Holsgrove started his career with Aldershot Town in 1987, and finished playing with Hayes. He played for a total of 13 clubs, but was signed to 14 different clubs.
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'''Andrew David Brownrigg''' (born 2 August 1976) is an English former professional footballer.
Brownrigg began his career as a trainee with Hereford United, making his dbut during the 1994-95 season. In March 1995, after just eight league games for the Bulls, he was transferred to Norwich City for a fee of -100,000. He spent part of the following season on loan to Kettering Town and in August 1997 moved to Rotherham United having failed to make a first team appearance for Norwich, despite being an unused sub in the Premier League game against Arsenal at Highbury on April 1st 1995.
After being on the bench against Cambridge Utd during Rotherham United's opening game of the 07/08 season, Andy was attacked innocently by a youth with a hammer and suffered serious facial injuries. This led to Andy being out of the professional game for over three months, which in turn, significantly hindered his chances of appearing for Rotherham's first team during that season. Subsequently he joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan in March 1998, and was released by Rotherham at the end of the season. He joined Yeovil Town, but left for personal reasons and by November 1998 was again playing for Stalybridge Celtic. It was reported that Andy would be signing for Tamworth that December, but this did not transpire so he subsequently moved to Stocksbridge Park Steels.
He signed for Kidderminster Harriers in July 1999 and helped them to the Football Conference title, and with it promotion to the Football League the following season. On 21 July 2000 Brownrigg was transferred to Scottish side Greenock Morton, costing -26,500
He was linked with a return to Kidderminster, but in June 2001 joined Northwich Victoria. He subsequently moved to Hednesford Town later that year and moved to Gainsborough Trinity in June 2002. He was released in September 2002 and joined Wakefield & Emley. He had a trial with Worksop Town in the 2003 close season and also had a trial with Oxford United in November the same year. He joined Maltby Main, but left to join Ossett Albion. He then rejoined Maltby Main in January 2004 and signed for Conference side Scarborough in March 2004, but decided to leave the club the following month and rejoined Maltby Main for the final promotion push at the end of the season
He subsequently joined Hallam, leaving to join Buxton in March 2005
In December 2008 he moved from Hallam to Staveley MW.. In September 2009, Andy left Staveley Miners Welfare, and rejoined Hallam FC.
In October 2009, due to an increase in commitments outside of the game, Andy retired from the game.
On June 16th 2008 Brownrigg was admitted to Sporting Chance, a recovery clinic set up by former England International Tony Adams MBE for sportsmen and women. During his time in the clinic Andy was treated for addictive-related problems. Subsequently, on June 11th 2008, and thanks to a successful period of rehabilitation, Brownrigg returned home to Sheffield where he remains to this day in grateful and consistent recovery.
On July 16th 2009 at The University of Huddersfield, Andy graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Subsequently, in recognition of his academic achievements and his chosen area of psychological research, The University offered Andy a Ph.D Fee-waiver Scholarship which commenced in October 2009. The proposed title of Brownrigg's Ph.D thesis: 'The transitional experiences of professional footballers', will look to explore the subjective experiences of footballers as they disengage from the professional game, and will be underpinned by a phenomenological methodology.
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'''Edward Brownlow Haygarth''' (26 April 1854 - 14 April 1915) was an English sportsman who represented the England national football team and played first-class cricket with Gloucestershire and Hampshire.
Haygarth was capped just once for England, in a 2-2 draw against Scotland where he played as a full-back. He played his club football at Reading and Swifts.
He also played three first-class cricket matches, appearing one for Hampshire in 1875 and twice as a wicket-keeper with W. G. Grace's Gloucestershire in 1883. His brother John and cousin Arthur both played first-class cricket.
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'''Alfred Hugh Stratford''' (5 September 1853 - 2 May 1914) was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Middlesex and represented the England national football team.
Stratford was at Middlesex from 1877 to 1880, during which time he also played first-class cricket with the Marylebone Cricket Club. A Malvern College graduate, he was a slow right-arm bowler and capable lower order batsman. His best performance came in 1878 when he took 12 wickets for Middlesex against Surrey at Kennington Oval. He collected 6 for 41 in the first innings and 6 for 113 in the second, dismissing England Test opener Harry Jupp in both.
At football, where he was a defender, Stratford appeared in his only international in a 2-1 loss to Scotland in 1874. He was a member of three FA Cup winning teams, all with the Wanderers and in successive years from 1876 to 1878.
After moving to America, Stratford continued playing cricket, with Winnipeg, Pittsburgh, New York and Newark.
In 1884, four years since his last first-class appearance, Stratford played beside his brother Frederick in a first-class match for the United States of America against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia.
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'''Walter Rogers Tranter''' (born 1875) was an English association football player.
Born in Middlesbrough, Tranter played as a left-back for Thames Ironworks, the team that would later become West Ham United. The club handbook described him as a player that "rushes in where others feared to tread".
Walter Tranter's father was Isaac Rogers Tranter, who was the Captain of the Fire Brigade Company in Thornaby-on-Tees. Walter married three times, having two children. One of his grandchildren is former Leeds United left-winger Michael O'Grady. One of his great-grandchildren is Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist in swimming, Alyson Jones.
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'''Temitope "Tope" Obadeyi''' (born 29 October 1989) is an English footballer of Nigerian heritage, who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers, as a striker.
Obadeyi made his senior debut for Bolton as a substitute in the club's 0-1 home Premier League defeat to Wigan on 28 December 2008.
In August 2009, Obadeyi signed for Swindon Town on a one month loan deal and scored his first goal in a 2-1 victory over Southend United on 29 August. On 11 September his loan was extended by another month, and again on 15 October for a final month under the 93 day emergency loan limit.
During his time at Primary School in Birmingham, Tope's strike partner was Daniel Sturridge.
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'''Adam Walker''' (born 22 January 1991) is an English football player. He is a midfielder who currently plays for Football League Championship team Coventry City. He made his professional debut as a substitute on 28 December 2008 in a 2-0 Football League Championship win against Sheffield Wednesday.
He made his second appearance in a 0-0 draw against Charlton Athletic at the Ricoh Arena.
Walker joined Nuneaton Town on loan on 28 October 2009.
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'''Johhny Walker''' (born 12 December 1973 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former professional association football player who played as a midfielder. He notably played for Glasgow Rangers and Mansfield Town. He played between 1989 and 2004.
Walker started his playing career for Clydebank in 1989. The following year he earned himself a move to Glasgow Rangers but in three years at Ibrox he failed to make an appearance. In 1993 he made a move back to Clydebank, only to move to England in 1995, signing with Grimsby Town. He was brought Blundell Park by Brian Laws but was hardly used in the 14 months he spent at the club, and eventually joined Mansfield Town following a loan spell at the club.
After spending time with Scarborough and Kingstonian, he returned to Scotland in 1999 to play out his career for Greenock Morton, Clydebank and Hamilton Academical.
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'''Charles Edward McGibbon''' (21 April 1880 - 2 May 1954) was an English footballer who played for several teams, including Woolwich Arsenal and Southampton, on a part-time basis while serving with the Royal Engineers. He also played one cricket match for Hampshire County Cricket Club.
McGibbon was born in Portsmouth, and joined the Royal Engineers, reaching the rank of sergeant. While serving at the Royal Garrison Artillery at Woolwich he came to the attention of Woolwich Arsenal, whom he joined in August 1905. He failed to get into the first team and after a spell with Eltham, he joined New Brompton in 1907.
New Brompton (now Gillingham) were playing in the Southern League under the management of former England international Stephen Smith, who was also team captain.
In the second round, New Brompton came up against Manchester City, then third in the Football League First Division. McGibbon scored in the first match, which ended 1-1, and again in the replay (from a penalty) but was unable to prevent the Football League club from claiming a 2-1 victory.
McGibbon played for Southern League Crystal Palace in the 1908-09 season, scoring a hat-trick in a 4-4 draw with Southampton at The Dell on 5 October 1908.
Described as ''"physically well-suited for the role of centre-forward"'', McGibbon possessed a ''"powerful shot (and) influential leadership qualities"''.
In March 1910, his military duties took him back to Woolwich and he immediately found a place in a struggling Woolwich Arsenal team that was fighting relegation. He made his debut away to Chelsea on 28 March 1910 and scored the only goal in a 1-0 win.
At the start of the following season, McGibbon moved on to join Leyton. After a spell at Reading, McGibbon returned to Southampton in November 1911, but failed to get back into the first team.
After the First World War, McGibbon found employment as the Chief Clerk in the Statistical Office at Netley Hospital and later worked for Supermarine at Woolston, Southampton.
He made one first-class appearance for Hampshire in July 1919, bowling one over and scoring one run in a County Championship match against Yorkshire.
His son, Douglas (1919 - 2002), played football for Southampton from 1938 to 1947, as well as for Fulham and Bournemouth.
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'''Frederick William Hargreaves''' (16 August 1858 - 5 April 1897) was an English footballer who represented the England national football team. He also played first-class cricket with Lancashire.
His brother John also played at Blackburn and represented England.
An amateur cricketer who was previously a member of Malvern's First Eleven Cricket team, he appeared in his only first-class cricket match in 1881, against Derbyshire. Hargreaves was dismissed by George Osborne for a duck in his only innings and took a couple of catches. He played club cricket at Blackburn's East Lancashire Cricket Club.
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'''James "Jimmy" Robertson''' (1880 - after 1955) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right.
Born in Glasgow, he moved to England to join Crewe Alexandra, then playing in the Birmingham & District League, where he made his name as a goal-poacher. He signed for Small Heath, newly-promoted to the Football League First Division in 1903 for a fee of -25, but failed to adapt to League football.
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'''Kayne Simeon McLaggon''' (born 21 September 1990) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Eastbourne Borough as a striker, on loan from Southampton .
McLaggon was born in Barry and went to Barry Boys School from where he joined the Southampton Academy. He came up through the ranks of the Saints youth system, signing pro-forms in September 2007 on his 17th birthday.
McLaggon has won nine Welsh under-17 caps (with two goals) and six at under-19 level.
He was given the number 42 shirt ahead of Southampton's Championship fixture on 26 December at Home Park against Plymouth Argyle and made his first team debut as a second half substitute, replacing Lee Holmes after 58 minutes. He then starred on his home debut on 28 December, coming off the bench against Reading and setting up Saints' opening goal with a pacy run out of midfield, before supplying David McGoldrick, who finished well past Adam Federici in the Reading goal.
McLaggon scored his first Southampton goal on 27 January, scoring the first of two goals towards Southampton's comeback against Norwich City.
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}}'''Albert 'Cam' Burgess''' (born September 21, 1919, Birkenhead; died September 1978) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played in The Football League for four clubs.
Burgess began playing with non-league side Bromborough before joining Bolton Wanderers in February 1938, with his Football League First Division debut finally arriving against Brentford in May 1947.
Burgess was top scorer in two successive seasons with Crystal Palace
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'''Danny Shea''' (6 November 1887 - 25 December 1960) was a footballer who played as an inside-forward.
Born in Wapping, England, Shea played for the Builders Arms pub in Stratford, as well as other local teams Pearl United and Manor Park Albion, when he was discovered by West Ham United boss Charlie Paynter. He joined the Hammers in 1907, making his debut as an amateur against Norwich City in a December Southern League game and - replacing Billy Grassam in the position - was the club's top scorer for five consecutive seasons between 1908 and 1912. During the 1908-09 season, his 20 goals in 49 appearances included all four in a game against Plymouth Argyle, and a hat-trick in a 4-2 win over Swindon Town. His best was yet to come though; in the 1909-10 season, Shea scored 31 goals in 43 appearances. The following season, he managed 28 goals in 39 appearances, including four against Southend United on 31 December 1910. He scored twice in an FA Cup game against Nottingham Forest on 14 January 1911, although he admitted afterwards that he had taken full advantage of the dense fog: "''I punched both goals into the net in full view of several opponents''".
In 1911-12, Shea managed another two hat-tricks - against Brentford in a 7-4 win on 21 October 1911, and Norwich City in a 4-0 win on 5 April 1912 - to make it 24 goals in 41 appearances that season. He formed a great partnership with Fred Harrison and together they scored 40 goals in the season. As Shea's stock continued to rise, other clubs could not fail to notice the qualities of the skillful ball player and prolific scorer, and he was described by one football writer as having an "''uncanny ability to pass to himself''". He transferred to Blackburn Rovers half-way through the 1912-13 season for a then-record fee of -2000. Despite this, he still managed to appear as the East London club's top scorer for that season, totalling 15 goals in 15 league and cup games.
His time at Blackburn was interrupted by World War I, but he scored regularly and his 27 goals (together with Eddie Latheron's 13) in 1913-14 helped the club win the Football League Division One championship that season. He also gained three caps for England and represented the Football League while at the club. During the war, he returned to West Ham and made 73 London Combination appearances for the club and scored a total of 63 goals, including a run of 32 goals in 32 appearances. He also played for Birmingham and Fulham, where he scored 19 goals in 36 games. In January 1919, he made one appearance for Celtic and so renowned was Shea that Patsy Gallacher was moved to outside-right to accommodate him. He also appeared for Nottingham Forest, where he was in the Victory Shield Final team that beat Everton 1-0 on 17 May 1919.
After the War, Shea continued to play for Blackburn until 1920 and gained a further two England caps in Victory International games against Scotland.
He then returned for another spell at Upton Park, but only managed 16 appearances and one goal before moving to Fulham, where he scored 24 in 107 league and cup appearances. Team-mate Peter Garigan once said of him: "''At Fulham in 1920-21, I had as my inside-right one of the greatest ball artists who has ever played for England - Danny Shea. His manipulation was bewildering. He was the Prince of Partners', the intellectual footballer''". He went on to play for Coventry City and Clapton Orient, before seeing out his playing days at Sheppey United.
After retirement, Shea coached at Winterthur in Switzerland and was at Woking in the late 1920s. He later became a publican.
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Pratt is notable for holding an alleged world record for receiving the fastest ever red card during a game.
The record was previously held by former Bologna player Giuseppe Lorenzo, who struck a player of the opposition 10 seconds in to a game in 1990.
On 18 May 2009 Pratt joined Basingstoke Town on a one year contract.
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}}'''Elfed Morris''' (born 9 June 1942, Colwyn Bay) is a former Welsh professional footballer. He played in The Football League for Wrexham, Chester and Halifax Town.
The nephew of former Wrexham manager Billy Morris, Elfed joined Wrexham in May 1960 after starting out with his hometown club of Colwyn Bay.
Morris scored 69 league goals over the next six years, leaving him as the club's fourth highest Football League scorer in their history. 24 of them came in 1964-65, when Morris and fellow attackers Jimmy Humes, Mike Metcalf, Hugh Ryden and Gary Talbot all managed at least 20 goals each in league and English cup matches.
Morris ended his league career at Halifax Town, before spending time in non-league football with Caernarfon Town, Bethesda Athletic, Llandudno Borough and Colwyn Bay.
Away from football, Morris has run his own entertainment agency in Colwyn Bay.
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Rev. '''George Barkley Raikes''' (14 March 1873 - 18 December 1966) was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Hampshire as well as representing the England national football team.
Raikes was born at Wymondham and was educated at Shrewsbury School.
Raikes, a middle order batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, played his early first-class cricket at Oxford University where he won his Blue in 1894 and 1895
The all-rounder was also a successful cricketer in the Minor Counties Championship, where he captained Norfolk. A Championship winning captain in 1905 and 1910, Raikes amassed 3419 runs at 30.80 for them and took 282 wickets at 15.86.
Despite having not played first-class cricket for a decade, Raikes returned in 1912 for a match with an England XI against Australia.
A goalkeeper at football, he played at club level for Oxford University, Wymondham Town and Corinthian.
There is some dispute over whether or not Raikes captained England in their international against Ireland on 7 March 1896, with Gilbert Smith and Vaughan Lodge the others in the frame. It should be noted that the list provided by the F.A. does not include Raikes as an England captain however both the Irish Saturday Night and The Irish Times gave Raikes the captaincy.
After being ordained in 1897, he was the Curate of Portsea until 1905 and then Chaplain to the Duke of Portland. In 1920 he became Rector of Bergh Apton, remaining one until 1936.
-DOCSTART-	20888085
'''Percy Prince''' (15 August 1887 - December 1973) was an English amateur footballer who played as a centre-forward for Southampton and Boscombe in the early 20th century.
Prince was born in Liverpool but was raised in Southampton and played his club football on Southampton Common, while woking in the Merchant Navy.
He was signed by Southern League Southampton as an amateur in 1907 and made his first team debut away to New Brompton on 17 October 1908.
Described as a ''"sharp-shooting centre-forward, keen and enthusiastic "'' but with a genial nature, ''"there was none more zealous in the interests of the team".''
He finally became established in the side, playing at inside left in December 1911, taking over from Andrew Gibson, but after a run of nine games in which he scored twice, Prince lost his place back to Gibson. In March 1912 Gibson was suspended (along with Henry Hamilton) for a "serious breach of club discipline", as a result of which both players were placed on the transfer list. This led to Prince's restoration to the team which he marked by scoring four goals in three matches.
In the 1912-13 season, Prince only missed eight matches scoring eleven league goals, making him the club's top scorer for the season.
In the summer of 1914, Prince was released by Southampton and joined Boscombe in the Hampshire League. The outbreak of World War I interrupted his career but he turned out occasionally for Boscombe during the wartime period until returning to Southampton in 1917, where he played for his former club in the wartime leagues.
At the cessation of hostilities, Prince re-joined Southampton in August 1919 and made four further appearances in their final season before joining the Football League. Prince was now playing at half back and his final appearance was in a 2-6 defeat at The Dell by Northampton Town on 25 October 1919.
He returned to Boscombe in November 1920, before retiring the following summer.
Prince was employed by the Cunard Line for 32 years and in 1930 he moved to New York as Assistant Catering Officer, servicing the trans-Atlantic ocean liners from Southampton, including RMS Aquitania and RMS Queen Mary.
Prince retired in 1952, and continued to live in New Jersey where he died in December 1973.
-DOCSTART-	20888479
'''Martin Dunne''' (born 1887, date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played one season as a forward in the Southern League for Southampton.
Dunne was born in Padiham, near Burnley and after playing for Oswaldtwistle Rovers and Accrington Stanley in the Lancashire Combination,
He was "''exceptionally quick off the mark''"
In the summer of 1911, he returned to his native Lancashire to join his Southampton team-mate, John Johnston at Stalybridge Celtic.
-DOCSTART-	20889295
'''Lewis Vaughan Lodge''' (21 December 1872 - 21 October 1916) was an English footballer who represented the England national football team. He also played first-class cricket with Hampshire.
Lodge, a left- or right-back, made his England debut in a win over Wales in 1894. He played Wales again in 1895 as well as an international against Scotland, and in 1896 he was a member of the English side which beat Ireland, before earning his fifth and final cap in a loss to Scotland later that year.
At club level, Lodge played for both Cambridge University and the Corinthians.
He was a decent cricketer too, appearing in three first-class matches for Hampshire, all in 1900.
Lodge was born in Aycliffe, near Darlington, in County Durham.
-DOCSTART-	20890862
'''George Hollis''' (1869 - after 1897) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, Hollis deputised as Small Heath's goalkeeper for England international Chris Charsley, an amateur whose career in the Birmingham City Police entailed his frequent absence from footballing duties. He made 49 appearances in all senior competitions, including 17 in Small Heath's last season in the Football Alliance
-DOCSTART-	20890995
'''James "Jimmy" Daws''' (27 May 1898 - June 1985) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half. He played 75 games in the Football League for Birmingham and Bristol Rovers.
Born in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, he began his football career with brief spells as an amateur with Notts County and Mansfield Town, before joining Birmingham in January 1920. In four years with the club he played nearly 50 games, but failed to establish himself as a first-team regular. He moved on to Bristol Rovers, initially as an amateur, then after a couple of months the club paid -250 for his services as a professional player. After one season in Bristol, he returned home for a year, playing for Mansfield Woodhouse F.C., before finishing his career with two seasons as player-trainer of Poole Town.
He died in Birmingham at the age of 87.
-DOCSTART-	20891338
'''Steven Paul "Steve" Bryant''' (born 5 September 1953) is an English former professional footballer born in Islington, London, who played as a winger or left back.
He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday (on loan), Northampton Town (in two spells) and Portsmouth, before moving to Australia, where he played for Canberra City in the National Soccer League. He won Northampton Town's Player of the Year award in 1978.
-DOCSTART-	20898039
'''William 'Billy' Robert Moon''' (7 June 1868 - 9 January 1943) was an English footballer who represented the England national football team. He also played first-class cricket with Middlesex and his brother Leonard Moon was a Test cricketer.
Moon was a goalkeeper and debuted for England in a win over Wales in 1888 and same year kept a clean sheet against Scotland. Up until 1891 he appeared in three further internationals against Wales and was capped twice against Scotland. He captained his country for the last of his seven internationals, when England took on Scotland at Ewood Park. When not playing for England he occupied the goals for both Old Westminsters and the Corinthians.
A solicitor by profession, Moon was also a capable cricketer and played as a hard hitting wicket-keeper batsman. He kept wicket for Middlesex in two first-class cricket matches during the 1891 County Championship. He made 17 not out on debut against Surrey in what would be his only first-class innings as Moon's second match was washed out after a day.
-DOCSTART-	20898327
'''Andrew "Andy" Quy''' (born July 4, 1976 in Harlow, England) is a former professional footballer, who played as a Goalkeeper.
Quy was a product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth team squad, and he went on to feature for Derby County, Stalybridge Celtic, Grimsby Town, Stevenage Borough, Kettering Town and Hereford United.
He is currently the goalkeeping coach with Stoke City
-DOCSTART-	20898688
'''Ian Richard Hamilton''' (born 14 December 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder between 1988 and 2002.
Stevenage-born Hamilton started his career off with Southampton, joining "The Saints" as an associate schoolboy in January 1982. He signed as an apprentice in July 1984, before signing his first professional contract on his 18th birthday in December 1985. He remained at The Dell for a further two years, playing in the reserves but failing to break into the first team, before a free transfer to Cambridge United in March 1988. He remained with the club until December of that year when he made a move to Scunthorpe United on a free transfer.
He spent the next four years playing for "The Iron", and eventually his performances earned him a move to West Bromwich Albion in 1992 for -160,000. While with "The Baggies", Hamilton played under manager Alan Buckley
In 1998 Albion sold Hamilton to Sheffield United for -325,000 and he would remain at Bramall Lane for the next two seasons. While at United, he was re-signed by Alan Buckley at fellow First division side Grimsby Town. Hamilton played six times for "The Mariners", scoring once in his one month loan spell.
At the end of the 1999-00 campaign, following his release from United, Hamilton signed for Notts County on a two year deal. However in November 2001 he was signed by Buckley for a third time, this time at Lincoln City. He was part of the squad that was nearly relegated out of the Football League. With the club in financial difficulties, and Hamilton not being part of new manager Keith Alexander's plans, he agreed a severance package in October 2002, and played out the 2002-03 campaign for Conference side Woking before retiring at the end of the season.
After retirement as a footballer he worked as an IT business development manager.
-DOCSTART-	20899857
'''Norman Charles Cooper''' (12 July 1870 - 30 July 1920) was an English sportsman who represented the England national football team and played first-class cricket with Cambridge University.
A wing-half , Cooper's only international cap came against Ireland at Perry Barr in the 1893 British Home Championship, with England winning 6-1.
Cooper was a right-handed opening batsman for Cambridge University at first-class cricket level and played 11 matches for them, one a combined team with Oxford. He also played a match for the CI Thornton's XI and in 1892 took the field for the HT Hewett's XII against Cambridge after he switched sides when his intended opponents revealed they had only 10 players.
-DOCSTART-	20902113
'''Henry''' "'''Harry'''" '''Brown''' (November 1883 - 9 February 1934) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward for various clubs in the early part of the twentieth century, including West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle United, Fulham and Southampton (two spells). At Newcastle, he was a member of the team that won the Football League championship in 1906-07.
===Northampton Town and West Bromwich Albion===
Brown was born in Northampton and started his professional career in 1902 with Northampton Town in the Southern League before moving up to the Football League, joining West Bromwich Albion in November 1903. He scored three goals in 21 league appearances but was unable to prevent Albion from being relegated from the First Division at the end of the 1903-04 season.
He spent one more season with Albion in the Second Division before moving back to the Southern League when he joined Southampton in April 1905.
Brown made his "Saints" debut on 23 September 1905, when he replaced George Harris at inside-left in a 2-1 victory at Northampton. For the rest of the season, the No. 10 shirt would alternate between Brown and Harris.
Described as "''a clever ball player''", Brown had a "''deceptive style which often disconcerted his opponents''"
His goal-scoring talents were noticed by Newcastle United and in May 1906 he accepted the "''tempting terms''"
Although Brown made two appearances at the start of the following season, he lost his place at inside left to Finlay Speedie and in October 1907 he moved to Bradford Park Avenue.
Bradford had previously been a rugby union team and had only started playing football in 1907 and, despite their geographical situation, were playing their inaugural season in the Southern League.
After six months with Bradford, Brown returned to the Football League when he joined Fulham in March 1908. He remained with Fulham for two full seasons in the Second Division (finishing in the upper part of the table) before returning to Southampton in September 1910.
Brown decided to retire to Southampton and had bought the Kingsland Tavern in St Mary's Street from another ex-Saint, Tom Nicol.
By now, Brown had begun to slow but his "''clever touches ... served the club well''"
In his two spells for Southampton, Brown made a total of 81 appearances in all competitions, scoring 31 goals.
In the summer of 1913, Brown retired although he did turn out for local club Woolston until the outbreak of World War I. During the war, he worked in motor transport and afterwards he took over a greengrocery shop in Padwell Road,
In 1933, he contracted a virus which attacked his optic nerve causing him to lose his sight. The disease spread rapidly, and he died in February 1934 aged only 50.
-DOCSTART-	20912850
'''Patrick "Pat" Howard''' (born 7 October 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Born in Dodworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Howard made more than 500 appearances in the Football League. He started his career at Barnsley, spending seven seasons there before signing for Newcastle United in 1971. He reached the 1974 FA Cup Final with the Magpies, and was signed by Arsenal for -40,000 in September 1976. He made his debut against West Ham United on September 11, 1976, but did not settle at the club and after less than a year he was transfer listed with just 20 Arsenal appearances, without a single goal to his name.
He moved to Birmingham City in August 1977, and after two seasons there finished his career in English football with a three-year stint at Bury, retiring in 1982. He also spent the 1978 North American Soccer League season playing for Portland Timbers.
-DOCSTART-	20914334
'''Anthony Stephen Patrick "Tony" Loska''' (born February 11 1950, Chesterton, Staffordshire) is a retired English footballer who played as a full back. He played in The Football League for four clubs.
His spell at Chester included being an ever-present in their promotion season from Division Four in 1974-75 and a surprise run to the Football League Cup semi-finals in the same season. He moved on to Halifax Town in October 1976 along with fellow Chester defender Chris Dunleavy, where he remained until joining Stafford Rangers in 1979 to play in the newly formed Alliance Premier League.
-DOCSTART-	20914531
'''Charles Boyd "Charlie" Hare''' (June 1871 - February 1934) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward or centre forward.
Born in Yardley, Birmingham, Hare played in the Football League in the 1890s for Aston Villa, contributing to their first league title in the 1893-94 season. He was transferred to Woolwich Arsenal in February 1895 and made his debut for the Second Division side on March 9, 1895 against Leicester Fosse, which ended as a 3-3 draw.
With 20 goals and seven appearances to his name at Woolwich Arsenal,
-DOCSTART-	20915078
'''William "Bill" Hunter''' (16 August 1900 - after 1929) was an Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half or left back.
Born in Cardenden, Fife, Hunter began his football career with local club Bowhill Juniors before turning professional with Birmingham in 1921. He never established himself as a first-team player with the club, but was a mainstay of the reserve team and performed solidly when given a game in the First Division. He joined Grimsby Town in early 1927,
He was nicknamed "Sailor", because of his service in the Royal Navy in the First World War.
-DOCSTART-	20919136
'''Willie Carrick''' (born 26 September 1952) is an Irish former footballer who played in the Football League for Luton Town.
Born in Dublin, Carrick signed for Manchester United as a professional in September 1970. He spent two years at the club before being allowed to join Luton Town without making an appearance for the Red Devils. In one season with Luton, Carrick made just four league appearances, before being transferred to non-league Chelmsford City in 1973.
-DOCSTART-	20919289
'''Stephen George "Steve" Carter''' (born 13 April 1972) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Scarborough.
Born in Sunderland, Carter began his football career with Manchester United, signing a trainee contract as a 16-year-old in July 1988. However, he was released the next month in order to join Scarborough. He spent two years in the Scarborough youth team, before making his first team debut in 1990. Over the next two years, Carter played in 37 league matches for Scarborough, scoring three goals. Nevertheless, by 1992, he had become surplus to requirements at Scarborough and joined non-league North Shields.
He left Chester-le-Street in July 2000 to join Guisborough Town.
-DOCSTART-	20921666
'''Marc Victor North''' (May 29, 1966 - 2001) was a professional footballer who was active from 1985 to 1993. He was born in Ware, England.
North came up through the youth ranks at Luton Town where he spent two years at the club. While with The Hatters he was loaned out to Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United and Birmingham City.
He finally got his big break playing under Alan Buckley at Grimsby Town. While at Grimsby he was remembered for coming of the subs bench to score twice in an FA Cup tie with Middlesbrough. His performances soon earned him a move to Leicester City in 1989. He left Filbert Street in 1991 after a mixed time at the club, his next move was to move back to Grimsby Town, where he went on to only feature in one game. He played out his career in the Conference league playing for Kettering Town before retiring.
North died in the early part of 2001 after suffering from spinal cancer.
-DOCSTART-	20924341
'''Rashid Olatokunbo O. A. Yussuff''' (born 23 September 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Gillingham as a midfielder.
Born in Whitechapel, London, Yussuff made his debut for Gillingham as a late substitute in the opening game of the 2009-10 season.
-DOCSTART-	20925390
'''George Clegg''' (born 16 November 1980) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wycombe Wanderers and Bury.
Born in Manchester, Clegg began his football career with Manchester United. Having already made 11 appearances and scored four goals for the club's Junior B team, he signed a trainee contract as a 16-year-old in June 1997. He became a regular in the Junior and Youth sides in 1997-98, and by 1998-99, he had progressed to the reserve team. In May 1999, he played in the first leg and was named as a substitute in the second leg of United's 3-1 aggregate win over Oldham Athletic in the final of the Manchester Senior Cup.
In October 1999, Clegg was sent out on loan to United's feeder club, Royal Antwerp, in order to gain some first team experience. However, during the six months that he was out there, he made just two appearances, and he returned in April 2000. The following season, Clegg progressed to the fringes of the reserve team, making six appearances and scoring three goals before being loaned out again in March 2001, this time to Wycombe Wanderers. In two months at Wycombe, Clegg made 11 appearances (ten in the league), but was unable to get on the scoresheet. He returned to Manchester United in May 2001, but he was deemed surplus to requirements for the 2001-02 season and was allowed to join Bury on a free transfer.
In his first season with Bury, Clegg scored four goals in 33 matches, as the club was relegated to the Third Division. He got a slightly better return in 2002-03, scoring six goals in 36 appearances, helping the Shakers to a play-off spot by finishing in seventh place in the league. However, they were beaten 3-1 on aggregate by Bournemouth in the semi-finals. Clegg's appearances became more sporadic in 2003-04, and he failed to get on the scoresheet in any of the eight matches in which he played.
At the end of the 2003-04 season, Clegg was released from his contract with Bury, and went on trial with Linfield in Northern Ireland over the summer of 2004. However, he did not impress manager David Jeffrey, and was not offered a contract with the club. Fortunately for Clegg, he was picked up by Northwich Victoria in September 2004.
In 2005, Clegg signed for Worcester City, founder members of the newly formed Conference North, and helped them to a seventh-place finish in his first season. Over the next three seasons, Worcester gradually slipped down the table, finishing in eighth, ninth and 12th in 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 respectively. For the 2008-09 season, the Conference North and Conference South were reorganised, and Worcester City were placed in the south section. Being based in Manchester, that made commuting to matches difficult for Clegg, and he was transferred to Hinckley United in July 2008.
-DOCSTART-	20925443
'''Billy Watson''' was a Scottish-American soccer left half. He began his career in Scotland before moving to England and then the United States where he played in both the American Soccer League and St. Louis Soccer League.
Watson began his career in Scotland playing for Ayr United and Vale of Leven F.C. in the early 1920s. In 1925, he transferred to English club Coventry City F.C. before moving to the United States in 1926. In the spring of 1928, he signed with the Bethlehem Steel F.C. of the American Soccer League at the end of the 1927-1928 season as a replacement for injured Bob MacGregor. He played only three games with Bethlehem.
-DOCSTART-	20926856
'''David Cork''' (born 8 October 1959) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Doncaster Rovers and Sydney Olympic in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Born in Doncaster, Cork began his football career as a 15-year-old with Manchester United. He started out in the club's Junior B team, and earned himself a professional contract when he turned 17 in October 1976. However, despite becoming a regular in the club's Junior A team in 1977-78, Cork was unable to break into the reserves or the first team and he was allowed to join his hometown club, Doncaster Rovers, in May 1978. He made just nine league appearances for the Doncaster first team in two years at Belle Vue, scoring one goal. In 1980, he moved to Australia to play for Sydney Olympic.
-DOCSTART-	20927401
'''Colin R. Robinson''' (born 15 May 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Birmingham, Robinson began his football career with local club Mile Oak Rovers before turning professional with Shrewsbury Town in 1982. He was a regular goalscorer with the club before joining Birmingham City in January 1988. Though an injury sustained in his second game caused him to miss the rest of the season, he played regularly in the 1988-89 season, but his goals were insufficient to prevent the club's relegation to the Third Division.
-DOCSTART-	20928815
'''Alan Victor Nelmes''' (born 20 October 1948 in Hackney, London) is a retired English footballer who played as a central defender for Chelsea and Brentford.
Nelmes was born in Hackney but moved to south London where he attended Ingram High School near Selhurst Park. Despite this proximity to Crystal Palace F.C.'s football ground, he want on to become a trainee at Chelsea for whom he signed in October 1965. In that season, Chelsea finished 5th in the First Division (then the top division) but Nelmes made no appearances for the first team. He signed for Brentford F.C. in October 1967, then in the fourth division. He wore the number 2 shirt in his first two seasons, and scored two goals in those seasons as well. He helped Brentford achieve promotion in the 1972 season, although they were relegated the next year. In total, he played for Brentford for nine seasons making 350 appearances
After a long career with Brentford, Nelmes went to Hillingdon Borough in 1976, and from there joined Hayes F.C. in August 1977. During his time at Hayes he lived at Isleworth and worked at the Watney brewery at Mortlake. He only stayed with Hayes for one season, making 51+3 appearances, and later played for Southall.
Nelmes is married to Norma, and has 2 sons, Martin and Stuart. Martin played tennis and football to county level and is a LTA quailifed tennis coach. Stuart plays cricket for Middleton Sports Club in the Sussex Cricket League
-DOCSTART-	20928886
'''Michael William Nutton''' (born 3 October 1959 in St John's Wood, London) is a retired English footballer who played as a defender for Chelsea and Millwall.
Nutton grew up in south London and attended Ingram High School near Selhurst Park. Despite this proximity to Crystal Palace F.C.'s football ground, he want on to become a trainee at Chelsea signing for them in October 1977. He joined the main team as an eighteen year old in the summer of 1978. He was a regular in the Chelsea starting line-up and made 81 appearances for the club. However, he lost his place in the first team through injury. In the 1982/83 season he moved to Reading F.C. on loan (in February 1983) and was impressive helping them to a six game unbeaten run. In March 1983 George Graham the then manager of Millwall F.C., in his last sortie into the transfer market (during the transfer deadline week) bought Nutton for -65,000
-DOCSTART-	20929295
'''Stuart James Wardley''' (born 10 September 1974 in Cambridge) is an English former professional football midfielder.
Wardley played for non-league Saffron Walden Town, Bishops Stortford and Saffron Walden again, while working as a removals man, before joining Queens Park Rangers in July 1999 for a fee of -15,000. His debut came on 7 August 1999 when he was a late substitute, for Jermaine Darlington in Rangers' 3-1 win at home to Huddersfield Town.
In January 2002, Wardley joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan, signing on a free transfer in April 2002. He missed most of the 2003-04 season due to a serious knee injury. He played pre-season for Bishop Stortford and in August 2004 joined Torquay United on a one-month contract. He signed a three month contract extension in September 2004, but left in October 2004 to join Leyton Orient. He moved to Cambridge United on non-contract terms in January 2005, playing just three times before being released after a month. He had a trial with Rushden in February 2005, but was not offered a contract.
He played for Saffron Walden Town before signing for Bedford Town in March 2005. He left Bedford at the end of the season.
In 2008 he was appointed as joint-manager of Bishops Stortford Swifts.
In September 2008 he was playing for Debden.
-DOCSTART-	20931077
'''Tom McAnearney''' (born 6 January 1933) is a Scottish former football player and manager.
Born in Dundee, he played at Sheffield Wednesday, with his brother Jim, and later at Peterborough United and Aldershot. After he retired he joined the Sheffield Wednesday coaching staff. He spent one season as manager of Crewe Alexandra. In the early 1970s he took over as manager at Aldershot and managed them to their first ever promotion in the 1972-73 season and their highest ever league finish the following season.
-DOCSTART-	20934078
'''Henry Summers "Harry" Brown''' (18 September 1907 - 1963) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for various clubs in the 1930s, including Hibernian, Darlington, Chesterfield, Plymouth Argyle and Reading. At Chesterfield, he was a member of the team that won the Football League Third Division North championship in 1935-36.
-DOCSTART-	20934175
'''Harold Archer "Harry" Brown''' (1897 - 1958) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for various clubs in the 1920s, including Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	20934246
'''Henry Stanford "Harry" Brown''' (23 May 1918 - 1963) was an English footballer who played as a half back for various clubs in the 1930s and 1940s, including Wolverhampton Wanderers and Hull City.
He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1938 from Workington, making his debut on 22 April 1939 in a goalless draw at . He played the following game at , his only two appearances for the club, before joining Hull City.
After the disruption to league football caused by World War II, he was able to make his Football League debut for Hull in 1946.
-DOCSTART-	20938222
Merella was highly regarded at Blackpool where he was a product of the club's Centre of Excellence, in which he became a regular starter for the youth team in the Football League Youth Alliance, North West Conference.
In the 2005-06 season, Merella was part of the Lancashire County Schools FA team that won the English Schools' Football Association Premier League Under-16 Inter County Trophy. In the semi-final held at Victoria Park, Burscough, he helped Lancashire beat Leicestershire & Rutland County Schools FA 3-1.
In the 2007-08 season, he was part of the Blackpool youth team that won the Lancashire FA Youth Cup. In the summer of 2008, he was included in the club's pre-season tour to Latvia in July, where he impressed with some solid displays. He also played in most of the club's other pre-season games. On 23 July 2008, he signed his first professional contract, for six months.
Merella became a regular in Blackpool's reserve team in The Central League in the 2008-09 season.
In November 2008, it was revealed that Blackpool were willing to let Merella go out on loan in order for him to get some first-team experience,
Merella made his debut for Blackpool on 3 January 2009, as a second-half substitute in their 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Conference National club Torquay United.
In early February Merella joined League Two club Bournemouth on trial, trying to earn a contract.
-DOCSTART-	20938460
'''Edward Albert "Teddy" Sandford''' (22 October 1910 - May 1995) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. During his professional career he represented West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield United.
Sandford was born in Handsworth, Birmingham. As a youth he played football for Tantany Athletic, Overend Wesley, Birmingham Carriage Works F.C. and Smethwick Highfield. In October 1929, while still an amateur, he joined West Bromwich Albion, the club that his uncle Abe Jones had represented between 1896 and 1901. Sandford turned professional in May 1930 and scored on his senior debut in November of the same year when Albion beat Preston North End 3-2 in a Division Two match. During his first season, he was part of the Albion side that won promotion to the First Division and that also beat Birmingham 2-1 in the 1931 FA Cup Final. In November 1932 he won his only England cap, in a 0-0 draw with Wales at Wrexham. Sandford scored in the 1935 FA Cup Final, but West Bromwich Albion lost the match 4-2 to Sheffield Wednesday. He joined Sheffield United for -1500 in 1939, before finishing his career with Morris Commercial F.C., retiring in May 1943. He died in Great Barr in May 1995.
-DOCSTART-	20940866
'''Peter Morrison''' (born 29 June 1980) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Scunthorpe United. His career was cut short as the result of an injury sustained in a reserve game in 2001, after which he became a football agent.
Manchester-born Morrison joined the youth academy at Bolton Wanderers at the start of the 1996-97 season, straight from school. He turned professional at the age of 17, and was an unused substitute for the first team during the 1998-99 season. He remained at the Reebok Stadium until May 2000, when with a year still left on his Bolton contract, he joined Scunthorpe United, hoping for regular first-team football.
Upon his premature retirement, Morrison started working for his own agent, Peter Harrison.
In September 2009 Morrison joined James Grant Sports Management part of the James Grant Group.
-DOCSTART-	20941503
'''Brian Tinnion''' (born June 11, 1948 in Workington, Cumberland) is a retired English football (soccer) forward who played eleven seasons in the lower English divisions, four in the North American Soccer League, three in the American Soccer League and one in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also coached professionally in the American Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League as well as at the collegiate level with Eastern Michigan University. He was the 1982 ASL league leading scorer and most valuable player (MVP).
Tinnion began his career in 1965 with Workington A.F.C. which then played in the Third Division. However, the team dropped to the Fourth Division in 1967. In 1968, he transferred to fellow fourth division club Wrexham F.C. During the 1971-1972 season, he played three games on loan to Chester F.C., but otherwise was a regular first team player with Wrexham during his eight seasons in Wales. In 1976, he left Wrexham for the United States where he signed for the New York Cosmos. He played one season in New York before being selected by Team Hawaii in the expansion draft. Hawaii lasted only one season before folding and the Colorado Caribous picked him up in the dispersal draft. He played twenty-four games with Colorado, scoring four goals in 1978 before being traded to the Detroit Express. The Express left the NASL following the 1980 season and moved to the second division American Soccer League. In 1982, the Express won the league title as Tinnion led the league in scoring and was named the league MVP. That season, Tinnion coached the team as well as played midfielder. However, he was not listed as head coach as the league prohibited player-coaches. The league changed the rules in 1983 and Tinnion was named the official head coach for 1983 and 1984. Tinnion also spent 1980-1981 Major Indoor Soccer League with the Wichita Wings.
After retiring from playing, Tinnion remained in Detroit where he continued to coach. In 1990, he was hired by the Detroit Rockers which played in the National Professional Soccer League. He was named the 1990-1991 Coach of the Year. The next season, he led the team to the league title. In December 1994, he resigned from the Rockers to become the head coach at Eastern Michigan University until the university dropped men-s soccer in 1999. In December 2001, Tinnion returned as the head coach of the Rockers, but the team folded at the end of the season. His son, Paul Tinnion, is currently head coach of the Eastern Michigan University women-s soccer team.
-DOCSTART-	20942954
'''Curtis Gian Wynter''' (born 24 June 1991) is an English footballer. He is a Defender who currently plays for Football League Championship side Coventry City. He made his professional debut as right back on 3 January, 2009 in a 2-0 FA Cup win against Kidderminster Harriers. He made his league debut two weeks later in a game against Blackpool.
-DOCSTART-	20943206
'''Joss Labadie''' (born 30 August 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Cheltenham Town on loan from West Bromwich Albion as a midfielder.
Born in Croydon, Labadie started his football career with West Bromwich Albion, joining their academy in 2006 after being spotted playing for Barking Abbey College of Sport and being invited for a trial. In the 2007-08 season, he played 19 times for Albion's reserve team, scoring three times. It earned him his first professional contract in the summer of 2008, on a one-year deal with the option of a second season.
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'''John Auger Dixon''' (27 May 1861 - 8 June 1931) was an English sportsman who captained Nottinghamshire at first-class cricket and represented the England national football team.
Dixon was a member of the Nottinghamshire which dominated county cricket from 1882 to 1886. He had his best year with the bat in 1897 when he made 1100 runs at 44.00, the only time he would pass 1000 runs in a season. Amongst those runs was his highest first-class score of 268 not out, which he made opening the batting against Sussex at Trent Bridge. Dixon declared once he had passed Arthur Shrewsbury's Nottinghamshire record of 267 with the team score at 448/7 and they won by over an innings.
A right-hander, he was captain of Nottinghamshire when they shared the Championship in 1889 with Surrey and Lancashire. The following season he captained his county to an innings and 26 runs win over the touring Australians and in the same season he also put in a memorable all-round performances against Leicestershire when he scored an unbeaten 126 and took nine wickets for the match. He remained captain until 1899. Dixon was also a useful part time medium pacer and in 1900 took a career best season tally of 37 wickets at 23.89
He represented England at his only international on 14 March 1885 when they drew 1-1 with Wales at Leamington Road, Blackburn. Dixon, a left-winger, played his club football for both Notts County and the Corinthians during the 1880s.
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'''Stanley Shute Harris''' (19 July 1881 - 4 May 1926) was an English footballer who represented and captained the England national football team. He also played first-class cricket for various clubs, appearing in a total of 16 first-class matches.
Harris captained England in four of his six internationals. He made his debut in 1904 when the English defeated Scotland 1-0 and the following year wore the captain's armband for the first time in a 1-1 draw with Ireland. In 1905 he also played an international against Wales, not as captain, and scored one of England's three goals. His last three internationals came in 1906 and he captained his country in all of them, including a 5-0 demolition of Ireland at the Solitude Ground where he scored a goal. He played club football at Cambridge University and with Old Westminsters.
In his cricket career Harris scored 375 runs at 14.42, with two half centuries. He started of playing at Cambridge University, from 1902 to 1904 and in the first of those years also played a first-class match for Gloucestershire in the County Championship. In a 1904 University Match involving Cambridge, he switched sides and played with Surrey. During the same season he also appeared in a match for London County and in 1919, after a 15 year absence from first-class cricket, Harris played three matches at Sussex
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'''David Christopher West''' (born Dorchester, 16 November 1964) is an English former professional footballer.
West played for Westwey Dynamoes before joining Weymouth as a junior
He was signed by Bob Paisley for Liverpool in 1983 for a fee of -15,000
He had a trial with Bristol City
In December 1986, while driving home to Weymouth from Cheltenham, he was involved in a head-on collision with a milk tanker and suffered a number of injuries
-DOCSTART-	20950172
'''John Anderson''' is a former Scottish footballer from Inverclyde, who played the majority of his career in Scotland with Greenock Morton and Livingston, before finishing his career in England with Hull City and Bristol Rovers.
He has now moved into working for the Lothian and Borders Police force. He was recently put in charge of leading the investigation into the alleged sexual assualts carried out on Christoffer Kettles in January 2010.
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'''David Newton''' is currently assistant manager at Truro City F.C. since the end of the 2007/08 season after Dave Leonard left the club. Newton had already managed the side during the 2005/06 season and the start of the 2006/07 campaign.
Dave is a hugely respected coach who has been involved for many years at Plymouth Argyle F.C..
David made his name as a professional most notably at Sheffield Wednesday F.C..
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'''Paul Allen Pettinger''' (born 1 October 1975 in Sheffield) is a professional football goalkeeper. He has represented England at schoolboy and youth level
Pettinger played for Barnsley schools
In March 1996, Pettinger joined Gillingham on a free transfer, but was released at the end of the season without making his debut. In August 1996 he joined Carlisle United, but failed to appear in their league team. He did however, play in the Football League Trophy final at Wembley
In July 2001 he joined Lincoln City on a free transfer, but played just five times in two years. In March 2002 he joined Kettering Town on loan
He left Harrogate, having missed just one game the previous season
He later joined Ilkeston Town from where he moved to Frickley Athletic in January 2008. He subsequently joined Belper Town, moving to Matlock Town in December 2008.
-DOCSTART-	20962695
'''Joshua George "Josh" Dawkin''' (born 16 January 1992) is a footballer who plays for Norwich City as a midfielder.
Born in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire,
Although born in England, he qualifies for Welsh status through his mother:
My mum was born in Wales, though she only lived there for a couple of years because my grandad was in the RAF.
He made his professional debut for Norwich City on 6 October 2009, against Gillingham in the Football League Trophy.
Dawkin expressed his strengths as a footballer as "running with the ball and dribbling", adding "I'm nowhere near as good as him but I'd like to model myself on Cristiano Ronaldo - I'd like to try and play like him."
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He was signed by Wimbledon from S.C. Espinho in March 2004.
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'''Martin Dugas''' (born 15 October 1972 in St. Catharines, ON) is a Canadian soccer player who spent a total of 12 years as a professional. He currently coaches the Edmonton Drillers.
Dugas was an OUA soccer West Division All-Star in 1991 playing for McMaster University.
Dugas played for hometown side St. Catharines Wolves before joining Dutch club SC Cambuur. Had brief stints with FC St. Pauli in Germany and Watford in England (although he never made a first-team league appearance with the Hornets.) In the fall of a 1996, he returned to Canada where he signed with the Edmonton Drillers of the National Professional Soccer League. He would spend most of the rest of his career playing outdoor soccer during the summer and indoor soccer during the winter. He would play for the Driller until the start of the 2000-2001 NPSL season. That year, he began the season in Edmonton until traded to the Detroit Rockers after nine games. He finished the season with Detroit, then played from 2001 to 2003 with the Milwaukee Wave. In 2003, the Monterrey Fury selected Dugas in the NPSL Expansion Draft, then traded him to the Dallas Sidekicks for the 2003-2004 indoor season. He also played for the Toronto Lynx through the 1998 season USISL season. In May 1999, he signed with the Staten Island Vipers in the USL A-League. The Vipers folded at the end of the season. He then played for the Montreal Impact in 2001 USL A-League. In 2002, he played for the Calgary Storm, also in the USL A-League. In 2007 moved then to Edmonton Drillers and signed a contract as Player-Coach.
Dugas was an unused substitute for Canada at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Dugas working as head coach of the 2008-09 CMISL Edmonton Drillers.
Dugas has an Irish passport which he qualifies for through his mother.
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'''Stanley "Stan" Wood''' (1 July 1905 - 22 February 1967) was an English footballer who played as an outside left. During his professional career he represented West Bromwich Albion and Halifax Town.
Wood was born in Winsford, Cheshire and attended Meadow Bank School in Winsford Village. As a youth he played football for Whitegate Victoria and Winsford United, before turning professional with West Bromwich Albion in April 1928. He made his Albion debut in September of the same year, in a Division Two match against Notts County. He went on to make 281 appearances for the club, scoring 66 goals, and was part of the Albion side that won promotion to the First Division in 1930-31 and beat Birmingham 2-1 in the 1931 FA Cup Final.
In May 1938 Wood joined Halifax Town on a free transfer and represented them throughout the Second World War as well as appearing as a guest player for Huddersfield Town in 1941-42. He served as Halifax's trainer from 1946 to 1949. Wood died in Halifax on 22 February 1967.
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'''Scott Colcombe''' (born 15 December 1971 in West Bromwich) is an English former professional footballer.
Colcombe began his career as an apprentice with his local side West Bromwich Albion, turning professional in July 1990. He was released without making his league debut at the end of the following season, joining Torquay United in August 1991. He made his debut on the opening day of the following season, playing in Torquay's 3-1 win at home to Hartlepool United
He joined Doncaster Rovers, along with fellow Torquay players Duane Darby and Darren Moore, on a free transfer in July 1995. His two seasons at Doncaster were plagued by injuries and he was released in May 1997 having played only 42 times (scoring 3 goals) for Rovers. He joined Telford United on 18 July 1997, but struggled to establish himself in their Conference side. He moved onto to Stourbridge on a free transfer the following summer and then to Blakenall during the 1999-2000 season. In June 2000, he left Blakenall to join Redditch United and despite being linked with Bromsgrove Rovers the following close season remained with Redditch for the start of the 2001-02 season. He was revealed to involved with Sky Sports presenter and Torquay United fan Helen Chamberlain in September 2001.
He was released by Redditch in January 2002 and joined Willenhall Town the following week. He strruggled with injuries over an 18-month spell, but returned to the side for the start of the 2004-05 season.
In November 2005, Colcombe was jailed for five years having admitted 'conspiracy to supply a class A drug' after a police operation had uncovered -120,000 worth of cocaine.
He attempted to resume his football career and played one cup game for Chasetown in the 2007-08 season.
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'''Nicholas John Burton''' (born 10 February 1975 in Bury St Edmunds) is an English former professional footballer. He plays as a central defender and played in the Football League for Torquay United. He currently plays for Walton Casuals.
Burton began his career as an apprentice at Portsmouth, but on failing to win a professional contract at Fratton Park, he joined Torquay United in February 1993. He scored on his league debut on 31 August 1993 as Torquay drew 1-1 at home to Carlisle United.
He moved to Aldershot Town on a free transfer in February 1996, making his debut as a substitute for Jimmy Sugrue in the 1-0 defeat away to Leyton Pennant on 10 February,
He helped Hampton to promotion at the end of the season. In the 1999-2000 season he had such a good season that he won almost every one of the various awards given to Hampton players. He missed the start of the following season with a foot injury, but once fit regained his regular place in the Hampton side. In October 2001, even though he was captain of Hampton, he was allowed to join Isthmian League Premier rivals Gravesend & Northfleet on a free transfer as Hampton suffered a cash crisis and released five players. He helped Gravesend to the Isthmian League Premier Division title and with it promotion to the Conference.
He left Gravesend in May 2003 to join Farnborough Town and was immediately appointed captain by Farnborough manager Tommy Taylor. He played over 50 times in the Conference for Farnborough before moving to Crawley Town in March 2005 in exchange deal that took Kevin Hemsley in the opposite direction. He was offered a new contract with Crawley at the end of the season, but turned it down due to work commitments.
He joined Eastleigh in June 2005, but left to join St Albans City in November 2005. He made his Saints' debut in an FA Trophy win away to Heybridge Swifts later that month, but missed the following two matches due his marriage in December 2005.
He rejoined Farnborough in the 2006 close season, playing 36 times in their Conference South side.
In January 2009, Burton signed for Walton Casuals.
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'''Roger Kenyon''' (born 4 January, 1949) played football for Everton between 1967 and 1979. He also played for NASL team Vancouver Whitecaps during his career. He is remembered at Everton for scoring an own goal in the first replay of the 1977 League Cup Final, this game finished 1-1 and Everton lost the second replay 3-2 to Aston Villa.
He is now responsible for ''Blue Nose Promotions'' and organises events with sports personalities.
Roger's main job for the last few years is as a full time traffic warden / car parking compliance officer for Chester City Council, regularly to be seen near the town hall in the attendant's uninform of cap & suit
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'''Vitor Fernandez Raposo''' (born March 17, 1984) is an Brazil-born, Spanish professional footballer. He plays the position of defender and is 1.90 m tall and weighs 80 kg. He's former clubs include Correas, Amrica, Vasco da Gama and Sheffield Wednesday.
-DOCSTART-	20983093
'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Broad''' (10 November 1891-22 August 1963) was an English footballer who played as a forward for various Football League clubs in the 1910s and 1920s, including Oldham Athletic, Stoke City and Everton.
Born in Stalybridge, Cheshire (now Greater Manchester), Broad began his football career with St Mark's (West Gorton), before moving to Stalybridge Celtic. He joined Manchester City in 1911, Manchester United in 1912, and then Oldham Athletic in 1913, without having made an appearance for either United or City. In his one season with Oldham, Broad made 15 appearances and scored five goals, but he was allowed to join Morton of Scotland in 1914. He returned to England with Millwall in 1920, scoring six goals in nine appearances before joining Stoke City in 1921.
It was at Stoke that Broad made the biggest impact, scoring 62 goals in just 108 appearances over the span of a two-year career in the Potteries. He joined Everton in 1924, via Sittingbourne, and scored eight goals in 18 games for the Toffees. In 1925, he moved to New Brighton, for whom he scored three goals in 11 matches, and then he joined Watford in 1926. After just one game for Watford, in which he scored a goal, Broad was sacked for a breach of discipline. He moved into non-league football with Caernarvon Town and Taunton Town, before returning to New Brighton at the age of 38. However, he did not make any appearances for New Brighton before joining Fleetwood, after which he retired from football.
-DOCSTART-	20984738
'''Anthony Patrick Hudson''' (born 11 March 1981) is the current head coach of professional association football team, Real Maryland F.C. of the United Soccer Leagues, USA.
He is the son of former Chelsea, Stoke City, Arsenal and England player Alan Hudson.
Selected for the Real Maryland managers job at the age of 27, he is currently one of the youngest professional coaches in the game. In his very first season as manager he took the club, which had the worst record and finished bottom of the table in 2008, and lead them to the quarter finals of the 2009 Championship Play Offs.
He started his career in the youth system at Premier League club West Ham United, and later had a spell at Luton Town,
-DOCSTART-	20990067
Weston joined Swansea City in May 1946 after leaving the Royal Navy Minesweeping Service, and was a key player in the club's Championship winning season of 1948-49 alongside fellow half-backs Roy Paul and Frank Burns After making 229 league appearances for Swansea, he left in October 1952, joining Derby County.
He later joined Burton Albion as player manager. He led the non-league side to the third round of the FA Cup in 1956 before retiring in the 1957 close season.
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The son of a bank manager, Anson was born at the Boundary Park Hospital in Oldham, and grew up in nearby Rochdale.
After leaving Oxford, Anson returned to the north-west of England to work for Andersen Consulting, doing work for various clients, including North West Water.
At the end of his time with Disney, Anson returned to the UK, where he took a position as Channel 4's head of strategic planning. He later became the managing director of Channel 4 Interactive.
In November 2006, Anson was named as the new chief executive of the European division of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP Europe), replacing the outgoing Horst Klosterkemper. He remained in the role for two years, before being named as the chief executive of England 2018 Ltd, the company behind The Football Association's bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He began work in his new position on 1 January 2009.
-DOCSTART-	20990797
'''James Cairns''' (''unknown'' - ''unknown'') was a footballer who played at inside right for several English clubs, including Lincoln City and Newton Heath in the late 1890s.
Cairns began his football career with Stevenston Thistle in 1895, before moving to Glossop North End. In September 1897, he joined Football League side Lincoln City, but before he made an appearance for the club, he had moved on to Newton Heath in April 1898. It took Cairns six months to make his debut for the Heathens, eventually playing at inside right in a 2-1 home win over Burslem Port Vale on 8 October 1898. It would turn out to be his only appearance for Newton Heath, however, and he joined Berry's Association in November 1898 before retiring from football.
-DOCSTART-	20990914
'''James "Jimmy" Whitehead''' (born 1870) was an English footballer who played for Accrington and Blackburn Rovers. He also earned two caps for the English national side between 1893 and 1894.
-DOCSTART-	20991028
'''Joseph Thomas Marsden''' (born 1867) was an English footballer who played for Darwen. He also earned one cap for the English national side in 1891.
-DOCSTART-	20993535
'''Roy Anthony Jordan''' (born 17 April 1978 in Plymouth) is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays for Westfields.
Jordan began his career as a junior with Torquay United and had trials with Yeovil Town and Bristol Rovers before joining Hereford United as an apprentice in 1995
His next move took him to Gloucester City in March 2000
In August 2000 he was jailed for 28 days after being involved in a fight outside a pub in Hereford, and more specifically for kicking a man as he lay on the ground. On his release he joined West Midlands League side Kington Town, leaving for the first of a number of spells with Westfields in June 2002 after his release by Kington.
He later played for Worcester City. He left Westfields to join Telford United in January 2005, but rejoined Westfields in November the same year, having played six times in the league for Telford that season.
-DOCSTART-	20997648
'''Paul Adam Wilson''' (born 22 February 1977) is a retired English professional footballer who made two league appearances for Gillingham at the end of the 1994-95 season. He later played in non-league football with Gravesend & Northfleet and Margate.
-DOCSTART-	21003056
'''Bobby Howe''' (born 22 December 1945 at Chadwell St Mary) is an English former footballer.
Howe originally played for West Ham United F.C. youth system before progressing through their ranks and appearing in thhe first team at the age of 21 in 1966. He played at Upton Park until 1971 when he switched to A.F.C. Bournemouth. He played there until his retirement from league football in 1973. Howe came out of retirement in 1977 to become the player/coach of the Seattle Sounders in the NASL where he played until 1983. After his playing days were over, Howe become the coach of the United States U-20 men's national soccer team at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship and later went on to become the coach of the Portland Timbers from 2001-05. Howe was also in charge of the "Education of Coaches " for the US Soccer Federation. He wrote the preface for " The official playing and coaching manual of the United States Soccer Federation".
-DOCSTART-	21003509
'''Gary Smith''' (born 12 March 1968 in Harlow) is an English former soccer player. He is currently the head coach of Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.
A midfielder with a "hard man" reputation, Smith spent several years playing professionally in the English Football League with Fulham, Colchester United and Barnet, and several seasons playing non-League football for Enfield, Wycombe Wanderers and Welling United, before injuries forced him into a premature retirement in 1995 at the age of just 27.
Smith began his coaching career with Wimbledon, before moving to Wycombe Wanderers in 2004 to become assistant first team coach. Following the resignation of manager Tony Adams, Smith briefly filled the role of caretaker manager at Wycombe, and the club was unbeaten under his guidance. He was reserve team coach for Watford in 2005, and in 2007 worked as a scout for Arsenal.
Smith joined Colorado Rapids in February 2008, initially as an assistant coach, and assumed an interim head coach position during the latter half of 2008 following the resignation of his predecessor, Fernando Clavijo. He was formally given the head coach position on 11 November 2008.
-DOCSTART-	21012311
'''James "Jimmy" Sanders''' (5 July 1920 - 11 August 2003) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for West Bromwich Albion.
Sanders joined Charlton Athletic from Cray Wanderers towards the end of World War Two but found his progress hampered by both the outbreak of World War II and the presence of Addicks legend Sam Bartram. His war service was spent with the Royal Air Force, forwhom he was a gunner pilot before being invalided out. Deprived of playing time due to the presence of Bartram, he appeared as a guest player for Chelsea, Liverpool, Southampton and West Ham United before guesting for Albion, earning himself as -2,250 move to The Hawthorns. Sanders established himself as number one at the club until 1952 when he lost out to Norman Heath, although he continued to feature intermittently until his departure in 1958. He followed this with brief spells at Kettering Town F.C., Coventry City and Hinckley Athletic F.C. before retiring in 1960. Following his retirement he left football to pursue a career in the pub trade, although he was distinguished by usually wearing his 1954 FA Cup Final winners medal around his neck.
-DOCSTART-	21019880
'''Jens Dowe''' (born 1 June 1968 in Rostock) is a German football coach and a former player who is currently assistant coach of Hansa Rostock II.
Dowe had three different spells as a player with his hometown club Hansa Rostock, with whom he won the final staging of the DDR-Oberliga (East German Premier League) in 1991.
He also played in the Bundesliga for 1860 Munich and Hamburg. Dowe spent spells abroad in the English First Division with Wolverhampton Wanderers, and in Austria, with Sturm Graz.
He moved into coaching after retiring from playing in 2005. He is currently assistant coach of Hansa Rostock II.
-DOCSTART-	21022692
'''Marcus Alan Crocker''' (born in Plymouth) is a former professional football player.
He started as a youth player at Plymouth Argyle and progressed to the first team where he made his first senior start in the 1992-93 season. He made a total of 10 league appearances for Plymouth, and his last senior game for them was on 26 December 1994 against Swansea City.. He joined Bath City on a month's loan in January 1995, scoring in his first three games for the club.
In April 2000 Crocker was playing for Tavistock.
By October 2001 he had rejoined Plymouth Parkway, from where he joined Newquay in December 2006.
-DOCSTART-	21030635
'''Thomas H. "Tom" Nicol''' (24 February 1870 - 1915) was a Scottish footballer who played for Burnley first as a centre forward and then as a full back in the 1890s, before later becoming a bowls champion in Southampton.
Nicol was born in Whitburn, West Lothian and after playing local football in Scotland with Mossend Swifts, he was one of several Scottish players recruited by Burnley. For his Burnley debut on 7 March 1891 he replaced leading scorer Claude Lambie, who had returned to Scotland, and scored a hat-trick in a 6-2 victory over Preston North End.
In 1891 a team representing Canada embarked on an extensive tour of Britain, playing over twenty games against both club and national teams. The game against Burnley took place on 31 October 1891 at Turf Moor, and at the time Burnley were lying eighth in the Football League. Despite fielding England goalkeeper Jack Hillman, Burnley were held to a 2-2 draw, even though Nicol twice giving Burnley the lead.
A few weeks later, Nicol was one of three goal-scorers in a 3-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers, this being the first league victory for Burnley against their local rivals, ensuring that his name would be entered "''in any (Burnley) hall of fame''".
On 9 January 1892, Nicol and fellow forward Alex McLardie both scored hat-tricks in a 9-0 victory over Darwen.
For the next two seasons, Nicol played at right-back before moving forward to outside-right for the 1894-95 season. Nicol again found his goal-scoring form and was the club's top-scorer for the season with 11 league goals from 22 appearances. He made a further contribution of eight goals in the 1895-96 season including a hat-trick in a 6-0 defeat of Blackburn Rovers on 13 April 1886.
The following November, Nicol joined Burnley's arch-rivals, Blackburn Rovers; in his 5 full seasons with Burnley he made a total of 150 appearances, scoring 45 goals.
Nicol stayed with Blackburn Rovers until the end of the 1896-97 season, scoring twice from 19 league and cup appearances, before moving to the south coast to join Southern League Southampton in the 1897 close season.
At the "''Saints''", Nicol reverted to the right-back position lining up alongside Harry Haynes; their defensive prowess helped Southampton to retain their Southern League title, conceding only 18 goals from 22 matches. He made his debut on 2 October 1897, with Samuel Meston moving forward to right-half to accommodate him, thus displacing John McMillan, who had been ever-present in the previous season. The Saints also reached the 1898 FA Cup semi-final, where they were defeated by Nottingham Forest in rather controversial circumstances after goalkeeper George Clawley had his eyes "''choked with snow''" and conceded two goals in the final minutes of the game.
Nicol was "''completely fearless, even reckless (and) usually won the ball irrespective of obstacles''"
He retired at the end of the 1898-99 season, having made 37 appearances for Southampton, scoring twice.
On his retirement, he became the landlord of the Kingsland Tavern in St Mary's Street.
Nicol became a bowls player of some repute and in 1907 he became a "knight" by winning the 133rd annual championship at the Southampton Old Bowling Green,
-DOCSTART-	21032065
Molyneux was born in Huyton, Merseyside and joined the Everton academy at the age of 11. He made his debut for the reserve team at 16. He has also been capped by England at under 16, under 17 and under 18 level gaining 26 caps altogether. He had a good start to the 2007-2008 season featuring in 5 games for Everton's first team but suffered from a back injury which kept him out for the majority of the 2007-08 season. He had the option to sign a further year at Everton but decided to sign for Southampton after other interest.
He signed for Southampton on a two-and-a-half-year contract on 2 January 2009. He made his Saints debut against Barnsley on 10 January. He was sent off for two bookings against Swansea City on 31 January 2009 He is known for his willingness to get forward and fitness, for his set pieces and passing abilities. He is currently out of favour under new manager Alan Pardew and has been told to go out on loan to gain experience. He has had set back with his back in October 2009 and is aiming to get fit for the January window.
-DOCSTART-	21032455
'''Harry Haynes''' (21 April 1873 - 29 May 1902) was an English footballer who played as a full back for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Small Heath and Southampton in the 1890s.
Haynes was born in Walsall and after playing his club football with Walsall Unity, he joined Walsall Town Swifts making three appearances in the Football League Second Division in the 1892-93 season. In February 1893, he moved up to the First Division with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
After two seasons with Wolves, he joined Midlands rivals Small Heath in July 1895. He made ten appearances as one of several players tried at centre-half before Alex Leake came through from the reserve team to become the regular first choice in that position.
In the 1896 close season, Haynes was persuaded to leave the Midlands and move to the south coast to join Southern League Southampton St. Mary's, though Small Heath retained his Football League registration. He signed his contract with his new club on Birmingham New Street station with a pen borrowed from a booking office clerk.
In his first season with the "''Saints''", he converted from a half back to play at left back; his pairing with Samuel Meston helped Southampton to claim their first Southern League title at the end of the 1896-97 season, with only 18 goals conceded from 20 matches.
Haynes continued to appear regularly in the 1898-99 season, but was gradually moved forward, first to centre half, and finally onto the left wing, from where he scored twice at the end of the season to help the Saints claim the championship for the third consecutive season.
In his four seasons with the Saints, Haynes made a total of 76 appearances, scoring five goals.
Haynes had already made plans for his life after football, taking over as landlord at the Turks Head pub in September 1898.
In May 1902, whilst behind the bar at the Edinburgh Castle pub, Haynes collapsed and died suddenly at the age of 29.
-DOCSTART-	21033685
'''Herbert Francis "Bert" Trentham''' (22 April 1908 - June 1979) was an English footballer who
played as a full back. He was nicknamed "Corker".
Trentham was born in Chirbury, Shropshire and attended Chirbury St John's School. In his youth he played football for Knighton Town, Knighton Victoria and Knighton United. He joined Hereford United in April 1926 and remained with them until April 1929, when he signed for West Bromwich Albion for a -600 transfer fee. He made his Albion league debut in March 1930, in a Division Two match away at Blackpool. During the following season he helped the club to achieve promotion to the First Division and played in the 1931 FA Cup Final, in which Albion beat Birmingham 2-1. Trentham also appeared in the 1935 FA Cup Final, but this time earned only a runners-up medal as his team lost 4-2 to Sheffield Wednesday. After 272 appearances for West Bromwich Albion, he re-joined Hereford United on a free transfer in May 1937, remaining with the latter club until his move to Darlaston in August 1939. Following his retirement from football, Trentham ran an ironmonger's business in Ward End, Birmingham. He died in June 1979, aged 71.
-DOCSTART-	21035124
'''Ralph Callachan''' (born 29 April 1955 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former association football player, who played for the three modern senior clubs in Edinburgh; Hearts, Hibs and Meadowbank Thistle. He played in Scottish Cup finals for both Hearts and Hibs, but both were lost to . Hearts lost 3-1 in 1976 and Hibs lost 3-2 in the second replay of 1979.
Callachan started his career with Hearts, where he made enough of an impact to earn a -90,000 move to . He only played nine league games in England before returning to Edinburgh, this time with Hibernian. Hibs' popular full-back John Brownlie was sent to Newcastle as part of the deal to bring Callachan to Easter Road.
He also served as manager for two years, acting as a player-manager.
-DOCSTART-	21037839
'''William "Bill" Richardson''' (14 February 1908 - August 1985) was an English footballer who
Richardson was born in Great Bridge, Tipton and as a youngster played football for Greets Green Boys, Greets Green Prims and Great Bridge Celtic. He turned professional in August 1926, when he joined joined West Bromwich Albion, and made his league debut in December 1928 in a Division Two match away at Middlesbrough. In 1930-31 he helped the club to achieve promotion to the First Division and played in the 1931 FA Cup Final, in which Albion beat Birmingham 2-1. Richardson also appeared in the 1935 FA Cup Final, but this time earned only a runners-up medal as his team lost 4-2 to Sheffield Wednesday. After making 352 appearances for West Bromwich Albion, he joined Swindon Town for a -200 transfer fee in May 1937, before moving on a free transfer to Dudley Town in September 1939. He joined Vono Sports F.C. in August 1940 but spent just one season with the club prior to his retirement in June 1941. He died in August 1985, aged 77.
-DOCSTART-	21042034
'''Wyndham William Pretoria''' "'''Willie'''" '''Haines''' (14 July 1900 - 5 November 1974) was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for south coast rivals, Portsmouth and then Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.
Haines was born at Warminster Common in Wiltshire and went to the local school at Sambourne where he was a member of the school football team. As a youth he played for Warminster Town before joining Frome Town in the Western League, from where he joined Portsmouth (then playing in the Football League Third Division South) in December 1922.
In his first season at Fratton Park, Haines made only six appearances, scoring three goals. In the following season, however, he displaced Alf Strange and became the first-choice centre-forward, scoring 28 goals from 30 league appearances, making him the club's top scorer as they won the Football League Third Division South championship.
In Portsmouth's first season in the Second Division, Haines shared the goal-scoring with Jerry Mackie with both players scoring 17 goals as Pompey finished in a creditable fourth place in the table. Haines was top-scorer in the next two seasons with 20 goals in 1925-26 when Portsmouth finished in mid-table, and 40 goals from 42 appearances in 1926-27 as Pompey gained promotion to the First Division as runners-up, squeezing out Manchester City on goal average, by a margin of just 0.006. Haines's goal tally included a hat-trick scored in a 9-1 victory over Notts County on 9 April 1927 - this remains Portsmouth's record margin of victory. Going into the final match of the season, Portsmouth and Manchester City were on the same number of points with near identical goal averages. The match between City and Bradford had started before Portsmouth's match against Preston North End and finished 8-0. At this time, Portsmouth were also winning 4-1 but needed to score one more goal to take the runners-up spot. Haines managed to score the vital goal in the final minutes of the game, thus sending Portsmouth up by the narrowest of margins.
For Portsmouth's first season in the top flight, Haines shared the goal-scoring with newly-recruited Jack Smith, both scoring 11 goals, with fellow forwards David Watson and Welsh international Fred Cook both contributing ten, as they narrowly avoided relegation, finishing in 20th place in the table. By the end of the season, Haines was out of favour with new manager Jack Tinn who was building a team for the future with Jack Weddle taking over the position of centre-forward.
In May 1928, Haines moved up the Solent to join local rivals Southampton. In his six seasons at Fratton Park, Haines scored 129 goals from 179 appearances in all competitions.
At Southampton, Haines joined a club which had been struggling financially and on the pitch. He linked up with his former Portsmouth colleague, Jerry Mackie, and was an immediate success. On 3 November 1928, he scored four goals in an 8-2 victory over Blackpool at The Dell - this was the first four-goal haul since the club had joined the Football League in 1920. Haines' 16 goals were a major factor in the Saints finishing fourth in the Second Division table.
Haines was a "well-built country boy" who soon became as popular at The Dell as he had been at Fratton Park. Despite his build and power, he would often take penalties without a run-up.
In the following season, Haines was injured in September and lost his place at centre-forward to Dick Rowley before returning to the side in February 1930. He marked his return by scoring five goals in the first three matches back and ended the season with 15 goals from 19 appearances. By now, manager Arthur Chadwick was forced to sell players to improve the club's finances, and Rowley had been sold to Tottenham Hotspur in February. At the time of his departure, Rowley had scored 25 goals from 25 league appearances and with him went Saints' last hopes of promotion, and they finished seventh in the table.
Haines missed the first half of the 1930-31 season because of injury, returning to the side on 27 December. Once back in the side, he embarked on a goal-scoring run with seven goals in his first four games and went on to become top scorer for the club with 15 goals from 21 appearances.
In his final season at The Dell, Haines was plagued by injuries and was only able to make three appearances, with various players including Arthur Haddleton and Johnny McIlwaine unsuccessfully trying to replace him at centre-forward before the emergence of Ted Drake from the reserves.
Haines retired in the summer of 1932, having scored a creditable 47 goals from 71 first-team appearances for the Saints.
In September 1932, he returned to the Western League with Weymouth, for whom he scored 275 goals in 205 appearances.
In 1935, Haines had become the landlord of the Vine Inn, Frome, Somerset which he ran until 1949. He later moved into the dry cleaning business.
In 1960, he became the president of the Portsmouth Supporters Club.
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'''Steven George Welsh''' (born April 19 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former professional footballer and currently Head of Youth Development at Boston United. He joined the Pilgrims in October 2005 and acted as manager from 18 December 2008 until the end of the 2008-2009 season. He is noted for wearing shorts on the touchline, even during midweek away matches in the winter.
Steve Welsh was born in Glasgow in 1967, and served in the British army before embarking on his football career. He is currently married.
In a career spanning thirteen seasons, Welsh played as a central defender for Wimborne Town, Cambridge United, Peterborough United, Preston North End, Partick Thistle, Dunfermline Athletic, Ayr United, Lincoln City and finally King's Lynn.
In February 2001, Welsh was appointed Football In The Community Officer at Lincoln City,
Steve joined Boston United in October 2005 as first team coach. After Neil Richardson left the club he also took on the role of Head of Youth, which involved work with the club's Centre of Excellence and the Bedford College Educational Scheme. He stayed at the club during four months without pay when the club hit a financial crisis in early 2007. On 18 November 2008 Tommy Taylor left Boston by mutual consent and Welsh was appointed caretaker manager. He was appointed permanent first team manager the following month after a satisfactory spell of results. Speaking of Welsh's appointment Boston United Chairman David Newton said: -Steve ticked all the boxes with the exception of actual management experience. He now has the rest of the season to move from coach to manager, a step that we believe he can take, and we will be supporting him all the way."
Former Brentford and Boston United midfielder Stewart Talbot said it was the, -right appointment at the right time-. Welsh fell ill over the New Year (08/09) and doctors advised him to stay at home and rest. As a result he missed one game at home to Nantwich. Welsh picked the starting line-up but Talbot took charge of the match and United lost 5-0. Welsh appointed Andrew Stanhope as his assistant manager in early 2009.
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'''Albert Austin (Bert) Flatley''' (5 September 1919 - 9 April 1987) was an English footballer and football manager.
Flatley was on the books of Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining York City where he made his debut in the 1938-39 season. He joined Port Vale in June 1939, playing twice before the war stopped all professional football in England. During wartime he guested for Bradford Park Avenue, Bradford City and Halifax Town before joining Bradford Park Avenue on a permanent basis in July 1944. After this he continued guesting for Halifax and later Hartlepool United.
In December 1946, he transferred to Bury. He played in Italy for Alessandria Calcio between 1948 and 1950 even coaching along with Carlo Carcano, returning to England as player-manager of non-league Workington in August 1951. At the end of his first season in charge, Workington were elected to the Football League. They finished bottom of the league the following season and Flatley resigned just after they had been re-elected.
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'''Kevin James Parker''' (born 10 September 1979 in Plymouth) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-winger.
Parker began his career as a trainee with Norwich City, but was kept out of the game for 18 months due to suffering from ME. He turned professional in June 1999 and played twenty times for the reserves the following season, but was released by Norwich on 26 April 2000 without appearing in the first-team.
He joined Torquay United on trial and earned himself a one year contractin July 2000. He made his league debut on 12 August 2000 against league newcomers Kidderminster Harriers. After a few promising games at the start of the season, he joined the ever-growing list of long-term injured players and was out for the most of the remainder of season. He did score an injury-time winner at Plainmoor against local rivals Exeter City in January 2001, but soon afterwards injured himself in training. In May 2001, Parker was given a 3-month contract extension to prove his fitness and then prove his ability to the new manager Roy McFarland. He made only two further appearances for the Gulls (both times as a substitute in the games away to Kidderminster Harriers and Cheltenham Town) before joining Yeovil Town on a two-week trial on 17 September 2001. On 28 September 2001, Parker's contract with Torquay was cancelled by mutual consent. The following day he signed for Weymouth on non-contract terms, playing on a match-to-match basis until early November when he signed a contract until the end of the season.
In May 2002, with Weymouth in financial trouble, Parker, along with Weymouth teammate Ryan Cross joined Weston-super-Mare.
In October 2003 he was playing for Bodmin Town and was the subject of a transfer request from Porthleven. In April 2004 he was playing for Saltash United.
In the 2005-06 season he scored three times for Plymouth Parkway, but was playing for Tavistock the following season.
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'''Robin Alexander E. Shroot''' (born 26 March 1988) is an English-born footballer who plays as a midfielder. He made his first-team debut for Birmingham City in the FA Cup third round match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2009, and played in the Football League while on loan to Walsall and Burton Albion. He has represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level.
Shroot was born in London. He began his football career as an eight-year-old with Wimbledon, remaining with the club until released at 16.
He then joined Staines Town's academy, which operated in association with Kingston College.
and contributed to the side reaching the Southern Youth League championship play-off and (as Kingston College) the final of the English Schools' Football Association U-18 Colleges' Trophy.
Shroot never played for Staines' Isthmian League Premier Division team, though he was an occasional unused substitute,
In September 2006, Shroot joined AFC Wimbledon, also of the Isthmian League Premier. The club described him as a "skilful ball-playing winger who likes to take on opponents and deliver telling crosses".
In the 2006-07 season he made two starts and five substitute appearances in the league without scoring.
In November 2007, Shroot joined Harrow Borough, also of the Isthmian League Premier, on loan, initially for a month. He made his debut on 10 November 2007 in a 2-1 defeat at Margate.
His spell with Harrow was extended to three months,
and brought him six league goals from ten games. Shroot finished the 2007-08 season with another six league goals for AFC Wimbledon from five starts and seven substitute appearances,
manager Terry Brown felt that the player's representatives did not want him to stay with the club.
Under the Bosman ruling, because of the player's age, compensation would be payable when he signed a contract with another club,
but he would be allowed to play on non-contract terms, and in September 2008 he rejoined Harrow Borough on such a basis, with a view to regaining fitness following a summer operation.
At Harrow he was reunited with player-coach Jamie Lawrence, with whom he had worked for three years at Lawrence's Tooting academy for semi-professional footballers.
Though he failed to score in his first four games back with Harrow, he followed up with nine goals in eight league games,
performances which attracted interest from potential purchasers and attention from opposition defenders alike.
In mid-December 2008, Shroot had a trial with Football League Championship club Birmingham City; he trained with the first-team group and scored in a friendly against Cheltenham Town.
Harrow manager, former Birmingham player David Howell, was unhappy about the motives of the player's agent, suggesting he wanted "to put Robin out there for the highest bidder".
Nevertheless, Shroot joined Birmingham on 2 January 2009, signing a two-and-a-half year contract with a one-year option,
for what was described as a "nominal" fee.
Shroot made his first-team debut on 13 January 2009, playing the whole of the FA Cup third round defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In March 2009, he joined League One club Walsall on loan for one month with a view to gaining first-team experience in League football.
He made his debut in the Football League as a second-half substitute in Walsall's 2-0 defeat at Southend United.
The good form of Walsall's other wide players meant Shroot was unable to force his way into the starting eleven, so he returned from the loan spell a week before it was due to end, making five substitute appearances.
Shroot joined Burton Albion on a season-long loan on 1 July 2009, though Birmingham have the option to recall him in the January 2010 transfer window.
Shroot qualifies to play international football for Northern Ireland because his grandmother is from that country. While still a youngster at Wimbledon, he wrote to then manager Lawrie Sanchez to tell him his international ambitions lay with Northern Ireland. He has been capped at under-19 and under-20 level,
Shroot's debut for the under-21s came in November 2008 when he played the first half of a 3-1 defeat of their Scottish counterparts in November 2008.
Shroot was educated at Alleyn's School in Dulwich, south London, and played non-league cricket for the Alleyn Adhoc XI, many of whose players are former pupils of the school.
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'''Matthew (Matt) Carragher''' (born 14 January, 1974) is a former English footballer who played 362 games over twelve years in the Football League.
Carragher started his career at Wigan Athletic, before moving on to Port Vale in 1997 where he was made captain and led the 2001 team to their Football League Trophy final victory. He was surprisingly released from Vale in May 2003.
He signed for Macclesfield Town, before being released by manager Brian Horton in May 2005, the same man who had released him from Vale Park.
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'''Neil Brisco''' (born 26 January 1978) is an English former footballer.
Brisco started his career as a trainee with Manchester City, he never made it onto the field and instead signed for Port Vale. He was a part of Brian Horton's 2001 Football League Trophy winning side but after six years, 135 games and two goals left to join Rochdale in 2004, spending two loan periods with Northwich Victoria at his own request in 2004 and 2005. He struggled with a knee injury and was released by Rochdale in May 2006.
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'''Allen John Tankard''' (born 21 March, 1969) is an English former footballer. Noted for his eight years with Port Vale, overall he played 519 games in the Football League.
Tankard started his football career with Southampton, however after only five appearances it was apparent he had no future at the club and so signed with Wigan Athletic in 1988. He spent 5 years at Wigan, making over 200 appearances.
In July 1993, John Rudge signed Tankard to Port Vale for a -87,500 fee. Initially unpopular with the Vale Park fans, he turned things around after a last minute FA Cup winner against Huddersfield Town in the second round. He spent December to April of the 1993-94 season on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury, but his performances whilst fit helped the club to promotion from the Third Division. He played regular football in the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons until being sidelined again in March 1996 due to another hamstring injury.
Following his recovery he spent the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons as one of the first names on the team sheet. His reputation was somewhat sullied in an FA Cup third round game on 14 January 1998, blasting his penalty over the bar in the penalty shootout with Arsenal, it was the final kick of the 4-3 defeat (the game had finished 1-1 in normal time). Recovering from their lacklustre third round performance, Arsenal would later go on to win the competition. During the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 seasons, Tankard was a key part of a Vale team struggling in England's second tier.
He remained loyal to the Burslem club following Rudge's departure and the club's relegation to the Second Division at the turn of the century. During the 2000-01 season he once again played around 40 competitive games for ''the Valiants''. Despite playing every game of that seasons Football League Trophy run, he was an unused substitute for the final at the Millennium Stadium.
Tankard was released in May 2001. In all he had made 324 first team appearances for the club, scoring 13 goals. Once of the club's most consistent performers, years later the club were still trying to fill the void Tankard's departure had left in the left-back role.
He spent the 2001-02 season with Mansfield Town, helping them to gain the third and final automatic promotion place of the Third Division, one point ahead of Cheltenham Town. He was contracted with the club for the 2002-03 season, but did not make any appearances.
Since retiring from the game, Tankard took up work in Mow Cop at a minibus and coach hire company.
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'''Ville Viljanen''' (born 2 February 1971) is a former Finnish international footballer.
Viljanen moved from Sandarna BK to BK Hcken in 1995, he spent three years at the club and scored 15 goals in 71 games before moving on to Vstra Frlunda IF. In February 2000 he moved to England to sign for Brian Horton's Port Vale, playing 33 games over 15 months before returning to his native lands to play for GAIS.
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'''Tommy Sword''' (born 12 November 1957) is a former professional football defender, who played primarily for Stockport County and has since been inducted into their hall of fame.
Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sword started his professional footballing career with Stockport County after making a name for himself as a free-scoring striker in the Northern Football League with Bishop Auckland. He started in good form at County, scoring twice in a 2-1 win over Hartlepool United on his full debut, but was soon asked to play in defense when County were short due to injuries. Sword enjoyed a successful transition from striker to defender, playing out the remainder of his career at the back. Despite playing from defense, he maintained a good scoring record thanks mostly to converting a remarkable 25 penalties. Sword was transferred to Hartlepool for -5,000 in July 1986, but soon returned to County for a brief stint to finish his footballing career.
He was very well regarded at County, and was awarded a testimonial against Manchester City soon after finishing playing professionally. In April 2005 he was inducted into Stockport's hall of fame.
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'''Dean Anthony Stokes''' (born 23 March 1970) is an English former footballer, currently manager at Rochdale Town.
A former professional with Port Vale and Rochdale, he has spent times with numerous non-league clubs, before moving into management in 2007.
Stokes was a quick left-back, who after failing to make the grade at Rochdale played for non-league sides Castleton Gabriels, Armitage 90, Redditch United and Halesowen Town.
He returned to the Football League in January 1993, signing for John Rudge's Port Vale of the Second Division. Halesowen Town eventually received -5,000 in payment, as a result of appearance clauses.
His professional debut came on 18 December 1993, at the age of 23, in a 1-1 draw with Burnley at Vale Park. He enjoyed regular football for the rest of the 1993-94 promotion winning season, though did lose his place in April.
After undergoing ankle surgery in August 1994, he hardly played in Vale's 1994-95 First Division campaign. He hardly featured in the 1995-96 season either, though did come back into first team plans in March 1996.
One of the most successful seasons in Port Vale's history was 1996-97, Stokes played eleven games, ten of which were in the league.
In 1997-98, he again appeared infrequently with just nine games that season, he was allowed to leave upon its conclusion. He in fact returned to the club of his youth - Rochdale, who were as ever, in the basement division.
After eleven games of 1998-99, he lost his place in the Rochdale first 11.
For the first time in a long time, Stokes enjoyed consistent football in 1999-2000. He played 26 games, six of which were cup encounters. However at the age of 30 he dropped out of the Football League to play for Leek Town.
A veteran of the non-leagues, Stokes became player-manager of Alsager Town in 2007. He quit the post in March 2008.
In June 2009, he was made head coach at Rochdale Town.
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'''Mark Snijders''' (born 12 March 1972) is a Dutch former footballer. He spent three years playing in the Football League with Port Vale.
Snijders left his home town club AZ for English First Division club Port Vale in the summer of 1997. He was one of a number of John Rudge's Dutch signings. He made his Vale debut in a 2-1 win over Stockport County at Vale Park on 9 September 1997. He scored his first goal for the club eighteen days later, in a 2-0 home win over Queens Park Rangers. In all he made 25 appearances that season, picking up his second goal in a 3-2 win over Manchester City at Maine Road. His classy play and skilful reading of the game impressed the Vale faithful.
In 1998-99 the club were battling against relegation, Snijders played five games in August, but fell out of the first team and only made a total of twelve appearances. He had suffered with injuries and a loss of form.
The 1999-2000 season saw Vale suffer relegation and the departure of Rudge. Snidjers was a semi-regular under both Rudge and his replacement Brian Horton, playing 22 games that season. He was sent off at the Alexandra Stadium, in a 2-1 defeat to near rivals Crewe Alexandra on 7 March. He was released by the club at the end of the season and joined his old amateur side AFC '34, back in the Netherlands.
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'''Neil Sang''' (born 23 May 1972 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer who currently works as a football agent.
Sang began his career as a trainee with Everton, turning professional in May 1990. He failed to break into the Everton first team and was released at the end of the 1990-91 season, joining Torquay United in June 1991. He played 14 times as Torquay struggled in the league and was released at the end of the season after Torquay had been relegated back to Division Three. He then returned to the North-West of England, joining Runcorn. He played for Caernarfon Town and signed for Bangor City in the 1997 close season. Later in 1997 he was playing alongside Lee Trundle for Chorley, while by December 1998 he was playing for Marine.
He subsequently became a football agent, with clients including Danny Cadamarteri, Geremi, Kevin McLeod,
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'''O'Neil Thompson''' (born 11 August 1983) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays professionally in England for Burton Albion on loan from Barnsley, in both the defence and midfield positions.
Born in Kingston, Thompson began his career with Boys' Town. He moved to Norwegian side Notodden FK in 2008, and made a total of 14 league appearances that season. He then moved to English side Barnsley in August 2009. On 18 January 2010 Thompson moved to League Two side Burton Albion on a month-long loan.
Nicknamed ''Bigga'' because of his height, Thompson made his international debut for Jamaica in an April 2006 friendly match against the United States. He played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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'''Ian Armstrong''' (born 16 November, 1981) was an English footballer, now retired. A tricky forward player, he was used mainly as a winger or an attacking midfielder.
After coming through the ranks of the Liverpool academy, he signed for Port Vale in 2001 and played until 2005 when he was released after a series of injuries. He subsequently retired from professional football.
In April 2009 it was revealed that Ian is the half brother of former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona.
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'''Ashley Dodd''' (born 7 January 1982 in Birmingham is an English footballer.
Dodd started his career with Manchester United, but in March 2001 he was loaned out to Port Vale. After impressing at Vale the move was made permanent two months later. Signing a one year contract in May 2001, he scored one goal in 13 games, appearing fairly regularly in the first half of the 2001-02 season. However he didn't play a game in the 2002 end of the season and was released in April 2002. He went from Moor Green to Stafford Rangers in August 2002 and signed for Hednesford Town in 2003. After moving to Gresley Rovers in 2004 he left the club in May 2005.
His whereabouts since then have been unknown, but in June 2009 it was confirmed that he has joined Jersey based side St Peter, who play in the Channel Islands league.
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'''Daniel Peter Christoper 'Danny' Maye''' (born 14 July 1982 in Leicester) is an English former professional footballer.
Maye started his career with Second Division Port Vale, making his debut as a 67th minute substitute in a 5-0 win over Cambridge United at Vale Park on 5 October 2001, replacing Ian Armstrong. Eleven days later he played the second half of the Football League Trophy clash with Carlisle United, replacing fellow youngster Alex Gibson. Vale scored twice in six minutes to turn the game around 2-1. His final appearance was on 6 April 2002, replacing Marc Bridge-Wilkinson with eight minutes to go of a goalless home draw with Bournemouth.
He joined Southend United on a free transfer for the start of the 2002-03 season. He made his debut for the Third Division club on 17 August 2002, replacing Phil Whelan late into a 3-2 defeat to Shrewsbury Town at Roots Hall. His next match was in the League Cup First Round on 10 September, coming on for Damon Searle with the score 3-0 to Wimbledon, the score at full-time was 4-1. He played his last game seven days later, again coming off the bench, this time replacing Neil Jenkins, in another home defeat, Kidderminster Harriers claiming a 2-1 victory. He left the club once his three month contract expired.
Late in 2002 he joined non-league Nuneaton Borough, before quickly moving on to Corby Town. In 2003 he joined Team Bath, staying for three years it is likely he completed a degree program with the affiliated university- the University of Bath. He spent part of 2006 with Chippenham Town before signing with Taunton Town. In 2007 he joined Yate Town.
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'''Rogier Koordes''' (born 13 June 1972) is a Dutch former footballer.
Koordes was purchased by English First Division club Port Vale from Telstar in February 1997 for a -75,000 fee. He stayed at the club for two years, making 41 appearances in all competitions, before his departure in February 1999. After leaving Burslem he returned to his native Holland to play for TOP Oss.
In January 2007 he joined Rijnvogels in the Eerste Klasse (Dutch 4th tier).
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'''Derek McGill''' (born 14 October 1975) is a Scottish former footballer.
McGill started his career with Falkirk in 1993, but after three years without an appearance he moved on to Hamilton Academical in 1996. A goal in each of his four appearances for the Second Division in September 1996 justified a move into the Scottish Premier League with Raith Rovers. He made eight SPL appearances in the 1996-97 season, the club were relegated and the next season McGill was used more frequently in the First Division. He bagged a brace on his return to Douglas Park, as Academicals had achieved promotion the previous season.
In September 1998 McGill completed his Scottish Football League set by dropping into the Third Division with Queens Park Rangers. The next month he moved south to England, signing for Port Vale in the First Division on a free transfer. He made three substitute appearances away from Vale Park before returning to the Scottish First Division in December 1998 with old club Hamilton. However he was released before the year was out.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Rimmer''' (born 23 May 1979 in Liverpool) is an English former footballer. His career in the Football League was brief but eventful, playing in front of a record low crowd at Maine Road and getting sent off 23 minutes into his Port Vale debut. In 2000, he ventured into non-league football.
A product of the Manchester City youth system, he made one first team appearance for the club on 8 December 1998. City lost 2-1 to Mansfield Town in the Auto Windscreens Shield First Round. Rimmer picked up a booking in a match primarily remembered as having Manchester City's lowest ever recorded attendance (3,007 turned up). He spent January 1999 at Conference National side Doncaster Rovers. He left Maine Road at the end of the season and quickly signed up with First Division Port Vale.
Making his Vale debut on 28 December 1999 at Oakwell, replacing Mark Snijders at half time, he was sent off on 68 minutes for serious foul play. He only one more appearance, on 12 February 2000, replacing Stewart Talbot at Blundell Park after just 13 minutes. He was let go at the end of the season.
He then went into non-league football with Marine and then Hyde United. He returned to Marine in 2001, staying with two years before joining Skelmersdale United.
He is now a PE teacher at Parklands High School in Chorley.
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'''Dolapo 'Dele' Olaoye''' (born 17 October, 1982 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Redditch United, having played in the Football League for Port Vale.
Olaoye joined Port Vale in August 2000, making his debut on 19 August as a late substitute for Tony Naylor in Vale's 3-0 win at home to Oxford United. However, this was his only appearance in the Vale first team before being released.
He subsequently moved to the United States where he attended Mercer University and played for Michigan Bucks.
He joined Stafford Rangers in August 2006,
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'''Simon Eldershaw''' (born 3 December 1983) is an English former professional footballer, now with non-league side Stone Dominoes.
Eldershaw started his career with Port Vale, where he gained his first senior goal in a 2-1 reverse at Huddersfield Town on Boxing Day 2004. He was only to make 15 appearances though, before being released by manager Martin Foyle in May 2005.
Following his release he had a trial with Kidderminster Harriers, before having spells with local non-league teams Northwich Victoria, Leek Town, Alsager Town and Newcastle Town.
He turned out in two league and one FA Cup qualifier game for in the 2008-09 season.
He later became a teacher at Alleynes High School in Stone, Staffordshire, also playing for local non-league team Stone Dominoes from August 2009. He graduated from the Open University with a degree in IT.
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'''John Ernest Townrow''', also known as '''Jack Townrow''', (28 March 1901 - 11 April 1969) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half for Clapton Orient, Chelsea and Bristol Rovers in the Football League and for the England national football team.
Townrow was born in West Ham, now part of London, and attended Pelly Memorial School in the borough.
He began his professional football career at the end of the First World War with Second Division club Clapton Orient. He remained with the club until 1927, and played 253 league games for them.
He joined Second Division rivals Chelsea in 1927, and went on to play 140 games for the club in all competitions and contribute to their promotion to the First Division in the 1929-30 season. His playing career finished with one season at Bristol Rovers in the Third Division South, where he played alongside his younger brother Frank.
Townrow was manager of Harrogate Town for a spell in the 1960s.
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'''Mark Innes''' (born 27 September 1978) is a Scottish footballer who plays his football in England, he is currently playing for New Mills in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division.
Innes started his career with Oldham Athletic, signing professional forms at the start of the 1997-98 season. He made close to 100 appearances for the club, but was loaned out to Chesterfield in December 2001 in a one month spell. He moved permanently to Saltergate at the end of his spell and played 74 league games for the club, before he was released by the club in March 2005, he signed with Port Vale later that month. Singing a 12 month contract in June 2005, he was a first team feature at Vale Park until February 2006 and was no longer at the club when his contract was up at the end of the 2006-07 season. He joined Hyde United in 2007 whilst also working as a tiler. But after some half-hearted performances and also as one of the high earners, he wasn't offered a new contract in summer 2009 and dropped several divisions to join New Mills in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division.
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'''Ron-Robert Zieler''' (born 12 February 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United.
Born in Cologne, Zieler began his football career with his hometown club, 1. FC Kln, before joining Manchester United as a trainee in July 2005. In his first season with the club, he played 22 times for the Under-18 side, including four in the FA Youth Cup. He was also named as an unused substitute in 11 reserve matches, including the final of the Manchester Senior Cup, earning him a winners medal. The following season, he shared Under-18 goalkeeping duties with Ben Amos, but also made his debut for the reserves on 15 March 2007, a 3-0 home defeat to Sheffield United. Despite that inauspicious start, he made amends four days later by keeping a clean sheet in the 2-0 Manchester Senior Cup win over Oldham Athletic. The 2007-08 season marked Zieler's emergence as a full member of the reserve team, as he and Tom Heaton shared the majority of the goalkeeping duties, each making 11 appearances. In May 2008, Zieler won another Manchester Senior Cup winners medal, as he played the full 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet against Bolton Wanderers. He then played in the final of the Lancashire Senior Cup at the end of July 2008, restricting Liverpool to just two goals as United won 3-2.
At the start of the 2008-09 season, Zieler was given a first team squad number - 38 - for the first time. He got his first taste of first team action on 23 September 2008, when he was named on the bench for United's 3-1 League Cup win over Middlesbrough. On 26 November 2008, he was sent on loan to Northampton Town until 31 December as cover for their one senior goalkeeper, Chris Dunn, as Frank Fielding's loan from Blackburn Rovers was coming to an end. The loan was subsequently extended until 31 January 2009, and then extended again on 2 February until 25 February.
Zieler made his debut for Northampton Town on 21 February 2009, playing for the full 90 minutes of the Cobblers' 2-0 home defeat by Walsall. He then played again three days later, in a 1-1 draw away to Brighton & Hove Albion, before returning to Manchester United on 26 February 2009 after his loan spell reached 93 days. The loan could not be extended as 93 days is the maximum loan spell allowed outside the transfer window. Upon returning to Manchester United, Zieler recommenced his duties as reserve team goalkeeper, conceding just one goal in his first four games back. However, in a match against Newcastle United Reserves on 30 March 2009, he suffered a broken arm after colliding with a Newcastle striker in mid-air.
In 2008, Zieler kept goal for the German under-19 side that won the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and played with the U-20 at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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'''William Herbert "Billy" Coggins''' (16 September 1901 - 1958) was an English footballer who
played as a goalkeeper. He played for Everton in the 1931 FA Cup semi-final.
Coggins was born in Bristol and after playing local football, he joined Bristol City in September 1925, then playing in the Football League Third Division South. He was an ever-present member of the City side that won the division title in 1926-27, thus gaining promotion to the Second Division. He spent a further three seasons at Ashton Gate before joining Everton in March 1930.
Coggins took over in goal from Ted Sagar for the rest of the season, but was unable to prevent Everton being relegated from the First Division for the first time in the club's history.
Coggins retained his place for the 1930-31 season as, fired by Dixie Dean's goals, Everton took the title by a margin of seven points over West Bromwich Albion. Over Easter 1931, Everton played Coggins' former team, Bristol City twice. For the first match at Ashton Gate, Coggins was appointed captain, leading his side to a 1-0 victory, with the goal coming from Jimmy Stein, but City won the return match at Goodison Park 3-1.
Coggins also featured in Everton's run to the 1931 FA Cup Semi-final which was played at Old Trafford against West Bromwich Albion on 14 March 1931. Everton dominated the first half but were unable to score from any of the chances they created, and it was Albion who broke the deadlock ten minutes into the second half. Albion captain Tommy Glidden played the ball into the Everton penalty area from near the halfway line, and aided by a gust of wind it sailed past Coggins and into the net to put Albion into the final.
Following Everton's return to the top flight, Ted Sagar reclaimed the goalkeeper's jersey, and Coggins only made three further appearances, his final first-team game coming on 10 February 1934.
Coggins had a trial at Queens Park Rangers in the 1935-36 season, when he made six league appearances, before playing out his career back in the west country with Bath City in the Southern League.
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'''Sam Hewson''' (born 28 November 1988) is an English footballer currently playing for Manchester United. His regular position is as a central midfielder.
Born in Bolton, Hewson began his career at his local club, AFC Bolton, at the age of eight. He played two matches for the team before being spotted by Manchester United's youth scouts. He was then offered a place in the Manchester United Academy a year later, and started training with the club before he had even reached ten years of age.
Hewson started playing for the Manchester United under-17 team during the 2003-04 season, and scored in his second game. The following season, he only played one game for the under-18 side, in which he was substituted by Jamie Mullan. He signed a trainee contract with United in the summer of 2005, and became a regular in the under-18 team during the following season, playing in 28 matches including four in the FA Youth Cup. He also made his debut for the reserves on 26 September 2005, coming on as a substitute for Markus Neumayr against Newcastle United.
In 2006-07, Hewson was named as the captain of the Manchester United under-18 side, and made 26 appearances for the team, including eight appearances in the FA Youth Cup, his five goals helping United to the final, where they lost to Liverpool. The following season, he signed his first professional contract and became a regular in the reserve team, playing in 22 matches in all competitions. After being handed a first team squad number (43), he also received his first taste of first team action on 12 December 2007, when he was named as an unused substitute for United's final Champions League group stage match away to Roma. He also helped the reserve team to the finals of both the Manchester Senior Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup, beating Bolton Wanderers in the former and Liverpool in the latter.
Despite being given a new first team squad number (33), he continued in the reserve team in 2008-09, and was ever-present in the side until January 2009, when he went on loan to Hereford United for three months. He made his Hereford debut in a 5-0 home win over Oldham Athletic on 17 January 2009, but was substituted in the 79th minute. He scored his first goal for Hereford in a 4-1 defeat to Stockport County. In the next game, he scored twice as Hereford beat Cheltenham 3-2.
In February 2007, Hewson made his debut for the England U-19 squad for the friendly against Poland's U-19 side. He has since made further appearances for the England U-19 team, playing against Turkey and Austria, as well as playing in the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Elite Qualifying Group against Russia and the Czech Republic.
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'''Tyler Rix''' is an English saxophonist from Watford who appeared on the BBC's Classical Star. Since the show, Tyler has signed with Universal Music Group and his debut album is due in 2009.
'''Tyler Pearce Rix''', saxophone player and footballer, was born in Watford, 2 January 1993.
Tyler Rix began playing the saxophone at the age of 9 and had progressed to grade 5 with distinction within 18 months. He passed grade 8 four years later. He attended Frith Manor Primary School in Woodside Park , North West London, and currently attends Dame Alice Owen's School in Herts.
He was accepted to Junior Guildhall in Barbican London as one of their youngest ever saxophone players.
In July 2008 Tyler won Junior Guildhall's most prestigious annual prize, The Lutine Prize.
The Tyler Rix quartet performed at the Vortex in the London Jazz Festival 22 November 2008. Because of the young age of Tyler Rix his management company had to apply for a Chaperone Licence to accompany him.
Tyler started playing football at Borehamwood Mini Soccer in 1997 aged 4.
In January 2001, at the age of 8, Tyler signed for West Ham United Academy. The following year, Tyler appeared on the front cover of the book, Junior Soccer: A Complete Coaching Guide for the Young Player a coaching guide produced in association with West Ham. Tyler also made several appearances throughout the book.
In 2004 Tyler captained West Ham Juniors in the semi-finals of the Ascension International Tournament in Belgium.
In April 2007 Tyler played for Dame Alice Owen-s school and won the English Schools FA National Cup.
Tyler Rix had to decide whether to pursue a music or a football career when Universal Music Universal Music Group approached him to join the UCJ label. In 2009 he signed to Universal Classics and Jazz and at the age of 16 became one of their youngest acts. His first recording, Ascent, is a collection of old and new classical pieces was released in January 2009. Released initially as an EP it is scheduled for release as a full length recording in February 2009.
Tyler cites his influences as British classical saxophonist John Harle, Norwegian Jan Garbarek and Kenny G.
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'''Joe Bradshaw''' (1880 - ''date unknown'') was an English football player and manager.
As a player he started out at Woolwich Polytechnic before turning professional at Woolwich Arsenal, where his father, Harry Bradshaw, was manager; however he never made a first-team appearance.
He eventually became player-manager of Southend United in 1912 (from a part-time basis only in 1913), winning promotion to the Southern League First Division, and seeing the club through World War I.
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'''Christopher Patrick 'Pat' O'Toole''' (born 2 January 1965 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer.
O'Toole started his career at Shamrock Rovers in 1983. However his first team opportunities were limited and after 16 total appearances in 2 years at Glenmalure Park he signed for Shelbourne in 1985.
He transferred to Leicester City in February 1990. Unable to break into the Leicester first team he was loaned to Exeter City in December 1990, playing six times. In March 1991 he joined Shrewsbury Town where he played 46 league games (almost half as substitute) before being released at the end of the 1992-93 season.
In August 1993 he joined Torquay United, making his debut in midfield as Torquay lost on penalties in the League Cup to Hereford United, with his league debut at right-back in place of Lee Barrow in the 2-1 win away to Darlington on 28 August. He switched to left-back, in place of Scott Colcombe, with Barrow restored at right-back, for the next game, a 1-1 draw at home to Carlisle United and played in the following game, a 3-3 draw at home to Colchester United in which Adrian Foster scored a hat-trick. However, these were his only games for Torquay and he left, joining Bridgnorth Town.
In December 1993 he played 5 league games for Cobh Ramblers and in January 1994 he moved back to his first club. In his two stints at the Hoops O'Toole was unfortunate in that the team were winning the league on those occasions so first team opportunitites were limited.
He joined Halifax Town in April 1994, playing seven times in the Conference before being released at the end of the season.
He spent the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons with Stafford Rangers.
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'''Michael George 'Mick' O'Brien''' (born 25 September 1979 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer. He represented England as a schoolboy.
O'Brien, a left-sided midfielder, began his career as a trainee with Everton, turning professional in October 1997. At Everton he had captained the FA Youth Cup winning side in 1998,
He joined Torquay United in August 1999 and later that month, on the opening day of the season, scored on his league debut against Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow. After a first season in and out of the starting line-up, but with some notable moments, including as a goal from a 30-yard free kick at Loftus Road in the FA Cup third round tie against Queens Park Rangers in December 1999, O'Brien fell out of favour with manager Wes Saunders. He was loaned to Conference side Southport in January 2001, returning in March with Torquay struggling at the foot of the Football League. With Saunders sacked, O'Brien returned to the first team squad under new manager Colin Lee, playing four times as a substitute before the end of the season. The last of these games, on the final day of the season, saw O'Brien come on early in the first half for Jason Rees as Torquay won 3-2 away to Barnet to avoid relegation and send Barnet down instead.
Lee left at the end of the season and was replaced by Roy McFarland. O'Brien was one of a number of players on short-term contracts, giving McFarland a chance to assess the squad. He appeared as a late substitute for Tony Bedeau on 11 August 2001, as Torquay lost 1-0 away to Bristol Rovers, but was released at the end of that month.
He joined Droylsden in September 2001, moving to Chester City the following month and appearing in their Conference side. He was released by Chester at the of the 2002-03 season, having not played in their first team that season.
He returned to Droylsden in August 2003, playing seven times up to early October.
He returned to the Droylden side in October 2005, playing his final game for them that season on 12 December as Droylsden lost at home to Workington.
He also became kit man to the Everton youth team, also taking some of the coaching
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'''Julian Nana Ayisi Owusu-Bekoe''' (born May 10, 1989 in Tooting) is a Ghanaian football player who used to play for Merstham FC.
He began his career 2004 at Prampram Mighty Royals, joined 2006 to Park View FC and won there the Young Player of the Year Award 2007. He haded on 20 January 2007 a two weeks trial at SBV Excelsior.
In 2008 he returned to Ghana and signed a contract by Eleven Wise, in the Summer of 2009 he signed for English Ryman South side, Merstham FC.
Owusu-Bekoe joined the U17 National Team's Camp in mid October 2006 from the UK as he had the pride to play for his home Country. He had secured his Dual Citizenship from the British Government which enabled him achieve to his aims. He impressed during his trials and scored two goals out of two trial matches he played.
The well-built striker, who joined the Black Starlet for full games in the middle of October 2007, scored two goals in two games for the Black Starlets during their friendly with Division One side Fairpoint F.C. and Mighty Jets.
He has been told he's been promoted to the U-23 team but he's yet to receive the official letter from the GFA. Owusu-Bekoe is always available for the national side. Owusu was linked with a number of clubs including Ajax, PSV and Club Brugge during a three month Stint in Holland with SBV Excelsior.
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'''George Henry Holdcroft''' (23 January 1909 - 17 April 1983) was an FA Cup winning, England international goalkeeper.
Holdcroft played for local clubs, Biddulph, Norton Druids and Whitfield Colliery before joining Port Vale as an amateur in August 1926, signing professional forms the following month. He only played ten games for Vale before being handed a free transfer to Third Division (North) Darlington in May 1928.
In 1931, he was signed by Everton, however failing to get into the first team in 1932 moved to Preston North End. He went on to play in 172 consecutive league and FA Cup matches. In the 1933-34 season he helped Preston win promotion to the First Division. He also played in the 1938 FA Cup Final victory over Huddersfield Town.
After leaving Preston he played for Barnsley, Leyland Motors, Morecambe and Chorley.
During the war he guested for Accrington Stanley, Barnsley, Burnley, Bury, Oldham Athletic, Manchester United and Southport.
Holdcroft was selected to play for England against Wales on 17 October 1936.
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'''Thomas (Tommy) Lonsdale''' (21 September, 1882 - 17 March, 1973) was a football goalkeeper.
Lonsdale played amateur football in Auckland before joining Grimsby Town in 1908. He played 87 games in his five years at the club, leaving for West Ham United in 1913.
After a shaky start to his West Ham career he was dropped, later regaining his place at the beginning of December but on 14 January 1914, Lonsdale was reported missing. After he turned up, the board of directors fined him a week's wages and he was demoted to the reserve side. Lonsdale did not regain his first-team place until the end of February 1914, that summer he was sold to Southend United. From Southend he moved to Stalybridge Celtic and then joined Port Vale in June 1923.
He was a regular with Vale until he suffered a head injury in March 1924 and was released in the summer.
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'''Ian Foster''' (Born 11 November 1976 in Liverpool) is currently managing Dundalk.
After his last spell as a player with Kidderminster Harriers he remained at the club as physio for two years before he left to join Jeff Kenna at Galway United.
Foster took over Galway United following the departure of Jeff Kenna to St Patrick's Athletic on the 14th of January 2009 . Foster joined Galway United in April 2008 and acted as Kenna's Assistant Manager where he played an integral part in Galway United maintaining their Premier Division status.
On the December 4, 2009 Foster was announced as Dundalk first team manager after resigning as manager of Galway United on the same day.
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'''Robert Carter''' (1881 - 14 March 1928) was an English footballer, nicknamed '''Toddler''' because of his small stature. He was the father of footballing legend Raich Carter.
He played football for Sunderland Royal Rovers and Selbourne, before joining Port Vale in 1904, he scored 23 goals in 83 games for the club. In 1907 Carter joined Stockport County after Port Vale went into liquidation. After scoring 8 goals in 27 games he signed for Fulham, who had just joined the Football League, he scored seven goals in ten games before joining Southampton in 1908.
Carter suffered greatly with injuries at Southampton. It was there where he sustained a career-ending a blow to the head from which he never fully recovered. Carter returned to Sunderland with his wife, Clara. However the head injury ultimately proved fatal and he died on 14 March 1928.
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'''Henry Edward (Harry) Hubbick''' (12 November 1910 - 18 March 1992) was an English footballer.
After leaving school Hubbick worked as a coal miner. In his free time he played football for Jarrow, Blyth Spartans and Spennymoor United before signing for professional club Burnley in 1935. After playing 58 games for the club he joined Bolton Wanderers in 1936.
With the outbreak of World War II football was cancelled and Hubbick went back to work in the pits,
After playing 131 games for Wanderers, he joined Port Vale for a -1,000 fee in October 1947. He played regular football at Vale until he was sold on to Rochdale in January 1949 for around -1,000,
He later played for Lancaster City as a player-coach before moving on to Welsh clubs Caernarvon Town, Llandudno and Rhyl Athletic.
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'''James Reid''' (20 February 1879 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer.
Reid played his early football in Scotland, he left Hibernian for Port Vale in July 1899. He enjoyed regular football in the 1899-1900 season until coming down with an injury in December 1899. He left at the season's end to join Arnold Hills' young West Ham side. He scored five goals in 13 games in the 1900-01 season. In 1901, he joined Worksop Town and later turned out for Notts County, Watford, Spurs, Reading and New Brompton.
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'''Steve Zakuani''' (born February 9, 1988 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese-English footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.
Zakuani was born in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but moved to London with his family as a small child. He played for the Arsenal youth team until the age of 14, took part in the Tilburg Tournament in Holland in 2002, and played at the Independent Football Academy from 2004 to 2007 before enrolling at the University of Akron in the United States. As a sophomore, after leading the nation in scoring with 20 goals and 7 assists, Zakuani finished as runner-up for the Hermann Trophy, awarded to the nation's best collegiate soccer player.
In 2008, Zakuani also played for the Cleveland Internationals in the USL Premier Development League.
Zakuani was selected by Seattle Sounders FC as the number one pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft on a Generation Adidas contract and turned down a larger contract offer from Preston North End to sign with Major League Soccer.
Zakuani made his MLS debut on 19 March 2009, in the 2009 season opener against New York Red Bulls, coming on as a 68th minute substitute for Sanna Nyassi. He scored his first professional goal against Toronto FC on April 4, 2009.
Steve's older brother Gabriel Zakuani, who currently plays for Peterborough United in England's Championship division, is a member of Congolese national team. Steve also considers himself Congolese, and has made it known that he would also like to play for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the future.
Steve Zakuani is said to be quick and agile. He also likes to take defenders on one-on-one.
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'''Edward Critchley''' (31 December 1903 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Critchley played local football for Spring Gardens, Stockport Union Chapel, Cheadle and Witton Albion before joining Stockport County via Stalybridge Celtic in 1922. He played 118 games for County before being transferred to Everton in December 1926.
In his first game for his new club he provided the crosses for Dixie Dean to score four goals in a 5-4 win against Sunderland. In his first season at the club, Everton won the First Division league title. He provided many of the passes that enabled Dixie Dean's record-breaking 60 goals.
After playing in the first 11 games of the season, he lost his place in the Preston team. He was transferred to Port Vale with cash in exchange for John Friar in December 1934. However he lost his place in the Vale team in early April 1935, seemingly unable to cope with the Second Division any more either, he was released at the end of the season and moved on to South Liverpool.
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'''George Radcliffe''' (1877 - ''unknown'') was a former English footballer.
Radcliffe played his early football in the North Staffordshire League. His football skills resulted in him being signed by Crewe Alexandra. Later he had spells at Sheffield United and Grimsby Town.
In 1900, Arnold Hills decided to bring in some experienced players to his new West Ham side. He played in 17 games in his first season, bagging 4 goals. Three of those coming in the last two matches of the season. The 1901-02 season was a big improvement and he ended up as joint top scorer with Billy Grassam, scoring 10 times in 24 games. At the end of the season Radcliffe was transferred to Doncaster Rovers.
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'''James "Jerry" Mackie''' (1 January 1894 - 5 January 1959) was a Scottish footballer who played at inside forward for south coast rivals, Portsmouth and then Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.
Mackie was born in Motherwell and, after playing in Scotland with Motherwell F.C. and junior club Blantyre Celtic, moved to the south coast of England to join Portsmouth in May 1920.
Portsmouth became one of the founder members of the Football League Third Division for the 1920-21 season and Mackie was one of new manager, John McCartney's first signings. McCartney had boldly predicted that promotion to the the Second Division would be secured in three years.
In the 1922-23 season, Mackie was a virtual ever-present missing only three games and his ten league goals made him Portsmouth's top-scorer for the season, as the club finished seventh in the table. For the next season, Mackie was part of a settled forward line containing Willie Haines up front with Mackie and Angus Meikle on the right and David Watson and William Beedie on the left. Portsmouth finished the season as champions of the Football League Third Division South with a four point advantage over Plymouth Argyle.
In Portsmouth's first season in the Second Division, Haines shared the goal-scoring with Willie Haines with both players scoring 17 goals as Pompey finished in a creditable fourth place in the table. Mackie continued to score regularly in the next two seasons with 19 goals in 1925-26 when Portsmouth finished in mid-table, and 12 in 1926-27 as Pompey gained promotion to the First Division as runners-up, squeezing out Manchester City on goal average, by a margin of just 0.006. Mackie's goal tally included a pair scored in a 9-1 victory over Notts County on 9 April 1927 - this remains Portsmouth's record margin of victory.
For Portsmouth's first season in the top flight, Haines was out of favour with new manager Jack Tinn who was building a team for the future, with Welsh international Fred Cook taking over the position of inside-right.
At Southampton, Mackie was seen as the replacement for Bill Rawlings who had just moved to join Manchester United.
For the 1928-29 season, Mackie was re-united with his former strike partner, Willie Haines and the pair scored 26 goals between as the Saints finished fourth in the Second Division table.
A similar pattern followed in 1930-31, only appearing in the opening game (a 5-0 defeat at Preston), until, after several players had been tried at inside-right, including Laurie Cumming and Bill Fraser, he was recalled to the side in January 1931.
At the end of the season he retired after making 84 appearances for the Saints, scoring 24 goals.
After his retirement from football, he became the licensee of the Regents Park Hotel in Shirley, remaining a publican for 24 years.
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'''Thomas William''' "'''Tom'''" '''Cleverley''' (born 12 August 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Watford on loan from Manchester United. Although his regular position is in midfield, he is also equally able to play in defence when required.
Cleverley was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, but grew up in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He was part of Bradford City's youth set up before he joined Manchester United as a 15-year-old trainee in July 2005. During the 2005-06 season, he made nine appearances for the under-18 side. He also received a taste of reserve team football when he was named on the bench for the team's 4-1 away win over Everton on 21 February 2006. His first appearance for the reserves came in a 0-0 away draw to Bolton Wanderers almost a year later, on 15 February 2007, by which time he had become a regular in the under-18 team. However, just over a month later, he suffered a long-term injury and was ruled out for seven months.
He returned to action in October 2007, playing for the reserves in a 1-1 home draw with Liverpool. The 2007-08 season marked Cleverley's emergence as a regular in the Manchester United reserve team, making 21 appearances as the team went on to win both the Manchester Senior Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup, in which he scored in the final against Liverpool. He also scored his first goals in a Manchester United shirt on 23 January 2008, when he scored both of United's goals in a 2-0 away win over Bolton Wanderers in the Premier Reserve League. His consistent performances for the reserves earned him the captaincy of the team in the absence of regular captain Sam Hewson, as well as a nomination for the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award - he lost out to Richard Eckersley.
In recognition of his sterling work for the reserves, on 24 July 2008, Cleverley was called up to the Manchester United first team for the remainder of their tour of South Africa and the match against Portsmouth in Nigeria. He made his first team debut against Kaizer Chiefs in the final of the 2008 Vodacom Challenge, coming on in place of Rodrigo Possebon at half-time, before he scored the third of United's four goals just after the hour mark.
He returned to regular reserve team duty for the 2008-09 season, but was given a first team squad number - 35 - when the first team squad list was announced on 15 August 2008, and was named on the bench for United's League Cup matches against Middlesbrough and Queens Park Rangers.
On 16 January 2009, Cleverley joined Leicester City for the remainder of the 2008-09 season and was given the number 7 shirt. He made his debut on 19 January 2009 in a 2-0 away win over Yeovil Town, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for Matty Fryatt. After two goals in 15 matches for Leicester, Cleverley's loan spell came to a premature end after he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury against Colchester United. He then returned to Manchester United for treatment and underwent surgery on his shoulder on 2 April 2009. Although his loan had ended, Cleverley was presented with a medal on April 24 after Leicester secured their promotion as champions of League One.
Towards the end of the season, along with James Chester and Corry Evans, Cleverley was nominated by Manchester United reserve team manager Ole Gunnar Solskjr for the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award.
On 18 August 2009, Cleverley signed for Watford on loan. He was then able to play in the Hornets' match away to Nottingham Forest that evening. He started the match and was booked within four minutes of the start of the second half, but then sealed a 4-2 win with a goal in the second minute of injury time at the end of the game. He then scored another goal on his home debut four days later, scoring Watford's second goal in a 2-2 draw with Blackpool, and became Watford's joint-top scorer with the second goal in a 2-0 win over Preston North End in November. Shortly afterwards, he extended his loan deal at Watford until the end of the 2009-10 season.
Cleverley was called up to Noel Blake's England Under-20 team for the first time on 12 March 2009. However, following a dislocated shoulder suffered while on loan at Leicester City a few days later, he was forced to withdraw from the squad, and was replaced by Manchester City midfielder Adam Clayton. Cleverley eventually made his Under-20 debut on 11 August 2009 in a 5-0 friendly win over Montenegro at The Hawthorns, missing an early penalty but going on to score two second-half goals. He made his England U-21 debut as substitute for Junior Stanislas in a 2-1 win away to Macedonia on 4 September 2009.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 3 January 2010''
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'''David Robert E. Button''' (born 27 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Shrewsbury Town on loan from Tottenham Hotspur as a goalkeeper.
Button joined Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy in the 2005-06 season. In 2008 he went on loan to Grays Athletic twice and Rochdale once. In 2009 he was loaned out to Bournemouth. He made his Football League debut away at Rotherham United where they lost 1-0.
Button joined Luton Town on a one-month loan deal on 6 March 2009, and was on the bench in Luton's Football League Trophy victory at Wembley, but was sent back to Spurs when his loan spell ended the next day.
He joined Dagenham & Redbridge on an emergency loan as cover for the injured Tony Roberts in April 2009. Button was unsually for a goalkeeper, allocated the squad number 6, and made his debut for the club in the 3-0 home victory against Bradford City on 18 April.
Button started the 2009-10 on loan at Crewe Alexandra, where he made a total of three appearances. He was recalled by Tottenham on 20 August following an injury to Heurelho Gomes. He made his Tottenham Hotspur debut as a substitute against Doncaster Rovers in the 26 August League Cup game. Button re-joined Crewe on loan for three-months on 1 September. On 27 October, Tottenham recalled Button from his loan spell.
On 20 November 2009, Button joined Shrewsbury Town on loan until January 2010.
Button attended Monk's Walk School in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
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'''James Lyon 'Jimmy' Hindmarsh''' (born 1885 in South Shields, died 16 March 1959 in Luton) was an English footballer and football manager.
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'''Paul Byrne''' (born 26 November 1982) is a South African-born former professional footballer, currently playing for Kendal Town.
Byrne began his career as a trainee with Port Vale and although he spent three years with the club after turning professional, made only ten league appearances. He joined Barry Town in July 2003, but left to join Southport in August 2003 without playing a game. He failed to establish himself as a regular and was released by Southport at the end of the season.
He joined Marine in July 2004, but played just five times the following season,
He joined Kendal Town in 2006, since becoming a crowd favourite, picking up both the player of the season and Manager's player of the season awards.
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'''John McQuade''' (born 8 July 1970) is a Scottish former footballer.
McQuade started his career with Dumbarton in 1987. During his time with Dumbarton he helped them win the Scottish Second Division title in 1991-92. He was bought by Hamilton Academical from Dumbarton for a -80,000 fee in 1993. In five years with the club he played close to 100 games before joining English club Port Vale in June 1998. With just three substitute appearances in the 1998-99 season and joined Raith Rovers on a free transfer in April 1999, before moving on to Stirling Albion four months later. Fifteen goals in 34 league appearances in the 1999-2000 season before joining Ross County in July 2000. He moved on to Peterhead in January 2002, before leaving the club the following month.
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'''Christophe Horlaville''' (born 1 March 1969) is a former French footballer.
Horlaville spent a 13 year career in the French leagues with various clubs. He also played two months in the English Football League with Port Vale; he started one game and also made one substitute appearance for the First Division club.
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'''Richard Paul Eyre''' (born 15 September, 1976) is a former English footballer.
Eyre began his career as a trainee with Port Vale, turning professional in June 1995. He enjoyed fairly regular football under manager Brian Horton, before switching to Macclesfield Town in August 2001. However after learning that his contract would not be renewed with his new club, he left that December and joined Kidsgrove Athletic.
He joined Hyde United in August 2002, but rejoined Kidsgrove two months later. In June 2004 he joined Leek Town. His final game for Leek was against Kidsgrove, who resigned Eyre for a second time shortly after the match, which they lost 5-0.
He retired in May 2008. However he came out of retirement in November to play for Congleton Town.
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'''John "Johnny" McIlwaine''' (12 June 1904 - 24 April 1980) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Portsmouth, where he captained the team in the 1929 FA Cup Final, before moving to south coast rivals Southampton. He also played for Falkirk and Llanelly, whom he helped win the Welsh Football League championship in 1932-33.
McIlwaine was born at Irvine, North Ayrshire
McIlwaine joined Portsmouth for a record transfer fee of -5000
In the 1928-29 season, McIlwaine captained the team and led them to their first Cup Final, beating fellow First Division clubs, West Ham United and Aston Villa en route. In the final itself, despite dogged defending, Portsmouth were defeated by Bolton Wanderers with two late goals.
The following year, McIlwaine lost his place at centre-half to Bob Kearney, who had been recently recruited from Dundee. At the end of the season, he was transferred to Southampton for a fee of -2650
McIlwaine was recruited to Southampton by manager Arthur Chadwick as a replacement for the ageing Bert Shelley, and made his debut on 30 August 1930, behind his former Portsmouth colleagues Willie Haines and Jerry Mackie, in a 5-0 defeat at Preston. Two games later, McIlwaine was injured and was unable to return until 29 November, when he was played at centre forward replacing Bill Fraser (who had taken over from Haines who was also injured). He scored twice in his first match at No.9 but after six matches (in which he scored five goals) Haines returned and McIlwaine reverted back to centre half, replacing Shelley. McIlwaine retained the No.5 shirt for the rest of the season with the "Saints" finishing in mid-table.
Chadwick resigned at the end of the season and was replaced by George Kay.
McIlwaine spent the 1932-33 season at Llanelly, helping the team to win the Welsh League,
By the start of the following season, his confidence had returned
Saints started the 1935-36 season (their fiftieth season since the club's foundation in 1885) with four wins and two draws from their first six matches, but were unable to sustain this form and in the period to the New Year they won only three more matches.
As well as his duties as assistant manager, McIlwaine continued as team captain and became first-team coach. In the first edition of the Southampton ''Football Echo'' of the 1936-37 season, the sports editor commented on the expansion of McIlwaines's "job description":
After a year, in which he only made three further appearances, these new duties proved too much and in the summer of 1937, with Goss having handed over to Tom Parker in March, McIlwaine decided to leave.
In his two periods with Southampton, McIlwaine made a total of 121 appearances, scoring 18 goals.
In July 1937, McIlwaine became assistant manager at Grimsby Town under their newly-appointed manager, the former England international defender, Charlie Spencer. Grimsby were then playing in the First Division and narrowly avoided relegation at the end of the 1937-38 season.
The following season, Spencer had assembled a fine squad, including former Liverpool centre forward Fred Howe, Jimmy Boyd (who had won the FA Cup with Newcastle United in 1932) and Tommy Jones from Blackpool. Grimsby performed far better in the league, finishing in tenth place in the table, whilst in the FA Cup, they reached the semi-final against Wolverhampton Wanderers, having defeated fellow First Division team Chelsea in the previous round. The semi-final was played at Old Trafford on 25 March 1939 in front of a crowd of 76,962 spectators; this remains the record attendance at Old Trafford. In the semi-final, Grimsby were no match for Wolves and were "simply swept aside", going down 5-0, although their cause was not helped by having goal-keeper George Moulson injured early on in the match and having to play with only ten men and an outfield player in goal.
McIlwaine remained at Blundell Park until 1948, when he left the club and opened a masseur practice in Grimsby.
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}}'''David 'Dave' Pountney''' (born October 12, 1939, Baschurch) is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for Shrewsbury Town, Aston Villa and Chester. He played in several positions including winger and wing half.
Pountney spent six years with Shrewsbury Town after signing in 1957 before making a -20,000 move to Football League First Division side Aston Villa in October 1963.
In 1970, Pountney moved to Chester and made an immediate impact by scoring from 35 yards to help his new employers eliminate Shrewsbury from the Football League Cup.
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'''Richard Jon Eckersley''' (born 12 March 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a full back for Burnley. Eckersley began his career with Manchester United but signed for Burnley in July 2009 on a four-year contract. He is the younger brother of Adam Eckersley.
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Eckersley made his first appearance for Manchester United in February 2004, when he played for the under-17 side as a 14-year-old against Manchester City. He joined the club as a trainee in July 2005, and started playing for the under-18s soon after. However, a long-term injury kept him out of contention for almost eight months, and he only made three appearances in the 2005-06 season. In 2006-07, he established himself as a regular in the under-18 side, making 25 appearances in all competitions. He also made his first appearance for the reserve team on 15 February 2007, when he played in a goalless draw away to Bolton Wanderers. On 8 May 2007, he was named at right back for the final of the Manchester Senior Cup against Manchester City; the team lost the match 3-1.
The following season saw Eckersley emerge as a regular reserve team player, making 23 appearances in all competitions as the team reached the final of the Lancashire Senior Cup and the final of the Manchester Senior Cup for the second year in a row. Eckersley played in both matches, and finally got his hands on a Manchester Senior Cup winners' medal at the second time of asking. He also got his first taste of first team football in December 2007, when he was named as an unused substitute for United's dead rubber Champions League group stage match against Roma.
He continued in the reserve team in 2008-09, and was also named on the bench for the first team's 3-1 League Cup third round win over Middlesbrough. He made his first team debut in an FA Cup fixture at home to Tottenham Hotspur on 24 January 2009, coming on as a 53rd-minute substitute for fellow debutant Fbio da Silva. His league debut came three days later, on 27 January 2009, when he came on as a 71st-minute substitute for Gary Neville in a 5-0 win over West Bromwich Albion. On 1st March 2009, Eckersley won the first medal of his career as United beat Tottenham Hotspur on penalties in the League Cup Final. Eckersley, however, was an unused substitute.
On 15 July 2009, Eckersley signed a four-year contract with Premier League newcomers Burnley. Although Eckersley had refused the offer of a new contract with Manchester United, as he was under the age of 24, his old club was entitled to compensation from Burnley. Eckersley made his Burnley debut in the 2009-10 Football League Cup, playing in the club's second round match against Hartlepool United. Although Eckersley was sent off in the tenth minute of extra time, Burnley went on to win the match 2-1.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 25 August 2009''
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'''Florin Ioan Pelecaci''' (born 6 January, 1980) is a Romanian football player who currently plays for Bath City in the Conference South League in England. He speaks Romanian, Italian and English. His son was born in November 2008.
He has been the member of the team since January 2008. He has been rarely performed as he had many injuries. As the part of the DVTK he scored one goal on 22. Aug. 2008, against the Vasas which he shot from 40 metres far. He has since joined Bath City.
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'''John Edward Galley''' (born 7 May 1944 in Clowne, Derbyshire) is an English former footballer who scored 149 goals from 409 games in the Football League playing as a striker for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Rotherham United, Bristol City, Nottingham Forest, Peterborough United and Hereford United during the 1960s and 1970s. He was part of the Hereford United side that won the Third Division title in 1976. After 14 seasons in the Football League, he dropped down into non-league football to play for Telford United.
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'''Aaron William Cresswell''' (born December 15, 1989) in Liverpool, England is a footballer playing for Tranmere Rovers. He made his Tranmere Rovers debut on November 1, 2008 in the Football League One clash with Milton Keynes Dons which ended in a 1-0 loss.
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Port Vale F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, playing in Football League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system, as of the 2008-09 season. The club was formed in 1876, in 1884 they took the name Burslem Port Vale F.C., dropping the 'Burslem' in 1907. They played their home matches at The Old Recreation Ground between 1912 and 1950 and at Vale Park from 1950 to the present day. The club joined the Football League in 1892 as founder members of the Football League Second Division, resigning in 1907, only to return in 1919.
Numerous players throughout the clubs history have enjoyed long careers with the club. Roy Sproson made 837 appearances (761 in the league) for Vale between 1950 and 1972, later becoming manager in 1974. Wilf Kirkham is the clubs record goalscorer with 154 goals in all competitions, as well as 38 goals in a season. Gareth Ainsworth is the player Vale have both received and spent the highest sum on in the transfer market, -500,000 spent in 1997 with -2,000,000 received as he exited the following year. Chris Birchall is the club record international cap holder with 22, playing for Trinidad and Tobago between 2001 and 2006, including 3 appearances in the 2006 World Cup.
==Players with 50 or more league appearances==
''Appearances and goals are for matches in the Football League only. Substitute appearances are included. "Caps" refers to full international caps gained while on the books of Port Vale. Statistics correct as of 1 January 2010 (UTC). Players marked in'' '''''bold''''' ''are still playing for the club.''
'''DF''' - Defender;
NOTE: Please do not simply add one to appearance figures for current players after a match; these statistics will be updated at season end. Please check a players individual article for updated stats.
:''Those listed with a British nationality are assumed to be British, however exact nationality is not known for certain.
A. For ease of reading, the complexities of the frequent renaming of the various divisions have been simplified to a number, reflecting the official "Level" of competition in the English league system. For more information see English football league system#Structure.
B. For a full description of positions, see Association football positions.
C. If blank, uncapped at full international level.
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'''Frank Barton''' (born 22 October 1947) is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1960s and 1970s.
He went on to play for Seattle Sounders in 1979 until 1982.
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'''Sam Adkins''' (born December 3, 1991) in Birmingham, England is a footballer playing for Walsall.
Adkins made his Walsall debut on January 17, 2009 in the Football League One clash with Peterborough United at London Road, which ended in a 1-0 loss.
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'''Neil Murphy''' (born 19 May 1980 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer, currently playing for Kendal Town, while working as a coach for Liverpool's academy.
Murphy began his career as a trainee with Liverpool, turning professional in August 1999. He joined Luton Town on loan in February 2000, but returned to Liverpool without making his debut. Released by Liverpool at the end of the season, he joined Blackpool in July 2000. He made his debut on 12 August 2000 as a substitute for Mike Newell as Blackpool won 3-1 at home to Hull City.
He joined Altrincham in 2002, but played just eight times before joining Northern Premier League rivals Marine in November 2002.
He joined Kidsgrove Athletic in 2006, but broke his leg in a collision with a teammate while warming up in October 2006.
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'''Joshua William C. "Josh" Thompson''' (born 25 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Celtic as a defender.
Born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, Thompson was raised in Atherton and progressed through the Stockport County youth system.
He signed for Scottish Premier League team Celtic on 8 August 2009. He made his debut coming on as a substitute for Stephen McManus at home against Falkirk on 16 January 2010.
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'''Moussa Guindo''' (born January 25, 1991 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian-Malian football Defender who currently plays for ASEC Mimosas on loan from Charlton Athletic F.C. Reserves.
He began his career by Acadmie de Sol Beni, Guindo was promoted 2008 and was one of ASEC-s youngest players but a regular in defence as he enjoys a first choice berth under coach Patrick Liewig, who has confidence enough in his marking abilities to entrust him with such a challenging task. Although young, he is very confident, disciplined and determined, he joined on 18 January 2009 to Charlton Athletic F.C. and turned back in July 2009 on loan to ASEC Mimosas.
Guindo represented the Under-20 national team from Mali at 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda, formerly was member of the U-17 at CAN 2006.
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'''Stuart Reddington'''(born February 21 1978 in Lincoln, England) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He currently plays for Lincoln United.
Reddington started his football career aged 19 playing for his local non league side Lincoln United. While playing for the club, he was scouted by Premiership giants Chelsea where he signed for the club at the start of the 1999-2000 season. The club at the time were managed by Italian Gianluca Vialli. While at Stamford Bridge Vialli loaned Reddington out too Swedish club Kalmar FF. While in Sweden he managed to score four times in sixteen appearances.
In 2001 Reddington signed for Mansfield Town following an initial loan spell at Field Mill. He remained at Mansfield until a year later when Nigel Clough signed him for Burton Albion also following a loan spell.
Since leaving Burton in 2003, Reddington has played for Gainsborough Trinity, Grantham Town and his former club Lincoln United.
Reddington announced his retirement from competitive football midway through the 2007-2008 season while playing for Grantham. He signed for amateur side Ruston Sports FC at the start of the 2008-2009 campaign, playing in the Lincolnshire League. At the start of the 2009-2010 season it was announced that Reddington would re-sign for Lincoln United.
-DOCSTART-	21157540
'''William Edward "Billy" Beaumont''' (9 November 1883 - 19 November 1911) was an English footballer who played as a half back for three Southern League clubs in the early part of the twentieth century.
Beaumont was born in Ashton-in-Makerfield near Wigan, but started his professional football career in February 1906 with Swindon Town in the Southern League. He remained at Swindon until the start of the 1907-08 season, when he moved to the south coast to join Portsmouth for a fee of -75.
He played for Portsmouth for three years on a part-time basis, while working as a motor engineer.
In October 1910, he was on the verge of retiring when he received an offer from Southampton. Beaumont therefore joined the "Saints", again on a part-time basis. He trained nightly at Fratton Park and only made contact with the Southampton team on match days.
Beaumont left the Saints in the summer of 1911 and retired from football. Within months he had contracted pneumonia and died on 19 November 1911, a few days after his 28th birthday.
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'''Craig Stones''' (born May 31 1980 in Scunthorpe, England) is a former professional footballer who plays for Bottesford Town. His predominant position is in the centre of midfield.
Stones made his Football League debut for Lincoln City as a 72nd minute substitute for Worrell Sterling in the 4-0 home victory over Swansea City on 5 April 1997. Stones was aged just 16 years 309 days old and, at the time, the third youngest player to appear for the club in the Football League: he is currently the fourth after Jack Hobbs, Shane Nicholson and Carl Dawson.
He dropped out of professional football to sign with Spalding United before moving onto Brigg Town in March 2001. Having spent some time with the club during the pre-season
He moved to Sleaford Town in November 2006.
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'''James 'Jimmy' Williams''' (born 17 July 1982 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer, currently playing for Kendal Town.
Williams began his career as a trainee with Swindon Town. He made his debut on 13 April 1999, as a substitute for Kevin Watson as Swindon drew 1-1 away to West Bromwich Albion. He played twice more in the Championship for Swindon that season, a home win against Grimsby Town and a defeat at home to Barnsley on the final day of the season. He played more regularly the following season as Swindon were relegated from the Championship, but played only sporadically the following two seasons due to injury and was released at the end of the 2001-2002 season.
He joined Southport in the 2003 close-season
He joined Droylsden later that month,
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'''Jack Leonard Jones''' (born 1866 in Rhuddlan - died 24 November 1931) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for clubs which include Grimsby Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford and represented Wales on 21 occasions.
Jones joined the ''Spurs'' from Sheffield United in 1897. Playing principally in the outside left position he became the club captain and went on to skipper the 1901 FA Cup Final winning side.
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'''Terry Smith''' (born 16 September 1987 in Chester) is an English former professional football goalkeeper, currently playing for Ashton United
Smith began his career as a trainee with Oldham Athletic, turning professional in August 2005. He made his club debut on 22 August 2006 when he was a first-half substitute for the injured Chris Howarth in Oldham's 3-1 League Cup defeat away to Rotherham United. He remained on the bench for the following game, a 0-0 defeat at home to Carlisle United, and was brought on as a substitute for midfielder Paul Warne after goalkeeper David Knight had been sent off for handling the ball outside of the penalty area.
He joined Southport on loan in March 2007 and signed for them on a permanent basis in July 2007, having been released by Oldham. He played just once for Southport the following season, a 1-0 defeat away to Harrogate Town on 23 October.
He moved to Ashton United in the 2008 close-season.
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'''Keith William Fear''' (born 8 May 1952 in Bristol) is an English former footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Bristol City, Hereford United, Blackburn Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Brentford and Chester, and for St. Louis Stars in the North American Soccer League.
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'''Matthew Michael "Matt" Reilly''' (22 March 1874 - 9 December 1954) was an Irish international goalkeeper who played most of his career with Portsmouth in the Southern League. He also had spells with Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur in the Southern League, with Notts County in the Football League, with Dundee in the Scottish Football League and with Shelbourne in the Irish League. Throughout his career he was known as either "Gunner Reilly" or "Ginger".
Reilly was born in Donnybrook, Dublin and played Gaelic football in his youth.
By 1893, he was a member of the Royal Artillery side which reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup in 1896 as well as two Army Cup finals.
In December 1895, he played two matches on loan to Southampton who were playing their second season in the Southern League. He replaced Tom Cain and both matches (against Reading and Royal Ordnance) ended in 5-0 victories.
He became a key member of the Royal Artillery side and helped them rise to join the Second Division of the Southern League in 1897 and win the Division title at the end of the 1897-98 season. The R.A. were less successful in their first season in the top division, finishing at the foot of the table, and subsequently the club folded.
By now, Reilly's military career was over and in July 1899,
Reilly was recognised for his form with selection for Ireland on two occasions, both narrow defeats by England in 1900 and 1902. For the first match, played at Lansdowne Road, Dublin on 17 March 1900, the England team were confidently expecting an easy match after five successive victories, including winning 13-2 the previous year.
Reilly was not selected for the 1901 match against England, played at The Dell (Southampton), but was called up again for the 1902 match, played at the Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast on 22 March 1902. This time, England's margin of victory was even narrower, with the only goal coming from Jimmy Settle with less than five minutes remaining, after England's goalkeeper, Billy George, had saved a penalty from Robert Milne.
In 1904, after five season with Portsmouth, Reilly moved to Scotland where he spent a season with Dundee, managing only three appearances.
Reilly spent the 1905-06 season in the Football League with Notts County. He made an inauspicious start in a 3-0 defeat at Stoke
In October 1906, he returned to the Southern League, after a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of -100.
On his retirement, he returned to Hampshire, becoming a publican in Southsea.
He died in his native Dublin in December 1954, aged 80.
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'''Edward''' "'''Ted'''" '''Hughes''' (born 1876 in Ruabon, Denbighshire Wales) was a professional footballer who played for clubs including Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Clyde and represented Wales on 14 occasions.
Hughes joined Tottenham in 1901 from Everton. The left half was a member of the 1901 FA Cup Final winning team.
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'''Harry "Ozzy" Oscroft''' (10 March 1926 - 31 December 2008) was a English footballer. He was Stoke City's main left winger throughout the 1950s. He was named as one of the club's '101 Golden Greats' in Simon Lowe's book of that name.
Oscroft began his career with Mansfield Colliery, before moving on to Sheffield United and Mansfield Town. In January 1950, at age 23, he joined Stoke City, he quickly became a prolific goalscorer, averaging nearly one goal in every three games during his ten years at the club. Johnny King was the City centre-forward at the time and he and Oscroft used to vye for leading goal scorer each season. Oscroft had a shot so hard, it was said he could break the net if he hit it purely. He made 349 appearances and scored 106 goals during his time at Stoke City and is the clubs 6th highest goalscorer of all time.
In September 1959, he was traded to Port Vale, along with Peter Ford, for Dickie Cunliffe and -2,000. He played somewhat regularly before being handed a free transfer in May 1961.
He retired to the Essex/Suffolk border where he became player/manager for Brantham Athletic with whom he won the Suffolk Senior Cup. He then played a few games for Sutton United and finally retired from the game completely in 1988 and lived near Colchester.
Harry died on 31 December 2008. He died in his sleep after being cared for at home by his family. He'd been suffering from Alzheimers for a number of years before he died.
-DOCSTART-	21182298
'''Daniel "Dan" Cunliffe''' (11 June 1875 - 28 December 1937) was an English footballer who had a rather nomadic career in which he played as an inside forward for several clubs, including Liverpool as well as making one appearance for England in 1900.
Cunliffe was born in Bolton and played for several Lancashire clubs, including Little Lever, Middleton Borough and Oldham County
He made 14 First Division appearances for Liverpool during the 1897-98 season, scoring five times, including two against Stoke at Anfield on 9 October 1897.
Cunliffe spent the 1898-99 season with New Brighton Tower in the Second Division. He made thirty league appearances, scoring 15 goals in a forward line which included former England international Alf Milward.
In the summer of 1899, he joined Portsmouth who had been founded a year earlier and were elected as members of an expanded Southern League for the 1899-00 season. Cunliffe made his Fratton Park debut on 6 September 1899 in a friendly match against local rivals Southampton, when he scored the opening goal in a 2-0 victory. Cunliffe scored again in the first Southern League derby match against Southampton at The Dell on 14 April 1900 as Pompey ended their inaugural professional season as runners-up. He also scored Portsmouth's first goal in the FA Cup proper in a 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers on 1 February 1900; Portsmouth lost the replay 5-0.
Cunliffe's form earned him selection for England against Ireland in 1900. For the match, played at Lansdowne Road, Dublin on 17 March 1900, the England team were confidently expecting an easy match after five successive victories, including winning 13-2 the previous year.
For the next season, Cunliffe returned to New Brighton Tower, where he made a further 28 league appearances with nine goals. He scored all three goals in an FA Cup intermediate round match at Port Vale on 5 January 1901. Despite finishing fourth in the league, the cost of maintaining a professional football club became too high for the Tower's owners, and the club was disbanded in the summer of 1901.
Following the folding of the New Tower club, Cunliffe returned to Portsmouth for the 1901-02 season, in which he helped the south coast team take the Southern League title for the first time, by a margin of five points over Tottenham Hotspur, as well as retaining their Western League title.
Cunliffe remained at Portsmouth until May 1906, when he signed for New Brompton. He spent one season with the Kent-based club, finishing as top scorer with 15 goals, before moving on.
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'''James Grant Chester''' (born 23 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a centre back for Manchester United.
Born in Warrington, Cheshire, Chester began his football career with his local club, Winwick Athletic, where, at the age of five, he was already playing in the club's Under-9s team. At the age of eight, he joined Manchester United, and signed a trainee contract at the age of 16 in July 2005. He went straight into the club's under-18 team, making 17 appearances in the 2005-06 season. He also got his first taste of reserve team football on 21 February 2006, when he was named as an unused substitute for a 4-1 away win over Everton. He continued in the under-18 side in 2006-07, and scored his first goal in a Manchester United shirt on 9 December 2006, scoring the opening goal in a 3-1 away defeat by Manchester City. He made his debut for the reserve team on 15 February 2007, helping to hold Bolton Wanderers to a goalless draw. At the end of the season, he played in the teams for both the FA Youth Cup and Manchester Senior Cup finals. However, the teams lost both finals, losing to Liverpool on penalties in the former and to Manchester City in the latter.
In 2007-08, Chester cemented his place as a regular in the reserve team, making 24 appearances in all competitions as the team won both the Manchester Senior Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup, and finished in third place in the Premier Reserve League North. His consistent performances and on-field leadership earned him the reserve team captaincy for 2008-09. At the start of the season, he was given a first team squad number - 39. After being named as a substitute for the first team's 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers on 17 January 2009, Chester was again selected as a substitute for the League Cup semi-final second leg against Derby County. With United 3-0 up at the time, Chester came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Gary Neville. Although Derby pulled two goals back, United ended up winning the match 4-2, meaning that they won the tie 4-3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2009 League Cup Final.
On 2 February 2009, Chester joined League One side Peterborough United - managed by Alex Ferguson's son, Darren - on loan. He made five appearances for the Posh before returning to Manchester United on 2 March. Towards the end of the season, along with Tom Cleverley and Corry Evans, Chester was nominated by reserve team manager Ole Gunnar Solskjr for the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award.
On 18 September 2009, along with his Manchester United team-mate David Gray, Chester joined Plymouth Argyle on a three-month loan deal. However, in his third appearance for the Pilgrims, Chester suffered cartilage damage that would rule him out of action for 10-12 weeks, beyond the scheduled end of his loan spell. He therefore returned to Manchester United on 13 October 2009.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 3 October 2009''
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'''Richard Adrian Bourne''' (born December 9, 1954 in Colchester is an English former professional footballer. He played as a central defender.
Bourne joined Colchester United as a junior, making his league debut in the 1971-72 season. He eventually signed professional in April 1973, but failed to make any further league appearances for the Layer Road side after that season. He subsequently played for Ramsgate and Weymouth before joining Bath City.
He was playing for Bath City in June 1979 (having joined them at least prior to April 1977) when he joined Torquay United. He lasted 3 seasons at Plainmoor, scoring 7 times in 71 league games before leaving for non-league Weymouth. He had a benefit match at Weymouth in 1989.
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'''Keith Bowker''' (born 18 April 1951 in West Bromwich is an English former professional footballer. He played as a striker.
Bowker began his career as an apprentice at Birmingham City, turning professional in August 1968, though he had to wait over two years for his league debut. He found it impossible to establish himself at St. Andrews and in December 1973, after 5 goals in 21 league games moved to Exeter City.
Bowker played and scored regularly at Exeter- in 2 and a half seasons he hit 38 goals in 110 league games. He moved to Cambridge United in May 1976 but found it difficult to win a regular place in the team. He moved to Northampton Town on loan in December 1976, playing 4 times in the league without scoring. On his return to Cambridge he continued to struggle, as the side stormed to promotion from the Fourth Division. He left the Abbey Stadium in August 1977, after scoring just 1 goal in 17 league games, to return to Exeter City. Once more he found a regular place in the Grecian's side, playing 102 times in the league over the next 3 seasons, scoring 28 goals. In August 1980 he signed for Torquay United, where he was to play 53 league games (scoring 9 goals) before joining North Devon side Bideford. In 1986 he was appointed manager of Taunton Town, taking them to the Western League title in 1989-90. He left Taunton in 1993, and later worked as a postman.
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'''Douglas Alfred Hillard''' (born 10 August 1935 in Bristol, died 1997) was an English professional footballer who played over 300 games in an eleven year period for Bristol Rovers, his only Football League club. Prior to joining the ''Pirates'' Hillard had played as an amateur for Maywood, for whom he once scored eight goals in a 15-0 victory over Lockleaze Rovers Juniors in 1952, and Bristol Mental Hospital.
After leaving Bristol Rovers in 1968 Hillard joined Taunton Town as player-manager and found immediate success with the Somerset club, winning the team's first ever Western League title in his first year in charge. He remained in charge of Taunton for five seasons before being appointed manager of Mangotsfield United in 1973, a position he held for many years.
Before retiring from playing football Hillard opened a shop selling sporting goods, ''Doug Hillard Sports'', which was originally located near Rovers' Eastville Stadium, but is now located in the Fishponds area of Bristol.
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'''Troy Patrick Archibald-Henville''' (born 4 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Exeter City as a defender, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.
Born in Newham, London, Archibald-Henville joined Tottenham full-time in 2005 after a successful spell towards the end of the 2004-05 season. He made the step up to the Reserves in 2007 making 15 appearances in total, scoring two goals. His impressive performances earned him the captain's armband for the reserves. He has also been on the bench on two occasions for the first team including the North London derby at Arsenal in December 2007.
For the 2008-2009 season Norwich City took Archibald-Henville on what was initially a season long loan, but he returned to Tottenham without making a league appearance. On 20 January Archibald-Henville signed on loan for Exeter City and was placed immediately into the squad for the nights match at Dagenham and Redbridge in which he helped to win the game 2-1 for his debut. During his time there, Archibald-Henville was hailed as "terrific" by Exeter manager Paul Tisdale.
At the end of the Grecians successful 2008-09 season which saw them win promotion to League One, Archibald-Henville returned to his parent club in a bid to win a new contract with Spurs. He signed a new deal at Tottenham until 2010. In July 2009 signed a 6 month loan deal with Exeter City after manager Paul Tisdale stated his desire to bring Archibald-Henville back to Devon for another loan spell.
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'''Daniel 'Danny' Steel''' (born May 2, 1884 in Newmilns-died 1931) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for clubs including Airdrieonians, Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, Third Lanark and Clapton Orient.
Steel played principally as a centre half and made 141 appearances and scored four goals in all competitions for the club between 1908 and 1911.
Steel joined Clapton Orient in 1914 and featured in 23 matches.
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'''Christopher David Fry''' (born 23 October 1969 in Cardiff) is a former Welsh professional footballer.
Fry began his career at his hometown club Cardiff City, making his debut at the end of the 1988-89 season. Over the next few years, despite playing over 50 times, he struggled to establish himself in the side and more than half of his appearances were as a substitute, with his only goal for the club scored during the 1989-90 season in a 2-2 draw with Brentford. In August 1991 he was allowed to leave the club to sign for Hereford United. He spent just over two season at the club, playing over 100 times, when he was signed by Colchester United where he went on to become an established regular in the side, including winning the clubs player of the year award in the 1996-97 season.
Fry left Colchester in 1997 and spent two years at Exeter City before dropping out of league football with spells at Welsh sides Barry Town, Haverfordwest County and Llanelli.
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'''Chris Nurse''' (born 7 May 1984 in Croydon) is an English-born Guyanese football player who currently plays for AFC Telford United in the Conference North.
Nurse began his career in the English non-League system, and has extensive experience at multiple levels. He played for Stevenage Borough in the Conference National in 2004-05, almost won promotion from the Conference North with Hinckley United in 2006-07.
On 5 January 2009, Tamworth received a massive boost in their bid to gain promotion from the Conference North, by completing the signing of Nurse, who returned for his second stint with the club.. However, on 6 March 2009, the USL First Division team Rochester Rhinos announced the signing of Nurse to a one-year deal for the 2009 season. Nurse later returned to England and joined up with Conference North side AFC Telford United.
Nurse, who is of Guyanese and Barbadian heritage, is a current Guyana international, despite having been born in England.
Nurse's brother Jon plays international football for Barbados.
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'''James Patrick "Jimmy" Rayner''' (31 March 1935 - 5 January 2009) was an English footballer, who played for a number of clubs in the English lower leagues. Playing at wing-half, Rayner was most notably a member of the Peterborough United side that won the Division Four title in their dbut season at league level.
Prior to joining Peterborough, Rayner, a native of Cornsay, County Durham, had begun his football career as a striker at Grimsby Town, and later had short spells at Bury, Hartlepool United, Barrow and non-league Grantham Town before joining Peterborough in 1958. He spent five seasons at Peterborough before rejoining Grantham as player-coach in 1963.
Moving back to the striker position, Rayner scored an incredible 71 goals in 45 matches for Grantham in 1963-64, leading the Gingerbreads to their first Midland League title.
After leaving Notts County, Rayner became player-manager at Ilkeston Town and set a club-record scoring 55 goals in one season at Boston United, before returning to his native North East, where he played for Durham City and Gateshead.
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'''Malcolm James Mackenzie''' (born 1 May, 1950) is a former Scottish footballer.
He joined Port Vale as an amateur in November 1965, he made his debut against Newport County on 12 April 1966 at the age of 15 years 347 days. Becoming the youngest ever first team player for the club. He signed professional forms in May 1967. Despite this bright start to his career, Mackenzie failed to become a first team regular and left on a free transfer in May 1968.
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'''Arthur Wood''' (14 January 1894 - 8 April 1941) was an English goalkeeper who played for Southampton and Clapton Orient. He was the son of the England international forward, Harry Wood.
Wood was born at Walsall, where his father was living whilst playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers. His father's career took him to Southampton in 1898 where he remained until he retired. According to "The Alphabet of the Saints", "he had been taken to the Dell to watch his father but had been inspired by the exploits of two great Southampton 'keepers, Clawley and Robinson".
He made his first-team debut in the Southern League on 9 September 1914 in a 3-2 defeat at Luton, replacing Ernie Steventon. He retained his place for six matches before Steventon returned in October, followed by a longer spell from December to March. By the end of the 1914-15 season he had made 19 appearances, exactly half the league matches played, as well as playing in all four matches in the FA Cup.
During the First World War, Wood enlisted in the Royal Engineers,
At Clapton, playing in the Football League Second Division, Wood soon became first-choice goalkeeper and missed only a handful of matches in the next eight seasons, being ever-present for each of the seasons from 1922-23 to 1925-26. From 1925-26 onwards, Clapton struggled in the league, finishing one place above the relegation zone for three consecutive seasons, before they were relegated to the Third Division South in 1929.
By now, age was catching up with Wood and his appearances over the next two years were less regular until he retired in the summer of 1931. In his ten years at Clapton Orient, he "became something of an institution"
Wood then returned to the south coast and made occasional appearances for Isle of Wight teams, Ryde Sports and Newport. He died at Portsmouth in April 1941, aged 47.
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'''Gary Gill''' (born 28 November 1964 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English retired footballer who now co-hosts the Middlesbrough match coverage on BBC Tees with Alister Brownlee. Gill started his playing days at his hometown club Middlesbrough but his appearances were limited as he struggled with injuries. He featured in the 1986 squad, helping the club's survival from liquidation. After a brief loan spell at Hull City he went to play for another local team Darlington before finishing his playing days at Cardiff City. Gill went on to manage Gateshead.
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'''Phillip Andrew Barber''' (born 10 June 1965 in Tring) is a retired English professional footballer who played in the 1990 FA Cup Final with Crystal Palace.
Beginning his career at Aylesbury United, Barber played for Crystal Palace between 1983 and 1991, making nearly 250 league appearances. He later played for Millwall, making over 100 league appearances. He played on loan at Plymouth Argyle in 1994, before signing with Bristol City in 1995. While at Bristol City he spent loan spells at both Mansfield Town and Fulham. Barber later played non-league football with Dover Athletic.
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'''Steven 'Steve' Horvat''' (born 14 March 1971 in Geelong) is a retired Australian professional soccer player.
A graduate of the Australian Institute of Sport, Horvat began his career with Melbourne Croatia. He later played with Sunshine George Cross, North Geelong Warriors, the Melbourne Knights (for whom he won the Joe Marston Medal), Hajduk Split, Crystal Palace (although he didn't make a league appearance) and Carlton. He retired in March 2003 at the age of 32. Horvat made a total of 96 appearances in the National Soccer League.
Horavt was a regular member of the Australian national side, making 32 appearances between 1994 and 2002, and participated in a number of international competitions, including the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, 1996 Summer Olympics, 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2002 OFC Nations Cup. Horvat also played in the game with highest scoreline in an international football match, when Australia beat American Samoa 31-0.
After retiring was named as Advisor to the Board by his former club Melbourne Knights FC.
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'''Frederick Arthur Turner''' (28 February 1930 - 9 July 1955) was an English footballer who played at right back for Southampton in the 1950s, before his death from leukemia.
Turner was born in Southampton, the son of Mr. W. Turner, a Southampton Football Club director.
In 1951, he was called up to do his National Service in Devon. During his period in the Army, he was signed to Torquay United, but only made one appearance before he was demobbed, returning to Southampton in March 1953.
On his return to The Dell, Turner played regularly in the reserves, scoring the occasional goal,
In the following season, Turner's form in the reserves enabled manager George Roughton to move Len Wilkins to centre half, with Turner coming in at right back.
The illness was soon diagnosed as leukemia
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'''Vladimir Santos Farrell''' (born 31 May 1981) is a footballer who played as a striker for Hucknall Town. He has also represented Montserrat at international level.
He made his debut in 2002 against the Dominican Republic.
In February 2009 he signed for Conference North side Hucknall Town from Sutton Town,
He had previously played for South Normanton Athletic, Shirebrook Town and Long Eaton United.
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'''David Madden''' (born 6 January 1963 in Stepney) is a retired English professional footballer who played in the 1990 FA Cup Final with Crystal Palace.
Beginning as an apprentice at Southampton, Madden had a loan spell at Bournemouth before joining Arsenal in summer of 1983. He mainly played for Arsenal's reserve side but also made two First Division appearances, his debut coming against West Bromwich Albion on December 3, 1983. His other game coming a week later at his boyhood heroes West Ham United. He was granted a free transfer at the end of the 1983-84 season.
He moved to Charlton Athletic and had later spells with the Los Angeles Lazers, Reading, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City and Maidstone United. After retiring as a player in 1991, Madden became Assistant Manager of Maidstone United.
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'''John Bailey''' (born 1 April 1957 in Liverpool) is a retired English professional footballer who played in the 1984 FA Cup Final with Everton.
Bailey began his career at Blackburn Rovers as an apprentice in 1973, turning professional in 1975 and making his first six Football League appearances in the 1975-76 season. He became a regular player in 1976-77 and had made 120 league appearances for Rovers by the time of their relegation to the Football League Third Division at the end of the 1978-79 season, after which he was transferred to First Division Everton for -300,000.
Everton were being managed by Gordon Lee when Bailey arrived, but after two seasons of bottom half finishes Lee was sacked in favour of new manager Howard Kendall, who had ironically been appointed to Blackburn Rovers as Bailey was being transferred to Everton. At first, it looked as though Bailey's days at Goodison Park were numbered as he was selected in just 12 out of 42 First Division games in 1981-82, but he won his place back in the side for the 1982-83 season and helped them maintain their progress under Kendall with a second successive top 10 finish. He was in the side that won the FA Cup in 1984, but then lose his place in the team to new arrival Pat Van Den Hauwe. However, his 15 league appearances in 1984-85 were enough to merit a league championship medal, but he played just one league game in 1985-86 before being transferred to First Division rivals Newcastle United in October 1985.
When Bailey arrived on Tyneside in the autumn of 1985, they were in the top half of the First Division but had not maintained their excellent form of the opening weeks of the season which had seen them emerge as surprise title contenders. He remained at Newcastle until the end of the 1987-88 season, when they finished eighth, and dropped down two seasons to join Bristol City.
Bailey was part of one of Bristol City's most successful post-1980 sides during his three years at Ashton Gate, helping them reach the Football League Cup semi-finals in his first season, win promotion to the Second Division in his second, and secure their Second Division status with a top half finish in his third and final season before retiring as a player and returning to Everton as a coach.
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'''Neil Price''' (born 15 February 1964 in Hemel Hempstead) is an English retired professional footballer who played in the 1984 FA Cup Final with Watford.
Beginning as an apprentice at Watford, Price also played for Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool and Swansea City. He later played for Wycombe Wanderers.
Price has managed several non-league teams most notably Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. who he guided to the Isthmian League Second Division title in 1999/2000. Price received the Spall Sports Manager of the Season award for the division that season too.
Price now works as a sumariser/co-commentator with Jon Marks on BBC Three Counties Radio for all Watford F.C. matches. He is known for his often critical view however is popular with listeners.
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'''William "Bill" Turner''' (22 December 1894 - 1970) was an English footballer who played as a half back with Southampton, Bury and Queens Park Rangers in the 1920s.
Turner was born in South Moor, Stanley, County Durham and played his early football with various clubs in North East England, including Dipton United, Scotswood and Leadgate Park. His professional career was delayed by the First World War but in September 1919 he moved to the South Coast to join Southern League Southampton for a fee of -200.
He made his "Saints" debut on 8 November 1919 in a 4-0 victory (three goals from Bill Rawlings) over Southend United when he took over at left back from Fred Titmuss.
In 1920, the Saints were elected to the Football League Third Division for its inaugural season, in which Turner was ever-present. Although they finished second in the league, Southampton missed out on the only promotion spot to Crystal Palace.
The half back line of Bert Shelley, Alec Campbell and Turner cemented Saints place in the Second Division over the next few years,
In 1924, he moved to the First Division Bury - in his five seasons at The Dell, Turner made 166 league and 20 FA Cup appearances, scoring once.
In a bid to strengthen the team following their return to the First Division, Bury signed Turner in April 1924, with Stan Woodhouse and John Callagher moving to the south coast as part of the deal.
Turner was ever-present for the 1924-25 season as Bury finished fifth in the table, followed up by a fourth-place finish in 1926. In the 1926-27 season injury restricted Turner to five appearances, as manager James Hunter tried several players at left half, with the team finishing just above the relegation zone.
After three years of dependable service, Turner returned to the Third Division South in 1927, spending one season with Queens Park Rangers before retiring.
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}}'''Ben Jones''' (born July 7, 1992, Wrexham)
The forward made his debut as a late substitute for Richie Partridge in Chester's 3-1 home loss to Chesterfield on January 17, 2009,
Before joining Chester, Jones was with Preston North End.
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'''Walter John''' "'''Wally'''" '''Downes''' (born 9 June 1961) is an English former football player and manager. He is also a currently a first team coach at Southampton.
He is related to the boxer Terry Downes.
Downes started out as an apprentice with Wimbledon and was one of the instigators of the ''Crazy Gang'' spirit at the club as it rose from the Fourth to the First Division inside a decade. He made over 200 league appearances for Wimbledon.
Forced to retire through injury, Downes took a coaching position at Crystal Palace, and spent 12 years at Selhurst Park, most of these under Steve Coppell.
Downes left Palace in 2000, following Coppell (who had left Palace following a takeover) to Brentford, where he became assistant manager. When Coppell left Brentford in June 2002, Downes was appointed manager. He led the club to a mid-table finish in the Second Division in 2002-03, but was sacked in March 2004 with the club near the bottom of the table and facing relegation.
Downes then once again rejoined Coppell, this time at Reading, initially on a casual basis, but quickly proved himself invaluable, and took on the job of coaching Reading's defence. As a result, Downes was a major reason for Reading's impressive defensive display in the 2005-06 Championship season, where Reading had the best defensive statistics in the entire English football pyramid, and were promoted to the Premier League with a record 106 points.
In January 2007, Downes was involved in a touchline scuffle with Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock after he accused Warnock of telling his players to 'break legs'. However Warnock said: ''"I made the kicking gesture to tell the referee that Steve Sidwell's tackle on Chris Armstrong had been the worst of the game. Fortunately for me, the referee heard exactly what was said and confirmed that."'' Downes has been charged with improper conduct for his role in the affray.
On 14 May 2009, the club announced that they wouldn't renew his and Kevin Dillon's contract after Reading failed to bounce back to the Premier League at the first attempt after getting knocked out of the Play Offs by Burnley 3-0 on aggregate and the departure of Steve Coppell. This was officially announced on the day of Steve Coppell's Press Conference and was first seen in an article in the Daily Mail saying he has been "sacked".
On 7 September 2009, Downes was appointed to a position within the backroom staff of League 1 club, Southampton.
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'''Chris Bourne''' is an English football player of Guyanese descent. He has represented Guyana at international level. He plays as a left-sided defender or midfielder. He has played for non-league teams, Canvey Island, Billericay Town, Welling United, Brentwood Town and Heybridge Swifts.
Bourne started his football career at the age of 12, as a goalkeeper in his school team before moving out on pitch.
He made his international debut for Guyana against Cuba at MacKenzie Sports Club Ground, Linden on 22 January 2008.
Bourne manages an amateur Sunday league football side, FC Gulls.
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'''Ernest Turner''' (1898 - 7 December 1951) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward for Merthyr Town and Southampton in the 1920s.
Turner was born in Brithdir, Caerphilly and after playing for minor clubs, Bargoed and Caerphilly, he joined Merthyr Town in May 1922.
In his first season, he played at centre forward for the Football League Third Division South club and was their top scorer with twelve goals from forty appearances. Herbert Lewis "Bert" Turner, to whom he was not related, played alongside him at inside left, scoring five. For the following season, the players swapped positions with Bert moving into the centre, but Ernest continued to outscore his namesake, with fifteen goals to Bert's five.
In 1924-25 season, both players struggled to find the net contributing five goals each, as Merthyr finished at the foot of the table, but were re-elected to the Football League for the following season. During his time with Merthyr, he was selected to represent the Welsh F.A. on several occasions.
After three seasons with Merthyr, Turner moved to southern England in May 1925 to join Southampton in the the Second Division. In his one season at The Dell, Turner failed to hold down a regular position and played at both inside-forward positions as well as centre-forward generally as a replacement for the long-serving Arthur Dominy and Bill Rawlings.
He made sixteen appearances, scoring three goals, in the 1925-26 season before deciding to emigrate to Canada in May 1926.
Turner subsequently returned to his native country, and he died in Merthyr in December 1951.
His younger brother, Herbert Gwyn "Bert" Turner, was a Welsh international, who had a long career with Charlton Athletic and scored for both sides in the 1946 FA Cup Final against Derby County.
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'''Ivan Ronald Hollett''' (born 22 April 1940) is a retired English footballer who played as a striker for five Football League clubs.
He then had a spell as player-coach at Durban United before taking on similar roles at several non-league clubs, including Alfreton Town where he scored 47 goals in 86 appearances, and whom he also guided to the 1976-77 Midland League championship.
He later worked for Mansfield Town as a scout and is now youth team coach at Field Mill. On 27 June 2009 it was announced that Ivan would take up a role of watching youngsters out on loan and report back to manager David Holdsworth.
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'''Stephen Gilbert Richard "Steve" Davey''' (born 5 September 1948 in Plymouth) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Hereford United, Portsmouth and Exeter City. For Plymouth he played either as a striker or at full back.
He played twice for England Youth in the summer of 1967, and later played for several non-league clubs in the south-west of England including Bideford, Liskeard Athletic, Saltash United and St Blazey.
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'''Robert Samuel Kiernan''' (born 13 January 1991 in Watford) is an English footballer. He plays as either a centre half or central midfielder. He is currently plays for Watford.
Kiernan began a two year scholarship in 2007, but had already appeared for a young Watford XI in a summer 2006 pre-season game. In 2007-08 he made 26 appearances for the under 18s, scoring one goal, as well as making four substitute appearances for the reserves.
Watford's sent two youth squds to the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland in the summer of 2008. Kiernan was moved from his natural position of central midfielder to play centre-half, to take advantage of his height and physical presence,
Later in summer 2008 he was called up by the Republic of Ireland under-19s for a four nation tournament. However, he had to withdraw after tearing his right thigh muscle.
Kiernan captained the under-18 side in 2008-09,
Brendan Rogers was appointed Watford manager in November 2008, and under him Kiernan began to take part in some first team training sessions. Kiernan made the first team substitute bench for the first time on 24 January 2009 in a FA Cup 4th Round tie against Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road. He went on to make his debut as a 90th minute substitute for Gavin Hoyte, with Watford going on to win 4-3.
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'''Derek Forster''' (born 19 February 1949) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He started his career at a Newcastle school team where he also played for the England school team. He then moved to Sunderland as a youth player, where he would progress to become their youngest ever player to make a first team appearance. Forster moved up into the senior side, but suffered limited appearances due to the presence of Jimmy Montgomery. He left Sunderland in 1972 to join Charlton Ahtletic before moving again to Brighton & Hove Albion where he finished his career.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Forster started his footballing career in the Newcastle Schools youth team.
He joined Charlton Athetlic in July 1973, but again was left regularly unused, making just nine appearances in his solitary season at the club. He made the last move of his career in 1974 when he joined Brighton & Hove Albion where he made three appearances, later becoming an amateur player in the Wearside Football League.
After football, Forster became assistant manager of Washington Leisure Centre in County Durham.
-DOCSTART-	21256106
'''Martin Christopher Russell''' (born 27 April 1967) is an Irish former professional footballer who played in the English Football League for Birmingham City, Leicester City, Scarborough and Middlesbrough.
Played for the Republic of Ireland national football team at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.
He won four caps for the Republic of Ireland under-21 team.
Russell was born in Dublin. A midfielder, he began his football career with Belvedere FC, and joined Manchester United from school. He spent time on loan to Birmingham City, where he made his Football League debut in 1986, and Norwich City, but left United in 1987 without having played for the first team. He went on to play for Leicester City, Scarborough and Middlesbrough before returning to Ireland.
-DOCSTART-	21263559
'''Gary Hamilton''' is a Scottish former footballer who spent his entire playing career at Middlesbrough F.C.. Born in Glasgow, Hamilton started his career at Middlesbrough as an apprentice, making his first team debut in 1983 aged 17. He went on to play over 200 games for Middlesbrough, his last being against Sheffield Wednesday in May 1989. Hamilton officially retired from playing in 1992 after several attempts at a comeback from a knee injury, and now has a successful coaching career in the United States.
Hamilton has a brick in the 'Boro Brick Road' outside the Riverside Stadium, having won a fans' poll for best player in the period 1966-1986. He came first with 15.1% of the votes, beating Craig Johnston, with 14.5%, into second place.
-DOCSTART-	21264093
'''Bobby Steel''' (born June 25, 1888 in Newmilns- died 1972) was a professional footballer who played for clubs including Greenock Morton, Port Glasgow Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur and Gillingham.
Steel joined the club in 1908 and played mainly in the inside left position. He featured in 245 games and scored 45 goals in all competitions before joining Gillingham.
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'''Ralf Keidel''' (born March 6, 1977 in Wrzburg) is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for FC Ingolstadt 04. He made his debut on the German professional league level in the Bundesliga for MSV Duisburg on March 31, 2000 when he came on as a substitute in the 88th minute in a game against SSV Ulm 1846.
-DOCSTART-	21266590
'''Paul Andrew Kerr''' (born 9 June 1964 in Portsmouth, England) is a former English footballer. He was a midfield player who managed to score almost 50 goals in a little over 260 games.
Kerr scored a goal in the 1990 Zenith Systems Data Cup semi-final against his former team Aston Villa, which helped Middlesbrough reach Wembley for the first time in the club's history.
He signed for Port Vale from Millwall for a -140,000 fee in July 1992. He became a regular in the side as the club won the TNT Tournament and the Autoglass Trophy in 1993, as well as the side that won promotion to the Second Division in 1993-94. However he fell out of favour and was released in 1993.
-DOCSTART-	21274559
'''Steve Terry''' (born 14 June 1962) is a retired English professional footballer who played in the 1984 FA Cup Final with Watford.
Beginning as an apprentice at Watford, Terry also played for Hull City and Northampton Town. He later played non-league football with Walton & Hersham, Enfield and Billericay Town.
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'''Paul Graham Atkinson''' (born 14 August 1961) is a retired English professional footballer who played in the 1984 FA Cup Final with Watford.
Beginning as an apprentice at Oldham Athletic, Atkinson also played for Watford, Swansea City, Bolton Wanderers and Burnley. He later played non-league football for Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	21275969
'''Thomas (Tommy) McLaren''' (1 June 1949 - 23 July 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder for Port Vale for 10 years.
McLaren joined Vale from Berwick Rangers in November 1967. By 1969, he became a regular in the side and in 1971 was awarded the clubs' Player of the Year award.
He went out to the Portland Timbers on loan between May and August 1975 but still maintained a place in the Vale 11 on his return. However, he was given a free transfer in May 1977 to Telford United. Sadly, his departure from Port Vale had 'shattered' him, and McLaren was found dead in his car in Telford in July 1978, having committed suicide.
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'''Herbert Gwyn "Bert" Turner''' (19 June 1909 - 8 June 1981) was a Welsh international footballer who played as a full back for Charlton Athletic. He was best known for scoring for both sides in the 1946 FA Cup Final, becoming the first player to do so.
Turner was born in Rhymney and after playing for a village team at nearby Brithdir, Caerphilly, he moved to London to join Charlton Athletic.
Turner signed in August 1933 and made his first team debut in the Football League Third Division South, with twenty appearances at centre half in the 1933-34 season as Charlton finished fifth in the table. In the next season, he started off at centre half, playing alongside Bill Dodgin and Frank Harris before the arrival of Don Welsh in February led to him being moved to right back. The team that manager Jimmy Seed had assembled went on to claim the Division title at the end of the season, and finished as runners-up in the Second Division in 1936, thus achieving back-to-back promotions.
In their first season in Division One, Charlton finished in the runners-up spot, missing the League title by only three points to champions Manchester City, with the meanest defence in the division conceding only 49 goals. Turner continued to play regularly for Charlton up to the outbreak of the Second World War, as Charlton consolidated their place in the top flight with fourth place and third place finishes in the next two seasons.
By now, Turner's club form had brought him to the notice of the Welsh selectors and he made his international debut at Ninian Park on 17 October 1936 in a 2-1 victory over England. Wales followed this with victories over Scotland (2-1) and Ireland (4-1) to comfortably claim the 1937 British Home Championship. Turner made a total of eight appearances for Wales prior to the war, with five victories and three defeats. He continued to turn out regularly for Wales during the early part of the war, making a further eight appearances in wartime internationals.
After the cessation of hostilities, there was no League football in 1945-46. The FA Cup was the main competition to be played this season; to make up for the lack of quality matches, all FA Cup rounds from round one up to and including the quarter-finals were made two-legged ties (rather than the traditional single matches) with the aggregate score determining who went through to the next round. After easy victories over Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End and Brentford, Charlton met Bolton Wanderers in the semi-final. Bolton were still suffering from the after-effects of the Burnden Park disaster in which 33 spectators were killed as a result of overcrowding. Charlton won the semi-final comfortably to set up a Cup Final against Derby County.
The final was played at Wembley Stadium on 27 April 1946. The game was goalless until the 85th minute, when Jackie Stamps and a Charlton defender jumped up to head a centre from the right. As the ball was nodded out it went straight to Dally Duncan, who shot goalwards. Turner tried to kick the ball clear, but only managed to turn the ball into his own net.
Turner thus became the first player to score for both sides in an FA Cup Final,
Turner played one more season with Charlton, but was no longer a regular choice, and was used as cover for Peter Croker at right back or Herbert Johnson at right-half. Turner retired in 1947 after a 14 year Charlton career in which he played 196 matches. Apart from the cup-final goal, his only other goals were two penalties.
He then left for Sweden where he coached Malm FF and Kalmar FF.
His elder brother, Ernest was a forward with Merthyr Town and Southampton in the 1920s.
-DOCSTART-	21279428
'''Jabez Darnell''' (born 28 March, 1884 in Potton, Bedfordshire -died 1950) was a professional footballer who played for Northampton Town and Tottenham Hotspur.
The left half transferred to the club from Northampton Town. Between 1908 and 1915, Darnell took part in a total 160 matches and scoring on ten occasions in all competitions.
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'''Kashif Siddiqi''' (born 25 January 1986 in Hounslow) is an English-born Pakistani international footballer who currently plays for Springfield Demize in the USL Premier Development League.
Siddiqi played youth football for Hayes, Yeading and Boston United.
In 2005 Siddiqi decided to follow up on a scholarship offer to come to the United States and earn a degree while playing a high level of football. Despite fighting potentially career ending injuries, he played two seasons for Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida before tranferring to Presbyterian College in 2007.
Siddiqi signed to play with Springfield Demize in the USL Premier Development League in 2009. He made his debut for the team in their 2009 season opener against Des Moines Menace. He is now currently playing for the Fresno Pacific Sunbird's and the Fresno Fuego in the United Soccer Leagues, Premier Development League.
Siddiqi, who is of Pakistani origin, is a full member of the Pakistan national football team. Siddiqi received his first national team call-up May 2007 in an Olympic qualifier against Bahrain.
-DOCSTART-	21279989
'''Lee Turnbull''' (born 27 September 1967 in Stockton-on-Tees, England) is a former English footballer who could play in either midfield or attack.
Lee started his career as an apprentice at his hometown club Middlesbrough F.C. playing a part in the clubs come back from liquidation in 1986.
Lee left Middlesbrough F.C. for Aston Villa F.C. where he was one of Graham Taylor first signings for the club. He left Villa without making a single first team appearance but went on to play for various lower league teams including spells at Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield.
Lee was assistant manager at Barrow A.F.C. and took over from Kenny Lowe as manager in April 2003, before being sacked in November 2005.
He has since been assistant manager at Southport and is now chief scout at Scunthorpe United.
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'''David Harris''' (born 19 November 1953) is a former English football player.
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Harris' father was Wilf Harris, who had a trial with Stoke City in his youth.
Harris, a tall central defender, rose through the ranks of Port Vale juniors and signed his first pro-contract in July 1973. In his debut season he was an ever-present, picking up the Player of the Year award in 1974. After falling out of favour he was once again a first team regular by March 1975, and was the first player to win the award for a second time in 1977. However once again he fell out of favour, this time he did not regain his place and instead was transferred to Halifax Town in May 1979, later playing for Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	21284226
'''Ronald Wilson''' (born 6 September 1941) is a retired Scottish footballer.
Wilson signed for Vale in November 1963 under Jackie Mudie from local rivals Stoke City for a -12,000 fee (in a package deal). He quickly became a regular feature in the starting 11. He won the club Player of the Year award in 1969, after being an ever-presence for the 64-65 season. The club won promotion in the 1969-70 season, with Wilson playing no small part in the effort.
In December 1970, he emigrated to South Africa due to his sons ill health, he later returned to England and played for Caverswall and Lambourne.
-DOCSTART-	21294472
'''Ronald Dudley 'Sammy' Collins''' (13 January 1923 - 31 May 1998) was an English professional footballer. He holds the record for most league goals scored by a Torquay United player.
Collins began his career as a right winger with Bristol City, for whom he signed in November 1944. On the resumption of the Football League after the war, he struggled to make an impact at Ashton Gate and, after 2 goals in 14 league games he left to join Torquay United in June 1948. Over the next 10 years, Collins would score 204 league goals in 356 games for Torquay, a total that still stands today as the highest number of league goals by any Torquay player. He also holds the record for most league goals in a season after he hit 40 in 1955-56. In August 1956 he scored a penalty after only ten seconds of Torquay's game against Walsall. He was Torquay's leading goalscorer seven seasons in a row and played a significant part in Torquay's emergence as one of the better sides in the Third Division (South). On leaving Torquay, he joined non-league side Gloucester City.
He later ran a newsagents on Forest Road near the Plainmoor Ground in Torquay, before returning to his native Bristol to live in retirement.
Collins died in hospital on 31 May 1998.
-DOCSTART-	21295552
'''George Edward Northcott''' (born 7 May 1935 in Torquay) is an English former professional footballer.
Northcott joined Torquay United, where his elder brother Tommy was already an established first team player, as a junior. He turned professional in October 1952, but had to wait until the 1954-55 season for his league debut. He played over 160 times for Torquay before leaving at the end of the 1961-62 season.
He joined non-league Cheltenham Town from where he joined Exeter City in August 1963. However, he played just once for City,
-DOCSTART-	21295941
'''Raymond James Newland''' (born 19 July 1971 in Liverpool) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.
Newland began his career as a trainee with Chester City, but was released and joined Winsford United. He then moved to Welsh side Newtown before joining Everton where he trained alongside Everton and Wales keeper Neville Southall.
Released by Everton, he joined non-league St Helens Town from where he joined Plymouth Argyle in July 1992 after Southall had recommended him to Plymouth manager Peter Shilton.
He was released by Torquay at the end of the 1996-97 season and joined Leek Town in July 1997. He had a trial with Clydebank in December 1998, playing in their 3-0 defeat away to Hibernian on 19 December.. He later joined Wigan Athletic before a training ground injury ended his professional career.
He later played for Winsford United and Leigh RMI before joining Runcorn in July 2000.
In November 2000 he joined Welsh side Bangor City, although injuries in a car accident delayed his debut till 20 December when he played in the 4-0 defeat away to Wrexham in the FAW Premier Cup.
Newland also works as goalkeeping coach, having established his successful company 'Just 4 Keepers' in 1999.
-DOCSTART-	21296104
'''Justin James Newell''' (born 8 February 1980 in Germany) is a British former professional footballer. He played in the Football League for Torquay United.
Newwell joined Torquay as a trainee and made his debut on 27 September 1997 as a second-half substitute, for Tony Bedeau, as Torquay won 2-1 at home to Doncaster Rovers. He was released at the end of the season and joined the Army, playing football when possible.
In 2000 he was playing for Newton Abbot Spurs and was still with them in March 2002.
-DOCSTART-	21296249
'''Raymond (Ray) Williams''' (born 30 August 1946) is a former English footballer, currently Chief Scout at Port Vale.
Williams played for Stoke City before joining non-league Stafford Rangers. He helped the club lift the FA Trophy in 1972 as they defeated Barnet 3-0 at Wembley.
He was signed by Port Vale in July 1972 for a -3,000 fee, and left his teaching career behind to become a professional player. He soon slotted into the side well and was made Player of the Year in 1973. With 11 goals in the 1972-73 season he was joint-top scorer (with Terry Bailey).
His Vale career declined after this success however and by March 1977 he was sold on to Northwich Victoria for 'a small fee'. He later became their manager.
Williams was appointed Vale's chief scout in September 1980, he resigned in November 1994 after being told he had to pay admission fees at Vale Park. He then took up a scouting role at Wolves, but after making up with Vale he once again became Chief Scout there. He is credited with discovering talents such as Robbie Earle, Mark Bright and Ian Taylor.
-DOCSTART-	21297145
'''John Ridley''' (born 27 April 1952) is an English former footballer, described by Jeff Kent as "''tall and elegant''".
As a young man, Ridley played for Sheffield University and other English Universities, he graduated from Vale juniors to sign professional forms with Port Vale in July 1973. By March 1975 he was a first team regular, and an ever-present for the 1975-76 season, for which he was awarded Player of the Year in 1976. In May 1978 he was loaned to American side Fort Lauderdale Strikers, he returned in August after getting ill.
In October 1978, Ridley was sold to Leicester City for a then club-record -55,000 fee. After time with City and Chesterfield, he returned to Vale in July 1982. After three more seasons he joined Stafford Rangers for -700 (after a tribunal) in a player-coach capacity.
He went on to become assistant manager at Rangers, as well as having spells with Matlock Town, Eastwood, Rists United and Silverdale Athletic.
After finishing his football career, Ridley went on to teach at various schools. He currently teaches mathematics at Blurton High School in Stoke-on-Trent.
-DOCSTART-	21299386
}}'''Carlton Fairweather''' (born 22nd September 1961 in Camberwell) is a retired English footballer.
Fairweather began his career in Non-League football with Dulwich Hamlet, Bromley and Tooting & Mitcham United where his performances attracted the attentions of Wimbledon. He signed for the Dons in 1984 and made his debut on New Years Day 1985 against Oldham Athletic. Early in his career at the club he had loan spells at Porin Palloteverit and Koparit in Finland before establishing himself as a regular in the Wimbledon side. He went on to make 138 league appearances for the club, scoring 26 goals. He signed for Carlisle United in 1993 after falling out of favour at Wimbledon. He left Carlisle after only 12 league appearances (1 goal) to transfer to Golden F.C.. He moved to American soccer in 1996 with New York Fever, before going on to represent Greek Americans Soccer Club and Connecticut Wolves.
After retirement Fairweather took up a position as a community coach with Sunderland A.F.C. and has coached as part of the US Olympic Development Programme. He has also played for the "masters" team representing AFC Wimbledon.
-DOCSTART-	21299699
'''Andrew Alan D. Haworth''' (born 28 November 1988) is an English professional footballer, currently playing Blackburn Rovers.
Haworth made his first-team debut in the League Cup against Sunderland, on 12 November 2008. He joined Gateshead on a month long loan deal on 13 November 2009, making his debut the next day as a substitute against Stevenage Borough.
-DOCSTART-	21300552
'''Usman Iqbal Gondal''' (born 1987) is a retired Pakistani international footballer. He retired from football in February 2007.
Gondal was born in Derby, England and played youth football for both Nottingham Forest and Leicester City.
Gondal made his debut international appearance for Pakistan in 2006.
-DOCSTART-	21301229
'''Richard Peter Davies''' (born May 15, 1990) in Willenhall, England) is a footballer playing for Walsall. He made his Walsall debut on January 27, 2009 in the Football League One clash with Swindon Town at the County Ground, which ended in a 3-2 loss. He is the younger brother of current Bolton Wanderers midfielder Mark Davies.
-DOCSTART-	21301886
'''Graham Moseley''' (born 16 November 1953 in Manchester) is a retired English professional footballer who played in the 1983 FA Cup Final with Brighton & Hove Albion.
Beginning as an apprentice at Blackburn Rovers, Moseley also played for Derby County, Aston Villa, Walsall, Brighton & Hove Albion and Cardiff City.
-DOCSTART-	21304560
'''Alan Richard Webb''' (born 1 January 1963) is an English former football player.
Webb started his career with West Bromwich, also spending a loan spell with Lincoln City. He joined Port Vale in July 1984 and the following season was an ever-present, earning himself the Player of the Year award in 1985.
After a shin bone injury in August 1987 his career haltered, as he struggled to regain fitness against numerous other injuries, including second-degree burns from a plastic pitch and blood clots in his thigh. On 28 October 1989 he suffered a compound fracture in his right leg after colliding with Newcastle United's Micky Quinn. He could not recover from this final injury and was forced him into early retirement in June 1992.
Webb spent a few weeks with Telford United in late 1992, but his leg was not strong enough for him to return to football. He instead became a driver for Parcelforce.
He also spent his free-time coaching at local non-league club Wellington Amateurs.
-DOCSTART-	21307426
'''Arthur Alexander Turner''' (born 22 January 1922) was an English amateur footballer who played at centre forward for Charlton Athletic in the 1946 FA Cup Final, thus becoming the only player to play in an FA Cup Final who never played a League game for his club, since the League's inception. He went on to have a league career at Colchester United.
Following the cessation of the Second World War, there was no League football in 1945-46. The FA Cup was the main competition to be played this season; to make up for the lack of quality matches, all FA Cup rounds from round one up to and including the quarter-finals were made two-legged ties (rather than the traditional single matches) with the aggregate score determining who went through to the next round.
Poplar born Turner was a 22-year old RAF officer who played part-time for Charlton Athletic, making a total of nine appearances in Charlton's run to the final, in which they played ten matches. After easy victories over Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End (against whom Turner scored three goals in the two legs) and Brentford (another three goals), Charlton met Bolton Wanderers in the semi-final. Bolton were still suffering from the after-effects of the Burnden Park disaster in which 33 spectators were killed as a result of overcrowding. Charlton won the semi-final comfortably to set up a Cup Final against Derby County. Turner played no significant part in the final itself, whereas his (unrelated) namesake, Bert Turner, scored for both sides, conceding an own goal on 85 minutes, which he cancelled out from a free-kick a minute later.
In 1947, Turner was signed for Colchester United by manager Ted Fenton who was endeavouring to build a side capable of obtaining election from the Southern League into the Football League. Success took some time to arrive, and it was not until 1950 that Colchester (then managed by Jimmy Allen) finally achieved their dream, when they were one of two clubs elected to join an expanded Football League Third Division South.
Turner had the honour of scoring Colchester's first Football League goal at Layer Road, when he struck five minutes into a 4-1 win against Swindon Town on 31 August 1950. Turner made 36 appearances in Colchester's inaugural Football League season, scoring twelve goals, but injury restricted him to only nine further appearances, and he retired from football in the summer of 1951, although he did subsequently return to the Southern League with Headington United.
-DOCSTART-	21308727
'''James Alexander (Jim) Arnold''' (born 6 August 1950) is a former English footballer. As a goalkeeper he was noted for his highly intelligent positional ability.
Arnold played for Rising Brook, Stafford Rangers, Sandbach Ramblers (on loan), Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Preston North End (on loan) before signing for Port Vale in August 1985. For his debut season with the club he was awarded Player of the Year in 1985.
He went into retirement in the summer 1986, joining Staffordshire Police as a recreation officer. However he returned on a non-contract basis in September 1986 after a goalkeeping crisis at the club, in November 1986 Vale signed Alex Williams and so Arnold stepped down once more.
Arnold also went on to play for Kidderminster Harriers, Rocester and Workington.
-DOCSTART-	21308841
'''Christopher Curran''' (born 17 September 1971) is an English former professional footballer.
Curran was born in Birmingham and began his career as a trainee with Torquay United, making his debut during the 1989-90 season whilst still a trainee. He turned professional on 13 July 1990 and went on to make 152 appearances for the Gulls, scoring 4 goals. On 22 December 1995 he was, surprisingly, sold to local rivals Plymouth Argyle for -40,000, but failed to settle at Home Park, moving to Exeter City on 31 July 1997 for -20,000.
This move made him one of only a handful of players to have played for all three of the Football League sides in Devon. He made an impressive start to his career at Exeter, but in September 1997 picked up a serious knee ligament injury which ruled him out for the remainder of the season. He returned to the side and a regular place in the team, so much so that he was one of only a handful of players not released or transfer listed by manager Noel Blake in May 2000.
He was appointed as club captain and in January 2001 was sent off in the game against Torquay United after only six minutes of the game.
Having struggled with knee and hamstring problems, Curran was loaned to Tiverton Town in December 2002. He played eight times for Tiverton,
He relocated back to the Midlands to recuperate and enrolled on a Physical Education course at the University of Wolverhampton.
In February 2004 he was reported to be looking to join a non-league club,
He joined Willenhall Town in August 2004. In January 2005 he joined Newport County on trial, which resulted in a permanent move. He was released by Newport in September 2005 and returned to Willenhall Town.
-DOCSTART-	21310017
'''Andrew Mark (Andy) Jones''' (born 9 January 1963) is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.
After failing to make an impact at Wrexham, Jones found massive success in Welsh football with Rhyl. This earned him a chance in the English leagues with Port Vale in 1985. He took this chance in fine style, scoring 49 goals in 90 league appearances. Two years later he had a big money move to Charlton Athletic. In 1990 he signed with Bournemouth, moving on to Leyton Orient for the 1992-93 season.
Jones played for Ysgol Y, Berwyn, Bala Town, Wrexham and finally Rhyl before being bought by manager John Rudge at Port Vale for a -3,000 fee in May 1985. He quickly became a regular in the squad and the following season was the top scorer with 18 goals, helping the club win promotion to Division Three. He also was an essential part of the 1986-87 season, again top marksman with 37 goals (a post-World War II club record), picking up the Player of the Year in 1986.
In September 1987 Charlton Athletic broke Vale's transfer record by paying -350,000 for Jones' services. He returned to Vale on loan for 4 months at the finish of the 1988-89 season before returning to Charlton. He left Charlton for Bournemouth in 1990 and also played for Bristol City, Leyton Orient, Poole Town and Havant Town.
Jones made his international debut as Ian Rush's strike partner on 1 April 1986 against Finland in his home town of Wrexham. The Welsh recorded a 4-1 victory with Jones scoring one goal on the volley.
-DOCSTART-	21310050
'''Paul Jones''' (born 3 June 1978) is an English footballer currently playing for Barrow AFC in the Conference National. He plays as a centre back. Jones has had two spells with Barrow and is the current club captain. He has also played with Leigh RMI, Hyde United and in the football league with Blackpool and Oldham Athletic. He was born in Liverpool.
Jones began his career with local Merseyside club Tranmere Rovers, but failed to make any appearances. He did have a brief period on loan with Blackpool, before being released.
Leigh RMI of the Conference were Jones' next club, but his form attracted the attention of Oldham Athletic of the Football League Second Division.
Following his injury struggle, Jones returned to football at a lower level in 2003, with Hyde United of the Northern Premier League. Hyde were relegated to the Northern Premier League First Division for the start of the 2003/04 season, but Jones became a regular as the club won promotion in 2004 and 2005. After helping Hyde stay in the Conference North, which had been introduced below the Conference National in 2004, Jones returned to Barrow AFC for the 2006/07 season.
Barrow were also in the Conference North, and flirted with relegation under manager Phil Wilson throughout Jones' first season and into the next. Wilson was sacked in November 2007, and Jones was one of the three players chosen as Barrow's temporary player-managers. Following a series of impressive results, his two co-managers, Darren Sheridan and Dave Bayliss, were hired permanently managers while Jones focused on playing duties as club captain with a coaching role. Barrow continued to be successful and Jones remained a key part of the team as Barrow won promotion via the play-offs, following a twenty match unbeaten streak. Jones remained with the club a captain, returning to the Conference National in which he had competed with Barrow some ten seasons previously.
-DOCSTART-	21310220
'''Steven John Cookson''' (born 19 February 1972 in Wolverhampton) is an English former professional footballer.
Cookson began his career as a trainee with Torquay United, making his debut during the 1989-90 season whilst still a trainee. He turned professional in July 1990 and went on to make 12 appearances for the Gulls, scoring once before released in May 1991. On his release he joined non-league Cradley Town, along with others who had just been released by Torquay, Darren Attwood and Alan Convy.
In July 1997 the North Devon Journal linked Cookson with a move from Stourbridge to Bideford, then managed by his cousin, the former Torquay forward, Dean Edwards, but the move never came to fruition.
He joined Bloxwich Town in July 2000.
He joined Paget Rangers in March 2001, having been linked with a move the previous December, but was with back with Bloxwich Town by October 2001.
-DOCSTART-	21310281
'''John Craggs''' (born 31 October 1948 in Flint Hill, County Durham, England) is a retired footballer, who spent all of his playing career in the North East of England. He played over 100 times for Middlesbrough F.C. but also had spells at Newcastle United F.C. and Darlington F.C. before taking up a coaching role at Hartlepool F.C.
Bernie Slaven paid a then club record -600000 fee to bring John Craggs to Middlesbrough in 1971. While at the club he featured in 187 first team matches, a total which still leaves him as Middlesbrough F.C. fourth most capped player.
After a testimonial match against Newcastle United F.C. in the summer of 1982 John left Middlesbrough to re-join his former club before ending his playing days at Darlington F.C.
-DOCSTART-	21315765
'''Wayne Cegielski''' (born 11 January 1956) is a former Welsh under-21 international, he played as a defender for numerous clubs.
Cegielski played for Tottenham Hotspur, Northampton Town (on loan), Stuttgarter Kickers, Seattle Sounders and Wrexham before joining Port Vale in July 1982. In the summer of 1976, he played for the Tacoma Tides in the second division American Soccer League. He quickly slotted into the squad and was a regular in the 1982-83 season and picked up the Player of the Year in 1983.
In August 1984 Cegielski fell out of favour for the first team and moved to Blackpool on a free in March 1985. In six games for Sam Ellis' club, he scored one goal - Blackpool's first in a 6-1 victory over Crewe Alexandra at Bloomfield Road on 9 April 1985.
Cegielski later played for Hereford United, Worcester City and Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	21316049
'''Ryan Rhys Nicholls''' (born 10 May, 1973 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer.
Nicholls began his career at Leeds United, turning professional in 1991. The majority of his time at the club was spent on the treatment table and in January 1995, having not made a first team appearance for the team, he joined his hometown side Cardiff City on a non-contract basis. He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat to Blackpool and by the end of the season he had made twelve appearances, scoring twice, but was released at the end of the season and joined Merthyr Tydfil.
After spending one year at Merthyr, Nicholls moved into the Welsh Premier League with spells at Aberystwyth Town and Carmarthen Town. In November 2004, Nicholls took over as manager of Pontypridd Town where he spent two and a half years in charge before resigning in June 2007.
-DOCSTART-	21316709
'''Henry (Harry) Poole''' (born 31 January 1935) is a former English football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. He has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale.
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Poole attended Carmountside Secondary Modern, alongside Terry Miles. Poole was slightly older, though the two would be teammates from their early teens, right into their 30s.
After spending his youth with various clubs, Poole signed for Port Vale as an amateur in February 1953. He also appeared for Oxford City whilst on national service. He signed professional forms with the Vale in April 1956, debuting against Middlesbrough on 28 April 1958. Over the next 10 years he made 499 professional appearances for the club, scoring 79 goals. In May 1968, both he and Terry Miles were given free transfers to Sandbach Ramblers. Poole retired in 1969.
Former teammate Roy Sproson said that: "I always thought that as a wing-half he was a waste. He possessed two good feet, great ball control, always found space, was quick and could finish. He also used to specialise in bending the ball round the defensive wall from free-kicks long before they became fashion."
-DOCSTART-	21317042
'''Kenneth (Kenny) Beech''' (born 18 March 1958) is a former English footballer.
Beech graduated from the Port Vale youth team to sign professional forms in January 1976, over his debut season he worked hard to become a first team regular. His early arrival at league level brought him England youth trials at Lilleshall and three weeks as a triallist with Manchester United. He went to the USA to play on loan for Cleveland Cobras from May to August in 1978. He was made Player of the Year in 1980, before being sold to Walsall for -10,000 in August 1981. He later played for Peterborough United and Stafford Rangers before retiring from the game at age 30, to take up a job with Michelin in his native Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	21317413
'''Russell Bromage''' (born 9 November 1959) is a former English footballer.
Bromage graduated from the Port Vale youth team to sign professional forms in October 1977, over his debut season he worked hard to become a first team regular and accomplished this by April 1980. He on loan to Oldham Athletic for a month in October 1983. He was made Player of the Year in 1981, before being sold to Bristol City for -25,000 (and Lawrie Pearson) in August 1987. He later played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Maidstone United on loan, Southwick as a player-coach and Littlehampton Town as player-manager.
-DOCSTART-	21334842
'''Frederick Albert "Bert" Shelley''' (11 August 1899 - 29 December 1971) was an English footballer, who played as a half back for Southampton, for whom he made nearly 450 appearances, before becoming a coach at Southampton. His total of 448 appearances remained a club record until passed by Tommy Traynor in the mid-1960s.
Shelley was born in Romsey, Hampshire and after starting in local football, had a distinguished career in military football whilst serving in India and Egypt during the First World War. In India, he served with the 2nd/5th Hampshire Territorials and was a member of the Battalion side which reached the semi-finals of the Calcutta Cup tournament in 1915. By 1918, he was in Egypt with the 1st/4th Wiltshires with whom he won the Divisional Cup.
Following his demobilisation, he signed for Eastleigh Athletic in November 1919,
Shelley made his debut in the Southern League in a 2-2 home draw with Cardiff City on 17 January 1920.
In 1920, the Saints were elected to the Football League Third Division for its inaugural season, in which Shelley missed only three matches, forming a good relationship with Bill Turner at left-half, with Alec Campbell or George Moorhead at centre-half. Although they finished second in the league, Southampton missed out on the only promotion spot to Crystal Palace.
The half back line of Shelley, Campbell and Turner cemented Saints place in the Second Division over the next few years, until Campbell lost his place to George Harkus in March 1924.
In December 1924, Saints' poor league form led to the resignation of manager Jimmy McIntyre. Caretaker manager George Goss led them on a run in the FA Cup, defeating Liverpool in round 4, to reach the semi-final at Stamford Bridge, where they were defeated 2-0 by Sheffield United on 28 March 1925, with Shelley playing in all five cup matches. For the 1925-26 season, Saints appointed Arthur Chadwick as manager, but his arrival made only a moderate impact on the team's fortunes, finishing 14th in the table. Having hardly missed a game since his debut in January 1920, Shelley lost his place in December 1925, with Harkus taking over at right-half alongside Arthur Bradford and Stan Woodhouse, before Shelley was recalled for the last two matches of the season.
In the 1926-27 season, Chadwick settled on his favoured line-up with eleven players featuring in at least 35 of the 42 league games; this included a half back line-up of Shelley, Harkus (in the centre) and Woodhouse on the left, in front of full-backs Michael Keeping and Ted Hough. Despite the settled look of the side, the Saints struggled in the league, but had a great run to the semi-final of the 1927 FA Cup, defeating Newcastle United on the way. In the semi-final, played at Stamford Bridge on 26 March 1927, Saints were eliminated 2-1 by Arsenal with Saints' goal coming from Bill Rawlings. In this match, Saints came up against their former star full-back Tom Parker who had had a nightmare in Saints' previous semi-final appearance two years earlier. This time Parker was on the winning side as Arsenal moved on to Wembley, losing to Cardiff City in the final.
With occasional spells on the sidelines, Shelley retained his place at right-half for the next two seasons, but for 1929-30 his appearances were more irregular with, first, Bradford and then Arthur Wilson taking over. In the following season, Shelley had a long run at centre-half, with Harkus having left the club, before handing over to Johnny McIlwaine.
Shelley was not selected for full international honours, but was a member of an F.A. XI which toured South Africa in 1929.
In his long playing career for Southampton, he made 410 league and 38 FA Cup appearances, scoring nine goals.
Following his retirement from playing, he remained at The Dell as coach to the club's first "nursery" team which competed in the Hampshire League. His success with the youngsters led to him being asked by manager George Kay to take over as first-team trainer following the retirement of his mentor, Bert Lee in 1935.
Saints started the 1935-36 season (their fiftieth season since the club's foundation in 1885) with four wins and two draws from their first six matches, but were unable to sustain this form and in the period to the New Year they won only three more matches.
At Anfield, Shelley was a part of George Kay's coaching staff, helping the Reds take the Football League championship in 1946-47. After Kay's retirement in 1951, Shelley remained a member of the coaching staff under Don Welsh until 1956.
Shelley remained in Liverpool for the rest of his life, dying there in December 1971, aged 72.
-DOCSTART-	21335098
'''Bert Middlemiss''' (born December 19, 1888 in Newcastle upon Tyne- died 1941) was a professional footballer who played for Stalybridge Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers.
The outside left began his career at Stalybridge Rovers before joining Tottenham. Between 1908-1919 Middlemiss played a total of 261 matches and found the net on 55 occasions in all competitions for the club. He went on to play for Queens Park Rangers in 1920 and featured in 16 games and scoring once.
-DOCSTART-	21338576
'''Paul Marshall''' (born 9 July 1989 in Gorton, Manchester) is an English footballer who currently plays for Aberdeen.
Marshall is a product of the Manchester City Youth Academy, which he joined when he was 11 years old.
In the 2006-07 season, he made his debut for the club's reserve side in the Premier Reserve League North, scoring four goals in eight starts. He also scored the final goal as Manchester City beat Manchester United 3-1 in the final of the Manchester Senior Cup.
In the 2008-09 season, he was given the squad number 46 and became a regular in the reserves. After scoring for the reserves and being named "Man of the Match" in their 3-0 victory over Newcastle United Reserves, on 29 January 2009 he signed for Championship club Blackpool on loan, initially for one month until 28 February, with the possibility of extending it until the end of the season. Blackpool's assistant manager, Steve Thompson, said of Marshall: "We have been watching Paul for a few weeks now and every time we have seen him play he has impressed us. He has a sweet left foot and has an excellent range of passing, he has a presence in midfield and I'm sure he will do well for us."
Marshall said of the move: "Playing in the Championship will be good experience for me because it will also show Mark Hughes that I can do it in this league. If I do well here, he may think that I will be good enough for the Premiership when I go back."
On 6 March 2009, Marshall was sent out on loan to Port Vale, and made his debut the following day in the goalless draw at Bournemouth. He scored his first senior goal on 28 March, with a long range free kick in a 2-1 reverse at Chesterfield.
Marshall joined Scottish team Aberdeen on loan on 2 January 2010 and making his Scottish debut in a 1-0 win over Dundee United on the same day, claiming the assist for Charlie Mulgrew's goal.
Although born in England, Marshall has represented Ireland under 19's. He was called up to the England Under 20 team for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.
-DOCSTART-	21341143
'''Daniel Luke "Danny" Pilkington''' (born 25 May 1990 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is an English football player. He plays for Stockport County.
He is the younger brother of Anthony Pilkington, who also previously played for Stockport County and is now at Huddersfield Town. He made his debut as a substitute against Hereford on 31 January 2009.
-DOCSTART-	21343977
'''Carl Magnay''' (born 20 January 1989 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear) is a professional football defender who plays for Chelsea. Due to having Northern Irish grandparents, English-born Magnay is eligible to represent Northern Ireland. He made his international debut in their U-21 team on Tuesday 11 August 2009, in an away friendly against Portugal's U-21 team where, despite his team losing 2-1, Magnay was extremely impressive at Left Back.
He was the winner of the second series of the Sky One talent search Football Icon. Prior to this Magnay was part of Leeds United's academy. On 30 July 2007, ChelseaTV Online conducted an interview with Magnay, where it was revealed he had signed professional forms with the club.
In January 2009 he was loaned to League One team MK Dons. He made his debut for the Dons on 31 January against Cheltenham Town. He has since made only one other appearance and in total has played 7 minutes for MK. On 9 March 2009 Magnay was signed by Northampton Town on a one month loan deal. He made his debut in the 1-0 defeat at Peterborough United and was taken off with an injury at half time.
In pre-season ahead of the 2009-10 Premier League campaign, Magnay was a part of the Chelsea Reserves team that took part in a training ground brawl with United Arab Emirates side Al-Ahli.
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'''Brian Clifford Evans''' (2 December 1942 - 26 February 2003) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Swansea City and Hereford United. A winger, Evans was capped 7 times for Wales.
After retiring from playing he ran a painting and decoration business in Swansea. He died at the age of 60 after a short battle with cancer.
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'''Teddy King''' (born 1884) was an English footballer who played for Leicester City in the Football League between May 1906 and 1920.
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'''Mike Grella''' (born 23 January 1987) is an American football player of Italian heritage who plays for Leeds United in Football League One in England as a striker. He was a United States under-20 international.
Grella was born in in Glen Cove, New York and had a highly successful youth career. He was a 2003 and 2004 Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player and the 2004 NSCAA National High School Player of the Year for the Glen Cove Big Red. He led his club team, the Albertson Red Storm, to both the 2003 and 2004 USYSA National Championships and the Red Storm Academy to the 2004 Super Y-League Championship. Grella played college soccer for Duke University where he was a 2008 first team All American.
During the 2007 collegiate offseason, he played for the Long Island Rough Riders in the fourth division USL Premier Development League. In 2008, he played for the Cary RailHawks U23's.
In February 2009, he was drafted in the third round (34th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC. However, Grella decided against signing for the Canadian club, and instead tried his luck at playing in Europe. Grella went on trial with Leeds United in January 2009, and scored a hat-trick for the club's reserves on the 21st of that month against Barnsley FC
He also scored a goal in a behind closed doors game, with news of a permanent deal pending, He signed a full-time contract for Leeds United on transfer deadline day, 2 February 2009, until the end of the 2009-10 season.
He made his Leeds debut on February 14, 2009, after coming on as a 74th minute substitute for Lee Trundle in a 1-0 defeat to Huddersfield Town.
Grella scored his first senior goal for Leeds in a Pre-Season friendly against Burnley. On 10th August 2009 he was voted Man Of The Match in a Carling Cup match against Darlington although he didn't score. He signed a new long term contract with Leeds and is expected to be a very good prospect by the Elland Road management.
Grella had to wait just over seven months for his first league start. Replacing the injured Jermaine Beckford in the starting line up for the visit of Stockport County to Elland Road on 5th September 2009, it took him just eight minutes to score his first league goal, curling in an opportunistic effort from the edge of the penalty area.
With 7 subs required for the 2009-10 season Grella has found himself used mainly as a substitute in games, coming on as a substitute to try make an impact in games.
When Grella is used as a substitute in games the chants of U S A are often heard from the stands at Elland Road due to his nationality.
Grella scored for Leeds after coming on as a late substitute in the 2-0 FA Cup win against Oldham. He repeated this FA Cup goalscoring form on 8th December 2009 in the FA Cup replay against Kettering Town, coming on as a substitute during the second period of extra time. Grella's introduction changed the pace of the game (which had previously been 1-1), as he scored twice as Leeds won the game 5-1, taking his tally to four for Leeds. Grella started for Leeds in the JPT game against Accrington Stanley. Grella was substituted in the same game and replaced by Sam Vokes. Grella was an unused substitute for Leeds' famous victory away to Manchester United in the FA Cup third round.
He has represented the United States at both under-18 and under-20 level. He holds both US and Italian passports. Grella admitted he was looking to be called up by the full USA national side, and was hoping to break into the World Cup squad, but he said his lack of playing time at Leeds has made the opportunity of a call up very slim.
He spends his time off with his family back in Glen Cove, NY. His mother is Grazia Grella, his Father is Michael Grella Sr. and his brother is Frank Grella.
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'''Cody McDonald''' (born 30 May 1986) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Norwich City. He joined the club on 2 February 2009 from non-league Dartford on a one-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee,
McDonald started his career playing for Valley Swifts
McDonald continued to turn out for Valley Swifts even after his move from Witham to Maldon Town in July 2008, before signing for Isthmian League Premier Division side Dartford in October 2008. Dartford put a stop to his Sunday League exploits
On 26 January 2009, McDonald was accompanied by Dartford manager Tony Burman to Norwich City's training ground at Colney for a two day trial at the club and ''the Darts'' boss later commented that "he (McDonald) enjoyed the experience and in my opinion did not look out of place over the two days" on the official website of Dartford F.C..
On 2 February 2009, it was announced that McDonald had joined Norwich City on a one-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.
In a League Cup tie against Sunderland on 24 August 2009, McDonald played as a goalkeeper for the final few minutes as Norwich had had a player sent off, goalkeeper Ben Alnwick injured and had used all available substitutions. Commenting after the match on organising his defence, he admitted; "If I'm being honest I didn't really know what I was doing!".
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'''Francesco Carratta''' (born 17 August 1987 in Houthalen-Helchteren
Carratta started as a youngster at his hometown club Sporting Houthalen
In April 2007 he returned to Belgium, on trial with Sint-Truidense, before signing on a free transfer on 25 May on a two-year contract, with an option for a further two years.
In the 2007-08 season he made one league appearance for them in the Belgian First Division before joining Royal Antwerp initially on loan, making twelve league appearances and scoring one goal in a 7-0 win over Beveren on 1 March 2008 at the Freethiel Stadion.
On 2 February 2009 he signed for English Championship club Blackpool on a free transfer, signing a contract until the end of the 2008-09 season. Carratta said of the move, "I'm very delighted to make the move, because for me it is a big step to come to England. I couldn't refuse a chance like this and I want to do my best for the team."
On 9 June 2009, Blackpool confirmed that Carratta had not been offered a new deal and that he was being released.
Carratta currently plays for Giulianova, an Italian team which compete in third division
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'''Martin McCubbin''' (born 3 March 1990) is an English fotballer, who is currently playing for Technogroup Welshpool Town F.C. on loan from Blackburn Rovers. He spent a month on loan at Vauxhall Motors in the Blue Square North.
McCubbin made his first-team debut for Technogroup Welshpool Town F.C. in the 2009 Welsh Premier League match versus Bala Town scoring 2 goals in his debut.
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'''James Peake''' was an early footballer.
Peake made 69 appearances (50 in the football league) and scored 30 goals (18 in the football league) for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898-99 season with 17 strikes. In May 1899, he left for Millwall Athletic, but returned to Vale the following summer, his last appearance for the club being in 1901.
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'''Herbert William Smith''' was a footballer.
Smith joined Port Vale from Littleworth in August 1925, over the next 3 seasons he was selected on a semi-regular basis before released at the end of the 1928-29 season, having played 64 games, including 5 in the FA Cup. He later played for Stafford Rangers.
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'''George Jabez Price''' (c.1878 - 31 May 1938) a footballer of short stature who played mainly as a forward.
Price joined Burslem Port Vale in January 1896 and by the turn of the century became a regular feature in the first 11 and was an ever-present for the 1900-01 campaign. He had lost his place by September 1906 however and departed at the close of the 1906-07 season with the club in the grip of a financial crisis.
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'''George Youds''' was an early footballer.
Youds joined Burslem Port Vale from Kettering Town in November 1892, he played 62 games (53 in the football league) before being released sometime in 1897.
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'''Robert Spencer Evans''' is a former footballer.
Spencer played for Rhyl Athletic (over two spells), Wrexham, Chester, Stoke City and Altrincham before joining Port Vale in July 1936. He quickly became a regular in the side but just as quickly fell out of contention, he was given a free transfer in May 1938 after a total of 75 appearances (68 in the league) and 1 cup goal. He later moved on to Northwich Victoria.
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'''Harry Croxton''' (February 1880 - ?) was a footballer who made 206 appearances (116 in the Football League) and scored 11 times (7 in the football league) for Burslem Port Vale.
Croxton joined Burslem Port Vale from Burslem Park in March 1901 and soon became a regular in the side. Throughout the 1904-05 season he was an ever-present, but was sold to rivals Stoke in November 1905. He did return however to Vale in December 1908 and went straight back into the first team and after helping the club lift the Staffordshire Junior Cup in 1910 before retiring from football the following year.
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'''W. Perkins''' was an early footballer.
Perkins played for Newark, before signing for Burslem Port Vale in May 1902. He made his debut in a 1-1 home draw with Blackpool on 6 September 1902. He established himself as a regular in the side but returned to Newark in 1904.
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'''Thomas (Tom) McFarlane''' was an early footballer.
McFarlane joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1898 and made his debut in a 2-0 home defeat by Leicester Fosse on 12 November 1898. He became a regular in the side and made 68 appearances (58 in the league) but departed for Middlesbrough at the end of the 1899-00 season.
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'''James (Jim) Beech''' was an early footballer.
Beech played for Smallthorne St. Saviour and Smallthorne Albion before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1894. By 1896 he had become a regular and was a part of the 1898 Staffordshire Senior Cup winning side. However, in November 1901 he became seriously ill and retired from football at the end of the 1901-02 season.
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'''James (Jimmy) Scarratt''' was an early footballer.
Scarratt played for Wellington St. George's, before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1891, soon becoming a regular in the first 11. On 19 September 1891, he walked off the pitch in the second half of a 7-1 home win against Loughborough in a Midland League match.
He was a member of the side that won the Staffordshire Charity Cup in 1892. He suffered a serious knee injury in a match on 17 November 1894, which kept him sidelined until March 1895. Upon his recovery he was unable to regain his place in the squad and was released at the end of the 1894-95 season.
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'''Thomas (Tommy) J. Lander''' was an early footballer.
Lander joined Burslem Port Vale from Talke Alexandra in March 1897. By December 1898, he had become a regular in the first team but lost his place in September 1899 and was released at the end of the 1901-02 season having made 75 appearances (61 in the football league) and scoring 2 league goals.
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'''Meshach Dean''' (probably born March 1870 - ?) was an early footballer.
Dean joined Burslem Port Vale in 1890; he soon became a regular and helped the team win numerous cups, becoming the top scorer for the 1892-93 with 6 competitive goals. He was an ever-present during the 1893-94 season and was top scorer again in the 1894-95 season where he bagged 8 goals. However, he lost his place in September 1895 and was probably released at the close of the 1895-96 season having played 151 games (75 in the football league) and scored 42 goals (21 in the football league) for the club.
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'''Joseph Holyhead''' was an early footballer.
Holyhead played for Wednesbury Old Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Burslem Port Vale in September 1903, he quickly became a regular but was released at the end of the 1906-07 season due to a financial crisis at the club. He left with 142 appearances (123 in the league) and 7 goals (6 in the league) to his name.
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'''William Henry Heames''' was an early footballer.
Heames played for Middleport Athletic and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1897. He was a member of the side that lifted the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1898, but refused to re-sign for the club in the summer of 1904, thus leaving the club after 254 appearances (191 in the football league) and 28 goals (18 in the football league).
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'''Stephen Douglas "Steve" Fox''' (born 17 February 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made 278 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Wrexham, Port Vale and Chester City.
Fox was born in Tamworth, Staffordshire. He began his football career as a schoolboy with Aston Villa before playing for local club Tamworth F.C. He joined Birmingham City as an apprentice in 1975, signing professional forms in February 1976.
He spent nearly four years with Wrexham, during which time he helped the club to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on two occasions and scored in the final of the Welsh Cup in 1979, in which Wrexham lost to Shrewsbury Town on aggregate. He also played and scored for the club in the European Cup Winners' Cup. In 2008, the sports editor of the ''Wrexham Evening Leader'' selected Fox as a substitute in his "greatest Wrexham team ever".
Fox joined Port Vale in October 1982. He was a regular first-team player in 1982-83 and was included in the PFA select Fourth Division team for that season. He also was a regular the following season, but issued a transfer request and left on a free transfer. He made 82 appearances for the club (74 in the league) and scored six league goals.
Fox played for Chester City in seasons 1984-85 and 1985-86, although he would not feature for the club again after the opening game of the latter campaign against Halifax Town.
This marked the end of his professional career and he moved into non-league football with Rhyl, Llangollen and former club Tamworth.
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'''Hamdi Razak''' (born October 8, 1985 in France) is a French football player who is currently playing for Red Star Saint-Ouen after being released by Swindon Town in May 2009. He plays as a striker.
Razak has played the majority of his career within the borders of Paris, playing for amateur clubs including Chantilly, FC Les Lilas, Levallois SC in 2008 and FC Igny.
The Frenchman made several efforts to ply his trade outside of France. Dutch Eerste Divisie club RBC Roosendaal offered Razak a trial which was unsuccessful for Razak.
in 2007 Razak spent some time on trial at Isthmian League Premier Division outfit Dover Athletic. Dover manager Andy Hessenthaler was keen to sign the Frenchman but Razak's wage demands were seen as unreasonable and deal was not concluded.
In January 2009, Swindon Town manager Danny Wilson offered Razak and Jean-Francois Lescinel a chance to impress in the reserve fixture against Swansea City. Razak scored three goals in the 6-3 win. Both of the trial players earned contracts until the end of the 2008/09 season.
Razak made his debut as a substitute in the 0-0 draw at Oldham Athletic.
Despite scoring in trial matches for both Crewe Alexandra and Yeovil Town he failed to earn a contract and returned to France with Red Star Saint-Ouen.
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'''Graham Oakey''' was a footballer for Coventry City.
Considering that Graham played only 87 league games for the Sky Blues, never scored a goal and played most of his games in the unfashionable right back position, it is perhaps surprising that he is remembered with such affection by Coventry City. Born in Droitwich, Worcestershire in 1954, Graham was a product of Coventry's youth development system. He made his league debut in a home 2-2 draw against Manchester City in September 1974. Almost immediately he became a cult hero to Coventry fans. His early games came at a time of austerity for the club when balancing the books was the order of the day and when many of the teams best players, players such as Willie Carr and Dennis Mortimer were sold to keep the wolf from the door. At this time, two players stand out for making attendance at City matches something other than a bleak experience. One was the wonderful and much underrated Tommy Hutchison. The other was Graham Oakey. Why did Graham have such an effect, why was he so popular with the fans, particularly considering he played at full back? The answer is probably his energy, effort and all round obvious passion for the game. He would tackle and race up and down the pitch with an almost naive enthusiasm. He attacked the opposing full back, often beating them with skill and speed before shooting or delivering a cross. Perhaps his most memorable game was a 1-0 win over Birmingham City at Highfield Road in April 1975. Despite playing at full back, Oakey gave a diplay of real attacking skill and verve constantly taking on and beating opponent after opponent. The winning goal inevitably came from his cross.
Sadly Graham's career was cut short through a knee injury sustained at Villa Park in December 1977.
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'''David Gilroy''' (born 23 December 1982 in Yeovil) is an English former professional footballer.
Gilroy began his career as a trainee with Bristol Rovers, turning professional in August 2001. He made his debut on 25 August 2001, as a late substitute for Martin Cameron in Rovers' 3-2 win at home to Luton Town. He joined Bath City on loan in March 2002. He scored twice in five games before returning to Rovers, playing once more before the end of the season.
He joined Forest Green Rovers on a month's loan in August 2003 and joined Clevedon Town on loan the following month.
Gilroy signed for Newport County of the Conference South on 29 April 2009. In October 2009 he was loaned to Weston-super-mare and scored a hat-trick in his first match. He returned to Newport 15 November on completion of his loan spell having scored 7 goals in 6 matches for Weston.
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'''Paul John Fewings''' (born 18 February 1978) is an English former footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Hull City. He went on to play non-league football for
Hereford United, Boston United, Kingstonian on loan,
Farnborough Town on loan,
Chesham United, Hendon on loan,
Billericay Town,
Bishop's Stortford on loan,
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'''James "Jimmy" Todd''' (19 March 1921 - 21 December 2007) was an Irish footballer in the 1940s and '50s.
Todd played for the RAF and then Blackpool before moving to Port Vale for a then-club-record four-figure fee in October 1946. Over the next seven years, he had runs in the first team and spells without a game before eventually being given a free transfer to Wellington Town in May 1953, he had played 146 league and eleven FA Cup games for the club.
Todd later played for Stafford Rangers and Simplex Creda, before becoming the manager of Simplex Creda.
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'''George Charles Whitcombe''' (21 January 1902 - 30 April 1986) was a Welsh footballer.
Whitcombe played for Cardiff City and Stockport County, before joining Port Vale in August 1926. After 55 matches for the club (51 in the league) he was sold to Notts County for a 'substantial amount' in December 1930. He later played for Ashton National Gas and Colwyn Bay United.
Whitcombe also captained Wales in an international baseball match against England at the Old Recreation Ground on 17 May 1930.
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'''Keith Jones''' (born 23 October 1928) is a former Welsh international footballer.
Jones played for Stourport Swifts, West Bromwich Albion, Kidderminster Harriers and Aston Villa before joining Port Vale in July 1957 for -3,000. He went straight into the first team, however by December 1958 he had lost his place in the team and was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in April 1959, having played 64 league and 4 FA Cup matches for Vale. He later played for Southport.
Jones received his sole Welsh cap in 1949.
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In 1967 Bryan King was bought by Millwall from non-league Chelmsford City for -2,000. He was coached by Lawrie Leslie, end eventually took over his place. He spent eight seasons at The Den appearing in 302 Football League games, and making a record for a Millwall goalkeeper, of 168 consecutive Football League appearances. In August 1975 Bryan King transferred Coventry City, for -57,000 but his career was ended by a serious injury after only 23 First Division games. On 30 April 1976 a benefit match honouring Bryan King was held at The Den.
King was once called up to the England squad. He was a substitute during the match against Portugal on 3 April 1974.
After Coventry, he continued his football career as a coach in Norway, where he trained teams in the lower divisions of the Norway's national league system,
Currently Bryan King lives in Kongsberg, Norway scouting for Tottenham Hotspur,
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'''Tom Collins''' (16 April 1882 - July 1929) was a professional footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Bathgate, East Fife and Tottenham Hotspur.
The full back transferred to Tottenham from Hearts in 1910 for a fee of -825. Collins made a total of 122 appearances in all competitions and scored a solitary goal for the club between 1910-1915.
Collins represented Scotland on one occasion, a 1909 British Home Championship match against Wales.
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'''Edward John "Teddy" Peers''' (31 December 1886 - 20 September 1935) was a former Welsh international footballer.
Peers played for Oswestry St. Clair's, Chirk, Connah's Quay Juniors, Connah's Quay Victoria, Connah's Quay, Shotton and Hednesford Town before advancing to league football with Wolves. He also had a trial at Shrewsbury Town and guested for Walsall and Stoke City.
He joined Port Vale in January 1922 and became the first choice 'keeper, he was the first Vale player to be capped whilst at the club. He was so confident in his defenders that he spent a lot of his time casually leaning on one of his goalposts. After 60 matches (56 in the league) he retired from league football in May 1923 and returned to Hednesford Town.
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'''Alan David Lamb''' (born 3 July, 1952) is a former Scottish footballer.
Lamb began his career at Preston North End in 1972, he was purchased by Port Vale in March 1977 for a -5,000 fee. He was a regular in the side, making 62 appearances (54 in the league) and bagged three league goals. However he left Vale on a free transfer to Dundee in May 1978. The following year he moved on to St. Johnstone.
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'''Allan Todd''' (born c.1912) is a former Scottish footballer.
Todd played for Wellesley, Leith Athletic and Cowdenbeath before joining Port Vale in October 1932. He had long spells as the first choice 'keeper and made 83 appearances for the club (78 in the league). However, after refusing a new contract with Vale, he was given a free transfer to Nottingham Forest in exchange for Arthur Masters at the end of the 1936-37 season. He later played for Darlington.
-DOCSTART-	21394027
Taverner began his career with Bath City, but was released by Bath manager Malcolm Allison without making his debut.
Released by Hereford, he rejoined Bath City in July 1974, making over 300 appearances and a spell as caretaker manager in 1980, before leaving to join Salisbury City in February 1981.
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'''Robert (Bob) Connelly''' was a Scottish footballer.
Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches (324 in the league) and scored 18 league goals. He also managed 127 consecutive appearances between January 1927 and November 1929, and was ever present during the 1927-28 and 28-29 seasons. However he picked up an injury in late 1929 and suffered a loss of form, eventually being given away on a free transfer in May 1932 to Congleton Town.
-DOCSTART-	21394271
'''Kenneth (Ken) Gunn''' (9 April, 1909 - 15 August, 1991) was a Scottish footballer.
Gunn played for Newmains and Swansea Town before joining Port Vale, along with Billy Tabram for -400 in May 1933. After four seasons playing in various different positions he was transferred to Northampton Town in May 1937, he also guested for Portsmouth during World War II.
-DOCSTART-	21394519
'''Peter Pursell''' (1 July 1894 - 14 August, 1968) was a Scottish international footballer. He was the younger brother of Robert Russell Pursell and the father of Robert Wilson Pursell.
Pursell played for Campbeltown Academicals, Queens Park and Rangers before joining Port Vale for a -2,500 fee in August 1919. When Vale were elected to the Football League 2 months later, the club had to fork out an extra -500 to Rangers for the services of Pursell and Willie Aitken.
Pursell played 183 matches (161 in the league) for Vale and helped the team win 3 trophies. However he received an injury at the start of the 1923-24 season and despite recovering in December, he was given a free transfer to Wigan Borough at the end of the campaign.
Pursell received his sole Scottish cap on 28 February 1914, in a British International Championship match against Wales.
After leaving Wigan Borough, Pursell became player-manager of Congleton Town and also managed Dutch club Dordrecht.
-DOCSTART-	21394903
'''Yann Ekra''' (born 10 December 1990) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Hull City as a striker.
Ekra played two games for Olympique Lyonnais's reserve team,
To further his ability the young striker, who also holds a French passport, joined Greek side Panionios F.C. on loan in the January transfer window until the end of the season.
"I am happy to be with Panionios. I will do my best," Ekra said.
-DOCSTART-	21395369
'''Arthur 'Archie' Stephens''' (born 19 May 1954) is a retired footballer who played over 120 times for Bristol Rovers before moving north to Middlesbrough. He later went on to play for other local teams Carlisle United and Darlington before finishing his career at Guisborough Town.
-DOCSTART-	21395778
'''Michael Alan Adams''' (born 20 February 1965 in Banwell, Somerset) is an English former professional footballer.
Adams began his career as an apprentice with Bristol Rovers. He played just once for their first team before leaving to join Bath City in March 1984. He was a regular with City for four years, scoring 22 times in 175 first team games, until being released in May 1988 by new City manager Harold Jarman.
-DOCSTART-	21395867
'''Kenneth James Griffiths''' (born 1 April 1930) is an English former football forward. He scored 59 goals in 221 games in the Football League.
With Port Vale between 1945 and 1958, a bright period of the club's history, he had a goal to game ratio of more than one in four. He spent 1958-59 with Mansfield Town, before moving into non-league football.
Former teammate Roy Sproson said that: "he was quick and had the ability to put the ball in the net" and was "highly regarded by his fellow players" despite being an "underrated player by the [Port] Vale public".
Griffiths started playing football for Abbey Hulton Youth Club and then with Basil Hayward for Northwood Mission. During World War II he joined the Royal Air Force. He played inside-left for his unit's team.
He joined Port Vale as an amateur in June 1945 and signed professional forms in February 1950 and made his debut two months later. From 1952 he was a regular feature of the first 11 and played in every match of the clubs 1953-1954 FA Cup run, although he missed the semi-final itself due to injury. He suffered a decline in form after a cartilage operation at the start of the 1955-56 season and was sold to Mansfield Town for a four-figure fee in January 1958, having played 196 matches (179 in the league) and scoring 52 league and four FA Cup goals for Vale.
He later played for Stafford Rangers, Wellington Town, Sankeys, Macclesfield Town, Northwich Victoria, Nantwich Town and Wolstanton United. As well as becoming a player-coach of Michelin, player-assistant manager at Parkway, coach of Birches Head Hotel and then manager of the Staffordshire F.A. team.
-DOCSTART-	21396267
'''Philip Henry (Phil) Griffiths''' (25 October 1905 - 14 May 1978) was a former Welsh international footballer. He played 118 games for Port Vale, including 85 in the Football League and scored 43 goals, 30 of which were in the league.
Griffiths played for Tylorstown and Wattstown and after failing a trial with Stoke City joined Port Vale after a trial period in August 1926. He became a regular in the side from 1929, but was sold to Everton for -6,000 in May 1931. He later moved on to West Bromwich Albion, Cardiff City and Folkestone Town before returning to Vale in October 1939, where he was made the "A" team coach. However with World War II he was called into active service during the 1944-1945 season.
-DOCSTART-	21396340
'''David Adekola''' (born 18 May 1968 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played for various English clubs in the 1990s and 2000s.
Adekola joined Bury in January 1993, amid claims that he had played top-flight football in France and Belgium (although it later transpired that his entire background may have been untrue
He joined Cambridge United in July 1995, but once more struggled to establish himself and was loaned to Bishop's Stortford. Released by Cambridge in December 1995, Adekola moved to Germany to play for BFC Preussen and Viktoria Kln.
He returned to English football in October 1996 when he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion. He played just once for Brighton, in a 2-1 defeat at home to Cambridge United on 12 October, before being released the following month.
In July 1998 he joined Billericay Town, moving to Slough Town in August 1999. He joined Hendon during the 2000-01 season, scoring 14 times in just 24 first games that season.
In May 2005, Adekola finished runner-up (to Craig Madden) in a vote for Bury's Cult Hero organised by the BBC show Football Focus.
-DOCSTART-	21397732
'''Simon Anthony John Brain''' (born 31 March 1966) is a retired English footballer who played as a striker. He started his careers with Evesham United before moving on to Cheltenham Town then the Football Conference. A move to Hereford United soon came in December 1990.
His career was blighted by broken legs suffering two breaks in his short league career at Hereford United the second break in a Welsh Cup tie against Mostyn ended his professional career. He later played non-league football for Bromsgrove Rovers, Evesham United, Malvern Town, Worcester Athletico, Pershore Town and Littleton
His uncle, Sid Brain, was a prolific goalscorer at Evesham United.
He has a wife and two children. One of which the name is unknown. His daughter who is 12 (birthday March 4th 1996) is named Hollie Alice Brain.
-DOCSTART-	21398495
'''Michael Kay''' (born 9 December 1989 in Consett, England) is an English footballer who plays in the right back position. He currently plays for Sunderland after progressing through their academy, and made his professional debut against Blackburn Rovers in a FA Cup 4th Round Replay. He is a former England Under-17 international, his is no relation to former Sunderland defender John Kay.
-DOCSTART-	21399641
'''David "Dave" Wiggett''' (25 May 1957 - 23 March 1978) was an English footballer who played for Lincoln City and Hartlepool United before losing his life in a car crash.
Wiggett, a left-back, began his career at Graham Taylor's Lincoln City, making his first-team debut in 1974. He made only a handful of appearances for the Imps, and joined Hartlepool in October 1976, where he made his debut in a Division Four match against Colchester United. During his 18-month spell at Hartlepool, Wiggett played 60 matches for the club, and scored one goal. However, his football career and indeed his life came to a sudden end on 23 March 1978, when Wiggett was killed in a car crash. Wiggett was a passenger in a car driven by his Hartlepool teammate Bob Newton. The car hit a road sign, ploughed across a garage forecourt and smashed into a wall.
Two days after the crash, a minute of silence was observed before Hartlepool's away match against arch-rivals Darlington. Allegedly, sections of the Darlington crowd chanted throughout the minute of silence, and what followed was a very bad-tempered match Hartlepool eventually won 2-1. Following the match, Hartlepool manager Billy Horner, himself a former Darlington player, called the offending Darlo fans "a disgrace to their club, their town, and the human race".
-DOCSTART-	21399838
'''Nathan John Luscombe''' (born 6 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Sunderland as a left midfielder.
Born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear,
-DOCSTART-	21400760
'''Alan Comfort''' (born in Aldershot, Hampshire on 8 December 1964) was an English professional footballer whose career was cut short by injury.
A striker, he began his career at Queens Park Rangers and made the England Youth Squad while at Loftus Road. However, a lack of first-team opportunities saw him sign for Cambridge United in season 1984-85. It was while he was at Cambridge that Alan Comfort met teammate and practising Christian Graham Daniels (a future pastor and evangelist for the Christians in Sport organization) and became a practising Christian himself.
After having scored three goals in 80 games for Cambridge, Comfort-s career took off when he signed for Leyton Orient in early 1986. In 150 games for Orient he would score 47 goals, 19 of them helping Orient to promotion to Division Three in June 1989. The promotion-clinching game with Wrexham was played on June 3 1989, the day of Comfort-s wedding; the kick-off was brought forward to enable him to play in the match and then travel to Northern Ireland to get to his wedding on time.
The summer of 1989 saw Comfort sign for Second Division side Middlesbrough. His career at Ayresome Park was to be short-lived; in only his eighteenth game for Middlesbrough, against Newcastle United at St James- Park, Comfort sustained a serious knee injury - the result of traumatic chrondomalacia patellae - which would bring an early end to his playing days.
After an unsuccessful attempt to return to the game with non-league Farnborough Town, he trained to become an Anglican vicar. Since leading churches in Chadwell Heath, Buckhurst Hill, Loughton and Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Alan now leads St Johns Church in Walthamstow, East London.
Alan is married to Jill and has three children; Sarah, Henry and Ollie.
-DOCSTART-	21401923
'''William Howard Matthews''' (29 November 1885 - 9 February 1963) was an English footballer who made 72 appearances (61 in the league) for Port Vale over two spells, separated by a period of twenty years.
Matthews played for Oldbury St. John's and Langley St. Michael's before joining Burslem Port Vale as an amateur in May 1906, however he was released at the end of the 1906-07 season when the club suffered a financial crisis. He played for Burton United and Oldham Athletic, before returning to Vale a remarkable 19 years since his release, in October 1926. However he was seriously injured from a kick to the back by Alex Trotter (who would later sign for ''the Vale'') during a 1927 match and fell out of favour soon afterwards. He was given a free transfer in May 1928 and despite being in his 40's managed to play for Halifax Town and Chester.
-DOCSTART-	21402724
'''Alexander Nicholas "Alex" Tapp''' (born 7 June 1982) is an English football (soccer) player who plays for Austin Aztex in the USL First Division. He is a midfielder, who has played in the English Football League for Wimbledon and their successor Milton Keynes Dons.
Born in Redhill, England, Tapp started his football career with Wimbledon in 1994 and represented England Schoolboys in 1998 at the age of 15.
Wimbledon were relegated at the end of the season and finished bottom of the First Division table.
After leaving Milton Keynes, he had several unsuccessful trials with other league clubs, including Brentford and Oxford United,
In the late summer of 2008, Tapp moved to the United States and after seven months during which he acclimatised to the Texan weather and astroturf pitches, he joined the Austin Aztex ahead of their first season in the United Soccer Leagues First Division.
-DOCSTART-	21407236
'''Arthur Box''' (September 1884 - after 1910) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made more than 100 appearances in the Football League playing for Burslem Port Vale, Stoke and Birmingham.
Box was born in Hanley, Staffordshire. He played for Hanley Villa, Northwood Mission and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1904. From April 1905 he became the first choice stopper and unusually for a goalkeeper actually scored a goal, albeit a penalty, against Manchester United on 24 March 1906. Six months after this goal though he lost his place and despite regaining it in February 1907 he returned to Stoke in July 1907, with Vale in the midst of financial meltdown. He had played 56 matches for the club, 50 of which were league fixtures.
He joined Birmingham in September 1909, and took over first-team duties from Jack Dorrington, but the team finished bottom of the Second Division and Box left the club at the end of the 1909-10 season. He then moved into non-league football with Leek Victoria, Croydon Common and Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	21407367
'''William Arthur Cope''' (25 November 1884 - 18 February 1937) was an English footballer.
Cope joined Burslem Port Vale from Mount Pleasant in August 1904. In his three seasons at the club he made 80 appearances (73 in the league) and scored a league goal. After Vale suffered a financial crisis in 1907 he transferred to Stoke and later moved on to Oldham Athletic West Ham United and Wrexham.
-DOCSTART-	21407419
'''James Hamilton''' (1884 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Hamilton joined Burslem Port Vale from Burslem Town in March 1903, he was a regular in the side but was forced to leave after the club went into liquidation in 1907. He had played 107 games (96 in the league) for Vale and moved on to Oldham Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	21407525
'''Charlie Rance''' (born 28 February 1889 in Bow - died 1966) was a professional footballer who played for Clapton, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Queens Park Rangers and Guildford United.
Rance a centre half joined Tottenham from Southern League Clapton in 1910. He played a total of 110 matches and scored one goal for the club in all competitions.
Rance moved to Derby County in 1920 where he featured in 23 matches before joining Queens Park Rangers in 1922. He played in 13 matches for the club and ended his career at Guildford United.
-DOCSTART-	21407749
'''Harry Washington Mountford''' was an English footballer.
Mountford began his career with Hanley Swifts before joining Burslem Port Vale as an amateur in June 1903. A top scorer during the 1905-06 season with 15 strikes, he made 109 appearances (96 in the league) and scored 31 goals (28 in the league) in total for the club, before being transferred to Everton in 1907, when Vale suffered a financial crisis. He later played for Burnley and Third Lanark.
-DOCSTART-	21408392
'''Christopher N. Banks''' (born 22 November 1965 in Stone, Staffordshire) is an English former professional footballer. He is currently a physiotherapist at Stoke City.
Starting his career with Port Vale in 1982, he moved on to Exeter City in 1988. He was at Bath City from 1989 to 1994, before spending ten years with Cheltenham Town.
Banks began his career as an apprentice with Port Vale, turning professional in December 1982. He slotted into the first team well, however after a reserve match at Barnsley he was attacked by a gang of youths and had his nose broken whilst waiting at a fish and chip shop on 23 September 1987. He was released at the end of the 1987-88 season and joined Exeter City in June 1988. Despite playing in all but three of Exeter's games the following season, Banks was released by City manager Terry Cooper.
In July 1994 Banks, who still lived in Staffordshire requested a move north, and was signed by Cheltenham Town, along with Martin Boyle for a combined fee of -16,000.
He worked as a postman for four years while completing his training,
He graduated from the University of Salford in 2007 with a degree in Physiotherapy.
In the 2006 publication ''Cheltenham Town Football Club 50 Greats'', Banks was included in the list by authors Tom Goold and Jon Palmer.
His younger brother Ian was also a professional with Port Vale, but was released by them after just one year. He went on to have a successful career in non-league football.
-DOCSTART-	21409024
'''Paul William Batty''' (born 9 January 1964) is a former professional football midfielder.
Batty began his career as an apprentice with Swindon Town, turning professional in January 1982. He made his debut on 25 September 1982 as Swindon won 1-0 at home to Crewe Alexandra and remained a regular for the next two seasons. He lost his place late in 1985 and was released at the end of the season.
He joined Chesterfield but left to join Exeter City in 1986. After five years with Exeter he dropped out of league football, joining Yeovil Town in March 1991. In 1992 he scored a hat-trick as then non-league Yeovil knocked then league side Torquay United out of the FA cup. He joined Bath City in July 1993, scoring the goal that knocked league side Hereford United out of the following season's FA Cup.
-DOCSTART-	21409790
'''Ray Baverstock''' (born 3 December 1963) is a former professional football midfielder.
Baverstock began his career as an apprentice with Swindon Town, turning professional in December 1981.
He played over 250 games for Cheltenham and had spells with Gloucester City and Worcester City before joining Bath City in July 1992.
He went on to play for Gloucester City, Trowbridge Town, Forest Green Rovers and Cirencester Town, before becoming manager of Cirencester Town and then Devizes Town from August 2002. He left Devizes to take over as manager of Swindon Supermarine in November 2002, and guided them to safety from relegation at the end of the season, albeit on the final day.
-DOCSTART-	21412426
'''Arthur Rowley''' (1870 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Rowley played for Leek, Distillery, the North Staffordshire Regiment, Stoke and Bristol Rovers before joining Burslem Port Vale in September 1902. He made 69 appearances (57 in the league) and scored 4 league goals, one of which made him the first to score a goal straight from a direct free kick in the Football League on 7 September 1903, against Bolton Wanderers before leaving the club before the start of the 1904-05 season.
-DOCSTART-	21414696
'''Adrian Capes''' (18 April 1873 - 29 September 1955) was an English footballer. He played 243 matches for Port Vale, 164 of which in the league and also scored 89 goals for the club, 60 of which came in the league.
Capes played for Bolton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest and Burton Swifts before joining Burslem Port Vale in November 1900. Over his five seasons with the club he rarely missed a match and with 11 goals in the 1900-01 season, 20 in the 1901-02 season, 18 in the 1902-03 season and 17 in the 1903-04 season, he finished 4 consecutive seasons as the clubs top scorer. He transferred to Stoke in November 1905, but rejoined Vale in December 1908. He suffered a knee injury in March 1910 and never really recovered, retiring in the summer of 1911.
Upon his retirement from football, Capes served Port Vale as a trainer from 1911 to 1919 and remained in the Vale backroom team until his full retirement in May 1934.
His younger brother, Arthur, played for Nottingham Forest, winning the FA Cup in 1898, and Stoke, as well as playing once for England in 1903.
-DOCSTART-	21415030
'''Bertram Cooper (Bert) Eardley''' (1879 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. He made 220 appearances (148 in the football league) and scored 40 goals (14 in the football league) for Port Vale over about ten seasons with the club.
Eardley joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1899, scoring on his debut on 10 February 1900 against Luton Town. He quickly established himself as a regular, but had spells of inconsistency which left him out of the side for large periods. Ever the loyal Valiant, it is believed he did not join another team in 1907 when the club suffered financial meltdown and liquidation, instead he re-signed in December 1908 and went straight into the first team. He left for good in the summer of 1910.
-DOCSTART-	21416961
'''Joseph (Joe) Brough''' (9 November 1886 - 5 October 1968) was an English footballer. He played 209 matches (including 72 in the football league) for Port Vale and scored 111 goals (including 6 in the football league).
Brough joined Burslem Port Vale as an amateur from Smallthorne in the autumn of 1906, signing professional forms in February 1907. However in 1907 the club went into liquidation and Brough transferred to Stoke, later he played in two matches in all competitions for Tottenham Hotspur in 1908. However, he returned to Vale in 1909 in a centre-forward capacity and scored a club record of 43 goals in the 1909-10 season, helping the club to the Staffordshire Junior Cup title in the process. He signed for Liverpool in August 1910 and then on to Bristol City. A third move to Vale followed in May 1913, he bagged 35 goals in the 1913-14 season but was conscripted in 1917, due to World War I. He was demobilised in October 1919 and continued playing and with the Staffordshire Senior Cup and North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup titles won in 1920, he retired in the summer of 1922.
-DOCSTART-	21420297
'''Sam Patrick Philip Campagna''' (born 19 November 1980) is an English former professional football defender.
Born in Worcester, Campagna began his career as a trainee with Swindon Town, turning professional in August 1998. He made his debut on 14 November 1998, as a late substitute for Mark Walters, in Swindon's 3-0 defeat to Bradford City, having been an unused substitute the previous week.. His only other game that season came on the final day when he came on for Brian Borrows late in Swindon's 3-1 defeat at home to Barnsley. He made three further appearances the following season before joining Bath City on loan in March 2000, playing in the final ten games of the season.
He was released by Swindon in May 2001 and joined Bromsgrove Rovers, moving on to Evesham United and then to Malvern Town in March 2002.
-DOCSTART-	21421881
'''Martin Paul''' (born 2 February 1975 in Whalley, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.
Paul began his career as a trainee with Bristol Rovers. He played 29 first team games before being released in 1996. He joined Doncaster Rovers, but in November 1996 joined Bath City.
He was sold to Newport County in May 2001 for -3,000,
He was linked with a move to Paulton Rovers in September 2006, and later played for Chippenham before retiring during the 2006-07 season. He did however come out of retirement to play for Bath City in their Errea cup tie against Tiverton Town in January 2007 and began playing in their league side again while on non-contract terms.
In February 2008 he signed again for Chippenham Town.
-DOCSTART-	21422042
'''Aaron Doran''' (born 13 May 1991) is an Irish professional fotballer, currently playing for Blackburn Rovers. He had a short loan spell at MK Dons.
Doran signed his first professional contract in May 2008 and was involved in Blackburn's 2008-09 season, pre-season matches against Macclesfield Town and NAC Breda. Doran was given squad number 39 by Rovers manager Paul Ince in September 2008.
He made his first team debut as a substitute for Aaron Mokoena against Liverpool on 11 April 2009. He also came on as a sub in an away defeat to Manchester City on 2 May and at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea on 17 May. He scored in a pre-season friendly, on 16 June 2009 against Roma, in a match that ended 5-2 after penalties. On 5 October 2009 he was signed by League One club MK Dons on a month's loan deal.
-DOCSTART-	21422138
'''Stewart Christopher Littlewood''' (7 January 1905 - 2 February 1977) was an English footballer. He played 55 games (53 in the league) and scored 35 league goals for Port Vale.
Littlewood played for Hardwich Colliery, Chesterfield, Matlock Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Luton Town and had a trial at Alfreton Town before joining Port Vale in November 1926. He scored a brace on his debut at Clapton Orient on Christmas Day 1926, but despite being a consistent scorer struggled to remain in the first team. For the 1927-28 season he scored 55 in goals in 33 reserve games, but was transferred to Oldham Athletic in exchange for Albert Pynegar and -1,300 in January 1929. He was re-signed by new manager Tom Morgan for a then-club record fee but never really managed to find his scoring touch other than on 24 September 1932, when he put a club record six goals past Chesterfield. The following month he underwent a cartilage operation and was transferred to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in July 1933, he later played for Altrincham.
-DOCSTART-	21422878
'''Brian Francis O'Donnell''' (born 8 August 1957 in Port Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
O'Donnell began his career as an apprentice with Bournemouth, but was released. He turned professional with Bristol Rovers in May 1976, but was released without playing for them. He moved to Australia and played for Blacktown City Demons before rejoining Bournemouth in January 1982.
He moved to Torquay United in October 1982, making his debut at left-back in place of Mark Smith in the 3-1 win at home to Northampton Town on 16 October. He played 19 league games before being released at the end of the season. He returned to Australia and rejoined Blacktown City.
In February 1986, O'Donnell returned to the UK and joined Bath City. He played regularly for Bath until leaving in May 1987 when he joined Basingstoke Town. He later played for Bashley, Poole Town and Salisbury City. He was appointed as manager of Bournemouth Sports CMFC in the 1993 close season and took over as manager of Bournemouth Poppies in February 2000.
He left Poppies in June 2001 amid a mass resignation of the Poppies exscutive committee. and in January the following year took over as manager of Poole Town. However, he left Poole in August 2002.
He later returned to Bournemouth as their youth coach.
In February 2009 he joined the coaching staff at Dorchester Town as caretaker manager.
-DOCSTART-	21423745
'''Harry (Henry) Cotton''' (5 April 1882 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Cotton played for Nantwich before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1901, he spent four seasons with the club, playing as the first choice 'keeper. At the end of the 1904-05 season he moved on to Crewe Alexandra and later played for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	21423814
'''Thomas Simpson''' was an early footballer.
Simpson played for Cross Heath and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1901. He became a regular from February 1903, but was sold to Bury for -200 in December 1904.
-DOCSTART-	21424039
'''Ernest Mullineux''' (1879 - 23 August 1960) was an English footballer.
Mullineux started off with Burslem Park before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1900. From September 1904 to his -600 move to Bury in December 1904, he was a regular in the side and enjoyed 132 appearances (113 in the league), scoring a league goal in the process. He later played for Stoke and Wellington Town.
-DOCSTART-	21424225
'''Edward (Ted) McDonald''' (1876 - October 1938) was an English footballer.
McDonald played for Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1894. He returned to Stoke in August 1896 after Vale failed to get re-elected to the football league, however he made the switch to Vale once again in the summer of 1897. After helping the club to lift the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1898 he was sold to Notts County for a 'considerable' fee in November 1899 after Vale suffered a financial crisis. He later played for Portsmouth.
-DOCSTART-	21424695
'''Owen McGee''' started his playing career at his hometown club Middlesbrough as an apprentice, before breaking into the first team in the 1989-90 season. He went on to play for Scarborough and Guisborough Town before retiring. He currently coaches youngsters in the Middlesbrough area.
-DOCSTART-	21424980
'''Richard "Dick" Evans''' (c.1875 - 13 January 1942) was an English footballer, who played at outside right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.
Evans joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1894 from Newcastle White Star. He soon slotted into the side well, becoming joint-top scorer with Danny Simpson two seasons running; with 14 goals in 1896-97 and 11 in 1897-98, during which the club were playing in the Midland League, having failed to be re-elected to the Football League in 1896. He helped the club lift the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1898. He lost his place however, in February 1899 and signed for Reading in the summer of 1899.
In the close season of 1902, Evans moved from Reading to fellow Southern League team Southampton. He arrived at The Dell with a high reputation following his achievements with Port Vale. Nicknamed "Jammer", he had a deadly shot and was a quick and reliable right winger who rapidly became a favourite with the fans, who also loved his "never-say-die" spirit".
He made his debut in the opening game of the 1902-03 season, a 6-0 victory over Brentford (in which John Fraser scored a hat trick).
Evans started the 1903-04 season with three goals in the first three matches and was on the score sheet regularly, until December when a serious leg injury forced him to sit out most of the rest of the season, (being replaced first by Joe Turner and then by Harry Turner) only returning for the last three matches. Evans' nine goals from his 18 appearances helped Southampton claim the Southern League title for the sixth (and final) time.
Ill health and injuries forced his retirement in 1904
A return to Vale followed in September 1904, however in only his second game - a 1-0 home defeat by Wolves in the Staffordshire Cup - he suffered a career ending injury and retired that year. He had played 134 matches (61 in the Football League) and scored 49 goals (21 in the League) for Vale.
After his brief sojourn back in the Potteries, he returned to Southampton becoming the landlord of the London Arms in the Docks, a position he held until he retired in 1936.
-DOCSTART-	21425288
'''Richard Forsyth''' (born 3 October 1970) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder. He made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Stoke City, Blackpool, Peterborough United and Cheltenham Town.
Forsyth was born in Dudley, now in the West Midlands county.
A year later he moved on to Stoke City for a -200,000 fee,
He has since played for Stoke City's Masters team, and for Wolverhampton Casuals and Shawbury United of the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division.
-DOCSTART-	21425361
'''Andrew R. "Andy" Gosney''' (born 8 November 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 70 appearances in the Football League playing for Portsmouth, York City, Birmingham City and Exeter City.
Gosney was born in Southampton, Hampshire, and began his football career as an apprentice with Portsmouth in 1979. He turned professional in November 1981, but never established himself as first choice for the club because of the consistency of Alan Knight. Over a 13-year career with the club Gosney made only 60 first-team appearances in all competitions.
Gosney was credited as the man who gave Darren Anderton the "Sicknote" nickname by Anderton himself.
-DOCSTART-	21425395
'''Kenneth Francis "Ken" Rowley''' (29 August 1926 - 1995) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He made 44 appearances in the Football League playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Coventry City.
Rowley was born in Pelsall, then in Staffordshire, in 1926. He turned professional with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1947, but in five years played only one league match for them. He joined Birmingham City in January 1951.
-DOCSTART-	21425672
'''Trevor Keith Charles Aylott''' (born 26 November 1957) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
Aylott was born in Bermondsey, London. He began his football career as an apprentice with Chelsea, and went on to score 90 goals in 472 appearances in the Football League, playing for Chelsea, Barnsley, Millwall, Luton Town, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Birmingham City, Oxford United and Gillingham.
-DOCSTART-	21426144
'''Peter L. Bullock''' (born 17 November 1941) is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 54 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.
Bullock comes from a footballing family. His elder brother Brian was an amateur with West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City, and younger brother Mickey had a long playing career before going into management. His son Simon played for Halifax Town while Mickey Bullock was manager there.
-DOCSTART-	21431841
'''Gareth David Owen''' (born 21 September, 1982 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for League Two side Port Vale. Owen qualifies to play for the Wales national football team through his Welsh mother and has represented Wales at under-19 level.
His career began at Stoke City, signing as a professional in August 2001. He left Stoke for Oldham Athletic in 2005, in search of regular football. His time at Oldham was short and unhappy, though after joining Stockport County on loan in 2006, he found himself enjoying his football again. In 2008, he fell out with the Stockport manager and switched clubs to Port Vale, signing permanently in the 2009 January transfer window.
Born and raised in Cheadle, Staffordshire, Owen attended Painsley High School in his youth. He was in the same school year as schoolmate turned Port Vale teammate Adam Yates.
Owen began his career as a trainee with his local club, Stoke City, turning professional in August 2001. He struggled to establish himself at Stoke, having loan spells with Oldham Athletic in January 2004 and with Torquay United at the start of the 2004-05 season, where he played six games.
He returned to Oldham on loan in March 2005, playing nine times until the end of the season when he was transferred from Stoke to Oldham Athletic for a fee of -50,000. Never fitting in at the club, in May 2006 he put in a transfer request, which was accepted. He later claimed he had 'fallen out of love' with football at Boundary Park.
On 3 July 2006, Owen joined Stockport County on a season-long loan deal. After a successful 2006-07 season, he was voted the club's player of the season and joined Stockport permanently for an undisclosed fee in June 2007.
In the 2007-08 season Owen went on to captain Stockport back to League One, lifting the play-off trophy after a 3-2 win over Rochdale at Wembley Stadium. In the final he actually played with a face-mask due to an injury.
In October 2008 he went out on loan to Yeovil Town after a public falling-out with manager Jim Gannon. After the loan was extended in November he stated his aim to sign a permanently contract with ''the Glovers'', though the next week he ended up joining Dean Glover's Port Vale.
Despite starting his career at Stoke City, in November 2008 Owen agreed to join local rivals Port Vale on loan until January 2009, with a view to a permanent deal. He made his Vale debut on the day the loan move was agreed, helping the Valiants to keep a clean sheet against Barnet despite barely getting chance to meet his new teammates. Owen was expected to sign a permanent deal with Port Vale in January 2009 but was unexpectedly recalled by Stockport in order to negotiate a settlement for the remainder of his contract. This was finally resolved on the 19 January 2009 and he left Stockport by mutual consent to sign for Port Vale on a 2 and a half year contract, which will keep him at Vale Park until summer 2011.
In March 2009, he picked up an ankle injury, which may keep him out of action for the rest of the season. During the downtime he spent time working on his coaching badges and helping Ray Williams on scouting duties.
A key part of the back three in 2009-10, Owen scored his first goal for the club in a 4-0 home win over Grimsby Town on 5 September. He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after manager Micky Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. A key member of the Vale defence, after breaking his cheekbone he once again donned a custom-made protective face mask. He also was forced to take a few weeks on the sidelines in order to undergo surgery, though made a speedy recovery.
Owen picked up two Wales under-19s caps, both easy victories over the Faroe Islands under-19s. The first was a 4-1 win on 7 August 2001, the second was an 8-2 victory two days later.
Although from Staffordshire (where he played county cricket as a youngster), he supports Chelsea, thanks to his father.
He aims to go into management when he retires as a player; in June 2009 he started a course to earn his UEFA Level Two coaching badge. A few months later he began a Sports science degree course at Manchester Metropolitan University.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
b. ''Play-off results included in totals.''
:''Scores and results list Wales' goal tally first. The "Caps" figures are in bold for games in which he scored''
-DOCSTART-	21433347
'''Mark Dickson Bell''' (8 February 1881 - 1961) was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian in the early years of the Twentieth century, helping them to win the Scottish Cup in 1901, before moving to southern England where he won Southern League championships with Southampton and Fulham. He won one international cap with Scotland in 1901.
Bell was born in Edinburgh and after junior football with Roseberry and St Bernard's, he joined Heart of Midlothian in April 1900. In his first season with Hearts, he was joint top scorer (with Bill Porteous) with eight goals and was a member of the team that won the Scottish Cup, defeating Division One runners-up Celtic 4-3. He earned his solitary cap for Scotland in a 1-1 draw with Wales on 2 March 1901.
At Hearts he was regarded as a nippy forward, equally at home on either wing.
In 1902, he moved to the south coast of England, where Southampton were attempting to reclaim the Southern League title and recruited six new players, including fellow Scots, Jack Robertson from Liverpool and Jack Fraser from St Mirren.
Bell made his debut on 18 October 1902, standing in for Joe Turner, in a 1-1 draw at Kettering Town.
In his nine Southern League appearances, he scored six goals, helping Southampton claim the Southern League title for the fifth time in seven years.
In April 1903, he returned to Hearts helping them to take the runners-up position in the Scottish League for the 1903-04 season.
He then returned to the Southern League with Fulham where he helped them take the championship title for the first time in 1905-06 (when Southampton were runners-up) and again the following season.
He left Fulham in 1907 and spent the rest of his career with various London clubs, including Clapton Orient and Leyton, before finishing his career with New Brompton, where he played as a half back.
After the First World War he emigrated to Australia in 1919.
-DOCSTART-	21435603
'''Findlay Weir''' (born April 18, 1889 in Glasgow-died July 9, 1918) was a professional footballer who played for clubs including Maryhill, Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur.
Weir joined Tottenham from Sheffield Wednesday in 1912 where he featured in 71 matches and scoring one goal. The determined wing half played a total of 101 matches and scored on two occasions in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club between 1912-1915.
Weir was killed in action while serving in the First World War with the Royal Engineers on the 9th July 1918.
-DOCSTART-	21436062
'''Joel Etienne-Clark''' is an English-born footballer from Dominica, currently playing for Great Wakering Rovers in the Isthmian League Division One North.
Etienne-Clark has played for Great Wakering Rovers since 2005 whom he joined from Chelmsford City, before switching to Waltham Forest in November 2007. In October 2008, he rejoined Great Wakering Rovers.
He made his debut for Dominica in a March 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Barbados and has earned his other cap in the return leg.
-DOCSTART-	21437064
'''Rene Steer''' (born 31 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic. He previously played for Premier League club Arsenal. His predominant position is as a left back.
Steer began his career in the Arsenal Academy, joining the club at age 13. In the 2006-07 season, he made 11 appearances for the Arsenal Reserves.
On 22 January 2009, Steer was loaned out to Gillingham for four months. On 7 February, he made his debut for the club as he came on as a substitute in the 78th minute, in a 2-0 loss to Bradford City. He made his first start for the club in a 4-4 draw versus Aldershot Town on 18 February. He returned to Arsenal in April 2009 following the end of his loan, but was released by the club in June.
Steer signed a 12-month contract with League One club Oldham Athletic on 24 June 2009, following a successful trial. On 17 August, he was sent to the hospital following a training session, during which time he received an elbow to the face. Later that day, he underwent a successful operation on his jaw at North Manchester General Hospital to repair and correct "serious damage" to his teeth.
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'''Bobby Atherton''' (1876 - 1917) was a Welsh international association football player, who played as a midfielder and forward for , , and in the late 1890s and early 1900s.
Although he was born in north Wales, Atherton grew up in Scotland.
Atherton captained the Hibs side that won the 1902 Scottish Cup,
Atherton was transferred to in 1903, and he became the first Middlesbrough player to win international honours.
Atherton retired from playing football after a short spell with and he subsequently moved back to Edinburgh, becoming a steward in the Merchant Navy.
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'''Lloyd Ashley Ellams''' (born 11 January 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Chester City as a striker.
Born in Chester, Cheshire, Ellams was member of Chester City's youth system. He gained experience with a loan spell at Conference North team Droylsden early in the 2008-09 season.
After a further substitute appearance at Shrewsbury Town in February, Ellams was handed his first start in the penultimate match of the season at Aldershot Town. He won Chester an early penalty and then scored his first goal for the club later in the match, although the 2-2 draw effectively relegated City. ref>
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'''Emeka Nwajiobi''' (born 25 May 1959) is a former professional footballer. Emeka had a short footballing career but became a firm favourite with the Luton Town fans in the mid eightees.
He started out at non-league Dulwich Hamlet in South London before moving to Luton Town in late 1983. he made his debut in 1984 and played until 1987 when a severe injury ended his career. He played in the notorious 1985 Kenilworth Road riot game when spectators from the Millwall enclosure invaded the pitch and damaged the stands prior to the match.
During this period he played four times for the Nigerian national side.
After retirement from football, Nwajiobi pursued a career in pharmacy.
Nwajiobi was followed into football, also at Dulwich Hamlet, by his younger brother Ifeanyi 'Nigel' Nwajiobi.
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'''Daniel (Danny) Simpson''' was an English footballer.
Simpson played for Tunstall Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1896, after a successful trial. He immediately went into the first 11 and having scored 14 goals 1896-97 and 11 goals in 1897-98 was joint-top scorer in two consecutive seasons, along with Dick Evans. He scored the only goal of the Staffordshire Senior Cup final on 5 March 1898.
After suffering from poor health, he turned up at a match at Chesterfield on 20 October 1900 at half-time, after missing his train. At the conclusion of the 1902-03 season he was released after being only intermittently selected for the past few seasons. He had played 151 matches (83 in the football league) and scored 53 goals (23 in the football league).
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'''Lucien Emile Boullemier''' (Q1 1877 - 9 January 1949) was an English footballer.
Boullemier worked as a respected ceramic artist and painter and played for Stoke Alliance, Chesterton White Star, Stone Town and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1897. During his five seasons he hardly missed a game, helping the team win the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1898 and playing in every game of the 1898-99 season. After 192 games for the club (136 in the football league) and 8 goals (6 in the football league) he retired in October 1902 to concentrate on his artwork. He emigrated to the USA and played for Philadelphia Hibernian.
His art career seemingly not taking off in the way he had envisaged, he returned to England in 1905 and joined Northampton Town, in November he made an unsuccessful comeback to Vale, where he played just one league game. He retired for good after he finished playing for Northern Nomads and North Staffs Nomads.
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'''Thomas (Tom) Davies''' was an English footballer.
Davies played for Nantwich before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1899. He was a regular from September 1900 until 1902 and was released at the end of the 1902-03 season. He had played 65 games (58 in the league) for the Burslem club.
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'''George Samuel Eccles''' (1874 - 18 December 1945) was an English footballer.
Eccles played for Middleport before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1893. During his three seasons with the club he suffered a couple of mishaps; the first being on 26 February 1895 when heading for a match at Notts County he misread the train timetables and selected a non-existent train that only ran on market days, thereby missing the game. The second mishap was rather more serious as he broke his collarbone in February 1896, he recovered however, and was sold to Wolves for a 'considerable' fee in May 1896. He had played 60 games (50 in the league) and scored one league goal for the Vale.
After he left Wolves he played for Everton, Preston North End, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers.
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'''Thomas George Lewis''' (20 October 1913 - 6 August 1981) was a Welsh footballer who played as a centre-forward for Watford in the late 1930s, before joining Southampton for a brief period after World War II.
Lewis was born in Troed-y-rhiw in Glamorgan and after playing youth football with his village side and then in the nearby town of New Tredegar followed his elder brother Jim to join Watford. He initially joined Watford as an amateur at 17, before signing his first professional contract in May 1934.
Lewis stayed at Vicarage Road until the war, making irregular appearances in the Football League Third Division South, firstly, like his brother, at left back before moving to centre forward in 1937-38. His most successful league season was 1938-39 when he scored nine goals from 13 appearances.
During the war he was an Army P.T. instructor, although he made guest appearances for Chester City.
In July 1946, he joined Second Division Southampton for a "four figure fee".
In the FA Cup third round match against Bury on 11 January 1947, Lewis scored a hat-trick in a 5-1 victory. This was the "Saints" first FA Cup hat-trick for 50 years, and the first-ever in the competition proper.
Lewis was unable to reproduce this form in the 1947-48 season, failing to score in any of his 15 appearances. The arrival of Charlie Wayman in November brought Lewis's Saints career to an end.
Lewis spent the 1947-48 season back in the Third Division South with Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Dartford, where he remained until 1952, when he took up a position as groundsman.
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'''James J. Lawlor''' (born 1933), also known as '''Jimmy Lawlor''' or '''Jim Lawlor''', is an Irish former professional footballer who played for Drumcondra, Doncaster Rovers, Coleraine and Bradford City, before he retired from injury in 1962.
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'''Stuart O'Keefe''' (born 4 March 1991) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for League One club Southend United.
O'Keefe made his debut for Southend on 18 November 2008, at home to Telford United in the 2-0 win in the FA Cup first-round replay.
O'Keefe made his first league start for Southend United against Leeds United at Elland Road on 27 January 2009.
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'''Justin Anthony Hazell''' (born 12 January 1992) is an English footballer, who plays as a forward for League One club Southend United. He made his professional debut in the FA Cup against AFC Telford United in November 2008.
Steve Tilson signed Hazell, in 2000 when he was director of youth at Southend United.
At the age of 16, Hazell made his debut for Southend on 18 November 2008, at home to AFC Telford United in the 2-0 win in the FA Cup first-round replay, replacing Anthony Grant as a substitute in the 90th minute.
Hazell has been described as a "versatile forward".
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'''David D. Gray''' (born 1923) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played league football for Bradford City between 1948 and 1956, making over 200 appearances. He also played non-league football with Queensbury and Ossett Town.
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'''William Henry (Billy) Fitchford''' (1892 - 13 April 1966) was an English footballer.
Fitchford was an amateur with a good footballing brain, playing for Porthill St. Andrew's before he signed for Port Vale in March 1914. After serving as a Lieutenant in the First World War he finally made his debut for the club on 23 November 1918, being the only scorer for Vale in a 4-1 defeat at Burnley. He struggled to be given permission to miss work from his banking job to play in matches so was not played as often as he could have been. He did however, manage to score the only goal of the Staffordshire Senior Cup final against Birmingham City on 15 May 1920. He also was a part of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1922. He was released at the end of the 1922-23 season, having played 98 games (69 in the football league) and scored 14 goals (8 in the football league). Fitchford went on to play for Glossop, Congleton Town, Stoke and Northern Nomads.
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'''Alfred Thomas (Tom) Lyons''' (5 July 1885 - October 1938) was an English footballer.
Lyons played for Hednesford Town, Bridgtown Amateurs and Aston Villa before he joined Port Vale, initially on guest terms, in January 1917. He was a member of the side that lifted the Staffordshire Senior Cup and shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1920. By March 1921 however, he had lost his first team place and was released at the close of the 1921-22 season. He had played 146 games (63 in the football league) and scored 3 goals for the club. Lyons later played for Walsall in a player-coach capacity.
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'''William (Billy) Briscoe''' (6 November 1896 - 7 February 1994) was an English footballer.
Briscoe appeared for Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood and Leek United before guesting for Port Vale in 1918. He signed forms on 12 January 1918 and over the next four seasons played in a wide variety of positions for the club. He was a member of the sides that shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1920 and 1922, but after failing to agree terms in the summer of 1923 switched to Congleton Town. In January 1924, Vale offered better terms and he re-signed, finishing the season as joint-top scorer, tied with Tom Page on 10 goals. He was given a free transfer back to Congleton Town in May 1931, who he also coached. He had played 331 games (193 in the football league) and scored 60 goals (43 in the football league) for the Vale. He even played a match whilst suffering from appendicitis.
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'''Alfred Bourne''' (1898 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Bourne joined Port Vale in the summer of 1919. He quickly established himself as the first choice 'keeper, however he lost his place by October 1920. He was a member of the sides that won the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1920 and shred the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1920, but was released at the end of the 1921-22 season. He had played 64 matches for the club (55 in the league).
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'''Phillip Jess "Phil" Sproson''' (born 13 October 1959) is a former English footballer who played as a central defender. He played in 500 matches (426 in the league) for Port Vale and scored 41 goals (33 in the league), this places him third highest in the list of appearances for Port Vale. He was the nephew of legendary Vale defender Roy Sproson and son of Jess Sproson, who played for Vale between 1940 and 1947.
In the Port Vale youth team, Sproson was a midfielder, though as he grew into a tall young man he was converted into a centre-half role.
Sproson signed professional forms with Port Vale in December 1977. He was a first team regular of high regard, but was sent off in a 5-1 defeat at Northampton Town on 27 December 1980 for 'foul and abusive language' after a squabble with team-mate Russell Bromage (who himself went on to play over 400 games for Vale). The 1982-83 season proved highly successful for Sproson; he was a regular in the first team and was included in the PFA select Fourth Division side as Vale were promoted. The same happened in the 1985-86 season. The 1988-89 season saw Vale promoted from the Third Division, but in January 1989 Sproson suffered a severe knee injury during training and retired the following month.
Against medical advice, Sproson attempted a return to league football. In August 1989 he joined Birmingham City, who were obliged to pay Port Vale a "fee" of -50,000 in lieu of insurance money. The player was unable to regain the required fitness levels, and he retired again in September 1990, though he later played for Stafford Rangers, Northwich Victoria and Milton United.
Sproson worked as head of the PFA's Player Management Agency, but stood down in March 2009.
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'''Antonius Wilhelmus Matthias Theodore "Toine" van Mierlo''' (born 24 August 1957), known in England as '''Tony van Mierlo''', is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward or left winger.
Van Mierlo was born in Soerendonk. He played for PSV Eindhoven, Willem II, MVV and VVV-Venlo in the Netherlands, for Birmingham City in England and for R.W.D. Molenbeek, K.A.A. Gent and K.R.C. Harelbeke in Belgium.
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'''Lewis Hogg''' (born 13 September 1982, in Bristol, England) is an English football midfielder currently playing for Conference South side Bath City.
Hogg started his career out at Bristol Rovers, rising from the youth team to the first team in 1999. He failed to record an appearance in his first year, but by his second year he was a stalwart in the midfield and was named team captain by manager Garry Thompson. However soon after Thompson left the club, Hogg saw his time dwindle until he was eventually released by the club in the summer of 2003. In total, Hogg appeared in 74 league games, scoring 3 times for the Pirates. He also made 17 additional cup appearances, scoring an additional 3 goals.
After leaving Bristol Rovers, Hogg found his way to Barnet where he appeared 16 times in half a season, scoring for them once. While with Barnet, Hogg represented England at the non-league level.
Hogg was quickly on the move again, joining Conference South side Weston-super-Mare in December 2003. He quickly found himself as a midfield force for The Seagulls and spent two and a half years at Woodspring Stadium.
It came with much surprise that Hogg wanted to move to Bath City in the summer of 2006, dropping down a league in the process. After the clubs were unable to agree on a fee, an independent tribunal decided on a -4000 fee to be paid to Weston-super-Mare for Hogg's signature.
Once at Bath City, Hogg was a hit. Despite having a less than stellar disciplinary record, Hogg has proven to be quite a pickup for the Twerton Park side. In his first season with Bath City, he saw the team promoted to the Conference South. His former club, Weston-super-Mare have taken notice of "the one that got away" as well, recently putting in a -2,000 bid on New Year's Eve 2008 for the midfielder, which Bath City boss Adie Britton rejected.
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'''Thomas (Tom) Page''' (15 November 1888 - 26 October 1973) was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.
Page played for Carada, Pembroke, Rochdale, Everton and St. Mirren, as well as guesting for South Liverpool during World War I and having a trial with Liverpool before joining Port Vale for -400 in June 1920. He was top scorer in the 1921-22 season with 10 goals, helping the team to share the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1922. For the 1923-24 season he was joint-top scorer with Billy Briscoe. He was released at the end of the 1928-29 season at the age of 40, he had played 302 games (286 in the league) and scored 65 goals (59 in the league) for the club. He retired after playing for New Brighton.
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'''Raymond "Ray" Stephen Johnston''' (born 5 May 1981, in Bristol, England) is an English football goalkeeper most recently with Tiverton Town.
Johnston started his career as a youth team player for Bristol Rovers, where he eventually signed professional terms in 1998. Despite being a former England schoolboy international, Johnston could only manage to appear in one league game with The Pirates, a 4-3 victory against Macclesfield Town in 1999.
He joined Bath City in 2002, appearing in 6 games. He was the backup to first choice keeper Mark Hervin. An injury at the start of the 2003 season left Johnston 3rd choice so he chose transfer to Bishop Sutton.
Along the way, Johnston found small roles with Weston-super-Mare and Frome Town.
Ray joined Clevedon Town at the start of the 2005 season and played in 41 league games for them, appearing in an additional 9 cup games. While Johnston was the first choice keeper for Clevedon, he led them to promotion to the Southern Football League Premier Division. He was inexplicably released before the start of the next season.
Johnston found his way back to Frome Town in October 2006, but was once again out the door before the season was over in 2007. It was reported that Gloucester City put in a seven day's notice for him on 29 January 2007 and he joined up with The Tigers soon after. His debut with Gloucester came on 03 February 2007.
Eventually Johnston found himself at Tiverton Town, but was released by manager Martyn Rogers upon the signing of Steve Book and Johnston's inability to fully recover from an Achilles tendon tear and ankle problems.
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'''John "Jack" Bradley''' (27 November 1916 - 14 December 2002) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward for various clubs in the 1930s and 1940s, including Swindon Town, Southampton and Bolton Wanderers.
Bradley was born in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire and, after playing youth football with South Kirkby Colliery, he joined Huddersfield Town in November 1935.
Bradley spent two seasons with Swindon, making 25 league appearances in which he scored six goals. In the FA Cup he scored twice in a 6-0 victory over Dulwich Hamlet in the First Round on 28 November 1936. The following season, he went one better scoring a hat trick (including two penalties) in a 4-3 win over Gillingham on 27 November 1937, his 21st birthday.
In June 1938, he moved to Chelsea but again made no first team appearances before being transferred to Southampton in May 1939.
He joined Southampton in readiness for the 1939-40 season, but had not broken into the first team before League football was abandoned following the outbreak of the Second World War. At the start of the war, he joined the Police War Reserve and remained in Southampton, playing in the Football League South war leagues.
In 1940, Bradley joined the Royal Air Force and his postings took him all over England. During the war he guested for several clubs, including Reading, Luton Town, Blackpool, Millwall, Aldershot, Rotherham United, Hereford United and Rochdale.
He returned to The Dell in 1945 and was soon scoring regularly in the League South in 1945-46, with 14 goals from 25 league appearances, plus two in the FA Cup. According to Holley & Chalk, Bradley was "big and strong, (with) a powerful left foot that he put to good use during his short spell with the Saints".
On the resumption of League football in 1946, Bradley became the established inside left, with either Doug McGibbon or George Lewis at centre-forward. The outside left position was filled in turn by Bobby Veck, Wilf Grant and Eric Day as manager Bill Dodgin was assembling a team to try to gain promotion from the Second Division. Bradley finished his first League season with the "Saints" as joint top-scorer (with George Lewis) on 15 goals, as Southampton finished a lowly 14th.
In June 1947, the Saints went to Germany where they played a "Liberation Day" match against a local side. During this tour, Bradley's drinking upset manager Dodgin; Bradley in turn complained that Dodgin's coaching methods, involving the use of a blackboard, were "''too fussy''".
At Burnden Park he finally got his chance to play in the First Division. He soon became established at inside left, alongside future international players such as Nat Lofthouse, Malcolm Barrass and Willie Moir. Despite this array of talent, Bolton struggled in the First Division, finishing each of Bradley's three seasons in the lower half of the table.
Speaking in 1996, Lofthouse remembered his former team-mate: "''By God! Jack Bradley had the best left foot I've ever seen in my life''."
By November 1950, Bradley had lost his place to Harry Webster and was transferred to Norwich City, where he made only six appearances over the next two seasons before dropping out of the Football League.
In July 1952, Bradley took up the post of player-manager of Great Yarmouth Town of the Eastern Counties League. Whilst the "Bloaters" achieved little in the league under Bradley's management, finishing fifth in his first two seasons, they had some success in the FA Cup.
In 1952-53, Great Yarmouth reached the Second Round proper for the first time ever, where they were defeated 2-1 by Wrexham. The following season, Great Yarmouth pulled off a giant-killing act, by defeating Crystal Palace of the Third Division South 1-0, with the goal being scored by Derrick Rackham in the sixth minute, before going out to Barrow in the Second Round.
Bradley resigned from the managerial post at Great Yarmouth in 1955, but remained in Norfolk, becoming the licencee of the Jolly Farmers pub in the village of Ormesby St Margaret near Great Yarmouth where he remained for 27 years.
Following his death in 2002, his ashes were scattered on the Great Yarmouth pitch at The Wellesley Recreation Ground.
Jack's father, Martin (1886 - 1958) played at inside forward for Grimsby Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol Rovers between 1907 and 1914.
His uncle was James Bradley (1881 - 1954), who was a member of Liverpool's Championship winning side of 1905-06 and also played for Stoke in the 1890s.
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'''Jimmy Cantrell''' (born May 7, 1882 in Sheepbridge nr Chesterfield-died July 31, 1960 at Basford was a professional footballer who played for Aston Villa, Notts County, Tottenham Hotspur and Sutton United.
Cantrell began his professional career at Aston Villa. The inside forward played in 48 matches and found the net on 22 occasions for the club between 1904-1907. He moved to Notts County in 1907 where he was converted into the centre forward position. Top scorer in his three seasons at County he maintained a goal every other match ratio in 131 matches and scoring 64 goals in his time there. Tottenham Hotspur impressed by his goal scoring paid a substantial sum for his services in 1912. In a career interrupted by the First World War Cantrell lead the Spurs forward line that won the Football League Second Division in 1919-20 with a then record 70 points. He went on to collect a winner's medal in the 1921 FA Cup Final at the age of 38. He played his last match against Birmingham City just short of his 40th birthday making him the oldest Spurs player to feature in a League match. Cantrell played 176 times and scored on 84 occasions in all competitions between 1912-1922. He ended his career at Sutton United before retiring in 1925.
Cantrell returned to Nottingham where he became a golf professional. He died in Basford in 1960.
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'''Reginald (Reg) Potts''' (31 July 1927 - 28 January 1996) was an English football defender, nicknamed Dan after Desperate Dan.
A key member of Port Vale's history, Potts played close to 300 league games for the club between 1945 and 1957. He later turned out for non-league sides Worcester City and Macclesfield Town.
Potts played for Wellington Scouts, Northwood Mission and Stoke City before joining Port Vale in August 1945. National service interrupted his career however, and could only be regularly picked by Vale from February 1952. He was an ever-present during the 1952-53 season and also managed to score a thirty-five yard lob in a 4-0 home win over Grimsby Town on 30 April 1953. The 1954-55 and 1955-56 seasons also saw Potts play every game, overall he made 167 consecutive appearances between October 1953 and April 1957. He was sold to Worcester City in July 1957, later moving on to Macclesfield Town, before finishing his career coaching schoolboys. He had played 301 games (277 in the football league and scored 3 league goals for the Vale, helping them to win the Third Division North Championship and reach the FA Cup semi-final in 1954.
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'''Walter Garth Butler''' (7 February 1923 - 13 July 1995) a English footballer. He was nicknamed 'the assassin' for his habit of taking several different coloured pills before a match.
Butler joined Port Vale from Derby County in June 1946. He became a regular from April 1947, but after picking up an injury to his knee during the 1950-51 season and was forced to retire from professional football in October 1951. He had played 128 league and 6 FA Cup games (134 in total) for the club.
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'''Neil Whatmore''' (born 17 May 1955) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He made 449 appearances in the Football League and scored 150 goals, playing for Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Oxford United, Burnley and Mansfield Town. He is perhaps best known for his four separate spells at Bolton Wanderers in the 1970s.
Whatmore was born in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. He made his debut for Bolton in what was then the Football League Third Division as an amateur, after coming through the club's youth system. He scored twice in this game, an away game at Swansea City. Bolton secured the divisional title that year and he scored thirty one goals four years later in promotion to the First Division.
On promotion to the top division, Bolton's first choice forward line became Alan Gowling and Frank Worthington and Whatmore played in midfield for a season before being pushed forward again, scoring eighteen goals although Bolton were relegated.
Birmingham City signed him for -350,000 to reunite him with Worthington, but the pair failed to gel, and Whatmore played only rarely. When Ron Saunders took over as manager, both players fell from favour, but Whatmore stayed another year, some of which he spent on loan at Oxford United and for three months at Bolton, before being sold to Oxford United.
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'''Paul Berry''', (born 8 April 1958), is a former English professional footballer who played for Oxford United and Witney United. He also had a brief spell at Norwich City before joining playing full time at Oxford.
-DOCSTART-	21465709
'''Georgios Efrem''' (born 5 July 1989) is a Cypriot footballer who currently plays for Marfin Laiki Championship side Omonia.
Efrem began his career as a 15-year old with Arsenal in 2004, and was a regular in their reserve and youth sides. However, he was unable to break into the first team, and so moved to Rangers in May 2007.
Dee For Life Son BBC Sport website, 1 February 2009
Efrem had an excellent start at his new club with 4 goals and 4 assists in 6 matches.
He has represented Cyprus at youth level and captained the Cyprus under-21 team. In March 2009 he was called up to the full Cyprus squad. In September 2009 he made his first two appearances for the Cyprus first team squad.
-DOCSTART-	21467644
'''Leighton Rhys Whittam''' (born 31 January 1977 in Blackburn) is a English footballer, currently playing for English side Accrington Stanley
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'''Kevin Kewley''' (born 2 March 1955 in Liverpool) is a retired professional footballer who played in both England and the United States.
Kewley began his career as an apprentice at hometown side Liverpool, where he made one league appearance during the 1977-78 season. Kewley later played in the NASL with the Dallas Tornado, and in indoor soccer with the Wichita Wings.
After retiring as a player, Kewley coached the Wichita Wings from 1991 to 2001. In 1993, Kewley was hired to coach the Wichita Blue Angels in the USISL. Kewley currently coaches the WFC Xtreme and girl's soccer team in Wichita, Kansas.
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'''Norman Henry Hallam''' (born 23 October 1920) is a former English footballer.
Hallam played for Chelsea before joining Port Vale in May 1946. He quit full-time football however in July 1948 to become a Methodist Minister, but played two games in 1950. He re-joined the Vale in January 1952, although did not play regularly, as living in Birmingham he couldn't always make it to matches. In May 1953, he moved house to Doncaster and left on a free transfer to Halifax Town, later playing for Goole Town and was on trial at Halifax Town.
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'''Harry Stanley Griffiths''' (17 November 1912 - 11 June 1981) was an English footballer and baseball international.
Griffiths played for Everton before joining Port Vale in May 1935. He played for the Vale on a semi-regular basis before joining the police at the outbreak of World War Two, guesting on occasion for both Vale and Derby County during the war years. He suffered a severe scalp wound after colliding with iron railings during a 3-1 home defeat by Crewe Alexandra on Christmas day 1944, he received five stitches and actually returned to action the next week wearing a black beret. He lost his place in the team in October 1946 and was released at the end of the 1946-47 season after 192 games (105 in the football league) and 9 goals (3 in the football league) for the club.
Griffiths was a full-time policeman, even after the war as he played in the Football League. He married his wife Rene in 1941. She nursed him during his long illness before his death. She, herself, died in 2008 at the age of 96.
-DOCSTART-	21471024
'''Wilfred (Wilf) Smith''' (18 April 1917 - 4 May 1995) was an English footballer.
Smith joined Port Vale from Sneyd Colliery in October 1936. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1939-40 season, also guesting for Nottingham Forest and Southend United during World War II. He was a semi-regular first team player after the war and was given a free transfer in April 1950 after 164 club appearances (88 in the football league). He finished his career playing for Buxton and Stafford Rangers, before becoming a scout for Portsmouth.
-DOCSTART-	21474433
'''Robert "Bobby" Veck''' (1 April 1920 - 14 May 1999) was an English footballer who played, mainly at outside left, for Southampton and Gillingham in the years after the Second World War.
Veck was born in Titchfield, Hampshire and was a member of Southampton's nursery side in 1938, scoring 14 goals in 11 junior League and Cup matches,
During the war, he joined the Royal Air Force, and his military career initially took him across Britain, where he made guest appearances for several clubs, including Leeds United, Bradford Park Avenue, St. Johnstone and York City. After spending time at Yeadon and Church Fenton (both in Yorkshire), he was sent out to Egypt for the duration of the war. Whilst in Egypt, he played for the United Services team and also for the Egyptian Railways.
Following his demobilisation, he returned to Southampton in late 1945, playing in the League South in 1945-46, scoring five goals from 28 appearances, plus one in the FA Cup. For the opening match of the first season of League football after the war, Veck was one of eight players making his League debut in the Second Division for Southampton, scoring in a 4-0 victory over Swansea Town, with fellow debutant Doug McGibbon scoring a hat-trick. Veck retained his place at outside left for the first seven matches of the season, before being replaced by Wilf Grant, who in turn gave way to Eric Day as manager Bill Dodgin was assembling a team to try to gain promotion from the Second Division.
Veck reclaimed the No. 11 shirt at the end of the season, but in 1947-48 only made six appearances as Dodgin tried five players at outside left before settling on Grant. Over the next few seasons, Veck only made the occasional appearance including replacing centre forward Charlie Wayman for two matches in April 1949 and again in February 1950, scoring in a 1-1 draw against Coventry City.
In July 1950, Veck was transferred to Gillingham for -3000.
At Gillingham, Veck spent one season as a virtual fixture on the left, either on the wing or at left back, making 36 appearances in the Third Division South scoring twelve goals, of which five were penalties.
He dropped out of League football in 1951, spending a season with Chelmsford City in the Southern League, before moving back to Kent where he joined Canterbury City in the Kent League, helping them win the Kent Senior Cup in 1954.
-DOCSTART-	21474558
'''Ian Herring''' (born 14 February 1984) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Conference North club Northwich Victoria.
Herring made his debut for Swindon Town on 20 April 2002, at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the 1-1 draw coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute replacing Paul McAreavey in the last game of the 2001-02 season.
He joined Salisbury City from Chippenham Town in August 2007 to pursue full-time football.
-DOCSTART-	21476197
'''Bill Jaques''' also known as '''Jacques''' (born 8 December, 1888 in Erith, Kent -died 1925) was a professional footballer who played for Gravesend United, Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur.
Jaques signed for Tottenham from Coventry in 1914. The reliable goal keeper played a total of 138 matches in all competitions for the club between 1914-1922. He was a regular in the Second Division championship winning side of 1919-20.
-DOCSTART-	21477510
'''William Morris Jones''' (30 November 1919 - 1993) is a former English footballer.
Jones played for South Liverpool before joining Port Vale in June 1939. Due to the Second World War it took until a 31 August 1946 match against Brighton & Hove Albion before he made his debut, in the interim had had guested for Celtic. During the 1946-47 season he scored 26 goals, becoming top scorer. However by November 1947 he had lost his place in the squad and was sold to Swindon Town for -2,500 the same month. He had played 58 games (53 league and 5 in the FA Cup) for the Vale and scored 29 goals (26 in the league and 3 in the FA Cup). He later played for Crystal Palace, Watford and had a trial with Leyton Orient.
-DOCSTART-	21479037
'''Allen Darrell McKnight''' (born 27 January 1964) is a Northern Irish former international footballer who played professionally in Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, and Hong Kong as a goalkeeper.
Born in Antrim, McKnight played youth football for a number of local clubs including Crumlin Boys, Crumlin Rec., and Chimney Corner. He began his senior career in 1984 with Distillery, and he also played for Celtic, Albion Rovers, West Ham United, Airdrieonians, Stockport County, Rotherham United, Walsall, South China and Exeter City. He later played non-league football with teams including Collier Row, Romford and Collier Row & Romford (a merger of his two previous teams).
McKnight earned 10 caps for the Northern Ireland national football team between 1987 and 1989.
-DOCSTART-	21479708
'''Andrew Robert "Andy" Sussex''' (born 23 November 1964 in Islington) is a retired English professional footballer.
Beginning as an apprentice at Leyton Orient, Sussex turned professional in 1981 and made nearly 150 league appearances. He signed for Crewe Alexandra in 1988, where he made over 100 league appearances in three seasons. Sussex then signed for Southend United in 1991, making nearly 100 league appearances. He enjoyed a loan spell at Brentford, before playing non-league football with Canvey Island and Grays Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	21479800
'''Tom Taylor''' (born 10 February 1985 in Lichfield) is an English soccer player who currently plays for Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division.
Taylor came up through the ranks in the youth academy of English club Walsall, but made his professional debut in Norway at the age of 19 after being signed by Viking FK manager Roy Hodgson, and helped his team to win the Norwegian Premier League title in 2005.
After brief spells at Grimsby Town, Walsall and non-League side Halesowen Town in England, Taylor moved to the United States to play with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division in 2007.
Moving back to the UK, Taylor was signed by Wrexham manager Brian Little in August 2008, but only saw limited action in the Wrexham squad as the club struggled in the Conference National.
Taylor was announced as a Real Maryland Monarchs player on 10 February 2009, scoring in his first game for the Monarchs, and helping the Monarchs reach the play-offs for the first time in their history.
-DOCSTART-	21479838
'''Marek Szmid''' (born 2 March 1982 in Nuneaton) is a retired English professional footballer.
Beginning as an apprentice at Manchester United, Szmid never played a first team league game for them. However, while at Manchester United he played for the England under-17 side. He joined Southend United in 2002, making 2 league appearances.. Szmid later played non-league football with Sutton Coldfield Town, and after retiring as a professional player he attended Liverpool John Moores University and played international futsal for England.
-DOCSTART-	21480777
'''William John Ansell''' (4 August 1921 - 22 April 2008), more commonly known as '''Jack Ansell''', was an English footballer who played for Bletchley Brick Works, Northampton Town and Oxford United. During his spell at Northampton, he played 105 consecutive league and cup games, before a broken leg ended the run.
-DOCSTART-	21480787
'''Kevin Joseph Kent''' (born 19 March 1965 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a retired English professional footballer, who played as a right-winger.
Kent began his career at West Bromwich Albion, and later played for Newport County before joining Mansfield Town in 1985. At Mansfield, he was a regular for almost six seasons, and wrote his name in the club's history books on 24 May 1987, when he became the first (and to date, the only) player in Mansfield's history to score at Wembley when the Stags won the Freight Rover Trophy. In total, Kent played 276 first-team games for the Stags, and scored 47 goals.
In March 1991, Kent joined Port Vale in exchange for Gary Ford and -80,000. At Vale he was a member of the sides that won the TNT Tournament in 1992, the Football League Trophy in 1993 and gained promotion during the 1993-94 Second Division campaign. However, injuries soon brought Kent's career to a halt; he fractured his hand in October 1994 and his kneecap the following February and was hospitalized in May 1995 with a back injury, this final injury brought about his early retirement at the end of the 1995-96 season. On his retirement he became a coaching assistant at Vale.
-DOCSTART-	21481187
'''Neville Hamilton''' (19 April 1960 - 9 February 2009) was an English footballer and coach.
Hamilton, a native of Leicester, began his career at his hometown club Leicester City, making his debut against Manchester United on 27 December 1977.
In August 1981, Hamilton joined Rochdale, where he spent three seasons, and in the summer of 1984, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, he never played a competitive match for Wolves, and was forced to retire from the game after suffering a heart attack during pre-season training in 1984.
After his enforced departure from the playing side of the game, Hamilton became a coach. He returned to his first club Leicester City, where he was became part of the club's youth department, helping to shape the careers of players like Emile Heskey and Richard Stearman.
Hamilton died on 9 February 2009 at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, aged 48. He had been hospitalised for a while, and had heart surgery the week before his death.
-DOCSTART-	21481281
Born in Wath, Yorkshire, Grant started his career with Lincoln City during World War II as a centre forward. He was transferred to Arsenal in August 1946 as a possible replacement for Ted Drake, but only spent five months with the club. During this time he played two league matches before being transferred to Fulham in January 1947 as part of a swap deal for Ronnie Rooke.
He scored four goals in fourteen league matches for Fulham, but left the club in March 1948, moving to Southend United of the Third Division South. In seven years with the club he scored 64 goals in 183 matches. He finished his career with Gravesend & Northfleet.
-DOCSTART-	21483534
'''Terence "Terry" Angus''' (born 14 January 1966 in Coventry) is a retired English professional footballer who played for Rugby Town, Northampton Town, Fulham, Slough Town and Nuneaton Town. Despite a series of injuries, Angus was still active as a player up to the age of 40.
-DOCSTART-	21483669
'''Ara Bedrossian''' is a retired Cypriot professional footballer who played in both Cyprus and England.
Bedrossian played in Cyprus for APOEL, before joining English side Fulham in 1992, for whom he made 42 league appearances. Bedrossian later played for Stevenage Borough, also in England.
-DOCSTART-	21490357
'''Declan Thomas Rudd''' (born 16 January 1991, in Diss)
Rudd joined the Norwich academy at the age of 9.
"I think my size helped me," said Rudd speaking to Club's official matchday programme, 'On The Ball', back in October 2007. "I was quite tall for my age and I've always enjoyed playing in goal in the past. But the coaches at my old club always felt I was better outfield. It was only at Norwich when they said I wouldn't make it as a striker that I became a goalkeeper."
As a youth player, Rudd was heavily involved with Norwich's run in the FA Youth Cup in 2008/2009. In the fifth round, he saved three penalties against Everton, having also scored a penalty in an earlier round.
Rudd was named as a substitute for the final game of the 2007-08 season at Hillsborough against Sheffield Wednesday. In summer 2008, Rudd signed a professional contract with the Canaries.In season 2008-09, he was allocated a squad number of 13.
-DOCSTART-	21490723
'''Charlie Walters''' (born 1 April, 1897 in Sandford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire-died 1971) was a professional footballer who played for Oxford City, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Mansfield Town.
The centre half joined Tottenham from Oxford City in 1919. He made 117 appearances in all competitions for the club and includes collecting a winners' medal in the 1921 FA Cup Final . Walters joined Fulham in 1926 and featured in a further 18 matches before ending his career at Mansfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	21490965
'''Martin McDonnell''' (27 April 1924 - 13 April 1988) was an English footballer who played as a centre half. He made 412 appearances in the Football League, playing for Southport, Birmingham City, Coventry City, Derby County and Crewe Alexandra.
McDonnell was born in Newton-le-Willows, then in Lancashire, in 1924. During the Second World War, in which he served as a paratrooper,
-DOCSTART-	21491113
'''Moses Swaibu''' (born 9 May 1989 in Islington, England) is an English born professional footballer currently playing for Lincoln City as a defender.
Schooled at The Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon, Swaibu joined the Crystal Palace academy at the age of 16 having been spotted playing for Croydon Schools and never having been previously associated with a professional club.
Having signed a one-year professional contract with the club, he made the first team squad for the first time for the home game against Watford on 29 October 2007,
In February 2008, Swaibu was loaned to Conference National side Weymouth,
In July 2008 he joined Gillingham on trial,
-DOCSTART-	21491153
'''George Haywood''' (11 December 1906 - after 1974) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward. He made 60 appearances and scored 23 goals in the Football League, playing for Birmingham, Chesterfield and Southport.
Haywood was born in Coleorton, Leicestershire. He played for Whitwick Imperial and for Gresley Rovers before joining First Division club Birmingham as a professional in November 1928.
A. Matthews gives his date of death as c. 1975,
-DOCSTART-	21491295
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'''Philip Nigel "Phil" Hawker''' (born 7 December 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He scored 11 goals in 213 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Walsall and West Bromwich Albion.
Hawker was born in Solihull. He began his football career as an apprentice with Birmingham City where he turned professional in 1980. He deputised at left-back for Mark Dennis in the latter's absence, but was allowed to join Walsall in the 1982-83 season.
-DOCSTART-	21491399
'''Ellis Reginald Davies''' (27 May 1929 - 9 February 2009) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Southend United, Newcastle United, Swansea Town and Carlisle United, and won six caps for Wales.
Davies began his career at Southend United in 1949 after serving in the British Army, having previously been on the books of Southampton as an amateur. After two impressive seasons at Roots Hall, he was signed by Newcastle United for -10,000 in April 1951, where Newcastle paid -9,000 up front and -1,000 when Davies made his full international debut, which he did against Scotland 18 October 1952 at Ninian Park. Davies went on to play six times for Wales, his final cap coming against England in 1957. He was left out of Wales' 1958 World Cup squad.
After seven seasons at Newcastle, where he played 157 league matches and scored 49 goals, Davies was sent to Swansea Town in October 1958 as part of the deal that took Ivor Allchurch to Newcastle. Davies spent four seasons at Swansea, before finishing his league career with two seasons at Carlisle United. In 1966, Davies left professional football, and joined non-league Merthyr Tydfil where he spent one season. He later had a spell as player-manager of King's Lynn.
In 1971, Davies emigrated to Perth, Australia, where he stayed in football and coached several local sides. He remained in Perth until his death on 9 February 2009.
-DOCSTART-	21492803
'''Alfred''' "'''Alf'''" '''Bellis''' (born 8 October 1920) is a former English footballer.
Bellis joined Port Vale from Burnell's Ironworks in March 1938. During the war he played for the club, as well as guesting for Ellesmere Port Town, Rochdale, Notts County, Manchester United and Manchester City. He was the club's top-scorer for the 1944-45 season with 10 goals and despite also guesting for Luton Town was a regular in the side. After 158 games (84 in the Football League) and 46 goals (18 in the football league) he was transferred to Bury in exchange for Walter Keeley and a 'substantial fee'. Later he played for Swansea Town, Chesterfield, Rhyl Athletic, Colwyn Bay and Penmaenmawr.
-DOCSTART-	21492962
'''Arthur Leonard Cumberlidge''' (5 April 1914 - 20 April 1983) was an English footballer.
Cumberlidge played for Stoke City before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1936, before making his debut the following February and signing professional forms in March 1937. He converted to left-half for the 1939-40 season having previously been used as a left-back and inside-forward. After the conclusion of the war he was out of favour and barely played and having played 97 games (68 in the football league) and scored 2 goals he was transferred to Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	21493314
'''George Heppell''' (2 September 1916 - 20 July 1993) was an English football goalkeeper who made over 200 appearances for Port Vale.
Heppell joined Port Vale from Wolves in May 1937. He soon became the regular first team 'stopper, however he lost his position in September 1938 and was enlisted into the Army in February 1940. Despite this he managed to guest for Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough before being demobilized in January 1946 and returning to Vale to put the #1 jersey back on.
He was an ever-present during the 1946-47 season, but lost his place by August 1949 and apart from being a regular in the 1950-51 season was largely ignored. After 213 Vale games (193 in the football league) he was given a free transfer in May 1952, later playing for Witton Albion.
-DOCSTART-	21503782
'''Douglas "Doug" McGibbon''' (24 February 1919 - 25 October 2002) was an English footballer who played at centre forward for Southampton, Fulham and Bournemouth in the years just after the Second World War. He once scored six goals in a match, one of which was timed at under 5 seconds from the second half kick-off.
McGibbon was born in Netley, Hampshire, the son of Charlie McGibbon (1880 - 1954),
Doug McGibbon played his youth football with the Air Service Training at Hamble. During a charity cricket match, he approached the Southampton manager Tom Parker for a trial. Parker gave McGibbon a game with the "Saints" "A" team, against Lymington Town, during which he scored a hat trick.
McGibbon remained in Southampton at the start of the Second World War, making 16 appearances (scoring 7 goals) in the wartime leagues in 1939-40 before he moved to Swindon to work as an aircraft mechanic as part of the war effort. While at Swindon, he played for Swindon Railway in 1944
During the 1945-46 season, Southampton played in the League South pending the resumption of League football following the end of the war. During the league season, McGibbon made 30 appearances scoring 27 goals, including six in a 7-0 victory over Chelsea on 29 December 1945. In this match, McGibbon scored his third goal within five seconds of the kick-off for the second half. McGibbon kicked off to Ted Bates, who passed the ball wide to Bill Stroud, who immediately hit a long ball into the path of McGibbon, who had sprinted up field. McGibbon hit a firm volley into the back of the net without a Chelsea player having touched the ball. The referee timed the goal at 4.6 seconds from the kick-off - this remains the fastest goal ever scored by a Southampton player from a kick-off,
McGibbon made his home League debut in the opening match of the first season of League football after the war, scoring a hat trick in a 4-0 victory over Swansea Town. He scored three more goals in the next five games, before an injury forced him to sit out five games, with George Lewis taking over. On McGibbon's return he continued to score regularly until he was dropped, in favour of Lewis, in December before manager Bill Dodgin sold him to Fulham for a fee of -4250
McGibbon scored a hat-trick against Plymouth Argyle in his Fulham debut, becoming only the second Fulham player to achieve such a feat.
At Bournemouth, playing in the Football League Third Division South, McGibbon again found his goal-scoring form and in each of his three seasons at Dean Court was the club's top scorer, with goal tallies of 30, 18 and 17 respectively.
In the summer of 1951, McGibbon dropped out of League football, moving to Newport, Monmouthshire to play for Lovells Athletic in the Welsh League. His footballing days came to an abrupt end when he smashed his head following a collision with a cross bar.
After a spell in hospital, he returned to Hamble to work as an aircraft engineer and then as a sports officer. He later moved to Isleworth in Middlesex where he was sports secretary for Gillette before finishing his working life with Sperry Flight Systems in Basingstoke.
On his retirement, he initially settled in Isleworth before spending the last few years of his life in an Aylesbury care home, where he died in October 2002.
-DOCSTART-	21504498
'''William Michael Purves''' (1870 - after 1900) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a right back. He made 41 appearances in the Football League, playing for Small Heath in the 1890s.
Purves was born in Belfast and played for Glentoran before coming to England to join Small Heath,
-DOCSTART-	21505984
'''Bob McDonald''' (born 25 February,1895 in Inverness-died 1971) was a professional footballer who played for Inverness Caledonian, Tottenham Hotspur and Clapton Orient.
McDonald joined the Spurs from Inverness Caledonian in 1919. The full back made a total of 125 appearances in all competitions in his time at White Hart Lane. The highlight of his Tottenham career was to be a member of the winning 1921 FA Cup Final team. He moved to Clapton Orient in 1927 and went on to play a further 37 matches
-DOCSTART-	21507132
'''Robert "Bob" Fairman''' (1885 - after 1916) was an English footballer who played as a full-back or wing half. He scored two goals in 38 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham.
Fairman was born in Southampton, Hampshire. He began his football career with Southampton, although he never played a first-team match, before joining Birmingham in 1907. He played regularly at left-half at the start of the 1908-09 season, but lost his place when the club signed Thomas Daykin, and he moved to West Ham United, then a Southern League club, at the end of the season. He spent three years with West Ham, playing more than 100 games in all competitions, before returning to Birmingham in 1912. He played little first-team football after his return, and retired from the game in 1917.
-DOCSTART-	21508618
'''Dries Boussatta''' (born 23 December 1972 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch international footballer of Moroccan origin who played professionally in the Netherlands, England and the United Arab Emirates.
Beginning his career at Ajax, where he spent a loan spell at Telstar, Boussatta also played for HFC Haarlem, FC Utrecht, AZ and SBV Excelsior in the Netherlands. Boussatta later played in England for Sheffield United - where he made 6 league appearances. Boussatta's last game for the Blades came in a 1-1 draw with Derby County at Bramall Lane on 23/03/2004. After replacing Peter Ndlovu on 67 minutes, Boussatta was brought off after 81 minutes to make way for Wayne Allison. Clearly furious, this proved to be Boussatta's last game for the Blades.
He later played in the U.A.E. for Al-Shaab.
Boussatta earned three caps for the Netherlands between 1998 and 1999. He later played for Morocco in three unofficial games in 2001 and 2002.
-DOCSTART-	21511108
'''Samuel James "Sam" Smith''' (7 September 1909 - November 1994) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. He scored 17 goals in 46 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Norwich and Walsall.
Smith was born in Pelsall, then in Staffordshire. He played for Walsall LMS before joining Birmingham in 1930.
-DOCSTART-	21511966
'''Colin Kenneth Gordon''' (born 17 January 1963) is an English former footballer born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, who played as a striker.
He scored 60 goals in 194 appearances in the Football League playing for Swindon Town, Wimbledon, Gillingham, Reading, Bristol City, Fulham, Birmingham City, Hereford United, Walsall, Bristol Rovers and Leicester City.
He then went into sports agency; his company represented England national team manager Steve McClaren and players David James and Theo Walcott, among others. He came to particular notice when he made an attack on football finance, alleging significant levels of corruption within the game.
-DOCSTART-	21514294
'''Leonard (Len) Birks''' (6 October 1896 - 22 March 1975) was an English footballer.
Birks joined Port Vale from Butt Lane Star in May 1920. During his time with the club he lifted the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1922, played 105 matches (101 in the league) and was an ever-present during the 1923-24 season. He was sold to Sheffield United for 'a substantial sum' in October 1924, later playing for Plymouth Argyle, Bristol City and Yeovil & Petters United.
-DOCSTART-	21524043
'''Matt Forster''' (born 24 August, 1900 in Newburn- died 1976) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Reading and Charlton Athletic.
Forster a full back joined Tottenham from Newburn in 1920 and made 244 appearances in all competitions for the club. He joined Reading in 1930 and went on to feature in a further 70 matches before making the move to Charlton Athletic in 1933 and play a solitary game.
-DOCSTART-	21534416
'''Matthew Lowton''' (born 9 June 1989 in Chesterfield, England) is an English footballer, who plays as a central defender for Ferencvros in Hungary, on loan from English side Sheffield United.
Lowton joined Sheffield United aged nine after a brief spell with Leeds United and progressed through ''The Blades'' youth set up to reserve level, converting from a full back into a central defensive role in the process.
In January 2009 Lowton went out on loan to ''The Blades'' Hungarian sister club Ferencvros, along with fellow reserve player Sam Wedgbury, to get first team experience.
-DOCSTART-	21534818
'''Dick Conroy''' (29 July 1927 - 1991) was an English professional footballer who played for both of his hometown clubs - Bradford City and Bradford Park Avenue. He also played for Swain House and Grantham Town.
-DOCSTART-	21536275
'''James "Jimmy" Anders''' (8 March 1928 - 29 August 2002) was an English professional footballer who played for St Helens Town, Preston North End, Brentford, Bradford City, Rochdale, Bradford Park Avenue (two spells), Accrington Stanley, Buxton and Tranmere Rovers.
His brother was fellow footballer Harry Anders.
-DOCSTART-	21536388
'''Harry Anders''' (28 November 1926 - October 1994) was a English professional footballer. His brother was fellow footballer Jimmy Anders.
Anders played for St Helens Town, Preston North End and Manchester City before joining Port Vale for 'a substantial fee' in July 1956. However he only made three appearances before being sold to Accrington Stanley for 'a small fee' in June 1957. He later played for Workington and Runcorn.
-DOCSTART-	21537776
'''Carl Benjamin Pentney''' (born 29 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Leicester City as a goalkeeper.
Pentney was born in on February 2 1989 Colchester, Essex and started his footballing career at Leicester City where he was a regular for the Leicester Under-18 side as well as the England under-17s. He was part of the under-18 squad that won the FA Premier Academy League by beating Sunderland under-18s 4-3 in a penalty shootout in the 2006-07 season.
Pentney signed his first professional contract on May 5, 2007, signing a one year deal alongside Andy King, Max Gradel and Eric Odhiambo.
He made his first team debut for Leicester after coming on as a 59th minute substitute for David Martin against Swindon Town in a League One match, where he made saves against Simon Cox and Hal Robson-Kanu as Leicester drew 1-1.
On June 30, 2009, Pentney signed a six-month contract extension with Leicester.
-DOCSTART-	21538005
'''Marc "Buzz" Burrows''' (15 October 1978 - 9 February 2009) was an English association football player, who played as a forward.
After beginning his career on a two year apprenticeship at Portsmouth, Burrows played for non-league clubs Cowes Sports, Christchurch, Brading Town,Eastleigh and West Moors F.C. His playing career included appearances in the FA Cup, FA Vase and an appearance at the Old Wembley Stadium for Eastleigh Social Club in the Carlsberg Pub Cup Final, held on 6th May 2000.
Burrows is recognised as scoring the sport's fastest ever goal, beating both the former English record of Colin Cowperthwaite (3.5 seconds) and the world record held by Ricardo Oliveira (2.8 seconds). The record was set in a reserve team match against Eastleigh in 2004, when Burrows spotted the goalkeeper off his line and shot straight from kick-off. With the wind behind it the ball landed in the goal, and was recorded by the match referee at 2.0 seconds. The Football Association later confirmed this goal was a world record for the sport.
Burrows died on 9 February 2009, aged 30, after being diagnosed with cancer.
-DOCSTART-	21538223
'''Raffaele De Vita''' (born 23 September 1987 in Rome) is an Italian professional footballer currently playing for Livingston.
De Vita began his career with Blackburn Rovers. He didn't make an appearance for the first team, and joined Livingston in July 2008.
-DOCSTART-	21539241
'''Ralph Oliver Prouton''' played both first-class cricket and professional football in England.
He was born 1 March 1926, in Southampton, Hampshire, England. From 1949 to 1954, he played 52 first-class matches for Hampshire as a wicketkeeper/batsman, scoring 982 runs at an average of 14.44, with 5 scores over 50, and taking 84 catches and 13 stumpings. Following the retirement of wicketkeeper Neil McCorkell (played 396 first-class matches from 1932 to 1951), Prouton played 26 matches in 1952, missing only 3 games, and played 17 matches in the following season, but only 3 times in 1954.
Prouton was also signed as a footballer for Arsenal, but in 1952 moved to Swindon Town without playing a first-team game for Arsenal. He played 13 league and 3 cup matches as wing-half for Swindon during 1952/53, but left the club at the end of the season.
Prouton umpired 27 Minor Counties Cricket Championship matches between 1957 and 1969.
He went on to be a teacher at Downside School.
-DOCSTART-	21546695
'''Martin Keith Williams''' (born 12 July 1973 in Luton, England) is a former professional football striker, most famously for Reading.
-DOCSTART-	21547332
'''James H. (Jimmy) Ditchfield''' was an early footballer.
Ditchfield joined Burslem Port Vale from Rossendale in the summer of 1886. On his debut game, Vale lost 7-0 to Preston North End in a friendly. He soon became a regular though, and with 8 strikes was top scorer for the 1888-89 season and in 1891 he helped the side share the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup. He converted to a central defensive position in September 1892, five months later he picked up an ankle injury and was released at the close of the 1895-96 season.
-DOCSTART-	21547690
'''Ernest Beckett''' was an early footballer.
Beckett joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1895 from Newcastle Swifts. Scoring on his debut at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895 he became the clubs top scorer for the 1895-96 season with 8 goals. He returned to the Swifts in September 1896 and re-signed for Vale in August 1898, only to depart once more at the end of the 1898-99 season.
-DOCSTART-	21547865
'''Howard Harvey''' was an early footballer.
Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for -50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals (19 in the league) in 65 appearances (49 in the league). He was transferred to Manchester City in January 1900 as Vale suffered financial difficulties, but still managed to finish the 1899-00 season as Vale's top scorer having bagged 17 goals prior to his transfer. He later moved on to Burton United.
-DOCSTART-	21547913
'''Andy Bodel''', (born 12 February 1957), is a former English professional footballer who played for Oxford United and Oxford City.
-DOCSTART-	21548068
'''Messina Wilson "Dick" Allman''' (1883 - 1943) was an English footballer.
Allman signed for Burslem Port Vale in April 1903, during his first season with the club he was not a regular, but was the club's top scorer in the 1904-05 season with 8 goals. He made 38 appearances (35 in the league) for the club and scored 11 league goals before signing for Reading in May 1905. He later played for Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle, Stoke, Liverpool, Wrexham, Grantham, Ton Pentre, Leicester Fosse and Croydon Common, as well as guesting for Arsenal during World War I.
-DOCSTART-	21548458
'''Thomas (Tom) Butler''' (died 11 November 1923) was an English footballer.
Butler joined Port Vale on a one month trial in December 1922 having previously played for Willenhall, Walsall and Darlaston. He signed permanently for -100 the following month. He was a huge success in the 1922-23 season, becoming top scorer with 9 goals. However, in a 1-1 draw with Clapton Orient on 3 November 1923 he suffered a compound fracture of the left arm, he died from tetanus, also called lockjaw, eight days later in Hackney Hospital after complications had set in.
-DOCSTART-	21548719
'''Bernard Reginald Stanhope Harrison''' (28 September 1934 - 18 March 2006) was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Hampshire and professional football with Crystal Palace, Southampton and Exeter City. As a cricketer he was an opening batsman who played a part in Hampshire winning the County Championship in 1961, whilst in football he played at outside right.
Harrison was born at St. John's, Worcester, close to New Road, the home of Worcestershire County Cricket Club.
He was educated at Peter Symonds College in Winchester, Hampshire and was a keen all round sportsman who excelled from an early age in both cricket and football. During his period of National Service he represented the army in both sports.
Harrison was an England schoolboy international and in October 1952, he joined Portsmouth as a trainee, on amateur terms. Unable to break into the first team, he moved to Crystal Palace in October 1955.
At Crystal Palace he was given a professional contract and made his first team debut in March 1956, as Palace finished second from bottom in the Third Division South and were forced to seek re-election. In the 1956-57 season, Harrison became established in the side, normally at outside-right with Johnny Byrne on the left, providing scoring opportunities for the front men, including Mike Deakin at centre forward and Peter Berry and Barry Pierce as the inside-forwards. Harrison himself contributed four goals, as Palace finished 20th in the table. In 1957, ''Soccer Star'' predicted that, once Palace's fortunes improved, Harrison would become "''one of the most talked about wingers in the game''".
In the following season, George Cooper took over at centre forward, scoring 17 goals. Harrison contributed seven goals as Palace improved their league position, finishing 14th. Unfortunately, this was two places below the cut-off point for the re-organisation of the league structure, and Palace played in the newly created Fourth Division in 1958-59. Harrison only managed 14 league games in the 1958-59 season, with Ron Brett or Gerry Priestly being preferred in the No. 7 shirt.
In the summer of 1959, Harrison left Selhurst Park having made exactly 100 first team appearances, 92 in the League and 8 in the FA Cup, scoring 12 goals (all in league matches).
Harrison was recruited for Southampton, then in the Third Division, by manager Ted Bates as cover for Terry Paine. Paine's fitness was such, however, that he never missed a match in the one season that Harrison spent at The Dell. Harrison's three appearances for the "Saints" came in October, when Paine switched first to the left to replace the injured John Sydenham, and then to inside right in place of George O'Brien. Harrison's first and last matches were both against Barnsley. The second match was at home to Swindon Town when Derek Reeves scored four, with one from Paine, in a 5-1 victory on 10 October 1959. The ''Daily Echo'' reported that "''Bernard Harrison (did) well on the right wing''".
Despite this, Harrison was unable to displace Paine and spent the rest of the season in the reserves. In his biography, Kevin Smallbone argues that Harrison was "''too talented for his own good''" and Harrison said (in 2005) that he "''was doing too many things, I didn't have time to train''".
At the end of the season, Southampton were able to celebrate taking the Third Division title, whereas Harrison decided to try his luck elsewhere.
At the end of the 1959-60 season, Harrison moved along the coast to join Exeter City where he spent one season, making 18 appearances in the Fourth Division scoring four goals.
Over the next few years, he played for a succession of non-league clubs, ending his career at Winchester City.
Harrison joined Hampshire and spent most of his career playing in the Second XI as an opening batsman, understudying Roy Marshall and Jimmy Gray.
He made his debut for the first XI against Oxford University in June 1957, not making any significant contribution in a drawn match. His County Championship debut came in May 1958, against Worcester, scoring only a single and not being called on to bowl - Hampshire won the match by 9 wickets.
A strong right-hand batsman he achieved his top score of 110 versus Oxford University played at Portsmouth in July 1961. In this match, he shared with Mike Barnard in a stand of 119 for the second wicket. Six of his 14 county matches were against Oxford University, and both his fifties and his only first-class hundred also came against them. He contributed to the team led by Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie that won Hampshire's first County Championship in 1961 and played four times in 1962. He continued to appear infrequently for the Second XI, the last time in 1968.
Harrison was a qualified teacher, and amongst his positions was that of Sports and Mathematics teacher at Farleigh School, firstly at Basingstoke and from 1982 at Red Rice near Andover. Harrison's club cricket was with Basingstoke & North Hants Cricket Club, where he also coached.
He also excelled at other sports, gaining county recognition in badminton and table tennis and could also have done so in hockey while at school but football took preference.
In 2001, his biography "Brushes With The Greats - The Story Of A Footballer/Cricketer", written by Kevin Smallbone, was published by Sportingmemoriesonline.com.
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Maley started his career with Sunderland and progressed through the youth system at the club. He was loaned out to lower-league sides Blackpool, Northampton Town and York City, making a number of appearances in the Football League. His career was brought to an end after accidentally being shot in the eye by Sunderland teammate John Oster with an air gun in 2002.
Maley was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear and started his footballing career with Sunderland after progressing through their youth system.
He joined York City on an initial month's loan on 27 September 2001,
He was accidentally shot in the eye by Sunderland teammate John Oster with an air gun at Oster's home in April 2002, with neither believing the gun was loaded, which resulted in Maley undergoing emergency surgery.
Maley was an England schoolboy international and captained the England under-18 team.
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'''Reginald (Roger) Jones''' (1 September 1902 - 11 December 1967) was an English footballer.
Jones played for Middleport and Ravensdale before joining Port Vale in July 1923. It took him six years to establish himself in the first team, but for the 1928-29 season he scored 15 goals to become the clubs top scorer and was a part of the side that won the Football League Division Three North championship in the 1929-1930 season. After 346 games (326 in the league) and with 19 league goals to his name, Jones was released at the end of the 1936-37 season.
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'''Robert Henry "Bobby" Weale''' (9 November 1903 - 1970) was a Welsh footballer who played as an outside right for various clubs in England and Wales in the 1920s and 1930s.
Weale was born in Troed-y-rhiw in Glamorgan and after playing youth football for Merthyr Tydfil he was signed by West Ham United in March 1925. He made his first team debut on 10 October 1925, replacing Tommy Yews in a 1-0 victory over Notts County. He only made three First Division appearances for the "Hammers" in his two years with the club, before being transferred to Swindon Town in June 1927.
He made his Swindon Town debut on 17 September 1927 in a Third Division South match against Charlton Athletic (drawn 2-2). Weale was unable to displace the long serving Bertie Denyer on the right wing and it was only in April 1928 that he had a run in the first team when he played five matches, initially on the left (replacing Alec Thom) before switching to his favoured right wing. In the following season, he replaced Denyer for a run of thirteen matches from September, in which he scored seven goals (including twice against both Brighton & Hove Albion and Torquay United in consecutive matches). Once Denyer returned from injury in early December, Weale was transferred to Southampton.
The "Saints" paid a then club record of -1000
By the middle of the 1929-30 season, Weale's form had become erratic and he lost his place to Jepson. Despite this, the club offered him a new contract in the summer of 1930, with terms of -5 per week (both winter and summer) rising to -8 per week when in the first team.
Weale spent the 1930-31 season with Cardiff City, for whom he made only five appearances before a spell in non league football. He subsequently played for Newport County and Wrexham and then travelled to Belfast to join Glentoran, before finishing his career back in the lower leagues in England.
His younger brother, Tom, was also a professional footballer who had an unsuccessful trial with Southampton in 1929, before joining Swindon Town. He subsequently had long spells with Crewe Alexandra and Burnley.
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'''John Woodward''' (born 6 January 1947) is a former English footballer.
Woodward played for Stoke City, Aston Villa, and Walsall before joining Port Vale for -2,250 in February 1973. From his first match he was a solid performer for the Vale, with 16 goals he was the clubs top scorer in the 1973-74 season. However following a contractual dispute he was put on the transfer list at his own request in July 1974, after six months without a goal the following season he was given a free transfer in May 1975. He had played 96 Vale games (88 in the league) and scored 32 goals (30 in the league). He finished his career playing at Scunthorpe United, Oostende and Kidderminster Harriers.
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'''Andy Thompson''' (born 21 January 1899 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne- died 1 January 1970 in Leyton) was a professional footballer who played Tottenham Hotspur, Chester City, Norwich City, Clapton Orient, Ashford Town and Northfleet.
Thompson began his playing career in the North East with non-league Whickham Park Villa and later Newburn before joining Tottenham. He made his debut for the Lilywhites versus Sunderland on 26 March 1921 in the position of centre half. Thompson converted to the forward line where he scored 22 goals in 166 appearances in all competitions. He joined Chester in July, 1931 where he played a further seven games and finding the net twice before moving to Norwich City. He featured in a further 12 matches and scored on two occasions for the East Anglian club. In 1932 he joined Clapton Orient where he went on to make a further 18 appearances and netting five times. Ashford Town was his next club before becoming player coach at Northfleet. He returned to the Spurs in 1938 where he held the position of assistant coach. On leaving the White Hart Lane club he became a member of the Chelsea training staff. He once again returned to the Spurs in the 1950s to be in charge of the youth team until 1960 and held a number of backroom roles till his retirement in August, 1969.
Thompson died at home on 1 January 1970 in Leyton.
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'''David Sloan''', (born 28 October 1941), is a former Northern Irish professional footballer who played for Scunthorpe United, Oxford United and Walsall. He also made two international appearances for Northern Ireland while at Oxford United, in the process becoming the first player to receive an international cap whilst at the club.
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'''Robert Michael Howfield''' (born 3 December 1936 in Watford), commonly known as '''Bobby Howfield''' is an English former professional association football and American football player.
Howfield began his association football career with local side Bushey F.C., before signing amateur terms with Millwall in May 1957.
Howfield moved to Fulham in November 1965 for -6000, having made 101 appearances and scored 25 goals in his two spells with the club.
During 1965 Howfield went to play with the New Yorkers of the International Soccer League.
After his retirement from sport he worked in the insurance department of a Denver bank, and he still lives close to the city.
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''' Marcos di Giuseppe ''', also known as '''Bica''', (born 12 March 1972 in So Paulo) is a former Brazilian footballer.
Di Giuseppe played for a number of clubs in Peru, including Sporting Cristal, Sport Boys and Universitario de Deportes. He also had a spell with Paniliakos in the Greek Super League during the 1997-98 season. He spent a few months playing in England for Sunderland and Walsall at the end of 1999. His play was characterised by his swift and fluid running and incredible ball control skills. His powerful heading and his shooting from distance gave him the nickname "''enerpoinho''" amongst his peers, fans and teammates.
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'''Albert Edward Jepson''' was an English footballer who played as an outside right for Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1920s and 1930s.
Jepson was born in Glasshoughton, near Castleford in West Yorkshire and after leaving school worked in the coalmines, playing football with Frickley Colliery F.C. He was a late-comer to professional football and is was just after his 25th birthday that he was taken on by Huddersfield Town in May 1927. At that time Huddersfield were one of the top English football clubs, having won the Football League for three consecutive seasons in the mid-1920s, finishing as runners-up in 1926-27. With Scottish international Alex Jackson well-established at No. 7, Jepson had to content himself with a year in the reserves as Huddersfield again finished the season as League runners-up, coupled with a trip to Wembley for the 1928 FA Cup Final, where they were defeated 3-1 by Blackburn Rovers.
In August 1928, Jepson was one of seven new signings as Southampton's manager Arthur Chadwick started to re-build a side that had finished a disappointing 17th in the Second Division in the previous season. Jepson went straight into the first team, making his debut in the opening match of the 1928-29 season, a 2-2 draw at Hull City. Jepson was injured in that match, and had to sit out the next two matches, before settling in to the outside right position.
In December 1928, he lost his place to Bobby Weale, who had just been signed from Swindon Town for a then club record of -1000 Jepson regained his place at the end of March, playing in five of the last seven matches of the season, scoring three goals, as the "Saints" improved their league performance with a fourth-place finish.
Weale was back in favour for the start of the 1929-30 season, but by mid-season his form had become erratic and Jepson was recalled to the side in March, playing in the last nine matches, scoring three goals which came in three successive matches in April. With Weale leaving The Dell in the summer of 1930, Jepson made the No. 7 shirt his own, missing only two matches during the 1930-31 season, in which the Saints finished in mid-table.
Jepson again started the following season on the right, scoring in the opening match of the season, but an injury in November put him out for several weeks, before returning for a further four games in January, when he was again injured. During his absences from the side, manager George Kay tried seven different players on the right wing, before Dick Neal was signed in February. Neal's arrival brought Jepson's career with Southampton to an end, and although he was happy to remain with the club, he was put on the transfer list at a fee of -500.
At Fulham, he found his favoured place at outside right occupied by another international, Welshman Billy Richards, and spent a frustrating season in the reserves.
In May 1933, he returned to the south coast, joining Brighton & Hove Albion where he played two seasons in the Third Division South before retiring in 1935.
After retiring from football, he became the manager of the Belgravia Dairy in Brighton.
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Shepherd signed with the senior side in August 1983 and debuted at Parkhead in a 2-1 Scottish Cup victory over Queen-s Park on February 2, 1986 making both the goals in that game for Brian McClair and Roy Aitken.
In October 1986 he was sent off in the Scottish League Cup Final only for the referee to change his mind! .
Was sent on loan to Bristol City for the 1988/89 season. Then had spells at Carlisle United, Motherwell, Portadown and Cliftonville F.C..
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'''Michael Daly''' (born 1989) is a footballer who plays for Drogheda United.
He is a midfielder who was part of the Manchester City squad which lost out to Liverpool in the 2006 FA Youth Cup final. Micah Richards, Danny Sturridge and Michael Johnson were also on that team along with current Galway United defender Garry Breen. Michael started out with Castleknock Celtic and stayed there for six years until under-14 level, before leaving and going to the Kennedy Cup with MDSL. He signed for Cherry Orchard soon after and was chosen for the Irish Youth squad for the 2005 Nordic Cup, a competition which they won after defeating England 2-0 in the final.
Almost immediately, Daly, in the middle of his Leaving Cert year, went on trial to Manchester City and continued his education in England. The youngster was part of the Youth team who were defeated 3-2 on aggregate by Liverpool in the 2006 FA Youth Cup decider. However, he was unable to break into the first team in his time at the club and was released at the end of the 2007/08 season. A trial offer soon came from Millwall with Daly playing in a friendly against Bray Wanderers, however, with no contract forthcoming, he was left in limbo before being offered a deal by UCD. However, an issue with international clearance ended his hopes of a move to the Students. As a result, Michael joined a FAS course -just to stay in football- which lasted from September to January.
After his time on that course, Michael was approached by First Division side Sporting Fingal and was due to sign for the league-s newest club. However, Roddy Collins alerted the midfielder to Sean Connor-s interest in him and he soon came on trial at Oriel Park before finally signing for the club in early February. Daly made his competitive debut for the Lilywhites on the opening night of the season when starting the 1-0 defeat by Bohemians, a game which could have turned out different had the youngster-s first-half header found the target and not the crossbar. He scored his first club goal in the 3-1 defeat by Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium on 2 June 2009 . He joined Drogheda in December 2009.
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'''Michael Collins''' (born 16 September 1977 in Belfast) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Irish League club Crusaders.
Collins was an integral part of the Reds side that won the Irish League title in 1998 - the first time the club had been champions in 88 years.
Three years later an incident during an UEFA Intertoto Cup tie brought his time with the club to an end. Collins had already been sent-off when he head-butted an opponent on his way off the pitch . Laurence Stitt, the manager at the time, suspended Collins and put him on the transfer list.
He then joined Portadown and won the league in his first season at Shamrock Park, followed by the Irish Cup three years later.
Unfortunately, Reds boss Ronnie McFall began to see his services as an unaffordable luxury, such was the regularity of his run-ins with officials - he returned from a lengthy ban to see red in his first and only CIS Cup appearance of the 07/08 season. He famously pushed IFA referee Alan Black in the chest after being sent off for elbowing Newry City's Stephen Ferguson and was given a lengthy suspension. Such was his fiery temper, McFall finally lost patience with him and he was made available to other clubs. In December 2007 Newry City ironically stepped in to avail of his assets. He was given a one and a half year contract.
His first game was in the reserves where he scored the winner against former club Cliftonville. He was then drafted into the first team and settled into the centre midfield position. He became a very important player and helped Newry to one of their best ever runs in the league.
Collins' contract ended in February 2009 and was subsequently signed by Dundalk. However, he failed to get international clearance and was prevented from playing until July. He finally played for the Lilywhites against Derry City and was influential as they won 1-0. He scored twice in a match versus Galway United which they comfortably won 3-0 at Terryland Park. He also started the following week in the 4-2 win against Drogheda United and Dundalk's good form at the present is largely thanks to Collins' contribution. Collins' was released at the end of Dundalk's season by the board after the Dundalk Manager Sean Connor's contract was not renewed.
He signed for Crusaders on 20th November 2009. He made his debut against old club Portadown on 2nd January.
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'''Luke John Murphy''' (born 21 October 1989) is an English footballer currently playing for Crewe Alexandra as a midfielder. He made his first-team debut in December 2008, scoring his first career goal against Hartlepool United on 8 October 2008.
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'''Alex Simon McCarthy''' (born 3 December 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Yeovil Town on loan from Reading as a goalkeeper.
McCarthy joined Conference National team Cambridge United on work experience on 26 March 2008 and made his debut two days later in a 3-0 defeat to Kidderminster Harriers.
At the start of the 2009-10 season Alex was loaned to League One team Yeovil until January 2010.
The 'keeper received the first sending off of his career after a challenge against Stockport's Nicholas Bignall, who incidently was also on loan to his respective club from Reading.
Alex has trained with both the under-19s
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'''Neville Patrick Chamberlain''' (born 22 January 1960) is a former English footballer.
Chamberlain - the older brother of England international Mark Chamberlain - became the first black player to sign professional forms for Port Vale when he put pen to paper in January 1978, having made his debut on New Years Eve. With 11 goals in the 1979-80 season and 13 in the 1980-81 season he was the club's top scorer two seasons running. However he suffered a decline in form and was sold to rivals Stoke City in September 1982 for a -40,000 fee. He had played 158 games (141 in the league) for the Vale and scored 41 goals (32 in the league). As well as Stoke, he played for Newport County (on loan), Plymouth Argyle, Mansfield Town, Doncaster Rovers, Stafford Rangers, Worksop Town, Shepshed Charterhouse, Matlock Town, Leek Town and Rocester.
He worked as a agent for his brother Mark and also worked as assistant manager at Alsager Town and manager of Hanley Town.
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'''John Douglas Rowland''' (born 7 April 1941) is a former English footballer who was known for his powerful 'hammer shot'.
Rowland played for Ironside Amateurs and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale for -6,000 in August 1962. He took a while to blend into the team, but had done so by September 1964 and for the 1965-66 season he scored 23 goals to become the club's top scorer that season. After 166 appearances (149 in the league) and 43 goals (40 in the league) for the Vale, he was sold to Mansfield Town for -6,500 in September 1966 and later played for Tranmere Rovers and South Shields.
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'''Arthur Haddleton''' (6 April 1910 - 5 January 1971) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for various clubs in the 1930s. Despite showing promise in the early part of his career, he eventually achieved very little, although he did score in eight consecutive matches in 1931.
Haddleton was born in Chester-le-Street in County Durham and worked in the coal-mines, playing football for various colliery sides in the north east including Easington Colliery Welfare and Horden Colliery Welfare. He was spotted by scouts from Southampton and moved to the south coast in October 1930.
He made an immediate impression at The Dell, scoring eleven goals from seventeen games for the reserves.
At the end of the season, he was one of three players (together with fellow forwards Bill Fraser and Bert Jepson) who were sold to Fulham as the Saints were in serious financial difficulties and needed to raise funds.
In his brief career at Southampton, Haddleton made 17 first-team appearances, scoring ten goals.
At Fulham, Haddleton scored twice on his debut
In the summer of 1933, he move to Swindon Town where he was moved to an inside forward role, with either Tommy Armstrong or Fred Fisher in the centre, but failed to score in seven matches.
He moved again in July 1934, this time to the Midlands to join Walsall where he was played at outside right alongside prolific goal-scorer Gilbert Alsop. After 15 appearances in the Third Division North, in which he scored four goals, Haddleton fractured his leg and was eventually forced to retire.
On abandoning his career as a professional footballer, Haddleton returned to Hampshire to live in Eastleigh where he was employed at the Pirelli General cable works, turning out for the works team.
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'''Cecil Poynton''' (born 10 August, 1901 in Brownhills- died 12 January, 1983 in Tottenham) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Ramsgate.
He joined the Spurs in August 1922 after being spotted playing for Welsh club Ton Pentre. Poynton a popular, loyal servant spent over half a century at the White Hart Lane club in various capacities including ten years as a player.
The left back made his debut versus Birmingham City in December, 1923. In a career hampered by injuries Poynton made a total of 158 appearances and scored three goals for the Lilywhites in all competitions . He became the first Tottenham player to be sent off in a match against Stoke City before taking up the position of player coach of the reserve side in 1933-34. Poynton had two spells at Ramsgate as player manager. In 1945 he was offered the role of the 1st team assistant trainer with the Spurs and was promoted to club trainer in 1947, a position
he kept till 1972 before becoming the club's physiotherapist.
Poynton died at St. Ann's Hospital, Tottenham in January, 1983.
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'''Anthony Willis (Tony) Richards''' (born 6 March 1934) is a former English footballer.
Richards was in the Army from 1952 to his demobbing in 1954, playing football (as captain) for the Battery and Regimental team whilst serving in Egypt.
Richards started his career with Birmingham City and Walsall before joining Port Vale for -9,000 in March 1963. Amazingly, with 13 goals in the 1962-63 season he had become the club's top scorer despite only playing for three months of the season. The following season, with nine months to play in, he only managed to re-create his previous season's record; scoring 13 goals and once more becoming the clubs top scorer. This is explained by a leg injury Richards suffered in September 1963. He began to be plagued by injuries at Vale, missing the start of the 1964-65 season, suffering the effects of an insect bite. In September 1964, he sustained a cartilage injury which required surgery. He never really recovered after the surgery, and having racked up 69 Vale appearances (63 in the league) and 31 Vale goals (30 in the league) was given a free transfer in May 1966. He finished his career with Nuneaton Borough and Dudley Town.
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'''Thomas Edward George (Tommy) Ward''' (born 18 April 1913) is a former English footballer.
Ward played for Chatham, Crystal Palace and Grimsby Town before he joined Port Vale in June 1936. He converted to a centre-forward role in November 1936 and with 18 goals in the 1936-37 season was the club's top scorer. He was transferred to rivals Stoke City in exchange for Harry Davies and a small fee in February 1938, however he re-signed for the Vale in February 1939. He was dropped by Vale in April 1939 and transferred to Mansfield Town two months later. He had played 61 Vale games (50 in the league) and scored 29 goals (22 in the league) for the club.
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'''James "Jamie" Murray''' is a retired Scottish professional footballer, the father of current player Antonio Murray.
After beginning as an apprentice at Rivet Sports, Murray played professionally for Cambridge United, Sunderland and Brentford. He later played non-league football for Soham Town Rangers.
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'''William Cuthbert Fraser''' (born 3 July 1907, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played at inside forward for Northampton Town and Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.
Fraser was born in Cowpen, near Blyth, Northumberland and played for Blyth Spartans as a junior. He then had a spell in the Army, with the Royal Tank Corps before starting his professional career with Northampton Town in November 1926.
He spent two seasons with Northampton Town in the Third Division South, making 17 league appearances generally on the right wing, scoring four goals as well as providing scoring chances for centre forwards Ernie Cockle and Harry Loasby.
He signed for Aldershot, then in the Southern League, in May 1929 but before he made any first team appearances he was transferred to Second Division Southampton in June for a fee of -200.
He made his "Saints" debut on 14 December 1929, replacing Oswald Littler at inside right in a 1-1 draw at Reading. Fraser made nine appearances in the No. 8 shirt, before being replaced by Jerry Mackie in March.
In the 1930-31 season, Fraser took over at centre forward from the injured Willie Haines after the first match of the season and during a run of thirteen games up front scored six goals before Johnny McIlwaine took over. Fraser then reverted to inside right before being replaced by Laurie Cumming for a few matches before Mackie returned in January, although Fraser played the last five games of the season.
By the start of the following season Mackie had retired, and Fraser played at inside forward until Christmas before injury forced him to miss most of the rest of the season. During his absence, manager George Kay tried eight players at No. 8, of which only Frank Osborne played more than four games.
According to Holley & Chalk, Fraser "''had considerable ability, (but) suffered acutely from nerves in front of crowds''".
He joined Fulham in July 1932, but was unable to break into the first team with long-serving Jim Hammond hardly missing a match for seven years.
In June 1933, Fraser returned to Northampton Town for one last season, before returning to southern England where he joined Salisbury City in 1934, becoming a player-coach in 1935.
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'''Harry Skitt''' (born 26 June, 1901 in Portobello, Wolverhampton -died 1976) was a professional footballer who played for Darlaston, Northfleet, Tottenham Hotspur, and Chester City.
Skitt began his career at Darlaston before joining Spurs nursery club Northfleet United. The defender joined Tottenham in 1924 and played a total of 229 matches in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club. In 1931 Skitt moved to Chester ahead of their debut season in The Football League along with fellow Spurs players Baden Herod and Andy Thompson. He went on to make a further 101 appearances before ending his career at Congleton.
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'''John Edgar (Jack) Roberts''' (15 March 1910 - 1 June 1985) was an English footballer and baseball international, who captained the national baseball side.
Roberts played for Marine, Orrell, Blundellsands, Northern Nomads, Southport, Liverpool and Wigan Athletic before he joined Port Vale for a large fee in December 1935. With 12 goals in 1935-36, 28 in 1937-38 (joint-highest in the Football League) and 13 in 1939-40 he was three times the club's top scorer. He also guested for Wrexham in the autumn of 1939. After 118 Vale games (95 in the league) and 74 goals (56 in the league), he left the club to fight for the Allies in WW2.
During the war, Roberts enlisted in the forces and was captured in Tunisia, however managed to escape from a prisoner-of-war camp in 1944.
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'''Dean Gary Parrett''' (born 16 November 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a midfielder.
Born in Hampstead, London, Parrett signed for the Tottenham Hotspur Academy from Queens Park Rangers in February 2007.
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'''David R. "Dave" Regis''' (born 3 March 1964) is a retired English professional footballer.
Regis was born in Paddington, London. He began his playing career in non-league football with clubs including Dunstable Town, Fisher Athletic, Windsor & Eton and Barnet. Barnet sold him for a fee of -25,000 to Notts County, where he began his professional career at the age of 26.
Regis has been a football consultant and youth coach.
Regis is the younger brother of footballer Cyrille Regis, the cousin of sprinter John Regis,
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'''Declan Edwards''' (born 23 December 1989) is an Irish footballer who plays for Stockport County in the Football League One.
Declan plays as a striker and joined Galway United from Stockport County before the 2009 season began. He joined Stockport County in 2008. Prior to this, he had been playing for St. Joseph's, Dun Laoghaire.
He has represented his country at Schools level.
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'''Gary James Smart''', (born 29 April 1964), is a former English professional footballer who played for Wokingham Town and Oxford United.
Having started out as a PE teacher, he played in the Wokingham team that reached the 1987-88 FA Trophy semi final, before signing for Oxford United in July 1988.
He remained with Oxford United until 1994, making a total of 204 appearances in all competitions, without scoring once. He then dropped down into non-league football. He went to play with Stevenage Borough, Chertsey Town, Chesham United, Hayes F.C., Slough Town, Aldershot Town and Oxford City.
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'''Michael Brown''', (born 27 February 1985), is an English professional footballer who played for Preston North End and made 18 appearances in The Football League during a loan spell with Chester City. After suffering from illness for 18 months, Brown returned to football at Lancaster City before moving to Fleetwood Town. He is currently unattached.
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'''Joe Nicholls''' (born 5 March, 1905 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire-died1973) was a professional footballer who played for teams including Darlaston, Northfleet, Tottenham Hotspur and Bristol Rovers.
After playing for the Grenadier Guards. Nicholls, in 1924 had a trial with Notts County but without success. He went on to play for Darlaston before joining Tottenham Hotspur nursery club Northfleet United. The goalkeeper joined the White Hart Lane club in 1927 and featured in 129 matches in all competitions. In 1936 he moved to Bristol Rovers and played a further 115 games by 1939.
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'''Darren Wassall''' (born 27th June 1968 in Edgbaston) is a retired English football defender.
Wassall began his career in 1984 at Nottingham Forest, where he was a product of the youth system. He failed to win a regular first team place,although he was a reliable stand-in to the likes of Des Walker,and was loaned out to Hereford United and Bury. Despite his limited opportunities Wassall featured in two finals for Forest in, winning a medal in the 1992 Zenith Data Systems 3-2 triumph over Southampton having scored his one and only Forest goal in the semi-final second leg against Leicester City at the City Ground)...and playing in the 1-0 defeat in the 1992 Football League Cup Final against Manchester United. He left Forest for Derby County in 1992 in a -600,000 deal amid rumours of a dressing room incident with manager Brian Clough which left Wassall feeling unable to remain at Forest. Whilst at Derby he had loan spells at Manchester City and Birmingham City.
Wassall joined Birmingham full-time in 1997 in a -150,000 deal, although his impact was limited as he struggled with injuries. He retired in 2000 after suffering an achilles injury. However Wassall was able to continue playing by dropping out of the Football League and playing for Burton Albion. He retired altogether in 2005 to take charge of the club's youth team.
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'''Lawrence Mervyn Wallace''' (born 9 March 1917) is an English athlete who competed in the 1938 British Empire Games.
At the 1938 Empire Games he was a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 4110 yards event. In the 100 yards competition as well as in the 220 yards contest he was eliminated in the heats.
Wallace also made one appearance for Southampton Football Club in 1939.
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'''Charles Thomas "Charlie" Sillett''' (29 October 1906 - 27 February 1945) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back for Southampton in the 1930s. He was the father of John Sillett and Peter Sillett, both of whom became professional footballers.
Charlie Sillett was killed in a U-boat attack on an allied convoy while serving with the Royal Navy in 1945.
Sillett was born in Plumstead in the London Borough of Greenwich, the son of Sidney and Mary Sillett. He joined the Army in 1926 and was enlisted in the 60th King's Royal Rifle Corps, based at Tidworth on Salisbury Plain, where he rose to the rank of Sergeant, becoming a physical training instructor. His skills on the football field won him a variety of Army representative honours.
In 1931, his Army career came to an end, and after a short period playing with Barking Town in the Athenian League he joined Second Division Southampton in October 1931.
He played two matches with Southampton's reserves, before being drafted into the first team as an emergency centre forward, where the "Saints" were suffering with an injury crisis with Bill Fraser, Arthur Haddleton and Johnny McIlwaine all unavailable. Sillett scored twice on his debut, in a 3-1 victory at Burnley on 2 January 1932, and retained his place in the first team, playing up front until Ted Drake was promoted from the reserves in March. Sillett was recalled, this time at left-back, replacing Reg Thomas for the final three matches of the season.
During the following season, manager George Kay settled on a defensive line-up of Bill Adams and Michael Keeping at fullbacks, with Stan Woodhouse, Frank Campbell, Arthur Bradford or Bill Luckett as the three half backs - as a result, Sillett managed only six games all season. In 1933-34, he was again kept out of his favoured role as full back, this time by Bert Roberts, but had a run of four games taking over from Tommy Brewis at inside right, during which he scored twice in a 5-0 victory over Bradford at The Dell on 16 December.
In August 1934, after three seasons with the Saints, Sillett became an established member of the first team and in 1934-35 he only missed three games, playing at either left- or right-back. He soon became "''very popular with fans and colleagues alike''"
He only missed one league match in 1936-37 as the Saints struggled to avoid relegation, finishing in 19th place, four points above the relegation zone. In January, the Saints played Football League champions Sunderland in a Third Round FA Cup match in front of a record crowd of 30,380. Sunderland won 3-2 and went on to take the cup in the Final the following May.
In his final season at The Dell, Sillett was appointed team captain, "leading the side with distinction", but began to suffer regularly from injuries causing him to miss a third of the season, at the end of which he decided to retire. During his seven years with Southampton, Sillett made a total of 183 appearances in League and Cup matches for the first team, scoring 10 goals. Throughout his entire Southampton career, the club was struggling both financially and on the pitch, regularly finishing in the lower half of the table.
He had a brief career in non-league football with Guildford City, before becoming a publican at "The Lamb" at Nomansland in the New Forest.
During World War II, he enlisted in the Royal Navy, serving as a gunner. On 27 February 1945, he was a member of a DEMS gun crew on the Norwegian freighter SS ''Corvus'', which was part of convoy BTC 81, when the convoy was attacked by two German U-boats about seven miles from Lizard Point, Cornwall. ''Corvus'' was hit by a torpedo launched by ''U-1018'' and sank within a few minutes,
He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
Peter played 64 games for Southampton, before moving to Chelsea in 1953, where he had a long career playing 260 league matches and going on to make three appearances for England in 1955. He was also a (non-playing) member of England's squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
John never appeared in Southampton's first team, but joined his brother at Chelsea in 1954, making 93 appearances in the league. He subsequently played for Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle, before becoming a manager at Hereford United and then at Coventry City, where he won the 1987 FA Cup Final.
-DOCSTART-	21633226
'''Jamie Reeves''' (born March 5 1953) is a former semi-professional footballer who played in the Southern League, Isthmian League and Essex Senior League before moving to Singapore and becoming a regular pundit on the ESPN STAR Sports coverage of the English Premier League.
Born in Essex, Jamie attended the Westcliff High School for Boys, where he developed an interest in both Cricket and Rugby. He received a bachelors in Economics at the University of Leicester in 1973 and a Masters in Quantitative Social Science from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1975.
After his graduation, he switched to soccer at the age of 22. He was soon spotted by his local semi-professional team and quickly moved through the ranks of non-league soccer, culminating in a winning appearance (4-1) at Wembley Stadium in 1979 for Billericay Town in the FA Vase. Five years later he reappeared at the same venue in the same competition, this time winning 3-2 with Stansted -"the biggest upset in FA Vase history", according to The Times of London.
After 13 years playing semi-professionally in the Southern League, Isthmian League and Essex Senior League, Jamie hung up his boots, and within a year moved to Singapore. He briefly came out of retirement for one season in the Singapore Premier League (now the S-League) for the now-defunct Tyrrwhitt Soccerites. He established a reputation for scoring with headers, and finished the season as the Straits Times second best player-of-the-year.
First appearing on TV in May 1992, working in the studio on the FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Sunderland, Jamie went on to do commentary work on the Malaysian Cup and the S-League before joining ESPN Star Sports. There he has commentated on the Chinese National Football League, the Korean League, European Champions League, Asian Games, Asian World Cup Qualifiers, the Tiger Cup, as well as dabbling in La Liga and Serie A. He first worked as a studio pundit on the English Premier League in the 2000-2001 season and has been heavily involved with that League ever since.
For 29 years he also worked as an Economics lecturer (notably with the Raffles Junior College in Singapore), but has recently 'retired' from teaching to concentrate full-time on his media work.
-DOCSTART-	21634417
'''Alvin Bubb''' (born 11 October 1980 in Paddington, England) is a Grenadan international footballer. His cousin is fellow player Byron Bubb.
Beginning as a youth team player with Queens Park Rangers, Bubb made one league appearance during the 2000-01 season. He signed for Bristol Rovers in June 2001, and made 13 league appearances before leaving in August 2002. He then played non-league football with Billericay Town, Slough Town, Aylesbury United and Wealdstone.
Bubb has earned international caps for Grenada.
-DOCSTART-	21638353
'''Thomas Gerard (Tom) Nolan''' (born 13 June 1909) is a former English footballer, noted for his powerful cannonball shots.
Nolan played for Preston North End and Manchester Central before joining Port Vale in October 1931. A highly successful striker, he was three times the club's top scorer, in the 1931-32, 1933-34 and 1934-35 seasons, with 11, 22 and 16 goals respectively. However, he was transferred to Bradford Park Avenue in July 1935, returning to Vale once more in September 1936. He was the leading scorer for the fourth time, in the 1938-39 season. However because of his war duties he left the game in February 1940.
-DOCSTART-	21638565
'''Luke Aaron Daley''' (born 10 November, 1989 in Northampton) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker or on the wing for Norwich City.
Luke was signed to Norwich as a 13 year old after being spotted playing local football. After scoring four goals in six reserve team games, Daley was named as a substitute versus Stoke City in March 2008, as an 18 year old "second-year Academy scholar".
In November 2008, Daley came to further attention, when scoring a hat trick in a 4-2 Reserves win against an Arsenal Reserves team that "featured seven players from the squad that beat Wigan Athletic in the Carling Cup" a week earlier.
Daley made his professional debut for Norwich in a 1-1 draw against Burnley at Carrow Road on 21 February 2009 as a 78th minute substitute for Jamie Cureton.
-DOCSTART-	21640856
'''Albert Pynegar''' (24 September 1895 - 1978) a English footballer, noted for his ferocious shots.
Pynegar played for Eastwood Rangers, Sutton Town, Leicester City, Coventry City and Oldham Athletic before joining Port Vale in January 1929, in a deal where he and 'a monetary consideration' were exchanged for Stewart Littlewood. In the 1929-30 season, he helped the club win the Football League Division Three North title. However, having played 60 games (56 in the league) and 35 goals (34 in the league) for the club, he was transferred to Chesterfield in October 1930, apparently after a rift with teammate Sam Jennings. He later played for Rotherham United.
-DOCSTART-	21642940
'''Samuel''' "'''Sam'''" '''Jennings''' (26 December 1898 - 26 August 1944) was a tall English footballer.
Jennings played for Highbury Vale Methodists, Basford United, 5th Reserve Battalion Coldstream Guards, Basford National Ordinance Factory, Norwich City, Middlesbrough, Reading, West Ham United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest, as well as guesting for Notts County and Tottenham Hotspur.
He joined Port Vale in May 1929 and scored twice on his debut, becoming the club's top scorer for the 1929-30 season with 24 goals, helping the club lift the Football League Division Three North title. With 17 goals in the 1930-31 season he was once more the leading marksman.
He was transferred to Stockport County in September 1931 and later played for Burnley and Scarborough.
After leaving Stockport County, Jennings became an instructor at Olympique de Marseille. He later became secretary-coach at Wisbech Town, a coach at Glentoran and manager of Rochdale.
-DOCSTART-	21643300
'''David Sidney Riley''' (born 8 December 1960) is a former English footballer. He was a small midfielder and striker.
Riley played for Keyworth United and Nottingham Forest, and also enjoyed loans spells at Darlington and Peterborough United before he joined Port Vale for -20,000 in October 1987. Scoring on his debut he was soon a big hit, becoming the club's joint-top scorer in the 1987-88 season with 10 goals (along with Darren Beckford). He was a member of the 1988-89 promotion winning side but on 25 April 1989 broke his leg in a 1-1 draw at Bolton Wanderers. He managed to recover, but did not re-capture his first team position and in March 1990 was loaned back to Peterborough United, who paid -40,000 for his services on a permanent basis the next month. He later played for Kettering Town, F.C. Ponsonby (New Zealand), Boston United and King's Lynn.
-DOCSTART-	21643820
'''Michael Joseph (Mick) Cullerton''' (born 25 November 1948) is a former Scottish footballer, now commentator.
Cullerton joined Port Vale in October 1965. By November 1966 he had become a regular in the first team and was the 1966-67 season as the club's to scorer with 12 goals. However by January 1969 he had lost his place and was loaned out to Chester in March 1969, moving there for free in May of that year. He later played for Derby County, Eastwood and Stafford Rangers before returning to Vale Park for a -4,000 fee in June 1975. With 21 goals he became the club's top scorer of the 1975-76 season, but severed a cartilage in September 1976, an injury which put him out of action for five months. He was given a free transfer to Northwich Victoria in May 1978 and later re-signed with Stafford Rangers.
After working as the commercial manager for Vale between 1982 and 1985, he took up the same post at Stoke City and then Stafford Rangers. He continues to work as a commentator for BBC Radio Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	21645442
'''Terence (Terry) Bailey''' (born 18 December 1947) is a former English footballer. His son Mark Bailey also played professional football.
Bailey played for Winsford United and Stafford Rangers before joining Port Vale for -3,000 in May 1974. He scored a brace on his debut to earn Vale a point at Wrexham on 17 August 1974. He was the club's joint-top scorer in the 1974-75 season with 14 goals (tied with Ray Williams). After 190 games (165 in the league) and 29 goals (26 in the league) for the Vale he was sold to Northwich Victoria for -2,000 in August 1978 and later returned to Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	21647417
'''Robert George "Bobby" Gough''' (born 20 July 1949) is an English retired professional footballer.
Gough joined Port Vale from Walsall in June 1968. He helped the club achieve promotion in the 1969-70 season, he was the club's top scorer in the 1971-72 season with 10 goals. However in November 1973 he was dropped from the side and went out on a one month loan to Stockport County in December. He was given a free transfer in May 1974 and played for Southport, Colchester United, Hendon and Chelmsford City. He had made 229 appearances (210 in the league) and scored 35 goals (33 in the league) for the Vale.
-DOCSTART-	21654134
'''Herbert Arthur (Bert) Llewellyn''' (born 5 February 1939) is a former English footballer.
Llewellyn played for Everton and Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale for -7,000 in November 1960, scoring on his debut in a 1-0 home victory over Barnsley on 12 November 1960. He was an ever-present during the rest of the 1960-61 season and was a member of the team that won the Supporters' Clubs' Trophy in 1961. He scored 20 goals in the 1961-62 season to become the club's joint-top scorer (with Arthur Longbottom). However he was sold to Northampton Town for -7,000 in February 1963 and later played for Walsall and Wigan Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	21654538
'''Romell Gumbs''' (born 12 November 1985) is an Anguillan international footballer who plays in England for Slough Town. He is the cousin of fellow player Jermaine Gumbs.
-DOCSTART-	21654561
'''Roy Gumbs''' (born 29 December 1969) is an Anguillan international footballer who plays in England for Slough Town.
-DOCSTART-	21654614
'''Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele''' (born 5 January 1937) is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games (335 in the league) and scoring 97 Vale goals (88 in the league).
Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign professional forms in May 1955. He made his debut on 6 October 1956 in a 3-1 defeat to Middlesbrough and by April 1957 was a regular in the first team. He played 199 consecutive games between April 1957 and March 1961 and in both the 1957-58 and 1958-59 seasons he scored 22 goals to become the club's top scorer. He was selected to play in the Third Division South representative team in 1957. He was sold to West Bromwich Albion for -10,000 in March 1961, but returned to Vale for the same fee in July of that year. He never really found the same form before his departure however and was given a free transfer in April 1965.
He played for South African side Port Elizabeth City, but rejoined Vale on trial in January 1968. He did not re-sign however, only playing two games, and in the match against Aldershot on 3 February 1968 managed to score an 'incredible' own goal by lobbing Stuart Sharrat's head as Vale lost 3-0. He played for Eastwood and Armitage before retiring.
Upon his retirement from playing, he become the coach of Great Haywood.
-DOCSTART-	21654668
'''Jermaine Gumbs''' (born 5 May 1986) is an Anguillan international footballer who plays in England for Slough Town. He is the cousin of fellow player Romell Gumbs.
-DOCSTART-	21654698
'''Danny Anderson''' (born 16 May 1979 in England) is a English-born Canadian soccer player, who works as coach at The West Island Soccer School.
Anderson has played for Dagenham & Redbridge in England in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, he also played for Sunnana SK, a team in the third Swedish division. He trained over the years with Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, Watford, Plymouth Agyle and Chesterfield. He was also selected to be part of the national U-22 team which won the gold medal in the "Jeux de la Francophonie" in 1997.
Since 1999 he has owned The West Island Soccer School and is the technical director of Hudson-St. Lazare soccer club.
-DOCSTART-	21654868
'''Clifford Brian (Cliff) Pinchbeck''' (born 20 January 1925) is a former English footballer.
Pinchbeck played for Scunthorpe United, Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Port Vale for -3,500 in November 1949. He made a perfect start for his new club, scoring a hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Millwall at The Old Recreation Ground on 12 November 1949. He was the club's top scorer two seasons running; 1949-50 and 1950-51 with 16 and 19 goals respectively. In March 1951, he was dropped from the side and failed to turn up at the start of the 1951-52 season, claiming illness. He regained his place in September 1951, but was sold to Northampton Town for 'an undisclosed sum' in November 1951, he later played for Bath City and Salisbury.
-DOCSTART-	21655431
'''Clifford (Cliff) Portwood''' (born 17 October 1937) is a former English footballer.
Portwood played for Manchester Athletic and Preston North End before joining Port Vale for -750 in August 1959. He quickly became a regular the first 11 and was the club's top scorer for the 1960-61 season with 26 goals. He was sold on to Grimsby Town for -6,000 in July 1961, later playing for Portsmouth where he was the club's top scorer in the 1964-65 season with 12 goals. After leaving Pompey he emigrated to South Africa and played for Durban United.
-DOCSTART-	21655689
'''Graham Barnett''' (born 17 May 1936) is a former English footballer.
Barnett signed for Port Vale in June 1956. He scored on his debut at inside-left in a 4-2 defeat at Millwall on 13 December 1958. Manager Norman Low described him as the 'supreme goal poacher' as be netted 20 goals in 22 appearances in what was left of the season. He was the club's top scorer during the 1959-60 season with 17 goals and grew a beard which he shaved off once Vale were knocked out of the FA Cup. After 57 appearances (49 in the league) and 37 goals (34 in the league) he was sold to Tranmere Rovers for -5,000 in March 1960. He later played for Halifax Town, before emigrating to Australia, where he played for South Coast United, Hakoan and Polonia, before becoming a player-manager with South Coast United and later The Corinthians.
He returned to England in 1971 and coached Vale's "A" team, later working in the club's commercial department and running the Y.T.S. team until 1985.
-DOCSTART-	21655778
'''Robert Leonard''' "'''Len'''" '''Stephenson''' (born 14 July 1930) is an English former professional footballer.
Stephenson began his professional career with Joe Smith's Blackpool in 1951. He made his debut for the club on 20 January in a 2-2 league draw with Sunderland at Bloomfield Road. He scored the hosts' second goal in what was his only appearance of the 1950-51 campaign.
He made three league appearances during the following season, but sat out the entire 1952-53 term, at the climax of which Blackpool won the FA Cup.
Stephenson returned to the Blackpool line-up two-thirds of the way through 1953-54, scoring their first goal in a 3-2 home league victory over Aston Villa on 23 January. He made seven further league appearances that season, scoring another three goals in the process. He also scored in the FA Cup, in the ''Seasiders'' third-round replay victory over Luton Town at Molineux Stadium.
He scored five goals in his eleven league appearances during 1954-55, including the only goal of the game in a victory at West Brom on 11 December. He made his final appearance for Blackpool on 15 January, in a 2-0 defeat at Wolves.
Stephenson joined Port Vale in March 1955. With fourteen goals, he was the club's top scorer in the 1955-56 season. However he lost his place in January 1957 and was transferred to Oldham Athletic for 'a small fee' in June 1957. He made eight league appearances for ''the Latics'' before finishing his career with Witton Albion.
-DOCSTART-	21655989
'''Albert Thomas Mullard''' (22 November 1920 - 27 May 1984) was an English footballer. After spending most of World War II in a Prisoner-of-war camp he turned to professional football. He played for numerous Midlands clubs, though his most successful time was with Port Vale, making close to 200 appearances, winning a league title and reaching the FA Cup Semi-finals in the process.
Albert Mullard was born to Albert Ernest Mullard and Sarah Mullard in 1920. His father died whilst Mullard was in his teens, which was possibly due to wounds sustained during the First World War, having been wounded three times during his service.
Mullard worked as a labourer at a brickworks, but enlisted in the Royal Marines on 24 September 1940. He was posted to North Africa and was eventually sent to Crete as part of MNDBO1 (Marine Naval Base Defence Organisation). He participated in the Battle of Crete in May 1941 and was captured by German Mountain Troops on 31 May 1941 while fighting the rearguard action to defend the British evacuation at Sfakia.
He was moved to mainland Europe after his capture, spending time at Stalag III-D at Steglitz (suburb of Berlin) before being transferred to Stalag IV-D at Torgau, before being liberated by US troops in May 1945. On his return to the United Kingdom he contemplated staying in the Marines, but married and embarked on a career as a professional footballer.
Mullard, a "''good all-round player''", played for Hinckley United, before entering the Football League with Walsall in the 1946-47 season, then playing in the Third Division South. He remained with ''the Saddlers'' for three years, scoring 13 goals in 61 league games.
In June 1949 he joined Crewe Alexandra, but left after the 1949-50 season to sign with Stoke City of the First Division. He played 21 league games for ''the Potters'', mostly during the 1950-51 season.
In September 1951, he joined Stoke's rivals Port Vale, along with -10,000 for Alan Martin. He was the club's leading scorer of the 1951-52 campaign with 13 goals. He was an ever-present during the 1953-54 campaign, where the club won the Football League Division Three North title and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. However soon after he tore a groin muscle and was transferred to non-league Northwich Victoria in the summer of 1956.
Albert Mullard died from advanced cancer in 1984.
-DOCSTART-	21657350
'''Billy Silto''' (born 1 May 1883) was a former footballer who played at centre half for Barnsley and Swindon Town.
After injury caused a -1000 transfer to Aston Villa to fall through, Silto joined Swindon during the summer of 1909, after being released by Barnsley, who suspected he was injury-prone. These fears proved unfounded, however, as he went on to make well over 200 appearances for Swindon over the following eleven years - and without the interruption of the First World War, it would have been far more.
Such were Silto's performances in the Swindon team, that he was recognised as the understudy to the England half-back Fatty Wedlock for many seasons, and though he joined up with the England squad on many occasions, the only appearances he made were on an unofficial tour of South Africa in 1910.
After retirement, Silto settled in the Swindon area where the sporting heritage would continue with his son Joseph Silto playing and later captaining England at Table Tennis.
Like former Swindon Town team-mate Harold Fleming, a street was named 'Silto Court' in the town in recognition of the International sporting achievements by both generations of the family.
-DOCSTART-	21661082
'''Walter Aveyard''' (11 June 1918 - 16 July 1985) was an English footballer who made more than 100 appearances in the Football League, playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City, Port Vale and Accrington Stanley.
Aveyard was born in Hemsworth, Yorkshire. He played football for Denaby United
He scored on his debut in a 1-1 draw at Millwall on 21 August 1948. He quickly established himself in the first team and became the club's top scorer for the 1948-49 season with 13 goals. He has the honour of being the first player to score at Vale Park, in a 1-0 win over Newport County on 24 August 1950. However he lost his place in the side by September 1951 and was sold to Accrington Stanley for a four-figure fee in March 1952.
Aveyard scored on debut yet again, but his form deserted him. At the end of his first complete season, Stanley finished bottom of the Third Division North and put him on the transfer list, priced at -1000, but there were no offers.
Aveyard died in Blackpool, Lancashire, in 1985.
-DOCSTART-	21666283
'''Lauren Bruton''' (born November 22, 1992) is an English female football striker, currently playing for FA Women's Premier League side Arsenal Ladies. She was born in Luton.
Bruton began playing football at the age of eight years,
Bruton scored on her debut cap for the England Under-17s side, against Greece.
-DOCSTART-	21669572
'''Tom Evans''' (born 28 November, 1907 in Ton Pentre-died 1993) was a professional footballer who played for Ton Pentre, Leytonstone, Northfleet, Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion.
Evans began his career at Welsh club Ton Pentre before joining non league Leytonstone. In 1927 he made the move to Tottenham Hotspur which was to be his first spell at White Hart Lane. Evans joined Spurs nursery club Northfleet United before rejoining the Spurs in 1929. The right half featured in 101 games and scored on four occasions for the club in all competitions. After leaving the Spurs in 1936, Evans ended his career at West Bromwich Albion.
-DOCSTART-	21675795
'''Steve Galloway''' (born 13 February 1963 in Hannover, Germany
Galloway played in non-league football with Sutton United, before joining league football with Crystal Palace in 1984. He spent two seasons with Palace - which included a loan spell at Cambridge United - before joining non-league Maidstone United in 1986. He also spent time in Sweden with Djurgrdens IF - which included a loan spell in Scotland for St. Mirren - and Ume FC.
Galloway has coached Ume FC, and is currently coaching Djurgrdens IF along with Andre Jeglertz.
Steve filmed two seasons of the hit Swedish show Gladiatorerna as the Timekeeper. Galloway currently lives in Ume in Sweden, and owns a sport store called Fotbollskliniken and a restaurant
-DOCSTART-	21676060
'''Bradley Robert Sandeman''' (born 24 February 1970) is a former English footballer.
Sandeman started his career at Northampton Town, signing for Maidstone United in February 1992 for a -10,000 fee. He joined Port Vale in July 1992. He was a regular first team player until he picked up a thigh injury in February 1993, which required an operation. He was used sparingly following his recovery, until he re-gained his first team spot in May 1994. He fell out of favour once again in July 1995 and was given a free transfer to Rotherham United in May 1996.
He later played for Hereford United, Northwich Victoria, Kettering Town and Worcester City.
-DOCSTART-	21676454
'''Harold Salt''' was a footballer.
Salt signed for Port Vale from Ravensdale in December 1925, making his debut at outside-left in a 1-0 defeat to Derby County on Christmas Day of 1925. However he failed to gain a regular place in the squad and was released at the close of the season.
-DOCSTART-	21676577
'''Alexander (Alex) Sands''' was a footballer.
Sands joined Port Vale from Dunoon in August 1893. He scored on his debut in a 4-2 home win over Ardwick on 2 September 1893. However he failed to turn up for the next match and was released before the month was out.
-DOCSTART-	21676697
'''James Arthur (Jimmy) Adams''' (born 2 August 1937) is a former English footballer.
Adams signed for Port Vale in May 1956. His only appearance for the club came at Brentford on 26 April 1958, Vale losing 4-1. He was released in May 1960 and later played for Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	21676992
'''Oliver 'Ollie' Berquez''' (born 2 February 1982 in London, England) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelmsford City in the Conference South. Berquez was at Ipswich Town as a youth player but has since spent much of his career in the Football Conference and the English non-league.
Berquez graduated through the youth academy at Ipswich Town but made no appearances for the first team and joined non-league Chelmsford City in 1997. He spent 4 years at the Essex club winning promotion with them from the Southern League before joining Dagenham and Redbridge in 2001. Following an unsuccessful spell at the club he left and went on to play for a number of non-league teams including Canvey Island, Stevenage Borough and Woking
-DOCSTART-	21681184
'''Alan Dodd''' (born 20 September 1953 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English former footballer who played in England, Sweden, and the Republic of Ireland.
Beginning at hometown side Stoke City, later moving on to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Swedish side IF Elfsborg. He returned to Staffordshire in December 1986, playing on loan at Port Vale during the Swedish mid-winter break. After returning to Sweden he played for GAIS and Landskrona BoIS, and then moved to Ireland for Cork City. He later played non-league football in England for Rocester, Goldenhill Wanderers and Ball Haye Green.
-DOCSTART-	21687640
'''Jessica Fishlock''' (born 14 January, 1987) is a Welsh female international footballer. She was born in Cardiff, Wales.
Fishlock started her career playing for Cardiff City Ladies, becoming the club's record goalscorer and helping them to promotion to the Women's English Premier League. After a brief spell at Newport Strikers, she returned to Cardiff before making the short move to Bristol Academy in 2007. In the 2008 close season, she was approached by Dutch Women's Champions AZ and joined them that September.
Fishlock has also become an International regular for Wales. After captaining the team at U'19 level, she was called up to the full squad and made her debut against Switzerland in 2006.
-DOCSTART-	21688080
'''Michail Gregory Antonio''' (born 28 March 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Southampton on loan from Reading as a winger.
Antonio signed for Championship team Reading from Tooting & Mitcham United on a contract until the summer of 2010 on 28 October 2008,
On 5 October 2009, He joined Southampton on loan for one month
-DOCSTART-	21692249
'''Ashley Josiah Hemmings''' (born 3 March 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He is signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Hemmings is a product of Wolves' academy, having been with the club since age 9. He signed a professional contract aged 17 in February 2009, and soon went on loan for a month to gain first team experience at League One side Cheltenham Town, where he made his league debut coming on as sub for fellow loanee Nicholas Bignall against Millwall. Hemmings made his Wolves debut as a substitute against Barnsley in which the Wanderers clinched the Championship title, he also featured as a substitute against Doncaster Rovers a week later on the final day of the season.
He has represented England at under-17 level.
-DOCSTART-	21700420
'''Leslie 'Les' Howe''' (born 3 March, 1912 in Bengeo, Hertford - died 23 February, 1999 in Edmonton, London) was an English professional footballer who played for Enfield Town, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur and represented England at schoolboy level.
Howe played for non league Enfield Town before joining the ''Spurs'' nursery club Northfleet United. He signed as a professional in August 1930 for Tottenham Hotspur. On the 26 December, 1930, Howe made his debut at right half at Southampton. He played in every outfield position for the White Hart Lane club which also included an appearance as an emergency goal keeper against Coventry City. The versatile player featured in 182 games and scored 28 goals in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites'' till the outbreak of World War 2 in 1939.
Howe served his country in the RAF. After the hostilities had ended Howe returned to the Spurs in the capacity of managing the club's A side. Outside of football he ran public houses in the London area before becoming the manager of Enfield Town F.C. in 1948-49. Howe worked as plumbing supervisor till his retirement in March 1978 and lived in Wood Green. He died on 23 February, 1999 at the North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton.
-DOCSTART-	21708724
'''Kyle Fraser-Allen''' (born 12 February, 1990) is an English football player, currently playing for Hayes and Yeading.
Fraser-Allen was a member of the Tottenham Hotspur youth academy, participated in the majority of the 2007-08 academy season. On the 25th February 2009, Fraser-Allen joined Macclesfield on loan and later made his professional debut by appearing as a 76th minute substitute against Port Vale.
On the 1st June 2009, Fraser-Allen was released from his Tottenham Hotspur contract.
On 27th September 2009, he signed with Blue Square Premier side Hayes and Yeading.
Fraser-Allen attended Wanstead High School, London.
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'''Marc Kevin Albrighton''' (born 18 November 1989 in Tamworth, England) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League side Aston Villa as a right winger.
Albrighton started his career at local, Tamworth-based club Mile Oak Monarchs,
After impressing in the under-18 squad and playing in the reserves,
During the 2009-10 pre-season, Albrighton was included in the squad which played in the pre-season friendly tournament, the 2009 Peace Cup, in which he scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win over Mexican side Atlante.
Albrighton made his Premier League debut on the opening day of the 2009-10 season against Wigan Athletic at Villa Park, coming on as a second half substitute.
On 24 September 2009, Albrighton extended his contract with Villa, his boyhood club, by three years.
On 2 April 2009, Albrighton made his debut for the England under 20's.
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'''Joseph Henry Butcher''' (13 February 1875 - 1945) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he won the 1893 FA Cup.
Butcher began his career with amateur side Wolverhampton East End, before joining the city's Football League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1892. He made his club debut on 24 September 1892 when he scored in a 3-0 victory over . In only his fifth appearance for the club, he netted all five goals in a 5-3 win against , a club record never bettered.
He was a member of Wolves' 1893 FA Cup winning team, playing in the 1-0 triumph against that won the club their first FA Cup. Butcher had previously scored goals in both the quarter-final and semi-final to help them to the showpiece final. He was aged just 18 at the time of this success, making him then the youngest player ever to have won the trophy.
The forward was Wolves' leading goalscorer in the 1893-94 season, with 14 goals, but the next campaign was an injury-hampered one and he only managed two further goals for the club. He scored a total of 30 goals in 76 appearances.
He joined local rivals and fellow First Division side, West Bromwich Albion, in Summer 1895. However, he suffered a career-ending injury before he was able to make his first team debut. This forced him into a premature playing retirement aged 21.
A copy of his contract was buried in a time capsule along with Steve Bull's during the redevelopment of Molineux in 1994.
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'''William Ernest "Billy" Bevis''' D.S.M. (29 September 1918 - 22 August 1994) was an English footballer who played for Southampton as an outside right in the years either side of World War II.
Bevis was born in Warsash, Hampshire and played football as a youth with Gosport Borough before joining Portsmouth as a trainee in February 1934. He signed a professional contract with Portsmouth in July 1936, but failed to break through into the first team at Fratton Park.
In July 1937, he was one of several players recruited by Southampton's newly appointed manager Tom Parker, who was trying to build a side to push for promotion from Division Two. Bevis was immediately drafted into the first team as an 18 year old, replacing the injured John Summers, for his debut in a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa on 4 September 1937.
Bevis soon gained a reputation as a speedy right-winger and made 31 appearances in the 1937-38 season, scoring five goals. In the following season he only missed five matches, making 37 appearances and scoring six goals, including a "spectacular"
Bevis's football career was then interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, although he continued to appear for the Saints in the wartime leagues in the early months of the war. He then joined the Merchant Navy as a petty officer gunner and during the war the ships on which he was serving were torpedoed three times and mined once. After one of these attacks, he spent seven days adrift in the Atlantic before being rescued. One of the crew who rescued him was a former colleague from Southampton, reserve team goalkeeper Alec Warnock. Bevis was later presented with the D.S.M. by King George VI at Buckingham Palace.
After being demobbed in November 1945, Bevis returned to The Dell. He made 14 appearances, scoring five goals, in the 1946-47 season before losing his place on the right wing to Wilf Grant. At the end of the season, despite receiving an offer from Plymouth Argyle, he decided to retire.
On retiring from football, he returned to the sea while turning out occasionally for various non-league clubs, including Winchester City, Cowes Sports and Warsash. He settled in Park Gate, near his place of birth, where he died in August 1994.
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'''Johnny Morrison''' (born 26 March, 1911 in Belverdere-died 1984) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Northfleet United.
Morrison began his career at non- league Bostall Heath before being given a trial at Luton Town in 1929. After playing for Kent side Callenders Athletic he joined the Spurs in 1931 for his first spell at the club. He moved to the Tottenham Hotspur nursery club Northfleet United before rejoining the White Hart Lane side in 1932. The free scoring centre forward played a total of 154 matches and found the net on 102 occasions in all competitions up to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. . Morrison is one of only fifteen players to score one hundred goals for the Lilywhites (February 2009).
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'''Chris Franks''' (born 27 April 1974 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian international soccer player who has played professionally in North America and England.
He currently is physiotherapist at Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Franks has played professionally for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Doncaster Rovers. However, he never made a league appearance for Doncaster.
He made his debut for Canada in a May 1998 friendly match against Macedonia and that game proved to be his only international appearance
He is the older brother of Mike Franks. Aside from working with the Whitecaps, he also runs his own soccer-specific training and physiotherapy practice in Vancouver.
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'''Dave Winfield''' (born 24 March 1988 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English professional footballer with Aldershot Town.
Winfield came through the ranks of the Aldershot Town youth team and was loaned out to Chertsey Town in 2004. He signed full professional forms in August 2005 and was loaned out to Staines Town later that season.
He won the double with Aldershot Town, winning the Setanta Shield and Conference National in the 2007-08 season. Unfortunately, a knee injury sustained in the Shield final against Rushden & Diamonds resulted in him missing pre-season training ahead of the Shots' first season back in the Football League.
Having begun training at the end of 2008, Winfield was loaned out to Salisbury City in January 2009 on a one-month deal that saw Andy Sandell move the other way on a permanent deal.
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'''Aymen Tahar''' (born October 2, 1989 in Alger, Algeria) is an Algerian football player who played for Sheffield United, and spent a brief time on trial with Hungarian outfit Ferencvrosi TC.
He joined United's academy in 2005 and progressed through the ranks to become a regular in the reserve side by the 2008-2009 season, before being released at the end of that season.
He made a surprise dbut at the end of February 2009, coming on as a late sub for Lee Hendrie against Hull City in the FA Cup 5th round.
Tahar has one cap with the Algerian Under 20 National Team, a 1-0 win over Tunisia in which he scored the only goal of the game.
-DOCSTART-	21741177
'''Keith Mercer''' (born 1956) is an English former footballer who played as a striker for Watford, Southend United and Blackpool.
Mercer began his career at Watford where he was a product of their youth team. He made his debut at 16 years 125 days old on 15 February 1973 as a substitute against Tranmere Rovers, when he became the youngest ever player to play for ''the Hornets'', a record which still stands.
His full debut didn't come until a year later in 1974, however he did score. In the 1976-77 season he averaged a goal every two games and was voted both the "Young Player of the Season" and "Player of the Season". In the 1977-78 season after he suffered a knee ligament injury in September before a recurrence in December put him out of action for four months. He then caught pneumonia, but still scored thirteen goals that season. At the start of the following season, Mercer was still first-choice striker, but was then injured in a game against Exeter City. Then three games into his comeback, he had to come off the pitch with ankle trouble. His last game for the club was also their last of the 1970s. And in February 1980, after 134 games and 46 goals for ''the Hornets'' he was sold to Southend United.
In 1983 Mercer signed for Blackpool, and was joint top scorer with Paul Stewart in the 1983-84 season as ''the Seasiders'' finished sixth in the Fourth Division. However, he retired in 1984 at the age of 28 with a knee injury.
After he retired from playing football, Mercer stayed on the Fylde coast, living in Poulton-le-Fylde. He now works as a taxi-driver in Blackpool where he still attends and supports ''the Seasiders'' at Bloomfield Road.
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'''William Henry "Billy" Light''' (11 June 1913 - 1993) was an English footballer who played for Southampton and West Bromwich Albion as a goalkeeper in the 1930s.
Light was born in Woolston, Southampton and played his youth football for the works teams from the local shipyards, John I. Thornycroft & Company and Harland & Wolff.
He made his first-team debut, replacing long-serving 'keeper Bert Scriven, in a 1-0 victory over Swansea Town on 5 February 1933. In only his fourth match, against Hull City at The Dell on 24 February, he displaced his left knee cap in a collision, putting him out of the game for several months.
He eventually returned to the team in March 1934 and retained his place for the rest of the 1934-35 season. He continued as the first choice custodian for the start of the "Saints" golden jubilee season. By now, he had gained a reputation as one of the country's leading goal-keepers and in March 1936, with the club in financial difficulties, he was sold to First Division West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -2,000, causing "a storm of protest" among the club's fans.
At The Hawthorns, Light was understudy to England international Harold Pearson and in his three years with the "Baggies", he only made 30 appearances in all. In a league match at Stoke City on 4 February 1937, he conceded 10 goals in Albion's heaviest defeat in the Football League.
==Colchester United - Player and coach==
Light joined newly formed Colchester United, then in the Southern League, as a player-coach in 1938, helping the new club claim the Southern League title at the end of his first season. After the Second World War, he continued his association with the club, as a trainer, until his eventual retirement in 1968.
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'''Fred Channell''' (born 5 May, 1910 in Edmonton-died 1975) was a professional footballer who played for Harwich & Parkeston, Haywards Heath, Peterborough & Fletton United, Northfleet United and Tottenham Hotspur.
The full back started his playing career at Harwich & Parkeston before joining Haywards Heath Town. In 1930 Channell had his first spell at Tottenham. After a trial in 1931 at Clapton Orient he moved to Peterborough & Fletton United. He went on to play for the Spurs nursery club Northfleet United, Channell rejoined the Lilywhites in 1933 to go on to play 109 matches and scoring a single goal in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club.
-DOCSTART-	21751670
}}'''Robert "Bobby" Cowell''' (5 December 1922 - 11 January 1996) was an English football (soccer) defender. During his football career he only played for one club, Newcastle United. Despite his success with Newcastle he failed to win any caps for the English national team.
Cowell was born in Trimdon Grange and worked as a coalminer at Blackhall Colliery as a teenager, as well as playing for the non-league football team Blackhall Colliery Welfare. He joined Newcastle in October 1943 at the age of 20. At the time he joined the club were only playing friendly matches as World War II was in progress and all the football leagues in England were suspended. He made 81 appearances for Newcastle as a right-back.
He made his Football League debut on 1 February 1947 in a match against Barnsley and would feature a further 12 times before the end of the season. He only played 19 league games for the rest of the following season as Newcastle were promoted into the First Division. However he bided his time and became the club's first choice right-back for the 1948-49 season.
Cowell was the only player to feature in all three of Newcastle's FA Cup successes during the 1950s. He won his first FA Cup winners medal in 1951
Bobby Cowell was forced to retire in 1955 at the age of 33 when he picked up a serious knee injury during a pre-season tour of Germany. He had made 327 appearances for Newcastle.
One of Newcastle United's top goalscorers of all time, Jackie Milburn, stated that Cowell was "the best uncapped fullback I've ever known".
Bobby Cowell died on 11 January 1996 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, aged 73.
'''Newcastle United'''
The appearance figure given is for all competitions, not just for league appearances as sources are limited.
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'''Ron R. Batty''' (born 5th October 1925 in Lanchester, County Durham - died 1971) was an English football full-back. He began his career with non-league Stanley United before signing for Newcastle United during the Second World War. He appeared for the club in 161 league games, scoring one goal. He left the club in 1958 to move to Gateshead where he added a further 40 league appearances before retiring.
-DOCSTART-	21751922
'''Tommy Burden''' (21 February 1924 - 2001) was an English professional footballer who made over 500 league appearances for four teams over a twenty year career.
Burden played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chester City, Leeds United - where he was club captain from 1949 to 1954 - and Bristol City. He participated in the Normandy Landings, where he was injured.
-DOCSTART-	21752331
'''Doug Fraser''' (born 8 December 1941 in Aberdeen) was a Scottish football full-back.
Fraser began his career in Scottish minor football, appearing for Eaglesham Amateur and Blantyre Celtic.
After his retirement Fraser was appointed to the manager's chair at Walsall and held the position until 1977. Following this Fraser left football and took up a position as a prison guard at Nottingham Gaol
-DOCSTART-	21754535
'''Steve Cook''' (born 19 April 1991) is an English footballer who plays for English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion as a central defender, although he can also play at right-back.
Born in Hastings, East Sussex, Cook made his first team debut for Brighton & Hove Albion during the Football League Cup third round victory over Manchester City on 24 September 2008. Cook made his second substitute appearance for Brighton during the 2-1 FA Cup first round replay defeat at Hartlepool United on 18 November 2008.
On 23 December 2008, Cook joined Conference South team Havant & Waterlooville on loan for 6 weeks. When this loan expried, Cook once again found himself involved in the Brighton first team, making his third substitute appearance for the club during the Football League Trophy Southern Final penalty shoot-out defeat to Luton Town.
Cook made his first league appearance for Brighton during the 4-0 home defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 28 February 2009 .
Cook, along with fellow youth players Steve Brinkhurst and Josh Pelling, signed professional contracts with Brighton on 7 May 2009 .
On 20 November, 2009, Cook joined Blue Square South team Eastleigh on loan to gain first-team match experience. Cook was sent off on his debut during the 1-1 draw to Lewes in the Third Qualifying Round of the FA Trophy on 21 November, 2009.
-DOCSTART-	21758461
'''Oscar Jansson''' (born 23 December 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a goalkeeper.
Jansson was born and raised in rebro where he played for lower division locals Karlsund HFK before joining Tottenham on 2 January 2007. He was spotted when playing Under-16 European qualifiers for Sweden.
At the beginning of September 2009, he joined Exeter City on a one month loan deal. He then went on to make his debut away at Gillingham where Exeter lost 3-0. Exeter extended Jansson's loan till the end of October.
Exeter again extended Jansson's loan deal into a third and final month until 1st December 2009. Returned to Tottenham Hotspur on 1 December after completing his three-month loan deal with Exeter City.
-DOCSTART-	21761107
'''Alan Gane''' (born 11 June 1950 in Chiswick, England) is an English former amateur footballer and manager. He is notable for promoting Wycombe Wanderers from the non-League Isthmian League into the Conference National in 1986.
Gane played football between 1964 and 1986. His only Football League appearances were for Hereford United during the 1973-74 season.
Gane turned to football management, between 1986 and 1996.
Gane was manager of Wycombe Wanderers for one season and helped relegated Wycombe achieve its best ever performance in the Isthmian League. They finished top having won 32 games out of 42 and were promoted to the Conference National again. He resigned shortly before the start of the next season partly due to a changing situation at work and partly due to a dispute with the chairman over some proposed signings.
-DOCSTART-	21761932
'''Peter Gleasure''' is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Millwall, Northampton Town and Gillingham.
He kept a club record 112 clean sheets in 412 matches playing for Northampton Town, and as of 2009 only two players have made more appearances for the club.
-DOCSTART-	21766589
'''John Talbut''' (born 20 October 1940 in Oxford) is an English former football defender.
Talbut initially made his name with Burnley, where he came out of the club's youth system and established himself as a first team regular, also appearing for the England under-23 team whilst at the club. In December 1966 Jimmy Hagan paid -30,000 to take Talbut to West Bromwich Albion and he soon replaced veteran Stan Jones at the heart of Albion's defence. Talbut was a winner with the Baggies in the 1968 FA Cup Final but also featured on the losing side in the 1970 Football League Cup Final. He never scored a league goal for the club but did find the net once against A.S. Roma in the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1970.
Although a strong presence in the air Talbut was at times found wanting on the ground
-DOCSTART-	21767244
'''Martyn Bennett''' (born 4 August 1961 in Birmingham) is an English former football defender.
A product of local junior football and a schoolboy international for England, Bennett was signed by West Bromwich Albion who saw him as a future replacement for veteran Ally Robertson. He made his debut against Everton in 1979 and established himself as a first-teamer the following year, although, with the exception of the 1984-85 season, his progress was hampered by a series of injuries.
As of 2009 the retired Bennett delivers luxury cars in Birmingham.
-DOCSTART-	21767554
'''Ray T. Wilson''' (born 8 April 1947 in Grangemouth) is a Scottish former football full-back.
An amateur with Woodburn Athletic he joined West Bromwich Albion on the same terms in 1963, turning professional a year later.
Following his retirement Wilson settled in Birmingham where he became a businessman.
-DOCSTART-	21773180
'''Andy Duncan''' (born 25 January 1911 in Renton-died 1983) was a professional footballer who played for Renton Thistle, Dumbarton, Hull City, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelmsford City.
Duncan started his playing career at his local club Renton Thistle before joining Dumbarton. In 1930 the inside forward moved to Hull City where he played 105 matches and found the net on 31 occasions. Duncan joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1934 where he went on to feature in 103 games and scoring 26 goals in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club. After leaving the Spurs in 1938 he ended his playing career at Chelmsford City.
-DOCSTART-	21776166
'''Percy Hooper''' (born 17 December, 1914 in Lambeth, London, England, died 1997 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk) was an English professional footballer who played for Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea Town and Kings Lynn.
Percy Hooper was a goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur between 1934 and 1939 making 108 appearances (97 league and 11 F.A. Cup) for the club. During the period of the Second World War, he guested for several teams. In the 1946/7 season he played for Swansea on 12 occasions. In 1948 he moved on to Chingford Town F.C. before ending his playing career at Kings Lynn.
-DOCSTART-	21777649
'''Fred Sargent''' (born 7 March, 1912 in Islington-died 1948) was an English professional footballer who played for Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelmsford Town.
Fred Sargent was a right winger who played for Tottenham Hotspur between 1934-1935 making 109 appearances (93 league and 16 F.A. Cup) and scored 31 goals for the club. From the 1945/6 season he played for Chelmsford Town. Fred died in 1948 and a testimonial match was played on September 20 that year at the Chelmsford ground between the two clubs he had played for.
-DOCSTART-	21782984
'''Jordy Brouwer''' (born 26 February 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for English side Liverpool as a striker.
Born in The Hague, Brouwer moved from Ajax to English side Liverpool in January 2007. After impressive form for the Liverpool Reserves - including scoring a goal in the Barclays Premier Reserve League play-off final in May 2008 - he signed on loan for RKC Waalwijk in January 2009, until the end of the 2008-09 season. He made 5 league appearances for the first team.
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'''William Luckett''' (6 September 1903 - 5 July 1985) was an English professional footballer who played for Southampton as a left-half in the 1920s and 1930s, making over 200 appearances.
Luckett was born in St Helens, Lancashire and played his early football with Skelmersdale United, from where he had an unsuccessful trial with Liverpool.
In August 1927, shortly before his 24th birthday, he joined Southampton, then in the Second Division. He made a "spectacular"
In the next season, Luckett's first-team chances were restricted by the form of Stan Woodhouse at left-half, and his five appearances came in four different positions as the "Saints" had their best season since joining the Second Division in 1922, finishing fourth in the table. In 1929-30, Luckett made 12 appearances, generally standing in for Woodhouse, who was beginning to suffer from injury at frequent intervals.
For the early part of the 1930-31 season, Luckett made only a handful of appearances, before injury to Woodhouse again earned Luckett a recall at left-half. Described as "not a particularly skilful player (who) had a voracious appetite for work", Luckett "would chase around the pitch like a terrier".
Luckett was "ever-present" in 1932-33, playing at left-half until mid-February, before being pushed forward to outside-left to replace John Arnold who had been transferred to Fulham along with Michael Keeping. Luckett scored five goals from the left-wing, including two in a 3-1 victory over Burnley on 15 April.
Luckett missed the start of the 1933-34 season and with Woodhouse back at left-half, he replaced Fred Tully (who had been signed to replace John Arnold) at outside-left, before Tully returned in December. Luckett eventually regained his place at left-half in early March. With age now catching up on Woodhouse, Luckett retained the No. 6 shirt for 1934-35 only missing four matches as the Saints struggled both on and off the pitch, finishing only two places above the relegation zone and needing two borrow -200 from the Supporters Club to help finance the summer wage bill.
Luckett made 18 appearances at the start of the 1935-36 season, before an ankle injury put him out for several months, with Woodhouse once again replacing him. After two attempts at a return to first-team action, Luckett retired in the summer of 1937, having made 219 appearances over ten years, scoring 10 goals.
After retiring from playing at the age of 34, Luckett joined Cowes Sports as a player-coach, remaining with the Isle of Wight club up to the start of World War II. During the war, he joined the Royal Air Force where he became a Physical Training instructor at RAF Ford. Whilst at Ford, he spotted the potential of Eric Day and recommended him to the Saints.
After the war, Luckett returned to The Dell, spending seven years as the trainer for the reserve and "A" teams. He then had a brief spell, from September 1954 to January 1955 as manager at Andover.
He was the landlord of the Salisbury Arms at Christchurch before the war, and after the war was the landlord of the Juniper Berry in Southampton. He continued to play Sunday football into his 60s, turning out for the Ordnance Survey in 1964.
In his retirement, Luckett lived in Shirley, Southampton where he died in July 1985.
-DOCSTART-	21789564
'''Sandy Tait''' (born 1873 in Glenbuck, Scotland-died 1949) was a professional footballer who played for teams including Glenburn Athletic, Ayr, Royal Albert F.C., Rangers, Motherwell, Preston North End, Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton and Croydon Common.
Tait began his career at local club Glenbuck Athletic. He later played for Ayr, Royal Albert, Rangers and Motherwell. In 1894 he joined Preston North End and played 76 matches up till 1898. The full back joined the Spurs and was a member of the Lilywhites 1901 FA Cup Final winning side. He later moved on to Leyton before finishing his career at Croydon Common.
-DOCSTART-	21793517
'''Daniel "Danny" Sean Hutchins''' (born 23 September 1989) is an English football player, currently playing for Yeovil Town in League One.
Before joining Tottenham Hotspur, Hutchins attended Northolt High School, London, where he helped them become County Champions in 2003 and 2004. He then moved to Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire and won the same competition with Vandyke Upper School.
Hutchins was with Spurs from 2005 to March 2009 when he signed a one month loan move to Yeovil Town. He was going to be put straight into the squad for the game against Hereford United. but the match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. He then made his league debut on 7 March against Carlisle United in the 1-1 draw.
On the 1 June 2009, Hutchins was released from his Tottenham Hotspur contract.
Yeovil confirmed that on 10 June 2009, Danny had agreed a two year deal at the club, becoming Terry Skiverton's first permanent signing.
-DOCSTART-	21794633
Port Vale F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, playing in Football League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system, as of the 2008-09 season. The club was formed in 1876, in 1884 they took the name Burslem Port Vale F.C., dropping the 'Burslem' in 1907. They played their home matches at The Old Recreation Ground between 1912 and 1950 and at Vale Park from 1950 to the present day. The club joined the Football League in 1892 as founder members of the Football League Second Division, resigning in 1907, only to return in 1919.
Numerous players throughout the clubs history have experienced short careers with the club, some cut short by injury, some sold on to bigger clubs whereas others faded from the football scene altogether. Tom Butler died from injuries experienced on the pitch. Billy Bingham played his two final playing seasons with Vale before going onto become a manager. Mark Bright played for Vale early in his career, before going onto to become a football pundit on national TV.
==Players with less than 50 league appearances==
''Appearances and goals are for matches in the Football League only. Substitute appearances are included. "Caps" refers to full international caps gained while on the books of Port Vale. Statistics correct as of 1 January 2010 (UTC). Players marked in'' '''''bold''''' ''are still playing for the club.'' ''Players marked in italics spent their entire Port Vale career on loan from another club.''
'''DF''' - Defender;
NOTE: Please do not simply add one to appearance figures for current players after a match; these statistics will be updated at season end. Please check a players individual article for updated stats.
:''Those listed with a British nationality are assumed to be British, however exact nationality is not known for certain.
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'''John "Dickie" Cunliffe''' (4 February 1930 - 15 November 1975) was an English football left-winger. He made 309 appearances in the Football League, scoring 55 goals.
Signed to Port Vale for almost the whole of the 1950s, he was on the wing for one of the most exciting periods of the club's history, with Vale Park still freshly built. In 1959 he crossed the city to play one season with Stoke City. He then became a non-league player with Macclesfield Town, Stafford Rangers and Buxton.
Cunliffe joined Port Vale in December 1950, he played through some of the clubs best years, winning the Football League Division Three North title in 1953-54 and reaching the FA Cup semi-finals in 1954. He missed only one match of the Football League Division Four winning 1958-59 season, but was transferred to Stoke City, along with -2,000, in exchange for Peter Ford and Harry Oscroft in September 1959. He later played for Macclesfield Town, Stafford Rangers and Buxton.
-DOCSTART-	21801580
'''Lee Yong-Jae''' (; born 8 June 1991 in Seoul) is a South Korean footballer who plays for FC Nantes.
Lee began his career with Pohang Jecheol Technical High School and joined after the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup to Europe who signed for Watford, he has having a trial with Willem II Tilburg and on 6 September 2009 the French club FC Nantes have signed the South Korean forward from Watford FC U-18 on a four-year deal.
Lee presented his homeland at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in his native South Korea and played only one game.
-DOCSTART-	21803138
'''Raymond (Ray) King''' (born 15 August 1924) is a former English football goalkeeper. He is the younger brother of George King.
A legend at Port Vale, he was their first choice keeper from 1949 to 1957. A key part of the squad, he was at the club during one of their brightest periods. He later went into management with Boston United, Poole Town and Sittingbourne.
King played for Newcastle United before guesting for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chester City during the war. He suffered ill fortune in his early career, Tommy Lawton of Everton hit a shot so hard at Goodison Park that it broke both King's wrists. He made a comeback at a local level in Amble in his native Northumberland playing as an outfield player. He guested for Leyton Orient, but broke a wrist in his first game. He returned to Amble, only to break his jaw. Unwilling to give up playing he also guested for Ashington.
He joined his brother at Port Vale in May 1949. After a few seasons battling for the position of first choice 'keeper he enjoyed great success behind the sticks for the 1953-54 season, as the club won the Football League Division Three North title and reached the FA Cup semi-finals. After 275 matches (23 FA Cup and 252 league) he was sold to Boston United for -2,500 in July 1957 where he became player-manager.
He managed Boston United from 1957 to 1960, later managing Poole Town and Sittingbourne.
-DOCSTART-	21803355
'''Geoffrey (Geoff) Hunter''' (born 27 October 1958) is a former English footballer.
Hunter played for Manchester United and Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale for -15,000 in August 1981. He soon became a key fixture in the squad and was an ever-present during the 1982-83 Football League Division Four promotion winning season, also being selected as the PFA team of the year. By August 1986 however he had lost his place and was given a free transfer in May 1987, later playing for Wrexham.
-DOCSTART-	21803602
'''Neil Griffiths''' (born 12 October 1951) is a former English footballer.
Griffiths joined Port Vale from Chester in exchange for -5,000 and Tony Loska in December 1973. He lined up against his old club in the final of the 1977 Debenhams Cup and scored an own goal in a 4-1 defeat. He was a regular for much of his eight seasons with the club until he was given a free transfer in May 1981. He moved on to Crewe Alexandra, Stafford Rangers, Macclesfield Town (as player-coach and later player-manager) and Newcastle Town.
-DOCSTART-	21805249
'''George "Shino" Shenton''' (15 June 1899 - 10 February 1978) was an English footballer.
Shenton played for Naybro Stone, Downing's Tileries and Blythe Bridge before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1927, signing professional forms in August that year and making his debut on 10 November in a 3-1 defeat at Grimsby Town. He was a regular in the 1929-1930 Football League Division Three North winning side, but by August 1933 had lost his place in the first 11. He was released at the end of the 1935-36 season. Later he played for Shelton Iron and Steel.
-DOCSTART-	21808816
'''Michael John (Mick) Morris''' (born 20 January 1943) is a former English footballer.
Morris played for Barking, Grays Athletic, West Ham United, Faversham Town and Oxford United before joining Port Vale in July 1967. He was a part of the 1969-70 Football League Division Four promotion-winning side and was an ever-present the following season. He was given a free transfer in May 1972, after becoming disillusioned with Gordon Lee's defensive tactics. Spending five years with nearby non-league Stafford Rangers, he appeared for them at Wembley.
After retiring as a player he settled in North Staffordshire.
-DOCSTART-	21809111
'''William James "Bill" Henderson''' (11 January 1899 - 1934) was an English footballer who played at outside-right in the 1920s, spending most of his career with Southampton.
Henderson was born in Carlisle and started his professional career with his home-town club, Carlisle United, then playing in the North Eastern League.
In October 1921, he moved to London, to join First Division Arsenal, for a fee of -1,000. Initially Henderson played as a centre forward, and deputised for Henry White or Andrew Young; he made five appearances in 1921-22, his debut coming against Huddersfield Town on 22 October 1921.
He found first-team opportunities rare with the Gunners; he was moved out on to the right wing in 1922-23 with two appearances, but was unable to supplant long-serving former England international, Jock Rutherford. After 18 months at Highbury, during which time he made seven appearances in total, Henderson dropped down to the Third Division South with Luton Town in March 1923. He only made two appearances for Luton, before he was signed by Southampton.
In November 1923, Southampton paid Luton a transfer fee of -500
He soon made the outside-right berth his own and over the next five years he entertained The Dell crowd with his unconventional style of football. According to Holley & Chalk in "''The Alphabet of the Saints''", Henderson was "''a puzzling player, not only to the opposition, but often to his own team-mates. He could make the most amazing runs, dribbling the ball through places where it did not seem possible''".
In his first season at The Dell, Henderson made 23 appearances, scoring once in a 2-0 victory over Bradford City on 11 February 1924. In the following season he made 34 league appearances, missing eight games through injury, when he was replaced by Tommy Broad. Saints had a great run in the FA Cup defeating Liverpool in round 4, to reach the semi-final at Stamford Bridge, where they were defeated 2-0 by Sheffield United on 28 March 1925. In the semi-final Tom Parker had a dreadful afternoon, first scoring an own-goal, then suffering a rare miss from the penalty spot (shooting straight at the 'keeper) before a mix-up between him and goalkeeper Tommy Allen gave Sheffield their second goal.
In 1925-26, Henderson made 34 appearances, scoring three goals - he missed eight games through injury in October/November, when Cuthbert Coundon stood in for him. By now, Henderson was developing a useful partnership with Arthur Dominy on his inside, helping Bill Rawlings at centre-forward to continue as the Saints top-scorer for the fifth of six seasons since the club joined the Football League.
The 1926-27 season saw the Saints again have a great FA Cup run reaching the semi-final, defeating Newcastle United on the way. In the semi-final, played at Stamford Bridge on 26 March 1927, Saints were eliminated 2-1 by Arsenal with Saints' goal coming from Bill Rawlings. In this match, Saints came up against Tom Parker who had had a nightmare in Saints' previous semi-final appearance two years earlier. This time Parker was on the winning side as Arsenal moved on to Wembley, losing to Cardiff City in the final.
In the League, Henderson had his most successful season, now playing with Dick Rowley at inside-right, when he scored six goals (from 38 appearances), including a pair against Middlesbrough in a 2-1 victory on 30 August 1926.
Henderson broke his arm in the fourth match of 1927-28 and missed a large part of the season, with Coundon again filling in for him. In Henderson's absence, the team struggled and finished the season only two points above the relegation zone.
In his five years at The Dell, Henderson made a total of 168 appearances, scoring ten goals.
After five years with Southampton, Henderson was sold to Coventry City for -200.
Following his retirement in 1930, Henderson remained in Carlisle, where he ran a tobacconist shop,
-DOCSTART-	21809403
'''Darren John Hughes''' (born 6 October 1965) is a former English footballer, noted for his pace.
Hughes played foe Everton, Shrewsbury Town and Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Port Vale- initially on loan in September 1987, before signing permanently later for -5,000 that month. He was a firm fixture in the first 11 until 1990/1991 when he suffered a hernia injury and underwent two operations to fix it. He returned by April 1991, but ruptured a thigh muscle in July 1992 and again battled through two surgical procedures to correct it. To his dismay, he was released by the club in February 1994. He took the club to an industrial tribunal citing unfair dismissal, the result of which was a 6 week trial in August 1994 to prove his 'fitness and ability'. He quit the club in November 1994 after being dissatisfied there and moved on to Northampton Town and later Exeter City and Morecambe.
Hughes returned to Port Vale on his 40th birthday in 2005 where he was honoured by Port Vale fans and a suite at Vale Park was named after him in recognition of his playing career with the club.
Hughes is married to broadcaster Jo Lloyd.
-DOCSTART-	21809763
'''John Purcell Nicholson''' (2 September 1936 - 3 September 1966) was an English footballer.
Nicholson joined Port Vale for a -2,000 fee from Liverpool in August 1961. He made his debut in 1-1 draw at Northampton Town on 2 September 1961, 208 consecutive appearances later on 8 September 1965 he had broken a club record. After being an ever-present for the 1962-63, 1963-64 and 1964-65 seasons he was dropped in September 1965 and sold to Doncaster Rovers for -5,000 that month, a move that outraged Vale supporters.
His career was cut short the day after his 30th birthday when he was killed in a car crash in Doncaster. The Port Vale directors donated 100 guineas to his widow.
-DOCSTART-	21809937
'''Corey Barnes''' (born 1 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Darlington as a midfielder.
Born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Barnes made his senior debut at the age of 16 for Darlington on 3 March 2009, against Notts County. Despite his youth, the performance of Barnes was complemented by manager Dave Penney.
-DOCSTART-	21811585
'''Terence John Norman "Terry" Simpson''' (born Southampton, 8 October 1938) was an English professional association football player of the 1950s and 60s. He played for Southampton, Peterborough United, West Bromwich Albion, Walsall, and Gillingham in a 14-year professional career. His career was ended by a broken leg sustained in March 1969, after which he became Gillingham's first team trainer. In 1971 he returned to his native Hampshire, where he worked at the Ford Transit plant at Swaythling and played amateur football in the Southampton Saturday Football League.
-DOCSTART-	21811657
'''John Brodie''' (born 8 September 1947) is a former English footballer.
Brodie played for Whitley Bay, Carlisle United and Bradford Park Avenue before joining Port Vale for -250 in January 1971.
He became a regular in the team, building a reputation for his "''hard tackling and reliability''". However during a 3-1 defeat at Huddersfield Town on 8 March 1975 he went into a 'ruthless tackle' only to come out with a red card and a broken leg. During his recovery procedure he was loaned to Northwich Victoria in September 1975, returning to Vale the same month. He recovered by January 1976, but after breaking the same leg a further two times decided to retire in April 1978.
-DOCSTART-	21812561
'''John "Jack" Lowe''' (born 1900, date of death unknown) was an English footballer.
Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924-25 and 1924-25 seasons, making 128 consecutive appearances between April 1924 and March 1927. He lost his place however in September 1927 and was handed a free transfer in May 1928. He went on to play for Oldham Athletic and Rotherham United before returning to his home-town club Ripley, where he ultimately became a committee member.
-DOCSTART-	21813671
'''William Trevor Rhodes''' (10 November 1909 - 23 May 1993) was an English footballer, noted for his speed and hard shots.
Rhodes played for Yorkshire Amateur and Bradford Park Avenue before joining Port Vale in June 1933. He was regular for the next few seasons, but lost his place through injury in November 1937. After 147 games (139 in the league) and 29 goals (28 in the league) for the Vale he was released at the end of the 1937-38 season.
-DOCSTART-	21814504
'''Alan Bennett''' (born 5 November 1931) is a former English footballer.
Bennett graduated from the Vale juniors to sign his first professional contract with Port Vale in 1949. From September 1950 to December 1952 he was a regular in the side, however following that spell he was mostly active in the reserve side and was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in September 1957.
-DOCSTART-	21814982
'''John William "Bill" Cope''' (23 November 1899 - 1 April 1979) was an English footballer, he was noted for his tough-tackling ability.
Cope played for Leek Alexandra and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in July 1929. He was a member of the 1929-1930 winning season and enjoyed regular first team football until August 1932, from then until May 1934 he made only the occasional appearance, at which point he was released.
In October 1947 he returned to Vale as the assistant trainer and was a part of the backroom staff until he retired in January 1976.
-DOCSTART-	21815457
'''Peter Leslie Ford''' (born 10 August 1933) is a former English footballer.
Ford played for West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City before transferring to Port Vale, along with Harry Oscroft, in exchange Dickie Cunliffe and -2,000 in September 1959. He was a regular for his first two seasons, winning the Supporters' Clubs' Trophy in 1961. However by October 1961 he had lost his spot and was used as a utility player until being released in the summer of 1963. He finished his career with Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers.
Upon his retirement from playing Ford became manager of Hanley Town and later the coach of Milton United.
-DOCSTART-	21820043
'''William "Bill" Henderson''' (1878 - 1945) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back for various clubs in England at the turn of the 20th century.
Henderson was born in Broxburn, West Lothian and started his career with the local team, Broxburn Athletic, before signing for English First Division club, Everton in November 1896.
Unable to break into the Everton first-team, the following summer Henderson moved south to join Reading in the Southern League where he spent the next four years.
In the summer of 1901, he moved to the south coast, to join Southern League champions, Southampton. Described as "''a capable defender (who) tackled strongly and was quick to the ball''" his major weakness was his "''over-zealousness''".
He made his debut for the "Saints" playing at right-back in the opening match of the 1901-02 season, a 1-1 draw with New Brompton at The Dell. Unfortunately for Henderson, his time with the Saints coincided with that of C. B. Fry, the famous amateur right-back - as a consequence, Henderson was required to stand down whenever Fry was available to play.
Frustrated by the lack of regular first-team football, Henderson decided to return to Everton in the 1902 close season.
Henderson made his Everton debut on 13 September 1902, replacing William Balmer in a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United. Henderson went on to make 13 appearances in the 1902-03 season and two the following year, before returning to Reading in the summer of 1904.
Henderson remained at Reading for two years, before returning to the Football League to join Clapton Orient in the Second Division in August 1906. In his two seasons with Clapton Orient, he became the regular choice at right-back, replacing the veteran Billy Holmes.
In 1908, Henderson moved back to the Southern League with New Brompton, where he finished his career.
-DOCSTART-	21821735
'''Jamie Howell''' (born 19 February 1977 in Rustington) is an English former professional footballer. He played in the football league for Torquay United. He represented England at Schoolboy and Youth level.
Howell began his career as a trainee with Arsenal and was a member of the 1994 FA Youth Cup winning side. He turned professional in July 1995, but was released at the end of the following season, yet to make his Arsenal debut. In August 1996 Howell joined Portsmouth. He failed to appear in the Portsmouth first team, or for Notts County who he joined in March 1997.
In April 1997 he joined Torquay United on non-contract terms, making his debut on 12 April 1997 as a second-half substitute for Ian Hathaway in Torquay's 2-1 defeat at home to Barnet. He started the final two games of the season, defeats at home at Wigan Athletic and away to Doncaster Rovers, but was released at the end of the season.
He had a brief spell with Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Bognor Regis Town in October 1997,
He was appointed as player-manager of Burgess Hill Town in December 2007. He remained in charge until March 2009 when he was sacked with the club just outside the relegation places.
Howell was appointed assistant to Darin Killpatrick at Bognor Regis Town on 1st June 2009.
-DOCSTART-	21833902
'''Benjamin (Ben) Davies''' was an English footballer.
Davies played for Wellington St. George and Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale in October 1929. He kept a clean sheet in his first game; a draw at South Shields on 2 November 1929, and won the #1 jersey off Jack Prince to become the regular keeper for most of the next three years. He was behind the sticks for the 1929-1930 Football League Division Three North winning season, however lost his place in August 1932 and was given a free transfer in May 1933.
-DOCSTART-	21834207
'''Robert (Bob) Morton''' (3 March 1906 - April 1990) was a well-travelled English footballer.
Morton played for Tritlington, Ashington, Bedlington United, Barnsley, Nottingham Forest, Newark Town and Bradford Park Avenue before joining Port Vale in May 1932. He was a regular in the first 11 for his next two seasons at the club before being released at the close of the 1934-35 season, later playing for Throckley Welfare.
-DOCSTART-	21834520
'''Paul Michael Anthony Bowles''' (born 31 May 1957 in Crumpsall, Manchester) is a former English footballer.
Bowles started his career with Crewe Alexandra and made almost 200 senior appearances for them before joining Port Vale for -30,000 in October 1979. He had a troubled start to his Vale career and was sent out on loan to Southampton in January 1980, although he never played first-team football for the "Saints", making three appearances for the reserves.
The next season, his time at Vale Park improved as he established himself as a regular, and then in the 1981-82 season he missed just two matches; despite this he was given a free transfer in May 1982 and moved on to Stockport County, and then in 1984 to Barrow.
-DOCSTART-	21834902
'''Arthur John Caldwell''' (24 February 1913 - 26 July 1989) was an English footballer, noted for his pace.
Caldwell played for Manchester United, (without making any first-team appearances) and Winsford United, and after a trial at Aston Villa joined Port Vale in May 1935. He was a regular for his three seasons with the club, other than his time recovering from an injury gained in October 1936. He was released in 1939 after 100 appearances (92 in the league) and 22 goals (21 in the league) for the Vale.
-DOCSTART-	21835019
'''Danny Mayor''' (born 18 October 1990 in Preston) is an English footballer who currently plays for Preston North End, where he plays in midfield as an attacking right winger.
Described as an exciting talent who likes to take on opponents and make forward runs, he came through Preston North End's youth ranks. On 15 December 2008 he was given his first professional two-and-a-half-year contract.
On 5 March 2009 he joined Tranmere Rovers on a one month loan deal,
"He is a hard working winger with the ability to go past people and has a trick up his sleeve."
He was handed his League One debut against Northampton Town on 7 March 2009. He was handed his Preston debut on 16 January 2010 coming on as a substitute in a 4-2 loss against Bristol City.
Mayor made his debut for Preston North End on the 16th January 2010 against Bristol City. He came on as a substitute in the 70th minute for Richard Chaplow. Preston lost the match 4 - 2. It was Darren Ferguson debut as Preston manager.
-DOCSTART-	21835539
'''Alf Arrowsmith''' (born 11 December 1942 in Manchester - died May 2005) was an English footballer.
Arrowsmith began his career in non-league football with Ashton United before signing for Liverpool in 1960 for -1500.
After a short illness he died in May 2005.
-DOCSTART-	21835663
'''Karl Austin''' (born 7 August 1961) is a former English footballer.
Austin played for Stafford Rangers before joining Port Vale on non-contract terms in February 1985. He played in the 3-3 draw at Scunthorpe United on 10 May 1985 but was not signed to a permanent deal at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	21841400
'''James Mountford''' was a 19th century footballer.
Mountford joined Port Vale in August 1892. On 22 October 1892, he made his debut at Lincoln City and scored one of the goals in a 4-3 victory. Despite this apparent success he was never selected again and was released at the end of the 1892-93 season.
-DOCSTART-	21843636
'''Tom Smith''' (born 26 November 1876 in Maryport-died 1937) was a professional footballer who played for Preston North End, Tottenham Hotspur and Carlisle United.
Smith began his career at Preston North End in 1895 where he played 53 matches and scored on eight occasions up till 1897. The outside right went on to join Tottenham Hotspur. Whilst at Preston, Smith played alongside his namesake, who subsequently joined Southampton.
Smith featured in both matches in the 1901 FA Cup Final and scored the second Lilywhite's goal in their cup winning replay. He rejoined Preston in 1903 and played a further eight matches and scoring three goals. He later played for Carlisle United before ending his career at Maryport Tradesmen.
-DOCSTART-	21846094
'''William Parkinson''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played two matches in the Football League for Burnley in the 1900-01 season.
-DOCSTART-	21849128
'''John Cummings''' (born 5 May 1944) is a former Scottish footballer.
Cummings played for Aberdeen before joining Port Vale in July 1965. He made three appearances in the league, one in the League Cup and two in the FA Cup and scored one goal in the FA Cup. After failing to gain a regular place in the team his contract was cancelled in March 1966 and he moved on to Ayr United.
He later played in the United States for the Philadelphia Atoms.
-DOCSTART-	21855883
'''John Hargreaves Pearson''', also known as "'''Jackie Pearson'''" (25 January 1868 - 22 June 1931)
Pearson was born in Crewe, Cheshire and joined Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 1881 at the age of 13.
In 1889, Crewe were one of 12 clubs admitted to the newly formed Football Alliance where they spent three years, before becoming one of the founder members of the Football League Second Division in 1892.
While still playing in he Football Alliance, Pearson was one five new caps called up for the England team to play Ireland on 5 March 1892. Pearson played at inside-right with fellow dbutante Charlie Athersmith of Aston Villa alongside him at outside-right. The match was played at the Solitude ground, Belfast with England winning 2-0, with both goals from Harry Daft of Notts County.
During Crewe's first season in the Football League, injury restricted Pearson to only 12 league appearances from which he scored twice as the club finished the season in tenth place. Pearson only managed two matches in the following season, scoring once, before injury forced him to retire.
He remained in football, qualifying as a referee and was on the Football League list until 1914,
Pearson also refereed internationally, including the third-place match at the 1908 Olympics in London between Netherlands and Sweden. He continued to referee international matches up to the start of World War I, including a match between Netherlands and Belgium on 26 April 1914.
His full-time employment was with the London and North Western Railway, which became part of the LMS in 1923.
-DOCSTART-	21861545
'''Peter John Farrell''' (born 10 January 1957) is a former English footballer noted for his excellent technical ability.
Farrell played for Ormskirk and Bury before joining Port Vale for a then club record fee of -40,000 in November 1978. He became a regular in the side, but was soon 'castigated' by Vale fans and lost his place in February 1981. He went on loan to Doncaster Rovers in August 1981 and Shrewsbury Town in October of that year. He was given a free transfer in May 1982. He played for Rochdale and Crewe Alexandra before moving to Swedish side IFK Gteborg, Icelandic outfit IBK Keflavk, Scottish side Hamilton Academical, APOEL in Cyprus and finally Barrow.
-DOCSTART-	21861748
'''John Foster Potts''' (22 January 1904 - ''unknown'') is a former English footballer. He was tall and described as 'safe as houses'.
Potts played for Blyth Spartans and Ashington Colliery, before getting his big break with Leeds United in 1924. Over the next eight years he would make 262 appearances for Leeds, captaining the club from 1926 to 1933. During this period the club twice dropped out of the First Division, twice coming straight up with a second place finish.
In May 1934, he dropped into the Second Division to sign with Port Vale. He kept a clean sheet in his debut match- a 2-0 win over Sheffield United on 25 August 1934. He was an ever-present for the 1934-35 season and only missed two matches of the 1935-36 season, for a total of 86 appearances (82 in the Football League and 4 FA Cup). Despite this feat he was released at the end of the 1935-36 season.
Potts was the brother in-law of the Milburn brothers Jack, George and Jimmy, who all played for Leeds United.
-DOCSTART-	21861963
'''Henry Thomas "Harry" Offer''' (1871 - 12 January 1947) was an English footballer who scored Arsenal's first-ever goal in the FA Cup "proper" rounds in 1891, and Southampton's first-ever league goal in 1894.
Offer was born in Devizes, Wiltshire and played for Swindon Town as a teenager, playing in defence in each of Swindon's FA Cup matches in 1887-88 and 1888-89, both of which ended in defeat, to Old Brightonians and Great Marlow respectively.
In September 1889, Offer moved to London to join Royal Arsenal. At this time, the club were not fully-professional and played mainly friendlies and Cup matches. They entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1889-90, but failed to get past the qualifying rounds. The following season, they entered the cup at the First Round proper, losing 2-1 to Derby County on 17 January 1891 with Offer scoring Arsenal's goal. In total, Offer played four times in the FA Cup for Arsenal, with one goal to his name, as well as 52 appearances and 16 appearances in other first-team games.
In February 1891, Offer moved to join Burnley,
Offer moved to Southampton St Mary's in the summer of 1893 where he signed a professional contract, as the "Saints" were putting together a side to compete with the best teams.
In 1894, Southampton were one of the nine founder members of the Southern League, which had been created to enable clubs in southern England, who were not admitted to the Football League to play competitive football on a regular basis. For Southampton's inaugural league season, Offer was part of a forward line-up including Jack Angus, Charles Baker, Fred Hollands and Herbert Ward.
A week later, on 13 October 1894, Southampton met Newbury in the first qualifying round of the FA Cup. Saints were "in particularly rampant mood" and won 14-0, with Offer scoring twice; this is still Southampton's biggest victory in a competitive match.
Saints finished third in the league with Offer scoring four goals, to bring his total for the season to ten goals from eighteen appearances.
At the end of the season, Offer retired from his professional football career and resumed his previous trade of joiner, settling on the Isle of Wight, where he died in January 1947.
-DOCSTART-	21863795
'''Jack Wilkinson''' (17 September 1931 - 10 April 1996) was an English footballer.
Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on February 19, 1955; Arsenal drew 1-1. Despite consistently scoring for Arsenal's reserves he was never given another first-team chance and was transferred to Sheffield United in March 1956.
Wilkinson lasted nine months with the Blades before joining Port Vale in June 1957. He quickly became a regular for the team, including in the side that won the Football League Division Four title in the 1958-59 season. However the following season he barely featured and was sold to Exeter City for -2,500 in October 1959. He later played for Wellington Town and Murgatroyd's.
-DOCSTART-	21864466
'''Mark Simon Harrison''' (born 11 December 1960) is a former English footballer.
Harrison was a trainee with Southampton before joining Port Vale in February 1980. He was immediately the first choice keeper, however was troubled by cartilage problems from November 1980. In the summer of 1981 he was loaned to rivals Stoke City as they played a youth tournament. After returning he was an ever-present for the 1981-82 season but was sold to City, along with Mark Chamberlain, for a combined fee of -180,000 in August 1982.
After he left Stoke City, he not only left Stoke-on-Trent but England as well, as he switched to South African side Hellenic FC. He later returned to England to play non-league football with Kettering Town, Stafford Rangers and Telford United.
Harrison returned to South Africa upon his retirement, where he managed Clyde. He once more returned to England and became the youth coach of Bristol City, then goalkeeper coach of Everton, before becoming coach and assistant manager of Barrow, later player-manager of Stafford Rangers and then the reserve coach of Oxford United.
He later had a spell as coach of the Bangladesh national football team.
-DOCSTART-	21864780
'''Stanley James (Stan) Smith''' (born 24 February 1931) is a former English footballer.
Smith played for Stoke City before joining rivals Port Vale in May 1950. It took until 27 September 1954 for him to make his debut, in a 1-0 defeat at Doncaster Rovers, following this he appeared fairly regularly until November 1956, at which point he fell out of favour. He was sold to Crewe Alexandra in July 1957 and later moved on to Oldham Athletic before his retirement.
Upon his retirement as a footballer, Smith became manager of Winsford United.
After his career in the game finished, Smith remained a keen Port Vale fan and later became the chairman of the Executive Club.
-DOCSTART-	21864967
'''Ronald (Ron) Smith''' (born 7 June 1936) is a former English footballer.
Smith played for Liverpool, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale for -6,500 in October 1963. He was a regular from his inception in the side until Boxing Day 1964, when he damaged an eye in a 3-0 defeat to Hull City. Upon his recovery he failed to regain his spot and was given a free transfer in April 1965, moving on to Southport.
-DOCSTART-	21865172
'''Peter David Sutcliffe''' (born 25 January 1957) is a former English footballer.
Sutcliffe played for Manchester United and Stockport County before he joined Port Vale for -3,000 in March 1977 (after his infamous namesake had just claimed his third victim). He became a regular in the side but lost his place in March 1978 and was sold on to Chester for -15,000 in December 1978. He later played for Bangor City before making a return at old clubs Chester and Stockport County, later playing for Scarborough.
-DOCSTART-	21866614
'''Darren James Angell''' (born 19 January 1967)
Angell was born in Marlborough, Wiltshire. He began his football career at Reading, then played for Newbury Town before joining Portsmouth in January 1985. He made his Football League debut on loan to Fourth Division club Colchester United on 18 December 1987, but was injured after half an hour.
His younger brother Brett was also a professional footballer who had a long career in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	21867212
'''John Ritchie''' (born 10 April 1944) is an English former footballer.
Ritchie played for Whitley Bay before joining Port Vale in December 1965. He became a regular in the side and is remembered by those who saw it for his forty-yard "goal of a lifetime" in a 2-1 win at Bradford City in a first round FA Cup match on 26 November 1966. He was sold to Preston North End for -17,500 in April 1967 and later moved on to Bradford City and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	21867786
'''Frank Wignall''' (born 21 August 1939) is a retired English international footballer who played professionally for Everton, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Derby County and Mansfield Town. He later became player-manager of King's Lynn.
-DOCSTART-	21867864
'''Bert Mozley''' (born 23 September 1923) is a retired English international footballer who spent his entire professional career with hometown club Derby County. After retiring as a player in 1955 he emigrated to Canada.
-DOCSTART-	21867997
'''Bernard Reginald Streten''' (14 January 1921 - 1994) was an English international footballer who played for Notts County, Shrewsbury Town, Luton Town, King's Lynn, Wisbech Town and Cambridge City.
-DOCSTART-	21870368
'''W.J.G. "Lachie" Thomson''' (born 1870, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Stoke in the Football League before joining Southampton St Mary's for the inaugural Southern League season in 1894.
Thomson was born in Chatham, Kent and joined Stoke in July 1892. Stoke had struggled during the early years of the Football League, finishing each of the first three seasons at or near the foot of the table. For the 1892-93 season, they were able to field a settled team which was reflected in their league position, finishing in seventh position. During this season, Thomson was an understudy to the former England international left-back, Alf Underwood, and as a consequence only made seven first-team appearances.
On 26 April 1893, he was part of a Stoke side who were invited to play a friendly match against Southampton St Mary's, played at the County Cricket ground in Northlands Road, Southampton. The "Saints", who included the 18-year old Charles Miller (considered to be the father of football in Brazil
Although Underwood had effectively retired in the summer of 1893 (making only two further appearances for Stoke), Thomson now found his way into the first-team blocked by Billy Dickson, who had been moved back from inside-right. As a consequence, Thomson made only two appearances in the No. 3 shirt.
By the end of the season, Thomson had moved to Southampton, and appeared in the "Saints" matches in the Hampshire County Cricket Club Charity Cup, played at the County Ground in April 1894, with the Saints emerging victorious, defeating Royal Artillery 5-0 in the final.
In 1894, Southampton were one of the nine founder members of the Southern League, which had been created to enable clubs in southern England, who were not admitted to the Football League to play competitive football on a regular basis. For Southampton's inaugural league season, Thomson was one of three players recruited from Stoke, together with Charles Baker and Alf Littlehales. Thomson and Littlehales, together with Bill Jeffery (recruited from Woolwich Arsenal) and local men George Marshall and Ernie Taylor, were the mainstay of the Saints' defence throughout the season in which they finished in third place.
In the FA Cup, Southampton played through all four qualifying rounds, scoring 31 goals to six conceded, but were defeated in the First Round proper, going out 1-4 to Football League First Division opponents Nottingham Forest.
The 1895-96 season followed a similar pattern to the previous year, with Southampton finishing third, behind Millwall Athletic and Luton Town, and reaching the First Round proper of the FA Cup, where they were defeated by a First Division club; this time it was Sheffield Wednesday who ran out 3-2 victors. Thomson appeared in all five Cup matches as well as twelve league matches, occasionally playing at left-half.
In 1896, he moved to the Isle of Wight, to join Cowes. In his two years with Southampton, he made a total of 37 appearances, scoring twice.
Thomson remained with Cowes until the turn of the century,
Unfortunately, Cowes were unable to survive financially in the Southern League First Division and, after 13 matches, they withdrew from the competition.
-DOCSTART-	21871266
'''Colin Tartt''' (born 23 November 1950) is a former English footballer.
Tartt joined Port Vale from Alsager College (where he qualified as a teacher), initially on trial, in June 1972. His first appearance was as a substitute in a 7-0 drubbing at Rotherham United on 26 August 1972, his first full debut was on 26 September that year in a 4-0 defeat at Bournemouth. Tartt impressed, despite the embarrassing score-lines and became a regular in the side, however he had to be pulled away by the police from Wrexham's Arfon Griffiths on the full time whistle of Vale's 1-0 win at Vale Park on 1 October 1973.
He was sold to Chesterfield for -15,000 in March 1977, but returned to Vale on loan in October 1981. He regained his old position and was transferred back to the club for -15,000 the next month. He was a part of the Football League Division Four promotion-winning squad in 1982-83, but lost his place March 1984 and was given a free transfer in May 1985, moving on to Shepshed Charterhouse.
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'''James (Jimmy) Oakes''' (5 November 1902 - 7 November 1992) was an English footballer.
Oakes played for Bethesda Mission and Milton Albion before joining Port Vale as an amateur in August 1923, signing as a professional in November of that year. He became a regular in the side from October 1924. His career survived a cartilage operation in November 1928 as he returned to regular football four months later and was a key figure of the 1929-1930 Football League Division Three North winning side. He managed a rare feat in scoring from his own half in a 2-1 home defeat to Stockport County on Christmas Day 1929, albeit with help from the wind. As the club were in the midst of a financial crisis he was sold to Charlton Athletic for -3,000 in January 1933.
With ''the Addicks'' he became the first player to play for the opposing club in a re-arranged match. He played for Charlton in their 2-1 home win over Vale after the original fixture was abandoned on the previous Boxing Day.
When World War Two was upon the country, Oakes guested for Vale in March 1940 and later Stoke City.
-DOCSTART-	21871918
'''Albert George Leake''' (born 17 April 1930) is an English former football half-back.
He spent the entire 1950s with Port Vale, as the club enjoyed an exciting period of their history. After a total of 43 goals in 293 games, Leake left the club in 1961 for non-league Macclesfield Town, a club he later managed.
Leake played for Stoke City and the RAF before joining Port Vale from Stoke in February 1950. From December 1952 he was a first team regular and was a part of the 1953-54 Football League Division Three North winning side. He was the scorer of the 1954 FA Cup semi-final goal against West Bromwich Albion in Vale's 2-1 defeat and also had an equalizer disallowed for offside. He was an ever-present in the 1958-1959 season as the club won the Football League Division Four title. However he lost his place in April 1960 and was transferred to Macclesfield Town in January 1961.
Leake became the manager of Macclesfield Town. Upon losing his position he joined Goldenhill Y. & A. as a player.
-DOCSTART-	21872224
'''Terrence (Terry) Miles''' (born 7 May 1937) is a former English footballer.
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Miles attended Carmountside Secondary Modern, alongside Harry Poole. Miles was slightly younger, though the two would be teammates from their early teens, right into their 30s.
Miles joined Port Vale in June 1955 and became a regular in the first 11 from April 1958 and missed only one match of the 1958-1959 Football League Division Four winning season. He was an ever-present in the 1960-61 season. He came the club's first ever playing substitute in the Football League in a 2-0 win over Stockport County at Vale Park on 4 September 1965. However not long after he fell out of favour and was given a free transfer in May 1968. After leaving Vale he played for semi-professional club Sandbach Ramblers, alongside former classmate and Vale teammate Harry Poole. Miles later played for Eastwood and Michelin.
Upon his retirement as a footballer, Miles became the coach and assistant manager of Wolstanton Park Rangers and then schoolboy coach for Port Vale. He remained a keen Vale fan after leaving the game.
-DOCSTART-	21872399
'''Stanley Simpson (Stan) Turner''' (21 October 1926 - 28 April 1991) was an English footballer. He made 246 appearances (227 in the league, 18 in the FA Cup and 1 in the Coronation Cup) for Port Vale during one of the club's brightest periods.
Former team-mate Roy Sproson said: "[he was] an immaculate reader of the game with a tremendous volley. But Stan was also neat around his feet and constructive although, by his very nature, he could frighten a winger to death."
Turner joined Port Vale in March 1949, making his debut a year later. His solid performances helped the club to the 1953-54 Football League Division Three North title and FA Cup semi-finals in 1954. He was an ever-present during the 1954-55 season but missed a chunk of the next season due to a cartilage operation. He lost his first team place in 1957 and was transferred to Worcester City in July 1957, later playing for Burton Albion.
-DOCSTART-	21872631
'''Anthony John (Tony) Lacey''' (born 18 March 1944) is a former English footballer.
Lacey played for Leek C.S.O.B., St. Luke's College (in Exeter) and Stoke City before joining Port Vale on loan in February 1970. He was an ever-present for the rest of the season and was signed permanently in April 1970 for -2,500. At the age of 31, having past his peak (footballers usually peak in their late 20s), he was handed a free transfer in May 1975 and moved on to Rochdale, then Stafford Rangers.
After retiring from the field he became the youth coach at Stoke City, rising through the ranks of Reserve team coach, caretaker manager and finally youth development officer.
-DOCSTART-	21872707
'''James Allan''' (born 9 October 1857 in Ayr, Scotland - died 18 October 1911 in Sunderland, England)
Allan was born in Ayr, Scotland on 9 October 1857 to William Allan and Helen Ronald.
On 17 October 1879, Allan founded Sunderland and District Teachers' Association Football Club, later to become Sunderland A.F.C..
After his departure from the club, he formed (and played for) Sunderland Albion F.C. on 13 March 1888, with help from James and John Hartley.
-DOCSTART-	21872812
'''Colin Askey''' (born 3 October 1932) is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals.
He is most famed for his time at Port Vale, where he scored 21 goals in 200 league games between 1949 and 1958. This period was one of the most memorable in the club's history. Following this he spent four years with Walsall and then two years at Mansfield Town. He then went into non-league football, playing for several teams.
Former teammate Roy Sproson said that: "only his lack of real speed stopped Colin from becoming a great player because he had all the other equipment. A good crosser of the ball, Colin would take defenders on and was as brave as a lion, too", with a good "overall consistency."
Askey came through the Port Vale juniors to sign professional forms in October 1949. It took until April 1953 for Askey to establish himself in the first team, due in part to his conscription with the RAF. He was a member of the sides that won the Football League Division Three North title in 1953-54 and reached the 1954 FA Cup semi-finals. Cardiff City made a blank cheque offer which was refused in January 1954, but Vale did part with him for 'a fairly substantial fee' in July 1958, to Walsall. Later teams he played for include: Mansfield Town, Wellington Town, Stafford Rangers, Winsford United, Macclesfield Town, Milton United, the Ancient Briton and the Miner's Arms (in Milton).
After finally retiring from football, he became the manager, later chairman, of Milton United. He also managed the Ind Coope Sunday League team before becoming the northern area manager of the Staffordshire FA.
-DOCSTART-	21873041
'''Arden John Arden Maddison''' (12 February 1900 - 19 August 1987) was an English footballer.
Maddison played for Usworth Colliery and Stoke before joining Port Vale in October 1924. He became a regular in the first 11 from September 1925, but fractured a collarbone in November 1926 and missed the rest of the 1926-27 season. He was released in May 1927 and moved on to Oldham Athletic, Mansfield Town, SC Nmes (in France), Gresley Rovers and Sutton Town.
-DOCSTART-	21873248
'''Michael John (Mick) Hulligan''' (28 February 1923 - 12 September 1978) was an English footballer. He made 209 appearances (197 in the league) and scored 23 goals (22 in the league) for Port Vale.
Hulligan played for Liverpool before he and Stan Palk joined Port Vale in July 1948 for what was at the time a club record combined transfer fee of -10,000. He quickly became a regular but broke his ankle in September 1948, he recovered by January 1949 and was an ever-present for the 1950-51 season. He lost his place however in August 1953 and was transferred to Northwich Victoria in July 1955.
-DOCSTART-	21873618
'''Joseph "Joe" Tortolano''' (born 6 April 1966) is a retired Scottish professional footballer of Italian heritage who played in England, Scotland, and Iceland, making over 300 league appearances.
Born in Stirling, Tortolano began his youth career in England with West Bromwich Albion. However, he was not offered a professional contract, and so returned to Scotland to sign with Hibernian in 1985. Tortolano stayed with Hibernian until 1996, making over 200 league appearances, before spending short spells with Falkirk and Clyde. Tortolano then moved to Iceland, spending one season with KR, before returning to Scotland to play with Stirling Albion and East Stirlingshire. Tortolano retired as a player in 2001, and joined the Cowdenbeath coaching staff.
While playing for Hibs in Gordon Rae's testimonial match against Manchester United in October 1988, Tortolano was sent off for a mistimed tackle on Gordon Strachan.
Tortolano represented the Scotland national under-21 football team, but never played for the Scottish senior team.
-DOCSTART-	21873645
'''John Joseph Jeffers''' (born 5 October 1968) is a former English footballer.
Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by ''the Reds'' in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for -30,000. He went straight into the first 11, playing in the 1989 play-off final to help the club achieve promotion from the Football League Third Division. However, during March 1991 he started to become plagued by injury, mainly abdomenal. Though he battled on and helped the club to promotion in the 1993-94 campaign. He went on a one month loan to Shrewsbury Town in January 1995 and in August that year had a trial with Stockport County, finally being given a free transfer in November 1995 at which point he joined County permanently. In October 1997, he joined Hednesford Town and retired at the close of the 1997-98 season.
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He played for Dreadnought (Worcester), Mitchell's St George's, Aston Unity, Great Lever, West Bromwich Albion, Kidderminster Harriers and Worcester Rovers as well as guesting for several teams, including Wolves, the club he had scored Villa's first league goal against.
He played in Albion's 1886 and 1887 FA Cup finals, losing both (the latter against Villa).
His son, also Tom, played for Albion, as well as West Ham United and Coventry City.
-DOCSTART-	21875303
'''Stanley (Stan) Edwards''' (born 11 December 1942) is a former English footballer.
Edwards played for Everton before joining Port Vale in May 1961. He appeared fairly regular in the first 11, racking up 53 appearances (49 in the Football League and 4 in the FA Cup) and scoring 11 goals (9 league and 2 FA Cup) until July 1963 when he was transferred to Bangor City.
-DOCSTART-	21875440
'''Melvin (Mel) Lintern''' (born 17 May 1950) is a former English footballer.
Lintern graduated through Vale juniors to make a substitute appearance for the first team in a 2-0 defeat at Brentford on 13 May 1967, he signed professional forms in March 1968, but was given a free transfer two months later. Lintern went on to play for Carlisle United, Stafford Rangers and Hanley Town.
-DOCSTART-	21876580
'''Selwyn Davies Whalley''' (born 24 February 1934) is a former English footballer. He was a one club man with a fifteen year career at Port Vale.
Whalley joined Port Vale in August 1953, he made his debut at right-half in a 3-2 defeat by Bristol Rovers on 13 April 1957 at Vale Park. However after taking up a teaching position in September 1957 his opportunities were limited. An example of this was on Monday 8 September 1958 when he played in the 5-0 win at Hartlepool United, arriving back the next morning just in time to start his first class at Hanley High School. He was a first team regular from August 1961 to April 1962 and April 1963 to September 1964. After 196 appearances (178 in the Football League) and 8 goals (7 league and 1 FA Cup) he retired in May 1966 due to a foot injury.
-DOCSTART-	21876963
'''John (Jack) Maddock''' (24 November 1896 - 27 October 1972) was an English footballer, noted for his 'rifle shot'.
Maddock played for local teams Bignall End and Audley before being spotted by Stoke. He played for them during the war years and established himself in the right-back role until a serious knee injury seemingly ended his career. Unable to continue working in his former role as a carpenter in his father's factory, let alone play professional football he spent 75 guineas of his money to pay for surgery to remove his damaged cartilage, the operation was a success.
Spotted in in August 1923 playing cricket by former Stoke secretary, now secretary of Port Vale, J.A. Schofield gave him a trial with the club. He impressed and played a few games until becoming a regular in the team from September 1925. During his time he accomplished the dubious feat of missing two penalties in one game against Nottingham Forest on 18 December 1926, as Vale lost at The Old Recreation Ground 2-0. He lost his place in the side by April 1929 and was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in July 1931, later playing for Nantwich and Audley United.
-DOCSTART-	21877179
'''Stanley (Stan) Palk''' (28 October 1921 - 12 October 2009) is a former English footballer. He was with Liverpool throughout the 1940s, though found regular football with Port Vale between 1948 and 1952.
Palk started his career with South Liverpool, when in 1940 he was invited to train with Liverpool by manager George Kay. He scored 14 goals in 61 games throughout World War Two, including one in the Merseyside derby match of April 1944, in the Liverpool Senior Cup.
He spent 1944 to 1946 in Mombasa, serving in the Royal Navy.
He was a firm fixture during his time at the club; a positive ever-present in the 1948-49 and 1949-50 seasons. During a 2-1 defeat at Bristol Rovers on 17 December 1949, he caused a minor dispute as his successfully converted penalty kick passed through the net. Despite his 169 appearances (159 in the Football League and 10 in the FA Cup) and 14 league goals for the club he was released at the end of the 1951-52 season. Later he played for Worcester City, Flint Town and Oswestry Town.
Palk had a son, Gary, and two daughters in Alex and Nicola. He also had four grandchildren and one great grandchild before his death at Royal Liverpool University Hospital on 12 October 2009.
-DOCSTART-	21877640
'''David Raine''' (born 28 March 1957) is a former English footballer.
Raine graduated through the Vale juniors to make his debut in a 2-1 home win against Rotherham United on 27 April 1957. He signed his first professional contract the following month and by October 1957 had established himself in the first team. He played in every game from November 1958 to the close of the 1958-59 Football League Division Four winning season. However he fell out of favour in August 1961 and was sold to Doncaster Rovers for -2,000 in July 1962, later playing for Colchester United and Burton Albion.
-DOCSTART-	21877867
'''Nicholas Jeremy Rowland (Nicky) Cross''' (born 7 February 1961) is a former English footballer.
Cross played for West Bromwich Albion before signing for Walsall where he was the clubs 1985-86 top scorer with 21 goals. He later signed for Leicester City before joining Port Vale for a -125,000 fee in June 1989. He went straight into the first team and became a regular, but damaged his knee ligaments in December 1990 and took fourteen months to recover. Despite this major setback upon his return he earned his first team spot back in an attempt to justify the vast fee paid by the club, he was a regular during the 1992-93 promotion push and 1993-94 Runners-up season in the Football League Second Division. At age 33 he was given a free transfer to Hereford United in May 1994.
-DOCSTART-	21878181
'''Ernest Collinge''' (5 December 1895 - 15 December 1960) was an English footballer and the elder brother of Tom Collinge.
Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, his debut was in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May 1921, Vale lost 5-3 but Collinge became a regular in the side soon after. The next year they shared the cup and he was an ever-present for the 1922-23 campaign. Tragedy hit in January 1924 when he fractured his left leg, he made a speedy recover though and was back in action that May. He dislocated his right arm in February 1925 and his career was effectively finished, he retired at the close of the 1925-26 season.
-DOCSTART-	21878509
'''Stuart Edgar Sharrat''' (born 26 February 1942) is a former English footballer. He was a goalkeeper who made 152 appearances for Port Vale - 143 in the Football League, 5 in the FA Cup and 4 in the League Cup.
Sharrat played for Ball Haye Green, Padgate Teacher Training College, West Bromwich Albion, Nantwich Town and Oswestry Town before joining Port Vale for -2,000 in March 1966. He soon became the first choice keeper and was an ever-present during the 1967-68 season. However injury struck on 14 August 1968 as he cracked a kneecap in a 2-0 defeat at Wrexham in the first round of the League Cup, later contracting a virus in his blood. Upon his recovery he became a part-time player and barely got a game. His contract was terminated in May 1972 because he was unable to get release from his work as a college lecturer to play in a testimonial game. He appealed and the club were forced by the Football League to honour his contract to 30 June 1972.
Sharrat increasingly attended Vale matches as a supporter from 1986.
-DOCSTART-	21878615
'''Albert W. Clarke''' (25 December 1916 - 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. He scored 39 goals in 84 appearances in the Football League playing for Torquay United, Birmingham and Blackburn Rovers.
Clarke was born in Sheffield, and began his football career with Mexborough Town and Frickley Colliery before turning professional with Torquay United of the Third Division South. He spent 16 months with Torquay before moving to First Division club Birmingham in 1936. Before the 1938-39 season he moved again, joining Blackburn Rovers in exchange for Wally Halsall. He averaged a goal every other game for Blackburn, helping them to the Second Division title, before the Football League was suspended on the outbreak of the Second World War. During the war he made guest appearances for Torquay and won the War League Cup with Blackburn. He died in 1944 on active service with the Devonshire Regiment.
-DOCSTART-	21878888
'''Roy Cross''' (born 4 December 1947) is a former English footballer.
Cross joined Port Vale from Walsall in July 1970. He made his debut on 5 September 1970 in a 1-0 win over Preston North End at Vale Park. He was an ever-present in the 1971-72 season and made 134 consecutive appearances from his debut until March 1973 when he wrenched his left knee. After recovering from this injury he injured his knee ligaments in October 1973 and was out of action for seventeen long months. He was unable to regain his first team spot after such a setback and was instead given a free transfer in May 1975, moving on to Nuneaton Borough.
Upon his retirement as a player, he became a School of Excellence coach at Stoke City.
-DOCSTART-	21878931
'''John George "Jack" Sykes''' (born 1915) is an English former footballer who played as a left back. He made 40 appearances in the Football League without scoring, playing for Birmingham and Millwall.
Sykes was born in Wombwell, Yorkshire, and played for Wombwell F.C. before joining Birmingham in 1932. After three years in the reserve team, he started his league career well, but lost form in his second season and moved on to Millwall in 1937. He went on to keep a pub in Birmingham.
-DOCSTART-	21879153
'''Keith Ball''' (born 26 October 1940) a English footballer. He was a short but agile goalkeeper who made 145 appearances (130 in the Football League) for Port Vale and enjoyed three spells with Walsall.
Ball played for Walsall before joining Worcester City, he re-joined Walsall before leaving for a second time, this time for Port Vale in November 1968, with ''the Saddlers'' gaining a 'a small fee'. He was immediately the first choice keeper and was an ever-present during the 1969-70 Football League Division Four promotion winning side. He was given a free transfer in May 1972. He moved on to Stourport before making another return to Walsall, later playing for Darlaston, Nuneaton Borough and Kidderminster Harriers.
-DOCSTART-	21879418
'''William Charles (Bill) Summerscales''' (born 4 January 1949) is a former English footballer.
Summerscales played for North Staffordshire College of Technology and Leek Town before joining Port Vale for -400 in February 1970. It took until August 1972 for him to be a mainstay feature of the first team, this was brought abruptly to a halt though on 12 January 1974, when during a 2-2 draw with York City the Vale Park faithful witnessed Summerscales breaking his neck. Eight months later he had recovered and was back in the squad, but was dropped in March 1975 and given a free transfer two months later. He later played for Rochdale and Stafford Rangers before moving to Australia to join Newcastle United, then returned to England with Marquis.
Once he retired from the field, Summerscales became the under-15 coach at Stoke City and a committee member at Redgate United.
-DOCSTART-	21880055
'''Garry Dulson''' (born 21 December 1953) is a former English footballer.
Dulson played for Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale on loan in October 1974 and signing permanently for -5,000 the next month. He enjoyed fairly regular football over the next four seasons but was loaned to Crewe Alexandra in November 1978, joining them permanently the following the next month. Later he played for Northwich Victoria, Stafford Rangers, Boston United and Eastwood.
-DOCSTART-	21887993
'''Peter A. Shearer''' (born 4 February 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder for a number of teams in the lower divisions of the Football League in the 1980s and 1990s.
Shearer was born in Birmingham, and began his football career as a schoolboy with Coventry City. When he left school in 1983 he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, and signed professional forms two years later.
Moving on to Rochdale of the Third Division, Shearer played only one league game
Shearer's form at Bournemouth impressed sufficiently for a -500,000 move to First Division club Wimbledon to be projected, but a knee injury spoilt his plans. In December 1992, after the player's return to fitness, Cheltenham manager Lindsay Parsons predicted that Shearer would "be a Premier League player in a month"; Cheltenham Town would receive a third of any fee paid to Bournemouth for such a sale.
After trials with Coventry City and Dundee,
Shearer had a trial with Notts County in 1997 before joining Peterborough United as player-coach. He played for Peterborough's reserve team, but his only appearances for the first team were three outings as an unused substitute.
-DOCSTART-	21891984
'''Harry Augustus Anstiss''' (22 August 1899 - 9 March 1964) was a much travelled English footballer.
Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for Alfred Strange. Strange went on to become an England international, but Anstiss did not head in the same direction. He had a great start to his Vale career though, scoring on his debut in a 6-2 home win over Notts County on 26 February 1927. Injury brought him down in November 1928 but the next season he was a frequent starter as the Vale were crowned champions of the Football League Division Three North. He fell from favour in October 1930 and was transferred to Swansea Town in May 1931. Later he played for Crewe Alexandra, Gillingham, Tunbridge Wells Rangers and Cray Wanderers.
-DOCSTART-	21892519
'''Charles Raymond (Ray) Hancock''' (born 16 February 1925) is a former English footballer. He is Ken Hancock's elder brother.
Hancock played for Abbey Hulton United and Bury before joining Port Vale in May 1948. By September 1952, at age 27, he was believed to be experienced enough to be the first choice keeper, but lost his place in August 1953. He was selected infrequently following this and after having spending 53 games (50 league, 2 FA Cup and 1 Coronation Cup) between the sticks for ''the Valiants'' he was transferred to Northwich Victoria in the summer of 1956.
-DOCSTART-	21893076
'''Thomas Lawrence''' "'''Lol'''" '''Hamlett''' (24 January 1917 - 22 May 1986) was an English footballer.
Hamlett played for Congleton Town and Bolton Wanderers, also guesting for Stoke City and Manchester United before he joined Port Vale in May 1949. He quickly established himself as a regular in the team, but lost his place after an injury in November 1951 and was released in May 1952. He returned to Congleton as player-manager before retiring as a footballer.
Hamlett returned to Vale as the trainer-coach in July 1958, he gave up his coaching responsibilities in May 1960, remaining as a trainer until March 1983 when he retired due to illness.
-DOCSTART-	21893678
'''Gerard Patrick''' "'''Gerry'''" '''Keenan''' (born 25 July 1954) is an English former footballer.
Keenan played for Liverpool, Skelmersdale United and Bury before signing for Port Vale in September 1978 for a -15,000 fee. After enjoying two seasons of regular football he suffered with knee injuries from September 1980, which severely limited his first team activity. Unable to sustain long term first team football, due to his knee troubles he was given a free transfer in May 1982.
He played for Rochdale before becoming the player-manager at Accrington Stanley. After leaving this position he became player-assistant manager and then player-manager with Ashton United and had two spells as player-manager of Rossendale United before moving on to Bacup Borough and St. Joseph's (also in Rossendale).
-DOCSTART-	21894799
'''John (Jack) Hampson''' (28 December 1887 - December 1960) was a Welsh footballer.
Hampson played for Oswestry Town, Northampton Town, Leeds City and Aston Villa before joining Port Vale for -1,000 in June 1921. He went straight into the first team and was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1922. He sustained a serious injury in April 1924 which required a number of operations, this resulted in his release at the end of the 1923-24 season. He later played for Hanley Social Club.
-DOCSTART-	21895700
'''Alfred Valentine (Val or Vic) Rouse''' (14 February 1897 - 1961) was an English footballer, described as a 'gentleman' player.
Rouse played for Pontypridd, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke and Swansea Town before joining Port Vale in June 1926. He was a regular in the team until losing his place in February 1929 and being given free transfer in May 1929. He later played for Crewe Alexandra and Connah's Quay & Shotton. Rouse was the head coach for the Atlanta Chiefs from 1969-1972.
-DOCSTART-	21896009
'''Derek Anthony Brownbill''' (born 4 February 1954) is a former English footballer.
Brownbill joined Port Vale from Liverpool for -5,000 in February 1975. He appeared regularly in the side until August 1976, only being selected occasionally thereafter and being handed a free transfer in May 1978. He emigrated to the USA with the Cleveland Cobras, only to return to the UK with Wigan Athletic, later moving on to Stafford Rangers, Oswestry Town, Morecambe and Witton Albion before becoming the player-manager of Warrington Town.
After leaving his post at Warrington Town he became the manager of Curzon Ashton.
Today he is the Director of Football at Warrington Town.
-DOCSTART-	21896360
'''Alan Henry Boswell''' (born 8 August 1943 in Walsall) is an English former football goalkeeper.
Boswell started his career with home town club Walsall, before moving on to Shrewsbury Town in 1963. He made over 200 appearances for the Shrews in the Third Division, before joining top flight side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1968.
His time at Wolves proved brief, lasting just one season, during which he conceded six in a match at home to . He was sold to Bolton Wanderers at the end of the campaign, where he remained for the next two seasons. His final year at Bolton saw the club slip down to the third tier.
He moved to Port Vale in July 1972 and kept a clean sheet on his debut in a draw at Rochdale on 12 August that year. He spent two seasons of regular football with the club, leaving some unpleasant memories for many Vale fans. In his fourth game, on 26 August 1972, he conceded seven goals at Rotherham United, he was sent off for fighting during a 1-0 win at Swansea Town on 14 April 1973 and managed to palm the ball into his own net in a 1-1 home draw with old club Walsall on 25 March 1975. He was given a free transfer in May 1974 and moved on to Oswestry Town, where he also served as manager.
Since retiring from football, he has found success in the pool table industry.
-DOCSTART-	21902974
'''Thomas Edward (Tom) Fern''' (1 April 1886 - 21 March 1966) was an English footballer.
Fern played for Mafeking Rovers, Worksop Albion, Worksop Town, Lincoln City and Everton before joining Port Vale in June 1924. He was the first choice keeper for the Football League side despite being in his late 30s. In September 1926, at age 40, he picked up an injury and lost his place. He was released at the end of the 1926-27 season and continued his playing career with Colwyn Bay United.
-DOCSTART-	21903259
'''Trevor Dance''' (born 31 July 1958) is a former English footballer.
Dance joined Port Vale as an apprentice in August, signing his first professional forms in July 1976 and making his debut in a 2-1 defeat at Mansfield Town on 28 December 1976. He made a highly impressive Vale Park debut on 10 January 1977, his saves were a key part of a 3-1 victory over Second Division Hull City in the FA Cup third round replay game.
He was sent on loan to local rivals Stoke City in May 1978 and American outfit Cleveland Cobras the next month, returning in August 1978. He became the regular Vale keeper in January 1979, a position he managed to hold on to until August 1980. He was loaned out to non-league Stafford Rangers in September 1980 and signed a permanent deal the next month, Rangers paying Vale -10,000. He later played for Altrincham and Telford United.
-DOCSTART-	21903467
'''John (Jack) Simms''' (circa 1903 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Simms played for Whitfield Colliery, Stoke and Leek Alexandra before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1926. He signed as a professional in October that year, making his debut in a 4-0 defeat at Portsmouth at the end of the month. He became a regular in the side but lost his place in August 1929 and was transferred to Swansea Town in May 1931, later playing for Winsford United and Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	21903948
'''Jonathan (Johnny) Rowe''' (1907 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Rowe played for Manchester Central, Reading and Queen's Park Rangers before joining Port Vale in May 1937. He was a regular for the side until the outbreak of World War II when the club went into abeyance as football was put on hold. Later in the war he guested for Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	21903975
'''John W. '''"'''Jack'''"''' Kidd''' (1884 - after 1912) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 8 goals in 40 appearances in the Second Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham.
Kidd was born in Glasgow, and played for Glasgow Royal and St. Johnstone before moving to England to join Birmingham in November 1910. He went straight into the first team and played regularly until January 1912, making 44 appearances in all competitions. He then played for Brierley Hill Alliance in the Birmingham & District League. After retiring from football Kidd kept a pub in the Brierley Hill area.
-DOCSTART-	21904280
'''John (Jack) Vickers''' (7 August 1908 - 24 September 1980) was an English footballer.
Vickers played for Bishop Auckland, Hull City, Darlington, Doncaster Rovers and Charlton Athletic before joining Port Vale for -200 in May 1933. He was a regular until he lost his first team spot in September 1935, he was only occasionally selected thereafter and was released in April 1936. He then moved on to Newport County, South Shields, Hartlepools United and Stockton.
-DOCSTART-	21904592
'''William '''"'''Bill'''"''' Hastings''' (1889 - after 1919) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left. He scored 7 goals in 40 appearances in the Second Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham.
Kidd was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, and played for Spennymoor United and West Hartlepool Expansion before moving south to join Brighton & Hove Albion. He helped the club win the Southern League title in the 1909-10 season. He moved to Second Division club Birmingham in 1912. He never established himself as a first-choice player, and moved back to the Southern League with Watford in 1914. After the First World War he returned home to play for North Eastern League club Hartlepools United. He later became a referee.
-DOCSTART-	21906194
'''Walter Seymour Main''' (1875 - after 1901) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside left. He scored 11 goals in 33 appearances in the Second Division of the Football League playing for Small Heath.
Main was born in Motherwell, and played for Airdrieonians before moving to England to join Small Heath in 1899. A creative player, he was unable to establish himself as a regular first-choice player despite a good goalscoring record, and was replaced by Johnny McMillan. He returned to Scotland to play for St Bernard's.
-DOCSTART-	21907302
'''Jonathan Lee (Jon) Bowden''' (born 21 January 1963) is a former English footballer.
Bowden played for Oldham Athletic before joining Port Vale for -5,000 in September 1985. He impressed greatly on his debut at number 10 in a 4-1 win at Vale Park on 14 September 1985 against Cambridge United and was described as the 'architect of victory', despite this great start he dislocated his elbow three minutes before the full time whistle. After recovering he became a first team regular in the 1985-86 Football League Division Four promotion side. However, he lost his place in April 1987 and three months later was sold to Wrexham for -12,500, later leaving Wrexham for Rochdale. His career was finished following an Achilles injury.
Since leaving the game, Bowden graduated from the University of Salford in Physiotherapy, with the help of the PFA.
-DOCSTART-	21907550
'''George Frederick Short''' (1866 - after 1895) was an English professional footballer who made 18 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath.
Short was born in Birmingham. He played football for the Unity Gas Depot works team before joining Small Heath in 1887.
Short's younger brother Charlie also played professionally for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	21913611
'''Arthur Masters''' (17 August 1910 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Masters played for Horwich R.M.I. and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in exchange for Allan Todd in June 1937. He became a regular in the side, playing in 72 matches (66 in the Football League), including the 1-1 home draw with Crewe Alexandra on 19 January 1938 where he was twice knocked out. Perhaps not surprisingly, he later said that he had no recollection of the game. He departed at the end of the 1938-39 season.
-DOCSTART-	21919099
'''David Copeland''' (born 2 April, 1875 in Ayr-died 1931) was a professional footballer who played for Ayr Parkhouse, Walsall Town Swifts, Bedminster, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Glossop North End.
Copeland a forward played for his local team Ayr Parkhouse before joining Walsall Town Swifts in 1893 where he featured in 76 matches and scoring on 19 occasions. After playing for Bedminster, Copeland joined Tottenham Hotspur where he was a member of the 1901 FA Cup winning side. He moved on to Chelsea in 1905 and featured in 26 matches and finding the net nine times. Copeland ended his career at Glossop North End where he made a further two appearances.
-DOCSTART-	21919238
'''Andy Bowman''' (7 March 1934 - 2 March 2009) was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career with Hearts. He played as a wing half.
He played for the Scottish schoolboy international side in 1949 which brought him to the attention of Chelsea who signed him in 1951 on his 17th birthday.
He then signed for Newport County in 1961, before moving on to non-league Tonbridge.
After retiring from football, he spent most of his working life with Scottish & Newcastle breweries.
-DOCSTART-	21919676
'''John Cameron "Cammie" Fraser''' (born 24 May 1941) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a full back.
Fraser, born in Blackford, Perth and Kinross, began his football career as a youngster with Gairdoch United before joining Dunfermline Athletic in 1958 at the age of 17.
In October 1962, Fraser joined First Division club Aston Villa for a fee of -24,000,
Fraser made a few appearances in attack for Birmingham, relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 1964-65 season, and played regularly at right-back the following season. He then returned to Scotland to join Falkirk, though never played for the first team.
In 2007, Fraser was reported as spending much of his time in Australia and the Far East. His father William played professional football for Aldershot and Northampton Town.
-DOCSTART-	21921294
'''Martin McNeil''' (born 28 September 1980 in Rutherglen) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played in the football league for Cambridge United and Torquay United. He currently plays for Lowestoft Town.
McNeil began his career as a trainee with Cambridge United, turning professional in August 1998. He made his league debut for Roy McFarland's side on 24 October 1998, playing in a goalless draw at home to Shrewsbury Town. He played in the same team as Alex Russell as Cambridge won promotion, but fell out of favour during the 2000-01 season and was allowed to join McFarland's new side, Torquay United on trial, playing in the 2-0 away win over Newton Abbot on 25 July 2001. He joined Torquay on loan on 9 August 2001, which enabled him to be registered in time to play in the opening game of the season, a 1-0 defeat away to newly relegated Bristol Rovers, later signing a two year contract. He played the early part of the season with an injury to his pubis bone, similar to that which had kept teammate Chris Brandon out the previous season, eventually succombing to the need to rest it.
On 4 January 2002, McNeil was sacked by Torquay having been seen drinking alcohol in public houses in Torquay on New Year's Eve. Teammate Christian Hansen, who's loan was terminated at the same time, admitted that he and McNeil had been drinking and had returned to Hansen's hotel at 2.30 am, just over 12 hours before the start of a league game.
In early February 2002, McNeil signed for Kings Lynn. He agreed to join Cambridge City on non-contract terms in August 2002, although only days later the offer was withdrawn by City manager Dave Batch.
In July 2003 he left Fakenham Town to join Wroxham.
He returned to King's Lynn in the 2005 close season, eventually leaving in January 2006 when he joined Wisbech Town. He was voted 'player of the year' at Wisbech in 2006 and 2007.
He joined Soham Town Rangers in the 2007 close season, but left in January 2009 to join Lowestoft Town.
-DOCSTART-	21921300
'''James (Jimmy) McGrath''' (4 March 1907 - ''unknown'') a English footballer, described as speedy and crafty.
McGrath played for Washington Colliery and Cardiff City before joining Port Vale in May 1932. His debut came at the humiliating 7-0 Potteries derby defeat to Stoke City in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final, on 9 May 1932. He became a regular in the side from September 1932, but was transferred to Notts County in June 1934. He later moved on to Bradford Park Avenue, eventually joining the training staff there.
-DOCSTART-	21921603
'''Roderick Ernest Welsh''' (c. 1912 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Welsh played for Dipton United, Annfield Plain, Durham City and Portsmouth before joining Port Vale in May 1935. At first he struggled, appearing only intermittently and breaking an ankle at the 1-0 win at Southampton on 31 August 1935. He returned powerfully in August 1936 and appeared frequently until he was dropped in February 1938 and was given a free transfer in May that year.
-DOCSTART-	21921866
Birmingham City Football Club, then known as ''Small Heath Alliance'', first entered the FA Cup in the 1882-1883 season. When nationally-organised league football in England began, the club, by then called simply ''Small Heath F.C.'', was a founder member of the Football Alliance, formed the year after the Football League. In 1892, the Football League decided to form a Second Division, inviting the members of the Football Alliance to join; as one of the less successful members of the Football Alliance, Small Heath were placed in the Second Division. Since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally- and internationally-organised competitions, and all players who have played in such matches are listed below.
==Players with fewer than 50 appearances==
Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics are correct as of 4 May 2009.
:a Number of international caps won while at the club sourced to Matthews, ''Complete Record'', except where otherwise noted.
:b Football Alliance appearances and goals sourced to Matthews, ''Complete Record''.
:c Other appearances and goals for post-war players sourced to , where the player's career continued into their coverage (generally, the 1996-97 season), otherwise from Matthews, ''Complete Record''.
Players whose figures include games played while on loan from:
:C Sheffield United
:F Bordeaux
:H Newcastle United
:L Nottingham Forest
:M Vancouver Whitecaps
:Q Bradford City
:R Tottenham Hotspur
:S Crystal Palace
:T West Ham United
:V Wolverhampton Wanderers
:AB Blackburn Rovers
:AC Manchester United
:AD Spartak Moscow
:AE Bolton Wanderers
:AI Coventry City
:AK Leicester City
:AN Colchester United
:AO West Bromwich Albion
:AP Leyton Orient
:AR Huddersfield Town
:AS Sheffield Wednesday
:AT Southend United
:AU Manchester City
:BB Charlton Athletic
X3 Excludes three games played in the aborted 1939-40 season.
-DOCSTART-	21921954
'''Sidney Blunt''' (13 April 1902 - 1965) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale.
Blunt began his career with his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers, but never appeared for their first team. He had spells at Worcester City, Bilston United and Lichfield City before joining Port Vale in May 1924.
He was a first team regular at Vale until suffering a double fracture of his leg in a 3-0 home win against Swansea Town on 13 March 1926. He could not regain his first team place upon his recovery and instead was given a free transfer in May 1928.
Blunt later played for Shrewsbury Town and Hereford United.
-DOCSTART-	21922171
'''William "Billy" Wootton''' (27 August 1904 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Wootton played for Trentham, Stoke and Congleton Town before joining Port Vale in June 1925. He spent seven seasons with ''the Valiants'' but was never a regular. In August 1932, after 59 games (56 league, three cup) he was transferred to Southend United.
After leaving the position of player-manager with Northwich Victoria, Wootton became the manager of Oldham Athletic in June 1947. He oversaw 141 games and achieved a 38.28 win percentage but failed to gain the club the promotion they graved. He left Oldham in September 1950 and took up the reigns at Halifax Town the following year. He spent just one season with Halifax.
-DOCSTART-	21922416
'''William Henry 'Harry' Marshall''' (16 February 1905 - 9 March 1959) was an English footballer.
Marshall played for Hucknall Primitives, Bromley's Athletic, Nottingham Forest, Southport and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale for a sizeable outlay in March 1930. He was initially a roaring success at Vale, scoring on his debut in a 2-0 win at Accrington Stanley on 15 March 1930, regularly making the first team from October 1930. After 6 goals in 57 appearances (55 league, 2 FA Cup) he was sold to Tottenham Hotspur in March 1932. After ''Spurs'' he played for Kidderminster Harriers, Brierley Hill Alliance, Rochdale and Linfield.
-DOCSTART-	21922626
'''Trevor Anthony Brissett''' (born 2 January 1961) is a former English footballer.
Brissett played for Stoke City before joining local rivals Port Vale in May 1980. After becoming a regular in the 1980-81 season he lost his first team place the next season and was given a free transfer in May 1982. He moved on to Darlington, Stafford Rangers, Witton Albion and Newcastle Town. At Newcastle he became assistant manager.
-DOCSTART-	21922741
'''Terence John (Terry) Lowe''' (born 27 May 1943) is a former English footballer.
In his youth, Lowe played for Stoke City before joining Port Vale in June 1960. His debut came in the Potteries derby 1-0 win over Stoke in the Supporters' Clubs' Trophy final on 24 April 1961. Twelve months later he had established himself as a first team regular, but lost his place in April 1963. He played few games for the next three seasons and was handed a free transfer in May 1966.
-DOCSTART-	21923359
'''Charles Partridge''' (1867 - after 1898) was an English professional footballer who made 29 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath. He played as a goalkeeper.
Partridge was born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire. He played football for Wednesbury Old Athletic before joining Small Heath in 1890.
-DOCSTART-	21925092
'''Jae Andrew Martin''' (born 5 February 1976) is an English footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Woodford United having played professionally in the Football League for Southend United, Leyton Orient, Birmingham City, Lincoln City and Peterborough United.
He linked up with Barnt Green Spartak making a goalscoring debut in the 3-2 Midland Combination Premier Division clash with Feckenham on 29 October 2005.
In July 2007, Martin joined Stratford Town,
Martin began the season with Sutton Coldfield Town. He joined Coleshill Town, making his debut in the 2-0 Midland Football Alliance victory at Shifnal Town on 24 January 2009.
-DOCSTART-	21926091
'''Frederick (Fred) Mitcheson''' (20 March 1912 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Mitcheson was on the books at Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in July 1933. He became a regular first team player from November 1934 but was sold to Plymouth Argyle twelve months later. After leaving Plymouth he played for Ipswich Town and Yeovil Town.
-DOCSTART-	21926658
'''John Stanley (Jack) Sherlock''' (1906 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Sherlock played for Hanley Y.M.C.A. before joining Port Vale in May 1929. It took until April 1932 for him to establish himself, but he lost his first team spot in March 1933. He was transferred to Colwyn Bay United in July 1933.
-DOCSTART-	21926750
He also played for Mervue United, Galway United and Derby County (on loan from Aston Villa). He won 4 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
-DOCSTART-	21926977
'''Ian Miller''' (born 13 May 1955) is a former Scottish footballer who played his football in England. He is a currently a coach at Leeds United and is nicknamed 'Dusty'.
Miller started his career at a small Scottish side based in his home town of Perth called Jeanfield Swifts before moving onto Bury, Nottingham Forest, Doncaster Rovers, Swindon Town and Blackburn Rovers- where he was a member of the side that won the Full Members Cup in 1987. He joined Port Vale in June 1989. He began the 1989-90 season as a regular, but lost his place by December 1989 and was released in August 1990. He moved on to Scunthorpe United and later Stafford Rangers.
Miller remained active in the game after retiring as a player. He returned to Port Vale as the Community Programme leader in August 1991 and became the youth development officer in May 1992. In November 1994 he left the Vale to become the reserve team coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He later coached at Blackburn, Blackpool, Leicester and Man city before joining the staff at Leeds United in 2008.
Miller was part of the Leeds management team who masterminded a 1-0 win away to Manchester United in the FA Cup 3rd round.
-DOCSTART-	21928108
'''Roderick Bruce (Roddy) Georgeson''' (born 31 July 1948) is a former Egyptian footballer, described by football historian Jeff Kent as 'flamboyant'.
Georgeson had a trial with Port Vale in October 1965, after a spell with Bo'ness United he returned to Vale permanently in January 1966. By January 1967 he had earned a place in the first team, but was released at his own request in July 1967 after failing to agree with terms with the club. He moved on to Dundee, had a trial with Hibernian, and later played for Raith Rovers, Berwick Rangers (in two spells), Dunfermline Athletic, Montrose, Meadowbank Thistle, Arniston Rangers (as player-manager), Penicuik Athletic and Haddington.
-DOCSTART-	21928691
'''Kenneth Henry Albert (Ken) Fish''' (born 20 February 1914) is a former South African footballer.
Fish played for Railway Association (in South Africa) before moving to England to play for Aston Villa. He signed with Port Vale for a sizeable fee in November 1937. Despite the fee, and his goal in one of his 6 games (5 in the Football League and 1 FA Cup) he was unable to break into the first team and so was sold to Swiss side Young Boys in October 1938. He returned to Vale as the assistant trainer in July 1939 and re-signed as a player the following month.
World War II disrupted football in 1939 and as a result Fish enlisted in the Army in September 1939. He guested for Stafford Rangers during the war and was after its conclusion was appointed as Vale's trainer in July 1946. He was temporarily in control of team affairs in November and December 1951, after Ivor Powell's unsuccessful tenure.
In March 1958 he moved on to Birmingham City as trainer-coach, a position he later held at Oxford United. Fish worked at Oxford United for more than twenty years. At the end of the 1986 League Cup Final at Wembley, in which Oxford beat QPR 3-0, the manager, Maurice Evans, insisted that Fish go up to the royal box to receive the medal that would usually have gone to the manager.
-DOCSTART-	21935687
'''Mark Newson''' (born 7 December 1960 in Stepney) is an English former professional footballer.
In 1995, Newson joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan, solely to play in their Inter-Toto Cup ties.
In September 2001, he left Fisher Athletic to join Romford.
-DOCSTART-	21937046
'''Thomas Frank Oakes''' (1874 - after 1900) was an English professional footballer who made 35 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath. He played as a forward.
Partridge was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He played football for Hereford Thistle before joining Small Heath of the Football League Second Division in 1896,
-DOCSTART-	21937132
'''David Rollo''' (26 August 1891 - 17 February 1963) was an international Northern Irish footballer.
Rollo played his football in Northern Ireland and Wales with Brantwood, Cliftonville, Distillery, West End, Mountpottinger and Linfield before joining English side Blackburn Rovers. He left Rovers for Port Vale in August 1927 and made his debut in a 2-2 home draw with Nottingham Forest on 27 August 1927. He only played one further game before being given a free transfer in May 1929. He later moved on to Fleetwood Windsor Villa.
Rollo earned sixteen caps for Ireland between 1912 and 1926.
-DOCSTART-	21937392
'''William John Price''' (4 December 1903 - 22 June 1987) was an English footballer, who was born in India. He played for England amateurs.
Price played for the Coldstream Guards, the 10th Hussars, Woking Town, Brentford and Fulham before joining Port Vale in May 1937. He was a first team regular in the 1937-38 season but had his contract cancelled by mutual consent in November 1937 as he wished to travel south to work as a coach.
Price became the coach of Wimbledon upon leaving Port Vale. He later moved on to became the coach of Yiewsley before his appointment as assistant secretary of Fulham.
-DOCSTART-	21937962
'''Trevor John Wood''' (born 3 November 1968) is a former international Northern Irish footballer, born in Jersey.
Wood played for Brighton & Hove Albion before having a successful trial with Port Vale in May 1988. He kept a clean sheet on his debut; a 2-0 home win over Huddersfield Town on 3 October 1988. Despite this he was used mainly as a reserve keeper until August 1990 when he earned the first team jersey. He injured his thigh however, in a 2-0 defeat at Oldham Athletic on 16 February 1991 and took two months to win his first team place back. In August 1991 he once more fell out of favour, but was in goal for the 4-3 defeat on penalties to Go Ahead Eagles in the TNT Tournament on 9 August 1992, a tournament ''the Vale'' still managed to win. He was given a free transfer in May 1994 and later played for Walsall. He played 19 league games for Hereford United in 1997.
Wood earned a Northern Ireland cap in 1995.
-DOCSTART-	21939043
'''James R. Moles''' (1885 - after 1911) was an English professional footballer who made 33 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham. He played as a wing half.
Moles was born in Leyton, then in Essex. He played football for Southern League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton before joining Birmingham of the Football League Second Division in 1909 as cover for Frank Buckley.
-DOCSTART-	21943281
'''Andrew Thomas (Andy) Massey''' (born 20 October 1961) is a former Irish footballer and schoolboy international, born in England.
Massey started his career with Millwall. He was sent out to Port Vale on a one month loan deal in March 1984. He played four games and scored a goal and his prospects at The New Den seemed to have bolstered. However after returning to Millwall he failed to prosper in the Football League and later moved on to a handful of non-league sides, including: Aldershot, Fisher Athletic, Bromley (on loan) and Erith & Belvedere.
-DOCSTART-	21944888
'''Christopher Leslie (Chris) Pearce''' (born 7 August 1961) is a Welsh former footballer.
Pearce played for Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Blackburn Rovers. He enjoyed loan spells with Rochdale and Barnsley before transferring to Port Vale in June 1983. He became the first choice keeper from September 1984, but lost his place eleven months later. He was given a free transfer in May 1986 and moved on to Wrexham and Burnley, where was in goal for the 1988 Football League Trophy Final, which they lost. He finished his league career with Bradford City. He later played for Chorley, Fleetwood and Accrington Stanley.
-DOCSTART-	21945428
'''William David (Billy) Tabram''' (19 January 1909 - 15 April 1992) is a former Welsh footballer, noted for his great technical skill.
Tabram played for Crown Mission before having a trial with Preston North End and joining Swansea Town. He joined Port Vale, along with Ken Gunn, for -400 in March 1933. He enjoyed regular football at Vale before being sold to Hull City in May 1934, later playing for South Shields.
-DOCSTART-	21945785
'''Graham George Williams''' (born 31 December 1936) is a Welsh former footballer.
Williams played for Wrexham in two spells, Oswestry Town, Bradford City, Everton, Swansea Town, Wellington Town and Tranmere Rovers before joining Port Vale in July 1968. He was a regular in the side until January 1969 and was handed a free transfer in May of that year, he moved on to Runcorn.
Williams earned five Welsh caps in 1961, after having previously played at the under-23 and schoolboy levels.
-DOCSTART-	21946164
'''Ormond Henry Jones''' (24 August 1910 - 10 April 1972) was a Welsh footballer.
Jones played for Hickman's Town, Bilston United, Wednesbury Town, Stoke City, Blackpool (on trial) and Yeovil & Petters United before joining Port Vale in May 1933. He was appointed first team keeper until October 1933 when he contracted tonsillitis and lost his place. He was given a free transfer in May 1934 and later had two spells with Norwich City, and played for Watford, Mansfield Town and Yarmouth Town.
-DOCSTART-	21946364
'''Haydn Vernon Dackins''' (10 July 1912 - 2 August 1943) was a Welsh footballer.
Dackins played for Swansea Town before joining Port Vale in July 1935. He played just nine games and scored one goal in the 1935-36 season and was released after the season end. He then moved on to Northwich Victoria and Macclesfield Town.
Dackins served in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and was killed in action during the Second World War on 2 August 1943, at the age of 31. He is buried at Catania War Cemetery in Catania, Sicily. This would indicate that he had lost his life during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
-DOCSTART-	21946566
'''Robert G. Davies''' was a Welsh footballer.
Davies played for Stoke City and Stoke St.Peter's before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1931, turning professional in August 1932. He was unable to gain a regular spot in the team and failed to score in his seven games. He was given a free transfer in May 1934 and moved on to Torquay United.
-DOCSTART-	21949222
Sewell was born at Wingate, County Durham and started off by playing for Wingate Albion, a local amateur team. In the summer of 1911 he was signed as a professional by Gainsborough Trinity (who at the time were members of the Football League Second Division), and immediately became a regular member of their first team in what proved to be the club-s final season in the Football League, missing only one of the 38 League matches.
The following season he joined Burnley, for whom he appeared in their 1914 FA Cup Final victory against Liverpool, although he never really established himself as a first team regular in a Turf Moor career which was interrupted by the First World War. In all, he made a total of only 23 Football League appearances for Burnley over a seven-year period.
During the 1919-20 season he was transferred to near-neighbours Blackburn Rovers, where he remained until 1927 and where he enjoyed the best of his football career, making 227 Football League appearances for the club and winning one Full International cap for England (v. Wales, 3 March 1924 - a match which, coincidentally, was played at Blackburn).
After leaving Blackburn Rovers, Sewell re-joined Gainsborough Trinity and was a member of their Midland League championship-winning side of 1927-28. Whilst playing for Gainsborough in an away Midland League match against Doncaster Rovers Reserves on 9 March 1929, he sustained a hand injury that eventually prompted his retirement from football. By the time his playing days ended, he had become licensee of the Cattle Market Hotel in Lincoln.
-DOCSTART-	21952409
'''Alex Anderson''' (born 15 November 1921 in Monifieth) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back. Anderson began his career in the mid 1940s with St Johnstone, spending a year with the Perth side before moving back to Tayside with Forfar Athletic. In 1949, Anderson moved south to Southampton, spending three years as backup to England right-back Bill Ellerington before short spells with Exeter City and Dundee United. Released after playing just a few games with United, It is unknown where Anderson's career headed after his short time at Tannadice.
-DOCSTART-	21952646
'''Alex Hunter''' (born 27 September, 1895 in Renfrew-died ?) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Renfrew Juniors, Queens Park, Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan Borough and New Bedford Whalers.
Hunter began his career at Renfrew Juniors before joining Queens Park. The goalkeeper joined Tottenham Hotspur and was a member of the 1921 FA Cup Final winning side. Hunter featured in 26 matches in all competitions for the Lilywhites. After leaving White Hart Lane in 1922 he moved on to Wigan Borough where he competed in a further 39 games. Hunter ended his career at American Soccer League team New Bedford Whalers.
-DOCSTART-	21952652
'''Alfred Burnett''' (born 23 July, 1922 in Aberdeen) was a Scottish footballer who played as a striker. Burnett began his career in the mid 1940s with Dundee United, featuring in just one match before heading south to join Barrow. At the end of the decade, Burnett had a brief spell with Lincoln City, although it is not known where his career headed after this.
Burnett, who died in 1977, served in the RAF at Walney airfield prior to playing for Barrow.
-DOCSTART-	21952758
'''John Thomas '''"'''Jack'''"''' Jones''' (October 1874 - 13 September 1904) was an English professional footballer who made 35 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath.
Jones was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. He played football for local clubs Sandwell Albion, Dudley and Halesowen before joining Small Heath, newly promoted to the First Division of the Football League, in late 1894.
Jones left Small Heath in 1897 to join Bristol Eastville Rovers, then playing in the Western League, where he stayed for five seasons.
In the 1902 close season, Jones moved to fellow Southern League club Tottenham Hotspur, where he was known as "Bristol Jones" to distinguish him from the club captain, also a Jack Jones. He played regularly during the first half of the 1902-03 season and all through the following season, making 58 appearances in all competitions and scoring 35 goals.
With the new season about to start, Jones contracted typhoid fever. He died in London on 13 September 1904, aged 29.
-DOCSTART-	21955573
'''Thomas Jones''' (1885 - after 1912) was an English professional footballer who made 46 appearances in the Football League playing for Everton and Birmingham. He played as a forward.
Jones was born in Prescot, Lancashire. He began his football career with Bootle before joining Everton of the Football League First Division in 1905.
-DOCSTART-	21955628
'''Thomas Trevellyan Jones''' (1879 - after 1905) was an English footballer who made two appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath.
Jones was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers, initially as an amateur, in 1898
-DOCSTART-	21955883
'''Michael Arthur 'Mick' Rose''' (born 21 April 1927 in London)is a former English football goalkeeper who played for Crystal Palace between June 1, 1945 and June 1, 1961.
-DOCSTART-	21957100
'''Morgan Marshall Hunt''' (born 5 March 1931) is a former Welsh footballer.
Hunt played for Askern Welfare, Doncaster Rovers and Norwich City before joining Port Vale for a four-figure fee in July 1959. Despite the money spent acquiring him, he only played two games for the club before being released at the end of the season. He later played for Boston United before returning to old club Askern Welfare as the player-manager.
-DOCSTART-	21957474
'''Frank H. Williams''' as a Welsh footballer.
Williams played for Wrexham and Preston North End before joining Port Vale in March 1928. His only appearance was at outside-right in a 4-1 home defeat to Wolves on 25 August 1928. He left on a free transfer in May 1929 and later played for Oswestry Town, Northern Nomads, Ashton National Gas, Altrincham, Shrewsbury Town and Buxton.
-DOCSTART-	21958993
'''Arthur Ivor Brown''' (10 October 1903 - 3 April 1971) was a Welsh international footballer.
Brown played for Aberdare Athletic and Reading before joining Port Vale in May 1929. His sole game for the club was in a 2-1 win at Halifax Town on 31 August 1929. He was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in October of that year, and later played with Merthyr Town.
Brown and his wife Doris had one son, Malcolm, who became Professor of Computational Mathematics at Cardiff University.
-DOCSTART-	21959100
'''Alan G. Simons''' (born 2 September 1968) is a former Welsh footballer.
Simons graduated through Vale juniors to sign professional forms with the team in September 1987. He first team debut came in a 1-1 draw at Doncaster Rovers on 7 November 1987. He managed to get a game in the FA Cup but was released in March 1988.
-DOCSTART-	21959799
'''Harry Leyland''' (12 May 1930 - 6 December 2006) was a Liverpool-born footballer who made 36 Football League appearances for Everton
-DOCSTART-	21967796
'''William James (Jim) Steel''' (born 4 December 1959) is a former Scottish footballer from Dumfries.
Steel played over 100 games for Oldham Athletic and had loans spells with Wigan Athletic and Wrexham.
Steel was bought by Port Vale for -10,000 in March 1983. He played in every game for the rest of the season as the club were promoted from the Fourth Division in 3rd place. He struggled the next season though, losing his place in December 1983.
Steel was sold on to Wrexham for -10,000 in January 1984 for whom he again made well over 100 appearances.
Steel later he played for Tranmere Rovers who became another club for whom he past the 100 first team appearances mark.
-DOCSTART-	21967905
'''Alexander (Alex) Donald''' (born 5 June 1948) is a Scottish former footballer.
Donald had a successful trial with Port Vale over the summer of 1965, having joined in July he signed as a professional by October. He made his debut on 12 January 1966 in a 2-0 defeat at Bradford City, but was never a first team regular. After 45 games (43 in the league) he was given a free transfer in May 1968 and moved on to Derry City.
-DOCSTART-	21968023
'''William (Billy) Agnew''' (9 January 1898 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer.
Agnew played for Pollok, Ayr United and Falkirk before moving down to England to sign with Port Vale in September 1921. He enjoyed regular football in the 1921-22 season, however he was used more sparingly the next season and after undergoing cartilage operations in the spring of 1923 was released. He moved on to Arthurlie and Luton Town.
-DOCSTART-	21968119
'''William George (Billy) McNulty''' (born 9 February 1949) is a former Scottish footballer.
McNulty graduated through the juniors to sign professional forms with Port Vale in April 1966. He made his debut in a 2-0 home defeat by Aldershot on 22 April 1967 and was not used again, instead he was given a free transfer in May 1968 and moved on to Chesterfield.
-DOCSTART-	21968567
'''Andrew Finlay''' (c. 1901 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer.
Finlay played for Glasgow Shawfield before joining Port Vale in September 1921. His only appearance was at outside-left in a 1-1 home draw against South Shields on 22 October 1921 and was released at the end of the 1921-22 season. He later played for Airdrieonians, Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra, Third Lanark, Dundee United and Hibernian.
-DOCSTART-	21969722
'''Darren Dennehy''' (born 21 September, 1988 in County Kerry) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing for Football League Championship side Cardiff City. His older brother Billy Dennehy currently plays for Cork City.
Dennehy began his career at Everton progressing from the youth sides, but did not make a first team appearance at the club. In July 2008, Dennehy decided against extending his contract at the Merseyside club, instead signing for Championship side Cardiff City on a free transfer.
After not making a first team appearance at Cardiff during the season, Dennehy spent two weeks training at League One side Hereford United before signing on a one-month loan deal, making his debut the following day in a 1-0 defeat against Southend United. He made just two more appearances for Hereford, in consecutive 3-0 defeats to Scunthorpe United and Swindon Town, before his season was ended when he contracted glandular fever while away with the Republic of Ireland under-21 side.
After returning to Cardiff for the remainder of the 2008-09 season he rejoined Hereford on a six-month loan deal in July 2009. He made a total of ten appearances in all competitions before returning to Cardiff in late December.
-DOCSTART-	21975109
'''Robert Wilson (Bob) Pursell''' (28 September 1919 - August 2005) was a Scottish footballer. He was the son of Peter Pursell and nephew to Bob Pursell, who were also defenders who played for Port Vale.
Pursell played for Northwood B.S.C., Chesterton and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale on trial from Chesterton in November 1939 and signing professional forms the next month. During the war his career was put on hold, he guested for Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd. and the Bristol Aeroplane Company Ltd. As Vale began playing football again in August 1944 he returned to the squad, but was only utilized regularly from September 1945. After May 1947 however, he dropped out of contention and transferred to Winsford United in July 1949. Later he played for Northwich Victoria and Michelin.
-DOCSTART-	21975549
'''Gordon Taylor Logan''' (born 3 October 1949) is a former Scottish footballer.
Logan graduated through Vale juniors to sign professional forms in March 1967. He played 42 games (35 in the league) for the club over the next two seasons, however never had a regular run in the team and was given a free transfer in May 1970. He moved on to Kettering Town.
-DOCSTART-	21976062
'''Robert (Bert) Carberry''' (born 6 January 1931) is a former Scottish footballer.
Carberry played for Avondale, Norwich City, Bedford Town and Gillingham before joining Port Vale in July 1957. His debut came at centre-half in a 1-0 away triumph at Aldershot on 24 August 1957. He enjoyed regular football from that game until he lost his place in February 1958. He transferred to Exeter City in August 1958, later he played for Burton Albion.
-DOCSTART-	21976524
'''Martin Joseph (Joe) Frail''' (1869 - 4 September 1939) was an English footballer.
Frail probably joined Port Vale in the autumn of 1891. His debut came in a friendly against Lincoln City on 14 November 1891, Vale lost 2-0. He was the keeper of choice from September 1892. However, he missed the train to a match at Rotherham Town on 28 October 1893 and was duly suspended him as he failed to explain the reason why. He didn't play another game and was instead transferred to Gorton Villa in October 1894. Later he played for Glossop North End, Derby County, Chatham, Middlesbrough (in two spells), Luton Town, Brentford and Stockport County before returning to Glossop.
-DOCSTART-	21977594
'''Arthur Hartshorne''' (1881 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer, known for his hard-tackling ability.
Hartshorne played for Moxley White Star and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in June 1902. He was a regular throughout the 1902-03 season, but was sold to local rivals Stoke in April 1903 to ease ''Vale's'' financial troubles. He later played for Southampton and Northampton Town.
-DOCSTART-	21978058
'''Lewis Campbell''' (April 1864 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer, he was pacey and difficult to defend against.
Campbell played for Dumbarton, Helensburgh, Glasgow United and Hibernian before moving to England to play for Aston Villa. At Villa he earned an FA Cup runner-up medal in 1892 as he was unable to prevent West Bromwich Albion romping to victory 3-0. In August 1893 he joined Port Vale, he regularly featured in the second season of Vale's Football League history, but was released in 1894 because his wife did not like the Potteries area. He moved on to Walsall Town Swifts and then Burton Swifts.
-DOCSTART-	21982170
'''John Linacre''' (born 13 December 1955 in Middlesbrough) is a retired English professional footballer who is best known for his time spent with Hartlepool United, where he made over 200 league appearances in two spells with the club.
After beginning as an apprentice at Coventry City - he never made a league appearance for the club - Linacre started playing for Whitby Town before signing professional forms with Hartlepool United in 1977. He stayed at the club until 1982, making 196 league appearances, before signing with Maltese club Ħamrun Spartans. Linacre spent one year in Malta, before re-signing with Hartlepool United. His spell back in Hartlepool only lasted one season, and he signed for non-league Billingham Town in 1984.
-DOCSTART-	21982404
'''Sean Joseph McConville''' (born 6 March 1989) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Accrington Stanley.
McConville signed for Accrington Stanley in February 2009, from Skelmersdale United having previously been on trial with Stockport County.
-DOCSTART-	21983595
'''William Martin Neville Henderson''' (born 3 May 1956) is a former Scottish footballer.
Henderson played for Rangers, where he went on loan to Hibernian before transferring to USA side Philadelphia Fury. He then moved to England to play for Leicester City, he moved on to Chesterfield before joining Port Vale in exchange for Bob Newton and -8,000 in October 1983. He played 27 league and 1 FA Cup game and scored 7 league goals in the 1983-84 season. However he failed to turn up for pre-season training for the next season and the club cancelled his contract. He then moved on to Spalding United.
-DOCSTART-	21983767
'''Frank Sharp''' (born 28 May 1947) is a former Scottish footballer.
Sharp began his career at junior side Tynecastle Athletic before turning professional with Heart of Midlothian. In 1967, Sharp joined Carlisle United for a fee of -500 but struggled to hold down a regular first team place before moving to Cardiff City in 1969. Plagued by injury, Sharp just over one season at Ninian Park, his only goal coming in a 1-1 draw with Hull City in March 1970, before joining Barnsley along with Leslie Lea.
After leaving Barnsley, Sharp spent time at Grimsby Town before joining Port Vale in May 1974. He was a regular at the start of the 1974-75 season, but lost his place in November 1974. He left on a free transfer in May 1975 and moved on to Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	21985052
'''Alexander (Alex) Lauder''' was a Scottish footballer.
Lauder joined Port Vale from Partick Thistle for -300 in November 1921, after impressing on trial the previous month. He was a regular in the side until April 1922 when he lost his place. He was released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	21985226
'''William Raymond (Billy) McCartney''' (born 1 August 1947) is a former Scottish footballer.
McCartney played for Rangers before joining Port Vale in June 1966. He played 16 matches (15 in the league) during the 1966-67 season and scored one goal before being released in May 1967. He moved on to Welsh side Oswestry Town.
-DOCSTART-	21985572
'''Peter Steedman Miller''' (15 April 1908 - 19 May 1979) was a Scottish footballer with 'great footwork'.
Miller played for Bo'ness United, Grange Rovers, Falkirk, Watford, New Brighton, French side Le Havre and Rotherham United before joining Port Vale in June 1936. He scored on his debut in a 3-1 home defeat to Hull City on 29 August 1936. However he failed to score over his next 16 games (12 in the league) and was given a free transfer in April 1937.
-DOCSTART-	21985846
'''Peter Hatch''' is a retired English professional footballer who played for Oxford United, Exeter City and Ħamrun Spartans of Malta.
-DOCSTART-	21985945
'''William (Billy) Kellock''' (born 7 February 1954) is a former Scottish footballer.
Kellock played for Aston Villa, Cardiff City, Norwich City, Millwall, Chelmsford City, Kettering Town, Peterborough United, Luton Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southend United before joining Port Vale in December 1984. He had a 'stunning impact' on his debut; scoring a brace in a 5-1 win over Exeter City on New Years Day of 1985 at Vale Park. He was a regular in the side until March 1985 when he strained a hamstring. After refusing new terms in June 1985 he signed for Halifax Town, later returning to Kettering Town.
-DOCSTART-	21986432
'''James Smith''' was a Scottish footballer.
Smith played for Glencairn, Glentoran, Third Lanark, Clydebank (as a guest), Clyde and Plymouth Argyle before joining Port Vale in May 1922. He played seven games in the 1922-23 season, but badly twisted a knee during a goalless draw at Clapton Orient on 23 September 1922. His contract was cancelled by mutual consent the next month and he moved on to Fulham.
-DOCSTART-	21986851
'''Thomas (Tommy) Morrison''' (born 6 March 1943) is a former Scottish footballer.
Morrison joined Port Vale from Aberdeen in July 1965. He played 6 games (5 in the league) and scored one goal before being transferred to Sligo Rovers in January 1966.
-DOCSTART-	21987034
'''George Patrick O'Neill''' (born 21 July 1923) is a former Scottish footballer.
O'Neill was an amateur with Ellesmere Port Town before joining Port Vale in November 1948. He made his debut at outside-right in a 2-1 defeat at Notts County on 13 November 1948, but broke a toe at his work the following week. He recovered by January the next year but after failing to nail down a regular spot was released at the end of the 1948-49 season.
-DOCSTART-	21987238
'''William O'Brien''' was a Scottish footballer.
O'Brien played for Glasgow based St. Anthony's before heading to England to play for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. He joined Port Vale in May 1968. He played a mere four games for the club, but did score a goal before his departure in April 1939. He moved on to Watford.
-DOCSTART-	21987437
'''Alexander (Alex) Binnie''' was a Scottish footballer.
Binnie played for Kilsyth Rangers and Partick Thistle before joining Port Vale on trial in September 1926. He kept a clean sheet in his debut in a draw at Hull City on 25 September 1926, but failed to impress in his three other games and instead moved to Hamilton Academicals.
-DOCSTART-	21987654
'''Peter Cunningham''' (13 July 1906 - 3 September 1934) was a Scottish footballer.
Cunningham played for Clyde, Partick Thistle, Cork City and Barnsley before joining Port Vale in May 1933. He played just two games before moving to Crewe Alexandra in November 1933. He died less than a year later on 3 September 1934, at the age of 28.
-DOCSTART-	21987941
'''James (Jimmy) McLean''' (3 April 1934 - 27 August 1995) was a Scottish footballer.
Mclean played for Alva Rangers before joining Port Vale in March 1958. He only played three games during his two seasons with the club, a two month loan spell with Southport in January 1960 could not revitalize his career. After being released at the end of the 1959-60 season, he moved on to Wellington Town and then Witton Albion.
Upon his retirement from the game, he became a regular ''Vale'' supporter.
-DOCSTART-	21988284
'''Henry Pinkerton''' (7 May 1915 - 1986) was a Scottish footballer.
Pinkerton played for Hull City before joining Port Vale in May 1935. After just two games he was released at the end of the 1935-36 season, at which point he moved on to Burnley, later playing for Falkirk and Bo'ness United.
After quitting professional football, he emigrated to Canada to work as a coach.
-DOCSTART-	21988888
'''Murdoch McFarlance Dickie''' (born 28 December 1919) is a former Scottish footballer.
Dickie played for Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale in May 1939. He played two league games, but had his contract cancelled in December 1939. After guesting for Walsall during the war he rejoined Vale in October 1944. He played three war league matches before moving on to Guildford City, probably in the autumn of 1945. Later he played for Chelsea and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	21989009
'''Neil Bernard McAdam''' (born 30 July 1957) is a former Scottish footballer.
McAdam joined Port Vale from Northwich Victoria in August 1982. He kept a clean sheet in his debut game; a 1-0 win over Torquay United on 28 December 1982 at Vale Park. He only played one more match however, and in May 1983 was given a free transfer to Oswestry Town. Later he played for Caernarfon.
-DOCSTART-	21990186
'''Albert Broadhouse''' (c. 1897 - ''unknown'') was a footballer.
Broadhouse joined Port Vale in the autumn of 1916, with World War I still raging. He played in the war league side until his conscription. He returned safely in March 1919 and played his first football league matches, until losing his place in October and being released at the end of the 1919-20 season.
-DOCSTART-	21990419
'''John Arthur Johnstone''' was an English footballer. He was the brother of fellow ''Vale'' player Harry Johnstone.
Johnstone joined Port Vale in April 1921, making his debut soon after. However after six games and no goals he was released at the end of the 1921-22 season.
-DOCSTART-	21990648
'''Alfred Manning''' was a footballer.
Manning joined Port Vale as an amateur in January 1920, signing professional forms the next month. He made his debut at inside-right in a 3-1 defeat at West Ham United on 7 February 1920. He was never used again and instead was released at the end of the season. He moved on to Shildon and then Middleton Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	21990766
'''Arthur Poole''' was a footballer.
Poole joined Port Vale from Mossley in September 1920. He only played ten matches (nine in the league) before being released at the close of the 1920-21 season.
-DOCSTART-	21991034
'''John William Davis''' was a footballer.
Davis played for Bredbury United before joining Port Vale as an amateur in January 1920. His single appearance came at inside-right in a goalless home draw with Fulham on 16 April 1921. He was released, probably in 1922, and moved on to Macclesfield.
-DOCSTART-	21991274
'''Andrew B. Livingstone''' was a footballer.
Livingstone joined Port Vale in March 1921, his only appearance coming at Cardiff City on the 26th of that month, ''Vale'' winning 2-1. He was released at the end of the 1920-21 season.
-DOCSTART-	21991462
'''Daniel Smith''' was a footballer.
Smith joined Port Vale in August 1922, his only appearance coming in a 3-1 defeat at Southampton on 5 March 1923. He was released at the end of the 1922-23 season after failing to dislodge Teddy Peers.
-DOCSTART-	21991658
'''Percy Adams''' was a footballer.
Adams joined Port Vale as an amateur in August 1936, signing as a professional in October of that year. He played two matches and one league match but was unable to gain a regular first team place and was instead released in April 1937.
-DOCSTART-	21992016
'''Howard Round''' was a footballer.
Round played for Tunstall Casuals before joining Port Vale in July 1900. His sole appearance was in the 6-1 defeat at Grimsby Town on 8 September 1900. He left at the end of the the season.
-DOCSTART-	21992331
'''John Sanderson''' (born c. 1919) is a former footballer.
Sanderson joined Port Vale from Newcastle United in June 1938. He played the first two matches of the cancelled 1939-40 season before war broke out. He returned to ''the Vale'' in March 1945, but failed to gain a regular spot and was given a free transfer in May 1946.
-DOCSTART-	21992537
'''Patrick Donoghue''' was a footballer.
Donoghue played for Celtic and Millwall Athletic before joining Port Vale in August 1922. After three matches he lost his place in the first team and was released at the end of the 1922-23.
-DOCSTART-	21992784
'''Albert R. Spencer''' was a footballer.
Spencer joined Port Vale as an amateur in October 1922. After making his debut on New Years Day 1923, in the 3-1 defeat at South Shields he signed professional forms the next month. He was transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1923, but returned to ''Vale'' five months later. His second spell was just as uneventful and he was released at the end of the 1923-24 season. He moved on to Willenhall.
-DOCSTART-	21993059
'''Samuel (Sam) Baum''' (4 May 1914 to 19 June 2002) was a footballer.
Baum played for Bolton Wanderers in two spells, Darwen (on loan) and South Shields before joining Port Vale in March 1938. He played just three games before being handed a free transfer in May 1938.
-DOCSTART-	22000497
'''Ian Cochrane''' (born 27 April, 1959 in Bellshill) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a winger. Cochrane began his career in the mid 1970s with Preston North End before returning to Scotland with Dundee United. After just one match at Tannadice, Cochrane moved west to Greenock Morton, spending three seasons with the Cappielow side. After leaving ''Ton'', Cochrane had spells with Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South, Partick Thistle and Cowdenbeath. It is unclear where his career headed after leaving Cowdenbeath in 1986.
-DOCSTART-	22000699
'''Albert Cook''' (1880 - 27 September 1949) was a footballer.
Cook played for North Staffs Nomads before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1900. He made his debut at centre-half in a 3-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on 21 September 1901. Over the next five seasons he appeared in various positions for the Football League club, before joining rivals Stoke in February 1906. He then played for Stockport County as well as having spells with old clubs North Staffs Nomads and ''Vale''- where he played one game.
He returned to Port Vale on a more permanent basis in January 1909, by then the club had lost their league status. Cook enjoyed regular football until he fell out of favour in September 1910 and was released in the summer of 1911.
-DOCSTART-	22000888
'''William George (Billy) Eardley''' was a footballer; a pacey, quality player he was also prone to sulking.
Eardley joined Burslem Port Vale in May 1894; the following season he only played nine games (8 in the league), but did score three goals. He switched to Newcastle Swifts in the summer of 1895, but returned to ''Vale'' in September of that year. He still failed to become a first team regular and so in August 1896 moved on to Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	22001026
'''Jimmy Banks''' (born 28 April, 1893 in Wigan- died 1942) was an English professional footballer who played for Starcliffe Celtic, St Gregorys, All Saints, Spennymoor United, Willington, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City and Luton Town.
Between 1913-1922 Banks playing mainly as an inside forward scored on 10 occasions in 78 appearances in all competitions for Tottenham Hotspur. The highlight of his career at Tottenham was to collect a winners' medal in the 1921 FA Cup Final. On leaving White Hart Lane in 1923 he joined Norwich City where he featured in 124 matches and netting 23 goals for the Carrow Road club. In 1927 Banks moved to Luton Town where he went on to compete in a further 13 games and scored twice.
-DOCSTART-	22001036
'''C. McAlpine''' was a 19th century footballer. He played 76 games for Burslem Port Vale, although 30 of those were friendlies, which were more prevalent in that era than today.
McAlpine joined Burslem Port Vale in December 1890, making his debut in a 3-0 home friendly defeat to rivals Stoke on 20 December 1890. He was a first team regular and helped the club share the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1891 and win the Staffordshire Charity Cup in 1892. He managed to sign for both Darlington and Vale in the summer of 1892 and was obliged to play for the former as he had given them his signature first, he picked up a six week suspension for his error. He returned to ''Vale'' in October 1892 and was once more a first team regular before leaving for good in February 1893.
-DOCSTART-	22001154
'''David Robert (Bob) Ramsey''' (c. 1865 - ''unknown'') was a 19th century footballer. He played 90 games for Burslem Port Vale, 72 of these were friendlies.
Ramsey joined Burslem Port Vale in April 1886, he played regular football until moving to Stoke in August 1888. During Ramsey's time at Stoke he scored the club's first league hatrick in a 7-1 win over Accrington in 1890. He then played for Newton Heath, West Manchester and Northwich Victoria before returning to ''Vale'' in October 1893. He was a first team player, but was released in May 1894 because his knee kept going out of joint.
-DOCSTART-	22001493
'''James (Jim) Mason''' was a 19th century footballer.
Mason joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1892. He made his debut in a 5-2 home defeat to Newton Heath on 24 December 1894, becoming a regular from March 1895. In 1896 he was reported to be performing 'his usual trick act of shooting at the winding gear of the adjacent colliery or at the clock in the Cobridge Church tower'. He lost his first team place in December 1896, despite this ability. He was suspended by the club in February 1897 for 'offensive conduct' and only made one further appearance, in October 1897. Despite this he actually went on to become a referee after being released in 1898.
-DOCSTART-	22001730
'''John W. (Jack) Smith''' was a 19th century footballer.
Smith joined Burslem Port Vale in June 1892 and made his debut at left-half in a 4-0 defeat at Sheffield United on 17 December 1892. He was a regular in the side from September 1983, but his career ground to halt on New Years Day 1894 as he injured an ankle in a 3-1 defeat at Middlesbrough Ironopolis. He played few games from then until his release in the summer of 1895.
-DOCSTART-	22001965
'''Philip Smith''' was a footballer.
Smith played for Knutton before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1905. After making his debut in a 3-1 defeat at Lincoln City on 2 September 1905 he became a regular in the team. However he was later released, most likely in the summer of 1906.
-DOCSTART-	22002105
'''Shane Duggan''' (born in 11 March 1989 in Limerick) is a footballer, currently playing with League of Ireland side Cork City.
Duggan spent 3 years at Plymouth Argyle before returning to Ireland to join U.C.D..
Duggan was to spend just six months with the Students, making 13 appearances before their relegation to the First Division.
On February 18 2009, Duggan agreed to sign for Cork City and signed a 1 year contract with the Leesiders after impressing during a trial period.
Duggan was sent off against Dundalk on 19 June, 2009 for a second bookable offence. Cork City lost the game 2-1.
-DOCSTART-	22002145
'''James Smith''' (c.1876 - ''unknown'') was a footballer.
Smith played for Kilmarnock before joining Burslem Port Vale in September 1894. He bagged a goal on his debut- a 4-4 home draw with Newcastle United on 6 October 1894. He was a regular for the 1894-95 season, but was released in March 1895.
-DOCSTART-	22002265
'''Hugh Graham Mackay''' was a footballer.
Mackay played for Rotherham Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in October 1893. He kept a clean sheet on his debut in a 1-0 home win over Notts County on 25 November 1893. Although a goalkeeper he played at outside-right in a 2-1 home victory over Woolwich Arsenal on 6 January 1894. He was a regular that season but was released in May 1895.
-DOCSTART-	22002382
'''David Black''' was a footballer who played at centre-forward.
Black played for Blackburn Rovers before joining Burslem Port Vale in October 1895. The team lost a massive 8-2 on his debut, on 19 October 1895 at Darwen. After nine games (7 in the league) the club declared him to be 'a stone too heavy' and so he left by mutual consent in January 1896 and headed for Scotland.
-DOCSTART-	22002675
'''Edward Williams''' was a footballer.
Williams played for East Vale before joining Burslem Port Vale as an amateur in February 1903. He played just six games (five in the league) in his two years at the club, probably leaving in the summer of 1905.
-DOCSTART-	22002932
'''Ian Cartwright''' (born 13 November 1964 in Birmingham) is an English former footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Cartwright signed for First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers as a youth trainee in 1980. He had to wait until his 18th birthday to make his first team debut, coming on as a substitute in a 1-4 defeat at . He made 9 appearances during the remainder of that season (scoring once) as the club won promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt.
He made 16 appearances during their doomed campaign of 1983/84 which saw them relegated from the First Division, beginning a slide down the divisions amid financial problems. Cartwright remained at the club until 1986 when released by manager Sammy Chapman, leaving him to play out his career in the non-league.
He is suffering from renal and spinal cancer.
-DOCSTART-	22002941
'''Alan Banks''' (born 5 October 1938 in Liverpool) is a retired English professional footballer who played for Liverpool, Cambridge City, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle and Poole Town.
-DOCSTART-	22003791
'''Pat Liney''' (born 14 July 1936) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in both Scotland and England for Dalry Thistle, Dundee, St. Mirren, Bradford Park Avenue and Bradford City. He was born in Paisley.
-DOCSTART-	22004155
'''William '''"'''Billy'''"''' Pratt''' (1872 - after 1898) was an English professional footballer who made 22 appearances in the Football Alliance playing for Small Heath.
Pratt, born in Highgate, Birmingham, joined Small Heath in 1889. A winger whose strengths were dribbling and crossing the ball but who lacked pace,
He is often confused with another Billy Pratt, a left-back who did not join the club until 1894.
-DOCSTART-	22006252
'''Mark O'Toole''' is an Irish footballer who plays in the left-back position for Galway United F.C. of the FAI Premier Division .
O'Toole previously played with Tottenham and Norwich City, During March 2009 he was signed by Galway United. He has also been capped for the Republic of Ireland a number of times at various underage levels.
-DOCSTART-	22006422
'''George Davies''' (February 1900 - after 1933) was an English professional footballer who scored 18 goals in 92 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Southend United.
Davies was born in Wellington, Shropshire. He played football for Wellington St George's and Ironbridge and made guest appearances for Wrexham during the First World War, before joining Birmingham of the Football League Second Division in 1918; he was recommended to the club by Birmingham player Jack Elkes, who came from the same area.
-DOCSTART-	22006566
'''Arthur Reed''' (1884 - after 1916) was an English professional footballer who scored 12 goals in 28 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham.
Reed was born in Sheffield. A short man of less than athletic physique, he came late into league football, playing for Leadmill St Mary's and, very briefly, for Doncaster Rovers - one reserve team game preceded a local cup final in which he scored the winning goal, an appearance which resulted in Doncaster's disqualification as he had not been registered in the competition - before joining Birmingham of the Football League Second Division in 1912, aged about 28.
-DOCSTART-	22007274
'''Ernest Pointer''' (1872 - after 1900) was an English professional footballer who made 28 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath. He played as a goalkeeper.
Pointer was born in the Sparkbrook district of Birmingham. He began his football career with Redditch Town of the Birmingham & District League before joining Small Heath of the Football League Second Division in 1896.
-DOCSTART-	22007712
'''Walter Wilson''' was a footballer.
Wilson played for Mansfield Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1894. After playing only five games he was transferred to Nelson in December 1894.
-DOCSTART-	22010574
'''Leonard Jones''' was a footballer.
Jones played for Eastwood before joining Burslem Port Vale in April 1901. He scored on his debut; a 3-0 home win over Leicester Fosse on 12 October 1901. He only played a further three games before being released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22011064
'''William Corfield''' was a footballer with tough tackling abilities.
Corfield joined Burslem Port Vale in October 1893, but was only used in three games of the 1893-94 season, before being released upon its conclusion.
-DOCSTART-	22011314
'''William T. Rhodes''' was a footballer.
Rhodes joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1893. He would have made his debut at Lincoln City on 24 February 1894 but failed to turn up after missing his train. Instead, he made his first start in a goal-fest 6-4 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 5 March 1894 in the Staffordshire Senior Cup second round. He played a league match before being released, probably in 1896.
-DOCSTART-	22011651
'''Joseph Bennett''' was a footballer.
Bennett played for Porthill before joining Burslem Port Vale in September 1899. His only known appearance came against New Brighton Tower, in a 1-1 home draw on 30 December 1899. He was released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22011820
'''Patrick Gallagher''' was a footballer.
Gallagher played for Smallthorne United before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1900. His only game came at left-half in a 2-2 home draw with Small Heath on 1 September 1900, before being released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22011961
'''Alfred H. Hall''' was a footballer.
Hall joined Burslem Port Vale in January 1906. His debut came in a 4-0 defeat at Bristol City on 17 March 1906. He never got picked again and was instead released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22012079
'''James Kirkham''' was a footballer.
Kirkham joined Burslem Port Vale in August 1895. He made only one appearance; in a 2-1 defeat at Burton Wanderers on 21 September 1895 before being released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22017735
'''Harold John Court''', commonly known as '''Jack Court''' (13 June 1919 in Tir Phil, Wales - 1975) was a former footballer who played as an inside forward. Coutr began his career in the late 1930s with Cardiff City but the imminent onset of the Second World War interrupted his career and when he resumed playing in the late 1940s, he was playing for Scottish rivals Dundee United and Dundee. Court moved to Swindon Town in 1950 before playing out his career in the lower English leagues.
-DOCSTART-	22017974
'''James William Thomas "Jimmy" Hill''' OBE (born 22 July 1928) is an English football personality. His career has taken in virtually every role in football, including player, union leader, coach, manager, director, chairman, television executive, presenter, analyst and match official.
Hill was born in Balham, London, the son of Alice Beatrice (Wyatt) and William Thomas Hill, a World War I-veteran, milkman, and bread delivery worker. He was a pupil at Henry Thornton Grammar School, Clapham (1939-45), and is now President of the Old Boys Association. He currently resides in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex.
Hill first came into football as a fan, regularly watching football at local club Crystal Palace, but, despite this, he started playing in 1949 with Brentford, before moving to Fulham in March 1952, for whom he played over 300 games. He scored five goals for Fulham in an away match against Doncaster Rovers and was part of the team that gained promotion to the First Division.
In 1957, he became chairman of the Professional Footballers Association and campaigned to have the Football League's -20 maximum wage scrapped, which he achieved in January 1961, when Fulham teammate Johnny Haynes became the first -100 player.
In November 1961, after retiring as a player aged 33, Hill became manager of Coventry City. His time at Coventry was marked by great changes to the club, nicknamed "The Sky Blue Revolution". He changed the home kit's colours to sky blue, coining the nickname "The Sky Blues". He also penned the club song "The Sky Blue Song", sung to the tune of the Eton Boating Song. Among his other innovations were the first fully-fledged match programme in English football, and organised pre-match entertainment to encourage fans to arrive early. His partnership with the chairman D H Robbins also led to a redevelopment of the stadium, Highfield Road, with 2 new stands being built.
After winning the Division Three championship in 1963-64, and the Division Two title in 1966-67, Hill quit the club shortly before the start of the 1967-68 season as the club entered the top flight for the first time.
In the 1978 season, he is known to have made Coventry City Vs Bristol City kick off 10 minutes late, allowing them to know what their relegation rivals Sunderland were doing at Everton. Sunderland eventually lost the game 2-0. Knowing that all Coventry needed to stay up was a draw, Hill made his players pass the ball around for the last 10 minutes of the game, saving Coventry from relegation (at the expense of Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City).
After leaving Coventry in 1967, Hill moved into broadcasting, acting as technical adviser to the BBC's football-based drama series ''United!'' before becoming Head of Sport at London Weekend Television from 1967 to 1972. He also fronted their World Cup 1970 coverage which, at his suggestion, used the first panel of football pundits.
He was briefly LWT's Deputy Controller of Programmes, before joining the BBC to present ''Match of the Day''. Hill racked up 600 appearances on the show, and became a television icon, instantly recognisable and often caricatured for his long chin and distinctive beard. As a presenter or analyst, he worked on every major international championship from 1966 to 1998. As a broadcaster with the BBC he was present at the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, whilst covering the game for Match of the Day.
In 1999, Hill moved from the BBC to Sky Sports,where he featured on ''Jimmy Hill's Sunday Supplement'', a weekly discussion show between Hill and three football journalists conducted over a Sunday breakfast. In 2007, he was replaced by his co presenter Brian Woolnough and the programme was renamed Sunday Supplement.
Despite his surprise departure as manager, Hill returned to Coventry City as managing director in April 1975 before becoming the chairman. He is still considered a legend by Coventry fans. When Coventry City played their last ever match at Highfield Road in 2005, he received a post-match hero's welcome from the capacity crowd, and led them in a rousing chorus of "The Sky Blue Song". In 2007, fans voted for a bar at the new Ricoh Arena to be named "Jimmy's" in his honour.
Following a spell as chairman of Charlton Athletic, he became chairman of Fulham in 1987, helping his old club survive near-bankruptcy, and blocking an attempted merger with Queens Park Rangers
Hill is a trustee of the Stable Lads Association.
Like Roger Swinfen Eady, 3rd Baron Swinfen, and Allen Parton and Endal, Hill is a patron of Labrador Rescue South East and Central.
He is currently the President of non-league team Corinthian Casuals.
He has a reputation as an all-round innovator in football: as well as helping to get rid of the maximum wage, he commissioned the first all-seater stadium when at Coventry, and has been credited with the invention of the 3 points for a win system, which was pioneered by The Football Association in 1981. In the 1950s he was the first footballer since Victorian times to sport a beard.
Jimmy Hill has become a cult figure, with many British comedy shows parodying his personality and prominent chin. He was a regular character called 'Knobchops' in the comedy series ''Stella Street'' (impersonated by Phil Cornwell). Hill is routinely drawn into panels of various ''Viz'' comics, typically in locales which the real Hill is unlikely to frequent.
He was also spoofed in ''The Goodies'' episode "''2001 and a Bit''", and parodied himself in an appearance in Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Hill's large chin was referenced by popular British schoolboy slang in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, with the phrases "Jimmy Hill!", "Itch my chin!" and "Chinny reckon!", accompanied by the exaggerated stroking of an imaginary lengthened chin, being used to convey the expression of mocking disbelief.
Jimmy Hill has been immortalised in the Scottish football chant "We hate Jimmy Hill, he's a poof, he's a poof". He had become unpopular with Scotland fans, better known as the Tartan Army, for describing David Narey's goal against Brazil in the 1982 World Cup as "a toe-poke" during the BBC's live coverage. He did apologise for this on BBC Scotland TV coverage of the World Cup in France 1998.
One of Hill's more light-hearted football moments took place in 1972. Arsenal were hosting Liverpool at Highbury on 16 September, when linesman Dennis Drewitt pulled a muscle and was unable to continue. FA rules state that the match could not be completed without a referee and two linesmen, so the game was in danger of being abandoned. The matchday announcer put a message over the loudspeaker asking if anyone was a qualified referee and would volunteer to run the line. Hill was a qualified referee and had been at Highbury that day as a spectator. He quickly donned a tracksuit and borrowed training shoes that were a few sizes too small, before stepping in for the injured Drewitt.
Hill is also well known for his ability to make -Colemanballs- statements such as:
-I would undoubtedly pick him in the next England squad if I was the England manager and he wasn't actually Bermudan.-
-We're not used to weather in June in this country.-
-They're still in the game, and they're trying to get back into it.-
"That's a wise substitution by Terry Venables: three fresh men, three fresh legs."
"If England are going to win this match, they're going to have to score a goal."
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'''Rowland Richard George '''"'''Roly'''"''' Harper''' (April 1881 - August 1949) was an English professional footballer who made 34 appearances in the First Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham, Aston Villa and Notts County.
Harper was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire. He began his football career with Walsall Wood before joining Small Heath of the Football League First Division in 1904.
-DOCSTART-	22018911
'''Wilson Arnold Lewis''' (1873 - after 1898) was an English professional footballer who made 20 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath.
Lewis was born in Evesham, Worcestershire. He joined Small Heath from Birmingham & District League champions Hereford Thistle in 1897.
-DOCSTART-	22019015
'''Simon Bryant''' (born 22 November 1982) is a former professional association footballer, who spent five years in The Football League with Bristol Rovers. He plays for Cadbury Heath in Division One of the Western League.
Bryant began his career as a trainee with Bristol Rovers, and after being promoted to the professional ranks at the club in 1999, he remained at the club as a player until 2004. During this spell he went on loan to Tiverton Town during the Christmas and new year period in 2003/2004.
He signed for Mangotsfield United in the summer of 2008, but left the club after less than a month, citing work commitments, without having played a single competitive match, whereupon he joined Cadbury Heath in August that year.
-DOCSTART-	22019018
'''John Ballantyne''' (30 June 1892 - after 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 20 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and played for Scottish Football League clubs Kilmarnock, Vale of Leven and Rangers. He played as an outside right.
Ballantyne was born in Riccarton, Ayrshire.
-DOCSTART-	22019144
'''Adrian Lee Bird''' (born 8 July 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played 27 games in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as a centre half.
Bird was born in Bristol. When he left school in 1985 he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, turning professional two years later.
-DOCSTART-	22020446
'''Alex Lindsay''' (born 8 November, 1896 in Dundee- died 1971) was a professional footballer who played for Raith Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur, Thames and Dundee.
Lindsay joined Tottenham Hotspur from Raith Rovers in 1919. The centre forward played a total of 224 matches and scored on 48 occasions in all competitions for the Lilywhites. He joined Thames in 1930 where he completed a further 25 games and netting a solitary goal. Lindsay ended his football career at Dundee.
-DOCSTART-	22023120
'''Donald "Don" Leeson''' (25 August 1935 - 15 February 2009) was an English football goalkeeper who spent his entire professional career at Barnsley, where he played just over 100 first-team games.
Leeson, a native of Askern, South Yorkshire, signed a professional contract with Barnsley in 1954, and made his first-team debut for the Tykes during the 1956-57 season. He left Oakwell in 1961 to become a police officer in Grimsby. He continued to play football for several local non-league teams, and also represented the national police football team.
He retired from the police force in 1984, and died on 15 February 2009 following a long battle with lung cancer.
-DOCSTART-	22033750
'''John '''"'''Jack'''"''' Needham''' (4 March 1887 - 1961) was an English professional footballer who scored 63 goals in 225 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Hull City.
Needham was born in Newstead, Nottinghamshire. He began his football career with local clubs before attracting attention with his goalscoring exploits for Mansfield Wesley of the Notts & District League. His 46 goals in 35 games, including four goals in a match on four occasions and three more hat-tricks, in the 1908-09 season earned him a move to Birmingham of the Football League Second Division.
Despite a good start to his Birmingham career,
During the war he guested for Port Vale, becoming the club's top scorer during the 1916-17 season with 12 goals. He showed his 'true regard for the game' by playing a match after working the previous night until 6am. After being conscripted in the army in the summer of 1917 he returned to Wolverhampton upon his demobilization. He left in March 1920 to join Hull City,
-DOCSTART-	22033790
'''John '''"'''Jack'''"''' McKay''' (1885 - after 1911) was an English professional footballer who made 19 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham.
McKay was born in Hebburn, County Durham. He began his football career with Hebburn Argyle before joining Birmingham of the Football League Second Division in 1910.
-DOCSTART-	22033846
'''William Saunders''' was a footballer.
Saunders joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1899. His only known appearance came in a 5-0 thumping at Bolton Wanderers on 2 January 1900. He was released at the close of the 1900-01 season.
-DOCSTART-	22033955
'''Robert (Bob) McCrindle''' was a Scottish footballer. He played 183 games for Burslem Port Vale, scoring six goals, however 72 of these games were friendlies.
McCrindle joined Burslem Port Vale in September 1889. A firm first team choice he was a member of the sides that shared the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1891 and won the Staffordshire Charity Cup in 1892. He was an ever-present during the 1893-94 season, but in the summer of 1894 moved on to Luton Town.
McCrindle was selected to play for his native Scotland in November 1889, however due to a fixture clash could not turn up for the game.
-DOCSTART-	22034061
'''William (Billy) Elson''' was a 19th century footballer. He played 241 games and scored 15 goals for Burslem Port Vale, however 114 of these games were friendlies.
Elson most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886. After a slow start, he became a regular from January 1888 and was in the side that shared the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1891. After a match at Crewe Alexandra on 9 December 1893 he was physically attacked, at which point he then challenged the entire crowd to "come on" one-by-one. He transferred to West Manchester in the summer of 1894.
-DOCSTART-	22035780
'''James H. Holdcroft''' was a footballer.
Holdcroft joined Burslem Port Vale in March 1894. He played 62 games for the club; including 37 in the Football League and 16 in the Midland League. He was released at the end of the 1896-97 season.
-DOCSTART-	22035865
'''Colin George Prophett''' (b. 8 March 1947 in Crewe) is a former professional footballer. He was a defender who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich City, Swindon Town, Chesterfield and Crewe Alexandra.
Prophett made his league debut on 6 September 1969 for Sheffield Wednesday in an away match at Arsenal.
-DOCSTART-	22036980
'''A.E. Maybury''' was a footballer.
Maybury played non-league football with Nantwich before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1900. On his debut, on 8 September 1900, he conceded six goals in a 6-1 drubbing at Grimsby Town. Despite this poor start he was an ever-present for the rest of the season, before being released upon its conclusion. He then moved on to Chesterfield.
-DOCSTART-	22037091
'''Ralph Barlow''' was a footballer.
Barlow joined Burslem Port Vale in January 1895, making his debut in a 2-0 win at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895. After being a regular during the 1895-96 season he suffered a breakdown in September 1896 and was sent to a convalescent home. His recovery was a slow one, and so the club arranged a benefit match for him in April 1897 and released him from his contract at the end of the 1896-97 season.
-DOCSTART-	22037311
'''James Clutton''' was a 19th century footballer. He made 92 appearances for Burslem Port Vale; 27 of these were friendlies, 29 were in the Football League and 22 in the Midland League.
Clutton joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1889. His appearances were rare until September 1891 when he broke into the first team. He was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1891 and won the Staffordshire Challenge Cup in 1892. His career effectively ended however in October 1893, when he broke a leg.
-DOCSTART-	22037604
'''Charles '''"'''Charlie'''"''' Simms''' (12 February 1859 - 20 July 1935) was an English professional footballer who made nine appearances in the Football Alliance and one in the Football League playing for Small Heath.
Simms was born in Birmingham in 1859. He played for Calthorpe and Mitchell St George's before joining Small Heath Alliance in 1884.
When he retired as a player Simms became the club's trainer, and when the new St Andrew's ground opened in 1906, he was appointed head groundsman, a post he held until January 1914, at which point he retired from football after 30 years' service to the club.
Simms died in Birmingham in 1935 at the age of 76.
-DOCSTART-	22047225
'''Joseph "Joe" Allen''' (born 30 December, 1909 in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire -died 1978) was a professional footballer who played for Northfleet, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers, Mansfield Town and Racing Club de Roubaix.
Allen played for local club Bilsthorpe Colliery before joining Tottenham Hotspur for his first spell at White Hart Lane in 1932. In the same year he moved to the Spurs nursery club Northfleet United on loan. The inside forward rejoined the Lilywhites where he scored one goal in his solitary match for the club. In 1933 he signed for Queens Park Rangers where he went on to feature in 51 matches and scoring on six occasions for the Loftus Road outfit. Allen moved to Mansfield Town and competed in a further eight games and netting five goals. He ended his career at French team Racing Club de Roubaix.
-DOCSTART-	22048328
'''Robin van Persie''' (born 6 August 1983) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Arsenal and Netherlands as a striker. In the national team he is occasionally deployed as a left/right winger as well.
The son of two artists, Van Persie was encouraged to follow in his parents' footsteps, but he instead preferred football and joined SBV Excelsior's youth squad. He made his breakthrough at hometown club Feyenoord, where he spent three seasons and won the 2002 UEFA Cup. Disagreements with coach Bert van Marwijk culminated in a change of club and Van Persie moved to Premier League side Arsenal for -2.75 million in 2004. He won the FA Community Shield and the FA Cup in his first season with the London club and won the 2006 Rotterdam Sportsman of the year award.
Van Persie has 40 caps and 14 goals with the Netherlands and made his senior international debut in 2005. He has participated in the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008. He also assisted with the Netherlands' qualification for the 2010 World Cup.
Robin van Persie was raised in the Kralingen section of east Rotterdam. His mother, Jos Ras, was a painter, and his father, Bob, a sculptor.
Van Persie joined Dutch side SBV Excelsior's youth squad at the age of 14, but left due to conflicts with the coaching staff and signed for Feyenoord.
He signed a professional three-and-a-half year deal with Feyenoord at the start of the next season, and scored five goals in a 6-1 Amstel Cup thrashing of AGOVV on 6 February 2003.
Van Persie's rift with Van Marwijk continued when he was sent home on the eve of the 2003 UEFA Super Cup final against Real Madrid after the coach was reportedly displeased with Van Persie's body language upon his being asked to warm up for a recent league game.
Feyenoord unsuccessfully attempted to extend Van Persie's contract during the offseason, and his deteriorating relationship with Van Marwijk led to his spending most of 2003-04 on the bench. He again played 28 matches, but finished with two fewer goals than the previous season. Feyenoord shopped him at the end of the campaign but found few takers due to Van Persie's past disciplinary issues. During the January transfer window, the Eredivisie club opened negotiations with Arsenal, who were seeking a long-term replacement for aging veteran Dennis Bergkamp. Both parties could not agree to terms, and five months later, a deal was finalized and Van Persie was sold to Arsenal for -2.75 million, just over half of Feyenoord's original asking price of -5 million.
Van Persie revealed in 2009 that he had hoped to join Rangers following his decision to leave Feyenoord, but did not receive an offer from the Scottish club.
On 17 May 2004, Van Persie signed a four-year deal with Arsenal.
thumb|Van Persie with Thierry Henry
Van Persie's good form at the start of the 2005-06 season earned him the Player of the Month award for November 2005 after eight goals in eight starts,
left|120px|thumb|Van Persie and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba in 2008
The beginning of the 2006-07 season included an airborne volley against Charlton Athletic that Wenger called ''"the goal of a lifetime"''
After Henry departed for Barcelona prior to the 2007-08 season, Van Persie assumed the role as Arsenal's main striker. Following a streak of seven goals in ten regular-season games, Van Persie was sidelined for two months with a knee injury suffered on international duty.
Van Persie opened his 2008-09 account on 31 August with a brace in Arsenal's 3-0 league victory over Newcastle United.
With only one year remaining of his contract, Van Persie was in negotiations with Arsenal about an extension for several months in 2009. Finally it was announced in July that he had signed a new long-term contract with his club, stating "My heart is with Arsenal and I just can't picture myself in a different shirt". The departure of Emmanuel Adebayor also meant that the Dutchman was now the main striker in Wenger's 4-3-3 system. Van Persie started the 2009-10 season with two assists in the first match against Everton, which led to a 6-1 victory. As one of the first choice penalty and corner takers, he has set up many of Arsenal's goals, including Vermaelen's debut goal against Everton. He scored his first goal of the season in the 4-2 loss at Eastlands to Man City where he was later kicked by Adebayor. He then scored goals against Olympiacos, Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham, West Ham and Tottenham. Van Persie's excellent form in October did not go unrecognised as he was named Barclays Player of the Month for October, his second such award. On 14 November, however, he injured his ankle in an international friendly and was initially expected to be out for six weeks, but further tests showed that he might be out for five months.
thumb|100px|Van Persie training with the Netherlands
Van Persie was a U-21 international and took part in the 2004 and 2006 European Championship qualifying. The ''Jong Oranje'' failed to qualify for the 2004 tournament and van Persie did not participate in the latter as he was already in the senior squad for the World Cup. He earned his first caps for the Netherlands in less than the span of a week, first in a 2-0 2006 World Cup qualifying win over Romania on 4 June 2005,
Despite not being a regular starter for Arsenal, Van Persie was part of coach Marco van Basten's roster for the 2006 World Cup finals. He played in all four of the Netherlands' matches and scored his only goal in the group stage against Cte d'Ivoire via a free kick as the ''Oranje'' were eliminated in the round of sixteen.
thumb|left|Van Persie (right) with Arjen Robben
Van Persie scored a team-best four Euro 2008 qualifying goals,
Van Persie has scored in the friendlies he has played in against Russia and Sweden, and has scored a header in a World Cup qualifying match against Scotland, which stirred debate whether he should be taking corners or receiving them. He was injured during that match and was substituted early in the second-half.
Despite being naturally left-footed, Van Persie often drifts out to the right-hand side when playing upfront in order to cut inside onto his favourite foot to unleash a shot or cross. He plays in a similar role to the former Arsenal and Netherlands legend, Dennis Bergkamp, playing just off the main striker where he finds space. He finds this kind of space on the wing and is therefore not an "out and out striker" in the sense that he was actually the Premier League's top assist scorer in the 2008-09 season. Although his goal record significantly improved that year, he is still more of a versatile second striker. He is Arsenal's first choice penalty and free-kick taker. He is also known for his shot technique and has the ability to score from awkward positions.
Neil Moxley of the Daily Mail claimed that there was a rumor which proposed that Van Persie was a Muslim, however Van Persie has since denied this. Van Persie lives in London with his Moroccan-Dutch wife Bouchra, son, Shaqueel and daughter Dina Layla.
-DOCSTART-	22048890
'''Neil Berry''' (born 6 April 1963) was a Scottish football player who played the majority of his career with Scottish Premier League club Hearts.
He was known for his tough-tackling, no nonsense style of play. He was a regular in the Hearts team throughout much of the 1980s and early 1990s, and was a member of the 1985-86 team that infamously lost the league title on the last game of the season to Celtic, and the 1986 Scottish Cup Final to Aberdeen.
Although he was chiefly a midfielder, he could also play in defence and was often drafted into the rear-guard alongside the likes of Craig Levein.
-DOCSTART-	22049316
'''Cuthbert '''"'''Charlie'''"''' Phillips''' (23 June 1910 - 15 October 1969) was a Welsh professional footballer who won 13 full caps for Wales. At club level, he scored 73 goals in 237 appearances in the Football League playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Birmingham.
Phillips was born in Victoria, Monmouthshire. He began his football career with Ebbw Vale before turning professional with Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Football League Second Division in 1929.
In January 1936, Phillips moved on to Aston Villa for a fee of -9,000, where he experienced relegation followed by another Second Division title, and in 1938 he crossed the city to join Birmingham, where he was again relegated from the First Division. In the 1939 close season he dropped into non-league football with Chelmsford City, and retired from football during the Second World War.
Phillips was capped twice at schoolboy level and went on to win 13 full international caps for Wales.
He played as a forward, either at centre-forward or on the right. He was skilful with the ball but had a short temper which sometimes caused him disciplinary problems. After retirement from the game Phillips kept a public house, first in the Bushbury district of Wolverhampton and later in Lichfield, Staffordshire. He died in Lichfield in 1969 at the age of 59.
-DOCSTART-	22049463
'''Akwasi Fobi-Edusei''' (sometimes listed as '''Akwasi Fobe-Edusei''' or simply '''Akwasi Edusei''', born 12 September 1986 in London) is an English association football player currently playing for Margate in the Isthmian League Premier Division. He began his career with Gillingham, where he made nine appearances in The Football League. He has also played for Welling United and Farnborough. In January 2009 he joined Halesowen Town but subsequently moved on after playing just two matches.
He signed for Margate on 29 September 2009. Edusei scored on his Margate debut in a 2-1 win over Kingstonian on 3 October 2009.
-DOCSTART-	22049629
'''Wallace '''"'''Wally'''"''' Clark''' (14 July 1896 - 20 December 1975) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward. He scored two goals in 80 appearances in the Football League playing for Middlesbrough, Leeds United, Birmingham, Coventry City, Barrow and Torquay United.
Clark was born in Jarrow, County Durham, and began his football career with Durham City before joining Middlesbrough when the Football League resumed after the First World War. Two seasons later he was transferred to Leeds United for a fee of -460, and in March 1923 moved on to Birmingham. He played regularly until he suffered an injury towards the end of the 1923-24 season, and did not play for the first team again, moving on to Coventry City in October 1924. After that he spent no more than a year with any club, playing for Boston Town in the Midland League, returning to the Football League with Barrow and Torquay United, then the Cheshire County League with Connah's Quay & Shotton. He died in his native Jarrow aged 79.
He went on to play bowls, and became vice-president of Jarrow Bowling Club. He died in his native Jarrow aged 79.
-DOCSTART-	22051002
'''Charles John Izon''' (1870 - after 1897) was an English professional footballer who made 32 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath and Walsall.
Izon was born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire. His forward play with Old Hill Wanderers and Halesowen earned him a good reputation, and there was strong competition in the Birmingham area for his signature. He joined Second Division champions Small Heath in September 1893,
-DOCSTART-	22052479
'''Frank Foxall''' (1884 - after 1910) was an English professional footballer who scored 52 goals in 204 appearances in the Football League playing for Doncaster Rovers, Gainsborough Trinity, Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham.
Foxall was born in Sheffield. He played football for Wombwell Town before joining Doncaster Rovers of the Second Division in 1902. The following year Foxall moved on to Gainsborough Trinity, also of the Second Division, where he spent four years,
-DOCSTART-	22053398
'''Ian McInnes''' (born 22 March 1967) is a former Scottish footballer. He played as a midfielder for Rotherham United and Lincoln City in the Football League before representing Kilmarnock, Stranraer, Stirling Albion and Albion Rovers in the Scottish Football League.
-DOCSTART-	22055088
'''Charles Stanley '''"'''Charlie'''"''' Duncan''' (1889 - after 1920) was a Scottish professional footballer who scored six goals in 22 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham. He also played for Scottish League clubs Dunfermline Athletic and Clyde, and was capped once for the Scottish League representative team.
Duncan was born in Kinross. He played for Dunfermline Athletic before coming to England to sign for Birmingham of the Second Division in 1913.
-DOCSTART-	22055534
'''Hugh (Hughie) Dunn''' was a footballer. His year of birth is uncertain, being given as 1878 in some sources and 1875 in others.
Dunn played for Johnstone, Preston North End and Bristol Rovers before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1906. He played 27 league and 4 FA Cup games before losing his first team spot in March 1907. He was not given a chance to win it back however, as ''the Vale'' went into liquidation at the end of the 1906-07 season.
He was a Southern League championship winner with Bristol Rovers in the 1904-05 season.
-DOCSTART-	22056064
'''Fred Farrington''' (''unknown'' - June 1931; died at sea) was a footballer.
Farrington probably joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1888. He took four years to establish himself in the first team, but was a regular from March 1892 to September 1893. He retired due to ill health in April 1894.
-DOCSTART-	22056443
'''Frank Whitehouse''' was a footballer.
Whitehouse played for Bucknall before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1899. He bagged a brace on his (known) debut, playing outside-right in a 5-0 home win over West Bromwich Albion on 11 December 1899, in a first round Birmingham Senior Cup match. He was transferred to Stoke in May 1900, later he played for Glossop.
-DOCSTART-	22056587
'''Alex Crombie''' was a footballer.
Crombie played for Morpeth Harriers and Reading before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1905. He was a regular first team player from September 1905 to February 1906; at which point he lost his place. He departed at the end of the 1905-06 season, having played 22 games and scored 2 goals for the club (17 games, 1 goal in the Football League).
-DOCSTART-	22056903
'''Thomas (Tom) Poole''' was a footballer.
Poole played for Crewe Carriage Works before joining Burslem Port Vale as an amateur in October 1897. His debut in a 1-0 home defeat by Barnsley St. Peter's in a Midland League match on 9 October 1897. The goal conceded came as Poole managed to punch an indirect free kick into his own goal, he constantly ran out of his area during the match and did not impress. Despite this he signed as a professional in 1898 and was utilized as a reserve until January 1900, at which point he became the first choice keeper. He lost his place in September 1900 though, and was released at the end of the 1900-01 season.
-DOCSTART-	22057118
'''Thomas John "Spill" Spilsbury''' was a footballer. He played 57 games for Burslem Port Vale (25 in the Midland Football League, 16 in the Football League) and scored one cup goal for the club.
Spilsbury played for Dresden United before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1897. His debut match could hardly have gone better; a 8-0 home romp over Grantham Rovers. He was a regular until January 1899, and was a member of the the 1898 Staffordshire Senior Cup winning side during his run. He was released at the end of the 1900-01 season.
-DOCSTART-	22057237
'''Hugh Walley''' was a footballer.
Walley joined Burslem Port Vale as an amateur in August 1905. He made his debut the following month at outside-left in a 2-2 home draw with Grimsby Town on 16 September 1905. After a further nine games and one goal he was released, probably in 1907.
-DOCSTART-	22057356
'''Wallace Bliss''' was a footballer. He was the first player to score a Football League for Burslem Port Vale.
Bliss joined Burslem Port Vale in August 1892. He made his debut at inside-left on 3 September 1892 as Vale lost 5-1 at Small Heath, his goal was the clubs first in the Football League. He was a regular in the side until December 1892 and was released at the end of the 1892-93 season.
-DOCSTART-	22057550
'''Edward (Teddy) Morse''' was a 19th century footballer. He played 46 games (including 13 in the Football League and 25 in the Midland Football League) for Burslem Port Vale and scored a Midland League goal for the club.
Morse joined Burslem Port Vale in February 1895. His debut came, rather unfortunately, in a 10-0 defeat at Notts County on 26 February 1896. He became a first team regular from March 1896. However, he failed to rejoin the club after the 1897-98 season, despite the club retaining him. Perhaps this was in part to his experiences that season; he was 'hurled under the waggonette' by the crowd after ''Vale'' won 1-0 at Doncaster Rovers on 27 March 1897 in a Midland League match, he was also sent off the next week in a 1-0 home loss to Ilkeston Town after punching an opponent who Morse claimed bit him on the nose.
-DOCSTART-	22062205
'''William Tunstall''' was a footballer.
Tunstall played for Hanley Swifts before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1901. He had a successful debut; scoring in a 1-1 draw at home to Burnley. However, after a further 12 league and 9 cup games he failed to score and was released at the end of the 1903-04 season.
-DOCSTART-	22062250
'''Walter George '''"'''Wally'''"''' Hassall''' (29 March 1912 - March 1996) was an English professional footballer who made 84 appearances in the First Division of the Football League playing for Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham.
Halsall was born in Liverpool. As a young man he played as an amateur for various clubs in the Lancashire area.
In December 1932 he signed for Blackburn Rovers, initially as an amateur, turning professional a few months later. He gained a reputation for an elegant style of play, but when the club signed Charlie Calladine from Birmingham in 1936, the two players were in competition for the same position, and Halsall's appearances became less frequent. He was released after the 1937-38 season and joined Birmingham, where the local press described him as a "tall, stylish player with the heart to do two men's work". After one season Birmingham were relegated from the Division, and Halsall joined Chesterfield, but never played a league game for them before the Football League was suspended in September 1939.
He retired from football during the Second World War and became a commercial traveller.
-DOCSTART-	22062266
'''Frederick (Fred) Belfield''' was a 19th century footballer. He played 51 games (including 31 Midland League and 12 Football League) and scored 10 goals (including 31 Midland League and 3 Football League) for Burslem Port Vale.
Belfield joined Burslem Port Vale in September 1893, a year later he had made his debut in a 1-0 home win over Walsall Town Swifts. He was a first team regular from October 1896 but broke a leg on 27 November 1897, in a friendly with rivals Stoke. Once he recovered he barely played and was instead released at the end of the 1898-99 season.
-DOCSTART-	22062324
'''R.H. Seaton''' was a footballer.
Seaton probably joined Burslem Port Vale in 1900. His debut came in a 1-0 home loss to Stockport County on 3 September 1900. He played regularly until he lost his place in December 1900 and was released at the end of the 1900-01 season.
-DOCSTART-	22062418
'''Joseph Boughey''' was a versatile 19th century footballer.
Boughey joined Burslem Port Vale in October 1893. His debut came at right-half in a 2-1 home win over Woolwich Arsenal on 6 January 1894. Despite being able to play in most positions he couldn't break into the first team regularly and was instead released at the end of the 1894-95 season. He moved on to Audley.
-DOCSTART-	22062446
'''James "Jimmy" Deacon''' (23 January 1906 - 1976) was a Scottish footballer, who played in the Football League.
Deacon began his league career with Darlington, making two appearances in the Third Division before joining Second Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1929 for -250.
He scored on his Wolves debut, a 2-2 draw at Bradford City on 7 September 1929, and quickly formed a potent attack with Billy Hartill, scoring 42 goals as a duo that season. Deacon reached double figures in goals in all but his final full season at Molineux, and won a Second Division championship medal in 1931-32. His younger brother Dickie also played for the club during this spell.
He scored a total of 56 goals in 158 appearances for Wolves, before being transferred to Southend United in October 1934. He made over a century of appearances for Southend, before playing out his career with a season at Hartlepool in 1939-40.
After World War II, he returned to his native Glasgow where he ran a pub.
-DOCSTART-	22062905
'''Richard "Dickie" Deacon''' (26 June 1911 - 1986) was a Scottish footballer, who played in the Football League during the 1930s.
Deacon joined Second Division Wolverhampton Wanderers from Cockfield in 1929, along with his older brother Jimmy.
While his brother made over 150 appearances for Wolves, Dickie struggled to make any impact and managed just three first team games. He made his league debut on 7 March 1931 in a 0-1 defeat at and played the following game, at home to , where he scored in a 3-0 victory. His only other appearance for the club came the following month, a 1-1 draw with .
He joined West Ham United, but again only played three times for their first team, during the 1932-33 season. He soon moved to fellow London side Chelsea, where he also served as trainer after retiring from playing.
He finished his playing career with spells at Glenavon, Northampton Town and Lincoln City, and also guested for Northampton during wartime.
-DOCSTART-	22062939
'''Alfred Josiah Edward "Alf" Wood''' (June 1876 - April 1919) was an English footballer.
Wood played for local side Smallthorne Albion before joining Burslem Port Vale in December 1892, aged 16. A versatile player, he was utilized in most positions over the next three seasons; including in goal at Rotherham Town on 28 October 1893, where he actually kept a clean sheet in the 1-0 win. He was an ever-present for ''the Vale'' in the 1893-94 season.
However, he signed for Southampton St Mary's in the summer of 1895. Port Vale lodged a complaint with the Football Association about "''poaching''" claiming that the contract was signed before the League season had ended. An emergency FA meeting was held at Sheffield, resulting in the "Saints" being severely censured for negligence. St Mary's were ordered to pay their own costs, plus -1 13s to Port Vale. The Southampton director, Alfred McMinn was suspended for a year and trainer Bill Dawson for a month; Wood's registration with St Mary's was cancelled.
Wood instead transferred to local rivals Stoke in October 1895, later playing for Aston Villa, Derby County and Bradford Park Avenue.
-DOCSTART-	22063163
'''Frank Haslam''' was a footballer.
Haslam played for Mansfield Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1894. He made his debut at left-half in a 1-0 home win over Walsall Town Swifts on 1 September 1894. He was only to play seven more games that season however, and was transferred to Notts County in March 1895.
-DOCSTART-	22064646
'''Jim Whitley''' (born 14 April 1975) is a Zambian-born Northern Irish former professional footballer. Although not officially retired, he has not played since 2006 after leaving Wrexham.
His brother Jeff is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Northwich Victoria.
Born in Ndola, Zambia to a Zambian mother and Irish father, Whitley originally wished to become a golfer. At the age of 11 he moved to Wrexham, Wales where he attended Ysgol Bryn Alyn. While at the school he became friends with future Wales international Robbie Savage who helped encourage his interest in football. At the age of 15, Whitley signed for Manchester City and, after completing his GCSE's in Wales, he attended Loreto college in Manchester to take A-level's in art and sports studies.
Whitley began his career at Manchester City, signing his first professional contract at the age of 18 in 1993. He made his debut for the first team on 3 January, 1998 in a 2-0 win over Bradford City in the FA Cup at the age of 22. His first league appearance came the following week in a 3-0 win against Portsmouth and he went on to make 21 appearances in all competitions before being voted the clubs young player of the year. He remained a regular in the side until January 1999 when he fell out of favour, appearing just once in the final four months of the season.
At the start of the 1999-200 season, Whitley joined Blackpool on loan in order to play first team football, playing 8 times for the side before returning to Manchetser City where his only appearance during the remainder of the season came in a 1-1 draw with Huddersfield Town on 18 February, 2000. The match would later turn out to be his final appearance for Manchester City and, after spending the whole 2000-01 season away from the club with loan spells at Norwich City, Swindon Town and Northampton Town, he joined Wrexham on a free transfer.
He became a first team regular at the Welsh side, but suffered a serious knee injury in February 2005 which kept him out for nine months. Whitley returned to the side to make 10 appearances duirng the 2005-06 season, but the knee injury quickly resurfaced and at the end of the season Wrexham decided not to offer Whitley an extension to his contract after undergoing three knee operations and making just 24 appearances in his final two years at the side.
Along with his brother Jeff, Whitley chose to represent Northern Ireland, qualifying through his father. He made his debut on 3 June, 1998 in a 4-1 defeat against Spain and went on to win his second cap three months later in a 3-0 defeat to Turkey. Whitley made his third and final appearance for Northern Ireland two years later as a substitute in a 4-1 loss to Finland.
Following his retirement, Whitley instead began performing as a singer and dancer in stage shows, appearing in productions called Christmas Crooners and The Rat Pack's Back, taking the roles of Nat King Cole and Sammy Davis, Jr. in the respective shows.
Whitley also paints portraits and, in 2005, a number of his paintings were exhibited during an art show held at Maine Road, the former home stadium of Manchester City.
-DOCSTART-	22065722
'''George Hulme''' was a footballer.
Hulme probably joined Burslem Port Vale in 1896, his debut came in a 7-2 defeat Midland Football League at Barnsley St. Peter's on 23 January 1897. He played fifteen further games (including 8 in the Football League and 2 in the Midland League), but in February 1899, on one of his rare appearances broke a leg. This finished his career, at least with ''the Vale''.
-DOCSTART-	22065795
'''Arthur Shelley''' was a footballer.
Shelley played for Chesterton before joining Burslem Port Vale as an amateur in July 1905. His only appearance came at centre-half in a 1-0 defeat at Burton United on 21 October 1905 before being released, probably in 1907.
-DOCSTART-	22068129
'''Cornelius "Con" Moulson''' (September 3, 1906 - October 27, 1989) was an Irish footballer and (very briefly) manager. Most of his playing career was spent in his native Ireland, but he did have a spell in the English leagues, most notably for Lincoln City between 1932 and 1937. He also won five call-ups for his country.
Republic of Ireland Senior Internationals
His playing career ended at the start of World War II and he subsequently took up work in a factory in Lincoln, where he continued working after the war ended, along with taking up a part-time role as Lincoln City's kit man. When long-serving manager Bill Anderson retired in 1965, Moulson was the shock choice to be the club's new manager, despite not having had any day-to-day involvement in football for almost three decades. After only eight matches, which saw an unconventional 3-3-4 formation being deployed and 21 goals conceded, Moulson was relieved of his duties. Every single one of the eight matches which Moulson was in charge for ended in defeat, giving him arguably the worst record of any permanent manager in the entire history of the league.
After his turn as manager, Moulson reverted to his role as kit man and resumed work at the factory where he had been previously working.
-DOCSTART-	22075089
'''Randolph Galloway''' (22 December 1896 - 10 April 1964) was an English footballer and football manager. He played for Sunderland Tramways, Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Luton Town, Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur and Grantham Town.
He coached Sporting de Gijn, Valencia CF, Racing Santander, C.A. Pearol, SC YF Juventus, Sporting CP and Vitria S.C..
-DOCSTART-	22077884
'''Andros Darryl Townsend''' (born 16 July 1991) is an English footballer, currently playing for Milton Keynes Dons on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. Andros was born in Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone.
Townsend is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur academy. In March 2009, he went on loan to Yeovil Town and made his football league debut against Milton Keynes Dons alongside fellow Spurs academy player Jonathan Obika. He scored one goal in ten games to help save Yeovil from relegation. Then in August 2009, he went on a month's loan to Leyton Orient. On 22 August he scored a wonder goal, having run 70 yards past three Yeovil players and side-stepping another before blasting past the goalkeeper.
On 14 January 2010, Townsend was signed on loan to the Milton Keynes Dons until the end of the season.
Townsend has played for England under 16s and England under 19s.
Townsend attended Rush Croft Sports College.
-DOCSTART-	22080606
'''W.H. Machin''' was a footballer.
Machin joined Burslem Port Vale in September 1900, making his debut in a goalless home draw with Grimsby Town on 3 November 1900. He spent five seasons with the club before being released at the end of the 1904-05 season.
-DOCSTART-	22080755
'''J.B. Sandham''' was a footballer.
Sandham played for Stoke and Crewe Alexandra before joining the other major club in the area- Burslem Port Vale, in January 1896. He scored on his debut in a 2-2 home draw with Burton Wanderers on 18 January 1896. He played a further five games (three in the Football League) and scored another league goal, but lost his place in February 1896 and was released at the end of the season. He moved on to Dresden United and then returned to Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	22080949
'''Joseph Steadman''' was a footballer.
Steadman joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1899 and scored on his debut game in a 2-0 win at Burton Swifts on 24 November 1900. He was only to play two more games however, before being released in the summer of 1901.
-DOCSTART-	22081070
'''John F. (Johnny) Lander''' was a footballer.
Lander joined Burslem Port Vale in September 1892. His debut came in a 4-0 thrashing at Sheffield United on 17 December 1892. He scored two goals in his next two games but was released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22081108
'''Alan Humphreys''' (born Chester, England, 18 November 1939) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Shrewsbury Town, Leeds United, Mansfield Town and Chesterfield in the 1950s and 1960s.
Humphreys began his professional career at Shrewsbury Town in 1956, where he made 32 appearances in three seasons and built a reputation of being the one of the best young goalkeepers outside the First Division. In February 1960, he joined a declining Leeds United side that was relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 1959-60 season. He had an unhappy time during this period, losing confidence, and Don Revie brought in the experienced Tommy Younger and later Gary Sprake to fill the goalkeeping position. Humphreys left Leeds in August 1962 for non-league football before returning to league action with Mansfield Town in 1964-65 and later with Chesterfield.
-DOCSTART-	22081132
'''F.A. Marple''' was a footballer.
Marple joined Burslem Port Vale in September 1894, scoring on his debut in a 2-1 home defeat to Bury on the 15th of that month. He was only to play one more game however, before his release, which probably came at the end of the 1894-95 season.
-DOCSTART-	22081147
'''Albert "Bert" Roberts''' (27 January 1907 - 27 January 1957) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton in the 1930s.
Roberts was born in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire and played his youth football with Goldthorpe United and Ardsley Athletic, where he was spotted by scouts from Southampton.
He joined Southampton in August 1929 as an understudy to Mike Keeping.
In each of the next two seasons, Roberts made only a handful of appearances. When Keeping moved to Fulham in February 1933, Arthur Tilford moved to The Dell from Craven Cottage on a short-term contract and stepped into Keeping's position. It was only in August 1933, with Tilford having returned to Fulham, that Roberts was finally able to make the No. 3 shirt his own.
In the 1933-34 season, Roberts made 39 appearances at left-back alongside Bill Adams. He soon established a reputation as a consistent, reliable full-back
In May 1938, he and the club were unable to agree terms for a new contract and he was transfer-listed at a fee of -500.
After leaving the Saints, Roberts spent one season with Swansea Town, but was unable to displace Len Emmanuel at left-back. Emmanuel's brother, Tom, moved to Southampton in September 1938 as Roberts' replacement.
After World War II, Roberts made one appearance for York City in 1946, before settling in South Yorkshire where he died in 1957, on his fiftieth birthday.
-DOCSTART-	22081181
'''Ebenezer Grant''' was a footballer.
Grant played for Tunstall Park before joining Burslem Port Vale as an amateur in January 1906. His debut came in a 5-0 loss at Grimsby Town on 20 January 1906. He played just a further four games, but did score a goal in one of these before being released, probably in 1907.
-DOCSTART-	22081367
'''S.E. Bayley''' was a footballer.
Bayley joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1897, making his debut in a 2-1 home defeat by Chesterfield in a Midland Football League match on 23 October 1897. He played 12 games (including 5 Football League, 6 Midland League and 1 Staffs Cup game), scoring 3 goals (1 Football League and 2 Midland League). His final match was a 3-1 home win over Middlesbrough on 4 September 1899, where he was seriously injured. He was probably released at the end of the 1900-01 season.
-DOCSTART-	22081467
'''Charles Frith Hodgkinson''' was a footballer.
Hodgkinson probably joined Burslem Port Vale in 1898. His first recorded game was at outside-left in a 3-0 home win against Long Eaton Rangers, in a Midland Football League match on 19 February 1898. After 12 further games (including 6 Football League, 2 Midland League and 1 Staffs Cup game) and 1 Midland League goal he was released at the end of the 1898-99 season.
-DOCSTART-	22081520
'''Peter McConnell''' (born 3 March 1937) is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking wing-half for Leeds United, Carlisle United and Bradford City.
McConnell was born in Reddish, Cheshire, England. He began his footballing career as a teenager at Leeds United. He made his first team debut during the 1958-59 season in a declining side that was to be relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 1959-60 season. He did not become a regular in the side until the 1961-62 when Leeds were fighting relegation to the Third Division. He was released by manager Don Revie the following season and joined Carlisle United where he made 273 appearances, scoring 27 goals, and won a Third Division Championship medal, in seven seasons. He joined Bradford City in 1969 for who he made a further 79 appearances in two seasons.
-DOCSTART-	22081931
'''Gerry Francis''' (born Johannesburg, South Africa, 6 December 1933) is a former professional footballer who played as a right winger for Leeds United and York City. He was the first coloured footballer to play for Leeds.
Francis, who was a shoe-repairer from South Africa, began his footballing career in England as an amateur with Leeds United before being given a professional contract in July 1957. He made his debut in the 1959-60 season, becoming the first black footballer to play for Leeds. He joined a declining side that was relegated at the end of the 1959-60 season and despite a spectacular goal against Everton in October 1959 and a memorable performance in a 3-2 victory at Lincoln City in December 1960, he struggled to make an impression and was released in October 1961 to join York City where he scored four goals in 16 appearances in the 1961-62 season.
-DOCSTART-	22082671
'''Duncan Cooper''' was a footballer.
Cooper played for Witton Albion before joining Burslem Port Vale in November 1901. His debut came in a 1-1 home draw with Stockport County on 14 December that year. He was unable to gain a regular place however, and after four more games in one and a half seasons he was released at the end of the 1902-03 season.
-DOCSTART-	22082758
'''John Henshall''' was a footballer.
Henshall played for Hanley Swifts before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1900. His debut came in a 2-2 home draw with Small Heath on 1 September 1900; he played four more games in that month, but was not utilized for the rest of the season and was instead released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22082816
'''A. Pankhurst''' was a footballer.
Pankhurst played for Smallthorne before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1900. After making his debut in a goalless home draw with Glossop on 29 September 1900 he only managed four appearances before being released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22082867
'''Enoch Rowley''' was a footballer.
Rowley played for Biddulph before joining Burslem Port Vale in September 1904. His only known appearance came at outside-left in a 1-0 home loss to Glossop on 7 January 1905. He was released at the end of that season.
-DOCSTART-	22082951
'''Arthur Pimlott''' (''unknown'' - January 1895) was a footballer.
Pimlott probably joined Burslem Port Vale sometime in 1891. Over his two seasons with ''the Vale'' he played eight games (including 1 in the Football League and 4 in the Midland League) and scored three goals (including 1 in the Midland League). He was released at the end of the 1892-93 season, two years before his death.
-DOCSTART-	22083014
'''Thomas Reaney''' was a footballer.
Reaney played for Bridgetown Amateurs before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1904. His debut came on 17 December 1904; in a 2-1 home defeat to Bolton Wanderers. He played only a further two games before being released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22083127
'''Charles Garner''' was a footballer.
Garner joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1892. His only match was in the Football League record 10-0 home demolishing by Sheffield United on 10 December 1892. He was released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22083343
'''Levi Higginson''' was a footballer.
Higginson most probably joined Burslem Port Vale in 1890. He enjoyed a successful spell with the team and was between the sticks for two cup final victories. He played 43 matches for the club in all; including 21 friendlies, 1 Football League and 17 Midland League matches. However, he failed to turn up for a league match with Grimsby Town in February 1893, after conceding two goals to them the previous month. He was not selected again and was instead released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22083432
'''John McGeady''' is a retired Scottish professional footballer who played in Scotland, England and the United States. He is the father of Irish international player Aiden McGeady.
Beginning as an amateur in Scotland with Third Lanark, McGeady signed professional terms with Sheffield United in 1975, making 16 league appearances. McGeady then spent time in the American Soccer League with the Southern California Lazers, before returning to England to play with Newport County, where he made 2 league appearances between 1978 and 1979.
-DOCSTART-	22083455
'''William (Billy) Delves''' was a footballer.
Delves joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1891, making his debut at a friendly game at Newton Heath on 1 September 1891- the match was abandoned with Vale down 2-1. The half-back played in goal for the Football League record 10-0 home demolishing by Sheffield United on 10 December 1892. With that most dubious honour and one Midland League, one friendly and two Football League appearances to his name he was released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22083555
'''Samuel (Sam) Howshall''' was a footballer.
Howshall played for Newcastle Swifts before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1903. His first game was at outside-right in a 3-1 defeat at Preston North End on 3 October 1903, but after only one further appearance was released at the end of the 1904-05 season. He moved on to Salisbury Town before joining Clapton Orient, Stoke and then Merthyr Town.
-DOCSTART-	22083688
'''Henry George Platt''' was a footballer.
Platt joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1896. He started off as a regular in the side, playing in 13 Midland League before losing his place in February 1897. He also played in 2 Football League and 7 cup games before getting released at the end of the 1898-99 season.
-DOCSTART-	22084653
'''Scott Garner''' (born 20 September 1989 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an English footballer who currently plays for Mansfield Town. He plays as a central defender.
Garner began his career at Leicester City, signing a professional contract at the end of the 2007-08 season.
Within his first few games for ''the Stags'', Garner had won the Conference National Player of the Month award for January.
In the 2009-10 season, in the absence of club captain Gary Mills, Garner regularly took over the captain's armband.
Garner was named in the England C squad to play Hungary under-23's on 15 September 2009. He captained the side in a 1-1 draw.
-DOCSTART-	22086059
'''Herbert James Leopold "Rigger" Coates''' (1901 - 25 October 1965) was an English amateur footballer who played as an inside forward for Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.
Coates was born in West Ham in east London and joined the Royal Navy, where he served on the Royal Yacht "''Victoria and Albert''".
He made his Southampton debut away to Chelsea on 27 October 1928, replacing the ageing Charlie Petrie at inside-left.
In the following season, he was a regular starter until early March, with Peter Dougall generally filling in when Coates was not available; Coates made a total of 25 appearances during the season, with four goals. For the 1930-31 season, he was restricted to sixteen appearances, most of which came in a spell between late September and December in which he scored seven goals, including two in a 5-0 victory over Bury on 13 December.
Coates made a total of eight appearances for the England amateur international side,
For the 1931-32 season, Arthur Wilson had taken over from Dougall as the regular inside-left, but Coates did manage a run of seven games between September and November, plus three later appearances across the forward line. At the end of the season, both Dougall and Wilson had left the club and Coates hardly missed a match in 1932-33 (making 30 appearances) until April, when Tom Ruddy replaced him. In a league match at Bradford City on 15 October 1932, Coates had to deputise in goal for Bert Scriven when he was injured. The "''Football Echo''" reported that "''Coates was tucking his jersey into his shorts when Bradford scored immediately following the restart and before the amateur was ready''" - this was the only goal of the game.
After a further four appearances early in the 1933-34 season, Coates moved to Leyton who were then a top amateur side, playing in the Athenian League.
Coates continued to play for the Royal Navy until 1937. After the Second World War, he settled in the Portsmouth area where he became the manager of a public house in 1945. He later worked for the Southern Electricity Board.
-DOCSTART-	22086576
'''Arthur Tilford''' (14 May 1903 - 1993) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for various clubs in the 1920s and 1930s.
Tilford was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire and, after playing for a local village side, he joined First Division Nottingham Forest in May 1924.
After two seasons at Forest, he was transferred to Blackpool where he was moved to left-back, replacing George Bradshaw. Tilford made a total of 55 appearances for Blackpool before being replaced in turn by Stan Ramsay.
Tilford then dropped down to the Third Division South when he joined Coventry City in May 1929, where he spent three seasons, before joining Fulham in February 1932. At the end of his first season with Fulham, they were promoted as champions to the Second Division.
Tilford had established himself at left-back when the death of his young son in late 1932 caused a loss of form. Manager Jimmy McIntyre had just agreed to sign Mike Keeping from Southampton and suggested that Tilford should move to The Dell temporarily to help him recover from his loss.
In the summer of 1933, Tilford re-signed with Fulham but by now Keeping had established himself at left-back and Tilford was unable to force himself back into the side. After only five more appearances, he moved to Walsall where he spent the the 1934-35 season before retiring.
-DOCSTART-	22087014
'''Isaac George Lea''' (17 February 1911 - 24 October 1972) was an English professional footballer who made 65 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Millwall.
Lea was born in Donnington Wood, Shropshire. He began his football career with Oswestry Town and Oakengates Town before joining Birmingham of the Football League First Division in 1932.
-DOCSTART-	22087023
'''Jack Thorogood''' (4 April 1911 - 1970) was an English professional footballer who scored 26 goals in 98 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Millwall.
Thorogood was born in Dinnington, Yorkshire. He began his football career with Frickley Colliery before joining Birmingham of the Football League First Division in November 1930.
-DOCSTART-	22087028
'''Edwin '''"'''Teddy'''"''' Jolley''' (June 1871 - after 1895) was an English professional footballer who made 21 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath.
Jolley was born in Lozells, Birmingham. He attended Lozells Street School, and played football for local sides Guildford Street and Lozells before joining Football League Second Division champions Small Heath in August 1893.
-DOCSTART-	22088121
'''W. Jones''' was a footballer in the early 20th century.
Jones joined Burslem Port Vale in August 1905, his debut came in a 3-1 loss at Lincoln City on 2 September 1905. After making just a further three league and two Birmingham Cup appearances he was released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22088181
'''W. Jones''' was a footballer.
Jones most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1890. He was a regular in his first season, but was selected only intermittently from February 1891. He did managed to make the first 11 in the 1892 Staffordshire Senior Cup winning side though. He was released at the end of the 1892-93 season having made 45 appearances (including 1 in the Football League, 20 in the Midland League and 21 friendlies) and scored 7 goals (3 in the Midland League and 4 friendlies) for ''the Vale''.
-DOCSTART-	22088354
'''W. Downwood''' was a 19th century footballer.
Downwood joined Burslem Port Vale in June 1892. He made his debut for the club at right-half in a 2-0 loss at Ardwick on 12 September 1892. He was only selected for a further three league games and one FA Cup match before being released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22088490
'''W.E. Powell''' was a 19th century footballer.
Powell most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1884. His first recorded game was in a 6-1 thumping at Blackburn Olympic on 1 November 1884 in a friendly. The next year he was a member of the sides that won the Burslem Challenge and shared the North Staffs Charity Challenge cups in 1885. He was rather callously given the nickname "Pull-it" after badly disjointing a knee in a 4-1 defeat at Crewe Alexandra in a Football Combination match on 20 October 1888, the injury was so severe a doctor had to be brought onto the pitch before Powell was carried off. Once had recovered he was mainly used as a reserve player and was released at the end of the 1892-93 season. He had played 142 games for ''the Vale''; 102 of these were friendlies, 31 were cup games, 6 were in the Football Combination and 3 were Football League games.
-DOCSTART-	22088617
'''E.J. Regan''' was a 19th century footballer.
Regan played for Ardwick before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1894. He made his debut in a 4-1 defeat at old club Ardwick (who had by then changed their name to Manchester City) on 8 September 1894. He only managed a further four matches before his release, which came at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22088702
'''A.W.B. Bourne''' was a footballer.
A small winger, Bourne played for Liverpool Road before joining Burslem Port Vale in April 1902. His debut came on 8 September 1902, in a goalless home draw with Preston North End. He was only to play two more games before being released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22088799
'''R.H. Capener''' was a footballer.
Capener joined Burslem Port Vale on a trial basis in August 1898. His debut came at inside-right in a 2-0 home loss to Leicester Fosse on 12 November 1898, this proved to be his only appearance and he was released, most probably at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22089010
'''John Paddock''' (1876- 1965) was an English footballer.
John Paddock, the son of West Brom trainer Jack Paddock, started his career with West Bromwich Albion in 1899. He played some twenty league games, scoring at least one goal. He later had spells with Brierley Hill Alliance, Walsall, Halesowen and Wellington Town, before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1906.
He scored on his debut for ''the Vale''; at outside-right in a 2-1 home win over his old club West Brom on 10 September 1906. He didn't manage to earn a regular place however, and was released at the end of the season as the club went into liquidation.
John Paddock died in 1965 and his ashes were laid to rest at West Bromwich crematorium. His father of the same name died in circa 1928 believed to be in Iowa, USA.
-DOCSTART-	22089184
'''Daniel''' "'''Danny'''" '''Warrender''' (born 28 April 1986) is an English professional footballer currently playing for FC United of Manchester.
Warrender previously played for Manchester City, in his hometown, and Blackpool. He also had a spell in America with San Francisco Seals.
On 13 September 2008, he made his first appearance for FC United of Manchester, in a goalless FA Cup first round qualifying match against Nantwich Town.
-DOCSTART-	22089240
'''Walter Gittins''' (1865 - after 1890) was an English professional footballer who made 21 appearances in the Football Alliance playing for Small Heath.
Gittins was born in Aston, now part of Birmingham. He began his football career with Lozells Sports Club before joining Small Heath for their first season in the Football Alliance in September 1889.
-DOCSTART-	22089295
'''Adam Fraser''' (1871 - after 1895) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 19 appearances in the First Division of the Football League for Small Heath.
Fraser was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire. He played football for Glasgow Nomads and for former Scottish Football League club Northern, before coming to England to join Football League First Division club Small Heath in November 1895.
-DOCSTART-	22089402
'''Stanley '''"'''Stan'''"''' Hauser''' (20 July 1890 - 10 June 1958) was an English footballer who made 31 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham as a goalkeeper.
Hauser was born in Handsworth, Yorkshire, now part of Sheffield. He worked in his family's shop, and played football in Birmingham's Early Closers League before joining Second Division club Birmingham in November 1913.
Hauser never turned professional. In 1914 he was capped twice by England at amateur level, playing in an 8-1 victory in Brussels against the Belgium national team and a 3-0 defeat to the Denmark national side in Copenhagen.
He died in Handsworth, Birmingham, in 1958 at the age of 67.
-DOCSTART-	22089627
'''Victor (Vic) Horrocks''' (1884 - 7 January 1922) was an English footballer.
Horrocks played for local sides Goldenhill Wanderers, Stoke, Talke United, Sandyford and Goldenhill United before signing with Burslem Port Vale in April 1905. He scored on his debut at outside-left in a 3-1 defeat at Bolton Wanderers on 15 April 1905, appearing fairly regularly until suffering an injury in October 1906. The club suffered a financial crisis and went into liquidation at the end of the 1906-07 season and was forced to release all its players, including Horrocks. He played for his old clubs Goldenhill United and Stoke before rejoining ''the Vale'' in September 1911. However, he played just four games before getting released for a second time, most likely in 1912. He moved on to Congleton Town before his death, in his late 30s.
-DOCSTART-	22089835
'''Thomas (Tom) Coxton''' (10 June 1883 - 30 January 1942) was an English footballer with pace and intelligence.
Coxton played for Bradeley before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1902. He managed an impressive record of four goals in five games but failed to establish himself in the first team and he was sold to rivals Stoke for -200 in October 1903. After moving on to Middlesbrough he returned to ''Vale'' in May 1906. He was a firm first team regular for the 1906-07 season but was forced to re-sign with Stoke after Vale suffered a financial crisis and went into liquidation at the end of the season. He later played for Grimsby Town, Leyton and Grimsby Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	22089968
'''George Rushton''' (1880 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Rushton played for Leek Broughs before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1901. He was a regular in the first team until losing his place in March 1902. He joined Barrow in the summer of 1902, but re-signed with ''Vale'' in January 1903. After failing to re-establish himself in the side he departed at the end of the season and moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion, later playing for Hull City, Swindon Town (in two spells), Brentford and Goole Town.
-DOCSTART-	22090119
'''John Edwards''' (1875 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer, noted for his strength and erratic behaviour.
Edwards joined Burslem Port Vale in February 1894. He was a regular for the rest of the season but transferred to Stockport County in November 1894. He returned to ''Vale'' in January 1896, but only played three league games before leaving at the end of the season. He moved on to Grays United, then Queens Park Rangers and Plymouth Argyle.
-DOCSTART-	22090376
'''Ben Jones''' (c. 1880 - ''unknown'') was an energetic English footballer.
Jones played for Alsagers Bank Church before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1904. His only appearance was at centre-half in a 8-1 thumping at Liverpool on 8 April 1905. He was released at the end of the 1905-06 season, at which point he moved on to Alsagers Bank United and then Halmerend Gymnastics before returning to old club Alsagers Bank Church.
-DOCSTART-	22090561
'''William Bradbury''' (1884 - 1966) was an English footballer.
Bradbury played for May Bank and Newcastle Swifts before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1903. He made his debut on Boxing Day 1903, in a 3-1 home defeat by Bristol City. He was used as an emergency player until the summer of 1907, when the club went into financial meltdown and liquidation, at which point he was released. He joined Fegg Hayes and then moved on to Stoke, Aberdare, Oldham Athletic (in two spells), Scunthorpe United, Rochdale and Burton Town.
-DOCSTART-	22090685
'''Frank Mitchell''' was a 19th century footballer.
Mitchell joined Burslem Port Vale, most probably in the summer of 1897. He had a fantastic start to his ''Vale'' career; scoring a hat-trick on his debut in a 4-0 home win over Kettering in a Midland Football League match on 25 September 1897. Despite this feat, he was unable to establish himself as a regular and was released in the summer of 1899, having played 15 games (including 4 in the Football League and 6 in the Midland League) and scored 8 goals (including 1 in the Football League and 6 in the Midland League).
-DOCSTART-	22090846
'''Thomas J. (Tommy) Walker''' was a footballer.
Walker probably joined Burslem Port Vale in December 1891. He scored a goal on his debut at outside-right in a 3-1 defeat at Doncaster Rovers in a Midland Football League match on 12 December 1891. He was a first team regular and managed to bag a goal in the 2-0 Staffordshire Charity Cup final triumph over local rivals Stoke on 7 May 1892. He was transferred to Burton Swifts in March 1893, having played 39 games (including 15 in the Football League and 9 in the Midland League) and scored 16 goals (including 3 in the Football League and 4 in the Midland League) for ''the Vale''.
-DOCSTART-	22092074
'''John Henry Nash''' (December 1867 - 21 April 1939) was an English footballer.
Nash most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1890. His debut is believed to have come in a friendly at Middlesbrough Ironopolis on 22 November 1890; Vale lost 6-1 with Nash scoring the Vale goal. He hardly played thereafter and was released at the end of the 1892-93 season with 13 appearances (including 2 in the Football League and 6 in the Midland Football League) and 2 goals (including in 1 Midland League) to his name.
-DOCSTART-	22092225
'''William Dodds''' (1885 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Dodds played for Southwick before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1906. He scored on his debut in a 2-1 home defeat to Leicester Fosse on 1 September 1906. He played in 42 games that season, bagging 14 goals in the process. However in the summer of 1907 the club went into financial meltdown and were forced to released all of its players. Dodds moved on to Oldham Athletic and later played for Linfield.
-DOCSTART-	22092446
'''Samuel (Sam) Baddeley''' (1884 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Baddeley had two spells with Ball Green and also played for Endon and Norton before joining Burslem Port Vale in October 1905. Both he and William Dodds made their debuts on 1 September 1906; in a 2-1 home defeat to Leicester Fosse. He, like Dodds, became a regular in the side for the rest of the season but Baddeley was transferred to local rivals Stoke in June 1907 as Vale went into financial meltdown. He later played for Kidsgrove Wellington.
-DOCSTART-	22093401
'''Lawrence Davies''' (born 3 September 1977) is a Welsh retired professional footballer who made 13 English league appearances.
Davies was born in Abergavenny, Wales. After beginning as an apprentice at Leeds United, Davies signed a professional contract with Bradford City in 1997. In one season at Bradford he made 4 league appearances, and spent loan spells at Darlington and Hartlepool United. Davies signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in 1998, where he made 4 league appearances in one season. He signed for Barry Town in 1999.
-DOCSTART-	22094554
'''Andrew "Andy" Lee''' (born 18 August 1982) is an English retired footballer who made two league appearances for Bradford City between 2002 and 2003. He signed for Aberystwyth Town in 2003 and also played for Wakefield & Emley. He was born in Bradford.
-DOCSTART-	22094617
'''George Boote''' was a footballer.
Boote played for Stoke, Halmerend Rovers and Silverdale Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in November 1905. His debut came in a 2-1 home defeat to Barnsley on 27 January 1906, he only played a further two games before being released at the end of the season. He then moved on to Knutton Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	22094774
'''George Aytoun''' was a footballer.
Aytourn played for Clydebank before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1905. His debut came in a 4-3 home win over Chesterfield Town on 9 September 1905, he was only to play another three games before getting released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22094994
'''George Mountford''' was an English footballer.
Mountford joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1892 and made his debut in a 2-1 home loss to Lincoln City on 3 December that year. He scored two goals in his next two league games and also made a cup appearance but was released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22095068
'''Andrew Derek Kiwomya''' (born 1 October 1967) is an English retired professional footballer of Ugandan heritage who made more than 100 league appearances.
Born in Huddersfield, Kiwomya began his professional career in 1985 with Barnsley, where he made one league appearance. He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1986, but did not make a single league appearance in three years at the club. Kiwomya later signed with Dundee in 1992, making 21 league appearances. He moved to Rotherham United in 1993, making seven league appearances, before moving to Halifax Town a year later for a season-long spell in which Kiwomya did not make a single league appearance.
He is the brother of fellow player Chris Kiwomya.
Kiwomya has spoken out publicly about the racist elements of the sport.
-DOCSTART-	22095123
'''W. Edwards''' was a footballer.
Edwards played for Crewe Alexandra before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1904. His only recorded game was a 2-0 home win over Doncaster Rovers on 18 March 1905. He was released at the end of the 1905-06 season.
-DOCSTART-	22095258
'''George Bowen''' (13 July 1875 - 1945) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool and Burslem Port Vale.
Bowen joined Wolverhampton Wanderers from local non-league side Bridgetown Amateurs in July 1899. He made his first team debut on 25 November 1899 in a 1-1 draw at Liverpool. He scored a brace on his home debut the following week, against , and scored seven in total in his debut season, helping the club reach fourth place.
After being a first team regular in the following season, he was bought by newly-crowned League champions Liverpool in May 1901. He made his Liverpool debut on 14 September 1901 in the Merseyside derby against . He retained his place for the following game, against , but disaster struck when he suffered a broken leg during the game. He would never play for the ''Reds'' again after this.
He soon returned to Wolves and recovered sufficiently to appear in three successive first team games by Early 1903. However, he was unable to play regularly for the club and was allowed to join
Burslem Port Vale in August 1904. Here, he made a highly successful debut; scoring in a 2-2 home draw with Manchester United on 3 September 1904. He lost his place the next month however, and was released at the end of the season.
He retired from the professional game and worked in a factory in Bilston, while still turning out for various non-league clubs.
-DOCSTART-	22095592
'''John Fallows''' was an English footballer.
Fallows joined Burslem Port Vale in January 1896, making his debut in a 4-0 home loss to rivals Stoke on 8 February 1896 in the first round of the Staffordshire Senior Cup. He played seven league games that season, the next season ''Vale'' played in the Midland Football League and Fallows made 21 appearances, scoring 3 goals before being released upon its conclusion.
-DOCSTART-	22095732
'''James Downie''' was a 19th century footballer.
Downie played for Blackburn Rovers before joining Burslem Port Vale in October 1895. He made his debut at outside-left in a 8-2 thumping at Darwen on 19 October 1895; he was described as 'absolutely useless' before it was revealed he was right-footed. He became a regular in his natural position before losing his place in March 1896 and getting released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22095781
'''Hamlet Handley''' was a footballer.
Handley joined Burslem Port Vale in August and scored on his debut; in a 2-0 win at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895. He lost his place the next month however, and was released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22095868
'''William Floyd Chadwick''' was a footballer.
Chadwick played for Hanley Swifts before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1901. His goalkeeping debut came in a 3-3 draw at Doncaster Rovers on 7 September 1901. He was never a first team regular though, and was released at the end of the 1903-04 season.
-DOCSTART-	22096034
'''Samuel (Sam) Bennion''' (1871 - 6 May 1941) was an English footballer and later chairman of Port Vale.
Bennion was a Burslem native and a Burslem Port Vale supporter from the clubs inception. He served the club as an official, but made a full appearance in the Football League as a left-back in a 2-2 draw at Lincoln City on 24 February 1894 when the club were a man down.
He later served as an emergency manager, as well as Chairman from December 1908 to July 1911 when control was handed to the shareholders of a limited liability company. He was retained as a director however until 1933.
-DOCSTART-	22096424
'''Samuel Bolton Ashworth''' (March 1877 - 30 December 1925) was an English amateur footballer who had a long career with league and non-league clubs in England.
Ashworth played for Staffordshire clubs Stoke Alliance, Fenton Town, Stafford Wednesday, Stafford Rangers, Stoke Nomads, Stoke before joining Oxford City. He then moved on to Manchester City, Reading and Everton before returning to the Stoke area with Burslem Port Vale in October 1905.
His appearances during the season were restricted due to other commitments and he left upon its conclusion. He later played for North Staffs Nomads, Northern Nomads, Sheffield and Richmond Association.
-DOCSTART-	22099904
'''Gabriel Sibley "Sid" Kimpton''', also known as '''George Kimpton''', (12 August 1887 - 15 February 1968) was an English football player, who spent his entire playing career with Southampton and subsequently became a manager in Europe.
Kimpton was born in Leavesden, near Watford and, after playing for his local village team, had an unsuccessful trial with Watford in 1909.
He joined Southern League Southampton in September 1910; after one match for the reserves,
According to Holley & Chalk, Kimpton's "''main value was his reliability and versatility''"; he was "''never thought of as a great player (but) had plenty of pluck and bustle which made him hugely popular''."
For the 1911-12 season, Southampton's new manager George Swift recruited eleven new players, including centre-forward Henry Hamilton from Huddersfield Town. Kimpton retained his place in the side, but moved back to right-half where he played for the first half of the season, before being replaced by John Denby in December. Kimpton returned to the side in March, when he took over the outside-right berth from Jack Wilcox for the rest of the season, at the end of which Southampton were once again just above the relegation zone.
George Swift resigned in the summer of 1911 and Jimmy McIntyre was recruited as "trainer" with Ernest Arnfield returning as "secretary" (manager). The Saints started the 1911-12 season badly, only winning one match by the end of October. As the managerial team tried to improve performances by recruiting new players, Kimpton managed to retain his place in the side, either at centre-forward or on the right-wing, until February when he was dropped.
He returned to the side the following November and continued at outside-right for the rest of the 1913-14 season. He started the 1914-15 season on the wing, before reverting to centre-forward at the end of October, where he remained for the rest of the season, scoring ten goals as the Saints finished in sixth place, their best Southern League finish for five years.
During the First World War, Kimpton worked for Thornycroft
On the resumption of football in 1919, Kimpton was one of only three pre-war players who were re-signed by Southampton, but he was now in his thirties and only made two appearances in Southampton's final Southern League season. Before he left the Saints, he was rewarded with a benefit match.
He coached DFC Prague, Polonia Warsaw, Cracovia Krakw
Kimpton led the first coaching lessons of the FFFA in 1934.
He brought the WM formation in France
Before the World Cup match France-Austria played on 27 May 1934 in Torino, George Kimpton asked French midfielder Georges Verriest to do a very tight individual marking on Austrian striker Matthias Sindelar. He said: "You can follow Sindelar everywhere... even to the toilet! ". France lost 3-2 "doubtful goal" against the ''Wunderteam'' and more than 4000 people welcomed players and staff at the Gare de Lyon. Kimpton was even acclaimed.
Kimpton left the coaching staff of the France national football team just after the World Cup. Gaston Barreau expressed relief, because he did not appreciate Kimpton's tactical options.. He returned to his coaching lessons held on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays in several stadia of Paris. Alongside his lessons, he became the manager of RC Paris and again brought the WM formation with sport director of ''les Pingouins'', Victor Mestre.
After the defeat of the French football team 3-1 versus Germany on 17 March 1935, the FFFA called up Kimpton to an assistant position to teach WM to French international footballers. Kimpton was still the RC Paris manager at that time and only attended the meetings before the matches in Chantilly and then in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, because Gaston Barreau did not want to lost his prerogatives during the matches. The first results of France where good enough, but at the beginning of 1936, France lost 1-6 at home against the Netherlands and 0-3 versus Czechoslovakia) Kimpton was fired as an assistant but remained physio.
At RC Paris, Kimpton was also criticized by the Parisian supporters for his "economic football". But he led the team to the team to the French championship in 1936 and to two Coupe de France 1936 and 1939. In 1936, Kimpton cried when Racing won the Coupe de France. In 1939, Kimpton decided with a toss in the locker-room who will play as left-midfielder between Andr Raux and Wojkowiak Louys. The five francs coin designe Louys.
Kimpton signed for FC Rouen during summer, but the war temporarily ended football. However, ''les Diables rouges'' played well.
During the war, Kimpton was taken as a POW by the Germans in Saint-Denis, near Paris. He came back to FC Rouen after the war. Under his management, Rouen won the last war championship.
Kimpton then managed Havre AC for one season, and he was fired for poor results. He ended his career with AS Cherbourg.
-DOCSTART-	22100512
'''Clive Walace''' (born 6 January, 1932 in Kirriemuir) is a Scottish former footballer who played as an inside forward. Wallace began his career in the mid 1950s as a trialist with Dundee United. Wallace featured in a handful of matches before playing a match for United's rivals, Dundee, returning to Tannadice for another four games. From here, Wallace moved to Montrose, before ending the decade with spells at Bury and Stockport County.
It is unknown where Wallace's career headed after his time with Stockport.
-DOCSTART-	22100987
'''Willie Evans''' (born 7 November, 1912 in Waunllwyd, Wales- died 1976) was a professional who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and represented  Wales on six occasions.
Evans joined the Spurs from Cardiff in 1931 after spells with Tottenham Juniors, Barnet and Hayward Sports. Between 1931-36 the outside left played a total of 195 matches and netting 86 goals in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club. Evans joined Fulham in 1937 where he ended his football career.
-DOCSTART-	22102199
'''Walter '''"'''Wally'''"''' Smith''' (1885 - after 1915) was an English professional footballer who scored 30 goals in 100 appearances in the Football League playing for Bury and Birmingham.
Smith was born in Bootle, Lancashire. After an unsuccessful trial with Liverpool in 1907, he played for Southend United and Chester before joining Bury in December 1911.
-DOCSTART-	22102328
'''Frederick Sidney Heath''' (1865 - after 1890) was an English professional footballer who made 23 appearances in the Football Alliance playing for Small Heath.
Heath was born in Smethwick, then in Staffordshire. He began his football career with Bearwood White Star, Bearwood and Cookham before joining Small Heath in 1889 for a fee of -1.
-DOCSTART-	22104232
'''Peter Logan''' (1890 - 1944) was a Scottish professional footballer who won the 1911 FA Cup Final with Bradford City.
-DOCSTART-	22104498
'''David Taylor''' (29 September 1883 - 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who won the FA Cup in 1911 with Bradford City, and in 1914 with Burnley.
Moving from Rangers to Bradford City in 1910, Taylor signed for Burnley in 1911. He later moved back to Scotland to manage St. Johnstone and Dunfermline Athletic, before returning to England to manage Carlisle United.
-DOCSTART-	22105063
'''Francis William "Frank" Thompson''' (2 October 1885 - 4 October 1950) was an Irish international football player and manager who played professionally in Ireland, England and Scotland.
While playing with Cliftonville, Thompson won the Irish League once and the Irish Cup twice. He then played briefly with Linfield before moving to England to play with Everton. Thompson later signed with Bradford City in 1910, and in his three years at Bradford, Thompson won the 1911 FA Cup Final and earned seven international caps for Ireland - twelve in total between 1910 and 1914. He then moved to Scotland with Clyde, eventually becoming their player-manager, and also spent time as manager of Ayr United, before returning to Ireland to become manager of Glentoran.
-DOCSTART-	22105484
'''Robert Smail Whitelaw "Bob" Wilson''' (born 29 June 1934) is a Scottish former professional association football player. Primarily a half-back, he began his professional career with Aberdeen F.C., before going on to play for a number of English clubs. He was captain of the original incarnation of Accrington Stanley when the club resigned from The Football League in 1962.
Born in Musselburgh, Wilson began his career with local Junior club Musselburgh F.C. before joining Aberdeen F.C. in November 1954.
In May 1957 Wilson left Scotland and joined Norwich City of the Football League Third Division South. He was a regular in his first season but soon lost his starting place and in 1960 he took the decision to leave Carrow Road and join Gillingham of the Fourth Division.
-DOCSTART-	22107811
'''Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge''' (born 7 February 1990) is an English-Filipino football goalkeeper, who plays for Fulham in the English Premier League and represents the Philippines at international level.
Etheridge was born in Enfield Town, an English location in North London in the London Borough of Enfield. He attended Court Moor School in Fleet, Hampshire.
Etheridge began his career as a youth player at Chelsea before moving to Fulham. Given a professional contract, Etheridge has represented both Fulham's youth team and reserve team.
At the age of 16, Etheridge made his first appearance for the England national under-16 football team in the Victory Shield. In early 2008, Etheridge was called up to the Philippine national football team to play in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification. He played in all three matches, and kept three clean sheets, but the Philippines failed to qualify.
-DOCSTART-	22108241
'''Paul Christopher Sturgess''' (born 4 August 1975 in Dartford) is an English former footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Millwall and Brighton & Hove Albion, and in the Conference for Hereford United, Stevenage Borough and Gravesend & Northfleet.
-DOCSTART-	22108739
'''Steven Mark "Steve" Cowe''' (born 29 September 1974 in Gloucester) is an English footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Swindon Town.
-DOCSTART-	22110686
'''Tommy Henderson''' (born Larkhall, Scotland, 25 July 1943) is a former professional footballer who played as a right winger for Leeds United, Bury, Swindon Town, Stockport County in the 1960s.
Henderson joined Leeds United as a schoolboy in 1959 but returned to Scotland due to being homesick. Manager Don Revie brought him back to Leeds in November 1962 and he made 20 league appearances in the 1962-63 season. His place in the first team was taken by Johnny Giles in the following season and he made just four more appearances for Leeds before joining Bury in June 1965. He moved to Swindon Town during the 1965-66 season and then joined Stockport County for the 1966-67 season.
-DOCSTART-	22111138
'''Stuart Metcalfe''' (born October 6, 1950 in Blackburn, England) is an English footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Metcalfe, a talented midfielder, began his career with his local club Blackburn Rovers in 1967. He would become one of the pillars of the club during the 1970s, part of a trio of players who stayed loyal to the club through the decade including Tony Parkes and Derek Fazackerley. His midfield partnership with Tony Parkes was instrumental in the club's Third Division championship in 1975. After leaving Blackburn in 1980, he joined Carlisle United before joining American Soccer League club Carolina Lightnin' in 1981. A brief spell at Crewe Alexandra and a return to Blackburn followed before leaving League football to play for Chorley F.C.
-DOCSTART-	22114396
'''Brian Alderson''' (5 May 1950 - 23 April 1997) was a Scottish footballer. He predominantly played as a winger, but was also able to play as a striker.
Alderson, who was born in Dundee, began his career with local youth side Lochee Harp before becoming a professional with Coventry City. He made his league debut against Chelsea on 20 September 1970. Alderson spent five years at Highfield Road, twice finishing as Coventry's top goalscorer, before moving to Leicester City in the summer of 1975. He spent three years with Leicester, although he was no longer a regular during his final season, 1977-78, due to injury.
In 1978 Noel Cantwell, who had managed Alderson during his spell at Coventry, invited him to play for the newly formed New England Tea Men of the North American Soccer League. Alderson spent two years at the club before concluding his outdoor career with a two-year spell at the Atlanta Chiefs. He then finished his career playing indoor football for the New Jersey Rockets.
-DOCSTART-	22115544
'''Michael John '''"'''Mick'''"''' Rathbone''' (born 6 November 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played 384 games in the Football League representing Birmingham City,
Rathbone was born in Sheldon, Birmingham, and attended Sir Wilfrid Martineau School.
Blackburn were relegated to the Third Division soon afterwards. Following the departure of manager John Pickering, Rathbone was an infrequent member of the starting eleven, but under Bobby Saxton, appointed in 1981, by which time Blackburn had returned to the second tier, he became the regular first choice at left back.
Rathbone's Preston career was disrupted by a succession of injuries, including a broken arm and a fractured cheekbone.
Rathbone then returned to Preston North End as physiotherapist.
Rathbone has been nicknamed 'Basil' and 'Baz' by Everton staff and supporters as well as local radio commentators, in reference to Basil Rathbone. His son plays for the Manchester United academy.
:A. The Blackburn appearances and goals are total figures covering both the initial loan spell in February 1979 and the permanent contract from March 1979. Neil Brown's site fails to separate the two.
-DOCSTART-	22116048
'''John William '''"'''Jack'''"''' Kirton''' (2 November 1873 - 27 September 1970) was an English professional footballer who made 45 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City and Small Heath.
Kirton was born in Pinxton, Derbyshire. He played for Glossop North End and Oldham County of the Combination before joining Football League Second Division club Lincoln City in May 1896. From then on, he changed club at the end of each season. With Small Heath in the Second Division, he created many of Walter Abbott's 19 goals in the 1897-98 season.
-DOCSTART-	22116893
Born in Duntocher, Brodie began his career with Junior club Partick Avondale before signing for Manchester City of the Football League First Division in 1953. He spent four years with the club but failed to break into the first team and in 1957 left to join Gillingham of the Third Division South. He spent just one season with the Kent-based club, during which he played 18 times, before moving on to join Aldershot. At the time he was doing his National service and was stationed in the town. He remained with the "Shots" until 1961 when he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He played just one match for the "Wolves" before moving on to Northampton Town later in 1961. He played regularly for the club for two seasons before moving on once again to join Brentford. He remained with the club for ten years and made over 200 appearances for the "Bees". In November 1970, however, a dog ran onto the field of play during a match away to Colchester United and collided with Brodie, breaking his kneecap, an injury which ended his professional career. Afterwards Brodie summed up the incident by saying that "the dog may have been small.....but it just happened to be solid".
In 1971 Brodie resumed playing, albeit at a semi-professional level, with non-league club Margate. He remained with the club for three years, and was in goal when the team lost 11-0 to Bournemouth in an FA Cup match in November 1971. He later played for Wealdstone and Maidstone United before retiring and becoming a taxi driver. He died in 2000 at the age of 63.
-DOCSTART-	22116954
'''Joseph '''"'''Joe'''"''' Loughran''' (12 August 1915 - 1994) was an English professional footballer who scored three goals in 268 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Luton Town, Burnley and Southend United.
Loughran was born in Consett, County Durham, and was a physical education student when he joined Birmingham in August 1933.
After his playing career ended he worked as a schools' physical education advisor in East Sussex.
-DOCSTART-	22117546
'''William Henry Loverseed''' (1876 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Loverseed played for Newark before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1902. He was a regular during the 1902-03 season, but never had a particularly lengthy first team spell afterwards. In a 5-0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers on 2 January 1904 he managed to injure himself rather badly in a fall after stepping on the ball. He was released at the end of the 1904-05 season.
-DOCSTART-	22117694
'''Hugh Edward (Ted) Holdcroft''' (c. 1882 - 4 February 1952) was an English footballer.
Holdcroft joined Burslem Port Vale in October 1901. His debut came at centre-half in a goalless home draw with Preston North End on 8 September 1902, he became a regular from the next month until he suffered a toe injury in February 1903 and transferred to local rivals Stoke in March 1903.
-DOCSTART-	22117786
'''Thomas Wainwright''' (c. 1882 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Wainwright joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1900 and made his debut in a 3-2 home win over Barnsley on 1 December 1900. He enjoyed a spell in the first team from January to September 1901 but was released at the end of the 1901-02 season. He then moved on to Crewe Alexandra, Wellington and Notts County.
-DOCSTART-	22117882
'''William (Billy) Leech''' (1875 - 24 November 1934) was an English footballer.
Leech played for local sides Newcastle White Star and Newcastle Swifts before joining London side Tottenham Hotspur, he left ''Spurs'' in June 1899 to join Burslem Port Vale back in his native Staffordshire.
He made his ''Vale'' debut in a 2-0 loss at Leicester Fosse on 30 September 1899 and became a regular first team player from the following month. He transferred to Vale's local rivals Stoke in May 1900. Later he played for Plymouth Argyle and Leicester Fosse.
-DOCSTART-	22117991
'''Albert James Skinner''' (1868 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Skinner most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886. He enjoyed regular football from October 1888 to February 1889, but was used mostly as a reserve player after this period. He played 30 games for his local team; 13 of which were friendlies, 3 cup matches and 16 league games (12 in the Football Combination and one each in the Football League and Midland Football League) before getting released at the end of the 1892-93 season.
-DOCSTART-	22118165
'''Richard (Dick) Danks''' (March 1865 - November 1929) was an English footballer.
Danks played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, he made three guest appearances for Burslem Port Vale whilst still at ''Wolves'', including his debut on a 14 January 1888 friendly with South Shore where he bagged two goals in a 2-2 home draw. He switched to the Vale permanently in the summer of 1888. He played regular football in the 1888-89 season but after being appointed club secretary in October 1889 played only in emergency circumstances. He served as secretary until November 1893 and was released as a player at the end of the 1893-94 season. He had played 42 games (including 1 in the Football League, 19 friendlies, 15 in the Football Combination and 4 in the Midland League) and scored 8 goals (5 in friendlies, 2 in the Combination and one cup goals) for the club.
-DOCSTART-	22118294
'''Joshua (Jos) Randles''' (June 1865 - 17 October 1925) was an English footballer who was a one club man for Burslem Port Vale.
Randles probably joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1885. His first known game was at left-half in a 6-0 triumph over Cheshire side Crewe Alexandra in a friendly on 26 October 1885. He enjoyed regular football from September 1888 to February 1889, he played occasional football until December 1896 and by the time he retired at the end of the 1898-99 season he had played in nine different positions for the club in 75 games (11 in the Football League, 28 in friendlies, 10 in cup games and the rest in various leagues), scoring 14 goals (4 in the Football League, 3 in various leagues and 7 in friendlies).
Upon retiring as a player Randles became ''Vale's'' assistant trainer and later the reserve team trainer.
-DOCSTART-	22119221
'''Timothy John (Tim) Parkin''' (born 31 December 1957) is a former English footballer.
Parkin passed through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers to earn a contract in 1976, in three years with the club he made 13 league appearances. In 1979 he joined Swedish side Malm FF and stayed for two years with the club.
He returned to England in 1981 with Bristol Rovers, in five years at the Memorial Stadium he made over 200 appearances. In 1986 he transferred to Swindon Town and in three years made over 100 appearances.
He was signed by Port Vale for -60,000 in December 1989. He became a regular in the first team from October 1990, but lost his place in August 1991 and was loaned out to Shrewsbury Town the next month. He returned to ''Vale'' the next month only to be handed a free transfer in May 1992. He moved onto Darlington, where he was made player-coach and also took caretaker control of the team. He then moved on to Barrow, where he was made player-assistant manager before retiring as a player to become the football in the community officer at Middlesbrough.
-DOCSTART-	22121244
'''Benjamin Matthew Wright''' (born 10 August 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Peterborough United.
Wright joined League One team Peterborough United on 29 January 2009 on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
On 29 September 2009, Wright signed on a one-month loan for Conference side Luton Town.
-DOCSTART-	22122498
'''Leonard (Len) Barber''' (born 3 July 1929) is a former English footballer.
Barber played for Bury before joining Port Vale in June 1947. He spent seven seasons with the club and racked up 47 appearances and 12 goals- all in the league. He would have had a higher goal ratio if it wasn't for misfortune, as during a game against Crystal Palace on 9 April 1951 he managed to score four goals, but the game was abandoned after an hour's play due to excessive mud. It was speculated that Barber's natural ability to play in thick mud would have earned him even more goals during that particular game. He transferred to Northwich Victoria in July 1955 and later signed for Wellington Town.
Barber went on to run a pub called 'The Labour in Vain' in Milton, Staffordshire.
-DOCSTART-	22122706
'''Paul Michael Smith''' (born 9 November 1964) is a former English footballer.
Smith played for Sheffield United and spent time on loan at Stockport County before joining Port Vale for -10,000 in July 1986. He played 54 games for ''the Vale'' before being sold on to Lincoln City for -40,000 (and a percentage of any future fee) in September 1987. He later had a trial with Mansfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	22123046
'''Ernest William Perry''' (3 November 1891 - 31 May 1979) was an English footballer.
Perry played for Stoke before joining Port Vale in August 1919. He was a regular first team player and was in the sides that won the Staffordshire Cup and shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1920. He fell out of favour somewhat during the 1920-21 season and is believed to have been released at the end of that campaign.
-DOCSTART-	22123267
'''George Lamb Hannah''' (born 25 September 1914) is an English former footballer.
Hannah played for Washington Colliery and Derby County before joining Port Vale in June 1938. He was an ever-present during the 1938-39 season, but lost his place in October 1939. He guested for Nottingham Forest and Mansfield Town during the war, returning to ''Vale'' in August 1944 once the club started playing regular football once again. He still could not establish himself in the first team however and instead departed in the summer of 1946.
-DOCSTART-	22123667
'''Walter Ernest Smith''' (25 March 1884 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Smith played for Leicester Imperial, Leicester Fosse and Manchester City, also guesting for Fulham and Leicester Fosse during the war. He joined Port Vale in October 1920 for a 'modest' fee. However, the morning of his debut game on South Shields on 23 October 1920 he was arrested on assault charges against a chambermaid at the hotel where the team had spent the night. After being released on bail he played the game with a detective standing in the crowd, possibly distracting the team as they went on to lose 6-1. He was found not guilty at his trial in November 1920 and went on to have a successful career with the club. However, in a 4-1 defeat at Coventry City on 31 December 1921 he seriously injured a leg and failed to regain his place upon his recovery. He was released at the end of the season, but despite being 38 did not hang up his boots, he moved on to Plymouth Argyle and later turned out for Grimsby Town.
-DOCSTART-	22124083
'''Robert Edwin Firth''' (20 February 1887 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Firth played for Birmingham Corporation Transport, Golders Green, Birmingham, Wellington Town and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in June 1921. He was a first team regular and was a member of the side which shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1922. However he was released at the end of the 1921-22 season and moved on to Southend United.
He coached Racing de Santander and Real Madrid for 2 years (1932-1934) and he won 1 La Liga title for the Spanish team.
-DOCSTART-	22124354
'''John Hawksby''' (born York, England, 12 June 1942) is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger for Leeds United, Lincoln City, and York City in the 1960s.
Henderson was an England youth international who made his debut for Leeds United, aged 18, in August 1960 and scored in each of his first two games, which were to be the only two goals that he scored for Leeds. He played for Leeds during an unsettled period for the club, including the 1961-62 season in which Leeds battled against relegation to the Third Division. His place in the team was taken by Albert Johanneson for the 1962-63 season and he made only nine further first team appearances before joining Lincoln City in August 1964. He then joined York City during the 1965-66 season.
-DOCSTART-	22124453
'''Robert Gillespie''' (20 October 1904 - 1971) was an English footballer.
Gillespie played for Newton Heath Loco, Oldham Athletic and Luton Town before joining Port Vale in May 1927. He enjoyed a regular first team place until he tore an elbow in December 1928. He recovered, but could not regain his place and was instead handed a free transfer at the end of the 1929-30 season. He moved on to Wrexham, Northwich Victoria, Barrow, Boston United, Nelson, Brierley Hill Alliance and Ashton National Gas.
-DOCSTART-	22125904
'''Cliff Mason''' (born York, England; 27 November 1929) is a former professional footballer who played as a left back for Darlington, Sheffield United, Leeds United, Scunthorpe United and Chesterfield in the 1950s and 1960s.
Mason began his professional career at Darlington where he made 107 appearances in the 1952-53 to 1954-55 seasons. He joined Sheffield United for the 1955-56, where he became captain and made 97 appearances in six seasons. Leeds United manager, Don Revie, signed Mason, aged 31, during the 1961-62 season for -10,000 as a experienced defender who was needed during a troubled season for Leeds when they were fighting relegation to the Third Division. He appeared in the last eleven games of the season and made a further 22 appearances in the next before Grenville Hair regained the left back spot. He joined Scunthorpe United for the 1963-64 season and joined Chesterfield for the following season.
-DOCSTART-	22129071
'''Joseph "Joe" Campbell''' (born Glasgow, 28 March 1925) was a Scottish professional association football player of the 1940s and 1950s. After failing to break into the first team with Celtic, he went on to play for Leyton Orient and Gillingham in England and made 17 appearances in The Football League.
-DOCSTART-	22129340
'''Jimmy Armstrong''' (born 6 September, 1901 in Swalwell, Gateshead, County Durham-died 1977) was a professional footballer who played for Spen Black and White, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Luton Town and Bristol Rovers.
Armstrong joined Chelsea from Spen Black and White in 1922. The forward played 29 matches and scored on nine occasions for the Stamford Bridge club. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1927 where he featured in a further 33 games and finding the net five times in all competitions. In 1930 he moved to Luton Town to compete in 10 matches. He finished his career at Bristol Rovers and played in nine matches and netting twice.
-DOCSTART-	22129772
'''Thomas Edward '''"'''Tommy'''"''' Robinson''' (11 February 1909 - 1982) was an English professional footballer born in Coalville, Leicestershire, who scored 37 goals in 121 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside left for Birmingham, Blackpool, Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Northampton Town, Gillingham and Walsall.
-DOCSTART-	22130213
'''Kenneth '''"'''Kenny'''"''' Kendrick''' (born May 1913) is an English former professional footballer who made 10 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham.
Kendrick was born in the Bartley Green district of Birmingham. He began his football career with Bromsgrove Rovers and Halesowen Town before joining Football League First Division club Birmingham, where his father Billy had been trainer for some years, in 1936.
-DOCSTART-	22130264
'''Ernest Alfred '''"'''Ernie'''"''' Sykes''' (born 27 December 1915) is an English former professional footballer who made eight appearances in the First Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham.
Sykes was born in Temple Normanton, Derbyshire. He played for Sutton Town before joining Birmingham in March 1936.
-DOCSTART-	22130301
'''William '''"'''Bill'''"''' Taylor''' (1869 - after 1891) was an English professional footballer who made six appearances in the Football Alliance for Small Heath.
Taylor was born in Smethwick, then in Staffordshire. He played for Langley Green Victoria before joining Small Heath in 1891 on the recommendation of Fred Wheldon.
-DOCSTART-	22130909
'''Daniel Bruce''' (20 October 1870 - 6 February 1931) was a Scottish international footballer who played on the losing side in the 1890 Scottish Cup Final for Vale of Leven and on the winning side in the 1894 FA Cup Final for Notts County. He scored 49 goals in 98 appearances in the Football League playing for Notts County and Small Heath.
Bruce was born in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire.
Bruce came to England later that year to join Football League First Division club Notts County.
In November 1895, Bruce moved to First Division Small Heath. The transfer fee of -100 made him the first player for whom Small Heath had paid a three-figure fee, but he failed to settle. He scored twice in the ten games he played for the club before he returned to Scotland, turning out for Perth and Vale of Leven before signing for St. Mirren.
-DOCSTART-	22130997
'''Rory Hamill''' (born 4 May 1976 in Coleraine) is a footballer, who currently plays for Cliftonville in Northern Ireland-s IFA Premiership.
Rory Hamill had won youth caps for Northern Ireland before joining English Premier League side Southampton as a trainee in 1992. At The Dell he added Under-18 caps to his collection but failed to make the first team and was allowed to join Division Three side Fulham in November 1994. At Craven Cottage he quickly established himself as a member of the first team squad playing a total of 25 League and Cup games that season, scoring seven goals. His second goal for the Club came just seven seconds into a 4-2 win over  Mansfield in January 1995, during a 10-match unbeaten run and scored a goal against Gillingham in the FA Cup during the same season which was another memorable moment. But the goals dried up and after Micky Adams took over he seemed to fall out of favour. He also picked up a B cap in a 3-0 defeat by  Scotland B in February 1995.
The following season Hamill failed to consolidate his position in the Fulham first team, and as the club struggled he dropped out of the reckoning. In September 1996 he joined Glentoran on loan, a move that became permanent in November. At the Oval he again showed his earlier promise developing into one of the top players in the Irish League. His strong running and tireless work rate meant that Hamill was effective as a midfielder, a winger or up front, and this brought him back to the attention of the Northern Ireland set-up and he won his second B cap in a 1-0 defeat by Wales in February 1999.
In April 1999, with Lawrie McMenemy keen to experiment with new players, Hamill was called up to the Northern Ireland full squad along with Linfield-s Glenn Ferguson. On 60 minutes, with the game at 0-0 he came off the substitutes bench to make his full Northern Ireland debut against Canada. The game eventually finished 1-1.
With Glentoran Hamill picked up an Irish League title in 1999 and Irish Cup winner-s medals in 1998 and 2000. However, early in the 2000/01 season things started to go awry. Hamill was made available for transfer as Roy Coyle sought to cut costs by selling some of his highest paid players. Things were to get worse.
A drugs test after a UEFA Cup tie between Glentoran and Norwegian side Lillestrom in August 2000 proved positive with traces of cannabis. Initially Hamill was banned from all European competitions, but on the eve of the 2001 Irish Cup Final a ban from all football was imposed, causing him to miss the Final, and all games up to 4th October 2001.
Having made almost 150 League appearances, and scored 28 goals, Hamill finally left Glentoran during the 2001 close season for Coleraine, where he had played as a youth. At the Coleraine Showgrounds Hamill added another Irish Cup medal, as his new club stopped Glentoran completing a domestic trophy clean-sweep in the 2002/03 season. A year later, with the club in severe financial difficulties, Hamill moved on to Ballymena United, where he was to become vice-captain.
After a protracted falling out with the Ballymena hierarchy, Hamill signed for Dungannon Swifts for the 2006/07 season. He helped the Swifts to their first ever Irish Cup Final appearance in his only season, scoring a first-half goal in a 2-2 draw with  Linfield, unfortunately he was to miss from the spot in a penalty shoot-out defeat.
In June 2007 Hamill re-signed for Glentoran , becoming Alan McDonald's first signing as manager. In October he was a member of the Glens side that claimed the season's first trophy - the Co. Antrim Shield - with a 2-1 win over Crusaders. In January 2008 he joined  Donegal Celtic on loan, marking a return to the Oval with two goals in a 2-1 Irish Cup quarter-final win. At the close of the season Cliftonville clinched his signature ahead of a number of other clubs. In May 2009 he suffered another Cup Final defeat with the Reds.
-DOCSTART-	22131064
'''Peter James Griffiths''' (born 14 August 1957) is an English former footballer.
Griffiths played for Bideford and Stoke City, also spending a loan spell with Bradford City before joining Port Vale in July 1984. He played regular football in the 1984-85 season until tearing a groin muscle in April 1985. Upon his recovery he failed to gain his first team spot back and was instead given a free transfer in May 1986 to Salisbury United. Later he emigrated to Australia to play for Newcastle KB United, before returning to Staffordshire to play for Stafford Rangers. After leaving ''Rangers'' he played for Northwich Victoria, Matlock Town and Milton United.
-DOCSTART-	22131139
'''Cecil John '''"'''Jack'''"''' Russell''' (19 June 1904 - 1995) was an English professional footballer who scored 74 goals in 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Bristol Rovers, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Luton Town and Norwich City.
Russell was born in the Northfield district of Birmingham. He began his football career with local clubs before joining Birmingham of the First Division in February 1924.
Russell died in 1995 at the age of 90 or 91.
-DOCSTART-	22131219
'''John Edward Flowers''' (born 26 August 1944) is an English former footballer.
Flowers played for Stoke City and Doncaster Rovers before joining Port Vale for 'a small fee' in August 1971. He enjoyed regular football that season but was handed a free transfer in May 1972 on account of his 'mixed form'; apparently this inconsistency was caused by his other job as a pub licensee. He moved on to Eastwood.
-DOCSTART-	22131405
'''John Arthur Frederick Poole''' (born 12 December 1932) is an English former footballer.
After playing for numerous youth sides, Poole graduated through the Port Vale juniors to sign professional forms in September 1953. His debut came on 28 April 1956 in a 3-2 home win over Middlesbrough. He managed to earn the first team goalkeeping spot in November 1959, but he lost this position after fracturing his nose in a 6-3 defeat at Mansfield Town on 25 April 1960. He left on a free transfer in May 1961 and later played for Macclesfield Town and Werrington. Upon his retirement he became a keen ''Vale'' fan.
-DOCSTART-	22131561
'''Roger William Smith''' (born 19 February 1945) is an English former footballer.
Smith played for Walsall before joining Port Vale in July 1965. He was a first team regular throughout the 1965-66 season until he suffered an ankle injury in March 1966. He was released in July 1966 and went back to Walsall, later he played for Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town.
-DOCSTART-	22132058
'''Francis Reynolds McGurk''' (15 January 1909 - 2 March 1978) was a Scotland international footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Clyde and made 22 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Bristol City.
McGurk was born in Eddlewood, Hamilton.
McGurk died in Birmingham in 1978 at the age of 69.
-DOCSTART-	22132259
'''Fabio Ferreira''' (born 3 May 1989) is a Portuguese footballer who is currently a free agent. His predominant position is as a winger.
Born in Barreiro, Ferreira began his playing career with Sporting Lisbon's youth team. On 6 January 2005, it was reported that Sporting had made a complaint to FIFA regarded Ferreira and two other players had trained with Chelsea without any authorisation. However, in the summer of 2005, Ferreira still made a move from Sporting to Chelsea. In the following season, he became a professional, signing a contract with Chelsea.
On 20 January 2009, Ferreira was loaned out to League One side Oldham Athletic on a one-month loan deal, before it was extended another month on 23 March. The day after the loan extension, Ferreira made his first professional debut in a 1-1 draw with Cheltenham Town, coming on for Deane Smalley in the 66th minute. Several moments after coming onto the pitch, the midfielder nearly had a goal in his debut, putting a header wide of the goal. He was eventually released by Chelsea.
-DOCSTART-	22132389
'''Paul Bennett''' (born 30 January 1961) is an English former footballer.
Bennett played for Everton before joining Port Vale in September 1978. He enjoyed fairly regular football during the 1980-81 season after making his debut as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Peterborough United on 1 November 1980. However, he was rarely used the the following season and was given a free transfer in May 1982. He then moved on to Northwich Victoria (in two spells), Telford United, Buxton and Stalybridge Celtic.
-DOCSTART-	22132634
'''Steven James (Steve) Harper''' (born 3 February 1969) is an English former footballer.
Harper graduated through Port Vale juniors to sign professional forms in June 1987. He played regular football for the start of the 1987-88 season but lost his place in January 1988. He was sold to Preston North End for -35,000 and 50% of any future transfer deal in March 1989. Later he moved on to Burnley, Doncaster Rovers, Mansfield Town, Hull City, Darlington and Kidsgrove Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	22132818
'''Frederick James (Freddie) Goodwin''' (born 4 January 1944) is an English former footballer.
Goodwin played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stockport County, Blackburn Rovers and Southport before joining Port Vale in July 1972. He played regular football during the 1972-73 season, scoring two goals in thirty games but was given a free transfer in May 1973. He moved on to Macclesfield Town, Stockport County, New Mills, Stalybridge Celtic and Ashton United before joining New Zealand side Stopout.
After retiring as a player, Goodwin became the assistant coach of New Zealand, then Papatoetoe before becoming the coach of Hunt Valley United.
-DOCSTART-	22133011
'''Michael Curley''' (15 May 1912 - 1973) was an English footballer.
Curley played for Northwich Victoria and Manchester City before joining Port Vale in May 1935. He played regular football during the 1935-36 season, but dropped out of the first team the following year and transferred to Colwyn Bay in November 1936. Later he moved on to Macclesfield Town before he returned to Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	22133196
'''John Charles Rogers''' (born 16 September 1950) is an English former footballer.
Rogers played for Wigan Athletic before joining Port Vale as a part-time professional for a 'small fee' in October 1976. He scored a 'splendid' goal on his debut; a 2-1 home win over Northampton Town on 8 October 1976. Earlier in the day, he went about his regular job rewiring council houses in Liverpool. He became a regular first team player until he was sold on to Altrincham for -2,000 in July 1977- ''the Vale'' management were unhappy at his refusal to become a full-time footballer. He later went back to Wigan Athletic, who had by this time reached the Football League, before going back to Altrincham, then moved on to Barrow and Runcorn.
-DOCSTART-	22133462
'''Thomas (Tom) Reid''' (c. 1901 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer.
Reid played for North Stevenson United and Ayr United, also having trials with Clyde, Albion Rovers and Dundee before joining Port Vale in August 1922. His debut came on 2 April 1923 in a 3-0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, he was hardly used thereafter and was sold on to Clapton Orient for -230 in January 1927. He later played for Northwich Victoria and New Brighton.
-DOCSTART-	22133594
'''Steve Francis Jones''' (born 18 October 1960) is an English former footballer.
Jones played for Manchester United before joining Port Vale in May 1979. He played thirty games for the club, scoring two goals but was never a regular first team player and so was given a free transfer in April 1981.
-DOCSTART-	22136051
Statham was born in Harare, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and later lived in Saudi Arabia before his parents returned to Essex.
Statham remained with Brentford for over five years and made 166 appearances in The Football League. He also scored the only League goal of his career during his time at Griffin Park.
-DOCSTART-	22136328
'''Stan Maurice Wicks''' (11 July 1928 - 1983) was an English professional footballer who played for Reading and Chelsea. Wicks won the League Championship in 1955 with Chelsea, making 21 league appearances that season.
Wicks retired from football due to injury in 1957 and died from cancer in 1983, at the age of 55.
-DOCSTART-	22138127
'''Armour Ashe''' (14 October 1925 - 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 250 league appearances in both Scotland and England for Aberdeen, St. Mirren, Stockport County, Accrington Stanley, Gateshead and Southport. He later played non-league football with Horwich RMI.
-DOCSTART-	22138268
'''Joe Satterthwaite''' (born 1885, date of death unknown) was an English footballer
Born in Cockermouth, Satterthwaite started his career at Workington before moving south to join his brother Charlie at Woolwich Arsenal in December 1906. Joe was the less successful of the two brothers; he had to wait nearly fifteen months for his debut, which finally came on March 21, 1908, against Manchester United.
In total, Satterthwaite played five times for Arsenal, scoring one goal. In two of those league games, he starred with his brother Charlie, making them only one of three pairs of brothers to play together for Arsenal.
Arsenal signed Sam Raybould in the summer of 1908, and Satterthwaite was forced out of the side as a result; he left Arsenal to join Grimsby Town in November 1908.
-DOCSTART-	22138732
'''Peter Clark''' (born 10 December 1979) is a retired English professional footballer who made over 150 league appearances as a defender.
Born in Romford, Clark began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal, but he never made a league appearance for the Gunners. He signed for Carlisle United in 1998, making 79 league appearances.He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Plymouth Argyle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	22139042
'''Lee Doherty''' is a retired English professional footballer.
Doherty began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal,
-DOCSTART-	22139477
'''William "Willie" Huck''' (born 17 March 1979) is a French retired professional footballer, the son of former French international player Jean-Nol Huck. He currently plays for amateur club SJA Le Poir-sur-Vie.
Moving from French side AS Monaco, Clark began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal, but he never made a league appearance for the Gunners. Huck signed for Bournemouth in 1999, and made 40 league appearances in three seasons. He later returned to France with Angers SCO, where he played 52 matches. He then played for Montluon, Toulon and now plays for Le Poir-sur-Vie.
-DOCSTART-	22139712
'''Rik Lopez''' (born 25 December 1979 in Northwick Park) is a retired English professional footballer.
Lopez began as an apprentice at Arsenal, and also played youth football with Queens Park Rangers and Watford. However, he never made a league appearance for any of the three clubs. Lopez began his professional career with Bristol Rovers, making seven league appearances during the 2001-02 season.
-DOCSTART-	22139954
'''Paul Read''' (born 25 September 1973 in Harlow) is a retired English professional footballer who made 100 league appearances in English football.
Read began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal, but he never made a league appearance for the Gunners. While at Arsenal, Read spent loan spells at Leyton Orient and Southend United.
After leaving Arsenal in 1997, Read signed for Wycombe Wanderers, and made 59 league appearances. He left Wycombe in 1999, and spent a seaon in Sweden with stersunds FK, before returning to England with Luton Town, where he made one non-league appearance. Read then signed for Exeter City,making 26 league appearances.
-DOCSTART-	22140247
'''Matthew Wicks''' (born 8 September 1978 in Reading) is a retired English professional footballer. Wicks was viewed as "one of the most promising players of his generation" but never lived up to his potential.
Wicks began his career with youth contracts at both Arsenal and Manchester United However, he failed to make a league appearance for either team. After being released by Arsenal in 1998, Wicks signed for Crewe Alexandra, where he made 6 league appearances. Wicks later signed for Peterborough United, making a total of 31 league appearances. While at Peterborough, Wicks spent a loan spell with Brighton & Hove Albion, and later signed for Brighton on a permanent deal. In his two spells at Brighton, he made 26 league appearances. After leaving Brighton, Wicks signed for Hull City, where he made 14 league appearances. After leaving Hull in July 2002, Wicks moved to Australia to play with the Newcastle United Jets, but never appeared for the club and retired from football in August 2003.
Wicks was captain of the England national under-17 football team.
Wicks is the son of fellow footballer Steve Wicks
-DOCSTART-	22140881
'''Matthew "Matt" Barrass''' (born 28 February 1980 in Bury) is a retired English professional footballer.
After beginning as an apprentice at Manchester United, Barrass moved to the United States to play for the San Diego Nomads. He returned to England to sign with Bury in 1996, making his professional debut in 1997 in the League Cup.
Barrass left the club in 2005, signing for Radcliffe Borough; at the time, he was Bury's longest-serving player.
Since ending his playing days, he has taken up a new post as youth team physiotherapist at Preston North End.
Barrass is the grandson of fellow player Malcolm Barrass, and the great-grandson of his namesake, Matthew Barrass.
He graduated from the University of Salford in 2009 with a degree in Physiotherapy
-DOCSTART-	22141074
'''Paul Sixsmith''' (born 22 September 1971) is a retired Maltese international footballer.
Born in Bolton, England, Sixsmith played youth football with both Manchester United and Preston North End, but did not make a league appearance for either team. He then moved to Malta, where he played with Naxxar Lions and the Maltese national side before retiring in 2006.
-DOCSTART-	22141514
'''David Lee''' (born 28 March 1980) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently without a club, having last played for Canvey Island.
Born in Basildon, Lee has played with Tottenham Hotspur, Southend United, Hull City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Bristol Rovers, Thurrock, Oldham Athletic, Stevenage Borough, Aldershot Town and Canvey Island.
-DOCSTART-	22144197
'''Thomas Davenport''' (1860 - after 1888) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath.
Davenport was born in the Kingstanding district of Birmingham. He began his football career with Hockley Belmont before joining Small Heath Alliance in August 1885.
-DOCSTART-	22145089
'''Henry (Harry) Roberts''' (1 September 1907 - October 1984) was an English international footballer.
Roberts played for Barrow Wireworks, R.A.S.C. (Aldershot), Barrow, Chesterfield and Lincoln City before joining Port Vale for -100 in June 1930. He was a first team regular from December 1930 and managed a tally of 11 goals in 26 games before signing for Millwall in April 1931. After a trial with Sheffield Wednesday he moved on to Peterborough United and Spalding United.
Roberts was capped by England in a friendly with Belgium on 16 May 1931, he was signed to Millwall at the time.
-DOCSTART-	22145194
'''Bernard Pumfrey''' (May 1873 - 18 July 1930) was an English professional footballer who made 132 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath and Gainsborough Trinity.
Pumfrey was born in the Stirchley district of Birmingham to Alfred, a carpenter and joiner, and Sarah.
Pumfrey contributed to Gainsborough's runners-up spot in the Midland League in the 1895-96 season which led to their election to the Football League. In five seasons in the Football League, he played 121 games and captained the team.
While a Gainsborough player Pumfrey started a joinery business in the town; he developed this into a large building contractors which was still in existence a hundred years later.
His older brother Harry, also a carpenter, who had studied at Birmingham School of Art, was responsible for the design of Birmingham F.C.'s new ground, St Andrew's, which opened in 1906.
A. Pumfrey's Gainsborough appearances and goals are for the Football League period only.
-DOCSTART-	22145295
'''Lewis White''' (born 2 August 1927) is an English former footballer.
White signed professional forms with Port Vale in October 1948. His only appearance came at outside-right in a 2-1 home defeat to Ipswich Town on 23 October 1948. He was transferred to Winsford United in July 1949.
-DOCSTART-	22146444
'''Percy Austin''' (born 1 July, 1903 in Watford-died 1961) was a professional footballer who played for Farnham United Breweries and Tottenham Hotspur.
The left half played for non-league Farnham United Breweries in the Surrey Senior League before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1927 where he played in one match for the Lilywhites.
-DOCSTART-	22146754
'''Theophilus Enos '''"'''Tot'''"''' Pike''' (25 March 1907 - 26 October 1967) was an English professional footballer who scored 33 goals in 123 appearances in the Football League playing for Fulham, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Birmingham, Southend United and Norwich City.
Pike was born in Sunderland. He began his football career with Sunderland Co-op Wednesday and had an unsuccessful trial with Southend United before joining Fulham of the Football League Second Division in 1925.
Pike died in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in 1967 at the age of 60.
-DOCSTART-	22146837
'''Nicholas Anderson''' (1865 - 1921) was an English professional footballer, who appeared for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the inaugural season of the Football League.
Anderson played in Wolves' first ever Football League fixture, a 1-1 draw with on 8 September 1888. He played the following game, a loss to , but never featured in the first team afterward. He was released in May 1889.
-DOCSTART-	22147131
'''James '''"'''Jim'''"''' Roach''' (12 January 1864 - 1955) was an English professional footballer who made 15 appearances in the First Division of the Football League playing for Small Heath.
Roach was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. He played football for local clubs and in the army before joining Small Heath in 1895, by which time he was over 30.
Roach died in Birmingham in 1955 aged about 91.
-DOCSTART-	22147424
'''William Percival Meates''' (1871 - after 1897) was an English professional footballer who made 14 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath.
Meates was born in Bournemouth, Dorset. He began his football career with Eastbourne before joining Small Heath in 1895.
-DOCSTART-	22147519
'''David Nurse''' (born 12 October 1976) is an English fomer footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Nurse was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk and started his footballing career at Manchester City in 1995.
-DOCSTART-	22148672
'''Ronnie Rees''' (born 4 April 1944) is a former Welsh international footballer. He played predominantly as a winger and was able to play down either flank.
Rees was a graduate of the Coventry City youth team, and was given his debut for the senior team by Jimmy Hill in May 1962. Rees spent six years at Highfield Road, helping Coventry gain promotion from Division Three to Division One.
Rees left Coventry to join West Bromwich Albion for a fee of -65,000 in March 1968.
Swansea City manager Roy Bentley paid Forest a club-record -26,000 for Rees in January 1972. Rees spent three-and-a-half seasons with Swansea before joining Haverfordwest of the League of Wales in August 1975.
Following his retirement from professional football, Rees worked at the Ford motorworks in Swansea and Bridgend. He was forced to retire in 1995, at the age of 51, after suffering a major stroke that took his ability to walk and talk.
-DOCSTART-	22151501
'''Brian Mills''' (born 26 December 1971) is an English former footballer. His brief professional career was ended by illness in 1993.
Mills graduated through Port Vale's junior squad to sign professional forms in April 1990. His full debut came on 11 May 1991, in a 3-1 home win over Swindon Town, with Mills grabbing two of the goals. He was selected for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship for the England squad, playing alongside future Premier League star Andrew Cole.
He was hospitalized in March 1992 with a rare virus and was released in September 1993; still not fit to play full time.
Mills now teaches Physics and Mathematics in an East Staffordshire high school.
-DOCSTART-	22152047
'''John Gordon''' was a Scottish footballer.
Gordon played for Queen's Park before joining Port Vale in August 1922. He was a first team regular until falling out of favour in December 1922. He was released at the end of the season and later played for Greenock Morton, Luton Town and Dunfermline Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	22153114
'''Ernest Arthur '''"'''Ernie'''"''' Edwards''' (17 February 1892 - after 1931) was an English professional footballer who made 222 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Newport County and Southend United.
Edwards was born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire. He began his football career with clubs in and around the Black Country before joining Birmingham of the Second Division in April 1913.
:A. Appearances and goals for Newport County include only the Football League years.
-DOCSTART-	22153115
'''John James Short''', known as '''James Short''', (April 1896 - after 1927) was an English professional footballer who scored 20 goals in 48 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Watford and Norwich City.
Short was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. After the First World War he joined Birmingham of the Football League Second Division,
He is described as a fine goalscorer whose career was badly affected by wounds received during the First World War.
-DOCSTART-	22153117
'''William Alfred '''"'''Billy'''"''' Smith''' (April 1882 - after 1912) was an English professional footballer who made 38 appearances in the Football League playing for West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham.
Smith was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. He began his football career with Old Hill Wanderers and Worcester City before joining Second Division champions West Bromwich Albion in 1902.
-DOCSTART-	22153613
'''David John (Dave) Mitchell''' (born 24 August 1945) is an English former footballer.
Mitchell graduated through the Port Vale youth team to sign professional forms in March 1964. After scattered appearances throughout his first two seasons he was given a free transfer in May 1966 and moved on to Ipswich Town.
-DOCSTART-	22153934
'''Lee Harwood''' (born 4 October 1960) is an English former footballer.
Harwood played for Southampton as a trainee, Wimbledon (on loan) and Leatherhead before joining Port Vale in February 1980. He enjoyed regular football for the rest of the 1979-80 season, but damaged a cartilage in August 1980. He endured four knee operations but was forced to retire from full-time football in November 1981. He did however return to old club Leatherhead and later played for Waterlooville.
-DOCSTART-	22154626
'''Albert Victor Pearson''' (6 September 1892 - 24 January 1975) was an English footballer.
Pearson played for Hebburn Argyle and Sheffield United before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914. He was a first team regular during the war years and was a member of the side that won the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1915. The club went into abeyance due to war concerns during the 1915-16 and 1916-17 seasons, but he continued his first team duties upon its re-forming. He was sold to Liverpool in January 1919, however Sheffield received some of the fee as they claimed he was still on their books, despite him leaving them five years previous. He missed only nine games in his second season for ''the Reds'', but fell out of favour the next season. He went back to ''Vale'' in May 1921 and regained his first team place, but picked up an injury in February 1922 and was released at the end of the season. He moved on to Llanelli, Rochdale, Stockport County and Ashton National Gas.
-DOCSTART-	22155136
'''Liam Watson''' (born 21 October 1970) is an English former professional footballer and currently manager of Conference North side Southport.
Having plied his trade at Maghull and Burscough, Watson finally made his mark at Warrington Town where John Beck signed him for Preston North End for a fee of -60,000.
Due to his injury Watson retired from professional football and returned to non-league. The first side to sign him on his return was Marine before moving on to Witton Albion and then eventually Runcorn. Watson was soon signed from Runcorn by John Coleman for a short stint at ambitious Accrington Stanley before returning to the newly renamed Runcorn F.C. Halton in a managerial capacity replacing Mark Carter.
In September 2000, Watson, at the relatively young age of 29, became Runcorn's new manger in the Northern Premier League. With little budget Watson was forced to scour the reserves of local non-league teams with a bulk of his signings coming from Southport, who he would later go on to manage, performing minor miracles he managed to turn perennial relegation battlers into a solid mid table team. After three relatively successful years at Runcorn, in September 2003 Watson replaced Mike Walsh as manager of Southport and became the youngest manager in their history at the age of 33.
One of Watson's first moves at Southport was to oversee a large turn around of players. Out went players such as Peter Wright, Mark Byrne and Andy Whittaker and among the influx of players was Neil Robinson, who went on to scored 15 goals in 15 games on loan from Macclesfield Town, Steve Daly, Chris Price and Kevin Leadbetter all followed Watson from Runcorn while young starlet Carl Baker was signed from Prescot Cables. This saw a remarkable turn around of fortunes, with Southport languishing in mid-table and struggling to qualify for the newly formed Conference North when he took over, Watson oversaw a climb up the table with some impressive performances along the way to finish the season in a respectable 6th place and qualifying for Conference North football the following season.
At the start of the 2003-04 season Watson began undertaking another squad re-build which saw Neil Robinson return to the club permanently along with Earl Davis who had previously been on loan from Burnley. He signed Terry Fearns from nearby Vauxhall Motors who would later go on to score 41 goals in all competitions that season. That season Southport became the inaugural champions of the Conference North, pipping Droylsden to the title on the last day with a 5-3 victory away at Harrogate Town while they slipped up away at Worksop Town.
The 2004-05 season was always going to be a struggle being one of the only part time teams in the league however against all odds Watson kept Southport up, securing them their status as a Conference National team with Steve Pickford scoring a vital goal in a 1-1 draw away from home at Grays Athletic.
During the pre-season of 2004-05 chairmen Charlie Clapham announced Southport would be going full time as they looked to move forward in the league, that was a move that would see Watson leave his post as Southport manager, due to him unable to go full time as he already held down a full time job at Ashworth Hospital.
In June 2006, Watson was announced as the new manager of Burscough, replacing former Southport player and now A.F.C. Liverpool manager Derek Goulding.
With a lot of the players not accepting full-time terms under Southport's new manager Paul Cook the majority of the players followed Watson to Burscough signing on part-time.
Watson's first season in charge at Victoria Park was also a successful one. With the majority of the squad having promotion winning experiences at Southport they proved to be no push overs, dropping down a league and winning the Northern Premier League, the Peter Swailes Memorial Shield and for the first time in 40 years the Lancashire Junior Cup.
For the 2007-08 season, Burscough found themselves for the first time playing Conference North football, just one league below the Conference, equalling the highest ever level they have played at. After starting the season badly, with an injury ravished squad, they finished the season in a credible eighth place just outside of the play-off positions.
On 27 June 2008, came a shock as Watson announced he was resigning from his post with immediate effect, only to announce three days later he was taking up the now vacant role back at Southport.
On 30 June 2008, it was announced at 1pm in an official press conference held by the Southport board of directors that Watson would be returning to Southport filling the vacancy left when Gary Brabin departed to Cambridge United.
Watson's first signing for Southport was striker Ciaran Kilheeney from Burscough followed shortly by a nine others; Adam Flynn, Shaun Gray, Tony McMillan, Alan Moogan and Craig Noone along with former Southport players James Connolly, Earl Davis, Matty McGinn, and Steve Daly.
In his first season back at Southport, Watson oversaw a strong title challenge but fell short and ultimately lost to Gateshead in the play-off semi finals.
Outside of football, Watson works at Ashworth Hospital along side his former assistant, and the man who replaced him at Burscough, Joey Dunn.
-DOCSTART-	22156849
'''Eric Smith''' (born Glasgow, Scotland, 29 July 1934; died Dubai, June 1991) was a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a right half for Celtic, Leeds United and Greenock Morton in the 1950s and 1960s. He was capped twice for the Scotland national football team and later managed Morton, Hamilton Academical and Sharjah FC.
Smith began his professional career at Celtic in the 1954-55 season and gained two caps for the Scotland national football team in 1959. He joined Leeds United in 1960 when the club was in decline, and performed heroically during the 1961-62 season when Leeds battled against relegation to the Third Division. Smith's career at Leeds ended when he suffered a double-fracture of the leg during a home game against Chelsea in September 1962. He joined Morton in 1964 where he played for two seasons and later became manager.
Smith managed Morton briefly in 1972 and then managed Hamilton Academical for five seasons from 1972-73 to 1977-78. He then briefly managed Sharjah FC in the United Arab Emirates in 1978.
-DOCSTART-	22159063
'''Jackie Graham''' (born 16 July, 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder. Graham began his career in the mid 1960s with Morton, spending a year with the Cappielow side before moving to Dundee United. After two seasons at Tannadice, Graham mvoed to English side Guildford City, where he spent a similar time before joining Brentford in 1970. Making 374 league appearances in his eight years at Griffin Park, Graham tasted promotion from Division 4 twice, in 1971-72 and 1977-78, leaving shortly after the second successful promotion campaign to join Addlestone.
-DOCSTART-	22159297
'''Bill Bann''' (15 August 1902 in Broxburn - 1973) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Broxburn United, Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford, Bristol Rovers and Aldershot.
Bann's football career began at his local club Broxburn United. He joined Tottenham Hotspur where the full back played a total of 12 matches between 1926-29. Bann signed for Brentford in 1930 and participated in a further seven matches before joining Bristol City in 1932 and playing a solitary game. He went on to feature in seven matches for Aldershot between 1933-34.
-DOCSTART-	22159810
'''Curtis "Tommy" Booth''' (12 October 1891 - 29 October 1949) was an English footballer and football manager. He played for Wallsend Elm Villa, Newcastle United, Leeds City, Norwich City and Accrington Stanley.
He coached Accrington Stanley and RC Paris. He also coached in Germany, Turkey and Netherlands.
-DOCSTART-	22160659
'''Peter Thomas Anderson''' (born Hendon, Middlesex, 31 May 1949) is a former English footballer and football manager.
Peter Anderson was a popular midfield player who represented Luton Town, Royal Antwerp, Sheffield United, San Diego Sockers, Tampa Bay Rowdies and Millwall (as Player/Manager).
In 1978, he moved to the North American Soccer League, playing six matches for the San Diego Sockers before transferring to the Tampa Bay Rowdies for three seasons until 1980.
-DOCSTART-	22161907
'''David P. Dixon''' (November 1898 - after 1930) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Southend United.
Dixon was born in North Shields, then in Northumberland. He began his football career with South Shields and Preston Colliery before moving to Birmingham of the Second Division in May 1920.
-DOCSTART-	22161957
'''James Thomas S. '''"'''Tom'''"''' Devlin''' (10 April 1903 - after 1935) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 17 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Preston North End, Swindon Town, Walsall and Oldham Athletic.
Devlin was born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire. He began his football career with junior clubs before moving into the Scottish League, first with Third Lanark and then King's Park. He came to England to sign for Birmingham of the First Division in September 1924. Devlin played only twice for Birmingham, unable to dislodge Johnny Crosbie from the inside-right position, and in January 1926 joined Preston North End for a fee of -362.
-DOCSTART-	22161986
'''Dennis Harper''' (born 12 October 1936) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as an inside forward.
Harper was born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire. He started his football career with Darlaston before joining Birmingham City, initially as an amateur, in 1955. Awarded a professional contract in the 1956 close season, he was not even a regular in the reserve team when given his First Division debut at the age of 20, when Noel Kinsey, Bryan Orritt, Bill Finney and Bert Linnecor were all injured at the same time.
-DOCSTART-	22162025
'''Arthur Harrison''' (September 1878 - after 1902) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Harrison was born in the Stirchley district of Birmingham. He went to school in Cotteridge and played football for Linton before joining Small Heath of the Second Division in 1902.
-DOCSTART-	22162095
'''Michael '''"'''Mike'''"''' Harrison''' (born 21 February 1952) is an English former professional footballer who made 19 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Southend United. He played as a centre half.
Harrison was born in Leicester, Leicestershire. When he left school in 1968 he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, turning professional two years later. He captained Birmingham's youth team,
His next club was Yeovil Town of the Southern League. In the 1974-75 season, his second with the club, Harrison was named Player of the Year. The following season, under player-manager Stan Harland whom Harrison had understudied at Birmingham, the club achieved a "runners-up double" in the Southern League and the Southern League Cup, success which prompted invitation into the 1976-77 Anglo-Italian Semiprofessional Tournament, to play against Italian Serie C teams. Harrison was again named Player of the Season. In all competitions, he made 304 appearances for Yeovil Town over a six-year career.
-DOCSTART-	22162160
'''Andrew '''"'''Andy'''"''' Harris''' (born 17 November 1972) is an English former professional footballer who made 40 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Oxford United and Exeter City.
Harris was born in Birmingham. When he left school in 1988 he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice under the YTS scheme, turning professional two years later.
assuming his date of birth and details of debut per Matthews are correct, in which case you'da thought he'd have been in ...
--> substituting for John Frain in a goalless draw at Leyton Orient on 11 November 1989. He went on loan in October 1991 to Oxford United, where he played only once, and the following month was allowed to move to Exeter City.
-DOCSTART-	22162194
'''Wilbert Harrison''' (1867 - after 1892) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Birmingham St George's and Small Heath.
Harrison was born in the Bordesley Green district of Birmingham. He played football for Birmingham Excelsior before joining Birmingham St George's in 1886. He became the star of their attack, and played for them in the Football Alliance, but was one of several players offloaded when the club got into financial difficulties and joined local rivals and fellow Football Alliance club Small Heath in August 1891.
-DOCSTART-	22162390
'''Harry Johnson''' (8 August 1913 - 1976) was an English footballer.
Johnson played for Walker Park and Newcastle United before joining Port Vale in June 1937. He made 21 appearances from his debut in August 1937 to May 1938, when he was transferred to Hartlepools United.
-DOCSTART-	22162546
'''James Edward Baker''' (3 August 1911 - 22 February 1974) was an English footballer.
Baker played for non-league Darlaston, before signing for Second Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1930. However, he never made an appearance for their first team and departed for fellow second flight team Charlton Athletic after just one season at Molineux.
He joined Port Vale from the Londoners in June 1934. Despite being utilized as a left-back on occasion he managed to rack up a respectable tally of 8 goals in 21 games for the Burslem based club. However, he never won a regular first team spot and was released in April 1936, at which point he moved on to Barrow.
-DOCSTART-	22163299
'''John Allen''' (born 24 April 1955) is an English former footballer.
Allen played for Hinckley Athletic and Leicester City before joining Port Vale in May 1980. He earned a first team place for the start of the 1980-81 season, but lost his place in November 1980 and was given a free transfer in April 1981.
-DOCSTART-	22163431
'''Brian William Sinclair''' (born 2 August 1958) is an English former footballer.
Sinclair played for Bury and Blackpool before joining Port Vale, initially on trial, in August 1978. He impressed enough to be offered a contract and was a regular first team player from February to April 1979. However he got the sack in August 1979 after failing to report to the club for the fresh season. He had already joined Winsford United and later played for Ashton United and Kidderminster Harriers.
-DOCSTART-	22164448
'''Bertie Reginald '''"'''Paddy'''"''' Mills''' (23 February 1900 - 22 January 1994) was an English professional footballer who scored 139 goals in 358 appearances in the Football League playing for Hull City (in two spells), Notts County and Birmingham.
Mills was born in Multan, India, but raised in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire.
In March 1926, Notts County paid a fee of -3,750 for his services,
Mills contributed two goals in Hull's FA Cup run which took them to the semi-final for the first time in their history, only to lose to eventual Cup-winners Arsenal, following which their form slumped and they were relegated to the Third Division North. New manager Haydn Green converted Mills to play at wing half, though he still scored goals:
On leaving Hull, Mills moved into non-league football with Scunthorpe & Lindsey United and Gainsborough Trinity before finishing his career at his first club, Barton Town.
After football Mills was employed as a security man at a steelworks in Scunthorpe.
-DOCSTART-	22164473
'''James Hill''' was an English footballer.
Hill most likely joined Port Vale in the summer of 1917. He scored on his debut at outside-left in a 4-1 defeat at local rivals Stoke on 6 October 1917. He was a regular in the first team from the following month, though was on active duty from March 1918 to January 1919 and so was unable to play any matches. He was rarely picked during the 1919-20 season however, but was in the starting 11 for the Staffordshire Senior Cup win of 1920. He was released at the end of the 1920-21 campaign and so moved on to Shrewsbury Town.
-DOCSTART-	22164649
'''Sidney Brown''' was an English footballer.
Brown joined Port Vale in November 1923, making his debut in a 5-1 FA Cup qualifier defeat at Wrexham on 1 December that year. He was a reserve keeper and only played a further 17 games before getting released at the end of the 1926-27 season. He moved on to Gillingham, West Bromwich Albion, Congleton Town and Dudley Town.
-DOCSTART-	22164713
'''Eamonn Anthony Stephen Collins''' (born 22 October 1965) is an Irish retired footballer and football manager, who is now a players' agent.
In his playing career, he was the youngest player ever to turn out in a professional game in England, when he played for Blackpool in 1980, six weeks before his 15th birthday.
Collins was born at Inchicore, Dublin, close to Richmond Park, the home of St Patrick's Athletic.
He signed apprenticeship forms with Blackpool in April 1980
In the match, Collins came on as a second-half substitute for Dave Hockaday and, at the age of 14 years and 323 days, became the youngest player to have appeared in a professional match in England.
Collins only made the one appearance for Blackpool, and in December 1981, he moved to Southampton, where Alan Ball was now playing.
Collins spent his first three years at Southampton playing either for the Youth team or for the reserves, and did not make his first-team debut until 29 September 1984, when he played in a 1-1 draw with Queens Park Rangers.
He continued to play regularly for the reserves, but being short (5ft 6in) and lightweight (8st 3 lb), he lacked the muscle to force himself into the first team.
Whilst with the Saints, Collins was called up to join the Republic of Ireland squad for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship held in the Soviet Union from August to September 1985. The Irish lost all three Round One matches, finishing bottom of their group.
In May 1986, Collins moved to Portsmouth where Alan Ball was now manager. He made five league and four cup appearances during Portsmouth's 1986-87 promotion campaign before being loaned out, firstly to Exeter City in November 1987, where he made nine league appearances, and then to Gillingham in November 1988, where he made one appearance in the Football League Trophy.
Collins left Portsmouth in April 1989, moving on to Colchester United to be re-united with Alan Ball, who was then the assistant to Jock Wallace. Although Ball left Colchester in October 1989, Collins remained with the Layer Road club for three years, during which they were relegated to the Conference in 1990, before taking the Conference title, as well as winning the FA Trophy in 1992.
In July 1992, Collins was once again re-united with Ball when he returned to Exeter City. After eleven league appearances (plus four in various cup competitions), and a loan spell with Farnborough Town, Collins left Exeter in the summer of 1993 and dropped down to non-league football.
Collins returned to Devon where he spent the early part of the 1993-94 season with Crediton United, before moving to join Elmore in February 1994. He remained with the Tiverton based club until December 1996, including the last four months as player-manager.
In 1999, he joined his home-town club St Patrick's Athletic as assistant manger to Pat Dolan, succeeding him as manager in February 2003, signing a two-year contract with the Richmond Park outfit.
After just over a year in charge, Collins quit St Patrick's in May 2004 with the club second from bottom in the League of Ireland Premier Division. On his departure, chairman Andy O'Callaghan expressed his hope that Collins would change his mind, saying; "''We've left the door open for Eamonn to come back. People are talking to him and praying he will change his mind.''"
In the event, Collins joined rivals Shelbourne as assistant to Pat Fenlon on 31 May 2004. Collins left Shelbourne following Fenlon's resignation in December 2006.
Soon after leaving Shelbourne, Collins was established as a player's agent. and is now on FIFA's list of registered agents. Amongst his clients is Keith Fahey, who was transferred from St Patrick's to Birmingham City in January 2009.
-DOCSTART-	22164798
'''Thomas (Tom) Conway''' (born 7 November 1933) is an English former footballer.
Conway graduated through the Port Vale juniors to sign professional forms in May 1951. After making his debut in a 1-0 defeat at Rotherham United on 27 August 1955 he became a regular in the side, but lost his place in December that year. He was transferred to Leek Town in the summer of 1956.
-DOCSTART-	22165052
'''Geoffrey (Geoff) Morris''' (born 8 February 1949) is an English former footballer.
Morris played for Walsall, Shrewsbury Town and Bangor City before joining Port Vale for a -200 fee in August 1975. He was unable to impact on the 1975-76 season, making 17 appearances, 5 of which were as a substitute. He was given a free transfer in May 1976 and moved on to Kidderminster Harriers.
-DOCSTART-	22165260
'''John William (Jack) Mellor''' (born 1896, date of death unknown) was an English footballer.
Mellor played for New Mills before joining Port Vale in an amateur capacity in April 1920. He made nine appearances before returning to old club New Mills, most probably sometime in 1922. However, he rejoined ''the Vale'' in July 1923, this time signing as a professional. Again though he failed to make much of an impression, and was released at the end of the season, once again he returned to New Mills.
-DOCSTART-	22166083
'''David "Dave" Metchick''' (born 14 August 1943) is a retired English professional footballer who played in both England and the United States. Metchick is Jewish.
Beginning as an apprentice with Fulham, Metchick turned professional in 1961. He played in England for Fulham, Leyton Orient, Peterborough United, Queens Park Rangers and Arsenal; at Arsenal he never played a competitive match for the first team but was a stalwart of the reserve side, helping bring up the younger players in the squad. Metchick then moved to the United States to play in the NASL with the Atlanta Chiefs, the Miami Gatos, and the Atlanta Apollos, before returning to England in 1973 to play with Brentford. He later played non-league football with Hendon.
-DOCSTART-	22166300
'''Jure Travner''' (born 28 September 1985) is a Slovenian football defender, who plays for Watford F.C. in the Football League Championship.
Travner began his playing career with NK MIK CM Celje in 2004.
On 18 July 2009 the Slovenian left-back signed for Watford for an undisclosed fee, from NK MIK CM Celje on a two-year deal.
-DOCSTART-	22168552
'''Percy Humphreys''' (3 December 1880 - 13 April 1959)
Born in Cambridge, Humphreys started his football career with Cambridge St Mary's before signing professionally for Queens Park Rangers, then playing in the Southern League.
In 1901, he moved up to the Football League when he joined Notts County where he spent six seasons, making 202 appearances in total, scoring 73 goals. During these six seasons, County consistently finished in the lower half of the First Division table.
In the 1907-08 season, Humphreys joined First Second Leicester Fosse but returned to the First Division with Chelsea for the latter part of the season. He remained with Chelsea until December 1909 when he lost his place to Vivian Woodward.
Humphreys swapped places with Woodward moving across London to join Tottenham Hotspur. Humphreys only made 45 league appearances for Spurs, scoring 24 goals, none of which were as vital as the one that he scored against Chelsea in the final match of the 1909-10 season which ensured that Chelsea were relegated instead of Spurs.
In October 1911, he was transferred back to Leicester Fosse where he spent the rest of the season, before dropping out of the league to join Hartlepools United.
During his First Division career, Humphreys scored 103 league goals.
Humphreys made one appearance for England, on 4 April 1903,in a 2-1 defeat to Scotland.
Humphreys managed Hartlepools United between 1912 and 1913.
Humphreys then coached Swiss side FC Basel between 1913 and 1914.
-DOCSTART-	22169563
'''Daniel "Danny" Lee Rose''' (born 2 July 1990 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur.
Rose is a product of the Leeds United youth academy. On 25 July 2007, Rose signed for Tottenham Hotspur for a fee in the region of -1 million.
A regular for both the Tottenham Hotspur Academy and Reserves, Rose was named as an unused substitute for the league fixture against Sunderland in January 2008. His progress was temporarily curtailed, however, by a serious knee injury in September of the same year.
In March 2009 Danny Rose went on loan to Watford for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. Watford manager Brendan Rodgers described Rose as a "highly talented, committed player", who possesses "good energy and real intelligence with the ball". He made his debut in Watford's 2-1 away victory at Doncaster Rovers on 4 April.
On 29 September 2009, Rose joined Peterborough on loan until January 2010. He then went into that night's team where they played Plymouth Argyle, losing 2-1 at home. Rose returned to Tottenham on the 11th of November 2009, following the departure of Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson.
On 1 June 2009, he was called into the England Under-21 for the European Championships taking place later in the month when Danny Welbeck was ruled out through injury. He made his debut with a substitute appearance in a 7-0 friendly win over Azerbaijan on June 8.
Rose scored the only goal, his first for England U21's, on 14 November 2009 in a 2011 European Championship qualifier against Portugal.
He is also the cousin of York City striker Michael Rankine.
-DOCSTART-	22174156
'''Arthur Geoffrey Moreland''', known as '''Geoffrey Moreland''', (29 November 1914 - 1996) was an English professional footballer who made 11 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Port Vale.
Moreland was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. He made his name in non-league football as a target-man with Prestwood Amateurs and Stafford Rangers before deciding to try his luck with Swindon Town.
-DOCSTART-	22175560
'''Eric Prince''' (born 11 December 1924) is an English former footballer. He was the younger brother of fellow footballer Sid Prince.
Prince played for Ipstones; the local village club, before joining Port Vale in September 1944. He scored on his debut; a 2-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion in a Football League North match on 9 September that year. He was a regular during the war years, but also guested for Crewe Alexandra in March 1945. He was selected intermittently during the 1946-47 season and played just 14 league games during peace time before being released in February 1948 and moving on to Macclesfield Town, later turning out for Simplex Creda.
-DOCSTART-	22175915
'''Thomas John (Tom) Davis''' (c. 1901 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Davis joined Port Vale in August 1923. He was a regular in the Vale first team from November 1923 to March 1924, but after losing his place he failed to break into the first team again and was released at the end of the 1924-25 season. He moved on to Stafford Rangers before becoming a committee member of the Stoke-on-Trent Electricity Sports Club.
-DOCSTART-	22175991
'''James Lyons '''"'''Jackie'''"''' Mittell''' (28 February 1906 - 1976) was a Welsh professional footballer who made 247 appearances in the Football League playing for Rochdale, Wigan Borough, Birmingham, Luton Town, Hartlepools United and Barrow.
Mittell was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, and began his football career in his native country with Merthyr Town and Penrhiwceiber, before crossing the border to England to join Rochdale of the Third Division North in 1926.
He joined First Division club Birmingham as backup to England's first-choice goalkeeper Harry Hibbs. He played only six times in 18 months, and moved on to Luton Town and Derry City
A. These figures include 12 games from the 1931-32 season with Wigan Borough. The club folded following the match on 24 October 1931, a 5-0 defeat at Wrexham in which Mittell played. Although the team's results from that season were expunged, Joyce includes the players' appearances in his totals.
-DOCSTART-	22176050
'''Sidney Hugh '''"'''Sid'''"''' Moffat''' (16 September 1910 - 20 September 1981) was an English professional footballer who made 20 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Millwall.
Moffat was born in Congleton, Cheshire, the son of Hugh Moffat, the Burnley, Oldham Athletic and England wing half. He began his football career with Congleton Town before joining First Division club Birmingham in 1933.
Moffat died in Macclesfield, Cheshire, in 1981 at the age of 71.
-DOCSTART-	22176115
'''George S. Moore''' (1884 - after 1908) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Moore was born in Coventry, Warwickshire. He played for Nuneaton Borough before joining Birmingham of the First Division in 1908.
-DOCSTART-	22176133
'''Ernest W. '''"'''Ernie'''"''' Moore''' (1869 - after 1894) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Moore was born in Birmingham. He played for Sparkhill Alliance before joining Birmingham of the Second Division in 1893.
-DOCSTART-	22176174
'''John William '''"'''Jack'''"''' Morfitt''' (28 September 1908 - 1973) was an English professional footballer who scored 21 goals in 77 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Blackpool, Bradford and Southend United.
Morfitt was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire. He played local football in the Sheffield area and for Mansfield Town in the Midland League before he joined First Division club Birmingham in March 1928.
-DOCSTART-	22176218
'''John '''"'''Jock'''"''' Morgan''' (18 August 1889 - 1983) was a Scottish professional footballer who made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Doncaster Rovers, Bristol City, Barrow, Walsall and Southport.
Morgan was born in Penicuik, Midlothian. He began his football career with Edinburgh Emmett and then came to England to sign for Birmingham of the First Division in August 1924. He played only once for Birmingham, deputising for the injured Jimmy Cringan and his regular understudy Bill Hunter at centre half in a 4-0 defeat at Sunderland on 6 September 1924.
-DOCSTART-	22176318
'''Martyn Christopher Smith''' (born 16 September 1961) is an English former footballer.
Smith played for Leek Town before joining Port Vale in August 1984. He played 17 games, scoring just the one goal before being handed a free transfer in May 1985. He moved on to Macclesfield Town and Eastwood before moving back to old club Leek Town. Later he was appointed as ''Town's'' assistant manager.
-DOCSTART-	22176992
'''Yuri Berchiche Izeta''' (born 10 February 1990 in Zarautz, Basque Country) is a Spanish footballer currently playing for Real Valladolid on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, as a left defender.
Berchiche started his career in the ''cantera'' of Real Sociedad, but left to join rivals Athletic Bilbao, upon a disagreement.On 8 June 2007, Athletic Bilbao and Tottenham Hotspur came to an agreement and the player continued his footballing development in England, at the London club's academy.
Berchiche was named as "player of the tournament" while playing for Tottenham Under-18s at the Eurofoot Tournament in Belgium, on 5 August 2007, as the ''Spurs'' won the competition after beating R.S.C. Anderlecht 4-0 in the final.
Berchiche joined League One team Cheltenham Town on a month's loan on 26 March 2009. Two days later, he made his league debut in a 1-1 draw at Walsall.
In April 2009, Berchiche made a robust tackle on Scunthorpe United midfielder Henri Lansbury, on loan from Arsenal, leaving the England starlet with a suspected broken leg. Although he was not sent off for the challenge, his manager Martin Allen ordered him to leave the field anyway.
In July 2009, Berchiche returned to Spain to join Real Valladolid, on loan. Benefitting from the absence of longtime incumbent Alberto Marcos due to injury, he started in 2009-10's opener, a 0-0 draw at UD Almera.
Berchiche represented Spain at under-17 and under-18 level.
-DOCSTART-	22177269
'''Reginald Walter (Reg) Davies''' (born 10 October 1933) is an English former footballer.
Davies played for West Bromwich Albion, Walsall, Millwall and Leyton Orient before joining Port Vale in July 1964. He was the number 1 choice between November 1964 and February 1965, but was otherwise used as a back-up keeper. He returned to Leyton Orient in March 1965 for a small fee.
-DOCSTART-	22177446
'''John F. Smith''' (born c. 1921) is an English former footballer.
Smith joined Port Vale in September 1938. He scored on his debut at inside-right in a 4-0 home win over Walsall in a first round Southern Section Cup match on 26 September 1938. He made occasional appearances, which he had racked up to a total of 17 before he transferred to Chelsea in May 1939.
-DOCSTART-	22177645
'''Harry Davies''' was an English footballer.
Davies played for local club Chorley before joining Blackpool, only to return to Chorley. He joined Port Vale in June 1922. He played twelve games during the 1922-23 season before being released and heading back to Chorley. After a spell at Bacup Borough he returned to Chorley for a fourth time.
-DOCSTART-	22178781
}}'''Kyle John Haynes''' is an English footballer currently playing for Cheltenham Town
He started his career as a junior at Birmingham City before his release in in 2008. He had a trial with Norwich City in February 2008.
After his release from Birmingham City he joined the Cheltenham Town centre of excellence. Kyle progressed to the club's reserve team and made his debut for the club as a substitute in the game against Oldham Athletic on 24th March 2009. In doing so he became the clubs youngest Football League player at the age of 17 years 2 months and 26 days old.
-DOCSTART-	22180819
Born in Strood, Rossiter represented Kent at football and played local youth football before being spotted by Arsenal and signed up at the age of 15.
While with Orient he finally made his Football League debut,
After leaving football, Rossiter became involved in local politics in the Medway towns. He was elected to the Medway District Council and spent a year as mayor of Rochester between 1985 and 1986.
-DOCSTART-	22181156
'''Harry Gilberg''' (born 26 June 1923) is an English former professional footballer who made 135 league appearances in English football between 1947 and 1956, playing for three different clubs.
Born in Tottenham, Gilberg came from a Jewish family. He began his career with Tottenham Hotspur, turning professional in 1947. He made two league appearances for Tottenham in the 1947-48 season, his only league appearances for the club. Gilberg moved to Queens Park Rangers in 1951, and made 66 league appearances. Gilberg then moved to Brighton & Hove Albion in 1953, where he made 67 league appearances before retiring in 1956.
-DOCSTART-	22188749
'''Peter "Paddy" Logan''' was a Scottish association football player.
Born in Glasgow, Logan started his career with Motherwell before moving to Notts County in 1898. He spent a single season there before moving to Woolwich Arsenal in May 1899. He was an immediate first-team regular at inside right, displacing Jack Aston and playing 23 league games; his debut came in a First Division game against Leicester Fosse on September 2, 1899.
Logan left Arsenal in the summer of 1900 to join Reading of the Southern League but returned to Woolwich Arsenal a year later. His second spell at Arsenal was shorter and less successful; he only played five league games before losing his place to Bill Gooing. He left Arsenal for Brentford in November 1901; in total he made 29 appearances for Arsenal, scoring 7 goals.
-DOCSTART-	22191045
'''Joseph Matthew "Joe" Ashworth''' (6 January 1943 - 2002) was an English footballer who played as a wing half.
Ashworth was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire and progressed through the junior ranks at Bradford Park Avenue, before signing as a professional in January 1960.
He signed for Bournemouth in June, where he played for two seasons, making 60 league appearances and scoring two goals before joining Southend United in July 1967.
He was a good passer of the ball and during his career was regarded as one of the best passers in the lower leagues.
-DOCSTART-	22191171
'''Frederick Arthur (Fred) Jones''' (21 October 1922 - December 1989) was an English footballer.
Jones played for South Liverpool before joining Port Vale in June 1946. He made twelve appearances and scored one goal during the 1946-47 season, but was released upon its conclusion.
-DOCSTART-	22191300
'''David Wilson Galloway''' (6 May 1905 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer.
Galloway played for Raith Rovers, Aberdeen and Preston North End before joining Port Vale in June 1934. After starting as a regular for the 1934-35 season, he lost his place in October 1934 and was released at the end of the season. He moved on to Carlisle United and Clapton Orient.
-DOCSTART-	22191452
'''Joseph Gerrard (Joe) Craven''' (28 December 1903 - 1972) was an English footballer.
Craven played for St. Augustine's, Stockport County, Preston North End and Swansea Town before joining Port Vale in June 1934. After a run of eight games from the start of the 1934-35 season he picked up an injury and played just a further three games before moving to Newport County at the end of the season. He later played for Accrington Stanley and New Leyland Motors.
-DOCSTART-	22191554
'''Mark Lawrence''' (born 4 December 1958) is an English former footballer.
Lawrence played for Hartlepool United, where he was loaned out to Port Vale in March 1983. He played eleven games, helping the club to finish 3rd and gain promotion from the basement division. He returned to Hartlepool in May before joining Whitby Town.
-DOCSTART-	22191880
'''George King''' (born 5 January 1923) is an English former footballer. He is the elder brother of goalkeeper Ray King.
King played for the Royal Air Force, Newcastle United and Hull City before joining Port Vale for a four-figure fee in April 1949. Scoring twice on his debut; a 3-1 home win over Torquay United on 23 April 1949, he racked up a total of five goals in ten games. However he lost his place in October 1949 and was sold on to Barrow for a four-figure fee in February 1950. Later he played for Bradford City, Gillingham and King's Lynn before being made player-coach of Ely City.
-DOCSTART-	22192208
'''Horace Anthony Baker''' (1 September 1910 - 1 March 1974) was an English footballer.
Baker played for Longton Hall before joining Port Vale as an amateur in March 1932, signing professional forms two months later. After playing just ten games and scoring one goal in two seasons he was given a free transfer in May 1934 and moved on to Tranmere Rovers. He later played for Shrewsbury Town before joining Southport, and then returning to Shrewsbury Town.
-DOCSTART-	22193132
'''David "Dave" Hanson''' (born November 19, 1968 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) is a former professional football striker.
Hanson started his career with Farsley Celtic. He moved onto Bury in 1993 and played 1 game. In 1994 he signed for Halifax Town on a free transfer. He racked up 43 league games and 15 goals. He then joined Hednesford Town on another free transfer. After only months at Hednesford he transferred to Leyton Orient for -50,000. He rejoined Halifax Town in 1998, racking up 50 league games for Orient, and scoring 5 goals, also during his time at Orient, in 1997, he played for three loan clubs, they were; Welling United
As of 2008, Hanson is a PE teacher in Huddersfield.
-DOCSTART-	22193362
'''William Samuel (Bill) Booth''' (7 July 1920 - 18 February 1990) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Port Vale.
Booth played for his local side Hove Penguins and Brighton & Hove Albion before joining First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was unable to break into their first team though and moved to Port Vale in February 1939.
After ten consecutive games for Vale from February to April 1939 he lost his place and was given a free transfer at the end of the month to Cardiff City. He later guested for Birmingham and Leeds United during the war, before moving permanently back to Brighton and then Hastings United.
-DOCSTART-	22194064
'''John Edward Currie''' (18 March 1921 - 21 April 1984) was an English footballer.
Currie played for Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic, where he enjoyed a loan spell with Stafford Rangers before switching permanently to Staffordshire based Port Vale in June 1947. He only managed nine appearances in the 1947-48 season and was released upon its conclusion.
-DOCSTART-	22194277
'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Thompson''' (24 January 1899 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Thompson played for Bathgate, Oldham Athletic, Manchester City, Stalybridge Celtic and Ashton National Gas before joining Port Vale in January 1923. Despite a tally of four goals in nine competitive games, he was released at the end of the season. He moved on to Blackpool in 1923, and made his debut for Major Frank Buckley's team on 8 September, in a 2-2 draw at Stoke City. He appeared in the five league games that followed, scoring one goal - in a 2-2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday on 6 October. Shortly afterwards, he joined Accrington Stanley, before going on to play for Swindon Town, Crewe Alexandra, Hurst and Wilson's Brewery.
-DOCSTART-	22194550
'''Frank Briggs''' (1 February 1917 - 11 April 1984) was an English footballer.
Briggs joined Port Vale in December 1937, at the age of 20. He played a mere eight games in the 1937-38 season before being released in May 1938. He moved on to Aston Villa and Wrexham.
-DOCSTART-	22195186
'''William (Bill) Cleary''' (20 April 1931 - 12 March 1991) was an English footballer.
Cleary played for South Bank East End, Sunderland, Norwich City and Wisbech Town before joining Port Vale in November 1957. He played eight league and two FA Cup games, but failed to nail down a regular slot and so was transferred to Boston United in July 1958. He moved on to King's Lynn before returning to old club Wisbech Town.
Cleary started with Wisbech Town, even after retiring as a player. He became a coach, manager and finally a director at the club.
-DOCSTART-	22195993
'''Edward John Cooke''' (born 18 March 1942) is an English former footballer.
Cooke passed through the Port Vale youth team to sign professional forms in June 1960. He was only ever utilized as an emergency keeper however and after just seven appearances in almost four years he was given a free transfer in May 1964.
-DOCSTART-	22196253
'''Neil Wilkinson''' (born 16 February 1955) is an English former footballer.
Wilkinson played for Blackburn Rovers before playing in South Africa, he joined Port Vale in June 1978. He played nine competitive games for the club before being transferred to Crewe Alexandra, along with -3,000, in exchange for Kevin Tully in October 1978.
-DOCSTART-	22196751
'''Stephen Earnest Davies''' (born 16 July 1960) is an English former footballer.
Davies played for Congleton Town before joining Port Vale in December 1987. He came on as a substitute five times, only starting one game, before being loaned to Northwich Victoria in a three month deal in February 1989. His contract with the club was cancelled in July 1989, at which point he moved on to Altrincham and then South Liverpool.
Davies' father was born in Ghana and moved to Liverpool in the early 1950s. Davies is the eldest of six children. His son is current Cyprus cricket and rugby union international Marcus Holden.
-DOCSTART-	22196946
'''John Smith''' was an English footballer.
Smith played for Scotswood and Derby County before joining Port Vale in August 1932. During the 1932-33 season he made just the six games before given a free transfer to Carlisle United in May 1933.
-DOCSTART-	22197239
'''Harold (Harry) Prince''' (born 4 December 1921) is an English former footballer.
Prince played for Bucknall before graduating through the Port Vale youth side to sign professional forms with ''the Vale'' in September 1941. With World War II raging, he transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 1943 without having played a game. He returned to ''the Vale'' in August 1944, making his debut in a 3-0 home win over Birmingham City in a Football League North match on 26 August 1944. He became the first choice stopper until stubbing a foot whilst taking a goal kick in a 2-1 defeat at Crewe Alexandra on 30 December 1944. In a display of poor sportsmanship Crewe went ahead and scored as Prince lay injured on the ground. He recovered, but lost his first team spot in October 1945, at which point he was used a reserve keeper. In one rare appearance, on 18 April 1949, in a 1-1 draw at Bristol City he managed to concede a forty-yard 'punt' that sailed over his head. It was most probably a major factor in the decision to release him from his contract later that month. He had played fifty competitive games for the club, a good amount of experience to take into the non-leagues with Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22197549
'''Charles '''"'''Charlie'''"''' Short''' (after 1866 - after 1891) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath.
Short played football for Birmingham Excelsior before he signed for Small Heath in 1889,
Short's older brother George also played professionally for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22197599
'''Arthur Edwin Gardner''' (January 1878 - after 1900) was an English professional footballer who played in the Second Division of the Football League for Small Heath.
Gardner was born in West Smethwick, Staffordshire, and played football for Smethwick Hall before joining Small Heath in 1898.
-DOCSTART-	22197652
'''Thomas Henry '''"'''Tom'''"''' Handley''' (1882 - after 1910) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Bradford.
Handley was born in the Cotteridge district of Birmingham, and played football for his works team, Kings Norton Metal Works, before joining Birmingham in 1907 as cover at half back.
-DOCSTART-	22197718
'''Michael Alan '''"'''Mick'''"''' Darrell''' (born 14 January 1947) is a former professional footballer who made more than 100 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Newport County, Gillingham and Peterborough United.
Darrell was born in Bilston, Staffordshire. When he left school in 1962 he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, turning professional two-and-a-half years later.
-DOCSTART-	22203376
'''Edward "Ted" Hough''' (4 December 1899 - 3 September 1978) was an English footballer who spent most of his career with Southampton playing as a centre-half and later as a full-back.
Hough was born in Walsall and was playing for Talbot Stead Tubeworks when he was spotted by scouts from Southampton. In October 1921, one of the Southampton directors was despatched to the Midlands to secure his services and after a meeting with the Tubeworks board, they agreed to release him if the director stood a round of drinks - eventually, after buying a total of 52 pints of beer, the contract was signed and Hough was released to join "the Saints".
He made his first-team debut on 17 April 1922 playing at centre-half in a 1-0 victory over Aberdare Athletic. Over the next two seasons, Hough made only the occasional appearance, generally standing in for Alec Campbell at centre-half or Fred Titmuss at left-back. At the start of the 1924-25 season, Hough was preferred by manager Jimmy McIntyre to Titmuss for the first seven matches. From late-September onwards, he and Titmuss vied for the No. 3 shirt, until March when Hough took over at right-back from Tom Parker for the rest of the season.
In September 1925, Parker was restored to the side and Hough spent the first six months of the season in the reserves until February 1926, when Parker was sold to Arsenal, with Titmuss also leaving to join Plymouth Argyle. Having made only 40 league appearances in 4- years, Hough finally became a fixture in the side.
In 1926-27 he missed only one match as manager Arthur Chadwick settled on his favoured line-up with eleven players featuring in at least 35 of the 42 league games; this included a half back line-up of Bert Shelley, George Harkus and Stan Woodhouse, in front of full-backs Michael Keeping and Hough. In the FA Cup, Southampton had an excellent run reaching the semi-final against Arsenal. The semi-final was played at Stamford Bridge on 26 March 1927; after the Saints had an early penalty appeal turned down by the referee, Arsenal mounted a prolonged pressure on the Southampton goal, resulting in the opening score, when a cross-shot from Joe Hulme was deflected by Hough past Tommy Allen into the Saints' goal. Arsenal went on to win the match 2-1 to reach the final, where they lost 1-0 to Cardiff City.
Hough had several periods out with injury during the 1927-28 season, and only managed a total of 25 league appearances. He again started the 1928-29 season as Keeping's regular partner at the back, until injury forced him out at the end of October, to be replaced by Arthur Bradford for nine matches. The following season followed a similar pattern, with Hough missing half the season from December to April.
With injuries now taking their toll, and Bradford establishing himself as his replacement, Hough only made three appearances and at the end of the season he was released. In his ten years at The Dell, Hough made 184 appearances in all competitions, never scoring.
In May 1931, Hough was sold to Portsmouth for a fee of -200,
After retiring, he returned to the Portsmouth area, where he worked as a fitter's mate in the local power station.
-DOCSTART-	22204246
'''Tommy Dunne''' (born 22 June, 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as an inside forward. Graham began his career in the mid 1960s with Leyton Orient, spending a short amount of time with the English side before returning to Scotland with Dumbarton. An equally short spell preceded a move to Albion Rovers, before a move to Dundee United towards the end of the decade. It is unknown where Dunne's career headed after his time at Tannadice.
-DOCSTART-	22204765
'''Morten Nielsen''' is a Danish professional football striker who is currently contracted at AZ Alkmaar
Nielsen began his career with KB, before joined Chelsea's academy in 2005 and became a pro in July 2007. He has made several appearances for the Danish Under 18 national football team.
On 31 March 2009, tracked by many European clubs as Rennes, Saint Etienne, Brndby and Celtic, will play on loan for Superettan team Landskrona BoIS until the end of the season.
On 9 July 2009 Nielsen ended his contract with Chelsea on a mutual agreement, and is now a free agent and on 21 July 2009 AZ Alkmaar have signed Danish former Chelsea F.C. forward on a free transfer and until June 2011, until now and since January of this year, the youngster played on loan for Landskrona BoIS.
Morten is the son of the former professional Danish footballer Benny Nielsen, who works now as player agent.
-DOCSTART-	22205081
'''Fred Barnett''' (born 13 April 1896 in Dartford-died 1982) was a professional footballer who played for Hawley, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Southend United, Watford and Dartford.
After playing for Hawley, Barnett joined Bolton Wanderers in 1919 on trial. He went on to join the Spurs in 1920 before playing for the club's nursery side Northfleet United. The Outside right became a Tottenham Hotspur player in 1922 and featured in 16 matches and scoring once. Barnett signed for Southend United and between 1929-33 he played 174 matches and scored on 35 occasions. Barnett signed for Watford in 1934 before ending his career at Dartford.
-DOCSTART-	22205233
'''George Arthur Gallimore''' (August 1886 - 1949) was an English professional footballer who made more than 100 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke, Sheffield United and Birmingham.
Gallimore was born in East Vale, Longton, Staffordshire. He played local football before signing for Stoke in 1903.
Gallimore died in Stoke-on-Trent in 1949 aged about 63.
-DOCSTART-	22207210
'''Steven James Biggins''' (born 20 June 1954 in Lichfield) is an English former footballer, who played as a forward and is currently coach of the Shrewsury School 1st XI football team.
Biggins was a pupil at the Shire Oak School in Brownhills, West Midlands.
Biggins began his career at non-league Hednesford Town before being signed by Third Division Shrewsbury Town for -6,000 in December 1977. His goals over the next four seasons helped the ''Shrews'' win promotion to the second tier for the only time in their history.
He was sold to Oxford United for -8,000 in July 1982. Here, he again won promotion to the Second Division, being their leading goalscorer in their 1983-84 success with 24 goals in all competitions. However, he soon moved on again, joining Derby County in October 1984.
The striker was unable to hold down a place in Derby's first team though, and had brief spells on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Port Vale during his time at the Baseball Ground.
He had a short spell with Trelleborg in Sweden before returning to England to join Exeter City on a non-contract basis. He played out his career with spells at non-league sides Telford United and Worcester City.
-DOCSTART-	22208325
'''George Layton''' (1865 - after 1902) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Layton was born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, and played local football before joining Small Heath in September 1898.
-DOCSTART-	22208842
'''William Watling '''"'''Billy'''"''' Peplow''' (1885 - after 1914) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham
Peplow was born in Derby, and played for Redditch before he joined Small Heath in September 1898.
-DOCSTART-	22212522
'''Paul Atkinson''' (born 16 January 1966) is an English former footballer.
Atkinson played for Sunderland before signing for Port Vale in June 1988 for a -20,000 fee. He scored a brace on his debut in a 3-1 win at Preston North End on 27 August 1988. An ankle injury blighted his career however and after loans spells with Stafford Rangers in January 1989 and Hartlepool United in March 1990 failed to revitalise his career. He was forced to retire from professional football in January 1991 on medical advice.
-DOCSTART-	22212845
'''Steven Jeffrey (Steve) Taylor''' (born 18 October 1955) is an English former footballer.
Taylor played for Bolton Wanderers; where he had a loan spell with Port Vale in October 1975. It took until 1 November for him to earn his debut; a 1-0 home win over Rotherham United. After scoring two goals in four consecutive appearances he returned to Bolton in the middle of the month. Later he played for Oldham Athletic, Luton Town, Mansfield Town, Burnley (in two spells), Wigan Athletic, Stockport County, Rochdale (in two spells) and Preston North End.
-DOCSTART-	22216691
'''Gordon Nutt''' (born 8 November 1932) is an English former professional footballer who played in England, Wales, the Netherlands, and Australia. He made a total of 189 league appearances, and scored 32 goals.
Born in South Yardley, Birmingham, Nutt played youth football with Coventry City. He signed professional forms with Coventry in 1949, but didn't make his league debut until 1951. He remained at the club until 1954, when he moved to Wales, for a fee of -12,000, to play with Cardiff City. After one year with Cardiff, he signed for Arsenal, in a swap deal which saw Nutt and Cardiff teammate Mike Tiddy move to London in exchange for Brian Walsh and a minor fee.
Nutt made his Arsenal debut on September 24, 1955 against Sunderland but broke his ankle a fortnight later against Everton and made only nine appearances that season. He only played once in 1956-57 but came back into the side in 1957-58, sharing the left wing position with Joe Haverty for two seasons. After that he dropped back into the reserves and only played three times in 1959-60. In total, he played 51 games for Arsenal in five seasons, scoring 10 goals.
He moved to Southend United in October 1960. He spent just one season with Southend, before moving to the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven. He later played in Australia with Sydney Croatia and Manly-Warringah.
-DOCSTART-	22217167
Cusack began his career with Sheffield Wednesday before moving to Southend United in 1978, where he would win the Fourth Division championship in 1981. A move to Millwall followed the following year.
He moved to Doncaster Rovers as player-manager in 1985, replacing Billy Bremner. The 1985-86 season would see Doncaster emerge as promotion contenders before eventually finishing 11th place, which would be one of Doncaster's highest placings in the league since relegation from the Second Division in 1958 and until recent times. Another mid-table finish (following a promising start) came the following season but Doncaster were facing relegation by 1988 and Cusack left the club during the season. Cusack took over at Rotherham United with the Millers in mid-table, but Cusack left in April and a slide down the league led to a promotion/relegation play-off with Swansea City which was lost.
He later became player-manager at Boston United.
He is currently chairman at Basildon United.
-DOCSTART-	22217530
Breckin began his career at Rotherham United and would become a stalwart of the side in the 70s and early 80s at left-back, winning promotion from the Fourth Division in 1975 and from the Third in 1981. He would later play for Bury, Doncaster Rovers and Burton Albion, having also had a loan spell at Darlington early in his career. He also briefly managed Rotherham United in 1987. He has been the Millers assistant manager in two separate spells, from 1997 until 2005, alongside former team-mate Ronnie Moore, and from 2007- present alongside Mark Robins. He is well loved by the Rotherham fans, and he also holds a Midnight Memory Walk every year for charity.
In September 2009 John followed Mark Robins to Barnsley FC to work there as his assistant. The success they had at Rotherham has continued for the duo as their first 3 months saw Barnsley shoot up the Championship table.
-DOCSTART-	22217616
'''John Bilborough''' "'''Jack'''" '''Eastham''' (1883 - 3 May 1932) was an English footballer who spent most of his career with Blackburn Rovers and then Southampton playing as a full-back.
Eastham was born in Blackburn, Lancashire in early 1883 and joined his local club, Blackburn Rovers in the First Division in March 1900, aged 17.
In 1903-04, the arrival of Scottish international Jock Cameron from St. Mirren restricted Eastham's appearances and he spent the entire 1904-05 season in the reserves.
In September 1905, Eastham moved to Glossop where he played in either full-back position, making 26 appearances as the club finished near the foot of the Second Division table.
Eastham moved to the south coast in May 1906, when he was persuaded to join Southampton, who had finished as runners-up in the Southern League in the 1905-06 season. He made an anonymous start to his career at The Dell but by the end of the 1906-07 season he had taken over the right-back position from Bill Clarke, whose career had ended following a serious knee injury. Eastham scored his first goal for the Saints in a 2-1 defeat of Bristol Rovers in the final match of the season.
In 1907-08, Eastham settled into the right-back role, although he missed two long periods through injury (when the versatile John Robertson took over) making 22 appearances in all as the "Saints" finished eleventh in the league. In the FA Cup, Eastham played in all six matches as the Saints made it through to the semi-final, after a replay in round 4, when they defeated the previous season's runners-up Everton 3-2 (including two goals from Frank Costello). In the semi-final itself, played at Stamford Bridge on 28 March 1908, the Saints were defeated by Wolverhampton Wanderers, with goals from former Southampton players Wally Radford and George Hedley.
Eastham was by now becoming "''one of the club's finest right-backs during the Southern League era''"
At the start of the 1908-09 season, the Saints reeled off seven consecutive victories before a series of injuries to key players disrupted the side, who eventually finished the season in third place, with Eastham missing only three matches. In the following season, Eastham again missed a long spell from October to December through injury.
In 1910-11, Eastham managed to avoid injury and was one of the few players to show any consistency as the Saints struggled to narrowly avoid relegation. At the start of the 1911-12 season, the club recognised Eastham's worth by granting him a benefit match against Portsmouth played on 18 September 1911. The Monday night match was poorly attended with Portsmouth playing a team consisting mainly of reserve players, who nonetheless kept the score down to 2-1, with Southampton's goals coming from Hamilton and McAlpine.
For the 1911-12 season, Southampton's new manager George Swift recruited eleven new players, but Eastham retained his place at right-back. After his testimonial match, he missed the next eight games with Dan Gordon and Frank Grayer filling in for him. Eastham returned to the line-up in mid-November, but by the end of the season he had lost his place to Gordon.
In the summer of 1912, Eastham decided to retire and returned to his home town, settling in the Blackburn area.
-DOCSTART-	22218530
'''Dennis James '''"'''Jimmy'''"''' Singer''' (born 30 August 1937) is a Welsh former professional footballer who scored 62 goals in 139 appearances in the Football League playing for Newport County, Birmingham City and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
Singer was born in Cefn Hengoed, Glamorgan.
-DOCSTART-	22220287
'''John '''"'''Jack'''"''' Coxford''' (25 July 1901 - 1978) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Coxford was born in Seaton Hirst, Ashington, Northumberland. He played for North Seaton Colliery and Stakeford United before joining Sunderland in 1924.
Northfleet United acted as a nursery club for Tottenham Hotspur. Wales and Tottenham player Ron Burgess described in his autobiography how
Coxford died in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in 1978 aged about 77.
-DOCSTART-	22221052
'''Thomas '''"'''Tom'''"''' Scrivens''' (1876 - after 1899) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Scrivens was born in Walsall, Staffordshire. He first joined Small Heath in January 1897, but in 18 months with the club failed to play for the first team.
Scrivens went on to join Northampton Town of the Midland League. He began the season well, scoring goals both in the league and in cup competitions, until he sustained an injury in a collision with Hinckley Town's goalkeeper in an FA Cup 3rd qualifying round match at Hinckley. Scrivens was helped from the field by team-mates and opponents as the game continued, but no ambulance was available. After the game, he was carried to the railway station on a stretcher and travelled back by train to Northampton, where he was admitted to hospital. The injury, a broken leg, put an end to his football career.
-DOCSTART-	22221130
'''Glenn Aitken''' (born 30 September 1952) is an English former professional association football player. He began his professional career with Gillingham before moving on to Wimbledon. He captained the "Dons" to the Southern League championship in 1977 and played in the club's first ever match following its election into The Football League.
Born in Woolwich, Aitken began his career with Chelsea but failed to break into the club's first team. He was on the verge of leaving football, after unsuccessful trials with a number of other clubs, when he was signed by Gillingham of the Football League Fourth Division in 1972.
Aitken played in Wimbledon's first ever Football League match and in total made 11 League appearances for the Dons, scoring one goal.
After retiring from football, Aitken worked in the publishing business and ran an advertising agency in Bedford.
This figure represents only Aitken's appearances for Wimbledon in The Football League between 1977 and 1978. He also made an unknown number of appearances for the club in the Southern League between 1974 and 1977.
-DOCSTART-	22221299
'''Michael Wade Cole''' (born 3 September 1966) is an English former footballer.
Cole played for Ipswich Town; whilst at the club he spent a month on loan at Port Vale from January to February 1988. He played four league and three FA Cup games and scored one goal during his spell. After returning to ''Town'' he moved on to Fulham and later Chelmsford City.
-DOCSTART-	22221453
'''David McClelland''' (born 25 December 1941) is an English former footballer.
McClelland played for Bishop Auckland before having a successful trial with Port Vale, which resulting in him signing a permanent deal with the club in August 1967. With just two substitute and two full appearances during the 1967-68 season, he was given a free transfer in April 1968 to Wellington Town.
-DOCSTART-	22221488
'''V. Thomas Wilson '''"'''Tom'''"''' White''' (September 1896 - 1960) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Merthyr Town.
White was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. He joined Birmingham in March 1918,
White died in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, in 1960 aged about 63.
-DOCSTART-	22221496
'''Frederic C. "Fred" Smith''' was an English footballer.
Smith joined Port Vale as an amateur in November 1925, signing professional forms in January 1926. His debut came on 5 April 1926 in a 2-0 defeat at Bradford City. However after only making a further three appearances he was released at the end of the 1926-27 season.
-DOCSTART-	22222839
'''Charles Edwin '''"'''Charlie'''"''' Bosbury''' (5 December 1897 - 14 July 1929) was an English professional footballer who made more than 100 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Preston North End and Lincoln City.
Bosbury was born in Newhaven, East Sussex. He joined Southampton in 1921, but did not appear for the first team before he moved on to First Division club Birmingham the following year. A tall, strongly-built man with a talent for sprinting,
-DOCSTART-	22227886
'''Jim Scott''' (born 21 August 1940 in Falkirk) is a retired footballer who won one cap for Scotland and played for Hibernian, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Falkirk and Hamilton Academical.
Scott won his only cap for Scotland in a 3-0 friendly defeat against the Netherlands in May 1966.
-DOCSTART-	22228899
'''Richard Twiss''' (11 November 1909 - 1970) was an English footballer.
Twiss played for Chorley and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in August 1933. His only appearance came at centre-forward in a 2-1 loss at Hull City on 2 April 1934, he was handed a free transfer the following month. He moved on to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	22233980
'''John Hugh Todd Anderson''' (born 11 January 1937 in Johnstone, Scotland) is a Scottish-born former footballer who represented the Australian national football team five times in full international matches.
Anderson played between 1957 and 1960 with Stoke City in England and later in Scotland for Third Lanark. In the mid-1960s he moved to Australia to play with South Melbourne where he came to the notice of the Australian selectors. He eventually played eight matches for the Socceroos, five of which were full internationals.
-DOCSTART-	22234442
'''Samuel James William (Sam) Smith''' (14 November 1904 - June 1988) was an English footballer.
Smith played for Darby End Victoria, Cradley Heath and Cardiff City before joining Port Vale in May 1927. He played just four games in the later half of the 1927-28 season before being given a free transfer in May 1928. He moved on to Hull City and Millwall.
-DOCSTART-	22234810
'''George Forrester''' (born 28 August 1934 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full back. Forrester began his career in the early 1950s with Sunderland, spending two years with the English side but failing to make a first-team appearance. He returned to Scotland in 1954 with Raith Rovers, who he had been with as a youngster, but again failed to appear for the first team, moving on in 1957 to Brechin City. After just one appearance, Forrester quickly moved on to Dundee United, where he featured nine times for United's first team. After leaving Tannadice towards the end of the 1950s, Forrester featured for Eyemouth United before returning to England with Accrington Stanley. His two-year spell with Stanley preceded a move to Sankeys, where he spent three years. In the mid 1960s, he joined Altrincham, winning the Cheshire County League before ending his playing career with Macclesfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	22235943
'''James Lindley Jenkins''', known as '''Lindley Jenkins''', (born 6 April 1954) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Walsall. He played as a midfielder.
Jenkins was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. As a boy he had trials for England schoolboys. When he left school in 1970 he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, and played in the same youth team as future international players Trevor Francis and Kenny Burns. Jenkins turned professional in 1971,
-DOCSTART-	22236008
'''James T. Tebbs''' (May 1878 - after 1901) was an English professional footballer who made 37 appearances in the Football League playing for Loughborough and Small Heath.
Tebbs was born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. He played in the Second Division for Loughborough, and was the club's leading scorer - with only 4 goals out of the 18 they scored - in the 1899-1900 season, Loughborough's last in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	22236061
'''Jack Higginson''' (1876 - after 1901) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Higginson was born in Dudley, then in Worcestershire, and played for Gornal Wood and Dudley Town before joining Small Heath in 1900.
-DOCSTART-	22236131
'''John '''"'''Jack'''"''' Shufflebotham''' (11 April 1885 - 1954) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County, Birmingham and Oldham Athletic.
Shufflebotham was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Shufflebotham worked as a timber merchant's agent in the Birmingham area both before and after the First World War. He died in Crewe, Cheshire, in 1954 aged about 69.
-DOCSTART-	22236157
'''George Smith''' (1868 - after 1890) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Smith, who was born in Birmingham, played his only league game for the club on 31 March 1891 in a 4-0 defeat at Sunderland Albion; he only played because regular left half Ted Devey missed the train.
-DOCSTART-	22236240
'''Frank Sharp''' (1900 - after 1926) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Chesterfield.
Sharp was born in Tintwistle, then part of Cheshire. He worked in a steelworks and played football part-time for Barton BSC and for Mossley before turning professional with Birmingham in 1922.
-DOCSTART-	22236755
'''Gordon Owen''' (born 14 June, 1959 in Barnsley) is an English former professional footballer.
A much travelled player, Owen began his career at Sheffield Wednesday, featuring in the clubs promotion winning season under Jack Charlton in 1979-80. After falling out of favour at the club, spending spells on loan at Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield, he left to sign for Cardiff City in August 1983. His only season at Ninian Park saw him finish as the clubs top scorer with 18 goals in all competitions but at the end of the season he decided to leave the club as he wanted to return north, signing for his hometown side Barnsley, again finishing as top scorer in his first season.
Owen left Barnsley the following year, signing for Bristol City where he played over 50 times before, after a short loan spell at Hull City, he signed for Mansfield Town. He would later finish his professional career at Blackpool, having loan spells at Carlisle United and Exeter City while at the club, before moving into non-league football.
-DOCSTART-	22238856
'''Corry John Evans''' (born 30 July 1990) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder or centre back for Manchester United. A Northern Ireland under-21 and senior international, he came through the United youth academy, like his older brother, first team centre back Jonny Evans. Evans is capable of operating in the centre of midfield or defense but was used mostly as a centre back during the 2008-09 season.
Born in Belfast, Evans began his career with Greenisland Boys FC, where fellow Manchester United youth players Craig Cathcart and Conor Devlin also played before moving to England. However, when Evans' brother, Jonny, was signed by Manchester United, the whole family moved to Manchester. Evans then joined the Manchester United youth team, and originally played as a schoolboy until he signed a trainee contract with the club on his 16th birthday in July 2006. By then, he had already become a regular in the club's Under-18 side, and he even made his debut for the reserve team on 31 October 2005, coming on as a substitute for Sam Hewson in a 5-1 away defeat by Oldham Athletic. He made 19 appearances and scored one goal for the Under 18s in 2006-07, but his next reserve team appearance did not come until November 2007, when he came on as a second-half substitute for David Gray in a 2-1 away win over Middlesbrough.
After five more appearances for the reserves in 2007-08, Evans established himself as a regular in the reserve team in 2008-09, and was even given the captain's armband at one point. However, despite having been deployed as a central midfielder throughout his earlier career, Evans found himself increasingly used as a centre back during the 2008-09 season. Towards the end of the season, along with James Chester and Tom Cleverley, Evans was nominated by reserve team manager Ole Gunnar Solskjr for the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award, but lost out to Chester.
Evans received his first call-up to the Manchester United first team on 24 May 2009, when he was named on the bench for the club's last game of the 2008-09 Premier League season against Hull City.
Evans began his international football career as a schoolboy international, playing for the Northern Ireland under-16 side; he scored one goal in three appearances for the team. In 2007, he progressed to the Under-17 side, playing in five fixtures in the space of two months. However, the team went winless in those five matches, losing three and drawing the other two. By the end of 2007, Evans had joined the Under-19 team, but they were just as unsuccessful as the Under-17s, losing four and winning just one of the six matches that Evans played in between October 2007 and October 2008. He made his debut for the Under-21 side on 19 August 2008, but he was substituted after 72 minutes of the 1-0 defeat to Poland. He has since made four more appearances for the Under-21s. Although the U21's failed to qualify for the Euro 2009, he was recalled for several Euro 2011 qualifiers.
Evans received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland senior team on 20 May 2009; he was named in a 19-man squad that contained nine other uncapped players for the match against Italy in Pisa on 6 June 2009. He made his debut in that very game, playing 78 minutes of the 3-0 defeat before being replaced by Shane Ferguson.
-DOCSTART-	22240163
'''Harry Wainwright''' (1899 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Wainwright played for Highfields before joining Port Vale as an amateur in December 1919. After making his debut in a 1-0 defeat at Barnsley on Boxing Day he signed as a professional the following month. He was unable to nail down a regular place however, and was released at the end of the season with just four appearances to his name. He returned to Highfields before moving on to Doncaster Rovers, Brodsworth Main, Frickley Colliery, Sheffield United, Boston Town, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United and Newark Town.
-DOCSTART-	22240441
'''John Callender''' (3 September 1903 - 13 December 1980) was an English footballer.
Callender played for Walker Celtic, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chesterfield, Ashington and Lincoln City before joining Port Vale in May 1938. He was unable to himself in the first team and after four games and one goal he was given a free transfer in April 1939. He moved on to Gateshead, scoring two goals in three appearances before the league was abandoned after the outbreak of World War II. Callender guested for Mansfield Town during the war.
-DOCSTART-	22240678
'''John Joseph Fleming''' (born 1 July 1953) is an English former footballer.
Fleming played for Oxford United before joining Lincoln City. At Lincoln he was sent on loan to Port Vale in March 1980. His debut game was at his regular club on 15 March, where ''the Vale'' lost 3-0. He played just a further two games before being sent back to ''the Imps'', having failed to impress at Vale Park.
-DOCSTART-	22241120
'''Arthur Ford''' (born 1911) is an English former footballer.
Ford played for Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1936, signing professional forms in January the next year. He played four games from March 1937 to the end of the season before transferring back to ''Wolves'' in September 1937, later moving on to Northampton Town.
-DOCSTART-	22241279
'''Albert Harrison''' (19 August 1909 - 2 March 1989) was an English footballer.
Harrison joined Port Vale as an amateur in September 1931, signing as a professional in November 1932. He played just the three games in the 1932-33 season and was given a free transfer to Leek Alexandra in May 1933.
-DOCSTART-	22241491
'''John Richard Montague Wilson''' (30 October 1914 - 2 November 1988) was an English footballer.
Wilson played for West Bromwich Albion before joining Port Vale in May 1935. He failed to gain a regular first team spot and having made just the three appearances he was transferred to Wigan Athletic in December 1935. Later he moved to Shrewsbury Town.
-DOCSTART-	22241781
'''Alan Johnson''' (born 13 March 1947) is an English former footballer.
Johnson graduated through the Port Vale youth side to sign professional forms in September 1964. His debut went excellently, as he scored in a 2-2 draw at Barrow on 6 November 1965. However he only played one more game before being transferred to local non-league side Stafford Rangers in November 1966.
-DOCSTART-	22242663
'''Andrew John (Andy) Poole''' (born 6 July 1960) is an English former footballer.
Poole played for Mansfield Town, Northampton Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in March 1983. His debut came in a 1-1 home draw with local rivals Crewe Alexandra on 5 March 1983, but after just one more match he had his contract cancelled that same month. He moved on to Gillingham, Nuneaton Borough, Coventry Sporting, Worcester City, Buckingham Town, Kettering Town and finally Brackley Town; where he served as player-manager.
-DOCSTART-	22242798
'''William John "Billy" Jervis''' (born 22 January 1942) is an English former professional association football player. He made only one appearance in The Football League, in a match which was abandoned early and represents one of the few uncompleted Football League matches for which the result was allowed to stand.
Born in Liverpool, Jervis began his career as a youth team player with Blackburn Rovers.
Jervis was selected to make his debut for Gillingham in a match away to Barrow on 9 October 1961.
Jervis lost his place in the Gillingham team to Ronnie Waldock for the club's next match and was not selected for the first team again in the 1961-62 season.
-DOCSTART-	22242888
'''George Henry Shelton''' (1894 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. He was the younger brother of Jack Shelton.
Shelton played for Wellington Town before joining Port Vale as an amateur in August 1916. He played 26 games, scoring seven goals in the war time leagues before being conscripted in September 1917. After surviving the war he returned to Vale in February 1920, signing as a professional the following month. However he proved unable to regain his place and after making two appearances in the Football League was released at the end of the 1919-20 season.
-DOCSTART-	22247627
}}'''Chris Card''' (born 21 October 1963 in Brisbane, Queensland
Card played between 1981 and 1986 for Yeovil Town in the English Football Conference.
In 1986 he returned to Australia to play for St George in the National Soccer League before playing for a number of New South Wales state league clubs before retiring in the mid-1990s.
-DOCSTART-	22248628
'''James Rae Bauchop''' (22 May, 1886 in Sauchie-died 1968) was a professional footballer who played for Alloa Athletic, Celtic, Norwich City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Tottenham Hotspur, Bradford Park Avenue, Doncaster Rovers and Lincoln City.
The forward began his career at Alloa Athletic before playing for Glasgow Celtic where he was member of the club's Championship winning sides of 1905-06 and 1906-07. Bauchop, later played for Norwich City and Crystal Palace. In 1909 he joined Derby County where he featured in 126 matches and scoring 68 goals between 1909-12. Bauchop signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1913 and played in 10 matches and found the net on six occasions for the Lilywhites. In 1913 he moved on to Bradford Park Avenue and participated in 157 games and found the net 67 times. Bauchop went on to play for Doncaster Rovers before ending his career at Lincoln City where he played a further 28 games and scoring 11 goals.
-DOCSTART-	22248744
'''Eric Carruthers''' (born 2 February 1953 in Edinburgh, Scotland
Carruthers began his professional career for Hearts in 1970 and played more than fifty league matches between 1970 and 1975.
Carruthers was in 1975 sold by Hearts to English team Derby County for -25,000.
In 1979 he played twenty matches for Australian National Soccer League team A.P.I.A. Leichhardt.
-DOCSTART-	22250330
'''Sergio Ommel''' is a Dutch footballer, who is a former professional player, but now plays as a forward for amateur side Ter Leede.
Ommel's first senior club was FC Groningen, and from there he moved to Telstar. He joined Icelandic side KR in 2000, for whom he played in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, before moving to England to join Bristol Rovers in November 2001. He remained in Bristol until the end of the 2001-02 season, when he traveled back to his home nation and signed for the newly formed Stormvogels Telstar, who were created following the merger of Stormvogels with his old club Telstar. From there he joined amateur club Quick Boys, before moving to Ter Leede in 2007.
-DOCSTART-	22253427
'''Joseph '''"'''Joe'''"''' Birch''' (6 July 1904 - 4 December 1980) was an English professional footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Fulham.
Birch was born in Hednesford, Staffordshire. He played non-league football for Cannock Town and Hednesford Town before joining Birmingham in 1928.
Birch died in Colchester, Essex, in 1980 at the age of 76.
-DOCSTART-	22254457
'''John '''"'''Jack'''"''' Smith''' (1882 - after 1911) was an English professional footballer who scored 39 goals in 110 appearances in First Division of the Football League playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham.
Smith was born in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, and played for Cannock and for Stafford Road before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1906.
-DOCSTART-	22255594
'''Joshua Lee Macauley''' (born March 2, 1991) is an English footballer playing for Tranmere Rovers. He made his Tranmere debut on January 24, 2009 in the Football League One clash with Carlisle United which ended in a 1-1 draw.
-DOCSTART-	22263351
'''Mervyn John Gill''' (born 13 April 1931) is a retired English football goalkeeper who spent most of his playing career with Torquay United.
Gill was born in Exeter, Devon and spent his early years as a footballer (from 1948 to 1953) playing with Bideford in the Western League. During his time with the north Devon club, they gained promotion twice as champions, of Division Three in 1949-50 and of Division Two in 1951-52.
In August 1953, Gill joined Portsmouth of the Football League First Division as an amateur, under-studying Ted Platt. Gill made six league and three F.A. Cup appearances for Portsmouth in the 1953-54 season, but by the end of the season, Northern Ireland international Norman Uprichard had re-established himself as the first choice 'keeper.
In 1954, Gill was enlisted into the Royal Air Force for his National Service, during which time he made occasional appearances for Woking. Gill was based at Thorney Island, near Chichester where he represented the RAF at football.
On being demobbed, he joined Southampton as an amateur in December 1955, becoming new manager Ted Bates' first signing, before signing professional papers in April 1956. He made only one first-team appearance, standing in for Fred Kiernan in the final match of the 1955-56 season, a 3-1 victory at Walsall.
After making eight appearances in the Saints' reserves in August and September 1956, Gill moved back to his native Devon, where he joined Torquay United, of the Third Division South, managed by former Southampton player Eric Webber.
Gill was immediately drafted into the first-team, replacing Peter Wakeham in goal for the remainder of the 1956-57 season, at the end of which Torquay finished as runners-up to Ipswich Town, missing out on the only promotion spot on goal average. In 1957-58, Wakeham was restored as first-choice 'keeper, with Gill as under-study, making only ten appearances as Torquay struggled, eventually finishing in 21st place and finding themselves in the new Fourth Division the following season.
Following the departure of Wakeham in September 1958, Gill was re-instated as first-choice goalkeeper and retained his position throughout the next three seasons, helping Torquay to return to the Third Division in 1960.
In the 1961-62 season, Gill lost his place to Eddie Marsh and at the end of the season he retired from professional football. In his six years at Plainmoor, Gill made a total of 174 appearances in league and cup matches.
On retiring from football, Gill was employed by English China Clays, from December 1962 until December 1990, and is now living in his retirement in Bridport, Dorset.
-DOCSTART-	22264596
'''John Anthony Cheesewright''' (born 12 January 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Colchester United and Wycombe Wanderers.
Cheesewright was born in Romford, Havering. He began his football career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur, but was released in 1981 without playing for the first team. He joined Southend United, but again failed to appear for the first team. After a spell in non-league football with Kingsbury Town, he signed for Birmingham City, initially on a non-contract basis, in 1991.
After a spell with Dagenham & Redbridge, Cheesewright joined Braintree Town, where he impressed sufficiently to earn a move back to the Football League with Colchester United.
He then spent brief periods with Romford, Aldershot Town, and Heybridge Swifts, before attempting a return to the Football League with Barnet, where he signed as goalkeeping cover just before the April 1998 transfer deadline. Without playing for Barnet, Cheesewright moved on to play for a number of teams in the Hertfordshire and Essex area, including St Albans City, Leyton Pennant, Braintree Town, Heybridge Swifts, and finally, in 2000, as an outfield player for Eton Manor in the Essex Senior League.
As of 2008, Cheesewright was married with two children and was working as a wealth planning manager for a major bank.
-DOCSTART-	22264808
'''Sam Bell''' (born 6 February, 1909 in Burnhope-died 1982) was a professional footballer who played for Burnhope Institution, Norwich City, Luton Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Southend United, Millwall and Tonbridge.
Bell played for local club Burnhope Institution before signing for Norwich City. The forward played 76 matches and scored on 26 occasions for the Canaries between 1930-33. In 1933 he joined Luton Town where he made a further 30 appearances and scoring 20 goals. Bell moved to White Hart Lane club Tottenham Hotspur where he participated in 16 games and scoring six goals in all competitions between 1934-36. He signed for Southend United in 1937 and featured in 71 matches and found the net on 17 occasions. After the hostilities of World War 2 had ended he went on to play for Millwall and finally Tonbridge.
-DOCSTART-	22264858
'''Walter Wilbert Swanson Bunch''' (15 August 1872 - 1937) was an English professional footballer who made 70 appearances in the Football League playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Walsall and Small Heath.
Bunch was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. A full back, he entered league football when he joined First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 1895. He made his Football League debut on 4 January 1896 in a 4-0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers. Only ever a reserve, he made just seven first-team appearances during four seasons with the club.
He moved to Walsall in the 1899 close season,
He went on to run a pub in Dudley,
-DOCSTART-	22265178
'''Alex Jardine''' (born 12 April 1926 in Motherwell; died 1978) was a former Scottish footballer who played as a full back.
Jardine began his career in the mid 1940s with Dundee United, spending four years at Tannadice before moving to Millwall in 1950 for -700.
-DOCSTART-	22265444
After leaving Spon Lane School, Aston worked at the George Salter Spring Works.
Aston moved to Albion's Black Country rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 1885, where he remained for a year. During his time with Wolves, he appeared in five FA Cup games, scoring four times, as the club made the fourth round for the first time.
He moved to Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886 and quickly established himself as a first team competitor. He scored 16 goals in 44 games, though most of these were friendlies he did make four FA Cup appearances. He departed in 1887 to spend a brief period with First Division side Preston North End. He ended his playing career with two seasons at Oldbury Town. After his retirement from football in May 1891, Aston became a labourer.
-DOCSTART-	22266199
'''William Wilson''' was an English footballer.
Wilson played for Seaham Harbour and Portsmouth before moving north to join Port Vale in February 1921. He only played two games before being released at the end of the season. He moved on to Walsall, Stafford Rangers, Worcester City, Bristol Rovers, Willenhall and Wellington Town.
-DOCSTART-	22266271
'''Thomas Leslie Wood''' (born 20 December 1932) is an English former footballer.
Wood played for Woolfold St. James, Bolton Wanderers, Huddersfield Town and Barrow before joining Port Vale for 'a reasonable fee' in June 1956. He conceded three goals on his debut on 12 January 1957 and after just one more game was transferred to Southport in January 1958. He later turned out for Rossendale United and Bolton Road.
-DOCSTART-	22266332
'''Dennis Bailey''' (born 24 September 1935) is an English former footballer.
Bailey played for Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in August 1958. His only game in his three years at the club was at outside-left in a 2-0 home win over Shrewsbury Town on 22 November 1958. He left on a free transfer in May 1961.
-DOCSTART-	22268984
'''Aaron Jones''' (1884 - 1950) was an English professional footballer who made 59 appearances in the Football League playing for Barnsley, Birmingham and Notts County.
Jones was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire. His scoring rate of a goal every other game for Barnsley,
-DOCSTART-	22269182
'''Bernard Smith''' (1908 - after 1938) was an English professional footballer who made 68 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Coventry City.
Smith was born in Sileby, Leicestershire. He played for Loughborough Corinthians, and had an unsuccessful trial with Derby County, joining Birmingham in February 1932.
-DOCSTART-	22275874
'''Peter M. Neilson''' (1890 - after 1913) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Neilson was born in Glasgow. He played as an outside left for Airdrieonians in the Scottish Football League before coming to England to try his luck in the Football League. He signed for Second Division club Birmingham in 1913,
-DOCSTART-	22276543
'''Mark Ivan Kendall''' (born 10 December 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Northampton Town and Birmingham City. He played as a goalkeeper.
Kendall was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. When he left Polesworth School in 1976, he joined Aston Villa. Kendall played in Aston Villa's youth teams which lost in the final of the 1978 FA Youth Cup final but which won two years later.
He played 11 times in the Football League for Northampton, and moved on to Birmingham City of the First Division in March 1984 as cover for Tony Coton.
Kendall has coached the Tamworth Junior League XI, and has represented former club Birmingham City in Masters football.
-DOCSTART-	22276824
'''Hugh Burns''' (born 13 December 1965 in Lanark) is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers and Ayr United.
Burns began his career with Cambuslang Rangers before joining Rangers. Whilst at Ibrox he made over fifty appearances in the league and played both legs in a UEFA Cup game against CA Osasuna in 1985. He sign for Hamilton on loan the following season then moved on to Hearts in 1987.
He had spells at Dunfermline Athletic, Fulham (at that time in the third tier in England) and second spell with Hamilton. In 1991 he joined Kilmarnock and made over forty appearances then switched to Ayrshire rivals Ayr United. A successful spell at Somerset Park saw him play over sixty games brefore winding down his career with Dumbarton. He then moved back to the junior leagues with Larkhall Thistle.
-DOCSTART-	22277704
'''Robert '''"'''Bobby'''"''' Booth''' (20 December 1890 - after 1925) was an English professional footballer who made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League playing for Blackpool, Birmingham, Southend United, Swansea Town, Merthyr Town and New Brighton.
Booth was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham. He began his football career with Spennymoor United before joining Second Division club Blackpool in May 1912.
-DOCSTART-	22278997
'''Duncan John MacDowall''' (born 18 December 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as a centre forward.
MacDowall was born in Paddington, London. He joined Birmingham City as an apprentice in 1980, and after some promising performances in the reserves,
-DOCSTART-	22279412
'''Brian William Eric Rushton''' (born 21 October 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Notts County.
Rushton was born in Sedgley, Staffordshire. He captained the Brierley Hill schools representative side before joining Birmingham City as an amateur in 1959.
-DOCSTART-	22280771
'''David Hutton''' (born 4 December 1989) is an Irish footballer who plays for Cheltenham Town. He has also been capped by the Republic of Ireland at Under-15 and 16 level.
Hutton attended Enfield Grammar School where he helped the school football team win the Middlesex Cup. He joined the Tottenham youth academy in 2006-07.
In March of 2009, Hutton went on loan to Cheltenham Town and made his league debut against Leyton Orient on 4 April 2009. Hutton's first league and Cheltenham goal came on 10 April 2009 in a 1-1 draw away at Peterborough United.
On the 11th May 2009, Hutton joined Cheltenham Town permanently on a one-year deal.
-DOCSTART-	22281117
'''Korey Alexander S. Smith''' (born 31 January 1991, in Hatfield) is an English professional footballer who plays for Norwich City,
Smith was "discovered playing his trade on the Sunday league park pitches".
He first appeared on the bench for City in January 2008, as an unused substitute in the FA Cup match against Charlton Athletic. Smith then made his professional debut for Norwich in a 0-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday at Carrow Road on 4 April 2009, as an 82nd minute substitute for David Carney.
-DOCSTART-	22286419
'''William Collins "Willie" White''' (born 5 March 1895, date of death unknown) was a Scottish football goalkeeper who played for Heart of Midlothian and Southampton during the 1920s and 1930s.
White was born at Kerry Cowdie, Scotland and started his football career at Hamilton Academical. In 1923 he joined Heart of Midlothian where his younger brother John was already playing. During his time with "Hearts" he made four appearances for the Scottish League. He became "idolised" at Tynecastle and his departure in July 1928 "infuriated" the Hearts' fans.
White joined Southampton for a transfer fee of -800, of which -375 was contributed by the Southampton Supporters Club,
In the following season, White retained his place but the defence again conceded goals regularly, including four or more in six matches, ending the season with a "goals against" total of 76, and a seventh place finish. In September 1930, he lost his place to Bert Scriven and although White regained his place in goal for the last eight matches of the season, Scriven claimed the No. 1 shirt on a permanent basis in September 1931.
At the end of the 1931-32, White left Southampton for a brief (non-playing) spell with Aldershot, who had recently been elected to the Third Division South. In his four years at The Dell, White made a total of 103 appearances.
On his retirement from football, White returned to Southampton to take over the Greyhound Inn in Cossack Street, before returning to Scotland.
Willie was one of four brothers who played top-class football - John was an inside-forward with Heart of Midlothian and Leeds United, Thomas was with Motherwell and James with Alloa Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	22286846
'''Mark Reilly''' (born 30 March 1969) is a former Scottish professional association football player, who played in over 450 league matches for . He was part of the side that won the 1997 Scottish Cup Final.
Reilly began his career at in 1988 and joined in 1991.
-DOCSTART-	22287117
'''Edmund "Ted" Crawford''' (31 October 1906 - Unknown) was an English footballer and football manager.
Crawford started his career as an amateur, playing for played for Scarborough Town, Scarborough Penguins and Filey Town. His first professional contract would be at Halifax Town. He then signed for Liverpool where he scored 4 goals in 8 matches. In 1933, he joined Clapton Orient, where he ended his playing career. He played his last 6 years with an undiagnosed broken ankle.
After the World War II, he started his coaching career in Sweden with Degerfors IF. He then went to Italy, at Bologna, as George Raynor told him there was a job. He then went to Livorno, AEK Athens and Barnet, the only English club who employed him.
-DOCSTART-	22287805
'''George Herdman Benson''' (26 June 1893 - 19 December 1974) was an English footballer.
Benson played for Accrington Stanley, Blackburn Rovers, Stalybridge Celtic and Queen's Park Rangers before joining Port Vale on a month's trial in February 1924. He appeared in a 2-0 home defeat to Bristol City on 9 February, failing to impress he was not kept on and instead joined Chorley.
-DOCSTART-	22287889
'''Joe Dixon''' (born 24 September 1916) is an English former footballer.
Dixon played for Audley United and Northampton Town before joining Port Vale in October 1946. His debut came on Christmas Day 1946, in a goalless draw at Aldershot. This as to be his only game for the club however, as he was transferred to Witton Albion in March 1947.
-DOCSTART-	22287963
'''Richard J. Fuller''' (born 1913) is an English former footballer.
Fuller played for Stockport County before joining Port Vale in May 1938. His only game for the club was on 28 January 1939, in a 2-0 defeat at Mansfield Town. Failing to make an impression on the first team he left on a free transfer in April 1939. During the war he guested for Doncaster Rovers and Darlington.
-DOCSTART-	22288027
'''Lee Robert Jenkins''' (born 17 March 1961) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Port Vale and Birmingham City.
Jenkins was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. A midfield player, he began his football career as an apprentice with Aston Villa in 1977. The following year he was part of the Villa side that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup,
-DOCSTART-	22288133
'''Ryan Andrew Kidd''' (born 6 October 1971) is an English former footballer. He spent ten years with Preston North End, before retiring from the game at age 30 due to injury.
Kidd graduated through the Port Vale youth team to sign his first professional forms in July 1990. He made one league start and three cup appearances as a substitute in the 1991-92 season, but was given a free transfer in May 1992 and moved on to Preston North End, where he briefly played alongside a young David Beckham.
Following over 250 for ''the Lambs'' in ten years, he was forced to retire in November 2001, after suffering a serious neck injury.
Kidd joined Barnsley in January 2006, where he was the assistant manager. In January 2008 he was fined -250 by the FA, after admitting a charge of using abusive/insulting language. He left the club in August 2009, following the sacking of Simon Davey.
-DOCSTART-	22288901
'''Ambrose Arthur Samson''', known as '''Arthur Samson''' (1897 - after 1922) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Samson was born in Measham, Leicestershire, and began his football career with Measham Town before joining Birmingham in 1922.
-DOCSTART-	22289044
'''Gilbert Smith''' (1869 - after 1893) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22289469
'''James H. Adlington''' (1872 - after 1896) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Adlington was born in Shifnal, Shropshire. He began his football career with Ironbridge, and joined Small Heath in August 1895.
-DOCSTART-	22289628
'''Frederick '''"'''Fred'''"''' Allen''' (July 1860 - c. 1926) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath and in the Southern League for Luton Town. Allen was born in the Hockley district of Birmingham and played football for Springhill Methodists before joining Small Heath in 1890.
-DOCSTART-	22290370
'''Federico''' "'''Kiko'''" '''Macheda''' (; born 22 August 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United. He joined Manchester United from Lazio in September 2007.
Born in Rome, Macheda began his football career with local side Lazio. However, due to Italian football regulations preventing under-18s from signing professional contracts, he was not permanently tied to the club, and shortly after his 16th birthday, he was signed by Manchester United of England, where regulations permit the signing of players aged 16 and up. Following his family's relocation to England, he officially joined the club as a trainee on 16 September 2007, and began a three-year scholarship in the club's Academy.
He went straight into the Manchester United Under-18 side, and scored the only goal of the game on his debut, a 1-0 away win over Barnsley on 15 September 2007. In his first season with the club, he finished as the Under-18s' top scorer with a total of 12 goals in 21 appearances for the under-18s, and even made his debut for the reserves on 26 February 2008, when he came on as a 68th-minute substitute for Gerard Piqu in a 2-0 away defeat to Liverpool. On 12 May 2008, Macheda earned a Manchester Senior Cup winners' medal when he was named as an unused substitute for the 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers in the final.
Macheda signed his first professional contract with Manchester United on his 17th birthday in August 2008. In the 2008-09 season, he continued in the under-18 side, while also making a few appearances for the reserves. Towards the end of the season, Macheda enjoyed an extended run in the reserve team, scoring eight goals in eight games, including a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw with Newcastle United on 30 March 2009, and he was rewarded by being selected for the first team for the match against Aston Villa on 5 April 2009. With United 2-1 down heading into the final third of the game, manager Alex Ferguson substituted Macheda in for Nani just after the hour mark. After Cristiano Ronaldo equalised for United in the 80th minute, Macheda won the match with a turn to evade his marker followed by a curling effort from just inside the penalty area in the third minute of injury time.
Macheda was named on the bench for United's next two games - first against Porto in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, and then against Sunderland in the league - making his second appearance for the club in the latter game. Just 46 seconds after taking to the field in place of Dimitar Berbatov, Macheda had the ball in the back of the net for the second time in his United career, deflecting a Michael Carrick shot past Craig Gordon in the Sunderland goal. With Alex Ferguson opting to rest his big-name players for the FA Cup semi-final against Everton on 19 April 2009, Macheda was handed his first start in a Manchester United shirt. However, for the first time in his United career, Macheda failed to score and was substituted for Dimitar Berbatov at the start of extra time. He started his first Premier League game in a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough on 2 May 2009; he was involved in the build-up to Park Ji-Sung's goal, but he failed to get on the scoresheet himself and was substituted ten minutes into the second half. At the end of his first season in the Manchester United first team, Macheda was named as the Jimmy Murphy Academy Player of the Year in recognition of his performances in the under-18s, the reserves and the first team.
On 2 December 2009, Macheda signed a new four-year contract with United that would tie him to the club until June 2014.
Ahead of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, Macheda was named in Italy's preliminary 40-man squad, due to be reduced to 23 members in time for the tournament. However, Macheda missed out and was not named in the final squad.
On 12 August 2009, he made his debut for the Italy U-21 national team in a friendly against Russia.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 1 December 2009.''
Macheda lives on Washway Road in Sale, Greater Manchester. Early in the morning of 12 July 2009, Macheda's home was targeted by robbers, who stole cash and jewellery. A friend of Macheda received a minor head wound during the robbery.
-DOCSTART-	22291292
'''Geoffrey T. '''"'''Geoff'''"''' Anderson''' (born 26 November 1944) is an English former professional footballer who scored 19 goals in 88 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Mansfield Town and Lincoln City.
Anderson was born in Sheerness, Kent. He played football for Canterbury Schools and for Ramsgate before joining Birmingham City in December 1962.
-DOCSTART-	22294062
'''John Faulkner''' (born Orpington, Kent, 10 March 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender for Leeds United and Luton Town  in the 1970s.
Faulkner joined Sutton United in 1969 from fellow minnows Cray Wanderers and was playing for non-league side when they met Leeds United in the fourth round of the FA Cup in 1970. He effectively marked Leeds centre forward, Mick Jones, during the game and impressed Leeds manager, Don Revie, sufficiently for Revie to sign him as cover for Jack Charlton who was then in his mid-30s. Faulkner made his debut against Burnley in April 1970, when he scored an own goal, and made his second appearance against Manchester City, two weeks later, when he broke his kneecap in a collision with an opposing player. Charlton retained his place in the first-team in the following seasons and Faulkner made only two more appearances for Leeds against Lierse SK in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup. In March 1972, he joined Luton Town, for whom he made 209 appearances. Faulkner later played in the North American Soccer League for the Memphis Rogues and the California Surf.
-DOCSTART-	22294321
'''Francis Banks''' (February 1865 - after 1890) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Banks was born in Aston, now part of Birmingham, and joined Small Heath as a backup to goalkeeper Chris Charsley in 1889.
-DOCSTART-	22300023
Randall joined Rovers from Frome Town in 1977 and would finish as Bristol Rovers' top scorer for two consecutive seasons before moving to Stoke City. He returned to Bristol Rovers in 1980 and continued to score on a regular basis in the Third Division - finishing as Rovers' top scorer on three more occasions - before leaving the club for Yeovil Town.
-DOCSTART-	22300067
}}'''George Keith''' (born 26 May 1944 in Scotland) is a Scottish-born former footballer who represented Australia in the late 1960s.
Keith began his professional career with largely uneventful stints at Greenock Morton, Guildford City, Ayr United and Third Lanark.
In 1965 Keith emigrated to Australia where he played for Melbourne Hakoah and A.P.I.A. Leichhardt.
Keith in 1967 made his debut for the Australian national football team. He played 20 full internationals for the Socceroos, playing in the unsuccessful Australian qualification for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
In 2008 Keith was inducted into the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame in the Award of Distinction category.
-DOCSTART-	22300623
'''Jim Lovie''' (born 19 September 1932 in Peterhead) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left winger. Lovie began his career in the early 1950s with Dundee United before moving back to hometown club Peterhead, where he had begun his youth career. In 1957, Lovie headed south to join Bury, moving on to Bournemouth and Chesterfield before finishing his career in the lower leagues.
-DOCSTART-	22300824
'''Keith Bannister''' (born 13 November 1930) is an English former professional footballer who played 64 games in the Football League representing Birmingham City, Wrexham, Chesterfield and Norwich City.
Bannister was born in Sheffield. He was capped at youth level by England, played as a junior with Sheffield United and turned professional in 1948,
In August 1954 Bannister left for King's Lynn of the Midland League.
-DOCSTART-	22300830
'''Bernie Kelly''' (born 21 October 1932 in New Stevenston, Scotland - died 2004) was a Scottish footballer.
-DOCSTART-	22301984
'''Walter Bellamy''' (born 6 November, 1904 in Tottenham- died 1978) was a professional footballer who played for Ilford, Tufnell Park, Dulwich Hamlet, Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Bellamy played for non-league sides Ilford, Tufnell Park, & Dulwich Hamlet before joining Tottenham Hotspur. The outside left played a total of 73 matches and scoring 10 goals for the Lilywhites in all competitions between 1927-34. He moved to Brighton & Hove Albion in 1935 where he went on to feature in a further three matches.
-DOCSTART-	22302125
'''Craig Edwards''' (born 8 July 1982) is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Conference South outfit Bishop's Stortford.
Edwards made his debut for Southend United in the Football League Trophy on 5 December 2000, at home to Cheltenham Town in the 2-0 victory.
-DOCSTART-	22302429
'''Darren Stride''' (born 28 September 1975 in Burton upon Trent) is an English professional association football player currently playing for Burton Albion.
Playing as a central defender or in other utility roles (including centre forward), Stride has captained the side for the last 11 years.
Stride has been part of the first team since progressing from the Burton youth team, and has subsequently became the most capped player in the club's history. He has even played in every single position during his time at the club, even pulling on the goalkeeping jersey in times of great emergency.
-DOCSTART-	22302984
Parrish began his career at Shrewsbury Town but played only a handful of games before joining non-league club Telford United. He moved to Doncaster Rovers in 1994 before joining Northampton Town two years later where he enjoyed some of his most notable success, winning promotion in 1997 and reaching the Division Two play-off final the following season.
He then joined Chesterfield in 2000 and was a key player in winning promotion. A move to Kidderminster Harriers followed in 2002, before joining A.F.C. Telford United in 2004.
-DOCSTART-	22303060
'''William Griffiths Newton''' (1900 - 3 May 1965) was an English footballer.
Newton played for Red Street P.S.A. before joining Port Vale as an amateur in March 1922, signing professional forms in June 1923. His only appearance was in a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on 25 August 1923. He was transferred to Congleton Town in February 1924 and later turned out for Oswestry Town.
-DOCSTART-	22303338
'''David Richards''' (1 October 1896 - 25 June 1971) was an English footballer.
Richards played for Larkhall Thistle before joining Port Vale in August 1922. His only appearance was at centre-half in a 1-0 defeat at Notts County on 28 October 1922. He was released at the end of the season and moved on to Dundee United, Luton Town and Watford.
Upon his retirement as a player he became a trainer and worked at Queen's Park Rangers, Chelmsford City and Brentford.
-DOCSTART-	22303475
'''David Peter Ryan''' (born 5 January 1957) is an English former footballer.
Ryan started his career with Manchester United, whilst with the ''Red Devils'' he was sent on loan to Port Vale in January 1976. He made his debut in a 2-1 defeat at Swindon Town on 17 January but returned to Man U later that month. Ryan later left Man U to play for Southport, Northwich Victoria, Chorley and Hyde United.
-DOCSTART-	22303952
'''Fred Scotchbrook''' (April 1886 - 1959) was an English football player and manager, who managed Stockport County and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Scotchbrook followed his father into football, playing for non-league sides Gymnasium and his hometown Horwich, before joining Football League side Bolton Wanderers in 1914. However, he failed to make the grade as a professional and soon retired from playing to become a coach for the club, and later assistant-secretary.
He became manager of Stockport County in November 1924, where he narrowly saved them from relegation to the Third Division. The next campaign started badly though, as the team lose six of its opening seven fixtures, leading to Scotchbrook's dismissal in February 1926.
He was appointed manager of Second Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers the next month, after the sudden departure of Albert Hoskins. He took the club to a 15th place finish in his only full season at Molineux, 1926-27. After a heated exchange with the board of directors during an AGM in June 1927, where he questioned their policies, he was relieved of his duties. He left football after this.
-DOCSTART-	22304081
'''Steven 'Steve' Hislop''' (born 14 June 1978 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish association football player who plays for Arbroath. He previously played for East Stirlingshire, Ross County, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Livingston in Scotland, and for Gillingham in England, before his most recent spell with Raith Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	22304398
George Wilkins was born in Hackney, East London. While working as a lorry boy, Wilkins played football for Hayes. In 1938 he signed as a professional for Brentford. After making his First Division debut in January 1939 he played three League games before the Second World War. He continued to play for Brentford during the war, including at Wembley in the 1942 London Cup Final, when Brentford beat Portsmouth. He served in the Royal Kent Regiment. When the war ended, he continued with Brentford but was sold in February 1947 for a fee of -7,000 to Bradford Park Avenue. In the following December he was sold to Nottingham Forest for -7,500. He moved to Leeds in September 1949 but only played 3 games for them. In a career interrupted by the war, he played 83 league games and scored 19 goals for the 4 professional clubs.
In December 1949 he returned to Hayes as a coach. He was coach 3 times at Hayes until sacked in January 1961, when the players complained of his over-rigorous training methods.
Three of his sons, Graham, Ray and Dean Wilkins, played professional football, with Ray playing 84 times for England. Another son, Stephen, was signed by Chelsea and Brentford, but did not make any first-team appearances for either team and he went on to play for a number of non-league teams, including Dagenham and Hayes.
-DOCSTART-	22305288
Flounders began his career with his local club Hull City and although never quite establishing himself as a first-choice player, was nevertheless a regular and significant goalscorer in a side that won promotions in 1983 and 1985.
He joined Scunthorpe United during the 1986-87 season and continued his prolific scoring form, which was maintained when he joined Rochdale in 1991. Loan spells at Rotherham United and Carlisle United and a brief stay at Northampton Town followed before he joined North Ferriby United.
-DOCSTART-	22305655
'''Guy Roger Nzamba''' (born 13 July 1970) is a former Gabonese footballer, who played as a forward. He also represented the Gabon national football team.
Nzamba made his debut in the Football League for Southend United on 20 September 1997, at home to Fulham in the 1-0 victory.
-DOCSTART-	22309207
'''David "Dave" McSweeney''' (born 28 December 1981) is a semi-professional English footballer, who plays as a defender for Billericay Town.
He has also played for Southend United in the Football League from 2000 to 2004. He then dropped into non-League football and had a brief loan spell with Crawley Town in 2004, before joining Billericay Town on a permanent basis. He is also a builder whilst playing semi-professional football.
McSweeney joined Southend United as a youth, aged 15.
McSweeney then dropped into non-League football football joining Essex outfit Billericay Town in the summer of 2004, after training with Crawley Town and Dagenham & Redbridge.
McSweeney was born in Basildon, Essex.
-DOCSTART-	22309991
'''Julian Hails''' (born 20 November 1967) is a former professional English footballer, who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Fulham and Southend United. He is now a maths teacher.
Hails was studying for a maths degree and playing part-time at Hemel Hempstead Town, before being offered a trial at Fulham.
Peter Taylor signed Hails for Southend United in early December 1994.
Hails has a BSc honours in Mathmatical Studies.
Hails' was born in Lincoln and is married.
-DOCSTART-	22310516
'''John Marshall''' (born 18 August 1964) is a former professional English footballer, who played over 400 games in the Football League for Fulham. He later became a scout and coach.
Marshall signed for Fulham as a schoolboy and played in 411 matches scoring 29 goals in the Football League from 1982 to 1997.
-DOCSTART-	22315486
'''Shahed Ahmed''' (born 13 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer.
Ahmed was born in East London and is of Bangladeshi origin.
After beginning as a youth player at MK Dons, Ahmed signed a professional contract with Wycombe Wanderers in 2004. He made four league appearances for Wycombe, scoring one goal, before leaving in 2005. He later played non-league football with Wingate & Finchley, where he made 17 league appearances.
-DOCSTART-	22315785
'''Sean Graham Davies''' was born 27th February 1985. Davies is an English football player currently playing in the Northern Premier Division.
Sean started his footballing days at Middlesbrough FC, before playing for Sunderland and Newcastle School of Excellences. He then signed YTS forms with York City, while still a YTs he played for York City 1st team. . York City suffered relegation that season but Sean was awarded a professional contract and the following season made 22 appearances for the 1st team.
He then hit the headlines in the newspapers with an article about then manager Chris Brass. That season Sean was allowed to be let go from York and ended up on trial at Cambridge United. The following season 06/07 Sean signed for Scarborough FC and returned back to the North East played 28 games for the seadogs that season .
-DOCSTART-	22316236
Born in Tottenham, he began his career with Broadfields United of the Middlesex County League.
-DOCSTART-	22316585
'''Stuart Beattie''' (born 10 July 1967) is a former Scottish footballer who played as a defender.
Beattie joined Rangers from Ardeer Recreation Boys Club. He made five league appearances for the club but injuries dogged his progression. He left the club and later joined English side Doncaster Rovers making 26 league appearances and netting his first career goal before retiring in 1989.
-DOCSTART-	22317116
He enjoyed a youth training at RSC Anderlecht. He quit Anderlecht for studies, but later he played in the Belgian, British, French and Dutch league for, among others Millwall FC, Sparta Rotterdam, RC Strasbourg, FC Brussels and RFC Lige.
He stopped at Millwall because his then girlfriend was expecting a baby. Kinet returned to Belgium and became the father of a son, named Henrick.
Kinet started his youth training at RSC Anderlecht. He joined Millwall FC in 2000, then playing in the second league and left Millwall again in 2002, only to be brought back shortly afterwards.
In the 2004/2005 winterstop Kinet transferred from FC Brussels to Sparta Rotterdam. During the 2005/2006 season, Kinet transferred to then third division club RFC de Liege, after FC Roeselare expressed initial interest.
-DOCSTART-	22317851
'''John (Jack) Mandley''' (12 February 1909 - 18 December 1988) was an English footballer, he was noted for his pinpoint crosses. He spent eight years in the Football League, playing for Port Vale from 1926 to 1930 and top flight Aston Villa from 1930 to 1934.
Mandley joined Port Vale as an amateur in August 1926 and signed as a professional in May 1928. He played regular first team football in the 1928-29 and 1929-30 seasons, but did suffer a spell on the sidelines between May and December 1929 due to injury. He was sold to Aston Villa for a -5,000 fee in March 1930 (Syd Puddefoot had become the first -5,000 player just eight years previous), despite great protests from the Vale supporters.
He spent just over four years at Villa Park, making 106 First Division and six cup appearances, scoring one cup goal and 25 league goals.
In August 1934, still only 25, he moved from one of the top clubs in the country, to Altrincham, who were then playing in the Cheshire County League. Also playing in the Cheshire league were the reserve outfit of his former team, Port Vale.
-DOCSTART-	22317933
'''Frederick Lewis (Fred) Donaldson''' (born 7 April 1937) is an English former footballer.
Donaldson graduated through the Port Vale junior squad to sign first team forms in July 1954. After making his debut in May 1955 he had to wait until August 1957 to play another game. He played the 1957-58 season as a right-back, but lost his place the following season. In August 1960 he was sold to Exeter City for a -2,000 fee and later played for Chester, Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22318025
'''Peter Dursun''' (born 8 January 1975) is a former Danish footballer, who played for Southend United in the Football League in 1996.
Dursun made his debut in the Division One for Southend United on 14 December 1996, away to Queens Park Rangers in the 4-0 defeat, replacing Julian Hails in the 53rd minute.
-DOCSTART-	22318476
'''Stanley John (Stan) Trafford''' (born 21 December 1945) is an English former footballer.
Trafford graduated through the Port Vale youth team to sign as a professional in October 1964. He made twelve appearances and scored one goal during the 1964-65 season, but he was handed a free transfer in April 1965.
-DOCSTART-	22318563
'''Thomas Charles "Tom" Kilbey''' (born 19 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth as a midfielder.
Born in Leytonstone, London, Kilbey was originally signed to Millwall where he made his first team debut against Swansea City in September 2007 at the age of 16 in the Football League Trophy in a defensive midfield role.
In October 2007 Kilbey signed a contract with Premier League team Portsmouth. During his first season on the south coast he established himself in the academy side with a strong pairing with fellow midfielder Marlon Pack. The 2008-09 season saw Kilbey play more regularly for the reserve team. This saw Kilbey put in some classy performances including scoring a hat-trick against West Bromwich Albion on 6 April 2009. He joined League Two team Dagenham & Redbridge on a month's loan on 1 September.
-DOCSTART-	22318571
'''Michael Robert (Mick) Porter''' (born 19 May 1945) is an English former footballer.
Porter graduated through the Port Vale youth system to sign professional forms in July 1962. He scored two goals in fourteen games after making his debut in a goalless draw at Barnsley on 20 April 1964, but was given a free transfer in April 1965 and moved on to Portmadoc.
-DOCSTART-	22318632
'''Stuart Chapman''' (born 6 May 1951) is an English former footballer.
Chapman joined Port Vale as an amateur in June 1966 and made his debut in a 2-2 home draw with Lincoln City on 3 May 1967. He signed as a professional in May 1969, but was given a free transfer just twelve months later. He moved on to Stafford Rangers, Macclesfield Town and finally became the player-coach of Rocester.
-DOCSTART-	22318727
'''Philip "Phil" Gridelet''' (born 17 September 1971) is a former English footballer, who played 192 games in the Football League for Barnsley, Rotherham United and Southend United from 1990 to 1999.
He played for Hendon and Barnet, before moving to Barnsley in 1990 for a fee of -175,000.
Gridelet later moved into coaching with Harrow Borough, before leaving in March 2006.
-DOCSTART-	22321892
'''Marlon Pack''' (born 25 March 1991 in Portsmouth) is an English footballer contracted to Portsmouth and currently on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge. He played in Football League One for Wycombe Wanderers.
Pack, a midfielder, became a first year scholar in the 2007-08 season playing regularly for the academy and occasionally for the reserves. The following season he became a regular in the reserve team and remained a key player in the academy side. By the time he signed a one-year professional contract at the end of the 2008-09 season, he had played more than 50 games for Portsmouth's junior teams.
On 31 August 2009, Pack joined Wycombe Wanderers of Football League One on a one-month youth loan.
In January 2010, he want on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge.
-DOCSTART-	22324330
'''Louis Andrew Briscoe''' (born 2 April 1988 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English footballer who plays for Mansfield Town. His playing position is either as a striker or on the right or left wing.
Briscoe began his career as a trainee at Port Vale. He made four Football League appearances for ''Vale'', making his debut as a 17 year old in a 1-0 loss to Bristol City, before being released by the club in January 2007. He spent the next two years playing part-time football for various local non-league teams, including Leek Town, Hednesford Town, Gresley Rovers, Stafford Rangers and Ilkeston Town.
He returned to full-time football when he signed for Mansfield Town on 8 January 2009 from Ilkeston Town, where he had played for recently-appointed Mansfield manager David Holdsworth.
While at Mansfield, Briscoe made his debut for England C, the team which represents England at non-league level. He scored in a 1-1 with Hungary Under-23's on 15 September 2009.
-DOCSTART-	22327854
'''Sada "Pepe" N'Diaye''' (born 27 March 1975) is a Senegalese footballer, who played as a forward.
N'Diaye scored on his debut in the Football League for Southend United on 18 October 1997, away at Home Park to Plymouth Argyle in the 3-2 victory.
He returned to his first club, Les Ulis, in 2007.
-DOCSTART-	22328161
'''Tony Tim Henriksen''' (born 25 April 1973) is a former Danish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
Henriksen made his debut for Southend United in the FA Cup on 6 December 1997, away to Fulham in the 1-0 defeat, replacing Adrian Clark in the 56rd minute after goalkeeper, Simon Royce was sent-off.
-DOCSTART-	22328730
'''Frank Bentley''' (born 6 October, 1886 in Butt Lane, Kidsgrove-died 1958) was a professional footballer who played for Butt Lane, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford.
Bentley began his football career at non-league Butt Lane. In 1907 the Wing half joined Stoke City where he participated in one match. Bentley signed for Tottenham Hotspur and featured in 36 matches for the Lilywhites between 1909-11. He went on to play for Brentford where he ended his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	22329286
'''Richard Kenneth "Ritchie" Hanlon''' (born 26 May 1978) is a retired English footballer, who played as a midfielder. He played in the Football League with Southend United, Peterborough United, Rushden & Diamonds and Lincoln City. Hanlon also played non-League football with Welling United, Stevenage Borough, Weymouth and Cambridge United. He was forced to retire aged 28 with a knee injury.
Hanlon had a stint in 2007 managing St Albans City in the Conference South.
Hanlon made his debut for Southend United in the First Division on 18 January 1997, away to Sheffield United in the 3-0 defeat.
-DOCSTART-	22329461
'''Michael Phillips''' (born 22 January 1983)
Phillips began his career with Gillingham, who played at the time in the Football League First Division. He made his debut for the club's first team against Blackburn Rovers in May 2001. This was to be his only appearance, however, as his subsequent career was dogged by injury.
In 2004 Phillips alleged that he, his parents, and girlfriend Alex Day had been assaulted by police while on holiday in Portugal. Phillips himself suffered a broken jaw and nose.
-DOCSTART-	22329477
Bonnyman joined Rangers from Anniesland Waverley in 1971 and he played only one first team game before joining Hamilton Academical two years later. He moved to England to play for Carlisle United in 1975 and became a regular in midfield before moving to Chesterfield, in which he was a key player in a side that came close to winning promotion in 1980 and 1981.
A move to Grimsby Town followed where he figured regularly in the Grimsby midfield before moving on to Darlington, also enjoying a brief loan spell at Stoke City. He later joined Dunfermline Athletic as a player-coach.
-DOCSTART-	22329662
'''Kieron James Cadogan''' is a right winger/ forward English footballer currently playing for Crystal Palace. On his first match on the 7th April 2009 against Coventry, when having only been on the pitch 12 minutes, he rounded the keeper and scored in the 72nd minute.. Since then Cadogan has gone on to make a further three substitute appearances and recently scored his first hat-trick in Palace colours, helping them to a 6-0 victory against Lewes' reserve team.
-DOCSTART-	22330099
'''Sidney Percival '''"'''Sid'''"''' Wallington''' (15 October 1908 - December 1989) was an English professional footballer who made 96 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Bristol Rovers.
Wallington was born in the Small Heath district of Birmingham,
The following year he joined Bristol Rovers, where he played 94 league games in four seasons and helped them win the Football League Third Division South Cup in 1935.
Wallington died in his native Birmingham in December 1989 at the age of 81.
-DOCSTART-	22330987
'''Frederick William Banks''' (9 December 1888 - 1957) was an English professional footballer who made 72 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Nottingham Forest.
Banks was born in Aston, now part of Birmingham. He played local football before joining Birmingham in 1909.
He played non-league football for Stourbridge and Wellington Town, and then returned to the Football League with Nottingham Forest.
Banks went on to become Notts County's trainer, and died in Nottingham in 1957.
-DOCSTART-	22331570
'''Archibald Barton''' (1862 - after 1889) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Barton was born in the Moseley district of Birmingham and played local football for Coles Farm Unity before joining Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22331613
'''Carl Preston''' (born 1991) is an English football player. He started his career with AFC Bournemouth.
Preston made four first team appearances for AFC Bournemouth. His league debut came against Bury at Dean Court on 20 December 2008. In July 2009, Preston joined Conference South side Weymouth on a one year contract. He left in August 2009 and signed for Wessex League side Poole Town.
-DOCSTART-	22332168
'''Samuel '''"'''Sam'''"''' Bayley''' (November 1878 - after 1899) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Bayley was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, and played for St Saviour's, Rugby and Leamington Town before joining Small Heath in 1899.
-DOCSTART-	22332173
'''Lee Fieldwick''' (born 1 January 1982) is an English footballer, who plays as a defender. He played 17 matches in The Football League for Brentford and Swansea City from 2003 to 2004, before dropping into non-League football with Lewes in 2004. He then had a spell at Maidenhead United on loan in 2005, before joining St Albans City at towards the end of the 2004-05 season. Fieldwick played for Bromley in the 2006-07 season.
Fieldwick made his debut in the Division Two for Brentford on 22 February 2003, away at Kenilworth Road to Luton Town in the 1-0 victory.
-DOCSTART-	22332689
'''Harry J. Bates''' (July 1890 - after 1912) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Bates was born in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. An outside right who never turned professional, he played football for Ravensmoor and for Coventry City before joining Birmingham in 1912.
-DOCSTART-	22334855
'''William George Ballsom''' (30 October 1912 - 1983) was a Welsh professional association football player of the 1930s.
Born in Trealaw, he joined Gillingham in 1935 and went on to make 45 appearances for the club in The Football League. When the club was voted out of the league in 1938, however, he returned to his native Wales and signed for Cardiff City.
-DOCSTART-	22334996
James Poxton married Marjorie Bertha Hill in 1932 and had two children James Arthur and Peter.
-DOCSTART-	22335148
'''Sydney Percy "Syd" Gore''' (born 23 September 1900, date of death unknown)
-DOCSTART-	22337562
'''Bert Bowery''' is an English retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a striker.
Born in Saint Kitts and Nevis, Bowery began his professional career in with Nottingham Forest. He played for Forest between 1975 and 1976, and made two league appearances, scoring two goals. While at Forest, he spent a loan spell with Lincoln City in 1976, where he made four league appearances and scored one goal. Bowery later played in the NASL for the Boston Minutemen and Team Hawaii.
Bowery's son Jordan Bowery is also a professional footballer, and currently plays in England for Chesterfield.
-DOCSTART-	22337590
'''William (Billy) Tempest''' (8 January 1893 - ''unknown'') was an English former footballer.
Tempest played for Trentham (in two spells), Huddersfield Town and Stoke City before joining Stoke's local rivals Port Vale for -1,000 in June 1924. He was a regular feature in the 1924-25 season, but after suffering an injury in December 1925 was forced to retire after the 1925-26 season.
-DOCSTART-	22337628
'''Jordan Nathaniel Bowery''' (born 2 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Chesterfield as a striker.
Born in Nottingham, Bowery made his professional debut in August 2008 for Chesterfield. He scored his first professional goal against Huddersfield Town in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in a 3-3 draw (Chesterfield went on to win 4-2 on penalties) on 6th October 2009. On 19th November 2009, Bowery joined Blue Square Premier club, Barrow on loan for six weeks.
Bowery's father Bert Bowery was also a professional footballer who played in England and the United States.
-DOCSTART-	22337774
'''John Coyne''' (born 18 July 1951) is an English retired professional footballer who played in England and North America as a striker.
Born in Liverpool, Coyne began his career in England in 1971 with Tranmere Rovers. He also played for Hartlepool United, before moving to the United States in 1974 to play in the NASL for the Boston Minutemen, the Dallas Tornado, and the Toronto Croatia. He returned to England briefly to play with Wigan Athletic and Stockport County, before returning to the NASL to play with the Hartford Bicentennials.
-DOCSTART-	22337974
'''Geoffrey Peter "Geoff" Davies''' (born 1 July 1947) is an English retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a midfielder.
Davies began his career in English non-league football with Wigan Athletic, before signing a professional contract in 1972 with Chester City. Davies made a total of 32 league appearances for Chester, scoring five goals. He moved to Wrexham a season later, and made a total of 67 league appearances - scoring 15 goals - between 1973 and 1975. Davies then moved to the United States to play in the NASL with the Boston Minutemen, the Chicago Sting and the San Jose Earthquakes. Davies returned to England in 1977, and made seven league appearances for Port Vale, and five on loan at Hartlepool United. He contract with ''the Vale'' was cancelled by mutual consent in January 1977. Davies then signed for Wimbledon for the 1977-78 season, where he made 23 league appearances. He later returned to the United States where he played the 1980-1981 Major Indoor Soccer League season with the San Francisco Fog.
-DOCSTART-	22338052
'''Paddy Greenwood''' (born 17 October 1946) is an English retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a left back.
Born in Hull, Greenwood began his career with the youth teams of hometown club Hull City. He turned professional in 1965, and later played for Barnsley and Nottingham Forest. Greenwood also played in the NASL for the Boston Minutemen.
-DOCSTART-	22338108
'''Jimmy Husband''' (born 15 October 1947) is an English retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a striker.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Husband began his career with the youth teams of Everton. He turned professional in 1964, and later played for Luton Town. Husband also played in the NASL for the Memphis Rogues. In 1982, he played for the Oklahoma City Slickers in the American Soccer League. He spent two seasons with the Slickers before retiring.
-DOCSTART-	22338455
'''Peter Wall''' is an English retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a full back. He later enjoyed a coaching career in the United States.
Wall signed a professional contract with Shrewsbury Town in 1963, and made 18 league appearances during the next two seasons. He signed for Wrexham in 1965, and made 22 league appearances over the next two seasons. Wall moved to Liverpool in 1967, and over the next three seasons made 31 league appearances. Wall then signed for Crystal Palace, where he made 177 league appearances over seven seasons. While at Crystal Palace, Wall spent the 1972-73 season on loan with Leyton Orient. Wall later played in the NASL for the St. Louis Stars and the California Surf.
Following his retirement as a player following the end of the 1980 season, Wall became manager of the California Surf for the 1981 season, and the Los Angeles Lazers between 1982 and 1987.
-DOCSTART-	22338684
'''Andy McBride''' is a Kenyan-born English retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a central defender.
Beginning as an apprentice at Crystal Palace, McBride made one league appearance during the 1973-74 season. McBride later played in the NASL for the California Surf.
-DOCSTART-	22339018
'''Steve Seargeant''' (born 2 January 1951) is an English retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a left back.
Seargeant is currently an assistant men's soccer coach at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Born in Liverpool, Seargeant began his career with the youth teams of Everton. Seargeant turned professional in 1968, and made his debut in the 1971-72 season; he made a total of 80 league appearances for Everton between then and 1978. Seargeant later played in the NASL for the Detroit Express and the California Surf.
His son Christian Seargeant is also a professional footballer.
-DOCSTART-	22339375
'''Paul Shardlow''' (c. 1943 - 14 October 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Beginning at Northwich Victoria, Shardlow played for Stoke City between 1966 and 1968, and made three league appearances. Shardlow also played in the NASL for the Cleveland Stokers. Shardlow died on 14 October 1968 of a heart attack while on a training ground, at the age of 25.
-DOCSTART-	22339501
'''Brian Purcell''' (23 November 1938 - 20 January 1969) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Swansea City between 1959 and 1968, making 165 league appearances. Purcell also played for Waun Wen and Hereford United. Purcell died in a car-crash on 20 January 1969, alongside Roy Evans.
-DOCSTART-	22339544
'''Roy Evans''' (5 July 1943 - 20 January 1969) was a Welsh international footballer who played professionally for Swansea City between 1962 and 1968, making 214 league appearances. Evans also played for Hereford United. Evans died in a car-crash on 20 January 1969, alongside Brian Purcell.
-DOCSTART-	22339674
'''Kenneth "Ken" Solan''' (13 October 1948 - 23 November 1971) was an English professional footballer who made a total of 14 league appearances before dying in a car crash, at the age of 23.
Solan began his career as a youth player at Middlesbrough, and spent loan spells at Hartlepool United and Darlington. Solan never made a league appearance for Middlesbrough.
Solan died in a car crash on 23 November 1971, at the age of 23.
-DOCSTART-	22339858
'''Trevor Roberts''' was an English professional footballer who made a total of 207 league appearances before dying of a brain tumour, at the age of 30.
Solan began his career as a youth player at Liverpool, before turning professional in 1965 with Southend United. Between 1965 and 1970, Roberts made a total of 171 league appearances for Southend. Roberts also played for Cambridge United, where he made 36 league appearances between 1970 and 1972.
Roberts died of a brain tumour in June 1972, at the age of 30.
-DOCSTART-	22339941
'''Szabolcs Kemenes''' (born May 18, 1986 in Budapest) is a Hungarian football player who played for Ermis Aradippou.
In season 2006/07, he was the second choice goalkeeper for the Hungary U21 side after Zoltn Kovcs.
-DOCSTART-	22339982
'''Terence "Terry" Kent''' (born 21 October 1939) is an English former who played both association football and cricket professionally.
Kent made one league appearance in the 1958-59 season for Southend United. He later joined Millwall, but never played.
Kent left Millwall in 1960, and made 10 first-class appearances for Essex between 1960 and 1962.
-DOCSTART-	22341947
'''William John Leonard '''"'''Len'''"''' Beel''' (born 23 August 1945) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town and Birmingham City. He also appeared for Somerset County Cricket Club.
Beel was born in Leominster, Herefordshire. A goalkeeper, he joined Shrewsbury Town as an apprentice in 1961, and turned professional two years later.
In June 1969, Beel made his only major appearance as a cricketer, making 1 not out and taking 0/18 from 2 overs for Somerset in a Sunday League match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
-DOCSTART-	22342205
'''Samuel Charles Bellamy''' (2 November 1913 - after 1946) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Bellamy was born in the Small Heath district of Birmingham. A right back, he played local football before joining Birmingham in 1937.
-DOCSTART-	22342420
'''William Harold '''"'''Bill'''"''' Bidmead''' (December 1882 - 16 March 1961) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath (renamed Birmingham during his time with the club) and Grimsby Town.
Bidmead was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. He played for Elwells, Walsall (though not in the Football League), Stourbridge and Brierley Hill Alliance before joining Small Heath in September 1903 as cover at full back for Jack Glover and Frank Stokes. Matthews describes Glover and Stokes as "generally rated as the best at club level anywhere in the country around the turn of the century". Bidmead played only three first-team games in three seasons, and moved on to Leyton in the 1906 close season. Two years later he returned to the Football League with Grimsby Town,
Bidmead died in Bethnal Green, London in 1961 at the age of 78.
-DOCSTART-	22342493
'''Edward Lawson 'Ted' Birnie''' (born 25 August, 1878 in Sunderland-died December, 1935) was a professional footballer and manager. He played for Sunderland Seaburn, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur and he was manager of Southend United.
Birnie began his career at local club Sunderland Seaburn before joining Newcastle United. The commanding centre half played in 19 matches between 1898-1903. Birtie went on to play for Crystal Palace where he featured in 29 matches in all competitions. In 1906 he joined Chelsea. Birtie participated in 101 games and scored on three occasions for the Stamford Bridge club. Tottenham Hotspur signed him 1910, he went on to play in four matches and score a single goal at White Hart Lane.
After his playing career had ended, Birnie joined German club FC Mlheim as a coach. He then had spells as trainer at Sunderland and Rochdale. In 1922 he became manager of Southend United and spent 12 seasons in charge of the club. Becoming the only manager to preside over a Southend team for more than 500 matches (April 2009). Birnie retired in May, 1934, but would be beset with ill-health and died in December, 1935 aged 55.
-DOCSTART-	22342799
'''Alfred (Fred) Obrey''' (3 June 1912 - 26 November 1986) was an English former footballer.
Obrey played for Longton before joining Port Vale as an amateur in May 1936, signing as a professional in October of that year. He made his debut in October 1936 and his first game was the first of a thirteen game unbeaten run for the club, the first nine of which Obrey helped prevent the opposing centre-forwards from scoring any goals. He lost his place in December 1937 and was transferred to Tranmere Rovers in June 1938, but returned to ''the Vale'' as a guest in September 1939. He left on the conclusion of the 1939-40 season as the club went into abeyance due to the war.
-DOCSTART-	22343014
'''James Wootton''' (1895 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Wootton played for Walsall before joining Port Vale as a guest amateur during World War I in October 1916. After four goals in seventeen games in the war league he was unavailable from March 1917. He had a spell at Leek Alexandra before re-joining ''the Vale'' in August 1919. He was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1920 and he enjoyed regular football until he lost his first team place in March 1921 and was transferred to Nelson in January 1922. He played 14 times in the league for Nelson during the remainder of the 1921-22 campaign, before moving back into non-league with Nuneaton Town.
-DOCSTART-	22343064
'''Malcolm Roy Bailey''' (born 14 April 1950) is an English former footballer.
Bailey graduated through the Port Vale youth side to sign as a professional in May 1967. His debut came on 21 April 1969, in a 1-0 home win over Grimsby Town. He was only to play once more however before being given a free transfer in May 1970. He moved on to Northwich Victoria, Runcorn, Altrincham, Telford United and Hyde United.
-DOCSTART-	22343254
'''Thomas James C. "Tom" Baxter''' (born 1893) was an English professional association football player of the 1920s. Born in Wandsworth, he joined Gillingham from Chelsea in 1920 and went on to make 19 appearances for the club in The Football League.
-DOCSTART-	22343772
'''Kenneth (Ken) Todd''' (born 24 August 1957) is an English former footballer.
Todd played four league games for Wolverhampton Wanderers before Port Vale broke their club record fee to purchase him for -37,000 in August 1978. Expectations loomed large on the youngster as he struggled to live up to his price tag. He lost his place in August 1979 and was sold on to Portsmouth for -20,000 in October 1979. Later he played for Fareham Town and Waterlooville.
After retiring, Todd returned to Portsmouth as the youth team manager.
-DOCSTART-	22343894
'''Ian Christopher Elsby''' (born 13 September 1960) is an English former footballer. His uncle is the former footballer Jim Elsby.
Elsby graduated from the Port Vale youth team to sign as a professional in May 1978. He was immediately sent out to the USA on loan with the Cleveland Cobras, but returned by August of that year. He was a first team regular from February 1980 to the end of the season, but fell out of favour the the next season and was handed a free transfer in May 1981. He moved on to Macclesfield Town and Congleton Town.
-DOCSTART-	22344017
'''Antony John '''"'''Tony'''"''' Blake''' (born 26 February 1927) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Gillingham.
Blake was born in Cofton Hackett, Worcestershire.
Due to injuries to other players, he made his Gillingham debut in his former position as a striker against Crystal Palace on 3 September 1952, and marked the occasion with a goal.
-DOCSTART-	22345894
'''Brian Hill''' (6 October 1937 - 15 December 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in England and Belgium, before committing suicide.
Hill began his career as a youth player at Sheffield Wednesday, and turning professional in 1956. He made a total of 117 league appearances for Sheffield Wednesday between 1956 and 1966. Hill made 122 appearances in total for Sheffield Wednesday. He later played in Belgium for Club Brugge.
Hill committed suicide in December 1968, at the age of 31.
-DOCSTART-	22345934
'''Thomas Malcolm "Tommy" Tejan-Sie''' (born 23 November 1988) is a footballer playing as a midfielder for Dagenham & Redbridge.
He made his debut for Dagenham & Redbridge in the Football League Trophy, in the 1-0 away win against Peterborough United on 7 October 2008, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute for Mark Nwokeji. He made his Football League debut against Exeter City in the 2-1 home defeat, on 20 January 2009, coming on as a substitute for Solomon Taiwo in the 79th minute.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, Tejan-Sie was loaned out for a month to Conference South club Braintree Town.
-DOCSTART-	22346080
'''John T. "Jack" McClelland''' (19 May 1940 - 15 March 1976) was a Northern Irish international footballer who played as a Goalkeeper. McClelland played professionally in England for Arsenal, Fulham and Lincoln City, making 109 appearances in the Football League, as well as earning six caps for the Northern Ireland national side. He died of cancer in March 1976 at the age of 35.
-DOCSTART-	22346273
'''Graeme Montgomery''' (born 3 March 1988) is a footballer playing as a midfielder for Dagenham & Redbridge.
He made his debut for Dagenham & Redbridge in a League Two match, in the 1-1 draw away at Barnet on 17 January 2009, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute for Jon Nurse.
-DOCSTART-	22347376
'''Trevor Fitzpatrick''' (born 19 February 1980) is an English-born-Irish footballer who played as a forward for Southend United, Shelbourne and Bohemians. He has also represented Republic of Ireland at youth level.
He made his debut for Southend United in a Second Division match, in the 2-1 home defeat at Luton Town on 3 January 1998, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute for Pepe N'Diaye.
-DOCSTART-	22347711
'''Arthur Prince''' (8 December 1902 - 1980) was an English footballer.
Prince played for Bucknell before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1922 and signing as a professional player in January 1923. Upon turning pro, he was a regular first team feature until he was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for a -750 fee in May 1924. He later turned out for Hull City, Walsall and Bristol Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	22347901
'''Jack Prince''' (6 June 1906 - 13 October 1971) was an English footballer.
Prince played for Nantwich and Oldham Athletic before joining Port Vale in May 1928. His debut came on Potteries derby day; a 2-1 defeat at the Victoria Ground on 15 September 1928. Taking the number 1 jersey from Alf Bennett, he enjoyed a long spell as the first choice keeper until November 1929, when he was replaced by Ben Davies. He was released in May 1930 and moved on to Rochdale, Wrexham, Shrewsbury Town, Northwich Victoria and returned to old club Nantwich before finishing with his hometown club Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	22348398
'''Keith Michael Chadwick''' (born 10 March 1953) is an English former footballer.
Chadwick graduated from the Port Vale junior side to join non-league Nantwich Town, before joining league club Crewe Alexandra. He joined Port Vale as an amateur in August 1972 and finally signed a professional contract with the club in July 1973. He got his first game in March 1974 and was a regular first team player the next season, playing both up front and at the back. He began suffering with knee troubles in the spring of 1975; these problems eventually brought about his retirement in March 1977, aged just 24.
Chadwick was appointed the Vale youth coach a month after retirement from the game. He was sacked in September 1978; after choosing to play a big cricket match rather than travel with the youth team to a match. He became the manager of H. & R. Johnson, where he resumed his playing career. After moving on to Alsager Town he was appointed as a coach at Stoke City's School of Excellence.
-DOCSTART-	22348589
'''Albert Edward''' "'''Bert'''" '''Fishwick''' (1899 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Fishwick played for Leyland, Hamilton Central, Chorley (in two spells) and Plymouth Argyle before joining Blackpool in 1925. He made his debut for Frank Buckley's team on 24 October, in a 4-0 victory over Wolves at Bloomfield Road.
The following season, 1926-27, Fishwick made 25 league appearances, scoring thirteen goals in the process, including a hat-trick in the third league game of the season - a 6-1 win at home to Barnsley.
After making six league appearances for Blackpool during the 1927-28 season,
-DOCSTART-	22348959
'''Thomas (Tom) Tippett''' (10 July 1904 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Tippett played for Twizzell United, Middlesbrough, Craghead United (in three spells), Newcastle United and after having trials with Stoke City and Grimsby Town joined Doncaster Rovers and then Rochdale. He joined Port Vale in June 1931 and enjoyed regular football at the club before falling ill in August 1932. He failed to regain his first team spot and was instead transferred to West Ham United in May 1933.
-DOCSTART-	22349157
'''Leslie Daniel "Danny" Canning''' (born 21 February, 1926 in Pontypridd) is a Welsh former professional footballer.
A goalkeeper, Canning began his career at local side Abercynon before signing for Cardiff City at the end of World War Two. At the start of the 1946-47 season, he began the season as backup goalkeeper before replacing George Poland after just two matches. He went on to keep 22 clean sheets in 38 league appearances during the remainder of the season, helping the club become Division Three South champions. He continued as first choice goalkeeper the following season in Division Two but was allowed to leave the club in January 1949 to sign for their local rivals Swansea Town for -3,000.
He spent two years at Swansea, competing with Jack Parry to be first choice goalkeeper, winning the Division Three South title for the second time in his career during the 1948-49 season. In July 1951, Canning was sold to Nottingham Forest for -2,000 but struggled to break into the first team, making just five league appearances, and left the club soon after, moving into non-league football.
-DOCSTART-	22349290
'''Michael Wayne Anthony Ebanks''' (born 2 October 1964), known as '''Wayne Ebanks''', is an English former footballer.
Ebanks played for West Bromwich Albion, where he went out on loan to nearby Stoke City and Port Vale. His loan spell at ''Vale'' started in March 1985 and he impressed enough in his eleven games to be signed permanently in June 1985. After signing he struggled to make the first team and was given a free transfer in May 1987. He later had a trial with Cambridge United.
-DOCSTART-	22349628
'''George Stewart''' was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Hibernian, Manchester City, Partick Thistle and the Scottish national team.
Stewart, an outside right,
Stewart was transferred to at the end of that season for -650, which was a substantial transfer fee. The record fee at the time, for the transfer of Alf Common, was only -1000. Stewart won two further international caps and made over 100 league appearances for City, before ending his career with in 1912.
-DOCSTART-	22349720
'''Ernest Clarence Breeze''' (8 May 1910 - 2 December 1984) was an English footballer.
Breeze joined Port Vale in August 1932. He made his debut in January 1934 and was a first team favourite from November 1934 to November 1935. He failed to play much football during the 1935-36 season however and was released upon its conclusion. He moved on to Shrewsbury Town.
-DOCSTART-	22349929
'''Dennis John Fidler''' (born 22 June 1938) is an English former footballer.
Fidler played for Manchester United as a youth, but never played first team football. He signed amateur forms with cross-town rivals Manchester City in 1956, and turned professional the following year.
Fidler joined Port Vale in May 1960. He scored on his debut, in a 3-1 defeat at Bury on 27 August 1960 and played regular football until he was dropped in September 1961. He was sold on to Grimsby Town for -2,000 the next month and later played for Halifax Town, Darlington and Macclesfield Town. After retiring from football he worked in a fish-and-chip shop, and emigrated to Italy in 1990.
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'''Bill Glazier''' (born 2 August 1943) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Crystal Palace, Coventry City, Brentford and the St. Louis Stars.
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He began his career with Gillingham and made his professional debut in the Football League First Division against Nottingham Forest on 18 September 2002. He later dropped into non-league football and had spells with Sutton United, Beckenham Town, Dover Athletic, Bromley,
He has also played for the Ghana national team on two occasions.
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'''Albert Bloxham''' (26 November 1905 - 29 August 1996) was an English professional footballer who scored 13 goals in 80 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Chesterfield and Millwall.
Bloxham was born in Solihull, then part of Warwickshire. He began his football career with Overton-on-Dee while working as an office clerk, then played for Oswestry Town and for Torquay United in the 1926-27 season
Unable to gain a regular first-team place, he moved on to Rhyl Athletic, then back to the Football League for a few months with Chesterfield, and then to Scotland where he spent the 1928-29 season with Raith Rovers as they were relegated from the First Division of the Scottish Football League.
Bloxham died in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1996 at the age of 90.
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'''Joseph Robinson "Joe" Nicholson''' (born 4 June, 1898 in Ryhope, died 1974) was an English professional footballer. He is most famous for playing for Cardiff City in the 1925 FA Cup Final.
After playing for local sides in his hometown of Ryhope, Nicholson began his Football League career in 1919 when he joined Clapton Orient, where he went on to play in nearly 150 games for the club. In 1924, Nicholson joined Cardiff City, competing with Harry Wake for the right-half position before being moved to centre-forward, in place of the injured Len Davies, and his performances in attack helped the club reach the FA Cup final, Nicholson scoring against Blackburn Rovers in the semi-final.
At the end of the following season, Nicholson left Cardiff in a swap deal to sign for Aston Villa which saw George Blackburn move to Ninian Park in return. However his spell at Aston Villa was cut short due to injury and he moved into non-league football.
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He signed his first professional contract for Arsenal in October 1963 and made his League debut in Arsenal's 0-0 draw at home to West Ham in November 1967. He scored 9 goals in 25 appearances and played for Arsenal in the 1968 Football League Cup Final against Leeds United. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in exchange for Jimmy Robertson in October 1968.
Jenkins joined Brentford in July 1972 and moved to Hereford United in March 1973 where he helped them clinch promotion. He later played for Shrewsbury, Durban City, Workington and several non-League clubs.
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'''Gary Hamson''' (born 24 August 1959) is an English former footballer.
Hamson played for 108 games for Sheffield United before being sold on to Leeds United for -140,000 in July 1979. He spent seven seasons with Leeds and racked up 152 first-class appearances before moving on to Bristol City. He had only played twelve games for City when he was bought by Port Vale for -5,000 in December 1986. He was a regular feature on the left side of the Vale midfield but was forced to retire in March 1988 thanks to an ankle injury.
After retiring as a player, Hamson was appointed the youth coach at Port Vale. He quit this post in July 1989 to become a builder.
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'''James Cecil Henshall''' (1907 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Henshall joined Port Vale in May 1928 and made his debut on 20 December 1930, in a 3-2 home win over Millwall. After being a regular for the remainder of the season he fell out of favour and was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in January 1933. He later played for Stockport County and Ashton National Gas.
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'''Ijah Massai Anderson''' (born 30 December 1975) is a footballer who played as a defender. He played in The Football League for Brentford, Wycombe Wanderers, Bristol Rovers and Swansea City. He also had a spell in non-League football with Conference South club Lewes.
He made his debut in The Football League for Brentford, in the 1-1 away draw against Bury on 17 August 1996 in a Second Division.
In November 2005, Anderson tested positive for taking cocaine and was banned for six-months, although he pleaded his innocence claiming his drink was spiked.
Steve King signed Anderson for Conference South club Lewes, in August 2006.
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'''Kevin Finney''' (born 19 October 1969) is an English former footballer.
Finney came up through the Port Vale youth team to sign as a professional in May 1987. He made numerous appearances throughout the 1987-88 campaign, but was used mainly as a substitute for the next three seasons. One such appearance was in the 1-0 home win over Bristol Rovers on 3 June 1989 in the Third Division Play-off final second leg. He was handed a free transfer in May 1991 and moved on to Lincoln City, Leek Town, Stafford Rangers and Audley.
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'''Thomas John (Tommy) Gore''' (born 26 November 1953) is an English former footballer.
Gore played for Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Bury before joining Port Vale in July 1983. He played 44 first-class games for the ''the Vale'' in a twelve month period following his debut in August 1983. However in August 1984 he suffered a neck injury, which forced his retirement two months later.
After retiring, Gore owned and ran a snooker club in Wigan for eight years. He now has a small company providing contractors to ships.
-DOCSTART-	22358184
'''Lars Unger''' (born 30 September 1972) is an German footballer who played as a midfielder for Werder Bremen, Fortuna Dsseldorf, Southend United, SC Bregenz, and Brinkumer SV. He also represented the Germany national under-21 football team.
He made his debut for Southend United in a Third Division match, in the 3-1 away defeat against Halifax Town at The Shay on 13 February 1999.
-DOCSTART-	22358467
'''Hans Kraay, Jr.''' (born 22 December 1959) is a Dutch former professional footballer who currently manages FC Lienden.
Kraay was born in Utrecht on 22 December 1959, the son of fellow footballer Hans Kraay.
Kraay played professionally in the Netherlands for AZ, SBV Excelsior, HFC Haarlem, NAC Breda, RKC Waalwijk, Helmond Sport, FC Eindhoven, De Graafschap, FC Dordrecht, Telstar and FC Den Bosch, in the North American Soccer League for the Edmonton Drillers and the San Jose Earthquakes, in England for Brighton & Hove Albion, and in Belgium for Sint-Niklase.
-DOCSTART-	22359044
'''Leke Odunsi''' (born 5 December 1980) is an English footballer, who played as a midfielder for Football League clubs Millwall, Colchester United and Southend United.
He made his debut for Millwall in the Football League Trophy, in the 2-0 home win against Cardiff City on 9 December 1998, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Tim Cahill. He made his Football League debut against Colchester United in the 2-0 home defeat, on 14 April 1999.
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'''James E. '''"'''Jimmy'''"''' Robertson''' (born 1910) was a Scottish professional footballer who won two caps for the Scotland national football team. He made more than 150 appearances in the First Division of the Scottish Football League for Dundee, and also played in the English Football League for Birmingham and the Scottish First Division for Kilmarnock.
Robertson was born in Dundee. A centre forward, he played for junior clubs Lochee United and Logie Thistle before joining Dundee in June 1928.
In December 1933, English First Division club Birmingham paid -1,250 for Robertson's services, seeing him as a potential successor to the prolific Joe Bradford, who was coming to the end of his career.
A. Dundee goals and appearances are sourced from individual season pages, from 1928-29 to 1933-34.
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'''Mark Salter''' (born 16 March 1980) is an English footballer, who played as a forward. He played in The Football League for Southend United, when he signed from Frome Town in 2002. He was released by Southend at the end of the 2002-03 season and joined Bath City for the following season. Salter left Bath three-months later when he rejoined former club Frome Town. In October 2007, he became Frome's all-time top goalscorer with 213 goals.
Southend United manager Rob Newman signed Salter in October 2002 from Frome Town, having previously trialled at the Essex club during pre-season.
He made his debut for Southend United in the Football League Trophy, in the 6-1 away defeat against Swindon Town on 22 October 2002, coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute for Barrington Belgrave. He made his Football League debut against Wrexham in the 1-0 away defeat, on 2 November 2002, coming on as a substitute for Neil Jenkins in the 74th minute. Salter was released by Southend at the end of the 2002-03 season.
Salter joined Bath City in July 2003 after his release from Southend,
-DOCSTART-	22370385
'''Alfred (Alf) Bennett''' (13 November 1898 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Bennet played for Clowne Rising Star and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in May 1927. After being the first choice keeper in the 1927-28 season, he was replaced by new signing Jack Prince and left on a free transfer in May 1929.
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'''Arthur Martin McGarry''' (1898 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
McGarry most likely joined Port Vale in the autumn of 1918. He played numerous games for the club in the war leagues and non-leagues before Vale were elected into the Football League in October 1919. He was a member of the sides that lifted that enjoyed double cup glory in 1920, but lost his place through injury in August 1920. He was released at the end of the 1920-21 season and moved on to Reading and Rochdale.
His brother J.McGarry was also a footballer, he played as a half-back for Goldenhill Wanderers. He also made one appearance for Port Vale, replacing Arthur in number 6 as half-back on 23 November 1918 in a war league game; a 4-1 loss at Burnley.
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'''Luke Dean''' (born 1913) is an English former footballer.
Dean played for Downing's Tileries before joining Port Vale in August 1934. After sporadic appearances over the next three years, never playing more than six consecutive games, he was given a free transfer to Northwich Victoria in August 1937.
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'''Charles John (Tim) Rawlings''' (born 4 November 1932) is an English former footballer.
Rawlings played for Erdington Albion, West Bromwich Albion and Walsall before he was signed by Port Vale for -4,000 in June 1963. He had a few short spells in the first team but never justified his fee and instead was given a free transfer to Nuneaton Borough in April 1965.
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'''Derek Tomkinson''' (born 6 April 1931) is an English former footballer.
Tomkinson joined Port Vale as an amateur in 1949, he didn't play a game and instead departed for Burton Albion in 1951. He returned to Vale in December 1952 to sign as a professional and made his debut on Boxing Day 1951 in a 4-1 win at Crewe Alexandra. He played during some of ''the Vale's'' best years as he played in the semi-final of the FA Cup and helped the team lift the Third Division (North) title in 1953-54. The 2-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion on 27 March 1954 was his only cup appearance for the club and with a mere 29 league games to his name he moved on to Cheshire side Crewe Alex.
-DOCSTART-	22371903
'''Eric Eastwood''' (24 March 1916 - October 1991) was an English footballer.
Eastwood played for local non-league teams Chorley Road Congregationals, Little Lever, Westhoughton and Heywood St. James's before joining Manchester City. After spells guesting for Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United during the war he signed to Port Vale from Manchester City for a four-figure fee in March 1947. He made the occasional appearance and enjoyed a spell as first choice centre-half in 1947 from mid-April to November, but suffered with groin muscle problems and left on a free transfer in April 1950.
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'''Derek Mountford''' (born 24 March 1934) is an English former footballer.
Mountford graduated through the Port Vale juniors to sign with the club as a professional in May 1951. He made his debut on 30 April 1955, in a 1-0 home win over Rotherham United and became a first team regular until he lost his place in November 1955. He was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in July 1957 and later played for non-league sides Northwich Victoria and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22373864
'''Chris Wood''' (born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a striker. A product of West Bromwich Albion's youth academy, he made his senior debut for the club in April 2009 as a substitute in the Premier League match against Portsmouth.
Having previously represented New Zealand at Under 17 level,
-DOCSTART-	22376363
'''Chris Brindley''' (born July 5, 1969 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a former English footballer and current manager of Conference North side Stafford Rangers
One of the best known and one of the most decorated players in non-league football, Brindley started out with the Hednesford Town in the 1980's, before getting his big break with a move to Wolves in 1985. After only seven appearances at Molineux in two seasons, he was sold to Telford United, where he won the F.A. Trophy at Wembley at the end of the 1988-1989 season
Moved back to Hednesford in an exchange deal with Nigel Niblett in early 1998, and played over 100 times for the Pitmen before being released, signing for local rivals Stafford Rangers in June 2000. He returned for a third spell in June 2002, and has worked his way up to assistant manager, scoring the winner in the 2004 F.A. Trophy Final. Appointed manager in June 2004, and lead the club to promotion via the Southern Premier League play-off in May 2005
A true legend, and a man who wears his heart on his sleeve, he left Hednesford in December 2005 after agreeing with the board to leave the post due to poor results. From there he teamed up with UniBond League side Gresley Rovers, before joining Halesowen Town in May 2006 as player/assistant manager. In December 2006, he left to join Stourport Swifts after former Hednesford players Martin O'Connor and Graham Hyde took over the reigns at the Yeltz
Linked up again with former Halesowen manager Paul Holleran at Rushall Olympic, again as player/assistant manager, in January 2007. After assisting Holleran to the end of the 2007-2008 season, Brindley made the step up to Blue Square North level once again, joining old foes Stafford Rangers once again as assistant manager to new Rangers boss - and former Wolves team-mate - Steve Bull. This move also effectively moved the great man into retirement after appearing numerous times for the Pics during 2007-2008
Money troubles hit Marston Road during the opening months of the 2008-2009 season, with Bull amongst a number of people released as Raingers desperatley looked to balance the books. Brindley took over as manager in December 2008, and with a threadbare squad, held on to their Blue Square North status for the 2009-2010 season
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'''Allan Mathieson''' (1897 - ?) was an Northern Irish football player, notable at Luton Town and New Brighton.
Born in Belfast, Allan Mathieson emerged with Glentoran in the Irish League in the immediate post-Great War period. Although he would not have been considered large today, at the time he was considered a giant of a man, with a wide frame and standing at 5 ft 11 in.
Mathieson was transferred to English Third Division South side Luton Town in September 1919, and soon set up a forward partnership with fellow Irish International Louis Bookman and Ernie Simms.
The highlight of his playing career was when he ran out for Ireland twice in 1921. His second game, against England on 22 October, saw three Luton Town forwards all on the pitch at the same time - the first time one club had contributed three forwards to one International match. Louis Bookman was playing alongside Mathieson for Ireland, and Ernie Simms was up front for England.
After playing for Exeter City and New Brighton, Mathieson emigrated to Canada, and played in both Canada and the United States.
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'''Ernest "Ernie" Simms''' (23 July 1891 - 11 October 1971) was an English footballer, who was best known as a Luton Town centre forward. He was the first forward to play for England while playing for a Third Division club.
Simms was born in Easington, County Durham and after playing for local clubs, South Shields Adelaide and Murton Colliery Welfare, he joined Barnsley in 1912, before moving south to join Luton Town in the summer of 1913.
Simms joined the British Army at the outbreak of World War I, joining the ''Diehards'' battalion attached to the Middlesex Regiment. During the war he suffered a savage disabling leg wound which left him with serious muscle damage and a permanent limp. Simms was deemed no more use as a soldier, and so was sent home.
Despite the noticeable limp and an ungainly running style, which always attracted the attention of passers-by whatever the weather, each and every night Simms returned to Luton's Kenilworth Road ground in a despairing effort to regain fitness and play once again. For the duration of the war the ground was closed, but Simms gained entry to the ground each night by climbing up a drain pipe with the ''"agility and ease of a practised cat-burglar"''. He then stripped down to his vest and underpants and raced up and down the terraces and completed lap after lap of the cinder track surrounding the pitch. This went on for months, until one morning the wartime caretaker arrived at the ground and noticed footprints in the deep snow. Fearing there was a burglar at large the police laid a trap and pounced on him the following evening, leaving Simms no choice but to confess everything.
The Simms case became a cause clbre; his spirit and determination matched the national war-time mood. A special board meeting was convened whereby it was determined that his dedication and courage should be rewarded - Luton Town gave him another professional contract, and Simms dominated war-time football - he scored 40 goals during his first year back, the 1916-17 season.
He received his first call into an England squad in late-1920 as a non-playing reserve,
Simms moved up to the Second Division when he was sold to his home-town club, South Shields, in the spring of 1922, where he remained for two years before joining Stockport County, also in the Second Division, in January 1924.
Although he never played for England again, he did captain an FA XI on a tour of Australia in 1925.
After retiring from football, he returned to live in Luton, working at Vauxhall Motors and assisting their works side.
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'''William "Willie" Groves''' (9 November 1869 - 13 February 1908)
Groves, an inside forward, first broke into the Hibernian squad as a 16 year old during the 1885-86 season.
In the following year, Groves made his international debut, in a 1888 British Home Championship match against Wales.
Groves moved to the professional English league in 1890, signing for West Bromwich Albion. He helped Albion win the 1892 FA Cup Final, playing at half-back as Aston Villa were defeated 3-0. Groves subsequently signed for Villa, becoming the first player to be transferred for over -100. Villa were forced to pay that fee to West Brom and were fined by the Football Association amidst allegations that Groves and Jack Reynolds had been illegally poached.
After Hibs were finally elected to join the Division One in 1895, Groves returned to the club.
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'''William John Aitken''' (2 February 1894 - 9 August 1973) was a Scottish footballer. He was known for his trait of bouncing the ball on his whilst running along the touchline, and was normally known as '''Willie''' or '''Billy'''.
Aitken played for Kirkintilloch, Queen's Park and Rangers before moving to England to play for Port Vale in the summer of 1919. He scored on his debut at inside-right in a 2-0 win at Aston Villa Reserves in a Central League match on 20 August 1919. After Vale were elected to the Football League in October 1919, ''the Vale'' were forced to pay -500 to Rangers for his and Peter Pursell services. He was in the cup winning sides of 1920, but was sold on to Newcastle United for -2,500 in May 1920, which was considered a bargain at the time. Here he began playing as an inside forward and although he only scored ten league goals in four seasons at the club, his unselfishness in attack and overall contribution to the team was greatly appreciated. In 1924 Aitken signed for Preston North End for -11,500. He then joied Chorley, Norwich City, Bideford Town. He spent the 1929-30 season with Juventus, before eventually ended up playing football in France for AS Cannes, Stade Reims and FC Antibes. At Cannes he was part of the team that reached the Coupe de France final on 24 April 1932, which they won 1-0 over RC Roubaix.
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'''Donald Arthur (Don) Triner''' (born 21 August 1919) is an English former footballer.
Triner played for Downing's Tileries before joining Port Vale in December 1938. In only his second game, a 1-0 home win at Bristol Rovers on 7 January 1939, he broke his leg. He managed to make guest appearances for Stafford Rangers from January to April 1940 before returning to guest for the Port Vale "A" team (the first team were in abeyance due to the war). He was conscripted in 1941 and guested for Morecambe when he was stationed in the area. He was demobbed in the spring of 1946 and with the threat of Naziism vanquished he returned to ''the Vale'', breaking into the first team by December that year. However he once again broke his leg, in May 1947 and failed to win back his place upon his recovery. He was released at the end of the 1947-48 season, at which point he moved on to Witton Albion, Buxton, Biggleswade Town and Leek Town.
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'''Andrew John "Andy" Shankland''' (born 8 April 1964) is an English former footballer.
Shankland graduated through the Port Vale youth team to make his debut in a 2-1 home defeat to Tranmere Rovers in a League Cup match on 28 October 1981. He signed as a professional in March 1982, but suffered with ankle troubles throughout his career. After two goals in a total of 29 appearances, he was given a free transfer in May 1986, but was forced to retire from football anyway due to injury.
After retiring from the game, Shankland bought a window cleaning business. A fall from a ladder led to a serious injury, which eventually resulted in him having part of his leg amputated.
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'''Mark Christopher Blake''' (born 17 December 1967) is a retired English footballer, who played as a defender for Southampton, Colchester United, Shrewsbury Town, Fulham, AS Cannes and Aldershot Town. He made 301 appearances in The Football League, scoring 23 goals.
Blake started his career with Southampton,
He went on to become player-manager of Winchester City, winning the FA Vase, Wessex League and Wessex League Cup treble in 2003-04.
Blake was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire,
-DOCSTART-	22382306
'''Steve Burr''' (born January 12, 1960) is a former English footballer and current manager of Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic.
-DOCSTART-	22382628
'''Raymond '''"'''Ray'''"''' Shaw''' (18 May 1913 - August 1980) was an English professional footballer and manager who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Shaw was born in Walsall, Staffordshire. He began his football career as an amateur with Walsall, and played local football for Streetly Works and for Darlaston, before turning professional with Birmingham in 1937.
He succeeded Alf Wood as manager of Walsall in October 1964, stabilising the club in mid-table in the Third Division and twice leading them to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup.
Shaw died in August 1980 at the age of 67.
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'''John '''"'''Jack'''"''' Shaw''' (2 October 1916 - 22 October 1973) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic, Mossley and Birmingham.
Shaw was born in Oldham, Lancashire. A nephew of George Tyson, who played Rugby league for Oldham and Great Britain, Shaw played local football for South Shore Wesleyans and for Lytham before joining Oldham Athletic in 1934.
He joined Watford in 1945, but returned to Mossley before the Football League resumed after the war. In his first season back he made 50 appearances, and "was to continue as the first name on the team sheet for the next five years" until he retired from the game at the end of the 1950-51 season after 238 games in all competitions.
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'''Thomas Frederick '''"'''Fred'''"''' Shaw''' (27 March 1909 - 1994) was an English professional footballer who scored 23 goals in 94 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Notts County, Mansfield Town and Bournemouth & Boscombe Atletic.
Shaw was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. He began his football career with Annesley Colliery and also played for Darlaston before turning professional with Birmingham in October 1932.
-DOCSTART-	22383977
Powell was brought up in Sheffield where he attended King Edward VII School from 1952 to 1959. He played in both the football and cricket First XIs.
Powell was an amateur football player in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a wing-half for Sutton United and Wycombe Wanderers, later managing both clubs, and represented both England Amateurs (51 caps) and the Great Britain Olympic team.
He became a coach for The FA and later at Spurs at youth level. He was National Football Coach in Malawi from 1977 to 1983, during which time the team won the East and Central African challenge cup twice.
He coached the England Under-18 side to European Championship victory in 1993; the team included Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, Sol Campbell and Robbie Fowler.
-DOCSTART-	22384093
'''Robert Andrew George Codner''' (born 23 January 1965) is a retired English footballer.
He played as a midfielder and forward for Leicester City, Dagenham, Barnet, Brighton & Hove Albion, Reading, Peterborough United, Southend United, Stevenage Borough,
He has since gone on to become a football agent.
-DOCSTART-	22385767
''' Alfred James (Alf) Dark''' (21 August 1893 - 3 August 1964) was an English former footballer.
Dark played for Wallsend, Newcastle United and Leeds United before joining Port Vale in June 1923. He was regularly on the first team team sheet from August 1923 to February 1924, but was faded out and released at the end of the season. He moved on to Halifax Town, Barrow, Sittingbourne and North Shields.
-DOCSTART-	22386009
'''Kenneth George (Ken) Wookey''' (30 December 1946 - 16 December 1992) was an Welsh former footballer.
Wookey played for Newport County, where he had a loan spell with Lovell's Athletic before joining Port Vale in July 1969. He played in 24 games of the 1969-70 Division Four promotion winning season, but lost his place in February 1970 and was given a free transfer to Workington in May of that year. He later played for Yeovil Town, Salisbury, Barry Town, Westland Sports, Chard Town and Glastonbury before becoming player-manager of Sturminster Newton.
After leaving Sturminster Newton as player-manager he became the manager of Shaftesbury.
-DOCSTART-	22386342
'''Kevin Robert Kennerley''' (born 26 April 1954) is an English former footballer.
Kennerley played for Arsenal and Burnley before joining Port Vale in May 1976. He failed to break into the first team and so was loaned to Swansea City in February 1978, this failed to revitalize his career however and he was given a free transfer in May that year. He later played for Stafford Rangers, Nantwich Town and Droylsden.
-DOCSTART-	22386578
'''John Thompson (Jock) Leckie''' (3 March 1906 - ''unknown'') was an Scottish footballer.
Leckie played for Alva Albion, Alloa Athletic, St. Johnstone, Raith Rovers and Bray Unknowns before moving down to England to sign with Port Vale in March 1932. He picked up an injury in only his second game and was sidelined until the start of his second season. During that season he had a period from November 1932 to February 1933 as second choice keeper behind previous favourite Ben Davies, though in March he was injured once more. He left on a free transfer by May 1933 and moved on to Stockport County, Cardiff City, Walsall and Carlisle United.
-DOCSTART-	22386750
'''Frank Ryder''' (7 March 1909 - ''unknown'') was an English former footballer.
Ryder played for Summerseat, Prescot Cables, Burnley (on trial), Bury, Torquay United, Rochdale, Ards and Altrincham before joining Port Vale in November 1935. He was a regular in the team but lost his place after seriously injuring his right shinbone at a 3-0 defeat at Bradford Park Avenue on 21 March 1936. He recovered but left on a free transfer in April 1937.
-DOCSTART-	22387406
'''George Heywood''' (12 January 1907 - 7 September 1985) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale and Southport.
Heywood played for South Salford Lads (in two spells), Manchester City and Altrincham before joining Port Vale for a -250 fee in November 1935. His debut came in a 9-2 defeat at Nottingham Forest, but remained he a regular for the rest of the season. He lost his place soon into the the next season however and was transferred to Southport in November 1936. He later played for Hyde United, Northwich Victoria and Stalybridge Celtic, before returning to Altrincham.
-DOCSTART-	22392928
'''Charles Robert''' "'''Charlie'''" '''Rattray''' (11 May 1911 - 1 October 1995) was an English footballer.
Rattray, known by the nickname ''Jazz'', played for Fleetwood Windsor Villa, Blackpool, Watford and Mansfield Town before joining Port Vale in May 1937. He made 22 league and 3 cup appearances in the 1937-38 season, but was given a free transfer in May 1938. He moved on to Accrington Stanley and Fleetwood.
-DOCSTART-	22393048
'''Jack Hyde''' (1899 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Hyde joined Port Vale as an amateur in July 1924 and made his debut in a 4-0 home triumph over Coventry City on 25 October 1924. After missing the next game, he played in the 1-0 home in over Sheffield Wednesday a fortnight after his debut, but was not selected again and was probably released sometime in 1925.
-DOCSTART-	22393132
'''Joseph Arthur Chell''' (20 June 1911 - 1 January 1992) was an English footballer.
Chell joined Port Vale in November 1930 and made his debut on 14 February 1931 in a 2-1 defeat at Swansea Town. Seven days later he got his first goal in a 2-1 home win over Reading, but also cut an artery in his leg. Once he recovered he failed to make the first team again and was instead given a free transfer to local rivals Stoke City in May 1932. He later played for Crewe Alexandra, Witton Albion and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22395432
'''Lloyd Macklin''' (born 2 August 1991) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Swindon Town in England.
Macklin went on a pre-season tour of Austria with Swindon Town in the summer of 2007 when he was only 15 years old. He came through the ranks at Swindon and made a senior appearance in the home pre-season friendly with Bristol City. He then became the youngest ever player to represent Swindon at first team level, when he came on as a substitute against Brentford in the Football League Trophy in September 2007. He went on to feature for the youth and reserve teams as the 2007-08 campaign was played out, and continued working his way up through 2008-09. He made a couple of first team appearances towards the end of 2008-09.
-DOCSTART-	22395686
'''Ashley Thomas Cain''' (born 27 September 1990 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire) is an English football player. He is a winger who currently plays for Coventry City.
Cain made his professional debut for Coventry as a substitute on 13 April 2009 in a 0-0 Football League Championship draw with Charlton Athletic. He signed a one-year professional contract with ''The Sky Blues'' in July 2009. He made his first start for the club on 12 August 2009 in a League Cup defeat to Hartlepool United.
On 26 November 2009, Cain signed on a one-month loan with Conference side Luton Town, making just one substitute appearance.
-DOCSTART-	22399384
'''Barry John Hancock''' (born 30 December 1938) is an English former footballer.
Hancock supported Port Vale since childhood and also spent matchdays working as a programme seller at Vale Park. He managed to join the club as an amateur after a time with Birches Head R.C. He signed as a professional in July 1957 and finally made his debut on 24 April 1961 against Potteries derby rivals Stoke City in the (replayed) final of the Supporters' Clubs' Trophy in 1961. After just a further 22 games in the next three seasons he was released at the end of the 1963-64 season. He moved on to Crewe Alexandra and later Stafford Rangers. He later played for All Blacks before going back to Birches Head R.C. as a referee. After retiring he once more became a programme distributor at Vale Park.
-DOCSTART-	22399529
'''William (Billy) Twemlow''' (1892 - 1 June 1933) was an English footballer.
Twemlow played for Audley, Sandbach Ramblers and Stoke City before he crossed the Potteries derby divide and joined Port Vale in August 1921. He was a regular in his debut season, but picked up a cartilage injury in 1922 and was sidelined. After an operation to fix it he was only selected a further four times before he was released at the end of the 1922-23 season. He moved on to Macclesfield and Oswestry Town.
-DOCSTART-	22400370
'''Frank Newman''' (24 October 1898 - 1977) was an English footballer.
Newman joined Port Vale in December 1920 and made his debut on Christmas day, in a 2-0 home defeat to Bristol City. He played 19 of the remaining 23 games that season, but was released upon its conclusion. He later played for Exeter City (in two spells), Halifax Town and Yeovil & Petters United.
-DOCSTART-	22401093
'''Thomas Arthur Slater''' (25 February 1908 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Slater played for Easington Colliery, Murton and Clapton Orient before joining Port Vale in June 1930. He kept a clean sheet on his debut; a 2-0 home win over Swansea Town on 11 October 1930, and was the number one keeper until he lost this position to previous favourite Ben Davies in January 1931. He transferred to Watford in August 1932 and later moved on to Vauxhall Motors.
-DOCSTART-	22404350
'''John Guthrie Blair''' (born 23 August 1905 in Neilston-died 1974) was a professional footballer who played for Third Lanark, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United.
Blair began his career at Third Lanark before joining Tottenham Hotspur. He played a total of 30 matches and scored 14 goals in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club between 1926-27. Blair signed for Sheffield United where he went on to feature in a further 26 matches and netting seven goals between 1927-28. He ended his playing career at Irish club Fordsons.
-DOCSTART-	22405151
'''Kevin Peter Steggles''' (born 19 March 1961) is an English former footballer.
Steggles played for Ipswich Town, where he spent loan spells with Southend United and Fulham before transferring to West Bromwich Albion. He joined Port Vale for 'a small fee' in November 1987 and made twenty league and five FA Cup appearances before losing his place in April 1988. He left on a free transfer in May 1988 and moved on to play for non-league sides Bury Town, Brantham Athletic, Great Yarmouth and Woodbridge Town.
-DOCSTART-	22405258
'''Frederick (Freddy) Price''' was an English former footballer.
Price played for Dudley Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers. During the war he made three guest appearances for Port Vale in March and April 1917 and also guested for Sunbeam Motor Works. He joined Port Vale permanently in August 1920 and went straight into the first team. However after losing his place in December 1920, he was released at the end of the season and moved on to Newport County.
-DOCSTART-	22405347
'''John Friar''' (18 July 1911 - 22 May 1979) was a Scottish footballer.
Friar played for Carluke Rovers, Bradford City and Hibernian before joining Portsmouth. In 1933, he and Jack Surtees were traded to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, with Len Williams moving in the opposite direction. He quickly joined Port Vale in July 1934 and scored on his debut on 25 August 1934; a 2-0 home win over Sheffield United. With ten goals in the opening eighteen games of the season he was looking like an excellent prospect and was snapped up by Preston North End in December 1934, in exchange for Edward Critchley and a cash balance. He later played for Norwich City and Ipswich Town.
-DOCSTART-	22406393
'''Abraham '''"'''Abe'''"''' Jones''' (April 1899 - after 1923) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Reading, Brighton & Hove Albion and Merthyr Town.
Jones was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, the son of West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough player Abe Jones. A forward, he played local football for West Bromwich Sandwell before joining Birmingham in 1919.
-DOCSTART-	22406435
'''Charles T. Jones''' (July 1888 - after 1909) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Jones was born in the Moseley district of Birmingham. An outside left, described as "speedy but not particularly accurate with his crosses", he began his football career with his works team before joining Birmingham in 1908.
-DOCSTART-	22406513
'''David Willmott Llewellyn Jones''' (born 9 April 1940) is an English former professional footballer who scored 72 goals in 184 appearances in the Football League playing for Crewe Alexandra, Birmingham City and Millwall, where he spent the majority of his career.
Jones was born in Kingsley, Cheshire. He began his football career as a youngster with Crewe Alexandra, and was capped by England at youth level.
His first full season brought Jones 23 goals; in the next, 1961-62, he was Millwall's joint top scorer alongside Peter Burridge with 22 goals apiece as the club won the Fourth Division title. They promptly sold Burridge, and despite Jones's contributions, two years later they were relegated back to the Fourth Division. Following their relegation, the size of the squad was halved; Jones was among those cut. After 71 goals in 165 league games, he moved to South Africa where he played for Johannesburg Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22406559
'''Frederick William '''"'''Fred'''"''' Jones''' (January 1867 - 27 December 1910) was a Wales international footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath and Lincoln City.
Jones was born in Llandudno, which was then in Caernarfonshire, and began his football career with Llandudno Swifts before trying his luck in England. He began with West Manchester and in the summer of 1890 moved on to Burslem Port Vale. He made his debut in a friendly at Newton Heath on 1 September 1890 and must have spoken to the opposition management as he left on a transfer to Newton Heath at his own request at the end of the month.
Without playing a competitive game for the club in nearly two years, Jones left Newton Heath for Football League Second Division club Small Heath in August 1892. His brother Arnold also played for the club during the 1892-93 season, though never appeared for the first team.
On 18 March 1893 Jones won his first and only full international cap for Wales, and became the first Small Heath player to be capped by Wales; Wales lost 8-0 to Scotland.
By then, Jones had lost his place in Small Heath's starting eleven to Bernard Pumfrey,
Jones was found dead in the street in his native Llandudno; his death, in 1910 at the age of 43, was attributed to an apoplectic seizure.
-DOCSTART-	22406592
'''Frederick R. '''"'''Fred'''"''' Jones''' (1910 - after 1936) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Jones was born in Halesowen, then part of Worcestershire. An inside forward, he played local football for Halesowen Town and had a trial with Huddersfield Town before joining Leeds United. Jones moved on to Birmingham in 1934 without playing first-team football for Leeds.
A. Sources including Michael Joyce's ''Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939'' attribute this game to Wilson Jones, who had not joined Birmingham by then.
-DOCSTART-	22406612
'''Paul Tony Jones''' (born 6 February 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Jones was born in Solihull, West Midlands. When he left school in 1990, he joined Birmingham City as a YTS trainee, and turned professional two years later.
-DOCSTART-	22408135
'''George Geoffrey (Geoff) Hickson''' (born 26 September 1939) is an English former footballer.
Hickson played for Coventry City, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Stoke City and Crewe Alexandra. Whilst at Crewe he was loaned to Fourth Division Port Vale in August 1968. He played in the clubs next twenty matches, but was recalled by Crewe in November that year. He later played for Southport and had a loan spell with Shrewsbury Town, before moving to South Africa to play for Cape Town City.
-DOCSTART-	22408321
'''Wayne Michael Kerrins''' (born 5 August 1965) is an English former footballer.
Kerrins started his career with Fulham, he was sent out on loan to Fourth Division Port Vale in March 1985. After eight appearances for ''the Vale'' he returned to Fulham at the end of the season. After a loan spell with Leyton Orient he moved on to Farnborough Town, Dulwich Hamlet and Kingstonian.
-DOCSTART-	22408446
'''John David Lumsdon''' (born 20 July 1956) is an English former footballer.
Lumsdon started his career with Stoke City. He was loaned to Potteries derby rivals Port Vale in March 1978 and played five games for ''the Vale'' before returning at the end of the season. He later moved on to Telford United.
-DOCSTART-	22408656
'''Steven Richard (Steve) Cherry''' (born 5 August 1960) is an English former footballer.
Cherry started his career with Derby County, at County he joined Port Vale on loan in November 1980. He was in goal for four league and four FA Cup games, in his final game at ''the Vale'' he conceded 'a comic goal' in a devastating 3-0 defeat at non-league Enfield in a Third Round FA Cup Replay on 6 January 1981. He left Derby to play for Walsall, Plymouth Argyle (in two spells), Chesterfield (on loan), Notts County, Watford, and Rotherham United.
-DOCSTART-	22411810
'''Stephen Richard (Steve) Cammack''' (born 20 March 1954) is an English former footballer.
Cammack played for Sheffield United, Chesterfield, Scunthorpe United and Lincoln City before he head back to Scunthorpe. He was loaned out to Port Vale in December 1985, but returned to his club the next month after failing to impress in his one start and two substitute appearances. After a loan spell with Stockport County, he moved on to Scarborough and Worksop Town.
-DOCSTART-	22412312
'''Paul Lodge''' (born 13 February 1961) is an English former footballer.
Lodge started his career with Everton, where he enjoyed loan spells with Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United before transferring to Preston North End and then Bolton Wanderers. Whilst at ''the Wanderers'' he was loaned to Port Vale in November 1984. He was only to play three games however, before heading back to Bolton in January 1985. He later moved on to Stockport County and Southport.
-DOCSTART-	22412553
'''Brian Bithell''' (born 5 October 1956) is an English former footballer.
Bithell started his career with Stoke City. He crossed the Potteries divide in September 1977 to spend time on loan with Port Vale. He only played two games however, before returning to ''the Potters'' in October of that year. He later played for Wimbledon, Stafford Rangers, Congleton Town and Rhyl.
-DOCSTART-	22412801
'''Alan Francis Woolfall''' (born 30 November 1956) is an English former footballer.
Woolfall played for Skelmersdale United and Bury before joining Port Vale in August 1979. He scored on both his league and League Cup dbuts, but failed to gain a regular spot and was given a free transfer to Marine in May 1981.
-DOCSTART-	22412953
'''Walter Keeley''' (1 April 1921 - 1995) was an English footballer.
Keeley played for the RAF, Accrington Stanley, Manchester United (as a guest) and Bury before joining Port Vale, along with 'a substantial fee', in exchange for Alf Bellis in January 1948. He made an excellent debut, scoring twice in a 3-0 home win over Leyton Orient on 10 January 1948. He played a further seventeen games, but only scored the one goal and so lost his place in August 1948, before being sold on to old club Accrington Stanley for -1,500 the next month. He later played for Rochdale and Fleetwood.
-DOCSTART-	22413299
'''Francis Arthur (Frank) Cartledge''' (1899 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Cartledge played for Ravensdale Mission before joining Port Vale as an amateur in November 1920. He signed as a professional in January 1921 and was a regular in the first team for the remainder of the season, but lost his spot in August 1921. He helped the club to lift the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1922, but only played four league games and was released at the end of the season. He moved on to Congleton Town.
-DOCSTART-	22413922
'''Alexander E. (Alex) Trotter''' was an English footballer.
Trotter played for Jarrow, Ashington, Leicester City and South Shields. Also guesting for Leeds City, Dumbarton and Raith Rovers during the war. Whilst with South shields, he seriously injured Port Vale goalkeeper Howard Matthews, by charging him in the back in a 3-3 draw on 5 February 1927. Despite this, he signed for ''the Vale'' three months later. He was only to play 17 games for the club however and was given a free transfer to Manchester Central in May 1928. He later moved on to Bedlington United.
-DOCSTART-	22417308
'''Herbert Blake''' (born 26 August, 1894 in Bristol-died 1958) was a professional footballer who played for Bristol City, Tottenham Hotspur and Kettering Town.
Blake began his career at the non-League club Fishponds before joining Bristol City in 1914 where he played a solitary match. In 1919 the goalkeeper had a trial at Preston North End. Blake moved on to Welsh non-League club Mid-Rhondda before joining Tottenham Hotspur where he went on to appear in 56 matches in all competitions between 1921-23. He ended his career at Kettering Town.
-DOCSTART-	22418599
'''Percival George '''"'''Percy'''"''' Gooch''' (1 September 1882 - 22 June 1956) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Notts County.
Gooch was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk. He began his career in local football in the Lowestoft area before joining the recently-formed Norwich City, then playing in the Norfolk and Suffolk League, in 1903.
Gooch died in Lothingland, Suffolk, in 1956 at the age of 73.
-DOCSTART-	22418611
'''John '''"'''Jack'''"''' Leonard''' (1876 - after 1899) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Leonard was born in Gloucester. A clever dribbler on the right wing, he had a fine season in the Southern League with Bedminster, but fell out of favour and joined Small Heath in November 1899.
-DOCSTART-	22420048
'''Simon Marsh''' (born 29 January 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Oxford United, Birmingham City and Brentford.
Marsh was born in Ealing, London. Primarily a left back, he joined Oxford United as a YTS trainee when he left school in 1993.
In May 1998 he received his first call-up to the England under-21 team as part of the squad for the Toulon Tournament; he started England's first group game, a 1-1 draw against France under-21, but took no part in the remainder of the competition. Though that was his only cap for the full under-21 side, he played for a representative Football League under-21 team which earned a 1-1 draw against their Italian Serie B counterparts in November 1998.
The next month, with Oxford in severe financial difficulties, Marsh joined First Division (second tier) club Birmingham City for a fee of -250,000, with additional amounts payable dependent on appearances and Birmingham's future promotion. He had made 68 appearances for Oxford in all competitions.
In September 2000 Marsh joined Brentford on loan.
In 2002 Marsh trained with Southern League team Tamworth in an attempt to regain fitness. He played half a reserve game for the club on a trial basis, but was shown to be still far from match-fit. By the start of the 2002-03 season, his fitness had improved sufficiently for Tamworth to sign him. Minor injuries continued to disrupt Marsh's career, and a loan move to Moor Green was suggested, but this did not happen because Tamworth were short of fit players. In February 2003, Marsh had to finish playing on medical advice after sustaining a serious back injury; his club went on to win the Southern League title and reach the final of the FA Trophy.
-DOCSTART-	22420498
'''Walter Augustine Charsley''' (1869 - 1948) was an English footballer born in Stafford. The younger brother of Small Heath and England goalkeeper Chris Charsley, he played three times as a wing half for Small Heath in the Football Alliance in the 1890-91 season. He died in Birmingham.
-DOCSTART-	22420927
'''George Southall''' (1880 - after 1907) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Southall was born in Quarry Bank, which was then in Staffordshire. He began his football career in local football, and gained a reputation as both a goalscorer and a creator of chances while with Stourbridge. He joined Birmingham in December 1905,
-DOCSTART-	22432921
'''James Banes Blyth''' (born 9 August, 1911 in Gorebridge-died 1979) was a professional footballer who played for Newton Grange, Arniston Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City, Heart of Midlothian, Falkirk and St Johnstone.
After spells with non League clubs Newton Grange and Armiston Rangers, Blyth joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1936. The centre half featured in 11 matches in his time at White Hart Lane. He moved on to Hull City in 1937 to play in a further 72 matches before having spells at Heart of Midlothian, Falkirk (loan) and St Johnstone.
-DOCSTART-	22434236
'''Geoffrey '''"'''Geoff'''"''' Cox''' (born 30 November 1934) is an English former professional footballer who scored 65 goals in 296 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Torquay United.
Cox was born in the Stockingford district of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He began his football career as a youngster with Birmingham City in 1950, and turned professional at the end of the following year.
In December 1957 Cox moved to Torquay United,
Cox's son Maurice is a former professional footballer who played for Torquay United and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	22434724
'''Phil Purnell''' (born 16 September 1964) is a former professional association footballer who spent the majority of his career with Bristol Rovers. Before turning professional in 1985, Purnell played for West Country non-league sides Forest Green Rovers, Frome Town and Mangotsfield United, until signing for Bristol Rovers in September 1985. He went on to make 153 league appearances for The Pirates in a seven-and-a-half year spell at the club, scoring twenty-two goals. He was loaned to Swansea City for a month in December 1991, where he played five league games and scored once.
Purnell's playing career ended when he suffered a broken leg in April 1993. He was awarded a testimonial match in the summer of 1994, when Bristol Rovers faced a Queens Park Rangers side managed by former Rovers manager Gerry Francis, and featuring a number of former Bristol Rovers players.
After retiring from playing, he worked in insurance, and also continued in football on a part-time basis as assistant manager of Yate Town, where his former Rovers teammate Ian Alexander was manager, and also at Winterbourne United.
-DOCSTART-	22435438
'''Ezra Holmes''' (1882 - after 1907) was an English professional footballer who scored 12 goals in 43 appearances in the Football League playing for Gainsborough Trinity and Birmingham.
Holmes was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. A small man who played as a centre forward, his performances for Gainsborough in the Second Division led Birmingham to pay the large fee of -400 for his services in November 1907.
-DOCSTART-	22437294
'''Paul James Fitzpatrick''' (born 5 October 1965) is an English former professional footballer who scored 17 goals in 218 appearances in the Football League playing for Bolton Wanderers, Bristol City, Carlisle United, Preston North End, Leicester City, Birmingham City, Bury and Northampton Town.
Fitzpatrick was born in Liverpool. When he left school, he joined Liverpool as a trainee, and, still as a junior, spent some time with Tranmere Rovers before signing for Bolton Wanderers in March 1985.
-DOCSTART-	22438283
'''William Baird '''"'''Billy'''"''' Walker''' (5 May 1893 - after 1925) was a Scottish professional footballer who scored 53 goals in 188 appearances in the Football League playing for Bradford City, Birmingham, Coventry City, Merthyr Town, Bristol City and Sheffield Wednesday.
Walker was born in New Cumnock, Ayrshire. A forward, he began his football career with New Cumnock and Lugar Boswell before coming to England to join Football League First Division club and FA Cup-holders Bradford City in August 1911.
Walker returned to the club towards the end of the First World War, scoring 15 goals in 29 games in the last season of the wartime leagues, and kept his place at the beginning of the 1919-20 Football League season, moving on to Coventry City, newly elected to the Second Division, in November 1919.
He spent the 1924-25 season as player-manager of Weymouth, whom he led to sixth place in the Southern League Western Division and runners-up spot in the Western League, and ended his playing career with Leamington Town and Redditch Town.
-DOCSTART-	22439765
'''Matthew David Carrick''' (5 December 1946 - 1 July 1989) was an English footballer.
Carrick played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wrexham and Altrincham before joining Port Vale in January 1969. He played in sixteen consecutive games between February and April of that year, but only scored the one goal before being released at the end of this spell. He moved on to Stalybridge Celtic, Witton Albion, Preston North End and Rochdale before returning to old club Altrincham.
-DOCSTART-	22439946
'''Sydney (Syd) Goodfellow''' (born 6 July 1915) is an English former footballer.
Goodfellow played for Staffordshire non-league sides Hanley and Silverdale before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1936, signing professional forms in November that year. He played fourteen consecutive games, scoring just the one goal before losing his place in January 1937. He played a further two games without scoring before leaving on a free transfer in April 1937. He moved on to Glentoran, Rochdale, Chesterfield, Doncaster Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Accrington Stanley, Wellington Town, Stafford Rangers and Oswestry Town.
-DOCSTART-	22440145
'''William (Billy) Byrne''' (born 22 October 1918) is an English former footballer.
Byrne joined Port Vale as an amateur in March 1946 and after making his debut in a war cup match in April that year, signed as a professional the next month. He played 15 league and 1 FA Cup games in the 1946-47 season, but only scored two goals and was transferred to nearby Crewe Alexandra in July 1947. Later he played for Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22440359
'''Clarence Grenville Spencer''' (born 5 August 1909)
Spencer played for Butler's Hill and was on Birmingham's books, though without appearing for the first team, before joining Port Vale in June 1930. After making his debut in a 2-0 home win over Swansea Town on 11 October 1930, he became a first team regular. But after breaking an ankle on 26 January 1931, in a 3-1 home defeat to Everton he lost his place to Dennis Izon and failed to win it back upon his recovery. He played just four games the next season and was given a free transfer in May 1932. He moved on to Norwich City, Barrow and Carlisle United.
-DOCSTART-	22440588
'''John Lawrence Froggatt''' (born 13 December 1945 in Stanton Hill, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire) is an English former footballer.
Froggatt played for East Kirkby Colliery, Notts County, Ilkeston Town, Buxton, Boston United and Colchester United before joining Port Vale for -10,000 in February 1978. Fifteen seconds into his debut; a 4-0 home win over Exeter City on 8 February 1978, and he had scored his first goal for the club. Despite this, he only scored two more goals in eleven further league games as the club was relegated to the basement division. Froggatt was sold on to Northampton Town for -8,000 in September 1978, later returning to Boston United where he was made assistant manager.
-DOCSTART-	22441025
'''Frank Watkin''' (30 March 1904 - 26 January 1979) was an English footballer. His father Arthur Watkin was also a footballer who played for Stoke.
Watkin played for Congleton Town and Stoke City before signing to local rivals Port Vale in June 1929. He picked up a knee injury in a 2-2 draw at Rotherham United on 19 October 1929, which kept him on the sidelines for four months. He made his return in style, gaining revenge over Rotherham by scoring five goals in a 7-1 home win over them at the reverse fixture on 22 February 1930. He struggled to nail down a place in the side though, and was given a free transfer to old club Congleton in April 1931.
-DOCSTART-	22441320
'''Christopher (Chris) Young''' (26 May 1886 - 22 October 1956) was an English professional footballer who played for Grimsby Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Tottenham Hotspur and Port Vale.
Starting his career with Grimsby Rovers, Cleethorpes Town (in two spells), Grimsby Town, Gainsborough Trinity and Tottenham Hotspur Young joined Port Vale in the summer of 1913.
Leading scorer in 1913-14 and 1914-15 with 37 and 40 goals respectively, he scored a club record seven goals in one game, when he put seven past Burton Rangers in the Birmingham Senior Cup First Round on 21 September 1914. He also put five past the Blackpool Reserves in a Central League match on 2 January 1915. He helped Vale to the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup title in 1915, before moving back to Grimsby Town as Vale went into abeyance due to the war. As Vale returned, so did Young, albeit for only one appearance. He re-signed in February 1919, but before making a return picked up an injury which seems to have ended his career.
-DOCSTART-	22441980
'''Lauri Dalla Valle''' (born 14 September 1991) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in England for Liverpool, as a striker. He is 1.80m tall.
Dalla Valle was born in Kontiolahti, near the city of Joensuu, Finland on 14 September 1991, one of three children to Lorenzo Dalla Valle, a former Italian police officer and mushroom company boss, and Marketta Dalla Valle, who is Finnish.
He began his career in Finland with JIPPO, and his talent saw him join Internazionale's youth team. However, Dalla Valle, struggling with the language, was homesick and returned to Finland.
Dalla Valle's father is Italian, and consequently he is eligible to represent Italy at international level, but some have said that it is unlikely that he will opt for Italy,
Dalla Valle has been likened to a young Fernando Torres in the way he plays the game, due to his speed, workrate and finishing ability.
He has been described as one of the most exciting prospects at Liverpool.
-DOCSTART-	22444425
'''Leonard Smart''' was a footballer.
Smart played for Folkestone Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in March 1939. He only spent two months with the club before moving on to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	22444598
'''Kevin Francis Tully''' (born 18 December 1952) is an English former footballer.
Tully began his career with Prestwich Heys. In 1972 he joined a then-managerless Blackpool, for whom he went on to make eleven league appearances. He made his debut for the club on Boxing Day, in a 2-1 defeat at Lancashire neighbours Burnley, and went on to make a further four starts and one substitute appearance before the end of the 1972-73 campaign.
Tully also played for Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale in exchange for Neil Wilkinson and -3,000 in October 1978. He only made thirteen league and three cup games for the club before having his contract cancelled "by mutual consent" in February 1980. He moved into non-league football with Chorley, Bury, Barrow and Witton Albion.
-DOCSTART-	22444864
'''Paul Francis Bannister''' (born 11 October 1947) is an English former footballer.
Bannister graduated through the Port Vale youth side to sign as a professional in April 1965. He played the last two games of the 1964-65 season and scored the club's last goal of the season. He played the opening two games of the following season, but fell out of favour. He broke his leg in a 2-0 home win over Halifax Town on 27 April 1966. After a second leg fracture he finally recovered to play in the first team again in April 1968, but after three consecutive appearances was released in July of that year. He moved into non-league football with Eastwood, Milton United, Copestick & Farrell and Hanley Rangers before taking up a player-manager role with Middleport W.M.C.
-DOCSTART-	22445087
'''Sydney Dickinson''' (17 August 1906 - 2 February 1984) was an English footballer. Football historian Jeff Kent described his tackling abilities as tenacious.
Dickinson played for Dale Rovers, Nottingham Forest, Mansfield Town and Bradford Park Avenue before being signed to Port Vale in November 1933 for 'a substantial fee'. Despite scoring goals against both Bradford clubs, he was only utilized in twelve games before being released at the end of the season. He moved on to Lincoln City and Grantham.
-DOCSTART-	22445275
'''Sydney (Syd) Peppitt''' (8 September 1919 - 25 December 1992) was an English footballer.
Peppitt played for Stoke City before joining cross-city rivals Port Vale in May 1950 for a -4,000 fee. He started the 1950-51 season with the #8 jersey, but Walter Aveyard showed his quality to quickly win it back and deny Peppitt a place in the first 11. After picking up an injury in November 1950 he only played one more game before being released at the season's end. He moved on to Worcester City.
-DOCSTART-	22445564
'''Leonard (Len) Armitage''' (20 October 1899 - 1972) was an English footballer.
Armitage played for Sheffield Forge & Rolling Mills, Walkley Amateurs, Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Wigan Borough, Stoke City and Rhyl Athletic before joining Port Vale in December 1932. He started off with a first team spot but soon lost it to the more youthful Jack Round, as Armitage struggled with a knee injury. He left the club on a free transfer in May 1934.
-DOCSTART-	22445705
'''William Thomas''' (1885 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Thomas played for Newcastle Swifts before joining Port Vale in June 1903. His debut came in a 8-1 defeat at his hometown club Liverpool on 8 April 1905. He made scattered appearances over the twelve months, but was released at the end of the 1905-06 season. He moved on to Everton, Leeds City, Barnsley and Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	22445863
'''Colin Chad Lyman''' (9 March 1914 - 9 May 1986) was an English footballer.
Lyman played for Rushden Town, West Bromwich Albion, Southend United, Northampton Town and Tottenham Hotspur where he played in a total of 54 matches and scoring on 11 occasions in all competitions. He also guested for Leicester City, Notts County, Chesterfield, Derby County, Coventry City and Port Vale during the war; playing four games for ''the Vale'' in 1946. He signed permanently for the club in May 1946 for a 'fairly substantial fee'. After eleven games, the 32 year old was sold on to Nottingham Forest in October 1946 for a 'substantial sum' above what ''the Vale'' had paid for him. He later played for Notts County, Nuneaton Borough, Long Eaton Town (as player-manager) and British Timken.
-DOCSTART-	22446297
'''Charles Walters''' was a footballer.
Walters played for Gainsborough Trinity before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1899. He scored three goals in sixteen games in all competitions in the 1899-1900 season. Never being anything more than a back-up striker, he departed at the season's close.
-DOCSTART-	22446399
'''Francis Wilfred (Frank) Simon''' (1899 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Simon played for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale in July 1920. Other than a run of five games in December 1921 he was only ever used as a back-up player and was released at the end of the 1921-22 season.
-DOCSTART-	22446540
'''Leonard (Len) Wootton''' (13 June 1925 - 9 September 1990) was an English footballer.
Wootton joined Port Vale in August 1945 and played regularly in the war leagues. As the 1946-47 season returned to the pre-war norms, he only played ten league and four FA Cup games before being replaced on the right-wing by Don Triner. He asked for a transfer in January 1947 and was released at the end of that season. He moved on to Queen of the South in Scotland and then Welsh side Wrexham.
-DOCSTART-	22446749
'''Aaron Lockett''' (1892 - 10 February 1965) was an English footballer.
Lockett played for Wereton Queen's Park, Audley and Kidsgrove Wellington before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914. He scored on his debut in a 3-1 home win over Oldham Athletic Reserves in a Central League match on 13 February 1915. He finished the season with four goals in eight games and was one of the goalscorers in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final 3-0 win over Macclesfield Town in 1915. With World War I still raging, ''the Vale'' went into abeyance and Lockett returned to Audley. Port Vale resumed activities in August 1916 and Lockett rejoined them for a number of games. He returned again to Audley in the summer of 1917 and then moved on to Stoke and Stafford Rangers before returning to Vale a third time in September 1919. He played nine games in the Football League for the club before being released at the season's end, for a fourth time he joined Audley.
-DOCSTART-	22450447
'''Leonard Arthur Bolan''' (born 16 March, 1909 in Lowestoft-died 1973) was a professional footballer who played for Lowestoft Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Southend United.
Bolan played for his local side Lowesoft Town before having spells at Norwich City in 1930 and West Ham United in 1931 without appearing in the senior team for either club. The outside right joined Tottenham Hotspur where he was involved in 10 matches and scoring three goals between 1933-34. In 1935 Bolan joined Southend United and featured in 121 matches and finding the net on 24 occasions between 1935-40.
-DOCSTART-	22450688
'''Harry Melbourne Wilcox''' (17 January 1878 - 21 July 1937) was an English professional footballer who scored 66 goals in 174 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath, Preston North End, Leicester Fosse and West Bromwich Albion.
Wilcox was born in Dalston, London. A forward, he began his football career with Bromsgrove Rovers
Two seasons back in the Second Division, with Leicester Fosse and West Bromwich Albion, preceded the last move of his career, a return to Plymouth, in May 1908.
Wilcox died in Plymouth, Devon, in 1937 at the age of 59.
-DOCSTART-	22450706
'''C. Bernard Lowe''' (1885 - after 1914) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Born in Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, Lowe played Birmingham League football for several years before joining Birmingham City in 1908.
-DOCSTART-	22451014
'''Edmund Martin Harvey''' (8 September 1900 - after 1930) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Bradford City.
Harvey was born in Kiveton Park, South Yorkshire. He began his football career with Kiveton Park F.C., and was on the books of Huddersfield Town as an amateur, before turning professional with Birmingham in January 1924.
-DOCSTART-	22451541
'''Hugh Evans''' (born 12 December 1919) is an English former professional footballer who scored 22 goals in 76 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Walsall and Watford.
Evans was born in Ynysybwl, now in Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, and brought up in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. He was noticed by Birmingham City while he was serving in the Army, and signed for the club in December 1947.
After retiring from the game he became a grocer in Luton.
-DOCSTART-	22451572
'''Charles (Charlie) Mason''' was a footballer.
Mason joined Port Vale in October 1894 and made his debut in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round defeat at Burton Rovers on 25 February 1895. He played the last five games of the 1895-96 season, but was released in the season's close.
-DOCSTART-	22451664
'''Thomas (Tom) Orpe''' (1900 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Opre played for Stafford Rangers, Stoke and Hanley before joining Port Vale, initially on a trial basis, in November 1922. He scored on his debut, in a 2-0 win at Stockport County on 9 December 1922 and also scored in the 2-0 home win over Crystal Palace seven days later. He fell out of favour in January 1923, as the man Opre replaced Billy Harrison was given another chance on the wing. Opre then developed cartilage problems and was released, most likely in the autumn of 1923. He moved on to Cheadle New Haden.
-DOCSTART-	22452111
'''Graham Wilfred Newton''' (born 22 December 1942) is an English former footballer.
Newton played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackpool, Walsall, Coventry City, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and American side Atlanta Chiefs before returning to England to join Port Vale on a trial basis in November 1968. He played four games for the Fourth Division side before being released in January 1969. He returned to the Chiefs, but came back to England again to play for Reading, Hednesford Town, Worcester City and Stourbridge, before returning to Worcester as their player-manager.
-DOCSTART-	22453293
'''Thomas (Tommy) Aston''' was a footballer.
Aston played for Ironbridge before joining Port Vale in May 1900. He made his debut on 1 September 1900, in a 2-2 home draw with Small Heath, but within a few weeks he realized that his work commitments made getting to matches difficult and so he left the club before the month was out.
-DOCSTART-	22453376
'''Ronald Edward Harold (Ron) Andrew''' (born 5 January 1936) is an English former footballer.
Andrew played for Ellesmere Port Town and Stoke City before crossing the Potteries divide to join Port Vale for a -3,000 fee in June 1964. He scored on his debut in a 4-1 reverse at Workington on 22 August 1964. However, he picked up a flu at the end of the month and after recovering found himself out of the first team. He never played more than two consecutive games and was instead given a free transfer in April 1965.
-DOCSTART-	22453523
'''Harold (Harry) Johnstone''' was an English footballer. He was the brother of John Johnstone.
Johnstone joined Port Vale in March 1921 and made his debut on the 25th of that month in a 1-1 home draw with Barnsley. His brother John joined him the next month and the pair played two games together during the season. However, Harry lost his first team place in August 1921 and was released at the end of the 1922-23 season without having played since May 1921.
-DOCSTART-	22453602
'''Henry (Harry) Rowbotham''' (22 April 1911 - 1979) was an English footballer.
Rowbotham played for Cheddleton Mental Hospital before joining Port Vale in April 1931. He scored on his debut in a 1-0 home win over Bradford City on the last day of the season on 2 May 1931. The next season he was only used as a back-up player however, and was released upon its close. He moved on to Hyde United, Southampton, Accrington Stanley, Barrow, Rochdale and Tunbridge Wells Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22453617
'''ric Gauthier Mahoto''' (born 21 February 1992) is a French footballer of Congolese decent currently playing for Portsmouth.
Mahoto started his footballing career in France whilst playing for Le Havre. He got a growing reputation as a talented midfielder, which led to Portsmouth signing Mahoto for an undisclosed compensation fee. His initial first six months at the club were disrupted by international clearance issues. Since joining Portsmouth, he has established himself as an essential member of both the academy squad and Guy Whittingham's development side. Mahoto came on as a substitute against Rangers in a pre-season friendly. In August 2009, Mahoto made his first-team debut coming in as a substitute for Richard Hughes in Portsmouth's 4-1 victory over Hereford in the Carling Cup.
-DOCSTART-	22453737
'''Herbert '''"'''Dick'''"''' Butler''' (18 November 1911 - June 1984) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Crewe Alexandra.
Butler was born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. A centre half, he began his football career with Bestwood Colliery before joining Birmingham in May 1933.
Butler died in Bestwood, Nottinghamshire in 1984 at the age of 72.
-DOCSTART-	22453760
'''George Stockton''' (1905 - ''unknown'') was a English footballer.
Stockton played for Chesterton, the Leicester Regiment (in two spells) and West Bromwich Albion before joining Port Vale in July 1929. He scored four goals in six games, but despite putting a brace past Wrexham on 18 January 1930 he was not selected again and was instead released at the end of the 1930-31 season.
-DOCSTART-	22453897
'''Harold Arthur Crockford''' (25 September 1893 - 15 December 1983) was an English footballer.
Crockford played for Chatham, Vicar of Wakefield, Fulham and Exeter City before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He scored on his debut in a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on 25 August 1923 and scored again two days later in a home 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday. He left by mutual consent the next month due to his poor form and was replaced by Tom Butler. Crockford moved on to Chesterfield, Gillingham, Accrington Stanley, Walsall, Darlington, Norwich City, Bedford Town and Tunbridge Wells Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22454053
'''Gilbert Swinburne Glidden''' (15 December 1915 - October 1988) was an English footballer.
Glidden played for Sunderland before joining Port Vale in May 1935. After making just five appearances he was released at the end of the season. He moved on to Reading, also guesting for Tranmere Rovers, Aldershot, Crewe Alexandra, Everton and Manchester United during the war.
-DOCSTART-	22454187
'''Ian Leonard Osborne''' (born 28 October 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Port Vale.
Osborne was born in Leicester. When he left school in 1968, he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, and turned professional two years later.
-DOCSTART-	22454411
'''Claude Barrett''' (5 December 1907 - 3 August 1976) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Port Vale and York City.
Born in Rawdon, West Yorkshire, Barrett played for Rawdon Old Boys and turned professional with Bradford Park Avenue in February 1932,
-DOCSTART-	22454514
'''Gary Pollard''' (born 30 December 1959) is an English former footballer.
Pollard played for Chesterfield before joining Port Vale in June 1983. He played 22 games in all competitions in the 1983-84 season and moved on to Mansfield Town on a free transfer in July 1984. He later moved on to Peterborough United, where he was loaned out to Eastwood Town and Goole Town.
-DOCSTART-	22454699
'''Dennis Izon''' (1 April 1907 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Izon played for Rugeley and Colwich before joining Port Vale as an amateur in November 1928. He signed as a professional the next month and made his debut in a 1-0 home win over Tranmere Rovers on 21 December 1929. He had a spell of nine games in the first team in early 1932, but other than this was used largely as a back-up player. He was released at the end of the 1931-32 season and moved on to Hyde United and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22454996
'''James Henry Nicholls''' (24 September 1908 - 20 August 1984) was an English football goalkeeper.
Nicholls played for Darlaston, Cradley Heath, Sunbeam Motor Works, Bloxwich Strollers, Bilston United, Blackpool, Manchester City and Brentford before joining Port Vale to replace the outgoing Allan Todd in June 1937. He made his debut in a 3-0 defeat at Oldham Athletic on 28 August 1937 and played the first sixteen games of the season until he picked up a knee injury in December 1937. Nicholls recovered, but new man George Heppell had managed to establish himself in this time and Nicholls was surplus to requirements, so was released at the end the season.
-DOCSTART-	22455244
'''Arthur Johnson''' (July 1904 - after 1931) was an English professional footballer who made 95 appearances in the Football League playing for Barnsley, Birmingham, Bristol City and Coventry City.
Johnson was born in Atherstone, Warwickshire. He began his football career with home-town club Atherstone Town, and joined Football League champions Huddersfield Town in November 1924, but moved on to Barnsley a year later without appearing for the first team. After 20 games in 18 months for Barnsley, Johnson, an outside left, returned to the Midlands with Birmingham.
-DOCSTART-	22455501
'''James (Jim) Kelso''' (8 December 1910 - 13 March 1987) was an Scottish footballer.
Kelso played for Helensburgh, Dumbarton and Bradford Park Avenue before joining Port Vale in June 1934. He made his debut in a 4-1 home win over Southampton on 3 September 1934 and started the next nine games, but lost his place to Ernest Breeze in November 1934. He was given a free transfer in May 1935 and moved on to Welsh sides Newport County and Cardiff City. During the war he guested for Bristol City, Bath City, Liverpool and Swansea Town. He later played for Swindon Town and Ebbw Vale, before becoming a scout at Blackpool.
-DOCSTART-	22455613
'''Trevor Robson''' (born 4 January 1959) is an English former footballer.
Robson graduated through the Port Vale youth team and made his first team debut as a substitute; replacing Colin Tartt in a 1-1 home draw with Halifax Town on 17 April 1976. He signed as a professional in January 1977, but was not selected again and was instead given a free transfer in May 1977.
-DOCSTART-	22457039
'''Andrew Martin (Andy) Higgins''' (born 12 February 1960) is an English former footballer.
Higgins played for Chesterfield before joining Port Vale in February 1981. He failed to nail down a regular place and was instead given a free transfer in May 1982. He moved on to Hartlepool United, King's Lynn, Rochdale and Chester City.
-DOCSTART-	22457075
'''Walter '''"'''Wally'''"''' Quinton''' (13 December 1917 - 1996) was an English professional footballer who made 85 appearances in the Football League playing for Rotherham United, Birmingham City, Brentford and Shrewsbury Town.
Quinton was born in Anston, South Yorkshire. He played local football for Dinnington Athletic before joining Rotherham United of the Football League Third Division North in July 1938. Described as "an accomplished right back", Quinton made his debut on 8 October 1938 and played in every game but one for the rest of the 1938-39 season.
In the 1939 close season, he signed for Birmingham, newly relegated to the Second Division, but the suspension of competitive football for the duration of the Second World War prevented him proving himself at the higher level.
Together with Jackie Goodwin, Quinton joined Brentford in April 1949. He had one season in the first team before dropping to the reserves, then, after a trial with Southend United in August 1952, he finished off his league career with a few games for Shrewsbury Town.
-DOCSTART-	22457249
'''Andrew (Andie) Newton''' was an English footballer.
Newton played for Romiley St. Chad's, Park Albion, Marple Amateurs, Newton Heath, Hyde United and Manchester City, also guesting for Burnley before joining Port Vale as a guest in April 1919. He appeared fairly regularly in the war leagues and during the regular leagues in next season. In October 1919 Vale were re-elected to the Football League and Newton and Tom Holford battled for the position on the left of midfield, by February 1920 Holford had won this battle. Newton was released in May 1921 and returned to Hyde United, later moving on to Ashton National Gas.
-DOCSTART-	22457394
'''Colin Frank Davies''' (born 12 April 1936) is an English former footballer.
Davies joined Port Vale as an amateur in May 1958 and signed as a professional in June 1959. After making his debut in a goalless home draw with Queen's Park Rangers on 19 March 1960, he played in the nine remaining games of the season. However, Peter Ford had already established himself in the centre of midfield and retained his place the next season, at the expense of Davies. Ford only missed five games of that season and Davies filled in for three of these. Davies was given a free transfer in May 1961 and moved on to Stourbridge.
-DOCSTART-	22457551
'''Michael Edward "Mick" Hopkinson''' (born 24 February 1942) is an English former footballer.
Hopkinson played for Derby County and Mansfield Town before joining Port Vale in July 1970. Only nineteen players made an appearance for ''the Vale'' in the 1970-71 season, despite this Hopkinson only made the first eleven in 13 of the club's 48 games that season. He left on a free transfer in May 1971 and moved on to Boston United, Belper Town as player-coach and later as manager, before becoming the coach and assistant manager of Burton Albion.
-DOCSTART-	22457618
'''Dean Thomas''' (born December 19, 1961 in Bedworth, Warwickshire) is a former English footballer and current manager of Conference North side Hinckley United.
-DOCSTART-	22457687
'''Michael (Mick) Moore''' (born 20 July 1952) is an English former footballer.
Moore played for Adlington Rangers, Blackburn Rovers Preston North End, Chorley (on loan), Southport, Great Harwood, American side Dallas Tornado, Altrincham and Wigan Athletic before joining Port Vale for -3,000 in March 1978. He played the last thirteen games of the season, but failed to score and was transferred back to Wigan for -2,000 in August 1978. He later played for Barrow, Southport, Lytham (on loan), Leyland Motors, Glossop, Chorley, Horwich R.M.I. and Adlington Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	22459636
'''Thomas Sanderson "Tom" Callender''' (20 September 1920 - 2002) was an English former professional football centre back. He was born in Wylam.
Callender began his career before the Second World War with local non-league side Crawcrook Albion before moving to Third Division North side Lincoln City. After the war, Callender moved to Gateshead where he made his name. Although playing in the lower divisions of the Football League Callender was considered worthy of a place in the England team by contemporaries. Indeed such was the esteem in which his play was held that Gateshead turned down a -15,000 offer from Newcastle United for his services. Wolverhampton Wanderers Manager Major Buckley also allegedly made an undisclosed offer for the outstanding centre back.
-DOCSTART-	22459764
'''John W. "Jack" Callender''' (2 April 1923 - 2001) is an English former professional football wing half.
Callender began his career during the Second World War with Gateshead, who would be his sole Football League club. Indeed Callender would go on to establish the club record for most appearances for the club in the Football League during his long stay. Callender made 471 league appearances, scoring 42 goals. He also made 40 appearances in the FA Cup, scoring 6 goals. At Gateshead Callender and his brother Tom made 910 league appearances, a record for two brothers at the same club plus they made 75 cup appearances between them. After his departure from Gateshead Callender played for Consett for a while.
-DOCSTART-	22460286
'''Stanley Milburn''' (born 27 October 1926 in Ashington) is an English former football full back. Part of a famous footballing dynasty, he is brother of John ('Jack') Milburn b 1908 (Leeds United and Bradford City), George Milburn b 1910 (Leeds United and Chesterfield), James ('Jimmy') Milburn b 1919 (Leeds United and Bradford City), cousin of Jackie Milburn and uncle of Jack and Bobby Charlton.
Milburn began his career at local non-league club Ashington where he attracted the attentions of Chesterfield for whom he signed in January 1947. In March 1952 he moved to Leicester City where he won a second division medal in 1953-54. Despite being a good club servant Milburn's time at Filbert Street is remembered as much for a unique occurrence when he and defensive partner Jack Froggatt both mishit a clearance simultaneously, thus registering the Football League's only occurrence of an own goal credited to two different players. He moved to Rochdale in January 1959 and earned a testimonial at the club, creating another unique achievement by being awarded this honour at all three of his league clubs.
Following his retirement he settled in Rochdale where he worked as a warehouseman.
-DOCSTART-	22463114
'''Joe McBride''' (born 17 August 1960 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer who played for several clubs, including Everton, Rotherham United, Hibernian, and Dundee. McBride's father, also named Joe, was a prolific goalscorer during the 1960s.
McBride junior started his career with Everton in the late 1970s, and he scored on his debut for the club, against Bolton.
After spells with Rotherham and Oldham, McBride signed for Hibernian in 1985. McBride's new manager was John Blackley, who had played with McBride's father for Hibs during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
McBride subsequently had spells with Dundee, East Fife, Albion Rovers, Livingston and Hamilton. He became a coach during his time at Albion Rovers, and was made caretaker manager when Jimmy Crease resigned as manager in December 1995. He subsequently became a youth coach at Celtic, developing players including Aiden McGeady,
-DOCSTART-	22463987
'''Peter John Warmington''' (born 8 April 1934) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Warmington was born in Wythall, Worcestershire. When he left school in 1949, he joined Birmingham City as an junior, and turned professional three years later. Described as a "talented goalscorer" but injury-prone,
-DOCSTART-	22465483
'''Timothy Eric Alfred "Tim" Sandercombe''' (born 15 June 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Mansfield Town as a goalkeeper.
Born in Enfield, London, Sandercombe joined Notts County following his release from Plymouth Argyle. He joined on 1 July 2007 along with Paul Mayo, Adam Tann, and Hector Sam. Sandercombe made his professional debut for County in a Football League Trophy game against Leyton Orient on 3 September 2007. County lost the game 1-0 to a Efe Echanomi goal. Only 22 days after that appearance, Sandercombe put pen to paper on a new contract at Meadow Lane.
On 14 August 2008, Sandercombe had his contract cancelled with Notts County by mutual consent. After a spell in the Conference North with Stafford Rangers, he joined Mansfield Town on a one-year contract on 27 May 2009.
-DOCSTART-	22465491
'''Colin Corbishley''' (born 13 June 1939) is an English former footballer.
Corbishley joined Port Vale as an amateur in June 1959 and signed as a professional in October of that year. He made his debut twelve months later in a League Cup first round match at Queens Park Rangers, which finished 2-2. He played a further two league cup and three league matches that season, and despite playing eight of the last nine games of the 1961-62 season was released in May 1962. He moved on to Chester, Stafford Rangers and Prescot Town.
-DOCSTART-	22465577
'''Percy Ellis''' was an English footballer.
Ellis played Walsall before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1919. He made his debut in a 2-0 defeat at South Shields on 18 October 1919 and played a further eleven league and three Staffordshire Senior Cup games that season, but was released in May 1921, having not played a first team game in over twelve months. He returned to Walsall and later moved on to Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22465715
'''James (Jim) Elsby''' (born 1 August 1928) is an English former footballer. His nephew is Ian Elsby, also a now retired footballer who played for Port Vale.
Elsby joined Port Vale as an amateur in November 1948 and signed as a professional in May 1949. He made his debut in a goalless home draw with Crystal Palace on 7 May 1949 as Bill McGarry was rested. He played two games in April 1953 as Stan Turner was rested and also filled in for a few games for Derek Tomkinson and Turner the next season. Never anything close to a regular in the first team he was released at the end of the 1954-55 season and moved on to Wereton Queen's Park.
-DOCSTART-	22466422
'''Ian James Griffiths''' (born 17 April 1960) is an English former footballer.
Griffiths played for Tranmere Rovers and Rochdale before joining Port Vale on trial in October 1984. He scored on his full debut, in a 4-1 home win over Scunthorpe United in a second round FA Cup game on 7 December 1984. He enjoyed fairly regular first team action, but suffered a bizarre injury on 5 February 1985; trapping a finger in the toilet door of the team coach which required a skin graft. The following month he damaged his knee ligaments and never played for the club again. He was released at the end of the season and moved on to Wigan Athletic, Japanese side Mazda Hiroshima and Welsh side Wrexham.
-DOCSTART-	22467127
'''Gerard Patrick (Ged) Stenson''' (born 30 December 1959) is an English former footballer.
Stenson played for Everton before joining Third Division Port Vale in March 1978. The club were relegated that season, but Stenon's debut came on 12 August 1978, in a League Cup round one 3-0 home defeat to Chester. Despite the scoreline, Stenson made a big impression and started the next eight matches. His performances waned however and after September 1978 he was only ever a back-up player. After having his contract cancelled by 'mutual agreement' in October 1979 he moved on to Morecambe and then Prescot Cables.
-DOCSTART-	22467262
'''Robert Francis Foster (Roy) Felton''' (12 August 1918 - 24 April 1982) was an English footballer.
Felton played for Everton before joining Port Vale in June 1938. He played ten league and two cup games before being called up for military training in August 1939. During the war he guested for Bath City, but returned to Vale safely in August 1945. Injuries limited his appearances however and he only managed to play seven war league, five FA Cup and three war cup games before refusing new terms in the summer of 1946. After having a trial with Crystal Palace, he signed with South Liverpool and after a trial with Nottingham Forest joined Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	22467395
'''Joseph (Joe) Pointon''' (1905 - 1939) was an English footballer.
Pointon played for Leek Wesleyans, Leek National, Congleton Town and Stoke City before crossing the Potteries divide to join Port Vale as an amateur in April 1923. He played six consecutive games during the 1923-24 season, filling in for the regular #7 Jack Lowe. He played four games during the 1925-26 season, but was released upon its conclusion. He moved on to Luton Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Torquay United, Bristol Rovers and Walsall. He was Torquay's top scorer during the 1929-30 season, with sixteen goals. He died young in 1939, in his native Leek.
-DOCSTART-	22468163
'''Arnold Percy Donald Bliss''' (8 November 1909 - 1 December 1975) was an English footballer.
Bliss played for Dartford before joining Port Vale in October 1929. He made his debut in a 2-1 defeat at Charlton Athletic on 7 November 1931 and jockeyed with Jack Round for the #5 jersey throughout the season. Round won this battle and kept Bliss to just six appearances, the next season Bliss filled in for George Shenton on three occasions before being released in April 1933. After a trial with West Ham United, he moved on to Stalybridge Celtic, Rochdale and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22468234
'''Roland Lewis''' (born 21 September 1925) is an English former footballer.
Lewis played for Congleton Town before joining Port Vale in March 1950. He made his debut in a 2-0 defeat at Norwich City on 19 August 1950, after starting the next two games he lost his position to Cliff Pinchbeck, who had failed to turn up at the start of the season. He played three further games throughout the season, but had to wait until September 1953 for his seventh and final appearance. He was released in December 1953.
-DOCSTART-	22468704
'''Reginald Ernest (Reg) Edwards''' (born 28 January 1953) is an English former footballer.
Edwards played for Nuneaton Borough before joining Port Vale, initially on a trial basis, in July 1972. He signed permanently in September 1972 and made his debut in a 2-0 defeat at Charlton Athletic on 2 December that year. He was always a reserve keeper though, behind first Alan Boswell and when he left, John Connaughton. Edwards was given a free transfer in May 1975 and moved on to Brereton Social, Redditch United, Stafford Rangers and Alvechurch.
-DOCSTART-	22468878
'''Leslie Oliver (Les) Lawrence''' (born 18 May 1957) is an English former footballer.
Lawrence played for Stourbridge, Shrewsbury Town and Telford United before signing for Torquay United. He became the club's top scorer during the 1978-79 season with 19 goals. He joined Port Vale in July 1982. He made his debut as a substitute in a League Cup round one match against Rochdale on 30 August 1982. He made his full debut in a 2-0 home win over Hereford United on 9 October 1982, but failed to establish himself in the first team. He went on a free transfer in July 1983 and moved on to Aldershot, Rochdale, Burnley, Peterborough United, Cambridge United, Kettering Town and Aylesbury United.
-DOCSTART-	22469250
'''William Henry Allsopp''' (born 29 January 1912) is an English former footballer.
Allsopp played for Ripley Town and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1931. He signed as a professional in August 1931 and made his debut on 16 January 1932, in a 2-0 win at Bristol City. He played the last five games of the 1932-33 season, but was not selected again after that and was given a free transfer to Halifax Town in May 1934. He appeared as a guest for both Aldershot and Derby County during the war.
-DOCSTART-	22469520
'''Jonathan Arnold Hammond''' (1891 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Hammond played for Butt Lane Star before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914. He made his debut in the Staffordshire Senior Cup semi-finals, in a 3-3 draw with Birmingham Reserves on 16 November 1914. He became the regular keeper for the club in November 1917 and held on to the #1 jersey until new signing Alfred Bourne took the number 1 spot as the club were re-elected to the Football League in October 1919. As a consequence, Hammond had played 48 war league, 11 war cup, 9 Central League, 6 Football League and 2 Staffs Cup games before being released at the end of the 1920-21 season.
-DOCSTART-	22469625
'''Bernard Jones''' (born 27 September 1924) is an English former footballer.
Jones played for Crewe Alexandra and Longport before joining Port Vale in October 1948. He played six league and one FA Cup game in the 1948-49 season. Failing to earn a first team spot he was transferred to Winsford United in November 1949 and later played for Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22469786
'''Alfred Dickinson''' (born 17 August 1914) is a Welsh former footballer.
Dickinson played for Everton before joining Port Vale in September 1936. He played five games before picking up an injury and returning to Everton in October that year. He later played for Northampton Town and guested for Chester and Wrexham during the war.
-DOCSTART-	22469899
'''Roy Gater''' (born 22 June 1940) is an English former footballer.
Gater passed through the Port Vale youth team to sign professional forms in April 1960. He made his debut on 4 April 1961, in a 1-1 draw at Coventry City. He was a member of the side that won the Supporters' Clubs' Trophy in 1961, but only made three league and two FA Cup games during the 1961-62 season. He was sold to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic for 'a small fee' in June 1962 and later played for Crewe Alexandra, Weymouth, Dorchester Town and Christchurch (as player-manager). He later became a coach at Poole Town before returning to Christchurch as manager.
-DOCSTART-	22469989
'''Thomas (Tom) Collinge''' (1898 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer. He was the younger brother of Ernest Collinge.
Collinge joined Port Vale in February 1922 and played his only game for the club on 11 March 1922, in a 1-0 home win over Rotherham Town. He didn't get another game and was instead released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22470005
'''Enos Bromage''' (22 October 1898 - 7 April 1978) was an English professional association football player of the 1920s. Born in Mickleover, he joined Gillingham from Derby County in 1927 and went on to make 21 appearances for the club in The Football League, scoring six goals. He left to join West Bromwich Albion in 1928.
-DOCSTART-	22470102
'''Julian Frederick "Fred" Howard''' was an English professional association football player of the 1920s.
Born in Long Eaton, he joined Gillingham from Derby County in 1920 and went on to make 18 appearances for the club in The Football League, scoring three goals. He left to join Ayr United in 1922.
-DOCSTART-	22470104
'''Patrick Gerald (Pat) Willdigg''' (born 5 June 1932) is an English former footballer.
Willdigg played for Stoke City before crossing the Potteries divide to join Port Vale in May 1950. He made his debut in a 1-1 home draw with Liverpool on 3 December 1955 and also played in the 2-0 defeat at Doncaster Rovers seven days later. He never played another game for the club though, and was instead transferred to Northwich Victoria in the summer of 1956.
-DOCSTART-	22470236
'''Harold Joseph (Joe) Wheatley''' (born 9 May 1920) is an English former footballer.
Wheatley played for Ellesmere Port Town before joining Port Vale as an amateur in March 1938 and signing as a professional player the following month. He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat at Clapton Orient on 8 September 1938, but only made one more league game before World War II brought on the cancellation of football and the onset of the war leagues. He played two league and two cup games during the war and also guested for old club Ellesmere Port when ''the Vale'' shut down due to war strains. He returned to Vale in the summer of 1944 as they commenced regular football, only playing the odd game as he also guested for Wrexham, Stockport County and Chester. He was transferred to Shrewsbury Town in the summer of 1946.
-DOCSTART-	22470399
'''John (Jack) Wareham''' (c. 1903 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Wareham played for Scot Hay, Alsagers Bank P.S.A., Podmore Hall and Stoke before joining local rivals Port Vale in August 1924. After making his debut in a 4-1 defeat at Blackpool on 22 April 1925 he played in the 4-0 defeat at Old Trafford three days later, but was released at the end of the season. He moved on to Crewe Alexandra, Winsford United and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22470610
'''John Hubert Sherratt''' (born 9 March 1923) is an English former amateur footballer.
Sherratt joined Port Vale in January 1949 and made his debut in a 3-1 defeat at Swansea Town on 5 March 1949. He played just one more game that season before being released upon its conclusion.
-DOCSTART-	22470779
'''Edgar Bentley''' (1892 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Bentley played for Kidsgrove Wellington before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914. He became a regular for the non-league club and was in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup winning side of 1915. As the club went into abeyance during the war he guested for local rivals Stoke. Vale resumed footballing activities in the war leagues in 1916 and Bentley rejoined them in August 1916 to enjoy regular football once more. He was conscripted in March 1917, but regained his first team place upon demobilization in December 1918. However he lost his place in August 1919, ''the Vale'' being re-elected to the Football League in October 1919, after twelve years in the non-leagues. Bentley took part in just two games in that season and was released upon its conclusion.
-DOCSTART-	22470841
'''Tamer Hakan Tuna''' (born 19 October 1991) is a footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic as a striker.
Tuna, who went to Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School in Sidcup, joined Charlton Athletic at the age of nine and plays as a striker. He made his first team debut for Charlton in a 2-2 draw against Blackpool on 18 April 2009, which confirmed their relegation to League One. Tuna was handed the 28 shirt for the 2009-10 shirt and has seen himself on goal scoring form for the reserves and having a few substitute appearances for the first team. He made his full debut against Barnet on 6 October 2009 in the Football League Trophy, marking his debut with a 40th minute goal.
-DOCSTART-	22470869
'''Arthur Ecclestone''' (1902 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Ecclestone played for Stone Lotus before joining Port Vale in November 1924. He made his debut in a 3-1 defeat at Wolves on 17 April 1926, but was only selected for one more game before he was given a free transfer in May 1928.
-DOCSTART-	22470972
'''Robert Andrew (Bob) Peyton''' (born 1 May 1954) is an English former footballer.
Peyton played for Chelmsley Town before joining Port Vale as an amateur in January 1972. He appeared as a substitute in a 3-0 defeat at Rotherham United on 18 April 1972, making his full debut at the return match on May 8. He signed as a professional in July of that year but was not selected again before being given a free transfer in May 1973.
-DOCSTART-	22471062
'''Brian J. Hopkins''' (born 15 March 1933) is an English former footballer.
Hopkins played for Keele University before joining Port Vale as an amateur in August 1957. He made his debut in a 6-1 home win over Aldershot on 21 December 1957 and got his second game in a 1-0 defeat at Coventry City on Christmas day of that year. However, he never played for ''the Vale'' again and was transferred to Burton Albion in March 1958.
-DOCSTART-	22471193
'''Keith Leslie Broomhall''' (born 21 May 1951) is an English former footballer.
Broomhall joined Port Vale as an apprentice in October 1967. He made a substitute appearance in a 1-0 home win over Grimsby Town on 21 April 1969, before making his full debut a week later as right-back in a 2-0 defeat at Wrexham. He left on a free transfer in May 1969 and moved on to Eastwood, Burslem based Roebuck and Wolstanton United.
-DOCSTART-	22471286
'''David Ikin''' (born 18 February 1946) is an English former footballer.
Ikin joined Port Vale in July 1965 and made his debut in a 3-0 defeat at Aldershot on 12 February 1966, six days later achieving the same outcome at Stockport County. His prospects of becoming a successful goalkeeper at that level seemed slim and so he left for Winsford United on a free transfer in May 1966.
-DOCSTART-	22471607
'''William Lavery''' (c. 1887 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Lavery played for Fylde, Preston North End, Leicester Fosse (on trial), West Ham United, Belfast Celtic (in two spells), Middlesbrough, Raith Rovers, St. Mirren and had a trial with Johnstone before joining Port Vale in December 1921. He made his debut on 24 December 1921, in a 3-2 defeat at Burnley, filling in for Bob Pursell he played the next four of five games. During the next season he only played one FA Cup game before being released upon its conclusion.
-DOCSTART-	22471869
'''Clifford "Cliff" Johnson''' (24 February 1914 - 22 July 1989) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for York City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale and Torquay United.
Born in Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, Johnson worked as a gardener before being invited to play for played for York City's Yorkshire League team, before being signed by the club as an amateur on 21 February 1935.
He joined Port Vale in October 1935 and he made a "brilliant" debut in a 3-2 home win over Bradford Park Avenue on 2 November 1935, but was forced to undergo a cartilage operation after injuring his knee in the next match.
-DOCSTART-	22472260
'''Malcolm Gibbon''' (born 24 October 1950) is an English former footballer.
Gibbon graduated through the Port Vale juniors to make his first team debut in a 2-0 defeat at Brentford on 13 May 1967. He made four appearances the following season but was released in October 1968. He moved on to Aston Villa, Eastwood, Congleton Town and Milton United.
-DOCSTART-	22472549
'''Patrick Thomas (Pat) Raftery''' (born 28 November 1925) is an English former footballer.
Raftery played for Stanfields, Norton Miners, Harriseahead, Ravensdale (in two spells) and Hull City before joining Port Vale as an amateur in November 1948. After making his debut in a 3-0 home win over Leyton Orient on Christmas day of 1948. After signing as a professional the next month he only played four games before being transferred to Wellington Town in February 1950. He later played for Stafford Rangers, Leek Town, Gresley Rovers and Audley.
-DOCSTART-	22472791
'''Thomas Bell''' (30 December 1923 - 21 November 1988) was an English professional footballer. He played in 318 league games for three clubs, most notably for Oldham Athletic.
Tommy features, along with his son Graham, amongst 'The Legends of Oldham Athletic'.
-DOCSTART-	22475663
'''Frederick Smith''' was an English footballer.
He was born in Oldham and played League football for Stockport County, Darlington, Exeter City and Gillingham.
-DOCSTART-	22475883
'''Frederick Smith''' was an English footballer who played as a full back in the period prior to World War One.
He was born in Buxton and played League football for Stockport County and Derby County before giving up playing full-time to concentrate on his job as a motor mechanic in Macclesfield.
In May 1913, he was recruited by Southern Football League Southampton, by when he was at the "''veteran''" stage of his career. He initially played for the reserve team, where he was appointed captain. His "''clean cut, up-standing image''"
At the end of the season, he was struggling to retain full fitness and decided to retire to concentrate on his motor career and returned to Macclesfield.
-DOCSTART-	22477515
'''Andrew George (Andy) Proudlove''' (born 15 January 1955) is an English former footballer.
Proudlove played for Reading, Buxton (in two spells), Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich City and Hereford United before joining Port Vale from Buxton for a -1,000 fee in November 1978. He played five consecutive games for the club around January 1979, but did not solve Vale's troubles on the left side of midfield and was instead given a free transfer to Stafford Rangers in May 1979. He later played for Macclesfield Town and Matlock Town before returning to his home town club in Buxton.
-DOCSTART-	22477666
'''Kevin John Sheldon''' (born 14 June 1956) is an English former footballer. He had the nickname '''Bomber'''.
Bomber played for Stoke City before joining Wigan Athletic. At Wigan he had a loan spell with Port Vale beginning in August 1982. He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat at Swindon Town on 28 August 1982 and played the next four games before returning to Wigan in late September. He later moved on to Crewe Alexandra, Trowbridge Town, Burton Albion, Leek Town and Telford United.
-DOCSTART-	22477726
'''James (Jim) Watton''' (born 1 November 1936) is an English former footballer.
Watton played for Bromsgrove Rovers and Dutch side De Graafschap before joining Port Vale in September 1962. He made his debut in a 1-0 win at Colchester United on 10 September 1962, but only made four further appearances that season before being transferred to Doncaster Rovers in July 1964. He later played for Burton Albion.
-DOCSTART-	22477818
'''Arthur Cooper''' (born 16 March 1921) is an English former footballer.
Cooper played for Shelton St. Mark's and Shelton Labour Club before joining Port Vale in October 1941. He played regular football in the war leagues, but lost his place in September 1946 and only played the four matches in the Football League. He was released in April 1947 with one goal in 71 appearances in all competitions for the club.
-DOCSTART-	22477847
'''Frederick ' Fred ' Boreham''' (born 8 July, 1885 in Rye-died 1951) was a professional footballer who played for Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton.
After spells with Tunbridge Wells Rangers and Leyton, Boreham joined Tottenham Hotspur. The goalkeeper played a total of 20 matches for the Lilywhites between 1908-09. He returned to Leyton where he ended his career.
-DOCSTART-	22477920
'''Frederick Alan (Fred) Hough''' (born 23 December 1935) is an English former footballer.
Hough joined Port Vale in June 1955 and made his debut in a 1-0 home loss to Coventry City on Boxing Day of 1957. He played three further games that season before leaving on a free transfer in May 1958.
-DOCSTART-	22478066
'''Albert Titley''' (18 November 1918 - 17 September 1986) was an English footballer.
Titley played for Leek Alexandra and West Bromwich Albion before joining Port Vale in May 1934. After making his debut in place of Bob Morton on 24 November 1934; in a 2-1 home defeat by Hull City, he played the next three games before being given a free transfer to Macclesfield Town in May 1935.
-DOCSTART-	22478137
'''Harry Haddon''' (1871 - after 1896) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Haddon was born in Pelsall, Staffordshire. A bustling centre forward, he played local football for Pelsall Villa and Lichfield Barracks before joining Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22478165
'''John Roger Whittle''' was an English footballer.
Whittle joined Port Vale in May 1938 and made his debut in a 1-1 draw at Swindon Town on 4 February 1939. He played in the 1-0 reverse at home to Torquay United seven days later and also was in the side for two further games in April 1939. During the war he guested for Leeds United, Bath City and Watford before returning to Burslem in September 1945. However he only played two games in the war leagues in September 1945 before he departed in the summer of 1946.
-DOCSTART-	22478273
'''William "Billy" Jonas''' (born 1890 in Blyth, Northumberland, died 27 July 1916 in Flanders, France) was an English footballer.
Starting his career with Jarrow Croft, Jonas scored twice in a Gateshead Charity Cup Final and turned down an offer from Barnsley before moving to Havanna Rovers in 1910. He scored 68 goals in his two seasons there, and moved to Clapton Orient in June 1912 on advice from his friend and fellow Orient player Richard McFadden.
At Orient, Jonas could play in almost any position, even making several appearances in goal. He was sent off during a match at Millwall in January 1915 for fighting with the home goalkeeper Joseph Orme, an incident which started a riot among the 16,900 crowd that had to be quelled by police on horseback.
At the outbreak of World War I professional football was suspended and Jonas joined the 17th Middlesex Regiment, the "Footballers' Battalion". During the Battle of the Somme, Jonas became trapped in a trench with his Orient team-mate McFadden while fighting at Delville Wood. Under heavy fire, he said goodbye to McFadden, jumped out of the trench and was killed instantly.
-DOCSTART-	22478288
'''Sidney (Sid) Wileman''' (26 April 1910 - 26 June 1985) was an English footballer.
Wileman played for Hugglescote Wesleyans, Gresley Rovers, Nottingham Forest (on trial) and Derby County before joining Port Vale for 'a substantial fee' in June 1938. He made his debut in a 3-1 home defeat by Aldershot on 27 August 1938 and started the next two games, however he was only selected once more that season before being transferred to Hinckley United in August 1939.
-DOCSTART-	22478378
'''Rob Smith''' (born February 19, 1966 in Birmingham) is a former English footballer and current manager of Conference North side AFC Telford United with Larry Chambers.
On February 16, 2006, Smith and Chambers were appointed as the new management AFC Telford United.
-DOCSTART-	22478393
'''Albert Purcell''' (born 3 July 1913) is an English former footballer.
Purcell played for Kidsgrove Liverpool Road before joining the local league club Port Vale as an amateur in November 1933. He made his debut in a 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford to Manchester United on 14 April 1934 and also played in the 4-0 home win over Plymouth Argyle seven days later. After recovering from a serious nose injury in 1934 he played two games in the 1934-35 season before being released upon its conclusion.
-DOCSTART-	22478495
'''Frederick Albert Hayes''' (c. 1895 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Hayes played for Liverpool Badgers before joining Port Vale in June 1920. After making his debut in a 4-0 defeat at Birmingham on 2 May 1921, he played the next two games but was not selected again. Instead he returned to Merseyside to play for Tranmere Rovers after being released at the end of the 1921-22 season.
-DOCSTART-	22478610
'''Robert Baden Radford''' (19 January 1900 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Baden played for Brereton Social before joining Port Vale as an amateur in July 1923, signing as a professional the next month. He made his first team debut in a Potteries derby match at The Old Recreation Ground on 13 October 1923, which Vale lost 3-2. The following two games were both against Leeds United, which were lost 1-0 at home and 3-0 at Elland Road. Tommy Lonsdale returned between the sticks after this and Radford was released at the end of the season without playing another game, he returned to his old club.
-DOCSTART-	22478721
'''James Bewick''' (21 December 1906 - 1979) was an English footballer.
Bewick played for Herrington Swifts and Newcastle United before joining Port Vale in May 1935. He made his debut at centre-half in a 1-1 draw at Bradford City on 14 September 1935, but only made two further appearances before being released in May 1936. He then moved on to Walsall, Yeovil & Petters United and South Shields.
-DOCSTART-	22478761
'''Richard McFadden''' (born 1889 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, died 23 October 1916 in Flanders, France) was a Scottish footballer who was Clapton Orient's top scorer for four consecutive seasons between 1911-1915.
Having moved from Scotland to Blyth as a boy, McFadden started his career in the Northern League with Blyth in November 1910, before moving to Wallsend Park Villa for a fee of -2. In May 1911, he joined Clapton Orient, scoring on his debut against Derby County on September 2.
McFadden broke Orient's goalscoring record in his first season with the club, scoring 19 goals, only to break the record again in what was to be his final season, 1914-1915, with 21 goals. In the intervening two seasons, he was still Orient's top scorer. He also represented a Southern XI in a match against England in November 1914, scoring the only goal of the game, after which a Daily Express reporter declared that McFadden was the "outstanding player on the field".
McFadden attracted press attention off the pitch in 1912 when he rescued an 11-year old boy from the River Lea, for which he received a medal from the Mayor of Hackney. Prior to joining Clapton Orient McFadden had also risked his own life when rescuing a man from a burning building.
At the outbreak of World War I professional football was suspended, and McFadden joined the 17th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, the "Footballers' Battalion", along with many other Orient players and staff. During the Battle of the Somme, he witnessed the death of his childhood friend and Orient teammate William Jonas in July 1916, and was injured himself a few weeks later. On his recovery he returned to the front and earned the Military Medal, but on 22 October 1916 received serious injuries from which he died the following day. His death was acknowledged by other football clubs, including Arsenal in their official programme, and the ''Manchester Football Chronicle'' stated, "In civil life he was a hero, and he proved himself a hero on the battlefield."
-DOCSTART-	22478804
'''John Abbotts''' (born 10 October 1924) is an English former footballer.
Abbotts played for Meakin's and Ravenscliffe before joining Port Vale in May 1949. He made his debut at right-back in a 2-1 defeat at Newport County on 31 August 1950 and played two further games later in the season, but was not selected again and was released in May 1953.
-DOCSTART-	22479422
'''George Scott''' (born 29 September 1885 in Sunderland, died 16 August 1916 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France) was an English footballer.
Scott started his football career with Sunderland District Amateur League sides Braeside and Sunderland West End, before joining Clapton Orient in July 1908. He featured regularly throughout the next seven seasons, playing in various positions and scoring an average of five goals per season in all competitions. His most valuable goals included the only goal of the game in Orient's victory over Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on 9 April 1909.
At the outbreak of World War I professional football was suspended, and Scott joined the 17th Middlesex Regiment, the "Footballers' Battalion", along with many other Orient players and staff. During the Battle of the Somme, Scott was wounded and taken prisoner, and died at a German military hospital on 16 August 1916. Scott was one of three Orient players killed in the war, along with William Jonas and Richard McFadden. He is buried at a military cemetery in St. Souplet, a few miles south of Le Cateau.
-DOCSTART-	22481670
'''Edward (Eddie) Davies''' (c. 1923 - 26 March 1995) was a footballer.
Davies joined Port Vale in January 1943, but was shortly guesting for Chelsea as Vale were in abeyance because of the war. His Vale debut finally came on 1 December 1945 in a 2-1 win at Macclesfield Town. He scored three goals in his next four games, before breaking his arm in January 1946. He recovered to play three football league games the next season, but was transferred to Witton Albion in November 1946, later he played for Herne Bay.
-DOCSTART-	22482997
'''James Vaughan Owen''' (born 14 January 1991, Caernarfon) is a footballer who is currently without a club having cancelled his contract by mutual consent with Chester City in January 2010.
A midfielder, Owen is a product of Chester's youth policy and has been capped by Wales at under 17 level.
In January 2010 he cancelled his contract with the club by mutual consent
-DOCSTART-	22483498
'''Lawrence (Lawrie) Pearson''' (born 2 July 1965) is an English former footballer.
Pearson played for Manchester United, Gateshead, Hull City and Bristol City before joining Port Vale, along with -25,000, in exchange for Russell Bromage in August 1987. He made his debut in a 4-2 home win over Aldershot on 15 August 1987, but after playing the next two games was replaced by loanee Darren Hughes. He only played three cup games before having his contract cancelled by mutual consent in January 1988. He moved on to Whitley Bay (in two spells), Barrow, Darlington, Chesterfield and Blyth Spartans. After retirement he became the community officer at Middlesbrough.
-DOCSTART-	22483644
'''Adrian Kenneth Reeves-Jones''' (born 18 October 1966) is an English former footballer.
Reeves-Jones graduated through Port Vale's youth team to signed as a professional in November 1984. He made his first appearance as a substitute in a goalless home draw with Wrexham on 25 March 1985 and made his full debut on 17 April, in a 1-0 defeat at Northampton Town. Three days after making his full debut he played in a 2-0 defeat at Chester City. However these were his only games for ''the Vale'' and he was given a free transfer to non-league Leek Town in May 1985, he later played for Eastwood Town.
-DOCSTART-	22483771
'''Stuart Shaw''' (born 9 October 1944) is an English former footballer.
Shaw played for Aintree Villa Colts, Everton, Crystal Palace and Southport before joining Port Vale in July 1969. He made his debut in a goalless home draw with Peterborough United on 9 August 1969, but was sidelined after breaking his rib in the match. He recovered to play two further games that season, but was given a free transfer to Morecambe in May 1970. He later played for Skelmersdale United, South Liverpool, Howard Sports and Fleetwood Hesketh.
-DOCSTART-	22483869
'''Edward (Ted) Shore''' (born 18 October 1967) is an English former footballer.
Shore joined Port Vale as an amateur in September 1945. He made his debut in a 4-0 home win over Clapton Orient in a war league match on 13 October 1945, signing as a professional later in the month. After becoming a regular he lost his place in March 1946, he had played ten war league games, scoring two goals and in the war cup scored one goal in nine appearances. As standard football continued following the end of World War II he played three matches in the Football League. He was released at the end of the 1947-48 season and moved on to Coventry City and Hinckley Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	22484626
'''Scott Mark Doe''' (born 6 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge as a defender, either in the centre or on the right. He started his career with Swindon Town as a youth player before joining Conference National club Weymouth. In February 2009, he left Weymouth due to financial problems at the club and registered with Kettering Town to allow him to join Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until the end of the 2008-09 season. He was refused permission to join Dagenham on a permanent basis by The Football Association as the move was outside the transfer window. Doe has also represented the England C team, making one appearance against Malta under-21s.
As a youth player, Doe played as a forward for AFC Newbury and Newbury and District Schools alongside Theo Walcott, before the duo signed for Swindon Town.
Doe joined Conference National club Weymouth on 1 July 2007, along with Swindon Town youth team-mate Jonathan Stewart,
Along with Anton Robinson, Marcus Browning, and Stuart Beavon, Doe signed a new contract with Weymouth in May 2008.
Doe agreed to sign for League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a two-and-a-half-year contract in February 2009, initially on loan.
Doe was called up to the England C squad in February 2009, by manager Paul Fairclough, to face the Malta under-21 team.
Doe is able to play as a centre back or full back and is a "strong player" with good positional sense.
-DOCSTART-	22489151
'''Gordon Reginald Turner''' (7 June 1930 - 1976) was an English footballer, who was best known as a Luton Town centre forward. He is Luton Town's all-time top goalscorer, with 243 in the League and 276 overall.
Born in Doncaster, the son of a Hull City professional footballer, Turner began his own footballing career as a right sided midfielder. During his national service in the Royal Navy, two Chief Petty Officers, both Lutonians, saw his raw talent and tipped off Dally Duncan, the manager of Luton Town. Duncan happened to know the teenage Turner's father, having played alongside him for Hull-whether or not this influenced his judgement, Turner was signed on as an apprentice in 1949.
He made his debut on 9 December 1950, in a 4-1 defeat at Coventry City, playing in midfield. However, the following season, he was given the opportunity to play up front and soon began scoring many goals, including a hat-trick in his fourth game.
Over the next few seasons Turner developed into Luton's star player-he scored 32 goals during the 1954-55 season to secure top flight football at Kenilworth Road for the first time, and continued to help Luton hold their own in the First Division.
Turner was dropped from the team for the FA Cup for the 1958-59 season due to injury-despite Turner's absence, Luton marched to the final at Wembley to face Nottingham Forest in their first Cup final. Despite Turner's return to fitness, Luton named an unchanged side, meaning Turner was still not picked. Luton lost 2-1.
Turner's last Football League match came on 25 April 1964, as Luton beat Watford 2-1 at Kenilworth Road. By his final game, he had scored 243 league goals for the club, and 276 in all competitions. Both of these figures stand as club records in 2009.
After he had retired from the League, Turner joined his former Luton team-mate Jesse Pye at Wisbech Town, where Pye was player-manager. He then spent a season at Kettering Town, scoring 37 goals.
Sadly, he contracted motor neurone disease when he was 41, and after a brave fight with the illness, he died at 46 years.
-DOCSTART-	22491312
'''Ernest George ' Ernie ' Bowering''' (born 30 March 1891 in Wandsworth-died 1961) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Merthyr Town.
After playing for the youth side Tottenham Thursday, Bowering joined Tottenham Hotspur where the left half appeared in seven matches in 1911. He went on to play one match for Fulham in 1912 before ending his career at Merthyr Town.
-DOCSTART-	22491711
'''Ernest Blackham''' (4 July 1898 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Blackham joined Port Vale in May 1922 and made his debut on 6 May 1922, in a 2-0 defeat at Bradford Park Avenue. This was to be his only appearance however, and he was released at the end of the 1922-23 season in which Teddy Peers played 43 games and Daniel Smith played one.
-DOCSTART-	22491751
'''Charles Hallam''' (17 January 1902 - 20 March 1970) was an English footballer.
Hallam played for Sandford Hill Primitives before joining Port Vale in September 1922. His only appearance was at inside-left in a goalless home draw with Rotherham County on 25 November 1922. He was released in August 1923 and moved on to Sandbach Ramblers (in two spells), Stoke, Crystal Palace, Stafford Rangers and Hednesford Town.
-DOCSTART-	22491785
'''Wayne E. Mumford''' (born 3 November 1964) is an Welsh former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Mumford was born in Rhymney, then part of Monmouthshire, Wales, and brought up in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Capped by Wales at youth level, he began his club career as an apprentice with Manchester City, but was released without being offered a professional contract. Mumford returned to the Midlands, signed professional forms with Birmingham City,
-DOCSTART-	22491791
'''Wilton Lines''' (fl. 1889-1890) was an English professional footballer born in Birmingham. Lines played seven games for Small Heath in the inaugural 1889-90 season of the Football Alliance, covering a variety of forward positions, but was unable to displace the established forwards.
-DOCSTART-	22491811
'''Harold (Harry) Lomas''' (1903 - ''unknown'') was an English amateur footballer.
Lomas played for Leek and Congleton before joining Port Vale in July 1924. He played as a left-half in a 3-1 home defeat to Wolves on 30 August 1924 and was released without signing as a professional, most likely in 1925.
-DOCSTART-	22491817
'''William Richard Mumford''' (3 March 1894 - 1971) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Born in the Stirchley district of Birmingham, Mumford played local football for Bournville Athletic before joining Birmingham F.C. in 1920.
Mumford died in Birmingham in 1971 aged about 77.
-DOCSTART-	22491868
'''Henry "Harry" O'Grady''' (16 March 1907 - 12 April 1990) was an English footballer who played at inside forward for various clubs in the 1930s.
O'Grady played for Nantwich (on trial) and Witton Albion before joining Port Vale in November 1929. He made his debut playing at right-half in a 3-0 home win at Wigan Borough on 25 January 1930, but was not selected again before being released at the end of the 1930-31 season. He moved on to Southampton in August 1931.
At Southampton, he scored on his debut in a 3-0 victory at Burnley on 29 August 1931. Despite this, he spent most of his one season at The Dell in the reserves, making occasional first-team appearances as replacement for Bill Fraser at inside-right or Arthur Wilson at inside-left. At the end of the season, having made only seven first-team appearances (scoring twice) he was offered the chance to move to Leeds.
He joined Leeds United in August 1932, but with Arthur Hydes established at No. 8, he again found first-team opportunities limited. After a year at Elland Road, he moved on to Burnley and then to Bury, Millwall, Carlisle United, Accrington Stanley and Tunbridge Wells Rangers, spending only one season at each club.
-DOCSTART-	22492161
'''Percy Oldacre''' (25 October 1892 - 26 January 1970) was an English footballer.
Oldacre played for Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday (as a guest during World War I), Exeter City, Castleford Town, Sheffield United, Halifax Town, Crewe Alexandra and Shrewsbury Town before being signed by Port Vale for -150 in August 1926. He made his debut at inside-right in a 2-2 draw at Swansea Town on 11 December 1926, but was not selected again before being released at the end of the season and moving on to Hurst. At Hurst he scored five goals in four games in 1927, where he was in 1928 is unknown.
-DOCSTART-	22492227
'''George Collin''' (13 September 1905 - 1 February 1989) was an English footballer.
Collin played for West Stanley (in three spells), Arsenal, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Derby County and Sunderland before joining Port Vale in June 1938. He made his debut on 27 August 1937, in a 3-1 home defeat by Aldershot and was not selected again. He was given a free transfer in April 1939 and became the player-manager of Burton Town.
-DOCSTART-	22492280
'''Stanley Dimbleby''' (27 November 1916 - 17 October 1992) was an English footballer.
Dimbleby played for Killingholme and Hull City before joining Port Vale in June 1937. He made his debut in a 2-1 win at near-rivals Crewe Alexandra on 18 September 1937, but was not selected again before being handed a free transfer in May 1938.
-DOCSTART-	22492345
'''Robert Wallis''' (1904 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Wallis played for Trentham before joining Port Vale in July 1899. He played his only game for the league club in the last day of the the 1924-25 season; a 1-1 draw at Fulham on 2 May 1925. Regular #1 Tom Fern was out and back-up Sidney Brown had conceded four at Old Trafford seven days previous. Having not being selected since, he was released at the end of the 1925-26 season.
-DOCSTART-	22492458
'''James Higgins''' (1874 - after 1899) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22492471
'''Anthony Thomas (Tony) Betts''' (born 31 October 1953) is an English former footballer.
Betts played for Aston Villa, where he was loaned out to Southport before having a trial with Port Vale in September 1975. He started for ''the Vale'' in a 2-1 defeat at Gillingham on 11 October 1975, but was let go in November that year without making another appearance. He moved on to Boldmere St. Michael's before moving State side to play for Portland Timbers and Minnesota Kicks.
He settled in the Portland area and founded the West Villa Soccer Club. At the turn of the millennium he was working as an independent sales rep, selling sports shoes.
-DOCSTART-	22492484
'''George Edgar Smollett Sievwright''' (born 10 September 1937 in Broughty Ferry) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a wing half. Sievwright began his career in the mid 1930s with Dundee United in 1946, where he featured in 29 league games. After leaving Tannadice, Sievwright joined Oldham Athletic in a -500 deal. He made 37 appearances and scored 4 goals before moving on to Tranmere Rovers. Appearing only in Tranmere's reerve team,
In November 1972, Sievwright moved into management, joining Mossley as player/manager. His time was brief, lasting little over a year before being dismissed in January 1974. He also had a spell managing Stalybridge Celtic.
-DOCSTART-	22492550
'''William Roy Brien''' (born 11 November 1930) is an English former footballer.
Brien joined Port Vale in May 1951 and made his debut in a goalless draw at Rochdale on 17 April 1954. The point gained in this game was enough to clinch the Football League Third Division North title that season, but Brien was not selected again before being released at the end of the next season.
-DOCSTART-	22492740
'''John Nigel Burndred''' (born 23 March 1968) is an English former footballer.
Burndred played for Knypersley Victoria, where he won the Midland Football Alliance golden boot with 31 goals in the 1994-95 season, before joining his favourite club Port Vale in February 1995, initially on trial. He made his debut in a 1-1 home draw with Notts County on 7 May 1995, but left on a free transfer later that month. After a trial with Walsall he moved back into non-league football with Stafford Rangers and Newcastle Town.
During his long periods of non-league football he worked as a manager at a Burslem pottery firm.
-DOCSTART-	22492818
'''William (Billy) Leese''' (born 10 March 1961) is an English former footballer.
Leese graduated through the Port Vale youth team to earn a loan move to American side Cleveland Cobras in May 1978, he returned three months later and signed as a Port Vale professional in March 1979. His first team debut came on 1 December 1979, in a 5-1 defeat at York City. He was not selected again and instead was forced into retirement at the end of the 1979-80 season following an injury.
-DOCSTART-	22492906
'''Stanley (Stan) March''' (born 26 December 1938) is an English former footballer.
March played for Altrincham before joining Port Vale for -250 in August 1959. He appeared as a substitute in the first leg of the Supporters' Clubs' Trophy final on 5 October 1959, Vale lost 3-1. He made his full debut in the league on 19 Match 1960, a goalless home draw with Queen's Park Rangers. He was not selected again and was released at the end of the 1961-62 season, moving on to Macclesfield, Mossley and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22492979
'''John Edward (Ted) Oldfield''' (born 13 July 1918) is an English former footballer.
Oldfield played for Helsby before joining Port Vale as an amateur in December 1945. He became a regular in the war leagues and signed as a professional in February 1946. He actually guested for Vale's opponents on 20 April 1946, Southend United lost 2-1 at The Old Recreation Ground, before Oldfield played for Vale in the reverse fixture two days later- which finished 1-1. He lost his place as the war ended and so only played one game in the Football League before being released at the end of the 1946-47 season.
-DOCSTART-	22493049
'''Graham Edward French''' (also known as '''Graham Edward Lafite''') is an English former professional footballer, who was best known as a winger for Luton Town.
French started his career as an apprentice with his home town club Shrewsbury Town, and signed professionally in 1961.
French was given another chance by Luton Town in 1965. French led a life off the pitch atypical of a professional sportsman, often starting games worse for wear as his sessions at the local pubs were common knowledge.
French scored what is often regarded as Luton Town's greatest ever goal in a match against Mansfield Town on 18 September 1968. He collected the ball on the edge of his own penalty area and set off on a mazy run through the Mansfield team. He then drew the goalkeeper off his line, rounded him and slotted the ball into the net.
A shooting incident in a pub in 1970 resulted in him serving a three-year prison sentence.
-DOCSTART-	22493089
'''Steven (Steve) Waddington''' (born 5 February 1956) is an English former footballer. His father is the former Stoke City manager Tony Waddington.
Waddington played for Stoke City and Walsall before joining Port Vale in July 1982. He made his debut in the League Cup, first round, first leg 1-0 home win over Rochdale on 30 August 1982. He damaged a cartilage during the game and after undergoing surgery failed to regain his place. He appeared as a substitute later in the season, but was transferred to Chesterfield in July 1983 and later played for Macclesfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	22493299
'''Ernest (Ernie) Willett''' (27 July 1919 - 13 February 1985) was an English footballer.
Willett graduated through the Port Vale youth team to sign as a professional in January 1940. He made his debut against Macclesfield Town in a home war cup match on 13 April 1946, the match finished goalless. His second game was in the Football League on 5 October 1946, in a 3-0 loss at Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. He wasn't selected again and was instead transferred to Witton Albion in March 1947.
-DOCSTART-	22493346
'''Frank James Wintle''' (born 20 December 1929) is an English former footballer.
Wintle joined Port Vale in May 1949 and made his only appearance for the club at right-back in a 7-1 home thrashing by Nottingham Forest on 2 February 1957. He was given a free transfer in May 1957 and moved on to Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	22493383
'''John Norman Hughes''' (10 July 1921 - 2003) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, Hughes made his name in non-league football during the Second World War. A versatile player, he joined Birmingham City in June 1947,
-DOCSTART-	22494560
'''Samuel Joseph "Sam" Corcoran''' (born 5 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Colchester United as a midfielder.
Corcoran attended Goffs school, Cheshunt
Corcoran was first involved with the Colchester United first team after being named on the bench for a League One game against Millwall on 31 March 2009,
On 4 December 2009 he Joined Wealdstone on a month's loan.
Which was later extended by a further month.
-DOCSTART-	22495110
'''George Scott''' (born 14 August 1904) was an English professional association football player of the 1930s. Born in Blackhill, he joined Gillingham from Newcastle United in 1930 and went on to make 39 appearances for the club in The Football League, scoring seven goals. He left to join North Shields in 1932.
-DOCSTART-	22495418
'''Elijah (Eli) Adams''' (1888 - 1965) was an English footballer.
Adams played for Newchapel United, Biddulph Mission, Goldenhill Warriors, Tunstall Park, Kidsgrove Wellington and Audley before joining Stoke City and later Port Vale in June 1912. He made his debut in a 1-0 home win over Manchester United Reserves in a Central League match on 7 September 1912. He scored the winning goal of the Birmingham Senior Cup replayed final against Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves on 21 April 1913 and finished the 1912-13 season as the club's top scorer, with 20 goals in all competitions. However he picked up an illness in the late summer and failed to recover by the early autumn of 1913. He lost form after finally recovering and so was released, most likely in the 1913 autumn. He moved on to Audley Town.
-DOCSTART-	22495641
'''Frederick "Fred" Smith''' (26 November 1898 - 1971) was an English footballer who played at full back for Bury in the 1920s and 1930s.
Smith joined Bury in 1921 and was a regular member of the side which gained promotion to the First Division in 1924. Following promotion however, Smith lost his place to Tom Adamson and over the next eight seasons rarely made more than ten appearances a season.
-DOCSTART-	22495815
'''Frederick Arthur "Fred" Smith''' (16 April 1914 - 1982) was an English footballer who played at Centre forward for Bury in the 1930s.
Smith joined Bury in 1936 and made a handful of appearances before joining Bradford (Park Avenue) in 1938. After a successful 1938-39 season, when he scored 21 goals from 29 league appearances, his professional career was ended by the Second World War.
-DOCSTART-	22496191
'''Frederick Edward "Fred" Smith''' (born 7 May 1926) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League in the 1940s and 1950s as a centre forward for Derby County, Sheffield United, Manchester City, Grimsby Town and Bradford City.
Smith was born in Draycott, Derbyshire, and started his professional career at Derby County,
After five seasons with Sheffield United, he joined Manchester City in May 1952, moving on to Grimsby Town in September. At Grimsby, playing in the Third Division North, he scored 24 goals from 50 League appearances in two years, before spending one season with Bradford City.
-DOCSTART-	22497158
}}'''Paul Smith''' (born 17 November, 1991, Liverpool) is an English footballer currently without a club after leaving Rhyl.
A product of Chester's youth policy, Smith made his debut in The Football League as a 17 year old substitute against Rochdale on 3 February, 2009. He went on to make four further substitute appearances for the club during their relegation season from Football League Two. Released at the end of the season, Smith joined Welsh Premier League side Rhyl, having been recommended by former Chester manager Simon Davies. However he left the club less than six months later when his contract was cancelled by the club due to "ongoing disciplinary problems".
-DOCSTART-	22504041
'''George Henry Bowler''' (born 23 January, 1890 in Newhall, Derbyshire-died 1948) was a professional footballer who played for Gresley Rovers, Derby County, Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town.
Bowler began his career at local club Gresham Rangers before joining Derby County in 1912 where he played in one match. In 1913 the right half featured in three matches for Tottenham Hotspur. Bowler ended his playing career at Luton Town.
-DOCSTART-	22504138
'''Frederick Gregg "Fred" Smith''' (born 25 December 1942) is a retired English footballer who played at full back for Burnley and Portsmouth, in the 1960s and 1970s.
Smith was born in West Sleekburn, Northumberland and joined First Division Burnley as a trainee in 1959, graduating to he first-team in 1963, generally playing at right back. For most of his career at Turf Moor, Smith was prevented from becoming a first-team regular by the form of England international John Angus.
In October 1968, Burnley were suffering from a loss of form, causing manager Harry Potts to call up several younger players to replace the under-performing first-choice eleven. Smith was called into the team to play West Ham United, winning 3-1. With only one change, the same eleven players went on to record eight successive victories in League and Cup matches, with John Murray scoring eight goals.
Angus was recalled at the start of the 1969-70 season, at the end of which Smith moved to the south coast to join Second Division Portsmouth.
In February 2009, Smith was included (at No. 60) in the list of "100 Greatest Clarets".
At Pompey, Smith soon became a first team regular and was ever-present in 1971-72. Smith scored his only first-team goal for Portsmouth in a 6-3 victory over Fulham in October 1971.
Smith spent 1973-74 in the United States with Dallas Tornado before ending his career with a season at Halifax Town.
-DOCSTART-	22504444
'''Richard Charles ' Charlie ' Brittain''' ( born 7 June, 1887 on the Isle of Wight-died 1949 ) was a professional footballer who played for Portsmouth, Northampton Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Cardiff City.
Brittain began his career at Portsmouth. The left back went on to play for Northampton Town. In 1911 he signed for Tottenham Hotspur in an exchange deal involving Walter Tull. Brittain played for 42 matches for the Lilywhites in all competitions between 1911-13 before joining Cardiff City in 1920 where he featured in a further 75 matches.
-DOCSTART-	22506053
'''Walter Gadsby''' (1872 - after 1897) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, he played local football for Astwood Bank and Redditch Excelsior before signing for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22506086
'''Wilfred '''"'''Wilf'''"''' Threlfall''' (1901 - after 1928) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
Threlfall was born in Morecambe, Lancashire. He played for Morecambe F.C. before joining Sunderland, but moved on to fellow First Division club Birmingham in July 1927 without having played for Sunderland's first team.
-DOCSTART-	22506220
'''Edward G. Burton''' (1869 - after 1891) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Born in the Acocks Green district of Birmingham, he played for Highfield Villa before joining Small Heath. A centre forward, he played only once for the club, deputising for the injured Harry Morris, and soon returned to local football. Burton died in Birmingham.
-DOCSTART-	22506460
'''Alfred Sellman''' (1881 - after 1904) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Born in Exeter, Devon, Sellman played amateur football before joining Small Heath in 1904.
-DOCSTART-	22507471
'''Edward Patrick "Eddie" O'Hara''' (22 February 1927 - 8 March 1987) was an Irish professional footballer who played in the English Football League for Birmingham City.
O'Hara was born in Dalkey, then in County Dublin. An outside left, he played for Dundalk in the League of Ireland alongside Jim Higgins, before the pair joined Birmingham City in 1949.
-DOCSTART-	22508481
'''Leslie Wilcox''' (1865 - after 1889) was an English footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, Wilcox played for local club West Bromwich Highfield before joining Small Heath in 1889.
-DOCSTART-	22512275
}}'''Jason Banks''' (born November 16, 1968, Farnworth) is a former English footballer who made two appearances in The Football League for Chester City.
Banks began his career at Wigan Athletic but moved on to Chester in October 1987 without making any league appearances. The following month saw him make his professional debut as a substitute for Paul Maddy in Chester's 1-0 win over Port Vale.
-DOCSTART-	22512783
'''Waide Simon Fairhurst''' (born 7 May 1989) is an English professional football player. His position on the field is striker or attacking midfielder. He plays for Shrewsbury Town on loan from Doncaster Rovers.
Fairhurst made his Rovers debut in a 1-0 loss against Coventry City. He substituted Mark Wilson in the 84th minute. Waide made his home debut in the 2-0 win against Crystal Palace. He came on with half an hour to go and set up James Hayter for Rovers second goal.
-DOCSTART-	22512990
'''Charles Harvey''' (1879 - after 1908) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath (renamed Birmingham during his time at the club).
Born in the Small Heath district of Birmingham, Harvey was a sergeant in the Army stationed at Lichfield when Small Heath signed him.
-DOCSTART-	22513073
'''Thomas Seth '''"'''Tom'''"''' Pointon''' (1890 - after 1924) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Coventry City.
Pointon was born in Evesham, Worcestershire.
-DOCSTART-	22518648
'''Frederick Adamson "Jock" Smith''' (born 14 February 1926) is a retired Scottish footballer who played at inside forward for various clubs, most particularly Sheffield United and Millwall, in the 1940s and 1950s.
Smith was born in Aberdeen and started his professional career at his local club before movving to England to join Hull City in January 1949. In January 1951, after two years at Hull, he moved to Second Division rivals Sheffield United where he played alongside his namesake, Fred Smith.
After two seasons with the "Blades", Smith dropped down to the Third Division South, joining Millwall in January 1953. At the end of his first season at The Den, Millwall finished runners-up, but only the champions (Bristol Rovers) were promoted.
Smith left Millwall in July 1956, spending a season at Chesterfield, before returning to his native country to join Montrose.
-DOCSTART-	22519734
'''Frank Barclay''' is a former footballer who played as an inside forward. Barclay, who was a youth with Nottingham Forest, made a handful of appearances for Dundee United in the mid 1950s. It is unknown where his career headed after leaving Tannadice.
-DOCSTART-	22520163
'''John ' Jack ' Britton''' (born 18 March 1900, date of death unknown) was a professional footballer who played for Albion Rovers, Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic.
Born in Lennoxtown, the goalkeeper had spells with Albion Rovers and Dundee before joining Tottenham Hotspur. Britton played a total of 40 matches for the White Hart Lane club between 1926-27. He ended his career at Celtic.
-DOCSTART-	22520460
'''Henry '''"'''Harry'''"''' Lane''' (21 March 1909 - March 1977) was an English professional footballer who scored 74 goals in 271 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Southend United and Plymouth Argyle.
Lane was born in Hednesford, Staffordshire. A forward, he joined Birmingham from Staffordshire local football.
Lane played 177 games in all competitions for Southend in nearly five seasons with the club, scoring 58 goals at a rate of one every three games.
He was a regular in Plymouth's first team until the Second World War put an end to competitive football, though without scoring as freely as he had for Southend.
Lane died in Cannock, Staffordshire, in 1977 aged about 68.
A. Includes three games and one goal from the abandoned 1939-40 Football League season.
-DOCSTART-	22520524
'''Kenneth Gordon "Ken" Faulkner''' (born 10 September 1923, date of death unknown) was an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Faulkner was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire. capped by England at schoolboy level, he had a successful trial with Birmingham City during the Second World War.
-DOCSTART-	22520552
'''Percy C. Thomas Watson''' (March 1869 - 1949) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Rotherham Town and Small Heath. Born in Barnsley, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Watson played in the Second Division for both Rotherham Town and Small Heath during the 1893-94 season.
-DOCSTART-	22520583
'''Thomas '''"'''Tom'''"''' Watson''' (1870 - April 1902) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Watson was born in the Yardley Wood district of Birmingham. He grew up to be an all-round athlete, and was actively involved in organising local athletics meetings. He played for Small Heath as an amateur,
Watson joined Birmingham City Police in 1895, rising to the rank of sergeant,
-DOCSTART-	22520604
'''John S. '''"'''Jack'''"''' Watson''' (September 1892 - 1957) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Watson was born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire. Before the First World War, he was on the books of Manchester City and Oldham Athletic without appearing for the first team. After the war, he played non-league football for Bloxwich Strollers before joining Birmingham in July 1919.
-DOCSTART-	22520751
'''Panos Andrew "Andy" Fotiadis''' (born 6 September 1977 in Hitchin) is a former English Cypriot footballer, best known for his time at Luton Town, who retired from the professional game after a succession of injuries.
Fotiadis started his career with Luton Town, signing his first professional deal in August 1995.
1998-99 was another poor season for Fotiadis, as he was regularly injured and only scored three goals all season. However, he was once again given a one-year contract
Fotiadis started the 2000-01 campaign in the starting lineup, and showed some fine form which saw him touted for a call-up for Cyprus. Unfortunately, an injury at Millwall once more held Fotiadis back, though Joe Kinnear handed him a two year deal at the end of the season.
However, Fotiadis was now little more than a squad player. He didn't start a single League game during 2001-02, and 2002-03 didn't give him much more time on the pitch. By February 2003, he was on trial at Bristol Rovers, who turned him down.
Fotiadis scored on his debut, but found it tough at London Road. Only a year later, in March 2004, he was loaned out to Heybridge Swifts, where he scored two goals in five games before rupturing his knee ligaments. Peterborough released him soon after, and he retired from the professional game.
Fotiadis won caps for the England under-15 and under-18 teams, and was once considered to play at full level for Cyprus. However, he was never given a cap by either.
-DOCSTART-	22521852
'''Crosby Gray Henderson''' (12 May 1885 - 27 April 1970) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Birmingham.
Henderson was born in South Hylton, which was then in County Durham. A left back, he played local football before joining Newcastle United in May 1906, but moved on to Second Division club Grimsby Town without appearing for Newcastle's first team.
Henderson died in 1970 at the age of 84.
-DOCSTART-	22522271
'''David J. Morris''' (1888 - after 1911) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
-DOCSTART-	22522509
'''James Deeley''' (1871 - after 1895) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22522752
'''Arthur George Littleford''' (1868 - after 1894) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Born in Wellington, Shropshire, Littleford played local football before joining Small Heath in 1893. A regular full back in the reserves, he played rarely and not well for the Second Division team in the 1893-94 season,
-DOCSTART-	22522912
'''Walter S. Jackson''' (1870 - after 1893) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22523833
'''Henry Ross '''"'''Harry'''"''' Edwards''' (1870 - after 1899) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Edwards was born in Coventry, Warwickshire. An inside forward,
Edwards' younger brother Bill was also a professional footballer who played for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22524128
'''Terence Joseph '''"'''Terry'''"''' Goode''' (born 29 October 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Goode was born in Islington, London. When he left school in 1977, he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, and turned professional two years later.
Goode is a nephew of England international Charlie George.
-DOCSTART-	22525635
'''Carlos Everton '''"'''Carl'''"''' Francis''' (born 21 August 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Hereford United.
Francis was born in West Ham, London. He joined Birmingham City as an apprentice in June 1979, and turned professional the following year.
-DOCSTART-	22525695
Born in Lewisham, Bowman began his career with Charlton Athletic, turning professional in March 1973. He made 96 appearances for the "Addicks" in The Football League before moving to Reading in 1976. He spent five years with the club, where he made nearly 200 League appearances and helped the "Royals" win the Football League Fourth Division championship in 1979. Two years later he moved to Gillingham, where his former Charlton team-mate Keith Peacock was manager. In December 1981, however, he seriously injured his knee in an FA Cup match. Although he attempted a comeback on several occasions, he was forced to admit defeat and retire in 1984.
-DOCSTART-	22525876
'''Albert Evers''' (1868 - after 1890) was an English footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22525975
'''Archibald '''"'''Archie'''"''' Roe''' (9 December 1893 - 17 October 1947)
Roe was born in Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. He began his football career with Sheffield Wednesday before the First World War, but never appeared for the first team. When competitive football resumed after the war, Roe joined South Shields, newly elected to the Second Division.
Roe spent the next season in the Third Division South with Gillingham, where he found more playing time but few goals, scoring twice from 16 league appearances. In 1921 he dropped into non-league football with Midland League side Castleford Town.
In November 1923 Roe completed his tour of the Football League divisions when he signed for Lincoln City of the Third Division North. Although he joined well after the start of the season, he still became their leading scorer for 1923-24; described as "hard as nails despite only being of moderate height", he scored 12 goals from 30 games in all competitions in the year he spent with the club.
After retiring from the game, Roe became a publican in Sheffield. He died while visiting family in Wigan, Lancashire, in 1947 at the age of 53.
-DOCSTART-	22527701
'''Lorenzo Pinamonte''' (born 9 May 1978) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward for Brindisi.
He also spent a number of seasons in England playing for Bristol City, Carlisle United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Brentford and Leyton Orient.
Pinamonte made his debut for Bristol City in a First Division match, in the 1-0 home win against Norwich City at Ashton Gate on 9 May 1999.
He returned to Italy in 2001 joining Castel di Sangro in the Serie C1, then playing at Serie C1 and Serie C2 with Arezzo, Novara, Benevento and Lumezzane. In November 2008 he left Lumezzane to join Serie D team Brindisi.
-DOCSTART-	22527865
'''William (Billy) Easton''' (10 March 1904 - c.1982) was an English footballer.
Easton played for Eston, Blyth Spartans (in two spells), West Stanley (on trial), Rotherham County, Canadian side Montreal Maroons, Everton and Swansea Town before joining Port Vale in May 1931. He scored 7 goals in 23 games (in all competitions) in the 1931-32 season, but hardly featured in the following season. He was given a free transfer in May 1933 and moved on to Aldershot and then Workington.
-DOCSTART-	22528068
'''Derek James Monaghan''' (born 20 January 1959) is an English former footballer.
Monaghan played for West Bromwich Albion before joining Port Vale in July 1984. He played a handful of games in the 1984-85 season, but suffered badly with injuries. He was given a free transfer in May 1985 and moved on to Redditch United.
-DOCSTART-	22528197
'''Derek Edge''' (born 14 February 1942) is an English former footballer.
Edge played for Stoke City before joining Potteries derby rivals Port Vale as an amateur, before signing as a professional 1960. After making his debut in a 2-1 home win over Reading on 9 October 1961 he played the 3-1 defeat at Watford before losing his place. He left on a free transfer in May 1962 and moved on to Crewe Alexandra, Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22528219
'''Sean Hillier''' (born 19 April 1986) is an English footballer, who plays as a defender for Clacton. He has previously played for Colchester United as a youth player, St Albans City, Clacton Town, Brentford, AFC Wimbledon and Wivenhoe Town.
He made his debut for Brentford in the Football League Trophy, in the 3-0 home defeat against Milton Keynes Dons on 28 September 2004.
-DOCSTART-	22531747
'''David Crichton Brown''' (born 26 July 1889 in Broughty Ferry-died ?) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Greenock Morton.
Brown began his career at Forthill Athletic. After a trial at Reading Brown joined Tottenham Hotspur. The centre forward participated in one match in 1910 in his time at White Hart Lane before further trials at Birmingham City in 1911 and later Merthyr Town. Brown ended his career at Greenock Morton.
-DOCSTART-	22532076
'''Ivor Ronald John Brown''' (born 1 April, 1888 in Shardlow-died 1966) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Coventry City, Reading and Swansea City.
Brown began his football career at Ripley Town. The centre forward joined Tottenham Hotspur where he made 12 appearances between 1909-11. After leaving the Spurs he had spells at Coventry City, Reading, Swansea City before ending his career at Porth Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	22532968
'''Ernest William '''"'''Ernie'''"''' Richardson''' (born 1910) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Swansea Town.
Richardson was born in Bishop Burton in the East Riding of Yorkshire. He began his football career with nearby Leven before joining Birmingham in 1936,
-DOCSTART-	22533072
'''Arthur Samuel Turner''' (1867 - after 1890) was an English footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Born in Birmingham, Turner joined Small Heath after he was released by Aston Villa without playing for their first team.
-DOCSTART-	22533289
'''John W. Hirons''' (1876 - after 1905) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Hirons was born in the Erdington district of Birmingham. He played local football before moving up to the Midland League with Walsall and in February 1903 joined Small Heath of the Second Division.
-DOCSTART-	22533975
'''James '''"'''Jimmy'''"''' Cochrane''' (born 26 October 1935) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Walsall.
Cochrane was born in Kingswinford, which was then in Staffordshire,
He made his first-team debut on 7 March 1953, aged 17 years 4 months, in the Second Division match at Huddersfield Town which finished 1-1, and kept his place for the next game. On his next appearance, a year later, standing in for Wales international Noel Kinsey, Cochrane scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win home win against West Ham United. His progress was interrupted by his National Service commitment; after two years spent as a cook, he returned to the club overweight and unfit, and never played for the first team again.
In June 1958 Cochrane joined Fourth Division club Walsall as part of the deal which took Brian Taylor to Birmingham. He scored once in six league games before dropping into non-league football at the end of the 1958-59 season with Wellington Town and then Stourbridge. He was still only 23.
-DOCSTART-	22534183
'''Eric Magee''' (born 24 August 1947) is an Northern Irish former footballer.
Magee played for Glenavon before moving to England to play for Oldham Athletic. In July 1969 he signed for Port Vale, the club had an unusually small squad in the 1969-70 season but Magee only had 13 starts in all competitions, instead being favoured as a substitute. With just one FA Cup and one league goal from his 21 games he was given a free transfer in May 1970 and moved back to his native Northern Ireland to play for Linfield.
-DOCSTART-	22534309
'''Bernard Anthony Wright''' (born 8 June 1940) is an Northern Irish former footballer. In English football he was nicknamed '''"Paddy"'''.
Wright played for Sligo Rovers before crossing the Irish sea to try his luck in England with Port Vale in August 1962. He replaced John Rowland as the #7 but by November 1962 Rowland had won his first place spot back, at the expense of Wright. Wright was loaned out to Stafford Rangers in April 1963 before leaving on a free transfer the next month.
-DOCSTART-	22534467
'''Thomas Gershom Greer''' (1889 - after 1912) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Greer was born in Bathgate, West Lothian. He joined Birmingham from Coatbridge Rob Roy in December 1910,
-DOCSTART-	22534817
'''Edward Clarke''' (1871 - after 1890) was an English footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. He was born in the Stechford district of Birmingham and attended Washwood Heath School. He played once for Small Heath in the inaugural season of the Football Alliance, deputising at left back for the injured Fred Speller.
-DOCSTART-	22535217
'''Thomas John "Jack" Miller''' (11 March 1875 - 1949) was an English footballer, who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stoke.
john jack milller played for woverhamton wanderers
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'''John''' ('''Jack''' or '''Jock''') '''Cameron''' was a Scottish international footballer.
Cameron played for Kirkwood Thistle, St. Mirren, Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1913. It was a step down in footballing terms, as proved by the opponents of his 1 September debut- Blackburn Rovers Reserves, the game finished 3-3. He played 32 games in the Central League and helped the club qualify to the FA Cup 1913-14 first round. He departed at the end of the season, but returned in August 1916. He became the first choice left-back once again in March 1917 and in August 1918 was appointed both the club captain and team manager. He largely stopped playing to concentrate on management duties, but was sacked in January 1919, at which point he went into retirement.
Cameron earned his first cap on 26 March 1904, in a 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland in the 1904 British Home Championship. His second cap came against England on 3 April 1909 in the 1909 British Home Championship, Scotland lost 2-0.
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'''Reginald Horace (Reg) Cumner''', also known as '''Horace Cumner''' (31 March 1918 - 18 January 1999) was a Welsh international footballer.
Cumner played for Arsenal, Margate (on loan) and Hull City before the outbreak of World War II. During the war he guested for Cardiff City, Fulham, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Swansea Town, Aberaman Athletic, Port Vale, Clapton Orient and Plymouth Argyle. After the war he played for Notts County, Scunthorpe United, Bradford City, Poole Town, Bridport and Swanage.
Cumner earned three full caps for Wales, and scored in the 1939 British Home Championship 3-1 defeat of Ireland.
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'''Arthur Green''' (1885 - after 1911) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
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'''David Carre Brown''' (26 November 1887 - 1970) was a Scottish footballer who played extensively in both England and Scotland.
Brown played for Dundee St. Joseph's, Dundee (in two spells), Greenock Morton and Peebles Rovers. During the war he guested for Rangers, Nottingham Forest, Birmingham and Port Vale. After the war he enjoyed a long career in league football with Dundee, Stoke, Notts County, Kilmarnock, Darlington, Crewe Alexandra and Barrow. After he retired he was made honorary reserve team manager of Darlington.
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'''Archibald Samuel''' "'''Archie'''" '''Dyke''' (September 1886 - c.1955) was an English footballer.
Dyke played for Chesterton, Newcastle Congregational, Newcastle P.S.A. and Stoke before joining Potteries derby rivals Port Vale in the summer of 1912. He made his debut in a 5-0 defeat at Stalybridge Celtic in a Central League match on 3 September 1912, but impressed enough to hold on to a first team spot. He lost his place in March 1913 and returned to Stoke that summer, he then moved on to Aston Villa. Whilst with Villa he guested for Vale during the war in 1916. He rejoined the club permanently in August 1919, but after being elected back into the Football League in October 1919 the club could not negotiate his transfer. He moved on to Stafford Rangers, Coventry City, Blackpool and Congleton Town.
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'''Alfred Sydney''' "'''Syd'''" '''Owen''' (c. 1885 - 22 August 1925) was an English footballer.
Owen played for North Staffs Nomads, Stoke and Stockport County before guesting for Port Vale in a 1-0 home win over Hanley Town in a North Staffordshire Federation League match on 26 October 1907. He then returned to Stoke and then moved on to Leicester Fosse. In September 1908 he returned to play two league and one cup game for ''the Vale'' before heading back to Leicester the following month. Afterwards he moved on to Newcastle Town, Blackpool, Stoke (again), Northern Nomads and English Wanderers.
Owen was the brother of Wally, who played for North Staffs Nomads, Stoke, Manchester City and Port Vale.
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'''Fred Edward Didymus''' (13 April 1886 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
Didymus played for home town club Portsmouth and then Northampton Town before joining Blackpool in 1909. He played three league games for ''the Seasiders'' in the 1909-10 season. In November 1910 he joined Port Vale, making his debut in a 2-2 draw draw at Congleton Town on 26 November 1910. He scored four goals in a 9-0 win over Goldenhill Catholics on 2 December, before departing at the end of the year.
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'''Eric Norman Jones''' (5 February 1915 - 1985) was an English footballer.
Jones played for Kidderminster Harriers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion. During the war he guested for Portsmouth, Chelsea, Watford, Southend United, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Queen's Park Rangers, Crystal Palace, Northampton Town, Fulham and Exeter City. After the war he continued his career with Brentford and then Crewe Alexandra.
Jones had spells managing Swiss BSC Young Boys, Belgian Beerschot and Dutch side De Graafschap. He returned to England to become an F.A. staff coach at Lilleshall. He was appointed Port Vale's trainer-coach in June 1962, introducing revolutionary intensive training sessions for the players. He had to be taken off the pitch during his first match with the club after being struck by a bottle thrown from the crowd at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground. His approach of strict discipline was apparently not favoured by the board and he resigned for domestic reasons in October 1962.
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'''Jack Diffin''' was a Northern Irish footballer and football manager.
Diffin played for Belfast Celtic, Linfield and Dartford. He was capped by Northern Ireland in 1931. After retirement he set up a road haulage business.
Diffin became a Port Vale director in 1944 and appointed team manager in October of that year. David Pratt was appointed as manager in December 1944, but failed to gain a release from the Air Force and so never managed to be a manager to ''the Vale'' other than in name only. Diffin remained the effective manager until August 1945, when Billy Frith was appointed. Diffin then concentrated on his board duties before being elected vice-chairman in 1946, finally stepping down in December 1957.
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'''Albert Groves''' was a Welsh footballer and manager.
Groves played for Aberdare Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers before World War I started. During the war he guested for Port Vale in October 1916, scoring three goals in 23 games before moving on to Bury and Sunbeam Motor Works. After returning to Wolves he moved on to become the player-manager of Walsall before finishing his playing days at Willenhall.
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'''Harry Ware''' (22 October 1911 - 28 October 1970) was an English footballer and manager.
Ware played for Hanley St.Luke's, Stoke St. Peter's, Stoke City, Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich City before the outbreak of war. In March 1940 he joined Port Vale as a guest, before moving on to Northampton Town, Nottingham Forest, Stoke City, Crystal Palace and Watford, returning to Vale for two more guest appearances in December 1944 before joining Northwich Victoria.
After the war, Ware spent two spells in charge of Northwich Victoria and served Dutch side E.D.O. Haarlem as trainer-coach before returning to Burslem in November 1956 to serve Port Vale as a coach. He left in June 1958 to become manager of Crewe Alexandra. He spent 100 games in charge before leaving in May 1960. He moved on to Stoke City as assistant trainer, then reserve team manager and finally a scout.
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'''William Spencer "Bill" Rowley''' (1865 - 1939) was an English footballer who played as goalkeeper for Stoke in the 1880s and 1890s, also making two appearances for England.
Rowley was born in Hanley, Staffordshire and started his professional career playing in Stoke's reserve team as a forward before joining local rivals Burslem Port Vale in April 1884.
Immediately establishing himself as the first choice 'keeper, he played 66 games in his two and half years with the club. He even scored a goal, being one of the scorers in a 12-0 route of Ironbridge in the final of the 1885 Burslem Challenge Cup.
He broke a rib in a 3-1 friendly defeat at Stoke on 1 May 1886; nevertheless he returned to Stoke in early 1887. This move came after he signed a contract to play exclusively for ''the Vale'' and, despite the case being upheld in a Burslem court, Vale allowed him to leave for Stoke in December 1886.
He was a member of the Stoke side that were founder members of The Football League in 1888. Stoke finished at the bottom of the table in both 1888-89 and 1889-90 and in 1890 dropped down to the Football Alliance. The following season, Stoke were champions of the Football Alliance and returned to the Football League, where they once again struggled, finishing second last in 1891-92, before finishing in mid-table in 1892-93.
Described as a "brave and cool goalkeeper",
Rowley's only other England appearance came three years later, also against Ireland, at the Solitude Ground, Belfast, when he was joined by his Stoke team-mates Tommy Clare and Alf Underwood as the two full-backs. Harry Daft of Notts County marked the occasion by scoring twice, either side of half-time, in an "unconvincing victory".
A number of serious injuries interrupted his career, with Tom Cain taking over in goal for most of the 1893-94 season. Although Rowley recovered his place for the next season, he suffered from further injuries, including a broken breastbone,
In 1896, he ceased playing and became Stoke's club secretary, a position he held for two years.
In August 1898, he joined Leicester Fosse as player-secretary but, following an objection from Stoke, he was suspended in October, resulting in his retirement.
He later emigrated to America where he lived the rest of his life.
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'''William Jasper '''"'''Bill'''"''' Lewis''' (1871 - after 1902) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath and Leicester Fosse.
Lewis was born in the Bordesley Green district of Birmingham. He joined Small Heath from local football in February 1894.
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'''John Askey''' (born November 4, 1964) is a former English footballer and current youth team manager of Macclesfield Town.
John first joined Macclesfield Town in 1984 alongside his brother Bob to fill a gap when the club were short of players and went on to become a club legend. He remained as a player throughout the club's Northern Premier League title win in 1986/7 and subsequent promotion to the Vauxhall Conference. The successful times continued and John played a part in consolidation in the Conference, including a testimonial season in 1994 which featured a game against Manchester United, and then, in 1994/5 won the Conference title. the club were denied promotion that season but John managed to add to his medal collection with a second Conference title two years later. Unfortunately, injury kept John out of the FA Trophy final win in 1996.
John Askey turned to full time football following the club's promotion to the Football League and continued as a regular part of the side who were promoted immediately to what was then known as the Second Division.
As a League player, John played more than 170 matches, scoring 31 times whilst his non-League time with the club is often not reported by statistical sources.
John's final match for the club came on the last day of the 2002/3 season against Rochdale. Although the match was meaningless in terms of either club's League position, it went down in Silkmen history when John followed up a Matthew Tipton shot to score in the 88th minute to level the scores at 2-2 before diving into the crowd to celebrate. Tipton himself then grabbed a late winner.
By this time John was Assistant Manager to David Moss.
When Macclesfield Town manager David Moss was sacked in 2003 following a 2-1 home defeat to Southend, the club appointed John Askey as his replacement. This move was widely applauded by the supporters who saw John as a club legend. The Management spell started well with a good 2-2 draw at Hull City and a 3-0 F.A. Cup win over Boston. Other notable results included a 4-0 victory over Huddersfield (which was also famous for Jim Goodwin, a steward and Moss Rose Legend trying to stop an intruder to the pitch) and a 4-1 win at Kidderminster. But results began to slide and one win (At Kidderminster) in his final 13 matches prompted the club to look for a replacement. Brian Horton was appointed in early April to steer the club to League safety.
John stayed on as assistant manager and, with the arrival of Paul Ince moved to Youth Team manager where he has been influential in the arrivals of Shaun Brisley, Matthew Flynn, Kristian Dennis and John Rooney into the first-team squad.
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'''George Shutt''' (1861 - 6 August 1936) was an English international footballer who played at centre half.
Shutt was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Stoke Priory before becoming one of the first professional players signed by Stoke following their adoption of professionalism in August 1885, being paid half a crown (12-p) per week. Following a threat of strike action amongst the players when the club wished to introduce different pay levels, he was given an increase to five shillings (25p).
Shutt remained with Stoke until 1889 and was a member of the Stoke side that were founder members of The Football League in 1888, finishing at the bottom of the table in the inaugural season.
Following a period with Hanley Town, Shutt joined Burslem Port Vale, most likely in the summer of 1891. His first recorded game for the club was on 21 September 1891, in a 4-3 friendly home win over Sheffield Wednesday. Five days later he played in the Midland League 4-0 home defeat of Doncaster Rovers and on 3 October he played in an FA Cup first round qualifier, which Vale lost 4-2 at home to Bolton Wanderers. These were to be his only (recorded) games for ''the Vale'' and he was released at the end of the 1892-93 season. He then returned to Hanley Town.
In 1891, Shutt qualified as a referee, becoming one of the youngest referees on the Football League list.
He later became the proprietor of the Borough Exchange Hotel in Stoke.
Shutt earned a cap with England in 1886. The match was a Home Championship game against Ireland on 13 March. England "totally dominated the Irish" to record a 6-1 victory, with Benjamin Spilsbury scoring four goals.
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'''Robert Samuel ' Bob ' Brown''' (born 16 October, 1895 in Southampton-died 1980) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Aldershot.
Brown began his career at his local club non-League Thorneycrofts before joining Tottenham Hotspur. The left back made 45 appearances in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club between 1919-23. Brown ended his football career at Aldershot.
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'''Darren J. Rogers''' (born 9 April 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played 91 games in the Football League representing West Bromwich Albion,
Rogers was born in Birmingham. When he left school in 1986 he joined West Bromwich Albion as a YTS trainee, and signed professional forms two years later.
Rogers contributed to Walsall's promotion to Division Two in his first season with the club, but a cruciate ligament injury restricted his league appearances to 58 in three-and-a-bit seasons. An October 1977 move to the Conference with Stevenage Borough ended in his early release after he suffered another injury soon after joining. He went on play for Evesham United.
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'''Evelyn 'Ed' Bulling''' (1889-1963) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur. he was born in Retford.
Bulling, a right back, began his career at Nottingham Olympic. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1910 where he made two appearances.
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'''Tilson Pritchard''' (1872 - after 1894) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
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'''Wilfred Henry '''"'''Wilf'''"''' Haines''' (June 1882 - after 1908) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Birmingham.
Haines was born in Stone, Staffordshire. He played three games for Stoke in the 1904-05 season in the First Division before returning to non-league football in the Staffordshire area.
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'''Ernest '''"'''Ernie'''"''' Watts''' (fl. 1889) was an English footballer born in Birmingham who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. After Small Heath's 9-1 defeat against The Wednesday in the inaugural season of the Football Alliance, Watts was given a couple of games at inside right at Christmas 1889, but he made no improvement to the side.
A. Matthews gives birth year 1875, which is clearly a typographical error, possibly for 1865.
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'''Barry Squires''' (born 29 July 1931) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Bradford City.
Squires was born in the Sparkhill district of Birmingham and attended Golden Hillock Road School. He was in the school football team, and also played for his Air Cadets' team, before joining his first senior team, Lye Town. He was on the books of Wolverhampton Wanderers, and had trials with Portsmouth and Bristol City before Birmingham City took him on as a professional in May 1953. Having to compete with Alex Govan for the outside left position meant Squires had little chance of first-team football.
He then spent a season with Third Division North side Bradford City, for whom he played seven league games, and went on to play non-league football for Yeovil Town,
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'''Leonard '''"'''Len'''"''' Curryer''' (1864 - after 1891) was an English footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Curryer, a native of Birmingham who also died there, played twice in the Football Alliance in the 1891-91 season, standing in for the injured Harry Morris.
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'''Tony Bircumshaw''' (born 8 February 1945 in Mansfield, England) is a former Footballer who played Full Back.
Bircumshaw was a product of the youth system at Notts County where his older brother Peter Bircumshaw was already a first team regular. Tony Bircumshaw made his Football League debut on April 3rd 1961 for Notts County at Brentford and at 16 years and 54 days he set a record as the club's youngest player in the process. The record remains in place to date although he was outstripped for the all competitions record when Jermaine Pennant featured for the club in an FA Cup tie as a 15 year old.
He left Notts in July 1966 to move to Hartlepool United, remaining at the club until 1971. Whilst there he was a member of the side which won promotion in the 1967-68 season.
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'''Thomas Oysten '''"'''Tom'''"''' Farrage''' (1917 - 23 September 1944) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Farrage was born in Chopwell, then in County Durham,
Farrage made guest appearances for Leeds United, Luton Town
He was killed in action on 23 September 1944, serving as a private in the 10th Battalion, Parachute Regiment during Operation Market Garden, and is commemorated on the Groesbeek Memorial.
A. Figures include three games and one goal from the abandoned 1939-40 season.
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}}'''Pedro Richards''' (born 1 November 1956 in Edmonton, London - died December 2001 in Nottingham) was an English footballer who played in defence for Notts County.
The son of a Black British father and a Spanish mother, Richards was taken by his mother at an early age to Laguardia, lava and lived there unti the age of 11 when they moved to Nottingham.
Richards left County at the age of 29 and continued playing semi-professional football for Boston United, Oakham United and Corby Town. He died in 2001 from a rare strain of pneumonia.
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'''Brian H. Stubbs''' (born 8 February 1950 in Keyworth, England) is a former footballer who played as a defender.
Initially a student at Loughborough University, Stubbs signed for Notts County in September 1968 and spent the whole of his professional career at the club. He played for the club in the Football League Fourth Division but by the time he left had helped them into the top flight.
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'''Thomas Wilberforce Fletcher''' (1878 - after 1902) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Born in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, Fletcher joined Second Division club Small Heath from Willenhall in 1900.
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'''Edward Brueton''' (1871 - after 1893) was an English footballer born in Penn, Staffordshire, who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22553160
'''George Henry Smith''' (born 13th April 1936 in Nottingham) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.
Smith began his career with local minor side Dale Rovers before attracting the attentions of Football League club Notts County. He signed for the club in July 1953 but did not make his debut until the 1955-56 season, although before long he established himself as number one, a position he held for over a decade. He left the club in the 1967 close season to play three seasons as first choice at Hartlepool United.
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'''George Smith''' (born 7 October 1945 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former professional football midfielder.
Smith began his career with his local club Newcastle United although he failed to make the first team and left in March 1965 to join Barrow. He went on to play for Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Birmingham City, Cardiff City and Swansea City, where he became a central figure in the club's growth, before finishing his career at Hartlepool United Following his retirement as a player Brown joined the Hartlepool coaching staff. Later he became a scout for Stoke City.
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Middleton began his career at North Shields where he attracted the attentions of Chesterfield who signed him for -50.
The Spireites' relegation in 1951 saw him leave the club to move to top-flight Derby County, where he made 115 appearances. Released by the club in 1954 he moved to non-league Boston United as a player-manager, even leading the club to a famous 6-2 win over Derby in the FA Cup.
Middleton returned to Boston, initially for a spell as manager before taking up the post of secretary. He held this position until his death in 1977.
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'''Neil Robert Sproston''' (born 20 November 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Sproston was born in Dudley, West Midlands. When he left school in 1986, he joined Birmingham City as a YTS trainee, and turned professional two years later. With fellow forwards Tony Rees, Andy Kennedy and Steve Whitton unavailable, Sproston, still a trainee, was given a place on the substitutes' bench for the Second Division game at home to Middlesbrough on 24 October 1987, four weeks before his 17th birthday. He came into the game as the second substitute used, to replace John Trewick, and marked his debut by receiving a head wound which needed stitches.
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'''Tom Fisher''' is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder in League One with Stockport County.
Fisher made his debut for Stockport County on 24 April 2009, coming on as a substitute as part of the 4-3 victory over Crewe Alexandra.
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'''Andrew Thomas "Andy" Halls''' (born 20 April 1992 in Urmston, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer who plays as a defender in League One with Stockport County.
Halls made his senior dbut for Stockport County on 11 April 2009 as part of a 1-0 defeat to Leeds United.
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'''Paul Ennis''' (born 1 February 1990 in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder in League One with Stockport County.
Ennis played for Stockport County in their youth team before being released in 2008. Despite this though he continued to train at their ground and after Stockport received funds for playing at Wembley Stadium that season, he was re-signed with a professional contract. He made his dbut on 21 March 2009 as part of a 4-0 defeat to Northampton Town.
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'''Thomas "Tom" Cain''' (12 October 1874 - 1952) was an English footballer who played as goalkeeper for Stoke, Everton and Southampton St. Mary's in the 1890s.
Cain was born in Sunderland and started his career with Hebburn Argyle before joining Stoke in 1893, where he took over in goal from the injured Bill Rowley for most of the 1893-94 season.
In April 1894, he moved to Everton, making his first team debut as a replacement for the out of form Richard Williams in a 3-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers on 6 October 1894. Cain retained his place for a further nine league matches, before Williams was recalled. After two further appearances in March, Cain moved to the south coast to join Southampton St. Mary's for their second season in the Southern League.
In his Southampton debut, Cain replaced Walter Cox, but underwent a goalkeeper's nightmare, conceding seven goals away to Clapton on 19 October 1895. Despite this setback, he retained his place, although he missed several key games through injury, being replaced by the on-loan "Gunner" Reilly or by Cox.
Following the arrival of George Clawley, Cain moved on again at the end of the season, returning to the Football League with Grimsby Town for a then Southampton club record transfer fee of -20. Despite this fee, Cain only made two League appearances for Grimsby before returning to Hebburn Argyle in October.
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'''David John Moss''' (born 18 March 1952 in Witney, England) is a former English footballer, most noted as a player for Luton Town and Swindon Town.
Moss was signed by Swindon Town as a seventeen-year-old winger from Witney Town in July 1969. He didn't make his debut until January 1972, when he came on as a substitute against Hull City. His first start came three months later as Swindon beat Watford 2-0.
Moss soon became one of Swindon's star players, scoring 14 goals in 1974-75 and top scoring in 1977-78 with 16. This prompted interest from David Pleat's Luton Town, who signed Moss for -110,000 on 27 May 1978.
Moss came into his element at Luton, scoring twice on his debut against Oldham on 19 August 1978. Despite the club's 18th place finish, Moss still scored 13 goals and also became Luton's regular penalty taker. He scored 24 goals in 1979-80, 8 from the penalty spot, and was Luton Town's top scorer. Two years later, Luton raced to the Second Division championship and the subsequent promotion that came with it. Moss spent one more year as a regular player, scoring nine league goals in 39, but then spent two more seasons as a bit-part player. He returned to Swindon on 26 June 1985 on a free transfer.
Moss made four more league appearances for Swindon, but then picked up an injury that forced him out of the League game. May 1986 saw him make a move to non-league Trowbridge Town, where he played out his career.
After retiring from proffessional football due to a serious achilles tendon injury, but he quickly moved to Oxford United to join the coaching staff under Mark Lawrenson. Then Brian Horton took over at the Manor Ground and Moss was promoted to First Team Coach, he remained at the club for the next five years until Horton joined Manchester City in 1993, Moss followed him and became City's Coach. He then, in 1995, moved to Huddersfield Town as Coach again under Brian Horton. In 1997, Horton was sacked along with Moss, Assistant Manager Dennis Booth and Coach Les Chapman.
Moss's only appointment as manager saw him take the reins at Macclesfield Town on 12 November 2001. After 102 games and 33 victories, he was sacked on 26 October 2003.
As of 2010, David Moss is currently Chief Scout of Liverpool's Academy.
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'''James Edward Charles "Jimmy" Carr''' (19 December 1893 - 26 June 1980) was a Scottish footballer who played at outside left for Reading and Southampton in the 1920s.
Carr was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, but started his football career as a youth playing for Watford Orient, before joining Watford as a 14-year old in 1908. He made his Southern League debut for Watford at the age of 16.
During World War One he was enlisted into the Army and played as a guest for Portsmouth and Kilmarnock in the wartime leagues.
At The Dell, Carr and Andrews briefly re-created their left-wing partnership, before Andrews was replaced by Cliff Price in December 1923. Having played in every match from the start of the 1923-24 season, a serious knee injury in January, which required an operation,
Carr returned for the start of the next season, but his season was again disrupted by injuries, with either Fred Price, (Cliff Price's nephew) or Stan Cribb replacing him. Carr did, however, play a significant part in the Saints' run to the FA Cup Semi-finals, where they were defeated 2-0 by Sheffield United at Stamford Bridge.
In the 1925-26 season, Carr linked up well on the left, firstly with Cliff Price and later with Frank Matthews, before he was released at the end of the season.
Now in his mid-thirties, Carr placed an advertisement in the "''Athletic News''" stating that he wished to "''assist a club outside the League in exchange for a business''".
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'''Frank Cannon''' (8 November 1888 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Cannon played for Hitchin Town, Queen's Park Rangers, West Ham United and New Brompton before joining Port Vale in July 1911. With 18 goals in his debut season he became the club's top scorer. He helped the club lift the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1912 and the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1913, but lost form during the 1912-13 season and departed in the summer of 1913.
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'''William (Billy) Reynolds''' (March 1864 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Reynolds most likely played for Smallthorne before switching to Burslem Port Vale in time to be in their first recorded line-up on 9 December 1882, a Staffordshire Senior Cup first round replay on 9 December 1882, Vale lost 5-1 at future rivals Stoke. He scored in the 4-2 victory over Leek in the replayed final of the North Staffordshire Senior Cup on 28 April 1883. He became the club's top scorer in the 1885-86 and 1886-87 seasons with 7 and 11 goals respectively. He scored in the Burslem Challenge Cup final against Ironbridge on 21 March 1885, the match finishing 12-0. By September 1889 though, he struggled to make the first team and was released in 1892. He had scored 104 goals in 222 games in all competitions for ''the Vale''.
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'''Francis (Frank) McGinnis''' (c. 1869 - 25 June 1892) was a Scottish footballer. He was described as 'the best centre-forward that ever left Scotland'.
McGinnis joined Burslem Port Vale in April 1889 and made his debut against old club Halliwell on 15 April 1889, a friendly which Vale lost 2-1 at home. He was the club's top scorer in all of his three seasons at the club, with two in cup games during the 1889-90 season and 19 in both of the 1890-91 and 1891-92 seasons when the club joined the Midland Football League. He also was in the first 11 when the club shared the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1891 and won the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1892. Vale were elected to the Football League in the 1892-93 season, McGinnis would probably have been a big part in the clubs first Football League campaign, however he died from kidney disease on 25 June 1892, in his early 20s. He is known to have scored eleven hat-tricks and scored four goals in a game on three occasions, scoring 109 goals in 140 games in all competitions for ''the Vale''.
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'''Shola Oyedele''' (born 14 September 1984) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who made 37 league appearances for Wimbledon - and its successor club Milton Keynes Dons - between 2003 and 2006. He later played non-League football for Woking and Wingate & Finchley.
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'''Michael Gordon''' (born 10 November 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lincoln City.
Beginning as an apprentice at Arsenal, Gordon signed for Wimbledon in 2002 and made a total of 19 league appearances. Gordon also played league football with Swindon Town in 2004, but never made a league appearance. Gordon later played non-league football for a number of clubs including Havant & Waterlooville, Aldershot Town, Crawley Town, Sutton United, AFC Wimbledon, Harrow Borough, Hemel Hempstead Town and Northwood. Gordon later played non-league football with Croydon Athletic and Merstham, before signing for Lincoln City on 11 November 2009.
-DOCSTART-	22576708
'''John Moore''' (born 1 October 1966) is an English-born Hong Kong international footballer. A striker, Moore has played professionally in England, Wales, the Netherlands, and Hong Kong.
Born in Consett, Moore began his career with Sunderland in 1984. While at Sunderland, Moore spent loan spells at Newport County, Darlington, Mansfield Town and Rochdale. Moore then played in the Football League for Hull City and Sheffield United before moving to the Netherlands to play with FC Utrecht. After a year abroad, Moore returned to England, playing with Shrewsbury Town, Crewe Alexandra and Scarborough. Moore then played non-league football with Bishop Auckland, before moving to Hong Kong, where he played with Sing Tao, Happy Valley and Sun Hei. Moore returned to England after ten years in Hong Kong to play with Durham City.
-DOCSTART-	22577372
'''Dean Paul Martin''' (born 19 February 1957) is an English former footballer.
Martin played for Stoke City before joining local rivals Port Vale on trial in July 1976. He appeared as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat at Wrexham in a first round Football League Cup match on 18 August 1976. He wasn't selected again and was instead released in September 1976.
-DOCSTART-	22577683
'''Oliver Richard (Ollie) Heald''' (born 13 March 1975) is an Canadian former footballer.
Heald joined Port Vale, initially on trial, in September 1993. However he left on a free transfer to Scarborough in May 1995 without playing a game. He only started three games for ''the Seadogs'', also coming off the bench eleven times, scoring twice in all competitions.
-DOCSTART-	22585987
'''Arthur Arnold Millard''' (1869 - after 1891) was an English professional footballer born in Birmingham who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Millard had a good goalscoring record before joining Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22586014
'''Frederick Wilkes''' (1869 - after 1892) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath.
Wilkes was born in the Handsworth district of Birmingham and began his football career with Handsworth Boys Club. He signed for Small Heath in April 1891, and played in a few friendly matches at the end of that season.
-DOCSTART-	22586032
'''Jack Hughes''' (1866 - after 1890) was an English professional footballer born in Birmingham who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Hughes played football for Birmingham Unity before joining Small Heath in August 1890.
-DOCSTART-	22586051
'''James Wollaston''' (1873 - December 1918) was an English footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Wollaston was born in the Hall Green district of Birmingham and played local football before spending a few weeks with Small Heath at the end of the 1890-91 season.
-DOCSTART-	22586063
'''Walter Ephraim Brown''' (1867 - after 1890) was an English footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Brown was born in the Handsworth district of Birmingham and played football for several local clubs before spending a couple of months with Small Heath at the beginning of the 1891-92 season.
-DOCSTART-	22586079
'''Walter Ward''' (1869 - after 1890) was an English professional footballer born in Birmingham who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. During the 1890-91 season, Ward deputised for regular goalkeeper Chris Charsley when Charsley's duties as a serving police officer demanded his absence from the side.
-DOCSTART-	22586839
'''Frederick Archibald 'Archie' Burgon''' (born 28 March, 1912 in Nottingham-died 1994) was a professional footballer who played for Colwick, Burton Joyce, Grantham Town, Notts County, Newark Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Wrexham and Carlisle United.
Burgon played for non League football clubs Colwick, Burton Joyce and Grantham Town before being given a trial at Notts County in 1930. After a spell with Newark Town the outside left returned to Notts County in 1932 where he featured in 26 matches and scoring seven goals. He went on to play for Grantham for a second time before signing for Tottenham Hotspur in 1934. Burgon played a total of four matches for the Lilywhites. In 1935, Burgon joined Wrexham where he went on to make 140 appearances and score 36 goals between 1935-38. Burgon ended his career at Carlisle United where he appeared in a further two matches.
-DOCSTART-	22586977
'''Reginald E. '''"'''Reg'''"''' Keating''' (14 May 1904 - 13 October 1961) was an English professional footballer who scored 42 goals in 103 appearances in the Football League.
Keating was born in Halton, Leeds. He began his playing career in local football in the Newcastle upon Tyne area before joining Newcastle United, his first professional club, in October 1926.
In two-and-a-half seasons at Ninian Park, Keating, a pacy right-sided or centre forward,
He later acted as a scout for Preston North End, in which role he was instrumental in Howard Kendall joining the club.
Keating, the younger brother of Bristol City and Cardiff City (among others) forward Albert Keating, died in Northumberland in 1961 at the age of 57.
-DOCSTART-	22587269
'''Oliver 'Ollie' Burton''' (born 27 May, 1879 in Derby-died 1929) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur.
Burton, a left back, played a total of 41 matches for Tottenham Hotspur in all competitions between 1908-09.
-DOCSTART-	22587564
'''Frederick '''"'''Fred'''"''' Hall''' (24 November 1924 - April 2006) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City F.C.. In later life he was President of the Huntingdonshire Football Association.
Hall was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. He was working as a coal miner when he signed for Birmingham City in March 1947.
Hall later managed Eynesbury as well as Huntingdonshire County representative sides. He became a member of the Huntingdonshire Football Association, and was appointed its President in 1991. He died in 2006 after a long illness at the age of 81.
-DOCSTART-	22588655
'''John Barr''' (1917-1977) was a Scottish former footballer who played as a centre back. Barr, born in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, began his career in the late 1930s with Third Lanark. Spending two years at Cathkin Park, Barr's career was - like many players - interrupted by the onset of the Second World War, and he missed several years, primarily due to being held prisoner in Germany for four years.
Returning in the 1946-47 season with Queens Park Rangers, Barr featured twice, playing a game apiece the following season for both Dunfermline Athletic and Dundee United. Although the progression of his playing career after leaving Tannadice is unknown, Barr returned to Loftus Road as a scout for QPR, moving onto a similar position with Don Revie's Leeds United in 1961.
-DOCSTART-	22589042
'''John Ambrose (Jack) Moore''' (6 July 1911 - ''unknown'') was an English amateur footballer, referee and tennis player.
Moore played for Old Alleyneans, Stone St. Michael's and Stafford Rangers before joining Port Vale in February 1939. His only appearance was a 7-0 defeat at Manchester City on 18 May 1940 in a war league match. He departed at the end of the 1939-40 season as the club went into abeyance due to World War II. He later moved on to Michelin and also worked as a referee.
Moore was an accomplished tennis player and played at Wimbledon on seven occasions as an amateur (as almost all top players were at the time) between 1938 and 1950. Even the Australian champion, Rod Laver, showed Moore a cheque for -125 he received after he'd won the men's singles for the third time. With the prize money was a warning note saying it couldn't be spent on food or clothes, as this might jeopardise his amateur status.
Moore's big moment came in 1948 when he reached the second round of the singles and met Tim Henman's grandfather, Henry Billington, a Davis Cup international. He was beaten, but took Billington to four sets. The next day, the Daily Mirror praised the performance of -the boy from up country-, though it didn't please Moore himself. The tennis club at hometown Stone boasted an impressive list of Wimbledon performers and -up country-, he felt, was a slur on the club and the whole town.
Moore later took up a coaching job in Nottingham and played tennis nearly all his life, well into his 80s.
-DOCSTART-	22590839
'''Joseph Lewis Ballham''' (c.1864 - ''unknown'') was a footballer. His brother Edgar played a friendly for Vale in 1890.
Ballham played for Stoke Locomotive and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1888. However he was still under contract to Stoke until the end of September that year and so had to wait until October to make his debut. The contract issue did not go away and in December 1888 he was forced to pay the club -20 damages and costs at -1 a week by the Stoke County Court. Despite this, and the regular football he enjoyed at Vale he returned to their rivals in the summer of 1890 to play in the Football League. He had scored 29 goals in 70 games in all competitions for ''the Vale''.
-DOCSTART-	22591192
'''George Henry Bateman''' (1865 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Bateman was a key member of Burslem Port Vale, helping men such as Enoch Hood found the club. He was a member of the club's first recorded line-up on 9 December 1882, in a 5-1 defeat at Stoke. He was a member of the sides that lifted the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883 and Burslem Challenge Cup in 1885 and also shared the former trophy in 1885. In the summer of 1886 he left for neighbours Stoke, despite having contractual obligations for Vale. A court case went to Burslem County Court in November 1886, but the two clubs agreed that Bateman could play for Stoke until the summer of 1887, at which point he would return to Vale. He was a first team regular for the Burslem club from 1887 to 1890, in the summer of 1890 he returned to Stoke. He later played for Northwich Victoria. He had scored five goals in 146 games for ''the Vale'', in all competitions.
-DOCSTART-	22592350
'''Robbie Lee Burns''' (born 14 November, 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, currently playing for Leicester City, where he is a product of their youth academy.
Burns, who was born in Milton Keynes, started his career at Leicester City where he was a product of their youth academy after joining the club at the age or 12.
On the same day he joined Tranmere Rovers on loan for the rest of the 2008-09 season.
-DOCSTART-	22593852
'''Peter Guthrie''' (born 10 October 1961 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Swansea City and Bournemouth, and in the Hong Kong First Division League for Sing Tao, Hong Kong Rangers and Happy Valley.
He played on several occasions for a representative Hong Kong League XI, including in their 3-1 defeat of the Chile national team in the 1998 Carlsberg Cup.
He also played non-league football before, during and after his league career, for Whickham,
-DOCSTART-	22594359
'''Harry Lewis Benson''' (22 January 1883 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Benson played for non-league Shelton Albion and Porthill before joining the local big club Stoke in 1901. He spent six years at the club before moving on to Northampton Town and then onto the newly reformed Port Vale in December 1908. His first game was against Vale's rivals and Benson's old club, or rather their reserve outfit, Vale lost 2-1. He was their first choice left-back between December 1908 and December 1910, but was released in 1911.
-DOCSTART-	22595698
'''Bobby Smith''' (born 21 December 1953 in Dalkeith) is a Scottish former association football player, who played most prominently for Hibernian and Leicester City.
He later played for a Dunfermline side that gained promotion to the Premier Division, but was released at the end of that season.
-DOCSTART-	22597784
'''John Edward (Ted) Evans''', also known as '''"Jammer"''', was a footballer.
Evans played for Newcastle Swifts before joining local league club Stoke in 1891, he left in 1895 for Bury, moving on to Burslem Port Vale most likely in the autumn of 1896. He was a regular in the first team, helping the side win the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1898. However he lost his place at the start of the 1898-99 season and was released upon its conclusion.
-DOCSTART-	22600508
'''Harold -Harry- Hooper''' (18 August 1900 - 1963) was an English footballer who played at full-back for various clubs in the 1920s. He was known to supporters as "Rufus" because of the colour of his hair.
Hooper was born in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire and played for Brierley Hill Alliance before moving to the south coast to join Southampton in May 1921.
At The Dell, Hooper provided cover for the well-established full-backs, Tom Parker and Fred Titmuss and found it hard to break into the first-team. He made his debut at Watford on 22 October 1921, replacing Parker at right-back, followed by three further league appearances later in the season. Hooper-s longest runs in the side came with five matches in September 1922, playing at left-back in place of Titmuss and four matches in December at right-back.
After three frustrating seasons in which he only made twenty appearances, Hooper moved back to the Midlands to join Leicester City in May 1926 as part of the deal that brought winger Fred Price and half-back Dennis Jones to the south coast.
Hooper was a cousin to Charlie Roberts, who played for Manchester United and England.
-DOCSTART-	22600612
'''Harry Arthur Yeomans''' (11 April 1901 - 25 February 1965) was an English footballer who played as goalkeeper for Southampton in the mid-1920s.
Yeomans was born in Farnborough and played as an amateur for Camberley & Yorktown, also representing the Hampshire F.A.,
In 1926, Yeomans decided to abandon his footballing career and joined the local Police force, for whom he played in the local football leagues.
-DOCSTART-	22600729
'''Ernest Clifford "Cliff" Price''' (born 13 June 1900) was an English footballer who played at inside left for various clubs in the 1920s.
Price was born at Market Bosworth, Leicestershire and, after playing as a teenager for Coalville Swifts in the Leicestershire Senior League, joined Leicester Fosse as a trainee in January 1917. After spending a period back with Coalville Swifts on loan, he signed as a professional in October 1920. Price spent a further two seasons with Leicester before transferring to Halifax Town in June 1922.
In December 1923, Price joined Southampton, immediately taking over from Len Andrews in the No.10 shirt. His debut came when he replaced Henry Johnson (footballer) in a 2-1 victory at South Shields on 22 December 1923, Saints- first away win of the season. Price was described in the local press as "an inside-left of the studious type",
Price missed only two league matches for the remainder of  the 1923-24 season, but missed the start of the following season, with new signing Stan Woodhouse being preferred by manager Jimmy McIntyre. Price regained his place after the first six games and on his recall linked up briefly with his nephew Fred Price who had recently been signed from Leicester City, before Carr returned to the side in November.
Midway through  the 1925-26 season Price lost his place to Frank Matthews and at the end of the season returned to the Midlands to join Nottingham Forest.
After two seasons with Forest, Price dropped down to non-league football in October 1928 with Loughborough Corinthians and Nuneaton Town.
His nephew, Fred's brother Jack was also a footballer with Leicester City, Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town and Torquay United.
-DOCSTART-	22600795
'''Frederick Thomas "Fred" Price''' (born 24 October 1901) was an English footballer who played at outside left for various clubs in the 1920s.
Price was born at Ibstock, Leicestershire and played his youth football with Coalville Swifts and Whitwick Imperial before joining Leicester City in November 1920.
After four seasons at Filbert Street,where he was considered to be a "clever player",
In the 1925 close-season, Price moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of -250,
Fred's brother Jack was also a footballer with Leicester City, Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town and Torquay United.
-DOCSTART-	22600865
'''Dennis Jones''' (14 May 1894 - 7 September 1961) was an English footballer who played at half back for various clubs in the 1920s.
Price was born in Shirebrook and, after several years playing at centre-half in the Central Alliance League for his home-town team, joined Leicester City in June 1921, where he was switched to right-half.
After three seasons at Filbert Street, Jones moved to the south coast to join Southampton in May 1924 along with winger Fred Price as part of an exchange deal that saw full-back Harry Hooper move in the opposite direction. At The Dell, Jones found it hard to break into the first-team with Bert Shelley, Alec Campbell and George Harkus all well-established as the three half-backs.
Jones joined Mansfield Town in the summer of 1925 where he spent a season before dropping down to non-league football with spells at Shirebrook, Sutton Town and Wombwell, before becoming a scout for Leicester City and Mansfield Town.
After the Second World War, Jones joined Mansfield Town as a trainer.
-DOCSTART-	22601865
'''Thomas Henry 'Tommy' Cable''' (born 27 November, 1900 in Barking-died 1986) was a professional footballer who played for Barking, Leyton, Queens Park Rangers, Middlesex Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur and Kettering Town.
Cable began his career at his local club Barking before joining Leyton. In 1925 he signed for Queens Park Rangers where he appeared in 18 matches and scoring twice. After playing for Middlesex Rangers the centre half re-joined Leyton. Cable was signed by Tottenham Hotspur in 1928, he went on to feature in 44 matches for the Lilywhites between 1928-32. He joined Southampton in 1932 without making a first team appearance. Cable ended his playing career at Kettering Town.
-DOCSTART-	22601972
'''David William '''"'''Dave'''"''' Linney''' (born 5 September 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Oxford United.
Linney was born in the Kings Heath district of Birmingham. He began his football career as an apprentice with Birmingham City in 1977, and turned professional two years later. A useful reserve team player, Linney appeared only once for Birmingham's first team,
Linney joined Yeovil Town, then playing in Alliance Premier League, in 1983. At the end of the 1983-84 season, Yeovil's supporters' club voted him their Player of the Year. Yeovil were relegated the next season to the Isthmian League Premier Division, after which Linney contributed to two consecutive runners-up spots before they finally won the Isthmian League title and promotion back to the top level of non-league football in 1987-88. Linney left the following season to join Basingstoke Town, and went on to play for Weymouth and Chard.
He went on to work in the commercial department at Yeovil Town F.C., and in 2002 succeeded Alan Skirton as the club's commercial manager, a post which he still held (at April 2009).
-DOCSTART-	22602078
'''John Neil '''"'''Jock'''"''' Henderson''' (1871 - 30 August 1930) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Celtic and in the Football League in England for Lincoln City, Leicester Fosse and Small Heath.
Henderson was born in Dumfries. He began his football career with the 5th Kirkcudbright Rifle Volunteers (one of the three Dumfries sides that merged to form Queen of the South F.C.) before joining Celtic in 1895,
Henderson died in Maxwelltown, Dumfries, in 1930 aged about 59.
-DOCSTART-	22602502
'''Thomas Eric Hogan''' (born 17 December 1971), known as '''Eric Hogan''', is an Irish former professional footballer who played in the League of Ireland for Cobh Ramblers and Shamrock Rovers, and in the Football League in England for Birmingham City.
Hogan was born in Cork. He attended the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) School of Excellence, played for Rockmount A.F.C.,
After a trial with Birmingham City during their Irish tour in the summer of 1991, Hogan signed for the club for a fee of -30,000.
-DOCSTART-	22602640
'''William 'Bill' Cartwright''' (born 24 June, 1884 in Burton upon Trent-died ?) was a professional footballer who played for Gainsborough Trinity, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea City and Gillingham.
Cartwright began his career at Gainsborough Trinity. He featured in 59 matches and scored four goals between 1906-07, before joining Chelsea. The full back played 44 matches between 1908-12 for the Stamford Bridge club. In 1913 he signed for Tottenham Hotspur and made his debut against Newcastle United on 15 November, 1913 and featured in 19 matches in all competitions for the Lilywhites. After leaving White Hart Lane he played for Swansea City and finally Gillingham.
-DOCSTART-	22602688
'''Harry Williams''' (1875 - after 1896) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Williams was born in Aston, now part of Birmingham, and played local football before joining Small Heath in April 1896.
-DOCSTART-	22603864
'''Robert (Bob) McSkimming''' (c. 1870 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer.
McSkimming played for Kilmarnock and Hurlford before trying his luck in England with Stoke in 1888. He scored six goals in 22 league appearances, but joined nearby Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1889. His appearances were mostly limited to friendlies, his business commitments helping to restrict his playing opportunities. He was released, most likely in 1891 and later played for Stone Town.
-DOCSTART-	22603940
'''Mark Bernard McCarrick''' (born 4 February 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played nearly 200 games in the Football League representing Birmingham City, Lincoln City, Crewe Alexandra and Tranmere Rovers. He played as a full back.
McCarrick was born in Liverpool. When he left school in 1985 he joined West Bromwich Albion as an apprentice but never signed professional forms with the club. He played abroad before signing for Witton Albion in 1982, and turned professional with Birmingham City in May 1983.
McCarrick was with Tranmere as they climbed from near the bottom of the Fourth Division to the top of the Third, winning the Football League Trophy in 1990 along the way, though he played in neither their losing playoff final nor the Football League Trophy final, and had left by the time they won promotion to the Second Division in 1991. Described by goalkeeper Eric Nixon as "one of those who could be relied upon to give his all", McCarrick was picked by both Nixon and radio journalist Peter McDowall at left back in their Tranmere select XIs.
In March 1991, McCarrick dropped back into non-league football in the Cheshire area with Altrincham, Northwich Victoria, Marine, Winsford United and Middlewich Athletic,
Since retiring from the game, McCarrick has run a soccer school for children in Portugal.
-DOCSTART-	22603972
'''Edward Proctor''' was a footballer.
Proctor played for Leek and Royal Dublin Fusiliers before joining league club Stoke in 1895, after scoring two goals in three league games he moved onto Midland Football League club and nearby rivals Burslem Port Vale in October 1896. He scored on his debut, in a 1-1 home draw with Dresden United in a Staffordshire Senior Cup preliminary round match on 10 October 1896. He was a first team regular until he lost his place in January 1897 and was most likely released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22604106
'''Louis Williams''' (1889 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Williams played for North Staffs Nomads before joining league club Stoke in 1907. He played 33 games for the club in the 1907-08 season, only to find the club resigning from the league due to financial difficulties. In 1908 he moved on to Second Division champions Bradford City and later played for Bristol Rovers before moving back to Staffordshire in June 1912 to join Port Vale. Williams failed to gain a regular place in a team aiming to gain re-election to the Football League and was duly released at the end of the 1912-13 season.
-DOCSTART-	22604267
'''Brian Uriel Palgrave''' (born 12 July 1966) is an English former footballer.
Palgrave played for Alvechurch and Walsall before joining Port Vale on trial in October 1987. His only appearance was as a substitute in a 2-1 home win over Exeter City in a preliminary round Freight Rover Trophy match on 26 October 1987. He was released in January 1988 and moved on to Nuneaton Borough and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22604433
'''Michael Alexander (Mick) Perry''' (born 4 April 1964) is an English former footballer.
Perry played for West Bromwich Albion and had loan spells with Torquay United and Northampton Town before signing for the former in 1984. He had a trial with Port Vale in October 1985, making an appearance as a substitute in a Freight Rover Trophy first round match at Wrexham on 21 January 1986, which finished 1-1. He was released by Vale the following month and after an unsuccessful trial with Nottingham Forest joined non-league Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22604587
'''Kenneth (Ken) Oxford''' (14 November 1929 - 6 August 1993) was an English footballer.
Oxford started his career by winning a contract at Manchester City before enjoying five years with both Norwich City and Derby County. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954/55.
In 1964 he joined Doncaster Rovers and in March 1965 moved on to Port Vale. He never played a game for ''the Valiants'' and left on a free transfer to Boston United in May 1965.
-DOCSTART-	22604613
'''Keith Thompson''' is a retired professional footballer from England, playing mainly as a winger. He was born in Birmingham in 1965, and is the younger brother of another professional footballer, Garry Thompson. In his career he played in England, Spain & Hong Kong.
-DOCSTART-	22604806
'''James Arthur (Jimmy) Hutchinson''' (born 28 December 1915) is an English former footballer.
Hutchinson played for Aqueduct and Sheffield United before the outbreak of World War II, in which he guested for Bradford City, the Royal Navy, Lincoln City, Hull City and Port Vale. After the war he moved on to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Lincoln City and Oldham Athletic. He enjoyed great success at Lincoln, scoring 55 goals in 85 appearances.
-DOCSTART-	22605102
'''George Willis''' (born 9 November 1926) is an English former footballer. He is also the stepfather of Lemmy Kilmister, lead singer and bassist of Motrhead.
Willis played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, during the war guesting for Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra in 1946. In 1947 he moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion and after 13 goals in 28 games moved on to Plymouth Argyle in 1949, he stayed there for seven years but only had a limited number of games for the club before he moved on to Exeter City and then non-league Taunton Town.
-DOCSTART-	22605363
'''Dennis Ewart Simpson''' (born 1 November 1919) is an English former footballer.
Simpson played for Coventry City and also guested for Port Vale during the war, in 1946. After continuing his career with Coventry, he moved on to Reading in 1950 and spent five years with the club, racking up almost 200 appearances. In 1955, instead of retiring he moved on to Exeter City and spent two years enjoying league football before joining non-league Exmouth Town in 1957.
-DOCSTART-	22606141
'''Ronald (Ron) Mawson''' (16 September 1914 - 1981) was an English footballer.
Mawson played for RAF Ternhill during the war and also guested for Port Vale in 1945. He was still a young man at the war's end and so signed with Crewe Alexandra in 1946 with a bright future in the game. He made 23 appearances for ''the Alex'' before moving on to Wrexham in 1948. He left the club in 1949 having only made six appearances.
-DOCSTART-	22606346
'''Albert Edwards Benjamin Hall''' (3 September 1918 - February 1998) is a Welsh former footballer.
Hall played for Tottenham Hotspur when World War II came and devastated his career, not to mention the continent of Europe as a whole. Hall spent the war guesting for many clubs across the country, including Port Vale, Short Brothers, Norwich City, Luton Town, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Reading and Millwall. After the war finished he returned to ''Spurs'' and in 1947 transferred to Plymouth Argyle. After nine appearances he moved into non-league football with Chelmsford City.
-DOCSTART-	22606468
'''Colin Sullivan''' (born 24 June 1951 in Saltash) is an English former footballer.
He began his career at Plymouth Argyle, coming initially from the youth system and remained with the club until June 1974. He then moved to Norwich City, making his debut for the club on 17 August 1974 against Blackpool. He went on to appear in the 1975 Football League Cup Final for the club. He moved in February to Cardiff City where he remained until 1981 and a brief spell at Hereford United. He then appeared for Portsmouth and Swansea City before leaving the league in 1986 to play for Locks Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22607825
He also played in the Hong Kong First Division League for Sing Tao
before returning to non-league football in England with Nuneaton Borough and Stratford Town.
He is Tranmere's all-time record goalscorer, with 180 goals in all competitions.
Muir's playing style could be likened to that of Kenny Dalglish, albeit operating at a lower tier. He had fine ball control with his relatively low centre of gravity and demonstrated excellent awareneness of his team-mates' positioning. He was also a ruthless finisher.
Muir was signed to Tranmere Rovers by player-manager, Frank Worthington, who was his striking partner in his first season at the club. Despite his evident promise, he spent his early career at Rovers immersed in struggle, as the club languished in the basement of the league and Muir was part of the side that beat Exeter City 1-0 to save Rovers from automatic relegation from Division Four in 1987. He set up the crucial goal, headed in by Gary Williams in the 77th minute of the last game of that season.
Muir prospered when new manager, John King, signed a big target-man, Jim Steel, as his strike partner in late 1987. Within four years, Rovers had been promoted twice and appeared at Wembley five times, with Muir scoring in the FA's centenary celebrations in 1988 and in Tranmere's Leyland DAF Trophy victory over Bristol Rovers in 1990.
Injury prevented Muir partaking in the final strait of Rovers' promotion run in 1991 when they reached the second tier of English football for only the second time in their history. That summer, the signing of John Aldridge at Tranmere led to the marginalisation of Ian Muir, who remained a regular goalscorer when called upon for the remainder of his Tranmere career.
To a generation of Tranmere Rovers fans, Ian Muir is remembered as a legendary player, who played the starring role in the greatest period of the club's history.
-DOCSTART-	22607929
'''Rudi Hedman''' is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	22609004
'''Samuel Cole''' (1874 - after 1899) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Cole was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire. He was on the books of Stoke as an amateur, but never appeared for the first team, and then played for Smethwick Centaur before joining Small Heath in August 1898.
-DOCSTART-	22609879
'''Dennis Isherwood''' (9 January 1924 - February 1974) was an English footballer.
Isherwood was signed with Rochdale during World War II and guested for Crewe Alexandra and Wolverhampton Wanderers before signing for Wrexham. With the war still raging he guested for Port Vale on 9 May 1945 in a Potteries derby war match which was lost 4-2. After the war he made three appearances for Chester in the Football League before dropping into non-league football in 1947 with Northwich Victoria, Wellington Town, Winsford United, Macclesfield Town, Runcorn, Congleton Town and then Stafford Rangers. He later became the manager of Sandbach Ramblers.
-DOCSTART-	22610045
'''Arthur Bateman''' (12 June 1918 - November 1984) was an English footballer.
Bateman played for Crewe Alexandra during the war and also guested for Port Vale in December 1944. He actually played against Crewe for Vale in a war cup match on 30 December 1944, which Crewe won 2-1 at Gresty Road. He made a further twelve appearances before returning to Crewe. After three appearances in the Football League for ''the Railwaymen'' he moved on to non-league Northwich Victoria in 1947.
-DOCSTART-	22613770
'''Ernest Thomas '''"'''Ernie'''"''' Watkins''' (3 April 1898 - 10 October 1976) was an English professional footballer who scored 88 goals from 202 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Southend United, Brentford, Millwall, Fulham, Gillingham and Charlton Athletic.
Watkins was born in Finchley, then part of Middlesex. He began his playing career in local football with Barnet and Finchley before joining Birmingham in October 1922.
Watkins scored at a rate of a goal every other game for Southend, with 17 goals from 34 games in all competitions, including 15 from 32 in the Third Division South, but late in 1925 he was required to play for the reserves. He scored four goals as Southend beat Chelsea reserves 5-1 in the London Combination on New Year's Eve, but a "breach of club rules" occurring later that day brought the player a two-week suspension and a place on the transfer list. A few days later he signed for fellow Third Division club Brentford.
Described as "a goal poacher whose best work was done inside the area",
Watkins died in his native Finchley in 1976 at the age of 78.
-DOCSTART-	22614279
'''Harold '''"'''Harry'''"''' Isherwood''' (May 1905 - after 1928) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
Isherwood was born in Darwen, Lancashire. He played football for Fleetwood before signing for First Division club Sunderland in 1926. He failed to break through to the first team, and left for fellow First Division side Birmingham in May 1927.
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'''Sidney Ernest Rowland 'Sid' Castle''' (born 12 March, 1892 in Basingstoke-died 1978) was a professional footballer who played for Basingstoke Town, Thornycroft Athletic, Guildford United, Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea.
After playing for Basingstoke Town, Thorneycrofts and Guildford United, the outside right joined Tottenham Hotspur between 1919-20 Castle made five appearances for the Spurs. He signed for Charlton Athletic in 1921 and went on to play in 66 matches and scoring 10 goals. In 1923, Castle signed for Chelsea where he featured in a further 32 games and finding the net twice. He re-joined Guldford United where he ended his playing career.
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'''Dennis Isherwood''' (born 20 January 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Isherwood was born in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. He played representative football for Brierley Hill Schools before joining Birmingham City when he left school in 1962.
After retiring from football, Isherwood took up tennis. He went on to win local doubles titles and has played for Hereford and Worcester county over-55s team.
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'''Ernest 'Ernie' Coquet ''' (6 January 1883 - 26 October 1946) was an English professional footballer who played for Seaham White Star, Gateshead Town, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Port Vale, Fulham and Leadgate Park.
Coquet had spells with Seaham White Star and Gateshead Town before joining Sunderland in 1905, he left the club to join Reading without making a first team appearance. In 1908 the full back signed for Tottenham Hotspur together with Billy Minter in a combined -500 deal. He made 85 appearances and scored one goal in all competitions between 1908-11 for the ''Lilywhites''. After leaving White Hart Lane Coquet moved onto Central League Port Vale, scoring 5 goals in 61 games and helping the club lift the Staffordshire Senior Cup in the process. He was sold on to Fulham for a 'substantial' amount in January 1913, where he featured in a further 47 matches before ending his career at Northern League club Leadgate Park.
-DOCSTART-	22615429
'''Alfred Gard''' (1876 - after 1900) was an English professional footballer born in Reading, Berkshire, who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Gard played for Trowbridge Town before joining Small Heath in July 1900 as cover for the injury-prone Billy Bennett. During the 1900-01 season, Bennett was injured rather less than usual,
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'''Edwin Blunt''' (21 May 1918 - 20 September 1993) was an English footballer.
Blunt played for Lichfield City before joining Port Vale as an amateur in March 1937, he left without playing a game in May that year. He moved on to Northampton Town, but returned to Vale as a wartime guest in November 1939. He scored one goal in his ten appearances and departed when the club went into abeyance in 1940. He stayed in the area and guested for Wrexham, Stoke City and Crewe Alexandra before returning to Vale in August 1944. He played six games before moving on in October 1944 to guest for Bury, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stafford Rangers, heading back to Northampton at the wars end. He made 87 appearances during his twelve years at Northampton, though those years did span the entire war, limiting his opportunities to play drastically. In 1949 he moved on to Accrington Stanley, playing just nine games before his probably retirement in 1950.
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'''Paul Wood''' (born 1 November 1964 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea) is an English former footballer who played as a right-sided attacking midfielder in the Football League for Portsmouth, Brighton & Hove Albion, Sheffield United and Bournemouth. He played in Hong Kong for Happy Valley, where he was the Hong Kong First Division League's leading scorer in the 1997-98 season, and on his return joined Havant & Waterlooville in September 1998, was the club's Player Of The Year in 2001, and retired at the end of the 2002-03 season.
-DOCSTART-	22615956
'''Gavin Kelly''' (born 29 September 1968) is an English former footballer, born in Beverley, who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Hull City, Bristol Rovers and Scarborough,
-DOCSTART-	22616056
'''Frank Kitchener Marsh''' (born 7 June 1916) is an English former footballer.
Marsh played for Stafford Rangers, Crewe Alexandra, Bolton Wanderers and Chester City, also guesting for Lincoln City, Grimsby Town, Rochdale and Port Vale during the war. After the war he made 69 appearances for Chester between 1946 and 1948 before moving on to Macclesfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	22616067
'''Glenn Humphries''' (born 11 August 1964 in Hull) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers, Lincoln City, Bristol City, Scunthorpe United and Hull City,
-DOCSTART-	22616177
'''George Albert (Bert) Wright''' (born 4 February 1920) is an English former footballer.
Wright played for Cardiff City and also guested for both Stoke City and Port Vale during the war. He made fifteen guest appearances for Vale between August and December 1944 and also made a guest appearance in March 1946. After he left Cardiff in 1946 he moved on to Hull City, scoring one goal in four appearances before departing in 1947.
-DOCSTART-	22616319
'''Gary McKeown''' (born 19 October 1970 in Oxford) is a retired English professional footballer. He played in midfield for various clubs in England, Scotland, Hong Kong and Greece.
-DOCSTART-	22616354
'''Andrew William (Andy) Carr''' (born 28 February 1956) is an English former footballer.
Carr graduated through the Port Vale junior side to sign professional forms in November 1973. His only first team appearance for the club came at right-back on 9 January 1974 in an FA Cup third round replay, which was lost 4-2 at Luton Town. He was handed a free transfer in May 1975 and moved into the local non-leagues playing for Northwich Victoria, Nantwich Town, Leek Town, Macclesfield Town and Droylsden.
-DOCSTART-	22616484
In his capacity as a players' agent, he has attracted controversy for supporting disgraced footballer Marlon King following the latter's criminal convictions.
-DOCSTART-	22616510
'''William Thomas "Tom" Phillipson''' (31 October 1898 - 19 November 1965) was an English footballer, who set a number of goalscoring records for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Phillipson served in the West Regiment in Russia before returning to his native North-East England to sign for Newcastle United in December 1919. A former England Schoolboy international, he had a strong goalscoring record at youth level but failed to make a strong impact for his new senior club.
He moved to Swindon Town in May 1921 for -500, where he spent a season-and-a-half. He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers, then of the Third Division, for -1,000 in December 1923.
He scored a hat-trick to open his goalscoring account in his fourth Wolves appearances, against . He finished the campaign with 14 goals as the club won the Third Division title at the first attempt.
The forward was Wolves' leading goalscorer for three successive seasons between 1924-27, becoming the first Wolves player to break the 30 goal barrier in a season. During the 1926-27 season he scored in 13 consecutive league games, a Football League record. This run of goals also saw him score 5 in a match against , a club record never bettered.
During the close season in 1927, Fred Scotchbrook was replaced by Major Frank Buckley as manager, a move which saw Phillipson's goal form begin to decline. In March 1928, First Division side Sheffield United offered -2,600 for him, which was accepted by the Wolves board. He left Molineux after 159 games in total, scoring 111 times, a then-club record.
He spent two seasons at Bramall Lane before returning to the Midlands as player-manager of non-league Bilston United in 1930. He ended his football career with a season at Walsall in 1931-32.
After retiring from the game, he concentrated on his business interests in Wolverhampton as well as entering local politics. He served as Mayor of Wolverhampton in 1938.
-DOCSTART-	22616680
'''Edwin (Teddy) Bateup''' (16 May 1881 - 29 April 1939) was an English footballer.
Bateup played for Croydon Glenrose, the Dragoon Guards, Faversham, Woolwich Arsenal and New Brompton before joining Port Vale from Arsenal in August 1911. He kept a clean sheet on his debut, in a 1-0 home win over Oldham Athletic Reserves in a Central League match on 4 September 1911. He remained the club's first choice keeper until September 1916, helping them to numerous trophies on the way. After two years as a back-up keeper he retired from the game in 1918. He had kept goal for Vale on 193 occasions, including the first round of the FA Cup on 10 January against Bolton Wanderers.
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'''Jim J. Bennett''' was a footballer.
Bennett probably joined Port Vale in 1911. He made his debut on 14 April 1911 in a 1-1 home draw with Hanley Swifts. He had occasional spells in the first team and took part in the FA Cup first round match against Bolton Wanderers on 10 January 1914, which Vale lost 3-0. After about four weeks following that game he was dropped to the reserves and although he was in the first 11 for the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final victory of 1915, he left the club at the end of the 1917-18 season. He had made 62 appearances over his seven years with the club, also scoring three goals in this time.
-DOCSTART-	22618479
'''Harry Jones''' was a Welsh footballer.
Jones played for Wrexham before taking his talents to England with Wolverhampton Wanderers. In July 1911 he moved out of the Football League to join Port Vale. He was a member of the sides that won the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1912 and Birmingham Senior Cup in 1913 and reached the first round of the FA Cup in 1913-14. He departed in January 1915 having played 126 games in all competitions.
-DOCSTART-	22618815
'''Harold (Harry) Leese''' (1886 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Leese played non-league football with local sides Smallthorne and Goldenhill Villa before he was signed up to league club Stoke. He had a spell with Bradford City before returning to Stoke and then moving to local rivals Port Vale in May 1913. He played regular football between September and December 1914, but then left to help his country fight World War II. He made two appearances whilst on leave, returning permanently upon his demobilization in April 1919. He left at the end of the 1918-19 campaign as he was unable to agree terms with the club and so was not a part of the club when it gained re-election to the Football League in October 1919. Instead he joined nearby Crewe Alexandra before moving into obscurity with Goldenhill Wanderers.
-DOCSTART-	22620879
'''John (Jack) Shelton''' (''unknown'' - September 1918) was an English footballer. He was the elder brother of George Shelton.
Shelton played for Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in August 1911. He was an ever-present in his debut season and was a member of the sides that won the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1912, the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1913, reached the FA Cup first round in 1914 and won the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1915. He guested for rivals Stoke during the war, but returned to Vale to be an ever-present in the 1916-17 season. He was conscripted in the summer of 1917 and died in battle in September 1918.
-DOCSTART-	22621055
'''Ian Scott Hastie''' (1887 - after 1911) was an English professional footballer born in London who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
-DOCSTART-	22621082
'''William Carrier''' (1887 - after 1911) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Carrier was born in Ashington, Northumberland, but brought up in South Wales. He was on the books of Manchester United, but returned to junior football in Merthyr Tydfil without playing for United's first team. Because of his Welsh upbringing his name was suggested for selection for the Wales national football team until he was found to be English-born. Carrier signed for Birmingham in September 1909.
-DOCSTART-	22621122
'''William H. '''"'''Bill'''"''' Edwards''' (1874 - after 1896) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Edwards was born in Coventry, Warwickshire. An outside left, he played football for Singer's before joining Small Heath in September 1896 as a replacement for Tommy Hands,
Edwards' older brother Harry was also a professional footballer who played for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22621146
'''Frank Curtis''' (12 November 1890 - 1957) was an Welsh footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Reading.
Curtis joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1914 from his hometown club Llanelli. He made his league debut on 1 September 1914 in a 1-1 draw at Clapham Orient and ended the season as Wolves' leading goalscorer with 25 goals.
The outbreak of the First World War halted his league career for four years, and he made just three further appearances for the club afterward. He left to join Reading, newly-elected to the Football League, in Summer 1920.
He later served non-league Bilston United and Kidderminster Harriers before retiring to work in engineering in his native South Wales.
-DOCSTART-	22621158
'''Alf Smith''' was a footballer who made 20 appearances for Port Vale from 1913 to 1918.
Smith played for Hamilton Academicals before joining Port Vale in December 1913 and managed to play in the FA Cup first round clash at Bolton Wanderers on 10 January 1914, which was lost 3-0. He enjoyed regular football until his conscription in the summer of 1914. After two years of fighting he was seriously wounded, but by the time he returned to Burslem in September 1918 he was fit enough to play, which 'caused him so much pleasure'. However he developed complications from his wound in November 1918 and was unable to play again.
-DOCSTART-	22621277
'''Gary Woods''' (born 1 October 1990 in Kettering) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Football League Championship side Doncaster Rovers.
Woods joined Manchester United from Cambrdige United in July 2007 after trials with a host of Premier League sides, including Arsenal.
Woods joined Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer on 26 March 2009, signing a contract which would end at the end of 2009-10 season. He made his professional debut one month later on 25 April 2009, when he replaced Neil Sullivan in the final minute of a 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace. He is again fighting for the number 1 shirt, but this time at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Having previously played Victory Shield football for England at under-16 level,
-DOCSTART-	22621397
'''Andy Nelson''' was a Scottish footballer.
Nelson joined Port Vale, initially on trial, in September 1913 under the name '''Andy Weir'''. He scored 'a magnificent goal' on his debut in a 5-1 defeat at Bury Reserves in a Central League match on 4 October 1913. He made the line-up for the FA Cup first round 3-0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on 10 January 1914. In the summer of 1914 he reverted back to his actual surname, though Nelson was to be picked less frequently than "Weir". His lack of first team action made him restless and he was thus transferred to Stalybridge Celtic in March 1915.
-DOCSTART-	22621576
'''Thomas (Tom) Yule''' (4 February 1888 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer.
Yule played for Portobello before moving down to England to play for Lincoln City and Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining Port Vale in the summer of 1913. The 'left-wing flyer' made his debut in a 3-3 home draw with Blackburn Rovers Reserves in a Central League match on 1 September 1913. He was a regular in the team and helped them reach the FA Cup first round in the 1913-14 season, which they lost 3-0 to Bolton Wanderers on 10 January 1914. Yule racked up a total of 20 goals in 77 appearances before departing in January 1915.
-DOCSTART-	22621716
'''John Young''' was a footballer.
Young played for Bradford City and Sunderland before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1912. His debut came in a 5-0 defeat at Stalybridge Celtic in a Central League match on 3 September 1912, the awful result was compounded by the twisted knee he gained during the match which caused him to be stretchered off and sidelined him for much of the autumn. After being declared fit again in November 1913 he scored eleven goals in his next nineteen games, but was released at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22622089
'''Richard 'Dick' Yates''' (born 6 June 1921) is a Welsh former footballer.
Yates played for Chester City, during the war guesting for Wrexham, Reading, Charlton Athletic and Port Vale. After the war he enjoyed spells with Chester, Wrexham New Brighton and South Liverpool; racking up a total of 78 goals in 142 appearances. With 36 goals in the 1946-47 season he has scored more goals for Chester in a single season than any other player.
-DOCSTART-	22625154
'''Frank Matthews''' (26 December 1902 - 1981) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward for various clubs in the 1920s.
Matthews was born at Wallsend and as a teenager played for various colliery teams in his native north east before starting his professional career with Blackpool of the Football League Second Division in May 1922.
At Barnsley, Matthews replaced Russell Wainscoat at inside-left after Wainscoat left to join Middlesbrough in December 1923. After two seasons at Oakwell, during which he made a total of 35 appearances, Matthews moved to the south coast to join another Second Division club, Southampton in May 1925.
Matthews initially played in the reserves but made his Southampton debut away to Sheffield Wednesday on 12 December 1925, when he replaced the out of favour Cliff Price at inside-left. Matthews scored on his home debut a week later, in a 2-1 defeat to Stoke City. For the remainder of the 1925-26 season he made the inside-left berth his own, linking up well with Jimmy Carr on the wing.
For the following season, manager Arthur Chadwick embarked on a massive team rebuilding and signed several new players, including Dick Rowley, Alf Bishop and Sammy Taylor all of whom could play in either of the inside-forward positions. After trying first Rowley and then Bishop at inside-left, Chadwick recalled Matthews for three games in September, before moving Taylor over from the right, with Rowley returning at inside-right. Taylor retained his place for the rest of the season, at the end of which Matthews was transfer listed for a fee of -50.
In the summer of 1927, Matthews was recruited by the former Southampton team captain Alec Campbell as one of his first signings following his appointment as manager of Chesterfield of the Third Division North. After making only two appearances for Chesterfield, Matthews returned to the north east, dropping back into non-league football.
-DOCSTART-	22625516
'''Arthur Crompton''' (9 January, 1903 - 1987) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Southend United, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Tranmere Rovers and Northwich Victoria.
Crompton began his career playing for Devon County and later he represented the British Army football team. The versatile winger could play on either flank joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1928. Crompton featured in 15 matches and netting three goals in his time at White Hart Lane. Crompton signed for Southend United in 1930 where he went on to make 58 appearances and scoring on 20 occasions. In 1932, Crompton played for Brentford and notched up a further 43 matches and scoring 14 goals before signing for Crystal Palace. Crompton featured in 26 games and scoring six goals in his spell at Selhurst Park. He moved onto Tranmere Rovers in 1935 and finally ending his career at Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	22626401
'''Arthur Stanton''' (1892 - after 1917) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Stanton was born in Bloxwich, Staffordshire. He played for Bloxwich Strollers before joining Birmingham in April 1913 as cover at full back.
-DOCSTART-	22626863
'''Arthur G. Hubbard''' (May 1911 - after 1938) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Luton Town.
Hubbard was born in the Erdington district of Birmingham and attended Chester Road School. Birmingham signed him from his works team in August 1932, initially on an amateur basis: he turned professional six months later.
He was chosen once for an FA Amateur XI.
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'''Arthur Morris''' (1882 - 1945) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Morris was born in Market Drayton, Shropshire. He played for Shrewsbury Town before joining Birmingham in 1906.
Morris died in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in 1945.
-DOCSTART-	22627830
'''Patrece Liburd''' (born 1 March 1988) is a Kittitian football player who plays as a defender.
His career began with Barnsley before moving onto Nottingham Forest where he played in youth and reserve team games. He was then released and after a short spell on trial with Cardiff City he joined Worcester City, who were then managed by Andy Preece. After recovering from an injury he joined Dorchester Town for the remainder of ther 2007-08 season. At the end of that season he was offered a 12-month contract at Dorchester and was made team captain. However, after the club went into financial difficulties in February 2009, he was released from his contract and after impressing in a trial with League Two side Macclesfield Town joined on a non-contract basis until the end of the 2008-09 season.
He has also played for Saint Kitts and Nevis in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying games. He received his first cap in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament for Saint Kitts and Nevis against Belize on 6 February 2008.
-DOCSTART-	22628059
'''Henry Thomas (Harry) Hodgkinson''' (March 1862 - 11 October 1945) was an English footballer.
Hodgkinson was one of Port Vale's original players when it was founded in the 1870s. The first recorded game he played was a friendly on 27 October 1883, which was lost 4-1 at home to Preston North End. He appeared regularly in the team and helped the club win the Burslem Challenge Cup and share the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1885. He also helped the club reach the FA Cup fifth round in 1886, eventually Vale pulled out of the replay against Brentwood. He lost his first team spot in September 1887 and was forced to retire through injury in 1888.
-DOCSTART-	22629135
'''Arthur Frederick Phoenix''' (5 March 1902 - 1979), often known as '''Ginger Phoenix''', was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Aston Villa, Barnsley, Exeter City, Wigan Borough, Torquay United and Mansfield Town,
Phoenix was born in Patricroft, Eccles, then in Lancashire. He played for Hadfield and for Glossop before joining Birmingham in May 1923.
In 1930 he spent a few months with Southern League club Bath City before returning to the Football League with Torquay United and then Mansfield Town. Phoenix then tried his luck in the first season of professional football in France with Division 1 side Racing Club de Paris. In 1933 he came back to English non-league football for a few months with Cheshire League side Sandbach Ramblers, ending the season with Shelbourne in the League of Ireland. Phoenix spent the 1934-35 season playing in the Birmingham & District League, starting off with Colwyn Bay United before moving on to Brierley Hill Alliance in January 1935.
A. Matthews gives Phoenix as born on 5 July 1897 in Hadfield, Derbyshire,
-DOCSTART-	22629534
'''Charles (Charlie) Simpson''' (December 1861 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Simpson played as a right-half in Port Vale's first recorded line-up on 9 December 1882, in what was a 5-1 defeat at nearby Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay. He quickly established himself as a first team player and was a member of the sides that lifted the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883, counting only competitive games he was the club's top scorer in the 1883-84 season. He was one of numerous players who scored in the 12-0 defeat of Ironbridge in the Burslem Challenge Cup final on 21 March 1885, and also a part of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1885. After helping the club reach the FA Cup fifth round in 1886, he broke his leg in a 1-1 home draw with Bootle on 20 November 1886. Following his recovery his appearances were limited. He became a coach for the club from September 1888, but was later released, most likely at the end of the 1889-90 season. He had scored a recorded 15 goals in 107 games for the club, the majority of these games being friendlies.
A. That season only had four competitive games and only three of these had the goal scorers recorded. Including friendlies Billy Reynolds easily scored more goals than Simpson.
B. He only played one league match due to the rarity of league football in his time.
-DOCSTART-	22629990
==Career==League Appearances (this does not include cup apps/goals)
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'''Arthur Webster Foster''' (12 November 1894 - 9 January 1954) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham
Foster was born in the Deritend area of Birmingham, and educated at Repton and Downing College, Cambridge.
The majority of Foster's football was played for Cambridge University and for clubs and representative teams under the auspices of the Amateur Football Association (A.F.A.) His performance in a Cambridge freshmen's match received a favourable report in ''The Times'':
In March 1914, he was selected for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team which beat Chelsea F.C. in "the first game in London between an A.F.A. side and a professional team for many years", though he was not at his best: "his shooting was poor, and he passed too much to the left wing". That same month he assisted Old Reptonians to victory in the final of the Arthur Dunn Cup; he contributed many of the 33 goals they scored in reaching that stage, though his playing style had developed an element of selfishness:
Foster played for the major amateur clubs of the time, both Casuals, for whom he took part in the final of the 1913 A.F.A. Cup, and Corinthians, touring Brazil and scoring twice in a losing cause on the club's return to first-class football against the English Wanderers, an amateur eleven selected by the Football Association.
He found time to turn out twice for Birmingham in the Second Division of the Football League. He made his debut on 4 October 1913 playing at inside left in a 1-1 draw at home to Hull City, and in his second and last game, on Christmas Day of the same year, he scored in a 6-0 defeat of Glossop.
Foster appeared once for Warwickshire in a County Championship match in July 1914.
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'''Arthur Hallworth''' (1884 - after 1906) was an English professional footballer who played in the First Division of the Football League for Birmingham.
Hallworth was born in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, and played football as a left half for Twyford Youth Club before joining Birmingham in 1906 as cover at half back. He played one game for the club, replacing the injured Jim Dougherty for a game at home to Stoke on 3 November 1906 which Birmingham won 2-1. Despite Dougherty's continued absence, Hallworth was not chosen again, and at the end of the 1906-07 season he returned to local football in Staffordshire with Leek Alexandra and then with Barlaston Manor.
-DOCSTART-	22633192
'''Frederick (Fred) Bettany''' (1860 - 9 June 1924) was an English footballer.
Bettany played for Burslem St. Paul's, Burslem and Stoke before playing for Burslem Port Vale at right-half in a 1-1 home draw with Great Lever in a friendly match on 11 April 1885. He joined the club on a permanent basis in March 1886 and played regular football, helping them reach the FA Cup third round in 1887. He served as the club's secretary between July and November 1886, but was released as a player, most likely in 1888. He scored one goal in seventeen games over all competitions for the club.
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'''Abraham (Abe) Heath''' was a footballer.
Heath played for Goldenhill before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886. He made his debut on 18 September 1886 in a friendly against Blackpool South Shore, which was lost 2-1 at home. He became a regular in the team and helped the team reach the FA Cup third round in 1887, but lost his place in October that year and was released, most likely in 1888.
-DOCSTART-	22633561
'''Teddy May''' was a footballer.
May played for Notts Rangers before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886. He made his debut in a 7-0 home defeat to Preston North End in a friendly on 6 September 1886. He enjoyed regular football helping the club to the FA Cup third round, until March 1887 when he departed for Notts County. He returned to Burslem on business in September 1887 and decided to rejoin ''the Vale'', playing regular football once more until he returned to Nottingham in the summer of 1888.
-DOCSTART-	22633713
'''Ben Rhodes''' was a footballer with Burslem Port Vale during the 19th century.
Rhodes most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in 1886. He made his debut on 13 September 1886 in a 2-1 home friendly defeat by Blackburn Rovers. He became a regular in the team and played all the games of the club's 1887 FA Cup campaign, which saw them exit at the third round. However he lost his place in September 1887 and was released the following year.
-DOCSTART-	22633851
'''Ralph Dain''' (1862 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Dain was a right-back in Port Vale's first recorded game, in a 5-1 defeat at nearby Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay on 9 December 1882. He was also in the sides that won the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883 and that won the Burslem Challenge Cup and shared the former trophy in 1885. On 13 February 1886 he scored in the FA Cup fifth round replay with Brentwood, which finished 3-3. He remained a first team regular until losing his place in February and most likely departing at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	22634382
'''Ben Davies''' was a footballer in the 19th century for Port Vale.
Davies played at inside-right in Port Vale's first recorded line-up in a 5-1 defeat at nearby Stoke on 9 December 1882 in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay. He scored a goal in the 4-2 win over Leek in the replayed final of the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup on 28 April 1883 as well as in the 12-0 Burslem Challenge Cup final win over Ironbridge on 21 March 1885. He also played in all five rounds of the 1885-86 FA Cup campaign, and also made the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup final side of 1885. In total he scored 25 goals in 79 games over all competitions before losing his place at the start of the 1886-87 season and being released, most likely in 1887.
-DOCSTART-	22634607
'''William Edward (Billy) Poulson''' (1862 - 23 January 1937) was an English footballer. He was a one-club man for Port Vale, possibly also being one of its founders.
Poulson played left-back in Port Vale's first recorded line-up on 9 December 1882 in a 5-1 defeat at nearby Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay. In fact he was most probably a founder-member of the club in the late 1870s. With Vale he won numerous trophies, including the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883 and 1885 and was also a scorer in the Burslem Challenge Cup final on 21 March 1885, which was won 12-0 against Ironbridge. By December 1889 though he began to appear less frequently in the first 11 and was most likely released at the end of the 1890-91 season. He had scored 15 goals in 225 games for the club, playing in some nine positions over his twelve or so years for ''the Vale''.
-DOCSTART-	22634780
'''Jimmy Owen''' (1864 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer for Port Vale and Stoke during the 1880s.
Owen probably joined Port Vale in 1884. His debut for the club came on 18 October 1884 in a home friendly with Aston Villa "A", which Vale won 2-0. He became a regular in the side and grabbed two goals in the 12-0 thrashing of Ironbridge in the Burslem Challenge Cup final on 21 March 1885. He also played in the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup final that same year, but departed at the end of the 1885-86 season to join Stoke, a founder club of The Football League in 1888. He had scored 17 goals in 56 games across all competitions for Port Vale.
He played for Stoke between 1888 and 1890, scoring two goals in three league appearances.
-DOCSTART-	22634864
'''J. Albert (Bert) Smith''' was a footballer during the 19th century.
Smith joined Port Vale in the summer of 1885 and scored on his debut in a 2-2 home draw with Aston Villa in a friendly on 12 September 1885. He became a regular in the team and played in the all matches of the 1885-86 FA Cup campaign, which saw Vale bow out at the fifth round to Brentwood. However he lost his place in April 1886 and only made the occasional appearance from that point until his departure, which probably came in 1888.
-DOCSTART-	22638206
'''George Ellis Crompton''' (17 July 1886-1953) was a professional footballer who played for Padiham, Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur, Exeter City, Bristol Rovers, Barnstaple Town, Llanelly and Barry Town.
Crompton began his football career at Padiham before joining Blackburn Rovers in 1906 where he played in 35 matches and scored 20 goals between 1906-10. The right half could also slot in to the inside right position joined Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in 10 matches in all competitions. After leaving White Hart Lane Crompton joined Exeter City without featuring in a first team game, before joining then-Southern League side Bristol Rovers in 1913. He made a total of 108 Southern League appearances, scoring 26 times in a spell that was interrupted by World War 1 and played a further 41 games in Division Three after Rovers joined The Football League in 1920. Crompton re-joined Exeter City in 1921 to make 145 appearances and netting six goals. He played for non-League clubs Barnstable Town, Llanelly and Barry Town before retiring in 1925.
-DOCSTART-	22639481
'''Jermaine Titano Benito Holwyn''' (born 16 April 1973) is a Dutch former footballer.
Holwyn played for Amstelland, Zeeburgin, Abcoude and Ajax Amsterdam before being purchased by English First Division side Port Vale in May 1995 for a -5,000 fee. He made his debut in a friendly at Newcastle Town on 16 July 1995, but was stretchered off with cartilage and cruciate ligament damage to his knee after just ten minutes. After undergoing surgery in September 1995 he was sidelined for the rest of the season. He made his debut on 19 January 1997 in a 4-4 draw with Queens Park Rangers, scoring a 66th minute own goal as he inadvertently helped QPR recover a 4-0 deficit. He made just six further appearances before moving back to his native lands with HFC Haarlem in 1997.
-DOCSTART-	22640217
'''James William Williams''' (May 1884 - 5 June 1916), also known as '''John William Williams''' and referred to as '''Ginger Williams''', was a Welsh professional footballer who won two caps for the Wales national football team and played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Williams was born in Buckley, Flintshire. A prolific scorer in junior football, he played for Bury, though not in the Football League, and for Accrington Stanley before impressing on trial with Second Division club Birmingham. Williams signed for them in August 1908,
In the 1909 close season, he moved to Crystal Palace of the Southern League.
Williams made his international debut for Wales in the 1912 British Home Championship against Scotland national football team at Tynecastle on 2 March 1912. Wales lost 1-0.
Williams was born in Buckley, Flintshire,
A. Matthews gives his date of birth as 1888,
B. As a footballer, the player's first given name is generally recorded as James.
-DOCSTART-	22641307
'''James Fred '''"'''Jim'''"''' Olney''' (1 August 1914 - 14 September 1944) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Swindon Town.
Olney was born in Greet, Birmingham. He played local football before joining First Division club Birmingham in May 1936.
Olney was killed while serving as a Lance-Serjeant in the 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards on 14 September 1944, at the age of 30. He is buried in Geel War Cemetery and commemorated at Swindon Town's County Ground.
-DOCSTART-	22641763
Parker began his career with Blackpool in 1972, making his debut under Bob Stokoe as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Orient at Bloomfield Road on 16 September. He made two more appearances, both starts, during the remainder of the 1972-73 season.
He sat out the entirety of the domestic season of 1973-74, but appeared for the club in the "Caligaris" International (under-21) Tournament in northern Italy during the summer. He scored two goals in the final, against Napoli, as Blackpool became the first English club to win the tournament.
Parker made thirteen league appearances (eight starts, five substitute) in 1974-75. He scored his first goal for the club on 24 September, in a 4-0 home victory over Cardiff City. He scored his only other goal for ''the Tangerines'' in the very next game, four days later, a 3-1 win at Bristol Rovers. His final appearance for the club occurred in a 4-0 defeat at Manchester United in the final game of the season, on 26 April.
-DOCSTART-	22642775
'''David Matthew "Hoggy" Hoggan''' (born August 10, 1961 in Stenhousemuir, Scotland) is a retired Scottish professional footballer. He spent four seasons in England with the Bolton Wanderers before moving to the United States. He then spent nearly thirteen seasons in various indoor leagues and five with the Seattle Sounders.
Hoggan, grandson of Matthew Hoggan, an early twentieth century Scottish international, grew up in Tynecastle where he learned to play with the Tynecastle FC youth club. He began his professional career in 1979. That year, at the age of sixteen, Hoggan signed with the Bolton Wanderers. He gained his first-team debut on April 16, 1980. In 1983, the Wanders dropped to the third division and he left Britain for the United States where he signed with the Pittsburgh Spirit in the Major Indoor Soccer League. In his first year with the Spirit, he scored 35 goals. On February 4, 1986, the Spirit sold Hoggan-s contract to the Wichita Wings. On September 20, 1988, Hoggan signed a two-year contract with the Tacoma Stars. In January 1989, Hoggan suffered a season-ending injury when he broke a vertebra in his neck in an auto accident. He returned for the 1989-1990 season. In January 1990, he was selected for the All Star Game. However, he was kicked off the All Star team when the Stars suspended him for thirty days after he refused to play in a February 10, 1990 victory over the Wings. The Stars then unsuccessfully attempted to trade him to the San Diego Sockers before sending him to the Cleveland Crunch in exchange for Pato Margetic on March 9, 1990. Hoggan was a critical part of the Crunch-s drive to the 1991 MISL championship series where the team fell to the Sockers. In the fall of 1991, he signed a two-year contract with the Crunch and was named team captain. While the Crunch made the playoffs at the end of the season, they fell in the first round to the Dallas Sidekicks. During the off-season, Hoggan moved to the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League. On January 23, 1993, the league suspended Hoggan for two games after he assaulted Cleveland Crunch owner George Hoffman over money owed to Hoggan by the Crunch. In April 1994, the Las Vegas Dustdevils of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, a summer indoor league, drafted Hoggan in the fourth round of the league-s first draft, but Hoggan instead returned to outdoor soccer with the expansion Seattle Sounders of the American Professional Soccer League. He was a second-team APSL All Star. In the fall of 1994, Hoggan returned to the Blizzard for the 1994-1995 NPSL season, but was sent to the Detroit Rockers some time during the season. In 1995, Hoggan returned to the Sounders who won the league championship. He then had arthroscopic surgery which put out of action for the beginning of the 1995-1996 NPSL season. The Rockers then sold his rights to the Chicago Power, but Hoggan never played for the Power before the team sent him to the Wichita Wings in March 1996. He retired at the end of the season, but returned to play for the Sounders in August 1996. This year, the Sounders repeated as league champion. Hoggan played two more seasons in Seattle before retiring permanently after the 1998 season.
Hoggan was a school boy international and played for the Scottish U-21 and U-23 teams.
When Hoggan moved to the Buffalo Blizzard in 1992, he served as both an assistant coach as well as player. In 2001, he was an assistant coach with the Sounders. Currently "Hoggy" has started a new club called Tynecastle International Football Club located in Everett, Washington. Hoggy is the head coach of the boys U-16 and girls U-16. Hoggy has also taken Highline Heat 89' to the Washington State Championship as well as Dallas Cup.
-DOCSTART-	22643054
'''Steve Buttle''' (born January 1, 1953 in Norwich) is a retired English professional midfielder who spent six seasons in England, six in the North American Soccer League and at least three in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
In 1971, Buttle began his professional career with Ipswich Town, but never played a first team game before being sent to AFC Bournemouth in 1973. In 1977, Buttle signed with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. In the summer of 1981, he rejected an overture from Norwich FC to sign him in order to remain with the Sounders. Ironically, the Sounders released him in 1982. By then he had already spent at least one season with the Pittsburgh Spirit in the Major Indoor Soccer League. During the 1979-1980 MISL season, he scored 35 goals in 28 games. Buttle injured his knee at the beginning of the 1984-1985 season. He spent most of the season on injured reserve. On January 9, 1985, the Pittsburgh Spirit hired Buttle as an assistant coach to replace Mickey Cave, the previous assistant who had died in November 1984. In October 1985, the Spirit released Buttle. In September 1986, the Tacoma Stars hired Buttle as an assistant coach. The Stars fired Buttle, along with head coach Alan Hinton, on February 22, 1988. The Stars were sold to new ownership following the season. The new owners rehired Hinton as head coach and in August 1988 brought Buttle back in as assistant. Hinton and Buttle lasted until December 1989 when they were fired permanently.
-DOCSTART-	22649561
'''Elias MacDonald''' (11 April 1898 - 4 April 1978) was an English footballer who played at outside left for various clubs in the 1920s.
MacDonald was born in Beswick, Greater Manchester and played his early football for Ancoats Lads Club, as well as representing Manchester Schools. After leaving school, he was employed by Rolls-Royce at Derby
After a season at Southend, MacDonald moved to the Third Division North with Southport and then Doncaster Rovers, before settling at Barrow in December 1926. Over the next three seasons, he was a virtual ever-present making 100 appearances for the Cumberland club before dropping down to non-league football in 1929.
-DOCSTART-	22650518
'''Sidney Robert 'Sid' Crowl''' (18 March, 1888-1971) was a professional footballer who played for Enfield Town and Tottenham Hotspur.
Crowl, an outside left began his career at Enfield Town before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1913 where he played in one match.
-DOCSTART-	22650758
'''Thomas Thompson''' (1879 - 1939) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Thompson was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire. He was playing for Nettlefolds works team when Small Heath signed him, attracted by his pace on the left wing.
-DOCSTART-	22650770
'''Horace Thompson''' (1900 - after 1922) was an English footballer born in Birmingham who played in the Football League for Birmingham F.C.
-DOCSTART-	22650847
'''John Metcalfe''' (born 2 June 1935) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, York City,
Metcalfe was born in the Acocks Green district of Birmingham. He joined Birmingham City as an amateur in June 1951 and turned professional the following year.
Metcalfe went on to spend a season with York City in the Third Division North, for whom he scored his first goal in the Football League,
-DOCSTART-	22650880
'''Moses Alexander Edmund Lane''' (17 February 1895 - 14 July 1949) was an English professional footballer who scored 55 goals from 72 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Walsall.
Lane was born in Willenhall, Staffordshire. During the First World War he served in France and Italy and was awarded the Military Medal. He began his football career in junior football in the Black Country area before joining Birmingham in April 1922.
His performances for Worcester, for whom he scored 34 goals in all competitions in the 1926-27 season, earned him a return to the Football League with Walsall of the Third Division South.
Lane died in Cannock, Staffordshire, in 1949 at the age of 54.
-DOCSTART-	22651164
'''Alfred James Sabin''' (7 April 1905 - 1982) was an English footballer who played in the First Division of the Football League for Birmingham.
Sabin was born in Oldbury, then part of Worcestershire. Described as an attacking wing half,
-DOCSTART-	22651318
'''Everald La Ronde''' (born 24 January 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.
La Ronde started his career at West Ham where he was captain of the team which won the 1981 Youth Cup Final. He played only 7 times for West Ham before signing for Bournemouth in September 1983. Arguably his most notable game for Bournemouth came on 7 January 1984 when he was part of the team which knocked Manchester United out of the FA Cup.
After an injury hit period amounting to only 24 games he completed a loan spell with Peterborough United before problems with his knee,stomach and hernia forced him to retire.
-DOCSTART-	22653782
'''Joshua "Josh" Fuller''' (born February 2nd 1992 in Grimsby, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Grimsby Town.
Youngster Fuller, was promoted to the Grimsby first team on the final day of the 2008-2009 season, and was named as a substitute for the game with Macclesfield Town. In the 68th minute of play, manager Mike Newell brought the youngster into the game to replace Chris Llewellyn. The game was drawn 0-0 with Grimsby finishing the season in 22nd on 41 points. Fuller featured again in the first match of the 2009-10 season against Cheltenham Town, coming on for the 82nd minute with Grimsby losing 2-1. On 15th August 2009, Fuller made his first start for the club, at home to Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	22653898
'''Anthony Jordan Malbon''' (born 14 October 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Port Vale in the English League Two.
Malbon joined Port Vale as a youngster from Derby County in February 2008. He made his Football League debut as a substitute in a 2-1 win over Barnet on 2 May 2009.
-DOCSTART-	22654475
'''Ryan Michael Brooke''' (born 4 October 1990) is an English football forward who currently plays for League One club Oldham Athletic.
On 2 May 2009, Brooke was handed his league debut against Walsall in Oldham's final game of the 2008-09 season. After being named as a substitute, he came on in the 71st minute for Danny Whitaker. In the 74th minute, he scored with his first touch of the ball, the winning goal in the 2-1 victory.
-DOCSTART-	22654563
'''Simon Christopher Eastwood''' (born 26 June 1989) is a professional footballer with Football League One side Huddersfield Town.
Born in Luton, Eastwood was a Huddersfield Town academy goalkeeper who made two appearances on the substitutes bench in the 2005-06 season at the age of just 16 years old. At the start of the 2006-07 season, he was the third choice goalkeeper behind Paul Rachubka and new signing Matt Glennon. Since Paul Rachubka's departure to Blackpool, Eastwood had been made second choice goalkeeper behind Matt Glennon.
Eastwood signed his first professional contract at the end of the 2006-07 season for one year. On 16 January 2008, he and fellow Huddersfield youngster Shane Killock signed new one-year contract extensions. This was after he fell behind goalkeeper Alex Smithies in the pecking order. On 27 November 2008, he joined Conference National side Woking. This move is mainly to get first team experience under his belt. His first appearance for Woking was in their 1-1 draw with Rushden & Diamonds on 9 December 2008. Following Huddersfield's 3-1 defeat by Crewe Alexandra on 21 February 2009, he was recalled by manager Lee Clark following an injury to Matt Glennon. Clark gave Eastwood his full debut on the last day of the 2008-09 season. This was due to regular keeper Alex Smithies having a shoulder injury. The game was Huddersfield's 1-1 draw against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road on 2 May 2009.
On 25 July, he joined Football League Two side Bradford City on loan until the end of the year. He made his debut in the 5-0 defeat by Notts County at Meadow Lane on 8 August 2009. He returned to the Galpharm on 31 December, after Bradford manager Stuart McCall said he was needing a more experienced goalkeeper than Eastwood at the club.
On 27 March 2007, he received his first call-up to the England U-18 team, where he played in their 4-1 win against Holland U-18's at Yeovil Town's Huish Park. On 30 August 2007, he received his first call-up for the England U-19's in a match against Belarus under-19's at Meadow Lane, the ground of Notts County. He played the whole 90 minutes of the game on 11 September and kept a clean sheet as England won 4-0.
-DOCSTART-	22654702
'''Gordon James Mackay Nisbet''' (born 1951) is a retired English professional footballer who made over 600 league appearances in English football. Nisbet began his career as a goalkeeper but was later converted into a right back.
Born in Wallsend, Nisbet played youth football for Northumberland Schools. When he left school at the age of eighteen in 1969, he signed for West Bromwich Albion, and also played league football for Hull City, Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.
Nisbet earned one cap for the England under-23 team in 1972.
Nisbet was caretaker manager of Plymouth Argyle, alongside Alan Gillett, for two games in 1992.
After finishing his professional football career in 1987, Nisbet continued to play non-league football, and later joined the Devon and Cornwall Police.
-DOCSTART-	22654740
'''Justin Michael O'Reilly''' (born 29 June 1973) is an English former footballer.
O'Reilly had trials with Derby County and Nottingham Forest before signing for Gresley Rovers. He joined league club Port Vale for a -30,000 fee in March 1996, however never made the first team. Instead he was loaned out to Macclesfield Town in the Conference. After being released by Vale in April 1997 he moved on to Southport, where he played in the FA Cup first round clash with Dulwich Hamlet on 14 November 1998. He was sold to Ilkeston Town for -7,500 in 1999.
-DOCSTART-	22654886
'''Gordon Fearnley''' (born 1950 in Yorkshire, England) is a retired English football (soccer) player who spent time in the Football League, North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
In 1968, Fearnley signed with Sheffield Wednesday. In 1970, he moved to the Bristol Rovers. In 1976, the Rovers sent him on loan to the Toronto Metros-Croatia of the North American Soccer League. After just one game, he was sent south to the Miami Toros. In 1977, Bristol sold his contract to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. In 1978, he left the NASL to play for the Cleveland Force in Major Indoor Soccer League. After one season, he played for the Chicago Horizon.
In May 1978, Fearnley was hired as the head coach of the Birmingham Bandits, a team in the newly created Super Soccer League. However, financial irregularities prevented the league from ever beginning operations and Fearnley was released. During the few months he worked with he Bandits, he met Alaina Jones, the team's director of public relations. The two eventually married. In the fall of 1978, he was hired as the head coach of the Cleveland Force of the newly established Major Indoor Soccer League. He took the team to a 2-4 record and resigned. After retirement he studied Physiotherapy & Law, and now works as an attorney in Florida.
-DOCSTART-	22654943
'''Jonathan "Jon" McLaughlin''' (born 9 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bradford City.
McLaughlin played non-league football for both Harrogate Railway Athletic and Harrogate Town, before signing for Bradford City in May 2008. He made his league debut for Bradford City in the final game of the 2008-09 season, on 2 May 2009, against Chesterfield. McLaughlin had been due to make his debut earlier in the season, but was prevented by doing so because of injury. He signed a new one-year contract with Bradford City on 3 June 2009.
In the summer of 2009, McLaughlin was selected to represent Great Britain in the World Student Games in Belgrade, Serbia. He kept 3 clean sheets in 5 matches, helping Great Britain to a fourth place finish.
Jon made his second appearance for Bradford City on the 2nd January due to Bradford City letting Simon Eastwood return to Huddersfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	22654945
'''Luke Sharry''' (born 9 March 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bradford City.
Sharry made his league debut for Bradford City in the final game of the 2008-09 season, on 2 May 2009, against Chesterfield. Sharry had previously spent a loan spell at Barrow. He signed a new contract with Bradford City in June 2009.
-DOCSTART-	22655560
'''Ian Fairbrother''' (born 2 October 1966 in Bootle) is a retired English football player. He spent the majority of his career in the United States.
He spent his youth career with Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers, but began his professional career in 1984 with Liverpool. He never played any games for Liverpool's first team, and moved to Bury on a free transfer in 1986. In 1988, he moved to the United States to play for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the American Soccer League. However, he is not listed with Fort Lauderdale's first team that year. During the summer of 1989, he played for the amateur Wichita Blue in the Heartland Soccer League. On December 14, 1989, he signed with the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In May 1990, he joined the Miami Freedom in the American Professional Soccer League. He returned to the Wings in August 1990, but lost the first two months of the MISL season after having an emergency appendectomy. He returned in December and played out the remainder of the season. In 1991, he moved to the Detroit Rockers in the National Professional Soccer League. The Rockers won the 1991-1992 league championship. He played only five games, scoring two goals, with the Rockers during the 1992-1993 season before losing the rest of the season to tendinitis of his achiles tendon. He returned for the 1993-1994 season, scoring 23 goals in 38 games. In 1994, he moved to the expansion Detroit Neon which played summer indoor soccer in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. Fairbrother remained with Detroit through the 1997 season. That year, the team was renamed the Detroit Safari. In August 1997, he served as the team's interim coach.
-DOCSTART-	22656964
'''Jim Brown''' (born 11 May 1952 in Coatbridge) is a Scottish former professional association football player, who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	22657547
'''Paul McLoughlin''' is a retired English Footballer. He was born on 23/12/1963
-DOCSTART-	22657604
'''Robin Berntsen''' (born 16 July 1970) is a retired Norwegian footballer.
Berntsen played for Norwegian club Troms IL and played 146 games for them in the Norwegian Premier League. Berntsen had played for Troms in his youthyears and came back in 1991 after living at Svalbard for one year.
He joined Port Vale on loan in November 1998 and played in a First Division match on 14 November 1998, in a 2-0 home defeat to Sunderland. He left the club at the end of the month and returned to Troms. He played his last game for Troms in October 2001,
-DOCSTART-	22657633
'''Dave Roberts''' (26 November 1949) is a former Welsh footballer who played for Fulham, Oxford United, Hull City, and Cardiff City. During his spell at Oxford, he played 161 league games. In total he made 18 appearances for the Welsh national football team, 6 of those while at Oxford United.
-DOCSTART-	22657741
'''Richard Burgess''' (born 1 August 1974) is an English former footballer.
Burgess started his career with Aston Villa, but left for Stoke City in 1998 without having played a first team game for Villa. He had a three months loan at nearby Kidderminster Harriers in February 2000, making three substitute appearances. He never played for Stoke and instead signed for their rivals Port Vale in April 2001 via Bromsgrove Rovers. He scored his first goal in an FA Cup round one 3-0 win over Aylesbury United on 17 November 2001. However he made just three league appearances that season and left on a free transfer in January 2002 to sign for non-league Nuneaton Borough. He was released at the end of the 2001-02 season.
-DOCSTART-	22661467
'''Stanley Roy "Stan" Cribb''' (11 May 1905 - 13 January 1989) was an English professional footballer who played for Southampton, Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff City as an outside-left in the 1920s and 1930s. He later went on to help found and to manage Gosport Borough.
Cribb was born in Gosport, Hampshire and attended Grove Road School. He won County representative honours at sixteen before joining Gosport Athletic, helping them to win the Hampshire League in 1924.
Cribb made his debut for Southampton on 24 January 1925, in a Second Division match against Crystal Palace, replacing Jimmy Carr on the left-wing. Carr returned after four matches, although Cribb made a further two appearances in April. Although he established a reputation as a quick outside-left, his first-team appearances were rather occasional, making only 28 appearances in his first four seasons at The Dell with firstly Jimmy Carr and then Billy Murphy being preferred on the left. In early March 1928, Cribb finally took over the No. 11 shirt from Murphy, retaining his place for the remainder of the season.
On 24 March 1928 (Easter Monday), the "Saints" played West Bromwich Albion at The Dell. Albion's goalkeeper, George Ashmore was injured and was replaced in goal by a defender and was switched to the wing. In the second half, with the scores level at 2-2, Ashmore was back helping out in defence. Forgetting that he was now an outfield player, Ashmore caught the ball in the penalty area - Cribb duly scored from the penalty spot to give Saints the victory.
Although Cribb missed the opening match of the 1928-29 season, he returned in the second match and retained his place for the rest of the season, making 33 appearances, scoring 13 goals, including two in an 8-2 victory over Blackpool (with Willie Haines scoring four). By the end of the season, however, Cribb had lost his place to new signing John Arnold who retained it for the following season, during which Cribb only made eleven appearances.
In the summer of 1930, First Division club West Ham United paid -500 for Cribb's services as cover for Jimmy Ruffell, but he never made the first-team before moving across London to join Queens Park Rangers the following summer. He scored 13 goals in 28 appearances for Rangers, before a further move to Cardiff City in July 1932. After 11 goals from 29 appearances for the Ninian Park club, he retired in the summer of 1933.
Following his retirement from playing, he returned to Gosport and coached with Haslar Sports F.C. before helping to found Gosport Borough.
Cribb continued to manage the club until 1967. Following his retirement, he retained his connections with football, scouting for Southampton and rarely missing a match at Privett Park.
-DOCSTART-	22661786
'''Steven John Crane''' (born 3 June 1972 in Grays, Essex) is a former professional English footballer.
Crane started his professional career with the Charlton Athletic F.C. in July 1990 as a trainee. In November 1990 he became a member of Margate F.C. on loan, but was recalled by Charlton only a month later.
-DOCSTART-	22662154
'''James Henry '''"'''Jack'''"''' Southam''' (19 August 1917 - 1982) was an English professional footballer who made 154 appearances in the Football League playing for Newport County,
Southam was born in Willenhall, Staffordshire. He signed for West Bromwich Albion, initially as an amateur, in 1939, but the onset of the Second World War interrupted his competitive football career. During the war he made guest appearances for clubs including Arsenal, Colchester United, Ipswich Town and Newport County, and joined the last of these in May 1946 for a fee of -300.
-DOCSTART-	22662165
'''Frederick '''"'''Fred'''"''' Slater''' (born 25 September 1925) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and York City.
Slater was born in Burton upon Trent, Derbyshire. Described as a "rough and tumble striker", he had been playing for Burton Albion when Birmingham City signed him on professional forms in November 1947.
-DOCSTART-	22662229
'''Stephen John '''"'''Steve'''"''' Smith''' (born 12 June 1957) is an English former professional footballer who made 161 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Bradford City
Smith was born in Lydney, Gloucestershire. As a schoolboy he was associated with Cardiff City, but when he left school in 1973, he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice.
In March 1978 Smith joined Bradford City of the Third Division for a fee of -5,000.
-DOCSTART-	22663764
'''Dennis Herod''' (27 October 1923 - 16 December 2009) was a English former footballer.
A small but agile goalkeeper, Herod rose through the junior ranks of Stoke City to sign professional forms in 1946. Over the next seven years he played 191 league games for ''the Potters'' and during a game against Aston Villa in February 1952 scored a goal in extraordinary circumstances. Herod sustained an injury in the first half of the match, which later turned out to be a broken arm. With substitutions not available he let Sammy Smyth take his place in goal whilst Herod went out to left-wing, on the 50th minute with a broken arm Herod scored City's third goal.
Herod died on the 16 December 2009 aged 87. He was the last member of the Stoke City squad which came close to winning the First Division title in 1947.
-DOCSTART-	22665397
'''Victor''' "'''Vic'''" '''Davidson''' (born August 11 1950) is a retired Scottish professional footballer. He played in midfield.
Glasgow-born Davidson grew up in Calton and Bridgeton. He attended school at Sacred Heart R.C. In 1967, he signed as a schoolboy player with Celtic and was given his first-team debut in 1970. He played only sporadically over the next five years before being transferred to Motherwell in 1975. After three season with ''Well'', he signed for English club Blackpool. In March 1979, Celtic bought Davidson from Blackpool for -35,000. The following year, he moved to the United States, where he signed with the Phoenix Inferno of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He finished the season ranked third in goals. In 1982, he moved to the Cleveland Force. Davidson was slowed by a leg injury during the 1983-84 season and the Force released him at the end of the season. After no other MISL teams expressed an interest in him, he signed with the Canton Invaders of the American Indoor Soccer Association. That year, the Invaders won the league title.
Sine he retired, Davidson has been coaching at the Scottsdale Soccer Club in Arizona.
-DOCSTART-	22665701
'''Alan Dugdale''' (born September 11, 1952 in Liverpool) is a retired English professional football central defender. He spent most of his career in England with one season in the North American Soccer League.
In 1969, Dugdale began his career with Coventry City. He didn't break into the first team until 1974 and transferred to Charlton Athletic in October 1977. In 1980, he spent a single season with the Tulsa Roughnecks in the North American Soccer League.
-DOCSTART-	22666197
'''Mark Dudley''' (born January 29, 1990 in Doncaster, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Hinckley United on loan from Football League Championship side Derby County. He plays as a defender.
Following a loan spell at Blue Square North side Tamworth, where he played 8 times as the club successfully won the Blue Square division,
Dudley made his debut for Derby County as an 84th minute sub for Stephen Pearson in a 3-1 defeat away to Watford on May 3, 2009.
For the 2009/10 season Dudley was given the squad number 33, but was not involved in first team duties, instead spending loan spells at Alfreton Town
-DOCSTART-	22666259
'''Mark O'Brien''' (born 20 November 1992 in Dublin) is a Republic of Ireland youth international footballer who plays as a central defender for Derby County.
His older brother Jamie O'Brien is also a professional footballer. Both Mark and Jamie came through the ranks of Cherry Orchard Football Club in Dublin.
O'Brien made his debut for Derby County as a 65th minute substitute for Lewin Nyatanga, in a 3-1 defeat away to Watford on 3 May 2009.
In November 2009 it was announced by Derby County that O'Brien had successfully undergone heart surgery to correct a valve problem, and that he would be able to resume his career following a three to four month recovery period. The problem had been discovered during a routing medical scan for academy players.
-DOCSTART-	22666264
'''Tommy Ord''' (born October 15, 1952 in London) is a retired English professional football forward. Nearly all of his pro career was spent in North America.
In 1973, Ord transferred to Montreal Olympique of the North American Soccer League. The Olympique sent Ord to the Rochester Lancers before the 1974 season. In 1975, Ord began the season with the Lancers before being traded to the New York Cosmos mid season. In 1976, the Cosmos sent him to the Vancouver Whitecaps. In 1977 traded Ord to the Seattle Sounders toward the end of the season. Just prior to the 1980 season, the Sounders sent Ord, Bruce Rudroff and cash to the Tulsa Roughnecks in exchange for Jack Brand, Roger Davies and David Nish. He also played briefly for the Phoenix Inferno in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Following his retirement, Ord continued to play for various amateur teams including Matador F.C. He also works for American Express in New York.
-DOCSTART-	22666407
'''Paul Crossley''' (born July 14, 1948, Rochdale; died March 11, 1996) was an English professional footballer. He usually played as a winger.
Crossley spent most of his career playing in the lower divisions of The Football League in England, but also enjoyed spells in the United States with Seattle Sounders. He finished his career with the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Crossley served as an assistant coach with Loyola University. In 1991, he became the head coach of Shoreline Community College in Seattle. He also coached at several local high schools including Bothell, Shorecrest and Redmond. At the time of his death by heart attack, he had compiled a 46-30-17 record at Shoreline.
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'''Lee James Stephen Hodson''' (born 2 October 1991 in Watford) is a Northern Irish professional footballer, currently playing for Football League Championship team Watford F.C. as a right back. He made his first team debut as a substitute in May 2009 against Derby County, before playing in the majority of Watford's games in the 2009-10 season, and being awarded a three year professional contract. Hodson has also represented Northern Ireland at youth, under-19 and under-21 levels.
Hodson began a two year scholarship with Watford in summer 2008, but had already played for the under-18 side in the 2007-08 season.
Hodson made the first team substitute bench for the first time on 3 May 2009 for the final game of the 2008-09 season, against Derby County at Vicarage Road. He went on to make his debut as a 65th minute substitute for Arsenal loanee Gavin Hoyte, with Watford going on to win 3-1.
Following two separate injuries to club captain Jay DeMerit early in the 2009-10 season, Adrian Mariappa moved to central defence, and Hodson started to play regularly in the Championship at right back. Hodson played in every Watford first team game in September and October 2009, and by November he had earned himself a three year professional contract with the club.
Hodson has represented Northern Ireland at youth and under-19 levels, and in 2009, aged 17, Hodson up to the under-21 team, in a side captained by Hodson's Watford team-mate Craig Cathcart.
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'''Jimmy Redfern''' (born August 1, 1952, Kirkby) is a retired English professional football midfielder.
In May 1977, Redfern moved to the Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League at the completion of the 1976-1977 English season.
In October 1977 he signed for Dundalk F.C. and scored on his debut .
Although he stayed at Oriel Park until March in January 1978, the Dips sold Redfern's contract to the Tulsa Roughnecks.
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'''Paul Henry Winspeare Ivey''' (born 1 April 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Chesterfield. He also played briefly for Kettering Town, and in Sweden for Karlskrona AIF, Kalmar AIK - where he made a name for himself by scoring the winner in the 1983 local derby against their "bigger" neighbours Kalmar FF - and Vasalund. He was born in Westminster, London, and played as a forward.
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}}'''Kristian Platt''' (born December 15, 1991, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead) is a defender with Chester City.
Platt made his professional debut as a 17 year old substitute for Shaun Kelly against Darlington on May 3, 2009, in Chester's final match in The Football League following relegation. Prior to his debut, Platt had been linked to moves to Premier League clubs
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'''George Webb''' (born 15 March 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gosport Borough.
Webb made his Football League debut for Bournemouth on 2 May 2009, in the last game of the 2008-09 season.
Webb was released by Bournemouth on 27 October 2009 and signed for Gosport Borough on a free transfer a day later.
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'''Daniel "Dan" Gray''' (born 23 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chesterfield.
Born in Mansfield, Gray made his debut for Chesterfield during the 2008-09 season.
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'''Lee Askham''' (born 25 February 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chesterfield.
Beginning as an apprentice at Sheffield United, Askham made his professional debut for Chesterfield during the 2008-09 season. Askham spent a loan spell at Garforth Town in March and April 2009.
Askham has represented England at under-17 level.
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'''Warwick Rimmer''' (born 1 March 1941) is an English former association football player and coach. During his playing career, Rimmer played primarily as a defender. In a playing career which lasted from 1960 to 1979, Rimmer made nearly 600 professional league appearances for Bolton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra.
Born in Birkenhead, Rimmer signed a youth contract with Bolton Wanderers at the age of fifteen. He began his professional career four years later in 1960, making a total of 469 league appearances for Bolton,. Rimmer later became club captain, and lifted the trophy for Bolton when they won the 1972-73 Third Division Championship. Rimmer also played for Crewe Alexandra between 1974 and 1979, making 128 league appearances.
Rimmer managed Crewe Alexandra between 1978 and 1979. After retiring as a player, Rimmer became the coach of the Sierra Leone national side. Rimmer also founded the Youth Section of Tranmere Rovers in 1987.
The young players that Rimmer has nurtured has earned Tranmere Rovers an estimated -14 million.
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'''Charles "Charlie" Petrie''' (born 1895) was an English professional footballer who played at inside-left for various clubs in the 1920s.
Petrie was born in Chorlton-on-Medlock,
At Wednesday, he made his debut in a 2-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest on 11 February 1922, replacing Johnny McIntyre who had left for Blackburn Rovers. Petrie retained his place for the remainder of the season, but in October 1922 was in turn replaced by the newly-signed Andy Smailes. After Smailes moved on to Bristol City early in the 1923-24 season, Petrie was recalled to the first team. Petrie linked up well with Sid Binks at centre-forward and Sammy Taylor at inside-right, scoring 44 goals between them, of which Petrie contributed 16. Although Petrie started the next season, he soon lost out to Arthur Prince, making only three appearances.
In the summer of 1925, Petrie dropped down to the Third Division South with Swindon Town where he was used as cover for the well-established Jack Johnson. After two seasons at the County Ground in which he made 32 appearances, scoring 11 goals, Petrie was placed on the transfer list in the summer of 1927.
Although now 32 and past his prime, he was signed by Southampton of the Second Division for a fee of -150.
In July 1929, Petrie joined York City but failed to make any appearances for the first team before retiring the following summer.
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'''John Joseph 'Jack' Curtis''' (1888-1955) was a professional footballer who played for Easton United, Southbank St Peters, Sunderland, South Bank, Shildon Athletic, Gainsborough Trinity, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham, Brentford, Stockport County and Middlesbrough.
Curtis played for non League clubs Easton United, Southbank St Peters, Southbank, Shidon United. In 1906 he joined Sunderland without playing a first team match for the Black Cats. The outside left signed for Gainsborough Trinity in 1908 where he went on to play 30 matches and scoring twice. Curtis joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1909, he featured in 89 matches and netting five goals in all competitions in his time at the club. After leaving White Hart Lane in 1913, Curtis had spells at Fulham, Brentford, Stockport County, Middlesbrough before re-joining Shidon Athletic where he ended his football career.
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}}'''Mark Parry''' (born May 21, 1970, Wrexham) is a former Welsh footballer. He made five appearances in The Football League for Chester City during 1987-88.
Parry scored on his debut in The Football League for Chester in a 2-2 draw at Southend United on August 22, 1987 when wearing the number seven shirt.
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'''James Burke''' was a footballer in England around the turn of the 19th century. He played in the inside left position, and appeared for Notts County in the 1892-93 season, scoring 4 times in 15 appearances.
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'''Wilfred "Wilf" Chadwick''' (7 October 1900 - 14 February 1973) was an English footballer, who played as a forward for a number of clubs.
Chadwick began his Football League career when he joined Everton in February 1922. He made his debut on 4 March 1922, scoring both goals in a 2-0 win over . He was the club's (joint) leading scorer the following season, and in 1923-24 was the leading scorer in the First Division with 28 goals.
He moved to Leeds United in November 1925, where he failed to become a regular player, and soon left to join Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 1926. He scored on his club debut, a 1-2 defeat to on 25 September 1926, and finished his his season with 12 goals. He was Wolves' leading goalscorer in 1927-28, with 19 goals, and added a further 13 in the next campaign.
He was transferred to Stoke City in May 1929 for -250, where he spent a year-and-a-half. He ended his league career at Halifax Town from October 1930 to May 1932.
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}}'''Mark Sconce''' (born February 18, 1968, Wrexham) is a former Welsh professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City as a full back.
After leaving Chester, Sconce moved to Rhyl.
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'''Willem Puddy''' (born 4 October 1987 in Salisbury, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Football League One side Cheltenham Town, where he plays as a goalkeeper.
His father is English and Mother Dutch making him eligible to play internationally for both countries though Will has already represented England at Schoolboy level.
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'''Jake Lee''' (born 18 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Cheltenham Town as a striker.
Jake Lee is a young striker from Cirencester who signed for Cheltenham Town as a Scholarship player at the start of the 2008-09 season.
Jake joined Cheltenham Town initially as a 16-year old having previously played for Beeches FC in Cirecenster. Jake scored 24 goals for the Under-16 team and broke into the Under-18s towards the end of that season.
Jake progress continued during the 2008-09 campaign as he broke into the reserve team for a handful of appearances and was named as a substitute for the first team for the first time in March 2009 for the visit of Tranmere Rovers to Whaddon Road. Jake made his first team debut against Yeovil Town in April 2009
Lee made his first team debut for Cheltenham Town after starting in a 1-0 victory over Yeovil Town in a League One match on 13 April 2009.
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}}'''Karl Senior''' (born September 3, 1972, Northwich) is a former English footballer.
A midfielder, Senior made one Football League appearance in his career when he came on for Chester City (where he was an apprentice) in a 1-0 defeat at Mansfield Town on January 20, 1990.
Senior did not make any more first-team appearances for Chester and later joined Northwich Victoria.
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'''Vinny Mukendi''' (born 12 March 1992), is an English footballer who currently plays as a forward for League Two side Macclesfield Town.
Mukendi started at Macclesfield Town in 2008, joining their youth academy on a two year scholarship. He impressed enough to be given a squad number while still 16 and made his league dbut on the final game of the 2008-09 season in a 0-0 draw against Grimsby Town.
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'''Alfred "Alf" Day''' (2 October 1907 - 1997) was a Welsh professional footballer who played at wing half for Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Southampton, Tranmere Rovers, Swindon Town in the 1930s and represented Wales at international level on one occasion.
Day was born in Ebbw Vale and, after playing youth football with his home-town club, moved to London where he began his career at non League club Cheshunt. In May 1931,
On 4 November 1933, Day made his only international appearance for Wales before having appeared in League football. The match at Windsor Park, Belfast against Northern Ireland ended in a 1-1 draw.
Shortly afterwards, Day made his debut for the Spurs' first-team, going on to make 14 appearances in all competitions. The form of fellow-Welshman Tom Evans at right half prevented Day from becoming a regular in the Spurs' side, with nine of his League appearances coming in the 1934-35 season at the end of which Spurs were relegated from Division One.
He joined Millwall in 1936 where he spent one season and participated in five matches in the Third Division South, before joining Second Division Southampton on a free transfer in the summer of 1937.
At The Dell, Day took over from Cyril King for the first half of the 1937-38 season before King returned in December. Described as "''a calm, neat player who specialised in the ground pass rather than the cleared high ball''",
After a season with Tranmere in which Day made 32 League and one FA Cup appearance, at the end of which they were relegated from the Second Division, Day moved again to join Swindon Town in June 1939. He made his debut for Swindon at home to Aldershot on 2 September, the day before war was declared. Day remained with Swindon until June 1940, making a further 29 appearances in wartime competitions.
During the war he went on to appear as a guest for Brighton & Hove Albion, Lincoln City, Ipswich Town and Reading.
In 2005, his Wales international cap and shirt came up for auction.
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}}'''Charles "Charlie" Crowe''' (born 24 October 1924 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his career at his hometown club Newcastle United. He also spent a season at Mansfield at the end of his career.
Crowe was born in Newcastle in 1924. In his teenage years he appeared for the local football teams Heaton & Byker Youth Club and Wallsend St. Lukes. He signed for the biggest team in the city Newcastle United in October 1944. At the time he joined Newcastle, the club were only able to play friendly matches as World War II was taking place and all the football leagues in England were suspended. He made 24 appearances in two years for Newcastle as a left-back.
He made his Football League debut on 5 January 1946 in a match against Barnsley. However he only made four appearances for Newcastle from January until the end of the 1945-46 season. During the 1947-48 season he featured in just two league games as the club won promotion to the Football League First Division. Crowe found his chances limited during the following years and made only a handful of appearances.
Crowe became a regular member of the Newcastle team in the 1950-51 season, a very successful year for the club in which they finished fourth in the First Division in only their third season back at that level. Crowe was also part of the side that reached the FA Cup Final and participated in a 2-0 victory against Blackpool.
He moved to Mansfield in February and worked as player-coach in the 1956-57 season. He was selected for the Third Division North representative team in October 1957.
Charlie Crowe retired from the game in 1957 at the age of 33, having made 178 appearances in the league for Newcastle and scoring five goals from defence. He was offered a coaching job at Newcastle when Charlie Mitten became the manager but he was unimpressed by the wage being offered. He briefly managed in Egypt but was forced to return to England due to the Suez Crisis in the country.
Paul Joannou wrote in his book about the history of Newcastle United, ''The Black 'n' White Alphabet'', "A player who rarely took the headlines, Crowe got on with the rough and tumble in the middle of the field as a spoiler of the opposition's tactics and winner of the ball, while he was also used to good effect as a marker."
Crowe was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1998 while he was living with his 82-year-old wife Ruth in Wallsend. He subsequently moved to Hunter Hall care-home.
In 2009 he began the "Charlie Crowe Appeal" with the aim of helping Alzheimer sufferers.
A television programme was broadcast on the BBC show Inside Out for North East England and Cumbria in March 2009.
'''Newcastle United'''
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'''Marvin Anthony Johnson''' (born 29 October 1968 in Wembley, Greater London) is an English former professional footballer who spent his entire career at Luton Town.
Johnson signed professional terms with Luton Town on 12 November 1986 as an 18-year-old centre back who could also play as either a full back or midfielder. His career spanned 16 years in all four league divisions of England, experiencing three relegations and a promotion. Appointed as club captain during 1995-96, Johnson made a total of 440 appearances for Luton, 373 of which came in the league. Towards the end of his career Johnson was plagued by injuries, and he officially retired from playing in 2003.
In 2002, with Johnson still registered as a player, he was appointed as assistant to youth team manager John Moore. A year later and with Johnson now retired, Moore moved on and Johnson became youth team manager himself, a position he retained until he was released from his contract by Kevin Blackwell in June 2007. During his tenure, he oversaw the development of players such as Curtis Davies, Leon Barnett and Kevin Foley, who have all since played in the Premier League.
Johnson runs his own football academy in Luton, is the holder of a UEFA 'A' Coaching Licence, and spent the 2008-09 season as manager of non-league side St Neots Town, though he left the club after a 17th placed finish in the United Counties Football League Premier Division.
On 20 December 2009, Johnson was appointed as the assistant manager of Conference National side Kettering Town.
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'''Darron Karl McDonough''' (born 7 November 1962 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a former English footballer, most noted as a player for Oldham Athletic and Luton Town.
Born in Antwerp but raised in Greater Manchester, McDonough joined his local side Oldham Athletic from school as an apprentice in 1980. He played in 183 games in six seasons at Boundary Park before signing for Luton Town in an -87,000 transfer deal. He represented the Bedfordshire club 105 times in in five seasons. Injuries plagued his time at Luton, and he was sidelined for Luton's famous League Cup victory over Arsenal in 1987-88, though he did appear in the defeat to Nottingham Forest a year later. He was Kevin Keegan's first signing for Newcastle United in 1991, but only three matches into his time on Tyneside a snapped achilles forced an end to his career.
McDonough now runs his own joinery business. He lives in Oldham, Greater Manchester, in a house he built himself.
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'''Wilfred '''"'''Fred'''"''' Hoyland''' (March 1898 - after 1925) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Swansea Town, Birmingham and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Hoyland was born in Pontefract, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He made his debut in the Football League for Swansea Town in the recently-formed Third Division South. He then played for Bury, though not in the Football League, and for Glossop
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'''Alfred '''"'''Fred'''"''' Chaplin''' (1879 - after 1911) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Chaplin was born in Foleshill, Warwickshire. He played local football before joining Coventry City, then playing in the Birmingham & District League, in 1902. Chaplin's reputation as a goalscorer and his performance in a representative match between the Birmingham and Scottish Junior Football Associations earned him a contract with First Division club Small Heath.
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'''Frederick W. '''"'''Fred'''"''' Hawley''' (28 July 1890 - 1954) was an English professional footballer born in Derby who made 305 appearances in the Football League playing for Sheffield United, Coventry City, Birmingham, Swindon Town, Bristol City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Queens Park Rangers. He made guest appearances for Derby County, Notts County F.C., Birmingham and Nottingham Forest during the First World War.
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'''Frederick Charles Castle''' (29 November 1898 - 1974) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Castle was born in Kings Norton, now a district of Birmingham. He played for Smethwick Highfield before joining Birmingham in April 1925.
Castle died in Smethwick, West Midlands, late in 1974.
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'''Frederick Kerns''' (1883 - after 1908) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Kerns was born in Paddington, London. He was yet to play first-team football when he joined Birmingham as a makeweight in the December 1908 deal which took Edmund Eyre to Aston Villa and Fred Chapple in the other direction. He failed to impress in Birmingham's reserves,
-DOCSTART-	22691004
'''John '''"'''Jack'''"''' Kelly''' (2 March 1913 - 2000) was an English professional footballer who scored 32 goals from 109 appearances in the Football League playing for Burnley, Newcastle United, Leeds United, Birmingham and Bury.
Kelly was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. He played for his local junior side before joining Burnley, initially as an amateur, in October 1930. He made his debut in the Football League for Burnley, and joined Newcastle United as part of a player exchange deal in April 1933. He rarely appeared for Newcastle's first team, and moved on to Leeds United in February 1935 for a fee of -1,150.
Kelly retired from the game during the war. He was a butcher by trade, and also worked part-time as a magician.
A. These appearances and goal are for the 1939-40 season abandoned when the Second World War started.
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'''Robert Simon "Rob" Johnson''' (born 22 February 1962 in Bedford, England) is a former English footballer, most noted as a player for Luton Town.
Johnson signed for local club Luton Town as a 17-year-old in August 1979, but due to two serious knee injuries he didn't make his debut until late on in the 1982-83 season. The start of 1983-84 saw him loaned out to Lincoln City, where he made four appearances before returning to Kenilworth Road. Neither this year nor the next saw him play at all however, and he didn't become a first team player until 1985-86, when he made 15 appearances. He was now a first team regular, and he even appeared in the 1988 League Cup Final, helping Luton to a 3-2 victory over Arsenal. A year later, he moved to Leicester City, where he made 25 appearances in two years before a move to Barnet. He only played twice for Barnet before a move into non-League with Hitchin Town.
Johnson is currently a physiotherapist, and has his own practice in Matlock.
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Burton was born in South Bank, North Yorkshire. A forward, he signed for Blackburn Rovers, and made his debut in the Football League with the club.
Burton died in Derby in 1949 at the age of 63.
-DOCSTART-	22691491
'''Julian Colin James''' (born 22 March 1970 in Tring), is an English former football player, best known for his time at Luton Town.
Julian James was spotted by Luton Town coach John Moore during the summer of 1987, playing local football with his home town team Tring Tornadoes. Moore organised a professional contract for the 17-year-old defender, and James signed for Luton soon after. He made his Luton Town debut on 7 May 1988, coming off the bench in a 1-1 draw with Southampton, and made two more substitute appearances during the 1987-88 season.
He made his first start on 2 November 1988, in a League Cup match at Elland Road, home of Leeds United. James's debut was a personal disaster, as he was sent off midway through the second half - however, Luton went on to win the game 2-0. He only made one more appearance during the 1988-89 season.
1989-90 proved to be a breakthrough for James, as he started 22 games for the club. His fine performances did not go unnoticed - he earnt two caps for the England under-21s.
Still only 20, he was loaned out to Fourth Division Preston North End at the start of 1990-91, and made six appearances. He returned to Kenilworth Road and became Luton's regular centre back alongside John Dreyer, playing 25 times for Luton that season.
1991-92, Luton's last as a top flight club, saw James make 30 appearances, scoring twice. During 1992-93 he only missed three games all season, playing 44 times, and once again scoring two goals. James remained a rock in the centre of defence, and during 1993-94 also he played all but three games. James was ever-present as Luton made it to the semi-final of the FA Cup, where they lost 2-0 to Chelsea at Wembley Stadium.
By 1994-95, James was not only a regular in the team, but was considered, at the age of 24, one of the club's senior players. Three goals in 46 games saw James miss only four league games all year.
1995-96 saw another relegation, and when Terry Westley froze him out of the team James nearly left the club. However, Lennie Lawrence's arrival as manager brought James in from the cold, and James made 31 appearances that year.
James played 56 games during 1996-97, and was sent off twice - crucially, he was dismissed at Crewe Alexandra in the first leg of the play-off semi-final. Luton went on to lose, and promotion was not achieved.
1997-98 proved to be the defender's last season with the club. After making 26 appearances, a reckless challenge from Barry Hayles at Bristol Rovers broke James's leg in two places. The closest James ever came to a return was a spell with non-League Aylesbury United.
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'''John Henry Burton''' (18 September 1863 - April 1914) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa.
Burton was born in the Handsworth district of Birmingham. A defender, he played for Aston Villa from 1885 to 1893 when a knee injury forced his retirement. He played for the club in the 1887 FA Cup Final.
He died in Hockley, Birmingham, in 1914 at the age of 50.
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'''Richard George Harvey''' (born 17 April 1969 in Letchworth), is an English former football player.
A product of the club's youth system, Harvey made his League debut on 1 November 1986 in a 1-0 home win over Queens Park Rangers. He eventually became a regular in the Luton side, but due to bad luck with injuries he missed the best part of three years. Apart from a short loan spell at Blackpool in 1992, he stayed with Luton until 1998, when he left to join Aylesbury United.
Harvey is now a postman in his home town of Letchworth.
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'''Kirk William Stephens''' (born 27 February 1955 in Coventry), is an English former football player, best known for his time at Luton Town and Coventry City.
Kirk Stephens started out as a schoolboy with local club Coventry City, but after four years on their books he was told he wasn't up to standard. Stephens joined non-League Nuneaton Borough, managed by a young David Pleat. After five years, Pleat moved on to Second Division side Luton Town, and one of his first signings for his new club was the 23 year old Stephens. He made his debut on 19 August 1978, in a 6-1 home win over Oldham Athletic, and went on to play 227 times for the club, scoring twice.
He was sold to his home town club Coventry City in 1984, and he played 34 times for them over two seasons before injury forced an end to his professional career. He returned to his former team Nuneaton Borough. He also played at Barnet scoring two goals
-DOCSTART-	22695901
}}'''Derek Nassari''' (born October 20, 1971, Salford) is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder.
Nassari enjoyed one substitute appearance with Chester City in the The Football League, when he replaced Sean Lundon in a 1-0 loss at Bury on March 17, 1990. He later made two appearances in the Conference for Northwich Victoria during 1992-93.
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'''Adam Chapman''' (born 29 November 1989) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Oxford United as a midfielder.
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Chapman was scouted by Sheffield United as a youngster, Chapman went on to sign a professional deal in the summer of 2007 and established himself as a regular in the reserve side, while also captaining the side. In January 2009, he joined Oxford United of the Conference National on a month's loan,
After failing to break into the Blades' first team he signed for Oxford United at the end of the 2008-09 season for a fee of -15,000 with a 50% sell-on clause.
-DOCSTART-	22701702
'''Henry Albert Allen''' (born 1896, date of death unknown) was an English professional association football player of the 1920s. Born in Hackney, he joined Gillingham from Southend United in 1923 and went on to make six appearances for the club in The Football League. He left to join Charlton Athletic in 1924.
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'''Frank Drabble''' (8 July, 1888-1964) was a professional footballer who played for Bloxwich Wesley, Southport YMCA, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest, Burnley, Bradford Park Avenue, Southport Central, Bolton Wanderers, Southport and Queens Park Rangers.
Drabble had spells with youth clubs Bloxwich Wesley and Southport YMCA before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1909. The goalkeeper played one match in his time at the club. He played a further eight matches at Nottingham Forest in 1910. Drabble played two matches for Burnley in 1910 before featuring in 32 matches at Bradford Park Avenue. He had further spells at Southport Central, Bolton Wanderers, Southport and finally at Queens Park Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22705592
'''Charlie Gough''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played four league games in England for Charlton Athletic in the 1964-65 season. Gough also played for Alton Town in England and Highlands Park in South Africa. His son is fellow player Richard Gough.
-DOCSTART-	22708353
Parkin spent his youth career with Ipswich Town. In December 1973, he turned professional with Ipswich, but did not see any first team time until January 1978. In 1977, the team sent him on loan to the Connecticut Bicentennials of the North American Soccer League.
-DOCSTART-	22708650
'''Paul Emblen''' (born 3 April 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played for Tonbridge Angels, Charlton Athletic, Brighton & Hove Albion and Wycombe Wanderers. His brother Neil was also a professional footballer.
-DOCSTART-	22708732
'''Ron Wigg''' (born May 18, 1949 in Dunrow; died March 7, 1997) was an English professional football striker who spent most of his career in England before ending it in the American Soccer League. He then coached for seventeen years in the United States at both the youth and professional levels.
In 1979, Wigg moved to the United States where he signed with the Columbus Magic of the American Soccer League. That season, he scored thirteen goals in twenty-seven matches as the Magic fell to the Sacramento Gold in the championship game. That fall, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played only ten games, but still scored five goals. He finished his career in 1980 with the Magic.
Following his retirement, he remained in Ohio where he held a variety of coaching positions. In 1983, he coached Saint Charles Preparatory School to the Ohio State AA soccer championship. He also coached the Columbus Capitals in the American Indoor Soccer Association. At the time of his death, he was the Ohio South Youth Soccer Association Director of Coaching and Soccer Education.
-DOCSTART-	22708785
'''Marcel Gaillard''' (15 January 1927 - 1976) was a Belgian professional footballer who played in England for Tonbridge, Crystal Palace, Portsmouth and Weymouth. Gaillard was the first non-British footballer to play for Crystal Palace; he was also the first non-British player to score.
-DOCSTART-	22708954
'''Keith Furphy''' is a retired English-American professional football (soccer) forward who spent most of his career in the United States. He played four seasons in the North American Soccer League, seven in the Major Indoor Soccer League and one each in the American Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League. He is the son of Ken Furphy, a retired English footballer and coach.
In 1978, Furphy moved to the United States where he signed with the Detroit Express of the North American Soccer League. At the time the Express were coached by his father. On May 3, 1980, the Express sent Furphy to the Atlanta Chiefs for cash and the Chiefs' first round pick in the 1981 NASL Draft. The Express made the move as a result of fan dissatisfaction with Furphy playing for his father in Detroit. He spent two seasons with the Chiefs. In the fall of 1981, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League and immediately established himself as a high scoring indoor soccer striker. On July 2, 1983, Furphy signed with the Detroit Express, now playing in the second division American Soccer League. He scored two goals in his debut the next day. He returned to the Force in the fall and played with them through the 1984-1985 season. However, tensions between him and coach Timo Liekoski came to a head that year and Furphy demanded to be traded. On October 24, 1985, the Force sent Furphy to the Kansas City Comets in exchange for the Comets' next three first round draft choices. Furphy began the season with Kansas City, but was traded to the Tacoma Stars in exchange for Dale Mitchell on February 6, 1986. By this time, Furphy had become a naturalized U.S. citizen. Furphy finished the season in Tacoma, but was released by the team at the end of the season and signed with the Baltimore Blast. In 1988, Furphy returned to England to sign with Plymouth Argyle for the remainder of the 1987-1988 season. He played six games, scoring one goal. In the fall of 1988, he signed with Bath City and played one game, a 2-0 victory over Merthyr Tydfil in a November 1988 Westgate Insurance Cup game. On February 22, 1992, the Detroit Rockers of the National Professional Soccer League signed Furphy to a ten day contract.
-DOCSTART-	22713251
'''John Pollock Eadon''' (3 September, 1889-1961) was a professional footballer who played for Maryhill and Tottenham Hotspur.
Eadon began his career with local club Maryhill. The goalkeeper joined Tottenham Hotspur and played five matches in 1915.
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'''Thomas Sharp "Tommy" McKechnie''' (born 9 February 1940) is a former Scottish footballer, most noted as a player for Luton Town.
Born, in Milngavie, McKechnie started out with his local side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy before moving south with Luton Town in 1961. He spent five years in Bedfordshire before moving to Boscombe and Bournemouth Athletic, where he spent a year. He then spent a season at Colchester United before retiring to non-League with Bury Town.
-DOCSTART-	22713375
'''Barry Desmond Butlin''' (born 9 November 1949 in Rosliston, England) is a former English footballer, most noted as a player for Luton Town and Nottingham Forest.
Butlin started out with his local side, Derby County, in 1967. He stayed in Derby until 1972, spending two successful loan spells at Notts County, before he signed for Luton Town. Two years with Luton saw Nottingham Forest sign Butlin, and after three years and two spells out on loan he signed for Peterborough United. He spent two years with Peterborough before signing for Sheffield United. After two seasons with ''the Blades'', Butlin retired.
-DOCSTART-	22713490
'''James 'Jimmy' Elliott''' (1891-?) was a professional footballer who played for South Weald, Peterborough City, Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford.
After spells with South Weald and Peterborough City, Elliott joined Tottenham Hotspur. The adaptable right half could also slot into the centre forward position featured in 13 matches and scored on three occasions for the ''Lilywhites'' between 1912-19. He signed for Brentford in 1920 and played in a further 65 matches and scoring twice.
-DOCSTART-	22713542
'''Brian Lewis''' (26 January 1943 - 14 December 1998) was an English footballer, most noted as a player for Portsmouth, Luton Town and Colchester United.
Lewis started out with Crystal Palace, but after only three years as a professional he moved to the club he supported, Portsmouth. After four years with Portsmouth, he moved on to first Coventry City, in 1967, and then Luton Town, in 1968. In 1970 he signed for Oxford United, but within the year he was on the move again, joining Colchester United. While at Colchester he took part in one of the great FA Cup giant-killings, when Fourth Division Colchester took on Leeds United in the fifth round in 1970-71. Leeds were one of the best teams in the country, and the tie seemed decided before a ball was kicked - but Colchester's team of veterans managed to beat Leeds 3-2. In 1972 he returned to Portsmouth, where he finished his professional career in 1975, when he moved on to Hastings United.
-DOCSTART-	22715589
'''Sean Paul Farrell''' (born 28 February 1969 in Watford) is an English former professional footballer.
Despite his birth in Watford, Farrell joined Luton Town as an apprentice in 1985. He went out on loan to Colchester United in 1988, and broke into the Luton side during the 1990-91 season, when he made twenty appearances. However, the return of David Pleat to Luton heralded a loan move to Northampton Town in 1991 before a permanent -100,000 move to Fulham. At Fulham he scored 31 goals in 94 games before moving to Peterborough United in 1994. In 1997 he joined Notts County, and played there for four years before joining Burton Albion, where he ended his career due to injury in 2003.
-DOCSTART-	22715795
'''Andrew "Andy" Rennie''' (1901 - 1938) was a Scottish footballer, best known as a player for Luton Town. He is Luton Town's second top goalscorer of all time, with 162 goals between 1925 and 1934,
Rennie was a prolific goalscorer in his junior days in Scotland, but on joining Kilwinning Rangers he was moved to centre-back. Rennie left Kilwinning for English Third Division South team Luton Town in 1925, still as a defender. He remained a defender for two years at Luton, until Luton manager John McCartney moved him back to the forward line. It was a shrewd decision by McCartney: Rennie scored in his first game up front, and finished the year as the club's leading scorer, with 24 goals in as many games. Rennie did even better during the 1928-29 season, scoring 43 goals in only 41 matches to be the highest goalscorer for the Third Division South.
Rennie died in 1938, only four years after leaving Luton and three years after retiring from professional football.
-DOCSTART-	22717401
'''Peter Carr''' (born August 25, 1951 in Bishop Middleham) is a retired English professional football defender. He spent four seasons in the North American Soccer League, at least one in the Major Indoor Soccer League and two in the American Soccer League.
Carr signed with Darlington FC when he was fifteen. He played for the New England Tea Men of the North American Soccer League each summer from 1979 to 1980. He became a free agent when the Tea Men moved to Jacksonville in 1981. He subsequently signed with the Washington Diplomats. In the fall of 1981, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played in only fourteen games and was released at the end of the season. In 1982, he moved to the Georgia Generals of the second division American Soccer League. In 1983, he played for the Pennsylvania Stoners. In 1985, he played for the Greek American AA in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League.
-DOCSTART-	22717711
'''Trevor Dawkins''' (born July 11, 1945 in Thorpe Bay, Essex) is a retired English professional football defender. He spent seven seasons in the Football League, five in South Africa, and seven in the United States, most in indoor leagues. Following his retirement in 1985, he coached for fourteen years in the U.S. indoor leagues. He was the 1986 AISA Coach of the Year, 1991 MISL Coach Of The Year and 1996 CISL Coach of the Year.
Dawkins began his professional career with West Ham United when he was fifteen. In 1964, he entered West Ham's first team. In 1978, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Sacramento Gold of the American Soccer League. He played at least two seasons in Sacramento, with part of the 1979 season spent as a player-coach.
In 1979, Dawkins became the head coach of the Sacramento Gold for the last four months on the American Soccer League season. On July 11, 1985, Dawkins was hired as the head coach of the Canton Invaders in the American Indoor Soccer Association.
-DOCSTART-	22717991
'''Roy Sinclair''' (born December 10, 1944, England) is a retired English professional football midfielder. He spent eleven seasons in the lower English divisions before moving to the United States where he played in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
Sinclair began his playing days in his native England but would go on to enjoy several years playing in the United States. In 1973, he broke his leg which forced him to miss the 1973-1974 season. He them moved to the United States where he signed with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. He played 20 games, scoring one goal, during the 1974 season. That year, he was an Honorable Mention All Star. In 1975, he played only one game before moving to the Denver Dynamos. He injured his achiles tendon during the season limiting his number of games with the Dynamos. The team released him at the end of the season and he returned to the Pacific Northwest to sign with the expansion Tacoma Tides in the American Soccer League for the 1976 season. The team lasted only one season before withdrawing from the league. In 1978, he signed with the Detroit Express in the NASL. In the fall of 1978, he moved indoors with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played three seasons with the Force. In the summer of 1979, he spent the summer outdoor season with the Columbus Magic and the 1980 summer season with the Cleveland Cobras, both in the American Soccer League. Sinclair retired from playing in 1981.
In 1976, he coached the Bellevue Community College team to the Washington State championship. In 1989, he became the head coach of the Chief Sealth High School boys' soccer team. In 1986, he became the head coach of Seattle University
-DOCSTART-	22718025
'''Daniel Richard 'Danny' Groves''' (born 10 December 1990) is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Darlington. He is a midfielder.
Groves made his debut appearance for the club as a substitute in the last 13 minutes of the game against Chester City on 2 May 2009.
-DOCSTART-	22718152
Betts played in the Blackpool F.C. youth system. In 1974, the Blackpool youths won the Caligaris International Tournament. In 1975, he moved up to the first team. In 1976, he transferred to the Sligo Rovers. In 1979, Betts played for the Cleveland Cobras in the American Soccer League.
-DOCSTART-	22718800
'''Tony Glavin''' is a retired Scottish professional footballer who spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League and seven seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
In 1976, Glavin signed with Queens Park Rangers, spending two seasons in their youth system. During that time, he played 64 games and scored 7 goals for the reserve team, but saw no first team time. In 1978, Glavin signed his first professional contract with the Philadelphia Fury of the North American Soccer League when he was nineteen.
In December 1983, he suffered a career ending knee injury. That year, he entered the coaching ranks as an assistant with the Steamers. He continued to attempt to come back until 1985, but saw no game time until he played a single game at the beginning of the 1986-1987 season. On February 9, 1987, the Steamers fired head coach Pat McBride and replaced him with Glavin. Glavin used this opportunity to again attempt a comeback as a player, but was unable to do so. The team withdrew from the league following the 1987-1988 season. The Kansas City Comets then hired Glavin as an assistant coach. His success leading practices led to his playing a handful of games during the first few weeks of the season. In August 1990, he was hired to coach the Dayton Dynamo of the American Indoor Soccer Association. In 1997, he founded the "Tony Glavin Soccer Club" in Cottleville, Missouri. In December 2005, the United Soccer Leagues awarded a franchise to Glavin and his partners. Glavin was also named as the head coach of the team, known as the St. Louis Lions.
-DOCSTART-	22719177
}}'''Alan Hughes''' (born October 5, 1948, Wallasey) is a former English footballer who played as a forward.
Hughes made nine appearances in The Football League with Chester in 1967-68, during a loan spell from Liverpool (where he failed to make any league appearances). Hughes replaced David Hancox in the Chester number nine shirt when he made his debut in November 1967, with the two month loan spell also yielding two FA Cup appearances and a Welsh Cup outing.
-DOCSTART-	22719893
'''Ron Fearon''' (born November 19, 1960 in Romford) is a retired English professional football goalkeeper.
In 1984, he trained with the San Diego Sockers of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) while visiting his wife's family who lived in California. In 1989, Terry Nicholl, coach of the Wichita Wings of the MISL called Fearon and invited him to a trial. At the time, Ipswich Town was asking for a transfer fee of approximately -140,000. Ipswich Town waived the fee for the transfer to the Wings. He signed with the Wings on October 1, 1989. In the summer of 1990, West Bromwich Albion expressed an interest in signing Fearon, but he decided to extend his contract with the Wings after Ipswich Town reinstated the transfer fee now that Fearon was returning to England.
On June 12, 1996, Fearon signed with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. He played no games and was soon back in England.
-DOCSTART-	22720694
'''Harold Riley''' (22 November 1909 - 8 April 1982), sometimes known as '''Harry Riley''', was an English professional footballer who scored 74 goals from 217 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Accrington Stanley, Lincoln City, Notts County, Cardiff City, Northampton Town and Exeter City.
Riley was born in the Hollinwood district of Oldham, then in Lancashire. He began his football career in the Cheshire County League, first with Altrincham and then with Hurst, for whom he scored both on his debut and on his last appearance, with a total of 11 goals from 22 games in all competitions. After an unsuccessful trial with Manchester United,
Together with Accrington teammate George Whyte, Riley, described as "small and clever",
Riley also played cricket as a right-handed batsman for Lincolnshire in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship.
Riley died in Lincoln in 1982 at the age of 72.
-DOCSTART-	22720807
'''Henry '''"'''Harry'''"''' Deacon''' (25 April 1900 - 15 January 1946) was an English professional footballer who made 479 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Swansea Town, Crewe Alexandra, Southport, Accrington Stanley and Rotherham United.
Deacon was born in the Darnall district of Sheffield, and played football for Hallam before joining Sheffield Wednesday as an amateur.
In nine seasons with the club, he scored 86 goals in 316 league games,
Deacon went on to spend three seasons with Crewe Alexandra where he scored 47 goals in 188 Third Division North games.
Deacon died in Rotherham, Yorkshire, in 1946 at the age of 45.
-DOCSTART-	22720855
'''Harry Draper''' (1887 - after 1910) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Draper was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He played local football in Rotherham and spent a season in the Midland League with Rotherham County before joining Birmingham of the Football League Second Division in April 1910.
-DOCSTART-	22720892
'''Harry Cecil Parr''' (1914 - after 1939) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Parr was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He played local football in the Shropshire area before joining Birmingham in October 1937.
-DOCSTART-	22720930
'''Terry Rowe''' (born June 8, 1964 in London) is a retired English professional footballer. He spent three seasons in the American Professional Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League, four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and two in the National Professional Soccer League.
Rowe began his career on the Brentford F.C. youth teams when he was fifteen. He turned professional with Brentford and played 105 games before a change of managers put him on the second team. In 1984, scouts from the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League approached him and he moved to the United States. He remained with the Wings until 1990. On July 6, 1990, he signed a one year contract with the Cleveland Crunch. However, in September, he discovered that the move to Cleveland voided his work visa and he returned to the Wings. In February 1991, he signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the American Professional Soccer League. He finished the MISL season with Wichita, then joined the Rowdies in April. In August 1991, he rejoined the Wings for the 1991-1992 MISL season, then was back with the Rowdies in the summer of 1992. This season the Rowdies went to the APSL championship game before losing to the Colorado Foxes. By this time, the MISL had collapsed and the Wings moved to the National Professional Soccer League. The move led to a complete revamping of their roster and Rowe was not offered a contract. He returned to England to seek a new team there, but returned to the United States after Terry Nicholl, ex-coach of the Wings asked him to come play for the Dayton Dynamo which Nicholl was now coaching in the NPSL. He played only one month with Dayton before returning to England for a trial with Cambridge F.C. However, he was back with the Rowdies for the 1993 season. He was named team captain, but injures marred his season and he played only eleven games. In 1994, he signed with the Detroit Neon in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He spent the 1994 and 1995 seasons in Detroit before moving to the Indianapolis Twisters for the 1996 season. He began the 1997 season with the Twisters before being traded in July, along with Rich Ryerson to the Anaheim Splash in exchange for Paul McDonnell and a 1998 first-round draft pick. On October 16, 1997, Rowe signed a short-term contract with the Wings. He played five games, then left to play for an English team. He returned to the Wings in July 1998.
-DOCSTART-	22721088
'''Victor "Vic" Moreland''' (born June 15, 1957 in Belfast) is a retired professional footballer from Northern Ireland who began his career in Northern Ireland, spent two seasons in the Football League before moving to the United States. He then played six seasons in the North American Soccer League, seven in the Major Indoor Soccer League as well as several season in several lower division indoor and outdoor leagues.
Moreland began his career as a midfielder with Glentoran in 1973. In 1978, Glentoran sent him on loan to the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League. He returned to Ireland and began the 1978-1979 season with them before Glentoran sold him and Billy Caskey to Derby County for -90,000 in September 1978. He played two seasons with Derby before the team sold his contract, along with Caskey's to the Tulsa Roughnecks for $100,000 in 1980. The NASL ran an indoor season during the 1980-1981 winter. Up to this time, Moreland had played as a defensive midfielder, but beginning with the 1981 NASL outdoor season, he moved permanently to the backline. In 1984, he was named to the All League Second Team. In the fall of 1984, he moved to the Chicago Sting of the Major Indoor Soccer League. On September 18, 1985, the Sting sold his contract to the Dallas Sidekicks. On June 15, 1988, the Sidekicks released him in order to reduce the team's player salaries. He signed with the Wichita Wings on July 1, 1988. In June 1989, he returned to outdoor soccer with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Soccer League. That year, the Strikers won the league title, then defeated the San Diego Nomads of the Western Soccer League for the first national outdoor championship since the demise of the NASL in 1984. On June 18, 1989, the Cleveland Crunch selected Moreland in the MISL expansion draft. However, he refused to sign with Cleveland and the Crunch allowed him to sign with the Wings in September 1989 in return for an undisclosed amount of cash and the Wing's first round selection in the 1990 MISL Draft. He remained with the Wings until the spring of 1991. In the summer of 1990 and 1991, he played for the Strikers, this time also adding duties as an assistant coach. In August 1991, he was named as a player-coach with the Tulsa Ambush in the National Professional Soccer League. Moreland retired in 1992. He came out of retirement in November 1994, to play for the Tulsa Roughnecks in the 1994-1995 USISL indoor season. He continued to play for the Roughnecks during the 1995 USISL outdoor season, then became the head coach of the Roughnecks for the 1995-1996 indoor season. He remained with the team until the start of the 1996 outdoor season, when he stepped down as coach. He continued to play sporadically for the Roughnecks into the 1997-1998 indoor season, filling in when ever injuries caught the team shorthanded. He founded, and continues to run, the Tulsa Nationals Soccer Academy in 1995.
In March 1978, Moreland played one game with the Northern Ireland U-21 team. On November 29, 1978, he earned his first of six caps with the Northern Ireland national football team against Bulgaria. He scored his only goal with the national team in a 5-1 loss to England on October 17, 1979. His last international game came a month later when Northern Ireland defeated Ireland on November 21, 1979.
-DOCSTART-	22721222
'''William Harold '''"'''Harry'''"''' Holmes''' (18 August 1908 - 1976) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as an outside right for Coventry City, Notts County and Birmingham.
Holmes was born in Ambergate, Derbyshire. Unwilling to put football ahead of his career as a draughtsman, he retained his amateur status, and alternated his Football League games with playing for his local club Heanor Town. He was the last amateur to play first-team football for Birmingham, which he did in November 1934.
-DOCSTART-	22721278
'''Mick Coop''' (born July 10, 1948 in Grimsby) is a retired English professional football right back.
Born in Grimsby, Coop grew up in Leamington Spa where he was an excellent school boy cricketer and footballer. He joined Coventry City F.C. as an apprentice in 1962. In January 1966, he turned professional with Coventry and soon made his first team debut. A run of poor form during the 1974-1975 season led to the exciting Graham Oakey replacing him on the back line and Coop went on loan to York City F.C. for four games. When he returned to Coventry, he regained his starting position. In the summer of 1979, Coventry sent him on loan to the Detroit Express of the North American Soccer League. In July 1981, he transferred to Derby County F.C. for -20,000 where he retired in January 1982. He later played a few games for AP Leamington. After retirement he worked as a coach at Coventry City and was an antiques dealer. He and his wife live in Wellesbourne.
-DOCSTART-	22721448
'''David Bradford''' (born February 22, 1953) is a retired professional football midfielder from England.
In 1968, Bradford began his career as a fifteen year old apprentice with Blackburn Rovers. In 1971, he moved up to the first team. In 1974, they sent him to Sheffield United for -10,000 where he played for Ken Furphy. In 1978, Furphy, now coach of the Detroit Express of the North American Soccer League, brought Bradford to the United States. He returned to England at the end of the NASL seasons and played for Coventry City in 1978-1979 before returning to the Detroit Express in 1979. In 1981, he signed with the Washington Diplomats, then played the 1982 season with the Tulsa Roughnecks. Bradford played for the Baltimore Blast in the Major Soccer League in 1982-1983. In 1983, he played for the Seattle Sounders. The team folded at the end of the season and Bradford returned to the Roughnecks for the last season of the NASL.
After his retirement, he managed the Brownhill post office for over a decade. He now coaches in the Tulsa Soccer Academy.
-DOCSTART-	22725876
'''Cuthbert Coundon''' (4 April 1905 - 18 December 1978) was an English footballer who played at outside-right in the 1920s, for Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Coundon was born in Sunderland and represented Sunderland Schools. On leaving school, he took up an apprenticeship as a joiner, playing part time for Jarrow in the North Eastern League, where he was spotted by scouts from Southampton of the Football League Second Division.
He moved to the south coast in April 1925 for a fee of -300.
Over the next season, Coundon only made a handful of appearances, before a run of 14 games in the 1927-28 season after Henderson had broken his arm. The return of Henderson in December brought Coundon's career at Southampton to a close and in June 1928 he was transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of -150.
Coundon spent one season with Wolves, before joining Southend United in May 1929. He then dropped down to non-league football in 1930, spending several years with Guildford City before becoming a coach with Sutton United in September 1935.
-DOCSTART-	22726524
'''Thomas Eli '''"'''Tom'''"''' Evans''' (February 1896 - after 1926) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Evans was born in Dudley, now in the West Midlands county. He played local football before joining Birmingham during the First World War.
-DOCSTART-	22727288
'''Bertie Henry West Elkin''' (14 October, 1886-1962) was a professional footballer who played for Fulham, Luton Town, Stockport County and Tottenham Hotspur.
Elkin had spells at Fulham and Luton before joining Stockport County where he played 47 matches between 1908-09. The right back signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1909 and went on to feature in 27 matches in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites''.
-DOCSTART-	22727904
'''Hugh John Richard Billington''' (born 24 February 1916 in Ampthill) was a professional footballer best known as a player for Luton Town and Chelsea.
Born in Ampthill but raised in Luton, Billington was signed by Luton Town from local side Waterlows, for whom he had scored 80 goals during 1937-38. He started the 1938-39 in Luton's reserves, but after 14 goals in 15 games he was given his chance in the first team. On 5 November 1938 Hugh Billington made his league debut for Luton at Tranmere Rovers, and Billington scored twice as Luton won 3-2. He finished that season with 28 league goals from 27 Division Two matches.
Sadly, the war interrupted his career, and although he scored regularly for Luton after the war, he was transferred to Chelsea for -8,000 in 1948.
He remained in Luton until his death in 1988.
-DOCSTART-	22728220
'''John Leonard '''"'''Jack'''"''' Price''' (1877 - after 1903) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath, Doncaster Rovers and Stockport County.
-DOCSTART-	22728238
'''John William '''"'''Jack'''"''' Price''' (9 June 1900 - 1984) was an English professional footballer born in Ibstock, Leicestershire, who played in the Football League in the 1920s for Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town, Brentford and Torquay United. He played as a full back.
His younger brother Fred was also a footballer, who played at outside left for Leicester City, Southampton, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chesterfield, whilst his uncle Cliff Price played at inside left for Leicester Fosse, Halifax Town, Southampton and Nottingham Forest.
-DOCSTART-	22728254
'''John '''"'''Jack'''"''' Price''' (born 29 August 1918) was an English professional footballer born in Shotton, County Durham, who played in the Football League in the 1930s for Hartlepools United and York City. He played as a forward.
-DOCSTART-	22728573
'''Don Tobin''' is a retired professional footballer from Ireland. Since 1995 he has been Director of Coaching at the Dunedin Stirling Soccer Club in the US. He is also assistant coach of the University of Tampa's soccer team, the Tampa Spartans.
In 1970, Tobin signed with Everton FC as a schoolboy apprentice. He later turned professional with the team, but saw no first team time before moving to Rochdale A.F.C. in 1973. After three seasons, he transferred to Witton Albion. In 1977, he moved to Sligo Rovers for one season before moving to the United States where he remained for the rest of his career. When he arrived in the U.S., he signed with the California Sunshine of the American Soccer League. After the 1978 summer outdoor season, he signed with the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League for the 1978-1979 indoor season. In the spring of 1979, he returned to the Sunshine. That season, he was selected for the ASL first team All Star. He played one more season with the Wings in 1979-1980 and one more season with the Sunshine in 1980. In 1981, he signed with the Carolina Lightnin' of the ASL. The Lightnin' won the ASL championship, 2-1 over New York United with Tobin scoring the first Lightnin' goal. This season he was again an ASL first team All Star. He spent three seasons with Carolina. In the fall of 1981, he joined the Los Angeles Lazers for two seasons of MISL action. He scored fifty goals before being released in the summer of 1983. He then signed with the Canton Invaders of the American Indoor Soccer Association. He spent four seasons in Canton and was the 1986 AISA MVP. An injury suffered in February 1987 led to the loss of several months with the Invaders. Then, disagreements between Tobin and the coaching staff led the team to release him at the end of the 1986-1987 season. In 1984, he played for the Rochester Flash in the United Soccer League. In June 1985, he signed with the Tulsa Tornados of the USL, but the league collapsed after only six games. In November 1992, the Tampa Bay Rowdies signed Tobin for the team's upcoming 1988 American Soccer League season. He was a regular starter in 1988, but lost much of the 1989 season with injuries before being suspended by head coach Rodney Marsh in August when he told Marsh he would miss a game in order to manage his ice cream business. The team released him a few weeks later. He was not unemployed for long as the expansion Memphis Rogues of the AISA hired Tobin as head coach. In addition to coaching the team, Tobin also played. On December 15, 1989, the Rogues both fired and released Tobin. In July 1990, he signed with the Orlando Lions of the American Professional Soccer League. The Lions folded at the end of the season and it appears Tobin retired from playing then.
In 2000, Tobin coached the Tampa Bay Extreme of the W-League. He is currently an assistant coach with the University of Tampa's soccer team.
-DOCSTART-	22728706
'''Dave Philpotts''' (born March 31, 1954 in Bromborough, Merseyside) is a retired professional football defender from England.
Philpotts began his career with Coventry City in 1972. He played only three games with the first team over two seasons. He went on loan to Southport FC during the 1973-1974 season. In 1974, he transferred to Tranmere Rovers where he became a fixture on the back line. In 1981, he moved to the Carolina Lightnin', which was playing its first season of existence, of the American Soccer League. He was back in England with Tranmere in 1983. He ended his career with two games during the 194-1984 season.
After retiring he joined the Tranmere Rovers coaching staff, where He is currently Chief scout.
-DOCSTART-	22731698
'''Rui Manuel Guerreiro Nobre Esteves''' (born 30 January 1967) is a Portuguese former professional footballer born in Lisbon who played as a midfielder in the Portuguese Liga for Farense, Vitria Setbal, Benfica and Belenenses, in the K-League for Daewoo Royals, and in the Chinese Jia-A League for Beijing Guoan. He also played lower-league football in Portugal for Torreense, Olhanense and Louletano, and in England for Birmingham City. After retiring as a player he became a coach, and in December 2008 was appointed head coach of Fabril Barreiro after previously holding a similar position at Portosantense, F.C. Maia and Torreense.
-DOCSTART-	22732290
'''Alfred "Alf" Bishop''' (17 July 1902 - 5 March 1944) was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward in the 1920s and 1930s.
Bishop joined the RAF as a 16 year old cadet in 1919. He was originally spotted by scouts from Southampton in 1923 while playing representative football for the Royal Air Force and was given a trial, although he was not then offered a contract
In the summer of 1926, the "Saints" manager Arthur Chadwick had signed several new players, including Dick Rowley and Sammy Taylor, both of whom could play in either of the inside-forward positions. After trying first Rowley and then Bishop at inside-left (for four games), Chadwick recalled Frank Matthews for three games in September, moving Bishop over to the right for a further three games, before Rowley returned at inside-right. The form of Rowley and Taylor prevented Bishop regaining his place in the first-team, and he spent the remainder of his Saints' career in the reserves, where he made 23 appearances before his contract was cancelled in January 1927.
After a period in non-league football, he briefly resurrected his League career with a season in the Third Division North with Barrow. He then returned to the lower leagues with Cradley Heath of the semi-professional Birmingham & District League, before spells with Wellington Town, where he scored 36 goals in the 1929-30 season, Leamington Town,
Bishop later worked at the British Small Arms (BSA) factories in Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent. He rejoined the RAF at the outbreak of World War II, serving as an aircraft gunner in France. He died of TB in 1944, aged 41.
-DOCSTART-	22732551
'''Jason Walker''' (born 21 March, 1984 in Barrow-in-Furness, England ) is an English footballer who currently plays for Barrow A.F.C. in the Conference National as a forward, whom he joined in 2007. He has previously played for Dundee, Greenock Morton and Morecambe.
Walker began his footballing career at Dundee in 2001 aged 16. He remained there for four seasons before leaving in 2004 and joining Greenock Morton. In January 2007 he was released and joined Morecambe, scoring on his first team debut against Mangotsfield in the FA Trophy as a substitute. He was released by Morecambe in March 2007 and signed for Barrow. In the 2008-09 season he was Barrow's top scorer with 12 goals in the league, and scored Barrow's goal in their 2-1 defeat by Middlesbrough in the FA Cup Third Round .
Walker was allowed to go on trial with Championship side Doncaster Rovers in the summer of 2009, but the two clubs could not agree a fee and the striker returned to his hometown club for the 2009-10.
-DOCSTART-	22732805
'''John Thomas "Tom" Brewis''' (21 April 1907 - 5 April 1975) was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward in the 1930s, spending most of his career with Southampton.
Brewis was born in Tynemouth and played his early football with various colliery clubs, including West Stanley (in the North Eastern League, from where he joined Newark Town of the Midland League in 1929.
After a year at Newark, now aged 23, Brewis moved into the Football League when he was signed by York City of the Third Division North in July 1930. He spent two seasons at York, mostly used as cover for Tom Fenoughty, making 26 league and two FA Cup appearances.
In March 1932, Brewis was signed for Southampton of the Second Division by recently appointed manager George Kay as cover for Bill Fraser and Arthur Wilson. Brewis made his debut on 19 March 1932, replacing Charlie Sillett who had been drafted in at inside-left whilst Wilson was injured, before losing his place on Wilson's return for the following match, although Brewis made a further five appearances in the 1931-32 season.
During the summer of 1932, the Saints' worsening financial position resulted in the sales of both Fraser (to Fulham) and Wilson (to West Ham United) leaving Brewis as the only recognised inside-right, with Herbert Coates being recalled at inside-left. Despite the sales in the summer, the Saints' side had a settled look in 1932-33, with ten players making 30 or more appearances. Brewis and Coates became established as the inside-forwards, with Ted Drake in the centre, and Dick Neal and John Arnold on the wings. Brewis scored ten goals from 31 League appearances, including a hat-trick in a 4-1 victory over Manchester United on 3 September 1932. Described as "''not a tall man''", Brewis "''had the knack of hanging in the air to head improbable goals''".
Brewis retained his place for the next two seasons, although he missed a substantial part of the 1934-35 season, when he was replaced by Fred Tully. For the following season, Tully became the settled No.8, and Brewis played less than half the matches, mostly as a half-back. Although Brewis remained at The Dell for a further year, he only appeared three timers in 1936-37, before he was released in the 1937 close season.
Brewis then spent two seasons on the Isle of Wight with Newport before joining the Royal Navy in 1939.
After the war, Brewis became a publican, running the Durham Hotel in Northam, Southampton.
-DOCSTART-	22735836
'''Stephen Broad''' (born 10 June 1980) is an English footballer, who played as a defender in the Football League for Southend United. He has also played for non-League clubs, Hayes, Kingstonian, Corinthian-Casuals and Sutton United.
As a youth, Broad played for Chelsea for five years rising through the youth ranks before captaining Chelsea's reserve side, which included John Terry.
He made his debut for Southend United in Third Division, in the 1-1 away draw against Chesterfield on 31 March 2001. He joined Kingstonian in June 2003 alongside Mark Beard.
Broad rejoined Kingstonian in October 2006,
Broad decided to give up full-time football in 2003,
-DOCSTART-	22740595
'''Stephen McNulty''' (born 26 September, 1983 in Liverpool, England ) is an English footballer, who plays as a centre back. He currently represents Fleetwood Town in the Conference North, having been transferred from Barrow A.F.C. in June 2009. He has previously played for Liverpool Academy (as captain), Burscough and Vauxhall Motors.
McNulty began his career at the Liverpool Academy and was released in 2003. He signed for Burscough and gained a regular place in the first team. In 2005 he joined Vauxhall Motors, and again quickly gained a place in the first team before being appointed captain. He left in 2007 and joined Barrow, scoring on his debut. He was Blue Square North Player of the Season during Barrow's successful promotion season 2007-08. In June 2009, Fleetwood Town signed him for a club record fee of -17,000.
-DOCSTART-	22741735
'''Albert Evans''' (17 October, 1901-1969) was a professional footballer who played Woking, Tottenham Hotspur and Grantham Town.
Evans began his career at Woking. The forward joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1927 where he played in five matches between 1927-28. After leaving the ''Lilywhites'' he went on to play for Grantham Town.
-DOCSTART-	22743460
He was born in Cradley Heath and played for his local side before signing for Aston Villa in July 1959. Originally an inside forward, he made his debut on Boxing Day 1959 and made three appearances in total in the First Division. Looking for first team football he signed for Doncaster Rovers in July 1962. He was a regular starter in the Fourth Division, making 124 league appearances.
In 1966 he moved down into non-league football with Burton Albion, winning the Player of the Year award for the 1969-70 season. John Charles, then manager of Hereford United, signed Potter in September 1970. Potter made 33 league appearances in 1970-71, with a further 27 in various cup competitions. Potter was the goalkeeper in Hereford's FA Cup run of 1971-72, notably defeating Newcastle United in the Third Round. While Ronnie Radford and Ricky George wrote their names in the history books with their goals, Potter's 38 clean sheets that season saw him named Player of the Year.
Hereford were elected to the Football League for 1972-73 but Potter made only 9 league appearances as David Icke's performances in goal kept him out of the starting eleven. Icke was forced to retire with arthritis in his knees, but Potter subsequently broke his leg on the opening day of the season. Now 33, he did not play for Hereford again.
Potter also worked in construction for George Wimpey, and was living in Kidderminster as of 2007.
-DOCSTART-	22743617
}}'''Ian Workman''' (born November 13, 1962, Liverpool) is a former English footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City.
Workman's only taste of professional football came with Chester during 1982-83, between two spells with non-league Southport. He made three league appearances against Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale and Halifax Town and also featured in two Football League Trophy ties.
Having been playing on a non-contract basis,
-DOCSTART-	22743926
}}'''Philip "Phil" Williams''' (born April 5, 1958, Birkenhead) is a former English footballer.
A product of Chester's youth policy, Williams made a solitary appearance in The Football League for the club when wearing the number nine shirt during a 0-0 draw at home to Preston North End on September 11, 1976.
He did not make any further first-team appearances for Chester and later played for Cray Wanderers.
-DOCSTART-	22748966
'''John Samuel''' "'''Jack'''" '''Foster''' (19 November 1877-1946) was an English footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the 1900s. After retiring as a player, he became a manager.
Foster was born in Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, but started his professional career as an inside-forward at Blackpool of the Football League Second Division, where, during the 1901-02 season, he scored six goals from 28 league appearances. He then dropped down to the Midland League where he spent several seasons back in Yorkshire with Rotherham Town before moving to Southern League Watford in 1906. At Watford, he developed a reputation as a "dashing leader of attacking football".
He returned to the Football League when he joined Sunderland of the First Division in December 1907 for a fee of -800.
Foster joined West Ham United of the Southern League in May 1908, where his form returned, scoring nine goals in 15 outings, including a hat-trick in a 3-1 victory over Portsmouth on 10 October 1908. In March 1909, he moved again, to join Southampton in an exchange deal with Frank Costello.
Foster's career at The Dell started badly as he missed some easy chances
Foster was assistant manager at Bradford City under Colin Veitch. He succeeded Veitch in January 1928 as caretaker manager for the final four months of the 1927-28 season. He finished sixth in Division Three (North), just seven points shy of promotion before handing over to Peter O'Rourke.
-DOCSTART-	22749409
'''Joseph William "Billy" Arnison''' (27 June 1924 - 1996) was a South African professional footballer, best known as a player for Scottish club Rangers and English club Luton Town.
Arnison, a South African, was signed by Glasgow club Rangers for the first post-war season, 1946-47. He scored four goals in ten games for Rangers, an impressive return, but the next season saw him isolated at Ibrox. 1948 saw him move south, when English Second Division side Luton Town offered Rangers -8,000 for his services. Arnison soon became a crowd favourite at Kenilworth Road, scoring a hat-trick in his fourth game as Luton beat Cardiff City 3-0. He finished the season as top scorer, even though he missed a large part of the season with an injury to his right knee.
After three major operations, Arnison decided to call it a day, and at only 27 he retired from the professional game and returned to South Africa, where he became a physiotherapist.
-DOCSTART-	22749620
'''Henry '''"'''Harry'''"''' Bruce''' (May 1905 - after 1939) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Gillingham, Torquay United, Rochdale and Reading.
Bruce was born in Coundon, County Durham. He played for Durham City, though not in the Football League, and for Bishop Auckland before joining Birmingham in January 1925.
From July 1930 for the next 18 months or so, Bruce spent brief spells with a variety of clubs: Colwyn Bay United, Bankhead Albion back in his native north-east, Rochdale, where he played twice in the Third Division North in the 1927-28 season, Darlington, without appearing in the Football League, Bankhead Albion again, and finally Reading, where he played seven games in the Third Division South in 1931.
In 1937, he became the first non-Swedish manager of Halmstads BK, a post which he held until 1939. He retired from the game in 1939 or 1940.
-DOCSTART-	22749700
'''John Sebastian Lee''' (1869 - after 1899) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Lee was born in Walsall Wood, then in Staffordshire. He played local football for Walsall Unity before joining Small Heath in 1893. Described as "a diminutive sharpshooter",
-DOCSTART-	22749748
'''John Theodore Logan''' (1871 - after 1896) was a Scottish professional footballer born in Edinburgh who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22749755
'''Jermaine Mickel Grandison''' (born 15 December 1990) is an English football player. He is a defender who currently plays for Football League Championship team Coventry City. He made his professional debut as a substitute on 25 April 2009 in a 3-2 Football League Championship loss to Watford.
-DOCSTART-	22749771
}}'''Brian Rhodes''' (born 23 October 1937 in Marylebone, England, died 1993) was an English football player.
Rhodes played professional football for West Ham United, joining the club as a junior before playing 61 league matches.
After leaving West Ham Rhodes joined Southend United where he played 11 matches in 1963 and 1964.
In 1964 Rhodes emigrated to Australia where he played for South Coast United and represented the state of New South Wales.
-DOCSTART-	22750184
}}'''Hugh Joseph Tinney''' (14 May 1944 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.
Tinney played for Partick Thistle in Scotland before moving to England where he played for Bury. Tinney played six seasons at Bury before moving to Fleetwood Town. Tinney later moved to Australia to play for Balgownie Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	22750494
'''Peter W. H. Neil''' (1898 - after 1921) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Neil was born in Methil, Fife. He joined Birmingham from East Fife in April 1921,
-DOCSTART-	22750664
'''David Berry''' (born June 1, 1945, Newton-le-Willows) is a former English footballer.
Berry began his playing career with Blackpool but moved to Chester in July 1964 having not made any league appearances for the Seasiders. His first season at Chester yielded just one first-team outing against Wrexham in the Welsh Cup,
Berry later dropped into Non-League football with Macclesfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	22751510
}}'''Dennis Keating''' (born October 18, 1940, Cork) is a former Irish footballer.
Keating made one appearance in The Football League for Chester against Bradford City in October 1962, alongside fellow debutant Jimmy McGill.
-DOCSTART-	22751875
'''Keith Ian Neale''' (born 19 January 1935) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Lincoln City. He played as an inside forward.
Neale was born in the Yardley district of Birmingham. He played in Birmingham Works League for the Metropolitan works team before joining Birmingham City, initially as an amateur, in August 1953.
In November 1957 he joined Second Division club Lincoln City, but played only nine games in all competitions before dropping down into non-league football at the end of the 1958-59 season. He spent the next season with Kettering Town of the Southern League, scoring 18 goals from 32 games,
-DOCSTART-	22758491
}}'''Steven Alexander Riches''' (born 6 August 1976 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player.
Riches played five matches for Leyton Orient F.C. in England before playing for a number of English lower league football teams including Northampton Town. In 1999 he returned to Australia to play for Blacktown City in the New South Wales Super League.
-DOCSTART-	22759570
'''Thomas Henry "Tom" Barlow''' (born 1875) was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward around the turn of the twentieth century, spending most of his career with Bolton Wanderers.
Barlow was born in Bolton and after playing for Halliwell Rovers of the Lancashire League, he joined Bolton Wanderers in May 1898.
In the following season, he made only fourteen League appearances, with newly signed Jack Picken being preferred by secretary/manager Frank Brettell. At the end of the season, Bolton regained their place in the First Division as runners-up to The Wednesday. Back in the top flight, Picken was moved to inside-right and Barlow once again became settled in the No. 10 shirt, scoring 10 goals from 28 appearances in the 1901-02 season.
He remained at Bolton until the summer of 1902, when he moved to the south coast to join Southampton of the Southern League. At the "Saints", he was considered to be "''a capture''" and was described in the local press as "''a player who combines good ball control and distribution with legitimate trickery''".
His performances at The Dell soon impressed the England selectors and he was chosen to represent "The South" in a trial match against "The North" played at White Hart Lane, although he was not selected for the national side.
Barlow only made five league appearances in the 1903-04 season, with Wattie White now established at inside-left, and in the summer of 1904 he returned to the Southern League to join Millwall Athletic. In his two spells with Bolton, he made 90 appearances in League and Cup matches, scoring 25 goals.
He remained at Millwall for one season before returning to Lancashire to join Atherton Church House of the Lancashire Combination before finishing his career at Oldham Athletic, playing their final season in the Lancashire Combination, at the end of which they were champions and elected to the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	22760292
'''Andrew Paul '''"'''Andy'''"''' Needham''' (born 13 September 1955) is an English former professional footballer who scored 30 goals from 103 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers and Aldershot.
Needham was born in Oldham. When he left school in 1971, he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, and turned professional two years later.
At Aldershot he formed a good partnership with fellow new arrival John Dungworth. Dungworth was a prolific goalscorer - 58 league goals from 105 games, compared with Needham's 29 from 95
-DOCSTART-	22760485
'''E. Albert A. Sykes''' (29 September 1900 - 1994) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Lincoln City.
Sykes was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.
Sykes died in Rotherham, South Yorkshire in 1994.
-DOCSTART-	22760788
'''Ronald George Stainton''' (10 June 1909 - 1965), known as '''George Stainton''', was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Stainton was born in the Bournville district of Birmingham. A schoolboy international for England, he joined First Division club Birmingham in 1927.
-DOCSTART-	22761066
'''Sidney '''"'''Sid'''"''' Webb''' (February 1884 - 1956) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Webb was born in Coventry. He gained a good reputation playing in the Birmingham & District League for Stourbridge, Burton United and Wednesbury Old Athletic,
Webb died in Leamington, Warwickshire, in 1956.
-DOCSTART-	22761240
'''Harry Brian '''"'''Bud'''"''' Houghton''' (1 September 1936 - 1994), also known as '''Brian Houghton''', was a professional footballer who scored 79 goals in 207 appearances in the Football League playing for Bradford, Birmingham City, Southend United, Oxford United and Lincoln City.
Houghton was born in Madras to an Anglo-Indian family who emigrated to England in 1947 when India gained independence from British rule.
Arthur Turner, who had signed Houghton for Birmingham and was then managing Oxford United, paid -2,000 for his services in March 1961. In what remained of the 1960-61 season, Houghton scored 13 goals, including 5 in a 7-2 defeat of Boston United, as Oxford won the championship of the Southern League. He continued in prolific vein: the 1961-62 season brought 39 goals from 39 league games, and 43 from 42 games in all competitions, as Oxford won the Southern League title for the second year running and were elected to the Football League for the first time. Houghton was unable to maintain that rate of scoring in the Football League, though he finished leading scorer for the second consecutive season, with 16 league goals, and scored in Oxford's first ever game in the Football League, on the opening day of the 1962-63 season against Barrow. In October 1963, Houghton joined fellow Fourth Division side Lincoln City for a fee of -6,000. He scored 25 goals in 61 games in all competitions during an 18-month stay,
-DOCSTART-	22761260
'''James Brown Montgomerie 'Jim' Fleming''' (8 March, 1884-1917) was a professional footballer who played for St Bernards, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Armadale Thistle.
Fleming began his career at St Bernards before joining Newcastle United in 1912 where he participated in four matches. The right half signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1913 and featured in a further 19 matches and finding the net on three occasions. Fleming moved onto Armadale Thistle where he ended his playing career.
Fleming was one of 10 ''Spurs'' players killed in action in the First World War
-DOCSTART-	22763200
'''Terence Keith '''"'''Terry'''"''' Twell''' (born 21 February 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as a goalkeeper.
Twell was born in Doncaster, now in South Yorkshire. He began his football career with Bourne Town, and turned professional with Birmingham City in October 1964.
-DOCSTART-	22763219
'''Josiah Edmund Roberts''' (1871 - after 1892) was an English footballer born in West Smethwick, then in Staffordshire, who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22763744
'''Josiah Preston''' (1885 - after 1909) was an English professional footballer born in Derby who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Preston played for Derby Midland and Burton United before joining Birmingham in 1908. Described as "a strong and solid reserve", he was one of several full backs vying to succeed Frank Stokes and Watty Corbett, who were coming to the end of their careers.
-DOCSTART-	22771605
'''James William Bowden''' (August 1880 - 25 May 1951) was an English footballer who played at centre-half for various clubs in the 1900s.
Bowden was born in Wolverhampton and played his early football for various local clubs before joining Aston Villa on amateur terms in January 1903.
At Albion, he had to compete for the No. 5 shirt with Ted Pheasant and only made eight Second Division appearances in the 1904-05 season. As a result of a shooting accident in which a bullet passed through his left arm,
At Southampton, he took over at centre-half from Bert Lee who had left during the close season after six years in which he hardly missed a match. Despite his lack of height, Bowden impressed the Saints' fans with his "''stylish neatness when in possession''".
In the summer of 1907, he returned to the Football League Second Division with Grimsby Town, but in two seasons managed only nineteen games for the Mariners before dropping down to non-league football, firstly with Hyde of the Lancashire Combination and then with Stourbridge of the Birmingham & District League.
-DOCSTART-	22771789
'''Thomas 'Tom' Forman''' (26 October, 1879-?) was a professional footballer who played for Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Sutton Town, Barnsley, Tottenham Hotspur and Sutton Junction.
Forman began his career at Nottingham Forest where he played in five matches between 1900-02. In 1903 he joined Manchester City without playing a first team match. After a spell with non League club Sutton United the outside left signed for Barnsley. Between 1907-10, Forman appeared in 126 games and found the net on 16 occasions for the Yorkshire club and includes appearing in both matches of the 1910 FA Cup Final in which he collected a losers' medal. In 1910 he joined Tottenham Hotspur, he went on to feature in a further eight matches and scoring a single goal before ending his career at Sutton Junction.
-DOCSTART-	22771881
'''Oswald "Ossie" Bowden''' (7 September 1912 - 20 May 1977) was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs in the 1930s.
Bowden was born in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne and was a trainee at Newcastle United.
He moved to East Midlands rivals, Nottingham Forest in June 1935, where he spent a further two seasons of reserve-team football, making only 14 first-team appearances in the Second Division. He Then spent a season with Brighton & Hove Albion, making only one appearance, before moving along the south coast to return to the Second Division with Southampton.
He made his "Saints" debut in the opening match of the 1938-39 season, playing at inside-left in a 2-1 defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur, before giving way to Arthur Holt. Bowden made only one further appearance in the first team, plus 25 for the reserves,
Following the outbreak of World War II, Bowden never played League football again.
-DOCSTART-	22772140
'''William "Bill" Harvey''' (1920 - 2002) was an English footballer, more notable as a manager than as a player, who managed Luton Town and Grimsby Town.
Harvey signed for his home town club Grimsby Town as a player before World War II, but never made the first team. After the end of hostilities, he decided to concentrate on coaching. His first managing appointment came in 1962, when he was made manager of Bedfordshire outfit Luton Town. In his first season Luton were relegated from Division Two, and Harvey resigned in November 1964. He returned to coaching, working at Swindon Town and Bristol City. Harvey returned to Grimsby in 1968, but with Harvey in charge the team were first relegated and then finished in the re-election spots of Division Four. Grimsby failed to be re-elected to the Football League. Harvey resigned after a year in charge, and never managed again.
-DOCSTART-	22772243
'''Robert Hendry "Bob" Morton''' (1926 - 2002) was an English professional footballer who played for Luton Town. Morton holds the record for most appearances for the club, with 495 in the Football League and 550 overall.
Morton started out playing locally at Waterlows, but signed amateur forms with Luton Town as the war drew to an end. Luton signed him on a professional contract a year later, in 1946. Morton made his debut on 30 October 1948, playing at centre-forward as Luton beat West Ham United 1-0 at Upton Park.
Morton was equally good as a forward or as a wing half, and whether he was scoring goals or stopping them at the other end he was an ever-present in the Luton team. Morton left Luton in 1964, at the age of 38. He spent a spell as player-manager of Bletchley Town, before retiring altogether.
-DOCSTART-	22772736
'''Douglas William '''"'''Doug'''"''' Pimbley''' (19 June 1917 - 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Notts County.
Pimbley was born in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham. He had played for Stourbridge, was on Leicester City's books as an amateur, and served abroad in the Army for four-and-a-half years, before joining Birmingham City in July 1946.
-DOCSTART-	22772983
'''James Henry Bye''' (born March 1920) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Bye was born in the Aston district of Birmingham. He played for Shirley Juniors before joining Birmingham in May 1937, turning professional later that year.
A. Figure includes three games from the abandoned 1939-40 season.
-DOCSTART-	22773918
'''John Lowey''' (born March 7, 1958 in Manchester, England) is a retired English football forward. Aside from two seasons in the North American Soccer League, one in the American Soccer League and six in Australia, Lowey spent the majority of his career in the 2nd division with Blackburn Rovers in England.
In 1978, he signed with the California Sunshine in the American Soccer League. He scored ten goals in twenty-one games for the Sunshine.
-DOCSTART-	22774503
'''Stacey Stewart North''' (born 25 November 1964 in Luton) is an English former professional footballer best known as a player for West Bromwich Albion.
North joined his home town club Luton Town from school, but due to the solid defensive line-up at the club he was unable to break into the first team. Despite his own strengths, North only made 25 league appearances in four years before moving to West Bromwich Albion for -100,000 - a controversial transfer given that North had spent a short loan spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers only two years before.
Following 98 appearances in three years at the Hawthorns, North moved to Fulham for -130,000. Osteoarthritis forced an early retirement after only a year at Craven Cottage, and North moved to the United States and became a coach.
-DOCSTART-	22774597
'''Gary Edward Cobb''' (born 6 August 1968 in Luton) is an English former professional footballer.
Cobb started out with his home town club Luton Town. After four years at Luton, and loan spells out at Northampton Town and Swansea City, he had only made nine league appearances and was subsequently sold to Fulham. After only a year at Fulham, Cobb left to combine work with the Chelsea Community Scheme with non-League football.
-DOCSTART-	22775043
'''John McGregor "Johnny" McIntyre''' (4 January 1895 - 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer born in Glasgow who played in the Football League in England for Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool.
-DOCSTART-	22775045
'''John McMutrie "Johnny" McIntyre''' (19 October 1898 - 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League in England for Derby County and Chesterfield.
-DOCSTART-	22775686
'''William McCourty''' (1884 - after 1909) was an English professional footballer born in Morpeth, Northumberland, who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
-DOCSTART-	22776251
}}'''Dennis Reeves''' (born December 1, 1944, Lochmaben is a former Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Although born in Scotland, Reeves was to spend his playing career in England and Wales. He was first invited to trials at Chester in 1961, going on to make his debut in The Football League for the club against Rochdale in October 1963.
After losing his place to Terry Carling during 1966-67, Reeves asked for a transfer and in October 1967 he moved to neighbours Wrexham. But just 15 league appearances followed and he dropped into Non-League football with Wigan Athletic in 1969.
Reeves left Wigan at the end of the 1975-76 season, working as a painter and decorator.
-DOCSTART-	22777023
}}'''Paul Maddy''' (born August 17, 1962, Cwmcarn) is a former Welsh professional footballer who played in The Football League for five clubs as a midfielder.
Maddy progressed through the youth ranks at Cardiff City and spent three years in the first-team squad before joining rivals Swansea City in 1983.
He went on to have spells with Hereford United (where he had earlier played on loan) and Brentford before a -15,000 move to Chester City in the summer of 1987.
Maddy was twice capped by Wales at under 21 level, in matches against Netherlands and Norway.
-DOCSTART-	22777167
'''Les Parodi''' is a retired English professional football defender.
In 1978, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. In 1979, he played for the Columbus Magic in the American Soccer League.
-DOCSTART-	22777713
'''Graham Tutt''' is a retired English professional footballer goalkeeper who spent four seasons in England. Following a serious eye injury, he spent two season in South Africa before moving to the United States for the remainder of his career. He played two seasons in the second division American Soccer League and one in the North American Soccer League. He also finished runner up in the 1986 National Amateur Cup with Atlanta Datagraphics. Since his retirement, he has held numerous coaching and executive positions in the state of Georgia.
In 1974, Tutt made his professional debut with Charlton Athletic. He was seventeen at the time. During the 1975-1976 season, he went on loan with Workington FC for four games. In 1976, he suffered an eye injury which put him of action for eighteen months. In 1978, he returned to playing with the Arcadia Sheperds in the South African League. In 1979, he played for the Arcadia Pepsi which may have been the same team, under new sponsorship. During his two seasons in South Africa, he was twice selected as the Goalkeeper of the Year by the South African Press. In 1980, he moved to the United States where he spent one season with the Columbus Magic in the second division American Soccer League. He was an ASL All Star and moved up to the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League in 1981. In 1982, he finished his professional career with the Georgia Generals of the ASL. However, he continued to play for several years on the amateur level, ironically, as a forward. In 1983, as part of the Anhauser Busch team, he led the Atlanta District Amateur Soccer League (ADASL) in scoring. In 1984, he moved to Atlanta Datagraphic Soccer Club, also in the ADASL, where he played until 1988. In 1987, Datagraphic fell to Yonkers Polish American Eagles in the final of the National Amateur Cup. He retired from playing in 1988.
After his retirement from playing professionally, Tutt turned towards coaching. From 1983 to 2004, he ran various soccer training camps throughout the state of Georgia. In 1988, he established the Canturbury Parks Soccer Complex. In 1989, he founded the Atlanta Attack of the indoor National Professional Soccer League. In 1991, he founded the men's soccer team at Life University and coached it until the school disbanded its sports program in 2001.
-DOCSTART-	22779772
}}'''Desmond "Des" Lacey''' (born August 3, 1925, Dublin; died 1974) was an Irish footballer.
Lacey made one appearance for Chester in The Football League, when he wore the number seven shirt during a 3-0 victory at home to Lincoln City in April 1947. Despite this success, he was not selected again and he moved to Witton Albion.
-DOCSTART-	22781231
'''Andy Thomas''' (born 16 December 1962) is an English retired professional footballer who played for Oxford United, Fulham, Derby County, Newcastle United, Bradford City and Plymouth Argyle. He later became player-manager of Oxford City.
-DOCSTART-	22781456
'''Craig Faulconbridge''' (born 20 April 1978) is an English professional footballer who plays for Carshalton Athletic as a forward.
Born in Nuneaton, Faulconbridge began his career with Coventry City. He never made a league appearance for Coventry, and spent loan spells at Dunfermline Athletic (twice) and Hull City. He later played for Wrexham and Wycombe Wanderers, before playing non-league football with Wingate & Finchley and Oxford City.
Faulconbridge notably scored a dramatic goal during the 1997-98 Scottish Premier Division season for Dunfermline against Celtic.
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'''James Fullwood''' (17 February, 1911-1981) was a professional footballer who played for Thorne Colliery, Tottenham Hotspur, and Reading.
The left back began his career at Thorne Colliery. Fullwood joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1934 and played a total of 35 matches and scoring once in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites''. After leaving White Hart Lane, Fullwood joined Reading where he went on to feature in a further 44 matches between 1938-39.
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}}'''Alan Beaumont''' (January 9, 1927 - 1999) was an English footballer.
Beaumont made five appearances in The Football League during 1948-49 for Chester but did not play for the club again. He had previously played for South Liverpool
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}}'''Grenville Booth''' (born April 2, 1925 - May 1990) is a former English footballer.
Booth made eight appearances for his hometown club of Chester in 1948-49, having progressed through the club's junior ranks.
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'''Joseph George Baldwin''' (26 July 1921 - 1976) was an English professional association football player of the 1950s. Born in Islington, he played for Gravesend & Northfleet from 1948 until 1951, when he joined Dartford. Just two months later, however, he was signed by professional club Gillingham of the Football League Third Division South.
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'''Albert Victor Hodgkinson''' (10 August 1884 - 25 November 1939) was a Welsh footballer who played as an outside-forward for various clubs in the 1900s, including making one appearance for the Wales national football team in 1908.
Hodgkinson was born at Pembroke Dock in South Wales, but grew up in Derbyshire.
In May 1907, Hodgkinson returned to the Southern League when he joined Southampton, along with his Bury team-mate John Johnston. Described by the Saints' historians, Holley and Chalk, as "''a consistent performer with all his previous clubs''", Hodgkinson was "''still developing as a dashing outside-left''" when he came to Southampton.
The FA Cup Fourth Round tie against Everton played at Goodison Park on Saturday 7 March 1909 was a 0-0 draw. The replay was arranged for the following Tuesday, but was put back by one day to allow Hodgkinson to attend the funeral of his brother who had died on the Saturday. As a mark of respect, the Saints players wore black armbands. Saints won the replay 3-2, with two goals from "man-of-the-match", Frank Costello.
Hodgkinson is described by Holley & Chalk as
His reputation grew during his time at The Dell and on 11 April 1908, he played for Wales against Ireland; the match, held at the Athletic Ground, Aberdare ended in a 1-0 victory for the Irish.
He continued with the "Saints" for another season, at the end of which the club finished in third place, with Hodgkinson scoring 11 goals, just behind his fellow forwards Frank Costello on 13 and Arthur Hughes on 15.
In August 1909, Hodgkinson dropped down to non-league football with Croydon Common, followed by spells at Southend United and Ilkeston United.
Hodgkinson was also a baseball player of some note, winning two Gold medals at the National Baseball Association's annual tournament.
After he retired from football, he settled in Derbyshire and was the owner of the Rose & Crown Inn at Chellaston near Derby.
Hodgkinson's brother, Bill was a centre-forward with Derby County,
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'''Marcus Phillips''' (born 17 October 1973) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in England, the Netherlands, Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand.
Born in Trowbridge, Phillips began his career with Swindon Town, making one Cup appearance in the 1992-93 season. He later played for Dutch side FC Utrecht and non-league Cheltenham Town, Gloucester City and Witney Town. He made one league appearance for Oxford United during the 1996-97 season. Phillips later played in Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand for Sydney United, Marconi Stallions, Sydney Olympic, Canberra Cosmos, Brunei, Northern Spirit, Blacktown City and Waitakere United.
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'''John "Jack" Hogg''' (22 May 1881 - 2 August 1944) was an English footballer who played as a half-back for various clubs in the 1900s.
Hogg was born in Sunderland and joined his elder brother Billy as a trainee at Sunderland in 1900. Hogg failed to make the grade at Roker Park and moved to Morpeth Harriers of the Northern Alliance for two seasons.
In May 1903, Hogg joined Sheffield United in the Football League First Division, where he made three appearances at right-half in the 1903-04 season. He then moved to the south coast to join Southern League Southampton in the summer of 1905.
He made his debut for the "Saints" on 7 October 1905, in a 2-1 victory at home to Watford. Although he was often played at centre-half, he was more at home at right-half; he was primarily a "''destructive''" rather than "''constructive''" player who "''appeared to be rather slow (although) he had an easy stride''" and was "''reliable and a great trier''" but "''tended to be over-awed in important matches"''.
Hogg was the regular right-half for the start of the 1906-07 season before he had a bad game in an FA Cup Second Round replay at The Wednesday on 7 February 1907. In this match, Hogg was played out of position at right-back but repeatedly fluffed his clearances; his performance caused confusion in his own defence, allowing The Wednesday to win 3-1 and go on to claim the cup in the Final the following April. Hogg never appeared again in a Saints shirt, with John Robertson taking over from him.
At the end of the season, Hogg was released and returned to his native north east where he joined West Stanley, playing in the North Eastern League.
His brother, Billy, played at outside right, winning the Football League championship with Sunderland in 1901-02, before moving to Scotland where he won the Scottish League title three times with Rangers. He also made three appearances for England in 1902.
Another brother, Robert, was an inside-forward with Sunderland, Grimsby Town and Blackpool.
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Good was born in Airdrie, then in Lanarkshire. He played for Airdrie Hill and for Airdrieonians before joining Small Heath in 1896.
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'''William Arthur '''"'''Willie'''"''' Wragg'''
Wragg was born in Radford, Nottinghamshire. He played local football before joining Nottingham Forest in April 1896. In the early part of his career he played at wing half, and from this position he created Forest's first goal in the 1898 FA Cup Final.
A move to Small Heath brought him just the one first-team appearance because of the form of George Adey. In August 1901 he joined Southern League club Watford, and a year later moved to Hinckley Town of the Midland League.
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'''Matthew John Regan''', known as '''John Regan''' (born 18 June 1944) is an English former professional footballer who scored 55 goals from 185 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town, Brentford, Crewe Alexandra and Doncaster Rovers.
Regan was born in Worcester. Though he played no football at school, Worcester Royal Grammar School being a rugby-playing establishment, Birmingham City's scouts spotted him with his junior club. He signed for Birmingham in 1959, initially as an amateur, and turned professional two years later.
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'''Alex Shirley''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played league football in England for New Brighton and Bradford City. Shirley began his career in Scotland with Dundee United, and later played non-league football in England for Ashton United.
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'''Mick Brennan''' (born May 17, 1952 in Salford) is a retired English professional footballer. He played as a forward or a midfielder.
In 1977, Micky Brennan is listed with the Cleveland State University men's soccer team. He is then listed as having played for the Cleveland Cobras of the American Soccer League in 1978.
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'''John (Jack) Chew''' (25 November 1915 - 5 April 1984) was an English footballer.
Chew played for Luton Town before joining Port Vale in March 1946. He made his debut at left-back in a 4-1 home win over Notts County on 23 September 1946, but only had two short spells in the first team, finishing with nine league and three FA Cup appearances before being released at the end of the season.
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'''Alan John Whitehead''' (born 3 September 1951) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Whitehead was born in the Bordesley Green district of Birmingham. When he left school in 1967, he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice,
Whitehead's brother Clive was also a professional footballer who had a long Football League career with clubs including Bristol City and West Bromwich Albion.
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'''George Ashfield''' (April 7, 1934 - March 1985) was an English footballer.
Ashfield began his career with Stockport County without making any league appearances before going on to play 14 games in The Football League for top-flight side Aston Villa and Division Four club Chester in the late 1950s. After leaving Chester he dropped into Non-League football with Rhyl.
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'''George Goldsmith''' (11 March, 1905-1974) was a professional footballer who played for Bishop Auckland, Loftus Albion F.C., Hull City, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers.
Goldsmith played non League football at Bishop Auckland and Loftus Albion before joining Hull City. The right back played 172 matches for the Anlaby Road club between 1928-33. In 1934, Goldsmith signed for Tottenham Hotspur and participated in one match before joining Bolton Wanderers where he went on to feature in a further 19 matches.
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'''Trevor John Wolstenholme''' (born 18 June 1943) is an English former professional footballer who made 93 appearances in the Football League playing for Torquay United
Wolstenholme was born in Prestbury, Cheshire. He began his football career as a junior with Birmingham City in 1959, and turned professional the following year.
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'''John Granville''' (born Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago) is a retired professional football goalkeeper. from Trinidad & Tobago.
Granville was born on the island of Tobago, in Scarborough. In 1978, he played for the Southern California Lazers in the American Soccer League. He led the league in goalkeeping with a 0.79 goals against average. In 1979, he played for the Cleveland Cobras, also of the ASL.
He was a goalkeeper and represented Trinidad & Tobago at international level. He has been goalkeeping coach at Wycombe Wanderers and Swindon Town.
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}}'''David Murray''' (born September 30, 1967, Chorley) is a former English footballer.
Murray made six appearances in The Football League for Chester City during 1985-86, after earlier spells at Chorley and Wigan Athletic.
Murray did not play for Chester again after they were promoted at the end of the season and he dropped into Non-League football with Witton Albion.
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'''William Robert''' "'''Bob'''" '''Meacock''' (26 July 1910 - after 1938) was an English professional footballer who made 180 appearances in the Football League playing for Torquay United, Tranmere Rovers, Lincoln City and Birmingham. He played most frequently at centre half, but also appeared as a right half or inside right.
Meacock was born in Hoole, Cheshire. He played for local club Hoole & Newton, and was on the books of Chester and Blackpool, before joining Torquay United in 1931, where he made his debut in the Football League.
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}}'''John "Jackie" Arthur''' (December 14, 1917 - November 19, 1986) was an English footballer.
Arthur began his career at Blackburn Rovers and Everton without making any league appearances, before playing for Stockport County shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. During the war he returned to Everton
After the war Arthur spent almost a year at Chester before concluding his professional career with a long spell at Rochdale. After retiring from playing he remained on the training staff at Spotland.
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'''Joseph '''"'''Joe'''"''' Mullett''' (2 October 1936 - 1995) was an English professional footballer who made 216 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Norwich City.
Mullett was born in Halesowen, now in the West Midlands County. He joined Birmingham City in 1955, and soon after he completed his National Service he made his first-team debut.
Mullett died in Cradley Heath, West Midlands, in 1995.
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'''Roy Steven Morton''' (born 29 October 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as a midfielder.
Morton was born in Birmingham. He excelled in schools football, and was capped by England at schoolboy and youth level. When he left school in 1971 he signed for Manchester United as an apprentice. He was given a professional contract a year later, but by 1973 it had become clear that he was not going to break through to the senior team, and he was allowed to join Birmingham City on a free transfer.
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'''John Thomas "Jack" Robertson''' (born June 1877) was a Scottish footballer who played at full-back around the turn of the twentieth century for various clubs in England, including Stoke, Liverpool (where he was a member of the side which won the Football League championship in 1900-01) and Southampton (where he won the Southern League title in 1902-03 and 1903-04).
Robertson was born in Newton Mearns, near Glasgow, Scotland, but after playing as an amateur for his local village team and for St Bernard's of Edinburgh, he started his professional football career with Stoke of the English Football League First Division in May 1894.
In each of his first two seasons with Stoke, when Robertson generally played as a half-back, he only managed 13 league appearances for the first-team. After spending the 1896-97 season away from Stoke, firstly in Scotland with Hibernian and then in England with Millwall Athletic of the Southern League, Robertson returned to Stoke for the start of the 1897-98 season. He now became the established right-back at the Victoria Ground, alongside Jack Eccles on the left.
At the end of Robertson's first season back at Stoke, in which he made 23 appearances, the club finished at the foot of the First Division table, having failed to win once away from home, and were required to enter the end of season play-offs, in a mini "tournament" also involving Blackburn Rovers and the top two teams in the Second Division, Burnley and Newcastle United. Stoke managed their first away victory of the season against Burnley, and finished the play-offs at the top of the table, with Burnley as runners-up. In the event, the Football League decided to expand the First Division by two clubs, and thus Blackburn and Newcastle were able to take their places in the expanded division for the following season.
Stoke's financial problems prevented the club from strengthening the side for the 1898-99 season, other than the signing of goal-keeper George Clawley, who returned from Southampton. The club fared better this season, finishing in mid-table, with Robertson only missing three matches. He also played in all six FA Cup matches, as Stoke reached the semi-finals, where they were defeated 3-1 by Derby County.
Although the FA Cup run improved Stoke's finances, they still struggled to sign or retain players, other than those with a local connection, with the only significant signing for the 1899-1900 season being goal-keeper Tom Wilkes from Aston Villa, to replace Clawley who had moved on to join Tottenham Hotspur. The season saw a further improvement in the club's performances on the pitch, finishing the season ninth in the table, with Robertson appearing in all 34 League games, scoring twice.
At the end of the season, Robertson was signed by fellow First Division side, Liverpool. In his five seasons spent at Stoke, Robertson made a total of 128 appearances for the Potteries team, scoring three goals.
At Liverpool, Robertson soon established a reputation as a fierce competitor who "''added considerable muscle to the Reds' rearguard''". He made 22 consecutive appearances from the start of the 1900-01 season, before John Glover took over for the next nine matches, although Robertson was back in place for the final three fixtures of the season as Liverpool secured their first league title by two points from runners-up Sunderland.
In the following season, it was Glover who started as the club's right-back but Robertson came back into contention during the second-half of the season and made a further 17 First Division appearances, as Liverpool finished in the lower half of the table.
In February 1902, Robertson was a member of the Liverpool side who were surprisingly beaten 4-1 at Anfield by Southampton of the Southern League on their way to the Cup Final.
In May 1902, Robertson joined the "Saints", much against the wishes of the Liverpool management who were reluctant to release him.
Robertson met with a severe injury in the opening match of the 1903-04 season which put him out of the game until late November, during which period Samuel Meston took over from him. Robertson returned on 21 November 1903 and remained in the side for the rest of the season, although he struggled to recapture his old form. At the end of the season, the Saints claimed the Southern League title for the sixth (and final) time.
In the summer of 1904, Robertson moved along the south coast to join Brighton and Hove Albion, where he played out his final season before retiring.
Following his retirement, Robertson became a publican in Hove.
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'''Albert Abraham 'Bert' Goodman''' (3 September, 1890-1959) was a professional footballer who played for London Fields F.C., Tufnell Park, Tottenham Tursday F.C., Maidstone United, Croydon Common, Tottenham Hotspur, Margate, Charlton Athletic, Gillingham, Clapton Orient and Guildford City.
Goodman played for non League teams London Fields, Tufnell Park , Tottenham Thursday, Maidstone United and Croydon Common before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1919 where the midfielder played 17 matches and scored one goal in all competitions. After leaving the ''Lilywhites'' he played for Margate. In 1924 he signed for Charlton Athletic and featured in 126 matches and found the net on 15 occasions. He went on to make appearances at Gillingham, Clapton Orient and finally at Guildford City.
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'''Alfred William '''"'''Alf'''"''' Oakes''' (22 July 1901 - 25 December 1967) was an English professional footballer who made 72 appearances in the Football League playing for Millwall, Birmingham, New Brighton and Wigan Borough. He played as an inside left.
Oakes was born in Bewdley, Worcestershire. He made his debut in the Football League with Millwall in the Third Division South. After two seasons at Millwall where he played six times in the league, he spent the 1925-26 season with Reading, but without playing for the league side. A brief spell with Rhyl Athletic preceded a few months at Worcester City
He began the 1927-28 season with Wigan Borough. After twelve matches, the club folded and its results were expunged from official records. Oakes had played in all but one of those twelve, including the club's last ever Football League match, a 5-0 defeat at Wrexham on 24 October 1931, and scored four goals. Oakes finished his football career back in non-league with Frickley Colliery and Stalybridge Celtic.
Oakes died in Bristol in 1967 at the age of 66.
A. Wigan Borough folded during the 1931-32 season following the match on 24 October 1931, a 5-0 defeat at Wrexham in which Oakes played.
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'''Mark E'Beyer''' (born September 21, 1984 in Stevenage, England) is an English/Maltese professional footballer currently playing for Southern Football League Premier Division side Hitchin Town, where he plays as a midfielder.
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}}'''Walter "Wally" Bellett''' (born November 14, 1933, Stratford, London) is a former English footballer who played as a full back.
Bellett spent time as a youngster with Grays Athletic, Arsenal, Chelmsford City and Barking Town and was called up for the England Youth side.
He signed professional forms with Chelsea in September 1954 after impressing on trial,
In 1964 Bellett dropped back into Non-League football with Gravesend & Northfleet, later going on to enjoy a long coaching stint with Canvey Island.
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'''Charles '''"'''Charlie'''"''' Leatherbarrow''' (1869 - after 1896) was an English professional footballer born in Liverpool who played in the Football League for Rotherham Town, Walsall Town Swifts and Small Heath.
Leatherbarrow was playing for Midland League champions Rotherham Town by September 1892. He is reported as scoring their late consolation goal in Liverpool's first ever match, a 7-1 victory in a friendly at Anfield Road on 1 September 1892. Leatherbarrow assisted Rotherham to retain their Midland League title, and remained with the club for the start of the 1893-94 season - their first season in the Football League - but in December 1893 he moved to fellow Second Division club Walsall Town Swifts.
Described as "stocky and very quick off the mark", Leatherbarrow had scored freely at each of his previous clubs;
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}}'''Ivor Griffiths''' (born June 19, 1918 - October 1993) is a former Welsh footballer.
Griffiths made one appearance in The Football League for Chester in December 1946 in a 1-2 defeat at Rochdale. He had previously been with Tottenham Hotspur
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Born in Thrybergh, South Yorkshire Mallender began his senior career in 1961 at Sheffield United where he remained until his move to Norwich City in the autumn of 1968. After a decade playing in the First and Second Divisions, Mallender dropped down into non-league football to play for Hereford United; one of the leading clubs in the Southern League. In doing so, he went part-time and secured a full-time job as a sales representative for Cadbury.
Mallender's first season at Edgar Street saw him play in 72 out of 79 first team matches that season, including every match of Hereford's famous cup run. In a second replay against Northampton Town, Mallender scored the most important goal of his career; an injury time equaliser which kept the cup run alive.
Mallender remained with Hereford as they were elected to the Football League and missed just one league match the following season. Another successful season followed with promotion to the Third Division.
In the 1973-74 season, Mallender scored his fourth and final Football League goal, in his last season for Hereford. In 1974 he moved to the North American Soccer League to play for the Miami Toros. He played 17 matches and scored in the penalty shoot-out as Miami lost to the Los Angeles Aztecs in the championship play-off. He later moved to Telford United where he ended his playing career. He later worked for Nike and settled in Hereford.
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}}'''Ernest "Ernie" Bryan''' (born June 6, 1926, Hawarden) is a former Welsh footballer.
Bryan made one peacetime appearance in The Football League for Chester, when he replaced regular right back Reg Butcher in a 3-3 draw at Darlington in January 1949. A product of the club's youth policy,
After leaving Chester, Bryan moved to Colwyn Bay.
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'''Dennis Hill''' (born 16 August 1929) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Hill was born in Willenhall, Staffordshire. He joined Birmingham City in June 1951,
-DOCSTART-	22831215
'''Bertram Sharp''' (8 January 1876 - 2 November 1949) was an English footballer who played as a full-back with Aston Villa, Everton and Southampton around the turn of the twentieth century. He was the elder brother of England international footballer and test cricketer Jack Sharp.
Sharp was born in Hereford and after playing his youth football with Hereford Comrades, played for Hereford Town and Hereford Thistle in the Birmingham & District League. From there, in June 1897 he joined Aston Villa who had won "the Double" in the previous season. He was joined at Villa Park by his brother, Jack.
During the opening month of the 1897-98 season, Sharp took over at full-back from Howard Spencer who had sustained a serious leg injury, causing him to miss the remainder of the season. Sharp made 19 appearances during the season, before losing his place to Tommy Bowman who had been signed from Blackpool. Villa finished the season in sixth place, a disappointment after the two previous Championship winning seasons.
For the following season, Spencer returned to the side and Sharp only made four further appearances as Villa once again took the league title.
In the summer of 1899, Sharp and his brother were both transferred to Everton. Sharp was used as cover for William Balmer and George Eccles, and made only three appearances in December 1899.
At the end of the season, Sharp moved to the south coast to join Southern League Southampton. At the "Saints", he gained a reputation as an honest, hardworking defender, who was "''versatile and a good athlete''".
In December 1900, Southampton acquired the services of C. B. Fry, the celebrated amateur footballer - whenever Fry was available to play, Sharp was required to give way, thus missing several important games, including the FA Cup First Round defeat by Everton.
Sharp returned to Goodison Park in the summer of 1901, where he made a further six appearances towards the end of the season, before retiring from professional football.
In 1904, his amateur status was restored
Sharp was also a good cricketer and in the summer of 1900 averaged over 40 for Herefordshire.
In 1904, he became the landlord of a public house situated opposite Goodison Park. He later joined the Everton board of directors, along with his brother.
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'''Steven Leslie '''"'''Steve'''"''' Barnes''' (born 5 January 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Barnet.
Barnes was born in the London Borough of Harrow. He began his football career with Welling United in the Conference before Birmingham City paid -75,000 for his services in October 1995.
In the summer of 2000, Barnes joined Hayes, where he made 22 appearances in all competitions, and scored only once: the goal, either "a mis-hit shot or an intentional lob from 25 yards", won the game against Kettering Town which played a significant role in deciding which of the two were relegated. He went on to play for St Albans City, Harrow Borough, Welling United (two separate spells) and Chesham United. In March 2009, having spent time out of the game, Barnes joined Maidenhead United of the Conference South.
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'''Malcolm D. Briggs''' (born 14 September 1961) is an English former professional footballer born in Sunderland who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. When he left school in 1977, he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, and turned professional two years later. Briggs had not yet established himself as a reserve-team regular when manager Jim Smith unexpectedly named him as substitute for the First Division match away at Manchester City on 1 May 1980.
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'''Raymond '''"'''Ray'''"''' Crawshaw''' (1908 - after 1937) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley and Birmingham. He played as a centre half.
Crawshaw was born in Padiham, Lancashire. He began his football career with local team Great Harwood, and had spells with Southport and Burnley, but without playing in the Football League.
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'''Raymond '''"'''Ray'''"''' Devey''' (19 December 1917 - 26 June 2001) was a professional English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Mansfield Town.
Devey was born in the Tyseley district of Birmingham. He joined Birmingham as a junior, and turned professional in 1937. The Second World War put a stop to his career development,
Devey then returned to Birmingham City, where he spent the remainder of his working life, performing a variety of backroom roles including reserve team trainer and coach, first-team trainer, physiotherapist and kit-man. He retired in 1983.
-DOCSTART-	22838314
}}'''Terence "Terry" Bradbury''' (born November 15, 1939, Paddington, London) is a former English footballer. He played as a wing half.
Bradbury began his career with Chelsea, being capped by England Schoolboys on four occasions.
After four years of regular football at Roots Hall, Bradbury switched to Leyton Orient for 1966-67 and then moved to Wrexham in the summer of 1967. Bradbury was sent off on his league debut against Luton Town but went on to establish himself as a favourite with Wrexham fans.
Away from football, Bradbury has worked in the licensing trade, being based in Derbyshire.
-DOCSTART-	22843650
'''Arthur Blackburn''' (born 1877) was an English footballer who played as a full-back with Blackburn Rovers and Southampton around the turn of the twentieth century. He was the elder brother of England international footballer, Fred Blackburn.
Blackburn was born in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire and first joined his home-town club, Blackburn Rovers, in March 1895. After three years of reserve-team football, he spent the 1898-99 season with Northamptonshire club Wellingborough playing in the Midland League.
He returned to Blackburn in the summer of 1899; by now his brother Fred had become established at outside-left. Arthur once again spent most of his time at Ewood Park playing in Rovers' reserve team while keeping fit by voluntarily working on the renovation of a church,
In May 1900, Blackburn was persuaded to move to the south coast to join Southampton in the Southern League. Blackburn Rovers were reluctant to part company with him, but the financial inducements offered by Southampton persuaded him to try his luck in the south. Described as "''strongly built''", Blackburn "''never gave less than 100%, but at time his play was too impetuous to be reliable''".
Blackburn was unable to regain his place and in the summer of 1901 he returned to his home-town club where he made two further appearances in the 1901-02 season.
Blackburn is known to have coached subsequently in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
-DOCSTART-	22844574
'''John Williamson "Jake" Findlay''' (born 13 July 1954 in Blairgowrie, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer, most noted as a player for Aston Villa and Luton Town.
Born in Blairgowrie, the big Scotsman was signed by Aston Villa a month shy of his 15th birthday.
Only making 14 appearances for Villa, he was sold to David Pleat's Luton Town in 1978 as a replacement for Milija Aleksic. He starred for Luton as they won the Second Division in 1981-82.
Findlay was constantly tipped to play for Scotland, but was never called up. Findlay fractured his thumb in 1983, and by the time he had recovered Luton had signed Les Sealey. Findlay moved on to Swindon Town in 1985, and after spells with Peterborough, Portsmouth and Coventry he retired from the game.
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'''Ian L. Taylor-Smith''' (born 2 April 1952), commonly known as '''Ian Smith''', is a Scottish former footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Queens Park, Heart of Midlothian and Queen of the South and in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Smith was born in Edinburgh. He studied medicine, and eventually qualified as a doctor, combining this with playing football on an amateur or semi-professional basis. He spent time with several clubs in both Scotland and England, playing league football only where it did not interfere with his medical career. While with Birmingham City, he scored regularly for the reserve team and was highly rated, but his work at the Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre restricted him to only two first-team appearances.
A. Because Smith's football career was intermittent, the years in the infobox represent years or seasons when he was known to have played or to have been registered with each team: Queen's Park,
-DOCSTART-	22844655
'''John Anthony "Tony" Read''' (born 5 July 1942 in Haydock, England) is a former English footballer, most noted as a player for Luton Town.
After failing to make the grade at Sheffield Wednesday, goalkeeper Read signed for Peterborough United. After only two appearances, he was on the move again, as he signed for Luton Town in March 1965.
Read arrived at Luton with a broken foot, and after a spree of goalscoring in the reserves, Read finally arrived in the Luton first team during the 1965-66 season - as a forward. Read scored 12 goals in 20 starts, even including a hat-trick against Notts County, but his rich vein of form soon dried up and he returned to his position between the posts.
Reid was a regular for the next six years and a firm fans' favourite at Kenilworth Road, but in 1972 he decided to hang up his gloves.
-DOCSTART-	22845113
'''Michael Joseph "Mick" Cullen''' (born 3 July 1931) is a former Scottish footballer, most noted as a player for Luton Town and Grimsby Town.
17-year-old Cullen signed for English Second Division side Luton Town in 1948. In 1956, he became the only Luton player ever to be capped by Scotland. He was sold to Grimsby Town in 1958, and after a successful spell there he moved on to Derby County. He moved on to Wellington Town, where he played out his career.
-DOCSTART-	22845444
'''Charles Sprigg''' (1889 - after 1914) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham. He played as an outside left.
Sprigg was born in Smethwick, then in Staffordshire. He played local football before joining Birmingham in November 1912.
-DOCSTART-	22846323
'''Dave Donaldson''' (born November 12, 1954 in Islington, England) is a retired English professional football right back.
Donaldson began his career with Arsenal F.C. but never broke into the first team. In June 1973, he transferred to Millwall F.C. for -5,000. He where he went on to play 216 league games over six and a half seasons for Millwall. In summer of 1979, he went on loan to the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League. On February 1, 1980, Millwall sold Donaldson's contract to Cambridge United for -50,000. He played for Cambridge until 1984 and is listed among the 101 best players for the club.
-DOCSTART-	22846524
'''Charles William Thomas '''"'''Bill'''"''' Finney''' (born 5 September 1931) was an English professional footballer born in Stoke-upon-Trent who made 113 appearances in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	22848936
'''Shane Lowry''' (born 12 June 1989) in Perth, Australia is a professional football player who currently plays for Aston Villa. He has played football for the Republic of Ireland U17 and U21 team but has pledged his allegiance to Australia for his senior career.
Lowry started his youth career with Australian club ECU Joondalup. He signed for Aston Villa in February 2005 along with fellow Australian Chris Herd. Lowry made 9 appearances for Aston Villa Reserves in the 2006-07 season, mainly coming near the end of the campaign. Lowry was also part of the squad that won the HKFC Philips Lighting International Soccer Sevens in May 2007. In June 2007, Lowry penned a 12-month deal to his contract.
In August 2007, Lowry made his debut for the Aston Villa senior first team, replacing Stephen O'Halloran in the second half of a pre-season friendly against Stoke City. Lowry played 17 minutes in a 2-0 victory for Villa. After appearing in the 2009 Peace Cup, which was won by Villa, Lowry made his professional debut in the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League in an away fixture at Rapid Wien.
On 17 September 2009, Lowry signed a three month loan deal with Football League Championship side Plymouth Argyle.
Although Lowry was born in Australia, he appeared for the Republic of Ireland U17 and U21 team due to his Irish parentage. On 11 September 2009 it was announced that Lowry had opted to make himself available to the Australian national team for his senior career. Lowry gained selection into the full Australia squad for the friendly match against Netherlands on October 10, 2009, in Sydney and then for the Asian Cup Qualifier against Oman in Melbourne on October 14, 2009. This was his first call-up since choosing to pursue his international future with Australia.
-DOCSTART-	22851077
}}'''Eric Reginald "Reg" Holland''' (born January 23, 1940, Sutton-in-Ashfield) is a former English footballer who played as a full back.
Holland enjoyed a promising start to his football career by being selected to play for England Schoolboys and England Youth while twice winning the FA Youth Cup with Manchester United.
In March 1960 he moved to Wrexham for -2,000, going on to spend six years with the North Wales side before joining local rivals Chester in March 1966. After six league appearances he dropped into Non-League football with Altrincham. He joined Staffordshire Police and spent 27 years with the force before retiring in 1994.
-DOCSTART-	22851626
}}'''William "Billy" White''' (October 13, 1936 - December 7, 2000) is a former English footballer.
White joined Burnley from the Liverpool based Clubmoor Boys' Club in 1954,
In March 1961 he moved to Wrexham, but four months later he switched to local rivals Chester. The following year he joined Halifax Town but he did not make any more appearances in The Football League.
After the end of his football career, White ran a newsagent shop in Liverpool with his wife Winifred.
-DOCSTART-	22852572
'''James "Jimmy" Hernon''' (6 December 1924 - 7 March 2009) was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger for four teams in the English Football League in the immediate post-WWII years.
Born in Cleland, Hernon was spotted by a Leicester City scout in 1942, and signed for the Foxes shortly afterwards. He made his debut in a wartime match against Crystal Palace. In 1943, he was called into service and served in the Royal Artillery and saw action in France, Belgium and Germany.
At the end of the war, Hernon resumed his football career at Leicester, and in 1948, he was sold to Bolton Wanderers for a -16,000 transfer fee - which was Britain's second-highest transfer fee at the time. Hernon spent three years at Burnden Park, before being signed by Grimsby Town manager Bill Shankly in 1951 for a -2,500 transfer fee.
In 1954, after three years at Grimsby, Hernon moved to Watford, where he spent two seasons before a knee injury forced him to retire from the professional game. He later resumed his career at non-league Hastings United, before injuries forced him to quit the game for good in 1957.
After retiring from football, Hernon settled in Hastings, and went on to become a salesman, chauffeur and school caretaker. He died on 7 March 2009, aged 84.
-DOCSTART-	22857214
'''Ernest W. Williams''' (1882 - 5 August 1943) was an English footballer who played at outside-left for Portsmouth, Chelsea and Southampton in the 1900s and 1910s. He remained an amateur throughout his career.
Williams was born at Ryde on the Isle of Wight and played for his local team before crossing the Solent to join Portsmouth of the Southern League in December 1906.
Williams remained at Portsmouth for three years, where he vied with Joe Dix for the No. 11 shirt.
In December 1909, Williams moved to London to join Chelsea of the Football League First Division where he made six league appearances in the 1909-10 season. He also played twice in the FA Cup, scoring in a 2-1 victory over Hull City on 15 January 1910. During his time at Stamford Bridge, Williams won two England amateur caps in 1910-11.
Williams returned to Portsmouth the following year, spending a further two seasons with the Fratton Park club. In all he spent five years with Portsmouth, making 32 league appearances, scoring five goals,
He made only one appearance for the "Saints", replacing the injured Len Andrews at Brighton on 19 October 1912, before retiring at the end of the season.
After retiring from football, Williams took up a career in teaching.
-DOCSTART-	22857710
'''Walter Cox''' was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for various clubs around the turn of the twentieth century.
Cox was born in Southampton and started playing for the newly formed Southampton St Mary's club in 1892 as an outfield player.
Cox made his Southern League debut away to Royal Ordnance on 5 October 1895 before Tom Cain took over as the first-choice 'keeper. Although Cain was preferred for League matches, Cox played in all five FA Cup matches, where the club reached the First Round proper for the second consecutive season, going down 3-2 to The Wednesday of the Football League First Division. Despite conceding three goals, Cox "performed heroically" and as a result won County recognition.
Following the arrival of George Clawley, Cox moved to Bristol where, after a season playing for Bristol St George in the Birmingham & District League, he returned to the Southern League with Bedminster in May 1898. In October 1899, he moved on to Millwall Athletic and then to Manchester City in May 1900. At Hyde Road, Cox was used as cover for Charlie Williams and made only one league appearance before moving on to Bury.
He failed to make any first team appearances at either Bury or his next club Preston North End and finished his career in Scotland with Dundee.
-DOCSTART-	22857748
'''George William Greenfield''' (4 August, 1908-1981) was a professional footballer who played for Lee Bridge Gasworks and Tottenham Hotspur.
The inside left began his playing career at Lea Bridge Gasworks. In 1931 he joined Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in 31 matches and scored 11 goals between 1931-34.
-DOCSTART-	22857912
'''G Gemmell''' ( ?-?) was a professional footballer who played for clubs including Tottenham Hotspur.
Gemmell played one match for Tottenham Hotspur in 1914.
-DOCSTART-	22858452
'''David Louis '''"'''Dave'''"''' Massart''' (2 November 1919 - 1993) was an English professional footballer who scored 73 goals in 126 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Walsall, Bury and Chesterfield. He played as a centre forward.
Massart was born in the Yardley district of Birmingham. He joined Birmingham as an amateur in 1938, and turned professional in February 1939, but had not played for the first team when the outbreak of the Second World War put a stop to the Football League.
In the 1947 close season, Massart joined up with former Birmingham clubmate Harry Hibbs, then manager of Third Division South club Walsall. He made a spectacular start to his Walsall career, scoring a hat-trick in each of the first three home games. He finished up with 23 goals from 27 league games, which made him Walsall's leading scorer for 1947-48, despite moving back to the Second Division with Bury in March 1948, well before the end of the season.
Bury paid -2,000 for Massart's services. He repaid their investment by scoring 45 goals in 85 league games for the club, becoming their leading scorer for two consecutive seasons. After three years he moved to his last Football League club; Chesterfield paid -6,000 for his services in February 1951 in the hope that his goalscoring might save them from relegation from the Second Division. Five goals from 11 games was too little too late, and Massart moved into non-league football with Weymouth before the 1951-52 season.
He continued in prolific vein at Weymouth. In five seasons he scored 114 goals in 156 games in the Southern League, one of only three Weymouth players to achieve 100 career goals in that competition,
-DOCSTART-	22859124
'''Robert Smith '''"'''Bobby'''"''' Laing''' (1 February 1925 - September 1985) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 79 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Watford.
Laing was born in Glasgow. He had been on the books of Falkirk, but while stationed at Hednesford, Staffordshire, during the Second World War, he appeared for Birmingham City in the wartime Football League South.
In June 1950, he joined Watford of the Third Division South, where he had two years of regular first-team football.
Laing died in Birmingham in 1985 at the age of 60.
-DOCSTART-	22859165
'''Samuel Anderson "Sam" Gilligan''' (born 18 January 1882,
Born in Dundee, he began his career with Junior-level club Belmont Athletic before joining hometown club Dundee F.C.
In his first season in charge the "Gills" secured their best position in the league for three years.
-DOCSTART-	22860713
'''Alan O'Neill''' (born 27 August 1973) is an Irish retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He also played in Ireland.
O'Neill was born in Cork. A forward, he played in Ireland for Cork City and Cobh Ramblers before coming to England to sign for Birmingham City in February 1992 for a fee of -15,000.
-DOCSTART-	22860784
'''William Stephanus "Willie" Havenga''' (6 November 1924 - 12 December 2008), sometimes referred to as '''Billy Havenga''', was a South African professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Luton Town and Ipswich Town. He also played in South Africa and in non-league football in England.
Havenga was born in Bloemfontein. He played in South Africa for Bremner Old Boys before coming to England for trials with Birmingham City. The trials were successful, and Havenga signed for the club in July 1948.
Havenga then returned to his native South Africa,
-DOCSTART-	22860905
'''Folorunso "Foley" Okenla''' is a retired Nigerian international footballer who played professionally in England and Canada.
Okenla played in England for Burnley and Birmingham City. He later played in Canada for the Montreal Impact.
-DOCSTART-	22861581
'''Paul Dyson''' (born 27 December 1959) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a central defender. During his twelve year professional career, Dyson made a total of 353 league appearances - scoring 20 goals - for five clubs.
Born in Birmingham, Dyson began his career as an apprentice at Coventry City. He made his professional debut for Coventry in 1978, and also played league football for Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Darlington and Crewe Alexandra. Dyson later played non-league football for Telford United.
-DOCSTART-	22862199
'''Scott McManus''' (born 28 May 1989) is an English footballer from Prestwich, Manchester, who plays for Crewe Alexandra. He plays on the left side of defence or midfield.
McManus was a junior with Manchester United, but was released by the club. He then had a spell with Stenhousemuir before moving into English non-league football, most notably with Curzon Ashton. He was signed by Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 2008, after impressing the club, whilst on trial with Nottingham Forest.
He spent most of the 2008/09 season playing for the reserve side, but made his debut under new manager Gudjon Thordarson towards the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Crewe in their 4-3 away defeat at Stockport County.
-DOCSTART-	22862911
}}'''Alan Mayers''' (born April 20, 1937, Delamere) is a former English footballer.
Mayers made one appearance in The Football League for Chester, when he wore the number seven shirt in a 2-1 defeat away to Scunthorpe United in April 1956. The previous season he played for the club in the Welsh Cup final against Barry Town, helping Chester to a 1-1 draw at neutral Wrexham.
-DOCSTART-	22863308
'''Yemi Abiodun''' (born 29 December 1980) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a striker.
Born in London, Abiodun played youth football with Millwall and Norwich City.
-DOCSTART-	22863554
'''Jason Rafael Soloman''' (born 6 October 1970) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a defender. Soloman made over 100 league appearances for a number of clubs between 1990 and 1997, before playing non-league football.
Born in Welwyn Garden City, Soloman began his career with the youth team of Watford. He also played league football for Peterborough United, Wycombe Wanderers, Wrexham and Fulham. He later played non-league football for Stevenage Borough and Barnet.
-DOCSTART-	22864351
}}'''Michael McElhatton''' (born April 16, 1975, Killarney) is a former Irish footballer.
McElhatton began his career with AFC Bournemouth, progressing from the youth ranks to the first-team.
In February 2002 McElhatton joined Chester City on loan, with his two month stint with the club including two superbly taken goals in a 4-0 win at Stalybridge Celtic.
-DOCSTART-	22864623
'''William Elijah "Bill" Buckenham''' (3 February 1888 - June 1954) was an English amateur footballer who played for both Woolwich Arsenal and Southampton in 1909-10.
Buckenham was born in Exeter but was brought up in the Plumstead area of London where he played for local clubs, before joining the Royal Artillery based at Aldershot in Hampshire, where he gained Hampshire county honours.
Shortly after joining Arsenal, he also signed for Southampton of the Southern League, and thus was registered for both clubs at the same time. He made his debut for the "Saints" taking the place of Bob Carter on 30 April 1910 in the final match of the season, when he scored in a 3-1 victory against Reading. He started the following season, playing at outside right, scoring again in the opening match of the season. After four more appearances, he was replaced by Frank Jefferis; shortly afterwards, he decided to abandon football and concentrate on a career in the army.
-DOCSTART-	22865140
'''Billy Caskey''' (born December 10, 1954 in Belfast) is a retired professional soccer midfielder from Northern Ireland. He played in the Irish Football League, Football League, North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned seven caps, scoring one goal, with the Northern Ireland national football team between 1978 and 1982.
Caskey began his career with East Belfast In 1974, he moved to Glentoran. Caskey played for Glentoran until 1978. He was named as the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year for the 1976/77 season. In the summer of 1978, the team sent him on loan to the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League. When he returned to Glentoran in the fall, the team sent him and Victor Moreland to Derby County for -90,000. He played two seasons for Derby County, going on loan with Tulsa in 1979. In 1980, Derby County sold his contract to the Roughnecks. In 1983, Tulsa won the NASL championship, but Caskey was sidelined with a broken leg. In the fall of 1984, Caskey returned to Glentoran where he won the 1985 Irish Cup. In the spring of 1985, he returned to the United States and played for the Roughnecks who were now an independent team following the collapse of the NASL. In the fall, he signed with the Dallas Sidekicks of Major Indoor Soccer League. He holds the record for most penalty minutes (34) in the MISL whilst plying for the Dallas Sidekicks. Caskey was suspended from the MISL on August 11, 1986 for three seasons after assaulting a referee during Game 4 of the Dallas Sidekicks Eastern Division Semi-Final series with Minnesota Strikers in 1986. This ended his indoor career. He was the first Sidekick ever to be ejected from a playoff game and to be expelled from the league. He returned to Northern Ireland and played with Glentoran until 1993. A year later, he signed with Dundela and completed his professional career with them in 1996. He then played with amateur teams, including Abbey Villa F.C. until 2005 when a knee injury forced him into retirement.
On November 11, 1978, Caskey earned the first of his his international caps, and scored his first and only goal, with the Northern Ireland national football team in a 2-0 victory over Bulgaria. He went on to play seven times with Northern Ireland, his last game coming in a 4-0 loss to France on March 24, 1982.
-DOCSTART-	22868527
'''Tamer Fernandes''' (born 7 December 1974) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Paddington, Fernandes played league football for Brentford and Colchester United. He later played non-league football for Hemel Hempstead Town.
-DOCSTART-	22871213
'''George Marshall''' (8 July 1869 - December 1938) was an English amateur footballer who played in defence for Southampton St. Mary's in the 1890s. He was the only player to appear in both Southampton's first-ever FA Cup match and first-ever League match.
Marshall was also a cricketer with Hampshire.
Marshall was born in Southampton and played rugby in his youth before converting to "soccer". He made his first appearance for the newly formed Southampton St. Mary's Football Club in 1891, helping the club to win the Hampshire Senior Cup, defeating a team from the Royal Engineers, Aldershot 3-1 at the County Ground.
The following season, the "Saints" entered the FA Cup for the first time, being drawn away to Warmley (near Bristol) in the First Qualifying Round where they won comfortably 4-1, with Marshall playing at right-back. Although the Saints defeated Reading 7-0 in the next round, they were subsequently disqualified for fielding two ineligible players.
In each of the next two seasons, the Saints were defeated in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup, going down 4-0 to Maidenhead United at the Antelope Ground in October 1892 and 2-1 at Reading in November 1893.
In 1894, Southampton were one of the nine founder members of the Southern League, which had been created to enable clubs in southern England, who were not admitted to the Football League to play competitive football on a regular basis. Marshall played in all but two of the League matches in the inaugural season, at right-back with Bill Jeffrey alongside him on the left. At the end of the season, the Saints were in third place in the league, behind Millwall Athletic and Luton Town. Marshall also played in all five matches in the FA Cup, where they reached the First Round Proper for the first time, going down 4-1 to Nottingham Forest of the First Division with two goals from Thomas Rose.
At the start of the following season, Marshall was moved forward to left-half although he missed several matches through injury, making only eight league appearances. Having played in every FA Cup match since the Saints first entered in 1891, Marshall missed the match at home to Reading on 23 November 1895, when he was replaced by Joe Rogers. Although Marshall regained his place for the next round, he was again not selected for the First Round Proper match against The Wednesday, with John Hodgkinson taking over, as the Saints went down 3-2.
In the summer of 1896, as a result of his injuries, Marshall retired from football in order to concentrate on his career with the Ordnance Survey.
Marshall was also an occasional cricketer and made one first-eleven appearance for Hampshire against the MCC in June 1894, when he scored a total of five runs.
He later went to stand as an umpire at the County Ground.
-DOCSTART-	22872676
'''Frank Grice''' (13 November, 1908-1988) was a professional footballer who played for Linby Colliery F.C., Notts County, Tottenham Hotspur, Glentoran and Dundalk.
Grice began his career at Linby Colliery before joining Notts County, the midfielder played 102 matches and scored on four occasions for the Meadow Lane club between 1931-35. In 1935, Grice signed for Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in a further 55 matches and scored once in all competitions. After leaving White Hart Lane he had spells at Glentoran and finally Dundalk.
-DOCSTART-	22872737
'''Michael John '''"'''Mick'''"''' Bodley''' (born 14 September 1967) is an English former professional footballer who made 258 appearances in the Football League playing for Chelsea, Northampton Town, Barnet, Southend United, Gillingham, Birmingham City and Peterborough United.
Bodley was born in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. He began his football career as an apprentice with Chelsea, and turned professional in 1985.
Bodley contributed to Barnet's Conference title in 1991 and to their run to the Third Round of that year's FA Cup, scoring twice in their 3-1 defeat of Heybridge Swifts in the Fourth Qualifying Round. In the 1992-93 season, Bodley was one of 11 Barnet players awarded free transfers by the Football League because the club had not paid their wages. He joined Southend United in July 1993, linking up with former Barnet manager Barry Fry who had joined the club not long before. In three seasons with Southend he played 79 games in all competitions, and spent two months on loan at Gillingham, whose supporters made a -2,500 donation to the club in an attempt to fund the player's stay for a third month: a fruitless gesture, as the player joined Birmingham City five days later, also on loan, as cover for injuries and suspensions among the defence.
===Peterborough United, St Albans City and Dagenham & Redbridge===
In July 1996, Peterborough United manager Barry Fry, who had worked with Bodley at Barnet, Southend and Birmingham, paid his former club -75,000 for his services.
At the end of the season he signed for Canvey Island, and contributed to their reaching the Second Round of the FA Cup in his first season. Doubtful for the first-round match at home to Port Vale because of a groin injury,
When Bodley left professional football he worked as a postman. He is married with daughters.
A. The figures cover Barnet from the 1991-92 season in the Football League only, i.e. they ''do not'' include Barnet in the Conference.
-DOCSTART-	22873335
'''Peter Stanley Sampson''' (9 July 1927 - 16 May 2009) was a professional footballer, who spent his entire Football League career with Bristol Rovers, and who also went on to play for Trowbridge Town after retiring from the professional game.
Sampson was born in Great Wakering, in Essex, and attended Great Wakering School, for whom he once scored 72 goals in a single season. He initially trained as a butcher, before being called up to the army and stationed in West Africa during World War II. He bought himself out of the army for -65, and returned to England to sign as an amateur for Bristol Rovers. He turned professional with the club in 1948, and had a thirteen-year-long career with them, making 340 league appearances and scoring four goals during that spell. He moved to Trowbridge Town in 1961, where he stayed for two years before taking over as assistant manager of his former youth club, Oldland.
Away from football, Sampson had run a poultry business with his Bristol Rovers teammate Vic Lambden while playing in Bristol, and after his retirement from the sport he worked as a gardener and a milkman in his adopted home town of Cadbury Heath.
Towards the end of his life he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and spent his last few years living at a nursing home in Congresbury near Bristol. He died on 16 May 2009, aged 81.
He was the cousin of former Chelsea player Les Stubbs.
-DOCSTART-	22874257
'''William Thomas Reynolds''' (1870 - after 1893) was an English professional footballer born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
-DOCSTART-	22874262
'''William Reynolds''' (22 July 1879 - after 1906), sometimes called '''Billy Reynolds''', was an English professional footballer born in Manchester who played as a forward in the Football League for Burton United and Grimsby Town.
-DOCSTART-	22878093
'''George Stewart''' (16 November 1932 - 22 May 1998) was a Scottish association football player, who played as a goalkeeper for Petershill Juniors, Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion, Montrose and Bradford City.
Born in Larkhall in 1932, Stewart started his career with junior side Petershill. He was capped by the Scotland junior select team while with the club. He joined the senior game when he signed for Raith Rovers in 1952. He made 68 appearances in the Scottish Football League for three different clubs in seven seasons, before moving to England to join Bradford City in 1959. He made 22 Football League appearances before leaving the senior game in 1961.
-DOCSTART-	22880691
'''Paul Abrahams''' (born 31 October 1973) is an English retired professional association football who played as a striker. In a Football League career that lasted from 1992 to 1999, Abrahams made a total of 179 league appearances, scoring 34 goals, for both Colchester United and Brentford. Abrahams also played non-league football for a number of clubs including Kettering Town, Canvey Island, Chesham United, Heybridge Swifts, Wivenhoe Town and AFC Sudbury.
-DOCSTART-	22881207
'''Carl Hutchings''' (born 24 September 1974) is an English retired professional association football who played as a defender. In a League career lasting from 1993 to 2003, Hutchings made 295 league appearances, scoring 16 goals, for five different sides.
Born in Hammersmith, Hutchings played youth football for Chelsea and Brentford. Hutchings played professionally in the Football League for Brentford, Bristol City, Exeter City, Southend United and Leyton Orient. He later played non-league football for Farnborough Town, making a further 20 appearances.
Sinc retiring from football at the age of 29, Hutchings has become a successful stock market trader. Hutchings is also involved in sports management.
-DOCSTART-	22883759
'''Harold 'Harry' Hargreaves''' (3 February, 1889-1975) was a professional footballer who played for Great Harwood, East Lancashire Regiment, Nelson, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Pontypridd, Tottenham Hotspur, Burnley, Rossendale United and Barnoldswick Town F.C.
Hargreaves played for Great Harwood, East Lancastrian Regiment, and Nelson before signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers. The inside left made 53 appearances and scored eight goals between 1921-22 at Molineaux. After a spell at Pontypridd, Hargreaves joined Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in 35 matches and netting seven goals. He left White Hart Lane to join Burnley where he went on to make a further 26 appearances and scoring six times. Hargreaves played for Rossendale United before ending his playing career at Barnoldswick Town.
-DOCSTART-	22883765
'''William Walls Jeffrey''' (born 1868) was an English footballer who played in defence for various teams, including Burnley, Woolwich Arsenal and Southampton St. Mary's in the 1890s.
Jeffrey was born in Dalderby, near Horncastle, Lincolnshire.
In the 1891-92 season, Jeffrey made seven appearances for the first team playing at right-back as Burnley finished seventh in the table. At this time, Burnley had a very large squad of players, including "nearly fifty Scotsmen", so the majority of their players had to content themselves by appearing in the reserve side. One of those Scotsmen was Tom Nicol, who made the No. 2 shirt his own in 1892-93 as a result of which, Jeffrey made no further first-team appearances for the Turf Moor club.
In June 1893, Jeffrey moved to London to join Woolwich Arsenal, playing in the Second Division. In his one season at the Manor Ground, Jeffrey played in either of the full-back positions, making a total of 31 appearances in all competitions.
In November 1894, Jeffrey was recruited by Southampton St. Mary's who had just embarked on the inaugural season of the newly formed Southern League. Jeffrey made his "Saints" debut, taking over from David Hamer, at left-back in a 2-2 draw against Millwall Athletic at the Antelope Ground. He soon formed a "strong partnership"
At the end of the season, Jeffrey left the Saints and disappeared into obscurity.
-DOCSTART-	22884061
'''William Harris''' (25 September, 1890-?) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Benburb, Rutherglen Glencairn and Tottenham Hotspur.
Harris signed for Tottenham Hotspur in May, 1909 for a fee of five guineas from the Govan based Scottish junior club Benurb. The full back made his league debut in November, 1909 when they visited St James' Park to play Newcastle United, the match which ended in 1-0 to the home side with the only goal scored by Scott Duncan. Harris had been expected to join his local club Third Lanark but opted to join the North London club.
The full back was said to been able to play equally as well on either side of defence.
Appearances for Tottenham Hotspur 1909-10
'''First Team - 12 appearances Football League Division One 7, Others 5''' ==
'''Oct 11''' Croydon Common home won 7-1 London FA Challenge Cup Rd 2;
'''Nov 1''' Woolwich Arsenal home won 3-0 London Professional Football Charity Fund;
'''Nov 6''' Newcastle United away lost 0-1 Div 1;
'''Nov 8''' Queens Park Rangers at Stamford Bridge drew 0-0 London FA Challenge Cup semi final;
'''Nov 13''' Liverpool home won 1-0 Div 1;
'''Nov 15''' Queens Park Rangers at Craven Cottage won 4-1 London FA Challenge Cup semi final replay;
'''Nov 20''' Aston Villa away lost 2-3 Div 1;
'''Nov 22''' Preston North End away lost 1-4 Div 1;
'''Nov 27''' Sheffield United home won 2-1 Div 1;
'''Dec 4''' Woolwich Arsenal away lost 0-1 Div 1;
'''Dec 6''' Fulham at Stamford Bridge lost 1-4 London FA Challenge Cup Final ;
'''Dec 11''' Bolton Wanderers home drew 1-1 Div 1
'''Reserve Team - South Eastern League 21 appearances, scoring two goals''' ==
'''Sep 1''' West Ham United home won 7-3 LB;
'''Sep 11''' Clapton Orient away drew 0-0 LB;
'''Sep 18''' Norwich City home won 2-1 LB;
'''Oct 23''' Crystal Palace home won 3-1 LB;
'''Dec 18''' Chelsea home won 3-1 LB - scored one goal from a penalty kick;
'''Dec 28''' Luton Town home won 8-0 LB - scored one goal from a penalty kick;
'''Jan 22''' Clapton Orient home lost 0-1 LB;
'''Jan 29''' Croydon Common away lost 0-1 LB;
'''Apr 16''' Woolwich Arsenal away lost 1-4 LB;
'''Apr 20''' Portsmouth away lost 1-2 RB;
'''LB - Left back, RB - Right back (position taken from official teamsheets)'''
Harris also played in one unidentified reserve team friendly match.
-DOCSTART-	22884987
'''Albert Noble Rawson''' (October 1900 - 1949) was an English professional footballer born in West Melton, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire, who played in the Football League for Sheffield United, Birmingham and Barnsley.
-DOCSTART-	22885012
'''David John '''"'''Dave'''"''' Howitt''' (born 4 August 1952) is an English former professional footballer who made 194 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Bury, Workington and Aldershot.
Howitt was born in Birmingham. When he left Hodge Hill School in 1968, he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, and turned professional two years later.
-DOCSTART-	22888693
'''Michael Chester '''"'''Mick'''"''' Farmer''' (born 22 November 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Lincoln City. He played as a wing half.
Farmer was born in Leicester. He began his football career as an apprentice with Birmingham City in 1961, and turned professional the following year. Described as a "tall, well-built midfielder with a powerful shot",
Prior to the 1970-71 season he signed for Grantham, then playing in the Midland League. By the time his Grantham career ended some four-and-a-half years and 143 games later, he had won two Midland League titles, a Southern League Division One North title and contributed to the club's Southern League runners-up spot in 1974, though in 1973-74 season he spent time on loan at Oadby Town and took no part in Grantham's run to the Third Round of the FA Cup.
After leaving professional football he worked in finance.
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'''Michael "Mike" Aspin''' (born 20 October 1989) is an English footballer, who plays for Northwich Victoria in the Conference North. He started his career at 8 with Blackburn Rovers youth team, and later moved to Preston North End at 16. After failing to earn a professional contract from Preston North End, he moved to Northwich Victoria in 2008. He left in March 2009, signing for Farsley Celtic in the Conference North and then for Nakhon Pathom, in Thailand, in June 2009. After nearly 2 months in Thailand he decided that football in Thailand was not for him and opted for a return to England and has since re-signed for Northwich Victoria.
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'''Joseph '''"'''Joby'''"''' Godfrey''' (September 1894 - after 1924) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Coventry City, Manchester City and Merthyr Town.
Godfrey was born in Waleswood, near Rotherham.
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'''Alfred R. '''"'''Alf'''"''' Wilson''' (1890 - after 1919) was an English professional footballer born in Wortley,
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'''Frank Hartley''' (20 July 1896 - 1965) was an English professional footballer who played for Oxford City, Tottenham Hotspur, Corinthian and represented England at international level.
Hartley began his career at Oxford City before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1922 and played in one match. After a spell with the Corinthians, the inside forward re-joined the ''Spurs'' to go on and make a further six appearances and scoring once between 1927-29.
Hartley made one international appearance for England in a friendly against France on 10 May 1923.
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'''Simon Anthony Black''' (born 9 November 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Black was born in Marston Green, Solihull. When he left school in 1991, he joined Birmingham City as a YTS trainee,
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'''Edmund Eli Wood''' (10 February 1903 - after 1930) was an English professional footballer who made 60 appearances in the Football League playing for Northampton Town, Birmingham and Newcastle United.
Wood was born in Kings Norton, now part of Birmingham, and played for Redditch and Rhyl Athletic before joining Northampton Town. He played 50 games in the Third Division South for Northampton, then moved to First Division club Birmingham in 1925, where he played only one first-team game. After another spell with Rhyl he returned to the First Division to play nine times for Newcastle United before going back to Rhyl yet again.
a. The date and place of birth are sourced to Matthews,
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'''Darren Freeman''' (born 22 August 1973) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a winger. Freeman made over 130 appearances in the Football League between 1995 and 2002.
Born in Brighton, Freeman began his career with non-league sides Horsham and Worthing, before playing in the Football League with Gillingham (where he spent a loan spell at Northern Irish side Glenavon), Fulham, Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion. After leaving the Football League due to injury, Freeman returned to non-league football with Margate and Worthing.
Freeman is currently Joint Manager at Sussex County League Division One side Whitehawk.
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'''Anthony "Tony" Lange''' (born 10 December 1964) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Lange made over 250 appearances in the Football League between 1982 and 1987.
Born in West Ham, Freeman began his career with the youth team of Charlton Athletic. After making his debut in 1982, Lange also played in the Football League for Aldershot, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Torquay United, Portsmouth, West Bromwich Albion and Fulham. He later played non-league football for St Leonards Stamcroft.
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'''Herbert Harold '''"'''Bert'''"''' Powell''' (1880 - after 1922) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield, Barnsley and Birmingham.
Powell was born in Maidstone, Kent. He was on the books of Nottingham Forest, though never played for the league side,
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'''Terence George "Terry" Branston''' (born 25 July 1938 in Rugby, England) is a former English footballer, most noted as a player for Northampton Town and Luton Town.
Joining Northampton Town in October 1958, Branston didn't make his debut until 1960. The tough-tackling centre-back helped Northampton sweep from Division Four to Division One in successive seasons. When Northampton started to fall back as quickly as they had emerged, Branston left to join Allan Brown's Luton Town in 1967.
Branston was made club captain on arrival, and skippered Luton to the Fourth Division title during his first season with the club. He led them to a further promotion two years later, before moving on to Lincoln City. After three years with Lincoln, he moved into semi-retirement; combining his driving school in Rugby with non-League football at Nuneaton Borough.
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'''Alexander James '''"'''Alex'''"''' Jackson''' (born 28 November 1935) is an Scottish former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Plymouth Argyle. He played primarily as a centre forward, but Plymouth also used him as an inside forward.
Jackson was born in Glasgow. He joined Birmingham City from junior club Shettleston for a fee of -2,000 in April 1958.
In March 1960, having played no first-team football for a year, Jackson joined Plymouth Argyle. In four seasons, he scored 27 goals from 75 appearances in all competitions, though he suffered a broken leg in 1963, after which his form deteriorated. He moved into non-league football with Weymouth in 1964,
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'''Edwin Joseph '''"'''Joe'''"''' Fountain''' (1871 - after 1896) was an English professional footballer born in Aston, now part of Birmingham, who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
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He settled in Rochester, Kent after his playing days, and his son David continued the family ties to Gillingham, becoming a matchday announcer.
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'''Matthew Christopher Fox''' (born 13 July 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Northampton Town.
Fox was born in the Sheldon district of Birmingham. When he left school in 1987, he joined Birmingham City as a YTS trainee, and turned professional two years later. Fox, described as a "dogged defender, hard in the tackle and quick to cover",
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}}'''Ryan Brookfield''' (born May 10, 1987, Liverpool) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Brookfield made one appearance in The Football League for Chester City, when he replaced the injured Chris MacKenzie during a 3-1 defeat at Lincoln City in December 2005.
He left Colwyn Bay towards the end of the 2006-07 season,
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}}'''Brian Griffiths''' (born November 21, 1933, Penycae, Wrexham) is a former Welsh footballer.
Griffiths helped Ruabon Grammar School win the Denbighshire Schools' Championship before going on to spend time with Ruabon Youth Club and Ruabon Athletic.
In the summer of 1952, Griffiths joined Wrexham as an amateur, signing a part-time contract in May 1953.
Away from football, Griffiths worked for MANWEB until he retired in 1991, with his other duties including being a member of Rhuddlan Golf Club and a church warden and treasurer at Rhuddlan Parish Church.
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Turned out for Bristol University before joining Forest Green Rovers in 1935 he was then soon trailing before eventually joining Swindon Town who paid 1 Guinea to cover his services
He later returned to Forest Green Rovers shortly before the World War II and later played for Gloucester City
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'''Foster Hedley''' (6 January, 1908-1983) was a professional footballer who played for St Andrews (Newcastle), South Shields, Corinthians (Newcastle), Jarrow, Hull City, Nelson, Manchester City, Chester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall and Swindon Town.
Hedley played for St Andrews (Newcastle), South Shields, Corinthians (Newcastle) and Jarrow before joining Hull City where he participated in two matches in 1928. After spells with Nelson and Manchester City the outside left signed for Chester City in 1931 where he went on to feature in 88 games and scoring on 29 occasions. Hedley joined Tottenham Hotspur to play a further five matches and netting once in all competitions. After leaving White Hart Lane he joined Millwall before ending his playing career at Swindon Town where he played 30 matches and scored seven goals in all competitions between 1938-46.
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'''Tommy Steven Forecast''' (born 15 October 1986 in Newham, England), is a English football goalkeeper, currently with English club Southampton.
Forecast joined the Tottenham Hotspur Academy system, His first major impact came in 2004-05 with a string of fine displays as their Under-18s Goalkeeper and helped his team reach the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup which included saves in a penalty shoot-out at Anfield.
After his stand out successes in the FA Youth Cup he was named in the first team squad as substitute six times during the 2007-08 Premier League. Yet at Tottenham he was limited to these six first team appearances and quickly decided on a move away from White Hart Lane.
In July 2008, Forecast made his first transfer away from Tottenham, He was signed up by Jan Poortvliet the manager of Southampton for -100,000 on a five year contract. He said "Spurs did not really want to let me go but as soon as I found out about Saints' interest my mind was made up."
At Southampton, Forecast became very much a third choice keeper behind Saints no.1 Kelvin Davis and second choice Bartosz Biakowski, and therefore has appeared more at reserve team level; however after Biakowski's loan to Ipswich Town at the end of the 2008-09 season he became second choice keeper.
On 13 August 2009 Forecast joined Grimsby Town on a one-month loan following an injury to Town's first-choice goalkeeper Nick Colgan. Forecast made his full professional debut the following day for Grimsby, in their home match with Crewe Alexandra. Grimsby sent Forecast back early from his loan spell on 3 September after failing to impress. The club also choosing not to extend his stay with the club, instead manager Mike Newell opted to bring in Josh Lillis from Scunthorpe United to fill the sticks until Colgan's return.
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'''Austin Speight''' is an association football coach and former player.
Speight was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and played professional football for Stockport County, Rochdale, the Chicago Sting, Finn Harps,
and Northwich Victoria. After retiring from his playing career, he coached at West Ham United, Stockport County, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers and Crewe Alexandra. He has coached all over the World at the highest level but mainly Australia,Ireland,USA,UAE.
Speight holds the UEFA Pro Licence and has worked with prominent international footballers including David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Joe Cole, and Frank Lampard. He also serves as UK and Ireland director of coaching organization Coerver Coaching & Pro Soccer International Group.
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:''For other people of the same name, see Arthur Johnson''
'''Arthur Johnson''' (born 23 January 1933, Liverpool) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Johnson represented Southport and District Schoolboys as a youngster
After one appearance in The Football League over the next five years, Johnson moved to Halifax Town and enjoyed regular football before moving to Wrexham in 1960. He spent three years with the North Wales club, although the early stages of 1962-63 were spent on loan at local rivals Chester.
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'''Scott Liam Malone''' (born 25 March 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently on loan at League One club Southend United from Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Malone is a product of Wolves' academy, who signed a professional contract - running until Summer 2010 - with the club in February 2009, aged 18. He immediately departed for a spell on loan at Hungarian club jpest, a partner club of Wolves, where he helped them qualify for the newly-formed UEFA Europa League.
Malone joined League One club Southend United on a month's loan in November 2009.
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'''Barry Ashworth''' (born 18 August 1942, Stockport) is a former English footballer.
Ashworth was playing Non-League football for Bangor City before he joined Southend United in 1963. Spells with Hartlepools United and Tranmere Rovers followed, before moving to Chester in time for 1967-68.
At Chester, Ashworth had a reputation as a popular but volatile player.
Ashworth later returned to Bangor and enjoyed a spell as caretaker player-manager of the club.
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}}'''Graham Birks''' (born January 25, 1942, Sheffield) is a former English footballer who played as a full back.
Birks progressed through the youth ranks to make four appearances in the Football League First Division for Sheffield Wednesday.
Early in 1969-70, Birks signed for Chester. He remained at Sealand Road until 1972, when he joined South African side Port Elizabeth City. He later returned to England and played for Fleetwood Town.
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'''Derek Henry Carr''' (born 1 September 1927) is an English former professional footballer born in Blidworth, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. Carr, a utility player, joined Birmingham City from Lockheed Leamington in December 1947,
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'''Jonathan Ian Franks''' (born 6 April 1990 in Stockton-on-Tees) is an English footballer, currently playing for Middlesbrough.
Jonathan has represented England at all levels from "under 16" through to "under 19"; the highlight of which was playing for England under 17s against Wales in Telford (14th October 2005) when he found the back of the net twice .
Jonathan played his first competitive match for Middlesbrough in the their last match of the season on 24 May 2009, against West Ham United.
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'''Frederick '''"'''Frank'''"''' Bowden''' (November 1904 - after 1934) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Coventry City.
Bowden was born in the Kings Heath district of Birmingham. A pacy winger, he made his debut for Birmingham in the First Division on 26 December 1925 in a 2-1 defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur. This turned out to be his only first-team appearance for the club, and he moved into non-league football in the Midlands. Bowden then spent time on West Ham United's books, without appearing in the Football League side, and joined Coventry City, for whom he played 38 times in the Third Division South. He later signed for Chesterfield and for second spells with Coventry and West Ham, but played no more league football.
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'''Edward S. '''"'''Eddie'''"''' Cameron''' (1895 - after 1933) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 139 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Walsall, Nelson and Exeter City.
Cameron was born in Glasgow. He began his football career with Clydebank for moving to England to sign for Birmingham in July 1921. Cameron, described as "a burly Scot ... never a great goalscorer, but a player who 'employed direct methods'",
In 1926 he joined Stafford Rangers, where his prolific goalscoring helped them to the championship of the Birmingham & District League in the 1926-27 season,
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}}'''Rory Blease''' (born August 16, 1960, Bebington) is a former English footballer.
Blease briefly played in The Football League for Chester City during 1984-85, with his four appearances including setting-up a goal for Stuart Rimmer against Chesterfield.
Previously, Blease had played for Caernarfon Town and after leaving Chester he went on to make 22 appearances in the Gola League for Northwich Victoria.
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'''Sidney 'Sid' Helliwell''' (30 January, 1904-1939) was a professional footballer who played for Wycliffe, Sheffield Wednesday, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Walsall, Hednesford Town, Halifax Town.
After spells at Wycliffe F.C., Sheffield Wednesday and Reading the centre half joined Tottenham Hotspur. He made his debut for the club against Manchester United on 24 September, 1927 featured in nine matches for the ''Lilywhites'' in all competitions between 1927-28. Helliwell went on to play for Walsall where he played in 98 matches and scoring on eight occasions, Hednesford Town and finally Halifax Town.
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'''Christopher "Chris" Smalling''' (born 22 November 1989 in Greenwich, London, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Fulham. He plays in defence, mainly as a centre half.
Chris started playing football at the age of 9 for Walderslade Boys under manager Tim Hunt. After failing to settle at any football league academy, Smalling opted to continue his education at Chatham Grammar School for Boys whilst playing for Isthmian League side Maidstone United. At the age of 17, Smalling made his competitive debut for 'The Stones', starting against Canvey Island in the Isthmian League Cup. Only two months later he made his league debut, playing the whole match in a 2-1. loss against Heybridge Swifts. Smalling went on to play eleven more times for Maidstone, his final appearance coming in a 4-2 win at East Thurrock United, a game in which he scored his only senior goal for the club.
During the 2007-08 season, Smalling was also selected to represent his county (Kent), and the Kent Schools' Football Association then nominated him for trials for the English Schools' Football Association's Under 18 international squad. He was selected to represent the ESFA in the programme of fixtures in the Centenary Shield, including the game against Scotland Schools at Wembley in April 2008.
Following his excellent performances for club and country, Smalling received offers from both Fulham and Middlesbrough. Despite initial reports that Smalling had signed for Middlesbrough, he signed for the Fulham in June 2008.
Before signing for Fulham, Smalling was planning his university application, with a course in Business and Management at Loughborough University in mind. He was made captain of the Fulham Development Squad by manager Billy McKinlay.
Smalling's impressive progress at club level caught the eye of England's U20 selectors this year and on 2 April 2009, he played 45 minutes against Italy at Loftus Road.
On 24 May 2009, Smalling made his Premier League debut for Fulham, replacing Aaron Hughes in the 77th minute in the final game of the 2008-09 season, a 2-0 loss to Everton.
Teammate Aaron Hughes said of Smalling, "He's been one of the most improved players this year who haven't been on the pitch... He's big and strong and he's great at blocking shots. His improvement has come from his decision making. He's a lot more confident in training."
On 8 July 2009, Smalling earned a starting place in Fulham's first pre-season friendly of the 2009-10 season against Gold Coast United at Skilled Park, playing alongside John Pantsil at centre back.
On 17 September 2009 Smalling was handed his Fulham debut against CSKA Sofia in the UEFA Europa League. Smalling performed alongside Chris Baird in Sofia and was praised after the match by manager, Roy Hodgson.
"He's learnt a lot," said Hodgson. "One game like that in Europe against a team of that quality is worth a lot of Reserve matches. He made one or two mistakes during the game but was very quick to rectify them. I thought, if you analysed his performance over the 90 minutes, that he played with a maturity that I'm not entitled to expect from a player so young."
Smalling earned his first start for England U21s in a European Championship Qualifier against Portugal at Wembley Stadium on 14 November 2009. Stuart Pearce retained Smalling in his starting eleven three days later as England drew (0-0) with against Lithuania in Vilnius.
In the club's final Premier League fixture of 2009, against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Smalling made his first start for the Whites alongside Aaron Hughes in central defence.
On 11 August 2009, Smalling made his England U21 debut in the friendly fixture against The Netherlands, coming on as a substitute in the 58th minute of a 0-0 draw.
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'''Daniel Noel''' "'''Danny'''" '''Drinkwater''' (born 5 March 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town on loan from Manchester United.
Born in Manchester, Drinkwater joined the Manchester United academy at the age of nine, progressing through the ranks before earning a trainee contract in July 2006. In his first season at the club, Drinkwater became a regular in the Manchester United under-18 side, making 27 appearances and scoring two goals. He received his first taste of reserve team action that same season, coming off the bench to replace Ritchie Jones in a 5-2 Premier Reserve League win at home to Wigan Athletic. The following season, Drinkwater consolidated his position in the under-18s team while increasing his presence in the reserves. In the 2008 Lancashire Senior Cup final against Liverpool on 31 July 2008, Drinkwater came on as a 56th-minute substitute for Rodrigo Possebon before scoring the winning goal three minutes from full time. In the 2008-09 season, Drinkwater became a regular in the reserve team, making 18 appearances and getting on the scoresheet twice.
At the end of the season, Drinkwater was called up to the Manchester United first team for their dead rubber league match against Hull City on 24 May 2009. Given the number 46 jersey, he was named on the bench, but did not take to the field.
In order to gain first team experience, on 14 August 2009, Drinkwater joined Huddersfield Town on loan for the duration of the 2009-10 season. He made his debut for the club the very next day, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Gary Roberts in a 3-1 win at home to Southampton. His first goal for Huddersfield came three days later in a 7-1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion, five minutes after coming on as a 64th-minute substitute for Antony Kay. He made his first start for Huddersfield in a 1-0 defeat by Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium on 22 August 2009.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 16 January 2010.''
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'''Sidney '''"'''Sid'''"''' Ottewell''' (born 23 October 1919) is an English former professional footballer who scored 54 goals from 191 appearances in the Football League playing for Chesterfield, Birmingham City, Luton Town, Nottingham Forest, Mansfield Town and Scunthorpe United
Ottewell was born in Horsley, Derbyshire. He began his football career with Holbrook Colliery Welfare before joining Chesterfield in 1936. He made his debut in the Second Division as a 17-year-old, on 3 April 1937 in a 4-0 defeat at home to Blackburn Rovers. During the Second World War Ottewell served as a Physical Training Instructor in the Royal Air Force, and made guest appearances for clubs including Birmingham, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Bradford City, Chester, Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur. After the war he remained with Chesterfield until June 1947 when he joined Birmingham City.
Ottewell moved into non-league football as player-manager of Spalding United,
Ottewell lived most of his life in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, but currently lives in nearby Newthorpe. He has 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren, and celebrated his 90th birthday in October 2009.
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'''Vincent Harold White''' (22 October 1897 - 1972) was an English professional footballer born in Walsall, Staffordshire, who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Watford.
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'''George Barr Waddell''' (29 November 1888 - 17 September 1966) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Rangers and in the Football League in England for Bradford City, Preston North End, Oldham Athletic, Birmingham and New Brighton.
Waddell was born in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. He began his football career in junior football before joining Rangers in 1909.
Waddell died in Sible Hedingham, Essex, in 1966 at the age of 77.
A. Joyce gives Waddell's date of birth as 29 November 1888,
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'''Matthew Leslie Webb''' (born 24 September 1976) is an English former professional footballer born in Bristol who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. Webb, a pacy winger, joined Birmingham City as a YTS trainee in 1993 and turned professional two years later. After playing only once for the reserve team,
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}}'''John "Jack" Capper''' (July 23, 1931 - March 10, 2009) was a Welsh footballer.
Capper turned professional with hometown club Wrexham in 1949, with his first appearance in The Football League coming against Grimsby Town in 1952-53.
When Capper left Wrexham in 1955 after 48 league outings he was awarded a benefit match.
Capper later joined the Police and then as a security officer at a holiday camp in Prestatyn.
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'''Edwin Redvers Baden Herod''' (16 May 1900-1973) was a professional footballer who played for Barking Town, Ilford, Great Eastern Railway Works F.C., Charlton Athletic, Brentford, Tottenham Hotspur, Chester City, Swindon Town and Clapton Orient.
Herod played for non League clubs Barking Town, Ilford and Great Eastern Railway Works before joining Charlton Athletic in 1921, the full back played 236 matches and scored twice in all competitions between 1921-27 at the Valley. He joined Brentford in 1928 where he played a further 28 games before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1929 for a then club record fee of -4,000. Herod featured in a total of 58 matches in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites''. After leaving White Hart Lane , Herod had spells at Chester City, Swindon Town before signing for Clapton Orient where he ended his playing career.
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'''Joe Bennett''' (born 28 March 1990 in Rochdale) is a footballer who plays for Middlesbrough. Born and brought up in Rochdale, Joe signed his first professional contract with the club prior to the 2008-09 season and is comfortable playing anywhere on the left, although he usually operates as a left-back.
Bennett was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester but moved to the North East when he was ten. He was spotted by Boro scouts while playing for Northallerton Town as a schoolboy. However, he suffered a set back when being essentially dropped by Boro when in the Under-15s. He had an unsuccessful trial with Newcastle United and after a year back in Sunday league football he was signed on again at the Riverside.
Following some impressive performances in the reserves and the pre-season, Bennett secured a two-year professional deal and named in the senior squad for the first time. His progress continued and after appearing in the summer Algarve tournament he was named on the bench for a number of Premier League fixtures. He made his first team debut away to West Ham United in the final game of the 2008-09 season and he was handed a new three-year contract extension in August 2009.
Now a member of the first team, Bennett made his first appearance for the 2009-10 season in the away loss at Nottingham Forest in the Carling Cup, coming on as a substitute in extra time and started his first match, at left back, away at Coventry City.
Bennett was part of the under-19 squad at the 2009 European Championships in Ukraine in the summer of 2009. During the group stage matches, he started out on the bench but earned a place in the starting eleven after some strong performances and started in the last group stage match, the semifinal and final. He was due to participate in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup but did not because of club commitments.
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'''Callum Henry McManaman''' (born 25 April 1991) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Wigan Athletic.
He made his first team debut on 24 May 2009 in a Premier League match against Portsmouth.
He is the cousin of ex Liverpool player Steve McManaman
Callum was originally brought up in knowsley.
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'''Charles Oliver Bell''' (born 18 May 1894 in Dumfries-died 5 June 1939) was an English footballer and football manager.
He played for Dumfries Wanderers, Douglas Wanderers, Carlisle City, Woolwich Arsenal, Chesterfield, Barrow and Queens Park Rangers.
After coaching jobs at Sporting Clube de Portugal, Reading and Notts County, he became a full-time manager at Wigan Borough. He left England for Italy, where he coached Padova from 1927 to 1928. He came back to Lisbon with Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1928. In 1932, he was the first Marseille manager in the newly founded French professional football championship. In France, he had also a stint at Nice.
He came back to England in 1935, with Mansfield Town and then managed Bournemouth for three years. He died soon after, aged 45.
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'''Alain Horace''' (born 4 December 1971) is a former professional association football player.
Horace started his career at Mulhouse. After a trial period with Hartlepool, he moved to Ayr United in 1996.
Horace left Ayr following a cruciate ligament injury.
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'''Beaumont Griffith Jarrett''' (born 18 July 1855) was an English footballer who earned three caps for the national team between 1876 and 1878. Jarrett played club football for Cambridge University.
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'''Francis William Pawson''' (born 6 April 1861) was an English footballer who earned two caps for the national team between 1883 and 1885, scoring one goal. Pawson played club football for Cambridge University.
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'''Thelwell Mather Pike''' (17 November 1866 - 21 July 1957) was an English footballer who earned one cap for the national team in 1886. Pike played club football for Cambridge University, Crusaders, Brentwood, Swifts, Thanet Wanderers and Corinthian.
Pike was born in Andover, Hampshire and educated at Malvern College, playing football for the school in 1884 and 1885, before attending Cambridge University, where he earned a blue in 1886 and 1888.
He made his solitary England appearance on 13 March 1886, in a 6-1 victory over Ireland. In the match at Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast, Pike's fellow Cantabrians, Ralph Squire and Benjamin Spilsbury played at centre-half and inside-left respectively, with Spilsbury scoring four of England's goals.
After leaving university, Pike played for several clubs, including Crusaders, Brentwood, Swifts and Thanet Wanderers
Pike was also a noted cricketer, playing for Worcestershire, then a minor county, between 1886 and 1895.
He became the headmaster of Weybridge Preparatory School between 1897 and 1906, before moving to Thanet School in Margate, where he remained until his retirement.
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'''Ralph Tyndall Squire''' (10 September 1863 - 22 August 1944) was an English footballer who earned three caps for the national team in 1886. Squire played club football for Cambridge University and Corinthian. Squire was educated at Westminster School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
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'''Mark Anthony Smalley''' (born 12 January 1965) is an English former professional footballer who made 167 appearances in the Football League playing for Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City, Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient, Mansfield Town and Maidstone United.
Smalley was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. When he left school in 1981, he joined Nottingham Forest as an apprentice, and turned professional two years later.
In February 1987 Smalley signed for Orient of the Fourth Division. After two-and-a-half seasons in which he played 64 league games, he joined Mansfield Town, initially on loan, making the deal permanent in January 1990 for a fee of -15,000. He played 49 league games before moving on to Maidstone United, for whom he played 34 games before the club was wound up at the end of the 1991-92 season.
A. The figures against Smalley's permanent Mansfield Town career cover his appearances and goals both while on loan at the club (from November 1989 to January 1990) and once signed permanently in January 1990.
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'''Ronald '''"'''Ronnie'''"''' Morris''' (born 25 September 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as a winger.
Morris was born in Birmingham. He began his football career as one of the first intake of boys to the Football Association's School of Excellence at Lilleshall which opened in 1984, from where he joined Birmingham City as a YTS trainee in 1986.
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'''Edmund Samuel Currey''' (born 28 June 1868) was an English footballer who earned two caps for the national team in 1890, scoring two goals. Currey played club football for Oxford University.
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'''Henry Edward Denison Hammond''' (26 November 1866 - 16 June 1910) was an English footballer who earned one cap for the national team in 1889. Hammond played club football for Oxford University. After his football career ended, Hammond became a folk music historian.
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'''Robert Stuart King''' (born 4 April 1862) was an English footballer who earned one cap for the national team in 1882. King played club football for Oxford University.
-DOCSTART-	22971370
'''Percival Chase Parr''' (born 2 December 1859) was an English footballer who earned one cap for the national team in 1882. Parr played club football for Oxford University.
-DOCSTART-	22971416
'''Leonard Rodwell Wilkinson''' (born 15 October 1868) was an English footballer who earned one cap for the national team in 1891. Wilkinson played club football for Oxford University.
-DOCSTART-	22971448
}}'''Thomas "Tommy" Walker''' (14 November 1923 - 13 June 2005) was an English football (soccer) defender and winger. He spent the first twelve years of his career playing for Newcastle United before moving to Oldham Athletic and Chesterfield.
Before Walker became a footballer he was a champion professional sprinter.
He was recruited by his local club Newcastle United from Netherton Juniors in 1941, at a time when competitive football had been suspended due to World War II. However the club played in the wartime leagues and Walker was able to make 29 appearances. He also had a guest stint with West Ham United. He made his Football League debut on 11 October 1946 against Coventry City. During his first season he made a total of 9 appearances. The following season he played only 8 matches, scoring 3 goals, as Newcastle won promotion into the First Division. He suffered a broken arm which kept him out of action for several months.
He managed to gain a regular starting place in the 1949-50 season, playing as part of a forward line that also included Ernie Taylor, George Robledo, Jackie Milburn and Bobby Mitchell. He made 40 appearances for the club in both league and cup competition and scored 14 goals in those matches. The following year, Walker played in every match for the club and helped to guide them into fourth place in the First Division table. It was also during that season that Waler won his first medal by winning the FA Cup, 2-0 in the final against Blackpool.
In the 1951-52 season, the club finished in 8th place, their lowest since promotion, but Walker won a second FA Cup, 1-0 against third-placed Arsenal in the final. However he began to find his chances limited
After signing for a fee of -2500, Walker went on to play 120 times for Oldham Athletic. When he left the club for -1250, many fans were aggrieved at Ted Goodier's willingness to let him leave. He later returned to the club for a second spell, playing 38 games before retiring from football in 1959.
Walker moved to Chesterfield in 1957 for -1250.
Walker retired in 1958 after a 17-year career, at the age of 35. He decided not to go into football management and instead was in charge of a newsagents located in Middleton.
Tommy Walker died on 13 June 2005, aged 81,
Walker married Lily and they had a son together, Thomas. He also had two grandchildren, Richard and Andrew.
'''Newcastle United'''
The appearance figure given is for all competitions, not just for league appearances as sources are limited.
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'''John Thomas William "Jack" Haines''' (24 April 1920 - 13 March 1987) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. During his playing career, Haines made over 300 appearances in the Football League, and earned one cap for the English national side in 1948.
Born in Evesham, Haines moved from Cheltenham Town to Liverpool in 1937. He never made a league appearance for Liverpool, and his playing career was interrupted in 1939 by World War II. When play resumed in 1946, Haines moved to Swansea City, and later played for Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion, Bradford Park Avenue, Rochdale and Chester City, before playing non-league football with Wellington United, Kidderminster Harriers and Evesham Town.
During the war, Haines guested for clubs including Wrexham, Doncaster Rovers, Notts County, Bradford Park Avenue and Lincoln City.
Haines made his international debut for England on 2 December 1948 against Switzerland. He scored twice in a 6-0 victory but was never selected again.
-DOCSTART-	22976134
'''Ray Warne''' was an English professional footballer who played for Ipswich Town between 1950 and 1951. A prolific striker, he scored 377 goals for Sudbury Town in twelve seasons at the club.
Signed from Leiston in 1950, Warne played 30 league matches for Ipswich, scoring 11 goals. In 1952 he signed for Sudbury Town, where he scored 51 goals in his first season as Sudbury won the Essex and Suffolk Border Football League.
-DOCSTART-	22976166
'''Robert 'Bob' Hewitson''' (26 February, 1884-1957) was a professional footballer who played for Morpeth Harriers, Barnsley, Crystal Palace, Oldham Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Croydon Common and Doncaster Rovers.
Hewitson began his playing career at Morpeth Rangers before joining Barnsley in 1903, the goalkeeper played a total of 62 matches between 1903-04. Hewitson moved on to Crystal Palace where he featured in 75 matches in all competitions. In 1907 he signed for Oldham Athletic before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1908 and went on to participate in a further 64 matches in all competitions. After leaving White Hart Lane he played for Croydon Common and finally Doncaster Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	22979115
'''James Arthur '''"'''Jimmy'''"''' Murray''' (9 June 1880 - 29 October 1933) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Small Heath. He played as a right-sided forward.
Murray was born in Benwhat, Dalmellington, Ayrshire. He played for St Augustine's and for Benwhat Heatherbell before joining Ayr in 1897.
He died in Glasgow in 1933 at the age of 53.
-DOCSTART-	22985849
'''Ron Dellow''' (born 13 July 1914) is an English former footballer and coach. As a player, he was a right-winger who began his professional career at Blackburn Rovers, and later played for Mansfield Town, Manchester City and Tranmere Rovers in the years before World War II. In August 1939, he joined Carlisle United, but because of the war, he had to wait seven years before making his debut for the club in an official league game. He played one post-war season for Carlisle.
During the war, Dellow served in the RAF. In 1948, Dellow moved to the Netherlands. He coached FC Volendam between 1964 and 1969, and guided the club to promotion to the Eredivisie in 1967. He also coached Heracles Almelo and Helmond Sport in the 1970s. As of May 2009, Dellow is still alive, and lives in Almelo.
-DOCSTART-	22986151
'''Brian Tiler''' (15 March 1943 - 30 June 1990) was an English footballer. Tiler, a central defender, began his career at his hometown club Rotherham United where he made his debut in 1962-63. He spent seven seasons at Millmoor, playing more than 200 league games, before moving on to Aston Villa in December 1968.
At Aston Villa, Tiler had the misfortune of being a member of the side that were relegated to the Third Division for first and only time in the club's history in 1969-70. However, he was also a member of the Villa side that won promotion two years later. In October 1972, he was transferred to Carlisle United, where he finished his Football League career. In 1974, he was appointed player-manager of non-league Wigan Athletic, where he spent two years, and won the Northern Premier League in 1974-75.
He moved to America in the mid 1970's to join the Portland Timbers, originally as a player before joining the coaching staff.
In 1980, he became assistant manager to Ron Newman at the Miami Americans in the franchise's only year of existence. After 9 games Newman quit to take over as coach at the San Diego Sockers, and Brian Tiler stepped up to become Head Coach until the team's demise at the end of the season.
Tiler later became managing director at AFC Bournemouth, where he helped engineer Bournemouth's first-ever promotion to the Second Division in 1986-87 along with his friend, team manager Harry Redknapp. In June 1990, Tiler was killed in a car accident in Italy when a car smashed head-on into the minibus where Tiler and Redknapp were travelling. Redknapp was also badly injured in the accident, but survived and went on to make a full recovery. The pair were in Italy watching that summer's World Cup.
-DOCSTART-	22989686
'''Dave Hubbick''' (born 16 March 1960) is a former professional footballer who played for Wimbledon and Colchester United.
Born in South Shields, Hubbick started his career at Ipswich Town, but failed to make a first team appearance for the club. He signed for Wimbledon for -5,000 in 1980, where he played 26 games for the club, before dropping into non-League with Gravesend & Northfleet in 1982.
After a spell with Dagenham, he returned to professional football with Colchester United in 1983. However, he made only 15 appearances for the club, and signed for Sudbury Town in 1985. Whilst at Sudbury he played at Wembley Stadium in the 1989 FA Vase final, scoring Sudbury's goal in a 1-1 draw, and was named man of the match. He later played for Woodbridge Town, who he managed between 1997 and 2003. He went on to manage Stowmarket Town, before resigning in January 2008.
-DOCSTART-	22989941
'''William Frederick Weston 'Bill' Hinton''' (25 December, 1895-1976) was a professional footballer who played for Swindon Town, Bolton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur.
Hinton joined his local club Swindon Town but didn't make a first team appearance. In 1920 the goalkeeper joined Bolton Wanderers where he played in 34 matches between 1920-23. Hinton signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1924 where he featured in 64 matches in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites''. After leaving White Hart Lane he returned to Swindon Town in 1928 where he ended his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	22990542
'''Richard Paul Scott''' (born 29 September 1974) is an English professional footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town
Scott was born in Dudley, West Midlands. He joined Birmingham City as a YTS trainee in 1991, and turned professional in May 1993.
Scott is a UEFA B-licensed coach and runs a soccer school for children.
-DOCSTART-	22990926
'''Robert '''"'''Bob'''"''' Catlin''' (born 22 June 1965) is an English-born Australian former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County and Birmingham City and played more than 300 games in the Australian National Soccer League.
Catlin was born in Wembley, London and raised in Australia.
In 1994 Catlin returned to Australia where he played out a long career with numerous clubs.
He represented Australia at schoolboy international level in 1981, but never played a full international for his adopted country, though he was chosen for two representative matches against visiting European club sides, Torpedo Moscow in 1990 and Vitesse Arnhem in 1993.
-DOCSTART-	22991601
'''William '''"'''Bill'''"''' Bradbury''' (3 April 1933 - 9 August 1999) was an English professional footballer who scored 102 goals from 257 appearances in the Football League playing for Coventry City, Birmingham City, Hull City, Bury, Workington and Southport.
Bradbury was born in Matlock, Derbyshire. As a youngster he played for the Rowsley and District Youth League XI, and went on to turn professional with Coventry City.
Despite joining halfway through the season, Bradbury finished as Hull's leading scorer, with nine league goals as the club were relegated from the Second Division. For the next three seasons he also finished as leading scorer, with 18, 19 and 30 league goals respectively; the latter total remains (as of 2009) Hull's post-Second World War league record, and made a major contribution to the club's promotion back to the Second Division in the 1958-59 season.
In February 1960, Bradbury joined Bury for a fee of -5,000. He was unable to keep his place in the 1960-61 season, asked for a transfer, and spent the remainder of the season in the Fourth Division with Workington. He then had a season at Southport, another as player-coach with Wigan Athletic, and finished his career with Prescot Cables and Kirkby Town.
Bradbury died of a heart attack in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, in 1999 at the age of 66.
-DOCSTART-	22992223
'''Michael James '''"'''Micky'''"''' Burton''' (born 5 November 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Shrewsbury Town. He played as a midfielder.
Burton was born in Tamworth, Staffordshire. He joined Birmingham City as a YTS trainee in 1986, and turned professional the following year.
-DOCSTART-	22992301
'''Harry Graham''' (16 December 1887 - after 1925) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for
Graham was born in Edinburgh. He played for St Bernard's before moving to England to sign for Bradford City in April 1910. He played 11 First Division games without scoring, and in October 1911 joined Second Division club Birmingham. Graham played 12 times for Birmingham, scoring four goals, but he was principally a playmaker, and the club's need was for a goalscorer. In September 1912 he returned to Scotland and signed for Raith Rovers,
Graham moved on at the end of the season to Heart of Midlothian, who were looking for a replacement for the recently-retired Bobby Walker. Before and during the First World War, Graham scored 41 goals from 120 appearances in the Scottish League,
Despite his age - it was around the time of his 33rd birthday when he joined the club - Graham played more than 100 games for Leicester in the Second Division,
-DOCSTART-	23000376
'''George Alexander Thompson''' (born 23 March 1884) was an English footballer and manager, who managed Luton Town for eight months during 1925. Turning professional in 1906, he turned out as a player for Sheffield United, Derby County and Newcastle United before moving into management.
-DOCSTART-	23000714
'''William '''"'''Bill'''"''' McCafferty''' (9 December 1882 - after 1909) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Celtic
McCafferty was born in Rutherglen, then in Lanarkshire. He played for junior club Rutherglen Glencairn
-DOCSTART-	23001156
'''Sydney "Syd" Reid''' (born in Troed-y-rhiw) was a Welsh professional footballer, who played for English club Luton Town.
Reid played his early football with his local club Troed-y-rhiw Star, but turned professional in March 1922 when Luton Town brought him to England to bolster their forward line. He made his debut for Luton on 18 March 1922, in a 1-1 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion. He played ten more games during the rump end of the 1921-22 season, and scored his first Luton goal in his third match, a 1-1 draw with Watford at Kenilworth Road on 1 April. His second goal came a week later, in the return fixture at Vicarage Road as Luton lost 4-1. He ended the season with two goals from 11 matches.
Reid's English football career took off during 1922-23, his first full season in Bedfordshire. He scored four goals during a 6-1 demolition of Swansea Town on 24 January, and in doing so scored his first hat-trick for the club. He finished the campaign as Luton's top scorer, with 18 goals from 33 matches. Injuries ruled him out for the majority of 1923-24 as well as the first three months of 1924-25 - however, he still finished as the club's joint top scorer with 12 in 26 games. 1925-26 saw only fleeting appearances from Reid, but by 1926-27 he was back as he top scored once again with 21 goals. A haul of 19 during 1927-28 proved to be a last hurrah - Luton now had two prolific goalscorers in Andy Rennie and Jimmy Yardley, and decided to let the injury-prone Reid go. After 81 goals in only 143 professional matches, Reid ended his playing days with Luton Amateurs.
-DOCSTART-	23001376
'''Arthur Henry "Digger" Kettle''' (3 June 1922 - 1 March 1999) was a footballer who played for Colchester United.
Born in Colchester, Kettle served in the Royal Air Force in Rhodesia and Italy during World War II.
After 23 appearances in the Football League, Kettle signed for Sudbury Town in 1955. After two seasons with Sudbury he signed for Woods Athletic, where he ended his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	23001469
'''Arthur William Hitchins''' (1 December, 1913-1975) was a professional footballer who played for Walthamstow Avenue, Lee Bridge Gasworks, Tottenham Hotspur, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur.
Hitchins began his career at Walthamstow Avenue before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1934. Hitchins had a spell with Tottenham's nursery side Northfleet United and returned to White Hart Lane in 1937. The centre half went on to feature in 42 matches and scored on one occasion for the ''Lilywhites'' in all competitions between 1937-39.
-DOCSTART-	23001633
'''Robbie Devereux''' (born 13 January 1971) is an English former professional footballer.
Born in Great Cornard, Devereux played for the Ipswich Town youth team, but was released by the club. He signed for Colchester United in 1989, but was released the following year after only two league appearances and dropped into non-League to sign for hometown club Cornard United.
In 1992 he briefly returned to Colchester, making six appearances, before signing for Irish club Shelbourne. In the Republic of Ireland he also played for Dundalk and St Patrick's Athletic, before returning to England to play for Southport. After a trial at Dagenham & Redbridge, he also played for AFC Sudbury, where he ended his career. He currently runs a roofing company in the Sudbury area.
-DOCSTART-	23002245
'''William Harold '''"'''Bill'''"''' Robertson''' (25 March 1923 - 15 March 2003) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea, Birmingham City and Stoke City.
Robertson was born in Crowthorne, Berkshire. In youth football he played as a centre forward, only switching to goalkeeping while in the Royal Air Force stationed at Lossiemouth during the Second World War. He signed for Chelsea in October 1945,
After retirement he kept a newsagents' in Bucknell, Shropshire, before returning to the south of England in 1963.
-DOCSTART-	23002247
'''William Gibb '''"'''Bill'''"''' Robertson''' (13 November 1928 - 1973) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Chelsea and Leyton Orient. He played as a goalkeeper, and played in 26 matches in the 1954-55 season when Chelsea won the First Division championship.
-DOCSTART-	23002513
'''Joel Edwards''' is an English professional footballer. He signed a deal with League Two club Hereford United at the beginning of May 2009 after being part of their youth squad.
Edwards attended St. Mary's RC High school where he was coached by Paul Shannon who also coached a young Lee Sharpe
-DOCSTART-	23002543
'''Russell Irving''' (born 4 January 1964) is an English former professional footballer.
Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984. After 50 league appearances, he signed for non-League Sudbury Town in 1986.
-DOCSTART-	23002560
'''John Edward James''' (born 19 February 1934) is an English former professional footballer who made 130 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Torquay United.
James was born in Harborne, Birmingham. As a youngster he was on the books of Brighton & Hove Albion, but he was working in a brass foundry when Birmingham City signed him in as a junior in June 1950. He turned professional the following year,
John James has since gone on to be a very successful scout at both Torquay United and Plymouth Argyle earning Torquay in particular hundreds of thousands in transfer fees from talent spotting. Darren Moore and Mark Loram are a couple of the players that he brought to the club. Since his move to Plymouth he has also been instrumental in many signings including Dan Gosling who now plays for Everton and England U21's and who famously scored the winning goal in the Fa Cup tie against Liverpool in 2008/9
-DOCSTART-	23002605
'''Tyler Weir''' is an English professional footballer. He signed a deal with League Two club Hereford United at the beginning of May 2009.
He may his debut for the club in a home defeat to Milton Keynes Dons in the southern section semi final of the Johnstones Paint Trophy.
-DOCSTART-	23003019
'''Jack Howarth''' (born 27 February 1945) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Active in England and the United States, Howarth made over 500 appearances in the Football League, scoring nearly 200 goals.
Born in Crook, County Durham, Howarth began his career with local side Stanley United. He signed professional forms with Chelsea in 1963, but never made an appearance for them, and moved to Swindon Town a year later. Howarth also played in the Football League for Aldershot, Rochdale, Bournemouth and Southport, before moving to the United States to play for the Southern California Lazers. Howarth later returned to England to play non-league football with Basingstoke Town, Andover and Romsey Town.
-DOCSTART-	23003424
'''Thomas Steven "Tommy" English''' (born 18 October 1961) is an English former professional footballer.
Born in Cirencester, English began his career as an apprentice at Coventry City. After making 66 league appearances for Coventry, he signed for Leicester City in 1982. After being released in 1984, he made a handful of appearances for Rochdale and Plymouth Argyle as a non-contract player, before signing for Colchester United in 1985. After playing a single match for Colchester he signed for Australian club Canberra City, but returned to Colchester in November.
He left Colchester in 1987 and played for non-League clubs Wealdstone and Bishop's Stortford , before returning to Colchester for a third time in 1989. In 1990 he signed for Hong Kong club Happy Valley, before returning to England to play for Crawley Town, Wivenhoe Town, Sudbury Town and Harwich & Parkeston.
His son, Tom, played for the youth teams at Norwich City and Arsenal.
-DOCSTART-	23003545
'''Roger Darvell''' (born 10 February 1931 in High Wycombe) is an English former professional footballer. He played the majority of his career playing at centre-half.
Darvell started his career at Charlton Athletic, where he failed to make a competitive appearance, before moving to Gillingham in 1957. After spending one season at the club and playing just three matches Darvell was transferred to Southport, where he played 256 times and scored one goal. He retired in 1965.
-DOCSTART-	23003815
'''James "Jimmy" Yardley''' was a English professional footballer, best known as a player for Luton Town.
Yardley signed for Luton Town from Clapton Orient during the 1926-27 season, but failed to score before the season ended. During 1927-28, his first full season with the club, Yardley scored 23 league goals. He continued his good form the next season, scoring 19. He continued his good form until 1932, when he was surprisingly sold to Charlton Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	23004502
}}'''Keith Webber''' (January 5, 1943 - September 26, 1983) was a Welsh footballer.
Webber began his playing days with Barry Town before signing for Everton as a 17-year old in 1960.
After a year at Brighton and then a two year stint at Wrexham, Webber moved to Doncaster Rovers in June 1966 before joining Chester in June 1969.
Webber ended his professional career with Stockport County in 1971-72 before going on to play in Non-League football for Morecambe, Northwich Victoria, Oswestry Town and Rhyl.
After finishing his professional playing career, Webber became an insurance salesman and then the licensee of the Grosvenor Arms pub in Handbridge, Chester and later the White Lion in Buckley.
Webber died aged just 40 from a heart attack at his home in Marford, Wrexham
-DOCSTART-	23006136
'''Guy Robert Russell''' (born 28 September 1967) is an English former professional footballer and manager who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Carlisle United.
Russell was born in Shirley, West Midlands.
Russell was to remain with Moor Green for eleven years. In 1999 he was awarded a testimonial match between a Birmingham City All-Stars team and their Middlesbrough counterparts, he was club captain,, and manager Bob Faulkner described him as "one of the Moor Green greats". In 2000 Russell joined Solihull Borough as a player, later becoming assistant manager and in March 2004 taking over as manager. After nearly a year in post, Russell resigned, citing the time commitment and the frustration involved in managing a club unable to compete financially.
-DOCSTART-	23006672
'''Gavin Marc Rothery''' (born 22 September 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Barrow as a midfielder, on loan from Carlisle United.
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Rothery progressed through the youth system of Leeds United and was first involved in the first team after being an unused substitute against Rotherham United on 8 May 2005.
-DOCSTART-	23007373
'''Samuel Edward "Sammy" Troughton''' (born March 27, 1964 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish footballer currently managing South African Premier Soccer League club Mpumalanga Black Aces.
Troughton played for Glentoran and Wolverhampton Wanderers before coming to South Africa in 1985 to play for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns and then Orlando Pirates. He was popularly known as "Special Branch" during his playing days in South Africa.
After retiring from football he coached mainly lower league sides like Arcadia Shepherds, Pretoria University and Durban Stars. He also had a short stint as Orlando Pirates coach in 1994 and worked as an assistant coach for Free State Stars.
-DOCSTART-	23016023
'''Paul Ferris''' (born 10 July 1959 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a former footballerand physio for Newcastle United.
In 1981 Ferris signed for Newcastle United from Lisburn Juniors in Northern Ireland and became the club's youngest ever debutant at the time when he appeared aged just 16 years and 294 days. Unfortunately a medial ligament injury meant he played just 13 matches and moved into local non-league football with Gateshead before in 1993 returning as physio under Kevin Keegan.
Ferris left the position as physio in 2006 to pursue a career as barrister but returned to the club (3 April 2009) after becoming a qualified barrister to be part of Alan Shearer's management team.
-DOCSTART-	23016155
'''Herbert 'Bert' Hodgkinson''' (26 December, 1903-1974) was a professional footballer who played for Penistone Juniors, Barnsley, Tottenham Hotspur, Colwyn Bay and Crewe Alexandra.
Hodgkinson began his playing career with his local youth team Penistone Juniors. In 1923 the left back joined Barnsley where he featured in 200 matches between 1923-29. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1930 to go on and make a further 58 appearances in all competitions. After leaving White Hart Lane Hodgkinson played for Colwyn Bay United before joining Crewe Alexandra where he ended his football career.
-DOCSTART-	23022505
'''James "Jimmy" Adams''' (17 August 1864 - 24 April 1943) was a Scottish association football player, who played for Heart of Midlothian,
Everton and Scotland. He started his senior career with Hearts, and won the Scottish Cup with the club in 1891. He played for Everton for two seasons from 1894 to 1896, before playing one final season for Hearts in 1896-97. Adams won three caps for Scotland, spread across four years.
Adams once deliberately handled the ball to prevent it scoring a goal, and the outcry resulting from this incident led to the introduction of the penalty kick. Somewhat ironically, after retiring as a player, Adams became a football referee. He later emigrated to the United States and worked as a mason, and he died in New Jersey in 1943.
-DOCSTART-	23023056
'''David Alexander''' was a Scottish association football player, who played for East Stirlingshire, Darwen, Accrington and Scotland.
-DOCSTART-	23024320
'''Jim Brogan''' (born 5 June 1944 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player, who played in over 200 league games for Jock Stein's highly successful Celtic sides of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He played in the 1970 European Cup Final and won four caps for Scotland.
-DOCSTART-	23033138
'''Ronnie Clark''' (born 21 May 1932 in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a left-winger.
Clark started his career at the Scottish club Kilmarnock in 1951. He played only 16 matches in a five year spell at the club, scoring three goals. He moved to Gillingham in 1956, where he had much more of an opportunity to play After spending two seasons at the club, playing 33 three matches and scoring 6 goals, Clark transferred to Oldham Athletic. He retired in 1959 having made only four appearances for Oldham.
-DOCSTART-	23033707
'''James Nathaniel "Jimmy" Cunliffe''' (born 5 July 1912) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. Cunliffe played club football for Everton between 1933 and 1939, making 174 appearances in the Football League. Cunliffe also earned one cap for the English national side in 1936.
-DOCSTART-	23034290
'''Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall''' (born 17 September 1954) is an English football manager and former player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League. Wignall recently wrote his autobiography titled 'You Can Have Chips!' published by Apex Publishing Ltd:
Born in Liverpool, Wignall played professionally in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers, Colchester United, Brentford and Aldershot, making a total of 639 appearances.
After Aldershot went out of business in 1992, a new club, Aldershot Town was formed, and Wignall became their first ever manager. Wignall has also managed Colchester United, Stevenage Borough, Doncaster Rovers and Southend United.
-DOCSTART-	23041455
'''Gavin Harry Heeroo''' (born 2 September 1984) is an English-born Mauritian footballer who plays for Ebbsfleet United as a midfielder.
Born in Haringey, London, Heeroo started his career with Crystal Palace as a trainee,
He has played for the Mauritius national football team, earning one cap in 2002.
-DOCSTART-	23042252
'''John William Illingworth''' (3 September, 1904-1964) was an English professional footballer who played for Castleford Town, Northfleet United, Tottenham hotspur, Swansea City and Barry Town.
Illingworth began his playing career at his local club Castleford Town before joining the Tottenham Hotspur "nursery" club Northfleet United. In 1929 the right back signed for Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in 12 matches in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites'' between 1929-34. After leaving White Hart Lane, Illingworth had a spell at Swansea City and finally Barry Town.
-DOCSTART-	23042748
'''Charles 'Charlie' Jones''' (born 20 November 1911) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Ebbw Vale, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur and Southend United.
After initially playing for Ebbw Vale, Jones joined the Tottenham Hotspur "nursery" team Northfleet United. The centre half signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1934 and played a total of 18 matches for the ''Spurs''. In May 1937 Jones made his debut for Southend United and went on to make 26 appearances and scoring twice in all competitions before the outbreak of World War II.
-DOCSTART-	23044940
'''Trevor C. Dark''' (born 29 January 1961) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as a winger.
As a schoolboy Dark was associated with Arsenal, but when he left school in 1977 he joined Birmingham City as an apprentice, turning professional two years later.
-DOCSTART-	23044975
'''Kevin Penry Rogers''' (born 23 September 1963) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Birmingham City and Wrexham.
Rogers was born in Merthyr Tydfil. When he left school in 1979, he joined Aston Villa as an apprentice, and turned professional two years later.
Wrexham had won the Welsh Cup in 1984, so qualified for the European Cup-Winners' Cup. Drawn against Porto in the first round, Rogers contributed to a 1-0 win in the home leg and then a 4-3 defeat in the away leg - in which he missed a good chance to make the score 4-4 - to go through to the next round on away goals. He played in both legs as Wrexham went out 3-0 on aggregate to Roma in the second round. After 35 league games, in which he scored three goals,
Merthyr, then a Southern League Midland Division club, won the Welsh Cup in 1987, defeating Newport County, then a Football League club, after a replay. Rogers played in both legs of the final, alongside former England international Bob Latchford, who won his only piece of silverware with this victory. The Welsh Cup winners qualified for the European Cup-Winners' Cup. Drawn against Italian representatives Atalanta in the first round, Rogers, described as "gifted with considerable accuracy with his left foot", scored one of the goals which gave the Welsh club a 2-1 victory in the home leg, though they lost the away leg 2-0 and so were eliminated. Rogers played for Merthyr well into the 1990s, by which time they had risen to the Conference, and captained the club.
In 2006 he was appointed assistant to Brian Sparks as manager of Troedyrhiw, then playing in the Second Division of the Welsh League, and remained in post when Cohen Griffith took over as manager and the club were relegated to the Third Division.
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'''George Herbert Smithies''' (22 November 1906 - 1980) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Preston North End and Birmingham City.
Smithies was born in Ribchester, Lancashire. He played for leading amateur team Northern Nomads while training to be a teacher, and maintained his amateur status throughout his football career.
While a Preston player, he was selected to play at inside right for The Rest, to play against the England amateur team in an international trial. The Rest outplayed England, particularly in the forward play, winning 7-0. Smithies scored three and was involved in two others, a performance which secured his selection for the forthcoming international in which England's amateurs beat their Welsh counterparts 2-0. Smithies scored both goals, and was described as having "led the forwards with dash". He appeared in England amateurs' next match, though with less success, and then reverted to playing for Northern Nomads and, in a brief return to the Football League on the opening day of the 1931-32 season, alongside Joe Bradford and Johnny Crosbie for Birmingham in the First Division. He was called up again for the England amateur XI in November 1931, but only as a replacement for the injured Vivian Gibbins of West Ham United.
He made his debut for Corinthian on 13 February 1932, when he scored in a 4-3 defeat at Bradford City. In April 1933, he toured Denmark with the Corinthians, scoring in a 2-2 draw with Boldklub 1903. In all he only made three appearances for the Corinthians, scoring twice.
-DOCSTART-	23052467
'''Walter Miller''' (born 1885) was an English footballer. He played for Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United, Blackpool and Lincoln City, amongst other clubs.
In 1909-10, he finished as top scorer for Blackpool in his first season with the club, with fourteen goals in all competitions.
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'''George Glaister''' was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Glaister made a total of 158 appearances in the the Football League between 1946 and 1952, scoring 30 goals.
While playing for North Shields, Glaister guested for Manchester United during the Second World War. He later played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Stockport County, Halifax Town and Accrington Stanley. Glaister later played non-league football for Bangor City.
-DOCSTART-	23054482
'''John Williams''' (born '''William John Williams''' on 3 October 1960 in Liverpool) is a retired English football centre back, now working as a radio commentator.
After playing as an amateur Williams signed for Tranmere Rovers in 1979, establishing himself as a regular during the 1980-81 season. In July 1985 Port Vale paid -12,000 to secure his services. He played regularly during the club's 1985-86 Fourth Division promotion campaign, but lost form the following season and was sold to Bournemouth for -30,000 in December 1986,
Williams's former boss at Bournemouth, Harry Redknapp, described him as possibly the best signing he had made in his 25-year management career in 2008.
Williams now works for BBC Radio Solent as a summariser.
-DOCSTART-	23055210
'''Pat Heard''' (born 17 March 1960 in Kingston upon Hull) is a retired English football defender or midfielder.
A product of the youth system at Everton, Heard made only a handful of appearances for the club before moving on to Aston Villa. He failed to hold down a regular spot there either but nonetheless gained a European Cup medal after being named as a non-playing substitute for the 1982 European Cup Final. He left Villa in January 1983 to move to Sheffield Wednesday, before subsequently appearing for Newcastle United, where he was manager Jack Charlton's first signing, and Middlesbrough.
In 1986 he joined his hometown club Hull City and was a first teamer for two seasons before leaving to play for Rotherham United and then Cardiff City, where his lacklustre contributions were less than appreciated by the supporters. His career in the Football League came to a close with a brief spell back at Hull.
Following his departure from Hull City, Heard briefly continued his career with the Brunei M-League Team before embarking on a variety of careers including as a publican in both Hull and Chesterfield, a summariser for 96.4FM BRMB, a stage hypnotist and most recently an Approved Driving Instructor.
-DOCSTART-	23057891
'''Gordon Jones''' (1 February, 1889-?) was an English footballer who played for Bedlington St Andrews, Melrose, Birkenhead, Bolton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur, Chester City, South Liverpool, Hurst, Crichtons Athletic, Wrexham, Connah's Quay, Flint Town United.
Jones played for non-League clubs Bedlington St Andrews, Melrose and Birkenhead before joining Bolton Wanderers. In 1912 the inside right joined Tottenham Hotspur where he played a total of seven matches. After leaving White Hart Lane, Jones made appearances for Chester City, South Liverpool, Hurst, Crichtons Athletic before signing for Wrexham in 1921. He went on to play for Connahs Quay and finally Flint Town.
-DOCSTART-	23057947
'''Peter G. Dougall''' (21 March 1909 - 12 June 1974) was a Scottish footballer who played at inside-left for various clubs in the 1920s and 1930s.
Dougall was born in Denny, Stirlingshire and played for Dunipace
In September 1929, Dougall was signed by Southampton, with his transfer fee being met by the Saints Supporters Club. Described in the local press as "''in the Alex James class''",
For the 1931-32 season, Arthur Wilson was new manager George Kay's preference at inside-left and Dougall only made three further appearances for Southampton, before he was transfer-listed at a fee of -500.
After spending a season in the south of France with Ste, Dougall returned to the First Division when he joined Arsenal in September 1933. He made his first-team debut in February 1934, playing alongside Alex James with whom he had been compared so favourably four years earlier. Dougall was never a regular at Highbury, making only 23 appearances in four years, before a transfer to Everton in August 1937.
Dougall made 11 appearances for Everton, before dropping down to the Second Division to join Bury in June 1938. His professional career was then interrupted by the Second World War, during the early part of which he guested for Manchester United.
-DOCSTART-	23060546
'''Patrick Anthony "Pat" Lally''' (born 11 January 1952) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Paddington, London, Lally started his career with Millwall after signing as a professional in January 1970 and made one appearance in the Football League before signing for York City on a two-month trial in July 1971.
-DOCSTART-	23062892
'''John Somerville''' was an English football player and manager, serving in both capacities, as well as that of secretary, for Bolton Wanderers.
Joining the club in 1890, he went on to make 293 appearances for the club, playing in the 1894 FA Cup Final. When Frank Brettell left the club, Somerville was made secretary-player, on retirement becoming secretary-manager and eventually becoming the club's first full-time manager in 1908. Under Somerville, the club were promoted to the First Division on three separate occasions and relegated four times. During the season that Bolton were relegated the fourth time, Somerville stepped down, being replaced by Will Settle. He remained as secretary for the rest of the season before leaving the club. He would later become a Football League linesman.
-DOCSTART-	23070149
}}'''Eric Bell''' (born 29 November 1929 in Manchester) is an English former football (soccer) defender. He only played for one club, Bolton Wanderers, for the whole of his career, joining the club in 1950 and leaving in 1958. He immediately retired from professional football. Despite success at club level, he failed to receive a call-up for the England national team.
-DOCSTART-	23080161
'''William Edward John Charles 'Bill' Kaine''' (27 June, 1900-1968) was an English professional footballer who played for Sterling Athletic, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Luton Town, and Bradford City.
The goalkeeper joined West Ham United in 1924 and made seven appearances before signing for Tottenham Hotspur. He featured in 12 matches in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites''. After leaving White Hart Lane, Kaine went on to play for Luton Town and Bradford City.
-DOCSTART-	23080284
'''Kenneth Cyril '''"'''Ken'''"''' Tewkesbury''' (10 April 1909 - 20 November 1970) was an English professional footballer who made 102 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Notts County, Aston Villa, Bradford Park Avenue and Walsall.
While a student at the University of Birmingham, Tewkesbury played for the university football club, and joined Birmingham as an amateur in October 1929.
He joined Aston Villa in December 1931, but moved on to Notts County a few months later without having appeared for Villa's first team.
Tewkesbury played for the Combined Universities from 1929, captaining the team in 1930, and frequently appeared for Amateur F.A. XIs in matches against the Oxford and Cambridge University clubs. In 1931 he turned out for leading amateur club Casuals.
Tewkesbury was selected for his international debut for the England amateur team on 15 November 1930 in Belfast against the Irish amateurs; though Ireland won 3-1, ''The Times''' correspondent absolved him from blame for the goals. In the summer of 1931, he went on the Football Association's tour of Canada. Tewkesbury's sixth and last appearance for England, in March 1932, was also a 3-1 defeat, this time against Scotland's amateurs, and despite his saving a penalty.
Tewkesbury was born in Hove, Sussex, in 1909. He studied for a B.Sc. degree at the University of Birmingham. He married the daughter of Birmingham F.C. director W. H. Bull, and went on to work for many years in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
-DOCSTART-	23080295
'''Isaac '''"'''Ike'''"''' Webb''' (10 October 1874 - March 1950) was an English professional footballer who made 124 appearances in the Football League playing for Small Heath, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland. He played as a goalkeeper.
Webb was born in Worcester. He played for a number of non-league clubs before joining Small Heath in 1898.
He achieved regular first-team football with West Bromwich Albion. In his first season he helped them to the Second Division title, and in three-and-a-half seasons with the club he played 96 league games. In December 1904, he joined Sunderland for a fee of -250. He appeared regularly for the remainder of the 1904-05 season, but when he fell behind first Tom Naisby and then Bob Ward in the pecking order, he left for Southern League club Queens Park Rangers in 1907.
Webb retired from the game in 1910 and joined the Army, serving as a catering orderly in the West Yorkshire Regiment. He died in Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, in March 1950 at the age of 75.
-DOCSTART-	23080337
'''David Lee Foy''' (born 20 October 1972) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Birmingham City and Scunthorpe United. Since playing in the Football League he has had a long career in non-league football and played for Stratford Town in the 2008-09 season.
Foy, born in Coventry, joined Birmingham City as a trainee in 1979, and turned professional two years later.
After a season in the Conference with Stafford, Foy joined Tamworth, where he spent seven years. In his final season the club narrowly failed to win the Southern League league title, and Foy, not selected for the last few games of the campaign, was frustrated by his inability to contribute. In May 2002 he left Tamworth for Worcester City. Foy damaged a cruciate ligament only ten games into his Worcester career, and his two years at the club was disupted by injury. He spent the last few months of the 2003-04 season on loan to Halesowen Town before being released by Worcester. He joined Conference North club Moor Green, but by December 2004 was being loaned out to Stratford Town in the Midland Alliance, and moved on to Southern League Division One West club Bedworth United at the end of the season. However, Foy's domestic circumstances meant that in March 2006 he chose to make a permanent move to Stratford Town in order to reduce the amount of travelling required.
-DOCSTART-	23080528
'''James John 'Jimmy' Kennedy''' (8 May, 1883-1947) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic, Brighton & Hove Albion, Leeds City, Stockport County, Tottenham Hotspur, Swindon Town, Norwich City, Watford and Gillingham.
Kennedy played for Celtic and Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Leeds City in 1906. The defender played in 58 matches and scored once between 1906-08 for the Yorkshire club. He moved to Stockport County where he played a further 18 matches before joining Tottenham Hotspur. Kennedy featured in 13 matches and scored once in his career at White Hart Lane. He later went on to appear for Swindon Town, Norwich City and finally Gillingham.
-DOCSTART-	23081546
'''Alexander '''"'''Alec'''"''' Wallace''' (1872 - 1950) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Ardwick and Small Heath.
Wallace was born in Darwen, Lancashire. He played for Blackpool before making his Football League debut for Ardwick in the 1893-94 season.
On the players' return to England, Little was forgiven by his former employers and restored to Manchester City's team. Wallace, on the other hand, was unable to find another footballing employment until he signed for Small Heath in 1897. He played only twice in the league for Small Heath: his "three years of inactivity showed", and after a few months he dropped into non-league football with Hereford Thistle.
Wallace died in Bolton, Lancashire, in 1950, aged about 78.
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'''John William '''"'''Jackie'''"''' Goodwin''' (29 September 1920 - May 1995) was an English professional footballer who scored 30 goals from 163 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Brentford.
Goodwin was born in Worcester. When he was demobbed after the Second World War, Goodwin joined Birmingham City from Southern League club Worcester City.
In 1957 Goodwin joined the coaching staff at Brentford, remaining there for six years.
Goodwin died in Worcester in 1995, at the age of 74, after collapsing during a VE Day parade.
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'''James John "Jock" Fleming''' (September 1864 - August 1934) was a Scottish footballer who played at centre-forward for Southampton St. Mary's, Aston Villa and Lincoln City in the 1890s.
Fleming was born in Leith, near Edinburgh and played for Vale of Leven in the early years of the Scottish Football League before joining the army with the 93rd Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders.
On 10 October 1891, Southampton St. Mary's played an exhibition match against the 93rd Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders at the County Ground, Southampton which was lost 2-0. The St. Mary's management were so impressed by Fleming and his team-mate, Sandy McMillan, that they immediately signed them both in order that they might play in the forthcoming FA Cup match with Reading.
The FA Cup 2nd Qualifying match was played at the Antelope Ground on 24 October, and ended in a 7-0 victory to the "Saints", in which Private Fleming featured strongly with his aggressive style of play earning him a hat-trick.
Fleming continued to play for Southampton until the end of December, when he was posted to India with his regiment.
In May 1892, he left the army and returned to England, when he joined Aston Villa of the Football League First Division. He scored twice on his debut in a 4-1 victory over Everton, but only made three further (goal-less) appearances for Villa, before moving to join Lincoln City in October 1892. He made 11 league appearances for Lincoln with five goals before dropping out of professional football and returning to his native Scotland in May 1893.
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'''Arthur Henry Gould Kerry''' (21 July, 1879-1967) was an English professional footballer who played for Oxford City, Tottenham Hotspur and Oxford University.
Kerry began his playing career at Tottenham Hotspur but didn't play a first team game in his first spell at the club. He went on to join Oxford City before re-joining Tottenham in 1909. The outside left made one appearance for the ''Lilywhites''. Kerry ended his career playing for the Oxford University football side.
-DOCSTART-	23091941
'''Arthur King''' (6 August, 1887-?) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Aberdeen, Tottenham Hotspur and Belfast Celtic.
King joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1913 from Aberdeen. The goalkeeper played a total of 20 matches in all competitions for the ''Spurs'' between 1913-14. After leaving White Hart Lane, King signed for Belfast Celtic where he ended his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	23092981
'''Patrick Daniel Joseph '''"'''Pat'''"''' Wright''' (born 17 November 1940) is an English football coach and former professional player who made 230 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town, Derby County, Southend United and Rotherham United.
Wright was born in Oldbury, Worcestershire, and turned professional with Birmingham City in 1959.
In 1971 he was appointed player-manager of Waterlooville of the Southern League,
-DOCSTART-	23093386
'''Richard Knight''' (born 3 August 1979) is an English footballer who played professionally in the Football League for Carlisle United, Hull City, Macclesfield Town, Oxford United and Colchester United.
Knight was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. He began his football career with Burton Albion, joining Derby County in 1997. He spent time on loan at clubs including Carlisle United, for whom he made his Football League debut, in Division Three on 27 March 1999 in a 2-1 defeat at Cardiff City, Birmingham City, for whom he appeared only in one League Cup game, Hull City, and Macclesfield Town.
He finished off his loan spells with two separate stints with Oxford United, his impressive form playing a significant part in the club avoiding relegation, and joined them on a permanent basis in 2000 without ever having appeared in a competitive match for his parent club.
In January 2004 he signed for Didcot Town as cover,
-DOCSTART-	23097309
'''Francis Robert "Frank" Matson''' (21 November 1905 - 1985) was a Welsh professional footballer who played at outside-left for various clubs in the 1920s and 1930s, spending most of his playing career with Cardiff City.
Matson was born in Cardiff and played his youth football with Cardiff Corinthians before joining Reading as a trainee. He then signed for Cardiff City, of the Football League First Division, in December 1926 but made only 14 appearances over the next three seasons. Following Cardiff's relegation to the Second Division in 1929, Matson was used more regularly, making 13 appearances in the league.
In August 1930, he was transferred to Newport County but made only one appearance before joining Southampton a few weeks later.
Matson spent two years at The Dell, spending most of his time in the reserves. His two first team appearances came in December 1931, when the club were trying to replace the injured Bert Jepson. In Jepson's absence, manager George Kay tried seven different players on the right wing, before Dick Neal was signed in February.
In the summer of 1932, Matson retired from professional football.
-DOCSTART-	23097691
'''Wilf Mayer''' (18 February 1912 - April 1979) was an English professional footballer who played at inside-right for Southampton in the late 1930s, before joining Wellington Town where he won a Welsh Cup winner's medal in 1940.
Mayer was born in Stoke-on-Trent, and after playing for local works teams, Newcastle PSA and Downings Tileries, he signed as a professional with Stoke City in August 1932. Mayer spent most of his career at Stoke in the reserves, making only one first-team appearance in the 1934-35 season.
In March 1937, he was one the first signings by Southampton's new manager Tom Parker for a fee of -650.
In the following season, the signing of players such as Ray Parkin and Ted Bates restricted Mayer's appearances to five matches. Mayer was placed on the transfer list at a fee of -500, but the club were unable to attract any offers from Football League teams even when the fee was later halved.
Eventually, Mayer joined Wellington Town of the Cheshire County League, remaining with them long enough to win a Welsh Cup winner's medal in 1940 when they defeated Swansea Town 4-1.
-DOCSTART-	23104643
'''Edgar Frederick 'Eddie' King''' (25 February 1914-1993) was an English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Juniors, Tufnell Park, Northfleet United and Tottenham Hotspur.
King began his career at Tottenham Juniors before joining non League Tufnell Park. After a spell with the Tottenham Hotspur "nursery" team Northfleet United the left back signed for Tottenham in 1934. He went on to play one match for the ''Spurs''.
-DOCSTART-	23104768
'''John George Knight''' (18 August, 1902-1990) was an English professional footballer who played for Casuals, Corinthian and Tottenham Hotspur.
After playing for the Casuals and the Corinthians, Knight joined Tottenham Hotspur. The centre half played one match in 1928 for the ''Spurs''.
Knight represented the national amateur team.
-DOCSTART-	23105648
'''Albert Roy '''"'''Bert'''"''' Linnecor''' (born 30 November 1933) is an English former professional footballer who made 281 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, and Lincoln City. He played as a wing half or inside forward.
Linnecor was born in the Nechells district of Birmingham. He attended Lea Village School and played representative schools football for Saltley Boys. When he left school he worked for the Hercules Cycle and Motor Company, assembling bicycles, and played for his works team on Saturday mornings and for Brookhill Juniors on Sundays. A Birmingham City supporter, he signed for the club in 1950, initially as an amateur. After completing his National Service in the Royal Army Service Corps, he turned professional in May 1952.
He had to wait nearly four years for his first-team debut, which came on 7 March 1956, deputising for the injured Roy Warhurst in a First Division game at Huddersfield Town which finished 1-1. One of several players tried in the half-back line in the run-up to the 1956 FA Cup Final, Linnecor was not selected for that game. He played 11 games in the following season, and in April 1957 was sold to Lincoln City as a makeweight in the -15,000 deal which took Dick Neal in the opposite direction.
After narrowly avoiding relegation from the Second Division in 1957, Linnecor remained at Lincoln for the rest of his Football League career, a further seven full seasons, during which he scored 55 goals from 287 appearances in all competitions. He is remembered for the hat-trick he scored against Liverpool at Anfield in 1960 to give Lincoln a 3-1 victory and inflict on Liverpool their first home league defeat of the year.
He then played for Grantham Town, where he scored 11 goals from 88 appearances,
After leaving full-time football, Linnecor worked as a salesman before becoming a storeman at Ruston's. He managed Ruston Sports football team for a number of years,
-DOCSTART-	23109554
'''Willie Toner''' (1929 - 1999) was a Scottish association football player and manager, who played for Celtic, Sheffield United, Kilmarnock, Hibernian and Ayr United. He represented the Scotland national football team twice, and later managed Dumbarton.
His son, Kevin Toner, became a Scottish Premier League referee.
-DOCSTART-	23110088
'''Sidney John Vivian Leonard '''"'''Len'''"''' Evans''' (20 May 1903 - 26 December 1977) was a Welsh professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aberdare Athletic, Merthyr Town, Cardiff City and Birmingham, and won four caps for the Wales national football team. He played as a goalkeeper.
Evans was born in Llandaff, now part of Cardiff. As a youngster he sang in a choir and considered becoming a clergyman, but chose instead to join the police, and served in the Barry area before taking up football full-time. He participated in a wide variety of sports apart from football, and later worked as a physical training instructor and athletics coach. He was married to Mary, and died in Bournemouth, Dorset, in 1977 at the age of 74.
Evans joined the amateur club Cardiff Corinthians in 1922,
Described as "something of a risk-taker, but ... a classy and reliable 'keeper", his only weakness an erratic clearing kick, Evans passed two seasons at Barry. In April 1930 he returned to the Football League with Cardiff City, then playing in the Second Division. He understudied Ireland international Tom Farquharson at Cardiff,
Evans was first selected for the Wales Amateur XI in October 1924;
While an Aberdare Athletic player, and still an amateur, Evans was selected for the full Wales side; he made his debut on 9 April 1927 in a 2-2 draw at home to Ireland.
In the summer of 1929, Evans was part of a Football Association of Wales team which toured Canada, playing 15 matches over a five-week period.
-DOCSTART-	23110882
'''Andy Aitken''' (1934-2005) was a Scottish association football player, who played for Cliftonville, Hibernian, West Bromwich Albion, Falkirk, Raith Rovers and Gala Fairydean.
Aitken began his senior football career by playing for Cliftonville while undergoing his National Service in Northern Ireland.
Aitken moved to West Bromwich Albion in 1959, but was hindered by injury during his time with the Midlands club.
-DOCSTART-	23112205
'''Donal Jeremiah McDermott''' (born 19 October, 1989 in Ashbourne, Co Meath is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Chesterfield on loan from Manchester City.
McDermott began his career at Manchester City and was part of the youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2008. In September 2008, he joined Football League One side Milton Keynes Dons on a one-month loan deal, making his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Oldham Athletic. The match would later turn out to be his only appearance for the side as his loan spell was cut short due to injury.
McDermott returned to Manchester City where he remained in the reserves for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. At the start of the following season he signed a new two-year deal to stay at the City of Manchester Stadium. After signing the new contract, McDermott joined Football League Two side Chesterfield on a three-month loan deal. He made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 2-0 defeat to Torquay United, before scoring his first goal for the club on his home debut in a 1-0 win over Northampton Town.
-DOCSTART-	23116796
'''Jackie Plenderleith''' (born 6 October 1937 in Bellshill) is a Scottish former association football player, who played for Hibernian, Manchester City and Queen of the South amongst others. Plenderleith was capped once by the Scotland national football team.
-DOCSTART-	23123394
After previously playing for Sheffield United and Rochdale, without appearing in the Football League, Donnelly signed for the Crues in the summer of 2008, and won the Irish Cup in 2009.
-DOCSTART-	23123471
'''Shane Ferguson''' (born 12 July 1991) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Newcastle United as a winger. He made his debut for Northern Ireland in 2009.
Born in Derry, County Londonderry, Ferguson joined the Newcastle United youth academy in July 2007.
Ferguson has been capped at various youth levels. He made his senior debut when he came on as a substitute in a 3-0 friendly defeat to Italy on 6 June 2009.
-DOCSTART-	23129198
'''Bobby Flavell''' (1921 - 2005) was a Scottish association football player and manager. His senior playing career, which was delayed by the Second World War, had its high point at Dundee, where he won two Scottish League Cup winners' medals in consecutive years. Flavell won two caps for the Scotland national football team, both in 1947. He later became a manager of Ayr United, St. Mirren and Albion Rovers.
Flavell was born in Annathill, North Lanarkshire in 1921. He joined the senior game by signing for Airdrie, but had to wait until the 1946-47 season to make a league appearance, due to the Second World War. During the war, Flavell had made guest appearances for both Arsenal and Tottenham. When the Scottish Football League resumed in 1946, Flavell scored over a goal per game for Airdrie and won his two caps for Scotland, which convinced Hearts to pay -10,000 to acquire his services.
He again scored frequently at Hearts, but he became a football outcast in 1950 by signing for Millonarios, of the breakaway Colombian league. Flavell played alongside the legendary Alfredo di Stefano for Millonarios, but he returned to Scotland the following year to sign for Dundee.
Flavell scored goals in both the 1951 and 1952 Scottish League Cup Finals, which helped Dundee win the cup in both years. He also played in the 1952 Scottish Cup Final, which ended in a 4-0 defeat by Motherwell. He also played for Kilmarnock
and St. Mirren before retiring as a player.
Flavell had five stints as a manager at three different clubs, starting with Ayr United in 1961. He quickly moved to St. Mirren, whom he guided to the 1962 Scottish Cup Final. He briefly returned to Ayr, before having two spells at Albion Rovers. Flavell later became a director of Albion Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	23129369
'''Paul Anthony Gorman''' (born 6 August 1963) is an Irish former professional footballer who made 219 appearances in the Football League playing for Arsenal, Birmingham City, Carlisle United and Shrewsbury Town. He played as a midfielder.
Gorman was born in Dublin. He signed for Arsenal as an apprentice in 1979, and turned professional in 1980.
Gorman remained at Carlisle for four-and-a-half years, playing 148 league games. In his first three seasons the club dropped from the Second Division to one place above the bottom of the Fourth. The 1988-89 season was described as Gorman's best with the club: he played 49 games in all competitions in a central midfield position and scored eight goals as Carlisle stabilised themselves in mid-table.
Released in 1992, he moved on to Scottish club Gretna,
After finishing playing, Gorman settled in the Carlisle area and worked as a security officer.
A. The Shrewsbury appearances and goals are his totals for the club, covering both the initial loan spell and the permanent contract.
-DOCSTART-	23129474
'''William Henry Charles 'Billy' Lane''' (23 October 1904-1985) was an English footballer who played for the London City Mission, Gnome Athletic, Park Avondale, Summerstown, Barnet, Tottenham Hotspur, Northfleet United, Leicester City, Walsall (trial), Reading, Brentford, Watford, Bristol City, Clapton Orient and Gravesend United.
After playing for the London City Mission, Gnome Athletic and Park Avondale, Lane joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1922 for the first time but left the club without appearing in a senior match. He went on to play for Summerstown and Barnet before re-joining Tottenham after a spell with the club's "nursery" team Northfleet United. Lane, a centre forward went on to feature in 30 matches and found the net on six occasions between 1924-26. After leaving White Hart Lane he appeared for Leicester City, Reading, Brentford where he made 112 appearances. He signed for Watford in 1932 and featured in a further 124 matches and went on to have spells at Bristol City, Clapton Orient and finally Gravesend United.
-DOCSTART-	23129764
He was a member of the Clapham Rovers team that reached the FA Cup final twice, losing 1-0 to Old Etonians in 1879, going on to win the cup in 1880 with a 1-0 win over Oxford University at The Kennington Oval.
He had previously played for Wanderers making one appearance when he scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Westminster School on 21 November 1877.
-DOCSTART-	23129867
'''Charlie Ferguson''' was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. Ferguson spent his pre-war years with Middlesbrough, Notts County and Luton Town, playing for Arbroath and Aberdeen during the Second World War and Dundee United briefly after it. Moving to North Shields for work purposes, Ferguson went on to become a scout with Burnley and Sunderland.
-DOCSTART-	23140455
'''Ivor Linton''' (born 20 November 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Peterborough United
Linton was born in West Bromwich, in the West Midlands. He joined Aston Villa as an apprentice in May 1976, and turned professional in September 1977.
In the 1982 close season he joined Peterborough United of the Fourth Division on a free transfer. Released by the club after 27 league games,
He finally retired from the game at the age of 39 and returned home to West Bromwich where he worked as an electrician, and appeared for the Villa Old Boys team.
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'''John Andrew Crossan''' (born 29 November 1938 in Derry, Northern Ireland), commonly known as '''Jobby''' or '''Johnny Crossan''', is a Northern Irish author, radio sports analyst, entrepreneur, and former football player.
Crossan began his career playing for Derry City, where he played as an inside forward. After a two seasons, Jobby signed for Coleraine.
In 1959, the inside forward signed for Sparta Rotterdam, where he was first called up to the Northern Ireland squad. He went from there to Standard Lige, where he played in the semi-final of the European Cup against Real Madrid. In 1963, Jobby returned to football in the UK (following the lifting of his 'life-time' ban) when he was signed by Sunderland, with whom he made it to the old First Division. He then signed for Manchester City who were playing in the old Second Division. As team captain, he helped them make their way into the old First Division, before being sold to Middlesbrough after a loss of form following a car crash and other health problems.
Internationally, he was capped 24 times by Northern Ireland and scored 10 goals.
After his playing days, Jobby had a spell in management and took the top job at League of Ireland club, Sligo Rovers. He resigned soon after.
He also commentates for BBC Radio Foyle when they cover Derry City games.
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'''Conyers Kirby''' (1884 - 1945), also known as '''Ralph Kirby''', was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.
Kirby was born in the Bordesley Green district of Birmingham. While serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps, he represented them at football and became a champion sprinter. In 1905 he joined Southern League club Fulham, for whom he played four league games. In the 1906 close season he joined Birmingham,
Kirby retired from playing in 1918 and moved to Spain, where he became a referee
Kirby was subsequently appointed coach of FC Barcelona in December 1924 and replaced Jesza Poszony.. His first game in charge was a 2-0 win in a friendly against First Vienna FC on Christmas Day 1925. He remained in charge for 39 games.
He joined Athletic Bilbao in September 1925 and came back to England in May 1926.
Kirby later rejoined CE Europa and coached them in La Liga during the 1930-31 season. However they finished bottom of the table and were relegated.
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'''Steven Edward '''"'''Steve'''"''' Phillips''' (born 4 August 1954) is an English former professional footballer who had a long career as a forward for a number of teams in the Football League in the 1970s and 1980s. He scored 200 goals from 562 league appearances.
Phillips was born in Edmonton, London. He began his football career as an apprentice with Birmingham City, turning professional in August 1971.
Phillips scored nine goals from his 51 league appearances for Northampton
After 18 months he moved on again, this time to Southend United in March 1982, a move which meant he played 48 league games in a 46-game season: having already played 30 league games for Northampton by the time the transfer went through, he added a further 18 for Southend. Phillips was Southend's leading scorer in each of his first three full seasons, an achievement to which was added the club's Player of the Season award in 1984-85. He finished his Southend career with 72 goals from 182 games in all competitions, 66 from 158 in the league. He joined former club Torquay United in January 1986, and went on to play for Peterborough United and for Exeter City and Chesterfield on loan.
When England youth team manager Tony Waiters selected Phillips for the 1973 UEFA Youth (under-18) Tournament to be staged in Italy, the Football Association asked him to reconsider, on the grounds of the player's potential for disruptive behaviour; Waiters insisted on Phillips remaining in the squad. The player showed his unhappiness at not being in the starting eleven, to the extent that Waiters threatened to send him home, but when England reached the final against their East German counterparts, Phillips came off the substitutes' bench to score the winning goal.
In 1999 he opened a bar in Benalmdena, Spain.
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'''Paul J. Harding''' (born 6 March 1964) is an English former professional footballer. He played 119 games in the Football League playing for Notts County, Southend United, Watford, Birmingham City and Cardiff City.
Harding was born in Mitcham, Surrey. He began his football career as an apprentice with Chelsea, but did not progress to the first team,
Harding contributed to their second successive promotion, to the First Division via the play-offs, at the end of his first season with the club. Notts County had drawn the first leg of the play-off semi-final at Middlesbrough. In the second leg, following an injury to Phil Turner, Harding, who had played as a striker with Enfield, moved out of midfield to play in attack. Within minutes, he headed the only goal of the game, the first he had scored since joining the club. He appeared in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium, though only briefly, as an 81st-minute substitute. After the semi-final, Harding told the press that "turning pro with Notts County was a big gamble for me. But now I know that it was worth it."
Earlier that season, in the quarter-final of the FA Cup, with County leading First Division Tottenham Hotspur 1-0, Harding was elbowed by Tottenham's Paul Gascoigne, a sending-off offence which the referee allowed to go unpunished but which left Harding with a black eye. Gascoigne was instrumental in Tottenham's equalising goal and scored the winner.
Harding made 25 starts in the top flight as County were relegated back to the second tier. He fell out of favour, and spent time on loan at Southend United, Watford and Birmingham City, before joining the latter club on a permanent basis in January 1994 for a fee of -50,000.
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'''Thomas Scott 'Tom' Leslie''' (26 February, 1885-1948) was a Scottish footballer who played for Vale of Clyde, Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton, New Brompton and Caerphilly.
Leslie began his playing career at Vale of Clyde before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1908. The defender played a total of 12 matches for the ''Spurs'' between 1908-11. He went on to make appearances at Leyton, New Brompton and finally Caerphilly.
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'''John "Jack" Mitton''' (7 November 1895 - 5 August 1983) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back for various clubs in the 1920s.
Mitton was also a cricketer for Somerset in 1920.
Mitton was born in Todmorden, West Yorkshire and was first recorded as playing football as a youth with Portsmouth Rovers of the Lancashire Combination, before spells with Padiham and Brierfield.
He joined Burnley of the Football League First Division as a trainee in 1914 but failed to break into the first team before the outbreak of the First World War. During the war, he made guest appearances for Bury, before joining Exeter City, then in the Southern League in June 1919. He remained with Exeter City for the early part of their inaugural season in the Football League Third Division before being signed by First Division club Sunderland in October 1920.
He was immediately drafted into the first team, making his debut at right-half as replacement for Robert Coverdale in a 2-2 draw at Bradford City on 23 October 1920. He retained his place for the rest of the season, at the end of which Sunderland finished twelfth in the table.
At the start of the 1921-22 season, Mitton lost his place to Joe Kasher before being recalled to the side as a centre-forward in October, replacing Paul Stannard. Mitton continued at centre-forward until mid-January when Harry Brown took over, with Mitton replacing Kasher at centre-half. During his time up front, Mitton had a run of four matches in December 1921 when he scored seven goals, including a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over West Bromwich Albion on Christmas Eve.
Mitton remained at Roker Park for two more seasons, with his final first team appearance coming in November 1923, before dropping down to the Second Division in May 1924 when he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers.
At Molineux, Mitton was a virtual ever-present for three seasons, becoming team captain before a transfer to Southampton in June 1927.
Mitton joined the "Saints" for a fee of -150
Whilst at Exeter, Mitton joined Somerset County Cricket Club, for whom he made two first-class appearances in the summer of 1920, against Cambridge University and Oxford University. In the two matches, he scored a total of 15 runs and took one wicket.
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'''David Jack Levene''' (25 February, 1908-1970) was an English footballer who played for Hugonians, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and Clapton Orient.
Levene began his career at non-League team Hugonians before joining the Tottenham Hotspur "nursery" club Northfleet United. In 1932 the defender signed for Tottenham. Levene went on to feature in 12 matches in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites''. He later played for Crystal Palace where he appeared on 23 occasions in all competitions After playing professional football in France
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'''John Christopher "Jack" McDonald''' (born 27 August 1921) is a retired English footballer who played as an outside forward for various clubs in the 1940s and 1950s. During his spell at Fulham, he helped them claim the Football League Second Division championship title in 1949.
McDonald was born in Maltby, South Yorkshire and joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as a trainee in May 1937, aged 15.
In May 1939, McDonald was transferred to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, but the Second World War broke out and normal football was suspended before he made his debut. During the war, he made guest appearances for a whole host of clubs, including Bristol City, Cardiff City, Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, York City and Southampton.
At the end of the war, he returned to Bournemouth and soon made a name for himself as a goal-scoring left-winger,
McDonald's form soon attracted the attention of bigger teams, and in June 1948 he moved to London to join Fulham for a fee of -12,000.
McDonald only missed one match in the 1948-49 season, scoring nine goals. His crosses assisted the other forwards, including Arthur Rowley, who scored 19, and Bob Thomas, who was top scorer with 23, as the club claimed the Football League Second Division championship title by one point ahead of West Bromwich Albion and long-time leaders, Southampton.
In the First Division, McDonald's form was not so prolific and he eventually lost his place to Northern Ireland international Johnny Campbell, making only five appearances in each of the 1950-51 and 1951-52 seasons.
In August 1952, he was signed by Southampton as a replacement for Tom Lowder who was out with appendicitis.
McDonald spent most of the rest of the season relegated to the reserves, although he was tried at centre-forward for four matches near the end of the season, with no conspicuous success.
In the summer of 1953, McDonald was transfer-listed and sold to Southend United for a fee of -800.
Whilst playing for Weymouth, then in the Southern League, McDonald returned to The Dell in December 1956 for an FA Cup match - his team put up a gallant fight, only going down 3-2, with Southampton's Jimmy Shields being sent off following a foul on the Weymouth goalkeeper. (This match was the first time Cup football had been played at the Dell under floodlights.)
McDonald subsequently moved to Elgin
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'''Lee Stuart Sharpe''' (born 27 May 1971 in Halesowen, Worcestershire) is a retired English football player. Predominantly a left winger, Sharpe once played for Manchester United and was a promising young player in English football, but his career went into rapid decline while he was still in his twenties.
Sharpe finally retired from professional football in 2003, and since then he has achieved renewed fame by appearing on reality television shows.
An Aston Villa supporter, Sharpe began his career at Torquay United. However, in his first season with them, after only 16 games, Manchester United noted his potential and swooped to sign him in June 1988 for -200,000, a record fee at the time for a YTS player.
Sharpe made his debut for Manchester United on 24 September 1988 as a substitute in a 2-0 win over West Ham United in the Football League First Division. His first team chances increased in November with the departure of the club's first choice left winger Jesper Olsen, and were further enhanced when new signing Ralph Milne failed to live up to expectations. Sharpe ended the 1988-89 season with 22 league appearances to his name, although he failed to score and United finished a disappointing 11th in the league a year after finishing second. He played 30 games in all competitions that season.
The following season, Sharpe found the net for the first time in a United shirt, scoring in the 5-1 home win over Millwall on 16 September 1989. He managed 18 appearances in the league that season (and 20 in all competitions), but failed to make the squad for the FA Cup final which United won 1-0 against Crystal Palace in a replay after drawing 3-3 in the first match. Alex Ferguson had chosen new signing Danny Wallace as his first choice left winger for the 1989-90 season.
He played a key part in United's success in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1990-91, and famously scored a hat-trick against Arsenal at Highbury in the League Cup fourth round on 28 November 1990. United eventually won the game 6-2. Sharpe himself cites this as one of the best memories in his footballing career. He was now United's first choice left winger ahead of Danny Wallace, although a new rival for the left wing position was emerging in the shape of highly promising 17-year-old Ryan Giggs.
Having established himself as a left winger, Sharpe earned a call up to the England squad, although he was unable to replace John Barnes as first choice left winger. Unfortunately, he was then out of the game for long periods of time through injury and illness (he suffered from viral meningitis in the autumn of 1992) and when his fitness recovered, the form of Ryan Giggs meant he had normally to play out of position at left back (by now the preferred position for Denis Irwin) or on the right wing, competing for a place with Andrei Kanchelskis. In total he played 265 games for Manchester United during eight years there, scoring 36 goals.
Sharpe is well remembered for his memorable goal against FC Barcelona during the 1994-1995 Champions League season, when he spectacularly backheeled a cross from Brian McClair into the net.
1994-95 was a difficult season for United, with many players out for significant periods due to injury. Sharpe was one of them, as he missed a string of mid season games due to a fractured ankle, though he had more opportunities to play on the left wing as Ryan Giggs missed a quarter of the campaign due to injuries, and most of Sharpe's appearances came as a left back as the regular player in that position, Denis Irwin, spent most of the campaign playing on the right side of defence left vacant by a long absence by Paul Parker. United ended the season without a major trophy, finishing second to Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League as they failed to manage anything better than a 1-1 draw at West Ham on the final day of the season, and losing 1-0 to Everton in the FA Cup final.
By the start of the 1995-96, Andrei Kanchelskis had been sold to Everton and it seemed possible that Sharpe could establish himself as United's right winger. With Ryan Giggs returning to fitness on the left wing, and Denis Irwin returning to left back following the emergence of Gary Neville as the club's regular right back, the right hand side of midfield seemed Sharpe's best opportunity of regular first team action. However, 20-year-old David Beckham made the first team breakthrough that season and left Sharpe with nothing like a guaranteed place in the first eleven, though he was selected in the squad for all but eight competitive games that season, during which United became the first English team to win the double twice. He still took to the field in 31 out of 38 Premier League games, scoring four goals. His first goal of the season came at Blackburn Rovers on 28 August, as a relatively strong United side recorded their third successive league win after being beaten by Aston Villa on the opening day. In their next game at Everton on 9 September, Sharpe scored twice as United achieved an impressive 3-2 win. His next (and final) league goal for United came on 10 February 1996 when he scored the only goal of the game against Blackburn Rovers, as United kept up the pressure on leaders Newcastle who had been 10 points ahead at Christmas. Sharpe also managed two FA Cup goals that season, the winner against Manchester City in the fifth round at Old Trafford on 18 February, and the second in the last minute of a 2-0 home win over Southampton in the quarter finals on 11 March. He was selected as a substitute in the 1-0 FA Cup final win over Liverpool on 11 May, but did not come onto the pitch, though he still picked up his second FA Cup winner's medal, which was ultimately the last major trophy of his career just before his 25th birthday.
Despite his injury history, Leeds United signed him for -4.5 million in the summer of 1996, making him their record signing. Again his time at Leeds was beset by further injuries. He made 26 Premiership appearances in 1996-97, scoring five goals, but a pre-season knee injury ruled him out for the entire 1997-98 season and he was unable to regain his place in the team on recovery.
In the autumn of 1998, he was loaned to Italian Serie A strugglers Sampdoria, but soon fell out of favour and in the New Year he returned to England. He signed on loan for Bradford City in March 1999 and he helped in securing the club's promotion to the Premiership after 77 years outside the top division. He joined Bradford in a -250,000 deal during the summer and helped preserve the club's Premiership status in 1999-00.
In 2000-01, Sharpe lost his place in the Bradford team and just before Christmas went on loan to Division One Portsmouth. He returned to Bradford during the 2001-02 season but when his contract expired at the end of the season he was given a free transfer. Following a brief trial stay with Grimsby Town he signed for Exeter City before he moved to Grindavk in Iceland. In June 2003 he announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 32. Just before this, he was rumoured to be on the verge of taking over as player-manager at Bury in Division Three.
In February 2004, Sharpe made a brief return to football in the Kidderminster Sunday League with Hoobrook Crown before signing for Northern Counties East Premier League side Garforth Town the following summer.
Sharpe was capped eight times by England between 1991 and 1995.
In 2004 and 2006, Sharpe was a football pundit for ESPN Star in Asia, and together with Les Ferdinand, is a celebrity host on the game show ''"Kickoff"'' where he is known as "Sharpey". Sharpe is a pundit on BBC's ''Match of the Day 2'' and ''"Football Focus"'', and during the 2006 World Cup presented a from Germany with video clips and photos for Yahoo. Sharpe appeared in one episode of the footballing drama Dream Team.
Sharpe has also developed a career in reality television. He appeared as a competitor in the 2005, ITV television show Celebrity Wrestling, under the name "Sharpe Shooter". He is best known though for appearing in ''Celebrity Love Island''. During his time on the Island Sharpe courted the attentions of many of the show's ladies, most notably TV presenter Jayne Middlemiss, who confessed to "never having felt like this before about someone", but Sharpe eventually dated Abi Titmuss.
On 25 August 2005 Sharpe's autobiography ''My Idea of Fun'' was published, describing his time as a footballer and his resulting celebrity status.
In 2007 Sharpe appeared as a contestant in ITV's Dancing On Ice. He was eliminated from the competition on 3 March 2007. He was to also appear in ITV's popular TV soap Coronation Street as an extra in the fictional pub "The Rovers Return" as a working class taxi driver from Manchester.
Sharpe, alongside former Bucks Fizz singer Cheryl Baker, currently fronts a London Underground advertising campaign for Nourkrin, a baldness treatment. He is billed as "Of Celebrity Love Island fame!"
In 2008, Sharpe starred in Dec's team on Ant versus Dec, on Saturday Night Takeaway ITV1.
Sharpe also starred as the celebrity 'hider' in an episode of the CBBC show ''Hider in the House''.
Appeared in the 2008 television series Superstars on Channel Five.
In August 2009. he appeared in the RT One series, ''Charity Lords of the Ring''.
Sharpe dated Joanne Petty from 2003, and the couple lived together in Leeds. They split in 2005 after two years, shortly before he went on ''"Celebrity Love Island"'' and fell for co-star Abi Titmuss.
After he dated other women, Sharpe and Titmuss split up, but by February 2007 he was back with Petty.
On Sunday July 1, 2007 Sharpe was due to play for Manchester United in the Masters Football, but had to pull out on the day.
Sharpe is now an after dinner speaker for Manchester United.
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'''Thomas A. '''"'''Tommy'''"''' Capel''' (27 June 1922 - 5 October 2009) was an English professional footballer who scored 120 goals from 276 appearances in the Football League playing for Manchester City, Chesterfield, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Coventry City and Halifax Town.
Capel played football for a works team, Gosling's, in Manchester,
Capel, described as a "powerful, bustling player", failed to settle at Birmingham, and moved to Nottingham Forest a few months later.
In the 1954 close season, Capel joined Coventry City, for whom he scored 19 goals from 34 league matches in the Third Division South, and finished off his league career with a few months at Third Division North club Halifax Town, thus completing the set of playing in all four divisions of the Football League.
Capel spent the 1956-57 season with non-league side Heanor Town. They won the Central Alliance North title, scoring 158 goals in the 30 games available, and finished the season with a flourish. Capel had scored four in a match for Nottingham Forest against Gillingham in 1950: he went one better in Heanor's last game of the season against Sutton Town, "scoring all five goals including one from the penalty spot with his unfavoured right foot".
Capel was born in Chorlton, Manchester. He served in the Royal Marines during the Second World War, alongside fellow footballers Eddie Quigley and Ken Oliver.
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'''Edward John 'Teddy' Lightfoot''' (13 November, 1889-1918) was an English footballer who played for Harrowby, Southport Central and Tottenham Hotspur.
Lightfoot signed for Tottenham Hotspur after spells with Harrowby and Southport. The left half featured in 66 matches and scored twice in all competitions between 1911-15.
Lightfoot was one of 10 ''Lilywhites'' who died in action in World War I. He was killed at the Western Front in July, 1918.
"Perseus" writing in the ''Lancashire Daily Post'' paid the following tribute "Edward Lightfoot was a splendid footballer but, more than that, he was a good sportsman and a player that respected both himself and his opponents. He has joined a noble company who will leave a big void in football"
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'''Hugh Harper Lorimer''' (11 November, 1896-?) was a Scottish footballer who played for St Mirren Juniors, Tottenham Hotspur, Dundee, Boston Wonder Workers and J&P Coats.
Harper played for St Mirren Juniors before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1919. The outside right played a total of five matches for the ''Spurs'' between 1919-21. After leaving White Hart Lane he had a spell at Dundee before joining the American Soccer League club Boston Wonder Workers and later J&P Coats.
-DOCSTART-	23168544
'''Mark Camm''' (born October 1 1980 in Mansfield) is an English footballer who currently plays for Boston United.
Camm started his career off with Sheffield United after being promoted to the clubs first team squad at the start of the 1997-1998 campaign.
Camm was released in 2000 and signed for Lincoln City. While at Sincil Bank he was mainly used as a covering midfielder, and played just under 40 times for the club in four seasons. 0n 7 February, 2003 he joined Gainsborough Trinity on loan
In 2003 he spent a month on loan with Non League side King's Lynn, and following his release from City in 2004, he re-joined Lynn on a permanent deal. Camm remained with the club until the end of the 2008-2009 season, where he became the first new signing for Boston United for the 2009-2010 season.
-DOCSTART-	23170292
'''George Hull Reid''' (16 January 1896 - ''unknown'') was a Northern Irish professional footballer and Ireland international.
After starting his career in his home country, Reid moved to The Football League in 1920, signing for Blackpool. After only a handful of appearances for the club he joined Walsall where his talent for scoring began to emerge, finishing as the sides top scorer in his first season with 22 goals in 34 league games. The following season he had scored 9 goals in 13 matches when he moved to Cardiff City in December 1922, scoring on his debut in a 5-1 defeat to Manchester City. Four months after joining the Welsh side, Reid was handed his first and only cap for Ireland when he played in a 1-0 defeat to Scotland on 3 March 1923.
However he was forced out of the Cardiff side by Len Davies and was unable to regain his place prompting a move to Fulham in 1923. Reid would go on to make just 25 league appearances in the Football League with short spells at Stockport County and Rotherham County before moving into non-league football with Mid-Rhondda United, just two years after making his international debut.
-DOCSTART-	23176416
'''Graham McMillan''' (born 21 January 1936) is an Australian former football (soccer) player.
McMillan represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
-DOCSTART-	23178283
'''Arthur Edward Lowdell''' (7 November, 1897-1979) was an English footballer who played for Ton Pentre, Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur.
Lowdell began his career at Welsh non League club Ton Pentre. In 1921 the right half joined Sheffield Wednesday and went on to make 108 appearances and score six goals. Lowdell joined Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 1927.
Lowdell spent the later years of his life living at Canvey Island, Essex.
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'''Horace 'Harry' Lowe''' (10 August, 1886-1966) was an English footballer who played for Northwich Victoria, Brighton&Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Beckenham.
Lowe began his career at Northwich Victoria before joining Brighton & Hove Albion. In 1914 the centre half signed for Tottenham Hotspur. He played a total of 72 matches in all competitions between 1914-26 for the ''Spurs''. He later played for Fulham and finally Beckenham.
-DOCSTART-	23179944
'''Greg Pearson''' (born 3 April 1985) is an English footballer currently playing for Burton Albion in League Two.
His previous clubs include West Ham United, Rushden & Diamonds, and more recently Bishop's Stortford.
After beginning his career in the youth squad at West Ham United, he had short loan spells at Lincoln City and non-League Canvey Island. After failing to play a league game for West Ham, he joined League Two side Rushden & Diamonds on a free transfer. His time at Rushden was an unsuccessful one as he went on to score only one goal in 29 league games. After leaving Rushden, he joined Bishop's Stortford where he went on to score 42 goals in 64 games in two seasons.
In the summer of 2008, Pearson joined Burton Albion on a two-year contract and helped them into the Football League that season scoring 18 league goals.
On 8 August 2009 Pearson scored Burton's first ever Football League goal in their 3-1 away defeat to Shrewsbury Town.
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'''James Dyson''' (born 20 April 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played for Birmingham City in the Football League. He plays as a midfielder.
Born in Wordsley, Staffordshire, Dyson began his football career in the youth system at Birmingham City. In August 1999 he made his first-team debut in the League Cup away at Exeter City, and on 17 December he made his Football League debut, as a half-time substitute, replacing Darren Purse in the Division One match against Wolverhampton Wanderers which Birmingham lost 2-1.
Dyson had a trial at AFC Bournemouth in July 2001, which proved unsuccessful. He joined Hednesford Town of the Southern League Premier Division in November 2001, and scored from the penalty spot on his debut, but was released in February 2002 after failing to achieve regular first-team football.
He joined Bromsgrove of the Southern League Western Division in August 2002, and again scored on debut, but after 16 months with the club, he suffered a broken left tibia and fibula as the result of a 50-50 tackle. His manager described him as "a very popular boy and a very important player for us. He's an exceptional footballer and brings a thoughtfulness with everything he tries to do", but suggested that after twice breaking his leg he might be wise to consider his future in the game.
Dyson resumed his competitive football career nearly three years later, when he joined Stourbridge of the Southern League Midlands Division in October 2006. He played 14 games in all competitions in his first season with the club, and played in the playoff final against Leamington through which they won promotion to the Premier Division. In 2009, Dyson was part of the Stourbridge team who lost to former club Hednesford in the final of the Birmingham Senior Cup.
-DOCSTART-	23181475
'''Hymie Kloner''' (born 23 May 1929) is a South African former professional footballer who won four caps for his national team and who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as a right half.
Later that year he came to England as a triallist. He was taken on by Birmingham City, and played once in the Football League, on 2 December 1950, standing in for Len Boyd in the Second Division game away to Leeds United which Leeds won 3-0. Kloner returned to South Africa that same month, and continued his football career domestically.
A. The ''Jewish Report'', while confirming Kloner's appearance for the Southern Transvaal side against the touring Israelis, also suggests that he played for the South African national team in the 1 May 1954 test match, though the RSSSF would disagree.
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}}'''Gordon Richards''' (October 23, 1933 - November 17, 1993) is a former Welsh footballer.
Richards joined Wrexham as an amateur in 1950 and turned professional two years later.
Often a tormenter of Chester's defence when playing against them, Richards helped repay his new employers by scoring on his debut in a 4-2 win against Southport. He played at Sealand Road until a knee injury forced him to leave professional football in 1961,
Away from football, Richards worked for United Gravel and then Bond Delivery until he took early retirement in 1989.
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'''Alan Baker''' (22 June 1944-) was an English football player. He played for several teams including Walsall F.C. and Aston Villa F.C.. He was born in Tipton, Staffordshire.
Baker joined Aston Villa Football club as a schoolboy.
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'''Archibald Campbell E. '''"'''Archie'''"''' Garrett''' (17 June 1919 - 1994) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Preston North End, Northampton Town and Birmingham City,
Garrett was born in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire. He played for Lesmahagow Juniors before coming to England as a 17-year-old to sign for Preston North End. He made his debut in the Football League on 5 February 1938 in the First Division match away against Birmingham. Preston rested players to save them for an FA Cup-tie against Arsenal, so the 18-year-old Garrett came in at inside left, and was part of "a footballing feast of delightful, imaginative, attacking football" which his club won 2-0.
Hearts had a high-scoring run in the 1939 Scottish Cup: Garrett scored six as they beat junior club Penicuik Athletic and another four as they beat Highland League side Elgin City 14-1. Drawn against Celtic in the Third Round, in what was the first all-ticket match at Tynecastle, Garrett equalised "in the dying seconds" to earn a replay, which Celtic won 2-1 with a goal that appeared not to have crossed the line.
Garrett maintained his scoring record: in the 1946-47 season he scored 32 goals in all competitions, of which 26 were in the league, and he added another 9 to his league tally before joining Second Division side Birmingham City in November 1947, for what was then a club record fee received of -10,000. He went straight into the starting eleven, but scored only once in his first six games, lost his place, and was unable to regain it. The following season, in the First Division, Garrett had a run of games in place of Harold Bodle: he scored four goals, of which one was the only goal of the game, and two secured 1-1 draws, yet as soon as Bodle became available for selection, Garrett was dropped. In December 1948, he returned to Northampton Town, where he finished his Football League career at the end of the 1950-51 season. He had spells in non-league football with Wisbech Town and Holbeach United.
In the 1960s, Garrett worked for the GPO in Bristol. He died in the city in 1994.
-DOCSTART-	23191513
'''George Albert Ludford''' (22 March, 1915-2 January, 2001) was an English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Juniors, Enfield, Northfleet United and Tottenham Hotspur.
Ludford began his career with Tottenham Juniors at the age of 14.
After his playing career had ended, Ludford joined the Tottenham backroom staff as a coach. In 1957 he was offered the post of manager at Enfield. During his eight years in charge the club were Athenian League winners in 1962 and 1963. They also made an appearance in the FA Amateur Cup final of 1964 when they were runners up against Crook Town. He took the position of stadium manager at the club until his retirement in 1980. Ludford died at home in Enfield in 2001.
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'''James Millsop "Jim" Melrose''' (born 7 October 1958) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Melrose made nearly 400 appearances in the Scottish and English Football Leagues between 1975 and 1990, scoring nearly 100 goals.
Born in Glasgow, Melrose played League Football for Partick Thistle, Leicester City, Coventry City, Celtic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City, Charlton Athletic, Leeds United and Shrewsbury Town. He later played non-league football for Macclesfield Town.
On 12 June 2009, it was announced that a consortium headed by Melrose was interested in buying Stockport County.
-DOCSTART-	23198590
'''Mark Reid''' (born 15 September 1961) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as a left back. Reid made nearly 400 appearances in the Scottish and English Football Leagues between 1980 and 1993.
Born in Kilwinning, Reid played League Football for Celtic, Charlton Athletic and St. Mirren before retiring in 1993 due to injury.
-DOCSTART-	23201001
'''Kenneth Cecil Boyes''' (17 November 1895 - 6 October 1963) was an English footballer who played a small number of games as a professional for Southampton and Bristol Rovers in the era just after World War I, before a long career in local non-league football.
Boyes was born in Southampton and on leaving school was a member of the Hampshire County Cricket Club's ground staff at the County Ground, Southampton.
In 1914, he was taken on by Southampton Football Club as an amateur, but failed to reach the first team before the outbreak of war. During the war, he represented his battalion at both cricket and football, and was also the regimental sprinting champion.
In 1920 Southampton, along with most Southern League clubs, joined the new Football League Third Division, but Boyes was unable to get into the team past Moore and Foxall who were both ever-present as Saints finished their inaugural season in the Football League second in the table, missing out on the only available promotion place. Boyes eventually made his Football League debut as replacement for Foxall against Norwich City on 15 October 1921, followed by three games in April, this time replacing Henry Johnson.
In June 1922, Boyes was given a free transfer to Bristol Rovers where he made two first-team appearances before returning to the south coast, joining Poole for their first season in the Western League, followed by a season with Weymouth. In 1928, he became Pirelli General's groudsman at Dew Lane, Eastleigh; he continued to turn out for the club on occasions until 1940, but remained the groundsman until he retired in 1960.
His younger brother, Stuart was a cricketer who played over 500 matches for Hampshire County Cricket Club and the MCC between 1921 and 1939.
-DOCSTART-	23201275
'''Eugene Henri Georges Bernard''' (3 June 1914 - 31 August 1973) was an English-born amateur footballer who made two first-team appearances as a goalkeeper for Southampton in 1936.
Bernard was born in Southampton and educated at Taunton's School.
He remained on the club's books as a player until 1942, making nine first-team appearances in wartime matches, before a serious hand injury brought his playing career to an end.
In 1946, he was appointed coach to Southampton's youth players, graduating to reserve team coach in 1952.
He later worked in the insurance business.
-DOCSTART-	23201614
'''Lionel Francis William Bowen''' QPM (born 31 December 1915) was an English footballer who played at left-back for Southampton in 1937, before a long career in the police.
Bowen was born in Sholing, Southampton and educated at Sholing School.
He spent the first two seasons with the "Saints" in the reserves making over 90 appearances, before replacing Don Browning for the last two matches of the 1936-37 season, away to Barnsley (lost 2-1) and at home to Nottingham Forest (lost 3-0).
During the summer of 1937, Bowen obtained a place at the Metropolitan Police training college at Hendon. He later joined the Hampshire Constabulary, reaching the rank of Chief Superintendant, and was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the 1977 New Year's Honours.
During World War II, Bowen was on duty in Southampton when he came upon a group of drunken revellers; amongst the men he admonished was a former Saints team-mate, Billy Boyd.
-DOCSTART-	23201969
'''George Bradburn''' (born 1894) was an English footballer who played as a centre-half for Southampton and Walsall in the years immediately after World War I.
Bradburn was born in Wolverhampton and was on the books of Walsall in the immediate pre-war period. During the war, he moved to Southern England and was employed at the Whitehead Torpedo Works in Weymouth, Dorset. He played in the Garrison League throughout the war and also made one guest appearance for Southampton in 1917.
At the end of the war, he returned to Walsall before signing for Southampton in May 1919. Described as a "''strong, rugged centre-half''"
In 1922, Bradburn was given a free transfer
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Tom Wylie moved from Queen of the South to Blackburn Rovers in 1921. Wylie was the third of the three players to make such a move in a short time frame along with Jimmy McKinnell and Willie McCall. This along with the transfer of Ian Dickson to Aston Villa helped fund Queens' purchase of Palmerston Park.
Wylie left Rovers in 1926 after 174 top league and 17 FA Cup appearances. Wylie was a left back.
-DOCSTART-	23202535
Willie McCall was a goal scorer along with Dave Halliday for then non league Queen of the South as they won the Dumfries Charity Cup Final in 1920 against Dalbeattie Star. This was the first ever trophy win for fledgling Queens.
Willie McCall moved from Queen of the South to Blackburn Rovers in 1920. McCall was one of the three players to make such a move in a short time frame along with Jimmy McKinnell and Tom Wylie. This along with the transfer of Ian Dickson to Aston Villa helped fund Queens' purchase of Palmerston Park.
McCall made only 11 league appearances for Blackburn before joining Wolves in 1922.
-DOCSTART-	23202541
'''Keith Bowen''' is a former English footballer born in Northampton in 1958. He joined Northampton Town as a trainee in 1976 and made a total of 76 Football League appearances for them, scoring 24 goals.
-DOCSTART-	23203322
'''Joseph Enoch '''"'''Joe'''"''' Smith''' (1889 - 13 November 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham. He played as a half back.
Smith was born in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire. A coal miner by trade, he began his football career with his works team, Hickleton Main Colliery, before joining Birmingham in 1912.
Smith served in the 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment - the so-called "Footballers' Battalion" - in northern France. He rose to the rank of Company Serjeant Major, and was killed at Serre on 13 November 1916 near the end of the Battle of the Somme. Smith was mentioned in despatches for displaying considerable bravery, "after being wounded, again dashed into battle, only to be shot down", and is commemorated at Serre Road Cemetery No.1.
-DOCSTART-	23204693
'''Thomas Higginson Broad''' (31 July 1887 - 1966) was an English footballer who played at outside-right for various clubs in the first quarter of the twentieth century, spending the largest part of his career with Oldham Athletic and Bristol City.
Broad was born in Stalybridge and after playing youth football with various clubs, he had an unsuccessful trial with Manchester City in 1904.
Broad remained at Saltergate until the end of the 1908-09 season, at the end of which the "Spireites" were relegated to the Third Division. Broad then returned to his native Lancashire, joining Oldham Athletic in May 1909. At the end of Broad's first season at Boundary Park, the "Latics" were promoted to the First Division as runners-up to Manchester City. After three years with Oldham, during which he made over 140 first-team appearances, Broad was on the move again, this time back to the Second Division with Bristol City.
Broad remained with the Ashton Gate club until after the First World War, making over 110 appearances, before again returning to Lancashire and the First Division, with Manchester City. Two years at Maine Road were followed by three seasons at Stoke where Broad helped his club again finish as Second Division runners-up in 1921-22, although this was followed by relegation the following season. After three years in the Potteries, where Broad made 89 first-team appearances, he moved to the South Coast to join Southampton.
Broad still holds the distinction of being the oldest player ever signed by the "Saints", being just three weeks short of his 37th birthday.
In September 1925, Broad moved to Weymouth of the Western League, before playing out his career with Rhyl.
-DOCSTART-	23208899
'''Simon Ferry''' (born 11 January 1988 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Swindon Town on loan from Celtic.
Having played for the Celtic youth teams, Ferry signed a 4 and a half year professional contract with the club in January 2006.
A few months later Ferry made his first-team debut on a pre-season tour of Poland,
His professional development was curtailed by injury problems sustained in the 2006-07 season, which resulted in him missing almost three years of football club football. He returned to the Celtic first team squad in February 2009,
On 27 August 2009, Ferry joined Swindon Town on loan until January 2010 along with Celtic teammate Ben Hutchinson. He made his debut for Swindon Town on 29 August 2009, receiving the Clubs Man of the Match award in a 2-1 victory against Southend United.
On 26 November, it was announced that a deal had been agreed with parent club Celtic to extend the loan until the end of the season.
In July 2006, Ferry played for Scotland at the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. The Scottish team reached the final, in which Ferry played, but they lost to Spain.
Due to injury he missed the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
-DOCSTART-	23211045
'''Kyle Davies''' (born April 11, 1989 in Danville, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.
Davies was a member of the US National U-17 Residency in Bradenton, FL and was expected to go play in college before entering the MLS SuperDraft. However, he was offered a contract with English side Southampton , who he joined in February 2007. Work permit issues weren't a problem due to having British parents. He was a consistent member of the youth and reserve setup at Southampton, but never made a first-team appearance.
Nearing the end of his contract with Southampton, he was approached by MLS who signed him to a 4-year deal before entering him in to a weighted lottery that would allocate him to a single participating MLS club. Real Salt Lake were the winners of the lottery and immediately signed him to their roster. On April 28, Davies was traded to FC Dallas for a second round draft pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft so RSL could have the room to re-sign Fabian Espindola.. He made his debut for Dallas on June 13, 2009, in a game against Houston Dynamo.
Davies was a captain for the United States Under-20 team during the 2009 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, starting all five games for the United States in the tournament.
-DOCSTART-	23213136
'''Leslie Hector Ronald "Les" Bruton''' (1 April 1903 - 2 April 1989) was an English footballer who played at centre-forward in the 1920s and 1930s for various clubs, having his most successful period with Blackburn Rovers.
Bruton was born in Foleshill, Coventry and played for his local non-league side where he was spotted by a scout from Southampton. He signed for the "Saints" for a fee of -15 in November 1922;
Bruton then dropped into non-league football when he joined Peterborough & Fletton United of the Southern League in the summer of 1926. This was followed by a move to Scotland, when he joined Raith Rovers in November 1927.
In May 1929, he returned to England with Blackburn Rovers for a fee of -10,000.
For the 1931-32 season, Bruton lost his regular place at centre-forward to Ernie Thompson and made only two further appearances, before a move to Liverpool in February 1932.
He made his Liverpool debut away to West Ham United on 20 February 1932. He also played in the Anfield FA Cup defeat by Chelsea a week later. He made six more league appearances the following season plus another in the FA Cup, with his only goal for the club being at Chelsea on 27 December 1932.
In July 1933, he returned to non-league football with Leamington Town. He later had a spell on Coventry City's coaching staff.
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'''Frank Wright''' (born 1898) was an English footballer who made one Football League appearance at outside-right for Southampton in 1920.
Wright was born in Birmingham and played for Hamstead Colliery where he was spotted by a scout from Southampton. He joined the "Saints" in October 1920 and after scoring regularly for the reserves,
His brief taste of first-team football appeared to have dented his confidence, for Wright only managed one further goal in 26 subsequent reserve-team matches before he was released in May 1921.
-DOCSTART-	23213589
'''Charles "Charlie" Brown''' (14 January 1898 - 2 February 1979) was an English footballer who played at outside-right for Southampton and Queens Park Rangers in the 1920s.
Brown was born in Stakeford, Northumberland and played for his local non-league side where he was spotted by a scout from Southampton.
Under manager Jimmy McIntyre, the Saints were admitted into Division 3 of the Football League in 1920, in common with most clubs in the Southern League Division One. Brown made intermittent appearances in the early part of the season, but in December he was dropped following a poor game at Grimsby Town. He was re-called to the side in March, taking over at outside-right from Joe Barratt and retained his place for the rest of the season.
In 1921-22, Brown was used as cover for Barratt and was in and out of the side until Barratt was sold to Birmingham in March, when Brown made the No. 7 shirt his own. In the following season, Brown was a permanent fixture until early December when an injury caused him to miss a month, with Robert Blyth taking over. Brown regained his place in January for the rest of the season, and also played an important part in the Saints' FA Cup run, where they reached the Fourth Round going out to eventual cup winners, West Ham United after two replays.
Brown was described as a "''quick and crafty''" winger, whose play "''had a subtle way of drawing a defence before centring''".
For the start of the 1923-24 season, Brown lost his place to Sammy Meston, but regained his place after the first six matches before new signing Bill Henderson took over in November.
In August 1924, Brown moved to Queens Park Rangers where he had two good seasons before dropping down to non-league football.
In 1926, Brown returned to Southampton to live and took up employment with Supermarine at Woolston, before joining Vosper Thornycroft in 1936 where he remained until his retirement in 1967.
-DOCSTART-	23215122
'''Andy Kerr''' (29 June 1931 - 24 December 1997) was a Scottish association football player, who played for Partick Thistle, Manchester City, Kilmarnock, Sunderland, Aberdeen and Glentoran. He also won two caps for the Scotland national football team, both in 1955.
-DOCSTART-	23217673
'''Ian Crawford''' (14 July 1934 - 30 November 2007) was a Scottish association football player and coach, most prominently playing for Heart of Midlothian in the late 1950s. He scored two goals as Hearts won the 1956 Scottish Cup Final, the club's first Scottish Cup win in 50 years.
Crawford started his senior career with Hearts' Edinburgh derby rivals Hibernian, but did not make a league appearance for the Easter Road club, who enjoyed the services of the Famous Five at the time. After a spell with Hamilton Academical, Crawford joined Hearts in August 1954. He scored 58 goals in 127 league appearances as Hearts won two league championships and the Scottish Cup during his time at the club.
He was transferred to West Ham United for -10,000 in 1961, where he played alongside Bobby Moore under the management of Ron Greenwood.
Crawford never played for Scotland at full international level, but did win one cap at under-23 level, scoring against England.
-DOCSTART-	23217990
'''Daniel "Danny" Verity''' is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
Verity made one appearance in the Football League for Bradford City during the 1997-98 season.
-DOCSTART-	23222141
'''Christian Sansam''' (born 26 December 1975) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Kingston upon Hull, Sansam played in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, Scarborough, Bradford City and Hull City. He later played in Singapore for Woodlands Wellington.
-DOCSTART-	23225922
'''Frederick "Fred" Hawkes''' (17 April 1881 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer who spent his entire career playing for his home-town club, Luton Town.
Following a successful youth career in Luton, Hawkes received offers from other League clubs before signing for his local side Luton Town in 1899. Playing alongside Robert Hawkes (no relation) and Fred White in the Luton half-back line, Hawkes became one of the club's most consistent performers up until the outbreak of World War I. On his return from the conflict, he made 14 appearances during the 1919-20 season to complete a career that had lasted for over twenty years.
-DOCSTART-	23226122
'''William John Paskin''', known as '''John Paskin''' (born 1 February 1962) is a South African former professional footballer who made 164 appearances in the Football League playing for West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stockport County, Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town, Wrexham and Bury. He also played in South Africa, in the North American Soccer League, in Hong Kong, Belgium and Norway. He played as a forward.
Paskin was born in Cape Town. He began his football career domestically with Hellenic,
Paskin made his Football League debut for West Bromwich Albion in the 1988-99 season, and played 25 league games before moving on to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of -75,000 at the end of the season. He scored only three goals in his 34 league appearances for the club, and spent periods on loan at Stockport County, Birmingham City and Shrewsbury Town, before joining Wrexham on a free transfer in February 1992. Paskin scored 14 goals from 60 games in all competitions for the club, and in July 1994 signed for Bury on a free transfer.
He spent a few weeks with Fredrikstad FK in the Norwegian Second Division before finishing his career in his native South Africa with his former club Hellenic.
-DOCSTART-	23226518
'''William McKay''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He played in the Football League for Burnley, as well as the Scottish Football League with Raith Rovers and Hearts.
-DOCSTART-	23227086
'''John Deakin''' (born 29 September 1966) is an English former professional footballer who made 33 appearances in the Football League playing for Doncaster Rovers, Birmingham City and Carlisle United.
Deakin was born in Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire. He began his football career as an apprentice with Barnsley, but first played in the Football League as a non-contracted player with Doncaster Rovers.
Deakin helped Kidderminster to the Conference title in 1994, though they were not promoted to the Football League because their ground was below standard.
He moved on to Worcester City of the Southern League Premier Division in August 1999. Though he scored "a handful of vital goals to help City avoid relegation from the Premier Division", he failed to establish himself in the first team, and following two months on loan at Evesham United, he made the move permanent in December 2000. Only three months later, unhappy with his form and feeling he was no longer doing himself justice, Deakin announced his retirement.
In July 2001 he was appointed manager of Oldbury United's youth team. At the end of the 2001-02 season, he took up the equivalent post with former club Kidderminster Harriers, which he left in October 2003, after the departure of manager Ian Britton, citing work commitments as a teacher. He moved on to coaching the under-16s at Walsall. At the age of 37, Deakin attempted a playing comeback with Bedworth United, but broke down in pre-season training.
-DOCSTART-	23227293
'''Thomas Henry 'Tommy' Lunn''' (9 July, 1883-1960) was an English professional footballer who played for Brownhills Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur and Stockport County.
Lunn began his career with Brownhills Albion before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1904. The goalkeeper made 129 appearances for the Molineux club. Lunn collected a winners medal in the 1908 FA Cup Final.
In 1909 he signed for Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in a further 91 matches in all competitions between 1909-1912. He played regularly over the next two seasons but was replaced by John "Tiny" Joyce in 1912. He played two more games in early 1913 but on taking out a publican-s licence he was suspended for breach of contract.
Lunn went on to play for Stockport County where he ended his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	23227717
'''James '''"'''Jimmy'''"''' Haarhoff''' (born 27 May 1981) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.
Born in Lusaka, Zambia, Haarhoff began his football career in the youth system at Birmingham City. He made his first-team debut - and his only first-team appearance - as a last-minute substitute in the Division One (second tier) game at home to Crystal Palace on 16 October 1999.
Haarhoff had a trial at Chester City in December 2000, and signed a short-term deal with the club in January 2001 after Birmingham released him from his contract. He began well, but failed to make the starting eleven in the latter part of the season. With his contract due to expire, Haarhoff was one of several players called in by the chairman for two weeks' fitness training; those who failed to attend, Haarhoff included, were threatened with dismissal, but a few days later he waas offered and accepted a two-year contract. In October 2001, after a change of ownership and management at the club, Haarhoff was offered a loan move to Droylsden of the Northern Premier League, which he turned down. In February 2002 he had been playing for the reserve team, but returned to the first team as a substitute to score a last-minute winner to knock Hereford United and reach the last 16 of the FA Trophy. He was given a squad number prior to the 2002-03 season, but in August 2002 he joined Droylsden on a three-month loan, a move which was made permanent five weeks later.
Haarhoff signed for Southern League Premier side Moor Green in the 2003 close season, but failed to settle, and dropped down a division to fellow Halesowen Town in March 2004. He played eight games in what remained of the 2003-04 season, contributing to the club's promotion to the Premier Division, and 44 games in all competitions in 2004-05, of which 31 in the league. At the end of the season he was not offered a new contract, and opted to give up the pursuit of a career as a footballer in favour of his religion. In June 2005 he was baptised into the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in which his father Jim was an elder.
Since his retirement as a player, Haarhoff has worked with Halesowen Town's and Birmingham City's community programmes, and as a skills coach in the Birmingham area under the Football Association's Skills Coaches programme.
-DOCSTART-	23228498
Cahill played in the English football league for Coventry, Portsmouth, Aldershot, Tranmere and Stockport. In 1979, he moved to the California Surf of the North American Soccer League. In 1981, he transferred to the San Jose Earthquakes, ending his career in 1982.
-DOCSTART-	23238571
'''Leonard George Butt''' (20 December 1893 - 1993) was an English footballer who played as a half-back in the 1920s, spending the majority of his career with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
Butt was born in Freemantle, Southampton and played his youth football with various local teams. Whilst playing on Southampton Common, he was spotted by a Southampton player, Bert Lee, who invited Butt to The Dell for a trial.
Butt signed as a professional in April 1912 and spent the next two years as a reserve team player. On the outbreak of World War I, Butt enlisted in the 5th Hampshire Regiment and spent much of the next four years serving in India, where he played cricket for his regiment.
Butt's form with Thornycrofts once again attracted the attention of Bert Lee, now Southampton's trainer, and in August 1920 he re-joined the "Saints" as a full-time professional.
Although small for a half-back, Butt was quick into a tackle and his wholehearted attitude earned the nickname "Badger Butt".
Butt joined Boscombe, then playing in the Southern League, on a free transfer in June 1922 and was appointed team captain. Within a year, Boscombe gained admittance to the Football League Third Division South as Southern League runners-up, and changed their name to "Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic". Butt remained at Dean Court for a further four years, rarely missing a match in the first three Football League seasons, before retiring in the autumn of 1927.
He continued to play for Cowes on the Isle of Wight for many years. In 1932, he played at The Dell for Cowes in the Hampshire Senior Cup final against Isle of Wight rivals, Newport - the Newport side included two ex-Southampton players, Bill Rawlings and Arthur Dominy and a crowd of 20,000 witnessed a Newport victory.
Butt became the licensee of The Sailors Home pub in Bevois Street, Southampton and continued to watch Southampton and Hampshire County Cricket Club well into his 90s. He died in his 100th year; at the time of his death, he was the last surviving player who signed for Southampton when they were still in the Southern League.
-DOCSTART-	23238817
'''Archibald Lyle''' (10 February, 1886-?) was a Scottish footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur.
Lyle, an inside right played one match for Tottenham Hotspur in 1909.
-DOCSTART-	23243900
'''Geoffrey Samuel '''"'''Geoff'''"''' Scott''' (born 31 October 1956) is an English former professional footballer who made 176 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Leicester City, Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough, Northampton Town and Cambridge United.
Scott was born in Birmingham, and played for Kings Heath, Solihull Borough and Highgate United before joining Stoke City in 1977.
Scott spent two years at Leicester, and was part of the side that won the Second Division title in the 1979-80 season. He played 39 league games,
After retiring from the game, Scott took a degree in business studies and worked in the telecommunications industry. He returned to football when appointed secretary of the Stoke City Old Boys Association, and became chief executive of Xpro, an organisation supporting the heath and welfare of former professional footballers.
-DOCSTART-	23245352
'''Robert Owen''' "'''Bob'''" '''Evans''' (August 1881 - 8 March 1962) was an Welsh international professional footballer who won ten caps for his country and made 107 appearances in the Football League playing for Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham.
Evans was born in Wrexham. He played local football before joining Wrexham F.C. in 1898.
His performances for Wrexham and for his country earned him a move to the Football League when First Division club Blackburn Rovers paid a fee of -150 for his services in April 1903.
Evans made his debut for the Wales national football team while a Wrexham player, on 22 February 1902 in a 3-0 defeat against Ireland at Cardiff Arms Park. He won ten caps in total,
Evans died in Coventry in 1962 at the age of 80.
-DOCSTART-	23250022
'''Norman John Catlin''' (8 January 1918 - 29 May 1941) was an English footballer, who showed considerable promise as a schoolboy which was not fulfilled as a professional with Southampton Football Club. He lost his life in the controversial sinking of HMS Gloucester off the coast of Crete in May 1941.
Catlin was born in Liverpool but moved as a child to the Bitterne area of Southampton.
He subsequently returned to Southampton, joining the "Saints" as an amateur in June 1933, before signing a professional contract on his 17th birthday in January 1935.
He appeared to find his slight build a disadvantage and failed to develop into the player that everyone had expected.
After ending his full-time football career in 1937, Catlin joined the Cunard-White Star Company as a clerk.
On the outbreak of World War II, Catlin enlisted in the Royal Navy. He was a member of the crew of HMS Gloucester when she was attacked by German Stuka dive bombers off the northern coast of Crete and sank on 22 May 1941. Catlin was posted missing on 29 May, but is now confirmed to have died during the sinking. Of the 807 men aboard at the time of her sinking, only 85 survived.
-DOCSTART-	23251149
'''Michael "Mick" Halsall''' (born 4 February 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He scored 43 goals in 389 appearances in the Football League, playing for Birmingham City, Carlisle United, Grimsby Town and Peterborough United.
He has also worked as a manager with Peterborough United and as caretaker manager at Walsall. He currently holds the joint role of assistant academy manager and under-18's coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Halsall was born in Bootle, Merseyside. He began his football career as an apprentice with Liverpool in 1977 and turned professional in 1979, but in six years with the club he never played for the first team. He moved on to Birmingham City,
When Halsall joined Carlisle, they were in the Second Division; by the time he left for Grimsby Town two-and-a-half years later, for a fee of -10,000,
Halsall spent six seasons as a player with Peterborough, and played 249 league games.
In his last season as a Peterborough player he became involved on the coaching side, and in January 1994 he was appointed assistant manager to Chris Turner after the departure of Lil Fuccillo. He then worked under John Still before being appointed manager in October 1995 after Still's departure. Halsall reverted to coaching when Barry Fry took over the club in June 1996, only to be sacked as an economy measure a few months later.
Halsall worked for a private football academy and as assistant to John Still at Barnet before joining the coaching staff at Walsall in the 1998-99 season. His main concern was with youth development, though as time went on he had more involvement with the first team, until in October 2002 he was appointed first team coach by manager Colin Lee.
Halsall earned himself an excellent reputation in bringing young players through to first-team level, and in January 2009 he was approached by Premier League club Stoke City to manage their youth academy. Walsall's chairman refused to accept Halsall's resignation, but said he would not stand in his way provided that Stoke paid adequate compensation for the loss of his services. Halsall decided to stay at Walsall.
He joined Midlands neighbours Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2009.
-DOCSTART-	23252349
'''Albert Thomas (Bert) Lyons''' (5 March 1902 - 10 May 1981) was a professional footballer who played for Port Vale, Walsall, Clapton Orient, Tottenham Hotspur and Colwyn Bay.
Lyons, one of four brothers. Three of whom played League football
He died in Great Yarmouth on 10 May 1981.
-DOCSTART-	23253291
'''Neil Grayston''' (born 25 November 1975) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full back.
Born in Keighley, Grayston made seven appearances in the Football League for Bradford City during the 1995-96 season.
-DOCSTART-	23253855
'''Jon Ford''' (born 12 April 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Ford made over 200 appearances in the Football League between 1991 and 1999.
Born in Stourbridge, Ford began his career in non-league football with Cradley Town. He then played in the Football League for Swansea City, Bradford City, Gillingham and Barnet, before returning to non-league football with Kidderminster Harriers, Telford United and Halesowen Town.
After retiring as a player, Ford became a football coach.
-DOCSTART-	23254287
'''Owain Tudur Jones''' (born 15 October 1984) is a Welsh international footballer who plays for Norwich City as a midfielder.
Born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Jones joined Bangor City from Cymru Alliance club Porthmadog during the summer of 2001. In four seasons, Jones was in the Citizens' team that lost the 2002 Welsh Cup Final to Barry Town at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth. He also played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in June 2002 against Romanian side Gloria Bistria. He signed for Swansea City from Bangor City for a fee of -5,000 prior to the 2005-06 season after a successful trial period.
On 19 December 2006 it was announced that Jones would be travelling to the United States to see surgeon Dr. Richard Steadman for a second opinion on his ongoing knee problem.
After spending the second half of the 2008-09 season on loan at Swindon Town, he joined League One team Norwich City on a three-year contract on 16 June 2009.
He made his international debut for Wales in a friendly against Luxembourg on 26 March 2008.
-DOCSTART-	23254520
Bradford City A.F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Bradford City been a member of the Football League since its formation in 1903. The following is a list of Bradford City players who have made fewer than 50 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City.
==Players with fewer than 50 league appearances==
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'''Duncan Victor Norbury''' (3 August 1887 - 23 October 1972) was an English all-round sportsman, who played football for Southampton and cricket for Hampshire and Lancashire.
He made his first class cricket debut for Hampshire in a County Championship at New Road, Worcester in June 1905. He appeared regularly for Hampshire that summer, and twice in 1906, making a total of eleven appearances, scoring a total of 179 runs.
Between 1909 and 1913, he played minor counties cricket with Northumberland, making 24 appearances in total establishing a reputation as a reliable opening batsman and slow right-arm bowler. From 1912 onwards, Norbury also played for East Lancashire as a professional, claiming over 100 wickets for the 1912 and 1913 seasons.
After the First World War, he joined Lancashire for whom he made eight appearances in 1919.
His next county championship appearances came for Lancashire in 1922, when he made a further six appearances.
Norbury was born in Bartley on the eastern edge of the New Forest. His youth football was played for the village team and later for Brockenhurst, from where he joined Southampton in 1905.
In the summer of 1907, he turned out for his local village team, Bartley Cross, but broke his leg, thus preventing him from playing cricket that summer.
His brother-in-law was Henry Smoker, who also played cricket for Hampshire and football for Southampton.
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'''Dugald 'Doug' MacFarlane''' (24 August, 1880-22 April, 1965) was an English professional footballer who played for Barrow, Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur.
Mac Farlane began his career with his home town club Barrow. His goal scoring ability attracted the attention of Burnley where he played 121 matches and found the net on 35 occasions between 1903-1907. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in June 1908 and made his debut in the White Hart Lane's club first fixture in the Football League at home versus Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 September, 1908. The forward featured in 21 matches and scored twice for the ''Lilywhites'' before re-joining Barrow to end his playing career.
MacFarlane died in Barrow in Furness on 22 April, 1965.
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'''William Sanderson '''"'''Billy'''"''' Hume''' (18 December 1935 - 15 August 1990) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Dunfermline Athletic, St. Mirren and Berwick Rangers, in the Football League, for Birmingham City,
Hume was born in Armadale, West Lothian. He played for nearby Seafield United and Whitburn before joining Dunfermline Athletic in 1955,
Despite interest from Rangers,
Hume made a few appearances for St. Mirren and for Berwick Rangers
Returning to Scotland once more, Hume was briefly on the books of Alloa Athletic before becoming a player-coach in junior football, firstly for three years at Armadale Thistle and then at Bathgate Thistle.
Hume died in hospital in Livingston, West Lothian, in August 1990 at the age of 54.
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'''Jackery Jones''' (16 March 1877 - 20 August 1945) was an English footballer, who played over 300 games in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.
Jones joined First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1900, aged 23. He made his first team debut on 6 April 1901 in a 1-0 win at , the first of 111 consecutive appearances. Playing as a full-back, he missed only a handful of games during that decade, setting a club record of 5 ever-present seasons in the process.
He was part of Wolves' 1908 FA Cup triumph, when they defeated in the final to become the lowest ranked Football League side ever to win the trophy (after finishing 9th in the second tier).
An ankle injury in 1910 effectively ended his playing career, although he didn't formally retire until 1913. He then served the club as an assistant trainer until the end of the decade.
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'''Richard John Huxford''' (born 25 July 1969) is an English former professional footballer. Huxford, whose regular playing position was at right back but who also played as a central defender or in midfielder, made more than 200 appearances in the Football League and the Scottish Football League.
Huxford was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. As a youngster he joined Scunthorpe United as an apprentice, but was released without being offered a full professional contract. He played non-league football for several years, for clubs including Matlock Town,
He moved into the Football League with Barnet in August 1992 in an exchange deal involving Dave Tomlinson. After 33 league games in the 1992-93 season as Barnet won the Division Three title,
The following season, his Millwall career consisted of one three-minute substitute appearance before he went out on another month's loan, this time to Bradford City of Division Two. The loan was extended for a further two months, then in January 1995 Huxford signed for Bradford City on a permanent basis for a fee of -50,000. He contributed to the club's promotion to Division One via the play-offs, and was involved in the build-up to both goals in the play-off final against Notts County. His chances at Bradford were limited at the higher level, and after a brief spell on loan to Peterborough United, the club released him from his contract in January 1997 and he joined Burnley, initially on a short-term deal until the end of the season. His contract was extended, and new manager Chris Waddle put him in the starting eleven, but he soon fell out of favour, and was allowed to try his luck in the Scottish League, joining Dunfermline Athletic on loan.
Huxford made his Scottish Premier League debut on 15 February 1998 away at Celtic: Dunfermline lost 5-1. The move was made permanent at the end of the season, and he played fairly regularly in his first permanent season with the club,
During the 2002-03 season, Huxford played for Cambridge City's reserve team on trial, and turned out for Ely City in the Eastern Counties League, while attending courses at a Christian college in Hertfordshire. Huxford made a return to league football in 2006 with Elgin City of the Scottish Third Division, initially as fitness coach, later making one appearance as a player.
While playing as a semi-professional in Scotland, Huxford earned a degree in sports science from the University of Edinburgh.
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'''Aaron Webster''' (born 19 December 1980 in Derby) is an English professional association football player currently playing for Burton Albion.
He plays as a left back and has been known to play in other roles including left winger and centre forward.
Webster has been part of the first team since progressing from the Burton youth team in 1998, and has become one of the most capped players in the club's history, he has played over 450 games in all competitions scoring 80 goals in his 11 years at the club.
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'''Jimmy Giles''' (born 21 April 1946 in Kidlington, Oxfordshire) as an English former footballer and manager. As a player he was known as 'Farmer'.
Giles played in the Football League for Swindon Town F.C., Aldershot F.C., Exeter City F.C., Charlton Athletic F.C. and Exeter City again before leaving to become player-manager of Yeovil Town F.C. in 1981, a position he held until 1983. He has since worked for BBC Radio Devon and as a scout for sometime Charlton assistant manager Keith Peacock.
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'''Ray Whittaker''' (born 15 January 1945 in Bow, London) is an English former footballer. He started his career as a youth team player at Arsenal before moving to Luton Town, where he made 170 appearances and scored 40 goals. He shared the honour of top scorer for Luton with Bruce Rioch in the 1966-67 season, scoring 11 goals. After six years at the club he moved to Colchester United in 1969. He retired from football at the young age of 26.
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'''Donald Slade''' (26 November 1888 - 24 March 1980) was an English footballer who played as a forward for various English clubs in the period prior to World War I, before a post-war career in Scotland.
Slade was born in Southampton and attended Foundry Lane school. After leaving school, he obtained employment as a bricklayer and played as an amateur for Southampton Ramblers.
Slade spent the remainder of the 1911-12 season in the reserves, scoring 23 goals. Frustrated at the lack of first-team opportunities, Slade requested a transfer, but this was denied by the Southampton directors. Eventually, after an appeal to the Football Association, the transfer request was granted, and Slade moved on a free transfer to Lincoln City in August 1912.
After 23 Football League Second Division games for Lincoln, in which he scored nine goals, Slade was signed by Woolwich Arsenal for a fee of -1000 in December 1913.
Slade remained at Craven Cottage until the suspension of normal football caused by the First World War. During the war, Slade returned to Southampton, where he worked in Harland and Wolff's rolling mills, maintaining the brick linings of the furnaces. He made frequent guest appearances for Southampton during the war.
Following the war, Slade moved to Scotland, where he had spells with Dumbarton, Ayr United and Dundee United, gaining considerable popularity with the Scottish supporters.
After retiring from his football career in 1923, Slade became the manager of a pub in Troon, where he remined until 1927. He then returned south of the border, to run public houses in Reading, Flackwell Heath and Beaconsfield, before retiring to live in Marlow.
He later returned to Hampshire, living in West End, just outside Southampton, where he died in 1980, aged 91.
His younger brother, Reg, was also on the books of Southampton, making three appearances in 1915.
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He was born in Midsomer Norton in Somerset on 11 September 1921. He was an attacking winger who commenced his professional career with Bury FC.
He played for Bury for two seasons from 1946, scoring 27 goals in 56 games. In one game against Bradford Park Avenue, he scored three goals in a 6-3 victory.
He transferred to Blackburn Rovers in 1948 but failed to repeat his earlier success, appearing only twice before transferring to New Brighton A.F.C. and then Northwich Victoria.
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'''Richard '''"'''Richie'''"''' Moran''' (born 9 September 1963) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as a centre forward.
Moran was born in Maidstone, Kent to Nigerian parents. He attended primary school in ethnically-diverse south-east London, but was then adopted by a white family and attended secondary school in Gosport, Hampshire, a predominantly white area. He played non-league football for Fareham Town and Gosport Borough before spending two years in Japan where he played for Fujita. On his return to England he joined Birmingham City.
Moran left the game because of the racism he encountered within it, stating that he "was racially abused by some of the biggest names in the game. A lot of it is put down to dressing room banter, stupidity, or footballers being working class, but these are all excuses." He attributes his falling out of favour at Birmingham to a refusal to go along with what he perceived as racially offensive treatment,
and is angered by "the lack of black players who seem willing to stick their heads above the parapet and condemn racism". Moran has written and campaigned on issues of racism and conscience, and wrote a book about his experiences while travelling the world.
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'''Callum McNish''' (born 25 May 1992 in Oxford) is an English footballer, currently playing for Southampton.
McNish began his football career at Watford playing left midfield. Former Saints scout Malcolm Elias then brought Callum to the Saints Academy to play at Under 12's level and he has risen through the ranks ever since.
He was named on the substitutes bench for the first time away at Nottingham Forest on the last day of the 2008-09 season, however he was an unused substitute.
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:''For the former Trinidad and Tobago international association football goalkeeper, see Richard Goddard''
'''Richard Goddard-Crawley''' (born 31 March 1978) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played once in the Football League for Brentford before playing non-League football with Woking, Chesham United, St Albans City, Harrow Borough, Thurrock, Yeading and AFC Hornchurch.
Goddard-Crawley started his career playing in Arsenal's youth team in the South East Counties League during the 1995-96.
He was then loaned to non-League club Woking in 1997, before joining them permanently in 1998.
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'''Frank Ward''' (born 21 January 1903), was an English footballer, who played as a full-back for various clubs in the 1920s and 1930s, spending most of his career with Preston North End.
Ward was born in Leigh to the west of Manchester, before moving to the north of Manchester where he played his youth football with Walshaw United.
Generally playing at left-half, Ward made 19 appearances in the 1923-24 season, at the end of which Bury finished as runners-up, thus gaining promotion to the First Division. Following their promotion, Bury signed Bill Turner from Southampton in April 1924, with Stan Woodhouse and John Callagher moving to the south coast as part of the deal. With Turner ever-present in 1924-25, Ward spent the entire season in the reserves, but injury to Turner allowed Ward to return in the 1925-26 season, making ten appearances. Bury finished the season fourth in the league table, which remains their highest-ever league finish.
In the following season Ward retained his place, but the team failed to maintain the previous season's form and slumped to 19th place, just above the relegation zone. Manager James Hunter tried several players at left-half, eventually settling on Harry Dutton, with Ward making 15 appearances.
In the summer of 1927, Ward moved back to the Second Division, joining Preston North End in June, making his debut on 12 November 1927 in a 3-3 draw against West Bromwich Albion. At Preston, he played firstly at right-half before moving to right-back, rarely missing a match during his six years at Deepdale. During his time with Preston, the club generally finished each season in mid-table, with their highest finish being fourth in 1927-28.
In July 1933, he moved to fellow Second Division club, Southampton, where his experience and versatility were of great help to a side that had been struggling, both on and off the pitch.
At the start of the following season, Ward demonstrated his versatility by playing twice at inside-left, before settling into the right-half position. After playing the first 13 games of the season, he lost his place to another "Saints" stalwart, Ward's former Bury team-mate Stan Woodhouse. After four further appearances, Ward was given a free transfer to Folkestone of the Southern League in the summer of 1935.
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'''Alfred''' "'''Alf'''" '''Ward''' (1883 - 1926) was an English footballer who played as an outside-forward for various clubs in the 1900s.
Ward was born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire and played as a youth for the village team at nearby Clowne, from where he joined Notts County of the Football League First Division in October 1903.
He made eight first-team appearances for Notts County before moving to the south coast to join Brighton & Hove Albion of the Southern League in May 1904. The following summer, he moved to Scotland to join Aberdeen, who had just been elected to join an expanded Scottish Football League First Division.
Ward spent two seasons at Pittodrie, in both of which the "Dons" finished 12th in the league. He then returned to England in 1907, to join Bradford Park Avenue who, despite being based in Yorkshire, had been elected to join the Southern League. The following summer, he returned to the south coast to join another Southern League club, Southampton.
He joined the "Saints" 1908 summer tour of Europe; at Leipzig, in the final match of the tour, Ward displaced the cartilage of his right knee.
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'''Lee Unsworth''' (born 25 February 1973) is an English former footballer.
He began his career with Ashton United and was signed by Crewe Alexandra of the Football League in February 1995, making his debut for them against Wycombe Wanderers on the opening day of the 1995-96 season. He played over 150 senior games for them before moving to Bury on a free transfer in July 2000.
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Fairgray was signed for Chelsea in 1907 by the then Chelsea Manager David Calderhead who was an ex Queen of the South Wanderers player. Calderhead had been Fairgray's manager at Lincoln. At Chelsea he scored 5 goals in 84 games.
Fairgray signed for Queen of the South in August 1919. He played in the Club's first-ever competitive game, a first round tie in the Scottish Qualifying Cup v Thornhill at Palmerston Park.
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'''John Cutbush''' (born 28 June 1949) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a right back. Cutbush was active in both England and the United States, and made over 250 career league appearances.
Born in Malta, Cutbush began his career in England with the youth team of Tottenham Hotspur. Cutbush never made a league appearance at Tottenham, and later played for Fulham, with whom he played in the 1975 FA Cup Final, and Sheffield United in the Football League, before moving to the United States to play indoor soccer with the Wichita Wings.
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'''Les Surman''' was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic and Rotherham United. On his Charlton debut in 1965, Surman conceded three goals, and never played for the club again. Surman later played non-league football for Cambridge United, and died in 1978.
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}}'''Robert Thomas Shinton''' (born 6th January 1952 in West Bromwich) is an English former football forward and manager.
Shinton began his playing career with Walsall in 1971 before moving on to Cambridge United in 1974. He left the club in the 1975 close season to sign for Wrexham where he proved a hit, helping the club to a Football League Third Division title and a series of FA Cup giant-killing results. A -300,000 move to Manchester City in the 1979 close season proved unsuccessful and Shinton was loaned out to Millwall before completing a full time move to Newcastle United. Although he featured more regularly at Newcastle than he had in Manchester Shinton's scoring boots deserted him as the club struggled for goals across the board. He left Newcastle in March 1982 to sign for Millwall again. He finished his league career with the Lions after having his contract cancelled by mutual consent.
Dropping out of the league, Shinton played non-league football with Worcester City and briefly managed the club in 1984. He finished his playing career with spells at Weymouth and Malvern Town. During the late 1990s he was involved in the management of Newmarket Town although he has since left football to set up his own double glazing firm in Worcester.. Shinton now works at a local builder's merchant, A.R. Aspinall & sons, in Cambridgeshire.
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'''Hugh Neil''' (2 October 1936 - November 1978) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right back. Active in both Scotland and England, Neil made over 250 career league appearances.
Born in Cumnock, Neil began his career with non-league Lugar Boswell Thistle, before playing League football with Falkirk, Rangers, St. Johnstone and Carlisle United.
After retiring as a player in 1969, Neil became Carlisle's chief scout.
Neil died in November 1978, at the age of 42, following a car crash.
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'''Robert "Bobby" Finch''' was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers. Finch also played in South Africa for Cape Town City, before dying of meningitis on 18 September 1978, at the age of 30.
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'''George Herbert Thompson''' (1900 - 6 June 1968) was an English football goalkeeper who played for York City and Southampton during the 1920s.
Thompson was born in Treeton, near Rotherham, Yorkshire and trained as a joiner.
In August 1927, he moved to the south coast to join Southampton of the Football League Second Division. He made his debut on 10 September, when he replaced he injured Tommy Allen away to Notts County. He kept a clean sheet on his debut (0-0) and retained his place in goal for a further seven matches before Allen's return to fitness in November. After that his appearances were only sporadic, providing cover for Allen or his replacement, Willie White.
In his three years at The Dell, Thompson made only sixteen first-team appearances, including two defeats in the FA Cup. In the 1929-30 Round 3 match at Bradford City, Thompson allowed a shot to crawl under his body after an awful defensive mix-up for Bradford's first goal, with Saints going on to lose the match 4-1. Thompson spent most of his "Saints" career in the reserves, where he made 159 appearances.
In the summer of 1930, with Bert Scriven now promoted to second-choice 'keeper behind White, Thompson was placed on the transfer list for a fee of -250. With no offers being received, Thompson was eventually released, and returned to his native Yorkshire to resume his career as a joiner, in the Dinnington coalmines.
Thompson had two sons, both of whom became professional goalkeepers
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'''Charles "Charlie" Watkins''' (14 January 1921 - 1998) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. After starting out with youth club St Anthony's, he joined Rangers in 1946. Moving south with English Second Division club Luton Town in 1948, he made 239 appearances for the Bedfordshire club before retiring. Re-joining Luton in the early 1960s as part of the coaching staff, Watkins spent a short spell during the 1964-65 season as caretaker manager.
On leaving football, Charlie Watkins went on to run a newsagents for many years, with his family, in the Warden Hills area of Luton.
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'''Harold Roberts''' (12 January 1920 - 11 February 2007), also known as '''Harry Roberts''', was an English professional footballer who made 213 appearances in the Football League playing for Chesterfield, Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town and Scunthorpe United.
He scored on his first-team debut, in the 1946 FA Cup at home to York City, and made his Football League debut on 31 August 1946, in the Second Division in a 1-1 draw at home to Bradford Park Avenue. Described as "an outside-left of great distinction, ... skilful, intelligent and, above all, fast, with an excellent pin-point cross", Roberts made 92 league appearances for the club in two-and-a-half years. In November 1948 he moved on to Birmingham City, recently promoted to the First Division, for a fee of -10,600, at the time a record fee received by the Chesterfield club.
Roberts then played non-league football for Matlock Town, Gresley Rovers, for whom he scored 6 goals from 38 games, and Burton Albion, and helped with the coaching of Matlock Town's reserve team as they won the Central Alliance Division Two title and League Cup in the 1959-60 season. During the 1960s Roberts spent eight years as a youth worker at Staveley Chantry youth club, where he established a football team. He then returned to Chesterfield F.C., initially as an assistant youth coach, and remained at the club until 1983, when he was one of several staff dismissed by a new board of directors. He later acted as a scout for Sheffield United and Rotherham United.
Roberts was married to Dorothy and had two sons,
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'''Thomas Lot 'Tom' Mason''' (23 November, 1886-1954) was an English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Southend United and Sittingbourne.
Mason began his career at Tottenham Hotspur and competed in seven matches and scoring once between 1911-12. The inside right went on to play for Southend United and finally Sittingbourne.
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'''Frederick James 'Fred' Massey ''' (2 November, 1883-1953) was an English footballer who played for Leyton, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.
Massey, an inside right, began his career at Leyton before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1908. He played one match for the ''Lilywhites''. In 1909 he was transferred to West Ham United.
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'''Ian Richardson''' (born 22 October 1970) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. He played 260 games in the Football League for Birmingham City and Notts County, and for a time acted as caretaker manager for the latter club. He played as a midfielder or centre half.
Richardson was born in Barking. He worked as a meat-porter at Smithfield Market
In the 1997-98 season, Richardson was part of Sam Allardyce's Notts County team which won the Division Three title by a record margin and at a record early date.
Richardson was appointed caretaker player-manager in November 2004 after the departure of Gary Mills, though his injured knee restricted him to a largely managerial role. He successfully led the team away from relegation and to the Third Round of the FA Cup,
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-->The player took legal advice and consulted the Professional Footballers' Association, but after trials with Peterborough United and Burton Albion, he decided to retire as a player and to accept the offer of a testimonial match and a coaching role with the club's Football in the Community programme.
Richardson works as Activity Manager for Notts County's Football in the Community programme, which won the League Two Best Community Initiative Award at the 2008 Football League Awards ceremony for a project designed to use football to approach the improvement of self-esteem and life skills of adult males with mental health issues.
A. This is a total figure covering both the initial loan spell, from 20 January to 20 February, and the permanent contract, from 23 March 1996. ''Soccerbase'' has random figures against the loan spell and Neil Brown's site fails to mention it.
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'''Samuel "Sam" Lawrie''' (15 December 1934 - 26 August 1979) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right winger. Lawrie made over 300 appearances in the Football League between 1951 and 1968.
Born in Glasgow, Lawrie began his career with the youth team of Middlesbrough, before making his professional debut in 1951. Lawrie also played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic and Bradford Park Avenue before retiring in 1968.
Lawrie died on 26 August 1979, at the age of 44.
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'''Martin Bakes''' (born 8 February 1937) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger. Bakes made a total of 149 appearances in the Football League between 1953 and 1963, scoring 12 goals.
Born in Bradford, Bakes began his career in the youth team of hometown club Bradford City, before making his professional debut in the 1953-1954 season. Bakes later played for Scunthorpe United, before retiring in 1963.
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'''William "Bill" Barnes''' (born 16 March 1939) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a full back. Active primarily in England, Barnes made over 100 appearances in the Football League.
Born in Dumbarton, Barnes began his career with Rutherglen Glencairn. He signed professional terms with Bradford City in 1958, and made 59 league appearances between then and 1961. Barnes then played non-league football with Scarborough, before rejoining league football in 1966 with Bradford Park Avenue. After leaving Park Avenue in 1968, Barnes played non-league football with Arnold Town.
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'''Alexander Smith "Alex" Laidlaw''' (13 August 1877 - 12 September 1933) was a Scottish sportsman who played both rugby union and rugby league.
Laidlaw, who played rugby union for Hawick, earned one cap for Scotland in a win over Ireland during the 1897 Home Nations Championship. Laidlaw later played rugby league for Bradford (now Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.), signing in 1898.
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}}'''James Gibb Fotheringham''' (19th December 1933-1977) was a Scottish football defender.
Fotheringham was a product of the Arsenal youth system and at 6'4" looked to be an imposing centre back. However, Fotheringham managed only a few runs in the first team and never really convinced before joining Heart of Midlothian for -10,000 in 1959. He returned to England with Northampton Town the same year only to see his career ended early by a bad injury.
Whilst at Arsenal he also featured for the London XI that took part in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
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}}'''William E. Kiernan''' (born 22nd May 1925 in Croydon - died 3rd April 2006 in Pembury) was a English football midfielder.
Kiernan began his career with Charlton Athletic when Jimmy Seed signed him as an amateur in 1943. However he made no impact at the club and following his release he joined the Royal Ulster Rifles. He served in India and Hong Kong and whilst stationed in the latter played for Hong Kong where his performances caught the eye of Charlton again. A versatile midfielder, Kiernan established himself as a Charlton regular for most of his career and became the club's sixth highest scorer of all time. He also featured for the London XI that took part in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
He finally left Charlton in 1961 and continued in non-league football for another two years with Guildford City before retiring. Kiernan had worked as an accountant during his playing days and continued in this role after leaving football, as well as becoming an antiques dealer in Tunbridge Wells. He died in April 2006.
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}}'''John McCue''' (born 22 August 1922 in Stoke-on-Trent) was a English football Full back.
McCue first became associated with his local club Stoke City as a fifteen year old although, despite turning professional during the Second World War, his debut in the Football League was delayed until the end of the conflict. He was nevertheless a first team regular during the 1946-47 season, Stoke's highest ever finish, and remained a fixture in the side from then on. He remained with the Potters until 1960, playing at left-back in a highly rated full-back partnership with Billy Mould. McCue became one of the club's all-time leading appearance makers and would be the record holder were war-time games taken account. He finished his league career with two seasons at Oldham Athletic.
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}}'''William Mould''' (born 6th October 1919 in Stoke-on-Trent) was a English football full back.
Mould signed for Stoke City as a junior in 1936 from local side Summerbank but saw his development curtailed by the outbreak of the Second World War. Nonetheless when the war ended he featured regularly for the club, initially as a centre back before forming a formidable full back partnership with John McCue. He left the club in 1952 to sign for Crewe Alexandra.
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'''F. G. Spackman''' was a British football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.
In Paris he won a gold medal as a member of Upton Park club team.
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'''A. Haslam''' was a British football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.
In Paris he won a gold medal as the captain of the Upton Park club team.
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'''J. Nicholas''' was a British football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.
In Paris he won a gold medal as a member of Upton Park club team.
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'''Mervyn Cawston''' (born 4 February 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Active in both England and the United States, Cawston made over 300 career appearances.
Born in Diss, Cawston began his career with the youth team of Norwich City, and made his debut for the senior team in the Football League during the 1970-1971 season. While at Norwich, Cawston spent loan spells at Southend United and Newport County, while also spending his summers playing in the North American Soccer League for the Chicago Sting. After leaving Norwich in 1976, Cawston later played for Gillingham, Southend United and Stoke City, before playing non-league football with Chelmsford City and Barking.
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'''Eddie Cliff''' is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back. Active in both England and the United States, Cliff made over 120 career appearances.
Cliff began his career with Burnley, and made 21 league appearances between 1970 and 1973. Cliff then moved to Notts County, making five appearances in the 1973-74 season. Cliff then spent a loan spell at Lincoln City, making three appearances, before moving to the North American Soccer League to play with the Chicago Sting.
Upon his return to the Football League in 1976, Cliff played with Tranmere Rovers and Rochdale.
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'''Bruce Stuckey''' (born 19 February 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Active in both England and the United States, Stuckey made over 250 career appearances.
Born in Torquay, Stuckey began his career with the youth team of Exeter City, and made his debut for the senior team in the Football League during the 1965-1966 season. Stuckey also played in the Football League for Sunderland, Torquay United, Reading and Bournemouth, before playing in the North American Soccer League with the Connecticut Bicentennials.
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'''Ian Davies''' (born 29 March 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back. Active in both England and the United States, Davies made nearly 200 career appearances.
Born in Bristol, Davies began his career with the youth team of Norwich City, and made his debut for the senior team in the Football League during the 1973-1974 season. While at Norwich, Davies spent a loan spell in the North American Soccer League with the Detroit Express. After leaving Norwich in 1979, Davies also played in the Football League for Newcastle United, Manchester City, Bury, Brentford, Cambridge United, Carlisle United, Exeter City, Bristol Rovers and Swansea City, before retiring due to injury in 1986.
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'''Sidney''' "'''Sid'''" '''Ireland''' (born 1889) was an English professional footballer who played as a left-back, spending most of his career with Southampton.
Ireland was born in Tamworth, Staffordshire and, after leaving school, worked as a coal-miner at nearby Kingsbury Colliery
He made his "Saints" debut on 30 September 1911, taking the place of John Robertson in a 2-1 victory over Northampton Town. Although he also played in the following match, a 5-0 defeat by Brighton, Ireland spent the rest of the season in the reserves until returning to the first-team on 23 March 1912 in place of Robertson (who had been sold to Rangers), with manager George Swift attempting to improve the performances of a side which had won only once in the previous ten games. Southampton defeated Luton Town and followed this with a victory over Plymouth Argyle and Ireland retained his place for the rest of the season which ended with the Saints three points above the relegation zone.
Ireland now made the left-back position his own and was ever-present in the 1912-13 season under new coach Jimmy McIntyre. Although Saints continued to struggle on the pitch, again finishing the season just above the relegation places, Ireland began to establish a reputation as "''the best left-back in the Southern League''".
In the 1914-15 season, when Ireland missed only three matches, Southampton began to show signs of improvement, finishing sixth in the table, before the First World War caused the suspension of normal football for four years.
During the war, Ireland guested for Manchester United
Although he played for Southampton in a Victory Cup match against Boscombe in February 1919, Ireland moved on to join Merthyr Town in the summer of 1919 for their final season in the Southern League, in what the "Athletics News" described as "''an outstanding capture''".
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'''John Kay McTavish''' (7 June, 1885-1926) was a Scottish footballer who played for Petershill, Falkirk, Oldham Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Partick Thistle, York City, Goole Town, East Fife, East Stirlingshire, Dumbarton
McTavish began his career at the Glasgow junior side Petershill. In 1910 he joined Oldham Athletic and played 10 matches before signing for Tottenham Hotspur. The inside right featured in 40 games and scored twice in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites'' between 1910-1912. McTavish left White Hart Lane to join Newcastle United in April, 1912, where he made a further 34 appearances and scoring six goals. He went on have spells at Partick Thistle, York City, Goole Town, East Fife, East Stirlingshire and finally Dumbarton.
McTavish played once for Scotland against Ireland on 19 March, 1910. The match played in Belfast ended in a 1-0 victory for Ireland.
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'''Samuel Richard''' "'''Sam'''" '''Jepp''' (born 22 February 1887) was an English professional footballer who played in various defence positions for Southampton and Swansea Town in the early twentieth century.
Jepp was born in Northtown, Aldershot, Hampshire and played his youth football with Aldershot Athletic before joining the Royal Army Medical Corps.
He made his debut for the "Saints" on 15 February 1908, when he replaced former England international Harry Hadley at left-half in a 4-0 defeat at Brentford. He made four further appearances in the 1907-08 season, including each of the half-back positions and at right-back. In 1908-09, he had two runs in the side with six matches at left-half in October (replacing John Johnston with Bert Trueman switching to the right), and twelve matches from mid-January at centre-half whilst Frank Thorpe was out with injury.
His longest period in the side came in the 1909-10 season, when he took over from new signing Andrew Davidson after the first six matches, retaining the No. 5 shirt for the remainder of the season. Jepp started the following season as the regular centre-half, before losing his place to Frank Monk after five matches. Although Jepp made a further four appearances later in the season, including playing as centre-forward against Luton Town on New Year's Eve, he was unable to regain a regular place in the side and was released in the summer of 1911.
After spending a season back in northern Hampshire with South Farnborough, Jepp became one of Swansea Town's first professional players in 1912.
By the start of World War One, Jepp had returned to Aldershot and his football career was over.
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'''Christopher James Solly''' (born 20 January 1991 in Rochester, Kent) is an English football player, currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He plays as a defender.
On 3 May 2009, he made his debut for Charlton coming on as a first half substitute for the injured Darren Ward in a 4-2 victory over Norwich City. Solly made his first full debut for the 1st team in the Football League Trophey against Barent on October 6th 2009
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}}'''George Evans''' (July 26, 1935 - December 2000) was a Welsh footballer.
Evans spent time as a youngster with Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool before playing non-league football for Oswestry Town.
In October 1957 he made his debut in The Football League for Wrexham against Hartlepools United, going on to make 175 league appearances for the club until 1963.
After leaving Chester in 1969, Evans played for Bethesda Athletic and Colwyn Bay while continuing to work for the National Coal Board.
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'''Norman Philip Cole''' (7 November 1913 - 29 November 1976) was an English footballer who played in the 1930s at centre-forward, spending most of his career with Southampton.
Cole was born in Woolston, Southampton and was educated firstly at Sholing School and then at Taunton's School in Shirley, Southampton.
His professional contract came a few months later and after starring in the reserves, he made his first-team debut on 30 December 1933, when he took Ted Drake's place at centre-forward in a 2-2 draw at Bradford City. When top-scorer Drake was sold to Arsenal in March 1934, the "Saints" forward line was rather depleted - despite receiving a record fee of -6,000 for Drake, Southampton's finances were such that manager George Kay was not able to purchase a replacement an, as a result, Cole was promoted from the reserves. The local press described Cole as "''big, strong and ruddy of hair''" and "''vigorous and fast''"
In the 1934-35 season, both Cole and the whole Saints' team struggled in front of goal, with the team totaling only 46 goals from 42 league games, with Cole ending the season as top scorer in the league with only eight goals from 24 appearances. At the end of February, Cole was dropped by manager Kay, who completely re-shuffled his side in an effort to avoid relegation, with Johnny McIlwaine being moved forward. Kay's plan was successful, with Saints winning four of the last eleven matches and avoiding relegation by eight points.
In the summer of 1935, Cole was transferred to Norwich City where he made only one appearance before retiring from professional football.
In 1936, Cole returned to Southampton and took up employment with the Southern Railway in Southampton Docks as an engineer. He later worked for Follands at Hamble.
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He is currently playing for Altrincham, and is in his second spell with the club, his first period being between 1997 and 2002. He has also played for many other clubs, including Leigh RMI, Hyde and Stevenage.
He is Altrincham's first team goalkeeper. He is one of their most senior players - as of 1 June 2009 he had played 435 games for the club, scoring one goal .
He has made two appearances in F.A. Cup ties for Altrincham in rounds 1 and 2 in 2001.
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'''John "Jack" Mahon''' (born 1886, place of birth unknown) was a professional association football player. After playing for minor teams Clowne White Star and Worksop Town he joined Football League club Gainsborough Trinity in 1908.
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'''John "Jack" Mahon''' (born 8 December 1911 - ''deceased'') was a professional footballer who played at outside-right. Born in Gillingham, Kent, he played professionally for Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion, Huddersfield Town and York City. During World War II he appeared as a guest player for Aldershot, Bradford City, Chelsea, Halifax Town, Leeds United, Millwall, QPR, Reading, Torquay United and West Ham United.
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'''Robert 'Bob' McTavish''' (26 October, 1888-1972) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Ibrox Roselie, Petershill, Falkirk, Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford and Third Lanark.
After playing for Ibrox Roselie, Petershill and Falkirk, McTavish an inside left joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1910 and played in 11 matches and scored one goal in all competitions between 1910-1911. He later played for Brentford and finally Third Lanark.
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'''James "Jimmy" Argue''' (26 November 1911 - 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. He was born in Glasgow and began his career at junior club St Roch's before joining Birmingham in 1931, where he failed to make any appearances for the first team. He moved to Chelsea in 1933.
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'''Henry Edward Johnson''' (born 1897) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the 1920s for Southampton and Queens Park Rangers.
Johnson was born in Birmingham, and first came to prominence when playing for the British Army in 1919.
He made his first-team debut for the "Saints" on 10 December 1921, taking Len Andrews' place at Inside-right in a 1-0 victory against Bristol Rovers. In the following match, Johnson scored twice in an 8-0 "thrashing"
For Southampton's first season in the Second Division, McIntyre preferred Jack Elkes at inside-right; Elkes had arrived from Birmingham in March as part of the exchange deal with Foxall, but had broken his collar bone in his second appearance. Johnson only made sporadic appearances during the 1922-23 season as cover for the other forwards, with five of his nine appearances coming in the last three weeks of the season.
With Elkes having moved on to Tottenham Hotspur in the 1923 close-season, McIntyre recalled the ageing Len Andrews at the start of the next season, before handing the No. 10 shirt to Johnson after four matches. Johnson was to make only eleven appearances before losing his place to Cliff Price in February 1924. Shortly afterwards, Johnson was transferred to Queens Park Rangers.
At the Loftus Road club, Johnson took up a more central role, replacing Dick Parker at centre-forward. In the 1924-25 season, Johnson was the club's top-scorer with ten league goals as Rangers finished just above the Third Division South re-election places. During the following season, Johnson lost his place to Daniel Burgess, only making nine appearances.
In the summer of 1926, Johnson returned to the Midlands, finishing his football career back in the Birmingham & District League with Cradley Heath.
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'''John Cooper''' (born 1898) was an English footballer who had a brief professional career with Southampton in the 1920s.
Cooper was born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire and joined Darlaston playing in the Birmingham & District League. Described as "''the best inside-right in the Birmingham League''", he topped the goalscoring charts whilst with Darlaston.
In April 1921, together with his Darlaston team-mate Henry Johnson, he moved on a free transfer
In May 1923, he was placed on the transfer list at a fee of -200, but with no club willing to pay the fee he was eventually given a free transfer to Notts County, although he failed to make any first-team appearances before fading into obscurity.
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'''Peter Burridge''' (born 30 December 1933) is an English former footballer.
He began his career with Barnet and from there was signed by Leyton Orient of the Football League in 1959. He only played a handful of games for the club before a successful transfer to Millwall in 1960. In 1960-61 season he scored 34 goals for the club, and this was followed the next season with 22 goals which helped Millwall to the League title, following which he was sold to Crystal Palace for -10,000. He played over 100 league games for Palace, and scored a league hat-trick for them versus Wrexham on 15 April 1963. He subsequently played league football for Charlton Athletic before returning to non-League football with Bedford Town.
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''For the record producer of the same name see Joe Meek''
'''Joseph 'Joe' Meek''' (31 May, 1910-1976) was an English professional footballer who played for Newcastle Co-Op, Seaton Delaval, Liverpool (trial), Stockton, Middlesbrough, Gateshead, Bradford Park Avenue, Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City.
Meek played non League football at Newcastle Co-Op and Seaton Delaval before having an unsuccessful trial at Liverpool in 1927. Meek an inside right had spells at Stockton and Middlesbrough. In 1930 he joined Gateshead where he featured in 135 matches and netted 50 goals. After playing for Bradford Park Avenue, Meek signed for Tottenham Hotspur. Between 1935-38 he played a total 51 matches and scored on 16 occasions in all competitions for the ''Spurs''. He finally ended his career at Swansea.
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'''Walter Robert''' "'''Wally'''" '''Radford''' (July 1886 - 1940) was an English footballer, who played as an inside-forward in the 1900s with Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1908.
Radford was born in Pinxton, Derbyshire,
In January 1906, he moved to the south coast, to join Southampton of the Southern League. The "Saints" finished the season as runners-up, and were hopeful of regaining the championship title in 1907, which they had won six times in the previous ten years. Radford made his debut in the opening match of the 1906-07 season, playing at centre-forward; after the team picked up only one point from the first three matches, Radford moved to outside-right, with Fred Harrison moving into the centre. This had little effect on the team's performances, and Radford lost his place to Frank Jefferis. Radford was recalled at the end of the season, initially replacing George Harris at inside-left, before three games back at centre-forward. In the first of these, away to Northampton Town on 6 April, Radford scored his only goals for the Saints in a 4-2 victory. Saints finished the season 11th in the League, their lowest position since joining the Southern League in 1894.
In the summer of 1907, Radford returned to Molineux, to rejoin his former club, now starting their second season in the Second Division. Radford made 26 League appearances in the 1907-08 season, scoring nine goals. In the FA Cup, Radford's goals at Bury and Stoke helped Wolves reach the semi-final against his former club, Southampton. In the semi-final, played at Stamford Bridge, Radford and another former Southampton player, George Hedley, scored the goals to put Wolves into the final. In the final, played at Crystal Palace on 25 April 1908, Wolves met Newcastle United. Despite playing a team from the First Division, Wolves upset the odds by winning the match 3-1, with goals by Kenneth Hunt, Hedley and Billy Harrison.
In the following season, Wolves' defence of the cup ended at the first hurdle, where Radford's three goals couldn't prevent Crystal Palace of the Southern League going through after a replay. In the league, Radford scored 21 goals from 37 appearances, making him the club's top-scorer. Radford remained at Molineux for one further season, before dropping down to non-league football with Southport Central of the Lancashire Combination in 1910.
Radford returned to Derbyshire and in 1919 became a referee in the Erewash Amateur League, before progressing to the Football League list of referees.
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'''This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Crystal Palace F.C.''' Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. A number of other players who have played an important role have also been included for their contribution - Attilio Lombardo for example.
For a list of all Crystal Palace players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Crystal Palace F.C. article.
Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.
Statistics correct as of match played 3 May 2009
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'''Johnny Hamilton''' (born 10 July 1949 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers and Hibernian.
Hamilton began his career with Cumbernauld United before moving on to Hibernian in 1969. He joined Rangers four years later. Hamilton also had spells with Millwall and St. Johnstone.
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'''Serge Makofo''' (born 3 September 1986) is a professional Congolese footballer, who plays as a midfielder or striker last attached to Burton Albion. He started his career with Milton Keynes Dons, making his debut in November 2004. He dropped into non-League football with Kettering Town following his release from MK Dons in 2006. He then moved to Maidenhead United in August 2007, before joining Halesowen Town, Potters Bar Town and then Croydon Athletic in December 2008. He then signed for Conference National outfit Grays Athletic in June 2009.
Makofo made his debut for Milton Keynes Dons on 2 November 2004 in 2-1 defeat in the southern section second round of the Football League Trophy against Bristol City,
Following his release from MK Dons in 2006, Makofo signed for non-League club Kettering Town in March.
Makofo signed for Grays Athletic on 26 June 2009, along with Marcel McKie, Nick McKoy and Allan McLeod.
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Born in Liverpool, Webb signed for hometown club Liverpool in February 1969. Webb was on the bench for five European appearances for Liverpool,
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'''Robert Corish''' (also known as '''Bob Corish''' and '''Bobby Corish''') is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back.
Born in Liverpool, Corish played in the Football League for Derby County and in the North American Soccer League for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
After a knee injury ended his career, Corish became a physician.
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'''Frank Thorpe''' (13 November 1879 - 17 April 1928) was an English footballer who played as a centre-half for various clubs in the 1900s, including Southampton and Bury, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1903.
Thorpe was born in Hayfield, Derbyshire
Thorpe soon became a fixture at centre-half, between Johnston on the right and the veteran George Ross on the left. In the league, Bury finished seventh in the First Division in 1901-02 and eighth in the following season. Ross played in all of Bury's matches in the FA Cup in 1902-03, reaching the final where Bury defeated Derby County in one of the most one-sided finals ever played. Bury's 6-0 victory still stands as the record Final win. Bury also equalled another record, winning the Cup without conceding a goal in any round. In the final itself, Thorpe's through ball in the 48th minute was slid past Derby County's injured goalkeeper Jack Fryer by Charles Sagar for the second goal, following which Fryer was replaced in goal by Charlie Morris who conceded a further four goals in the next half hour.
Fryer continued at the centre of Bury's defence for the next two seasons, missing only one game in 1903-04 and three in the following season, but in 1905-06 he lost his place to Jack Dewhurst, who had recently arrived from Blackburn Rovers.
Thorpe spent the 1906-07 season with Plymouth Argyle of the Southern League, before moving along the south coast in April 1907 to join fellow Southern league team, Southampton. Thorpe made his debut in a 4-2 victory at Northampton Town on 6 April 1907, taking over at centre-half from James Bowden, who was moved to fill the left-half position, which had been not been filled satisfactorily since Bill Gray had been injured in March.
For the 1907-08 season, Thorpe was re-united with his former Stalybridge and Bury team-mate, John Johnston. Thorpe was an intelligent centre-half, whose experience strengthened the "Saints" defence, and he was quickly appointed as team captain,
After finishing 11th in the league in 1908, when Thorpe missed only three matches, Southampton started the 1908-09 season with seven consecutive victories, in which Thorpe scored three goals. The Saints continued this good form until Thorpe was injured in late December, to be replaced by Sam Jepp. With other key players such as Arthur Hughes and Frank Jefferis also suffering with injuries, Saints fell away until Thorpe's return at the end of March. Saints won four and drew three of the last seven games, and managed to finish in third place.
In the summer of 1909, Thorpe returned to Bury to as a player-coach, working with the second eleven.
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'''Alfred Thomas 'Alf' Messer''' (8 March, 1900-1947) was an English professional footballer who played for Sutton Town, Mansfield Town, Reading, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth.
Messer played non League football at Sutton Town before joining Mansfield Town. In 1922 he joined Nottingham Forest but left the club without playing a senior match. The centre half signed for Reading in 1923 and went on to feature in 271 matches and scored 18 goals between 1923-29. Messer signed for Tottenham Hotspur in in 1930 and played in 52 games and found the net twice in all competitions. On leaving White Hart Lane he joined Bournemouth & Boscombe where he made a further 10 appearances and where he finally ending his playing career.
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'''Leslie Roy 'Les' Miller ''' (30 March, 1911-1959) was an English professional footballer who played for Barking, Northampton Town, Sochaux, Tottenham Hotspur, Chesterfield and Mansfield Town.
Miller played for Barking, Northampton Town and French club Sochaux before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1936. The outside left featured in 65 matches and scored on 26 occasions in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites''. In 1939 he signed for Chesterfield where he made two appearances before ending his playing career at Mansfield Town.
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'''Lee Sandford''' (born 22 April 1968 in Basingstoke) is an English former footballer who made more than 480 first-team appearances as a Defender. He played in the Football League for Portsmouth, Stoke City, Sheffield United, Reading and Stockport.
Sandford started his career at Portsmouth, spending four years playing for the club between 1985 and 1989, making 66 league and cup appearances. He developed through the junior ranks at Portsmouth under the guidance of Alan Ball.
In 1989 Sandford moved to Second Division side Stoke City, he spent seven years at the Victoria Ground and became a popular figure with the City fans. He played in 255 league and cup games for ''the Potters'' before moving on the Sheffield United for around -500,000 in the summer of 1996.
As at Stoke, Sandford became popular with ''Blades'' fans, making 142 appearances for the Bramall Lane outfit. He went on loan on two occasions while he was at United; firstly in 1997 Sandford played five matches for Reading and in 2001 he played seven matches for Stockport County. Released from his contract at the end of the 2001-02 season he had trials at Bournemouth and Mansfield Town.
Sandford finished his career at non-league Woking before retiring.
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'''Ronald Anthony "Ron" George''' (14 August 1922 - 1989) was an English professional footballer. He played for Crystal Palace and Colchester United between 1948 and 1955, making 127 appearances in the Football League.
Born in Bristol in 1922, George played for Western League club Bristol Aeroplane Company before being signed by Crystal Palace in 1948. He played 122 league matches for Palace during six years at the club, before signing for Colchester on 16 January 1954. After playing only five matches for Colchester, he left the club on 5 February 1955, and signed for Sudbury Town.
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'''Jack Carmichael''' (born 11 November 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Active in Scotland, England and the United States, Carmichael made over 400 career league appearances.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Carmichael moved from Scottish junior side Possilpark to English giants Arsenal in 1966. Carmichael never made a league appearance for Arsenal, and later played for Peterborough United and Swindon Town in the Football League, and for the New England Tea Men and the Jacksonville Tea Men in the North American Soccer League.
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'''Derek Alan Trevis''' (9 September 1942 - 21 December 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active in both England and the United States, Trevis made nearly 500 career league appearances.
Born in Birmingham, Trevis began his professional career in 1962 with hometown club Aston Villa. Trevis also played in the Football League for Colchester United, Walsall, Lincoln City and Stockport County, before moving to the United States to play in the North American Soccer League with the Philadelphia Atoms, the San Diego Jaws, the Las Vegas Quicksilvers and the Philadelphia Fury.
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'''Albert Henry Trueman''' (1882 - 1961) was an English footballer who played as a half-back for various clubs in the early twentieth century.
Trueman was born in Leicester and educated at Holy Trinity School,
He was recruited by the "Saints" as replacement for the former England international Harry Hadley who had just retired from professional football. Despite being considered too small to be a half-back, Trueman soon proved that his judgement and skill made up for his lack of height and he showed himself to be "''quick, resourceful and decisive in action (who was) overall a most difficult obstacle for opposing forwards''".
A series of injuries resulted in Trueman missing large parts of the 1909-10 season, when he was usually replaced by Jack Robertson, but returned to full fitness for the following season. He made a four appearances for the Southern League and scored the winning goal against the Football League in November 1910, giving the Southern League a clean-sweep of that season's Inter-League Tournament; he was also given a trial for the England national side.
At Bramall Lane, he displaced the England international Albert Sturgess at left-half, with Sturgess moving to the right. Trueman remained with the "Blades" until the summer of 1913, before finishing his career with Darlington in the North Eastern League.
In September 1916, Trueman was visiting Filbert Street when he was persuaded to turn out for Leicester in a war-time game against Grimsby Town as the home team were short of players.
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:''For the rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s for Great Britain, and Wigan, see Colin Clarke''
'''Colin Clarke''' (born 4 April 1946) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. Clarke, who played as a central defender, spent the majority of his career in England - minus a one season stint in the North American Soccer League - and made nearly 500 career league appearances.
Born in Glasgow, Clarke began his career in his native Scotland with Arthurlie, before moving to English giants Arsenal in 1963. Clarke never made a league appearance for Arsenal, and later played for Oxford United, the Los Angeles Aztecs, and Plymouth Argyle before becoming player-manager of Kettering Town.
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'''John 'Jack' Moran''' (9 February 1911-1959) was an English professional footballer who played for Earlestown, Wigan Borough, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford and Mansfield Town.
After playing for non League Earlestown, Moran joined Wigan Borough. Between 1925-30 the outside left played 201 matches for the Lancashire club. In 1931 he signed for Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in a further 12 matches before joining Watford in September, 1932 for a fee of -150. He went on to make 100 appearances for the Hertfordshire club. Moran signed for Mansfield Town in 1935 and played in 30 games before ending his playing career.
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'''Alan Kelley''' (born 24 December 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back. Kelley, who was active in both England and the United States, made over 150 career appearances.
Born in Bootle, Kelley played in the Football League for Southport and Crewe Alexandra, and in the North American Soccer League for the Los Angeles Aztecs, the San Diego Sockers and the California Surf. In 1980, Kelley played for the California Sunshine of the American Soccer League. In recent years, he has been a college assistant coach and a high school head coach in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County in southern California.
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Lewis Sims grew up in Newport (Casnewydd). Until he was 6 years old, Lewis lived in Pontfaen with his family, until he moved closer to the newly promoted City Centre. During these times Lewis enjoyed playing for local side Lliswerry Stars coached by his uncle Raymond Mooreland. In late 2005 at the age of 15, Lewis was spotted by a Cardiff City FC football scout and shortly had a trial at the club. Successful with his new club Lewis then had professional schoolboy trials with Bolton Wanderers but unfortunately, this didn't work out. However Grayham Roberts (Bolton's Youth coach) referred him to the scouts of west London club Chelsea. Here Sims joined a youthful squad of reserves and academy players, making his first appearance as a substitute for Florent Malouda against Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup which Chelsea went on to win 3-1. Lewis was initially given the number 43 jersey but upon request was then allocated the 25 shirt which was world-famously worn by Gianfranco Zola.
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'''Charles Webb''' (4 March 1979 - January 1939) was an English footballer who played at outside-left for various clubs in England and Scotland in the 1900s.
Webb was born in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire and trained as a harness-maker.
Kettering finished their inaugural season in the Southern League 11th in the table. In the FA Cup, Kettering defeated Chesterfield of the Football League Second Division in the first round, with Webb scoring both Kettering goals in the replay (won 2-1 aet), only to be defeated 5-0 in the next round by Middlesbrough.
His cup exploits brought him to the attention of Leicester Fosse of the Football League Second Division who signed him in May 1901. Webb played in all but two of Leicester's league and cup matches in the 1901-02 season, scoring three goals. It was at Filbert Street that he first teamed up with Bert Dainty, with whom he was later to play at Southampton (1904 - 1905) and Dundee (1905 - 1908). At the end of the season, he returned to the Southern League to join Wellingborough where he spent a season, followed by a year back at Kettering, before moving to the Southern League champions, Southampton, in May 1904 to replace Dick Evans who had been forced to retire through ill health and injuries.
Webb joined the "Saints" with a reputation as a "''brilliant wing man (who) had a fine turn of speed, with his centres and long shots being particular features of his play''".
In the summer of 1905, Dundee made him an "irresistible offer"
In March 1908, he returned to England to join Manchester City of the Football League First Division, where he played the last eleven matches of the 1907-08 season, scoring three goals to help City reach third in the table. He remained at Maine Road until the end of the next season, when City were relegated, although he only made eleven appearances, as cover for George Dorsett.
In June 1909, Webb moved back to Scotland, where he played out his career with Airdrieonians.
After retiring from his football career, Webb managed a large bakery business in Rushden, back in Northamptonshire, close to where he was born.
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'''Steven N'Kemboanza N'Zonzi''' (born 15 December 1988 in La Garenne-Colombes) is a French footballer of Congolese descent who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers since joining them back in June 2009, signing on a four-year deal.
N'Zonzi was born in Colombes, France and began his career in the youth system of Paris Saint-Germain playing at the Camp des Loges, the club's youth academy. While at PSG, N'Zonzi, due to his height, was initially installed in the club's academy as a striker and then as an attacking midfielder. After a three-year stint at the Ligue 1 club, he moved to the Basse-Normandie region joining CA Lisieux. He later had one-year stints at both SM Caen and AS Beauvais Oise before finally settling in with Amiens SC in 2005. After featuring in the Championnat de France amateur for his first two years at the club, N'Zonzi made his professional debut on 24 November 2007 in a Coupe de France match against amateur club AS Raismes appearing as a substitute in the 74 minute. Amiens won the match 7-0. He earned his first start on 15 April 2008 playing the entire 90 minutes in a 0-1 loss to Bastia. Following the season, he signed his first professional contract and was officially promoted to the senior team.
N'Zonzi was given the starting defensive midfielder role for the 2008-09 season and appeared in 36 total matches. He also scored his first professional goal in a 1-2 defeat to Strasbourg on 8 May 2009. The defeat to Strasbourg led to Amiens going winless in their final four matches, which led to the club suffering relegation to the Championnat National, France's third division of football. Despite the relegation, N'Zonzi was applauded for his play and he was linked with a move to the English Premier League with Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth showing a serious interest in the young Frenchman, who many hailed as the next Patrick Vieira.
On 28 June 2009, it was reported that Blackburn Rovers had agreed a deal with Amiens to sign N'Zonzi. He was expected to complete a move to Blackburn Rovers on the week beginning 29 June 2009. As anticipated, the move was completed on 30 June, signing for a fee believed to be in the region of -500,000, on a four-year contract. He scored his first goal for Rovers on Sunday 4 October 2009 against Arsenal in the 6-2 defeat.
N'Zonzi earned his first call up to the France U-21 team by coach Erick Mombaerts on 1 October 2009 for their 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification matches against Malta and Belgium. N'Zonzi made his debut in the Malta match appearing as a 58 minute substitute in a 2-0 victory on Friday 9 October 2009. He earned his first under-21 international start in the match against Belgium, which ended 0-0.
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'''Graham Horn''' is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Active in both England and the United States, Horn made over 150 league appearances between 1972 and 1984.
Horn began his career with Arsenal,
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'''Mike Bernard''' (born 10 January 1948) is an English former footballer.
He began his career with in 1965 and played in 135 Football League games for them; he also played in the 1972 Football League Cup Final. He was transferred to in 1972 for -140,000. He went on to play in 171 senior games for the club (scoring 8 goals), including an appearance in the 1st replay of the 1977 Football League Cup Final. He transferred to in 1977 but only made 6 league appearances and he subsequently retired through injury.
-DOCSTART-	23422694
'''Daniel "Dan" Marney''' (born 2 October 1981) is a professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Southend United on loan. He dropped into non-League football with Crawley Town on loan in 2003, before joining them on a permanent basis in 2004. He went on to join Eastbourne Borough, Worthing on loan and Bognor Regis Town.
Marney started his career as a youth player at Brighton & Hove Albion, making his debut on 10 August 2001 in the First Division against Burnley in the 3-1 away win replacing Bobby Zamora, in 86th minute.
He signed for Eastbourne Borough in the summer of 2005,
-DOCSTART-	23423041
'''Gordon Smith''' (born 3 July 1954) is a retired professional footballer who was born in Partick, Scotland.
He made over 100 league appearances for and during his time there he gained 4 Scottish under-23 caps.. In 1976 he transferred to in the Football League, and appeared for them in the 2nd replay of the 1977 Football League Cup Final. He later played for and before moving to play in the USA.
-DOCSTART-	23427359
'''Isaac''' "'''Ike'''" '''Tomlinson''' (16 April 1880 - 24 August 1970) was an English footballer who played at outside-left for various clubs in England and Scotland in the 1900s, spending the largest part of his career with Chesterfield.
Tomlinson was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire and, after playing football for a local village team, he joined Chesterfield, then playing in the Football League Second Division in April 1900. After a season spent in the reserves, Tomlinson took over at outside-left for the 1901-02 season, replacing Walter Arnold who had dropped down to non-league football. He only missed one game in the 1902-03 season, scoring seven goals, as Chesterfield finished sixth in the table.
Tomlinson then spent a season with Arsenal without breaking into the first team before returning to his home-town club in June 1904. Another successful season with the Saltergate club ended with a fifth-place league finish, with Tomlinson contributing eight goals from 33 appearances. In an FA Cup match in January 1905, Chesterfield took Portsmouth to a replay in which Tomlinson created a big impression. This drew him to the attention of Ernest Arnfield, secretary-manager of Southampton, who fought off competition from other clubs to eventually secure his services in May 1905.
The "Saints" had finished third in the Southern League in 1904-05 and were anxious to improve on this, having been champions six times in the previous nine years. Tomlinson was recruited to replace Charles Webb who had moved to Scotland in the summer of 1905 and he made his debut in the opening match of the 1905-06 season, a 1-0 defeat against Brentford. Tomlinson was an extremely speedy winger with an accurate shot and his style of play was similar to that of Joe Turner, who had retired a year earlier.
Tomlinson only missed a handful of league matches in his one season with Southampton, scoring eight goals from his 29 appearances including a goal in the 9-1 victory over Northampton Town on 27 January 1906, helping the team to the runners-up spot. Tomlinson also appeared in all five FA Cup matches, the first of which came against local rivals, Portsmouth, on 13 January when Tomlinson and Fred Harrison combined on the right-wing to great effect, giving the Portsmouth left-back, George Molyneux, a torrid time with Tomlinson setting up Harrison's second goal with a "perfect centre" and scoring the fifth "with a clinking drive". Saints would go on to reach Round Four, defeating Middlesbrough of the Football League First Division 6-1 in Round Three (with Tomlinson again scoring), before going out to Liverpool.
In the summer of 1906, Tomlinson moved down The Solent to join Portsmouth but managed only five first-team games before trying his luck in Scotland with Heart of Midlothian.
After retiring from his football career, Tomlinson returned to his home town of Chesterfield where he became a licensee of a pub, before returning to Southern England to settle in Bournemouth, where he managed a hotel, whilst also acting as a scout for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	23427747
'''Vjekoslav Banovic''' (born 12 November 1956 in Biha) is a former Association footballer who played two matches for the Australia national association football team.
-DOCSTART-	23429619
'''Stephen George Gardner''' (born 3 July 1968) is a former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
After starting as a member of the youth team at Manchester United, Gardner signed for then Football League Division Four side Burnley in 1987, making 115 first-team appearances in three seasons, including the 1988 Football League Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium, where they lost 2-0 to Wolves. Gardner was released by the Clarets in May 1990 and eventually signed for Bradford City in 1991, where he made 14 league appearances. After being released by Bradford, Gardner joined Bury but made only one league appearance and subsequently retired from professional football.
-DOCSTART-	23434681
'''Shaun McGrory''' (born February 29, 1968 in Coventry, England) is a former professional footballer who played as a left back.
McGrory left his hometown side Coventry and signed for then Football League Division Four side Burnley in 1987, making 59 first-team appearances in three seasons, including the 1988 Football League Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium, where they lost 2-0 to Wolves. McGrory was released by the Clarets in May 1990 and subsequently embarked on a career in non-league football.
-DOCSTART-	23440799
'''Sidney Frederick Gueran''' (2 October 1916 - 19 August 1944) was an English footballer who only made three first-team appearances for Southampton in 1937, and was killed during the Battle of Arnhem.
Gueran was born in Grays, Essex, before moving to Ramsgate as a child where he represented Ramsgate Schools. He joined Arsenal as an 18-year old in May 1935 and was "farmed out" to play for Margate, Arsenal's nursery side.
Southampton's manager, Tom Parker (formerly an Arsenal player), used his connections to sign Gueran on loan in March 1936. Described as "a thoughtful and constructive inside-forward", Gueran spent most of his "Saints" career in the reserves, but was given a run-out in the first team in the last match of the 1936-37 season, when he replaced Wilf Mayer in a 3-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest.
Gueran made two further appearances in the opening matches of the next season, both defeats, before Arthur Holt took over at inside-right. Gueran then returned to reserve-team football, before being recalled by Arsenal in May 1938. A few weeks later, he was transferred permanently to Exeter City of the Third Division South, but failed to break into the first-team and "retired" from professional football later that year.
On the outbreak of World War Two, Gueran enlisted in the Royal Engineers as a sapper attached to the 1st Parachute Squadron and was killed on the second day of the Battle of Arnhem. He is commemorated on the Groesbeek Memorial in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery.
In all three of his first-team appearances, Gueran played in front of defender Charlie Sillett, who was also killed on active service, in a U-boat attack on an allied convoy while serving with the Royal Navy in 1945.
-DOCSTART-	23441263
'''James Morton''' (22 August, 1885-?) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Hibernian, Bradford City, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, St Bernards, Bathgate, Barnsley and Bristol City.
After spells with Hibernian, Bradford City and Stoke City, Morton joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1908. The centre forward played twice for the ''Spurs''. He re-joined Hibernian before playing for St Bernards and Bathgate. In 1913 he joined Barnsley where he featured in 18 matches and scored three goals. Morton went on to sign for Bristol City where featured in a further 12 matches and netting seven times before ending his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	23442262
'''Ernest Henry 'Ernie' Newman''' (27 December 1887-?) was an English professional footballer who played for Walsall, Stockport County and Tottenham Hotspur.
Newman began his football career at Walsall. In 1909 he joined Stockport County where he featured in 19 matches and scored five goals. The inside forward went on to play for Tottenham Hotspur. Between 1909-13 Newman made 32 appearances and scored seven goals in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club before ending his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	23442272
'''Arthur Francis "Jimmy" Durrant''' (1878 - 1927) was an English footballer best known as a player for Luton Town and Leicester Fosse.
Durrant joined Luton Town in 1897 from local club Luton Stanley. He stayed with the club throughout their three-year spell in the Football League, and spent four further seasons with Luton Town in the Southern League before signing for Leicester Fosse in 1904.
After five years with Leicester, Durrant joined non-League Leyton, where he stayed for four seasons before rejoining Luton. He played a full season at the club, before retiring early in the 1914-15 season.
-DOCSTART-	23442474
'''Herbert B. Moody''' (1880 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
After signing with home-town club Luton Town in 1901, Moody scored 15 league goals in 63 matches before moving on to Leicester Fosse in 1905. Returning to Luton two years later, Moody scored another 78 league goals in 169 games before leaving in 1912 to join Millwall.
-DOCSTART-	23442839
'''Frederick George Ekins''' (9 September 1871 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer.
Ekins started his career with two local teams; first New Brompton Rovers, and then Chatham. In 1891 he joined Football League side Derby County, where he spent two years before moving to Burton Swifts. After two seasons with Burton, he was transferred to Luton Town, of the Southern League. Two years later, Luton Town were elected to the Football League, and Ekins spent two more seasons with them before retiring.
-DOCSTART-	23443200
'''Hugh Galbraith''' (22 December 1868 - 1930) was an Scottish footballer, most notable as a player for Luton Town.
Galbraith started his career in England with Accrington in 1888, where he spent a season. He then spent one-year spells with Bootle, Middlesbrough Ironopolis and Burnley before arriving at Luton Town in 1892. After five years with the club, Galbraith left, but returned a year later for another season with Luton. He finally departed Luton for good in 1899, when he joined Glossop North End for a solitary season before retiring.
-DOCSTART-	23446809
After making 38 Football League appearances for Blackpool between 1974 and 1977, scoring three goals in the process, followed by a loan spell at Bury, Moore joined Newport County in 1978. Between 1978 and 1983 Moore made 148 appearances for Newport, scoring fourteen goals during the most successful period in the club's long history. Moore was part of the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup, and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup.
In 1983 he had a brief loan spell at Swindon Town, but only made one appearance before joining Swansea City.
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In 1983 he had a brief loan spell at Exeter City making 7 appearances before joining Yeovil Town.
-DOCSTART-	23447085
In 1982 he joined Farnborough Town.
Walden died 19 November 2009 aged 61 after a long illness .
-DOCSTART-	23447541
After retiring from playing he set up a successful sports accessories outlet in Newport.
-DOCSTART-	23448247
'''Alexander "Sandy" Brown''' (7 April 1879 - ''unknown'') was a Scottish footballer.
Sandy Brown was a prolific scorer in Scottish youth football, and earnt his nickname as the "Glenbuck Goalgetter" as a 15 year old playing for Glenbuck Athletic. Turning professional with St Bernard's two years later, he was soon induced across the border to English football with Preston North End. After three years, he began a wander which took him to Portsmouth, then Tottenham Hotspur.
During the 1900-01 season, Brown scored 15 goals during Tottenham's FA Cup run, including a goal in every round, which resulted in the club becoming the only non-League team to win the Cup. Brown scored both of Tottenham's goals in the first Final against Sheffield United, a 2-2 draw; in the replayed match Brown scored another as Spurs beat United 3-1 to win the Cup. A spell back at Portsmouth and a time at Middlesbrough followed before Brown settled at Luton Town in 1905. After 33 goals in 69 league games, Brown left for Kettering Town before returning to Scotland with first Nithsdale Wanderers, then Ayr United.
Brown won one cap for Scotland, in a 1-0 defeat by England during the 1904 British Home Championship.
'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
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'''Alex MacDonald''' (born April 14, 1990 in Warrington, England) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Falkirk, on loan from Burnley.
He was promoted to the senior squad during the 2007-08 season after progressing through the youth ranks at the club and was given the squad number 27 and came on as a substitute, replacing Wade Elliott on April 26, 2008 in the 3-3 draw against Cardiff City.
MacDonald joined Falkirk in July 2009. He scored his first goal for Falkirk against St Mirren on 17/10/09 after coming on as a substitute for Scott Arfield.
Although he was born in England, he qualifies to play for Scotland through his father. He has become a regular at Scotland Under 19 level and has a ratio of a goal almost every game. He has recently been called up to the Scotland Under 21 squad for a training camp.
-DOCSTART-	23456811
'''Martin Blake George Garratt''' (22 February 1980) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in York, North Yorkshire, Garratt grew up in Middlesbrough and he joined the York City youth system in 1996, turning professional in 1998.
Described as a "skilful left sided player",
As of April 2008, he is under an Anti-Social Behaviour Order in Middlesbrough.
-DOCSTART-	23463702
'''William Oliver''' (September, 1892-?) was a English professional footballer who played for Walthamstow Grange and Tottenham Hotspur.
Oliver began his career at Tottenham Hotspur before joining Walthamstow Grange. The outside left re-joined the ''Spurs'' in 1913 and made two appearances for the White Hart Lane club.
-DOCSTART-	23465269
'''Desmond Martin "Des" Linton''' (born 5 September 1971) is an English former professional footballer.
Linton began his career with Leicester City, where he made eleven league appearances before moving along with team-mate Scott Oakes to Luton Town. After six years with Luton, he moved on to Peterborough United, where he spent two years before a short loan spell at Swindon Town. He finished his career with Cambridge City.
-DOCSTART-	23465350
'''Wayne Leslie Turner''' (born 9 March 1961) is an English former professional footballer, best known as a player for his home-town club, Luton Town.
Born in Luton, Turner graduated from local team Lewsey Youth in 1978 to play for the town's senior team, Luton Town. After three seasons as a squad player, Turner was sent out on loan to Lincoln City, an experience that benefited him - on his return, he became a first-team regular for Luton.
After three years in the Luton midfield, Turner was sold to Coventry City, who in turn sold him to Brentford after only one season. After two years with Brentford, he dropped out of the Football League to play for Barnet.
-DOCSTART-	23465409
'''Alan Henry Garner''' (born 2 February 1951) is an English former professional footballer best known as a player for Watford.
Starting out with his local team Millwall, Garner only made two league appearances before moving on to Luton Town in 1971. His time at Luton proved to be more productive, as Garner played 88 times in the league and helped Luton to promotion in 1973-74. After relegation in 1975, he was controversially sold to rivals Watford.
At Watford, Garner became a key player, appearing 200 times in the league during his five years at Vicarage Road, as well as being voted player of the season in 1977-78. Sold in 1980 to Portsmouth, he spent two years on the south coast before moving into non-League football with Barnet.
-DOCSTART-	23465479
'''Keith Barber''' (born 21 September 1947) is an English former professional footballer best known as a player for Luton Town.
After a time with Dunstable Town, Barber was signed by his home-town club Luton Town in 1970. Playing in goal for seven years, he made 142 league appearances for Luton before moving to Swansea City in 1977. After a season with Swansea, he spent a two-game loan spell at rivals Cardiff City before moving into non-League football with Bridgend Town.
-DOCSTART-	23465543
'''Alan Peter Slough''' (born 24 September 1947) is an English former professional footballer best known as a player for his home-town club Luton Town, Fulham and Peterborough United.
Slough signed for local team Luton Town in 1965, and went on to make 275 league appearances for the club over eight years before moving on to Fulham. After 154 league matches for Fulham, he was sold to Peterborough United, where he played 105 times in the league over four years before a short spell at Millwall. He ended his career with a period with non-League Weymouth.
-DOCSTART-	23467239
'''Ian Hutchinson''' (born 7 November 1972 in Stockton-on-Tees, England)
Hutchinson's playing career started with Halifax Town as a trainee. He only played 8 league games for Halifax and went on to several other clubs, including making 5 league appearances for Gillingham, before joining Weymouth where he made 550 appearances in all competitions.
Hutchinson started his managerial career at Bridport.
On 11 October 2009, he accepted the manager's job at Weymouth following Matty Hale's resignation. Hutchinson then brought in his former Bridport team mate Andy Mason as assistant. On 5 January 2010, Hutchinson and Mason were offered contracts by Weymouth chairman, George Rolls until the end of the 2009-10 Season. However, five days later after a 4-1 home defeat to Chelmsford City, Hutchinson and his assistant Andy Mason were both sacked with imediate effect.
-DOCSTART-	23467522
'''Keith Allen''' (born 9 November 1943) is an English former professional footballer.
After playing youth football on his native Isle of Wight with Ryde Sports, Allen was signed by Portsmouth in 1962. He did not make a single appearance during two years at Fratton Park, and was sold in 1964 to Grimsby Town, where he made six league appearances during the 1964-65 season, scoring once. At the end of the season he moved again, this time to join Stockport County, where he became a more regular fixture in the first-team, making 49 league appearances over two seasons and scoring 15 times.
This improved from attracted the attention of Luton Town, who signed the 23-year-old Allen in 1967. Allen played over 150 times for Luton over three seasons, and scored 43 goals in all competitions as the club won two promotions. Allen was sold in 1970, to Plymouth Argyle, where he spent three seasons before ending his career.
-DOCSTART-	23467596
'''Maxwell Spalding "Max" Dougan''' is a Scottish former professional footballer.
After playing amateur football for Queen's Park, Dougan turned professional in 1963 as he signed for English club Leicester City. After three years and only nine league appearances however, Dougan moved on to join Luton Town. At Luton he was utilised more frequently, playing 132 matches over the course of his four seasons with the club. In 1970 he joined Bedford Town, before a period with Dunstable Town.
-DOCSTART-	23467706
'''Frederick "Fred" Jardine''' (born 27 September 1941) is a Scottish former professional footballer best known as a player for Luton Town.
Jardine played youth football for Edina Hearts, and turned professional with Dundee. Moving south to English team Luton Town in 1961, Jardine made 243 appearances for the club before leaving for Torquay United in 1971. After his first full season with Torquay, Jardine left to join Ampthill Town.
-DOCSTART-	23467770
'''Harold Bertram "Harry" Walden''' (born 22 December 1940) is an English former professional footballer.
Walden started out with Kettering Town, before signing for Luton Town in 1961. After playing 106 times for Luton in all competitions, he moved on to Northampton Town in 1964, where he made 76 league appearances in three years. In 1967, Walden returned to Kettering.
-DOCSTART-	23467978
'''Jake Hyde''' (born July 1, 1990) is an English football striker currently playing for Barnet. He began his career at Swindon Town where he signed an 18 month contract in February 2008. During the length of his contract he had two loan spells at Weymouth. He was released in June 2009 and signed for Barnet on 2 July, making his debut in a 1-0 away defeat to Lincoln City on 8 August 2009. He scored two goals against Shrewsbury Town a week later.
On the 29th August 2009, in Barnet's match against Notts County, Hyde came on in the 90th minute, to score a 94th minute winner which sent the majority of the Underhill crowd wild.
Jake attended Furze Platt Senior School and has a younger brother called Luke Hyde who just like Jake, will be a star for the future.
-DOCSTART-	23468468
'''David "Dave" Pacey''' (born 2 October 1936) is an English former professional footballer best known as a player for his home-town club Luton Town.
Despite his birth in Luton, Pacey began his career with Athenian League club Hitchin Town, where he remained until signing for Luton Town as a 21-year-old in 1957. Pacey quickly became a first-team regular, and scored in the 1959 FA Cup Final, lost 2-1 to Nottingham Forest. Pacey made 277 appearances for the club over his eight years at Luton, before leaving for Kettering Town in 1965.
-DOCSTART-	23468532
'''Kenneth Kilby "Ken" Hawkes''' (born 6 May 1933) is an English former professional footballer best known as a player for Luton Town.
Joining Luton Town as a trainee in 1951, Hawkes didn't break into the first-team until 1957. Appearing in the 1959 FA Cup Final, Hawkes made 102 appearances for Luton before leaving in 1961 to join Peterborough United. After a solitary appearance for Peterborough, Hawkes joined Bedford Town.
-DOCSTART-	23474330
'''Patrick Anthony''' "'''Paddy'''" '''Kennedy''' (9 October 1934 - 18 March 2007) was an Irish footballer who played as a left back for various clubs in the 1950s. As a "Busby Babe" he was part of the Manchester United side that won the FA Youth Cup in 1953.
Kennedy was born in Dublin, in the Irish Republic and moved to England to join Manchester United as a 15-year old.
Kennedy only made one first-team appearance for United, also against Wolves, in a 4-2 defeat on 2 October 1954. He spent two further seasons in the reserves before a transfer to Blackburn Rovers in August 1956. Kennedy spent three seasons at Ewood Park, where his path to the first-team was blocked by long-serving England international Bill Eckersley. and he managed only three first-team appearances (all in the 1957-58 promotion winning season), before a transfer to Southampton of the Third Division in July 1959.
On joining the "Saints", he was immediately drafted into the first-team, making his debut in the opening game of the 1959-60 season, a 2-2 draw with Norwich City. He retained his place for the next match, a 2-3 defeat at Chesterfield, before being replaced at left-back by fellow-Irishman Tommy Traynor, who kept the No. 3 shirt for the rest of the season, at the end of which Southampton were Division 3 champions. Kennedy only made four appearances for the Southampton reserves, with David Scurr blocking his way into the side, and was given a free transfer at the end of the season.
Kennedy then joined Oldham Athletic, but never made the "Latics" first team as a result of an injury.
Kennedy later managed a local amateur side in Urmston,
-DOCSTART-	23475779
'''John Groves''' (born 16 September 1933) is an English former professional footballer best known as a player for Luton Town.
He is the son of former Halifax, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County and Portsmouth forward, Arthur Groves.
Born in Derby, Groves signed for Luton Town in 1950, just after his 17th birthday. After making his debut during the 1953-54 season, Groves made 251 appearances for the club over ten seasons before signing for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1963. Groves ended his career with 54 league matches for Bournemouth & Boscombe.
-DOCSTART-	23475841
'''Henry Ronald Kingham''' (19 November 1904 - ''unknown'') was an English footballer best known as a player for Luton Town.
Born in Harpenden, Kingham joined his local side Luton Town from St Albans City in 1926. After playing 275 matches for Luton, Kingham left in 1937 to join Yeovil & Petters United. After Yeovil, Kingham had a spell with Worcester City before ending his career.
-DOCSTART-	23475892
'''Charles Roderick Fraser''' was an English professional footballer, who spent his entire career with Luton Town.
After playing youth football for his local club Fairbairn House, Fraser signed for Luton Town in 1926. Making 270 appearances in nine years with the club, Fraser left the club in 1935.
-DOCSTART-	23475957
'''Albert Edward Page''' (18 March, 1916-1995) was an English professional footballer who played for Leyton, Tottenham Hotspur, Colchester United and Chingford Town.
Page began his career at Leyton. In 1936 the centre half joined Tottenham Hotspur. Between 1936-1946, Page made 56 appearances in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites''. After leaving White Hart Lane he played at Colchester United before ending his career at non League Chingford Town.
-DOCSTART-	23475966
'''Fred White''' (1880 - ''unknown'') was an English professional footballer who spent his entire career playing for his local club Luton Town.
Born in Dunstable, White joined Luton Town as a 20-year-old in 1900. After 257 appearances for the club over nine years, White retired in 1909.
-DOCSTART-	23476199
'''John Pearson''' (22 January, 1892-1937) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Arbroath, Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town.
Pearson began his career with his home- town club Arbroath. In 1914, the left back joined Tottenham Hotspur where he played a total of 50 matches in all competitions between 1914-23. Pearson signed for Luton Town in 1923, he made one more appearance before ending his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	23476393
'''Rimmel Daniel''' (born 28 January 1991 in London) is an English-born association football player who has represented the national team of Grenada. A youth team player with Gillingham of England's Football League One, he made his debut for Grenada's senior national team in a warm-up match before the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup against Antigua and Barbuda on 1 July 2009 and marked the occasion with a goal.
-DOCSTART-	23476681
'''William Henry "Harry" Cooke''' was an English professional footballer, best known as a player for Luton Town.
Cooke began his career with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, but failed to play a league game for the south coast club before moving to Luton Town in 1946. Cooke was more of a success at Luton, making 228 appearances in all competitions before signing for Shrewsbury Town for the 1953-54 season. Joining Watford in 1954, Cooke played 10 games for the club during the 1954-55 season before transferring to Bedford Town.
-DOCSTART-	23476824
'''James "Jimmy" Adam''' (born 13 May 1931) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
Born in Blantyre, Adam began his career with local youth club Blantyre Celtic before moving south to English club Aldershot in 1950. However, the young Adam was unable to make a league appearance for the club during the 1950-51 season and began a wonder that took him to first Spennymoor United, then Berwick Rangers, and finally Hibernian. In 1953, Adam signed for Luton Town, where he made 140 appearances during a six-year spell. On Luton's relegation from the First Division in 1959, Adam joined Aston Villa, where he spent two seasons before signing for Stoke City where he spent only one season before returning to Scotland with Falkirk. He later emigrated to Australia, where he played for South Melbourne Hellas.
-DOCSTART-	23477863
'''Albert James "Bert" Mitchell''' (born 22 January 1922 - 1997) was an English professional footballer.
Mitchell began his career with local side Burslem Albion, before joining Stoke City. After two years, Mitchell had a short spell with Blackburn Rovers before joining Kettering Town. Northampton Town was his next club, as he signed for them in 1949. After 71 league appearances, Mitchell signed for Luton Town, where he spent three seasons before transferring to Middlesbrough early on in the 1954-55 season. After two years on Teeside, he moved on to Southport,Wellington Town, Kidderminster Harriers, and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	23478018
'''Ronald Alfred "Roy" Davies''' (born 23 August 1924 - 1973) was a South African professional footballer.
Davies played for Germiston Callies in his native South Africa, before his career was interrupted by the Second World War. Following the conflict, Davies signed for Scottish club Clyde, where he spent four years and made 60 league appearances. Joining English team Luton Town in 1951, Davies played 171 games for the club before moving into semi-retirement with Bedford Town.
-DOCSTART-	23483401
'''Alexander James Marrow''' (born 21 January 1990 in Salford, England) is an English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a Midfielder. He signed from Blackburn Rovers in July 2008 after a trial period.
Alex was given the 1st team shirt number 37 at the beginning of the 2008/2009, Premier League season.
On August 6, 2009, Marrow joined Oldham Athletic F.C. on an initial one-month loan, squad number 26. He made his professional league debut in the 0-0 draw against Stockport County on the 8th of August 2009. On 22 August Marrow scored his first goal for Oldham Athletic against Swindon Town.
Marrow's loan to Oldham has been extended until January 2010.
-DOCSTART-	23483532
'''Gavin Gunning''' (born 29 January 1991 in Ireland, is a Irish footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a Defender (association football). He signed from Crumlin United on a free transfer in January 2006 beating several clubs to his signature.
He has represented Ireland's under 19 national squads.
He was given the number 42 shirt by former Rovers manager Paul Ince.
On August 6, 2009 Gunning was loaned out to Tranmere Rovers F.C. on a one-month loan.
Made Ireland Under 21 debut against Georgia in a UEFA under 21 qualifer on October 9, 2009
-DOCSTART-	23485823
'''Hugh Murray Lindsay''' (born 23 August 1938) is a former amateur footballer who played as an inside-forward for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, as well as making two Football League appearances for Southampton in 1961, making him the last amateur player to play for Southampton.
Lindsay was born in Ickenham in west London and attended St Clement Danes Grammar School before attending the University of London and then training as a teacher.
He played his club football firstly with Wealdstone before joining Kingstonian. Whilst with Kinstonian, he continued his teacher training and after having been selected for the England amateur team, was picked for the Great Britain team for the 1960 Summer Olympics. Before the start of the Olympic tournament, he was signed by Southampton of the Football League Second Division on amateur terms in July 1960.
In the Olympics, Lindsay played in all three group stage matches in which Great Britain lost 4-3 to Brazil, drew 2-2 with hosts Italy and defeated Republic of China 3-2, finishing third in the group and were thus eliminated.
Although Lindsay had signed with Southampton in the summer of 1960, his teaching training commitments prevented him from playing for any of the "Saints" teams on a regular basis; furthermore, on most Saturdays he was required to turn out for Kingstonian. Although manager Ted Bates tried his hardest to persuade him to sign as a professional, he preferred to concentrate on his profession as a teacher.
Lindsay continued to make occasional appearances for the reserves, with six appearances (four goals) in 1961-62 and three the following year, before disappearing from the league scene, although Southampton retained his Football League registration until 1965.
Being an amateur, Lindsay was able to continue to play for Kingstonians, before returning to Wealdstone in 1962. He remained there for eight years, before joining Hampton in 1970.
After three years with Hampton, he returned to Kingstonian as a coach, before becoming assistant manager at Hampton. He was later the manager of Polytechnic F.C. of the Southern Amateur League.
He became a lecturer at the Richmond upon Thames College and kept fit by turning out for Lensbury veterans on Sundays.
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'''Lloyd Blackman''' (born 24 September 1983) is a former professional footballer currently playing for Margate.
Blackman made his first competitive appearance for Brentford in the 4-0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion in August 2003. He made his first league appearance against Wrexham in August 2003.
In the summer of 2005, Blackman signed for Conference National side Woking and was described by Glenn Cockerill as a "good young striker, who will give us another option up front". Blackman went on to make 11 appearances for Woking scoring just two goals, and found his first team chances limited after Woking signed strikers Mark Rawle and Craig McAllister. He was released in 2006 and signed for Crawley Town before moving to Welling United in 2007.
Blackman made his competitive debut for Margate against Sutton United on 15 August 2009.
In 2004, Blackman suffered a bad injury which stopped him from staying professional but has since played non-League football for Scarborough Town, Chelmsford City, Cambridge City, Farnborough, Woking, Crawley Town, Welling United, Maidstone United and Margate.
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Harris moved to Portsmouth in 1958 making 380 appearances, scoring 48 goals. In 1971 he returned briefly to Newport on loan. In total Harris made 172 appearances for Newport scoring 59 goals .
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In 1958 McPherson joined Newport County and went on to make 128 appearances for the club, scoring 51 goals . He moved then moved to Swindon Town where he made 107 appearances between 1961 and 1965.
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'''Terry Dixon''' (born 15 January 1990) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for West Ham United as a striker.
Dixon was born in Archway, Islington, London in 1990. His mother was born in Bailieborough, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, and his father, who played for both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur youth teams, was born in Wood Green, London.
Dixon was invited to play for local children side Alexandra Palace by former Spurs player Garry Brooke, and at the age of eight was taken to Tottenham by Brooke, where Dixon worked his way through the junior teams at the club.
In February 2009, Dixon signed for West Ham United after convincing the West Ham medical team of his fitness. Speaking of his move to West Ham, he said: "I'm pleased to have signed the contract and I'm glad to have got it sorted. I'm back in training next week and hopefully I want to push on to the first team towards the end of the season. I'm so relieved to be back to fitness as it's just so annoying to have those niggles because you have been out for so long. My aims for this season are to get matches under my belt for the reserves and if I do well there, hopefully I can get into the first-team squad. I want to repay the faith the club have shown in me, if not this season then the season after."
Dixon played his first competitive game for West Ham on 19 October 2009 in a reserve game against Chelsea reserves at Griffin Park. He made his first reserve start against Fulham on 3 November. Dixon completed his first 90 minutes for West Ham reserves on 24 November, scoring once and setting up two goals in the 5-2 win over Stoke City reserves. He made his fourth straight reserve appearance (and third straight start) in the 2-1 loss to Birmingham City reserves on 30 November. On 16 December 2009, Dixon hit the only goal of the game in the reserves' 1-0 friendly win against Grays Athletic.
Although born in London, Dixon opted to play for the Republic of Ireland, being eligible by virtue of his Irish-born mother, and made his under-16 debut for Ireland against Sweden in April 2005, scoring in the 47th minute.
and was on the substitute bench for the friendly international against Chile.
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In 1976 Hooper moved to Swindon Town and in 1977 to Aldershot. In 1979 he moved to Bridgend Town .
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Beattie briefly played for Gloucester City before he joined Newport County in 1950. He went on to make 113 Football League appearances for Newport scoring 26 goals .
In 1953 he joined Bradford Park Avenue and in 1955 he joined Tonbridge.
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'''Harrison 'Harry' Fearnley''' (born 27 May 1923, Dewsbury) was an English professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he began his career with Leeds United 1946 before joining Halifax Town in 1948. In 1949 he joined Newport County and went on to make 103 appearances for the club. In 1953 he joined Selby Town and made a 1 appearance for Rochdale in 1956 before moving to Winsford United .
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'''Bobby Harper''' was an English professional footballer. A winger, he played for Huddersfield Town. In 1946 he joined Newport County and went on to make 114 appearances for the club, scoring 12 goals. In 1951 he joined Southend United .
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'''Cecil Hubert Dixon''' (born 28 March, 1935, Trowbridge) is an English former professional footballer. A winger, he joined Newport County in 1957 from Cardiff City and went on to make 107 appearances for Newport, scoring 15 goals before finishing his career at Northampton Town.
Dixon began his career at his home town club Trowbridge Town. In 1954 he joined First Division side Cardiff City, becoming the first Trowbridge player to ever sign for a Division One club, but struggled to force his way into the side, mainly due to the presence of Gordon Nutt, Mike Tiddy and Brian Walsh, scoring his only goal during a 2-1 defeat to Birmingham City in November 1955. After three years at Ninian Park, Dixon joined Newport County in 1957. Finishing his professional career after one season with Northampton Town, he emigrated to Australia in 1963.
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'''Tom Docherty''' is an English former professional footballer. A winger, he joined Newport County in 1955 from Reading and went on to make 108 appearances for Newport, scoring 1 goals. In 1958 he joined Kings Lynn .
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He later worked as chief scout at Exeter City and Birmingham City before moving to Everton as a match assesor for Mike Walker. Walker took Wood to Norwich City in the same role and Wood worked his way up too chief scout at Carrow Road. He left Norwich in May 2008.
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'''Mark Longwell''' (born June 14, 1960 in Stamford, Connecticut) was a American soccer player who played for the United States men's national soccer team, the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League in 1983 and was captain of the Fort Lauderdale Sun of the United Soccer league in 1984 (where they were league champions)
Longwell played high school soccer at Trumbull High School in Trumbull, Connecticut where he a two-time All-State selection. He then played college soccer for Fairfield University where he was named All New England and the Tri-State Conference MVP in his junior and senior years. Longwell played with Slough Town FC in Slough, England in 1978, trained with Liverpool FC in the summer of 1980, and trained with Chelsea FC in the summer of 1982.
After Fairfield, Longwell played for Hounslow Borough F.C. and Slough Town F.C. in the English Isthmian League. He then returned to the United States for a trial with the Cleveland Force of Major Indoor Soccer League. He then signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdiesof the North American Soccer League. He made his professional debut on August 5th, 1983 against the Chicago Sting, in a 4-3 win. He also played for the 1983-84 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indoor team. On April 3, 1984, Longwell signed with the Fort Lauderdale Sun of the newly established United Soccer League.
Longwell was a member of the United States men's national soccer team B Team which toured Malaysia and Singapore in 1983.
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'''Alexander Glen''' (born 11 December 1878) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs in the 1900s.
Glen was born in Kilsyth in Lanarkshire, Scotland and was a medical student at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
At Notts County, he linked up with Welsh international William Green in the centre and Ellis Gee on the left. At outside-right was Herbert Chapman, who went on to become manager at Huddersfield Town and Arsenal. Glen made twenty appearances for County, scoring three goals, in the 1903-04 season, before a move to Tottenham Hotspur, then of the Southern League. After two seasons with the "Spurs", he then moved to another Southern League club, Southampton in May 1906.
He joined Southampton in time for their summer tour of Germany, where his fluent German led to him becoming the club's official interpreter.
Glen was a "''dexterous, elegant dribbler (who) swerved and weaved with devastating effect''".
In the summer of 1907, Glen moved down the Solent to join Portsmouth for a season, making just seven appearances, before ending his career at Brentford.
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'''Ernest 'Ernie' Phypers''' (13 September 1910-1960) was an English professional footballer who played for Walthamstow Avenue, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Northfleet United and Doncaster Rovers.
Phypers began his career at non League club Walthamstow Avenue. The wing half joined Aston Villa as an amateur in September 1932 before Tottenham Hotspur offered him a contract in May, 1933. Phypers went on to play for the ''Spurs'' "nursery" club Northfleet United until he signed professional forms for Tottenham in June, 1934. He played a total of 33 matches in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites'' between 1934-36. After leaving White Hart Lane Phypers signed for Doncaster Rovers and made a further three appearances. During World War II he made guest appearances for Clapton Orient, Southend United and West Ham United.
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'''James Pullen''' (born 18 March 1982) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for AFC Wimbledon in the Conference National.
He started his career at Heybridge Swifts. On 29 September 1999 he joined Ipswich Town on a free transfer. He made his debut in a 3-1 win against Midlesbrough in the Football League Cup on 6 November 2002.
On 11 August 2001 he moved on loan to Blackpool. He made his debut in a 2-1 win against Oldham Athletic in the Football League One on 8 September 2001. Pullen saved a last-minute penalty against Swindon Town on 10 November 2001, Danny Invincible having taken the penalty . He played his last match for Blackpool in a 3-0 win over Wrexham in the Football League One on 1 April 2002.
On 4 August 2003 he joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a three-month loan. He made his debut in a 2-1 loss against Leigh Genesis in the Football Conference on 9 August 2003. He was sent off against Margate in the Football Conference on 7 October 2003, and played his last match for Dagenham & Redbridge in a 0-2 loss against Burton Albion in the Football Conference on 18 October 2003.
On 3 November 2003 he joined Peterborough United on a one-month loan. He made his debut in a 2-1 win against Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League One on 29 November 2003. He played his last match for Peterborough in a 2-1 loss against Chesterfield in the Football League One on 26 December 2003.
On 27 February 2004 he moved on loan to Heybridge Swifts, and then on 1 November 2004 he moved on loan to Hornchurch.
On 15 November 2004 he joined Gravesend & Northfleet on an 18-month contract. He made his debut in a 2-2 draw against Farnborough Town in the Football Conference on 7 December 2004. He played his last match for Gravesend & Northfleet in a 0-2 loss against Burton Albion in the Football Conference on 23 April 2005.
On 1 August 2008, after spells with Fisher Athletic and Eastleigh, he joined AFC Wimbledon.
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'''George Kitchen''' (born 1876) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for various clubs in the early part of the twentieth century, including long spells at Everton and West Ham United.
Born in Fairfield, Derbyshire, Kitchen was an outstanding sportsman and became a professional golfer at the age of 14. He also played cricket and for a time worked as a coach at Dulwich College.
After a year at Stockport, he move up to the Football League, joining Everton in 1898 as cover for Scottish international, Willie Muir. Kitchen made his debut on 14 January 1899, in a 2-0 victory over Preston North End. It was not until October 1901 that he became Everton's first-choice custodian, following Muir's departure, helping Everton to reach the runners-up position in the First Division at the end of the 1901-02 season. He retained his place in the side until the arrival of Irish international Billy Scott in the summer of 1904.
After a season spent in  the reserves, Kitchen was transferred in the summer of 1905 to West Ham United of the Southern League, as replacement for Matt Kingsley who had been dropped following a sending-off in March.
In October 1912, he was rescued from West Ham's reserves by Southampton's new trainer, Jimmy McIntyre (who acted as "manager" under "secretary" Ernest Arnfield). Described at the time as "''having the perfect build for goalkeeping''",
Kitchen remained first choice 'keeper until Ernie Steventon took over in November 1913 after which he only made two further appearances before a move to Boscombe in the 1914 close-season.
Before leaving The Dell, Kitchen had secured a position as golf professional at Bournemouth Golf Course. Following his full retirement from football, he was able to continue to make a living from his second sport.
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A midfielder, he began his career as an apprentice at Sunderland before moving to Newcastle United and Southend United. In 1975 he joined Newport County as player/manager and made 21 Football League appearances in the 1975-76 season before Bangor City as player/manager. He rejoined Newport for the 1978-79 season, making a further two appearances before becoming player/manager of Caernarvon Town .
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An inside-forward, Graham began his career at Blackburn Rovers where he made 150 Football League appearances. He joined Newport County in 1952 and made 96 appearances, scoring 39 goals. Graham joined Watford in 1955 but later returned to Newport in 1957 making a further 64 appearances, scoring 15 goals. In 1959 he joined Cambridge City .
In 1967 he was appointed Manager of Newport County and he retained the position until 1969.
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Emanuel attained 2 caps for the Wales national football team.
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'''Anton Peterlin''' (born April 4, 1987, in ) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Everton in the English Premier League.
Peterlin attended Lowell High School, where he was twice named the Most Valuable Player of San Francisco's public high school league. After graduating, he enrolled at the University of California, Santa Cruz, before transferring to California Polytechnic State University, where he majored in biology. At Cal Poly Peterlin was a Big West All-Conference First Team selection and an All-NSCAA Far West Region Third Team selection in his senior year.
During his collegiate offseasons Peterlin played for the San Francisco Seals and Ventura County Fusion in the USL Premier Development League. Graham Smith, coach of the Fusion, recommended Peterlin to David Moyes, manager of Premier League club Everton.
Peterlin made his Everton debut on July 10, 2009, in a pre-season loss to Bury.
Born in the United States to a Danish mother and Slovenian father,
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'''Ernest''' "'''Ernie'''" '''Steventon''' (1888 - 23 November 1950) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Southampton in the years prior to World War I.
Steventon was born in Walsall in the West Midlands and after a spell with Walsall, then playing in the Birmingham & District League, he moved to local rivals Wednesbury Old Athletic. He soon acquired a reputation as "''the best young goalkeeper in the Black Country''",
Steventon joined the "Saints" in May 1913, aged 24, and was initially in the shadow of veteran goalkeeper George Kitchen. He made his debut on 8 November 1913, taking over from Kitchen after a run of four defeats, in a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace at The Dell. Once he had established himself in the side, his agility and "safe pair of hands" quickly made the 'keeper's jersey his own, with Kitchen only making two further appearances.
Steventon made 25 league appearances in the 1913-14 season, but in 1914-15 he had to contest the goalkeeper's position with Arthur Wood, both making 19 league appearances each. The outbreak of the First World War brought Steventon's football career to a premature end, although he did make some guest appearances for Blackpool in 1917.
After the war, Steventon returned to his home town, and later became a director of Walsall Football Club.
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'''William Knight''' was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Southampton in the years prior to World War I.
Knight was born in Toogates, Tamworth and began his career at Walsall, before being spotted by Aston Villa in 1907. He joined Villa as an amateur and spent some time with their nursery club, Stourbridge,. In 1911, he had a trial with Southampton of the Southern League, in which he "''shaped up well''"
He made his debut for the "Saints" when he replaced Arthur Brown for the match at Luton Town on 18 November 1911. At first he was an "''agile and vigilant custodian''" whose only fault was that he was "''inclined to come off his line too hurriedly''".
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''For the American alpine skier of the same name see Jack Reddish''
'''John 'Jack' Reddish''' (22 December, 1904-1989) was an English professional footballer who played for Boots Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Lincoln City, Notts County and Dundee.
Reddish began his career with local non League club Boots Athletic. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1929 and played a total of seven matches in all competitions for the ''Spurs''. After leaving White Hart Lane the full back joined Lincoln City where he made 53 appearances. Later on his career he a spell at Notts County and finally Dundee.
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'''Arthur Charles Brown''' (born 1888) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Portsmouth and Southampton in the years prior to World War I.
Brown was born in Cowes on the Isle of Wight and was a student at Hartley College, part of the University of Southampton.
Brown remained with "Pompey" for three years, where he was the third choice 'keeper behind Tom McDonald and Tom Cope, making only nine Southern League appearances, before a move back up the Solent to re-join Southampton in the summer of 1910.
Brown made his first-team debut for the "Saints", replacing Tom Burrows against Brighton & Hove Albion on 24 October 1910. He soon made the goalkeeping shirt his own, making 26 league and FA Cup appearances in 1910-11, although Burrows replaced him for six matches at the end of the season.
He regained his place in goal for the start of the following season, before William Knight replaced him in November 1911, making only four further first-team appearances.
In 1912, he was selected as the (non-playing) reserve goalkeeper for the Great Britain team at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.
Soon after the Olympics, he emigrated to Canada, where he took up the position of Chief Civil Engineer on a -6 million dock scheme in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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'''Kevin Moore''' (born 20 October 1957) is an English former professional association football who played as a midfielder. Moore made 18 appearances in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town between 1974 and 1978, and also played non-league football for Telford United.
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'''Andy Moore''' is an English former professional association football who played as a central defender. Moore made 65 appearances in the Football League for Grimsby Town between 1983 and 1987, and also played non-league football for Lincoln City.
Moore came from his footballing family; his two brothers David and Kevin, his father Roy and his uncle Norman all also played for Grimsby Town.
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'''Roy Moore''' is an English former professional association football who played as a central defender. Moore made 3 appearances in the Football League for Grimsby Town between 1948 and 1950, and also played non-league football for Spalding United.
Moore came from his footballing family; his three sons - Andy, David and Kevin - and his brother Norman all also played for Grimsby Town.
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'''Norman Moore''' is an English former professional association football who played as a centre forward. Moore played in the Football League between 1946 and 1952 for Grimsby Town Hull City, Blackburn Rovers and Bury Town, making a total of 97 appearances, and scoring a total of 48 goals.
Moore later played non-league football for Goole Town.
Moore came from his footballing family; his three nephews - Andy, David and Kevin - and his brother Roy all also played for Grimsby Town.
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Pring attained 3 caps for the Wales national football team.
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Witcomb attained 3 caps for the Wales national football team.
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}}'''Brian Harvey''' (born 12 January 1947 in Liverpool, England) is an English former footballer.
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'''Thomas Burrows''' (born 1886) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Southampton and Merthyr Town in the years prior to World War I.
Burrows was born in Portsmouth and was employed at Stevens' shipyard at Weston
A tall, able goalkeeper, Burrows retained his place for the first three months of the following season before injury allowed Clawley to reclaim the No. 1 shirt, which he kept until his retirement in the summer of 1907. As a result of a serious injury sustained in October 1906,
He then joined another Southern League club, Merthyr Town, where he remained as virtually an ever-present until the sart of the First World War.
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'''Michael Patrick Byrne ''' (born 1880) was an Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for various clubs in the 1910s.
Byrne was born in Bristol and, after serving in the Irish Guards,
At Chelsea, he was at first the understudy to William "Fatty" Foulke, making three league appearances in the 1905-06 season. Following Foulke's departure at the end of the season, Bob Whiting was promoted to the first-choice 'keeper, helping Chelsea gain promotion to the First Division at the end of the season, in which Byrne made a single appearance.
Byrne then moved on to join Glossop, where he made eleven Second Division appearances before retiring in 1908.
He later returned to Bristol to settle and took up employment with the Imperial Tobacco Company.
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}}'''Jim Fryatt''' (born 2 September 1940 in Southampton) is a retired English footballer who played as a striker. During his playing career he was nicknamed 'Pancho'.
A regular scorer for all of his club sides, the stockily built forward was the archetypal journeyman, spending most of his career switcihng between lower league sides. However whilst appearing for Bradford Park Avenue against Tranmere Rovers on 25 April 1964 Fryatt established a Football League record by scoring after only 4 seconds, the fastest goal in the competition's history. Fryatt is also well regarded for his time at Stockport County, where his strike partnership with Bill Atkins was so formidable that the two have been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame as a unit.
Like many of his contemporaries Fryatt appeared in the North American Soccer League during the summer months, first appearing in the 1973 season with the title winning Philadelphia Atoms, for whom he scored in the play-offs against Toront Metros. He returned to the club the following year before finishing his career in the 1975 season initially with Hartford Bicentennials and then back in Philadelphia.
After his retirement Fryatt served briefly as the assistant manager of the original Las Vegas Quicksilvers before settling permanently in Las Vegas where he was worked at casinos before becoming a mechanic for a golf course.
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'''John Nicol Robertson''' (born 1884) was a Scottish professional footballer who played at half-back for various clubs in the early 20th century, spending most of his career with Southampton.
Robertson was born in Coylton in South Ayrshire and after spending time with Rangers in Glasgow, moved to England in April 1902 to join Bolton Wanderers of the Football League Second Division. At Bolton, he found it hard to break into the first team, making only one appearance at left-half in 1903-04. After three years of reserve team football, he eventually had a more sustained period in the first team, making 14 First Division appearances, generally at right-half, in 1905-06. Frustrated at not being able to command a regular spot in the Wanderers' side, he moved to southern England to join Southampton of the Southern League in May 1906.
Described in the local press as "''a really classy half-back and an exceedingly capable player''",
Another injury caused him to miss the start of the next season, before he returned at the end of October. He made a total of 25 league and five FA Cup appearances in 1907-08, and as a utility player appeared in all five defensive positions as well as playing at inside-left against Leyton on 29 February when he scored in a 1-1 draw. In the Cup, he helped Southampton reach the FA Cup Semi Finals where they went out to Wolverhampton Wanderers, beating First Division Everton en route.
In 1908-09, Robertson was in-and-out of the side, alternating with Horace Glover at left-back in the early part of the season before a handful of matches in the latter part of the season at half-back. In the following season, he missed only six matches and played in all five defensive roles, as well as making one appearance up front, this time at outside-left. Injury caused him to miss a large part of the 1910-11 season, but he returned in March at left-half, following the transfer of Bert Trueman to Sheffield United.
Following Glover's departure in September 1911, Robertson made the left-back position his own and his form earned him two call-ups to the Southern League representative XI in which he played the Irish League in Belfast and the Football League at Stoke.
Robertson spent only one season at Ibrox in which he made sixteen appearances at left-back, including four in the Glasgow Cup when Rangers defeated local rivals Celtic 3-1 in the final.
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'''John 'Jack' Richardson''' (11 November, 1911-1986) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Motherwell, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, Bournemouth Athletic and Folkestone.
Richardson began his career at his home town club of Motherwell. He joined the Tottenham Hotspur "nursery" club Northfleet United before signing for Tottenham in 1927. The full back made a total of 41 appearances in all competitions for the ''Spurs'' between 1927-29. Richardson joined Reading in 1929 where he featured in 133 matches in total. He later played for Bournemouth and finally ending his career at Folkestone.
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'''John Byrom''' (born 28 July 1944 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is an English former footballer.
Signed by his home town club, Blackburn Rovers where he had won England international youth honours, he played over 100 games for them before being signed in the summer of 1966 by near neighbours Bolton Wanderers for -25,000. Originally signed to partner Francis Lee and Wyn Davies, when both players quickly left, Byrom became the senior striker. As Bolton moved between the second and third divisions of English football, he scored 130 goals in his ten years at Burnden Park, including twenty when Bolton won the Third Division title in 1973, before moving back to Blackburn for a final season, retiring in 1977 with a knee injury.
On retiring, he took many jobs including driving, sweeping and selling cars before finally setting up his own gas cylinder business, from which he retired in the mid-1990s. He now lives in the Ribble Valley.
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'''Russell Penn''' (born November 8, 1985 in Wordsley, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Burton Albion in Football League 2, where he plays as a midfielder.
He began his career at Scunthorpe, joining as a youth player in 2003, but never made a first team appearance for the club, he was loaned out to Hornchurch in November 2004 and he made 1 FA Cup appearance.
He joined Kidderminster Harriers on a free transfer in the summer of 2005, shortly after joined he had a short spell on loan at Alvechurch before breaking into the Kidderminster side.
Penn went on to make over 150 appearances for the club, and also played for the England C side during his time there. He then joined newly promoted Burton Albion in July 2009, for a club record fee thought to be -30,000. He scored his first goal for Burton on 15 August 2009 in a 5-2 win over Morecambe.
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'''Elliot Paul Benyon''' (born 29 August 1987) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for the League Two club Torquay Utd.
Elliot began his career as a trainee at Bristol City. Despite making no first team appearances for the club, impressive loan spells to non-league sides St Albans City and Crawley Town in the 2006-07 season caught the eye of Paul Buckle who was in the process of rebuilding a Torquay Utd side recently relegated to the Football Conference. Buckle signed Elliot on a two year contract in June 2007.
Despite struggling to gain a regular starting place in his first season with the Gulls, Elliot still managed a total of 22 appearances, scoring 5 times in the 2007-08 season and also made a second half substitute appearance at Wembley in Torquay's 1-0 defeat to Ebbsfleet in the 2008 FA Trophy final.
With the departures of strikers Lee Phillips and Chris Zebroski, Elliot found more regular places in the starting line-up for Torquay in the 2008-09 season, making a total of 36 league appearances, scoring 9 times. The season culminated with a second Wembley appearance in two years for both Elliot and Torquay Utd when the Gulls beat Cambridge Utd 2-0 in the Blue Square Premier Play-off final in May 2009.
In July 2009, Elliot agreed a fresh one year contract with the newly promoted Torquay Utd.
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'''Horace Victor Glover''' (1883 - 28 January 1967) was an English professional footballer who played at left-back for Southampton and West Ham United in the decade prior to World War I.
Glover was born in Ashford, Kent and trained as an architect's assistant,
Glover moved along the south coast to join Southampton in the Southern League in May 1906, to replace Arthur Hartshorne who had left in the summer. Glover made his debut at left-back in the opening match of the 1906-07 season, a 1-0 defeat at Swindon Town. He soon established a reputation for "''strong, decisive tackling and excellent distribution''"
A series of injuries resulted in him missing large parts of the 1908-09 season, when John Robertson generally stood in for him, but by the start of the following season he was restored to fitness and, now the team's captain,
In September 1911, he was persuaded to move to London, to join Southern League rivals, West Ham United, where he was re-united with his former Southampton team-mate Fred Harrison, who had moved to Upton Park in the spring. Glover made his debut for the "Hammers" in a 5-0 victory over Reading on 23 September, but only spent one season in West Ham's first-team making 29 Southern League and five FA Cup appearances. In the FA Cup, Glover was part of the West Ham team that defeated Middlesbrough of the First Division in the Second Round in February 1912.
After a blank season, when Harry Forster, who had spent six years in the First Division with Sunderland, took over at left-back, Glover joined Boscombe for a season before retiring.
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'''Willie McLean''' is a Scottish former association football player and manager. He is the brother of Jim McLean and Tommy McLean, who also managed senior Scottish clubs.
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'''Albert Arthur 'Bert' Ringrose''' (8 November, 1916-1968) was English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Juniors, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur and Notts County.
Ringrose began his career at Tottenham Juniors. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1934 before joining the club's "nursery" team Northfleet United.
The full back rejoined the ''Spurs'' in 1936 and made 10 appearances for the club. Ringrose transferred to Notts County in May, 1939 where he featured in one match.
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'''John Brown''' (21 February 1915 - 30 August 2005) was a Scottish former association football player, who played as a goalkeeper. At club level he played for Clyde, Hamilton, Hibernian, Dundee and Kilmarnock, helping Clyde win the 1939 Scottish Cup. He also played once for the Scotland national football team, in a 1939 British Home Championship match against Wales.
Brown's football career was clearly interrupted by the Second World War, as his two greatest achievements, winning a Scotland cap and the Scottish Cup, came during the last season completed before the war. Brown only conceded one goal in the whole competition en route to winning the Scottish Cup, a penalty kick in a 4-1 win against Rangers.
During the war, he entered the service of the Royal Navy, while making guest appearances for Hamilton. He transferred to Hibernian in 1942, but played for Gillingham of England's Kent League between 1944 and 1946. Upon returning to Hibernian, he helped them win the Scottish league championship in 1947-48.
Brown then had spells with Dundee and Kilmarnock before retiring as a player in 1950. He then became a physiotherapist, working for Kilmarnock, the All Blacks
Brown was part of a sizeable sporting family. His sons Peter and Gordon (''Broon frae Troon'') both played for Scotland at rugby union,
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'''Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, OBE''', (born 1 March 1952 in Kilrea, Northern Ireland) is an Irish association football manager and former player, who is current manager of Aston Villa.
Starting his career in his native Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham Forest, with whom he won the European Cup. He was capped 64 times for the Northern Ireland national football team, captaining the side.
O'Neill managed Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City, Leicester City and Celtic before moving to Aston Villa. In his time as Celtic manager between 2000 and 2005, he led the club to three Scottish Premier League titles and the 2003 UEFA Cup Final in Seville.
==Early life and Gaelic football career==
O'Neill was born into an Irish nationalist working-class family in Kilrea
Before playing for Distillery in the Irish League, O'Neill played for the South Belfast side Rosario. While at Distillery, he won the Irish Cup in 1971, scoring twice in the final. He also scored against FC Barcelona in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in a 3-1 home defeat in September 1971. During this period he was spotted by a scout for Nottingham Forest. He signed for Nottingham Forest in 1971, leaving Distillery and quitting his studies in law at the Queen's University of Belfast.
O'Neill went on to play an integral role in Forest's golden era, in which they gained promotion to the top flight, won the League and League Cup in 1978, followed by further League Cup success a year later. He was dropped for Forest's first European Cup victory in 1979 after failing to fully recover from an injury, but he played in their 1980 victory.
O'Neill was a regular for Northern Ireland, captaining the side at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, which included defeating the host nation in Valencia. He played 64 times and scored eight goals for Northern Ireland. He was captain of Northern Ireland, where he was booed by fans in Windsor Park because he was a Catholic.
After his playing career, O'Neill began a career in football management, initially at Grantham Town in 1987. This was followed by a brief spell at the helm of Shepshed Charterhouse.
He became manager at Wycombe at the beginning of the 1990-91 season. In the following season he led Wycombe to 2nd place in the Conference, losing out to Colchester United only on goal difference. The following season, he took Wycombe into the Football League for the very first time. In the 1992-93 season, he took Wycombe to a second successive promotion via the Division 3 playoffs and a 4-2 win over Preston North End took them up into Division 2. He left the club in 1995 to become manager at Norwich City.
He became manager of Norwich City in 1995, but left the club in December of that year due to differences with club chairman Robert Chase over the potential signing of striker Dean Windass during his first stint at Hull City for -750,000.
He joined Leicester City immediately after leaving Norwich. They won the Football League Cup under O'Neill in 1997 and 2000, as well as reaching the 1999 final of the competition. They finished ninth in 1997, tenth in 1998 and 1999, and eighth in 2000. The two League Cup triumphs saw them qualify for the UEFA Cup each time.
During his time at Leicester, O'Neill held talks to become manager of Leeds United but declined the job after thousands of supporters held up placards saying "Don't go Martin!" in an effort to make him stay.
O'Neill left Leicester on 1 June 2000, taking over from the team of John Barnes and Kenny Dalglish to become manager of Celtic. It was at Celtic that O'Neill gained his nicknames "Martin the Magnificent", "St. Martin" and "the Blessed Martin". O'Neill's first Old Firm game ended in a 6-2 victory for Celtic over Rangers. In that first season O'Neill's Celtic won the domestic treble. He was the first Celtic manager to take the team into the revamped Champions League (a feat he managed three times). He guided Celtic to the 2003 UEFA Cup Final in Seville, which Celtic lost 3-2 in extra time, to a Porto side coached by Jos Mourinho. In his five seasons at Celtic Park, O'Neill won three League titles, three Scottish Cups, and a League Cup. He also oversaw a record 7 consecutive victories in Old Firm derbies, and in season 2003-04 Celtic created a British record of 25 consecutive victories. During this time, O'Neill's name was linked with a number of high-profile jobs in England.
On 25 May 2005, Celtic announced that O'Neill was resigning as manager at the end of the 2004/05 season to care for his wife Geraldine, who has lymphoma.
O'Neill's last competitive game in charge of Celtic was the Scottish Cup final 1 - 0 victory over Dundee United on 28 May 2005, decided by an eleventh minute goal by Alan Thompson. Celtic's record under O'Neill, was winning 213, drawing 29 and losing 40, of 282 games played.
Revelations in Peter Ridsdale's book 'United We Fall', later confirmed by O'Neill,
O'Neill was introduced as the Aston Villa manager at a press conference on 4 August 2006. At the press conference he stated "It's absolutely fantastic to be back and with a club such as this. This is a fantastic challenge. I am well aware of the history of this football club. Trying to restore it to its days of former glory seems a long way away - but why not try? It is nearly 25 years since they won the European Cup but that is the dream."
Villa had the longest unbeaten start of any Premiership side in 2006-07 (9 games), not losing a league game until 28 October. Villa suffered a mid-season slump but recovered late in the season, winning their three away games in April, to end the season how it began with a run of 9 unbeaten fixtures. For this O'Neill scooped the Barclays Manager of the Month for April. Villa's final points tally was 50, an improvement of 8 over the previous season.
Aston Villa's owner Randy Lerner said that he would not stop O'Neill from leaving Villa if offered the job of England manager,
Aston Villa just missed out on a UEFA Cup spot on the final day of the 2007-08 season and qualified for the Intertoto Cup by finishing 6th. They scored 71 goals, (their best ever tally in the Premier League and best tally since winning the title in 1981), gained 60 points which was Villa's highest points tally since the 1996-97 season, and were the 3rd highest goalscorers. After 25 games of the 2008-09 season the club were third in the table on 51 points, 2 points above Chelsea on level games and 7 points above Arsenal in 5th place and on course for a place in the Champions League for the first time since 1983. However, O'Neill then decided to prioritise Champions League qualification above all else, fielding a virtual reserve side for a UEFA Cup game against CSKA Moscow which was subsequently lost. Following this, Villa's failed to win any of the next 10 league games and improving form for Arsenal & Chelsea meant that Villa failed to reach the top 4. Villa eventually finished 6th for the second season running with 62 points, 2 more points than they finished with last season.
At the start of the 2009-10 season Villa failed to qualify for the group stage of the newly named Europa League, but have continued their progress in the league with impressive wins against teams such as Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Despite never completing his degree, O'Neill remains an avid follower of criminology. His fascination began with the James Hanratty case of 1961.
O'Neill was awarded an OBE for services to sport in 2004.
O'Neill is also a follower of the NFL, and is known to be a Buffalo Bills fan.
O'Neill is married to Geraldine. The couple live in Sutton Coldfield, and have two daughters, Aisling and Alana.
'''Northern Ireland
'''Distillery'''
'''Nottingham Forest''' 1971-1981
'''Wycombe Wanderers''' 1990-1995
'''Leicester City''' 1995-2000
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'''John Joseph''' "'''Joe'''" '''Blake''' (1882 - 23 February 1931) was an English footballer who played as an outside-forward for Southampton in the early part of the twentieth century.
Blake was born in Belchamp Walter, near Sudbury and played his youth football with the Church of England Young Men's Society before moving to London to train as a draughtsman.
He then took up employment in Cowes on the Isle of Wight and turned out for the local team, from where he was invited to make the occasional guest appearance for Southampton reserves in 1905.
Blake's next appearances came in March/April 1908, when he played three matches at outside-left in place of Bert Hodgkinson. Equally at home on either wing, Blake was awarded a professional contract in 1908,
In September 1909, he took over the outside-left berth from Bob Carter and became established on the left, making 23 appearances in 1909-10 and missing only five in the 1910-11 season. Being a "''fleet footed''" winger who "''could dribble the ball''", Blake's skill and ability to "''centre the ball with pin-point exactness''" "''posed many problems to opponents''".
At the start of the 1913-14 season, Andrews reverted to outside-left and it was not until October that Blake was recalled, initially replacing Tom Binder on the right wing for four matches before moving over to the left, with Andrews at inside-left and Sid Kimpton on the right. Blake retained his place for the rest of the season, but again lost out to Andrews in 1914-15, when he managed only twelve appearances.
During World War I, Blake's services were required in the Thornycroft shipyard although he did manage 32 appearances in wartime leagues in the early part of the war. Following the resumption of league football after the cessation of hostilities, Blake made one further appearance, on 1 November 1919 in a 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace. Having made a total of 154 appearances for the first-team, Blake retired in the summer of 1920 and took up full-time employment with Thornycroft.
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'''Gary Robson''' (born 6 July 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Chester-le-Street, Robson played in the Football League between 1982 and 1996 for West Bromwich Albion and Bradford City, making nearly 300 league appearances. Robson later played non-league football for Gateshead. His brother is Bryan Robson.
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'''Martin Singleton''' (born 2 August 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Banbury, Singleton played in the Football League between 1981 and 1991 for Coventry City, Bradford City, West Bromwich Albion, Northampton Town and Walsall, making nearly 200 league appearances. Singleton later played non-league football for Aylesbury United.
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'''Martin Joseph Bayly''' (born 14 September 1966 in Dublin) is a Irish former professional footballer and manager.
His older brother is Ritchie Bayly while his nephew Robert Bayly currently plays in the League of Ireland.
Bayly began his professional career as a youth player with local side Little Bray and English team Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bayly made his senior debut on 21 April 1984 in a 0-3 loss to Ipswich Town in the First Division, the first of seven consecutive appearances. He won the club's ''Young Player of the Year Award'' for the season, but made just three further appearances in the 1984-85 season before being released in the summer. In total, Bayly made a total of ten appearances in the Football League for Wolves.
Bayly was then briefly on the books at Coventry City before returning to his native Ireland to join Sligo Rovers. Bayly won the PFAI Young Player of the Year Award in 1987.
While at Sligo, Bayly played in the last ever game at Glenmalure Park in April 1987. Bayly then guested for Shamrock Rovers in a tournament in South Korea in June 1987, before moving to Derry City in 1988. After a year in Spain with UE Figueres, Bayly returned to Ireland to play with a number of clubs including St Patrick's Athletic, Derry City, St James's Gate, Athlone Town and Monaghan United, before signing with Shamrock Rovers in May 1992. Bayly was relased by Shamrock Rovers in January 1993, and, after a brief spell with Home Farm, he signed for Linfield
Bayly appeared for Ireland in the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship. He also represented the League of Ireland in the 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers.
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'''Frank Vivian Monk''' (1886 - 15 November 1962) was an English amateur footballer who had a brief career with several professional clubs around 1910.
Monk was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire and was educated at Queens Road School, Wimbledon and St Marks College, Chelsea where he trained to be a teacher.
He joined Southampton of the Southern League on amateur terms in the summer of 1910. His teaching commitments prevented him from playing regularly for the "Saints" and he made his debut after seven games of the 1910-11 season, when he took the place of Sam Jepp at centre-half against Crystal Palace on 22 October 1910. When he played, "''he used his athleticism to good effect''" and was a sure tackler.
His form attracted the attention of the England amateur selectors and, after a successful trial in January 1911, he won four amateur international caps.
In September 1911, Monk made two appearances for Glossop in the Football League Second Division, followed by brief spells with Fulham and one match back at The Dell (a 2-1 defeat against West Ham United on 6 January 1912).
In the summer of 1912, his teaching career took him away from Southampton, which brought his brief excursion into professional football to an end.
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'''Andrew Crawford Davidson''' (born 24 February 1878) was a Scottish footballer who played at half-back for various clubs in the 1900s, spending most of his career with Middlesbrough.
At Middlesbrough, he soon became a permanent fixture at left-half, making 32 league appearances in the 1900-01 season as Middlesbrough finished sixth in the Second Division table. The following season, he was ever-present as Middlesbrough finished as runners-up, thus gaining promotion to the First Division.
Davidson rarely missed a match over the next two years, but in 1904-05 he missed most of the season through injury, with Joe Cassidy dropping back to replace him. He was back to full fitness for the following season as Middlesbrough narrowly avoided relegation.
In the summer of 1906, he moved to fellow First Division side, Bury, having made over 200 appearances for Middlesbrough in the League and FA Cup.
Davidson spent two seasons with Bury, before moving on to join Grimsby Town in May 1908. At Grimsby, he gained a reputation as a quick centre-half and was appointed the team captain.
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'''Michael "Mike" Hennigan''' is an English former professional football player and manager.
Hennigan played as a central defender and began his career with the youth team of Sheffield Wednesday, but he never made a first team league appearance. Hennigan later played in the Football League for Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion, before moving to South Africa to play with Durban United.
Hennigan managed the Malawi national side in 2005.
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'''Reginald 'Reg' Jenkins''' born Millbrook, Cornwall on the 7th October 1938.
Probably the most acclaimed and talked about footballer to ever to have appeared in a Rochdale shirt.
Signed from Torquay United in the summer of 1964 by manager Tony Collins, for the then princely sum of -3,000.
A barrel-chested forward Reg soon became a favourite with the Spotland faithful, scoring an impressive 25 goals in his first season, a post-war record and appearing in all the league games. His contribution helped Dale up to the dizzy heights of 6th place after years of obscurity.
Jenkins was part of the promotion winning team of 1968/69 and scored a brace in the promotion clinching final match of the season against Southend United. He scored 119 goals for Rochdale a club record and made 305 appearances a then record, surpasssed a year later by Graham Smith.
Jenkins was voted Rochdales best ever player by the clubs fans.
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Lawton was born in Middlesbrough, and after playing for his home-town club as an amateur he moved to Darlington in the 1961-62 season.
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'''Sergio De Luca''' (born September 8 1982) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays in Canada for North York Astros in the Canadian Soccer League.
De Luca began playing soccer with Woodbridge Soccer Club in the year 1996 and joined in summer 1998 to the youth of Italy club A.C. Prato who played between 1999. The following year De Luca went abroad to England to play with Telford United F.C., becoming the first foreign player to play for the club. He was appointed youth team captain and had a successful season there scoring 13 goals out of 20 games at the youth level. In 2000 De Luca was transferred to Hereford United, where once again in his first season with a club he was named team captain. And had another effective season with Hereford where he continued his fine scoring rate with six goals out of 18 matches in the youth level. On July 10, 2002 the Toronto Lynx announced the signing of De Luca to an amateur contract. But throughout the whole season De Luca only appeared in one match in a Lynx uniform, in s game against the Rochester Rhinos on July 14. After failing to establish himself with the Lynx De Luca returned to Italy to play with A.C. Voltana. In a short three month stint with the club De Luca scored four goals in 13 matches.
In 2003 De Luca turned professional by signing with the Hamilton Thunder of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He was appointed team captain and helped the Thunder win the Western Conference title, and as well in the playoffs he led the Thunder to the semi-finals before losing out to Vaughan Shooters. After a successful season in Hamilton, De Luca played one season in Hungary with Pcsi Mecsek FC, then with FK Arendal in 2004. De Luca returned to the CPSL for the 2005 season where he signed with the newly expansion franchise the Oakville Blue Devils. There De Luca experienced an tremendous season where he played a significant role in winning the CPSL Championship. On September 11, 2005 he scored his first goals for Oakville in a 2-0 victory over St. Catharines Wolves. During the club's playoff run De Luca scored the third and winning goal in the 90' minute in the Western Conference semi-final match against the Windsor Border Stars. In the Western Conference final match against his former club the Hamilton Thunder, De Luca produced an assist in a 2-0 victory which advanced the Blue Devils to the finals. In the final match against the Vaughan Shooters in the 46' minute after a goal down De Luca scored the equalizing goal to tie the game to 1-1, once the game went into overtime Ryan Gamble scored the golden goal to win the championship, making the Oakville Blue Devils the first expansion franchise to win the CPSL Cup in their debut season. Following his success in Oakville De Luca returned to Europe to play for Torgelower SV Greif, after not featuring much in Germany due to a sports hernia injury received early on in the season De Luca returned to the Toronto Lynx in 2007. His signing was announced in a press conference on May 9, 2007. The Lynx finished the season with a 6-6-4 record, which placed the team in fourth place in the Great Lakes Division, and only missed a playoff berth by six points. During the season De Luca then moved to Europe again this time landing in Sweden with Hollviken GIF signing a 2 year deal. However after the first season De Luca decided to terminate his contract. In 2008 De Luca helped the Lynx reach the playoffs for the first time since 2000, but unfortunately for the Lynx the Cleveland Internationals scored a late winner to take the game 2-1, sending the Lynx home early. In the 2009 PDL season De Luca recorded his first goal in Lynx uniform on June 6, 2009 in a match against Cincinnati Kings. He would record his second goal on June 27 against the Indiana Invaders. But unfortunately the Lynx failed to reach the playoffs, and finished lasted in the Great Lakes Division with only two wins.
De Luca was among the new additional signings done by North York Astros head coach Vladimir Klinovsky midway through the 2009 CSL season; in order to strengthen his squad for the battle over the final playoff berth. Though the Astros did overwhelmingly improve under Klinovsky leadership, it was not enough to secure the final playoff spot. In total De Luca appeared in seven matches.
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'''William Thomas 'Tommy' Roberts''' (29 November 1898 - 13 October 1965) was an English professional footballer who played for Soho Villa, Leicester Fosse, Preston North End, Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, Dick Kerrs X1, Chorley and England at international level.
Roberts began his career at non League Soho Villa and later Leicester Fosse. After World War I he joined Preston North End and made his debut against Blackburn Rovers in 1919.
Roberts played twice for England. His first match was against Belgium in November 1923 and played in the following game against Wales. He scored in both matches.
Roberts worked as a publican for 30 years in the Preston area.
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'''Yann Kermorgant''' (born 8 November 1981) is a French footballer who plays for Leicester City as a striker.
Born in Vannes, Brittany,
On 24 August, Kermorgant signed a short-term contract with Leicester, lasting until January 2010,
On 17 December, Kermorgant signed a new two and a half year deal with Leicester keeping him at the club until the end of June 2012.
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'''Garry MacDonald''' is a retired English footballer who played for five different clubs in the Football League. After making over 50 league appearances for he moved to in 1984-85. However he soon moved on to where he managed 162 league appearances (35 goals), and also scored a crucial goal for them in their 1984-85 FA Cup tie victory over Middlesbrough. Following his time at Darlington he was transferred to in 1989. However after a single league appearance for them he returned to the North East with and made 18 league appearances with them until he finished his Football League career in 1990-91, and then he moved into non-league football with .
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'''Andrew "Andy" Hutchinson''' (born 10 March 1992 in Lincoln, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Lincoln City.
Hutchinson was drafted into The Imps squad during the 2008-2009 season. He made 4 appearances in total in his first season, scoring his first professional goal of his career in a 1-1 away draw with Bradford City.
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'''Nathan Mark Adams''' (born 6 October, 1991 in Lincoln, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Lincoln City.
Adams was drafted into The Imps squad during the 2008-2009 season. He made 2 appearances in total in his first season at Sincil Bank. His debut came on 18 April 2009 in the 1-0 defeat home against Exeter City.
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'''Luca Coleman-Carr''' (born 11 January 1991 in Epsom, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Lincoln City.
Coleman-Carr commenced his career as part of the 2007-2008 intake of the youth academy at Woking
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'''Kern Miller''' (born 2 September 1991 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Lincoln City.
Miller was drafted into The Imps squad during the 2008-2009 season. He made 1 appearance for The Imps, the 2-0 away win over Accrington Stanley.
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''For the American singer songwriter of the same name see Tommy Roe''
'''Thomas William 'Tommy' Roe''' (8 December, 1900-1972) was an English professional footballer who played for Esperley Rovers, Willington Athletic, Durham City, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest, Luton Town, Walsall and Coventry City.
Roe began his football career with Esperley Rovers and later played for Willington Athletic. In 1922 he joined Durham City where the forward scored eight goals in 17 appearances. Roe joined the Tottenham Hotspur "nursery" club Northfleet United before signing for the ''Spurs'' in 1925. He featured in seven matches and found the back of the net four times for the North London club. After leaving White Hart Lane Roe had spells at Nottingham Forest, Luton Town, Walsall and finally Coventry City.
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''For the footballer of the same name see Jimmy Ross''
'''James Donaldson 'Jimmy' Ross''' (7 March, 1895-?) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Raith Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur.
Ross joined Tottenham Hotspur from Raith Rovers in 1923. The right back made seven appearances for the White Hart Lane club.
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'''William 'Billy' Sage''' (11 November, 1893-1968) was an English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Thursday, Corinthian, Tottenham Hotspur, Clapton Orient and Dartford.
Sage began his playing career at youth team Tottenham Thursday before playing for Corinthians. The right half joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1919 and made 12 appearances for the ''Spurs''. Sage was chosen as a member of the British FA X1 which toured South Africa in 1920. After leaving White Hart Lane he played for Clapton Orient and finally Dartford.
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'''Dick Bate''' is The FA-s Elite Coaching Manager.
A Sheffield schoolteacher, Bate spent his early playing career with Alfreton Town before joining Boston United in 1971, debuting in the 3-1 Northern Premier League home victory over South Liverpool on 14 August 1971. It was with the Pilgrims that he began a long association with Howard Wilkinson, captaining the club under Wilkinson's management whilst also securing his UEFA -A- Licence in 1973. His final game for the club echoed his first: a 3-0 Northern Premier League home victory over South Liverpool on 6 December 1975 before Bate moved to Buxton as player-manager.
Wilkinson moved to Mossley in December 1976 as player-manager and when he resigned the following May he recommended Bate as his successor and Bate was duly appointed player-manager in June 1977. However, despite steering Mossley into the first round of the FA Cup for only the (then) third time in their history, he departed the club following a 2-2 draw with Frickley Athletic on 2 January 1978.
Bate joined Sheffield United as a youth team coach in 1978 before succeeding his mentor Howard Wilkinson as Football Association North West Regional FA, Staff Coach in 1980, a post he held until 1985 when he joined Notts County as chief coach.
In June 1987, Bate was appointed manager of Southend United by the club's chairman Vic Jobson without consulting his fellow board members. He reign lasted just ten games with a solitary vicrory in the Football League Cup and he departed with the worst record of any Southend manager in history.
Bate moved on to join Lincoln City as assistant manager to Colin Murphy, helping the club regain its Football League status at the end of the 1987-88 season. He moved on to rejoin Wilkinson at Leeds United acting as a coach between 1988 and 1992. He moved to Malaysia as Technical Director, a role he held from 1992-1995, before joining the coaching staff of Hereford United. In 1998 he became the coach of the England youth set-up working with the U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 teams.
In September 2005, the appointment of Bate as the Canadian Soccer Association's Technical Director was announced with the role commencing on 14 October 2005.
In July 2006, Bate was appointed Technical Director at Watford with the Hornet's then manager Aidy Boothroyd being quoted as saying "I want Watford Football Club to have the best Academy in the world and I believe we have captured the best developer of talent in the world in the shape of Richard."
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}}'''George Thomas 'Tom' Barrett''' (born March 16, 1934, Salford) is a former English footballer.
A defender, Barrett progressed through the youth ranks at Manchester United but left for Plymouth Argyle in 1957.
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}}'''Graham Chadwick''' (born April 8, 1942, Oldham) is a former English footballer who played as a wing half for three clubs in The Football League.
Chadwick began his career with Manchester City, progressing from the youth set-up to make 12 league appearances before leaving for Walsall in 1964.
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'''Ryan Flynn''' (born 4 September 1988) is a Scottish professional footballer, who currently plays for Falkirk.
His first club was Falkirk, but he signed for Liverpool in 2005 for -50,000. He helped Liverpool win successive FA Youth Cup victories in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons, with Flynn scoring the winner against Manchester City in the 2007 final.
Flynn was loaned to Conference National club Wrexham for the latter part of the 2008-09 season.
Flynn was then loaned to his first club Falkirk for the 2009-10 season.
On 15 September it was announced he had signed a three year contract with Falkirk and returned to his youth club.
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'''Arthur Sanders''' (8 May, 1901-26 September, 1983) was an English teacher and professional footballer who played for London University, Peterborough & Fletton United, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur and Clapton Orient.
Sanders was educated at Raynham Road school and the Latymer School in Edmonton and played football for both schools. At the end of World War I he joined the Mercantile and Marine. During a visit to Argentina he found time to turn out for local club Rosario Central.
Sanders played for the London University before joining Peterborough & Fletton United where he was a member of the side which won the Southern Football League title in 1923-24. Sanders a talented striker joined Tottenham Hotspur as an amateur in December 1923. He went on to play for club's "nursery" team Northfleet United. Sanders returned to Tottenham and made his debut for the ''Lilywhites'' in February, 1927. He went on to make 13 appearances and score seven goals for the North London club. Sanders re-joined Northfleet and stayed a further four years at the Kent club. In 1929 he signed for Clapton Orient and found the net on six occasions in 56 matches in all competitions between 1929-32. Sanders retired from professional football in 1933.
Sanders trained at the London University to become a teacher. In his first spell at Northfleet United he also taught at the Silver Street school in Edmonton. After retiring from competitive football in 1933 he returned to teaching and took up a post at the Raglan school in the Bush Hill Park area of Enfield and later became headmaster until the 1960s. He later acted as an administrator for the Edmonton and district football association.
Sanders died on 26 September, 1983 at Winchmore Hill.
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'''Anthony Carl Clark''' (born 5 October 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played in the Football League with Southend United.
Clark started his football career with Southend United playing in their youth setup, before making his debut replacing Steven Clark as a substitute in the 79minute minute, in the 2-0 away defeat to Kidderminster Harriers in the Third Division on 30 March 2002.
Having previous played for Harrow Borough and Ashford Town, Clark joined Hendon in January 2005.
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'''Daniel Lunan''' is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender. He played once in the Football League with Southend United, before dropping into non-League football.
Lunan started his career as a youth player with Maldon Town, Canvey Island and Hornchurch before moving to Southend United.
He dropped into non-League football joining Grays Athletic in the summer of 2003, playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division and Conference South with the club.
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Chappell began his career with Rotherham United in 1965 and was a part of the team's midfield for over three seasons, scoring regularly from midfield. Following the Millers' relegation he joined Blackburn Rovers before moving onto Reading in 1969.
He became a key player for Reading over the next five years before moving to Doncaster Rovers. Chappell finished his league football career with Swansea City, joining the coaching staff.
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'''Rio Kevin Alderton''' is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played twice in the Football League with Southend United, before dropping into non-League football.
Alderton started his career as a youth team player will Millwall,
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'''Theo Lewis''' (born 10 August 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Cheltenham Town.
Lewis started his career as a youth player at Chelsea and Reading before joining Cheltenham Town for the 2007-08 season.
-DOCSTART-	23664216
'''Jack William Durrant''' (born 6 May 1991) is an English footballer, who plays as a defender for League Two club Cheltenham Town.
Durrant started his career as a youth player in Cheltenham Town's under-16 team, before signing a scholarship in 2007 with the club.
-DOCSTART-	23664414
'''Joshua "Josh" Emery''' (born 30 September 1990) is an English footballer, who plays as a forward for League Two club Cheltenham Town.
Emery started his career as a youth player at for Cheltenham Town since the age of 13.
In August 2009, Emery joined Worcester City on a work experience loan deal.
Emery was born in Ledbury, where he grew up.
-DOCSTART-	23666278
'''Ashton "Ash" Taylor''' is a Welsh footballer, who plays as a midfielder for League One club Tranmere Rovers.
Taylor started his footballing career at Tranmere Rovers as a youth team player since the age of 10.
Taylor scored his first goal for tranmeree versus Leyton Orient
Taylor represented Wales under-19 in the Milk Cup in 2009.
He attended South Wirrall High School and grew up in Eastham, Merseyside.
-DOCSTART-	23667025
'''Daniel "Danny" Maguire''' (born 9 September 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He started his career with Queens Park Rangers, joining AFC Wimbledon on work experience in 2008 and Yeovil Town on loan in 2009.
Maguire started his career as a youth team player with Queens Park Rangers (QPR) since the age of eight, signing a professional contract at the end of the 2007-08 season.
He signed for Yeovil Town on loan in March 2009.
-DOCSTART-	23667440
'''Michael Mison''' (born 8 November 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played twice in the Football League with Fulham, before dropping into non-League football with Rushden & Diamonds, St Albans City and Sutton United.
Mison started his career with Fulham where he made a total of 73 appearances, scoring seven goals in all competitions.
-DOCSTART-	23673392
'''Joseph 'Joe' Scott''' (6 July, 1900-1962) was an English professional footballer who played for Cradley Heath, Rotherham County, Barnsley and Tottenham Hotspur.
Scott began his career at Cradley Heath. The outside left joined Rotherham County and featured in 167 matches and scored 54 goals between 1923-27. In 1927 he signed for Barnsley and scored three goals in 10 appearances. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1928 where he went on to play in a further 18 matches and finding the net on four occasions. Scott returned to Cradley Heath where he ended his footballing career.
-DOCSTART-	23679475
'''Daniel "Danny" Anthony Kerrigan''' (born 4 July 1982) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder. He played in the Football League with Southend United, before dropping into non-League football.
Kerrigan started his football career with Southend United, making his debut in the Third Division in the 1-1 away draw to Carlisle United on 2 October 1999, replacing Nathan Jones as a substitute in the 80th minute.
-DOCSTART-	23685092
'''Buchanan Sharp''' (2 November, 1894-1956) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank Juniors, Vale of Leven, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City, Nelson and Southport.
Sharp began his career with Clydebank Juniors before playing for Vale of Leven. In 1921 he joined Chelsea where he scored 20 goals in 65 appearances and was joint top scorer with Harry Ford in the 1922-23 season with 10 goals. The inside forward signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1922 and played in three matches for the ''Spurs''. After leaving White Hart Lane, Sharp had spells with Leicester City and Nelson where he featured in 80 matches and scoring on 35 occasions. He joined Southport in 1928 and made a further four appearances and scoring once before ending his footballing career.
-DOCSTART-	23686927
'''William "Billy" Lansdowne, Jr.''' (born 28 April 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker in England and Sweden.
Born in Epping, Essex, Lansdowne began his career with West Ham United, making his professional debut in the Football League in 1978. He later played for Charlton Athletic and Gillingham, before moving to Sweden in 1983 to play with Kalmar FF. Lansdowne was top scorer in the Swedish league in the 1985 season, scoring ten goals.
Lansdowne's father Bill was also a professional footballer.
-DOCSTART-	23686978
'''William "Bill" Lansdowne, Sr.''' (born 9 November 1935) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Shoreditch, Lansdowne began his career with Woodford Town, before making his professional debut in the Football League with West Ham United. Between 1956 and 1963, Lansdowne made 57 league appearances for West Ham United. After retiring as a player, Lansdowne joined the coaching staff at West Ham United.
Lansdowne's son Billy was also a professional footballer.
-DOCSTART-	23691421
'''Daniel Leach''' (born 5 January 1986) is an Australian footballer currently playing for Barnet.
He attended St. Joseph's Nudgee College in Virginia, Queensland, and played state football for Queensland. He moved on to the Queensland Academy of Sport Football Program, and also played for Brisbane Strikers. During this time he was also called up to the Australia under-17 pool after u16 national championships. He took a break from football, moving to London, England and working in various jobs for 18 months, including an Italian restaurant and a TV commercial amongst other things. He moved to the USA and joined Oregon State University on a soccer scholarship (captain four years), graduating with a psychology major and minor in communications. He also played amateur football for Portland Timbers U23.
In July 2009, he played in Barnet's friendly against Arsenal, and signed for the Bees on a one year deal a few days later.
-DOCSTART-	23694040
'''Antonio German''' (born 26 December 1991 in Wembley, London, England) is an English footballer who plays for Aldershot Town, on loan from Queens Park Rangers.
German progressed through the Queens Park Rangers' (QPR) youth system before being promoted to the first team in May 2009, he scored 54 goals in 108 appearances.
He signed his first professional contract with QPR in June 2009, which will keep him at the club until 2010 and was given shirt number 33. German made his debut against Plymouth Argyle in the club's final home game of the 2008-09 season coming on as a second half substitute.
On 5 October 2009, German joined Aldershot Town on a month's loan.
German plays as left winger or as striker.
-DOCSTART-	23694294
'''Billy McKay''' (born 22 October 1988) is an English-born Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for Northampton Town. McKay was born to Scottish parents in Corby in Northamptonshire where 20% of the town's population are Scottish born.
McKay started his career off at Leicester City and although signing a new contract in 2008, after impressing with a prolific goalscoring record at academy and reserve team level during early 2008, he was released at the end of the 2009 season.
Northampton Town gave McKay a trial during the 2009 pre season where he impressed scoring two goals including a over head kick against Coventry City. Straight after this match he was awarded a one-year contract after impressing Stuart Gray. McKay also has the honour of the first Northampton Town player to score in the rivalry with Milton Keynes Dons scoring in the 3-1 defeat at stadium:mk. He scored his first senior goal during a 3-0 win over Accrington Stanley. After a couple of months coming on as a sub without scoring, often playing out of position, Mckay scored the winner against Dagenham & Redbridge in the 88th minute securing a 1-0 win on Boxing day.
McKay was called up to Northern Ireland's U21 squad for the 2011 European Football Championship qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Iceland. He didn't play in the first match against the Czech Republic but started against Iceland in a 6-2 defeat.
-DOCSTART-	23701195
'''Jamie Doyle''' (born 23 May 1985 in Glasgow), is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Clyde.
Doyle began his career with Leicester City, before returning home to Scotland in January 2004 to join Ayr United. He scored a goal on his debut for Ayr, in a 2-1 defeat away to Inverness CT. Doyle left Ayr in June 2005, and after 6 months without a club, he joined Albion Rovers. He stayed with the Coatbridge outfit for a year, making 34 appearances, before signing for Arbroath in January 2007. He only mae 3 appearances for Arbroath, and dropped out of the senior game in August 2007, to sign for junior side Glenafton Athletic.
After 2 years with Glenafton, Doyle took part in Clyde's open trials, and was rewarded with a one year contract after impressing in a friendly with Partick Thistle.
-DOCSTART-	23701766
''' Pauline Cope''' (born 16 February 1969
Cope played 60 times for England, making her debut against West Germany in Bochum in February 1995, before retiring from international football in April 2004.. At club level she won the FA Cup with Millwall Lionesses, Arsenal and Croydon and in May 2004 played in goal for Charlton in their 3-0 final defeat against Arsenal.
In 2003 she began working as a full-time girls' development officer with Charlton.
She retired from club football at the end of the 2005-2006 season.
In 2008 she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.
Cope is due to marry Estonia women's team coach Keith Boanas in 2010.
-DOCSTART-	23701858
Mapes played for England in the 1995 Women's World Cup Finals.
Mapes also has an UEFA A Licence in coaching and currently coaches Penenden Heath Football Clcub U18's in Kent.
-DOCSTART-	23704528
'''Ashley Westwood''' (born 1 April 1990) is a footballer playing for Crewe Alexandra.
He made his Crewe debut on 28 March 2009, coming on as a second half substitute in the Football League One clash with Milwall at Gresty Road, which ended in a 1-0 loss.
-DOCSTART-	23705910
'''David "Dave" Kevan''' (born 31 August 1968) is a Scottish former professional footballer who later became a coach. Kevan is currently the Assistant Manager at Notts County.
Born in Wigtown, Kevan played as a midfielder for Notts County, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Maidstone United and Bournemouth, making a total of 181 league appearances. Kevan also played for the Scottish under-21 side.
After retiring as a professional player, Kevan joined the coaching staff of Stoke City. Kevan was appointed first-team coach in 2001, and later spent a spell as caretaker manager in October 2002. Kevan became Assistant Manager at Notts County in 2007, having held similar posts at both Stoke City and Burnley.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 17 October 2009.''
-DOCSTART-	23715595
Britton played for England in the 1995 Women's World Cup Finals.
She dropped out of the side after the finals, but scored on her return two years later as England beat Scotland 4-0. At the time she was playing for Cove Rangers in Scotland, but was looking for a move back to the English Premier League. She had previously played for Arsenal
In March 2005 she was playing for Liverpool.
-DOCSTART-	23721754
'''David Rhys R. Stephens''' (born 18 October 1991) is a footballer who plays for Norwich City as a defender.
Born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire,
In June 2009, Stephens signed a professional contract with Norwich. His first team debut came on 6 October 2009, as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Gillingham in the Football League Trophy.
Stephens made his debut for the Wales under-17 side on 27 August 2007 in a 2-1 friendly win over Belgium, before scoring his first goal for the side two days later as a substitute during a second 2-1 victory over Belgium. Having established himself in the team, he featured in all three matches of the first qualifying round as well as in two matches of the elite round of qualifying for the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, scoring his second under-17 goal in a 1-1 draw with Slovenia. He made his final appearance at under-17 level on 19 July 2008 in a 1-0 defeat to Sweden.
Three months later, Stephen moved up to the Wales under-19 squad, being handed his debut in a 0-0 draw with Montenegro on 30 September 2008. He was also part of the unsuccessful under-19 squads for the qualifying rounds of both the 2009 and 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, scoring his first goal at under-19 level on 8 November 2009 in a 3-1 win over Macedonia.
-DOCSTART-	23722471
'''Dean Thomas Holness''' (born 25 July 1976) is an English former professional footballer and an actor best known for his role as Campbell Hooper in ''Dream Team'' and Danny in ''Mike Bassett: England Manager''. Holness plays as a midfielder, and started out with Dulwich Hamlet and Swedish side Ume, before making two appearances in the Football League with Southend United. He then dropped into non-League football with Fisher Athletic and Banstead Athletic.
Holness appeared in Sky1 television drama ''Dream Team'' as Campbell Hooper in 25 episodes during series four.
Holness had spells with Dulwich Hamlet and Swedish team Ume.
In March 2005, Holness signed for Southern League Division One East club Fisher Athletic,
-DOCSTART-	23728036
'''James Brogan''' was a Scottish footballer who played for the majority of his career at Bolton Wanderers. He played mostly as an inside-left or outside-left.
Starting his career in the amateur game for Beith and Edinburgh Hibernian he was signed by Bolton from Heart of Midlothian after the Scottish club toured Lancashire. Signing for the club in December 1884 he scored in Bolton's first ever Football League game, a 6-3 defeat to Derby County.
When he lost his place in the Bolton team in 1892, he left football and went to work in the shipyards, eventually retiring at the age of 85.
-DOCSTART-	23747737
'''Moshe Gariani''' (; born 18 June 1957) is a former Israeli international association football.
As a member of the Israel national football team, Gariani impressed manager Alan Mullery in a friendly match versus Brighton & Hove Albion. He was subsequently signed but made just one appearance for The Seagulls in a match against Southampton in 1980.
-DOCSTART-	23747884
'''Jacob Cohen''' (; born 25 September 1956) is a former Israeli international association football.
Cohen was bought by Brighton & Hove Albion from Hapoel Beersheba for -40,000 in October 1990, but made just six appearances.
-DOCSTART-	23748876
'''Jean-Philippe Faure''' (born November 17, 1966 in Vernoux, France) is a former professional footballer, who is currently manager of Championnat de France amateur 2 side Thouars Foot 79. He played as an attacking midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	23751526
'''Daniel Dillon''' (born 6 September 1986 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is an English footballer, currently with Hinckley United playing in the Conference North.
A locally born youngster Dillon joined the Carlisle United academy progressing through to the reserves and broke into the first team for his debut whilst still a teenager. He was part of the squad that was relegated, and then won promotion back to The Football League at the first attempt in 2005. Dillon eventually made 15 first team appearances for Carlisle, including League Two matches, before being released.
Whilst at Carlise he was part of the ''League Football Education'' program and, upon his release from the club, their scholarship enabled Dillon to study at the University of Bath.
Having started studying Sports Performance at Bath University Dillon joined Team Bath,
Team Bath folded for off field reasons at the end of the 2008-09 season,
-DOCSTART-	23753274
'''Scott Forbes''' (born 22 October 1976) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played in the Football League with Southend United, before dropping into non-League football.
Forbes started his career with Essex Senior League side Saffron Walden Town,
After being released at the end of the 2001-02 season, Forbes signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Canvey Island in July 2002.
He re-signed for Heybridge Swifts on a permanent basis in October 2004,
-DOCSTART-	23754446
Football historians have always had difficulty identifying the precise name and details of '''A.H. Savage''' who played for the original Crystal Palace club and played for England against Scotland in the fifth international between the countries in March 1876.
:Alfred Henry Savage, born in Reading in 1854;
:Arthur Harold Savage, of the English & Oriental Hotel in Penang, who died in Penang on 4 August 1930;
:Arthur Henry Patrick Savage, born in Sydney, Australia on 18 October 1850.
Even though no contemporary match reports refer to the player as '''A.H.P. Savage''', most researchers now favour the latter.
Little is known about his club career, although he was registered with Crystal Palace at the time of the international, and he later played representative football for Surrey. Match reports described him as "big and red-bearded"
His sole international appearance came against Scotland at Hamilton Crescent, Partick on 4 March 1876. According to Philip Gibbons, at this time "the England side tended to be chosen on availability rather than skill alone."
In May 2008, a photograph of the 1876 England team was discovered in the archives of the Derby City Council Local Studies Library. Edgar Field had sent the photograph to the Derbyshire Football Express, and the picture was used in an article published on the 50th anniversary of the match. This picture came to light in May and is believed to be the the earliest known picture of an England football team.
-DOCSTART-	23756894
'''Joseph Douglas Collister''' (born 15 December 1991 in Wirral, Merseyside) is an English football goalkeeper, currently playing for Tranmere Rovers. A first year scholar, signing in the summer of 2008, Collister is a very strong shot stopper, particularly when the ball is heading for the top corners.
He made his debut on 12 September 2009 in Tranmere's 3-2 defeat at home to Walsall, coming on as a second half substitute for the injured Luke Daniels.
Collister came on as a second half substitute in the game against Stockport after goalkeeper Luke Daniels was sent off, Collisters first task was to pick Carl Baker's penalty out of the net.
-DOCSTART-	23760050
'''Charles "Charlie" Storer''' (born 29 March 1891) was an English professional footballer who played for Bradford City and Hartlepool United. He was born in Ibstock.
-DOCSTART-	23760114
'''Harold Burston "Harry" Peel''' (26 March 1900 - 1976) was an English professional footballer who played for Arsenal and Bradford City.
-DOCSTART-	23760201
'''Jimmy McLaren''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Bradford City between 1923 and 1927, making 155 league appearances.
-DOCSTART-	23760226
'''Billy Watson''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Bradford City between 1920 and 1931, making 330 league appearances.
-DOCSTART-	23761374
Champ began her career with Millwall, moving to Arsenal in 2001.
Leanne Champ is now currently playing for Chelsea Ladies FC - having made this switch from Millwall - she has made several impressive at Chelsea notably scoring against Arsenal - She is now being tipped for a recall to the England scene.
-DOCSTART-	23762872
'''James Frederick 'Jimmy' Skinner''' (11 October, 1898-September, 1984) was an English professional footballer who played for Beckenham and Tottenham Hotspur.
Skinner was born in Beckenham. He attended Manor Road school in West Ham and went to play for West Ham schools and represented the London schools side of 1912-13. In 1913 the schoolboy star was chosen to play for England schoolboys.
Skinner began his career at Beckenham before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1919 the wing half made his debut against Clapton Orient on 11 October, 1919 his 21st birthday. In a career that was cut short by injury he made a total of 95 appearances and scored on three occasions in all competitions for the ''Spurs''.
Skinner ran several businesses including a drapery shop in Ladbroke Grove, a grocers located in Enfield before running a building company in Harlow and later a fruit farm.
Skinner died in September, 1984 at Cranbourne, Dorset.
-DOCSTART-	23765296
'''Jens Berthel Askou''' (born 19 August 1982, in Videbk) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Norwich City.
Askou began his career at Ikast FS before moving to Holstebro BK in 2002. His performances led to a contract with 1st Division Silkeborg IF in the summer of 2003, following a successful trial. He helped the club regain promotion to the Danish Superliga during his first season, and became a regular for four years. In 2007, Askou failed to agree a new deal with SIF, which led to a move to Turkish football with Kasımpaa.
Kasımpaa finished bottom of the 2007-08 Sper Lig, with Askou appearing frequently and scoring twice. However, despite Askou's own goal in the play-offs semi-final, the club returned to the top flight at the first attempt in 2008-09. His contract was not renewed the following summer.
In July 2009, Askou linked up with English League One club Norwich City on their pre-season tour of Scotland. He impressed suitably with his defensive displays in the club's friendly matches, also managing to score with a header against Airdrie United. Then manager Bryan Gunn confirmed on 27 July he had offered Askou a contract. It was revealed on 30 July that Askou had signed a two-year deal with Norwich. He made his debut in a 4-0 win over Yeovil Town in the League Cup on 11 August, helping to keep a clean sheet. Four days later, he scored on his league debut as Norwich drew 1-1 with Exeter City. Jens Berthel Askou has become a regular starter at Norwich and has formed a solid partnership with Gary Doherty.
-DOCSTART-	23767098
'''Adam Wallace''' (born 5 October 1981) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a forward. He played in the Football League with Southend United, before dropping into non-League football.
Wallace started his football career at Southampton since the age of 13,
-DOCSTART-	23774873
'''Fabrice Richard''' (born August 16, 1973) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	23776589
'''Sadio Sow''' (born March 13, 1976) is a Senegalese association football player who currently plays as a winger for Ligue 2 side Nmes Olympique.
-DOCSTART-	23786480
'''Wilfred (Wilf) Carter''' (born 4 October 1933 in Wednesbury, England), is a former English professional football player. He played for West Bromwich Albion, Plymouth Argyle, Exeter City and Bath City.
Carter was a prolific goalscorer and scored 5 goals in one match on 27 December 1960 for Plymouth Argyle against Charlton Athletic.
Carter is second on the all-time list of goalscorers for Plymouth Argyle, scoring 134 goals in league matches and 148 goals in all matches.
-DOCSTART-	23787284
'''Malcolm Currie''' (5 February 1932 - 1996) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back.
Born in Rutherglen, Currie began his career with hometown club Rutherglen Glencairn, before mocing to English league side Bradford City in 1956. Currie made 136 league appearances for Bradford, before leaving in 1961 to join non-league side Nelson.
-DOCSTART-	23790176
'''Corrine Yorston''' (born 15 June 1983) is an English female international football defender. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies. Although primarily a left-back, she has played in midfield at club level and has won most of her England caps playing in central defence. She has also previously represented English Universities.
Yorston began her career with Southampton Saints. In the 2003 close season, Yorston joined Fulham Ladies
She joined Bristol Academy in the 2005 close season, and went on to have three seasons as club captain. She joined Arsenal Ladies in July 2009.
Yorston won 19 caps at Under-19 level and also played at Under-23 level before joining the England senior team. She made her debut, as a substitute, in the game against Germany in September 2003 and played, again as a substitute, in the game against Denmark in February 2004. Her next game for England was not until March 2007 when she was a substitute for Rachel Unitt in the game against Scotland.
In May 2009, Yorston was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.
Yorston has a degree in biochemistry and graduated with a Masters from the University of Bath,
-DOCSTART-	23793361
'''Mitchell McPike''' (born 21 September 1991 in Birmingham) is an English footballer, currently playing for Birmingham City. He normally plays as a central midfielder. He has been described as a highly-regarded midfielder who is a product of the club's Academy.
He was given a squad number at the end of 2008 after Blues suffered a number of injuries.
McPike came through the academy ranks of Birmingham City, alongside his brother James McPike. He was an important player in Birmingham City reaching the FA Youth Cup Final in the 2008/09 season, playing a key role against Watford in the quarter final.
-DOCSTART-	23793795
'''David "Dave" Hogan''' (born 31 May 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dagenham & Redbridge. He joined Dagenham & Redbridge in 2005, before being loaned out to non-League clubs Eastbourne Borough, Folkestone Invicta, Harlow Town and Thurrock.
Hogan joined Dagenham & Redbridge in 2005.
In the 2008-09 season, Hogan made one more appearance for Dagenham in League Two.
-DOCSTART-	23797805
'''James McQueen Anderson 'Jimmy' Smith''' (28 November, 1901-1964) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Rosyth Juniors, Rosyth Recreation, East Fife, Tottenham Hotspur, St Johnstone, Norwich City and Ayr United.
Smith played for Rosyth Juniors and later at Rosyth Recreation before joining East Fife. In 1925 the goalkeeper signed for Tottenham Hotspur where he played in a total of 31 matches in all competitions. After leaving White Hart Lane, Smith had spells at St Johnstone and Norwich City where he made a further 31 appearances before ending his football career at Ayr United.
-DOCSTART-	23798997
'''Gemma Davison''' (born 17 April 1987) is an English female international football striker. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies.
Davison began her career with Watford Ladies before joining the youth set up at Arsenal Ladies. She progressed through the youth system to establish herself as regular in the Arsenal Squad. She spent the summer of 2008 playing in the United States for New York Magic,, before returning to Arsenal and playing every game of the 2008-09 season, scoring seven times. In 2009 she signed for Chicago Red Eleven for their inaugural season.
Davison played for England regularly at Under-19, Under-21 and Under-23 level. In April 2009 she received her first call-up to the England senior squad. Her England debut came in July 2009 when she came on as a substitute for Jessica Clarke in the 2-0 defeat at home to Iceland.
-DOCSTART-	23799542
'''Dunia Susi''' (born 10 August 1987) is an English female international football striker. She currently plays her club football for Chelsea Ladies. She has also represented Great Britain at the World University Games.
Susi was a junior with Arsenal Ladies and later played for Fulham Ladies before joining Chelsea Ladies in the 2006 close season.
She spent the 2008 United States season with Richmond Kickers Destiny, along with Chelsea colleagues Kylie Davies, Emma Delves and Jess O'Dwyer.
Susi played for England at Under-19 and Under-23 level. Her debut for the England senior side came in July 2009 when she came on as a substitute for Corinne Yorston in the 2-0 defeat at home to Iceland.
Susi attended the University of Westminster,
-DOCSTART-	23806465
'''Neil Mann''' (born 19 November 1972 in Nottingham, England) is a former professional footballer who made 177 appearances in the Football League playing for Hull City and Scarborough. He currently works as Youth Recruitment Officer for Hull City.
Neil Mann was an attacking left-sided fullback/midfielder. He played for various non-league teams in England before being signed by Terry Dolan for Hull City in July 1993. He went on to become a fans favourite but his career was curtailed by a series of serious knee ligament injuries.
He is the son of former Scottish professional footballer and manager Arthur Mann.
-DOCSTART-	23810279
Williams played at club level for Millwall Lionesses and Arsenal Ladies, from where she joined Charlton Athletic Ladies in September 2004.
She joined the coaching staff at Arsenal's Centre of Excellence, later taking on a similar role at Watford, before becoming the manager of the Welsh national team.
Williams became manager of Watford Ladies in the 2006 close season and led the side to promotion to the FA Women's Premier League at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	23810851
'''Rachel Williams''' (born 10 January 1988) is an English international women's footballer. She currently plays club football for Doncaster Rovers Belles where she is an attacking midfielder.
Williams joined Leicester City Women as a twelve-year old, progressing through their centre of excellence to play in their senior side.
She left Leicester at the end of the 2007-08 season to join Doncaster Rovers Belles.
She scored on the opening day of the 2009-20 season as Doncaster drew 1-1 at home to Blackburn Rovers Ladies. In October 2009 she scored against Leicester City Women as Doncaster progressed in the Women's Premier League Cup.
Williams scored on her England Under-19 debut, whilst still an Under-17 player, against Switzerland in 2005.
In May 2009, Williams was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association. At the time she was the only uncapped player to be awarded a contract.
-DOCSTART-	23811463
'''James 'Jimmy' Smy''' (24 November, 1907-?) was an English professional footballer who played for Hampstead Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Sittingbourne.
Smy joined Tottenham Hotspur after playing for Non league club Hampstead Town. The inside left scored six goals in 17 appearances for the ''Lilywhites'' between 1928-30. After leaving White Hart Lane, Smy played for Sittingbourne where he ended his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	23815846
'''Graeme Carr''' (born October 28, 1978) is an English former professional association football player. He played eleven matches for Scarborough in the Football League Third Division in the 1998-99 season.
-DOCSTART-	23831802
'''Leslie "Les" Green''' (born October 17, 1941 in Atherstone, England) is a former English footballer and manager.
Les Green started out at a young age playing for youth teams around his hometown of Atherstone. He played for Atherstone Boys Club, Mancetter and Baddesley Colliery before being snapped up by local team Atherstone Town.
Green then decided to try and make it with a professional team, so he managed to get a trial with Arsenal. Unfortunately for Green, he never made the grade because manager George Swindin said he was too short at .
Following this Hull City came calling for Green's services and he signed for The Tigers in 1960. Following 4 appearances Green returned to Non-League football with Nuneaton Borough.
After three years with Boro, Green joined Burton Albion under the management team of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor.
After just three months with the Brewers, Green followed Clough and Taylor to Hartlepool United where he made 34 appearances over the course of two seasons.
1967 saw Green on the move once again, this time playing for Rochdale under Bob Stokoe (ironically the same man who's tackle ended Brian Clough's playing career).
Green was at The Dale for just over one season and made 44 appearances before for the third time in his career he was reunited with the management team of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor but this time at Derby County in 1968.
The season Green joined a team that was changing for the better under Clough and Taylors management. He was part of Football League Second Division winning team and the side that was in constant dispute with Leeds United due to the Clough/Revie rivalry.
In 1971 Green decided to leave top flight English football for National Football League side Durban City in South Africa. During his time with the Golden Boys, Green played with the likes of Alan Skirton, Bernd Patzke and Johnny Byrne. Green also had the pleasure of playing alongside Stanley Matthews in a rare guest appearance - when the man himself was into his 50's.
Sadly Green's leg was badly broken in a clash with Bobby Viljoen in a crunch derby game against arch-rivals Durban United which ended his playing career.
Green's last game was a testimonial match for former Derby County goalkeeper Martin Taylor in a game against Everton on May 14, 1997. The game ended 4-1 to The Rams.
Following Green-s retirement from football - he stayed in South Africa at Durban City as assistant manager until returning to England to taken on the role of Commercial Manager at former side Nuneaton Borough.
Green went on to become manager of Nuneaton Borough. He then when on to manage a string of Non-League clubs Hinckley Town, Tamworth and Bedford.
-DOCSTART-	23836352
'''Danny Allen-Page''' (born 30 October 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Hayes & Yeading United as a defender.
Allen-Page started his career as a trainee with Brentford, making one first team appearance, before being released in 2004. He joined Farnborough Town and after two full seasons with them he left to join Yeading. They merged with Hayes in 2007 to form Hayes & Yeading United, with whom he won promotion to the Conference National in 2009.
Born in London, Allen-Page started his career as a trainee with Forest Hill Brentford,
Allen-Page left Farnborough in July 2006 because of the instability at the club and he subsequently signed for Yeading.
He is a right sided player who plays as a right back or midfielder,
-DOCSTART-	23836484
'''Alfred (Alf) Underwood''' (1869 - 1929) was an English association football Player who played 131 times for Stoke.
Underwood signed for Stoke in 1887 having previously played for local teams Hanley Tabernacle and Etruria. Underwood possessed a big kick and was considered by the national press to be a rather rash tackler. Underwood was in Stoke's side that won the Football Alliance in 1890-91 and went on to win two full England caps, appearing alongside fellow Stoke team mates Bill Rowley, and Tommy Clare.
Underwood retired in 1893 when he was only 24 but was still called up to play occasionally afterwards. Underwood suffered many health problems which lead to his death in 1928.
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'''Elijah (Eli) Smith''' was an English association football Player who played 31 times for Stoke.
Smith was signed from local side Tunstall in 1883 he played in 31 competitive games for Stoke before moving on to Stafford Road before retiring.
Smith combined being a footballer with his work as a vicar at the local church because of this he was known as 'Father' Smith to his Stoke teamates.
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'''Jimmy (Jim) Sayer''' was an English association football Player who played 24 times for Stoke.
Sayer was signed from Yorkshire side Sheffield in 1883 he played in 24 competitive games for Stoke scoreing 4 goals before returning to his home town Mexborough whom he played for before retiring.
Sayer made one international appearance for England in a 7-0 win over Ireland in 1887.
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'''Frank Edgar Staton''' was an English association football Player who played 4 times for Stoke.
Staton was signed from local side Goldenhill Wanderers in September 1888 he played in Stoke's first 4 competitive game matches scoring 2 goals before moving on to Stafford Road.
Staton scored Stoke's first ever league goal in a 3-0 win over Notts County in September 1888.
-DOCSTART-	23837604
'''William (Billy) Tunicliffe''' was an English association football Player who played for Stoke.
Tunnicliffe was signed from local side Hanley Town in 1888 he played in 9 competitive games for Stoke and scoring 4 goals. He left Stoke in November 1888 to play for Middlewich.
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'''Thomas (Tom) Wainwright''' was an English association football Player who played in the Football League for Stoke.
Wainwright was signed from local side Stoke St Jude's in 1888 he played in 2 competitive games for Stoke and scoring 1 goal which came in the F.A Cup. He left Stoke in October 1888 to play for Stoke Priory.
-DOCSTART-	23838142
'''Edgar Montford''' was a Welsh association football Player who played for Stoke.
Montford was signed from Welsh side Newtown in 1886 he played in 7 competitive games for Stoke. He left Stoke in 1890 to play for Leek.
Montford also had a brother called Harry Montford who also played for Stoke however he failed to make an appearance.
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'''George Slater''' was an English association football Player who played for Stoke.
Slater was signed from local side Hanley United in 1888 he played in 2 competitive games for Stoke and scoring 1 goal. He left Stoke in October 1888 when he retired and emigrated to the USA where he lived out the rest of his life.
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'''George Lawton''' was an English association football Player who played for Stoke.
Lawton was signed from local side Stoke St Peter's in 1885 he played in 13 competitive games for Stoke and scoring 1 goal. He left Stoke in January 1889 to play for Altrincham.
-DOCSTART-	23838761
'''Thomas Moore''' was an Scottish association football Player who played for Arbroath and Stoke. Moore joined from Scottish side Arbroath in 1888 he played in just one competitive games for Stoke before returning to Arbroath.
-DOCSTART-	23840348
'''Jimmy (Jim) Sloane''' was an Scottish association football Player who played for Rangers and Stoke.
Sloane joined from Scottish side Glasgow Rangers in October 1888 he played in 11 competitive games for Stoke before returing to Scotland in December 1888.
-DOCSTART-	23840466
'''Robert (Bob) Barr''' was an Scottish association football Player who played for Preston North End , Bury, Hurlford, Stoke and Abercorn.
Barr had just three senior outings with Stoke in the first season of League Football, He scored on the debut for Preston North End against Wolves in September 1894 and helped the Deepdale club win the Lancashire Combination title in 1896.
-DOCSTART-	23840559
'''Wilfred (Wilf) Merritt''' was an English association football player who played for Stoke.
Merritt started his career at his home town club Leek. He joined Stoke in January 1889, during his time at Stoke he was mainly used as a back-up to first choice goalkeeper Bill Rowley. Merritt made 5 appearances in his 10 months at Stoke before returning to Leek.
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'''William (Billy) Hutchinson''' was an English association football Player who played for Stoke.
Hutchinson was signed from local side Fenton Red Star in 1888 he played in 2 competitive games for Stoke. Hutchinson failed to impress then manager Harry Lockett and ended up at Long Eaton.
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'''Fredrick (Freddie) Gee''' was an English association football Player who played for Stoke.
Gee joined Stoke from Edgbaston at the end of the 1888-89 season, he played in 21 matches and scored 5 goals for Stoke before leaving at the end of the 1889-90 season.
-DOCSTART-	23840746
'''Vernon Chapman''' (5 September 1921 - 2006) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Leicester City and Leyton Orient. He went on to play for and then manage Tamworth, initially as player-manager.
-DOCSTART-	23841658
'''Clement James''' (born 10 March 1981) is an English footballer who played professionally in the Football League for Brentford, before dropping into non-League football.
James started his career at Brentford, making his debut in the Second Division against Stoke City in the 1-0 away loss on 8 April 2000, replacing Lloyd Owusu as a substitute.
-DOCSTART-	23845473
'''Bobby Brown''' (born 24 November 1953) is an English former footballer and football manager.
Brown played for Chelsea, Sheffield Wednesday, Aldershot F.C., Boston United, Thionville and Caen.
He managed French sides Bourges, Dunkerque and Boulogne.
-DOCSTART-	23846144
'''Joseph Eghodalo "Joe" Omigie''' (born 13 June 1972) is an English footballer who played professionally in the Football League for Brentford before dropping into non-League football.
Born in Hammersmith, London, Omigie started his career with Donna FC, before moving to Brentford in 1994, where he made 24 appearances in the Football League.
In May 2003, Omigie signed for Hounslow Borough.
-DOCSTART-	23847276
'''Michael John "Mickey" Walker, Jr.''' (born 10 April 1945) is an English former professional footballer and coach who is currently the Director of Football at Doncaster Rovers.
Walker was born in Harrogate and raised in Doncaster, and his father Mickey Sr. played professionally for Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue and York City.
After being told he was too short to play football by hometown club Doncaster Rovers, Walker played youth football with Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United. His senior career began at Bradford City, where he made 20 appearances in the Football League. Walker then moved to Ireland to play with Sligo Rovers, and he spent the 1968 season with the Los Angeles Wolves of the North American Soccer League, scoring 7 goals in 22 games.
Walker has held a number of positions at Doncaster Rovers, including Assistant Manager, Director of Football, and Caretaker Manager. A testimonial match was held on 1 August 2009 in honour of Walker; a match between Doncaster Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers finished 1-1. Walker had previously been an Assistant Manager at Nottingham Forest.
-DOCSTART-	23855055
'''Jide Michael Olugbodi''' (born 29 November 1977) is a Nigerian footballer who played professionally for Mohammedan SC, Schaffhausen, Rot-Wei Oberhausen, Austria Lustenau and Brentford. Olugbodi had been called up to the Nigeria squad on numerous occasions, but failed to make an appearance.
Olugbodi played for Bangladeshi side Mohammedan SC before moving to Swiss side Schaffhausen in 1997.
In October 2003, Olugbodi joined English Second Division side Brentford.
Olugbodi was called up to the Nigeria squad to face Jamaica at Loftus Road in London on 7 November 2001.
-DOCSTART-	23855530
'''Onome Sodje''' (born 17 July 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Barnsley as a striker.
He was released by Charlton in 2006 and eventually signed for Gravesend & Northfleet permanently in August.
Sodje signed for fellow Conference team York City on a free transfer on 18 June 2007.
Sodje signed for Championship team Barnsley on 15 June 2009.
He made his debut as a 79th minute substitute in a 2-0 defeat to Coventry City on 15 August.
He moved to England at the age of 14 and attended Sedgehill Secondary School in South East London.
:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
:B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup and FA Trophy.
-DOCSTART-	23857532
'''Henry Sparrow''' (13 June, 1889-1973) was an English professional footballer who played for Faversham Thursday, Portsmouth, Sittingbourne, Croydon Common, Leicester Fosse, Tottenham Hotspur and Margate.
Sparrow began his career at his local Non League club Faversham Thursday. He later went on to play for Portsmouth and Croydon Common before joining Leicester Fosse in 1911. The centre forward featured in 48 matches and scored 29 goals between 1911-1913. In 1913, Sparrow signed for Tottenham Hotspur where he played a total of 19 matches and scored on seven occasions in all competitions. After leaving White Hart Lane he played for Margate where he ended his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	23857890
'''Isaac 'Taffy' Spelman''' (9 March, 1914-?) was an English professional footballer who played for Usworth Colliery, Leeds United, Southend United, Tottenham Hotspur, Hartlepool United.
Spelman began his career at Usworth Colliery before joining Leeds United in 1933. The right half signed for Southend United in May, 1935, he made a total of 50 appearances and scored three goals in all competitions for the ''Shrimpers''. Spelman was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in May, 1937 and went on to feature in a further 32 matches and scored two goals in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites''. After World War II Spelman joined Hartlepool in 1946 and played in 25 games.
-DOCSTART-	23858084
'''Davy Christie''' (born 1867 in Forfar, Scotland) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.
Christie joined Stoke from Scottish side Forfar Athletic in April 1889. He played some 120 competitive games for Stoke over 5 years before returning to Scotland in December 1894.
He was described as a powerfully-built half-back, able to occupy all three middle line positions and rarely gave the ball away.
-DOCSTART-	23858202
'''David''' "'''Davy'''" '''Brodie''' (1863 - 1938) was a Scottish footballer who played for Abercorn and Stoke.
Davy Brodie was one of a generation of Scottish footballers who moved to England to become professional footballers. Brodie was one of many who arrived at the Victoria Ground to earn his living in the sport. Brodie had started out at his local club Paisley before moving to Abercorn. in 1889 he joined Stoke where he earned a reputation as an 'excellent wing half'. He helped Stoke to win The Football Alliance in 1890-91 and regain their status in the football league. He played in 218 competitive games for Stoke over eight seasons before retiring in 1897.
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'''John (Jack) Eccles''' was an English association football Player who played over 190 times for Stoke in the late 19th century.
Eccles was signed from local side London Road in March 1890. Eccles spent 10 years at Stoke playing in 166 league games. During his career, Eccles became known for his brave tackling. He retired in 1900 when be became a coach at the club.
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'''Kevin Carr''' (born 6 November 1958) is an English former professional footbaler who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Morpeth, Carr began his career as an apprentice at Burnley. In total, Carr made over 200 appearances in the Football League for Newcastle United, Carlisle United, Darlington and Hartlepool United, before playing non-league football with Blyth Spartans.
-DOCSTART-	23861543
'''Adam Willis''' (born 21 September 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender who made over 100 appearances in the Football League. He is now a P.E teacher at Trinity Catholic School, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
Born in Nuneaton, Willis began his career with Coventry City. However, he never made an appearance for the first team, and instead made his professional debut in 1998 with Swindon Town. Between 1998 and 2003, Willis made a total of 92 league appearances for Swindon. While at Swindon, Willis played 10 league games on loan at Mansfield Town. Willis later played for Kidderminster Harriers, making 12 league appearances during the 2003-04 season. While at Kidderminster, Willis spent a loan spell at non-league Burton Albion, and after leaving Kidderminster in 2004, signed for non-league club Hinckley United.
Willis has a daughter named Ella (born 2002) with model Danielle Lineker.. He graduated from the University of Worcester gaining a first class honours degree in Physical Education and then going on to complete the Graduate Teacher Programme to become a Secondary PE Teacher.
-DOCSTART-	23862483
'''Frederick William Kean''' (10 December 1898 - 28 October 1973) was an English international footballer who played professionally as a right half for Sheffield Wednesday, Bolton Wanderers and Luton Town. Born in Sheffield, Kean earned a total of nine caps for the English national team between 1923 and 1929, captaining the team on one occasion in 1927.
-DOCSTART-	23863140
'''Albert Farmer''' was an English association football player who played for Everton and Stoke in the late 19th century.
Farmer joined Stoke in October 1888, but he left the Midlands based club in January 1890 after only making three appearances.
-DOCSTART-	23863454
'''William (Billy) Dunn''' was an Scottish association football Player who played for East Stirling, Stoke and Hednesford Town.
Dunn played for his local club East Stirling when in 1889 he moved down to England to play for Stoke along with fellow team mate Harry Simpson. Dunn played in 71 competitive games and scored 21 goals before leaving in 1892 to play for Hednesford.
-DOCSTART-	23863817
'''Adam Barton''' is an English footballer who currently plays for Preston North End. He turned professional in December 2008, having been part of the Preston youth team since joining from Blackburn at the age of sixteen.
Barton is a central midfielder who likes to play with the ball at his feet. He is yet to play for the first team, but has been named on the bench for some matches. At the beginning of the 2009/2010 season he was given the number 40 shirt.
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'''Harry Simpson''' was an Scottish association football Player who played for East Stirling, Stoke and Forfar Athletic.
Simpson played for his local club East Stirling when in 1889 he moved down to England to play for Stoke anlong with fellow team mate Billy Dunn. Simpson played in 12 competitive games and scored 3 goals before Returning to Scotland in 1890 to play for Forfar.
-DOCSTART-	23865951
'''Lenny (Len) Mudie''' was an Scottish association football player who played for Burnley, Stoke and Dundee Wanderers.
Mudrie was playing for Burnley when in September 1889 he moved to play for Stoke. His spell at Stoke was cut short after only 3 games after an argument with then chairman Mr S. Baker. Mudrie returned to Scotland to play for Dundee Wanderers.
-DOCSTART-	23866160
'''Robert (Bob) McCormick''' was a Scottish association football player who played for Abercorn and Stoke.
McCormick started playing for Scottish club Abercorn which he helped win the 1886 Scottish Cup. In 1889 he moved down to England to play for Stoke. McCormick played in 12 competitive games and scored two goals before returning to Abercorn.
-DOCSTART-	23866857
'''Peter Coupar''' (17 October 1866 - 6 July 1944) was an Scottish association football player who played for Dundee and Stoke.
Coupar started his career playing for Scottish club Dundee. In 1889 he moved down to England to play for Stoke. Coupar played in 17 competitive games and scored 4 goals before Returing to Dundee.
-DOCSTART-	23867017
'''Gary Seward''' (born 1 October 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Blackpool.
Seward was born in Paddington, London, and started out playing for his secondary school in Rutherford, for whom he was captain. He was later picked for the West London representative schoolboy team, for whom he was also captain, and also represented Inner London schools. He played once in the Football League for Blackpool,
Seward was assistant coach at IFK Gteborg before becoming Wimbledon F.C.'s European scout, chief scout, and reserve team manager. In 2008, he was working as Coventry City's European scout.
-DOCSTART-	23867088
'''Wallace''' (Wally) '''McReddie''' was an Scotish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Middlesbrough Ironopolis, Manchester City and Stoke.
McReddie started his career at his local club, Lochee & Harp, before joining Stoke in 1889, for whom he made 12 league and cup appearances.
In 1890 he moved to Middlesbrough Ironopolis. McReddie rejoined Stoke in 1893 where he made 30 appearances scoring 10 goals. He then moved on to Ardwick.
-DOCSTART-	23872575
'''Basil Clement Alderson Patchitt''' (born 12 August 1900) was an English international footballer who earned two caps for the English national side in 1923, captaining the team on both occasions. Patchitt played club football for Corinthian and played as a right half.
-DOCSTART-	23873039
'''Alexander 'Alex' Steel''' (25 July, 1886-?) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Newmilns, Ayr United, Manchester, Tottenham Hotspur, Kilmarnock, Southend United and Gillingham.
Steel began his career at his local Non League club Newmilns before joining Ayr United. In 1905 he joined Manchester City and made 30 appearances and scored once for the Hyde Road club. The right half signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1909 and played in one match for the ''Spurs''. After leaving White Hart Lane he had spells at Kilmarnock, Southend United and finally Gillingham where he ended his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	23873510
'''Trevor Thompson''' is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back. Active in England and the United States, Thompson made over career 150 league appearances.
Thompson began his career with West Bromwich Albion; after joining the youth team, Thompson made 20 appearances for the first team between 1973 and 1976. After a spell in the North American Soccer League with the Washington Diplomats, Thompson returned to England to play with Newport County, where he made 35 appearances between 1978 and 1979. Thompson's final English league was Lincoln City, where he made 80 league appearances between 1979 and 1982. Thompson later played non-league football with Gainsborough Trinity.
-DOCSTART-	23874008
'''Jason Thomas Kabia''' (born 26 May 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kabia played non-league football with Oakham United, before spending two seasons in the Football League with Lincoln City, making a total of 28 league appearances. While at Lincoln, Kabia also spent a loan spell at Doncaster Rovers, making five league appearances. Kabia later played in Malta for Valletta, in English non-league football for Gainsborough Trinity, and in the Republic of Ireland for a number of clubs including Cork City, Galway United, Waterford United, Kilkenny City and Cobh Ramblers.
Kabia is currently Head Coach of the in Santa Monica, California.
-DOCSTART-	23874484
'''Gary Ingham''' (born 9 October 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Rotherham, Ingham began his career with the youth team of hometown club Rotherham United. However, he never made a league appearance for the club, and has instead played for a number of non-league sides, including Gainsborough Trinity, Shepshed Charterhouse, Goole Town, Maltby Miners Welfare, Stalybridge Celtic (where he made 127 appearances in two spells), Stocksbridge Park Steels (where he made 19 appearances in two spells), Leek Town, Belper Town, Frickley Athletic and Ossett Albion.
Ingham also made eleven appearances in the Football League in two spells with Doncaster Rovers.
Ingham is currently a First Team Coach at former club Stocksbridge Park Steels.
-DOCSTART-	23874584
'''Russell Green''' is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half. Green made 125 appearances in the Football League for Lincoln City between 1957 and 1964, and also played non-league football for Corby Town and Gainsborough Trinity.
-DOCSTART-	23875652
'''Daniel Martin Charge''' (born 10 May 1988) is an English football striker, who plays for Hemel Hempstead Town.
Charge started his senior career making his debut for Waltham Forest against Boreham Wood in their 6-1 defeat on 28 January 2006.
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'''Yan Klukowski''' (born January 1, 1987 in Chippenham) is an English football player who currently plays for Chippenham Town in the Southern Football League Premier Division.
Klukowski was educated at Sheldon School in his hometown of Chippenham in North Wiltshire. His football education began at local youth side FC Chippenham Youth before moving to Bath City. At 18 years of age the forward managed to break into the first team set-up at Bath City, making 14 appearances. Klukowski also earned England Schoolboys caps before a brief stint at Chippenham Town. Despite interest from Bristol Rovers, Klukowski decided to move to the United States by signing a scholarship with Central Connecticut State University.
At CCSU Klukowski was the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year and was named to the All Conference first team. He was named to the All-NEC First Team and received second team NSCAA/adidas All-North Atlantic Region honors as a sophomore in 2006, while in 2007 he led the NEC in assists and was named to the All-NEC Second Team and the NSCAA/adidas All-North Atlantic Region First Team.
During his college years season Klukowski also played with Ottawa Fury and the Cape Cod Crusadersin the USL Premier Development League.
Klukowski turned professional in 2009 and joined the Western Mass Pioneers of the USL Second Division, where he played 12 times scoring once in the 2-1 win over Wilmington Hammerheads.
Following the conclusion of the USL2 season Klukowski returned to England in an attempt to find a professional club to play for during the 2009-2010 season and beyond. His first trial was provided by Carlisle United who were originally impressed and extended his trial period before deciding against offering him a contract.
Klukowski was then offered a trial with Swindon Town. While on trial, he had scored twice in a 3-2 win over Swindon Supermarine and scored once more in a 3-3 draw with Cirencester Town. However, he was not offered a deal at Swindon.
In August 2009, Klukowski joined Chippenham Town.
Klukowski represented Great Britain at World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand in 2006, and was also selected to represent Great Britain university football team for the 2007 Summer Universiade.
-DOCSTART-	23883882
'''John Anthony Tate''' (6 December, 1892-1973) was an English professional footballer who played for West Stanley and Tottenham Hotspur.
Tate began his career at Non league club West Stanley. The goalkeeper joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1913 and played four matches for the ''Lilywhites'' before re-joining West Stanley.
-DOCSTART-	23886960
'''Derek Possee''' (born 14 February 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. In a professional career which lasted from 1963 and 1979, Possee made over 400 league appearances, scoring over 100 league goals.
Born in Southwark, Possee began his career as an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur, before becoming a professional there. Possee also played in the Football League for Millwall, Crystal Palace and Leyton Orient.
He signed for St Patrick's Athletic in October 1977 under Barry Bridges and scored twice on his debut on the 16th.
Possee then spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League with the Vancouver Whitecaps, helping them to win the Soccer Bowl in 1979.
-DOCSTART-	23889411
'''William Robson''' is a former football player who played as centre forward for Crewe Alexandra in the Football League in 1895.
-DOCSTART-	23889900
'''James Joyce "Jimmy" Pipe''' (1 March 1909 - 1987) was an football player who played as left back for Millwall in the Football League making 196 appearances.
-DOCSTART-	23890449
'''Jonathan "Jonny" Godsmark''' (born 3 September 1989) is an English footballer playing for Newcastle United.
He made his reserve team debut in Northumberland Senior Cup against Walker on 16 October 2006, and then scored his first reserve goal after coming on as a substitute in the Premier Reserve League fixture at Wigan Athletic on 24 January 2007. He struck two goals for the second string in 2006/07. Slight of build, Godsmark made an impact with his skillful ball-playing as a wing man and he was nicknamed "Guide Post-born Speed Demon" by the Geordie media. He made his first senior appearance as a substitute for Newcastle in the 0-1 away friendly defeat at Hull City on 1 August 2007 and signed a professional contract in 2008 along with fellow youth player Lee Thompson.
On 6 August, 2009 it was confirmed that he would be going on loan to Hereford United on a six month loan deal.
He made his Football League debut for Hereford United against Morecambe in August 2009. He scored his first goal for Hereford in extra time of a League Cup tie against Charlton Athletic, a goal which proved to be the winner. He then went on to score the equaliser in the next match, against Cheltenham Town which ended 1-1.
-DOCSTART-	23897348
'''Clovis Kamdjo Tchoumbou''' (born 15 December 1990) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Barnet in English League Two.
Kamdjo began his career in the youth system at Reading in 2005 and has represented Cameroon at under-17 level.
-DOCSTART-	23897378
'''Ryan O'Neill''' (born 19 January 1990) is a footballer from Northern Ireland currently playing as a defender for Barnet.
He began his career in the youth team at West Ham United and has represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level, and is a cousin of Barnet team-mate Mark Hughes. He signed for Barnet in August 2009 and made his debut in a 1-0 away defeat to Lincoln City on 8 August 2009.
-DOCSTART-	23898757
'''John William "Jack" Pattison''' (born 10 April 1887 - 1970) is a former football player who played as an outside left for a number of clubs in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	23898877
'''Ben Marshall''' (born 29 March 1991) is an English footballer, currently playing for Premier League side Stoke City.
Marshall signed for Stoke City on 8 July along with fellow youngster Matthew Lund from Cheshire rivals Crewe Alexandra both after progressing through the youth system at Gresty Road. Due to not having a Professional contract while at Crewe, no fee has yet been agreed for Marshall so a tribunal may have to be called to determine what fee the Potters will have to pay the League Two side. After an impressive pre-season for Stoke, he joined Northampton Town on loan for 3 months on 7 August to gain some first team experience and looks a great prospect for the future. Marshall returned to Stoke on the 4 November 2009 following a successful loan spell.
On 13 November 2009 Marshall signed a month loan with Cheltenham Town. He made his debut on 14 November 2009 in a 1-1 draw with Lincoln City.
-DOCSTART-	23899598
'''Nilos "Nile" Ranger''' (born 11 April 1991 in London) is an English footballer who plays as a striker and currently plays for Newcastle United of the Football League Championship.
Born in Highgate, London, Ranger attended Alexandra Park School. He began his football career at Crystal Palace Football Academy and was at their development centre from a young age. He was with the Protec Football Development School for a few weeks before being scouted by Southampton. His career was almost over before it began, whilst playing for the club he was sentenced to 11 weeks in a Young Offender's Institute for his part in an armed street robbery in Muswell Hill committed before signing for the club. He returned to Southampton after completing his sentence, but was eventually released as a player with a bad reputation. He was offered terms by Swindon Town after a successful trial before Newcastle snapped him up.
In July 2008, then Director of Football of Newcastle, Dennis Wise brought the raw talent to Newcastle United. Ranger made his academy debut against Leicester City on 23 August 2008 and made his debut for the reserve team against Sunderland at St James' Park on 1 September 2008. He impressed hugely in these levels, finishing with fifteen goals for the Under-18s and seven for the reserves in his first season on Tyneside. That resulted him in winning the "Wor Jackie Milburn Trophy" in 2009. He was subsequently rewarded by then-manager Alan Shearer with a new and improved three-and-a-half year contract.
Ranger's Newcastle debut came as a second-half injury-time substitute for Shola Ameobi against West Bromwich Albion in the Football League Championship on 8 August 2009.
He made his first senior league start against Leicester City on 31 August 2009, where he won the man of the match award. He played just over 84 minutes before been substituted and received a standing ovation from fans. He scored his first senior goal for the club in a 2-0 win over Coventry City on 9 December.
Ranger made his debut for the England U19 on 25 March 2009 against the Czech Republic U19s and came very close to breaking the deadlock in the dying minutes of the game with a shot that hit the post. He got his first goal for the Under-19s in his second match, against Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a fine headed effort. He helped his team to the final of the UEFA U-19 Championship but his team eventually lost the final to host nation Ukraine 2-0.
Stats accurate as of 21:36, 13 January 2010.
-DOCSTART-	23899646
'''Michael Jacobs''' (born 22 March 1992) is an English footballer, currently playing for Northampton Town.
Jacobs played in three pre-season matches which included a man of the match performance against Stamford. The Northampton Town manager Stuart Gray was gave him a squad number for the forth coming season. Jacobs made his first professional start against Bournemouth in the Football League Trophy on 6 October.
-DOCSTART-	23903567
Matthew has played most of his soccer in the USA with firstly in college soccer with Indiana and then Wake Forest MetroStars, DC United, New England Revolution, Hampton Road Mariners and Carolina Dynamo.
He also has experience of playing in Europe having trails at Wolverhampton Wanderers and playing a few first team games at Cheltenham Town as well as spending time with clubs in Sweden and Holland.
After his soccer career ended he became a coach.
-DOCSTART-	23907917
'''Robbie Henderson''' (born 11 October 1982) is a former Scottish footballer, who plays as a defender although started his career in midfield.
Henderson started his career on the books of Leeds United, before making his way to Scotland to sign for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock.
He never made an appearance for the ''Killie'' first team, partly due to a fractured eye socket at the hands of one of his team-mates, but was sent out on loan to Raith Rovers, Brechin City and Queen of the South where he managed a few appearances at each club.
When he was released by Kilmarnock, he signed for Greenock Morton in the Scottish Football League Second Division as part of Peter Cormack and Dave McPherson's quickly put together side that were relegated to the bottom division. However, under John McCormack, Henderson won a championship medal for the third division.
After around 18 months at Morton, Henderson moved on to Stenhousemuir before leaving the senior game in 2007 to sign for Pollok in the juniors after a deal with Berwick Rangers fell through after one appearance, then on to Bo'ness United until he was transfer listed in July 2008..
-DOCSTART-	23909262
'''John "Jack" Bailey''' (born 1901, date of death unknown) was an football player who played as an inside forward for Southend United and Thames in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	23909647
'''Alassane N'Diaye''' (born 25 February 1990 in Audincourt, France) is a French footballer currently playing for Crystal Palace. He made his senior debut for Crystal Palace against Plymouth Argyle on the 8th August 2009, the game finished in a 1-1 draw. On the 26 September 2009 he scored his first goal for Crystal Palace in a 1-0 win against West Bromwich Albion.
His second goal came only 7 days later in a comprehensive 4-1 win over Blackpool.
-DOCSTART-	23909891
'''James Francis "Jim" Bellamy''' (born 11 September 1881 - 1969) is a former football player who played as right half or outside right for a number of clubs in the Football League, including Woolwich Arsenal, Burnley and Fulham.
Bellamy went on to coach in various European countries, such as Germany, Italy with Brescia Calcio, and Spain with FC Barcelona.
-DOCSTART-	23910195
'''Christopher''' "'''Chris'''" '''Fagan''' (born 11 May 1989) in Dublin, Republic of Ireland is a footballer playing for Lincoln City.
He made his Lincoln debut on 8 August 2009 in the League Two match against Barnet at the Sincil Bank, which Lincoln won 1-0. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 August in the League Two match against Bradford City at Valley Parade, which Lincoln won 2-0.
He made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut on 10 February 2009, in a friendly against Germany U21 at Turners Cross, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
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'''Ben Pringle''' is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder Derby County.
Pringle joined Derby County from non-league side Ilkeston Town on a free transfer on July 1, 2009.
''with Ilkeston Town''
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'''James Hanson''' (born 9 November 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bradford City.
Born in Bradford, Hanson was a youth player at Huddersfield Town, but was released at the age of 15. He then played semi-professional non-league football with Eccleshill United and Guiseley, balancing his football career with a job in a local chinese take away. Hanson scored 44 goals in his two seasons with Guiseley.
Hanson signed his first professional contract with Bradford City in July 2009. Hanson made his debut for Bradford on the opening day of the 2009-10 season, on 8 August 2009, in a 5-0 defeat against Notts County. Hanson scored his first goal for Bradford on 22 August 2009, in a 5-4 victory away at Cheltenham Town.
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'''Jamie Chandler''' (born 24 March 1989) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder who is currently at Sunderland.
Chandler has yet to make a first team appearance for Sunderland but has been a part of the first team and reserves squads for quite sometime captaining every age group on the way up, but was loaned out to Darlington on 7 August 2009 to gain first team experience, even though he was an England U16s, U17s, U18s and U19s international gaining 32 caps between those sides.
Chandler made his debut for Darlington on 8 August 2009 against Aldershot Town coming on as a substitute. He made his full appearance against Leeds United in the League Cup. He returned in November 2009.
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'''Adam Smith''' (born 29 April 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a defender.
Smith is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth academy. On 8 August 2009 he made his Football League debut for Wycombe Wanderers away at Charlton Athletic.
After his short loan spell which ended on 5 September, he was selected to represent the England Under 19s in the 2010 European qualifactions- in Slovenia. Smith made his England debut and played 90 minutes in the final group game against Slovakia which England won 2-0.
On 20 November 2009 Smith joined League Two outfit Torquay United on loan until January 2010.
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'''Steve Williams''' (born 24 April 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bradford City.
Born in Preston, Williams started his career with West Lancashire League side Charnock Richard. He moved up the leagues to Chorley before he joined Bamber Bridge in January 2007. He moved on to Hyde United at the start of the 2008-09 season, before moving to Fleetwood Town in January 2009. In February 2009 when he returned to Bamber Bridge. Williams balanced his semi-professional football career with a job as a barber.
Williams signed his first professional contract with Bradford City in July 2009.
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'''Matthew Robert Plummer''' (18 January 1989) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a defender. He is a free agent, having previously played for Hull City and Darlington.
Plummer was released by Hull City in the summer of 2009 after beginning his career with the Tigers as a trainee in 1998. Although the centre-back never played for Hull's senior team, he was a regular in their reserve team last season, and was also an unused substitute in the Tigers- senior games in the tie against Watford in the League Cup in 2006 and Middlesbrough in the FA Cup in 2007. Plummer made his debut for Darlington on 8 August 2009 against Aldershot coming on as a substitute. The same thing happened again against Leeds United in the League Cup. Plummer made his first full appearance for Darlington on 18 August 2009 against Crewe Alexandra. Plummer is also a winner of the 'crossbar challenge' conducted by the football show ''Soccer AM''. Plummer left Darlington in December 2009, having played eight league games, when manager Steve Staunton released him from his contract along with two other first team players, David Knight and James Bennett.
-DOCSTART-	23911055
'''Jake Simpson''' (born 27 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shrewsbury Town. He is the son of ex-football player turned manager Paul Simpson.
Simpson started in the Blackburn Rovers academy, but wasn't offered a professional contract by Rovers, and joined Shrewsbury on a one-year deal.
He made his debut on the opening day of the 2009-10 season, coming on as a substitute in the Shrews' 3-1 win over Burton Albion. He is now a regular starter for the Shrews.
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'''Jacob Erskine''' (born 13 January 1989) is an English football player currently playing for Football League One team Gillingham. He primarily plays as a forward.
Born in London, Erskine started his career at non-League club Croydon Athletic,
He spent the close season with Bromley, for whom he played in a friendly against Gillingham, impressing their manager Mark Stimson sufficiently to earn a one-year contract with the Football League One club.
Erskine made his Football League debut as a late substitute in Gillingham's opening game of the 2009-10 season on 8 August against Swindon Town, replacing Mark Bentley in a 5-0 win.
He was loaned back to Bromley for a month in October 2009, making five appearances for them, and scoring in an FA Cup qualifying round match.
-DOCSTART-	23912261
'''Patrick Ada''' (born 14 January 1985) is a Cameroonian footballer currently who plays for Crewe Alexandra, where he signed in the summer of 2009, making him Crewe's first signing in the summer transfer window.
Ada was previously at  Histon, where he made 94 appearances over two years with the club,
-DOCSTART-	23912646
'''Dean Winnard''' (born 20 August 1989) is an English professional footballer playing for Accrington Stanley. He plays as a central defender.
Winnard agreed to sign for Stanley on 19 June 2009, after having been released by neighbours Blackburn Rovers, where he was the captain of the reserve side. He made his Football League debut for Accrington on 8 August 2009, in the 0-1 defeat to Rotherham United.
-DOCSTART-	23916118
'''Billy Rodney Kee''' (born 1 December 1990, in Leicester, England) is a footballer for Leicester City F.C., where he is a product of their youth academy. He has also represented Northern Ireland at under 19 and Under 21 level.
Kee is a stocky forward. He started to this season's Academy League by scoring an amazing 14 goals in 5 games for the club. Kee's biggest game in a Leicester shirt was against Crystal Palace Under 19's in the F.A. Youth Cup where he was on the score sheet and was Man of the Match.
On July 17, 2009, it was announced that Kee had agreed his first pro contract at Leicester after considering leaving the club, it was also announced on the same day that he had agreed a 6-month loan deal at Accrington Stanley.
On the 6th September 2009, Kee, whilst on loan to League Two side Accrington Stanley, was called up to the senior Northern Ireland squad for the first time, replacing the injured Kyle Lafferty.
Billy went to school at Rawlins Community College in Quorn, Leicestershire.
-DOCSTART-	23917056
'''Jacques Maghoma''' (born 23 October, 1987 in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo) is a professional footballer currently playing with Burton Albion in Football League 2, where he plays as a midfielder. Maghoma has dual Congolese/British citizenship.
He began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, joining the youth academy in 2003. He progressed onto the reserve side, making numerous appearances, although he suffered a number of injuries during his time at the club.
He was released by Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp in June 2009 and after short trials at Burton Albion and Hereford United he decided to join Burton Albion on a 2 year contract.
He made his first team debut for Burton on 8 August 2009 in a 3-1 away defeat to Shrewsbury Town.
-DOCSTART-	23917221
'''Ryan Austin''' (born 15 November 1984) in Stoke-on-Trent is an English professional footballer playing as a Defender.
After starting out as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 2004 he was later promoted to the first-team. He then had a successful loan spell at Burton Albion impressing manager Nigel Clough. In August 2004, he signed for Burton Albion on a free transfer from Crewe Alexandra. A regular for Burton in the Football Conference Austin made his Football League debut on 8 August 2009 in a 3-1 away defeat to Shrewsbury Town.
Austin has also played for the England C National Football Team at semi-professional level.
Austin is currently ruled out until the end of the current season with a torn knee ligament.
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'''Steven Caulker''' (born 29 December 1991) is an English footballer who is currently on loan to Yeovil Town from Tottenham Hotspur.
Caulker is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth system. In the summer of 2009 Caulker went on loan to Yeovil Town along with fellow team mate Ryan Mason.
Along with fellow Tottenham loanees, Jon Obika & Ryan Mason, on 5 November 2009 their loans were extended until May 2010.
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'''Jordan Lee Clarke''' (born 19 November 1991) is an English football player. He is a defender who currently plays for Football League Championship team Coventry City.
Clarke attended the Coundon Court School in Coundon, Coventry.
A former captain of the academy U16 side, Clarke made his professional debut for his hometown club as a substitute on 9 August 2009, in a 2-1 Football League Championship win against Ipswich Town. Three days later, he made his full debut against Hartlepool in the Carling Cup, playing 104 minutes. He was unfortunate to be sent off after a controversial second yellow card in only his fourth league start in the away loss to Derby County on 6 November. On 9 December, he was injured and substituted in the first half during the 2-0 loss to Newcastle United at home. It was later confirmed that he will be out for around three months due to knee ligament damage.
Clarke was called into the England Under 19 Squad for the friendly against Russia in September 2009.
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'''Patrick van Aanholt''' (born 29 August 1990) is a Dutch football player. He is a defender who currently plays for Football League Championship team Coventry City on loan from Premier League Chelsea. He made his professional debut on 9 August 2009 starting in a 2-1 Football League Championship win over Ipswich Town.. He was recalled to Chelsea in December due to the exit of many players due to the African Nations Cup.
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'''Mat Mitchel-King''' (born 12 September 1983) is a English Professional footballer currently playing for Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Two. His preferred position is in defence, although he can play as a midfielder.
While at Histon, he was a part time body double of Rio Ferdinand for the Nike adverts. He gave this up when he signed a two year full time contract with Crewe Alexandra.
He joined Crewe Alexandra on the 29 June 2009, on a free transfer after rejecting a new deal with Histon. He made his league debut in Crewe's opening day defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge.
-DOCSTART-	23920917
'''Michael Taylor''' (born 21 November 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town. He is a well travelled centre-back.
Born in Liverpool Taylor started his career with Blackburn Rovers. He was sent on loan to Carlisle United on 28 September 2002, and made his debut the same day in a 3-1 defeat away to Bournemouth. He made a total of 12 appearances for ''the Cumbrians'' in the 2002-03 season, before returning to Blackburn.
He then signed for Rochdale, before moving to Cheltenham Town. Since then Taylor has played in Non-League football for Forest Green Rovers, Lancaster City, Halifax Town and Hyde United. He then moved to Welsh Premier League side The New Saints before joining Conference North side Fleetwood Town in January 2009,
-DOCSTART-	23921870
'''Hugh (Hughie) Phillips''' (born 1864 in Lanark, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, who played for St.Bernards, Stoke. He made seven appearances for English side Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	23921939
'''William (Billy) Fraser''' (born 1868 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Renton, Stoke. He made three appearances for English side Stoke before returning to Renton.
-DOCSTART-	23922031
'''John Cameron''' (born 1868 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Renton, Stoke and Hibernian. He made Nine appearances for English side Stoke before returning to Scotland.
-DOCSTART-	23922910
'''Robert Pell''' (born February 5, 1979) is an English football forward.
He was born in Leeds. Between 1996 and 2001 he played for Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers, Northwich Victoria and Southport.
-DOCSTART-	23926504
'''Edward''' "'''Ted'''" '''Killean''' (born 1874) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back around the turn of the twentieth century, spending the largest part of his career with Blackburn Rovers.
Killean was born in Blackburn, Lancashire and after serving with the 3rd Coldstream Guards joined his home-town club, Blackburn Rovers, in August 1894 going on to make over 100 appearances in all competitions.
In the 1894-95 season he was often played as an inside-forward and in January 1895, he and England international Henry Chippendale both scored hat-tricks in a 9-1 victory over Small Heath. By the end of the following season, Killean had become established at left-half taking over from Thomas Cleghorn who had moved on to join Liverpool.
Over the next two seasons, Killean rarely missed a league match for Blackburn who struggled near the foot of the First Division table, including having to go through the play-offs at the end of the the 1897-98 season. Although Rovers came last in the play-off table, they retained their place in the top flight as the First Division was expanded to 18 clubs.
By November 1898, Peter Chambers had taken over at left-half and Killean was transferred to Glossop North End who had just been elected to the expanded Second Division. Killean was an ever-present for the rest of the 1898-99 season, at the end of which Glossop finished as runners-up and were thus promoted to the First Division. Glossop struggled in their only season in the top-flight, finishing at the foot of the table nine points behind second-last club Burnley and returned to the Second Division.
In the summer of 1900, Killean moved to the south coast to join Southampton of the Southern League as cover for England international Arthur Chadwick. Described as "''a sturdy, diligent reserve''"
Killean then moved to fellow Southern League side New Brompton where he was a first-team regular for two seasons before returning to the Football League with Blackpool in December 1903, retiring the following summer.
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'''Ryan Stephen Fraughan''' (born February 2, 1991) in England is a footballer playing for Tranmere Rovers. He made his Tranmere Rovers debut on August 8, 2009 in the Football League One clash with Yeovil Town at Huish Park, which ended in a 0-2 loss.
-DOCSTART-	23928080
'''Craig Dawson''' (born May 6, 1990) in England is a footballer playing for Rochdale.
Craig Dawson started his Career at Unibond League side Radcliffe Borough in the middle of the 2007-08 season, and became a 1st team regular after just a few games. In the two seasons he was at the club, he became a favourite of the fans and other team members. During this time, he caught the attention of a few scouts from league clubs, with Tottenham Hotspur, Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough sending scouts to Radcliffe games on regular basis. In March 2009 Craig received offers from Rochdale, Bury, Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale and Northwich Victoria. Dawson finally agreed to sign for his local club Rochdale after turning down the other offers. Although a Rochdale player, Craig stayed at the club until April 2009 as a loan. In the season he left, he was voted the Player of the season by Radcliffe.
Dawson was signed by Keith Hill from Radcliffe Borough. Dawson, who was thought to be an exciting prospect, also played for Rochdale Cricket Club. He made his debut for Rochdale reserves, scoring a header from a corner against Manchester City. Craig was set to make his debut in the second half of the 2008/2009 season however was set back by injury. Dawson finally got his Rochdale debut on August 8, 2009 by starting in the Football League Two clash with Port Vale at Vale Park because Rory McArdle was out injured. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. Craig's second game was at Hillsborough in the Carling Cup against Sheffield Wednesday. Despite conceding 3 goals, Rochdale fans gave Dawson rave reviews and named him Man Of The Match. His agent, Aaron Cox is quoted as saying ' Real Madrid and Barcelona have been keeping an eye on this kid' and he believes he can go very far in his career.
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'''Danny Green''' is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dagenham & Redbridge.
Green started his career as a youth player at Northampton Town, before signing for Conference South club Bishop's Stortford in 2008.
He signed for Dagenham & Redbridge in May 2009 on a free transfer.
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Martin began his career with the youth system of Scottish Premier League team Motherwell, making the first team for the 2005-06 season.
Rangers made enquiries about signing Martin in 2007, before joining League One team Leeds United on an initial two-year contract on 31 August 2007, taking the opportunity to be more involved in the club's first team squad.
Despite not appearing for Leeds he was offered a new contract in September 2008, and moved to Barrow of the Conference National on loan in order to get more first team experience.
Despite suggestions that Martin could be involved in the Leeds first team for the 2009-10 season, he was loaned out again, joining Accrington Stanley of League Two until January 2010. He made his Football League debut with Stanley in the opening game of the season in a 1-0 defeat to Rotherham United. He has been fighting for the number one jersey with fellow goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin. On 27 October Leeds recalled Martin, after current number one goalkeeper Shane Higgs was out with a thigh injury and loan goalkeeper Frank Fielding returned to his parent club. Martin is expected to act as backup for Casper Ankergren.
Martin has played for Scotland at youth football levels, most recently appearing for the under-21 team. He made his under-21 debut against Northern Ireland in November 2008 and, despite playing only nineteen minutes due to injury, retained his place as the team's first choice matches for subsequent matches.
-DOCSTART-	23930533
'''David "Dave" Butler''' (born 23 March 1945) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 500 career league appearances in a professional career which lasted from 1964 to 1983. Butler played as a right back during his early career in England, but was converted to a striker later on in his career when he played in the United States.
Born in Thornaby-on-Tees, Butler began his career with local side Stockton. During a professional career which lasted from 1964 to 1983, Butler played in the Football League for Workington and Watford, and in the North American Soccer League for the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers.
-DOCSTART-	23931006
'''Ken Bracewell''' (born 5 October 1936) is an English former professional football player and coach. Bracewell, who played as a full back, made over 200 league appearances in England, Canada, and the United States.
Born in Colne, Lancashire, Bracewell began his career in non-league football with Trawden. He then signed with league club Burnley, but never made a league appearance, and so made his professional debut with Tranmere Rovers in 1959, making 28 league appearances in two seasons. Bracewell then played non-league football with Nelson, and with Canadian side Toronto Italia, before returning to English league football with Norwich City. However, he didn't make a single appearance for Norwich, and soon signed for Lincoln City, where he made 23 league appearances between 1963 and 1965. After leaving Lincoln, Bracewell played non-league football with Margate, before signing with Bury, where he made 1 league appearance. Bracewell then spent two seasons in Canada with the Toronto Falcons, and returned briefly to England to play with Rochdale. Bracewell then returned to the NASL to play with the Atlanta Chiefs, the Atlanta Apollos and the Denver Dynamos.
During the 1973 and 1974 NASL seasons, Bracewell was player-coach of the Atlanta Apollos and the Denver Dynamos respectively. He was manager of the Oakland Stompers in the 1978 NASL season, and of the San Francisco Scots in 1983. Bracewell also managed hometown club Colne during the 1990s.
-DOCSTART-	23931333
'''Tommy Coakley''' (born 21 May 1947) is a Scottish former football player and coach. Coakley, who played as a right winger, made 95 league appearances in a professional career which saw him play in Scotland, England, and the United States. After retiting as a player, Coakley became a football coach.
Born in Bellshill, Coakley began his career with local side Bellshill Athletic, before making his debut in the Scottish Football League with Motherwell. Coakley later played in the Football League for Arsenal, and in the North American Soccer League for the Detroit Cougars, before returning to Scotland to play with Greenock Morton. In total, Coakley made 95 league appearances, scoring 10 goals.
Coakley's management career began in the English non-league system, managing clubs including Chelmsford City, Maldon Town and Bishop's Stortford.
Coakley was manager of English league side Walsall between 1986 and 1988.
-DOCSTART-	23931399
'''Danielle 'Dani' Buet''' (born 31 October 1988) is an English female international footballer. She plays her club football for Chelsea Ladies where she is a midfielder.
Buet joined Chelsea from Arsenal Ladies in 2007. In October 2008 she was named FA Women's Premier League Player of the Month for September.
Buet played for England at Under-17 and Under-19 level and was a member of the victorious Under-19 European Championship side. She made her senior debut in March 2009, against South Africa, as a second-half substitute for Emily Westwood, having received her first call-up to the senior squad the previous September. Her first senior start came the same month in the 3-0 win against Scotland. In August 2009 she was named in coach Hope Powell's squad for Euro 2009.
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'''John Ritson''' is an English former footballer, who played as a defender in the Football League in the 1960's and 70's, most notably for . He joined the club as an apprentice and made his league debut in the 1967-68 season. He went on to play 324 league matches for the club, and was a member of the promotion-winning team of 1977-78. However, following a contractual dispute
Following the end of his playing career, he ran a newsagents, and as of 2004 he was running his own builder's firm.
-DOCSTART-	23934870
'''Enoch Olusesan Showunmi''' (born 21 April 1982) is a footballer who plays for Falkirk. He plays as a striker. He is of Yoruba descent via Nigerian parents. Born in England, He played for Nigeria at international level and won two caps for the team.
Born in Kilburn, London, Showunmi entered the professional ranks relatively late, signing for his first professional club, Luton Town, at the age of 21 from non-League side Willesden Constantine, having first completed a Business degree at London South Bank University.
A tall and bustling striker who also possesses pace, Showunmi joined Luton in early September 2003 following a successful trial spell with the Hatters that saw him feature regularly during the 2003-04 pre-season against such teams as AFC Wimbledon. At the time of his signature Luton had a small squad due to the administrative receivership that they were under, which prevented them signing new players. Regular midfielder and captain Kevin Nicholls received an injury that was to prevent him playing for three months, and Luton were able to use this injury to seek dispensation from the Football League to sign Showunmi.
Showunmi's debut came against Plymouth Argyle in September 2003, and his first goal arrived in a Football League Trophy win against Rushden & Diamonds in November. Late in the season he scored a hat-trick in a home match against Brentford. In total he scored seven goals in 28 appearances during the 2003-04 season, which culminated with his international debut for the Nigerian national football team as a 71st minute substitute in a 3-0 victory against the Republic of Ireland at The Valley on 30 May 2004.
He was also a substitute in Nigeria's following 2-0 victory against Jamaica.
Luton's promotion season in 2004-05 saw Showunmi regularly used as a "super-sub" to score six goals in 38 matches, only seven of which he started, including a late winner against Bournemouth after Luton had played most of the game with only 10 men.
In 2005-06 Showunmi often played in midfield, with moderate success, due to injuries to many midfield players at the club.
On 3 October 2006, football agent Charles Collymore was charged with "touting" Showunmi to Millwall, without the consent of Luton Town.
Before the 2006-07 season, Showunmi moved to Bristol City on a Bosman transfer. He had a good start to the season, scoring in three consecutive games. However, he featured sporadically for the rest of the season due to injuries and good form from other City strikers. Despite not being a first team regular he finished the season as Bristol City's second top scorer, behind Phil Jevons, with 13 goals in all competitions.
Showunmi faced strong competition for his first team place at the start of the 2007-08 season, especially after fellow strikers Lee Trundle and Darren Byfield signed for the club, and Steve Brooker also being in contention after returning to fitness. On 23 January 2008 he started discussing personal terms with League One team Leeds United, after Leeds and Bristol agreed terms for a permanent deal to take Showunmi to Elland Road. However, Showunmi snubbed a move to the Yorkshire club and stayed at Ashton Gate to fight for his place in the team.
However, on 31 January, he completed a move to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on an emergency loan until 1 March.
On 9 April, Showunmi was charged by the FA with "engaging the services of an individual, who was not a licensed agent or entitled to act in such a capacity, to represent him in contract negotiations with Luton Town in or around February 2004 and between November 2005 and January 2006", an allegation which incurred both Bristol City and Charles Collymore.
He was released by City at the end of the 2007-08 season along with fellow striker Darren Byfield, midfielder Alex Russell and defenders Martin Slocombe and Tams Vask.
Showunmi signed a two-year contract for the Elland Road club on 7 July, following his release from Bristol City.
On the 14 January 2009 the club revealed Showunmi had suffered a blood clot in his lung. The injury kept him out for the rest of the 2008-09 season, his last game was the 3-1 loss to MK Dons which led to manager Gary McAllister getting sacked after a string of bad results. The injury was so bad that it was possible that he might had to retire through the injury, and during his time out he studied a law degree which he hoped may give him another career to fall into if he did have to retire.
On 18 July 2009, Showunmi scored his first goal since his injury in a pre-season friendly against Irish champions Glentoran, during Leeds' pre-season tour of Ireland. On Monday 10 August Showunmi scored in the 1st round of the league cup for Leeds against Darlington.
With 7 subs required for the 2009-10 season Showunmi found himself used mainly as a substitute in games, coming on late to try make an impact. During the game against Charlton Athletic he came on as a first half substitute for the injured Luciano Becchio and was subjected to ironic cheers from the Leeds fans throughout the game, which Showunmi has said he will use that to help prove his doubters wrong.
On the 13 November he turned down a loan move to Yorkshire rivals Rotherham United. Rotherham manager Ronnie Moore claimed that the move to Rotherham fell through because Showunmi wanted to stay at Leeds until January then move on to another club abroad. In Leeds' first game since Showunmi turned down the loan move Showunmi came on as a substitute against Brighton & Hove Albion. Showunmi found games hard to come by for Leeds with Jermaine Beckford, Luciano Becchio, Mike Grella, Trsor Kandol, Max Gradel and Sam Vokes seemingly all ahead of him in the pecking order.
On 13 January 2010 Showunmi's contract was mutually terminated between him and Leeds United.
On 14 January 2010 Scottish Premier League team Falkirk signed Showunmi.
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'''Frank James Burton''' (born 1891, date of death unknown) was a football player who played as defender for West Ham United and Charlton Athletic in the Football League, as well as Queens Park Rangers and Grays Thurrock.
-DOCSTART-	23940210
'''Allan Taylor''' (1 December, 1905-1981) was an English professional footballer who played for North Shields, Newcastle United, South Shields, Tottenham Hotspur and Harlepool United.
Taylor began his career at his local Non league club North Shields before joining Newcastle United in 1925. The goalkeeper signed for South Shields in 1926 where he played in 34 matches. In 1931 he joined Tottenham Hotspur, between 1931-1936 he featured in 70 matches in all competitions for the ''Spurs''. After leaving White Hart Lane he went on to play for Hartlepool United where made a further 25 appearances before ending his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	23941164
'''Jessica Clarke''' (born 5 May 1989) is an English female international football midfielder. She currently plays her club football for Leeds Carnegie Ladies
Clarke joined Leeds as a junior, progressing through the youth team to make the senior team.
Clarke represented England at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 level.
In August 2009 she was named in coach Hope Powell's squad for Euro 2009.
In addition to playing for Leeds Carnegie Ladies, in September 2009 Clarke will enroll at Leeds Metropolitan University as a student, along with teammates Carly Telford and Sue Smith.
-DOCSTART-	23941522
'''Daniel Martin Rowe''' (born March 9, 1992) in Wythenshawe, England is a footballer playing for Stockport County. He made his Stockport County debut on April 11, 2009 in the Football League One clash with Leeds United which ended in a 1-0 loss.
-DOCSTART-	23941976
'''Hugh''' "'''Hughie'''" '''Clifford''' (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, who played for Stoke, Celtic and Ardwick Clifford made thirty one appearances in the Football League for Stoke.
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'''Michelle Hickmott''' (born 20 February 1985) is an English female football full-back. She currently plays her club football for Birmingham City Ladies
Hickmott's first experience of team football came after a successful trial as a 13-year-old with Birmingham City Ladies.
On leaving Birmingham at the end of the 2002-2003 season, Hickmott joined Fulham Ladies, playing in Europe for Marianne Spacey's side. Fulham reverted back to semi-professional status at the end of her first season, causing the departure of high profile players such as Rachel Yankey, Rachel Unitt and Katie Chapman. Hickmoot remained with Fulham initially, but a month into the following season, left to join Northern Division Coventry Ladies, where she was employed as a coach within their centre of excellence and also worked for the Birmingham FA.
In June 2007 she returned to Birmingham Ladies.
Within a season of starting her career, Hickmott was selected for the England Under-14 side, quickly progressing to the Under-16 side.
In addition to playing football, Hickmott is employed as a fire fighter with the Warwickshire Fire Service. Prior to joining the fire service she had been a coach with the Birmingham Football Association.
-DOCSTART-	23942312
'''Lee Novak''' (born September 28, 1988) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Huddersfield Town in Football League One.
Novak started his career at Gretna, Newcastle Blue Star and Gateshead. Huddersfield Town manager Lee Clark signed Novak from Gateshead during January 2009, for an undisclosed fee. As part of the deal, he returned to Gateshead on loan until the end of the season.
Before he even made his first-team debut for Huddersfield, he gained media attention when he was involved in a pre-season friendly punch-up against Newcastle United with Fabricio Coloccini.
He made his debut for Huddersfield as a substitute in the 2-2 draw against Southend United at Roots Hall on 8 August 2009, where he set up the equalizer. He made his first competitive start three days later in the 3-1 win over Stockport County in the League Cup. On 18 August, he scored his first goal (a penalty) for Huddersfield, in a 7-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.
He secured a regular place in the starting 11 alongside Jordan Rhodes. Despite Huddersfield often winning games by a three, four, five or even six goal margin, Novak was failing to regularly get on the scoresheet. This changed, though, when he scored in the 2-1 defeat at Swindon Town with a 25-yeard strike, which began a run of scoring in three consecutive league games, as following the Swindon strike, he scored in a 3-3 draw against Tranmere Rovers and a 2-2 draw at local rivals Leeds United.
-DOCSTART-	23942345
'''John Tunnicliffe''' (born 1866 in Hanley, England) was a former professional footballer, who played for Longton Atlas, Stoke and Audlam. He made Three appearances for Stoke. His brother Billy also played for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	23943384
'''Olatunji Babajide Banjo''' is a Nigerian-English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Banjo played for Leyton Orient, making 27 appearances in the Football League between 1977 and 1982.
-DOCSTART-	23943440
'''Andre Gray''' (born 27 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a Striker for Shrewsbury Town.
Andre Signed a First-Year Professional conract at the beginning of the 2009/10 season.
He made his debut on the opening day of the 2009-10 season, coming on as a substitute in the Shrews' 3-1 win over Burton Albion. He made his second appearance when he came on as a substitute at 55 minutes when Shrewsbury were chasing the game at 4-0 down. Gray is currently on loan at Conference North side AFC Telford United.
-DOCSTART-	23944153
'''Hannah Forster''' (born 22 February 1991) is an English female football midfielder. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies. She was born in Wigan.
Forster joined Blackburn's centre of excellence in the 2006 close season, after a successful trial,
In June 2009 she was awarded the Reserve Manager's Player of the Year trophy.
At the age of 11 years, and at the time a ball girl for Wigan Athletic, Forster played in the United Kingdom team the Fox Kids Cup in Barcelona.
-DOCSTART-	23944331
'''Emma McDougall''' (born 6 March 1991) is an English female football winger. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies. She was born in Manchester.
McDougall joined Blackburn from Fletcher Moss Rangers in January 2008, and made her first-team debut in a 17-0 Lancashire Cup win the following month. She appeared as a substitute in three of Rovers' final Premier League games that season and, after a formal promotion to the senior side, played more regularly in the 2008-09 season.
-DOCSTART-	23944819
'''Jesse Walter Stanley''' (born 1870 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former professional footballer, who played for Northwich Victoria and Stoke. He made Three appearances for Stoke.
All of Jesse Stanley's Senior outings for the ''Potters'' came in march 1892 whe he deputised for Tommy Clare. Every game was lost including a 5-3 defeat to Blackburn Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	23944872
'''John Buckley''' (born 10 May 1962) is a Scottish former professional footballer and current manager of Doncaster Rovers Belles.
-DOCSTART-	23944994
'''Isaac''' '''"Ike"''' '''Stanley''' (born 1861 in Bilston, England) was a former professional footballer, who played for Northwich Victoria and Stoke. He made Seventeen appearances for Stoke in all competitions. Brookes was also a cricketer for Staffs CCC.
-DOCSTART-	23946443
'''Brendan Bradley''' (born 7 June 1950) is a former Irish footballer. He holds the record for the highest number of goals, 235, scored by an individual in the League of Ireland with a club record 181 for Finn Harps. He played in the Football League for Lincoln City.
A talented youngster, appearing in the Derry and District League at the tender age of 15, Bradley signed for Derry City at the age of sixteen. Although a regular in the club's reserve team he only made a handful of first team appearances during his three seasons with the club; his route to the first team being blocked by the form of regular striker Danny Hale.
Despite his limited appearances for Derry, Bradley had impressed Finn Harps manager Patsy McGowan and a fee of -100 secured Bradley's services for the Harps' League of Ireland debut season, 1969-1970. The season saw him score his and the club's first hat-trick in senior football in the away fixture with Athlone Town
In July 1972, Bradley moved to the Football League with Lincoln City manager David Herd paying -6,000 for his services. He made his league debut for the club in the 1-1 away draw with Darlington on 19 August 1972
With Graham Taylor rebuilding the Sincil Bank based club, Bradley returned to Finn Harps for -4,000 in the summer of 1973 and ended the 1973-1974 season by scoring the final two goals as Harps won the FAI Cup with a 3-1 victory against St Patrick's Athletic at Dalymount Park. The victory saw Harps qualify for the following season's European Cup Winners Cup where they were drawn against Bursaspor. Bradley scored in the away leg, a 4-2 defeat on 18 September 1974; the 0-0 home leg on 2 October 1974 seeing the club fall out of the competition. His total of 21 league goals saw him head the league scorers chart for a third time. The 1975-1976 season saw him head the scoring charts for a fourth time with 29 league goals,
In 1978, he moved to Athlone Town before linking once more with his erstwhile Finn Harps manager Patsy McGowan at Sligo Rovers. He netted 44 league goals for the club, collecting a FAI Cup runners-up medal from the 1981 final with Dundalk. He returned to Harps for the 1982-1983 season, staying a further four seasons, before re-joining Derry City in the January 1986 season, helping the club capture the League of Ireland First Division Shield.
Bradley resides in Derry, relaxing with playing golf and walking. He resisted the urge of management after his playing retirement commenting that "it would never take the place of playing for me" and is an occasional visitor to the Brandywell Stadium. After 13 years at Finn Park he retains "a soft spot for Harps".
-DOCSTART-	23947141
'''Jack''' '''Proctor''' (born 1871 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former professional footballer, who played for Dresden United and Stoke. He made fifty six appearances for Stoke in all competitions. Proctor died in 1893 when he fell ill with Pneumonia when he was 22 years old.
-DOCSTART-	23947250
'''William A.''' "'''Willie'''" '''Naughton''' (born 16 July 1868) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as an outside-forward for various clubs in Scotland and England in the 1880s and 1890s, including Celtic, Stoke and Southampton. Throughout his career he was known as "Chippy".
Naughton was born in Garnkirk, north-east of Glasgow and in his teenage years played for a variety of clubs across Scotland, including Hibernian in Edinburgh and Celtic in Glasgow.
In 1890, he moved to England to join Stoke of the Football League, for whom he made over one hundred appearances, generally at inside-right. In 1891, he was suspended for receiving payments from his club while registered as an amateur.
On 26 April 1893, he was part of the Stoke team which visited the County Ground to play a friendly match against Southampton St Mary's. Even with the future founder of football in Brazil, Charles Miller
Naughton moved to the south coast in April 1895 to join Southampton, prior to the start of their second season in the Southern League. Naughton made his debut at inside-right for the opening match of the season, a 1-0 defeat at champions Millwall, retaining his place for the remainder of the season, missing only one league match.
Naughton missed the first three matches of the 1896-97 season, returning on 24 October at outside-right. On 7 November, he scored a hat-trick in an 8-3 victory over New Brompton. He continued at outside-right for the rest of the season, scoring a total of six league goals.
In the FA Cup, Naughton played in every match until the Saints reached the Second Round proper, where they met Newton Heath. The first match, at the County Ground on 13 February 1897 ended 1-1. As a result of an injury, Naughton was unavailable for the replay four days later, when he was replaced by James Spellacy, making his only first-team appearance for the Saints. Naughton was badly missed and Newton Heath ran out 3-1 winners.
For the next season, Southampton signed Jimmy Yates who replaced Naughton at outside-left. Naughton only made three further appearances before returning to Scotland at the end of the season.
-DOCSTART-	23947387
'''Wilmot Turner''' (born 1866 in Chester, England) was a former professional footballer, who played for Chester, Stoke and Ardwick. He made fifty-nine appearances for Stoke in all competitions scoring 22 goals.
-DOCSTART-	23948580
'''Louis Almond''' is an English professional football player. He plays as a forward for Blackpool.
Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, Almond was at hometown club Blackburn Rovers Academy before joining Blackpool.
Whilst still a member of the Blackpool youth team, Almond became a regular in the club's reserve team in the 2008-09 season. In July 2009 he played for the first team in the pre-season South West Challenge Cup held in North Devon, including playing in the 5-0 win over Barnstaple Town.
Then, still a second-year scholar, Almond made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' as a 70th-minute substitute in a 2-1 win over Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road in the first round of the 2009-10 League Cup on 11 August 2009.
-DOCSTART-	23954271
'''John''' "'''Jack'''" '''Warner''' (1883 - 16 May 1948) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back in the years prior to World War I, spending most of his career with Portsmouth in the Southern League.
Warner was born in Preston, Lancashire and trained as a bricklayer.
In May 1905, he moved to the south coast to join Southampton of the Southern League. Warner was a "''speedy''" full-back, who was regarded "''as more than a match for any forward''".
In the summer of 1906 he moved down the Solent to join local rivals, Portsmouth. His 227 league appearances for the Fratton Park club proved that the Southampton directors had made a serious error. He remained as a player with Pompey right up to the suspension of football following the outbreak of war, and returned as a trainer, a position he held until after the Second World War.
-DOCSTART-	23954857
'''Bobby Roberts''' (born 2 September 1940) is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who played as a Midfielder. He joined from the Edinburgh Norton junior club, and went on to make almost 100 league appearances for them. He was made player of the year by the supporter's association for 1962. Bobby moved to play in the Football League with for the 1963-64 season. He went on to play 230 league matches for the club, and also appeared for Leicester in the 1969 FA Cup Final and the second leg of the 1965 Football League Cup Final. He subsequently transferred to .
He moved into coaching with a brief stint as player-coach with , and then in June 1975 he was appointed as manager of . He remained at the club for seven years, and led them to promotion to the Football League Third Division in the 1976-77 season.
He also managed Grimsby Town from 1987 to 1988, relinquishing the role to Alan Buckley.
-DOCSTART-	23955360
'''Aman Kumar Verma''' (born 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, currently playing for Crewe Alexandra on loan from Leicester City. Verma is of Indian origin.
Born in Leicester, Leicestershire, Verma started his career at Leicester City in their youth academy however he failed to break in to the first team squad and was eventually released.
After his release he played for [fc khalsa] then being scouted by Bedworth United before later joining Conference North side Redditch United.
In December 2008, Verma joined former club Leicester on trial, where he did enough to secure a six month contract.
On 6 August 2009 it was announced that Verma had joined Crewe Alexandra on trial with a view to moving to the club on loan,
Verma made his Crewe debut a day later against Blackpool replacing James Bailey at half time in their 1-2 defeat in the Carling Cup.
On 3 November, Verma returned to train at Leicester two-weeks early having fallen out of favour at Crewe, however he remains unavailable for selection until 10 November, when the loan contract officially ends.
-DOCSTART-	23955532
'''Albert Harry Tomkin''' (23 December, 1915-?) was an English professional footballer who played for Formby, Tottenham Hotspur and Northfleet United.
Tomkin began his career at Non League club Formby. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1937 but moved to the club's "nursery" team Northfleet United before making a first team appearance. The outside left re-joined Tottenham in 1938 and featured in two matches.
-DOCSTART-	23955691
'''Kurtney Wayne C. Brooks''' (born 14 September 1991) is an English-born Welsh professional footballer who plays for Watford as a midfielder.
Born in Slough, Berkshire, Brooks is an academy scholar with Watford and he made his first team debut on 11 August 2009 against Barnet in the League Cup.
Despite being born in England, Brooks instead chose to represent Wales. His first involvement came at under-19 level when he made his debut for the side on 22 September 2009 in a 1-1 draw with Malta. The following month, he was named in the squad for the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification matches against Portugal, Spain and Macedonia, featuring in all three games.
-DOCSTART-	23955760
'''Danielle Hill''' (born 15 April 1988) is an English female football goalkeeper. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies. She was born in Liverpool.
Hill joined Everton Ladies as a junior, making her senior debut at the age of 15. Although primarily an understudy to first-choice keeper and England Rachel Brown, she toook over when Brown was injured during the 2007-08 season, playing in the League Cup Final win over Arsenal and earning her first call-up to the senior England squad.
Hill left Everton to join Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2008 close season.
Hill has represented England at Under-19 and Under-23 level.
-DOCSTART-	23956305
Burke played for Liverpool Ladies before joining Everton Ladies in the 1997 close season.
She later joined Doncaster Rovers Belles, spending the 2003 close season with Icelandic side IBV.
She played for Leeds United Ladies in the 5-0 defeat against Arsenal in 2006 FA Women's Cup Final.
Burke left Leeds to join Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2007 close season. Although signed as an attacking midfielder, she moved to right-back for the 2009-20 season.
Burke has won over 50 caps for the England senior team.
-DOCSTART-	23956309
'''Benjamin Owen "Ben" Swallow''' (born 20 October 1989) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder or Forward for Bristol Rovers.
After spending seven years playing schoolboy football for Cardiff City, Swallow moved to Bristol Rovers' Centre of Excellence, based at the Bristol Academy of Sport, before being awarded his first professional contract at the start of the 2008-09 season. His promotion to the first team squad coincided with a decision to withdraw the reserve team from the league, and instead send young players out on loan to other clubs, resulting in him playing for Taunton Town, Bridgwater Town and Chippenham Town during his first season as a pro.
Swallow had earned much praise for his pre-season performances in 2009, and his senior debut came on 11 August 2009, when he played in a League Cup first round tie against Aldershot Town, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Sean Rigg.
-DOCSTART-	23956522
'''James Park "Jim" Appleby''' (born June 15, 1934) is an English former professional association football player who played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	23956583
'''Anthony Francis "Tony" Arins''' (born October 26, 1958) is an English former professional association football player who played as a defender. He retired from football in 1982 to join the police force.
-DOCSTART-	23956702
'''Josh Scott''' (born 10 May 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dagenham & Redbridge.
Scott started his career with non-League club Hayes in the 2003-04 season, before their merger with Yeading into Hayes & Yeading United.
He signed for League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge on 1 July 2009, agreeing a three-year contract.
-DOCSTART-	23956771
'''Mark Stephen Allen''' (born December 18, 1963) is an English former professional association football player who played as a striker.
Mark currently resides in Burnley, Lancashire. He has three sons, Oliver, Ben, and Zak.
-DOCSTART-	23956900
'''Frederick Reginald "Reg" Attwell''' (March 20, 1920 - 1986) was an English professional association football player who played as a right wing-half.
-DOCSTART-	23956993
'''Steve Baker''' (born December 2, 1961) is an English former professional association football player who played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	23956995
'''Antonio Amaya Carazo''' (born 31 May 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic as a central defender.
Born in the Spanish capital, Madrid, Amaya began his football career at San Cristbal de los ngeles. He joined Rayo Vallecano in 2002, also serving a six-month loan spell at lowly UD San Sebastin de los Reyes, in ''Segunda Divisin B''.
Eventually, Amaya returned, becoming an important defensive unit for the side, which returned to the second level in 2007-08, and comfortably maintained its league status.
Amaya signed for Premier League team Wigan Athletic on a three-year contract, on 14 August 2009,
Is the nephew/grandson of Carmen Amaya. Amaya's older brother, Ivn, is also a footballer, and a central defender. Both represented local Rayo, and Ivn also played for Madrid-based Atltico and Getafe CF.
-DOCSTART-	23957109
'''John Billingham''' (December 3, 1914 - 1981), more commonly known as '''Jack Billingham''', was an English professional association football player who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	23957196
'''Eric Binns''' (born August 13, 1924) is an English former professional association football player who played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	23957374
'''Charles "Charlie" Bishop''' (born February 16, 1968) is an English former professional association football player who played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	23957483
'''John Borland''' (born January 28, 1977) is an English former professional association football player who played as a midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	23957534
'''Paul Bradshaw''' (born 2 October 1953) is an English former professional association football player who played as a midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	23957704
'''George Bray''' (November 11, 1918 - February 13, 2002) was an English professional association football player who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	23957848
'''Ian Brennan''' (born March 25, 1953) is an English former professional association football player who played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	23958042
'''Neil Buckley''' (born 25 September 1968) is an English former professional association football player who played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	23958101
Paul Chow is an English semi-professional footballer currently playing for Whitley Bay F.C. in the Northern Football League Division One
He scored Whitley Bay's second goal against Glossop North End in the 2009 FA Vase Final
Paul started his career playing junior football for St. Joseph's RC Primary School winning the Oswald Shield, the Alan Grimes Cup and the league championship, in his debut season. His eye for goal and all-round ability was soon noticed as he was snapped up by Newcastle United FC academy.
Paul (then aged 15) was also a part of the South Tyneside County schools football team who reached the national finals and played against an Islington and Camden side boasting promising star Gifton-Noel Williams, who later went on to ply his trade for Watford FC in the premiership.
Paul began to play Sunday morning football for The Longship where he was approached and signed by Jarrow Roofing Manager/Chairman Ritchie McLaughlin after bagging a perfect hat trick in the final of the league cup. Once signed, Paul went from strength to strength becoming club top goal scorer in his first season. Many accolades followed including player of the year and league top goal scorer.
In between his two stints at Jarrow Roofing he signed for Durham City FC, returning to Jarrow Roofing a season later.
After a frustrating second spell at Roofing, he decided to take a step up and sign for league champions Whitley Bay FC. After two consecutive seasons of 30+ goals, he became only the third player in Whitley's history to score 40 goals in a season for The Bay, a feat he achieved whilst playing in the FA Vase final at Wembley.
-DOCSTART-	23958224
'''Robert "Bobby" Burke''' (born November 5, 1934) is an Northern Irish former professional association football player who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	23958449
'''Jack Butterfield''' (born August 30, 1922) is an English former professional association football player who played as a defender. He made three appearances in the Football League in the 1947-1948 season before being forced to retire due to an injury.
-DOCSTART-	23958764
'''David Cargill''' (born July 21, 1936) is an Scottish former professional association football player who played as a left winger.
-DOCSTART-	23958963
'''Colin Carr-Lawton''' (born September 5, 1978) is an English former professional association football player who played as a striker. He played five matches in the Football League for Burnley, making his dbut in the 1-4 defeat to Grimsby Town on November 22, 1997.
-DOCSTART-	23959431
'''Philip Cavener''' (born June 2, 1961) is an English former professional association football player who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	23959724
'''Anthony Julian "Tony" Chilton''' (born September 7, 1965) is an English former professional association football player who played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	23959898
'''Brian Albert Chippendale''' (born October 29, 1964) is an English former professional association football player. He played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	23960566
'''Tom Ashley Denton''' (born 24 July 1989) is a professional footballer currently playing for Huddersfield Town in Football League One.
He first came to public attention when he was offered a trial at Premier League side Blackburn Rovers. He managed to score a goal for their reserve team. After his trial was completed, he was being looked at by Rovers, Championship side Crystal Palace and his hometown team Huddersfield Town.
On 15 August 2008, Huddersfield beat off the competition and signed Denton from Northern Premier League Division One North side Wakefield for a fee of -60,000, possibly totalling up to -100,000.
On 27 November 2008, he joined Conference National side Woking for a month. He made his debut on 2 December, in the Conference League Cup win over Salisbury City, where he scored one and set up two in a 3-0 win. He made his league debut for the Cardinals in their 1-0 defeat at Histon on 6 December. He scored his first goal for Woking in their 1-1 draw with Rushden & Diamonds on 9 December. He returned to Huddersfield Town on 30 January 2009.
In March, Denton rejoined Wakefield on loan until the end of the season and scored 12 goals in 13 games, including four in an 8-1 victory over Salford City.
Denton joined Cheltenham Town on a six month loan deal during the summer of 2009. He made his Cheltenham debut in the League Cup First Round game against Southend United on 11 August. He made his league debut four days later in the 1-1 draw at Hereford United. He returned to Huddersfield on November 10, after making just 4 appearances for the club.
-DOCSTART-	23961291
'''Shane Gore''' (born 28 October 1981 in Ashford, Kent) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Luton Town.
Gore began his career at Wimbledon, making his only appearance for the club in the 2001-02 season as a substitute in a 6-2 defeat to Grimsby Town. In the 2003-04 season Gore was sent on a one-month loan to non-league St Albans City, playing once; a one-month loan to Peterborough United
After being released from Wimbledon at the end of the season, Gore signed for Barnet permanently on a one-year contract
Gore then moved into relative footballing obscurity, playing for Conference South clubs Havant & Waterlooville and Maidenhead United, as well as Isthmian Premier side East Thurrock United.
After being released by Maidenhead in the summer of 2009, Gore was offered a trial with Conference side Luton Town by manager Mick Harford, who was a coach at Wimbledon at the time Gore was on the fringes of the first-team. He signed an initial one-month contract with Luton on 7 August, acting as an understudy to Mark Tyler.
-DOCSTART-	23961529
'''Alfred Clarke''' (August 28, 1926 - 1971) was an English association football player and manager. He played as an inside forward for a number of Football League clubs during the 1940s and 1950s.
-DOCSTART-	23961980
'''Mark Hine''' (born May 18, 1964) is an English former professional association football player who played as a midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	23962211
'''Sean Jeffers''' (born 14 February, 1992) is an English football player. He is a forward who currently plays for Football League Championship team Coventry City. He made his professional debut on 12 August, 2009, in a 1-0 League Cup defeat to Hartlepool United.
-DOCSTART-	23962245
'''Nathan Benjamin Cameron''' (born 21 November 1991) is an English football player. He is a defender who currently plays for Football League Championship team Coventry City. He made his professional debut as a substitute on 12 August 2009 in a 1-0 League Cup defeat to Hartlepool United.
-DOCSTART-	23962286
'''Callum Wilson''' (born 27 February 1992) is an English football player. He is a forward who currently plays for Football League Championship team Coventry City. He made his professional debut as a substitute on 12 August 2009 in a 1-0 League Cup defeat to Hartlepool United.
Wilson attended President Kennedy School and Community College in Coventry.
-DOCSTART-	23965193
'''David Steven''' (16 March 1878 - 28 April 1903) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside-forward around the turn of the twentieth century, spending most of his career with his hometown club, Dundee, before he died from a heart attack aged only 25.
Steven was born in Dundee and after an early career with junior club, Dundee Violet, he joined Dundee as a teenager. He was spotted by Bury, of the English Football League First Division, and moved to Lancashire in August 1896, aged 18.
In his short time with the "Shakers" he made only three first-team appearances, in the outside-left berth, but was unable to displace John Plant, who later went on to represent England. Steven fell out with Bury, who refused to release his Football League registration, and returned to Scotland.
At the "Saints", his "''fearless, dashing forward play''" made him popular with the fans.
In the 1898-99 season, Steven was in-and-out of the side, generally replacing England international Harry Wood at inside-right, with Wood switching to inside-left to replace Watty Keay. Steven made nine appearances, scoring twice, as the Saints took the league title for the third consecutive year.
In the summer of 1899, Steven returned to Dundee to gain more regular first-team football.
In April 1903, he suffered a fatal heart attack and died aged only 25.
-DOCSTART-	23965247
'''James Chadwick 'Jimmy' Townley''' (2 May, 1902-1983) was an English professional footballer who played Victoria Hamburg, FC St Gallen, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion and Clapton Orient.
Townley played for the German team Victoria Hamburg before joining Swiss club FC St Gallen. In 1924 Townley had an unsuccessful trial with Chelsea. The outside left signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1927 where he participated in three matches and found the back of the net twice. He left White Hart Lane to play for Brighton & Hove Albion and to feature in a further nine matches. In 1929 he joined Clapton Orient where he made 19 appearances and scored two goals. He left Clapton Orient in 1930 to resume his career in Switzerland.
-DOCSTART-	23965627
'''Daniel''' "'''Dan'''" '''Gordon''' (7 January 1881 - 1958) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full-back for various clubs in the early years of the twentieth century.
Gordon was born in West Calder (then in Midlothian) and started his professional career with local side Broxburn before moving to England in April 1903 to join Everton.
Gordon was unable to break into Everton's first-team and, after a year of reserve team football, he moved to the south coast in the 1904 close season to join Southern League champions, Southampton.
At The Dell, Gordon was understudy to England international George Molyneux. Described as "''a capable fullback with the physique of a blacksmith''", he had a "''deceptive burst of speed''"
In the summer of 1905, Gordon returned to his native Scotland to join St. Mirren, where he remained for three years before signing for Middlesbrough of the English Football League Second Division in May 1908. After six months and one appearance for Middlesbrough, he then joined fellow Second Division club, Bradford Park Avenue where he remained for two years making 50 league appearances. By the end of the 1909-10 season, he had joined another Second Division club, Hull City, for whom he made only eleven appearances before returning to Southampton in the summer of 1911.
Back at The Dell, Gordon added some valuable experience to a struggling side, generally acting as cover for Jack Eastham. After a further twelve League appearances, Gordon retired in 1912, returning to Scotland to live.
-DOCSTART-	23966157
'''John Douglas "Doug" Collins''' (born August 28, 1945) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. In 1979 he had a short spell as player-manager of Rochdale.
-DOCSTART-	23966390
'''Ciara Grant''' (born 17 May 1978) is an Irish female international football midfielder. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies. She has been a member of both the treble and quadruple winning Arsenal sides.
Grant began her career with Waterford side Benfica. After a spell with St. Patricks Athletic, she joined Arsenal Ladies in August 1998.
Grant has won over 85 caps for Ireland and is the current captain of the national side.
-DOCSTART-	23966463
'''Yvonne Tracy''' (born 27 February 1981) is an Irish female international football defender. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies.
Tracy began her career with Lifford. She joined Arsenal Ladies in August 2000.
Tracy has won over 40 caps for Ireland. She was the Irish international player of the year in 2002. She scored the winner in Kazhakhstan in a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 6 game in October 2009 .
-DOCSTART-	23966492
'''Niamh Fahey''' (born 13 October 1987) is an Irish female international football defender. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies. She has also won national cups playing Gaelic football.
Grant began her career with her hometown club, Salthill Devon. She joined Arsenal Ladies in August 2000.
Grant has won over 10 caps for Ireland, having previously represented her country at Under18 and Under-19 level.
-DOCSTART-	23966589
'''Rebecca Spencer''' (born 2 March 1991) is an English female football goalkeeper. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies and has represented England at Under-19 and Under-20 level. She was born in Northwick Park.
Spencer began her career as a junior with Watford Ladies before joining Centre of Excellence at Arsenal Ladies in 2001.
Spencer was an unused substitute in the 2008 FA Women's Cup Final as Arsenal beat Leeds Carnegie and in the 2009 final as Arsenal beat Sunderland. She has also won an FA Women's Premier League Cup winners medal having been an unused substitute for Arsenal's win against Leeds in March 2007.
Spencer has represented England at Under-15,
Spencer attended Rooks Heath College and in January 2009 was a fitness student in St Albans.
-DOCSTART-	23966622
'''Arthur Cunliffe''' (5 February 1909 - 28 August 1986) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. In 1932 he was awarded two caps for the England national football team.
-DOCSTART-	23967232
'''Jimmie Robertson''' (born 1868 in Dundee, Scotland) was a professional footballer who played for Ardwick, Dundee, Stoke and Ashton North End . He made sixty eight appearances for English side Stoke in all competitions.
-DOCSTART-	23967594
'''Jennifer Beattie''' (born 13 May 1991) is a Scottish female international football defender. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies and has represented Scotland at Senior level.
Beattie began her career with Celtic Ladies. She left to join Arsenal Ladies in July 2009.
Her first goals for Arsenal came on 8 November 2009 where she scored a stunning treble to seal a comeback against Chelsea after being 2-0 down at half-time.
Beattie made her debut for the senior Scotland side in 2008, against the United States as second-half substitute for Leanne Ross. She went on to establish herself in the national side during the 2009 European Championships qualifying campaign. She scored her first international goal as Scotland beat Portugal 4-1 in a European Championship qualifing game in May 2008.
Beattie is the daughter of former Scotland and British Lions rugby union player, John Beattie and the sister of current Scottish rugby union international Johnnie Beattie.
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'''Kim Little''' (born 29 June 1990) is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies and has represented Scotland at Senior level. She was born in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Little began her career with Hibernian Ladies. She left to join Arsenal Ladies in March 2008 and played in every league during the 2008-09 season bar one.
Little made her debut for the senior Scotland side in February 2007, against Japan as second-half substitute for Megan Sneddon. She scored her first international goal as Scotland lost to Russia in March 2008.
-DOCSTART-	23967793
'''Natalie Ross''' (born 14 September 1989) is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies and has represented Scotland at Senior level.
Ross began her career with Hibernian Ladies. She left to join Arsenal Ladies in July 2008.
Ross made her debut for the senior Scotland side in March 2008, against Holland as second-half substitute for Julie Fleeting.
In addition to playing for Arsenal, Ross is a student at Hertfordshire University.
-DOCSTART-	23967936
'''Helen Lander''' (born 26 April 1986) is an English-born Welsh female international football striker. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies and has represented Wales at Senior level.
Lander began her career with Watford Ladies, joining at the age of 9 and progressing to become captain of the senior side. She left to join Arsenal Ladies in January 2009, socring on her debut later that month as Arsenal beat Colchester United in the FA Women's Cup.
Lander represented England at Under-23 level, but, due to her mother's father being Welsh,
-DOCSTART-	23968325
'''Milly Durrant''' (born 9 May 1985) is a Welsh female international football midfielder. She plays her club football for Birmingham City Ladies.
Durrant started her career with Langford before joining the Arsenal Academy. She joined Doncaster Rovers Belles in 2003 from where she joined Birmingham City Ladies in 2008.
In August 2008, Durrant, along with Birmingham teammate Cristina Torkildsen and Chelsea Ladies player Emma Delvers, played in the 'Go Sisters World Series' charity match in aid of the charity 'Friend of EduSport'.
Durrant made her debut for the Wales senior team during the 2002-03 season, Portugal.
Durrant is a graduate of Loughborough University.
-DOCSTART-	23969592
'''Jonathan Alan Bateson''' (born 20 September 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford City. He formerly played for Blackburn Rovers, and made his professional debut for Bradford in a 3-0 loss against Nottingham Forest, in the League Cup on 12 August 2009. He was sent off in the final minutes for a tackle on Nathan Tyson. Bateson made his league debut for Bradford on 5 September 2009.
-DOCSTART-	23969640
'''James "Jamie" O'Brien''' (born 8 June 1990) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bradford City. He made his debut in the Football League in August 2009. He has represented Ireland at all levels up to under-19.
O'Brien was born in Dublin and raised in the Ballyfermot district.
O'Brien began his football career with Ballyfermot club Cherry Orchard.
After his contract with Birmingham expired, O'Brien spent pre-season with League Two club Bradford City, and on 4 August 2009 signed a three-month contract.
O'Brien signed a new 18-month contract with Bradford City on 29 October 2009.
While a Cherry Orchard player, O'Brien captained Ireland's under-16 side. According to his manager Vincent Butler, he was "excellent for us this season and in most of our matches was the best player on the pitch", and his performances with that team earned him the eircom/FAI Under-16 International Player of the Year award. He graduated to the under-17s, missing out on the elite qualifying round of the 2007 UEFA Under-17 championships through injury, under-18s, and, in the 2008-09 season, to the under-19s.
-DOCSTART-	23970250
'''Frank James Cruickshank''' (born November 20, 1931) is a retired Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	23970483
'''Benjamin "Benny" Cross''' (23 August 1898 - 1986) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	23973648
'''Paul John Fletcher''', MBE (born January 13, 1951) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the chief executive of Burnley.
In 2006 Fletcher was awarded an MBE for his services to football and to charity.
-DOCSTART-	23973703
'''Jimmy Phillips''' (born 20 September 1989 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a professional footballer, who currently plays for Burton Albion in League Two. He started his career at Stoke City but after loan spells at Alfreton Town
and Stafford Rangers
he was released at the end of the 2008/09 season.
It was then that he was snapped up by Burton manager Paul Peschisolido.
He made his debut on the first day of the 2009/10 season, starting in the 3-1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town.
He scored his first goal for Burton in a first round Carling Cup defeat at Reading on 11 August 2009. He scored his first Football League goal in a 2-1 win over Grimsby Town on 10 October 2009. His goal turned out to be the winning goal for Burton.
-DOCSTART-	23973842
'''Edward Fairclough "Ted" Adams''' (30 November 1906 - 1991) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	23974606
'''Ross James Draper''' (born 20 October 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Macclesfield Town.
Draper started his career as a trainee at Shrewsbury Town, before moving to Conference National club Stafford Rangers in August 2007.
Draper went on to join Northern Premier League Premier Division club Hednesford Town, before signing for League Two club Macclesfield Town in July 2009.
-DOCSTART-	23975381
'''James Norwood ''' (born 5 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Football League One club Exeter City, but is currently on loan at Sutton United. He started his career with Eastbourne Town, making eight senior appearances before signing for Exeter City in July 2009. Norwood also represented England Schools in 2009, making his debut on 5 March against Wales in the Carnegie Centenary Shield. He scored his first goal against France on 13 June 2009.
Norwood played for Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace youth teams.
In April 2009, he won the English Schools FA Trophy with St Bedes.
John Yems handed Norwood trial with Exeter City during their 2009-10 pre-season campaign along with nine other players.
Norwood attended St Bede's School in Hailsham, who he represented playing football and rugby.
-DOCSTART-	23977516
'''Frank Grayer''' (13 February 1890 - 21 January 1961) was an English footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton and Liverpool in the period prior to World War I.
Grayer was born in Brighton and moved along the south coast to Southampton as a child. He was educated at St. Denys school and played football for the school and later with St Mary's Athletic. Described as "''a modest and unassuming youngster''",
He spent his early years at The Dell playing in the reserves and is was not until two days before his 21st birthday, on 11 February 1911, that he eventually made his first-team debut in a Southern League match at Swindon Town, replacing Jack Eastham at right-back. Although he was a "''solid, reliable performer at full back with a good turn of speed''",
On Merseyside he again found few opportunities of first-team football and in three seasons at Anfield, his only Football League appearance came on 15 April 1914 when he replaced regular right-back Ephraim Longworth in a 2-1 defeat against Manchester United.
During World War I, he enlisted in the Army and was badly injured at Ypres.
-DOCSTART-	23977869
'''William''' "'''Bill'''" '''Gray''' (born 16 February 1881) was a Scottish professional footballer who played at left-half for various clubs in the 1900s.
Gray was born in Partick and started his professional career with his local club, Partick Thistle.
Gray made his "Saints" debut in the opening match of the 1906-07 season and his form meant that he rarely missed a match until an injury sustained in a 5-1 defeat at Reading in March brought his season to a premature end, with James Bowden eventually replacing him.
Apparently unhappy in the south of England, Gray returned to Scotland in the summer of 1907 to resume his career with Partick Thistle.
-DOCSTART-	23978446
'''John Henry "Jack" Armitage''' was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half.
-DOCSTART-	23978468
'''Joseph Anderson''' (born 1895, deceased) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward. During his career, he played in the Football League with Burnley as well as being on the books at several Scottish teams.
-DOCSTART-	23978566
'''Thomas Leonard "Len" Apsey''' (11 February 1910 - 1967) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played two Football League matches for Newport County.
-DOCSTART-	23978885
'''James Arnott''' was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Burnley in the late 1890s.
-DOCSTART-	23978933
'''Kenneth Ashbridge''' (12 November 1916 - 2002) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	23978985
'''John Ashworth''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for Burnley in the second-ever season of the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	23979123
'''Thomas Eccles "Tommy" Aspden''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	23979196
'''James Astin''' was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	23979230
'''George Atkinson''' (fl. 1904-1905) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	23979393
'''Thomas F. Bamford''' was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He was part of the Burnley side that won the FA Cup in 1914.
-DOCSTART-	23979537
'''Frederick Barron''' was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He made over 400 first-team appearances in thirteen years for Burnley
-DOCSTART-	23979647
'''Alfred Basnett''' (10 April 1893 - 1966) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	23979709
'''Charles "Charlie" Bates''' was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	23979794
'''Arthur A. Bell''' (November 1882 - 1923) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	23979968
'''George Alfred Bellis''' (8 June 1904 - 1969) was an Indian born English professional footballer who played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	23980023
'''Solomon Upton''' (7 February, 1891-1972) was an English professional footballer who played for Kettering Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Plymouth Argyle.
Upton began his career at Kettering Town before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1912. The outside right played on two occasions for the ''Lilywhites''. After leaving White Hart Lane Upton went on to play for Portsmouth and finally Plymouth Argyle.
-DOCSTART-	23980082
'''Peter Bennie''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	23980476
'''David Beveridge''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	23980578
'''Joseph Birchall''' was a professional English footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	23980700
'''Frank Birchenough''' was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for West Ham United and Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	23980810
'''Frederick Blinkhorn''' (2 August 1901 - 1983) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	23980872
'''Roland Boden''' was a professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	23980981
'''Chelsea Weston''' (born 27 January 1990) is an English female football defender. She currently plays her club football for Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA Women's Premier League and has represented England at Under-17 level.
She left to join Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2008 close season. In February 2009 she played in the Belles 5-0 defeat against Arsenal Ladies in the FA Women's Premier League Cup Final.
Weston has represented England at Under-17
In 2008 she played for England's Under-20 side in the FIFA Under-20's World Cup Finals in Chile.
In 2009 she was a key player as England's Under-19s side won the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus, scoring against Sweden in the group stages, and was named as one of ten 'emerging talents' from the tournament on the UEFA website.
Weston attended Elgar Technology College
-DOCSTART-	23981002
'''William "Billy" Bowes''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	23981314
'''Stanley James Bowsher''' (3 October 1899 - 1968) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a central defender. He was awarded one cap for the Wales national football team.
-DOCSTART-	23981513
'''William Bradshaw''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	23981614
'''Ernest Bradshaw''' was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	23981895
'''Alexander "Alec" Brady''' (2 April 1865 - 1913) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He was a part of the Wednesday side that won the FA Cup in 1896.
-DOCSTART-	23982090
'''Arthur Brady''' was a professional English footballer who played as a defender for Burnley during the 1890s.
-DOCSTART-	23982187
'''James Brae''' was a professional English footballer who played as a central defender.
-DOCSTART-	23982355
'''Robert Brewis''' was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and played in the Football League with Lincoln City and Burnley, scoring 11 goals in 24 matches.
-DOCSTART-	23982469
'''Herbert James Brierley''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for Burnley. He played two matches during the 1898-99 season.
-DOCSTART-	23982740
'''Thomas Brophy''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a full back for a number of Football League clubs in the 1920s.
-DOCSTART-	23983220
'''David C. Brown''' was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	23983447
'''Jonathan Brown''' (died 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played just one match in the Football League for Burnley in 1914.
-DOCSTART-	23983643
'''Matthew Brunton''' (20 April 1878 - 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as a inside forward. He played for numerous Football League clubs in the early 20th century.
-DOCSTART-	23984164
'''T. Frederick Campbell''' was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He was born in Burnley and played in the Football League for his hometown club during the 1905-06 season.
-DOCSTART-	23985357
'''James Carson''' was an Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger. He was born in Clydebank, near Glasgow, and played 70 matches in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Crystal Palace and Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	23985446
'''Rupert Cawthorne''' was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half. He played in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	23985525
'''Joseph H. Chadbourne''' (1883 - 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire and played nine games in the Football League for Burnley, scoring four goals.
-DOCSTART-	23985890
'''Joshua Daniel Brizell''' (born 15 October, 1991) is an English professional footballer playing for Rochdale.
Brizell came through the ranks at Rochdale and made his debut on 11 August, 2009 in the Carling Cup against Sheffield Wednesday.
-DOCSTART-	23990007
'''George Harrie Wilcock''' (24 January 1890 - 1962) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for various clubs either side of the First World War.
Wilcock was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and from school he joined the Royal Field Artillery.
Wilcock remained with Barnsley for two years, but made only four first-team appearances, as cover for regular goalkeeper, Jack Cooper. In 1912, he moved to Goole Town of the Midland League for a season, followed by a move to the south coast to join Brighton & Hove Albion of the Southern League in 1913.
Following the outbreak of World War I, Wilcock rejoined his original military unit, the Royal Field Artillery and was seriously injured at the Battle of Loos in September 1915. As a result of his injuries, he was invalided back to England, becoming a trainer with the Army. Once he returned to fitness, he represented the Army at football and was playing in a match against the Royal Navy at Plymouth which was being watched by directors of Southampton Football Club.
He was signed by Southampton in readiness for the resumption of professional football in 1919 and made his debut at Bristol Rovers on 13 December 1919, replacing Arthur Wood, retaining his place in goal for the remainder of the season. He soon "''proved to be a very able custodian''"
At Deepdale, Wilcock was used as cover for regular 'keeper, Arthur Causer, and made only seven appearances before dropping out of professional football.
After a spell with Caerphilly, he returned to Southampton to take up employment in the docks.
-DOCSTART-	23990599
'''Thomas Chambers''' was a Scottish international association footballer. He was awarded one cap for the Scotland national football team in 1894, but he was never selected again despite scoring on his dbut.
-DOCSTART-	23990778
'''Robert "Bob" Chambers''' (11 December 1899 - 1973) was an English professional association footballer. He played for five clubs in the Football League in the 1920s, as well as playing non-league football with Torquay United and Carlisle United.
-DOCSTART-	23990937
'''William Thomas "Bill" Chambers''' (10 August 1906 - 1978) was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. He played for a number of Football League and non-league clubs in the 1920s and 1930s.
-DOCSTART-	23993461
'''Daniel "Danny" Ward''' (born December 11, 1991) is an English footballer who currently plays for Swindon Town on loan from Bolton Wanderers, as a striker.
Ward was brought up in the Leeds United academy, but he turned down a new deal at Leeds to join Premier League side Bolton Wanderers. Leeds received compensation as a result of Ward leaving. Danny made his senior debut for Bolton as a substitute in the club's 0-1 home Premier League defeat to Sunderland on 15 August 2009.
On 26 November 2009, he signed for Swindon Town on a one-month loan deal.
On 28 December 2009, he scored his first professional goal for Swindon Town in the 46th Minute in a 3-1 home win over Yeovil Town.
-DOCSTART-	23994291
'''Daniel James''' "'''Danny'''" '''Galbraith''' (born 19 August 1990 in Galashiels) is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian.
Galbraith started his career at Edinburgh rivals Hearts, before signing for Manchester United on his 16th birthday,
Galbraith then signed for Hibernian on a two year deal in 2009, after being released by United.
-DOCSTART-	23995611
'''Thomas "Tommy" Charlton''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger.
He began his career with Darlington, but spent the majority of his career with Stockport County, making 93 league appearances and scoring 26 goals in four years.
After a short spell with Burnley in 1913, Charlton joined ''the Clarets'' Lancashire neighbours Blackpool later that year. He made his debut for ''the Seasiders'', who still hadn't appointed a full-time manager, on 22 December, in a 2-2 draw with Leeds City at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further twenty-two league appearances during the 1913-14 campaign, scoring three goals in the process (including the only goal of the game in Blackpool's visit to Leicester Fosse on Christmas Day). He also started in Blackpool's FA Cup first-round exit at Gillingham on 10 January.
-DOCSTART-	23995876
'''Sydney Chedgzoy''' (17 February 1911 - 1983) was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger for a number of Football League and non-league clubs in the 1930s.
He was the son of the Everton and England player, Sam Chedgzoy (1889-1967).
-DOCSTART-	23996101
'''Thomas Holland "Tommy" Chester''' (7 November 1907 - 1979) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	23996230
'''John Clacher''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	23996313
'''George Clarke''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	23996427
}}'''Andre Blackman''' (born 10 November 1990 in London) is an English footballer who is currently unattached after being released from Bristol City F.C.
Blackman began his career as a trainee with Arsenal before moving to Tottwnham Hotspur and then on to Portsmouth at the age of 16. He started his professional career by signing a two year contract with Bristol City after his release by Portsmouth.
On 1 October he was released by Bristol City after not making a league appearance. Blackman had a trial with Championship side Leicester City, but was released on Thursday 5th November after an unsuccessful trial.
-DOCSTART-	23996458
'''William "Billy" Clarkson''' (1891 - 1954) was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	23996614
'''James Gordon Thomas Clayton''' (9 July 1910 - 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Burnley.
Clayton joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1932 from Shotton Colliery in October 1932, later making his debut on 21 April 1934 in a 1-5 loss at . He made only a handful of appearances over the following seasons until the 1936-37 season when he enjoyed an established run in the team, scoring 29 times, as the club finished fifth in the First Division.
After making a bright start to the following season, he was purchased by Aston Villa in October 1937. He immediately helped them win the Second Division championship but stayed only 12 months before joining Burnley in October 1938.
He retired in 1945 after having guested for during World War II.
-DOCSTART-	24000650
'''Jacob Mellis''' (born 8 January 1991) is an English footballer who plays in midfield for Chelsea.
Mellis was born in Nottingham and started his football career as a trainee with Sheffield United, before joining Premiership club Chelsea in June 2007. He was a member of the Chelsea team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2008, but was sent-off in the 90th minute of the second leg, as Chelsea lost 4-2 on aggregate to Manchester City. In the 2008-09 season, he became a regular in Chelsea's reserves making 13 appearances with three goals.
On 14 August 2009, he joined Southampton on loan until January and made his Saints debut the following day, as a substitute in a 3-1 defeat at Huddersfield Town.
Mellis is now back with Chelsea to bolster the squad to make up for the African absentees.
-DOCSTART-	24001090
'''Ernest Harry Gill''' (24 August 1877 - 1 June 1950) was an English amateur footballer who made single appearances at right-back for Southampton in 1900 and for Leicester Fosse in 1901. He also made five appearances for Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 1901.
Gill was born in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire before moving to south-west England where he played as an amateur for White Star (Poole), Bridgwater Town and Bristol City (without making any first-team appearances). His performances earned him a call-up to represent the Somerset County Football Association.
After playing for Grimsby Town reserves, he was offered a trial by Southern League champions, Southampton. He made his solitary appearance for the "Saints" on 17 March 1900, when he took the place of Peter Meehan at right-back against Sheppey United. Although the match was won 5-0 (with two goals each from former England internationals Alf Milward and Harry Wood), Gill had a poor game. Nonetheless, the Southampton board offered him a position with the club, which Gill decided to decline.
He subsequently turned out for local rivals, Freemantle, before moving back to his home county in 1901. He than signed for Leicester Fosse of the Football League Second Division, making one appearance at left-back, replacing George Swift.
During the summer of 1901, Gill made five appearances for Leicestershire, in which he scored a total of 23 runs and took 12 wickets, at averages of 11.50 and 34.41 respectively.
His brother, George Gill also played cricket for Leicestershire, as well as for London County and Somerset.
-DOCSTART-	24001368
'''Samuel Shearer''' (born 29 December 1883) was a Scottish footballer who played at inside-forward for Southampton and Bradford Park Avenue in the early twentieth century.
Shearer was born in Coylton in South Ayrshire and started his football career in Scottish Junior Football with Trabboch before being invited for a trial at Southampton in the summer of 1908. He showed "''considerable promise''" in the trial matches and was rewarded with a professional contract.
He made his debut for the "Saints" in the opening match of the 1908-09 Southern League season, a 3-1 draw at Brighton, but after four appearances, he lost his place to Frank Jordan in mid-September. Described as "''naturally skillful''", Shearer was able to keep the ball close to his feet and as a result incurred regular kicks and bruises to his ankles, but his individuality was never properly exploited by his team-mates.
In the summer of 1909, Saints signed Sam Brittleton who took over at inside-left, before losing out in turn to Bob Carter. Shearer was then third-choice for the inside-left berth, and it was only in the last month of the season that he made a sustained run in the side with five first-team appearances.
He returned to Scotland in the summer of 1910 to join Nithsdale Wanderers of Dumfries, before returning to England with Bradford Park Avenue in December 1912.
-DOCSTART-	24001493
'''Malcolm Comrie''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward during the 1930s.
-DOCSTART-	24001645
'''Thomas Conway''' was a professional association footballer from Northern Ireland who played as a full back. He played in the Football League with Burnley and Northampton Town
-DOCSTART-	24001739
'''Frank Jordan''' (1883- 28 March 1938) was an English professional footballer who played at inside-left for several clubs during the years prior to World War I.
Jordan was born in Southampton and educated at Bevois Town school, before joining Southampton in 1905. After a year of reserve team football, Jordan moved to South Africa.
After two years in South Africa, Jordan returned to England and was re-signed by Southampton in the summer of 1908. He made his first-team debut on 16 September 1908, when he replaced Sam Shearer at inside-left against Crystal Palace. Although less skillful than Shearer, Jordan was a more "''thrustful''" player,
In the following season, he lost his place first to Sam Brittleton and then to Bob Carter, but was deployed occasionally on the left wing.
After two years with the "Saints", Jordan joined fellow Southern League club Reading in the summer of 1910, where he spent a year and later played for two further Southern League clubs, Stoke and Merthyr Town.
When his football career was over, he returned to Southampton to live and found employment with the Southampton Gas and Coke Company where he remained for over 20 years up to his death. He was a member of his works cricket eleven as well as being secretary of the whist team.
-DOCSTART-	24001891
'''Herman Conway''' (11 October 1908 - 1983) was an English professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He began his career with his local Midland League club, Gainsborough Trinity, establishing himself as their regular first-team goalkeeper from mid-March 1929 onwards. In February 1930 he was transferred to Burnley, having been scouted for them by former Burnley goalkeeper Jerry Dawson.
Conway played over 200 matches in the Football League with Burnley and West Ham United before his career was interrupted by the Second World War. In August 1945 he signed for Southend United, where he remained until his retirement as a player in May 1946.
-DOCSTART-	24002072
'''Walter Cox''' (1863 - unknown) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	24002170
'''Richard Hartley Cragg''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24002217
'''Frank Herman Nouble''' (born 24 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United as a striker.
Born in Lewisham, London, Nouble started with Chelsea in youth team football at Under 12 level and was a regular in their youth team for the 2007-08 season. He made his Chelsea reserve team debut in November 2007.
In July 2009 he rejected the offer of a professional deal with Chelsea and on 21 July signed a five year contract with West Ham United.
Nouble made his Premier League and West Ham debut in their 2-0 away win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 15 August 2009, coming on as a substitute for Carlton Cole.His first league start for West Ham came on 17 January 2010 in a 0-0 draw, away against Aston Villa.
Having previously been capped at England under-17 level Nouble made his first appearance for the England under-19 side on 8 October 2009 in a 3-1 victory against Finland under-19 in a UEFA under 19 championship qualifying round game in Slovenia.
-DOCSTART-	24002589
'''James Crawford''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre forward for Burnley in the early 1900s.
-DOCSTART-	24002710
'''Philip Charles Devaney''' (born February 12, 1969) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	24002832
'''Peter Devine''' (born May 25, 1960) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a winger. While playing for Lancaster City, Devine became infamous for a missed penalty kick attempt during the 1991 HFS Northern Premier League Division One Cup Final against Whitley Bay. The miss was included on the football blunders video ''Nick Hancock's Football Nightmares''.
-DOCSTART-	24002956
'''William (Bill) Sawers''' was an Scottish association football Player who played for Blackburn Rovers ,Dundee and Stoke. He made 18 appearances for English side Stoke before joining Dundee.
-DOCSTART-	24004683
'''John''' "'''Jackie'''" '''Wright''' (died 2005) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender - specifically, a full back.
He spent eleven years with Blackpool in the 1940s and 1950s, making 157 league appearances and scoring one goal. He made his debut for Blackpool, who were then managed by Joe Smith, on 6 September 1948, in a 1-1 draw with Derby County at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further five appearances during the 1948-49 league campaign, deputising for Ron Suart.
Wright made fourteen league appearances in 1949-50, during which season Suart left for Blackburn Rovers.
In 1950-51, Wright made twelve league appearances, but sat out Blackpool's entire run to their second FA Cup Final.
The following season, 1951-52, he made fifteen appearances, before missing the whole 1952-53 term.
In 1953-54, Wright returned to the line-up; however, he was still unable to nudge out Tommy Garrett from the left-back berth, and therefore made only eight league appearances. Once again, he did not appear in the club's run to another, this time successful, FA Cup Final.
Wright was absent again for the entirety of the 1954-55 campaign, but it was in 1955-56, his eighth season with ''the Tangerines'', that he was given an extended run in the team. He made thirty-eight starts in the club's 42 league games as they finished as runners-up in Division One.
He scored his first and only goal for the club in 1956-57, in a 4-0 victory over Luton Town at Bloomfield Road on 8 September, during one of his sixteen league appearances.
Wright had another sustained run in the Blackpool team during 1957-58, making 31 appearances.
1958-59 was Wright's eleventh and final season on the Fylde. Ron Suart, with whom he had competed for the number-3 shirt earlier in his ''Seasiders'' career, succeeded Joe Smith as manager. Suart gave seventeen starts to Wright, the final one occurring on 3 January in a 3-1 defeat at Manchester United at Old Trafford.
After retiring, Wright became a coach and then manager (from 1969 to 1972) at Tranmere Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	24005861
'''Wayne Dowell''' (born 28 December 1978) is a retired English professional association footballer who played as a left back.
-DOCSTART-	24005973
'''James Wilkie "Jimmy" Davidson''' (25 October 1873 - unknown) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24006045
'''Jonathan Dawson''' was a professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24006219
'''H. James Dickinson''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger. He played two matches in the Football League with Burnley before moving into non-league football with Padiham.
-DOCSTART-	24006332
'''Richard Dixey''' (born 2 September 1956) is a retired Scottish professional association footballer who played as a central defender.
-DOCSTART-	24006477
'''Darryl James Westlake''' (born March 1, 1991) in Sutton Coldfield, England is a footballer playing for Walsall. He made his Walsall debut on August 15, 2009 in the Football League One clash with Southend United at the Bescot Stadium, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
-DOCSTART-	24006526
'''Arthur Dixon''' (5 October 1879 - 1946) was an English professional association footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24006603
'''Paul Kenneth Dixon''' (born 22 February 1960) is a retired professional association footballer from Northern Ireland who played as a central defender. He played 24 Football League matches for Burnley, before moving back to Northern Ireland to play for Glentoran.
-DOCSTART-	24006702
'''Harold "Harry" Dobinson''' (2 March 1898 - 1990) was an English professional association footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24006808
'''Robert Dodd''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a half back. He was born in Blackburn, Lancashire and played five games in the Football League for Burnley in the 1910-11 season.
-DOCSTART-	24006995
'''James W. Dollins''' was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
Dollins began his career with Burnley in 1909; however, after just eight league appearances he signed for ''the Clarets'' Lancashire rivals Blackpool.
He made his debut for ''the Seasiders'', who were yet to appoint their first full-time manager, on 4 November 1911, in a goalless draw at Gainsborough Trinity. He went on to appear in a further four games during the 1911-12 league campaign.
Dollins made thirteen starts in 1912-13 and scored his only professional goal. It came in the penultimate league game of the season: a 2-1 victory over Huddersfield Town at Bloomfield Road on 19 April. He made his final appearance for the club in the next game, a 2-1 defeat at arch-rivals Preston North End.
-DOCSTART-	24007199
'''William "Billy" Dougal''' (25 October 1895 - 1966) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a wing half. He was born in Denny, Falkirk and began his career with Falkirk, before playing in the Football League with Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24007417
'''George Harold Douglas''' (18 August 1893 - 1979) was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger. He played over 300 matches and scored 23 goals in the Football League before retiring in 1928 at the age of 35.
-DOCSTART-	24007528
'''Thomas Alexander "Tom" Douglas''' (11 September 1910 - 1943) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24007651
'''William "Billy" Down''' (22 January 1898 - 1977) was an English professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played over 200 matches in the Football League for four different clubs during the 1920s.
-DOCSTART-	24008323
'''James McKay "Jimmy" Drinnan''' (28 May 1906 - 1936) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24008411
'''Fred Driver''' was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24008473
'''Robert Cray "Bob" Drummond''' (1898 - unknown) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24008555
'''John R. "Jack" Dryden''' (21 August 1908 - 1975) was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger for a number of Football League clubs in the 1930s before his career was interrupted by the Second World War.
-DOCSTART-	24008598
'''Robert William W. Duckworth''' (1872 - 1924) was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24008661
'''Harry Duckworth''' was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24008717
'''James Duerden''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a full back. He played five matches in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Burnley before moving to Rossendale United in 1891.
-DOCSTART-	24008943
'''Ian Christopher Duerden''' (born 27 March 1978) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	24009061
'''Thomas "Tommy" Dunn''' (2 June 1873 - 1938) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24011972
'''Samuel''' "'''Sam'''" '''Brittleton''' (born 1885) was an English footballer who played at inside-left for various clubs in the 1900s. He was the brother of England international Tom Brittleton.
Brittleton was born at Winsford, Cheshire and started his professional career at Stockport County in August 1905, a few months after his brother had left County to join Sheffield Wednesday. After three years with Stockport County, without breaking into the first team, he moved to Preston in February 1908 followed by a further move in the summer of 1908 to join Chorley of the Lancashire Combination.
At Chorley, Brittleton began to establish a reputation as a useful inside-forward and attracted the attention of several Football League clubs. In the summer of 1909, he had agreed to join Manchester City, who had just been relegated from the Football League First Division with the two clubs arguing over the size of the transfer fee. Before a deal could be completed, he was signed by Southampton of the Southern League.
He made his debut for the "Saints" in a 1-1 draw at Queens Park Rangers on 25 September 1909, when he replaced Frank Jordan at inside-left. Described as "''sometimes brilliant, sometimes hopeless''",
In the summer of 1909, Brittleton decide to return to North West England although Southampton retained his registration. He was released a year later, but failed to find further employment in professional football.
-DOCSTART-	24012333
'''Richard Brooks''' was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for various clubs in the early years of the twentieth century.
Brooks was born in Reading, Berkshire and after a career in the Army, with the King's Royal Rifle Corps and the Royal Garrison Artillery in Essex, in 1910 he found employment at the Eastleigh Works of the London and South Western Railway.
After a season with Reading, he returned to Hampshire when he joined another Southern League side, Southampton in August 1912. At The Dell he had to wait until 21 March 1913 before making his first team debut, when he replaced Arthur Coates at right-back in a 2-1 victory at Brentford. Described as "''a strong, burly full-back with, at times, an inclination to be over-exuberant''",
Brooks was recalled for the third match of the 1913-14 season, but after six matches Lee returned for few matches before Fred Smith took over at right-back. Brooks was recalled in January for further seven matches before Smith returned.
Brooks left the Dell in 1914 to rejoin the Army following the outbreak of World War I, but returned in 1919, spending a season in the reserves.
-DOCSTART-	24012733
'''Arthur Coates''' was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for various clubs in the early years of the twentieth century.
Coates was born in Wensleydale, Yorkshire but started his football career in the Greater Manchester area, first with Salford United before joining Heywood United of the Lancashire Combination.
In 1910, he was spotted by former England international Arthur Chadwick, then manager of Southern League team Exeter City.
Coates made his debut for the "Saints" in the opening match of the 1912-13 season, a 2-2 draw with Northampton Town. Nine matches into the season, he lost his place to the veteran Bert Lee but returned in December. Despite showing "''early promise''",
In the summer of 1913, Coates was released and returned to Lancashire to re-join Heywood United.
-DOCSTART-	24013365
'''Edwin Earle''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger.
He began his career with Football League Third Division North team Nelson in 1925 and went on to make 54 appearances in almost two seasons with the club. In 1937, he was signed by nearby First Division side Burnley, but he played only three matches for ''the Clarets'' before joining non-league Boston Town. Earle spent six years with the Lincolnshire club before he moved back into league football when he signed for Third Division South outfit Crystal Palace in 1933.
-DOCSTART-	24013506
'''William Edmondson''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger. He played two matches in the Football League for Burnley in the 1902-03 season.
-DOCSTART-	24013542
'''Neil Robert Edwards''' (born 2 July 1967) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a striker. He played one match in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24013666
'''Thomas William Egan''' (1872 - 1946) was a Welsh professional association footballer who played as a centre forward. He was awarded one cap for the Wales national football team.
-DOCSTART-	24014344
'''John "Jock" Espie''' (1868 - unknown) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre half.
-DOCSTART-	24014430
'''James Henry "Jimmy" Evans''' (29 November 1894 - 1975) was a Welsh professional association footballer who played as a full back. He won four caps for the Wales national football team.
-DOCSTART-	24014564
'''Andrew James "Andy" Farrell''' (born 7 October 1965) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	24014739
'''Richard "Dick" Fairhurst''' (born 5 September 1911) was an English professional association footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24015025
'''Alexander Fergus''' (1899 - unknown) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24015240
'''William "Willie" Ferguson''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24015685
'''Michael Gerard "Micky" Finn''' (born 1 May 1954) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	24015862
'''John "Jackie" Fisher''' (4 August 1897 - 1954) was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24016024
'''Peter Fisher''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24016377
'''Frederick Fitton''' (12 January 1905 - 1970) was an English professional association footballer who played as a centre forward for a number of teams in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24016594
'''Charles Alfred "Charlie" Fletcher''' (28 October 1905 - 1980) was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger. He turned out for seven different teams in the Football League, in a career which spanned 12 years before it was interrupted by the Second World War.
-DOCSTART-	24016830
'''Gareth Lawton "Gary" France''' (born 5 May 1946) is a retired English association footballer who played as a midfielder. He played professionally in the Football League with both Burnley and Bury.
-DOCSTART-	24017095
'''John Andrew Francis''' (born 21 November 1963) is a retired English professional association footballer who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	24017266
'''Kate Ward''' (born 5 January 1984) is an English female football midfielder. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies.
Ward played for Wolves Ladies and Aston Villa Ladies
She spent the 2005-06 season with Bristol Academy before re-joining Birmingham City Ladies in the 2006 close season.
She left to join Blackburn Rovers Ladies in July 2009
Ward has represented England at Under-16, 18 and 19 levels.
-DOCSTART-	24017268
'''Albert Freeman''' (21 October 1899 - unknown) was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24017420
'''Daniel Friel''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre half.
-DOCSTART-	24021347
'''William Gallacher''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. He played four games for Burnley in the Football League in the 1919-20 season.
-DOCSTART-	24021494
'''Patrick "Pat" Gallocher''' (1864 - unknown) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24021710
'''Thomas "Tommy" Gardner''' (28 May 1910 - February 1970) was an English professional association footballer who played as a wing half. He won two caps for the England national football team.
-DOCSTART-	24021848
'''John William Holden Gastall''' (25 May 1913 - 1997) was an English professional association footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24027384
'''Joseph 'Joe' Walton''' (8 January, 1881-?) was an English professional footballer who played for Preston North End, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Sheffield United and Stalybridge Celtic.
Walton began his career at Preston North End, between 1901-02 he made 25 appearances and scored four goals. The outside right joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1908 where he played in a further 28 matches and scored on two occasions in all competitions. Walton signed for Sheffield United in 1909 and went on to score five goals in 60 matches. After leaving Bramall Lane he joined Stalybridge Celtic where he ended his senior career.
-DOCSTART-	24027476
'''Alfred''' "'''Alf'''" '''Littlehales''' (1867 - 18 November 1942) was an English professional footballer who played at centre-half for Southampton in the 1890s.
Littlehales was born in Wellington, Shropshire and started his football career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining Stoke in August 1892.
On 26 April 1893, he was part of the Stoke team which visited the County Ground to play a friendly match against Southampton St Mary's. Even with the future founder of football in Brazil, Charles Miller
In 1894, Southampton St Mary's were one of the nine founder members of the Southern League, which had been created to enable clubs in southern England who were not admitted to the Football League, to play competitive football on a regular basis. For the start of their League career, Saints signed several new players on professional contracts, including Baker, Littlehales and Thomson from Stoke and Fred Hollands from Millwall.
Prior to the start of the new season, Littlehales was interviewed by the local sporting weekly, "''Southern Referee''" - although he confessed to knowing little "''from actual experience''" about any of the Southern League opponents, he did not "''expect to lose much; not down here at any rate. I'm certain we shall make them all go''". He made his Southampton debut in their inaugural Southern League match, a 3-1 victory over Chatham played at the Antelope Ground on 6 October 1894. Described as "''clever on the ball and the owner of a hard shot''",
In the 1895-96 season, Littlehales missed only one League match, scoring four goals with Saints again finishing in third place. As in the previous year, they also reached the First Round proper of the FA Cup, where they again met Football League opposition when they were defeated 3-2 by The Wednesday.
Littlehales missed three matches at the start of the 1896-97 season, with Harry Haynes taking over. He returned on 7 November, playing at centre-forward, scoring twice in an 8-3 victory over New Brompton. He retained his place for the rest of the season, scoring five goals as the Saints claimed the Southern League title for the first of six occasions over the next eight years. Littlehales was ever-present in the FA Cup where the Saints reached the Second Round proper, losing 3-1 to Newton Heath after a replay.
Littlehales' final match for the Saints came in the first match of the 1897-98 season, a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham, following which he lost his place to new signing Arthur Chadwick. In January 1898, he was rewarded with a benefit match against Eastleigh
Following his retirement, he settled in the Bevois Town area of Southampton and died in the city on 18 November 1942.
-DOCSTART-	24028337
'''Harold "Harry" Gee''' (25 December 1895 - 1991) was an English professional association footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24028468
'''Kenneth Ernest "Ernie" Gillatt''' was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward during the 1920s.
-DOCSTART-	24028817
'''Kyle Wilson''' (born 14 November 1985) is an English footballer, currently at League Two side Macclesfield Town.
Wilson started his career rising through the youth ranks at Crewe Alexandra. In October 2005, he was loaned out to Conference National side Altrincham, to boost his development. He played five games for the club.
Never making an appearance for Crewe, he was released from his contract at the end of the 2005-06 season.
In Summer 2006, he signed for Barrow A.F.C. who were managed at the time by his father, Phil Wilson. Wilson suffered an anterior mediate cruciate ligament injury in September 2006, forcing him to miss the rest of the season. He left the club following the dismissal of his father as manager in November 2007.
On 5 January 2008, he made an appearance for Conference outfit Droylsden, in a 2-1 defeat to Crawley Town.
He spent 2008-09 with F.C. United of Manchester, where he excelled, scoring 24 goals in 32 games. He returned to the Football League in May 2009, signing with Macclesfield Town.
He made his debut in the 4-0 defeat by Notts County at Moss Rose on 15 August 2009. He was a late substitute for Matthew Tipton.
-DOCSTART-	24029008
'''Kevin William Glendon''' (born 21 June 1961) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a midfielder. After his retirement from playing, he had a long spell in charge of Radcliffe Borough.
-DOCSTART-	24029059
'''Percy Goodison''' was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
He began his career with Scottish side Livingston before he was signed by Football League Second Division club Burnley in 1911. He played just one league game for ''the Clarets'' before he transferred to nearby Accrington Stanley a year later.
-DOCSTART-	24029529
'''William Patrick "Billy" Gray''' (born 24 May 1927) is a retired English professional association footballer and manager who played initially as a winger.
On his transfer to Nottingham Forest in 1959 he played in his accustomed position of outside right; in the summer of 1958 Forest signed Roy Dwight, also an outside right, from Fulham, and Gray moved to inside forward. In this position he played in every game of thst season's FA Cup winning run, and scored 5 goals, including 3 penalties and one in the 4th round vs Grimsby Town directly from a corner.
In later years at Forest he moved to full back, finally leaving the club in 1963 to become player manager at Milwall.
He and Jeff Whitefoot are the only 2 survivors of the 1959 Cup winning team.
-DOCSTART-	24029644
'''William Graham''' was an English professional association football player who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24029749
'''William "Billy" Graham''' (3 October 1914 - 1996) was an English professional association football player who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24029930
'''John Stanley Greenhalgh''' was an English professional association football player who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24030173
'''Reuben Grice''' (1886 - 1967) was an English professional association football player who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24030476
'''Samuel Arthur Gunton''' was an English professional association football player who played as a full back. He played in the Football League for both Gainsborough Trinity and Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24030619
'''David Haddow''' was a Scottish professional association football player who played as a goalkeeper. He won one cap for the Scotland national football team in 1894.
-DOCSTART-	24030892
'''Andrew Sorbie Haddow''' was an Scottish professional association football player who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24031010
'''Gordon Haigh''' (born 18 August 1921) was an English professional association football player who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24031244
'''John Hall''' was an English professional association football player who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24031525
'''George Halley''' (29 October 1887 - unknown) was a Scottish professional association football player who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24034628
'''Jordan Alan Cook''' (born 20 March 1990) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a striker at Premier League side Sunderland.
Cook has yet to make a first team appearance for Sunderland but has been a part of the first team and reserves squad for quite sometime, and joined League Two side Darlington on loan in August 2009 to gain a first team starting place. Cook made his debut for Darlington on 18 August against Crewe Alexandra but was substituted after 58 minutes. He returned to Sunderland after five matches.
-DOCSTART-	24034757
'''Jay Aston Emmanuel-Thomas''' (born 27 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Arsenal. He is a versatile midfielder, who can also play as a centre back, left back, winger or second striker.
He has also represented England at under-17 and Under-19 levels.
Born in Forest Gate, London, Emmanuel-Thomas is a midfielder who has also played as left-back, winger and centre-forward.
On 6 August 2008 he played in Arsenal's pre-season friendly 2-1 win over Huddersfield Town at the Galpharm Stadium.
In the 2008-09 season he made 39 appearances for both the youth and reserve teams, scoring seven goals.
He captained the youth team as they were crowned Premier Academy League champions. They were first in Group A and after beating Group C winners Manchester City 2-1 in the semi-finals, beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the Play-off final on 17 May 2009 at White Hart Lane.
He also played a big part in the youth team winning the 2008-09 FA Youth Cup, in which he scored in every round. Arsenal beat Liverpool 6-2 on aggregate in the two-legged final, with Emmanuel-Thomas captaining the side and also scoring in the 4-1 first leg win at the Emirates Stadium.
He was also twice an unused substitute in first team matches during the 2008-09 season. Firstly, on 23 September 2008 in ''the Gunners'' 6-0 Carling Cup victory over Sheffield United. Then again in Arsenal's 3-0 Premier League victory over Portsmouth on 2 May 2009.
After attending Blackpool's first home game of the 2009-10 season,
Talking about his debut, Emmanuel-Thomas said, ''"It was great and I enjoyed it. I've come to Blackpool to prove that I can play against men who are older and perhaps stronger than me, and that I can handle myself without any problems. Hopefully it will be good for me and will help me."
He then scored on his full debut on 21 August in a 2-2 draw with Watford at Vicarage Road, when his powerful header in the 56th minute went past ''Hornets'' goalkeeper Scott Loach.
On 18 September, after five appearances, his loan spell with ''the Seasiders'' was extended by a further two months.
After returning to Arsenal, Emmanuel-Thomas was an unused substitute for the Premier League games against Burnley on 16 December and Hull City three days later as well as Everton on 9 January 2010.
On 18 December he signed a new long-term contract.
Emmanuel-Thomas has played for the England under-17 team.
In October 2008 Emmanuel-Thomas was part of the England under-19 squad that qualified for the Elite qualifying round of the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
-DOCSTART-	24036110
'''Joseph "Joe" Livingstone''' (18 June 1942 - 2 August 2009) was an English footballer. He began his professional career in 1960 at his hometown club Middlesbrough, where he was understudy to star striker Brian Clough. In total, Livingstone scored seven goals in 22 appearances for Boro, before moving on to Carlisle United in November 1962.
At Carlisle, Livingstone scored an impressive 42 goals in 82 league appearances for the club, during a four-year spell. He finished his career at Hartlepool United where his old Middlesbrough teammate Brian Clough was now manager.
Livingstone retired from professional football in 1967, and ran a pub in Middlesbrough with his wife following his retirement from the game. He died in August 2009, following a long illness
His son, Steve Livingstone, was also a professional footballer, and spent the majority of his career at Grimsby Town.
-DOCSTART-	24036252
'''David William "Dai" Lawrence''' (18 January 1947 - 21 July 2009) was a Welsh footballer who spent four seasons as a professional at his hometown club Swansea City in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Lawrence joined Swansea in May 1967 from non-league Merthyr Tydfil, and was the team's right-back when Swansea were promoted from Division Four in 1969-70.
In 1971, Lawrence was released by Swansea, and he subsequently returned to the non-league game, playing one season for Chelmsford City before an injury forced him to retire from the game. He then moved back to Swansea, where he worked as a carpenter. He died of a suspected heart attack in July 2009, aged 62.
-DOCSTART-	24036749
'''Thomas "Tommy" Fowler''' (16 December 1924 - 3 May 2009) was an English footballer who played 17 seasons for Northampton Town as a left-winger, and is the club's all-time appearance record holder, having played 521 league games for the club, and 585 first-team games in all competitions.
A native of Prescot, Lancashire, Fowler began his football career as an amateur on the books of Everton, and had played a few wartime games for Everton before he was called up to serve in the Army during World War II. He was wounded in France, and it was while recovering at a hospital in Bedford that he met Northampton coach Jack Jennings, who invited him to join the Cobblers.
Fowler signed for Northampton in March 1945, and held on to the number 11 shirt for the next 15 years, playing more than 500 games for the club. In 1960, he began losing his place in the team to youngster Barry Lines, and in December 1961 he was allowed to move to Aldershot. Fowler spent two partial seasons at Aldershot, before retiring from the game in late 1962. He settled in Northampton after his retirement from football, and died in May 2009, aged 84.
-DOCSTART-	24039704
'''James R. McKenzie''' (born 1877) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside-forward for various clubs in Scotland and England in the 1890s.
McKenzie was born in Glasgow and trained as an upholsterer,
At Burton he had a successful season, missing only four league matches, scoring five goals, as the Swifts finished the 1896-97 season in eleventh place. He then returned to Glasgow to spend a season with Clyde, at the end of which they finished at the foot of the table.
In the summer of 1898, he was persuaded to move to southern England to join the Southern League champions, Southampton. The "Saints" were about to embark on their first season in their new stadium and McKenzie made his debut for Southampton in the opening match at The Dell, against Brighton United on 3 September 1898.
After Watty Keay had opened the scoring, McKenzie (playing at outside-left) missed some good chances as the Saints put pressure on the Brighton goal. As half-time approached, McKenzie made a "''smart run up the left''" and crossed for Abe Hartley to score the second goal. McKenzie then added a third in the second half, and although Brighton pulled one back through Roddy McLeod, Tom Smith wrapped the match up with the fourth goal.
The appreciative Saints fans dubbed McKenzie "''little Joe Turner''",
-DOCSTART-	24040597
'''Walker Hampson''' (24 July 1889 - 1959) was an English professional association footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24040720
'''Thomas "Tommy" Hampson''' (born 2 May 1898) was an English professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Bury, Hampton began his career at South Shields but was unable to break into the first team. In 1920 he joined West Ham United as understudy to Ted Hufton, making 70 appearances before moving to Blackburn Rovers. Following short spells at Burnley and Darlington, Hampton signed for Cardiff City but was again unable to hold down a regular place, due to the presence of Tom Farquharson, and left the side in 1929 moving into non-league football after making one appearance for Notts County.
-DOCSTART-	24040817
'''Edmund "Ted" Hancock''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24040904
'''Frederick Joseph 'Fred' Webster''' (3 April, 1887-?) was an English professional Footballer who played for Crown & Victoria (Sheffield), Gainsborough Trinity, Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford.
Webster played for Non league team Crown & Victoria (Sheffield) before joining Gainsborough Trinity in 1907, he played in 89 matches for the club. The full back signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1911 and made a total of 86 appearances for the ''Spurs'' in all competitions. After leaving White Hart Lane, Webster went on to play for Brentford and finally returned to Gainsborough Trinity where he ended his senior career.
-DOCSTART-	24040939
'''Anthony Eric "Tony" Hancock''' (born 31 January 1967) is a retired English professional association footballer who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	24041074
'''Richard Hannigan''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a winger during the late 1890s.
-DOCSTART-	24041145
'''Edris Anthony "Tony" Hapgood''' (born 13 June 1930) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a winger. The son of Arsenal and England great Eddie Hapgood, he played in the Football League for Burnley and Watford during the 1950s.
-DOCSTART-	24041376
'''Jason Paul Hardy''' (born 14 December 1969) is a retired English professional association footballer who played as a defender. He started his career with Burnley, making his professional debut in the 0-1 defeat to Aldershot on 21 March 1987.
-DOCSTART-	24041462
'''Robert Haresnape''' (1866 - unknown) was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24041604
'''Ellis Hargreaves''' was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. He played in the Football League with Burnley and Darwen.
-DOCSTART-	24041825
'''William "Billy" Harker''' (born 1911) was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward for several teams in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24042067
'''Joshua "Jack" Harris''' (5 November 1891 - 1966) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24042202
'''Jason Mark Harris''' (born 26 December 1969) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a midfielder. He played four matches in the Football League with Burnley, making his debut in the 3-1 victory over Lincoln City on 22 November 1986.
-DOCSTART-	24042419
'''Jack Raymond Colback''' (born 24 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Ipswich Town as a midfielder, on loan from Sunderland.
Born in North Shields, North Tyneside, Colback joined Sunderland at the age of 11.
-DOCSTART-	24042774
'''Raymond William Harrison''' (21 June 1921 - 2000) was an English professional association footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24042825
'''Herschel Oulio Sanchez Watt''' (born 14 February 1991), more commonly known as '''Sanchez Watt''', is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal. He is a winger and can also play as a forward.
Born in London, Watt was discovered by Arsenal scouts as a seven-year-old playing in Victoria Park, East London for Senrab.
In July 2008, Watt signed his first professional contract, and the following month he netted against Huddersfield Town to help Arsenal win the Herbert Chapman Trophy at the Galpharm Stadium in pre-season.
Watt scored on his Arsenal first team debut, a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion in the third round of the 2009-10 League Cup at the Emirates Stadium on 22 September 2009. His goal came in the 68th minute, tapping the ball home from inside the penalty area after Carlos Vela's shot was saved and so became the 85th player to score on his debut for Arsenal.
Watt has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.
Arsne Wenger described Sanchez as a player who possesses left-foot quality, good movement, good sharpness, good determination and great workrate and tricky dribble.
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'''James Milburn "Jimmy" Hartley''' (29 October 1876 - unknown) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
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'''Julian Charles''' is a former footballer from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who played as a striker.
Charles moved from Hampton & Richmond Borough to Brentford in December 1999, for a fee of -25,000. While at Brentford, Charles made 12 appearances in the Football League, before later moving to Billericay Town in October 2001.
Charles played international football for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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'''Archibald "Archie" Ernest Clement''' (born 27 November 1901 - 1984) is a former football player who played as a right back for a number of clubs in the Football League, including Millwall, Watford, New Brighton and Southport.
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'''Henry "Harry" Hastie''' was an English professional football player who played as a full back.
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'''Augustus "Gus" Hurdle''' (born 14 October 1973) is a former Engish professional footballer who represented Barbados national football team. He played as a defender.
Hurdle was born in Kensington, England, and was eligible to play for the Barbados national football team because of Barbadian heritage.
Hurdle began his career with Fulham, but never made a league appearance for the team. After a year spent in non-league football with Dorchester Town, Hurdle signed for Brentford in 1994, making 71 appearances in the Football League over the next four seasons. After leaving Brentford in 1998, Hurdle signed for Plymouth Argyle, but never made a league appearance for the team, and left after just a month, moving to non-league side Bognor Regis Town.
Hurdle later played non-league football for Basingstoke Town. While at Basingstoke, Hurdle spent a loan spell at Crawley Town.
Hurdle also appeared for a number of other non-league sides, including Whyteleafe, Carshalton Athletic, St Albans City, Dulwich Hamlet, Yeading, Molesey, Egham Town and Walton & Hersham.
Hurdle represented Barbados at international level. In March 2000, he turned down a chance to play internationally to help Crawley Town in their Southern Football League Premier Division relegation battle, stating he would prefer to play against Dorchester Town saying it was the "bigger game".
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'''Jack William Ainsley''' (born 17 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Ipswich Town as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	24043762
'''Clifford Heap''' (14 February 1906 - 1984) was an English professional association footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24044557
'''Danis Mahmut Mehmet Salman''' (born 12 March 1960) is a Cypriot-born English former professional footballer who played as a defender, making over 500 appearances in the Football League.
After making his way through the youth team, Salman made his professional debut for Brentford on 15 November 1975, aged just 15 years 248 days. In total, Salman made 325 league appearances for Brentford, scoring 8 goals. He also played in the Football League for Millwall, Plymouth Argyle, Peterborough United and Torquay United.
-DOCSTART-	24044666
'''Jamie Smith''' (born 16 September, 1989 in Leytonstone) is a English professional footballer who currently plays for English team Brighton & Hove Albion.
Smith progressed through the youth ranks at Crystal Palace and was awarded a one-year contract in the summer of 2008. After failing to make an appearance for Crystal Palace, Smith was released from the club in the summer of 2009.
On 3 August, 2009, Smith signed a one-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion after impressing durial a trial with the club. Smith made his professional debut for Brighton during the 7-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town on 18 August, 2009.
-DOCSTART-	24044864
'''Tony Geidmintis''' (30 July 1949 - 16 April 1993) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender, making over 450 appearances in the Football League.
Born in Stepney, Geidmintis made his Football League debut for Workington on 3 April 1965, aged just 15 years 247 days. Geidmintis also played in the Football League for Watford, Northampton Town and Halifax Town, before returning in 1980 to a Workington side which had dropped into non-league football. He retired in the 1980-81 season, aged 31, due to a heart condition that contributed to his death 12 years later.
-DOCSTART-	24044955
'''Paul Walker''' (born 17 December 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Walker made his professional debut for Brentford on 21 April 1976, aged just 15 years 248 days. Walker made a total of 71 appearances for Brentford in the Football League, scoring five goals. Walker later played in South Africa for Johannesburg Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	24045976
'''Reece Connolly''' (born 22 January 1992) is an English footballer, currently playing for Aldershot Town.
Connolly started as a schoolboy at Crystal Palace before joining Aldershot Town. He was a first year scholar with Aldershot Town during the 2008-09 season and he made 14 reserve team appearances and was joint reserve team top scorer with four goals. Connolly was an unused substitute for Aldershot's first team on three occasions near the end of 2008-09 season. On 18 August 2009, Connolly made his Football League and first team debut for Aldershot Town, when he came on as a substitute against Bournemouth at the Dean Court. His home debut was made a month later, when he came on as a substitute against Port Vale, at the Recreation Ground on 12 September 2009.
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Butterwoth moved to Rushden & Diamonds in 1994 for -22,000, going on to play 368 times for the club, a club record. He also set a club record by playing in over 100 consecutive games. During his time at the club, Rushden progressed from the Southern Football League Premier Division to the Football League. His final game for the club was at Millennium Stadium in the Division Three play-offs.
His testimonial in 2001 was attended by over 4,000 fans.
Following his departure from Nene Park Butterworth joined Farnborough Town, who had just gained promotion to the Football Conference. He spent just a season there, playing 26 times, and scoring two goals. During his season at the club Farnborough enjoyed their best ever spells in the FA Cup (reaching the 4th round), and the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy.
After leaving Farnborough, Butterworth joined Kettering Town.
-DOCSTART-	24051252
'''Thomas''' "'''Tom'''" '''Smith''' (born 1877) was a professional English footballer who played at outside-right for various clubs around the turn of the twentieth century.
Smith was born in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire and played his early football for Ashton Athletic and Ashton Town in their pre-league era.
In May 1897, he joined Preston North End where another player of the same name was already playing, also as an outside-forward. Smith made four appearances in the Football League First Division, plus one in the FA Cup, before Preston made both players available at the end of the season. The directors of Southampton agreed to sign him, apparently under the misapprehension that they were signing the other player, who had established a reputation for being a "''star''".
At the "Saints", Smith won the 100 yard sprint in the club's annual sports day, encouraging the directors to believe that they had signed the right player.
Despite this auspicious start, Smith's subsequent indifferent form led the directors to realise that they had acquired the services of the wrong player,
He returned to Preston in 1900 and spent one further season in the Football League, making two more appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24051287
''' Sidney Ernest 'Sid' White''' (15 February, 1899-1968) was an English professional footballer who played for Edmonton Ramblers and Tottenham Hotspur.
White began is career at the local Non league team Edmonton Ramblers. The left half joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1923 and made a total of 22 appearances in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites'' between 1923-26.
-DOCSTART-	24052344
'''Lee Bennett''' is an English footballer currently playing for Harrogate Town on loan from League Two side Lincoln City. He plays as a central midfielder. He made his debut in the 2-0 victory over Bradford City on August 18, 2009, coming on as a substitute for Stefan Oakes in the 90th minute.
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'''Edward Upson''' (born 21 November 1989)
He scored the winning goal for Ipswich against Southampton in the FA Youth Cup in 2005 when he was 15,
In international football, Upson came on as a substitute for the England U19s game against Belarus in September 2007.
-DOCSTART-	24052830
'''Keith Fletcher''' (born May 24, 1978 in England) is a FormerGrenadian soccer player who used to play for Gateshead F.C..
-DOCSTART-	24053503
'''George Donnelly''' (born 28 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Plymouth Argyle.
As a youth player, Donnelly played for Liverpool but was cut from their academy at the age of 18.
Donnelly made his debut for Plymouth on 18 April 2009 as a substitute in a 3-0 defeat at home against Doncaster Rovers in the Championship.
On 28 August 2009, Donnelly signed on a one-month loan for Conference National club Luton Town.
Before turning professional as a footballer, Donnelly worked in a warehouse.
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'''John McLaughlin''' (born 25 February 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born in Liverpool.
McLaughlin played in the Football League for Liverpool, making 40 appearances. McLaughlin also made five appearances on loan at Portsmouth. After a knee injury ended his professional career, McLaughlin later played non-league football for South Liverpool, Barrow and Wrexham.
-DOCSTART-	24053929
'''Don Campbell''' (born 19 October 1932) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back. He was born in Bootle and made over 200 appearances in the Football League between 1953 and 1964.
Campbell played in the Football League for Liverpool, Crewe Alexandra and Gillingham, scoring three goals in 225 appearances. He later played non-league football for Folkestone Town (1964-1967), Margate (99 appearances in all comps), and Canterbury City.
-DOCSTART-	24054715
'''Marvin Sordell''' (17 February 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Watford.
Sordell started his career with Watford's youth academy, signing a professional contract in April 2009.
-DOCSTART-	24054949
'''Michael Bryan''' (21 February 1991) is an English professional footballer, who has represented Northern Ireland youth. He plays as a winger for Watford.
Bryan started his career as a schoolboy at Queens Park Rangers at the age of 10, being released six years later, before joining to Watford.
He made his professional debut for Watford on 15 August in the Championship in the 2-0 away defeat against Sheffield United, replacing Danny Graham as a substitute in the 89nd minute.
Bryan was called up Northern Ireland under-19 squad in April 2009.
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'''Luke Holden''' (born 24 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Welsh Premier League side Rhyl as a midfielder.
Holden started out with Liverpool youth before moving to Tranmere Rovers as a trainee. After being released Holden signed for Welsh Premier League team The New Saints for the 2007-08 season, making 22 league starts scoring six goals.
Short spells with Northern Premier League Premier Division teams Cammell Laird and Bradford Park Avenue came before joining Rhyl in January 2009. He had an unfortunate time with injuries but still scored four goals in nine league starts. On 1 September 2009, Holden signed for League One team Charlton Athletic on a three-month loan deal.
-DOCSTART-	24056591
'''Darren Lea Heesom''' (born 8 May 1968) is an English former professional association football player. He played 38 matches in the Football League for Burnley before having spells with a number of non-league clubs, including Altrincham, Macclesfield Town and Southport.
-DOCSTART-	24056829
'''James Patrick "Jim" Heggarty''' (born 4 August 1965) is a Northern Irish former professional association football player.
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Jim started his playing career at Scottish junior side Camelon Juniors before being signed by Dundee, making 10 appearances in 1955-56 before he was required to undertake 2 years of national service in the RAF where he played for RAF Kirkham. Eventually being released by Dundee he joined Dunfermline Athletic in October 1959, eventually becoming the club's first choice centre half. 3rd December 1960 saw Jim break his leg, an injury which saw him miss Dunfermline Athletic winning the Scottish Cup.
His return to the team cam almost a year after the injury on 2nd September 1961 in a reserve game against Motherwell and was eventually recalled to the first team in the 9-0 cup win over Wigtown and Bladnoch on 27th January 1962. He was eventually released at the end of 1962-63
After leaving Dunfermline Athletic he and his wife Joyce moved to England settling in Cheltenham and started working as an Electronics Engineer with Smith Industries Aviation and played for non league Cheltenham Town. After retiring from football he refused to go into coaching and eventually retired from his job at Smith's.
Jim had for a number of years suffered from Alzheimer's Disease and had spent the last 3 years of his life in a Gloucestershire nursing home. He died on 2nd March 2009 at the nursing home in Mitcheldean.
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'''William "Bill" White''' was a professional association football player of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He played for Heart of Midlothian, Woolwich Arsenal, New Brompton, Queen's Park Rangers and Liverpool, and made a total of 45 appearances in The Football League, scoring 17 goals.
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'''Cian James Hughton''' (born 25 January 1989) is a British footballer currently playing for League Two side Lincoln City. He plays as a defender and is the son of former Tottenham Hotspur player and current manager of Newcastle United, Chris Hughton. His uncle Henry Hughton was also a professional player.
He joined Tottenham Hotspur's academy in 2005, and went on to make 15 youth team appearances that season. Established, he played a further 27 games the following season, scoring once and stepping into the reserve set-up, where he appeared on a total of 21 occasions over two seasons. He has had numerous calls into the Republic of Ireland under-18 and under-19 squads.
On 27 July 2009 Hughton signed a six-month contract with Lincoln City. He made his professional debut in the 1-0 victory over Barnet on August 8, 2009.
He made his Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team debut as a substitute at Tallaght Stadium in October 2009 . Started his first international on October 13th at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre .
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'''John William Joyce''' (26 June 1877 - June 1956) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for various clubs between 1898 and 1920. Throughout his career, he was known to supporters as "Tiny" in allusion to his size, being 6 feet tall and weighing 14 stone.
Joyce was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire and started his football career with his home-town club, Burton Pioneers, before spells with two clubs in neighbouring Derbyshire, Woodville and Overseal Town. Whilst playing for Overseal Town, he was spotted by scouts from Southern League champions Southampton, for whom he was signed for a fee of -80.
Joyce, together with his Overseal team-mate, Sid Cavendish, joined the "Saints" in May 1898 and made his debut against Warmley in December 1898, but Warmley shortly afterwards withdrew from the league and their record was expunged.
After a season with Millwall, Joyce returned to his home-town to join the newly-formed Burton United in the Football League Second Division in August 1901. After failing to break into the first-team at Burton, Joyce was transferred to Blackburn Rovers of the Football League First Division in May 1902. At Blackburn, he vied for the No.1 shirt with Willie McIver but after making 14 appearances he returned to London in the spring of 1903. After a brief spell with Tottenham Hotspur, he returned to Millwall in the summer where he was to remain for the next six years, before re-joining Spurs in 1909. In December 1905, he was briefly displaced as first-choice 'keeper by Jack Robinson, under whom he had played at Southampton.
At White Hart Lane, Joyce was initially first-choice 'keeper, before losing his place to Tommy Lunn but by 1912, he had ousted Lunn and taken over as the regular "custodian". On 10 April 1914, Joyce scored from a penalty against Bolton Wanderers and followed this with another against Bayern Munich in a friendly a month later. Joyce played a total of 113 first-team matches for the Spurs, with his career ending following the outbreak of World War I.
During the war, Joyce returned to Millwall and after the war, following a brief spell with Gillingham, became assistant trainer and was briefly caretaker manager when Bob Hunter became ill in the 1930s.
-DOCSTART-	24063557
'''Robert Henderson''' was an English former professional association football player. His position was full back. He played 10 matches in the Football League for Burnley before moving to non-league side Clitheroe.
-DOCSTART-	24066133
'''Krystal Parker''' is an English female football goalkeeper. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies.
Parker began playing football at the age of six, soon joining Manchester United where she played mixed football before playing for their Under-10 girls' team.
Parker was included in England's 30-player provisional squad for the Under-20 Women's World Cup, just months after signing for Blackburn.
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'''Nicole Emmanuel''' is a female football right-back. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies, having previously played in the FA Women's Premier League for Leeds Carnegie. She hails from Milton Keynes.
Having been a junior with Arsenal Ladies,
Emmanuel attended Loughborough University while playing for Leeds, playing in the University side that retained the BUSA Championship in May 2007, with Emmanuel scoring the opening goal. In July 2007 she was selected for the Great Britain Women's Football Squad for the World University Games in Bangkok. She appeared as a substitute (for Shelly Cox) in Great Britain's opening match, a 1-0 defeat against China. She started the final group game, a 6-2 win against South Africa, although was substituted by Dunia Susi early in the second half.
Emmanuel has represented England at youth level. In September 2004, she was selected for England's Under-19 squad for the EUFA Under-19 Women's Championship First Qualifying Stage.
In February 20008, Emmanuel played for the England Under-23 side against Germany.
Emmanuel's parents have both been involved with football teams, her mother with Berhamstead Ladies and her father with Watford and Harrow. As well as playing football, Emmanuel is also a qualified referee for Bedfordshire County FA.
-DOCSTART-	24068173
'''Robert D. "Bob" Henderson''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in the Football League for Burnley and New Brighton.
-DOCSTART-	24068299
'''Archibald Sorbie "Archie" Heslop''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24068401
'''Thomas Burns "Tom" Hetherington''' was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	24068559
'''Robert James "Bob" Higgins''' is a retired English professional footballer who played as a central defender.
-DOCSTART-	24068911
'''James "Jimmy" Hill''' (1872 - unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24069406
'''John Smith Hindmarsh''' (29 January 1913 - 1990) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24069542
'''Edward "Teddy" Hodgson''' (1886 - 1919) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He won the FA Cup with Burnley in 1914.
-DOCSTART-	24069716
'''Douglas John Hodgson''' (born 27 February 1969) is an Australian former professional association footballer who played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	24069836
'''Cornelius Hogan''' (1878 - 1909) was a Maltese professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played in the Football League for New Brighton Tower and Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24070117
'''William "Bill" Holden''' (born 1 April 1928) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for several clubs in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24073140
'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Soye''' (born 14 April 1885) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs in Scotland, Ireland and England in the period prior to World War I.
Soye was born in the Govan area of Glasgow and trained as an electrical engineer.
In his one season at Distillery, his 14 goals helped the Whites win three trophies, the Irish Cup, the City Cup and the County Antrim Shield when he scored in the Final.
In the summer of 1905, he moved to southern England to join Southampton of the Southern League. The "Saints" were anxious to regain the Southern League title which they had taken six times in the eight years up to 1904, but had finished in a disappointing third place at the end of the 1904-05 season. He made his debut away to Norwich City on 9 September 1905 when he played at inside-right in a 1-1 draw. Although Soye was only 5 ft 8 in tall, he was "''muscular and clever enough to avoid the more robust challenges''".
In May 1906, he moved to Newcastle United of the Football League First Division, together with his Southampton team-mate, Harry Brown. At St James' Park, Soye was unable to break into the first-team on a regular basis, with Scotland international James Howie well settled in the inside-right berth. Although Newcastle won the Football League championship in the 1905-06 season, Soye made only one appearance followed by six appearances, with two goals, in the following season. He spent the entire 1907-08 season in the reserves and, after only seven first-team appearances in three years, he returned to Scotland.
In May 1909, he was part of the deal which brought Wilf Low to St James' Park for a fee of -800 from Aberdeen. At Pittodrie, Soye made his debut scoring in a 3-0 defeat of Port Glasgow Athletic and soon became an established member of the team, settling into the right-wing position. Over the next six seasons, Soye made over 200 league and cup appearances for the "Dons" and was also "capped" by the Scottish Football League against the Southern League on 2 October 1911. The outbreak of the First World War brought his career to a close.
-DOCSTART-	24073951
'''David Holt''' (26 February 1952 - 15 June 2003) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender.
He played over 400 matches in the Football League for Bury, Oldham Athletic and Burnley, before retiring in 1983 to start a plastic recycling business. In 1998, he moved to New Zealand to run a courier business. In 2003, he collapsed while on his rounds and died of a heart attack, aged 51.
-DOCSTART-	24074047
'''James Ashley Hoskin''' (born 27 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24074111
'''Thomas Grimshaw Howarth''' was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half for Burnley in the early 1900s.
-DOCSTART-	24074361
'''Leonard Chester "Len" Hughes''' (1899 - unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24074411
'''Patrick Hunt''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half.
-DOCSTART-	24074562
'''William Robert "Bill" Hurst''' (4 March 1921 - 2005) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24075843
'''Harry Thomas Oulton Wilding''' (27 June, 1894-1958) was an English professional footballer who played for the Grenadier Guards, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Bristol Rovers.
Wilding played football while serving with the Grenadier Guards. In 1919 he joined Chelsea where he played in a total of 265 matches and scored on 25 occasions in all competitions. The centre half signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1928 and featured in 12 matches and scored one goal. After leaving White Hart Lane, Wilding joined Bristol Rovers where he ended his playing career.
-DOCSTART-	24076767
'''Kyle Wilkie''' (born 20 February 1991) is an Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hamilton Academical.
Wilkie graduated from the Stockport County Centre of Excellence.
Wilkie signed for Hamilton Academical on 19 August 2009, and made his professional debut for Hamilton on 22 August 2009, in a 0-3 loss against Aberdeen. His father, Doug, was a player with Dundee United.
-DOCSTART-	24077396
'''William Husband''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24077485
'''Alexander Hutchinson''' (born 4 October 1908) was an Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.
Hutchinson began his professional career in England, with Burnley in 1929. After five league games and two goals, he joined ''the Clarets'' Lancashire neighbours Blackpool the following season, 1930-31. He made his debut for ''the Tangerines'' on 1 November 1930, in a 3-0 defeat at Chelsea. He appeared in the following five league games, scoring twice. His first goal came in a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa at Bloomfield Road on 22 November; the second a fortnight later, a 3-1 reversal at West Ham on 6 December.
Blackpool did not retain his services at the end of the campaign, at which point he left to join Bo'ness.
He finished his career with Cardiff City in 1934, making 23 league appearances and scoring four goals for ''the Bluebirds''.
-DOCSTART-	24077592
'''William Charles "Billy" Ingham''' (22 October 1952 - 7 November 2009) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Stakeford, Ingham began his career with Football League Second Division side Burnley, making his senior debut in 1972. After eight years in the Burnley first team, he transferred to Bradford City in 1980 for a fee of -30,000 and went on to play almost 80 league games before being forced to retire in 1982. He later played non-league football for Accrington Stanley while working as a bus driver.
Ingham was born in the village of Stakeford in Northumberland but moved to Burnley at the age of 15 when he was signed by Burnley F.C. as an apprentice. Following his retirement from football, he continued to live in Burnley, and worked as a bus driver for Burnley & Pendle. In 2008, Ingham was taken ill and was given last rites in hospital. He returned home but failed to fully recover and on 7 November 2009, he died following the illness.
Ingham began his career with Burnley where he was affectionately known as "the Ginger Pele".
He was signed by Bradford City manager George Mulhall in 1980 for a fee of -30,000 and played 78 league games for the club in the following two seasons.
-DOCSTART-	24077713
'''William Henry "Billy" Jeavons''' (9 February 1912 - 1992) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24077868
'''Evan Thomas Jenkins''' (26 June 1906 - 1990) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24077960
'''William "Bill" Jenkinson''' (1877 - unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24078570
'''Seamus Donal D'Arcy''', known as '''Jimmy D'Arcy''' or sometimes '''Paddy D'Arcy''', (14 December 1921 - 22 February 1985) was an Irish international footballer who played as an inside forward. After playing in Northern Ireland for Waterford, Limerick, Dundalk and Ballymena United, D'Arcy played professionally in England for Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Brentford, scoring 15 goals in 49 appearances in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24078898
'''Alexander "Alex" Michael Stavrinou''' (17 February 1990) is an English professional footballer, who has represented Cyprus youth at international level. He plays as a midfielder for Ebbsfleet United on loan from Charlton Athletic.
Stavrinou started his career in the Charlton Athletic Youth Academy from the age of 13,
Although born in England, Stavrinou has represented Cyprus under-17, qualifying through his father's Cypriot heritage.
As a youth player, Stavrinou played as a centre back, before his under-16 manager Steve Avory converted him into a midfielder.
Stavrinou was born in Harlow, Essex and attended St Bonaventure's Catholic Comprehensive School in Forest Gate.
-DOCSTART-	24078959
Maurice Joseph John Connor was born on 26 September 1877 in Philipstown, Ireland.
Connor played professionally in The Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Walsall, Bristol City, Woolwich Arsenal and Blackpool.
Connor played at international level for Ireland, and participated at the 1903 British Home Championship.
-DOCSTART-	24079617
'''Marlon Michael Jackson''' (born 6 December 1990 in Bristol) is an English footballer who currently plays for Aldershot Town on loan from his parent club Bristol City.
Jackson joined League Two side Hereford United on an initial one month loan on 21 August 2009, alongside his clubmate and fellow young striker Tristan Plummer.
Jackson joined League Two side Aldershot Town on an initial one month loan on 25 November 2009.
-DOCSTART-	24080372
'''Mark Duffy''' (born 7 October 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Morecambe. He previously played for Vauxhall Motors, Prescot Cables and Southport.
-DOCSTART-	24083186
'''George Spence''' (born 27 September 1877) was a Scottish professional footballer who played at either half-back or inside-forward for various clubs in Scotland and England around the turn of the twentieth century.
Spence was born in Rothesay
After a brief spell at Derby County, Spence joined Gainsborough Trinity of the Football League Second Division in the summer of 1898. He spent one season with Gainsborough, generally playing at inside-right, when he made 26 league appearances, scoring ten goals. Spence then moved to Reading of the Southern League where he spent two seasons before returning to the Football League with Preston North End in May 1901.
He spent the 1901-02 season at Preston, making 19 league appearances scoring seven goals. At the end of the season, Preston finished in third place, nine points behind Middlesbrough in the runners-up position. Spence then returned to Reading for a further season.
In the 1903 close season, Spence moved to the Southern League champions, Southampton. At the "Saints", Spence was used very much as a utility player appearing in various positions either at half-back or as a forward, although he was generally played on the left. He made his debut for Southampton playing at left-half in a 3-0 victory at New Brompton on 12 September 1903. Described as "''fast, tricky, clever and a glutton for work''",
Hull City were founded in June 1904 and were restricted to friendly matches, although they did enter the FA Cup in the preliminary round, where they were eliminated by Stockton after a replay, with Spence scoring twice, thus becoming Hull's "top-scorer" in competitive matches in the 1904-05 season. In 1905, Hull City were admitted to the expanded Football League Second Division. Spence had the "honour" of scoring Hull's first goal in the Football League,
At the end of the season, Spence returned to Scotland and played out his career with Clyde and Cowdenbeath.
-DOCSTART-	24083496
'''Ezekiel Johnston''' (1871 - unknown) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in the Football League for both Burnley and Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24083585
'''Clifford "Cliff" Jones''' was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24083807
'''Rodney Ernest "Rod" Jones''' (born 23 September 1945) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	24084035
'''Peter Alfred Jones''' (born 25 November 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in the Football League for Burnley and Swansea City.
-DOCSTART-	24084187
'''Walter Joyce''' (10 September 1937 - 29 September 1999) was an English professional footballer and manager who played as a wing half. His son, Warren Joyce, also played for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24084349
'''Robert Kay''' was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played five games for Burnley in the first-ever season of the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24084363
'''Archibald Kaye''' (1869 - unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	24084415
'''John "Jack" Keenan''' (1864 - 1906) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
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'''Stephen "Steve" Kennedy''' (born 22 July 1965) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24084751
'''Joseph Kenyon''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. After starting his career in non-league football with Failsworth, he played 29 matches in the Football League for Burnley in the 1906-07 season.
-DOCSTART-	24085631
'''Roger Anthony Walker''' (born 15 November 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Born in Bolton, Walker began his career with Bolton Wanderers, making 12 appearances in the Football League between 1984 and 1986. He later played in Malta for a number of teams including Sliema Wanderers, Hibernians and Marsaxlokk.
-DOCSTART-	24086789
'''Stephen P. "Steve" Kilcar''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He played for several teams in the Football League during the 1930s.
-DOCSTART-	24086969
'''George King''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24087090
'''Leonard "Len" Kinsella''' (born 14 May 1946) is a retired Scottish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	24087428
'''Frederick Peter Kippax''' (17 July 1922 - September 1987) was an English amateur footballer who played as a left winger.
Kippax played in the Football League for Burnley and Liverpool. He later played for Yorkshire Amateur.
Kippax represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
-DOCSTART-	24087810
'''George Knight''' (born 12 May 1921) is an English former professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Despite being on the books at Burnley for nine years, he played just nine league games as his career was interrupted by the Second World War.
-DOCSTART-	24087894
'''Arnaud Mendy''' (born 19 February 1990 in vreux, Eure) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Derby County in the English Championship.
Mendy joined Derby as an academy player in the close season of 2008, and played for the academy and reserve sides in his first season. He made his first team debut in a pre-season friendly against Stoke City on 1 August 2009, coming on as a substitute four minutes from time and scoring a last minute equaliser for Derby in a 2-2 draw. His competitive debut was in a 3-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday on 3 October 2009. Two weeks later Mendy joined Grimsby Town on an initial one month loan. He made his debut on 17 October 2009 against Rochdale. This game was to be Mendy's only as a Grimsby player, manager Mike Newell was sacked the following morning, and the following week caretaker manager Neil Woods left him out of the eighteen man squad to face A.F.C. Bournemouth. On 29 October, Mendy and fellow loanee Josh Magennis had their loan contracts terminated ahead of schedule.
-DOCSTART-	24088070
'''John "Jackie" Knight''' (12 September 1922 - 1996) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24088360
'''William Knox''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24092458
'''George Angus Hadley''' (5 June 1893 - April 1963) was a Scottish footballer who played at wing-half either side of the First World War.
Hadley was born in West Bromwich and played his early football with Willenhall Swifts, where he received junior honours for Scotland.
In July 1913, he moved to the south coast to join Southampton of the Southern League. A "''stocky, versatile half-back (who) could also play up front''",
The following season, Hadley only missed five matches, generally playing as a wing-half but with the occasional appearance as an outside-forward. By the end of the season, England was at war and normal football was suspended. The "Saints" retained Hadley's registration throughout the war, and he played in the occasional wartime fixture.
After the end of the war, Hadley was sold to Aston Villa of the Football League First Division, for whom he made four appearances before a transfer to Coventry City in July 1920. Hadley remained at City until 1922, when an injury brought his career to a close.
-DOCSTART-	24092737
'''Jack Small''' (29 October 1889 - 1946) was an English professional footballer who played at wing-half either side of the First World War.
Small was born at South Bank, Middlesbrough and attended St. Peter's School, South Bank.
Small spent most of his time at Roker Park in the reserves and his only first-team appearance for Sunderland came in a 3-1 victory at Manchester United on 15 March 1913.
In August 1913, he moved to the south coast to join Southampton of the Southern League. He made his debut for the "Saints" in the opening match of the 1913-14 season, a 1-0 defeat at Brighton. Small soon became a popular player at The Dell who was "''admired not only by the crowd but also by his colleagues''".
He retained his place at right-half for the first twelve matches of the season until, after a run of four defeats, he lost his place to John Denby. Small returned to the side in February replacing George Hadley and kept his place for the rest of the season. Small started the following season at right-half until November when he moved to right-back to replace George Green until Green's return in March. By the end of the season, England was at war and normal football was suspended. Small played in six wartime fixtures, until joining the R.A.M.C. at the end of 1915.
Small spent sixteen months serving with the R.A.M.C. in Salonika before injuries caused him to be invalided back to Southampton, where he suffered a serious bout of malaria.
After the war, he was a member of the Thornycrofts team which took First Division Burnley to a replay in the FA Cup first round, where they were defeated 5-0 after a scoreless draw at The Dell.
He then spent a few months back in the Southern League with Mid-Rhondda, before retiring from professional football in December 1920 and taking up employment with Harland & Wolff. He later joined the Merchant Navy.
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Lambie began his footballing career in his native Glasgow in the latter part of the 1880s when he joined Glasgow Thistle, who at the time played in the Scottish Football Alliance. His performances and goalscoring for Thistle attracted clubs in the English Football League. In 1889, he was signed by Burnley.
In his first season with ''the Clarets'', Lambie played only seven times in the league, but scored five goals in this time. In the 1890-91 season he played 18 matches and scored 16 goals as the side finished eighth in the league. During this first spell at Burnley, he became the first-ever Burnley player to score a hat-trick in a competitive match at Turf Moor, in the 7-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers on 1 March 1890.
Upon leaving Burnley, Lambie moved back north to Scotland to join Scottish Football League outfit Clyde. He helped Clyde achieve an eighth placed finish in the 1891-1892 campaign before briefly leaving football to join the Highland Light Infantry.
He returned to Football League First Division Burnley in the 1892-93 season, but he only made four appearances in the league and did not manage to score. He left Burnley the same season and subsequently retired from football to rejoin the Army.
Lambie was born in 1868 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was in the British Army with the Highland Light Infantry during the late 1890s. He died in 1921, aged either 52 or 53.
-DOCSTART-	24094409
'''William A. Lambie''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24094753
'''Desmond Charles "Des" Lancaster''' (16 July 1937 - 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	24094785
Gillingham F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Gillingham, Kent, playing in Football League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system, as of the 2008-09 season. The club was formed in 1893 as New Brompton F.C., a name which was retained until 1913, and has played home matches at Priestfield Stadium throughout its history. The club joined the Football League in 1920, was voted out of the league in favour of Ipswich Town at the end of the 1937-38 season, but returned to the league 12 years later after it was expanded from 88 to 92 clubs. Between 2000 and 2005, Gillingham played in the second tier of the English league for the only time in the club's history, achieving a highest league finish of eleventh place in 2002-03.
''Includes all competitive first-team matches apart from supplementary matches in the Kent League (1895-96) and Thames & Medway Combination (1897-1903), for which line-ups are not recorded. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics correct as of 9 November 2009. Players marked in'' '''''bold''''' ''are still playing for the club.''
'''DF''' - Defender;
-DOCSTART-	24094831
'''John William "Jack" Lane''' (29 May 1898 - 1984) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24094938
'''Alexander "Sandy" Lang''' (1864 - 8 November 1901) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24095137
'''Leslie Arnold "Les" Latcham''' (born 22 December 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	24095232
'''Jack Lawton''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24095276
'''Edward Lee''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24095388
'''Peter David Leebrook''' (born 18 September 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He played more than 50 matches in the Football League for Burnley.
Upon retiring as a professional player, Leebrook emigrated to Arizona and was involved with soccer there for 15 years. Presently he is Technical Director of Halifax City Soccer Club of Nova Scotia, having previously been the club's first team manager.
-DOCSTART-	24095534
'''John Granville "Jack" Liggins''' (26 March 1906 - 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played in the Football League for Burnley and Leicester City.
-DOCSTART-	24095696
'''Richard "Dick" Lindley''' was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He was part of the Burnley side which won the FA Cup in 1914.
-DOCSTART-	24095811
'''James "Jimmy" Lindsay''' (28 August 1880 - 1925) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He played over 250 matches in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24095828
'''Gareth Risbridger''' (16 April 1982) is an English semi-professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Staines Town. He started his career as a youth player at Marlow, before joining Yeovil Town in 1998. Risbridger then signed for Third Division club Southend United following his former Yeovil manager David Webb, however he only made one appearance and was sent on loan to Conference National club Dover Athletic. He was released from Southend in January 2002, and dropped back into non-League football spending a month at Salisbury City before joining Aylesbury United. In December 2003, he joined former Aylesbury manager, Steve Cordery at Staines Town. After a number of injuries that kept him sidelined for two-and-a-half years, Risbridger joined Bracknell Town on a short loan spell, regaining his fitness.
Risbridger started his career as a youth player at Marlow, playing the 1997-98 season in their under-18 team.
He signed for Third Division team Southend United in May 2001, after former Yeovil Town manager David Webb took charge at Southend.
Following his release from Southend United, Risbridger dropped back into non-League football and signed for Southern Football League Premier Division club, Salisbury City in February.
Risbridger played in Staines 2007-08 FA Cup first round giant-killing match, when they defeated Stockport County over two legs, eventually winning in a penalty shootout.
Risbridger holds a UEFA 'B' Pro Licence coaching badge and is also a qualified referee.
Born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire,
-DOCSTART-	24096043
'''James J. Lindsay''' (16 October 1891 - unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24096269
'''Archibald Lang "Archie" Livingstone''' (30 August 1872 - unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24096376
'''George Lockhart''' (1877 - unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left full-back.
-DOCSTART-	24096705
'''David McKie Loggie''' (born 31 May 1957) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a winger. After playing in the Football League with Burnley and York City, he had a successful career in The Netherlands and Belgium.
-DOCSTART-	24096748
'''William Charles "Charlie" Cox''' (born 27 November 1901 - 1978) is a former football player who played as a left back, centre half or left half for Southend United and West Ham United in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24104069
'''William Harry''' "'''Bill'''" '''Clarke''' (born 1880) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for various clubs in the 1900s.
Clarke was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire and started his football career with his home town club, Kettering. During his time at Kettering, they were the Midland League champions in 1900, and were elected to the Southern League. In September 1902, he moved to the Football League First Division with Sheffield United.
At Sheffield, Clarke was never a regular first-team player making only two appearances, with England international Harry Thickett being well established at right-back. In the summer of 1903, Clarke returned to Northamptonshire, to join Northampton Town in the Southern League, where he gained a reputation as "''the most promising left-back in the Southern League''", whose "''speed enabled him to overhaul the quickest of forwards''".
In April 1905, he was signed by fellow Southern League side, Southampton. The "Saints" were anxious to regain the Southern League title which they had taken six times in the eight years up to 1904, but had finished in a disappointing third place at the end of the 1904-05 season. During the close-season they signed nine players, of which Clarke was considered to be "''the best capture''".
He made his Southampton debut in the opening match of the 1905-06 season, a 1-0 defeat at home to Brentford, retaining his place for the rest of the season, at the end of which the Saints finished as runners-up, five points behind champions Fulham.
-DOCSTART-	24104216
'''Frederick 'Fred' Wilkes''' (26 August, 1883-1942) was an English professional footballer who played for Reading and Tottenham Hotspur.
Wilkes began his playing career at Reading. In 1908, the left back joined Tottenham Hotspur, between 1909-1912 Wilkes made 60 appearances in all competitions for the ''Spurs''.
-DOCSTART-	24104263
'''William Harry''' "'''Bill'''" '''Clarke''' (born 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside-forward for Exeter City and Southampton in the 1930s.
Clarke was born in Leicester and after playing youth football with Leicester Nomads, he signed for Leicester City in February 1936.
Although he was included in City's team photograph at the start of the 1936-37 season
At St James Park, Clarke was back-up to Fred Liddle, making twelve League and two FA Cup appearances, scoring once, before moving along the south coast in July 1938 to join Second Division Southampton.
At The Dell, Clarke was again only a reserve-team player and it was not until 15 April 1939 that he made his first-team debut, in a 3-0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers. His second and last appearance came in the final fixture of the 1938-39 season, away to Plymouth Argyle.
In the summer of 1939, Clarke was offered a free transfer
-DOCSTART-	24108015
'''Jenna Carroll''' (born 8 May 1990) is an English female football defender. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies. She was born in Preston.
Carroll spent over six years with Blackburn's centre of excellence before making her National Division debut in December 2006.
In October 2008, Carroll was one of four Rovers players to be sent off, the others being Katie Anderton, Natalie Brewer and Natalie Preston, as they drew 4-4 in the Women's Premier League Cup against Portsmouth Ladies.
-DOCSTART-	24108253
'''Natalie Brewer''' (born 20 February 1984) is an English female football central defender. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies. She was born in Preston.
Brewer joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in 2004.
In October 2008, Brewer was one of four Rovers players to be sent off, the others being Katie Anderton, Jenna Carroll and Natalie Preston, as they drew 4-4 in the Women's Premier League Cup against Portsmouth Ladies.
-DOCSTART-	24108560
'''Natalie Preston''' (born 16 August 1977) is an English female football midfielder. She currently plays for, and captains, Blackburn Rovers Ladies. She was born in Liverpool.
Preston captained Tranmere Rovers Ladies
In May 2006, Preston played for Leeds as they lost 5-0 to Arsenal Ladies in the Women's FA Cup Final.
Brewer joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2007 close season.
In October 2008, Preston was one of four Rovers players to be sent off, the others being Katie Anderton, Jenna Carroll and Natalie Brewer, as they drew 4-4 in the Women's Premier League Cup against Portsmouth Ladies.
She has also played for Everton Ladies.
Brewer has represented England at Youth level.
While with Leeds, Preston had a cat named Susie Wong, which resulted in Leeds and England teammate Sue Smith gaining the nickname 'Wongy'.
-DOCSTART-	24109813
'''Thomas "Tom" Cairney''' (born 20 January 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a midfielder.
Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Cairney was named as Hull City's Young Player of the Year for the 2008-09 season.
-DOCSTART-	24110539
'''Nathaniel Otis Mendez-Laing''' (born 15 April 1992) is an English footballer signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Mendez-Laing was born in Birmingham, and is a product of Wolves' academy. He made his senior debut on 25 August 2009 in a League Cup victory over Swindon Town.
He has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level.
-DOCSTART-	24117481
Having previously played for Glasgow City, Grant left Hibernian Ladies to join Arsenal Ladies on 20 February 2009.
Having had to commute to London from Glasgow for each of Arsenal's games,
Grant made her Scotland senior debut as a 16 year-old, scoring twice against Northern Ireland.
Grant was reported in May 2009 to be living with her boyfriend, the former Dundee United and Hamilton Academicals player David Winters.
-DOCSTART-	24118580
'''Charles Lewis 'Charlie' Woodruff''' (19 January, 1884-1943) was an English professional footballer who played for Grantham Avenue, Tottenham Hotspur, Doncaster Rovers and Grantham Town.
Woodruff began his career at his local Non league club Grantham Avenue. The outside right joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1908 and scored one goal in 10 appearances for the ''Lilywhites''. After leaving White Hart Lane, Woodruff went on to play for Doncaster Rovers and finally ending his career at Grantham Town.
-DOCSTART-	24119188
'''Joe Johnson''' (born in Greenock) is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.
Johnson began his career at Arthurlie before joining Rangers in 1947. He stayed with the club for five years making sporadic appearances and going on loan to Falkirk in 1950. He then moved to England and had season long spells with Lincoln City and Workington. Upon returning to Scotland, Johnston joined Elgin City, who at that time were not in the Scottish Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24119283
'''Luke Rooney''' (born 28 December 1990) is an English football player currently playing for Football League One team Gillingham. He primarily plays as a midfielder.
Rooney joined Gillingham as an apprentice professional in 2007. In early 2009 he was loaned out to Lewes of the Conference National, where he made six appearances. He turned full-time professional with Gillingham at the start of the 2009-10 season and made his first team debut against Plymouth Argyle in the first round of the Football League Cup. His first Football League appearance was in the 3-0 home win over Exeter City on 5 September 2009, in which he scored his first ever goal for the Gillingham senior team.
-DOCSTART-	24126802
Stevenage Borough Football Club is an English association football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, currently playing in the Conference National. Following the demise of the town's former club, Stevenage Athletic, Stevenage Borough was formed in 1976. Following promotions through both the United Counties and Isthmian leagues,
The list also includes those who have won the Stevenage Borough Player of the Year. The Stevenage Borough Player of the Year award is voted for annually by Stevenage Borough's supporters in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season.
Mark Smith holds the record for Stevenage appearances, having played 466 times for the club between 1992 and 2004, and is followed closely by Martin Gittings with 450 during fifteen year tenure at the Hertfordshire side.
Players are listed according to the date of their first professional contracted signed with the club. Appearances are for first-team competitive matches only. Substitute appearances are included. All figures are correct as of 19 January 2010.
A. Appearances and goals in the Conference National (including play-offs), Conference League Cup, FA Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy and the Isthmian League.
B. Club record holder: Gittings holds for the club record for total goals scored, 230, from 1980 to 1995.
C. Smith won the 1994-95 and 2000-01 Stevenage Borough Player of the Year awards.
D. Sodje played for Southend United in the Football League Championship in the 2006-07 season.
E. Hayles played for Fulham in the Premier League between the years 2001-2004.
F. Barrowcliff won the 1996-96 Stevenage Borough Player of the Year award.
G. During his time as captain at the club, Berry lifted the Football Conference Championship in 1995-96.
H. Trott won the 1997-98 Stevenage Borough Player of the Year award.
I. Harvey won the 1998-99 Stevenage Borough Player of the Year award.
J. Taylor won the 1999-00 Stevenage Borough Player of the Year award.
K. Club record holder: Leadbetter holds the club record for the highest official transfer fee paid by the club, -20,000, which was paid to Hereford United on 25 February 1999.
L. Campbell currently plays for Leicester City in the Football League Championship.
M. Goodliffe won back-to-back Stevenage Borough Player of the Year awards for both 2001-02 and 2002-03.
N. Sam Sodje played for Reading in the Premier League during the club's 2006-07 campaign.
O. Boyd currently plays for Peterborough United in the Football League Championship following back-to-back promotions.
P. Perez won the 2003-04 Stevenage Borough Player of the Year award.
Q. Bulman won the 2004-05 Stevenage Borough Player of the Year award.
R. Henry won the 2006-07 Stevenage Borough Player of the Year award.
S. Julian won the 2005-06 Stevenage Borough Player of the Year award.
T. Morison won the 2007-08 Stevenage Borough Player of the Year award.
U. Roberts won the 2008-09 Stevenage Borough Player of the Year award.
-DOCSTART-	24126993
'''George Green''' was a professional footballer who played at full-back for Southampton in the period prior to the First World War.
Green was born in Crayford in north-west Kent and started his football career with Northfleet United, playing in the Kent League. By 1914, he had attracted attention from several clubs, including Derby County and Fulham of the Football League, and Brighton and Southampton of the Southern League.
He signed for Southampton in April 1914, and made his debut at right-back in a 2-1 defeat at Northampton on 18 April, the penultimate match of the 1913-14 season, filling in for the injured Fred Smith. Following Smith's retirement in the summer of 1914, Green became the established right-back, playing in the first twelve matches of the 1914-15 season, before losing his place to Jack Small in November, although he returned to the side in March.
Described as "''an outstanding full-back, neat in style and quick off the mark''",
In 1919, Green decided to return to Kent and Southampton agreed to release him. He re-signed for Northfleet United and helped them win the Kent League title in 1919-20.
-DOCSTART-	24127336
'''Charles Curtin''' (1890 - 29 July 1967) was an English professional footballer who played at outside-forward for various clubs either side of the First World War.
Curtin was born in Gateshead and started his football career in the village of Ryhope,
He made his debut for the "Saints" in the penultimate match of the 1913-14 season, when he replaced Sid Kimpton in a 2-1 defeat at Northampton on 18 April. At the start of the next season, Kimpton had regained his place at outside-right, although Curtin replaced him for two matches in September, before taking over at No. 7 permanently at the end of October, with Kimpton switching to centre-forward.
Described as "''a sturdily-built outside-right''", Curtin was "''exceptionally fast (and) could turn and leave many of his opponents floundering''".
In 1915, he left the club and after the First World War returned to his native north-east with West Stanley of the North Eastern League, before spells with Workington and Caernarvon Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	24130757
'''Christopher James Lambert''' (born 14 September 1973 in Henley-on-Thames) is an English former professional footballer, most famous for playing for Reading.
-DOCSTART-	24131106
'''Gwennan Harries''' (born 5 January 1988) is a Welsh female football striker. She currently plays her club football for Everton. She was born in Bridgend and has represented Wales at Under-19 and senior level.
Harries played for Cardiff City and Bristol Academy before joining Everton Ladies in July 2009.
Harries won 21 caps for the Wales Under-19 side, scoring 9 goals.
-DOCSTART-	24131592
'''Natasha Dowie''' (born 30 June 1988) is an English female football striker. She currently plays her club football for Everton. She has represented England at Under-20 level and has been a squad member of the senior side.
Dowie began her career as a junior with Watford Ladies. She began her senior career with Fulham Ladies, joining Charlton Athletic Ladies in the 2006 close season and playing in the Women's FA Cup Final the following season, with Charlton losing 4-1 to Arsenal. She joined Everton Ladies in the 2007 close season. She was a member of Everton's successful League Cup winning side in 2008.
Dowie has represented England at Under-17,19,20 and 23 levels, playing in the FIFA Under-20's World Cup Finals in Chile in November 2008. She was included in coach Hope Powell's squad for the pre-Euro 2009 friendlies against Iceland and Denmark, but did not play and was left out of the final Euro 2009 squad.
Dowie has a Level 2 FA Football coaching qualification and has worked as a coach with Watford and the Middlesex Centre of Excellence.
Dowie is the niece of former Northern Ireland international footballer, Ian Dowie, and was a player with Charlton Ladies whilst her uncle managed the men's side.
-DOCSTART-	24132167
'''Scott Steven Neilson''' (born 15 May 1987) is an English footballer, who plays for League Two side Bradford City as a right winger. He previously played for Hertford Town, Ware and Cambridge City and is the grandson of former Tottenham Hotspur and Wales international footballer Cliff Jones.
Neilson was born on 15 May 1987 in Enfield, London, to David and Amanda Neilson, the second of two boys, following Tony who is nearly two years Scott's senior.
Neilson started his career with Hertford Town before moving to Ware in December 2006. Having scored 23 goals for Ware in the Isthmian League Division One North, Neilson joined Cambridge City in March 2008 for the rest of the club's Conference South campaign. His debut came three days later in a 3-1 defeat to Lewes, when he came off the bench in the second half. He played seven games, starting all but his debut performance, with six games coming in the league. He scored three goals in his seven matches. He also scored in the Cambridge Invitational Cup final as Cambridge recorded a 3-0 victory against Histon reserves to lift the cup for a record 12th time.
As a result of his impressive form, at the start of the 2009-10 season, Neilson had trials with league sides Norwich City, Derby County and Bradford City and was offered a trial with Hartlepool United. He scored twice in a reserve game for Bradford as part of his trial, prompting a bid to buy the winger. Bradford's first bid was turned down but they had an improved bid accepted later the same week. The fee remained undisclosed but included a 25 per cent sell-on fee. He had played a further two league games for Cambridge before his departure.
Neilson signed a three-year deal with League Two-side Bradford City in August 2009, and was given a place on the substitutes' bench for the club's next game with Torquay United, which Bradford won 2-0 with Neilson coming on for Joe Colbeck. Colbeck was sold three days later and so Neilson made his full debut in a Football League Trophy game with Rochdale. Neilson capped his debut with the winning goal in a 2-1 victory to send City through to the second round for the first time in four years. At the end of his full first full month with the club, Neilson scored his first league goal in professional football during a 3-0 win against Chesterfield, which helped to extend Bradford's unbeaten run to seven games.
-DOCSTART-	24132894
'''Nicolas Mirza''' (18 November 1984) is a French footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Paris FC.
Mirza played a number of games in the European Youth Cup for Paris Saint-Germain.
Steve Johnson cancelled Mirza and Kezie Ibe's loan spell early in March stating; "They still had two weeks of their current loan spells left but I have sent them back because, although they are both good players, they weren't doing enough for me".
-DOCSTART-	24133074
'''Billy Urquhart''' (born 22 November 1957 in Inverness, Scotland) is a former Scottish professional football player who is best known for his time with Caledonian.
Watson started his career a Inverness Caledonian but moved to Rangers in 1978. He stayed at the club for two years before moving on to Wigan Athletic for a season. Urquhart returned to Inverness with Caledonian in 1981 and stayed at the club until its amalgamation into Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 1994. He stayed at the newly formed club for one season before retiring.
-DOCSTART-	24133511
'''James Robert Wallace''' (born 19 December 1991 in Liverpool, England) is an English professional footballer who plays for as a midfielder.
Wallace joined Everton's youth academy at 13, before joining the reserves and ultimately the senior squad. He made his competitive debut for Everton against Sigma Olomouc in the UEFA Europa League in August 2009.
He had previously played for Republic of Ireland at under-16 level, despite not being eligible. Wallace made his debut for the England Under 19s in September 2009 against Russia as a substitute replacing Andros Townsend.
-DOCSTART-	24135919
'''Kurtis Byrne''' (born 9 April 1990 in Dublin) is an Irish professional association football player, who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian. He is the son of former Celtic midfielder Paul Byrne.
Byrne was a member of the Hibs' Under 19s side that won the league and cup double in the 2008-09 season. He scored the winning goal in both the decisive league match and the Youth Cup Final.
Byrne made his professional debut on 26 August 2009 in the Scottish League Cup against Brechin City, and made his league debut the following Sunday against Celtic.
-DOCSTART-	24139702
'''Reginald Lawrence Hackett''' was an English professional footballer who played at left-half for Southampton during the 1919-20 season.
Hackett was born in Cradley Heath and started his football career with Blackheath Town, where he had gained two England junior international caps against Ireland and Scotland.
Hackett made his debut for the "Saints" in the opening match of the season, a 1-1 draw at The Dell against Exeter City on 30 August. Described as a "''consistent performer''"
In the summer of 1920, after 31 League and two FA Cup matches, Hackett left the club and returned to Birmingham, where he later played in the Birmingham League.
-DOCSTART-	24140126
'''George Harris''' (born 1877) was an English professional footballer who played at inside-left for various clubs in the 1900s.
Harris was born in Rocester, Staffordshire and started his football career at nearby Uttoxeter, from where he joined the local Football League First Division side, Stoke in November 1900.
At Stoke, he was initially used as cover for Scotland international Willie Maxwell, who had been a regular fixture at inside-left for six seasons. After Maxwell left Stoke in 1901, Harris had more opportunities and made 15 appearances, scoring three goals, in the 1901-02 season. For the following season, Stoke recruited Arthur Capes from Nottingham Forest and Harris once again became only an occasional player, often at outside-right, spending the whole of the 1903-04 season in the reserves. In his four years with Stoke, Harris made only 23 appearances, scoring five goals.
In 1904, he moved to Southern League Reading where his career "''blossomed''", scoring eleven goals in 28 games, resulting in an international trial.
In April 1905, he was one of nine players signed by fellow Southern League side, Southampton. The "Saints" were anxious to regain the Southern League title which they had taken six times in the eight years up to 1904, but had finished in a disappointing third place at the end of 1904-05. Harris made his Southampton debut in the opening match of the 1905-06 season, a 1-0 defeat at home to Brentford, but after two games was replaced by Harry Brown.
Harry Brown moved to Newcastle United in the summer of 1906, enabling Harris to establish himself as the first-choice at inside-left. In the 1906-07 season, Harris formed an effective striking partnership with Fred Harrison and Alex Glen, scoring five goals from 28 league appearances, as the Saints finished eleventh, their lowest placing since the inauguration of the Southern league in 1894. Two of his goals came in a 5-0 victory over Brentford on 18 March 1907.
In the summer of 1907, Harris decided to retire and became the landlord of a public house at Tutbury, near Burton upon Trent. In 1908, a year after his "retirement", he turned out for his home-town side in the Burton & District League.
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'''David Wilson 'Davie' Colquhoun''' (9 January, 1906-1983) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Blantyre Victoria, St Mirren, Tottenham Hotspur, Luton Town and Rochdale.
Colquhoun began his playing career at Blantyre Victoria before joining St Mirren. In 1931 the right half signed for Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in 87 matches and scored twice in all competitions between 1931-34. He joined Luton Town in 1934 and made a further 16 appearances before ending his career at Rochdale.
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'''Robert H. Lowe''' was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He played three matches in the Football League for Burnley.
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'''Terence "Terry" Lyons''' (14 February 1929 - 1986) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played fifty matches in the Football League for Burnley and Bradford Park Avenue, before moving into non-league football with Weymouth.
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'''Steven McAdam''' (born 2 April 1960) is a retired professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played as a full back.
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Pleat's first club as a senior player was Nottingham Forest, which was his local club. From there he moved on to Luton Town and Shrewsbury Town. In the late 1960s he was playing for Exeter City, where he once played outside left against the team that he was later to manage, Tottenham Hotspur. His playing career ended with a stint at Peterborough United, after which he turned to coaching and management.
His first coaching position was for Southern League team Nuneaton Borough
From there he went to the coaching staff at Luton Town. In January 1978 he was appointed manager of Luton Town. During his nine years as manager there the side was promoted from the Football League Second Division to the First Division and were renowned for playing attacking and attractive football. Many of that team would receive international recognition, including defender Mal Donaghy (Northern Ireland), midfielders Ricky Hill (England) and Danny Wilson (Northern Ireland), and forwards Brian Stein, Paul Walsh, and Mick Harford (all England). Luton never reached the Cup final whilst he was manager, though the team that won the 1988 Littlewoods Cup under Ray Harford, beating Arsenal 3-2 in the final, was largely his team of the early and mid-80s.
In 1987 Pleat was appointed to manager of Tottenham Hotspur. He brought along with him from Luton Mitchell Thomas. His earliest changes at the club were to bring in Nico Claesen and Richard Gough, the latter of whom he paired with Gary Mabbutt in defence, moving Paul Allen into midfield.
Pleat went on to manage Leicester City for three years, Luton Town again, and Sheffield Wednesday.
His first actions as manager for Sheffield Wednesday, a position which he took over from Trevor Francis, were to add Mick Walker and Danny Bergara to the youth management and Mark Pembridge and Marc Degryse to the first team. His first season at Hillsborough was frustrating, as they finished 15th in the Premier League - their lowest finish in five seasons since promotion.
The club won its first three fixtures of the 1996-1997 season, against Liverpool, Blackburn and Newcastle, earning Pleat the Manager of the Month Award for August 1996 as the Owls topped the Premier League, but their title hopes were short-lived as they failed to maintain this form and finised seventh in the final table. Pleat was sacked in November 1997 with the Owls battling relegation.
He returned to Tottenham Hotspur as Director of Football in 1998.
In August 2006, Pleat returned to his first and home club, Nottingham Forest, this time as a football consultant, a job which included advising Forest manager Colin Calderwood and scouting potential sightings. In August 2009, Pleat had more time available, and was in discussion with the Forest chief executive about expanding his role.
Pleat writes a regular column for the Guardian newspaper, primarily exploring the tactical side of recent matches, and contributes articles to the Daily Mail. He spent several years working for ITV as an expert commentator, but left in August 2009.
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'''Charles McCallum''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.
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'''Andrew "Andy" McCluggage''' (1 September 1900 - 1954) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a full back. As well as playing for several clubs in England and Ireland, he played thirteen games for the Ireland national team, scoring once in a match against Wales on 2 February 1929.
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'''William McColl''' (1865 - unknown) was an Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward for several English and Scottish clubs. He played one match for the Scotland national football team, in a 2-2 draw with Wales on 23 March 1895.
He was the grandfather of Ian McColl, who was also capped by Scotland and later managed the national team.
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'''Robert McCrae''' was an Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back. He played two matches in the first-ever season of the Football League for Burnley.
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'''David Oswald (Ossie) Edwards Jones''' was an Welsh association football Player who played in the Football League for Wrexham, Nottingham Forest, Macclesfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Watford and Crewe Alexandra
-DOCSTART-	24145251
'''Charles Richard "Charlie" McEleny''' (3 March 1873 - 1908) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a centre half.
-DOCSTART-	24145433
'''William "Bill" McFettridge''' (1862 - unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Burnley in the Football League during the first five seasons of the League.
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'''Angus McInnes''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He had two spells for Burnley in the Football League, as well as playing non-league football with nearby Padiham.
-DOCSTART-	24147090
'''James (Jim) Kirkpatrick''' was a former was a former professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Leeds United and Watford.
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'''Samuel Walter (Wally) Hunt''' was a former was a former professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Torquay United, Rochdale, Stockport County, Accrington Stanley, Carlisle United
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'''John Hodgkinson''' was an English professional footballer who played at half-back for Southampton and New Brompton in the 1890s.
Hodgkinson was born in Tunstall, Staffordshire
Hodgkinson retained his place for the start of the next season, as Saints went through the season undefeated. Hodgkinson and his fellow defenders only conceded 18 goals in 20 matches, as Southampton claimed the Southern League title for the first of six times over the next eight seasons. Hodgkinson missed the final five matches of the League season through injury, with local schoolmaster William Ponting replacing him. Hodgkinson was ever-present in the FA Cup where the Saints reached the Second Round proper, losing 3-1 to Newton Heath after a replay.
In the close-season, Southampton recruited the experienced Bob Petrie and Hodgkinson was released, joining fellow Southern League team, New Brompton.
-DOCSTART-	24157209
'''William (Bill) Alexander Hullett''' was a former was a former professional footballer, who played in the Football League for New Brighton, Plymouth Argyle, Cardiff City, Nottingham Forest.
-DOCSTART-	24157924
'''Paul Wilson McKay''' (born 28 January 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back. He played twelve matches in the Football League for Burnley, before moving into non-league football with Slough Town in 1993. He made his Burnley debut on 18 December 1989, replacing Roger Eli in the 5-0 victory over Scunthorpe United in the FA Cup.
-DOCSTART-	24158034
'''Thomas Patrick "Tom" McKenna''' (October 1891 - 1930) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a full back. He played for three different clubs in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24158152
'''James Richard Bennett''' (born 4 September 1988) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a defender. He is a free agent, having previously played for Hull City and Darlington.
Bennett started his career as a trainee with Hull City. He had featured in Hull's reserve side after signing a professional contract in 2007, but failed to break into Phil Brown's senior team. Bennett had a two-month loan spell with League Two club Lincoln City at the end of the 2008-09 season. Bennett was released by Hull in the summer of 2009 and joined League Two side Darlington. He made his debut for Darlington on 29 August 2009 against Cheltenham Town coming on as a substitute. Bennett left Darlington in December 2009, having played seven league games, when manager Steve Staunton released him from his contract along with two other first team players, David Knight and Matty Plummer.
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'''Paul McKenzie''' (born 4 October 1969) is a retired Scottish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played four matches in the Football League with Burnley, and had spells in the Scottish Football League with Peterhead and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. His Burnley debut came on 7 April 1992, when he replaced Ian Bray in the 0-1 defeat to Stockport County in the first leg of the Associate Members Cup semi-final.
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'''Frederick George''' "'''Fred'''" '''Hollands''' (born 1870) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside-forward for Millwall Athletic and Southampton St Mary's in the 1890s.
Hollands was born in Poplar
In the 1894 close-season, Hollands moved to Hampshire to join Southampton St Mary's. In 1894, Southampton St Mary's, together with Millwall Athletic, were one of the nine founder members of the Southern League, which had been created to enable clubs in southern England who were not admitted to the Football League, to play competitive football on a regular basis. For the start of their League career, Saints signed several new players on professional contracts, including Charles Baker, Lachie Thomson and Alf Littlehales from Stoke and Hollands from Millwall.
Hollands made his debut for the "Saints" in their inaugural Southern League match, a 3-1 victory over Chatham played at the Antelope Ground on 6 October 1894, when he scored the second goal. Described as "''a small, fair-haired left-winger''", Hollands was a "''smart, nimble dribbler''".
In the FA Cup, Southampton met Newbury in the first qualifying round on 13 October 1894. The Saints were "''in particularly rampant mood''" and won 14-0, with Hollands scoring twice; this is still Southampton's biggest victory in a competitive match.
In July 1895, Hollands returned to London to re-join Millwall Athletic, helping them to retain their Southern League title in 1895-96 before being re-instated as an amateur in 1896.
-DOCSTART-	24162744
'''John McKnight''' was a professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played almost fifty matches in the Football League with Burnley and Darwen.
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'''Alexander McLardie''' (1868 - unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
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'''Albert Foan''' (30 October 1923 - 14 August 2009) was an English football player who played for Norwich City, West Ham United, Margate, Lowestoft Town and Great Yarmouth.
Foan was a veteran of British Expeditionary Force  in World War 2 and played his early football in his military days. His first footballing honours came with London Boys before being signed by Norwich City in 1947. After 3 seasons with Norwich he joined West Ham United where he remained until 1957 making 61 appearances and scoring nine goals in all competitions including scoring a hat-trick in an FA Cup game against Preston on 7 January 1956.
After leaving West Ham Foan went on to play for Margate where in 1957, aged 33, he was appointed club captain. Nicknamed 'General Foan' by the local press he went on to make 178 appearances for Margate scoring 29 goals. Foan left Margate in 1961 and joined Lowestoft Town. During his time with Lowestoft he was involved in a car crash where his car turned over three times. Foan's injuries where limited to minor scratches. A highlight at the end of Foan's career, Lowestoft played in the FA Cup in round one, away at Leyton Orient in the 1966-67 season. Although losing 2-1, Foan, aged 43, played on the wing in a return to his native East End.
Joining in the 1966-67 season Foan has a brief spell with Great Yarmouth Town before he retired.
After retirement from the game he did some coaching for Norwich City and went to work for the city council.
Foan died on 14 August 2009 in a Norwich nursing home.
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'''Reece Crowther''' (born 28 November 1988) is an Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for the New Zealand-based Wellington Phoenix FC in the Australian A-League.
Crowther played all his junior football at Mulgoa who play in the Nepean Competition in Sydney before moving onto Representative football with the Marconi Stallions and Parramatta Eagles. He was part of the Parramatta Eagles side from which James Holland and Adam Biddle also graduated.
At 16 he was given the opportunity to move to England to pursue a profesional career in football. He spent the next three years in England, learning his trade, firstly with Crystal Palace and then with Queens Park Rangers.
On 26 May 2009, he was signed on a one-year deal by Wellington Phoenix FC after trialling with the club and impressing the coaching staff.
On 30 August 2009, Crowther made his senior debut, starting for the Phoenix in a 2-0 loss against Sydney FC at the Sydney Football Stadium.
On 1 November 2009, Crowther made his second Hyundai A-League appearance for Wellington Phoenix against Sydney FC after Mark Paston received a suspected hip injury which later proved to be a fractured leg. Crowther continued to start for the Phoenix until Liam Reddy arrived from Brisbane Roar as injury cover for Paston.
On 19 January 2010, Crowther signed a contract with the Wellington Phoenix to keep him at the club untill the end of the 2010/2011 season. Fellow Phoenix players Troy Hearfield and Mark Paston also signed new contracts with the Phoenix.
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'''Andrew "Andy" McLaren''' (24 January 1922 - 1996) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He was on the books of a number of teams in the Football League, and in 1947 he played four times for the Scotland national football team, scoring four goals.
-DOCSTART-	24163219
'''James T. "Jimmy" McLean''' (1881 - unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24163276
'''Thomas "Tom" McLintock''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back. He played well over 200 matches in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24163307
'''William McLoughlin''' was a professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played six games in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24163370
'''Ross McMahon''' was a professional association footballer who played as a centre forward. He played two games for Burnley in the 1888-89 season.
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'''William McMillan''' was a professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played three matches in the Football League for Burnley in the late 1890s.
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'''Michael (Mike) Forsyth''' (born 20 March 1966) is an English former footballer.
Forsyth started his playing career at West Brom after joining as an apprentice. He then moved to Derby County in 1986 for -25,000 where he spent most of his career. Including a spell that saw him win the Jack Stamps Trophy in the 1987-88 season. Subsequent moves to Notts County (including a loan spell at Hereford), Wycombe Wanderers and Burton Albion saw him play out his career.
He is currently on the Derby County Academy training staff under the management of Nigel Clough, a position he has held since April 2009.
-DOCSTART-	24164092
'''William McNab''' (1870 - unknown) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24164188
'''Joseph "Joe" McNulty''' (17 July 1923 - 1986) was a Irish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played eight matches in the Football League for Burnley, with his league debut coming in the 1-2 defeat to Manchester United on 24 March 1951.
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'''Jordan Hibbert''' (born 25 October 1990) is a footballer who currently plays for Barnsley F.C. Hibbert started his career playing in the reserves for Chelsea and in 2008 was taken in by Barnsley. For the year of 2008 Hibbert played with the reserves still not under contract with Barnsley, until June 2009 when former tykes manager Simon Davey offered him a professional contract which he accepted. Some people may remember Hibbert for his appearance on TV programme (Soccer AM) where he took part in skill school; this Hibbert won by beating his opponent Milan Lalkovik.
-DOCSTART-	24164538
'''Philip Malley''' (born 1 November 1965) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	24164751
'''Joseph "Joe" Mantle''' (9 May 1908 - 1977) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He was a prolific goalscorer for a number of clubs in the Football League, and also had a short spell in the Scottish Football League with Hearts.
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'''Robert Marr''' was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He played nine games in the Football League for Burnley in the 1890-91 season, scoring four goals.
-DOCSTART-	24164856
'''Thomas Marshall''' was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
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'''William "Billy" Marshall''' (11 July 1936 - 20 April 2007) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in the Football League for Burnley, Oldham Athletic and Hartlepools United.
He won two caps for the Northern Ireland B national football team between 1958 and 1960.
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'''Ciaran Clark''' (born September 26, 1989 in Harrow, England) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League side Aston Villa as a central defender.
After rising through the youth ranks at Villa Park and captaining both the Aston Villa youth and England under-19 sides, Clark was given a squad number in 2008. He was named on the bench for Villa's 2008-09 UEFA Cup match away at CSKA Moscow, but remained an unused substitute.
On 30 August 2009, he made his debut in a 2-0 win against Fulham. With Curtis Davies unavailable through injury, Clark was named in Villa's starting line-up, partnering Carlos Cullar in defence and keeping a clean sheet.
On 30 August, the day of his Premier League debut, Garth Crooks of the BBC named Ciaran in his Team of the week.
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'''William (Billy) Forrester''' (born 1869 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made One appearance which came in a 3-0 defeat to Accrington due to an injury to Billy Dunn.
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'''Tom (Tommy) Athern''' (born 1868 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former professional footballer,who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made One appearance which came in a 3-1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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'''Robert (Bobby) Smith''' (born 1870 in Stoke-on-Trent) was a professional footballer, who played one game in the Football League for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24167607
'''Arthur Foster''' (born 1869 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made seven appearance.
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'''John Charles "Jack" Martin''' (25 July 1903 - 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Yorkshire-born Martin crossed the Pennines to begin his career with Lancashire club Burnley in 1923. After failing to break into ''the Clarets'' first team, he joined Accrington Stanley the following year.
The defender made twenty-eight league appearances for ''Stanley'', scoring one goal, before joining Frank Buckley's Blackpool in 1926.
Martin made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' on 27 November, in a 2-2 draw with Port Vale at Bloomfield Road. He made two further league appearances in 1926-27, before being released at the end of the season.
He remained in the north-west for the remainder of his career, playing for Southport, Macclesfield Town, Nelson, Wigan Borough and Oldham Athletic. He retired in 1932, after a nine-year and eight-club playing career.
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'''Derek Strickland''' (born 7 November 1959 in Stoneyburn) is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.
Strickland joined Rangers in 1978 and made his debut for the club on 23 August that year in a League Cup match away to Albion Rovers. His second, and final, appearance for the club came at the end of that season in a 2-1 league defeat to Hibernian. In 1979 Strickland joined Leicester City and made seven league appearances, scoring twice. He moved on to have an unsuccessful stint with Hearts then played with East Stirling before leaving the senior football ranks. He later joined Stoneyburn.
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'''Frederick Jones''' (born 25 December 1888) was an English professional footballer who played at inside-forward for various clubs in the 1900s and 1910s, spending most of his career with Notts County.
Jones was born in Newstead, Nottinghamshire on Christmas Day 1888 and, after playing club football in the nearby villages of Annesley and Sutton-in-Ashfield, he joined Notts County in 1907.
He soon became a regular member of Notts County's First Division side, generally playing at inside-left and in the 1909-10 season he only missed two League matches as County finished ninth in the table, their best finish for nine years. In the following season, he lost his place to Sam Richards, and only made three further appearances.
Jones spent the 1911-12 season playing for Southern League Coventry City, before returning to Meadow Lane for a further year in the First Division, at the end of which Notts County were relegated to the Second Division. He then went back to Coventry City for a further season, before moving to the south coast in April 1914 to join Southampton, also in the Southern League.
Described as "''a burly, bustling inside-left''",
His professional football career was halted by the First World War, after which Jones spent another season with Coventry City, now in the Football League Second Division. After making only one league appearance he played out his career with a trio of clubs in Wales, Wrexham, Pembroke Dock and Ebbw Vale.
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'''George Edwin Jones''' was an English professional footballer who played at centre-forward in the period either side of the First World War.
At The Dell, Jones was an understudy to Bill Rawlings and his first-team opportunities were limited.
During his one season with the "Saints", Jones won representative honours when he scored twice for the South Eastern League XI against the London Combination.
In the 1920 close season, Jones joined Goole Town for their first season in the newly founded Yorkshire Football League.
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'''David Hamilton''' (born 7 November 1960) is an English former professional association football player who played as a midfielder. He won caps for the England national under-19 football team. He is currently the chief scout of League One side Walsall, which he joined in June 2009.
During his playing career, Hamilton played for six different teams in the Football League, making a total of over 300 first-team appearances, mostly with Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic. He started his career with Sunderland, and was there for three seasons before moving to Blackburn in 1981. He went on to score seven goals in 114 Football League appearances in five seasons for Blackburn, and he had a loan spell at Cardiff City in 1985. He was signed by Wigan Athletic in 1986 and he played in over 100 league matches for them in just three seasons. After leaving Wigan in 1989, he spent one season with Chester City, where he made 30 league appearances before joining Fourth Division side Burnley in 1990. He played 15 matches in two years for Burnley before retiring at the end of the 1991-92 season.
After his retirement from professional football, he had short spells with four non-league clubs. He started to take his coaching qualifications at the age of 25,
Hamilton was born on 7 November 1960 in the town of South Shields, Tyne and Wear in north-east England, where his father grew leeks for a living. He is one of four children, and one of three to become a footballer.
Hamilton was given his first professional contract in September 1978 by Jimmy Adamson, who was manager of Football League Second Division side Sunderland. While he was with the Black Cats, Hamilton captained the England youth team, which was coached at the time by Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, to the final of the 1978 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship,
In his first half-season with Rovers, Hamilton made only three substitute appearances as the team finished fourth in the division. Over the next three seasons, he became a more integral part of the Blackburn side, playing 70 matches and scoring five goals. In the 1984-85 season, he found his first-team opportunities limited, being given just three starts. He spent the last two months of the season out on loan at struggling Cardiff City, who were eventually relegated to the Football League Third Division in May 1985 after finishing second-bottom of the Second Division.
He only spent one season with Chester, where he played 30 league matches without scoring, before Frank Casper signed him for Fourth Division club Burnley on a free transfer in August 1990.
His professional career came to an end when he was released by Burnley in May 1992, although he subsequently had spells in non-league football with Chorley, Barrow and Great Harwood Town,
Hamilton's first coaching job came in the 1994-95 season, when Eric Whalley appointed him team coach at Accrington Stanley. In late January 1995, he moved to become a coach at Preston North End.
In 2002, he returned to Wigan Athletic when then manager Paul Jewell, who he had played alongside for Wigan in the 1980s,
On 5 June 2009, he was given the role of chief scout at League One club Walsall following the appointment of Chris Hutchings as manager of the team in January 2009.
:A. Includes play-offs and Associate Members Cup matches.
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In the 1880s Sutcliffe played for Burnley. One of the more notable matches he played in was an 1885 FA Cup tie against Darwen Old Wanderers. The match finished 11-0 to Darwen, a club record defeat for Burnley which still stands in the 21st century. He finished playing in the mid-1880s, after finding himself unable to compete with England international Joe Lofthouse in a match against Blackburn Rovers.
After encouragement by Preston North End's William Sudell, Sutcliffe took up refereeing, and became eligible to officiate League matches from 1891.
Sutcliffe became a Burnley director in 1897,
From 1915 until his death in 1939 Sutcliffe was responsible for devising the schedule of fixtures for Football League matches. Using a closely guarded system featuring red and white squares in the manner of a chessboard, Sutcliffe's method created a durable fixture list, the first draft of which usually required only the most minor revisions. For providing the fixture list, the league paid him 150 guineas. Sutcliffe's method, taken on by his son, continued to provide fixtures until 1967, when the process was computerised.
After 38 years on the Football League's Management Committee, Sutcliffe became League President in 1936. This coincided with the League taking a firm stance against football-based gambling, of which the most common type was the football pools. First, advertisement for pools were banned from football grounds, then the League took further action, sparking what became known as the "Pools War".
In August 1922 Sutcliffe, in his capacity as a representative of the Football League, opened Doncaster Rovers' Belle Vue ground.
Sutcliffe strongly believed that British football was superior to that played elsewhere, and took an isolationist stance on related issues. When the Home Nations withdrew from FIFA in 1928, Sutcliffe was among those who voted for withdrawal. In response to overseas tours by the Home Nations, he declared "I don't care a brass farthing about the improvement of the game in France, Belgium, Austria or Germany" and accused FIFA's one member one vote system of "magnifying the midgets". Six years later he branded the 1934 World Cup "a joke". His antipathy extended to English clubs who attempted to sign foreign players. When Arsenal attempted to sign Rudy Hiden from Wiener AC in 1930, Sutcliffe wrote "The idea of bringing foreigners to play in league football is repulsive to the clubs, offensive to British players and a terrible confession of weakness in the management of a club". The FA agreed, and introduced legislation the following year which in essence banned foreign players from playing in England. The ruling remained in place until 1978.
Sutcliffe was born in Burnley on 8 July 1864 to John Sutcliffe, who worked as a solicitor, and Jane Pollard Brown.
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'''Leonard "Len" Martindale''' (30 June 1920 - 1971) was an English professional association football player who played as a wing half.
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'''Peter Dowds''' (born 1867 in Perth, Scotland) was a former professional footballer. He played in the Football League for Stoke, for whom he made seventeen appearance.
Dowds also played for Celtic, Aston Villa and Scotland.
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'''Arthur W Evans''' (born 1868 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made nine appearance.
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'''John McMillan''' (born 1865) was a Scottish professional footballer who played at half-back for Heart of Midlothian and Southampton in the 1890s.
McMillan was born in Glasgow, Scotland but started his professional career in Edinburgh with Heart of Midlothian.
McMillan made the move south in March 1896, and made his debut for the "Saints" at the Antelope Ground on 21 March, taking the place of Ernie Taylor in a 2-0 victory over eventual champions, Millwall Athletic. McMillan retained his place at right-half for the following season and along with Robert Buchanan, George Clawley and Jack Farrell was ever-present in both the League and FA Cup. McMillan was nicknamed "''Punt''" for his expert kicking talent and ability to clear the ball upfield.
At the end of McMillan's first full season, Southampton, now playing at the County Ground, took the Southern League title for the first of six occasions over the next eight years. He also helped Southampton reach the Second Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time, where they went out to Newton Heath after a replay.
For the 1897-98 season, the Saints strengthened their side with several new signings. McMillan lost his regular place in the side to Samuel Meston who had moved forward to accommodate new signing Tom Nicol at right-back. McMillan made only seven appearances, including one at inside-left when he scored twice (against Northfleet on 11 April), before retiring in the summer of 1898.
-DOCSTART-	24179623
'''Harold "Harry" Mather''' (24 January 1921 - 1999) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24180530
'''Craig 'The Iron' Garside''' (born 11 January 1985) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for GAP Connah's Quay. Garside was born in Chester, England.
Garside is a former Everton apprentice who played with Wayne Rooney as a youngster. Before joining Rhyl in 2007, he gained Welsh Premier League experience with Caernarfon Town and Connah's Quay Nomads, as well as having a previous spell with Colwyn Bay, in 2008 joined to Gap Connah's Quay F.C. He scored for Rhyl in their 3-1 UEFA Cup victory over FC Haka in June 2007. He can now be seen on a Thursday night showing his glittering talent in "Gareth Stacey's Soccer School", at Connah's Quay Astro-turf (High School). Craig Garside was also a member of the NEWI 1st and 2nd team when fit for selection where he was remembered for his 'Soccer AM' tricks and gaffs!! Garside also had his own selection of adoring fans - including Jamie 'Raffa' Scott who would talk about his tactic selections and past glory days as a lethal striker for the NEWI seconds.
Garside has captained Wales at Under 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19.
-DOCSTART-	24180871
'''Ryan Mark Donaldson''' (born 1 May 1991) is an English footballer, currently playing for Championship club Newcastle United. He can play as an out-and-out striker up front or in midfield.
Donaldson joined his hometown club at age 10 and made his reserve team debut several months before his sixteenth birthday. After establishing himself in the reserves, he captained them to the fifth round of the 2009 FA Youth Cup where they lost out to Manchester City.
After being promoted to the first team for the 2008-09 season, Donaldson made the bench for a handful of games but did not manage to make an appearance. He eventually made his league and home debut for Newcastle on 31 August 2009 in the 1-0 home win against Leicester City and then made his second appearance as a second half substitute for Ryan Taylor playing the final 15 minutes of the game in a 4-0 victory over Ipwich Town on 26 September 2009. He made his full debut when Chris Hughton handed him and several youngsters a starting role in the 22 September Carling Cup game away at Peterborough.
In the summer of 2007, Donaldson was called up to the England U17 squad and made his debut on 31 July at the Nordic Championships, helping them to a third place finish. He took part in the Algarve Tournament the following summer and England's unsuccessful 2008 European Championship qualifying campaign.
Donaldson was promoted to the U19's and was an unused substitute for the first 2010 European Championship qualifier. He started the next match and scored the opening goal in a 3-1 win over Slovenia.
-DOCSTART-	24183037
'''Nevin Saroya''' (15 September 1980) is an English semi-professional footballer, who plays as a central defender for Maidenhead United. He made one appearance in the Football League for Brentford.
Saroya started his career at Brentford as a youth player and after completing his apprenticeship, he signed a professional contract for the club.
After a spell at Hampton & Richmond Borough, he signed for Yeading in the summer of 2001.
Whilst playing semi-professional football, Saroya also worked as a courier.
-DOCSTART-	24185227
'''Berthold Alan Couldwell Hall''' (29 March 1908 - 1983) was an English professional footballer who played for Park Labour, Doncaster Rovers, Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Lincoln City, Tottenham Hotspur, Blackpool and Gainsborough Trinity.
Hall began his career at non-League team Park Labour. In 1926 he joined Doncaster Rovers and made 30 appearances and scored 22 goals. The centre forward went on to have spells at Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Lincoln City, Tottenham Hotspur and Blackpool.
At Blackpool, he scored five goals in his eight league appearances during the 1933-34 campaign. He found the net in his second appearance for the club, in a 1-1 draw with Bolton Wanderers at Bloomfield Road on 24 March. In the following game, a 4-2 home victory over Southampton he scored once. Hall scored two goals in the return match against ''the Saints'' three days later, which the hosts won, before scoring his fifth in the next game, a 1-1 draw with Plymouth Argyle at Bloomfield Road.
The following season, 1934-35, he scored four goals in eight league appearances.
Hall finished his career with Gainsborough Trinity.
-DOCSTART-	24185244
'''Ernest James''' "'''Ernie'''" '''Taylor''' (1869 - 13 November 1944) was an English amateur footballer who played for Southampton in the club's first two years in the Southern League.
Taylor was born in Liverpool, where he played his early club football while employed with the American Shipping Company.
He joined the Southampton St. Mary's club soon after his arrival in the town. On 26 April 1893, he was part of the St. Mary's team who played a friendly against Stoke of the Football League at the County Ground. Even with the future founder of football in Brazil, Charles Miller
Taylor made his competitive debut in the FA Cup First Qualifying Round on 4 November 1893, when Southampton defeated Uxbridge 3-1, with Taylor scoring the "Saints" first goal. Taylor was not available for the next round of the FA Cup, where Southampton were defeated by Reading, but appeared in all the matches in the Hampshire Senior Cup when the Saints lost 1-0 to the Royal Engineers in the final.
In 1894, Southampton St Mary's were one of the nine founder members of the Southern League, which had been created to enable clubs in southern England who were not admitted to the Football League, to play competitive football on a regular basis. For the start of their League career, Saints signed several new players on professional contracts, including Baker, Littlehales and Thomson from Stoke and Fred Hollands from Millwall Athletic.
Taylor was described at the time as being "''a versatile player with ample resource and a great variety of methods: he plays a defensive as well as offensive game with equal success''".
In the 1895-96 season, Taylor's work commitments restricted him to eight league and two FA Cup appearances, usually being replaced by either Joe Dale or Joe Rogers, before losing his place to new signing John McMillan in March 1896.
Taylor continued to play amateur football with Southampton's local rivals Freemantle after leaving the Saints.
Taylor was actively involved with many other sporting bodies, including playing cricket for the Deanery club and golf at the Stoneham Golf Club, where he was a committee member. He was also active with the Hampshire Rugby Union.
He was later employed by White Star Line, where he was one of the founders of the annual football match to raise funds for the Seamen's Orphanage.
-DOCSTART-	24185469
'''Jason Barnett''' (born January 24, 1976 in Shrewsbury) is a retired English footballer who was active from between 1994 and 2006. He now works in the HM Prison Service.
Barnett was a product of the youth team of Wolverhampton Wanderers but after being promoted to the first team squad at the beginning of the 1994-1995 campaign, he was released at the end of the season. Barnett then linked up with Lincoln City and played in over 220 appearances for the club in all competitions between 1995 and 2002. Barnett was part of a large clear out from Sincil Bank by manager Keith Alexander following the conclusion to the 2001-2002 campaign, this saw much of City's high earners such as Kingsley Black depart the club. After turning down other offers from professional clubs, Barnett switched careers to work in the Prison Service. While doing this he also signed semi professional terms with Lincoln United, where he remained until the end of the 2004-2005 season. Barnett also had a short spell playing with Spalding United who at the time were managed by Barnett's former Lincoln defensive team mate Steve Welsh.
-DOCSTART-	24185650
'''Richard Peacock''' (born October 29, 1972 in Sheffield) is a retired English footballer who was active from between 1992 and 2006.
Originally Peacock came from the non league game with his local club Sheffield F.C.. Peacock made a step up to the professional game in 1993 where he signed for Hull City. As well as playing for The Tigers, he went on to feature as a professional for Lincoln City in The Football League, before playing in the Conference National for both Stalybridge Celtic and Chester City. He finished the last four years of his career back inside the depths of the non league. Firstly playing in the Northern Premier League with Worksop Town before sliding further down the divisions to feature for both Buxton and Lincoln United.
-DOCSTART-	24186024
'''Edward (Teddy) Sandland''' (born 1870 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made nine appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24188108
'''George McArthur Yardley''' (born in Kirkcaldy on 8 October 1942) is a Scottish former footballer. Yardley began his career as a goalkeeper before becoming a centre forward.
Yardley played his first football as a goalkeeper as an eight year old playing for Dunnikier Primary School. However on moving to Temple Hall Secondary School he was forced to play as a forward because another goalkeeper was already playing.
At Frances Colliery Juniors he played mostly as a forward, occasionally playing in goal.
In 1959 he signed an amateur contract with East Fife as a goalkeeper. After sustaining a hand injury in 1960 Yardley switched to primarily playing as a forward though he did play a number of matches in goal.
In 1964 Yardley trialled with Forfar Athletic, playing four matches.
He then played out the second half of the 1963/1964 season with Montrose.
On returning from Australia in October 1966, Yardley trialled for a month with English Fourth Division team Luton Town, playing one match.
In November 1966 he moved to Tranmere Rovers. In four seasons between 1966 and 1970 he played 123 matches, scoring 68 goals.
Yardley played for Australian club St. George-Budapest in three separate stints.
He played one season at St. George during the 1965 Australian season after emigrating to Australia in August 1964.
His second stint was in 1969 before returning to Tranmere Rovers.
Yardley had a short stint with Altrincham in the 1973/1974 season.
Yardley played one match in 1959 for Scotland Amateurs against Wales.
-DOCSTART-	24189747
'''James Albert''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Turner''' (born 1866 in Stoke-on-Trent, England; died 9 April 1904) was an English footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke  where He made 57 appearances in two spells. He also played for Bolton Wanderers and Derby County, and made three appearances for England.
-DOCSTART-	24190048
'''James''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Dale''' (born July 1869) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Stoke and Southampton St Mary's in the 1890s.
Dale was born in Motherwell, Scotland but started his football career south of the border with Sunderland in 1893. He failed to break into Sunderland's first-team and moved on to Stoke of the Football League First Division in June 1984.
At Stoke, he made four League appearances before moving to the south coast to join Southampton St Mary's of the Southern League in October 1895, following several players, including Jack Farrell, Willie Naughton and Samuel Meston, who had moved in the summer together with Stoke's trainer, Bill Dawson.
He made his debut for the "Saints" on 19 October 1895, taking the place of Ernie Taylor at right-half for the visit of Clapton to the Antelope Ground. The match ended in a 3-7 "''thrashing''"
-DOCSTART-	24190079
'''James (Jimmy) Mellor''' (born 1870 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made one appearance.
-DOCSTART-	24191327
'''James (Jimmy) Grewer''' (born 1865 in Dundee, Scotland) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made 75 appearances. Grewer also played for Middlesbrough Ironopolis.
-DOCSTART-	24191368
'''Arthur Brookfield''' (born 1870 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made eight appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24191405
'''Albert Boardman''' (born 1870 in Stoke-on-Trent) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made four appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24191621
'''Thomas James "Tom" Lees''' (born 28 November 1990) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Accrington Stanley on loan from Leeds United.
Lees started at Leeds United, he even played for Leeds first team in the 2009 pre season, after being involved in some of Leeds' friendly matches. Before joining Accrington Stanley on loan on 1 September 2009,
-DOCSTART-	24191986
'''Djeny Bembo-Leta''' is a professional Congolese/Angolan/French footballer who plays as a forward for Oldham Athletic.
Bembo-Leta made his debut on 1 September for Oldham Athletic in their 2-1 home defeat to Accington Stanley in the Football League Trophy, replacing Kieran Lee in the 85th minute as a substitute.
He has two brothers, one of which is a twin, Fabrice; and the other, Joel, who both play for Stalybridge Celtic after being released by Oldham Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	24192160
'''Richard William Martin''' (born 1 September 1987) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Grays Athletic on loan from Yeovil Town.
Born in Chelmsford, Essex, Martin grew up in Liverpool and progressed successfully through the youth ranks at Brighton and was awarded a professional contract in September 2004 on reaching his 17th birthday. During this time the highly rated 'keeper was a target for a number of premiership clubs including Liverpool with whom he trialled in 2004 and Everton in 2006.
Martin made his first team debut for Brighton in a pre-season friendly against Le Havre AC and went on to feature in four more ties including starts against Oxford United F.C. and A.F.C. Bournemouth. During the course of the 2005/6 season he made fourteen appearances on the substitute bench as understudy to Irish international Wayne Henderson and also had a successful loan spell at Kingstonian helping them move from 18th to 7th position in the league before being recalled by the club.
At the beginning of the 2006/07 season Martin was sent on a season-long loan to Conference South side Dorchester Town, making eleven appearances and helping Dorchester challenge for a playoff place before being recalled by Brighton after suffering an injury. Martin then went out on loan to Folkestone Invicta at the end of February 2007 and helped the club avoid relegation playing in every one of their remaining games.
Richard was released at the end of his contract in May 2007 his departure coinciding with that of long time goalkeeping coach, John Keeley. In August 2007 two weeks before the start of the the new Premiership season Martin, still without a club, was invited to train with Manchester City for a week by goalkeeping coach Eric Steele. However, injuries to Joe Hart and Andreas Isaksson resulted in Martin unexpectedly playing for City that weekend. After impressing in the friendly fixture Martin was given a month long contract. Martin continued to impress in subsequent premier reserve team fixtures, including a victory over Manchester United. This didn't go unnoticed as City boss Sven-Gran Eriksson saw fit to extend Martin's contract to the end of the season. At the end of the Premier League 2007-08 season Martin made his Manchester City first team debut in the Pok Oi Charity Cup against a South China Invitational XI.
Martin joined Conference National league-leaders Burton Albion on an emergency loan on 17 April 2009, after Kevin Poole suffered an injury.
Manchester City decided against renewing Martin's contract and he was released at the end of the 2008-09 season.
Martin made his debut for Yeovil Town in their 2-1 away defeat against Bournemouth on 1 September in the Football League Trophy.
On 19 January 2010, Martin was loaned out to Conference National club Grays Athletic to gain match experience.
-DOCSTART-	24192186
'''Chris Rowney''' (born 14 February 1991) is a professional English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oldham Athletic.
Rowney made his debut on 1 September 2009 for Oldham Athletic in their 2-1 home defeat to Accington Stanley in the Football League Trophy, replacing Andy Holdsworth in the 62nd minute as a substitute.
-DOCSTART-	24192194
'''Joe Anthony Cobb''' (born 13 October 1990) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a defender for Wycombe Wanderers.
Left-back Cobb signed a one-year deal with the club on 30 June 2009, following his release from Leicester City. He made his debut for Wycombe in their Football League Trophy against Northampton Town on 1 September, replacing Craig Woodman as a substitute in the 46th minute.
-DOCSTART-	24192638
'''Christopher Robert Brown''' (born 21 February 1992) is a professional English footballer who plays as a defender for Rochdale.
Brown made his debut on 1 September for Rochdale in their 2-1 home defeat to Bradford City in the Football League Trophy, replacing David Flitcroft in the 85th minute as a substitute.
-DOCSTART-	24192781
Mansfield Town F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. As of the 2009-10 season, they play in the Conference National which is the first tier of non-league football, and the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans. In 1906, the club turned professional, after which the Methodist church disowned the club and forbade them to use the name "Wesleyans". The club reacted by changing its name to Mansfield Wesley, before adopting the current name Mansfield Town in 1910
The club began its existence playing in the Mansfield and District Amateur League. In 1911, Mansfield became a founding member of a new league, the Central Alliance. In 1919, the club moved to Field Mill, which remains their ground to this date, and in 1921, the club joined the Midland Counties League. In 1924, the club applied to join The Football League, but was turned down. The club unsuccessfully applied several times to join the northern section of Football League's Third Division. However, in 1931, the club changed tactics and applied for membership in the southern section, and was finally elected to the league. The following season, Mansfield was transferred to the northern section to replace Wigan Borough who had folded during the previous season. The club remained in the bottom two divisions of the league with the exception of a single season at the second tier in 1977-78. The club also won the Freight Rover Trophy in 1987, and famously defeated West Ham United to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1968-69. In 2007-08, Mansfield Town was relegated to the Football Conference.
Goalkeeper Rod Arnold owns the club record for most games played for Mansfield Town. He made a total of 513 appearances for the club, 440 of those being in the league, between 1971 and 1984. Sandy Pate is second on Mansfield's all-time appearance list with 479 first-team games (413 in the league). Defenders Don Bradley, Kevin Bird and George Foster, the latter of whom also served as manager of the club, have also played more than 400 matches for Mansfield Town. Harry Johnson owns the club's all-time goalscoring record, with 114 goals. Incidentally, Johnson is also Sheffield United's all-time top goalscorer, having scored more than 200 goals for the Blades. Ken Wagstaff is second on the list with 106 goals, while Steve Wilkinson is third with 91 goals. The record for most goals in a single season belongs to Ted Harston, who scored an amazing 55 goals for Mansfield in the 1936-37 season, and was subsequently sold to Liverpool.
''The list comprises players with at least 50 first-team appearances, or 25 first-team goals for Mansfield Town since the club was elected to The Football League in 1931. Appearances and goals are for matches in the Football League (including playoffs and the war-abandoned 1939-40 season), Conference National, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Conference League Cup, as well as the now-defunct Football League Group Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Watney Cup, Third Division North Cup and Third Division South Cup. Substitute appearances are included.''
''The '''career''' field in the table indicates the seasons in which the player was on Mansfield's books. For instance, if the field says '''1982-1991''', it means this player played his first game for Mansfield in the 1982-83 season, and his last game for the club in the 1990-91 season, but not necessarily in every intervening season. However, if the player had two or more separate spells with the club, this is indicated with separate time periods in the table.''
''Statistics correct as of the end of the 2008-09 season.''
NOTE: Please do not simply add one to appearance figures for current players after a match; these statistics may not have been updated for several weeks and may be out of date. Please check a source such as the BBC website for the correct figures.
'''FB''' - Full-back;
'''CD''' - Central defender;
'''WI''' - Winger;
-DOCSTART-	24193071
'''Steven Housham''' (born February 24, 1976 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire) is a retired English footballer and current football manager. He is currently the manager of Brigg Town
Housham was the product of the Scunthorpe United and was promoted to the first team squad in 1993. While at United he was part of the side that earned promotion to the Second Division via the play offs. The majority of his football at Glanford Park was under the stewardship of Brian Laws. It was Laws who loaned him out initially to Barrow during the 1999-2000 season. He later moved to the club permanently before joining Brigg Town a year later. He was appointed Player/Manager of Brigg in 2007, and shortly afterwards retired from playing to tackle his new position in a non playing capacity.
-DOCSTART-	24193102
'''Roderick James "Rod" Arnold''' (born 3 June 1952) is a former football goalkeeper who spent the majority of his career at Mansfield Town, having started his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. With 513 first-team appearances for Mansfield (440 in the league), he is the holder of the club's all-time appearance record.
Arnold began his career at his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he signed his first professional contract in June 1970, and was the club's reserve goalkeeper behind Phil Parkes, but never played any competitive first-team games for Wolves. In February 1971, he joined Mansfield Town on loan, keeping a clean sheet in his debut against Fulham on 6 February 1971. He played 17 league games for the Stags in his first spell at the club, and subsequently returned to Wolverhampton.
In 1973, Arnold rejoined Mansfield on a permanent basis, and remained the team's first-choice goalkeeper for the next decade. He was a member of the Mansfield teams that won the Fourth Division title in 1975 and the Third Division championship in 1977.
Arnold left Mansfield, and retired from the game in 1984. He has since worked as a goalkeeping coach for Hull City.
-DOCSTART-	24193143
'''Samuel Raymond Clucas''' (born 25 September 1990) is a professional English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Football League Two side Lincoln City. He started his career as a youth player for Leicester City where he spent six years, before being released. He studied at Lincoln College and had a spell at Nettleham towards the end of the 2008-09 season, before joining his hometown club Lincoln City.
Clucas started his career with Leicester City joining their academy at the age of 10, leaving at the age of 16.
He then studied sports development qualification at Lincoln College.
Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Clucas attended Saint Peter and Saint Paul Catholic High School.
-DOCSTART-	24193378
'''Alexander Montgomerie "Sandy" Pate''' (born 15 August 1944 in Lennoxtown, Scotland) is a retired footballer who spent the majority of his career at Mansfield Town. His position on the pitch was right-back.
Pate began his career at Scottish junior side Renfrew Juniors, and was signed by Watford in 1965. He had played as a right-winger in his younger days, but was converted into a right-back at Watford, where he remained a reserve behind player-manager Ken Furphy, a right-back himself.
In October 1967, Pate was signed by Mansfield Town, and immediately put into the side by manager Tommy Eggleston. On 26 February 1969, Pate was a member of the Mansfield side that picked up a shock 3-0 win against West Ham United in the fifth round of the FA Cup to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in the club's history.
Pate remained at Field Mill until 1978, and was a member of the Mansfield teams that won the Fourth and Third division titles in 1975 and 1977 respectively, before retiring from the game at the end of 1977-78, Mansfield's only season at the second tier of English football.
At the time of his retirement, Pate had made a club-record 479 first-team appearances for the club (413 of those in league competition). The record has since been broken by his teammate Rod Arnold, but Pate remains in second place on Mansfield's all-time appearance list. He still lives in the Mansfield area.
In June 2009, Pate was honoured by the club when the supporters' bar at the club's Field Mill ground was renamed the ''Sandy Pate Bar''.
-DOCSTART-	24195952
'''Archibald Rammell''' "'''Archie'''" '''Small''' (born 1889) was an English amateur footballer who played at inside-forward for Southampton in the years prior to World War I.
Small was born in Droitwich, Worcestershire and was a prominent member of the Royal Engineers football team when employed at the Ordnance Survey offices in Southampton.
He joined Southampton as an amateur in 1911, making his first-team debut at inside-right, when he scored in a 2-2 draw at West Ham on 9 September 1911. After six matches in which the "Saints" struggled, Small was dropped and replaced by Harry Brown. He continued to play regularly for the reserves, scoring 19 goals, as a result of which he earned a County Cap for Hampshire.
By mid-March 1912, the team were continuing to struggle and were in danger of being relegated; Small was one of several players recalled for the last nine matches by manager George Swift in an ultimately successful bid to avoid relegation.
For the following season, the "Saints" recruited Fred Taylor from Wellington Town and Fred Turnbull from Coventry City and, as a result, Small was restricted to five further appearances.
By the summer of 1913, Small had left the Saints and returned to play for the Royal Engineers. After the war, he was still actively playing for the Ordnance Survey team, earning further County caps, and continued to work at the London Road premises until his retirement.
-DOCSTART-	24196255
'''Frederick Stephen''' "'''Fred'''" '''Turnbull''' (born 1888) was an English professional footballer who played at inside-forward for Coventry City and Southampton in the 1910s.
Turnbull was born in Wallsend and joined Newcastle United in 1909. After two years playing reserve team football for Newcastle,
On 13 January 1912, Turnbull scored the opening goal in a 2-0 FA Cup victory at Southampton (with the other from Harry Parkes), although Coventry went out in the next round, losing 5-1 to Manchester United.
In the summer of 1912, Coventry City's trainer, Jimmy McIntyre, moved to Southern League rivals, Southampton as trainer under secretary Ernest Arnfield. In October, with the "Saints" only winning one of their first eight matches, McIntyre returned to Coventry to sign Turnbull in an effort to improve the team's goal-scoring.
He was released in the summer of 1913 and returned to his native north east where he played out his career with North Shields Athletic in the North Eastern League.
-DOCSTART-	24198153
'''William (Bill) Capewell''' (born 1878 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom he made fifty eight appearances. He also played for Reading.
-DOCSTART-	24198359
'''Donald "Don" Bradley''' (11 September 1924 - 26 June 1997) was an English footballer who played for Mansfield Town as a left-back. Bradley, a native of Annesley in Nottinghamshire, began his career at West Bromwich Albion in 1945, but never made any league appearances for them. In 1949, he joined Mansfield Town, and made his debut on 20 August 1949 in a Division Three North match against Southport.
Bradley is one of Mansfield's longest-serving players of all time, and during a 13-year spell at the club, he played a total of 413 matches for the Stags, scoring six goals. His last game for the club came on 23 October 1961 in a League Cup tie against Cardiff City at Ninian Park that Mansfield lost 2-1. He left Mansfield at the end of the 1961-62 season, and subsequently played a couple of seasons for non-league Ilkeston Town before retiring from playing the game.
He did continue to work in football into his 60s working and amongst other roles worked as a boys football coach at Oldswinford Hospital School in the West Midlands.
-DOCSTART-	24198760
'''George Walter Foster''' (born 26 September 1956 in Plymouth) is a retired English footballer and manager, who spent the majority of his career at Plymouth Argyle and Mansfield Town. He began his career as a full-back, but was later moved into central defence.
Foster began his career at his hometown club Plymouth Argyle, making his debut in a Division Three match against Hereford United on 20 February 1974. During an eight-year spell at Argyle, Foster played more than 200 games for the club, and also had loan spells at Devon rivals Torquay United and Exeter City.
In June 1982, Derby County paid -40,000 for his services, but would only spend one season at the Baseball Ground, before moving to Mansfield the following summer on a free transfer. He made his Mansfield debut on 27 August 1983 in a 4-0 defeat against Bristol City.
In 1985-86, Foster helped Mansfield gain promotion from Division Four, and the following season he captained the side in their triumph at Wembley as Mansfield won the Freight Rover Trophy.
When Ian Greaves stepped down as Mansfield manager in February 1989, Foster was named player-manager. He did not gain the same amount of success as a manager as he had as a player, and he holds the dubious honour of being the only Mansfield manager who has been relegated twice, although he did also gain promotion in-between those two relegations.
In September 1993, following a poor start to the season, Foster was sacked as manager. The following month, he was named player-manager at Telford United, where he stayed until June 1995. Since then, Foster has worked as a scout for several clubs, including Wolverhampton Wanderers. In total, Foster played 448 games for Mansfield (373 in the league), and scored three goals. Two of those goals came in the FA Cup, while the third came in the Freight Rover Trophy.
-DOCSTART-	24199220
'''Alan Maxwell''' (born 1870 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made thirthy one appearances. He also Played for Everton and Darwen.
-DOCSTART-	24199509
'''Thomas (Tom) Lonie''' (born 1872 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made nine appearances. He also Played for Leicester Fosse and Darwen
-DOCSTART-	24200489
'''James Matthew''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half. He played in the Football League for Burnley and Accrington.
-DOCSTART-	24200563
'''Thomas "Tommy" Mayson''' (8 December 1886 - 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24200777
'''Stephen James Hendry''' (born 4 December 1990 in Hammersmith, London) is a Scottish professional footballer, who has played for Marfin Laiki League team Nea Salamis Famagusta, where he played as a Midfielder in the 2008-09 season. He spent his youth career at Coca-Cola Football League 1 side, Brentford Football Club. Hendry had a brief spell on loan with Blue Square Conference side, AFC Wimbledon. He also represents the Scotland national football team.
-DOCSTART-	24200860
'''William "Bill" Amor''' (born 6 November 1919) is an English former amateur footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, making one appearance. Despite spending the majority of his career in non-league football with teams such as Huntley & Palmers and Metropolitan Police, Amor made 66 appearances in the Football League for Reading between 1947 and 1952.
-DOCSTART-	24200881
'''John Stewart Meechan''' was an Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played in the Scottish Football League with St. Mirren, and made two appearances in the Football League for Burnley in the 1933-34 season.
-DOCSTART-	24201128
'''John Roderick Elliot "Bob" Hardisty''' (1 December 1921 - 31 October 1986) was an English amateur footballer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics in 1948, 1952 and 1956, making a total of six appearance.
Hardisty spent the majority of his career with Bishop Auckland, winning the Northern League seven times.
Hardisty also made 6 appearances in the Football League for Darlington between 1946 and 1949.
Hardisty briefly came out of retirement in 1958 to play for Manchester United following the Munich air disaster,
Hardisty later became a football coach and worked with Matt Busby.
-DOCSTART-	24201426
'''George Joseph Bromilow''' (4 December 1931 - 19 December 2005) was an English amateur footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics. During the tournament, Bromilow scored two goals in two games.
Bromilow, who played as an inside forward, made 84 appearances in the Football League for Southport between 1955 and 1959, scoring 37 goals. Bromilow also played non-league football with Northern Nomads and Bishop Auckland.
-DOCSTART-	24201446
'''Arthur Hollins''' was an English professional footballer who played at centre-forward for Southampton between 1914 and 1915.
Hollins was born in Wolverhampton and started his professional career at Walsall, without breaking into the first-team.
He then joined Wellington Town of the Birmingham & District League; by 1914 he was attracting the attention of bigger clubs, including Wolverhampton Wanderers
He joined the "Saints" in February 1914 and went straight into the first-team, taking the place of Bill Smith against Queens Park Rangers on 28 February. He retained the No. 9 shirt for the remaining eleven matches of the season, scoring seven times including both goals in a 2-0 victory over Norwich City on 4 April, followed by a hat-trick at Millwall six days later on Good Friday.
He continued at centre-forward for the first three matches of the 1914-15 season, scoring twice, before injuries caused him to miss most of the rest of the season, making only four further appearances.
His football career was ended by the start of the First World War and he is believed to have joined the Royal Navy.
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'''William''' "'''Bill'''" '''Smith''' was an English professional footballer who played at centre-forward for various clubs in the years immediately prior to the First World War.
Smith was born in Denaby Main, in the West Riding of Yorkshire and played his early football for the nearby colliery at Hickleton, before joining Brentford of the Southern League in October 1912. At Griffin Park, he soon gained a reputation as a prolific goal-scorer with ten goals from 27 appearances.
In the 1913 close-season, he moved to the south coast to join Southampton and made his debut for the "Saints" in the opening match of the 1914-15 season. Despite "''showing persistence and industry''",
In the summer of 1914, Smith returned to Yorkshire to join Halifax Town of the Midland League.
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'''David Anderson Meechan''' (born 10 November 1943) is an Australian former professional association footballer who played as a centre forward. He played six games in the Football League for York City in the 1963-64 season before returning to his native Australia to play for Slavia Melbourne.
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'''Frederick John "Fred" Griffiths''' (13 September 1873 - 30 October 1917) was a Welsh association football player of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A goalkeeper, he won two caps for the Welsh national team. He was killed in action during the First World War.
Born in Presteigne, Griffiths began his career with the Blackpool-based club South Shore. He went on to play for other Lancashire-based clubs Clitheroe, Blackpool and Stalybridge Rovers.
In 1901 Griffiths returned to Lancashire to join Preston North End of The Football League. He made ten league appearances for the club before once more returning to London to play for West Ham United in 1902. He replaced William Biggar in goal after Biggar conceded five goals in a defeat to Wellingborough Town, and remained the club's first-choice goalkeeper for two seasons.
After retiring from playing, Griffiths trained local teams in Shirebrook before joining the British Army during the First World War. He served with the 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), reaching the rank of serjeant. The unit had originally been raised as a bantam battalion in Nottingham in 1915. By 1917 the battalion was part of 35th Division which was thrown into the Battle of Passchendaele in October 1917. Griffiths was killed in action on 30 October 1917, along with four others of his battalion (another 15 were wounded that day).
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'''Henry Almond''' (1850 - 1910) helped form Stoke (City) Football Club in 1868. The son of William Almond of Westminster, he played for his -House- team, Gownboys, at Charterhouse School and for the school first XI (Old Carthusians ) in season 1867-68. During his last year at Charterhouse, he assisted in the formation of the Stoke (City) club.
After ending his educational studies and skippering Stoke in their first few games (he scored the first ever Stoke goal against E W May-s 15 in a friendly on 17 October 1868), Almond completely forgot about football. He became a very successful Civil Engineer, going abroad to work in Costa Rica for the Venezuela-based La Guayra and Caracus Railway Company. A fairly young death for Henry at the age of 60.
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'''John Almond''' (born 1915 in Prescot, England) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made three appearances. He also Played for Tranmere Rovers and Shrewsbury Town
John Almond was a reserve who failed to dislodge England international Joe Johnson from the outside-left position. His only goal for Stoke came on his league debut in a 2-1 defeat at Wolves in April 1935. He played regularly for Shrewsbury Town and was regualar first-team player scoring goals left, right, and centre in the Birmingham & District League for two seasons (1937-39).
-DOCSTART-	24202983
'''Petar Rnkovic''' (born 28 November 1978) is a Norwegian footballer of Montenegrin descent, who plays as a striker for Conference National club Grays Athletic. He previously played for Mjndalen IF in the Norwegian First Division.
He played as a goalkeeper as a youth player. In his first senior year he started playing as a right back for ssiden IF, which then played in the Norwegian Second Division. He has since been used as a right winger, then as a midfielder until he started playing as a striker in the final year of his contract with Hnefoss BK. In 2005, he signed for Mjndalen IF and scored a massive 52 goals (46 league and six cup) in just 25 matches (22 league and three cup). He was wanted by several clubs, but eventually joined Strmsgodset IF. He was mostly used as a sub in the season that saw them gain promotion to the Norwegian Premier League (Tippeligaen). He signed for Randaberg IL in 2007, and after two years there he joined Mjndalen IF ahead of their return in the first division.
He signed for the Slovak Superliga club, MFK Ruomberok before the transfer deadline, but he was never eligible to play for them as the papers did not get approved by the Slovak Football Federation before the deadline. Rnkovic then signed for Grays Athletic on 22 September 2009 until 2 January 2010.
-DOCSTART-	24204090
'''Dennis Wright''' (19 December 1919 - August 1993) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Mansfield Town.
A native of Boythorpe near Chesterfield, Wright initially joined Mansfield in March 1939, shortly before the outbreak of World War II. However, due to the hostilities, he had to wait until 1946 before he made his debut for the club in a competitive game. During the war years, Wright served in the British Army, and was stationed in Northern Ireland most of that time. He guested for Glenavon during the war, and also turned out for Nottingham Forest during the wartime competition.
After the war had ended, he returned to Mansfield, and made his debut on 12 October 1946 against Leyton Orient. He remained Mansfield's first-choice goalkeeper for the next decade, and played a total of 399 first-team matches for the club, which was a club record at the time of his retirement from the game in 1957. He died in 1993, aged 73.
-DOCSTART-	24204305
'''Barry Foster''' (born 21 September 1951 in Worksop) is a retired English footballer who spent his entire Football League career at Mansfield Town, where he played as a left-back.
Foster graduated through Mansfield's youth team, and signed a professional contract in July 1970, after first completing his apprenticeship as a mining electrician. He made his first-team debut for the Stags shortly before his 19th birthday, on 4 September 1971 against Plymouth Argyle. Incidentally, his unrelated namesake Colin Foster made his debut in the same game.
At first, Foster had to bide his time in a reserve role, but when first-choice left-back Clive Walker went down with an injury, Foster took advantage of the opportunity, and secured a regular place in the side. He was a member of the Mansfield side that finished top of Division Four in 1975, and also won Division Three two years later. However, Foster broke his leg against Portsmouth on the day promotion was confirmed, causing him to miss most of the club's Division Two campaign the following season.
In total, Foster played 343 matches for Mansfield in all competitions, without ever scoring a single goal for the club. He was released at the end of the 1981-82 season, and finished his career with a season at non-league Boston United. After retiring from the game, he joined his family's market-trading business.
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'''Colin Foster''' (born 26 December 1952 in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire) is a retired English footballer who played as a central defender for Mansfield Town and Peterborough United.
Foster came through the ranks at Mansfield, and made his debut on 4 September 1971 against Plymouth Argyle, in the same game that his unrelated namesake Barry Foster also made his debut. Due to sharing the same name and being similar in appearance, the two were often assumed to be brothers.
Throughout his years at Field Mill, Foster formed a strong defensive partnership with Kevin Bird. He played 43 matches when Mansfield won the Division Four title in 1974-75, and was also almost ever-present when the Stags won Division Three in 1976-77. During the 1976-77 campaign, Foster also scored a career-best nine goals.
In 1979, after nine years at Field Mill, Foster moved to Peterborough United for a -13,000 transfer fee. In total, he played 241 first-team games for Mansfield and scored 19 goals. His spell at Peterborough lasted two years, and he later wound down his career with spells at non-league clubs Grantham Town, King's Lynn and Corby Town, where he was player-manager.
After his retirement from the game, Colin settled in the Peterborough area, where he works as a painter and decorator.
-DOCSTART-	24206751
'''Frederick''' "'''Fred'''" '''Taylor''' was an English professional footballer who played at inside-forward for various clubs in the period prior to the First World War.
Taylor was born at Halesowen in the West Midlands and started his professional football career in January 1910 with Stourbridge,
The 1911 close-season saw a move back to Shropshire and the Birmingham & District League, when Taylor joined Wellington Town. During the 1911-12 season, he gained a reputation as a prolific scorer with 27 goals. This brought him to the attention of several larger clubs, including Coventry City. In the summer of 1912, Coventry City's trainer, Jimmy McIntyre, moved to Southern League rivals, Southampton as trainer under secretary Ernest Arnfield. On arrival at The Dell, McIntyre recommended Taylor to his new club, who signed him ready for the 1912-13 season.
Taylor made his debut for the "Saints" in the opening match of the season, playing at inside-right in a 2-2 draw with Northampton Town on 4 September. Taylor found the pace at first-class level much faster than in non-league football
In the summer of 1913, he moved to Lancashire to join Barrow,
-DOCSTART-	24207010
'''Sidney William''' "'''Sid'''" '''Cavendish''' (1876 - 1954) was an English professional footballer who played at inside-forward for various clubs around the turn of the twentieth century.
Cavendish was born in Overseal, Derbyshire and started his football career playing for Overseal Town. In May 1898, he was spotted by a scout from Southern League champions, Southampton and he moved to the south coast, together with his team-mate, goalkeeper John Joyce.
Cavendish spent his first season at The Dell in the reserves, scoring 22 goals. His first-team debut came on 6 January 1900, when he took the place of the former England international Harry Wood at inside-left for the visit of Gravesend United. The "Saints" celebrated the start of the new century in style, with Cavendish scoring in a memorable 8-0 victory.
Described as "''a gentlemanly player, often winning esteem and respect from many of his opponents''",
In the 1902 close-season, Cavendish dropped into the Hampshire League with Freemantle before moving in 1904 to the East End of London with Clapton Orient.
In the summer of 1906, Cavendish moved to Salisbury, Wiltshire and joined Salisbury City, firstly as a player and later as a trainer, remaining with the City side into the late 1920s.
-DOCSTART-	24207227
'''George Jeffrey''' (15 August, 1916-1979) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Wilshaw Juniors, Tottenham Hotspur and Motherwell.
Jeffrey played for Wilshaw Juniors before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1937. The inside left scored one goal in one appearance for the ''Spurs''. After leaving White Hart Lane, Jeffrey went on to play for Motherwell.
-DOCSTART-	24208059
'''Walter Scott 'Wally' Tattersall''' (4 September 1888-1968) was an English professional footballer who played for Mansfield Wesleyans, Warsop United, Moores Athletic (Shirebrook), Chesterfield Town, Mansfield Mechanics, Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Shirebrook, Welbeck Colliery and Sutton Junction.
Tattersall played for Non league sides Mansfield Wesleyans, Warsop United and Moores Athletic before joining Chesterfield in 1907 where he appeared in three matches. He went on to play for Mansfield Mechanics and Watford. The winger joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1911 and scored five goals in 47 matches in all competitions for the ''Lilywhites''. After leaving White Hart Lane, Tattersall had spells at Shirebrook, Welbeck Colliery and finally Sutton Junction.
-DOCSTART-	24208808
'''Thomas "Tommy" Hyslop''' (born 1874 in Mauchline, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom he made forty five appearances.
He also represented the Scotland national team, playing twice against England in 1896 and in 1897, scoring on his debut.
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
-DOCSTART-	24208910
'''Fredrick (Freddie) Johnson''' (born 1877 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom he made over one hundred and fifty appearances.
Johnson joined Stoke from local side Stoke St. Peters when, at just 12 years old, he was involved in a 44-0 victory over Bucknall St. Mary's. Described by then Stoke manager Horace Austerberry as a 'useful winger' who was noted for his crossing ability, Johnson played in 196 games for Stoke and scored 20 goals in all competitions.
-DOCSTART-	24209747
'''Leon Legge''' (born 28 April 1985) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Brentford as a central defender.
Legge began his career playing youth football for Little Common and Sidley United,
Legge made his debut in the Football League Trophy defeat against Norwich in September 2009, having been named as an unused substitute in Brentford's two previous matches.
-DOCSTART-	24211125
'''Ernest Rixon "Ernie" Phythian''' (born 16 July 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Active between 1959 and 1968, Pythian made over 250 appearances in the Football League, scoring nearly 100 goals.
Born in Farnworth, Pythian began his career with Bolton Wanderers, and he also played for Wrexham and Hartlepools United before moving to South Africa to pay with Southern Suburbs.
-DOCSTART-	24212170
'''Kevin Aherne-Evans''' (born 16 December 1980 in Carmarthen) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales Under-21 international. Prior to 2003 he was known as '''Kevin Evans'''.
Evans began his career at Leeds United as a central defender but was unable to break into the first team at the club and instead joined Swansea City on loan in 2000, making two appearances in matches against Lincoln City and Cheltenham Town. He returned to Leeds after the end of his loan spell was released at the end of the 1999-2000 season. Having spent time training with the club, he signed for Cardiff City.
On his arrival at Ninian Park, Cardiff manager Bobby Gould switched Evans to a midfield role where he made all of his appearances for the side. Making his debut on 2 September 2000 in a 1-1 draw with Rochdale, he went on to make a total of 35 appearances in all competitions during his first season, scoring five times, as Cardiff finished second in Division Three and were promoted to Division Two. However following promotion, Evans was unable to win a place in the side and, after not making an appearance during the first half of the season, he joined Boston United on loan. After returning from his loan spell, he remained with the side until September 2002 when his contract with the club was cancelled by mutual consent.
Evans joined non-league side Merthyr Tydfil where he spent two years before signing for Newport County in June 2004. He made fourteen appearances before being released after five months and instead joined his hometown club Carmarthen Town. He later emigrated to Australia where he joined Rochedale Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	24213181
'''Anthony William "Tony" Lowery''' (born 6 July 1961) is a retired English footballer who spent most of his professional career as a midfielder at Mansfield Town.
Lowery, a native of Wallsend, Northumberland, began his professional career in March 1981, when he was signed by West Bromwich Albion from non-league Ashington. However, he only played once for the Baggies, and also had a short loan spell at neighbours Walsall. In April 1983, he was allowed to join Mansfield Town on a free transfer, and he made his debut for the Stags on 7 May 1983 against Peterborough United.
Through the next five years, Lowery was almost ever-present in Mansfield's lineup, playing 40 or more league matches each season. He was noted for his work-rate and consistency in central midfield, and was a key member of the side that won promotion from Division Four in 1985-86, and won the Freight Rover Trophy in 1987.
By 1988-89, injuries had started to take their toll, and Lowery only played sporadically in his final seasons at Field Mill. In September 1990, he was loaned to Walsall for the second time in his career, and in the summer of 1991, Mansfield manager George Foster decided not to offer Lowery a new contract. When he left the club, Lowery had played 317 first-team games for Mansfield and scored 27 goals.
After leaving Mansfield, Lowery had a short spell at Carlisle United before returning to his native North East, where he joined non-league Gateshead, and later became assistant manager at Blyth Spartans. Since 1995, he has been manager of Bedlington Terriers, alongside Keith Perry.
-DOCSTART-	24213666
'''Mark James Kearney''' (born 12 June 1962) is a retired English footballer who played in The Football League for Mansfield Town and Bury.
Kearney was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, and began his career at Everton. However, he never played in a competitive fixture for Everton, and joined Mansfield on a free transfer in March 1983. He made his debut for the Stags on 19 March 1983 against Colchester United. He was a versatile player who could play on the left wing, as left-back or in midfield. He also became Mansfield's penalty-taker when John Dungworth left the club in 1984.
He was a member of the Mansfield side that got promoted from Division Four in 1986, and he was also a member of the side that won the Freight Rover Trophy at Wembley in 1987. As the club's regular penalty-taker, Kearney scored the first goal in the penalty shootout, and also scored the winning goal from the penalty spot when Mansfield won against Middlesbrough in the quarter-final of the same competition.
In total, Kearney played 303 first-team games and scored 37 goals for Mansfield before leaving the club to join Bury in January 1991. He spent three years at Gigg Lane, playing just over a hundred games for the club before being released on a free transfer at the end of the 1993-94 season. He then joined non-league Telford United, who were managed by his former Mansfield teammate George Foster, as player-coach, spending three seasons at Telford before retiring from football in 1997.
Since his retirement from football, Kearney has had coaching jobs at Mansfield, Shrewsbury Town, Northampton Town and Derby County.
-DOCSTART-	24214190
'''Stephen "Steve" Charles''' (born 10 May 1960) is a former professional footballer who played in The Football League as a midfielder for five different clubs, and was until recently manager of Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity. He is also a graduate of Sheffield University, where he gained a degree in mathematics, and a Master's degree in sports science.
A former English schoolboy international, Sheffield-born Steve Charles began his football career at Sheffield United while still a university student. He signed a professional contract with the Blades in January 1980, and went on to make over a hundred appearances for the Blades, helping the team gain promotion from Division Four in 1982. In November 1984, he moved to Wrexham where he spent two-and-a-half years and lifted the Welsh Cup in 1986.
In the summer of 1987, Charles moved to Mansfield Town for a -15,000 transfer fee, making his debut on 15 August 1987 against Bristol City. In his first season at Field Mill, he was ever-present in the side and scored 12 goals, many of them from free kicks. He spent six seasons at Mansfield, playing 278 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 47 goals. He left to join Scarborough in February 1993, and also had a short loan spell at Scunthorpe United near the end of his time in Mansfield.
Charles played nearly 150 games for Scarborough during a three-year spell, and then continued his career in the non-league game, where he played for Stalybridge Celtic and Boston United until he was 40 years old.
-DOCSTART-	24217842
'''George Alfred Seeley''' (July qtr. 1877 - 15 October 1921) was an English professional footballer who played for various clubs around the turn of the twentieth century, including Southampton in 1898-99, where he helped win the Southern League championship.
Seeley was born in West Suffolk (where his birth was registered in the Risbridge Registration District)
In his first season at the "Saints", Seeley was an understudy for Joe Turner and spent most of his time in the reserves. His only first-team appearance came on the left wing in a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on 29 March 1896.
In the summer of 1896, Seeley moved to Bristol and, after a brief period with the St. George club, he joined Eastville Rovers, playing in the Birmingham & District League, before returning to Southampton.
He re-signed for Southampton in the summer of 1898, by when his game had improved with experience. He was described as "''speedy, versatile and a real trier''", although "''prone to inconsistency''".
In the summer of 1899, he left Southampton and his career then involved time with other Southern League clubs, including New Brompton and Queens Park Rangers, before winding up his career in the East End of London.
He died at Ventnor on the Isle of Wight on 15 October 1921, aged 44.
-DOCSTART-	24219016
'''Amy Kane''' (born 10 September 1986) is an English female football midfielder. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies and has represented England at Under-23 level.
Kane joined Everton Ladies at the age of 15. She progressed the senior side, scoring the winning goal for them in the 2008 League Cup Final, before joining Blackburn Rovers Ladies in January 2009 in search of more regular first team football.
Kane has represented England at Under-19, Under-21 and Under-23 levels. In April 2007 she was chosen to join the England senior side's training camp at La Manga.
She has also represented Great Britain at the World University Games,
Kane attended Liverpool John Moores University,
-DOCSTART-	24219521
'''George Meek''' (born 15 February 1934) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a left winger. Active in both Scotland and England, Meek made nearly 400 league appearances in a career which lasted from 1951 to 1965, scoring nearly 50 goals.
Born in Glasgow, Meek began his career with Junior side Thorniewood United. After turning professional in 1951, Meek played for Hamilton Academical, Leeds United, Walsall and Leicester City, before playing non-league football with Dudley Town.
-DOCSTART-	24221315
'''Henry "Harry" Eastham''' (30 June 1917 - September 1998) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Active between 1934 and 1954, Eastham made over 250 appearances in the Football League.
Harry Eastham was born on 30 June 1917 in Blackpool. His elder brother was fellow player George Eastham, Sr.; George's own son - Harry's nephew - George, Jr. was also a professional player.
After graduating through the youth team of hometown club Blackpool, Eastham turned professional in 1934. He also played in the Football League for Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers and Accrington Stanley, before moving to play non-league football with Netherfield and Rolls Royce.
-DOCSTART-	24221322
'''Mark Charles Casey''' (born 9 October 1982 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional football player currently without a club following his release from Clyde.
Casey began his career with Celtic, appearing for the under-18 and under-21 side before joining Portsmouth in July 2001.
Casey failed to make a competitive first team appearance for Pompey, and moved on loan to St Patrick's Athletic in March 2004.
Casey left Portsmouth in May 2005, and returned to Scotland to sign for Ayr United. He spent two and a half years with Ayr, before leaving the club in January 2008 due to work commitments, and signing for junior side Glenafton Athletic.
He returned to the senior game 8 months later, joining Albion Rovers. He was injured on his debut, and left the club a short time after. He spent the next year out of the game, before appearing at Clyde's open trials in July 2009, and earned himself a one year contract. He left the club after 6 months in December 2009.
Casey is the son of former Celtic player Jim Casey.
-DOCSTART-	24222345
'''Katie Anderton''' (born 16 September 1983
Anderton began her career with Preston North End Girls,
In February 2007, Anderton signed a three-month deal to play for American side FC Indiana from May that year, returning to the UK in time for the start of the 2007-08 season.
Anderton has represented England at Under-16 level,
She has also represented Great Britain at the World University Games,
Anderton attended Corpus Christie High School before studying Leisure and Recreation on a scholarship at Preston College.
-DOCSTART-	24222581
'''Trevor George Meredith''' (born 25 December 1936)
Meredith was born on 25 December 1936 in the village of Stottesdon, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire. He was conscripted into the British Army at the age of 17, and was playing semi-professional football for Kidderminster Harriers when he was scouted by Burnley. After retiring from playing, he became a primary school teacher in Preston.
Meredith's footballing career started his career when he signed as a part-time player for then Southern Football League side Kidderminster Harriers in the mid-1950s whilst on National Service. His performances for Kidderminster attracted clubs in the Football League and in 1957, he was offered a trial by Football League First Division side Burnley. His trial period was successful and he signed his first professional contract with the Lancashire club.
Meredith spent the entirety of his first two seasons in the reserves at Burnley thanks to the strength of the playing staff. His break into the first team came towards the end of the 1959-60 season when he was called upon by manager Harry Potts because regular winger John Connelly was on England international duty. He made his debut for ''the Clarets'' in the 1-0 victory away at Nottingham Forest on 9 April 1960. Thanks to an injury suffered by Connelly while playing for England, Meredith kept his place in the side for the following match at home to Leicester City. He scored his first senior goal in that game, and went on to play seven of the final eight games of the season,
Meredith's most important moment at Burnley came on 2 May 1960, when he was selected to play in the final match of the 1959-60 season. Burnley needed to beat Manchester City at Maine Road to win the title. Brian Pilkington put Burnley into the lead early in the first half, but Joe Hayes equalised for City soon after. In the 30th minute of the match, Meredith scored the goal which gave Burnley a 2-1 victory,
He returned to the reserves at the beginning of the following season, and although he continued to play for Burnley for three further seasons after their Championship winning campaign, he played a total of just 37 league games for Burnley, scoring eight goals.
In the summer of 1964, Meredith signed for Football League Third Division side Shrewsbury Town. In contrast to his time at Burnley, he was a regular first-team player for ''the Shrews'' and went on to play 235 games in the league for the club, in which he scored 41 times.
-DOCSTART-	24222791
'''Clifford Merrick''' was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He was born in Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire and played over 50 matches in the Football League for Burnley and Swindon Town during the 1930s.
-DOCSTART-	24222879
'''John Miller''' (1878 - unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24223094
'''Thomas Hanning Miller''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24223095
'''Willam (Billy) Baird''' (born 1876 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made three appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24223159
'''Samuel Woods''' (born 1871 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made one appearance.
-DOCSTART-	24223199
'''Willam (Bill) Fearns''' (born 1871 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made four appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24226147
'''Peter Baah''' is an English former professional footballer. During his playing career, Baah played as a winger in England and the United States, before becoming a football coach.
After graduating from the youth team, Baah made one appearance in the Football League for hometown club Blackburn Rovers during the 1991-92 season.
Baah the played for Fulham between 1992 and 1994, scoring 4 goals in 49 league appearances, before moving to non-league Northwich Victoria. Baah later played in the United States for the Indiana Blast between 1998 and 2004; he was also Head Coach from 2003 to 2004.
Baah became Assistant Coach of the Minnesota Thunder in 2006.
-DOCSTART-	24226249
'''Udo Alozie Onwere''' (born 9 November 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active between 1990 and 2000, Onwere made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League.
Born in Hammersmith, Onwere began his career with the youth team Fulham. After making his professional debut for Fulham in 1990, Onwere later played in the Football League for Lincoln City, Blackpool and Barnet. Onwere also played non-League football for Dover Athletic, Aylesbury United, Hayes and Maidenhead United.
After retiring as a player in 2000, Onwere qualified as a lawyer.
-DOCSTART-	24226255
Jordan spent four years at Chelsea making a number of appearances in the clubs youth team before his release in 2009.
He joined Didcot Town on trail before he was offered a trail at Cheltenham Town eventually signing for the club on a non-contract basis. Jordan made his Cheltenham Town debut at left back in the Johnstones Paint Trophy against Torquay United.
He was released by Cheltenham Town on 1st October 2009
-DOCSTART-	24226492
'''Kofi Nyamah''' (born 20 June 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He was born in Islington.
After graduating from the Cambridge United youth team, Nyamah spent two seasons with the first team, scoring two goals in 23 appearances in the Football League between 1993 and 1995. Nyamah later played non-league football with Kettering Town, before returning to League football in 1996 with Stoke City, where he made 17 league appearances. After a gameless spell with Luton Town, Nyamah spent another spell in non-league football with Kingstonian, before he once again returned to League football with Exeter City, where he scored one goal in 35 league appearances. Nyaham then returned to play non-league football with Billericay Town, Stevenage Borough and Hayes.
Nyamah later made two league appearances for Boreham Wood.
Nyamah made 19 league appearances for Enfield Town during the 2007-08 season.
-DOCSTART-	24226679
'''Kieron Durkan''' (born 1 December 1973) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active between 1992 and 2004, Durkan made over 250 appearances in the Football League.
Born in Chester, Durkan played professionally for Wrexham, Stockport County, Macclesfield Town, York City, Rochdale and Swansea City. Durkan later played non-league football for Caernarfon Town.
Durkan earned 5 caps for the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team.
-DOCSTART-	24228443
'''Duncan McLean''' (born 30 June 1874) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for various clubs around the turn of the twentieth century, including Southampton in 1898-99, where he helped win the Southern League championship.
McLean was born in the Govan area of Glasgow and trained as a shipyard engineer.
He made his debut for Southampton on 11 March 1899, when he took the place of David Steven at inside-right in a 4-1 victory over Bristol City. For the next match, at home to Chatham, McLean moved to outside-left, replacing George Seeley and scored in another 4-1 victory. Described as "''extremely versatile''",
McLean's three goals included the third at Bristol City in the final match of the season; with both sides level on points at the top of the table, Saints had a superior goal average and only needed a draw to take the title for the third consecutive year. After being 2-0 down at half-time, the Saints had drawn level through goals from Arthur Chadwick and Harry Wood. McLean's goal came following a move involving John Robertson and Wood, giving the Saints the lead for the first time in the match. Wood soon added another and, although City pulled one back, Southampton finished as 4-3 victors, and the title was theirs.
In the summer of 1899, Southampton recruited several new players including England international Alf Milward and McLean spent the 1899-1900 season in the reserves.
In May 1900, McLean was transferred to Derby County of the Football League First Division, but was unable to break into the first-team and after a year he move back to Glasgow and resumed work in the shipyards. In 1902, he returned to the Isle of Wight, assisting the Cowes team and in 1906 was part of their side that won the Hampshire Senior Cup.
His date of death is unknown although he was still living in Southampton in 1952.
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'''Robert''' "'''Bob'''" '''Brown''' was an English professional footballer who played as an outside-forward for various clubs at the end of the nineteenth century, including three years in the Football League with Burton Wanderers and a year at Southampton in 1897-98, where he helped win the Southern League championship.
Brown was born in Liverpool and his professional football career started when he joined Burton Wanderers in July 1894
In May 1897, Brown was given a trial by Southern League champions Southampton and travelled to Hampshire with Arthur Chadwick of Burton Swifts. Despite being described in the local press as "''an average type player''",
Brown returned in January 1898, now playing at outside-right, ousting Jimmy Yates from the side and went on to make a total of twelve league appearances, scoring twice (in consecutive matches in April). Brown also made one FA Cup appearance, when he replaced the injured Joe Farrell in the semi-final replay against Nottingham Forest, when the "Saints" were rather controversially eliminated when goalkeeper George Clawley had his eyes "''choked with snow''" in a blizzard and conceded two goals in the final minutes of the game.
In the 1898 close-season, Southampton signed Tom Smith and Brown was released. He then had seasons at Bristol Rovers and Queens Park Rangers, before winding up his career at Swindon Town.
-DOCSTART-	24229292
'''William Rennie "Willie" Miller''' (19 January 1910 - unknown) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24229400
'''David Brian Miller''' (born 8 January 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for seven different clubs in the Football League, as well as having two spells in non-league football.
-DOCSTART-	24229437
'''A. George Milligan''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24229494
'''James Edward "Jim" Milner''' (born 3 February 1933) is a retired English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24229517
'''Frederick "Fred" Minion''' was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He made two appearances in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24229576
'''Arthur Bentley''' (born 1871 in Longton, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made five appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24229606
'''Hugh Moffat''' (12 January 1885 - 1952) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He won one cap for the England national football team, in the match against Wales on 17 March 1913.
-DOCSTART-	24229681
'''George "Barney" Mole''' (1879 - unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played a total of ten matches in the Football League for Newcastle United and Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24229817
'''Mark David Monington''' (born 21 October 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
-DOCSTART-	24229864
'''Joseph Mooney''' was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He made just one appearance in the Football League for Burnley in the 1905-06 season.
-DOCSTART-	24229912
'''Thomas Leonard "Len" Moorwood''' (21 September 1888 - 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	24229917
'''Fredrick (Fred) Latham''' (born 1876 in Crewe, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made five appearance. He also played for Crewe Alexandra and once had an unsuccessful trial at Tottenham Hotspur.
-DOCSTART-	24229943
'''William "Billy" Morgan''' (16 December 1896 - 1993) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24229987
'''Jonathan Bell Morley''' (29 January 1884 - 1957) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24230009
'''Harry Simpson''' (born 1875 in Stoke-On-Trent, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made eight appearance. He also played for Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	24230043
'''Jim Peacock''' (born 1871 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made one appearance.
-DOCSTART-	24230083
'''Fredrick (Fred) L Sheldon ''' (born 1871 in Longton, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made eight appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24230425
'''William "Billy" Morris''' (30 July 1918 - 31 December 2002) was a Welsh international footballer who played as an inside forward. He was part of the Burnley side which lost 0-1 to Charlton Athletic in the 1947 FA Cup Final. Between 1947 and 1952, Morris won a total of five caps for the Wales national football team.
After he retired from playing, Morris had two spells as manager of Wrexham.
-DOCSTART-	24230713
'''Edwin "Eddie" Mosscrop''' (16 June 1892 - 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He won two caps for the England national football team in 1914 and was part of the Burnley side which won the FA Cup in 1914.
-DOCSTART-	24230779
'''Robert "Bob" McKinlay''' (10 October 1932 - 2002) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half. McKinlay spent his entire career with Nottingham Forest, making 614 appearances in the Football League - a club record, including a run of 265 consecutive league games beween April 1959 and October 1965; missing a single game against Aston Villa, he then played in the next 134 games. He won a FA cup winner's medal in 1959, and was Club captain from 1961 to 1966.
-DOCSTART-	24230895
'''David "Dave" Blakey''' is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half. Blakey spent his entire career with Chesterfield, making 617 appearances in the Football League. This remains a club record.
-DOCSTART-	24231034
'''Michael "Micky" Cook''' (born 9 April 1951) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. Cook spent his entire career with Colchester United, making 614 appearances in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24231074
'''James E. B. Mullineux''' (1872 - unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24231146
'''Peter Mumby''' (born 22 February 1969) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	24231256
'''Stuart Munn''' (22 December 1872 - 1959) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24231304
'''Bernard Murphy''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger. In the 1905-06 season, he played six matches in the Football League for Burnley, scoring two goals.
-DOCSTART-	24231327
'''James (Jim) Hingerty''' (born 1875 in Walsall, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made twenty appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24231392
'''Philip Murphy''' (born 21 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	24231579
'''John Murray''' (born 2 March 1948) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24231681
'''John "Jack" Mustard''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger. During his 12-year career, he played for eight different clubs in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24231787
'''Joseph Nash''' was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24232083
'''Joseph Patrick "Joe" Neenan''' (born 17 March 1959) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Neenan is most famously (or infamously) remembered for an incident that took place on 15th December 1980 in an FA Cup replay against non-league Altrincham. 0-0 and with time running out, and a match against the mighty Liverpool awaiting the winners, Neenan took a catch under no pressure at all. The veteran "schemer" Johnny King of Altrincham ran towards Neenan and allegedly made some form of "personal remark" to which Neenan took exception, and with his knee committed "an assault" upon King. Neenan was dismissed from the field and a penalty was awarded, with which Altrincham won the game and a glamour tie with Liverpool.
A few days later Neenan was taunted about the incident by some youths and he assaulted one of them, leading to a conviction for assault and a -100 fine
-DOCSTART-	24232231
'''William "Billy" Nesbitt''' (22 November 1891 - 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24232537
'''Douglas Haigh "Doug" Newlands''' (born 29 October 1931) was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24233237
'''Fernando Adrin Pasquinelli''' (born 13 March 1980) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Born in Santa Fe, Pasquinelli spent his early career in Argentina with Boca Juniors and Talleres.
He had a brief spell in England with Leicester City, but failed to make a league appearance for the time.
He moved to Scotland in 2003, making 27 league appearances for Livingston.
After being released after one season, he signed for Aberdeen in August 2004. Pasquinelli made ten league appearances for Aberdeen, before being released in March 2005 due to injury.
After leaving Scotland in 2005, Pasquinelli later played in Argentina for Talleres and Sarmiento. While at Sarmiento, Pasquinelli scored 8 goals in 7 league games.
-DOCSTART-	24234725
'''Wale Kwik-Ajet''' is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Kwik-Ajet played in the Scottish Football League for Queens Park, Hamilton Academical, and Cowdenbeath. He later played non-league football for Hednesford Town, as well as Altrincham, Chester City and Vauxhall Motors.
He is currently the Assistant Manager of Runcorn Linnets.
-DOCSTART-	24245127
'''John Norman "Jack" Day''' (born 21 January 1924) is an English former professional association football player. He played as a goalkeeper
Born in Northfleet, Day played for the local youth club before joining amateur club Erith & Belvedere in 1941.
-DOCSTART-	24245431
'''Walter S. Cookson''' (born 1881 in Preston) was an English professional footballer. He played for Nelson, Bristol City, Blackpool, Wellingborough, Brentford and Portsmouth.
At the start of the 1902-03 season, Cookson joined Blackpool from Bristol City, making his debut on 6 September 1902 at Burslem Port Vale in the opening league game of the season. He was the club's joint-top scorer with eight goals.
After spells with Wellingborough, Brentford and Portsmouth, Cookson returned to Blackpool in 1907. He retired from playing at the end of the 1907-08 campaign, although he remained at Blackpool to help coach the youngsters, living in the town until his death.
-DOCSTART-	24250387
'''David Bowen Hamer''' (born 1866) (known as "''Taffy''") was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton St. Mary's in the early years of the Southern League.
Hamer was born at Rhayader in Radnorshire, mid-Wales and enlisted in the Royal Engineers. Based at Aldershot, he was a member of the Royal Engineers team which won the Hampshire Senior Cup for two successive years in 1889 and 1890.
In December 1891, he left the Armed Services and shortly afterwards he joined Southampton St. Mary's. He remained at the Antelope Ground until the end of the season, playing in the final of the Hampshire County Cricket Club Charity Cup, when the "Saints" were defeated by Hamer's previous club, the Royal Engineers.
Hamer then moved to the Isle of Wight where he spent two seasons with Cowes, before returning to Southampton in 1894 for their inaugural season in the Southern League. Described as "''possessing a terrific volley and deceptive speed for a big man''" (his weight was recorded as 13st. 4lb.)
He made his first-class debut in the opening match of the 1894-95 season, a 3-1 victory over Chatham on 6 October 1894, playing at left-half and retained his place for the following two league matches (at left-back) before losing his place to Bill Jeffrey in November.
In the following season, Hamer made five appearances as cover for Lachie Thomson, with his final game for the "Saints" coming on 13 March 1897 (replacing Samuel Meston in a 6-2 victory over Northfleet). During his time with St. Mary's, Hamer won a total of twenty caps for the Hampshire F.A., including one run of thirteen matches in succession.
Hamer then returned to Cowes for a further season before re-joining Southampton in 1898 in their new home at the The Dell as assistant first-team coach, turning out occasionally for the reserves.
In December 1899, Hamer was recalled to active service and was sent to South Africa where he saw action in the Boer War.
After leaving the Army in November 1902, he settled in the Southampton area.
-DOCSTART-	24252600
'''Jade Radburn''' is a British female football defender. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies.
Radburn played for Leicester City Women before joining Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2009 close season,
Radburn represented Great Britain at the World University Games,
Radburn attended Loughborough University.
-DOCSTART-	24253678
'''Andray Baptiste''' (born 15 April 1977) is a Grenadian international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English side Harrow Borough. He formerly played for Police SC and London Benfica.
He made two international appearances in 2002.
Despite playing for Harrow Borough he is an avid supporter of their local rivals Wealdstone F.C. and has conceded 14 goals in the 5 matches he has played against them.
-DOCSTART-	24254118
'''David Baillie''' (6 June 1905 - November 1967) was an English football player who played, as a goalkeeper, for Croydon, West Ham United and Chester City.
Baillie started his career with Croydon before signing for West Ham in 1925. He remained with West Ham for six seasons but made only 17 appearances in all competitions and was mainly used as an understudy to first choice keeper, Ted Hufton.
He moved to Chester in 1929 under the managership of [[Charlie Hewitt (footballer)|
Charlie Hewitt]] and, at the end of his footballing career, returned to Upton Park where he took up the post of assistant groundsman.
-DOCSTART-	24254135
'''Nicola Harding''' (born 12 June 1982) is an English female football defender. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies. She was born in Liverpool. Although primarily a full-back, comfortable on either the right or left, she can also played in a more advanced midfield role.
Harding left Everton Ladies to join Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2007 close season.
-DOCSTART-	24254288
'''Rhiannon Roberts''' is a female football defender. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies.
Roberts broke into the Blackburn Rovers Ladies first team towards the end of the 2008-09 season
Roberts has represented England Colleges, playing in the sides first ever fixture, against Australia schools in February 2008.
-DOCSTART-	24254472
'''Kenny Dyer''' (born 19 January 1964) is a football player and coach who has represented and managed the national team of Montserrat.
Dyer played youth football for Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic, before playing senior football with Maidstone United, Chatham Town, Dover Athletic, Dagenham & Redbridge, Slough Town and Hayes.
Dyer also played professionally in Cyprus,
Dyer has represented the Montserrat national football team at international level.
Dyer managed English non-league side Haringey Borough between 2004 and 2005.
Dyer coached the Montserrat national football team in 2008.
Dyer has also coached the Monserrat under-21 side in 2006.
-DOCSTART-	24255571
'''Kyle Collins''' (born 15 November 1988) is an international footballer from Saint Kitts and Nevis who plays professionally in England with Buxton. Born in England, he plays as a right winger.
Collins began his career as a youth player at Nottingham Forest, and later had spells in non-league football with Atherton Laburnum Rovers, Northwich Victoria and Wakefield before signing with Buxton in 2009.
Collins made his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2008.
-DOCSTART-	24256525
'''Nicky Twohig''' (born 28 April 1987) is an English female football defender. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies. She was born in Manchester.
Twohig played for Blackburn Rovers Ladies before leaving to join Manchester City Ladies.
-DOCSTART-	24257406
'''William Ingram Bryant''' (1 March 1899 - 1986) was an English international footballer who played club football for Clapton. Born in Ghent, Belgium, Bryant played as a centre half.
-DOCSTART-	24258688
'''Arthur Samuel Brown''' (born 6 April 1885) was an English international footballer who played as a forward Brown played club football for Sheffield United and Sunderland.
-DOCSTART-	24259802
'''Thomas (Tom) Henry Wilkes''' (born 1874 in Alcester, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made seventy nine appearances. He also played for Aston Villa.
-DOCSTART-	24260009
'''Fredrick (Fred) Leatherbarrow Molyneux''' (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made eleven appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24260270
'''Thomas Sidney "Sid" Watson''' (born 12 December 1927 in Mansfield) is a retired English footballer who played in The Football League for Mansfield Town as a wing-half.
Sid Watson worked at Pleasley Colliery when he signed with Mansfield Town as an amateur in September 1948. In January 1950, he signed a professional contract with the club, but had to wait until the 1951-52 season before making his first-team debut.
Watson went on to become one of Mansfield's longest-serving players of all time. He spent 13 years at the club, and played 307 first-team games for the Stags, including 292 in league competition.. He left Mansfield at the end of the 1960-61 season, and then played four seasons for non-league Ilkeston Town.
After his retirement from professional football, Watson was an employee at King's Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield until his retirement in 1992.
-DOCSTART-	24260516
'''John (Jack) Shaffery''' (born 1874 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made four appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24260685
'''Samuel "Sammy" Chessell''' (9 July 1921 - 14 March 1996) was an English footballer who played for Mansfield Town as a right-back. A native of nearby Shirebrook, he joined Mansfield in 1942 as a forward, and played 62 wartime matches for the Stags, scoring ten goals.
When the war came to an end, Chessell, by now converted to a full-back, played his first "official" match for Mansfield on 17 November 1945 against Gainsborough Trinity in the FA Cup. He scored his first peacetime goal for the club in a league match against Leyton Orient near the end of the 1946-47 season.
Chessell was ever-present in the 1950-51 season, forming a fine full-back partnership with Don Bradley, when Mansfield finished second in Division Three North and reached the fifth round of the FA Cup. He suffered a broken leg on Christmas Day 1951 against Hartlepools United, but recovered in time for his testimonial against Derby County in April 1952.
Chessell left Mansfield in August 1954, having played 281 peacetime games for the club, scoring seven goals. He later settled in his home village of Shirebrook where he worked at the local colliery. He died in March 1996, aged 74.
-DOCSTART-	24261314
'''Dudley Edward Roberts''' (born 16 October 1945 in Derby) is a retired English footballer who played in The Football League for four different clubs in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a tall centre-forward who is probably best remembered from his six-year spell at Mansfield Town.
Roberts, the son of former Coventry City striker Ted Roberts, began his career at his father's old club, signing a professional contract in November 1963. However, despite a good goalscoring record, he only played a handful of games for the Sky Blues, and moved to Mansfield Town in March 1968, making his debut against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Roberts' greatest moment of fame came on 26 February 1969, when Roberts scored the first goal in Mansfield's shock 3-0 win against West Ham United in the fifth round of the FA Cup. The following year, he had a goal disallowed when Mansfield lost 2-0 against Leeds United, also in the fifth round of the FA Cup. He also had a goal disallowed in the goalless draw against Liverpool the same year in the League Cup, denying Mansfield a famous victory.
In league competition, Roberts was Mansfield's top scorer in 1969-70 and 1970-71. He scored four goals in Mansfield's 6-2 win against Tranmere Rovers on 27 February 1971, and also scored a hat-trick on two other occasions.
Roberts left Mansfield in the February 1974, having scored 73 goals in 230 games for the club. He subsequently joined Scunthorpe United. He also had a short loan spell at Doncaster Rovers in early 1973. He retired from the game in 1976 due to injury, and settled in the Mansfield area.
-DOCSTART-	24261529
'''Alfred Nicol''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played nine matches in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24262026
'''Gavin Nisbet''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24262252
'''Patrick Norris''' was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24262372
'''Geoffrey Owen "Geoff" Nulty''' (born 13 February 1949) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	24262538
'''William Nunnick''' (1877 - unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played one match in the Football League for Burnley in the 1898-99 season.
-DOCSTART-	24262756
'''Joseph O'Beirne''' was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24262989
'''James Peter O'Dowd''' (26 February 1908 - 1964) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender. He won three caps for the England national football team.
-DOCSTART-	24263158
'''William Anthony "Billy" O'Neill''' was an Irish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	24263501
'''Edward (Teddy) Parsons''' (born 1879 in Stafford, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made fifty five appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24263566
'''Arthur Ogden''' was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24263711
'''Harold Halden Mellor''' (born 1878 in Stoke-on-Trent) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke, where he made 29 appearances. Mellor also played for Crewe Alexandra and Grimsby Town.
-DOCSTART-	24265764
'''David John "Dai" Thomas''' (born 26 September 1975 in Caerphilly) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales under-21 international. His professional career came to an end in 2000 when he was filmed mixing with football hooligans in Belgium during Euro 2000.
Thomas began his career at Swansea City, where his prolific goalscoring record in the club's reserve side saw him handed his league debut at the end of the 1994-95 season against Plymouth Argyle. Following his debut, he was unable to hold down a regular first team spot and was offered a move away from the club but instead chose to remain at Vetch Field and attempt to force his way into the side. The following season, Thomas managed to make more of an impact on the first team, scoring ten times during the season, which persuaded Watford to pay -100,000 to sign him.
He spent a single season at Watford, scoring three times in twenty appearances. At the end of the 1997-98 season he returned to Wales to sign for Cardiff City in a deal worth -50,000. He scored four times during his first season at Ninian Park and pledged to improve his fitness during the off-season but only managed one goal during the next year, in a 1-1 draw with Oldham Athletic in October 1999, after appearing in just eight games.
In June 2000 the ''BBC'''s current affairs programme ''Panorama'' aired pictures of violent clashes with Belgian police during Euro 2000, which included footage showing Thomas involved with a group accused of fighting running battles with police and chanting racist taunts. Thomas denied any involvement with the group stating that he had simply "''been caught up in a sweep''" by police and had not been arrested or deported, however Belgian police argued that he had been both arrested and deported.
In 2002 Thomas was jailed following his involvement in a pitch invasion after a 2-1 FA Cup win for Cardiff at Ninian Park over Leeds United. At the end of the match supporters ran onto the pitch and were held back from away fans by riot police. Police footage showed Thomas throwing an advertising hoarding towards away fans. He pleaded guilty to one count of threatening and violent behaviour and was sentenced to sixty days in jail as well as a ban from all football grounds in England and Wales for six years.
-DOCSTART-	24269004
'''Donald McKay''' was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton St. Mary's in 1896-97, when they won the Southern League title for the first of six occasions over the next eight years.
McKay was born in Scotland and was a shipyard engineer who came to Southampton seeking work at the Woolston shipyards. He had been a regular member of the Woolston Works football team for several years before being signed by Southampton St. Mary's in the summer of 1896.
He made his debut for the "Saints" at the the County Ground in the opening match of the 1896-97 season, a 4-1 victory over Chatham. He played at right-back with his fellow Scotsmen James McKie at left-back and John McMillan at right-half. McKay retained his place for a further seven league games, before being replaced by Samuel Meston, who had moved over from the left with McKie returning on the right,
The Saints won the first nine games of the season and finished unbeaten after twenty matches, thus claiming the Southern League title for the first time.
-DOCSTART-	24269005
'''James McKie''' was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton St. Mary's in 1896-97, when they won the Southern League title for the first of six occasions over the next eight years.
McKie was born in Scotland and had served in the 15th Company Royal Artillery. He had been a member of the Freemantle football team before being signed by Southampton St. Mary's in the summer of 1896.
He made his debut for the "Saints" at the the County Ground in the opening match of the 1896-97 season, a 4-1 victory over Chatham. He played at left-back with his fellow Scotsmen Donald McKay at right-back and John McMillan at right-half. McKay retained his place for a further two games, before being replaced by Samuel Meston, who had moved back to accommodate Willie Naughton on the right wing.
The Saints won the first nine games of the season and finished unbeaten in the league after twenty matches, thus claiming the Southern League title for the first time.
In the summer of 1897, McKie moved to Kent with spells for fellow Southern League teams Chatham and Dartford.
-DOCSTART-	24269347
'''William Robert Ponting''' (1872 - 21 March 1952) was an English amateur footballer who played as a half-back for Southampton St. Mary's in 1896-97, when they won the Southern League title for the first of six occasions over the next eight years.
Ponting was born in Andover, Hampshire where he became a schoolmaster. He was a leading amateur player for his local club and had been captain of the Hampshire County Junior XI in 1893.
In March 1897, John Hodgkinson, the Southampton St. Mary's left-half was injured and the "Saints" called Ponting into the side for the remaining five matches of the season. Ponting made his debut in a 5-1 victory at Reading on 31 March and played his part in the run-in to Southampton's first Southern League title.
In the summer of 1897, Ponting returned to his teaching career. In the 1930s, he was working in the City of London as an insurance broker.
-DOCSTART-	24270805
'''Thomas (Tom) Hill''' (born 1871 in Market Drayton, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made five appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24270919
'''Joeseph (Joe) Murphy''' (born 1873 in Stockton-on-Tees, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made forty nine appearances. He also played for Woolwich Arsenal.
-DOCSTART-	24271021
'''James (Jimmy) McGeachan''' (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made four appearances. He also played for Bolton Wanderers
-DOCSTART-	24271128
'''Jack Kennedy''' (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made fifty eight appearances. He also played for Glossop North End.
-DOCSTART-	24271137
'''John Oliver''' (born 1915, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. Despite being on the books at three different Football League clubs, Oliver made only three senior appearances before retiring in 1937.
-DOCSTART-	24271324
'''Harry Pugh''' (born 1875 in Wrexham, Wales) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made eighteen appearances. He also played for Lincoln City.
-DOCSTART-	24271367
'''John Oswald''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24271386
'''Joesph (Joe) Ponsonby''' (born 1876 in Dumbarton, Scotland) was a Scottish born Irish former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made five appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24271464
'''Richard John Overson''' (born 3 June 1959) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a central defender. He and his brother, Vince, were on the books of Burnley at the same time.
-DOCSTART-	24271613
'''Samuel Page''' was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	24271682
'''Ralph Robinson Pake''' was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24271738
'''Walter Palmer''' (16 July 1907 - 1985) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Although he was on the books of three clubs in the Football League, he only made one senior appearance, whilst playing for Southport who were in the Third Division (North) at the time.
-DOCSTART-	24271785
'''Jonathan "Jim" Parker''' was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender.
-DOCSTART-	24272000
'''Derrick Parker''' (born 7 February 1957) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for six different teams in the Football League during his career, as well as having a spell in Finland with Haka Valkeakoski. He also played for several non-league clubs.
Parker's career began in 1974 when he was promoted from the youths to the first team at Burnley. He played six matches in three years for Burnley, and scored two goals,
His performances for Southend earned him a transfer to Barnsley in the summer of 1980. He played over 100 league games for the club before joining Oldham Athletic in 1983. He stayed at Boundary Park for two seasons and made more than 50 league appearances for the club.
During his second spell at Turf Moor, Parker played 43 times in the league, scoring ten goals for the side.
He had stints at North Ferriby United, Altrincham, Northwich Victoria and Frickley Athletic before joining Hyde United in 1991. He played three league matches and scored one goal for the club,
-DOCSTART-	24272389
'''Warren Goodhind''' (born 16 August 1977) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a right back. Active in England, Goodhind made over 200 appearances in the Football League for four different clubs, before playing non-league football.
Born in Johannesburg, Goodhind began his career with Barnet. He later played in the Football League for Cambridge United, Rochdale and Oxford United, before playing non-league football with Ebbsfleet United and Harrow Borough.
-DOCSTART-	24272602
'''Jeffrey John "Jeff" Parton''' (born 24 February 1953) is a retired Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won three caps for the Welsh under-23 team.
-DOCSTART-	24272769
'''Morris Emmerson''' (born 23 October 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Sunniside, Emmerson made 17 appearances in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Peterborough United between 1962 and 1964. Emmerson retired from the game aged just 22, as he didn't view it as a secure enough career for his family, and instead began work in the IT business.
-DOCSTART-	24272948
'''Thomas Paterson''' (born 1874, deceased) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24273137
'''Ian Daniel Patterson''' (born 4 April 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
-DOCSTART-	24273143
'''David Patrick Haggerty''' (born 23 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Rotherham United.
Born in the Handsworth suburb of Sheffield, Haggerty made his debut in the Football League in the last game of the 2007-08 season,, in a 1-0 victory against Barnet on 3 May 2008. This was the last football game held at Rotherham's Millmoor stadium.
-DOCSTART-	24273294
'''Joseph "Joe" Pattison''' was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	24273843
'''Dennis Peacock''' (born 19 April 1953) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	24273987
'''John Cecil Pearson''' (14 March 1896 - 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24274032
'''Robert Charles "Bob" Peart''' (17 December 1926 - 1966) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24274279
'''Philip Pedlar''' (born 30 April 1899, deceased) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24274687
'''Gary Collier''' (born 4 February 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Active in both England and the United States, Collier made over 500 career league appearances.
Born in Bristol, Collier played in the Football League for Bristol City and Coventry City between 1972 and 1980, making a total of 195 league appearances. Collier then moved to the United States, playing in the North American Soccer League for the Portland Timbers and the San Diego Sockers, and in the Major Indoor Soccer League for the Portland Timbers, the San Diego Sockers, the Kansas City Comets and the Chicago Sting, making a further 351 league appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24275102
'''Vincenzo Camilleri''' (born 6 March 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Reggina.
Born in Gela, Sicily, Camilleri began his career with the youth team of Reggina, and made his first team debut on December 19, 2007 as a half-time substitute in a Coppa Italia 2007-08 home game against Inter, which ended in a 4-1 loss for Camilleri's side. Later on February 2008 he became the subject of a controversial approach from English club Chelsea. On March 2008, after his 16th birthday, he left Reggina to move to England and join the Chelsea club academy; he consequently received a two-month ban by the Italian Federation due to breach of transfer rules, caused by Camilleri's parents not having asked permission to Reggina before entering talks with Chelsea; the ban applied only on Italian domestic games. The Italian Federation also agreed to suspend indefinitely Camiller from playing at youth international level with Italy; he was playing at Under-16 level at the time of his move to Chelsea. However, the youngster ultimately failed to settle in England and was allowed to return to Reggina later on January 2009.
On April 19, 2009 Camilleri made his Serie A debut for Reggina as a substitute for Luca Vigiani in an away win to Atalanta. Later on May 31, 2009 he also marked his first appearance as a starter, playing 64 minutes in the final game of the season, ended in a 1-1 home draw to Siena. He was later confirmed as part of the Reggina roster for their 2009-10 Serie B campaign.
-DOCSTART-	24278238
'''Nathan James Peel''' (born 17 May 1972) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	24278553
'''Cecil Pemberton''' was a professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He started his career at Horwich RMI before he was signed by Football League Second Division side Burnley in 1930. Pemberton stayed with Burnley for a season but he failed to make a first-team appearance and moved to Yeovil & Petters United in 1932. After a season with Yeovil, he transferred to Millwall, where he played six games and scored one goal in the Football League before retiring in 1933.
-DOCSTART-	24278944
'''Edwin "Ted" Harston''' (27 February 1907 - 1971) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for six different clubs, and notably scored 55 league goals in a single season for Mansfield Town.
A native of Monk Bretton near Barnsley, Harston began his professional career at Sheffield Wednesday whom he joined in 1928 from amateur team Cudworth Village. He remained a reserve at Wednesday, and joined Barnsley in May 1930. He then spent three years at Reading, where he despite an excellent goalscoring record only played sporadically.
In 1934, he joined Bristol City where he spent just over one season, before Mansfield Town paid -250 for his services in October 1935.
The following season, he was even more prolific, scoring 55 goals in 41 league games and finished top scorer in Division Three North, also scoring three goals in two FA Cup games. In all, he scored three or more goals eight times during the 1936-37 season, including an astonishing seven goals in Mansfield's 8-2 win against Hartlepools United on 23 January 1937.
In the summer of 1937, Harston moved to Liverpool for a -3,000 transfer fee.
He died in 1971, in Rochester, Kent.
-DOCSTART-	24279328
'''Stuart William Boam''' (born 28 January 1948) is a retired English footballer and manager who is probably best known for his eight-year spell with Middlesbrough.
Boam grew up in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, and began his career at his local club Mansfield Town where he signed a professional contract in July 1966, and made his first-team debut against Leyton Orient on 12 May 1967, the final day of the 1966-67 season.
The following season, 19-year-old Boam established himself as a regular in the heart of Mansfield's defence, and was ever-present in the team in both the 1968-69 and 1969-70 seasons.
Boam's consistent performances for Mansfield eventually caught the eye of bigger clubs, and in June 1971 he was sold to Middlesbrough for -50,000. He was immediately placed in Boro's starting lineup, and was named team captain ahead of the 1973-74 season, when Middlesbrough won the Second Division title. In eight years at Ayresome Park, Boam played nearly 400 games for Middlesbrough, and was rarely out of the side.
His association with Middlesbrough came to an end in August 1979, when he was sold to North East rivals Newcastle United for -170,000.
-DOCSTART-	24281776
'''Joseph''' "'''Joe'''" '''French''' was an English professional footballer who played at centre-half for Southampton and New Brompton in the 1900s.
French was born in Southampton and was playing football in the local parks, where he was spotted by Harry Haynes who was coming to the end of his football career. French was given a trial by the Southern League champions Southampton in the summer of 1899 which led to a professional contract.
French spent most of his time at The Dell in the reserves but was a "''capable understudy''"
As Chadwick was still away on England duty, French retained his place for two further matches, before Chadwick's return to the side at the start of a run of four defeats, as a consequence of which Southampton fell away in the league, eventually finishing in third place.
French made three further appearances in September/October 1900, before relinquishing the centre-half shirt to new signing Bert Lee, who was to go on to make nearly 300 appearances for the "Saints".
In the summer of 1901, French was transferred to fellow Southern League side, New Brompton where he made 17 appearances before returning to Southampton to play for Freemantle.
-DOCSTART-	24282003
'''Donald''' "'''Don'''" '''Greenlees''' (born 14 January 1875) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half-back for St. Mirren in Scotland and Southampton in England around the turn of the twentieth century.
Born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Greenlees started his professional career with nearby St. Mirren where he gained a reputation as "''one of the best half-backs in Scotland''".
In May 1899, Greenlees moved to southern England to join Southern League champions Southampton. He made his debut for the "Saints" at The Dell, taking the place of Samuel Meston at right-half for a 5-1 victory over Queen's Park Rangers on 21 October 1899.
After one season on the south coast, Greenlees returned to Scotland and re-joined St. Mirren in the 1900 close-season. In 1908, he returned to Southampton and settled in the Shirley Warren area of the town.
-DOCSTART-	24282751
'''John Patrick Pender''' (born 19 November 1963) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a central defender. He is one of only two Burnley captains to have led the side to two promotions, the other being Martin Dobson.
-DOCSTART-	24282892
'''William Pickering''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24283018
'''Joel Thomas Pilkington''' (born 1 August 1984) is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Ramsbottom United. He made two substitute appearances in the Football League whilst playing for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24283083
'''Archibald Pinnell''' was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	24283166
'''Walter Place''' (born 1869, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24283168
'''Walter Place''' (born 1872, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24283213
'''Harold George Plummer''' was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24283277
'''Walter Pollard''' (26 September 1906 - 1945) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24283315
'''Alfred Porterfield''' (born 1869, deceased) was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He started his career in Scotland with King's Park, before moving to Burnley in 1894, where he played two matches in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24283375
'''Eric Thomas Potts''' (born 16 March 1950) was an English professional footballer who played as a right winger.
-DOCSTART-	24283440
'''Thomas Walsh "Tommy" Prest''' (4 February 1908 - 1987) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24283548
'''John "Johnny" Price''' (25 October 1943 - 1995) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24283630
'''Eric William Probert''' (17 February 1952 - September 2004) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played over 200 matches in the Football League, and scored a total of 25 goals.
-DOCSTART-	24283672
'''John Provan''' was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played four times in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24283755
'''Philip "Phil" Ray''' (born 21 November 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24283808
'''Semih Aydilek''' (born 16 January 1989) is a footballer who plays as a left-sided forward or winger for Turkish Sper Lig club Kayserispor. Internationally, Aydilek represented Turkey, the country of his parents, at under-17 and under-18 level, but later chose to represent the country of his birth, and has played for Germany at under-19 and under-20 level.
Aydilek was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to Turkish parents,
Aydilek joined Motherwell of the Scottish Premier League on loan for the remainder of the 2008-09 season, where he linked up with fellow loanee and Birmingham team-mate Artur Krysiak. Motherwell manager Mark McGhee had not seen the player, but signed him on the recommendation of Birmingham's manager, former Scotland national manager Alex McLeish, who felt he had potential but needed to play in competitive football to develop his game. He was an unused substitute in the SPL draw with Celtic in February 2009, but never appeared for the first team.
When his contract expired at the end of the 2008-09 season,
Aydilek represented Turkey at under-17 and under-18 level while an Eintracht Frankfurt player. However, having received a German passport, he accepted a call-up to the German under-19 team in January 2008, and made his debut in a friendly against Poland under-19, and made a significant contribution to their qualification for the final stages of the 2008 UEFA under-19 championships.
In September 2008 he appeared for the German under-20 team, and, despite feeling pressure to commit to Turkey,
-DOCSTART-	24283809
'''Frank Walter Rayner''' was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played almost 100 games in the Football League before his career was cut short by the Second World War.
-DOCSTART-	24283889
'''Maureen 'Mo' Marley''' MBE is an English female former international footballer. She is the head coach of Everton Ladies and is also the head coach of the England Women's Under-19 team.
Marley joined Everton Ladies, then named Leasowe Pacific, in the 1987-88 season.
Marley made her England senior debut in 1995 against Italy.
Marley took over as manager of Everton Ladies in the 2002 close season,
She guided Everton to their FA Women's Premier League Cup win in 2007.
Marley became only the second woman in England, the first being Hope Powell, to be awarded the Uefa Pro A-licence.
In July 2009 she coached the England Under-19s side to victory in the Uefa Women's Under-19 Championship.
Marley's husband, Keith, was the manager of the Everton Ladies side until being replaced by Marley.
-DOCSTART-	24283925
'''Harold Readett''' (15 October 1910 - 1990) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. Although he was on the books of three different Football League clubs, he played a total of just four matches in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24294272
'''Henry George Smoker''' (1 March 1881 - 7 September 1966) was an English all-round sportsman, who played football for Southampton and cricket for Hampshire and Cheshire.
Smoker was born at Hinton Ampner, near Alresford, Hampshire, the son of George Smoker who had played cricket for Hampshire in the 1880s.
Henry signed for Southampton of the Southern Football League in the close-season of 1900, but spent most of his career at The Dell in the reserves. Described as "''a speedy left-winger who favoured taking on the full-back rather than delivering the early cross''",
His only other appearance for Southampton came on 2 January 1904; Evans was now out with a serious leg injury and trainer Bill Dawson had tried to fill the vacancy at outside-left, firstly with John Fraser and then Harry Turner, before settling on Joe Turner, with Southampton going on to claim their sixth, and last, Southern League championship.
In the summer of 1904, Smoker decided to quit professional football to concentrate on his cricket career.
He made his first class cricket debut for Hampshire in a County Championship against Lancashire at United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth in May 1901.
He developed into a useful lower-order left-handed batsman but was mainly a right-arm medium-fast bowler. His most prolific season was in 1907, when he played eleven matches, scoring 125 runs and taking 31 wickets at an average of 19.41. His best bowling came against the touring team from South Africa, at the County Ground, Southampton in June 1907, when he claimed 7 wickets for 35 runs in South Africa's first innings, as the tourists were dismissed for a total of 82 runs. Hampshire scored 111 in reply, but the visitors had reached 329 for nine at the end of the second day, before rain caused the match to be abandoned as a draw.
His best score with the bat came against Kent at the Angel Ground, Tonbridge in the same month, when he scored 39 not-out in Hampshire's first innings, as Hampshire reached a total of 292 runs. Kent replied with 596 runs, with 204 from James Seymour and 101 for Kenneth Hutchings. Hampshire managed only 114 in their second innings, with Smoker scoring a "duck" - thus Kent won the match by an innings and 190 runs.
Smoker then moved to Cheshire and continued to turn out for Cheshire County Cricket Club in Minor Counties cricket from 1909 to 1925.
His brother-in-law was Victor Norbury, who also played cricket for Hampshire and football for Southampton.
-DOCSTART-	24295818
'''Ephraim Colclough''' (born 1875 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made three appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24295848
'''George Tooth''' (born 1874 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made five appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24295898
'''Leonard Hales''' (born 1872 in Crewe, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made sixteen appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24295918
'''Jack Deakin''' (born 1873 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made two appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24298003
'''Denise Campbell''' (born 15 October 1979) is an English female footballer. A tough-tackling midfielder, she currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies. She was born in Liverpool.
Campbell captained Tranmere Rovers Ladies before leaving to join Blackburn in the 2006 close season.
-DOCSTART-	24298144
'''Graham Day''' is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Active in both England and the United States, Day made over 250 career league appearances.
Day began his career in 1974 with Bristol Rovers of the Football League. Between 1974 and 1979, Day made 130 league appearances, scoring 1 goal in the process.
Day also played in the North American Soccer League for the Portland Timbers, making a further 135 league appearances, scoring 11 goals.
-DOCSTART-	24301685
'''Ciaran Kilheeney''' (born 9 January 1984) is an English footballer, currently playing for Southport. He is the elder brother of former non-league star Matthew.
Few players in Non-League football are developing a reputation faster than Ciaran. Three years ago he was turning out for struggling Radcliffe Borough, but after two goal-filled seasons at Burscough, the 25-year old is now a force to be reckoned with. After stints at Exeter City in the Football League and Mossley, the former Manchester City trainee joined Burscough from Ashton United. As well as scoring with great consistency, he has produced high quality goals, netting 20 times to fire the Linnets to promotion in 2007, before finishing joint top marksman in the Conference North last term with 21. In the current 2009-10 season, he is currently top scorer in the Conference North.He is still young enough to get his big break and follow in the footsteps of his cousins Phil Whelan (Ipswich and Middlesbrough) and John Whelan (Ashton United), both successful players in the 1990s.
-DOCSTART-	24301887
'''David Neil Whalley''' (born 29 October 1965) is an English former professional association football player who played as a midfielder. Although most of his career was played in non-league football, he played 50 matches in the Football League for Preston North End.
His son Shaun also played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley.
-DOCSTART-	24303010
'''James Henry''' "'''Harry'''" '''Linacre''' (20 June 1880 - 11 May 1957) was an English professional footballer, who was one of three members of the same family who started his professional career with Derby County before joining Nottingham Forest and going on to play for England.
Linacre was born in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire, the nephew of Fred Forman and Frank Forman. and all three followed a similar career path. Linacre played for his village side and the side at nearby Draycott and for Loughborough Grammar School before being signed by Derby County . He was there for only two games however.
left|thumb|The mock funeral card
Linacre joined Forest in 1899 as a goalkeeper, but the start at Derby County can never have been forgotten. A card has been found that records a match between the two teams. It would appear from the accompanying verse that Derby won as a result of Linacre travelling backwards with the ball through his own net.
Linacre was chosen to play for his country and he played twice for England in 1905. However, his England career lasted just five days. On 27 March 1905, when Linacre was aged 24 years, 279 days he was the goalie against Wales. His last cap was against Scotland on 1 April 1905. During those two matches he only conceded one goal to Wales in the first match. Both matches were England victories.
left|thumb|The 1905 touring side for South America. Linacre is on the back row, on the left, bar one.
Linacre was chosen to go on the first foreign tour with his Nottingham club in 1905. In the same year as he appeared for England, he toured Uruguay and Argentina. The trip had been organised at the club after a guaranteed $200 fee was offered. Thirteen players and two officials were despatched on 19 May, three weeks after the football season ended. The journey out to South America took three weeks and they had to run around the steamship ''Danube'''s decks to keep in training.
In total there were eight matches in South America and sixty goals were scored with only three being against Nottingham Forest, who did not lose a match on the tour. It is said that the Argentinian team Club Atltico Independiente changed their colours to red after seeing the Nottingham Forest players play.
Linacre went on to make over 330 appearances for Nottingham Forest, in all competitions.
After retiring from football in 1909, Linacre went into business as a building contractor with his uncle Frank Forman. Frank, had followed a similar career to Linacre, but he continued his association with the club after he stopped playing. Linacre died in Nottingham in 1957.
-DOCSTART-	24303077
'''Oscar Fox''' (1 January 1921 - 15 January 1990) was an English footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday and Mansfield Town primarily as a wing-half, but also sometimes as an inside-forward. He was the son of pre-war footballer Oscar Fox senior.
Fox began his career at Sheffield Wednesday, where he signed in October 1943, and made his peacetime first-team debut during the 1946-47 season. He played a total of 47 matches for the Owls, scoring four goals. In June 1950, he moved to Mansfield Town.
In his debut season for Mansfield, Fox was a member of the team that finished second in Division Three North, and was a regular member of the side for the next five years. In 1951-52, he scored a career-best ten goals.
Fox remained at Mansfield for the rest of his career, retiring from the game in May 1958, having played a total of 258 games for the Stags, scoring 34 goals. He was appointed assistant to manager Sam Weaver the following month, and remained in that role until Weaver was sacked in January 1960.
-DOCSTART-	24303429
'''Colin Toon''' (born 26 April 1940 in New Houghton, Derbyshire) is a retired English footballer who played for Mansfield Town as a full-back. Toon played mainly at right-back, but was also occasionally used on the left side of defence.
Toon joined Mansfield as an amateur in 1956, and signed as a professional in July 1957.
During the 1962-63 season, Toon played 42 out of a possible 46 league games when Mansfield won promotion from Division Four. He also scored the only goal of his career that season, in the 2-3 defeat against Workington on 14 March 1963.
On 21 October 1963, in a match against Brentford, Toon broke his leg and was sidelined for almost a full year. He did eventually recover, but was never the same player. He retired from football in 1966 at the relatively young age of 26. After his playing days came to an end, Toon remained in the Mansfield area, where he worked for a supermarket chain.
-DOCSTART-	24303825
'''Edwin "Eddie" Barks''' (1 September 1921 - March 1989) was an English footballer who played in The Football League as a wing-half for Nottingham Forest and Mansfield Town.Eddie was born in Heanor Derbyshire at Midland Road the second youngest of 5 sons - Fred ,Tom,Horace,Eddie and the youngest Reg who was killed in a pit accident 1943 aged 17. Tom second oldest died in a POW camp in Japan
As a teenager, Barks caught the eye of Nottingham Forest manager Billy Walker while playing for non-league Heanor Town, and signed for Forest as a 17-year-old in April 1939.
Barks remained at the City Ground until January 1949, when he moved to Mansfield Town for a -1,000 transfer fee. He scored on his Mansfield debut against Darlington on 29 January 1949.
Barks retired from football at the end of the 1954-55 season, having played 225 first-team games for the Stags, scoring seven goals. He died in 1989.
-DOCSTART-	24304111
'''Michael David "Mike" Stringfellow''' (born 27 January 1943 in Kirkby-in-Ashfield) is a retired English footballer who played 14 seasons as a winger for Leicester City in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the uncle of fellow footballer Ian Stringfellow.
Stringfellow began his career at Mansfield Town whom he joined as a schoolboy in 1957. He was a star in Mansfield's youth team, and signed a professional contract in February 1960, shortly after his 17th birthday. He made his first-team debut six months later, playing as an outside-left in the game against Rochdale on 30 August 1960.
Despite his young age, Stringfellow remained a regular in the Mansfield side, and scored 12 goals in 65 appearances for the Stags, before moving to Leicester City for -25,000 in January 1962 - the highest transfer fee ever paid for an 18-year-old at the time.
By his second season at Filbert Street, Stringfellow was a regular in the Leicester side. He was a member of the Leicester side that lost against Manchester United in the 1963 FA Cup Final, and scored one of the goals when the Foxes won the League Cup the following season with a 4-3 aggregate win against Stoke City.
In 1968, Stringfellow suffered a serious cartilage injury, and was never the same player. Nevertheless, he remained on Leicester's books, mostly in a reserve role, until 1975 when he quit the professional game and finished his career with non-league Nuneaton Borough. In all competitions, Stringfellow played 377 games for Leicester and scored 98 goals.
After his retirement from football, Stringfellow settled in Alfreton, where he worked as a newsagent.
-DOCSTART-	24306292
'''Wilfred Hugh''' "'''Wilf'''" '''Waller''' (born 27 July 1877) was a South African amateur football goalkeeper who played for various British clubs around the turn of the twentieth century, including a period with Bolton Wanderers where he became the first South African player to appear in the Football League.
Waller was born in South Africa and in 1899 was on a tour of England with a club from his home country. He remained in England and was invited on a tour of Germany as a member of a Football Association XI which played four matches in five days at the end of November.
After a brief spell with Tottenham Hotspur, Waller joined Bolton Wanderers of the Football League Second Division in 1900, thus becoming their first foreign player and the first player from South Africa to play in the Football League.
In the following season, Waller made a further five league appearances for Bolton. Being an amateur player, he was also able to play for other clubs at the same time, and in the 1900-01 season he played for Queens Park in Scotland and twice for Southampton in the Southern League.
His first appearance for Southampton came in the opening match of the season as the "Saints" regular goalkeeper, the England international Jack Robinson, was serving a one-match suspension.
After spells with Watford and Aylesbury United, Waller returned to South Africa with his family in April 1903.
-DOCSTART-	24306946
'''William "Billy" Ivison''' was a former professional Association football and rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level played for Great Britain, England, Cumberland, and British Empire XIII, and at club level for Gillingham F.C. (Association football), Workington Town, playing at Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.
Billy Ivison won caps for England while at Workington in 1949 against Wales, and Other Nations; in 1951 against Other Nations; in 1952 against Other Nations, and won caps for British Empire XIII while at Workington Town on Wednesday 23/1/1952 against New Zealand at Stamford Bridge.
Billy Ivison represented Great Britain while at Workington Town in 1952 against France (non-Test matches).
Along with William "Billy" Banks, Edward "Ted" Cahill, Gordon Haynes, Keith Holliday, Robert "Bob" Kelly, John McKeown, George Parsons, and Edward "Ted" Slevin, Billy Ivison' only Great Britain appearances came against France prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as Test matches by the Rugby Football League, and consequently caps were not awarded.
Billy Ivison played Loose Forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, and won the Lance Todd Trophy in Workington Town-s 18-12 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1952 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on the 19th April 1952, and played Loose Forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, in the 12-21 defeat to Barrow in the 1955 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on the 30th April 1955.
in Workington is named after Billy Ivison.
-DOCSTART-	24308772
'''Harold Bernard Rose''' (May 1900 - May 1990) was an English football player and manager.
Rose, who played as a centre half, played in the Football League for Reading and Bristol Rovers. He also played for Mid Rhondda United.
Rose managed Dutch side Ajax between 1925 and 1926.
-DOCSTART-	24308774
'''Walter Crook''' (28 April 1912 - 27 December 1988) was an English football player and manager.
Crook, who played as a full back, played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, making a total of 264 appearances. He holds the record for most consecutive Football League appearances by a Blackburn player (208 between 1934 and 1946).
Crook also made one wartime international appearance for England in 1939.
Crook managed Dutch side Ajax between 1948 and 1950, and again between 1953 and 1954. He also managed English club sides >Accrington Stanley and Wigan Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	24309354
'''Samuel "Sam" Charnley''' (18 November 1902 - 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League.
Born in Craigneuk, a suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Charnley played for Burnbank Athletic before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Football League Second Division in January 1925.
He captained York in the 1928-29 season, which was to be their last in the Midland League before being elected to the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24309925
'''William H. "Bill" Routledge''' (28 October 1907 - 1972) was an English footballer who played for Bristol Rovers, York City and Carlisle United in the Football League.
Born in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, Routledge was a sprinter before playing football and represented England Schools at international level.
-DOCSTART-	24310197
'''Edward Daniel "Eddie" Legge''' (12 March 1902 - 16 December 1947) was a Scottish footballer who played for Carlisle United and York City in the Football League.
Born in Aberdeen, Legge played for Balmoral Cecil and Abereen Park Vale before signing for hometown club Aberdeen in 1928.
-DOCSTART-	24310498
'''Thomas "Tommy" Gale''' (4 November 1920 - 1975) was an English footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday and York City in the Football League.
Born in Washington, Tyne and Wear, Gale played for Gateshead as an amateur before joining Sheffield Wednesday in the Football League in April 1945.
-DOCSTART-	24310711
'''Mark Nigel Rhodes''' (born 26 August 1957) is an English former professional association football player who played as a midfielder.
-DOCSTART-	24311183
'''James Stephen "Steve" Griffiths''' (23 February 1914 - 1998) was an English footballer who played for Halifax Town, Aldershot, Barnsley and York City in the Football League.
Born in Stairfoot, South Yorkshire, Griffiths played for Ardsley Athletic, Barnsley Main and Thurnscoe Victoria before signing for Chesterfield of the Football League in October 1934.
During the war, Griffiths served on HMS Adamant and played football for the English Combined Services team.
-DOCSTART-	24312228
'''Robert Regis''' (born 24 August 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played four games in the Football League for Burnley, scoring one goal.
-DOCSTART-	24312459
'''Robert Louis "Bobby" Sibbald''' (born 25 January 1948) is an English former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United, York City and Southport in the Football League.
Born in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, Sibbald progressed through the Leeds United youth system, before turning professional in January 1965.
-DOCSTART-	24312691
'''Andrew "Andy" Reid''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back. He played a total of twelve games in the Football League for Burnley and Bradford Park Avenue.
-DOCSTART-	24312965
'''Jeremiah "Jerry" Reynolds''' (15 April 1867 - 1944) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24313091
'''Paul Johnson''' (born 25 May 1959) is an English former footballer who played for Stoke City, Shrewsbury Town and York City in the Football League.
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Johnson progressed through the Stoke City youth system, before turning professional in May 1977.
-DOCSTART-	24316291
'''Albert Hillman''' '''"Bert"''' '''Paddington''' (born 30 June 1881) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back for Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1900s. During his career he was always known as "Paddy".
Paddington was born at Bishopstoke, Hampshire and played for various local clubs before joining Southampton of the Southern League in September 1899, aged 18.
At the "Saints", he spent most of his career in the reserves, where he was appointed captain soon after joining the club.
In the following season, Paddington made his first League appearance for nearly a year when, on Saturday 1 February, he replaced Bert Lee, who had been injured three days earlier with a "''nasty kick to the head''"
Paddington was in and out of the first-team for the rest of the season, making a further six league appearances as cover for Lee or Samuel Meston (at right-half), but was not selected again in the FA Cup as the Saints reached the cup final for the second time in three seasons. After making only three appearances in 1902-03, Paddington left the club in the 1903 close-season, and moved along the south coast to join Brighton & Hove Albion.
Paddington spent three seasons in the Southern League with Brighton, before returning to Hampshire to re-join Eastleigh Athletic in 1906.
-DOCSTART-	24322039
''' William (Billy) N Egerton''' was an English association football Player who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers and Lincoln City.
-DOCSTART-	24322132
'''Stuart Robertson''' (born 29 September 1959) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his 21-season career, he played for a number of teams in the Football League and the Scottish Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24323512
'''Peter Robinson''' (born 4 September 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender
-DOCSTART-	24328918
'''Arthur Roberts''' (born 1876 in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made two appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24329011
'''Thomas James "Jimmy" Jones''' (born 1876 in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made twenty nine appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24329062
'''Harvey Whittaker''' (born 1875 in Congleton, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made four appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24329155
'''Arthur Cartlidge''' (born 1880 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made ten appearances.
On 3 May 1901 he joined Bristol Rovers from Stoke, where he remained for seven years, making 258 appearances in the Southern League and winning the league title during the 1904-05 season. He left Bristol in April 1908 to join Aston Villa, before returning to Stoke in 1911 to play in the Southern League.
-DOCSTART-	24329246
'''Sam Higginson''' (born 1880 in Goldenhill, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made one hundred and eleven appearances. He also played for Bradford City.
-DOCSTART-	24329633
'''Joshua Adam O'Keefe''' (born December 22, 1988) in Whalley, England is a footballer playing for Walsall. He made his Walsall debut on September 12, 2009 coming on as a substitute for Richard Taundry, in the Football League One clash with Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park, which ended in a 3-2 win to Walsall.
-DOCSTART-	24330286
'''Walter "Wally" Reynolds''' (24 November 1911 - 1995) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24330432
'''Percy Richards''' was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24330543
'''George William Richardson''' (born 1901, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24330640
'''Arthur Richardson''' (15 January 1913 - 1993) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24331522
'''Gilbert Richmond''' was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in the Football League with Nelson and Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24332115
'''Leonard (Len) Benbow''' (born 3 May 1876 in Oswestry, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made twenty one appearances. He also played for Nottingham Forest who he won the FA Cup with in 1898.
-DOCSTART-	24332328
'''Arthur Lockett''' (born 11 March 1877 in Alsager, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made sixty five appearances. He also played for Aston Villa and Preston North End.
Lockett played one game for England which came in a 4-0 win over Ireland in February 1903.
-DOCSTART-	24336557
'''Michael Milligan''' (born 20 February 1967 in Manchester) is a former English footballer of Irish descent.
He left school in 1983 and signed for Oldham Athletic, establishing himself as a regular midfielder in the later part of the 1980s and helping them reach the FA Cup semi-final and Football League Cup final (which they lost to Nottingham Forest) in the 1989-90. After the end of the season, he signed for Everton in a -1million deal, but the move was not a success and after just one season at Goodison Park, Joe Royle bought him back to Oldham, who had just returned to the top flight after a 68-year exile.
Milligan resumed his key role in the Oldham side that survived three seasons in the top flight (Premier League from 1992), helping them reach another FA Cup semi final in 1994, before leaving to join Norwich City after Oldham's relegation from the Premiership. He remained at Carrow Road until 2000, when he signed for Blackpool. At Bloomfield Road, he helped Steve McMahon's side win the Division Three playoffs and survive in Division Two before finally retiring in the summer of 2002, aged 35, after a career spanning 19 years. At Blackpool he scored once, in a 6-0 win over Scunthorpe United.
He played once for the Republic of Ireland in 1992, once for the Republic of Ireland U21 and twice for the Republic of Ireland B.
-DOCSTART-	24338167
'''Lynda Shepherd''' (born 5 May 1985) is an English female football midfielder. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies and has represented England at under-21 and under-23 levels.
Parker played for Manchester United Ladies before joining Stockport County Ladies. She joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in July 2005.
Parker was first selected for England's under-21 team in July 2004,
-DOCSTART-	24338987
'''Lauren Walker''' is an English female footballer who usually plays at either left-back or left midfield. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies. She hails from Birches Head, Staffordshire.
Walker played as a junior for Port Vale Girls
Walker was selected as a member of the Great Britain women's football squad for the World University Games in Belgrade in 2009. She played in each of the sides previous three games, but was an unused substitute as Britain lost on penalties to Japan in the semi-final.
Walker is a Sports Therapy student at the University of Hertfordshire.
-DOCSTART-	24341181
'''Danielle Sheen''' is a English female football striker. She currently plays for Blackburn Rovers Ladies.
Sheen joined Liverpool Ladies as a junior, scoring on her debut for the senior side in March 2006.
She left Liverpool after their relegation, joining Blackburn Rovers Ladies in July 2009.
Sheen was part of the Merseyside girls under-16 squad that won the Northern Inter County title in 2005, scoring the winner in the final against West Yorkshire. She also scored twice as Merseyside drew 2-2 with Hampshire in the National Inter County Final.
-DOCSTART-	24342241
'''William Whare''' (also known as '''Bill Whare''' or '''Billy Whare'''; 14 May 1925 - 1995) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back.
Born in Guernsey, Whare spent his entire professional career with Nottingham Forest, making 298 appearances in the Football League between 1946 and 1960. Whare represented Forest in the 1959 FA Cup Final, as well as the 1959 FA Charity Shield, before leaving the club to play non-league football with Boston United.
-DOCSTART-	24350748
'''Josephine 'Jo' Fletcher''' (born 31 December 1980) is an English female football goalkeeper. She played at full international level for England. She hails from the Wirral.
Fletcher join Tranmere Rovers Ladies as an under-18 player.
Fletcher spent the US 2001 and 2002 seasons playing for Oregon State in the Pac-10 league, playing 39 times
On returning to England, she re-joined Tranmere Rovers Ladies, where she was coached by Tranmere Rovers' keeper John Achterberg.
She moved on to Doncaster Rovers Belles, leaving them to join Birmingham City in June 2004. She left City on joining the Army in 2005, but returned after initial training in October 2005.
In the 2006 close season, Fletcher joined Charlton Athletic Ladies.
Fletcher played at junior level for England
Fletcher, a Sheffield Wednesday fan,
-DOCSTART-	24352282
'''Andrew (Andy) Clark''' (born 1881 in Leith, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made fifty two appearances. He also played for Leeds City as well as a number of other clubs.
-DOCSTART-	24353511
'''Leanne Hall''' is an English former female footballer. She played at full international level for England.
Hall joined Doncaster Rovers Belles in 1995, leaving to join Leeds United Ladies in 2001.
In July 2007 she rejoined Leeds Carnegie, as player-assistant-manager.
She left Leeds to join Leicester City Women in October 2008.
During her career she was a finalist in three FA Cup's and a League Cup.
Hall represented England, playing 24 times at full international level.
In 2004, Hall founded the Leanne Hall Sports & Goalkeeping School.
-DOCSTART-	24363762
'''Marc David Canham''' (born 11 September 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Hayes & Yeading United as a midfielder.
Born in Wegberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Canham made his first team debut for Colchester United in a 1-0 defeat to Cardiff City on 6 April 2002.
-DOCSTART-	24364296
'''William (Billy) James McDonald''' (born 1877 in Inverness, Scotland) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made nine appearances. He also played for Derby County.
-DOCSTART-	24364476
'''George Lawton''' (born 1880 in Tunstall, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke, where he made one appearance.
-DOCSTART-	24364582
'''Bertram Wallace''' (1880 - after 1901) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.
Wallace was born in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, and played local football for Stoke St Jude's before joining Football League club Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24367143
'''Emanuele Morini''' (born 31 January 1982 in Rome) is an Italian football player. His role on the pitch is right attacking midfielder.
He currently plays for Bulgarian side Botev Plovdiv.
Morini was educated in A.S. Roma's youth academy, but not played games for the club before moving to English side Bolton Wanderers in 2001. After only two games for Bolton in 2001-02 season, he signed with Greek Panachaiki, where he appeared in 25 Alpha Ethniki matches. In 2004 Morini returned to Italy and in the next five seasons played for Vicenza Calcio, A.C. Lumezzane and S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio. On September 5, 2009, Morini relocated to Bulgaria and signed a contract with Botev Plovdiv. A few days later, Morini scored his first goal for the club in a match against Litex Lovech. On October 30, 2009, Morini scored the crucial winning goal against the city rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv, and helped his team to win the derby with 1:0.
-DOCSTART-	24367716
'''Abraham Ross Fielding''' (born 1880 in Trentham, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made one hundred and two appearances during to spells at the Victoria Ground. When Stoke left the Football League in 1908 Fielding joined West Brom.
-DOCSTART-	24367820
'''Charles (Charlie) Burgess''' (born 1880 in Church Lawton, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made one hundred and seventy nine appearance. He also played for Manchester City. He was known for his no-nonsense hard tackling
-DOCSTART-	24367932
'''Sam Meredith''' (born 5 September 1872 in Trefonen, Wales) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made forty five appearances as well as eight appearances for Wales.
His brother, Billy, was also a Welsh international footballer.
-DOCSTART-	24368115
'''Paul Robert Shirtliff''' (3 November 1962 - 13 September 2009) was an English footballer who played as a defender in The Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Northampton Town, but spent the majority of his career in non-league football. He was the younger brother of former Sheffield Wednesday defender Peter Shirtliff, who is currently assistant manager of Swindon Town.
Like his brother, Paul Shirtliff began his career at Sheffield Wednesday, where he signed a professional contract in November 1980. However, unlike his brother, Paul never became a first-team regular at Hillsborough, and only played a handful of games for the club. In July 1984, he moved to Northampton Town on a free transfer. He spent one season with the Cobblers, playing 29 league games. He then dropped down to non-league level, and signed with Frickley Athletic in August 1985.
Shirtliff spent three seasons with Frickley, playing more than 150 games for the club, and was twice named the club's Supporters' Player of the Year.
In 1992, Shirtliff moved to Dagenham & Redbridge where he spent one season, and played 33 league games.
Shirtliff died on 13 September 2009, aged 46, following a long battle with cancer.
-DOCSTART-	24370978
'''Fabio Borini''' (born 23 March 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Chelsea. He started his career at Bologna, before moving to Chelsea in 2007.
Borini first started playing football at age 9, he and his father were avid Bologna supporters. He joined Bologna side in 2001, as a youth player.
Borini joined Chelsea in the summer of 2007 from Bologna. During the 2008-09 season, Borini was made first choice striker for reserves. He was the top scorer for the reserves with 10 goals from 11 appearances.
On 13 November 2009, he made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad in a match against Hungary.
''Statistics accurate as of match played 23 September 2009.''
-DOCSTART-	24374002
Tommy Boyle is the only player to have captained a Burnley team in a winning FA Cup Final. He was a Yorkshireman born in the village of Hoyland near Barnsley, and he started his career at Barnsley In 1912 Boyle crossed the Pennines to sign for Burnley for what was then a club record fee of -1,150.
He was described as a great header of the ball, an excellent passer with great leadership qualities, and as being one of the best players ever to play for Burnley. Having lifted the FA Cup in 1914, he then became the first Burnley captain to lift the League Championship Trophy as Burnley won the 1920-21 title.
By then, he was 33 and his career was coming to an end. That season was to be his last full season in the first team. He made his last appearance for Burnley during the 1921-22 season, and after a further year playing in the reserves he signed for Wrexham, where he ended his playing career.
After his playing career, he had a spell coaching in Germany.
He never received the recognition many felt he deserved and won only one England cap against Ireland in Belfast in 1913. He also played in three representative matches for the Football League.
Today he can still be seen within a short distance of Turf Moor. He is depicted as the footballer on the pub sign at the Turf Hotel in Yorkshire Street.
-DOCSTART-	24388403
'''Stan Horne''' (born 17 December 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Horne was the first black player in the history of his first three teams - Aston Villa, Manchester City and Fulham. He also played for Chester City and Rochdale, making a total of 201 appearances in the Football League. He was forced to retire from professional football due to high blood pressure.
-DOCSTART-	24388532
'''Roy H. Brown''' (20 December 1923 - 1989) was an English professional footballer who played as both a centre half and a striker. Brown was the first black player in the history of his first team, Stoke City. Brown also played for Watford, making a total of 212 appearances in the Football League for both clubs. His brother later became Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent.
-DOCSTART-	24388757
'''Roland B. "Roly" Gregoire''' (born 23 November 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Liverpool, Gregoire began his career with Halifax Town, making five league appearances in the 1977-78 season. Gregoire moved to Sunderland for -5,000 in January 1978, becoming the first black player to play for them. Whilst playing for Halifax reserves, Gregoire scored a hat-trick against Sunderland reserves to prompt Sunderland manager Jimmy Adamson into signing him.
-DOCSTART-	24391948
'''Arthur Stewart''' (born 13 January 1942 in Ballymena, County Antrim) is a Northern Ireland former international footballer who played with, among others, Glentoran, Derby County and Ballymena United in the 1960s and 1970s. He won seven full international caps for Northern Ireland as well as five amateur caps and five inter-league caps for the Irish League.
Stewart joined Glentoran from Ballymena as a teenager in 1961, and became part of one of the most successful Glentoran teams in the mid- and late sixties, winning the Gold Cup in 1963, the Irish League championship in 1964 and the Irish Cup in 1965. In 1966/67 Stewart was part of the team which won the Ulster Cup, Gold Cup, City Cup and League championship. At the end of the season, he won his first cap for Northern Ireland in a 0-0 draw with Wales. He was part of the famous Detroit Cougars team which was the name given to Glentoran in the United Soccer Association championship in the summer of 1967.
In December of the next season, he tranferred to Derby County in the English Second Division. After two-and-a-half seasons he returned to Northern Ireland to rejoin Ballymena in August 1970. He was appointed player-manager in 1971 and won the City Cup in his first season in charge: Ballymena's first trophy for eleven years. He earned the Ulster Footballer of the Year title in 1973/74 as Ballymena pushed close for honours, only to lose out to Ards in both the Irish Cup and Blaxnit Cup finals. Over the next few seasons success was limited to the Gold Cup, with a win in 1974 and a final defeat by Coleraine in 1975 preceding Stewart-s departure early in 1976.
In March 1976, Stewart signed as a player with Distillery, but departed for a lucrative five-month spell in the American Soccer League with New Jersey Americans. He returned to the Irish League early in the 1976/77 season, taking in brief spells with Bangor and Cliftonville before he accepted a return to Glentoran as player-manager in May 1977. Stewart-s role as both experienced tactician and seasoned player aided Glentoran to some early successes. They embarked on a European Cup campaign which would take them past Icelandic side Valur and within a whisker of a famous draw with Juventus. The Gold Cup was won again, but the League title lost to Linfield. In December 1978, Stewart resigned as Glentoran manager to take the over as head coach at New Jersey Americans. He returned to Northern Ireland as manager of Ballyclare Comrades in 1981 and later managed Ballymoney United.
-DOCSTART-	24398750
'''Daniel Tanveer "Danny" Batth''' (born 21 September 1990) is an English footballer signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. He is currently on loan at League One Colchester United.
Batth is a product of Wolves' academy, who signed professional forms in May 2009. He made his senior debut on 19 September 2009 on loan at Colchester United against . He will remain with the U's to the end of the 2009-10 season.
-DOCSTART-	24401030
'''Herbert Salt''' (born 1880 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made one appearance. He later joined Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	24401195
'''Benjamin (Ben) Prosser''' (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made one appearance. He also played for Leeds City and Bradford City
-DOCSTART-	24401673
'''Arthur John Capes''' (born 1875 in Burton upon Trent, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made sixty appearance. Capes also played for Burton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and Swindon Town. He won the FA Cup with Forest in 1898 scoring twice in the final in a 3-1 win over Derby County.
Capes earned an England Cap while playing for Stoke playing in a match against Scotland in 1903.
-DOCSTART-	24403091
}}'''Robert "Bobby" Corbett''' (16 March 1922 - October 1988) was an English football (soccer) defender from Throckley, Newcastle Upon Tyne in England. He began his career at Newcastle United and made his professional debut in 1946 after the conclusion of the Second World War. He transferred to neighbouring club Middlesbrough in 1951, where he made 92 appearances over five seasons. He finished his career with a two-year spell at Northampton Town.
Corbett died in October 1988 at the age of 66.
'''Newcastle United'''
-DOCSTART-	24407640
'''Jamie Martin Devitt''' (born 6 July 1990) is an Irish footballer who plays for Hull City as a midfielder.
Born in Dublin, Devitt progressed through Hull City's youth system and was voted Young Player of the Year and Supporter's Club Player of the Year for the 2007-08 season.
He signed for League Two team Darlington on a month's loan on 15 September 2009. He made his debut on 19 September in a 2-0 home defeat to Bournemouth, and scored his first goal for the Quakers in the last game of his loan spell, a 2-1 win against Shrewsbury Town on 17 October.
On 22 October, only days after scoring against the club, he joined Shrewsbury Town on a month's loan. He scored on debut on 31 October 2009 against Notts County. He returned to Hull after being recalled in January 2010.
-DOCSTART-	24410946
'''Thomas Joseph Bender''' (born 19 January 1993) is a English-born Welsh professional footballer signed to Football League One side Colchester United. However he has represented Wales at U17 level.
Bender is a product of the Colchester United academy. He made his senior debut on 19 September 2009 for Colchester United in a 2-0 win against , becoming the second youngest player ever to represent the club at 16 years and 243 days, just 26 days older than the record holder Lindsay Smith.
Born in England, Bender instead chose to represent Wales. He made his debut for the Wales under-17 side in September 2009, playing in the opening two matches in the qualifying round of the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, a 3-2 win over Iceland and a 2-2 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
-DOCSTART-	24414109
'''Charles (Charlie) William Hinks''' (born 1880 in Manchester, England) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made one appearance.
He also Played for Stockport County and Manchester City.
-DOCSTART-	24414304
'''Horace Viner''' (born 1880 in Chirk, Wales) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom He made one appearance.
Viner's only appearance for Stoke game against Nottingham Forest in March 1904. Viner was signed as back up to Welsh international goalkeeper Leigh Richmond Roose and Jack Benton. On his release at the end of the season he joined Rhyl. After finishing his footballing career at Rhyl, Viner started his own caravan park.
-DOCSTART-	24415120
'''Walter''' "'''Watty'''" '''Allan''' was a Scottish footballer. He played for several clubs during his career, most notably Manchester City, Watford and Blackpool.
-DOCSTART-	24418818
'''Edwin Lloyd Davies''' (born 1877 in Cefn Mawr, Wales) was a former professional footballer, where he played in the Football League for Stoke for whom he made thirty seven appearances.
He also played for Northampton Town and Swindon Town, and made sixteen appearances for Wales.
-DOCSTART-	24421515
'''John (Jack) Dutton Benton''' (5th October 1875 - 8th July 1926) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made nine appearances. His parents were Joseph Benton (1843-1920, a Cooper by trade) and Sarah Ann Dutton (1853-1922), both of Staffordshire.
From 1893 to 1904 Benton was enlisted in the army in the 4th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. He served as corporal in Belfast (Northern Ireland) and in the South Africa in Boar War. He was discharged in 1904 having been promoted to the rank of Sergeant of Police.
Benton represented the Irish League on three occasions while he was a Glentoran player. He then travelled to South Africa where he assisted Transvaal Police, on his return to England he joined Stoke. Benton made his League debut against Sheffield Wednesday. When Leigh Richmond Roose re-joined the club in 1905 Benton re-joined Glentoran. He came back to Stoke in 1908 and played five more times before retiring in 1910 through injury. Benton remained with Stoke and became club trainer up until 1918.
-DOCSTART-	24421618
'''John (Jack) Haworth''' (born 1883 in Nelson, England) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made six appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24421984
'''Albert Edward Pitt''' (born 1880 in Stoke-on-Trent, Shardlow) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made fifty one appearances during three spells at Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24422530
'''Alfred Smith''' (born 1880 in Longton, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made one hundred and forty appearances.
Smith Initially signed for Stoke in 1904, he made his League debut against Aston Villa in November 1905 but however he failed to impress the management team and left for Wrexham. Four years later, after serving with Crewe he returned to the Victoria Ground, a much wiser and experienced footballer. In 1910-11 season Smith scored an impressive 35 goals in 44 games for Stoke. He announced his retirement in 1915. Smith then became vice-captain of Longton Cricket Club.
-DOCSTART-	24422963
'''Fredrick (Fred) William Rouse''' (born 1881 in Cranford, England) was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made sixty nine appearances. He also played for Grimsby Town, Everton, Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion and several Southern based clubs.
-DOCSTART-	24424442
'''Louis Elliott Moult''' (born 14 May 1992) is an English football player. He is a Striker who currently plays for Premier League team Stoke City. He made his professional debut as a substitute on 12 August 2009 in a 1-0 League Cup win over Leyton Orient.
-DOCSTART-	24436829
'''Ashley George Sammons''' (born 10 November 1991)
Sammons was born in Solihull where he attended Langley School.
Sammons joined Birmingham City's youth academy after being spotted playing for his local under-10s team.
Though included in the squads for pre-season friendlies, he did not initially receive a squad number for the 2009-10 season. After manager Alex McLeish named only six of the permitted seven substitutes for the League Cup match at Southampton, because they "could fill the squad with younger players that have just stepped up from the Academy but they're not ready", Sammons told the ''Birmingham Mail'' that he disagreed, feeling that he, Jordon Mutch and Mitchell McPike were all capable of playing first-team football. Three weeks later he was named on the bench for the Premier League match at Hull City, but again remained unused. He made his first-team debut in the starting eleven for the League Cup third-round match at Sunderland on 22 September 2009, McLeish describing the player as "a disciplined passer of the ball [who's] got good energy", stressing that although he didn't "just want to throw young players jerseys every time we have an injury crisis", in this case it was deserved.
He made his debut for the England under-17 team in July 2007, aged 15, against their Icelandic counterparts in the Nordic Tournament.
-DOCSTART-	24436958
'''Philip Anthony "Phil" Jones''' (born 21 February 1992) is a English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a defender.
Born in Preston, Lancashire, Jones was given the number 28 shirt at Blackburn Rovers by Sam Allardyce at the beginning of the 2009-10 Premier League season and further rewarded with a two-year professional contract.
-DOCSTART-	24437199
'''Sam Oliver Slocombe''' (born 5 June 1988 in Scunthorpe) is an English football goalkeeper, currently at Championship side Scunthorpe United.
Slocombe was a junior with Lincoln City. In August 2008, he signed with Scunthorpe United from Bottesford Town for -3000 & a pre-season friendly. He made his first team debut on 22 September 2009, in a League Cup clash with Port Vale, replacing Joe Murphy, following a 25th minute injury to Murphy. He made his league debut in the Championship match against Blackpool on 7 November 2009, replacing Michael O'Connor after Murphy was sent off for deliberate handball.
-DOCSTART-	24437221
'''James Henry Tavernier''' (born 31 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Newcastle United as a defender.
Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Tavernier joined the Leeds United youth system at the age of nine, where he played six seasons before moving to Newcastle United.
-DOCSTART-	24437395
'''Gilles Sunu''' (born 30 March 1991) is a French footballer of Togolese descent who plays for Arsenal as a striker.
Born in Chteauroux, Indre, Sunu began his career at the LB Chteauroux academy, but moved to Arsenal in July 2007 on a four-year contract for a fee between -700,000 and -1 million.
Gilles is a French youth international having earned caps with the under-17s and under-18 team, serving as captain throughout the 2008-09 season for the latter.
He is the son of former Togolese international Manu Sunu.
-DOCSTART-	24437886
'''Daniel "Dan" Sean Preston''' (born 26 September 1991)
Preston was brought up in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham
Preston joined Birmingham City's youth academy in 2002.
Included in the squads for first-team pre-season friendlies, Preston injured a medial knee ligament playing for a reserve XI against Tamworth. Following an injury crisis, Preston, still in the second year of his academy scholarship, was given a squad number and made his first-team debut on 22 September 2009 as a second-half substitute in the League Cup third-round match at Sunderland, replacing the injured Stuart Parnaby in the 79th minute; he received a yellow card in stoppage time.
-DOCSTART-	24438069
'''Niall David S Canavan''' (born 11 April 1991 in Leeds) is an English footballer, currently with Championship side Scunthorpe United.
Niall Canavan. 6ft4 Strong centre-back, was a youth team captain at Scunthorpe United, winning his first professional contract in April 2009. He made his first team debut on 22 August 2009, in a 4-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, replacing Robert Jones on 28 minutes. Three days later he scored his first goal, in a 2-1 League Cup win at Swansea City. He attended St Marys School Menston and recently came off of the bench to play against Manchester City away in a 5 - 1 Defeat. Highlights of his early career involve coming on against Manchester City, at The City ground! And scoring on his Starting Debut.
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'''Ashley Eastham''' (born 22 March 1991) is an English professional football player. He plays as a defender for Cheltenham Town on loan from Blackpool. His main position is centre-back.
===Early career at Blackpool; Loan move to Hyde United===
He signed his first professional contract in May 2009, In July he played for the first team in the pre-season South West Challenge Cup held in North Devon, including playing in the 5-0 win over Barnstaple Town.
In August 2009 he joined Conference North side Hyde United on loan, making his debut on 8 August in a 1-0 win over Stafford Rangers at Ewen Fields.
===Back at Blackpool - first team debut===
The following day, in his first year as a professional, Eastham made his debut for ''the Seasiders'' in a 4-3 defeat to Premier League side Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in the third round of the 2009-10 League Cup.
Four days later Eastham made his league debut, in a 2-0 home win over Peterborough United at Bloomfield Road, when he replaced the injured Neal Eardley in the 18th minute.
On 26 November 2009 Eastham joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on an intial one month loan deal until 2 January 2010. Blackpool manager Ian Holloway said of the move: "This is a great move for Ash. It is another step up for him, he did extremely well when he went to Hyde at the start of the season and this will be another challenge for him both on and off the field."
After four appearances Eastham signed a one month extension to the loan deal on 31 December.
-DOCSTART-	24438556
'''Joshua King''' (born 15 January 1992) is a Norwegian footballer of Gambian descent who plays for Manchester United. He usually plays as a forward, but he is also able to play as a winger. Born in Oslo, King was signed by Manchester United from Vlerenga in 2008.
Born in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, to a Gambian father and a Norwegian mother, King grew up in the suburb of Romss. He began his career with the local club, Romss IL, at the age of 6, but signed for Vlerenga in 2006, when he was 14. He remained with Vlerenga for two seasons, but did not make an appearance before he was spotted by Manchester United scouts at Ole Gunnar Solskjr's summer school in 2007.
King signed for Manchester United when he turned 16 in January 2008, and made his debut for the under-18 side in a 5-1 home defeat to Sunderland on 29 March 2008. He began the following season by scoring four goals in four matches as the Manchester United Under-17s won the 2008 Milk Cup. He then played in two matches at the start of the 2008-09 Premier Academy League season before injury kept him out until January 2009.
Two games after his comeback, he scored two goals in a 5-0 win over Bolton Wanderers on 31 January 2009. The following week, he was named as an unused substitute for the reserves in a Manchester Senior Cup match against Stockport County, before making his reserve debut as a substitute for Robert Brady in a Premier Reserve League match against Bolton Wanderers three days later. He was then ruled out by injury for another month, but recovered in time to play in the run-in to the end of the Under-18 league season, as United finished in second place, 19 points behind winners Manchester City.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, King came on as a substitute for Zoran Toi in the final of the Lancashire Senior Cup, a 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers. He then started the reserves' first three league games of the season, and was rewarded for his performances by being given a place on the bench for the first-team's League Cup third round match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 23 September 2009. He was given the #41 jersey and came on as an 81st-minute substitute for winning goal-scorer Danny Welbeck. Although King had two opportunities to add to United's lead, the match finished 1-0 and United progressed to the fourth round of the competition.
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This section is a list of former Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players of note who in one way or another had a profound affect upon the club. This includes fan-s favourites as recognised by the club in official sources, in the club record of their career. In addition it includes players who have gone on to a greater career at a higher level who were a part of the club at one time or another during their careers. To qualify they must have made at least over 100 appearances in their careers, received league recognition for a season such as most clean sheets, team of the year for that league, top scorer in the league, been involved in 50% + of games in a title winning or cup winning run, or be in the club's top 10 record holder. If they are former youth team product, they must have gone on to play 50%+ of the games in a season for their new club at a level at least one league higher then their current club.
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'''Edgar Rumney''' (born 15 September 1936) is an English former professional footballer who played for Colchester United.
Born in Abberton in Essex, Rumney signed for Colchester in 1957, having been an apprentice at the club.
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'''Russell Timothy Blake''' (born 24 July 1935) is an English former professional footballer who played for Colchester United.
Born in Colchester in Essex, Blake signed for Colchester in 1955.
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'''William Edmund "Billy" Hunt''' (born 25 November 1934) is an English former professional footballer who played for Colchester United.
Born in Colchester in Essex, Hunt signed for Colchester in 1955, having been an apprentice at the club.
-DOCSTART-	24446409
'''Arthur Usherwood''' (born 1884 in Congleton, England) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made six appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24446618
'''Horace Brindley''' (born 1885 in Knutton, England) was an English footballer.
He played for eight clubs in his professional career.
-DOCSTART-	24446856
'''William (Bill) Godley''' (born 1879 in Durham, England) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made two appearances. He also played for Middlesbrough as well as various lower league sides.
-DOCSTART-	24448356
'''Mark Ian Ellis''' (born 13 February 1988), is a footballer playing as a defender for Torquay United. He made his debut for Torquay on September 22, 2007 in the Football Conference clash with Kidderminster Harriers, at Aggborough, which ended in a 5-2 win to Torquay.
Following the Gulls promotion to the Football League, Ellis began the 2009-10 season on loan at Conference National outfit Forest Green Rovers. Ellis spent a month on loan at The New Lawn before returning to Plainmoor and having a run in the Torquay side. This coincided with his first goal in league football when he scored against Notts County live on Sky Sports.
-DOCSTART-	24448910
'''Norman Curtis''' (10 September 1924 - 7 September 2009) was an English former footballer, who played as a full back in the Football League in the 1950's and 60's.
He started his Football League career at a relatively late age, moving from Gainsborough Trinity to Sheffield Wednesday in 1950 when aged 25. Curtis went on to make 324 senior appearances (scoring 24 goals) for Wednesday between 1950-60. During his time at Wednesday the club experienced three promotions and three relegations between the First Division and the Second Division. He was nicknamed 'Cannonball' as when he took Wednesday's penalties he ran from inside his own half.
He moved to Doncaster Rovers for 1960-61 as a player-manager and made 39 league appearances before moving to Buxton F.C. as player-manager.
-DOCSTART-	24459846
'''James "Jimmy" McConnell''' (23 February 1899 - 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer born in Ayr who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Carlisle United, Crewe Alexandra and Rotherham United.
McConnell began his football career following service during World War I. After playing with various amateur sides, his professional career began with Nithsdale Wanderers. He played in the United States for two years, from 1926 to 1928, before moving to English side Carlisle United. He later played in England for Crewe Alexandra before retiring from football in 1934.
-DOCSTART-	24461353
'''Gary Fitzpatrick''' (born 5 August 1971) is a footballer who plays for Telford United. He is a midfielder.
Fitzpatrick went to school in Kings Norton, before he started his football career as a youngster with Leicester City,
Fitzpatrick is also a PE teacher at Menzies High School in West Bromwich.
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'''John William "Bill" Murphy''' (21 November 1921 - 2004) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
Murphy began his career with Heckmondwike Spen and Liverpool, before turning professional with Bradford City in 1946. Murphy made 146 appearances in the Football League for Bradford, scoring nine goals. He later played non-league football with Scarborough and Weybridge.
-DOCSTART-	24467885
'''Mitchell Downie''' (9 September 1923 - 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Active in both Scotland and England, Downie made over 500 appearances in Scottish and English league football.
Born in Troon, Downie began his career during World War II with Hibernian. His professional career began in 1946 with Kilmarnock, and he later played for Airdrie, Bradford Park Avenue, Lincoln City, Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers, making a total of 563 appearances in Scottish and English league football.
Downie also played non-league football with Goole Town and Altrincham.
-DOCSTART-	24468000
'''Michael "Mike" Smith''' (born 22 September 1935) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half. Smith made over 150 appearances in the Football League for two clubs.
Born in Derby, Snith began his career with Derby County, and later played with Bradford City, before playing non-league football with Lockheed Leamington.
-DOCSTART-	24468314
'''John "Jack" Chadburn''' (12 February 1873 - December 1923) was an English footballer who played in the Football League.
Chadburn joined Football League side Lincoln City in 1892. He made his first team debut on 7 September 1893 in a 1-1 draw against . He scored 10 times during the season in 27 appearances in total. This earned him a move to First Division Notts County where he remained for three seasons.
He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1897, making his club debut on 27 November 1897 in a 2-1 win at .
He moved to their Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion in January 1900. Here, he helped the club win promotion as champions back to the top flight in the 1901-02 campaign.
Liverpool signed him in Summer 1903 but he only managed two first team appearances for the Merseyside club, the opening fixtures of the 1903-04 season. He left at the end of the season and ended his career with short stays at numerous clubs before retiring from competitive football in 1909.
-DOCSTART-	24469481
'''George Gerald Brown''' (born 1883 in Lowestoft, England) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made eight appearances. He also played for Gainsborough Trinity and Sheffield United
-DOCSTART-	24469680
'''Jack Whitley''' (born 1880 in Seacombe, England) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made thirty six appearances. He also played for Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Darwen, Lincoln City and Leeds City
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'''Kevin Gareth Lloyd''' (born 26 September 1970 in Llanidloes) is a Welsh former professional footballer.
An attacking full-back, Lloyd began his career playing in the Welsh Premier League with Caersws. His performances persuaded Hereford United to bring him to Edgar Street in November 1994 and he quickly established himself in the side. However a spate of injuries in his second year meant he struggled to make regular appearances and was released at the end of the season.
He instead signed for Cardiff City where he again broke into the first team squad, scoring his first and only goal for the club with a lob against Carlisle United. The following season he was struck by another injury, this time due to a severe back injury which restricted him to just four appearances all season and led to his release by the club at the end of the 1997-98 season, although he was allowed to train with the side during the summer in order to retain fitness. After an unsuccessful trial at Oldham Athletic, Lloyd returned to his first club Caersws. After one season at Caersws, he joined Bath City but was forced to retire in 2001 due to continued back problems.
-DOCSTART-	24470905
'''Frank James Hesham''' (born 1879 in Manchester, England) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made seventeen appearances. He also played for Manchester City and Oldham Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	24471046
'''James Sheridan''' (born 1882 in Belfast, Ireland) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made twelve appearances. He also played for Everton.
-DOCSTART-	24478744
'''Clifford 'Cliff' Ette''' was an English football player who played, as an inside-right, for Northampton Nomads, West Ham United and London League Park Royal.
Ette started his career with Northampton Nomads before signing for West Ham in 1934. He had signed for West Ham following a personal request by Charlie Paynter to turn out in a match against Preston North End. This game was on 3 February 1934 and although he scored a goal, it turned out to be Ette's only game for The Hammers. Mysteriously he was never picked again but later appeared playing for London League Park Royal and captained a team which defeated Swindon Town in the 1935-36 FA Cup.
The onset of arthritis finished his footballing career and left Ette disabled in later life.
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'''Bradley Alan Wood''' (born 2 September 1991 in Leicester, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Grimsby Town.
Wood was promoted to the club's first team squad midway through the 2008-09 season as a makeshift defender from the youth team. He was named as a substitute once for The Mariners. In the 2009-10 season, Wood did not receive a squad number until his club fell victim to an injury crisis which saw him named as a substitute in the away defeat against Port Vale. On 26 September Wood made his first team debut playing from the start against Darlington in place of regular right back Robbie Stockdale. The match finished 1-1 with Wood putting in a very impressive debut at right back and winning Man of the Match. Wood continued this role filling in for the injured Stockdale, and also played as a makeshift left back in the place of Joe Widdowson on the odd occasion.
On 16 October Wood signed a 4-year professional contract with the Mariners. He popped up with a vital injury time assist in the 2-2 draw with Accrington Stanley on 30th October when his long ball assisted a Barry Conlon 95th minute equaliser. At the time he was playing as an emergency centre back following the sending off of defender Oliver Lancashire.
-DOCSTART-	24481279
'''George Ridsdale''' (born 1878, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24481319
'''Clement Rigg''' (born 1899, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He played over 250 matches in the Football League for Nelson.
-DOCSTART-	24481347
'''James E. Riley''' was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24481480
'''Richard Riley''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played three goals and scored two goals in the Football League for Burnley before moving to Scotland to join Third Lanark.
-DOCSTART-	24481598
'''John Woolfall "Jackie" Rimmer''' (15 March 1910 - 1989) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24481905
'''James Walter Robinson''' was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24482071
'''Alick Robinson''' (17 April 1906 - 1977) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24482077
'''Harry Hooman''' (born 27 April 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Shrewsbury Town.
Harry signed a first-year professional contract at the beginning of the 2009/10 season.
He made his debut against Northampton Town, coming on as a substitute in the Shrewsbury's 3-0 win. Harry made his full starting debut away to Darlington in a 2-1 loss.
-DOCSTART-	24482157
'''William Paisley "Billy" Robson''' was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24482254
'''James "Jimmy" Robson''' (born 23 January 1939) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He played over 450 matches in the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24482358
'''William Vincent "Billy" Rodaway''' (born 26 September 1954) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a central defender.
-DOCSTART-	24482487
'''William (Billy) Davies''' (born 1883 in Welshpool, Wales) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made sixteen appearances. He also played for West Bromwich Albion and made four appearances for Wales.
-DOCSTART-	24482585
'''Henry "Harry" Ross''' (4 April 1881 - 1953) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24482630
'''Andrew Ross''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24482747
'''Harold Rudman''' (born 4 November 1924) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24482933
'''James Savage''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24483018
'''Alexander Sawers''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24483061
'''Alfred Sawley''' was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He played 13 matches and scored one goal in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24489264
'''John "Jack" Schofield''' was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24489476
'''James "Jimmy" Scott''' (born 7 September 1934) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24489757
'''Derek Edward Scott''' (born 8 February 1958) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a right-sided full-back.
-DOCSTART-	24489985
'''Christopher James Scott''' (born 12 February 1980) was a English former professional footballer. He played as a defender. Although his footballing career never really took off.
He started his career in 1997 when he was promoted from the youth team at Burnley. He played 14 matches in the Football League for the club, all during the 1998-99 season. His debut for the club came on 22 August 1998, when he came on as a substitute for Lee Howey in the 0-1 defeat to York City at Turf Moor. In 2000, he had a loan spell with Football Conference side Leigh RMI.
After failing to properly break into the first team at Burnley, he moved to Leigh on a permanent basis in the summer of 2001. He stayed with the Railwaymen for two seasons, playing just 14 times in the league before leaving the club in May 2003.
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'''Paul David Scott''' (born 29 January 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
He joined the youth team at Burnley in the summer of 2001, and in 2003 manager Stan Ternent promoted him into the first-team squad. In the 2003-04 season, he made two substitute appearances in the league for Burnley. His debut for the club came in the 0-4 defeat to Coventry City on 13 March 2004. Scott was released by Burnley at the end of the 2004-05 campaign and didn't want to carry on a footballing career thereafter.
-DOCSTART-	24490297
'''William "Billy" Sellars''' (7 October 1907 - 1987) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24490435
'''William Short''' was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24490642
'''Peter Wilson Simpson''' (born 21 September 1940) is an English former professional footballer. He played as an inside forward.
He joined the Burnley first team in 1957, but did not play a game for the club until the 1961-62 season. His debut for the Clarets came in the 0-4 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 30 April 1962. He went on to make a total of three games in the league for Burnley before joining Bury in 1963. He only stayed with Bury for one season, making four league appearances for the club.
-DOCSTART-	24490781
'''Stephen Sims''' (11 December 1895 - 1973) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender.
-DOCSTART-	24490898
'''Stephen Michael "Steve" Slawson''' (born 13 November 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	24499979
'''Isaiah Turner''' (born 1876 in Netherton, England) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made seven appearances. He also played for West Bromwich Albion
-DOCSTART-	24501403
'''Fred Rathbone''' (born 1886 in Mier, Stoke-On-Trent, England) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made thirty two appearances.
Rathbone joined Stoke on his 21st birthday and on his debut against Sheffield Wednesday he managed to keep a clean sheet. However first team opportunities were rare for Rathbone his only run in goals came in the Birmingham League.
-DOCSTART-	24501599
'''John Whitehouse''' (born 1878 in West Bromwich, England) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
-DOCSTART-	24502002
'''Arthur Arrowsmith''' (born 1880 in Wolverhampton, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made forty one appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24502142
'''William (Bill) Williamson''' (born 1884 in Longton, England) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke and Leicester Fosse. He made eight appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24502358
'''Charles (Charlie) Edward Axcell''' (born 1880 in Leigh-on-Sea, England) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke and Burton United. He made three appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24502610
'''Amos Baddeley''' (born 1887 in Fegg Hayes, Stoke-on-Trent, England) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Blackpool. He made ninety-two appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24502703
'''James Fredrick (Freddie) Brown''' (born 1886 in Brierley Hill, England) was a footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke and West Bromwich Albion. He made twenty three appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24507508
'''Robert Trees''', (born 18 December 1977 in Manchester, England) is an English former professional footballer. He began his career as a youth player with his hometown club Manchester United. After a loan spell at Stalybridge Celtic he moved to Bristol Rovers in 1998 where he made 46 appearances in the league and scored 1 goal. Trees also had loan spells at Altrincham for a couple of months in 1999, and at Leigh Genesis. He finished his career at Leigh Genesis in May 2001 at the age of 24.
-DOCSTART-	24507675
'''David Tyrie''' (born 5 February 1985 in Norwich) is an English soccer player who currently plays for Western Mass Pioneers in the USL Second Division.
Tyrie attended City of Norwich school and was a member of the youth academies at storied English clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City as a teenager. He made several appearances for Norwich's academy side, and he also turned out for Norwich's reserves in a game against Luton Town in March 2003.
After Norwich announced that they would not be offering Tyrie a professional contract, he had trials with Cambridge United, Wycombe Wanderers, Rushden & Diamonds and Bristol Rovers. He spent a short time playing for English non-League teams Wroxham and Heybridge Swifts, before departing for the United States in 2005 after being offered a soccer scholarship at Central Connecticut State University.
At CCSU Tyrie was named to the all-conference second team as a freshman, to the All-NEC first team as a sophomore, and was the NEC Defensive Player of the Year as was named to the All-NEC First Team and the NSCAA/adidas All-North Atlantic Region First Team as a junior in 2007.
Tyrie turned professional in 2009, playing for Western Mass Pioneers in the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut on 25 April 2009, in the 3-1 defeat to the Harrisburg City Islanders, and went on to play 15 games for the Pioneers in his debut season.
-DOCSTART-	24514452
'''Harry Smith''' (born 1885 in Cannock, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Walsall. He made one appearance for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24515012
'''Walter Rodgers''' (born 1883 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made one appearance for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24517223
'''Leonard "Len" Smelt''' (10 December 1885 - 1933) was an English professional association footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24517400
'''John Charles "Charlie" Smethams''' (born 1886, deceased) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24524380
''' Luigi Gennamo ''' (born February 7, 1980) is a Italian footballer currently under contract for Cypriot side APEP Pitsilia.
Categoria: Olympiacos Football Club giocatori
Categoria: Egaleo Football Club giocatori
Categoria: Proodeftiki Football Club giocatori
Categoria: Burnley Football Club giocatori
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'''Thomas James Montgomery Priestley''', also known as '''Tommy Priestley''' or '''Tom Priestley''' (11 March 1911 - 28 July 1985) was a Northern Irish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.
Born in Belfast, Priestly wore a rugby-style skull cap to cover his premature baldness.
Priestley began his senior career with Coleraine in 1928, after moving there from Cookstown. Priestley moved to Linfield in 1932, before signing with English side Chelsea just a year later. Priestley only spent one season with Chelsea - making 23 appearances in The Football League - before returning to Ireland with Shelbourne.
Priestley earned two caps for Ireland between 1932 and 1933.
-DOCSTART-	24525204
'''James Reid "Jimmy" McInch''' (born 27 June 1953 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
McInch began his career as a youth player with Cardiff City where he formed a partnership with future Wales international Derek Showers. He was also part of the side that reached the 1971 FA Youth Cup final before losing 2-0 on aggregate to Arsenal. McInch was handed his professional debut in the 1972-73 season but struggled to build on his early promise and made just fifteen first-team appearances, with his only goal coming in the League Cup, before being released in 1975.
He instead joined Bath City, scoring his first goal in a 2-0 win over Wimbledon on 22 October 1975, spending two years with the club, including playing in the final of the 1977 Anglo-Italian Cup against Lecco.
-DOCSTART-	24526122
'''Samuel Young''' (14 February 1883 - 28 November 1954) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a winger. Young played club football in Ireland, Scotland and England for Linfield, Airdrie and Portsmouth. Young also played at international level for Ireland, scoring two goals in the 1914 British Home Championship.
-DOCSTART-	24527052
'''Robert "Bob" Crone''' (4 January 1870 - 15 January 1943) was a Northern Irish football player and coach. He was the younger brother of fellow player Billy Crone.
Crone, who played as a full back, played club football in both Ireland and England for Distillery, Glentoran, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion, Burton Swifts, Notts County and Bedminster.
Crone also earned four international caps for Ireland between 1889 and 1990.
After retiring as a player in 1901, Crone became a coach at Bristol City (1901-1903), Brentford (1903-1908), West Bromwich Albion (1908-1909) and Workington (1909-1910).
-DOCSTART-	24534308
'''Edward Abdullai M. O. "Eddie" Oshodi''' (born 14 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Watford.
Oshodi started his career with Watford's youth system. He made his first team debut for Watford during the 2009-10 season on 29 September in the 3-2 home defeat against Coventry City, replacing the injured Lee Hodson as a substitute in the 78th minute.
''Appearances correct as of 26 October 2009.''
-DOCSTART-	24536370
'''Joe Gadston''' (born 13 September 1945) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Gadston started his career as a youth and amateur player for West Ham United. He had a brief spell with Corby Town before playing Southern League football with Cheltenham Town and is cited as one of the greatest players to play for the team.
He moved to Bristol Rovers in 1968 but only completed one season with Rovers. His most prolific spell came with Exeter City before playing for Aldershot, a single game for Hartlepool United, and Wimbledon.
-DOCSTART-	24537892
'''Sidney Corfield''' (24 June 1883 - 1941) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for both Black Country rivals, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Corfield began his career with amateur side Toll End Wesley, before Football League side West Bromwich Albion in 1902. He made only eight first team appearances though, before quitting football at the request of his parents.
He returned to the game in 1905 when he signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made his Wolves debut on 21 October 1905 in a 2-1 win against Blackburn Rovers. He made 29 appearances during this season which saw the club suffer relegation for the first time. After a further 18 appearances during the following campaign, he found himself out of first time contention.
He left Molineux to join Welsh League side Wrexham in 1909. He helped the club to two successive Welsh Cup triumphs before returning to the West Midlands with non-league Tipton Victoria. He retired from playing in 1915.
-DOCSTART-	24539889
'''Anthony Edgar''' is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United.
Edgar is a product of West Ham's youth team and signed for Bournemouth on 1 October 2009 on a one month loan from West Ham.He made his professional, Bournemouth and Football League debut on 3 October 2009 in a 0-0 away draw against Port Vale.Although Bournemouth wanted to extend his loan for a second month the Football League blocked their request and Edgar returned to West Ham at the end of October after only four appearances. Replacing Junior Stanislas as an 88th minute substitute, Edgar made his first-team debut for West Ham on 3 January 2010 in their 2-1 home defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup third round.
-DOCSTART-	24548373
}}'''Keiran Ricardo Agard''' is an English footballer who plays for as a forward.
Agard started in the youth team before moving to in the 2005-06 season.
He is eligible to play for the English, Jamaican, Dominican and St. Vincent national football teams.
Kieran Agard grew up in the London Borough of Newham. It was playing for local side Junior Hammers where Agard was spotted by Arsenal F.C after a string of fine performances for the Sunday League side.
-DOCSTART-	24552782
'''Dennis Frank Pacey''' (28 September 1928 in Feltham, London - 23 September 2009 in Chertsey, Surrey) was an English footballer who played as a striker, mainly for Leyton Orient, Millwall and Aldershot.
An ex-pupil of Strode's College, Pacey played for non-league sides Woking and Walton & Hersham before being signed by Leyton Orient in November 1951. He made his debut the following month in an FA Cup tie against Gorleston, and created an immediate impression by scoring a hat-trick in Orient's 5-4 win. He went on to break Orient's FA Cup goalscoring record, scoring 12 goals in all, a record which still stands as of 2009.
After three successful seasons, Pacey moved to Millwall and again scored on his debut. After scoring 36 goals in 132 league appearances for the Lions, he moved to Aldershot in September 1959, before moving back into non-league football.
Pacey later worked at Heathrow Airport before his retirement.
-DOCSTART-	24555768
'''Darko Mavrak''' (born 19 January 1969) is a former Yugoslav footballer.
Mavrak began his career with FK Vele Mostar in the Yugoslav First League. He moved to Swedish sides Djurgrdens IF and IFK Norrkping because of the War in Yugoslavia. He had a brief spell with Panachaiki F.C. in the Greek Super League. Mavrak finished his career with Walsall F.C. in England and Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. in Israel.
-DOCSTART-	24563165
'''Fred Hargreaves''' (born 1884 in Yorkshire, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Burton United and Leeds City. He also played for Stoke. He made fourteen appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24563540
'''John (James) Gorman''' (born 1884 in Dudley, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also played for Stoke. He made seventeen appearances for Stoke before joining Dudley Town in 1910.
-DOCSTART-	24563670
'''Christopher (Chris) Kelly''' (born 1887 in Tunstall, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Leeds City. He also played for Stoke. He made nineteen appearances for Stoke before joining Leeds City in 1910.
-DOCSTART-	24571381
Bell was picked for Tranmere Rovers in the first game after World War Two in the 1946/47 season and did not miss a match until he was dropped on 30 August 1955, a total of 401 consecutive league matches for the team in Football League Third Division North. He also played in 26 FA Cup matches, 22 Liverpool Senior Cup and 10 Cheshire Bowl games, making a grand total of 459 appearances. In total he made 633 appearances for the club, finally leaving the club in 1961.
-DOCSTART-	24572389
'''Peter Charles Allen''' (b. 1 November 1946 in Hove, Sussex) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the current holder of Leyton Orient's all-time appearance record. He is the only player to have played more than 400 times for Orient.
Allen joined Tottenham Hotspur as a schoolboy, where he was spotted by Orient manager Dave Sexton. Allen turned professional at Orient in July 1965, and made his debut in September of that year. During the late 1960s, he became a regular in the first team, playing in over 40 league matches per season from 1968-1973. In 1970, he turned down an offer from Everton.
Allen was noted at Orient for his versatility, able to play in defence when required, as well as being capable of scoring goals from midfield.
He left Orient in March 1978 to join Millwall, but only stayed briefly before retiring due to injury at the age of 32. He subsequently qualified as a solicitor, and set up his own partnership in Portslade in 1988.
-DOCSTART-	24572981
The '''Watford F.C. Player of the Season''' award is voted for annually by supporters of the English association football club Watford F.C., in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the season. Each season the winner is presented with the ''Watford Observer Trophy'' at the club's end-of-season awards dinner.
Twenty-seven different players have won the award since its inception in 1973. Eight of these players have lifted the award for a second time. As of 2009, former goalkeeper Tony Coton is the only player to have received the title for a third time. Coton is one of three players to have won the award in consecutive seasons, the others being Wilf Rostron in 1982-83 and 1983-84, and most recently Tommy Smith in 2007-08 and 2008-09.
In previous years, fans voted directly for the Player of the Season on the ''Watford Observer's'' website, but this system was changed in 2009. After every match, the ''Watford Observer'' allows fans to rate each individual player's performance on a five-point scale. At the end of the season the votes are collated, and the winner is the player who has the highest average rating over the course of the season.
:''International appearances are correct as of 15 November 2009.''
:Names in ''italic text'' represents players who have played professional football in the 2009-10 season.
:A. The official "Level" of competition in the structure of the English league system
:B. For a full description of positions see association football positions.
:C. Jennings represented England at youth level.
:D. Not to be confused with Ross Jenkins (footballer born 1990), who won the Watford Young Player of the Season award in 2008-09. The two players are not related.
:E. Coton made one appearance for England B.
:F. Gibbs spent his entire playing career at Watford.
:G. Furlong made six appearances for England C, scoring one goal.
:H. Porter made 12 appearances for the England under-21 team, scoring one goal.
:I. Palmer is listed as a defender as he played most games this season as a central defender. He has played in every position for the club.
:J. Foster was on loan at Watford from Manchester United.
:K. Smith made one appearance for England under-21, scoring one goal.
:L. Multiple winners are counted multiple times.
-DOCSTART-	24573783
Whilst on the books at Crewe Alexandra as a youth player, Leitch-Smith was loaned out to non-League clubs Halifax Town in November 2008 and Newcastle Town in March 2009.
He made his debut on 29 September for Crewe Alexandra in their 3-2 home defeat to Bury in the League Two, replacing Joel Grant in the 80th minute as a substitute.
-DOCSTART-	24575113
'''Mark Christopher Blackhall''' (b. 17 November 1960 in Upney, Essex) is an English former footballer who played as a striker, mainly for Leyton Orient.
Blackhall was a product of Orient's youth system, and made his first team debut in a 3-0 victory over Leicester City on 18 May 1982. He featured occasionally during the following season, and scored his only goal in a 5-2 defeat at Brentford on 22 January 1983.
Later that year, he moved into non-league football with Chelmsford City.
-DOCSTART-	24598706
'''Nicholas 'Nick' Liversedge''' (born 18 July 1988) is a goalkeeper playing for Darlington.
He joined Darlington in November 2007, after progressing through Rotherham United's Centre of Excellence. He spent the 2008-09 season on loan to Whitby Town, making 30 appearances for the non-League club.
He made his senior debut on 6 October, 2009 against Leeds United in a Football League Trophy game but his game ended on a sour note when he was sent off for bringing down Leeds United player Enoch Showunmi.
-DOCSTART-	24599322
'''Mathieu Manset''' (born 5 August 1989) is a French footballer who currently plays for Hereford United as a Striker.
His debut for Hereford United came in the second round of the Johnstones Paint Trophy where he featured as a substitute in the last 20 minutes of the game at home to Aldershot Town and scored a late goal to put the Bulls into a 2-1 lead. However, Aldershot quickly equalised and sent the game to a penalty shoot out, which Hereford later won 4-3. The Beast scored what turned out to be the decisive penalty with a powerful strike into the top left corner of the goal. In the first round of the FA Cup, when playing against Sutton United, Manset scored after just five minutes. However, after half an hour of play Manset was red carded for violent conduct after he had been impeded by Alan Paulton. He reacted in the wrong manner & was shown the way off the pitch. Hereford went on to win 2-0. His first goal in English League football came in the 3-1 away win at Northampton Town F.C.
-DOCSTART-	24604894
'''Colin Bateman''' (born 22 October 1930 in Hemel Hempstead)
Bateman's older brother Ernie also played for the same three clubs.
-DOCSTART-	24611479
Bruce made his debut as a 16 year old for Gillingham FC in a home match with Brentford (12 December 1990). He scored the winning goal for Gillingham after coming on as a substitute for David Crown in the 89th minute. He was quickly spotted by Liverpool FC as a promising talent and was signed for -125,000 in January 1990.
In May 1990 he was selected for the England U19 and made his debut in the away match against Spain. The result was 2-2. In the same game Steve McManaman made his debut.
On the final game of the 1991 season Bruce made his Liverpool debut scoring in the 3-0 victory against Leeds United.
On his second appearance for England-s U19 a tackle from Randi Bolong shattered his left knee. Between October 2001 and February 2003 he had 7 knee operations. These failed to rectify the problem and led to his premature retirement from football in December 1991.
-DOCSTART-	24619434
'''James Hay''' (born 1876 in Lanark, Scotland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Chesterfield Town. He also played for Stoke. He made sixty nine appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24619643
'''Fredrick (Fred) Tomlinson''' (born 1886 in South Shields, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley. He also played for Stoke. He made nineteen appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24631918
'''Walter Harold (Harry) Leigh''' (born 1888 in Lymm, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley. He also played for Stoke. He made sixty one appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24632184
'''William Ernest Smith''' (born 1886 in Lostock Hall, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City. He also played for Stoke. He made one hundred and twenty eight appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24635199
'''Mark Briggs''' (born February 16, 1982 in Wolverhampton, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese First Division side Mosta, where he plays as a midfielder.
Briggs began his career as a junior at West Bromwich Albion, making six appearances for the Baggies before moving to Danish football for a season with Herflge in 2003.
Mark then returned to England to sign for Notts County, but Briggs only played three games before leaving as the club fell into administration in the summer of 2004.
Briggs them proceeded to bounce around the English and Welsh lower leagues, playing briefly for a multitude of clubs including AFC Telford United, Shrewsbury Town and Northwich Victoria and Welshpool Town.
Briggs to settled at Hednesford Town in December 2005, playing 18 games in a season which saw Hednesford relegated from the Conference North, after which he moved on to Willenhall Town. He played nearly the whole of the 2007-2008 season at Noose Lane, before making a switch to Chasetown in April 2008.
In May 2008 Briggs was convinced to cross the Atlantic by former New Zealand international Stu Riddle to play for Kalamazoo Outrage in the USL Premier Development League as an over-age player. He played the PDL season in Kalamazoo, helping the team reach the PDL playoffs.
After a brief stint back in England with Hednesford in the US offseason, Briggs signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads in the USL Second Division in 2009, and was voted his team's MVP while leading them to the 2009 USL2 regular season title.
He signed for Mosta of the Maltese First Division on October 1, 2009
-DOCSTART-	24635954
'''Colin Clarke''' (4 April 1946) is a former English footballer who played for Arsenal, Oxford United and Plymouth Argyle. During his spell at Oxford, he played 444 league games, and he is fourth highest in the overall list of appearances. As well as playing for the Los Angeles Aztecs, Clarke managed Kettering Town and Corby Town, the youth teams of Charlton Athletic and Aston Villa, before becoming assistant manager of at the University of Tulsa.
-DOCSTART-	24638189
'''Sebstian Olszar''' (born 16 December 1981 in Cieszyn) is a Polish footballer currently playing for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice.
-DOCSTART-	24645607
'''Samuel "Sam" Cox''' (10 October 1990) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a defender or midfielder for Torquay United on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.
Cox started his career in the Tottenham Hotspur Academy, having previously captained their under-16 team. He joined the academy full-time in the 2007-08 season. During the 2008-09 season, he made 24 appearances in the under-18 team and two substitute appearances in the reserve team. Cox signed his first professional contract in July 2009.
Martin Allen manager of League Two side Cheltenham Town, signed Cox on a one-month loan deal on 1 September 2009. He made his debut on 10 October, in Cheltenham's 4-0 away loss to Accrington Stanley. Having failed to break through at Cheltenham he returned to Spurs on 12 October. On 13 November, Cox joined Conference National club Histon on loan for a month. He made his debut in Histon's 2-1 defeat away to Rushden & Diamonds on 14 November, before being substituted in the 67th minute.
In January 2010 he joined Torquay United on loan for the remaider of the season
Cox plays as a holding midfielder or as a defender either on the left or as centre back.
Cox was Brent Cross country champion for four consecutive years from 2003 to 2006 and 800 metres champion three successive years from 2003 to 2005.
-DOCSTART-	24650220
'''Georgie Francomb''' (born 8 September 1991, in London)
A youth team player, Francomb made his first team debut for Norwich City on 6 October 2009, against Gillingham in the Football League Trophy
-DOCSTART-	24652781
'''Michael Thomas''' is a professional English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Macclesfield Town.
Thomas made his debut on 29 September for Macclesfield Town in their 1-1 away draw with Burton Albion in League Two, replacing Paul Morgan in the 81st minute as a substitute.
-DOCSTART-	24652871
'''James Lofthouse''' (born 1886 in St Helens, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham County, Bristol Rovers and Queens Park Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	24653159
'''Bobby Thomas Hopkinson''' (born 3 July 1990) is a professional English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays under dual registration for League Two side Aldershot Town and for Southern League Premier Division side Farnborough
Hopkinson started his career as a youth player at Plymouth Argyle, signing as an apprentice in July 2006 under Ian Holloway.
Following his release from Plymouth, Hopkinson joined Southern League Premier Division team Tiverton Town where he spent the 2008-09 season. At the end of the season Hopkinson was awarded the "Travel Club Player of The Year" award and the "WWW Player of The Year" award.
After a successful trial he joined League Two side Aldershot Town in August 2009 on non-contract terms.
On 15 January 2010, it was announced that Southern Football League Premier Division side Farnborough had signed Hopkinson on dual registration forms with Aldershot Town. Hopkinson made his debut the next day, when he came on as a substitute in Farnborough's 2-1 win against Clevedon Town.
-DOCSTART-	24653647
'''Joe Darroch''' (born 1872 in Alexandria, Scotland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Bury and Blackburn Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	24654095
'''Jack Pray''' (born 1872 in Falkirk, Scotland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bury.
-DOCSTART-	24654389
'''Jayden Connor Stockley''' (born 1993) is a professional English footballer who plays as a striker for League Two club Bournemouth. He made his debut for Bournemouth, whilst still a Secondary school student.
Stockley started his career as a youth player at Bournemouth, at 15-years-old to manager Eddie Howe called him up to be a substitute for their match at home to Burton Albion on 26 September 2009,
He made his debut for Bournemouth on 6 October away against Northampton Town in their 2-1 defeat in the Football League Trophy Southern Section Second Round, replacing Warren Cummings in the 79th minute as a substitute, picking up a yellow card.
Stockley attends Lytchett Minster School, in Poole, Dorset.
-DOCSTART-	24655587
'''Stuart Jones''' (born 24 October 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Bristol, Jones began as a trainee at Reading. He then began his senior career in 1997 with non-;eague side Weston-super-Mare. Jones moved to the Football League side Sheffield Wednesday in March 1998, but he never made a first team appearance for Wednesday. While at Wednesday, Jones spent loan spells at both Crewe Alexandra (where he didn't make a single first-team appearance) his senior career with Torquay United. After a month at Torquay, Jones made his transfer permanent, and spent a further two years at the club. Over both his spells with the club, Jones a total of thirty-two appearances in the Football League for Torquay. Jones then played non-league football for Chester City, and in Wales for Barry Town, where he made one league appearance, before returning to his first club Weston-super-Mare. Jones then returned to English League football, making three appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion during the 2003-2004 season, and four appearances for Doncaster Rovers during the 2004-05 season. Jones later played non-league football for Accrington Stanley, making a further two appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24656543
'''Wayne Moffat Harrison''' (born 16 October 1957) is an English former professional association football player. He played for a number of teams in the Football League throughout his career, making almost 100 league appearances. Alongside spells in non-league football, Harrison had a short foray into Finnish football in the late 1980s when he signed for Oulun Palloseura.
In the 1998-99 season, Harrison had a short spell as manager of then Northern Premier League side Accrington Stanley.
-DOCSTART-	24656712
'''Henry Newton''' (born 18 February 1944) is an English former football midfielder, who made over 500 senior appearances for Football League teams during the 1960's and 1970's.
He started at his home town club Nottingham Forest and went on to make 315 senior appearances for them, scoring 15 goals, and he was at the club when they finished runners-up in the Football League First Division in 1966-67.
He left the club in 1970 to join Everton for a fee of -115,000 and played his first game for the Toffees on 17 October 1970.
His time at Derby coincided with them winning their second First Division Championship title, and Newton made over 100 League appearances at Derby before finishing his career at Walsall.
He also represented England at under-23 level.
-DOCSTART-	24663479
'''James Swarbrick''' (born 1881 in Lytham St Annes, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Grimsby Town and Oldham Athletic. He also played for Stoke. He made three appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24663604
'''John P Brown''' (born 1888 in Liverpool, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City. He also played for Stoke. He made fifteen appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24666447
'''Gordon Brown''' (born 30 June 1933) is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. Brown made over 250 appearances in the Football League for six clubs over a period of thirteen years, scoring over 100 goals.
Born in Eastham, Brown began his career senior career with boyhood club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1951, although he never made a league appearance for Wolves. He also played in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, Derby County, Southampton, Barrow and Southport, before playing non-league football with Morecambe.
-DOCSTART-	24666579
'''Morrys James Scott''' (born 17 December 1970 in Swansea) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He made a total 32 appearances in The Football League between 1989 and 1993 before moving into the Welsh Premier League.
Scott began his career at Cardiff City, making nine appearances during the 1989-90 season, his only start coming in a 3-1 defeat to Leyton Orient. At the end of the season he was released as they suffered relegation to Division Four. He had short spells with Colchester United and Southend United without making a first-team appearance for either side.
In 1991 he joined Plymouth Argyle, making six appearances during a one-year spell. At the start of the 1992-93 season, he joined Northampton Town on a non-contract basis where he scored his first goals as a professional player but was not offered an extended deal and subsequently left the club. After a spell playing non-league football, he signed with Welsh Premier League side Barry Town for the 1994-95 season. He played just three times in the league during the season but did play in both legs of their 7-0 aggregate defeat to Lithuanian side algiris Vilnius in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Scott spent the next six years in the Welsh Premier League with five different clubs, most notably with Afan Lido where he made over 50 appearances during his three spells with the side.
-DOCSTART-	24667002
'''Moses Barnett''' (born 3 December 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Everton. He plays as a defender with his preferred position being on the left flank of defence as a left back but he can play on the other flank as a right back.
Barnett started as a youth team player with Arsenal before joining Everton the end of the 2006-07 season. He signed on-loan for Darlington in October 2009, making his debut on 10 October 2009 in a 2-0 away defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge.
Although born in Sierra Leone, Barnett has represented England at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-18 level.
-DOCSTART-	24667403
'''Harry Mart Maskrey''' (8 October 1880 - 21 April 1927) was an English footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper.
Maskrey was born in Dronfield and died in Derby.
Maskrey played club football for Ripley Athletic, Derby County, Bradford City, Ripley Town, Stalybridge Celtic, Mansfield Mechanics, British Cellulose and Burton All Saints.
Maskrey earned one cap for the England national side in 1908.
-DOCSTART-	24667693
'''James Stuart "Jimmy" Rollo''' (born 22 May 1976 in Wisbech) is an English footballer who is the current captain of Bath City in the Conference South.
Rollo began his career at Walsall as a trainee but made just one first-team appearance for the side in the Football League Trophy as a substitute before being released. He instead joined Cardiff City on non-contract terms, making his debut on 31 January 1997 in a 4-1 win over Fulham after returning from a short loan spell at Bath City. In his first season at Ninian Park, Rollo made ten appearances including playing in the play-off semi-final first leg defeat to Northampton Town.
The following season he scored his first professional goal during his career with a header against Southend United in the League Cup on 12 August 1997. However in doing so Rollo collided with the post and was taken to hospital after being knocked unconscious. He made just eight more appearances for the side before being allowed to leave at the end of the season following a loan spell in the Welsh Premier League with Ebbw Vale.
He moved to Forest Green Rovers, where he spent one season but struggled to hold down a place in the first team and returned to Bath City for a second spell on loan. After a two-year spell at Clevedon Town, during which the club suffered relegation, he spent one year with Merthyr Tydfil. Despite being offered the captaincy at the Welsh side, he decided to leave and returned to Bath City, this time on a permanent basis, in May 2002. He was awarded the clubs player of the year award in the 2004-05 season and helped gain promotion to the Conference South in 2007.
-DOCSTART-	24668622
'''Barrie Thomas''' (born 19 May 1937) is an English former footballer who played as an centre forward. Over the course of his career, Thomas made a total of 338 appearances in the Football League for five clubs over a period of fourteen years, scoring 211 goals.
Barrie Thomas was born on 19 May 1937 in Measham, Leicestershire.
Thomas began his career as a youth player with Leicester City.
-DOCSTART-	24670183
'''Gordon Alexander Brown''' (born 7 December 1965) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Born in East Kilbride, Brown made one appearance in the Football League for Rotherham United in the 1983-84 season.
-DOCSTART-	24675653
'''Suzanne Davies''' is a British women's footballer. She currently plays club football for Nottingham Forest Ladies where she is a striker.
Williams joined Rotherham United Ladies where she was a profilic goalscorer. She scored 50 times as Rotherham won the Midland Combination league in the 2006-2007 season, and scored 25 times the following season as Rotherham survived their first season in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.
She left Rotherham at the end of the 2007-08 season, after nine years with the club, to join Doncaster Rovers Belles, the third time that Belles manager John Buckley had tried to sign her. However, she struggled to gain a regular place in the Belles starting line-up due to a combination of injury and the prolific goalscoring of Liz Hansen and moved to Nottingham Forest Ladies in August 2009.
-DOCSTART-	24677403
'''Adam James Black''' (born 24 May 1992), is a footballer playing as a striker for Accrington Stanley. He made his debut for Stanley on 10 October 2009 in the Football League Two clash with Cheltenham Town, which ended in a 4-0 win to Stanley, coming on as a substitute for John Miles.
-DOCSTART-	24679634
'''Patrik Tischler''' (born July 30, 1991) is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Oldham Athletic on loan from MTK.
He made his debut for MTK during the 2008/09 season and joined Oldham on loan in 2009
Tischler has represented Hungary at international level as an under-19 player.
-DOCSTART-	24680355
'''Tom Youngs''' (born 31 August 1979) is an English football forward.
He played for Cambridge United, Northampton Town, Leyton Orient Town, Bury and Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	24694007
'''Dr Adam Little''' (1 September 1919 - 12 June 2008) was a Scottish football player who played during the 1940s and 50s for Rangers and Greenock Morton. Little was also a fully qualified doctor.
Little was born in Blantyre and educated at Rutherglen Academy. It was will playing for the school team that he was scouted by then Rangers manager Bill Struth and the next day signed for the club aged 17. Struth decided to loan Little out to play for Blantyre Victoria to get much needed experience.
He returned to Rangers and played six first-team games after the Second World War. The war had intrupted his footballing career, Little served as a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Upon returning to Rangers he made six top team appearances before moving to Greenock for a spell then retiring from professional football.
-DOCSTART-	24701175
'''Ernest Hodkin''' (born 1890 in Alfreton, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Sunderland. He also played for Stoke. He made twenty seven appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24701278
'''George Winston Smart''' (born 1890 in Bristol, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made fifty one appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24701564
'''Maurice Kyle''' (8 November 1937 - 1981) was a former English footballer who played for Oxford United, Southend United, Worcester City and Bath City. During his spell at Oxford, he played 275 league games, and he is seventh highest in the overall list of appearances. Although joining Oxford United in 1959, his transfer didn't officially go through until 1962 when the team joined The Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24701648
'''Joeseph Thomas Jones''' (born 1887 in Rhosymedre, Wales) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke, Crystal Palace, Coventry City and Crewe Alexandra. He made one hundred and twenty two appearances for Stoke.
Joe Jones was one of a select band of footballers who appeared for a club before, during and after the First world war. Jones spent ten years with Stoke making almost 130 senior appearances and 133 during the war. Described as a solid uncompromising, yet bustling-type of a defender with a fantastic heading ability who had a great enthusiasm for the game. He became became captain for both club and country, and helped Stoke finish runners-up of the Lancashire Football section in 1917-18 and 1918-19 before leaving to join Crystal palace.
After heading a ball Jones lost his sight in one eye causing him to retire. He later ran a snooker hall and a bookshop for the blind before his death in 1941.
-DOCSTART-	24701830
'''Pat Quartermain''' (born 16 April 1937) is a former English footballer who played for Oxford United and Cambridge United. During his spell at Oxford, he played 285 league games. Although joining Oxford United in 1955 as an amateur, he didn't turn professional until 1962 when the team joined The Football League.
-DOCSTART-	24701981
'''Ray Gaston''' (born 22 December 1946) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played for Coleraine, Oxford United and Lincoln City. During his spell at Oxford, he played just 13 league games. Gaston also made one appearance for the Northern Ireland national side.
-DOCSTART-	24702080
'''Paul Kee''' (8 November 1946) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played for Oxford United, Ards and Reading. During his spell at Oxford, he played 56 league games. He made 13 appearances for Northern Ireland over a two year period.
-DOCSTART-	24702613
'''Ollie Hotchkiss''' (1989-09-27) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mansfield Town.
Hotchkiss is a product of Leeds United's academy. When he was 16-17 he was rated as one of the brightest prospects at the club. After Hotckiss' rise through the youth ranks at the Elland Road club he found himself a regular for the reserves, but during his career he found he suffered a few niggling injuries and his Elland Road career somewhat stalled. He is known for being comfortable on the ball and a wide range of passing ability, and his main position is predominantly central midfield.
In the 2008-09 season David Holdsworth signed Hotchkiss on loan for Mansfield Town, where Hotckiss played regularly. After the loan spell expired Hotchkiss signed a new one year deal at Leeds, and during the 2009-10 season found himself back out on loan at Mansfield. He scored his first goal in professional football on the first of December 2009.
During the January transfer window (2010), his contract with Leeds United was terminated by mutual concent, and he was allowed to join Mansfield on a permanent basis.
Hotchkiss featured on Leeds United's skill school on Soccer Am with teamate Tom Elliott.
1. Hotckiss re-signs for Mansfield Town:
-DOCSTART-	24702718
'''Christopher "Chris" Ian Hussey''' (born 2 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Championship side Coventry City.
Hussey started out with Woking's youth team before moving to AFC Wimbledon and he also had a brief stint on loan to Windsor & Eton. After some impressive performances for AFC Wimbledon's under 19 and reserve teams, Terry Brown called Hussey up to the first team to provide cover for injuries and suspensions, and he turned out several times with his performances earning him the AFC Wimbledon Young Player of the Year Award for both the 2007-08 season and the 2008-09 season.
On 16 October 2009, Hussey signed a loan deal with Championship side Coventry City until January 2010 when it is expected he will sign a permanent deal once the January transfer window opens. Hussey made his professional Football League debut on 20 October 2009, for Coventry City, in the 2-0 Championship defeat to Cardiff City, replacing Patrick van Aanholt as a substitute in the 68th minute.
-DOCSTART-	24704867
For a list of all Nottingham Forest players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Nottingham Forest F.C. article.
Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.
-DOCSTART-	24713789
'''William''' "'''Billy'''" '''Jeffrey''' (born 25 October 1956) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Oxford United, Blackpool, Northampton Town and Kettering Town. During his spell at Oxford, he played 314 league games, and he is thirteenth highest in the overall list of appearances. After retirement, Jeffrey has been assistant manager twice, and has managed Irthlingborough Diamonds, Stamford
, Rugby Town and Banbury United.
Jeffrey made his debut for Sam Ellis' Blackpool on October 2, 1982, in a 2-0 victory over Darlington at Bloomfield Road. He made thirteen further appearances in ''the Seasiders'' 1982-83 campaign, the final one being on March 12, 1983, in another 2-0 home win, this time over Port Vale. He also scored one League goal, in a New Year's Day defeat at Hartlepool United. He appeared in both of the club's FA Cup ties - as a substitute against Horwich RMI in the First Round, and then in the starting line-up against arch-rivals Preston North End in the Second Round.
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'''Tony Jones''' (born 12 November 1937 - 1990) was a former English footballer who played for Oxford United, Newport County and Witney Town. During his spell at Oxford, he played 319 league games, and he is eleventh highest in the overall list of appearances. Jones is also second in the all-time goalscoring list.
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'''Geoff Denial''' (born 31 January 1932) is a former English footballer who played for Oxford United, Sheffield United and Rugby Town. During his spell at Oxford, he played 199 league games. He was called up during the Suez Crisis before he made is debut for Oxford United.
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'''Hugh McGrogan''' (born 1 March 1957 - 1998) was a former Scottish footballer who played for Oxford United and Carlisle United. During his spell at Oxford, he played 126 league games. McGrogan died in 1998.
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'''David Fogg''' (born 28 May 1951) is a former English footballer who played for Oxford United and Wrexham. During his spell at Oxford, he played 293 league games. After retirement, Fogg joined the coaching staff at Oxford, before going on to be youth team coach at Everton and Cardiff City.
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'''Rodney Smithson''' (born 9 October 1943) is a former English footballer who played for Oxford United and Arsenal. During his spell at Oxford, he played 156 league games. After retirement, Smithson went on to be player-manager at Witney Town.
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'''John Evanson''' (born 10 May 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played for Oxford United, Blackpool, Miami Toros, Fulham, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Poole Town. During his spell at Oxford, he played 154 league games.
Evanson made his debut for Harry Potts' Blackpool on 23 February 1974, in a 3-0 victory at Notts County. He made a further eight starts and two substitute appearances before the end of the 1973-74 campaign, at which point Blackpool lay fifth in the table.
He appeared in all but five League games of the following 1974-75 season as ''the Seasiders'' finished seventh.
The midfielder missed the majority of the first half of 1975-76, a start in a defeat to Bristol Rovers at Bloomfield Road on 25 October being the anomaly. From December onwards, he became a regular in the side, and made nineteen appearances by season's end. Harry Potts left his managerial seat at the seaside at the end of the season, and Evanson also departed. He made his final appearance for the club in the final game of the season, a 3-0 defeat at Luton Town on 24 April. He joined American club Miami Toros during the summer.
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'''Danny Ings''' is a professional English footballer who plays as a forward for Bournemouth.
Ings signed an apprentice contract with Bournemouth in May 2008.
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'''Daniel Anthony "Dan" Thomas''' (born September 1991) is a professional English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bournemouth.
Thomas signed an apprentice contract with Bournemouth in May 2008.
Thomas attended Portchester School, in Bournemouth,
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'''Yado Massaya Mambo''' (born 22 October 1991) is a professional English footballer who plays as a defender for Staines Town, on loan from Charlton Athletic.
Mambo started his career in Charlton Athletic's youth academy, before joining Welling United on work experience in August 2009,
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'''Harry Topping''' (1913 - 2001) was an English football player and coach.
Topping played club football for Bristol Rovers.
As a football coach, Topping managed two of the Netherlands' biggest clubs in the early 1950s - Feyenoord between 1950 and 1951, and PSV between 1951 and 1952.
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'''Edward "Eddy" Donaghy''' (born 8 January 1900) was an English association football player and coach.
Born in Grangetown, Donaghy played initially for a local club before joining Middlesbrough in 1923. He failed to make an appearance for the club's first team, however, and moved on to Bradford City, where he made thirteen appearances in The Football League. Donaghy later played for Derby County and Gillingham. He left the latter club in 1928 to play in France.
Donaghy coached Dutch side Feyenoord between 1931 and 1935, winning two league titles.
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'''Hugh Brown''' (born 7 December 1921 in Carmyle; died 1994) was a Scottish professional association football player, who played for Partick Thistle, Torquay United and Scotland.
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In total he made 300 senior appearances for Everton (scoring on 5 occasions).
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'''Stephen "Steve" Foley''' (born 4 October 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active between 1980 and 1995, Foley made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League.
Born in Liverpool on 4 October 1962, Foley began his career as an apprentice with hometown club Liverpool FC, turning professional in 1980. Foley never made a first team appearance for Liverpool, and spent a loan spell with Grimsby Town, lasting from December 1983 to January 1984, in which he made three league appearances. Foley left Liverpool in the summer of 1984, signing a premanent deal with Grimsby Town in August 1984. Foley lasted just one season at Grimsby - making 31 appearances in the League - before signing with Sheffield United. Foley spent two seasons at Sheffield - making 66 appearances in the League - before moving to Swindon Town for a fee of -40,000. Foley spent four-and-a-half years in Swindon - making 151 appearances in the League - before moving to Stoke City in January 1992 for a fee of -50,000. Foley made 107 appearances in the League for Stoke over two-and-a-half years, before moving to Lincoln City, where he made a further 16 appearances in the League during the 1994-95 season. Foley finished his career with Bradford City.
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The '''Coventry City player of the year''' award is voted for annually by Coventry City's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season.
Since the inaugural award was made to Ernie Machin, seven players have won the award twice and one player has won the award three times. Just one winner has gone on to manage the club permenantly that being Gary McAllister, however, Steve Ogrizovic and Trevor Peake have been caretaker managers for short periods.
This award is voted for by the fans of the club. Toward the end of the season, fans are invited to vote, either by submitting a paper slip to the club's Ricoh Arena offices, or by email or text message, with the winner being the player that polls the most votes. A percentage of the votes from the 'Player of the Month' awards throughout the season also count towards the final votes for Player of the year.
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'''Jammal Shahin''' (born 19 December 1988 in Grimsby, England) is an English born Jordanian professional footballer currently playing for Grimsby Town. His predomniant position is in midfield.
Shahin came through the youth ranks at Blundell Park, and notably scored the winning goal in the clubs' 1-0 Midlands Floodlit Youth Cup final victory over Walsall in 2006. Shahin began to shine in the youth side managed by Neil Woods, and he became ever present in the side. In 2007 Shahin was snubbed a professional contract by Grimsby Town and was released. He went on to sign for Yorkshire non-League outfit Armthorpe Welfare. Following his departure from Welfare, he briefly played at an amateur level for Lincs International FC and A & G Auto Repairs FC. Back at Grimsby, his former youth boss Neil Woods, recommended Shahin to first team manager Mike Newell, who in turn gave him a trial, which he succeeded in impressing enough to earn a professional contract until the end of the 2009-10 season. Shahin made his professional debut on 17 October, in a 2-0 home defeat against Rochdale.
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'''Matthew "Matt" Fry''' (born on 26 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for West Ham United.
Fry is a product of Ebbsfleet United's youth team. At aged eleven he joined West Ham's youth team signing his first professional contact, for West Ham, in June 2009. He signed for Gillingham on 15 October 2009, on a one month loan. He made his professional, Gillingham and Football League debut on 17 October 2009, in the 2-0 away defeat against Milton Keynes Dons. In November his loan with Gillingham was extended for a further month, and in December extended again for another month.Fry suffered a knee injury in Gillingham's away game against Exeter City on 28 December 2009 ruling him out of action for six weeks. In January 2010 he returned to West Ham.
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'''Charlie Austin''' (born 5 July 1989) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for League One club Swindon Town.
Austin trained with Reading's youth system as a youngster. He also played locally for Thatcham Town and his hometown side of Hungerford Town. Moving with his family to Bournemouth, he then switched to nearby semi-professional Wessex League Premier Division team Poole Town. In the season of 2008-09, Austin scored 46 goals in 46 games for Poole in all competitions.
Austin spent the pre-season of the 2009-10 season on loan with League Two club Bournemouth, whilst playing some important games for Poole Town, and managing to rack up 18 goals in the space of a few months. Bournemouth however were unable to make a permanent move for the striker due to a transfer embargo imposed on the club by the Football League.
Swindon offered Austin a trial in September and subsequently made an offer for Austin. His transfer was completed on 2 October for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut appearance for Swindon Town in a 1-1 draw with Exeter in the 2009-10 Football League Trophy, replacing Ben Hutchinson as a substitute in the 88th minute.
On 20 October, prior to a reserve team match between Swindon and Plymouth Argyle, Head of Player Development David Byrne revealed in an interview that he believed Charlie Austin would soon get his chance in the Swindon first team. Austin then went on that afternoon to score two goals for Swindon reserves in the 3-2 victory over Plymouth Argyle's reserves. Austin made his Football League debut coming on in the 70th minute in the league match away at Norwich City on 24 October 2009. On 21 November 2009, Austin scored his first professional goal in only the third minute of his full debut away at Carlisle United.
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'''Ray Ternent''' (born 9 September 1948) is an English former football defender, who played in the Football League in the 1960's and 1970's.
He was spotted by prolific scout Jack Hixon in his native north-east and Ternent joined Burnley from school in April 1964 and made his first team debut against Southampton on 8 April 1967.
However, Ternent only managed 13 league appearances for Burnley before moving to Southend United in June 1971, where he was part of the 1971-72 team who were promoted from Division Four. After two seasons he moved back north with Doncaster Rovers and also made over 80 league appearances for them before moving into non-league football with Frickley Athletic.
Despite being at Burnley at the same time as Stan Ternent, Stan and Ray were not brothers, contrary to some reports.
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'''Colin Harrington''' (born 3 April 1943) is a former English footballer who played for Oxford United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Mansfield Town and Kettering Town. During his spell at Oxford, he played 234 league games. After leaving Oxford United, Harrington moved to Mansfield Town where he was signed to Kettering Town by Ron Atkinson.
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'''Johnny Love''' (born 12 March 1937) is a former English footballer who played for Oxford United and Wellington Town. During his spell at Oxford, he played 279 league games. Between 1955 and 1957, Love was called up to the National Service in the West Indies.
-DOCSTART-	24734605
'''William Edward Herbert''' (born 1888 in Canning Town, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop North End, Bolton Wanderers, Wigan Borough and Stoke. He made fifty eight appearances for Stoke.
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'''Adam Collin''' (born 9 December 1984 in Carlisle, England) is a goalkeeper with League One side Carlisle United. Collin was a goalkeeper with Conference North side Workington in the 2008-09 season.
Collin started his career in football with Newcastle United as a youngster. He did not feature in the Newcastle first team, but was named as a substitute on a number of occasions.
Collin had spells on loan at Doncaster Rovers and Oldham Athletic before being released by Newcastle in the summer of 2004. Workington assistant manager Tony Elliott, a former goalkeeper but at the time not attached to the club recommended him to Workington manager Tommy Cassidy. Collin was added to the Reds squad just before the start of the 2004-05 season as cover for Neil Thompson. As Thompson was suspended for the first match of the new season, Collin made his debut in Reds 4-0 home win over Matlock Town. Collin kept clean sheets in each of his first four matches to establish himself as first choice goalkeeper.
He was sent off in 1-0 away defeat at Hyde United in April 2005, for handball outside the penalty area. His suspension was overturned after a video proved he was inside the area, he was the first Workington player to have a suspension quashed in such a manner. Collin saved three penalties in a shoot-out against Farsley Celtic on 17 May 2005, Workington won 6-5 to win promotion to the Conference North.
He made 41 starts During the 2005-06 season and a further 42 during the 2006-07 season.
Collin started to train with Carlisle United twice a week in December 2008,
Collin made his debut for Carlisle United in the 2009-10 Football League Trophy Northern Section First Round, in the 2-2 draw with Morecambe on 1 September 2009.
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''For other persons named Danny Mills, see Danny Mills (disambiguation).''
'''Daniel Mills''' is an English footballer currently playing as a striker for Rushden & Diamonds on loan from Peterborough United. He made his debut for Torquay on 26 September 2009 in the Football League Two clash with Macclesfield Town, at Moss Rose, which ended in a 2-1 win to Macclesfield.
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'''Andrew Joseph Jordan''' (born 14 December 1979 in Manchester) is an English-born Scottish former professional footballer and Scotland under-21 international, who made 21 appearances in The Football League between 1997 and 2005. He is the son of former Scotland international Joe Jordan and the brother of Tom Jordan.
Jordan began his career as a trainee at Bristol City where he made eleven league appearances. In October 2000 he joined Cardiff City for a fee of -30,000, making his debut in a 4-0 victory over York City on 4 November 2000. However after a handful of first team appearances, during which he scored two own goals, Jordan was struck by injury which severely restricted his remaining time at Ninian Park as he remained sidelined for two years and was allowed to leave the club in May 2003.
After talks with Cardiff's South Wales rivals Swansea City, Jordan joined Hartlepool United in July 2003. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2003-04 season in a 4-3 win over Peterborough United on 8 August 2003. Having made just six first-team appearances for the side, Jordan was again struck by injury and subsequently retired from professional football.
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'''John Dowie''' (born 12 December 1955) is a Scottish former football midfielder, who played in the Football League and Scottish Football League during the 1970's and 1980's.
Dowie was at Rangers as a schoollboy but did not make the grade there and moved to Fulham in 1973, being at the club when they reached the 1975 FA Cup Final, although he did not play in the game.
In 1977 he left to join Celtic, making his debut for them on 10 September 1977 against Rangers. He also appeared for the Bhoys against Rangers in the 1978 Scottish League Cup Final.
Dowie played a total of 25 senior games for Rovers, scoring 2 goals. He moved to play for Clyde for the 1981-82 season, during which they won promotion. After Clyde he moved to Australia to play for the Doveton club.
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'''Matthew "Matty" Poole''' is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Morecambe. Poole made his professional debut on 11 August 2009 in a Football League Cup match against Preston North End.
-DOCSTART-	24741825
'''Pat Glover''' was a Welsh international footballer who played as a striker. Glover played professionally in the Football League for Grimsby Town between 1929 and 1938, scoring 180 goals in 227 games. Glover also earned seven international caps for Wales.
-DOCSTART-	24746054
'''Alexander James Milne''' (born 1889 in Hebburn, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Stoke. He made two hundred and fifty seven appearances for Stoke.
Milne joined Stoke at the age of 23 by then manager Alfred Barker. He made his debut in a Southern League match against West Ham United which Stoke lost 5-0. He became known for his no-nonsense tackling and solid performances. Milne picked up a Southern League winners medal in 1915. He didn't play much during the First World War as he returned to Hebburn to work in a munitions factory, however he did return to Stoke and became a regular in the side before joining Doncaster Rovers in 1926. He would continue to play for Doncaster until he was 41.
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'''Lloyd Joseph Rigby''' (born 27 February 1989) is a professional English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Stockport County.
Rigby came through Rochdale's youth system, signing a one-year contract in 2007. He was loaned out to Conference North club Vauxhall Motors in January 2008.
He made his debut on 1 September for Stockport in their 4-1 away victory over Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Trophy.
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'''Jack Burkitt''' (19 January 1926 - 12 September 2003) was an English football midfielder, who made over 500 senior appearances for Nottingham Forest between 1947 and 1962 and who captained them to win the 1959 FA Cup Final.
He started at his local club Darlaston and joined Forest at the start of the 1947-48 season.
After his playing career finished he remained at the club as one of the coaching staff, before becoming manager of Notts County in 1966. The following year he joined Derby County as trainer under Brian Clough, although he left them due to ill heath in 1969.
He died on 12 September 2003 in Brighouse.
-DOCSTART-	24755611
'''Marcus Magna''' is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Rochdale. Magna made his professional debut in October 2009.
-DOCSTART-	24755823
'''Kiernan Peter Hughes-Mason''' (born 22 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Millwall. Hughes-Mason made his professional debut in August 2009.
-DOCSTART-	24755876
'''John Edward Marquis''' (born 16 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Millwall. Marquis made his professional debut in September 2009.
-DOCSTART-	24758129
}}'''Cecil Peter Baines''' (11 September 1919-1997) was an Australian-born footballer.
Baines played for a number of teams in the Football League Third Division North in the 1930s and 1940s.
-DOCSTART-	24760261
'''Reginald Forrester''' (born 1892 in Canning Town, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City, and Stoke. He made eight appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24760568
'''Arthur Watkin''' (born 1896 in Burslem, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made one hundred and sixty three appearances for Stoke. His son Frank Watkin was also a footballer who played for Stoke.
Watkin was a Centre-forward who scored 24 times in 1914-15 season as Stoke won the Southern League Division Two including five in a 10-0 win over Ebbw Vale. After serving in the Army during World War One he returned to Stoke to play in the Football League again finishing top goal scorer in 1920-21. Watkins returned in 1924 as Stoke won the Second Division title.
He later worked in the Pottery Industry before his death in 1965.
-DOCSTART-	24763786
'''William Vincent Tompkinson''' (born 1895 in Stone, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aberdare Athletic, Rochdale, Stockport County and Stoke. He made two appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24763895
'''Peter William Russell''' (born 16 January 1935) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half. He played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Notts County.
Russell began his career with his the youth team of Wolverhampton Wanderers, appearing in the Final of the 1952-53 FA Youth Cup. After turning professional in 1952, he made his senior debut on 2 October 1954 in a 4-2 win against Manchester United.
He made just three appearances in total for Wolves during the 1954-55 and 1955-56 seasons during which the club made the top three both times.
Unable to establish himself at Molineux, he moved to Notts County in March 1956. He made over 100 league appearances for the ''Magpies'' during four seasons before dropping to non-league football to play with Hereford United.
-DOCSTART-	24763979
'''Peter John Harris''' (born 3 April 1939) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Walsall.
Harris joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1955 as a junior. He signed professional forms in May 1958, and made his senior debut on 26 August 1961 in a 3-2 win against West Ham. However, he broke his leg the following week in only his second appearance and was out of the first team until December 1962, when he made his final appearance for the club.
In January 1965, Harris moved to Midlands neighbours Walsall. He made 74 league appearances - many as captain - in the Third Division for the ''Saddlers'', before he dropped into non-league football with Rushall Olympic.
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'''John Cartwright''' (born 5 November 1940) is an English former professional footballer who played as a inside forward.
Born in Brixworth, Cartwright began his career with his the youth team of West Ham United, appearing in the Final of the 1956-57 FA Youth Cup. Cartwright also played with the senior team of West Ham, making four appearances in the Football League between 1959 and 1961. Cartwright later played for Crystal Palace, making a further 11 appearances in the League, before dropping out to play non-league football with Bath City.
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'''Melvyn "Mel" Scott''' is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half. Scott made nearly 300 career appearances in both England and the United States over an eleven year period.
Scott began his career with his the youth team of Chelsea, appearing in the Final of the 1957-58 FA Youth Cup. Scott also played with the senior team of Chelsea, making 97 appearances in the Football League between 1957 and 1962. Scott later played with Brentford, where he made 157 appearances in the League between 1962 and 1967. Scott finished his professional career in the United States, spending two seasons with the Oakland Clippers of the North American Soccer League.
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'''Michael "Micky" Block''' (born 28 January 1940) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Block made nearly 200 appearances for three clubs over a ten year period.
Born in Ipswich, Block began his career with his the youth team of Chelsea, appearing in the Final of the 1957-58 FA Youth Cup. Block also played with the senior team of Chelsea, making 37 appearances in the Football League between 1957 and 1962. Block later played with Brentford and Watford, where he made 146 and 13 appearances respectively, before dropping out to play non-league football with Chelmsford City.
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'''David Cliss''' (born 15 November 1939) is an English former professional footballer who played as a inside forward.
Born in Enfield, Cliss began his career with his the youth team of Chelsea, appearing in the Final of the 1957-58 FA Youth Cup. Cliss also played with the senior team of Chelsea, making 24 appearances in the Football League between 1957 and 1962. Cliss later played non-league football for Guildford City.
-DOCSTART-	24764545
'''Michael "Mike" Harrison''' (born 18 April 1940) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger. Harrison made over 250 appearances in the Football League for four clubs over a fourteen year period.
Born in Ilford, Harrison began his career with his the youth team of Chelsea, appearing in the Final of the 1957-58 FA Youth Cup. Harrison also played with the senior team of Chelsea, making 61 appearances in the Football League between 1956 and 1963. Block later played with Blackburn Rovers, Plymouth Argyle and Luton Town, where he made 160, 15 and 31 appearances respectively, before dropping out to play non-league football with Dover.
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During his career he played for Celtic in Scotland and Everton in England. Cook took up the position of player-manager at Rhyl F.C. in 1946 before moving on to SK Brann in Norway and the Peru national side amongst others.
-DOCSTART-	24769896
}}'''Frank George Horsfall''' (born 19 September 1924 - 1992) was an Australian-born footballer.
Horsfall played for Southend United and Southampton in the Football League.
After retiring from football Horsfall worked for many years with Southampton as a coach.
-DOCSTART-	24770111
'''Dennis Joseph Hoggart''' (born 2 January 1939 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.
After spending three years with Leeds United, Hoggart played for York City and Stockport County in the Football League Fourth Division. He later played for Australian team Sydney Prague.
-DOCSTART-	24770480
'''Tony Brien''' (born 1969 in Dublin, Ireland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City, Chesterfield, Rotherham United, West Bromwich Albion, Mansfield Town, Chester City and Hull City.
-DOCSTART-	24770582
'''Greg Mills''' (born 18 September 1990) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Derby County.
Mills progressed through the ranks at Derby and was a regular part of the Derby County Reserves pre-season for the 2009/10 season, scoring twice. After playing in a 4-0 win away to Shrewsbury Town Reserves in the The Central League Division One Central Section on 27 August 2009, Mills moved to non-league Solihull Moors on a one month loan deal, scoring four goals in four games.
-DOCSTART-	24770598
'''Thomas William "Tommy" Horsfall''' (born 7 January 1951 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former footballer.
Horsfall spent two years at Southend United but was unable to hold down a regular first team spot.
While on loan at Scunthorpe Horsfall scored twice in his debut however did not score again in his five game stint.
In 1974 Horsfall signed for Cambridge United where he played 83 matches from 1974 to 1977.
-DOCSTART-	24773414
'''Will Richards''' is a Welsh footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Shrewsbury Town.
Will made his debut first team appearance against Northwich Victoria at The Victoria Stadium, Northwich in pre-season 1-0 win on Wednesday 15 July 2009. William then made his competitive debut in a Johnstones Paint Trophy match in the 2009-10 season, coming on as a substitute in the Shrews' 2-0 loss at Accrington Stanley. He was a regular in the reserve team during the 2008/09 season and although he is still technically a youth team player, he has shown he has definite potential to make the grade and often appears on the subs bench for the Shrews.
-DOCSTART-	24776462
'''Robert George Brown''' (born in Middlesbrough, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, Rotherham County and Bradford City
-DOCSTART-	24776582
'''Arthur Fredrick Cook''' (born in Stafford, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Swansea Town and West Bromwich Albion
-DOCSTART-	24782119
'''George Garratly''' (born in Stafford, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also was a wartime guest player for Stoke
-DOCSTART-	24782171
'''Howard Humphries''' (born in Aston, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Southend United. He also was a wartime guest player for Stoke
-DOCSTART-	24782424
'''Fred Parker''' (born 23 October 1893 in Seaham) was an English footballer who played as a defender.
Parker played for Seaham Albion and Seaham Harbour before getting his big break with Manchester City of the Football League in 1914. World War I greatly disrupted his career, seeing him guest for Port Vale, Stoke and Chesterfield in 1919. Later that year he resumed his professional career with Nottingham Forest. He spent the next six years with Forest, playing over 150 games, before finishing his career with Southport in 1926.
-DOCSTART-	24784528
'''Matthew Burton''' (born 1897 in Grassmoor, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Everton, New Brighton, Wrexham and Stoke. He made eight appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24785253
'''David Boxley''' (born 1890 in Cradley Heath, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made eight appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24785319
'''Bill Charnley''' (born 1895 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made two appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24785439
'''Harry Crossthwaite''' (born 1890 in Grassmoor, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County and Stoke. He made thirty appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24786786
'''Wilfred John Phillips''' (born 1895 in Brierley Hill, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Millwall, Clapton Orient, Thames, West Ham United and Stoke. He made thirteen appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24786992
'''Harold Wootton''' (born 1896 in Hanley, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke. He made one appearance for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24787279
'''Thomas Kay''' (born 1892 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made seventy five appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24787455
'''George Clarke''' (born 1894 in Nantwich, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke. He made one hundred and fifty nine appearances for Stoke.
George Clarke spent 11 years at Stoke but only started playing football until after World War One. He joined Stoke in 1914 after a -10 transfer from Nantwich Town. He joined the Army in 1915 and played for the Liverpool Scottish regiment he broke his leg whilst playing Army football and consequently it wasn't until 1919 before he played for Stoke.
In 1922 he helped Stoke win the Second Division title and promotion to the First Division, however he broke his leg again in a FA Cup match against Leeds United and failed to fully recover. He left Stoke in 1924 and became a scout for Crewe Alexandra.
-DOCSTART-	24791631
'''Clifford Michael Durandt''' (16 April 1940 - 3 October 2002) was a South African footballer who played as a winger.
He played in the English First Division for Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he won the league title. He is the father of boxer Nick Durandt.
After being educated at the King Edward VII School in his hometown Johannesburg, Durandt began his football career with Marist Brothers. In May 1957 he was selected to play for a South Africa XI against tourists Wolverhampton Wanderers, where his display earned him a move to the English club.
As a junior, he played in Wolves' 1958 FA Youth Cup triumph, before making his senior debut on 4 October 1958 in a 4-0 rout of . This was his only appearance of the campaign in which the club retained the league championship.
He featured only sporadically until enjoying a run of games during the 1960-61 season, replacing his departed countryman Des Horne. Durandt scored eight times during the campaign to help the club reach third. However, the following seasons saw him again unable to hold down a regular spot and he moved to Charlton Athletic in March 1963 for -15,000.
He made 36 league appearances in the Second Division for the ''Addicks'', before returning to his homeland. Here, he played for Germiston Callies, Highlands Park and State House Tornados.
He died on 3 October 2002 aged 62 after suffering a heart attack.
-DOCSTART-	24791767
'''James Philip Vincent Kelly''' (born 10 July 1939) is an Irish former international footballer who played as a full back. He played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Norwich City.
Born in Dublin, Kelly began playing at non-league sides in Birmingham before signing for First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 1957. After being part of their 1958 FA Youth Cup victory, he made his senior debut on 11 April 1959 in a 2-2 draw at Bolton. Wolves retained the league championship at the end of the season.
He only made sporadic appearances for their first team, just 18 in total, over five seasons before moving to Norwich City in August 1962. He made over 100 appearances for the ''Canaries'', before playing non-league football with Lowestoft Town, where he also acted as player-manager.
Kelly earned five caps with the Republic of Ireland during 1960 to 1961.
-DOCSTART-	24791875
'''John Kenneth Kirkham''' (born 13 May 1941) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a wing half.
Born in Wednesbury, Kirkham began his career with the youth team of Wolverhampton Wanderers, playing in the 1957-58 FA Youth Cup. Kirkham also played with the senior team of Wolves, making 100 appearances in the Football League between 1959 and 1965. He also played League football with Peterborough United and Exeter City - making 46 and 32 appearances respectively - before playing non-league football with Horwich RMI, and in South Africa with Durban Spurs.
-DOCSTART-	24792306
'''Les Cocker''' (13 March 1924 - October 1979) was an English professional football player and a coach. As a player, Cocker played as a striker for Stockport County and Accrington Stanley, making nearly 300 appearances in the Football League. After retiring as a player, Cocker became a coach, working with club sides Luton Town and Leeds United, before working with the victorious England team at the 1966 World Cup.
Cocker was born in Stockport on 13 March 1924.
Cocker was married to Nora and had three sons - David, Stephen and Ian.
Cocker began his professional career with Stockport County in 1946, scoring 43 goals in 173 League games between then and 1953. Cocker then played with Accrington Stanley, scoring 48 goals in 122 League games between 1953 and 1958. In his professional playing career, Cocker scored a total of 91 goals in 295 League games.
After retiring as a player in 1958, Cocker became a Coach at Luton Town.
Cocker was also a Team Trainer with the victorious England squad at the 1966 World Cup.
-DOCSTART-	24792552
'''Michael "Mike" Beesley''' (born 10 June 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Beesley's professional career, which lasted from 1960 to 1971, saw him play for three different teams in the Football League, making a total of nearly 250 appearances.
Born in Epping Forest, Beesley began his career with the youth team of West Ham United, playing in the 1958-59 FA Youth Cup. Beesley played in the Football League for West Ham United, Southend United and Peterborough United between 1960 and 1971, scoring 40 goals in 239 games. Beesley later played non-league football with Dover.
-DOCSTART-	24792602
}}'''Redvern Esmond Edmunds''' (born 10 January 1943 in Newport, Monmouthshire) is a Welsh former footballer.
Edmunds played six times for Portsmouth in the 1960-61 season. In 1961 he transferred to Newport County where he played four matches in the 1961-61 season.
-DOCSTART-	24794866
'''Richard Smith''' (born 1897 in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke. He made one hundred and seven appearances for Stoke.
Dickie Smith signed for Stoke in 1916 during the war-time season when he was free of army duty. He made made his mark during the following season in 1917-18, appearing in 32 regional games, and adding 28 to his tally the following term. When peacetime football returned in 1919 he was regarded as a key member of the first team and went on to make over appearances for Stoke before retiring through injury at the age of 32.
-DOCSTART-	24795100
'''James Colin Martin''' (born 1898 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aberdare Athletic, Blackpool, Bristol City, Halifax Town, Reading, Southend United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stoke.
Martin joined Harry Evans' Blackpool in 1928. He made his debut for the club on 6 October, in a 4-2 victory at Clapton Orient, scoring two of the visitors' goals. He played in the three games that followed, before being sold to Southend United.
-DOCSTART-	24795853
'''Leslie James Robert "Les" Cocker''' (born 18 September 1939) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played one game in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Cocker began his career in the youth team of Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1956, playing in their 1958 FA Youth Cup triumph. He turned professional in Summer 1958 and eventually made his senior debut on 4 February 1961 in a 2-1 defeat at . This turned out to be his only appearance for Wolves' first team and he was released at the end of the season.
He joined local non-league side Wellington Town immediately after, before relocating to South Africa with the Arcadia Shepherds.
-DOCSTART-	24798527
'''Jack Stirling''' (born 1886 in Clydebank, Scotland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Coventry City, Middlesbrough and Stoke. He made twenty appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24798582
'''George Henry Jarvis''' (born 1889 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made thirty two appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24799586
'''John Emlyn Jarman''' (4 February 1931 - 21 October 2009)
As a player, Jarman began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, but never played for the club, in part because of a serious knee injury. He was sold to Barnsley in 1950 for an -8,000 transfer fee.
In 1962, Jarman became chief coach at West Bromwich Albion. Five years later, he joined the FA as a regional staff coach with responsibility for the Midlands, and subsequently held a similar job for the Football Association of Ireland.
In March 1983, following Ian Greaves' appointment as manager of Mansfield Town, Jarman was named the club's assistant manager. Greaves and Jarman worked together at Field Mill for the next six years, which are widely regarded as one of Mansfield's most successful periods in the club's history,
Jarman left Mansfield Town in September 1988, and later worked for Derby County, where he helped to establish the Rams Soccer Academy in the early 1990s. In his later years, he settled in Forest Town near Mansfield, and helped out coaching youngsters at his local football club Forest Town Welfare until 2008. He died in October 2009, aged 78.
-DOCSTART-	24807657
'''David "Dave" Worthington''' (born 28 March 1945) is an English former professional football player and coach. Worthington, who played as a right back, made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League between 1961 and 1976 .
Born in Halifax, Worthington had two brothers who were also professional footballers - Bob and Frank.
Worthington made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League between 1961 and 1976 for Halifax Town, Barrow, Grimsby Town and Southend United. Worthington later became player-manager of non-league Cambridge City. Worthington also had a brief spell as Halifax Town caretaker manager in 1999.
-DOCSTART-	24807754
'''Robert "Bob" Worthington''' is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back, making nearly 300 appearances in the Football League.
Born in Halifax, Worthington had two brothers who were also professional footballers - Dave and Frank.
Worthington played in the Football League for Halifax Town, Middlesbrough, Notts County, Southend United and Hartlepool United.
-DOCSTART-	24807985
'''David "Dave" Hollins''' (born 4 February 1938) is a Welsh former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper.
Hollins was born in England. He is the older brother of former England international footballer John Hollins, and the uncle of TV presenter Chris Hollins.
Hollins began his career with local non-league side Merrow, and played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United, Mansfield Town, Nottingham Forest and Aldershot, making a total of 314 appearances. He also played non-league football for Romford.
Hollins earned 11 caps for Wales between 1962 and 1966.
-DOCSTART-	24808096
'''Hubert Pearson''' (15 May 1886 - October 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion.
Pearson participated in the 1912 FA Cup Final.
Pearson was once selected for the English national squad at the age of 37, but didn't appear due to injury.
Pearson was the father of Harold Pearson, and the uncle of Harry Hibbs.
-DOCSTART-	24808491
'''James Frederick Mitchell''', also known as '''Jim Mitchell''', (18 November 1897 - 30 May 1975) was an English footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper. Mitchell played professionally for five different clubs - Blackpool, Northern Nomads, Preston North End, Manchester City and Leicester City - across two different leagues - the Football League and Lancashire Combination. Mitchell played in the 1922 FA Cup Final and also earned one cap for the England national side in 1924.
James Frederick Mitchell was born in Manchester on 18 November 1897, and he attended Arnold Grammar School and Manchester University.
Mitchell spent time with a number of different clubs including Blackpool, Northern Nomads, Preston North End, Manchester City and Leicester City.
Mitchell's career was interrupted by the First World War.
Mitchell returned to the Football League when he was signed by Preston North End in 1920. In his first season with the club, he played just seven matches, five of them in the league.
Mitchell left Preston in 1922 to join Manchester City and between 1922 and 1926, he played a total of 109 games for Manchester City, 99 of them in the Football League. He played 17 times in the league as Manchester City were relegated to the Football League Second Division at the end of the 1925-26 campaign. After leaving the club in 1926, Mitchell spent one season with Leicester City. However, he failed to make a first team appearance for the club,
While playing for Manchester City, Mitchell earned one international cap for the England national side on 22 October 1924, in a game against Ireland; England ran out as 3-1 victors.
Mitchell also represented Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Mitchell died at the age of 77 on 30 May 1975.
-DOCSTART-	24812521
'''David Davis''' (born 20 February 1991) is an English footballer signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Davis joined the youth ranks of Wolverhampton Wanderers from Tividale in 2008, before signing professional forms in May 2009. He made his senior debut on 24 October 2009 during a loan spell at Darlington at Barnet.
-DOCSTART-	24814244
'''Bob Chapman''' (full name Robert Dennis Chapman, but who was often known as '''Sammy Chapman''' - born 18 August 1946) is an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Nottingham Forest.
He made his debut for Forest in 1964 at the age of 17 years 5 months, which at the time made him the youngest ever Forest player, and he was to go on to make 422 senior appearances for the club (scoring 23 goals).
In 1977 he left them to join Notts County and after a season he moved to Shrewsbury Town, before moving to non-league with Burton Albion.
His son Robert has played cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.
-DOCSTART-	24814988
'''Jeffrey van Homoet Bruma''', commonly known as '''Jeffrey Bruma''' (born 13 November 1991)
Bruma joined Chelsea's youth setup from Feyenoord at the age of 15 for a fee of -100,000,
In September 2009, Bruma was added to Chelsea's UEFA Champions League squad and was on the bench against Portuguese side F.C. Porto. On 13 October 2009, Bruma made his debut for the Netherlands U-21 national football team in an Under-21 Championship qualifying game victory over Poland. Eleven days later, Bruma made his Premier League debut for Chelsea, coming on as a substitute in a 5-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers.
On 2 December 2009, Bruma made his Carling Cup debut, substituting Juliano Belletti in the quarter final in a match against against Blackburn Rovers, in which Chelsea lost on penalties.
-DOCSTART-	24816680
'''George Telfer''' (born 6 July 1955) is an English footballer who played as a Forward in the Football League during the 1970s and 1980s, most notably with Everton.
After making his senior debut for Everton on 22 December 1973 he went on to play for them on 116 occasions (scoring 22 times). However, he only made 3 appearances for them in his last two seasons, and then played for San Diego Sockers in the North American Soccer League.
He returned to play in England in 1981, firstly with Scunthorpe United, followed by a very short spell with Preston North End, after which he moved into non-league with Runcorn.
-DOCSTART-	24817997
'''Nathan Baker''' (born April 23, 1991 in Dines Green, Worcester, England) is an English professional footballer who plays for Coca Cola League Two side Lincoln City, on loan from Premier League side Aston Villa as a central defender.
Baker signed for Villa as a 13 year-old in 2004, and rose through the ranks at the club, making his Academy debut in 2007. He was a pivotal figure in the centre of defence alongside Ciaran Clark in the 2007/08 season, as Villa clinched the national title, defeating Manchester City in the final. Baker finished the season with 1 goal from 23 appearances for the Academy team, and 2 goals from 7 appearances for the Reserves, who also tasted success by clinching the Premier Reserve League South.
The defender progressed to the first-team in the summer of 2008 by making the squad for the tour of Switzerland, of which Baker played in both matches against FC Wil and FC Zrich. In July 2008, Baker was named on the bench for the second leg of the UEFA Intertoto Cup tie against Odense Boldklub. A week later he was again named on the bench, this time for the trip to Icelandic side Fimleikaflag Hafnarfjarar in the Second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Towards the end of the 2008-09, Baker was given the number 48 shirt.
On October 23, 2009, Baker signed for Lincoln City on a month-long loan deal alongside fellow defender Eric Lichaj.
-DOCSTART-	24822664
'''Leonard Sydney Dawe''' (3 November 1889 - 12 January 1963) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Southern League for Southampton between 1912 and 1913, and made one appearance for the England national amateur football team in 1912. He later became a schoolteacher and crossword compiler for ''The Daily Telegraph'' newspaper and in 1944 was interrogated on suspicion of espionage in the run-up to the D-Day landings.
Dawe was born in Brentford in west London and was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, before going up to Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge. In his final year at the university, he earned his football "blue" when he played in the 1912 match against the University of Oxford, scoring in his side's 3-1 victory.
In March 1912, he signed on amateur terms for Southampton of the Southern League, making his debut in a 1-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle on 30 March.
Dawe continued to make occasional appearances for Southampton over the next twelve months, although his studies and teaching career prevented him from appearing more often.
Dawe was a member of the United Kingdom squad for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden but was not selected to play. He did, however, make one appearance for the England national amateur football team when he played against Ireland in Belfast in October 1912.
By the end of the 1912-13 season, Dawe had severed his connection with Southampton and had joined Ilford in north-east London.
In 1913, Dawe obtained a teaching position (teaching science) at Forest School in the Walthamstow area of north-east London before joining St Paul's School based at Barnes. In 1926, he joined Strand School in the Tulse Hill area of south London, progressing to become the school's head teacher.
During World War I, Dawe was commissioned as a second lieutenant for service with the Forest School Officer Training Corps on 20 February 1915, transferring to the Hampshire Regiment "local reserve" on 9 May 1916. Whilst with the Hampshire Regiment, he served in the Mesopotamia campaign from September 1917.
After the war, he transferred as a lieutenant from a service battalion of the Hampshires to St Paul's School OTC on 29 April 1920, being promoted to major with St Paul's OTC on 25 August 1926, but resigned that commission on 16 October 1926.
In 1925, he commenced compiling crosswords for ''The Daily Telegraph'' newspaper and was one of the first compilers to use "cryptic" clues. The first ''Daily Telegraph'' crossword, compiled by Dawes, appeared on 30 July 1925 - he continued to compile crosswords until his death in 1963.
During the Second World War Strand School was evacuated to Effingham in Surrey.
Two days before the disastrous Dieppe raid in August 1942, the clue "''French port (6)''" appeared in the ''Daily Telegraph'' crossword (compiled by Dawe), followed by the solution ''Dieppe'' the next day; on 19 August, the raid on Dieppe took place. The objective was to seize and hold a major port for a short period, both to prove it was possible and to gather intelligence from prisoners and captured materials while assessing the German responses. The Allies also wanted to destroy coastal defences, port structures and all strategic buildings. No major objectives of the raid were accomplished. A total of 3,623 of the 6,086 men who made it ashore were either killed, wounded, or captured. The Allied air forces failed to lure the Luftwaffe into open battle, and lost 106 aircraft.
The War Office suspected that the crossword had been used to pass intelligence to the enemy and called upon Lord Tweedsmuir, then a senior intelligence officer attached to the Canadian Army, to investigate the crossword. Tweedsmuir, the son of John Buchan the author, later commented:
In May 1944, ''Utah'' appeared as a solution in a ''Daily Telegraph'' crossword that was to have major repercussions. Utah was also the codename for the D-Day beach assigned to the 4th US Assault Division. This would have been considered a coincidence; however, in previous months the solution words ''Juno'', ''Gold'' and ''Sword'' (all code names for beaches assigned to the British) had appeared and then on 22 May 1944 came a clue with the solution ''Omaha'' (code name for the D-Day beach to be taken by the 1st US Assault Division). ''Overlord'' (code name for the whole D-Day operation) appeared on 27 May and the pattern continued with ''Mulberry'' (code name for the floating harbours used in the landings) appearing on 30 May until finally, on 1 June, the solution to 15 Down was ''Neptune'' (code name for the naval assault phase).
MI5 became involved and called on Dawe, the compiler of the puzzles in question, at his home in Leatherhead. Dawe recalled the episode in a BBC TV interview in 1958. However, an explanation of how the codewords came to appear in the paper emerged only in 1984. Ronald French, a property manager in Wolverhampton, came forward to say that, as a 14-year-old at the school in 1944, he inserted the names into the puzzles. According to French, Dawe occasionally invited pupils into his study and encouraged them to help fill in the blank crossword patterns. Later, Dawe would create clues for their solution words. French claimed that during the weeks before D-Day he had learned of the codewords from Canadian and American soldiers billeted close by the school, awaiting the invasion. French believed that hundreds of schoolchildren must have known what he knew.
In 1992, Dawe's life was the basis for an album, "Quest", by the neo-progressive rock band, Final Conflict - the album is about an ordinary man like Dawe imagining he is on trial for the failings in his life.
-DOCSTART-	24822926
'''William S. Smith''' was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played seven matches in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24823071
'''Joseph Stanley "Joe" Smith''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24823119
'''Albert Smith''' (28 April 1887 - 1929) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24823142
'''Philip "Phil" Smith''' was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played in the Football League for both Chelsea and Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24823981
'''Ernest "Ernie" Smith''' (13 January 1912 - 1996) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24824099
'''Frederick Cecil Smith''' (30 October 1904 - 1977) was an Welsh professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24824320
'''Wilfred Smith''' (born 28 March 1910) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a full back.
Smith made his sole appearance for Blackpool in a 4-2 defeat to West Bromwich Albion at Bloomfield Road on 3 September 1932.
-DOCSTART-	24824355
'''James Steven Collins''' (born 1 December 1990) is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Darlington, on loan from Aston Villa.
Born in Coventry, West Midlands, Collins started his career with Aston Villa. He was loaned out in October 2009 on a three-month deal to Darlington, where he made his professional debut in a 3-0 loss to Barnet. He scored his first goal for Darlington in a 2-1 defeat at Hereford United on 31 October 2009.
-DOCSTART-	24824491
'''Malcolm Smith''' (born 21 September 1953) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Smith joined Harry Potts' Blackpool on loan from Middlesbrough in January 1976. He made his first start for the club on 31 January, in a 2-2 draw with Hull City at Bloomfield Road. He scored his first goal for the club two games later, the second in a 2-0 home victory over Oxford United. He scored four more goals in the five games that followed, including both in a 2-1 win at Notts County on 20 March, in what was the final game of his loan spell.
Smith joined Blackpool's Lancashire rivals Burnley later in the season.
-DOCSTART-	24824599
'''Nigel Peter Smith''' (born 21 December 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	24824690
'''Carl Paul Smith''' (born 15 January 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He played eleven matches in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24824762
'''John Michael Smyth''' (born 28 April 1970) is an Irish former professional footballer. He played as an full back and made eight appearances in the Football League for Wigan Athletic.
-DOCSTART-	24824847
'''Thomas Henry Snowden''' was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24824937
'''George Douglas Liddle Sommerville''' was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	24826455
'''Percy Knott''' (born 1899 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made twenty eight appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24826641
'''Edwin Stevenson''' (born 1891 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made three appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24826831
'''David Parkes''' (born 1892 in Lye, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Rochdale and Stoke. He made six appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24827000
'''John Edwin Moorwood''' (born 1896 in Sheffield, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Wrexham and Stoke. He made nine appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24827232
'''John Thomas Spencer''' (born 1898 in Stockton-on-Tees, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Hartlepools United and Stoke. He made sixteen appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24827326
'''Sydney Mellor''' (born 1898 in Leek, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made eleven appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24828194
'''Thomas Stewart Colquhoun Little''' (born 1893 in Ilford, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue and Stoke. He made twenty one appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24828296
'''James Albert Helme''' (born 1897 in Altrincham, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made four appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24828440
'''William Cunningham Dickie''' (born 1893 in Kilmarnock, Scotland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea and Stoke. He made fourteen appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24828592
'''Jimmy McColl''' (born 1892 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made twenty seven appearances for Stoke. McColl scored over 250 goals in the Scottish Football League, and was top scorer in the 1915-16 season with Celtic.
-DOCSTART-	24843958
'''Stephen "Steve" Spargo''' (29 December 1903 - 1972) was an English professional association footballer who played as a central defender. He played for five different clubs in the Football League during the 1920s and 1930s, making 111 league appearances in total.
-DOCSTART-	24851453
'''Harold John Spencer''' (30 April 1919 - 2003) was an English professional association footballer who played as a wing half. He started his career at Burnley, where he turned professional in 1937. However, he had to wait until the 1946-47 season to make his debut for the Clarets, which came in a 1-1 draw with Coventry City on 31 August 1946.
-DOCSTART-	24851544
'''John Shepherd "Jack" Spencer''' (24 August 1920 - 1966) was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24851602
'''Albert Edward Moore''' (born 1898 in Longton, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made one appearance for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24851693
'''Victor Shore''' (born 1897 in Wednesbury, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Sunderland and Stoke. He made three appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24851724
'''Daniel Spiers''' (born 1868, deceased) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre half. He played in the Football League for Burnley between 1889 and 1892, making 27 league appearances and scoring one goal.
-DOCSTART-	24851817
'''Thomas Splitt''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a full back.
-DOCSTART-	24851827
'''Fred Wilkinson''' (born 1889 in Bury, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Watford and Stoke. He made three appearances for Stoke.
Wilkinson made his debut for Blackpool in the opening league game of the 1912-13 campaign, a 1-1 draw at Grimsby Town on 3 September. He went on to make a further fourteen appearances, scoring once (in a 2-1 victory over Bury at Bloomfield Road on 14 September). His final start for ''the Tangerines'' occurred on 5 April, in a 5-1 defeat at Leicester Fosse on 29 March. He was replaced in the line-up by Wilf Gillow.
-DOCSTART-	24851983
'''William "Billy" Stage''' (22 March 1893 - 1957) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24852109
'''Michael Southern''' (born 31 October 1968) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a central defender. He played for Burnley between 1985 and 1987. His only senior appearance came in the 0-2 defeat to Bolton Wanderers in the Associate Members Cup on 16 December 1986.
-DOCSTART-	24852244
'''John Steel''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24852400
'''James "Jimmy" Stein''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a winger. While playing for Everton, he scored in the 1933 FA Cup Final.
-DOCSTART-	24852474
'''Peter Charles William Sanders''' (born 7 September 1942) is a Welsh former association football and rugby union player. He played professional association football for Newport County and Gillingham before switching to rugby union and playing for Newport and Cross Keys.
Sanders was born in Newport and began his career playing association football as a centre forward for local team Newport County, one of the four Welsh clubs then playing in England's Football League. After a year as an amateur, he turned professional with the club in October 1959, soon after his 17th birthday. He went on to make three appearances for the "Ironsides" in the Football League Third Division,
In July 1961 he left Newport to join Gillingham of the Fourth Division.
Sanders later returned to his native Wales and played rugby union for his hometown club, Newport, as well as for Cross Keys.
After retiring from playing sport, Sanders became involved with promoting sport in the Pillgwenlly area of Newport. For 40 years he has run the local baseball club, St Michael's, serving variously as chairman, secretary and coach, and in 2007 won a "Services to Sport" award from the ''South Wales Argus'' for his work with the club.
Sanders' son, Alan Sanders, also became a professional footballer, playing for Cardiff City in the early 1980s.
-DOCSTART-	24852650
'''Alan Stevenson''' (born 6 November 1950) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for four different clubs in the Football League, making a total of over 600 league appearances.
-DOCSTART-	24852842
'''Alexander "Alec" Stewart''' (born 1868, deceased) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24853258
'''James Stirling''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. He played two matches in the Football League for Burnley in the 1895-96 season.
-DOCSTART-	24853340
'''Cuthbert Storey''' (born 1878, deceased) was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. He played four matches in the Football League for Burnley in the 1902-03 season, and scored one goal.
-DOCSTART-	24853427
'''Thomas "Tom" Storey''' (born 23 November 1914, deceased) was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	24853574
'''George James Strong''' (7 June 1916 - 1989), sometimes known as '''Jimmy Strong''', was an English professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in the Football League for a number of clubs, making over 350 appearances in total.
-DOCSTART-	24858005
'''John Ellis Stuttard''' (24 April 1920 - 1983) was an English professional association footballer who played as a full back. After retiring, he had spells as manager of Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.
-DOCSTART-	24858060
'''Thomas Sugden''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played seven matches in the Football League for Burnley in the 1901-02 season.
-DOCSTART-	24858167
'''James Henry "Jim" Sullivan''' (born 14 November 1904, deceased) was an English professional association footballer who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	24858200
'''Malcolm Sutherland''' was an English professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	24858262
'''James Sutherland''' (born 1881, deceased) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a winger. He started his career with Caledonian in his native Inverness, before moving to Football League First Division side Burnley in 1899. He stayed in Lancashire for two seasons, making eleven league appearances and scoring one goal.
-DOCSTART-	24858293
'''Joseph Swain''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a wing half. He played one game for Burnley in the Football League Second Division in the 1903-04 season.
-DOCSTART-	24858349
'''Henry D. "Harry" Swainston''' (born 1880, deceased) was an English professional association footballer who played as a centre forward. He played two matches in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24858860
'''Robert Beattie "Bob" Swankie''' (born 25 February 1932) is a Scottish former professional association footballer who played as a wing half. He played one match in the Football League for Darlington in 1954.
-DOCSTART-	24858914
'''Henry "Harry" Swift''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a centre half.
-DOCSTART-	24858972
'''Robert G. Syme''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre forward. He played a total of 20 matches in the Football League and scored two goals.
-DOCSTART-	24858998
'''Thomas George Syred''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger. He played a total of nine matches in the Football League and scored one goal.
-DOCSTART-	24861250
Whelan started playing football for her school's boys' team.
She was named the FA Young Player of the Year for the 2007-08 season.
Whelan has represented England at Under-15, 19 (as captain, 20 and 23 levels, playing in the UEFA Under-19's European Championships,
Whelan attended St Pascal Baylon School in Court Hey.
-DOCSTART-	24862380
'''William Arthur Poole''' (born 1902 in West Bromwich, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Coventry City, Merthyr Town, Walsall, Watford and Stoke. He made twelve appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24862583
'''John Ewart Beswick''' (born 1897 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made fifty eight appearances for Stoke.
John Beswick was a defender who had two spells as the Victoria Ground, He was described as an intelligent ball playing centre-half who gave nothing away. The retired through injury at the end of his second spell. Beswick was one of the most successful amateurs to have served the club and helped Stoke to the Third Division North Title in 1926-27.
He was also a member of the famous pottery family Beswick Pottery, he continued to run the company after his retirement from football until his death in 1978.
-DOCSTART-	24862792
'''Thomas Howe''' (born 1892 in Wolverhampton, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made fifty six appearances for Stoke.
Tommy Howe was signed as a reserve to Bob McGrory, Howe was at the Victoria Ground for five years and had a couple of decent runs in the fisrt-team, the best being in the 1923-24 season. After his release in 1925 he spent eight months out of the game before joining Featherstone Rovers.
-DOCSTART-	24863801
'''James Thomas Lee''' (born 1892 in Brierley Hill, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Stoke. He made twenty one appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24864024
'''Robert Curry Talbot''' (20 September 1908 - 1971) was an English professional association footballer who played as a full back. He played for four different clubs in the Football League during the 1930s, making 23 league appearances in total.
-DOCSTART-	24864025
'''David (Dai) Sidney Nicholas''' (born 1897 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Merthyr Town, Swansea Town and Stoke. He made fifty four appearances for Stoke.
After being capped by Wales at schoolboy level in 1912 Dai Nicholas was given trials by Merthyr but due to World War One he was recruited by the Royal Navy. Towards the end of the war he played several games as a amateur for Swansea before turning professional with Merthyr, only to enter the Carmarthen Training collage to begin training as a teacher. He was said to have been a 'speedy winger' who performed well on the wing for the ''potters'' before becoming homesick. He moved back to Swansea and also became a teacher in his native Aberdare.
-DOCSTART-	24865283
'''Jeffrey "Jeff" Tate''' (born 11 May 1959) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a central defender. He played five matches in the Football League for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24873558
'''Michelle Hinnigan''' (born 12 June 1990
Hinnigan joined Everton Ladies as a junior and progressed to the first team squad. Her real breakthrough came in the 2007-08 season when manager Mo Marley put Hinnigan in the first team after a number of injuries to then first-team regulars.
Hinnigan has represented England at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-20 levels. In July 2009, Hinnigan captained the England Under-19 side as they beat Sweden to win the European Championship.
Hinnigan attends Loughborough University on the Talented Athlete Scholaship Scheme.
-DOCSTART-	24874963
'''Frank Richardson''' (born 1897 in Barking, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Reading, Plymouth Argyle, Swindon Town, West Ham United and Stoke. He made fourteen appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24877778
'''Craig Leon Eastmond''' (born 9 December 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal. He can play as either a defensive midfielder or right back.
Born in Wandsworth, London, Eastmond started at Millwall, but joined Arsenal when he was 11 years old. He was part of the team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2009.
Craig made his first team debut on 28 October 2009 in the League Cup against Liverpool, and helped set up Arsenal's first goal in their 2-1 victory.
Eastmond made his Premier League debut against Portsmouth, as a 85th minute substitute in a 4-1 Arsenal away victory on 30 December 2009. Craig was handed his first Premier League start away to Bolton, alongside Cesc Fabregas and Abou Diaby in midfield on 17 January 2010 putting in a solid performance as the Gunners ran out 2-0 winners, with Eastmond being replaced by Fran Mrida after 62 minutes.
Eastmond has a long-term contract with Arsenal, which was signed on 13 January 2010.
-DOCSTART-	24878490
'''Gilbert Brookes''' (born 1895 in Kidderminster, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Luton Town, Merthyr Town, Swansea City and Stoke. He made twelve appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24878597
'''Colin Barrett''' (born 3 August 1952) is an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League during the 1970s and 1980s.
He joined Manchester City in 1970 and made his debut on 19 August 1972 against Norwich City. He left the club in April 1976 to join Nottingham Forest. He gained a Football League title in 1977 and a League Cup winners medal with Forest in 1979, before moving to Swindon Town and then non-league Andover.
-DOCSTART-	24878655
'''Leslie Scott''' (born 1895 in Sunderland, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Preston North End, Sunderland and Stoke. He made twenty appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24879448
'''Bernard "Bernie" Fagan''' (born 29 January 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Fagan is currently active in the United States as a coach.
Born in Sunderland, Fagan began his career with the youth team of his hometown club, before making his professional debut in 1969 with Northampton Town. Fagan played non-league football with Scarborough, before moving to the United States, where he played between 1974 and 1982 for the Seattle Sounders, the Los Angeles Aztecs, the Detroit Lightning, and the Portland Timbers.
After retiring as a player, Fagan became a soccer coach. He is currently head coach of Warner Pacific College, and he also runs the .
-DOCSTART-	24880269
'''William "Willie" Tatham''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	24880430
'''William Tattersall''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a full back. He played five matches in the Football League First Division for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	24883670
'''Nathan Eccleston''' (born 30 December 1990 in Newton Heath, Manchester), is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool. He was originally signed from Bury when he was 15 years old.
In the 2009/2010 season, Eccleston played for the Liverpool reserve team, having appeared regularly for the Under-18's team the previous year. On the 27 August in his first competitive game for the reserves squad, he scored 2 goals in a 3-2 defeat away to Blackburn Rovers.
On 6 September 2009 Eccleston was called up to the UEFA Champions League squad for the group stage of the competition.
He made his competitive debut on 28 October in the Carling Cup match against Arsenal, coming on as a late substitute for Philipp Degen before making his league debut, again as a late substitute, a few days later against Fulham.
-DOCSTART-	24884659
'''Joseph "Joe" Taylor''' was an English professional association footballer who played as a centre half. He played for 323 games and scored 12 goals in the Football League for Burnley during the 1890s and 1900s.
-DOCSTART-	24884737
'''William "Bill" Taylor''' (1886 - 1966) was an English professional association footballer who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	24884784
Ward joined Leeds United Ladies when it was a community team, staying with the club as they rose to be one of the best teams in England.
She played in Lucas Radebe's testimonial at Elland Road in May 2005, scoring soon after coming on as a substitute for Gary Speed and later setting up a goal for Matthew Kilgallon.
In May 2006 she played in the Women's FA Cup Final, scoring an own goal after just three minutes as Leeds went on to lose 5-0 to Arsenal Ladies.
She became head of education and welfare at Leeds United's academy, overseeing around 250 junior players and a hadful of young first-team players.
Ward represented England at Under-21 level at just 16 years of age.
Ward worked as a co-commentator for the BBC at the Women's World Cup in China and again during the Euro 2009 qualifiers
-DOCSTART-	24885060
'''Robert (Bob) Hewitson Dixon''' (born 1904 in Whitehaven, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for West Ham United and Stoke. He made one hundred and eighty nine appearances for Stoke.
Bob Dixon was a goalkeeper who started his career at West Stanley a club who have produced other keepers who became Football League players. Dixon was recruited as cover for Leslie Scott and after biding his time in the reserves Dixon was first choice within a year. Despite competition from Scottish international keeper Kenny Campbell, Dixon went on to accumulate exactly 200 senior appearances for the ''Potters'' helping the club to win the Third Division North title in 1926-27 when he missed only one game while keeping 18 clean sheets. He left after his 200 start and joined West Ham United.
He later returned to Stoke-on-Trent to become a publican. Just before World War two Dixon emigrated to Turkey and became a coach.
-DOCSTART-	24885118
'''Frederick "Freddy" Taylor''' (24 February 1920 - 1983) was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger. He played more than 100 matches in the Football League for Burnley and New Brighton before being forced to retire through injury in 1950.
-DOCSTART-	24887261
'''Thomas Weston''' (born 1895 in Halesowen, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Stoke.He made four appearances for Stoke and one hundred fifty four for Aston Villa.
Thomas Weston spent 10 years at Villa Park winning the FA cup in 1913 and 1920. He joined the ''Potters'' as cover for Bob McGrory and Alec Milne before retiring in 1923
-DOCSTART-	24887483
'''Joe Kasher''' (born 1894 in Willington, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, Sunderland and Stoke. He made fifty two appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24889229
'''Bertram Victor Ralphs''' (born 1896 in Handsworth, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra and Stoke. He made ninety one appearances for Stoke.
Bert Ralphs had an interesting career as a 'fast and enterprising winger' who occasionally played as in inside-forward. He gained experience by playing for Reading before the First World War and then scored six goals in 41 games for Blackburn prior to his move to the ''Potters''. His best season at the Victoria Ground came in 1924-25 when he was a ever-present. However he lost his place just before he was close to making 100 appearances for Stoke and left in 1926 to play for Chesterfield.
-DOCSTART-	24890108
'''Russell Malton''' (born 14 November 1990) is a English footballer signed to League One Colchester United.
Malton is a product of Colchesters' academy, He is yet to make his Senior debut however he was named on the subs bench against Gillingham F.C. on 18th September 2009. On 2nd November 2009, it was announced that Malton would go on loan to Heybridge Swifts until January. On 19 January 2010 Malton Joined Billericay on a month long loan deal.
-DOCSTART-	24890344
'''John Eyres''' (born 1899 in Northwich, Cheshire, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Walsall, York City and Stoke. He made sixty four appearances for Stoke.
John Eyres was associated with Stoke for a period of seven years without really establishing himself in the first team. He had spells with Nantwich Town and Witton Albion before joining Stoke in 1922. After scoring on average a goal every three games for the ''Potters''. In 1929 Eyres was transferred to Walsall for a small fee.
-DOCSTART-	24890504
'''George Ferguson Lennon''' (born 1899 in Kilwinning, Scotland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Luton Town and Stoke. He made three appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24894811
'''Eric Joseph Lichaj''' (born November 17, 1988) is an American soccer player who plays for Premier League club Aston Villa.
Lichaj began his youth career with Chicago Magic and then spent one year at the University of North Carolina. After his freshman season, he signed with Aston Villa of England's Premier League. He spent his first two seasons either injured or in the reserves. During the 2009-10 preseason, he garnered some attention for his performance at the 2009 Peace Cup. However, this did not immediately translate into playing time, so he was loaned out to League Two club Lincoln City in order to gain first-team experience. He played 2 games for City before signing a 1 month loan extension.
Lichaj has been involved with various US youth teams, although he missed out on the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup due to injury. He was called into the senior team as a 'guest' for the camp preceding two World Cup qualifiers in June.
-DOCSTART-	24898244
'''Charles Bunyan, Sr.''' (1869 - 1922) was an English professional football player and manager active throughout Europe in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.
Bunyan was born in Campton. Bunyan had three sons - Charles, Maurice and Ernie - two of whom became professional footballers.
Bunyan played as a goalkeeper, and after playing with local sides Old Horns and Spital Olympic, Bunyan played with Chesterfield in 1886, before turning professional with Hyde a year later. He was in goal for Hyde when the club lost 26-0 to Preston North End in the FA Cup in October 1887, a score which remains a record in senior English football.
After playing in the Football League with Sheffield United and Derby County, Bunyan returned to Chesterfield in 1892. Bunyan was sacked by Chesterfield for a number of misdemeanours - both on and off the pitch - and he played with Ilkeston Town and Heanor Town before returning to League football with Walsall. He moved to New Brompton in 1898, where he was an ever-present for one season before moving on to Newcastle United.
Bunyan moved to Belgium in 1909 to become coach of Racing Club de Bruxelles, while also assisting with the Belgian national side. He moved to Sweden in 1911 to manage rgryte IS, before coaching the Swedish national side in time for the 1912 Summer Olympics. Bunyan returned to Belgium in 1912 to manage Standard Lige, and after a brief spell also managing the Belgian national side. His career was interrupted by the First World War, but he returned to Belgium after the war ended to coach Anderlecht.
-DOCSTART-	24898373
'''Charles Bunyan, Jr.''' (born 7 November 1893) was an English footballer who played for Chelsea. Bunyan also represented Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was the son of Charles Bunyan, Sr., and brother of Maurice Bunyan.
-DOCSTART-	24901774
'''Jan-Dirk Schreuder''' (born 1971 in Barneveld, Netherlands) was a footballer who played in the for PSV Eindhoven, Sparta Rotterdam,FC Groningen, RKC Waalwijk, Helmond Sport, Go Ahead Eagles and Stoke City. He made two appearances for Stoke both came in the League Cup.
Schreuder is currently a coach at SDV Barneveld he also has a brother Alfred Schreuder
-DOCSTART-	24909479
'''George Dewis''' (22 January 1913 - 1994) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League between the 1930s and 1950s.
He started at his local club Nuneaton Town and joined Football League First Division side Leicester City in 1933. The club experienced mixed fortunes during the 1930s and suffered relegation but in 1938-39 he was Leicester's top scorer, as he was again after the war in 1946-47. In April 1947 he hit a hat-trick for City in a Second Division game against Millwall.
During the transitional 1945-46 season he made some appearances for Yeovil Town, and he subsequently moved to play for Yeovil Town after his Leicester career ended in 1950.
After his playing career he became part of the coaching staff at Leicester City, and played a key role in the rise to prominence of Peter Shilton at the club.
-DOCSTART-	24911282
'''Billy Bingham''' is an English football midfielder, currently playing for Grays Athletic on loan from Dagenham & Redbridge in League Two.
Bingham started his career as a youth player at Crystal Palace, before signing an 18-month contract with League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge in February 2009.
Bingham made his Football League debut for Dagenham & Redbridge on 29 August 2009, coming on as a last minute substitute for Jon Nurse in a 3-0 home win over Lincoln City. He signed on loan for Conference National side Grays Athletic in November 2009.
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
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'''Harlee James Dean''' (born 26 July 1991) is an English football midfielder, currently playing for Grays Athletic on loan from Dagenham & Redbridge in League Two.
Dean started his career as a youth player at Dagenham & Redbridge. In 2008, he has a loan spell at Ryman League Division One side Redbridge, where he played 15 league games and scored four goals. He later had a spell at Bishop's Stortford and joined Conference South strugglers Thurrock on loan in March 2009.
Dean made his league debut for ''the Daggers'' on 31 October 2009, coming on as a late minute substitute for Scott Doe in a 1-1 home draw with Port Vale. He set up Josh Scott for the equalizer. He signed on loan for Conference National side Grays Athletic in November 2009.
''Statistics correct as of 16:34, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
a. ''Football League Trophy results included in totals.''
-DOCSTART-	24919694
'''Robert Heath''' (born 1978 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England) is a retired English footballer. He played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made nineteen appearances for Stoke before joining Stafford Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	24919709
'''Nathan Mulligan''' is a footballer who plays for Darlington as a midfielder.
Mulligan is a former scholar at Middlesbrough-s Academy whose progress was halted when he contracted a form of cancer. He made a full recovery but failed to make the first team squad and left to the club to join Norton & Stockton Ancients.
In October 2009 he signed for Darlington and made his league debut in a 2-1 away defeat to Hereford United on 31 October 2009.
-DOCSTART-	24919763
'''Steven Taaffe''' (born 1979 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) is a former footballer. He played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made eight appearances for Stoke before joining Northwich Victoria.
-DOCSTART-	24933207
'''David 'Dave' Bickles''' (born 6 April 1944) was a professional footballer who played as a centre half.
Bickles started his career as a youth player for West Ham United. He made his debut for West Ham at Anfield in a 2-1 win in September 1963; the last occasion that West Ham beat Liverpool on their own ground.
During a game against Liverpool 1966 Bickles was injured in a clash with Ian St John and dislocated his shoulder. Never fully diagnosed by West Ham doctors Bickles was accused of not putting in the effort. After only 28 appearances in all competitions for West Ham he was transferred to Crystal Palace in October 1967. Palace medical staff fully diagnosed Bickle's injury problems and discovered that a piece of bone had broken-off from his shoulder.
Bickles had a short spell managing Collier Row in the Spartan League in the 1980s. Leaving football Bickles took up teaching in East Ham where, as a PE teacher, he spotted Lee Hodges playing and recommended him to the ''The Hammers''.
In the 1990's he was invited by West Ham youth coach Tony Carr, with whom he had played in the 1960s, to join the coaching staff.
Ill health struck Bickles in 1997 when he was diagnosed with kidney cancer; the cause of his death on 1 November 1999.
A few days later, on 4 November 1999, before a UEFA Cup game against Steaua Bucharest a minute's silence was held for Bickles and fellow West Ham player Johnny Byrne who had also recently died.
-DOCSTART-	24941547
Fulham Football Club is an English professional football team formed in 1894. The club first entered the FA Cup in the 1902-1903 season. The club also competed in the Southern Football League until 1907, when they were accepted into the Football League Second Division. Having spent much of their history outside the top division, the team gained promotion to the Premier League in 2001, allowing them to attract higher-profile players.
Throughout its history the club's first team has competed in various national and international competitions. All players who have played in 50 or more such matches are listed below.
Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics are correct as of 8 November 2009.
==Players with fewer than 50 appearances==
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Players are listed according to the year they joined the club, then by year they left the club, and then alphabetically by surname. All players currently under contract at the club are highlighted in '''bold'''.
Statistics correct as of 8 November 2009.
Player is still under contract at Fulham but is on loan at another club
-DOCSTART-	24947610
'''Michael "Mick" Wardrobe''' (born 24 March 1962) is an English former professional association football player who played as a striker. In the 1980s, he played 28 matches in the Football League for Burnley and Stockport County.
-DOCSTART-	24948856
'''Stuart Fraser''' (born 1978 in Cheltenham, England) is a retired English football defender.He played in the Football League for Exeter City and Stoke City. He made one appearance for Stoke.
Fraser came through the youth ranks at his home town club Cheltenham Town before earning a move to Stoke. However he only made one appearance, which came against Walsall in the final game of the 1998-99 season when Fraser came on as a substitute for Carl Muggleton for the final 10 minutes. He move to Exeter City and has since played for Tiverton Town and Bath City.
-DOCSTART-	24952337
'''Peter Grummitt''' (born 19 August 1942) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Nottingham Forest.
He made 352 senior appearances for Forest before transferring to Sheffield Wednesday in 1970.
During his time with Wednesday he made 130 senior appearances, and missed just one game during the 1970-71 season. In April 1973 he moved to Brighton and Hove Albion and made over 100 league appearances for them before joining Worthing F.C..
-DOCSTART-	24959445
'''Alan Morgan''' (born 2 November 1973 in Aberystwyth) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales under-21 international. He is currently manager of Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth Town.
Morgan began his career at Tranmere Rovers, making his debut on 27 August 1996 in a 2-0 victory over Port Vale before spending time on loan at National Conference side Altrincham. The following season, Morgan began to establish himself in the first team at Prenton Park, making 23 appearances in all competitions. However continuing injury problems restricted his first team appearances in the following years and, in 2002, he was allowed to join Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer.
He played just three times for Doncaster before being released and instead moved to Morecambe in December 2002. After a spell with Porthmadog, Morgan took over as player-manager of Welsh Premier League side NEWI Cefn Druids for just over a year, stepping down and moving to Rhyl where he made just one appearance before ending his first team playing career at Connah's Quay Nomads.
In 2007, Morgan joined Bangor City as assistant manager to former Tranmere player Neville Powell where they led the side to two consecutive top six finishes and UEFA Cup places. On 4 November 2009, Morgan was appointed as manager of Aberystwyth Town, taking over from Brian Coyne.
-DOCSTART-	24970410
'''Archie Blue''' (born 8 April 1940) is a Scottish-born footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League during the 1960s, before moving to Australia and playing international football for them.
He was born in Glasgow and played in his youth with Royal Albert
He then transferred to Exeter City and played for them between 1961 and 1962, before a transfer to Carlisle United for the 1962-63 season, although he only made 2 appearances for the club.
Blue then moved to Australia and played for the Footscray JUST club
-DOCSTART-	24972903
'''Hubert Henry Barr''', known as '''Hugh Barr''', (born 17 May 1935) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a forward at both professional and international levels.
Born in Ballymena, Barr began his career with a number of local clubs including Wellington Street Boys' Brigade and Harryville Amateurs and Ballyclare Comrades. Barr then played as an amateur for Cliftonville, before attending Loughborough College briefly in 1956. Barr then signed for Everton, but he never played for the first team, before returning to Northern Ireland to play with Coleraine, Ballymena United and Linfield. Barr later returned to England to play professionally with Coventry City in the Football League, before playing non-league football with Cambridge United and Ely City.
Barr earned one cap for Northern Ireland B in 1959, before representing Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics, although he didn't play a game in the tournament. Barr also earned three full caps for Northern Ireland between 1961 and 1962, as well as fourteen caps for the Northern Ireland Amateur team between 1956 and 1962.
-DOCSTART-	24973240
'''Robert Henry Brown''' (born 2 May 1940) is an English former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Brown played as an amateur for Barnet.
-DOCSTART-	24973421
'''J. Thomas Forde''', known as '''Tommy Forde''' (born 1931) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a centre half for Distillery, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Glenavon and Ards. Forde also earned four caps at international level for Northern Ireland between 1958 and 1960. Forde is the elder brother of Hugh Forde.
-DOCSTART-	24973475
'''Michael M. Greenwood''' (born 9 April 1935) is a former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Greenwood, who played as a midfielder, played as an amateur for Bishop Auckland between 1958 and 1963.
-DOCSTART-	24973658
'''Patrick J. Hasty''' (born 17 March 1934) is a Northern Irish former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Greenwood played as a centre forward for Tooting & Mitcham United, Leyton Orient, Queens Park Rangers, Aldershot and Guildford City.
-DOCSTART-	24973918
'''Roy W. Sleap''' (born 5 September 1940) is an English former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Sleap played as an amateur for Barnet.
-DOCSTART-	24974465
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'''George H. Marsden''' was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Bradford (now Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.).
George Marsden won a cap for England while at Bradford (now Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.) in 1905 against Other Nations.
-DOCSTART-	24982586
'''Ian Cooke''' is an English former professional footballer who played for Wimbledon for his entire career.
Cooke joined the amateur Isthmian League club Wimbledon in 1963,
Cooke later became a director of AFC Wimbledon, the club founded by supporters in 2002 after approval had been given to Wimbledon F.C.'s relocation to Milton Keynes.
-DOCSTART-	24984825
'''Herbert Edward Dodkins''' (born 20 December 1929) is an English former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Dodkins played as an amateur for Ilford.
-DOCSTART-	24984957
'''Leslie Thomas "Tommy" Farrer''' (born 22 December 1922) is an English former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Farrer played as an amateur for Walthamstow Avenue and Bishop Auckland.
-DOCSTART-	24985024
'''John Sylvester "Jack" Laybourne''' (born 26 May 1927) is an English former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Laybourne played as an amateur for Corinthian-Casuals.
-DOCSTART-	24985098
'''Stanley Terence Prince''' (24 January 1927 - 1 October 2005) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Prince played as an amateur for Walthamstow Avenue.
-DOCSTART-	24985418
'''Harold "Harry" Sharratt''' (16 December 1929 - 19 August 2002) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Sharratt, who played as a goalkeeper, remained an amateur player throughout his career, and played for non-league clubs including Wigan Athletic and Bishop Auckland. However, he also played as an amateur in the Football League for Blackpool, Oldham Athletic, Charlton Athletic and Nottingham Forest.
Sharratt made his only League appearance for Blackpool in 4-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 18 October 1952, deputising for George Farm. Farm had played 111 consecutive Football League games for ''the Tangerines'', but he was making his debut for Scotland in their victory over Wales in the British International Championship the same day.
-DOCSTART-	24985481
'''Donald "Don" Stoker''' (30 December 1922 - 1 December 1985) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Stoker played as an amateur for Sutton United.
-DOCSTART-	24985482
'''Benjamin James Petty''' (born 1977 in Solihull, England) is a retired English football defender. He played in the Football League for Hull City and Stoke City. He made forty six appearances for Stoke before joining Hull.
Ben Petty started his career off at Aston Villa. He failed to make the grade at Villa and move on to Stoke City. He developed into a useful performer while at the ''Potters'' and gave the club good three year service before joining Hull. After a decent start with Hull, he fell out with Jan Mlby and Petty drifted into non-league football.
-DOCSTART-	24985564
'''Lawrence Robert "Laurie" Topp''' (born 11 November 1923) is an English former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1956 Summer Olympics. Topp played as an amateur for Hendon.
-DOCSTART-	24996928
'''Joseph Depledge''' (born 1897 in Sheffield, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made five appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24998854
'''Alfred Ralph Jordan''' (born 1900 in Belfast, Ireland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Hull City and Stoke. He made two appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	24999690
'''Cyril Bacon''' is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half for Leyton Orient, making 118 appearances in the Football League. He began his career at Hayes.
-DOCSTART-	24999889
'''Paul Bacon''' is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Charlton Athletic, making 33 appearances in the Football League. He later played non-league football with Dagenham & Redbridge.
-DOCSTART-	25001630
'''Harold Sellars''' (9 April 1902 - 19 May 1987) was an English footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made 394 appearances for Stoke in all competitions. Harry's son John Sellars also played for Stoke in the 1950s.
Harry Sellars was brought to Stoke in 1923 at the age of 21 from Leadgate Park. Sellars who worked as a miner until his moved to the Victoria Ground was know for his '110 percent' performances and was rarely absent from the starting eleven. He became known for his intelligent defending and accurate passing while under pressure. Sellars appeared in almost 400 games for Stoke when he became assistant manager to Bob McGrory in 1936. After leaving Stoke he joined Congleton Town and then Port Vale.
-DOCSTART-	25002020
'''Samuel Story Davis''' (born 1900 in Marsden, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, Tranmere Rovers and Stoke. He made two appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	25002353
'''George Stentiford''' (born 1900 in Brentford, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County and Stoke. He made eleven appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	25007927
'''Charles Kelly''' (born 1894 in Sandbach, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers and Stoke. He made twenty seven appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	25007998
'''John Roxburgh''' (born 1901 in Granton, Scotland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Leicester City, Sheffield United and Stoke. He made fourteen appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	25011281
'''Thomas "Tommy" Mort''' (born December 1, 1897, died June 6, 1967) was an English footballer, who played club football primarily for Aston Villa. He also made three appearances for the English national team. Mort, along with Tommy Smart, was part of a defensive tandem known for Villa as "Death and Glory." He played 13 seasons with the club with 337 appearances. Villa signed Mort from Rochdale for -1,000 in 1922.
-DOCSTART-	25020333
'''Rebecca 'Becky' Easton''' (born 16 June 1974) is an English footballer, currently playing for Everton Ladies as a right-back., having previously played as a central midfielder, particularly for England at full international level.
Easton is currently in her second spell with Everton having re-signed from Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2004 close season, where she had been captain.
Easton represented England at senior level, playing in England's first ever world cup finals appearance which ended with a 3-0 defeat against Germany.
In 2000 she was named as the Nationwide International Player of the Year, based on her consistency for the national team.
-DOCSTART-	25020742
'''Jason Kavanagh''' (born 1971 in Birmingham, England) is a retired English football defender.He played in the Football League for Cambridge United, Derby County, Wycombe Wanderers and Stoke City. He made eight appearances for Stoke before joining Cambridge United.
-DOCSTART-	25020923
'''Ashley David Woolliscroft''' (born 1979 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Fleetwood Town. He played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made one appearance for Stoke before dropping into non-league.
-DOCSTART-	25022489
'''Eric G. Fright''' (born 1917) is an English former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Fright played amateur football for Bromley.
-DOCSTART-	25022531
'''Thomas Hopper''' is an English former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Hopper played amateur football for Bromley.
-DOCSTART-	25023398
'''Harold J. McIlvenny''' (born 5 October 1922) is an English former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. McIlvenny played amateur football for Yorkshire Amateur.
-DOCSTART-	25023571
'''Charles R. Neale''', known as '''Jack Neale''', was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Neale played amateur football for Walton & Hersham.
-DOCSTART-	25023868
'''John W. Rawlings''', known as '''Jack Rawlings''' (born 18 June 1923) is an English former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Rawlings played amateur football for Enfield.
-DOCSTART-	25024461
'''Spike Rawlings''' (birth name John Anderson Rawlinson; 7 April 1944 - 14 March 2006) was an English professional footballer who later became a TV entertainer after retiring as a sportsman.
John Anderson Rawlinson was born on 7 April 1944 in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear.
After playing for amateur side Corinthian Juniors, Rawlinson - who played as a centre half - made his professional debut for Bury during the 1964-65 season, making a total of two League appearances that season.
After finishing his career as a professional footballer, Rawlinson adopted the stage name of Spike Rawlings. His early career was spent warming audiences up on local TV show ''Those Wonderful TV Times''.
During the late 1980s and 1990s, Rawlings suffered from financial issues.
-DOCSTART-	25025915
'''Paul Anthony Weller''' (born 6 March 1975) is an English former professional association football player. Born in Brighton, he played over 250 matches in the Football League for Burnley and Rochdale before retiring in 2004.
-DOCSTART-	25026269
'''George Douglas "Doug" Winton''' (6 October 1929 - 29 October 2006) was a Scottish professional association football player who played as a defender. He played a total of well over 300 matches in the Football League for three different clubs, but scored just one senior goal, whilst playing for Burnley.
-DOCSTART-	25026365
'''Arthur Woodruff''' (12 April 1913 - 1983) was an English professional association football player who played as a centre-half.
-DOCSTART-	25034838
'''Bertram Arthur Clements''' (1 December 1913 - July 2000) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Clements played amateur football for Casuals.
-DOCSTART-	25034897
'''Lester Charles Finch ''' (26 August 1909 - November 1997) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Finch played amateur football for Barnet.
-DOCSTART-	25035062
'''Robert Patrick Fulton''' (6 November 1906 - 5 May 1979) was an amateur footballer from Northern Ireland who played as a left back.
Fulton played club football in both Ireland and England for Larne, Belfast Celtic, London Caledonians and Dundalk.
Fulton earned 21 caps for Ireland between 1928 and 1938; he also earned 21 caps for the Ireland Amateur team between 1925 and 1938.
-DOCSTART-	25035164
'''Haydn Henry Clifford Hill''' (born 4 July 1913) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Hill played amateur football for Yorkshire Amateur.
-DOCSTART-	25035589
'''Guy Gorham Holmes''' (1 December 1905 - November 1967) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Holmes played amateur football for Ilford.
-DOCSTART-	25035694
'''Daniel Eric Arthur Pettit''' (born 19 February 1915) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Pettit played amateur football for Cambridge University.
-DOCSTART-	25035763
'''Frederick Riley''' (born 9 January 1912) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Riley played amateur football for Casuals.
-DOCSTART-	25035799
'''John Sutcliffe''' (born 26 June 1913) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Sutcliffe played amateur football for Corinthian.
-DOCSTART-	25035838
'''Edgar Donald Reid Shearer''' (6 June 1909 - July 1999) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Shearer played amateur football for Corinthian.
-DOCSTART-	25035839
'''Matthew Bullock''' (born 1980 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) is a retired English footballer. He played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made seven appearances for Stoke before joining Macclesfield Town.
-DOCSTART-	25035899
'''William Voisey''' (19 November 1891 - 19 October 1964) was an English football player and manager.
Voisey, who played for Millwall Athletic, made one war time appearance for the England Wartime team.
Voisey coached Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Voisey later managed Millwall between 1940 and 1944, but was forced to retire after sustaining injuries during an air raid; he survived a direct hit on Millwall's stadium.
-DOCSTART-	25036697
'''Jonathan T Cretney''' (born 1879, deceased) was an English professional association football player who played as a wing half. Born in Harrington, Cumbria, he started his career with Newcastle United but failed to make an appearance for the club and moved to Football League Second Division side Burnley in 1905. He spent six seasons with the Clarets, playing 167 league games and scoring seven goals, before transferring to Second Division rivals Gainsborough Trinity prior to the 1911-12 season. He spent just one season with Gainsborough and played five games, but left in 1912 after the club failed re-election to the Football League.
-DOCSTART-	25036846
'''William John "Billy" Green''' (born 1882, deceased) was an English professional association football player who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Gravesend, Kent, he started his career in non-league football with Gravesend United and Brentford before being signed by Football League Second Division side Burnley in 1903. In five years with the Clarets he played 147 league games before transferring to Bradford Park Avenue at the beginning of the 1908-09 season. He spent two seasons with Bradford Park Avenue and played 31 matches for the side before retiring in 1910.
-DOCSTART-	25037387
'''Mikael Hansson''' (born 1970 in Norrkping, Sweden) is a retired footballer. He played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made seventy seven appearances for Stoke before returing to Sweden.
-DOCSTART-	25038626
'''Kyle Emmanuel K. Asante''' (born 1991) is a professional English footballer who plays as a forward for Southend United.
He made his debut on 7 November for Southend United in their 3-0 away defeat to Gillingham in the FA Cup First Round, replacing James Walker in the 83rd minute as a substitute.
-DOCSTART-	25038693
'''Julian Ebenezer N. A. Okai''' (born 26 February 1993) is a professional English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southend United.
He made his debut on 7 November for Southend United in their 3-0 away defeat to Gillingham in the FA Cup First Round, replacing Francis Laurent in the 89th minute as a substitute.
-DOCSTART-	25039678
'''Richard Williams''' (born 1 January 1869) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
A native of Chesterfield, Williams began his career as a trainee with Everton, and was a member of the first team between 1891 and 1895, making a total of 70 appearancces - 58 in the Football League and 12 in the FA Cup. Williams played in the 1893 FA Cup Final for Everton, and moved to Luton Town in February 1895.
-DOCSTART-	25039775
'''Albert Chadwick''' (born 1 January 1865) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League.
A native of Church, Chadwick began his career as a trainee with Everton, and was a member of the first team between 1888 and 1892, making a total of 5 appearancces in the Football League. Chadiwck signed for Accrington Stanley in November 1892.
Chadwick's brother Arthur and cousin Edgar were both England internationals.
-DOCSTART-	25044170
'''Brenda Sempare''' (born 9 November 1961
In April 1996, Sempare was one of Croydon Ladies penalty scorers as Croydon beat Millwall Lionesses on penalties in the FA Premier League Cup.
Sempare played for England at the 1995 World Cup.
-DOCSTART-	25044304
'''Marieanne Spacey''' (born 13 February 1966
Spacey spent eight seasons with Arsenal before moving to Fulham in the 2002 close season. In her final season with Arsenal she was the leading goalscorer and Players' Player of the Year, also winning a Sport Relief special achievement award.
She later became manager of Fulham Ladies.
In November 2006 she was appointed girls and women's football development officer for the Worcestershire FA.
Spacey made her debut for England against Belgium in 1984.
Spacey was induced into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
-DOCSTART-	25044730
'''Adam Clayton''' (born 14 January 1989 in Manchester) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Football League One side Carlisle United, on loan from Manchester City.
Clayton joined Manchester City at the age of seven. He signed his first professional contract at the beginning of the 2008-09 season.He also has a younger brother called Thomas Clayton who plays unprofessional football in college.
Clayton made the subs bench against West Bromwich Albion and then in a FA Cup tie against Nottingham Forest. On 5 May 2009 he signed a two year contract extension.
Clayton joined League One club Carisle United on loan, until January 2010, on 2 November 2009. He made his professional debut in a 2-2 draw with Morecambe in the FA Cup on 7 November 2009 coming on as a second-half substitute for Tom Taiwo. On 10 November Clayton scored his first professional goal in Carlisle's 3-1 away win against Chesterfield in the Football League Trophy. His first league game came on 14 November in a 3-2 loss to Bristol Rovers. On January 2, 2010, Clayton was influential in Carlisle's equalizer on his debut in a F.A. Cup loss to Everton F.C.. On 18 January 2010 Carlisle re-signed Clayton on loan until the end of the season.
Clayton made his debut for the Under-20s in a victory over Italy Under-20 early in 2009.
Clayton was called up for the England U20 squad in the 2009 under-20 World Cup. He was given the number four shirt for the tournament.
-DOCSTART-	25055352
In 1996, Davis was playing for Croydon Ladies.
Davis played for England at the 1995 World Cup.
-DOCSTART-	25055354
'''Danny Taberner''' (born 17 June, 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He plays for Rochdale.
Taberner became Rochdale's youngest ever goalkeeper when, on 11 November 2009, he made his debut in a 2-0 home defeat in the FA Cup to Luton Town. Taberner was sixty-six days younger than Stephen Bywater, the previous youngest Rochdale 'keeper.
-DOCSTART-	25055431
'''Lesley Higgs''' (born 25 October 1965
In 1995, Higgs was playing for Wembley Ladies. She left Wembley to join Arsenal in the 1997 close season.
Higgs went to the 1995 World Cup as deputy to regular England keeper Pauline Cope. With quarter-final qualification ensured after winning the first two group games, Higgs played in the final group game, a 3-2 win against Nigeria.
-DOCSTART-	25055451
In 1995, Smith was playing for Croydon Ladies.
Smith was a member of the England squad for the 1995 Women's World Cup, but failed to make an appearance.
-DOCSTART-	25055834
In 1995, Waller was playing for Millwall Lionesses.
Waller was a member of the England squad for the 1995 Women's World Cup. Her only appearance came as a late substitute for Tina Mapes in the final game, a 3-0 quarter-final defeat against Germany.
-DOCSTART-	25056488
'''Jonathan Cameron Toshack''' (born 7 March 1970 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He is the son of the current Wales manager John Toshack.
Toshack began his career with spells at Swansea City and Bristol City without making an appearance for either side. In February 1991 he joined Cardiff City and made three appearances as a substitute before being handed his first start in a defeat to Wrexham. At the end of the 1991-92 season, Toshack was released by the club having made five league appearances, later having an unsuccessful trial at Dundee. He instead moved into non-League football with Weymouth, scoring the winning goal on his debut on 19 December 1992 during a 2-1 win against Halesowen Town. He made another six appearances for the club, scoring one more goal during a 3-0 victory over Bridport in the Dorset Senior Cup.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, Toshack began working at Welsh Premier League side Neath Athletic on the coaching staff.
-DOCSTART-	25059952
'''Kenneth Achampong''' is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Achampong played for three teams in the Football League between 1984 and 1993, scoring 22 goals in 174 games.
Born in Kilburn, London, Achampong was of Ghanaian origin.
Achampong began his career with Fulham, and scored on his debut for the team. Between 1984 and 1989, Achampong scored 15 goals in 81 League games for Fulham. Achampong then played for Charlton Athletic between 1989 and 1990, playing in 10 League games. Achampong's next club was Leyton Orient, where he scored 7 goals in 83 League games between 1990 and 1993.
Achampong earned a call up to the Ghanaian national side in 1993, but didn't make an international appearance.
After being released from his contract with Leyton Orient in the summer of 1993, Achampong moved to Ghana.
-DOCSTART-	25071311
'''George Thompson''' was an English professional association football player who played as a fullback.
Born in Ashington, he began his career with Football League First Division side Burnley and made five league appearances for the club in the 1919-20 season, as the side achieved a second-placed finish in the league. He played no matches in the following season as the Clarets were crowned champions of England, and moved to Rotherham County in the summer of 1921. He spent two seasons in Rotherham, playing a total of 37 league games for the club before transferring to Football League Third Division North outfit Ashington, his hometown club. In three seasons, he played 59 matches in the league before leaving the club at the end of the 1925-26 campaign.
Thompson then spent two seasons in non-league football with Pegswood United, before re-joining Ashington in 1928. In his second spell with the club he made just one league appearance as the side finished bottom of their division, and failed re-election to the league at the end of the 1928-1929 season.
-DOCSTART-	25071685
'''Desmond Thompson''' (born 4 December 1928) is an English former professional association football player who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	25073275
'''Joseph Leeming''' (born 1876 in Preston, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bury.
-DOCSTART-	25073467
'''William Arthur Flint''' (born 1890 in Underwood, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County.
-DOCSTART-	25076815
'''Leslie Allen "Les" Thompson''' (born 23 September 1968) is an English former professional association football player who played as a left-back.
Born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, he started his career with Hull City, where he signed professional terms in 1987. He played 35 matches in four seasons with Hull, and in December 1988 he was sent out on loan to Scarborough, where he played three games and scored one goal. In 1991, he moved to Football League Fourth Division side Maidstone United. He spent only one season with Maidstone, playing 38 times as the side struggled in the league, eventually resigning from it at the end of the 1991-92 campaign. His performances for the club had attracted bigger teams, and in the summer of 1992 he was signed by newly-promoted Second Division side Burnley. In two seasons with the Clarets, he played 39 league games, but at the end of the 1993-94 season he was released and moved into non-league football.
-DOCSTART-	25077057
For a list of all Leicester City players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:Leicester City F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Leicester City F.C. article.
Players are listed according to the start date of their Leicester career, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only and include substitute appearances although wartime matches are excluded.
-DOCSTART-	25077074
'''Ian Towers''' (born 11 October 1940) is an English former professional association football player who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	25077160
'''David "Dave" Walker''' (born 15 October 1941) is an English former professional association football player who played as a central defender.
-DOCSTART-	25077257
'''David Williams''' (born 18 September 1968) is an English former professional association football player who played as a goalkeeper.
-DOCSTART-	25077333
'''David "Dave" Wilson''' (born 4 October 1944) is an English former professional association football player who played as a striker.
-DOCSTART-	25077451
'''James Shaw "Jim" Thomson''' (born 1 October 1946) is a Scottish former professional association football player who played as a defender.
-DOCSTART-	25077542
'''Levi "Levy" Thorpe''' (18 November 1889 - 1935) was an English professional association football player who played as a wing half. He made 98 appearances for Blackpool, all of which were in consecutive games. 92 of these were in the Football League; the other six were in the FA Cup.
Thorpe made his debut for Blackpool late in the 1910-11 campaign, in a 2-0 victory against Leicester Fosse at Bloomfield Road on 29 March 1911. He went on to appear in their six remaining League games, beginning a long run of consecutive appearances for the club.
The following season, 1911-12, he was an ever-present, appearing in the number-4 jersey in all of Blackpool's 42 League and FA Cup games. He also scored his first and only goal for the club. It came in a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road on 23 March 1912.
The ever-present record was preserved the following 1912-13 season, at the end of which he had made 89 consecutive appearances for ''the Tangerines''.
In 1913-14, Thorpe appeared in the first nine League games, continuing his appearance streak to 98 games, before being sold to Lancashire rivals Burnley. However, during World War I, he returned to Blackpool as a guest player.
-DOCSTART-	25077576
'''Albert Thorpe''' was an English former professional association football player who played as a wing half. He played three matches in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle in the 1920-21 season. The following season, he moved to Burnley, but did not play any league games for the club.
-DOCSTART-	25077658
'''Stephen Tillotson''' (born 1884, deceased) was an English professional association football player who played as a goalkeeper.
Tillotson made his debut for Blackpool in the opening game of the 1907-08 season, a 1-1 draw at Stockport County on 2 September. He remained in goal for the following sixteen games, of which ''the Seasiders'' won only two. He was replaced for the remaining twenty-one games by William Fiske.
Fiske remained first-choice for almost the entirety of the 1908-09 campaign; only a return by Tillotson in the penultimate League game - a single-goal defeat at Gainsborough Trinity on 17 April - spoiled his run. This was Tillotson's final game for the club. He joined Lancashire rivals Burnley shortly afterwards.
-DOCSTART-	25077708
'''John Patrick "Jack" Toll''' (7 December 1914 - 1972) was an English former professional association football player who played as an inside forward.
-DOCSTART-	25077864
'''James Edward "Jimmy" Tonner''' (31 March 1896 - 1985) was a Scottish former professional association football player who played as a winger.
-DOCSTART-	25079025
'''Tommy Dawson''' (born 1901 in Durham, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Gateshead, Clapton Orient and Stoke. He made twenty three appearances for Stoke.
Tommy Dawson a one-time miner in the North East signed for Stoke in 1924 as cover for Bob McGrory. He spent eight years at Stoke and made only 23 appearances due to McGrory's consistency. He became skipper of the reserves before joining Clapton Orient and Gateshead.
-DOCSTART-	25079288
'''John Walker''' (born 1900 in Great Wyrley, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Walsall and Stoke. He made twenty four appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	25080015
'''Adam Black''' (born 1898) was a Scottish footballer who played for Leicester City in the Football League between January 1920 and 1935.
Prior to joining Leicester he fought in World War I with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and won the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
-DOCSTART-	25081411
'''Ernest Hackett''' (born 1908 in Royston, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Coventry City and  Newport County.
-DOCSTART-	25081880
'''John H Alderson''' (born in England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Darlington.
-DOCSTART-	25082988
'''George Affleck''' (born 1888 in Auchendinny, Scotland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Leeds City.
-DOCSTART-	25083229
'''John Acquroff''' (born 1911 in Chelsea, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bury, Hull City and Norwich City.
-DOCSTART-	25083374
'''Samuel Charles Abel''' (born 1908 in Neston, Cheshire, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, Bury, Chesterfield, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.
-DOCSTART-	25087620
'''Percy Addinall''' (born 1888 in Kingston upon Hull, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Lincoln City.
-DOCSTART-	25087680
'''Arthur Fredrick Aaron''' (born 1886 in Liverpool, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County.
-DOCSTART-	25088293
'''Evan Abraham''' (born 1899 in Swansea, Wales) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Merthyr Town and Walsall.
-DOCSTART-	25089774
'''Amos Adams''' (born 1880 in West Bromwich, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion.
-DOCSTART-	25092603
'''Alfred Jones''' (born 1897 in Hanley, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke. He made five appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	25092745
'''John Evans''' (born 1900 in Barking, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield United, Walsall and Stoke. He made twelve appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	25092879
'''Edgar Powell''' (born 1899 in Cardiff, Wales) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, Barrow, Merthyr Town and Stoke. He made two appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	25098817
'''Harry Obeney''' (born 9 March 1938) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre forward/wing half.
Originally a full back, Obeney was converted to playing as a centre forward by West Ham United when he had been spotted playing for Briggs Sports. Seen as a replacement for Vic Keeble, Obeney signed for West Ham in 1956 and made his full professional appearance in 1957 in a game against Notts County. His next appearance came nearly two years later.
Making only 30 appearances, in all competitions, for ''The Hammers'', including West Ham's record home win against Everton; a 4-0 win in February 1961 in which Obeney scorded twice, he was allowed to leave and joined Millwall in 1961. He made 75 appearances for ''The Lions'' before a short spell with Colchester United, Southern League club Dover, before making over four hundred appearances for Romford. Obeney finished his career with Aveley.
-DOCSTART-	25099326
'''Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi''' (born 15 May 1990) is a professional Ghanaian-born English footballer who plays as a defender for Dagenham & Redbridge on loan from Chelsea.
Ofori-Twumasi was born in Accra, Ghana and moved to England at the age of nine.
He started his career as a Chelsea Youth Team player, eventually becoming captain.
It was announced on 13 November 2009, that Ofori-Twumasi had joined League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month loan deal.
Despite being born in Ghana, Ofori-Twumasi represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-20 levels.
-DOCSTART-	25099669
'''Sydney Blackie''' (born 1907 in Gateshead, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made two appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	25099802
'''Robert Nelson White''' (born 1902 in Walbottle, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Carlisle United, Tranmere Rovers, Watford, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	25101224
'''Richard Kemp Johnson''' (born 1895 in Gateshead, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Liverpool, New Brighton and Stoke. He made seventy eight appearances for Stoke.
Dick Johnson was a pacey centre-forward with great ball control who scored 72 league goals in a career lasting just 10 years. He helped Liverpool to the Second Division title before joining Stoke where he won the Third Division North in 1926-27 season. He joined New Brighton and Connah's Quay before his death in 1933.
-DOCSTART-	25101296
'''Edwin Towler''' was an English professional association football player who played as a goalkeeper. He played 23 matches in the Football League Second Division for Burnley between 1902 and 1904.
-DOCSTART-	25101373
'''T. Stephen Trainer''' was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a winger. Born in Coatbridge, he played 3 matches in the Football League Second Division for Burnley in the 1906-07 season.
-DOCSTART-	25101422
'''Richard A. Tranter''' was an English professional association football player who played as an inside forward. He played five matches in the Football League First Division for Burnley between 1913 and 1915.
-DOCSTART-	25101758
'''Michael Douglas Turley''' (born 14 February 1936) is an English former professional association football player who played as a wing half.
-DOCSTART-	25102203
'''Peter Turnbull''' (born 1875, deceased) was a Scottish professional association football player who played as a centre forward.
-DOCSTART-	25102918
'''Simon Line''' is an English association football manager, currently in charge of Hednesford Town. As a player, he was on the books of Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Brentford, but played only one match at a professional level, a Football League Cup game for Brentford in 1991.
He managed Market Drayton Town until 2008, when he left to take the manager's job at Hednesford.
-DOCSTART-	25124492
'''Jurgen Vandeurzen''' (born 1974 in Genk, Belgium) is a footballer. He played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made fifty two appearances for Stoke before returning to Belgium .
-DOCSTART-	25126034
'''Reginald Thomas Hodgkins''' (born 1903 in Nuneaton, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made five appearances for Stoke.
-DOCSTART-	25126282
'''Robert Franklin Archibald''' (born 1894 in Strathaven, Scotland) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Stoke City. He made two hundred and sixty seven appearances for Stoke.
Bobby Archibald was a diminutive left-winger who started his career in Scotland. He made 133 appearances for Aberdeen and over 200 appearances in the Scottish league. He joined Stoke at the age of 30, he scored in his debut which came in a 3-0 win over Stockport County in 1925. He quickly became a established member of the first team and he went on to make almost 280 senior for the ''Potters''. He helped Stoke to the Third Division North title in 1926-27 in just his second season. He spent another seven seasons at Stoke before ending his career at Barnsley.
-DOCSTART-	25131906
'''Fred Cooper''' (born 6 November 1934) was a professional footballer who played as a full-back.
Cooper started his career as a member of the [[Groundskeeper|
ground staff]] for West Ham United joining from school, aged fifteen, in 1949. He played and won honours with West Ham Boys, London boys and Essex boys teams and played in the first England Boys international at Wembley, conceding a penalty in the first few minutes against Scotland in a match which England won 8 - 2.
His West Ham footballing career started as a reserve player before making his first full appearance in the Southern Floodlight Cup, against Reading, in April 1956.
His league debut came in August 1956 in a 4-1 away defeat to Fulham. Making only 3 further league appearances Cooper retired from professional football to become the licensee at the Essex Arms in Stratford.
-DOCSTART-	25135861
'''Barrie Delf''' (born 5 June 1961) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Southend United in The Football League, where he made only one appearance in the Third Division in the 1982-1983 season. After his spell with Southend ended in 1986, Delf went on to play non-League football for Dartford and Grays Athletic.
Before turning professional, Delf played amateur football for Leigh Ramblers in the Southend Borough Combination League, Leigh Marshes and Trinity whilst working as civil servant for the Department of Social Security.
Delf went on to work as an IT manager for Castle Point Borough Council after his footballing career.
-DOCSTART-	25137216
'''Joeseph Spence Mawson''' (born 1905 in Durham, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Nottingham Forest, Stockport County and Stoke. He made eighty six appearances for Stoke.
Joe Mawson was a miner before he joined Stoke in 1928. He made his League debut a month later, scoring in a 3-3 draw with Swansea, the first of 50 he scored for the ''Potters'' in less than 100 appearances. He stayed at Stoke for four seasons and was top goal scorer in two, in 1931-32 and 1932-33 the latter was where he won his only accolade, a Second Division championship medal.
-DOCSTART-	25154150
'''Daniel Talbot''' (born 1984 in Enfield, England) is a former footballer. He played in the Football League for Rushden & Diamonds before dropping into non-league.
-DOCSTART-	25154763
'''James Abbott''' (born 1892 in Patricroft, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City.
-DOCSTART-	25156837
'''Sebastian James Harris''' (born 5 August 1987) is an American footballer, currently playing for Northampton Town.
Harris attended Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, Michigan, and played college soccer at Oakland University, and impressed scoring 12 goals, including 9 assists in 45 games over a three year period. He also played with the Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League in 2009, making 14 appearances for the team.
Following the conclusion of the 2009 PDL season, Harris travelled to England, and was offered a trial with English League Two side Northampton Town. After scoring two goals in friendlies against Long Buckby and Stamford, Harris joined Northampton on 3 August 2009, on a six month contract. Harris made his professional debut on 21 November, against Crewe Alexandra, coming on as a substitute in the 2-2 draw.
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'''Billy Frame''' (also known as '''Willie Frame''') (7 May 1912 - 1992) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a full back between the 1930s and 1950s.
He was born in Carluke and played for the Glasgow-based Shawfield club before moving to Leicester City in October 1933, going on to make 459 senior appearances for them (including wartime games). He made his debut for the Foxes against Tottenham Hotspur. He left the club in 1950 and went to play for Rugby Town.
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'''Andreas Arestidou''' is a Greek footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for Shrewsbury Town.
"Stavros" made his debut first team appearance against A.F.C Telford United at the New Bucks Head in a mid-season Shropshire F.A Cup Final 2-1 win on Tuesday 17 November 2009. Andreas then made his league debut in a match in the 2009-10 season, starting in the Shrews' 1-1 draw at home to Bury. He is a regular in the reserve team during the 2008/09 season.
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'''Jesper Hjorth''' (born 03 April 1975 in Odense) is an Danish former association footballer. His predominant position was as a striker. The highlight of his career was scoring at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid in a Uefa Cup tie for Odense BK to knock the European giants out, at the age of just 19, which remains one of the most sensational results in European football.
He was a centre forward that played professional football for Odense BK, Darlington and B1909.
Hjorth started his professional career at Odense back in 1998 where he signed his first professional contract. The Odense-born star was there for only one season however before he earned a dream move to English Football League side Darlington.
In 2001 he moved to back to Danish football with B1909 after scoring 16 goals in 27 first team appearances for Darlington.
After retiring Jesper plays in the Danish Old Boys league aside from every day life, with his wife Anita.
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'''Terrell Lewis''' is a footballer who currently plays for Chesterfield as a right midfielder or right winger.
Lewis is a product of Chalfont St Peter's youth and football development scheme making over 150 first team appearances for the club and scoring over 70 goals. He joined the club having impressed manager Danny Edwards.
In October 2009 he was given a trial at Chesterfield, playing two reserve team friendlies against Sheffield F.C. and Nottingham Forest Reserves and signed on a one-year contract until the end of the 2009/10 seasonand made his league debut in a 5-2 home win against Darlington on 21 November 2009.
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'''Jonathan Lee Hogg''' (born 6 December 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa. He is a midfielder
Hogg was born in Middlesbrough. A midfielder, he began his football career with Aston Villa. His progress was interrupted by a cruciate ligament injury in March 2007,
In November 2009, Hogg joined League Two's last-placed side Darlington on loan for six weeks. He made his debut in the Football League on 21 November away to Chesterfield; he played the whole game, and scored in the 87th minute to set up a close finish, but Chesterfield's Scott Boden scored twice very late in the game to make the final score 5-2.
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'''Matthew Tootle''' (born 11 October 1990) is a professional British footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.
After spending two years in Crewe's youth system, Tootle signed his first professional contract after making an impression on then-Crewe manager Gudjon Thordarsson in July 2009.
He made his full debut on 21 November for Crewe Alexandra in their first draw of the season, 2-2, away at Northampton Town in League Two, playing the full 90 minutes.
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'''John Hutton''' was a Scottish football player, who played for Aberdeen, Blackburn Rovers and represented the Scotland national team in ten official internationals between 1923 and 1928. He scored his only goal for Scotland, in a 2-2 draw against Wales in the 1928 British Home Championship, from a penalty kick.
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'''Frank Edward John Rankmore''' (born 21 July 1939 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international.
Rankmore began his league career at Cardiff City after joining the club from local side Cardiff Corinthians in 1957. Unable to break into the first-team, his early time at Ninian Park was spent mostly in the reserve side and at the end of the 1959-60 season he was placed on the transfer list. However, when Danny Malloy left the club in 1961, Rankmore found himself promoted to the first-team, making 37 league appearances during his first full season but was unable to prevent the club slipping out of Division One. After one more season as a first-team regular, Rankmore found himself out of favour again following the arrival of John Charles from Roma and was sold to Division Three side Peterborough United for a fee of -10,000.
He went on to appear over 200 times for Peterborough and was awarded his first, and only, cap for Wales when he played against Chile during a tour of South America in 1966. In 1968 he was sold to local rivals Northampton Town for -12,000, becoming the third Peterborough player to move to Northampton in the space of five months after Johnny Byrne and Jack Fairbrother, where he made over 100 appearance before injury forced him into retirement in 1971.
Rankmore's son, Frank jr, played amateur football and in 2005 scored his 500th career competitive goal while playing for local side Bridgend Street in the South Wales Senior League.
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'''William "Billy" Halligan''' (18 February 1886 - 1950) was an Irish professional association football player, who played as a centre forward. Born in Athlone, he started his career in his homeland before moving to England and playing for seven different Football League clubs. At the end of his career, he also played for two non-league teams. While playing for Nelson, he scored the club's first ever goal in the Football League, in a 1-2 loss to Wigan Borough on 27 August 1921.
Halligan won two caps for the Ireland national team and scored one goal for his country, in a 1-2 defeat to Wales on 28 January 1911. His second appearance for Ireland came on 10 February 1912, in the 1-6 loss to England.
Halligan's senior career started in his native Ireland, with Cliftonville, and he later moved on to Belfast Celtic. In 1908, he joined Distillery, where he played for one season. While playing for Distillery, he was selected to play in an Irish League XI against a Scottish League XI. It was in this match that he was watched by Leeds City, and his performance convinced the club to sign him at the beginning of the 1909-10 season. Halligan scored two goals on his debut for Leeds City in a 5-0 victory against Lincoln City on 1 September 1909. He went on to score a total of 12 goals in the season, helping the side avoid relegation from the Football League Second Division.
His goals for Leeds City saw him signed for a fee of -400 by Derby County in February 1910. He played 22 games for the Rams, scoring eight goals for the club, before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1911 for a fee of -450. In his first season with the club, he played 35 matches and scored 19 goals as the side finished fifth in the Second Division. The following campaign, Halligan achieved a tally of 15 league goals in 32 appearances. Prior to the start of the 1913-14 season, Wolverhampton accepted a bid of -600 from fellow Second Division outfit Hull City and he joined them in May 1913. In the following two seasons, Halligan scored 28 league goals in 65 games. He also played seven FA Cup matches for the side, but failed to score in any of them.
As a result of the First World War, competitive football was suspended in England after the 1914-15 season. Halligan played for a number of teams as a guest during the war, including Manchester United, Chesterfield and Stockport County, and by the end of the war, he was playing for Lancashire side Rochdale. When league play restarted at the start of the 1919-20 season, Halligan joined Preston North End. He scored two goals in 16 matches for the side before signing for Oldham Athletic on a free transfer in January 1920. In the remainder of the season, he managed six goals in 18 league games. The following campaign, he only made ten league appearances, scoring three goals as the side finished 19th in the Football League First Division.
In August 1922, Halligan was signed for a fee of -75 by Nelson for the club's first season in the Football League Third Division North. On his debut for Nelson, he scored the club's first ever Football League goal, in the 1-2 defeat to Wigan Borough on 27 August 1921. His spell with the Blues ended in June 1922, after a total of six goals in 17 appearances for the side. Upon leaving Nelson, he joined Midland League outfit Boston Town. He left to join Wisbech Town in 1924, and played there for one season before retiring at the end of the 1924-25 season, aged 39.
Halligan won two caps for the Ireland national football team. His first cap for his country came on 28 January 1911. He scored on his international debut, in the 1-2 loss to Wales. His second game for Ireland came over a year later, when he was selected to play in the 1-6 defeat to England on 10 February 1912. Following the First World War, Halligan was chosen by his country to play in two unofficial Victory international matches. The first match ended in a 1-2 defeat away to Scotland on 22 March 1919. Just under one month later, on 19 April 1919, he played in the return game at home to Scotland, which finished as a 0-0 draw.
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'''David "Davie" Gray''' (8 February 1922 - 17 May 2008) was a Scottish former professional footballer who played league football for Blackburn Rovers between 1948 and 1953, making over 200 appearances. He also played football with Preston North End and Rangers, Dundee and Dundee United in Scotland. After retirement from playing, Gray had a spell as Forfar Athletic manager.
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'''John Smith Jackson Maconnachie''' (8 May 1885 - 1956) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.
Born in Aberdeen, Maconnachie apent his early career in his native Scotland with Glasgow Perthshire and Hibernian, before moving to English side Everton in 1907. Between September 1907 and April 1920, Maconnachie made 245 appearances in the Football League. He then moved to Swindon Town, making a further 56 appearances in the Football League. Maconnachie then moved to Sweden in 1922 to become manager of Djurgrdens IF. Maconnachie returned to England, and later managed Barrow between 1927 and 1928.
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'''Stephen George Gammon''' (born 24 September 1939 in Swansea) is a Welsh former professional footballer. A Welsh under-23 international, Gammon's spent seven years with Cardiff City before a broken leg ended his professional career in 1965.
Gammon began his career at Cardiff City, after being spotted playing for Mumbles Boys Club at the age of sixteen. He was handed a professional contract on his seventeenth birthday, making his debut, alongside fellow debutant Derek Tapscott, soon after in a 4-1 victory over Grimsby Town in September 1958 and his performances earned him a call up to the Wales under-23 side. The following season he scored his first, and only, goal for Cardiff in a 4-4 draw with Stoke City and helped the club gain promotion to Division One.
In February 1961, he suffered a major fracture in his leg after colliding with Denis Law during a league match against Manchester City. He attempted several comebacks after the injury but broke the same leg twice in the following three seasons and subsequently dropped out of professional football, joining Southern Football League side Kettering Town where he took over as manager of the side three months after his arrival. Gammon went on to make over 300 appearances in all competitions for Kettering. He left the club in December 1971, stepping down as manager after six years at Rockingham Road, being replaced by Ron Atkinson.
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'''Joshua Richard "Josh" Simpson''' (born 6 March 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a midfielder.
Born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Simpson joined Championship team Peterborough United on loan until 31 December 2009, with a view to a permanent move, on 5 November.
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'''Kofi Lockhart-Adams''' (born 9 October 1992) is a footballer who plays for Barnet as a forward.
Lockhart-Adams is a product of Barnet's youth team. Following a series of injuries to first-team regulars, manager Ian Hendon called him into the first-team squad in November 2009. Making his debut, aged 17 years and 46 days, on 24 November 2009 in a 5-1 away defeat to Cheltenham Town, he became Barnet's youngest ever Football League player, breaking the record of 17 years and 71 days set by Kieran Adams against Mansfield Town on 31 December 1994.
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'''Rhys Philip Elliott Murphy''' (born 6 November 1990), is an English footballer who plays for Brentford as a striker, on loan from Arsenal.
Born in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, Murphy broke into the Arsenal Reserves team as a schoolboy while also scoring 17 goals in 21 games for the Arsenal Academy. Murphy was previously an academy player for Wimbledon before joining Arsenal Academy.
He joined Brentford on loan for three months on 24 November 2009.
Murphy has played for the England under-16 team, England under-17 team and was part of England under-19 squad that reached the final of 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in August 2009.
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'''Kieran Adams''' (born 20 October 1977) is an English footballer. On 31 December 1994, he became Barnet F.C.'s youngest ever player when he played against Mansfield Town aged 17 years and 71 days, a record he held for 15 years until it was broken by Kofi Lockhart-Adams when he came on as substitute against Cheltenham Town. During his time with the Bees, he was loaned out to Hayes and St Albans City. In total, he played 19 games for Barnet, scoring one goal, against Macclesfield Town, before spells with Billericay Town, Boreham Wood, Purfleet and Windsor & Eton. He finished his career in 2006, when he was released by Boreham Wood.
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'''Christopher Clark ''' (born 1984 in Shoreham-by-Sea, England) is a former footballer. He played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made three appearances for Stoke.
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'''Jordan Fairclough''' (born May 8 1991) is an English footballer with Nottingham Forest. He plays as a right back.
He is the son of former Nottingham Forest and Leeds United defender and current first team coach, Chris Fairclough.
He was one of three youngsters involved in Billy Davies pre-season squad on a trip to Portugal before the beginning of the 2009-10 season. His brother Ben currently plays for neighbours Notts County.
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'''Parfait Medou-Otye''' (born 29 November 1976, in Ekoudendi, Cameroon) is a French former footballer born in the Cameroon. Medou-Otye played a central defender and midfielder in France with Le Havre AC and Le Mans Union Club 72. After leaving France, he played in the United Kingdom for , , and , before heading to Runion to finish his career.
He played as a defender in Scotland for after starting his career with Le Havre AC in France, with a short spell on loan with Le Mans Union Club 72. After Morton suffered from financial hardships, Medou-Otye signed for before having to retire due to a heart condition.
He returned to France, but after a short time out of the game was told that he didn't have a heart condition. Medou-Otye made a comeback in the lower levels of the English game with , before
moving to , Medou-Otye played only 25 minutes for them before sustaining an injury and leaving through mutual consent.
After leaving England, Medou-Otye moved to Runion for a while to play.
He is now working as an agent and has his own clothing label.
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'''Kalusivikako N'Goma''', known as '''Kalu N'Goma''' (last name also spelled as Ngoma) (born August 3, 1977 in Kinshasa) is a Democratic Republic of the Congo professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for FC Montceau Bourgogne. He also holds French citizenship.
He played on the professional level in Football League Two for Darlington F.C..
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Russell began work as a miner and played for Ton Pentre and Merthyr Town before joining Southport in 1912. He returned to Merthyr on a free transfer in 1913 and signed for Plymouth Argyle in 1914 for a club record fee of -400.
Russell served with the Royal Army Service Corps during the First World War and returned to Plymouth after the war.
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'''Errington Ridley Liddell Keen''' (4 October 1910 - July 1984) was an English football player and manager. Keen played at both professional and international levels, before becoming a coach at both national and international level in Europe and Africa.
Born in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Keen, who played as a left half, played club football for Newcastle Schools, Nun's Moor, Newcastle Swifts, Newcastle United, Derby County, Chelmsford City, Hereford United, Leeds United and Bacup Borough.
He also earned four caps for England between 1932 and 1936.
Keen was player-manager of Hereford United between 1939 and 1940.
Keen managed Egypt between 1947 and 1948, and was in charge at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Keen later managed Swedish club side IFK Norrkping and Turkish club side Beikta between 1949 and 1950.
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'''Sandy McLaren''' (born 12 December 1910 in Perth) was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels.
McCrae played club football for St. Johnstone in the Scottish Football League and Leicester City in The Football League. He earned five caps for Scotland in 1929 and 1932, and remains St. Johnstone's most capped player for Scotland. McLaren was one of only four 18 year olds to play for Scotland during the 20th century, the others being Denis Law, Paul McStay and Willie Henderson. He remains the youngest goalkeeper to play for Scotland, as he made his debut aged 18 years and 152 days.
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'''Henry Brown "Harry" Barkas''' (21 January 1906 - 1974) was a English professional footballer who played centre forward for Spennymoor United before joining Football League Third Division North side South Shields in 1929, making 21 league appearances and scoring 15 goals. South Shields moved to Gateshead in 1930 and changed their name to Gateshead F.C., where Barkas played 19 league games, scoring 7 goals. In this period he also scored 5 goals in 3 FA Cup games. Barkas then moved to Football League First Division side Liverpool in 1931, making 5 league appearances. He later played non-league football with Jarrow.
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'''William Frederick "Bill" McNaughton''' (8 December 1905 - 1980) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
McNaughton played league football between 1928 and 1936 for Northampton Town, Gateshead and Stockport County. He was also on the books of Millwall in 1925. McNaughton also played non-league football for Barking Town, Peterborough & Fletton United, Walker Celtic and City of Durham.
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'''Peter Buchanan''' (1915 - 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels.
Buchanan played league football for Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford in The Football League, either side of the Second World War. During the war, Buchanan made guest appearances for several clubs. He earned one cap for Scotland, scoring in a 5-0 win against Czechoslovakia.
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'''John George "Jack" Ranson''' (1 April 1909 - 1992) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
Ranson started his career with Norwich City during the 1928-1929 season, but never made an appearance. Between 1930-1936, Ranson played league football for Swansea Town, Chester, Gateshead, Millwall, Carlisle United and Lincoln City. During this period, Ranson also played non-league football for Colwyn Bay United and Burton Town. After leaving Lincoln City, Ranson played non-league football for Blyth Spartans, Spennymoor United, Horden Colliery Welfare and two spells at Durham City.
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'''George Norman Wilbert''' (11 July 1924 - 10 September 1993) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
He played his entire career for Gateshead, originally signing on 1 August 1942 from Tottenham Hotspur while serving in the Royal Air Force. At the time, he was a fast, goal-scoring left winger.
Wartime service restricted his appearances until the 1947-48 season, when he was demobbed and became Gateshead's regular centre forward. He played at Redheugh Park in the heyday of Gateshead's FA Cup runs, notably in 1952 and 1953 when they reached the fourth and sixth rounds, but was missing through injury for the game against Bolton Wanderers in 1953 when Gateshead lost only to a disputed Nat Lofthouse goal. Bolton went on to play at Wembley in the famous Matthews final.
It was said at the time that if Wilbert had played, history may well have been different as he had played brilliantly in the previous rounds, particularly in the fifth against Plymouth Argyle, which Gateshead won 1-0.
He left Gateshead in the 1954-55 season to work for the Forestry Commission in Northumberland.
He scored a total of 97 goals in 285 appearances in the league and FA Cup.
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'''John Robert Ingham''' (born 18 October 1924) was an English footballer who played as a winger.
Ingham started his career with non-league Newburn before signing for Gateshead in August 1947. He scored a total of 118 goals in 460 appearances in the league and FA Cup for Gateshead before moving on to non-league North Shields in 1958.
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'''Steve Burke''' (born 29 September 1960 in Nottingham, England) is an English former footballer who played as a winger and midfielder. He began his career as a youth player at Nottingham Forest before spending five years playing for Queens Park Rangers. After leaving QPR he had a series of loan spells at Millwall, Notts County, Brentford and Lincoln City. He finished his career in 1988, having also played for Doncaster Rovers and Stockport County.
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'''Robert William "Bob" Baldridge''' (born 26 November 1932) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
Baldridge started his career with non-league Hendon Social before signing for Gateshead on 1 February 1957. He scored a total of 23 goals in 61 appearances in the league and FA Cup for Gateshead. Baldridge then went on to play non-league football for South Shields.
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'''George Thorne''' (born 4 January 1993 in Chatham) is an English footballer currently playing for West Bromwich Albion.
Thorne joined West Bromwich Albion's Academy in 2004. He was offered his first professional contract in 2009. Thorne made his debut in a 4-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in 2009-10, coming off the bench for Simon Cox. At 16 years, 328 days, this made him the youngest player to represent Albion in a senior competitive match since Bobby Hope in April 1960.
Thorne was called up to England Under-16 on 23 October 2008 for the Victory Shield, in which England had to face Wales U16. He made his England U16 debut, coming on in the 58th minute, making a vital assist for England.
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'''Danny Kedwell''' (born March 8, 1983 in Gillingham, England) is an English footballer who plays for AFC Wimbledon as a striker.
After leaving his youth club Chatham Town in 2002, Kedwell began his senior career at Tonbridge Angels, which is also (by coincidence) the former club of Kedwell's current strike partner, Jon Main.
Throughout his senior career, he has had a succession of unsuccessful stints and trials at numerous clubs, including his home-town club Gillingham and his youth club.
After one season at Grays Athletic, Kedwell signed for AFC Wimbledon in the 2008-9 season, in which he scored 15 goals,
After AFC Wimbledon's FA Cup run in the 2009-10 season, Kedwell was voted ''E.ON Player of the Round for the Fourth Round Qualifying'' after his high quality performance.
